- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia crop reporting service.
- Title:
- Georgia crop reporting service [1961]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Publisher:
- Athens, GA : Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Date of Original:
- 1961-12-27
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 1940/1941-1974.
Issued in various sections.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating.
Split into: Weekly hatchery; Georgia farm report; Farm labor; Monthly poultry summary; and: Livestock report, weekly hatchery. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 C7 1961
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bc7-b1961-bfolio
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bc7-b1961-bfolio
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
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RELEA SED 1/4/61 BY
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED DIDEX UP 1 POINT
The 'Index of Prices.}~eceived by Georgia farmers during the month ended Decem~
ber 15 rqse one point to . 24.3 percent of its 1910-14 average. This vras less than half of . qne percent above a :month ago, but nearly seven percent above a year ago. The All Crop inde~ was sli'ghtly stronger at 256 percent and the index of Livestock and Live~t.ock Proqucts was . uncha~1ged from last month.
IQ.creases in prices .for cattlej dalV.es and hay Here primarily responsible for the higher index. .Steer ~d heifE!r p rices averaged :a9.00, '!f>l.40 above a month earlier . Cow prices. at ~:a4.00 averaged SO cents higher and calves at ).20.00 were
up t 1.30. All haY. edged u]Jt-Jard 40 cents to ~$28.00 reflecting limited pastures and
increased demand for hay. Prices for barley, . rye and sorghum grain were also up a
nickel. Cotton lint a.t 29 .8 cent s per pound vTas up .1 cent, soybeans increased
three cents and sw~etpot atoes were up 20 cents. Prices for turkeys and farm chick-
ens were also higher.
Lm.;er prices vJere recorded for a numbe r of f a rm p roducts. Hog prices fell off .
20 cents to ~~16 .50 per cwt . Broiler. prices slipped 2 of a cent and egg prices fel:
off 2.1 cents. Oat prices averaged one cent lower and mill( cows were off $5.00. ' Corn remained unchanged at ~1.10 per. bushel, Hheat held steady at $1.85, and pea-
nuts, cottonseed and butterfat prices remained the same as _a month ago.
U. S. PRICES RECEIVED AND"PARITY INDEX UP. 1 POINT, PARITY RATIO UNCHANGED AT 81
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers rose less than half of one percent
(1 point) to 242 percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended 'December 15 . . Higher prices for cattle, calves, and corn were primari~ responsible for the in-
crease. Nearly offsetting were lower prices for cotton, oranges, hogs, eggs, and milk. C_cinipared with a year ~arlier, the all crops index, ai1 .2;1,7, vras down 1 point.. _.,. .
while the livestock and livestock products index, at 263, v.ras nearly 10 percent higt.
er. During 1960, the farm product price index averaged .238 compared with 240 in 1959
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and. Services, including Interest, .':l.'<!~e~,. an<;l . Farm ~;[age Rates, r c:se t o 298 on.' December 15. This was 1 poTnt:' .. .. up from mid-~ovember. regaininP". the . level f or each month of the July-September quarter of 1960, . and th~ hi ghest of record for Dec~mp~r. Per unit far.m production cost ~
rose from November to December, but part of thiS a dvance was offset by lower prices
for consUmer goods. The December .index was l point higher th8n a' year earlier.
The Parity Ratio remained at 91 in December, 4 percent above last year.
Index 1910-14 ~ 100:
UNITED ST A'rES
Dec. 15
1959
Nov. 1~ 1960
Dec. 15
Record High
1960 Index
Date
Prices Received
230
241
242
313 :Feb. 1951
Parity Index l/ . ~ 296
297
298
302 :Apr. l96C
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GEORGIA
Prices Recei,ved All Commodities
.
228
242
:
. :
243
. 310 :Mar. 1951
All Crops
243
254
256
319 :1/MarAl95l
Livestock and
:
L1stk. Prod)l.cts : 195
. :-
2:1.4
....
214
295 :Sept. 1948
y 1/ }) Prices Paid, Intere.st, Taxes, and Farm V.Jage Rates based on data for the
indicated dates.
Revised.
Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~~tural Statistician in Cha rge
_1. ROBFRT F. CARVER Agricultural Statisticiau
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia, in cooperation vdth the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
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PRICES REC'RIVED BY FARMER.S DECEHBF.R 1.5, 1960 lr'ITH COMPARI SONS
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COH.DDITY liND UNIT
GEORGIA
:
UNITED ST A.TES
!~:-Nov7 IS: Dec.-1~: Dec.-l~:-Nov7 !57 Dec.-1~
tiheat,-bu.-----
- l -:-
1959 : 1960
-1;8~- - . -178~
: --
1960 : 1 .."85--
1959 : -i:t9--
1960 : I.76--
1960 -1:77
Oats, bu.
~
.85
.88
.87
.677 .588 .585
Cor~, bu.
~
1.11
1.10 1.10
.959 .866 .911
Barley, bu.
$
1.10 1.1.5 1.20
.864 793 .839
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $
1.95
1.8.5 1.90 1.50 1.42 1.41
Cotton, lb.
28.6
29.7 29.8 30.0.5 30.06 28.73
Cottonseed, ton
$ 25.00 36.00 36.00 39.10 44.40 45.20
Soybeans, bu.
$
1.95
1.. 87 1.90 1.98 1.96 1.99
Peanuts, lb.
8.8.
9.7
9.7 10.4 10.5 10.8
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $
4.50
4.80 .5.00 3.55 4.01 4.93
Hay, baled, per ton
All Alfalfa Lespedeza
$ 26.80 $ 3.5.50 $ 28.00
27.60 28.00 36..50 . 36.50
28,50 29.50
21.90 23.00 22.60
20.60
21 .30
23.80
21.00 2lp70
24.70
Soybean ~ Cowpea $ 28.50 30.00 31.00 26.60 28.20 28.50
Peanut }filk Cows, head
$ 22.00 23.50 24.00 19.80 20.40 21.50
$ 170.00 170.00 165.00 218.00 . 215.00 217 .oo
Hogs, cwt.
$ 11.80 16.70 16.50 11.30 16.60 16.20
Beef cattle, all, cwt. $ 16oOO 15.30 . 16.10 19.80 19.40 20.30
Cows, cwt. 1/
$
Steers ~ heifers,c~~. $
14.00 18.40
l3.50 14.00 13.90 13.10 13.80 17.60 19.00 22.60 22.20 23.40
Calves, cwt.
$ 20.00 18.70 20.00 23.10 21.40 22.50
rftlk, Wholesale, cwt.
Fluid Mkt.
$
5.90
6.05
5.00 5.11
Manuf.
$
3.75
3.75
3.38 3.56
Al l Turkeys, lb.
$ 2/5.8.5 /6.00 . 2/5.9.5 2/4.49 2/4.65 l/4.59
-30.0
27~0
29.0 -29.5 -25.8
26.6
Chickens, per lb.
Fann
15.5
14.0 15.0 10.9 11.8 12.6
Com' 1 Broil.
16.8
14.9 14.7 17.4 15.8 15.8
All
16.7
14.8 14.7 16.1 15.0 15.2
Eggs, doz., All
43.3
56.6 54.5 31.0 45.6 44.1
y 1/
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Includes cull replacement.
dai
ry covrs Re v i s e d .
sold
2/
for slaughter, but not Preliminary Estimate.
dairy
cows
for
herd
PRI CES PAID BY FARHE RS FOR SElECTED FREDS DECE1'1BER 15, 1960 \VITH CCMPARISONS
KIND OF FEED
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
:-~c: Is-:-Nov: I5"" :Dec.-ij:-Dec: Is- :-Nov7 IS: Dec.-1~
: 1959 : 1960 : 1960 : 1959 : 1960 : 1960 Mixed Dairy Feed-;' cwt.~ - - - - - - - - - - - - Dollars - - - - - - - - - - - -
All Under 29% Protein 3.85
).80 3.75 3. 71
3.61 3.62
16% Protein
3.75
3.70
3.65
3~65
3.57 3.58
18% P r o t e i n
4.0.5
3.9.5 3.90 : 3.63
3.50 3.52
20% Protein
4.00
4.00 3.95 3.95
3.84 3.86
Cottonseed Meal, 41% cwt. 3.85
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. 4.10
365 3, 65 4.13
).96 3.94
3.9.5 3.85 4.19 . 3.85 3.80
Bran, cwt.
Midrl lings, cwt. Com Meal, m.rt.
3.30
3.20 3.20 2.85
2.84 2.89
3.50
3.40
3.35
2~94
2.89 2.94
3.10
3.05 3.05 '3.06
3.04 2.98
Broiler Growing Mash, cwt. 4.60
,, .Laying Mash, cwt.
4.6.5
Scratch Grains, cwt.
4.05
4.45 4.3.5 4.67 4.50 4.4.5 4.33 4.00 4.00 3.83
4.51 4.47 4.22 4.20 3.78 3.75
Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton
44.00 31.00
48.00 48.00 31.80 34.00 36.00 l 28.50
31.60 32.40 30-.00 )0.60
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPO~T
Rel.e-a~~d
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Athens, ba~ :l Ja~:uary ~ _.. .A .t~ta~ of .5, 8{5, 000 qrqile:t: chi.cl~s W~re pi&c;ed wj.th prod~cers in G-e<?rgia during the week epding Decemper : -31~ ac~ording
to the Georgia Crop Repor.ting sexw1ce~ Th-1-s compares.:Witl:i thi 5, 716,- Ooo ~ :
pla~ed the previou$ week and is 2 per-cent less than the 57 9a3, 000 placed the satjle week last YCf~r .
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. Egg~ $.et .bY Georgia ~a,tch.e.iies ..amounted.to 8, 76a~-'ooo :compar~ci with .
8, 937, oqo the prev.ious we.ek: and i~ _ ~percent tiio:re . :~haJ,j ' the a~ $~7. 0'00 >.for .the.
corresponding w~ek last year
..
_ The majority of the .prices paid ..for. Georgia produced hatching eggs were ;
-report~,d~ wi.th'in a: range c:H 70 to 80 -cents per dozen with an average of 76 cents
for: all \latching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from, .flocks with
hat(;hery: OWned cockerels Last week the range was from 70 to 80 cents with an' ave.rage :9(76 cents fQ.r . all hatctii'ng ':'e~gs and .14 C.e]J.ts' for egg.s' purchas'ed at the f~:t:m from flocks With hatchery <:)Wiled co<::kerels,. Most priCe's. tharged for
chicks. were reported Within a range of $12.00 to $:13.25 with an average of
$12~ 7,f, perhundred comp,ared with a ~r~nge o~ $12 .00 to $13.2~ with p.n ave17age
of $12,. 75 p;er hunched' last w.eek. The ..average prices :last y~~r w~re ~6 cents for .eggs ;and $10~50 for ~hi'~~s. , : . .. : : ~ . . . . . . . ,, .. . . . . .
.
.
Weighted average pri~te from th~ FedCfral-Stat;e Market News Se.rvtce (or
br'oilers during the week endin~ DecembCfr 31 was Georgia broiler .2 3/.~- J l/4
pounds at fa;r!hs 15,' 23'. cents;
'
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND' CHICK PLACEMENTS
...
I .
BROILER TYPE
...
,
.' . ..
IEGG 'l'YPE_ :
Week Ending
Oct~ 22 I . . Oct. 29 : Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 'Jov. 26 "lee. 3 :Dec. 10 Dec. 17
I Dec. 24
Dec. 31
Eggs Set -1/
I Chid~ s :P~aced for Broilers in Georgia
Egg's. Chicks ;:,et Hatched
I 1959
T ~10u .
7~ 138 7,Z67 7, 455 7, 501 7,692 7, 633 6,396
. 1960 loc1f96l0.C)o5/o9 . 1959'
-
.... . )~60
;..
!I19 60 "o/.o. o f ..l9 59
1960
Thnurercent ~h'ou.
.
. .
Thou. Percent T,\lou.
:
:8,681 . 8.62~
122 41 802 .. ~5, 6'24 .. ' . 117 219
~ rr9 ~~bap ; . ;5~~ 627 : . . 1'11 ' . 324
- a, 5171
8, 3a4 a, 4761 8, 4171 a, 166
114 - s-,051 - :S; 9'l3
11Z . 5, 054 s, 96a
110 s, 173
5, 974
110 12a
5s,,
4CZ 3al
5, 805 5, 795
n1 1337
118 1259 115 251
107 153
10a 231
1960
Thou~
216 : :z.oo
157 164 251 253 194_. /
8, 231 a, 313 a, 613
a~547
a, 391 102 5, 506 a,76ol 105 ~642
8, 9371 104 4, a24 a, 7681 103 i5, 9a3
s~ 921 5, 705
5, 716 5, a75
10a 253 2/ 18a
101 224- 115
11a .II 264
173
98 ' 233
190
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
'1./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Wo A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultullal Statistician
U-.--S.--D-e-pa-r-tm-e-n-t-o-f -A-g--r-ic-u-lt-ur-e------------A--gr-i-cu-l-tu-r-al-E-x-t-en-s-io-n-S-e-r-vi-c-e ~
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960
Week Ending
p age z
STATE
Dec. 17
Dec.
24
Dec. 31
Nov. Z6
Dec. 3
Dec. 10
Dec. 17
Dec.
Z4
Dec. 31
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louhiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1960
TOTAL 1959
*1960 o/o of 1959 Revised
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
1,494 738
1, 524 1, 670
Z36 1, 733 1, 667 3, 507 1, 827
ZlO 4, 194
494 8,760
429
4,003 3, 103 4, 586
584 2,980
369
392
1, 629
46, 1Z9
44, 575
103
1, 457 695
1, 564 1, 600
251 1, 817 1, 708 3,470 1, 841
Z37 4,245
490 8,937
386 3,943 3,092 4, 526
631
Z, 910
345 404 1, 703
46,252
44, 533
104
1, 473 730
1, 554 1, 537
235 1, 843 1, 801 3, 578 1, 778
248
4, 231 457
8, 768
359 3,779 3, 090 4,604
598
Z, 989 40Z
369 1, 649
46,072
44,80~
103
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
1, 039 1, 098
403
418
871
828
645 I 747
108
97
593
673
1, 6ZO 1, 636
1, 697 1, 760
921
913
335
37Z
2,974 3, 063
306
300
5, 805 5, 795
1, 101
413
190(
765\
61 669 1, 587 1, 927 842 410
Z, 991
324 5, 921
1, Q79
418
691 .
820
116 684 1,.616 .
1, '9 9 8
9'40 4 ~3
Z, 985
305 5, 705
1, 0"3'6. 468
756 731
93 678
1, 823
1, 855 1, 096
358
3, 1ZZ
316 5, 716
1, 123
4Z5
787 771
61 704 1, 940 lp 041
1, 069 461
3, 150
299
5, 875
209
3,008
z, Z44
3,327
36Z
1, 730 .
Z05
182
1, 108
217
z, 868
2,368 3,423
Z80
1,947 301 206
1, 236
ZZ4
z, 748
Z,368
3, 555
422
1, 945 Z56
212
1,Z63
Z5Z Z, 955
z, 376
3, 814
395
Z, 120
Z46
210
1, Z65
219
Z, 865
2,407 3,966
416
1, 901
ZZ8 ZZl
1, 329
250
z, 95(>
Z, 355
4, 129
474
Z, 054
Z60 Z53
1, ZZ9
29,692 Z7,416
108
30, 546
28, 868
106
30,794
Z9, 054
106
31,473
29,029
108
31,650
Z5, 952 122
32,666
31, liZ 105
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RELE]l_SED 1/4/61 BY
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GEORGIA CROP REPORT~NG SERVICE ...
GEO.OOIA PRICES RECEIV.ED. H!DEX U..P 1 POINT
The Index ~f fri9~s Received by Georgia Farmers during 'the month .ended Decem-
ber 15 rose one point tp 243 perdent cr' . it~ '1910-14 average~ This wa's less than
half of one percent above a month .ago, but nearly seven p'9rcent above 8; .year ago. The All crop index was slightly stronger at 256 p~rcent and the index of Livesto.ck
and Livestock Products was unchanged from last month.
.
.
.
Increases in prices for cattle, calves and hay were pr{marily responsible for
the higher index~ Steer :and heifer p rices averaged :~19.00, !rl .40 above a rn9nth .
earlier. Cow prtces- at ''14.00 averaged 50 cents higher and calves ~t- ~~20.00 were
up ~~1.30~ All 'hay edged 'upward 40 cents to :~28.00 . reflecting limited pastures and
increased deiTI.arrd for hay. Prices for barley, rye and sorghum grain were also up a
nickel. Cotton lint at 29.8 cent s !,>'er pouh_sl was -q.p .1 cent, soybeans increased .
three ~ents ~d sweetpotatoes were up 20 cents. Prices for t urkeys. and f a rm .dhicK-
ens )~'TeTe also h~gher.
'
Lm.ter prices vrere: recorded fo~ a minib'er of f a rm: p roducts. H'cg' prices f~ii .off
20 cents to ij~l6. 50 per ' cwt. Broiler prices slipp,ed .2 of a cent .. and egg pri:ces :;fell
off 2.l c.ents. _Oat prices averaged one ~ent lm-rer and mille cows were off '$5.0p.
a: Corn remained unchanged at .Wl.lO per bushel, Hheat held steady at $1.85; and pea-
nuts, cottonseed. and butt~l~:fat prices r~I)'la~n~d the same as month ago.
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U. -s. PRICES .JmCEivEbAl'ffi l'Afttll'Y INDEX-UP i POUJT; P.:i.RITY RATIO UNCHANGED AT 81
The Index of. Prices Received by Farmers' rose l i:rs.s than half of one. percent . ,- ,point) to 242 pE)rcent. 9f its 1910-14 average dur.ing the month ended' December 15.
t.gher prices 'fo.r cattle, calvesj and corn :were primarily responsible . for .:the i,ncrease. Nearly offsetting were lower prices for cotton, oranges, hogs, eggs,' and milk.. CoiiiRar.ed..wi t.h .a year earlier, .the., a-11 -.crops. index) - ~t 217, was down -l..t>otnt while the livestock and. livestock prodUcts ind~x:, at 263, _was nearly 10 percent higt er. During 1960, the. :farm pr cduct ?rice index averaged 238 compared' with 240 in 1959
t'o The Index of Pri'_ces Paid by Farmers for Commodities ar_:?- Seryic~s,. -~11c+u;~~I'!,g . .
Interest, 'I'axes-, and Fa rnf lTage !tates, .... rr-se '298 on Decenber 15. This was 1 point
up from .mid-Nove~ber re gaining -the level .fQr :each month of the July-September quar-
ter of 1960, . and the h ighest of . record for December. Per unit farm. produc~icn__costs
rose from November~ to December, but part of this .a dvance "was offset by lower prices
for consumer goo1s. The . D~cernbe:t index was. J,. Doint higher than a .year earlier.
sf Th '
e .
Pa
r
ity
R. ati o
rema~ned
~t
in
De~e~ber,
4
per cent
above
last
' '
year.
Index
1910-14 = ;LOO:
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UNITED STATES :
Record ijigh
Index
Date .~
y Prices
Parity
IRnedceeixve1QJ.
:::
230 296
241 . : . . 297 .
: . 242 : , 298
: 313 :Feb. 19.51 : 3G>2 :Apr. 196C'
- - - - - - - Parity Ratio - -:- - - - -7~ . - - -; - .- - --81 . -. - -:- - - - 8-1 - -:- -1-2-3- -:-Oc-t.- -19-46
GEORGIA
:
. - 1 t . , . '
Jr.;i.ces Recei ve4 .. :
.......1 Commodities
228
242
.. 243
310 :Mar 1951
All Crops
243
254
256
319 :1/Mar.19_51
Livestock and
:
L1stk. Products :
195
214
214
295 :Sept. 1948
y Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Hage Rates based on data for the
'Y 1/ indicated dates.
Revised.
Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY ~gricultural Statistician in Cha rge
ROBFRT F. CA.RVER Agricultural Statistician
-----------------------------------------The Georgia Crop Reporting 8ervice, 315 Hoke Smith Annex :~thens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and
t he Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
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COMMJDITY P.ND UNIT
GEORGIA
:
UNITED m' tt'hts
Is'"'":-Nov: !5: Tie'C.-15: 1'5ec.-l~:-~Iov7 157 Iiec.-1~
~eat,-bli.------
l -:-
1959 : -1;8>--
1960 :
-1:8~--
1960 : 1959 : 1.135- --177'9--
1960 : 1960 1.76---1:11
Oats, bu. Corn, bu.
$
.85
.88
.87
.677 .588 .585
~
1.11
1.10 1.10
.959 .866 .911
Barley, bu.
$
1.10
1.15 1.20
.864 .793 .839
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $
1.95
1.85 1.90 1.50 1.42 1.41
Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Soybeans, bu.
Peanuts, lb.
&
28.6
25.00
$
1.95
8.8
29.7 )6.00
1~87
9.7
29.8 )6.00 1.90
9.7
30.05
39.10 1.98
10.4
30.06 44.40 1.96
10.5
28.73 45.20 1.99
10.8
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $
4.50
4.80 5~00 3.55 4.01 4.93
Hay, baled, per ton
Ail
$ 26.80 27.60 28.00 21.90 20.60 21.00
Alfalfa Lespedeza
$ 35.50 36.50 36.50 23.00 21.30 21.70 $ 28.00 28.50 29.50 22.60 23.80 24.70
Soybean .& Cowpea $ 28.50 30.00 31.00 26.60 28.20 28.50
Peanut Milk Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
$
22.00
23.50 24.00 19.80 20~40 21.50
$ 170.00 170.00 165.00 218.00 215.00 217 .oo
$ 11.80 16.70 16.50 11.30 16.60 16.20
Y Beef cattle, all, cwt. $
Cows, cwt.
$
16.00 14.00
15.30 16.10 19.8o 19.40 20.30 13.50 14.00 13.90 13.10 13.80
Steers ~ heifers,c~~.$
18.40
17.60 19.00 22.60 22.20 23.40
Calves, cwt.
$ 20.00 18.70 20.00 23.10 21.40 22.50
Milk, Wholesale, cwt.
Fluid Mkt. Manuf. All Turkeys, lb.
$
5.90
$
3.75
$ y5.85
30.0
5.00
3.38
l/4.. 49
29.5
.5.11
3.56 y4.65
25.8
-
1/4.59
26.6
Chickens, per lb.
Farm
15.5
u.o. :.i5.b 10..9 11.8 12.6
Com'l Broil. All
Eggs, doz., All
16.8 ! 14.9 14. 7 17.4 15.8 15.8
16.7 43.;3
' 14.8 .. $6 .6
:..14.7: . .. 54.5
16.1 31.0
15.0 45.6
15.2 44.1
y 1/
Includes cull
replacement.
dairy cows Revised.
sollfd
for slaughter, but not Preliminary Estimate.
dairy
cows
for
herd
PRICES PAID BY FARHERS FOR SELEcTED FF.EDS DECEHEER 15, 1960 ltJITH OOMPARISONS
KIND OF FEED
:
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
:-~c: I>:-Nov: l~:Dec.-1>:-nec: 1>:-Nov7 1.5: Dec.-1~
Mixed 'Dairy Feed; cwt.-:--1-95-9 - :- -1-96-0 -:- -19'6D0o!:iars1-95-9 - :--1-96-0 -: - -19-60-
All Under 29% Protein 3.85
16% Protein
3.15
3.80 3.1> 3. 71 3.10 3.65 3.65
3.61 3.62
3.57 3.58
18% Protein 20% Protein
4.05
3.95 3.90 : 3.63
3.50 3.52
4.00
4.00 3.95 3.95
3.84 3.86
Cottonseed Meal, 41% C\llt. 3.85 Soybean Meal, WJ%, cwt. 4.10
3.65 3.65 : 4.13 3.95 3.85 : 4.19
3.96 3.94
3.85 3.80
Bran, cwt.
3.30
Mid.;lings, cwt.
3.50
Com Meal, c'trt..
3.10
Broiler Grmdng Mam, cwt. 4.60
Laying Mash, cwt.
4.65
Scratch Grains, ewt.
4.05
Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton
44.00 . 31.00
3.20 .3.40
3.05
4.45 4.50 4.00
48.00 34.00
3.20 2.85 335 2.94
3.05 3.06
.. 4.35 4.67
4.h5 4.33 4.0J 3.83
:
48.JI) : 31.80
- 3..6. ......-G.. .O :- -28~-50 -
2.84 2.89 3.04
4.51 4.22 3.78
31.60 30.00
2.89 2.94 2.98
4.47 4.20
.3.75
32.40 30.60
REQ GI FT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARI ES !"lAI N CAl1PUS UNIV. OF GA. ATHENS G.A
31)
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S~RVICE
UNIVE RSITY OF GEORGI
JAN l 2'61 ,:4- '
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Released: 1/11/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOJ!t'f.
' 44t
Athens, Ga., January 11 - A .ic)tfi.1 6.{ 6- .! '86, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia~ title ~k, ellciing January 7, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se-rvice.. T :b_'i$ ~ares with the 5, 875, 000 placed the previous week and is 2 perc-ent.more tha-n th-e; 6, 181, 000' placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries a~d to 8, 8791 000 compared with 8, 76e, 000 the previous w~ ek amd is 1 Jt.1t1'eent b1es than the 8, 942, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prioe,s paid for G.eorgia-prod'J.ced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 70 ~o 85 cents per dozen with an average of 76 cents
for all hat~hing eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last wee~ the range was from 70 to 8d cents
with an ave~age .of 76 cents for all hatching e.Jgs and 14 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for
chicks were re'ported within a range of $12.. 00 to $13.25 with an average of
$12.75 per hundred compared with a range of $12.00 to $13.25 with an average
of $12. ?5 per h\mdred last week. The average prices last year were 66 cents
for eggs and $10. 50 for chicks.
.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending Janua~y 7 was Georgia broilers 2 3/4 - 3 3/4
pounds at farms 15.38 cents.
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GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER 'I,YPE
EGG .TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set ,1./
1959
1960
"j1'96Q ..o/o
of 1959
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
Eggs
! Set
I
1'959
:1960% 1960 of 19-59 1960
Chicks Hatched
1960
Thou.
Oct. 29 7 26.7
Nov. 5
7,455
Nov. 12 7-., 501
r Nov. 19 7 692
Nov. 26 7, 633
Dec. 3
6, 396
Dec. 10 8, 231
Dec. 17 8,313
Dec. 24 8, 613
Dec. 31 8,547
Jan. 7 , 8, 942
Thou~
Thou.
8, 626 119
5, 080
8,517 114
5,051
8, 384 112 8, 476 110
5, 054
s, 173
8,.417 110
5, 402
8, 166 128
5, 381
8, 391 102
5, 506,
8,760 105
5,642.
8, 937 104
4, 824
8,768 Hl3
5,983
8, 879 I 99 . 6\181
Thou. ercen~ Thou.
5, 627 I 111 1324
5,923 117 5, 998 118 5, 974 115 5, 805 ~07 5, 795 108 5, 921 108 5,705 101 5, 716 118 5,875 98
6, 286 ! 102
1337 259 251 153 231 253 2401./ 264233
! 263
Thou.
ZOO 15., 164 251 253 194 188 115 173 190 18~
1/ Included egw.~< Set by hatcheries produc\ ng ,hicks for hatchery supply flockJi3.
""!./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
~U-. -s-. -D-e-p-a-rtm e-n-t-o-f -A-g-ri-c-ul-tu-r-e-------------A-g-ri-c-ul~tu-r-a-l -Ex-t-e-ns-i-on--Se-r-v-ic-e
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREJAS, BY WEEKS 1%t
I
Week End~ng
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Dec . 2. 4
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Dec. 3
Dec. IO
Dec. 17
Dec. 2.4
Page Z
Dec. 3I
Jan. 7
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
I
C:HICKS PLACED - THOUSA NDS
I
I
Mai ne Connecticut Pennsylvania Indfana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Ca1olina GEORGIA
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1960
TOTAL 1959
1960% of 1959 * Revised
I, 457 695
1, 564 1, 600
2.5I 1., 8I7 1, 708 3,470 1, 841
2.37 4, 2.45
~90
8,937
386 3,943 3,092. 4, 526
631 2.,9;10
345 404 1, 703
46, 2.52
44,533
104
1, 473 730
I, 554 I, 537
2.3 5 1, 843 1, 801 3, 578 1, 778
2.48 4, 231.
475*
a. 768
359 3,779 3, 090 4,604
598 2, 989
402 369 1, 649
46,090*
44,800
103
..
I, 470 746
I, 474 1, szo
2.32. 1, 835 1, 916
3, 6I4
1, 841 2.37
4,309 479
,8, 879
400 4, 190 . 3,2.60 4, 561
630 3, 138
l9 -l 404 1, 636
47, 162
45, 877
103
I, 098
407* 82.8 747
97 673 1, 636 1, 760 913 372 3, 063 300 5, 795
217 2.,868 2.,368 3,423
280 1, 947
39 11
2. }..8>:<
1, 2.36
1, Io I
I
.
42.8*
790
765
6I
669
i ,587
I, 92.7
84 2.
410
2, 991
32.4
5, 92.1
1 ZZ4
~. 748
2, 368
3, 555
42.2
1, 945 ; 256
212
1, 2.63
I, 079 4I8 691 82.0 116 684
1, 616 I, 998
940 42.3 2., 985 305 5, 705
Z5Z Z, 955 Z, 376 3, 814
395 Z, I2.0
2.46 270 I, 2.65
30, 54V* 30,809* 31,473
2.8, 868 Z9, 054 29,02.9
106
106
108
1, 086* 468 756 731 .. 93 678
I, 82.3 I, 855 1, 096
358 3, 122
3 16 5, 716
2.19 2., 865 2.,407 3, 966
4I6 1, 90 I
2.~8
ZZ1 1, 329
1, IZ3
445 787 .. .77I
6I ..704 1, 940 Z, 04I 1, 069 461 3, 150'
2.99 5, 875
2.50 2.,956 2,355 4,12.9
474
2, 054 2.60
2.53 1, 22.9
I, 168 42.9 850 696
.. 47
729 I, 853 2., 111 1, 062.
52.3 3, 357
323 . 6, 286
2.98 3,099 2,433 4, 055
442.
Z, s?-.,z8;s8 1
Z24 1, 2.26
31, 650* 32.,666 33, 82.4 I
2.5, 952. 31,2.12 32, 359
12.2
105
105
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Released: 1/11/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPO~ .
Athens, Ga., January 11 ... A tot.il.l e;f .6, 286, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia t\\u:oing tile woek enciing Jan'lary 7, according to th.e Georgia Crop Reporting Serviee . Tbis eo.m.pares with the 5, a75, 000 placed
the previous week and is z percent. mo.r.e-than the 6, 181, ooo placed the same
week last year.
;
Eggs set by Georgia. hatcheries ~-d to 8, 879, 000 compared with a, 76a, 000 the previous week and is 1 pereent less tha.n the 8, 942, 000 for the corresponding week last yea:~:..
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 70 to 85 cents per -dozen with an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the rang a -was from 70 to ad cents
with an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 1-4 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm .from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $12.00 to $B. 25 with an average of $12.75 per hundred compared with a range of $12,00 to $13.25 with an average of $12,75 per h\mdred last week. The average pr.ices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $10, 50 for chicks.
('
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending JanuaJ:y 7 was Georgia broilers 2 3/4 3 3/4 pounds at farms 15.38 cents,
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
-------------------------~-------------
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set ]J
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1959
~j l'96Q..o/o
1960 jof 1959 . 1959
9 ~ 1 6
' 1960 o/0 1959 1960
1960
Thou,
Th-ou.., 'Percen Thou.
Thou. ,Percen, Thou. Thou.
Oct. 29 7,.267
8, 62.6 119
5, oao
I 5, 627 111 324
2.00
Nov. 5
7,455
a, 517 114
5, 051
5,923 117 337
157
Nov.- 12 7, 501
a,384 112.
5, 054
5, 96a 11a I 259
164
Nov, 19 Nov, 26
Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17
7~ 692
a, 476 110
7, 633
8,. 417 110
6,396
8, 166 128
a, 231
a, 391 102
8, 313 . 8,760 105
5, 173 5, 402 5, 3a1 5, 506 5, 642
5,974 5, aos
s, 795
5, 921 5, 705
115 1251 107 153
251 253
lOa I 231
194
108 253
Iaa
101 2.40 1./ 115
Dec, 24 8, 613
( '3ec. 31 a, 547
a, 937 104 a,76a 103
4,a24 5, 983
5, 716 118 264- 173
5, a75 9a 233
190
- J.n. 7
J
a,942
8, a79 99
6, lal
6, 2a6 102 I 263
1aO
1/ Included egg_,.set by hatcheries produc. ng c_hicks for hatchery supply flockls.
7./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
~U-. -s-. -D-e-p-a-rtm~ -en-t-o-f -A-g-ri-c~ul-tu-r-e-----~-----~-A-g-ri-c-ul~tu~r-a-l -E-xt-e-ns-i-on--Se-r-v-ic-e
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ARE~S, .B~ WEEKS 11% 1
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-
Dec. 24
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
bee. Dec. Dec. Dec, Dec. Jan,
l
3
10
17
24
31
7
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CR ICKS PLACED - .THOU3A NDS
.
..
Mai ne
1, 457
1, 473
1, 470
'
1, 098 1, 101 1, 079 l, 086 * 1, 123 1, 168
Connecticut
695
730
746
407* ! 428*
418
468
425
429 .
Pennsylvania
1, 564
1, 554
1, 474
82-8
790
691
756
787
850
Ind~ana
1, 600
1, 537
1, 52~
747
765
820
7J1
771
696
Illinois Missouri
251 1, 817
235 1, 843
232 1, 835
97 '
61
116
93
61
47
673 I 669
684 .. 678
704
729
Delaware Maryland Virginia
1, 708
1,. 801
3,470 1, 841
~
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3, 1,
578 778
1, 916. 3, 614 1, 84'1
1, 636 ., l , 587
r 9Z7 1, 760
913
842
1, 61p 1, 99'8
940
1~ 823 1, 855 1, 096
i, 940
2, 041 1, 069
1, 853 2, 111 1, 062
West Virginia
237
248
237
372
410
423
.358
461
523
1'.'
North Carolina South Carolina
4, 245 490
4, 231
4,309
475*
479
3, 063 . , 991 300 I 324
2, 985 305
3, 122 3 16
3, 150 299
3, 35~, 323
' . '
GEORGIA
8,937
8.768
8, 879
5, 795 . 5, 921 5, 7'05 5, 716 5, 875 6, 286
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
California
386 3,943 3, 092 4, 526
631
2,~10
3 4 5 404
1, 703
359 3,779 3, 090 4,604
598 2, 989
402
369 l, 649
400
4, 190 3,260 4, 561
630 3, 138
a91 404
1, 63.6
217
2, 868
z, 368
3, 42.3 280
1, 947
3 0~
ZL8t.c
1, 236
'224
2, 748
i'2, 368 452525
1, 945 256
' 212 ~ .263
252 2, 955
z, 376
3, 814 .
39'5
2, 120 246 270
1, 265
219 2, 865 2,407 3, 966
416 1, 901
2~6
221 1, 329
250
2, 956 2, 355 4,129
474
2, 054
260
253 .1,229
298 ' .;_.
I 3,099
2,433 4,055
442 2, ~88
J ~.
Z24
1, 226
TOTAL 1960
46, 252 46,090* 47, 162
30, 541'* 3_0, 809* 31,473 31, 650* 32,666 33,824
TOTAL 1959
1960% of 1959 * Revised
44, 533 104
44,800 103
45, 8?7 103
28, 868 106
29,054
106
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29,029 108
25,952 122
31, 212 105
32, 359 105
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GEORGIA
CROP
REPORTING
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Released 1/18/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOlRT
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Athens, Ga., January 18 -- A total of 5, 99 6 , 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending January 14 , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e . T his compares with th~ 6, 286, 000 placed .th.e previous week and is 5 percent less than the 6, 319, OOC place d the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 380, 000 compared with 8, 879, 000 the previous week and is 4 percent more than the ~. 994, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for G e orgia produced hatching eggs were
reporte d within a range of 70 to 85 cents per dozen with an average of 76 cents
for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs pur.chased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 70 to 85 cents
with an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 71 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owne d cockerels. Most prices charge~
for chicks wer e reported within a range of $12.00 to $13. 25 with an ave:rage of
$12.75 per hundred compared with a range of $12.00 to $13.25 with an average of
$12. 7 5 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 67 cents for
~.
. eggs and $10. 50 for chicks.
.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers duririg the week ending January 14 was Georgia broilers 2 3/4 - 3 3/4
pounds at farms 15. 69 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLA~~r~.1:::E:.!:..NT~S~--:---
L BROILER TYPE
I EGG TYPE
Week
I flace:r~~:~IEf!: ~:!~~: Ending
Eggs SetJJ
Chicks
t-19591 1960
19601961
j p~eer~crent .
1960- i pe rcent 1960- 19601961 _ J1';:r 11961 1961
Oct. 29 Nov. 5
Thou.
7, 267 7, 455
Thou.
8, 626 8, 517
Percen~ Thou. Thou.
119- j 5, 080 5, 627 114 1 5, 051 5, 923
I Percent I!Thou. Thou.
1
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111 117
324 200
I 337 157
Nov.12 Nov. 19
Nov. 26 Dec. 3
7,501 7, 692
7, 633 6, 396
8,384 8, 476
8. 417 8, 166
112 110
110 128
1I
5,054 5,173
II 5, 402 5, 381
5,968 5, 974
5, 80S 5, 795
118
Ii 115 107 108
1259 164
I 251 251 153 253 231 194
Dec. 10
8, 231 8, 391
102
5, 506 5, 921
108 1 253 188
Pee. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31
8, 313 8, 613 8, 547
8, 760 8, 937 8, 768
105
1. 5, 642 5, 705
101 I 240 \1 5
104 103
I 4, 824 5, 716 1I 118 5, 983 5, 875 1 98
l 2912/ 173
I 233- 190
. .
Jan. 7 Jan. 14
8, 942 8, 879 8, 994 9, 380
99 W4
I i
6, 6,
138~1
6, 286
-s, 996
i
102 95
\ 263 180 405 218
1 Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chic s for hatchery supp y ocks .
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
. W. A. WAGNER
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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Agricultural Statistician
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens,. Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
Page 2.
Week Ending
STATE
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
.Dec~.
. . 10
(
Dec. 17_
nee.
24
Dec. , Jan.
31
7
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CHICKS PLACED 7 THOUSANDS
I
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14 --
!
Maine Connecticut
1, 4.13 730
1, 410 746
1, 476 753-
1, 101 42.8*
1, 079 418
1, 086* 468
1, 12.3 42.5
1,168 42.9
1, 12.0 439
Pennsylvania tndiana
1, 554 1, 537
1, 474 1, 564 1, 520 1, 507
790
691 ,
756
765
82.0
731
787
850
778
771
696
644 I
Illinois Missouri
2.35 1, 843
2.32
2.32
1, 8'35 1, 873
61
116
93
669
684
678
61
47
140
704
72.9
756
Del(\.ware
1, 801
1, 916 2, 014
1, 587
1, 616
1, 823
1, 940 1, 853 1, 845
Maryland Virginia
3, 578 1, '778
3, 614 J, 637
1, 841 l} 90:5 !
1, 92.7 842..
1, 99~ 940
1, 855 1, 096
2., 041 1, 069
2, 111 1, 062.
G, 2.04 I 1, 072.
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West Virginia
248
237
157
410
42.3
358
461
52.3
5l6
North Carolina 4, 231
4, 30.9 4,480
South Carolina
475*
479
473
2., 991 ' 32.4
2.,985 305
3, 12.2. 316
3,150 3, 357 3, 380
2.99
32.3
2.94
GEORGIA
8,768
8, 879 9, 380
5, 92.1
5, 705
l
5, 716
5, 875 6,2.86 5, 996 '
Florida A1abama Mi.ssissippi Arkansas Lo'Uisiana
Te~as
W;ishington Oregon California
; TOTAL 1960
359
l 3,779 3,090 I 4,604
I 598
I 2.,989
I 402. 369 l 1, 649
i
400
4,190 3,2.60 4, 561
630 3, 138
391 404 1, 636
398 4, 518 3, 52.4 4, 866
649 3, 2.60
457 446 1, 777
46,090* 41,1.62 ; 4~.346 I
\TOTAL 1959
I
1960% of 1959
e : Revis.e.d _...
44,lf:lQO 103
45, 877 46, 239
103
-101
2.2.4 : ~. 748
2.,368 : 3, 555
42.2. ! 1, 945
2.56 ' 212. ; 1, 2.63
~o. 809*
~'' .05.4
! 106
;
2. 52 2.,955 2.,376 . 3, 814 '
395 2.,12.0
2.46 2.70 1, 2.65
I
31, 47 ~'
2.9-,029 108
2.19 2., 86 5 2.,407 3,966
416 1, 901
2.2.8 2.2.1 1, 32.9
31, 650*
25,95.2 122.
2.50 2., 9 56 2., 3 55 4, 12.9
474 2.,054
2.60 2. 53 1, 2.29
2.98 3, 099 2.,433 4,055
442. 2.,288
32.5 2.2.4 1, 2.2.6
2.64 3, 2.95 2.,474 4,006
433 2., 14:5
3q7 2.79 1, 2f
32, 666 33, 82.4
31, ,2.12 32, 359
105
105
33, 671
.
I
I '
32, 4q1
104
~
th:l 7
UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA
lf3
I
JAN2 3'61
. 1 GEO~~~-f ~[JP>(OI~1rHNCG ._lE:JR{VllCIE
31~..
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC.ULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 ~XTENSION BL.DG., ATHENS, GA.
Athens, Georgia
January- 19, 1961
POULTRY SUMMARY, DEC. 19160
'to of
-
r{o of
Item
During Dec.
last Ja11. through Dec . last
year .
year
1959 1,/ 196o gj
1959 1,/
1960 gj
Thou.
Thou.
Pet. Thou.
Thou. Pet.
Pullets Placed {u. s.l'J/
'
Total
1, 1.0~
2.., 039 120 28 , 971
31,787 110
Domestic Chicltens Tested:
1,605
1,649
103
26,9- 36
28,954 107
Brei ler Type
Georgia United States
2, a7854
536 143
4,492
2,609 105 26;350
4,902 109 24,071 91
Egg Type
Georgi'a
68
19
28
312
229 73
United States
2, 514'
2,232
89 12,586
10,626 . 84
Chi clcs Hatched:
Broiler Type
Georgia United States
..
24,75S 141,520
27,249 155,538
110 328,801 110 1; 844,120
360,270 110 1,959,897 106
Bgg Type Georgia
. .
. . 515 .
I
749 145 15,737
.11,910 76
CoUmnmiteerdciaSl tSalteas~hter ~/ 14,338
19,919 139 540,992
483,862 89
Young Chicl~ens
Georgia:
17,002
22,296 131 288,107
302, 31~ . 105
United States Hens and Cocks
. ..
99,679 122,027 122 1,600,567 1,692,143 lo6
Georgia United States
. ..
563 10,900
732 11,911
l,30
5; 8o8
109 116,009
6,059 104 119,837 103
E~ Production:
Georgia
L/
138
148 107
1,585
1, 715 lo8
South Atlantic 5
589
573
97
6,983
7,239 104
United States
y Revised. g;
5_) 192
Preliminary. ~
4,922
95 62,401
Includes expected pullet repla_~ements
60,695 97 from eggs
sold during the preceding month. at the rate of 125 pullet chj_ cks per 30-doz. case
of eggs The primary breeders included i n this report account for a very large
percentage of total supply of replacement pullets for broiler hatchery supply
flocl:s_. 1/ Federal,-State Market IJevrs Servi ce--For the pt.rpose of this report a
commercial pm:..ltry slaughter plant is defined as a plant .1-rhich slaughters a weekly
average of at least 30, 000 pounds live ve:i.ght while in opel.ation. (Converted from
weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ South Atlantic states: Del., Md., va., w. va., n.c.,
s. c.., .aa., F1a.
-
Maine Pa. Mo.
De~.
Mci. '.. va.
~~. c. \ (Ja .
~nn.
Ale. '. \
Mis's. Ark.
Texas
u. s.
YOUHG CHICKEnS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL IIJSPEGriOH
BY SELECTED STATES, l AIID l 6o
Number Ins ected
Indicated Percent
During Nov.
. J~n. thru nov . .D,uring Nov.
Jan.
1959 1960
1959
1960 19 9
1960 1
Thou. Thou.
Thou.
Thou. Pet.
Pet. .Pet.
3,684 3,975 50,429 49,207 1.1
3.1 1.0
2.1
4,835 4, 549 67 , 024 65;158 1.2
2.5 1.1
1.6
3,246 3,645 40,807 42 , 140 2.2
35 1.3
33
4,720 4,629 - 60,,822 64,144 2.5
33 . 1.3
2.6
5,542 2,864
7,109 . 3,259
78, . ~86
45,449
83,117 45 , 421
1..2ir
2.2 . "1.0 2.7 ' 9
1.9
l. '{
8,346 11,533 107,494 137; 236 1.3 .
1.7 . 9
1.6
17,854 20,970 246,891 252, 600 2.'1
3~7
1.4
32
3,~59 - .3,926
41,676
50, 655 1.9
3.3 1.3
30
9,586. 10,525 127,476 133 )495 .2.1
3.4 1.4
2.8
4,832 6,565 71,779 78,998 2.9
2.9 1.8
3,6
9,525' 12,078 132,494. 153,915 2o.5 .
3.1 2.2
3-.1
.------------------ 5,~54 5,051
60~312
64 , 569
-2-.4----2-.2--. ---.2.2 -----2-.3
98,449 . 113,874 1,321,902 1,421,697 1.9
2.8 1.4
2.8
For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the
Agricultural Marlteting Service, USDA, under provisions of the .Agricultural Market-
ing Act of 1946.
'
....
.
End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, P ::mltry Products, Meat a nd Meat Products, United States - Dec. 1960
Shell eggs: Decreased by 20,000 cases, December 1959 <iecr'ease was 109,000 cases ; average D e cember decrease is 143; 000 cases :. .? 'ro.re tt. eggs: Decreased
1
b y 24 million pounds; Decernber 1959 decrease was 17- m.Hfion pouhds ; average December decrease was 21 million pounds. E'rozen poultry: Decr e ased by 50 million pounds; Decern.ber 1959 decrease was 36 million pou:ads ; average . December decrease is 3~ million pounds. Beef: D e creased by .l million pounds; December 1999 change was an increaseof 25 million pounds; average December change is an increase of 26 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 22 million pounds ; December 19'59 increase was 40 million paunds ; average December increase was 48 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased .by 1 million pounds; December 1959 change was an increase of l million pounds; average December change is an increase of 5 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit
D e c e m b er Decemoer November December
l955-59av.
1959
1960
1960 1 I
Th.:.> u.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Eggs:
Shell
c ase .
176
188
96
76
J? rozen eggs, total
Pound 74,.285
7S', 678
fY,344
63,213
I ------------------------------------------
Total eggs 2 I (case eq.) Case
2, 088
2,307
1, 676
-
I
Poultry, frozen:
I
------------------------------------------
Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls
I Pound do.
26, 717
"7 - ~ . 819
25, 715 84., 824
24,223 6 5,390
24,662 65, 956
Turkeys
do. 149_, 018
149, 17 6
21 9, 941 162, 177
Othe r & Unclassified
do.
57, 633
56, 917
52, 9 55 49,427
Total poultry
----~-------------------------------------
do.
308, 187
316, 686
3 52, 509 302, 222
------------------------------------------
Beef: Frozen, In Cure ari.d cured
do. 191, 688
202, i09
16 9, 020 168,939
Pork;_ Zr,t;>zen, In Cure
or cured
-do.
273,052
264; -2sn 153, 6-zcf 175, 396
Other meat and meat products
Total all re d meats
do.
"7 J , 828 -
77,293
87, 435 85,954
----------------------------------------
d,o. . 5 ~1. 50 8
543, 687 410, 084 430,289
1/ Preliminary. Z I .FI'rozen egg' s converte d on basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED A ND PRICES PAID
Item
'
... ..
Geor g ia
.I. .:. ..
j
. .... ..'
.. '\]nit ed States
D e c. 15 19 59 Cents
Prices Received:
Farm Chickens (lb.)
15. 5
Com. Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.)
l 16. 8 16. 7
All Eggs (Dozen)
43._3
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.) Dol.
Broiler grow. mash
4 .60
Laying Mash
4.65
Scratch grains
4.05
No'v. 15 1960 Cents
De c. 15 '"i960
Ce'nts
De c. 15 19 59
.C ents
Nov. 15 Dec.l5
1960 1960 Cents Cents
14 .0 14 .9 14 .8 56.6 Dol. 4 : 45 4 .50 !o . 00
15.0
14.7 14 .7 54. 5 Dol. 4.35 4.45 4 .00
10.9 17. 4 16.1 31.0 Dol. 4.67 4 .33 3.83
ll. 8 15. 8 15.0 45.6 Dol. 4. 51 4.22 3.78
12.6 15. 8 15.2 44.1 Dol. 4.47 4.20 3.75
hts report is ma e poss1 e throug the cooperation o t 1e Nahona Pou try
Improve ment Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural
Research Service, Agricultur'~l Estimates Division, Agricultural Marketing
Service, Federal-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries,
. poultry processors,
and
the
poultry
farm?rs ..::. ~ -':, .
.,that
report
to
the
agencies.
Cc:v
7 fli) CitrlJ
1~:/CI&O ~III~~o-., JR{GIIA <CJF&(Q)JP\_
/Jn AGRICULTURAL. EXTENSION SERVICE
.
JR{1f'IIN<G SIEIRVH<CJE
-~- ..
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURE
illfl UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR.E
319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA .
Athens, Georgia
January ZO, 1961
GEORGIA'S 1961
. DUCTION PROSP ECTS
UP 10 PERCENT ..... NATIOM UP ZO PERCENT
GEORGIA: The Georgia turkey growers expect to produce 3.99, 900 turkeys in 1961 compared with 363, OO <A;in 1960 or an increase of 10 percent.
They plan to increase the light breeds from 49, 000 head in 1960 to LO, 000 t hi-s year. Production of heavy breeds is expected t.o increase from 314, 000 head to 319, 000.
UNIT~D STATES: Turkey growers intend to produce ZO percent more turkeys ~n
_
1961 than last year, the Crop Reporting Board announced to-
day. They plan increases of ZZ percent in the heavy breeds and 5 percent in the
light breeds, with hea~y whites up 34 percent, and other heavy breeds up 17
percent. If growers carry out their intentions, auout 99 million turkeys will
be raised, compared with 8Z. 3 million in 1960. All regions of the country plan
increases--the West North .Central.ZZ percent, the East North Central, the
South Atlantic, and the West Zl percent, the South Centrall6 percent, and the
North Atlantic region 11 percent
. Heavy breed growers intend to raise 88,795, 000 turkeys in 1961--ZZ p-ercent more than in 1960. Growers plan to raise 2.9 ~ 018, 000 heavy white breed turkeys compar-ed with Zl, 6Z9-, 00.0 in 1960....-an incr..ease of 34 percent. Ac cording to present plans, heavy white breeds will account for about 33 percent of all heavies raised in 1961, compar.ed with 30 percent in 1960. All regions plan to increase the number of heavy white breeds. Increases planned are 65 percent in the West, 41 percent in the South Atlantic, 34 percent in the West North Central, '31 percent in the East North Central, 30 percent in ~he South
Central, and lZ percent in the North Atlantic region.
Growers plan to r.aise 59, 777 ,.{)00 bronze and other heavy breed turkeys in 1961, an inc-rease of 17 percent from 1960. All regions repo-rted intended in. creases--Zl percent in South Atlantic, ZO. percent in the V{est, 16 percent in ' the West North Central, 15 percent in the East North Central, . 14 percent in the South Central. and 7 percent in the North Atlantic region.
Light breed growers plan to raise 10, 2.46, 000 light breed turkeys, com-
pared with 9, 788, 000 in 1960--an incr-ease of 5 percent. Growers in two
regions plan decreases from 1960--55 percent in the West, and 7 percent in
the South Central region. Increases planned are 14 percent in the North Atlantic and 13 percent in the West North Central and South Atlantic regions. Growers in the E.ast North Central region plan to raise about the same nuq1ber
of light breed tur.keys as they did in 1960.
The actual number of turkeys raised .in 1961 may vary from January 1, 1961
intentions, the difference depending on growers' reactions to this report, price of feed, supply and pr~ e of tlatching eggJ and poults, and prices received for turkeys during the next ~:W months.
. .
'-
Intentions to raise turkeys in 1961
-----.--Number ra1seai'ii T9"bt'f r r - - - !nten'de"dtor ra1S1ng1n r97ir--State ------:-------.-----:-----:------.--- -.-Tota"l tur-
and : Heavy ; Light ; Total ; Heavy ; Light ; Tota~: Jt;e;y,a. 1961-
division : breeds : breeds :
: breeds : breeds :
:as.% of 1960
z - -: ----:--T- ho-ue-.-' - -T-h-ou-e.-, ---Th-o- u-- s; -T-h-ou--s-. - . -T-'h- ou-s:.;-..- . .T-h-o~ us~., - - Pe-r'- ce-nt
I
Maine
45--
47
40
5
45 -g-o-
N.H.
95
yt.
29
0
95
104
0
104
109
o
29
27
o
27
93
Mass.
343
6
349
447
7
454
130
R.I.
26
1
27
29
1
30
111
Conn.
240
6
246
255
6
261
106
N.Y.
584
N.J.
148
7
591
613
9
622
105
15
163
166
13
179
110
o n - - Pa..
N. A
Qhio
t
i.
-
. 1,056
-: '"2;-5bb----
:-2;-rur----
'"1725n----
'"'85"4--- ~
1,231
T. 7'TB-
~ 1150-
-z1;, -z;
150 S"3T--
!"52--
-
-
200
-z41--"Sn---
1,350
5,
3,163
-
-
-1f1r0r -ror-
Ipd. Ills Mich.
: 21 601 924
. 718
329
2 930 3, 513
368
31 881
132
62
986 1, 007
78
11 085
110
90
808
800
75
875
108
-rr,""'7r9- r Wis.
Ei~ N;
: 4,
.ce~lo,
02 3
7 7
2
-
-
-
-
r
,
12 3"4
'
7
-
-
4, 039
1
z5;,
155
"Sl7-
15 -1,347-:--
-1
5, 4,
170 '174
-
-
-
128 12
~
Minn. - :rr, S"7"b---- r, "541 :-- -f4;-4Tf" 1'0,')41-- 1;-6-s<J- -fB;lfZ!-- rt5-
I~wa
: 6, 810
865
7, 675 8, 198 1, 012
9, 210
120
Mo.
: 3, 796
491
4, 287 4, 801
344
5, 145
120
N.Dak. 832
6
838
979
10
989
11 e
S,.Dak . 811
105
' 916
757
352
1,109
121
!'febr. : 1, 130
15
1,_145 1, 175
i9
1, 194
104
w.Kans. N. tiel.
.
cen.. 7:r;83o0e - -.- - 8 9
"-5------
3'; u4r7o---
-Ts5-- -
-"J-<J2, 8r4577'45--n---;9-93r36sr_-
_-r_,
n5-5 z
-
-
"JO,
991
6"51
194----287
1-- "1"1'3n--
- - 1 1 8 - -.
Md.
157
11
168
188
11
199
118
Va.
1, 536
2, 864
4,"400 2, 121 3, 270
5, 391
123
W.Va.
i'f c.
327 1, 692
554
881
370
573
943
107
18
1, 710 2, 294
27
2, 321
136
s~c.
101
10
111
8Dl
16
817
114
Ga.
314
49
363 . 319
80
399
110
Fsl.aA. tl.
I<y.
-:-4, s6S1J-
~--3T4 -
-- -J;
----
171
lf32
-7
-
232
- - -8-;-115'-
--- -32'1--
-":b-.;3-"442"703' -r----4--;1-87J14-z----ro-3-2;.-1rn8ns------t19n048----
~enn. 101
1
102
90
5
95
93
Ala.
24 7
27
274
303
27
330
120
Miss.
171
4
175
175
2
177
101
Ark.
1, 946
132
2, 078 2, 133
132
2, 265
109
La.
22
3
25
19
3
22
88
Okla. . 1, 115
90
1, 205 1, 213
90
1, 303
108
-n6'- r 'exas :3,710
240
3,950 4,687
204
4,891
124
$. Cent:-:-7-;-Glb'-- -- -5o4--- '8,'130-- ~ 960---471-:---9,431--
Mont. - :---cr------o------9----9-----o------9---rno-
Idaho : 218
41
259
236
48
284
110
Colo. :1,518
25
1,543 1,759
15
1,774
115
N.Mex. 64
6
70
54
6
60
86
Ariz.
96
0
96 106
0
106
110
Utah : 2, 855
100
2, 955 4, 051
95
4, 146
140.
Wash.
5\8
7
525
590
14
604
115
Oreg. : l,Z61
149
1,410 1,321
119
1,440
102
Calif. west.
z/-,1.o3,,
483 o2"
b-
-
-
-
-
492
lfi3
-
-
-
13, 975 2o-;-849"
16, 625 -24;-'7'57--
.....
-
74 37
3
-
-
16, 699 25-;-13o-
-
119 TZi.-
U. 5:- I"Z,"55"8--- -cr, nrn--- "St; 3"4'0- 8"8;795"- T<J, Z"4"6-- 119'; Cf4T-- 1Z"O--
-~nPrelimiMry:----------------------------------
2/ Includes Wyoming and Nevada to avoi._d--?isclosing individual operations.
CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
GEORGIA C~OP REPORTING SERVICE
\ -\j r_J r_/ J\.I/. \-~
/ ,
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. ~ ...:,__)
J~N 3 l '61
I J ./\ _Jl(./
J _r-\ '---..)
Re1cas ~ d !/25/ 61
GEORGIA GH!-CK I-IATCHER Y REPORT
.Athens, Ga., ianuary 25 -- A total of 5, 9~3, 000 broiler chicks were placed
with producers in Georgia during the week a.naing January 21, according to the Georgia Crop -Reporting Service. This comparl'::s witb. the 5, 916, 000 placed the previ9us -.veek and is 8 t 'er.cent lcss than the 6, 456, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted :to 9, 943, 000 compared with
9, 380, 000 the previous week and is 6 pe,cent more than the 9, 356, COO for the
corresponding week .last year~
The n1ajority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatchipg eggs were reported within a range of 70 to 85 cents per dozen with an ave ~~age of 76 cents for all hatching eggs an.d 74 cents for eggs purchased at the f~i;m froi:n flocks with .hatcher~r owned cockerels. Last .week .the range was from 70 to 85 cents
with an. average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm f:J;om flocks with hatchery owna9. cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks . were reporteci within a rangl!,l 9i $ll. 00 to $13. 25 with an average of $12. 75_per hundred compared with a range of $12.00 to $13. 25 with an average
of $12. 7 5 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 66 cents
for eggs and $10. 50 fo.r chi_cks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending January 21 was Georg'ia broilers 2 3/4- 3 3/4 . pounds at farms 16. ~o cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
iEGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set_!/
' Ch\~~ks Placed for Broilers in Georgi.a
~ggs Chicks ISct Hatch
-1959
1960
: I
o/.o.
. I ' year
! ago
-1959 . 1960
1960 1961
;. % ~ ! 1960 1960
! rear l ago 1961 1961
ercent Thou.
hou. !Percent;T ou, Thou.
Nov. 5
7, 455
8, 517
114
: .5, 051
iI .
5, 923 117 . 337
157
Nov. 12
7, 501
8, 384
112
Nov. 19 .: 7, 692
8, 476
110
Nov. 26
7,633
8,417
110
Dec. 3
6, 396
8, 166
128
5, 054 5, 968 ., 118 ,2;;9
164
5, 173 5,402 5, 381
I 5, 974
s. 805
5, 795
115 l 4~1
101 108
1'213s13
251
253 194
Dec. 10 Dec, 17
8, 231
8, 391
102
8,313
8,760
105
5, 506 5,642
5, )21 i 108 !253
5, 7'0 s 1 1o 1 l24o
188 u 5 - --
'-Pee. 24 Dec, 31
Jan 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21
8, 613
I 8, 547 8, 94 2 8, 994
! 9, 356
8, 937
104
8, 768
103
! 8, 87 9
9 9
9, 380
104
9, 943 : 106
4, 824
5, 983
6, 181
6. 319
1
i
6, 456
5,716 1 118 i291 173 5, 875 98 l272 2/ 190 6, 286 102 '263- 180
5, 996 ! 95 1405 2.18
5, 963 ; 92 !so3 204
1/ Included eggs s e t by hatcheries prociudng chicks 't.l Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Agricultural Statistician In Charge
--
---
--
Agricultural Statistician
U. S. Department of .4griculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61 Page 2
Week Ending
,,
sTATE
J..an:. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. I,I Dec.
21
II
17
Dec . 24
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland -Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
Florida
I
! EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
I 1, 470
I 746
I 1, 474
I 1, 520
232
1, 476 753
1, 564 1, 507
232
1, 439 864
1, 534 1~ 584
255
1, 835
I 1, 916
3,614
l 1, 841
1, 873 2,014 3, 637 l, 905
1, 926 2, 051 3,724 2,060
I 237 4,309
I 479
l 8,879
157 4,480
473 9,380
208 4,722
581 9,943
400
398
400
ii
II
'II t 1, 079
I .
418
!J ;
i
I
691 820
116
I ; 684
I; 1, 616
1,998
li.I '
il'
940
423
I'
~ :
2,985
ji '
1!::'
305 5, 705
1! . !I.
252
CHICKS PLACED - T HOUSANDS
1, 086* 468
75~
731
93 678 1, 823 1, 85'5 1, 096 358 3, 122 316 5, 716
1, 123 425
787 771
61 704 1, 940 2, 041 1, 069 461 3, 150 299 5, 875
1, 168
42~
850
696 47
72")
1, 853 2, 111 1, 062
523 3, 35 7
323 6,286
1, 120 439 778 644 140 756
1, 845 2,204 1, 072
516 3, 386>'.:
294 5, 996
219
250
298
264
1, 125 509 586 622 51 743
1, 899 I 2, 283
977 517 3,327 332 5, 963
255
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Alabama
4, 190
4, 518
4, 858 I 2, 955 2,86?
2, 956 3,099 3, 295 3, 159
I
Mississippi Arkansas
3,260 4, 561
3, 524 4, 866
:! 3,618
5, 176
II
I'
2,376 3, 814
2,407 3,966
2, 355 2,433 2,474 2,384 4, 129 4, 055 4,006 4,205
,.
Louisiana Texas Washington
630 3, 138
391
649 3, 260
456:<
632 3,436
406
I'
I'
395
jI :
!i l
! !
2, 120 246
416 1, 901
228
474 2,054
260
442 2,288
325
433 2, 145
307
464 2, 149
308
.-l .. ' .
...
-
.
I
'
Oregon California
404
1, 636
I
TOTAL 1960-61 l47, 162
446 1, 777
49,345*
490 1, 797
51,704
i.III 270
.I , 1, 265
li 31,473
22 ~
1, 329
31, 650*
253 1, 229
224 1, 22.>
279 1, 284
241 1, 224
32, 666 33,824 33, 677* 33,323
,.,
.- ~
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-'
l;
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TOTAL 1959-60 145, 877
o/o of year ago
i
I
103
46,239 107
4 7' 231 11 . 29. 029 25,952
109 II 108
122
31,212 32, 359 32,401 32, 615
105
105
104
102
*Revised
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GRAIN
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JANUARY 1, 19
= ~ .',t' .0 . G.~ S .
- RElEASED . l/27~---~
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ = = = = = = = ~ = = =~ ~ ~. S.~~-==
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ... . . .
a = a = = = = = == = = = = =.= = ===
* * -*GEORGIA * * *
. ' . . .
Stocks of corn in all storage positions on.January 1, 1961 totaled
44,324~009 busheJ,s, ..an increase :.o:t 8 percent .from the 40,953,000 bushels on .hand
a .year ago. ~ts, barley, and wheat stocks stored in .Georgia have fallen off '.
from _a. year ago. : Ce.ts stored .in all positions amounted .to 1,514, ooo bushels or
902,000 below the 2,416,000 bushelS stored January 1, . 1960. Wheat stocks .t -otaled to 1-,0'3(},000 bushels, -a decrease of ll percent- fran :.t he l,l59,000 bushels stored
at this time last year. Ba.rlez stocks declined 47 percent to 51,000 bushels . ,
.I
. GRAIN
CorI).
Oat~
Barl-ey Wheat
GEORGIA GRAfN STOCKS - JANUARY 1,. 1961, -WITH COMPARISONS
. I
. .:
.
ON FARMS .
:
OFF FARMS
ALL POSITIONS
1960
1961
1966 : . 1961
1960 . .196i
1,000 bushels
. .
..
... 36,072 1, 766
38,'673 1,029
1 000 b~hels
1,000 busbe~
. . .' .~
.\ .
4, 881 650
5,651 ... 40;953 44 ; 324
485 . . :'. 2.;416_' .- ,1, 514-
. 81
- 226
' 45 . 114
. 16 933
6 916
91 ~. 51
.l., 159 . 1;030 ..
..
** * .1JUITED sTAri:s * * *
Corn~ Sorgh'Qm Gzoain .'fUld. Wh~at --Stocks Continue Record..levels
'Ll '
..
.
Stocks o:t corn, sorghum grain and wheat in all positions on January l qon-
tinued at record levels With corn stocks of 4, 700 million bushels moving 7 per-
cent above the :previous record of a year earlier. Sorghum grain stocks of 1:,032
million bushels pUshed above :the 1 billion bushel marlt for the first time and were
nearly.. a fifth above the previouS record level of January 1, 1960. Wheat stoclts
contin~d to establish record January 1 levels for the third: successive yea~ :w:lth
a total . of 2;o66 million bushels, 10 percent above a year earl,ier~ ~ts. stQc~
'were more tb8.n a tenth larger than the .previous year but below average. . Barley :.
stocks were .moderately below but rye stocks jumped sharply above January .1 l&st..:
year .. Holdings of soybeans declined from the level ot the preVious year. StOcks
of feed. gr&ins..,_corn, oats, barley and sorghum grain--totaled 183 million tons, .~ .
8 percent above the previous record of 169 milli.on tons in storage January:'1,- 1960.
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
~IELVIN D. ROGERS
-- -- - - -- - - - --- - -- ----- -- - - - - - - Agricultural Statistician In Charge
~~ ~~
~
- --
- Agricultural Statistician ~ ~
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex,
Athens, Georgia, in cooperation With the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service,
a.nd the Georgia State De:pa.rtment of Agriculture
(Please turn l'&ge)
UNITED STATES
Stocks of grains, January 1, 1961 with com,pa.risons (In thousand bushels)
Grain and Position
Jan. 1 Av. 1950-59
Jan. 1 196o
Oct. 1 1960
Jan. 1 1961
WHEAT
:
On Farms ~
:
Commodity Credit Corp. Mills,Elev. &Whses.
1Tg
j :
~:
350)344 621 332 881,357
329,691 70,932 1,475,208
550 ; 212 65,290 1,729,620
421; 469 77 1 940 1,566,737
- -- - --- - - -- -- -- . - --T-oTAL- -----------
-:--1-:2- 9-4--;o-34-----1_-,_87-5-;
83
- - - 1-- 2 345,122 ~--
-
-2--;oo-b,-l'T-+b-:.
CORN
:
On Farms ~
: 2,243,466 3,031,325
454,237 3,059,874
Commodity Credit Corp. :ij : 455,124
569,796
599,043
688,102
Mills,Elev. &Whses. ~J/: 281,089
792,255
735,958
952,352
. -----T-'o-T-A--I:---------------7:-2-,9-7-9--;b-8o------4--;3-93--;-37-()-- I~7-89~2-3-~----4--;7-00--;3-2-8--T
OATS
:
On Farms 1/
: 827,633
695,042
963,494
765,926
Commodity Credit Corp. gj : 2,816
1,692
1,149
1,o64
Mills,E1ev. & Whses. g Jl: 75,278
74,104
120,123
83,884
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--9-05--
-;7-27--
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--7-7o--
-;8
- -38--
-I,-aL& 7-6-6--
----8
- -5o-;
- - - 874-'
BARLEY
On Farms ~
153,697
198,852
280,094
202,107
Cozmnodity Cred Corp. gj
2, 727
12, 351
13, 420
l3, 148
Mi11G,Elev. & Whses. }} J/ .- 105,494
l?O, 728
174,730
136,796
.. --TOTAL---------=- -2'bl-9I7--- -3'bl,931--- 463 244-- -352-;051--
-----------------~-------------~----------
SOORnGHFUaMrmGs RAym.
:: 84,476
194,460
23,207
216,232
Commodity Credit Corp. ~ :
825
3,864
5,260
5,259
Mi1ls ,E1ev. &Whses. ~ : 164,134
679,288
553,235
810,119
-- Tor.AL-------- -=- _249-;435--- -877-;612--- 5BI 702- -1-;o31-;6Io--
-------------------------------~---------~
SOYBEANS
,
On Farms ~
125,747
196,222
3,395
172,444
Commodity Credit Corp. gj :
328
327
84 3
291
Processing Plants ~
: 71,81.3
l04,623
5,381
110,603
!:!f._!ls,Elev. & Whses. ~J/ : 78,465
150,727
13,590
141,155
ToTAL---------:- -2'7(),352--- -45i;-899--- -23,2o9-- ~24-:-493-
lf.Estimates-of' the erop-Reporting-Boord:---------------- -'-- --
g; Owned by c.c.c. and stored in bins or other storages owned or controlled by
J./
c.c.c.; other c.c.c.-owned grain is All off-farm storages not otherwise
included in designated,
the estimates by positions. including flour mills and
terminal elevators.
ljj January estimates reported by Census Bureau. October estimates reported by
Crop Reporting Board.
FEB 2 - '61
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE.
STATE DEPARTMENT OP AGR'ICULTURE
d:S. DEPARTMENT OF AG.-ICULTURE
. ~GRICULTURAL MARKETING SRVICE Jlt EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
Athens, Georgia
February 1, 1961
" . _:.._~- :: ~
HONEY AND BEEml.AX PRODUCTION, . 1960
GEORGIA: Honey.production in Georgia during , l96o totaled 6,210,000 pounds, an
. .
increase of 17 percent from the 1959 production of 5,325,000 pounds.
The number of coloiues of bees in 1960 is estimated at 207) 000 compared w1th
213;000 a year ago. Honey production per colony in 1960 is placed at 30 pounds,
co. m. pared ~th 25 pounds in 1959 .
The value of the 1960 honey crop is estimated at $1,323,000 compared with a value of $l,lo8,000 in 1959. The average price received ws 21.3 cents per po~d for .all honey sold compared with 20.8 cents the year before. Value of beeswx
produced amounts to $52,000 compared with $43,000 in 1959
UNITED STATES: PRODUCTION - Honey production in 1960 totaled 260,128,000 .
pounds, 5 percent more than the 247, 523, 000 pounds .. produced in -1959, and 9 percent more than the 1954-58 average production. Th~ . 1960 crop was the third largest in the 21 years of record, with production 4 percent less than the :record 1952 crop, and 2 percent less than in 1958, the second largest crop. The increase in production from 1959 resulted from more production
per colony since the n~ber of coionie~ was practically the same) 5,430,000 in
196o compared with 5,438,000 in 1959 Yield per colony averaged 47.9 pounds in :
196o, compared with 45 5 pounds in 1959, and the 1954-58 average of 44.4 pounds
Beekeepers reported appro~te~ 57 million pounds of honey on hand for sale in mid-December 1960, 22 percent of the production. A year earlier) ~tacks t~led 63 million pounds.
.
The 5 percent increase in honey production froml959
to 196o resulted from increases of 21 percent i~ the Western region, 28 percent
in the South Atlantic, 13 percent in the Soutk Central, a11d 10 percent in the .
North Atlantic States. These increases were partially offset by a 13 percent .
decrease in production in the West North Central region and a 7 percent decrease
in the East North Central. A substantial part of the production change in each .
region resulted fr~ yield changes, since changes in colony numbers were relative-
ly small.
Beeswax production in 1960 totaled 4, 728,000 pounds, up 7 percent from the 1959 production of 4,417,900 pounds, and 8 percent above. the 1954-58 average.
PRICES -
Beekeepers received an average of 17.8 cents per .
pound for honey sold during 1960) or 5 percent more
than the 17.0 cents in 1959. All extracted honey in wholesale lots averaged 14.4
cents per pound compared with 13.7 cents in 1959 Extracted honey sold at
wholesale in 60-pound containers averaged 13.0 cents per pound in 1960 compared
With 12.5 cents in 1959. Beeswax prices to beekeepers averaged 43.9 cents per
pound in 1960 compare~ with 44.3 cents in 1959. .
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
(Please Turn Page)
vi. A. \~AGNER
Agricultural Statistician
t
REQ
GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
MAIN CA11PUS UNIV. OF GA.
ATHENS Gl.
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NuMBER :oF coLONI ES, PRopyptr oN ;J.ND"V/I.LUE ,~F HONEY
Honey - .: :,_,, ,_ ...v :".. .
. _; : ;.. t -
.Sta:te ' :; : _Cci~onies of
Producti0n : : .:. ,._Ii6ney , . : . : Value of Honey
and , ,_ Bees
. i . ~ ,.1 :
! ' .,: . .
..
Di. vision
. .. per colony
Production
. Production
1959 : 1960 1959 : 1960 . : ,; ::1959 : 1960
1959 : 1960
Maine
.. Th.ousands - ~ -
:.. . 6 . 6
Pounds
Thous~_d Pounds
Thousand Dollars
17
21 ... ' 102
. 126
r 42
54
N,. H.
8 .-. . 8 33 32
; ..264
256 ' 97
100
vt.
. 11 . 11 52 . 44 .... 572
484 18o
166
Mass.
i8
18 19 16 ' J42
288
124
111
R. I'.
Conn.
N.Y.
2
2 21 19
13
14 25 16
187 - ~91 52
64
42 .. -~ 325
38
. 15
224- 117
?,124 .. . 12,224 i,5~5
14 87 2,017
N . J. ..: . : 33
34 30
J)
990 : l,J:22 290
347
.;
_. o:-.-------------:--- - Pa. N. Atl.
'
: .
:.... :-
l4J 421-
~. -415326~-
35 41:2-
-
29 !ifi,
,O-
' '5,005 -i7,3~6b:r-'
"7--
... -
4,408 -19 l70
- _,_-
-:-
-
.
J-1,'2oo~46Q6-- -_3...s...831104
--
Ohio
: 268
273 45. . 42 ' :1 12',060
11,466. 2-J297 2,110
Ind.
} . .:. 11.8 ; 182 :.. - S.~L: :'52 .
9,968 .
9,464 ..: 1~7?4 1,741
Ill..
_ :: -. 1.53- ~ \ 1 51 48 . 4S . . . 7,344 ;
7, 248 ~- 1,.528 1, 580
Mi ch.
;_ -:J 1 4.. - 1.38 . 7,7 . , 70 .. 11 088 , . 9 660 .. 1,641_ 1,575
Wi s .
