- t\ Jt1:f:m::;:cr,-~_7.t:~ '"";:7"-:-=..,).('t a._~- ~~-~~---:~ - - I. oc,. II. . ,;v~:~~ ~n-.:.::- .!=""' ~~~~'-VIi/1 l 1 - ~ ~~ G. 10 .'G.rr:}.\c : . :... . . ~\ ~YENPIATRETDt.StETNATTEOSF ; ' l .. . ~ r , I ' :..- ~ :, ': . . ~-~ v o1~ rn ~ . .. . .~ - ' ; r '; lf.t-~i :, : ~ ~ ::,. t o .AGRICULtURAL MARi(T.ING' ~ '-./ 1 u~ . ! UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA dOLL.EGE OF AGRICIJL:. TURE GEORGIt AGRICUL.TURAL. \ EXTENSIO~ SE~'fi~E. 1, Athens~ ..Ge-orgia. . .. . . ... .. . .. JanuarY, 41. 1$.56 I :. BROILER c m:CL k ...PCR'. t 'ffi G~ORdiA COEZ..RCTAL APJJtS ' . .... .,; o ~ . ~ i ' i I , < i During \ th~ ~~-ek ending December ,)1 cormnerciai hatcheries placed 3 1 693~000 chi~ks with btoiler. producers in Georgia commercial area~. This is 2 percent bel6w the 317611 900 jof the previous week but 36 percent more than the 21 7191 00Qi plac.ed ~he same wel ek iIla:st.. y.ear. . :. .. ..-. ~ ; Local ~at~n~s of 31 073 1 0001 excluding_ shipments of ~~ar~s ~~th the 31 0761 000 of the prev~ous week and 32334_ p1 ~0r0c0encth i cks t mar~ o th oth~r an th e ~tates 1 1 2,312,qoo \O~ one year ago. Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 41 7971 0~ or 1 per~e.nt below the 4,8321 000 of the previous week but 30 percent greater than the 3167Ti 0l00 f o'r the cor:responding week last year. ! : . ; I ! ' . . ~ Hatchk~ies: reported prices paid for hatching eggs ~uring the ~eek at Cin average of 87 cents per dozen. Average pri.ce chargennecticut Pennsy:)..vanie. Indiana Illinois Missouri Dele.we.re Me.ryHi.na ' Vi:rgiriie. . West Virginia .North . Caroline. South Caroline. 11591 1,108 1, 516 412 1;412 3,,.,5.39 . 1,:78~ . . 1;840 ..240 2,212 30'4 1,558 1,100 1, 542 377 1,418 1,563 1,82'1 1, 773 283 2,237 286 I _ 1,651 545 1,077 671 1, 409 6 94 394 . 1 166 1,.448 ~ . 381 H 1,496 1 1,367 1,784 . t [ 1,157 1;.748 .. fi 1, 0 Z8 291 !:1 372 I 2,229 1,246 304 I- 22 4 577 625 7 71 . 130 .. 465 626 484 : 617 7 56 ... :.' . . : . :' ~6C9J59.:: '. l :-2. c: ;:,;.. -,~,:_p7, &9~7 ,:! ::.? 135 2oo -J:. tio: : -4 ~ .. ;.457 494 543 : 1,2:9.5 . 1 /326 ~,. ' 1.,2-,5()_. ..., .,_J.,,~~~ - .)1 1, 1o9 ..rj,il56 _.:~ :.:.: r~ l"Se:..;' .- l.,.P9l ~;~ 1,o2s , . :t.,o66 ~ '.. 'l;.,09.2": .t:; ,f ~98~r.::: 52~ . :. 429 400 . 403 : 1,491 224 1,231 201 1~347 1.282 19,r.. -.. .. .. 218....; GEORGIA 4,683 4 ,832 -4,797 .'5,582 3,16q 3, -02 3,223 t:~pii'":llo::-::r::l'.di-:r"::""~e.-----+--!.~5~3,.,-,7-~5:;-;,5'1'1""""t:l-..::2..5o;o?l8;.,;!9~+t-...:..!.lmB7r-__:~19;..;1B~-:.!..._;1= ~71~-.~409.' .::; .- . 3 .. ,~3169065:):I A1e.be.me. Mis~issippi 1,224 _ 1,194 1,191 1,14 4 1,212 1,086 1,056 872 1,14.3 __ 1,188 B65 786 1,''28(./ -:' .:;;1}2'i49;~! 156 966 ; :..:. 593 ::: 542 _, 734 - ~ 180 :.~ 571 I:~ 194 +~ 312 :r~o87 423 t ,464 ..~ 226 ~;,4 62 2l0 1,.336 ,-: 870 491 ... 656 712 187 '< 604 ,.;. 1,371 f.'"; 1,086 1,157 4 37 1,368 229 3,517 231 1, 372 928 Arkansas Louisiana Texe.s : 2,0531 1 2 2~:344 .. 2,031 175 2,189 21 040 160 2,217 1,460 253 1,638 1,495 313 1,745 1;592 276 1,715 .1, 750 .. .. .,1-,_707 295 ., 310 1, 764 1,748 1,859 288 1,748 1, 797 266 1,803 :.'\Ye.shingto:Q. .' 269 334 302 130 140 194 183 154 174 128 3 278 94 98 101 113 93 150 132 : C.e.liforilia. : 1 ; 57l _ 1,618 . .:- } 1~674 93.3 921 88S 914 879 1,002 986 . .\. :..~. : ;. ~ '7 , :- , ... : .. TOT~ J,s.5'!?' ! --=- n ... ~g ; 1t:~s~. ; . - -:.. , . ., ... .~ . . 18 ,~!59 '.:" . 18~ 8 75. ... l.~ .4~:4 . . _19.4 31_ : 20 ,075 ... TOTAL 19~4,) ~o;i 9 ~ 14 i.:lf.:33 ~-i ..l ;Sj043.:-' ..; '1.5,,6~.~ ;~ rl~-~~!:J,.~~ 15, 24 9 .. )":..: ,!.r\. r~,..,.~. ~: : .~'c~. .::.' .~_.'_, .~...."... ~.; '"":: .._. . ~i' ' "' .. ; ,, ,... . ; t ~ '-~.: r ], I Dec. 17 726 494 607 692 157 586 1,495 11151 1,110 4 75 1, 4 14 214 3,542 242 1,365 923 1,824 292 1,797 222 121 999 20, 448 14 ,801 Page 2e Dec. 24 Dec. 31 728 756 467 587 579 572 698 740 127 130 563 519 11 614 1,074 1 1 607 1,14 3 1,09 3 1,19 7 508 466 1, 408 1,366 24 3 216 3,76~1~----3~,~6~9,3_______ 213 181 1,446 1,319 900 885 1,807 1, 730 276 240 1,624 1, 708 199 20 3 141 140 1,014 1,018 20:489 11,331 20 , 416 14 ,346 . Athen s, Georgia D~C"'!1>'BER 1955 PTG 'RE>'OBT GEORGIA: The total number of "pi g s produced in Georgia during 1955 is estim a ted a t 2,406,000 head . ' which is 3 percent abo-.re the 2,334,000 produced in 1954. The spr ing pi g crop o! 1,300 , 000 was the sa.me a s last year while the fall crop of 1,106,000 head was 7 perc~~t above the fall crop in1954. Sows farrowi.I}g-duri.ng the last . half . of 1955 numbered 165,000 as comp a red with 159,000 for .the s a~re p_eriod in 1 954-. Total sows. farrovdng for the year vrere 365,000 head as com:pcxe d with 3"53,000 for last year. ~arrt1ers1 reports on breeding intent.ions ind ica te 216,000 sows t o f a rrm'7 in the spring of . 19?6, .whi"ch ~s 8 perce~t above the f a rrowing for the s ame period in 1955. Acknowledge~ent ism~ae- fr; t-lie-Po5tri;a5ter s-a:nd- Rural- ta.rrre:rs;vertfie- - l . State for their assist ance in collecting the b a sic infor:nation from which 1 ' t hese estimates .Yfere made . The splendid cooperation sho~m '1:1y severa,l . ." thousand of their patrons "'('ho furnished reports for their individual ) ~ ar~s is also OJ>p r e c ~:.;a:..t:..:e:..:d:.;__________ _ _ _ _ _ _---=-~---~---'---'---'1 Ul iTm ,~:: Th~ 1955 p.i g ctop tot G.led 95 .3 million he f:ld , en increa~e of 10 percent from tb0 r evi9ed e stirnut e for 1954 . The spring pi g crop a t 57,3 million he::J.d was up. 8 percent ond "the f all crop e..t 37.9 million h eM. was 12 percent l a rger thfln l ::.st year . The number of s~ws f arrowi n~ this f"n,ll wa:; 1.1 percent l:u-ger th::m l st year . The numbe r of pigs . s Av e d per ht ter for. the f all crop ,a t 6.81 pigs is the highest on r e cord . For the '1956 -sp ring pig crop, r eports on br e e ding int.Emt ions indic at e a totcl of 8 ,11 6 , 000 sqws in fiJ:!rov:. -~ percent b e lo;.v the .numb e r f ,-,,rro:ring l :> s t spri ng . If the i n t ention s for spring .f.q rro wings mr.t en ch _ze nnd the numb c:r of pi g s s .ved per litter egunls t he 10-yoar :>v e r ngc .'lith <.'n e.ll.O"I"Bnc e for up-..w.rd trend, the 1956 spring .p i g crop ;rould be 56.0 million hc <' d . A crop of this size .,-,ould be 2 percent sm<. llor. thr:m l ;' st spring . FALL FIG. c:tlOP.: The numb e r of p i gs s r:.v e d in the f <~ ll se ~c son of 1955 (J'unl.'l 1 - Dcctl mbe.r 1) is . estim rted .r-.t 37, 914, 000 h0ad . Th is is 3 , 936 , 000 hc'-' d or 12 percent l " r gor . then the l 'J ~ f:'-11. crop '."nd 12 pe rcent ~bove t he 1944:-53 :i.ve:r n.gc , rmd the 1 ~ rg est f ~ll piB crop si~ce 1951, i ~ll pl g numbers ::.r e -bove 1 :--.st y e nr in nll r egions. The numb e r of sows f ~.rrowing in the f pll of 1955 is o stimr"ted .'1.t 5,569,000 h e"d , or 11 percent greP.t e r th~n a yeru: ~".go , JING Al'i!D PIGS SAVED AHNUALLY I N GEOrtGIA (Period 194L( - 1955) 400 0 0 1945 1946 1947 1948 l ?L(9 1950 1 ?.51 1952 1953 1955 SOVJS F!~RROWING J.\HD PIGS SAV2D I N GF.ORGIA SPRI NG AND FALL (Pe riod 1937 - 1955) Year -L sl)ring SOI>JS (000) Fall T--o-t-a-l - PI GS -(o-_gg--)--- Spr i ng Fall ~---- ------- --- 1937 175 130 J05 1,010 762 1938 189 162 3Sl 1,115 940 1939 216 179 3~5 1,210 984 1940 184 149 333 975 849 1941 184 170 354 1,067 969 1942 215 206 h21 1,247 1,215 1943 256 220 476 1,435 1, 276 1944 2 1~ 8 167 415 1,414 952 1945 191 172 363 1,108 998 1946 195 182 317 1,1Jl 1,092 1947 18? 173 360 1,103 1, 038 1948 170 163 333 1,003 994 1949 182 173 355 1,110 1,055 1?50 198 190 388 1,247 1,159 1951 208 205 413 1,269 1,292 1952 220 172 392 1,386 1,066 1953 178 138 316 1,157 911 1951+ 194 159 353 1,300 1,034 1*95P5re*J i_:r:ni 200 nary 165 365 1 300 1J:_06 Total 1, 7"72 2, 055 2,194 1, 824 " 2,036 2,462 2,761 2,366 2,106 2,223 2,141 l, 997 2,165 2, 1~06 2, 561 2, h52 2,068 2,331+ 2,406 Ath0ns, Georgia FARM PPJ:_CE__REPORT AS OF DECR":B:!!:R 15_,_2.255 . : iy GEORGIA : D?I"ing the I:IlOnth ended Dec~mber 15, .the all coriU!lo.di index of prices re- ceived by Georgia farmers declined 2 points. At the present 'lev.el the iridex is 2L~6 percent of t:he .January ~910- December 1914 aver~ge, and 8 points be.:. low the level of the index during the corresponding period 1ast year. Thi 5: is the loweSt level of the index since April 1950. . ..' The livestock and livestock products component of the index at l 98 percent or'- its 1910- 1914 average is 8 points beiow last month and compares with 206 a . year ag~. This is the . lowest level of the livestock and 1i vestoc k products index since Harch 1946. A continued downward movement in hog prices to the lovies t level since July 1944 was primarily responsible for the shift in the livestock .index. Av~r~ge p~ice : received for beef cattle improved slightly during; the month. Prices received for all chickens averaged 18.6 cents per. pound in mid-December - a decline o.f app-ox ... iJrul.tely 2.4 cents per pound during the month. Prices received for eggs averagf3d 56.5 cents per dozen - an incl"ease of about 2 -cents per dozen .over a mo~th ,ago .and 13.5 cents .per dozen above a year ago. Higher prices received during the month for wheat, sweetpota.toes, all. baled hay~ and soybeans were offset by lower prices received for cotton lint, oats, and peanuts and caused the all crop component of the :index to remain unchanged from the mid-l'.ovember level. U1HTED STATES: Continued declines in prices received by farme rs for hogs, cattle, and- co-tten-1-ewered -the Prices Received Index one pe-rcent during the month ended in mid-December. The mid-December index at 223 percent of its 1910-14 average compares with 225 in November and 239 in Decemb er 1954. Prices received 1f' opr eergcgens,t fruit, during cor the n and month tobacco while t ro he s e during Livestoc t k he an d past Liv month estock . P The l-odu cCt.sr op I. n Inde dex x d ros e-. e clined 3 percent. These indexes were both 7 percent below a year earlier. Except for feeder livestock, which declined further during the month, _changes in the prices of goods and services bought by farmers were relatively small . A one point decline in the Index of Prices Paid for Production Items was offset by a one point increas e in the Index of Prices Paid for Family Lfving Items, leaving the Parity Index unchanged from .the 279 of Nov-ember.~ - Dith the Parity Index unchanged and the Index of _Prices Received for Farm Product~ continuing to decline, the :Parity Ratio" dtopped tc;>. ~w, the lowest since September ~. . ' --- - - -----------su~nary -T- -a ble for ' t-h-e - ----. United States - -~..... . . . , - - - --- -- -. . Indexes . l910-14ml00 . Dec. 15 1 : 1954 Nov.l5,: Decal5, 1955 1955 . . Ind~ Record high . Date ;- - - Prices Received 239 225 ..' : 223 313 Feh.l951 Parity Index 1/ 279 279 279 290 2/May 1952 Parity Ratio - 86 81 80 123 - Oct.l946 g(r.r-Pr.ices Paid, Interest; Taxes, and Wage Rates. Also Fe bruary and April 1952 ARCHIE LANGLEY . Agricultural Statistician, In Charge BURTON J. HARRINGTON Ag~:i:cultural Statistician .. .. : ;. PRICES ~EIVED BY FARMERs D~E;'IBER 15;195S. W'ITH OOHPARISO:NS ... ---~~~ ~'-~ ~EOI{GfA~-. -: -~ . : ~:-~ =-=~-~::][~- UNITED~-E--s---'-'---.-- t cm~~ITY :_; Au;~~96~j Doc.15, j 11~~.1~/ .pec.is:fA!~f~;:: l . Pe~~:l5. Nov.l$; t De'c~15.''' UNIT : ~\lly 19141 1954 T9S5 . . ., 19~5 .: Ju.l;y:-."-1914 :. .19p4 1955 > ). 1~:5_5 ..... . - - wheat; :8~. ~ ,- .. ---- $;. . -:r:~4 ~ ~.10'- -1'.94..- - 2-:-.qo- . - :as. -1----,-i~ ::I-.9'f~----rj3s ~ ' ~:::: :: . : ::. ~;: j_':: 1'::'1;::~:~ -1: '1::::. '1~~: l,1:~:~;:' hish Po1;8.to~.~~u."~ . 1_:12_, 1.~.?. j. .1 ~60 . .../_so1 :;:-f ?.o. I Sweet Potatoes(Bu $ . 83 j 3 10 1 00 2 20 1 88 .1 :o5 2. 59 .~3:_ . :. ..:8~: .... . ~ 1.68 ; 2~.03 ~ 12:6 ,' 34:2 33:0 )2:4.: .'32,7 [:32.4 31.2 Cotton, lb. 'i., I .32:8 I Cottons~ed1 .t9n :$ 24.~9 60.00 . .'I'..42.0Q. j: ~4:a,.po ; 1~-'i~~z.~-~5.. . . _ ,59~60 ~ t . ~4.90 , , : :~~o;OO Hay (baled), to~$ ----- 29".40 24.00' '. }s~oo_ ,-.:; ..:--:- -'_. :a~:.~?; I. 20~~0 ~ .' . z~~:~o ' . Ho gs, per cwt. $ i 7.,33. 1.8.00 13.50, I " n~?O :. 7.27 . , ~ . :1.7.p0.. ' . 1~ ~ ?0; . ' 10~60 . Beef Cattle,cwt $ Mill< Cow,., head $ 3.87 .33.80 I 10.10 , 10.90 90.00 96.QO r n.oo =.: : s>~:a : 15.so l 14.10 : 13.50 c ',96.~, 4~,00 . :141.00 1 - 1:"~-00 : H I ~?Q,_ l, . . . ... 4_.3'i . .:-~.~4~ .: ":~:c 11:::7,1::r: 57,-7 .. .~. 4~5 1:::' ]) Prelinii~~~r;{z; ~-;~;b;~-.~ i9~ -: h- -.-:: ' . , . ,--~~~-,. -_,L ._;: =-:-:-~~~- ., . : ~ ~ ~ I :. ~ - I ":. ', ~ : ";. ' . , . . .IHDEX NUMBERS .OF :t'RICES R~EIVED BY FA:flii.1EBS. IN G3jQRGI-!i. ' .. (January .1910 - Decemb.er 19i4' a loo) : . . tee. 15, Nov 15. , ..~c. is, ~--- -A:l.fcCi~oditie s- -:- : . -,- I' AH Crops . .Grain and. Hay I Cotton Lin~ . Pe-anuts : -~ ' . ;- -- ..-.:- .._: :7.-:.:-~: -:- .~.1. 925544"'- :.-:;,.:-;:-_-1:-295458.:. :: :-:-:-~1.:9a5465- ---:-1' : . ,. . . .. .., ~. .~. f ., 279. -176 . . .. , .:, . :., ., 282' ... 268 268 ,- .. - .:ia3i7o:, ., -;.. 137 270 1 ( ' ' .. ; <~ ' 220 ' '. ' .. ' 222 .. ;_, 216 . :;... 1 .Tobacco . .,, , 362 ., . ' . 362 . :: .:362 . "' . :, :aos. Cott9nseed Irish Pota . ~d toes ,-,; ~oSwybe.eeten~sota, !t9. es, . & C, 9,w;p~ a, .~, f . , ,- 1 :. , , - ~:51 . : . , 289.. .. Fruits arid Nuts ' ' - ~ 75 . . . 189 . 2:33 ' ~75 213 _ . J . : !_'". . 235 All Livestock and Livestock Products 206 206 198 Meat :Ani.mals . ;'; .. ~: ~ : , ; '': : :254 . : . . ~16 ' 202 .. - --- PDQa~ilrtyrPy~oatdldu:stEsggs .. - .. ~--- - ~ - - ~ .. . . ReVised .. . . . <_.. : .. : - . . . . , -1 .. , = . : :)..4~ . . .. .:, .. . - -- ~ - .' . - - ! [ - .... -}-3 7.. - . .'. :' . l79., 242 ._ .. ~lq39? _. ------ . .. ..--- --- - ---' ... , .- . . --. - - ----:-7GIDRGIA- --- - - ,- --:-:-- . -:, ~--::=~-~ :~~ ---I--~~ ;:--: -ih~IiDEJf.~- ~ - KIND oF FEED ~~ni~5:-. ,..,Nf-9~~5-~- t l -::; -~~~~is~--:.::.f, J5e~9sa~r N~-9-5~5 ]'. -~~5515 ' Mixed Dair~ Feed --~---- -. -,i-~-- -boll'ars pe;-~ci(};p-;;~as ~l-~-:-~--- - -- --- - i. I - , ! Al1l6U~~~ nPdreort9ei%n Protein ! I 4c.lo .. . .3.,9.5 , . 3.85 .. . :3.75 I . . ~33.._,.87<05 ...- ~:~ -.,. ,: - ..3:'92'_ 3.81 , . I : 3'.62 . 3 .55 .3.~3 ... 3.58 : 18% Protein . 20o/o Protein .j' , ' 4.30 . 4:50 " 1 ; 4.05 .. . 4.10 : 1:.. . - ---~3f.;6985.~ ' 1I : , _ :; ,~ 3:.89 :4i.l.6 -1l :.. 3.59 3 ."80 ' ... 3~:.5870 24~Frotein . . . i 4.55 4.20 H~h Protein Feeds . . .; ottonseed Meal : 4~15 ... (.... 3.30 ! Soyb eanMeaJ. 4.90 4.20 ! . Meat Scrap 1. . 5.80 4.95 I G.r~a~in:lBiyn-gPsr.oducts. :. -~ t~ ; ~:~~ ~:- ~. . ~j~ Corn MeaJ. : 4.20 3.90 1 4~.?0_~ li . ~.31 1 ~ . .. 3.99 I \ ? :9? ..... I ,.. ' - '43::2ac0f ....~il ''I .1 : 4..44.. ' ' 4.79' ! j , . -3.71 . 3.69 . . -4.. 07 ;.. ,3,.96, _,,: ! 4.70 5.52:: .\ . . 4>80 . 4.55. I I ~:~~ 3.80 1 Il t~, : .;:,~ .:.~.J~. ~ :.. '' 1 3.29 3.28 Poultry Feed Broiler Growing I i I 1 ~ La~~~ Mash Scratch Grains I I ~:~8 I t~~ 4,50 4.20 !:~~ 4.20 )~;1r.r _____i1-~:~-~J~:ggj_--~:gg_ 4.77 4.38 3.94 32.90 28.70 4.78 4.36 3.93 33.10 29.10 IT As reported by Feed Dealers UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF GEORGTIA . A~:::~.~;RGAL AGRICULTURE C!hrJjJ . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA J?Jc~ . ::J GEORGIA J'.GR ICULTURAL f COLLEGI::: OF AGFHCUL..TURE !then$; Gcoreia EXTENSI ON St::RVICE Janu.:-.ry 11, 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGI.;. CQlvjJ'R.CL~L LREJ\S furing the ' week ending January 7 cowaerci al hatcheries placed 3,997,000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas . This is 8 percent above the 3,6Y3,000 of the p revious week and 47 percent more than the 2,719,000 placed the same week last year. Local hatchings of 3,380)000, excludt ng shipments of 222,000 chi ct:s to other state~, compares with the 3,0'73,000 of the previous week and 44 percent more than the 2,350,000 of one year ago o Eggs set by local hatcherios amounted to 5, 08 5, 000 or 6 percent above the ~. , 797 }000 of the previous week and 31 percent greater than the 3, 883,000 for the corresponding week last ~rear . Hatcheri es reported pri ces paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 87 cents p'er dozen. ".ve:r-age prj_ce charged by hatcheri es for chick s l-laS reported at ~16.00 per l;mndred . The se p rices com~)are u:Lth 87 cents and .;)il6o00 f or t he previous week and with 69 ~ents and \?12 , 25 one y ear ago. Egg prices s hovm relat e to Georgil; produced hatching eggs , whether bought on contract or otherwise. (See reverse side for other states) GEOHGL\ CHICK . P.LA<:.X~IENT BY ~lEEKS : PERIOD ImVBhB~2L_.l9.22 THROUGH ~J.:.'m.;'+RY 7~ 1956 Date Week Eflding I Egg-s I Set iI 1954-55:1955-56 ThousandS"- I Nov. 5 I . Nov. 12 3,533 3,487 Nov. 19 . , 3,55:7 2~ I Nov. . 3,697 Dec . 3, 11-+5 i~ I nee. 3,621 Tlec . . 3, 749 Dec. 24 I 3,54L~ 4,514 4,669 4,596 4, 620 ~., 591 4, 649 4,683 h,832 I Chicks Hatched 1 - I nshipmerits Place d in Ge orgia of Chi cks ! 1 95 4 - 5 5 : 1 9 . 5 5- 5 6 Thousands 2,243 2,2?0 2,308 2 , 2 95 2, 294 2, 918 3,061 2,937 3,026 3, 074 1954-55:1955-56 1 I Thousands I I I 394 3AO 248 341 I ! l I 382 1.+65 496 286 370 388 2,295 3, 096 .I 450 421 2,281 1, 901 2, 9.59 I _1 426 3,076 ;I 421 583 685 Total Placed on Farms 1954-55:1955-56 Thousands 2, 637 2,650 : 2, 690 2, 760 . 2, 790 . 2, 7Lt.5 . 2,707 2,322 3,166 3,402 3 , 2 23 3, 396 3, 462 3, 517 3,542 3,761 Dec . 3i . j 3, 677 4,7 97 J!!! 7 . 3, 883 5,085 .I 2,312 3, 073 I I 407 2 350 3 380 369 620 617 2, ( 19 3,693 2, 719 3z 997 y ":xclusi ve of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. C_fl. RL .0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statisti cian ARCHI E LANGLEY Ag ricultural Statistician In Charge 'OJITD Tr }.._\ - it IH~'l:\'?0'~ ~;-:-:_ -'-~~;; ~ y , _ '(f!J i1) - .i - - ) (~~r-~\ ? ~ ;J~ ~~ -r<:" )~ ,&~ ~t~~ :ll,.~o- ~~l~p!:~-~;.~ ~~~- ~~-~*!'af ~#~ i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENTOF . ~ ~)J~~ 1~~ ~1 . 1~ AGRICUI..TURAt.. MARKETING w.~ . ~$\ ~~~~-~if/X?Jt~3:r~aK~~:~~ _-.J{ \~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA -COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE GEORGIA AGRI'.:ULTURAL EXTENSION-SERVICE ( ' ~ 11\, Athens;, Georgia January 12, . 1956 - COfijjiiERCIAL VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET, AC:I'{EAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION ---- -~1JARY 1,1956-- - - 1!I_ITITED STAT ES: Tl1~ production of winter vegetables for fresh market is now fore- cast at 1. 67 million tons, 5 percent more than. t:Jroduced in this sea son last year and 12 percent above avera ge, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Production prospec.ts fo r winter ve geta l!les were reduced substantially in Florida by a period of low temperatures which be gan in the southe rn part of that State on January 6. Dama ~e to vegetabl e s caused by low temperatures through Januar~r 9 is reflected in the forecasts included in this re port, Total winter vegetable production is expected to remain high in s pite of t he freeze because this year's acreage is 7 percent larger than the acreage harvested in 1955 ~nd ve getable crop prospects remain excellent in Texas, Arizona. and California, The princi pal effect of the curr ent low temperatures in Florida is exp ected to be a t emporary reduction in marketings, but for s ome tender cr ops , pro~~uction for the balan ce of the winter season may be affected, ONIONS : Texas' 1956 early s pr ing onion acreage is estimated at 51,300 acres 1 36 :percent more than the 3 7, 600 acres harvested in 1955. This year ' ' s acreage ~s corisidera:)ly smaller than the 71,700 a cres planted in 1950 but is: lar ger than the acrea ge harvested in any ~rear si-nce 1946. Late spring intended onion acr eage is placed at 11-t, 700 acres, 7 percent less than the~OO _ acres harvested in 1955 and 15 percent be low avera ge . In California, acreage .this year is not expected to change m~;t teri a lly from that of 1955 except in Ker n County, where growers have se eded l ess acr eage . Wet fields in -the Stockton area, where h~a.vy rains occurred in late Dece.!Jlb er, have hampered trans planting , but ~eve ral weeks _remain during which onions can be planted in this section. In Arizona , a substantial reduction in spring on~on acreage is reported. Present in- tentions of growers in Texas indicate a late s pring acreage close to that of 1955. A de cline i:p. l'Jo rth Texas and a compe nsating increase in the Panhandle are repor t ed, Developme1it. of the Texas early spring cro p will have a further influence on growe r': plans. .At "the present time, it is very dry ii,J. i~ orth 'l'exas--too dry to pr epare seed beds and pla.nt onions. In Ge orgia , onion acreage is expe c ted t o be cut shar p ly ~his yea r as a result of unfavorable returns in rec ent years. Dry -;v-eat he r ther e tJ_as been dE?lay ing trans plant ing. EARLY cm.ll"'RRCIAL POTATOES : In the early spring area of Florida., planting in the important Hastings s ection has started but , as usual, most of the acreag e will go in during Januar y . In Hi lls bor ough Count;r of Central Florida, planting is expecte d to be completed by the middle of January. In the Eve r gl ades , planting of the early spring acreage is in go od pro gr e ss, Growers of the late spring acreage report intentions of 117,350 acres, 7 percent less t han the acreage harvested in 1955 and 22 pe r cent l ess than average . The int ended acreage in California is 62,000--10 percent less than in 195) . In Alabama, t he intended acreage is 19 ,200, 30 perc ent l es s than the amount plante d in 1955 but 4 perc ent more than the 18 ,500 a cre s harve-sted last year. North Carolina is ex- pe c ting n o c hange fi" om a year ago, while growers in South Carolina re port ed an expected 8 percent decline. ARCHTE 11n-TGLf.Y Agricultural Sta tistician In Charge L. H. HARRI~, J R. Vegetabl e Crop Estimator .. ' . : . . 'ROP .L\J\TD STATE-' . - -2 - .JE1' TUC E : -: Acres : Acre s Acres : - Cra tes 4 - 6 do z.-: - l , 000 crates - .. i.Jinter: Arizona, Yuma : Prelimc 14, 880 : 11,500: 13jOOO: . 180 195 . . 200 2, 66o : 2, 2LI2 : 2, "6()0. California 33 ,020 : 34.500: 38 , 800 : 187 210 210 6 ,147: 7,21.~5 : 8 ,148 Texas Florida 10,030: 14 ,000 : 20,800: 123 135 120 1,196 : 1, 890 : 2,496 _ _?.J~~..:.. _3.!.?~0 :_ _4 ,o~o: ___148__:_1IO_:_ ~.?~ . :_ _ _3?_0..:_ - ~?.:_ ~f9ci -- ---- ----- Group t otal - ... - ~-: 6o , 280: 63 , 500: 7 6 , 6oO : 173 : 189 : 181 : 10, 353: 11,972 : 13 , 8JJ+-:: . .;-.-.... : ---,--- : ------:-------:---~-:- .....-'- -: ~ - -- - JNI ONS: Early Spring . " . . . . . . . . . Sacks 50 lbs - : . - 1, ~00 .~a.-c ks - . . . Texas : 35 , 530 : 37 . 600 :51,300 : 121: 125: : 3 ,798 : 4,700:Mar.9 . - - - - -- - -- 7 Prosp8c:; - - -- - -- - - - - -- - - - - - -- - - - - Late Spring i Caii forni'a Arizona Louisiana Ge orgia Texas Gr oup. total. tl~ :. 5 , 020 : 3,800: 3 , 6oO: 545 5 6o 2, 692: 2 ,128 : 1,240: 1,400: 1,000 : 587 530 753 : 7Ltg :!-Cay 10 280: ---- : -- - - - 9!-t 27.: ---: 1,070 : 1,000: 6o6 : 156 1 6o 170: 16o: 69P;_ ..:;!.Ti.O:.. ___9L _9 , 500 : _ ~o_ :_1g_5_ :___ __..:.. _ -~f-!.6..:.. f._,g_o~:._ __ . _}J..! 3,6o : 15 ;S?O:_:_14,700: . 2 63 268 -: 4 , 508 : ~ , 22~_:_:_ ___ :or ETICIAL EARLY ::rU SH POTATOES Late Spring : Ca.liforn,ia . ' . . . - 3ushe1s - 69 ,.ooo : 69 ,ooo: 62, ooo: Lto6 475 . . - 1,000 Bush els - 27, 842 : 32 ,775 : Louisia ha 9 , 030 : 4 , 6oO : 3 ,700 : 78 45 fl.t. : 207: . i'IJ:i s s i s s i p p i Ala.b ar.l8. , 1, 520 : -600 : 6oO : 90 21 ;170: 18 , 500 : 19 ,200 : 150 f:J5 : &3 139 : 39 : : . 3 ,218 : 1,202 : Ge org ia. :. 1, o4o : 6oo , (J3 o: 130 100 141: 6o: South-Carolina .8-, 800 : 6 , 5'00 : 6 , 000 : 1 65 125 1,459 : 8J.2 : Arizona 4 , :15 0: 4 , 300 : ~. ,000.: 374 400 ..: 1,548: 1,920 : Texa s 4 , 890 : 3 , 800 : . 3 , 6oOc: 71. 65 : 347 : 247 : Oklahoma .950 : . 500 : 300 :r; 130 .210 ~ : ' . : 128 : 105 : Arkansas 3 ,030 : '1.,:300.:- 1 , 200: 87 100 : . :: 270 :. 130 : Tennes see 3 , 500: 1,300 : 1,100 : 120 1 6o . : : . 423 : 208 : . riY;tr9wr,-w:sr:.:=..:= North Carolina : 21.~ , 000 : 15;000: 15 , 000 : . 208. : 2 6o : 4 . 959 : 3 , 900: .. =- _ __Q_:oup total 5Y;oa-o:i~6-;503?~-117~5o: -~ 76_:_3~9~=--- : lj : Group average s (including All Sta t es) ar e simple a vera g es of . annua l data . ~.~v~G~~L ouf~~~Jii$J1~ GlEORGTIA AGMRi::~~~~RGAL &a HOS007 G-4/l3 l95"b COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE \Athens, Georgia EXTENSION SERVICE J rumar.r l R, 1~ 56 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR V~OllGIA COi :! ERCL_L ;_nz;.s During the week ~nding January 14 commercial hatcheries placed 3,995,000 chicks w:i.th broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares with 3,997,000 for the previous week and is 53 percent more than the 2,611,000 placed the same week last year. Local hatchings of 3,322,000, excluding shipments of 267,000 chicks to other states , comiJares wi'th the 3, ) oO,OOO of t he p r evious week and 45 percent more than the 2,2R6 , 000 of one year ago. !;; ggs s et by local hatcheries amounted to 5,11-l-9 , 000 or 1 percent above the 5,085,000 of the previous week and 26 percent greater than the l.),o)o, ooo for the corresponding week last year. Hatche ries reported pri ces paid for llat chinc; egp:s during the vTe ek at an average of 87 cents per dozen . l\verage price char ged by hatcheries for chicks was rep orted at $16. 00 pe r hun r' red. These p rices compare. ;..rith 87 cents and f;l 6 . uO for the previous week and 1rith 68 cents and ~;~13.00 one ye ar a r,o:. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia pro duce d hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. (See r everse side for other states) GSO~GIII. Date CHIC!~-f PL:J.CENENT Egg s _ F.~ ITrR~C~h_ic_'<-_sPKH1aItOeDherdioyv~;~~,ms- i I 1 n 2, 19_2p...._1'HRO,YGH shipment s _}.mu:.RY 14, 1956 Total Pla ced 1leek Ending i Set ! i 1954~55: 1955-56 _' I Thousands I I Placed in Georgia I of Chicks 195/,-55:1955~_?6 11954-55: 1955-56 Thousands ' Thousands . I on Farms 1954-55:1955- 56 Thousands Nov. 12 .1 3,487 4,669 2, 270 3,061 380 310. 2,650 3,402 Nov. 19 1 3,557 : 4,596 2, 308 2,937 382 286 2, 690 3, 223 i!ov. 26 I 3,697 4, 620 2,295 3'026 . 465 370 2, 760 3,396 De c. 3 i 3, 11.6 4, 591 2, 294 3, 07L~ 496 388 2, 790 3, 462 I Dec . 10 ! 3,621 4, 649 Dec . 17 3,7L~9 4, 68 3 2,295 3,096 2,281 2,959 450 421 ~26 583 2, 745 3,517 2,707 3,542 Dec . 24 3,544 4, 832 1,901. 3,076 .I 421 685 2,3 22 3,761 ) ec . 31 11 3,677 4, 797 2, 312 3,073 ! 497 620 2, 719 3,693 Jan . 7 3,883 5, 085 Jan . 14 ! 4, 0 50 5, lL(9 2,3)0 3,3130 ! ' 3o9 617 2,719 3, 997 2, 286 3::;_,,'-"3'-2-'2_ _,__---=;..32=5=--__6-:7-=3----'---"2-,._6,_1_1_~3""''c..:.9...:...9.:::_5_ y P.xclusive of hatchings shipped into states outsid-e of Georgia . Cf.RL 0 LO~S~H:>;R Agricultural Statistician 1~RCHI? L..'.NGLSY i:.gricultural Statistician In Charge , I' ~ 1 ' ' STATE - - - - - - - - - - - EGGS SET A.l@ CHICKS PLA. CED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1955-56 . Dec. . 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 EGGS SET - 'I' T~or c: ANDs .. :Nev. Nov. .. .. . . : -1-2 -- 19 Week - .Ending - - - - - --- Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec 26 3 10 17 ------ -- Dec. Dec. 24 31 CFI CKS PLACED - THCV3iu.JDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland -,I ~99 I 1,651 I 1,077 l 1,409 ! 394 I I 1,448 I ! 1,496 ! 1, 784 Virginia . l, 748 We s t Virginia 291 I _Qli North Carolina South Carolina. GE ORGIA 7 Florida Alabama , 589 I I 1,212 Mississippi 1,086 ArkE4 :, ' : , I . ... .:. , 7 .. ,. , ; . ( .See revers~ si.r..e. for ptl1er states) . ' 0 ..... .. .. . ( . . ' ,, I ' GEOs{GI.._',_C~I~CK PLACjHCNT BY :Jri:Y;KS - - ~IiiOl.J l' 0 .'...~ . ER 19 , 1955 THROUGH J !!.NU.!I.H.Y 21, 19.56 Date . 1: ~ -Eggs Chicks ~t1atcl1ed 1/) Insh:i.pments-:-,~Tot al :Pl aced _}le~k ., 1 :: i .. ;~e~ ~~j ' . l . Placea. .- ~~ G~orI~.: ~-: . : ;._of chi?l~s ..1 : ~on}arms .~ndJ.ng . 1:9_?~-~:>:~9~::>-.56 19 54- .5:> :1_?)5- ~6 " !l 19::>4-.5.5:19?.5-.56 ; 19::>4- :,) :19.5.5-.56 :. !: . , , l.'ho~ls;nds T ~o usan ds Nov. 19' > . J' 5.S7; ;4, .596. . 2_, 3Cl8_ 2, 937 1 Nov. De c. 26,: ;. ~3;6'1 71: _~ 4,620 3' ' J,.l~f~ . ~ ~4,.591 r . 2,29.5 I . 2,294 >Be. 10 .1: i3,621; :4, 649 i 2,29.5 3~026 3,074 3, 096 1 Thousands f. 382 , " 286 465 :: .: .:370 496 388 4.50 L~ 21 1 Thousands I: 2~ 690 ; 3, 223 , , 2,76o : 3,396 : 2, 790 i 3,462 2,7L6 3,.517 Dec . 17 . 1 : :3;. ~w; _ \4,683 .. I 2, 281: :2, 959 426 5~3 2, ?07 ; 3, .542 .Dec . 241: J:,')44J .: ;4,~'32,. : 1 . 1; 90:1,_' ;' 3; 076 421 68.5 2,32 2 ~ 3,761 De c . Jl). ;3,6'(7:,. 4,7'97 ' ' l 2;312 3,073 407 ''620 2,719 . 3,693 .Tan. ~.:11. ~3;8EJ3~ 1 ~~, 08 .5 ; 2,3.50 3,380 369 617 2, 719 , 3, 997 , an . 14;;; Jan . 21 li "'~.\ 1 \ ;o 1. b' :4,~0.50! ::--l?, , l49 ;4.,.2_e,o, : . 342,, . 1 '1 : : I . ~:.~ : . , , I r'~ '..,i..i 2 ,2~6: "' a, 3o2 ' { ~ '-:. J .". .'....' -',. . . _: <33.'1,i 3L~ ~~23 ': ~-= - { !' 373 ::",.; -67.Q ' ; . ~ i -~ 32) .. , 673 !. ' e . .: !: .. ~~~-. ~\' ~ . : :~ ... ; ~ - ,: 2~ 6lJ 3,99.5 2[,.~., 73~i5 . 4, 093- 1/ Exclusiv'e ..of ha tchings shipped into states out sice of Georgia . >. .. - 1~ i i ;: i 1 CAat : o. ~ {P~EspH$ .. .. ~ - . . > ;. : . :.~ :.: <.j . 'r ' ~ jl~CH;m..~LAl\JGtEY . ' t Agricult1.lral:sta.jtistiQ.ian ~: :~. ,~ ..::, : . .., 0.: ~ -Ag ri6ui~iir:a.T Stc.t,tistt,cian In Charge ~ !i - ~ - (- :: 1.. <.' -~' - ,::-. ~ - . ; f '' ' . .. 1 ; . i' . Ij .. .. 1.. .... \ . 'z . . . I . i : ,. .... . ~ I ' l ,._ : . ., -.. .. ; . . . I;.: .-~ -~ .~-1 ' ~ # ~ .._ .. . . ' .. ' ~~ ...:. -: .. ..:..~,.l . \ , _~- !' -y,. . . - ! . .: , '. :.... ... .,. t"' } -. 1'i .. .. ! ;.~ _, ( .,_ f .. .. \.. .; ..- ... .. .. STATE Maine ~-: 9.o~c~icut Pennsylv ania \ . Incii~a. . :. Illino is Missotiri - D~1aware Maryiand :_ .Virginia :._--l \V:est V.irginia .. . .North-Carolina , .. S:Out}:l Carolina . {7EORGI.A 1 . ~1orid~ : Alabama Mississippi ~ ]\rkans~s Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California. .. TOTAL -1955-56 . :.' ,TOTAL 19 54.. 55 I Jan. 7 ,. Jan, 14 EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO~viERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 19.55-56 ....... Jan. 21 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Week Bnding Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec . 24 . Dec. 31 EGGS SET - T"-f OUSA,~S : : 1,034 1,702 1,152 1,004 1,809 1,171 I, 991 ,I 724 1,821 t! .626 1,267 69.9 1,587 390 1,619 1,487 1,842 1,855 I . 283 I l 2,226 l 334 5.~085 570 1,283 1,148 2,110 183 ?,345 329 333 1, 772 30,669 23,457 1,701 402 1,628 1,1;>17 1,883 1,939 31.7 2,332 301 5,149 614 1,286 1,277 2, 339 173 2, 383 336 301 1,680 31,542 25,518 I: 1,545 427 808 205 I lI 1, 712 1,555 494 1~250 1,892 ! I 1,152 II 2,047 ..1,092 ll 338 AOO I I 2,420 r I 1,347 .308 l 1 192 5,342 i ! 3,223 628 t : 06 1, 338 ll 1,280 i! 1,253 756 2,390 188 2,432 II ' I I I f I . l'l 334 II . 355 1,661 . I 1,750 295 1, 764 183 113 914 I', I I . 32,244 I 19; 4 73 III . 27,721 j 15,883 CHICKS PLA~D - THOUSANDS 731 484 594 787 170 543 1,468 1,091 988 403 1,282 . 218 3,396 165 1,249 966 1,707 310 1,748 154 93 87~ 650 593 542 733 180 . 571 1,194 1,312 1, 087 423 1,464 226 3, 462 210 1,336 872 1,859 292 1, 748 174 150 1,002 811 542 656 712 . 187: 604 1, 371 1,086 1,157 437 1,368 229 1,372 928 1,797 266 1,803 128 132 986 726 441 607 692 157 586 1,495 1,151 . l,lH> 475 1,414 214 1,365 923 1,824 292 li79'7 222 121 999 728 467 597 698 127 563 1,614 1,074 1,093 508 1~408 243 3, 761 13 1, 446 906 1,807 276 1,624 199 141 1,014 756 587 572 740 130 519 1,607 1,143 1,197 466 1,366 216 3,693 181 1,319 885 1, 730 240 1,708 203 140 1,018 19,426 . 20,080 . 20,320 201395 20, 507 20, 4 16 15,471 15,849 14,533 14,801 11.331 14 ,346 Jan. 7 774 489 580 634 172 493 1,588 1,280 1,220 507 1,397 190 3,997 212 1,479 897 1,699 270 1, 742 217 161 1,057 21,055 15,025 Page 2. Jan. l4 Jan. 21 764 557 617 763 162 471 1,570 1,327 1,253 446 1,438 193 3,995 254 1,328 886 1,674 262 1, 727 229 184 1,087 740 563 605 645 141 516 1,498 1,181 1,118 483 1,387 209 4,093 239 1,430 886 1,531 247 1,674 210 150 1,125 21,187 20,671 14 ,397 14,959 "- 3/.s-- G E 1~ERAL LI BR RY NITEO STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRlC\JLTURE , (0)~ -- ~/ Uf-.1 Ul\fi){ERSITY OF GEORGIA COLL;EGE OF .AGRiuL TU~E . Athens, Georgie AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE ' . GEORGIA AGRICULTUP.AL .. EXTE t~SION SERVICE ' ,. ... ....._.__ J_antlal"J ~7, - ~9?~ - - HONEY AND BEESWAX PHODUCTIQN; - 1955 -- * ... ~ GSORGIA: Honey producti-on in Georgia during 1955 was ;estimated at 2,hl2, 000 pound,s . This is 41 percent below the producti on of 4,100,0QO pounds in 195b , Average yield per colony for 1955 was 12 pounds compared with 20 pounds in 1954.. The s eveTe freeze of IVIarch 27, 28 and 29 damage.d all sp r i ng-flowerinE, plants, .arid: very l ittle honey v.ras made from Gallbe rry, Ti Ti and Tupello plants in s outhe rn . areas of the State. Some colonies die d of starvation !during the early spring 'months. In clover-p roducing areas, dry weather caused production of honey to fall far'be low a normal l evel. .. The value of Georgia honey crop is pl a ce d at ;~656 ,000 compared .with ::)955,00() in-~1954.. Value 9f beeswax _p ro duct i on amounted to- ~2e ;ooo compared m.th .$3fl , OOO one yeat; ~ago. ' ,. ill!.1::T'SD STP_T~S: Honey production in 1955 totaled 253 million ''pounds, 17 percent more t han the sho rt crop :o f 1?)1.~ . : Honey p roduct i on: pe r colony 1-las 47.7 poru1ds ; compared with 39 . 8 pounds :in i 954 and the 1949- 53 average of 43.7 po~ds. ' ...rn:'mfCl.-December; .' producers: had about., 56. Jnillion pound.s. of haiffiragc ...;sizc d c ro:fr~ An average- s ize crop., wBll_:a-bove the 1954 short -crop~ \ias produc8d i n 'the~ _South Ocm;tral State s. notwithstanding .the l at e I'1a r ch freeze . In' -~he Sduth Atlantic States the Ivla.rch frcc.ze and unfavorable fall s e ason r e sulted i,p a a be1ow.:-:ave r age crop . In the \-le st a co ol l ate spri ng follo1,;e d by dry 1,;eathe r 'in'. the Coast State s re sulted in crop bf;lOlv t hat of 1954. . .. ' Honey, p roducti on per co l ony average d 47.7 pounds compared with 39 . 8 pounds in Y954 and the ave r age of " 4J~7 . pounds . Yie l ds vmre o-rell above 1954 in all r e5ions of-..the -country except tho South Atlantic and Ucst. Yic l{i pcr,_~olony ave r aged 87.4 pounds i rt ' t hc .Ve st 'Ho rth Central, 57.5 in the Ho st, 54.6 in the East IJorth Central, 38 .9 in t~e North Atl~htic, 27.5 i n the South Atlantic, and 27.2 pounds in the South.Central S~~te s. ,. ' ... :Ssttmate d stocks of honey for sale hy produce rs in mid-De cember total ed 57, 94L.,OOO pOunds - 23 lJGrcc11t of p ro.d11ction. :..~. 'f.' i:' .t' s2ek~pors r'ocC"ive d an avc r age..p ricc Of 17 o8 conts per ..poun ~:t' for_ all honey sold in 195.5, including the combined \Jholc s a.le and .ret ail sale s of extra cted, c~11Ln.l( , ariq: cqmb, h oney; Thi s vJa s about 5 pe rcent hi ghe r t han f or 1951.~, and tho. highe st since 194B: The se price s i n clude sale s by l a r ge and small apiaries ovmcd by f arme rs : and non~farmor s. Prj_co inc r eas e s ove r t9 5'-~ 1,;or e small 'but we r e r e corded for all type s Jtl ,,s ale in most a r eas. _. , . ARCHIE LPjmLEY Agr i ) cultural . :.Stat ist i ciar.i In Cha r ge BUHTOilf J. HAtlt'liHG'rC)N Agricultur al Statistician '.. ;. . " ..! ' .. ' ' . ' State and Div. HONEY BEES ... NUHBER OF COLONIES Al\JD PRODUCTION OF }\ONTI . - s . Colonies of :Honey Production: . Bees per Colony 0 Honey . Production Value of Production . . . . : . . . 1954 : 1955 1954 0 1955 1954 r . 1955 --19-54- -- -1955 Thousands Pounds Thousand Pounds Thousand Dollars Maine Nt H. -Vt. Nass. R. I. It :". Conn. N. Y. j~ . J. Pa. N. A. .. 8 5 .. ' 11 . 31 2 17 221 32 168 495 6 .4 10 28 2 13 199 30 148 440 12 30 96 12 40 60 46 . hl 506 15 22 13 19 15 16 28 50 24 22 20 33 465 26 255 6,188 768 3z360 23.7 38. 9 11, 721.+ 180 160 }_J_lO 616 . 38 208 9,950 660 Jz...8 0 ~ 17,106 3L~ 19 147 152 8 83 959 225 732 2,359 65 53 123 205 12 69 1,612 200 lzl38 3,477 Ohio 289 292 Ind. 178 102 Ill. 164 161 lIich. 185 185 Wis. 204 208 K. N. c.. 1,020 1,028 Hinn. . 243 243 Iowa 185 165 Ho. 137 119 N. Dale. .:13 13 S. Dale. . ~4 30 Nebr. 43 44 Kans, 48 43 Wo N. C. 693 657 DeL ,. Md. Va. ~v. Va. ' N. C. s. c. Ga. Fla. . 3 3 30 26 1Lr.3 1L~3 122 113 19'3 183 59 50 205 201 ~38 . 2,38 s~~ A. ~: . . . Ky. Tenn. Ala. Niss. :. Ark. La. Okla. -:.- : Texas s. c... 993 957 139 132 170 162 190 182 73 73 92 91 93 93 50 48 280 274 1,087 1,055 Hont. I daho llfyo. Colo. N. Hex. Ariz. Utah Nev. 1~Tash. ~ re g. r.a1if. 68 68 174 177 33 '33 60 65 15 16 77 81 49 48 14 15 86 82 55 50 537 537 ~,fe st, 1,176 1,172 u. s. 5,464 5,309 24 32 43 36 53 36.4 80 56 19 140 115 75 28 60.2 30 28 28 18 26 .14 20 74 34.9 15 11 . i6 22 19 26 21 27 19.7 85 52 93 56 35 69 50 70 50 27 63 60.0 39.8 hO 49 48 . 50 .. 89 54.6 100 115 26 130 110 101.+ 35 87.4 26 28 25 18 19 19 12 55 27. 5 22 19 21 18 25 22 30 43 27.2 91 40 95 85 60 75 60 55 35 35 56 57.5 47.7 6, 936 5 , 6 96 7,052 6,660 10, 812 37,156 19,440 10,360 2,603 1, 820 2,760 3,225 1z344 ~.1, 552 90 840 ' 4,004 2;196 5,018 826 4,100 17,612 34,686 2,085 1, 876 '3,040 1,606 1,748 2,418 1,050 7z560 21,377 5,780 9,048 3,069 3, 808 525 5,313 2,450 980 4,300 1,}~85 33,831 70,589 217,084 11,680 8, 918 7,728 9,250 18z 512 56,088 24,300 18,975 3,094 1,690 3,300 4,576 1.!505 57, L~hO 78 728 3,575 2,03h 3,477 95D 2,412 13,090 26,344 2, 904 3,078 3,822 1,314 2,275 2,046 1, !.rhO 11z782 .28,661 6,188 7,080 3,135 5,525 960 6,075 2,880 825 2,870 1,750 30,072 67,360 252,999 1,2h2 1,168 2,149 1, 926 l,h53 1,072 1,623 1,582 1z676 3z054 6, 611 10,334 2,019 3, .742 1,502 518 2,922 628 / 244 . .. 245 395 498 432 659 230 266 6, 11.~0 8,960 27 220 1,157 659 1,6Lrl 250 955 3zl35 23 194 1,094 622 1,168 308 656 2z395 8,0Lr4 6,460 678 531 763 3G1 371 394 245 1,~11 _ 900 899 1,013 321 503 358 341 1,897 1+,~.74 .6,232 ----4--- 855 1,027 1,,212 ' 1,104 ' 390 - 455 . ,, 575 884 67 138 ' 611 . ~ ' 330 - .705 418 lLrO 129 550 422 2h1 315 4,229 4,030 9,200 9,627 36,828 45,090 l954 Revised. L955 Prelimina~J. '. I , , I .# _, .,. ,. - - J;s-' UNIT~D STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ( ) 6roP . UNIVERSITY CW GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICUL. TURF. Athens, Georgta GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL . EXT~NSHlN SEHVIC~ Febrnaz;j lj 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA Cm1l'!ERCIAL AREAS During the week endinG January 28 commercial hatcheries placed L., 201,000 cl}.i-c'~s ;1rith broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This. is 3 percent a.bove1 the .' ; 4,093,000 for the p revious week and is h2 percent more than the 2,964,opo placeq the same Neek last year. Local hatchings of 3,492 ,000, excluding shipments of 304, 000 chicks t.i) lther '-~ta:tes, are 2 pe rcent above the 3, '-~23, 000 of the previous week and 41 perceJ!t-. mo re .'t}fan the 2,470,000 of one year ago. Egg s set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,)8o;ooo o,r 1 percent above the 5, 342,000 of the previous week and 23 percent r; reater tha,n _the; 4,387,000 for the corre sponding week last year. ~: ' 1 ! ., -. i Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week- at .an ~ average ~f 86 cents per . dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was ,reported: at ~16.00 per hUndred. These prices compare vdth 87 cents and $16.00 resp~ ctiye~Y for the pr~vious week and 70 cents and ~14. 25 one year ago. Egg pri ces shoWn. !'elate ~ to Georgia produced hatching eggs, l~hether bour:,ht on contract or otherwi.se.: ,._ i \- 1 ( (See reverse side for other states) - GEORGIA CHICK PLACEHENT BY WEEKS ~ PERIOD .NOVEMBER 26, 19$5 THROUGH ' JANUARY..: 2a-, ' i956 1J Date . . Eggs I Chicks Hatched ! Inshipments .I Total P-la~ed ' l Week ' Set 1 Placed in Georgia : of Chicks : on~ Farms Ending 1.954-55:1955-56 1954-55:1955-56 11954-55:1955-56 1 1954-55:1955-.56 Tho.usands Thousands Thousands ~ ii.. -Thousands . Nov. 26 Dec. 3 ""ec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 De c. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan, 28 3,o.n 4,620 3, 1Ii5 4,591 3,621 4,649 3,749 4,683 3, 5~4 . 4, 832 3,677. 4,797 . ~ ;, Bs 3 ' 5,085 ~,050 5,149 4 L. ''' 280 3. 87 5,342 5 380 2,295 2,294 2,295 2,281 1, 901 2,312 2,350 2 , 2 86 2,362 2,470 3,026 465 3,074 496 31096 450 2j 959 ' 'tI . . 426 3;,076 I 421 3,073 407 . 3,380 369 : 3,)22 ~ I . 325 ' 3,423 . ' '373 3 '492 " ! 494 370 2,760 3 8~ 2,790 421 583 i I. I 2, 7!..6 .2, 707 I 685 2,322 I 620 I 617 2,719 2,719 6 73 I ! 2,6li 6 70 709 '2 735 2 96h. !/ Exclusive ,of ha~chings shipped into st~t~s outside .of Georgia ... ~ C.ARL 0 .: ~ESQHER . 0 - ' J}.RCHIE , Lil.NGLEY : . Ag ricu1tura~ , Statistician .l . Agricultural Statistici~ In Charge . "'' ' i . .. (. . ' ) \ . .: --1 . ',' ' ' \ -; FEB HJ. 195 ' ' i_ .. . .-! , .... ~ ... ./ .:.. ..' . -. ~ 1 . . . . . ~. \,: ' .. .. February 3, 1956 F..\ RH PRICE REPORT !.S OF J /J!UARY 15, 1~_56 GEORGIA: During the month ended J anuar y ;1.5, t he All Commodi t y Index of Pri ce s Rece ive d by Georgia f a rme rs a dv~nce d three points. t t the p r e s ent l eve1 t he index is 2L~6 p e rc ent of the Janua ry 1910 - De cember 1914 average and sixteen point s below the l evel of the index during the corre sponding period of l a st year. A l eveling -off i n hog and b eef cattle p r i ce s a ccompani e d by higher p rice s r e ce ive d for a ll chickens and e ggs c:mse d t he Live stock an d Li ve stock Pr oduct s component of the I n dex to advance th n .:o r)oints duri ng t he month. The All Croo c omp onent of tho Index at 271 perc ent of its J anua ry 1910 - De c embe r 1914 ~ve rag; we.s t h r ee:. points above t ho l eve l r eporte d in mid- December. Prin cipal cont r ibutors t o the in cr ea s e "'IITGr e hi ghe r p r i ce s r e c eive d during t ho 30- day period f or co rn, SvTeot potatoe s, co t ton lint and cot t ons eed. ( This is t he first upturn in the All Commodity Index duri ng t he pa st s even months. UNI TED S':l'ATES: The I nde x of Price s Re ce ive d by Fa rme rs ros e 1 percent (3 points) during the month en de d in mid-Janua ry. Highe r price s for me at animnls, t ender veget ~blc s, strawbe rri e s, ond potat oe s we r e prima rily r e sp onsibl e . The i ndex at 226 p e rcent of its 1910-14 .?.Ve r <.'.go wa s 7 pe rc ent be low a ~rear earlie r. Higher price s for f oode r live stock an d sub st antia l advance sintax ru1d inte r e st pay- ments per a cre , wore t he p rincipal con tributors to a 1 p e rc ent advan ce in tho Parit~ I nde x '-P:t.i c.@ s Pai..d., -Inter e st, - Taxos., ~I'ld \bge Rat e s) during t he mont l'l ende d .Janua ry 15. ..~t 281, tho Index wa s nearly 1 pe rcent be low n year ago. The P2rity Ratio r emaine d at 80, about 7 pe rcent be low a y ear a go. ----,=--~------=--~S-u:;:mmary r ablo for t ho Unit e d Sta t e s I ndexe s J an. 15, - Do c. l J , J .:m . 15, 1910-14=100 19~5 1955 1956 Re cord hi gh Index Dat e Pri ces Re ceived 243 y Po.rit y I ndex 283 Parity Rc.tio 86 22 3 226 313 Feb. 1951 278 ?} 281 21 290 Hay 1952 80 80 123 Oct. 1946 21 I' ' :1:11 Pri ce s Paid, Inter e st, T<>.xc. s, and Wage Rat e s. ?} Revise d. Also Feb ruary and Ap r i l 1952 . ARCHI E LANGLEY Agricultur a l Statistician In Cha r ge BURTO N J. H"~RRINGTON Agricul tural Stat i stici an SE ERA L LIBRARY FEB lU 1956 - . OOM~IIDITY AND lJl.TIT Wheat, Bu. PRICES RE(m-" VED OXlt\Cti Aver~ BY FARHERS JAlnJA'RY 15! -- - 1956 mH COMPARIOONS tmtTED Aver~e stA!'ES J~L1y 1914 Jan. 15, Dec. 15, Jan. 15, 1955 1955 1956 Aug.19 g.. July 1914 Jan. 15, Dec. 15, Jan. 15i} 1955 1955 1956 $ 1.24 2.12 2.00 2.00 .88 2.14 1.95 1.95 Com, Bu. Oats, Bu. $ .91 $ .67 1.63 1.03 1.07 .99 .as .as .64 1.40 1.15 1.16 .40 .77 .63 .62 ' Irish Pota.toes,Bu. $ 1.12 2.00 1.60 1.60 .70 1.13 .82 .99 Sweet Potatoes,Bu. $ .83 3.30 2,20 2.50 .88 2.83 2.03 1.99 Cotton, Lb. 12.6 34.3 32.8 33.3 12.4 32.5 31..2 30.7 Cot tonseed, Ton $ 24.39 --- Hay (baled), Ton $ Hogs, per cwt. $1 7.33 *I Beef Cattle, cwt. 3.87 Milk Cows, Head $ 33.85 59.00 31.00 17.20 10.80 92.00 42.00 2600 11.80 11.00 96.00 44.00 24.90 11.80 11.00 100.00 22.55 -- 7.27 5.42 48.00 56.80 23.50 17.00 16.20 142.00 45.00 21.30 10.60 13.50 142.00 45.50 21.30 10.90 13.90 145.00 Chickens, Lb. 13.2 24.8 18.6 19.5 11.4 22.2 18.8 20.1 Eggs, Doz. 21.3 42.5 56.5 58.0 21.5 32.2 47.1 46.6 Butterfat, Lb. 25.7 52.0 51.0 51.0 26.3 57.5 57.7 57.6 Milk (v{holesale) per 100//t 1} $ 2.42 Soybeans, Bu. $ --- 5.95 5.95 5.90 2.80 2.13 2.13 1.60 4.19 4.36 4.23 ,. - 2.58 2.11 2.19 Peanuts, Lb. 5.0 11.6 11.2 11.2 4.8 12.6 11.9 11.9 J} Preliminary for January 1956. a D"DEX NT.M3ERS OF PRI CES ~IVED BY FARMERS lN GIDRGIA (January 1910 - December 1914 100) All ~mmodities All Crops Gre>.in and Hay Cotton Lint Peanuts Tob acco Cottonseed and Soybeans Irish Potatoe s, Svteet Potatoes & Cowpea.s Fruits and Nuts All Livestock and Livestock Products Meo.t llnimals Poultr~ and Eggs Dairy roducts Bev1Sed Jan. 15, 1955 262 281 181 282 224 362 245 300 205 219 254 180 235 Dec. 15, 1955 . 243 268 137 270 216 362 175 213 233 195. 202 167 235. Jan. 15, 1956 246 271 139 273 216 362 185 236 233 198 202 174 232 l1 PRICES PAID BY FABME:RS FOR ~TED FEEDS J~AP.Y 16, 1956 WITH COMPARIEKJNS GEORG-I A UNITED 9rATES KIND OF FEED Jan. 15, . Dec. 15, Jan. 15, 1955 1955 1956 Jan. 15, 1955 Deo. 15, 1955 Jan. 15, .r 1956 Mi xed Da.i.r~ Feed Ail Under9o/D Protein . 16% pl)otein 18% Protein 20% Protein 24%Protein 4.15 4.05 4.30 4.45 4.55 Dollars Per 100 Pounds 3.80 3.80 3.94 3.75 3.75 3.85 3.95 3.95 3.92 4.00 4.00 4.19 4.20 4.20 4.33 3.63 3.58 3.57 3.80 - 3.97 - 3.66 3.59 3.59 3.84 3.95 Hi~h Protein Feeds CO tonseed MeBl 4.15 3.20 3.25 4.48 3.69 3.74 Soybean Meal 4.80 4.20 4.20 4.76 3.95 3.97 Meat Scrap 5.80 4.70 4.70 5.42 4.65 4.55 Grain By-Products Bran 3.55 3~30 3.25 3.06 2.87 2.96 Middlings 3.80 3.55 3.50 3.18 2.98 2.97 Corn Heal 4.35 3.80 3.80 3.79 3.28 3.33 Foultr:i Feed Brolier Grovring Mash Laying Mash Scratch Grains mJBaled~ fa. J~.n Other 5.50 5.20 4.55 56.00 44.00 4.95 4.75 4.20 53.00 39.00 4.95 4.70 4.20 so.oo 40.50 5.20 4.77 4.28 36.10 33.40 4.78 4.36 3.93 33.10 29.10 4.79 4.36 3.93 32.90 29. 40 1 As reported by Feed Dealers, - , - - - - ,. <:.- .tf'. . ~ - ._.. .. -- ~:~!~~;::;~~ CJ0RGITA ~~~~~~~n':.AL ~(L tvnoo~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA J GEORGIA AGRICUL.TURAL. .. COLLEGE OF AGRICUL.TURE EXTENSION SE RVICE: .1\thcns, Geo rgi~ Fobruary B, 1956 BROILER CHI CK RT<:PORT FOR G,::,ORGIA COMJ1ERCIAL l~J1EAS During the 11eek ending February 4 commer ci 1 hatcher ies placed 4,565, 000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial are a s.. This is 9 percent above t he 4,201, 000 for the p r evious week and is 40 percent more than the 3,2 70, 000 placed the same \Teele last year. Inshi pments Nere l:.rger t hen usual duri n g the p, 5.65 262 1,.4 53 1,065 . 1~919 2.54 l, 8.86.. 208 171 1,102 1: TOTAL 1955-56 31,370 32,159 'I 32,648 20,084 20, 320 20 , 39 5 20,492 20, 416 21,109 21,186 20,671 22,039 22 '748 TOTAL 1954-55 27,721 27,977 28 , 4 33 15,84 9 14 ,533 14 , 801 11,331 14 , 34 6 1 5 , 025 14 ,397 14,959 17,019 18,794 ' -'-- ~ "--~~---- .. .,.,.. .. '- l ~ . vro67 ACREAGE Ai'TD INDI CATED PROWC TION OF ? P.INCI PAL CO~IJ:~lliRC IAL C !~ OPS f'A3 . ~ruary 1, 1956 UNITE D STATES: Pros pe cti v e ve ge table produc tion for the 1956 winter s e ason de- clined during January due to a dverse weather and total outr ut is now forecast at 1.6 million tons, the Cro p Rep orting Board ann ou nced .to day. pro- duction at t h is level is virtua lly the same as t he t onna ge produc ed in t he 1955 wint er season but is still 7 perc e;nt above ave rage . Compared with t h e 1955 winter season , significantly l i ght er crops of artichoke s and rnuny of t he t ender vegetables, particularly tomato e s, ar e n ow forecast for 1956; but considerably l a r ge r crops of l et tuc e , cabbage, celery, a n d cauliflowe r are indic ated , Host of the r eduction during ~anuary is att ributabl e t o col d weath er in Flor ida whe r e t:mder cro ps we r o s eve r e ly damage d and, ha r dy cro ps vre r e damaged t o some extent. CABBAG:fi; : Winter cabbage product i on f or 1956, n ow for e ca st at 329,200 tons, is ex- 4 -------- pect-ed to be 11 perc ent above t hat o f last yea r, but perc ent be low ave rag e . This year ' s l a r ger acre a ge is r e s p onsib l e for th~ indic a te d incre as e ~ ao vcetriv1e 95a5n . d In California, harvest ma rketing s ar e expect e d of t'o c a bbage for local and out-of-Stat e ma r ke ts is show a s e as ona l i n crease du ring Februa ry. The bu lk of the curr ent shipme nts a r e ori gi na ting from I mperi a l Va ll ey a nd coa sta l se ct ions of Southe rn California . Sh i pmE:,nts f rom Arizona from early s eason fi e lds has b r;;en .compl e t ed and mov ement is n ow li ght, Some a cr ea ge r emains to b e cut during the l as t half of t h e winte r s eason" In Texas, a mil d winter h a s pe rmitt ed c abbage t o make exc e lle nt grovrth . Shi pments ar e ex pected to continuo at a hi gh l eve l during February .vri th t he Lowe r .Vall ey provi ding t h e bul k of t he shipme nts. L.anre st of e a rly s e ason ac r e a ge- in t h e Hinte r Gar den is a b out compl e t e , In F'lo-rida, cold v1eath cr a n d frosts t h e first half of J a nua ry r e duced yield pros pe cts for ca b)Jago . Although some a cr eage in cold loc a tions wa s kill ed , r epl a nting and s etting of add- itiona l l u t e s e as on u cr eage ha s h0 ld acr eage for h a r v e s t at a hi gh l e ve l. Movement of c abbag e vfa s t empora rily curtn. ilo d by cold 'imath or but shi pments a r c now incr ea s- ing a n d t h is t r end should continuo through Februa ry . Quality is va riab l e b e caus e of b e low-norma l wint er rainfo.l l, Cabbage , partic ul a rly tho younger f i e lds , h a s benefitt ed from r ecent r ains, SVITEET CORN: Winter swee t c orn production in Florida is for e cas t a t 838,000 units "{5do-z. oa rs), 22 perc ent l e ss than t h e qunnti. ty pro du c e d l as t yea r, but 19 pe rc ent a bove aver ag e pro du ction. Tho a c r eage lost fr om low t emp er a tur e s tho first ho.lf of J anuary tota ll e d 1~. ,300 a cre s or 39 pe rc en t of tho a cr oagc report e d on J a nua ry 10. Acr eage r e pla nte d follovling th 0 fr ee z e will matur e in April ~nd b e ha rve ste d a s n. s pring crop. In tho Ev0r g l a dos, s a lvag ing of ma tur e a creage has b een compl et e d, Ve ry littl e a cr ongo th e r e will b e hn.r v .J st c d in Februa ry a s loss was most s eve r o in fi e lds sche dule d for ha rvest this month . Young a crea ge , most of which e s cape d damag e , will ma tur e in :t.~urch. ~f,ovcmont from Dn d c County will 'e light during i'obrun.ry and Pompano will f u rnis h only a mod e r ato v ol ume thi s ...-:n' onth . The Fort i:iy u r s u r ea. will c ontinuo to move a norma l volume of swee t corn si nc e tha t s ection e scape d with only nd:nor da..mag e from low t empe r a tur os. Shipments f rom Fl or ida during Febr uary ar e e xpe cte d t o b e b e low the v olume mov e d in J anua ry. LETTUCE: Tho fina l forec a st of this y onr ' s ~~E--~c r production is for a crop of 13, 76J-+,000 cro. t c s, 15 perc ent mor e tho.n produc e d l a st ~rea r . Shipments f'rom Yuma , Arizona a re at a s on sono. l l mv but s houl d increase during Februa ry. In California, vl"arm vwo. thcr ha s favor e d tho groY.ll oy , of and shipments cou.ld c.ontinuo f a irly n.'ctivo thr ou gh Ivlc.rc h . ~" os t tho c a rly- s cn son crop in th o Wi n t or Ga rd ori is . hur v 0sto d, but harve st of a l o.tur Cl op is s chrJ dul o d to b eg in about mi d -Ma rch continuing i n to early ~.~ay. Tho sma ll a c nap:c in t h B Coa sta l Bond s hould b e r oa dy to cut ab ou t mid- February. The gro1.rinl!, s ea son in i:'l ori du ho.s g e n or _ally be en unfav ora bl e for l e t tu c e .. Be for e the cold woo.. th or of J a nua ry J t ho cr op ha d ma de good vowth , . but tho weath er h o. d b oun t o o h ot for pro per headi ng . Bolting was corrunon in ;nost of t h o c o. rly fi e lds. Dur ing th e r e c en t cold pe riod, c onside r ab l e. o.c.r.oago wa s 10st n.nd ov e rall yi Ql d pros poe ts Wor e r e duc e d . 1'h o o.cr cG.go in tho importa nt Evor g lcLdos s e ct ion suffe r e d th u most extensive do.rrio.gc . Blovr ing . s a nd c a used considor ab l 0 dnmo.ge to ma tur e fi e lds in t h o il:b n o.t oc - Ru skin o.nd c e ntral ~"lorida. area s .. Ylhilo . movc.m~nt to d.a.t o . from Florida is much b 6hind tho.t of t h o compo.r ab l o pe riod for l o. st yqt~r, increa sing suppli e s a.r c ex p e ct e d for Fcbr ua r~r a nd r!iarch . .. EARLY CO!i!l!LERCIAL POTATOES : ,In Florida , th o cr op g en e r a lly . e sca pe d. tho J o. nuo.ry b <:J l ow-fr oe zing tcil'~pc r a tur c s wi t h light do.mctgo . Tho Evor g l a dc s s e ction h c. s finish e d h a r ve sting r.n oxc oll ont Cf"O P I n t he Fort iliy c, rs a r co. , di gg ing of r od v a ri e ti e s is we ll pa st tho pe ak and the h ur vo sting of whit e vq.r i oti es ho. s sta rted . In th o I mmoko. l q c s e c t ion , whi c h is mostl y plan ted to vrhi t G.' var i oti os, tho do.mr.go from l ow t empo r e. tur os wo.s .light with on ly o:n occa siona l fi e l d b o.ing ha rd hit. In Da do C o\Ulty, the ov e r a ll damng c frmn the l m;. :tornpc r r~ t ur os vra s ligh t but o. f ew fi e l ds 1ror o b adly burno.do I n this nr e; o. , r.rot. th or. con di t i on s l:mvo .b oo n f nvoro.b l c fo r r e cove ry 2.nd d i ggi nf is oxpoctod to sto.rt the f ir st Ne c k of F'obrua.r y . Gr ov10 rs in t h o s umme r c.ommc rci n l Sta .t o s. r eported intent ions to p l o.nt 64,750 a cr e s , 9 pe rc ent b e l ow t ho . 1955 har ve ste d o.c r.cn g: c a.n d 30 perc ent b e l ow av o r o.gc . Inten tion s of gr qwc rs to pllm t early c ornrnc rci o:l J l. Cr.on go in 1956 (.wi n t or, on rly s pring , l a t o s pring _. and . surrunor crops ) . n1o pl a c,cd a t 221+ , 800. .This is 5 porc ont l oss tho..n tho 1955 ha.r..vo s t o d acr oac;o o.n d 20 perc ent bdow ,n:vora g c . . ., . .) i . 1\ t\'}~' -3- Acreage and I ndicated Pr oduction :-tepor t e d to ,_.a. c.e-,- -1-7-7-6---1Y. i -t h .. ---- .C..o...m. -;;>.. .a...-!..'i.s-o--n- s --~- .. CEOP lu\JD STATE -- . . -..- . . .. ---- -. ----- - -- __ - - __...__ : ~ ..,. __ . ~ .. ... ___,_ . - :-- ..... ---- - . - - . . . . . . . . - .. --- ~----- --- - -.. ---- --.- CABBAGE '[/ Acr e s - Tons - ' - 1 , 000 tons - Wi n t e r Ar izona 1,200 700 1,200: 12.3 11.0 12,0: 14.7 77 14 .4 Texas 25 ,ooo ~,ooo 25 ,ooo = 4 . t- 4 .5 5 .o: 115.1 1o8 , o 125 .o Ca lifornia 3 , 680 3,200 3, 8oo= 10. 6 9. 8 1o.o= 38.8 31.L~ 38 .0 Florida Group 'l'otal 17 ,320 14,400 16,500:10.1 10.3 9 .2:175.5 lh8 .3 151.8 - - - -- -7.-o- - - - -- -- -- -- ::--4-7-:-2oo-- - -42.3oo - .... -- -46-"-,-5-oo-~ - 7-. 4- -- - - -1-.-1~ .......... -311---~.-o 295:--4-3-2-9-.2- - ---- -----.:- ------ -- - -----.:--- --- ~ -- -.:-- -- ---- ------ Sl!'iEBT CORN :- Units(5 doz,cars) - 1,000 units - ;ii n t e r . Fl orida . 5 ,020 6,500 . . 6,700: 133 165 125: 704 1,072 838 - - - - - -- - - --- - - - -- - - - -- - - - - - - - .. - --: - . - .- .L - - - - - - ., _ - L!jT'l'UCE :- Crate s 4 do z . - l,OOO cra t e s - V: i n t e r ~ Arizona, Yuma California Texa s Florida Group Total 14,880 11,500 13:000: 180 195 200: 2,66o 2,242 2,6oo 33,020 34,500 38, 800: 187 210 210: 6,1!.~7 7,2h 5 8,148 10,030 14,000 20, 800: 123 135 120: 1,196 1, 890 2,496 - - - - - - - _- - - 2.,...3-50- - 3-,5-00- - ,.._ 4- ,0-0-0:-- 1L~-8-1-70_,. 1-30: - -350 .5.95 -52-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - -- -- - - _ 6o,280 --63 ,500 ~ .. 76,-6o-O: -173 189 -180..:10,353 -11,972 ~- 13,764 - - - - - - - - - : - - - - - -.... - - - - - - - R- : - r--~ ~ - - - - - -: - - - - - - - - - - POTA-'POES, E:A.--RL 10-Y-ea-P- 10 --Yr.- Bushels: 1 0 -Yr.-1~<).0.0 Bushels CGrWERCI AL Average Av . Av . Summe r 3/ 1 9+5-5L~ : 45-54 -19-4-5--54 Virginia 29 ,770 Easter n Shore 23,330 N orfolk ~ Other 6,440 Ma ryl and : 4, 770 De l awar e :4/ 3,6oo Kentucky - 2,410 25,000 21,000 4,000 3,400 8 ,200 700 24,500: 198 217 20,6oO: 202 225 3, 900: 184 175 3,200: 1 68 185 9,6o0:4/2L~3 350 500:- 138 210 5,908 4,712 1,197 810 :4/ 929 - 34fl 5,425 4,725 700 629 2,870 147 :Missouri Kansas 1,870 6oo 2,1 60 500 400: 176 230 400: 171 2 6o 335 138 377 130 Jun 11 Nebraska Texas 3,440 6, 820 1,500 8 ,000 1,400: 272 370 5 ,000: 228 275 9 03 555 1,516 2,200 Ge orgi a New J ers ey 1,170 700 65 0: 88 100 103 70 _ 38 ,590__2g_,2_o~ ___19 ,10~:- 24~ -~85__ _ - .:_ 2_,!_~ _ 6 ,hlg_ __ _ Group Total r ./------------------ ~-- - - ---- - --- - ---- - --- --- ----- ~ Group Aver age s (including ALL STATES) a r e simpl e a verage s of aru1ual da ta. 5( Includes proc e ssing . 2/ 1956 acreage prospective . ~ Short-ter m av er age , 1949 - 54 . ARCHIE LAi:WLEY .ngricultura1 Statistici an In Ch rg e L. H. HARRIS, J R. Veget a bl e Crop Esti ma tor UNIVERSiTY OF IEO~S IA FEB 22 19SF Athens, .Georgia February 15 , 1956 Estimated inventorJr numoers of lives tock on Ge org ia farms as of J anuary 1, 195 6 s howed increases from one year a go for hogs, she ep and tur keys, while numbers of cattl e , workstock and chickens were less tha1i last year. Sheep s howed the l a r ge st percentage incr ease wi th a gain of 11 9'}~: ; most. of th is increa s e was due to the l a rge riumber of bree dins s t ock shipped int o the Stat e . Hog s followed vri th a ga in of 14~~ a nd turkeys with 3'}1 Woz:-kstoc k ha d a decrease of 8~1, follovre d by cattl e and ch ickens vri th 4~~ each . Workstock numbers have dec line d annua lly sinc e 1938 . The number of hors e s and mule s on Ge or gia farms wa s e stimated at 138,000 h ea d compa r e d wi th 150,000 last yea r a nd is only 46;.~ of t he number on f a r ms 10 y e ars a g o. Total value of a ll live stock on Ge orgia fa r ms J anua r y 1, 1956 wa s ~~: 134,8L~6 ,000 compar ed with ~~ 129 , 61 3 ,000 one y ear o.go, She e p showe d the l a r g est i n cre a s e with . a ~ain of 152~; , followed by paul try with 11~~ and ca ttl e 'J;!,. Th e valu e of hogs decrea s e d 11% ev en though the numb er increased 14>~ Hors e s un d mules decr ea s e d 5% in value . Valua tion, in thousands, by species of live st.ock i n orde r of rank for 1956 a nd 1955 r e spectively a r e : Cattle $89 , 034 a nd ~,>81,350; Hogs ~~ 27 ,107 o.n d ~ ; 30,470; chickens $9,466 and $8,532; she op <~ 644 and -~256; o.nd turkeys !~305 and 0315. DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA LIVESTOCK VALUES BY KI NDS ON l''Aim S , (Perc ent of tota l va lue of livestock - January 1, 195'bf*- * Shee p with value of .'~ tU+.ooo not shovm. in diagram. ' CARL 0. DOESCHER Ag ricultural St a t istician ,, Cattle ~j 89 , 034; 000 66 .3~~ J , / / '/ ---.: // ARCEIE LA.'tJGLEY ' ---- - - ~- Agricultural Statistician I .n Cha r g e .. ; LIVES TOCK OH GECRGI L F:'_YrS ( IN Tnl: Us~Jms ) :, Year I I I Lr:1~ua r y 1, 1')1.:.7 - 19 56 Hu -v"is e d Es t i ma tes . -_T- ---- ---- -- --~~~-:;-~--.- ~. - ----~-- -- I I I I . 1.11 I "' . - Ca+,t l.e I An C1 H0if e t s ."., y r s & Ol de r Ot.he r I, I co1s ,"-, yr sj' .uogs ! and i & Sheep l ll-ln I Cal ves [ '!.{er t :Co r Older j Fig s 1 J_.flmb s uors ' S L.nn 1(,l] c s I "'"(''h~lx'.Cckluendisng J Turke ys C:ommc rci "~ , Br o il'er s , I \ilk 1 - -- - - ' - - - - ' - -- ' I ._ _!f__ _ __ _.___ _ __ _ _ __j, _ _._ . ' - 1947. 194 8 174 9 1950 19 51 1 9~2 1953 l 95lt1955 1956 . - 1111 1067 982 l OI.t-0 1113 l2l+'l 1422 l 56h - 1627 15 62 '. " 387 372 350 3 6!.~ j 6}..j. - 364 357 353 34 6 332 1 ,000 " H3ad 227 1 618 lh 212 l u51+ 12 19 2 1588 ' 10 193 l f-.67 9 232 1800 10 282 1908 ll 375 1 69 8 1~. 452 l l.tl-~.3 17 51 8 l l 72 21 517 1 ()63 L~ (; 302 2 Y2 2 7'7 o - ~ c..':J[ 21J-t . 215 192 166 150 13 8 S/0 05 . 8282 7957 811 6 eoc.:9 82~8 7795 79l.J+ 853 2 823 1 5SI # w~ 46 52 i 54 . 51 5lt- 59 'Gl 63 -L-- - - - - - ---- .. - -- -- --- - - -----. . - - -_-.--.-- - - -- .. . .....- - _._...... ' '' --~~-- ------ --~ - --- -- ~------ ...... ........ .... ..~- - .... -:-:- -: .AIDJUAL::LIVES'TOCK AN Ll::p')UL'RY Il~ VD: Tl)R:Y ..- ~- .. J ANUAfr conc enbat e s f or t h e 1')5 5 -1 95 6 se ason is t h e h i ghe s t o ' r eco rd b ot h in t ota l a nd per an i ma l unit . Pric e s we r e f avor a b l e in r e l a tion t o f e e d costs early in 1955 fo r h og s , b ee f c a.tt:}.e , a n d cornm. e rci a l br oi le r s . Pri ces f or f e d ca t tl e da clined s t e adily dur inp.; th e y ea r. Pric e s f or b r oil e rs a n d ,)'tOf!: S dr op11c d s ubst ant1. a 1ly du rine: t he l as t h a l f o f t h r:: y ea r. The nU-tnb e r of c att l e an d ca l v e s 021 fa r ms and r ancho s J anu a r y l, 1956 ,is e stimat ed a t 97,4{5 ,000 h tS a d--a n mr a ll- t i me h i gh. Th i s is a b ou t 1 pe r c ent or :873 ,000 h a d a bove t he pr e v i ou s r e c or d a y e a r enrli er and a b out 1 6 perc ent mor e t ha n t ho 19h 55lt- ave r age of 8LJ. ,040 , 0('0 h ead . Ca t t l A numb ors ha ve inc1 e a s erl eac h y ea r s i n c e 1949 b ut the pe r centa ge r a t e of i n cr ea s e du ring 1955 wa s l es s t.ho.n f o: a ny o f the 7 y ear s . Hog n umb ers on fa rms J anua r y 1, 1 ,.,5 6 a r e es t i mat e d a t 55,088 , 000 head . This i s 9 p erc ent mor e tha n th r:J r ev is e d e s t imate of 50 ,47!.~ , 000 h ea d a y ea r oarli or, but . 3 per c ent l es s t hn.n t h e l 94 5 - 5lt- a v r a . e . Nurn'c c r s we r e hi ghe r t ha n a ye ar e r l i e r i n a ll r egion s . Hogs unde r 6 months ~ f a p;e on f arms ,Ja nuar y l, 105 6 ~umbe r 0 d 33 ,520,000 h ead , or 12 po rc <:~nt a b ove t he 29 , 90 6 , 000 on fa r ms a. y e n.r ea rli e r . The numb e r of hor s e s a n d mu l e s on f a r ms continu ed t o d ecl i n e dur inp.: 1955 . 'l'he J an ua ry l, 1956 i n ve nto ry is e s t i ma t e d at 3, 962 , 000 h ea d . Thi s i s 8 pe rc ent b l ow th 1 Thousands Thousands Doc . 17 ' i 3, 749 4, 901 Dec . 24 ! 3, 544 4, 916 Dec . 31 I 3, 677 5, 046 Jan , 7 I 4, 154 5, 085 Jan , 14 ! L~ , 114 5, 149 Jan , 21 I 4., 381 5, 342 Jan . 28 h, 515 ~ , 380 Feb . 4 4, 742 5, 473 ~ ! Feb , 11 ' Feb . 18 I 4, 874 4,906 5,617 5,587 2, 281 1, 901 2, 312 2, 556 2, 611 2, 594 2, 622 2, 783 2, 794 2, 903 3, 010 3,123 3, 127 3,330 3, 322 3, L~23 3, 492 3, 599 3, 607 3..1. 706 426 600 2, 707 3, 610 421 701 2,322 3, 824 ~07 638 2, 719 3:, 765 438 617 2, 994 3', 997 433 673 3, 044 3', 995 h50. 670 3, 04h 4, 093 545 709 3, 167 4., 201 487 966 . i 3,270 L~;, 565 549 608 ! 3,343 4~415 540 709 3, 4Li.3 4~ 415 !/ 1955 Data revised. y Exclusive of hatchings shipp e d into stat e s outs ide of Ge orgi a . CARL 0 JXl:SSCHEH Agricul tural Statisti cian ARCHIE" LA'lJGLEY Agricultura l Statisti cian In Charge .:, .r STATE Maine -Connecticut Pennsylvania. Indiana. Illinois Miss ouri Delaware Me.ryle.nd Virginia. West Virginia. ..North Caroline. South Caroline. GEORGIA Florida Alabama. Mississippi Arkansas Loui sie...'le. Texas Vvashington Oregon California EGG~ SF; T .AND CHIC KS PLACED I N COMIViER CIAL AREAS ,. BY VVEEKS - 19 55-56 . Feb. Feb. Feb. 4 11 18 - EGG S SET ' - THOl)SAlifDS . ..!..: ... Dec. 17 I I 930 880 i I 895 726 ! 1,.192 1,167 l; 179 I Ii 441 1,335 1,645 417 1,304 1, 782 433 1,.380 ;l I' 1,707 418 i! 607 692 157 l, 738 IpI 1, 720 2,100 2,091 1,702 l, 783 2,108 2,197 1,856 I, : l 1,846 ' . I ' 2,062 2,187 ! ' i I :I 586 1,.495 1,151 1,110 329 356 330 I f ' I 475 2,515 311 2,687 313 : I 2, 774 '! I I 1,414 339 i; 214 5, 4 73 5, 617 5, 58 7 _L_ 3' 610 '577-----s-gr---614-. I -242- 1,580 1,298 2, 311 186 2, 387 396 ,.., ' 292 1,825 1,639 1,296 2,2-45 188 2,378 330 316 1,.909 I 1,651 j 1,319 . i 2,210 i ' 189 2,334 ! i 378 , I ' 268 l, 767 I! I I! j! 1, 36 5 92'3 1,824 292 l, 797 222 121 999 De c. 24 728 467 597 646 127 563 1,614 1,074 1,093 508 1,.408 243 3,824 213 1, 446 906 1, 80 7 276 1,624 199 141 1, 051 Dec. 31 '.~reek Ending Jan . 7 Je.n 14 Je.n. 21 Je.n. 28 CHICKS PLACED - THOliSAl~ DS 756 587 572 740 130 . 519 1,607 1,143 1,197 466 1, 366 216 3, 765 181 1,319 88 5 l, 730 240 1,708 203 140 1, 018 774 764 740 489 557 563 580 617 605 634 763 6.45 172 162 l41 493 ..4.71 . 516 1,588 1,570 1,498 1,280 1,327 1,181 1,220 1,253 1,118 493 446 ~ 483 1,397 1,438' l, 387 190 193 2.09 3, 997 3, 995 4 ,093 '212- 253-- 239 1, 4 79 1, 328 1,430 897 886 886 1,699 1,674 1,531 270 262 247 1,742 l, 727 1,674 217 229 210 161 184 150 1,125 1,08 7 1,125 713 523 668 761 136 608 1,604 1,225 1,194 496 1,490 254 4 ,201 284 '1, 531 925 I 1, 70 7 283 1, 8 17 227 184 l,208 TOTAL 1955-56 TOTAL 19 54-55 . 32,_648 28,433 33,224 28 ,409 I i II 33,293 20,463 I 2 7, 729 : i ; 14 ,801 . I 20,555 11,331 20, 488 14,346 21,109 21, 186 20,671 1 5., 025. 14 ,397 - 14 ,959 22,039 17, 019 Feb. 4 759 483 698 716 177 617 1,543 1,279 1,265 504 1,551 271 4,565 262 1,453 1,065 1,916 254 1,886 208 171 l, 10 2 22,745 18 ,794 Pe.ge 2. Feb . 11 Feb. 18 779 567 781 798 217 669 1,451 1,407 1,314 505 1, 690 211 4,415 262 1,561 1,017 1, 9 58 300 1,902 212 185 1,105 799 664 766 771 232 705 1,613 1,384 1,345 498 1,618 281 4,415 217 1,668 1,001 1,815 350 1, 860 284 160 1,182 23,306 19, 825 23,628 19,96 3 Athens, Georgia. ,. ::. .... . . -195-5- C-A- L-F -C.R-OP- REPO!:T -~--:~- .. .. ' ~ . ' ' \) G.RORGIA: .. .The 1955 Calf Crop in Georgia. amounted ,to 683,000 head dompared with ' ' .: ~-- . _668,000 in 1954; th i s is 5 0 percent above the 10-yea.r 1944..53 a.vera.~e .f.'. 455, OOQ.f~. hea.d. . 1 .-" ~ .fhe 1955 C,a,lf Crop (number of calvel? porn pet 100 c'ows and heifers :-~ rears old . -~nd over on January l) was 79 percent compa.'r 'e:d w;i..th 83% in ~954 ~'n'o. 75-. -p~~cant .. z .for the t~..,yea.r avera g-e . Cows a.nd heife-rs ~rears , old an a over 'ori hand' Jan- in -tiary 1, : 19. 5.5 numb e red 8(:4~000 head; ... this wa.s . a. bo'L\t' 7 ' percen-e a.bov~ a.. . year . ea.r~ie~. . . lilUTED STATES: The Uni te'd States. calf crq'p 19.55 totaled.'43 ,OOi ;ddcJ head, i .. ~ ;. ;'?' -- - - pereent m-ore than the 42,6o,l;ooo head born in. 1954;':a.cfJording to. the Crop Re.porting . Board~ This is the six~h . sucd Qssive ino._rease over ;the pre.: . : ~.'e ding year since the numbel' of cattl e bega.r~ 'to ~ho:W .an i,tpw9:rd trenq "b eg inning _.in . f. 1949. The 1955 ca.H' crop was 20 percent 18,rg_er tha.P: the l ;'ILI-4-53 a:v~fage . . . ' ' ~ . \ ' , . ,,. , ' I The large 1955 calf crop resulted from a. r -ecord number of cows and ':~eLfers ' o.~ ., farms during 1955. The number of a.H cows a.nd hei;f'ers 2 years old a:rf~ older .an. January 1, 1955, was 49,121 :,"000 head--less than l pel-cent la."rger than :the numbe r .. on hand a. year earlier. Al thoubh cow slaughter was high duri_ng 1955 , f?pw her'4~: . : ~tayed large throughout the year to produce tho rec~d calf cr-o p . ~: The numb er of calve s born express e d a.s a. perc entage. of cows and he.i'fers 2 years. t' i old and older on January 1, 1955 , was 88 percent--1 percentage poi:iit.: above the t ., pr eviou y..s2a.r, a.nd_4 percenta ge po.ints. a.bOJTe the lQ-year a.v.:er age of''...84 pe rc ont.~ .' r. This figure is not strictly o. cal1zing rate since the January 1 inventory of covrs and he ifers 2 y ears old and older. do e s not include all the h e ifers vvhich gave birth to calve s during the year .: 'rl:l0 pc rc entag0 is calculated to shou the trend .._ in productivity ove r a. long p e riod . of::time . It may fluctua. t o . from year. to ye ar. :-:-~: duo to variations ropla.c ement s in cow 9la.ughtc:r -~uring . - .\. t he year and trond_;.s in breep.ing herd . . :: The calf cro p of 18,133,000 head i h: t he Nor-th Central Stat e s vras 6,000 h ea d : small er than in 195L~, but-- 15 porc on:t o.bovc tho 10.:.yca.r ave rage . All West Nor~h,.... Central State s, v1ith the excc ption o~ }Einnosota. , N'orth Dakota, and South Dakota..~. . showe d f ovver ca lve s born in ' l955 than a. ~roar oa.rli.er. In tho North Centr a l States, tho numb er of cows and h e i .f ors on hand J anua ry 1, i955 1:a s 19,877 ,000 h ea d--an .l i .;. creas e of l oss tha n 1 perc ent froin th o 19 , 794,000 hq~ d on Janua r y 1, 1954. T~p:: '. Western State s shgwed a calf crop of 7,2 66,000 head in 1955 bompa.:F e d vrith .. .-:-- : --:: 7~056,000 born in 195h . Only thre e of tho West.c::rn Stat e s, l:Cyoining, Color a trb , antl:~ _in J..rizona , shovved 'f cv;or ca.lvos born i955 than in; tho pr evious y ear. . : : :. . ' .. I , y It . .. . _I~ - . : In the South Centr a l Stutes, tho c_13-lf cr op..).s o st.~ated at 11,202,000 head corn,- .-~ pared with _11,089 ,000 in 1954 . Thei.numb c-r ;...of a ll: qoHs a nd h ei f ers two years p.Hi . o.nd older on J anua ry 1, 1955 tota. l.c;> d 13,151,000 h ead--a. d e cr eas e of 1 percent- from 1954. Toxa.s, tho l oa ding cattle pr-oducing,-$t:l.t o , showe d 4,297,000 calv os born.--1 percent a.boiro tho 4,2L~2,000 h ea d bprn in .],9~4. Tho numb er of cows and hoifors.; tvm on y,oars old and older J anua.ry 1, . i~55 in: TDXaS VIa S 4,828,000 h ead--2 perc ent p e ..: 16\-, a year earlier. In the North -A;-tlantic region, th o calf crop tota l e d 3 ,095.~000 head compared with 3,023,000 h ea. d a yca.r. earlier. In th e South Atla ntic Stat e s;. tho ca lf crop wa s 3,305,000 he ad--about th_e sumo as : tho pr ov~ous year, , . 4 CARL b. DOESCHER \ . . A,_'f\CHIE LAi'JGLEY Agricultural Statistician Agricultural Sta tistician In Cha~g o I -- - - - - - -- - --- .._-. - -- . --~ - --- -- --:-- - - --- CALF CROP REPORT, 1955 ..... _... - ~ -- .. -- - - --:--- -- - ' Cows and heifers :Calves Born as Per cent of State : Calves Born: : 2 'yrs. c: older :cows f~ heifers 2 yrs. & o. ' t o l a~d. VlSlOn : ; -av1-e0-r-v~rg-.e-; - -. - 1954 -- - - -; 1955 .;:a_1v-0e-r--ya -rg~;~-a~~1:9:-_5r4l_ -~- ; -- - -1955 .:;_av-1e-0-r- ya-gr ~ ~a~~~t~- ~ 1954 ~-.}/.. ..:_- ; 1955 {. ----..,.:. -1194,-4o-o5o3-:-i:Ooo-1: -;ocro-:-119:L-Io4o-5o3_:-l, ooo :-1:-oo-o--:l-9L-I4--53- -:.-----.-:- ---"""" head head head head head head Perc ent Per cent Percent ..... -r - - - - ---~ ~1Iaine N. H. .110 115 ll 6 130 l}5 132 85 85 88 61 f:4 66 73 7!+ 73 83 86 90 Vt 23 6 262 275 298 320 323 79 82 85 Mass 108 107 109 135 132 128 80 81 85 R.I. 16 16 16 21 20 19 79 80 84 Conn. .. 99 ... 96 104 123 121 122 81 79 85 N.Y. 1,227 1,300 1,344 1,441 1,512 1,527 85 86 88 N. J 121 134 129 156 161 161 78 83 80 - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pa. - .-- oNhAiotl.- - --.2--,8.8935-977.7---3l,.,o0-922i389 936 . 3,095 -l,02i -1,006 3,382 -l,ltR. -13-1,1,,51880-416- - -- 1,114 3,5~99 -l,l73- 85- - -883 6--- -84 84 86-- --- -8-4 8876- Ind. Ill. Mich. V is. Hirm Iowa Mo. 848 906 890 950 1,029 :: 1,000 89 1,282 1,408 1,380 1,442 1,565 1,516 89 889 871 848 1,034 1,013 998 86 2,242 2,464 . 2,452 2,501 2,621 2, 665 90 1.. 610 1,674 1,720 1,785 1,s2o 1,830 90 1,755 2,052 2,033 1,943 2,137 2,140 90 1,506 .. 1,835 1,810 1,668 2,039 2,011 90 88 89 90 91 86 85 94 92 92 94 96 95 90 90 ( N. Dak. 712 853 915 817 937 984 87 91 . 93 S. Dak. 1,037 f~428 1,508 1,194 1,53'6 1,587 87 93 95 Nebr. 1,447 : 1,848 1,813 1,(:42 1,976 2,036 88 91-+ 89 - - - - - - - --- -- - - - - -K-an-s.-----1-,4-1-2. - - - N. Ce ...... n-t.. . 15-,736- .-.1.,-18.~,7.1.83--29- - -1,-7-43- 18,133 . . _ -1,-62.6.._- -1,-9-37- - - - 17,7.63 19,794 -... - 1,937 ---87- ---9-2-. --- -90- - -- - - - - - - -- - - 19,877 89 .... . . 92 . 91 ,...... Del. 32 36 36 40 46 45 80 78 79 Md.- 214 258-. 2(:4 254 311 311 84 83 85 Va. 527 670 658 638 817 803 82 82 82 W. Va. N .c. 2_66 . 286 293 313 3LI4 '341 85 329:. Wl 41.J4 437 566 576 75 83 .86 78 77 : s. c. 173- ' 262 266 229 336 345 75 78 77 Ga . 455 468 q83 6o9 805 864 75 83 .. 79 = = = = = =: = Fla. 448 673 691 710 ~.~)~). =: -2~1lt(= 3~94 3,2_02. "f,~o 1;035 4,g,60 11 001 !!_,28_ 63 ~)5 65 66 =: 7_7=: ==~if Ky. 729 898 886 841 1,021 995 87 88 89 Tenn. 733 897 900 847 1,055 1,046 86 85 86 :Ala. '561 809 ' 820 738 1,064 1,051 -76 76' ' . 78 Mi s s . 678 1,005 ., 1,056 96o 1,305 1,408 70 77 75 Ark. 566 717 ' 703 696 919 ' 890 81 78 : . 79 La. 642 . 872 966 865 1 ,163 . l,ltl.j. 74 . 75" 83 Okla. 1,298 1,649 1,574 1,512 ' 1,792 - 1,769 86 92 89 - - -- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - _ - - Texas s. Cent. .. 39,;084.3....0.4-.: - . 4- ,242 11,089 4,297 11,202 4, 753 11~213,..._ 143,,92...3_521 4,828 13,151 81 81 -1,14r --- 89.-:--- io;;t-:--- -819- -1,o89 923-1,158 --1,?.14 - 8"6 ,89 84 85 94- ~- ~94 J Idaho 382 522 554 456 567 6o2 84 92 92 Wyo. 429 516 483 526 580 568 82 89 85 Colo. 728 873 846 857 981 920 85 89 92 N. Mex. - 554 541 572 701 693 689 79 . 78 83 Ariz. 363 378 . 377 473 478 47i 77 79 . . 79 Utah 248 334 3l~ . 302 371 . 364 82 90 . . 94 Nev. 212 233 . 260 278 311 31'7 . ' 76 75: 82 Wash.. 396 493 515 481 536 56o . 82 92 92 Oreg. 467 611 619 583 719 728 80 . 85 . s5 - - - -- -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - Calif. 1,2J4 ~ 1,466 -~ 1,-557 1,489 1,6(,6 1,769 ........ ~8-2-- . ' 88 8.8.._ - - - - We-st.- -- - -5-,-81-2--'. _ 7,0-5-6- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ -- 7,266 7,0($ . -8,060 - 8,208 ..... ~ .82 . ,_ - ~ 88. .. ~ 89 - - - - - u-. s-. - - -35,86-7--4-2,6-0-1 -43-,0--01- -4-2,6-57 - -4-8,946 -49-,1-21- -8-4 -- - --87- - - --, .as 1/ Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as - percentage of the January 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and over on January 1 and not the number of alloows and heifers giving birth to calves during the year. IJNITEO STATES (q ~ {;.> DEPAR'tMENT OF AGRICI.IL TURE I ft ~1,' ~ S"bV/C:Jl .v~:f~/ '; GEOTitGK~: . AGRIC~LTlJRAL '.. MARKETING i ' ::, . SERVI~~ . ~ ~:.. r UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEG~ OF AGRICUL. TURE .. Athc:1 s , Gcor:;~ . r "~' t9S5 1 GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL.. EXTENSION sfl.RVICE i ?ol r uc. r7} 29, 1956 \ ! .. j R'9:PO :': AHEAS 1 \ :t, '"- ~ .:: .. 4 ~~- . r .. _ . Duri ng t he vl..eek : ~h'ding February 2. coipmercial halcheries plI . : ! J ~ ' ,..,., \ ; ' ~ .,, I ~ : ! Local hatchipgs jof 3~6..?1 ,00.0, e~cluding shipments of 398,000 chicks t o o!ther state~ , trWi are 1 percent. bq}J;)a.yhe 13, 706,000 of 2, 911, 000 bf~ on~ yea r .ago. Eggs s et the p revious l~eek but 26 pe rcent mo\re t hal). thi:; by local hatcheries amounted to , f)' , 7'58;GoO ,qr 3 per~ent ab6.vf )~ $~7 ; 000 ~f t he previous week and. 24 percent." ~re3at~r ~h~,~ the ( 4,652,000 f.or tlie~ correspondlng vteck last year . .. ' ,. c.;. ' ! '"'; I . ~ ~ .-4 t ..- .. .: . ~ ' HatcherieS <.reporttedpr:i.ces paid for hatch~ng e gg s dur~_ng the week at an averaee_.of ; 85 cents pi;.T ;doi~n . Average pr i ce charged by hatcheries for chicles was ~epq,rte d. at ~15 . 50 per : h~dr1<:)fk These prices are t he same as the previous we9k and romp.are, wi~h 72 cents and ; :.PlJ.~O one year ago. Egg p r ice s shm-m r el at e to Georgia p roduce d --, 1 hatching e~g s , 111~tpe r bought on contract or otherv1ise . i . j ' h! ! :..' \ i .: ~ > (See reverse s:i..dEi for othe r states} . r r- . (1 ' GT!}Cl RGIA CHICI~ PLJCmJi~i'JT BY 'WEEKS P~RIOD DECS\.;BER 24, 19.)5 '!.'HROUGli FEB:tUARY 25, 1956 1/ ; :.. L ; --D..a.t.e.-,----.-~~.:, -..~ ---..,r.;:-g_g_s_ Chick s Hatcj1o.cf.].Ttfnshi pments ! - To'.tal Pl:ace~ 1 1:/eck i Set I Placed in .~k6 ~i~ of Chicks ' ; :on ;Fa+,ms ..: ; ! Snding I 195.4- 55 :1955- 56 1 951.~-55 :1955-'56 : !: 19)1.!..:55:195)- 56 : ; 19.54- 55 : '1955'.::56 ! --""'--+-_i _,_;"."'"".T"""h'"""ou~-. s-an.;.-...d;.,."'"s~-......_-~Tho usands Thousands ' Thdu s a a d s I ... '' Dec . 2Lr. ! '3 ,:5J.JL . L., 916 . !. ~, 9Gl . .3:; 1,'2.) !' . 421 701 2, J 22 J, 84.h I Dec . 31 ' .J/)77 . 5,046 Jan. 7 U,l54 5,o85 '. 2,312: ::.; ) , ]:127 2, 556 3, 380 407 638 43B 617 2, 719 J, 765 2,991.!. 3, 997 Jan. 14 ! 1~, 114 .. 5~ 1)_~9 2; 611 3,322 4J3 673 I 3,0LJ+ '_3, 995 I Jan . 21 i .h,38l . 5,342 'Jan . 28 4, .515 . 5, 380 Feb. 4 1 4, 742 . 5, 473 2, 594 3j 4?:3 2, 622 . J, h92: 2, 783 ~ 3,599 4SO 670. . ~ 3, 044 h, 093 < 545: . . 709.~ : .. . 4Wt " '~ 9t:l; 3, 1.67 3,"270 4, 2~1 4, 565 Feb. 11 i 1.(, 87 4 . . 5,617 2,79h 3, 607 549 808 3,3h3. 4,4+.5 Feb. Feb . 18 25 j ! I 4 , 906 , ~,652 5, 587 5,758 ' ' 2, 903 3,706 2, ~11 3; 656 5hO 709 482 r 6.{)Q. ~ ; - - - . 3, 443 4, 41.5 l 3J 3~l_.__lL12.6_1 !/ 1955 data r evised . y Exclusi ve of hatchings shipped into RJ:.atos outs Ldo . of Georgia . I CARL O. DO~SCHER Agricul tur al Stati s t.~ cian I~ . J . ; . ' " 0 I ., :. .. AfWHIE LMJGLEY Agric11ltural Statist i cian In Charge ', ,,. ? - . . .... . . ... . ( - ~. :-. . ~ .,. . (. . . .. . .. . . . . ~ ' ' ' C..' .. . .. ..::.. i ._. . .. ' - ~j ' . .: ! . ::~ , . .. ' . . . . .. . .. ... ' .' . r. . ... I EGGS SET . ~D CHIC KS PLACED ; IN CD ~iiMER CIAL AREAS, BY. WEEKS .""' 1955.-56- , STATE .. Maine / -,. .. - Connecticut Pennsylvania :. Indiana ~ -::: : Illiri~i s ;. ! . . ~ Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia No~th Carolina South Carolina :(mcmGik ,. . .. Fio~i-da wl. Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TO TAl,) 1955- 56 !OTAL 1954-55 '1 .. r I : Feb. 11 ..I Feb. 18 t: I ... Feb. Deo. 25 . u ' 24 . Deo . I . 31 . I Jan. 7 W~ek; E;pdJ:qg , . .: . Jan. I, Jan. 14 21 I Jan. 28 I :Feb. '4 I EGGS SET - THOUSANDS s.: . CHIC~ PLACED - THOUSANDS II 880 1,.167 I i' 1,~04 1, 782 433 1,702 1,783 2,108 2,197 I I 356 l 2,687 I 313 I . 5,617 .. 594 ,:1,.639 1,296 2,245 188 2 , .378 3.30 316 1,909 895 1,179 1,.380 1, 707 . 418 1,856 1,846 2,062 2,187 330 2,774 339 5,587 . 614 1,.654 1,319 2,210 189 2,334 378 268 1, 767 'T 858 i . 728 1,171 , I 467 !l 1,460 1,660. 403 1,868 l. l' ' !' l! . 597 646 . 127 563 1,859 ! i 1,614 2,185 !i I . 1,074 2,363 405 . I l I ; I i i 2., 7 9 6 371 1,093 508 1,408 . .. 243 5, 758 639 1,. 781 .; ! I ~. I' i. 3,..824 213 1,448 I 1,319 j 906 !I 2,241 . 1,807 I! 177 j; 276 2, 346 . ' ' 1,624 :I 461 199 288 141 1,848 :; ;. ' 1,051 756 587 572 740 130 519 1,607 1 ,.143 1,197: 466 1,366 216 3, 765 181 1,319 885 1,730 240 1,708 203 . 140 1,018 774 489 580 634 172 493 1~588 1,280 1,220 : 493 1,397 190 3,997 212 1,479 897 1,699 270 1,742 217 161 1,125 764 557 617 763 162 471 1,570 l, 327 1,253 446 1,438 193 3,995 253 1,328 886 1,.674 262 1,727 229 184 1,087 740 563 605 645 141 516 1,498 . 1,181 1,:11-8 . 483. 1,387 200 4,093 239 1,430 886 1,531 247 1,674 210 150 1,125 713 .523 668 . 761: 136 : 60& 1,.604 . 1,225 1,194 . 496 . 1,490 :' 254 ,4 201'. 284 1,531 925 1,.707 283 1,817 227 184 . 1,208 759 483 698 716 177 617 1,543 1,.279 1,265 504 1,551 271 4, 565 262 1,4 53 1,065 1,916 254 1,886 208 171 1,102 33,224 as , ,409 ,. 33',293 27,729 " .. 'II , 34,259 I : .20,555 II , 27 ,63~ . II , ...11., 331 - 20, 488 21, 109. 21,186 20,671 22,039 14 , 346 :. ~5,025 J~ , ~9~ . .- 1.1 ,_959 ..17 ,.019 . .. 22,74 5 18,794 Page 2. Feb. I Feb. t Feb. 11 I 18 25 779 567 781 798 217 669 1,451 1,407 1,314 505 1,690 211 4,415 262 1,.561 1,017 1,958 300 1,902 212 185 1,105 799 664 766 771 232 705 1,613 1,384 1,.345 498 1,611 28 4,415 217 1_,668 1,.cxn 1,815 350 1,860 284 16 ~ 1,18 744 586 769 7()4 179 638 1, 745 1,547 1,_385 494 1,639 248 4,256 269 1,636 1,066 1,896 311 1,.908 274 151 1,271 23,306 19,825 23,628 19,963 2 3, 716 20.,273 G~ ]) 1b~d 1 G7JL.A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE GJT- 0. . -1 JRJGjJTIA -='.! . P.GRICUL TUR .I\L MARKF. TING SERVICE ~.~P:z?Jt!!Y G~L 3 ;s - C OL.Lc.GE OF AGRICULTURE February _ 1956 EXTE NSION SERv' ICE 0< c~c ) G:01LGIJI. L:.Sfi.DS THE HP.TION I i!-CH-I-CY-mN- -BR-OIL:CR PHO:::JUCTIOI-J I:r 1955 Georgia led t he Nation in chicken broiler production for t he f ifth consecuti ve year by producing 177 , 61..!.2,000 cirds in 1955 valued at $125,284, 000. Br oiler production has increased in Georgia each year si nce broiler estimates were started in 19 35,~nth t he exception of 1946. Texas came second i n production with 79 rdlli on birds valued at ~0,411, 000. Following i n order of production rank were Arkansas, :UelaHare and forth Carolina. Production i n Georgi a shOYJed an. increase of- 15 percen~ over the 154, 471) 000 -birds. in 19.54 and valuat ion was up 23 percent. Average l i ve weight per bird was 2. 9 pounds compared wit h 3.0 in 1954 and 2.9 in l953 o Aver age pri ce per pound live wei ght -vras 24.3 cents compar ed with 22.0 cents in 1954 and 26.6 in 1953. Value of cornmercial broilers exceeded the value of lint cotton for the first time in t ne hi st ory of the State. -. -rl DIAGRAl~ SHOTNING PRODUCTION AlJD VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS 180- - -- (Period 1935 - 1955) ~ ---- -~ ~1.80 II . Numb e r s I . I I Year (000 ) 160- 1- .160 1935 1936 .500 230 800 384 r- I 1937 1,100 539 120- 100- 1938 1939 1940 I941 1942 1 9L~ 3 1944 l9 L~.5 l 9 L~6 1?47 1948 l 9h9 1950 1951 1952 1,300 1,600 3,500 6,000 10,000 17,000 24,000 29,.520 22,435 28,717 33, 025 45, 574 62, 892 88, 678 112, 621 611 676 1,495 2,775 .5,152 12,198 19,116 24,466 20,171 24,191 29,108 32, 977 1.6 ,433 68 , .530 88 , 610 1 .----~ ,1 1 -l40 SE ER~L L\BR ARY i I i iJ FEB 10 1 5l 120 I ~ilfj- 1 l I ~-:-:-::I rt.l p ,.. 0 rl rl rl ~ 19.53 1954 19.55 121, 631 154, 471 177, 642 93, 826 101, 9.51 125, 28 4 80- Nuinber Broilers Value, Dollars I f,.,..1,,,;r,r;...,.,.j-60 .. COI'-11'1SRGIAL BROILER PRODUCTION AND GROSS INCOHE IN 22 STATES, 1954-55 . y' .j .. State : and 1954 y r . : 1955 Total : Number Pounds : Price : Gross : Number : Pounds : Pric-e : Gross ; :produced: produced :per. lb.:income ]/:produced: produced :per lb.:in~ome ]/ Thousands Cents Thous.dol. Thousands Cents Thous.dol. Maine Conn, Pa. Ind. Ill. . 30,677 25,099 28,431 . 36,368 9,148 110,437 90,3 56 99,665 116,378 27,444 Mo . Del. Md. Va . w. Va. N. c. s. c. Ga. Fla. Ala. 25,661+ 69,820 58,367 59,332 25,434 58,349 11,011 154~471 11,736 47,739 76,992 216,442 180,938 183,929 81,389 169,212 30,831 463~413 34,034 143,217 Miss. Ark. La, Texas Wash. Oreg. Calif. 40,308 78,525 11,398 71,790 9,590 5,525 50 ~ 017 112,862 219,870 34,194 208,191 29,729 16,575 160,054 Total 918,799 2,806,152 22.5 23.6 24,7-.: 23.0 24.0 22.1 22.6 22.6 22.5 22.9 . 22.4 22.2 22.0 24.1 22.8 22.2 22.0 23.0 23.3 26,1 25.2 26.2 22.9 24,848 21,324 24,617 26;767 6,587 33,438 120,377 24.2 2.5,852 90,482 25.9 29,000 95,700 26.1 32,368 103,578 25.4 8,691 26,073 25.2 17,015 48,916 40, 892 41,384 18,638 25,664 69,820 58,367 5h,5~5 !1,873 76,992 24.3 216,4h2 25.9 180,938 25.9 169,214 .. 24.5 69,994 2L~ .8 37,903 59,516 178,548 24.2 6,844 10,020 29,058 24.5 101~951 8,202 177z642 9,389 515 2162 27,228 24.3 26.2 32,653 58,242 174,726 24.6 25,055 48,371 7, 865' hR, 509 7, 759 4,177 41,934 37,486 76,954 11,626 78,969 9,782 6,133 49,017 104,961 215,471 34,878 236,907 30,324 19,012 161,756 . 642,211 . 9h4,434 2,877, 821 24.5 24.4 . 25.0 2.5.5 26.7 25.9 27.9 25.1 29,131 23,435 24,978 26,309 6,570 18,709 56,058 46,863 41,457 17,359 43,209 7,119 - 1252 284 7,134 42,983 25,715 52,575 8,720 60,411 8,097 4,924 45,130 722,170 y' States having weekly chick placement reports. y Revised. . 21 Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 percent of total productionJ . . CARL 0. :OOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LALITGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge UNITED STATES OEPARTMENT OF :e r o p \ AGRICULTURE AGRICUt. TURAL MARKETI~i.G SER'IICE :UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICUI..TURE i Athl !.1C i.. Gr. orG i ~ 1io.rch . 7, 1956 BROILER CHICK H.EFORT :fl"OR G'::OHGIA C0i'1li':ERCIAL ATLS.i\S During :the" ~ro Gk cndlng Ii.a rch 3 connn.l'3l'Cia1 hatcherie~ p1r.r.cod 4, 388 ,000 chi ck s ~ 1-l'ith broiler' p ~oduccrs in Georgia commer~i~.l areas. This is 3 po rcent above t he 4,256,000 1')1accd tho p r e vious '1-Jeek and is 2L~ pe rc <: nt mor e th ;:~.n tho 3, 5h3, 000 p1o.ced the samo 1..rcck last yea r. Local hatchings of 3, 812,000, e:xc1uding s hipments of 310, 000 chicks to otil or :st;:~.tos , are 4 percent t~.bove t hG 3, 656, GOO of the p r eviou.s wook and 25 po rccnt more than the 3, C52 ,000 of one ye a r ago. Et~gs s e t b:r locnl hatchcri r~ s c>.mountod to 5 ,936 , 000 1or 3 percent .above the 5, 758,000 of the prevj.ou(3 lwek and . 2h pe rcent E; r oat c r than the 4, ?77, 000 for tho corre sponding week l ad :;opr. Hatcherie s reporte d price s paid for hc:'.tching e ggs dur:Lng the t.:'lmr;;R 31, 1955 Ti:IROUGH 1: ~!tCH 3., Date I :rilgg s y ! 1 Chick s Hc:rcCl~ed ~--~I~n~s h-ip-m-c- nt~s--~---~~~P~lace d I : Tv'T1CC1c 1lnding ._,4 I : : 0..,~ t ;i . 119~ ~ io:''>.-':19:..,,.o.,-o-'6. . . 1 i P.l1<9-.5c1C',! _d ,".'i,""n,1.G~ 5e..,Jo_r,g,..,6i a i 1 19o-'4o-f>."0'C>' :h1i9c5k..,sJ, _,,..,6 19>"'14o. -n'J~_FO,a:rlm95s:?_- 56_ Dec. 31 1 J?n. 7 I Jr.n. 14 I J<~. 21 Jan. 28 I I .cb. 4 1 F~'oebb.. 11 18 Feb. 25 1 Har. 3 1. Thqu mmds 1 Thous .n ds I ,.. ; Thousands Th01..'-Sands : . 3, 6~7 ~ , 0~6 1. 2,312 ~3 ,127 407 638 2,719 3,765 4,1;,4 l.J.,li.l+ h ,~8 ~ ' ;0.>5 ) ,1h9 ~,: 3 h2 1 2, 556 2, 611 2, 594 :3,380 3 , 3 22 3, 423 I 438 1 I 1.~33 1.+50 617 67 3 670 2, 99L!. 3,04h 3, 0~}.+ 3, 997 3,995 L(,093 1! , ::>1) ::>,330 2,622 3;h92 . . 545 709 l' )_(;/42 5,473 41.~,, 090?l6t. 5,617 5 , 5B7 1 1 22,,779813~ . 3,.~99 ; 3~~607 2, 903 3, 706 I I 487 . 549 540 966 808 709 3,167 33,,32L7~03 3 ,Lth3 h,201 4,565 1t,415 h,415 4,652 5, 758 2, 911 ) , 656 I 482 600 3, 393 1.!., 256 4,777 5, 93~- .---=3:;..:.,_50~2;:;..._....:::..3,lf- n~.--l.l_......;:;:h~9.1~----.5::..:..67 ::__~--.-_,3:;.<,~5..;..::1+::::..3_...:4::;L.;,388 y 1955 data r cyj.sod. y Exclnsi vo o{ h'1tchings shi1:-pc d into st<'..tcs outside of Georgiec. Cl RL 0. OOTBSCHER Agricultural Statistician .'.RCHIE L 'JITGLEY .\griculture.l Statistician In Charge r STATE EGGS SET AND CRICT.t\S PLACED I N .COMll.liERCIAL AREAS, BY WEE KS 1955-56 VVeek Ending I F.&b. 18 .. Feb. Mar . ... 25 :. 3 Dec. . 31 . Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 EGGS SET - THOUSANDS :s CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS -Mai ne Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missc uri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA F orida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas l.IV'as.hington Oregon California 895 1,179 1,380 1,707 418 1,856 1,846 2,062 2,187 330 2,774 339 5,587 6 4 1,654 1,319 2,210 189 2, 334 378 268 1, 767 858 1,171 1,460 1,660 403 1,'868 1,859 2,185 2,363 405 2~796 371 5, 758 63 1, 781 1,319 2,241 ' 177 2,348 461 288 . 1,848 II 890 1,157 1,347 1,803 394 II 2,083 2,041 2,209 I 2,298 i 421 I 2,753 l II II 394 5, 936 649 1,808 1,385 2,425 193 2,433 412 . 378 1,837 756 587 572 740 130 519 1,607 1,143 1,197 466 1,36.6 216 :1,730 240 '1, 708 203 140 :1,018 774 489 580 634 172 493 1, 588 1,280 1,220 493 1,397 190 1,699 270 1,742 217 161 1,125 764 557 617 763 162 471 1,570 1,327 1,253 446 1,438 193 1,674 262 1,-727 229 184 1,087 740 563 605 645 141 516 1,498 1,181 1,118 483 1,387 209 1,531 24:7 1,674 210 150 1,125 713 523 668 761 136 608 1,604 1,225 1,194 496 1,490 254 1,707 283 1,817 227 184 1,208 759 483 698 716 177 617 1,543 1,279 1,265 504 1, 551 271 779 567 781 798 217 669 1,451 1,407 1,314 505 1,690 211 1,886 208 171 1,102 1,902 212 185 . l, 105 Page 2. . Feb. Feb. . 18 : 25 Mar. 3 799 664 766 771 232 705 1,613 1,384 1,345 498 1,618 281 744 586 769 704 179 638 1,745 1,547 1,385 494 1,639 248 758 530 798 835 181 584 1, 717 1,546 1,415 568 1,423 254 1,860 284 160 1,182 1,908 274 151 1,271 1,662 1,068 1,857 264 1,930 216 166 1,213 TOTAL 1955-56 TOTAL 1954-55 33,293 34,259 35,246 27,729 27,633 28,312 20,488 1 4 , 34 6 21,109 15,025 21,186 14,397 20,671 14, 959 22,039 17,019 22,745 18,794 23,306 19,825 23,628 19,963 23,716 20,273 23,644 19,890 l?A.ffi'1l PRIC?. REPORT AS OF FEBRUARY 15; 1956 G~ORGIA : During the month ended in mid-February; the All Commqdity I ndex of Prices . Received by Georgia .farmers remained unchanged from the level reported on January 15, At the present level, the index is 246 percent of the January 1910 - December 1914 average and 16 poi nts below the level of the index during the corre- sponding period last year, The Livestock and Livestock ' Products component of the Index at 198 percent of its January 1910 - De cember 19lh ave r age was unchanged from the l evel reported in mid- January.- IndilVidual commodity p:rtce changes within thj_s g roup 'l-tere compensating to the extent that no change was refle cte d i n the group index. .Higher p r i ce s lvere rec'ei ved during the month for meat animals and chickens, but lowe r prices were re- ceived for egg s and wholesale milk, The All Crop component of t he Index at 2?1 percent of its J anuary 1910 ... December 19lh average vras unchange d froHl the l e ve l poported in mid-Jam.iar'J Price increases for some commodit :i.e s 1-vithin this group Nere off set by lowe r pr i cos rece i vod f or other items and no change was r efl8ctc: d in tho group i ndex. Hi ghe r p rice s we r e. re ... . ceived dur ing t he month for corn , cotton lint and cottonseed, all baled hay and soy.. beans. Lovmr' p r i ce s were r eceived f or l'!hcat; oats, and peanuts. UNITED STLTES: Tho Index of PrtcGs. He coivcd by farme rs was tho same in mid-February as a month &arlie r, The more important pri ce increases during the month were for hogs, potatoes , orang ~ s, l ettuce , and. ,cotton. Tho of f setting decrt;ascs ~m re l e d by cgt, s; strawbe rrie s, ~vholesalc milk, and cabbage. The index at 226 pe rcent of i ts 1910 - lh ave rage v.ras 7 pe rcent belmv a yGar earlier. The Parity Index ( Fr:Lce.s Paid by Farr,lCrs, Inte r est, Taxe s; and Wage Rates) -v.ras down l point i n-mid-Fe.brue.ry1 -pP-imarily eece.use of lovm-r s.eed- and food pri-cc s i - At 280, the index -vms 1 pe rcent lo we r tha11 a year ago~ The Parity Rc.tio (ratio of tho Index of Pri ce s Rc ce i ve d to the Index of Price s Paid, Interest, Taxes , and Hago Rates) r ose 1 point to 81. This was t he first increase recorded since l a st Ap.dl. Tho Februa r y ratio was 6 pe rcent lowe r than a ;}Tear ea rli e r~ Indexe s 1910-14=100 Summary Te.blc fo r the United St~:te s Feb. 15, 1955 Jan, 15, ; Feb. 15, 1 9 56 1956 Record high -Index-~-- ~ate-- Prices Rcceived 2t~~ 226' 226 313 Fob, .1951 r;- Parity Ind?x !/ 283 281 280 y 290 Hny }-952 Parity Ratio 86 80 81 123 Oct, 1946 1/ y Price s Paid, Inte rest, Taxe s, ai:ld Wage Hates. ~lso February and April 1952 . ARCHIE 11\NGLEY Agricultural Statisti cian In Charge BURTON J. Hf;P.RINGTON Agricultural Stat i stician /... r':': . i .. .... . ' . . -ft : - .,. . " ~- ~- -. ... . ,,. -::. ._, COMll'iODITY AND tP.1IT PRICES RECBIVm -BY Fll:ai~$ "m jPTJ.ARY. :-15, 1956 Vli!I' t1' COMPARI$0lTS.. . , . !;;f~M> I _F~b~- 1~J.r~~,{-~~~ ~eb. ~5, ~!;;r~~JFeb. 15,~-~an~-, . :GEORGIA I 1 .~u1y 191.4: . l~f:15~ , hp6 ' - " ' -, . : 1.95~', July 19141 U:TIT'W STATES 1 9 5 5 -. 1? I 1956 ' F'~P: 15, '1956 Wheat.,. Bu. _ $ L24 I 2:~9. ,1 2.6o 1.96 . ~sa.~! 2.,i3 1~_ 9,5_ 1.95 Col'I). ~. Bu. _. $ . - .91_. : ts_~ \ _ :~~7 .... 1~,15_ . _ .64 . , .1:40 . 1. 1!3 Oats, Bu1 Irish Potatoes,Bu. $ Sweet Potatoes,Bu. $ Cotton , Lb. cotton~eed, Ton $ Hay :(b-aled), Ton $ 12.6 24.39 .- 1 1 1 ' ~::; lj.: ~::!'1 ~ il :: 1:~ !j.. ' . : . 3.'10 f.. 50 I 1 . ~ ~.50 jl jl . .88 j1 34:5 ._. 33~3 .. :1 34.3 :- - 12.4 I s~:od [ 4>.oo iS~oo 11 . 22.55 I 2.97 31.7 55.20 -~99 -1l 1. 99 I .62 1.11 1.98 30.7 31.0 ,. .45 ._50 46.20 II. .,. l I 30.6?, 24. 80 _I,- 25'.~10 23.30 21.30 21.20 I' Hogs, per cwt. $ .- 7.33 l i 16: s o I1 1L80 .j 12.40 I 7 .,.2:7. 16...40 ,': - . 10. 90 - 12.00 Be ef Cattle, cvrt. $ Pk Cows, Head C~ickens, Lb. ~gg_ s, Doz. 3 . 87 ,.,. 3:3.85 13.2 ' I I I n.5o .95."90 I . . 1 n.oo ~ 11.20 ioo~oo . !i rpo.'b'o . 5.42 4s .oo II I 'l 23."B I 19.5 20.0 11. 4 l I' ll :,44.0 I- 58.0 I1 "19.5 11 ., 21.5 16.50 13 . 90 145.00 ...115.00 23.7 20.1 39.5 - 46 .~ 14.00 148.00 . 21.0 40.2 Butterf at, Lb . 25.7 i 52.0 I 51.0 51.~ . I 26.3 57.5 57 .6 57.3 Milk ('.!lho le s?.].e ) _. pe:r: l OCJ#: J} , Soybe nns , Bu. Peanuts, Lb. I 2, 42 I 5.90 . i 2.90 i 5,.o ' i . ~1.5 , 1/ Fre1i~inary for Feotuary 1956. 6.00 2.13 11.2 .. I I 5.90 i 2. 10 i! 1 0.9 iil 1.60 ! .. ,I :1.8 4.05. 4.24 '2.61. . 2.19 12.5 11.9 4.12 2.25 11.8 I FDEX :t>TUPf.BEP.S OF PRICES RECi!I i.T'ED BY. FABMERS m GEORGIA . . . (Janua.rv 191' 0 ~ Th.lcember 1914 : 100) , Feb. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15, 1955 ' 1956 1956 An Comnod.i ties 262 246 246 All Crops Grain and Hay . ! - . ., . 281 ( 183 271 139 ' Cotton Lint 285 273 271 142 . 282 Peanuts Tobacco 222 216 210 362 362 362 Cotton~1:1ed and Soybeans . 245 185 188 Irish Pot atoes, S-.1eet Potatoes & Cowpeas 307 236 236 Fruite and Nuts 205 . 233 .233 All Livestock and Livestock Products 2 19 1.98 198 Meo.t .Animals 254 202 213 Poultry and Eggs 178 174 165 Dairy Products 232 235* 232 ~------~--------~-------~--~--------~-------------------------~ Revised . ..- ro:R PRicES PAID EY nBJ.~;:ERS . SELEOI'ED FEEDS, FEBRUARY ~15, 1956 ':'liTH cor:i:t'ABISONS J} ______ I' ----------------G-~_OR_G~,!~----- . -- i ., --~~=.-ftiTri5STATE-S--=:!..-.--- - - ~ -K-IN-D-:O-F- -FE-E-D- - - - - - Feb. 15 , --.1,9-5-5_, _ LTa _ n. 1 1956 5 , Feb. 15, ]'eb. 15,' 1956 ----,-- 1 1955 ~ J 2n . 15, - ]'eb. 15, 1 956 1956 Dollars Per 100 Found~ Mixed Dairy Feed . All Under 29% Protei~ 16% Protein '" 18% Prot e in ~Oo/o Prot e in 24% Protein 4 .20 4.10 4.30 4 . 45 ' 1-.55 3.80 3.75 3.95 . 1.00 . 4.20 II 3.80 3.75 3'.95 . 4.00 II", J . 3.96 3.88 3 ',92 4.20 ,. 4.38. 3.65 3.59 3.59 3.8'1 3.95 3.65 3.60 3.61 3.83 3.99 . High Protein Feads ' Cottonseed }~eaJ. Soybean Meal Meat Scrap Grain By-Products Br3Il Middlings Corn Meal 4.'15 4.85 5.80 3.55 3.80 4.35 3.25 4.20 4.70 3.25 3.50 3.80 3.35 (I 4.10 4 .50 I I 3.30 3.50 3.65 4. 45' 1.72 5.35 3.08 3.19 3.75 -3.74 3.97 4 .55 2.86 2.97 3.33 3.76 3.92 4 . 46 2. 87 2 ,96 3.33 Poultry Feed Broiler Growing Mash Laying Eash Scr <~.tch Gra ins 5.50 5.20 4.60 Ho.y (Baled) Alfalfa All Other 56.00 45.50 JJ As r eported by Feed Dealers. 4.95 4.70 4.20 50.00 40.50 5.00 4.75 4.20 50.00 :1Q.OO 5.18 I 4.77 4 .29 I 35.00 l 33.20 :1.79 4.36 3. 93 32.90 29.10 4.81 4.36 3.93 33.10 29.20 -Jl~ . Athens, Georg"l.a. --------------- - --- -- DATA FROM GEORG IA 1955 - - rrr~EKLY . . EATCH17RY . ' . .. -- --- - ....- ---~- Im PO ' RTS-ON-B-R-C'-IL:O-:R-CHI CKS V'eek Ending 1955 . Eggs Set . (000) l I ' .. .. . ~- - -- -- - - - -- .:.--- .:______ -J:.-r-i-~-_f-?..-. .~.-- ---------r1:-r:-;c::; ---T-...:t..?--J-22 St.?:_t e s. . ., .. Paid For hec.eived For . . . Broil Broilers Ha. tchingu Broiler :.:ners Eggs s ot --------- __ ---- ------ ~atch Placed . Eg,s s (r.:) .,. Chicks . . ( ~; )-J -- Pl ace-d--..-... (000 ) Jan, 1 2, 980 6'( 20 ,574 Jan. 8 4,154 2 , 99~. 68 Jan. 15 . 4, 111~. 3 , 097 .3, ol~~. 6:3 Jan, 22 4, 381 ~ , 085 Jan , 29 )+ ,515 3,120 3,1 67 70 12.25 . .13.00 .13. 75 1h. 25 15 , 383 17,425 25 ,0 62 27,178 27,5LJ.5 Feb. 5 4 , 71..~2 3 , 234 ?; ,270 71 Feb, 12 4,874 3,334 3,343 72 F'eb, 19 4,906 3,373 3,i.J43 72 Feb . 26 4,652 3 ,1.~76 3,393 72 14. 00 13.75 .13 .50 19,039 ~0 ,01 6 20,148 20, 687 28, 130 28,111 27,451 27,283 Mar. 5 4, 777 , ?,6o2 . .3,543 72 lde.r, 12 4,906 3,562 3,618 73 Mar. 19 5,069 3,503 3,t43 . 73 Mar, 26 5,017 3,650 3,742 '73 13.50 13.50 14.00 f ' 14.00 20,382 .. 27,904 19,779 28, 992 19; 964 . 29, 61L~ 20,745 3'0 ,387 Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 23 ~pr. 30 5,289 5,250 5,182 5,302 5 ,378 3,832 3,883 3,888 3,956 3,932 .3 ,892 :. 74 4,042 75 4,092 ' 75 4,142 ' 75 4,192 75 . ~4.25 14.50 . 1LJ. .50 14.50 21 ' 637 21, 839 22,306 22,149 22,406 30,332 30,279 30,129 30,885 31,010 May ; 7 5,314 Me.y 14 5,358 May. 21 5,352 May 28 5,273 3,933 3,950 3, 926 3,932 .. June 4 5,240 Juae 11 5,354 June 18 5,397 June 25 5,289 3,949 4 ,014 3,965 CJ>J(L O, DOESCHER P.Gr icul tu1al Stati s t ici an 4; 11-12 76 4,217 76 4;242 . 77 4,242 78 14.50 1h .50 ,14. 75 22, 518 22,571 22,767 22,6o7 30,785 }0,703 31,203 . 31,239 4,266 79 4,291 79 4,341 80 4,242 81 15.00 15.00 22,694 22,774 23,294 22, 619 30,846 31,107 30,8! ~. 6 (Continued ) ARCHI E LPJ:TGLE~.r Agricultural Statistician In Char Ec J~ : . V ee ~ . 'Ending . .))55 .. -,. July 2 r.,g;:r.g:~. \. J, t>< Set . .. Broil~rs .' :. :_. ::.:- ...... i: i..'_ ... -. . ... .. ' : \ _. '. ' , r . 1~ :. Paid-. l Bmrr~---..rR-CJel..c$__e,_,i..:v.:__e d._::?o_r__J..955- J.Qtalr ~~...'_S_i.~~~-8 Broil er~ na.''tchi~g . :...:sr o i],e~ '' ' Broiler.s :Cggs Set ,\ (!:..0_0_0.!_.)--~...__H_a_t_cn_e_d_..~...-.;;_P;_la_c__:_e_d--!..;::E.~gg s_ (.') ., Chicks ( ~-) .Placed _ ____(~.0~--. J ; ' 5, 269 3,914 4,192 81 15.00 22, 701 30, 57) July . 9 5,285 4': 1h2 82 15.00 22,05h 30,439 July 16 5,351 3,882 4,092 83 15.00 ~2, 3 51 .29 ,777 Ju1~r 23 5,131 - . ' July 30 5,142 3,862 . ' ' .4, 1i-t1 83 3,991 84 15.00 15.25 22 ,099 28 , 926 21, 700 27,907 Aug. 6 4, 788 Aug. 13 4, 758 Aug. 20 4,711 Aug . 27 4.770 3,783 3,715 3 ; 610 3 ,476 3,940 85 3,892 86 3,790 86 3,593 87 .5 15.25 15.50 15.75 16. 00 20,799 20,159 19,429 18 ,349 26,43 1 25, 653 24 , 96D 24, 965 Sept. 3 4.747 Sept .10 4, 75 6 Sept.17 . 4 ,746 " Se pt .24 4, 681 Oct. 1 4,589 Oct., 8 4, 745 Oct. 15 .4,772 : Oct, 22 4,777 Oct 29, 4 ;707 3 ,416 3,486 3 ,1+92 3,413 3 ,41.+3 3 ,!+&J 3,520 3 ,442 3 ,459 3,493 88 16.25 3,594 89 16.25 3,543 89 16.5 0 90 16.50 ... . 3,494 90 16.50 3 '545 . . 905 ... 3,542 . 90 3,600 .. . 90 16.50 3,453 .. 89 17, tfj2' 25 , 021 --" 17, 6o5 25, 387 17, t59 25, 370 17,.708 25,541 17, 998 25,500 18 ,1 76 . 25 ,901 18 , 288 25,907 18 ,596. 26,311 Nov. 5 h, 6t-4 Nov, 12 4, 821 ; Nov. 19 4,733 'I ' ': ..- Nov . 26 4 , 759 Dec, 3 4 ,722 .. Dec . 10 4 ,797 Dec , 17 4, 901 - Dec . 4 )916 Dec. 31 5, 046 TOTJ..L 2&J , 217 3, 307 3 ,1+49 3 , 389 3,470 3,476 3 ,l+93 3 , 398 3, 485 3 ,411 190,120 3 ,225 ' 88.5 16.00 18,982 26,743 3 ,480, i . 88 15.75 ' 19, 023. 27, 799 3,303 . . 88 16.00 19,595 27, 907 3 ,475 '. :. ' 88 16.oo ! 19 ,534 28 , 258 3 ,540 88 16. 00 J 20, 276 27, 871 3 ,582 , 1 88 16.00 20,L~+7 28 , 394 3 , 610 87 .5 16.00 20, 505 29 , 037 - 3 , 824 : 8/ .:;- - 1 6. 00~ 20,737 28 ,759 3 ,7 65 87 ~ - 1(). 00' 20 ,581-t 28 , 912 196, 838 1,062, 617 1,487,171 . . ' ., . . .J t ; ' ; ( .. . ' . YLGETABIE CROP RLPORT FCR IvJARCH 11 1956 ! . . : :~ . .. :. ..: . .:.:: - .... The production of winter vegetable crops . for the 1956 season is now estimated .at . ' 1,61 million t ons, about 1 percent more >th.an in 1955 and 8 percent higher than aver- age, the .Crop Reporting Board announced today, Warm weather in Florida during February favored a partial recove~J of ~veral ~rops damaged qy . periods of low tem- perat~es ' in January, Puting F~bruary1 crop pr0spects improv.ed ~for cabbage, sweet corn, eggplant, _green pepper s, spinacn, ana tomatb~3. Uowever,~ smaller cr ops are now indicated for celery and cucumbers than on February 1, Indicated. earJ:.! :zprin_], production is ' larger this year than last year for lettuce and onions but is s nialler . for asparagus, broccoli, and cauliflower, Current fo:recasts ,. indicate a smaller - ~ ca~ot crof,'j but a slightly larger shallot crop, ' Acreage for spring harvest en, ,.. in 1~56 is expected to be higher than 1955 for asparagus, capbag~ 1 onions, beets,. and 'watermelons, but less for spina ~ , . ' r. LE'l'TUCEa . Pr9duction :erates, ,11 of early spring lettuce in 1956..is fore cast at 'percent mori: than last year's small crop :and 5 71 6641.00() percent aboye .. ~verage, ' Production indicated for this ' yearis only slightly below the r ecord high +evels established for early spring lettuce in 1950 and 1951. There has been ::a marked shift between producing areas this year, The California acreage has. ."Qe.en . : held at the ' lowest' level since 1943 by heavy winter rains which interfer(;d with s planting dUring December and January. Most of this r eduction was offset by a . sh~p expansion in spring .lettuce in Arizona t Salt RiVal" Valley, Acreage ther e :Ls up 50 percent 'and is clos e to the r ecord high of 181 500 acres cut in 1941, Haryes't. of f!pring lettuce in Arizona is underway and movement from there will incr l?as ~ . s ~~son ally during Mareh. The crop is in good condition. No appr eciable volume' of' spring lettuce wi'll be avctilable from C.entral California until early April, Production . during April will be r elatively light becaus e .of the small acr eage planted in . . December and 'January but the AriZona crop shoulcf fUl this gap, 'Ihe limited acr'e.. ~e of spring l ettuce in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina is r Gported to . 'be in excellent condition. ,, CABBAGE, , ~eliminaPy estimates indicate that there are' 18, 700 acres of ~ s'(iring , cabbage for harvest this year which is 5 per :cent l ess tacreage than har : vested in 1955 and 10 percent below average, In Louisiana, harve.st of early cabbage is in progret.ss. This acreage was damaged by eold woathor in January and hcad.s are imaJ:le' Acruag.e s et J.atcr is making excellent groWth and will pro<:}uce larger sizes. Peak movement is eipected to occur in April, In Mississippi, cabbage is now making good groWth \after having been r etarded by excessive; moisture in Februiu-y~ , Deveicip- is ment of the crop is .a little behind normal this ~car. A sharp ~eduction in the , principal ..producing Copiah area r esponsiblo f .or this ~ye ar 1s small acreage ,..'. 1'he Alabama crop is in excellent cortd;i t ion~ Harves'b :there is .just starting, In G c o.rg~i ~old, dry weather in De cember ru:i4 Janu~ri r ct~d8d caboagc and affect ed standS ad~ ., versely, 1 Moisture and tomperatur~o condit.i.on~ ; rc co~tly have boon satisfactorY. . and . ( tho crop is now making_ ~ood .pz:qgr'ess, H.~wc.yp~1 h-ary~sts :will begin one .to tw" wci_eks' later than normal. In South Carolina, eabha,ge is r e ported to be making satisfactory progr.esse GroWer's r eports of intcntior:s to :plant Garly summer cabbage indicate . the acreage for harvest in that season of 1956 will be about equal to tho acreage parvestod last year, No material changes in individual States are indicated. '. WATERMELONSs Growers intentions to plant indicate 315,800 acres of oarl.K summer watermelons for harvest in 1956, This is .6 percent less t an tho. .acrG- age harvested last year but 8 percent above average, Acreage de creas es from 1955 arc indicated for all States exc ept Oklahoma, Arizona, Hissouri1 and Californi a . South Carolina, Goorgia1 and Texas account for most of the indicat ed de creas e .i n . the early summer acreage. Planting of the south Texas acreage got started in late January. Considerable acreag e in the Falfurrias area was lost during a cold snap in early February. Most of this acreage had to be replanted and it now is up to an even stand The Riviera section was planted in early February and is gener ally up to good stands Both areas had sufficient moisture for s eed germination but will need considerable additional moisture te assure good production, Ther e is a slight.- ly larger acre ag e than in 1955 in the irrigated areas of the Lower Valley 1 Larcdo1 and Winter Garden, T Lower Va lley, earliest of these areas, came through the FGbruary cold spell Without serious damage. Planting in th e Pearsall Pleasanton and Stockdale areas began in lato February with moisture sufficient for germination. Growers in the south central areas - Hempstead, LC!ckhart1 Elgj_n1 Smithvillc..-have the land prepared and moisbure reserve thore is adequate. Present plans indicate a lighter acreag e than last year in cent~al and east Texas, Conditions arc f avorable far planting whieh will start oarly in March. (ever) - 2- Acreage nnd Indica_te:d Produ~t~on Rcpcn:tcd ~o Dnt.e for 19.56 V{itl)_Qg!!!Earisons - : Acrc;age for Harv c~st : Yiuld'""For 'Aero : Production , cRoP =-Average_:_-- :rnclicatadiliver.:-- -:-Ind:::Averago:-- - :1::- Yn,13"99- :?~.bZ6lf6i CABBAGE: 2/ EnrlYSpring: - T.ons - - 1,000 tons -. Louisiana A ~ a bama Ge orgia South Carolina California lvJ:!.ssii3sippi Group Total 4,100 3,500 3,.500 4.6 4.3 19.4 1.5;:6 , : 1,100 900 800 .5.6 4.5 6.2 4~6 . 5,700 S,ooo 4,700 .5.7 4.8 32.4 24.o Apr.1o 1,920 2,500 2,600 7.0 .5.0 2,870 3,000 3,200 10.5 12.3 13.1 30.2 12 .5 . . . 36~9 ~ ~; ~ . . - ZO.5l-077~00- l94~670000- 183~798000- 5.2 -6:2-- ~3..04---- 26.2 127.4- 14~1 Idb.j- ~-- Early summ~:~~ W~shington I 450 350 380 7.2 7.0 Now Jersey I New York, L. I 31 8.50 31 700 31 600 7.4 820 700 700 9.8 8.0 9.5 Connecticut .520 600 650 9o4 8.0 3.3 28.6 8,0 4.9 2.4 29.6 6g6 4.8: Jtii1e 11 Rhode Island Mass achusetts 140 130 130 8.3 8 .5 820 800 800 8.8 8~5 1.2 l11l 7.2 6.8 Georgia Indiana ;Group Total -9;5ro- - - -- - 840 2.130 11 1 100 l~.5o -8!83o- 11 000 -81~86"oboo- 4.4 .5.5 -7:2- - 5.5 3.7 6.0 9.1 '8._'5- - - 11.7 ... -6B".j - -i1o3..2~ 1 W.A TLRJviELONS: 2,1/ Early Summer: - Helens - - 11 000 melons Texas Arizona Louisiana 114,.500 1201 000 115,ooo 1.54 13.5 .5,180 4,900 .51 000 714 630 3,.580 2,400 2,100 24.5 290 171 482 161 200 31 696 3,087 893 696 Mississippi Alabama Ge o r g i a South Carolina North Carolina . California Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri 71 830 13,700 12,000 227 270 131 830 141 400 13 1 700 305 32.5 11 764 31 699 4,216 4,680 June. 11. .50,830 64,000 .581 000 277 290 141 031 18,.560 ! , 47,470 63 1 000 5.5,000 200 260 9,430 161 380 101 080 14,000 131 000 197 210 1,977 21 940 101 270 10,.500 10,.500 692 770 7,077 8,08.5 9,550 12,700 111 700 27ff 29.5 2,644 3,746 _ 1.51 9.50 _3J.070_ 14,000 _3~8QO_ 161 000 131 _.3l..8QO_ _ 2_s5___ 210 ~65 _ _ _ _ 2,928 _6J)_ 2,940 . 11..3.7_ ._ ~ ~ _Gr_o.....;up;..._T o_t_a_.l_~_2_9_2..;....,l_~_o_3_3lt.~OO ~,800 230 _244 "56,830 'g2,400 .. -. :...J 1/ Group averages (including All States) arc simple averages of ann~~l dat a for the group. ~~ Includes processing. .,.j'/ 1956 Acreage prospective . ""' ARCHIE LANGLLY Agricultural Statistician In Charge L. H. HlJtRIS, JR. Vegntable Cropbstimator : i,. , . , , . V. J .,.. - . I.J \ r . I . 'w\,I~L..C.U~ Ur' . MU" I L U L I l.JN ... .,- 3I & ( ' ' . . "'! , . : } ' . . .. ' 4 ~..... ' .... : \' . ~ - -: :_ UN~TEOSTATE~ ~: ~ ~00 : ' J DElARTMENT OF -: . : -: ri ~-:I;Er~E \l)r . , TO)~~ ~ 'lf~.~(jrJl U~IVERSITY 0~ GEORGIA GEORGIA AGRICIJLTU~AL COUL.:EPE OF ; ~GRICUL TURE EXTEI)ISION SF:RVICJ=: 1 ! . Athensi :-peorgia .. _ ~Har~h i4, 1956 1.-: . C~ICK :-:~ ~ I BROILER - FOR REPORT GEORGIA CdMiOOCIAL AREAS:-; l i .. .. ;::_' \ : - . -: During t~e jw.eek!etping)l!a,rcp 10 cormnercial hatcheries placed 4,_-L41,oqo ci4f.c~s with broiler pr~uc_ers :in Ge;otgia _commer'cia~ ~reas Thfs is 1 percent ; ab~ve .the [ l 4,388,oop, place~: tpe pr.~yious" week and is 2J percent .more than th~ .5;618,000 placed the same ~ wie.~ las~ year. ; L9cal . ; . :; q~~ctiings ' of; 3,835,000, excluding shipments: of 332,000 chicks 't-.:: 0 : : \ o~he~ states, are 1 I~~rc~t. abo~e the: 3.,812.:;000 of-- the -prevfous week arid_25 perdenjt more ~han the 3,o63,00~ df one y\eal' ago. - Eggs set by local :hatcheries amounted \to .5,988,000 or 1 percent{tbova :t4a:i.5,936,ooo of the previous week and 22 percent greater than the 4,906,000 for t~e borr esponding week l a.st year. 1 .~: --- ; { ~:~ ! ~ . ~ : ~ . ~ ' ": " ; .... ~~ } Hatcher_i$s ~Eipo~teP. prices paid: for hatching _eggs during t~.e week ~t\~n aye:rif-ge of 85 cent:B (per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chic~ was rep~rted at $15.2.5 :.per hiind.red. These prices compare with- 8.5 cents and $1.5 .So: fo~ the previous week an~ !wi~p )3 cents and $13 o.SO : O!fe. year ag9. Egg prices shown reM. te to peorgia producegihait~hing egg~:;.: whether l;lought on contract or othetwise.. ; : :.;:: i 1 : ~; !., 1 \ j ' (See reverse side for: other states) 1 l i ) I ;~~ 1 ; ~ ~ . . - ... ._ - ...~ . ; GEORGIA \ pH;rG~.)~IACEMENT BY WEEKS-- PERIOD JANUARY 7 THROUGH MARCH 101 19.$6 ~y' Date ;_- ;l~- ; ' l Eggs . Week Ending .;~.<',j":-,-'; .... i Set 1955 : ~956 =2. j:;_j - - -Thousands Il Chicks Hatched 2/ Pla ced in Georgia .1 1955 : 1956 ' -T~o~sands ~ ;. Insh:i.pments ! j of Chicks ~ - I 1 1955 : 1956 1 ., Thousands ~ Total P-aced on Farms 195$; ' : ).956 -Thollsa~ds ~:~: lr~-~ t:i~ ~:~~ :1' : i I I 2,.5$6 3,380 2,611 3,322 Jan. 21 ). l ,4,38t; : .5,342 l. Jan. 28,, !'! Feb. !("' i i~ 4ti,,-571]452'';:!: .5,380 .5,473 '! ' .I : ll Feb. Feb. ll+;! 18. \i 4-,~1r ;14,90.6 _ .5, 617 .5,.587 i I ll F~b. 2.5, ; F,~~2 ~r. 3~.j! l ti,7f;7 .5,7.58 l I .5,936. l ! war. 10>.' ;! -4,906 .5,988 2;.594 - 3t423 -_: 2 ;622 : 3,4~2 . ~ '2-,tB3 3,599 2,794 3,607 2,903 . 3,706 ' 2,9::t1 " 3.;6.56 _3,052:_ 3,q:}.2 3,063 3,83.5 t~~ m ~:~&t _!:~~~ 1 1. !_, . 450 .54.5 487 . 670 -.. 1 709 1: . 966- 33;,.1o6447-:~~ 3;270~,. I l 5J.~9 8o8 ~ 3,343 ~~,,029031 ~,.56.5 9,41.5 l: . 540 - 709 1 3,44.'F !f,41.5 _-,1 J 4'82 600 . 3,393 ; 4,2.56 _ 49J: .576 i : J,..54.l:'- 4,388 1 .5.5.5 606 3,618 4,441 ~~:~ ~ 1/ 1955 ~atQ.--. revised. I - ' ' _ ,. , ?./ ot: - Exclu~liv~ . :o:t :ha tchi~gs Sh:lpped ~i~t~ ~tilt.~. s , _:~!~ .t ,?,_id. e , . G. 'e.o, q~'ia. . l ;: ' ' ( AgriCcAuRl tLU'lrO' a. l . i DU2SCHER .Statistici a n i .. i I i !l ;: . t iI t! i:~.~ i ~) . .- ;iV. ' ;' . ( ' .. i .} . ' .' I I j r ; J ~ ' - f .. .. .... :; I ,. l .- ( . : .' : ~? .i ~ ~~.~ :~~ ' ~ I : ( 'j ," ,.. '( ' :0 . ,r-- ", '~ , _ -~; _r ;:~- ._,, .:: ~ . . . ' \ . ( 1 t ; ., .. . . .(.'~ / .- . . ..- ~ ( l ,. "'i ' #, . ' . e. . '-' :' .. -.. :: ~ .. '!- .. ~ .. . STAT""E : Feb. 25 ' :: .: .. - . . : . , . . - l'' .. EGGS SET AND CHIC1(S PLACED IN COMNIERCIAL AREAS, BY wEEKS ... 1956 ,., . ... . Mar~ ... 3 . . IViar. Jan . . 10 . . 7 .Jan . 14 :~ Week Ending Jan~ 21 Jan. : 28 .. ... ' Feb~ Feb" 4" ~1 : - Feb .: l 18 Feb. . 25 EGGS SET- THOUSANDS :z CHICKS PLP.CED THOUS.fu"fDS . Maine .- Connecticut Pennsy:lvania Indiana Illinois IV.Li s so uri De1awar~ Maryland _1 Virginia West Virginia . 858 1,209 1,460 " 1,660 403 1,868 1,859 2,185 2,363 405 a~o 1,157 .' 1,347 1,803 394 2,083 . 2,041 -~ 2,209 2,298 421 n 919 1,151 1,362 1,745 II l' I' .' r I' .I 774 5 1 2 . -. 580 : 634 764 569 599 763 445 2 ,057. ! I t I 172 493 168 47].. 2,106 ! r 1,588 1,5.,70. 2,203 l j ; ; 1,280 1,327 2", 312 406 I' I.I 1,220 493 1,253 44~ North Carolina 2, 796 . 2, 753 South Carolina I i GEORGIA .- r 371 5, 758 394 .. 5,936 2,818 il .1, 397 . 1,472. 481 . .I;,: 190 . . 193 I 5,988 i I 3,997 a,.s.95 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas : Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1 . I 639 ! 1, 781 .! . 1,.319 ,. ' 2,241 ' 177 "i I 2, 348 I . I' 461 ! i . 342 1,848 I - : 34", 351 .. ~7 ,283 649 . ': 1,808 1,' 385 . 2,42.5 622 . : 1 212 . . 253 lI! 1,859 i 1,316 ~: It 1,482 .. ::~ 897 ' :' ... 1,331 886- 2,555 1,699 1,674 193 . 2,433 211 . , 270 2 , 461.'' i 1, 742 . 262 1, 727 412 36o -.~~I 217 229 ~78 ' 368 ' ! 161 . .." 184 . _1,837 35,246 1,885 iIr. 35,630 I! 1,125 . ." l"j0~7. . I .. .. . I _21, 135 .: "21.,.2.2.. 3 27,904 I I' -. . 28,992 I,I 15,420 14;,:964 -I :~ .. -.. . , .. .. -. - ! ... 740 713 586 5b4 585 668 645 '754 141 136 516 .. 608 ., ;1.,49:8 1,604 ' 1,18'1 .. . 1,225 1,118 1;194 483 -1,387 496 1,.49p 209 ... 254 4,093 .. 239 4,201 284 1,433 1,548 886 925 _1,531 1,707 247 28"3 1,674 1;817 210 227 150 .. 184 1,125 1,208 759 492 721 716 177 617 .... .1,.543 , '; ' .1. .279 ' 1,265 . 5,0~ . .1,551'' :2_';11 4,565 262 1,460 1,065 1. ~16 254 1,886 208 171 1,102 .I;}- ..-. 779 -: 799 584-- 681 781 766 - 798 77i 217 232 .669 . 705 1,'451 . . 1,613 1,4.07 1,384 1,314 1,345 505 498 1,690 . 1,618 21). 281 4,415 4,415 262 217 1,561 1 ..668 . 1,024 993 ,. "' II' 1 95.8. . : 1,815 312 350 1,902 212 . 185 1,860 284 160 . 1., 105 1,182 .744 603 769 704 179 638 1, 745 1,547 1,385 494 1,639 248 4,256 269 1,636 1,~6 1,896 311 1,908 274 151 1;271 20,677'' 15,383 22;030 17~425 22,784 .. .23, 342 19,039 20,016 23,637 20,148 23,733 20,6~7 .. .. . . .- ' : --: r I r Page 2. Mar. 3 Mar. 10 758 5~0 798 835 181 684 1_,717 1,546 1,415 568 1 1,423 254 4,388 271 1,.662 1,.068 1,857 26 4 1,930 216 166 1,213 824 559 898 832 188 677 1,811 1,446 1,.458 . 597 1,553 233 4,441 281 1,670 1,175 1,817 269 1,891 258 174 1,165 23,644 20,382 24,2.17 19,779 I PROSPLCTI'Ii"t PLANTINGS FOR 1956. The Crop "Rcporting Board of the Agricultural Harketing Service makes the following r eport for the United States, on the indicated acreages of certain crops in 1956 based upon reports from farmers in all parts of the country on or about Harch '1- regarding their acreage plans. for the 1956 season. The acreages for 1956 are in- terpretations of r eports from growers and are based an past relationships _between such reports and acreages actually planted. The purpose of this r eport is to assist growers generally in making such further changes -in their acreage plans as may appear desirable . 'I'he acreages actually planted in 1956 may .turn 'out to be larger or smaller than indic~ted, by reason of weather con~itions, price changes, labor supply, finanqial conditions, the agri- cultural ~r.og.ram, and: the effect of this report i.t. s ~ e l f upon farmers' actions, Corri; all Ali Spr~ng v.Jheat Durum' Other spring 84,815 ' 20,138 2,615 ' 17,523 81,;_57.7 13,-891 ,1,424 l2F<46'7 Oats Barley .. 44,307 11,713 Scir ghums for all purpos es 14,383 Potatoes 1,858 . St-~eetpotatoes 466 Tobacco ' 1/... . 1,726 Soybeans "Z/. . . 14,290 Peanuts 27. ~ 2,9h3 48',021 . 16:,102 ;: ; 24, '1l l 1,452 . 3.64 19r:,;''566:t000 of t he p revious week and 29 percent more t han the 3,035,000 of one year ago. Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 6, 051, 000 or 1 percent above the 5,988,000 of the p r evious week and 19 percent greater than the 5,069,000 for tqe corresponding week last year. Hatcheries reported price s paid for hatching eggs duri ng the week at an ave rage of 8h cents per dozen. Average price _charge d by hatcherie s for chick s 1fc>.s r eporte d at $15.00 per hundred. These prices compnre with 85 cents and :~15.25 for the previous week and w:i.th 73 cents and ~~14.00 one Jrcar ago . Egg prices shmm r elate to Georgia produce d hatching eggs, whether bought on contract qr otheTivisc. (See r everse side for other states) . GF.ORGIA CHICK PLAC:~'11'?lT BY vJEEKS - PERI OD J ANUARY 14 THROUGH l1ARCH 17 ' 1956 }j Pate Eggs y Chicks Hatched I nshipmonts 1 Total Placed I Week . Set Placed in Georgia of Chi.cks wi on Farms. _En_d_in~g~~-;+j _l~9,::;..S.::;_S......;:---:19~:=:S--6_-l---l-:9~S.:;_S_::__l9 .56 1955 : 1956 1955 : 19:.:-:;S--6_ _ :1 Thousands Thousan ds 'rhousands I Thousands Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Fob., 18 Fob , 25 filar, 3 Marr 10 l'lar. _1_7_ ! 4,114 5,1Lt.9 2,611 3,322 1 4,381 5,342. 2, 594 3,423 l1 4,515 5,380 4,742 5,473 2,622 3,492 2,783 3,599 4,87h 5,617 2,794 3,607 4,906 5,587 1I 4,652 5,758 2,903 3, 706 2,911 3,656 4, 777 5,936 4,906 5,988 3,052 3,812 3,063 3,835 _._5....:.,_o6_9_ _6....:;,_o_5_1 ____.__3;...:;:-0..oJ_S'--~3~914 433 !,.so 5L~5 487 549 540 h82 L~91 555 ?08 ,_ 673 670 709 966 808 709 600 576 606 . 572_ 3,044 3,044 3,167 3,270 3,343 3,4!.~3 3,393 3,543 j,618 3,643 3,995 4,093 4,201 4,565 4,415 4,415 4,256 4,388 4,4hl 4,486 Y 1955 data reVised~ y r;xclusivo of hatchins s shi1)pcd into state s outside of Georg:ic1 ARCHIE L.'.NGLE;Y :',gricultural Statistician In Charge CA11L 0 OOESCHER Ag ricultur~l Sta ti s tician --~----------------~----------------E-GG-S--S-E-T- ANI? CHICKS PLACED IN COJI'iMERCIAL ARE;AS , -~y; VVEEKS ~- 19 56 Page 2. --------------------~----~~---------------1-We__ek Ending----~--------~----~----------------------------------- STATE Mar . .3 .. Mar. :- ~~ar. .: : Jan . 10 17 . 14 .. Jan. :.. Jap.-. 21 : . 28 Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb~ 18 Feb. 25 Mar -. 3 Ma r . 10 Mar . 17 .... - -EGGS 'SET .- T ~OUSANDS CHICKS . PLACED - THO USANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsy1vap.ia Indiana ~~ I ! 8'9C . 919 873 ' : 1,157 1,151 1,135 j _ 764 569 140 586 713 504 759 492 779 799 744 584 681 .-. 603 758 530 824 559 792 557 1,347 1,362 1~494 +1 599 585 668 721 781 766 769 . 798 8S8 824 1,803 1, 745 1;537 . ., 763 645 754 716. 798 77i 704 835 832 854 Illinois Ndssouri 394 445 438 2,083 2,057 2,188 I 168 _ 471 H1 516 136 :: 608 - 177 . 6'17 217 69 2 32 705 179 638 181 584 Delav,;are. Maryland 2,041 2,2G9 2,1G6 2,203 2, 097 2,322 11 1,5_70 1,327 1,498 i _;6.C4 1,543 1,451 . f,_f?1_3: --1,745 1,Hl'l .~ 1,_ 22.5 1,2.79.'. -. '1,407 1,384 , :.1,547 1,717 1,546 Virginia West 'Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 2,298 421 2, 7_ 53 39-4 2:,312 406 ?,618 481 2,362 407 2 '779 ' .388 I'll. 11 253 . 44~ .. 1,116 483 ,.l 111 1,472 : ' 1, 387 193 2C9 : 1,1~4 ~96 1;49o : 254 .--. 1,265 504 1,551 271 11314 ~ :- "505 1,69C 211 1,.31-5 : 498 ; 1,618 : 2fH ' 1,385 :.:.~ 1 463994 - 248 1,415 568 1,423 254 iFG;;ilEo~O:r::iRid-G5:-IaA~.,...:.--------5~,~9;_.;6:43;9:;6~~.:.::5~,6.;2.92;.88~__::6::J6,~5C541'~_.-. _.:i:~; -~32;=9.595~3_ --... -4.-.,e2933 9-:-:~4,82041- -:- . -4-..,-56u5 2.--.4-124:6-2;1~5----4.~,~24;:.1.;;1,';7..;5-:-'.---4~,~2_2..65.-.96, :--- 4.t388 2'7] Alo.ba.ma . . Mississippi Arkan.sa~ ,-- . Louisiana' ,. Texas W0 raesghoinn g t o n California 1,8C8 1,38'5 2,~?5 193 2,43~ 4;1.~ 378 11 837 11 859 1,316 2,555 211 21 461 36u 360 11 885 j! 1~ - 919 1, ~68 . i 1 1;331:_ .. ;1 1 433 886 ; _ . . 886 . I 2,58C 1, 1,674 1:,53]._. 2-1?. :_. "262 ,_. . 247 2 , 55':t 412 l 1 1 72.7 1,674 229 21G I 1,~4_C8'47 : . .1e4 1 ; .0 8 7 150 1,125 -1~ :548 .-- 1,~6'0 , ~2-~ .. ~ .-1,065 l;7o1 : 1,916 28'3_ . .- 2,54 ' 1~817 1 1 886 .227 208 ... :184 171 1,208 1,102 . i,-56i .:_. :1;668 : 1,024 1 1 ~58 ' 312 993 : 1,815 . 350 . '1 902 1 860 1 1 212 _ 284 185 160 . 1,105 1;182 1,636 :.i,G66 ' 1,896 J, 311 1 908 1 : 274 15.1 1,271 1,662 1 CEB 1 1,857 264 1,930 216 166 1,213 188 677 1,811 1,446 1,458 597 1,553 233 4 _,441 .281 1,670 1,175 1,817 269 1,891 25c 174 1,15 239 710 1,911 1,568 1,468 660 1,628 247 4,4e6 277 1,674 1, 1(.4 1,907 294 1,951 312 138 1,2C9 ----~--~------~~----~~ ~~ TOTAL 1956 35,246 35,630 36,459. 1 121,223 20,677 22,030 '22,784 23,342 2 3,637 23,733 23,644 24 ,217 24,810 .,. TOTAL 1955 2 7, 904 28,992 29,614 114,964 I i 15,383 17,425 19, 039 20,016 20,148 20,687 20, 382 19,779 19,964 ,.,I I I .... ,.....,. ~ ---- - - - - 3/) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Georgia GEORG IA flGRIC ULTU RAL EXT ENS ION SERVI CE ,. ~ia rch 28, 1956 -B-Wr-IL';E:-R- -CH-IC-K.-ft!:l..lQRT FOR GZOliGIA. COEi".iERCIAL AREAS puring the we~k $nding March 24 comm~tcial hatcheries pl~cc d: - 4, 700,000 chicks :1dth broiler producers iz!t Georgia commercial a reas. This is 5 pe rcent above the L.,486,000 pia.ced: the previous -Teek and is 26 percent more than the 3,'1!~2 ,000 placed the same He~k last year~ : - ' : ~ocal hatchings of ~,03!~,000, excluding shipments of 430,000 chicles to othe r states. are 3 percent above ; the 3, 91!1, 000 of the previous week and 26 pe rcent more th :.,. Agricultural Statistician "~[-. riculturnl Stjat;Lsti 9ian In Charge ,-.J .... . ..~. !". . ' --: .' :... .. . ., ; ": lr .; -, . :.. .i :: EGGS SET AND CID CKS PLACED . IN c(nn.JJERCIAL A:..~AS, -BY WEEKS .. 1956 STATE . Mar . Mar. -: Mar . 17 24 31 EGGS SE T - THCU3MTDS .:...:. Jan. 28 . Feb . 4 Week Ending Feb . 11 Feb. 18 . .. Feb. 25 Mar . 3 Mar. . 10 ClU CKS PLACED - THOU~ ANDS Mai:Iie C.~nn:e cti cut Pennsylvania Indiana _. Illinois Missouri De1awar~ MarY,1and Virgini.a West Virginia North .Ciiro1ina South C~ro:t,ina GEORGIA Flor.J.ct a A1abam&. :Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington . Oreg!"eek but 16 pe rcent greater than the 5, 250 , 000 for -the corre sponding week last y~ ar . ! . . . # ... i Hatcheries ~eported prices paid for hatching e ggs during the -v1eek at an average of 84 cents per doz~n . . Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was re) orted at ~15 .00 per hundred~ : The se prices compare with 8 !~ cents and ~15 . 25 for the previous week and :with 75:. cehts and $lit. 50 one year ago . Egg p rice9 sho1m relate to Ge9rg;ia produced lhatching eggs , .w~ether bought on cont'ract or otherwise . - \ . I : 1 ' ,. (See r everse side for other states ) G~ORGIA CHICK PLACEJ.It~:NT BY 'VJEEKS -: ~4ERIOD F~BRUARY 4 THROUGH A?R:rL 7, 1956 : -y' . Date \"leek . Ti'..nding .. - -. ' Egg s .- .. I '1955:Set1956 ' Thousands . y Chfcics Hatcl1ed Pl a ced in Georeia I ' Inship;.ents of Chicks I .. 1955 : 1~56 1955 1956 I Thous.ands I Thousands I .. i I Total" ?laced on Farms 1955 1956 : I Thous'ands .. ' i i I ...' l.<,eb. 4 4, 742. 