_: . 192 .._. 182 . 83 . 1 81
J$:36 " 14-;742 2,53.4, 2,506
E.N.eent. :~ - 93::r.. -~ "'"'926~ _-~- 6o"-:3- -56.8 - -:56,396 ~ -- -52,5.8o - _.9-,764 .- _9-;512
'Minn.. . . :::- -.2'09.'. ..,... ..,..2,0~.~ -:no-: ~ ",.Io.."'2 - - -:z9,"I50' 7 .~ -2o. '124 -:- .-4,4~3-1 - - 4-,3-03-
Iovra
. . : ~ 154 ...... 14 . ..:97 . . 60
,14, 938 8, 880 2;3'60 .- 1,456
MC!. . . . .: : 128 / _._ 131 ::...-28 22
N. Dak. . '. 32 ~. ' ; . 33_ -- -93 94 .
S . Dak. . : . 59 . 67 85 . liO .
3,584- ,._. . 2,882 . :760 _ 648
2,976
3,1Q2 3_99
478
5,015
7,310 712 1 113
Nebr. .
:" 61 :. .. 65 96
64
5,856
4,160 826 '607
Kans.
: 43
44 45 42 . 1,935
1,848 ... 348
360
lrJ. N.Cent. Del.
::-
-~7) T~.'->~ ----.:77~)_Q3--:--
."281.5~':~~
~73.3 .... -i7--
-:63 4:54-- -54,96b
- _-'-8I---- -81
~ ~
9,'8'3b"
-: .-24
- . -8-9b;;-
7"- .L 25"""
IVlq.
: 30'' r , JQ 27 : 27. .
810 :_ . 810 . :. 20'5 ; 211
Va.
136 . : . 1?9 , 22
25 ~- 2,992 3, 225 :-. 868
990
1~. Va. N. C.
s. c.
103. 196
59
. ~09 .. :': 18. 1-86. ~- 19
55 ' 19
21
1, 854
27 ::_._ .. 3, 724
24 . 1, 12'1
2, 289 593 751
5,022 1:,210' . 1, 758
1, 320 307
392
Ga. .
: 213 207 25 30
5,325
6,210 1,108 1,323
Fla.
:__217__ _ 2]7_ _ 21_ _70 . __: ._1J,1;27 _ _, __19,].9 _ 2;373 _ ' _).L314_
S.Atl.
: 1,017 . 996 . ,2,9.~ 38'.~ :_.30,034' . ,.. 3'8,347 ~,'b.B'B '8.824
Ky_. . :- -118-: - -114- ~ 15-:-- -13 - - -I,775'- - :-- I, 8'24 - - ~4~ - - ..-.58'0-
Tenn.
Ala.
Mi ss. Ark. La ;
16o 191 78
- : , 89 92
152 16 193 16
80- 28 85 21 93 : 24
17
2,560 . ..2,584
22 ,.
: 3,056~ -- 4~246
32 . . .2~184
. 2, 560
2.~- .. :1,869 . _,_. 1~870
32 . .2,208 _.. !'~,9-16
745
791
782 1,121
483
566
--3_89 396
349 494
Okla~
-: 45 51 . 22 45 .. : 990 : . . 2,295 . 242 560
Texas - ~: : 269'
274 52
51
13,988 . 13,_9. 74 . :1,902 " 2,040
s. Cent. :-1:-042- -1:0[2~ - . 2f:> -JI.o- - i8 ,'b2~ - - ~32~329- ~,437- -6-:548 -
Mont.
- ..,. '8"2- - J.. 8'3- - 9o- - -7I - - - 7 ,38'0 - - - j ,"B"93 - 1,114 - - """984-
Idaho
195 201 44 40
8,5RO
8,040 :_ 1,175 . 1,254
kfyo.
Colo.
37
38 67 60
68
65 51 47
2,479
2,28Q 332
J47
3,468
- 3~;055
544
525
N. Mex.
, : . 11
11 64 48
704
528
94
76
Ariz.
100 104 70 74
7,000
7,696 742
816
Utah
54
52 . 33 . -.3 4
1, 782
1, 768 242
276
Nev.
9
9 40 46
360
414
44
59
Wash.
: 100 100 44 Lh
4,400
4,40Q 642
678
Oreg~
55
53 33 30
1,815
1,590 303
278
Calif.
: 570 564 24 48
13,680
27,072 1,532 3~384
1-{est.
:-1-;21h- -i;iB"o-- Tio:J- -49.0- - 5I,Z>4'8"-- -62,73'b- 'b,764- -8.1..677-
_u.!. .._ __ .:..-.2-;13.-_-1:39.-_-_4~--17;9_-_2!!7.l.'~:!3_-_-_2.o.LI~TJ_-J2:l.o1~--_4~,]9~--
1960 Preliminary
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
1-1 J\ -rc I-_ c=; ~ if"\./ II \~ I I
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Released 2/1/61
Athens, Ga., February 1 - A total of 6, 12.7, 0.00 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia du:ring the week ending January 28, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 5, 963, 000 placed too previous wee~ and is 9 percent less than the 6,, 765, 000 placed the
same week last year.
Eggs set by G.eorgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 353, ooo- <~..c?mpared with
9, 943, 000 the previous j.,eek and is 10 percent more than the 9, 405, 000 for the
corresponding week la~t year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produc-ed hatching eggs were
repor~ed within a range of 70 to 85 cents ..per dozen with an average of 76 cents
for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for egg purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 70 to 85 cents
with an average of 76. c~nts for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatch~ry owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $12.00 to $13.25 with an average of
$12.75 per .hundred .compared with a range of '$12. 00 to $13.25 with an -average
of $12.75 per hundred last we.ek. The average prices last year were 66 cents
for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the federal-State Market News Service for -
brotlers dluing the week endip.g January 28 was Georgia broilers 2 3/4 - 3 3/4
pounds at farms 16. 13 cents.
We.ek Ending
I GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE "
EGG TYPE
'
I Eggs Set 1/
I
! Chicks Placed for !Eggs Chicks
1
!Sr.oilers in Georgia jSet
Hatched
1960
1961 Thou.-
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A .WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Ex,~ension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service _
.
State Depa.ttment of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smittl Annex, Athens, Georgia
-- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREA S, BY WEEKS 1960-61
Page 2_
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_Week Ending
STATE
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Jan. Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
Dec.
14
21
2~
2-4 - -- 31
Jan. 7
Jan.
Jan.
- ----2-1-- - - -- -- ---28- - --- .
- _ _::~GS SET - THOUSANDS!\
C_H_ICJ:<S-~L_A_C_. ~-~ : _!~<2~~A~ps____ _
Maine Connecticut Penns y1vania
1, 476 7 53
1, 564
Indiana Illinois
1, 507 232
Mis .souri
1, 873
Delaware
2, 014
If M_aryland
'-. 3, 637
Yirginia
1, 9os
W:est Virginia
157
North Carolina .4, 480
South Carolina r. 473
GBORGIA
1 'cf 38Q
F lorida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana . Texas Washington Oregon California
, .. ' 398 4, 518 3,524 4, 866
649 3, 260
456*
I 446 1, 777
1, 439 1, 526
864
920
1, 534 1, 724
1, 584 1, 536
255
;l87
1, 926 1, 960
2, 051 2, 052
3, 724 3, 724
2, o6o z, 122.
208
222
4', 722. 4, 944
531
530
9,943 10,353
400 4~ 858 3,618 5, 176
632 3,-436
406 490 1, 797
423 5, 076 3,719 _5, 389
628 3, 726
447 451 1, 796
illi 1, 086* 468
!ld 7 56
.
731
;
93
llii 678
ii 1, 823.
ili' 1, 855 1, o96
J; 358
~\i1
3,
122 316
;,_ 5,716
1; 219
! 2, 865 2,407 .
' 3, 966 416
1, 901
!; 228
221 1, 329
1, 123 425 787 771 61
704 1, 940 2, 041 1, o69
461 3, 150
299 5,875
250 2, 956 2,355 4, 129
474 2, 054
260 253 l, 229
1, 168 429 850 696 47
729 1, 853 2, 111 1, o62
523 ~ . 357
323 6,286
298 3, 099 2,433 4, 055
442 2, 288
325 224 1, 226
1, 120 439 . 778 644 140
756 1, 845 2, 204 1, o12
516 3, 386*
294 5,~96
264 3, 295 2,474 4, 006
433 2, 145
307 279 1, 284
1, 125 509 586 622 51
743 1, 899 2, 283
977 517 3, 32 '7 332 5,963
255 3, 159 2,384 4, 205
464 2, 149
308.. 241 1, 224
1, 143 441 832 596 112 739
1, 860 2, 299
1, i 18
406 3,479
297
6, 127
3,~g~
2, 507 4, 375
498 2, 299
2&9 261 1, 218
TOTAL 1960-61149, 345*
TOTAL 1959-60\46, 239
o/o of year ago 107
*Revised
51,704
47, 231 109
53,555
47,784 112
li31, 650* 32 , 666
I!~ 5, 952 31, 212
122
105
I
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33,824
32, 359 105
33,677*
32,401 104
33,323
32,615 102
34 ,618
33,444 104
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.. ~----- JA. NU'ARY 15_j ..:.1_9_,6-1 -- .:.:_ __-. -..<~? ...
RELEASED 2/2/61
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BY
GEORGIA C:ROP REPORTING S:E:R'VroE:.
..
. .. .
G~~GIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
of
i~Th0eL-'f W1:R4\n
. ric~s
average.
.
Received
This was
.bthye--~si~rgi'aasFtahre~rmsid~o~DecJaenmbuearry119560wiansde24x3.apned~creep~.t- ;.
resented a four:..pe rcent (io points} increase above the.. January index of last y~ar .
The index of Livestock an~, Livestock Products at 216 percent showed a two-poil)t. . .
increase but the All Crop index was one point lower at 255 percent.
Higher prices for l)~ef cattle were mostly responsible for the increased ind~x.
pf L~vestock arid Livestock Products .which is the highest since April 1959. Beef
?ocattle prices averaged $16.60, and Galf prices averaged )20.50 with both showing . cent gains f~om a ~nth ago. Hog prices were alao ;better at $16.60, ten ~ent.s
~bove last month . Broiler .Pr.ices l.re.re. higher, but eggs and turkeys were off. rr.om
pecember.
. .
.
:
. . .
A drop in . the price of cotton ,l~nt was responsible for the slightly lower All
Crop index. Cot~o.n lint averaged 29~4 cents per pound compare.d with 29.8 cent.s ~ast month. Corti., oat, .Sorghum grai~ and soybean prices were improved from a month ~go, but barley showed a decline. Hheat and hay were }IDChanged and cottonseed and.
f.nieetpotato price.s 'irere s.tr.onger.
'
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tt .S ., PRICES RECEIVED DOWN 1 POINI'
. ~ ;PARITY InDEx UF' 3 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by .Farmers dropped 4/10 of one percent (! .point) .
to 241 percent of its 1910~14 averag~ during the month ended January 15. Season~lly lower prices' for eggs,: milk, anel cotton accounted for most of the decre~~e.
Nearly offsetting' were incz:eases for all species of meat animals, soybeans, and
qorn. The mid-January index w~s !l~<!rly 4 perc.ent above a year earlier. ':
'
.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farroors for Commodities and Services, inc'luding
lnterest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates as of January 15, 1961, at 301, was 1 percent ~bove ~cember and about 1 percent higher. th~ . a year .earlier. The seasonally": ~djusted indeX of . farm wage rateS was primarily responsible for the increaSe from ~cember, but prices paid for production goods also were higher, and tax and in~erest c~arges per acre : increased~
With cost rates up moderately and 'farm product prices .off slightly; the Parit,y
~tio was eo, down 1 point from Decem~er, but 2 points h:l-gher than "a year a~o.
Index Nuinbers - Gear ia and United States
Index
': Jan. 1 =~ Pee. l . .;: Jan. 1
Recard igh
1910-14 ;: 100 ifNITED STATES
1960 : : .
. 1960
:
' .:
1961
.. Index : Date
:'
. .
P:rices Received
232.. :
242 . s 241
313 :Feb'. 1951
ParityIndex'}j :
299
:~
298
:
301
: 302 :Apr. 1960 .
-Pa-ri-ty-. R~ at- io---
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8() : 123 :Oct. l946
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GEORGIA .
:
Prices Received
:All Commodities
233
:
.... 310 :Mar. 19.51
All Crops
:
250.
319 ag/Mar.l9Sl
.. Livestock and 1 1 stk. Products
197 .
.. :
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295 :Sept. 1948 .
!/ Prices Paid, Interest, T~xes, and ?a;m Wage ~~e~..~a~~? on data for the
y indica.te.d da~es.. Also)pril ~951 --: -
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ARCHIE LANGLEY ~gricultural Statistician in Charge
ROBERT F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex \thens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and ~he Georgia State Department of Agriculture
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARHERS JANUARY 1$, 1961 WITH COMPARJ:SONS .
. :. . GFbRl'i!A
I
lJNITED STATES
COMM:>DITY AND UNIT ' ,-Jan7 I>:-nee7 !):-Jin7 Is-:-Jin'; 'Is-:!Jee7 !5"'":-Jin:" I;'
- - - - - - - - - - -% ..:_- !9~0-.!. - !9~0-l - 19.1_.!.- !92_0_.!.- !920_ l.- !9.1_
~eat, bu.
1.85
1.85
1.85 : 1.78
1.77
1.79
Opts., ~. .
$ ... 8)
... 87
.88 :
.685
.585
.598
CB~ormle, y',bu.b;.u .
$ 1.12 $ 1.10
1.10 1~20
1.1.3 : .979 1.10 : . . ~848
.911 .839
.963 .820
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $
1.95
1~90
. 2.00 : 1.53
1.41
1.46
C{>tton, lb', .
I
Cpttonsee<;l~ ,ton
J
spybear1$, bu.
$
P~aluits, lb. .
~eetpotatoes, ewt . $
m .. . ' H$y, baled, per ton $
Walta .
$
~espe~ _: .
. $
Soybean~ Cowpea . .$
feanl,lt ,. .. $
1-tlk Cows, head $
Hogs, cwt.
$
B~er cattle, all, e~ ~$ .
Cowsj cwt~.1/. . . $ ~.Steers _ & hetf'ers, cwt$
Calves", ewt.
. $
Mifk, Wholesale, ewt.
31.1 29.8
. 28.00 .)6.00
1~9S ' 1.90 9.0 . . 9.7 4.$0 5.00
27.00 28.00 35.$0 36.50 28.$0 . 29.50 29.00 .31.00 22.00 24.00 165.00 165.00 ll.50 16.50 17~20 .16.10 15~40 - 14.00 . 19.50 19;.00 .21.40 20.00
. 29.4 . : 29.92
.37 .oo : 39.60
2_.oo : 2.61 .9.7 : 10.1 5.30 : 3.77
: i8.oo : I 22.20
37.50 : 23.)0 30.50 ~ 22.90 30.00 . : 27.$0 23.00 : 19,80.. 165.00 : 219.00 16.60 : 12.10 16.60: 20.40 14.60: .14.60 19.30 : 23.10 . 20.50 : . 24.00
28.73 45.20 1.99
10.8 _ 4.9)
27.60 4J.t,60
2.23
10.2 5.03
21.00 21.30
21.70 37.50
24.70 30.50 28.50 30.00 . .21.50 23.00
217 .oo . 219.00
16.20 16.50 20.30 20.80
13.80 14.30 23.46 . 23.80
22.50 23.50
Fluid M<:t.
Manut.
All Turkeys, lb. C~tckens, per lb~ F.!~>.m . . .:. ' .~ . Coml Broil~
All .. . ' ..
Eggs~- doi.-~ A~l -
$ $ $
:..
. . '
6.15
6.05
4.86
iJ
3.15
6.lo
Y
3.10
6.oo
Jl
-
6.io
~
:
g;
3.32 4.36
25.0 29.0
28.0 : 28.2
_ 13.5-
.16.2 ., '16.1
4:3'- 7
15.0
14.7' 14.7
.. ?4.5.
14.0 11.3
15.$ : . 17.1
15.4 16.)
52-0 : 29.6
5.07
y
3.51 4.60
26.6
12.6
i5.a
. 4145..12 .
-
)./ 4.47 . 25.4
12.5 16.$ 16.0 38.6
ptnC1.u3e.s cUi! .dcti-17 ~ws sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
J/ ~~pi~6emen1? '(:~Revi._se'd.
Preliminary Estimate.
. .
: PlU~ESPAID ~: F~RS 'FoR SELECTED FEEDs JANUARY is, 1961 WITH COMPARIOONS
B~ri; c..it.. ' .
Middlings, . cwt. Co_m Meal, c~.
-.. 325 ~ . . -).20
3.50
3.35
3.15
3.05
Broiie.r . Orow).ng Mash,.ewt, ' 4.70
4.35
Laying Mash~ cwt. .
4.65
4.45
Scrat,cl\ Grains,- cwt. :
4.05 4.00
.. : -
3.65
4.14
3.~5
4.24
. 3.30 . 2'.90
3.45
2.96
3.10
3.09
4.50 4.55
4.05 ..
48~00 : :
3$.00 I -- -~
4.69 4.35 .. 3.84
32.20 28.70 .
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4 1
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3'.96 . 4.01
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~:~ <GE<C~<GllA C~O>IP ~I!PO>IRtlf'llNCG SIE!Ri"''llCCIE
AGRfCULTURAL EXTENSrON-5ERVICE
_ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
' STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U.S . DEPARTMENT OF G~ieue" E
.
AGRICUl.TURAL MARK TING Stt~~ ..
318 EXTENSION BL ., ~.t!ENS, GPi lv,?Gt. .
'-81 , ~
Athens, Geoz:_gia
February 3, 61 {!ti . '61
. fr'"lt.>
GEORGiA 15 COMMERCIAL .BRC>Ii.-BR i NCOME $171, 206, 000 IN 19
0
'' s
Commercial broiler production in Georgia for 1960 set a new record;high with a total of 32.0, 250, 000 birds. This was the tenth consecutive year t-hat Georgia has .led the nation in broiler production. Arkansas was the second ranking state followed in order by Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, and T.exas.
Gross income from broilers produced in Georgia in 1960 amounted to
$171,206, 000 . . This is an increase of $18,206,000 from the 1959 income o'f
$153, 000, 000 and still exceeds the income {roll) any other agricultural commodity
in the -State. A v.erage liveweight p.er _bir<L was 3 .3 pound.s, sam.e as last, year.
Average price per pound for .the year was 16. 2 cents compared with 15. 3 last
year and 17. 6 cents in 19 58. The price in 1960 ranged from a high of 17. 8 in
March to a low of .14. 8 in December.
The ten leading counties in broiler production in 1959 (estimates not
.available fpr 1960) were Hall, Cherokee, F orsyth, White, Whitfield, Haber. s~am~ ~ranklin, Jackson, Lumpkin, a_nd Gwinnett
.PRODU9TICN AND VA LL'E 0 .i' C ECR ~ IA BROILERS (Period 1950-60)
320 -
Numbers
Year . (000) --'---'--
Value (000 !; )
1935
500
1936 -
800
193-7 1. 100 28-0 .... . 1938 . 1,300
1939 1, 601)
1940 3 500
1941 6,000
1942 10,000
1943 11,oo.o
240 1944- 24, 000
. 1945 29, 520
1946 22,435
-1947 28,717
1943 33 , 025
1949 45, 574
200 - 1950 62, 892
19 51 ' 88 67'8
1952 112,621
1953 121,631
1954 154,471
19 55 177,642 160 . ... 1956 222, 780
1957 261, 000
1958 292. 119
1959 303 031
1960 320 , 250
230 3 2.4
539 611 676 1. 495
2 , 775 5, 152 ~ 12, 198 19, 116 24,466 20, 171 . 24, 191 29, 108 32, 977 45.433 68, 530 88. 610 93 826 101', 951
125 ,700 129 . 836 150 , 3 3tT------, 164, 52 153, 00( 171, 20~
D Number Broilers
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Val~e, Dollars ~
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il,l~l -160
i~"!Jil
IIIII: -120
80 -
ill!ll
Iii ,:[~:::l!.:):..::? -80
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'50 '51 '52 '53 '54 '55 '56 ' .57 '58 '59 '60 Years
196q
C0tdMERCJ4L B.ROILE,RS
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~RODUC: TIO.N
IN.
22.
STATES
The preliminary estt~ate of commercial broiier production in 22 i~portant
by broiler producing state~ .c~:vered weekly chick placement reports totaled
1, 642, 564, 000--qp 4 pe;t"cent from the nurrlber produced in 1959 and the largest
numl?er of record for thea~ States. Twelve of the 22. States produced fewer broiler .
inl960 but increases in other Sta~es, ' particulariy in the large producing States of
Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, .Aliibama, Mis.Si .ssippi, and Arkansas re-
..sulted in an o. v.er-all . ~ncrease o( abou.t '6l. m. Ulio. n birds..
Georgia, the leading State, produced 320, 2.50, .~00 in 1960, followed by Arkansas with 180~ 397, 000, Alabama with 17 5 04Q,,000, Nqrth Carolina with 154, 300, 00~ Mississippi with 116, 276, 000, ~ Te~s with 103,.468, 000,_ and Max:yland with
1..02, 900, ooo.
The average price. .re:e;eived for .the 1960 produc~ion was .16. 8 cents per pound live weight-0. 9 cents .per pound abov~ th~ average price received pe'r pound in 1959. The gross income in 19(;,0 from the production of broilers in the 2.2. states totaled $915, 242., 000, compared with $831, 162., 000 in 1959. The average live weight per bird produced averaged 3. 3 pounds in . 19~0, the s.a~e as in 1;959.
Cotnmetr.eia1 ~~iler Prod"cti~ .and G~o~rs luwrne bt. Zi. St:l~ 19 .$.9~ l~ElO }../
State .:
1959
1960 2./
and Total
: Number: Pounds : Prtce: Gross ; .Number: : Pounds : Price : Cros~
:produced: produced : per lb: income_l! produce!=!: produced: per lb.: inconre
: Thou.
Thou.
1, ood Cents Dollars
Thou.
1, 000 Thou. Cents Dollars
Maine Conn. Pa. Ind. Ill.
: 5st 169 22.1, 042
:26,713 90,824 : 40,449 145, 61. 6 : 39, 523 134,378
7,064 2.2,605
17.4 17.4 1'9. 3 16.0 15.9
38,461 15, 803 28, 104 2.1, 500
3, 594
54, 148 22, 184 37,725 36, 102
5, 487
205, 762. 17.7 77,644 17.9
139, 582 18.9 122,747 16.7
17. 558 17.4
36,420 13, 898 2.6,381 20,499
3, 055
Mo. Del. Md. Va.
w. Va.
39,200 . 85, 127 : 93, 289 : 53,971 : 2.7, 52.5
125, 440 297,944 32.6, 512 167,310
93, 585
15.0 17.0 17.0 16. 1 16.9
18, 816 50,650
55, 507
~6,937
15, 816
N.C.
s. c.
Cia. Fla.
Ala.
:137,400 453,42o - - - 15~.z ~ -- 68,92.0 : 16, 924 54, 157 15. 5 8,394 303, 031 I,..000, 002 15.3 153, 000 . 10, 413 33,32.2 16. 1 5, 365
.:158, 248 52.2,218 15. 1 78, 855
..3~, 900 111, 680 16.3 91, 038 3'36, 841 17.6
102,900 380,730 17.6
54, 511 168,984 16.7
24,772 81,748 17. 1
- 15~-; 300 5'09; 190 16.0
16,622. 53, 190 16.3 32.0, 250 1., 05.6'. 825 16. 2
J0, 101 32.,323 16.8
175, 040 560, 128 16.2
18,204 59,284 67' 008 2.8, 220 13' 979
81,470 a,670
171,206 5., 430
90,741
Miss. :107' 629 333,650 15.2 50, 715 116, 276 372.,083 16. 2 60,277
Ark. :163, 997 508, 391 15.0 76, Z59 180,397 559, 231 16.3 91, 155
La.
: 21, 647 69,270 15. 5 10, 737
2.0, 250 62,775 16.2 10, 170
Texas =n5, 193 ~57' 098 15. 5 55, 350 103,468 331,098 16.7 55, 2.93
Wash. : 15, 985 54, 349 18.6 10, 109
15, 505 52, 717 19. 5 10,280
Oreg. : 10, 72.3 35, 386 17.8 6, 299
11, ]38 39,909 18.6 7,42.3
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Calif. : 49, 7fl3 169, 160
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T otal .1, 581, 973
18.9 31, 971
54,850 186,490 19.4 36, 179
15.9
-
1, 642., 564
16.8
5, 215,679
831, 162
5, 459, 235
915,2.42
1/ States having weekly chick placement reports. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ .Includes
consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 .percentof total produc
tion.
ARCHIE LANG LEY
Agricultural ,.
-$- tatisti-cian
In
'
Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Released 2/8/61
GEORCIA CHICK HATCHERY.REPOR'f'
Athens, Ga., F ebruary8 _.;. A total of 6, 783, 000 broiler chicks were placed
with producers in Geo_rgia during the. week endir1g Pebruary 4, acc;ordin.g to the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compa.res with the 6, 127, 000 pla-ced the
previous week and _is only slightly less than the 6, 799. 000 place-:1. the same week
last year.
'
Eg,gs'~- sat by G~o:rgia . hatcheries ~ rneurited to to, 6i9, 000 cornpc-.recl- wtth
10, 353, 000 the previous week and is 13 percent more than the 9, 368, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
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. The majority of the prices pai.i for Georgia produced hatching eggs were . report'ed witlli~ a range of 70 to 85 cents pe~ dozen with an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and. 74 cents for eggs pur.t:hased at the farm ftom flocks with
hatchery: owned cockerels. t ..ast week the range was from 70 to as cents with
an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased 'at. ~he farm from flocks ~ith hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for
chicks were reported within a range of .$12. 00 to $13. 25 with an average of $12.75 pe.r hundred compa~ed with a ;range of $12'. 00 to $13.25 with .an average of $12. 7 5 per hundred 1ast .week . Theaverage prices last year were 64 cents .
for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broiler.1.1 during the week ending :Tebrua.ry 4 was Georgia broilers Z 3 I 4 ... 3 3 I 4
pounds at farms 16 ~ 2 1 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROII,.ER TYPE.
EGG TYPE
Week
!
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------ --_-. f_j___ . ~J.9~____ I~961 Ending
! Eggs Set 1/
1 Chicks Placed for
Eggs Chicks
1 1959
1960 --r-.-i -
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oi
le-r~s t~n6Goeo-rgt
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Set
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--
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I.26o __ __I96t_l ;;,;_
1961__ _;;;_
_ _196..!__- --
Dec. 3 Dec. 10
Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31
Jan. 7 Jan. 14 'Jan. 21 Jan. 28 F'eb. 4
I Thou.
I I I
7,633
1 8, 23i
18,313
I, 8, 613 8, 547
18, 942 1 8,994 1 9. 356
! 9, 4 0 5
i 9, 368
Thou. lPercenti Thou.
8,166 8, 391
l
I .
128 1 5,381
102 ! 5, 506
8,760 8, 937
8, 7t>8
105 1 5,642
104 4, 824
103
1 1
5,
983
8, 879 9.380 9: 943 10, 3 53
99 I 6, 181 104 1 6,319
106 ! 6, 456
11 0 1 6, 7 6 5
10,619 . 113 ! 6, 799
Thou. Per- Thou. Thou. cent
5,795 108 231
194
5, 921 108 253
188
5,705 101 J. 240
115
5, 716 118 Z9l
173
5, 875 98 272
190
6, 286,10~. 303
180
5,996 . 95 5042/ 218
5, 963 1 q2 503- 204
6, 127 9 1 4 77
2 2 7
6, 783 ; 100 4~8
378
l"Tincluded eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricul'(ural Statistician
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U. S. Departrrl.ent of Agriculture
Agricultural
-~-x-.-~-n-s-i-o-n-S-e-r-v-i-c-e--
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, 'Georgia
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Week Ending
STATE
Jan. 21
Jan. 28
?eb. 4
Dec. 31
Jan. 7
Jan. 14
Jan. 21
Jan. 28
Feb. 4
E~S SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - H e - - - - -
Maine
1, 439 1, 526 1, 542
1, 123
1, 168 1, 120
1, 125
1, 143 1, 161
Connecticut
864 920
825
462*
421* 439
509
441
415
Pennsylvania
1, 534 1, 724 1, 534
787
850
778
586
832
878
Indiana
1, 584 1, 536 1, 519
771
696
644
622
596
641
Illinois
255 287
ZOO
65>:<
47
140
51
112
98
Missouri
1, 926 1, 960 1, 949
704
729
756
743
739
921
Delaware
Z, 051 Z, 052 Z, 069
1, 940 1, 853 1, 845
l, 899
1,860 1.960
Maryland
3, 724 3, 724 3, 780
2, 041
Z, 111 Z, 204
Z, 283
2,299 2,380
Virginia
Z, 060 Z, 122 Z, 009
1, 069
1, 062 1, 072
977
1, 118 1, 040
WestVirginia
208 222
232
461
523
516
517
406
375
North Carolina South Carolina
4, 722 4, 944 5, 073
581 530
611
3, 150 299
3, 3 57 323
3, 386* 294
3, 327 332
3,479 3,659
297
290
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GEORGIA
9, 943 10, 353 10, 619
5, 875
6, 286 5, 99-..::-6-~5~,9:-:6~3 -~ 127 6, 783______
?lorida
400 423
439
250
298
264
255
256
270
Alabama Miseissippi
4, 858 5, 076 5, 697 3,618 3,719 3,758
2, 956 2,355
3, 099 3, 295 2,433 2,474
3, 159 2,384
3,466 3,672
z, 507 2,724
Arkansas
5, 176 5, 389 5, 336
4, 129
4, 055 4, 006
4, 205
4,375 4,421
Louisiana
632 628
707 ,. 474
442
433
464
498
507
TeJCas Wa.shington OJ:egon
3, 436 3, 726
406 447
!
490 451
3, 764 436 446
I Z, 054
II 260 'I 261*
Z, 288 3ZS 224
Z, 145 307 279
California
! 1, 797 1, 796 1, 848
l 1, 229
1, 226 1, 284
TOTAL- 196-o:-61-'rs-1~.-7-0-4-53, 5~55~~54, 39-3--+r-3-:-2, 715>~~, 816*33, 677*
Z, 149
2,299 2,499
308
289
345
241
261
309
1, 224 33,323
------- 1,218 1,310
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34,618 36,658
TOTAL 1959-60 i 47, 231 47, 784 47,410
%- of year ago j
109 112
115
31, 212 105
32,359 32,401
105
104
32, 615 102
33,444 34,222
104
107
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., .?ebruary 15 --A total of 7, Zll, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia during' the week ending ""' ebruary 11~ according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 6, 783, 000 placed the previous .week and is 3 percent more than the 7, 019, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to .10, 699, 000 compared with
10, 619, 000 the previous week and is 13 percent more than the 9, 449, 000 for
the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Geo.rgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 70 to 85 cents per. dozen with an average of 76 cents
for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned co.ckerels. Last week the range was from 70 to 95 cents
with an average of 76 cents for all hatching. eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for
chicks were reported within a range of ~az . 00 to $13. ZS with an average of
$1Z. 75 per hundred compared with a range of $lZ. oo to $13. Z5 with an average
of $1Z. 75 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 63 cents
for eggs and $9.75 for chicks.
Weighted average price from. the F ederal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending :i'ebruary 11 was Georgia' broilers Z 3/4- 3 3/4
pounds at farms 16.74 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
week ' Ending
Eggs Set 1/
I
! Chicks Placed for I Broilers in Georgia
1959 1960
1960 1961 .
yr.
1960
1961
Thou. Thou. ,Percent Thou. Thou.
Eggs Chicks :Set_: Hatched 19 0 1960
1961 Thou,
1961 Thou.
Dec. 10
8, Z31
8, 391 1 lOZ 5, 506 5, 9Z 1
108 Z53
188
Dec. 17
8,313
8,760 1 105 I 5,64Z 5,705
101 Z40
115
Dec. Z4
8,613
8,937 104 ,4, 8Z4 5,716
118 Z91
173
Dec. 3 1
8, 547
8 , 7 68 ; 103 5, 9 83 5, 87 5
9 8 Z7 Z
~ 9 0
Jan. 7
8, 94Z ' 8, 879 1 99 6, 181 6, Z86
10Z 303
180
Jan. 14
8,994
9,380
104
1
1
6,319
5,996
95 504
Zl8
Jan. 2.1
9, 356
9, 943 106 6, 456 5, 963
9Z 503
Z04
Jan. Z8
9, 405 10,353 110 6, 765 6, 1Z7
91 477
ZZ7
Feb, 4
9, 368 10, 619 113 6, 799 6, 783
100 468
37 8
.!'eb, 11 t 9, 449 10, 699 ' 113 i 7, 019 7, Zll
103 , 443
387
1,1 Include d eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A, WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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U S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET A ND c HIc KS PLACEDIN COMMER CIA L AREAs. BY WEEKS I9 60- 6 I
STATE
Week Ending
II
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Jan.
l?eb. !Teb.
28
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I Jan.
Jan.
7
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Jan. ' ZI
Jan. 28
Zeb. 4
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois
Missouri Delaware
Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA Flori<ia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
I, 526
920 1,724 I, 536
287 1,960 2., 0 52. 3,72.4 Z, lZZ
2.22. 4,944
530 10, 353
423 5,076 3,719 5,389
62.8 3,72.6
447 451 1, 796
TOTAL 1960-61 53, 555
1, 542 I, 579 825 806
I, 534 1,363 I, 519 1, 668
zoo 2.44
1,949 1,940 2,069 2.,058 3,780 3,805 2,009 1, 865
232 261 5,073 5,022.
611 557 10,61910,699
439 424 5,697 5, 522 3,758 3, 780 5,336 5, 382
707 685 3.764 3,-767
436 490 446 489 1,848 1, 936
54, 393 54, 342
TOTAL 1959-6C 47,784 47, 410 48, 348
o/o _of year ago
112
115 112
I, I68 I. IZO
421 *
439
850
778
696 47
I'
644 140
72.9
756
1, 853 1, 845
Z, Ill 2.,2.04
1, 062. 52.3
3, 357 32.3
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1,072. 516
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6,2.86 5,996
Z98
264
3,099 2,433
II
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3,295 2,474
. 4, 055 jl 4, 006
442 2,288
325 224 1, ZZ6
II
433
z, 145
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307
i 279
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1,284
33,816* 32,359
105
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I-i,33, 677-t.c
I132,401
I
I 104
I, IZ5
509 586
I 6ZZ 51 743 1,899 2,2.83
977 I 517 3,327 .
332. , 5,963
t 255
!3. 159 ;2. 384 4,2.05
464 2, 149
308 241
1,224
1, I43
441 832
596 112. 739 1, 860
2..2.99 I, 118
406 3,479
2.97 6, 12.7
-z-s-6
3,466
z. 507
4,375 498
2,299 289 261
1, z18
3'3,323 34,618
32,615 33,444
I 102
104
I, 16I 415 878 641 98 921
1,960 2,380 1,040
375 3,659
290 6, 783
"G70 3,672 2,724 4,421
507 2,499
345 309 1, -310 36,658
34,222
107
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11
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1, 177
524 897 707 106
855
z. 070
2,400
1, 199 369
3, 834 400
7,2.11 260
4,032 3,020
4,694 496
2, 549
359 2.73 1,29- 3 38,725
34,706
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ebruary 20 . JAN. 1961
1961
Item
__D_ur1n~ .Jai'l.
% of !--Jan. throu ~ h Dec. . ;. of
1960 lf~96.i2/llast 1959 1/
1960 2/ last .
- 1year
-
- year
ou.
Thou. Pet.
Pullets Placed( U.S.) 31
Total Domestic
1. 657 l, 496
2,2'68 137
1, rrn 125
2G, 971 26, 936
31' 7 87 110 28,954 107
Chickens Tested:
Broiler Type
(' eor gia United States Eg g Typ~
C eor ~; ia
I 569 2, 317
I 11
94 120
11 100
4,492 26, 350
312
4, 902 109 24, 071 9.1
229 73
United States
1, 320
11 655 125
121 586
10, 626 84
Chi.cks Hatched:
!Broiler Typ.e .
C eor ,gia
28.91 S 29,421 102 328, 801 360, 270 110
United States
160, 709 1671' 222 104 1, 844, 120 1, 959, 897 106
Eg - Type
reor -ia.. TTnited States,
1, 017
991 97
15. 737
11,910 76
23,6e7 32, 906 139 ?40, 992 483, 862 89 .
Commerci~l Slaughter
Young Chickens
'eor r ia4/
21, 823 22,710 104 288,107 302,318 .105
Unite .d States 5/
1G8, 110 119, 092 110 1, 415, 072 1, 533, 560 108
Hens and Cocks
(.. eor r:; ia 4/
474
668 141
5, 008
6, 059 104
United States 5/
8. 441 10, 165 120 112, 04J 110,466 99
Egg Production:
( eor ::,ia
186
187 101
1, 585
I, 715 108
South Atlantic 6/
679
665 98
6, 983
7, 239 104
United States -
5, 433
5, 137 9 5 62,401
60, 695 97
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17 Revised. 2 7 Frelimin~ry. 3 7 .InclUdes expected pullet replaceme nts from
eggs sold during the preceding :Tlonth at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz ,
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case of eggs. 4/ ~'edera1-?tate Market News Service-- .:-or the purpose of this re-
port a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which slaughters a
'Neekly average of at lea,st .30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation. (Converted
from weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ U.S. Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under ~~ederal Inspection. 6/ South Atlantic states: Del. 1 Md., Va.,
W. Va., N.C ., s ...C. I Ca., _:'la.
State
YOTJ ITC CHIC l~ENS: SLAUGHTERED UN DER ; EDER A L INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1959 AND 1960
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Number Inspected
During Dec.
Jan. thru Dec.
Indicated Percent Condemne-d - - -
During Dec. Jan. thru Dec.
1959 1960
1959
1960
1959 1960 1959
1960
Maine Pa.
. Thou, Thou. , (3,907 4, 147
4. 549 4,475
Thou. 54, 336 71, 573
Thou,
53, 354 69, 633
Pet. 1.6 1.5
Pet. '2.9
2.8
Pet. 1.0
1. 1
Pet. ' 2.2 1.7
Mo.
), 137 2, 919
43,944 ~ 5. 059 3.0
2. 1 1.4
3.2
Del.
4,0~5 4, 820
64, 877 68,964 2.0
3. 3 1.3
2.6
Md.
.4, 616 7,605
82,902 90,722 1.5
2.7 1.0
2.0
Va.
2, .719 . 3,291
48, 168 48,712 1.2
2.~
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z. 8, 500 11, 667 115, 994 148, 903 ,1 0
1.5 1.0
1.6
~a.
15, 597 20, 346 262,488 ,_ 272,946 3.1
2.5 1.5
3.2
Tenn.
3',435 3, 226
4 5, 111 ' . '53, 881 2. 8
2.2 1.5
2.9
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8, 4 08 10~467 13 5, 884 ' 1431 962 3. 8
3.0 1.5
2.8
ivH ss.
4,295 6, 616
76,074 851 614 5.8
2.6 2. 1
3. 5
Ark.
10', 270 . 11, 861 142., 764 165, 7'76 3. 8 ' 2. 0 2.3
3.0
s -l9 Texas 4, 859 5, 001
73,171 69, 570 3.4 ' 1. 6 2. 2
2.3
i.r~- ~ 3~ i70- iii~ 8~ 3- -1~ 4-1-5~ 0-7-z-i~533,-560- 2~ 7----- 2~ ~----i .-5------2~ 8----
'or thi~ prOJect tate un s were mate e w1t 7'e era. tun s rec.e1ve rom t e .\gricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural \ !arketing Act of 1946.
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United States - 3"anA. l9.&t
Shell egga: Increased by 6, 000 cases ; January 1960 increase was 116, 000 cases ; average january increase is 56,-.000 cases .Fr.ozen eggs: Decreased by 10
million pounds; January 1960 decrease was 3 million pounds ; average January decrease is 12 million pounds. ~rozen poultry: Decreased by 3 million
pounds; Janua~y 1960 decrease was 17 million pounds; average January decrease
is 12 million pounds . Beef: Decreased by 15 million pounds; Januar.y 1.960 in-
crease was 7 million pounds; average January decrease is 3 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 30 million pounds; January 1960 increase was '47. million .
pounds; average January increase is 36 million pounds. Other meats: Increased by 4 million pounds; January 1960 increase was 13 million pounds; av~rage
January increase is 7 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit
Eggs: Shell F.rozen eggs, total
Case Pound
Total eggs-2/(Gase eq.) Case
Poultry, frozen:
Broilers or fryers Pound
Hens, fowls
,do.
Turkeys
do.
Other & Unclassified do.
January l959-60av,
T ou.
January
J960 ou.
December
1960 T ou.
January
1961 1/ ou.
232
30~
76
. 82
. 6l~ 300 .
75,275
64, 144
54,381
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1, 825
2,210
1, 700
1, 459
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24, 830 69, 377 .149, 669 51, 808
23,971
79,?78 142;296
54, '064
. 24, .76J 65, 116
160,097 50,734
20, 942 62,799 " 170, 239 44, 119
Total poultry
do.
Beef: F rozen In Cure
andcured
do..
Pork: Frozen In <;:;ure
or cured
do.
Other meat and meat
products
do.
295,684
299, 709 300,708 298,. '099
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I 188,885
194, 860 169, 845 154, 567
308, 780
311, 537 170, 226 .!..99, 914
83, 708
90~774
83, 101
87,267
Total all :red meats
do; i 581,373
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597, 1.71 423, 172 441,748
1 Preliminary. 2 Frozen eggs converted on basis. of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
MID- MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Item
Georgia
United States
ents
D~c. 15
. _1960 ents
Prices Received: Farm Chickens (lb.) Com. Broilers (lb;) All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (Dozen)
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.) Broiler grow, mash ~aying Mash Scratch grains
13. 5 16.2
lq. l
4"3. 7
Dol~
4. 70 '
4.65 4.05
15. 0
. 1:4. 7 14.7
54. 5
Dol. 4.35 4.45 4.00
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Improvement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural
Research Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, Agricultural Marketing
Service, ?edera1-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries
poult~y processors, and the pQultry farn;1e..r.s that report to the agencies.
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
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. Athens, Ga. I ! ebruary 23 --A total of 7, 521, ood- . chicks were
placed with producers in Georgia during the week en mg :'ebruary 18, according
to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 21.1, 000
placed the previous week and is 11 percent more than the 6, 789, 000 placed the
same week 1a.st year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 794, 000 compared with 10; 699, 000 the previous week and is 15 percent more than the 9, 377,000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 65 to 80 cents per dozen with an average of 75 cents for all hatching eggs and 73 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks .with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 70 to 85 cents with an average of 76 cents for all hatching eggs and 74 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owne d cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $13.25 with an average of $12. 50 per hundred compared with a range of $12.00 to $13.25 with an average of $12.75 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the .tederal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending 2ebruary 18 was Georgia broilers 2 3/4- 3 3/4 pounds at farms 17. 6 5 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK .PLACEMENTS
'BRQILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set ]_I
1959
19-6- 0
Thou.
-19b0
1961 Thou.
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yr. ago Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
-1.959
-1960 .
Uf.o
yr.
1960 1961
ago
Thou. Thou. fer cent
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Eggs Chicks
Set Hatched
-19bU
1961
19b0
-
1961
Thou. Thou.
Dec. 17 8, 313
8,760
105
5, 642 5, 705 101
240 115
Dec. 24 8,613
8,937
104
4, 824 5, 716 118
291 173
Dec. 31 8, 547
8, 768
103
5, 983 5, 875 98
272 190
an. 7
8,942
8, 879
99
6, 181 6,286 102
303 180
Jan. 14 8,994
9,380
104
6, 319 5, 996 95
504 218
Jan. 21
9,356
9,943
106
6,456 '5,963 92
503 204
Jan. 28 9,405 10,353
110
6,765 6, 127 91
477 227
Feb. 4
9,368 10, 619
113
6,799 6, 783 100
468 378
Feb. 11 9,449 10,699 I 113
7,019 7, 211 103
443 387
:?'eb. 18 I
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9, 377 eggs set
10 by
, 79 hat
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6 .. 7 m' g
89 ch
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521 for
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111 cher
y
i 479 supply
381 flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A, WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
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STATE
F eb.
4
Feb. 11
Week Ending
Feb.
18
Jan.
14
J
Jan.
21
Jan.
28
l'"'eb.
4
Feb.
11
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Maine Connecticut P e n n s y l v~nia Indiana Illjnois
Mis~;~ouri
Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Li'lorida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1960-61
TOTAL 1959-60
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS il
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
1, 542
825
1, 534
1, 519
200
1~ 949
2,069
3,780
2,009
2.32
5,073
611
10,619
439
5, 697
3,758
5,336
707
3, 764
'
436 446
1, 848
54,393
47,410
l, 579 806
1,363 1, 668
244 1, 940 2,()58 3, 805 1,865
261 5,022
557 10,699
424 5, 522 3,780 5,382.
685 3, 767
490 489 1, 936
54, 342
48, 348
1, 532 1, 120 1, 125 I 1, 143
862 1, 414
I
439 778
1, 715
644
509
441
586 I
832
622 . 596
230
140
51
112
1, 933
756
z. 2, o9a 1, 845
3, 872 !1 204
2, 192 ! 1, 072
262
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I 5, 126 574
i '
3,386* 294
10,794 5, 996
743 1 739
1, 899 1, 860
2, 283 I 2, 299
977 1, 118
517
406
3,327 3,479
332
297
5,963 . 6, 12.7
I 428
264
5, 525 j 3,295
3, 836 I 2,474
5, 417 I : 4,006
710 I 433
255
256
3, 159 I 3,466 2,384 I 2, 507
4,205 i4,375
464 I 498
3,876 I 2, 145 2., 149 2,299
453 :: 307
I
540
279
308 I 289
241
261
1, 935 i 1, 284 1, 224 1,2.18
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55, 324 !t 33,677 * 33,323 34,618
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48,805 ! 32,401 32,615 ,33,444
1, 161 415 878 641 98 921
1, 960 2, 380 1, 040
375 3,659
290 6, 783
270 3,672 2,72.4 4,421
507 2,499
345 309 1, 310
36,658
34,2.22
1, 177 5Z4 897 707 106 855
2,070 2,400 1, 199
369 3, 834
400 7, 211
260 4,032 3, 02.0 4,694
496 2,549
359 273 1, 293
38,725
34,706
%of ye ar ago *Revised
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Feb.
18 -
1, 185 435 949 765 122 816
2, 013 2, 220 1, 195
462 4,099
395 7, 521
2.38 4, 188 2, 979 . 4,711
501 2, 760
373 253 1, 377
39 , 557
34,632
114
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT.
LIB RARIES
Athens, Ga., March 1 --A total of 7, 655, 000 broi!er chicks__were .placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending J'ebruary"zs, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 5Z l, 00.0 placed _the previous week and is lZ percent more than the 6t 833, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set. by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 219, 000 compared with 10, 794, 000 the previous week and is 15 percent. more than the 9, 7 59, 000 for the corresponding week last year
. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 65 to 80 cents per dozen with an average of 74 cents for all hatching eggs and 7~ cents for eggs purchased at "-;le farm from. {locks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 80 cents with an average of 7 5 cents for all hatching eggs and 73 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $10. 00 to $13. 00 with an average of $1Z. ZS per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $13. ZS with an average of $1Z. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 59 cents for eggs and $9. 00 for chicks.
. Weighted average price from the ~rederal-"State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending ?ebruary ZS was C'eorgia broilers Z 3/4 - 3 3/4 pounds at farms 17. 7 5 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Week Ending
'BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set 1/
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Geor ia
1959
1960
1959.
1960
1o
yr.
yr.
1960
1961 ago 1960
1961
ago
Thou.
Thou. Percent . Thou. Thou. IPercent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched 1960 1960
1961 1961 Thou. Thou.
Dec. Z4
8,613 8,937 104 4,8Z4
5,716 118
Z91 173
Dec. 31
8, 547 8, 768 103 5, 983
5, 87 5 98
Z7Z 190
Jan. 7
8, 94Z 8, 879 99 6, 181
6, Z86 lOZ
303 180
Jan. 14
8, 994 9, 380 104 6, 319
5, 996 9 5
504 218
Jan. Zl
9, 356 9, 943 106 6, 456
5, 963
92
503 Z04
Jan. Z8
9, 405 10, 353 110 6, 765
6, 1Z7
91
477 Z27
' ..Teb. 4
9, 368 10, 619 113 6, 799
6, 783 100
416 Z/ 378
?eb. 11
9, 449 10, 699 113 7, 019
7, Zll 103
443-:- 387
:"eb. 18
9,377 10,794. 115 6,789
7,5Zl I, 111
479 381
!eb. ZS
9,759 ll,Zl9\ 115 6,833
7,655 liZ
468 312
~{ Incl_udec eggs set by hatchenes producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
31.5 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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11
_'eb.
18
Week Ending
?eb.
Jan.
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Jan.
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Maine
Conne cticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
CEORGIA ?lorida
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Alabama
Mis sissippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Washington
Oregon
California
TOTAL 1960-61
EGC S SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOl]SANDS
1, 579 806
1,363 1, 668
2.44 1,940 2.,058
3,805 1, 865
2.61 5,02.2.
557 10,699
"42.4
5, 52.2. 3,780 5, 382
685 3,767
490 489 1, 936
1. 53 2. . 862.
l, 414 1, 715
2.30 1, 933 2.,098 3,872. 2., 192.
2.62 5, 12.6
574 10, 794
42.8
5, 52.5 3, 836 5, 411
710 3, 876
453 540 1, 935
1, 544 1, 12.5
895
509
1, 52.4
586
1, 817
62.2.
2.30
51
l, 949
743
2., 157 l, 899
I 3,878 2., 2.83
z. zoo
977
I 2.~5 1
517
5. 140 3,32.7
695
332
11,.2.19 5,9 63
4b9 5, 831
!
2.55 3, 159
3, 973 I 2.,384
_5, 883 i 4,2.05
718 I 464
3, so8 I 2, 149
430 1 308
4 28 . 241
j
2, 041 :
1, 2.24
1, t43 441
r832.
1 2.
7 9 1, 860
2., 2.99 1, 118
406 3,41'/9
2.97 6, 12.7
2.5b 3,466 2., 507
4,3?5 498
2., 2.99 2.89
2.61 1,2.18
1, 161 415 878 641
98 92.1 1,960 2.,380 1, 040
375 3, 659
2.90 6, 783
2.70 3,672. 2,724 4,42.1
507
2.,499 345
309 1, 310
1,177
52.4
897 707 106 855 2.,0?0
2.,400 1, 199
369 3, 834
400 7,2.11
260 4,032 3,02.0 4,694
496
2., 549 359
2.73 1, 293
1, 185 435
949 765 12.2. 816 2., 013 2.,2.2.0 1, 195 462.
4,099 395
7, 52.1 2.38
4, 188 2., 979 4, 711
501
2., 760 373
253 1,377
54,342.
I 55,32.4 s1. os4 33,32.3 34,6~8 36,658 38,72.5 39, 557
1, 191 402. 956 743 102. 767
1, 939 2.,427 1,02.6
52.9 3,984
42.2. 7,655
2.2.3 4,404 3, 085 4,82.7
556 2., 707
352 272. l, 388
39,957
.TOTAL 1959-60 I 48,348
o/o of year ag.o
112.
:<Revised
48, 805 113
1:8, 731 1 32,615
I 111
102
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~3,444
104
34,222 107
34, 706 ,34, 632 34, 629
112
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVE:p INDEX UP 3 POINTS
Tne Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers rose 1 percent (3 points) to 246 percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended February 15. This was
four percent (9 points) above the mid-February index of last year. The index of Livestock and Livestock Products up sharply at 222 percent was the highe~t recorded since January 1959. The All Crop index c~imbed. 2 points to 257 percent.
Sharply higher prices for livestocit and broilers we~e mostly responsible :for
the_.f'av.ora.ble_advance i n_ the .All .CommodLty_J naex. Hog prices averaged $17 .2Q, _ . _
60 cents above a month ago. Prices for steers and heifers at $20.20 reflected a
90-cent increase and calv~s were up 80 cent~ to $21.30. Broiler prices were
stronger during the month with a cent and a half increase shown :from January.
Corn price regtstered an 8-cent advance ~~d soybeans were up 15 cents.
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Less important advances were shown for wheat, sorghum grain, cotton lint and cottonseed~ sweetpotatoes, hay) and eggs. Generally, prices showed marked improve-
ment from last month and :frOlli February of last year. lo41Jlt and turkeys were the only 1tems .which registered declines from a. month .ago.
U .. s . PRICES RECEIVED UP 3 POII~s PARn'Y TIIDEX UP 1 PODJT,. PARITY RATIO 81
The Index o:f Prices Received .by Farmers rose 1 perc~nt (3 points) to 244 percent of its 1910-14 average dur:i..ng the month ended February 15. Sharply higher prices for hogs, soybeans, and oranges, along with moderate increases . for chickens and corn, were primarilyresponsib.le for the increase. The most important price declines were reported for milk, lettuce, cotton, and beef cattle. The midFebrtiary index was nearly 5 percent above a year earlier and the highest since May
1959
The Index o:f Prices Paid by Farmers for Conunod'ities and Services, 1ncluding Interest, iaxes, and Farm Wage Rates, rose a third of 1 percent (1 point) during the month enued,_February 15-: Price increases for feed, food, and petroleum
products accounted for most of this advance. The Index, at 302, equalled the alltime high prev~ously recorded for April 1960. It was 1 percent higher .than a year ago.
" With farm product. prices advancing faster, on the average, than prices paid by farmers, the ~rity Ratio rose to 81, the same as ih ' December 1960, and nearly 4 percent higher than in ~ebruary of last year ~
Index Numbers - Georgia and United States
Index
Feb. 15
Jim. 15
Feb. 15
Record High
1910-14 = 100
. 1960 . '
1961
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1961
Index Date
UNITED STATES
y : Prices Received
Pr;~.rity Index .
. 233 299
:
241
301
:
244
313 :Feb. 1951
302 : 302 :Apr. 1960
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Livestock and L'stk; Products:
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. 243
251
255
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246 .
257
222
310 :Mar. 1951
: - ' tJ?l 319 : 2/ }.hr.
~5 :Sept.l9
~ ?rices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage ~tes based on data for the
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PRICES RECEIVED BY .F.ARI.'OOS FEBRUARY 12, 1261 WITH COMPARISONS
coMr-DnrTY ANri UNIT : :1:-Feh: Is""":-JGaEnOR:GrIAs-:-Feb:" Is-::-Feb. IsUN=IT-Jp;aDnS:T~AT:ES-Feh:- Is'""
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oats, bu.
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.as
.88
.88 : .678
.. 598 .602
Corn, .bu.
~P
1.18
1.13
1.21 : .995
.963 1.00
Barley, bu.
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1,10
1.10
1.10 : .860
.820 .859
Sorghum Grain, cwt. ~;
2.00 2.00
2.05 : 1.53
1.46 1.48
Cotton, lb.
~ 31.0
29.4
29.5 : 28.47 27.60 26.90
Cottonseed, t .on
:w; .,31.00 37.oo 38.00 "39.60 . 44.60 44. 7q
Soybeans, bu.
:~
2.00
2.00
2.15
1.99 2.23 2.48
Peanuts, lb.
9.7
10.9
10.2 10.8
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. ~
4.65
5,30 5.50 : 3.75
5.03 5.25
Hay, baled, per ton:
All
~~ 27.70 28.00 28.80 22.50 21.30 21.20
Alfalfa
~ )6.5,0 37.50 37.50 23.70 22.00 21.60
Lespedeza.
~~ 29.00 30.50 30.50 22.90 25.00 25.30
Soybean .~~ . Cowpea
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29;~
.)0.00
31.00 : 27.00
28.)0 28.50 .
Peanut
*.~ 22a00 23.00 24.00 . : 20.20 21.50 22~20
l1i.lk Cows, head
~~ 17iJ,oo 16)'00 165.00 223.00 219.00 224.00
Hogs, cwt.
~ 12.50 1660 17.20 : 13.00 16.50 "17.60
Beef Cattle, all, cwt. ~:,
Cows, cwt. 1/
t;;
17.50 15.60
16.60 14.60
17.10 : 20.70
14.90 . 14.eo
20.80 20.70 14.,0 14.80
Steers ~ heifers,cwt.$ 20.10 19.30 20.20 : 23.40 23.80 23.20
Calves, cwt.
~ 22.80 20.50 21.)0 : 24.70 23.50 23.90
Milk, Wholesale,mvt.:
Fluid Mkt.
6.05
6.os
4.78
4.93
Manut. All
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3.70 6.00
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3.70 6.00
11
5.95
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3.26 4.27
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3.44 4.45
Turkeys, lb.
26.0
28.0
27 .o : 25.7
25.4
Chickens, per lb.
Farm .
i4.5
14.0
14.5
11.6
12.5 12.7
CA.o_mll ' 1 Broil
Eg.gs, doz., All
17.2
15.5
17.0
17.7
16.5 17.6
17.1
15.4
16.9 : ' 1.6 .9
16.0 17.1
41.6
52.0
53.0
28.9. 38.6 . 39.4
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replacement. g_/ Revised. ]/ Preliminary Estimate.
PRICES
PAID
BY
FARMERS
FOR
SELECTED
F8EDS
FEBRUARY
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All Unde.r 29% Protein.:. 3.85
3.90
3.90
3. 72
3. 71
3.74
16% Prot.ein
3. 75
3."75
3.80
3.65
3.65
3.69
18% Protein
4.00
3.95
4.05
3.65
3.66
3.69
20% Protein
4.05
4.10
4.10 : 3_.98
4.00
4.01
Cottonseed Mea1,41%, .cwt. 3~85
3.65
3. 70
4.09
3.96
3.95 .
Soybean Meal, 44%, c.wt; 4.15
3~85
3.90
4.19
4.01
4.12
Bran, cWt. Middlings, cwt~ Corn Meal, cwt.
3.25
3.30
3.30
2.88
3.05
3.05
3.45
3.45
3~40 :. 2.94
3.09 3.06
3.25
3.10
3;20
3.10
3.04
3.08
Broiler Growing Hash, cwt. 4.70
4.50
4.55
4.70
4.55
4.60
Laying Mash, cwt.
4.60
4.55
4.60
4.35
4.29
4.33
S~atch Grains, cwt.
4.10
4.05
4.10
3.85
3.79
3.85
Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hgr, ton
45.00 32.00
48.00 35.00
49.00 38.00
32.50 28.80
32.40 30.70
.33.00 31.00 .
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
UBRARIES
Athens, Ga. I March 8 -- A total of 7 I 668, 000 broiler chicks were placed
with producers in Georgia during the week ellrding March 4, accordi11g to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compare ~ with the 7, 655, 000 placed the
previous week and is l3 percent more than the 6, 798, 000 placed the same week
last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 393, 000 compared with 11, 219, 000 the previous week and is 17 percent more than the 9, 709, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 65 to 80 cents per dozen with an average of 74 cents
for all hatching eggs and 72 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was j rom 65to 80 cents with an average of 74 cents for ~11 hatching eggs and 72 ce~ts for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $10. 00 to $13. 00 with an average of
$12.25 per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $13.00 with an average
of $12. 25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 57 cents
for eggs and $8. 7 5 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broiler!' during the week ending March 4 was Georgia broilers 2. 3/4 - 3 3/4 pounds at farms 16.61 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set 1I
1959
19-lbU
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
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yr. ago Percent
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Broilers in Georgia
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1961
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Thou. Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched l)foO 19b0
1961 1961 Thou. Thou.
Dec. 31 1 8, 547
8, 768 103
5, .983 . 5, 8751 . 98 272
190
Jan. 7
8, 942
8, 879 99
6, 181 . 6, 2861 102 303
180
Jan. 14 1 8,994
9,380 104
6,31.9 5,9'961 95 504
218
Jan. ~t
9, 3 56
9, 943 1 106
6, 456 5, 963
92 503
204
Jan. 2~3
9, 405 10, 3531 110
6, 765 6, 127 91 477
227
Feb. 4
9, 368 10, 619 113
6, 799 6, 783 100 416
378
Feb. 11
9,449 10,6991 113
7,019 7,211 103 488 2/ 387
'Feb. 18
9, 377 10,794 1 115
6, 789 7, 5211 111 479
381
Feb. 25 , 9,759 11,2191 115
6,833 7,655 112 468
312
Mar. 4 i
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9, 709 eggs set
11,393 1 117
6, 798 7, 668 113
by hatcher1es producing ch1cks tor hatchery
453 supply
366 flocks.
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMtRCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
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CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
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Maine
1, 532
1, 544 1, 581 I 1, 143
1, 161 1, 133* 1, 185 1, 191 1, 184
Connecticut
862
895
823
468*
402* 524
412* 402
414
Pennsylvania
1, 414
1, 524 1,624
832
878
897
949
956
710
Indiana
1, 715
1, 817 1, 851 ' 596
641
707
765
743
819
Illinois
230
230
250
112
98
106
122
102
99
Missouri Delaware
1, 933 2, 098
1, 949 2, 157
I 2, 078
2, 167
739 1, 919*
921
855
l,040* 2, 070
816 2, 013
767 1, 939
843 2, 115
Maryland
3,872
3,878 3, 898
2, 299 1 2, 380 2,400 2,220 2,427 2,076
Virginia
2, 192
2, 200 2,586 1' 1,118
1,040 . 1, 199 1, 195 1, 026
973
West Vhginia North Carolina
2.62 5, 126
225
274
406
375
369
462
529
46~
5, 140 5, 366 l 3, 479 1 3, 659 3, 834 4,099 3,984 3, 895
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South Carolina
574
.695
678 I I 325* I 290
400
395
422
480
GEORGIA
10, 794 11,219 11, 393 I ! 6, 127
6, 783 7, 211 7, 521 7,655 7, 668
Florida Alabama
428 5, 525
469
475 l f 256 I 210
260
238
223
227
5, 831 6, 011 ! I 3, 466
3,672 4,032 4,188 4,404 4,649
Mississippi Arkansas
3, 836 5, 417
3,973 4, 283 ; ', . 2, 507 l 2, 724 3, 020 2, 979 3, 085 2, 860 5, 883 5, 744 ; . 4, 375 4,421 4,694 4, 711 4,827 4,664
Louisiana
710
718
738 ~ I 49a
507
496 . 501
556
521
Texas
Washington Oregon California
3, 876
453 540 1, 935
3,808
430 428 2,041
3,910 :! - 2,299
509
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!I 47o i 1 261
1, 987
1, 218
2,499
345 309 1, 310 .
2~ 549 359 273
1, 293
2,760
373 253 1, 377
2,707
352 272 1, 388
2, 816
413 305 1, 447
TQTAL 1960-61 55,324 57' 054 58, 696 34, 732* 36, 725* 38, 681* 39, 534* 39, 957 39, 643
TOTAL 1959-60 48, 805
o/o o( year ago
113
48,731 49,533 1 I 33,444
117
I 118
104
34,222 34,706 34,632 34,629 34,769
107
liZ
114
115
114
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UNIT~D ST~T'SS: ter vegetable production is smaller than last year, the Crop Reporting Board announced. today. Estimates as of March 1 'iri.;.
dicate a ~roduction 6 percent below la~t year but 4 percent above average . Major vegetables with substantially_smaller p :roduction than last year are: carrots, down 40 percen.t;spina ch, 16 percent;- celery, 13 percent; and cabbage, 11 percent. Partially offsetting are larger crops of such important vegetabies as tomatoes, nearly double last year, and snap beans, 22 percent more. Of the early spring crops for which a forecast has been made, production of onions, asparagus and lettuce are e)!:pected to be substantiallJr less than last year and ca:uliflower and
broccoli -moderately smalle r. Growers' intentions potnt to a 5 percent smaller
early summer watermelon acrear,e and 4 percent smaller late summer onion acreage
.remperatures were below normal in the Southeastern States during the first half of February but war me r we .2 ther p revailed during t he last half of the month. The hi gher temperatures Here f <>.vorable for grovrth of vegetables. .Heavy J;"ains in all the Southe a st~ rn States except Florida interrupt ed field work .during the last half of th~ month. In Florida, r ains early ~n the month interrup_ted har- ' .vest and lovT temperature s retarded gro1'11th. Frost reached into the ::Ve.rglades on .
February 12 but damage was very light and s cattered. Vegetables made rapid growth during the last half of the month as above normal temperatures prevailed. Crops matured qu'ickly and heavy movement r e sulted. Conti nued good vol\lme is in : prospect. In Texas, hi gh winds damaged onions in the Coastal Bend and. some .acre--:.: age was abandoned, :<fast other Texas vegetables made good progress. duJ;"ing the warm weather the last half of the mo.nth. Harvest of 'lvi.nter vegetable~ ~~ land preparation and cultivation for later o~op s conti nues acti ve.
CABBAGE: The preliminary est~mate of 14,.500 acres for early spring cabbage_har-:-
vest is 10 percent above t he acreage harvested. .in 1960 but 22 percent
below average. i-1' ore acreage in Georgia and 1ouisiana accounted for most- of the
incre a se. while California and Hississippi reported a slight decrease. Cold _and
wet weather in all the southern States growing t h e early spr:Lng crop inter.rupted
planting and retard.ed growth. Stands 'are irregular in many areas. \'l)'armel" tem- . ..
peratures at the end of February prompted more rapid plant gro1'11th. Trahs}Jlanting =. is still underway in :Nississippi and harv~ st will be later than usual. ~i ght :
marketings are reported in Louisiana but no appreciable volume is expeoted before , .
late March or early .April.
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L"'TTUCE: Production in the early spring States is forecast at 6,104~0.00 crNt., 11 percent less 'than last yea r and 1 p erce,nt belm-.r . average. Califo rnia's
crop -is in generally good condition in all areas. Light harvest is under1~ay in southern California but 1:5.ttle producti on will. be available from the important Central Coast districts until April. Arizona 1 s early spri ng acr~age ....i .s,._ 2 percent below 1960. Voluine production is expected to begin around Hvrch 10 and last un- til mid-June. A fe1-.r cold ni ghts slowed the gro11rth of early planti.ngs in the Salt River Valley. Planti ng is about complete in the '.'i'ilcox area. In Ne1-.r Hexico strong winds during February caused light damage to t he crop. host stands are good in Dona Ana County . Georgia's small crop is in excellent condition and harvest is expected to be gin around the first of April. Quality of the South Care:.. lina crop has been l01ve red by high temperatures and excessive moisture. The North Carolina crop has been transplanted ru1d is off to a good start. Most fields have a good stand and the crop is a little earli er than usual.
) NIONS : The first forecast of the early spring onion crop in Texas places pro-
ducti on at 2,048,000 c1'11t. This is 26 percent less than last year and ':4 percent below avera ge. The decline from last year is. a result of a 22 percent smaller acreage and a slightly lo..rer p rospective yie ld. ''7eathe r during February 1-.ras generally favorable in all areas and plants made good progress.
.JATERMJ:i:LONS: First shipments of the late spring c-rop in Florida 1 s Irmnokalee area are expected in late March~ In the South Central area, plants
are in the 2 to 4 leaf stage and in the Central area most plants are just up. Planting in the Newberry-Trenton area is about complete. Based on growe rs' intentions to plant 270, 500 acres of watermelons are expected for early summe r
harvest. If these intentions are realized, the 1961 acreage will total 5 percent
l ess than last year and 7 percent below the average. Louisiana and California are the only States showing an increase over last year. Planting has starte d in the earliest areas of California. In Texas, seeding in the FalfurriasHebbronville area is llell along with most plantings up. In south central Texas, pl anting is just getting underway. 1,,iet conditions in late February delayed land p repar~tions in ~ast Texas. Moisture is plentiful in all areas. In the Southeastern S~ates, planting has been delayed by excessive rains.
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Acreage and Estimated Production Re;eorted to Date, 1961 with camearisons
s
CROP AND .
rna. ACREAGE .FOR HARVEST
s Average s
YIELD PER ACRE
s
PRODUCTICN
I Iv. 1
I Ind. sAveraget
I
' STATE
195()..59 I 1960
1961 t 50..591 1960 l 1961 t1950..S9t 1960 I
Iiid.
1961
v CABBAG!::
Winters
Florida Texas ........... s Arizona ... ... 1 California 1
16,590
18,450 1,040 3,800
-Acres-
17,900 22,000
750 5,900
18,500 25,500
1,000 5,000
- ew-t. -
188 175 . 165
116 150 105
236
260 225
231 ,: 215 210
- 1,000 owt. -
3,137 2,158
243 887
3,132
3,300 195
1,268
3,052 2,678
225 1,050
Group Total
39,880 46,550 50,000 161
Early Springs
South Carolina el 2,180
2,300
2,400 124
Georgia ...... .1 4,760 .. 3,000
3,500 109
Alabama; e .1 1,040
900
1,000 106
Mississippi ., ' 3,780
1,400 .
1,300 lC'Jl
Louisiana ' 3,690 California 1 3 ,C'JlO
2,700 2,900
3,500 94 2,8CO 219
Grou12 Total
18,520 13,200 14,500 126
170 140
90 110 100 100 80 210
121
6,426
265 518 112 400 353 672
2,3.20
7,895 7,005
2C'J1 330
90 140 216 Apr. 10 609
1,592
LETTu::E
Winters
TFeloxarisda. s
~izona, Yuma. s
California ... . s
:
. Group Total
Early Springs
North Carolina .s
South Carolina .s
.. Georgia .. ~ .......,
New Mexico
s
Arizona,S~R. s
California .
3,480 11,590 13,060
36,~30
64,560
1,480 1,020
510 1,040 17,290 26 2700
Grou;e Total r 47 2420 I
y WATERMEL~ S:
Late Spring
I 91,190
Early S\mner
y
: 1.
North Carolina ' 11,820
South Carolina ' 40,600
...... Georgia a 54,700
Alabama
. I 18,410
Missis'sippi I 11,980
Arkansas 11,240
Louisiana 4,340
Oklahoma s 13,170
Texas I lOB ,200 Arizona 1: . 5,460
Californi~ 1 10,880
3,300 7,000 . 11,700 46,000
68,000
400 500 200 1,200 24,300 15 2500
42 2100
81,600
2,900 9,000 11,200 47,200
70,300
200 '350 300 900 23,800 15,000
40,550 .
79,500
14,500 13',500
35,000 31,000
45,000 --. 40,00.0
17,600 16,500
11t500 11,000 14,000 . 12,900
4,200
4,400
9,000
9,000
118,000 115,000
4,500
4,200
12,700 13,000
104 90
142 150
135
73 58 . 88 151 149 126
13.0
86
52 56 -78 92 68 85 78 . 65 47 148 142
75 150 150 155
150
60 50 90 140 175 155
164
95 105 180 145
143 ; .
60 55 100 150 .160 l40
151
360
lJ046 1,836 5z445
248 1,050 1,755 7 ,130
8,688 10!183
276 945 2,016 6,844
1o,an
100 60 45
163 2,565 3,325
6 2167
24 25 18 ' 168 4,252 2 2402
6z889
12 19 30 135 3,808 2 2100
6,104
122
7 t:922 9,943 Ma! lq
60
618 870
60
2,262 2,100
85
4,-251 3t825
90
1,681 1,584
50
820 575
85
951 1,190 June 9
90
336 378
75
851 675
40
5,021 4,720
160
798
720
160
1,545 2,032
Grou;e Total I . 290,800 286 2000 270,500
66
65
~ Includes processing. ~ Short-t:ime average. . [/ 1961 prospective acreage.
19,136 18,669
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable .Crop Est:imator
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GEORGIA. CROP . REPORTING SERV!CE
Released 3/15/61
Athens, Ga., March 15-:,-. A total of 7;." .81, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Gcorgia dur l.ng the wee k an~ing March 11, a ccording to the
Georgia Crop Repor.ting Service. This compar'es with the 7, 668, 000 placed the
previoqs week and is 11 percent more than the 6, 933, 000 placed the same week
last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcher:es amounted to 11, 635, 000 compared wit.h 11, 393, 000 the 'previous week and is 24 percent more than the 9, 372, 000 for the corresponding week last year. Last year eggs set .were reduced by severe weather .
. The. majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were ~eported within a rahge of 65 to 80 cents per dozen with an average of 73 cents
for all hatching eggs and 71 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 80 cents
with an average of 74 cents for all hatching eggs and 72 cents !or eggs purchased
at the farm from flpc~s wi~h hatchery owned cockerelS. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range oi .$ iO.OO to $13.00 with an average of
$12.00 per hundred compared with a range 'of $10.00 to $13.00 'with an average
of.$12. 25 per hundred la.st week. The average prices last year were 57 cents
for. eggs and $8. 50 for chicks.
. '
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Mark-et News.--service for brpilers during -the week ending March 11 was Georgia broilers 2 3/ 4- 3 3/4 pounds at farms 15.95 cents.
_____G_E,...O_RGIA ~GGS SET~ HA TCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
I EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Chicks Phi.ced for -Br't:}ilers in Geor gia
I! . Eggs Chicks 1 Set ~tched
1960 Thou.
I "lo
1961 yr.
I a go
. ~hou. !Percent
1960 Thou.
1961
yr . I', 1961
ago ,
1
1961
Jan. 7 Jan. 14
8, 156*
8,
879
I'
1
109*
5, 781* 6, 286 1 109>:
303 180
8,341* 9,3801 112* 1 5,919>: 5,996 I 101* I 504 218
Jan. Z1 Jan. 28
8, 572* 9, 943 1 116* 6, 156>! 5, 963 I
8, 874* 10, 3 53 I 117* I b, 165* 6, 127 I
97,., 1 503
99*
477
204 227
Feb. 4 Feb. 11
9, 107* 9,449
10,619 10,699
1 1
117* 113
6, 199* 6, 783 II 6,419* 7,211
109* 112*
416 378 488 387
Feb. 18 9, 377 10, 794 1 115 ,6, 389* 7, 521
118*
513* 381
Feb. 25
'Mar. 4 Mar. 11
9,759
9, 709 9,372
1111,,2319~9 1
115 117
1 1,63:> !1 124
II 6~,673938
b,933
7,655 I
7, 668 ,I 7,681 .
115>!
113 11 1
I 468 453 1 472
312
366 385
}_! Included eggs set b~ hatcheries p.roductng ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.
* Revised
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e-----------------A-g--ri-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
Week Ending
. I
STATE
Feb. 25
Mar. Mar.
4
11
Feb. 4
:
I
Feb. 1 Feb.
11 !
18
Feb. 25
Mar. 4
Page 2
Mar. 11
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
_I_
Maine Connecticut
1, 544 895
1, 581 823
1, 597 : 1, 161
944
402*
1, 133* 1, 185 1, 191
524
412* 402
1, 184 414
1, 170 404 I
Pennsylvania
1, 524
1, 624 1, 574
878
897
949
956
710
908
Indiana
1, 817
1, 851 1, a51
641
707
765
743
819
777
Illinois
230
250
271
98 .
106
122
102
99
130
Missouri
1,949
2,078 2, 100 ; 921
855
816
767
843
722
Delaware Maryland
2, 157 3, 878
2, 167 2, 252
2,040* 2,010 2, 013 1, 939
3, 898 3, 981 . 2, 380
2,4QO 2, 220 2,421
2, 115 2, 076
2,092 2, 046.
Virginia
2, 200
2,586 2,445 1, 040
1, 199 1, 195 1, 026
973
1, 238
West Virginia
225
274
263
375
369
462
529
465
510
North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida
5, 140 .
695 11, 219
4o9
5, 366 678
11, 393 475
5, 429 .658
11, 635
4531
3, 659 290
6, 783 . 210
3,844 4 0
7, 211 2.6,0
4,099 395
7, 521 238
3, 984 . 422
7' .655 223
3, 895
4,008
480
. 7, 668
---zsr 227
404 1 7, 681
I
/ 1.
.,
Alabama
5, 831
6, 011 6,077
3, 672
4,032 4, 188 4,404
4,649
4,737
Mississippi
3,973
4,283 4, 359 \ 2, 124
3, 02.0 2,979 3", 085
2, 860
2, 952:
Arkansas
5, 883
5,74~ 5, 873 : 4, 421
4,69"4 4, 711 4,82.7
4,664
4,621:
Louisiana
718
. 738
758
507
496
501
556
521
608
Texas
3,808
3, 910 4,077
2,499
2,549 2, 760 2,101
2, 816
2,860
Washington
430
509
453
345 .
359
373
352
413
350
Oregon
! 428
470
415
309
213
253
212
305
355
California
2, 041
1, 987 1, 971
1, 310
1, 293 1, 377 1, 388
1, 447
1, 473
TOTAL 1960-61 57, 054
58, 696 59,436
'
36,725* 38,681* 39, 534* 39,957
39,643
40,305
TOTAL 1959-60 48,731 49,533 48; 387 34,222 34,706 34,632 34,629 34,769 3 5, 168
% of year ago
-*Revised
117
118
123
107
112
114
115
114
115
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
. THE P.OU,LT. RY. J. .}ND EGO. S. ITUATIO. N_, ve.d b:y the outloola~~ -Situatic;)n _ Bo.az:c;l, . March 17, 19C.-l .
; ~ ...
. ~UM~ARY. .
_; - Po.ultry~~m a~e inc~eastng. prad~ction . for. 1961~ Mal:-k_e.ti'ngs 'of broiler's aric(
turkeys ,ar.e running ahead of last year~ and production i'ndications such as hatchihg r
sugges.t that' 'poultry meat .outp\lt w1ll continue ' al:)~ye 1960 record "highs throughout'
the year / .E.gg .productio_n will probably ' remai~ below 1960 in .most of.'t.h~ .ino.nt,hs
before mid.:yea:'r, because of the sma~le. r laying flock, b~~ thereaJt~. r ~t i~ lik~ly to
exceed.J .9,60. levels because. of the ~n-dicated Z9 percent increase ~or January-March
chick : hat.c.hi_n~gs.
.
:. '
The principal reason f~r the in~rea~ing productio~ i's the generally favorable
prices ;-in,) 96.0 ~or . eggs, _broilers, and ~u:a;~eys. In addition, .!=osts of pr?4uction probably wer~ ).ower in _1960 -~han in mO.~f.r~cent years, . rene .~ting the 'continui~g .
improvements in technology, and the 19'60 average value 'of poultry ratioh--$3. 3Z
per
1.0. 0. p.o, unds'.:"-
wh~ch -was
.
lower '
.tha.n
.in
any
other
year
since 1945. .
o The , ~rgins .that existed unci.~.r :th9Se favorable ~ondition~ have already
..
tightened._ somewhat, although part tlie change iS seasona.l. If production in.;.:" ..
creases co_ntinue at the rates indicated 'i)y recent hatchery reports, egg anci-pouliry ;
prices are likely to weaken in relation to last year.
:.. . : _:
.:
. - ,
.
Although egg prices in early March remained above last March, the differenc=
was narrower than in the preceding 5 or 6 months. The mid-}....ebruary average
price received by farmers was 39.4 cents per dozen, almost 10 cents above last
year. Because April prices in 1960 moved up from the months before, while
prices this spring are likely to be seasonally low, it is likely that second-quarter
egg prices in 1961 will be b.elow the year before..
'
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The large hatch to date, with its suggestion of large supplies of eggs in the fall, is the basis for expecting no imminent egg price r\se comparable to that which pccurred in late March and April 1960. The hatch consi<;lerably exceeds farmers' tntentions as stated in February, which were to raise lZ percent more chickens in 1961 than the 339 million of 1960. This has accordingly limited the demand for eggs for storage, but egg breakers and processors are in the market to meet the ~rade's immediate needs and to supply the U. S. Department of Agriculture's purchase program. Since early February USDA has bought an average of about 1 ~illion pounds of dried egg solids each week for welfare distribution.
Broiler prices reached a peak in late February. At mostly 18 cents per pound in Georgia they were the highest since April 1960. The mid-February U. S.
average broiler price was 17. (. cents per pound, about the same as the year before, a.nd almost a cent higher than January 1961. Declines have occurred since then (to 15-1/Z cents in Georgia in the second week of March) but have not decreased hatching egg settings. In the 3 weeks most recently reported, settings were 16,
18, and Z3 percent above last year. Later this year, continued large broiler production will be encouraged by the prospective large supply of hatching eggs, as ~ consequence of the ZO percent gain over the year before in the sale of broiler breeding stock in July 1960-- February 1961.
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USDA has made purchases of .cub-up broilers for the School Lunch pro~ram. The approximately 6. 8 milliop pounds to be purchased would account for about ., 2. 6 million birds from the monthly production of 'about 150 miiiion.
Sales of turkeys from farms are presently near a seasonal low. ;Mid-Feb-
ruary prices, averaging 23.7 cents per pound, were 2 cents below E:'ebruary 1960. Bearhh influ~nces upon this price are the 23 percent larger turkey stocks _now in
cold storage (compared with March 1, 1960) and the relatively large number of turkeys, fr~m the hatches of November and since, nearly feady_for mar:ket:il).g . .:
Also,- tr:arketinge .cdlurkey breeders may be advanced this spring if the indications
of a considerably expanded t.urkey crop eventually limit the opportunity to seN.
?oulh.. If the season-average increa.~e i~ turke'y proc:!_uction i~ mor~ _than lO or
12 percent by fall, the-difference between 1960 and 1961 average monthly prices
is likely to widen from the 2 cent difference in February.
.
.
in Exports .of poultry meat, at record levels 1960, have absorbed about 3
percent of u. s. broiler production, and 2 perc_ent of turkey production.
The revisions, following the 1959 Census, of USDA esti~ates of egg production and January 1 poultry numbers have been rele~sed, and others are in process. On a U. S. total basis, these changes from earlier USDA estimates are minor, showing, for example, an increase of 1. 5 percent in 1960 egg production. Corresponding revision will be made in the estimates_of annual per capita consumption of eggs.
AI",RfCUt..TtrR'JfL EXTENS-tON SERVICE . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU~E
Plt0SPEO'riVE PLAIJTiilGS REPORT
The. Crop Reporting Board of the Agricultural Marketihg Se
the followine
report for the United States, on the indicated acreages of certain crops in
1961 based upon reports from farmers in all parts of the country on or about
Barch 1 regarding their acreage plans for the 1961 season. The acreages for 1961
are interpretations of reports from gro'\'rers and are based on past relationships
between such reports and acreages actually planted.
The purpose of this report iS to assist gro;rers generally in malring such changes in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. The acreages actually planted in 1961 may turn out to be larger or smailer than ind5.cated, by reason of weather conditions, price .changes, lapor supply, finahcial conditions, the agricultural program, and the effect of this report itself upon farmers' actions.
PROSPECTIVE PLAlJTIHGS FOR 1961
UliiTED STATES
corn7 ali 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.-:-- ITo~429--- g279o~-- -82,4o5--- 9974---
All spring wheat .........
16,900
12,420
12,201
98.2
Durum . ~ Other spring . Oats ................. . ~ Barley ..... ~ ...
1, 996 J_4, 905 42, 765 13;835
1,683 10,737 32,337 15,641
1, 749 10, 452 32,480 '15,427
103.9 97.3
100.!~
98.6
Sorghums, all .... . .. .. Potatoes .......
191 l59 1; 470
19, 715 1)457
18,822 1,534
95.5 105.3
y . .... . ... ... .. . Sweetpcrtato~q . ' .!. ' _. ._
Tobacco
333 l,h66
~ 228 1,144
228 1,166
100.1 . 101.9
Soybeans 2/ ......
19,259
24,275
26,426
108.9
PHeayanuyts -2.;.-.......................
1,947 73, 791
1,579 69, 294
1,545 68, 747
97.8 99. 2
Sugar beets .....
868
977
1, 087
111.3
GEORGIA
Corn, all ..............
2,961
2,668
2,588
97
oats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
722
424
352
83
Barley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
13
11
85
Irish Potatoes, all ..... ..
6 .1
3. 9
35
90
late Spring .. .. . .. . .. .. .
2. 7
1.6
1.4
88
Early Su.'lli!ler . . . . . . .
. 3. 4
2. 3
2.1
92
Sweetpotatoes Tobacco, all
y.J................
23.0 91.2
11.0 71.3
11.0
100
71.2
100
Sorghums, all ......
59
60
60 . 100
Soybeans ?} . ; ......... . . . . :
99
112
'-
Peanuts Hay, all
'y
.............................
633 822
530 513
96
86
519
98
472
92
Y 1 Acreage harvested.
?J Grown alone for all purposes.
GEORGIA
'Based on current plans, the acreage planted and to be planted in Georgia for harvest in 1961 will be slightly less than a year ago for ~ost major crops. However,
grOVlars' plans were reported before much was lmown about the proposed feed grain program and generally do not reflect changes which might occur if such a program is put in operation. Therefore, growers' plans may be subject to wlusual changes J)rior to planting time, depending on 'Whether a feed grain program is initiated
and the provisions of such a program.
S~.ALLER CORIT ACREAGE: Georgia farmers have indicated they plan to plant about 2,588,000 acres of corn this year. If current plans
materialize, the 1961 acreage '\'Till be three percent less than the 2, 668,000 acres planted in 1960 and 13 percent less than the 1950 - 59 average of 2, 961,000 acres.
(OVER)
.. .....
., . ~ ....... ' .
--~ ~OSPECTIVE PLANTINGS REPORT - .GEOMlA (eon~)
OATS ACREAGE DOV1N: Seedings of Winter-~ .Sprfrlg oats are down 17 percent to 352,000 acres. The current acree.ge. is :thfL...lowest since 15}30
when 325,000 acres were planted and compares with 424,000 acres planted last year
and the 1950-59 average of 722,000 acres.
TOBACCO ACREAGE APPROXIMATELY SAME AS 196o: Farmers plan to set 71,200 acres of tobS.cco in 1961 compared 'With
71,300 set last yea~ and the 10-year averag~ of 91,200 acres.
SORGHuM A~GE S.AHE AS LA9T YEAR: Indications point to a -total of 60,000 acres
__
of sorghums to be planted this year. This is
the same as the 1960 planted acreage and two percent above the 1950-59 average.
SOYBWJS DOVJN 14 PERCElri': Growers expect to plant 96_ 000 acres of soybeans alone for all purposes in 1961. This would be 14 percent
below last year's acreage of il2,000 and three percent below average.
PEANUTS ALONE DO'HN '1'\VO PERCENT: Peanut grower~;~ intend to plant 519,000 acres of peanuts - about two percent less than the acre-
age planted in 1960 and 18 percent below average. This acreage includes peanuts to be grown alone for piclcing and threshing, hogging o-fi } and other purposes.
UNITED STATES March 1 plans of the Ne.tion 1 s crop producers indicate about the same total crop plantings for 1961 harvest as last year. However, growers' plans were reported before much was lcnown about the proposed feed grain program and generally do not reflect changes which might occur if such a program is put in ope~tion. Therefore, growers' plans may be subject to unusual changes prior to planting time depending on whether a feed gratn program is initiated and the provisions of such a program. Feed grain acreage is now expected to show a slight decline from last year but food grains are expected to occupy a larger acreage. Soybeans registered the largest individual major crop gain with planted acreage expected to increase sharply above last year. Acreag~ of crops to be cut for hay is expected .;to decline slightly from last year.
CORN: 1961 corn acreage is expected to be slightly less than in 1960 but 2 percent greater than the 10-year average. On r.Rrch 1, farmers planned to
plant 82,405,000 acres--less than 1 percent below the 1960 planted acres.
PEANUTS: Peanut growers, as of .r.:ra.rch 1, 1961, intended to plant 1,545,000
acres of peanuts -- about 2 percent less than the acreage planted last year and 21 percent below average. This acreage includes peanuts to be grown alone for picldng and threshing, hogging off, and other purposes.
Although acreage allotments are about the same as last year, growers in the Southeastern area plan about a 2 percent reduction in the acreage planted alone. ' Most of this reduction can be attributed to the decreased plantings for uses other than picking and threshing for nuts.
TOBACCO: Growers voiced int~ntions to set 1,166,100 acres of all t~es of tobacco in 1961. This acreage would be 2 percent above 19 0 and, by a
small margin, the largest since 1956, but 20 percent below average.
At 694,300 acres, flue-cured is expected to remain at the 1960 level, with
no appreciable change indicated for any individual type. Basic allotments are
,essentially the same as they have been each year since 1957. An average of '9-10, 520 acres was harvested during the 1950-59 period. Using the 5-year average ~el.d by States, and the 1961 intended acreages, about 1,130 million pounds of 'brightJ.ea:f woul.d. be..i.ndi.ca.ted. Grmrers realized about 1,250 million pounds f'rom.. th~ l96Q _crop.
ARCHIE LANGLEY . Agricultural Statistician In Ch~rge
CARL 0. DOE~CBER Agricultural Statistician
.: ..: -~
vqo 1
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AGRICU!..TURAl. EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORG lA AND THE ~TATE D~PAF<TMENT OF AGRICULTURE
3/ r
U.s: OEPARTPAENT OF AGRICUL.TURE AGRICUL.TURAL. MARKETII~G SERVIC!:! 319 EXTENSION BL.DG ., ATHENS, GA.
.. .
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Item
'
POULTRY SU,M~AR Y, ZEB. 1961
Durini~eb: o/o of
Jan. thrOU 7h 2eb. fo of
._
- 1960 1/
1961 -2/
last year
1960 -1/
- 1961 2/ last year
Pullet:> .Placed( U, S .) ]J
Thou. Thou. Fct. Thou.
Thou~
Pet-.
Total
2, 114
2,743 130
3,771
5, 011 133
Domestic
1,947
2,373 122
3,443
4,244 123
Chickens Tested:
Broiler Type
Georgia
. ~
United States
-
.... .
- 422
1,743
- 559 112 2, 114 121
991 4,060
-
1, 093 110 4,885 120
Egg Type
Georgia United States
27
8 30
37
820
844 103
2, 140
19 51 2, 502 117
Chicks Hatched:
Broiler . Type
Georgia
. . . United States
. '
'
Egg Type
27,614 30,767 111 159, 547 172,982 108
. .
54,660 318,672
60, 188 110 340,470 107
Georgia
1, 036
1, 453 140
2,22'2
2,444 110
United States
38,225 48, 3 59 127
61, '562
81,265 132
Commercial Slaughter
Young Chickens
Georgia 4/ United Stat~s 5/
19,079 18,814 99 105, 264 105,832 101
:40,902 213,374
41, 524 102 224,924 105
Hens and Cocks
Georgia 4/ United States 5/
525 7, 452
484 ' 92 6,025 81
999 15,893
1, 152 115 16, 190 102
Egg Production:
Georgia
South Atlantic United States
-6/
181 _658 5, 155
178 646 4,856
I 98
367
98
1,337
I 94
10, 588
365 99 1, 311 98 9,993 94
_1/ Revtsed. _2/ P. reh.mtnar Y. _3/ .In. cludes exP.ected Pullet replacements trom. e oc g s sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case
of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service--Per the purpose of this report
a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which slaughters a
weekly average of at least 30, 000 pountls live weight while in operation. (Converte
from weekly to monthly basis,) 5/ U. S. Slaughter reports include only poultry
slaughtered under Federal InspeCtion. 6/ South Atlantic states: Del., Md., Va.,
W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla.
-
YOUNG C~-UCKENS: SLAU.Gi-ITERED UNDER t'""EDE.R A L INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1960 and 1961
State
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Jan,
Jan. thru Dec.
During Jan.
Jan. thru Dec.
1960
1961
19 59
1960
1960
1961 1959
1960
'1' hou.. Thou. Thou, Thou.
Pet.
?ct. Pet.
.1:-'ct.
Maine 4,072 4, 524 54, 336 53, 3 54 2.5
2.8 1.0
2.2
Pa.
5, 112 5, 023 71, 573 69,633 1.7
2. 1 i.l
1. 7
Mo.
2, 835 3,256 43,944 45, 059 4.0
2.9 1. 4
3.2
Del.
4,783 5, 136 64,877 68,964 2.6
2. 5 1.3
2.6
Md~
5, 431 7,726 82,902 90, 722 1.9
1.6 1.0
2.0
Va.
N.c.
3,608 3', 770 48, 168 48, 7 1'2 1.7 9, 170 12,372 ' 115, .994 148, 903 2.2
2.7
9
1.6 1. 0
1.8 1.6
~a.
20,097 20,934 262,488 272,946 . 3. 2
2.6 1. 5
3.2
Tenn.
3,870 3,870 45, lll 53,881
3. 1
2.5 1. 5
2.9
Ala.
9,878 10, 563 135,884 143,962 3.8
2.8 1.5
2..8
Miss.
5,720 7, 869 76,074 85, 614 4.6
2.8 2. 1
3.5
Ark.
11,251 12.984 142,764 165, 776 4. 1
2.0 2.3
3.0
"--- -- Texas 4, 523 5, 147 73,171 69,570
J. s.
~...or th
-1-0-5-,0-0-1---1-1-9-, -7-2-8-1-,-4-1-5-,-0-7-2--1-,-5-3-3-,--56-0-
ts proJect State funds were matched wtth
2.8
1.8 2.2
2.3
--2-.9-------2-.3-----1--.5--------2-.-8----
Federal funds recetved from the
~... gricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
\1arketing Act of 1946
-,
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W, A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Ag:tticultural Statistician
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
.~ : .
! .
End"* of-Month Stocks of Po~ltry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products,
: United States - Feb. 1961
..
Shell eggs: Decreased by 4S, 00.0 cases; February 1960 change was .an increase of
41, 000 cases; average February change is an increase of 33, 000 cases. Frozen
egg~: Decreased by 4 million pounds;. F ,ebruary 1960 change w~& . an increase of 3 m~ll_i_o~ pounds; average ]february c~a~g~ is a :_de,crease c;>f 4 q1illion po.unds. '
Frozen poultry: Decreased by 39 million p.ounds; February 1960 decrease was _
38 million pounds; average Febrliary decrease is 37 million pounds. Beef: De-
creased by 8 million pounds; February 1960 decrease was 9 million pounds;
average February decrease is 14 million pounds . Pork: Increased by 39 million
pounds; February 1960 increase was 31 million pounds; average February increas e
is 39 rr1:illion pounds. Other meats: Increased by 4 million pounds; February 1960
chang~ 'was a decrease of Z million pounds; average Febr'uary change is an in-
crease of S million pounds.
,
Commodi~~
unit
_February .
1956-50 av. T.t).ou.
February . '1960
Thou.
Jaaua1'::y Fe~y-
lCJ&!
196.1' l l
Thou.
Thou.
Eggs: Shell Frozen egg, total
Case Pound
Total eggs !/(case eq.) Case
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fc:;>w1s Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Pound do.
d~.
do.
.' '
265
345
80
35
58,337
78,089.-' 54,401
50,228
---1-,-7-5-6.---' ------2-,-~'3-' 2-2' -I.,-.~ ,--!---1-, -4-5-7------1-,-3-0-7---;.
.
.
-------------------------------------------~
2'2,313 59,793 130,288 45, 883,_
20,693:' 69, 320 . 123, '954 ' 47, 526
22,206 64,920 173,274 45, 551
19, 199 58, 860 152,362 37,017
Total poultry
Beef: Frozen In Cure and cured
Pork: Frozen In Cure or cured
Other meats and meat p-roducts-
Total all red meats
_do.
-2-5-8-,-2-7-7-------2-6-1-,-4-9-3-----3-0-5-,-9-5-1~----2-6-7-,-4-3-8--~i
I
---~---- ---------- --~----------------------- r;t
do.
175, 059.
185, 611 157,382 149~ 152
do. 347,490
342. s 74_ 201,012 239, 914
do. - - -as-, 257
88; 619 ' 88, 617 - - -92, 261
do. -6-1-0-, -8-0-6-:------6-1-6-,-8-0~4-----4-4-7-,-0-1-1-----4-8-1-,-3-2-7---
-1/
Prelimina.t'.y.
21
~
Froze.n eggs
convertea on ba~lS
of.39. 5 pounds tp the . ... .
case.
Item
Georgia
United states
..
Feb.15 Jan. 15 . Feb. 15 Feb. ~5 Jan. 15 Feb. 15
~ . -
1960
1961' ..... --- 1961
1960.
1961
1961
Cents Lents
Lents Cents Gents Cents
Prices Received:
Farm Chickens '(lb.) Com. B~oilers (lb.)
14. 5 17.2
l4.0 15. 5
..
: . l4. 5 . 17.0
.11.6 17.7
12. 5 16.5
12.7 17.6
All Chickens tlb.)
17. 1
1S.4
16.9 . 16.9 . 16.0
17. 1
All Eggs (Dozen) 41.6
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb) Dol.
Broiler-grow. mash 4.-70
Laying Mash
4.60
52,0 ;Dol. ' . 4~ 50 . . 4.;55 ' ,.
53 .. 0 Dol.
4.55 4.60
28. 9' 38. 6. Dol. Dol.
4,70 4.55 4.35 < . 4.29
39.4 Dol.
4.60 ' . 4. 33
Scratch Grains
4.10
4.05 "
4.10
. 3. 85' . 3.79
3.85
This repoTt is made provement Plan, the
~oismsiablleHtuhsrboau~~ahrtyheRecsoeo~~e-r~laltiDoi~viosfiothn
e ,
ANagtriiocnualltuProaul lRter~e-ramr-ch
Service, Agricultural Estimates DiVision, ' AgricUltural Marketing Service,
Federal-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries , poultry
processors, and th~ poultrr farmers that r~port 'to the a_sencies.
... : BR GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION . .
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MAIN CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF GA
J,THEBB GA
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E.
\j
_:__:]J
Released 3 /ZZ/ 61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., March 22 --A totaJ o ?, 739, 000 broiler ~hicks were pia:oatL with producers in Geol"~ia during the week ending March 18, according to the Georgia Crop Reportin! Service. This compares with the 7, 681, 000 placed the previous week and is 8 percent more than the 7, 167, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 767,000 compared with 11, 635, 000 the previous week and is 22 percent more than the 9, 618, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 65 to 76 cents per dozen with an average of 72 cents for all hatching eggs and 70 cents for eggs purchased at the fa1m from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 80 cents with an average of 73 cents for all hatching eggs and 71 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cocke.rels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $12.75 with an average of $12.00 per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $13.00 with an average of $12.00 per hundred last week. The av~rage p_;r.ices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8. 50 for chicks. -
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending March 18 was Georgia. broilers 2 3/4 - 3 3/4 pounds at farms 16. 21 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
- Eggs Set 1/
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georg~a
u;o
v7o
yro
1960
1961
yr.
ago
ago
Percent Thou, Thou, Percent
Eggs Chicks
- Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Jan. 14 8,341* 9,380 112* 5, 919* 5, 996
10 1'~
504 ?.18
Jan. 21
8, 572* 9,943 116* 6, 156* 5, 963
97*
503 204
Jan. 28 8, 874* 10, 353 117* 6, 165* 6, 127
99>:C
477 227
Feb. 4
9, 107* 10,619 117* 6, 199* 6, 783
109*
416 378
Feb. 11 9,449 10,699 113 6,419* 7' 211
liZ>:
488 387
Feb. 18 9,377 10,794 115 6,389* 7, 521
118>:c
513 381
Feb. 25 9, 759 11, 219 115 6,633* 7,655
115>!
519* 312
Mar. 4
9,709 11,393 117 6,798 7,668
113
453 366
Mar. 11 9, 372 11, 635 124 6,933 7, 681
111
472 385
Mar. 18 9, 618 11,767 122 7, 167 7,739
108
568 389
*1/ Included e gg e: set b y hatchertes p roauctng chtcks for hatcher y suiip'ip5r.y flocks. Revised
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t -o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-S--e-rv-i-c-e----
Agricultu~al Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, G2orgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61 Week Ending
Page 2
STATE
Mar. 4
Mar~
11
Mar. 18
Feb. 11
F eb. 18
Feb. 25
Mar. 4
Mar. 11
Mar. 18
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
Maine
1, 581
1, 597 1, 645 1, 133* 1, 185 1, 191 1, 184
1, 170
1, 229
Connecticut
823
944 1, 015
524
412* 402
414
404
468
Pennsylvania
1, 624
1, 574 1, 674
897
949 I
956
710
908
928
I n diana
1, 851
1, 851 2, 019
707
765
743
819
777
854
Illinois
250
2 '71
242
106
122
102
99
130
80
Missouri Delaware
VMtarrgy.tlm.anad
2, 078
I Z, 167 3,898 2, 586
2, 100. 2,252 3, 981 2, 445
2, 146 2, 263 4, 052 2, 865 1.
855 2,070 2,400 1, 199
816 2,013 2,220 1, 195
767 1,939 2_, 427 1, 026
84'3 z, .115
2, 076 973
722 2, 092 2,046 1, 238
749 2, .138 2, 186 1, 327
West Virginia North Carolina
274 5, 366
263
292 369
5, 429 5, 607 3, 834
462
529
465
4, 099 I ' 3, 984 3, 89 5
510
4, 008
600 4, 11 z
South Carolina GEORGIA
678
658
667
400
11,393 .... 11,635 11,767 7,211
395
422
480
7,521 I 7,655 7,668
404 7,681
449 7,739
.~l '
.., ,
Florida
7
-453--~~~~~~~z~o----~~3~--~2~2~3,_~~2~2~----~~----~~7~
Alabama
6, 011
6,077 6, 20Z i l' 4,03 8
4, l 9; I 4,404 4:649
4,737
4,954
Mississippi
4,283 _4, 359 . .4, 353 1' 3, 020
2, 979 J 3, 085 2, 860
2, 952
2, 958
Arkansas
5,744
5, 873 6, 023 4, 694
4, 711 4, 827 4, 664
4, 621
4, 926
Lquisiana
738
7 58
764 11 496
501
556
521
608
620
Texas ,
3, 910
4, 077 4, 090 I; I 2, 549
2, 760 2, 707 2, 816
2, 860
2, 950
Washington Oregon ,
509 470
453 415
i 418
491
359 273
373
352
413
253 I 272
305
350 355
358 260
California ,
1, 987
1, 971 1, 961 1, 293
1, 377 1, 388 1, 447
1, 473
1, 533
TOTAL 1960-61 58,696
I II
59,436 61, 007 38, 681* 39, 534* 39, 957 39,643 . 40, 305
41, 697
TOTAL 19 59-ElO 49, 533
o/o of year ago
118
*Revised
48, 387 123
48, 554 134,706
.I 126
112
I!I!
34,632 34, 629 34,769
114
115
114
3 5, 168
liS
35,468 118
GEORGIA CROP R~PO~TING SERVICE
., GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Released 3/29/61 \
'Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 12, 125, 000 compared with 11, 76 7, OOOth'e previous week and is 27 percent more than the 9, 541,000 for the
corresponding week last yea1.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 6.5 to 7 5 cents per dozen with .an average of 71 cents
for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 76 cents
with an average of 72 cents for .all hatching eggs .and .70 cents .for eggs purchased
at the ~arm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. NLost prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $12. 50 with an average of
$11. 75' per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $12.75 with an average
of $12. 00 per nundred last week. The average prices last year were 60 cents
for eggs and $9.00 for chicks..
Weighted average price from the Federal..State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending March 25 was Georgia broilers 3 ~..,.... 4 pounds
at far.ms 16. 50 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set -1/
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
'fo yr.
ago .t-'ercent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia u;o
1960
1961
yr.
ThOU.
ago .._i'lOUa .t-'ercent
~ggs Chicks Set HatcheC.
1961 1961
ThOU Thou.
Jan. 21 8, 572"" 9,943 116:
6, 156* 5, 963
97* 1'503
Z04
Jan. 28 8, 874>: 10, 353 117*
6, 165* 6, 127
99* 1477
227
Feb. 4 9, 107:< 10,619 117 :
6, 199* 6,783 109* 1416
378
Feb. 11 9,449 10,699 113
6,419* 7, 211 112>: 1488
387
Feb. 18 9,377 10,794 115
6, 389* 7, 521 118* I 513
381
Feb. 25 9,759 11J219 115
6,633* 7,655 115:< I 519
312
Mar. 4 9,709 11,393 117
6,798
7,668 113
1453
366
ar. 11 9,372 11,635 1Z4
6,933
7,681 111
1472
385
Mar. 1819,618 11,767 122
7' 167
7,739 108
js68
389
Mar. 25 9, 541 12, 12 5 127
7,074
8,441 119
i 436
324
*11 Included e gg s set b y hatcil.eries p roducing ehicks for 1.atcher y supp1y flocks. Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-.-S--. -D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-c-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e---------------A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-a-l-E-x-t-e-n-s-iG--n--S-e-rv--ic-e--
Agricultural_ Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 196061
Week Ending
STATE
Mar.
11
Mar.
18
Mar.
25
Feb.
18
Feb. ' Mar.
25
4
Mar.
11
Mar.
18
Page 2 _=
Mar.
25
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana IllinQis Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1960-61
1, 597 944
1, 574 1, 851
271 2, 100 2, 252 3, 981 2,445
263 5,429
658 11, 635
453 6,077 4,359 5, 873
758 4,077
453 415 1, 971
59, 436
1, 645 1, 015 1,674 2,019
242 2, 146 2,263 4,052 2, 865
292 5,607
667 11, 767
4~1
6,202 4,353 6,023
764 4,090
418 491 1, 961
1, 666
1, 010 1, 604 1, 971
318 2, 211 2,262 4,012
2,663 270
5,544
735 12, 125
544
6, 191 4,443
6,226 I
776
4,269
527 533 2,067
1, ISS
412*
949 765 122 816 2, 013 2,220
1, 195 462
4,099
395 1, 521
Z3H 4, 188
2, 979 4, 711
501 2,760
373 253 1, 377
1, 191
402
956 743 102 767 1, 939 2,427 1, 026 529 3, 934 I 422 7,655 G23 4,404 3, 085 . 4,827 556 I
2,707
3 52 272 1, 388
1, 184
"414
710 819
99 843 2, 115 2, 076
973 465 3, 895 480 7,668 227 4,649 2, 860 4,664 521
2, 816 413 305
1, 447
61,007 61,967 I 39,534* 39, 957 39, 643
1, 170
404 908 777 130 722 2, 09Z 2, 046 1, 238 510 4, 008 404 1, 681
B9
4,737 2, 952 4,621
608 2, 860
350 355 1, 473
40, 305
1, 229
468 928 854
80 749 2, 138 2, 186 1, 327 600 4, 112
449
7r. 739
z79
4,954 2, 958 4, 926
620 2, 950
358 260
1., 533 -
41, 697
1,242
434 861 893 101 842 2, 172 2,427 1, 465 649 4,304 433 8,441
z~-
4, 951 3, 371 5, 269
600 3, 087
401 352 1, 475
44,027
TOTAL 1959-60 48, 387 48,554 48, 913
o/o of year ago
*Revised
I
I
I
123
I
126
127
... i
. "!'I _., ;:owe;: '* ,,;;:;:
.,..__ _..,_,;;:.. . . .
34,632
114
I
..
34,629 34,769
115
114
35, 168 115
- - ~
- .
- -
. (
35,468 118
35, 637 124
- - . .. .
, : '
.,
. ;
Data from C eor.gia 1960 Weekly Hatchery Reports on Broiler
. .. . . ' ....,: ~ . . .. . .
. . ~
~ ;
(Revise<! Miir cb 19 6 1)
Week : E : H atc!lin.gs and Cross State M ovement
Ending : S~~s : Total
Placed
~ Shj.pp~_g:__ ___: P~aced
19 60
Hatched for
1nto out of : tn
Broile~s : State State : C eorgia
Thou. Thou.
Thou. .
Thou, Tho1,1. Thou.
Jan. Z.
. -~
Jan. 9
Jan. 16
8, 361 5, 873 8, 156 5, 833 8, 341 6, 060
5, 732 5, 636 5, 891
329 378 462 317 365 337
5,683 5, 781 5, 919
Ja..;, 23 8, 572 6, 3 54
6, 137
348 329
6, 156
Jan. 3o 8, 374 6, 215
6,045
538 418
6, 165
Paid : l'r"eceive cf" Hatch. : Broiler Eggs Chicks
Cents Dollars
66
10, 50
.
66
10. 50
67
10. 50
66
1o : so
66
10. 2s
~ : ..
? eb. 6 9, 107 6, 339
6, 141
466 408
6, 199
64
;
?eb. i3 9, 449 6, 532
6,332
405 318
6,419
63
( .
..~b.' 20 9, 3 77 6, 682
6,474
332 417
6, 389
60
:;-'eb. z7 9, 759 6, 912
6,675
425
6,633
59
...
I. '
Mar. 5 9, 709 7, 193
6,926
273 401
6,798
57
; '
Mar. 12 9, 372 7, 148
6, 872
371 310
6, 933
57
Mar . 19 9, 618 7, 458
7, 100
4 12 345
7, 167
57
..
Mar: 26 9, 541 7, 357
7, 071 .
377 374
7, '074:
' 60
10; :oo
9~ oo 8. 7 5 8.50 8.50 9 .- 00
Apr. 2 9, 770 7, 202
6, 980
Apr : ' ' 9 10, 188 . 7, 041
..
Apr. 16 10, 64 3 7, 127
.. .
Apr . .. 23 10, 7b2 7,474
Ap' r~ 30 10, 873 7, 743 ' .
i.
May 7 11, 085 8, 089
6,751 6,851 7, 199 7,445
7,777
May 14 10, 946 8, 168 .. 7, 890
May 2 1 10~ 834 8, 200
7, 923
M~y 28 . 10, 714 .8. 1.88
7, 952
June 4 10, 497 8, 234 June 11 10, 195 8, 107 June 18 9, 8S6 7, 970 June 25 9, 740 7, 805
July 2 9, 499 7, 545 July 9 9, 129 7, L181 July 16 8, 741 7, 125 July 23 8, 749 6, 971 July 30 8, 561 6, 756
7,997 7, 852 7,737 7, 557
7,252 7,251 6,882 6, 727 6, 533
469 447 573 375 408 308 467 362
340 266
7,002
.
6,951 7, '304
7, 519
518 397
7,898
509 585
7, .814 .
652 493
8, 082
': \.-.
611 485 . 8, 0_78 .,
440 514 585 564 599 62S 583 450
579 382 437 390 586 326
485 436 485 378
7,923 7, 873 7,710 7,690
7,449 7,298 7, 142 6,776 6,640
61
9.50
63
10.00'
66
11. 00
68
11. 50
68
11. 7 5
69
"11;75
70
11. 7 5
70
11. 7 5
:
70 : ..
11. 75
;.;
70
11. 50
70
11. 50
70
11. 25
69
11. 25
69
11. 25
70
11. 25
70
11. 50
71
11. 7 5
72
12.00
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Da~a..f.rom Ge.orgia 1960 .We ekly Hatchery Reports or(:Br\~i'ie'r: Cr.icks
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(Revised March 1961) .,
Week
Eggs
Hat_c;hings and Cross State Movemep.t" Prices Total : Placed :___,. __:Sh.WP!! d .. . ___; ~
Ending Set
Hatched': for : into : out of: Placed : Paid
Received
1960
Broilers : State : Sta.te : in : Hatch. : Broiler
j
: Georgia: Eggs Chi'cks
Thou. Thou.
Thou. . . Thou. Thou. Thou. c~nts Dollars
Aug. 6 8, 305 6, 550
6,379
248 396
6, 231
73
12.50
Aug. 13 8,516 6,514
6,306
.334 445 . 6, 195
74
12.75
Aug. 20 8, 392 6, 239
6, 041'- : 330 431
5,940
75
12.75
Aug. 27 8, e49 6, 262
6,083
374 488
5,969
75
12.75
Sept. 3 ~epL 10 Sepf. 17 Sept. 24
8, 781 6, 166 8, 690 6, 230 8, 575 6, 367 8, 694 6, 385
Oct. i
Oct. 8 Oct. 15 bet. 22
pet. 29
8, 570 6, 248 8, 458 6, 114 8, 646 6, 229 8, 681 6, 183 8, 626 6, 216
6,005 6, 072. 6, 167 6, 159
6, 063 5, 950 6,048 5,968 6, 039
384 417 329 441 405 433 333 531
5, 972
75
5,960
75
6, 139 75
5, 961
75
339 456 ., 5,946
74
331 587
5, 694
74
~83 681
5, 750 .. 74
455 799
5, 624
74
337 749
5, 627
74
12.75 12.75 12. 75 12.75
1Z. so
12.75 12.75
.
1.2....75 12.75
Nov. 5 8,517 6 , 410
6, 192
389 658 ( 5, 923
74
t'J6v. 12 8, 384 6, 341
6, 124
345 501
5, 968
74
Nov. 19 8, 476 6, 299
6, 103. .
380 509 .. ' 5, 974
75
Nov. 26 8,417 6,214
6,024
296 515
5,805
75
12.50 12.75 12.75 12.75
Dec. 3
pee. ' 10
8, 166 6, 089 8, 391 6, 250
5, 927. 6, 105.
404 536 .374 558
5, 795
75
5, 92~
75
12. 75.....
12. 75
Dec. 17 8, 760 6, 160
5, 996
289 580 '
5, 705
75
12. 75
Dec; 24 -8, 937 6, 030
5, 894 .
417 595.
5, 716
76
12.75
Pee. 31 '
8, 7.68 6, 19.9
6,099
378 602
5,875
76
12.75
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lfOTA:L 487, ,427
349,332
' 24,469
360,877
22,24 1
347, 104
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ARCHIE LANG LEY
W. A. WACNER
'\gricultural Statistician In Charge
Agritu1tura1 Statist-ic-ian
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GEORGIA CROP RE ~.OR TING SE R VI C I
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GEORGIA CHIC' K HATCHERY REPORT
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. Athens, G~., April 5 - A total of 8, 74 7, 000 broiler chicks were placed
with producers in Georgia during the week ending April 1, according to the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 441, 000 paced the
previous week and is 25 percent more than the 7, 002, 000 placed the same
week la~t..year.
'
; :.Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 12, 289, 000 compared with
lZ, lz'5, 000 the previous week and is 26 percent more than the. 9, 770, 000 {o:Jt
the ~orr.e.~ponding week l~st year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs w~re
reported wi.thin a range of 65 to 75 cents per dozen with an average of 71 cents
fo~ all hatching eggs and 69 cent~ for eggs purchased at the farm. from flocks
with ha~chery own~d cockerels. 'Last week the range was from 65 to 75 cents
with an average of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs purchased
at the . farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charg~d
for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $12. 25 with an average of
$11.50 per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $12. 50 with an average of $11.7:5 per hundred. last week. The ~verage pr.ices last. year were 61 cents
fo.r eggs and $9. 50 for chicks.
.
.. ~Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for br9ilers during the week ending April 1 ~as Georgia .broilers 3 4 pounds at
farms rs. "64 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Week Ending
BROILER TYPE ..
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set JJ
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
..
'ro yr .
ago Percent
Chicks Placed for
Eggs
Broilers in Georgia
Set
'ro
..
1960
. 1961 . yr. 1961
ago:
Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou.
Chicks Hatched
1961
Thou.
Jan. 28 8, 874* 10, 353 117* 6, 165*
6, 127
99* 477
227
Feb. 4 9, 107* 10,619 117* 6, 199*
6, 783
109* 416
378
Feb. 11 9,449
10,699 113 6,419*
7, 211
112* 488
387
Feb. 18 9,377
10,794 115 6,389*
7, 521
118* 513
381
Feb. 25 9, 759
11,219 115 6,633*
7,655
115* 519
312
Mar. 4 9,709
11, 393 117 6, 798
7,668
113 453
366
Mar. 11 9,372
11, 635 124 6, 933
7' 681
111 472
385
Mar. 18 9,618
11, 767 122 7, 167
7, 739
108 568
389
Mar. 25 9, 541 Apr. 1 9, 770
12, 125 127 7,074 1Z, 289 126 7,002
I 8, 441
119
8, 747
125
436 486
324 339
*1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing ch1cks for hatcher y supp1y flocks. Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-a-l-E-x--te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e----~
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
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315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLAGED IN COMMERCIAL AR'EAS, BY WEEKS 1960 61
p ase z -!,
Week Ending
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STATE
Mar.
Mar ... Apr. Feb.
Mar. M.ar. Mar.
Mar.
Apr.
18
Z5
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1
Z5
4
11
18
Z5 . 1
;c
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACE.Q - THOUSANDS
Maine
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
..
1, 645 1, 015 1, 674 Z, 019
1, 666
1, 0 1"0 1, 604 1, 971
1, 545 1. OZ4 1; 594 . 1, 989
1, :191 402 956 743
1, 184 1, 170
414, . " 404
710
908
819 . 777
1, ZZ9 .. 468
9Z8 854
1, Z4Z
434 861 893
1, Z14
I
494
'
I
815
891, :
Illinois
'
Z4Z
318
Z68
lOZ
Missouri
Z, 146
Z, 211 ... Z, 17Z
767
. 99
130
843
7ZZ
80 . ' 101
1Z5
749
84Z
8Z_3
Delaware
Z,Z63
Z,Z6Z z,-Z55 1, 939 . .z, 115 Z,09Z
z, 138 z, 11z _z, Z76
Maryland Virginia
4, 05Z Z, 865
z. 4, OlZ 4,0ZO Z,427 Z, 0-76 z.,046
Z, 663
640 1, OZ6 .
973 1, Z38
2, 186 . Z, 427 Z, 582l, 3Z7 1, 465 1, 340
West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Z9Z 5, 607
667
. 270
5, 544 735
I 304
5Z9
5, 517 3,984 .
'465 3, 895'
. 7Z7
4Z2 .. 480
510 4,008
404
600 . . 649
4, liZ 4, 304
449
433
649 :4, 442 '
476
.....,
GEORGIA Florida
Alabama
11, 767 451
6,ZOZ
lZ. 1Z5 lZ~ Z89 7. 655 - -7!.668 7! 681
II 544
6, 191
491 6,155
1
ZZ3 4, 404 .
-
zz ~1
4, 649 .
. Z59 4,737
7. 739 Z79
. 4, 954
81 441 . a. 747
Z57
Z91
4, 951 . 4, 9Zl
Mississippi
4, 353
4,443 4,393 3,085
Z, 860 Z, 95Z
Z, 958 3, 371 3,Z94
Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington
6,0Z3 764
4, 090 418
6, ZZ6 776
4,Z69 5Z7
I 6, 236 I 4, 8Z7
4, 470794
I
.
2.,
556 707
434 li 35Z
4,664 5Zl
1
2,816 ( 413
4,621 608
z, a6o
350
4, 9Z6 6ZO
. Z, 950 358
5, Z69 600
3, 087
401
5, 499 658
~~ Z74 367
Oregon California
491 1, 961
533
5Z8 t 27Z
2, 067 z,o8z .I 1, 388
305
355
1 447 :.
I
I
1, 473
. Z60
35Z
Z50 .
1, 533 1, 475 1, 443
TOTAL 1960-61 61,007 61,967 -. 61, 846 , 39,957 39,643 40, 3-05 41,697 44, OZ7 44, 871
..
TOTAL 1959-60 48, 554 48, 913 5:0, 171 ~~ 34, 6Z9 34,769 35, 168 35,468 35~ 637 34, 870
o/o of year ago --
126
1Z7
123 !I 115
114
115
118
1Z4
1Z9
'
D9007
111J
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GE9RGIA .C.ROP REPORTING SERVICE
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GEOR. GIA PRICE.S. R.ECEIV. .ED INDEX UP.-2 POINTS
UNIVEJtSITY Of GtoaGIA
The Index ~f Prices ~eceived .by Georgia. farmers ;~~e two poin s_~le()~t) to
248 pe~cent of its 1910..14. .- aver~ge ~ring the.month ende4 March 15 C'oD1pared .wi
the mi<;i-March ii)dex of la~ . year, th~ -index w~s up 8 po~n:ts (.3 per ent~tJRA!lfe in ex
of All Crops at. 260 percent represe~ted a J..opQint incr~~se over a
., .
the ihcjex of Livestock and Livestock products..fell off two points to 220 percent.
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Substantial advances in com and cotton prices and sharp increases in beef
cattle.and calf _prices from mid-February were the major _actors in the higher in-
dex. Corn pric~s averaged a nickel higher at $1.26 and ~otton advanced one penny to 30.5 cents per pound; .Beef catt~e pr ces register ec(a 90-cent increase, posting
an average of $~8.00, and.ealf prices at ~22.QO were up_70 cents. Important ad-
vances .were alsq shown f~:r cottonse~d and so.ybeans. Co~tOnseed at :;~40.00 was the
highe~t record~d since August 1959 and soybe~ price at . ~~2.35 was the highest shown
s
i
n
c
e
..,
J ~
u
n
e
1958,
Also
s w e e t p o t a t o. e s
climbed -2.0
cents
and ~
wheat
gained
a
p e n n y.
.
.
~
.HQg prices .dropped 5Q cents, n~arly offs~tting the:higher prices for ca~tie.
Broiler and egg,prices al~o dropped~ as broil~~s averag~d 16.2 ce~ts per pound and
eggs 5Q.6 cents ,per dozen, : Preli~ary mil~, prices indicate a nickel decl~e.
Hay prices were off 40 cents and r,ye dropped a nickel.
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fr. s. PRICES RECEIVED .-OOWN 1 POINT
, : .
PA!qTY INDEX VNCHANGED, .PARlTY RATIO .80
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 4 'tenths of one percent (1 poiQt) to 243 percent of its 1910-14 average during -~he month ended March 15,
the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Se~sonally lQwer prices for milk and
eggs cQntributed most to . the declin~ Also cQntributing _were lower prices for
hogs, lp6tatoes1 .and broilers. Significant price increases were reported for . cot~ ton, soybeans, tomatoes, and cattle. The mid-March index lvas nearly 1 percent
..
above a year earlier.
...
The Index of Price.s Paid by Farmers for Cenimodlties and. Services including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates remained unchanged from Februar,y at 302~
Higher prices paid for farm ~roqu~t~on goods were offset. by a decline in prices or
family livin~. items. _At .)')21 the - Inaexwas l]~>ercent abov~ a .year earlier.
T~~ Paz:ity Ratio declined ~0 ~0 .:on ~r~l;l 15,"' off 1 p~rcent from mid-Februa~,
and tbe same as a . year e~rlier. ~- .
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'rndex
.
1910-14 .. 100
Index Numbers - Georgia and Unite~ States
Ma.r. 15 -: Feb. 15 : : .Mar. 15
i960 : . 196i
. ' 1961
Record - Hi~h
Index : Date
UNITED STATES Prices Received :
241
: ~
'
.
244
: 243 : 313 : Feb. i951
Parity,Index '}} :
. 300 . ,: . 302 : : . . 302 . : . 302. . :yApr. 1960
~a!f:!:_Y..._l~~t!o___ ..:. __ ._ ._8.Q __:_. ___ ~1_, __ :_ ~ .:_ . _ ~0- _..:. _1~-.!. ,..QQt~ 191P
GEORGIA
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Prices . Received : All Cc;>nunodities All Crops Livestock and L' stk. Product~
-: 240 : ' . 253
211
246 . . : 257
. 222 '
248
310 : Mar. 1951
260
319 :yMar. 1951
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220 : 295. . : Sept. 1948
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y 1( Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes; and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. Also FebrUary and Maz'G:h 1961. }/ Also April 1951. .
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge
OOBERI' F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
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The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARHERS MARCH 151 1961 lNITH OOMPARISONS
. OOMMJDITY AND UNIT
: : "'1Gr:"
GEORGIA 15-: -Feh:- 15-:-Mar;
.
!5-: -Mar;
UNITED STATES
!5-:-Feh: I>:-M
ir7
15
' Wileat, ~bu,-----
, -
.i.
.-:-.
-1r9.B6"0s'""":
-.
-1r96.a1 8-:
-
1961 : 1960 : 1961 : - I.lr9-=-- r.a2--- r.tr1--
1961 -1:-8o
Oats, bu.
$ .85 .88
.. 88 :
.676
.602
.593
~orn, bu.
$
1.22
1'.'21
1.26 :
.999
1.00 1.01
Barley, bu,
$
1.10
1.10
1.10 : . .8.39 . .859 .847
$0rghum Grain, cwt. $
2.10
2.05
2.05 : 1.53
1.48 1.52 .
Cotton, lb. , .
. 31.9
29.5
30.5 . : 28.42 26.90 28.37
ottonseed; ton ;: . . $
31.00 -38.. 00 40.00 : 39.80 . 44.70 44.80
$oyb~ans, bu.
$
2.00
2.15
2.35 : 1.99 2.48 2.68
Peanuts, lb.
9.5
..
.
10.3
10.8 10.8
$weetpotatoes, cwt. $
5.00 : 5.50
5.70
3.58 . , 5.25 5.40
aay, baled, per ton:
;All
$
' Alf~lfa
$
Lespedeza
. $
Soybean & Cowpea $
Peanut
$
27.90 36.50 29.00 . 30.00 .. 22.50 ..
28.80
37.50 . 30.50 31.00 24..00
28.40 39.00 '32.00
32.00
. 24~00
22.90 21.20
23.90 24.40
21.60
. ..25.30
27.90 . 28.50
21.90 .. 22.20
20.60 .
21.10 . 24.80
28.00 22.10
Milk C~ws, head
$ 175.00 165.00 170.00 226.00 224:.0.0 224.00
Hogs, Cl<rt.
$
13.90 17.20 16.70 : 15.10 17.60 17.10
Beef pattle, Cows, cwt .
laJll,
cwt.$$
18.60 16.40
17.10 14.90
18.00 : 21.80 16.00 : . 15.90
20. 70. 20.90
14.80 15.30
Steers & .heifers,cwt.$
2i..30 20.20 20.60 24.10 . 23.20 23.10 .
Calves, cwt.
$
23.40 21.30 . 22.00 25'.).0 . . 23.90 '24.40
Milk, Wholesale,cwt.:
Fluid Nkt.
Manu:f.
All Turkeys, -lb .
$
$ $
- 6.20
6.10
:. 4. 70
4.82
y
3.50
6.15
y
3.50
6.05
2. 1
6.00
: :
y
3.22 4.19
y
3.30 4.31
Jl 4.20
26.0
27.0
27 .o : 26.5 . . 23.1 . . 23.6
Chickens, per lb.
Farm Com'l Bro.il.
14.0 .. 14.5
14.5
12.3 . 12.7 13.1
.
17.7
17.0
16.3 : 18.1
17.6' 16.8
All .
17.6
16.9 . 16.2 . . 17.5 17.1 16.4 .
Eggs, doz., .All
.
42.0
53.0
50.6 : .. 32 ..3
39.4 36.7..
PRICES PAID BY FARNERS FOR SELECTED FEEDS IvtARCH 15, 1961 tVITH OOHPARISONS
KIND OF ..FEED
:___ -.-- _ ..OEPR.GU __ - -..- ___ -)J'JU'~ _s~~E. __
: Mar. 1.::> : Feb. 15 : Mar. 1.::> : Mar. 1.::> : Feb . 1.::> : Mar. 1.:7:>1
- - ---- - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
:
--
1960
-:o01:
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-n1o9611: - :-
-!1h9161: - I-
1960 :
-D0'1: - -
-!1b9611; -' ~ n1o9I6.1-
l'1ixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% Protein
:- 3.85
..........,_
J.9Q , ...-3.90 : :.3.70' ... J.74
---.
3.76
16% Protein 18% Protein
3.75
3.80
4.00 " - 4.05
).80 4.00
3.65. 3.69
3.62 : . ').69
.-J 71 3.70
20% Protein
. 4.05
4.10
. 4.05
3.95
4.01 ' 4.01
Cottons~ed Meal,4~t,cwt.
Soybean Meal, :.44%, ewt.
3.80
~r.lO
3.70 3.90
3.65. :. 4.08 4.00 :. 4.14
3~95
'4.12
4.00 . 4.37
Bran, cwt.
Middlings, cwt,. Co~ Mea1, cwt.
3.25
3.30
3.30 : 2.93 . 3.05 3.02 ,.
3.45
3.40
3.4o
2.98
3.06 ).OJ .
3.25
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.08 : 3.09
tll'oiler Growing Hash, Cl.rt, Laying Hash, cwt. Seratcn Grains, cwt.
4.60 4.60 . 4.05
b-.55
4.60
4.68
4.60 4.68
4.60
tr.1o
4.60 :
.. 4.10 :
4.34
').84 .
. 4.33 3.85
. 4.37 3.84 ....
Ufalfa Hay, ton _.!.!1 Other Hay, ton
49.00 34.00
49.00 J8.00
48.00 39.50
33.50 . 33.00 32.10
29.70 31.00 30.10
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UNIVfRSITY Of GEORGIA
APR 1 2 '61
LIBftAFliES
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Released 12. Noon Tuesday .
Athens, Georgia
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SPRING PLANTING AHEAD LAST YEAR
Athens, Ga., Apr. 11 -- Despite delays during the past week, planting o:f
cotton and corn and transplanting tobacco are well ahead o:f last year, the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service said today.
Reports :from county ag~icultural agents show about 70 percent o:f this year's tobacco crop already- transplanted. In contrast, only- 10 percent o:f the crop- had been transplanted by this time last year. Planting o:f corn is ''ell rmderway in southern areas with nearly one-:fourth of State's corn crop now planted compared with 10 percent a year ago . _Planting of cotton ,is lagging behind tobacco and corn but 14 percent of the orop has been planted.
Although :farmers were able to start spring planting early this year, recent weather conditions have not been too favorable. During the past week, wet soils and cool temperatures delayed land preparation and spring planting in the northern hal:f of the State.' Some progress was made in southern areas the first part of the week. The cool temperatures have been unfavorable for seed germination. The condition of spring planted crops is only fair, due to heavy rains, 'vind, and cool weather. Considerabl.e' replanting of cotton, corn, and tobacco will be necessary.
The condition of small grains and winter pastures is generally good. Ample moisture supplies have been :favorable :for these crops. Pastures are :furnishing .good grazing.
A heavy crop o:f peaches was set in most areas. Trees bloomed earlier than
normal and harvest is expected to start earlier than last year. Growers ,.,ere busy the past week spraying and. thinning peaches. In most areas considerable "t;hinning will _be requi:red.
Early planted vegetable crops are reported to be in poor to :fair condition by State farm market managers. Recent heavy rains and cool weather iS expected to cause considerable replanting, Light harvesting of early spring cabbage and lettuce is now underway. A good supply o:f tomato plants has been available in all southern areas.
WEATHER SUMMARY -- According to the U. s. vleather Bureau, light rains fell
over most of' Georgia on April 3 .and 6, with total amormts :for the week ending Saturday, April 8 generally around one-hal:f inch or less. Heavier rains on Sun-
day brought -moderate to lcically rheavy amo~~ts to most sections of the State. IBmaging winds were reported on Sunday in several south and central Georgia communit .ies.
Georgia temperatures were unseasonably cool throughout the past week.
Several north Georgia Cooperative Weather Observers recorded minimum temperatures of freezing or below on one or more mornings dUl~ing the week. The lowest
temperatures were reported by the Mountain Experiment Station near Blairsville ,
where early morning readings ranged from 20 to 29 degrees. Temperatures dropped below 40 degrees in all but the extreme southern sections, and light :frost ,.,as
reported as far south as :Milledgeville and Fort Valley. Averages for the ueek ranged from 5 to 8 degrees below the long-term means :for early April.
The 1961 crop season begins With a good supply o:f soil moisture in all sections o:f Georgia. All nine of the State's Climatological Divisions show above normal rainfall totals :for the three-month period, January through March. This positive accumulation is due mainly to the unusually heavy rains during the last hal:f of' February and on the last day o:f March.
THIS IS THE FffiST vlEEKLY CROP AHD WEATHER REPORT OF THE 1961 SEASON FOR GEORGIA. RELEASES WILL BE MADE TUESDAY EACH \lEEK THROUGH O<:-rOBER.
' ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Geqrgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather 33ureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.;
U S. DE~ART11ENT OF COJviMER.CE
HEATHER BUP..EAU
.
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for vreek ending April 8, 1961 (Provisional)
Highest: 80 at Bainbridge on the .5th.
Lm-1est: 20 at Blairsville on the 8th,
.88
.40
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Precipitation for vJeek ending {~ For period April 9-11, 1961
T, less than .oo.S inch
.. After Five Days Retu..""tl to united States Depar-tment of Agriculture
Agricultural }, ~rketing Service
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSlUE SS IMMED IATE - U. S. t~ATlt~1CRE ;:>ORT This report wi.ll be t~eated in All
Respects as Letter i.Ja il (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)
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. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
.nNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA :
ATHENS GA
Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georg:(.a
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 329 EXTENsiON BL.DG., ATH.ENS, GA.
VEGETABLES FOR 'FRESH MARI<ET APRIL 1, 1961
UNITED STATES: April 1 fore~sts placed
~d.;I.
below last year, the Crop Reporting J?
1nounced
Crops included in these forecasts usuallyaccount for three-fourths of the total
sprfng production, excluding melons. Less acreage for harvest for many of the
crops. is the ' primary ~a1:.se for the decline from last year! Vegetable crops with
SttbStailtially less production tpis ;rear than last are lettuce 1 SvTeet corn, onions 1 asparagus, green peppers, snap beans ar.d carrots. Significant increases . in the
production of celery and cabbage are expected. In addition to those crops for
which forecasts have been prepared, preliminary acreage estimates have been
made for a numb~r of other spring crops-.--Acreage of tnese ~otaled 7 percent -
less than last year.
March temperatures generally averaged 2 to 4 degrees above normal over most of the vegetable gro,nng areas of the Country. This continued the warm trend vrhich started in midF~br.~ry and prompted GOOd grovtth of most vegetables. Pre- cipitation was light to. moderate except in the Pacific Northwest and in some of the Southeastern vegetable growing areas \'lhere rainfall vras excessive.
SNAP BEANS: The acreage of mid-spring snap beans estimated at 14,600 acres is
8 percent below last year and 22 percent under average . Less ~ere
age in South carolina and Louisiana account for all of the decrease. Pianting was delayed in Miss i ssippi and Louis~ana by cold, rainy weather, and some . rep~ting was necessary. Most early plantings in South carolina, Georgia and
Alabama are up to a good stand. Harvest shm:~ld begin in late April.
CABBAGE: The final estimate of winter production is for a crop of 6,97l,OOO cvrt., 12 percent less than was produced. last year but 8 percent moz:-e than
average. In Florida, shipments from the Everglades are expected to declin~ after mid-April. The Hastings area is expected to provide good suppl;i.e,s dUring April. Volume is expected to decline in late April in the Sanford and Hillsborough-Manatee areas. Harvest in the Lower Valley of Texas Wa.s actiw t~ough out March. Volume movement is expected to contin~e in this area thro~nout April with a few late plantings providinG light supplies into May. In the Winter Garden, light supplies will be available through April and in .the Coastal Bend a small acreage \Till provide production until mid-April. Harvest ~i eJS:Pe.cted to last until late May in Arizona. Cutting in california is nearly complete.
'
Production of the ear.ly spring cabbage crop is 'for.ecast at 1,978,000 cwt., 24 percent above. 1960 but 15 percent below average. Supplies are available in moderate volume from all of Southern california's producing areas. Some fields . were being disked under in the San Diego area because of lm.,r prices. Supplies. . are expected to continue at near normal levels through June. In Louisiana, : there has been very little insect or weather damage despite excessive rains during March. Movement is currently light but is e,xpe cted to reach volume by mid- . . April. . In Mississippi, conditions are fair t o good on hill and ridge land and .. poor on bottom land because of excessive rains. Harvest will begin April ~0 and
peak movement is expected during the .first 10 days of May,' In Georgia, . many :
fields are going to seed rather than heading. This is the result of exi;.reJD,ely cold weather in January. later plantings look good with volume productiqn. ex- pected after mid-April. Cabbage in South Carolina made good gro\rth during March as favorabl~ weather prevailed. Light cutting is in progress. . .. . . .
LETTUCE: Early spring . production is novr forecast at 6,122,000 cwt., 11 percent
less than last year and 1 percent below average. Harvest of the California spring crop is underway in San Diego, Orange and Ventt:tra counties,
and was expected to start at Santa Maria during the vreek ending April 8. The
Salinas deal got unde~~y on March 30 with daily volume expecte~ to .remain light until May. Cutt:i.1ig at Delano and Patterson \nll start later in April. Fields
in all areas are in good condition. In Arizona, harvest started in the Salt River Valley in mid-February aad slowly gained volume. Shipments from Central Arizona are well ahead of the same date a year ago. Harvest in Aguila started in
a few fields on April 5 with the bulk expected to begin about April 17. Harvest
in the Wilcox area is expected to start in mid-May.
In New Mexico, lettuce in the Mesilla Valley is about 10-12 days late. Most stands currently look good and thinning has been completed in most fields. The South Carolina crop made good progress during Yarch and is in good condition. In Georgia, lack of moisture has delayed harvest by about 1 week. North carolina weather was favorable for lettuce and condition of the crop is good. The crop is ahead of last year with harvest expecte~ to start in mid-Appil.
(OVER)
.~
ONIONS: The acreage ' for late spring harvest is estimated at 6,8oo acres . ~ Thi:s .
' is. a,.,'thi.rd less tEaii last year' about half of ave,rage and the lowest '' '
acreage for this group of States in 36 years. A smaller a~reage than harvested
last year is estimated in ~qch of the 5 States. largest acreage decreases in
California were in San Joaquin,. Imperial, Riverside and Kern Counties. Onions are in good condition . .Hartest frdm earliest p~ntings of whites in Imperial
Valley w.s expected to begin about April 5.Pulling will start at Blythe about
April 20 and.,a month .later in.the Stockton Delta. Arizona onions are making good progress. Harves~ is 1e.xPected to start in late April in the Yuma area and early May in the Salt River VaLley~ Texas onions are in fair condition. Harvest is expected to get underway armmd June 1. In Georgia, early plantings were damaged by cold: weather and stands are . irregular. Growth bas i?een slow.
WATERMELONS: The estimated 74, 100 acres for late spring harvest in Florida and
california is 9 percent below last year and 19 percent below
average. Floridars 66,000 acres for harvest this season is 7,000 acres under last year. In F:Lorid.Ei., plan~s were damaged by cold temperatures on March 10-ll. Most damaged vines have shown good recovery. In south Florida, harvest started in late March. Volume is expected to increase during April. Winds and rains March 31 in the Fort Myers-Immokalee area caused very light damage. In central Florida, w.termeions are .in good condition. Older plantings are running and setting fruit. In north Florida-Gainesville areas, most acreage is thinned With earliest plantings running. California, With 8,.100 acres, is 400 acres below last year. Planting of spring "Watermelons is ne.ar:ing completion . .Many capped and some open fields have been thinned. Harvest is expected to start in late May.
Fl.orida. t 16,590 17,900 Texas : 18,450 22,000
18,500 188
175
25,500 116 150
155 3,137 3,132 2,868 105 2~158 3,300 2,578
Arizona 1 1,040
750
1;ooo 236
260
200
243
195
200
California. .... Group Total
..
.
~ ,
-...~:33~9~~2~~88~~8o::~;0o_~..-;r.4i65~,;..;:!.5,;~;:9.~56o:o::~.-__--;~_5_~;5!~?oo~~,o~?or~;co~_o--_=1,~26~:3:1~_ 1--_ ..r.:21~~7~01--5-1?=:r3::-.:-9:::..r..2..4..~;;:5.6~.:-.,~4.8:.i:2':.8::56:;:7..;..-.-.7:.....z,.:l.,r8i;;'.2:9S;.i:6;58:-~_~6;1;~..,,:~:2.;f;9.;j.;2.57.i;.f1
Early Spring: :
South Carolina.: 2,180 2,300
21400 124
90
155
265
207
37~
Georg~ t 4,760 3,000
3,500 109
110
120
518
330
420
Al.abama. s ) ..,040 . .900
1,000 106
100
115 nz
90
115
Mississippi i 3,780 1,400
1 1300 107
100
110
400
140
143
Louisiana : 3,690 2,700
3,500
94
80
105
353
215
368
CGarliofo~r
nia. Tot
a
. l
s-.,.;3~,~07~0;;. ._;_,~ 2<-!'~9~o~o._--o;-:2~,~e~o~o~--.i2r;;l~9- -~2;,;;;1~0----.i-2~00~-":l!;-6~7;.,.;2~""""'i'-i6~09~-ri5~6~0
t 18,520 13,206
14,SQQ 126
121
136 2,320 1,592 1,978
<NICNS
t
Early rings :
Texa. s . . t .....=_35~7,:.:4~0~...:2:.;;5~,!.::00~0---=.19~,5~0~0~-..:.7.=1:--:--..;:l:,::l;.:::O_ _ _. '.:::l~05::;..........:2;';L::..37:..;7:_-=.2.z..,7:..:5:..:0~-=2~,048~ liate Springs . 1
North Carolina/ 1,330
400
300
77
110
tOl
44
Georgia t 1,000
550
300
87
95
86
52
Louisiana c 120
46
6
Texas Arizona.
6 2850 1,640
2,300 2,000
900
32
45
1,700 311
300
220
104 May 10
496
600
California. 4,520 4,700
3,600 298
30.0
1,318 1,410
Group Total.. 14,540 9,950
6,800 152
222
2,156 2,210
! / Includes proces::dn.g. , . !,/ Short..t.ime average.
ARCHIE LllNGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop &st~tor
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10 900'1
t~~9 GIO!R{GHA CJR{OJP> JR{IJP>(Q)~'lrHNG !E!R{VH<CJE
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNiVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULT\JR
Athens, Georgia
GENERAL CROP
U.S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXT'ENSION BLDG., ATHE G".
~ur..L~ 1961
u~lllt.lSii
L 1, . 1961 ~\'\\ t4 '6\
Georgia: Progress
crops as of April 1 this year ~~ r_well_
ahead of the pace for the last se~eral years. Trans lan
obacqo,
in particular, -was well ahead of nol"J!Bl. Planting of corrr ana on was u.na.er-
way in southern -areas by the end of March. wet soils and cool temperatures de~
layed ' land preparation and spring planting during much of March ~n northern areas.
Heavy rains and wind caused extensive damage in some areas to tobacco, corn, and cotton the last of March. Considerable replanting may be necessary. Ample . mo~si;;ure suppli~s have been favorable for small grains and pa~tures. Small grains and pastures were generally in good condition on April 1.
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Pros~ects for peaches in Georgia as of April 1 were slightly below a year ago. Although a forecast of production will not be made until .the lOth of next . month, the average condition of this year's crop as reported by growerson April 1 was 3 points belo'l'r a year ,ago. Total production depends not only on condition, but on the number of trees of bearing age which changes from year to year.
Georgia's 1961 wheat cro~ is forecast at 2,134,000 bushels, an increase of 3 percent from last year, and 2 percent above the 10-year (1950-59) ave~age production.
Mi.lk P:odu~tion i~ Georgia during March is estimated to be 86 million pounds
compared with 76 million pounds pr94uced during February of this year and 81
million pounds produced in March 1960.
Hens on Georgia farms laid an estimated 211 million eggs during March, a record high for the month. Production during March a year ago amounted to 196 million.
***liM liM II)( llll***lHHHIIE*IIIE II liM
United States: The 1961 crop season is off to a favorable early start as above normal l~rch temperatures and adequate moisture supplies stimu-
lated plant growth. Early spring field worlt progressed at a normal pace over most of the western half of the Nation but was lagging in the eastern half due to wet weather. However, progress was generally ahead of last year's very backward spring. Temperatures were generally above normal for all areas except the Pacifi~:: Coast States. Precipitation during the month was near normal for most of the Nation. Exceptions were North Dakota and parts of adjoining States where rainfall was below normal. In Central and Southern Plains States and the Pacific Northwest rainfall was well above normal.
Winter wheat was beginning to emerge from dormancy by early March and took advantage of the above normal March temperatures to register significant amounts of growth and development. Winterkill is evident in local areas but as a whole is of only minor importance. Excessive moisture in the Northwest and along major rivera in Central and Southern areas is ca.usipg .some ooneern. Adequate moisture supplies in the important Great Plains Wheat Belt were providing good early spring growth that minimized the threat of damage from soil blowing. Welcome snow and . \. rains over much of the Southern and Central Plains supplied needed moisture to :fields and improved the general crop outloolt. ~Tinter wheat shows rapid and early growth for the season with considerable Southern acreage jointing and a
.. -'limited acreage heading
.... .~ . :}'
Milk production in March was 2 percent above a year earlier and 6 percent above the 10-year average for the month. March egg production was 1 percent more than a year earlier as increased production in the ~~est and South more than offset reductions in the North Atlantic and East North Central States. Laying flock numbers were 3 percent smaller than l~rch 1960 and were the lowest of record for the month. The monthly rate of lay was up sharply from last year and the
highest of record for the month. (Please turn page for information on PEACHES-SOUTHERN STATES)
PEACHES - SOUTHERN STATEs: As ot April 1 the Squthern States showed prospects
.
for another good peach crop. Cond.ition of the crop
was reported at 85 percent, the same as April 1, .1958, and one point higher than
in 1959 and 1960. North carolina, South caroline., Alabama, Mississippi,
Icuisie.na, and Oklahoma. reported a higher condition than a year ago but Georgia.,
Arkansas, a.nd Texas reported a. condition slightly below April 1, 1960. Through-
out these States a heavy set of fruit has occurred and a. great amount of thinning
will be necessary. Bloom occurred earlier than usual and was in sharp contrast
to last year's late bloom when few areas had reached full bloom by April 1.
There is plenty of moisture to get the crop oft to a. good start. In Icuisiana
and Alabama heavy rainfall during March ha.m;pered spraying operations. As of
April 1 the peach crop had escaped freeze darr.B.ge.
. . PEACH CONDITION AS OF APRIL 1 BY STATES (Percent)
Average :
:
:
. State : 1950-59 :
1958
1959
: 1960
1961
N. C :
72
89
88
88
95
s. c :
68
83
86
82
86
Ga. ~ :
65
85
84
87
84
Ala.. :
61
86
84
85
86
Miss :
52
67
72
60
74
Ark. :
64
94
88
88
86
La.. :
61
84
81
76
$5
o1ua :
57
84
74
82
86
Texas :
9 States:- -
-
50 -64 -
-
-
-
82 :- -85 -
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-
'7844- -
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-
-
81 -84 -
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80 -85 -
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ARCHIE LANGlEY .
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultura.l .Statistician
,.
7/s
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Released 4/12/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
USfl"'{lt(~
I
Athens, Ga., April 12 A total o
, 000 broiler chicks were placed
with producers in Georgia during the we ek ending April 8, according to the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 747, 000 placed the
previous week and is 29 percent more than the 6, 949, 000 placed the same
week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 12, 275, 000 compared with 12, 289, 000 the previous week a nd is 20 percent more than the 10, 188, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 75 cents per dozen with an average of 69 cents for all hatching eggs and 67 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 75 cents with an average of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs pur chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $12.00 with an average of $11.25 per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $12.25 with an average of $11. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 63 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.
Weighted average price .from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending April 8 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farms 15.01 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set 1./
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
'1o
'1o
yr. 1960
1961 yr.
ago
ago
Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Feb. 4
'
9, 107* _10,619 117* 6, 199* 6,783 109*
416 378
Feb. 11 9,449 10,699 113 6, 419* 7, 211 112*
488 387
Feb. 18 9,377 10,794 115 6,389* 7' 521 118*
513 381
Feb. 25 9, 759 11,219 115 6,633* 7, 655 115*
519 312
Mar. 4 9, 709 11,393 117 6, 798 Mar. 11 9,372 11, 635 124 6,933
I 7,668 113
7,681 111
453 366 472 385
Mar. 18 9,618 11, 767 122 7, 167 Mar. 25 9, 541 12, 125 127 7,074 Apr. 1 9,770 12, 289 126 7, 002 Apr. 8 10, 188 12, 27 5 120 6,949
7., 739 108 8,441 119
I 8, 747 125
j 8, 981 129
568 389 436 324 486 339 345 459
1/ Included e gg s set by hatcher1es p roduc1ng ch1cks for hatcher y supp)l'y flocks.
Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-.-S--. -D--e-p-a-r-tm--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e----------------A-g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-a-l-E--x-te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e----
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGG3 SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
Week Endin
STATE
Mar. 2.5
Apr. 1
Apr. 8
Mar. 4
Mar. Mar.
11
18
Mar. 2.5
Apr. 1
Pase 2.
Apr. 8
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
1,666 1,.010 1, 604 1, 971
318 2.,2.11 2., 2.6 2. 4,012. 2., 663
2.70 5, 544
735 12., 12.5
Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington
Oregon California
6, 191 4,443 6;2.2.6
776 4,2.69
52.7 533 2.,067
TOTAL 1960-61 161,967
I TOTAL 1959-60 !48, 913
I o/o of year ago
12.7
* Revised
I
!
1, 545 1,02.4 1, 594 1, 989
2.68 2.,172. . 2., 2.55
. 4z.,;0624.00 304 5, 517 72.7 12.; 2.89
6, 155 4,393 6, 2.36
774 4,409
434 52.8 2.,082.
61,846
50, 171
12.3
1, 568. . 1, 184
984:
414
1, 484
710
2., 082.
819
2.52.
99
2., 164
843
. 2., 2.07 2., 115
4~ 035 2., 076
2., 591
973 .
II 32.8
465
5, 57s
: 773
12., 2.7 5 1
1, 170 404 908 777 130 72.2.
.2.,.092. 2.,046 1, 2.38
. 510
1, 2.2.9 468 92.8 854 80
749 2., 138 2., 186 1, 32.7
600 4, l12.
449 7, 739
1, 2.42. 434 861 893 101
642 2., 172. 2., 42.7 ~. 465 : 649
4,304 .. 433 8, 441
1, 2.14 494 : 815
891 12.5 82.3 2., 2.76 2., 582. 1, 340 649 4,-442. 476 8, 747
6, 086 4, 2. 83
I
I
I
i I .
4 , .6 4 9 2., 860
6, 5o8l j 4,664
72.9 , , 508*
4,370 li 2., 816
II 535 i' 413
533
305
I 2., 03 8 1, 486*
I 61,912. i39, 669*
4, '137 2., 9 52. 4,62.1
608 2.,860
350 3.55 1, 473
' 40,305
4, 954 2., 9 58 4,92.6
62.0 2., 9 50
358 2.60 1, 533
41,697
4, 951 3,2.88 5, 2.69
600 3, 087
401
352. 1, 475
4, 92.1 3~ 2.94 5,499
658 3, 2.74
367 2.50 1,443
43,944* 44, 871
50, 92.1 134,769 3 5,1168 35,468 35, 637 34,870
II 12.2.
114
il
I!
115
118
12.4
12.9
1, 2.63 548 868 967 104 850
2., 12.4 2., 63 2. 1, 477
753 4, 398
553 8, 981 .
4, 875
3,42.~
5,448 598
3,2.80 363 2.48
1, 42.2.
45,440
34,708
131
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Athens, Ga., Apr. 18 -- Heavy rain
high winds caused locally extensive
damage to young corn, cotton, and tobacco plants in southern Georgia, accordi ng
to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. In North Georgia, frost and freezing
temperatures caused some damage to the apple cr~ and tender plants.