5,h73 Feb. 11 Feb , 18 ' 4, 874 5,617 h, 906 5, 587 i I Feb. i1ar , 25 3 . :' . 44;,6n572 5, 758 5,936 l 2, 783 3, 599 2,794 3,60'7 I'' I 1.~8 7 549 2, 903 2,911 3, 706 . 3,656 . ii 540 L~82 I 3, 052 3, 812 ~491 966 808 . 709 600 576 I I 3, 270 3, 3L~3 I "3 , 4!~3 3, 393 3, 543 4, 565 . 4, 415 . . h, 4;1.5 '4 2.'."-/6 4, 388 I : ar. 10 : : .4, 906 5, 988 !"1ar. 17 1,069 ; . 6 , 051 I Mar. 24 .. . :' 5,017 -: .6,152 Mar, 31 .. i 5,289 6,217 I 3, 063 3, 835 . I 3,035 3, 914 3, 209 : .h,034 3, 337 . 4~040 I I 555 606 608 572 533 . 666 555 785 3, 618 3, 643 3, 7h2 3, 892 4,441 . 4,486 .4, ?_~0 .4., 825 ~-r 7 ..' 5, 250 . 6,109 i 3,425 .4,118 617 709 ! !~, 01..).2 4,827 I Y . I ' 1955 data \revised . 5/ Exc1usiye ~f .h~t~hings shipped into states outsi~e of Geor gia. CARL p~' . ' . \' OO~SCHER , ARCHI E L.AJJGI,EY Agricultu,ra1 $tati\sti'cian I Agri.cu1t11ra1 Statistician In Charge ; (" . 1. . ., I . I .. I ; . . ! ' \ \ .. l i ... .'; ' ' = i ,. . .. '' ' i ! ... . ; ~ . ' .. . '' '. : STATE Maine Connecticut P e n n i s y l v a n_i a . Indiana Illincis Misso.uri ; Delaware ,. :waryla.."1.d ~~ V.J,. r . g i n i a We_'st Virginia North Carolina Sou:th Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alab8.IIR Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 As %of 1955 EGGS SET AND CBI CKS PLACED I N CO MliiJERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Week Ending t Mar. 24 Mar. 31 .. Apr. :: Feb. 7 4 Feb. s Feb. 11 18 Feb-. Mar. 25 t 3 Ma r . 10 Mar. 17 EGGS SET - THOUSA1TD S :: 898 1,183 1,396 1, 780 315 2,215 2,172 2,230 2,364 425 2,804 408 6,152 67 \ 1,930 1,382 2,616 227 2,520 451 38 2 1,74 5 36,333 30,387 120 814 1,167 1,266 1, 787 453 2,159 2,203 2,249 2,1 '74 . 417 2,811 402 6,217 641 1,985 1, 4 24 2,674 236 2, 509 . 393 418 1,989 36,388 30,332 120 ! ! 890 I i ! : 1,112 I . . 1,311 1, 714 ' .' I : I . ' j :I . 435 2,255 ; ! :. I ' ' 2,130 !' 2,203 ; . j 2,197 l ~ I ! 386 : I 2, 782 759 492 721 716 177 617 1,543 1,279 1,265 504 1,551 414 284 6,109 643 . I 1,992 I 1,460 1,4 34 I i .f 1,065 2,581 : I 1,916 247 ! 254 ;I 2,564 i 1,886 365 208 415 1,864 ; i :I 171 1,102 II i! 36,043 i; I! 22,797 . .I I 30,279 i I I 19,039 I 119 I I 120 779 584 781 798 215 669 1,451 1,407 1,.314 505 1,690 221 1,561 1,024 1,958 312 1,902 212 185 1,105 23,350 20,016 117 799 681 766 771 232 705 1,613 1,384 1, 345 498 1,618 291 4,415 17 1,.668 993 1,815 350 1,860 284 160 1,182 23,64 7 20,148 117 CHI CKS PLACED - THOUSANDS 744 603 769 704 179 638 l, 745 1,547 1.,385 494 1,639 258 4,256 269 1,636 1,060 1,895 311 1,908 274 151 1,271 758 513 798 835 181 584 l, 717 1, 546 1,415 568 1,423 266 4,388 1,662 1,068 1,857 264 1,930 216 166 1,213 844 559 898 832 188 677 1,811 1,446 1,458 597 1,553 233 1,670 1,125 1,817 269 1,891 258 '174 1,165 792 597 824 854 239 710 1,911 1,568 1,468 660 1,628 247 4 ,486 77 1,.674 1,119 1,907 294 1,951 312 138 1,209 23,74 3 20,687 115 23,639 20,382 116 24 ,187 19,779 122 24 ,865 19,964 125 Page 2. . Mar. t Mar. : Apr. 24 31 7 809 690 825 770 183 706 1,870 1,626 1,455 644 1,630 351 4,700 3 1,827 1,158 2,155 337 1,944 248 190 1,252 783 680 888 815 187 748 1,840 1,562 1,462 619 1,577 336 4,825 80 1,892 1,178 2,152 365 1,993 267 190 1,276 822 661 823 864 235 784 ] ,853 1, 585 1,516 572 1,631 339 4,.827 3 4 1,844 1,113 2 , .249 363 2,104 252 226 1,298 25,681 25,915 26 , 265 20,74 5 21,637 21,839 124 120 120 ACREAGE AHD INDICATED PRODUCTICN OF PRINCIPAL C CMT~ERCIAL CROPS April 1, 1956 UNITED STATES: The production of spring vege.tabl es thi.s year is expected to be s omewhat above production in t his season a year a g o, according to the C1op R.eporting Board. Current~ist fr,lates o sprin g. crops-, wfiich last y ear comprised about 53 percent of total spring production, point toward 4 percent more tonnage in 1956 than in 1955. Lar ger acreages . of some crops and hi gher yields of the hardy types are both contributing factors to this increas e . Growing conditions during March were generally unfavor a ble for spring veg etables in Southeastern producing areas. Temperatures fluctuated sharply and, in t he latter part of the month, dipped low enough to damag e tender v eg etables and retard progress of hardy types Precipitation generally range d from moderate to light with drought conditions existing in some of the non .~irrigat e d sections. March precipitation vms generally light in Texas.. 1'-ihil e aver ag e tempera tures were near normal , cold weather and frosts in early Ma rch slowe d s ome tender vegetable s. r Western rr educing areas also encountered dry weather during Harc h . Tempe r a tures averaged below normal the first ha lf of Harch in Ca liforn ia but warme d up considerably in the latter part . CurrentlJr, the prospects are for another late spring season in the Pacific N3rthwe st as .cold and wet weath er has slowe d c~op progress there. SNAP BEANS: The production of mid-s r ring snap beans is estima ted at 1,164,000 bushels, 7 percent b e low pr-odu ction last y ear and 21.~ perc ent below average . All snap b ean s that wer e u p in the mid-s pring ar ea of Ge orgia were either kille d or badly damage d by the cold \7eathor tho third vreek in }:!a rch. Some grovrers are not repla nting, but thc,se vvho arc indica t e th e crop 1rill b e from tvo to thre e weeks l a t er than normal. Condition of the crop in South Ca rolina is ve ry spotty a nd varies by loca tion--from p:.nr ~o good, but mostly fair . A substantial acrea ge in this Sta t e v.ra s kill ed b~r tho late March fr ee ze . Most of the acreage lost has been or is expecte d to b e replanted. Prosp0cts for snap beans in Al o.bama ar c g ood as the crop_ the r e e scape d fr oo ze dama ge and moistur e is adequate . CABBAGE: A crop of 122,100 tons . is in prospect in t ho early s pring State s. Pro- duction at this l ev e l is 15 perc ent high er than la st y ear's small crop but 4 percent b elow aver a ge . Hi gh er yie lds than a y ea a go arc anticipa t Gd in all 4 t ho early spring Sta t e s e xcept California. Yi elds in 1955 in most State s vvcre e.bnorma lly li ght du o to wint.or drought and lov: t emperatur e in l a t e 1~1arch. In Louisi ana, harve st is about comp l et e d in tho parishe s n oar New Orl eans is just getting undcrvmJ in the ivior cauvill c o.r ea and is stn.rting in th e Br eaux-Bridg e ~ r F.rna.udvillo area.. In Hissi ssippi, tho cabbage crop has recov ered from the cold weather dama ge of ea rly March. With continued favorable weather, light moveme nt should b e gin the ln.st v:cek of April and heavier movement in ea rly !' . '!.~et f i e lds during Decembe r, J a nuo. ry and part of February pr ev ent e d planting in th o Sa c r nmonto nn d S tockton districts, nnd some tro.ns p l anting continued \Yel l into rti:::trch. Thi s l nte trnnsp1o.nt e d a cre ug o is e x- pe ct e d to pr oduc e " r nth or small - sized onions . Limited suppli es Vvill b o O.VCt ilCtbl e fr om tho. Imperi a l VCtll ey and poss i b ly Kern County by l ate J.pril, but n o rush to . marke t early onions is o.nticiput od. In Ge org ia , gr olvlng con ditions wor e f a vora bl e a s of April 1 and h o.rvos t is expe cte d t o sta rt ab out :Mo.y 1, In North Texas , l nt e s pring a crougc wo. s s mo. ll c r tha n indico.tod eo. rli e r o.nd pl o.nting wa s mudo later t han u s ua l l o.r g 9ly becaus e of l a ck of moi~tur o . Pl o.ntin g of much of this crop wa s not compl ct e d.'unt.il l ate Fobrunr y and , in soma instanc es, curly Mnrch. Trc.nsplnn ting of t hc_ l c.t.o s pring cro p in the Toxns Pnnho.ndl o wa s act ivo in l u t e Mr.,rc h and wi 11 c ont inu o until earl ;:;' April~ y;._TEillftELONS : Gr ovmrs of l o.te spring waterme lons in Florida und Co.li.f'ornio. l;lcve un est i mated 100~ 700-a<;::r os of .mo lons for har v e st t h is yo o.r. This is 6 pe rc ent ab ove l ust yoar :s ha r ve sted acr ea ge nnd 22 perc ent ubovo o.vo r ~ge . I n $outh Florida , dr ou p;ht, wind o.::J.d lovr t emper atur es hc.vo slowe d crop progr e ss. Hnrv c sting has sto. r t o d in tho F.RCh iE Ll..NGL1'Y ...gricu1 tura1 Statistici an In Cha.::- g c ' L. H. W.RRIS , JR. Vugct a.b1o Crop Es tima tor GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF APHIL 1, GEORGIA: Heavy frost a ::id freezing wea t her during March ca used serious damage 'to pea ch and ea rly vegetable crops in Georgia. Grovrf;,h of small grains a nd pastures wa s reta rded by the cold weather . Planting of corn and cotton and tra nsplanting tobacco was well along in s ome a rea s of southern Georgia by the first of Apr:i,;L <:tnd was getting underway in centra l pa rts of the state. Fa r m work in North Georgia hns been delayed by vret weather and land preparation was just starting there by April l. Soil moisture conditions on the first r a nged from very dry in coastal and southern border a reas to excessive in some p <:trts of North Georg:i,_a, Peach prospects are considered poor to only fair. Th~ extent of. the damage wa s spotty with some growers f a cing almost a tota l . loss while others may have a f a ir cr bp . Tru.ck crops in southern Georgia will be l a te, A considerable acrea ge of tomato es , snap bea ns, watermelons, and ca nta loupes was killed by the freeze and . had to l? e. pla nted over. Although vegetative growth wa s retarded by cold wea ther in March, condition of s ma ll gra ins and pastures on April 1 was hear a ver a ge for . this time of year. Pa sture condition for t he sta te a s a whole avera ged ~6 per- r cent 9f norma l compa red with 66 percent of normal a .yee.r a go and the ten year average (1945-54) of 77 percent. Wheat: Bas ed on April 1 condition whea t production in Georgia t his year w.1_s fore- . cast a t 1,90LI,ooo b ushe ls. This compares with. 1,520,000 bushels produced - - - - - - last year and the ten year aver:1ge of 2,125,000 bushels ---- -----~- ------- --- P&~CHEs: Prospe cts for the 1956 pea ch crop in the 10 Southern Sta tes were r educed sha rply by fre eze damage in March. Reported condition a s of April 1 averaged 53 percent for the 10 Ste.tes, compa red with 2 percent in 1955, 61 per~ cent i n 1954 e.nd the 10-yea r average of 71 perc ent. Below-aver age crops a re in prospect for <:tll of the Southern Sta tes except Florida , Arkansa s and Okla homa .- ! ' !'!lost of the fr eez e damage occurred on the morning of March 21 when t emperatUr e s dropped s eve r a l d egrees below freezing in most peach a rea s in South Ca rolina, Georgia , Alabama , Mi ss issippi <:tnd . Louisia na . In North Ca rolina , a l <.:.ter fr eeze on Iikrch 25 ca used most of the dam:::.ge. A he::tvy s e t of fruit wa s on the tr ees at the time of t he fr eeze. In a ll of the se St:1tes, the dai!k'l ge was 9potty with the hea vies t los s e s in orch1.rds on low, f b .t l a nd. Many orchards with good air drainag~ a re still expected to produc e f airly good crops. In 'Arkans a s, a g ood crop is in prospect in a ll pe ~ ch a r ea s. In Oklah oma , 1~~ ~emperature s on M~rch 12-17 ca us ed some da ml ge but an above-aver age pea ch crop is expe cted. In TexJ.s, s ever a l pea ch area s suffered consider.1ble fr eez e da mage pn March 8 a nd 12. St.J.t e PEACH CONDITION AS OF 11.PRIL l BY STll,;TES (PERCENT) Ave r age 1945-54 1953 1954 1955 1956 ~ .c .. 78 s.c. 74 87 75 73 71 2 1 57 so Ga . 74 85 79 l 42 Fh . 64 85 so 15 65 Ala . 67 82 72 1 so ~iss . 64 79 40 4 53 Ark. 69 87 41 2 79 !E. , 68 79 42 5 48 Okla . 58 79 25 3 64 Tsx2.s 59 65 18 4 43 10 St3.tes 71 80 61 2 53 ,. ARCHIE L ... NGLEY Agricultural Sta tistician, In Charge CARL 0 , DOESCH:&R Agricultural Sta tistician UNIT}!]) STATES -- G:Srr:r.:;&.L rROP h.EPORT ,., S OF ii.PRIL l, 1956 . ~ , .._ Flr ming w::ti t'~d ':(ts ch~~c-~ ~-~y~)r:rnuch., i:J f"::"tl.l~. N.~~ tion dur~,ng . the._,-p::lct ;r1 nth 1 h:i)~.. .. _ ch.::.nge 1b ~-e lllbrch 1'-'eat her .r.:r~ad.'jus ted thci c~qp c2. lenda~ ~ Whe>t ;fi e lds j_n ~J.-r~, ; _ .:~:.~. ;,;ntr :-'l . pe< ches sout h.ern St: :tes. got serious . but .vJ.r ying fre 8ze d .ci:ov,c, .J.ft e r vci:turi:M.: j;nto _f:.t~l l:5 l oom . T~JtJcVe r .ttud(cl"ops .:weYe ' k:llled ~md gr;oy>t h o.f~ri':itrh-;r c n)~s ;.~ _ J.ltud ~ . '- !.. ' 1. ~i; . ,h . . : i.'il:.:rch :~>':feath e:J? r ev~ rs ~s , h~v1evc: :;- , .:.'.re. b y-. o me<.:ns dec i s ive i n c ornp,"rison t .h 1 ,; infl'ii~nc es ye t to come . In e~'cl1 inst :u~ce i1.hey al1pe2..r tq be l p s e vere tha n e.:J:::1Y r t:;v et ses of r.:..s t ye_.r which we r e overcome ; f j_ rJ::J. l h.~rve sts r e::clied a nmv I1i gh in--.. . ' ov er - c::ll yi e ld per .a cre and near rL:cord totul outturn . Soils in surnc i t11p crtant .. CorQ. Be lt sccti.ons o.r e a till d:.lnger uusly dry for t hi s s c.:11:.;on.. . Wj_ nt~r vinc;_'.t pr os pt; cts ec li:1a;d ,during Jii.:;rch in dr i o~ t p<~:r;-ts of tho centra l and southe rn Grea t Plc.. ins . But des pite the dus t s t orms which attr :~c ted na ti ona l attonti. on to this a rea o.nd t oo k out some fi elds , n:mch .wheit in the Greo.t Pl a ins af on p:fil''1 'i'f?-S s till holding on ;ri th [lOSS ibili.t;y Sln.J. ll~ r :i?.J.~1(:\'onment . than. l:l$t y .. J.r.. shQuld ' r'iiins come soon . Optimis m f or whe2.t e..!. s t of. t.h~ JJissL sip]:ji Ri ver is s upp o~tedby,goodw:Lntcr survivJ.l ~nd the pr esc nt : ~c o ndi tiop .i.'. nd ~i'ere re>. lly f J.vor ::=tble soi l. rrioi s tur e . S ome s outher n fi <:: ld s , .ho~=tcve r , h~1.ve riot ov'orcome a slovi f 2.ll ste. rt. Supp li es of f F.:ed gro. ins on f .:-.r ms J~pril l a r e p l e ntiful- and ge nE: r ?--lly vie ll di.stri- qutbd, by .J.r cas . Corn stocks of l, h77 milli on bushe l~ on f 2r ms :.:.r e n~,::. rly !~ p er - ~o nt h r ger tha n l ast ye '->r an:l 13 per c ent :tbove a v6r a ge. Qa t .s stocks -"of 588. mill;ion bushe l s a r e r ec or d high for th e d .:::.t e .:..-nearly a f~f,th . :ibo.ve 01ve;r:1ge foi low - i l'l,g. the r e; cord 1955 crop~ B:trley s tocks of 116 m:illi on bushcls arc o!Jly slightly l es s th<::n l a st yr. a r :md s e cond l J.r ges t .sine.e 1943. . . ' : . . ! Pr oducti on of spring ve ge t a b l e s i s 0xpe cted to r eJ.ch .a l :.r ger t ; t .J.l t han.. b.~ t year eve n though March growi1;1g c onditions in south:!as t ern 'sta t e s we r e gehc~r:=. liy un - f a. vorabl e . Low pr c d pitJ.tion l. n 'rexJ.s .J.nd be low normc..l t emper J.ture s in Ca liforni a c. lso s lowed vege t i bls gro1v t h . ;Hm.rt!Ver, l:.:r ge r a crwgt: s ,.1i1d some high er yi..:: lds :~ Jn?-i.C: 'lte c? ~s i~ en.bly h.rger s pring crops of C::tbb.J.go , l ettuce , cmd 6ni ?.ns and ,. porr.ewhat mor e o e0ts ; .. ce l ery :J.r.d sh::~ llots . Srn.:1ll e r .. cr ops ~han l as t year a r e .~xpc c te d f or early spring a spar;c~gus ; ua rly .:md mid-s pring snap b011ns , br occ oli, 'ca rrots, c'au'liflow er, sweet c orn , c ucumbers , oggph:.nt , gr et.m peas , gree n peppers, .pin.:J.cr a m ..toma t oe s. . . . ; ... - vfrN'l'ER WHbi ~T : ~- '-----:- . Winter wheat conditions bushe ls. This would b e on april l indic~ fed a crop of 716 million 2 perc e nt l c..r.ge;r tha n th e 1955 .crop cif 7'05 million bushels but 18 perc ent l e ss t h 2.n 2.. ve r age . D0clinc s fr om 'the pros p e ctive p~ocl,uc tion 'as of D c~ c embe: r l in Okl:l h orin .:md Color;.td o and .in s cyor ~ l of tho impor tant whc.:1 t pr oducin g Stat <:J s of thE.: Corn Be lt, a nd the Pa cific Northv1es t mor e than offs e t improved producti on pro spects in T(:.xa s, S outh D .t k:ota ~ Idaho , }lfyoming , and sever a l minor producing Sta t e s. - . ' RA.STURE : On April 1, p.:1s tur c f e ed cond i tion for t h e count r y av.cr .:-.ged 73 p erc e nt of n or ma l, '2 pcr ce11tage points l m.J'8r t h a n i;n 1955 2.nd t he s:J.m e as f or April l, 1954, but oth8:rvd.s 8 tho poore s t s inc e 1940. Tho poor condition of pastures on April l was due to the s hort:1.ge of moisture in tl~o c ont r e. l and l ower ..Gr eat Pla ins a nd we ste:rn 'p <-cr :t of t he Corn Be lt a ni tho. ling.oring coe>l vrcuther ove r SouthE:r n a nd West'e.rn :area s. .. MILK PRODUCTION : Production of ~Llk on f~rms during Mnrch tot.:J.l od 11) 024 million pounds -";" 5 pe rce nt :.:bove M.arch l :;.Gt -year nnd 13 percent e:.b ove t he 1945 - 54 ave r age f or the month . Milk Production in Ge orgi a during Ma rch aino'uri.teif'"to 106 million pemnds . This is nine perce nt abovo the Februa r y produc tion of 97 million pounds a nd the s ame a s in March 155. -, I .L' -- .) , i. .{" . ... _ _ ,_,.,. L"'t1 " I 1/ ~ ,/A ./ ,/ _ I A / r /I ~ I ., I 1/ _, I I II ' ~~ ' ' UNIT~D STATES DEPARTMENT OF j AGRICULTURE - l~GIA AGAICUL TORAL MARKETING 1 SERVICE. !! ~OLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE I Athenlllj' ~orgia I ; : ' I l ' \ , - !,..:. : . ~mitER miicK 'lJEPC)R'i -FOR. G~RGIA .COMMERCIAL.AREA ; ~ ~~ , ' ,~ ; ' -, : !. :t,. ', l o ' 'I j ' ' i, During t~e we~k ;ending April 14 commereia1 ~atcheries placed 4,9771 000 chicks iwith broiler prodtrcers in Georgia corqm.ercial areas._, .Th;i.s i .s .3 percent above the \ 4,827 JOOfpla:ced t~e :pre:v-io.U.~ .~~. 1rod 'is 22 .pe:~en.;tndinf week last -i ' ' ' ' . ~. ~ ;. : ~ ' i t I I : .:.. .... .... .. .~ .~ , . ,I I ; . . . . f{atcheiri~s reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of ~4 ce~ts ~ per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for . chicks was reportrd at $15.oq p~r hundred., These ~ric~s : compa;re wi:th 8~:. ~ent:( and ~15.00 for the J;>repous Jreek -apd jw}th :?5. cents and..~l4.5o one year.a:go. E~:g :. p;t;Lces shown relate to. Geprgia i : ,. produ~d ;hatch1ng eggs, Whether bought on c~tract or otherwise. ~ ~ i . ~ . . l 1 . \ (See reverse side for .Qther states) , l ~ .' ' ' \. t ,, 1 ~I 1 iJ I GF.DRGJ;A CHICK PLACQmJ.T -BY. WEEKS - PERIOD.FEBRUAR- ll 1!H-RGUGf( AFR-1 14, :-i956 $' Date ; ! .. . :Eggs Chicks Hatched; Inshipments ; Total Pla~ed Week~ : ! .Set Placed in .Georgia . . . . of Chicks . on Farm$ Endin ~ 1955 a 1956 1955 : :1956 1955 .: 1956 . 1955 ' 19$6 ; . :Thousands " . Thous.ands ... ; housands . i :1 : . , .. . ., ! Feb. 11.:; i 4,:874 5,617 2, 794 3,6oy 549 808 Feb. Feb. 1S:: 2(: ~ l ~ 4,~906 h,:652 5,581 :2~.9Q3 - ~ 3, 7b9 ,_ :. '~ .:. 54.~ , . )99 5,758 ' ::\ ": ::-.2,911.' : : j:~65~..: . .: :- 48~2 .: ..;60o Thousandsl 3,343 4,lh5 3,443 ..4,~5 3,393 .;4,~56 ~ar. 3. ~:t ~ 4,;777 5,936 . ' . ' 3VI052 .. 3,8'1t :.: ;~ 1i91 576 3,543 4, j88 f1ar . :)..~ : .. 4,906 Mar. l7 l ' . . 5,:069 ~1ar. }Jar. 324~ ! 1 _ 51:017 5,289 5,988 3,063 3,835 555 606 6,051 .. .3,035 .. ;3,914 --~ 'I' 608 572 6,152 . 6,217 . , . , ~-:33-;23.0397.; . :..:~.44,~ o013~4Q. " .:, ~ :.. I.:.:' :$3~ 555 c.: ; - ;696 785 3,6],8 4,441 3,64.3 4,486 31 742 3,892 ~~.:~h4,,81,2050 Apr. -..7 .. 5.,25o 6,1o9 A r .J.4 I 5 l82 6 328 3,425 4,11e 3 473 1+ 208 617 709 619 769 4,o42 4,827 h 092 4 977 y I i. l 195$ d~1<.a revised. . . Ex.ctu4ye . '1:( o:f. hatchings. shipped into state~ outside of Georgia. C. I ( ,' CARL DOESCHER Agricuitu~9;1:- Sta~is.tician: r 0 { 1 ~ I ' , : : ( .' ~ . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Sta~ist_ician In: Charge .. . .. . . ... .. . . .. .. ~ "~ . .., ... ~ .. ! ( . 'I ~ ..J : : . . .<( STA'rt . _, . _.. ... # l -.; , .. - I. . : s ... . :.:~ :~. -- ~ .:: t . ~: : ~ (:; '-; ~ ...-t :.. . 1..~ !. ~ :. - ~? .EGGS SET ~ THOUSA.W. ns- ~G-if ~~Et~ 4im CHIC~ JqjB IN .~PJ~~itc"r~i.ABE.4~-..s: ~: ~~ ~EK$. - 1956 .. t... . Fe"Q. 25 ., : Mar. .- .'. . . 3, Mar. .Ma.r. . 10 : 17 Ma.r. ..2~ - - CHIC K~ PLACED THOUSAND S 758 844 792 . asre :: . -:. :-:..51'3:>" .' :, 559' . -..' 5~7 ~~,~/ ~a ~ .~ .-~ 824 ' '8' 35~ :.. ''832 . ' . . 854 181 _188 239 584 677 710 809 690 825 770 183 706 1, 8 70 1,626 1,455 644 1,630 351 4,700 '3 1,8~7 1,158 2,1'55 3'J 7 1,9 ~4 2~8 :'190 i -~ 252 783 680 688 815 187 748 1,840 1,562 1,462 619 1,577 336 4,825 0 1,892 1,178 2,152 365 1,993 267 190 1,276 822 661 823 864 235 784 1,853 1,585 1,516 572 1,631 I 339 4,827 304 1,844 1,113 2,249 363 2,104 252 '226 1,298 Pa.ge 2 862 676 855 965 204 735 2,094 1,395 1,544 565 1,654 379 4,977 73 1,873 1,101 2,374 386 2,151 365 198 1,134 . ; ;;: ~, r . . ' !" .. .. . .~ . ~ : ., ~ : 'I . \ . ! ~ ~ I ' . : ... : 25,681 20, 74'5 124 25,915 21,637 120 26,265 21,839 120 26,760 22,306 120 //11/1 / I 1/ _,/ /A / / I .;f / / . / I ~ f "J V / I I / I .I v / AGRICULTURAL MARKETING." SERVICE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE - ' _!.i,)ril 25,. 1956 ' 1l - BROILER CHICK REPOR1' FOR GEORGIA cmmERCIA,L AREAS . 1 ' . ' . . I During the; week eliding April 21 commercial hatcheries placed s,oS6,000 chicks w:i,.th broiler ~ produce.rs 1in Georgia corr.mercial areas. This is 2 percent .above the 4,977,090 placed the previous week and is 22 percent more than .the 4;J..42~000 pl~ced the sam~ ~~_ek last year. i l ' ~ Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 6,365,000 or 1 percent above the 6,328,000 of the {>re}rious week and 20 percent greater than the .5,302,000 for the correspo11ding week la$t y~ar... Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the 1-1eek at an average :of 83 cen~$ Pr~ dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries f or .chicks 1-1as reported at $15.00~T)er i hund:red. These prices compare with 84 cents and :.PlS.OO for the previous week arid with 75 cents and $1L.SO one. ;)'ear ago. Egg prices shown relate to Oeorgia produc~ci hat,ching ~ggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. ! .. I : , l :y ; ., .. i . . :' 1 (See reverse side fo~ other states) GEORqiA : CHIC~ PLACEHSNT BY lt1EEKs- pERIOD FEBRUARY . l8 THROUGH APRIL 21; 1956 Date : ' l I 'toTeek : ,I 01 Ending Eggs Set 1955 : 1956 Chicks Ha"tched 2/ : Inshipments Placed ill Georgia 1 of Chicks 1955 : 19.56 .1. . 1955 : 1956 lotal Placed on Farms 1955 : 1959 . ~ 1 . Thousands ,, 11 Thousands Thousands I Thousands Feb. 18 ; 4,906 5,587 2,903 3, 706 1 540 709 3,443 4,415 Feb. 25 ; Mar. 3 : Mar. 10 : Har. 11 ; Mar. 24 .: : '4,.652 ' 4, 777 4,906 5,069 -5,017 5, 758 5, 936 5,988 I 6,051 ' I 6,152 2,911 3.i05.2~ . 3, 2 06~ 3,035 3,209 : 3,656 31.812 . ; 3.J835 -. 3,914- ~..-.; 4,034 ! 1 --;. .
  • I IT Ul- ui:.Ut;. U r t . u ..... ur~- "._ Athens, Georgia VEGETABLE CROP REPORT FOR MA~ 1, 1956 UNI TED STATI!;S; Spr-ing vegetable production during the 1956 season is now estimated . at 2~12 million tons, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Aggregate production at this level is about 2 percent more than wa s produced in 1955 and 14 percent above average. Higher yields for most of the hardy ,type vege~ J tables is the primary factor :i.n the indicated increase over l ast year. However, a larger acreage of some spring cr-op s, particularly early spring onions, "i'ratermelons, and cantaloups, is another contributing factor. Indicated tonn~ ges for 1956 are significantly larger than last year for cabbage, cantaloups, early s pring lettuce, onions, and tomatoes while estimated production for beets, celery, honey dews, and shallots is somewhat highe:r than :i.n 1955. Smaller crops a re indica ted for the other s pring vegetables. Strawberry production is expected to establish a new record with the 1956 estimate 24 percent higher than in 1955. Weather conditions during Ap ril were variable in the nation 1s spring VE?getableproducing areas. Below normal temperatures retarded v.:getable growth in most areas east 'ofthe Mississippi River with precipitation ranging from moderate in most producing areas to heavy in a few r e gions. SNAP BEANS: Prospe ctive production in the mid-spring States at 1,163,-000 bushels - - - - is virtually unchangE.:d from the April estimate. Improved yields il) Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia about . offs et a considerable d ecline in indi~ cated production i.n Sout_trCaroll.n - -prosp ~cts were unchanged in Alabama . April ' weathe r in Louisiana was f a vorable to the crop and harvest be gan April 30. Movement in volume is not expe cted before mid-Ma y. Crop development in Georgia is behind schedule since frosts early in the s eason necessitated replanting, and . continued cool nights have r etarded growth. In South Carolina, where r eplanting was extensive , the crop looks fair, but some warm nights would be bene ficial. A f ew of the more adva nced fi elds are blooming fr eely, ani light harvest is expected by May 20. Moveme nt is expected to become more general by May 25-Junc i. Yie ld prospects vary cons idcrably by areas. Weather conditions .have f a vored the crop 1n Mis sissippi whe r e ha rve st is expected to be gin a round May 14 and exte nd well into June . Sna p beans for fre sh market outle ts VIi 11 origina t e ma inly from the CopiahHinds a nd Ce ntreville ar ea ~ v:ith only sma ll suppli es from other s ca ttered areas. In Alabama, April weath er wa s cool VJi th high v1inds drying the soils. While preCipita tion was adequate the first ha lf of April, no r ainfa ll of any cons equence h3.s f a ll e n since mid-April. CABBAGE: Prospe ctive production of earlz ~pring cabbage in the South vrn States i mproved during April. The May 1 indicated production of 12 9,200 tons is 21 pe rce nt above last year a nd 1 porcent over average. On May 1, ha rve st was bei ng compl e t ed in the important Breaux Bridge -11.rnaudville area of Louisi a na but was expected to continue for anothe r t wo WL. e ks in the Nmv Roads and Mor8a uville ar eas of tha t Sta t e . Alaba~~ grow8rs ha ve encounte r ed difficulty in disposing of a good quality crop but as of May 1 no abandonme nt had been r eported. Heavy ____ abandonment is expe cted in Ge orgia unlf:,ss prices improve . Good qm .lit y crops are r r eported in Ge orgia , South Carolina a nd Mi s sissippi. Volume move ment from Mississippi is expe cted to sta rt around lwa y 7 with ma rke ting extending into June . Tho main production centors in tha t Sta te ar e the Copiah-Hinds a nd Tylertown a r eas. (ovor) . ~ ; .. . ~ \.::..t' ~-. ~ ~ ~ -/. : ... .... I . .,_. - 2- ' j _:. ;:.: ) .., r , ~ CA}JTALOU.PS: Estimated a creage. of ce.nta loups for harvest in the early summer St~t~s \.,_"' is pla ced a t 15,300 2. cre s, a drop of 27 pe rcent from 1955. Modar a t Ei', docrea.s.e'ef in Georgia a rrl South c'arolina cam<:: primarily a s a r e sult of poor pric!'l~ l a st s~;.1.,son , while thG devastation b;; crown blight in the Sa lt River Va lley Of ':._ Arizom):Q:St year caus ed tho t r emond ous curtailmc:nt. there. The crops in Georgj,:ki''.!. and .' South Ca rolina have been r e t arded and dama ged to some exte nt by colci weath~r: ... and .high winds. .... . .. t_ ~; . SIVEET CORN : Thu first for e ca st for the ~te sprin~ State s is for a crop of 1,614,000 units--about one -fifth be low l a st year 's production a nd approxima t e ly a t e nth l e ss tha n an a ver a ge crop. Most of the decline from l~st . . :. . . . . . . J. _ ! ' . year ..i~>' : a ttributable to a sharply r .;;duced a creage in Ca lifornia , whor e ma jor. -- ----- declin$:i:f 'ar e indicated for the Coachella Valley a rrl Kern County. Less or d e cUn.e~ . occutrt'd in the othe r a r eas of th..l.t State . The early fi elds in the Co:J.chollci, . .. ; Va lley ~,r o in poor condition. Harvest vms be gun on these earli est fi elds b;}.<..t:he .. 611,g. o{,.April; ard production from tho Coachella Valley should increas e graduq}~i-; 'with: .h~:avy volume expe cted by llliay 20. Other a re a s will not bo in production ,, ., ! b~ ~.o~:~ ~June . The crops are l a te in Alab.::.ma a nd Ge orgia whE:re cold ~'ieather has _..~ :.. slowe q;_:g:rowth a nd de velopment. South CaroJ,inu. ero'!1ors h, vo h.'1.d troubll- g e tt~ng .L . stan9:s:and t he crop i s r eported in only f a ir condition. The crop ha s been de l ay:- . ed itt~-. ~~ .lhat State b y cold wea ther and wind . ... - ~.- .j .:- ~ 'l'OMATOES: !-?.te spring toma to production is for ecast at 2, Soh, 000 bushe ls or about .. .. ;r . . 9 p er cent less tha n tha t har vested l as t year. Prelimi nar y estiiJfJ. t es . indic-~t.e " tha t the crop wi ll b e hc-~rves ted from 39,200 a cres this season, 5,6po . .. f ewer ~tha n harvested in 1955. Decre ~ s es in a creage have occurred in Texas , ... ,-. .'. Louisia'na , and Ge orgia , v1hile Mis s i ssippi and South Carolina a r e up slightly., :;.- .. In 'I'exas , a r educed a creage in the Yoakum a rea is expe cted to yield lightly . 'I'he snnll a c:r ea ge a t Ingl es ide is in f c:drly good condition. The crops i n central. ," . ' a nd. ea :=rt Texas look good but :1re a little l a t e . In the Ave ry section, trnns - --- . ... pl o.ht~fi$ _was not comple t ed by le. t o Ar.>ril be ca use of dry wea th er but moistur~ . ;_ :.'. . c ond:i;~i'~-B ;305 2, 644 3 ,746 2, 928 2,940 f:$3 1,387 - --- ------- 66,830 *82 , 620 . - ~ .J .. . .~ . . .. . -- . . 10-Year Aver age . 1955 1945 -54 EARLY .COl\'r: :;ErrCIAL IRISH POTATOES: Ind 1956 '- 10-Yr , Av~ i _955 45~54 Ind, 10-Year 1956 Ayer ag e - i955 1945-54 ' Ind 1956 - - Bushels - 1,000 busl;lels- - - amoRGIA CHICK PLACEHENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD I-l'~RCH ,10 THROUGH 1'11-\Y 12, 1956 if nat'e , I'- Eggs Chicks Hatched g( Inship:ments ! Total 'Plabed Week I Set . Endin .. 195$ t- -19$6- P1acGd in Georgia 1955 t 1956 . of Chicks 1955 :- 1956 - I- on Farms 1955 : 1956 ! Thousands Thousands .Thousands . Thousands Mp:r, 10 " . 4,906 I Har~ 17 .. 5,069 24 ' ' Mar, 5,017 ~Jar, Jl. 5,289 Apr~ 7 ! . 5,2$0 ~pr~ l4 5,182 J\pr! 2l 5,302 Apr~ 28 5~378 r5 May 5,314 r1py .12: "5,358 5,988 6,051 6,152 6,217 6,109 6,)28 6,365 6,364 6,451 6,557 3,063 3,835 555 606 I 3,035 3,914 3,209 4,034- 608 572 533 666 ,3,331 4,.040:. . ' . 5$5. 785 ..3 42. 5 : 4;118;> -.:: ;. ~- .617. " . 709 3,473 4,208 i I 619 769 , 3;480 3,552 44,2252Q5.I . 662 801 . .,.., .640'.. 68"1 i- 3,579 3,574 4,362 '.. 4,390: . .. . ' .' .~ '.65.4633 ' . 757 732 3,618 3,643 I 3,742 "3,892 I 4,042 4,092 4,142 4,19-2 4,142 . 4,217 "4,441 4,&86 4,700 .4,825 4,&27 4,977 5,056 4,907 ,. 5 119 ' ' 5,122 1/ 1~SS data revised. . .,j .( \ : y E~?lusive of hatchings shipped into:. ~tates outside of Georgia. 1 I, : CARL '0 OOESCHER ; . /'..RCHIE .L \.NGLEY . Agriouitu:ral statistician I i ' ' A- g.~c.ultu-ral S.tatistician In Ct.iarge i r ' .. ' -~ ...- . . , ' -\ ' .. \ . ' . -. . : .~ .~ ... "' -. . ' c " . . :"' -. . , - ]iJJDi :~~--- ,, ( .;::II T vt- u~:-Oter doz~n. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks .wa..s reported ~t $14o5D 1per hundred. These prices compare with 82 cents and $14o50 for the preVious week ..and 0-th..?~ cents . and $14.75 one year ago. I Egg prices shown relate to Georgi..a. produc+d ~atcniag' eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. . . ; l :. . . !ver~~ p~ioes paid reported b~_ the Fed~ral-state Mark~t News Serviqe for bro~ler$ ~uring \ th4 24-hour period ending at 10 A.M. on Jurie 5 are as follows: North Georgia broi1e~s 3 1/2-3 3/4 pounds; at farms 17il9 cents; FOB plants 19 cents. : ~: I 'I ~ . . j I . I 11.:. . 70 po r C'ljlrt . compares wi th 14.00 i n midApri~ and -:',11.30 .in mid-,Tanua ry. UNITED STf_~:s: ':Ji t h prices of many of the p roducts s old by farm~r s incre a sing during the month ende d in mj_d-liay, the I ndex 0f Pric e s itcceivcd by Farmers increased 3 percent, or 7 points . /l_t 242 percent of its l S' l0 -14 avc;rago the index compe.rod Hith the r e vised April i ndGx of 235 and vras t i:lG sane a s in gay last year. Su!?stantial adv~nc o s ~n p ric E. s roc oivod f'o r _hogs ,_ potatoes , _traG fru:Lts lambs, and c attle '\Jere tho importa nt contributors t o the incn:ase durin&, the month . pric es f or stra:;borri us, cotton, vggs, and wheat doclin8d .1'hc b .rity Index (Pric os Pai d, Int e rest, Taxos , and '::ago Rntos) in rrd:d..:.lvray r ogisterGd its t hird conse cutive; 2-poi nt increase . At 286 , t he index was about 2 pcrc L.nt hi ghe r than on February 15, approximately 1 pe rcent . hi ghe r t han a yucrr e arlier, and 1 pe rcent lO'\-Ic r than the all - tiJT](; !JI~y hi gh r o gist cr c d in 1952. ,\ r a thc.r gener al increas e in pricus pa id for family livin[; it ems -vms prirnr:ri l y rGsponsible for ~he no ar-pGak index this month. Pric e s paid fo r p roduction go ods also advanced. 1'hc Index of Price s R(; ccivod by Farm(.r s ro sc. more r npidly than the Pc.rity Index during the: month ondcc liny 15. rhis lii'tcd t he. Pc:tri ty Hati o to 85, n'::lou-. t 2 percent ~igher then in mid-i.p ril, and l pe rcent lovmr t han in Hay of J ast year . r t~:,--Indexes- ---; May I; -S;u:mmA-:p:>r.r.y-1T5o.,b-le: for t -May 1he5U-n;i:te-d- -St-dRt:e,.s.;-,.::; -~-,~ ,.~--- -- -- = -19-10- -- 1-4 - -10-0 -: - 1-95-5 - -:- - -J.9-56- -. :- - 1-956- - -: -- -- -I.n- .d-e-z;:_c_.v....._...._~_-.D-at-e_-_-_-_- Prices Received 11 2h2 1/ 235 242 313 - Feb. 1951 v__ y_ = Parity Index 2/ - 282 - 284 286 29 0 3/He.y .. 1952 . ta::i~y-~t~o_-_- s~- ~3- --- _5.~-- --- ~22---- ~c~-1~1;~- 1/ fevised , 2/ Pri ces ? aid, Interest, Te.xe s, and ~-.!at;e nates . ]/ Also February - arid April l 952. . ARCHIE LM-JG1EY Ag ricultura l Statist iciari, In Charge . BU:tTO N J. Hi.R.RI NGTON Agricultur al ;::;tatisti cim r UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUN 9 1956 LI BRARIE S COMi.lODITY .AND UNIT iiJheat , Bu . PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS MAY 15 ' 1956 WITH COMPAriSONS UNITED 9J' Jl.TES ~;avne.raf10- May 15, Dec. 1914 1955 I ; r . 15 Mt'ly 15, 956 1956 Ave ra~e Au~.1 09- May 15 , J u v 1914 1955 .Apr.15 , 19::6 $ 1 .23 2 . 08 1 .96 1.93 .88 2 .13 2.03 Corn , Bu. $ 9ats, Bu . $ Sweet Potatoe s , Bu. $ Cotton, Lb . Cottonseed , Ton $ !jay (baled) , Ton $ Hogs, per Cwt . $ . 91 1. 73 . 67 . 87 .84 12 .1 23. 65 --- I 3. 70 34.0 I 58.00 31.40 7 . 36 16.90 1.26 . 81 I I I 1.32 .so I 2. 60 I 2. 85 I 34. 6 I 48.00 34.0 48 .00 25.00 ' 25.10 I 14 . 00 14.70 ;64 . 40 .88 12.4 22 . 55 -- 7.27 1. 40 . 72 3 . 15 31.5 53. 10 22 . 20 16.40 1.32 , 62 2. 17 32.5 46 . 90 21.00 14.30 :aeef Cattle , Cwt . $ 3 . 96 11 . 90 I 12.10 12 . 60 5. 12 16 . 30 15 . 00 MG19y56151. 2 . 00 1.39 . 63 2 . 31 32 . 0 47 . 30 20 . 90 15 . 50 15,40 Milk Cows , head $ 33.85 100.00 105 . 00 106 . 00 48.00 147. 00 152,00 154 . 00 Chickens, Lb . Eggs, D:lz . 13. 3 21.4 25.9 41.0 19. 6 20.0 43.0 I 44.0 11.4 21.5 25.1 33.8 20. 3 38. 5 20. 7 37 . 5 Euttel-fat , Lb. '25.8 52.0 51 . 0 51.0 26.3 56. 7 57.9 58 . 4 Milk ( Whol esale) per 100# . J} $ I Soybeans, Bu. $ Peanut s , Lb . 2 . 43 -- 5.2 5. 45 3. 00 u .s 5.40 5 . 45 2.55 2 . 00 10. 9 ll .2 1.60 3. 62 --- 2. 36 4.8 12.5 3. 84 3. 86 I 2 . G3 2 . 98 u .s u.s J} Preliminary for Ma! 1956 . INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECE I VED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA (Janua ry 1910 - December 19H ; 100 ) An Commodities All Crops Grains and Hay Cotton Li:nt P eanuts Tobacco 0ot.tonseed end Soybeans Irish Potatoes , Svreetpotatoes, and Covrpeas Fruits and Nuts All Livestock and livestock Products Meat An imals Poultry and Eggs Da i Products May 15, 1955 259 279 181 279 222 362 242 363 205 219* 257 182 221* Apr . 15, 1956 248* 273 1 118 285 210 362 200 244 233 198* 233 155 218 I May 15, 1 956 2r..;.,,. 273 14:9 279 216 362 203 265 233 206* 243 159 221 1./ PRICES PAID BY FAPJIIERS FOR ~ECTED FE1'DS, MAY 15 , 1956, WITH ffiMF.!illiSONS KIND OF FEED May 1 5, 1955 GEORGIA Ap r . 15, 1956 May 15, 1956 j UNITED SI' ATES ~f.ay 15, 1955 Apr. 15, May 15, 1956 1956 Mixed Dairy Feed All Under 29"/c Protein 16% Protein . 18% Prot ein ,. 20% Protein 24o/c Protein ag~ Protein Feeds onseed Mea r - Soybean Meal Meat Scr8j? ~ By-Product s .::lran lflddl .::om iN'n..ea~s .?oul try Foed :'.,railer Grov1ing Mash Laying Mash 3cr at ch Grains 4 . 10 4 . 00 4.25 4 . 30 4 .45 4 . 00 4 . 70 5. 40 3 . 50 3 . 90 4 . 30 5. 30 5. 10 4 . 50 3. 85 3 . 75 4 . 05 4. 00 4. 20 3 . 30 4.00 4 .60 3. 35 3.50 3. 60 5. 10 4 . 80 <1. 25 Dollars Per Hundred Pounds 3.95 3. 85 4 .15 !1. 05 4 . 30 3.83 3 . 76 3.81 1.03 <1.18 3.67 3.62 3.62 3. 83 3 . 97 3 .30 4 . 15 4 .65 4. 20 4.35 5.01 3 . 65 3 . 92 4 . 45 3.45 3.65 3. 60 3. 07 3.33 3 . 68 3 . 02 3.10 3 .48 5 .20 4 . 95 4 . 10 5.08 4.68 4. 27 4. 91 4 . 12 4 . 05 3.75 3.69 3.70 . 3 . 95 4. 05 3. 71 4 . 20 11.75 3.18 3 . 29 3.64 j 5. 02 4 .57 4.14 H ' ' . i .. . ~. I : "' ' UNITED STATES ... GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUNE 11 1956 ' Crop prQspects made gains during May desD:ite some adverse conditions but are.:~ still less promising than at this time last ;ye~. Much needed rains brightened tl'le futUI'I for large acreages of corn, cotton, soybEtalls, sorghums and other crops just g~tting a start and brought soil moisture which w,as needed before additional plantings coul be made. However, many- sections had insutficient rain and badly need more s~l moisture. Frosts in many northern sectio~s reduced some fruit crops. Warmer ,: :: ..." weather is gene7ally needed to promote normal plant growth over much of the Nation, especially over the Eastern half. The wiuter wheat crop is now forecast at 670 million bushels, down 2 percent from last ;month's prospects, ch~ly because of . additional abandonment of acreage in the dentral Great Plains States, and in ...,..:. - .. )tontana~ The reduction in acre~, more than offsets the higher yields in Texas .and Oklahoma where harvesting was ali'eady under way by June 1 and in States east ~9{ ,-the M i s. s\ i st .. i i p p i River. . Yields from early harvested wheat were above expectations .in :l' . Oklahoma ~ 'l'ex~s Large to..taLoutturns- ape now in prospect in both States~< , The ' Kansas: crop suffered from high temperatures during the second and third weeks_of . May but ~-beneficial rains and moderate weather since then have pra.vented furt}?.er .: deteri'oration. A spring wheat crop of about 2.52 million bushels now seerris prob_able . on the basis of conditons reported to June 1. This production would exceed :last ; yearls extremely small crop by about 8 percent. Spring wheat is off to a good star1 in most areas. Acreage in northwestern States is considerably larger than intended earl~~r ~ because of the large winter-killed acreage of winter wheat which is irioat+Y' ;: being. :replanted to spring wheat. Adding spring wheat to the winter wheat crop,;:''.ah all . Wh~a:t; crop of nearly 923 million bushels or 2 percent below last year iff ind:l. cated, Jlye condition is reported at well above a year ago although below average~ ! .. . . ; :.1:' : Hay cro~s and pastures are still much below average for June 1. Early hay cuttings generally have been light as the result of slow growth and increasing insect attack' in some .sections. Reported condition of all hay at 78 itt only 1 point above tbe-'1 ... low May'.'l report. Declines were indicated in Nebraska and Kansas and other near'..'t)y' sectioiis~ . However, favorable late growth could overcome this poor start and pro~ .. ~ce adequate tonnage on the increased hay acreage which will be cut this year i h 1 many areas. Harvest of a good crop of grain hay is now active throughout Southa~n ~tates. Hay crop prospects in most Western States are better than average. P~ .. ture ..condition, reported at 72 percent of normal, made a 4 point gain over tbe ~.:. . .. tre~ly poor May 1 status despite general slowness of growth in New England ~d _a. .,. numl:;>er ,of other Northern areas. Actual deterioration occurred in Nebraska, KanS.~ . and c:lriest parts of Iowa,. Northern Plains range areas have good grazing but range . . conditions in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma is lowest for June 1 since 1937. In t'exas, ranges are record low for June 1. West of the Rockies pasture and ranges .81'E gener.ally good. . ~ : . CORN: Plantirig of the 1956 corn crop was largely completed by June 1 in most of .. . -:--- . tl'le Corn _Belt States, though a little later than last year. Cool weatlier .=." ~d frosts in late May delayed planting and germination from Ohio and Michigan e~t~ ~ard .to. the Atlantic but temperatures were near normal in most western sectionsor . ~he Belt~ Early corn was tasseling in southern sections of Texas, Alabama, Georgia JUld South Carolina by early June and later plantings were up to a stand. Moisture teserv.ee were low in that. area and early corn was- in need of rains. Corn plantibg was ir(fUll swing in California in J.ate May .and progress was near normal in other. .. .. Western States. ~L WHEAT: All wheat production in 1956 is forecast at 923 million bushels., the .. .:- .J . smallest since 1943. .A crop of this size would be 2 percent less th.an,. i 19.55 ~;>tpduction of 938 million bushels and 20 percent less than average. The _pr.9s !, pee~iV.til winter wheat crop at 670 million bushels is S percent less than the 19.55 :. . crop but production of all spring wheat in 19.56 is expected to be 8 percent larger than the 19.5.5 crop. PEACHESs .The 19.56 peSch crop is forecast at 61,843,000 bushels-- 19 percent ' larger . than last year and almost equal in size to the 19.54 crop, but 8 percent smaller than the 194.5-54 average. A crop of 10,026,000 bushels is estimated for the SouthernStates (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas), 7 percent greater than the May 1 forecast, but 24 percent below the 194.5-.54 average. Last year the crop in these States was a failure. Prospective production in each of these States, except Georgia and North Carolma is higher than indicated a month earlier. Movement of North Carolina peaches is expected to become act~ve around mid-June. In South Carolina, recent weather has been favorable and the fruit developed well. A few early peaches have been marketed. The Georgia peach estimate remained unchanged from a month ago, with growers reporting conditions as dr,y. In Arkansas, there has been little insect or disease damage, and growers report one of their largest and cleanest crops in years. Harvest was just starting about J'l.me 1. \1 \) ( .1 JUN 16 1956 mrr.TED STATES: Prospects for the nation's ~pring vegetable crops improved slightly during Iviay with production not-7 estimated at 2. 74 million tons, the Orop Reporting Board announced today. Aggregate tonnage at this level is 2 per~ent greater than in 1955 and 15 percent above the 1949-1954 average. Current produc tion estimates of summer crops, which last year comprised about 56 percent of total urnmer production, indicate 4 percent less tonnage i~ 1956 than in !955. This indicated decline in summer production for these crops is attributed to reduced acre- age since average yield is expected to slightly exceed that realized last year. During May, weather conditions ranged from very favorable in some vegetable areas of the nation to unfavctable in other areas. Below normal temperatures prevailed in U1e Great Lakes States, Northeastern States, and in Coastal areas of the South ~tlantic States as far south as North Carolina. In these areas , periods of cold weather retarded plant grm1th of late spring and early summer crops and lowered the ~ yield prospects for several vegetables. CABBAGE: ~rl~ s~~er cabbage production is forecast at 63,900 tons, 9 percent . less thc:-n the large crop harvested last year and 7 percent below average. Indicated 1956 yield for the group is about equal to average but belOl'l the high yields realized last year. In the Eastern States, early summer cabbage has been retarded ~y cool spring l'leather v1hich has depressed yields. In the New England States, harvest will start after June 20 this year. In Nevi Jersey, a light harvest is expected to start at Cede.rville about June 10 but other areas will not move c~bbage until mid-June. 11oisture is adequate for cabbage in Indiana. Harvest there is still a few weeks aHay. Planting of summer cabbage in north Georgia has been delayed by dry weather which as also retarded !ields already set~ Geo~gia s~aer cabbage is in poor condition at this time. In Washington, cabbage yields are expected to be about average in spite of a dry spring. Harvest of Golden Acre will t?tart in late June but active cutting ldll not get underway until July. CANTALOUPS: The 1956 crop of earlv summer cantaloups is expected to be the smallest ; harvested in over~ears. A sharp reduction in the Salt River Valley of Azirona is responsible for the marked decline in production. This yearls crop is forecast at 943,000 crates, 26 percent less than last year's small output and l~ss than half the average production. Disease is primarily responsible for the cut in this year's acreage in Arizona's Salt River Valley. Last year's crop was a virtual failure ' because of crown blight and about half of this year's acreage is p1anted in an area believed free of this disease. Harvest will start around ~oenix in mid-~une. In Georgia, rather low yields are in prospect because of spring drought and by June 1, early melons were shedding. Harvest will start in late June. CantaJoups in South Carolina are only in fair condition and are in need t>f' rain. The crop is late due to drought and volume movement is not expected until ~arly July. ~ET CORN: The 1are sE~ crop is now indicated at 1,579,000 units (5 doz. ears). This 1s about a fifth below 1955 production and about 12 percent less . than average. Harvesting, whi ch got under~vay in :Hay -in the Coachella and Imperial valleys of California, should continue actJ i!e during the first half of June in the Coachella area. Heavy harvesting in the Edison-Arvin district of Kern County is not expected ~~til late in June. In Alabama, the crop appears in good condition with harvesting expected to begin about June 11. In Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, growers reported a serious neBd of rainfall. ONIONS: ~J;:e spr.~EZ. onion production is forecast at 3, 858,000 sacks "t>rhich is about equal to indicated pr.Jduction on May 1. Production at this level t-1ould be 9 percent less than last year and 16 percent below average. In California, proauction is dol-m about a fourth from last year. Harvest is virtually complete in Kern County but movement from the heavier producing Stockton area is expanding rapidly and increasing shipments from there are in prospect for June. Harvest is active in Arizona and heavy shipments should continue through mid-June. In North Texas, pulling and grading of onions was halted by a heavy rain on May 31. since ffiost fields had already matured, this rain was not expected to improve yields. In adequate moisture during the growing season resulted in a crop of small to medium onions but quality is very good Harvest is now active and the bulk. of the crop ts expected to be moved. by mid-June. , .. - .2- Vegetable Crop Report for June 1, 1956, (Continued) ONI_oNS, Cont. a In the Texas Panhandle, there are about 3,000 acres of irr:i.gated onions for later harvest. Most of the increase in acreage. over last year occurred in the Plainview-Lockney area. Transplanted fields have made satis ~actory progress but seeded acreage got off to a poor start. Harvest will start rear's the last half of July and peak movement will take place in August. Growers in Georgia have concluded harvest of this anion crop. TOMATOES: Conditions on June 1 indicated tha.t this year's late spring tomato crop should produce 2,507,000 bulhele ~oh is about 12 percent below pro- duction in 1955 and the average. Il:l !$U.S, late spring tomatoes made unsatisfa.Ctoi'l progress during May due to inadequate moisture. The crop in the Yoakum area is very short and Will be marketed loca.1J.7. Tamatoes in central Texas are in fairly good condition and early fields were being picked there in late May. In east Texas, sub-soil moisture is adequate but insufficient surface moisture retarded the crop which was already late becauSe planting had been delayed by drought conditions. A couple of sheda 'had opened in east TexaS by June 1. Tomatoes in northeast Texas were also retarded by dry weather but this area received rain late in May. Harvest there was expected to start in early June. Production from late spring areas of Texas is expected to reach volume levels the second .week in June. The movement of green fruit is apt to be curtailed this year as some growers are planning to market their crops as pinks in nearby markets. In Louisiana, harvest at New Orleans has been in progress since early May but was interrupted by heavy rains late in the month. Movement from the Whiteville area is just starting. Mississippi tomatoes. ~e in fair to good condition. Harvest will begin in early June and continue until about July 1. Insects, lack of moisture, and high temperatures have damaged toma. toes in Georgia. A light harvest started in the Pelham area the last week in May ~d picking in Tattnall County was expected to start the first week in June. In :: 9outh Carolina, the tomato crop improved in May. Harvest has started and movement : will be heavy by mid-June. . . WAT~mLONS: Prospective production in the early summer States, forecast at 78.3 million melons, is 5 percent lower than 1955 but 17 percent above avw ~rage. In Texas, :Hay development was fairly satisfactory over a large part of the qtate. Irrigated areas of the Lower Valley, Laredo, and Winter Garden came into production during the second half of May. Light harvest started at Riviera during May. A few fields of irrigated melons at Pearsall were ready for harvest in early ~une. In the Milano, Franklin, and Buffalo areas, considerable acreage is expected to be in production as early as June 19. Conditions have been fairly favorable for planting in most of the later areas, especiallY in the extreme northeastern counties Ripe melons are not expected in those areas until after mid-July. Some Louisiana melons will be ready for picking the last half of June but the main harvest will n,ot start until July . Novement from the coastal counties of Mississippi should b'egin around June 25, and around July 9 in upstate areas. The crop in Alabama is in good condition but additional rain will be. needed in southern counties to bring about proper sizing. ' Produeers in Georgia expect to begin harvesting in a few early fields around June 25~ The main corna3rcial crop is expected to be about 10 days later than normal. The South Carolina crop is in fair to good condition. It is ~ate and develeping slowly due to dry weather, however. Shipments may begin around June 25 but volume is not expected until early July. In North Carolina, good stands have been obtained and the- crop is in fine shape. The Arkansas watermelon crop, al though a little late due to a cool spring, is making good progress. The crop in Qklahoma is in good condition but is later tllan usual as it was first too dry to plant and then too wet. In Missouri, plenty of rain has made the <:>utlook for watermelons promising. Arizona growers at Yuma and Phoenix were picking melons in early June~ . The Kingsburg area of California should start harvesting around the end of June, with volUITl(t early in July. SNAP BEAN': E.sti."inated production of mid-sprinf snap beans is currently set, at '. '' . ' 1,169,000 bushels, about 7 percen below last year's production and . ' 'nearly a fourth below. the 1949-54 average. In Louisiana, harvest of the spring . ~rop was nearing completion the first full week of June. Rains during May were !potted, causing .considerable vari~tion between areas in yields and quality. Over~ or an prospects -did npt chan~e appreciably during the month. In Georgia; harvest the mid~pring crop was .about over by the end of May. The South Carolina crop did \ ~ot turn o~t :.as well as expected a month earlier because of continued eool weather )} end laek or' mc;>istUfe~ ' Peak m6vement is over but shipments are exp~cted to continue ' I 1n dilTlishiiig. vol1ime ,through most of June. Movement from Mississippi st~ed about - May 14 .~d shoUld. co~tinue _up.til the latter part of June. Some good quality beans . ere be~,ng shipped, - ~hewer~ in .Mississippi around May 31 shoulq help lengthen the harvesting . pe~:!,od. ln -Alabama,: rainfall was generally adequate .during May. :The erop there i~ in :very.,:good ~condition . and high yields are antic:lpated but some : :. southe-r:n : . co~ties '11er.~ ~ :nee4 ~f additional moisture~ .Limited pick~ng has begun in southern Alabama and beans have started to bloom in nort.he.rn: countie~ , '. . : '' < - 3- I ACREAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1956 WITH COMPARISONS CROP ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION Amr Average Ind. ! Av. Ind. Average Ind. 1949-54 1955 i956 49-54 1955 1956 1949-54 1955 1956 STATE 11 1/ 11 y CABBAGE: Early Summer: Acres - Tons . 1,000 tons - ~ash~.ngton ~ew Jersey New York, L.I. Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Georgia, North Indiana Group total 450 3,850 820 520 140 - 820 8~.0 2,130 9,570 350 3,700 700 600 130 800 1,100 1,450 8,830 ) 350 3,600 700 650 130 850 1,000 1,600 8,880 7.2 7.4 87..o0 9.8 9.4 9s..o5 8.3 8.5 8.8 8.5 h.4 5.5 5.5 9.1 8.0 7.0 3.3 7.5 28.6 9.0 8.0 8.01 4.9 8.0 1,2 8.0 7.2 4.0 3.7 7.0 11.7 7.2 68.5 2.4 29.6 6.6 4.8 1.1 -6: 8 6.0 . 13.2 70.5 2.4 . 27.0. 6.3 5.2 1.0 6.8 4.0 11.2 63.9 CANTllLOUPS : ~~:~;:1..,Summer: Georgia. South Caro1ina . r Arizona Group total SWEET CORN: ~swing: California Alabama Georgia South Carolina Group total - Crates 83 lb. - - 1,000 crates- 7,430 7,600 6,800 6,070 6,800 6,500 9,830 6,600 2,500 23,340 21,000 15,800 68 15 60 506 42 40 40 257 145 65 110 1,421 94 61 60 1 2,18!~ - Units (5 doz.e~s) 510 408 272 260 . 429 275 1, 211 - 1,000 units- 6,930 8,100 4,500 3,500 1,630 1,400 2,680 2,000 15,750 15,000 6,200 3,500 1,500 1,600 12,800 156 175 87 100 53 60 87 80 115 134 170 1,080 1,418 90 393 350 60 87 84 75 233 160 123 1,793 2,012 1,054 315 90 120 1,579 CUCUMBERS: I.ate Sprip~: Louisiana Alabama Georgia Couth Carolina California North Carolina Arkansas I - Bushels - ~ 1,000 bushels - 620 700 700 95 125 105 60 88 74 1,120 900 800 124 120 120 139 108 96 840 4,800 1,380 5,450 1,020 900 4,200 1,600 6,500 700 800 3,600 1,600 5,500 600 73 70 8L~ 85 393 350 81 110 79 115 65 62 I39800 405 546 I9750 43884 63 35? 560 715 80 52 288 624 385 57 ;.Group total 15,220 15,500 13,600 114 127 116 1, 734 1,971 1,576 ONIONS: Late Spring: Ja1ifornia lLrizona Louisiana Ge or g i a ~exas ; Group total tOivl.ATOES : !:!te SIJring: Texas L.ouisiana Mississippi South Carolina Georgia Group total - Sacks (50 lb) - 1,000 sacks 5,020 3,800 1,240 1,400 280 - 1:,070 1:,000 9,750 9,600 2,600 850 700 8,500 17,360 15,800 12,650 545 560 587 530 94 156 160 90 125 600 2,692 2,128 750 753 742 - 27 - 185 170 160 180 866 1,200 1,560 638 130 1,530 263 268 305 4,508 4,230 3, 858 Bushels - - 1,000 bushels _ 26,250 22;000 16,500 59 5o 1,220 1,200 1,100 .. 74 75 1,880 1,600 2,100 40 100 4,130 6,000 6,500 66 75 111 680 lt~' 000 13,000 72 75 45,170 44,800 39,200 64 64 55 1,572 1,100 80 91 90 85 80 160 75 275 h50 65 842 1,050 664 2,860 2,850 908 88 178 488 8/.6 2,507 - 4- ACREAGE ANn INDICATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE_, i926 WITH cor1PAR.ISONS. (co~t lci.}. CROP AND STATE ACREJ~.GE Average Ind, 19y49-54 19SS 1956 . . I YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION Av. Ind. Average Ind, 4y9-54 1955 ... 195c .191419-54. ,..19.55 . 1.. .95-6.. : WATERl1ELONS: Earl:v Summer: 'Dexas Arizona Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Sout)1 Carolina North Carolina California Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri -Acres - - Melons - 1, 000 :melons 114,500 120,000 110,000 154 135 5,180 4,900 5,000 714 630 3,580 2,400 2,100 245 290 7,830 13,700 13,000 227 270 13,830 14,400 13,.000 305 325 so, 830 64,000 58,000 277 290 47,470 10,080 63,00.0 14,000 56,000 200 260 13,000 .. 197 . '210 10,270 11,000 11,000 692 755 9;550 12,700 11,700 278 295 15,950 14,000 15,500 181 210 3,070 3,800 3,400 225 365 ' 160 17,482 16,200 t 7' 600 700 3,696 . 3',087. ~,590 270 893 696 '567 260 1,764 3' 699 ' 3' 380 330 44216 4, 680 4, 290 280 1 ,031 18,560 16,240 250 9,430 16,380 14,000 200 1,917 2,940 2,600 725 ..7,077 . 8, 3o5 .. 7,975 285 2,644 3,.746 3,334 230 2,928 2,940 3,565 375 693 t,387 1,275 . Group total 292,150 337,900 311,700 230 245 251 66,830 .82, 620. 78,326 l/. . . Group averages (including ALL STATES) are simple averages of annual group totals. gj Includes processing. ARCHIE LANGLEY ~gricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator ) ... ' \ .. : . i . . t ... -- GEORGIA AGRICULTOR EXTENSION SERVICE June 20, 1956 ..., :.BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA CCJMMEtlCIAL AREAS ' Du:ring the week ending June 16 commercial hatcheries .placed 5,386,000 chicks with broiler produ~ers in Georgia commercial areas, This is 2 percent more than the 5,280,000 placed the previous week and is 24 percent more than tr~ 4,341,000 p~aced the S,ame .Week ;las;t yearo i . ; > , , . I , , ~ I . .. ' ' : Eggs Set by. lqc-all hatche~i~s amounted to 6,.540,000 compares with 6,516,000 fori the previ!ous ;week :and is 21 percent greater than the 5,397,000 for the corresponding Heek last. .year. . . I ' : i ., Hatc~eri~s reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week, at an averag$ of 75 cents: per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $13.Z5 per hundred. These prices compare with 79 cents and $14.25 for the previoue week -and!With 80 cents and $15.00 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia prodti1ced ; ! ha : ' t ' ching . , eggs, whether bought on contract or . . otherwise. . ~ Weigrlt,ed~a'verage prices from the Federa1..Stat~ Market News Service for broil;er~ ti' - dur~ng week enPing June 16 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - ~ 3/4 ( pouti~; farms 18.50; FOB plants 19.41. ' \ { ! ~ .~ ' I ' '' . i ' l - i .:: 1 ~ t . _..: ""! (See reverse side for otlr-er states]- ~ . . l . l ~ . : .. GtORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD APRIL 14 TlffiOUGHI JUNE 16, 1956 Dat~ . ! ~ : Eggs . j Chicks. Hatched 1/ -,1 Inshipments I ! Tot~ Placed Week~ 1 ~ . Set Ending i , 195? : 1956 . ; ' Th:""'imds Ii1 Placed in Georgia. 1955 : 1956 j Thousands of Chicks 1955 i 1956 Thousands I on Farms ~ 1955 : 1956 Thqusands' I Ap:J;'~ ~411 ' 5,182 : ~ 6,328 Apr. ~1 !: 5,,3og .- ; 6,365 . I Apr. 28 : 5,37S _6,364 May ! 5i: 5,314 6,451 1 May . ~2 ~ 5,358 6,557 J:1ay; ~9 5,352 6,531 'j 1:1ay ~6 1: 5:,.273 6,537 June June 2 9 1i : .' 5,240 5,354 6;576 :6,516 June l-6 j '. 5,397 6,540 .3,473 ~ 4, 208 . 3,480 4;255 i ' 3,552 4,226 3,579 4,362 3,574 4,390 3,578 4,349 3,550 4,331 3,588 4,400 3,667 4:,465 3, 629 4,578 619 . 769 . 662 801 640 681 563 757 643 732 . 664 742 692 799 678 991 624 815 712 808 4,092 4,142 4,192 4,142 4,217 4,242 4:,242 4,266 4,291 4,341 ,'4,977 5,o56 4:,907 5,119 5,122 5,091 5,130 5;391 5,280 5,386 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia CARL o. DOESCHER r-- Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge . ...:..-.. ~: ,; ~ : . ,.. .. ,;. ,. Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana illinois . Missouri . ' r Delawar.e . Narylaild -- _, Virginia: .' . West Virgini8, North Carolina South C~olina GEORGIA Florida Alabama J / H:ississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas .. Washington . Oregon Cal.ifornia TOT.LU.-: 1956 TOTAL l955 '~ 1956 As%of 1955 EGGS SET ANI) caiCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Page 2 Week Ending .:=-J-un-2e---:: --J-un9-e---:: --J1u-6n-e--::-::--A-1-p4r-. --::--A-2p-1r-. --::-. -.A-p2-8r-. --::--M-a-5y--::--M-1a-2y--,.::--M-1-a9y--::--.M-2-a6y---:: -. -Ju-n2-e--.:---Ju-n9-e--::---J1u-6n-e---: --E-GG-S--SE-T--- -T-H-O-US-A-N-DS----:-:-----------------C-H-+C-K-S--PL-A-CE-D--- -T-H-O-US-A-N-DS------------------------------- 1,243 . 1,377 . 1,378 " 1, 793 I':. 445 2;119 i, . 2,~233 ~ 2;307 : I 2,184 . . 375 2,920 423 6,,576 " 640 2:,052 1;550 : . 2,~58 . 247 . 2,966 I: 406 I ,I . . 340 1,693 1,224 1;291 1;320 1, 715 434 2:,157 2,092 1; 991 . 2,189 382 2,861 . 4-29 6,516 ' 666 2,050 1:,562 . 2,979 253 2,948 383 . 279 1,628 1,209 : 862 904 I 676 1,348 I 835 1,686 1 965 413 I 183 : 1;98h 1 735 . II 2;041 1;941 i l 1 ! 2,094 1,395 2,'039 J55 1,544 i . 565 I 2,852 i ! 1,654 398 . 379 6,540 4,977 762 706 717 852 173 784 1;979 1:,540 1,549 524 _1,606 . . 307 5,056 687 1;968 !i il 273 1,873 1,634 3,080 Ii , 1,180 2,374 2J~~ ! 1: 386 .. 2,189 32P ,. 365 . 3.38 198 1,469 ! ' 1,134 288 1,854 1;266 2,295 356 2,214 279 236 1,359 730 646 835 835 195 740 1~908 1:598 . .1,314. . 