Much of the early planted corn and cotton in South Georgia will have to be replanted due to excessive rainfall and high winds. About one-third of the State's corn crop and approximately one-fifth of the cotton crop have been planted, mostly in the southern half of t he State. Stands of cotton and corn have been reduced and the condition of these crops is rated only poor to fai r. Tobacco plants .have been blasted by high winds and blowing sand and some replanting will be necessary.
In North Georgia, low temperatures and frost have damaged the apple crop, but the extent of damage has not been determined. Also, peaches have been thinned by the frosts. Heavy infestations of alfalfa weevils are present in many alfalfa fields, especially in northeastern localities., and untreated. fields are showing red~ced stands.
The reported condition of the peach crop has declined considerably from a '\veek ago. About three-fifths of the crop is rated good to very good compared With four-fifths a week ago. .Apparently, the peach drop has been greater on some varieties thB.n anticipated earlier. Variable weather conditions throughout the season and re~ent low: temperatures combined with prolonged damp 1-reather are probable factors which have lowered the crop outlook. However, a good crop is still expected from many _varieties.
Land preparation and spring planting have been brought to a standstill by wet soils. Below normal temperatures have slmved growth of spring planted crops and hipder~Q.- seed germination. Most farmi ng activities have been delayed by the
unfavorable '\.feat~er over the entire State. Cond.it ::.on of small grains and pastures ,_ however; remains gene~ll.y good.
Continued heavy rains, high winds, and cold weather are causing considerable damage to most spring pUL~ted. vegetables, according to reports from State farm market managers~ The condition of vegetable crops shows no improvement in growth from. the previous week, due ll'.ainly to prevailing weather.
WEATHER SUMMARY -- Rainfall continued to occur at thr ee-day intervals
over Georgia. during the week ending Saturday, April 15. Moderate to heavy
amounts were recorded on _Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Excessive amounts were reported in some areas 1nth totals for the seven-day period exceeding seven inches at several places. The heaviest rains occurreu in t he southern part of . the State during the last of the week. The Alma stati on reported more than four
inches of rain during the 24-hour period ending at 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. The heavy rains caused some flash flooding of low areas.
Georgia temperatUl~es were unseasonably cool for the second straight week. Early morning readings dropped to freezing, or below, in northern sections and to the mid-thirties in Central Georgia on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Light frost was reported at several stations on bot h mornings. Cool weath~r again moved into the State during the week end., with readings in the thirties in North Georgia and the lm-r fort i es in central and southern sections on Monday morning , April 17.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTI"lENT OF CO!Vil1ERCE WEATHER BUEEAU
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for ~veek ending April 15, 1961 (PrQvisional)
Highest: 830 at Alma on the 11th
and 12th and at Camilla on t he 13th.
21 at Blairsville on the 1L1th.
After Five Days Return to vnited States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSJNESS
111ME:DIATE - U. s. 1'iEITH11:R REPORT
This report will be treated in All Respects as Letter M~. il
(See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
Postage and Fees Paid U. S, Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., Aprii 1-9 -- A total o f .S
roiler chicks was placed
wj.th prpdu~er s in _Georgia during the wee:K ending April- ! 5, according to the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 981, 000 pla.ced
the previous week and is 28 percent more than the 6, 951, 000 placed the same
week last year.
. Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amo11nted to 11, 959, 000 compared with
12; 275, 000 the previous week and is ~2 perce~t more than the 10, 643, 000
fo~ the corresponding week la s t year. :
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 55 to 72 cents per dozen with an average of 65 cents for all hatching eggs and 63 cents for eggs purchased at th~ fa.rm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 60 to 7~ cents
with an average of 69 cents for all hatching eggs and 67 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices
charged for chickS\ were reported within a range of $8.00 to $11. 50 with an average of $10. 2s*pe r hundred compared with a range of $10.90 to $1?.. 00 with an averagc of $11.25 per hundred last week. The aver~ge pri:Ces last year we're 66 cents ' for eggs .and $11.00 for chicks.
. Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week endl.ng April 15 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4' pounds at
fa:t"ms 14~ 44 cents.
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BR'OILER TYPE
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EGG TYPE
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Week Ending
- Eggs Set 1/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
.\, 1960
1961
'1o
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ago
1960
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1961
yr.
ago
1961 1961
ThO\lo Thou. Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou--
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Feb. 11 9,449 10,699
113 6,4192/ 7, 211 112' 2/ 488 387
Feb. 18 9,377 10,794
115 6, 3892/ 7, 521 118 2/ 513 381
Feb. 25 Mar. 4
9, 7 59 11,219 9,709 11,393
115 117
6, 633 t./
6, 798-
7, 655 7,668
115 113
7- ./
519 453
312 366
Mar. 11 9,372 11, 63 5
124 6,933
7,681 111
472 385
Mar. 18 9,618 11,767
122 7 t 167
7,739 108
568 389
Mar. 25 9, 541 12, 125
127 7,074
8,441 119
436 324
' Apr. 1 .9, 770 12,289
126 7,002
8,747 125
486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 12, 27 5
120 6,949
8,981 I 129
345 459
Apr. 15 10,643 1 Inclue ed e ggs
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11, et b
959 y ha
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112 enes
6, 951 p rodt.~ctn g
6,901 chtc s for
i 128 hatcher y
1 445 supp,1'y
335 flocks.
t./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Agricultural Extension Service
Statist-ical Rerp"orting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
:cReports indicate there is a surplus of chicks in rnany areas and some hatcheries are moving their surplus chicks at distress prices which are much lower than the average prices.
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1960-61
STATE
Apr. 1
Apr. 8
Week Ending
Apr. 15
Mar. 11
Mar. 18
Mar .. 25
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Apr. 15
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS_ 't
CHICKS PLACED - THOl.JSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South CaroHna GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
California
1, 545 1, 024 1, 594 1, 989
268 2, 172 2,255 4,020 2,640
304 5, 517
727
1Z,~89 : .
491 6, 155 -
4,393 6,23.6
71. 4.. 4,409
4:N -
528 2,082
1, .568 ' '984
. 1, 484 2,082 252 2, 164 2,201 4,035 2, 591 328 5, 578 . 773
11j, 2:75 509
_6, 086 .. 4, 283
6, 508 729.
4,370
- ~J5
533 2,038
TOTAL 1960-61 61,846 61,912
TOTAL 1959--60 50, 171
o/o of year ago
123
50,921 122
*Revised
1, 617 1, 170 . 950 .. 404
1, 343
908
1, 958
777
201
' 130
2, 167 1 122
2, 250 I 2,092
3, 907 ,! 2,046
2, 440 1: 1, 238
319 1! . 5,653 .'
510
4, oos
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778
11-
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11, 959 h 7,681
6,
495 104
H
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259 4,737
4 6
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232 4 10
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2,952 4,621
746 :. 608
.4,398 :: z., 860
. 515 ': . 350 -577 j! 355 .
1, 979 i.:. 1, 473
61, 004 ~I 40, 305
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SZ, 699 ~ 35, 168
1, 229 1, 242 1, 2~4
468-
434
494
928
861
815
854'
89~
- 8~1
80
101
1~5
749
842 . 8~3
2, 138 Z, 17.2 _2, 276
2, 186- 2,427 2, 582
1, 327 1, 465 1, 340
. 600
649 . 6~9
4, 112 ' 4,304 4,442
449 : 433
47!6
7,739 8;441 8,-'74'7
Z79
257 . 291
4,954 4,951 4, 9~1
2, 958 . 3, 288* 3,294
4,9Z6 5, 269 5, 499
. 62{)
600
658
2, 950 3,087 3, 27~
358
401
367
260
352
250
1, 533 1, 475 1,443
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41_, 697 43;944* 44,871
35,468 35, 637 34,870
1, 263 548 .
868 967 104 850 .. 2, 124 2, 632 1, 477 753 4,398 553 8, 981 262 -4, 87 5 3,426 5,448 598 . 3, 280 363 248 1, 422
1, 234 512 915 972 120 787
2, 250 2, 583 1, 489
621 4,477
48"1 8, 902
344 .
4, 928 3,364 5, 604
623 3,094
398 293 1, 516
45,440 45,513
34,708 34,980
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Athens, Georgia
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL"fURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE , l19 EXTENSION SLOG ., ATHENS, 'GA .
April 19, 1961
1961
Item
%of
last y e:a 'r
Jan. through M~r. % of
1960 1/
1961 2/ las.t . year
Pullet$ Placf!d(U. S. ) 3/
Total .
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Domestic
Chickens Tested:
Bro1ler Type
Georgia
United State
Egg Type
Georgia
United States
Chicks Hatched:
Broiler Type
Georgia
United States
E 'gg Type
GE!orgia
United States
Commercial Slaughter
Young Chic.kehs
Georgia 4/
United State's 5/
Hens and Cocks
Georgia 4/
United Stat.es 5/
Egg Production:
Georgia
South Atlantic 6/
United States
2,946 2, 674.
4, 158 141 3,685 138
298
374 126
1,_711 _ - 2, 290 134
8
6 75
374
415 111
32,245 . 37,698 117 176,804 i09_, 146 118
1, 143 711 561
1, 598 140 90,458 126
21, 507 24,002 112 119, 266 13 5, 323 113
462 5, 918 MlL.
196 720 5, 595
404 87
5, 806. 98 MIL.
211 108 ' 767 107 5, 647 101
6, 717 6, 117
ou. Pet.
9,169 .. 137 7, 929. . 130
1, 288 5, 770
45 2, 514
1, 467 114 7 J 176 12.4
25 56 2,918 116
86, 905. 97,886 1.13 495, 476 549,616 111
3,365
4,042 120
133, 123 171, 7\23 129 .
62,409 6.5, 526 105 332,640 360,247 108
1, 461 2.1, 811 MIL.
563 2, 057 16, 183
1, 556 107 21,996 101
MIL. 576 102
2,078 101 15, 640. 97
1 Revised. 2 Preliminar-y. 3 Includes. expected pullet replacements from
eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz.
case of eggs. 4/. Federal-State Market News Service-- J'or the purpose of this
repo~rt a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which slaught-
ers a weekly average of at leas.t 30,. 000 pounds live weight while in operation.
(Converted f.rom we:ekly to monthly 'ba:sis.) 5/ U. S. Slaughter reports include
only poultry slaughtered under Federal Il\spection. 6/ South Atlantic states:
Del.,- M.d.., Va. I . y.{1.. V.a. I N. c., : s. ~..~ c. ,:.Ga. I Fla~-
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YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION
BY 3ELECTEIYSTATE3, 1960 and 1'961
State
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-Number
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Inspected
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During Feb. Jan. thru F eb.
1960 . 1961 1960
1961
Thou. Thou. Thou. Thp~.
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Feb.
1960 1961 I
Pet,
Pet.
Jan. thru Feb.
1960
1961
Pet.
Pet.
Nrain.e 3, 838 3,763 7, 910 8, 287 2. 1 . 2. 1
2.3
2.5
P'a.
5, 995 4, 166 11, 0?'7 9, 189 1. 7
1. 9
1. 7
2. 0
Mo.
2,995 3, 222 . 5,830 6,478 4.7
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4.4
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Del.
5, 486 4, 596 10,Z69 9, 732 2. 5 . . 1. 7 . . 2 .5
2.. 1
Md. .
6,294 6,208 11, .725 13, 934 2.3
1.3
2. 1
1. 5
Va,
3, 5'04 3, 3'95 7, 1.12 7. 165 1. 8
3.2
1. 8
3.0
N. C. 9,. 8'54. 10, 585 19,024 22, 957-
Ga:. : :t 17, 840 }7 1 763 37,937 38, 697
2.4 3.5
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3.3
1. 6 2.6
Tenn. 3, 53-1' . 3, 310 7,401 7' 180 3.8
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3~4
2.4
Ala. Mi.ss. Ark.
9, 331 8, 503 19, 209 19,066
'5, 134 11,817
6, 831 12,452
10, 854 23,068
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2. 1
4.3
2.6 2;8
2. 1
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2. 1
2.7
1. 9
u. s. 105, 526 10 5, 3 53 210,527 225,08i --3-.-1------2.-2---~--3-.-0-------2--.2----
for th1s p ro Je ct State funds were matched w1th Federal funds rece1ved from the
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. \\~'AGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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United States - Mar. 1961
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Shell eg g s: No change; March 1960 decr e ase was 164, 0.00 cases; average March
change is an inc~ease of 57, 00.0 .cases. Frozen eggs : Increased by 6 million
pounds ; March 1960 increase was 3 million pounds; averag e March increase
is 7 million pounds. .Frozen poultry: Decreased by 39 million pounds! March
1960 decrease was 41 million pounds; average March decrease is 38 million
~ounds. B e ef: Decreased by 1 million pounds; March 19~0 decrease was 20
million pounds; average March decrease is 12 million pounds. Pork: In-
cr ~ased qy 11 million pounds; March 1960 change was a decrease of 5 million
pounds; average March chang.e is an increase of 6 million pounds. Other meats :
Increased by 1 rhillion_pounds; March 1960 increase was i hliilio.n pounds;
average March increase is 3 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit
Eggs:
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,Shell
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Frozen eg_gs, total
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Pound do. do. do.
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March
1956-50 av.
1960
February March
1961
' 1961 1/
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322
1 65, 794
Thou.
Thou.
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181 81,431
49 48, 706
49 s4. 533
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2,006
2,243
1,282
1,430 ;
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20,304 49,743 109, 831 40,099
18,322 54, 57 5 105, 208 42,276
19,410 58,787 152,383 36,958
20,476 47,687 126, 315 34,387
Total poultry
Beef: Frozen In Cure and cured
Pork: Frozen In Cure or cured
Other meats and meat pr'oducts
Total all red meats
do. I -~2~1-9-,-9-7-7-------. -2-2-0-,3-8-1----2-6-7-,-5-3-8----2-2-~-8-6-5---~
do. 1. ' 162, 817
165,650 144, 107 143,202
do.
353,001
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337,921 235,567 246,308
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do. 1 91,072
90, os2 90,279 91.100
do. :--6;6,-;;; ------ 59;~6~-;--~-69~ 9-5;-- -4;;,-2;;--
1/ PreHminary. ~/ Fr~zen eggs .converted on basis o( 39. 5 pounds to the case.
MID -MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Item
Georgia - - -w-- ..- .- ---- Mar. 15
I 1960
Cents
- -United States
Mar.l5 Feb.15 Mar. 15
196.0
1961 1961
ents
Cents ents
Prices Received:
Farm Chickens {lb.) Com. Broilers (lb.)
14. 0 17. 7
14. 5 17. 0
14. 5 " '12. 3 16~ 3 . 18. 1
12.7 17.6
13. 1 16.8
All .Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (Dozen)
17. 6 42;0
16.9 53.0
16.2
so. 6
17. 5 32.3
17 0 1 39.4
16.4 36.7
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.) Dol.
Dol.
Dol. Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler grow. mash Laying Mash
4. 60 4. 60
4. 55
4c 66
4.60 4.60
4.68 4.34
4. 60 4.33
4.68 4.37
Scratch Grains
4. 05 4. 10 4.10 3.84
3.85 3. 84
This report is made po~sible thr~ugh the cooperation o t -e Nationa Pou try Im-
proy.ement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Re-
search Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, Statistical Reporting Service,
Federal-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry
processors, and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies.
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FARMING AcriVITIES BOOSTED BY OPEN w.lWI-.a~w...,_ ___,
Athens, Ga., Apr. 25 -- Farming activities have been given a big boost by: pp'e~
weather which prevailed during the past week, th~ Georgia Crop Reporting SeJ;Vice .
said today.
According to reports from County Agricultural Agents, land preparation and spring planting operations were resumed during the past week as most fields had dried out enough for working by Thursday. Corn planting bas moved to the northern border and spring field worl{ is rapidly gaining momentum. Replanting of early planted corn, cotton, peanuts and tobacco is underway in South Georgia. Considerable flooding and erosion occurred during the week ending April 18 and considerable reworking and leveling of fields has been necessary.
Condition of the ~orn, cotton and peanut crops is rated mostly poor and the tobacco crop is only fair. These low conditions reflect damage sustained from heavy rains, Winds and bail storms which occurred during the previous week. Continued favorable weather Will aid groWing crops tremendously and help in establishing new stands.
Peach .condition is about the same as a week ago with most of the crop considered fair to good. Small grains and pastures are generally in good condition ~nd recent warm temperatures are stimulating rapid development.
Spring planting bas not progressed as far as it had by this time last year. Tobacco transplanting is ahead of last year and about 90 percent complete, but pla.nt:tpg of corn, . cotton and peanuts is lagging behind last year. HD'rever, rapid .progres~ . is expected if favorable weather continues.
The condition of vegetable crops in Georgia failed to improve during the week, ~ccording to reports from State Farm :terket managers. Heavy rains, high Winds ani llail da:!Bge which occurred a week ago are causing considerable replanting in local Feas. Replanting made good progress during the past week. Cool nights continue to retard growth. Harvest of Early Spring cabbage and lettuce is underway. Little pr no ha.rvest of pole or snap beans is expected before mid-May.
WEATHER SUMMARY -~ L:1ttle or no rainfall has been reported in Georgia since Saturday, April l5. The .past week of mild, sunny weather was in sharp contrast to the previous weelt, when extremely heavy rains, damaging Winds and hail were reported over much of the State. South Georgia was hardest hit by the adverse weather. Widespread damage was reported throughout that section to roads, bridges, fields and other property. The Pelham area of South .Mitchell County was bit by a severe bail storm and a seven-inch rain early Saturday morning, w1.th the resulting d.ama.ge being estimated at more than a million dollars. Several cooperative weather observers reported 24-hour rainfall amounts of more than 4 inches on April 15.
The unseasonably cool weather of the last few weeks continued through most of the pe.st week but ended abruptly at the week-end, when many places experienced their warmest weather of 1961. Daytime highs were in the low and middle eighties throughout the state on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Earlier in the week, sub:. freezing temperatures were recorded at several stations in extreme North Georgia. Weekly averages ranged from near normal in the Northwest to below normal in Central and Southern sections of the State.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and ti-e Weather
Bureau of the U. s. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTNEIJT OF CONl,.iERCE
iVEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week ending April 22, 1961 (Provisional)
Highest: 84 at Cedartm,m on the 22nd.
LOlJest: 23 at Blairsville on the 17th.
Precipitation for week ending April 22, 19 1 *For period April 23-25, 1961
T, less than .oo5 i nch
After Five Days Return to
United States Department of Af(riculture
Statistical Reporting Service
315 .Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia
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BUSThlESS WEATHER'
REPORT
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(See Sec. 34 .17 , P. L. & R. )
Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Departm~mt . of J\g:xlo ulture
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Released 4/26/61
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Athens, Ga.~ April 26 -- A total of 8, 885, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during ti'le week ending April 2Z, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the ~. 901, 000 placed the -previous -week-and is 22 percent more than the 7, 304, 000 placed the same
week _last year.
Eggs set.by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 480, 000 compared with 11, 9 59,. 00,0 the previous week and is 7 percent more than the 10, '762, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
:The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 70 cents per dozen with an average of 61 cents for all hatching eggs and 59 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with ~atchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 55 to 72 cents with an average of 65 cents for all hatching eggs and 63 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $11.00 with an average of $9. 50* per hundred compared with a range of $8. 00 to $11. 50 with an average of $10.25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 68 cents for cggs and $11. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers durin:g the week ending April 22 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds
at farms 13.94 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
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BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set .!1
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yr .
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Thou. Percent
1960 Thou.
1961
yr. 1961 1961
ago
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou.
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Feb. 18 9,377 10,794 115
6, 389 2/ 7, 521
118 2/ 513 381
Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 25 Apr. 1
9, 759 9, 709 9,372 9, 618 9, 541 9,770
11, 219 115 11, 393 I 117
11, 635 I 124
11, 767 j 122 12, 125 1 127 12, 289 j 126
6, 633 2./ 7,655
6, 798- 7,668 I
6,933
I 7,681
115 113
-2/
111
519 453 472
312 366 385
7' 167 7,074
7,002
I 7,739
108
8,441
119
8,747
125
568 389 436 324 486 339
I ' Apr. 8 10, 188 12, 275 I 120
6,949
8, 981
129
345 459
Apr. 15 10, 643
Ap r. 22 I1 10t 762
11, 959 ! 112
11 t 4 80 107
T7 Included eggs set by hatcheries
6, 951
1 71 304 producing
8, 901 8, 885 chicks for
128 i, 122 hatchery
445 I 432 supply
335 383 flocks.
7./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. VIAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
*Reports indicate there is a surplus of chicks in many areas and some hatcheries are moving their surplus chicks at distress prices which are much lower than the average prices.
" EGG;~:, SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREA,... BY WEEKS 1961
p age
W~ .ek Ending
STATE
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
Mar. Apr.
.1
Apr,
Apr.
Apr.
8
15
22
18
25
1' ...
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15
22
EGG SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - 'IjHOU3ANDS
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Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
1, 568 . 984 .,
1, 484
- i, 617
950 1, 343
1, 612
956 1, 494
1,229 1, 242
468 ' 434
928
861
1, 214 494 815
1, 263 1548
I
868
1, 234 512 915
Indiana
2, 082
Illinois
252
Missouri
2, 164
.Qe1aware
2, 207 .
Maryland
4,035
Virginia
2, 591
West Virginia 328
North Carolina 5, 578
South Carolina 773
GEORGIA
12,275
1, 958
' 207 2:, 167 2, 250 3,907 2,440
319 5, 653
778 11, 959
1, 993 . . 854
II 228
2, 109
80 749
2,231
2, 138
3, 896
I
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2, 451 I
--329 5, 500
I
!
768 i
2, 186 1,327
600 4, 112 . 449
11,480
I I
7,739
893 . 101
842 2, 172 2,427 1, 465
649 4,304
433 8,441
891 12'5
823 2, 276 2,582 1,-340
649 4,442
476 8,747
967 104 850 .
2, 124 2,632 1 477
753 4 398
: 553 8,981
972 120 787 2, 250 2, 583 1, 489 621 4,477 487 ..8, 902
Florida
. 509
495
474
Z79
Z57
Z91
ZbZ
344
Alabama
6,086
.. 6, 104
5, 959
4,954 4,951 4,921 4,875
4,928
Mississippi
4,283
4,232
4,Z27
2, 958 3,288* 3,294 3J426
3,364
Arkansas Louisiana
6, 508 729
6,410 746
6,228 I .4, 926 . 5, 269 5, 499 5,448
723
620 - 600
658
598
5, 604 623
Texas
4,370
4,398
4,322
2,950 3,087 3, 274 3, 280 . 3,094
Washington
535
515
485
358
401
367 . 363
398
Oregon California
533 - ~. 038
577 1, 979
464 ! ' 260
I 2, .038
1, 533
35Z 1, 475
250 1, 443
248 1, 422
293 1, 516
TOTAL 1961 61, 912
61, 004 59,967 I 41,697 43,941--* ~4:. '871 45,440 45~ 513
1, 209 520 989 884 167 807
2, 121 2.~ 638 . _1, 512
518 4, 496.
469 8,885
2bts 5, 091 3,321 5, 517
584 3, 207
340 364 1, 502
45,409
TOTAL 1960 50,921
% of year -ago
122
.52,699 116
53, 771 112
35,468 35, 637 34~ 870
- 118
. 124
129
34,708 131
. 34, 980 36,235. .
130
125
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BY GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI
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Stoc}:ts of Corn Up From Year Ago
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Ot.h.e.r. .Grains Down
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.. ; stocks of corn in all storage positions on April 1, 1961 totaled
/0&>
bUshels, an increase of 18 percent from the 21,799,000 bushels on hand a year ago.
~ts, "barley, wheat, and sorghum grain stocks are down from last year. ~ts
stored in all positions amounted to 1,125,000 bushels or nearly a fourth less .tba.n th~ 1,514,000 bushels stored at this time le.st year. Barley stocks at 29-,000 :. .
bush:els were 29 percent below a year ago while sorghtdll grain stocks at 127,000. '.'.
b~~]fJ were 71 percent below last year. Uheat stocks totaled 644,000 bushe.J.S.;;<
c~re,d. with 1,030,000 bushels stored on April 1, 1960.
The major part of the grain stocks on hand were stored on farms. tal..;~ >...~ ._Qelow. )
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GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS - APRIL 1, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
ON FARMS
OFF FARMS
ALL POSITIONS ..
1960
1961
1960 : : 1961
1960
196t. I
. 1,000 bushels
1, 000 bushels
oCaotrsn .
Ba~ley '.
Wheat Sorghum Grain
19_,423
1;150 24
588 425 -
22,201
617 10
i33
118
2,376 364 17
442
19
3,6o8 5o8 19 561
9
21,799 1,514 41
1,030 444
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Recar1. Corn, Wheat, and Sorghum Grain Stocks
Stocks of corn, wheat and sorghum grain in all positions on April 1 co~- ...
tinued at record levels with corn. stocks of 3,649 million bushels increasing :- a-~ ;: - ,
pe_r cent. above the previous record of a year earlier. Wheat stocks of 1, 7o6 ' miillon bushels continued to esta"blish a re:c.o~d April 1 level for the third 'su~
ces~ive~ year. Sorghum grain stoc!t6 of 859 iz4lli-on bushels recorded a sharp;;;t5:.
percent increase over the previouS record holO.ings of a year earlier. ~ts stocks
'Dave.. at:~ 559 i:ilillion bushels were 15 percent above.: last year but were only slighti.Y'
a
average. Barley stocks were about the .s~rile as last year but rye stocks
were !?~rply higher. Holdings of soybealilS declinecl from the level of the pre~.:
vio~... year but fla.xse~d stocks increased sharply over the previous April. . StoCks
of feed .grains--corn, oats, barley and sorghum grain--totaled 141 million tons,
nearly a tenth above the previous recordApril 1 stocks of 129 million .tons;:in.
196o.
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, .Athens} Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, and the Georgia State Department of .~riculture
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UNITED STATES
Stocks of grains , April 1, 1961 with comparisons
(in thousand bushels)
' . Grain and position
: Apr. l av. 1950-59
Apr. I 1960
Jan. 1 191
Apr. 1
1961
CORN
On Farms
~
; 1,492,921
2,o44,359 3,059,874
2,o69,800
Ctmnotlity Credit COrp. E/ : .426,o88
558,667
688,102
682,.475
Mills,Elev.&Whses. }}'J.r : 275,566
76o,522
952,471
897,221
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Y OATS On Farms
:: 500,311
423,898
765, 926
482 )942
Yfl Camnodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev.&Whses.
: :
1,354 56, 6o4
919 6o, 621
l,o64
84:o6o
900 74,864
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y BARlEY On Farms
:: 101, 288
120 ) 8o6
202; 107
126' 4o7
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SORGHUM GRAm
:
y On Farms
: J:l.
lll, 031
218 >086
108 ; 218
Commodity Credit Corp. E/ :
633
3)84o
5, 259
5,234
Mills,Elev.&Whses. Y'J.r : 146, 268
633, o69
810,231
745 ;390
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Y SOYBEANS On Farms
:: 78,28o
141; 283
172; 444
72, 534
Caam.odity Credit Corp.
2/ Processing Plants !/ Mills,Elev.& Whses.
gj
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: : :
275 51,687 50,582
159 64,8o3 101,683
291 110,6o3 141,139
J.6 97,343
94,452
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c.c.c.; other c.c.c.-owned grain is included in the estimates by positions. ~ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including flour mills and
'lJ. terminal elevators.
Farm stocks not available for April 1 prior to 1957.
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reporting ...
crushings
and
stocks
of
soybe&DS
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of
the
Census
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA LEADS NATION IN GROSS INCOME FROM CHICKENS AND EGGS
Georgia's 1960 gross income from c!:lickens and eggs (including commer cial broilers) is estimated at $266, 392, 000, a record high. The 1960 gross income-for- ali-cnickens ann- eggs 18 pe-rcent above $226,403,000 in 1959. Of the 1960 gross income, 64 percent was from commercial broilers, 34 percent was from eggs and 2 percent from farm chickens, compared with 68 percent from commercial broilers, 29 percent from eggs and 3 percent from farm chickens in 195.9. Cash receipts from the sale of eggs and chickens in 1960 accounted for $261, 079, COO or 98 percent of the gross income. The remainder represented th~ value of products consumed on farms where produced.
Georgia led the nation in gross income from broilers in 1960, ranked 6th in gross income from farm chickens and 4th in gross income from eggs. Georgia's gross income of $266,392,000 from all chicken and eggs was first in the nation followed by California, with $213, 853, 000 and N. C. with $161,236,000.
Georgia Egg Production, Disposition,- Cash Receipts and Gross Income 1959-1960
Item
Unit
1959
1960
Average Number of Layers during Year
Eggs Per_Layer
Eggs Produced
Eggs Consumed
~"arm Household 1I
Eggs Sold
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I No.
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Millions 1
9,322 206
1, 918
116 - 1, 802
10, 652 208
2, 218
98 2, 120
Price Per Dozen 2/ Cash_Receipts
I Cents
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I 1, 000
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41 .. 4
48.-2
j Dol.
62, 169 . 85;153
Value of Farm
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Consumption
i 1, 000
!
l Dol.
4, 002
3,936
G--r-o-s-s--In-c-o-m--e--------
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! Gross Income, Farm j
Chickens, Commer- 1 1, 000
cial Broilers and Eggs
1 Dol.
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I. 226, 403 '
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i 266, 392
1/ Consumed on farms where produced. 2/ Weighted aver-
- age price of all eggs sold for hatching purposes, fresh
market, retail at the farm and other sales.
For this project State funds were matched with Federal
funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing A~t
of 1946.
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agriclll:tural Statistician
Georgia Production and Disposition of Farm Chickens and Commercial Broilers 1959-1960
Item
i! Unit
1959
1960
FARM CHICKENS: 1/ Number Produced" Thou.
14, 141
10,.458
Number Consumed on Farms 2/
Thou.
3, 956
3,084
Pounds Produced
Thou.
58, 097
46,430
Pounds Consumed . on Farms 2/.
Thou.
12,264
9.. 560
Pounds Sold
Thou.
39,393
32,775
Price Per Pound
Cents
14.0
14.4
Cash Receipts
Value of Farm Consumption
Gross Income
COMMERCIAL BROILERS:
Number Produced
Pounds Produced
Pr~.ce .Per Pound Gross Income 3/
ALL CIHCKENS: Pounds Sold
Price Per Pound
1, 000 Dol. 1, 000 Dol. 1, 000
Dol ~
Thou.
Thou..
Cents 1, 000 Dol.
Thou.
Cents
I 5, 515
I 1, 717
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I 7,232
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303, 031
!1, 000, 002
I I
15.3
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15.3
4; 720 1, 377 6; 097
320,250 1, 056, 825
16.2 171, 206
1,, 089,600 16. 1
Value of Sales
1, 000
158, 515
175,926 .
Dol.
Does not 1nc u e commercia broi ers.
onsume on
Tarms where produced.. 3/ Includes consumption in house-
hold of producers which is less than 1 percent of total pro-
duction.
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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GEORGIA
OF AND WEATHER BULLETIN
Week Ending May ~ 315 Hoke Smith Annex - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .~ LJ.~ .o.~ ..._ "' - - - - - - - - .- .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - o4 -
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CROPS MADE GOOD PROGRESS
Athens, Ga., May 2 -- Preparation of la:ud and planting operations made
good progress during the first part of the week, the Georgia Crop Reporting Ser-
vice said today.
According to reports from county agricultural agents, preparation of land and planting operations made rapid progress in all areas of the State the :first part of the week. Light to hea7y rains on Wed.'1esday and Thursday delayed :farm acj:;iv:_ities,_ espeq:L_f!l_ly in the central and northern districts. Weather conditions during the week were generally favorable for crop gr~v~h and early planted crops . made good growth.
Transplanting of tobe.cco is about complete in all,areas and the crop is reported in only fair condition. Cdrn planting made good progress and 80 percent of the crop in southern districts had been planted prior to May 1. :wet soils delayed planting operations dn' the central areas and planting is just beginning in the northern districts. The majority of the reports indicate that the crop is in only fair condition. Fifty percent of the cotton: acreage has been ' planted and 20 percent of the acreage is up to a stand. Good progress was made in planting peanuts and .30 percent of the crop has been planted.
Small grains made rapid gro~~h and the condition of these crops ranges mostly~ from good t() very good. Pastures continue to make l~iant growth arid
are furnishing excellent grazing in most areas
. The peach crop made :favorable progress during the ':Week and some early
peaches are expected. ~o be harvested by May 20.
The outlook for vegetable crops in Georgia improved considerably during the week, according to reports from state Farm Market managers. The condition of most crops is nov reported as :fair to good in contrast to generally poor two weeks ago. Early planted vegetable. crops that Withstood the heavy rains, strong winds, "and hail storms Will reac4 .the market on about normal schedule. Replanting in southern areas is almost complete with good stands reported in most sections. Planting operations made good progress during the week in the mountain areas.
WEATHER SUMMARY -- Mid-week thundershowers brought moderate to locally heavy rainfall to north and centJ;'8.1 Georgia during the week ending Saturday,
April .29, 1961" . The same weEtthet system caused light to moderate rains over the
southern part of .the State. weekly totals ranged mostly between one and three inches except in southern districts where amounts were generally less than one inch. Several weather observers in the southeastern section reported only about one-fourth inCh of rain :for the week. Some local damage was reported in north and central areas from very heavy showers. The Athens Airport recorded about two inChes .of rain in less than :fom1 hours on Thursday morning. A new rain area moved into the State on Monday, May 1, with amo1.mts mostly light in north and south Georgia and moderate in central areas.
Georgia temperature~ vrere seasonally warm during the first half of the ., week, but the week end saw a return of the cool weather that has persisted '-.' .-..during the last several weeks. Averages :for the week ranged from near normal in
'the south to slightly below normal in the north. Light freezing was reported in extreme north Georgia on April 29.
April was a cool, wet month for most of Georgia. Temperatures averaged below normal in all sections and rainfall was above normal in all except tb,e northwest and northeast districts. The heaviest rainfall occurred in the southern' half of. the State where several observers reported mor~ than eight inches for the month. Some areas received more than double their normal April rainfall. Totals for the year continue above normal in all districts.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens,_ Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Ser:vice, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
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U. S, DEP.ARTiv.iENT OF CObiviERCE
vJEATHER. BUREAU Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for u~ek ending April 29, 1961 (Provisional)
HiGhest:
88 at several stations
on the
23rd,
24th
a~n.d
25t~ ~
31 at Blairsville on the 29th.
GRADY
*Precipitation for week ending April For period April -30-hay 2, 1961
t , less than o005 inch
After Five Days Return . to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUS JNESS
llviii-\EDIATE - U. S. WEA'i'HE R RE PORT This report will be treated in all
Respect"s as Letter Mail (See Sec ., 34 , 17, P. L. & R.,)
Postage and Fees P~id
u. s. Department of Agriculture
REQW
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA
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J) 900 r;
1-/ )1 r
961 GJEce~<GHA cc~or
c(. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICUL.TURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
May 3, 1961
GEORGIA CASH RECEIPTS FROM LIVESTO
RECORD HIGH OF $420 689,000 IN 1960
Cash receipts of Georgia farmers for livestock and livestock products
amounted to $420,689,000 in 1960 - highest of record according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 2.0 percent above the record high of 1958 and 8.6 percent or $33,144,000 above ret~~ns for 1959. An 18 percent increase in poultry products and a 3 percent rise in hog receipts more than offset declines
for cattle and calves, dairy products, sheep and lambs, and wool. Returns from
eggs were up ~22,984,000 or 37 percent over the $62,169,000 of 1959, and commercial broiler rec.eipts advancecL to_ :;>l71,...206., 000 in 1960 - an increase of $18,206, 000 or 11.9 percent above last year's receipts. Poultry and poultry products accounted for $263,272,000 or 63 percent of the total receipts from live-
stock.
Cash receipts from crops will be available in August 1961.
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS FOR GEORGIA
(Thousand Dollars)
Hogs
52,876
54,436
Cattle & Calves
62,099
53,414
Dairy Products
49,734
49,332
Com. Broilers
153,000
171,206
Other Chickens
5,515
4,720
Turkeys
1,832
2,193
Eggs
62,169
85,153
Sheep & lambs
226
162
Wool - - - -
- - - - 94
73
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CLIFFORD D. JONES, JR Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT Athens, Ga., May 3. -- A total of 8, 9ii, 000 -broil~r chi
Eggs .s~t by Georgia .hatcheries amoun~ed to 11, 2.47,000 compared ~ith
11,480, 000 the previous Week and is 3 percent more than--the 10, 873, -000 .:for
the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported withiri a range of. 50 to 65 cents pe:r' dozezi with ~n average of 58 cents for all hatching eggs and 56 cents for eggs pur~hased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 70 cents with an average of 61 cents for all hatching eggs and 59 cents for eggs pu_rchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most price~ charged for chicks were reported within a r:ange of $6. 00 to
$10. 2.5 with an average of $8. 75* per hundred compal'ed' With a range of $6.00
to $11 .. 00 with an average of $9. 50 per nundred last week. The average prices last .year were. 68 c.ents for eggs and $11.75 for chicks
. Weighted average price from the Fede~a1-State Market News Servi~e for broilers during the week ending A pril 2.9 was ' Georgia b'roilers 3 to 4 pounds at farms 13. 50 cents.
: GEORGIA EGGS SET, HA TCHINGS, AND CHIC,K-'PLACEMENTS
Week : Ending
' .. BROILER TYPE
EGG T.YPE
Eggs Set])
1960 Thou.
19.61 : Thou
f /o I yr.
ago !Percent
Chi<;:ks Placed for :t3roi::l'ers in GeOJ;_gia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
Thou~
yr. 11961 ago I Thou. Percent Thou.
1961 Thou.
Feb. as 9, 759 11,2.19
115
6,- 63~ :zj. ;7,. 65s 115 2./ 519
312.
Mar. 4
9, 709 ; 11~ 393
117
6~ 7<1'8''-. 7, 668 113- 453
366
Mar. 11 9, 372. 11,635
12.4
6, 933
7, 681 111
472.
385
Mar. 18 9, 6 18 11, 767
12. 2.
7, 167
7, 73 9 10 8
568
389
Mar. 2.5 9, 541
Apr. 1 9, 770 Apr. 8 10, 188 Apr~ ; ls 10,643 ',Apt'~ 22.' - 10, 762. J\-'P.l 2..9_. 10, .873
12., 12.5 lZ, 2.89 12,2.75 11,959 11,480 11,2.47
12.7
7, 074
12.6 I 7, 002.
12.0
6, 949
112.
6,951
107
7, 304
103 1 7, 519
8, 441 8, 747 8, 981 8,901 8, 885 8, 92.7
119 I 436
32.4
12.5 . 486
339
I 12.9 ! 42.4 2./ 459
12.8
445- 335
I 12.2.
432.
119 i 466
383 318
J:t' Included eggs set by hatchertes producmg chtcks for hatchery supply flocks.
- .2.~ Revised.
/ .. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~ultural Statistician in Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Statistical Reporting Service
State De?artment of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
*Reports indicate there is a surplus of chicks in many areas and some hatcheries are moving their surplus chicks at distress prices which are much lower than the average prices.
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
Page Z
STATE
Apr.
15
Apzzr.
Week Ending
Apr.
2.9
Mar.
2.5
Apr.
1
Apr.
8
Apr,
15
Azpzr.
Apr.
2.9
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - t THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Flor1da Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
1, 617
950 1, 343
1, 958 2.07
Z, 167
2.,2.50 3,907 2.,440
319 5, 653
778
11, 959
9 6,104 4, Z3Z 6,410
746
4,398 515 577
1, 979
TOTAL 19
1, 612.
956 1, 494
1, 993 2.2.8
Z, 109 Z, 2.31
3, 896 . Z, 451
32.9
s~ soo
768 11,480
4 4
5, 959 4,2.2.7 6,ZZ8
72.3 4,322
485 464
2.,038
1, 62.3 959
1, 514 1, 836
2.61 2.,082. Z, 168 3,2.12. 2.,2.47
300 5, 315
759 11, 2.47
5, 953 4, 195 6, 2.33
689 4, 196
480 525 2,002
1, 2.42. 434 861 893 101 842.
Z, 172. 2.,42.7 1, 465
649 4,304
433 8, 441
4, 951 3,2.88* 5, 2.69
600 3, 087
401 352. 1, 475
1, 2.14
494 815
891 12.5 82.3 2.,276 Z, 582 1, 340 649 4,442. 476 8, 747
1, 2.63
548 868
967 104 850 Z, 12.4 Z, 632. 1, 477 753.
4,398 553
8, 981
4,92.1 3,294 5, 499
658 3, 274
367 2.50 1, 443
4, 875 3,42.6 5, 448
598 3,2.80
363 2.48 1, 42.2
1, 2.34 512.
915 972. 12.0 787
z. 2.50
Z, 583
1~ 489 62.1
'4,477
I 487 18,902
3 4,92.8
13, 364 5, 604
623 3,094
I 398 2.93
!1, 516
1, 2.09 52.0 989 884 167 807
Z, 12.1 2.,638 1~ 512
518 4,496
469 8,885
5, 091 3.3Z1 5, 517
584 3,2.07
340 364 1, 502.
1, 140
508
985 970 162. 862. 2, 156 Z, 665
1, 389 601
4,381 510
8, 92.7
9 ~. 077 3,164 5, 677
589 3, 301
441
315 1, 489
TOTAL 1960 52., 699
53, 771
54,609 35, 637 34, 870 34,708 34,980 36,2.35 36, 783
%_of year ago
116
* ~evised
112
107
124
129
131
' 130
12.5
12.4
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GEORGIA
..CR ~OP
BY REPORTING
, SERVICE'
. !
GEORGIA ~CES' :fmCEIVED 1IIDEX OFF 4. .POJ:NT.S
. .
The Index of Prices Rece'ived. by Georgia Farmers. fell off tvro points (1 per.:. .....
cent'). to 245 percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended April 15.
This' is one point above the II+id~April index of last year. A sharp drop was regis'
tereO. for livestock and products as the inc!ex of livestock and livestock products
fell seven :poi1;1ts to 211 percent. The index of all .crops edged one point higher ~ to 261 perc~t,. partially offsetting the lo~~ sh~ for livestock and livestocl~ -
prod.u~ts.
A substantial dec:Une in the' p:7ice of broilers lra.s the major factor in the
decllning index of llve"stock and products. However, slightly lower prices for .
hogs' and beef cattle EL"ld seasonally lmrer J?rices for 'lnilk and eggs added to the: d.ecline. Bro"iler prices fell l.4 cents tq ari average of 14.8 cents ..Hogs ~t
$16.'60 per hUnaredreight. were dom ten cer~ts; beef cattle at $17.70 1ver~ off 30
cents, but calf prices improved 20 cent~:? to ~22:..20. Eggs fell off 4.6 ents;
pl.B.cing them 'at their lbwest level since April of last year and milk declined 15 cent's.
Slight~ increased prices for peanuts and soybeans wer~ enough to raise the all 'crop index one point. Soybean prices have climbed to an average of $2.45
-1rere per bushel, tne highes'i on record since Ap.ril . l957 ~Ild peanuts advanced to .9.8
cen-ts per pound. Corn 'slippod a penny to $1.25 and the other feed g:L~ains off a nickel .. Bay prices fell off 90 cents, reflecting the excellent graiing avai'lable. Cotton, sweetpotatoe!=!, and vThea't were uncl:;langed from a montp ago.
U. S. PRICES RECEIVED DROPS 4 POINTS PARITY INDEX UNCHANGED, PARITY RATIO 79
The ..Index of ~ices Received by Farmers dropped 2 percent (4 points.) t.o
239 percent of its 1910-ll~ average during the month ended April 15. Seasonally lower prices for miD~ and eggs led the decline, with lower prices reported alSo ,
for meat -animals, oranges, chickens, - and grain crops. Partially o:ff'setting were
higher price~ for Soybeans, cotton, and SOintl V'egetabJ.e .. cropSA . The mid-April
. index W.6
1
percent
below
a
year ~
earlie.r .
. .
.
-,.-' The 'April . l5 Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Servic.es,
including Iriterest, TB.xes, and Fann Wage RB.tes held on its record plateau e.t . 302, the same as in February 'and ~arch of this year and in April 1960. Prices
pain for :farm production items declined sl;Lghtly during the month but were just
about offset
b. y
e.n
increase
in
the .
seasonally
adjusted
index
of
farm
vm.ge
rates.
' With the Index of Prices Received by Farmers lower this month and the Index
of Prices Paid for Commodities and. Services, including Interest, Taxes, and
Farni Wage Rates, unchanged, the ,April Pa.ritt Ratio (ieclined to 79: about 1 percent
beiow both a nionth and a year earlier.
Inde* Numbers ~Georgia and Unite~states
Index
1910-14 = 100
Apr. 15 1960 :
Mar; 15 1961
Apr. 15 1961
Record High Index :, Bate
UNITED STATES .
Prices ReCeiVed
242 . :
~43
239
313 : : F~b.l95l
.,~rity Index: 1/ : . . 302 : . ~:i.ty Ratio ..... : 86 :
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302
:
302
80
: 79
...
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=- : 302 :2/Apr .1960
~ 123
Oct.l946'
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All Commodities
244
247
All Crops
259
260
245
310 : Mar .195:::L
261
319 : 'J/Ma.r .195.:il.
Livestock and
:
L'stk. Products
213
218
211
295 : Sept.l948
Y Prices Paid) Interest) Taxes j and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the
J/ indicated dates. gj Also February and March 1961.
Also April 1951.
ARCHiE LANGLEY
ROBERT F. CARVER
~~iU!t~al Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
.
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Achens, r~orgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
and the ~r.gia State Department of J~griculture.
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GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
COMIDDITY AND UNIT :-Apr: i_s-:-Mir";" I>:-Apr: 1~:-Apr:" I~:-Mir: l~:-Apr: 15
wtieat,-bu.-
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-1196.90o-:.-
1961
- 1.8"
:
9
-
-
1961 : l9p0 I
- 1.8"9_:_- 1.ff'2--
1961 :
-r.B"o--
-11;97641
Oats, bu.
$ .65
.88
.83
.680
.593 .581
Corn, bu.
$ 1.29
1.26
1.25
1.05
1.01
.965
Barley, bu.
$ 1.15
1.10
1.05
.844
.847 .847
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $ 2.10
2.05
2.00
1.55
1.52 1.48
Cotton, lb.
33.1 30S
30.5 - : 28.86 28.37 29.44
Cottonseed, ton
$
4o.oo
44.80
Soybeans, bu.
$ 2.00
2.35
2.45
2.02 2.68
Peanuts, lb.
9.8
9.8 10.2 10.8
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ 5.15
5. 70
5. 70 4.33
5.40
Hay, baled, per ton
All
$ 28.2) 28.40 27.50 22.50 20.60 20.00
Alfalfa Lespedeza Soybean & Cowpea
$ 37.00
$ 29.00
$ 30.00
39.00 32.00
32.00
37.00 31.00 30.00
23.40 24.50 28.40
21.10
24.80 28.00
20.50 24.00 27.90
Peanut
$ 23.00
Milk Cows, head
$ 170.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ 14.80
Y Beef cattle, all, cwt. $ 18.60
CoHs; cwt.
$ 16.50
Steers & heifers, cwt. $ 21.40
Calves, cwt.
$ 23.00
24.00 170.00
16.70 18.00
16.00
20.60
22.00
23.50
175.00 16.60
17.70 16.00 20.10
22.20
22.10 226.00 15o.50 21.80 . 15.70
24.30 . 25.00
22.10 . 224.00
17.10 20.90 15.30
23~10
24.40
21.10 226.00 16.90 20.60
15.40 22.70 24.10
Milk, Whole sal~, cwt.
Fluid Mkt.
Manuf.
All Turkeys, lb.
- . - . $ 6.15
5.80
4.43
4.62
$ $
y
3.15
6.05
y
3.35 5.15
'2/ 5.60
: y
3.12 3.96 .
3.30 2/ 4.18
11 4.00 .
. 26.0
27.0
28.0 : 27.5 - 23.6 . 22.1
Chickens, per lb.
Fann Com'1 Broil. All Eggs, doz., All
14.5 17.1 17.0
45.9
14.5 16.3 . 16.2
50.6
14.0 .
14.8
J4 .8
46.0
13~3
17.4 17.1
36.3
13.1 12.7 16.8 15.1
16.4 14.8
36.7 33.4
'ij
Includes cull replacement.
ydairyRecvmisv_seds.ol1d /foPr rsellaimuginhatreyr,
:tut not dairy Estimate.
cows
f
o
r
herd
. . PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR -S:ELECTED"'FEEDS .APRIL -1~ ~_- l96l WITH COI~ARISONS
GEORGIA
UNITED .STATES
KIND OF FEED
:-Apr: '15'""":-M'ar: 15-i-Apr: 15'""":-Apr7 I5'"":-Mir7 I5'"":-Apr7 15
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _: __12.6Q _:__12.6! _:_ _12_6~ _:_ _l.26Q _: __1,26! _:__12.61
Ibl.
'Ibl. Dol. : Dol.
Ibl. Dol.
Mixed Dairy Feed, c"t<rt.
All Under'.29% Protein
3.65
3.90
3.90
3.72
3. 76 . 3.70
16% Protein
3.so
3.80
3.75
3.68
3.71
3.66
18% Protein 20% Protein
3.95
4.00
4.00 4.05
. 3.95 3.63
4.05
3.96
3.70 4.01
3.64 3.99
Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. 3.85
3.65
3.65 . 4.08
4.00
4.01
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.
4.15
4.00
4.25
4.16
4.37
4.63
Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt.
3.35
3.30
3.20
3.05
3.02
2.95
3.5..5
3.40
3.35
3.08
3.03.. . 2.99
3.35
3.20
3.20
3.13
3.09
3.05
Broiler Growing Mash, cwt. 4.50
4.60
4.55
4.69
L.68.
4.66 .
Laying Mash, ~~.
4.65
4.60
4.55
4~38
4.31
4.37
Scratch Grains, cwt.
4.15
4.10
4.05 : 3.89
3.84
3.84
. ~lfalfa Hay, ton
All Other Ha~2 ton
45.00 3).00
48.00
36.50
4r.oo 36eOO
33.10 29.60
32.10 )0.10
31.50 29.80
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CHICKEN AND EGG PRODUCTION INCREP. SES IN GEORGIA IN 1961 BUT VALUE OF FRCDUCTION DECLINES
Georgia produced 28 milEon more broilers in 1961 than in 1960 but the income from broilers was 15 m.illion dollars less. Egg production increased by 187 million eggs (16 milHon dozen) but income from eggs was only 300
thousand dollars more . In spite of a 9 percent increase in volume of chickens
and eggs, gross income from all chic:!.<ens and eggs was 6 percent less.
Georgia has led the nation for 11 consecutive years in the production of broilers and 5 years in gross income from all chickens and eggs. California led all the sta.tes in gross income from eggs followed in order by Pennsylvania~ Iowa and Georgia in 4th place. A significant part of Georgia's egg produci:ion is used in producing chicks for the broiler industry so the average price of Georgia eggs is considerably a.bove the aver.~.ge in o t her states and the r...ation.
Georgia Egg Production, Disposidon, Cash Receipts and Gross Income
--
1957-1961
...
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rte m
Unit
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Average Number of Layers. during Year
Eggs P~r Layer
Eggs Produced Eggs Consumed
- Farm Household 1/
Eggs Sold
- Price Per Doz. 2/
Cash Receipts
Millions
6.8
No.
190. 0
Millions 1, 34!3o 0
Millions 150. 0
Millions 1, 195.0
Cents
47-.7
Mil. dol. 47.5
7. 5 199.0 1, 495. 0
130~ 0 1, 365.0
52.3 59. 5
9.3
10.6
11.4
206.0 208 ~ 0 ZlL 0
1, 918.. 0 z. 218.0 2,400.0
116.0 98.0 93 . 0
1, 802. 0 2, 120. 0 2,307 .0
41.4 48.2 44.7
62.2
85.2
85~9
Value of Farm Consumption
Mil. dol.
6.0
5.7
4.0
3.9
3.5
Gross Income
---------- -------
M --i-l-. -d-o-l-.
---5--3-.5--
65.2
. . - - - ----
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Gr oss Income~ Farm
Chickens , Commer-
cial Broilers and
~ gs
I I Mil. dol. 210.4
236 .3
226.4- 266. 41 25L 2
1/ Consumed on farms where produced. 7../ Weighted average price of all
eggs sold for hatching purposes, fresh market, retail at the farm and other
sales.
For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
Georgia Production and Disposition of Farm Chickens and Commercial Broilers
Item
.-. . .. 1957~t961
1957 I 1959 ! - .- ............ ~..u:~ --~~r.,.,.a
~~
Unit
1958
- - -.,.....~-....
1960
1961
FARM CI-UCKENS: 1/
Number Produced
:Millions
11 . 5
13.6
14. 1 iO. 5 E. Z
Number Consumed
- on Farms 2/
Pounds Produced
Millions Million.s
5~!
41.,8
4.8 50.2
4.0 58? 1
3. 1 46.4
Z.9 54.2
1Pounds Consumed
on Farms -2/
Pounds Sold
Price Per Pound
Cash Receipts
Value of Farm Consumption
Gross Income
COM.lv1ERCIAL BROILERS: Number Produced
Millions
IMillbl;lS ICents
j Mil. dol.
!Mil. dol.
14.8
24.2
l
I 17 0 0
I
I
I
4. l
I
I 2.5
Mil. dol.
6.6
Millions 261.0
I
I i
I
15.. 0
12.3
I I 26.2
39.1
I
16. 1
I I 4, 2
14.0 5.5
I
I 2.4
I I 6.6 I
I
_izn.J
1.7 7.2
303.0
9.6 32.8 14.4 4.7
1.4 6. 1
320.2
9.3 36.2 12.2
4.4
1.1 5.6
348.2
Pounds Produced
Price Per Pound
Gross Income -3/
ALL CHICKENS: Poun.ds Sold
Millions 1835.2
Cents
I 18.0
Mil., dol. 150.3
1934. 8
I 17.6
1164. 5
1, 000. 0 l, 056. 8 1, 183.9 15.3 16.2 B. 2
153.0 171.2 156.3
Millions 859.4 96L 0 1,039.4 1, 089.6 1, 220. 1
Price Per Pound
Cents
I 18.0
17.6
15.3 16. 1 13.2
Value of Sales
!Mil. dol.
154.4
I
i
168.7
158.5 175.9 160 . 7
1I Does not include commercial broilers. 2/ Consumed on farms where pro-
duced. 3/ Includes consumption in household of producers which is less than 1
percent of total production.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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CROPS JMPROVE DURING WEEK
Athens, Ga., !Yay 9 -- Cond.ition of young growing crops improved during the
past week despite cool nights which slowed growth, the Georgia Crop ~eporting
Service said today.
Corn, cotton, peanuts, and tobacco are in mostly fair to good condition and sho~~ng improvement according to latest reports from count~r agents. Cool nights have slmved vegetative growth, but crops were responding nicely to warming temperatures dU+ing the 1ast :part of the week. Replanting which was made necessary by earlier unfavorable weather bas been completed and other damaged fields are recovering satisfactorily.
Q:l.ts 'and wheat have headed out over the State a.nd they are ri:pening in southern areas. Grain :prospects are very good for these cro:ps with bumper yields anticipated if favorable -r1eather :prevails through harvest season .
Peaches are developing nicely and a botUltiful harvest is possible if optimum conditions are received during the remainder of the season. Early varieties are developing rapidly in southern areas.
Rains on Monday of last week delayed field work during the first of this week. However, fields were dry enough for working by Wednesday or Thursday and excellent progress was made. Farmers now have about three-fourths of their corn planted, over three-fourths of the cotton completed, and nearly two-thirds of the peanuts in the ground.
A very favorable week was reported for vegetable plant growth .by State Farm M'3.rket managers. Cabbage harvest continues,--but demand has been slow. Pole and snap b~ans are beginning to move in light volume from southern areas. Very little insect damage has been reported to date.
WEATHER Stn'-1MARY -- Rainfall during the week ending Saturday, May 6, was
mostly light in northern and southern sections and moderate to locally heavy in Middle Georgia. Amounts exceeded an inch along and on either side of the Fall Line, but were ge.nerally less than an inch in other parts .of the State. The lightest falls o'ccurred in the southeast section where most cooperative weather observers meas~ed less than one-fourth inch for the week. Most o:e the week's rain fell on Monday, May 1, with generally open weather prevailing for the remainder of the week .. Showers moved into the north and west sections late Monday night with amounts of one-half inch or less being reported from these areas by 7:00 a.m. Tlie'sd.ay, M:l.y 9
Temperature averages for the week ranged from near normal in South Georgia
to slightly below normal in northern districts. Mild days and cool nights during the first half of the week gave way to much 'o~armer weather at the end of the period. Several observers in the southwest section reported high tem:peratures of 90 degrees or slightly above during the last of the week. In contrast, below freezing minimum temperatures were still being experienced in extreme North Georgia at ~dwe~~~ The Georgia Mountain Experiment Station near Blairsville reported freezing or below on three mornings.
' ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in
cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
..
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u. s. DEPAitT:rEHT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, G,e orgia .
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week ending Hay 6, 1961 (Provisional)
Highest:
92 at Colquitt and Thomasville on Lay Sth.
2.5'0 at Blairsville on l1ay 3rd
5'7 .67 .69
THOMAS
Precipitation for week ending May 6, *For period Hay 7-9, 1961
T, less than .005' inch
After Five Pays Return to United States Depar-tment of Agriculture
Statistical Re~ orting Service 315 Hoke Snith Annex Athens, Geore; ia OFFICIA.L BUSlNE SS
ThlMEDIATE - U. S. ri.EATHER'm:PORT
' -f'his report will be treated in all ' Respects as Letter :Mail See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
Postage and Fees Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
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Athens, Ga., May 10 -- A total of 8, 948, 000 tler chicks were placed
with producers in Georgia during the week ending May 6, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 927, 000 placed the previous week and is 13 percent more thar1 the 7, 898, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 207, 000 compared with 11, 247, 000 the previous week and is 1 percent more than the 11, 085, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents with an average of 58 cents for al~ hatching eggs and 56 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $6.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8.25 per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to $10.25 with an average of $8. 7 5 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 68 cents for eggs and $11.75 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service
for broilers during the week ending May 6 was Georgia broilers 2 3 I 4 -
3 3/4 pounds at farms 13.26 cents.
Week Ending
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set})
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
% yr. ago
Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
1960 Thou.
'1o
1961
yr.
ago
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Mar. 4 9, 709 11, 393
117 6, 798
7, 66!J
113 453 366
Mar. 11 9, 372 11,635 - 124 6, 933
7, 681
111 472 385
Mar. 18 9, 618 11,767
122 7, 167
7, 739
108 568 389
Ma!". 25 9, 541 12, 125
127 7, 074
8, 441
119 436 324
Apr. 1
9, 770 12,289
126 7, 002
8, 747
125 486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 12,275
120 6, 949
8, 981
129 424 459
Apr. 15 10,643 11,959
112 6, 951
8, 901
128 539 2/ 335
Apr. 22 10, 762 11,480
107 7, 304
8, 885
122 432- 383
Apr. 29 May 6
1l
10, 11,
873 035
11,247
103 7, 519
11, 207 1 101 1, 7, 898
8, 927 8, 948
119 466 318 113 370 404
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961 Page 2
STATE
Week Ending
Apr. 22
Apr. 29
May 6
Apr. 1
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
Apr.
Apr. Apr.
Apr.
8
15
22
29
'
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS '
May 6
-
Maine
1, 612
Connecticut
956
Pennsylvania
1, 494
Indiana
1, 993
Illinois
228
Missouri
2, 109
Delaware
2, 231
Maryland
3, 896
Virginia
2, 451
West Virginia
329
North Carolina 5, 500
South Carolina
768
GEORGIA
11,480
Flonda
474
Alabama
5, 959
Mississippi
4,227
Arkansas
6,228
Louisiana
723
Texas
4,322
Washington
485
Oregon
i 464
California
1 2,o3a
1, 623
959 1, 514 1, 836
261 2, 082 2, 168 3,212 2, 247
3.00 5, 315
759 11, 247
4bZ
5, 953 4, 195 6, 233
689 4, 196
480 525 2,002
1, 628 758
1, 414 1, 861
263 2, 155 2, 201 3,368 2,230
221 5, 343
754 11, 207
417
5, 765 4,267 6, 171
'787 4, 154
481 541 1, 989
1, 214 494 815 891 125 823
2,276 2, 582 1,340
649 4,442
476 8, 747
Z91 4,921 3,294 5,499
658 3,274
367 264* 1, 443
1, 263
533* 868 9~7 104 850 2, 1-24 2, 632 1, 477
7S3 4,398
553 8, 9 fH
ZoZ 4, 875 3,426 5, 4 4 8
616* 3,280
363 248 1, 422
1,234 512 915 972 120 787
2,250 2, 583 1, 489
621 4,477
487 8,902
344 4,928 3,364 5,604
623 3,094
407* 293 1, 516
1, 209 520 989 884 167 807
2, 121 2,638 1, 512
518 4,496
469 8, 885
Zb8 5, 091 3,321 5, 517
584 3,207
340 364 1, 502
1, 140 508 985 970 162 862
2, 156 2, 665 1, 389
601 4, 381
510 8, 927
29b 5, 077 3, 164 5, 677
589 3,301
441 315 1, 489
1, 206
467
78.8
846
143
811
2, 309
2,390
1, 240
550
4, 535
477 8, 948
-{
Z92
4,940
3, 169
5, 495
574
3, 151
403
333
1, 448
TOTAL 1961 I 59, 967 58, 258
57' 975
44,885* 45, 443* 45, 522* 45,409 45,605 44, 515
TOTAL 1960 53, 771 54,609
55, 186
34, 870 34,708 34,980 36, 235 36,783 38, 119
I o/o of year ago
112
107
105
129
131
130
125
124
117
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' AGRICULTURAL EXTENS ! ON SERVI UNIVERSITY OF GEORGI~. ANO .T~ STATE DEPARTMENT OF 1\GFnC
Athens, Georgia .
3JS
YEAR: PEAGH :PROSPECTS SAME AS LAST
Georg-ia I 8 1961 peach crop is forecast at .
..
.
5,000>oqo "bushels, the same as -last year's'
revised estimate. The est'imB.te of prod-qction includes "both farm end commercial
peaches. If curret?-t prospec~s a~e realized, this year's crop wi~l rank with last
year.as . the . largest crop in the last 10 years, .. However,.. this would be less than
bal.f. of
~he
record
hi.gh
crop
of
l0,4oo,OOO.. bushels .
produced
tn
1928.
. Based on past relatj.onship between inspected spipments and total production ,.,hich has vari~d cons:Ulera"bJ.y, inspected rail and truclt movement from this year' e
crop could vary from 5, 800 .to .7, 000 equivalent cars. This compares with 6, 148 equivalent cars last year. Picl~ing is expected to start earlier this year than in 1960 when first inspected shipments we~e made on .rt..a.y 26. . . . . .
lmEAT PRODUCTION BELOW AVERAGE: . C-eorgia's 1961 'rheat crop is forecast at
.
2,070,000 bushels, the same as last year, but~
percent "belo~(the. ~950-59 average production of 2,098,000 bushels. The indicated
yield per acre o_f 23.0 bushels equals the record high yield for Georgia obtained
iu_l958 and agai.n last Jea.r.. The current yield promises to be well above the
10-y~ar averag~ yield of 18.4 bushels per acre. .
M!LK PRODUCTION tti?: Milk production in Georgia during April is estimated at
90 mill,ion pounds compared 'nth 84 million pounds produced during Aprii 1960. Production in April was up seasonally from the 86 million pounds produced in March of this year, but fell below the 195059 average of 102 million pounds for the month of Ap~il.
NEAR RECORD EGG PRODU~ION: He~~.,, ~-~ Georgia fa~s la.idan .estimated 207 million
.
eggs .during April, .on:ey four. million below the Tecord
high of 211 million produced d:lLI'ing March of this year. .Estimated product-ion during .Aj;lri_l of ;t~~t year .v18.f3 191~ million. The average number of layers -on ~nd
during a year
the month u~s ago.
estimated
to
be
11,120,000
birds
.compared ,with
10, 474 7 000
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state
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North carolina S9uth carolina Georgia Alabawa
~~ssieaippi
.,Ar1mhsas
bushels
1,072 3,689 2,669
600 299 1,428
bushels
1, 1oo--
gj 5,900
gj 4,600
1, 050 270
1: 830
bushels
1,300 5,600 g/5,000
1>250 310
1,950
bushels I;~ 6,200 5,000
1,300 340
1,600
, Louisiana
Oklahoma
~exas
9 States
82
150
145
160
196
135
183
130
:
526
640
750
650
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y-For-some States-in cerlaitl years production-includes soiiiel..q'Uantities Unharvested
on account of economic conditions. Estimates of such quantities were as follows (1,000 bushels): 1959 - Georgia, 200; /~kansas, 38. 1960 -Georgia , 250; Arkansas, 50.
'?} Includes excess culla.ge of harvested fn..it (1,000 bushels): 1959 - South
Carolina, 150; Georgia, 200. 1960 - Georgia) 140.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~tura~ Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
(Please turn page for United States information)
.
..
UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF MAY 1, 1961_
Winter wheat shows prospects of a crop 2 percent below 1960 but well above average. Field work in North Atlantic and East North Central States is two weeks or more behind schedule due to .colci weather and wet soils. The Sou.thea'St is somewhat behind the usual pace but other areas show near normal progress. Spring vegetable and melon ou.tput .will be less than last year. Southern peach prospects are bright and May 1 conditioLl ..is favorable for the California peach .crop. Citru.S production from the 1960 bloom is expected to total 4 percent less than the previous year. Hay steeles are at near record levels and early season outlook for the 1961 hay crop is near average. Pastures were retarded by low temperatures and too much moisture in the East and by cool; dry weather in the West with northern 1-iountain States reporting pasture condition :well below average.
'HINTER WHEAT: Prospects for the 1961 "'Yinter wheat crop are about the same as a month ago. Indicated production is exceeded only by the
1958 and 1960 crops. Yields per acre of 26.5 bushels is nearly 6 bushels above average and likeWise exceeded only by 1958 and 1960 ~ Moisture supplies are generally adequate in the Southern Plains States and excessive in the East North Central States. vlheat was fully headed in most of central Oklahoma and just starting to head in southern Kansas at the end of April.
PEACHES: Prospective production of peaches in the 9 Southern peach States is
1 percent above last year and the largest since 1947. In California; the May 1 condition of Clingstone peaches is the same as a year ago and that of Freestones the second highest of record. California's sweet cherry and plum crops are both expected to be larger than Jast year and above average. The production of California almonds is forecast as the second largest crop of record. The first forecast of California apricots is for an above average crop although smaller than last year. Freezes during the last half of April damaged some fruit in the Western States. Production of citrus from the 1960 bloom is expected to total 4 percent less than last year. There are fewer oranges and lemons) but more grapefruit. The orange crop was about two-thirds harvested and grapefruit three-fourths harvested by May 1.
EGG AND MIUC PRODUCTION: April egg production was 1 percent less than a year ago as decreases in North :Atlantic and North
Central States more than offset increas.es . in South Atlantic, South Central, and \-Jestern areas. . Egg production per layer was up from a year ago but the . Natio~' s :j.aying flocl~ was 2 percent .smaller. The May 1 number of layers was the lowest fqr the date Since 1938, Milk COvTS in the United States produced ll, 168 million potmds of milk in April -- l percent more tban in the same month last year and 3 percent more tban the April 1950-59 average.
3/s-
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
I ~ UNiVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE OEF'ARTMEN'r OF AGRICUl.TURE
Athens, Georgia
COMMERCIAL VEGETABlES FOR FRESH WiRKET,
ACREAGE AI:ffi INDICATED PRODUCTION, MAY 1, 1961
.Production of spring vegetab l es in Georg:i.a is expected to be 9 percerit above l~styear . according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This increase in produ_ct:Lon reflects better yields than aveia.c;;e;rat;her than an increase in _acreage,. Weather COi1cl.itions in the vegetable prod~.cinc; areas of the State '\vere not too favorable . until late April. Good progress has been made during late April and some of the lateness caused by adverse v1ea.tner conditions which made replanting neqessary has been partially offset.
_lJnited States: Productj_on of sprin~ vegetab le s ch:L s year is expected to be 7
percent belmv last year aad average _ the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Melon production :i.s 19 percenc below the 1960 output. Najor crops with substant ~_a ll;y less production t ha.1 last . year are carrots . "1-ratermelons, SHeet corn __ onio;1s , green peppers , cantalm:.ps, lettuce ; snap beans , and e.spa:r;agus.
Moderately less productioa of cattliflm-rer and broccoli and slightly fi:nrer cucum-
bers .are also estimated. These decreases are partly offset by considerably larger
crops of cabbage, spinach> and celery and a sli3htly larger production or' tomatoes.
Acreage estimates have been prepared for a number of early summer vegetables and
melons. Considera'ol;y_ less acreage than last ~reaj;o is estimated for onioris., and
moderate:t_y less acreage i -s in store for 1-mtermeloas and cantaloups. Growers i
i ntentions indicate that a slightly smaller acreage of early fall cabbage will be
harvested.
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Snap Beans: Mid-spring prodr.tction is foreca~>t at 300; 000 cwt. , 7 percent smaller
than in 1960 and 23 percent oelo1-r average. The South Carolina crop is several ~eeks lat er than usual as a result. of adverse ,.,eather and 1eplanting . . Early plantings uere comii1g into bloom by the end of Aprll l-Thj_le some fields were just coming to stands. Harvest ~- s expected to .:;et undervray in mid;.Yay. In ~orgia ; the crop is also late with light har vest underway in southern _areas.
Limited qua.nt:i.ties of snap beans were markete~ in Alaba.ma the last' fe.'.r days of
April. This is abo\:,t 10 days e.~1ead of t l1e beginning of the season last _year. Cold nights have retarded growti.1 of beans j_n Copiah County, Mississippi; where the crop averages one to two weeks later than no:'l!lB.l. W'.:tisiana 's spring crop is . in fair to good cond:i.tioi1 end marketing shou~-d oe :3eneral by May 10.
Cabbage~ . Production of the early spring crop is ,~mr expected to totall 901-1- ; 000
. cwt., 20 percent more than in 1960 buc 18 percent l ess than average. In South..- Carolina , pea~~ movement is e:A"Pe cted a1ound May 11. Cool lTeathe:r has been
favorable and heads have sized well. Heather has been favorable in Georgia.
Harvest began in late April a nd quality is repo1ted to be the "best in years."
Supplies are overrunning demand in South Carolin.a and Georgia. The cool; vret
spring in Alabama has r educed yt eld prospect s. I n Mis sissippi the crop is ~bout
3 weeks late. Wet vreathe1 kept grm-ters out of fie_lds and over 10 percent of the
intended ac;reage j,n Copiah County was never planted. Peale movement is expected
:i.n mid-May. In Lm:.:!. siana _ movement has :P?.s!=!ed;J)eal: but heavy production should
continue into micl-It!ay . Some fields vrent :to .seed and vrere plowed under and qnly
the best cabbage :ts bej_ng harvested aue to a .vreali: marl.:et. Cutt iilg of cabbage ,in
Califoinia is moderate ly act:l.ve with bull;: of production origi'nating in southern
California d:Lstr:i. cts. Some production is available from the Salinas Valley ancl_
the San Francisco Bay districts.
:
Cantaioups: Acrea3e for harvest in the early st:.mmer States this year is estimated
at. .16, 600 acres , 5 percent belm-t last year and 24 pei cent less thap
average. The acreaGe is under last year in Georg:i.a and: Arizona _ afl.d the s~me in .South Carolina. :. Cold -vlinds and frost in Sout;h carolina ~nd strong winds and
e.s :t.eavy rains in Georgia did considerable damaGe and most of the acreage has been .
replanted. Melons. 'ir.i.ll be later thari usual a result of this setbaclc. !n 1\rizona, g;rovring conditions have been favorabl~ and the crop is in good condition.
IIarvest .normally bec;ins about mid-June and l.asts u:..1til mid-July.
.
Svreet c6rn:... The .first forecast of late spri ng prodv.ction places the cr'op :at . . .. .
. . 675 _. 000 clvc. , 5 percentmore than in 196o, but _16 :percent :less .than _
average. ,'l'he crop is late in Sou.th Carolina anCI. has been damaged somemhat by cold lTind and excess:;.ve rain. Movement is expected to begin about June 10 reach;i.~ peak volume at the end of the month. Stands in Georgia are :poor and the crop is late. In Alabama, planting vTas completed dt:,ri;1g the last week of April and move-
a.ent from 'earliest acrea,ge is expected to begiil about June 10. Yield prospects
are good in California. Light picking started in the Coachella Valley about the ni ddle of April. Volume movement is expected through the first half of June
i'rom the Coachella Valley and Blythe areas. In the Kern County district , (OVER)
- 2progress has been good with movement probable early in JUne.
Onions: The initial forecast of the late spring onion crop this season is pla ced at 1; 791,000 cwt. This is 19 percent smaller than the 1960 crop and 17
percent less than average. Smaller crops this year than last are expected in all States. The late spring crop in Texas made good progress during April under favorable weather conditions. Stands in early transplanted fields are spotty but are good in later planted fields. Harvest of the north Exas acreage is expected to start the last week of l~y. Pulling in the Knox-Haskell area is expected to begin early in June. Harvest of the California crop is general in all desert districts and light activity is reported in other areas. Pulling, curing, and packing continues at Blythe, Coachella, and Imperial but shipments are increasing slowly. A few early reds are bei11g pulled in the kFresno and Stockton districts and some Grano type are available from a small acreage in the Kern County area. Harvest of reds and yellows ~n the Stockton district is expected about May 15. Volume movement of the Arizona crop was expected about May 10. Some acreage had been pulled by May 1 but movement was slow. The crop is in excellent condition. Unfavorable weather conditions in Georgia have resulted in poor stands and growth and harvest i s expected to be about 10 days late.
vTatermelons: The first forecast of the ~ spring crop in Florida and California places production at 7, 842,000 cwt. This is 21 percent less than
last .year and about average. Harvest began in a few fields of South Florida in late March. Volume increased slowly until the last week of April when over 1 , 000 carlot equivalents were shipped. Shipments to May 1 were considerably heavier than a year earlier. Quality and condition are generally good. Condition of the Central Florida crop is variable and harvest is expected to begin in mid-May. lack of rai nfall during April retarded growth. Harvest in the Gainesville area will begin about June 1. In North and Hest Florida, cool weather and wet soils have retarded growth and hampered cultivation. The condition of California watermelons is good in all areas. Acreage in the Desert area will provide volume production in late May.
Acreage for harvest in early summer States is estimated at 264, 900 acres. This is 7 percent less than last year and 9 percent below average. Texas acreage is expected to be 4 percent less than last year. Louisiana was the only State to show an acreage increase from 1960. Acreage in North Carolina and Oklahoma is the same as last year while acreage in the remaining States is smaller. In Texas, the largest producing State in this group, moisture is needed in the central, south central and eastern areas. Harvest of ice box varieties started at Falfurrias in early May. Harvest of other varieties in all early South Texas areas is expected to get underway during t he first half of May. Supplies of good volume will be available in late May.
Harvest of the South Central Texas crop will begin in early June. Harvest in East and North Texas will begin in late June. In Arizona, weather has been favorable and the crop is in good condition. Disease and insect control has been effective with no damage reported. Recent rains in the San Joaquin Valley of California caused crusting of the soil which made some replanting necessary. Planting has been completed in the Kern district but is continuing in other areas. In the Early Summer States of the Southeast, cold, wet weather has caused considerable damage and a great deal of replanting.