636 1,731 . 306 4,907 833 877 741 711 859 824 809 893 207 213 . 779 . 762 2:,048 2;013 1:,459 1,503 1,394 1,361 507 . . 585 1,660 1,707 299 . 273 5,119 5,122 . 264 257 . 248 1,908 1:,869 1:,816 1,247 1,159 1,241 '2,3!4 2,165 2,273 368.. 335 425 2,161 2,203 2,251 291 : 286 . 280 217 187 248 1,244 1,329 1,246 875 752 842 771 230 786 2;140 1:,641 1,424 472 1, 727 303 5,091 . 256 1,869 1,228 2,198 365 . 2,363 298 . 222 1,110 957 732 830 888 209 764 2:,002 1:,566 1,361 575 1, 765 324 5,130 248 1, 855 1,322 2,309 . 342 2,199 244 . 206 1,108 861 701 984 956 195 765 1:,976 1:,614 1,409 . 603 1, 779 344 5,391 . 242 1;918 1~299 2,431 -. 329 2,280 275 199 1,113 906 703 898 923 225 832 2,064 1:,485 1,515 . 558 1, 775 . 291 5,280 . 261 1:,887 1:,336 2,341 ' 371 2,308 266 ' 197 1,164 990 702 778 887 1E3 . 829 2;030 1;460 1,429 . 653- l, 704 301 5,386 . 302; 1:,905 1;275 2,475 407 2,332 289 ' 187 1,210 38,225 30,846 124 37,409 31,101 120 36,331 26,836 30,846 1 22,306 118 II - 120 26,702 22,149 121 :-26,422 26,50 . ' 22.,_406 22,518 :us.. ~ ~ 118 2&;872 22,571 119 26,963 22,767 118 26,936 22,607 119 27,664 22,694 122 27,526 22,774 121 27,714 23,294 119 ..., . - ----~ ..... Athens, Georgia - .- GEORGIA - 1956 SPRING PIG .... REPORT ._._._. ' PIGS SAVED: The spring pig crop for 1956 in Georgia, (pigs produced fromiast December 1 to June 1), is estimated at 1,442,000 head. This is 11 percent above the 1955 spring crop of 1,300,000 head and is the 1~gest spring crop produced in Georgia since 19h3. SOVJS FAR.ROWED: The number of sows farrowing this spring totaled 212,000 - - 6 percent above the number farrowing during the corresponding period in 1955 and 10 percent above average. The pigs saved per 1itter increased to 6. 8 and is the hj_ghest on record . for the State. , I FALL INTENTIONS 19.56: Reports from producers on breeding intentions indicate - --- - that about 165, ooo sows are expected to farrow this fall. If breeders carry out these intentions the number of sows farrowing this fall ~d11 be the same as last year but about S 'percent below average. . I( f I SChJS FARROVlED AND PIGS SAVED . - : _... .s_PRING CE!Z. 1 to June 1) . - - So-v1s Av. No. Pigs . Farro-tved Pigs Per Saved :b.,ALL (June 1 to Dec. 1) Sows Av. No. Pigs Farro-vJed Pig~ Per Saved I (000) 'Litter (000) (000) Litter (000) ~ GEORGIA: '. 10-Year, 1945-54 192 6.1 1:,181 173 6.2 1,064 1954 194 6.7 1,300 159 6.1) 1,034 1955 200 6.5 1,300 165 6.7 1,106 1956 212 6.8 1,442 165 UNITED STATES: 10-Year, 1945-54 1954 1955 1956 8:,327 7:,669 8:,359 7,650 6.48 53;923 5;208 6.57 6.89 52,852 5:,014 6.78 6.90 57,690 5,569 6.81 6.914 53,085 5,16311- * Number indicated to farrow from breeding intentions r eports. 34,219 33,978 37,914 ARCHIE LANGIJEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge 1rJILIJIAM E Agricultural UNITED STATES .'PIG CROP REPORT ... JUNE 19.56 The :l9.56 spring pig crop totaled .53,08.5 head, a decline of 8 percent from the spring of l95.5, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The number of sows farrowing this spring totaled 7,6.50,000 sows which was also 8 percent less than the 8,359,000 sows farrovring last spring. The ntunber of pigs saved per litter was 6.94, establishing a ne-vr record for spring farrowing and compares with 6.90 pigs per litter in 195.5. Reports on breeding intentions indicate a total of 5,163,000 so\vs to farrow this fall. This would be 7 percent less than the number farrowing last fall. If these intentions materialize and the number of pigs saved per litte~ equals the 10-year average, with an allowance for upward trend, the 1956 fall pig crop 't-IOuld be about 3.5 million head. The combined spring and fall pig crops for 1956 would then be about 88 million head. This would be 8 percent. less than last year and only slightly below the 194.5-.54 average. Spring Pig Crop: The number of pigs saved in the spring of 1956 (December 1, 19.55 to June 1, 19.56) is estimated at 53,085,000 head. This is 4,6o.5,000 head or 8 percent less than the spring crop last ygar and 2 percent below the 10-year average. All regions showed a decline in spring pigs from a year ago except the South Atlantic and South Central regions. The North Atlantic was down 3 percent; E.ast North. Central do1m 4 percent; 1/Jest North Central down 1.5 percent; and the West was dawn 9 percent. The South Atlantic was up 5 percent and the South Central was up 6 percent. The number of sows farrowed in the spring of 19.56 is estimated at 7,6.50,000 head, 8 percent less than last year and the 10-year average. The 1956 spring farrmringr were 6 percent lower t han indicated by farmers' reports on intentions last Decembe1 The number of pigs saved per litter during the past spring was 6.94, a record high, and compares -vrith the previous high of 6.90 in 1955 and 1954. Bigger litter sizes in the central and \Iestern Corn Belt States were responsible for the higher average this year. ~195 Int~~t~~: Reports on breeding intentions indicate that 5,163,000 sows .. "1'1ill farrow in the fall of 1956. If these intentions are realized, the number of sows farrowing this fall (June 1-December 1) would be 7 percent less than during the fall of 1955. Compared with last year, all regions except the South Atlantic showed a decline in the number of SO\-IS intended for fall farrowing. UN ITEO STATES DEPARTMENT OF ~ . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA A~MnsC,OUue.EoGrgEJp.aF .AGRICULTURE GEORGIA AGRIC:ULTURAL :~ EXTENSION SERVICE June 27 s 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEO~G!A OONHERCIAL AREJ.S During the week ending June 23 commercial hatcheries placed 5,181,000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This is 4 percent less than the 5,386,000 placed the previous week but is 22 percent more than the 4,242,000 placed the same week last year, Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 6,360,ooo compares with 6,540,000 for the previous week and is 20 percent greater than the 5,289,000 .for the corresponding week last year. Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $12.75 per hundred. These prices compare with 75 cents and $13.25 .for the previous weak and with 81 cents and $14.75 one year ago, Egg prices shown relat~ to Georgia produced hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. Weighted average prices from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during week ~.r1ding June 23 are as foll"ows: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 pounds; at f~ l9.09; FOB plants 20,00. l ~ (See reverse side for other . states) ' ' . GEORGIA c~IC. K. PLACEMENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD APRIL 21 THROUGH JUNE 2J, 1956 D~te I Week I ~ ggs Set Chicks Hatched ~a Placed in Georg a Inshipments of Chicks Total Placed on Farms )l:nding 1955\ : 1956 '1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 Thoh.s'ands Thousands Thousands Thousands ~pr. 21 5,~02 l 6,365 . .f\pr. 28 5, 78 . . 6,364 . 3,480 .. 4,255 3,552 4,226 662 640 801 681 I 4,142 5,056 4,192 ' 4,901 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 5,314 6,451 5,358 j 6,551 ' 5~352 : 6,531 5,~73 : . 6,531 ' 3,519 3,574 3,578 3,550 4,362 4,390 4,.349 4,331 . 563 757 :. 666434 732 ' 742 692 199 4,142 5,119 4,217 5,122 4,242 5,091 4,242 ' 5,130 June 2 5',240 . 6,576 3,588 4,400 .678 991 4,266 . .5,391 June 9 5,354 ' 6,516 . 3,667 .. 4,465. .. 624. ~;t5. ... I 4,291 . 5,280 June 16 5,391 6,540 . 3,629. 4,5.78 ' tl2:. 808 I - 4,341 , 5,386 I 1 I June 23 5,289 6,360 3,5~8 4,446 654 135 ' 4,242 :. 5,181 , 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states'" outi:d.de .of:Georgia, I . . . . ~ ~ ... . : . CARL o. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistici an 1 ARCHIE LANGLEY Agric?ltural Statistician In Charge STATE l'1aine Connecticut Pennsy:).:vania. India."la Illinois - Missouri. Delaware Nary1and Virginia \.fest Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA ' Florida Alabama Hississippi - Arkansas Louisiana Texas tfashington Oregon California : . EGGS. SET AND:CHIGKS PLACED .IN COMMERCTAL AREAS~ BY WEEKS - 1956. Week Ending June .. June .. June ..: 9 : 16 : 2.3 EGGS SET - THOUSANDS .. Apr. ..: .: 21 : : Apr. 28 : : Hay :5 . . May 12 . . . May 19 . . l'1ay 26 . - CHIC.!.~ PLACED - THOUSA1~S : . 1, 224 1,209 1,136 .1,291 904 992 762 730 833 877 875 957 706 . 646 .741 711 752 . 732 .. 1,320 1:, 348 1:,114 717 835 859 824 842. .830. 1, 775 1,686 1,805 852 835 '809 893 -17.1 ... . 888 . 434 413 . 388 173 195 20] 213 230 209 2:,l57 1:,984 1:,997 :.2,092 2':,041 2;031 784 . 740 779 762 786 . . 764 1:,979 1,903 .2,048 2:,0~3 2;.140 - 2,002 I ! . 1:,991 2,189 f, . 382 - 2,861 ' . 429 1,941 2,039 . 355 2,852 . 398 1:,915 2,029 ' 347 2,746 , 423 1,540 1,:549 )24 1,606 . 307 1:,598 1, 459 - 1,503 1; 641.. . 1;_:566 1,314 : 1,394 1,361 . 1,424 ' 1.,36.1 . . 636 1, 731 507 1,660 .. . 585 . . '":412:~- . 575 1., 707 .~ , 727 .. 1; 765 . 306 ; :.299 . 273 ' . ' .303 ...... 324 6,516 . . 666 2;050 6,~40 ' 687 1,968 6,360 : 623 2;028 --5,056 288 1;854 4,'907 5,119 . 264 ' ' 257 1,908 . 1;869 5;122 : 5,09~ .~ .. ~5,J)O .. . 248 . 256 '- . 248 . 1:,816 1:,869 1;855 i:,562 1:,634 1,594 1;266 1,247 . :1,159 . 1,241 1; 228 . 1:,322 ' 2,979 3,080 3,060 . 253 . 266 252 2,295 2,341 '2,165 2,273 2,198 2,309 . 356 368 . . 335 .. 425 _.. ~'3q5 . .. 342 2,948 . 383 ( 279 1,628 2~859 320 . 338 1,469 2,952 2,214 I 357 279 359 . 236 1,690 . 1,359 2,161.. 2, 203 . : ~, 251 . 2,36] :2,199 .... 291 286 .. 280 298 244 . 217' . 187 ; - ~ 21J,8~. . 222 . -206 1,244 . 1,329 1,246' ' 1,110 ' 1,.108' June 2 861 701 984 956 195 765 1,976 1:,614 1,409 . 603 1,779 : 344 5;391 242 1:,918 ,1:,299 2,.1+31 . 329 2,280 275 199 1,113 J'liPe : 9 906 703 898 923 225 . 832 2:,004 1;485 1,515 . 558 1, 775 ' 291 5,280 261 1;887 1,336 2,341 . 371 .. 2,308 266 197 1,164 Page 2 June : June 16 23 990 702 778 887 183 . 829 2,030 1:,460 1,429 ' 653 1,704 '301 5,386 0 302 1;905 1,275 2,475 ' 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 .1,009 610 836 853 181 . 795 1;950 1:,519 1,398 ' 617 1,806 . 304 5,181 e . 259 1,896 1,313 2,510 415 2,202 277 . 224 1,137 TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 ___19_56_--M__j of 195_5 37,409 36,331 36,198 26,702 31,107 30, 846 31,090 22,149 120 -...-.-118- - - -11-6 - '- 121 I . ~ ' 26,422 26,504 26,872 26~9'63 26,936 27,664 22,406 22,518 22,571 22,76...7' .. 22,607 22,694 118 --- 11.8 _ 1;!..2..._ - _ 1l_~:__ ~ 1]3_' - -- 122 27,526 27,714 22,774 23,294 12-1---- 119 27,292 22,619 121 .~ .U ITEO STATEs: DEPARTMENT OF During the week ending June 30 corr.mercial hatcheries placed 5, 285 , 000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This is 2 percent more than the 5,181,000 :placed the previous week and is 26 percent more than the 4,192,000 placed the sam~ week last year. . Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 6,156,000 compares lvith 6,360,000 for the previous week and is 17 percent greater than the 5,269,000 for the corresponding: w~ek last year. Hatcheries' reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week a:t an average of 71 cents per dozen~ Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $12.75 per hundred. These prices compare with 72 cents and $12.75 for the previous week and w~th 81 cents and $15~ 00 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia produced hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. Weighted average prices from the Federal-State Harket News Service for broilers i during the_ l-reek ending June 30 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - 3 :3/4 pounds; at farms 20.36; FOB plants 21.36. (See reverse side for other states) GEORGIA CHICK- PLACEMENT BY WEEKS- PERIOD-APRIL 28 THROUGH JUNE 30, 1956 Date Eggs y I Chicks Hatched Inshipments Total Placed Week Set Placed in Georgia 1 of Chicks . on Farms Ending 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 Thousands .Thousands Thousands ~housands Apr. 28 5,378 6,361+ 3,552 4,226 640 681 4,192 4,907_- ; May 5 5,314 6,~.51 3,579 4,362 563 757 4,142 5,119 May 12 5,358 6,557 3,574 4,390 643 732 4,217 5,122 ~1ay 19 5,352 6,531 3,578 4,349 664 742 4,242 5,091 ~lay 26 5,273 6,537 3,550 4,331 692 799 4,242 5,130 June 2 5,240 6,576 June 9: 5,354 6,516 JUne 16 5,397 6,540 3,588 4,400 3~667 4,465 3,629 h,578 678 991 624 815 712 808 4,266 5,391 ~ - 4,291 5,280 4,341 5,386 Jl.1fle 23 5,289 6,360 3,588 4,4h6 654 735 ~. ,242 5,181 1 ~~e 30 5;26~~-~--3,_5_96___4_,_4_81--~---59_6---8-o4~__.__4_,_19_2___5_,2_8_5__ 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. CARL o. ,DOESCHER ~gricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge STATE Maine CPeonnnnseycltv'i'caunti..a India.-:ia Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia .West Virginia North Carolina South -Carolina GEORGIA Florida A1aba.'1la Mississippi Arka116as Louisiana Texas Washi'riiton Oregon . Cali.fornia TOTAL 1956 . TOTAL 1955 1956 as % o.f 1955 - EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED TI~ COMMERCIAL .AH~S, BY \VEEKS - 1956 Page 2 . .--Ju-n-e--:---Ju-n-e--:---Ju-n-e--:-:--A-p-r-. ---W-eMe~k~ay~E~nd:~i-n-Mg-ay---: --M-a-y --:--M-a-y--:--J-u-n-e --:--J-u-n-e ----J-u-n-e --:--J-u-ne-----J-u-n-e---- : 16 23 30 : :. 28 : 5 : 12 : 19 : 26 : 2 9 16 : 23 : 30 --- :=--EG-G-S--SE-T----T-H-O-U-S~-I-D-S--------------~----~C-H-IC-K-S--P-LA-C-E-D--- -T-H-O-US-A-li-D-S ----------------------------------- . - 1,209 1,136 . 904 992 1:,348 1;114 1,686 1,805 413 -388 1:,984 1:,997 2:,041 2,031 I 1; 941 1;915 I 2,039 2,029 . 355 -347 2, 852 . 2,746 I . 398 . 423 6,540 6,360 1,179 979 1:,252 1,742 . 417 1:,833 1,.951 1,919 2,008 344 2,674 . 392 6,156 730 ' 646 835 835 195 . 740 1,908 1,598 1,314 . 636 1, 731 306 4,907 833 741 859 809 207 779 2,048 1,459 1,)94 '507 1,660 . 299 5,119 877 711 824 893 213 762 2,013 1,503 1,361 585 1,707 273 5,122 875 752 842 771 230 786 2,140 1,641 1,424 . 472 1,727 303 5,091 957 732 830 888 209 764 2,002 1,566 1,361 -575 1,765 324 5,130 861 701 984 956 195 765 1,976 1;614 1,409 . 603 1, 779 344 5,391 906 703 898 923 225 832 2:,004 1,485 1,515 558 1, 775 291 5,280 990 702 778 887 183 829 2,030 1,460 1,429 653 1,704 301 5,386 1,009 610 836 853 181 795 1,950 1:, 519 1 ~ 398 617 1, 806 304 5, 181 994 630 763 966 173 805 1,856 1,651 1,400 586 1,809 311 5,285 . 687 I 1;968 1; 63L!. 3, 080 266 2,859 320 338 1,469 36, 331 .30,846 118 . 623 2;028 1;594 3,060 252 2,952 357 359 1, 690 36,198 31,090 116 688 L950 . 1:.595 2,945 ' 254 2, 826 339 325 1,556 -35,324 30,575 116 - 264 1,908 1;247 2,341 ' 368 I 2,161 II 291 I 217 1,244 26,422 ' 22,406 I, II 118 257 1;869 1,159 2,165 335 2,203 286 187 ' 1,329 ' 248 1;816 1,241 2, 2?3 -425 2,251 280 248 1,246 26,504 26,872 22,5:;L8 22,571 118 119 . 256 1,869 1:,228 2,198 . 365 2,363 298 _ 222 . 1,110 __, 26,963 2:2,767 118 . 248 1,855 1,322 2,309 . 342 2,199 244 . 206 1,_108 26,936 22,607 . 119. . 242 1:,918 1,299 2,431 ' 329 2,280 275 ' 199 1,113 27,664 22,694 - 122 . 261 1;887 1:,336 2,341 . 371 2,308 266 197 1,164 27,526 22,774 121 302 1,905 1,275 2,475 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 27,714 23,294 119 259 1;896 1:, 313 2,510 415 2,202 277 224 1,137 27,292 22,619 121 252 1,829 1,271 2,503 371 2,202 271 197 1,087 27,212 22,701 120 ------------~--------------~----~--- ~ - -------- FAID1 PRICE REP.ORT AS OF JUNE 15. 1956 Gl!:ORGIA: . DUr-ing the month ended June 15, the All Commodity Index of Prices 'Receiver: . . by. Georgia farmers remained unchanged .f:.rom the level .r.eported in mid-Nay. At present, the Index is 251 percent of its January 1910 - December 1914 averag~. The All Crops component of the Index at 273 percent of j_ts 1910-19lh average was unchanged from the level reported in mid-May. Higher prices received for corn and .cotton lint were offset by lower prices at the farm level for wheat, oats, , cottonseed, all baled hay, and soybeans. The .All Livestock and Livestock Products component of the Index was unchanged , from the l evel reported in mid-Jvlay, although, prices of some individual commodities ~thin this group changed rather sharply. an . ( Hog .prices at the farm l evel continued to advance during the month -- climbing . from an average of $ll~. 70 per cwt. in mid-May to $16.20 on June 15. Beef cattle prices shifted tovmrd lower levels during the 30-day period -- moving from average of $12.60 per cwt. in mid-May to $12.20 on June 1.5. Prices received for . all chickens declined approximately 1.5 cents per pound while egg prices remained at the same level reported in l'iay. Wholesale milk prices advanc ed seasonally from an average of $5.45 per cwt. to $5.55 during the month. Individuai commodity price fluctuations were compensatory to the extent that the All Conunodity Index, the All Crops Index and the All Livestock and Livestock Products Index remained unchanged from the May 15 level. UNITED STATES: Higher prices received by farmers for fruit, potatoes, anq c on~ercfal vegetables were primarily responsible for a 2 perc ent increase in the Index of Prices Received by Farmers during the month ending June 15, the Crop Reporting Board .lfalfa All Other .. 3; ,50 .. .. 3.00 4 .25 5.30 5.10 4.50 3.15 3.65 3.60 . .. 5.20 4.95 4.40 56.00 41.00 51.00 13.00 3.40 3.55 3.60 5.30 4.95 4.40 45.00 39.00 2~99 . : 3.32 3.68 ; \ : ~3.18 3.29 3.64 5.02 4.62 4.24 5.02 4.57 4.14 32.50 30.50 32.80 29.40 .3.00; : . 3.16 3.66 J 5.06 4.57 4 .14 30.80 27.70 J) As reported by Food Deal ers Gecrgia Cotton Acreage }?.Ad~ced 5 Percent :b,rom 1955. Georgia cotton acreap;e in cultivation on ,Tuly 1, 1956 is e s timated at 865 ,000 a cres, accord.ing to the off icial report of the Crop Reporting Board of the United States Department of Arriculture . This is a decrease of 5 percent .from t he ':)07 , ooo acres in cultivation one year a go and is 33 percent belotv the 10-y Bar average (191+5-1954) of 1,300,000 acros . United States current acreage in cultivation on July 1 is 16,962 , 000 or a decre l St atistician ARCHIE LJ\.NGLE'Y Agricultural Statistician In Char ge ------- ------------------ - .- -.----------------- ---------- ----- :1946-55 Ave:!.~age Acreage in Cultivation July l Abandonment (in thousands) State I:'roltl Natural 1 956 ..- - --C-a-u--s--e-s----- 1945- 54 - - - - - ------P-tJI-'c-e-nt Aver age 1955 1956 Pt3 rccnt -- -:-o-f -19-5-5--- North Carolina South Carolina Georgia. Tennessee Alabama Mississippi 1.2 690 492 465 -95 o. 6 1,051 745 695 93 0.7 1,.300 907 865 95 1. 2 ?66 581 552 -95 0 :r.J> 1,521 1,060 995 9 1.~ 2.2 2,398 1, 745 1, 640 94 Missouri t~ rklffisas ~ouisiana Of'~ ahoma 1'exas 3.0 488 396 377 95. 2.2 2,010 1,481 1 , 400 .QC:;_)' 1.6 839 626 ~~9 5" 95 5. 2 1,171 818 800 98 3.7 8,969 7,270 7,175 99 New JViexico 2.5 226 ;,rizona o.4 385 Qalifornia o.5 849 --Other - -&t-at-e s-'J-:_/- - -- - - 2. 8 ---- - - -- - - - -- 82 - J = :nited Ste.t e s 2. 5 22,7h6 1 89 187 99 368 378 103 764 ?75 101 ---64-------6-3 - -- - -98- - 17 , 506 16, 962 97 Othe r States Virginia Florida Ill inois Kentucky Ne vada Total Juner . Egypt ]./ 3.0 . 1. 7 7.2 2. 9 ~/ 7.8 23 . 9 42.2 3.6 11. 9 .9 17. 0 34.1 2. 9 8.0 2.3 o. B 42 .7 43.3 - -- ------------- 16. 3 96 Jh .O 100 3. 0 103 ?.5 94 2.2 96 - ------------- 101 - - ----- 1/ Sums of acreage for " Other State s" r ounded to thousands for inclusion in United - StQt e s t otals. ?/ Short- time avor Dgo ]/ Included in State and United States totals . ' GEORGIA , \ -~ t ~~,r ' <( '~ ~. .. \ MAP SHOl.rJING - CROP ~ PGRT. i'"f'\JJG ~ DIS TRI CTS . a\\,, Geol'.gi a Cot tor{ .i. e~~ age by Dist ricts _!cre s__(OOO ) i~1~i'{ajti.?n July 1 \ ~- ~ r,~..)-.-. .~,.\. ":$. . :Ju. 1yl9.56 ______ Di.strH;t : ~ L~.. : 19.56 :in Percent .... ....... of..,.. 19.55 ' 1 63 59 94 2 64 58 91 3 61 .58 95 4 104 98 94 5 182 173 9.5 6 160 152 95 7 101 101 100 8 141+ 138 96 9 28 28 100 -- -~ State 907 865 95 J - -~ - 0 JVIacon 7 r) 0 J'.t hens, Georgia July 11, 19.56 ... - - - - - ,. .... ,.BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COI1MERCIAL P.REAS ,\, During the week broiler produce resn:di.ningGeJourlgyia7cocommmmeredr.cailal hatche areas. ries placed 5,14L~,OOO This is 3 percent les chicks s than -vlith the 5,285,000 placed the previous vTeek but is 24 percent more than the 4,142,000 placed the same week last year. Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,685,000 compares with 6,156,000 for the previous week and is 8 percent greater than the 5,285,000 for the corresponding week last yea::.- Hatcheries : r~ported prices paid for hatching eggs d1ITing the week at an av~rage of 70 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $12.75 per hunPred.' These prices compare with 71 cents and ~vl2 o 75 for the previous week arid w:i~th 82 cents and $15. 00 one year ago. Egg prices shovm relate to Georgia P,roduced hatching eggs, vmether bought on contract or otherwise . . Weighted average prices from the Federal-state Narket News Service for broilers during wee~ ending July 7 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 pounds; ; at :farms 21~46; FOB plants 22.55. : .. ~Bee reverse side for other states) . I . ~:~~ - . ~EORGIA - CHICK PLAC ~~~s-~- ENE-N~~T~B~- Y~~1-J~E:E.tK~S~.,~- ~gP1E~7RaIO.D MAY 5 THROUGH I~~h~~~~~:s JULY T7o, ~-~1l9F56~:~ed ~nding ; 1 1955 .: .1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 19_56_ Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands .. l1ay I 5. 5\31L~ 6~1451 3,579 4,362 563 757 4,142 5,119 fiay 12 5~358 . 6;557 3,574 4,390 643 732 h,217 5,122 May 19. 5:,352 6,531 3,578 4,349 66h 742 u,242 . 5,091 1'1ay 26 5;,273 6;537 June 2 5,~~.0 6,576 3,550 4,331 3,588 4,400 y 692 799 678 814 y 4,242 5,130 4,266 5,214 June 9 5,354 6,516 3,667 4,465 624 815 4,291 5,280 !June 16 5:,397 6,540 3,629 l.J.,578 I 712 808 4,341 .5,3$6 June 23 5,289 6;360 ~une 30 5, 269 6,156 3,588 4,446 3,596 l.J.,481 I 654 735 596 804 h,242 5,181 4,192 5,285 July 1 5,285 5,685 3,534 4,316 I 608 828 4,142 5,144 "(: y y i . ..L:. i Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. Revised CARL o. DOE$CHER ARCHILE LANGLEY Agricultur~ Statistician Agricultural Statistician In Charge ..' (k EGGS SET .A..ND CHICKS PlJi.CED TI~ CO!v.iHERCLll.L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Page 2 ~Teek Ending STATE June : June : July : : May : Hay : May : May : June : June : ; June June . : J~1e July 23 ~ 30 7 : : 5 : 12 : 19 26 : 2 9 16. : 23 : 30 : 7 ::- E-G~GS--SE-1r-~.,~T-HO-U-SA-}.'j-DS-~----~~----~----.C~H~IC-K-S -P-Lf-'.C-ED--- -T-H-OU-S-A1-TD-S-~------~----~----~~--~------ --M-~-.n-e-------------~l,l~-6---l-,-l-79---l-- ,-l-0-7~,~~ ----83-3-----84-6-----8-75-----95-7------86-l----~9-0-6-----9-90----l-,-0-0-9-----9-94------94-6-- Connecti cut 992 979 868 I 741 711 752 732 701 703 702 610 630 535 Pennsylva..'"li a 1; 114 1, 252 1:, 399 [ 859 . .824 842 830 984 898 778 836 763 768 Indi ana 1, 805 1, 742 1,480 1 809 893 771 888 956 923 887 853 966 844 Illinoi s 388 417 394 206 213 230 209 195 225 183 181 173 151 Misso1rri 1,997 1, 833 1, 816 I 779 762 786 764 765 8)2 82 9 795 805 768 Delaware Maryla~d Virgi nia 2, 031 ' 1, 915 2,029 II 1,951 2;093 ; 2,?48 2,013 2,140 2,002 1,919 1,729 I 1, 459 1,503 1,641 1,566 2,008 1,941 1,394 1,361 1,424 1,361 1;976 1,614 i,409 2,004 1,485 1,515 2,030 1;460 1,429 1, 950 1,519 1,398 1,856 1:,651 1,400 1,721 1;594 1,189 1rJest Virginia North Carolina 347 2,746 I 344 340 j 507 585 472 575 2,674 2,579 1 1,660 1,707 1,727 1,765 603 1,779 558 1,775 653 1,704 617 1,806 586 1,809 514 1,631 South carolina 423 392 374 1 299 273 303 324 344 291 301 304 311 286 GEORGIA 6. 360 6,156 5,685 I 5, 119 5,122 5,091 5,130 5,214 5,280 5,3 86 5,181 5,285 5,144 ~ Fl~ or- ida------------+--~ 62-3---~58~8 ~~~ 52~ 2 ~-~~25~7 ~~~ 2- 48-~-2~ 56--~2~4~ 8 ~~~- 24-2 -. -~~26-1-~~-3- 02--~~2-59-~~~2~52--~~ - 26- 8 - Alabama I''Iississippi 2,028 1, 950 1,810 1, 869 1, 816 . 1; 869 1, 855 1,918 1, 887 1, 905 1:, 896 1, 829 1;717 1:, 594 1,595 1, 5 74 1 1,159 1,241 1,228 1,322 1,299 1:,336 1, 275 1,313 1, 271 1;274 Arkansas Louisiana 3,060 2,945 2, 808 252 254 268 2,165 2. 273 2,198 2,309 2,431 2,341 2,475 2,510 2,503 2,527 335 ~ 425 365 342 329 367 40 7 415 371 312 Texas .. 2, 952 2, 826 2,650 2,203 2,292 2,363 2,252 2,280 2,308 2, 332 2,203 2,202 2, 134 Washington Oregon 35 7 339 28h 286 280 298 244 275 266 289 277 271 248 359 325 317 !1 187 248 222 206 199 197 187 224 197 202 California 1, 690 1, 556 1, 670 J 1,329 1,246 1,110 1,108 1,113 1, 164 1,210 1,137 1,087 956 TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 ' 1956 as %of 1955 36, 198 I 3l, o9o i .. i 116 I 35,224 3:3,708 30,575 30,439 115 111 I 26,503 26, 882 26, 963 26,989 1122,518 22,571 22,767 22,607 II 118 119 118 119 27,487 22,694 121 27,522 22,774 121 27,714 23 , 2 94 119 27,293 22 ; 619 121 27, 212 22,701 120 25 , 7 2 9 22,054 117 Athens , Georgia GENFRAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JULY 1, 1956 The dry '\-leather that persisted during most of r'~ay continued through the first half of June. Light to moderate showers over the Southwest, 1:Jestc entra.l and Northern parts of the State the week ending June 16 brought temporary r elief from the dr0ught. Scattered showers occurred throughout wuch of t he State to the end of the month but were generally heaviest in the southern half of the State. Cyops in that area improved steadil y and by the end of the month prospects for all field cr ops '1-Tere generally good. In the northern half of the State showers were more widely scatter ed and some areas, particularly the central and upper Coastal Plains and the Piedmont, continued very dry. (I1oisture has since b een received in North Georgia and prospects are considerably better than they 1-wre on the first of July.) QQ!lli: Prospects for corn are only slightly b elow last year, vJhen yiel d per acre was a r ecord high, due primarily to the favorable conditions the l ast half of June in the important producing areas in the s outhern half of the State . The indicated yield per acre on July 1.was 23.0 bushels compared with a yield of 24.0 bushels last year. Total production is forecast at 62,353,000 bushels compared ( with 67,080,000 produced in 1955 and the ten year (194554) average of 46,942,000 bushels. Acre age for harvest this ;rear is 2, 711,000. Last year 2, 795,000 acres were harvested. SHALL GRA.!B.: Weather conditlons haye been generally favorable for all small grain crops and most .?Inall .grains were harvested under nearly ideal conditions. Yield per acr e of wheat, oats; and rye is expected to be at r ecord high l evels while yield of barley will equal the previous high. TOBACCO: Production of tobacco in Georgia for 1956 is placed at 127,1.~85,000 pounds compare d with 11-~.9,375,000 pounds last s eason and the t en year average production of 117,578,000 pounds. Yield per acre, currently for ecast at 1399 pounds, promise s to be the s e cond hi gh est on r ecord. PF.:ACHES: Quality of this year's p each crop has b een exc ellent uith a high perc entage grQding Nmnb er l's. Total production (including comnercial and other ) is placed at 1, 600,000 bushels co11:pared with 3, 000,000 bushels produced in 1954. The crop was a failur e in 1955. PEANUTS: Acre age of pe anuts planted alone is estimat ed at 604,000 acre s or one perc ent l e ss t han the 610,000 acre s plcnt od alone last year. The f irst production estimat e f or 19S6 will b e made as of August 1. MILK AND EGG PRODtiQ.tl!: Total milk production in Geor gia during June amounted to 103 million pot:nds or approYJ.mately six perc ent below . the May l ev el and three p erc ent above the volume produc ed during June last year . (i Fr.rm flocks laid 102 rnj.llion eggs during the m0nth compared -vrith 95 million eggs laid during the same month in 1955. ~ CROP ACR~GE ( OO,.Oj_ ~ ..GEORGIA CROPS ~ mfn~ PRODUCTION . ( 00 0 I 1955 l 1956 l 1956 1955 I Indic. per Cent July 1 I 1955 Indi c. July 1 : orn ilhe a t "ats ~ye Bu. 2,795 Bu. 100 Bu. 461 Bu. 10 - of 1955 1956 2,711 107 I ' I ! 97 107 . 24.o : I 23.0 16.0 I 21.0 447 I 97 25.0 32.0 11 I 110 9.5 11.5 I I I 67,080 I 1,600 I 11,525 95 195 6 92,353 2,2 47 14,3 04 1 2G ~arley Bu. 9 10 I 111 10.0 28.0 162 280 ~obacco, All Lb. 102 91.1 89 1,464 jl,399 149,375 127,h05 ~otatoe s, Irish Cwt. 5.5 5.0 91 48 42 I 262 211 otatoes, Sweet Cwt. 18 19 106 48 41 864 779 !.ar, All Tons 948 ~e anuts, Alone 610 Soybeans, Alone ?eaches, Total crop Pears, total crop ----9--0 ~ ott on 907 957 I 101 604 I 99 ----9--0 1---0---0 865 95 ---- ----....----7...----9- I --_.7_--7--., ------ I I ----7--48 738 -- 0 1,600 ---15 I 80 ARCHIE LANGLEY CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Agricultural Statistician UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUJJY 1, 1956 rs Prospects point to a 1956 tot~l crop productio~ considerably belo1.v last year nc ar-record outturn but near the average of the past 5 years. Fooo grain ~rops made genercliy favorable progress during . the past month toward maturity in hm:vest and Hith the principal oxception of severe doteriorc.tion from drought :i.n ss>n~e northern 'Plains areas. V.Jinter wheat su.r-vived b atter than last yea.r in a number of high-risk sections and the 35.4 million acres now est:i.mated for harvest is S per cen+, l argGr than in 1955. Yields have b een nigher than exp0Ct0d fro ril lhany. rre;tds with production forecast 2 percent larger than in 1955. Hic c produ.ct:i.on o:f 46.3 millj_on bae;s .falls ll..t. percent bolo1v last year t s crop chi efly b ecause of n 12 perc ent r eduction in acre age . Ric e yield prospects are excellent, Rye Gcrld ~go n.nd production a.ru do-vm slightly from lBst yeDr to ne ar average levels. The co1nbined <:xpoctcd tonnag;J of "t-Jhent, ric e and ry~J is only 3 perc ent l ess than -last year rs productio~ , The cor n crop no1v looks like 3. 3 billion bu;;h.cls, about the same as l ast yet;J' . Acre age f'or harvest of 77 . 6 million ncr<'2S is dmm about 3 p~;.;rc er.t frqra ly..st yoar. to th e sinallest total of the centur,~. Out.s r.cre age is do-vm ne arly 10 pcrc ent and prospcctiV8 yi elds look much b GlCvT li}St year f S pe ak , 'I'hv 'oarl oy crop is . smafle~t in 3 y...:nrs cllie.fly because of ncreago r oductions in h1portant pro,lu.cing StatC: s , . Sorehum pl"ntings are less ext ensive than expected in Harch . Hoductions in all l arger produc:ing States except Nebr nska plac e total acreage for harvest ~ percent b clo1v- the record s et last year . Soyb >en acre age for all purpos e s this y0ar will re a~h nci-r pe ak, 11 percent above last ye ar ts previous r e cord, Tho paannt crop .has good prospects f rom acreage 2 percent smaller than last ;re ar. Tho cotton acr..:Jage in cultivation July 1, estir11atcd at 17 million acre s is 3 perc ent balow last year wl t h good grotJing c ond:i.tions r eported in most areas, especially in we stern Cot~on State s~ Hr..y crops, after a slolv and disappointing start, have prospects of provid. ing tonnage 't-Thich is above average, although 5 percent bclo1v the 1955 r ecord t .citru.. The 75.6 million acres of hnrvost, practically unchanged in total from last year, . includes more alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures than ever b efor e . A .0E!l crop of 3, 267 million bushels--third largest of record--is forecast,' .c'ompare with 3,242 rnilHon bushels produced last yee:r and the average of 3,084 million . bushels . Production of .:...11 ~.;..hE:i is expecte d to totcl 922 million bush-_.l s , , n0n.rly :\:.h.) s<:mc n.s th0 Juno forocnst . The 1956 ~E; crop, for -rer, spinach, anc honeydews will probably b o gre ate r this summer than in the summer se.ason of 1955. . LilllA BEANS: Production of lima beans in the summer Statos this ye ar is for ecast at 867, 000 bushels . about ) percent less than last yGar and one- fifth ( belO\or averag"' " A r eduction in acre age is primarily rcsponsiblo for the decline . Drought cut thG acre ago in Ge orgia and r ec ent hot, dry we ather has had an adverse affect on that State Is crop. In North Carolina, unfavorable wtJ athc r cxpurhmced to dat e i 's expected to r e sult in lower lima be an yi0lds than those of 19.55. In 11c:ryland, lima b oans are late but in good condition. The Wicomico County acreage is podding and fi elds in later producing areas are in bloom. In New J ersey, ue C~.thor during June was favorable for limas unabli n.-; th e crop to overcome e arli9r adverso gr01-1ine 'tve athor . Ha.rvest will start ab out m.i.d-July . 'l'he New York lima . bean crop also got a late start but made good grovrth during Jun<; . Harvest there will begin about August 1. Lima b Gan prospe cts aro exc ellent in Ohio as a r ostlit of good growing woather during Juno. CABBAGE: Tho p:roduction forecast for e arly summer cabbage , for fresh market and kraut, j_s 67,100 tons, dOl..J'll S perc ent from last year and about 2 perc cmt l 6ss than av.e ragG. In Ge orgia, dry woather has caused the c abbage crop in the mountain countie s to b o late and he ad siz es are smetll. Harve st was exp e ct ~ d 'to are start in e nrly July. In Now J ersey, harvest of early fields in southern cou!rtie ? is about fj_nish3d but cutting is active in other areas. Yiolds in early fi eids satisfactory but st:-~sult ed in late maturity of this yoar Is crop. Favorable June weather enabled the drop to ovGrcome pbrt of the dol ay. Harvest has started and supplies will incre ase . 9uring July in thai_:, State . CANTALOUPS : The 1956 oar].;y: summer cantaloup crop is forecast at 945,000 cr~tcs, 26 perccntbclov;r last year and 57 perc ent b elow av<::rage . Harvest has passed tho peak in south Ge orgia and is getting underway in c entral are as. ln South Carolina, wher e movement is now activo, cantaloups suffer ed extensi~o drunage trom hot, dry we ather which came at a critical timG. Prospects are ."<:lxpecto'd'to ~1nprove b ecause of rains r eceived aroUnd July 1. Howov er, many fields . wer e .too far gonJ to r ocovor. Yield prospe cts in Arizona are unchanged from a month ago. Har- V\JS.~., is underway and whilo movement will increase some in e arly July, shipmcnts will qot be hoavy.because of the small crop there this year. ( ];JQU1>IDERS:... The .final production fore~ast in the late ~ri~ Stat o.s _at 1,575,060 : l.mshels is virtually unchanged from the Juno e stimate. This . y~.;:9-r Is crop is below last year and average by -20 percent . and 9 perc ent, r e'spcc"tive J.y. ' Supplies during the latter part of June wer e light in Louisiana where moveme nt- for th8 sonson has b een b e low last ~re ar . In Alabama , yiqlds were r educed in southorn counties by dry weather, but moisture supply was generally good in northern nroas . ~IarVE.$t .. is complet8 for a comparatively small crop in Georgia~ . a!:ld -~ is___ pracq. q Q.~.J,y .__ , ,)Vcr in ..South Carolina. "Cucumbers are now in good supply in Califorhia' ahd a f eW' (Ovor) - 2- ~ERS, C~: cars are being shj.pp:)d. Most of the currGnt suppli es are. coming from the San Diego area. The North Carolina crop is yielding ; ' poorly as hot, dry weather r etarded gro-;..-th of early fields and ce.us ed some of' the. fruit to shrivel. In Arkansas, moisture 't..ras abundant and temperatures were goner e.lly favorable during most of June . However , it 1-1as get ting dry by the end of the month in southwest and west c entral Arkansas. Harvest is nearing t ho half way mark in that State w:i.th . good yields b eing realized. TOY!li.TOES : The fine~ forecast for tho late spring cron is placed at 2,376,000 bushels, 17 percent b elow lastyear-arid av~rage. In Tex as, practically all early areas are through h arvesting. July movement 1-1ill originate mainly from tho Avery s ection. Som.c; l ate procluc tion in en.st Texas is b eing market ed as 11 pinks 11 but rail mov ement from this are a is over for t ho see2son. In I1ouisiana, harvest is virtually c ompl ete in tho NmJ OrlE:ans are a but is expe cted to continue thr ough rilidJuly in tho WhitevillG area. The wGathor he,s b een f avor able for .the crop in Mississippi wher e yi el d and quality have been gooc!. Rai ns duri ng June extended tho hr.rvest period, but current movGment is l i ght .. :tvlovomont of the South Carolina cr op , \..rhich was late due to r eplanting , wa.s still he avy as June ended and was expected to continue in volu1ne through e arly July. Harve sting is about over i n the main c ommercial draas of Georgia. Damage {rom tho hot s:un and dry we at her r e sulted in s ome tomato es . b ei ng l eft i .n the f i elds. \TATEREELONS : This ye ar is e arly sui'Timer wat er mel on production, at 75,394, 000 Jn.elons, - - - - is expected tO""""fill b eJ.mJ 195.5 productio:1 by about 9 perc ent but be 13 porc ont groator than average . Dry weather during June drunngod the crop, particu.. l arly in south Carolina and Oklahoma, and the July 1 forecast is about 4 p ercent b Glow that of June 1. In Louisiana, i ns uffi cient moisturt) has c aus ed yicsl d prospects to decline and dol ayod plant devolopmont . In s ome areas, gro\-orers predict only h alf a crop. Harvust has starte d but volume supplies ...Jj_J.l not b e available until after July 12 . In Mississippi, June brought fav orable weather f or melons in most art. as . It has been dry at Luc odal0 where harve st started Juno 18 and yields ther e wor e affect ed. Dry Heather in illab arna has cut yield prospects . I n Ge orgia, harvest is well e.long in t he southern part of t he State and was peaking at Cor dele July 1. Dry we athe r i s c ausing nolons t,o ripen promatur e~. y . Growers have b een able to make full harvests b Gcauso of favorable market conditi ons. Hot, dr y "toroather c aus ed yiel d prospects for wat ermelons in South C2rolinn to d0teriorat.3 during Juno. Groivers report mol ons wer e ~iponing pr mnaturol y and failing to size. Recent rains should aid late acreage . Movement is he :?..vy from Hampton, All endale , and Burmroll and is incre asing from Chesterfield and Darlington. Congas :md Charle ston Greys arc t he dominant vari et ies . In North Carolina, J1.me r ainf all i-JaS not adequate f or wat er melons. In Arkansas , woathGr in June favored t11e deve lopment of "m.termelons but by month's end, it was getting dry in the southHest part of tha Statu inc l udi ng Hempste ad Co. Drought in Okl ahoma has for ced the aband.Oll.lllcmt of consider able wat ermelon acre ag3. Surviving fi el ds seem to be in fair shap~ although t he crop is lator than usual. Active h<2.rvost is not expecte d unt i l l at e July. I n Toxas, supplie s f rom aro2.s in central nnd south c0ntral counties >-rill bo available until about July 15. Harvest in c ast Texas will b ecome active early in July. Additi onal moisturo is needed in east 'l'oxas to mai ntain quality of e arly n:elons and inSl.lre production from l at e fi elds. \.Jarm 'tve ather durin~ 'Juno i n Arizona brought t he "mtormelon crop on r apidly and movement .was cxpect ud to decline i n early July. Quality is very good t her e . Cal:i,fornia 's summer producing vmt er- m'Jlon areas have als o b enefite d from warm 1-Jeather during June r.nd this crop is maturing enrlier than usunl. Hnrv ost will b e activo in t he Kingsburg nron the s .;;c ond week of July and picking should start in the At -vmt er-Tu'rlock district 9uly 1.5-20. - - - --- - - - - - - - ---~-- SPECIAL NOTICE CONCEffi~ING POTATO ESTIMATES Tho early corm110rcinl potnto estimates, publishe d in th e Vegetables --Fresh i'1nrkct rele as-e, v-ms discontinued- wi{h t he June 19.56 r eport. The July 1 e st'imnt os and conunents on potntoe s nrc in the Crop Production Report. The e stima~e s for pot~toe s ~e on a seasonal. bnsis--t-ri.nter, ee2rly spring, late spring, e~rly summer, late summer nnd fall, nnd r elat e to total production. i~ each of the s e s easons. Thos e nov-1 SGasonal e stimntcs r eplac e the old seric: s in the Crop Production Roport for all pot atoes in the 13 early State s, 7 inter- mediat e States and 29 late States. Estimates of yield and pro- ____________ _________I duction, s t n r t i-n g - -wi-th _ , t , h e July 1 r (3port, are in hundradweight. --- --- - ---- -- --- ..._ I ~ . ARCHIE I.JumLEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimnt'o' -3- Acr eage and Indj_cated Product ion Rep orted to Da te, 1956 with Comparisons .. .. CROP ACR~l. GE : YLjLD PEI?. ACRE: P.iiODllCTlON A. STATE - Acres - I - Bushels - - 1, 000 Bushel s - Su!'UTJer : Geor gia North CaroHna Haryl and New Jers ey Ohio 2/ i~ew York Group tot al I 5, woo L, 9oo L1 J2oo 56 55 so l 3oo 27 o 210 1, 500 1,300 1,300 63 So 70 1 95 l Oh 91 1, 550 1,700 1, 600 75 60 70 1 116 102 112 2, 650 2, 200 1, 900 99 100 105 '1 259 220 200 I 800 700 600 107 115 120 85 80 72 r-ij~~~~ .1t-~~~ ~~~~-+-...1.;~~~ -~rl~-~+h_l-='-~-~--~-----~~-~---~-~-~...... SNAP BEANS : Late Summer: Alabaru Georgia North C.~t rolina V:i.r ginia New York Mas sachusetts New Hampshire Michigan Colorado Tennessee Gr oup total 2/ CABBAGE: I I I 1,200 1,000 900 69 85 2,500 2, 600 2,2 001 88 80 7,220 7,100 6,000 100 130 570 500 400 92 120 12,170 11,700 12, 000 140 135 1,400 1,200 1,200 l l) ll 140 490 450 hSO 130 140 2,530 2,500 2,500 9~ 105 L! 850 750 750 l h8 155 1, 9_2~-- -~ 100 l,.?:_?.Q. ~~~... 130 II 30, 840 29,5-00--2'7-,5 -00-I r11-8-- 125 I I I 85 ! 85 85 76 80 221 208 176 130 726 923 780 90 52 60 36 145 1 1, 704 1;580 1, 7Ll0 l45 j 197 168 174 130 64 63 58 105 250 262 262 145 1 125 116 109 uo i 221 221 143 l 2~ 9 1_-.:_-3,:...b_4; 4___ _3::,_6,_8_6_ _3.;...;.5, ._5_4 I - Acres - - Tons - I - 1,000 Tons - I Early Summer: ! Uashi ng ton - - -I ~so- -- - 350 - - 35o 7.2 1..o - ~5 1 - 3 .3-- . 4- 2.6 New Jersey New York ~i, 3, B5o 820 3,700 700 3, 6oo 7.4 700 9.8 D. o 7.0 1 28. 6 9 . 5 10.0 1 8 . 0 29. 6 6. 6 25 .2 7.0 Connecti cut Rhode Is l and 520 I 140 600 130 650 9.1! 130 8,3 8.0 8.5 8,0 8,0 1 1 4.9 1,2 4.8 1,1 5.2 l,Q !lassachusetts I 82o Boo 85o s.s 8. 5 8.5 1.2 r; ,s 7.2 Geor gia I Bho 1,100 1,ooo 4 .4 5.5 4.5 3.7 6, 0 h.5 Indiana Group total ,130 1, 450 1 , 600- 15- .-5-- - -9--.1- -9.-0 t1 -1,-1- .7- 13.2 l 4.h -- ---~-~-- 1- 9,570 8, 830 8, 880 7.2 8.0 7. 6 1 ()8 , 5 70.5 _ _6_7_.1_.,.. CAN'l'ALOUPS : I - Acres - - Crates - J - 1,000 Crates - Earl y Summer: Georgia ' ( ~o~th Carolina an.zona Gr oup to t::tl I I I I I 1 7,43o 7, 6oo 6, sool 68 75 65 1 so6 l 6,070 6, 800 6 ,500 42 40 35 1 257 l~~=~-''-B=-r3..o.,..~_-=-6""-,6-.,..","o""o____22 52..S..r--_l4~ I; 23,340 21 , 000 l-S-,-B-O-O1-9h- - - 65 -61- 110 - -6-0 i t I 1, 2, 42 1 184 570 4L ~ 2 272 228 J.l29 27 5 1 , 2 71--..,...9,1'~ ----- VI1\TERil'lE LONS : I i Early Su.".illner: I - Acres - - Melons - lil - 1,000 Me lons - Texas Ar i z o na ll1h,500 120 ,000' 110,900 154 135 160 17 , L~ 8 2 16, 200 17, 600 5,180 4, 900 5, 000 714 630 ?UO 3, 696 3, 087 3,500 Loms iana Missi s s ippj_ I 3, 580 2,400 2,100 245 7, 830 13, 700 13,000 22 '( 290 270 226500 893 1, 764 696 3, 699 546 3, 250 Alabama Georgia 13, 830 14,400 13, 000 305 325 320 L1 , 216 h, 68o 4,160 i 50,83o 6L~,ooo 5R , ooo 277 290 280 I 14,031 18, 560 l6 , J.~-o South Carolina II 47, 470 63,000 56,000 200 260 220 9,430 16, 380 12, 320 r North Carolina 10,080 14,000 13, 000 197 210 200 1,977 2, 940 2,600 Californi a Ar k ansa s I 10,270 9,550 11,000 12,700 11,000 11,700 692 27 8 75 5 295 725 7,077 Joo I 2,644 8,305 3,746 7,975 3,510 Oklahoma 1 15, 950 14,000 l l,5oo 181 210 225 2,928 2, ~;L, o 2,588 Miss ouri 3,070 3, 800 3,400 225 365 325 693 1, 387 1,105 ___________ ______ _________ _____ _____ I Gr oup total ,292,150 337,900 307,700 230 __._ __._ 245 66, 830 112 , f)20 75 ,3 91~ _._ , ,_ , 1/ Gr oup aver ages (including All States) are simple averages of annual group totalr ?./ Shor t-time average. '}/ Includes processing. UNITED STATES DEPARTI1ENT. OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVI CE WASHINGTON , D. C . BONF.Y HF.POR.T -.TTTT.V 1 9~h 3 ~ UNfVEit"'rfr i' (.;a)RGlA . UI'JITEr> STATES DEf>ARTMEtiT OF ,JLII_ "'"' : - -~ July 30, '1956 At. 1ons, Georgia GEORGIA AGR I C U LTURA L. . EXTENSION SERVICE July 18, 19!;~6 BROILEH CHICK REPORT FO!! GEORGIA QCNl~!ERCIAL AREAS During the week ending July 14 C011rraerdfal hatcheri es placed 4, 854,000 chi cks wit h broiler producers in Georgia COli'lffiercial areas . '~:1is is 6 percent less than .th~. 5,14L~,OOO plac ed the previous week but is 19 percent more than the 4,092,000 placed the sn.rne '\-reek last year . Eggs :set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,705,000 compares with 5,685,000 for the previous week and is 7 percent greater than the 5,351,000 for the corresponding : we ek las~ year . Hatcheries 'reporte d pric es paid for hatching ege;s during the week at an average of 71 cents. per dozen . Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks rJas repor ted at $12 . 75 per hundred , These prices compare with 70 cents a.11d (*12 . 75 for the previous week and Hith 133 cents and ::;a5 . oo one year ago . Egg prj.ces shown relate to Georgia produced . h a.t c h i ng eggs, ' \vhether bought en c ontract or ot h e r l v i s e . ( Weiehted: average prices f rom the Federal- State I1arket .Nm-rs Service for broilers during week end:lrig July 7 are as follows : North Georgia broilers 2 1/ 2 - 3 3/ 4 potmds; at f _arms 2l--6.l_; FOB plants- 2.2..5.3 . (See reverse side for other states) - - -- - y GE.O,...R..GI.ll. CHICK PIJ\.CENENT BY 1-f..!:EKS - PERIOD HAY 12 THROUIJH JUJJY 12 , 19)6 Date Eggs Chi;k~ Hatch;d -- ----.::'~ - Inshipments Total Placed . Week Set Placed i n Gecrgia of Chicks on Farms Ending 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 195) : 1956 1955 : 1956 ~ ' Thousands - -~ Thous ands Thousands ~~~ Th ou s a n d s ~lay 12 ' 5,358 Hay 19 5 , 352 Hay 26 5,2 73 June 2 5;240 June 9 5,354 June 16 : 5 , 397 June 23 5,289 June 30 .5;269 July 7 .5,285 July 14 5,351 b/ ,~"' 57 6,531 '6,5.3 7 6, 5 76 6,516 6, 540 6,360 6,156 5, 685 5, 705 3,5 74 3,5 78 3,550 3 , .588 3, 66 7 3, 629 3,588 3,596 3,.534 3,503 h , 3~0 1+, 349 4,331 4, 400 1+ , 465 4,578 L~,4h6 , 4,,4Bl 4, 316 4, 176 ; '643 : 661.~ 692 . 678 . i 624 ; 712 : 65L~ . : 59.6 : .608 : : 5 89 73 2 742 799 814 y 815 808 73.5 .80h 828 67G 4, 21 7 . 5 ,122, 4,242 5,091 4,242 5,130 . 4, 266 . 5,214 2/! ' 4,291 5 2ElO - 4,3!.~1 5,3 86 4,242 5 , 181 4,192 5,285 4, 142 5,11+4. 4,092 4,854 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped i r t o states outsi de of Georgi a. g/ Revised (( CARL ' O, DOESCHER Agricultural Stati~tician ARCHI::S LANGLEY Agri cultural Stati stician In Charge : EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CONHERCIAL AREAS, BY 1:JEEKS - 1956 Page 2 ---~~ Endi_!lL~~-- ~ ~ ~ - ~~~------------ ------~--~---~~-~--------- : June : July : July : ! May : Hay : JVIay : June : June June : June June : July July . STATE : 30 : 7 : 14 : ~ 12 : 19 : 26 : 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 . -c--..-.-.- - - - - - - - - -- - - --------~--- - : EGGS SET - THOU~-S..A_a&-N""'D- ~S""~"'-- ~-: 't-- !1--~---~~---------~---~ ~CH ~I~C'_~ K~Q_,~ _P~L- AC- ED- - - TH-O-U-S-A-N..D.S_---~--.-,..~--~------- -~- :Eaine Connecticut Pen.Tlsylvania 1,179 979 1;252 1,107 568 1, 399 I 1,208 846 lI 1,004 711 1,331 824 875 752 842 Indiana 1.742 1,480 1, 623 893 771 Illinois . 417 . 394 414 213 230 }ti.ssour i 1,833 1, 816 1,737 ?62 786 Dela-tJare 1,951 2, 093 2,13l-+ 2,_013 2:,140 Mary1cmd 1, 919 1, 729 1,887 1,503 1,641 Virginia 2:;D08 l, 941 2,030 1,361 1,424 vlest Virginia :J44'- 340 330 . 5'85 472 . North CaroliP-a 2,.671. 2,579 2,.480 ' 1,707 1,727 South Carolina . 592 374 355 273 303 GEORGIA. .. . 6 ' 156 5, 685 5,705 5,122 5,091 Florida 588 . 522 571 248 256 Alab ama ' 1,950 1, 810 i,740 11 1, 81r 1,869 l1ississippi Ark a 11s a s Louisiana Texas 1,595 ' 2, 945 254 2, 026 1,574 2, 808 268 2,650 1, 559 I I 1,241 I 2, 855 I 2,273 I 209 425 I 2,476 1 2,292 1,228 2 18 '365 2,363 'lf/ashington Oregon 339 325 284 317 II 244 1 2so 298 316 248 222 California 1,556 - - - - - ! --~ ' --~--------L--- TOT..L 1956 1 f .) ~,'2'=' ->.4 1,670 33,708 1_,4"""3"_5---lf ' 2~--=-,ll0 33,703 j26,8G2 26,963 957 861 906 990 1,009 994 946 929 732 701 703 702 610 630 535 445 83o 984 898 11s s36 763 768 627 888 956 923 887 853 966 ... ,~844 826 209 195 225 183 181 ' ' 1 ?3 151 154 764 765 832 829 795 805 768 795 2,002 1,976 2,004 2,030 1,950 1, 856 1,721 1,931 1,566 1,614 1,485 1,460 1,519 1,5511 1,594 1, 377 1,361 1,409 1,515 1,429 1,398 1,400 1,189 1,164 575 603 558 6.53 617 586 514 635 1,765 1,779 1;775 1,704 1,806 1,809 1,631 1, 665 324 344 291 301 304 311 286 287 5,130 5,214 5,280 5,386 5,181 5,285 5,144 4,854 -2-48----:2-42----:2-61--- -- 30- 2 ~--2: 59 ---2~ 52 --2- 68--- 225-- 1;355 1,918 1,887 1,905 1,896 1,829 1,717 1,766 1,322 1,299 1,336 1,275 1,313 1,271 1, 274 1,244 2,309 2,431 2,341 2,475 2,510 2,503 2,527 2,290 342 329 367 4o? 415 371 312 304 2,252 2,2ao 2,308 2,332 2,203 2, 202 2,134 2,269 244 275 266 289 211 211 248 218 206 199 197 187 224 197 202 216 1,108 1,113 1,161< 1,210 1,137 1, 087 956 1,124 26,939 27,487 27,522 27,714 27,293 27, 112 25,729 25,345 TOTAL 1955 1956 as %of 1955 1 30,575 1 11.s 30,439 111 l 29,777 22,571 22,767 22,607 I 113 1 119 118 : 119 225694 121 22, 77~- 121 23,294 119 22,619 121 22,701 119 22,054 111 22 , 351 113 ----~-----------~--------------~--------~------------~------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES DEPARTI1ENT. OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVI CE WASHI NGTCN , D. C. HONF.Y' HF.POR'r - ..TTJT.Y 1 Qt:;h July 30, '1956 o7 I ~~INITED "':. DEP l~RTMSETNAiTEOSF. : ... ' G~olJo=--~GT.~ I~A . , ' , :AGMRAt.CRUKSLJTTUINGA,L: : AGR ICULTURE . . . 1 C!Jro-;6 G~--)~ ' . SER:VICE . UN IV ERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE -~tl'h.-:.1::; , Gcor e:;i n GEORGIA A'GRICULTUFMI., :, , / EXTEN519N SER-VICE . ; / . Jul~r 25, 1.. 9.56 ' BROIJ_,ER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA CONMERCIAL AREAS .. . . ' ,. ,, : ----- -- ~-..........__.. _--~ _... __....___ During th6 -vreel/ en.ding July .21 commercial hatcheries placed 4, 88l, 000 .chicks wit~ broiler prciquo e'rs in Geor gia commercial e.rea:s . ' This is 1 perc ent more tharr the.: ! 4,854,000 :placea the previ ous week and is 18 percent more than' the 4,141,000 pta9ed the same wee.k .last:: year . ~ ... ~ Eggs . set by local hatcheries. amounted to 5, 851,000 conpared with. .?, 105, ooo. for t~e previous week' and is lLf percent greater than the 5, 131,000 for the dorrespondirig : week last. 'year. . . . . . , Hatch~ries r~ported prices paid for hatching eggs durlng t he week af an average c;>f 71 c4nts per do~en. Average price charge.d by hatcheries for chicks 7'las : report~d at $12.75 per. h'Undr.ed9! Thes e prices compare with 71 cents and ~~12. 75 for the previous week and with .BJ ce'nts. and $15.. oo one ye ar ago. . Egg prices shown r elate to Georgia produced . ,. h'at ehing E.?.,egs, whether bought on contract or . otherwise, I Weighted a~e:rage pr.~ce,s from the Federal-State Market News Service for .broilers : as during wee~ f.mding :'Julj .21 are follows: North Geor gia broilers 2: 1/2 - 3 3/4 : ( pound$; .at. farms; 19 ,~ ' 75; FOB plants 20. 76. ' ;-. (See. r ev. erse side for .other states) - - . GiWR~TA OBICK PLACEr1ENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD MAY 19 THROUGH JULY 2_1, 1956 I : . . . ...--.--.-. .-. . ..__.. .__- -...- - .......-. -. ._____ . _ ,;y' Date ~ ~g~~ -------~--...,.._- _I Chicks ~atche~ ljj~ nsh.~ ip~- en- ts - 1 ------.-:.- 1 Total Placed , \'leek ~ S ~u. _ .. .1 Placed ~n Georg1a of Ch1cks . on Farms .: Endin'g 1?2_5~- ~~~+---1955 : 19? , 1955 : 1956_ 1 i~55 _:. :9~6 .:_ 1Thousands I Tho.usands ~ - Thousands J Thousands May 19 5)352 ' 6; 531 ' l, r1ay '26 - 5;273 6,537 June . 2 5;240 6,576 I June 9 5,354 6,516 June :+6 5;y;n . 6,540 3,5(8 3,55o 3,588 3,667 3,629 4L~,;,334391 4,400 4,465 4,578 664 742 I 1 4;242 5,091 : y 692 799 4,242 5,130 678 814 2/ I 4,266 5,214 62.4 815 ~ 4,291 5,280 ; 712 808 4,341 5,386 June 23 5;289 6,360 .. June 30 5,269 .. 6,156 11 July 7 - 5;: 285 , 5,685 , 3,588 4,446 654 735 .: 3, 596 4,481 596 804 ~,534 . L~,. U16 608 828 Lf,242 5,181 ; 4;192 5,285 I 4;142 5,144 Julyl4 5;351 5,-705 _ . .5,503 _h,176 .. 589 . 678 . 4,092 4,854 .; . ----- July 21 5il31 5,?51 '1! 3,.49.4 : .4~19], : 647. 690 j 4;141 4,881 Y -----E-x~ch~{s~ ive--?~f ~~-at-c~hLin~g-s-s-h-ip~p-e-d-i-nto ~tates; outside--o-f -G-e-o~rgbj_-a-.--?~)~R-e- vis~ed~~ . ; ,,. ' ' . Cfu.1L 0, DOESCHER ' ;. I ~. : ARCHIE LA.NGLEY Agricultur~l Statistician Agr }cultural Statistician In Charge " '' . . ! ~ j \.. . ! 'r. ' . ! . ~~-. .. -' . ------- - ' . S'.I'ATE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Page 2 .. --------- -~--- --- ~- -~ - -~-- - - -- -- ~~ ~ -==- -~ - Week Ending ----- --~---------- --- ---~-- .. :~~~u-l-y--:--J-u-l-y--:--J-u-l-y--:-: -~H-a-y --: --M-a-y --: --J-u-ne---: --J-un-e---: --Ju-n-e--:---Ju-n-e----J-u-n-e ----J-u-ly-----J-u-ly-----J-u-ly-- ; 7 14 21 :: 19 26 : 2 : 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 : EGGS SET - THOUSANDS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsy1vania Indiana Illinois l1issouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virgi!'lia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGL!i 1,107 868 1,399 1,480 394 1,816 2,093 1:,729 1,941 340 2,579 374 5,685 1,208 1, 004 1,331 1,623 414 1,737 2,134 1,ss? 2,030 330 . 2,430 355 5,705 1,154 875 951 . 991 752 732 1,283 842 830 1,452 l 771 888 I 411 I I 230 209 1,664 786 764 2,019 I 2,140 2:,002 1,737 1 1,641 1,566 1,962 I 1,424 1,361 333 . 472 5?5 2,572 li 1, 727 1,765 380 303 324 5,851 5,091 5,130 861 701 984 956 195 . 765 1,976 1,614 1,409 . 603 1,779 344 5,214 906 703 898 923 225 832 2:,004 1:,485 1,515 . 558 1,175 . 291 5,280 990 702 778 887 183 829 2,030 1,460 1,429 653 1, 704 301 5,386 1,009 610 836 853 181 . 795 1;950 1,519 1,398 617 1,806 ' 304 5,181 994 630 ?63 966 173 805 1,856 1,551 1,400 586 1,809 311 5,285 946 535 ?68. 844 151 ?68 1, 721 1,594 1,189 514 1,631 . 286 5,144 929 445 627 826 154 795 1;931 1;377 1,164 . 635 1,665 287 4,854 890 608 801 832 201 640 1;865 1;151 1,148 . 535 1,489 . 276 4,881 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas v!ashington Oregon California . 522 1, 81o 1,574 2, 808 268 2, 650 284 . 317 1, 670 571 1, 740 1;559 2, 355 269 2,476 21-t4 . 316 1,435 - 601 I 256 1, 685 1 1,869 ll 1,519 11i 1; 228 2, 796 2,198 246 ' i 365 2,669 11 2,363 327 11. 298 287 ' 222 1, 612 111,110 248 1:,855 1,322 2,309 342 2,252 244 206 1,108 242 1,918 1,299 2,431 . 329 2,280 215 199 1,113 261 1,887 1,336 2,341 367 2,308 266 197 1,164 302 1,905 1,275 2,475 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 259 1:,896 1,313 2,510 415 2,203 271 224 1,137 252 . 1,829 1,271 2,503 371 2,202 271 197 . 1,087 268 1,717 1,274 2,527 312 2,134 248 202 956 ' 225 1,766 1, 244 2,290 304 2,269 218 216 1, 124 . 222 1:,745 1,246 2,210 ' 360 2,066 218 . 217 1,052 -----------------~---------------~--~~----~--~--~-----------~----------------~--------------------- TOTAL 1956 133, 708 33,703 33,551 126,963 26,989 27,487 27,522 . 27' 714 27,293 27;112 25,729 25,345 24,653 TOTAL 1955 I i 30,439 29,777 28~926 !22, 767 '22,607 22,694 22, 77~. 23,294 22~619 22,701 22,054 22,351 22,099 I .jj_l - ____1_95_6__a_s_%__o_f _l_9_5_5 _~___1_11--~~l-J3______1_1o~/ 118 119 121 121 119 121 . 119 117 113 112 UNITED STATES DEPARTNENT. OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE WASHINGTON, .J . C. HONEY REPORT .- JULY 1956 . July 30, '1956 A total of 5,315,000 colonies of baes were on hand July 1 in the United States, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Numbers -vmre about the same as on July 1 last year. Decreases in colony numbers of 3 percent in the North Atlantic and 2 percent in the J,!orth Central States were offset by increases of 2 percent in the West and South Atlantic and 1 percent in the South Central States. This estimate is based on reports from about 7, 000 beekeepers, includj.ng both farm and nonfarm apiaries. Colony losses during last m .nter and this sprjg averaged 16 percent compared vlith 17 percent a year earlier. Winter and spring losses were 23 percent in the West North Central, 18 percent in the North Atlantic, 16 percent in the West, 15 perpent in the East North .Central and South Atlantic and 14 percent in the South Central States. Of the 4,9hl reports received on caus es of loss during the vri,nter and spring, 1,381 reported starvation, 901 queenless, 792 winter killing, 296 in- . 9ects, 181 foul brood, 114 dysentery, 106 spray poison, 60 rodents, and 1,110 r eported other or unknown causes. The condition of caloRies about July 1 was reported at 86 percent--the same as last ~rear and about average for this date. However .~ there was a marked change from last year by regions. Condition of colonies compared: .with last year dropped from 93 percent to 85 percent in the West North Central, 89 to 84 in the East North .Central and 88 to 85 in the North Atlantic States. Condition of colonies was above last year in the South and \vest, increasing from 82 to 86 in the South Atlantic, from BL~ to 88 in the South Central, and 85 to 86 in the 1tJest. July 1 condition of nectar plants was 77 percent, compared with 79 percent la~t year. In California the orange and eucalyptus flo-vm were disappointing; . Wild flower flows -vmre good, but limited by an extended period of cool weather in the spring months. Prospects are favorable in Oregon and 1rJashington for a good crop. For the East North Central States, the late spring and also frequent rains during bloom have reduced honey crop prospects. Prospects in the west North Ceritral States are: Hinnesota, an to good; iow-a, belo'f7 'aVerage yields to~mid-Ju1.y, but improvement likely in some areas due to rains last month; South Dakota, fair -- hot dry Heather in May and June reduced 'crop prospects sharply; Nebraska, early erop light and although June rains improved nectar plants, honey crop is expected to be well b eloH that of last year; Kansas, dry weather and insei'ct damage on alfalfa and clover have retar.ded honey production~ ... The season is very late in New York and Permsylvania, with yields well b elow . ave~~ " age to date. New Jersey tulip poplar, sumac, and clovers are very good, with.'.... .; prospects for an excellent honey yield. In the South Atlantic States conditiqns: have been favorable for both bees and nectar plants. Florida's citrus flow was o.T short duration and production was low, but conditions are favorable for pro-.. : , ' 1uction of tupelo and palmetto. Crop prospects are very good in Kentucky, ~ennesse e, and Arkansas. Mississippi spring fl()w was good. The Louisiana. spring. flow was light because of unfavorable we ather in the clover areas; however; ' . . . present conditions of both bees and plants are good--an average crop couJ.ci. "stili : . 'pe attaine d. Drought conditions covering much of .Oklahoma and Texas will result in a smaller crop. Colorado prospects for a good honey crop are not favorable .. : (S ee the reverse side for information by state s and regions) REIS~UED THROUGH GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - August 3, 1956 .. . ' After Five Days Return to U~ited States Department of Agriculture ~gricultural Marketing Service 319 Extension Butlding Athens, Georgia -OFFICIAL BUSINESS tr Penalty for Private Use to Avqid . Payment of Postage, ~300 .. . ..~ 0 . : . : . ~. . : l . : :" . ' : , , '! : 6 o I ~ o ' ' TH E U HVERSITY TH E U HV ER SITY ATHENS GA. . . --- STA' T' E -...-.-...------:-- - ---------- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCL\L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 -- -.- . -~-- .... _..... """"'. ""-- ~ -~------ - -~ -- ------ -~ Week Ending .. . . . . ~uly 1 . . July 14 . July 21 .... Hay 19 . May 26 . : Ju."le 2 : : June 9 . : June 16 : June 23 June 30 ... .. EGGS SET - THOUSAI{DS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS Page 2 --- --- ~-- . July July July 1 14 21 Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois l1issouri Delaware Haryland Virginia \rJest Virgi!lia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGLll. Florida Alaba..'Tla Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas vlashington Oregon California 1,107 868 1,399 1,480 394 1,816 2,093 1:,729 1,9hl 340 2,579 . 