Tomatoes: Production in the late spring States is forecast at 701, 000 cwt. , 6 per-
cent less than in 1960 and 45 percent less than average. South Carolina
is the only State in the group to show a larger acreage than last year and this increase is more than offset by decreases in Georgia and Texas. Ih South Carolina, tomatoes are later than usual because of considerable resetting. Weather conditions in Georgia have retarded growth of plants and harvest is expected to start two weeks later than usual. Trnasplanting is now complete in Copiah County, Mississippi. Plants are generally in poor condition and have made little growth because of cool weather. The Louisiana crop also has developed slowly on account of cool, wet w.eather. In south central TeXa.s, transplanting to fields began at mid-March, arid in southeast Texas early in April. Transplanting will continue into M9.y in northeast Texas. Early areas will begin harvest in late May, but the east Texas crop will not begin to move to market before early June with the harvest season extending into July.
( Continued)
Acreage and Estimated Production R-ep3or-ted to Date . 1961 with Compari sons
CROP
ACREAGE FOR HARWST :YIELD PER ACF.E : PRODUC,TI 0u - -
AND
Avel~ge:
Ind. : Av~ : :Ind.:Aver.age:
: Ind.
STATE
1950-59: 196o 1961 :50-59: 1960: 1961: 1950-59: 1960 : 1961
- Acres -
Cwt.
- 1, 000 cwt .
SNAP BEANS:
Mid-Spring
South Carolina 7,150 6,000
17 144 108 94
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi Louisiana
4,6oo 1,180 2,530 3,310
3,800 1,400 1,600 3,000
18
78
72 68
23
26
31 32
30
62
32 48
25
82
r{8
58
Group Total i8)760 15?800 14,600 21 20 21 392 321 300
CAN'Ji'ALOUPS:
Eari y Summer:
South Carolina 6, 140 7,300
205 256
Georgia Arizona, Other Group Total
8, 500 7, 500 7, 300 21700 21,940 17, 500
451 738 1,395
375 351 June 9
SWEFJI' CORN:
late Spring:
South Carolina 1, 750 1,000
900 43 55 lJ.O
77
55 36
Georgia
2,170 2, 100 2,100 31 32 30
66
67 63
Alabama
3,690 3,200 3,200 46 45 1~5 170 144 144
California : 6,800 5, 400 5,400 72 70 80 488 378 432
Group Total
14,!~10 11,700
55 58 801
675
CUCUMBERS:
late Spring:
North Carolina 5,610 5,600 6,000 45 40 40 252 224 240
South Carolina 3,880 3,500 3,400 47 65 45 182 228 153
Georgia
820
800
700 32 30 35
27
24 24
Alabama
880
450
350 56 50 50
49
22 18
Arkansas
370
44
16
Louisiana
630 . 700
700 50 45 50
32
32 35
California Group Total
1,500 1,500 1,500 200 205 200 301 308 300
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TOMATOES:
Late Spring:
South Carolina 5,270 7, 500 7, 800 37 40 35 197 300 273
Georgia
11,800 5,000 !~, 500 40 40 45 470 200 202
Mississippi Louisiana
1)410
800
Boo 30 35 35
42
28 28
1,160 1,000 1,000 40 50 40
47
50 4o
Texas Group Total
17,830 4)800 4,500 29 35 35 515
37, 470 19, 100 18, 6oo
39 38 1,270
168 158 746 701
vlATERME.LONS
Early Sunnner:
North Carolina: 11,820 14;500 14, 500 52 60
618 870
South Carolina: 4o,6oo 35,000 31,000 56 60
2,262 2,100
Georgia
: 54,700 45,000 37,000 78 85
4,251 3,825
Alabama
18,410 17,600 16,500 92 90
1,681 1,584
Mississippi : 11,980 11,500 10,500 68 50
820 575
Arkansas
11,240 14,000 12,6oo 85 85
951 1,190 June 9
Louisiana : 4,340 4,200 4,400 78 90
336 378
Oklahoma
: 13,170 9,000 9,000 65 75
851 675
Texas
: 108, 200 118, 000 113, 000 47 40
5, 021 4, 720
Arizona
: 5,46o 4,500 4,200 148 160
798 720
California Group Total
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS , JR.
Vegetable Crop Estimator
GEORGIA WEEKLY CROP
;, ~ I Week Ending 1v1ay 16, 1961 lIt, Released 12 Noon T:..1esday
WEATHER BULLETIN
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia
Athens, Ga., May 16 -- Cool nights and frequent rains delayed crop growth
in most areas of the State during the ~Jee~., according to county agricultural
agents. Wet soils hindered land prepafltt'%~ and planting operations in the
central and northern districts and little progress was made in these areas.
In the southern districts planting is about complete for corn, cotton, and peanuts. Cool nights slowed plant growth and "\ret soils delayed the cultivating of row crops. Many fields are becoming grassy and warm, dry weather is badly needed. Some early planted fields of tobacco and corn are being laid by.
Planting of ~ is about 95 percent complete in southern districts, 50 percent in the central area and about 25 percent in the northern districts. Most of the ' crop is reported in fair to good condition. Cotton planting is complete in southern districts~ about ' two-thirds fini shed in the central area and slightly over one-fourth complete in northern districts. Heavy rains of the past week caused considerable damage and some replanting vlill probably be necessary in the northern territory.
Unfavorable -vreather conditions have delayed peanut planting operations and the crop is off to a later start than usual. Eighty percent of the crop had been planted by Ma.y 15, compared. to 92 per cent at this date last year. Conditior:J. of the crop is only fair. Good stands are reported in most areas.
Wheat and oat prospects are predominately good and above average yields are expected. In areas of heavy rain& and high winds, some lodging is reported. Limited supply of early varieties of peaches are mov5.ng to the market and increased volume is expected during the-week of May 22. Pastures are furnishing excellent grazing and cattle are in good condition.
The cool nights and excesoive moisture continue to slow growth of lateplanted vegetable crops and retard maturity of early plantings. State Market managers _ repor~he condition of vegetable crops as mostly fair to good. Pole and snap bean harvest is well 'underway in southern areas. Early planted vetermelons and cantaloups are running ~dare setting melons. Light tomato harvest is expected to begin around June 1.
WEATHER SUMV.!ARY -- Rainfall ending Saturday, May 13, was light over the extreme northwestern and southern portions of the State, with less than one inch being reported in most sections. The heavier amounts were recorded in the extreme southwestern and northeastern portions, with the amounts generally more than one and a half inch, with some stations reporting as much as three inches or more. The rain fell mostly during the first half of the week with lighter amounts in showers being reported during the last half of the week. These showers were quite spotty over the southern portions of the State. -
Temperatures during the week ranged from just below normal in the northwestern portions of the State to well below normal over the remainder. The greatest departures from the normals occurred in the extreme southern and south~vestern portions of the State. Temperatures in the nineties were reported in southwest Georgia during the early part of the week, but turned off cooler during the latter portion of the week. Temperatures were quite mild over the northern half of the State, with mild days and rather cool nights most of the period.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather Bureau of the U" S. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTI1ENT OF CDr,JlViERCE vJEATHER .BUHEAU Athens, Georcia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or Heek ending Nay 13, 1961 (Prov isional)
Highest: Lowest:
92 at Colquitt on lvia:r 7
and 8.
42 0 at Blairsville on
hay 13.
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THOMAS
Precipitation for Heek ending
-:l- For period Hay 14-16, 1 961
T, les s than .ooS inch
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Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georg ia OFFICIAL BUSii.ffi SS
llvMEDIA'l'E - U. S. YlEATHER I@l'ORT
This report will be treated in all Respects as Letter rviail
( See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
Postage and Fees Paid
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., May 17 --A total -of 8, 7Z3, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending May 13, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 948, 000 placed the preVious week and is 1Z percent more than the 7, 814, 000 placed the same week last year o
Eggs set by Ge<;rgia hatcheries amounted to 11,019,000 compared with 11, 207, 'OQO the previous week and is 1 percent more than the 10,946, 000 for the corJ;Oesponding week last year
. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were report~d within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents for aU hatch.-ing eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 65 cents with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53. cents for eggs pur-
chased: at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for..chicks were reported within a rang~ of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8.25 per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to $10. 00 with an average of $8.. 25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year
were 7-0 cents for eggs and $11.75 for chicks.
Weighted average price fromthe Federal-State Market News Service
for broilers during the week ending May 13 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds
at farms 13.50 cents.
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GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set ]_I
1960 Thou.
1961
y"'or.
ago
Thou. Perce,nt
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia u;o
1960
1961
yr.
ago
Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 "1961
Thou. Thou.
Mar. t'l 9,372 11, 635 124
6,933
_7~ - 6.81
111
472 385
Mar. 18 9, 618 ll, 767 122
7' i6'7
7,739
108
568 389
Mar. 25 9, 541 12, lZS 127
7, 074
8,441
119
436 3Z4
Apr. 1
9,770 lZ, Z89 126
7,002
8, 747
lZS
486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 lZ, 275 120 . 6,949
8, 981
129
424 459
Apr. 15 10,643 Apr. 2Z 10, 762
11,9591 112 11,480 107
6, 951
8, 901
128
7, 304
8, 885
12Z
539 335 432 383
Apr. 29 10, 873 11, Z47 103
7, 519
8, 927
119
466 318
'May 6 , 11~ 085 May 13 . 10, 946
11, 207 101 11, 019 1. 101
7, 898
i 7,814
8,948 8,723
I 113
370
112
300
404 328
1/ Included e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp,1,y flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician in Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREA-S, BY WEEKS 1961
Week Ending
STATE
Apr. 29
May 6
May 13
I Apr. . Apr.
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Apr. 22
Apr. 29
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May May
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EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS .
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Vixginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA F lorida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
TOTAL 1960
o/o of year ago
*Revised
1, 623 959
1, 514 1, 836
261 2, 082 2, 168 3,212 2,247
300 5, 315
759 11,247
462 5, 953 4, 195 6,233
689 4, 196
480 525 2.,002.
58, 258
54, 609
107
1,628 758
1 ~ 414 1, 861
263 2, 155 2,201 3,368 2,230
221 5,343
754 11, 2.07
417 5, 765 4,267 6, 171
787 4, 154
481 541 1,989
57, 975
55, 186
105
1, 584 859
1, 434 1, 752
176 2., 0 50 2, 119 3,310 2, 102
2.38 5, 357
760 11, 019
-450 5, 817 4,060 6, 126
763 4, 100
486 402 1, 971
56, 935
54,492.
1, 263
533* 868 967 104 850 2, 124 2,632 1, 477 753
4,398 553
8,981 -2-6Z
4,875 3, 426 5,448
616* 3,280
363 .
248 1, 42.2.
1,234
512 915 97Z 172807 2,250 2, 583 1, 489 621
4,477 487
8,902
~'44
4, 928 3,364 5,604
623 3,094
407* 293 1, 516
45, 443* 45,522.*
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34,708 34,980
1, 209 520
989 884
167 807 2, 121 2, 638 1, 512 518
4,496 469
8, 885
Zb8 5, 091 3, 321 5, 517
584 3,207
340
364 1, 502.
1, 140 508 985 970 162 862
2, 156 2,665 1, 389
601
4, 381 510
8,927
Z9b 5, 0 1 1
3, 164 5,677
589 3,301
441
315 1, 489
1, 206 467 788 846
143 811 2,309 2,390 1, 240 550
4, 535 477
8,948
Z9Z 4,940 3, 169 5, 495
574 3, 151
403
333 1, 448
1, 209 473
831 895
119 905 2,228 2,330 1, 271 638
4, 239 467
8, 723 309
4,614 3, 149 5, 321
579 3, 205
384
278 1, 503
45,409 45,605 44,515 43,670
36,2.35 36, 783 38, 119 39, 12.4
104
131
130
12.5
12.4
117 112
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Athens, Georgia
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POULT R Y .uJ.Mi'ilf1!r'il.!t'Y-.
u', S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIC.ULTIJRE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SE'~V.CE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
~ay 19, . 1961
RIL 1961
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During Apr. . o/o of Jan, through Apr, %of
t-1-9_6_0_1-/~1-9:....6_1_2._/-; last 1959 1/
1960 2./ last
. year
year
ou.
Pullets P1aced(U. S.) 3/
Total
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3, 452.
12.4 10, 169
Domestic
3, 2.15
121
9,332.
Chickens Tested: -
Broiler Type Georgia
348
:no 106
1, 637
United States Egg Type
I. 1, 791 2., 143 12.0
7, 561
Georgia
7
0
52
united States
2.95
2.44 83
2,009
Chicks :-latched: Broiler Type Georgia
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I 31,443 39,5oo 126 118, 3~ C'
United States
1172.,931 2.16,319 12.5 668,407
Egg ';I'ype
Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter Young Chickens Geo.rgia L:..-1
united States 5/
I 1, 363 1, 601 97,52.4 103,350
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I 24,990 27,785
12.6,442. 146,942.
117
4, '/28
106 2.30,647
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I 111 87,399
116 459,082
Hens and Gocks
Ceor3ia 4/
33~
1:94 143
1, 795
United States 5/
3, 967 6, 63? 169 2.5, 778
Egg Production!
MIL. MIL.
MIL,
Georgia
194
207
'157
South Atlantic 6 I
717
7 56
5,527 5,498 .
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ct.
13, 443 ; (. _:13 2 11,823 127
1, 837 112. 9,319 123
25
48
3, 162. 113
137.486 116 765,935 115
5,643 119 2. ? 5, 073 119
93, 311 107 507, 189 110
2., 050 114
28, 683 111
MIL.
783 103
2, 834 102
21,138
97
ev1se
re 1m1nary.
nc u es expec e pu et rep acemen s rom
eegs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz.
case of e e:; s. 4/ ~.!"ederal-State Market News Service-- .~or the purpose of this
report a commercial poultry 'Slaughter plant is defined as a .plant which slaugh-
ters a weekly average of at least ::SO, 000 po~:nds live weight while in operation.
(Converted from weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ U.S. Slauehter reports only in-
clude poultry slaughtered under :?ederal Inspection.. 6/ South J\ tlantic states: Del., Md., Va., V{, Va., N. C., S . C., Ca., ~la. -
State
YC UNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDE:rt /EDBRAL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1960 AND 1961
- -- -.Numb.e.r... .p.e..ci.e..L_______
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Mar.
Jan. thru tv.lar.
During Mar. Jan. thru Mar.
1960 1961
1960
1961
1960 1961 1960
1961
ou. ou.
ou.
T ou.
ct.
ct.
ct.
Maine 4:, 284 4,659 12, 194 12,946
3.;0
2..5
2.2
Pa.
5,6'76 5,776 16,773 14,965
1.8
1.8
2. 1
Mo.
3,564 4,415 9,394 10, 893
5.7 2.5 4.9
2. 7
Del.
6,232 5, 861 16, 501 15, 593
2.7 1.5 2.6
1.9
Md,
., , 2 79 8,760 19,004 2.2,694
2.6 1.3 2.3
1. 4
c. Va.
4, 103 4,999 11,215 12., 154
N_.
10, 852 13,321 29, 87& 36, 2 '18
2.3 2.5 2.0 2.. 5 1. 4 2.4
2.8 '1. 5
GC3:.
19,774 2.1,924 57, 711 60,621
4.5 2.. 1 3.7
2..4
Tenn. Ala. Miss.
4,340 4,385 11, 741 11, 106 10,937 30,315
6,548 8, 714 17,402
11, 56 5 30, 003 23,414
4.5
2~ 0
3,'8 .. 2..2
4. 1 2.2 4.2.
2.5
6. 1 2.2 s. 5
2.6
Ark.
14,046 16,985 37, 114 42,421
4.3 2.3 4.3
2.2.
------ Texas 5, 536 6, 552 14,636 16, '/ 07
2.8 1.8 2,7
1.9
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3. 5 2.0 3.2
2.. 1
?or t 1.s project State un s were matcn.e w1th te era un s rece1ve rom t e
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
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End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, M_eat and Me~.t Products
United States - April 1961 .
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Shell eggs: Inc.reased by 32, 000 cases; April 1960 increase was 118, 000 cases;
s; average April increase is 278, 000 ca~es. Frozen e~gs: Increased by 14 m~l.;.
lion pounds; April 1960 increase was 9 million poun average April increase-
is 23 million pounds. .Frozen poultry: Decreased by 23 million pounds; April
1960 decrease was 36 million pounds; average April decrease is 34 million pou~ds, Beef: Increased by 15 million poui).ds; April 1960 change was a de-
creasEr ~f 8..mi_iliop pounds;_averag~ April chang_~ i~? a d,ecrease of 11 miilion _
pounds ~ Pork: Increased by 25 million pounds;. April 1960 increase was 45
million pounds; average April increase is 22 million pounds. Other meats:
Increased by 13 million pounds; April 1960 increase was 9 million pounds; av-
erage April increase is 7 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit
April _1956.-60 av.
Thou;.
April 1960
Thou.
March 1961
Thou.
April .1961 Thou.
Eggs:
Shell
Case
600
299
49
-81
Frozen eggs, total
Total eggs ]J
Poultry, frozen:
I Pound
89, 127
90, 104
53, 965 67;769
Case
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2, 883 ,
2, 580
1, 415
1, 797
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Broilers or fryers Pound
19,757
17,410
21,496 21,374
Hens, fowls
do.
41,421
41, 899
47,467 41, 255
Turkeys
do.
87,370
87, 277 126,064 109,545
Other -~ Unclas si-
fied
do.
37,440
38, 118
33,926 34,078
Total poultry
do. --1-8-5-, -9-8-8-------1-8-4-,-7-0-4-----2-2-8-,-9-5-3---2-0--6-,2-5-2--
Beef: F rozen In
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Cure and cured
do.
151# 828
158, 130 141, 505 156,343
Pork: Frozen In
Cure or cured
do.
375,250
383, 291 243,667 268,458
Other meats and meat pro~ucts
do; - - 98,113
99, f02
-92~ 235 105, 525
Total all red meats do. --6-2-5-, -1-9-1-------6-4-0-,-5-2-3-----4-7-7-,-4-0-7---5-3-0-,-3-2-6--.
1/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39. 5 _pounds _to the case.
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MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
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Geor ia Mar. 15
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Apr. 1~ .
United States
1960
1961
1961
ents
ents
ents
Prices Received: Farm Chicken's (lb.) Com. Broilers (:lb.) All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (Dozen}
-.. Prices Paid: (per 100 lb. Broiler Grow. mash Layin'g Mash
Scratch Grains
- 14. 5 17. 1
17 . 0 4.5.9 Dol. 4.50 4.65 4. 15
14. 5 16.3 16.2 50.6 Dol. 4.60 4.60 4. 10
14.0 14. 8 14.8 46.0
DoL 4.55 4.55 4.05
1'3. 3 17.4 17. 1 36.3 Dol. 4.69 4.38 3.89
13. 1' 16.8 16.4 , 3.6. 7
Dol. 4.68 4.37 ' 3,84
' 12. 7 15. 1 14.8 33.4 Dol. 4.66 4.37 3.84
This report is made possible through the .cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, Federal-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors, and the poultry farmers that report to the agenCies.
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GEORGIA WEEKLY CROP AND WEATHER BULLETIN
~ ~5 Week Ending May 23, 1961
Released 12 Noon Tuesday CROP .PROSPECTS IMPROVED
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georg~:..a
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Athens, Ga., May 23 -- Condition of 11 crops improved during the week as
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favorable weather continued dliTing the period, according to the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service.
County agents reported that the planting of corn, cotton, tobacco, and peanuts is complete in the southern districts of the State. Stands are somewhat irregular for cotton and corn, but good for peanuta~ In the central area, plant. ing is from 80 to 85 percent complete and about 50 percent finished in the northern section. These operations will be further delayed by rains on ~-1ay 22.
Weather conditions were favorable fer cultivation of early planted crops and good progress . was made-. in all areas. Prospects showed rerearkable improvement during the weekc The mejority of reports indicate that the condition of ~orn, cotton, and tobacco is about equally divided between fair and good, while 65 percent of the reports list peanuts as good to very goodo
Small grain crops continue to improve. Eighty percent of the whee.t is listed from good to very good, while 7D percent of the oat crop is good or better. These crops are maturing re.pidly and combining is under way in the southern portion of the State. .
Farmers made good progress in harvesting their early hay crops and yields are very goodQ Peaches are moving to market in the southern-areas and increased
volume is expected during the week of May 22. Pastures are furnishing excellent grazing in all areas.
Conditions have been favorable for vegetable crop growth during this period, according to reports from State Farm Market managers. Cabbage harvest is drawing to a close in southern areas. Qtmlity snap beans, cucumbers, and squash are beginning to move in vo~ume. Good crops of tomatoes, cantaloups, and watermelons are in prospect if favorable weather conditions prevail during the next tv1o- weeks. Insect and disease damage has been light.
WEATHER SUMHARY - There was little or no rainfall reported in Georgia di.tring the week ending Saturday, May 20, except in the northwest and extreme north. Amounts in these areas ranged from more than one inc~ in the northwest corner of the State to less than one-half inch in the coUnties just north and west of the Chattahoochee River. Practically all cooperative :weather observers to the south and east of a line through Atlanta and Gain~sville reported no measurable rainfall during the entire week. Soil moisture supplies continue generally adequate due to ample rainfall of the previous -vreek. Showers on Monday and Monday night, May 22, brought light to moderate rainfall amounts to most sections of the State.
Temperatures averaged near normal for the week. Days were warm and mostly
sunny and nights mild to cool. Afternoon temperatures reached the nineties on
one or more days at most South Georgia stations and were generally in the
eighties or high seventies in central and northern sections. Early~orning lows
were in the fifties and sixties except in extreme north Georgia, 't-rhe.re . :r:e~dings
below fifty were not uncommon.
The Weather Bureau's 30-day outlook for the period midMaY to ,Uli<l-June calls
for Georgia temperatures to average about norme.l. Rainfal;l .is. als<;> exiiected to
be near normal except in the southeast where above normal amounts a~e indicated
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ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reportin2 Service, Athens, 0eor gia,. in
cooperation. with Georgia Agricultural Extensi:~li ~~rvi<{e,
Geor 15 ia State Department of A~ricultt.:.re, and the:weat-her
Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
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U. S. DEP.AR~NT OF COl-'il!iEUCE HEATHER BUHEAU Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week endinp May 20, 1961 ( Pr ~visional)
Highest: 94 at Colquitt on the
19th.
38 at Blue Ridge on the 17th.
TH0114S
Precipitation for week ei1ding ~*"For period Lay 21-23, 1 961 T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens , Georgia OFFICIAL BUSli-JESS
lMvlEDIATE - --u:--s:-viEATFCR REPoRT This report will be treated in all . Respects as Letter lviail ' { See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
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Athens. Ga.-, May Z4 - A total of S.-5 , 0 broiler c 1cks was placed'
with prodl,lcers in Georgia during the week ending May ZO, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. T_his co~pares with the 8, 7Z3, 000 placed the previous week and is 6 percent more thAn the 8, 08Z, 000 placed the same
week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 143, 000 compared with 11,019,000 the previous week an~ is 3 percent more than the 10, 834,000 for
the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid fo-r Georgia produced hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 54 cents {or all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents with an average of . 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred compared with a range of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8.25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 70 cents for eggs and $11. 7 5 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending May ZO was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds at farms 13.41 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set l_/
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
'7o yr. ago
Percent
Chicks Placed for
Eggs Chicks
Broilers in Georgia
Set Hatche d
"lo
1960
1961
yr. .; 1961 1961
..
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Thou.
'rhou. Percent Thou. Thou.
;
Mar. 18 9,618 11, 767 122
7' 167
7,739 108
568 389
Mar. 25 9, 541 12, 125
Apr. 1
9,770 12, 289
127 126
.
7,074
t,ooi
8,441 119 8,747 ' 125
436 324 486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 12,275 120
6,949
8, 981 . 129
424 459
Apr. 15 10,643 11, 959 112
Apr. zz 10,762 11, 480 107
6, 951 7,304
8,901 128 8, 885 122
539 335 432 383
I Apr. 29 10,873 11, 247 103
May 6 11, 085 11, zo1 101
,May 13 I 10,946 11,019 101
7' 519 7, 898
7, 814
8, 927 119 8,948 113 8,723 112
- 511 Z/ 318
370 404 300 328
May_ 20 I 10, 834 11, 143 i 103
8, 082
8, 564 106
211 383
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician in Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
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Week Ending
STATE
May
May
May
Apr.
Apr.
Apr. May
6
13
20
15
22
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EG6S SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
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May 13
May 20
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi A rkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
1,628 758
1, 414 1, 861
263 2, 155 2, 201 3, 368 2, 230
221 5, 343
754 11, 207
417 5, 765 4,267 6, 171
787 4, 154
481 541
1, 989
TOTAL 1961 57, 975
1, 584 859
1, 434 1, 752
176 2, 050 2, 119 3, 310 2, 102
238 5, 357
760 11, 019
450 5, 817 4,060 6, 126
763 4, 100
486 402 1, 971
56, 935
1, 536 852
1~ 524 1, 776
249 2,074 2, 115 3,406 2, 151
294 5, 369
772 11, 143
454 5, 699 . 4, 102
6, 051 798
4, 125 494 468
1, 960
57,412
1, 234 512
915 972 120 787 2, 250 2, 583 1,,489 621 4,477 487 8, 902 344 4,928 3,364 5, 604
I 623 3,094
407* 293 1, 516
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1, 209 520
989
~84
167 807 2, 121 2, 638 1, Sl2 518 4,496 469 8, 885
~bts
5, 091 3, 321 5, 511
584 3,207
340 364 1, 502
45, 522* 45,409
1, 140 508 985 970 162 862
2, 156 2, 665 1, 389
601 4,381
510 8, 927
2~b
5, 077 3, 164 5, 677
589 3, 301
441 315 1, 489
45, 605
1, 206 467 788 846 143 811
2,309 2, 390 1, 240
550 4, 535
477 8, 948.
292 4,940 3, 169 5, 495
574 3~ 151
403 333 1, 448
44, 515
1, 209 1, 198
473
475
831
745
895
962
119
109
. 905
906 ,.
2,228 1,944
2,330 2,344
1, 271 1, 121
638
592
4, 239 4, 068
467
552
8, 723 8, 564
309
Zb -f
. 4, 614 4, 528
3, 149 3, 068
5, 321 5, 331
579
626
3, 205 2, 999
384
38.1
278
299
1, 503 1, 479 I
43,670 42, 55.~
TOTAL 1960
o/o of year ago
*Revised
55, 186 1(1,5
54,492
104
54,242 106
34,980
'
130
36, 2'35
I
125
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36, 783 124
38, 119 117
39, 124 39,498
112
108
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., June 1, 1961 -- A total of 8, 312, 000 broiler Cificks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending May 27, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 564, 000 placed the previous week and is 3 percent more than the 8, 0(8, 000 placed the same week last yea1.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11, 098, 000 compared with
11, 143, 000 the previous week and is 4 percent more t han the 10, 714, 000 for
the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported, within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents
for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery ov.rned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents
with an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs pur-
chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices
charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9~ 00 with an
average of $8.00 per hundred compared with.a range of $7.00 to $9.00 with an
average of $8. 00 .per hundred last .week. The average prices last year were
70 cents for eggs and $11.75 for chicks.
Weighted average price fz:om the Federal.:..state Market News Service
for broilers during the week ending May 27 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds
at farms 12~ 50 cents.
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GEORGJA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
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BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs' Set }_I
I 1960 1961
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Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
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1961
yr.
a&o
ago
Percent Thou.
Thou. Percept
Eggs Chicks Set Hatcheci
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Mar. 25 9, 541 12, 125
127 7,074
8, 441
119
436 324
Apr. 1
9, 770 12, 289
126 7,002
8, 747
lZS
486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 12,275
120 6,949
8, 981
129
424 459
Apr. ~. 5 110, 643 11, 959
112 6, 951
8, 901
128
539 335
Apr.~ 10,762 11, 480
107 7,304
8, 885
lZZ
432 383
Apr. 29 10, 873 11, 247
103 7, 519
8, 927
119
511 318
~ay 6
11, 085 11, 207
101 7, 898
8,948
113
370 404
~y 13 10, 946 11, 019
101 7, 814
8, 723
112
300 328
May ZO 10, 834 11, 143 .
103 8, 082
8, 564
106
211 383
May 27 10,714 11, 098
104 8,078
8, 312
103
155 277
ll Included eggs set by hat~hertes p roductng cmo.Ks for hatcher y supp11y1 flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural statistician In Cha~ge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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U. s. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Statistical Reporting Service
. State Depar~ment of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Geol'g~a
EGGS SET .AND CHICKS PLA~D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
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STATE
May 13
May 2'
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May i Apr.
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Apr. ,
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May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27 '
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EGGS SET - ')HOUSANDS
CHICKS f LACED - THOUSANDS
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Maine
Conne~ticut
Pennsylvania
1, 584
859 1, 434
1, 536 852
1, 52.4
1, 565 874
1, 424
1, 209 520 989
a 1, 140 so 985'
1, 206 467 7Q8
1, 2.09 473 831
1, 198 4.15 745
1, 2G6 452 840
Indiana
1, 752
1, 776
1, 790
884
97q
846
895
.962
896
Illinois
176 :
249
206
167
16Z
143
119
109
145
Missouri
2, 050
2,074
2, 113
807
. 862
811
905
906
923
Delaware
2, 119
2,.115
2., 11.9
2, 121
2, 156 ' 2., 309 2.,2.28
. 1, ~44 1, 868.
Maryland Virginia W~st Virginia
3, 3_10
z. 10-2.
238
3-,40~
2, 151 294
J.,4l2 2., 111
289
2., 43&
1,. 5-l~
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381 2,~65 ,
1, ~0
2,390
1, 2.40
; S50
Z, 330 1, 2.71
638
2,344
1, .12.1
59Z
2, 291 1, 143
469
North Car_olina - 5, ~ -s1
5, 3~9
5;'~24
4,49'
4,38
~.53~ 4, 239
4, 0.68 4, 096
South Carolina
761
GE6RGi.A
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7l2. 11, 14-3
705 11, 098
469 8, ~85
Sl . t 471
467
8, 927 _8.,948 a, 723
$52
a, ~64
464 8, 31~
8\
Flortda
41V
454
440'
ZbH
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3U9
zoT
Z47
Alabama
5, al7
5, 699:
5, 696
~5, 091
5, 077
4,940 4,614 4, 528 4,480
Mississippi Ar kaqsJ~t,S Louis-iana
4, C-60 6, /.2.6
763
4,102
6,,051 .. 798
4, }.() 1 6,1zz
756
3,32.1 5, 517
584
35,, 6176f4 58 .
3, 169 5, 495
574
3, 149 5, 321
579
3,068 5, 331
626
} ,, 153 5, 274
614
Texas
.W~shington
Oregon
4,"100 486 402
4, 125 494 468
4,037 456 441
3, 207
I 340 I 364
3,30 44~ 31
3, 151 403 333
3, 205 384 278
2, 999 381
299
3, 097 387 340
Ca.l\-fornia
1, 971
1; 960
l 1, 902
1, 502
1. 48r I
1, 448 1, 503
1, 479 1, 489
TOTAL 1961 TOTAL 1960
. 56, 935 54' ,492
57,41-Z 54,2.42
56, 987 53, 969
: 45,409
! 36, 235
45, 605~ I
36, 78r
44,515 43,670 38, 119 39, 124
42, 558 42., 206 39,498 39, 901
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104
106
106
12.5
12~
117
112
108
106
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_LIBRARIES. RELEASED -.6/2/6i
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BY . . ..
1. GEO~GtA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
cm.oRGIA .PRicES RECEIVED INDEx oFF' 2 POINTS
BROI.LER .PRICES SLIP. TO RECOR-D LOW . '
. . The Index of Prices Re.ce~ye:d by Geo~gia Fe.~~s decl;,ined two points - (l , per~ cent) to 243 percent of its 1QlO-l4 average during the month ended May ~5. This
is ,one point below la'st.. year 1 s mid-May index and th:e same as shown in January.: Th~ index of livestock.. and .live.stock products dropped 10 'points to ao1 percent: .. which is tl?-~ lowest :for any month. since .Je:nua.ry 1960. The All Crop index gained three point~ ~o 264 p~rcent partially off~etting the sharp decline for. livestock and ;Iivesto_ck _products
. . .Broiler prices -s:l.ip;ped to a. ~ecord : .low average, of 13 1/2 cents per pound.
T~e previa~ low was l!+O cents in Nov~~er of 1959.. Lower prices for eggs, bogs,
beef cattle and calves. were also. factors,r .espopsible for the declining livestocl,t
ind.ex. Hog. pri.ces f-ell 50 cents to an ave.rage of $16.10 per hundredweight. . Oa.lf priae~ also ayeraged 50 .cents lower and .beef cattle. were off 20 cents from .a . .
mvn;th .ago. Egg prices. have also fallen SiX: "Gents to an ayerage of 41 cents, the
l'owest recorded since peptember of 1959 .
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. A penny . increas~ in th~ price of cotton lint WJ:!.S" the primary factor i n the
inc~eased crop index. . . Corn: ~s up a penny at $1.26 per bushel.. Wheat, oats, : and
rye .were off.. ~lightly as grain haJ;-yest i s . ge,tting undenm.y. Soybean p;l"ices ip.- creased for the sixth consecutive month reaching $2.60 per bu~hel. . Thi~ i .s the
highest for apy month: since. July of 1956. :
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p. S. : PI\ICES RECEIVED DOWN 3 POINTS
PAlUTY INDEX ~CHANGEDJ PARITY RATIO ~78
. The Inde~ of Prices Received by Farmers dropped $lightly more than 1 per-
cent (3 points) to 236 percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended . _
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ll.ay 15. Low~r prices for ~at ~Jlima.ls, dairy prod~cts, and poultry and eggs ac-
counted for most of th~ decline. Higher prices for cantaloupe, cor~, oranges, and
apples were :partially offsetting. The mid-:V.ay index was 2 percent below a year
earlier and the lowest for any inonth _since las~. August; -when' it -wa.s 234. ..
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The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Ser.Vices, including
Inte:rest, ,Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, again stood at 302 on May 15. This was :the
fourth consecutive month recordea at this 'all-time high level'. Pr'icHi'J?aid for
production goods averag~d slightly lower .in mid-r~y than. a month earlier. Family living items, on the other hand, averaged a little h~gh~r. The Index was 1 point
hig~er than a year e~rlier .
With farm product prices off slightly in May and prices paid uricha~ed~ the
Fa.rity .Ratio declined :.-1 point 'to 78. This -was 1 percent lower than in .. Ap:t;i~
and ~ 1/2 percent lower than 8: year ago. .
Index Numbers - Georgia and United States
Ind~x . ..
. Hay 15 . :-
Apr~ 15
May 15.
1910-14 - 100: . 1960 .
1961
: . ' 1961 .
Record Hi gh :Index Date
UNITED STATES
:
?J : . Prices Received : :~ 240 .
Parit~' I ndex
301
239 302
236
313 : Feb J951
302
302 :3/Apr;~ 1960
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: 80
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. GEOEGIA
. . . Prices Received : ;
. . All' commodities
. 244;
All Crops, ..
. Livestocl~ and.
=: .. _ ; 259:. , .
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79
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78
123 :7. 0ct.l946
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2.45 261
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~43
264
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310
Mar.l951
. 319 :4,.,../M. ar.l951
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210
2li
201
: . 295' :Sept . 1Q48
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y Revised. g) Prices Pat d , Intarest, Taxes, and Farm '{age Rates based on data
!/ for the indi cated dates.
Also February ~ March ; and April 1961. J:} Also
April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
ROBER'r F. CARVER Agricultural Statistici an
- - - - - - - Th- e - G- eo- rg-ia - C-rop- R- e4po- rti- ng- S- e-rv-ice- , - 31- 5 - H-olte- S- m- ith- A- n-nex- - - - - - Athens , Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
PRICES RECEIVED BY F.Am1ERS Mt\Y 15, 1961 vTITH CoMPAlUSONS
GEORGIA
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UNITED STATES
00'2MODITY AND UNIT :-Miy-15! Apr.I5-! May I5-! May 15-:-Apr-:-15 -:-Miy-15
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1961 -i~1~
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-1l9:6116
Oats, bu.
Corn, bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, ewt.
Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton
Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, per ton
All Alfalfa
I.espedeza Soybean & Cowpea
Peanut Milk Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef c Cows,
attle, cwt.
y a
l
l,
cwt.
Steers &heifers,cwt.
calves, cwt. Milk, Wholesale, cwt.
Fluid Mkt.
Mahuf .
All Turkeys, lb.
Chickens, per lb.
Farm
Com' 1 Broil.
All Eggs,. doz., All
$ . 85 .83
$ 1.35 125
$ 1.15 1.05
$ 2.15 2;,00
30.0 30;-5
$
$ 2.10 2.45
9.8
$
5. 70
$ 27.20 $ 33. oo $ 2S.oo $. 30.00 $ 23.00 $ 170.00 $ 14.70
$ 17.80 $ 15.60
$ 20.20 $ 21.90
27-50
37. oo
31.00 30.00
23.50 175.00
16.60
17.10 16.00 20.10 22.20
$ 5-90 $ 3.20
5-70
3~40
$ g/5.80 . g/5.65
26.0 28.0
14.5 .
17.1 17.0 46.9
14.0 14.8 14.8 46.0
.81 ; .680 .581
1.26 : 1.07 .965
1.10 : .866 .847
2.05 . : 1.54 1.48
31.5 : 29.26 29.44
2.6o : 2.00
ll.4
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4. 28
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27.20
21.60 . 20.00
37. oo 22.4o 20.50
30.00 23.6o 24.00
30. 00 23.50
28.00
20~60
Z'(.90
21.10
180.00 224.00 226.00
16.10 15.40 16.90
17.50 15.60 19.70
21.70
15-50 24.00
20.6o ' 15.4o 22.70
21.70 24.70 24.10
. 598 1.02
.8J5 1.56 29.56
2.96 l l .-4 6.26
19.80 20.20 23.20 27.40 20.20 '224.00 16.00 "19.80 15.00 21.60 23.60
4.25 : 3.10 : g/3.82 : 26.1
4.40
3-29 g/4.01
22.1
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3/3.89 -21.5
12~5
13.5 13.5 41.0
13.4 17.5 17.2 . 33.1
12.7
15.1 14.8
33.4
ll.2 14.4 14.1 32.0
y Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacelllent. gj Revised. J/ ..Prelim:Lnary Estimate. _
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR SElECTED FEEDS MAY 15 > 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
KIND OF FEED
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GEORGIA
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UNITED STATES
:- May !5-:-Apr: !5- '? '"'"}y-1) '? May !5- ! Apr71;:May .-15'
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Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.
All Under 291o Protein
~Protein
18~ Protein
20% Protein
--....
3.85 3.75 3.95 4.00
3.90 3.75 3.95 4.05
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4.00 3.85 4.15. 4.20
3.67 3.62 3.59 3.91
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3.70 3.66 3.64 3.99
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3.70 3.66 3.66 4.01
Cottonseed Meal,41~,cwt. Soybean Meal, 44~, cwt.
. 3.80 4.10
3-65 4.2)
3.80 4.o6 4.01 4.14 4.45 4.09 4.63 .4.89
Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal., cwt.
3.30 3.50 3-30
Broiler Growing Ma:sh, cwt. laying Mash, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt.
4.55 4.70 4.10
Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton
45.00 33.00
3.20 3-35 3.20
4.55' 4.55 4.05
1~7.00
36.00
3-30 3-45 3.20
4.80 4.65 4.15
45.00 34.00
2.90 2.96 3.15
4.66 4.36
3-89
32.00 29.10
2.95 3.00
2.99 3.03 3-05 3.o6
4.66 4.75
4.37 4.43
3.84 3.87
31.50 31.00 29.80 29.70
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GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
MAIN CAt1PUS UNIV. OF GA.
ATHENS GA
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., June 7, 1961 --A tot al of 3,307,000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Geor t;ia durin5 the week ending June 3, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 312., 000 placed th~ previous week and is 5 percent more th.an the 7, 92.3, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Geor5ia ha';cheries amo mt~d to 10, 877, 000 compared with 11, 093, 000 the previous week and is 4 percent more than the 10, 497, 000 for the corresponding week last yea:r.
The majority of the prices paid for Geor gia produced. hatching e gg s were reported within a range of 45 to 60 cents per dozen wit h an average of 54 cents for all hatching e gg s and 52. cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents with an average of 55 cents for all hatchins e gg s and 53 cents for e gg s purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported withi:'l a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8, 00 per hundred compared wit h a range of $7. 00 to $9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 70 cents for eggs and $11. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending June 3 was .Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds at farms 11. 55 cents.
Week Ending
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROIL:~R TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set ]_i
1960 1961 Thou. Thou.
'7o yr. a go ' Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
1960
' v;o
1961
yr.
a go
Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961 !
Thou. Thou.
Apr. 1
9,770 12., 2.89 12.6
7,002.
8,747 12.5
486 339
Apr. 8 10, 188 12,275 12.0
6,949
8, 981 12.9
42.4 459
Apr. 15 10, 643 11, 959 112.
6, 951
8, 901 12.8
539 335
Apr. 2.2. 10,762 11, 430 107
7,304
8, 885 12.2
432. 383
Apr. 2.9 10,873 11, 2.47 103
7, 519
8,92.7 119
511 318
May 6 11, 085 11, 2.07 101
7, 898
8,948 113
370 404
May 13 10,946 11,019 101
7, 814
8,723 112
300 32.8
May 2.0 10, 834 11, 143 103
8,082.
8, 564 106
2.11 383
May 27 10,714 11,098 104
8, 078
8, 312. 103
155 277
' June 3 10,497 10, 877 104
7' 92.3
8,307 105
2.07 2.44
1I Incluc ed e gg s set b y hatcher1es p roduc1ng ch1cks for hatcher Y suPP)l'Y flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
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May 20
May 27
June 3
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
Apr.
May
May May
May : . June I
29
6
13
20
27
3 ' ..
CHI~KS PLACED - .THOUSANDS
'
Maine Connecticut
1, 536 852
1, 565 874
1, 578 747
1, 140 ~ 206 1, 209 1, 19'8 1, 226
508
'467
473
475
452
I
1, 242 447
Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri
1, 524 1, 776
249 2,074
1, 424 1, 790
206 2, 113
1, 454 1,699
237 2,039
985
788
831
745
840
840
970 I 846
895
962
896
910
162
143
119
109
145;
80
862
811
905
906 : 923 .
. 841 .
Delaware
2, 115
2, 119
2,040
2, 156 ~,309 2, 228 1,94~ 1, 868
1, 974 .
Maryland Virginia West Vir ginia
3,406 2, 151
294
3,412 2, 111
289
3,432 2,038
258
2, 665 ' 1, 389
601
2,390
'240 550
2,330 1, 271
638
2,344 1, 121
592
2, Z91 1, 143
469
2
,
.
1.
1
4 '
1, 110
533
North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama
5, 369 772
11, 143
454
5, 699
5,324 705
11, 098 446
5, 696
5, 230 703
10, 877
397 5, 558
4,381 510
8,927
296 5, 077 .
4, 535 I 477
ll8, 948 , 924902
4, 239 467
8,723
309
4,614
4,068 552
8, 564
267 4, 528
4,096 464
8, 312
247 4,480
3, 979 46Z
8, 307
244 4, 518
Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
4, 102 6, 051
798 4,125
494 468
4, 101' 6, 122
756 4,037
456 441
4,074 6,032
744 3, 917
520 474
3,164 5, 677
589 3,301
441 315
3, 169
j$, 495 574
, 151
1
403
333
3, 149 5, 321
579 3, 205
384 278
3,068 5, 331
626 2,999
381 299
3, 153 5, 274
614 3, 097
387 340
3, 132 5, 377
602
2, 949 367 25d
California
1, 960
1, 902
1, 773
1, 489 1, 448 1, 503 1, 479 1, 489 1, 435
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TOTAL 19bl 57,412
56, 987 55, 821
45, 605 4J' 515 43,670 42, 558 42,206 41, 713
TOTAL 1960 54,242
53,969 53,444
36,783 3 ' 119 39, 124 39,498 39~901 39, 525
%of year ago
106
106
104
124 I 117
112
108
106
106
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
LIBR"R\E.S
NT OF AGRICULTURE MARKETING SERVICE . BL.OG ATHENS, GA.
June 13, 1961
VEGE'ABLES FOR FRESH MARKET June 1, 1961
Georgia: Production of spring and early summer vegetables in Georgia {excluding
pota.toes)is estimated to be about 20 percent less than last year,
according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This indicated decline in pro-
duction is due mainly to a reduction in acreage for most crops. Weather condi-
tions. during late May were favorable for the grm~h and harvesting of ve8etable
crops. Harvest of lima beans, tomatoes, and sweet corn ia underway, with peak
harvest .expected around June 20. Prospects as of ~une 1 were generally favorable
for good cantaloup and watermelon crops.
United States: Production of spring vegetables and melons is expected to be 8 percent less than last year and 6 percent below average, the
Crop Reporting Board annom1ced today. Estimated production, excluding melons, is
6 percent under last year >'lhile melons production is down 14 percent. Major
vegetable crops with substantially less production than last year are lettuce, onions, asparagus, sweet corn, snap beans and green pepper~. All spring melons, except honey dews, are considerably under last year. These declines in production
are partially offset by more cabbage, tomatoes and spinach.
Estimates of summer vegetable and melon crops indicate a production 12 percent less than last year. Forecasts made to date usually account for nearly half of ~otal summer production. Crops with considerably smaller summer production forecasted are watermelons, lettuce and onions.
Cool and wet weather prevailed in most vegetable producing areas of the Nation during May. Below normal temperatures during much of the month placed most tender vegetable crops from one to tvro weeks behind their usual schedule. In _addition to slowing grov~h, the cool weather was not favorable for obtaining uniform stands and some replanting was necessary. Also yield prospects were lovrered on several crops. An unusually la.t.e .season cold spell invad~d the country east of the Rocky Mountains the last few days of the month. There scattered frosts were reported in the Northern States and in the mountainous areas of the Se<>Uth. The main damage was the loss of producti on from current bloom. Considerable rainfall occurred during May, which caused some delay of planting and interluption of harvest. Cloudiness accompanying the cool weather slowed grmrth. 1\fa.ny areas though, particularly in the south, were needing moisture from the general rains received late in }-By.
LIMA BEANS: Spring lima bean production in Florida and South Carolina is forecast at 71,000 cwt.) up 1 percent from 1960 but 31 percent belm-T average.
Nay production in the Plant City, .Florida area was very good but volume was expected to decline in early June. Supplies from Nort'!.1 Florida vTill be light after ~une 10. Conditions in South carolina improved during Nay. Peak movement is ~xpected from the .ear~ areas about midJune.
CANTALOUPS: The first forecast places early sUlTilller production at 902; 000 Cl~.;
.
thi s is 8 percent less than 1960 and 35 percent less than averaGe .
Arizona melons are in good condition and progress has been satisfactory. Weather
conditions have been favorable. Harvest started on a small scale in the Parker
area but is not expected to start in the Salt River Valley until mid-June. The
South Carolina crop has been delayed by cool nights. The majority of the crol?
pad to be planted over and as a result is late. Peak movement is expected during
f.!arly July. Heavy rains and strong winds in aeorc;ia caused poor stands and slow
grm~h during the early part of May. By the e:':'ld of the month, however, favorable
weather prevailed and a good set was obtained; The crop is from 1 to 2 weel~s be-
hind normal.
o\'ll!:Ji.,'T CORN: '!'he late spring crop 1s now forecast at 679,000 cvTt., 5 percent. a.bove
last year but 15 percent below average. The South Carolina crop,
although later than usual, is making good growth. Light harvest is in progress, but volume is not expected before mid-June. Peak harvest is expected the iveek of
June 24. In Georgia, grmrlng conditions improved considerably during late I-1ay.
Little production is expected before mid-June. The Alabama crop is quite late. The cool, wet spring delayed the crop. Earliest production is expected {n late June. In California, shipments from the Coachella Valley and Blythe pealced about June 1 and will continue at volume level through mid-June. Progress of the crop in the Arvin-Wheeler Ridge district has been good with harvest expected to
begin in mid-June. {Continued)
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TOMATOEs: .Late spring production is forecast at 723.,0QQ ~~Wf~~: 3' percent l~ss . ~ban
last year and 43 percent below average .. ' In Soath carolina, the . crop is
making good growth and vines are loaded with fruit. However, a good many tomatoes
in the Charleston-Beaufort area. have developed "cat face." Quality of those affected vTill not be suitable for . ~ket. ,. Shipments were expected to begin about June 5 and to peak in the main producing a:i:~as by June 19. In Georgia, heavy rains, cool weather .and hail in the Pelrurun area have reduced ~~eld prospects. T'ne first crop set on th~ vin~s was light. :with many .cuJ.J.s. Tl;le second set . looks: good .. Light harvest began on June 1 . The Mississippi- crop needs r(;l.in. Harves't '.
should begin about June 10. The L:>uisiana crap is . generally in good condition .. ,
Pfcking is under:way in the rlew orleans az:,ea arid should begin in other areas in ',, mid-June. The late spring Texas crop mad~ fair :progress during May. lack of . moisture delayed setting ' of fruit in seVereLareas. Scattered showers late .in the
month were very beneficial. However, more raill was needed on June 1. A light
harvest in the sbuth central area started j_n ni:i.d-l/.ay. Pieking in e~st Texas began
in late May and should continue into July:
WATERMELONS: r.ite Spring !):reduction in calif' ornia and Florida is forecast at
: 8,502,000 cwt., which is 14 percent . below 1960 but 7 percent above
average. Most ac:::-eage in the South Florida area. :b.as been harvested. Good progress is being made in the Central and Gainesville areas. Supplies continue during June, With extreme North Florida expected to start volume harvesting about mid-June. t.ight haryest began in West Flo~l.d.a in early June. . In Ca.li~ornia, harvest is now active in the Imperial Valley with the quality of melons. and con- : dition of vines good. At Blythe, growth and quality of vines is excellent and harl" vest v.-as expected to start between June 5-10.
The . first production forecast for earl.y sUmmer v;atermelons, 16,448,000 cwt.,.
is 12 percent below 1960 arid 14 percent below e.verage. In North and South
Carolina unfavorable weather made replanting . necessary in many instances. Cool
nights have retarded growth. In South Carolina, stage of growth ranges f':rom vines
just beginning to run to vines with small melons. Some. melons are expected dur-
ing the l.ast week of .rune. Peak ruirvest will .occur about mid-July. In Georgia, .
the crop. has bee,n delayed by e::~cessive rains . and cold weather. Considerable re-
planting has been necessary. Light movement from earliest planted fields is
expected about June 20. The Alabama crop is late due to cool, ~t lreatheJ:. In
the southeast part-of the State; one of the earliest areas, plants are just
starting to run." :tn Mississippi, wa.te~lon6 made good progress during May until
the end of the month when cool nights slowed g;rovrth. Stands are spotted. Vines
look good but cool weather has h~~ yield prospects. Harvest ~s expected about
the first week in July and will continue until the middle of August. Planting.
in Arkansas ws delayed by cool, wet weather . Stands are irregular in ma.ny:fields
and the crop is about two ;reelts late. Watermelons :rnB.d.e good progress in I.oui:siana
during M:l.y and stands are good. Some harvest is eXpected July 1 with heavier
volume beginning about mid-July. Plantings in Oklahoma were delayed, fl.rst by
dry' soils then rains in early r.Ja.y. The .crop will be later than usua.l. Stands
are.. thin in several areas. Cool weather has cauaed slow growth. In. Texas; ligh:t
h~est started in the Lower Valley, . Falfurrias, Hebbronville and Riveria areas
early in May ana. volume supplies ae:;."'e available .by mid-month. Harvest in other .
south Texas areas, Pearsall, Laredo and Win,te.r Garden got Wlderw.y the last half
of' May. Supplies from south Texas will be ' available through most of June. In
south cent,ral Texas -- Stockdale, Lockart, Luling and Hempstead -- harvest will - .
begin about June 10. Crops in central and east Texas areas are making good
. .
progress and. ha.r'VEfst Will start about June 19~ V<?ltliile wiD, be available in early
July; Supplies from this area will continue into early August. Scattered .
plantings in the North'IV'estern Counties ,v7ill furnis}:l supplies into September. . In : .
the Pearsall, Winter Garden and Hebbronville areas, rains have been spotted and
light~ . 'Only fair yields are expected. Scattered. showers in central, east and
south cEmtz:a.l areas late in M:l.y were beneficial, but more moisture is needed.
Yield prospects are good in these areas. Col~itions have bee~ favorable fo~
Arizona: melons and the crop is in good condition. Volume movei!lent is expected ..
about mid-June. rn California, g:::-owth has been. slovred somewhat by cool tempera-
tures but fields are making good progress otherwise. Movement from the southern
sa~ Joaq\U,n Valley is expected to get underwa.y about July 1 .
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CROP
ACREAGE :b~R HARVEST : YJ:EW PF.R ACR.T<: :
PRODUCTION
AND
;Average
: Illlit. :Av. :
: Ind. :Average:- - - :rnd.
S~'"E : 1950-59
1960 : 1961 : : 50.59: 1960: 1961 : 1950-59: 1960 : 1961
CANTALOUPS
Ee.r~ Summer SoU'ch carolina Georgia Arizona,Other Group Total
6,140 8,500 7,300 21,940
-Acres -
7,300 7,500 2,700 17,500 16,900:
- cwt. -
35 50 130 63
.. - 1, 000 c1-rt. -
30 205 2515
50 : 451 3'75
120 738 351
53 1,395
902
81-TEET CORN
Late Spring
South carolina 1, 750
1,000
900: 43
55
45
77
55
1:-0
Georgia
2,170 2,100 2,100: 31 32 30
66 67 63
Alabama
3, 690
3, 200 3, 200: 46
45
45
170 lh4 144
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TOMATOES Late Spring:
. .
south carolina 5,270 7,500 7, 800: 37 40 40 197 300 312
Georgia
11,800 5, 000 4,500: 40 40 40 470 200 180
Mississippi Louisiana
1, 410 1,160
800 800: 30
1,ooo ]_,coo: 4o
35 50
35 45
42
28
28
47
50
45
Texas
17,<}30
4,800 4,500: 29
35
35
515 168 158
Group Total
37,470 19,100 ill, 6oo: 34
39
39 1, 2'70
723
HATER1'4ELONS
Early Summer:
North carolina 11,820 14,500 13,000: 52 6o
South carolina. 40,600 35 , 000 31,000: 56
60
Georgia
54,700 45 , 000 37,000: 78 85
Alabama.
18,410 17, 6oo 16,500: 92 90
Mississippi
11,980 11,500 10,500: 68
50
Arkansas
11,240 14 )000 12' 600: 85
85
Louisiana
4, 340
4, 200 4,400: 78
90
Oklahoma Texas
: 13,170
9 : 000 9,000: 65
75
: lo8 , 200 118; 000 113,000: h'(" 40
Arizona
: 5, 1~60
4,500 4,400: 148 160
California
: 10, 880 12,800 12,200: 142 160
Group Total :290, 800 286,200 263,660: 66
62 :19,136 18,685 16,448
Archie langley \griculture.l Statistician In Charge
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L. H. Harr is, Jr.
Vegetable Crop Estimator
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
The outlook for most crops in Georgia as of June 1 this year was better than a year ago despite some adverse weather during May. Below normal temperatures during much of the month retarded growth of corn and cotton and hampered seed germi
nation. Wet soils delayed cultivation of row crops and many fields were grassy by the first of June.
Ample moisture supplies were favorable for .plant growth and most crops were in good condition by the end of May.
PEACH PROSPECTS IMPROVE: Georgia's 1961 peach crop is forecast at 5,100,000
bushels compared with last year's crop of 5,000,000
bushels. The estimate of production includes both farm and commercial peaches.
Based on past relationship between inspected shipments and total production, which
has varied considerably, inspected rail and truck movement from this year's crop.
could vary from 5,900 to 7,100 car equivalents. This compared with inspected ship"T
ments of 6,148 equivalent cars last year.
RECORD WHEAT YIELD: Indications on June 1 pointed to a record high yield per acre of 25.0 bushels. This compared with 23.0 bushels per acre
harvested l-ast year and the 1950-59 average of 18.4 bushels per acre. Total production is expected to be 2,250,000 bushels, an increase of nine pe~cent f~o~ the
1960 crop of 2',070,000 bushels and seven percent above the 10-year average production of 2,098,000 bushel~.
NEAR RECORD EGG PRODUCT~ON: . Egg production on Georgia farms during May is esti-
mated at 207 million, the same as last month arid only
four million below the record high of 211 million produced during March of this
year. Production during May last year was 202 million eggs. The average numb~r
of layers on hand during the month was estimated to be 10,848,000 birds compared
with 10,389,000 during May a year ago.
MILK PRODUCTION UP: Milk production in Georgia during May is estimated at 90 mil-
lion pounds, up two mill ion pounds from May last year, and
equal to production in April of this year. Production this year was 13 percent
below the 10-year average for the month of 104 million pounds.
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ARCHIE . LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
REQ GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MAIN C~1PUS UNIV. OF GA. ATHENS Gh
UNITED STATES- GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1961
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_, ..Although the season is some~that- !..ate, - c-rop .prospects as a \'Jhole are generally good to excellent for most of the Nation. Winter wheat prospects improved in the Central Plains and the 1961 crop is expected to exceed last year's production " Sprir.g wheat was seeded late but topsoil moisture suppl i~s are currently favorable except for spotted conditions in eastern Montana and wes~ern North Dakota. Corn, sorghum, and soybean planting is ahead of last year and about normal for June 1 as farmers- macerapr pro~fress -tfielatte-rnalTc) May. Coo l -weatner retarded growtlf of forage crops across the northern and most of the eastern half of the country. Pastures averaged about normal but below the excellent condition of a year ago. Cotton made slow progress because of cool weather but most of the acreage is planted. Deciduous fruit production is expected to be g~eater than last year and well above average. Moisture conditions are generally good in the eastern Malf .of the Nation . Northern plains areas are deficient in subsoil moisture and southern Texas is getting very dry. Stored water su;:>pl ies are be1ow average in Nevada, ~ ., Utah, and so1,1thern California and streamflow is expected to be less thar. usual.. Late ~sea~~Q..n.... .water shortages could develop if heavy usage is necessary.
WINTER WHEAT: Combining "of the bumper 1961 winter wheat crop started in good .time and has progressed at a normal rate. Harvest began in the Texas
Low Plains in mid-May and, following the iower altitudes, gradually progressed northwestward and reached into north-central Oklahoma by early June. Production :~ is forecast at 1,121 mill ion bushels, 3 mill ion bushels abovE last year and a " third above average, The forecast shows an increase of 25 mill ion bushels from a month ago, largely because of an increase in the Great Pla i ns which was only partially offset by a dec! ine in the ~acific Northwest,
PEACHES: The 1961 peach crop is estimated at 76.9 mill ion bushels-- the largest since 1946 ; This is 2,6 million bushels or about 3 percent larger than
last year's crop and 22 percent above average. Most of the increase is attributed to the Southern States, .California and Colorado. Exclud_ing the California Clingstone crop, mostly for canning, the rest of the United States. crop is forecast at 49,0 mill ion bushels, compared with 48.8 million bushels last year and the average of 40.8 mill ion. These estimates relate to total production for all uses including amounts consumed on farms.
California's Freestone crop is estimated at 13.1 mill ion bushels, 6 percent .
above last year's crop and 16 percent above average. The increa_se this year is
due to improved set and increased bearing acreage. Harvest of Springtime peaches
began during the first week of May.
Production in the 9 Southern States is estimated at 17.3 mill ion bushels, 5 percent more than last year and 63 percent above average. Prospects are above . last year in all of these States except Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
MILK AND EGG PRODUCTION: May egg production was 2 percent smaller than a year earlier due chiefly to a decline in the number of layers.
Production was less than May 1960 in the North Atlantic and North Central States with increases in other areas only partially offsetting these detl ines. Egg product ion per layer was dovm slightly from last year with decreases in all except the South Central States. Total egg production for 1961, January through May, was 3 percent less than the comparable months in 1960. Milk production in May was about 1 percent above a year earlier but 1 percent below the 10-year average for the month.
PASTURES: Pastures developed slower than usual during May except in the Atlantic
Coast regions. For the entire country, pastures averaged 84 percent of
normal on June 1 compared with an excellent condition of 87 percent for the same date last year, Condition improved 1 percentage point from May 1 this year, less than the 1950-59 average seasonal gain of 4 points. Although grass supplied good graz ing in much of the country on June 1, pastures were only fair in the South Central and Western regions. Pastures were generally good on June 1 in the South Atlantic region.
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONS UNIIfERSiTY OF GEORGIA AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI
Athens, Georgia
LIBRARIES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRI<;ULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE ~19 EXTENSION BLDG .,. ATHENS, GA.
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June 13, _19.61
VEG1l!11ABLES FOR FRESH MARKET June 1, 1961
- Georgia: Production of spring and early summer vegetables in Georgia (excluding
potatoes)is estimated to be about 20 percent less than last year,
according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Thi~ indicated decline in pro-
: duction is due mainly to a reduction in acreage for most crops. Weather condi-
. tions during late May were favorable for the grm~h and harvesting of vegetable
crops. Harvest of lirna beans, tomatoes, and sweet corn ia underway; with peak
harvest expected around June 20. Prospects as of June 1 '\>rere generally favorable
for good cantaloup and watermelon crops.
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united States: Production of spring vegetables and melons is expected to be 8
percent less than last year and 6 percent below average, the
Crop Reporting Board annow1ced today. Estimated production, excluding _melons, is
6 percent under last year while melons production is down 14 percent. Major
vegetable crops with substantially less production than last year are lettuce,
onions, asparagus, sweet corn, snap beans and green peppers. All spring melons-,
except honey dews, are considerably under laGt year. These declines in prod~ction
are partially offset by more cabbage, tomatoes and spinach.
Estimates of summer vegetable and melon crops indicate a production 12 percent less than last year. Forecasts made to date usually account for nearly half of. total summer production. Crops with considerably smaller summer production forecasted are watermelons, lettuce and. onions.
Cool and wet weather prevailed in most vegetable producing areas of the Nation during D'Ia.y. Below normal temperatures dtll'ing much of the month placed m0st tender vegetable crops from one to tvro '-reeks behind their usual schedule. In addition to slowing grovrth, the cool weather 'vas not favorable for obtainine uniform stands and some replanting was necessary. Also yield prospects were low.ered on -several crops. An unusually late season cold spell invaded the country east of the Rocky Mountains the last few days of the month. There scattered frosts 'Tere reported in the Northern States and in the mountainous areas of the South. The main damage was the loss of production from current bloom. Considerable rainfall occurred during May, which caused some delay of planting- and interruption of harvest. Cloudiness accompanying the cool weather slowed r;rmrth. l'vfany areas though, particularly in the south, were needing moisture from the general rains received late in May.
LJMA 'BEANS: - Spring lima bean production in Florida. and South Carolina is forecast at 71,000 cwt., up 1 percent from 1960 but 31 percent belm-1 average .
May production in the Plant City, Florida area was very good but volume ,.re.s expected to decline in early Jtme. Supplies from North Florida will be light after June 10. Conditions in South Carolina improved during May. Peak movement is ~xpected from the early areas about midJune.
CANTALOUPS: The first forecast places early summer production at 902.000 c'Tt.; this is 8 percent less than 1960 and 35 percent less tha~ average.
Arizona melons e.re in good condition and progress has been satisfactory. Heather ~onditions have been favorable. Harvest _started on a small scale in the Parker area but i~ not expected to start in the Salt River Valley until mid-June. 'l'he ~outh earolina crop has been delayed by cool nights. The majority of the crop }lad to be planted _over and as a result is late. Peak movement is expected during early July. Heavy rains and strong winds . in Georgia ' caused poor stands and slow grm~h during the early part of May~ By the end of the month, however, favorable ~ather prevailed and a good set was obtained. - The crop is from 1 to 2 weeks behind normal.
3W~r CORN: The ~ate spring crop is now forecast at 679,000 cv~., 5 percent abave
last year but-:15 percent below average. The South Caroli!la crop, :~.lthough later than usual, is making good growth. Light harvest is in progress, but volume is not expected before mid-June. Peak harvest is expected the week of June 24. In Georgia, grmving conditions improved considerablY during late I!Jay. Little production is expected before mid-June. The Alabama crop is quite late. rhe cool, vet spring delayed the crop. Earliest production is expected !n late June. In california, shipments from the Coachella Valley and Blythe peal~ed 3.bout June 1 and wiU , continue at volume level through mid-June. Progress of the crop in the Arvin-vlheeler Ridge district has been goad with harvest expected to begin in mid-June.
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TOHATOES!
r.B.te .spring prod:uc:t~ozi
is
forecast
at
723,000 .,
~Wt 1.. _I t ~:.
,
.
. .... . ~r.
3 . percent :less ,'tban
... . -last year and 43 percent below average. In:South carolina; the crp ::irs
making_good growth and vines are loaded with fruit. However, a good many -tomatoes '
in the Cba.rleston-Beaufort area have developed "cat face." Quality of those
affected will not be suitable for market. Sl:jipments ,were expected to begin about
June 5 and to peak in the main producing areas by June 19. In Georgia, heavy
rains, cool weather and hail in i;he Pelham area have reduced yield prospects.
The. first crop set on the vines was light ._with .many culls. The second set looks
good. Light harvest began on June .1. Th~ l-tl.ssissippi crop needs rain. Harvest
shoul9. begiri about June io . . The Louisiana crop is generally in good condition.
Pi~ng is underway in the New Orleans area and should begin in other areas in .
m:id..june. The late spring Texas crop made :fair progress dlll~ing May. lack of
moj_sture delayed setting of :fruit in. several ar.eas. Scattered shower.s late i n the
month were very beneficial. How~ver, more l'ain was _needed on June 1. A light
harvest in the south central area started in r-D.d-May. ptck;Lng in east Texas began ..
in late May and should cont~nue into July.
WATERMEWNS: late Spring !)r eduction in California and Florida is forecast at
8,502,000 cwt., which i~. 14 percent below 1960 but 7 percent above
average. Most acreage in the South I.t'lorida area r:LS.s been harvested. Good prog-
ress i~ being made in the Central an~ ~inesville areas. Supplies continue
during JUI;!,~ 1 with extreme --i~orth Florida e>..J?ected to start volume harvesting about . mid-June. tdfibt harvest began in West Flo:dd.a in early June. In california,
harvest is now active in the Imperial Valley with the qvality of melons and con-
dition of vines g.ood. At Blythe, gro'\-.'th and quality of vines is excellent and ha.r~
vest.
was ,.
expected
to
start
between
June
5-10.
Tile fir:st production forecast for ear1y summer watermelons, 16,448,000 cl-rt.,
is 12 percent below 1960 and 14 percent below -average. In North and Sou.th
Carolina unfavorable weather made replanting necessary in many instances. Cool nights have .retarded growth. In South Carolina, stage of grO'\Tth ranges from Vines just beginning to run to vines with small melons. Some melons are exoected dur-
ing the last .week of .rune. , .Peak har~.rest will occur about mid-July. In Georgia, .._
the crap. has bee.n delayed by e~;:cessive rains and cold weather. Considerable re-
planting bas been necessary. Light movement from earliest planted fields is expe_cted about Ju,.."'le 20. The Alabama crop is late due to cool, wet: weather. In
the southeast part of the State, one of' the earliest areas, plants are just
starting to run. In Mis~issippi, watermelons made good, progress during May -until the en,d of the month. when cool nights slowed grmrth. Stands are spotted. Vines look good but cool weather has hurt yield prospec;:t~. Harvest is expected about .
the :f'irs1;; week in July and will continue until the I.dd.le o:f' August. Planting
in Arlm.nsas was delayed by cool, wet weather. StanQ.s are . irregular in many fields and the crop is about two -vree~ts la.te. rTatermelons made good progress in Louisiana during May and stands are good. Some harvest is eXl?ected July 1 with heavier vol'l;l!OO beginning about mid~July. Plantings in Oltla.homa were delayed, first by : dry soils then rains in early lBY The crop 'Will be later than usual. Stands
are thin in .several areas. Cool weather has .caused ,slO'\v growth. In Texas, .light . harve.st started in the LOwer Valley, FaJ.turrias, Hebpronville and Riveria areas early in May and volume supplies ae:;.-+e ~'~iiB.bie by. mid-month. Harvest --in. other south Texas areas, Pearsall, laredo and Winter Garden got under,my the last half of May. Supplies from south Texas 'Will be available through most of June. In south central Texas .... Stockdale, Lockart; Luling and Hempstead .... harvest 'Will .. begin about June 10. Crops in central a.ri.d ea.st Texas areas are making good
progress and harvlst will sta:'t about June 19. voiume 'Will be available in .earzy
July~ _ Supplies from .this area will continue into ear::J_y August. Scattered plantings in th~ Northwestern Counties vTill furnish supplies into September. . In the Pear~all, Winter Garden and Hebbronville areas, rains have been .spotted and. light._ On~v fair yields are expected~ Scattered showers in central, eas.t and sou,th !ci:mtral.areas _late. in May '\orere beneficial., but more moisture is needed.- . ,-
Yield prospect~ are good in these areas. Col~itions have been favorable fo~
Arizor.ia melons and. the crop is in good condition. Volume movement is expected abou:t mid-June. In california, groWth has been slmred somewhat by cooJ. tempera-
tures but fields are making good progress otherwise. M<>vement from the southern San Joaquin Valley .is, expected to get underway about July _1
. :
(continued)-
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Acreage and Estimated Production Reported to Date, 1961 With Comparisons
CROP
: ACREAGE FOR F.AR\TEST : YIELD PF.R Ac-RE : .PRO~C,_TI9~-
AND
:Average
: Inlit. :Av. :
: Ind. :Average:
:Ind.
STA...'"E :195059 196o : 1961 :5o-59: 1960: 1961 : 1950-59: 1960 : 1961
CANTALOUPS
Ear ~v Summer: South caroline. Georgia Arizona,other Group Total
6,140
8,500
1,300
21,940
- Acres
- C\vt. -
.0 - 1, 000 cvrt. -
7,300
35 30 205 256
7,500
50 50 h51 375
2,700
130 120: 738 351
17,500 16,900: 63
53 1,395
902
SV1EET CORN
late Spring
South carolina 1, 750 1,000 900: 43 55 45
77 55 L!-0
Georgia
2,170 2,100 2,100: 31 32 30
66 67 63
Alabama california
3,690 6,800
3,200 3,200: 46 5,400 5,400: 72
45 70
45 80
lKfi 170 11!.4 144
488
432
~G~r~o_up~T~o_t_a_l__~_l4~,~4~l~0--~11~7~0~0--~11~,~6~o~o~:~56____~5~5----~5~9-----8-ol__________6'_7~9
TOMATOES :!:ate Spring:
. .
r South caroHna 5' 2'{0 7,500 7, 800: 37 40 40 197 300 3J2
Georgia
11,800 5, 000 4,500: 40 40 40 470 200 lBO
Mississippi
1, l~J.O
Boo 800: 30 35 35
42 28 28
Louisiana
1,160 1,000 1,000: 40 50 45
47 50 45
Texas
: 17,830 4,800 4,500: 29 35 35 515 168 158
Group Total :-37,470 19,100 18,600: 34 39 39 1,2'70 71~6 723
HATERNELONS
Early SUII!Iller:
North carolina 11,820 14,500 13,000: 52 60 55 618 870 715
South carolina 40,600 35 , 000 31,000: 56 60 55 2,262 2,100 1,705
Georgia
54,700 45 JOOO 37,000: 78 85 80 4,251 3,825 2,960
Alabama
18,410 17, 600 16,500: 92 90 85 1,681 1,584 1,402
Mississippi
11,980 11,500 10,500: 68 50 55 820 ~75 578
Arkansas
11,240 14)000 12,600: 85 85 80 951 1,190 1,008
Louisiana
4, 340
4,200 1~,400: 78
90
90
336 378 396
Okla.hona
: 13,170 9, 000 9,000: 65 75 10 851 675 630
Texas
:108,200 118' 000 113' 000: h7 40 40 5,021 4,720 4,520
Arizona
: 5,h6o 4,500 4,400: 148 160 160 798 720 704
california : 10, 880 12,800 12,200: 142 160 150 : 1,545 2,o48 1,830
Group Total :290, 800 286,100 2b3,b00: 66
62 :19,136 18,585 16,448
Archie !Angley \gricultura1 Statistician In Charge
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L. H. Harris, Jr. Vegetable Crop Estimator
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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GEORGIA CHICK HA TCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., June 14, 1961 -- A total of 8, 307, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending June 10, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compare s with the 8, 307, 000. placed the previous week and is 6 percent more than the 7, 873, 000 placed the : same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 760, 000 compared with 10, 877, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent more than the 10, 195, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were .reported within a range of 45 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cent~? with an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for egg purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9.00 with an average of $8. 00 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8.00 per -hundred last week. The average prices last year were 70 cents for eggs and $11. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News service for broilers. during the week ending June 10 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds at farms 11. 18 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
! EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set ]J
1960 Thou.
196..1 Thou.
I Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
u;o
I
'Jo
yr.
1960
1961
yr
a eo
ago
Percent I Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Apr. 22 Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10
10Q138 10,643 10,762 10,873 11, 085 10,946 10,834 10,714 10,497 10, 195
12, 27 5 120
11, 959 11'2 11, 480 107 11, 2.47 103 11, 207 101 11, 019 101 11, 143 103 11, 098 104 10,877 1 104 10, 760 1 106
I . , 6, 949
17,6, 951 3 ()4 7, 519 I 7, 898 1 7,81 4
j8, 082
, 8, 078 . 7, 923
I 7, 873
8, 981
:8, 901 8,885 8, 927 8, 948 8,723 8, 564 8, 312 8,307 8,307
129
424 459
128
539 335
122
432 383
119 113
I 511 370
318 404
112 106
I 300 328 243 2/ 383
103
155- 277
105
207 244
106
142 182
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGG SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERC!AL AREAS, B Y WEEKS 1961
STATE
May
27
June
3
Week: Ending
June
10
May
6
May
13
May
20
May
27
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CillCKS PLACED .. THOUSANDS
p age
June
3
June
10
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Vir ginia West Virginia North Carolina
South Carolina GE ORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
1, .565 - , 874
1, '424
1, .790 :zo6
Z, 113 2,"119 3,412 Z, 111
289 5,324
705 11, 098
446
5, 696 4, 101 6, 122
756 4,037
456 441
1, 902
1, 578 747
1, 454 1,699
237 2.,039 2,040
3,432 2.,038
2.58 5, 230
703 10, 877
397 5, 558 4,074 6,032
744 3,917
520 474 1, 773
1, 57 5 1, 206
803
467
1, 283
788
1, 561
846
I 2.37
143
2.,062
811
1, 988 2.,309
3,354 2.,390
2.,000 1, 2.40
2.51
550
5,079 4, 535
681
477
10,760 8, 948
406
292.
5, 491 4,940
3,921 3, 169
5, 853 5, 495
700
574
3,775 3, 151
4 64
403
476
333
1, 855 1, 448
1, 209 473
831 895
119 905 2.,2.2.8 "
2,330 1, 271
638
4,2.39 467
8,723 309
4,614
3, 149 5, 321
579 3, 2.05
384 278 1, 503
1, 198 475
745 962 109 906
1, 944 2,344 1, 12.1
592. 4,068
552. 8, 564
267 4,528 3,068 5, 331
626
2,999 381
2.99 1, 479
1, 226 452 840
896 145 92.3 1, 868
2,2.91 1, 143
469 4,096
464
8,312 247
4,480 3, 153 5, 274
614 3,097
387 340 1, 489
1, 242 447
840 910
80 841
1,974 2., 114 1, 110
533
3, 979 462
8, 307 244
4, 518 3, 132 5, 377
602 2,949
367 250 1, 435
1, 230 398
949 89 4 104 863
1, 981 2., 152. 1, 097
518 4,046
466 8,30I 7
2o6
4,482 3, 002
5, 205 648
2,977 386 250
1, 441
TOTAL 1961 56, 987 55, 821
TOTAL 1960 153,969 . 53, 444
o/o of year a g o
106
104
54, 57 5 52, 132
105
44,515 38, 119
117
43,670 39, 12.4
112
42, 558 39,498
108
42,206 39,901
106
41, 713 39, 525
106
41,662 39, 137
106
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Releas-e ..6/14/61
VALUE OF CHICI:<'..EN AND EGG PRODUCTION IN CEORGV\. .
. '
' .CLIME):S 7 s MILLION DOLLARS IN 5 YEARS
:
... Georgia has led the. nation in productiQn o.f broilers =for the past 10 years.
Revised estimates oi chicken and egg producti on 19551959 and preliminary estimates for :1960 revea~ ~hat the s t ate is fast jJecoming a leader in egg production as well. A significant part of the egg procruction in Georgia is used by hatcheries for tile produ~.~iqn of br.oiler chicks a,nd the average price per dozen in -"Georgia .
is considerably above the average for the naHon.
.. ~
Gross income irom eggs in the U. S. declined from.Z; ;003 million dqllar.s
in 1956 to 1, 838 million dollars 'in 1960 or 8 percent. In Georgia it increased
from 54 million dollars in 1956 .to 89 millior. dollars in 1960, a 65 percent in-
crease.. Georgia now ranks 4th. in .the nation in gross income from eggs,
California leads, '!'ollow~d in order by P e nnsylvania and Iowa
. .; Th~ relationship between the .. gros S' income from eggs in 1960 to that in ' 1956 by regions was asfollows: North Atlantic 81. 8 per cent; East North Central . 79. 5 percent; West North Central79.,8. per cent;. Sout:1 Atlantic 1Z4. 8 per cent; South Central 104. 1 per cent; and Western 104 . Z per cent.
The states that showed an increase in gros;> income from ~ggs from 1956 ~o 1960 were Georgia 163.6 per cent, Mississippi 154~ . 7 per . cent, S. C. 138.2
per cent, .Alabama 136. 8 per cent, Arkansas 134. 5 per cer.t, Utah 134. 0 per cent, Florida 1Z2. 9 per cent, Louisiana 115 ~ 4 per cent, N. C. 115. 0 per cent~ :calif-
ornia 113.4: per cent, Virginia llZ. 9 per cent, New Mexico. 110. 7 per cent, Maine 107. 6 per cent, and Delaware 105. 5 per cent. In all other states the gross in-
come from eggs declined during thi_s perioC..
Georgia Egg Production, Disposition, Cash Receipts and Gross Income
- ~9,56-1960
-It-e-m-----------------.!, U-n-i~t- ~~~~~~--1-975-6 -~--~1~9-5-7 --: .-..-- 1-9~5-8-----1-9-5-9.----1-9-6-0~.
Average Num:ber of Lay~;. r. .. d~~\.ng Year,. Eggs Per Layer
Eggs Produced. Eggs_ Co~sum~4 .~.,arm Household 1/
Th.ou . _. Millioi?-:~ l .
.. ......... . .. .
Millions
I
~,28Z . ! ..
I 197 II
.1, Z3 5
157 1
..
. ..
6,:789- . .. ~7.., 508 . .. 9;322 10,652.
, . , i'99. .i :.;; ;. zo~
zoe
1, ,34 5
'. . i .~ .
' .
1, 49) .
1, 918
; .
2, Zl8
. -- .. ~ ..
150
130
116
9&
Eggs Sold
Millions
Price Per Dozen Z/ Cents
1, 078 i 1, 195
5Zo9
!
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47.7
1, 365 52.3
1, 802 41.4
Z, lZO
48.2
Cash Receipts
1, 000 Dol.
I
47, 5ZZ 1 47, so1
59,491
62, 169
85, 15~
Value of Farm
Consumption :iross IncomP.
1, 000 jnol. 11, 000
1
II
I I . 6, 9Z 1
5, 96Z
5,666
4,00Z
3,93~
IDol.
I 54,443 I 53, ~63
;;~;;-I:~:,~;~-;~;~---------+-------.-~--------
65, 157
---------
-6-6-,-1-7-1--
--8-9-, -0-89
Chickens, Commer- jl 000
cial .Broilers and jDol. Eggs
1191, 80Z I 210, 4Z5
1
t
I
1
Z36,3ZO
ZZ6,403
266,392
]J Consumed ou,; farms where produced. Z/ Weighted average price of all eggs
sold for hatching purposes, fresh market. -retail at the farm and other sales.
For this project State funds were matched with J::t.,ederal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Se:rvice, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
Georgia Production and Disposition of Farm Chickens and Commercial Broilers
Item
unit
1956-1960
1956
!
1957
1958
1959
-
1960
FARM CHICKENS: 1_1 Number Produced- Thou.
10, 843 11, 534 13,638 14, 141 10,458
Number Consumed
- on Farms 2/
Pounds Produced
Thou. Thou.
5,255 39,827
5, 097 41, 816
4,842 50, 194
3, 9~6 58,097
3,084 46,43q
Pounds Consumed
- on Farms 2/
Pounds Sold
Thou. Thou.
Price Per Pound .Cents
Cash Receipts
Value of Farm Consumption
1, 000 .
Dol. 1,000 Dol.
15,240 23, 144
19.6 4, 536
14,781 24,196
17.0 4, 113
15, 010 12, 264
26, 244 .
..
16.1 4,225
39,393
14.0
"
5, 515
9, 56Q 32,77 ~
14.~
4,1;Zq
Z, 987
Z, 513
2,417 . 1, 717
1, 371;
Gross Income
COMMERCIAL BROILERS: Number :Produced
Pounds Produced
1, 000 Dol.
Thou. Thou.
7, 523 ' 6, 626
6,642
7,232
6,091
222,780 261,000 292. 119 303, 031 320,250
690,618 835, zoo 934,781 1, 000_, 002 1, 056, 825
Price Per Pound Cents
18. 8
18.0
17.6
15.3
16.2
- Gross Income 3/
A LL CHICKENS: Pounds Sold --
Price Per Pound
1, 000 Dol.
Thou.
Cents
129, 836 150,336 164, 521 153,000 171,206
713., .762 859, 396,. - -961,025 1, 03-9, 395 ~. OS9, 600
18.8
18.0
17.6
15.3
16. 1
Value of Sales
1, 000 Dol.
134, 372 i 154,449 168,746 158, 515 175,926
1/ Does not 1nclude ~ommercial broilers. Z/ Consumed on farms where pro-
auced. 3/ Includes consumption in househoTd of producers which is less than 1 per cent-of total production.
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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( 19.56;. 5'1 :Revised)
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Rel~ase .6./14/61 .
VALUE OF CHICKEN AND EGG PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA
. . . .
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B.S
7 5
MILLION
DOLL.l\.RS
IN.
5
YEARS
.... :
-Georgia has led.the nation in production .of broilers for the past -10' yea:ra.
Revfefed estimates of chicken and egg prod1.1ction 19551959 'and preliminary es-
ti;;nates for 1960 reveal that the scate is fast becoming a leader in egg production
a:s. well. A significant part of the egg prociuction in Georgia is used by hatcheries
for the produc~ion of broiler chicks: and the average price per dozen in Georgia
is ~o-nsiderably above -th'e c.verage for the nation.
,
Gross income from eggs in the U. s. declined from 2, 003 million 'dollars
in 1956 to 1, 838 million dollars in f960 .or 8 percent. In Georgia it increased
from 54 million dollars in 1956 to 89 million dollars in 1960, a 65 percent in-
cr.ease. ' Georgia now,;ranks 4th in the nation in gross income from eggs,
California 'leads, tollowed iti order by Pennsylvania and Iowa.
: .
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. The relationship pe.~ween the gx:os3 income from e-ggs .in 196.0 to that in
1956 by regioris was; a s follows: North Atlantic 81.8 per cent; East North Central
79. 5_. percen~;. West ,North Central 79. 8 per cent; Sout~l. Atlantic 1.2.4.~ Sper cent;
South cen.tral 104. 1 1per cent;. and Wester11 104.2 per cent...
'
The states that showed an increase in grOS;3 income from. eggs from 1956
to 1960 were Georgia 163.6 per cent, Mississippi 154;7 per cent, ~ S. C. i38. 2 :
per cent, Alabama 136 .8 per cent, Arkansas 134. 5 per cer:t, Utah 134. 0 per cent,
Florida 122. 9 per cent, Louisiana 115.4 per cent, N. c. 115. 0 per "cent, Gali-
or~ia lp.4 per. cent, V-~rg~nia 112 . 9 per ~ent, New Mexico llO. 7 per t:ent, Maine
107. 6 per cent, and Deiaware 105. 5 per cent. In all other states the gross in-
. . come
from eggs
declin'e.d~
during .
t.h.. is
peri~C....
.
Geor.gia Egg Production~ Disposition, Cash Receipts and Gross Income
. .
1956-19.60 , ,
-
item
. i
.
l Unit ..
1958-
1959
"1960
Average Number of
Layers during Year Thou,
, . .
...
t .. ... . ., . ..... -
t
.... . .
1
.6, z.az..I! .. ~ 6,.789.
I Eggs Per Layer .. No . : .. ;
Eggs Pr-oduted: , . . , Millio:il:s
Eggs Consumed
. r '
. 197 1
1
'1,23'5 I I
". .. . -1
198
1_,._345
'.t1'ctrnf Holi'seh'ola'"l/ :rviiiii"on's
157 !
150
Eggs Sold
Millions
frice Per Dozen Z/ !Cents
1, 078 II 1, 195
52.9 i 47.7
Cash Receipts
1, 000
jDol.
4 7. 522 1 4 7. 501
Value of Farm Consumption
1, ooo
!
1Dol.
6, 921 1 5, 962
.::-ir-o-s-s-I-n-c-o-m-P-.-------J!~1~, ~0:00_____ . _::_:::_!l-~=:~~=-
Gros-s Income, Farml1
' .
I
Chickens, Commer- 1, 000
. 191, 802 I 210, 425
cial Broilers and Eggs
pol.
1I
I
. 7., .s.o.s ..
. "1~~ . .
'' : i~49s
130 1, 365
52.3
9 3 2-2 .
..:.io. 6'
i~ 9u3
16,652
. .20. .8 2, 218
116 1, 80Z 41.4
f . ... ' - -
9&
2, 120 '
48.2
59,491 62, 169 85, 153
5, 666 6 5, 157
4,002
66, 171
3,936 89, 089
236,320 226,403 266,392
];_/ Consumed Ot!- farms where produced. 2/ Weighted average price of all eggs
sold for hatching purposes, fresh market, -retail at the farm and other sales.
For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds receive~ from the Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri.:ultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
Georgia Production and Disposition of Farm Chickens and Commercial Broilers
Item
-Unit
1956-1960
. I
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
FARM CHICKENS: 1_1 Number Produced- Thou.
10, 843 11, 534 13, 638 14, 141 10,45~
Number Consumed
on Farms -z/
Pounds Produced
Thou. Thou.
5, 255 39, 827
!
5, 097
4,842
41, 816 50, 194
3, 956 58,097
3,084 46,430
Pounds Consumed
on Farms -2/
Pounds Sold
Price Per Pound
Thou. Thou. Gents
15, 240 23,144
19.6
14,781 24,196
17.0
15, 010 26,244
16.1
12, 264 39,393
14.0
9, 560 32,775
14.~
Gash Receipt.s
Value of Farm Consumption
. ,
Gross Income
COMMERCIAL BROILERS: Numbe~ Produced Pou- nds. Produced
1, 000 Dol. 1, 000 Dol
1, 000 Dol.
Thou.
Thou.
4,536
4, 113
4,225
5, 515
4,72~
2, 987 2, 513
2,411
1, 717
1, 377
7, 523
6,626
6,642
7,232
6,097
222,.780 261, 000 292, 119 303,031 . 320, 250
"
690, .618 . 835, zoo 934,781 1,000,002 1, 056, 825,
Price Per Pound
- Gross Income 3/
ALL CHICKENS: Pounds ~ole!
Price Per Pound
Cents 1, 000 Dol.
ThQu.
Cents
18. 8 129, 836
18.0
:
150,336
17.6
:
164,521
15.3 153, 000
16.2 171,206
H3, 76Z 1859,396 961, 025- 1, 039,395 , 089, 600
18. 8
. 18.0
17.6
15.3
16. 1
Value of Sales
1, 000
Dol.
134,372 ! 154, 449 168, 7461 158,5151 175,926
1/ Does not include ~ommercial broilers. 2/ Gonsumed on farms where pro-
auced. 3/ Includes consumption in househoTd of producers which is less than 1
per cent-of total production.
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture.
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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u.s. D'EPARTMENT OF ~:GRICULTUR.E '.'
AGRfCUI...TUR.Al MARKETHI'G SERViCE'.
3 j ~ E.XT~NS!~N BL.OG.~ AT HENS, G"
196-i . I
:.'
'Juii~ ~- zi,.
. .. ..
Ite'rrt
Pullets Placed(U. 5:.) 'l./ '
Total -
',
3, 788 3, 729 98 . 13, 95'/
Dom.e.stic .. .._:::. ~:~... ~~ s3o. 3~ 3.29... 94. -- ti., a~-z--.
Chickens Tested:
Broiler Type
G~orr:,ia
U,n_i,t~d States ,
E.c-:;; ~~e. , . .. .
G~oa:o,E;:~a
: '.
.Unite.d State.s. . .. .
Chicks datched:
Broi.IE(~ " Type
Geor;:.i~
EUgnsi.tTe,dypSetates
,:.. 234
189- .81
. t, a~.3:- : .r 1, 591 . 118
\ -: J.4
11 79
,.......zoo. ... . -2.31 ll6
1,871' C,-905
. 65 ;j,009
' .
I
36,..174 - 3C, 800 107 15.{, .522.
195, .O$Z 2.12.. 759 109 063, .4B9
G.eor ::::,ii'\
,
. United Statea . . .
Cornm~_r.cial Slau;; ~ter ..
Yo.un.:;. Chickens - _ . .. ..
1, 319 . 1, 473 .. 81 . 6, .547 99, oSZ C.5) 079- 85 - 330, 3Z9
Geor :;ia 4/
27,089 32,2.15 119
Un-ited States 5/. ... . 13-5, 105 . 166,306 12.3
Hens ~nd.. Cocks '
11':::, 408 594,4117
G.e.or.3ia -4/ .
United States 5/ E3 s :?.~oduction: . .Geor.::;ia. . .. . . . .
Sou~h.Atlantic 6/ .:' ' .
Ull-ited.States
360
614 16.7
2., 163
4, C20 7, 638 158 30, 598
MIL .'. , hilL.
iv1IL..
202... . . 207 102
959
740 .. . 759 103
3, 51~
5,-671 51535 98 .. 2.7,381
hou.
17,172. 15, 152
.!. ct .
12.3 113
2,02.7 108 10,910 12.3
3,394 113
1'76, 2.86 .. 978, 694
,. . . .~ .
7' 116 . 360, 152.
. . . . ~
. ;~
~
. '114:
113: : ..
109 109
1ZS, 526 673,995
2., 664 36, 32.1 MIL
990 3, 593 2.6,673
110 113
123 119
103 102
9.7
1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3./ Includes expected pullet replacements from ee J: sold during the preceding m~llth at the rate of 12.5 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case
of ~zs; s.. ..4i. .Federal-State Market. News .SerVica--~~or the purpose of this repQrt ...
a comme'rcial poultry slaughter . plant is defined as a plant which slaughters a '!'
wee!dy aver.a c:e of at 1eaf;t 30, 000 pounds li;lve wei3ht whUe in operation. (Con-
ver~ed from weekly to monthly '-basis.) 5/' u...?~ Slausht~.r repoftS only inc~ude . ... .. .
.tedera1 p9:w.t~y" slaughtered~ un.aer
inspection. 6/ South i ..tlantic states: Del.,
Md,, Va., V1i. Va,, N. c., S. c., Ga., i<'la, -
___ ___ ____ : .: :"'lCUNG
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CHICKENS: SLAtJG~~ TERED UNDER ~""EDER/:.J.i I-NSPECTION I! . .
B.,. YSELECT.J<...;:J3TATE3, 1960 ./'..ND 1961 ..
! , .: :
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state
1-----=Num_b_~r- ~-ns_p_e_et_ed_ _ __ _ _+- Indicated Percent Condemned
During Apr. . Jan. tfn;u Apr.
During ' A pr. . . Jan. thru A~~-- :
, . ...::
1960, 196l . '1960 . 1961'
1960 . 1961' 1960 . 196( : ;: <;
'
T 0\1'.
hou, . Tho~ .
Main.e 4,2.92. 4,647. 16, 436 A 11' 593
12~..... .. . ....5..335 . ,5,, .705... .2.2, 6.0.D ..... .. 2..0, 670.
.Mo. . " Del-
,,_...35,,:8a0c41
:. .4, ' . 6,
381 02.8
l'3, 19'8 ... 15, 2.74 . 22, 33-e . .... 21, 62.1
Md, , 7, 250 9, 195 ' 2.6, 2.94:.'' 31, 889 '
Va.. . . 4, .631. 3,982 15,C46 16, 146
N.C. 11, 2.86 14,884 41, 162 ; . ' !.H, 162
ct. Z.6 . 1,-5 ...
3.5 2.'7 2..2 1. 9 1.7
Pet. l. 7 . 1. 8
2.9 1. 5 . 1, '5
z.-s
1. 4
.z.. .c6t.
h -1..-..
4 . 5 .
z. 6
z. 3 '
z1..92 .
ct. . .. .. .
2. 1 .: !'
z.0 . - . 12...7a
.........,..
1, 4 ..
2,7 ' . 1. 5 .
Ga. 2.2,105 2.4, 539 79, 816 85, 160 4.2. T~nn, 4,094 4,2.61 15, 835 15, 82.6 3.5
z2...2z.
3,9 3.7
2.4 2.2.
Ala. 11, 736 13,017 4Z, 101 43 ,02.0 3.4 z.~ 3.9
2.4
Miss. 6,J7Z 9,733 2.4,2.74 33, 147 4.2. 2. 0 5, 1
2.,4
Ark. 13, 849 17,004 50,9~3 59,425 3. 5 2..3 4.1
2..2
Texas 6,088 7,068 Z0,7Z4 2.3,775 2,8 1. 6 2.7
1. 8
-u-.~-s-. 1-2-.5-,-4-0-6--1-4-3-,-1-9-6--4-5-6-,-6-7-5----5-0-3-, -9-6-5-- -z-.-9-----z-. -9----3-.-1--------z-.-1-------
:?olr this proJect State unds were mate ed Wlth l<'"'edera funds rece\ve from the
Agricultural lviarketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Aeri-cultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products
.
United States - May 1961 .
.
Shell eggs: Increased by 171, 000 cases; May 1960 increase was 454,000 cases; average May increase is 4:76, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Increased by 25 million pounds; May 1960 increase was 32 million pounds; average May ilicrease.is 35 million p'ounds. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 17 million pounds; May 1960 decrease was 25 million pounds; average May decrease is Zl million pounds. Beef: Decreased by 1 million pounds; May 1960 decrease was 10 million pounds; average May decrease is 10 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 3 million pounds; May 1960 increase was 3 million pounds;'"'"iVerage May change is a decrease of ZO million pounds. Other meats: Increased by 1 million pounds; May 1960 increase was 1 million pounds; average May change is a decrease of 1 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit
May 1956-60 av.
ou.
May 1960
ou.
April. 1961
T ou.
May 1961
T ou.- .
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Case ound
1. 076 124,434
753 121,768
78 66,930
249 91;607
Total eggs]./
Case
4,263
3, 836
1, 772
Z, 568
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassi-
fied
Pound do. do.
do.
Total poultry
do.
Beef: Frozen In Cure
and cured do.
Pork: Frozen In Cure
or cured
do.
Other meats and meat
products do.
18,974 3 5, 156 73,047
17' 505 30,ZZ9 74, 306
Z0,9Z4 43,094 108, 325
ZO, 131 37,849 94,Z6Z
38, 023
37' 118
33,928
36,600
--1-6-5-, -z-o-o-------1-5--9-,2-1-8-----2-0-6-,-2-7-1------1-8-8--,8-4-2---
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141, 430
148, 295 153, 960
152, 9o6
354,836
386, 291 Z69,79Z
273,259
96,914
99,691 105, 009
105,638
Total a:ll red meats
I do. ~-5-9-3-, -1-8-0-------6-3-4-,-2-7~7-~---5-2-8-,-7-6-1----~-5-3~1~,-8-0-3--
1/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
,
Item
Georgia
United States
~
May 15 Apr. 15 May 15 May 15 Apr. 15 May 15
' I
1960
1961
1961
1960
1961 1961 '
vents
.cents
Cents Cents Cents Cent~:
'
Prices Received:
' Farm Chickens (lb.)
14.5
14.0
lZ. 5
13.4
12.7 11. z
Com. Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (Dozen)
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.)
17. 1 ' . 17.0 46.9 Dol.
14.8 i4. 8 46.0 :Dol.
13.5
13. 5 41.0 Dol.
17 0 5 17.2 33.1 Dol;
15. 1. 14.8 33.4 Dol.
.14.4 14.1 32.0 Dol.
Broiler Grow. mash Laying Mash
4.55 4.70
4. 55 4.55
4.80 4.65
4.66
. 4. 66 .4. 75
4.36 .. 4. 37 4.43
Scratch Grains
4.10
4.05
4.15
3.89
3 .. 84 3.87
Thts report 1s made posstble through the cooperation of the National Poultry Im- provement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultu:ral Estimates -Division, :Agricultural Marketing Service, .Fed- eral-State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors, and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies.
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
EF~ Y
Released 6/21/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., June 21, 1961 -- .A total of 8~ 072, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending June 17, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This _compares with the 8, 307, 000 placed the previous week and is 5 percent more than the 7, 710, 000 placed' the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries a~ounted to 10, 565, 000 compared with 10, 760, 000 the previous week and is 7 percent more than the 9, 866, 000 for the 'corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 45 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 54 cents
for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for egg s purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents
with an average of 54 cents for all hatching egg~ and 52 cents for eggs purchas-
ed at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of
$8& 25 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9.00 with an average of
$8. 00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 70 cents for
eggs and $11. 25 for chicks..
I
Weighted .average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending June 17 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds at farms 11.83 cepts.
GEORGIA. EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CraCK PLACEMENTS
. - BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set ]J
1960 Thou.
1961 Tnou.
'7o yr. ago
!Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
'7o
1960
1961
yr.
ago
Thou.
Tnou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Tnou. Thou,
Apr. 15 10,643 11, 959 112
6, 951
8,901
128
539 335 '
Apr. 22 10,762 11, 480 107
7, 304.
8, 885
122 432 383
Apr... 29 - 10,873 11, 2471 103
7, 519
8,927
119 511 318
May 6
11, 085 11, 207 101
7, 898
8, 948
113 370 404
May 13 10,946 11,019 101
7,814
8, 723
112 300 328
May 20 10,834 11, 143 103
8, 082
8, 564
106 243 383
May 27 10,714 11, 098 104 June 3 10,497 10, 877 104
8, 078 7,923
8, 312 8, 307
103 173 2/ 277 105 207- 244
June 10 10, 195 10,760 106 June 17 9,866 10, 565 107
I 7,873 7,710
8,307 8,072
106 142 182 105 301 130
1I Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
Page 2.
STATE
Week Ending
June 3
June 10
June 17
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
May 13
I
May 2.0
May 2.7
June 3
June 10
CHICKS 1PLACED - THOUSANDS
-
June. 17
Maine
Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
Florida
Ala~ama
Mississippi
Ark~nsas
Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
1, 578
747 1, 454 1, 699
2.37 2.,039 2., 040 3,432. 2., 038
2.58 5, 2.30
703 10, 877
397 5, 558 4,074 6, 032.
744 3,917
520 474 1, 773
1, 575
803 1, 2.83 : 1, 561
2.37 2.,062. 1, 988 3, 354 2.,000
2.51 5, 079
681 10,760
406 5, 491 3, 9Zl 5, 853
700 3, 775
464 476 1, 855
1, 515
580 1, 353 1, 592..
171 1, 984 1,931 : 3,2.73 2.,066
2.64 5, 033
678 10, 565_
379 5, 441 3,782. 5, 783
757 3,683
416 312. 1, 744
1,2.09 473 831 895 119 905
2.,2.2.8 2., 330 . 1, 2.71
638 4,2.39
467 8, 72.3
309 4,614 3, 149 5, 321
579 3,2.05
384 2.78 1, 503
1, 198
475 745 962
10~
906 1,944 2.,344 1, 12.1
59 ~
4,068 552.1
8, 564'
2.671 4, 52.81 3,068 5, 331
626 2.,999
381
2.99 1, 479
1, 2.2.6
452. 840 896 145 92.3 1, 868 2., 2.91 1, 143
469 4,096
464 8, 312.
2.47 4,480 3, 153 5,274
614 3,097
387 340 1,489
1,2.42.
447 840 910
80 841 1,974 2., 114 1, 110
533 3,979
462. 8,307-
2.44 4,518 3, 132. 5, '377
602 2.,949
367 2.50 1,435
1, 2.30
398 949 894 104 863 1, 981 2., 152. 1, 097
518 4,046
466 8,307
2.66 4,482. 3,002 5, 2.05
648 2.,977
386 250 1, 441
1, 2.38
431 876 969 12.7 891 1, 963 2., 104 1, 155
577 4,075
406 8, 072.
. 2.69 4,445 3,008 5, 179
607 2., 82.9
32.9 301 1, 42.2
TOTAL 1961 TOTAL 1960 %of year ago
55, 821 53,444
104
54, 57 5 52., 132.
105
53,302 43,670
50, 9 52. 3-9, 124
105 .
112.
;
42., 558 42.,2.06
39,498 39,901
108
106
.
41,713 41, 662.
39, 52.5 39, 137
106
106
41, 2.73 38, 515
107
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GROWJNG CROPS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
Athens, Ga.. , June 27
Growing crops continued to improve in southern and
most central areas of the State, but sufi'ered some damage from adverse weather
in North Georgia during the past week, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said
today.
According to reports from county agents, recent rains have oeen favorable for crop growth. The benefits have been partly offset by delays in cultivating row crops, spraying and dusting cotton and peanuts, and harvest of small grains, r..ay and peaches. Local areas in North Georgia suffered severe damage from hail. Some cotton is dying due to contim;.ed cool weather and disease. Considerable late cotton and corn is badly in need of cultivation.
Co~~idering the State as a whole, the condition of cotton improved during the week. Fair weather is needed for spraying and dusting to prevent a build-up of boll weevils and bollworms. Corn is reported in good condition in most areas of the State. Peanuts are generally in good condition, although some damage from southern bllgbt has occurred. Tobacco has responded to the recent rains.
About 15 percent of the crop has been harvest,ed.
Weather during the last t"iTo "ireel~s has been very favorable for growth of pastures and bay crops. Some hay was lost during harvest the past '\-reek . Pastures are furni shing ample grazing.
Harvest of small grains is nearly complete in central and southern areas. In northern areas there i s still considerable wheat and oats to be combined. Rains delayed harvest during the "i-reek and caused add5.tional lodging and some loss of grain.
Peach harvest was delayed by rains during the early part of the week and again~he end of the week.
Vegetable crops suffered considerable damage from strong winds and heavy rains according to State Fa1~ ~arket managers. Cool weather is retarding growth in the mountain areas. Tomato harvest had made good progress prior to the beginning of the week. Harvest of cantaloups and watermelons vre.s also delayed.
WEATHER ST~Y: Most of the Weather Bureau's Cooperative Weather Observers reported rain at their stations on three to five days during the week ending Saturday, June 24. Total amounts for the week were mostly moderate in the southeast and east-central sections and heavy to locally excessive over the remainder of the State. Several observers in the north, central and southwest measured more than three inches. One of the State's heaviest rains occurred at Valdosta on the 21st, with more than six inches falling at the airport in less than 24 hours. A Windstorm caused considerable damage in the City on the same day. A severe hailstorm vms reported in Oglet11orpe County on Friday and light hail fell in other widely scattered sections of north Georgia. Moderate to heavy rains continued over no1~h and central sections on Monday and Tuesday, June 26 and 27.
The unseasonably cool vreather, that began near the middle of the previous we~k, continued throughout the reporting period. The high ?ercentage of cloudine r>s and frequent rains kept daytioe tei!I];.eratures well belmr the usual June readings. IBily highs did not rec.ch the low nineties tmtil late in the week and then only in south Georgia. Aver.:.ges over the State ranged from four to eight degrees below normal for the second straight week.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weatiler Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTl'JENT OF COI-'ilY.iERCE HEATHER BUHEAU
Athe ns, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or w~ ek ending June 24, 1961 (Provisional)
Highest: 93 at Hahunta on the 24th.
L.5 at ::Jlairsville on the 19the
- . . . . TlfOMA$
=~~
fCHOt $
Precipitation for 1Jeelc endi-ng
-l~ For period June 2.5-27, 1961
T, less than .ooS inch
After Five Days Return to Uriited States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSJNE SS
Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture
I MME DIATE ~ U. S. ViEATHER R:!;PORI'
This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Ma il
(See Sec. 34 ,17, P.L. & R.)
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARRYEQ w
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA
J Cjl> 1
UNIVERS1n' Of~
>- (f/3
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPAR T MENT OF AGRICUL'fURE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
Athens, Georgia
June 27 : 1961
. GEORGIA'S 1961 SPRING PIG CROP DOHN 6 PERCENT NATION UP 7 PERCENT
The Georgia spring pig crop for 1961 is estj_ma.ted at 1,197,000 head. This is a decrease of 6 percent from the 1,270,000 farro'\<red in the spring of 1960 a:.1d
10 percent below the ten-year (1950-59) average. A total of 171,000 sows farrowed during the spring (December 1 to June 1) with an average of 7.0 pigs per litter. The average pigs per Utter is a record high for Georgia. In 1960 farrowings amounted to 184,000 sows with an average of 6.9 'pigs per litter. Georgia rarured lOth in the Nation and exceeded all states outside of the Corn Belt.
FALL FARROWINGS SHOW DECLINE OF 5 PERCENT: Based on growers' breeding intentions as reported on June 1,
a total of 149,000 sows is expected ta farrow this fall. If these intentions are realized, the number of sows farrowing will be 5 percent below the 157,000 farrowed in 1960 and 13 percent below the 10-year 1950-59 average.
Information for this report was supplied by approximately 4,000 farmers in the State and was obtained in cooperati on with the Post Office Department through Georgia's rural mail carriers.
- - - - - - - - - - :---,~"""p,.;,:g_,S...O,;;IW,.,:.:S~~G_....F;(;A..;,R;~.;R.=e O_.W_1ED_t.A!\'!!D!u..._;Pn;.;IeG:.;;_S;.;:..ll..~._S;.;A;.:V;.;;E_;;D,;;;__.,FA:L_L~,._,.-.-,i'""'J,_~--~---=_!~!-o-_D=-~-c-.:...--::-.!""")-_-_
: Sows- -i Av . -No ;- -~ Pig : - Sows : - Av. No. : -Pigs
:Farrowed Pigs Per Saved :Farrovred Pigs Per :Saved
(000)
Litter
(000) : (000)
Litter :(000)
GEORGIA:
10-Year; 1950-59
204
1959
225
1960
184
1961
171
1,335 1,552 1,270 1,197
172 182
157 149*
1., 117 1,219 1,083
UNITED STATES:
10-Year, 1950-59
8,016
6.82
54,515 5,435
1959
7,996
7.o8
56,620 6,128
1960
6,777
6.96
47,191 5,882
~*~N1~u9m~6b1-e_r_t~o--,f~a-r_r_o_w_,-~~n~d~7i~,c0~a3~t1~ed
f~m7b.1re8eding
50,456 6,017* intentions reports.
6.84
6.98 7.02
37,183
42,775 41,301
ROBERT F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
.
..., .
... . ;~
- 2UNITED STATES PIG CROP REPORT - JUNE 1961
The 1961 spring pig crop totaled 50,l!-56,000 head.~ an increase of 7 percent
over the 1960 spring crop, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Sows farrow-
ing during the spring months totaled 7,031,000 head, 4 percent above the spring
of 1960. Pigs per litter set a record in "the spring of 1961, averaging 7.18 com-
pared with 6.96 a year earlier. Fall farrowings for 1961, based on breeding in-
tention reports, are expected to total 6,017,000 sows, up 2- percent from the
5,882,000 sows farrowing during the fall of 1960. If these fall intentions are
carried out and the number of' pigs per litter equals the average with an allow-
ance for u~rd trend, the 1961 fall crop would be 42.5 million head or 3 per-
cent above the 1960 fall crop. The combined spring and fall crop for 1961
would be 93.0 million head, up 5 percent from 196o and 1 percent above the 10-
year average.
'
The June 1, 1961 inventory of hogs 6 months old and older cin farms and ranches vre.s 1 percent above the same date last year.
SPRING PIG CROP UP 7 PERCE:i.'n'
The number of pigs saved ~-n the spring of ;1961 (Deceinber 1960 through May 1961) is estimated at 50,456,000 head. This is 7 percent abo\~ the 1960 spring pig crop of 47,191,000 head, but 7 percent below the 1950-59 average of 54,515,-000 head.
Much of the increase occurred in the West North Central region where the 1961 .spring pig crop -was ll percent larger than in 1960. The East North Central
region had an increase of 6 percent; the Western States, 7 percent; and the
South Central region, 1 percent. The spring pig crop decreased 8 percent in the North Atlantic region and 5 percen-t in the South Atlantic region. The 1961 spring
pig crop -was belmv- the 1950-59 average in all regions.
Sows farrowed in the spring of 1961 totaled 7,031,000 head, 4 percent more than the 6,777,000 head in the spring of 1960 but 12 percent less than the 1950-59 average of 8,01.6,000 head. The increas.e of 4 percent over 1960 is the same a.s shown by breeding intentions last December.
Pigs saved per litter this spring averaged 7.18 compared with 6.96 pigs saved last spring and the 1950-59 average of 6.82 pigs. This is the highest average of record for the spring crop.
1961 FALL INTENTIONS UP 2 PERCENT
June 1 reports from fanners on breeding intentions indicate that 6,017,000 sows will :farrow during June through November of 1961. If these intentions are carried out, fall farrowings in 1961 would be 2 percent greater than 1960 and ll percent above the 1950-59 average. VirtualJ. all of the expected :i,ncrease in the number of sows to farrow this fall is accounted for by the Corn Belt.
If the fall farrowing intentions are carried out and the number of' pigs per litter equals the average with an allo-wance for trend, the 1961 fall pig crop will total about 42,500,000 head. This would be 3 percent above 1960 and 14 percent above the 10-year average. The combined pig crop for 1961 would be about 92,956,000 head, 5 percent above last year and 1 percent. above average.
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
r:J \j
J\ J
Releasedj 6/28/ 61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOR ~
Athens, Ga., June 28, 1961 --A total of 8, 180, 000 broiler chicks were placed with producers in Ge-or c;ia during the week ending June 24:, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . This compares with the 8, 072, 000 placed the previous week and is 6 percer.t more than the 7, 690, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Geor ;:;ia hat cheries amounted to 10, 529, 000 compared with 10, 565, 000 the previous week and is 8 percent more than the 9, 740, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Geor gia produced hatching .e ggs were reported within a range of 45 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 54 cents for all hatching e ggs and 52 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents with an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9. 50 wit h an average of $8. 25 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $3. 25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 69 cents for eggs and $11.25 for chicks
. Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending June 24 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at
farms 12.77 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME;NTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set J:J
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Geor ia
Eggs Chicks ~et Hatched
1960 Thou.
Ofo
1961
yr.
1~60
ago
I
Thou. Per.cent Tho~.
1961 Thou.
"/o
yr. 1961
ago
Percen~ ~Thou.
1961
'l'hou ~
Apr. 22 10,762
11,480 107
7,304
8, 885
122 432
'
383
Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 May 20
10, 873 11, 085 10,946 10, 834
11, 24 7 103 11, 207 101 11,0 19 101 11, 143 103
7, .519 7 . 898 7t 814 8,082
8,927 119 511 318 8, 948 113 370 404
'8,723 112 300 328 8,564 106 243 383
May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24
10, 714 10,497 10, 19 5
9,866 9,740
11, 098 104
8, 078
10, 877 104
7,923
10,760 106
7,873
10, 565 107
7,710
10, 529 108 .1 7t 690
8, 312 103 8,307 105 8,307 106 8, 072 105 3, 180 106
173 277 171 2/ 244 142- 182
301 130 206 128
1/ Included eggs set by hatchertes producmg chtcks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
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STATE
Week Endin_,g
June 10
June 17
June 24
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
May 20
May
June
June
June
27
3
10
17
.
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
June 24
Maine
1, 575
Connecticut
803
Pennsylvania
1, 283
Indiana
1, 561
Illinois
237
Missouri
2,062
Delaware
1, 988
Maryland
3,354
Virginia
2,000
West Virginia
251
North Carolina 5.079
South Carolina
681
.- GEORGIA
10, 760
Florida
406
Alabama
5, 491
Mississippi
3,921
Arkansas
5, 853
Louisiana
700
1'exas
3,775
Washington
464
Oregon
476
California
1, 855
TOTAL 19f>1
54, 57 5
TOTAL 1960
52, 132
%of year ago
105
1, 515 580
1, 353 1, 592
171 1,984 1, 931 3,273 2;066
264 5, 033
678 10, 565
379 5, 441 3, 782 5, 783
757 3,683
416 312 1,744
1,492 757
1, 313 1, 637
234 2, 169 1, 935 3,320 2,006
240 5,078
690 10, 529
379 5,444 3, 853 5, 948
775 3,775
428 362 1, 725
53, 302 54,089
50,952 51,272
105
105
1, 198 475 745 962 109 906
1,944 2,344 1, 121
592 4,068
552 8, 564
267
4,528 3,068 "5,331
626 2,999
381
299 1, 479
1, 2Z6 452 840 896 145 923
1, 868 2, 291 1, 143
469 4,096
464 8,312
247
4,480 3, 153 5, 274
61'4 3, 09;7
3~~
34.0
lr489
1, 242 447 840 910 80 841
1,974 2, 114 1, 110
533 3,979
462 8, 307
244
4, 518 3, 132 5, 377
602 2,949
367 250 1, 435
42,558 42, 206 41,713
39,498 39, 901 39, 525
108
106
106
I
1, 230 398 949 894 104 863
1, 981 2, 152 1, 097
518 4,046
466 8,307
266
4,482 3,002 5, 205
648 2,977
386 250 1, 441
1, 238 431 876 969 127 891
1,963 2, 1.04 1, 155
577 4,075
406 8, 072
269 4,445 3,008 5, 179
607 2,829
329 301 1, 422
1, 242 392 806 888 85 992
1, 681 2,528 1, 141
473 4,011
426 8, 180
264 4,414 3,005 5, 320
553 2,754
417 277 1, 324
41,662 41,273 41, 173
39, 137 38, 515 38,404
106
107
107
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
rJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING !iERVICE 31i EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS , GA.
Athens, Georgia
J,;.ne 1961
GEORGIA FWE-CURED TOMCOO: 1960 PRELIMINARY COUNTY ESTIMATES
District
Yield
and
Harvested
Per Acre
Proction
County
Acl'eag.e
Ul~.
(000 Lbs.)
DISTRIO!'S I , II, III, & TV
0
0'
0
DISTRIO!' V Dodge
Johnson Laurens Montgomery
Pulaslci
Treutlen \>.lheeler
340
1,2~
70
l,200.
270
1,328
940
1,397
5
1,000
880
1,297
510
1,488
437 84 357 1,313
5 1,141
759
Total
3_1.015
1,359
4.,096
DISTRIO!' VI Bulloch candler Effingham Emanuel Jenkins Screven
3,360 1,840
195 1,570
170
75
1,632 1,670
~,48-2
1,380 1,324
1,293
,,483
3,072
289 2,ll>'7
225
97
Total
7,210
1,572
11,333
DISTRICT VII Baker Decatur Dougherty Grady Miller Mitchell Stewart
Thomas
Total
DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Br-ooks Clinch Coffee yolquitt pook Qrisp Dooly Echols lrwin Jeff Davis !I .anier 'Lowndes Telfair Tift 'l'urner }'lilcox Worth
Total
5
30~
20 1,280
5 2,140
5 1,560
5,320
1,200 860
3,900 2,140
265 4,300 5,350 2,840
25 5 345 2,140 1,910 1,310 3,8lO
600
2,740 190 200
1,700
35,830
(continued)
1,400 1,387 1,250 1,624
600 1,803 1,600 1,797
1,730
2,l21 1,624 2,010 1_, 728 1, 796 2,159 1,932 1,939 1,560
800 1,719 2,002 2,186 1,8o4 1,641 1,483 1,923 1,468 1,300 1,670
1,907
7 423 25 2,079
3 3,858
8 2,803
9,206
2,545 1,397 7,838 3,697
476 9,283 10,338 5,507
39 4 593 4,284 4,175 2,363 6,251 890 5,2G8 279 260 2,839
68,326
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GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO: 196o PRELJMINARY COUNTY ESTIMATES
District
Yield
and
Harvested
Per Acre
Production
County
Acreage
Lbs.
(000 Lbs.)
DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne
Total
2,440 2,010
990 28o 165
5 1,120
80 315 3,040 3,130 2,050 1,520 1,480
18,625
1,884 2,144 1,890 1,450 1,570 1,250 1,927 1,438 1,714 2,160 1,972 1,623 2,008 1,899
1,943
4,596 4,309 1 _871
406 259
6 2,158
115
540 6,567 6,171 3,328 3,052 2,811
36,189
STATE TOTAL
70,000
1,845
129,150
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY
AgricultUL~l Statistician In Charge
1 .
REQ GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES l'.tAIN CAl1PUS UNIV. OF GA. ATHENS GJ..
31s-
UHIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
GJE(O~GllA
'61
' . '1-
JP(Q)~1rllNG SIE~VllCE
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens )..Ge.orgia GEORGIA C~ON: ACREAGE,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRiCULT URE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
319 EXTENSION BLDG ., ATHENS, GA.
. ..
June 1961
YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1960
{These ' estimates. are based . on the latest available data and are preliminary)
District and County
DISTRICT I Bartow catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding polk Walker lfuitfield
Total
1JISTR!m' II Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson De Kalb . Forsyth ' Fulton GWinnett Hall . ' Jackson Lumpkin Oconee . Pickens Walton White
Total
Acrease
Planted Harvested
Acres
Acres
15,770 1,120 4,180
410 5,810 9,470 -2,670 1, 490 5,930 1,380 1,050
49,280
3,730 370
1, 380 -350 60 220 800
Boo
1}820 1,010 5,820
25 6,080
230 13, 530
220
36;445
14,720 1,060 3,930
380 5, 1-!-60 8,940 2,520 1,420 5,6oo 1,300 1,000
46,330
3,610 360
1, 340 340 60 215 780 780
1,780 990
5.)650 25
5,890 225
1,3., 150 210
35,405
PrOduCtion
Yield Lint Per Acre : .: :500 :Pound
: <rri;>ss Weight
Planted Harvested :Bales
Pounds
Pounds
Ba_les .
352
377
ll,570
354
374
830
236
251
2,060
3'(3
403
320
269
287
3,26o
398
422
7,860
J61
383
2,010
238
250
740
315
334
3,-900
266
282
770
395
415
870
333
354
34,190
229
237
1,790 .
214
219
160
241
248
690
217
224
160
233
233
30 .
250
256
110
326
335
540
322
331
540
302
308
1, 150
309
315
650
242
249
2,940
280
280
15
340
351
4,320
400
409
190
329
33"9
9,300
323
338
150
299
308
22,735
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'GEORC}IA COTI'ON: ACREAGE, YIELD Al~ PRODUCTION, 1960
(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)
District and
County
DISTRICI' III
Banks
Elbert Franklin
Habe~ham
Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethqrpe_ Stephens Wilkes
Total ,
DISTRICT IV carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
Total
Acreage
. Planted
Harvested
Acres
Acre a
1,780 6,900 4,700
140 8,000 1,310 6, 860 5, 200
430 2,430
37,750
5,400 60 540
3,570 360
2,160 1,000
700 1,160 4,650 1,370 9,120 2,490 7, 480
175 4,260 2,460 1,060
800 5,570 1,030
350
55,765
1,730 6,700 4,560
liFO
7,760 1;270 6,660 5,050
420 2,350
36,640
5,240 55 530
3, 470 350
2,100 970 680
1,130 4)530 1,330 8,830 2,420 7,19Q
170 4,090 2,380 1,020
780 5, 400 1,000
340
54,005
: Produ.ctum
Yield Lint Per Acre : 500 Pound
:Gross Weight
Planted Harvested Bales
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
352
362
1_. 310
298
307
4, 280
320
330
3,140
300
. 300
90
359
370
5,990
21.8
225
6oo
319
328
4,56o
300
309
3,250
253
260
230
229
237
1,160
312
322
24,610
287
295
3,230
150
164
20
235
240
260
245
252
1,830
214
220
160
281
289
1,270
218
225
450
347
357
510
297
3o4
720
260
266
2,520
174
180
500
38st
402
7, 400
299
307
1,550
310
323
4,840
240
247
90
364
379
3,240
303
313
1,550
250
260
550
. 232
238
390
431
445
5, 010
277
285
590
226
2~2
170
317
327
36_,850
Page 3 GEORGIA CCfl'TON: ACREAGE, YIEID Arm PRODUc-I'ION, 196o
(Th~~~ estimates are .based on the latest available data and are pre~nary)
.
... Production
District and
..
Acre~e
.. Yield I.int Per Acre
500 Pound
:Gross Weight-
County
.. Planted
... Acres
Harvested Acres
Planted Pounds
Harvested Pounds
Bales Bales
DISTRiar V Balrl:tnn Bi bb Bleckley Butts Crawford
Dodge
Greene Ha.nc.ock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones . Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach
Pulaski
Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treut1en
~Tiggs
washington Wheeler . Wilkinson
1,340 710
4,970 1,900 1,o8o 10,070
1,550 6,830 3,850 1,790 13,340
190 22,580
590 3,330
9,930 4,100 l,86o 6,640
600 1,240
850
2,930 2,46o 13,120 2,570
1:,.390
1,300
690
4,800 1,840 1,050 9,730 1,490 6;590 3, 720 1,740 12,820
185 21,730
570 3, "210
9,590 3,96o 1,800 6,400
580 1,200
830 2,820
2,36o 12_.680 2, 480 1,340
294
303
820
285
293
420
423
438
4,38o
261
270
1,030
306
315
690
362
375
7,610
197
205
640
298
309
4,250
359
371
2,880
261
269
980
328
341
9,120
226
232
90
322
334
15,150
192
198
240
365
379
2,540
290
301
6,010
24o
249
2,050
393
406
1,530
434
.. 450
6,010
223
231
280
257
266
670
193
198
- 340 .
330
343
2,020
365
380
1,870
389
403
l0,66o
351
364
1,880
178
184
520
Total
DISTRiar VI Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock: Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
121,810
13,88o 32,490 6,130
1,200 1,540 13,160 3,810 16,520 . 9,"260 4,770 1,610 13,470 9,090
117,505
13, 560 31,6oo 6,000 1,180
1,510 12,850 3, 720 16,120 9,050 4,66o
1,540 13, 150 8, 86o
333
413 365 369 258 " 321 349 283 378 373 280 220 4o6
.289 .
345
84,680
423
11,96o
375
24,720
377
4,720
263
650
327
1,030
358
9,590
290
2,250
387
13,020
381
7,200
286
2,780
230
740
416
11,420
296
5,480
Total
126,930
123,800
361
370
95,56o
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GEORGIA CarTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUcr'ION, 1960 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)
District and
County
Acre~e
Planted : ...Harvested
. . Acres
Acres
: Production
Yield Lint Per Acre
500 Pound
:Gross Weight
. Planted
Ha)I'Vested: Bales
Pounds
Pounds Bales
DISTRICT VII
Bal~er
calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph_ Seminole Stew.rt pumter . ['errell ['homas Webster
Total
piSTRICT VIII
Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch 'Coffee ColqUitt Cook Crisp Dooty Echols Innn Jeff Davis Ianier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth
Total
2,460 4,640 2,650 3,470 1,730 10,520 3, 570 3, 090 4,970 10, 21~0
870 4, 550 3,360 1,860 8,480 9,520 5,540 1,080
82,600
990 4,540 3,610 8,410
110 6,590 21,980 3,870 9,380 18,610
80 8,940 2, 050
64o 2,940 3,290 6,780 7,440 9,050 18,020
137,320
2,380 4,500 2,570 3,380 1,680 10, 270 3, 450 3; 010 4, 650 9, 930
840 h,410 3,280 1,820 8,240 9,_240 5, 380 1,050
80,280
960 4, 420 3, 510 8, 150
105 6,420 21,340 3, 740 8,950 18,000
80 8, 710 2, 000
620 2,870 3,200 6,590 7, 250 8, 810 17, 450
133,175
328
339
1,680
455
469
4,400
421
434
2, 330
292
300
2,120
262
270
950
~-15
426
9,120
310
321
2,310
399
410
2,570
385
394
3,990
333
343
7,100
251
260
450
!~ 54
. 468
4,310
360
369
2,530
342
349
1,330
460
473
8,130
507
522
lO,o60 .
438
451
5,o6o
280
288
630
401
412
69,070
373
384
770
378
388
3,580
411
423
3, 090
389
401
6,820
273
286
60
432
443
5,930
410
422
18, 800
461
477
3,720
443
464
8, 670
422
437
16,390
200
200
30
371
381
6, 920
396
406
1,690
316
326
420 .
330
338
2,020
347
357
2, 380
4-07
418
5,750
376
386
5,830
380
390
7,170
416
430
15 , 660
404
416
115,700
... \ ' ,.....
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GEORGIA oo:rrou: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUm'ION, 1960
{These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)
District
and
County
DISTRicr IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charlton Chatham
Evans
Liberty
wng
Pierce Tattna11 jroombs ware Wayne
Acrea~e
. :
.
Planted
Harvested
Acres
Acres
4,140 2,400
45 200 20 20 2,540
125
460 2,150 5,o8o 6,840
830 2,250
27,100
3,950 2,290
45 195 20
20
2,440 120 440
2,060 4,840 6,520
790 2,130
25,86o
Yield ~1t Per Acre
Planted :Harvested
. Pounds
Pounds
: Prod.uctior. 500 Pouncl
:Gross Weight Bales
Bales
391
4o9
3, 370
386
405
1,930
200
200
20
195
200
75
200
200
10
300
300
15
4o7
424
2,1.60
176
183
45
278
291.
270
336
350
1,510
390
409
4,130
413
433
5,890
289
3o4
500
359
379
1,680
382
401
21,605
State Total 675,000
653,000
359
371
505,000
''-rr-:. r -ru ..
qt -lU -~ J t r\ -.:J_J ~ .._;I .....
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. J~e 15,
1~: ~j~.Jr..._~..,........ r'.:.>
,. ,
GE() P..GIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT
.
.
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers increased one point to ' 244
percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended June 15. This was one point
below last year's mid-June index of 245 percent. The All Cr3r Index climbed one
point to 265 percent, which is the highest for the year. The Index of livestock
and livestock products dropped two points to 199 percent, w.ald.ng this the fourth
consecutive month that livestock have registered a decline.
. !ffiother gain .was posted for cotton lint \-1hich averaged 31.9 cents per pound,
the highest this year. This 1-1as the primary factor responsible for the increased
crop index. Com l<Tas .also up a penny, at . ~1..27 p,er bushel. S~l groin prices
fell sharply a~ 'harvest t.J"as un.denray. 1.Jheat, at -1~1. 74, wap off 14 cents; oats fell
pine cents to 72 cents per bushel, and barley dropped eight cents, to $1.02. Soy.-
pe~ms
rernained
.
un~h..ang. ed
at
.ii2.60.
.
. .
Broiler prices averaged extrerr.ely low at 12.0 cents per pound; falling 1.5
cents below the previous record-low price registered only a month ago. Losses were also recorded for cattle but these were offset by a. gain in hog prices. Beef cattle
fell off 5o cents, as cows declined 60 cents, steers and heifers 30 cents, and
calves 50 cents.o Hog prices showed a gain at . ~t-16. 50 per cwt., 40 cents above the
previous month. Turl{eys, at 23 cents, we!e down a nickel, and egg prices remain~d
unchanged at 4l cents.
U. S. INDEX OF PRI: CES RECEIVED AND PARITY INDEX DJWN 2 PO:t:NTS, PARITY RATIO UNCHllliGED AT 78
The
. '
.
Index of Prices
"'" '
Received by U.
s.
Farmers
declined nearly 1 per9ent
(2 points) to 234 percent of its 1910-14 average~ Sharply lower prices. .for soybeans
led the decline. Other important contributors 1vere beef cattle, chicken~, and eggs.
Higher prices were recorcl.ed for several vegetable crops and cotton.. The mid-June
index was less 'than 1 -l)er.cent belm-r. June 1960.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, includL~g Interest, Taxes, and Fann Uage R~tes, declined leM than 1 percent during the
lJlOntp..ended June 15. Prices of both p roducticn Pnd consumer goods lvere reduced durin.g __ the month. Not~ri.thstaru:ling the decline, at 300 on June 15, the index was
+/3 of 1 percent higher than a year earlier and the highe::>t of .record for the
tnonth.. .
With both the Parity Index and fann product prices doi<m in June, the Parity aatio remained .at 78, dOwn 1 point from a "year earlier.
Index
.
1910-14 = 100
UNITED .STATES
1'rices Received .
Pmty Index 1/
. Parity .Ratio -
... ._...._ - -- - - - . -.- ..:!.. -
Index l~mbers - Gear ia and United States
June
May 1
: June 1
Record High
1960
235 299
......
.
1961
236 302
.:.
1961
234 300
:Index Date
: : 313 : Feb.l951
302 :/Apr.l960
79 .
78
.
.
78.
. . 123 : Oct.l946
- - - - .. - - - - - - ..... - - .: - - ~ - - - - - . - - - !.. - - - - -
. . . .. ~
245 .: . 243
.,.. .
. : -:- ~
~ .
:
244
310 : Mar.l951
260
264
265 199
: 319 :lfMar.1951
. : . : 295 Se t~l948
ndicated
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
ROBER!' F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia, in cooperation Hith the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
PRICES RECEIVED BY FA.m1ERS 'JUNE 15, 1961 WITH COMPAR!OONS
;-June :
COMMODITY AND miiT .
. GEORGIA
. . UN!h!b STATES .
!>:-May-1-;: June~:).;': June:--1.~: May I>:-JUne !5
: 1960: : 1961 : : 196l . : 1960 ': 1961 : 1961
Wheat,-bU.----- - --:-$---1:-80-- r.'B8"'""-- 1.74-:--1.72-. ~ :-1:7?>-- 1.72-
0ats, : bu,
J .79 ,81
.72 : ,694 .598 ,626
Corn, bu.
$
1.36 1~26
1.27 : -1.08 1.02 1.03
=
Barley, bu,
$ 1.08 . 1.10 , . 1.02:
.815 .875
.868
Sorghum Grain., cWt, $ 2,10 2.05
2.05 : 1.53 1,56 1,65
Cotton, lb.
30.0 31.5
31.9 : 29.60 29.56 30.88
Cottonseed, ton
$.
:
Soybeans, bu.
$ 2.05 . 2,60 . 2,60 : 1~97
2.60
Peanuts, lb,
Sweetpotatoes; . cwt.
Hay, baled, per ton All
$
...
$ 27 .eo
~
.27 .20
.
. 26.70 :
11.5
5.15
2o.~o
19.80
8.06 19.10
Alfalfa
$ ' 33,00 37.00 35.00 : 21,00 20.20 19.6'0
Lespedeza
$ 29.50 30.00 28.00 : 22.40 23.20 22.50
Soybean & Cowpea
$ 32.00 .30.00 30.00 : 28.10 27.40 26',60
Peanut
$ 25..5.0 23.50
.23.50
21.10 20,20 20~20
Milk Co:ws, head
$ 170,00 180.00 180,00 225.00 224.00 . 228.00
Hogs, . c~rt.
$
Beef cat'tle, all, cwt. $
Cows, cwt. ]}
$
16,00 17.00
15.10
16.10
17.50 15.60
16.50 16.00
17 .oo : 20,80 l5.bo : 15.20
16.00 19.80 15.00
15.70
19.40 15,00
Steers &heifers, cwt,$ 19.30 19.70. 19.40
Calves,. cWt.
$ 20.50 21.70 21.20
23.10 21.60 21.10 23.60 23.60 23.10
Milk, Wholesal"e, c"Yrt.
Fluid Mkt. Manuf, A],l
$ 5.95 5. 75
$ . 3.10 3.40
$.. y5.85 y5.70
-
1/5.10
4.24 3.08
/3.80
-
3/3.88'
Turkeys, lb,
26.0 28,0
23.0
24.1
. -20.5
Chickens, per lb,
Farm
15.5 12.5
12.5 . 12.9 11.2 10.6
Com11 Broil. All
17.1
13.5
12.0
17~6
14.4
12.8
17.1 13.5
12,0
17.2 14.1 12,6
Eggs, doz., All
46.2 41.0
. 41.0
31.5
32.0
30.8
P Include~ cul! dai~ . cows soid for slaugb,ter, but n~t dairy caws fo.r herd
PP..ICES PAID BY F-.A..RMERS FOR SElECTED FEEDS . JUNE 15, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS -
:
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
KIND OF FEED.
:-JU:ne 1.5:-May-1~: Juiie-1): Juiie-1~! May r_s--:-J1ine.l5.
---- ----- ------ ----- noi.-- ... :
-------------
1960 :
-ne1~--
1961 . : -Dol:---
D19"61oi.--: -
1960
: 1961 : 1961 noi.-- -Dei:-
Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt,
............
....__.._,
All Under 29% Protein
3.85 4.00
3.95
3.63 3.70 3.q1
16% Protein
3.75 3.85
3.80
3.58 3.66 3.6'2
18% Protein 20% Protein
3.95 4.15
4,00 4.20
4.00 .. 3.56 3.66 3.64
4.15
3.88 4.01 3.99
Cottonseed Meal,41%,m..rt, 3.80 3.80
3.85 : 4.05 4.14 4.14
s~y?ean Mea~,44% ;?wt
4~00 .4.45 . 4.45 - : . &.05
4~89
4.73
Bran, cwt, Middllngs, cwt. - 9orn. 11eal, c~rt. .
Broil~' r GroWing Mash, cwt. Laying Mash1 cwt. Scratch G:rains; cwt.
3.30 3.50' . 3.35
4.65 4.70 4.10 '
3.30 3.45 3.20
4.80 4.65' 4.15
3.30
2.85 3.00 2.90
3.45
2.93 3.03' . 2.99
3.25
3.16 3.06 3.08
4.75
.4.67
4. 75
4.73
4.65
h.34 4.43 4.40
4.15
3.87 3. 87 3.84
Alfalfa Hay, ton Al l Other Hay, ton .
45.00 45.00 33.00 34.00
Lo.oo
34.00
30.40 31.00 30~10 28,00 29.70 28.70
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CROP PROSPEcrS GENERALLY GOOD
.
July 5 __ Based on curren.t co~ditions, the outlook for most .,
Athens, Ga '
In northern areas crq>s
Central and South Georgia is 'favorable.
agrrOeIIv'iengrycirrqr>esguinlar , ranging from poor to .good., the Georgia Crop .Reporting Service
Acco:d~ng veel~ bcr~t said today. . pastures unprovteod
e ort"S mrod.pe r a t
'
eflryomducr. oingugncttryhoaepgs ernetmsa,...~tnhHeedayaconoud~'st
ion als the
or corn, peanuts, and
o improved slightly, same as a week ago ..
but the condition or other grmr.n
. hay and peachOs;
The cultivation or row cro ps,. h'ealravyeesdtinu&ntoifl msmida-wll egerkab~nys'ra> n'\a nrdes-vurmetesoniellsd
operat~= :~ee~ f":~~us and insect-control
of the weekenabled
oproblem. . .
sti~ MvCooomrrkbei,nfabinvugot
r
acbolnetrwole of smal
alo.t:ghfrewarm~entea;snrsy' w' af~~nedlsdeescl,ats;a,dn adnrodsormdteihseegarstaheinir>dhSass
t
ra be
ganlt wteek en OS
in.
Nort.h
Georg:La.
ser~o~ ~n Lodging is
.
.
.A large part of
rap~ ta;'!e~~ Corn is grmn.ng
'dlhyaas sreaacrheesdulot ropf aasmsepdlethmeo.-, sture ,jngnesatra:cgyed. rowCiolerdn
~ n
out,
ver~ ~rre=ver, the crop in southern are
North Georgia is
r with some corn is
croernpoirnteldow~~Pmo~c!el;;.-.c~odort
o very good, North Georgia
7~ For the state as a " o her has delayed growth a:f co on and 4' sease As a
Continued cool,
Some resu
lct;ot
tsotan.nidss
aswrteeiltplooYr 1~~n
rram adverse ;re4ther conditionshal.:f. to -two-thirds
mllaynyinf ~'egoldods.
In the southern condition.
a:f
the state, cotton is genera
d f tl;le week near:cy 30 per-
coT1+.
H0 a
i>
rves
- t.he
t- ~~o0'f0-tu''~oho~b-g'.a3.c.,c,.o.e.ni,s.....h~a-..nurcvrveoe;s;.aLtyesidngogotaPtne%dachbhi'yohutaghrhevoueetsntmwoo.sst
~ui_i_fl._t
~- erru.pt e d by. rVsIhelTPea,r!=s; .._a
t-.hDe"-S'h.,t. a"t""e'.,...., Ha y
t
cruolpt.s are mostly good to very !;Cod, but :frequent rains have made harvesting dir:f'i-
Veg~table ~Brket .
crops are beginn;tng to su:rfJ. :from disease end lack of cultivation,
according to State Thrmers
llalJagers. Tomato harvest has passed peak, and
on:cy a few reme:tn for mrket in the conlmercial areas. Peak harvest or cantaloupe
and watermelons is e:x;pected around July 10-15, a little later than usual. Snap
Bean
and
cabbage
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1-1ay
in
the
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mountain
areas.
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WEATHER ~-RainS stiMMARY
were general over most ot the Btate .during the
rirst part or the week ending 'Saturday, July l, end scattered showers continued
in s - areas throughout the reljlainder o:r the week .HeaViest falls occurred
along the upper coast and t:ar two o.r three cour,ties iniand. s - observers in
this area measured over three inches . Amounts varied wide:cy over the i-emainder
of the State, ranging most],) between one-hal.:f and two inches. Afternoon showers continued through Monday, July 3, but :f'alle were generally very light;
Temperatures averaged below normal over Georgia rar the third straight week.
The unusually mild weather continued through most o:r the week; but, the week end
. peri~. brought a return of more seasonable temperatures. Daytime highs were reaching
the nineties in most sections by the end of the
.
.
'. .:.-
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J?.;e teJI!peratures vere cooler than normal over Geargia, and, based on incomplete :reports, rainfall ""s above normal over most of the Si<l<te. This was the third consecutive month thllt temperatures haVIJ averagea well belcn<normal. !\f'ter a dry beginning, June bee84e a relatively wet mont!) over the northwestern eWaset-tahnidrdssouotfhtcheentSratal tsee.ctJ~ioenlos.w normal totals were recorded in mOst of the south-
The Weather Bureaus 30-day outlook 'or July calls for temperatureS to average below normal, While rainfall is expected to exceed normal over t .he State.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in ' - cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extensi:on Service, Georgjq. State Department of A griculture, and the Weather Bureau of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
U S DEPARTl:iENT OF COMrJERCE
M!A THER BUP.EAU
..
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
I
JTuelmYp1er,at1u9r6e1 ex(?trroevmej:ss:ifoonral)reel"' endl..ng
Highest: 950 at Alma on July 1. ,.
510 at Blairsville on
June 25 and 29 and at
Tallapoosa on June 26.
) '
TNDM.\s
Precipitation for week ending July 1,
~~ For period Ju.ly 2-4, 1961
T, less than .oo5 :inch
.A:fter Five Da..r s Ret'l.rn to United 'States D.er, artr~nt of Agriculture
sta.tistica.l RE;lJ?O:t:"ting Service 315 Hoke Smith P~nex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
~EDIATJ~-::-u. --s:~tA.T'HEiCRE PORl'
rhis reoort , fill be treated in all
Res:9ec:ts as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
:. ~ !
U.
s.
Postage and Fees _Pai~ Department of Agriculture
. . .~ .
. REQW
.THE .UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA
.,
. ~JE(Q)~CGllA C~(Q)JP> ~JEJP>(Q)~11ITNG !E:~VllCIE
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE OEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR!!
Athens, Georgia
.:?/ .
Crimson Clover Seed Production Down 17 Percent
GEORGIA: pry weather during the fall of 1960 made it very difficult to prepare _land and .tQ seed the Crimson Clover crop . It was. difficult to secure
stands, and some o.fthe early planted acreage was abandoned. Cold weather during the spring months delayed vegetative growth, and the crop matured somewhat laterthan usual! .Heavy rains during the harvesting season delay~d harvesting operations and sha.tte.ring was heavy in many areas. Some of the intended acreage was not harvested.
The 1961 Georgia Crimson Clover seed production of 1,860,000 pounds is 17 percent l~ss than last year' s crop of 2,250,000 pounds, Acreage for harvest of 12,000 is 3,000 below the 15,000 harvested in 1960. Prospective yield per a t re of 155 pounds compares with 150 pounds harvested last season and 132 for the 1950-59 average. P-roduction of the Dixie variety of 1,451,000 pounds is 78 percent of the total crop.
UNITED STATES: The 1961 production of crimson clover in the Southern States is forecast at 6,995,000 pounds. This prospective crop represents a
drop of 17 percent from the 1960 output and is less than half the ten-year average. Reseeding varieties, such as Dixie, . Autauga, Auburn, and others, are expected to total 3,736,000 pounds this year compared with 4,696,000 pounds a year ago.
A forecast of the late harvested crimson clover seed crop in Oregon is scheduled for release August 4.
The total of 46,300 acres for seed harvest this year is down 11 percent from last year's 52,200 acres and is 56 percent below average. Larger acreages harvested in Tennessee, Mississippi, and South Carolina were more than of fset by smaller ac rea ~es narvested in Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas. Last fall ' s dry weather in many sections of t he crimson clover producing area was unfavorable for establishing stands and some intended acreage was never planted . Ample spring moisture and good growing conditions in late spring partly offset the slow start and seed prospects were good. However, when the crop matured, frequent and heavy rains in certain areas during late Ma y and early June shattered out much seed. As a result, some acreages intended for seed were not harvested and yields frorn the acreage actually harvested were below earlier expectations.
The prospective yield of 151 pounds per acre compares with 162 pounds in 1960 and the average of 138 pounds . The drop in yield from last year reflects the unfavorable weather conditions at harvest time as opposed to last year when exceptionally good harvest weather prevailed.
Carryove r of old crimson clover seed on farms in the Southern States is estimated at 186,000 pounds, 17 percent more than l a st year's carryover of 159,000 , pounds, but 64 percent less than the average. A report on June 30, 1961, stocks of old seed held by dealers will be issued on August 3, 1961.
There were no imports of crimson clover seed during the 11-month period ending May 31 1 1961. This is the first time since 1956 that no imports have been made of crimson clover during the 11-month period.
(Over)
,
- 2-
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production average 1950-59, annual 1960 ~nd 1961
-----=--Acres-harvested---:- Yield per acre---:- Production-(c1ean seed~ ~ :--- -=----: lnCii-=:--- -=---: ln'di:":---:---: -lndT-- -.
State :Average: 1960 : cated:Average: 1960 : cated :Average: 1960 cated
- ----.:-19-5-0--59o: r----:-1-96-1-:-19-50--5-9:-. - --: -19-61--:1-95-0--59-: -----1-96-1 - ..-o:
Acres
Pounds
Thousand ~ounds
s. c.
4,720 l '700 J,800 133
Ga.
27,000 15,000 12,000 132
Tenn.
34.900 13,000 15,000 137
Ala.
27,800 16,000 11 .ooo 132
Miss. - : 6,500 3. soo- - 4, croo- 1)2
Ark.
4,560 3,000 2,500 202
140 150
642 238
150 . 155 3,816 2,250
200 140 4,730 2,600 .
150 165 - - 3_, 850_ 2,!1-00
120 100
892 420
190 220
937 570
270 1,860
2.100 1 ,815
400
550
Total so.:
.
States :105,480 52,200 46,300 138 162 151 14,866 8,478 6,995
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CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
GEORGIA'' CROP REPORTING SERVICE
F \1\I1 Lc; ~JI
1-J
J2 R~Y
Releas.ed 7/6/61 ''
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., July 6, 1961 --A total of 7, 952, 000 broiler c~icks were p1ac~d with producers in Georgia during the week ending July 1, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Th.is compares with the. 8, 180, 000 placed the previous week and is 7 percent more than the 7, 449, 000 placed the same
week last year
. Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 032, 000 compared with 10, 529, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent more than the 9, 499, 000 for the corr-esponding week last year.
. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs were
reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from floc~s with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents . with an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flo.cks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged : for chicks were reported within a range of $8. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of ; $8. 50 per hundred compared with a range of $7... 00 to $9. SO with an average of $8. ~5 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 69 cents for ' eggs and $11.25 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service .fo:at broilers during the week ending July 1 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at far~s 12. 7.6 cents.
'
Week Ending
GEORGIA EGGS SET' HATCHINGS' ANDCHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set ,!I
1960 Thou.
. "/o
1961
yr.
ago
Thou. Percent
Chicks Placed for
Eggs Chicks
Broilers in Georgia
Set Hatched
1960
1961
"/o
yr. 1961 1961
ago
Thou.
Thou. Fercent IThou. Thou.
Apr. 29 10, 873
May q
11, 085
11~ 247 11, 207
103
. 7, 519. 8, 9z7 119 511 318
101
7,898 8,948 113 370 404
May 13
10,946 11, 019
101
7, 814 8, 7Z3 112 300 328
May ZO
10, 834 11, 143
103
8,082
8,564 106 Z43 383
May Z7
10, 714 11, 098
104
8,078 8, 31Z 103 173 Z77
June 3
10,497 10, 877
104
7,923
0, 307 105 171 244
June 10 10, 195 10,760
106
7, 873
8, 307 106 14Z 182
Jl\ne 17
9,866 10, 565
107
7,710
8,072 105 301 130
June 24
9,740 10, 5Z9
108
7,690 8, 180 106 Z06 128
July 1
9,499 10,03Z
106
7,449 7, 952 107 Z06 113
]J Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
U--. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e-------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x~t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961 . Page 2
STATE
June
June
Week Ending
July
May
.
June
June
June June
July
17
24
1
27 .
3
10
17
24
1
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
-
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
California
1, 515 580
1, 353
1, 592 171
1, 984 1, 931 3,273 2,066
264 5, 033
678 10, 565
379 5,441 3,782 5, 783
757 3,683
416 312 1,744
l; 492 757
1, 313
1, 637 234
2, 169 1, 935 3,320 2,006
240 5,078
690 10, 529
379 5,444 3, 853 5,948
775 3, 775
428 362
1, 725
1, 520 721
1, 414
1. 637 185
2, 169 1, 857 3,275 1, 948
261 5, 059
681 10,032
390 5, 370 3,794 5, 860
730 3, 486
442 440
1, 778
1, 22.6 452 840
896 145
923 1, 868 2,291 1, 143
469 4,096
464 8, 312.
~4(
4,480 3, 153 5,274
614 3,097
387 340
1, 489
1,242 447 840
910 80
841 1,974 2, 114 1. 110
533 3,979
462
8, 307
~44
4, 518 3, 132 5, 377
602 2,949
367 2SO 1, 435
1,230 398 949 894 104 863
1, 981 2, 152 1, 097
518 4,046
466 8,307
Zbb 4,482 3,002 5, 205
648 2,977
386 250
1, 441
1, 238 431 876
969 127 891 1, 963 2, 104 1, 155 577 4,075 406 8,072
~b':l
4,445 3,008 5, 179
607 2,829
329 301 1, 422
1, 242
392 806 888 . 85
992 1, 681 2, 528 1, 141
473 4, 011
426 8, ISO
Zb4 4,414 3,005 5, 320
553 2,754
417 277
1,324
1,244
432 781
827
39 1, 093 1,743
2,332 1, 112
474
3, 955 441
7, 952lbl .
4,236
2,922. 5,060
571 2, 843
376 264 1, 436
'1 uTAL ' 1961 TOTAL 1960 %of year ago
53,302 50, 952
105
54,089 53,049
51,272 49,615
105
107
42,206 41,713 41,662 I
39,901 39, sa5 39, 137
106
ld6
106
I
I
41,273 41,173
38, 515 38,404
107
107
40,444 37,368
108
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UNIVERSITY OF GE RG!A
AGRICULTURI.L EXTENSIONS.~~~ioo.~:----- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF: AGRICUL-TURE .
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF .ll.GRICULTURE AGRICUl-TURAl.. MARKF.TING SERVlCE .. 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHE~, GA.
. :
Athens, Georgia
LUP~INE SEED FORECAST
July" 7, 1961
I
LUPINE SEED PRODUar'ION DOVlN SHARPLY
GEORGIA:. ~~e 1961 production of lupine seed in Georgia is forecast at 2,250,000 pounds, 47 percent below the 4,250,000 pounds harvested in
1960 and i~ the smallest crop since estimates ~rere started in 1943. The crop consists of 1,575,000 pounds of blue lupine and 675,000 pounds of sweet l~pine. Acres harvested for seed are estimated at 2,500 compared with 5,000 last season.
l26. Yield per acz:e, 900 'pounds, is 50 pounds above last year and pounds.
above the te.n-year average.
Dry weather during . the fs.ll months made it difficult to prepare land and to seed the lupine crop. Some of the intended acreage was not planted and st".nds were very irregular. Heavy rai ns during the 11arvesting season delayed harvest operations and caused some loss from shattering.
UNrTED STATES: The 1961 production of b1pine seed is forecast at 5,430,000 pounds, 32 percent less than the 1960 harvest of 8,015,000 pounds
and is the fourth consecutive year of declining lupine production. The prospec-
tive .crop consists of 4,028,000 pounds of blue lupi ne and 1,402,000 pounds of. svreet lupine. . The comparative estimates for last yee.r are 6, 539,000 pounds of blue and 1, 476,000 pounds of SlTeet lupine.
Dry weather last fall made it difficult to get the lupine started. Ex-
tremely cold winter weather also damaged the c~op in Georgia and South Carolina.