374 5,685 1,208 1,001.~ 1,331 1,623 414 1, 737 2,134 1,887 2,030 330 . 2,480 355 5,705 522 571 1,810 1:,740 1,574 1;559 2, 808 2, 355 268 269 2, 650 2,476 284 244 ' 317 316 1,670 1,435 . ---+--,_,__..._.._._._ TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 as %of 1955 133,708 f . j 30,439 I 111 33,703 29,777 113 1,154 875 951 . 991 152 732 1,283 842 830 Ii 1,452 771 888 411 230 209 1,664 I I 786 . 764 2,019 I 2,140 2:,002 1,737 1 1,641 I 1,962 333 . 1,.442724 i 2,572 1,727 1,566 1,361 575 1,765 380 303 324 5,851 5,091 5,130 601 . 256 1,685 1 ;,869 ll 1, 519 ,,1 _,_;228 2,796 2,198 ll 246 .1 365 l 2,669 2,363 327 298 i 287 1 222 1,612 1 1 1,110 248 1:,855 1,322 2,309 342 2,252 244 206 1,108 33,551 126, 963 26,989 j!22,j 28~926 767 22,607 . L 116 118 119 861 701 984 95.6 195 . 765 1,976 1,:614 1,409 . 603 1,779 344 5,214 242 1,918 1,299 2,431 329 2,280 275 199 1,113 27,487 22,694 121 906 703 898 923 225 832 2:,004 1:,485 1,515 . 558 1, 775 . 291 5,280 261 1,887 1,336 2,341 367 2,308 266 197 1,164 990 702 778 887 183 829 2,030 1,460 1,429 653 1, 704 301 5,386 302 1,905 1,2?5 2,475 . 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 27,522 . 27,714 22, 77~- 23,294 121 119 1,009 610 836 853 181 795 1; 950 1:,519 1,398 617 1,806 J04 5,181 259 1,896 1,313 2,510 415 2,203 277 224 1,137 27,293 22 ~ 619 121 991.~ 630 763 966 173 805 1,856 1,551 1,400 586 1, 809 311 5,285 252 . 1, 8 29 1,271 2,503 371 2,202 271 197 . 1,087 946 535 768. 844 151 768 1,721 1,594 1,189 514 1,631 . 286 5,144 268 1,717 1,274 2,527 . 312 2,134 248 202 956 929 445 627 826 154 795 1;931 1;377 1,164 . 635 1, 665 287 4,854 . 225 1,766 1, 244 2,290 "304 2,269 218 216 1, 124 27;112 22,701 ' 119 25,729 22,054 117 25,345 22,351 113 890 6o8 801 832 201 640 1;865 1:,151 1,148 . 535 1,489 . 276 4,881 . 222 1:,745 1,246 2,210 ' 360 2,066 218 217 1,052 24,653 22,099 112 UNITED STATES DEPARTI1E~ T. OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE WASHI NGTON , .) C HONEY REPORT .- -JULY 1956 . July 30, 1956 A total of 5,315,000 colonies of bees were on hand July 1 in the United States, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Numbers were about the same as on July 1 last year. Decreases in colony numbers of 3 percent in the North Atlantic and 2 perc ent in the ~Jorth Central States were offset by increase s of 2 percent in the West and South Atlantic and 1 percent in the South Central State s. This .estimate is based on reports from about 7, 000 beekeepers, includj.ng both farm and nonfarm apiaries. Colony losses during last m .nter and thj_s spr:!g averaged 16 percent compared vrlth 17 percent a year earlier. Winter and spring losses were 23 percent in the West North Central, 18 percent in the North Atlantic, 16 percent in t he West, 15 perpent in the East North Central and South Atlantic and 14 percent in the South Central States. Of the 4,9hl reports received on causes of loss during the vr.ip.ter and spring, 1,381 reported starvation, 901 queenless, 792 winter killing, 296 in- . sects, 181 foul brood, 114 dysentery, 106 spray poison, 60 r odents, and 1, 110 r eported other or unknown causes. The condition of colo~i es about July 1 was reported at 86 percent--the same as last ~rear and about average for this date. However ; there was a marked change from last year by re gions. Condition of colonies compareq .with last year dropped from 93 percent to 85 percent in the West North Central, 89 to 84 in the East North .Central and 88 to 85 in the North Atlantic States. Condition of coloni es was B.bove last year in the South and \vest, incre asing from 82 to 86 in the South Atlantic, from 8h to 88 in the South Central , and 85 to 86 in the 1rJest. July 1 condition of nectar plants was 77 percent, compared with 79 percent la~t yea:r:-. In California the orange and eucalyptus flows were disappointing: . Wild flower flows vmre good, but limited by an extended period of cool weather in the spring months. Prospects are favorable in Oregon and 1rJashington for a good crop. For the East North Central States, the late spring and also frequent rains during bloom have reduced honey crop prospects. Prospe cts in the West North Central States are : Hinnesota,- fair to g UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CIJLTURE &!Vj/JI UNIVERSITY OF t:;EOR~L""-""-w.--,,.- COLI. EG E OF AGRICULTURE ;,thcns , Geor gia UNITED ST A.TES DE PARTME N1" OF' AGRICUL. TURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1955 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary) District and County . - - DISTRICT I Bartmv Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield f Acreage : Yield Lint per Acre Production In In : 500-Petmtl . y: . cultivat:i,on : Harvested : cultivation : Harvested Gross Weight : July 1 July 1 Bales Acres ~~- Acres Pounds - - Pounds -B-a.l.-e.s.- 18;280 18:,030 531 533 1;360 1:,360 402 402 5,150 5,100 435 437 . 410 -410 261 261 8:,190 8;130 427 428 11;060 11;010 458 J-~.6o 3;940 3;920 346 347 3;150 3;130 376 378 6;740 6;670 391 393 2:,690 2;660 327 328 2,000 1,990 312 314 20:,070 1;11+0 1+,640 220 7;260 10;5)0 2:,8!+0 2;460 5;460 . 1:,820 . 1,300 Total DISTRICT II Barrow Cherokee . Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKalb Forsyth Fulton Wi:rimett Hall Jacksori Lumpkin Cconee Plckens Walton itlhite Total 62,970 6,320 -900 2;040 1,120 210 570 2;520 2;490 4:,390 2;.580 10, l~OO . 90 8,520 760 20,800 590 ' 64,300 62,410 6,2h0 . 890 2;010 1,110 210 -570 2;490 2,460 4;350 2;550 10,300 . 90 8,420 . 760 20,520 590 63,560 442 444 --- - 448 449 329 329 417 419 315 31.5 200 200 305 305 355 3.57 337 339 404 405 355 356 398 399 300 300 453 4.55 270 270 465 467 381 381 421 423 57,760 5,840 . 610 1,760 730 85 . 360 1;850 1:,740 3:,670 1;890 8,560 . 55 7,980 . 430 19,970 470 56,000 Page 2. GEORGIA COTTON: AC&~GE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1955 . . . . District. . end . . y: . county Acreage Yield I,int per Acre : : In cultivation : Harvested In cultivation : Harvested : : : July 1 : July 1 Production 500Pound Gross Weight Bales Acres Acres Pounds - - Pounds -Bales DISTRICT III Banks 3;460 . 3,430 h64 466 Elbert 9;380 9;320 535 531 Franklin 8,no 8,040 491 493 Habersham ~ 300 . 380 376 . 376 Hart 12;5ho 12;450 51.+2 ' 544 Lincoln 2;630 2;590 328 329 Madison 10;840 10,710 455 456 Oglethorpe 7,950 7,830 499 501 Stephens 960 960 h26 426 Wilkes 4,700 4,630 350 351 3;330 10:,420 . 8, 260 300 14;120 1;780 10,180 8,190 850 3,390 Total 60,950 60,340 482 483 DISTRICT IV Carroll 10,710 10,680 301 303 Chattahoochee 120 110 145 1h5 Clayton 1,300 1,290 273 273 Coweta 8,300 8,230 313 314 Douglas 1,260 1,250 235 235 Fayette 5,260 5,200 324 325 Haralson 2, 710 2,750 343 345 Harris 1,840 1,790 309 311 Heard 2,8.50 2,830 360 361 Henry 12,240 12,100 383 384 Lamar 2,620 2,570 353 354 Macon 12,700 12,540 424 426 Marion 3,920 3,860 365 366 Meriwether 12,250 12,110 423 424 Muscogee 180 180 339 339 Pike 6,850 6, 750 408 409 Schley 4,160 4,100 366 368 Spaulding 2,860 2,810 366 368 Talbot 1,380 1,360 239 239 Taylor 7,380 7,300 471 472 Troup 1,940 1,900 308 309 Upson 1,250 1,240 403 403 60,820 ) 6,740 35 730 5,390 610 3,530 1,980 1,160 2,130 9,690 1,900 11,130 2,950 10,710 125 5, 750 3,140 2,150 680 7,180 1,230 1,040 Total 104,200 102,950 371 373 79,980 Page 3. 11 11 \ I I IOI ' oll I o il II o l\ I I 1 .1- 1 In I ,-o I II.... 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I l _o , . 14 ,-, 11 . 1-l o ' GEORGIA COTTON: ACREP.GE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1955 District and County DISTRICT V Baldwi n Bibb Bleckley :Cutts Crawford Iodge Green~ Eancock Eouston Jasper Jo~mson Jor.es Lall!'ens Monroe Montgomery 11organ Newton Pe ach ?ulaski ?utnru-:1 Rockdale ':'aliaferro Treutlen '!"Wiggs 1-iashington "vJ):leeler Wilki n s en Total DISTRICT VI Bulloch Burke Gandler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jei'for'son Jenkins McDuffie Richmond 2.creven viarren To+,al Acreage In 1 cultivation ~ : Harvested July 1 ; : A c~ Acres Yield Lint per .Acre In y = cultivation : Harvested July 1 Pounds ~- Pounds 2,680 2,660 262 263 1,170 1, 160 484 484 7,180 7,090 436 437 4,960 4,910 320 321 1,830 1,800 403 406 r.37 76 13,540 303 30.5 3,350 3,320 272 273 9,530 9,420 316 317 5,630 5,530 311 312 L~, Boo 4,760 383 384 17,000 560 16,7s1so0 331 256 332 256 30,610 30,140 321 322 1:,590 1,570 296 297 4,170 4,100 288 288 15,300 1.5,070 457 458 8,020 7,960 430 431 2,400 2,370 513 515 9,140 8,980 312 313 1,710 1,690 331 333 3,tt40 3,420 256 257 1,880 1,850 21-tl 243 3,660 3,610 354 355 3,580 3,530 306 307 17, 820 17:,520 376 377 3,400 3,350 341 342 2,900 2, 870 --- 24Q 247 182,070 179,h8o 346 348 15,400 15,200 299 300 37,990 37,210 332 . 334 6,740 - 6,610 266 267 2,150 2,120 271 273 1,520 1:,510 238 238 17;550 17' 230 322 323 5,350 5,280 257 258 20,970 20,760 324 325 12, 6LtO 12,450 311 312 7,040 6,970 248 2L~9 2,590 2,550 252 253 17' 770 17,510 222 223 12,220 12,070 289 290 159' 930 157 ,1+70 297 298 Production 500- Pound Gross \liei gh-t Bales - - Bales 1,460 1,170 6,470 3,290 1,520 8, 600 .. 1,890 6,230 3, 600 . 3,820 11,570 290 20,250 910 . 2,460 14,400 7,160 2,540 5,860 1,170 1,830 940 2,670 2_, 260 13,780 2,390 1,480 130,070 9,510 25,860 3,680 1, 210 750 11, 610 2,81+0 14,050 8,100 3,620 1,350 8:,130 7,290 98,000 Page 4. GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1955 ~ District and ---..C...o-u--n-ty . .: -- Acreage In cultivation July 1 : Harvested Acres -Acres DISTRICT VII Bclker~- Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller r1itchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster 3,100 5,430 3,460 3;720 1,840 13,800 3,320. 3,460 5,550 12,200 1,520 5,860 4,610 2,990 10,760 12,320 5,620 1,600 3,060 5,35.0 3,410 3,660 1,810 13,660 3:,270 3,390 5,500 12,050 1,1.J.90 5,800 4,550 2,940 10,560 12:,180 5,530 1,590 Yield Lint per Acre In cultivation : Harvested July 1 1/: .Pou-nd..s. Pounds 349 350 h06 407 456 457 239 240 273 275 . 453 455 1.~49 450 356 357 368 369 391 393 248 248 415 417 435 436 316 317 518 520 542 544 296 297 292 292 Production 500-Pound Gross Weight Bales -Bales 2,230 4:,550 3,250 1,830 1,040 12,960 3:,070 2:,520 l.J.,230 9,860 770 5;040 4,140 1,950 11,460 13,810 3,h30 970 Total 101,160 99,800 417 419 87,110 - -DISTRICT VIII Atkinson 780 780 356 356 Ben Hill 5,130 5,060 340 341 Berrien 3,040 3,010 3L~2 344 Brooks 8,890 8,750 431 432 Clinch 100 100 320 320 Coffee 6,900 6,820 284 285 Colquitt 20,520 20,300 418 420 Cook 3,660 3,61D 347 348 Crisp 9,680 9,520 410 412 Dooly 19,830 19,470 442 441~ Echols 30 20 150 150 Irwin 9,800 9,650 385 387 Jeff Davis 2,140 2,.110 260 261 Lanier 540 530 242 242 Lowndes 2,970 2,930 351 352 Telfair 4;520 4,440 281 282 Tift 6,710 6,590 368 369 Turner 7,800 7,700 369 371 Wilcox 11,320 11,160 342 343 Worth 19,100 18,850 392 393 580 3,600 2,160 7,890 65 4,060 17,760 2,620 8,170 18,010 5 7,780 1,150 270 2,150 2,610 5,080 5,950 7,980 15,440 J Total 143,460 141,400 383 384 113,330 Page 5. GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1955 District and County DISTRICT I X Appling Bacon- Brantley Bryan Charlton Chatham Ev ans Liberty I. ong Pi erce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne Acreage In cultivation : Harvested Jul][ 1 -Acres Acres 4,390 2, 12() - 25 180 5 35 2, 660 95 500 2,060 5,080 7, 730 600 2,480 4;350 2,090 25 180 5 35 2, 610 95 490 2, 030 5,010 7, 620 600 2,1.~50 Total 27,960 27,590 STATE : 907,000 895,000 Yield Lint per Acre :- In cultivation : Harvested July 1 1/" -Po-und-s -Po1mds 321+ 325 3~8 330 200 200 161 161 200 200 45 7 457 320 321 137 137 265 265 310 312 277 278 326 327 325 325 307 309 311 312 374 376 Production 500-Pound Gross 'Hei ght Bales Bales ~- 2, 940 l,h40 8 60 2 35 1, 750 25 270 1, 320 2, 900 5,190 L~lO 1, 580 17, 930 701, 000 y Dased on acreage in cultivation July 1 l ess acreage removed t o meet allotments. CAnL O. DOESCHER Agricult ur al Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ) UNITED STATES DEf"ARTMENT OF r C57o;6 AGR ICULTURE a~,,.... UNIVEHSITY OF t:;EOJt!ttiii~-..;-,=:- COLI..EG E OF AGRICULTURE :,thcns, Georgia. GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE Lue;ust 1, 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COl-Jl'ffiRCIAL AREAS -...---~--~~ Durj_ng the week ending July 28 commercial hatcheries placed 4, 597,000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial araas. This is 6 percent less than the 4,881,000 placed the previous week but is 15 percent more than the 3,991,000 placed the same week last year. Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5, 710,000 compared lvith 5,851,000 for the previous week and is 11 percent greater than the 5,142,000 for the corresponding week last year. Hatcheries reported pri ces paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 71 cents : per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $13,,00 p~r hundred. These pri C8S compare with ?l cents a.nJ:l $12.75 for the . preV~OUS week and! with ,84 cents and .~15. 25 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Geo~gia pro~uced , hat'ching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. Weighted: average prices from the Federal-state Ivlarket News Service for broilers ; ~ during week ending July 28 are as follows: North Georgia br6ilers 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 pounds; at . farms 19.35; FOB plants 20.47. ; ,_: . .' ' . (See. reverse ..side for other states) - -.- ...GEORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY HEEKS - PERIOD MAY 26 THROUGH JULY 28, 1956 -----~---- -------~--- Date Eggs Chicks Hatched ; ; . - - I~hi~~ts ~~-:-T~tal Placed Week Bet Placed in Georgia of Chicks on Farms ' . :!. .I. Ending 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 i955 ~ 1956 -------+-----.~---....--+-------~--+----~----- I Thousands Thousands Thousands 1955 : 1956.... Thousands May 26 : l 5,273 6,537 J'une 2 i 5, 240 6,576 3,550 4,33;L 3,588 4,400 y 69~ 799 678 81!~ I . :4,242 5,130 .4, 266 5, 214 2/ June 9 : !'5,354 6,516 3,667 4:,465 624 815 :4,291 .5,280 - June 16 ! 5,397 6:,540 3,629 4,578 712 808 ,4,341 . 5,386 June 23 ' 1.5,289 6,360 3,588 4:,446 6.54 735 '4,242 . 5,181 June 30 . 5,269 6,156 July , 1 : ! 5,285 5,685 3,596 4,481 3,534 4,316 I 596 804 6os 828 ;4,192 ' 5,28.5 4,142 5,144 Julyl4 . i 5,351 5,705 July 21 : 15,131 5,851 3,.503 !~,176 3, 1+94 h,l91 I 589 678 ~~A ~9o ! 4,092 . 4,854 .4,141 4,88il _Ju-ly2-_8._..,_]5_,_1~42~~5,_7_l_o..--~__3_,_4_83--4,_,_o_o3__~94 -~~4,5.9!_ y 1( Exclusive of hatchings shipped into stat~s outside of Georgia. Revised CARL o. DOESCHER . ( Agriculturru. Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge r . .. -- --- - - - ---- - .- -- --------- - - --- - - EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERQIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 ------------ -- ~ - --- - -~ Page 2 - - - ---~--- --=- --- - ---~- ---- ~--------------------------~--w-_ee_k__E~-mn~~g~~----------------~- STATE ... -: July : July : 'July : : May June June : June : June : June 14 : 21 : 28 26 : 2 . : 9 16 23 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 I:. II EGGS SET - THOUSMiOS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois -Missouri De1av7ar e Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida A1ab~~a ~lississippi Arka!s as Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California 1,208 1,004 1,331 1,623 414 1:,737 2, 134 1,887 2, 030 330 2,480 355 5, 705 571 1:,740 1; 559 2, 855 269 2,476 244 316 i 1, 435 I; ll 1,154 991 ~;~~~ ~~J 1,283 1,214 ; ! 830 1,452 1, 584 . ! 888 411 . 411 ! . 209 j 1, 66h 1, 721 j 1 764 2, 019 2,oo1 . 1 2,oo2 1,737 1, 962 333 2,572 i: 1, 739 I : 1,566- , 1,972 1,361 ~s c; 1 575 2,576 !! 1, 765 . 380 5, 851 601 1 ,68~ 1,519 2,796 246 -- __356 : ! 324 . no ; 5, --. .._.I~ 5,1- 30 547 : . 248 1 . 779 1 : 1, 855 651~540 1 ; 1, 322 2, 3 222 l 1 iI :' 2,330492 2, 669 2,728 1: 2,252 327 277 i : 244 287 293 ! ; 206 1, 612 1, 557 ; : '1, 108 861 701 984 956 195 765 1,976 1,614 1,409 603 1,779 34h 5,2-1-4242 1, 918 1, 299 2,431 329 2,280 275 199 1,113 906 990 1,009 994 946 929 890 848 703 702 610 630 535 445 608 507 898 778 836 763 768 627 801 827 923 887 853 966 844 826 832 692 225 183 181 173 151 154 201 16o 832 829 795 805 768 . 795 . 640 713 2,004 2,030 1,950 1,856 1, 721 1;931 1,865 1;733 1,485 1,460 1,519 1,551 1, 594 1:,377 1,151 1:,322 1,515 1,429 1,398 1,400 1, 189 1,164 1,148 1,133 558 653 617 586 514 635 . 535 501 -- __ ___ ___ __ ____ 1,775 ~/ 1 5,280 1,704 1,806 1, 809 301 304 311 -- - 5,336 _..;..5.:,. 181 5,285 ~__,;;_ 1, 631 286 _ _5, ;,; 1 4 4 1,665 287 4.,.;8._54 1,489 276 _4_;,. 381 1,545 . 273 4.,.5;9, _7 _ 261 302 259 252 268 225 222 238 1, 887 1, 905 1,896 1,829 . 1,717 l.766 1; 745 1,676 1, 336 1, 275 1,313 1, 271 1,274 1:244 1; 2'-z.6 1,165 2,341 2,475 2,510 2,503 2,527 2,290 2,210 2,125 367 407 415 371 - 312 304 . 360 339 2, 308 2,332 2, 203 2,202 2,134 2,269 2,066 1,986 266 289 277 271 248 218 218 199 197 187 224 197 202 216 . 217 191 1, 164 1,210 1,137 1,087 956 1,124 1, 052 1,100 7Q3- ~3;551- rorn 195:----t;, - ' I . 33,556 1 i26, 989 27,487 27,522 27,714 27~293 .27,112 2.5' 729 25,345 24, 653 23,870 TOTAL 1955 ' - -1956 as %of 1955 I 29,777 I . L i~3 28,926 116 II . 27,907 122,6?1 . 22,694 120 11 119 121 22,774 121 23,294 22,619 119 . 121 22,701 119 22,054 117 22,351 113 22,099 112 21,700 110 OUENPIATFEHDMSETNATTEOSF GTIBO'GJRJGTIA . . . AGMRAIRCKUELTTIUNRGAL AGR1CUI:.TI:JRI:: .. .. . SER\NCE .(!h0;6~Wn/J. cffM'VtCV CJNIVERSITY 'oF GEORGIA . ::J- GE ORG I A AG'RI C:UL TURAL. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ' . E XTE~ SION SF.RV i CE . ... G!OR~: The 1956 calf crop for Georgia is presently at . 696,ooo head _ ;~ 2 percent above the 1955 crop of. 683,000 head and 45 percent above ~he.. 1945-54 average crop. The ,expected number of calves born and to be born in 1956 r.epresents 82 perce~t ~f the co~ors and heifers 2 years -old and over Qq. farms January 1., 1956, compared v0-t~ . 79 percent for the 1955 crop. Cows and he~fers 2 years old and over on farms . . . January 1, 1956 totaled 849,000 -- 2 percent less than 864,000 on hand for the .. : preirious yea:r. UNITED STATES : The 1956 calf crop is expect ed to total 43,272,000 head, 1 percent more ' than the 43,001,000 cal ves born in 1955 . This is the seventh successive increase in the .calf crop over t he preceding year since the number of cattle started upward in 1949 and exceeds the 1945-54 average calf crop by .l9 -per - c cent~ . . . The record high 1956 number is the result of a near-record number of cows and h0ifers on farms and a slight increase in the calving percentage. The numb er of. co-v1s.and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1, 1956, was 49,076,000 he9-d, nearly the same as the numb er on hand a ..year earlier and almost 14 perc!?nt a}?ove the 10-yoar average. _The. efepected numb er of co.lves born in 1956 expressed as a percentage' of 'c'ows and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1, 1956.,. was slightly over 88 percent - 4 percen'tage points above the 10-year average of. 84 percent. This figure is not strictly a cal:Ying rate since the January 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old ~d older -does not include all the heifers which would give birth to calves during the year.- The percen age 1s calculatetl "Co show the trend in productivity. over a long period of time. It may fluctuate from year to year due to variations in cow slaughter during the year and trends in breeding herd replacements. ' ~ This report on tho expected calf crop is based on returns from 155,000 livestock : :. producers who report on the numb er of calves born to June 1 and . the number of . cows ~ expected to calve from June 1 to December 31. These returns were obtained largely in cooperation with the Post Office Department through rural mail carriers. In the South Ccntrnl States, n total- calf crop of 11,382;000 head is .expec:tod .:..,. on increase of nearly 2 percent over 1955 and 23 percent above the average. The : number of all cows and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1, 1956 totaled .. 13,148,000 head -- 3,000 head less than the previous year. The calf. crop, expres~ ed as a percentage of all cows and heifers 2 years old and older is 87 percent , . compared 1vith 85 percent in 1955 and the average of 80 percent. Texas, the l eading_ cattle producing State, expects the 1956 calf crop to reach 4,319,000 head com~ Pared with the 1955 crop of 4, 29.7, 000 .head. The number of cows and heifers 2 . years old and older on January 1, 1956 in Texas was 4, 799,000 -- 1 percent beloW . .. 1955. . . In the South Atlantic States, the calf crop is expected to total 3,329,000 heaq compared with 3,305,000 head last year. A calf crop of this size would be 78per,- cent of the numb er of cows and heifers two years old and older on January 1, 1956. The numb er of coivs and h8ifers two years old .and older on January 1; . 1956 totaled 4,255,ooo, nearly 1 percent smaller than a year earlier. . ARCHIE LANGLEY r, Agricultural Statistic.i _an In. Charge WILLifJ\1 E. KIBLER A...g r i c. u l t u r al ' Statistician. .. ' . ..... ,:, .. QI).LF CROP REPORT, JULY 19;56 . , .. . : : cows .and heifers =-calves Born as. Po:re:ent :o State CalVes Born. : 2 yrs. & oldor : J anu;!Z 1 : oows & heifors.2 , y.'r;s&<>l(i. : J anuffi.y 1....1/ ; Divanid~ion :: -lO---yr--: -~---------:-1-0--y-r-.:~~~---: -----: ~lO--;Y~r.- :---. --~: --~-- average: 1955 1956 :average: 1955 .. i.l945-54: : il945-54: . 1956 average: 1955 ).95.6 1945-$4: . . 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 head_ head head head head --- ----- " head Percent Percent Percent ~-~ ~aine 110 ll6 119 130 132 134 84 88 !'f. !1. . 60 66 67 72 73 76 83 90 Vt. 238 275 283 299 323 329 80 85 f1ass. 107 109 108 134 128 125 80 85 R. I. 16 16 16 21 19 19 80 84 Conn. 98 104 106 122 122 122 81 _ ~5 N. Y. " 1,233 1,34h 1,377 1,446 1,527 1,547 85 88 N. J. 123 129 129 156 161 161 78 80 Pa. 863 936 930 1,019 1,114 1.121 85 84 89 .88 ... . 86' . 86 . 84 . . 87 .. 89 : . 8o 8)__ .. N. Atl. 2,849-- 3,095 3,1J5 3,399 3,599 3,634 83 86 86 -O-h-io----~-- ~99~0 -- ~1:,0~ 21~~1~,0~ 23--~1,~ 16~0 ~1~,1- 73-~~1,~ 16- 2 -~8~5 --~8~7 --~8~8 Ind. 848 89o 893 953 1,ooo 981 89 89 ~ ..91. . Ill. 1;282 1,380 1,363 1,448 1,516 1,482 89 91 92 Nich~ 877 848 841 1,025 998 1,001 86 85 84 w~5. 2.1254 2~452 2,514 2.29? 2.665 2.103 9o 92 9J' E. N. Cent. 6, 251_ 6, 52.~.~'.....;63;._4_ _,.,7..;;..,0..-9:":"0_7..:;,-::_.3.-5._2 _,__7..-,329 88 90 91 Minn. 1,590 1,720 1,731 1,764 1,830 Iowa 1,762 2,033 2,006 1,942 2,140 Mo. 1,534 1,810 1,812 1,701 2,011 s:N~ Dak. Dak. 720 915 947 1,082 1,508 1,523 822 984 1,239 1,587 Nebr. 1, 485 1,813 1,740 1,680 2,036 w:Ktms. 1,448 l, 71+3 1.682 N. Cent.9,621 i1,5h2 11,441 N. Cent. 15_,871 1~4 133 . 1B,075 1,6h7 1,_,_937 1170,1"87"985~ . 12,525 19,877 Del. 32 36 36 41 45 M~ . 220 264 268 262 311 Va. w~ va. Ns~1 c. c. 546 658 652 266 293 295 341 L~44 441 183 266 266 661 803 316 341 449 576 242 345 Gf.. . 4 79 683 696 631 864 F+a. . . 480 661 6?5 752 1,001 sJ Atl. 2,548 3,305 3,329 3,352 4,286 1,861 90 94 93 _) 2,090 91 95 96 1,970 90 90 92 1,052 88 93 90 1,655 87 95 92 1,922 88 89 91 l.L848 . 88 90 91 12,398 89 92 92 19,7'~2':!"7---._,8~9--~9~1--~~9~2-- 43 79 308 84 785 83 343 84 573 76 346 75 849 76 . 1,008 64 4,255 75 79 83 85 87 82 83 86 86 77 77 77 77 79 . 82 66 67 77 . 78 Ky. 744 886 905 863 995 995 86 89 91 Tenn. Ala. Hiss~ A~k. : L ~. Okla. ~TexCasent. Mont. Idaho Wyo. J~lo. N'; Mex. A*iz; ' Gt ah Nev. '~"~sh. Or eg. Calif. We st 750 900 908 872 1,046 1,03.2 86 86 590 820 831 776 1,051 1;052. 76 78 714 1,056 1,103 1,002 1,408 1,432 71 75 580 703 727 719. 890 887 81 79 671 966 1,007 899 1,164 1,213 75 83 1,322 . 1,.574 1,582 1,527 1, 769 1, 738 . 86 89 3.:849 9,221 141_. ,220~2l ~~141~,,~3381~29~~4.lLl..J:L'7_~73-.10.....1..3;:;_4~,.81;.5.,;1;;2:;;..8-1-.~:4.::1.z4,~].9.~9_ 81 80 89 85 8)2 1~ 141 1,151 955 1, 214 1, 238 89 94 395 554 569 466 602 618 . 84 92 439 483 498 533 568 553 82 85 742 846 860 870 920 935 : 85 92 548 572 598 690 689 720 80 83 361 377 372 471 477 --465 - 77 79 258 342 362 311 364 385 82 94 216 260 257 284 317 314 76 82 403 515 517 481 619 608 l,f4Q--.b,,22_7 1,559 482 560 596 728 1,506 1_,_ 769 568 . 84 92. 72.4 80 85 1, 79L__._8=-'2-~-~88.._ 5,934 7J266 ~351 . 7,193 8,208 8,312 . 83 89 88 7~ 77 82. 83 91 . B9;0~ J 93 92 . 90 92 83 -80 94 82 91 8).f. 87 ' 88 u. s. 88 88 1/ Not strictly a calving ra~ Figure represents calves born expressed a~ per- centage of the Janu~ 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and over on January 1 and not the number of all cows and heifers giving birth to calves during the year. "" I Athens, Georgia . , . :August..5; fARM_PRICE REPORT AS OF JULY 1,?. 1956 GEORGIA: During the month ended July 15, the All Commodity Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers rose 4 points. At the present level the Index is 256 percent of its January 1910 - December 1914 average, and three points ~elow the level reported during the corresponding period of last year. The All . Crops component of the Index advanced 8 points during the month to 281 'Percent of its 1910 - 191L. average. Higher prices received for wheat, corn, oats, Irish potatoes; and cotton lint contributed to the increase. Lower prices received for cottonseed, all baled hay, and soybeans were only partially offsetting. The All Livestock and Livestock Products component of the Index advanced 5 points during the month to 208 percent of its 1910 - 1914 average. Higher prices received at the farm level for all chickens, eggs, and wholesale milk more than offset slightly lower prices received for meat animals and furnished the i mpetus for the shift upward. . . lJNITED STATES: Lower prices received by farmers for fruit, meat animals, and commercial vegetables were responsible for a 1 percent declinE) in the Index of Prices Received by Farmers .during the month ended in mid-July. The mid-July index at 244 percent of its 1910 - 1914 average compared with 247 in June and with 236 in July 1955. A sharp increase during the past month in potato prices and higher prices for milk and chiqkens were not enough to offset declines for other commodities. 1he Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) rose f point during- the mont h ended July 15 as a result . of an increase in prices of family living items. Part of this increase was offset by a slight reduction in the seasonally adjusted index of farm wage rates. Prices paid for farm production items averaged the same as in June. At 287, the Parity Index was 2 percent higher than a year earlier. With prices paid by f armers advancing slightly and prices r eceived for farm product~ declining 1 percent, the Parity Ratio declined 1 point to 85 for mid-July, the s ame as in May, This was the first downturn in the ratio r ecorded since November 1955. - -- ........-----~~nary Table for the United States I ndexes : July 15, : June 15, July 15, Record high ~r- ~i1c91;0;R-e1c4ei=-=vlMoeo-d:------1.~922~536~--~:--~~2~149~576--------~2~149~54~ 6 --~-~~In3d1e~x3~--F:~e-~b~n.a~t1~e9~5--1 Parity Index 1/ 281 286 287 290 ?)May 1952 Parity Ratio 84 86 85 123 Oct. 1946 11-~-P-ri~ce~s -P-a-i-d-, -I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t,--T-a-x-e-s-,--an-d--W-a-g-e--R-a-te-s-.--Y-A--l-s-o-F-e-b-r-u-a-ry--a-n-d--A-p-r~ il -1-9-5-2-. - ARCHIE LANGLEY ll~Sricultur al Statistician In Charge BURTON J. HAfu'UNGTON Agricultural Statistician 1, ,. : I ' .EBICES _RECE-IV-ED-BY -GFAER-OMRGE-RIAS JlJLY 15, 1951S WITH COMPARISONS --- - ---UNITED SI'AT'i:S fEr COi .!VDDITY -~i.T.!l!;..,;~..__ ~: ~o--[:1 15,1 15, __. ' 1:97 Vlheat, Bu. a~ Average . J.5 , June 15, J~t~y 1.!5, .. .A.ug.1909- J,Jly ]i.!?l.14 ' . . 1 55 ' 1956 I 1956 .JUly 1 914.. 1955 , ... 1.94 . 23 .1.88 1 . 90 I .88 J""" . 1956 I' ' 1.93' ... July 15 1956 t.oo , qorn , Bu. $ Oats , Bu . $ Irish Pot atoes, Bu . $ Svreet Potatoes,Bu.$ Cotton, Lb . Cottonseed., Ton $ P..ay (ba1ed),Ton $ Hogs, per C'.vt. $ Beef Cattle ,Cwt. $ Milk Covts , Head $ 91 1 . 70 67 . 78 I , ..L 13 1.50 84 3. 70 12 .1 31 .0 ~~I 23. 57 . 00 29. 50 7. 36 18 . 50 3. 96 n.so 33. 85 99.00 1. 37 . 68 2.70 --- 34.1 46.00 24.60 16 .20 12. 20 no . oo 1. 38 . 74 6 . 00 5. 55 34 . 5 '14. 00 24.20 16.00 12.10 no .oo I I . 64 I .40 I I . 70 I l . 88 I I.I 12.4 I - 22.55 - I --7.27 I I 5.42 i 48 . 00 1.40 1.42 1 . 43 ! . 60 . 63 . 88 2. 55 .65 ,5.19 2.79 3.17 .. 32.1 32.3 6 . 34 32.4 54.00 47 . 40 '49 . 00 20.00 19.80 16 .70 ' 1 5. 60 19.60 " 15. 20 16 .10 15.60 15.40 148.00 154. 00 :154.00 Chickens , Lb . 13 . 3 25.4 18. 5 20.5 ll.4 24.5 19. 5 20. 5 tggs , Doz . Lb: Butterfat, 21. 4 25. 8 44. 5 52 . 0 44.0 51.0 15.0 I 21.5 51.0 26 .3 35.2 56 . 0 36 .3 58.3 3&.5 58 . 3 Mpk (who+e sale ) per 100:/1= J} $ 2 . 43 5. 50 Soyb eans , Bu. .$ - 2.80 i Peanuts, Lb . 5. 2 11.3 --~-- - J:../ Preliminn.ry for July 1956 5.55 2.80 )1 .2 5.70 I 1 . 60 2 . 70 --- I 11 . 2 11. 8 3.85 2. 23 . .: 2 . 4 3 . 86 2 . 87 11 . 8 .4.01 J 2 . 17 11 . 8 ~ = I NDEX !TIJHBERS 0F :FRI C'i:2 R:EX:EI\rtW BY F.Amfii:RS In G30BGIA (J enua:ry 1 910 - December 19H 100) July 15, 1955 June 1S, 195G July 15 1 ~51 All Commodi tius All Crop s Grains f.:nd Hey Cotton Lint Peanuts Tob2.cco Cottonseed and Soyber:~n s 259 276 . 251 2n 255 281 172 146 149 279 282 285 218 216 216 3n2 ~6 2 :362 239 194 185 Irish Tot ,.to 0s , Sv1e 0t Totatoes <~nd Covrpeas 33<1 289 581 Fruits and Nuts 205 233 2-H -----~,i~.~~ut~t~~~i.u:~~~a~s~~g~g_s ~:.:.2~o5x All Livestock and Livestock Iroducts 224 203 203 _ 1;2air)t Products _________________________ 2fG2s;-.=~:-_. _________- ________ 221635401 J *Revisl:ld PRIC~ S rAID BY FARMER S FOR SE"'.uECTZD FEEDS JULY 15, 1~56 WIT H CQ}TA:R.ISQlll'S 11 Ki rD . OF :E'~ MiAxend Dair~ Under Feed 2 9Jo Protein 16% Prot ein 18% Protein 20% Protein 2'.l:'f., ~rotein GEOF.GIA July 15, 1955 June 15, July 15, July 15, 1956 1956 - --1955 Dollars p0r 100 Pounds _ UNITED flrl~TES June 15, '_./ "July 15;- 1956 1956 4.05 . 3 . 95 4.20 <1 .25 4 . 40 . 3.95 .3 . 85 4.15 4.05 4~ 30 3. 90 3.80 4 .10 4 .05 4.25 3 . 75 3.68 3. 76 3 . 93 1.15 3.73 3. 66 3. 68 3. 93 4. 05 3 . 71 3 , 6<1 3.1'17 3 .90 11.01 High Protein Feeds Cottonseed !ksl Soybe an Meal Nielt .Scr"'p 3 . 85 4.60 ::.30 3.30 4 .15 4.65 3.40 ~ .20 4 . 70 11. 06 4.17 5.02 3. 72 4.29 <1, 81 3 .76 1 .27 11. 85 Grain By-Products Bran Middlings Corn Meal 3.50 3.90 4 . 20 3.40 3.55 3. 60 3.30 3. 65 3 . 70 2.96 3.30 3. 69 3. 00 3 .1G 3 . 66 2 . 91 3.13 3.71 Foul tr~ Feed Broiler Grod .ng Mash Laying Hash Scra1:. ch :;r c.ins Har ( oaled) A1 alfe. All Other S. 30 5.10 4.50 58.00 45. 00 5. 30 4.95 4.40 45. 00 39.00 5. 30 4.95 4 . 45 45.00 3!1 . 00 5.02 4 .60 4 . 21 31.60 29.20 5.06 4 . 57 4.14 30.80 27. 70 5 . 08 "1. 58 11. 1S 30. 30 27 . 70 ]} .'\.s reported by Feed Ih alors . QEORGIA - AUGUS~_J_90TT9N R~[9RJ 1956 Prospect~ve cotton production in Georgia for 1956 of 650,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) was indicated on August 1 by information report ed by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. This is a reduction of 7 percent from the 701,000 bales produced last year. i Indicated lint yield per acre of 363 pounds has been ex(j)eeded only by the record high in 1955 of 376 pounds. The ten year average (194.5-54) yield is 252 pounds. The preliminary estimated acreage for harvest i& 859,000 or 4. percent l ess than 895 , 000 acres harvested last year. Unfavorable weather during the early spring months made it very difficult for growers to secure good cotton ~tands and more planting-over was nec essary than . usual in the southern districts. Stands are generally irregular on the late plru:ted acreage in the central .and northern distr~. cts. The hot dry weather during Nay and June was favorahl~ ror cultivating and controlling insects, and the crop made . good progress during tliis period. St~ting the latter part of June and conUnuing through most of July frequent showers were received in most areas of the State, e~cept in the east central section. The boll weevil .population 1ncreased at a rapid rate and it has been necessary for growers to carry on an intensive spray program to control weevils. In areas where the spray program vms not effective ,_ . the damage has been s.evere. ~inal outturn .of the crop compared with this forecast will depend upon wheth er or :1ot the various factors affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are ,nore or .less. .favorable than usual. GEORGIA HAP - SHOWING AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY.,.CR_OP ~EPORTING DISTRicrr:~ -----; 1956-=?t;%~ ~- -- ----- ------ -} 1955 ~79% .. 1954-70% \ Non-cotton / 1 --- --.., /~ / ~. . I . ;r--- ?" III " 195~-78% (""\ \ \RO!JIE \ 1955-82% r J 1954-n% \ ~ 195E6L~B7E5T'h~TO~N STATE: 1956-75% 1955-80% 1954-62% Districts shown are crop r eporting districts and NO'r Congressional Districts. r--t_.J~\AT_~l}TA"\'- AW/E\!'Js>..~.J }1-9~5~45,--8666%% \ -~ ,. ... / , !,-------~-,._. / I ~ ----.._ / - ~ .r ,_ .-- IV .'--) V ./ ~ VI \ A_~~_? 'A,~ \ j 1956-77% 1955-81% \ 1954-69% COLUlffiUS ) MACON .. , 1956-74% \ ) ~ i~~~j~ l 1956-74% ? 1955-75% ( /9~~-7% \ ) I / ~ VII 1 I \ ) I AIJJANY ) 1956-75% 1955-83% ~ I ~; VIII ~ i \ \ 1956-75% ~ 1955-80% ~A~~- ~. IZ 1.J l1 1956-79% ).~r.)- 1955-79% v \ 1954-62% \ 1954-57% . 1954-60% '\\) \ '\ \~ .~;, , \ I .l ) - ----..L. VA~ LDOST-A -- -.. \~ r-..____j'J ARCHIE LANGLEY CARL O. DOESCHER -....,\ ) Agricultural Statistician Agricultural Statistician ..._ In Charge - 2- ~~~STATES - COTTON REPOFT AS OF AUG~l. 1956 The Crop Reporting Board of the ~gricultural Marketing Service makes the following report from data ft~nished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Commodity Stabilization Service, and cooperating State agencies, The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more ~r less favorable than usual. State Jl ~---A-c-r-es~-I-n----A-u-g-u-st -1---~-: -L-i-nt -Y-i-e-ld--P-e-r -:--P-r-o-d-u-ct-io-n----~--- : : Cultivation July 1, 1956 :ACvo-enrd=it:ion: : Harvested f:Ere :500-lb.gross wt.bales :Aver-: :1956 :Aver-t 1956 :J/.; : : less 1946-55 : age : Average aban-:1945-: 1955 : : 19~:19ag4e5-:: 1955 :indic: age : :Aug.l:l945~: 1955 :indica: t ed ~ ~Oninen~ 1/ 54 : : 54. : : 54 : ' :Aug. 1. _____________ I N. C. s. c. ThO'Us : Percent : Potmde Theus. Bales . __!~~-~----------~=~----------~------------~ 1.~59 691 1 1 78 74 89 78 87 ! 321 83 i 301 350 335 lI 457 375 372 i 656 351 572 320 535 GT~an. n. 859 ' 71 80 75 j 252 376 363 i 675 701 650 54.5 I! 77 87 92 i 359 523 528 1 564 623 600 Ala. Miss 990 1,604 73 78 83 89 77 i 86! 3218.~10 478 570 376 500 ~,685860 1,045 2,023 775 1,670 Mo. Ark. L~. Okla. Texas N, Mex. 366 1,369 58.5 758 6,910 182 I1 77 77 1 74 I1 72 75 91 87 961 367 91 90I 339 81 8.5 336 86 81 1 1.54 79 73 ! 194 90 94 526 502 545 .557 535 1~,338622 410 1,663 1 h.54 468 586 582 I 281 253 3.56 463 281 2.50 i3,518 4,039 688 738 i 237 266 425 1,525 570 400 3~600 280 A:hz. calif. I 377 111 93 89 97 1 6.56 9811,0.50 ! 559 72.8 825 93 87 96 659 774 82811,164 1,2os 1,330 1 _OuSt.ht_aest_re._s ~.4/~--~~+1.r- ~ -.-;:-:lb~;.-~62~;1;:_-7-_:_:-4+111~--- I =7_78~7=~~,8_54_-_TI8J0]-Ir-2~824-8?_~~3-8~3-l~:]3_97_0_,4fIi;-b3:,_o4_978__1_4,;_570_2l~i3 ~, 47 ?,5 2 Amer.- l - - - - - - - aEbyag- nydpoF- tnro5mm- 1enn-t-.a--tu~J.r..Ial.__lPcraoud4su3ecs.-t4.io-nyg'inOnnedacarneds~-tion ~~ i 357 - soo 519i 32,9 42.9 46,9 cultivation July 1 less 1946-.55 average be ginned. A 500-pound bale contains . . about 480 net pounds of lint. ~ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas . and Nevada. - 2/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizopa and California. CROP REPORTTI~G BOARD hi 1\<1 / I I II/ / I // -' /./1 / I I A / I f I _, I " I 1/ / I I II I V / UN:TED STATES: DEPP,R"!"ME NT OF AGRICULTURE .~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA OLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE I AthGr.s; Georgia l'.ugust 8, .1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COMf.lERCIAL AREAS During ;the week ending August 4 commercial hatcheries placed 4,528,000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia comr.1ercial areas. This is 2 percent less than the 4,597,000 placed the previous week but is 15 percent more than the 3,940,000 placed the same week last year. Efgs ' set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,713,000 compared with 5,710,000 for the previous week and is 19 percent greater than the 4,788,000 for the corresponding w~ek last year. Hatcheries reported p~ices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $13.00 :per hundred. These prices compare with 71 cents and $13.00 for the previous week arid with 85 cents . and $15.25 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Geoi'gia produced hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwlse. Weight~d average prices from the Federal-8tat.J Market .News Service for broilers . ,- during week ending August 4 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 pounds;" at farms 19.53; FOB plants 20.57. (See reverse side for other states) . GEORGIA CHICK PLACENENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD JUNE 2 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 1956 Date Eggs . -Chicks Hatched 1T' ''j Im;hipments Total Placed vleek Set _En_dl._n.;;;.g......-~o-~19~55 : 1956 Placed in Georgia : of Chicks 1955 : 1956 -~ 1955 : .1956 on Farms 1955 _: 1956 Thousands Thousands .! Thousands Thousands J'qlle - ~ 5, 240 6,576 3,588 4,400 y "! 678 814 4,266 5,214 y June 9 5,354 6,516 3,667 4,465 .I . 624 815 4, 291 5, 28o J,me 16 5,397 6,540 J'qlle 23: 5,289 6,360 3,629 4,578 3,588 4,4!~6 J 712 808 :~ 654 735 4,341 5,386: 4, 242 5' 181 J'qlle jQ 5,269 6,156 July 7: 5,285 . 5,685 July 1!i 5,351 5,705 3,596 4,481 ., 596 804 :.li . 3,534 4,316 3,503 4,176 I 6os 828 589 678 4,192 5' 285 ' I 4,142 4,092 54,,1854!4~; Jlily 21 5,131 5,851 Jtily 28 5,142 5,710 A'tg 4 4,788 5,713 3,494 4,191 3,483 4,003 3,462 3,946 647 690 5o8 594 I . 478 582 ! 4,141 4,881 I 3,991 4,597 I 3,940 4,528: I. i , 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into stat:es outside 0f Georgia. y Revised CA..~, 0 DOESCHER r-\gricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY : : Agricultural Statistician In Charge ., . ' 'I S'l'ATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Sout !-1 Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arka.'1sas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 19.56 TOTAL 19.5.5 19.56 as %of 19.5.5 EGGS SET AND CHICKS -PLAC. ED lN COMMERCL4.L AREAS, BY 1-.IE.EKS - .19.56. Page 2 . . . . . .:. July 21 . . . . July 28 . . . Aug. 4 EGGS SET - THOUSA1TDS ..... June 2 Week Ending . .. . June June June . : June : July July July . .. : 9 .. . 16. : 23 ' 30 7 14 21 CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS . July . Aug. 28 4 I I ! 1,1.54 I I . 991 1,283 1,4.52 4J.l 1,66h 2:,019 1, 737 1,962 333 2,.572 380 .5z8.51 601 1:,68.5 1,.519 2,796 . 246 2,669 327 287 1,612 1,1.52 1,169 1,214 1,.584 411 1,721 2,001 1, 739 1,972 3.5.5 2,.576 . 3.56 .5.710 .547 1,779 1,.540 2,6.53 222 2,728 277 293 1,.5.57 1,231 861 1,068 1,207 I;! ; I 701 984 1,836 429 1,769 I. 'I !, lI 9.56 19.5 76.5 1,936 Ii . 1,976 1, 74.5 i ' . I 1,614 1,91.5 . 33.5 I I II . I 1,409 603 2,.514 I 1, 779 367 I 344 .5~713 .5,214 .588 242 II 1,770 1,.537 II 1,918 1,299 i 2,667 241 i. I 2,431 329 l: 2,647 29.5 !l 2,280 27.5 I: 268 l i 199 1,622 ! 1,113 906 703 898 . 923 220 832 2,004 1,48.5 1,.51.5 .5.58 . 1, 77.5 291 .51.280 261 1,887 1;336 2,341 367 2,3.50 266 197 1,164 990 702 778 887 182 829 2,030 1, 460 1,429 6.53 1,704 301 .5,3~- 302 1,90.5 1, 27.5 2,47.5 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 1,009 627 836 8.53 181 . 79.5 1,9.50 1,.519 1,398 617 1,899 304 .5___,_181 2.59 1,896 1,313 2,.510 41.5 2,203 277 224 1,137 994 630 763 966 173 80.5 1,8.56 1,.5.51 1,400 .586 1,809 311 .5,28.5 2.52 1,829 1,271 2,.503 . 371 2,202 271 197 1,087 946 .53.5 798 844 1.51 . 767 1,721 1,.594 1,189 .514 1,631 286 .5, 144 268 1, 717 1,274 2,.527 312 2,134 248 202 9.56 929 44.5 627 826 169 79.5 1,931 1,377 1,164 63.5 1,66.5 287 4. 8.54 22.5 1,766 1,244 2,290 304 2,269 218 216 1,124 890 608 801 832 201 640 1,86.5 1,1.51 1,148 . 535 1,489 276 4,881 222 1,74.5 1,246 2,210 360 2,066 218 217 1,0.52 848 ~07 827 692 160 713 1,733 1:,322 1,133 .501 1,.54.5 273 4 .597 238 1-,676 1;16.5 2,12.5 339 1,986 199 191 1,100 960 776 761 810 227 674 1,832 1,282 1,296 416 1,.5.59 . 263 4 2.528 261 1:,.526 1,141 2,017 34.5 1,893 188 179 964 ! 1 33,ss1 I 1 28,926 33,.5.56 27,907 33,700 26,431 27,487 27,.5.59 27,713 27,403 27,112 2.5,7.58 2.5,360 24,6.53 23,870 23,898 22,694 22,774 23,294 22,619 22,701 22,0.54 22,3.51 22,099 21,700 20,799 116 120 II 128 121 121 119 121 119 117 113 112 110 11.5 Athens, Georgia August .13, -1956 Vegetable Crop Report for August 1, 1956 LIMA BEANS: The prospective summer production of green lima beans at 884,000 bushels is 2 percent-above that indicated on July 1 but 3 percent below last year and 20 percent under average. Compared with a month ago increases in North Carolina, New Jersey and New York more than offset the decrease reported for Ohio. Harvest is over in the southern aroas and _lvell along in the central areas of Georgia. Excessive rains have hindered insect control on late..planted fi elds in that State. We ather conditions during July were generally favorable for the North Carolina crop. The crop in both the Eastern Shore and Baltimore market areas of Maryland is generally good. Mevement over the Lower Shore auction blocks is continuing. Light harvest started in the Cedarville area of New Jersey shortly r after mid-July. All i mportant areas of that State have ample moisture. Cool, wet weather in July was unfavorable for the Ohio crop. The New York crop is still a little late, but growing conditions during July were good and harvest is expected to get underway early in August. SNAP BEANS': The l ate swnnier production at 3, 542,000 bushels is practically the same ~s last monthls estimate but is 4 percent below last year and 3 percent under average. Harvest has started in the principal producing areas of Alabama. Heavy rains and insects have caused considerable damage to the Georgia: crop. The Southwest Virginia crop, .after a poor start, made good progress in July and harvest is now active. In Central New York, yields on early-planted fi elds ~ere p~or but prospects for later plantings are good. Volume movement is_ expected quring ,August f:r:om this area as well as :tvlassachusetts and New Hampshire. In Col- orado, a small badly-hailed acreage in the Pueblo area was replanted and is expected to rrtake a crop. Marketin~s from that Stat e are expected to continue throughout the season in 1. c. 1. volume . In Tennessee, weather conditions have been favor.;. able except for too much rain for low spots in the Mountain City area. The heaviest movement from that area is expected August 15-8eptembe.r 1.5. From the Cumberland area, a small movement is anticipated until September 1 when the second plant~ iqg will be r eady and volume may be heavier. In Hichigan, July weather was generally favorable for this crop. CABBAGE: Early summer cabbage production for fresh market and sauerkraut is now forecast at 75, 700 t.ons which is 7 percent more than production in this season last year and 11 .percent more than the average. Unusually favorable weather featuring moderate temperatures and plentiful moisture during July improv$d yield prospects considerably and the current for ecast is 13 percent larger than July 1 prospects. In Naw Jersey, Marketings of cabbage are declining but supplies will be !;wailable in moderate volume from central and northern: parts of the State. Move- ~ent of early cabbage from Long Island, New York was heavy during July. Marketings -during August will be lighter. Yields are high and quality excellent. In Conn ~cticut and Rhode Island, peak harvest has passed but volume supplies of early cabbage will be available through August. In l'iassachusetts, marketing of eaily cabbage are increasing and movement during August will be heavy. Excellent yields are reported in Indiana where the bulk of the crop is contracte d for kraut. In Georgia, dry weather resulted in small-sized heads and mediocre quality of summer cabbage . In :Washington, volume supplies of good quality early s e ~son capb?ge . arp . available. ! WATERNELONS: The earlz summer estimate at 72,105,000 melons is 4 percent _below the July 1 for ecast and 13 percent below last year, but 8 percent above average. Most of the decline from last month was in Texas where dry _weather reduced yields and caused some loss of acreage. Production from considerable -late acreage in that State is expected to be very light and movement in solid carlots is practically over. Local markets will be supplied until about mid-August but in less volume than usual, Dry weather also curtailed yields in. the southeastern States where peak movement is past. In California, harvest is past its peak in the Kingsburg-Dinuba area and expected to reach a peak in the Atwater-Turlock area early in August. Light harvest has started in Southern California. Volume movement in underway in Arkansas and Oklahoma where conditions have been favorable. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge WILLIAM E. KffiLER Agricultural Statistician I ' - 2- Acreage,?P_d In.9_i_~tedPr2~;i.on R~ort.~~1.952 w2-th C?mparisonsw~ LniA BEANS: ~unnner: Georgia North Carolina Maryland y New Jersey Ohio New York Group total SNAP BEANS: ACREAGE :Average : J : YIELD PER ACRE : . ..PRODUCTION : Av.~:~: . :rv-era,ge : -:-~=-- -- : 19h9-S4: 1955 -1/ : -. - Acres - 5,400 l,Soo l,SSo 2,650 800 4,900 1,300 1,700 2_,200 700 . Ind. 1956 :49-54: : 1/ : 1955: : Ind. 195 6 : : 191.y~9-5.4::.. 1'9.55 :: -.,iI9nSd6. - Bushels- . ' ' ' . - 1, ooo Bushel~. ~ : f 4, 2oo I 56 .. ss so 300 i 270 . no 1,300 I 63 80 75 95 ioJ~ 98 1, 600 75 60 70 116 . . 162 . 112 1,900 99 100 110 259 . 220 ' 209 600 107 115 100 85 80 60 2.150 1.200 13.6?0 12.000 - ~!2.QQ...Jl.L 10.,200 j 81 . 110 150 7"6-~8 1 .. 290 1.io2 91028~---i- I Late Swnmer: Alabama Georgia North Carolina Virginia New York Massachusetts New Hampshire Nichigan Colorado Tennessee Group total CABBAGE: y 1,200 1,000 2,500 2,600 7,220 7,100 570 500 12,170 11,700 1,400 1,200 490 4)0 2,530 2,500 850 750 1,920 1. 700 )9_, 840 29.500 900 69 85 2,200 88 80 6,000 100 130 400 92 120 12,000 140 135 1,200 11.+1 140 450 130 140 2,500 99 105 750 lL~B 155 l,lOQ 116 __ l)O 75 85 80 221 125 '726 ' 100 52 145 1,704 150 197 135 61.~ 110 25b no145 125 221 .. 85 68 208 176 923 750 60 40 1,580 1, 740 168 180 .. 63 61 262 116 . 275 109 ...J 221 143 - 21 .sqo_ 118 125 129 3 , 6hli._ 3.686 3.542 - Tons - - 1,000 tons - Early Summer: Washington New Jers ey New York Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Georgia Indiana : Group total 450 3,850 820 520 140 1320 840 2,130 9~70 350 3,700 700 600 130 - ---soo 1,100 1.450 8. 8.30 350 7.2 3,600 7.4 700 9.8 650 9.4 130 8.3 850 8.8 1,000 4.4 . 1.60~ 5.5 8,880 7.2 7.0 s.o s.o 8.0 9.5 11.0 8. o 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.55.5 5.0. 9.1 10.8 8.0 8.5 3.3 28.6 8.0 4.9 1.2 7. 2- . 3. 7 11.7 68.5 2.4 . 2,8 29.6 28.8 6.6 7. 7 4.8 5.8 1.1 1.1 - 6. 8 7.2 6.0 5.0 13.2 17.3 70.5 75d, W,I\TEID'!ELONS: I - Helens - - 1,000 melons - Early Summer: Texas 114,500 120,000 100,000 151~ 135 145 17, Lf82 16' 200 14,500 Arizona 5,180 4,900 5,000 714 630 ?50 3,696 3,087 3, 750 ;Louisiana 3,580 2,400 2,100 245 290 250 893 696 525 Mississippi 7,830 13,700 13,000 227 270 240 1,764 3,699 3,120 Alabama 13,830 14,400 13,000 305 325 320 4,216 4,680 4,160 Georgia 5o,B30 64,000 58,000 277 290 280 14,031 18,560 16,240 South Carolina 47,470 63,000 56,000 . 200 260 220 9,430 16,380 12,320 .. NCoarltihf ocranrioa l i.n a Arkansas 10,080 14,000 13,000 197 10,270 11,000 11,000 692 9,550 12,700 11,700 ' 278 210 200 1, 977 2,940 2,600 ?55 725 7,077 8,305 7,97$ 295 . 300 2, 6L~4 . 3, 746 3,510 'Oklahoma 15,950 14,000 11,500 181 210 200 2,928 2,940 2,30C Hissouri 3.070 3. 800 . 3~400 225 365 325 693 1,387 1,105 .. ' ___Group total 1292,15.0 297,700 230 .242 . 66,830 72,105 i . :37.900 - - - I 245_ 82_.620 ~ 1/ Group averages (including All States) arc simple averages of annual group totals, gj ~hart-time average ,;y'Includes Processing . After Five Days Return to Penalty For Private Use To Avoid Unii;,ed States Department of Agriculture .. Payment of Postage, ~300 Agricultural Narke.ting Service 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia . OFFICIAL BUSINESS sou~ a-~IBR~~ TH E UNIV ERS ITY OF GEORGIA T!:l E Uf'HV E ::;ITY LI BRARIES ATH ~ S GA. In general, the outlook for most major ,crops in Georgia as of August 1 .\tas good to excellent. Rainfall has beGn ample to excGssive since mid-June in most sections of the state and crops have responded favorably. Some scatter ed areas of the state have not had sufficiGnt moisture, particularly, the eastcentral section where cr'ops are only fair. Continued showers during most of July have made boll weeviJ. control qifficult and infestation has been very heavy. However, hay crops', pastures, corn ~d other feed crops benefitted .from these shmvers and made very good growth. Tobacco yields turned out better than earlier expectations due to favorable grotving conditions. Virtually all the peach crop was tarvested prior to August 1 .and quality was very good. Outlook for peanuts and soybeans was very favorable on August 1. Since August 1 extremely high t eJnperatures have prevaiJ.ed and rainfall has been very light. These conditions have caused some damage to late planted crops in many sections. COHN:. Current indications point to a yield of 21+. 0 bushels per acre the same as. the record breaking yield in 1955 and 8. 8 busnels above the 1945-54 average yield of 15.2 'bushels. Total production is forecast at 65,064,000 bushels - 3 percent below last year due to a r eduction in acreage. Yields are expected to be far above average in all are~s except the eas~central counties, TOBACCO : Favorable 'growing conditions during late J1me , and July enabled the tobacco - - - crop to make very good growth during late June and July. Based on reported condition and yield as of August 1; produ6tion is estimated at 127,485,000 pounds. Yield per acre is expected to be 1399 pounds per acre, this is exceeded only by the 1955 crop which averaged 1464 pounds per acre. PEANUTS: The production of peanuts for picking and threshing is currently forecast ~~ at 513,810,000 pounds - -about the same as :for last year, Grotring conditions we're extrem.ely favorable for the Spanish crop vlhich was about ready for harvest on August 1. If present prospects materialize the year's yield will be 990 pounds per acre -the srune as iri 1953 and exceeded only by the 1043 pounds in 1917. The runner crop is rapidly approaching maturity but wi11 need additional moisture in some sections. PEC&11TS.:_ Hany pecan trees st.ill have not r ecovered from dru:nag.e sustained~ f~~m the late freeze in March 1955. Frequent rains have hampered, the con,trol of . and :insects disease south of Albany and outlook for the. c:rop is only fair . The . August 1 forecast of So,ooo,ooo pounds 'is 40;000,000 pounds abov~ the s~ort 1955 crop and fs 40 percent above the 1945- 54 average crop of 35,631,000 pounds . GEORGIA ----~---i~------------~------------~----------~~~ : ACJlE~\GF;.:__ :YIELD: PER ACR.IL_, ... ; _J'~L PRODUCTION l_IN. THOUSAND CROP (000) :Average: :Indicated: Average : : Indicated , - _...__ ..:... Corri ~.bu~: 1956 __,.,~ 2, 711 :1-945-5'4: 15.a:-- 1955 : 1956 24.~TI:o : 19h5-54 : i955 : h6, 942 ~7,080 1956' 6~, 06-4 'tlheat ............ibu.: 107 15.4 16.0 . 21.0 ')ats .. ~~.~u.: l+h7. . 27.2 . 25.0 32.0 2,178: .1,600 2,247 .12,270 11,525 . 14,304 :lay..(All) ton : :?obacco (Al],)~ lb.: ?otatoes,Irish, bu.: ~6~atoes ,Sweet,. bli. ~ 957 62 .. 79 82 91. ~ U52 : . l46h 1399 5~ ~5.6 . . 49 43 19-. ' 39 . . 48 h4 710 117,552 ' 342 1,331 748 14?,375 272 86h 780 127,485 216 83.6 :otton bales,: 859 252 376 363 ?~ anuts(for picking: 675 701 650 and threshing)Ib .: 519' ... 3oybeans .. ~ . bu.: Peaches, total crop .......bu. 65 - 775 9.8 940 12.0 990 12.0 608,353 242 3,492 513,240 684 -y .5.13',871800 ... 1,600 - Pears, total crop, : - .......bu. : 237 15 74 - ?ecans lb. : 35,631 10,000 50,000 - ?asture,Condition %: 76 87 81 }}7~lthough a few peaches were produced, the product1on was too small to warrant quantitative estimates. ~CHIE LANGLEY, Agr.Stat., In Charge WILLIAM E. KIBLER, Agr. Stat . UNITED STATES - GEN~tAL CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1956 Crop production prospects i mproved slightly during July although the comb.ined outlook for all crops as of August 1 r emained considerably below last yearfs out standing total. Hheat, soybeans, cotton, hay and most late crops maintained or improved standings in most areas under weather which was generally cool and rainy over most of the east ern half of the Nation. Drought deepened in Texas and some adjoining areas in the southern Plains and Southwest. Rainfall in parts of the Corn Belt and northern Plains as well as in some Southeastern areas was insufficient and more ~Qll be needed to mature good crops. Grain and hay harvest in many areas made slo't;7,,.!)46 lS,-552 107,111 4~2 ,557. 1, 179,170 2..30 ,-477. Sweet Pot e.toes, Cwt. 3<11 287 84 .0 61, 4 55.9 20,946 1.6 ,032 'Ecb acco, All Lb.: 1,497 1,380 92.2 1467 1448 2, 95,788 1 997 637 "Y}) ACr eage i n cultivation uly , l e ss For p icking and thre shing. J.i't e r Five Days Return To United Stetes Depa rtment of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Fenalty For Private Use To Avoid Payment of Post aga , $300 SOUTH BRANCa ~IBRARI THE UNIV EnStTY OF GEORGIA TH E UNIV ERS ITY LIBRARIES ATHOOS GA. - I ~E~ r~~r::.~~~ ' AGRIC U LTURE rvrJE 17 1':r. ~on'Jl~D~\\~,TJT.TI' ~ 1\\ ~ AGMR~~~~i~N~A . ~.~//fY G E ORG IA AGRI C UL TU R AL ,COL l- EGE O F AG R ICU L T URE Athens, Georg1a EX T F.-: NSION SERVICE August 15 , 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA CU~iliRCIAL AREAS ~~~;~~~~~~~~~~--~---~----- During the w~~k ending August 11 cormnercial hatchories placed )~, 2!..~2, 000 chic~s with broiler producers in Georgia commercial ~;e a~. Trds is 6 percent less than the 4,528,000 placed the . _previous week but is 9 percent more than the 3 ~ 892,000 placed the s~e ' we.ek last year. . . Eggs set by Lca1 hatcheries amounted to 5,644,000 compared with 5,713,000 fo~ the previous :week and is 19 percent greater than the - 4,758,000 for t he corresponding week las~ year. Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an avera~of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $13.25 per hundred. These prices compare with 72 cents and $13.00 for the previous week and :with 86 cents and ~~15.50 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to G.eorgia produced hatching eggs, l-lhether bought on contract or otherwise. ~ Weighted average prices from the Federal-state Market News Service for broilers during week ending August 4 are as follows: North Georgia br.oilers 2 1/2 - 3: 3/l..~ ,.-. pounds; at farms 18. 68; FOB plants 19. 72. (See reverse side for other states) ( GEORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY WEEKS- PERIOD Jm1ffi 9 THROUGH AUGUST 11, 1956 pate ; Week Erding J ~;--~-. Chlcks .Hatched 1/ jrnsi'1i~~ents I Total Placed Set .1955 = 1956 Placed in Georgia 1 . of Chicks . 1955 ..:.__1956 ._ 1 1955 .: . 1?56 on Farms --_ 19_5_5__~_1_95_. 6~- 1 I ' June 9 5;354 6, 516 Thousands 3,667 4,465 , l Thousands I ' 624 815 1 Thousands II 4,291 . 5,~80 J'lllle 16 5,397 6,540 3,629 4,578 712 808 ! . 4,341 5,386 J1me 23 5,289 6,360 3,588 4,446 654 735 4,242 5,181 June 30 5,269 6,156 3,596 4,481 596 804 I 4;192 5,285 J\lly 7 .5,285 5,685 JUly 14 5,351 5,705 3,534 4,316 3,503 4,176 li 608 BiB 589 67~ 'il 4,142 5,144 . ' 4,092 4,854 July 21 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 5,131 5,851 !' 5,142 5,710 I ,4,788 s,713 __ 4, ~58 _5, E~-'.lJ.. 3,494 4,191 . I 647 690 I' 4,141 4,881 3,483 4,003 508 594 3,991 4,597 3,462 3,946 i 478 582 3,940 4,528 3_,3_a_o___3,__7_5_.9_ _...,_L_5_1-2~l. l8-3_ _ _jl--.-.3_,_s_n__4_,_2_42_ _ I~ !/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. CARL O. DOESCHER ARCHIE LANGLEY \gricultural Statistician Agricultural Statistician In Charge G~ 1 c TIA roo 11 UNITED STATES -s' ~t?o.feejxrrti/P(l G~:~L ..v 3 DEAPGAR~RCTiM,LENfUTROEF . . - .r.lL'!:E.. :;j(-\~ (~)D.TLILI..{'~l~ ~ ~ nI 1. _. _ . AGRICULTURAL M A RKETING SERVICE 3;~ . CO LL E GE OF AGRI C UL. l URE Ath~ns, Ge or~ia EX I "E r l ~ I C:. N Sf:RV ~ CE . August 22, i956 B.R.. O..ILER CHICK :R.EPO.RT FOR GF.ORGIA CO:MllER.CIA::-J AREAS ~~ ~--.. -- - During the week ending il.ur:;us t 18 c ommercial hat cheries plac ed 1~,43 2,000 chicks with br oiler producers in Georgia corumerc i al are as . This is L~ per cent; more t han the h, 242,000 p;La_cec'l tbe previous Heek and is 17 percen-t, more than t he 3, 790,000 placed the same ; week; last _year . Egg s set by local hatcheries amounted to .5,507, 000 compared with 5, 6L~4, 000 for the previous Heek and is 17 perc ent ~r e at er t han the h, 711,000 for th.e corre sponding \veek last year. l-Iatcheries reported pric e s paid for hatching e ggs during t he Heek at. an ave rage :of 72 cents per dozen. Average prlc e charged by h atcheri es for chicks was r eport ed at $13. 25 per hundred. These pric es compare lrith 72 cents and $13.25 for the previous week and with 86 cents and $15 .75 one year ago . Egg prices shown. relate to Georgia produced hatching eggs, wh ether bought on contract or otherwise. Weighte d 'average pric e s f rom the Federal-State Market News during week ending Angust 18 are as follows: North Georgia '@' " ,~ pounds; at farras 18. 31; FOB plants 19.41. (See r everse side f or other states) 1956 GEOR.GIA CHICK PLACJi'.J1ENT BY 1:J'BEKS .- PERI OD JUNE 16 THIW GH Date"". ~ -- . Eggs --C hick;-Ha"t~h;ctl-;~. --.-I_I_n_s_h_i-pm~e-~l~t-":,S__;--_T_o_t_a,.l..~PJ~_a""c"""e""'d_...~ ~Jeek .. Set Pl aced i.n Ge or gia , . of Chicks on Farms 0 ~p.dil:!!L : ~~.5- :._._2?6 ..~~ -f-955 t, 19S6 . - ~ 195S : 19.5..._6 _-i-'"__1T9h55_u~anl2d5s_'~~ . ....Thousands I i . Thousands 1 Thousands :.:; June 16 ' j 5,397 . 6,5ho 3,629 4,578 712 808 4,341 June 23 I 5,289 6,360 3 ,588 4, 446 651.~ 735 4,2h2 I June 30 I 5,269 . 6,156 .iuly 7 5,285 .5,685 3, 596 4 ,481 3,534 4,316 I 596 801.+ 608 82 8 L~, 192 4 ,142 Jul y 1.4 1 5,351 5, 705 July 21 i 5,131 -5, 851 t uly 28 1 . .5, lh2 5, 710 ~ug . 4 1. 4,788 _5,7t3 Aug. ll 4, 758 :5,644 3,503 3, 494 3 , 483 3,462 3 ,3 80 4, 176 4,191 4,00.3 3,946 3, 759 II 589 647 I 508 I ' ' 478 512 678 . 690 594 582 483 4,092 4,141 3, 991 3,91.).0 3, 892 Aug. 18 4, 711. 5,507 3,281 3, 825 I 509 607 3, 790 1 I I y Exclusive of h atchings shipped into states outside of Ge orgi a . 5 , 386 5,181 5 , 285 5 , 14L~ : 4 , 85 4 4,881 4, 597 4 ,5 28 4 , 242 " 4,432 CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultur al :Statist'icir.ffi, In.-Ch~ge . STATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virgiriia West Virginia North Carolina s6uth Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas l.Jashington Oregon California . . EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Week Ending . . ... . .. . Aug. Aug. Aug .. June June June : July July . 4 11 18 : : 16 23 : JO 7 14 . July 21 . July 28 . Page 2 Aug. Aug. . 4 11 Aug. 18 : EGGS SET - THOUSANDS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS 1,231 1,068 1,207 1,537 429 1,769 1,936 1:, 745 1,915 335 2,514 367 5, 713 588 1, 770 1,537 2, 667 241 2,647 295 268 1,622 1:,149 1:,088 1,205 1,403 409 1,619 2,041 1:,684 1,920 . 328 . 2,474 374 5 , 6lf4 522 1, 694 1,478 2,579 264 2,569 224 289 1,618 1,091 1,044 1,164 1,410 384 .1,432 "2,039 1,680 1,748 "311 2,458 336 5.50} 540 1,557 1, 454 2,432 270 2,459 252 279 1,488 990 702 778 887 182 . 829 2,030 1,460 1,429 653 1,704 301 5,386 302. 1;905 1,275 2,475 407 2,332 289 187 1,210 1,009 627 836 853 181 795 1,950 1,519 1,398 . 617 1,899 304 5,181 . 259 1,896 1,313 2,510 415 2,203 277 224 1,137 994 630 763 966 173 805 1,856 1,551 1,400 586 1,809 311 h_285 252 1,829 1.271 2~503 371 2,202 271 197 1,087 946 535 798 844 151 767 1:,721 1,594 1,189 514 1,631 286 5,144 . 268 1, 717 1,274 2,527 312 2,134 248 202 956 929 445 627 826 169 . 795 1,931 1,377 1,164 635 1,665 287 4.854 225 1,766 1,244 2,290 304 2,269 218 216 1,124 890 608 801 832 201 640 1,865 1,151 1,148 535 1,489 . 276 4,881 222 1,745 1,246 2,210 360 2,066 218 217 1,052 848 507 827 692 160 . 713 1, 733 1,322 1,133 501 1,545 273 4,597 238 1,676 1,165 2,125 . 339 1,986 199 191 1,100 960 776 761 810 227 674 1,832 1,282 1,296 . 4161 1,559 . 263 4,528 261 1,526 1,141 2,017 345 1,893 188 179 964 902 587 846 818 176 675 1,763 1,229 1,211 525 1,634 277 4.242 202 11,,152869 2,077 318 1,972 232 161 1,074 935 538 764 846 212 646 1,624 1,312 1,227 478 1,529 280 4,432 224 1,581 1,179 2,115 281 1,976 140 153 1,023 TOTAL 1956 33,401 32,575 31,335 TarAL 1955 26,431 25,653 . 24,960 l 1956 as %of 1955 126 127 126 27,713 23,294 119 27,403 22,619 121 27,112 22,701 119 25,758 22,054 117 25,360 22,351 113 24,653 23,870 ,. 22,099 . 21,700 112 I 110 23,898 20,799 115 23,642 23,495 20,159 19,429 117 121 -~ - . - -- , ......... _,,. ,,... . r;'1 ~{~~7Jf~$J"~~ GJEORGTIA ~~E~I~:L -21-Sb {570/J X c~ UNIVERSITY OF GEOR G IA COLL EGE OF AGRICIJLTURE At hens, Georgia GEORG1A l>.GRICUL T IJRAL EXT"'NSI':i N SERV ICE August 29, 1956 During the week ending .1\ ugust 25 commercial hatcheries placed 4;481,000 chicks with broiler produc~ers in Georgia commercial areas. This is 1 percent more than the . 4,432,000 plac~d the previous week and is 25 percent more than the 3,593,000 placed the same week last . year . Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,512,000 compared with 5,507,000 for the previous week and is 16 percent greater than the 4,770,000 for the corresponding wee~ last yE;!ar. Hatcherfes reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by natcheries for chicks was reported at $13~ 25; :Per hundred. These prices compare with 72 oents and ~pl3. 25 for the previous we.ek and with 87.5 cents and f~l6.00 one year ago. Egg prices shmm relate to Georgia pr.oduced hatcning eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. Weight~d average prices from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during week ending August 25 are as follovTS: North Georgia broilers 2 1/2 - 3 3/4 pounds3 at farms 18.97; FOB plants 20.00. ~ .. \ (See reverse side for other states) CEORGIA CHICK PLACENENT BY \>lEEKS - PERIOD JUNE 23 THROUGH AUQY~22, 1956 Date We~k Eggs Set - CPlhaiccel-rds""ii'-nr-;_Gtcehoedrg,ial/TIfu_s~~~iC;hmicenkts-s- Total Placed on Farms Ending 1955...:__.:~ _ 1955 : 1956 - ~+- .1_955 . : . ~956 1955 : 19.6 -~ Thousands Thousands j 1 Thousands Thousands June 23 5' 289 June 30 5,269 July 7 5,285 July 14 5,351 July 21 5,131 July 28 5,142 Aug~ 4 4, 788 Aug . l l 4,758 Aug. 18 4, 711 Aug. 25 4,770 6,360 6,156 5,685 5,705 5,851 5,710 5, 713 5,644 5,507 5,512 3, 5 88 3,596 3,534 3,503 3,494 3,483 3,1.~6 2 3,380 3,281 3,130 4,41+6 4,481 4,316 4,176 4,191 4,003 3,946 3,759 3,825 3, 779 654 735 596 804 603 828 589 678 647 690 508 594 478 582 512 483 509 607 463 702 4, 242 4,192 4,142 4,092 4,141 3,991 3,940 3,892 3, 790 3,593 5,181 5 , 2 85 5,144 4,854 4,881 4,597 4,528 4,242 4,1+3 2 4,481 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. (;. CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge r ST.'~TE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Jllf..iss ou:ri Delaware Maryland Virginia ~!est Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Flor i da Al a b ama }lississi ppi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Wa.shington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 as % of 1955 EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COI:1MERCIAL AREAS, BY \-lEEKS - 1956 rJeek Ending . .. : Aug. 11 .: Aug. 18 . Aug. 25 .... June 23 June . July : July July : July 30 ~ 7 14 21 28 EGGs SET - Tir:ms~ums i I CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS I. 1, ],49 1, 091 l,d83 1,205 11',0146.44 1, 403 1,410 409 384 1, 619 1,432 2, 041 2,039 1,684 L 68o 1, 920 1: 748 328 311 2, 474 374 2 ' 4r,'fl . ' \.. 336 5' 6h1~__5 ' 507 l , ll6 1, 009 1,034 !; 627 1,055 1,4l6 '! I ! I I 836 8,.., .., ;).) 366 1,296 . I i' 'I 'I I 181 795 2, 009 I; I 1,950 I! 1,658 l, 704 i 'I: !' 1, 519 1,398 277 . I 917 2, 373 365 I I i i I 1, 899 304 5, 512 i l 5,1 81 994 630 763 966 173 805 1,856 1)551 1,400 586 1, 809 311 5, 285 946 535 798 84.4 151 767 l. 721 1 ~ 594 1,139 514 1, 631 286 5 _. 11~ 929 445 627 826 169 795 1,931 1,377 1,164 635 1,665 287 4,851-t 890 608 801 832 201 640 1,865 1,151 1,148 535 1,489 . 276 4, 881 848 507 827 692 160 713 1,733 1, 322 1,133 501 1, 545 273 4,5.97 522 1, 6?4 1, 478 2,5 79 264 2, 569 2 2L~ 2S9 1, 618 540 1, 557 1,454 2, 432 270 2,459 252 279 1,488 'I I! 527 I i 259 1,511 1,896 1, 426 2, 221 255 i ~ ll i I I ! I 1, 313 2,510 415 2.L~4o ! i 2, 203 'I 262 277 227 1,364 lIl, 22h 1; 137 I I 252 1, 829 1 ; 2 71 2,503 . 371 2,202 271 ' 197 1,087 . 268 1, 717 1,2 74 2,521 312 2,134 248 202 956 225 1, 766 1,244 2,290 304 2,269 218 216 1,124 222 1, 745 1,246 2,210 360 2,066 218 217 1, 052 238 1,676 1,165 2,125 339 1, 986 199 191 1,100 32,575 25,653 127 31, 335 24,960 126 i 30, 414 127, 403 24, 965 I; 22,619 I 122 121 27,112 22,701 119 25' ?58 22,054 . 117 25,360 22,351 113 24,653 22,099 112 23,870 21, 700 110 " Aug. 4 960 776 761 810 227 6'7r'4 1,832 1, 282 1,296 416 1,559 263 4, 5 28 261 1, 526 1, 141 2,017 345 1, 893 188 l- . '"('0/ 964 23,898 20,799 115 Page 2 Aug. Aug. 11 18 902 587 846 818 176 675 1;763 1,239 1,211 525 1,634 277 4, 242 202 1:, 589 1,126 2, 077 318 1, 972 23 2 167 1,07)+ 935 53 8 761-J. 846 212 . 646 1,624 1, 312 1,227 478 1,529 . 280 4, h32 224 1 , 581 1:, 179 2,115 281 1,9 76 22 2 153 1,023 23,642 20,159 117 23,577 19,429 121 Aug. 25 979 493 772 844 198 606 1,687 1, 275 1,162 5oo 1,438 275 4, 481 . 224 1,520 1; 108 2, 150 371 1,875 193 144 1,061 23,362 18,349 127 Q._EORGI_!: The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in Geo!'gia this year is 363,000 birds compared wlth 316,000 raised l:;.st yesr, or an i:r.crease of 15 percent. Of the current total 357,000 are classifi ed as heavy breeds and 6,000 light breeds. UNITED STATES: Farmers are ra1.s1.ng about 76 million turkeys tl1is year~-16 percent more than in 1955, according to a };:relimina!'y estiPlate of the . prop Reporting Board. About 29 percent more heavy breed tu:keys are being raised this yem1 than last, while light breeds show a decrease of 19 percent. Light breeds are 18 percent of the total raised this year, compared with 26 percent last year. ~avy bre~ increases from last year were 48 percent in the South Central, 39 per- cent in the \rfest North Central, 35 percent in the South Atlantic, 25 percent in the East North Central and 20 percent in the West. There was no change in the North Atlantic States. - ~y~_reed_ turkeys show decreases in all parts of the country. Decreases from last year are 5 percent in the South Central, 7 percent in the South Atlantic, 16 percent in the West, 27 percent in the East North Central, 34 percent in the West North Central, and 42 percent in the North Atlantic States. During the first half of 1956, which covers the main hatching season, prices received for turkeys averaged 6 percent higher than a year earlier and poultry feed prices averaged 7 percent lower. Turkey producers have more than doubled their intended increase of heavy breed turkeys, while they decreased their light breed turkeys slightly more than they had intended. In this report, !~ breed turkeys include Beltsville Small White, Jersey Buff, ltoyal Palm and Wild turkeys. ~~~~turkeys include all other breeds. ARCHIE IJ.NGJ.,EY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician STATE . EGGS SET AND CHICKS P LACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY 1:vEEKS - 1956 Beek Ending . Aug. : Aug. Aug. . 11 18 25 - EGGS SET - THOUS~'JIDS .... June 23 !I June . . July July July : July 30 : 7 14 21 28 CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS Aug. 4 I, Page 2 .. Aug. Aug. Aug. 11 18 25 Maine Connecticut Pen..11sylvania Indiana Illinois :tJf.iSSOU.l::'i Delaware Maryland Virginia ~Iest Virginia North Carolina South Caroli na GEORGIA Florida Al a b ama 1-"ri.ssissippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California 1, 149 1,091 1,116 1,009 994 946 929 890 848 960 902 935 979 11,'2d0858 1,403 1,044 1, 164 1,410 1,034 !; 1,055 1,416 ! i I I 627 836 8.53 630 763 966 535 798 844 445 627 826 608 801 832 507 827 692 776 761 810 587 846 818 53 8 76!4 846 493 772 844 409 1, 619 384 1,432 366 . I i I 1,296 :I I! 181 795 173 805 151 767 169 795 201 640 160 713 227 671'4 176 212 675 . 646 198 606 2, 041 1 ~ 684 1, 920 328 2 , 4 74 2,039 1. 680 1 ~ 748 311 2. 4~8 I! 2,009 1_,658 1,704 I ! I I ~ 1,950 1,519 1,398 277 . I 917 2,373 I 1, 899 1,856 1)551 1,400 586 1, 809 l. 721 1 ~ 594 1,139 514 1,631 1,931 1,377 1,164 635 1,665 1,865 1,151 1,148 535 1,489 1,733 1,322 1,133 501 1, 545 1,832 1,282 1,296 416 1,559 1;763 1,229 1,211 525 1,631+ 1,624 1, 312 1,227 478 1,529 1,687 1, 275 1,162 . 500 1,438 374 335 5,6h1~ , 507 365 lt i i 304 5, 512 . i 5, 181 311 5, 285 286 5 . 11~ 287 4,854 . 276 4,881 273 L~, 59 7 263 4, 528 277 4, 242 . 280 4, h32 275 4,481 I 52 2 1,694 540 1, 557 I 527 1,511 i i I i I' 259 1,896 252 1, 829 ' 268 1,717 225 1,766 222 1, 745 2-=l l=l ./v 1,676 261 1, 526 202 1,589 22 4 1,581 224 1,520 \ 1,478 2, 579 1,454 2, 432 1,426 2, 221 I I I l! I 1,313 2,510 1:,2 71 2,503 1,2 74 2,527 1,244 2,290 1,246 2,210 1, 165 2,125 1,141 2,017 1,126 2, 077 1:, 179 2,115 l;l08 2,150 264 2,569 270 2,45'9 255 2 .~L~4o .i :' II 415 2, 203 371 2,202 312 2,134 304 2,269 360 2,066 339 1,986 345 1,893 31 8 1,972 281 1, 976 371 1,875 22h 209 1,618 252 279 1,488 262 277 ,I 227 22h II 1, 364 i I 1~ 137 I 271 197 1,087 248 218 218 199 202 216 217 191 956 l,l2h 1,052 1,100 188 232 22 2 193 1"('0/ 167 153 144 964 1,074 1,023 1,061 TOTAL 1956 32,575 31, 335 30, 414 ji 27 ,403 27,112 25, ?58 25,360 24,653 23,870 23,898 23,642 23,577 23,362 TOTAL 1955 1956 as % of 1955 25,653 127 24,960 126 24, 965 I; 22,619 I 122 ' 121 " 22,701 119 22,051+ . 117 22,351 113 22,099 112 21,700 110 20,799 115 20,159 117 19,429 121 18,349 127 y-py ill -, -- / / Athens, Georgia HECORD CR.OP OF TURKEYS THI S :tEAR . .- -.-~--.M:S.---:r..:.-- ----.....,._ ~ ---- G~: The preliminary estimate of tur keys r aised in Ge o~gia t his year is F 363,000 birds compared wlth 316, 000 r ais ed l~st ye~, or an i r.crease of 15 percent. Of the current total 357,000 are classified as heavy breeds and 6,000 light breeds. UNITED STATES: Farmers are ra~s~ng about 76 million turkeys this yA ar--16 percent more than in 1955, according to a ~:r8limina.!'y estimate of the . , prop Reporting Board. About 29 percent more heavy breed t~keys are being raised this yeru~ than last, while light breeds show a decrease of 19 percent. Light breeds are 18 percent of the total raised this year, compared with 26 percent last year. ~vy-~~ increases from last year were 48 percent in the South Central, 39 percent in the \'lest North Central, 35 percent in t he South Atlantic, 25 percent in the East North Central and 20 percent in the West. There was no change in the North Atlantic States . Light breed turkeys show decreases in all parts of the country. Decreases from ias~year-are 5 percent in the South Central, 7 percent in the South Atlantic, 16 percent in the West, 27 percent in the East North Central, 34 percent in the West North Central, and 42 percent in t he North Atla~tic States. Dming the first half of 1956, which covers the main hatching season, prices received for turkeys averaged 6 percent higher than a year earlier and poultry feed prices averaged 7 percent lower. Turkey producer s have more than doubled their intended increase of heavy breed turkeys, while they decreased their -light breed turkeys slightly more t han they had intended. In this report, light brE)ed turkeys j_nclude Beltsville Small White, Jersey Buff, ltoyal Palm and Wild turkeys. ~!!YY. ~~ turkeys include all other breeds. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician STATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois l'Jf..iss ou r i Delaware Maryland Virginia ~Jest Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Flor i da .Al abama l"d ssissi ppi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 as % of 1955 . . EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CONMERCIAL AREAS~ BY \-JEEKS - 1956 \-..)., 181 795 1,950 1,658 1,704 277 2,3 73 365 !I '; I! I ~ ! . I I I i ; I 1, 519 1,398 917 1, 899 304 5, 512 i l 5,1 81 994 630 763 966 173 805 1,856 1)551 l,4oo 586 1, 809 311 5, 285 946 535 798 844 151 767 1. 721 1~594 1,139 514 1, 631 286 5 _. 11-14 929 445 627 826 169 795 1,931 1,377 1,164 635 1,665 287 4,854 890 608 801 832 201 640 1,865 1,151 1, 148 535 1,489 . 276 4, 881 848 507 827 692 160 713 1,733 1, 322 1,133 501 1,545 273 4,597 ) 22 1, 6S'4 1, 478 2, 579 264 2, 569 22h 209 1, 618 540 1, 557 1_,454 2,432 270 2, 459 252 279 1, 488 'I I! 527 I i 259 1,511 1,896 1, 426 2, 221 I ( ~ I 1, 313 2,510 255 j; 415 2_,LJ+o l i 2, 203 ' III 262 227 I. I. 277 224 1,364 i I 1 ~ 137 I 252 1, 829 1;2 71 2,503 371 2,202 271 197 1,087 . 268 1, 717 1, 274 2,527 312 2, 134 248 202 956 225 1, 766 1,244 2",290 304 2,269 218 216 1,124 222 1, 745 1,246 2,210 360 2,066 218 217 1,052 2~ A ~v 1,676 1 , 165 2,125 33 9 1,986 199 191 1,100 i 32,575 31,335 30, 414 127, 403 27,112 25,758 25,360 24,653 23,870 25,653 127 24,960 126 24, 965 122 I; 22,619 I I 121 ; 22,701 119 22,054 . 117 22,351 113 22,099 112 21,700 110 Aug. 4 960 776 ?61 810 227 674 1,832 1,282 1,296 416 1,559 263 4, 528 261 1,526 l ,HD2,017 345 1, 893 188 179 964 23,898 20,799 115 Page 2 Aug. Aug. 11 18 902 587 846 818 176 675 1;763 1,229 1,211 525 1,631+ 277 4, 242 202 1,589 1,126 2, 077 318 1, 972 232 167 1,071+ 935 53 8 764 846 212 646 1,624 1, 312 1,227 478 1,529 . 280 4, h32 224 1,581 1:, 179 2,115 281 1, 9 76 222 153 1,023 23,642 20,159 117 23,577 19,429 121 Aug. 25 979 493 772 844 198 606 1,687 1, 275 1,162 soo 1,438 275 4,481 224 1 , 520 1:,l08 2, 150 371 1,875 193 144 1,o61 23,362 18,349 127 fVW I::I ..,_... / - - "'-""""'-""'"/ - . - -, ~EORGIA: The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised i n GeoTgia this year is 363,000 birds compared wl th 316,000 r ais ed l~st ye~ , or an i P-crease of 15 percent. Of the current total 357,000 are classifi ed as heavy breeds and 6,000 light breeds. UNITED STATES: Farmers are ra1.s1ng about 76 million turkeys this yearA-16 percent more than in 1955, according to a t:relimina:!'y estiPlate of the . prop Reporting Board. About 29 percent more heavy breed t~keys are being raised this yeru~ than last, while light breeds show a decrease of 19 percent. Light breeds are 18 percent of the total raised this year, compared with 26 percent last year. ~eavy breed increases from last year were 48 percent in the South Central, 39 perpentin the West North Central, 35 percent in the South Atlantic, 25 percent in !the East North Central and 20 percent in the West. There vms no change in the North Atlantic Sta es. ~~J.ht_~ turkeys show decreases in all parts of the country. Decreases from last year are 5 percent in the South Central, 7 percent in the South Atlantic, 16 percent in the West, 27 percent in the East North Central, 34 percent in the West North Central, and 42 percent in the North Atlantic States. Dming the first half of 1956, which covers the main hatching season, prices received for turkeys averaged 6 percent higher than a year earlier and poultry feed prices averaged 1 percent lower. Turlcey producers have more than doubled their intended increase of heavy breed turkeys, while they decreased their .light breed turkeys slightly more than they had intended. In this report, .!,ight bre.22, turkeys include Beltsville Small White, Jersey Buff, RI oyal Palm and 1.-Tild turkeys. Heavy _ __, b_ re_ ed turkeys include all other breeds. ARCHIE !ANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician I) ________TU_RK_EY_S. _F__.A.._I_SED ON FAF.1V.!S 1956, WITH COMPARISONS ~.-..-- -.-.-:ou - -------~-------- State and Division . Number Raised :--~-H-e-a-v-~r -B-r-ee-d-s-----: ------L-i~g~ ht Breeds Total All Breeds :~955- ; ~9.~56: . l956T:_l_9_5_5-= ...:l..~o.9~56:~~19~5-.6:-~%--l-9-r.5: 19c:6 : l956"% : of 1955 ~ : - ------------- : of 1955 : ;.> : . ~-- ..... _./ : of 1955 Thousands Percent Thousands Percent Thousands Percent -.--.J _ , . . . - - . -... _ __... Maine 156 1h8 95 103 38 37 259 186- 72 N. H. 136 118 87 6 3 50 142 121 85 Vt. 111 108 . 97 L~ 1 25 JJ.5 109 95 Mass. 594 551 93 48 20 L.2 61-t2 571 89 -R. I. L~8 43 90 4 4 100 52 47 90 Conn. 251 268 107 20 11 55 271 279 103 N. Y. 916 953 104 58 l!.O 69 97h 993 102 N. J. 203 222 109 !31 52 40 334 274 82 'Pa. -------- ------ ---- ---- --------- ---------- N. Atl. ------ ---------- --- --------- --- ---------- Ohio 1,645 1,645 100 652 4,060 4,056 100 1,026 2,062 2,514 122 896 h22 65 591 58 681 . 76 2,297 2,067 90 5,086 h,647 91 2,958 3,195 108 Ind. 1,324 1,519 115 632 398 63 1,956 1,917 98 Ill. 829 . 1,061 128 67 77 115 896 1,138 127 11ich. 795 905 llh 169 165 98 96h 1,070 111 Wis. 1,656 2,359 142 555 361 65 2,211 2,720 123 -73 E.-N7 ce~t~ 6,666-87358--125- -2~3l9- -1;682-- ~- 8,9s? 1o7o4o-- 112- M-i-nn-. ----5,3-9-1 -7-,9-50---14-7 --2-,6-43--1-,6-10---- 61-~-8-,03-L~--9,5-6-0 --1-19- lowa - 4,190 5,Lf32 130 263 312 119 4,!-~.53 5, 744 129 ~ Mo . 1, 853 2, 723 11+7 5139 378 64 2,442 3,101 127 N. Dak. 387 515 133 120 43 36 507 558 110 S. Dal~. 286 419 147 4~ 51 119 329 470 143 . Nebr. 727 809 111 89 56 63 816 865 106 Kans. 638 866 136 92 76 83 730 9h2 129 w.N.-c;nt.~l3,472 18~714-- 139--37839--27526---66 _ , _17,311 217240--123- Del. ~ - --- ~99- -1S9- -161-- -82o-- -797---97-: - ... 919--956- -1o4- Md . 224 247 110 311 111 36 . :535 358 67 Va. 1,910 2,540 133 3,619 3, 763 10)~ 5,529 6,303 114 . W.Va. 529 786 149 1,107 1,014 92 1,636 1,800 110 N. C. s. c. 914 1,2)-tl 136 139 54 39 1,053 1,295 123 882 1,245 141 234 38 16 1,116 1,283 115 Q.C!:.._ 310 _}5 7___11.$_ _ _ _6__ .---~~l2..Q~ 316 3?3 112__ Fla. 115 132 115 5o 68 136 165 200 121 :s.-A'tl:- ~- 4,983 -6~707- 135- -6:286- -5-:-ssi- -93 - -11,26912:558- -111~ 'Ky:- ~---- 294- -339- -115--- 6a--- 21-- - L_o - -- 362- -366- -Ioi- Tenn. 158 189 120 . 17 . 21 12l.f 175 210 120 Ala. 150 249 166 126 68 .54 276 317 115 Miss . 123 171 139 24 5 21 147 176 120 f..rk . 1,136 1, 743 153 421 l.~-84 115 1,557 2, 227 143 La. 66 79 120 12 3 25 78 82 105 Okla. 536 706 132 208 224 . 108 7lJ.4 930 125 ~exas 2,621 4,061 155 411 396 96 3,032 4,457 147 - S.C-e-nt-. ---5,0-8- 4 -7-,5- 37---1!- ~8 --1-,2-87--1-,2-28---9-5 ---6- ,37-1-- 8,-76- 5 -~1- 38- J 1~1o-nt- . -----4- 9 --- 56---11-4 ----18----28---15-6----- 67---8- 4 --1- 25- Idaho 98 140 1)..!-3 24 23 96 122 163 13h Wyo . 9 10 111 4 4 100 13 14 108 ~olo. 790 1,126 143 70 44 63 860 1,170 136 !~ . Mex. 47 54 11.5 9 4 44 56 58 lOL~ ~riz. 94 114 121 3 2 67 97 116 120 ~.:tah 2,033 2,322 114 739 395 53 2, 772 2, 717 98 1'3V 7 7 100 3 3 100 10 10 100 Wc.sh. 738 639 87 70 48 69 808 687 85 Or~g. 1,290 1,233 96 2h5 195 80 1,535 1,428 93 ~alif . 9,35i 11,685 125 843 958 114 10,196 12,643 12h ------------------------------ - ---------- we;t:--- -14,5o8 177386-- l20- -27o28- -17704---84--16,536 l9~o9o-- 115- u. s. 48,773 62,758 129 16,785 13,582 81 65,558 76,340 116 GEORGIA :t_:LUE:.CUI~ TQB~CCO: I1AR~~C!~ElG}h. li.J?LD, AND_,Btp.PQ.Q..!!9! (The estimates are based on . the latest available data) ~----~---~- 1954 -----~----- 1955 Pistrict and Jl ~ Harvested Y:' 0ld Per Acre Producti~ l! -~ H~-vested y: :_~ld Per Acre I ! _~ty . . L Acreage. Lbs. (000 L~.) . i Acreage Lbs. DISTRICTS I' -+------P.......~- 1: v-. I !.. I~I- . - 0 0 . 0 I' 0I 0 __ P(0r0o0d u_lc.b_ tsi o. )n 0 DISTRICT IV ! i;I I ! . Taylor J 5 400 2 ! 0 0 0 ' I Total I 5 400 2 i 0 0 0 . - - r~ DISTRICT V Dodge Johnson Laurens l,1ontgomery Pulaski Taliaferro I 640 150 445 1,460 20 5 518 667 587 797 500 800 370 100 261 1,163 . 10 4 I ! ii I I!r I lr!i ' 153905 \ 1,125 9Iql 'lli 420 l 1,114 1,380 ! 1,16'7' I s20 1 1,1oo i 600 I 66L~ I I 127 468 1,610 22 3 Treutlen 1,330 135 Washington 10 700 Wheeler 810 894 978 7 . 724 !, 1, 280 i 1,132 1 11 5 j l,OOO 765 i 1, 207 1,449 5 923 Wilkinson 10 200 I 2 ~ 5 ' 600 I . 3 Total 4,880 742 3,619 i ! 4,605 1,145 ' i 5,274 DISTRICT VI Bulloch J;lurke Candler Effingham l):manuel Jefferson Jenkins Screven Total DISTRICT VII Baker Decatur Dougherty Grady =.Miller Mitchell Stowart Thomas - -T-otal 5,015 5 2,760 300 2,540 0 275 170 11,065 5 43.5 25 1,795 5 3,190 5 2,265 7,725 987 1,000 969 1,007 847 0 807 135 4,950 5 2, 674 302 21151 ,0 222 125 . 943 1,200 1,023 880 1,274 800 1 1,123 800 1,283 10,429 I I 6 i 44.5 22 2,28? 4 3,581 4 2,907 1,198 9,256 Ili! :i (I 4, 8755 I! .I.!' 22,,6~5~0~ 5 d11 210 160 li!i 10,695 . ! : I ,' 1, 481090 1: 1i:,3~6~1~ : 6oo l 1, 211 l 1,062 I l!1,31+4 5 1 1,400 430 I 1,251 i 20 11,400 1, 790 I 1, 492 !l 5 . 800 11, 3' 120 . 406 5 11,000 I 2,250 , 1,452 I 7' 625 11, 430 6,916 4 3,607 356 2,9G9 3 327 170 14,372 7 538 28 2,671 4 4,388 5 3,266 10,907 { :. . ~ORGTA FkUE-CURED TOBACCO: H..@VESI&:D ACREA@. ITELD, AND PRODUCTIO[ :: 'Di stri,ct 1954 Yield I 1955 i Yield and Harvested Per Acre Production Harvested Per Acre Productfon _Co~-"t~y------+~A~c~r~ea~~~Ee~~~L~b.~s~~~-(~OO~O~L~b-s~~)+-~A~c~re~a~~e~~~L~b~s~-1i -~(~O~O~O~L~b~s~.J~ - ._ I'ISTRICT . VIII ......._. !,.tkinson 1,760 Ben Hill 1,330 1,482 894 2,608 1,189 1,700 1,265 I i I I l 1,635 1,396 2,780 -1-, 766 ) errien Brooks Clinch 5,780 3,220 40.5 I 1,427 I 8,248 1,276 4,108 1,410 .571 5,535 3,150 390 I 1,580 1,440 I 8,746 4,537 1,382 539 Coffee Solquitt Cook Crisp I; ooly Echols Irwin ' ueff Davis :,anier ~owndes Telfair 6,390 7,855 4,20.5 45 10 510 3,140 2,865 1,945 .5,690 l,OSO s, 11,,323917 I 8,287 10, Li53 1,366 1u2 1,022 h6 1,000 10 1,184 604 1,076 3,378 1,344 3,8.50 1,427 2, 776 1,268 7,216 761 799 6,115 7,61.5 h,025 40 10 485 3,045 2,73.5 1,865 5,465 980 I i 1,625 1,614 9,935 12,293 1,660 I 1,050 I I 1,200 1,11.5 I I I 1,.575 I 1,511 6,680 1.~2 .12. 541 4, 795 4,132 I 1,469 1,346 1,055 2,7'-1.0 7,355 1,034 :'ift 'r11rner Wilcox Worth 4,105 28.5 365 2,530 1,004 89.5 652 1,085 4,120 .2.55 238 2,74h 3,895 265 340 2,.515 i 1,649 1,242 I 1,009 1,330 I 6,) ~23 329 343 3,346 Total 53,48.5 1,257 67~242 51,435 1 1,521~ I, 78,368 LISTRICT IX Appling- I 3,600 ' 1,010 1 3,637 I 3,470 1~- 1,368 4, 748 Bacon ~ rantley 3,010 1,368 i 4,117 2,8.50 1,46.5 1 . 1,438 j 2,106 I 1,410 1,707 I 4,864 1,.519 I' 2,142 s!'yan ~th~aatrhlatmon ~vans ~iberty Long ~icrce Tattnall Toombs 43.5 240 10 1,650 11.5 465 4,550 4,620 3,200 I 1 1,032 ' 1 1,250 600 938 1 1,009 I 1,101 I i j 1,392 i 1,023 '! 796 449 300 6 1~.547 116 512 6,332 4,7?.h 2,Stt6 I 40.5 23.5 I 10 1,.575 115 1 455 I 4,325 4,43.5 3,045 1,2.57 .509 l 1,238 800 291 8 II 1,1~22 2,240 1,278 147 I 1,266 1,664 .576 7,196 I 1,401 1,18.5 6,215 3,608 P!are I 1f,Tayne 2,29.5 1,.532 2,185 1,096 3,.516 2,394 2,190 2,120 1,.587 1,427 3,475 3,025 I 39,0L~ Total 27,840 1,160 32,302 -26,640 1,466 , I l. _s~~~~ ~~~~~--- ~o~!_ooo _j_I ~l70 ----~ --~~~_: 85~----1 10~,ooo________ ---~!-~~~-- _2-~_7_:~6~- CARL 0. DOESCHER Agr icultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ~~~ G(_O"'i '--.. c r ' ~r UNITED STATES DEPAH.T~JENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural 1'-iarketing Service . Coope.rating lvith GEOR~IA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE And GEORGIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE * * * * * * * * * GE 0 RGI A C0 RN Estimated Acreage, Yield and Production 195 L~ Revised , 1955 Preliminary * * * * * * * *. * By Counties Office of the Agricultural Statistician 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Augu,st 1956 __ ______ GEORGIA CORrJ: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION ......_ .... . .. .. . . District . . and --------. -- -------.-..---..----- --. ----- County : Acres Harvested : Yield per acre: : - -- - - - - - - -..:. - - ._ -..1 ... - -- -- - : 1954 1955 . 1954 : 1955 : ..... Production - - - -.. - -.J - - 1954 1955 ... -=- - ~ - - - DISTRICT I -- Acres - - Bushels - - Bushels Bartow 14,500 13,340 14.3 27.3 207,000 363,800 Catoosa 4,410 4,050 19.0 31.7 81+,000 128,200 Chattooga 12,090 11, 130 15.9 30.7 191,800 3J.~l,400 Dade 3,?40 3, h30 20.1 35.1 75,000 120,300 Floyd 12, 1+00 J.l, )~10 16.4 31.2 203,800 355,600 Gordon 15,100 13,890 18.0 30.2 272,100 419,300 Hurray 9,880 9,100 19.0 28.2 188, 100 257,000 Paulding 9,030 8,300 9.5 26.3 86,000 218,200 Polk 10,280 9,1+60 10.1 2h.3 103,700 230,300 Walker 10,870 9,980 12.1 33.1 131,800 330,500 vJhitfield _9,:800 ~lQ 112,100 103,100 13.7 1~ 22.0. 29.5 134.400 T,1)77,7oo 276!400 3,041,000 - DISTRICT II Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKalb Fannin Forsyth Fulton Oilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union Halton V.Jhite 7,750 8,810 2,220 8,060 3, 720 2,970 4,990 10,450 11,030 5, 710 13,880 11,000 11,150 4,170 6,960 3,510 3,050 6, 360 1.5,800 __&l}lQ 6,980 8,030 1,990 7,260 3,350 2, 670 4,490 9,420 9,930 5,150 12, h90 9, 900 10,020 3, 750 6,260 3,070 2, 750 5,730 14,230 _4 .~).Q 146,400 131,800 10.7 16.0 11+. Lr. 9.1 15.5 14.9 27.8 12.8 11.8 29.4 11. 8 13.9 11.8 28.3 10.6 15.0 29.9 29.9 11.2 -2~ .7 15.6 23.4 82,600 29.7 140,800 23.9 32>000 28.7 73,100 34.1 57,800 26.3 44,400 42. 1+ 138,500 29.2 133,700 26.3 130,000 34.1 167, 600 31.2 163,600 28.2 153,300 24.4 131,400 43.8 118, 100 24.8 74,100 28.2 52,500 1+6.8 91,200 36.5 190,200 24.3 177 , 300 3.7.!9. -l?!l..t6oo 29.6 2,280,800 163,100 238 , 500 47,500 208,61JO 114,200 70,2 00 190,200 275]200 261, 100 175,500 389,200 279 ,600 244~000 164,300 155 )500 86~ 700 128,600 209,300 346~500 l60_,1.QQ 3,908,000 ) ... . 2 .. J' GEORGIA CORN: ACREAGE', YIELD AND PRODUCTION ~------- . District and -- -- ------- ----- ------- --------- --- County :~Ar~s_H~r~e~t!d_ ~ !i~l~ Ee~ ~ere_: __PEo~utio ~ _ _ .. . . . : .. .. .. . . . 1954 : . 19.5.5 1954 : 19.5.5 : 19.54 : 19.5.5 . : -- Acres-- Bushels Bushels DISTRICT III Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wilkes 6,910 . 6, 840 10,490 5,910 9,260 4,620 9,650 8,920 3,480 4,330 6, 922. 77,400 6,1..r.50 6, 190 9,660 . 5,440 8,410 4,250 . 9,130 8,160 3, 200 3, 990 6 ,320 71,200 10 .5 10. 0 10 .5 15. 3 1.5 . 8 9.5 9. 0 8. 4 31.1 11 .5 9.0 11.8 2.5.3 27.3 25 . 8 31.2 22 . 9 24. 4 23 . 9 24. 4 39.0 27 . 7 ~ 26. 0 72,800 68,200 110,600 90,h00 1Lr5' 900 44,000 86,400 74,800 108,100 5o,ooo 62,600 913, 800 163,300 168,800 249,300 "169 ,.500 192,500 103,500 217,300 198,700 124,700 110,700 150,00Q 1,849,600 DISTRICT IV - Carr- oll ~ 30,050 Chattahoochee 920 Clayton 3,660 Coweta 14,780 Douglas 5' 8.50 Fayette 7,490 Haralson 9,460 Harris 5,1.60 Heard 9,.530 Henry 12,670 Lamar .5,100 Macon 31,290 :t'Iarion 15,r9o .Meriwether 17,330 Muscogee 1,160 Pike 8,4.50 Schley 13,200 Spalding 3,620 Talbot .5,840 Taylor 21,440 Troup 8,030 Upson ~~ 237,100 27 , 220 830 3,300 13,200 5,270 6,510 8,3.50 4,840 8,660 11,180 4,.540 29 ' 9.50 1.5 , 690 ~.5 , 410 1, 000 . 7, 430 13 , 240 2,800 .5,310 20,840 6,910 . 5:120 217,600 12 . 0 8. 6 12. 6 13.7 12 . 0 13 . 2 12 . 0 10. 3 10. 3 9. 2 10. 3 12. 6 12. 0 12. 6 9. 1 11.4 12.0 9. 2 11. 4 10. 3 12. 0 10. 3 11. 7 2.5.3 19 .5 24 . 8 23.4 2.5 . 3 . 2.5 . 3 24. 3 23 . 4 21.9 2.5 . 8 28 . 2 24. 3 20 .5 24. 8 21.4 30. 2 2.5 . 3 27 . 3 22.9 21.4 20. 9 2.5 ... . 24. 2 361,000 7,900 46,000 202,700 70,300 98,500 113 , 600 56,200 98,300 116;300 .52,600 393,600 190,900 218,000 10,.500 96,700 1.58,600 33, 200 66,800 221,100 96,.500 60.700 2,770,000 689,200 16,200 82.,000 308,.500 133,400 164, 800 203,300 113,100 189,800 '288,.500 128,200 729,200 . 320, 9QO 382,700 21,400 224, 300 33.5,200 76, 400 121,.500 446, .500 144,700 1~2.10 0 .5,2.51,900 - 3 .. GEORGIA CORN: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION . District . and ------------------------------------- County :_As_r2.s_H~ry_e~t~d_: _Y!e1_dy~r~a.2.r~ .!. _ frd_c!:_i_n_ _ ___ . .. . .. : . . : . 1954 1955 1954 : 1955 1954 : . 1955 .... : -~Acres-- B-.u-s.h-e.l. .-sJ Bushels DISTRICL!. Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Cr~wford Dodge Greene Hancock Houstcn Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Honroe Montgomery Horgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson 10,990 5,490 24,600 4,180 8,h70 41,480 . 5,520 15 ,460 20,390 4 , 2 90 33,930 2,170 93,050 3,570 22,100 9,230 8,650 10,210 19,160 3,140 4,590 2,270 17,350 12,930 38,320 25,410 ..1.?. 750 462,700 10,930 5,150 23,820 3,820 7,9)-+0 40,330 5,070 14, 490 19,920 3,730 33,680 1,860 92,350 3,070 21, 800 9,030 8,080 9, 730 19,130 2, 810 4,270 1, 880 17,470 ' 12, 070 37,560 24, 800 15.110 449,900 7.7 8.3 7.7 9. 9 8. 3 5.4 8.7 9.3 9.3 9. 3 5. 1~ 9. 9 7.7 10.4 6. 6 10.4 9.3 13.1 5. 4 12.6 9. 3 7. 7 7. 7 7.1 8.8 8. 3 6. 6 7.7 22.9 26 . 3 21.4 31. 6 26.3 20. 5 23 . L~ 21.4 30.7 24. 8 21.9 23 . 4 24.3 26. 3 21.4 22 . 9 25.3 36. 0 20.4 21.4 24. 4 19. 5 20. 5 20.5 21.9 21.9 .?..llt 23.2 84,700 45, L~oo 189,600 41,200 70,100 225,600 1;.8 , 2 00 143,700 189,500 39, 900 164,600 21,400 717, 000 37,200 145, 300 96,200 80,400 134,200 104,200 39,500 42,700 17,500 133,700 92,300 338,700 210,200 - 10.3,5QQ 3,576,500 250,100 135,400 510,400 120,900 208,800 825 ,000 .118,500 310,)00 611,100 92,600 738 , 000 1~3, 500 2,21 ~ 8,500 80,700 467 , 100 206,700 204,600 35Q,900 391,200 60,200 104,000 36,600 357,300 246,900 823,000 543,1-+00 32.3.700 10,409,300 -DI-STR--I-C---T---. .V. .I. B u l l vch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins HeDuffie Rictunond Screven Warren 84,900 59,400 29,300 1_~,880 18,770 53,200 10,620 35 ,~.80 3h,o6o 10,000 5,500 59,670 ...1.2.520 hl8, 300 85,580 59,890 29,640 4,450 18,890 53, 610 10,29 0 -36,530 34,.350 9' 910 . 5,070 62,230 12, 660 1-+23,100 11. 9 10.2 8. 6 8. 6 12.3 7. 6 ?. 0 6.5 9.7 7. 0 6.5 12.1-+ 8. 6 9.9 27.3 23.9 22 . ).j. 19.5 23. 4 18. 5 20. 4 20.9 20.5 21.4 18. 5 28. 2 !:2k 23 . 6 1,010,200 605,800 252,300 42,000 231,800 403,900 71~ ,600 229,200 331,900 70,300 35,500 737,000 107.800 4,132,300 2,333,700 1,429,000 663 , 900 86, 700 441;5oo 992,000 210,400 761+,900 702,500 212 , 300 93,800 1, 757,5oo __125.900 9,984,100 -4- , District . and County :G_EAO9R!G~IAs_CHO~RN~e: ~tAdCR_E:A_G~E~'YEIEeLrD~AcNDe~PR~O_DU_CT~IOrN~d~cii~n- _ __~ . .. . .. : . : . .. : 195h . : 1955 1954 . : 1955 : 1954 1955 .. . . : : ~ - ---. ------ ---A-c- res-----~--.-!l_-us[-le.1-_s - ---- .-f3-o_-&l-el~---- DISTRICT VII Baker 24,360 2h,400 12.2 20. 5 298,100 L~99 ,ooo Calhoun 17,220 17,250 13.8 . 20.5 238,100 352,800 Clay 13, 6tlo. 13,700 . 9.2 20. 0 125,600 273,.5.00 Decatur 52,560 52,660 17.9 21.4 941,100 1,128,300 -Do1,1.gherty 12,120 12 ,140 10.tl 21.9 130,500 266,000 Early 51,650 52,1.1)0 13.8 24.8 . 714,100 1, 295,100 ' Grady 52,270 52,560 23 o6 27.3 1,232,100 1,433,200 Lee 20, 680 20,730 10. 8 20.5 222,600 421..J.,ooo Hiller 39,220 39,290 12.8 2~.3 502,200 956,600 Hitch ell 59' 91.~0 60,060 lO. G 25 . 3 645,300 1,520,800 Quitman 5,310 5,320 9.7 J. 7.5 51,700 93 , 300 Randolph 22,260 22,300 10. 8 22.9 239 , 600 510,400 Seminole 26,790 26, 830 16. L~ 21.4 Ld+O, 200 571+, 800 Ste.,rart 16,260 16,290 . 10.8 20c5 175,000 333,200 Sumter JL~, 620 34, 680 12.2 27. 3 423,700 945' 700 ~err ell 26, 660 26,320 13.3 23. 9 353,500 628,000 Thomas 53,750 53,650 20. 5 25.3 1,102,500 1,358, 500 . \IITebster 11.950 11,970 9.7 19.~ ._1.16..1 500 ___g)3 ,100 541,300 542,300 11~. 7 23.7 7, 952 ,400 12, 826,300 - - DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt 16,220 14, 370 42,760 54,700 2,660 56,1+00 66 ,750 Cook 28, 680 Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin ; - Athens ,-:Georgia ., . . ! GEORGIA - 'SEPTE:IvlBER . l'. CO.TTON REPORT.. '. frobable cotton productioh for Gebrgia i.s indicated at 620,000 bales (50b pounds grose: .weight) according to information: as of: September 1 furnished the Georgia Crop. Reportiiig Service of- the United States Dep.artment of Agriculttire. This forecast is : 5 percent less than 650,000 estimated as of August 1 and is ~2 per9ent belaw the JOl,OOO standard bales produced in 1955~ G\Irrent -indicated lint :yield per sere Of 352 poimds has been exceeded only by the r~cord high of: )76 _po_ung_s. produced last 'year. Acreage for harV-est is estimated at 845,ooo compared with &95,000 in 1955. Hot dry weather during August foll01dng the frequent showers of July caused heavy . . shedding of squares and small: bolls in the central and northern districts. Damage . from weevils ha~ been high in most areas north of the fall line. Reports indicate : .. premature opening of bolls in the areas that have been short of moisture. Most of . ;.. tpe rlecline in production during the past month has been in the northern' portion . ... of tl).e State. . .. Harvesting operations have made good progress during the past month in the southern .. distri~ts and is now underway in most areas of the State. :Hore than 40 - percent of the crop had been ginned in the southern district prior to September 1. The BUre~u oi .Census reports 135,000 running bales ginned prior to September 1 compared with 116,000 to that date in 1955 and 222,000 in 1954. . .. ---..-.----- . GEORGIA.' MA.P SHOWING INDICATED PRODUCTION 1956 AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1955 & 195. 4. ,,.:~"-:~ . ., : .: ' :.; ,~.:. .. 1 '\ 1956-44, 000 \ NON-cOTTON / ; 1956 production indicated on . September 1. 1955-58,000 /'-.._ _ ! 1954~45' 00,0 ~--....~-~ / ~ -~ I II , III ~ -STATE 1956 - 620,000 \ Or:I.E_ 1956-391000 '.,_ . . \ 1955-56,000 EI:B...E~~QN. 1955 - 70l,OOO 1954 - 612'; 000 \ L 19.%.~40,000 ATimNS 1956-3' 000 r -~ 1955-61, QQ Districts sho~ are Crop . . Reporting Dist.ricts and NOT . ! / '__ v . "--...-.----- ~) :AT-I-=-{l-~ .l\,~~.' , f'\,..J....~!54-37 ,OOO~ongressional Districts. ,__. ' ./ i 'l \ ' IV 1956-73,000 J 1955-80,000 V \ '\ 1954-64,000 /( !'lACON \ 1 --19)b-120,000 ~ {OLUHBUS ~ 1955-130,000 1954-108,000 ()._ _l ! , __, !- _, __,; ' ' ~ ,/ ........ / VII } VIII 'v/ I / ( 1956-107,000 ALBAN.YJ 1955-113,000 1954-117,000 1956-75,000 ) 1955-87,000 \ ,.-l 1954-87,000 VALDOSJ~ ------ - _i ___ -- ---- _ CARL o. DOERCHER Agricultural Statistician VI . _ AllG!ISTA'\\ \., 1956-104,0~\ UNIVER ITY OF GEORGIA SEP 14 19'36 ( 1955-98,000 \ ' / 1954-93 ,000 I ( ---.. i - /~ IX t' ~_,..,/ i ) 1956-20,000 'j?J~ ~ 1955-18,000 .\- 1954-21,000 u- ~ 5 \0 d., 1 . I ~- ~--~ r -. J'l ( ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician ~' In Charge UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTENBER 1, 1956 The Crop Reporting Board of the Agricultural Marketing Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Commodity Stabilization Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the . various influences affecting the crop during the re~ainder of the season are mor~ or less favorable than usual. State . . 1956 : September 1 : Lint yield per : Production k/ . . . : Ac:r:,eage 1/ Total : Condition : harvested acre : 500lb egross wt. bales : aban-: .For :Aver-: : :Aver-: . : 1956 . : Aver: 1956 tdonment: har- : age : : : age : : indi : age : indi : .after : vest =1945-:1955:1956:1945-:1955: cated : 1945- : 1955 : cated : July 1: : 54 : : 54 :Sept. 1: 54 :Sept. 1. . :.Percent.=aTchroeuss.: Percent Pounds Thousand bales N. C. s. c. Ga. IT'enn. Ala. 3.2 450 73 80 83 321 350 363 457 351 340 2.6 677 69 72 73 301 375 379 656 . 572 535 . 2.3 845 68 79 71 252 376 352 675 701 . -620 2.2 540 74 85 77 359 523 511 564 623 575 3.0 965 68 85 67 281 478 363 880 1,045 730 t1iss. :t1o. 2.7 1,595 71 86 75 340 570 488 1,656 2, 023 1,.620 1.9 370 76 85 85 367 502 532 362 410 . 410 ~rk. 2.5 La. 5.9 Okla. Texas I 11.9 I 12.9 N. Mex. 4.3 I ftriz. 5.6 Calif. 3.9 :v i Other States 7.6 1,365 72 86 73 339 545 519 560 67 73 78 336 454 489 705 61 77 46 154 281 191 6,250 70 75 67 194 281 266 179 88 87 94 526 688 764 357 92 82 96 656 981 1,129 745 93 90 96 659 774 857 58 -.. 284 373 1,382 586 356 3,518 237 559 1,164 1,663 582 463 4,039 . 266 728 1,205 1,475 570 280 . 3,460 285 840 1,330 47 5o 45 15,661 72 81 75 283 417 402 13,098 14,721 13,115 -- Egypt 1:1 I 9.2 39.8 - 387 5oo- 570 32.9 42.9 47.2 1/ Preliminary y Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about 480 net pounds of lint. 2/ Virginia, Florida; Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. . w Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona; ~d California. CROP REPORTING BOARD .) OJ/ ]) 0 (. SEP 14 195 J;!;J- ACREAGE AND INDICA~ED PRODUCTION September 1, 1956 UNITED STATES: The product~on of most fall vegetables in 1956 will be larger than . in 1955, according to the .Crop Reporting Board. Estimates pre- pared ~s of September 1, which account or about- thre -fourtns of tne commercial . proc;iuc~iori in the fall season, indicate total tonnage will be up 19 percent '?ver .. 1955. However, this is influenqed by an increase over last year of nearly 50 per~ent r.or .e&r,ly :=..fall cabbage. Significant increases from last fall are also indicate4 . for carrots, cauliflower, and tomatoes. Lima beans, snap beans, cuctunbers and .,, spinach are expected to be in somewhat heavier supply.than a year ago. Early fall crops of celery and lettuce are close to last yearts levels and only early fall peas are -below 1955 production. LINA BEANS: The final forecast of summer lima beans -indicates a crop of 888,000 r , bushels, slightly less than produced in 1955. Condition improved in Mary).and and Ohio resulting in higher yields while prospects in New York declin_~_d.... . There is no chahge in the production forecast for the other States in this group. Peak"'harvest was reached ;in mid-August in the Cedarville area of New Jersey and, .. supplies are gradually diminishing. Supplies are liberal in New York whe:te hartest . is expected to continue into October. Hot, dry v-Teather retarded development d~\ ...:.. .:-' . some .late crops in Georgia but conditions were generally favorable in North .: : C~ 1ina. '! .! ; : . ' . ...... The first forecast of fall production in Virginia is for a crop of ~3,000 . btishe1~ compared with 21,000 bushels harvested last year. Yield prospects are much above ' last year, b~~ the acreage for fresh market continues to decline. . Harvest is ex- pected to. . start in early . . O . c to b.e r and continue into November. ~ SNAP BEANS: The final forecast of late summer snap beans at 3,449,000 bushels is 3 percent under the August lestimate and 6 percent below last year 1s production. yields are lower than indicated a month ago in North Carolina and Tennessee and slight increases in Georgia, Virginia, New York, and New Hampshire. were not enough to offset these decreases. Crops in Alabama are in good condition and moisture is generally adequate. In Georgia, harvest is about over in the northern areas. Generally dry weather lowered yield prospects in North Carolina. ~ arvest is nearly over in southwest Virginia. Most crops in New York came into prOduction at about the same time but harvest was slow .because of shortage Of labor. Supplies of .beans are adequate in New Hampshire and l1assachusetts and harv- est will continue until frost. The Michigan crop in the east central areas ~ escaped ~~~ge d~spite the adverse affect of. heavy rains on some vegetables. Volume is declining but there is some late acreage yet to b e harvested. Marketing of t~e .. . COlorado' cr6p c6ntinues and replanted acreage, although late, is expected to be harvested. Yields in Tennessee are lower than indicated a month ago due to washit).'g :. r~ins in low land areas. Production from the early plantings is expected to be ; ::. fairly heavy through mid-september and harvest of some late acreage will start afQ:und the _early part of the month. ; ' 2!!2W:IDERS: 1-~e product~ on of ear1.y ~ c:~cumbe;rs t .s forec9-st at 768,000 bushels; ... average-. .... . vmich is 14 111 c-a:lifornia:; percent there i larger s. a lar than last year's crop ger acreage i'or harve satndtha.7nplearcset-nyt~aabxov. e: . --:: HariTest .- :from -:tafl fields will b ecome increasingly active during September. ~n.. . ~- Louisiana, weather has been favorable for the development of cucumbers arid the crop is .repqrte;d to .be ,in good condition. Planting is just being compl~t.ed~ . Ear],y . fields ;Wj_.ll mature about September 15 but heavy movement will not take placei untii early October. In Georgia, hot, dry summer weather prevented s eed germination in many fields and discouraged growers from replanting. As a result, this ye ar's acreage is a third b elow that of 1955. Fields show considerable sun scald and ( yields are uncertain. In South Carolina, cucumbers have made good progr ess. CABBAGE: . !.f. ~owers conform to their present plans, the acreage .of. c.Brbb~e . ,ior. :-: .harvest' in. the winter season. will be down significantly .from . la~t ~ar: . ',!'he 'acreage groWers intend to have av~lable for harvest is estimated at :35;9oo :. , acres ,:. 13 percent less than was harvested last :rear and 15 percent'below_: a'Verage~".: year Most of :the :t~duction is in Texas wher~ acreage is expected to be a fourth .).:ess than last because of a lack of iriigation water in the Lower Valley . Jn that section,'. few seed beds were planted thi.s year because water from wells. was ri~eded for: other crops. It has been too dry for direct seedling and rain 'Will be needed . before .mucb .acreage can be drilled, Cutting will start in December and '.it'.appesrs . Paas,: that earlY' season production in the Valley will be very light. Because of the . .- situati:on in the Lower Valley, growers in the Winter Garden, Laredo, Eagle. . ~d San. Antonio areas, where well water is available, have increased their. at::~e.~e thi:r . year and have spread their plantings to be in production throughout thef :.. ,. 'trl-nter season. The San Antonio area will have some cabbage in the first half of November and Winter Garden, Laredo and Eagle Pass will come in late in the month, fn flprida,, . plans of growers at present indicate a slight reduction in ca:Qbage , '! " acrea.,ge.: However, planting continues until February and future developnH3rits ''ciciUld - ititer :P.~esent intentions. In Arizona, a small increase in acreage is expected,: ,... but in Cali.f.ornia no change in winter cabbage acreage from that harvested la,f3t . Y~,~ is ~ndicated at this time. - ACREAG~ AND INDICATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE. 1956 WITH COMPARISONS CROP AND STATE ACREAGE Average 1949-54 1955 11 YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION Av. Average 11 Ind. 49-54 1956 1955 Ind. 1956 1949-54 11 1955 ' Ind. . 1956 LIMA BEANS~ -Acres -Bushels - - 1,000 Bushels - $ummer: : Georgia 5,400 4,900 4,200 56 55 50 300. .. 270 . .210 North carolina 1,500 1,300 1,300 63 80 75 95 104 '98' Maryland 1,550 1,700 1,600 75 66 75 116 102 120 y New Jersey Ohio 2:,650 800 2,200 1,900 99 100 110 259 700 600 107 115 115 85 220 ... 209 80 69 ' New York Group total _-1~32.6-155-00 --1~12,-0200-00 --110-,.39-0000--138-71 --1-1760--.1-4810--1,-1209-20 ---1930-82- -. -1&882-6 SNAP. BEANS: Late Summer: ' 'Alabama-- 1,200 1,000 900 69 85 75 85 85 68 Ge9rgia 2,500 2,600 2,200 88 80 85 221 208 187 No.rth Caro,lina 7,220 Virginia S70 7,100 6,000 100 130 110 726 500 400 92 1:20 110 52 923 60 .6'4640 New Yor}{ 12,170 11,700 11,500 140 135 150 1,704 1,580 1~ 725 Ma,ssachusetts 1,400 1,200 1,200 141 140 150 197 168 180 .New Hampshire 490 450 450 130 140 140 64 63 63 Mic;higan Colora<;lo 2,530 850 2,500 2,500 99 105 110 250 ' 262 275 750 750 148 155 145 125 116 . 109 Tennessee Group total -310-.:98-2400---219~,57-0000--2~17.-0100-00 -11-1186--.-1123-50--1122-58--3.6-242-14 --3,6-282-16 --3~-414398 . CUCUNBERS: Early Fail: California 1,320 Louisiana 950 Georgia 540 South Carolina 1. 030 1,500 500 * 450 700 1,700 500 300 700 345 88 52 142 * * 350 s9o0 120 350 105 55 150 452 86 *52455 : 28 148 * 22 84 595 52 16 105 * Group total -3-. 8-40- -- *3-t+S-O---3...-20~0_-~-86~- '2-1- 5 --24-0 -_--l5-- *-6-76---- 11 :y Group avera,ges ar.e simple averages of..annual grcrQ.p.~tutals. Shor.t..:time ~yerage ~'* ReVised. ... , . . ., .~ , . .' . . . . . : . : :.... :: . .-; ; . . ARCHIE 'LANGLEY . - ..-'. : . .. . Agricultural Stat:i;stician .Tn Charge . ... ' . .: :Tr4u.ckHv1 r--o~pISE,st.l.m JaRtor . ' ' o., r ' I ,._ 0 ,. '\ ~ ' 'I 0 .... ', ' '. ( , ~ ', , o I , .~ . .. ., . .: ; : . .: . . ' .... . - .. .... (. J r-" UNITED STATES fo DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE cYrojJ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Geore;ia SFP 21 .19Sn September 19, 1956 During the week ending September 15 commercial hate eries placed 4,209,000 chicles with broi).er producers in Georgia commercial ~reas. This compares with the . 4,217,000 placed the previous week and is 19 percent more than the 3,543,000 placed the same week last year. Eggs set by .local hatcheries amounted to 5,528,000 compared with 5,345,000 for the previous week and is 16 percent greater than the 4,746,000 for the corresponding week last year. Hatcheries reported prices paid for . hatching eggs during the week at an average of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported :at $13.25 pet hundred. These prices are the same as the previous week and compares with 89 cents and . ~Pl6.5o one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia produced hatchi~g eggs, wh~ther bought on contract or otherwise. ( ~Teighted f;!.Verage prices from the Federal-state Harket News Service for broilers during :week ending September 15 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2! - 3! pounds~ at ~arms 17.15; FOB plants 17.90. _(SEe reverse side for other states} - y GEORGIA. CHICK PLAC~fENT BY ~illEKS - PERIOD JULY 14 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15, 1956 Date .. -........_____ Eggs Chlcks Hat~h~d 2 Inshipments Total Placeq Week : Set Placed in Georgia of Chicks on Farms Ending : 1952.1_195_ . . 1955 : 19~--r- ~955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 . Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands ; July 14 July 21 July .28 Aug. :4 Aug. ~1 Aug. 1;8 Aug. 25 Sept. ~1 Sept. l8 Sept. l( 5,351 5,705 .. 5,131 5,142 5,851 5, 710 4,788 5; 713 4, 758 . 5,644 4,711 5,507 4,770 5,512 4;747 5,248 4, 756 5,345 4,746 5,528 3,503 4,176 .. .589. 678 3,494 4,191 : 647 690 3,483 4,003 508 594 ),462 3,946 1 .478 640 3,'360 .. 3, 759 . . ' 3,281 3,825 . 512 483 509 607 3,130 3, 779: 463 702 3,101 3,698 ' 392 539 3,155 3,577 ' 439 640 3,191 3,556 352 653 4,092 4:,141 3,991 . 3,9)-J.O 3,892 3,790 3,593 3:,493 3,594 3,543 4,854 4,881 4:,597 4,586 4,242 4,432 4,481 4,237 4,217 4;209 i 1/ E~l~sive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia~ CARL O. DOESCHER Agricul~ural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge STATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Or e g on California EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 0 0 Week Ending 0 0 . 0 Sept. . : Sept. 0 Sept. .. , 1 8 f 15 0 .0 EGGS SET - THOUSANDS 0 0 0 0 July : 14 July 0 0 21 : . July 0 0 Aug. 0 Aug. : Aug : Aug. . 28 0 4 11 18 0 0 25 CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS 1,172 1,092 1,167 1,344 340 1',376 1,951 1,609 1,705 308 2,362 347 5, 248 550 1,559 1,429 2,134 241 2,329 333 220 1,196 1,095 967 1,151 1,299 359 1,268 1,949 1,567 1:,712 284 2, 291 413 5, 345 554 1,590 1, 417 2,467 261 2,419 272 243 1, 422 1,049 927 1,108 1,412 323 1,270 1,892 1,522 1,564 i 929 II .445 II 627 !III 826 169 ! I 795 I 'iI j; 1r,,39.7371 l !' 1,164 267 ! j 635 2,250 i! I 1 1,665 461 I , 287 5,528 I 4,854 il 557 1,542 ;I I, 225 1,766 1,413 1,244 2,292 I I II 287 2,550 I , I I 284 i i I 209 1,334 . I f I I . II I I I I 2,290 304 2,269 218 216 1,124 890 608 801 832 202 640 1,865 1,151 1,148 535 1,489 273 4,881 222 1, 745 1,246 2,210 360 2,066 218 217 1,052 848 960 507 776 827 761 692 810 160 227 713 674 1, 733 1,832 1,322 1,282 1,133 1,296 5or 416 r,5oo . 1,559 273 . 263 . 4,597 4,586 238 1,676 1,165 2,125 261 1,526 1,141 2,017 339 1,986 199 191 1,100 345 1,893 188 179 964 902 587 884 818 176 675 1,763 1,229 1,211 525 1,634 277 4,242 202 1,589 1,126 2,077 318 1,972 232 163 1,074 935 538 764 846 212 646 1,624 1,312 1, 227 . 478 . 1,529 . 280 4,432 . 224 1,581 1,179 2,115 281 1,976 222 153 1,023 979 493 772 844 198 606 1,687 1,275 1,162 500 1,438 275 4,481 224 1,520 1,108 2,150 371 1,875 193 144 1,067 Page 2 . Sept. Se~t. Sept. 1 0 : 15 942 493 776 742 220 540 1, 715 1,178 1,209 488 1, 440 251 4,237 208 1,529 1,052 1,996 306 1,885 187 142 1,097 886 ~37 74 ?25 213 1172 1, 758 1, 184 .1, 480 53 1, 353 256 4, 217 197 1, 439 978 1, 798 260 1,766 207 124 1,017 874 532 611 618 144 409 1:,578 1,209 1,081 489 1,331 304 4,209 218 1,462 992 1,642 251 1, 814 188 141 928 TOTAL 1956 30,012 30,345 30,041 1 25,360 24,651 23,825 23,956 23,676 23,577 23,362 22,633 21,594 21,025 TOTAL 1955 25,021 1956- llB % of 1955 120 25,387 120 25,370 ll8 22,351 22,099 21; 700 20,799 20,159 19,429 18,349 . 17,652 113 112 110 . 115 117 121 127 128 17,605 123 17,659 119 GEORGIA. 1955 CASH FARM .INCONE UP 12~0 PERC ENT FROM 1954 Cash income (including government payments) of Georgia farmers for 1955 of . $664,358,000 represented an increase of 12.0%from the $593,136,000 (revised figure) reported for the previous year. Income from crops rose 14% to ~354,938,000 while income from livestock and livestock products rose 10% to $301,048,000. Cash r e- ceipts from peanuts in 1955 were more than double that for 1954 and t his increase combined with substantial increases in income from cotton and tobacco contributed ~argely to the over-all rise in cash receipts from crops. Income from fruits and pecans dropped to only 9.3% of 1954. Cash receipts from commercial broilers rose nearly 24 million dollars and together with increases of about 12 and 8 million dollars, respectively, for cattle and calves, and eggs were primarily responsible for off-setting a decline of nearly 18 million dollars in cash receipts f'rom hogs. Cotton contributed 20. h% of the cash farm income and continued to rank first. Broilers ranked second v.rith 18. 9%. Follov.ring cotton in order among crops were tobacco 110.9%) and peanuts (9.0%). In the livestock group, dairy products were second with (6. 7%j followed by hogs (6.3%), eggs (6.2%), and cattle and calves (6.1%). - ?ercentage contributions to cash farm income by commodity groups and some important 1individual commodities for 1955 and 1954, respectively, are as follows: All Crops, 53 . 4 and 52. 7; LiYestock. and Products, 45.3 and 46. 2; Cotton, 20~ h and 21. 2; Tobac~~, 10.9 and 9.9; Peanuts, 9.0 and 4.9; Commercial broilers, 18.9 and 17.2; . Uogs, 6.3 and 10.0; Dairy Products, 6.7 and 7.2; Cattle and Calves, 6.1 and 4.8; Eggs, 6.2 and 5.6. DISTRIBUTION OF 1955 CASH INCONE FROM GEORGIA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK .. . ,, ; .. \'' . , c. "1. 6.. \ * Government..Payments $,.. ~ 1 372 1 ()0~ : TOBACCO 10.9% 0 0 () : ..' .. .. . . .. . . ~ ..... : : .~ :- ~.::--;: ..... . \ r CROPS -r--~ ' Cotton Lint Cotton Seed Cotton, Total Peanuts Tobacco Fruits & Pecans Truck Crops * Corn All Other Crops - . .. . . CASH FAFJ1 INCOr1E FOR. GEORGIA - - .1...9..4...9... 1950 1951 1952 -1953 (Thousand Dollars) 1954 1f l9SS U 99 , 077 101,630 151,556 15h,321 125,005 112,.941 .i~),9?1 9,978 14,092 22,i35 17,996 14,153 12,935 : '11,-319 109' 055 115' 722 173' 691 172' 317 139' 158 125;,8"76 . l35' 250 60,788 69,257 56,295 42,838 55,397 . 29,119 59,848 49,083 50,669 64,760 62,924 69,407 58,769 . 72.,179 9, 420 15' 718 19,'358 19' 785 18,855 17,217 ,1,597 15,074 15,774 16,638 16,726 17,128 10,663 12,096 . 10,409 10,075 8,929 8,765 9,160 8,390 7,5.65 37,898 57,076 61,041 72,115 75,358 62,568 66,403 TOTAL CROPS 291,727 334,291 400,712 395,470 384,463 312,602 354,938 . *Excluding Irish and Swee~potatoes and minor truck crops, which are included ih all other crops. LIVESTOCK Cattle & Calves ' Dfiry Products Com. Broilers 41,021 22,658 33,454 32,977 43,896 32,441 36,836 45,433 55,707 52,749 36,903 35,?54 39,556 . 41,977 68,530 88,610 ./ 57,830 . 59,570 41,879 27,298 28,276 49,527 43' 819 4'2' 717 . 44' 465 93,826 101,95:). . 125,700 Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Qther < 3,838 ' 3,872 1,820 1,971 17,499 17,922 '2,677 1,556 3,69i 4,188 27,038 2,315 3,858 3,514 25,606 2,061 3,964 2,316 30,883 1,838 3,998 2,502 33,152 1,728 4,171 1,912 40,891 1,503 TOTAL LIVESTOCK & PRODUCTS 155,944 183,927 237,930 253,729 261,~74 273,894 301,048 G'9VER1~NT PA~ffiNTS 5,903 10,580 8,634 7,589 4, 719 6,640 8,372 TOTAL CASH TIWOME A. L( L SOURCES 453,574 528,798 647,276 656,788 650,956 593,136 664,358 HONE CONSUMPTION C.rops '', tive3tock 40,071 35,791 36,606 36,921 85,03 65,390 78,76~ 74,236 52,624 36,844 75,61;3 60,085 - _ TO'TAL INCOME . I-NCLUDING .H.._O.._}..ffi CONSUMPTION BUT NO GOVEID~T PAYMENTS C.rops 1 .. L' ivestock 331,798 370,082 437,318 432,391 437,087 349,446 240,982 249,317 316,691 327,965 337,387 333,979 4.'3,433 53,198 398,371 354,246 All Commodities 572,780 619,399 754,009 760,356 774,474 683,425 752,617 TOTAL INCOME, ALL COMMODITIES, & GOV. PAYHENTS. 578,683 629,979 76~,643 767,945 779,193 ;: r=r; r-;::;:x:z: . DHH: :: l/ Revised. ?J Prelilninary. 690,065 a ,. r= 760,989 ?51 . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agr1cultural Statistician, In Charge CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Stptistician , t t ,', l l I . - ..-... . ,. . _ _ .- - - - - - - - . ' ... 3 CG . . r1J 7:; STAT~S 1A UNITED DEAPGARRICTIJM.LETNUTR9~F C!?7ojJ X cJ.gr-2/tCJ!/ 12t-5b JI~O~GTIA : AGRICli.L.TURAL M SAERRK~E~TCIENG UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COL LEGE OF A!3RICULTUR E Athens, Georgia GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE September .26, 1956 BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COMMERCIAL AREAS During the week ending September 22 commercial hatcheries placed 4,275,000 chicks with broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares with the 4,209,000 placed the previous week and is 24 'percent more than the 3,441,000 placed the. same .week last year. Eggs set :by local hatcheries amounted to 5,58?,ooo compared with 5,528,000 for the previous week and is 19 percent greater than the 4,681,000 for the corresponding: week last year:. : j . ' ; Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 72 cents per dozen. Average price charged by .hatcheries for chicks was reported at $13.50 per htindred. These prices ~ompare with 72 cents and $13.25 for the previous week. and :90 cents and $16. 50 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia propu9ed 'hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. ' Weighi;.ed 'average prices from the Federal-state Market New.s Service for broilers during ~eek ending September 22 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2~ - 3~ I pound$; at .farms ~8.45; FOB plants 19.00. , ' ' . I ~ : (See reverse side for other states) ; . GEORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY~~EKS- PERIOD JULY 21 TIIROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 195~ Date ; Eggs Chicks Hatched y Inshipments Total Placed Week : Set Placed in Georgia of Chicks on Farms . Ending 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 .. ; Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands July ' :21 i July 28 Aug . : 4 Aug. '11 : !J.ug . ~ug. ;18 ;25 i . Sept. ; 1 ! Sept. i 8 ' Sept. :15 ~ Sept. l22 5,131 5,851 5,142 5,710 .4l 788 5' 713 4,?58 . 5,644 4, 711 5,507 . . 4, 770 5,512 4, 747 .$,240 4, 756 5,345 4,746 5,528 .4,681 5,58? 3,494 4,191 3,483 4,003 3,462 3,946 3,380 . .3, ?59 3,281 3,-825, 3,130 3, 779' 3,101 .3,698' .3,155 3;51? .3,191 .3;556 3,081 3,629 647 690 508 594 478 640 512 483 509 607 463 702 392 539 439 640 352 653 360 646 4,141 4,88~ 3,991 4,591 3,940 4,58q 3,'892 4,242\ 3,790 4,432' 3,593 . 4,481 3,493 ' 4,237 3,$94 4,-217 3:,543 4~209 3,441 4,275 y .. : ~ ;Exclusive of hatchings shipped into ~tates outside of Georgia. .. CARL :O. ' DOESCHER Agric~t~al $tatistician ARCHIE LANGLEY . Agricultural Statistician In Charge ! . .... . I I < . . .. ... ~~: .~o&s sETAND ckrcKS.Pr.i\.cEn:m t:OMMERciAi AREAs,: BY WEEKs - 19S6 ~ ~ !. . : . J ... -- i! ~>' -. -. .. .... ., c . :: I : :. : :. '' . ~eek Endirig . .,_ Maine STATE ! J. : Sept. ~- : Sept . : :Sept. - ~: July :- ~uly : Aug.. : Aug. : Aug, : Aug. : -~~pt.- Septo -~ ~~9~--1 8 E~S : SET -:- ~T1d~5O=U~- .~.Mf:f- i.~.=-s~ :~2-~ 2-'_:-~-~ ~;~ :~:-~ ---2~ -1--~--:~ ---- -. -2-8---~ --:-~ --~~C4~H-~I- ~:CK~ S~1~- 1TI- A~C- ~ED~=1-8~ -~T- H~O-~U~ ~2S5~~ AND~:~S~- --._.-' - 41!r:~ ~-~ -: -- ---8--~- ,049 . . 1'148 :! 890 . 848 960 902 935 979 942 .. 886 Connecticut 967 927 .. 931 1 608 507 776 587 - . 538 493 493 _: 537 Pennsylvania l,LL51 1,108 .. 926 .1 I 801 827 761 884 .. . 764 772 776 674 Indiana 1,299 1,412 1,210 -, - 832 692 810 818 846 844 (42 725 Illinois 359 . 323 313 1 202 160 227 176 212 198 220 213 Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia 11:~, 924n98 1:,567 1, 712 1, 270 1,892 1,522 1,564 1, 214 1,801 1,585 1,495 : I 640 :. l' 1:,86_') 1,151 l ,. 1,148 . 713 1,733 1,322 1,133 . 674 1,832 1,282 1,296 675 . 646 1,763 1,624 1,229 .1:,312 :1,211 . ,. 1,227 606 1,687 1;275 1,162 540 1,715 1,178 1,209 472 1,758 1,184 1,080 West Virginia 284 North Carolina 2,291 South' Carolina 413. g],QRGIA .5 . 34~ . Florida 554 Alabam~ 1,590 Mississippi 1,417 Arkansas 2,467 Louisiana 261 Texas 2,4.19 Washington 272 i Oregon California 243 l 1,4F2 --------~T~ TOT4 .1956 : 30,345 267 2,250 461 5.528 557 1,542 1,413 2,292 287 2,55o 284 209 1,334 30,041 258 2,177 436 5.~87 535 1, 637 1,391 2,277 288 2,474 217 186 1,144 29,290 i ! 535 _1,489 . 501 1,500 . 416 1,559 525 1,634 478 1,529 500 1,438 1I I1' 273 h. 881 273 263 277 280 275 4 . 59~...J-7_....;;4:.:,..5;;:,.;8;;::.6_....;;4:;.:.;.2:;,;;4~2-~h481 1 1 "'~38 . 261 202 224 224 I i ll 1,745 1,246 I I 2,210 1,676 1,165 2,125 1,526 1,141 2,017 1,589 1,126 2,077 1,581 1,179 2,115 1,520 1,108 2,150 !Ii I 360 2,066 I! 1 218 ~- 217 339 1,986 199 191 345 1,893 .188 179 318 1,972 232 163 281 1,976 222 153 371 1,875 193 144 I I 1,052 1,100 964 1, 074 l,02j 1,067 I.I '1 24,651 23,825 23,956 23,676 23,577 23,362 488 1,440 251 4,237 208 1,529 1,052 1,996 306 1,885 187 142 1,097 22,633 453 1,353 256 4.2l.L 197 1,439 978 1,798 260 1,766 207 124 1,017 21,594 TOTAL :1955 J. 25,387 . .25,370 1956 ~ %of i955 . I . 120.- . 118 '[.. I. -25,54l . 22,099 I 11.5. .: . I !. . ll2 .: ! .,1 tW 21,700 110 20,799 -115 20,159 . 117 19,429 18,349 17' 652 . 121' . . 127. . -' 17,605 123 Page 2 Sept. : Sept. 15 22 874 532 .611 618 144 409 1,578 1,209 1,081 . 489 1,331 304 4,209 218 1,462 992 1,642 251 1,814 188 141 928 21,025 17,659 119 899 568 705 603 .144472 1,726 1,210 1,085 41l 1,314 . 268 4.275 244 1,405 951 1,729 251 1,835 228 131 771 21,198 17,708 120 I' :;; Hoq oo7 I J 3 ~EN~!~~~~:.~~sF f . AGR ICULTURE 'GJf /\\ . ( ~ {' ~ jV ~oJ'DJ)~ [1~ . AGM~~~~+~:GAL SERVICE ~1 Sb:(5~~170 Gffl'VtCb ( 1 UNIVERSITY oF GEORGIA . . J GeORGIA AGRtcuLTURAL. COLLE GE OF ~GRICUL TU RE EXTENSION SERVICE Athen~ , Georgia ; October 3, 1956 ~ . .' .. ' - .... -- ' BROILER____C.H.I-CK ~.......,_ REPORT . FOR GE. O.R. GIA___.._C_.O.._M__l"-i-E--R...C..-IAL AR-EAS ' During the .week ending September 29 commercial hatcheries placed..49 J03,000 chicks. with broiler 'producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares With the 4,275~000 placed the previous week and is 23 percent more than the 3,494,000 placed the s~e; week ;last year. . . ; . EggE1: set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,803,000 compared with 5,587,000 for .the previous~ week .and is 26 percent greater than the 4,589,000 for the porresponding week last year. f Hatcheries reported prices paid f.or hatching eggs during the week at an average of 1;2 certts: per .dozen. Average price- charged by patcheries for chicks was reported at $13.25 per hundred. Thes~ prices compare with 72 cents and $13.50 for the previous week .and 90 ce~ts and $16.50 one year ago. Egg prices shOlin relate: to Georgia : produ~ed. hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherwise. 