These and other factors combined to cut the harvested acreage to on:cy 6,500 acres, 39 percent less than the 10,600 acres harvested a year ago and about one-eighth of the 1950-59 average. However, the decline i n acreage was partly offset by
good yields on the acreage harvested. Despite rai ns at harvest time which
caused some loss of seed from shatteri ng, the average yield of 835 pounds per
acre is above both last year and the average.
Carryover of old lupine seed by farmers is estimated at 450,000 pom1ds and compares with 381, 000 pounds a year earlier and the average of 1,4981 800 pounds. A report on June 30) 1961, carryover of' old seed by dealers, '\-Till be released on August 3, 1961.
Imports of l~~ine seed during the ll~month ~eriod ending I~y 31, 1961, totaled 43,600 pounds--all white lupine--from t he Netherlands (origin Union of
South Africa) The consist of the imports for the comparable period last year
i-la.S 2,945,100 pounds of blue lupine, 36,600 pounds of yellow lupine and no
white lupine
(OVER)
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1li'2INE SEED: acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production
average 1950-59, annml 1960 and 1961 .
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. .
Acres
Pounds
Thousand Eound.s
. s. c. . 8,300 2,500 1,200 866 750 900 7,200 1,875
1,080
Ga. 27,900 5,000 2,500 774 850 900 23,224 4,250 Fla. 8,550 2,8oo 2,8oo 439 600 750 4,136 1,680
2,250 2,100
Ala. 4,780 300
684 700
3,865 210
----------------------------------------- u.s. :-49,535 -lo,b()o b',5oo -7Io-- 75b' -835- -3S",Ji:24- s-,ol5-- -5:-43o----
CARL O. DOESCHER
Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
..---....,. ~ - . . -
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICuLTURE
ft..thens, . 9~_orgia
U.S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICIJL'fURE AGRICUI.TURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
July ll, 1961
Georgia Cotton Crop Up 10,000 Acres
The 1961 acreage of cotton planted in Oeor ia is s ted at 685,COO,
accordi~ r to the Georgia Crop Reporting Ser
RSI %E~Ifi 0,000 more acres than
tvere planted in 1960 and is the largest acre ge since 1956 The all-time record
~~ras pl,anted tn 1916, l--Tith a total of 5, 219,0 0 fH1rf S) 'Eaec rd production in
Georgia lvas harvested in 1911 ~rith 2, 769,000 ba1es.
I
'f OR ,....
. The first 1961 production estimate lnlll..l;)a m.?ee M -
st 8.
f lanted acreage for the United States is estimated at 16,561,000 for 1961, compared Hith 16,080,000 in 1960 and the ten-year (1950-59) average of 20,080,000 acres.
CARL 0. LOESCHER
ARCHIE LAi,JGLEY
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Agricu1tura.l Statistician In Charge
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. 1950-59 1960
1961 : percent
:harvested ];/ : average
: of 1960
-------------P-er-ce-nt-----1-,0-00----1,-00-0 --1-,0-00----Pe-rc-e- nt~
- - - acres
acres acres
North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia Tennessee Alabama Mississippi
3~3
544
410
425
104
1.8
807
568
610
107
2.3
984
675
685
101
!r,O
664
525
540
103
2.0
1,152
878
920
105
4.1
1,926
1,580 1,675
106
Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas
6.8
460
423
400
95
5.2
1,667
1,370 1,410
103
3.9
69h
525
585
111
6. 9
938
655
720
110
9.6
8,534
6,800 7,100
104
New 1'1exico
5.1
232
216
205
95
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Ca.lifo rnia Other States
y
2~3
2.1
5.6
455 949
,1~.34
o.' 6'"'
402 830
93
86
'fh
56
54
96
United States otiier states
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7
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-6.-3
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-
-
-1-03-
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Virginia
4.5
19~6
16,0 15.5
97
Florida
4.8
L.0.3
25.9 20.0
77
Illinois
1L!.o3
2o9
2.2
2.0
91
Kentucky Nevada
6.5
9.2
8.5
7.5
88
8.4
2.2
3.6
3.6
100
American-Egyptian 21
Texas
6.2
26.5
22.9 22.5
98
Net-~ Mexico Arizona California
3.1
14.4
12.6 12.5
99
2.7
31.5
26.8 27.0
101
5.3
.. 5
.4
.4
100
Total Amer.-Egypt.
3.9
72.9
62.7 62.4
100
l/-F~; ;ii ~a~s;s~ in~l~ctln; ;e~;ed fo;
- rounded for inclusion in United States
~o;{)li~ ~e:
totals. 21
-2/ S~s-f~r-11~the; St;t;s; Iiicluded in State and
United States totals.
(Over)
GEORGIA HAP SHO ~NG CROP REPORTIIJG DISTRICTS
Cotton Acreage Planted by Districts
:
:
: 1961 as
District : 1960 : 1961. : Percent
(000 Acres) of 1960
1
49 48
98
2
36 35
97
3
38 36
95
4
56 56
100
5
122 123
101
r
6
127 135
106
7
83 81
98
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675 685 101
\
. ~ Valdosta
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I' '/1 < GEORGIA WEEKLY CROP AND WEATHER BULLETIN
'/;; W--e-e-k--E-n-d-i-n-g--Ju--ly--1-1-, --1-9-6-1----~----.----------------31-5--H-o-k-e--S-m--it-h--A-n-n-e-x---
Released 12 Noon Tuesday
Athens,
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GEDRGIA CROP :PROSPECTS CONTUHJE TO IMPP.OVE
Athens, Ga., July 11:-- Crops responded favorably during
the warm, dry 1-veather,and the Georgia Crop Report:i.ng Service reports that
Georgia's crop prospects have improved for the fourth consecutive week.
Based on reports from county_agricultural agents, the condition of the corn crop is mostly good to very good and much above average yields are expected.---Prospects are especially favorable in the southern distTicts.
Cotton made rapid growth during the week and the condition of the crop showed considerable improvement in most areas. Sta~ds are very irregular in the northern districts. Grovrers are car:i:ying out an intensive poisoning program to control boll weevi:Ls and boll worms. Peanuts continued to imProve and the majority of the crop is in good to very good condition.
The abundance of moisture has been favore.ble for vegetative gro"t<rth and hay_l
have made excellent response. Good p rogress 1.ras made in hay harvesting opera-
tions during the week. Harvesting of tobacco was active during the week and 50
percent of the crop had been harveste:d by July lL Near record yield per acre is expected in many areas. Auction warehouse sales t-.'ill begin on July 27.
Farmers took advantage of the sunshine to complete most of the combining of small grains. Harvest is about complete except in the extreme northern counties. Very high yields were reported for all small grains. .Planting of soybeans and grain sorghums made good progress and about 90 percent of the acreage had been planted by the week end.
Peach harvest is past the peak in central districts, but is very active in northern districts. Good volume will be available through the first 1.veek of August. Condition of pastlrres are mostly good to very good and are furnishing excell~nt grazing for cattle.
All vegetable crops remaJ.n:tng for harvest in southern and central areas are in good condition, according to State Fann Market managers. Lemand, quality; and prices have been satisfactory for vegetable and melon crops harvested to date. Additional moisture received during the week is expected to prolong harvesting of ~ima beans, cantaloups, and watermelons. Snap bean and cabbage harverst ls becoming active in the mountain areas.
WEATH'8R 31001A.RY -- Rain occurred on one to three days over most of Georgia during the past week. Shm,rers were a little more frequent in the extreme southern part of the State where some 'tveather observers reported measurable rain on four or five days. Amounts for the l-reek were moderate to locally heavy in the southern border counties and at some northern stations. Weekly totals were generally small over the remainder of the State. Several observers recorded no rain at their stati on, although showers occurred in the area. Violent _ thunderstorm activity was reported in some sections. Four Fort Benning soldiers ~ere killed by lightning and two ~1onroe County chi ldren ~vere electrocuted by a fallen power line on Friday.
The unseasonably mild summer weather continued through most of the 1-reek. Temperatures averaged slightly higher than during the previous week, but were
still 2 to h degrees below normal. This tvas the fourth straight week that .
temperatures over t~ State have averaged below seasonal normals. The temperature reached the mid-nineties at several places in southern and central district-< but failed to go above ninety degrees at most North Georgia stations.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Geor gia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau of the U. s. Department of Commerce.
U. ,S. DEPARTl:~HT OF COl1NERCE UEATI-iEE BUHEAU
Athens,, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week endir ~uly 8, 1961 (Provis ional)
0
Hirhest: 96 at Sa pelo Island on thG 7th.
Lowest: L.9 at Blairsville on
the 5th.
THOMAS
Precipitation for 1.veek ending July 8, 1961 ~~ For period July 9-11, 1961 T, less than .005 inch
After Five D;:w s Return to United Stat e s Depart ment of Agriculture
Statistical Repor ting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex .Athens, Georg ia OFFIC IAL BUSTI,!E SS
D&,JE DIATE - U, S. W.2}~-el:E R lt~PORT This r euort will oe treated in all
Re su ects as Letter ?,Jail
( See Sec. 34.17, .:: . L. & R.)
REQ W THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA
u.
s.
Postage and Fees Paid Department of Agriculture
REPORTING SERVICE
\f \1\1l -~=-'.tA_fIEl~stJ : .~J - - -- - r. . -rr r. I J~ _1r\\ '-..) I J ~r Jr:'J\ \Jj Released 7/12/61-
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., July 12, 1961 --A total of 7, 8.82, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Geort5ia durin5 the week ending July 8, accordin3 to the Geort,ia Crop Reporting Servic.e. This compares with the 7, 952, 000 placed the previous week and is 8 percent more than the 7, 298, 000 placed the same week last year .
Eggs set b~.r Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 925, 000 compared with 10, 032, 000 the previous week and is 9 percent more than the 9, 129, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices .paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 57 cents for all hatching eggs and 54 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 tc;> 65 cents with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $8.00 to $9. 50 with an
average of $8. 50 per hundred compared mth a range of $8. 00 to $9 .50 with an
average of $8. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last ye-ar were
70 cents for eggs and $11.25 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending July 8 was Georgia oroilers 3-4 pounds at farms 12. 2.0 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PL.A.CEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
I
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set J._/
1960
I L Thou.
1961 Thou.
"/o yr. ago
Percent
Chicks Placed for
Eggs Chicks
- Broilers in Georgia
Set Hatched
'1o
1960
1961
yr. 1961 1961
j Thou.
ago Thou."'[Percent Thou. Thou.
May 6 111, 085
May 13 10, 946
11, 207 11, 019
101 ' 71 898 101 7, 814
8,948 113 8,723 112
370 . 404 300 328
May 20 110, 834
ll, 143 103 8, 082
8, 564 106 243 383
May 27 110, 714
11, 098 104 I a, o1a
8, 312 103 173 277
June 3 10, 497 June 10110,195
10, 877 10, 760
104 I 7I 923 106 1 7, 873
8, 307 8,307
I 105 171
to6 142
244 182
June 17 9, 866
10, 565 107 f7,710
8,072 105 I 301 130
June 241 9, 740 July 1 9, 499
July 8 1 9, 129
10, 529 10,032
z. 108 I 7, 690
106 1 449
9, 925 . 109 ' (. 293
8, 180 106 I 206 128
7, 952 7, 882
I 107 206
HiS 19-1
113 245
}) Included eggs set by hatchenes produc1ng ch1cks for hatc1nery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-.-S--. -D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e-----------------A-g--ri-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department oi Agricultur f'
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR AS, BY WEEKS 1961
Page 2
STATE
June 24
July 1
W e e k End 't n g
I July
June
8
3
l
Junl 10
June 17
June 24
July 1
July
8
I
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED .. THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut
I 1, 492 757
Pennsylvania
1, 313
Indiana
1,637
Illinois
234
Missouri
2, 169
Delaware
l, 935
Maryland
3,320
Vir ginia
2,006
West Virginia
240
North Carolina 5, 078
South Carolina
690
GEOaGIA
Florida A1aLama
10, 529
~379 , 444
Mississippi
'853
Arkansas
5, 948
Louisiana
775
Texas
3, 775
Washington
428
Ore g on
362
California
l, 725
1, 520 1, 521
721
745
1, 414 1, 2 83
1, 637 1, 557
185 2, 1S9 l, 357 3,275
187 2,000
I 1,785
I 3, 130
1, 94 3 1, o13,
. 261
272
5,059 4,837
681
679
10, 032~_.1!..2~
390 5,370
38.5 5, 317
I
3,794 5, 360
730
3,R16 5,663
735
I
I
I 3,486 3,422
442
460
440
449 !
1, 778 1, 6 90
1,242
447 840 910
80 841 1,974 2, 114 1, 110 533 3,979 462 8,307
244 4, ~18 3, 132 5, 377
602 2,949
367 280* 1, 435
_1,23' 0
398
9~9
8?4 104 1, 98~613 2, 1?2 1, 0~7 5l8
4,0t6 4 6
8,307
266
4,4 ~ 2 3,0~2
5,2~5 6 8
2, 977 386
2~0
1, 411
1, 23 8
431 876
969 127 891 l, 963 2, 104 1, 155 577 4,075 406 8,072
269 4,445 3,008. 5, 179
607 2, 829
329 301 1, 422
1,242
392 806 888
85 992 1, 681 2, 528 1, 141 473 4, 011 426 8, 180
264 4,414 3,005 5, 320
553 2,754
417 277 1,324
1,244
432 781 827
89 1, 093 1,743
2,332 1, 112
4"i4
3,955 441
7.952
261 4,236 2,922 5,060
571 2, 843
376 264 1, 436
1, 231
332 761 781
57 90b 1, 696 2,280 1, 036 524 3, 866 449 7,882
224 4,393 2, 313 5, 121
539 2,606
330 207 1,224
TOTAL 1961 TOTAL 1960
o/o of year a 5 o
* Revised
54, 089 51,272
105
!
53, 049 49,615
107
51, 671 47, 531
109
41,743* 41,6 ~ 2 I
I
39,525 39~ q7
106
1Q6
I
I
I
-;
41,273 41,173
38, 515- 3-8, 4.04
107
107
40,444 39,258
37,3.68 36,473
108
108
U. 5. DEF'ARTMEf>IT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICl!L.TURAL MARt<ETING SERVICE
3J9 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
..~ . .-
GE.Lu:t~:\CIALJ
. --OF ..:JULY 1, 196~ -
JW:Y 12, ~961
. . Crep..prospect's ~s -Qf JulyL.),.:-; w_ 'er;e.e~xc-.~ :e-ytfmie.lly-' '~i_g!l after a month -of favorable
dry.__ growing conditfqns. ' Ainple moisture_was avai:j.e.ble tpro.ughout tlie .month except for
tho; first few days which were a: little
.lJe~.ord yields a1~e forecast for
toba:eo, _corn, wheat,_ barley, . ca:ts;, rye an:d ~Y~ Pastures have furnished _ .excelle~t
granng and the reported cond:l.tion on JulY 1 was the highest since .records ~re .
started in 1939.
RECORD: PROSPEO!S '!Q!l TOBACCO: Georgia'q" fl\ie-cured tobacco_crop is forecast at
. . .
133~000,d00 pounds, the Georgia crop Reporting
Service said today .If realized, -this will be three perce-nt above last year's
~rap of -1291 150,000 pounds -and the largest since-1955 A record yield _of 1,900, pound& per acre is _forecast -which surpasses last year's alitime high by_55 pound~.
Conditions ori July 1 were --exceptione.i~~ favorab1.e, and fert-ili~r u8age ha:~ been
greater on this year's crop than ever before. Most of the cr'l' got off to a slow
start with adverse weather cond~.tions playing a major role. Hal-rever, the crop
made a tremendous comeback ' dt~iug . mid-season ullder favorable growing conditions.
Then, with abundant moisture during the last h&J.f of June, the crop surged ah~d
to its present excellent condition. The acreage for harvest is estimated at
70,000, the same as a year ago.
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COlli~ PRODUCTION O:&"F: Current prospects j_ndicate that Georgia farmers Will harvest
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a corn crop of. 57,009,000 bushels. This: is nine percent
below last year's outstanding crop of 62,312c000 pushels. (The.se estimates inclUde
only corn acreage to be harvested for grain.J The decline in this year's corn .
crop .is the result of reduced acreage due to the Feed Grein Program which 'I~S
startec;t_this year. The 'acreage to be harvested for graiil is estizilt;l.ted at .-.
1,839,000, 10-perc~n~ below last year's 2,043,000 acres. Current conditions are
exceptionally favorable for this year's crap and a record yield of 31 bushels per
acre is forecast. This is one-l'>..alf bushel above the 196o yield of 30.5 bushels.
RECORD WHEAT YIELD: The State's 1961 whea,t crop is esti_mated _at 2,236,.000 bushels w.i.th a record high y-ield of' 26 bushels predicted
.If realized, this year's crop 't-rill be ll, percent .l.argel than l,ast yea~'s - 'Prod\4C tion of 2,016,oo0 bushels. The eX:pected yield is two bushels apove the previous record set in 1958 and equaled in 1960.
A.t'"'T<miER BUt1PER PEAcH CROP: Another bumper pe_eich crop (:i.nc-luding farm and---
commercial production) of 5,100,000 bushels is esti-
mated for Georgia. . This is two percent above last year's ~rop ~ the highest since. 1946. ... Rains have interfe~red 'ldth harvest op.erations and prices are running
belcnT a .ye8.r ago . .Shipments reported by the Fede.ral-State_Market News Service
totaled 3/739 equivalent cars through July 9 coir:rpared to 2,983 cars for the same
date in 1960.
C~N ..UP 10, 6oo ACRES: The 196i a.'c~eage of cotto~ .:~~nt~d . til .~orgia is estime.-
..
ted at 685;000. {_[Ibis is 10-,000 tnore acres than were
planted. in 1960 and is the largest acreage since 1956. The a'lltime record was
planted in 1916, with a total of 5,219,000 acres. Record production in Georgia
was harvested in 19ll with 2, 769,000 bales. The first 1961 production est.ima.te
will, be _released on August 8.
GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREAGE, 1960 and 1961
y : .. Acre~ge
Yield Per ~ere : Production
Crop and Unit
;Harvested: For : ,.;
: !nihcateet': :
: IndicateCf...__
. 1960
:harvest : :--lS6l .. :
1960
.:...1961
':
1960 : 1961
Thot<sand Ac;res
Thousands
Corn,fo grain
bu.: 2,043 1,839
305
31.0 62,312 57,009
Wheat
bu. : 84
86
24.0
26.0 . 2,016 2,236
Oats
Rye
bu.: 171
l7l
375
41.0 6,412 .7,0ll
bu.: 23
26
17.0
19.0
391
494
Barley
bu. :
9
8
31.0
36.0
279
288
Tobacco, type 14 lbs. : 70
70 1,845 1,900 129,150 133,000
Potatoes,Irish cwt.:
1.4
1.2 49
56
68
67
Sweetpotatoes
cwt. : 13
13
64
71
832
923
y Hay, all
1;-ons. : .457
Peanuts, alone
518
425 518
Sofbeans, for beans : 75
76
y : Peaches 1 'total crop 'bu. :
-
Cotton, planted
675
685
1.24
-
1.34
-
56..5
-569
- . 5,000 5,100
Y Planted acreage for cotton and ;eanuts, harvested acreage for others.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
ROBERT F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF JULY 1, 1961
A sharp drop in the total planted and harvested acreages of crops character-
izes the 1961 season. Total planted acreage of 306 million is 5.3 percent less
than last year, while acreage for harvest is expected to total 295 million acres, down 6.5 percent from last year. Diversion of corn and sorghum acreage under the
Feed Grain Program had a major effect in reducing crop acreages, and iinpending shortages of irrigation water in the West and fiooded lowlands along the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys also kept some acreage out of production in 1961.
High indicated yields for most major crops will tend to lessen the effect of reduced acreage.
Production of Corn for Grain, forecast on this basis for the first time by the Crop Reporting Board, is expected to be 3.2 billion bushels, down 18 percent from the 3.9 billion bushels harvested for grain in 1960. This forecast _omits equiva-
lent bushels of corn on acreage used for silage, forage or hogging off. In 1960,
this equivalent production was estimated at 413 million bushels, and the 10-year average is 341 million bushels. Acreage of corn planted for all purposes is down
15.8 million acres or 19 percent from 1960.
Winter 'Wheat production is estimated at 1,116 million bushels, slightly below
last month and 1 percent above last year.
All Wheat production is forecast at 1,259 -million bushels, 7 percent below last year but 15 percent above average.
Oat production is forecast at 961 million bush~ls, 16 percent below the 1960
harvest and 25 percent below average.
,
.
Production of all tobacco is near~ 2 percent above last year but 3 percent
under average. A 2 percent increase in acreage is indicated chief~ as a result of increases in the allotments of burley -and cigar binder types. The prospective yield of 1,694 pounds per acre is second to last year's record of 1,703 pounds. ,
.
.
Sorghum acreage for harvest as grain is estimated at 13,900,000 acres, down
4,939,000 acres or 26 percent from 1960o
:
Soybean acreage for beans, at 27,100,000 acres is up t5 percent from 1960 and
the largest of record.
Late Summer Potato cmp- is est1:tilated at 3$ Dri.llion hundredweight, 1 percent
more than the 1960 crop and 4 percent above average.
y : u. s. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PID DUCTIONj, 1960 AND 1961
Acreage
Yield Per ~ere : ProdUction
Crop and Unit Harvested : For :
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1960 :harvest : 1960
1961 ~ 1960 r 1961
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Thousands
Corn, for grain bu.: 71,443 58,275
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54o5 3,891,2l2 . 3,175,177
Wheat, all
bu.: 51,859 51,450
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24.5 1,350,339 1,259,007
Oats
Cotton 1/
bu.: 26,554 24,320
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39o5 1,150,774 961,357
16,080 16,561
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lbs.: 1,141 1,168 1,703 1,694 1,943,487 1,978,451
Hay, all
tons: 66,958 66,156
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1.65 118,091 108,948
Soybeans, for. beans : 23,639 27,100
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Peanuts ]j
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Potatoes, Irish cwt.: 1,397 1,475 184.3
257,435
Sweetpotatoes cwt.: . 203
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14,693
1/ Planted acreage for cott~n and peanuts, harvested acreage for others.
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ViGw.r'ABrE :CROP REP<>RT - JULY 1, ' 1961..
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G~ORGIA: Product~on of spring ~nd s~r vegetables- and melons in Georgia -for
fresh market is estime.ted at 17 percent be1ow last year's level of .
:(>roductiou, the Georgia Crop Reporting SerVice said :;oaay. Major. vegetable crops
with less. ~roductfon than last year's :are cantal.oups, toma.tcies,_ onions, a~d .
watermelons. A dec+ine in acreage is ,primarily responsiole for lower production
of t .h.ese ctops. GoOd prices have been received for : most Georgia vegetable crops
to date.' late plantings of cantaloupe a:i:ld. watermelons are eXpected to filrn'ish
suppUes until la.te July, if weather conditions .eont:tnue f~vo~ble. Harvesting
of summer-grown vegetables is getting unden.ay in the mountain areas.
UimED S'rA,TES:' Ploduction of summer vegetables;. excluding :melons, is expected to
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be 8 percent b~lovr ~st. year but' 6 perce:n'ti more t~n average,. .
the Crop Reporting B06.rd anuounced today. Forecasts made to date usually accqunt
for 63 percnt of the total summer production. Production of each major ' vegeta"
ble is expected to be below last year. Summer melon production is expected to be
less than last year. Watel'melon production will be 11 percent below. 1960. Early
and mid-summer cantaloup production is estimated at 6 percent above last year.
No forecast has been made on late summer cantaloupe but acreage i~ 7 percent
smaller.
June terilperatures a.v~rag~d considerably above normal in the western half
of the United States while the eastern half of the country continued cool. Pre-
cipitation was about normal over most of the Nation's vegetable producing areas
except in south Texas where rainfall was excessive. Most tender vegetables were
one t.o two weel.S;s .lat.e at . the beginning of June.
LIMA BEANS: The first forecast of 1961 summer crop lima beans totals 228,000 cwt. This compares vrith a crop of 263,000 cwt., in 1960 and.
average production of 282,000 cvrt. The crop is expected to be smaller this year than last in all summer producing States. Persistant cool, wet 't-reather in Georgia has dele,yed the crop and prevented the planting of some intended acreage. Harvest has begun in the southern part of the State. Conditions are generally Yavorable
in North Carolina w:tth peak harvest expected between July 10 and 20. Harvest in
New Jersey and I'<faryland wlll start about July 15, a weelt later than usual.
SNAP BEANS: First forecast of the summer. crop places production at 1,452,000 cvrt. slig~tly less than lastyear and average. Acreage is 2 percent
above last year but 8 percent belm-r average. In Massachusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, vol~ movement is expected by mid-July, while the New Hampshire harvest is expected to begin about July 15. Upstate New Yorlt snap beans are about 10 days to two weelts late due to cool e.nd somewhat wet weather. Frequent showers have interferred with planting and thus some 11bunching" is expected at harvest
time. Light harvest was expected by July 5 and should reach voJ.ume by mid-month.
On Long Island, weather conditions were favorable for crop development. Light harvest started the last reelt of' June and volume harvest was expected during the first two "'veeks of July. In Pennsylvania, the crop is late due to e. cold, wet spring but plants are in good condition. Harvest of earliest fields began about July 1 and volume movement is expected from major production areas by mid-July. The crop is about two weeks late in Ohio and Illinois. The Michigan crop is also about two weeks late and harvest is expected. to begin in mid-July. June weather was favorable for the snap bean crop in Virginia and North Carolina where crop development is late. Heavy movement in Virginia is not expected until mid-July. In Georgia, many fj.elds were replanted, stands were poor, and. grovrth of vines not up to normal. Root rot "1as a problem in Tennessee where pl:;nt development was shout 10 days late. Volume movement j.s expected by mid-July. The Alabama crop is two weeks late. Early harvest began the last wee!t of June. A major portion of the Colore-do acreage ws replanted 'because of hail damage. The bulk of the crop will be marketed in August and September.
wATERMElONS: Production in the early summer States is now forecast at 17,283,000
cwt., 8 percent less than last year and 10 percent below average
Harvest in the earliest areas of South Texas was nearing completion on July 1. Movement from south central Texas started in mid-June. Supplies from these areas
'will be ave.il.able through most of July. Harvest in the earliest areas of central a'nd. east Texa.~;; was undenray in late June with volume production expected about July 10. Scattered plantings in north and Northeast Texas will furnish supplies into September. In Oklahoma, vlnes are starting to bloom in the Rush Springs area, while in the Cleo Springs area vines are starting to :run. The crop is late in nearly all areas. Harvest was expected to begin the last half of July wlth volume movement about August 1. The LoUisiana crop is in fair to good condition. Volume harvest ws expected about mid-July. In Arkansas, stands are irregular c"..ue
to earlier cold, wet weather. June weather ws favorable but recent hot weather (OVER)
- 2 was depleting soil moisture re.pidly. The Mississippi crop is lO days to two weeks late. Early harvest bas started in the southeastern counties but heavy movement was not expected before .mid-July. In the Covington-Smith county area of southcentral MississipPi; harirest was expected to start about July lO with heaviest movement occurring the last week of July and the first two .weeks of August. In central Mississippi, harvest Will start about July 15 with volume movement during the first two weeks of August. Ha:rVest is underway throughout south Alabama and is slightly later than usual. Volume shipments are moving from Southern Georgia areas and is expected to peak in the central areas by July 15. The crop is about two weeks late in Central areas. In South carolina, .the crop is late but making good growth. Peak movement is expected between July 10-15. North Carolina. had favorable growing conditions during June. Harvest in Chowan County will start July 20-25 ~
The first forecast of the late summer crop places prod~ction at 3,394,ooo cwt., 23 percent less than last year but 19 percent above average. In Indiana.,
the watermelon crop is about two weeks late, but recent warm weather should speed up plant development. The Illinois crop is also late. In Iowa, the set was light. The Missouri crop is about two weeks late even though groWing conditions improved somewhat during June. In Delaware and Maryland, the crop is one to two wee~ late and volume movement is expected by the end of July. In southeastern counties of Virginia, early cool weather, plus heavy rains in June have damaged the crop. Harvest is expected to begin about July 25 with volume movement during the fj_rst week of August. In Oregon, harvest is expected to get underway shortly after mid-July.
ARCHIE LANGLEY AGRictJm'URAL STATISTICIAN IN CHARGE
L. H. HARRIS, JR. VE'GETABI.E CROP ESTIMATOR
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Acreage and Est~ted Production Re;eorted to Date, 1961 with Compari sons
CROP
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LlMA BE.AJ'l." S
I .ACREAGE FOR HARVEST
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: 1950...59 1960 I 1961
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PRODUCTICl!
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Jnd.:Average:
:50-59: 1960 : 1961: 1"950...59: 1960 :
cwt.
I 2ooo cwt.
L"ldo 1961
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Sunmer:
New York
: 1,160
600
600 43
40 35
50
24
21
New Jersey
1,690 1,300 1,300 33
35 30
56
46
39
Ohio
360
36
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1,020
700
700 25
29 27
26
20
19
North Carolina
1 ,ilaO 1,700 1,700 23
30 28
34
51
48
Georgia. Group Total
s u5,r,3n6o0
5,100 g,:ifOO
s4,,g6o0o0
19
25
24 22
29 2o
1 03
122
292
25~
101
229
!N.A.P BEAUS
Sunmer: New Hampshire :W.a.ssachv. setts Rhode Island Connecticut New York, L. I . New York,Up St. Pennsylvania Ohio lll i!lOis Michigan Virginia North Carolina: Georgia
Tennessee Alabama Colorado
Group Total
280 1,320
240 1,060 2,610 : 10,510 2,760 3,440 1,250 2,520
660 I 7,200
1,790 1,560 1,270
770
I 39,240
280
300 37
1,300 1,300 37
200
180 . 38
900
950 35
1,100 1,000 42
11,000 11 ,400 42
2,300 2,500 44
3,400 3,200 39
r,zoo 1,300 28
2,400 2,300 31
750 900 32
6,200 6,500 35
1,100 1,1,00 28
1,400 1,300 38
1,100 1,100 24
700 700 47
35,330 36 ,030 38
40 45
40 40 40 40 35 33 45 40 40 40 50 50 45 45 38 30 32 32 35 32 45 45 35 33 42 40 31 30 50 40
41 40
10
49 9
37 107
444 119 134
35 79 21 259 50 58 30 36
1,476
11
52 8 32 50 440 115 153 46 77 26 279 38 59 34 35
1,455
14
52
7 31 40 456 125 144 39 74 29 292 35 52 33 28
1,452
CABBAGE : !}
Late Surrmers Pennsylvania Indiana illinois Iowa North Carolina Georgia Colorado New Mex ico Washington California Group Total
4,000 2,000 2,660
880 4,090
690 3,030
240
1,390 2,440
: 21,430
3,500 1,400 2,600
600 3,800
600 2, 000
1,200 2,900
18,600
3,400 162 1,400 151 2,700 185
600 142 4,200 149
600 98 2,300 236
100 1,300 191 2,900 ?36
19 ,400 182
205 190 225 160 200 180 155 140 175 190 110 115 270 245
225 220 2~0 230
207 197
728 295 492 126 604
67
Tl-7 26
258 577
3,891
718 315 520
93 665
66 540
270 667
3,854
646 224 486 84 798
69 564
286 667
3,8 24
WATER\1ELCN S
Early Sumner North Carolina Wouth Earolina Georgia Alabama
Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Arizona: California
Group Total
11,820 14,500 13 ,ooo 5 2
40,600 35 ,000 31,000 56 54,700 45, 000 37 , 000 78 18,410 17,600 16 ,500 92 11,980 11,500 10,500 68 11,240 14,000 12 ,600 85
4,340 4,200 4,400 78 13,170 9 ,000 8,500 65 :100,200 118,000 113, 000 47
5,460 4,500 4,400 148 I 10,88 0 12,8 00 12,200 142
: 290,800 28 6 ,100 263,100 66
60 60 60 55 85 80 90 90 50 70
85 eo
90 90 75 70 40 45 160 160 160 150
65 66
618 2,262 4,251 1,681
820 951 336 851 5,021 798 1,545
19,136
870 2,1CO 3,8 25 1,584
575 1,190
378 675 4,720 720 2,048
18,685
780 1,705 2,960 1,485
735 l, OC8
396 595 5,C85 704 1,830
17,283
y Includes processing.
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REVIEW .AND OUTLOOK (EGGS)
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FALL EGG ;PRI'CE OUTLOOK 'IMPROVED IN 'RECENT MONTHS
Prlndpal fy because of reductions in the number of re~facement chicks hatched since May J, the egg price outlook for late fall and winter of 1961 ls now fmproved from the earl fer :outlook. Also contr'lbutary to the changed outlook
are the relati-vely sma11 stocks of shell and frozen egg in storage. Commercial egg supply tn August .and In ea:ch .of the remaining months of 1961 : Is likely to exc~ed . 1950, but, espeCJa.lly for ttie last 2 or 3 moriths of the year, by a smaller
margin than had previously been ex'pected.'
The redu'ced late-season hatch contrasts w'i th farmers I February 1961 inten-
tions 'to buy 12 percent more chicks than In the preceding year . With the hatch
thus not so large as earl fer expected, the yeaa:end flock of layers and poten~lal
layers Is likely to be ,UP only modestly--perhaps 2 percent--from the 340 million
on hand January 1, 1961. This prospective Increase t-s tess than half of what
had e~rl ler . be~ri anti~ip~ted.
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The prospective moderate Increase In floc~ size does not alter the outlOok :
for an Increased rate of lay for the remainder of 1961. The 7 months beginning
In late summer have consistently increased fr.om year-before rates . of lay. Ac- :
cordlngly, Increases in rate of lay during the r:ema.lnder of this year can reason-
ably be expected to het'p to ' ~ustaln egg pr~ductlon. .
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channels, relatfve .botli to past inonth~ and 'to the y6ar before, .,Is the susp'ension
of the dr led -eg~(j)roc'Jrement progran1 'of the Department of Ag'rlcu 1t:ure . .. From .
early February 1961 to. ~fd-.July~ purc.hases under this prog~am have re~uced com
mercial suppl tes of eggs by more than .2 percent. Simnar diversions from comrner-
da I supplies occorre.ct '-durfng lliost months of 1960, but are now suspended.
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have been optimistic~ there a're potent'tal countervailing effects from two factors.
These are pro.spective htrger production than last year, arid the tempering effects
of suspension of the USDA dried egg program. These factors suggest that the
Improvement In the outlook Is simply relative to earlier impressions rather 'than
absolute. Even ~1 th the pr.ospect lve improvement prIces for August'Dec'ember 'are
I ikely to average Jower t han in August-December t960. '
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dozen, the loWest mlcf-mbnth pdce for 'the year to date, and, Jn view of' the
seasonal rise which has since begun, probably the lowest for the 'entl're year... ,.,
Last year s June price, 31.5 cents, was the lowest of the spring and summer, but
' was hIgher than the depressed prices of. January and February 1960.
Since mrd-June ; ' egg prfce quotatlons for the better grades and ~for- large .
sizes have risen noticeably, as is usual at this time of year. The premium for Interior quality reflects the reduced proportion of ftne quality large eggs in
the total supp:Jy, a result of' sUminer heat -' and; the fncreasl'ng age of most 'of' the
bIrds In the Iay,l ng , ft o~k. (Eggs_f.rom youn.g bIrds h.av~ f i rm~r -a 1burnen than eggs
laid by hens.) The widening differential that is appearing between the prices of large eggs on one hand and medium and small eggs on the other, reflects the Increasing proportion of small eggs that are coming to market from the large hatches of December-February. Until at least mid-fall, the proportion of large eggs In total market supplies Is likely to be smaller than last year. This Imbalance of supply, on a size basts, exists every fall, but Is particularly noticeable In the years when the number of pullets i~ Increased from the year before.
Because egg production In the remaining months of 1961 Is likely to exceed l960--ln contrast to the situation through June--the seasonal price rise Is not 1lkely to carry quotations up to the peak levels reached in late 1960, when the highest mid-month average price to fanners (November) was 46.1 cents per dozen. The smaller stocks than last year of both shell and frozen eggs will not be a complete offset to the potential Increased supply from current production.
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Through May 1961 ... egg- produc_t.lon was -2-1/2 percent below 1960 and during June Jt was almost 2 percent under ~l960.; bot -tn tttc- roi>t of 1961, it is 1 ikely to be higher than last year. There is a st'rong . l ikel ihooci that' monthly .rate of -lay per bi ret for ~he rest 9f the year. will .-exceed 1960.. Other data suggest that the number of birds that will be lay-tng will . soon exceed 1960, whe-reas the January-
June number of layers was below 1960.
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On the first of Hay and again on the first of Ju.ne, rate of lay per 100
layers was about I percent berow the year before. But the July. 1 rat~, 59.-8 e_g-gs
per 100 birds was practically the !tame as the 1960' rate; 6o.o eggs. And for the
following months . the year.-~o-year trend is so strongly an~ consistently upward that extensive d~partures .from the August-D~cember ,increases are unlikely .
At the :same ti~ that rate of. lay wil.l . r.lse over last year, total flock size
is also likely to rise. On ~anuary 1, 1961 , _the national laying flock was 4 per- .
cent below ~h-e - year before; by successive gradual steps. this has narrowed to 1
,;...P .....::nt below on June 1, and on July 1 to 1/2 .of 1 percent below-- i. e., prac-
tically the same as last year. On account of the increased number of pullets
now growing--and despite the increased number of old hens in the; flock, which
will -be sold ln the next few months--the flock will continue to increase re:Jative
to last year. By Janua.ry 1, 1962, it is 1ikely to be about 2 percent above the
year before.
The combination of a flock eventually about 2 percent larger than last . year, pnd an average rate of lay up at least by that amount or probably more, suggests an increased egg supply of about 4 percent in . the last half of 1961, .compa.red ~i th ' .1960.
EGG STORAGE STOCKS LOW FOR BOTH SHELL AND FROZEN ,.
July I storage stocks . of snell eggs were 0.4 million cases, and of frozen
'egg, 112 million pounds, equivalent to 2.8 million. cases. At those levels, they
were respectively 67 and 29 percent _below the year before. The shell egg hold-
ings on that date will be the peak first-of-month holdings of the year, while frozen stocks usually continue upward until about the fir~t of August. ,
The deficit of 2 million cases (case- equivalent b~sis) ' frem la~t ye~r's
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July 1 storage levels is equal to about 2-1/2 percent of last year's July-December
eg production. The egg production increase on farms this July-December, from the
~ombined effects of higher rate of lay and increased flock . size, is likely to
~xceed cori.siderably this percentage. Also, the difference between 1960 stocks and
{961 stocks of frozen egg cannot be considered to completely represent a defi~ i ency, be.cause. part of the 1a rge stocks of a I bumen that were ava i 1ab I e in 1960
proved to be ex_cessive. The stocks .this year are better balanced. Their gener-
qlly lower lev~) will probably _induce greater out-of:-season breaking th.is year
than last, but not to the full extent that would be indicated by the differences
between present and year-ago stocks.
~AY, JUNE HATCHINGS DOWN FOR FLOCK REPLACEMENT
After having increased 19 percent .over last year In JanuaryApr_i I, the hatch
of replacement chicks in May fell 15 percent below 1960, and the June hatch was
ttown 23 percent f __rom the year before.
The eggs in incubators July I, indicative of the number of egg-type .chicks
to be hatched in the ff rst J weeks of the month, however were only 2 percent fewe.r
than a year earlier.
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Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, July 13, 1961
REVIEW AND OUTLOOK (BROILERS)
BROILER PRICES ROSE SLIGHTLY FROM ALL-TIME LOWS
The most common broiler price quot ation (the "mostly" price) for north Georgia and for important c1reas in neighboring States fell to 11 cents per pound at the beginning of June. This decline occurred after 2 weeks during which "mostly" prices were 12 and 13 cents, In the 3 weeks following mid-June, prices fluctuated between 12 and 13 cents at farms, The higher price prevailed for birds ready for slaughter in time to meet demands for J.uly 4 marketing. Demand for processed broilers for Labor Day may create a discernable price rise at that time also.
During the period of low farm prices, retail specials of 19 to 23 cents .per pound of whole ready-to- cook chickens were frequently reported,
On au . s. average basts, the mid-June farm price. of broilers, 12.8 cents
per pound, was 1.6 cents below the figure reported the. month before, 4,8 cents below the corresponding month the year before, and the lowest price in the monthly price series, which begins with January 1940, .The general downward trend of broiler prices, after allowanc~ for inflation, has been a reflection of declining costs over time, but the recent prices have gone considerably below the costs experienced by the bulk of the Industry,
In view of the large number of chickens now growing for slaughter In the
next 8 weeks, and the large number of eggs in incubators, prices In the remainder
of the summer are unlikely to rise to levels that will permit the Industry to
average out at 14 cents as a June-August average, u. s. basis. Fourteen cents
is an approximation of a break-even price, on a U. s. basis. Costs of outstand-
Ing producers in many important broiler areas, particularly those close to feedproducing areas, are lower. This price outlook contrasts with last year, and particularly last summer when U. S, average prices were above 17 cents per pound,
BROILER PLACEMENTS DECLINE, BUT STILL EXCEED 1960
As a reaction to unfavorable prices, broiler chick placements have begun their seasonal decline a month to six weeks earlier than in 1960, Peak placements this year--over 45 million chicks weekly, In 22 States--occurred in 4 weeks of April, Placements since then have been on the decline, running at slightly over 41 million weekly in June, Recent egg settings suggest that this rate will be almost sustained in July.
In contrast, peak weekly placements of just short of 40 million chicks occurred in 1960 at the end of May. Thus the peak was not only 5 million chicks lower, but it occurred later.
The weekly broiler placements In April 1961 were so high in comparison with 1960--at the peak, 25 to 30 percent higher--that the gradual reductions since late April have not yet (mid-July) sufficed t~ bring 1961 placements below 1960.
An ample supply of hatching eggs at reasonable prices--even cheap prices-is available for continuing large hatchings if the demand for broiler chicks continues with only seasonal adjustment, Six to eleven months ago, in the period that Is relevant to the stocking of current breeder flocks, sales of pullet chicks by primary breeders were 120 percent of a year earlier, In May, however, for the first time in 10 months, sales of pullet chicks from those sources fell 6 percent below the corresponding month of the year before.
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HIGH VOLUME OF YOUNG Cf,llCKENS FOR SLAUGHTER
Broiler supply during the period of Jow. prices, as measured by the weight of birds slaughtered under Federal inspection, was on the order of 140 million pounds of ready-to-cook young chickens weekly. At that level, slaughter in late May and June was about 25 percent above the year before. The average interval between chick placement and slaughter Is about 8 weeks.
BREAK IN TENNESSEE RIVER LOCK RAISES BROILER COSTS
While broiler prices have been at record lows, an additional cost hit many feeders In northern Alabama and Georgia, and Southeastern Tennessee. On the night of June 2, a break occurred In part of the lock system of the Tennessee. River, Interrupting barge passage around Wheeler Dam. TVA estimated that 2 mt 11 ion tons of gra.ln and products, used mostly for poultry feed, would normally pass the lock in a year. If it were all used for broilers, this would be sufficient feed to support weekly placements of 10 million chicks.
Repairs for the lock will require months. The alternative means of ~ranspor tatlon presently being used are naturally more expensive than the direct barge haul. Trade sources estimate the extra expenses as equivalent to 1/4 to 1/2 cents per pound of live broiler. These extra costs may later be reduced, because plans are under way to use a marine leg (a water-borne device for conveying grain) to lift grain from barges below the dam to ba.rges above, and because one ral!road has proposed a rate cut for feed Into the Southeastern area.
GE;.ORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE.
Released 7/19/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., July 19, 1961 --A total of 7, 765,000 broiler chicks was
placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending July 15, according to
the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 882, 000 placed
the previous week and is 9 percent more tnan the 7, 142, 000 placed the same
week last ye.ar.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 950, 000 compared with
9, 925, 000 the previous week and is 14 percent more than the 8, 741, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produc;:ed hatching eggs was reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 57 cents
for all hatching eggs and 54 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents with an average of 57 cents for all hatching eg~s and 54 cents for eggs pur-
chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices
charged for chicks were reported within a range of $8. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $8. 50 per hundred compared with a range of $8.. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $8. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 70 cents for eggs and $11. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending July 15 was Georgia l::roilers 3-4 pounds at fa:r ms 11.68 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK. PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set.,!/
Chicks Placed for . Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1960
1961
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ercent
1960 ou.
1961 I
o/o 1961
1961 ou.
May 13
May 20
May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17
June 24 July 1 July 8 Jul 15
10,946 10, 834
10, 714 10,497
10, 195 9,866 9,740
9.499 9. 129 8,741
11,019 11, 143
11,098 10, 877
10,760 10, 565 10, 529
10,032 9,925 9, 950
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7,814
103
8, 082
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8,078
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7,923
106
7,873
107
7,710
108
7,690
106
7,449
109
7,298
114
7, 142
er1es pro
8,723 8, 564 8, 31Z 8, 307
8, 307 8,072 8, 180
7, 952 7,882 7,765
300 328 243 383 173 277 171 244
142 182 301 130 290 2/ 128
206 113 191 245 315 218
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statutlcal Reporting SerVlce
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
STATE
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
Page 2
Week Ending
July 1
July l'
15
I
- ~ - -
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
June 10
I
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8
I CI-llCKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
Ju~
1
I
Maine Connecticut
Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri
Delaware Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Froriaa
Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
1, 520 721
1, 414 1, 637
185 2, 169 1, 857 3,275
1,948 261
5, 059 681
10,032
J';IU .
5, 370 3,794 5, 860
730 3, 486
442 440 1, 778
1, 52 r
745
1, 283 1, 557
187 2,000
1, 785 3, 130
1, 813 272
4,837 679
9, 925
js-~
5, 317 3, 816 5, 663
735 3,422
460 449 1, 690
1, 483 709
1,293 1, 545
152 2, 100
1, 846 3,037
1, 863 248
4,652 704 I
9, 950
36T 5, 338 3,774 5, 616
710 3,429
406
400 1, 716
1, 230
398
949 894 104 863
I 1, 238 4 31
I 876 969
.: 127 891
1, 981 1, 963 2, 152 2, 104
1, 097 518
4,046 466
1, 155 1 577
t 4, 07 5
406
8,307 8,072
~bb I Zo9
4,482 4,445
3,002 3,008
5, 205 5, 179 648 I 607
2, 977 2,829
386
329
250* 301
1, 441 1, 422
1, 242
392
806 888
85 992 1, 681 2, 528 1, 141 473 4, 011 426 8, 180
~b4
4,414
3,005 5, 320
553
2, 754 417 277
1, 324
1,244 432
781 827
89 1, 093
1, 743 2,332
1, 112 474
3,955 441
7, 952 "ZIT
4,236
2,922 5, 060
571
2, 843 376 264
1, 436
1, 231 332
761 781
57 906 1,696 2,280
1, 036 524
3,866 449
7,882
Z24
4,393
2, 813 5, 121
539 2, 606
330 207
1, 224
1, 201 382
744 869 109 1,028
l, 558 2, 253 1,080
484
3, 83~ 46
7, 76 ~
4,~:~
2, 896 5, 117\
557 2,682
2 '12 231 1, 238
TOTAL 1961 TOTAL 1960 %of year ago *Revised
53, 049
I -49,615
I 107
51, 671 47,581
109
51,332 46,673
110
41,662* 1 1,273
39, 137 106
I
38, 515
I I
107
41, 173 38,404
107
40,444 39,258 39,291
37,368 36,473 36,077
108
108
109
l
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STAT E OEP..A. ~RTMEN 'r OF AG.RICULTUR.E
Athens, Georgia TALL FESCUE SEED FORECAST - SOUTHERN AREAS
GEORG"!~ - The fhaicated production of tall fescue -seed in Georgia this seaso~ .
is estimated at 1:,470, _000 pounds . cqmpared wit~ .1,260,000 pouods has:-
vested in 1960. The increase was due to the Increase In yield per acre~ The
acreage harvested for seed i's est Imated at 7 ,00.0, or the same as 1ast sea~~fl.
The yield per acre of 210 pounds :is 30 pounds abo~e - the 19~0 yield aod 28 tpo~nd~ . : ~
abo_v~ . ~-~~ (1950-59) averag~ yield. .
,
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-->Tt)e 1961 crop of -tall fescue seed Jn .the southern producing area inci-Mdi.ng , ,_. the ; ~~~tes of_Missouri, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ala.bama, . .:' . :.
Mlss i, s~s lppi, A~~~ansas, and Oklahpma, Is forecast at 32,070,000 pounds.. This ;is . .<)
5 pe:r.cen;t less ,than the 1960 crop of 33,759,000 pounds and compares with the : . _:! 1959-59: ave rage 'of 24.,_171 , 000 pounds ... .~1os t of the reduction is f n Kentucky, .t"e .,.,-,
1eadin.9 State .. I., production of non-certified as well as certified tall .fscue- . seed. Signif -icant declines also occurred In Tennessee and Alabama. Because of. : :. tow prices many. growers harvested just .enO!Jgh seed for thf!ir own use, and others.. . reduced their acreage ...for seed .. because of need for pasturage and hay . However, ! :- dec 1i hes in th.ese States and In South Ca ro II na were part Ia II y offset by in- . ..' ,
creases in Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Georgia.
. . :.
r_ . .: :-~ ; :
: ~.
.
.
The ac.reage -fo-r seed Is fo-recast at 151,600 acres and compares with last
year's total of 162,100 acres and the average of 117,490 acres. Increases In
acreage, ranging from 10 to' 17 percent, were indicated for Missouri, Mississippi,
and Oklahoma; but more than offsetting declines were reported for Kentucky,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.
o.f Al .though yi~-l .ds
~eed
were
be.low. earller expectations,
this
y_ea-r's
.: ;
ylelQ .
of 212 pounds per acre for the 9-State area was 4 pounds above last year and 6
pounds above average. The growing season was favorable and the set of seed was
generally good. Many fields that were combined early made exceptionally good
yields, but moisture conter~ t of some seed was high. Rains and winds at harvest
time shattered out much seed in Missouri and In Important producing areas of other
States.
Harvest of this year's crop of tall fescue seed began about 2 days later than last year and 4 days later than average. Average beginning dates of harvest were: June 20-21 In Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama; June 23-24 In Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee; June 25 in Mississipp i ; June 26 In Kentucky; and June 29 in MIs sour i
Carryover of old-crop seed by growers In the 9-State area was much larger than last year's small holdings. Carryover on June 30 this year Is estimated at 2,149,000 pounds compared with only 399,000 pounds last year. The carryover of this seed by dealers will be published on August 3.
There were no Imports of tall fescue seed during t !1e year ending June 30, 1961, and export data are not available.
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TALL FESCUE SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre and production,
average 1950-59, annual 1960 and 1961.
----. -------------.------------.------------
. . . Acreage h~ rves ted
Yield per acre : Production {clean seed)
-=- :-A"Verage_:_-- Tn'dr:: 7Avera9e7-- - .:-lndT--:Average:-- ~ -:-tndT~--
State: 1950-59 : 1960: cated :1950-59: 1960: cated :195059: 19~0 . : cated
. - - - .l - - - - .l - - - .l _I ~6! -:....: - - -:- - - .l !9~1_ .l - - - .l - - - .l !9~1_ -
.
Acres
Pounds
Thousand pounds
Mo. : 1/ .9,589 29,000 32,000 !/ 196 200
s.c. - 1a~._o5o 9,000 8,000 -- l67 I:8o
Ga.
9,350 7,000 7,000
182 180
2l5 I/1 ,892 5,800
175 - 1,678 ~ .620
21C)
1, 771 1J 260
6,880 1,400 1,470
Ky.
51' 100 70,000 63,000
234 230 225 11 ,925 16, I00 14,175
Tenn.
19,950 34,000 29,000
191 190 200 3,848 6,460 5,800
Ala.
7,250 6,000 5,000
210 . 215 210 I ,5.27 1,290 I ,050
Miss.
4,270 2,400 2,700
144 140 140
.629 336
378
. Ark.
.Qk!a..:.
.l
4,200 3,500 3,500
162
_ _2.L6_20_ _ I.L2.Q.O_ _ I.L4.Q.O_ _ _ _ l!_t5_
190 !9.Q.
190
703
_ _ l!!O_ _ _ _3..8_ _
665 12,!!
___
l6565l
. Total
9
States: 117,490 162,100 151,600
206 208 212 24,171 33,759 32,070
11 Short-time averag~.
CARL o. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
AGRICULi"URAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPART ME NT OF AGR IC ULTURE
Athens, GeorF;ia
July
CHICKENS
Number Raised - 1961
PRELTIIITNARY ESTTI11ATES
The number of young chickens raised in 1961 is expected to total 346,026,000-4 percent more than the record low nu.mb er raised in 1960. All regions of the
country except the North Atlar.tic showed increases from last year. Indicated
increases were 12 percent in the South Central, 5 percent in the East North Central
and South Atlantic, 4 percent in the ~fe st North Central and 2 perc ent in the
Western regiono In the North Atlantic States a 2 percent decrease is expected.
Thes3 estimates are based on reports as of June 1 obtained through the coopera
tion of rural maj_l carriers covering 170,000 farms in all parts of the country
aad supplemented by later information from crop correspondents and reports from ccremercial hatcheries.
Egg ...ty-.J:)e chicks hat.ched January through Ju."le 1961 totaled 393 , 544,000--5 per-
cent above the sa.11e period l cwt year. The hatch . January through l'1arch was up 29
~x~T c (mt4 In April, the largest hatching month, the increase was 6 percent. A very
13mn.Ll 11ay hatch, dm-m 15 percent from 1960 and the Ju.ne hatch, down 23 percent,
resul-ted in an accumulative JanuaryJ1me hatch of only 5 pe:rcent above a year
ea:-lie!. The l arger hatch and the related increase in chickens raised v.rill result
i n a larger number of pullets on hand January 1, 1962 than at the beginning of this year. In January farmers intended to buy 12 percent more chicks than a year earl' e1
but as shown by the monthly hatch they sharply revj_sed their plans in Hay.
Prices received by farmers for eggs were above the corresponding month a year
earlier from April 1960 through March 1961. Egg prices from mid-April through mid-June 1961 were below the same months last year. Prices paid by poultrymen for
feed during this entire period has not differed greatly from the prices paid dur~~
the corresponding months a year earlier. The increase in ntunber of chickens raised reflects the higher egg prices of last fall and early this spring.
The numbers of layers in flocks on July 1 was 276)756,000, about the same numbers as on ~uly 1, 1960. However, during the first 6 months of 1961, the number
of layers on farms was below a year earlier and the lowest of record for several
years. Total egg produc.tion January through June 1961 was 2 percent below the
?same period of 1960. The la3~ng flock on January 1, 1962 is expected to be about
percent larger than on January 1, 1961.
Commercial broilers production is not included i~ these estimates of chickens raised on farms.
(Over)
;----.----------------~~ -- - - -
-
8hickens: Number Raised on Farms
-SD- tiav- ties~ ioan- nd-:: -1a- 9v5e~ r0a-g- 59e-:~~ l95-7---; ~1~ 9.5-8 --;~1~95-9 -;--19-60--::--1-96-1 -1-/-::1-9o6- f11-9as6-01
-----~----~-----L----~---J----~------L---~
: Thousands Th_ousands Thous~ Thousands Thousands Tho,~sands Percent
:
Maine : 6,615 6,227
6,352 6,288 6,099 5,855
96
N.H. : 4,335 3,407
3,032 2,789 2,622 2,543
97
Vt . : 1,726 1,361
1,198 1,042
979
901
92
Mass. : 6,414 4,947
5,046 4,440 3,907 3,790
97
R. I :- - 7&2-
5-80 -
615
c'4-f
- 4~-
4-53
92
Conn : 5,855 4.831
4,976 4,578 4,166 3,749
90
1-J. Y : 13,656 10:539 11,171 8,937 7,328 7,475
102
N. J : 12,791 11,101 11,101 9,325 7,460 7,609
102
Pa. : 26,354 20,025 21,627 20,329 16,670 16,170
97
N.Atl : _-l8-.z.?-Q- _8- __-- .3- .:.0- !_8-__-_-6~~,~-}-. -_ -_5-_,-7-2. -_-_4-2_-,12-1 -_-_4-.,2-_4-2_-_-_-_-28-_-_
Qhio : 18,262 13,339 14, 806 12,585 9,816 10,405
106
Ind . : 20,719 15,563 16,341 14,543 13,089 14,005
107
Ill..... : 22,756 16,102 16,102 13,526 10,821 10,929
101
Mich.. : 13,818 10,004 10,704 7,814 5,704 6,274
110
Wis ... ; 17,390 12,400 13~888 9,305 7,537 7,612
101
E.N.Cent :: ~2~[5:: ~7J+s:: :71,~41: )l,l7l: )~,~61: :4~[2~:: :15::
11inn : 26,355 20,830 23,954 21,080 17,707 17,884
101
Iowa... : 37,619 30,155 32, 869 28,596 26,308 26,308
100
Mo.... : 22,001 15,905 15.746 12,754 11,096 11,984
108
N. Dak : 5,813 4,873
$,019 4,266 3,413 3,925
115
S.Dak : 11,4.51 9,310 10,427 8,967 7,712 8,329
108
Uebr. : 17,038 12,107 12,591 11,080 9,418 10,077
107
Kans : 15,965 11,299 11,977 9,821 8,348 8,682
104
w.N.cent :-1)67243- -1o4:~J79-- 112,583--96,564 ~ -84,oo2- -s7,189-- -lo4--
ne1. . :- -1-;2?6- - -1-;or1--- 1,0'58--- 995- - r,o45-- r,o55-- _101--
Md : 3,712 2,668
2,721 2,394 1,867 1,923
103
Va. : 8,197 6,251
7,251 7,324 6,225 6,412
103
W.Va : 3,175 2,364
2,459 2,189 1,817 1,890
104
~. c : 17,020 16,816 17,489 16,615 13,957 14,515
104
s. c : 6,687 5,605
6,558 6,9,1 7,229 7,807
108
Ga.. : 13,235 13,588 15,762 16,550 12,909 13,554
105
Fla. : 4,929 4,316
4,748 5,223 4,857 5,391
111
,s. Atl :- 587233-- 52-;625-- -58,54t;- -51!,241- 49,9ob - -52,~7-- -15'5--
~y. :-12-,0-62~---8,5-1-9 ---8-,3-49~--7,7-6~~---6,2-12----6,-64~7 ---1-07~-
Tenn.. : 11,788 8,624
8,624 7,934 5,950 6,426
108
Ala : 9,326 7,403
8,958 9,585 7,956 9,627
121
Miss . : 8,213 6,422
7,450 8,940 6,258 7,510
120
Ark : 7,404 4,646
6,504 7,284 6,191 6,996
113
La. : 5,813 5,371
4,673 4,720 4,295 4,252
99
Okla. : 8,203 5,098
4,894 3,964 3,369 3,773
112
Texas . : 20,032 14,830 16,906 16,061 14,134 15,547
110
s. cent. :- '1!27842- -'bo-;913-- -6'b,35a-- -6b,253- -54,365- -6o,?i8-- -112--
uont .. :- -2~900-- -2~354--- 2,354-- 1,93'0-- 1,640-- 1,8o4 ---rio--
Idaho .. : 2,642 2,218
2,063 1,960 1,725 1,708
99
Wyo.. : 749
510
510
434
317
317
100
Colo. : 3,331 2,298
2,137 1,838 1,342 1,409
105
N.Mex : 973
693
!riz : 884
83?
693
693
658
691
105
988 1,037
902
956
106
Utah . : 2,402 1,700
1,615 1,518 1,412 1,384
98
Nev.. : 168
124
115
105
97
99
102
Wash... : 6,227 4,412
4,500 4,275 4,190 4,232
101
Oreg : 4;778 4,396
3,912 3,638 3,347 3,046
91
Calif :_ ~8.~,.4.~- _ g5.~,.11.9_ _ 2.,612_ _ _;3~!!_76 _ _3~1,61, _ _3g_,Q.9_ ___lQ)__
West : 53,51~ 45,321 47,502 4ts,904 4b,791 47,742 102
u.s .... ~ -5-o2-,28-5--3-93-,7- 64---42-1,- 44-8 --38-6,-01-0 --33-1,-75-4 -~34-6,-02-6 ---1-o4--
---------------------~-----~--~~---~-----~
y Prel:L-ninary
REISSUED THROUGH GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE-- JULY 25, 1961
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STA"fE DEPARTMEN"f OF AGRICUL.TURE
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.-~ul y . 20, 1961
PCULTRY .SUMlvfA.RY, JUi~~ 19 ~ 1
a . ___..,.... Durin_,, June I 7o
Ite t.:1
1900 1-./
1961 -Zi
!
I
iast Yf>"'l
Pullets Placed (U. S ) 3/ Th.. ou.
Thou.
P et.
Jan.. throu r:h Jufr- 'to of
1959_!1 19o0 ~ last
_year
T ;.10U.
Thou.
Pet.
Total
Do 1n estic
Chic ~ens Teste.d: ~ railer Type
-
..
3, 539
3, 119
3, 304 .. z, -763
u u - ("I
17,496
Cti I . 16, 1..J 6
I
20,291 11 6 17,915 111
Geor e;ia United 3tate s
317 1, 393
218 69
2, 18C
1,216 :;;1 10,290
Z,24t..: 103 12, 125 11<1
E :L Type Geor j;ia
14
25 179
79
61 77
United States
230
346 150
3,239
3,740 115
Chicl~ s :1atched:
3roiler T ype
G eo:r. ~_ia
33,97~ 3 0,042 106 lu0, 4 9D 212,328 113
United St ates
1es,34 9 196, 504 106 ,04:: , 03 !3 1,175,19 0 112
E .:.;~ Type Geor ;)a United Sta,tes
.. .. .
1, ~ 92
43, 607
S4Z 33,392
~3
S,039
77 3'73,93 6
7,75J 97 393, 544 105 .
Co.-.-L:.-~l ercial Slaug hter youn;:; Chickens
. . .. . .
G .
e
o
r
'-
i-a
'4--1-
United States 51
29,3'.71 34,273 117 14 3, : 59 14 0,324 176,966 120 '/ 3L:.:, 2 11
159,799 111 -.~50,9 6 1 11 6
~-I ens and Cocks
Ceor :,ia 4: ,
371
4ZZ 11 ':::
2, 534
. 3, 086 122
United States 5/ E ~ .=:; P roduction:
6, 13 ~
7,485 122 3 J ,73 6
MIL.
IvUL.
iv.:IL.
43, 80"6 119 MIL.
G eor :.Ja
- South Atlantic 6/
United States
..
105 6u 2 5, 19 :.
193 104 695 102
5, 113 90
1, 14 4 t_;, , 196
32, 579
1, 1C3 103
4,288 102
31,786 9C
1/ Revised. 2/ Preli .ninary. 3 I Includes expected pullet replacements fro m. e z;;:, s
sold during the p~ecedin .:; m onth at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case
of""e ;$::., 8. 4/ ~....edera:r.::state rv.iarket News Service-- ] or the purpose of this report
a co ..--.-!mercial poultry slauz hter plant is defined as a p lant which slaqt; hters a
weekly average ofat least 30, 000 pounds live wei :_ht while in operation. (Con-
v_erte~ fro rn weekly to .:~onthly b asis.) ~ / U. S. Slauc; hter reports only include
pqultry slaug htered under Z edera1 Inspection. 0 I 3ouch A tlantic states: Del.,
Lvid.., Va., Vl . Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., .:i'la. -
YCUNG CH IC KENS: 3L~ U' G _::i TERED UNDER ?EDE RAL INSPECTICN 3 Y SELECTED S TA TES 1960 and 196 1
State
Numb er Inspected
Durins; lviay 1960 1961
Jan. thru Iv.;:ay
1960
1961
Indicated :? ercent Condemned
Durin::; :u~a y Jan. thru :VIay
1960 1) ~ 1 1960
191ll
T ou. T ou. Thou.
Thou.
P et. F ct. ?ct.
Pet.
N(aine 4, 500 5, 2. 78 20,9 86 22,871 1. 4 1. 2 2.3
.? a.
~. 500 . . 6, 526 29,10 8 2.7, 196 1."1 1".9 1.6
z2..o.0
t\ tio .
Del. LVfcf'.
. "3, 607 4~ 929: 16, 305 6,216 7, 0"03 2 ~ . 60 L~ '7,616 ... ...:9, 607 . 33, :.70
z2a0,,
"203 624
41, 496
3.5
.-z.s
1 ,-. (.)
2.2
1.5
1.6
4z..3c.
2.2
2. 6 1.7 1. 5
Va. N, C. Ga. ':'enn. Ala.
"4.: , 02.2 12, 590 Z4 ,80C
4,930 13, 6 C3
5, 195 19, C6 8 HI, 286 53, 7 52 30,094 104, 624
5, 40 0 20,765 16, 500 55, 784
21,341
6 9,4' ~
115, 254 21,234 59, 520
1.~
1.6
3.~
z. J
3. 1
2.2 l.Z
z. 1
.z.o
- 2 Lo.
.z1..o9
3 "-.) 3.5 3.7
.2. 6
1 ~~
2.3 2.2 2.4
!vii s s. 7, 8 53 11, 003 32, 127 44, 150 3.7
1.9
t~ . 8
2.3
----- s, Ar k , 14 ,761 19,926 65, 724
Texas
145 8, 17 5 2{), C69
79,351 31, 9 50
2.9 2.2
2.2 1. 5
3.8 2.6
2.2 1.7
:]. ;:; . -3-7-,-0-6-1--1-7-0--,8-9-4--5-9-3--,7-3-6----6-7-4-,8-5--9- --z-.-5-----1-. -9----3-.-0--------2-. -0-------
f or ti11s l:>rOJect tate un s were r-catCL"led w1t ~"'e eral funds received fro .-. J. t t1e
A:::; ricultural Marketinc; Service, USDA, under provisions of the A J ricultural
\( ar ~~etin.z Act of 1946.
End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - June 1961
Shell eggs: Increased by 126, 000 cases; June 1960 increase was 357, 000 cases;
average June increase is 180, 000 cases. Frozen e ggs: Increased by 20 million
pounds; June 1960 increase was 35 million pounds; average June increase is 32
million pounds. Frozentoultrf Increased by 19 mtllion pounds; June 1960
change was a decrease o9 mii ion pounds; average June change is a decrease of
6 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 1 million pounds; June 1960 change was
a decrease of 3 million pounds; average June change is a decrease of 7 million
pounds. Pork: Decreased by 24 !;!lillian pounds; June 1960 decrease was 36
million .pounds; average June decrease is 46 million pounds. Other meats: De-
creased.l>y 1 million pounds; June 1960 decrease was 5 million pounds; average
.Tune decrease is 5 million pounds.
. :- . .! " .
C o m m. o d i t y
Unit
June
1956- 60 av.
-
June 1960
May 1961
June 1961
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Tnou ~
Eggs:
Shell
Case
1, 256
1, 110
238
364
Frozen eggs, total
Pound 155,948
157,040 92, 449 112, 204
Total e ggs ]_I (case eq.) Case ----5-,-2-4-9----------5-.-0-~-6-----2-,-5-7--8-----3-,Z--0-5----
Poultry, frozen:
---------------------------------------------
Broilers or fryers
Pound 18,347
17,4Z5 19,914 22, 195
Hens, fowls
do.
33,687
26~ 2 8 1 3 u, 160 37,472
Turkeys
do.
68,045
66,717 93,755 106, 5{)4
Other & Unclassified
do.
39, Z71
39,409 36, 553 40,658
Total poult ry
do. ~-1-5-9-,-3-5-0--------1-4-9-, -3-3-2---1-8-8-,-3-8-~----2-0-6-, -9-0-9----
Beef: .Frozen In Cure and cured
Pork: F rozen In Cure or. cured
Other meats and meat . products
~--------------------------------------------
do. 134, 051
145, 345 153,471 154, 822
do. 308,928
350 , 6 CC 26 8, 552 244,424
do.
92,328
94, 306 101,043 99.925
Total all red meats
do. ~-~-3-5-..!-3-.9-7-------_-5-9-0-L-8-3-9---5-2-3--,0-6-6----~9-_-9,--1-7-J----
1/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
z Item
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
June 15 1960
Cents
May 15 June 15 June 15 May 15 June 1:
1961
1961
i960
196 1
19tH
Gents Cents Cents Cents .t;ents
Prices Received: ~""arm Chtckens (lb.) Corll.. Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.)
All Eggs (Dozen) Prices Paid: (per 100 lb. Broile.r Grow~ . mash Laying Mash Scratch. Grains
15. 5 17. 1 17. 1 46.2
4.65 4.70 4.10
12. 5 13. 5 13. 5 41.0
4. so
4 .65 4. 15
12.5 12.0 12.0 . 41.0
4.75 4.6-5 4.15
12.9 17.0 17.2 31. 5
. 4.67 4.34 3.87
11.2 14.4 14. 1 32.0
4.75 4.43 3.87
10.6 12. 8 12.6 30. b
4.73 4.40 3. 84
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Researc Service, Agri cultural Estill}ates Division Agric11ltural Marketipg Service, Federal-State. Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries. poultry processors, and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies.
... ' ,1. - - ~~ ... ; ..
...., ... ~ ......
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;r: /S~
G E ORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICr
Released 7/26/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens , Ga ., July 26 , 1961 -- A. total of 7, 454 , 000 lJroi ler chi cl~s vm.s placed with producers i n Georgia d-.a-ing t he vreek ending Ju.l:r 22 ; accord~_ ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares ,or,:_th tho 7 ., 765,000 placed the previ ous week and is lO pel~cent more than the 6} 776; 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by GeOl~~ia ha+.c:heries amo-:u1ted ~o 9, 685,000 compared vTi th 9, 950; 000
the previous week and is 11 perce~1t .:nore t han the 8, 749 , 000 for the corresponding
weel;: last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs vm.s repo:;.~ted wlthin a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen 'tvith an average of 57 cents
for all hatching eggs and 51.,. cents for eggs p:.:i.rcl1ased at the farm from flocls
with hatchery mmecl cocke rels. last week the ranee was from 50 to 65 cent s 'tvith
an a verage of 57 cents for aJl hatching eGgS and 54 cents for eggs purchased at
the farm from flocks with hat:::hery m-med cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported -vTithin a range of ~,8 .00 to (j)9 .50 with an average of :;,8.50
per hundred compared v.Ti ch a range of $8.00 to ~9. 50 with an average of <3. 50 per
hundred last week. The average prices last year vrere 71 cents for eggs and
$11.75 for chicks .
Weighted average pri ce from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the vleei~ ending July 22 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at ;(arms
11.11 cents .
GEORGIA EGGS SE'T ; HATCHINGS , M-ID CHIC>'K PLACEMENTS
Week Ending
BROILER TYPE
y Eggs Set
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgi a
I
I
lIEggs Set
EGG TYPE
Chicks Hatched
%
uj,
i 1960
I
I Thou..
1961
yr.
Iago
ThOll. . Percent
1960 Th ou .
1961
yr . ago
1961
Thou . Perceni:j Thou.
1961 T'.aou.
I
May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8
.July 15.
l lo, g46
I 10,834
110,714 . 10,497
llO,lS5
9,866 . 9> 740
i 9,499
I 9,129
8 J '71~1
11,019 101
I 11; 143 103
11,098 104
10,877 1 104
10, 760 I lo6
I 10, 565 j 107
10; 529 108
I 10, 032 106 9 , 925 109 9,950 114
I 7, 814 8 , 082
I 8,078 7,923
I 7,873
I 7, 710
l 7,690
l 7 ; 41~9
I 1 , 298 ! 7) 142
8 ,723 8,564 8 , 312 8 , 307 8,307 8,072 8,180
7 ,952 7 ,882 7 / r{65
112 300
328
106 243
383
103 173
277
105 171
244
106 142
182
105 301
130
106 290
128
107 255 ?) 113
1o8 191
245
109 315
218
g/July 22 ,
lfincluded
8 2749 eggs set
9z635 111
by hatcheries
6 2776
7 2454
producing chicks for
1
110
hatchery
141 supply
191 flocks.
Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
H. A. HAGNER
Agricu lture.:!.. Statisti cian In Charge
_ _ _ _ ~.E.i~'l~t~~l_S!a!_i~t~c~a!!
u . -S~ Department-of l~ricu.Iture-------- Agric~lt~~al Extension Service
Statistical Reporting Service
Stat e Department of J.gricultu.re
315 Hoke Smith Annex . Athens; Georgi a
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS z !BY WEEKS - 1961 Page 2
I
STATE
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Del&ware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Florida Alabama :V.ississippi Arkansas LoUisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 19bl
Weelc Ending
I July
I
L
8
:j
July July I' June
15
22 1: 17
l EGGS SEr - THOUSANDS
1,521 745
l,483 1,492
709
622
I,I, 1,238
,, 431
1,283 1,557
1,293 1,545
1,323 ll
1, 457
876 969
187
152
182
127
2;000 2,100 2,000
891
1,785 1,846 1;829 . 1,963
3,130 1,813
272
4;837 679
3,037 1,863
248 4,652
704
2,873 1,766
218 4,573
682
I,
I
2)104 1, 155
I
I I
577 4; 075
i 406
2
0
II 681
810~2-
385 5,317 3 , 816 5, 663
735 3,422
460 449
361
5,338 3,774 5;-616
710 3,429
406 400
336 5,232
!I
269 4,445
ll 3,753
3, 008
5, 446 !! 5,179
729 3,251
!l
607 2,829
378
329
417 . i 301
1,690
1,716
1; 683
-I
I!
1,422
5l:o71 51,332 49 ,927
O'une
July July
July
24
1
8
15
CHICKS PL~CED - THOUSA1m8
1,242 392 8o6
~88
85 992 1,681 2,528 1,141 473 4,pll 426 82 l80
261~
4, 414 3, 005 5,320
~53
2,l54 17 27'7
1,324
1,173
1,244 432 781 827 89
1,093 1)743 2; 332 1,112
474 3, 955
441
1 . 222
261 4,236 2, 922 5,060
571 2,843
376 264 1,436
1; 231 332 761 781 57 906
1,696 2,280 1,036 3, ~2664
449 7z882
224 4,393 2, 813 5,121
539 2,606
330 207 1,224
39,258
1,207 382 744 869 109
1,028 1,558 2,253 1,080
484 3;831
468 7, 765
256 4,264 2,896 5,117
557 2: 682
272 231 1,238
39,291
July 22
1,256 344 750 852 109 887
1; 769 2,133 1,019
3,~~~
403 7. 454
246 4,214 2,853 4,949
535 2,486
364 239 1,243
38,458
TOTAL 1960
%of year ago
47,581 109
46,673 45,468
110
110
38,515 3$,404 107 107
37,368 36,473
loB
loB
36,077 35,03~109 110
tf.:?
1~ 4
0' r(G;l&(Q)~CGllA (C~(())JP> ~E!PJ(Q)
.
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF. GEORGIA AtJD THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
1961
CALF
..
CRoP: REPORT . '
GEORGIA 1961 CALF CROP DOWN ONE P~RCENT
The 1961 calf crop for Georgia fs expected to total 593,000 head, the Georgia Crop Repor~lng Service said today. This Is~ decline of one percent from
the 1960 calf crop of 598,oop head, but It Is 3,000 head above the 10-year_ 1950-S3 average of 590,000 head.
UN ITED STATES CALF CROP UP ONE PERCENT
The 1961 calf crop Is expected to total 39,658,000 head. A calf crop this size Is 1 percent more than both the 1960 calf crop and the 1950-59 average, and the largest since 1957.