1.Neighted ave~age iprices from the Federal...State Market News Service for br~:i..lers. during week enairig Sept ember 29 are as follows~ .tTorth Georgia broilers 2~: - 3l pounds; at farins 17.60; FOB plants 18.57. . . 'I ; (See reverse side for . other states) . ~- " .. . . . . . GEQRGIA cHICK ;I'LAcih-1EI,IT BY i>JEEKS - PERIOD JVLY 28 THROUGH- SEPTEMBER 29 ;195.6 T;ta.i Pate , ~~~-)-rjgg; -~--! -chi~k~- H;-tc~d y~~~~1lpments - Plac;r- Week ~ . ~ l Set j Pla~~d in Georgia .of Chicks on Farms ~ding . ._;9~5F_:"J?-?_6__-t---2{5~ =-~956 :_ . ~ T~ousands . 1 . Thousands I. 1955 : 1956 Thousands 1955 : 1956 Thousands July '28 : .5,:$2 5,710 3,483 4,003 ' 508 594 1.3,991 . 4,597 i Aug.: 4 ' 4, -788 5,713 . 3,462 3,946 . 478 . 640 , .3,.940 ' 4,586 ' Ap.g. :11 : 4,.168 5, 644 3, 330 3, 759 . 512 483 3, 892 . 4, 242 ' A~g . .. :18 i .. 4;7J.l 5,507 3,281 3,825 : 509 607 3, 790 4,432 . A~g; :25 : 4,?:70 5,512 3,130 3,179 ; 463 702 3,593 4.481 ; S~pt. : 1 : S~pt.~ . . 81 4;747 5,248 4, 756 "5' 3ll5. .- 3,101 3,698; 3,'155 3, .577 . I. 392 539 439 640 3,493 . 4:237 ' 3' 594 . 4, 217 ' Sept. 15 ~ 4, 746 5,528 3,191 3,556 352 653 :3,543 4,209 , Sept, :22 ; ~,,~81 5,587 3,081 3,629 . 360 646 j :3,441 . 4,275 Sept. l29 ' f.':~B9 5,803 3,120 3, 730 374 573 I ., 3,494 , 4,303 . ------..-~oo~-. ~---~~~----L ..._ - _:... .-~-"'~.......-....-..-=-=---~ 1/ Exclusive of hatcihings shipped into stat~s outside of Georgia, - --~~~ CARL l0. DOESCHER Agric~ltural S~~~t:t~ic. .fu'1.CHIE LANGLEY .Agr~cultural Statistician In Change : .. .: . ' ... .... . I '~ \ ' fl I . I -'. . , OCT 5 19'1: ..: ~ .. .. : . STATE . . . . . : Sept. 15 EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLAC~D m CONMERCIP..L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1~56 .. . ... .. . Sept. Sept. July . .. 22 : 29 :: 28 ~veek Endine_; Aug . : Aug. 4 ~ 11 Aug. Aug. : Sept. 18 : 25 1 Sept . 8 EGGS SET - THOUSANDS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS Page 2 .. Sept. . . 15 Sept. 22 . Sept. . 29 Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Iridiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia 1rJest Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alaba.-na Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California . 1,049 927 1,108 1,412 323 1,270 1,892 1,522 1, 564 267 2,250 461 5 528 551 1,542 1,413 2,292 287 2,550 284 209 . , 1,334 TOTAL 1956 I 30,041 TOTAL 1955 25,370 1956 as %of 1955 I I 118 1,148 931 926 1,270 313 1;214 1,801 1,585 1,495 258 2,177 436 5 58? 535 1;637 1,391 2,277 288 2,474 217 186 1,144 29,290 25,541 115 947 878 872 1,118 323 1,113 1,782 1,544 1,315 208 2,215 426 5,803 528 1, 745 1,335 2,256 291 2,380 182 183 1,122 28,566 2,5,500 112 I I~ 848 501 j. 827 I' II .. 692 I . 160 713 I 1,733 ! I. 1,322 Ij :I I~ i I 1,133 . 501 1,500 273 iI :I 4 ~ 597 ! I 238 i' I' 1,676 I:I! ' I I: l I 1, 165 2,125 339 1,986 199 191 II 1,100 j I l i 23,825 !iI I1' '21,700 110 . I l I 960 776 761 810 227 674 1,832 1,282 1,296 416 1,559 263 4,586 261 1,526 1,141 2,017 345 1,893 188 179 964 23,956 20,799 11.5 902 . 587 884 818 176 675 1,763 1,229 1,211 ' 525 1,634 277 4, 242 202 1,589 1,126 2,077 ' 318 1,972 232 163 1,074 23,676 20,159 117 935 538 764 846 212 646 1,624 1,312 1,227 478 1, 529 280 4,432 224 1,581 1,179 2,115 281 1,976 222 153 1,023 23,577 19,429 121 919 493 172 844 198 606 1,687 1,275 1,162 500 1,438 .275 4.481 224 1,520 1,108 2,150 371 1,875 193 144 1,067 942 493 776 742 220 540 1, 715 1,178 1,209 488 1,440 . 25.1 4.237 208 1,529 1,052 1,996 306 1,885 187 142 1,097 23,362 22,633 18,349 17,652 127 ' . 128 886 531 674 725 213 472 l, 758 1,184 1,080 453 1,353 256 4,217 197 1,439 978 1,798 260 1,766 207 124 1,017 21,594 17,605 123 874 532 611 618 144 409 1,578 1,209 1,081 489 1,331 304 4,209 . 218 1,462 992 1,642 251 1,814 188 141 928 899 568 105 603 147 442 1, 726 1,210 1,085 411 1,314 . 268 4.275 ' 244 1,405 951 1,729 251 1,835 228 131 771 885 434 703 654 175 432 1,613 1,071 1,128 ' 408 1,297 . 292 42303 . 224 1,614 904 1,986 271 1,861 215 136 898 21,025 17,659 119 21,198 17,708 120 21,504 17,998 119 ?he. pres ent . f orecast of production is. about two percent below indicated production of t}.20, 000 bales one month ago, The heavy rains and wind that occurred as Hurricane Flossy 1noved across the state knocked some seed cotton off the stalks;" especially i ;n ereas hit hardest by the storm. The amount v aried by areas, varieti es ; l ength of. time c ott on had b een open, and progres s of picking. In southern Geor gia picking was ne ~ring completion by r eport date and was about half thr ough in ce ntre.l ar e as~ In north ern parts of the state much cotton r emains to be picked , r Sharpest declines from last year in indic ated production have occurred in North . ! Georgia and particularily in the district 3 area. Cotton in this area was damaged consider ably by dry weather, Damage from 1-reevils has b een hi gi1 in most are as north o~ the fal l line. In general, the crop is good to very good in the southern h alf of the state th.ough not as good in most areas as a year ago . Th~ Bureau of the Census r eports 376,"623 running bales ginned prior to Octob er 1 compar ed \dth h32,000 b al es ginne d by that date inl9.55 and 1.(84,000 in 1954 GE~HGI~ _~p sHOWIN~ INDJ:CA'l'ED PRODUCTION 1956 AND F~~T~~_PRODUCTION FOR 1955 AND 1954 --,-. .---r-- ----~-------- -~ \ 19~6ocoi ;2,000 'lw:m-COTTON ? / ,1955 -5 8, 000 I ~~~ 1956 Production Indicated on October 1 .. 1954- 45' 000.1(>. ----......__ __.,/ ( ,,___ State I. \ ~956-ho,ooo .. . .. ... . . . II I )) . . ' .. 1\.. III \ , 1956 - 610,000 1955 - 701, 000 Rome . 955-56,000 ---\ y- ---- r- 1954-40 000 \ +.t,!.lb' e...\r_11.-~.n . 1954 - 612, 000 1, , . r. . ~JJ itl ' ~~t:r , " A - ~/- thens ---( l~E=~~:g~~ 19.t;:ol' -3;r;:' ,"v'OO I \ / .... ,---- \-.- I,''-' /-~----,. . \) . \_ .----y ' ---- } (~ DiGtricts shci'tm ar e Cr op . Reporting Pi s t ricts arid . N0T ' Congr essiona],. District s ~ : -, ! \ IV ( v \ v~~fNst~ s I I I 111909/ 555564. ---669O4',,O00O000O0 _J ,) Ivlacon 1 \ \ \ !., 1956-102,000 \ ( 1955- 98, 000 \ \1c .o-l-u-m--b-u-s \ . ( ' 1954- 93,000 '-, -i 19;>6-llh, 000 ~ /\ ~--, 1'-_,.--"--<; ---l.!1~9.:545--1l3o;0!,\0~0o0o / } _; .______--\-' / (,___ / \ \..._,.,._. / __,/_iJ VII / , VIII / Sa.v..r?" n./J';JJm t,.,r IX :/ Albany \ - - -: 19.56-112,000 1955-113 ,000 . , 1956-76,ooo . 1954-117,ooo \ 1955- 87,000 !.__] _ '*954-87,000 "-.. Y.al19!3_'t._ ARCH;~-~NG~EY -- ---- Agricult,.lr a l Statistician In Charge , :;.I ~) 1956-20,000 -~/ r. 1955-18~000 ) \) 1954-21 ooo ' J~ 1 ( 1 (J -.....___N -, -~ \.~/ CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician I UNITED STATES - COT.TON REPORT. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1956 The Crop Reporting Board of the Agricultural Marketing Service makes the folloWing .. report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of 'the Census, .Commodity Stabilization Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the v.arious influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more pr less favorable than usual. Sta,.te N. c. s. c. Ga. Tenn. Ala. Miss. : : October 1 Lint Yield Per Production y :.Acreage Condition : for ;Aver- : : Harvested Acre :Aver- : : 1956 5oo~lb. Aver- gross : : . wt. bales 1956 ;narvest age : : : age : : Indi..: age : ; Indi- 1956 "1945- 1955"1956 "1945- "1955 cated" 1945.. 1955 cated '1 . 4 : :Thous. "Acres Percent :4 : : Pounds 54 : Octw 1 . . Thousand Bales 450 71 69 I 83 321 350 . 389 457 351 365 677 68 73 75 301 375 369 656 572 .520 845 68 81 73 252 376 347 675 701 610 540 73 84 82 359 523 520 564 623 585 965 70 92 72 281 478 381 880 1,045 765 1,595 71 93 81 340 570 507 1,656 2,023 1,685 Mo. Ark. La . Okla. Texas 370 75 83 1,365 70 87 560 70 79 705 57 78 6,250 69 74 90 367 502 545 362 79 :339 545 531 1,382 83 336 454 506 586 46 154 281 187 356 68 194 281 266 3,518 410 1,663 582 463 4,039 420 1,510 . 590 275 3,460 N. Mex. 179 88 88 Ariz. . 357 91 82 Calif. 745 92 91 I 2 Other States 2/ 58 ~ u~ s. 15,661 82 94 95 I 526 . 656 96 ,. 659 688 981 774 751 1,1841~34 237 559 . 1,164 284 383 356 47 77 283 417 407 13,098 266 728 1,205 280 850 1,310 50 43 14,721 13,268 Amer.Egypt.1/ 39.8 387 500 510 32.9 42.9 47.2 g;y September 1 estimate. Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bal~ contains about 480 net pounds of lint. 3/ Virginiq, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. ~ Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. CROP REPORTING BOARD ..f .,.' ' ---- - - --- -- . . ; :E: ;) 0-: JRJG nA DUEt~PIATREDTMSETNATTEOSF 0 0 AGRICULTURE . ' .. J I t . . _ .. J. ~ '~IT . - . AGRICULt UR AL MARKE-r!NG _SE R VICE CJ/ro;!J~4-Yh717 G~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA / . J 1 f../V GEORGIA AGRICUt:TURAL COl-LEGE OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE Atherrs, Geor gi a October 10, 1956 BiWILE,R-:CHIQK REPORT FOR .GEORGIA COMMERCIAL AREAS_ , . I During the week endj_ng Octob e~ 6 commerc'ial h atch eri es plac ed 4, 237,000 chicks with broiler produc ers in Georgi a cornrnercial a,r)3as. This c ompar es with the l+,303,000 placed the previO'US week and i .s 20. p!3rc ent. mor e than th e 3,5.45,000 placed the s ame week l ast year, . Eggs s et ' by J_ oc al hat cherie~ amounted to 5,822,000 compared with 5,803,000 for the previous week and is 23 percent greater than the 4,745,000 for the corresponding we~k l ast ye~r. . Hatcheri-es r eport ed p~ic:E3s p~id f .or hatching eggs during the week a t an average of 11 cents, per.. dozen~ Average price charged by h atcherie s for chicks was .report ed at $13.00 per hundred. These pric es compare with 72 c ents and $13.25 for the previous week and 90,5 c ents and $16.50. ppe year ago . Egg , prices shown r el at e to Georgia pr~duc e d h9.tching eggs, _whether bought on contract or otherwis e . ~eight e d ~verage prices from the Feder al-State Narket News Servic e for broilers dur"" ing week ending Octob er 6 are as follows: North Ge orgia broilers 2!- 3~ pounds; at farms 16.02; FOB plants 17~07. -. . "'(s~e revers e sid~ for other states) GEORG~ CHICK PLACEl'1ENT BY _WEEK~ ... PERIOD AUGU~~~-~ 1'Hl}Q_~H 0C'r9.B~R 6,_ 19~6 _ Date _ j Eggs .. ~ - -Pl1:3..cks ~atched -.1. ~/Insh1p~ents I Total Plac ed Week Endin Set . j . Plac.ed .1n Georg1a. of Ch1cks 1 on Farms 1955 : 1956 t , 1955 ~ 1956 1955 : 1956 i 1225 : 192__ Thousands j ; Tl;lousands .1 Thousands I .Thousands 1~ Aug. 4ug. .1\ug~ 18 A.ug_. 25 Sept. 1 t: i~~ 4,711 4, no 4,747 ~:~ i ~:~~f {~~~ I ~i~ 5,5o7 5,512 I t 3,281 - 3~130 3,825 1 5o9 3, 779 463 _5,248 j :J ; lol .. : . 3;698 392 ~~ I ~:~~~ t:~~~ I 6o7 1 3,790 4,432 702 ),593 4,481 539 3,493 4,237 Sept. 8 4,756 5,345 - 3,1.5.5 - : -; 3,577 439 6ho r 3,594 - 4,217 Sept. 15 . 4, 7l+6 ~ I u~~ Sept. Sept. 222 Oot . 4,681 5,528 I 3,191 3,556 t 5~;,5~8~7~ I ti~~ 3, 081d. ti~t 3,629 352 .3~6~~0 ~~ ~:~~ t:m I 653 j 3,543 4,209 646 3, 441 4,275 ]/ Exclll;~i_ve of h atchings shipped into state s outside of Georgia . ARCHIE LANGLEY . ,__, ..; . , CARL .0. J)OESCHER Agricul~V.r?-1 ,. Sta:tist_ician , Ip. .: ,Yl}.arge.~ ' , ', . :-?. \:.: .:. .:.: . .,1 : .:; :: -:~-~ ~ ;. .-. 1 -~: \~-1 .;_ . , ,. . .> . ; : ' . ~- . , Agriculture.l -Statistician '-; ... :. \, , : '' JJNlVERSlJY:'OF G(ORGt~: ;, :. .. (: . ' ... .. - ,' . . . , . . OCT 12 195fi ... t ~ . . .....,_._. ...~.. :' . .. . ~ . ..L'.i_re'1R',.A.....'_R.'\ .... E.-.5 .: . . .-.' . i .:_ r . : .. - , . f ' : ' ~ \. ~:-: , ; . , , r , ... . . , ; : t ,; , I . . .. :,. . . ' j ::: ;I : :. ~ ~ , . ..,; -. -. . - - : .. _ _ - --,-- - - - - , - ---=-- - - - -E.::.G.:..G:..:..s-.:S:.:.ET AND CHICKS PLAcED:IN doMMERcrAL .AREAS, BY WEEKs - i956.:.~ ...~ ; . ;_ i'. \-leek--Ending__ _ _ - .-.. -~.-.-----.-.- -- -~P..a::.:lg~e:..J_. --- - --- - - ,---:_.:__:_. - - - - -- --- - - . ------ ----- --- - - - - - STATE - - -- - -- . Sept. - -- - 22 : .Sept . : Oct. : : Aug. Aug ~ : Aug . : . Aug. : Sept. . : 29 : 6 .. : : 4 11 . ~~ 18 : 25 ; 1 : ~----- ------------------------ Sept . :: Sept. Sept. 1 Sept. : Oct. ____ __ 8 . : : '- ......,:..;., 15 . .. : 22 : 29 : --~---'------~ - -- 6- -- -- : EGGS SET"'! THOUSANDS :: .. ,. CHICKS PLACED -_T_HO_US~Ds: - --- ____ --- - - --- :t-iaine . ---r1- 1,148 947 969 II 960 902 935 919 942 886 : . 874 Connecticut Pennsylvania I 931 926 878 . 872 952 984 I 1 776 161 587 884 538 764 493 112 493 758 537 : :'532 67.4 ..: 611 Indiana 1,270 1,il8 1,279 810 818 846 844 742 725 . '618 Illinoi s . 313 323 301 . 227 177 212 187 220 - 213 144 l:'Iis s ouri 1,214 1,113 1,034 . 674 675 646 606 540 472 : 409 Delaware . 1,801 . 1,782 1,815 1,832 1,763 1_, 624 1,687 1,715 1,758 1;578 I1ary1and 1,585 . 1,544 1,589 1, 282 1,229 1,312 1,275 . 1,178 1~184 1,"209 Virginia 1,495 1,315 1,431 1,296 1, 211 1,227 1,162 1,209 1,080 . 1,081 .. West Virginia 258 208 191 416 525 478 500 488 453 489 North Carolina 2,177 . 2,215 2,173 1,559 1,532 1,491 1,438 1,440 1,353' 1,331 South Ca rolina 43 6 426 431 . 263 . 277 280 294 257 256 284 ---2ta- GEORGIA Fiorida .- -- - -5. 2..:55837.5""-----5L5:820o3 - - 5-5 812o2--1n:- --4:!-'528'661. ... 4-"220422- - --4-'- 42-3224 - .-'=4!:.l248214- --4:1.22o3'B7 -- 4:!.1.121977:--~ 4 209 899 885 568 434 705 103 603 654 147 175 442 432 1,726 1,613 1,210 1,071 1,085 411 1,128 408 1,314 1,297 268 292 - .4':tl-227454 .. - - 4232043 ---- 890 530 5o6 544 101 435 1,540 1,2$8 943 396 1,274 368 4221327 Alab am~ l'1i.Ssissippi Arkansas . Louisiana Tex a s 'Ha s h i n t on: Oregon California -~ - 1,637 1;391 li. 1,745 . 1,685 ' ! 1,526 1,335 1,330 1,141 2,277 2,256 2,280 2,017 288 291 204 l: 345 2",474 - 2,380 217 182 2,436 ! 1,893 265 l i 188 186 183 121 . 1! 179 1,144. 1,122 1,035 1: 964 -- t.! ....L. ....- - - - - - ---- -- - -- -Ir' r - -- - 1, 589 1,581 . 1,520 1,126 1,179 1,108 2,077 2, 115 2,150 301 281 377 1,972 1, 976 1,875 232 222 193 163 153 144 1,074 1,023 1,067 -------- - - -:-.-------- 1,529 1,439 1,462 1,405 1,052 1,996 978 992 1,798 ' 1,642 951 1,729 312 260 251 251 1,885 1, 766 1,814 1,835 187 207 188 228 142 116 141 131 1,097 1, 017 928 771 - - - ------- -- - - - ---- 1,614 904 1,986 . 271 1,861 215 136 898 1,641 1,067 1,792 252 1,996 178 134 899 TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 ~ 29,290 l 25, 5J-t1 28,566 25,500 28, 8).0. ~ ~ 23,956 23,558 23,539 . 23 , 376 22 , 627 25,901 j! 20,799 20,159 19,429 18,349 17,652 21,586 17,605 21,005 17,659 21,198 17,708 21,504 17,998 21,193 18,176 1956 as..% of 1955 ; . 115 - - -- -- - ~ , -~---- - ' - - - - . . I ____ _ _ ____________ 112 111 i 115 117 ' . - - - - - I- --'--- - . 121 127 . 128 123 - - -----'- --- ....;_:__.:_. 119 120 119 117 GEN~RAL CROP REPORT FOH GEO!i.GJAJ2 OF OC~QJ?EI' 1. 19.56 ~he most sigr;tificant changes in major crop pFospccts in Ge o:rgia uur:i.ng September l~ere ::;, slight decline in the outlook for cotton and a sizaable increase in expected production of peanuts. vJeather during .Sep:tember tvas generally favorable for harvesting operati ons with the exception of a few days the fi r st vreek of t he month and again during the last week of September when Hurriccme Flossy moved across the state . Cotton picking progressed rapidly and by the first of Oc-tober was nearing co~npletion in southern areas . The b1 l k of the pe anut crop has been dug and threshing operations well advanc ed, Harves t ing of . the c orn crop is undertvay in some areas and t he major part of a good hay crop has been harvested , Preparation of land and seeding of sn.all gra:i.ns and ~-vlnter pastures picked up on a wide scale following the ample supply of moisture received around the 25th of Sep~ember . The heavy rains and Wind associated tvith the hurri c ane damaged pea11uts and pecans 'a.s we ll as cotton to some extent. In spit e of the damage h OiJ8VGr' ind:i.c ati ons now point to a record high yield per acre for peanuts of 10.50 pounds . Corn is expected t.o average 24 . 0 bushels per acre vJhich equals the previous high for Ge orgj a . Pecan prospects continue to be e.xcelle.nt with production for e cast at .53,1+00,000 pounds. A crop of this si ze would b e the second largest of recor d . :'S.oyb ean::;, cowpeas, pastures , and lat e hay crops Nere benefitted by the vri despread rainf all accompanying the hurricane . Corn: The indicated production of corn in Georgia on Octob er 1 tvas the sflme as a month ago . Total production is .forecast at 6.5,06~J. ,OOO. bushe ls compared with 67,080,000 bushels produc ed last year and the 10-year (194.5- .5!( ) average of 1+6,.91+2,000 bushels. Corn in some areas was bloHn down by the strong Hind to the extent that harvesting 4o.. > - - - Units (5 doz. ears) 73e8 '122.4 ,1 . 116.0. 192.1 4o5 5.8 16.",B3 . . 1.6 8.5 3.B 4.2 3.6 . 5.0 le4 2.0 31.2 40.0 61..2 101.2 1182 . 13.6 39o6 . 46.2 e9..0t.....182..28 . 11 ~5 : . 29.9 417 o8.. b37 .5 ,. - 1;000 uiri.ts 3,000 2,600 -1}3 ,800 6,200 -;}b 0 aoo-cr;Boo 143 175 92 -:a45 129 . l<-1~8 - - Bushels 175 140 435 l2B ' ... . 525 *551 455 868 1~0 562 . -~1, Q7b _l,J2j . - - 1;ooG bushels - .C'a lif ornia 1,320 1,500 1,700 345 350 ., 350 . 452 525 595 Louisiana 950 500 500 . BB . 90 95 86 45 4B Georgia ao~o 540 450 300 52 50 60 28 22 18 South Carohna t 1, 030 700 : Gro';lp total.. 3, 84o 3,i5o 700 142 120 170 148 3~200 lB6 215 244 - - --- - - - - - - - 715 119.. 780 * .Revised ]:(Group averages (including AL.L STATLS) are simple averages of annual datao ?/ Jncludes pr6cessingo . ."!1 I. .. . . . . .. . A.B. .CHIL LANGLLY. Ag r ' i.pu l t u . r a l S . t a t i s t . i ' c i a n In Charge ~ _ ... ~ ., J-t.: . . ., \ .: . .. .:: . . .. ' ' I ' I ~ ' > I . . .L" H. HARRI S, JR Tr.uck Crop E.stimator '. . . ~. ! . . , . ~ .. . \ '. I : .. :, , , ",:' ..l. '; ~. . :. : . " ( .". .I ~ . . j ,. . ... ~ :I :_ .:. - vo.O . '; . : : =. -~ . ~ . . . .. . . Ge o r gi a G::.. ORGIA: - - ..- stimated honey production tn is 75 per cent above the short Geo;'gia fo 1955 crop r o 1956 is f 2,[~12, 0400,2p2o01u0n0d0s;poTuontdas:.rcTohlois- nies of .be es "t.rere .estiinateci at. 211; 000 compared with 201, 000 last year o: Honey production per colony averaged 20 pounds for =the current s eason or 8 .pounds above the 1~55 average. . . . Heather conditions were (;enerally favorable during t he early spring months for the production of t upelo, eallberry and ti-ti honey and the cr.op -vras above average. Condition of other crops was very spotted and honey yield was irree ular. ! . . ' UNITED STATES: 'l'he 1956 honey crop is estimated at 213,719,000 pounds .... 16 per- ' cent l ess than last year Is crop, according to the Crop Rep orting Boardo This year's honey crop is being produced by 5,31.5,000 coloni es of bees about the same number as in 1955a Honey production per polony averaged 4D.2 pounds# r which compares. lr.Lth 47o~ in 1955) and the 1950-54 averag_e .af 43"6 .poundss In raidSeptember, producers had .a bout '83 million . pounds of .honey on ha11d for .s0:.1~ _-- ~bout 39 percent of the estimated 1956 prcxluctionc Honey pro~uction is below last year. in all areas of the cotmtry except the South Atlq.ntic and the Heat v1here it is up 26 and 1 percent respect ively. Decreases from l.ast year are 45 percent in the East Horth Central, 32 percent in the North Atlantic: 20 percent in the Uest North Central and 16 percent in the South Ce11:tral States~ Cool rainy weather in the East North Central States resulted in the smalles t crop since 1942. Cool weather and excessive rainfall during the spring and summer in ~he North Atlantic States restricted bee ac t ivity and cut nect.~ flow, r esulting in the shortest crop of record for this area. The crop -iri the West North Central States is vTell below last year's large crop. \rJeather conditions were unfavorable tdth drouth conditions over much of the area. In the South Central States, the crop is below that of last year mainly due to the very short Texas crop0 In the vfest, the crop is above that of last year. California orange flot-1 was below normal but good flows t-rere reported far vetch, safflm1er, and buckwheat. Production in the South Atlantic States is above average and is in sharp contrast to last year's sa ort crop. North Carolina, Georgia end Florida crops were well above those . ~f last yeare In Florida, the largest producing State in the area, the citrus flot'l was good but of short duration-: Conditions uere favorable for .production of tupelo honey and a good crop uas obtained, 'l'he 10 le ading producing States tlith 57 per- cent of the crop are California, Hinnesota, Florida, Imra, Idaho, 1:Jisconsin, Texas, Hichigan, New York and Ohio, Honey yields per colony this year averaGed 40.2 pounds compared with 47.7 pounds in 1955. Yields were below last year. in all areas of the country except in the South Atlantic States. (OVer) 1 . HONLY R~PORT - CCTOBLR, 1956 l. st imated stocks of hoh~y on hand for sale by producers in . mid~eptember: total~d 83 9 460,000 pounds, compared with 921 4451 000 pounds a year earlier~ Stocks on .h~nd ~mouri~~d ..to .39 perc:ent of productiol:'l . 1956 HONEY PRODUCTION AND STOCKS' ON HAHD SJ..,PT:::J-IB~:..R 15 FOR .~ ----~ State .; . ~~: -So-lo-ni~es-o~f -.Be-e~-: -Y-i-eld-p-er-C-ol-on-y!-H-on-ey-. P-ro-dU-:c-tio-n=-H-on-ey-fo~~-- s-ale- and . ' .. Division : -...-. - : 1955 - ::::-.:1_'.9,5.6_~_/o: -. ~-9. -55- - :- . : - . - - -1956 "}/ -:- -. ~ - - :- - - - : . 1. n producer's :_1955 ! 195 .J/!hand on 9/15/56 - - - - - -. - - - - - - - -. - - -.- - - - -.- - - - - - - - . - - - - - - ... - - _,- . -~ - - - Thouslnds - - P.o.unds ,'Ehousand poun.ds 'l'ho_!lsand pounds GLORGI A 201 211 12 20 2,412 4.?220 928 De lawa:;.~e J J . 26 26 78 78 .- 31_ liaryland Virginia: 26 28 28 143 143 25 28 728 784 26 3,575 3,718 376 1,301 l:J . Vil"ginia 113 115 18 16 2,.0.34 1840 - 368 No Caro"liria s . -Caroli:rua 183 . . 1?6 -.. ' 19 50 52 19 23 3~477 4',04I 8 - .20 950 1,040. 972: 229 : Florida 238 248 55 70 '. 13,090 17;.360 . 5,208 - - - - ... - ..,. - ~ - .- :- - - - - - - - - - - j,- - -- - -:. - - - - - .., - - - - - - - - - S0 Atlantic 957 976 27 ,.5 33~9 26,344 . 33,088 .. 9~413 . UNI TED STAT...S 5,314 4?.7 . 40o2 252,999 213,719 83,460 - -- .... - - . .... - _ . , _ . ...::. - - ~ ~ - - - ~ _ i - ---- -- _ .- - ..... - - - - .; ..,.. - - -- -- -1/ P ; r e 1 i m i i l a.. r y o 1 . . . CARL 0& DOLSCHLR ... Agric,u1tural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY" . Agricultural Sta,t istician In Charge . : ' . ; . ... ,. t ., V'J/ I G-J 09()0 7 1A3 -n- S.b e.. I Athons, Georgia October 17, 1956 - - . BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COMI'f1ERCIAL AREAS During the week ending October 13 commerc.i.al hatcheries placed 4, 389, 000 chicks .th broiler producers in Georgia corlh"llercial areas~ This compares with the 1~, 237,000. placed the prevj.ous week and is 24 percent more than the 3,.542,000 placed the same week last year . Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,813,000 compared with 5,822,000 for the preViOUS week and iS 22 percent greater than the 4,772,000 for the corresponding week last year . Hatcheries r eported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 71 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported: at $13.00 per ; hun~re d. These pric es are the samG as the previous we ek and compare with 90 cents and $16~50 one year ago, Egg prices shot~ r elate to Georgia produc ed hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or otherv.dse . : ' 1~eight ed average pric es from the Federal~State Market News Service for broilers our- ing wee!<; ending October 13 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2~ - 3~ pounds; q.t farins 16.96; FOB plants 17.79. (See r everse side for other states) ~ORGIA -CHICK !:~EMENT BY V>.TEEKS - PERIOD AU~ST 11 TI-J!iC2QQI!...Q9TO~.h_!95_'__ I Date 1 Eggs Wn~eierk:g . .-12~5So: t 1956 i Chicks Hatched 1-.7 ' Placed in 1255 : G19e5o~rgia l! Inshipments J Tot al PJ:ace!l 1~o5f'5C-~h-ic19kzs.j__l95.o5n Farms ' : _195.3__ l . Thousands Thousands l Thousands ' Thousands : Aug. 11 4, 758 Aug. 18 4, 711 Aug. 25 4,770 Sept. 1 4,747 Sept. 8 4, ?56 Sept. 15 4, 746 Sept. 22 4,681 Sept. 29 4,589 Oct. , 6 4,745 Oct. 13 I. .4,:772 5, 64L~ ),507 .5,.512 5,21~8 5,345 .5,528 5,587 5,803 5,822 5,813 3, 380 ,3,281 3~130 3,101 3,1.55 . 3,191 . 3,081 3,120 3,156 3,178 3, 759 3,8.25 3,779 3,698 3,5.77 3,5.56 3,629 3,730 . 3,745 3,873 512 $09 463 392 439 352 360 374 389 364 ! 483 3, 892 607 1 3, 790 702 3,593 539 3,493 61-tO 3,594 653 3~51~.3 646 3,441 573 3,494 492 3,545 516 3,24F 4, 2!.~2 4,432 4,481 4,237? 4,217 4,20'9 4,275 4,303 4,2}7 4,389 l( Exci~sive of: hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. CARL o. DOESCHER Agricultural St.atistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge 'lUNIVERSITY=-Of GEORG A OCT 19 1956 LIBRARIES __________________ - - - - - - EGG_S.._SET AND CHICKS. PLACED IN .COiviiiER.CIAL ARE. A.S.~ BY J. '>T. E.E.KS - l~56 . Page 2. STATE SGpt. --------------------- Oct. : Oct. :: Aug. \t>Jeek Endi!fg Aug. : : Aug. : Sept. Sept. Sept. .. Sept... : Sept. Oct. Oct. ..---E-G2-9G-S -S-E-T----T6-HO-U-SA-l-~D1S3---.: -..: --1-1------1-8 25 l : ... :.__:.___:__1.5______2_2__: 29 cHICKS-PL.tl.CED - THOUSANDS 6 13 Maine ' i i ---------------------~----------- -------------~-------------~- ---------- 947 969 1,043 1! 902 935 979. 942 886 874 899 885 890 96.5 Connecticut Pennsylvania 878 872 9.52 982 912 1, 046 lj;t .587 884 .538 764 493 772 493 7.58 .537 674 .532 611 .568 705 434 703 .530 484 .506 487 Indiana l,ll8 1,279 1,291 818 846 844 742 72.5 618 603 654 .544 583 Illinois 323 301 2.52 i : 177 212 187 220 213 144 147 17.5 101 119 Missouri Dq~aware 1~113 1,782 1,034 1~81.5 1,036 1 67.5 1,864 ji 1~763 646 1,624 606 1,687 .540 1,715 472 1;758 409 1,.578 4LL2 1,726 432 1,613 435 . 447 1,.540 1;661 Maryland 1,.544 1,.589 1,.547 1! 1,229 1,312 1,27.5 1,178 1,184 1,209 1,210 1,071 1,2.58 1,04.5 Virginia West virginia 1,31.5 208 1,431 191 1,513 242 1 ~! 1,211 .52.5 1,227 478 1,162 .500 1,209 488 1,080 L63 1,081 489 North Carolina 2,21.5 2,173 2,269 1 : 1, .532 1,491 1,438 1 , 41.~0 1,353 1,331 South Carolina 426 431 490 1 i 277 280 294 2.57 256 284 -F:GEl:o:-Or_Ri-d:-'a-GIA~--.-----1--:::...5:.;!....:8:,5..2;08~3.-._-::;.5....:.,5,8l2~2o---'-4;4.:5-.,:89,1.;3:;..3-1t+.:!.....---4-.-:-.22~402.._,2_--4'.2_4.32224.------4-.-4=28~21r;:--'_h223=7'=o*B.- ~,211977___:_~2Ql~u 1,085 1,128 411 408 1,314 1,297 268 292 4' 27,_.5-~4~,3~0:;;..3_ 244 224 943 396 1,274 368 _:;;.4~4.:2~3~7_ 212 901 351 1,274 324 __;4'""":3, ~8~9 19S Alabama 1, 74.5 1,685 1,820 : l , S89 1,.581 1,.520 1,.529 1,439 1,462 1,40.5 1,614 1,641 1,582 Hiss.issippi 1,335 1,330 1,3.54 ! 1,126 1,179 1,108 1,052 978 992 9.51 904 1,067 1;06.5 Arkans as 2,2_r;6 2,2SC 2,162 ' ' 2,077 2,11.5 2, 1.50 1,996 1, 798 1, 642 1,729 1,986 1,792 1,798 Louisia~a 291 204 2.56 301 281 377 312 260 251 2.51 271 2.52 310 Texas WashL!gton 2,380 182 i: 2,1.J.36 2,421 1 1, 972 1, 976 1, 375 1, 88.5 265 219 232 222 193 187 1, 766 207 1, 814 188 1,83.5 22 8 1,861 215 1,996 2,006 178 132 Oregon California ____ 183 ..I,..,...1_,._1_2.2 127 20.5 i 163 1,03.5 1,0.52 ! ' 1,074 ~ I 153 1,023 144 1,067 lh2 1,097 116 1,017 141 928 131 771 136 898 134 136 899 773 TOTAL 19.56 TOTAL 19.55 ! ' 28,.566 2.5,.500 28,841 2.5,901 -----~------~------ 29,3oo 1. 23,.5.58 23,.539 I:i: 25,.907 20, 1.59 19,429 23,376 18,349 -----~-- - -- -----~----~----------- 22,627 . 21,.586 21,00.5 . 21,198 21,.504 21,193 21,030 17,652 17,60.5 17, 6.59 ],.7,708 17,998 18,176 18,288 19.56 as %of 19.5.5 112 111 113 !. 117 . 121 127 12.8 . ' 123 . 119 120 119 'I - - - - -- 117 115 AGRICUL.TURA.L, . MARKETING : SERVICE . U NIVERSITY CF GC:ORGIA COL LEGE OF AGR i C UL. TURE Athens , Geor gi a October 24, 1956 BROILER CHICKS REPORT FOR GEORGIA. COMMERCIAL AREAS During the weeki ending. October 20 conunercial hatcheries pla ced 4,276,000 chicks witli broiler producers in Georgia commercial areaso This compares with the 1.~ ,3 8 9,000. placed the previous week and is 19 percent more than the 3,6oo, ooo placed the satne week l ast year o , . Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,590,000 comp:1red with 5,813,000 for the previous week and is 17 percent greater than the 4,777,000 for the corresponding week l ast year Hatcheries reported prices ' paid for hatching eggs d.uring the week at an average of 70 cents per dozen o Average price charged by ha tcheries for chicks was reporte<;i at ~12. 50 per hundredo These prices compare with 71 cents and $13.00 for the previous week and 90 cents : and t l6.50 one. year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia proquc ed hatching eggs, whethe:t; bought on contract or otherwise. Weighted aver age price s from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during wee k ending October 20 are as follows a North Ge orgia broilers 2t - 3t pounds; a:t farms 17.05 ; FO~ plants 18.; QO; (See ~everse ~ide for other states) GEOHGIA CHICK PlACEMENT BY 1NEE!IS - PERIOD AUGUST 18 THROUGH OCTOBER 20, 1956 naf e s ''g-gs -.. - ;. . hiclrs Ha.tche a 17 1 Tnsl:lipments-:-Total Placecr-- Wee k Set : Pla c ed in Ge orgia : . of Chicks I on Farms En d i~g 1 l 195$_~._19_56 - t Thousands 1955 : 1956 Thousands I1. 1955 3 1956 ' 1955 ~ 1956 Thousand s ThoUsands Aug . 18 4,711 5,507 ! 3,281 3-, 825 I 509 607 3,790 4, 432 Aug . 25 1 4, 770 5, 512 i 3,130 J, 779 ! L163 702 3, 593 4,481 Sept. 1 4,747 5 3 2L~8 3,101 3,698 392. 539 3, !~93 4,237 Sept. 8 Sapt. 15 4,756 5,345 4,7h6 5,528 3,155 3,577 .J>l91 3,556 1~.39 l. 352 640 653 3, 594 4,217 3, 5!f3 4,209 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 4,681 4,589 4, 745 5,587 5,8oJ 5,822 3,081 '.. 3,120 3,156 3,6~9 1 l 3,.730:. I 3, 7.;45 j~o 374 389 6h6 573 492 3,441 3,h94 3,545 4,275 4_,303 4,237 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 4,772 5,813 4, 777 5,590 3,178 3,&73 3,113, , 3,.758 I. 364 487 516 518 3,542 4,389 3, 600 4,276 ~~Exclusive of hatchings st1ipp~d: into s.tate s ,quts id.e. of Georgia. ; . - . - .. CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural S ta tis tician f ' . .. , ' ' , . ARCHIE LANGLEY ~Agr;icu};~ural Statistician In Charge . ' t ~ \ . , ; ! ,' ; -~ - -~ UN.IVfRSitv OF GEORGIA ' ,' I I, "' ',' .. . - : OCT.' 26 195fi ' i ' ; "! ' .> -., STATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Miss ouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We.st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORG.IA Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas . Washington Ore g on California EGGS. SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME~ CIAL AREAS , BY. WEEKS - 1956 : Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 EGGS SET - THOUSANDS ...... ... Aug . 18 969 952 1,043 912 I!II 1,060 909 I ' 935 538 982 1,279 301 1,046 1,291 252 1,032 'I 1,262 II 355 764 846 212 1,0 34 1 , 0 36 ! 1,065 i 646 1,815 1,589 1,431 1,864 1,54 7 1,513 1, 787 I I II 1,500 1,611 I II. i:' 1,624 1, 312 1,227 191 2,173 242 2,269 239 I! II 478 l j 1,491 4 31 490 I 280 . Week End...ing Aug. Sept. . Sept. . Sept. 25 1 ; 8 .: 15 . Sept. 22 Sept. t Oct. 29 : 6 CHICKS PL\ CED - THOUSANDS 979 493 772 844 187 606 1,687 1,275 1,162 500 1,438 294 942 493 758 742 220 540 1,715 1,178 1,209 . 488 1, 440 257 886 . 53'7 674 725 213 472 1,758 1,'184 1,080 453 1,353 256 874 532 611 618 144 409 1,578 1, 209 1,081 489 1,331 284 899 568 705 603 147 442 1, 726 1,210 1,085 411 1,314 268 885 434 703 654 175 4 32 1,613 1,071 1,128 408 1,297 292 890 530 506 544 101 435 1,540 1,258 943 396 1,274 368 5,822 0 1,685 1, 330 2,280 204 2 , - 36 265 127 1,035 5,813 49 3 1,820 1, 354 2,162 256 2, 421 219 205 1,052 4 , 4 32 :I 224 I! 1, 760 1,581 1,327 ' i 1,179 2,204 I I 2,115 !I 281 'I 28 1 2, 378 1,9 76 252 I 222 224 I! II I' 153 1,376 I: 1,023 ! I 4 ,481 224 1,520 1,108 2,150 377 1,8 75 193 144 1,067 4,237 208 1,529 1, 052 1,996 312 1, 885 187 14 2 . 1,097 4,217 197 1, 439 978 1,798 260 1,766 207 116 1,017 4,209 218 1, 462 992 . 1 ',64 2 251 1, 8 14 188 1-41...' . 928 4 ,275 244 1,405 951 1, 729 251 1,835 228 131 771 4,303 224 1,614 904 1,986 271 1,861 215 136 898 4,237 212 1,641 1,067 1,792 2 52 1,996 178 134 899 TOTAL 19 56 TOTAL 1955 1956 as %of 1955 28,841 25,901 111 29 ,300 25,907 113 29,391 i:' 23,539 ! I 26,311 19,429 II 112 121 I 23,376 18,34 9 127 22,627 17,652 128 : 21,586 . . 21,005 17,605 17,659 123 119 21,198 17,708 120 21,504 17,998 119 21,19 3 18' 176 117 Page 2. Oct. : Oct. 13 20 965 484 487 583 119 447 1,661 1,045 901 351 1,274 324 4,389 198 1,582 1,065 1,798 310 2,006 132 136 773 811 478 471 530 98 358 1,610 1,014 808 334 1,255 299 4,276 249 1,654 932 1,714 284 1,826 142 90 729 21,030 18,288 115 19,.962 18,596 107 - -.--. --- .- . .. ... - ~ - ---- --- - .......- Ga.. {D 9tJ07 'A3 ~EN~!~~:;:;~~ G. /G. ]Ef{J.JO)' T..I. )\\. . ' AG""R~~~~;~NRGAL\ ,-31-S'.b ' AGRICULTURE v~ ~ SERVICE . e. I .C3:ro-;!J co 70 tV_ f2 G~zee/ UNIVERSITY: OF' GEORGIA ::..7 GEORGIA AGRICIJL TURAL \ I COLLEGE OF AGR ICU L TURE: FoX TENSION SERVICE Athens, Georgia October 31, 1956 BROILER_Qf:!IQ.~ REPORT FOR . GEORGIA COMMERCIAL AREAS During the, week ending Octob er 27 comme1~cial hatcheries placed 4, 398,000 chicks t-Tit:Q broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares with the 4,276,000 placed the previous week and is 27 ~ercent more than the 3,453,000 placed the same ~Je ek last year. . , Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,735,000 comp~red With :5,590,000 for the previous week and is 22 percent greater than the 4,707,000 for tlie corresponding 'rJeek last year. ~atcheries reported pri0es paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 68 cents per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at $11.75 per hundred. These prices compare with 70 cents and $12o50 for the previous week and 89 cents and $16. 25 one year ago. Egg prices sho\-m relate to Georgia produced hatching eggs, whether bought on contract or. otherwise. .. Weighted average pric es from the Federal-State Market ~ News Service for broilers . dur.. ing week ending October 27 are as follows: North Georgia broilers ~t J~ pounds; at farms 16.32 ; FOB plants 16.97. (S ee revers e side for other. states) __qEORGIA CHICKS PLAC'~IJT BY WEg_s-:: PERIOD A1JGUST 25 THf!:OtTqH OCT0~__1J. 1926 Date Eggs t Chi cks Hatched 17 Inshipments I rot~l Placed Week Endin Set 1955 : 1956 Thousands 1 Placed in Georgia of Chicks 1_ 1955 : 1956 1 - Thousands I 1955 : 1956 , Thous ands on Farms 1955 : 19~5...,.6_..., 'I'housands Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 s ept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Opt. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 u.,77o 4, 747 4,756 4,746 4,6e1 4,589 h,7h5 4,772 4, 777 4,707 I 5,512 I 5,248 I 5,345 I 5,528 5,587 i 5,803 I 5,822 5,813 . 5,590 1 5,.TI:~_ I 3,13o 3,101 3,155 3,191 3,o81 3,120 3,156 3,178 3,113 3,1o9 3,779 3,698 -3,577 3,556 3,629 3, 730 3,745 3,873 3, 758 3,852 I 463 I 392 . ! 439 I 352 Il 102 539 640 I 3,593 33~,459934 653 3,543 4,481 4,237 4,217 4,209 360 646 3,441 4,275 374 573 3,h94 4,303 389 - 492 ~ 3,545 4,237 364 516 1 3,542 4,389 487 51813,600 4,276 31-+4 546 , 3)4~.__!:,398~- 1/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of GeJrgia. CA.!(L 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statist~cian In Charge Ut IVERSITY o:: GE RGIA NOV 2 1956 LIB RARIES . . EGGS S:ET AND CHICI\8 PLACED IN COMNERCL'I.L .AREAS:_ BY WEEKS ~_:1:;.::9~5.:;.6_.:.- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___:P;,.;;a;Qg..:;..e....;;2~.-- ----------------------~------_;,~~Je~e_kEndln~~g~--------~----------~------------~~----~~--~~-- . -------. S-T-A-TE------~:----OE-G1~~c3Gt-S. -S~E::-'r --O_2c_0TtoH;O,U~S:A~N~DO-S2c7-t.~.--::::--- A-2u-5g-. --:--S-e~p1-t.-----Se-p-8t-. ----S-e-1p5t-s-C-HI:-C-KSS-e-P2p-L2t~A-.C~-E--Dr:----~S--TeH-2-pO9~t-U.-S:-J-'.:~N:-D--S-O---c6t--. ----:---~O-1-c-3-t-. ----:----O--2c0--t.-----:----O~2-c7--t.-- Maine Connecticut 1,043 1,060 1,096. j j 979 942 886 874 899 885 890 965 811 862 912 909 890 !J 493 493 537 532 568 434 530 484 478 532 Pennsylvania 1,046 1,032 1,099 : 1 772 758 674 611 705 703 506 487 471 626 Indiana 1,291 1,262 l,JS8. ,1 844 742 725 618 603 654 544 583 530 6J8 Illinois Missouri Dela-vmre . MarYland Virginia: ' ' 252 1,036 1, 864 1,547 1, 513 JSS 1,065 1. 787 1:soo 1,611 JSO j ! 187 220 1, 198 1, 794 ; I ! i 606 1, 687 540 . 1, 715 1,547 1,602 !~!i 1,275 1,162 1,178 . 1, 209 213 472 1,758 1,184 1,080 144 409 1,578 1,209 1,081 147 442 1,726 1,210 1,085 . 175 432 15613 1,071 1,128 101 435 1,540 1,258 943 119 447 1,661 1,045 901 98 J58 1,610 1,014 808 96 J6J 1, 547 1,092 843 West Virginia 242 239 258 j 500 North Carolina South Carolina 2,269 490 2,192 467 2,131 446 j! 1,438 294 - GEORG;;.::IA~------+__:::5~.z.z.;;.81;.:3~--:::S___!_~59;;.:0;__--:::.5::..z.: 73~ Florida 493520 526 !11 l~ . 42 481 224 . 488 1,440 257 42 237 208 453 489 411 408 1,353 1,331 1,314 1,297 256 284 268 292 -~4"'-:,2,..,1~7:--_4..:....:2:..,.2.,..:09~-....:4~.2=7;.:;,.5_ _4~!303 197 218 . . . 244 . "~4 396 351 JJ4 J86 1,274 1,274 1,255 1,189 J68 324 299 258 4, 23 7 212 - - -4-?-.i13~,_9...88~9_ _:4:.:.;:z..:;;2.,:..,76~_.4.-z.J~~=8 249 . 203 Alabama 1, 820 1, 760 1, 825 l l 1,520 1,529 1,439 1,462 1,4o.5 1;614 1,641 1,582 1,654 1,645 Mississj.:ppi Arkansas ll l,J5L~ 1,327 1,275 . 1 1,108 1,052 2,162 2,204 2,173 2,150 1,996 978 1, 798 992 1,642 951 1,729 . 904 1,067 1,065 932 895 1,986 .. 1, 792 1, 798 1, 714 1,575 L.ouisiana Texas lolashington 256 2, 421 219 281 2,378 252 286 2,321 !i I 377 1,875 274 !; 193 312 1,885 187 260 1, 766 207 251 1, 814 188 251 271 1, 8,35 . ' 1~ 861 228 . 215 . 252 1,996 178 310 2,006 132 284 1,826 142 232 1,756 155 Oregon ... California 205 1~052 224 1,376 195 I : 144 1,275 j! 1,067 142 1,097 116 1,017 "141 928 131 771 136 898 134 136 90 87 899 773 729 673 .! TOTAL 1956 TOTAL l955 1956 as %of 1955 I I 29,3oo 29,391 29,654 1 1 23,376 22,627 ! 21,586 21,005 21,198 "21, 504 21,193 21,030 19,962 20,051 25,907 26,311 26,872 ,, 18,349 17,652 113 112 110 ;llI 127 128 17,.605 123 17,659 119 17,708 120 17,998 119 18,176 18,288 18,596 18,780 117 115 107 107 ------------------------ --------------~~-------------------------------------------- G-a. roCJoo 7 r1A3 ~-/- 5b UNITED STATES e. ,I DEPARTMENT OF I r fUNIVeRSITY OF GEORGIA AG ICllLTU.RA'L.. 'i A~KETING SERVICE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSIO.N S~A\IICE , -~IN S-'1'-~KS - : -OCT~ l:t. 1956 . I : . . : i ~ .' !EORGIA: Stocks of old corn i'n all storage pooitlons in Georgia on October l were . more than four-tiiiies the SUpply on hand a year ago. This large supply ~ is 6i ' due in part to the record crop of million bushels in 1955. October 1 stock~ :of oats in all storage positions amounted to JJ.,815,ooo bushels - a 26 percent iri~ease Whefi c.ompared with the October. l stocks ot .9,348,000 bushels in 19.55. Stocks of . barley and sorghum g;-.2i!! in a~1 storage positions are .up considerably when compar~c;l l-7ith stocks .on October 1, 1955. \'Jheat and rye stocks in all storage positio_lls ~how a 26 percent and 19 percent, respectively, increase vrhen compared with. the supply on hand a year ago. . . GEOHGIA GRAIN ..I~~s .. CCTOBER 1, 1956 vJITH COMPARISONS GRAIN -- : . . : . ON FARMS .. : - . . oFF .'FARNS . ALL POSITIONS -19-55 1956 . 1955 l9z6 1955 . -1956 r Corn, (1, 000 bu.) Oats, (1, 000 bu. ) 919 6, 100 3, 750 .. 20 7,438 '3,240 85 939 4,377 9,348 3,83$ ' .. . .11,815 Barley, {1,000 bu.) 65. ~orghum Grain (1,000 bu.) 3 v~eat, (1,000 bu.) 560 - 120 . . 2 18 6~2 "84.) ... '18 67 3 l,llO 1,40.3 . ' 138 18 l, 762 Rye, (1,000 bu.) 76 96 ... 12 9 88 . ' ' 105 ... ; \ .. '.' qNITLD STATES: Corn stocks of. n~rly 1.2 billion bus!leiJ.s are the iargest October l the stocks of record. \rJheat stockS Of nearly 1.8 billion bushels are ~he second largest of record, slightly below record stoc:ks of the previous year. . Record stocks of corn and sorghum grain l>rere more than o!fset by smaller stocks of . oats and barley fer a total of 61.2 million tow r6r the four feed g~ains, slightly . smaller than the record 62.1 million tons of a: year &'go.- .. . Stocks ot 1, 775 million bushels of wheat storedin all positions oti' Octob~r l wer.e the second largest of record for the date in the comparable series b~gimti,pgj..n 1935. T}J.e total is alightly smaller than the record stocks Of a year earlier .but is more than a third larger than average. The.. stocks total is nearlY: dru ble the 1956 production, reflecting the record large carryover of old wheat op July 1 .. Of'f-..farm .wh.e.at stocks of 1,373 million bushels, l percent larg er ''thail a y-~a.r earlie~ were a record total for the date with holdings at record levels in terminal and interior mill, elevator, and warehouse positio~. I~ contrast, farm stocks of 403 million bushels on October l were 6 percent below a year ago and the smallest for that date since 1940. Carr,yover of old corn in all storage positions on October 1 is estimated at 1,166 m,illion bushels -exceeding the previous record of a year ago by 13 percent. Of the total stocks., 865 million bushels were in off-farm positions compared with 721 million bushels a year ago. Nearly 95 percent of the off-farm stoclts on October 1 l'mre owned by CCC this year and a year ago, with seven-tenths of these holdings in CCC bins. (OVer) UNITED STATES GRAIN STOCKS .. OCTOBER l, 1956, WITH COMPARISONS _ _ GRAIN POSITION : Oct. 1 : Oct. 1 a July 1 Oct. 1 ~-------------~------~~~1~9~5.4________~.1~9~~~~~~--~1~.~~56~~1--- ~ 1~.9~~6~ Thou..s_an...d......B.....u....s. hel..s.. V'aeat ((OTnerFmairnmasls11z; (Commodity ~redit . C~r 1/ 437,907 422,772 126,228 427,795 448,678 140,746 67,716 402,789 332,323 467,254 125,429 . 134,362 __ (Merchant Mills 1/ 158,981 141,403 64,741 14l,Jl9 (_!n!~P..!,_E~6!~ _ !e~VV ~3~,~o1 _ _ ~2~,l0! ___ ~l,~4~ _ ~ Florida Alabam~ Missis$ippi Arkansas . Louisiana Texas ' Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956: cis % of 1955 29 ;839 27,799 107 :. 30,517 27,907 109 EGG$ $ET AND CHICKS PLACED !N COMNERCIAL AREAS, BY vJEE~ - ; _19~5,_6_ _...-~------Page 2. V 544 : 174~ ; ];01 . .432' .:._ . 435 1~ .61J .: :: ': 1,5.40 1;071 ~ ~ .: 1;-258 1,:_128. . . 9.43 '408 . ,.:. . '}96 1,- 297 :< 1,274 - ~292 ::_:.. . .J _68 .568 .. - : 244 .:. 1;921.:; ;. _1,473 .. < 4,303 :.:. :4, 237 ~224 '~ : 212 1~-:660 .. _. . 1,694 1,314 ll,. - .. : 95L. 2,_~40 .! 1: . l, 72.9 ... 283 . JI I :' '. 251 .. .,, 25 279 .288 : I .. 1 i. . 1, 835 228. -248 'i.. 131 '904 ~-: 1 1,067 1;.986 .. : . l; 792 261 252 l,:S61 ' 1,996' 215 178 136 134 1,161 i i 771 I I 898 889 I . . ' ' 30,827 I , ~ 1 21,275 ''I I I I ... 28,258 i I 17,708 21,536 17,998 - 21,"236 18,176 ' i I , 109 .' lI . 120 120 : : . 117 . CHICKS PLACED '7 THOUSANDS --~~------------------- .. .. 941 . 8ii . : ... 862 . 924 893 879 969 :- 484 .418 ;.:.. ' 532 534 476 479 465 - . 487 . 471 .. ~ 626 634 732 738 627 583 530 6j-8 ~-:: 676 752 752 720 119 98 ~ 96 ' 93 156 146 147 447 358 : 363 : ;426 465 536 467 "<1,.661 ' .: 1)610 -..: 1,54.7 1,601 1,611 1,658 1,622 .: i;OL6 ... 1., _014 . -r,o92 1,094 1,056 1,057 1,165 . . 9o1 .. 8oa : 843 978 1,089 1,073 971 351 334 . ~ 386 381 345 411 495 1,274 :- :r,255 -. t,189 1,271 1,336 1,278 1,276 . :324 ; :: 2g9. ':. .; 2$.8 325 296 329 .. 314 , 4~J89 . . 4/S16. ..-lf,39,.8. 4,246 4,~35 4,2~6 4,286 198 1,582 249 1,654 ~ 203 1~ 64.5 196 1,715 230 1,729 214 1,651 201 1,687 1,065 . 1., 798. . . 1; 932 '714 : 985 1 ~,575 1,036 1,672 976 1,760 1,015 1,557 925 1,717 310 . . .. 284 ; 23~ 230 231 292 258 2,006 1,826 l~ 756 1,686 1,749 1,742 1,628 132 . . 142 ; 155 155 188 212 176 136 ~ :.9o 87 119 143 112 125 773 744 673 ... 675 944 863 889 f 2.1~0- 06 . 19,917 ' 20;141 18,288 18,596 18,780 115 . 107 .107 20,667 ,:1,8~982 J-09 21,292 19,023 112 21,270 19,595 109 21,130 19,534 108 I FARM PRIQ~~~RT AS OF OCTOBER ~5~ _ 1956 QEORGIA : During the month ended October 15, 1956, the All Commodities Index of Prices Received remained unchanged from the previous month. The October ~ndex is 246 percent. of its 1910-1914 average and is 2 percent (5 points) bel ow the October 15, 1955 index. 'J.Ihe All Crops Index was unchanged at 268, as price declines for corn, cotton and qoybeans were off~s et by increases for cotton seed, small grains and fruits. The All Livestock and Livestock component of the Index declined 2 point s (1 percent) during the month . Lower pric es rec eived for hogs, beef cattle, chickens and eggs were offset to some ext ent by higher prices for 1-rhoJ.esale milk . UNITED STATES: The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined one percent (2 points) during the month ended October 15. Lower prices for meat nals, corn, potatoes, pouh.r y, eggs, and cotton more than offset higher prices ~c eived for dairy products, some vegetables , cottons eed, and wheat. The October index at 234 per0ent of its 19lcr14 average compared with 236 in September and 229 in October 1955. Higher wage rates offset lower prices for farm production items to hold the Parity Index (Pric es Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) at 287 on October 15, the same as in mid,.,Sept ember. Prices Paid by farmers for family living items averaged t.he s cuae as a month earlier. The Octob er Parity Index, the highest of r ecord for the month, was 2.5 percent higher than a year earlier . The decline in the -Index f PrieeS-ReG{;);i;v..ed by Farmers was not enough -to lov;er the Parity Ratio during the month. At 82, the Ratio was the same as in August and Sept ember 1956, and October 1955. ~-----------SruniE~_L__~' ~le for the United State s_~------- - - -- - -- -- - - - - -- = Indexes OctobC!3r 15, : .September 15, 1910-14 100 : 1955 1956 Prices Received 229 236 Octob er 15, : F~d h~.eE__ _ 1956 :Thdex : Date 234 313 Fob ;195r Parity Index 1/ 280 287 287 290 ~/ May 19$2 Parity Ratio 82 82 82 123 Oct.l946 v ------------------ ,-Pric es Paid, Inter est, Taxos and Wage Rates. g/Also February and April .1952. ARCHIE LANGLEY .\ gricultural Statistician In Charge WILLIAM E. KIBLER Agricultural Statistician N(}./ 6 1'8J L \8 . AR\E.S PHICES REC3 I VZD BY F1-Bl:fE3S OQl'IOBEB' 1 5,1 95"-.:..!lllm._'iOMPABI SONS . . G:W:rtGIA , , . i UNITED ST.4!r -~s . .1 -.~-- --:-~-co~;;;DLITY-.. -~.,-~fr~~~ oct.1s -j iept~~()~;:-;;:.1 !~~~fMg_l oct.J.51Sept.15. o~t.ls, 4 ,..--~ ~lTD U1I~T $l _!l.hcoat, Bu. _'f&c_ 1 ' _J 1955 . 1. 23 j 1.97 ~95~ ~ , . .1.92 1956 __ 1.96 1!I .TJJly 1 91jl _1 95~ +_:_ _1 956_:_ . 88 j 1. 941 1. 95 _]J356 1. 98 . ::;orn, Bu. I $! I I . 91 .1.13 1.25 'I 1.15 1 ' .64 Ij ' . ,. . 1.i4 1.13 ' 1.19 O;:tt s, Bu~ $1 Iri sh Pot a'!;o os,Gwt. $ Sweet Pot atoe ,,C.t. $ Ootton , Lb. j Cott on st: ed, Ton $1 .67 1. 88 i. ~3 :.12.1 i3 .65 I! .86 2._50 ,. I 4.00 1 I. 33.0 j I 43: oo .81 .85 !i . 3.75 ' .-- ~~ 5; 451 5.10 jl 33.2 I 32. 4 I 45.00 46 ,00 .4o . 59 .68 1.14 1.10 1.66 1.60 1 2.74 3.47 .1 12 . 4 32 . 8 32.5 22 . 55 I 13 .50 47, 60 .ss 1.34 3.52 3!.9 54 .10 Ho.y (b u.l e d),Ton T1ogs, Pe.r Cwt. !'. $I l1 25.00 7.36 15.20 24.80 15.60 24 .20 j 15. 30 ~ I 20.50 ?.0 .70 H.50 15.50 21.50 15.50. Beef Cattl e , Cvlt. "' 3 . 96 Hi l k Cows , Head Chicken s , Lb. $ 1 33 .85 ~ ~, 13.3 ;Eggs , tb z. B~tt c rf n.t, Lb. 2! . 4 I 25.8 Milk ( ;;Thol esal c ) ' f er 100# ~/ $1 2. 13 Spybeans, Bu . $j Pea-n-u-t-s,--L-b-.-------~ ~-----5-.2 r 11.10 I WO .OO II 21.0 53.5 l 52.0 I l 6.10 i 2.25 ! n.5 12 .20 115.00 n. 70 I I 110.00 17.5 47.5 I 11.1 ! 47.2 51.0 I 51'.0 I Il 5. 90 6 .10 2.25 I 2.10 ! ! I ~ 10.8 10 .8 5. 42 ! 15.20 16. 20 ! 48.00 l n. 4 116 . 00 156 . 00 20. 6 11.2 I 21.5 12. 9 38.6 I 26 ,3 56 .9 58.2 15.30 155.00 16.0 38.1 59.3 I 1.60 I 1.36 4 .30 I 2.08 2. 07 2.07 1 .8 .111--u-.-8--1~n-.-5--~--ll-.-S~ Il'i!DEX NUi..ffiERS Ol!" PRI CES Ri!'!CEI VED BY FAm.reRS IN GEORGIA , (J anuary 1910 - I'ccember 1914 :;; 100 ) Oct. 15, Sept. 15, Oct, 15 , 1955 1956 1 956 All Commoditi es 2 51 All Crop s 271 Gr a i n s :nd Hay 142 Cotton Lint . P eanuts To b a c c o 270 .' . 222 362 Cotton seed and Soybe ans 178 Iri sh Pot atoe s, Sweet Pot ato e s &Cowpeas 289 F ;ru~:l; s cmd r uts 205 All Live stock and Li ve stock Products 214 . Meat Animals 237 Poultry and Egg s 178 Dairy hoducts 23'/ 246 268* 146 273 208 ' 3'73 ~. 18'8 -: 2 92* 220 203 . . 247 150 235 2<1:6 268 142 268: '208 3'73 1 91 276 251 .. 201 '' 2'10 148 242 ' Revised . . . ' ; . .. _ _ _ PRICES FAI~ BY FArlliCERS FO::l. SEIECTED----=-F=E=E-D=:.::S::.....:=.OCT""""'EO~=:s~Rl...,5~,_..l=9"5"'6""','--'W-'~IT::..F,~. -"'C~m","iJ'?"A"=RI""S-0:::.1:"~"S" ~1~-o/- f" EQP.GI A ..7 .. - - --. - - Ii - - - -- ---->U<=N.IT:SD.=ST-A~ TE~S ~~~----- KI ND OF F_'li:_ED_ _ _ _ _Oc~1t9._5_15_5, Sep t . _ _1_.9 15, 56 Oct. 15, 1956 1 Oct. 15, Sept. 15, Oct', .15, ... I 1955 1956 1956 Mi xe d Dair:'r :Food All Unde r 29o/o Prot ein 16% Frote i n 18% Prot ein 20% Frot e in .G4o/o Prot e in 3.90 3 .80 4 .10 4.10 4 . 25 ~ ~h Prot e i n Fee ds . tonsoed }tJeal Soybean Meal Meat Scr ap 3.30 4 .50 4. 95 .&r :'l.in By-Products ] r em lii.ddlings ';or n l\~eal 3.30 3.50 4.00 ?oultry Feed 1hoil t!r Gr owing Mash J.aying Ma sh Ec:- tch Gr ains !-je,y I,Baled ) Ll fo.J f a 8.11-_ Ot he r 5.10 '1.85 4 .30 52.00 39.50 JJ As r opor t erl by Feed lliolers. 3.90 3 .85 3. 90 4 .05 4 . 25 3.35 4.15 4.95 3.25 3.55 3.65 5.20 4. 90 4.10 48.00 41.00 3.90 3. 85 3. 90 4.00 1 .20 3.30 3.95 4.95 3.30 3.60 3. '10 5.20 4.85 4 .30 50.00 41.00 ,, lbll ar s fe r l.O.Cl...Emds 3.65 I 3 . 58 3, 63 I 3.8'1 .I 1 .05 Il~ I I I 3.81 4 . 32 4.98 l! . 2. 87 I 3.05 I 3.41 I I I I '1.88 4.17 4 .01 I 32,60 28.50 3.72 3 .66 3.68 3.89 1L0-1 3.81. 4 .04 4 .99 2.90 3.09 3.76 5.05 4 . 55 1.18 31.70 29.30 ..J 3.71 3. 66 3. 65 3.88 3. 99 3.78 3. 87 5. 03 2,88 3.03 3.63 4.97 4,19 ,J 11.13 33 .20 30.70 UN IVERS I _BROI_L_ ER__C..H__IC_K__ RE_P_ OR_Too- FOR GEORGIA C01"111ERCIAL AREAS .;.________ ------...-..;;~__.............. During :the ..week E;lnding November 3 commercial hatcheries placed 4,:246,000 chicks ~ with broiler. producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares with the 4.t398,oop placed .th~ previous week and is 32 percent more than the 3,225,000 placed the same week last : year. ~ggs s~t by local hatcheries amounted to 5,583,000 compared with 5, 7.35,000 for the previous week ,and is 20 percent greater than the 4,664,000 for the corresponding . week last year. : . .; . : aatcheries-reported prices paid for hatching 'eggs during the week at an average ; of 65 cent's Per dozen. Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was reported at and ~11.50: per hundred . These prices compare with 68 cents and $11.75 for the previous week 88.5 cents .and $16.00 one year ago . Egg prices shown relate to Georgia produced . . h ; a.. t c . h i n g eggs, whether bought on cor.itract or otherwise. . ' . Weighte~ average prices from the Federal-State Marke~ N~ws Service for broilers ;dur- ing w~e~ ending November 3 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2i ~ 3i pounds; . at far~. 15.09; FOB plants 16.05. . : The repbrt for, tl}e week of November 10 will be released on Thursday, November 1$ Lnstead. of November 14 because of the holiday on November 12. t ~ (See r everse-s1de for other states) l r GEORGIA 6HICK PLAC~ l:lY WEEKS ~ PERIOD .SEPTE-'JBER 1 THROllQ!i.JiQVEMBER 3_,_ 1956 pate . : J. . 'Eggs Chicks Hatched }/ Inshipments !- Total Placed : r Week ~ndit;tg 1 : -Set . 1 Placed in Georgia ! . 1255 : 195. : . 1955 :, 1956 ! of Chicks ! on .Farms ! 1955 : 19~ 1955 : 1956 Thousands Sept. 1 4,,747 5,248 Thousands 3.,101 3,69~ Thousands Thousands 1 392 539 Il. 3,493 4,237 Sept. 8 4,.756 5,345 3,155 3,577 . 439 640 i 3,594 4,211 Sept. 15 4,746 5,528 3,191 3,556 352 653 '" 3,543 4,209 Sept. 2.2 ' 4,681 5,587 3,081 3,629 360 646 3,h41 4,275 Sept. 29 ! .. 4,5.89 5,803 3,120 3, 730 374 573 3,494 4,30) Oct. 6 \ 4,145. 5,822 3,156 3,74$ 389 492 3,545 4,237 Oct. 13 1 . 4,772 5,813 3,17.8 3,873 364 516 3,542 4,389 Oct. 20 J . 4~:777 5,590- Oct. ,2( ~ 4,101 5,135 3,113 3, 758 3,109 3,85~ 487 518 I 3,600 4,276 341.~ 546 !. 3,453 4,398 N_ov~--3~- ~4~.6~6~4~5~,~58=3--..-.--~2~,9~62---3~,~77~7_____~2~6=3__~4~6~9~-;-3~,~5 4,246- V. Excl~sive of hatchings shipped into 1s'tates outside of Georgia. : . ~ CARL O. DOESCHER ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural S~a~istician I r ~: ; Agricultural Statistician In Charge l ~ . .. . ... ~ UNIVERSITY or- GEOR lA I : I L IBRA . IES .. 0 ,. STATE Maine Connecticut Penpsylvania lndiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas LoUisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL .1955 1956 as %of 1955 . , EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCLf\.1 AREAS, BY 1rJEEKS 1956 Page 2. ~ 11\Teek Ending : Oct. :. Oct. : Nov . : ~ Sept. : Sept. : Sept. . 20 ., 27 : 3 :: . 1 : 8 : .. 15 ... : --E-GG-S~-SE-T--- -T-H-OU-S-Al--qD-S-------~--------- . --~-------------------------~------ ---- - - - - - - ' - . . . - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - : . Sept. : Sept. : Oct. : Oct. : Oct. : Oct. : Nov. : . 22 : ,29 : 6 : 13 : 20 : 27 : 3 CHICKS PLACED ~ THOUSAI~DS t I , 1,060 1,096 ; I 909 890 I 1,032 Ij I 1, 262 355 1,099 1,358 35o 1 I 1,065 1,198 1 1,787 1,794 I , 1,500 1,547 1 1,611 1;6o2 1 239 258 Ij 2,192 2,131 I ~ 467 5.590 _ 446 5.2. 735 520 526 1, 760 1., 825 1:,327 1,275 1 . 2,204 2,173 j 281 286 2,378 2,321 I1 1 I 252 224 . 1,376 274 195 1,275 I 29,391 ?6,311 112 29,654 26,872 110 I 1,223 918 1,012 1,353 ! 11 ;llI l i q 383 942 493 i~~ 220 1,216 l: 540 1,830 ; : 1, 715 1,544 1: 1,178 II 1,574 i 1 1,209 295 488 2,057 :1 1,440. 434 1 l 257 5,583 532 I i 4 '~~~ 1:,867 1,297 :I :j ; I 1,529 1,052 2, 147 ; I 1,996 271 l! 312 2,188 ; ! 1,885 253 . 201 :i:! I 187 142 1,261 :':' 1,097 '. ! 29,439 ; 22,627 I ~ I 26,743 I j 17,652 ! i 110 . ) . 128 886 53? 674 725 213 472 1, 758 1,184 1,080 453 1,353 256 4.217 197 i,439 978 1,798 260 1,766 207 116 1,017 21,586 17,605 123 874 532 611 618 144 409 1,578 1,209 i,081 . 489 1,331 284 4,209 218 1,462 992 1,642 251 1,814 188 141 928 21,005 899 568 705 603 147 442 1,726 1,210 1,085 411 1,314 . 268 4, 27i.. 244 1,405 951 1,729 251 1,835 228 131 771 885 434 703 654 175 432 1,613 1,071 1,128 408 1,297 . 292 4...3.20234 1,614 904 1,986 271 1,861 215 136 898 890 ' 530 506 544 101 435 1,540 1,258 943 396 1.274 ~ 368 42237 212 1,641 1,067 1,792 252 1,996 178 134 899 . 965 484 487 583 119 447 1,661 1,045 901 351 1,274 324 4;)89 198 1,.58a 1,065 1,798 310 2,006 132 136 773 811 478 471 530 98 358 1,610 1,014 808 334 1,255 299 4,276 249 1,654 932 1,714 284 1,826 142 90 729 862 532 626 638 96 . 363 1,547 1,092 843 386 1,189 258 .. 4,398 203 1,645 895 1,575 232 1, 756 155 87 673 924 534 634 676 93 426 1:,601 1,094 978 381 1,271 325 4,246 ' 196 1,715 1,036 1,672 230 1,686 155 119 675 ----------------------------------------------- : 21,198.. 21,504 21,"!93 21,030 19,962 20,051 20,667 17;659 17,708 17,998 18,176 18;288 18,596 18,780 18,982 : ~9 120: ' 119 117 115 107 107 109 ' 1! / I J/ .Ill , /1_ .J / I ..r / . F , ' ~ I J I J' ,r ' I (; a_ G JE;OiRJGTIA .0tfA9(3)07 ~ ~,J< TEOSTATES DEPARTMENT OF . AGRICULTURE' )J . . ' ~.z:95hU& ~IVERSITYm/J~?.9 G./!'1/ta!/ OF GEORGIA . _ AGMRAI~CKUELTTIUNRGA. L . . ' SERVlCE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF AGRICIJL.. TURE EXTENSION SERVICE At hens, Georgia November 7~. 1~.56 ~J&R2IJlQ..K'-R_EPO_R-.T~F_O_R_.GE=-OR-..G..-.IA COMMERCIAL AREAS During the week ending Novenmer 3 commercial ~atcheries placed 4,246,000 chicks with broiler -producers -in Georgia co~nercial areas~ This compares with the 4,398,000 placed the; pr:evi.ous week and is 32 percent more than the 3, 22.5, 000 placed the same ~~lastp~~ ; I Eggs set by lo~al : hatcheries amounted to .5,.58),000 compared with 5,13.5,000 for the previous W;eek ~d is 20 percent gr~ater than the 4,664,000 for the corresponding w. eek lasI t year~ .. . . .. ' Hatcheries -rep9rted prices paid for hatching eggs during the week :at an average ;of 6.5 ceti~s per dozen . Average price charged by: hatcheries for chicks was reported at $ll.So:;pe'r hundred. These prices compare with 68 cents .and $11.7.5 for the previ;ous week qnd 88.5 cents and $16.00 one year ago. Egg prices shown re~ate to Georgi~ produced ~atching eggs, whether bought on contract or othertiise. . ~eighted average prices from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers ~ur- 1ng week e~ing November 3 are as follows: North ~eorgia broilers 2! 3t pounds; ~t farms 15~09; . FOB _ plants 16.oS. : The r~~9r~ for the week of November 10 will be released on Thursday, November 15 instead of November 14 because of the holiday. on November 12. : ~: - '"~ : - :. --- tsee 'reverse side for otne:r- states ) r . ! I GEORGIA-CH!CK Date .. . PLACEMENT :Eggs BY I WEEKS Chicks HPEaRtcIOhDed,SyEPTEHBERIns1hi~pRmOeUnGtHs N9V~ Total 3:. 19.56 Placed : Week : : Set ! Placed in Ge.orgia ! of Chicks 1, on Farms EndiM . !: 19.5.5 : 19S:6 1 19.5.5 : 19.56 : : 19.5.5 : 192 l 19.5.5 : 19.56 Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 1 Sept. 1 4,747 Sept. 8 4, ?56 sept. :~::s , 4,746' Sept. ~2 -~ ,,4,.68l: Sept. 29 i 4,589 Oct. ? t 4,74.5 Oct. 13 ;' 4 772' Oct. 20 f 4:777 Oct. 27 1 .. 4,j07 ~qv. 3 + 4,664 .5,248 .5,34.5 s,S28 i .5,.587 .5,803 .5,822 . S, 813 .5,.590 .5,73.5 .5,.583 3,101 3,1.5.5 3,191 3,081 3,120 3,1.56 3,178 3,113 3,109 2,962 3,698 3,.577 3,5.56 3,629 3,730 3,745 3, 873 3,7.58 3,8.52. 3,777 392 439 3.52 360 374 389 364 487 344 263 .539 l: 3,493 640 ; 3,594 653 1 . 3,.543 646 1 3,41.~1 .573 i 3,494 492 ~ 3,.54.5 .516 ~. 3,.542 .518 3,600 .546 I 3,4.53 46~ ; ~~zg~ 4,237 4,21-7 4;2o~ 4,275 4,303 4,237 4, 389 4,276 4,398 4,246-- Y Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. : CARL d~ DOEsCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge NOV 9. 1956 \_ L IBRARIES ':! , ... . . l ..~ .. ' ... . ' STATE ". ' - ~ . .. .. . . . . Oct. .. . . . . . : 20 EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMHERCLliL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Week Ending : . Oct. : Nov. - Sept. 27 : 3 :: 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 : Sept. . 22 : Sept. : ?9 Oc,t. . 0 .. Oct. 13 ... , EGGS SET - THOUSANDS CHICKS PLACED - THOUSAI~DS : : Oct. 20 : : Page 2 . Oct. . Nov. 27 : 3 ~ Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana t [. 1,060 ! 9Q9 1,032 1, 262 . 1,096- 890 1,099 1,358 1,223 918 II!I ! I 1,012 1,353 ! I i i It 942 . 493 758 742 886 537 674 725 874 532 611 618 899 568 705 603 885 890 965 811 862 924 434. 530 484 478 532 534 703 506 487 471 626 634 654 544 583 530 638 676 Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi I I 355 1,065 I 1,787 i. I 1,500 I 1,611 239 2,192 467 5 590 520 1,760 1:,327 350 1,198 1,794 1,547 1,602 258 2,131 446 5 75 526 1,825 1,275 383 Ii!I 220 1,216 1,830 ....._,! / ' JUb e t q_n 19:c; 6_ .., ll~:00 .)4 1955-61, 0 ~~..::~ 1955 - 701,000 ' 19$1~ ..; 612, 000 Distr j,c'ts .shOim u:r:-e Cr..np . Repor ting Districts and NOT --' '\._, ' nr ,./) ,J ~\ .' Congres~ional Distri cts. . . ' . ' ' ' : . ' ; .. ; i.., \._ r 1956- 67' 000 1955- Bo , ooo 1 195~ - 64, 000 I v l Il~c'on . VI ( 1956-98,000 I t.. .'>- 195S- 98, ooo ... 1 / \ ~ - Collmfu_us . l ( ' ,- -~ .-.~'""-\ \ \ VII / 1956-111,000 '_.),.___,,1954-93 ' coo . 1955-130' 000 \1954-108 ' 000 L.-l /' "- \ III J IX ful.y~ ~..c..? \ 1 LU.b..?.ny1.\ f \ l 1956-109 ' 000 (.I 1955-113 , 000 .~ 1954-117,000 1956-19, 000 195.5-18,000 1954- 2l,ooo J l ~ ~v \ 19.56-?h,OOO L - . \\ 1955-87 ,ooo I c:l 195Ll- 87, ooo Q ' - ( UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF NOV&~ER 1, 1956 The crop Reporting Board of the Agricultural Marketing Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statj_sticians, Bureau of t he Census, Commodity Stabilization Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with ' this forecast will depend upon whether the . various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or l ess favorable than usual. The Bureau of the Census reports 9,709,000 running bales gj_nned in the United States to November 1 compared with 9,558,000 bales for the same period last ye ar and 9,689,000 to November 1, 1954. ------------~-------- -- -------------- LINT YIELD PER PRODUCTION 2/ : ACREAGE HARVESTE_D__A_C_R_E _________~5_0_0-_I_b_._.~g_ro_s_s__w_t_._-b__al_e_s_____ STATE : FOR :HARVEST : Aver- ~~~6_11~ 1;~~- 1956 Aver- 1956 1955 :. indi-: Ncoavt,eld~ 19..-:ga:2~~,_e--~----1-9-5-5-~: ~c~iNnao~dtv.Le,i-d1~--~ Thous. acres Pounds Thousand Bales N. Carolina 450 321 p. Carolina 677 301 Georgia 8!~5 252 Tennessee 540 359 .{\labama 965 281 Mj_ssissippi 1,595 340 Missouri 370 367 Arkansas., 1,365 339 Louisiana 560 336 Oklahoma 705 154 Texas 6,250 194 N. Hexico 179 526 Arizona 357 656 Californi-a- r- 745 659 Other States J./.. 58 284 - United States 15,661 283 l- -TI - AmEegry.p- t,~ 39.8. 387 350 384 457 375 358 656 376 335 675 523 489 564 478 373 880 570 488 1;~56 351 572 701 623 1,045 2,023 360 505 590 550 750 1,620 502 558 362 545 508 1,382 454 497 586 281 177 356 281 276 3,518 !.~10 1,663 582 463 4,039 430 1,445 580 260 3,600 688 764 237 981 1,109 .. 559 774 - - 844 1,164 266 285 728 825 - 1-,205 - 1,310 383 352 47 50 43 -- 417 403 13,098 14,721 13,153 ~--4_2_._9 - - - - - - 5oo . _ _ 47_.2_ _ 1/ Septe~ber 1 estimate. 2/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale eontains about 480 net pounds of lint. 3/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois. Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. 4/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown j_n 'l'exas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. CROP REPORTING BOARD .$!5 ' ' vveather during October was generally favorable for harvesting operations . By the first of Novemb er cotton picking was virtually ..complete .in oou"vh Georgia and about B) -percent c oPlpleta i n n orthern areas . Di gging of pe anuts was completed arid thresh~ ~ ing operations _111ore than thre e-fourths completed. Corn. harvest made good progr eso during the month and by the end of October r anged from about a third- complete in '; northern are as to more than half complete in sourth ern Ge orgia. The v1eather was favorab l e f or s eedj.ng small grains and winter pastures . Grains and pasture s :seeded : earlier have c one up to a good stand. and are i n excellent condi tions. Pastures J1ave i mproved during the last two months and are furn.i s. h i ng . ...g. o'', od. :.gr az , i ng noW:. . . Mo s~ field crops matur ed prior to the first of Octob er . :The whather during t he:, month, however, was favorable for. growth .of late hay crops ~ sw:eetpotatoes; :and 'soy-- beans. Pe a.:mts are turning out better than expected e arliel' ahd. indications 'iiow' point to a r ecord high yield pe r acre of 1075 pounds . Corn is expected to average 24. 0 bushels per acre for the state which equals the previ ous high for Georgia~ .~ .- ' Cotton lint yield per acre , although down slightly from the for ecas t a month earl i er .of 3.35 pounds h~(s b een exceeded only by the r ecotd yield of 376 pounds in J.955 Production .of p ecans is currently . forecast at 53,400, 000 pounds , which, if 'realized, t-dll be t he sec ond largest of rec ord. : ,,... .r -- ' : Corm Pro.<;luction of .c orn is , ind;i.cate d . t o be 65,064,000 bushels this year c.oinp.ared with 6?, 080., 000 bushels. produc ed l ast ye ar and t he lo-year (1945.;.54) average production of 46,?42,000 b.ushels .. Harvest is wel l underway in all are as of t h-e- ste.t e . 'i .i Pe.anuts : Yi9l,ds., are tur.m_ng Pilt .b ett .er than expected e arlier . Total production in . . GGor gia 't-hi~ : ye;.;.r :i;s : currently f orec e.st at 557 , 925,000 pounds . The yiel d per ., acre . i s .e.Y.J?ec t ed to ; re~ch :1075 pounds, a r ecord high. The previous high yield ~ms 1043 pqUndp per acre . in .1917 ~ Production last . year t otaled 513, 240 , OciO .pbm?.ds r1hile thf3 ,i(r.yeaf av~ragc _p;rodt+Gtion is 608, 3)3,000 pounds . . .. . . : :.~.' . ,_ ,, SvrcetEo~atoes :. Production of sweetpotatoe s is expected to be 874~000 mvt . compared ': : i .. ~ ' . ' ~ :. ID.:th 864,000 -cwt . produc ed last y ear and t he 10-ye ar average 'prod-:o u.ction of..l, JJl,OOO cwt . .'The current for ec ast is 34: perc ent b clot-T av erage due : . mostly: to . a decline in acreage harves.t ed.. Pt1c~s: . The outlook for pecans varies considerably by vari. eties and from one area ... . , of the state to another . The quality of this y ear rs cr op varie s "t-ndely a.lso .-.Ropor.ts indicate that ther e might be quite a f eH "pops" and poorly fill ed tt"IJ:ts . Jlarvesting operations have b een sloli's -M;iss5~i' Delaware M~land Virginia "Wr est Virginia North Carolina . South Carolina ~EORGIA -'Florida ... _.Alabama .Mississippi - Arkansas Louisiana T.exas Washington Oreg.on California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 as %of 1955 ' EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 . WeekEnding . . ...---....-- . . . . Nov. Nov. : Nov. Sept. : Sept. . . . . . . 3 10 17 :: 15. 22 Sept. 29 . .. EGGS SET - THOUSANDS Oct. . Oct. Oct. .. Oct. 6-C-HIC-KS-13P-LACED - -20 : 27 THOUSANDS . Nov. . 3 : Page 2. . Nov. 10 Nov. 17 I. 1,223 l 918 1:,012 1,'353 .. 383 l,216 1,830 1,544 1,574 295 2,057 . 434 5 583 532 1:,867 1,297 2,147 271 2,188 253 . 201 1,261 29,439 26,743 110 1~ 243 l 747 995 1:,428 i _:; 345 . 11,210 1', 746 . 11,608 11,658 307 2 ~ 092 469 5 663 '; 588 l~t 884 . 1, 298 2,298 280 2,133 303 271 1,273 29,839 27; 799 . 107 :,156 .,, 874 743 532 975 . j 611 1,427 11 618 365 il 144 1,274 1, 903 iill 409 1:,578 1,622 !! 1,209 I 1, 752 II 310 1,081 489 2,i58 1,331 481 284 5 758 4 209 595 1,952 1,301 IdI 218 1,520 992 2,433 ! l 1,642 296 it 'I 2,227853 i li 245 251 1,814 188 141 1,213 II 928 I:I 30,517 ! 21,063 I!. I 27,907 17,659 II 109 . ! I i 119 l 899 568 705 603 156 442 1:,726 1,210 1,085 . 411 1,314 . 268 4 275 244 1,473 951 1, 729 251 1, 835 228" 131 771 21,275 17,708 120 885 434 703 651 174 432 1,613 1,071 1,128 408 1,297 292 4 303 224 1, 660 904 1,986 261 1,861 215 136 898 21,536 17,998 120 890 53b 506 544 101 435 1,540 1,258 943 396 1,274 368 4,237 212 1,694 1,067 1,792 . 252 1,996 178 134 889 21,236 18,176 117 941 484 487 583 119 447 1,661 1,045 901 351 . 1,274 . 324 4.1.389 198 1,582 . . 1,065 1,798 310 2,006 132 136 773 811 478 471 530 98 358 1,610 1,014 808 334 1,255 299 4,276 249 1,654 932 1,714 284 1,826 142 90 744 21,006 18,288 115 19,977 18, 596 107 862 924 893 532 534 476 626 634 732 638 676 752 96 93 156 363 426 465 1:,547 1:,601 1,611 1,092 1,094 1,056 843 978 1,089 386 381 345 1,189 1,271 1,336 258 325 . 296 4:398 . _4,246 4:135 203 196 . 230 1,645 1,715 1,729 985 1,036 976 1,575 1,672 1,760 232 230 231 1, 756 1,686 1,749 155 155 188 87 119 143 - - 673 675 944 20,141 20,667 21,292 18,780 18,982 19,023 107 109 112 879 479 738 752 146 536 1,658 1,057 1,073 . 411 1,278 . 329 4,~7~ . 214 1,651 1,015 1,551 292 1, 742 212 112 863 21,270 19,595 109 - ;!; g - :_ 7 ) ... .. C~(()IP ~IEIP(Q)1Ft1rllNG IE"JRfVllCIE AGRICULTlJRAL EXTENSION SERVICE . UNIVE RS ITY OF GEuRG !A A ND THE STA "rE DEPARTtii~N r OF _AGRICULT ,UFi.E U.-5. DEPARTME NT OF AGRlCULTURE ~GRJ C.UL.TURA~ MAR !_ :_ 8,S62 (9, 728), Tennessee 76 and -common 731 (44J}; and other varfeties 1,546 (1,40,5:); Acr e.ag.e of le.;;pedeza harvested and to be harvested f.or seed .is e.s:timatec). ?-t...... - ... 747 ;ooo acres' only slightly belo~ the 757,000 acres harvested in 1956- and :4 per .. ~'. ' ' cent less than the 10-year average. Drought in..July and Augus t .in eas.t ern Sta.tfls.... _ curtailed acreage saved for seed har v est, part:l.cularly in Haryland and Vir g~nia,., , , and to a l esser extent in the Carolinas and parts of Georgia. Growing ~ conditions ... from were generally fav orable in other S.ta~es, but wet weather this fall has delayed maturity and preveilted. some acreage be:i3rig 'he1rves'ted:, especiallY in Nissouri, Ark~~sas, Mississippi, and Alabamao Yields per acre ar e expected to equal or axceed last year in all States except Indiana:, . Vi rginia, Kentucky :and Alabama., However, they are not particularly high in any of the States >ri.th the r esult that the indicated u. s. yield of 199 potmds per acre is only slightly above the 1956 yield of 191 pounds and the 10-year aver- age of 194 pounds. - ... .. :'!: Harvesting of this ye~ 's crop began, on , the : ... , .. av erage, at about . the- sa.me .:ti~~. :.:~~:~;:<.;.~ last -year but 1 to 2 days l ater tl;lan usuaL Dates on which hrtrvesting began or::was expe.cted to begin 9-veraged as fo.lJ,.m-m: October 28 -,.31 in I ndiana, Oklahoma, Kent1,1c~y, Hississippi and Al abama; November 1 - 2 in Illin.ois, .Hiss ouri, Georgia, Vi rg.inia, and Tennessee; Novemb~~ 3 - 5 in Kansas;, Nort.h Carolina,- South Carolina, and. A+koiln~as; and Novei]lber 15 in Hary).and~ . . . , .. '. .. 1.... F ~- : ; , ' ! . ~ . . : ;. . ~ ~ '.t.: ...~ ~ f . ~: ~ . ., \ - C ~I-y;-:over .bf lesp~dez~ by farmers on, June 30, is estimated at 7,973,000 : PCl'.J-?ds. ,i.' ~ most::..y in Hissouri~ Ge orgia, the Carolinas, and .Tenness ee.: :J:t is ,1_8 pe:;-~ent; . SIJl?t~e:r than ~:iJ.st ._ :y.ear but . 27 percent larger than average. .. . ........ .,,: : .. ' (Ov er) - 2- .., Domestic disappearance during the 19.56-.57 season is indicated at 149,261,000 pounds, C9D1pared with . 1.57,232, 000 _in the preceding season and the 10-year average of 1.56, 7.58.9000 pounds. . . . 01l!'rent supplY of lespedeza seed, including estimated production this year and carry-over by dealers and farmers as of June 30, 19.57, is 169,046,000 pounds. This is within one percent of last year's supp~ and the 10-year average. Lespedeza Seed: Acreage harvested, Yield per acre, and Production Average 1946-.5.5, Annual 19.56 and 19.57 l : - - - -==1\~~~aie=h~!e~t~(: Ii~l~ :Ee! !ce:::: =~= :Po~u~t~o~ ~1~~ ~e~~ -= State ::Average~ . 19.56 . .. . : : 1946-.5.5 : . : ! : Indicated 19.57 : : : A19v4e6ra..5g5e:.: 19.56 : Indicated : 19.57 !A~erage: . : 1946_55 . . 19.56 : . In:U'cated s . 19.57 . ---~--..-~.~. ---------------------1-, 0-00---1-, 0~00-~1,--00-0 : .~ , . ,Acres Acres Acr_~ pounds Po~ Po~ds poilllds pounds . poup~ . Inds 23,300 . 34,000 3.5,000 192 Il1o 21,600 32,000 26,000 174 Mo., . 21.5, 400 224,000 224, 000 192 Kans. 35,6.50 9,000 13,000 203 Hd. 1/18,.500 22,000 12,000 1/239 V~o - -25,000 2.5,000 14,000 - 178 N ca ' 149~6oo 14o,ooo 133,ooo 191 s.; c~ ..46,.5oo 34,ooo 45,ooo 170 Gao 48z.550 30,000 20,000 172 Kyo 63,160 85,ooo 70,000 214 T~nn. 54,100 .56,000 84;000 180 Ai.a. 13,700 1.5,000 11,000 148 Miss~ 14;oso 8,ooo 9,000 12.5 Ark., . 39~ 000 42,000 49,000 231 Okla. - 8,-Boo : 1,ooo 2,000 154 240 220 170 140 225 150 170 150 180 235 . 180 1.50 1.50 320 110 22.5 4,.543 8,160 . : 7,87.5 220 3,834 7,040 5, 720 200 43,673 38,080 44,800 210 7,986 1,260 . 2, 730 . 22.5 1/4,547 4,9.50 2., 700 135 - 4, 618 3,7.50 , 1,890 17.5 28,954 23,800 23,275 16.0 8,468 5,100 .7,200 . 185 8z809 ..5.!400 3;-.700 200 14,168 19,975 14,ooo . 18.5 10,174 10,080 .1.5' .540 140 2,074 2,250 . 1,.540 160 1,852 1,200 . 1,440 330 9,343 13,440 ..1~,170 135 1,516 110 . ,270 1,/ Short;..time average Lespedeza-seed Supply: Average 1946-.55, Annual 1956 and 1957 : ~----------------------------: ------------- Average : 1956 1946-55 : Indicated 19.57 . . --------------------------------------.---- I Production of clean seed. in pounds 153,.5.52,000 144,.595,000 148,8.50,000 Percentage. that is Korean 69o3 69.2 64.0 II . II II Kobe 23.3 22.8 28.6 . 11 II II Common & Tenn. #76 1.4 0'3 o~5 11 n 11 Sericea .5.9 6.7 ' 5.9 11 11 11 other v aricties 0.1 1.0 1.0 Farm carry-over on June 30 in pounds 6,271,.500 9,738,000 7,973,000 Dealer and Government carry-over on June 30 in pounds 1.5,124,000 12,223,000 Supply of clean seed (production plus carry-over) in pounds 170,592,200 169,457,000 169,046,000 RErssu'En-THR.ou'GH-GEcRGIA-CROP REPORTING srnvrc"E:: iJovt.lV"1BFR-2I,-i957- - - - - - - -------------- ---------- ~ -~-------------- - - I ' ' ... - ~ ' ' oroo7 G i A?. 6v'. ~8.19S b ~E~!~~;::;~~ GEORGTIA AGMR~~~~~~N~AL ; ~--~ti/J?oG~ . UNIVERSI'rY OF' GEORGI~ J . - . GE(\RG IA AGRI C Ul-nJRAL COLLEGE OF AGRICU i.TURE .': E':C T ENS ION SERVICE , Athens, Georgia ' I . : N.ovember 28, : 1956 . BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA COMMERCIAL AREAS During the we$k ending Novemb er 24 conuner~ial hatcheries place~ 4,286,000 chicks "!ith: b.roiler.. producers in .Georgia conunercial areas. This comp~es with the 4,279,000 P,la~ed the previous week and is ' 23 percent more than; thE!3,.475,000 )placed the sa.ril..e ' we'ek ..last year. . , I " Eggs s~t by local hatcheries amounted to 5, 769,000 compared wi~h 5, 758,000 for the previous week and is 21 percent greater than the 4,759,000 for ; the corresponding ~eek : l~st ye~. ' I . \ } r , , , : : lfatcreJ;"ies repo~ted prices paid for hatching eggs during -the w~ ek . at .an average of 64 ceni(s . per ' dozen., Average price charged by hatcheries for c{licks was reported at $11_ 25 1per hundred. These prices are identical with the previpus . wee.k and compare with~ 88 : cent$ , and. ~~16.. 00 one year . ago. Egg prices shown re1at~ to . Georgia p~oduced qatc~irig eggs ;whe'ther bought on contract or otherwise. ' : 2t - Weighted: av:er~ge prices from the Federal-State Market News Serlrice for broilers dur- ing week ending November 24 are as follows: North Georgia bro~ler.s 3! pounds; at farms 16.. 4~; FOB plants 17o 39. . . ; . I ' . ..: . : (See reverse side for other states) '::. GEORG~_Q!gCK PLAC~ Date . i Eggs EWl~edeikn& Set . i , 1955 : 1956 BY 1 WEE~_- PERI9. SEPTE1'1BER 22 TIIROUtiH ! Chicks Hatc~ed 1,/ .: ~nshipments Placed in Georgia . 1955 : ,19S6 . ' 19o~f5.C;hi.ct9k5s5; J~NOVETMBoEt~al2P4.lia_cle9d56 . i 1 ~o5n".F: arlm95s6 : :: i :Thousands ' I : Sept~ ~2 : ~ 4~681 . 5,.587 Sept~ ~9 i : ~j589 . 5, 803 Oct. 6 4; 745 5,822 Oct. +3 ; 4' 772 5,813 Oct. : 20 : 4, 777 5,590 Oct. 27 . 4~ 707 5,735 Nov. , .3 4;664 5,583 Nov. ; ~o . ~ . 4, 821 5,663 Nov. , ~7 ! 4? 733 5, 758 -N- ov-. -~24' 1 I 4-759 . J 5, 769 Thousands 3,081 3,120 3,156 3,178 3,113 3,109 2,962 '. ! 3,629 l 3,730 I 3; 745 3;3; '3, 877538 ~ . . ,!, ' 852 ' . . . 3, 777 '.',. i Thousands i Thousands ' 360 . 64~ 374 .' :._ 573 I:: 3',441 3,494 . 4,275 4,303 389 . 492 l 3,545 4,237 364 516 ' I 3,5!~2 4,389 :i" -487 518 '.1: 3,.600 4,276 344 . 546 3,:453 . 4,398 :263 ' 469 ; 3~ 225 4,246 3,119 2,997 3,085 3;761 3;872 3;839 ! 361 i . 306 : 'i ;390 :! 374 ' 3,480 4,135 404 3,303 4,276 447 !- 3,475 4,286_ }/. Exc~usive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Georgia. . . .ARCHIE LANGI,EY Ag. ri.cu. itura. l Stati~tician : In Charge CARL o .DOESCHER . t Agri:Cui.tu, rG\1 St.atistician : . .. ' i .. I . ., , . . . \. ,. . , . . . ' f. , :, '[ U IVERSirY OF GEORGlA i ot:C 1 . t9?e LI BRARIES ' ( ------- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COl'1HERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 Page 2. ------------------------------------~~- -- .' . Week Endirig ---.--,-----------------------~------ . STA'l'E . . .~. ~ Nov;.- .. : Nov. : Nov. ":: :sept .. : . Sept .: ~: oct.. . 10 ~ . : 17 . .: :, 24 .:; .. '22 . . : 29 : 6 . -roG~T .~ THOUSANDs .. n Oct .. .: . qct-.--: -~O~~i1- -~:~-N-ov-. ----N-o-v.--:--N-o-v.----N-o-v- - 13 . 20 . :- . 27 } 10 17 : 24 CI}ICI\S .PLACED. - . +IfOUSANDS I . .1.1 Main_e 1 1,243 ~ 1,156. 1,688 :-.: 899' : 885 ., 896 941 811 862 924 893 879 969 Conne..cticut . Pennsylvania 1 . 747 . . 995 743 915 905.f i:I . :' 568: . 1,018 ; i 705 434 703 530 484'. .... ' 478 . 532 :: 534 506 : -48l : : .h'rt. 62C? ; . 634 476 732 479 738 465 627 Indiana . . ~ - 1;428 :1,42-T:_ 1, 427 i .. 603 651 . 5Ji4: 583 530'- . . : 638 . ~: .676 752 752 720 Illinois Missouri .. _ De1;3-Hare . , . MarY-land . I..1 1, 3~4150 _ 1, 326154:~-. . 1 z'746 .:. 1 1 90J ' < 1,608 . 1,622.:.' :no 1,3.66 ; : .! ~ - . 156. 442 174 .: 101: .-- 432 ;, 435_'. 1, 8,:_4~- :.: . 1, 72-0~ - :... l, .6J.3 ....,.. 1,540 1,66o ,::,i1'> J-,210: :.: . l,Q71 :. ; 1,25:8 119 98 : 96 . ~- 4ln: .. 35-B ..... ,--363 : ~1;661 : r ;6io :.... 1;54?; 1,045 . . 1,014 : . 1,=092 ... . 93 :426 1,.:$01 : J.,;094 156 465 1,611 1,056 146 536 1,658 1,057 147 467 1,622 1,165 Virgfui./3. : West Virg:i;nia . ' 1,658 ... 1, 752: 1,.808. .:"1 . ;1.,085 - 1,128 '.; 943 901 808 ! 843~ . . : 978 1,089 1,073 971 r 307 310 :30.3 .J'i : . 411 408 :. :~ . .. 396 351 334 f386 '381 345 411 495 North Carolina ,... : 2;092 . 2,158: 2,358 ! 1,314 , . 1,297 .. . ~,274 1,274 1,255 1)189 1:~271 1,336 1,278 1,276 Sou,th G.arolina , . 469 . 481 . 398 ... i .: 26B r.. -. . 2'92 ' : :_- 368 -G:E:O-:R:G-I-A:-=-.-,...:.----+~....v.,..._5:::;>,.l6"6"~3;:~...-:::;.5z.,._1~-5~8--.-.::.'.5.4... l69 . j ,. 1 . . 4 . , 27.:!';:" . 4, 303 .' :. 4/237.. Florida 1. ~ :588 .. 595. . .568 ::~ i , 244 ... -:224 :. .: .: 212 : 324 .. . ' . 299 . ;258. ' " 4 4 .'.J-4.z 389 '?~7; 6 : . ")98 ? f- .. , _.., . 198 - 249 r:.-.; 203 '325 4~246 ' 196 296 4,135 230 329 4:276 214 .. 314 4, 286. 201 Al~hcima i 1;884 . 1,952 1~921 ;[: ;,:. _1,47;3 : 1,66o .::.: .: ;1,.694 1,582 . 1,654 1~645. 1,715 1,729 1,651 1,687 Mississippi ALorUkiasnishims~;. . f 1;298 . 1- j 2; 298. . 280. 1,;:301- 2,433 296 1,314; : 95l 2,440. i I. :-1, 729 :- 283 i i 251 ' :;904 ::.: 1,067 ,- 1-;.065'.: ... , 9:32. '-: :' : 985 1,~986 '.:. . i,'792 ~ 1_,798 -'..;l .:, .714 . : 1~ 57;5 .261, . ..' ,:. 252 . 310 . . 2'84 . : 232 1,036 1,672 230 976 1,760 231 1,015 1,557 292 925 1,717 258 Tex.as j r~ . 2-;133 . 2,275 2:279 .; !-.. 1, 835. 1~'861' i 1, 996 2,006 1,826 ~,75? 1,686 1,749 1,742 1,628 .. I" Washington }: 30.3 28J 288 i j. . 228 215 178 132 142 : 155 155 --TCO-OraT~-lAgi-Lofno-1r-9n5-i.6a----~~~~II'1,,- 2-19-.,,8-223.77-913;.-::' --310-,,5.-22141-53'7---301~1. -182624-781~. .IiII,!-s:~!-:-.-: 2-1-,217-737-511-- --2-1.-.',:518-39368-6 -. '~~.2. -1,-2.81~383-694---2-1.-,.017-037-636.-.. -.. -19-.,-97-794-704---2-;0':-,16-478-31(-\--2-0-,616-617-795- J ' I TOTA~ 1955 I II ! ' 27~799 27,907 28 ' 258 ; ;' .I 17,708 17,998 18,176 18,288 18,596 18,780 : 18,982 1956 as % oi' 1955 ll 107 109 . 109 ! 120 120 . 117 115 107 107 109 188 143 944 21,292 19,023 112 212 112 863 21,270 19,595 109 176 125 889 21,130 19,534 108 '' : '- .. '" f - .. :. . . ___1 _,'11.. ~;.,;,- r o 'GTf':- ;rs u.. r. NITED STATES ~., ~Xe~ocff~~ 1 DEPARTME NT OF ~ ~ l [_ )[J) ~ (!~ i . : -. . . 11 ~-: ;~ A.\ -. :: . ?-~ : ~~ AGRICULTURAL . MAR~~TING -. . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COI-LCGE OF AGRICULTURE Athens, G~~:n~g~?- .; : 0 GEORGlA AGRICUL.TU"f~AL : EX "tENSION SERVICE ' Decerrber . 5, 195-6 : !:,. - - - - .B..R..O._.I.L._E~__n_..,.C,.H_.I.C...K..__REPORT FOR G. E:. ORGI 'A~-C(_.)...}.-1.I--~-R.C..I-..lit .AREAS' .. ( . ; : ! . . . . i . , ~ . . j During the week ~nding Dece1nber 1 commercial luitcheries placed. 4; 263,000 chicks with broiler pro~ucers in Georgia commercial areas .. This compares with the ' 4,286,000 ' placed: the pr~v+ous week and is 20 percent more than tne ~,540,000 :Placed .the same wee~ 1q.st -year. :. . . ; ., , Eggs s~t previous bwYe. eJk,~-caandl hatcheI r' i: ~s. amounted to 5, 734,000 com~aredi-,rlth ~.S:# 769; ooo f.or :the is 21 percent greater than the 4, 722' 000 for the corresponding : : week last >yeq.r. ) . :' ' ~ . .. ' ' .. . . . . ; .. . . .. . . eggs : ... ) \, I: - I Hatcheriep reported priees paid for hatching during the :week at ari. averag$ of 64 cents p~r: . d?,zen. : Average price charged by hatcheries for chicks was r eported rnL at $11~ 00; per i hubdred. These pri._ce~ c~mpa~e with ?4 cer1ts and 25 for the . previo1;1s We~?.}t! ~a 88 , cent-s .. pnd . $16. 90_on~ . year .ago. Egg PI_'~ces shoWn re-late to Georgia ~ ~ prL9. d.up;e.ct;!hatoh}.ng eggs !rJl'lether _bp.)..lgh:t on co. nt..ract . o.r. oth;rw.ise,.. I 2t .. Weighted B,:ver~e; prices from the Federal-State r1arket News Service Jor broilers f quring . I.Ye_~k -e~liing December 1 are : as foJ.lOivS: ' NO:;:-tl'J. Get?.rgia bro~lers 3t . poundsr- ~t;_farm~ 15:.21; :--FDB plan;t13; 16 ~12 . ; - :. _ :_; ~.: ... : 1, :. . ; . :I ; . , ~ ~ ; l . .~ . . . .: .. (.-' . . . I . . .. . I ,.: ;: ! ~ (See reverse side ~or- other states) _ __QE;Rbli. cHr(nQLACEMEN~Y H"EEKS. - PEiilOD ;sE?rEM:BER J~ .TJ!ROU.QH_DEcEMBER 1 19S:6 Date Eggs Chidk~ . H:atched .1 Inshipments Total Placed Week : Set ~-----+----1~9~55..._: 2. 956 Thousands Placed in Georgia l . 12,$5_= 1956 'l'holisands of Chicks .-1225 : 1956 Thpusands on Farms 1955 : 1956 Thousands- Sept . 29 4,589 . 5,803' Opt. ' 6 . . .4; 745 5,822 . 3,120 3;730 3,156 3,745 374 573 389 492 3,494 . 4,303 3,545 4,F37 Oct , 13 : : 4;-7'(2 5,813 Oct.. 20 ! 4, 777 . 5.,590 " ' 3,178 3,873 ~ ,113 3,758 364 516 487. .518 .3,542 4,389 3,600 .. 4,276 Oct. 27 ~ 4,707 5,735 Nov.- :' 3 ..4,,664 5,583 3,109 ),8_52 ., 344 .. 546 2,962 3,777 263 469 3,453 4, 398 3,225 4,246 N0v.:. '10 ; U,'B21 Nov . ~- ~17 : 4,'7~.3 - . Nov~ ;24 : 4, 7~9 Dec~:: ; 1 ! 7(.2 5,663 3,119 3,-791 361 374 . 3, 480 5,?58 . J~991 . 3,87~ 306 404 3,303 5,?69 ; .J;-085 ... 3,839 390 447 3,475 5 1]~ - ~~-...3''-1.:;;;..32_-=38~B--- 408_ _4.;..:;.3_2-.--1-~42 4,135 4,276 4, 286 l.t2 263- < :.:. ' _. 1,/ ~xdlu~;i:V:~ : ofih9:tchings shippe_d into :. stat.~s outside cif Georgia~ ! AJ,tCH~ .LANGL~Y :~: :: -: ':. .::. :;-: :,~; ~ : . ''. CARL 0 ~- DOESCHER Agriculttirai . st~tistician In Chnrge AgricultUral Statistician : I i, , J 1 . .:. ..... . : .. .. ~ ' '. . . :: ' ;.. . l .. . ,,'' :' ~ ' . . : .. i o : I \, . .. ; I :.: _., ! I t ! '' ., UNIVERSITYOF GEORGIA IJ i ,., ., . DEC 7 1956 ' ' , .... , I ,, ' 'Ij I I ' ' . . ! . .LI~B, RARfES -~ . . ..-- ~~~- ~.;.. ..-...,........;'.._ .;..... ... ~ ~- ~- .~ : STATE.. Maine Conne oti cut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware MarylB:ld Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA F1 o:;:-ida Alabama. Mississi?pi Arkansas L{lu-i si ana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1~55 1956 as %of 1955 rn EGGs .~ET Aim cHr.cks.::.PLACED oo MMERCIAL- AREAs, BY WEEKs - . . 195.6 _.1.1i!eek Ending Nov. 17 Nov,. 24 EGGS .SET - THOUSANDS -::: Sept. Oct. .. .:: .. '29 .. '6 .:: Oct, Oct.. Nov. : : Nov. 20 . : Z1 . : . ..3 . : 10 -~ CHICKS .PW\CED THOUSANDS Nov. 17 . Novo Dec. 24 ) 1,156 743 975 1,427 365 1,274 1,903 1.,622 1, '152 310 2s158 481 5~ 758 595 1,952 1,301 2,433 . . 295 2,275 283 ' 245 1,213 1,088 909 1,018 1,427 370 1,366 1,843 1,668 1,808 . 303 2,358 398 5, 769 568 1,921 1,314 2,440 28.3 2,p279 288 248 1,161 1, 317 1 ;~~~ 1, 391 264 1,277 1)> 782 1,s-625 1 r 645 338 2,21J: 42'7 5!' 734 500 1~870 1,422 2s468 . 271 2,443 276 232 1,082 !.I ! I i ! . 885 . 434 . ! I . '703 ' 651 174 I 432 :II 1,613 I i 1,071 : i 1,128 . !':I 408 1,297 : 292 . ; : 4,303 224 1 .., 660 9~ 1,986 261 1r861 ; 215 I ~ 13S I 898 890 530 506 544. 101 435 1, 54C l:s258_ 943 396' 1~2 '74 368 4,237 Gl2 1,694 1,067 1)> 792 252 1,996 178 134 889 941 .. 484 487 . 583 119 447 :1 '661 ' . .1. : 1-, 045 ! : 901 351 i,2~4 324 4,389 198 1,582 1, 065 1, 798 310 2,006132.: .136 .. 773 811 .. 862 4~78 . 532 . . 471 . 6.26' 53CJ 638 98 96 358 363 1,610 1,547 1,014 . 1,092 808 843 334 386 1,255 1:-183 299 258 4,276 4,398 249 203 1$-654 1,645 932 985 1,714 1,575 284 . 232 1,826 1;756 142 155 90 87 744 . 673 924 8.93'.' 879 969 961 534 ' 476 '. 479 465 45~ 634 . 732 738 627 618 676 752 . 752 720 810 93 ' 156 ' 146 147 171. 426 4 6 5 :. 536 467 1,601 ; . .1,611 : 1,658 1,622 491 1,~~52:-: 1, 0'94 . 1,056 1,057 1,165 1,141 918 : 1,089 1,C73 971 1,131 381 ' 345 411 495 398 1,2 't'l 1.~~ 3M 1,2'78 1,2'l6 1, 3H 325 296 329 314 364 4,246~ --- 4~,~1~3~5~---4~~~2~76~--4~,~2~8~6--~-4~~~2=6 ~ J.96 . 230 214 20 1 22r- 1,715 . 1,729 1,651 1,687 1,726 T,036 , 976 1,015 925 1,044 1,672 : 1,76C 1,557 1,717 1,713 230 . 231 292 258 29 3 1,686 1, 749 1, 742 1 s-628 1,636 155 . 188 212 176 230 119 14'3 112 125 171) 6'15 . 944 863 889 9 ::0 30,517 27,907 109 28,258 109 109 . ;'f.. I' 120 . 117 19,977 . 20,141 18,~88 : .18, 596 . 18 ,.78() ' 115 1~7. . ::.. 107 20,66.7 21:292 21,270 21,130 18,982 . 19,023 : 19.,595 19,534 10.9 112 109 108 20 ,276 J.06 \ Georgia GEORGIA: .:Ouring .the month ended November 15, the All Commodity Ihde-t;..~Oo~o,....u.:..u.;.c;~- Received by Georgia farmers declined three points. The Index is now 243 percent of its January 1910 - December 19~~ average, the lowest level reported si.nce December 1955 .The All Crops component of the Index declined 6 points during the. month to 262 . percent of its Jq.nuary 19;J..Oo December 19Jl( average, the lowest level reporteci since December 1953o Lov.rer prices received at the farm level for cotton lint, peanuts and sweetpotatoes contributed to the decline. Higher prices were reported during .. the JQ--oday period for grains, hay, cottonseed a'nd soybeans. The All Livestock and Livestock Products component of the Index remained unchanged during the month at 201 percent of its 19101914 average. 'Lower prices received r for meat animals .and all chickens were offset by higher prices received for eggs and a seasonal increase in prices of wholes_ale milk. UNITED STATES; The Index of Price::~ Received by Farmers was unchanged dl.li'ing..the . month ended November 15. Lower prices received for meat animals and fruit were offset by higher prices for c.ommercial vegetables, dairy products, food grains, and oil bearing crops. The Noverooer index at 234 percent of its 1910-14 average was the same as in October and compares with 224 in November 1955. Higher automobile prices were primarily responsible for raising the Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates)nearly 1 percent during the month ended November 15. Both the living and production components of the general ingex rose _~bout the same amount. At 289~ the mict'_Hov~ber Parity Index was nearly 4 percent higher than a year earlier and less than 1 pe~ cent under the all~time high last recorded in May 1952. With the Parity Index up and prices received for farm products averaging the same as on October 15, the Parity Ratio dropped to 81 in mid~November, off 1 percent from a month earlier, but 1 percent higher than a year ago. Indexes 1910 - 14 I:S 100 ;!?rices Rece:bved ~ Parity Index 1/ Summary Table for the United States Nov. 15, 1955 Oct. 15, 1956 Nov. 15, 1956 224 23h ' 234 279 287 289 =Be.s:.ord_hig_g - - - :Index : -D--ate- 313 Feb,l951 290 y'l"'lay 1952 Parity Ratio 80 82 81 123 Oct 1946 -------'- 1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Wage Rates. ~/ Also February and April 1952. ARCHIE LANGLEY ~gri~ultural Statistigian In Charge BURTON J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statistician Viheat, Bu. Corn, Eu. Oats, Bu. Irish Fot atoes,Cwt. $ Swee -1<. Potatoes,C:Tt. Cotton, Lb. Cottonseed, Ton Hay (baled) ,Ton Hog s,. per cwt Beef Cattle, c :t, g ilk Cous~ F..ead Chi~k.ens, . Lb. Eggs , Doz. Butterfat, Lb . lJ Mi1k (WhOl esale) pe r 1OO;f ,soybe ans, Bu. Feanuts, Lb. .67 . 87 3 .15 2_. 65 2.80 3.45 12.1 33.0 23.65 42.00 24 .80 7.36 ' 13 . 50 3.9.6 10. 90 33.85 96.00 13. 3 21.0 21.4 54 .5 25.8 51.0 . 85 . 87 5 . 10 32 . 4 46 . 00 24 . 20 15.30 11.70 110.00 17. 1 47.2 51.0 I 3.75 31.4 II 47 .co II 24 . 20 IilI 14.60 1, 11 . 60 11 uo .oo 1 17.0 I I 48.4 51 . 0 .65 . .' ~40 . .. . 11 . 9 21.82 7. 29 5.52 49. 18 u .5 21.6 26.3 1.'94 . 1. 9~ 1.09 1 . 19 .60 . ,69 1.40 1 .34 3.05 3 '. 52 ' 32.4 31.9 44.30 54 . 10 20.80 21 . 50 12 . 20 15 . 50 . 14.10 15. 30 144.00 155.00 . 1 20.0 16.0 43.4 .38 . 1 .. 57.2 59.3 2.43 5.2 6.20 2 .12 11.5 . 6.15 2 .10 10. 8 6 .20 2.20 10.4 1.61 4.8 4 .43 . 4:48 2 . 06 . . 2.07 . 11.7 ..1..1._6. . = IlffiEX TillliBBRS OF :F~UCES REBEI \f~D BY F Al?JviEBS IN GEORGIA (January 1910 - Dec embe r 1914 c 100) Nov. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 15, . . l955 HisS '19 .. .' .' . All Commoditi e s 248 246 243 . All Crops . 268 . 268 262 Grains and . H"ay 137 142 .. 144 Cott.on .Lint . 2'70 . 268 259 Peanuts 222 208 200 "Tob acco 362 373 373 : Cottonseed and Soybe ans 175 191 197 Irish Potatoe s, Swe"t Fotatoes, & Cowp e as 189 276 215 Fruits f.Uld Nuts All .Live si;ock and Live stock F roducts 233 2C6 251 201. . 251 201 " ' .. . Meat .Animals Foultry and Egg s 216. ..176 240 . ' . 233 148 148 Dairy Products 242 242 244 - - - - - - - - - - - - " - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 . ' { I ll ---~ P~R""!':x.C.tS PAID BY FA.."tl}.oo.t_2 FO"R ~~3D F~EDS ~TC'V'f!':3~R 15, . 1956 "llp1 Gm~ t.:m:sQtrs.. : .~:. -- -- . GEO"t?.GIA . I' ID!IT~ STATES : ' Nov . 15, Oct. is, Nov. 15, Nov . 15, Oct. 15, No' KI ND Oi<' FEED 1955 1956 1956 1 9 55 1956 J Mi xed Dairy Feed All. Under 29io Frotein 18'7 Protein . 1&'7~ Protein 2Clfo Frotein 24"/o Prot e in ; 3 . 85 . . . . .. 3 . 75 . .. 4 . 05 . ' 4.10 4 . 20 ~igh P rot e in Feeds ~ottouseed M...:al Sr:Jybean M~al iiP. at Scrap 3.30 4 .20 4 .95 Grain By-Products Br an Midd Corn llitne~gls 3. 35 3. 55 3 . 90 !-ou1try Fee d Broil e r Growing Mash Laying Mash 3cr ~t.c,h Grains '\ R~f :{B~~d.) A1 .il.lfa J.u Otl-.Gr 5.00 4 . 75 4 . 20 "5i .OCY 39 . 00 ]} As r eporte d by Feed Deale rs . 3 . 90 -Do-llar-s Fer 3 . 90 100 II Pounds 3. 62 -3.-85 .. .. . 3 . 85" . .. 3 . 55 . II 3. 90. 3. . 9 5 3.59 . .I . 4 . 00 . 4.05 3 . 80 4 . 20 4.25 I 3.99 3.30 I 3 .40 . . ' 3 . 71 3.95 4 .95 I 3 .90 4 . 75 4 .07 4 . 80 3.30 3 . 60 3 .40 3.30 3 . 60 3.35 2.85 3 .00 3.29 5.20 4.85 4 . 30 so.ccr 41 . 00 5.10 4.80 4 .20 55 . (j()" 40 .00 4.77 4 .38 3.94 32.90 28 .70 ..33:. 6716 ... . . 3: 6"5 : 3.88 . 3 .9.9 . .. 3.78 3. 87 5. 03 2 . 88 3 . 03 3 . 63 4.97 4 . 49 4.13 33.20 3 30 . 70 3 r ! I '. . ! t..-... . -~ ..:.... _--~-- --~~ ...- - - ,_- _...:_..______ -- ,____..,. ...... - . ...-... - . ...... - .:.. ...--- ----- - !........ .._ ~ """~~. - ~..-.~ ---------.....r--.-----.-.-- - . . ----- - r-- ,Ir--. .... COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1956 r 'ii~-Yi~i'd" " Pe~ - ------ __ p~-od~;ti_cm state I'~~:~:::-y-~~e_s_tf~956- ---!A~~f~j;~d_ ~cr~956- ~Qct~-'-rQSs_J!tr~~: t-- -d,;ec. r-- -- -- -C--. - 1 1945-~5~4 Li :,1~955 iEstimate L 11945- L-21 __ I :- ~1~9u5n5d; bE~c:st_..1 j 1~j~_;:h-:~4~~rj ~1-9;5~51;s~"sct'im_.alot.f ' N. Carolina I 681 S. Caro:J.ina 1,04!~ GEORGIA Tennessee . : 1, . 2758L8~ Mississippi Alabama )~ ~5io 1 ,2,334 480 I 440 321 I 350 730 1 ! 680 301 375 895 570 i 5813~55 252 359 376 523 i i 1,050 1 970 1 281 'j 478 1, 700 1,595 340 570 l_ 393 I 457 351 360 364 336 : 1 656 675 . 572 . 515 701 . 585 484 j 564 , 623 550 I I 371 1 .880 ; 1,045 750 486 1,656 1 2,023 1,615 Missouri Arkansas Louisiana: : Oklahoma Texas 4 71 : .. .1', : 9825L6~ 1 1,100 8,574 New Nexico 1 Arizona j 219 382 1 '390 ' 365 ! 367 J 502 1,460 ! I 615 I I 790 I ! . 6,900 1, 365 j 339 !. 545 560 336 .. 454 725 154 1 281 6,225 ! 194 281 . I I ... . . . I I 185 1 i 81 i 526 68'8 355 358 i .-656 981 I 592 506 362 1, 382 410 1, 663 I~,1,h45400 501 586 582 585 175 35'6 ! ll63 265 278 3,518 1 4,039 j 3,610 . I!. I I 811 I 237 - 2661 306 1,113 1 559 7'28 830 1 i: m- - ~C~a~li~fdo~r~n~i!a:~.5~2;o84~3~-j 16!. 97~4~5 j .: . t-i?; 67~49~ i %6~5~9 774 I 18~9;7 J-i31;;o16}4}-. fi14',2~05h311.,42_0~t0 Other S-tates1 1-- Virginia 23.2 Florida L~l.2 Illinois 3.3 ~:;~~:;:;b ll:t -L 16.5 33.5 2.7 . ~:-~ ~ i ' 'i I I i5.3 336 :1 JJ2 ._ J_ 376 1 l Jl.O ! 214 :[ 35k 'I 232 . 2,9 248 ., 317 j 414 1. J~- r~~~~ ~ t~~ I ~~_g l 16.4 1 ,li.4 12.0 18.7 24.7 15.0 l-1n 1.7 j 1.8 I 2.5 9-:~ - , - 1~:~ ~=~a~exic1 1~:~ 1~:~ _ToA~_:riiz.~:o~~n~a~~-----14~8.:.7t. ~ ----~14l8:_.t2 ! ! L__ lt~ ~1l8:._0t I ~~ lj~~J3Q85~ _ , IL~ ~~~ l5~87~~ I Jjl ;~~ _j6~9~3 - I Li ~ 1~-:~ ! }'1~6_.: 5~--~- 1~:~ 2~?2:._3~__ jIj __1~2-t~6~6.-10 J of1/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale cont~ns. ab~U..t; 4BO net pounds lint. 2/ Sums of acreage and production for 11 0ther States" r6unded .to thousands for inclusion in United States totals; Estimates for these States, except Kansas where cotton production is insignificant, are shown separately. _j/ .Short-time , :JY a::~r:~ge, . rnc~uded in State and United States totals. . . .r."v ,..._.. --- -- - - - - -- G HlJ 'CJO 1 t/A - ( . - - - - - - - - - - ~ \ : lVI UNIV~RSI TY OF tiEORGI A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU 1..TURE C37ojJ LIBRARIES GJSORGITA ' A~::~~~~;~iL cffg;z;zce> UNIVERSIT-Y OF GEORGIA COLL'EGE; OF AGRICULTURE Athens, \Goor'gi~ G~OAGIA AGRICULTURAL E~ENSION _SERVICE ; _. : Pcc e:r~cr ~2, \19S6 ..., : '. . BROILER CHICK REPORT FOR GEORGIA CO~mRCIAL AREAS During the week ending December 8 commercial hatcheries pl,aced 4, 295, boo c_llidks with br~i:}.er producers in Georgia conunercial areas. This compltr'eS wit,h tnE3 ' 4,263;000 placed the previous week and is 20 percent more than _the 3,582,000 placed the same week last year. . Eggs set by local hatcheries amounted .to 4,923,000 compared wi~h 5, 734,000 f~ 'the previ'ous week and is 3 percent greater than the 4, 797,000 for the corresp;ond- ing w~ek ~ast _ year. I Hatcheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the we~k at an average of 64 cents per .dqzen. . :A-verage price charged by hatcheries for .th;e cJ;rlcks was reported at $ll.QO p~r ; hundred. These prices are identi~al ~th ~he previou~ week . and 88 cents :and $16.00 one year ago. Egg prices shown relate to Georgia produced patch:in~ eggs Whether bought on contract or. otherwise. . . Weigllt~d ave~age prices from the Federal~State Market News service for. broilers during week ~nding December 8 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2~- 3~ ; pounds; at flj.!'ms 15.08; FOB plants 16.06. \ (See reverse side f Er other states): > i y ' GEORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY WEEKS ~ PERIOD OCTOBER 6 THROUGH DECEMBER 8~. 1956 Date ' . .I ": , Eggs - Chicks Hatched Inshipments 1: T-otal 'Placed Week ~ndins 1 ~ !. . ' Set 1955 : 1956 1 Placed in Georgia of Chicks 1: . on.FarJ!ls ; 1955 !...1956 . 1955 : 1956 I _tt925 : 1Q56 ' , ! I ; Thousands . II - \ Thousands Thousands I,:: Thousands l I' . ... Oct. 6 :j 4,745 5,822 3,156 3,745 389 492 1: 3,545-- 4,237 ; l: I Oct. -13 Oct. 20 .~ , 4,772 5,813 4, 777 5,590 3,178 3,873 3,113 3, 758 364 487 516 518 !~:~ 33.~:,564020 4,389 ~ 4,276 : 'I Oct. 27 :1 .. -4,707 5,135 Nov. J 4,664 5,583 Nov. 10 ' , 4,B21 5,663 IIi 3,109 3,852 2,962 3, 777 3,119 .3,761 344 5l~6 1: 3,453 4,398 ~ I 263 361 469 1: 3,225 4,246 : 374 1. 3,480 : 4,1).5 :. 4 5 Nov. ~J :I 4/{~3 5,758 Nov. C4 \.. . ,_7 9 5, 769 . 2,9.91 ._J;:S.-72 -! 3, 085 3, 839 306 390 404 ! 3, 303 . 4,276 : 447 i 3, 475 4, 286 ; Dec. Dec. 1 ~ i! ,V 41 722 5,734 41 79J ..4J.923 I 3,132 3,83l \ 408 l 3~~45 3,857_ : ~37 432 ;: 3,540 . 4,263 ; 438 l. .1,582 , 4,2~5 . .... :. , ~ . >'. ~;' :. ~ r < 1 ;.. :--:.i .. ]/ Exclu~ive , of hatchings shippe:d:;iritti ~t~t.es -. ouiside of Georgia. ! . CARL o. DOESCHER Agricultural -Statistician 1 : . I ' ... :' ..~ . I t ' i .~ I > I . , .~r : ' I . ' ':,. ; ' .. . ~ . STATE EG;ds: SET AND .CHICKS -PLACED IN COMi-~CIAL AREAS, BY WEE:;,;;KS._-_1;;;.:9;...::;5~6----------......:P;;...;ag~e....:2~.~- ' 'We'ek Ending ' : . N"ovot : : Dec. : Dec. '.. :: Oct. :.. 24 :. "1 8 : : . 6. ~ -~ EGGS -SET- THOUSANDS :: _Oct. -: Oct. : :- Oct. : , Nov. . : Nov. : Nov. : Nov. Dec. Dec. ' 13 : 20 27 :: 3 10 : 17 : 24 1 8 CHICKs PLACED- 'IHOUSAN=ns~-'-------------- Maine Connecticut Pennaylvania Indiana II .1,, o-'a8 1 909 . :~ ! 1. 1,018 l/427 1,317-: . 818 1,08.5 1,391:":; l I 1,i19 1 i 709 t ' 8.01 1 1,183 i i 890 530 506 544 941 484 487 563 811 478 471 530 961 976 . 452 440 ! 618 546 ; 810 761 Illinois Missouri Delaware : .. ,.. 370 .1 1 "3. 66 it : ' . 1,843 264:. : 1, 277 : . 1, 782'. _; 2oa ( 9.597. 1,440 :'1 i' i l( l 1 101 -.-: 435 1,$40 ' 11,9 . 98' . ... -447 : ./" 35'8 . 1;~6~1 ~- 1, 610 :'- 171 491 1,522 18.5 467 1;830 Maryland I 1,668 1,62.5:: 1,288 ; ! 1,258 : 1~:04.5 :- 1,cnrt ~ :: 1,141 1,253 Virginia 1,808 1, 64~ > 1,519 ! i . 943 .. ' 901' " 8b8 .' 1,131 1,168 West Virginia North Carolina r, 303 2',358 ! 338 175 l 1 . 396 ..351 - :: 334 ; .. 2,211 : _1,:.768 1 i,:Jo9 . :: I:i2~1- .: : 1,268 . 398 360 1,31.5 1,399 South Carolina ' 398 427 334 I i )68 .: .' 307.'': c .326 ..... 364 . 302 GEORGIA 5 -169 5 7 4: 4' 923 -4 237 '4 389 c 4 27b . 4 263 4 295 Florida 00 . 212 : 203 . . : . 19 . 230 " -. 214 : : 201 . 229 . 211 Alabama Mississippi Arkansas .- .. ..-, 1,921 ~ ~ - :~ : ....... i-~ ~1;,34144o' 1, 870'. "1,641 ! ! _i,"694 1:,42g : 1;;t23 i : 'ij667 2, 468 = 2, 160 : I :J..., 792 r ;'-968455. -' :.. :>1 1 ,' 7i5 036 1,515 1,672 1,729 976 1,760 1,651 1,015 1,557 t,687 ' 925 i,7~7 1; 726 1~044 t 711- 1;709 1,149 1,803 Louisiana Texas .. 1 -283 .:,! -- ~,n9 . 271 : ' 190 1 ':. 252 2,44)' .1,731 ; . 1~996 . 232 230 - 231 ..: '... -292 . . . ,; 258 r, 756 -: 1,686 ;_:-1~:-749::.= .::~<1, 142 . .::i, 62'8 . :' 293-::'1 ~.,638 . 293 1,829 Wa.Shington Oregon J . 288 r 248 . !: 276, 277 i . 178 232 ; ~ 195 134 . 15.5 ' :, ~ : 155 188 212 1'7.:6 ,. 230 233 87 : ... 1~7 137 107 . 125 J?O 151 1 California ~ .1,.161 1,082 1;067 889 673 .. 615 .... 94lr . -~~ .:_.: -~~~~ ;~:.: ;:_;; 8_89 ~-~5 6 789 --T-O-TA-L--1-95-6-------: -.:'.-..~!3-0-,:-.82-7-..--3-0-,4-7-8---2~5~,2-2-4~r11I ~1iI ,2-1-;2-7-1--~--:2-q.-.,9-9-6---2-0-;0~l_-7---2-0-,1-7-1--' -2-0-;6-5-.5---: 21-,~-?-86-: --2-1-,2-8-3---2~1-,1_3.2--~21--,.5-3-6---2-2-,1-4-9------ TOTAL 1955 19.56 as % of 1955 ' 1 i. j 28,:25Er : .. 109 27,871 109 ?~:~ ~~4 i ' '! 18~176 "18,288 I : .: . . .: '89 ~ ; ::117 .:. . 115 18;596 ' :lOB 18,780 : : 18,"982 1QT. : - ~09 .. . .. 19;595 19,534 . 20,276 ).12 . 109 . 108 106 20,447 108 . ; .. .:; ACREAGE .1\ND INDICATED PR.ODUCTION OF PRINCIPAL 1 COI>flvJERCIAL CROPS DECE1'1BER 1, 1956 ~. ; : . . : . ' . . . i ~ ' : I , ,': ' ------ - - - UNITED STAT.ES: . The production of winter vegetables in 1957 is expected to be 10 . . perc ent l e ss than last ye e..r but about equal to aver.age, according to the .Crop Reporting Board. Drought and a shortage of tmter for irrigation 'in South Texas are largely r e sponsible for the light production indicated this year. Most significant; r educations are reported for c abbage and carrots but..winter prod- uction of beets, broccoli, cel ery, lettuce, shallots and spinach is also expected to b e down from last year. Increased winter production is in prospect for arti- chokes, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and escarole. . : Cool l-T~ ather and frost during Novemb er caus ed some loss of vegetables arid retarded plant ..development in me>ny producing are as. Freezes in the Northeastern Stat es damaged some late crops, inoluding Long Island cauliflower. In the Southeastern Stat es, continue d dry weather was unfavorable for vegetable crops. Low t emperatures in Florida November 27 and 28 c aus ed vari ed degr ees of damage to t ender crops and retarded the deve lopment of all v egetablGs. The damage to snap h e ans .. and sw0et corn in the Everglade s was s ev ere. Low temperature s in South Texas in l at e November r esulted in sc Qttcr e d damage to t ender vegetable s but loss es wer e not eJ-;t ensive . The drought in that s ection has not b aen broken -, l e ttuc e escaped with light damage from low : 1 t emperature s. of late Novemb er. Plant injury vms. confine d to : a f ew cold locp.tions. Harve st activity is becoming general and daily move111ent during Decembe r is ,;expe ct':" e d t~ .increase S1Jbstantinlly. In Texas, growing conditions have be en favorable for l ettuc e in winter producing areas and tho crop was not damaged by tpeJ.ow t emperatures of 1~.tc November. Harve st was active in the Winter Garden are a by mid-November and movement from thv.t section w.i.ll continue in volume -in D e~ ember. Cut.tJ.ng startod-..in Lovrer Valley in late November but supplie s ther() will not r e ach volume l evels until after Duc emb er 10. Host of the acreage at Laredo and in the Coastal Bond is for nlid"':'w.i.ntor harvest. Arizona's winter l ettuce crop at Yuma has made fair progre ss although growth has b oen r etarded by lovT tomperatur.:;s. Hovement is undervmy and will increase during December. : In .~ cniifornia/ h~rvGst . of e arly ncruage at Blythe is active and cutting in Imperial Valley is on the incre ase. Cool weather has slowed plant development in both soctioris. . Cqlifornia -vnntor l ettuc e shipments vJill not be h e avy until aftur mid-D ecemb ~r~: - - - - - - - ~ -- - - - - ~ -- - -- ~ ---~ -~ ~ - -- - ....- UNITS FOR VEGET.tl.BLE ESTTI1ATES CHANGED IN REPORTS ON 1957 CROPS, YIEI.D Al'U) PRODUCTION ESTIPIATES FOR FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES ARE BEING PUBLISHED BY THE CROP REPORTING BOARD ON A WEIGHT BASIS . THE . . Ul IT .us,_,D FOR VEGETABLES AND MELONS IS THE HUNDREDV.JEIGHT AND THAT FOR STRAWBERRIES IS POUNDS. THIS CHANGE FROH THE VARIETY OF UNITS FORHERLY USED HAS BEEN DISpUSSED WITH VEGETiiBLE PEOPLE AND OTHER. USERS OF THESE STATISTICS. REJ.S.ONS FOR CHANGDJG FRON. THE HETEROGENOUS UNITS FORl'1ERLY USED TO A UNIFORM WEIGHT . BASIS INCLUDE: (1) 1'J3SENCE OF UNIFORHITY IN CONTAINERS USED FOR SOME VEGETABLES ( SUCH AS CARROTS Al'JD TOMATOES, W.IGNG IT I NPOSSIBLE . TO SELECT A UNIT WHICH CAN BE UNDERSTOOD llJ ALL PRODUCING SECTIONS. (2) IT IS NOT PRACTICAL TO ALTER PRODUC- J TION STATISTICS TO REFLECT THE CONSTANT EVOLUTION IN VEGETABLE "PACKAGES . (3') .. . CHANGES IN PACKING PRACTICES AND VARIETIES HAVE RESULTED IN VARIATIONS IN 'WEIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS SO THAT THE ACCURACY OF DATA ON A CRATE. OR BUSHEL BASIS HAS BEEN AFFECTED. (4) THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT MEASURENENT OF PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF WEIGHT IS BECOiYliNG MORE GENERAL, PARTICULARLY WHERE VEGETABLES ARE SOLD IN BULK AS TO PROCESSORS OR SHIPPERS. - .. - .. .. - - - - - .. - - -- .. - .. - - - - ... - .. - .. ... - - .. ... - - - .. -- ... - -:.. ACR&~GE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1957 WITH COMPARISONS GROP ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION . . AND . r. .- . STJ.TE :Averago :1949--55 I 1956 Ind. 1957 4A91v?.5~: 1956 Ind. 195? :Avera~_S': ?94ii ~ .. 19~6 ;.:~. Ind. 1957 ---------..,~--..,..-----..":'"" ."A.!c~e~s-.-..-:-. --r..-rfi --..----~-C-vlt. ~ , r ~ 1, 000. Cwt e.~ : i CABBAGE 2/ ' !!j.ntcr- [ I, :.. ~~ ... I .. ' . Florida !16,900 ! 16,500 ;16,500 I 203. 2oo /.. .:wo .. 1 3;.432' 3.,300 :3,300 Texas !20,710 20,000 11,500 ! 109 135 ..... i~5 ~ :2;2.68 . .:2, 700 1;322 i Arizona 1,040 1,,100 1,300 ; .241 20p. .. 220 253' ,220 28.6 l C~raoluipf oTr noitaa l. ,j ..-~4~,2,~52.9,.0.4o~--,.4"':!3"i,~5,1~0o~0o~'3-.:.-2.3.,.,5.0,S,~a-,o2~.0,.,1.7~~.2~1-:1:!'90....-~201:7::1:0:---~ ; 67492 .C T,7%35~. . .'700 .5, 6o8- Esa. r~Cya_rolri~nna.ir -n.2/, 0QO~ i . .2;4illL .:... 2,:400 ! 133 . lh5 2-58 ' 31+8 _- Ge 0l:gia,South),600 . . 1 4~"7.00 . ,3,800 i .;111 120 624 564 Alabama ; 1,130 Mississippi j 4,710 900 900 I 109 100 },000.. 2,800 ~ 98 110 123 90 . " 459 . 330 Louisiana h,110 .. 3,500 ' 3 ,'100 : . 89 - 100 378 l; . salifornia . 2, 890 ;2,800. 2,800 216. 220 . . . . I 626 44-o.- :--1-- - - - - -.- - - .. .i2i . G:Dqup Total ! 2o,.- ....,....,.,....:L...7,--.3-00-......l..5,, 8.oo ~ 133. ' . . .j 2,468 . 350 616 2,298 - I ,__.;J .___/ I LBTTUCE j . , .. , . . ~ . I }':!:i:nt!: ' ! I Florida T0xas . ~3o,,167q0o I 4,300 4,200 I 112 20,800 12,000 97 i Arizona',Yllinal4,210 Ca lifprhiu ~3~,230 13,.500. 39,7~0 11,000 11 41,000 141 15~ 110 110 358 473 462 90 100 1,009 . '. 1,872 . 1, 200 140 .. 155. ' 1, ~84 : ; : : 1' 890 : . 1, 70.5 150 155 4,973 5,955 6,355 . Gro:p Tota1161,210 _78,300 6_8,200. i ' 137 130 143 8,321 10,190 -~~ 11 17 Group averages including ALL STATES are simple average of annual daia: ] / In - eludes processing. 1957 acreage prospective . I ljrr~t1 UNIVERSITY OF'GEORGIA I. COLLEGE OF AGHICUL TIIOC' I '-r( l - GFnAI':IA Ar.:o,,..,,. - - ... 11. 111 ' . 16 , UNITED STATES ;; j DEPARTMENT OF ! AG"~CULTURE - ' . 1-r-~ ! ~ r, I UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA : COLLEGE OF AGFHC.:UL- TURE GEORGIA AGRICUL.TURA&:. EXTENSION SERVICE i ... .. '. Athcntr, Ocorgip. : Deccoocr l9, 19$6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~c~o~~~c~~~~AR~ I . Duri~g the week ending Dece~ber 15 commercial hatcheries placed 4,267,000 ehieks with ;broiler producers in Georgia commercial areas. This compares with the : 4,29$,000 placed the previous week and is 18 percent more than the 3,610,000 placed th~ same week last year. ' ; . I . ~ggs ! set by local hatcheries amounted to 5,909,000 compared with 4,923,000 ~ the previous week and is 2l percent greater than the 4,901,000 for the. correspond- ing Meek last year. 1 : . Hat oheries reported prices paid for hatching eggs during the week at an average of 64 ce:1t s per .dozene Aver ag e pri c.e charged by hatcheries for the chi~"ks was repor ted at $llo09 per hundred~ Tnese pri ces are i dent i cal wi th the previous week a'1d compares '~'lith 87;, 5 cents and ~16,. 00 O!le year ag oo Egg pr ic es shnvm relate' to Ge or~i a ' produc ed hat~hing eggs whet her bo~ght on contract or otherwise. Weigh' ted average prices from the FederalSt.ate Market News Service for broilers ~la:l.'ing week ending December 15 are as follows: North Georgia broilers 2~-3t :pounds; at farms 15. 70; FOB plants 16o89~ '(See reverse side for other states) GEORGIA CHICK ' PLACENENT BY WEEKS - PERIOD OOTOBER 13 THROOGH DECEHBER 15.. I956 Date -1 Eggs ! - chicks Hatched ~/ InShip~ents TOtal Placed ... Week Set i Placed in Georg~a of Chicks on Farms -E+n-d-i-11g 1955 : 1956 Thousands I I 1955 : 1 956 - T h o u s ands : 1955 : 1956 1955 : 1956 Thousands Thousands Oct~. 13 Qct. 20 4, 772 5,813 4, 777 5,590 3,178 3, 873 3,113 3, 758 . 364 , ~i6 3,542 487 518 3,600 Oct., 27 4,707 5,735 3.109 3, 852 344 546 3,453 Nov. ~ 3 , . 4,664 5,583 Nov. 10 : 4,821 5,663 Nov. 17 - 4, 733 5, 758 2,962 3, 777 3,119 3, ?61 2,997 3, 872 I 263 . 469 361 374 306 404 3,225 3,480 3,303 Nov. 24 \ 4, 759 5,769 3,085 3, 839 390 447 3,475 I)ec. 1 : 4,'722 5, 734 3,132 3, 831 408 432 3,540 Dec. 8 4, 797 4,923 3,145 3, 857 437 438 3,582 . Dec. 15 4.901 5_!_909 IJ Exclusive of hatchings J.!_OlO ~ 812 shippod into states Iouts~de600of Ge45o5rg~.a.3.!_610 4,389 4,276 4,398 4,246 4,135 4,276 4,286 4,263 4,295 4.!_267 CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY . _ Agricultural Statisti'cian In Charge ., . - , I ' .. STATE Maine Connecticut Pe n..'lsylvania Indiana Illinois Hissouri Delaware Haryla7ld Virgin:. a West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA : Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas ~vashington Oregon California TOTAL 1956 TOTAL 1955 1956 as % of 1955 EGGS SET ftJTD__9lilCKS PLACED IN CONJ'lERCIA.L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1956 .. . Dec. : Dec. . Dec. 1 8 15 EGGS SET - THOUSJI..NDS .......... Oct. 13 vJe ek Ending Oct .. : Oct. 20 27 Nov 3 Nov. : Nov. 10 17 .. Nov. Dec. 24 1 CHICKS PIJtCED - THOUSANDS 1,317 818 1,08.5 1,391 264 1;217 1,782 1,625 1,645 338 2,211 427 5:734 500 1,870 1,422 2,463 271 2,443 276 232 1,082 30,478 27,871 .'I 1,119 1,245 ; 941 709 898 ,: 484 801 1,022 :, 487 1,183 209 956 1,440 1,288 1,519 17.5 1,341 . 28.5 I .'I,i 1,349 ., 1,805 :1 I !j 1, 73 8 ' 1,760 j :! 26.5 ~ ~ 583 119 447 1,661 1,04.5 901 3.51 1,768 2,309 ' 'i 334 415 4,9~ 5,909 416 453 1:,641 2,040 I d i ,i..,l ' 1, 281 307 4z]89 198 1,582 1,123 1,367 : 1,06.5 2,160 190 2, 750 271 .., 1,798 310 1,731 2,427 2,006 217 249 , ! 132 195 240 l j 136 1,067 1,223 ,!j, 773 .j .: , II 25,224 31,361 ! 20,996 28,394 29,037 18,288 811 478 471 530 98 3.58 1,610 1,014 808 ' 334 1,268 326 4,276 249 1,654 . 932 1,714 284 1,826 142 90 744 20,017 18,596 862 532 626 638 96 363 1,.547 1,092 843 386 1,219 258 4,398 203 1,645 985 1,.575 232 1, 756 155 87 673 924 .534 634 676 93 426 1;601 1,094 978 381 1,271 30.5 42246 196 1, 715 1,036 1,672 230 1,686 1.55 127 67.5 20, 171~. ; . ~0,65' 5 -.. . . 18,780.,' 18,982 893 476 732 752 156 465 1:,611 1,056 1,089 34.5 1,336 ' 296 4,_135 230 1, 729 976 1,760 231 1,749 188 137 944 879 479 756 752 146 536 1,6.58 1, 0.57 1,073 411 1,278 329 ~76 214 1:,651 1,01.5 1,557 292 1,742 212 107 863 21,286 21,283 19,023 19,.595 971 465 627 720 147 467 1,622 1,16.5 971 49.5 1,276 314 4,286 201 1,687 925 1, 717 258 1,628 176 12.5 889 21,132 19,534 961 452 618 ~10 171 491 1,.522 1, 141 1,131 398 1,315 364 4_)_263 . 229 1, 726 1;044 1, 713 293 1, 638 230 170 856 21,536 20,276 109 89 108 115 108 107:r 109 112 109 108 106 __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ # _ __ _ - - -- -- - -- - Page 2. Dec. Dec. 8 15 976 440 .546 761 185 . 467 1,830 1,253 1,168 360 1,399 302 4, 29~ . 211 1,709 1,149 1,803 293 1,829 233 151 789 891 568 636 71.5 197 484 1,647 1;117 1,164 . 493 1,208 . 302 4,267 248 1:,688 1,142 1,826 . 268 1,844 201 174 800 22,149 20,447 108 21,880 20,505 107 3! At hens, Gc: ore ia December 20, 1956 GEORGI.A. CO i11'!f<~ - - -- __ SU~TI'-1A RY_JJS6:_~955 Gl\ORGIA: Value of rreo r gi.?. ' s cm "'"' .)l e crops 1J rodu.ced in 1956 is esti- -- - rnatecl. at ~:.12 ,398 ,000 or 22 p e rc en t above the :)0,1?3,.000 valua tion of 1955. Th i s increase :i..n value wr.s due r1ainly to better prices r e ce ived .for 1nos t of the ma jor crops . Harvestec P.cr e nge e.mounted to 97,500 acres compa r ed tvi th 109, t, oo acres for t he .r ear befor e , or an 11 percent ric crea se . This :l.ecrease is a r e suJ t of small r ecl.uctions in c>.c r eUc.>.bJ..o . Potcttoo s, Irish, included in Gene r al Crop Sumrn.:- ry. Include s some quant itie s n ot marke ted 2n d excluded in computing vnluc . ARCHIE LANGLEY .r.gricultural Statistician, In Cha rge L. H. H.'.aRIS, JR Statistical Assistant I -D-IA-G- RAM SHOWING ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA TRUCK CROPS FOR 1956 ACREAGE BY CROPS (Percent of Total) \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Watermelqns 58.5% J I / I / ---------/ \ _/ \, ];/ Includes value for '""-. Sweet Corn~- cucumber s, Lettuce and Oni ons . ~ C\l 0 t<) C/l (1) 0 +> <11 E! .._.-.._ _ 0 ~ _.._...- ,.,._,... ----- ---~ - T" ' .,. ;, . . ... . - Weather conditions varied widely during the crop season ranging from a cool, wet spring, which delayed planting operations, to near drought conditions in May and early:part of June. The dry weather reduced yields of major crops somet.;hat in east central and northern parts of the State. Boll weevil control was unusually diffi- pult .and infestation became very heavy north of the Fall Line. Periods of favorable weather nearly offset the adverse weather conditions and record to near record yield per acre were produced for many major crops. The cotton yie!d of 336 pounds has bear, exceeded only by the yield of 376 pounds in 1955. Tobacco yield of 1,437 pounds was the second highest in the Staters history. Corn with 24 bushels was equal to the \lltime high yield in 1955. Peanuts, wheat and oats set new high records. _ __._ _ ____ IJlr:q~ CP14E'h.B~SillJS EOliJ.$6. ..A1m 195p Di_.QBDJ.il1 _0E 1256 ..lU,il]K .+z~~.Ai~ tQ!.I~ilS- .. 1956 as Rank Crop 1956 1955 ~---,.,.--;-:,..-- -;;--;::;-----;------::-=-"'-:$=---===-"'$ 1. Cotton- & Seed 106,203 132,029 2. Corn 78 ,077 77,813 3 . Tob acco 64 1620 72,466 4. Peanuts 61, 450 591799 5 . Hay 15,092 19,221 6. Commercial Veg. 121398 10 ,193 7. Oats 10,_717 8,990 6:-8. Pecans 1 Pe aches IVhe at 9,930 61800 41 872 ,OO t J 0 3 1264 11. Velvet Beans 4 1028 2 1646 80 100 89 103 79 122 119 - 248 149 152 Rank Crop 1956 12. Sweet Potatoes 3,496 13. 14. 15. Soyb e a n s Sugar Cane Cowpeas Syrup 2 1 1 111133053610 16. Irish Potatoes 1,037 17. Sorghum Grain 936 18_,_ l e.spedeza. SeSJd 84 19. Crimson CI. See d 765 20. Sorghum Syrup 483 21. Lupine See d 417 22. Fescue Seed 131 1955 Percent f ~~.2L 3, 793 92 1,553 150 1 1008 134 2,1 80 51 860 121 1,021 92 745__ 116 279 274 611 79 513 77 77 170 23. Pears 116 22 527 - - - - DIAGFUU~ SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF 1956 CROP VALUE IN PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE . CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician -, ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge . .. ... ', Cottar Lint Ga.. ;:2.7,/'lste-ro-jJ D9007 UNITED STATES "A DEPARTMENT OF 3 / AGRICULTURE - ~IS UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE .. o Qr . . 1\:yh~t . 20 4, 777 5~,"5 90 3' 113 3' 758 487 518 ~~t . 27 4,707 5,735 3,109 3,852 344 546 i~v . 3 4,664 5,583 2, 962 3,777 263 469 ::ov , 10 4, 821 5,663 3, 119 3, 761 361 374 ~lnv . 17 L~ , 733 5,"758 2, 997 3,872 306 h04 ~~ov , 24 L~ , 759 5, 769 3,085 3,839 390 h47 : sc. l 4,722 5,734 3,132 3,831 408 432 .. ec . 8 4, 797 4,?23 3,145 3,857 437 438 ~ec . lS 4,901 5,909 3,010 3, 812 600 455 .:-..~ i 22 r h-, 916 6,106 3 ,123 3, 846 701 470 -[-I~~..;x~c~lu~siv~e--':.'If~~t a~t~ch-i-ng-s-s-h~ip-p-e~d ~in~t-o-s~t at e s outside of Geor gia. 3, 600 4,276 3,453 4,3?8 3,225 ~. , 246 3,480 4, 135 3,303 4,276 3, 475 4,286 3,540 h,263 3,582 h,295 3,610 4,267 3, 824 4,316 ARCH I E LJ.;.NGLEY ;c~r~~'.l."lt.u:r~l Statistician In Charge CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultur al Statistician ..-I b--. EGGS SET ANlJ CHICY.C PLA0.ED- --IN CO:-t-'ll'i-ERC-IA-L--ARE-AS-, -BY-W-EEK-S -- -19-5-6-- - --- - -- -----Pa-ge-2-. ----- i ! ---------.----- --------------- ---- \rJ'eek Ending - ----~-- ----- ---- - ----- -~-- - - ----- ------ .1 ------------------- STATE DGc . L ~c . Dec. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov . N0v . : Nuv . Dec. Dec. Dec. l ee. 8 15 22 . . 20 27 : 3 10 17 24 l 8 15 22 EGGS SET - THOUSANLS : --- - ------ - ---~! CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS ---- -----~ ' ! ------------~ --- - - ------ - - ---- - ---------- - - - Iviai ne Quhnecticut - Pennsylvania i Indi-ana . I11inuis .,' Mi{; SO'Uri DelavJ~ e .. r MViarrgyilra~nida 1 ., ~rv~oerstt~VCiar;eoiln~inaa Sou~ C&rcllna IL~.~lGo1E_OoRrGl'dIAa I.1Alab ama : Hississippi I Arkans as Louisiana I Texas 1k.shington 1 Oregon California . l, 119 l, 245 1,136 811 862 924 j 709 898 863 . I 801 l, 022 1, oGo 478 532 534 471 626 634 I Il 1,183 ?.09 1, 341 1, 456 285 308 9~6 1,3~ 9 1,326 530 638 . 676 98 96 93 358 363 426 1. 1,440 1, 805 2,022 1,610 1;.547 1,601 I 1,28-!3 1, 738 1,909 1,519 1, 760 l, 860 1?:; 265 339 1, 014 1,092 1, 094 808 843 978 334 386 381 l, ?68 3~4 'IJ ' up9_Jl2?30 2, 309 2,394 1,?68 1,219 1,271 415 513 5 -~~~6 4J .3 . 417056 .__...._ 326 258 4.276 4.398 249 -- 203 305 4,246 196 l, 641 2, 01-+0 2, 117 1, 654 1,645 1,715 l, 123 l, 367 1,487 932 985 1, 036 2, 160 2,750 2, 803 1, 71L~ 1,575 1, 672 190 271 292 284 232 230 1,731 2,427 2,658 1, 826 1,756 1, 686 277 249 254 142 155 155 195 240 181 90 87 127 1,067 1,223 1,182 7L~4 673 675 893 879 971 961 . 976 891 949 476 479 465' 452 440 568 478 732 756 627 618 546 636 701 752 752 720 810 761 715 756 156 146 147 171 185 197 129 465 536 467 491 467 484 415 1, 611 1, 658 1,622 1, 522 1, 830 1,647 1, 626 1,056 1,057 1,165 l,lL~l 1,253 1,117 1, 317 1,089 1_,073 971 1,131 1, 168 1,164 1,131 345 411 495 398 360 493 512 1, 336 1, 278 1,276 l, Jl S 1, 399 1, 208 1, 3o, 296 329 314 364 302 302 28.5 ' ihl)5__lh_27?__ ~.!28_6 _ 4 ,263_____bu195 ~-~ 2648_7 - 4. 1~67___ - - 1 230 214 2Ql 229 211 2 I LO l, 72 9 1, 651 1, 68 7 1, 726 l , 709 1,688 1, 5~3 ' 976 1, 015 925 l ,04h 1, 149 1,142 l ,O.r.;3 1,760 1,557 1,717 1, 713 1, 803 1, 826 1, 932 231 292 258 293 293 268 264 1, 749 1,742 1, 628 1,638 1, 829 1 ,84~ 1, 886 188 212 176 230 233 201 199 137 107 12.5 170 151 174 162 944 863 889 856 789 800 713 - ___L__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --~----- -- - ) 'rOT.1\L 1956 TuT.I\1 19~5 ,. 25,224 31,361 32 .741 l 28, 394 2~,037 2 8,7~9 20, 017 20,171 20, 655 21,286 21, 283 21,132 21, 536 22,149 21, Seo 21,887 i ' 18,596 18,780 18, 982 19, 023 19,595 19, 534 20, 276 20,447 20 ,~05 20,737 - -1956 as % of 1955 ---- --. ... -- - ---------. 89 108 ll4 108 107 109 112 109 ~- . - ---- - - -- --L__ - ------ -- -- -.. -.-. ----- - . - ... 108 106 108 107 106 g.;fP9tAf.: 'l'he total nu, ber of .P'1p- ).t'IJ-..."II 1 head, an incre ase of eppr~~~U ~ he gre atest r el ative increase wea in .r_p~q ~he 1, 300 , 000 raised in the SJlrlDg ot aboye the fall crop in 1955. ...~rl9S9 is esiir.ated ali 2,594,C'C'O the 2,406,000 pr~duoed in 1955. . 1,W, 000 whi c!l Yes 11 p ercent abow 1 ~ ot 1,:1.52,000 head was 4 percent Sows farrowing during the last half 3f 1958 ~ 112,000 ~s eoopared with 165,000 for the ~ane period in 1955. Total sows farrowing for the na:r were 384,000 he ad as conp ared V~i.th ~65, 000 in 1955. Farners' reports on br~ 1a'llfl.-tions indicate a. !:!oderate increase in spring farro v.rings in 1957. Present inten t i ons are f.or 216,.~ .rows to fa:rrrow in Geo:r:gia during tlhl ~ oT"ling spring. I ~nwledgenent is nade . to t he rc- r,t nastera, hal 8lld St ar Rout e Carrierf! over the 1 1 \ ~at e f or ! ti!:!ates we th r0 eir assistance nade. The spl ei nnd~idll~eocpt airnag.ttihoen b~barsoiwcn infornation fron whi ch by several thousand of these their e~p e~ w(? trons furnished r eports for their ;ndividual f ar ns is _also _appreciated. 1.ThTIT]:D m'ATES& The 1956 pig crop tot a led 89.7 nillion head-a decreae:c of 6 p ercent fr(l n l a st le er , The spring pig crop at 53.1 r,~illion hea d wa s de\m 8 peroent and the f~l ~rop at 36 .6 !:!ilJi on hoed W4i.S 4 p e rcent sna lle-r than l a~;t year. The nunb er of sows farrowed t his f all we.s 7 ~cent sf%:..1lor than la.et f n.ll. '7cr the 1957 spring pig crop, r epo rts ,n b ree ding ill.t entirons indica te a tot !:ll of 7,&11,000 s,vrs 'to ~arrow , 2 :pc reent below the nU!!Iber h~rtwing ;J. a.t spring. If the intontions for sprin~ faro-r '2?m.ngs nat en alize , and the nur.be r of pigs s~ved pe? litte r eg_ue.ls the !()..year ave r age \nth Ell1 ~-~ 1owuth .b.t1antici The nunber of sows f arrowing in the f ell of 1956 ~s estimat e d at 5,215,000 hoad, or 7 pi3rcent Sl:lnllet than in the f F.il l cf 1955, ond ohout tho s aoo ~.s t ho lD-year avor u.go. -~3ING I NTENTIONS1 Ferners 1 r epo rts on bree ding intentions indi~P~e 7~541, 000 SC'WS to f a rrow in \ the spring of 1957 (Ibo~mb e r 19M through May 1957 J. This would b e t:t de... ,t~o aso rof 2 p e r cent fron 1 nst sprin~ end 9 percent below nveraga. ~ the int entions for spring farrowings nateri Pli; a and the nunber of pigs s aved per litt er equel f ~;e aver age , ~i th en Rllow~1ce f~r upw~d trend, the 1957 spring pig crop would b e 2 p e rcent ... c>.ll er thflll 1n 1956, F.llld 4 percent bel ow the avorate spring crcp. CARL 0. DJEOCHER "'-f5ricultur ~>..J. St "'.tisti c i an ARCBI E LANGLEY Agrieu.ltur fll St P.tisticiRn 1 In Chnrge -- -- -- SPRtNcf\~~~ri~!?~~-~~~e~-{~5 sAVFJD rAii(j~~-l t~D3-c;;;,ber -n- ~!:'~!A I So>'TS Fn.rtowed' I (0001 ' APve.Nr nL. iPttigers:_~ __P_iJi.S~QSla_ve_d_ l~ws Fnrrowed: 1 ____(000) __ _ a _A!v:. Nr roL, iPtitge sr_:&--P-i-~g_!s?0S0)rw-d ;: :-;:year 1945-54 Av. 192 6.1 1.181 173 6.1 1,064 v55 : ~ r:s6 ~;57 200 6. 5 1, 300 165 212 6.8 1,442 172 216 J} 6. 7 1 ,1 06 6.7 1,152 T..hTED STATES ~;~,-?5ro~1r 1945-54 Av. 8,327 8,359 6.48 &.90 53,923 57,690 5,208 5,586 6. 57 6 .81 34,219 38,029 ~~o6 7,657 6.94 53,136 5,215 7.00 36 ,535 I f _ . ;;S7~')r.~r iruli.ct"t()d to - ~ 7 5f ~J 1'}_ nrr.t-~.---.--i -,~ ------~-~-~----- \ ..,.-. . ~ OEOI\OU HOM DIAGRAM SHOt.vrNG SOWS FARROONG AND PIGS SAVED ANNUALLY GIA (Period 1945 1956 rr:-~~~~~~===-==-=~-=-=-=========- -- ----- ----- :::::=:=::-=====-===-====- ====-==-==-==-=-~::====~~ Pigs Saved Sows Farrowed 2800 2400 2ooo I 1600 1200 Boo 400 400 0 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 SOWS FARR~DlTG AND PIGS SAVED IN GEORGIA ~ SPRING AND FALL (Period 1938 ~ 1956) ~ear - sows (000) Snrinl:! Fall Tpta1 PIGS (000) .S-gring .Fall Total \1938 189 1939 216 1940 184 1941 184 1942 215 1943 256 1944 248 l 9h5 191 1946 195 1.947 187 1~48 170 1 49 182 1950 198 19~1 208 1952 220 1~53 178 1~54 194 l95S 200 * 1~6 ~ ------- 212 *~nary 162 351 179 39S 149 333 170 354 206 421 220 476 167 415 172 363 182 377 173 360 163 333 173 355 190 388 205 413 172 392 135 316 159 35J 165 365 172 384 1,115 1,210 975 l,o67 1,247 1,485 1,414 1,108 1,131 1,103 1,003 1,110 1,247 1,269 1,386 1,157 1,300 1,300 1,442 940 2,055 984 2,194 849 1,824 969 2,036 1,215 2,462 1,276 2,761 952 2,366 998 2,106 1,092 2,223 1,038 2,141 994 1,997 1,055 2,165 1,159 2,406 1,292 2,561 1,066 2,452 911 2,068 1,034 2,334 1,106 2,406 'l D 1,15~ 2,59!:__