The larger calf crop this year is the result of more cows and heifers on far-ms. Cows and heifers 2 y~ars old and older January I, 1961 totaled 46,275,000 head, up 1 percent from the 45,871,000 head on January 11 1960.
. The number of calves born and expected to be born this year expressed as a
percentage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1 Is 86 percent,
the same as -both 1960 and the 10-year average. This percentage Is not strictly
a calving rate, since the January 1 inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old
and :~lder doe~ not Include all heifers which give birth to calves during the
a year and Includes some cows that die or are slaughtered before calving. This
percentage Is calculated to show trend In productivity over period of time and
may fluctuate from year to year due to variation in . ~ow slaughter and trends In
breeding herd replacement.
In the South Atlantic States the 1961 calf crop~ at 2,942,000 head, Is down
24,000 head or 1 percent from 1960. In the South Central States the calf crop for the y~ar Is expected to total 10,692,000 h~ad, 1 percent hi gher than last
year. The calf crop In the South Atlantic States, -as a percent of cows and heifers 2 years old and older was 77 percent--the same as a ye_ar earlier. In the South Ce.ntral states, it _was 82 percent, down 1 point from a yea _r earl fer.
(SEE OTHER SlOE fOR TABLE)
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL O. DOESCHER Agricultural St~tistlclan
\
- - - - - ...... -- - - - - - - - - - - - - Calf crop report, July 1961, by States
.- - ....... - - - - - .... : .'. '. ~ :: -~, co-ws~ 'a.n...d:- hei-fers..:.. ~:C- alyes ' born a;s per_t.-e-r-i~ of:: . -~' :
- .
Sta.te' : 2 yrs. & older - . :cows and -heifers ..2 yrs. &. : Calves born
and : January 1 : .~ - :o1.der Januarv I !/ . : . . ' :: '
dlvtslorr: 1-0--ye- ar~-..-- -. -: --..-. -:1-0--ye-ar-: --~--. -. -. -- :-tO--y-ea-r::----:.~.: .-_:-
. :average: . 19."60 : "19'61 :~verage: 1960 : 1961 . . :'average: 1960 :)96,1 )/
.
----------------------------------------------------------- Maine
. !1950~59: 1,000 head
126
: 1,000 head
113
:1950-59:
:
1,000 , . , ._.. .. . , _. ; ;. head Percent Percent Percent
'85'' fJS '
!_, .. as ;. . i 81
:1950-59: . :
I ,000 1,000 head head
107
96
. I ,000 head
93
N. H. :. . Vt.. '::,
Mass .- ..: . R. f. ' : ' -
69
30_,3, .
124 19
:60 2t8~ a4 . i'6
60 . 84 ., ~- 87
29.1 . Sf . . 85 .
. JOS , a.a : . :85
15 . . 80 . 79
87
-- ..85 84 80
58 52 . 52
sa : 249_ ~ :245
101. . . . . .
.. 247 aa
I~. . 13 .. 12
Conn.
n7
100
102 81
83
78
-95
83
So
N. v.
1,469 1,409 :. 1,433 a~ ; 86
.Js4 < _. . -1,26o 1,212 1,204
N: J. : 156 14t1. 143 79- ' . 81
80
I 24
117
114
Pa. . : . J ,066 1,068.. .1,082 85, I a6 . . _86 . .. '. 9P8 918 . .. 931
N.A~ ohio
=:--
3 449-
r:Tio-
3 ,3o2 T,o25-
3 346 - .-ar;--
T:o2s- -'a6--
-86. ~ ~-
-a6---
~4- ~
'S"4--
:~-- 2-,9~1679---2,8sa224
-~; -2,8826T1
Ind.
934 . 825 823 89
87
88
830 718 724
111. .
1,439 1,316 :.- 1,297 . 9.0
8.8 . 88 . ' ..J -,290 1,15.8 1,141
Mich. : 961
824
ao7 85
. 85
88 . ; ., : 815 I . 700
710
w~~N.c.
Minn.
~-
=-
j~7t --
r:1s2-
~~~~ ~
r:742-
t~~~t-
r:7s9-
-5~. --
-9T--
--a~9~--~--~
~~- ~-
9o---
r~:s~9i4* .
-~
1 't~%
1:sso
~ ~
~j~*
r:sa3
Iowa : . L9il 1,936 . 1,9.42 94
91
92
1,855 1,762 .I ,7-87
Mo. . . : I .~39 1,858 . 1,878 9J , 89
90
1,677 . 1,654 1,:690
"N. Oak~ : 907
953 .. 967 90
,89
s. Oak~ " 1,452 ),531 )~561 . 90
93
.90
812 848 : 870
93 . 1,307 . 1-,424 1,452
;Nebr. : 1 ,820 1 ,855 1.,~66 9.1
89 ; 90
l ,658 : 1,660. 1;679
Kans. : 1,694 , 1,585 1,615 89 ' 87
. 88
1,516 1,379 ..),421
' w.N.c.~ :-JT,435.-1T.,46o.-1T,sa8- -9T-- -9o-- ~ 9o-- -1o,4t8 -:-1o,2i7 -1o,482
N. C~ ::(~.p.~ :(z,27~ :1~,::82: :9Q:: :a~::: ~o:: =(~.~41 =I~,QOl =l~;ll1
Pel. : 41
35
33 79
7o
. ~~ .
32
27
27
t-1d. _
. 285 . 279 28.1. 8H 83
84
. 240 232 236
\Ia.
. 742 , 753
]66 83
84
83
616 ; 633 . . 636
"' va.
323 . 300 302 . 64. . 85 _ 84
271. 255 254
N. c. . . 514 507 . 499 . ~ 7~ . ,: _,.77_
78
401
390 . .389
5. c.
298
Ga.
: 738
299 748
ao , 297 ' 78 . 77
.741 . ..
.80
78 . 80 ,
232 230 232 590 .598 593
Fla. . :__ _22.2_ __ ~5! __ ,211 __6. ___61 ___ &3____ &0. __ &Ol __ 27~
-as-- :. S. A. : 3 864 3,875 3 831 77
Ky.
:- -'972- T.oi?;- r:T1T-
.77 - : 77 '
2,990 2,966 2,942
-as--- 88---- 862-- 947-- 9"78
Tenn.
. . 977 1,024 I ,047 87
86
87
Ala.
920 939 931 78
81
. 80
848 881 911 ]21 761 . 745
Miss.
1,223 ., 1,233 1,214 74
75
76
908. ' ,925 923
Ark.
81 '6 . . .795 803 80
81
79 : < 655 : ' .;644 634
La.
I ,062 1,.081 1,108 78
78
P' kla. : 1,616 1,679 1,765 88
87
78
834 843 864
85
1,424 1,461 1,500
rexas
s.c.
: 4 700 ::11:181
:114:~85851
4 984 85
84
:11:261::81:::81:::
~832::
3,985 :1Q,l3l
:.1Q4:~0748Q
:1:4:,1,~3971
Mont.
1,112 1,201 1,198 91
90
92
1,016 1,081 1,102
)daho
544 613 606 89
88
90
485 539 545
Wyo. Colo.
555 585 589 87
87
86
889 900 919 88
89
88
483 509 507 782 801 809
N. Mex.
678 671 676 82
84
83
Ariz.
451
396
374 79
75
76
Uta~
346 360 369 86
88
86
Nev.
296
281
283 17
80
81
556 564 561
356 297 284 299 317 317 2'29 225 2'29
Wash.
511 544 550 88
85
87
448 462 478
Oreg. : 662 734 732 85
85
87
564 624 637
..=- a Calif. West.
:
-
1,646
7--,-68- 9--
_1,,_0735-12
1,750
--1-J,-o4- 6--
85
87
-- 8- 6- ----- 8-6----
87
----g-7-- ---
1,402
6- ,-6i-o--
1,524
-6,-94- 3--
1,522
6_,9_9-T
----------------------------------------- .. u. s. : 45,734 45,871 46,275 86
86
86 39.405 39,280 39,658
!/ Not strictly a calving rate. Figure repre~ents calves born expressed as per
centage of the number of cows and heifers 2 years old and over on farms January 1.
1 Calves born before June I plus the number expected to be born after June 1.
-
UNI V[I:.>I o1 vF G~Of GIA
II I.
II.I
JULY 1,
AUG 3 '61
961
..L ,1,6.R 0 ~ j C_",', - - - : - - . J
RELEASED 1 ~~1 u~ -~ -~-
L GEORGIA CROP RlPORTING SERVICE
* * * GEORGIA * * *
stocks of Corn and Wheat Up From Year .Ago
StoCks of corn in all storage positions on July 1, 1961, total 10,122,000 bushels, an incr~se of 40 percent from the 7,239,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Wheat stocks of 196, 000 bushels were 44 percent above last year 1s stocks of 13~000 bushels. Oat stocks on July 1 at 332,000 bushels were 13 percent below a yea~ ago when oatStocks totaled 383,000 bushels. Off-farm and total stocks
of barley and sorghum grain are not shown to avoid disclosing individual operations.
GPAIN
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS - JULY 1, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
ON FARMS
OFF FARMS : ALL POSITIONS
...
1960
1961
1,000 bushels
1960
1961 1960
1961
1,000 bushels
1, 000 bushels
Corn Oats Barley Wheat
Sorghum Grain
5,8o8 341 2 54
35
8,101 224 1 20
36
1,431 42
82 31
2,021 loB
1*76
*
* * * UNITED STATES * * *
Stocks of Corn, Wheat, and Sorghum Grain Increase
7,239
383 2
136 66
10,122 332
1*96 *
July 1 stocks of corn and sorghum grain moved well above the previous record levels and wheat edged moderately above the previous record. Stocks of
corn at 2,809 million bushels moved more than a tenth above the record level of the previous year. Sorghum grain stocks of 751 million bushels were nearly a fifth above the record level of last year. The significant increases in corn and sorghum grain along with an increase in oats pushed total feed grain tonnage to a record high of 109 million tons, more than a tenth above a year ago. \lheat stocks moved above- the record- levelo- of last J.uly ~ with the 1,407 million bushels more than three-fourths larger than average holdings~ Rye stocks at 14
million bushels were well above last year and average. Soybean stocks were the
lowest since 1957 with 94 million bushels held in all storage positions and flax-
seed stocks of 5.4 million bushels were sharply above the record low holdings
of a year ago.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture
(Please tDDn page)
Stocks of grains, July 1, 1961 -vTith comparisons (In thousand bushels)
Grain and position
July 1 av.
. . 1950 - 59
vniEAT (~ld crop)
On Farms ~
:
72,144
Commodity Credit Corp. Mills,Elev.& Whses. ~
Jg//.
64,648 640,623
July 1
1960
95,935 63,451 1,154,132
April 1 1961
July 1 1961
256,416 72,259
1,376,245
135,893 70,559
1,200,ll4
. ----TO-TA-L ---------:------77~7--41-5-----~1--3I-3--;5-I8---- I-, 7-o-ii,-92-0-- --l-;-40-b,5-b"6
CORN
en Farms ~
961,798 1,293,369 2,075,505 1,439,059
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/ Mills, Eley.& Whses.~lJ
389,909
237~767
539,418 689,284
682,475 897,o63
592,765 776,895
. ___ _ !CY~ ~ - - ______ .:..-_-I.-;zrJ2:-!!7!!-_-_-g-;z2g-;Q7:!-_-_3.z.b"2.5.z.o!J:.3_-_g-;.o.-;1I2
y . . OATS (old crop) On Farms
: :
Commodity Credit Corp. E) :
Mills, Elev. &Whses ~ ~'if :
235, 794 2,944
44, 175
227, Oo6 . 1,112
39, 193
482, 182 900
73, 228
266, 868 763
56, 209
- . T<Yl'AL
:-- -2rJ2-9l3--- -2"6"7-;311--- 55b",310-- 323,840
--------------- ---~----------------------
BARlEY. (old crop)
:
On Farms ~
:
42,301
55,878
126,598
64,188
y MCoimllsm,Eodlietyv.&CWrehdsitesC. orp.fg/ j
::___
4,328 ~.z.lQ5_ _ _
12,913
13,o6o
13,322
_9.,2_9_ ___1Q5.z.OQ8___ 14.z.6I_l_
-
-
-
- - - TOTAL . .
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-. . :
-
-
-ll
- - - 0,735
-
-
-
- - - - 167,389
-
-
- - - - - 244,666
-
- - - - - 152,121
SOROGnHUFMarmGsRAINy
: :
!!}
44,2o4
105,254
51,751
---------------.-------------------------- Y : 7lr--- MCoimllms,Eodlietyv.&CWrehdsitesC. oryp. gf. :
2,110 125,555
TOTAL
:----
9,392
5,234
5,415
582,560
745,574 694,165
-6jb,l)o-- 85'6,'0@-- 75I,33I
y SOYBEANS On Farms
: 18,634
41,758
73,070
ll,503
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Processing -Plants 2./ - :
211 29,163
407 43,050
16 97,343
0 49,767
Mills, Elev.&Whses. TOTAL
'1/
:=t
3'
:21
:
24,432 .
:--- '72-;-4'40---
50,698
94,383
-135-;9I3--- 264,rJJ2--
-9342,,8I4l99~
if.Estim&t~s-or th~ crop-R~portini-Boord7-------------------
gj OWned by c. c. c. and stored in bins or other storages owned or controlled . by c. c. C. ; other c. c. C. - owned grain is included in the estimates by
positions.
1/ All off-farm storages not otherwise desigP~ted, including flour mills and
terminal elevators. ~ Farm stocks not available for July 1 prior to 1956. ~ Firms reportin~ crushings and stocks of soybeans to the Bureau of the Census.
0-
{) 7
GEORGI A CROP REPORTING SER.VfCE
. LIBRAR IEL I
Released 8/2/61
GEORGIA CL-UCK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., August 2., 1961 -- A total of 7, 4 51, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending July 29, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 4;.54, 000 placed the previous week and is 12 percent more than the 6, 640, COO plated the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatchedes amounted to 9, 129, 000 compared with 9, 685, 000 the previous week and is 7 percent more than the 8, 561, 000 for the corresponding week ast year.
The majority of the prices paid ior Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from nocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 65 cents with an average of 57 cents for all hatching eggs and 54 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks vvith hatchery owned cocke1els. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a ra:age of $7.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8.25 per hundred compared with a range of $8. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $8. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 72 cents for eggs and $12.00 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending July 29 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farrns 11. 59 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
I EGG TYPE
Week
~nding
Eggs Set]_/
1960
. .
1961
I
i Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks .Set Hatched
I
"/o
yr.
1960
1961
% yr 1961 1961
ago
ago
May 27
Thou. 101714
Thou. Percent 11., 098 104
Thou. 8, 078
Thou~ Percent . Thou. Thou.
I
8, 3121 103 173 277
June 3 June 10 ,June 17 June 24
10,497 10, 195
9, 866 9,740
10, 877 104
7, 923 8, 3071 105 171 244
10, 760 106
7,873 8, 307
106 142 182
10, 565 10, 529
107 108
I 7.710 7,690
8, 072 I 105 301
s, 180 1 106 290
130 128
July 1 July 8
9,499 91 129
10, 032 106 9,925 109
7,449 71 9521 107 255 113
7, 298 71882
108 191 245
July 15 July 22 July 29
8, 741 81749 81 561
91 950 9, 685 9, 129
114 111 107
I I
7, 142 61776
6,640
71 7651 7, 4541 7, 451
109 315 110 141 112 182
218 191 158
lJ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1961
Page 2
Week Ending
STATE
July - 15
July 22
July Z9
June Z4
.
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
l
\
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
. Indiar..a
Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
.1,483
709 1, Z93 1, 545
15Z 2, 100 1, 846 3,037 1, 863
248 4,65Z
704 9, 950
1, 49Z 622
1, 323 1, 457
182 2, 000 1, 829 2, 873 1, 766
218 4, 573
682
9, 685
1, 493 751
1, 066 1, 410
158 2,000 1, 846 2,790 1, 721
Z06 4, 592
658 9, 129
1, 242
39Z S06 888
85 992 1, 681 Z, 528 1, 141 473 4, ()11
4Z6 8, u~o
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
361 5, 338 3,774 5, 616
710 3,4Z9
406 400 1, 716
336 5, 232 3, 753 5, 446
729 3, 251
378 417 1, 683
383 5, o2s
3, 539 5, 161
132 3, Z10
357 367 1, 608
264 4,414 3,005 5.320
553 2,754
417 Z77 1,324
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
CHICKS PLACED - THOUSANDS
1, 244
432 781 821
89 1, 093 1, 743 2, 332 1, 112
474 3,955
441 7, 952
261 4, Z36 2,922 5, 060
571 Z, 843
376 Z64 1, 436
1, 231
332 761 781
57 906 1, 696 z, Z8o 1,036 524 3, 866 449 7,882
224 4,393 Z, 813 5, 121
539 Z,606
330 207 1, 224
1, 201 382 744 869 109
1, 028 1, 558 Z, 253 1, 080
484 3, 831
468 7, 765
256 4,264 Z, 896 5, 117
557 Z,682
Z72 231 1, 238
1, Z56 344 750 852 109 887
1, 769 2, 133 1, 019
505 3,848
403 7, 454
246 4,Z14 2, 853 4,949
535 Z, 486
364
239 1, 243
1, 176 400 S41 825 83 898
1, 739 1, 934
981 479 3, 64Z 428 7, 451
Z35 4. 059 Z, 856 4, 813
563 2,492
324 Z66 1, 170
TOTAL 1961 51,332
49,927 48,202
41,173 40,444 39,258 39, 291 38,45S 37,655
TOTAL 1960 %' of year ago
46,673 110
I
45,468 110
44,259 109
38,404 37,368 36,473 36,077 35, 034 33,641
107
108
108
109
110
112
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1 UNIVERSITY OF Gh h,::l lA
,. ~UG 5 '6 1
Ij I rH!
. I U 9R Af; \,;.,.
July 15 ' 1961
PF<lCES
RELEASED 8/3/61_
BY
i_ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers at 244 percent of its 1910-14 average was the same as the indtex for June 15. This was one point belmT
last year's mid-July index of 245 percent. The All Crop Index dropped one point from a month ago to 264. The Index of livestock and livestocl': products rose four points to 203 percent, the highest since April 15, 1961, but well below a year ago.
The decline in the All Crop Index from a moath ago was due largely to lower -l)rice.s reqeived for wheat, corn, barley, sorghum grain and all bay. Wheat droppe3 three cents per bushel to $1.71, corn was off one cent to $1.26, barley declined four cents to 98 cents, sorghum grain fell 10 cents per cwt. to $1.95, while all bay at $25.70 per ton averaged a dollar lower than a month ago. Prices received for oats rose two cents per bushel during the month to 74 cents. Soybeans were unchanged at $2.60 per bushel.
Higher prices received for hogs, calves, wholesale mille, and eggs more than
' offset declines in prices received for beef cattle and broilers pushing the live.:.
stock and livestock products index upward. Hog prices averaged $17..40 per cwt., 90 cents above a month ago. calves at $21.30 were up 10 cents, wholesale milk at $5.80 per cwt. was also up 10 cents, while eggs were up one cent to 42 cents per dozen. Broilers were extremely low at 11.8 cents per pound, off .2 cents fron a month ago. Beef cattle dropped 20 cents per cwt. to $16.'80.
U. S. PRICES RECEIVED UP 3 POINTS, PARITY
INDEX UNCHlu\l'GED, PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended July 15 the Index of Prices Received by Farmers rose 1 percent to 237 percent of its 1910-14 average, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Higher prices tor eggs, milk, and bogs accounted for most of the increase. The most important decreases "\vere recorded for oranges, cattle, and soybeans. The mid-July index was l point above a year earlier.
Seasonally adjusted, the index of farm wage rates rose l point during the month. But prices paid for other commodities and services bought by farmers for production purposes averaged slightly lower than in June. These offsets left the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, (Parity Index) at 300 on July 15, the same as a month earlier. Prices paid for family living items also averaged the same as in June. The Parity Index was almost 1 percent higher than a year ago.
With farm product prices )up slightly in July and the Parity Index unchanged, the Parity Ratio was lif"ted to 79, about 1 percent higher than in June and the same as a year earlier.
Index Numbers - Georgia and United States
Index
:
1910-14 = 100
JUlY 15
1960
:
June l5 1961
July l5 1961
Record High : Index: IBte
UNITED STATES
y : Prices Received
Parity Index
236
298
:
234
237
300
:
300
313 :Feb. 1951
: 302 : gjApr. 1960
------- Parity Ratio --..:-----79---.:-----78---.:----79----.: --123 -..: -O-c-t. -19-46-
GEORGIA -
: -
0 0
Prices Received
0 0
0 0
All Commodities :
245
0 0
244
244
310 : Mar. 1951
All Crops
259
265
264
319 :~Mar. 1951
Livestock and
L'stk.Products
215
199
:
203
295 : SeEt.l948
Y Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates 'based on data for the indica-
ted dates. gj Also February through May 1961. ~ Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician
- - - - - - -The-c;e'orgia-crop Reporting sei=v'ice,-3l5-Hoke Smith Annex-------
Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture,
:
GEORGIA
:
UNITED 8'iATES .
ca.H)DITY AND UNIT : J~ 15: June 15 : July 15 : Ju].y 15: June 15: J~ J.5
Wb
iat
,-bu..-
-
-
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1961 : 1772--
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1061
J3-
oats, bu.
. . $: .78
-72
.74 .629 .626 .642
Corn, bu. Barley, bu.
$: 1.37 1.27 $: l.o8 1.02
1.26 1.09 1.03 1.05
.98 .846 .868 .924
Sorghum Grain, cwt.
$: 2.20 2.05
1.95 1.55 1.65 1.73
Cotton, lb.
;:
31.9
31.39 30.88 31.45
Cottonseed, ton
$:
. -
.. : 38.00 -
49.00
Soybeans1 bu. Peanuts, lb.
$: 2.10
;:
2.60
2.6o : 1.97 2.60 2.48
: -
-
SWeetpotatoes, cwt.
$: 575
5.85 : 5.52 8.o6 7.70
Bay, baled, per ton
:
:
All
$: 28.60 26.70 25.70 : 19.20 19.10 .19-30
Alfalft.
$: 36.00 . 35-00 3500 : 19.80 19.60 19.6o
IAtepedeza
-~z 30.00 28.00 27.50 : 22.10 ;22.50 22.00
So)'bean Cowpea'
Peanut
: 30.50 30.00 .:" ~5-.00 23-50
30.00 : 27-80 26.60 ~.20
23.50 : 21.30 20.20 20.50
Milk Cava, head
$: 1'70.00 18o:6o 175-00' :222.00 .226.00' 222.00 ~
Bop, cvt.
$:
y Beet cattle, all, cwt. $:
COWS1 cwt
$:
Steers 8o heifers, cwt. $:
4.90 16.50 15 (X)
18.6o
16.50
17 .oo
15 ,()() 19.4o
17.40 : 16.60 16.80 : 20.30
15 ()() Z 14t 70 19.30 : 22.70
15.70 . 16.50
].9.40 19.10 15 QO . 14.20
2Ll0 21.00
calves, cwt.
$: 20.30 21.20 21.30 : 22.9<) .?310 . 22.90
Milk. 'Wholesale, cwt.
Fluid Mkt.
*Anllut.
:.
:
- $: 5.90 5.80-
: . 4.45 ~.'ali
$: $:
y
3.20 5.80
y
3-35
s.1o
y5.ao
: 3.11
:g/3-96
3.25
g/3.86
~4-~
Turkeys, lb.
: 25-0 23.0 26.0 : 23..2 .. 20.5 . 19-5
Olickens~ per lb.
:
:
larm
: 15.0 12.5 . ll.5 : 12.2
l.O.O
Ccm'l Broil.
: . 17.1 12.0
u.8 : 17.7
12.6
All
: 17.1 12.0
ll.8 : 17.1
12.3
s doz . All
.1.
Includes c
replacement.
PRICZS PAID BY FARMERS FOR SElECTED FEEOO ~ 15, 1961 WITH CCJt!PARIBONS
Cottonseed Mea11 4l~, cwt.
Soybean Meal, 44~, cwt.
Bran, cwt. ' Mi~ngs, cwt.
Corn Meal, cwt.
.
Broiler GroWing tesh, cwt.:
laying Mash, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt.
.. .
3~20
3.40 3-3.0
4.60 4.65 4.10
3.30 3-45 3-25
4.75 4.65 4.15
Altalta Bay1 'ton
All Other Baz.e ton
I
46.00 40.00 34.00 34.00
3-30 2.78 3-40 2.92 3.25 l-15
4.70 4.65 4.10
4o.oo
33-00
. 4.64
.. 4.31 :.. 3-86
:
: 29-70 : 28.00
4.18
4.65
. ....
2.90 2.84
2.99 2.96 '
3-o8 ,. 3-10
4.73 4.68
. 4.40 . 3-84
4.39 3.86 .
30.10 2970 28.70 28.20
7/J-'
f! 1 } ~ 7
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
August 8, 1961
GEORPIA - . AUGUST 1 COTTON RF,PORT
.
.
'
Cotton Production Down . 5, 000 Bales
on Augu~t 1 indicate a Georgia cotton crop of 500,000 bales
OO p~~d~ gross weight) according to information reported by crop correspondents
to ~he Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is ~,000 bales below final produc-
tion in 1960, and 107,000 bales less than the 1950-59 average production of .
607,000 bales.
.Indicated lint yield per acre of 364 pounds is 7 pounds below last season,
but 44 pounds iarger than the ten-year average. Farm~rs are expected to harvest
660,000- acre . thi-s- year, . n--cre11se-' o: percent- from t e '653,000 acres harvested last year. .
. ~~7eather conditions durine the planting season 1..rere unfavorable, and rmich replanting was necessary. Cold, wet weather delayed the crop and stands -are very irregular, especially in the northern districts. Fre quent rains during :t-Iay and June delayed cultivation, and many fields became grassy in the northern districts.
1~e.ather conditioq.s were generally favorable in the southern districts during the l-ast of June and early July, and the crop made excellent progress. Hot, dry weather the l-ast of the month reduced prospects in some areas, and. generally rains were needed on August 1. Growers have carried out an intensive control prograin for boll weevils and boll viG:t"!lls and infestation has been held fairly well in check except in areas of frequent rains. The crop is somewhat later than usual in all areas and is just beginning to open in the southern counties.
Final o~tturns of the crop compared ~nth the forecast ~11 depend upon' whether the various factors affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than normal.
CARL 0 :OOH: SC~R Agricultural Statistician
.
ARCHIE LAl'JGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
,GEORGIA HllJ> ~ ~H01,TDTG. AUGU-ST 1 Cf'NDITinN .BY CROP Rr,POR.TING DIBTRICTS
1961-76% . STPT'P't 1960~77%
1959-81%
IV
1961-70% 1960-67% 1959-82%
v
MACON
1961-78%
1960-75~ 1959-805~
..
Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional Districts~
VII
ALBPJJY 1961-80% 1960-83% 1959-80%
VIII 1961-77%
1960-83~
1959-78%
VALOOSTA
IX
1961-83% 1960-86%
1959- 8 3~
See reverse side
for mrrT~D .sTA.T-ss
Infonnation
~ITTED STATES COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST L, 1961
The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Ileporting Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, . field statisticians, Bu~eau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this fore~
cast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.
- - - - : : : : ::A~raie: : : : : : - - 1:il1t-yie"id-per_. : - - - Production-_y--
:
:
: harvested acre :500-lb. gross t.reight bale
State
Harvested : For
:
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: 19SO-S9:
:harvest : 1950- :
; 1961 ; 1950-59 :
: 1961
:average: 1960 : 1961 : 59 av.: 1960 : indic.: average : 1960: indic.
------ 1,0-0- 0 -1-,0- 00---1,- 00-0 ---------------1,-00-0 -~1,-00-0--1- ,00-0~
acres acres acres Pounds Pounds Pounds bales bales bales
N. C : 526 390
405 340 284 326
362' 232 275
s. c. . : 794 550
600 327 360 336
527 414 420
Ga : 963 653
660 320 371 364
607 505 500
Tenn : 636 512
520 431 545 498
550 583 540
Ala.
1,129 860
900 336 421 341
755 756 640
Miss. 1,847 1,520 1,600 417 486 441 1,579 1,542 1,470
. . Mo.
424 412
390
Ark.
1,570 1,320 1,355
421
414
548 485
492 453
368 472 400
1,314 1,339 1,280
La : 665 510
540 409 470 400
562 501 450
Okla : 853 630
685 210 348 308
338 458 440
Texas : 7,663 6,325 6,550 260 329 337 3,910 4,346 4,600
N. Mex : 221 201
Ariz : 446 426
Calif.
931 946
194 644 693 767
286 291 310
393 890 953 922
798 849 755
810 836 981 1,067 1,554 1,939 1,800
Other :
Stateys ::
70
54
50 320 401 361
45 45
38
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A u. sm . :e1r8,:73-7-1:5,-30-9--1-5,-65-2----_-36-.? -----4-46-_--. -y2-7_---1-3,-55-3--1 -,_2-._7-2 -_1-3-,91-6-.
Egypt. :
1( f 70.5 60.2
461
525
64.3 67.4 65.3
!/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-pound bale contains about 480 net
y pounds of lint. Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. ]/ Included in state and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona, and California.
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Athens, Ga~, August 9, 1961 -- .,A total of 7, 310, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Ge.orgia durin& .the week ending August 5, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This. compares with the 7, 451, 000 placed the previous week and is 11 percent more than the 6, 231, 000 placed the
same week last year.
Eggs .set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 707, 000 compared with 9. 1Z9, 000 the previous week and is .5 percent piore taan the 8, 305, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced batching eggs was reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents per dozen with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs a\ld 53 cents for eggs pur~based at the farcp. from flocks with hatchery owned cOckerels. ,l..ast week the .range was from 45 to 65 cents with an average ,.of 55 cents for allhatching eggs and 53 ceilt's~ fdr eggs purchased at the far..m from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 60 with an average of
$7. 7 5 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an a1erage of $8. Z5 per hundred last week. The average' prices last year were 7'$" cents for eggs and $1Z. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from -the ~~ederal-State Market Newe Service for
broilers during the week ending August 5 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at
farms 1Z. 63 cents.
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EGG
TYPE
~
Week Ending
E gg.s Set 1./
1960 Thou.
1961
Tho~.
u/o
yr. ago Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broiler-s in Georgia
'1o
1960
1961 yr.
ago
. Tho-u-.
ThO!J- Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
June3
10,497 10, 877 104
7,9Z3
8,307 105
171 Z44
June 10 June 17
10, 195 10,760 106 9,866 10, 565 107
~.7' 873 .,' 710
8,307 106 . 8, 07Z 105
14Z 18Z 301 130
June Z4 July 1 July 8
9,740 10, 5Z9 108
9,499 10., 03Z 106 9, 1Z9 I 9,925 109
7,690 7,449 ; 7,298
8,180 106 ' Z90 7, 95Z 107 : Z55 7' 882 - 108 191
1Z8 113 : 245
~uly 15
8, 741
9. 950 114
7, 142
7,7&.5 109
315 218
July Z2
8,749
9,685 111
6, '776
7,454 110
141 191
July 29
8, 561
9, 1Z9 107
6,640
7, 451 112
182 158
Aug. 5
8,305
8, 707 105
6,Z31
7,310 117
Z97 243
-1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. .
ARCHIE LANGI.tEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
U--. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e~n-t-o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e--~---------A-g-i-fi-c-u-l-tu-r-a-l-E-x-t-e-n-si-o-~--S~e-r-v-ic-e------- -
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Ag riculture
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Page 2. :
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STATE
July 2.2.
July 2.9
Week Ending
Aug. 5
July I July
1
8
July 15
July , . ~2.
.lwy
~9 .
Aug. ' 5
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
I
CHICKS PLACED THOUSANDS
~
2_
I
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
Flor1J.i~. -
Alabama Mississippi ArkaT'I.l!as Louisiana. Texas Washington Oregon California
1, 492. 62.2.
1, 32.3 1, 457
182. 2.,000 1, 82.9 2., 873 1, 766
2.18 4, 573
682. -9, 685
336 5,2.32. -3, 753 5,446
729 3, _2.51
378 417 1, 683
TOTAL 1961 49,92.7
TOTAL 1960 45,468
o/o of year ago
110
*Revised
1, 493 751
i.~066 1,410
158 2.,000 1, 846 2.,790 1, 721
2.06 4,592.
658 9,12.9
383 5, 025 3,.539 5, 161
732. 3,210
357 367 1, 608
48, 202.
44,2.59
109
1, 589 699
1, 184 1, 412.
148 1, 850 . 1, 338 2.,761 1, 62.3
166 4,378
610 8.707
352. 5, 038 3, 552. 4,973
674 3, 151
447 339 1, 566
47,057
43, 190
109
1, 2.44 I
432.
781 82.7
! 89 :
1, 093
1, 743 2., 332. I
1, 112.
3,
474 955
441
7,952.
2.61 I
4, 236 I
2.,92.2.
5, 060 I
571
2.,843 376 I
2.64
1, 436
1, 2.31 2.87* 761 781
57 906 1, 694 Z, ZOO 1, 036 52.4 3, 866 449 1, 88Z 2.2.4 4,393 2, 813 5, 121
539 2.,606
330 2.07 1, 2.62.*
1, 207 357* 744 869 109 .
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2.,696 5, 117
557 2.,682.
2.72. 2.31 1, 2.38
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109 887 1,769 2., 133 1, 019 505 3, 848 403 7, 454 2.46 4,2.14
2., 853 4,949
535 2.,486
364 2.3) 1,t43
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GENERAL .cnoP nEPOm' AS OF:...AUGUST 1, 19~1
August 11, 1961
Although' prospects for ~st c~ps in the ~o~thern two-thirds of the State
l-Tere generally good on August 1, .a large area .w~s _becoming dry In North
Georgia crop conditions were extremely variable ranging from poor to g~od.
Moderate to severe damage from a lack .of :moisture. c;Iuring J-q.ly has occurred in
local area:s in south-central east-cen..i;ra. l Georgia .. .. .
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RECORD HIGH CORN YIELD: Indications ..on. AuePlst 1 pointed to a record' .high yield
per acre for thi"s year's corn crop. The yield, forecast
at 32.0 bushels, will exceed the previous high of 30.5 bushels obtained last year
by 1 1/2 bushels. Due to a decline in acreage1. however, total production is expected to be nearly 6 percent below last. year. The estimate of production in-
cludes only corn for grain. If ~urrent prospects are reall.zed, Geol:'gia 1s 1961
corn crop will be about 58,848,000 bushels compared Hith last year's production
of 62,312,000 bushels.
THIRD LARGEST TOBACCO. CROP: aeorgia 1 s .flue.:cured tobacco crop is . currently
estimated at 134,750,000 pounds, 4 percent above
the 1960 crop of 129,150,000 pounds. This will be the third largest crop ever
produced in the State. The -yield per acre presently estimated at 1,925 pounds
establishes a new record high, surpassing the previous record of ~' $45. poun~s_.
set ;Last year by 80 pounds.
PEANUT PROSPECTS BELOW LAS'r YEAR: 'he production of peanuts in Georgia .this yea;-
is forecast at 522,).00,000 pounds, 11 pe.rcenit
below the -1960 production of 589,000,000 pounds~ Hot, dry weather toward the end
of July in the major producing areas caused some damage to the Spanish variety
and threatened the runner crop. The yield per acre currently forecast at l,J.OO
pounds is we~l below last year's yield of 1,240 pounds.
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ted to harvest a . record pecan crop of 61 million pounds,
an - i~crease of 62 percent from last year's below-average crop of 37,700,000
pounds. A very heavy nut crop was set, but conditions have been favorable for
the development of scab, and considerable shedding of nuts has ~ccurred from
scab" susceptible varieties
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MILK AND EGG .PRODUCTION UP: .Egg production at 195 million eggs during July was
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up 1 pereent :rrom aune," while milk production at
90 million pounds was also up 1 pe:r-cent.;
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CORN, /l..LL , bu.: 1,839 vffiEAT bu.: 86
OATS bu.: 171
BARLEY bu.:
8
RYE bu.~
26
HAY,ALL tons: 425
TOBACQO,Type 14 lbs: 70 ..0
POTATOES,IRISH cwt.: 1.2
POTATOES,S1rJEEI' cwt.: 13
COTTON bales: 660
PEANUTS(P&T) lbs.: 475
SOYBEANS
For beans
bu.: 76
SORGHUM
For grain
bu.:
P"SACHES
Total Crop bu.:
P"H;CANS
lb.:
G"'DRGIA
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TOrAL PRODUCTION (000)
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Average: .. 19.60 :.Indicated:.Average 1960 :cated
1950-59: .
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18.8
30.0
26.0
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1,315
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52 320
944
.30.5 32.0 . 46,911
24.0 26.0 2,103
37.5 41.0 11,165
31.0 36.0
222
17.0 19.0
135
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1,845 1;925 116,590
49 56
239
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64 371
71
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1,129 607
1,240 1,100 510,208
62,312 2,016 6,412
279 391 565 129,150 68
832 505 5:89,000
58,848 2,236
7,011
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494 567 134,750 67 923 500 522,500
12.3
17.0 16.0
645 1,275 1,216
24.0 24.0
516
720
600
2,669 5,000 5,100 38,610 37,700 61,000
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UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF AUGUST 1, 1961
Corn for grain is estimated at 3,352 ~llion bushels, up 6 percent from the July : forecast--14 percent less than 1960 but 11 percent above average.
All ~fueat is estimated at 1, 204 million bushels, 4 percent below the forecast of last month, 11 percent less than 1960 but 10 percent above average.
Oats at 982 million bushels, are up 2 percent from last month, but 15 percent ~elow last year, and 23 percent below average.
Sorghum Grain production is estimated at 455 million bushels, down 25 percent from last year but 52 percent above average.
-Hay is estimated at 110 million
average.
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tons,
7 perce. nt
below 1960
and 1 percent
below
Soybeans are estimated at 683 million bushels, surpassing the previous record high crop of 1958 by 18 percent and the 1960 crop by 22 percent.
Late Summer Potatoes ~re estimated at 35 million hundredweight, 2 percent more than last year and 5 percent above average.
Fall Potatoes are forecast at 190 million hundredweight, up 8 percent from 1960 and 21 percent more than average.
Pea~bes are estimated at 75 million bushels, 1 percent more than last year's <C_rop and 19 percent more than average.
Apples are estimated at 125 million bushels, 15 percent more than last year and 12 percent above average.
UNITED STATES
CROP
Acreage : :Unit :For Harv.:
. Yie!d Indicated :
.. Production IIldicated
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1,000
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1,000
1,000
CORN, for grain Bu.
WHEAT, ALL
Bu.
OATS
Bu. -
COT 'roN
Bales
HAY, ALL
Ton
SOYBEANS, for beans Bu.
PEANUTS !I
Lb.
POTATOES, IRISH Cwt.
POTATOES, SWEET Cwt.
TOBACOO; ALL
Lb.
PECANS
Lb.
58,275 51,450 24,320
15,652 66,156 27,100
1,417
1.,47.5 200
1,168
54.5 26.0
43.3 /446
1.76 23.6 1,265 184 .. 3 77.1 1,703
57.5
23.4
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_40.4 427
1.66
25.2
1,192
187.0
13.5
1,701
3,891,~2
1,350,339 1,150,774
14,272 118,091
558,771 1,784,116
2.57,435 15,636
1,943,487 187,.500
3,352,037 1,204,096
981,976 13,918 109,800
683,132 1,688,800
275,729 14,687
1,986,92.5 224,200
Y ~ For picking and threshing. Pounds.
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VEGETABLE CROP REPORT AUGUST I, 1961 , ~\j~l .
UNITED STATES: Summer vegetable and melpn production. Is now peaj1!Rf' t.S
per:- .
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cent below last year but 4 percent above avera recasts of
lettuce an~ onion production are substantially smaller than last year, cucumbe .rs ..
'rnodera.tel.y 1-e&s and .. tomatoes, green peppers, celery, and ' cabbage slightly smal'ler.
None of.the 'major vegetables are expected -to be significantly larger ~han Jast . .
year. Estimated production of watermelons and honeydews is 11 and 4 percent less
than last year. Cantaloups are up 3 percent.
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LIMA BEANS: Production of lima beans in the summer producing areas is now forecast
at 244,000 cwt., 7 percent less than fast year and 13 percent ' below
~verage. In New York, sunshine and warm temperatures advanced the crop rapidly.
Harvestin~ began in New Jersey in mid-July in the Cedarville area and became general' i n other s~uth Jersey sect ions before the end of the month. Favorable weather im-
prov~d yield prospects from a month earlier. Rain is needed in the main producing
reas of Maryland, Harvest peaked here In late July. fn North Carolina's Edenton
~rea, movement peaked in late July. In the southern mountain area of North
Carolina, the crop is in good condition and harvest will continue until late
~eptember. Harvest is at peak in Georgia's central areas and becoming general ' in
the northern part of the State. Excessive rains have caused considerable damage in
~orne areas while other areas are reporting record .yields.
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SNAP BEANS: Summer snap bean production is now forecast at I ,464,000 cwt., about
the same as last year and average. Volume movement of Virginia beans
was underway .the last half of July anq harvest from later pl .antings will cont.inu'e
Into September. Early planted fields in North Carolina had poor stands but late
planted acreage looks good. In Georgia, July weather was unfavorable and beans ,
made poor growth, particularly on low lands. Harvest is unde~ay. Marketing .of ... . .
~he Tennessee crop began In early July and reached peak volume late in the mont~~
Supplies will be available until frost. Marketings of the Alabama crop are running
;uch heavier than last year. In Colorado, much replanting was done, and this acre~
.)ge has made rapid progress. Beans are of good qual lty and I ight supplies wi JI be
~vailable Into October.
CABBAGE: . Late summer production is now forecast at 3,751,000 cwt., 3 percent
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TeSS than last year and 4 percent less than average. About 12 percent
~f the late summer production is tied up by Kraut processors through acreag~ 'or
l onnage colitracts. This compares with 11 percent last year. Heavy July rains .
~ccurred In all cabbage producing areas in the eastern half of :the United States.
iiarvest is underway in all areas and quality ls generally good.
JATERMELONS: The final forecast of early summer production, at 17,049,000 cwt., ts 9 percent less than last year and II 'percent below average. Ship-
nent' of Sbuth Carol ina watermelons continues. The crop is later than normal this ~eason because of replanting. In Georgia, harvest is practically completed south - ~f Macon. This area is the main commercial growing area. Late plantings did not I' rod.uce as we 11 as ear Iy p1anted acreage due 'to shedding of b1ooms and sma 11 me 1ons. This was caused by excessive rains in early July. Hot, dry weather the last week of July Is causing poor quality from the late acreage. Harvest in south Alabama is about ended. Volume movement from central Alabama is underway. The Sand Mo~ntain crop is late and Is in poor condition because of too much rain. In Mississippi, harvest is in full swing in the central and northern -areas and about ended in the southeastern part of the State. All areas had an abundance of raintall during July, and some losses have occurred in areas where it was excessive . In Arkansas, stands are irregular and some melons are not sizing well. Rains during late July were beneficial. Harvest has just begun. Harvest in Louisiana is :~ ractical ly complete except for a small late acreage. In Oklahoma, harvest of nelons began about July 20, but volume has been light as most of the crop is late iue to replanting. Rains, hot weather and strong winds have damaged the crop. i\ost current supplies are going to local markets. In Texas, harvest in the south central portion of the State is nearly complete. Movement from southeast Texas is past peak. Harvest in the northeast started In mid-July. Volume supplies are expected through the first half of August. Scattered plantings in northwest Texas ~ 111 furnish supplies Into September. A small acreage has been planted in south
Texas for early fall production.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator
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CROP
: .. ACREAGE FOR HARVEST : YIELD PER ACRE
PRODUCT I ON
.AND STATE
:Average
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1960
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Av. :
50-59:
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LIMA BEANS : Summer:
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j'lew York
1'160 600 600 43 ; 40 35
i~ew Jersey
1,690 1,300 1,300 33 , 35 35
50 24 21 : 56 46 46
9hio Maryland
360
36.
1,020 700 700 25 29 27
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26
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North Carol ina : 1,480 1,700 1,700 23 30
28
34 51 48
Georgia
5,360 5,100 4,600 19 24 24
' Group Tota I
11 ,080 9,4oo 8,900 25 28
27
103 122 110 '
282 263 244 '
SNAP BEANS
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New Hampsh rre
280 280 300 37 40 45
10 11 14
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Rhode Island
1,320 1,300 1,300 240 200 180
37 38
40 40
40 40
~onnect i<:ut
1,060 900 950 35 35 35
New York, L.l~ : 2,610 1,100 1,000 4~ 45
40
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107 50 40 .
New York,Upst. 10,510 11,000 11,400 42 40
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444 440 479 "
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2,760 2,300 2,500 44 50 3,440 3,400 3,200 39 45
50 40
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~ ichigan
1, 250 1, 200 1,300 28 38 35 2,520 2,400 2,300 31 32 30
119 115 125 134 153 128 35 46 46_ 79 77 69
Virginia
660 750 900 32 35 35
21
26 32
North Carol ina
7,200 6,200 6,500 36 45
45
259 279 292
~eorgia
1,790 1,100 1'1 00 28 35 27
50 38 30 .
Tennessee
1,560 1,400 1,300 38 42 40
58 59 52
Alabama
1. 270 1'100 1. 100 24 31 30
30 34 . 33
Colorado Group Total
770 . 700 700 47 50 39,240 35,330 36,030 38 41
45.
36 35 32
41
1,476 1,455 1,464 I
CABBAGE !I
!Late Summer:
pennsylvania
4,000 3,500 3,400 182 205 190
lndiana
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: 2,000 1,400 1,400 151 225 180 2,660 2,600 2,700 185 200 185
Iowa
880 600 600 142 155 140
North Carol ina Georgia
4,090 3,800 4,200 149 175 - 160 690 - 600 600 98 110 115
Colorado
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3,030 2,000 2,3Cl(' 236 270 250
240
108
Washington
1,390 1. 200 1'300 191 225 220
California
2,440 2,900 2,900 236 230 230
: Group Tota 1 21 ,430 18,600 19,400 182 207 193
728
295 492 126 604
67
717 26 258
577 3,891
718 315 520 93 665 66 540
270 667 3,854
646 252 500 84 672 69 575
286 667 3,751
~ATERMELONS
.l Early Summer: 1
~orth Carol ina 11,820 14,500 13,000 52 60
45
618 870 585
South Carol ina 40,600 35,000 31,000 56 60 60 2,262 2,100 1,860
ueorgia
54.700 45.000 37 .ooo 78 85 75 4,251 3,825 2,775
Alabama
18,410 17,600 16,500 92 90
90
1~681 1,584 1,485
Mississippi
11,980 11,500 10,500 68 50 65
820 575 682
Arkansas Louisiana
11,240 14,000 12,600 85 85 80 4,340 4,200 4,400 78 90 too
951 1190 1008 336 378 440 .
Oklahoma Texas Arizona California
13,170 9,000 8,500 65 75 70
108,200 118,000 113~000 47 40
45
5,460 4,500 4,400 148 160 160
10,880 12,800 12,200 142 160 150
851 675 595 5_, 021 4,720 s,o_85
798 720 704 1,545 2,048 1,.830
"Group Total
290,800 286,100 263.100 66 65 65 19,136 18,685 17,049
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GEORGIA c.AsH FARM tNCOME liP 5 :5 PERCEI~ :rN 1960
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in, ~~P 1 according to the Georgia .Cro_p Repol't,ing Ser.vi'ce. This is approximately
$41 million above 1959 cash receipts of $751,9761000.
-:.-.:...\Cash receipts from s~les of cro:Ps totaled ,$347 million) an increase of 1.4
~erq~nt . from .~ year ago. ago. Livestock and _live,stoc1t products accounted for.
~425 million, or nearly 9 percent more than in 1959. Government payments were
up 13 percent: from 1959 to $22.9, million. '
. 1 Sales from c~ercia1 broilers exceeded Eltll other commodities with $171 -
million - more than double cash receipts from cotton which ranked second with
$87 million. Other important commodities were eggs, $85 million; tobacco,
$77 mi.llion; hogs and peanuts llith $54 million each; and cattle, $53 million.
Percentage contributions to cash farm income by commodities were as
follows: COilll!lercial broilers, 21.6; . cotton and cottonse.ed, 11.0; eggs, 10.7;
tobacco, 9.7; hogs, 6.9; peanuts, 6.9; cattle and calves, 6.7; and dair .--"
products .6.2 percent.
VIS'miBUTION OF 1960 CASH _gTCOME FROM GEORGIA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CROPS Cotton Lint Cotton Seed Cotton, Total Peanuts Tobacco Peaches Pecans Other Fruits & Nuts Truck Crops Corn Forest Products
y All Other Crops
CASH FARIIIJ INCOME FOR GEORGIA
(Thousand Dollars)
1955
1956
1957
1958
124,112 95,516 62,263 65,630
11,319 9,610 7,481 6,453
135,431 105,126 69,744 72,083
57,673 60,182 46,887 62,928
72,326 64,573 48,125 54,222
0 6,354 6,526 8,291
3,884 10,185 . 1,900 12,450
133 1,446
782 1,627
11,203
14,524 20,759 23,241 30,604
43,163 59,802 34,728 32,006
34,085 40,164 38,650 21,720
];/ 1959 . 1960 88,230 80,653 7,161 6,841
95,391 87,494
48,568 54,426 64,218 77,249 9,828 10,812 1) ,372 12,247 1,895 1,193 16,060 16,611 38,129 27,509 36,504. 41,064 18,396 18,686
TOTAL CROPS
361,219 368,591 270,583 307,134 342,.361 347' 291
LIVESTOCK
Hogs
40,248 45,B2l 55,153 62,9h6 52,876 54,436
Cattle & Calves
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41,022 40,092 44,331- -47,7 ff6
-- 46,549 70,286 62,099 53,414
4"8,960-- 9,17~ - 9, 734.- 4 9, 332
Com. Broilers
125,700 129,836 150,336 164,521 15J,OOO 171,206
Other Chickens
4,171 4,536 4,ll3 4,225 5,515 4, 720
Turkeys
1,912 1,845 2,145 1,462 1,832 2,193
Eggs
46,023 47,522 47,501 59,491 62,169 85,153
Other . TOTAL LIVESTOCK
AND PRODUCTS GOVERNMENT PAYM!':NTS TCi1'A1 CASH INCOME ALL SOURCES
22119 3052526
8,372 675,117
32202 3202640
8,388 697,619
32495 358 2 252 30,727 659,562
4,011 4162115 48,413 771,662
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Includes all truck crops prior to l9SB.
2,205 389 2430 20,185 751,976
2,530 422 2984 22,855 793,130
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1961
UNITED srATES: Summer vegetable and melon production is now expected to be 7 per-
, . . cent below last year but 4 percent above average. Forecasts of lettuce and onion production are substantially smaller than last year, cucumber,s . . moderately less and. tomatoes, green peppers, celery, and cabbage sl ig'htly smaqer.
None of ..the. major vegetables are eXpected to be significantly la'rger than last' .
year. Estimated production of watermelons and honeydews is 11 and 4 percent less
than last year. ~antaloups are up 3 percent.
LIMA BEANS:: Production of 1ima beans in the summer producing areas is now forecast
at 244,000 cwt., 7 percent less than iast year and 13 percent bel~w
average. in New York, sunshine and warm temperatures advanced the crop rapidly.
~arvesting began in New Jersey in mid-July in the Cedarville area and became general
:Jn other south Jersey sect ions before the end of the month. Favorable weather lm- .
proved yield prospects from a month earl fer. Rain is needed in the main producin.g
~reas of Maryland. Harvest peaked here in late July. In North Carol ina s Edenton
~area, movement peaked in late July. In the southern mountain area of North
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fhe .northern part of the State. Excessive rains have caused considerable damage i'n
,orne areas while other areas are reporting record yields.
SNAP BEANS: Summer snap bean productloh Is now forecast at 1,464,000 cwt., about !
the same as last year and average . Volume movement of Virginia beans was underway the last half of July and harvest from later plantings will .continue
Into September. Early planted 'fields In North Carolina had poor stands but late P, lanted acreage looks good. In Georgia, July weather was unfavorable and beans . made poor growth, particularly on low lands. Harvest Is underway. Marketing of ... .
the Tennessee crop began In early July and reached peak volume late in the month. Supplies will be. available until frost~ Marketings of the -Alabama crop are running much heavier than last year. In Colorado, much replanting was done, and this acrelge has made rapid progress. Beans are of good quality ~nd light suppLies wi 11 be ~vailable into October.
~ABBAGE: Late summer production Is now forecast at 3,751,000 cwt., 3 percent
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TeSs than last year and 4 percent less than average. About 12 percent
~f the late summer production is tied up by Kraut processors through acreage or
tonnage contracts . This compares with 11 percent last year. Heavy July rains ~ccurred 'in all cabbage producing areas in the eastern half of :the United States.
~arvest Is underway in all areas and quality is generally good.
>IATERMELONS: The final forecast of early summer production / at 17,049,0~0 cwt.,
Is 9 percent less than last year and 11 percent below average. Ship-
nent of South Carolina watermelons continues. The crop is later than normal this
season because of teplantlng. In Georgia, harvest is practically completed south
~f Macon. This area Is the main commercial growing area. Late plantings did not produce as well as early planted acreage due to shedding of blooms and small melons. rhis was caused by excessive rains In early July. Hot, dry weather the last week of July Is causing poor quality from the late acreage. Harvest In south Alabama
is about ended. Volume movement from central Alabama is underway. The Sand Mountain crop Is late and ' is in poor con~ltlon because of too much rain. In
IMI.ssissippl, harvest is in full swin.g_in the central and nor.thern areas and ab~ut
ended in the southeastern part of the State. All areas had an abundance of ratn~all during July, and some losses have occurred In areas where It wa_s excessive. In Arkansas, stands are irregular and some melons are not sizing well. Rains dur-
ing late July were beneficial. Harvest has just begun. Harvest in Louisiana is .~ ractically complete except for a small late acreage. In Oklahoma, harvest of ~elons began about July 20, but volume has been light as most of the crop is late
.:lue to replanting. Rains, hot weather and strong winds have damaged the crop. ~ost current supplies are going to local markets. In Texas, harvest in the south ~entral portion of the State is nearly complete. Movement from southeast Texas is past peak. Harvest in the northeast started in mid-July. Volume supplies are e~pected through the first half of August. Scattered plantings in northwest Texas will furnish supplies into September. A small acreage has been planted in south
Texas for early fall production.
ARCHlE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator
{Over)
GEO'RGIA . GR ..~,f)tRriNG . SE~VICE.
Released August 14, 1961 .... .
PRODUCTION BY COUNTIES 19 59 REV!SED AND 1960 PRELIMINARY
These estimates include all counties with a production of 300, 000 or more
commer.dal broilers, except one county which is not published to avoid disclos ~l!g .i.~dividual opera~iC?E.S Production Jor those ~o~pt,tes in which less t~an 300,000 birds were produced are included .as .other counties. These estimates are based on information furnished by Hatcherymen, Feed .Dealers, ProcessingPlants, Producers, County Agents, and other Agricultural Workers.
Hall County ranked first with a production of 2.7, 770, 000 birds, followed in order by Cheroke~, Forsyth, Whitfield, White, Habersham, Franklin, Jackson, Carroll, and Gordon.
County
1959
Revised Number
(000)
BROILER PRODUCTION
1960
Preliminary
County
Number
(000)
1959
Revised Number
(000)
1960
Preliminary Number
(000)
Appling Atkinson Bacon
350 1, 170 1, 340
420 1, 500 1, 460
Coffee Dade Dawson
5, 740
*
4,900
6,500 350
4,900
'Baker
570
570
Dodge
380
380
Baldwin
360
430
Douglas
1, 730
1,730
.Banks
4,220
4,300
Elbert
3,720
4,540
Barrow
5,300
5, 300
Emanuel
700
880
Bartow
3, 500
3,710
Evans
350
370
Berrien
700
1,000
Fannin
2, 750
1, 800
Bibb
520
520
Floyd
700
770
Brantley
680
680
.Forsyth
21,000
22,260
Bulloch Calhoun
320
320
Franklin
11,000
11, 990
670
860
Fulton
3, 500
3, 850
Candler Carroll
300 9,000
430 9, 000
Gilmer Gordon
5, 500 7~ 500
5, 830 8,400
Catoosa
'
Chattooga
Cherok~e
{
Clarke
4,000 830
24,750 930
4,240 830
26,500 1,000
Greene
320
Gwinnett
8~ 750
Habersham 11, 620
Hall
26,200
*
7."610 12.,080
27,770
Cobb
3,660
3, 550
Haralson
1,200
1, 200
(Over)
-U.--S.--D-e-pa-r-tm-e-n-t-o-f -A-g-ri-cu-l-tu-r-e----------A-g-ri-c-ul-tu-r-a-l E-x-t-en-s-io-n-S-e-r-v-ic-e---
Statistic-'ll Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
-------------------------------------------------------
County
Harris Hart Heard Henry Irwin
Jac~son
Jasper Jones Laurens
BRCILER:PRODUC'I'ION
1959
Revi~ed
Number .(000)
1960 Prelimihary . county.-
Num0e:r
.. .(00:0) ...
' 1,040 4,000
1, zOo ;i' " ,
,
4; 12.0 .:
Rabun Schley
980
*
82.0 9,900
610
980
' .
40'0
.. ,
. 82.0 .
io,;.9.oo
Ste~hens , .
Sumter
' Tattnall.
Taylor
. Telfair
1, 400 970 .
. l'ho.rnas . . T''ift '
1959 Revised Number
(000)
1960 Preliminary
Number
(000)
.1, 000
1,640
350 3,000
*
3,000
350
500
1, 150.
1, 870
820 .
82.0
9QO
900
380
460
450
450
Liberty Lincoln
300 1, 72.0
*
1, 72.0
Towns T:roup
1, 000 550
1, 540 610
Lumpkin Macon Madhon
9, 500 750
6, 750
7,410 .830
6, 750
Turner Union Upson
770 2., 500
750
*
Z,ZOQ
. '.\.
750
Marion
4,380
4,500
Walker
1, 830
2, 200
Mitchell
970
970
Walton
1, 690
1,980
Mor.&an
650
1, 000
Wa:re
470
700
Murray
6,000
6,430
White
12., 000
12.,2.40
Ne~on
1, 160
2,32.0
Whitfield 12., 900
14,500
Ocon~e
Oglethorpe Paulding
600 4,200 3, 950
600 4,2.00 4,000
Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson
350 300 1, 480
*
350 2.,000
Pickens
5,2.00
7. 500
. Other
Counties
Pierce
1, 590
1, 590
STATE
Polk
830
830
TOTAL
* Estimates Iesa tlian 3oo, o6o not published.
9, 041 303,031
9; '560 32.0, 2.50
For this project State funds were matched with Federal :unds received rom the
Agricultural Marke.ting Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural . Marketing Act of 1946.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~ultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
! ,. ~ :
J / J.-/
GEORGIA CROP REPCRTING SERVICE
\\1
I 'j
~ ~
~ ~
j1~/ ~I \JI
_I rJ.r'\J'f-.')
Released 8/16/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., August 16, 1961 -- A total of 6, 969,000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Geor ~ ia durin5 the week e 11dh'lJ August 12., accordin~ to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 310, 000 placed the previous week and is ; 12. percent more than the 6, 19 5, 000 placed
the same week last year.
Eg e s set J:.y Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 534, 000 c o mpared with 8, 707, 000 the previous week and is slightly more than the ~. 516, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching e ggs was reported within a range of 45 to 60 cents Pt?r dozen wit h an avera;:;e of 53 cents for all hatching e ggs and 51 cents for e ggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 65 cents with an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $7. 7 5 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $7. 15 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for eggs and $12..75 for chicks.
Weighted average. price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending Aug ust 12. was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at .farms 13.05 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
week Ending
. Eggs Set J:J
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1960
"/o
1961 yr. ago
1960
o/o
1961
yr.
a go
Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
June 10 10, 195 10, 760 106 7,373
8, 307 106
14Z 162.
June 17
9,866 10, 565 107 7,710
8,072. 105
301 130
June 2.4
9,740 10, 52.9 10 ~ 7,690
8, l CO 106
2.90 12.8
July 1
9,499 10,032. 106 7,449
7,952. 107
2.55 113
July 8
9, 12.9 9,92.5 109 7,2.98
7,882. 103
191 2.45
July 15
8, 741
9,950 114 7, 142.
7, 765 109
315 2.18
July 2.2.
6,749
9,635 111 6,776
1, 454 110
162. 2./191
July 2.9
8, 561
9, 12.9 107 6,640
7,451 112.
182.- 158
Aug. 5
8, 305
8,707 105 6,2.31
7,310 117
2.97 2.43
Aug. 12.
8, 516
8, 534 100 6,195
6,969 112.
2.19 12.5
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
U--.-S--. -D--e-p-a~r-tm--e-n-t-o-f-A--g~r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e-----------~~-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-a-l-E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-S-~e-rv--ic-e---
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1961
Paqa e 2
STATE
l July
A llg . 5
Week Ending
~ Aug .
July
12
. .f ;'
G
July 15
July
22
July 29
Aug.
5
Aug. 12
I
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA
Florida Alab ama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
EGGS SET- T HOUSANDS
1, 493 751
1, 066 1, 410
158
2,000
1.846 2,790 1, 721
206 4, 592
658 9, 129
383
5, 025
3, 539 5, 161
732 3,210
357 367 1, 608
1, 589 699
1, 184 1, 412
148 1, 8 50 1, 838
2, 761
1, 623 166
4,378 610
8, 707
352 5, 038
3, 552
4,973 674
3, 151 447
339 1, 566
1, 514 773
1, Us~ 1, 365
109 1, 600 1,762
2, 775
1, 580 179
4,20 [:;
605 3, 534
331 4,672 3,424 5,096
589 3, 144
382 325
1,498
~ 1. 231 ! 281*
761
781
57
I '
906
I 1, 696
I 2,280
II 1, 036 524
I 3,866 449
! 7, 882
224
4,393
2, 813
5, 121
I 539
I 2,606 330
1
I
201
I 1, 262*
CHICKS PLACED - T :-IOUSANDS
j
-
1, 207
357* 744 869 109
1, 02 8
1, 558
2, 253
1, 080 4 34
3, 031 468
7,765
256 4,264
2, 396
5, 117 557
2,682 272
231 1, 238
1, 256 344 750 852 109 887
1, 769
2, 133
1, 019 505
3,848 403
7,454
246
4,2~4
2, 853
4,949 535
2,486 364
239 1,243
1, 176 400 841 825 83 898
1, 739 1, 934
981 479 3,642 428 7, 451
235
4,059
2, 856
4, 813 563
2,492
324 266 1, 170
1, 167 307 805
822
98 891 1, 821 1, 971 891 535 3, 544 440 7,310
262
4,077
2,128
4, 593 491
2, 522
354 231 1, 192
1, 190 245 762 851 74 858
1, 545
2, 147 '
912 396 3,403 473 6,969
204 3,986
2, 659
4, 557 453
2,442 354
235 1, 151
TOTAL 1961 48,202
1
'
47,057 45, 649 139, 251 * 39,266* 38,458 37,655 37,052 35, 866
TOTAL 1960
o/o of year ago
44,259 109
43, 190 109
42, 883
106
I
136,473 I
108
36,077 35,034 33,641
109
110
112
32, 956 31, 876
112
113
*Revised
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,/~3GJE:Ol~GRA CJF&(Q)JP> ~IJP>CQ u'fllNG JE.~VHCIE:
tt, .
.
.
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
t.,
. v ; '
'
AUG.RSI. CDUEIP~iAURRTAMLENMTAROKFEATGINRGICSUELRTVUIRCEE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens 1 Georgia
f\UG2 4'9
319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
August 23 1- 1961
POUL'IR
1961
IteJll: ...
i~uly .
1960-1 1961
~/
.. %of last
Jan! through July
1960 J:./ 19~1 ~/
% of last
ear
... Pullets Placed
cu.s.2
11
Thou.
Thou,
Pet. Thou,
Thou,
Pet,
Total ...
2,339 2,6,33 +13 . 12,835 22,924 116
Domestic
2,113 2,360 112 18,279 20,275 111
- - Chickens Te~ted:
-'
Broi1er '!Ype
Georgia
312
313 100
2,500 2,557 102
United States
1,336 1,631 122 11,634 13,756 118
Egg 'JYpe
Georgia .United States
3
13 433
82
74 90
326
326 100
3,565 4,065 llh
Chicks Hatched:
Broiler 'JYpe Georgia United States
Egg 'JYpe Georgia United States Commercial Slaushter
31,425 34,651 110 219,923 246,979 112 17.5,673 187,491 107 1,224,.511 1,362,689 111
1,261
691 71
9,300 8,65.5 93
18,825 21,631 11.5 392,761 415,175 106
Young Chickens Georgia 4/
United states 2/
Hens and Cocks
z/ Georgia 4/
United States Egg Production:
&/ Georgia
South Atlantic United States
27,386 33,246 121 171,24.5 193,04.5 113 140,354 171,6h7 122 875,16.5 1,022,608 117
436
363 83
1,912 7,206 91
MIL.
IvliL.
182
195 107
668
688 103
5,016 5,012 100
2,910 3,449 116 44,648 .51,012 114
HIL.
MIL,
1,326 1,378 104 4,864 4,976 102 37,59.5 36,798 98
]/Revised, 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Includes. expected pullet re-placements from eggs sold during the ~receding montE at the rate of 125 ?Ullet chicks per 30-doz,
case of eggs, 4/ Federal-state Market News Service-- For the nurnose of- this report a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant' which slaughter a weekl,y average of at least 30,000 pounds live wei ght while in operation. (con-
verted from week~ to month~. basis.) .5/ U. s. Slaughter reports only include
c., c., poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 6/ South Atlantic states: Del,,
Md., Va., W. Va., N. s. Ga., Fla, . -
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGH'ITRI.D UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SLILC'ItD STATLS, 1960 and 1961
Number Inspected
ndicated Percent Condemned
State
I . During June Jan.,. thru Julie During June Jan, thru June
1960. . . 1961' 1960
1961 1960 1961 1960
1961
Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Pet. Pe-e,. Pet.
Pet.
Maine
5,513 .5,189 26,h99 28,Q6C 1.7 1.9 2.2
2,0
Pa,
6,8.57 6,7.59 35,965 33,9.5.5 1.3 1,8 1.5
1.9
Mo,
3,.716
5,121 20,521 25,32~ 2.3
2.2
3.9
2 .5
Del ,
6,588 7,413 3.5,192 36,031 2.4 lc4 2.6
1.7
Md. '
8,242 9,950 42,112 51 446 1.6 1,5 2.1
1 .5
va.
~,480 5,670 24,348 2?, _011 1.2 2.6 1.7
2.6
N.c. >1'3,657 18,155 67,409 87,603 1.2 1.2 1.9
1.4
Ga.
25,048 31,605 129,672 146,8.59 3.3 1,8- 3.7
2.2
Tenn.
.5,527 5,841 26,292 27,075 2.6 l.7 3.3
2.1
Ala.
14,205 17,752 69,989 77,272 1.9 2.2 3.4
2.4
Miss,
7,763 12,201 39,890 56,~51 2.9 1.6 4.4
2,1
Ark.
14,617 21,301 80,341 100,652 2.1 1,9 3.5
2.2
-.. -- - Texas
u, s ..
6,004 9,173 32,873 41,123 2,0 1,6 2.5
1.7
---142 1820
----1801656
----736 1 556
--- J--855 25151 2ol
-
--lo7
-
- 2-.8-
-
-
- 2-.0-
For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
End-of-Month Stocks of Poult ry, ?ou1try Products, .Meat and Meat Products United States - July 1961
Shell e gfi s: Decreased bf 55,000 cases; July 196'o decrease was 81,000 cases; averaJ e JUly decrease i s 177, 000 cases. F rozen e g4 s: Increased .:.: y 1 million po unds; J uly 1960 increase was 9 million pounds; avera.:,; e J ul y increase was 7 111.illion p o Unds. ~~rozen poultry: Increased b y 3Z million p o un ds; July 1960 increase was 3 million pounds; avera~ e July increase is Z m illion pounds. B eef:
Increased by 6 m illion pounds; July 1960 increase was Z m illion pounds; avera ~, e JLlly chanr;e is a decrease of 3 million pounds. Pork: Decreased .:>y 5Z .nillion po unds; J uly 1960 decrease was 56 m illion pounds; avera[ e July decrease is 64 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased by 8 million poun ds; July 1960 decrease was Z million poun ds ; avera t;e July decrease is 4 million pounds.
Comm odity
Unit
July 1956 -60 av.
Tho u.
July 1960
Tho u.
June 1961
T hou.
J uly 1961 .
Thou.
~ g f; S:
Shell Frozen e ggs, total
Case
1, 079
Pound 16Z,484
1,0Z9
365
166,387 11Z,565
310 li3,667
];J Total e u~ s
-----------------------------------~----------
(case eq.) Case
S,Z39
5, Z41
3,Zl5
3, 188
:foultry, f1 o zen:
----------------------------------------------
:Broilers or fryers
!Pound 18, 913
19,Z80 Z4,8lo
30, 82.3
'Hens, fowls
do. 3Z,93Z
Z4,666 34,01 8
36, 105
Turkeys
do.
63,615 .
70,891 106,3Z9 1Z5, 834
Other & Unclassified
do.
41,1'79 '
37,900 44,00 5
4 .:,,0 8 1
rotal poultry
do. 16 1,639
15Z, 737 Z09, 16 ~ Z40,903
Beef: F rozen In Cure a nd Cured
P ork: Frozen In Cure or Cured
:>ther meats and meat ~ products
r otal all red mea~s
. do. 131,330
145, SBO 155,370 161, 60Z
do. Z4 5,374
Z94,Z4Z Z39, 700 1S7,480
do.
3 8 , 6 5 1_
9Z-,_551 10.0, 963.- - 93, 3U
----------------- -----------------~-----------
'do. 465,355
53Z,373 496, 113 44Z,394
1/ Frozen e gg, s converted on the 1::Jasis of 39 .5 pounds to t he case.
Item
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Geor ~ ia
.
United States
July 15 June 15 July 15 July 15 June 15 July 15
1960
1961
1961_ 1960
1961_ 1961
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents Cents Cents
?rices Received:
Farm Chickens {lb.)
15. 0
Com. Broilers (lb.)
17. 1
All Chickens (lb.)
17. 1
All E gg s (Dozen)
4 6.Z
Prices P aid: (per 100 lb.) Dol.
Broiler Grow. mash
4.60
Laying Mash
4 . 65
Scratch Grains
4 . 10
1Z.5 lZ.O lZ.O 41.0 Dol. 4.75 4.65 4.15
11.5 11. J 11. 8 4Z.O Dol. 4.70 4.65 4. 10
1Z.Z 1'7. 7 17 . 1 3Z.O Dol. 4.64 4.31 3 ._;6
10.6 lZ. B 1Z.6 30.9 Dol. 4.73 4.40 3.84
10.0 1Z.6 1Z.3 34.1 Dol. 4.6 8 4.39 3.86
fhis report is made possible thro uG h the cooperation of the National Poultry Im:>rovement Plan, the Animal Hus b ;:-.r..dry Research Division, A g ricultural Research 5ervice, A 5ricultural Estimates .Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, F eder a 1- State Market News Service and the many ~.:. reeders, hatcheries, poultry proces.wrs, and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies .
. .
BR
GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION 1BE UNIVERSI TY LIBRARIES MAIN CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF GA
.ATHEim GA
GEcRGIA CHICK HA'I'CHIRY RE.PCRT
Atheps, Ga., August 23; 1961 ~-A total of 6,555,ooo. broiler chicks was
placed with producers in Georgia dur.ing the week endi ng A1.1gust 19, according
to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This 'compares with the 6, 969,000 placed
the previous t-reek and is 10 percent more than the 5, 940,000 placed the same
week last year.
Eggs.set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8,565',000 compared tvith 8, S34,ooo the .orevious tveek and is 2 percent more than the 8,392,000 for the corresp ond~ng week last year. .
'!he majority of .the orices "(}B.id for -Geqttgia produced hatching e z.:gs was re-
ported. t..Yithit: a r~nge of 45 to 60 cents per d6zen vJith an. average of 51 cents
for all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs pUrchased at the far~ from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last vreek the ""range was from 45 to 60 cents
with an. average ot 53 cents for all hatching e g[.S and 51 cents for ef?: gS purchas-
ed at the farm from flocks tti. th hatcherv owned cockerels i~ost pl:'i.ces charged for \chicks were , r~ported within a range~ of $7.00 to ;:~9.00 with an ;avera ze of
$7.75 per hundred compared trith a ran[ie of $7 .oo to ~:~9 .00 with an average of
$7.-15 per. hundredlast ltleek. The avera ---:e prices last year were 75 cents for eggs
and
$1
:
2
.
7.5.
.f.o.r
chicks" ~
..
;
.
.
! irJeighted avera&:.e Price from the Federal-state lviarket News: Service for broilers
duri;lg ]tie. week -erl\iing .Aug.: -19 was Georgia broilers 3-l.J. pounds at farms 11.86
cents.
-~
z . .J.
T
BROILER 1YFL
.......
I EGG 1YPE
Week Lnd:i.ng ;
.,
Eggs Set]/
I . .. I
.. ,.
' Chicks 'Placed for ; aroilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1960 . Thou.
1961
%
yr.
Qgo.
:
1960
..
Thou. Percent .-rhbu~
..
1961
Thou~
%
yr. I 19Ql 1961
ago .. ?erceiit Th...ou .Thou.
June 17 June - 24
9,866 9,740
10,565 10,529
I
107 108
7,710 7,690
8,072 8,180
105 \ 301 130
lo6
290 128
Jul~y: 1 July 8
9:,499 .: 10,032 lo6
7,449 t 7,952
107
9,129
9,925 109
7,298
7,882
108
255 113 191 245
July 15
8,741
9,950 114
7,142
7,765
109
315 218
July 22
8,749
9,685 111
6, 776
7,454
110
162 191
July 29 .Aug. 5 Aug. 12 ~go 19
8,561 8,305 8,516 8,392
9,129 107
8a;,>70374
105 100
8,565 102
6,640 6,231
6,195 5,940
7,451 7,310 6,969
62555
112
313 2/ 158
117
297- 243
112
219 125
I 110
256 235
g/1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Revised.
.ARCHIL LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. \'JAGNER Agricultural' Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
STATE
IDGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED I N CONilERCIAL AREAS iBY trJE.E.KS - 1961
Week Ending
Aug. c: ""'
Aug.
12
Aug.
19
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Ju4r
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Aug.
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Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois l'IIissouri Delaware Maryland Virginia 'l.Jest Virginia North Carolina South Carolina GECRGIA
Florida Alabama
i''Ii.ssissippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
EGGS SET - THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - 'IHOUSANDS
1,589 699
1,184 1,412
148 1:1850 1,838 2,761 1,623
166 4,378
610 8,707
352 5,038
3,552 4,973
674 3,151
447 339 1,566
1,514 773
1,184 1,365
109 1.:1600 1,762 2,775 1,580
179 4,208
605 ' 89534
331 4,672
3,424 5,096
589 3,144
382 325 1,498
1,481 720
1,451 1,328
118 1,650 1,727 2,956 1,582
170 4,248
600 8 ,1)61)
366 4.:> 435 3,264 4,732 ' 550
2,755 322 332
1,499
1,207 1,256
357* I 344
744
750
869 I 852
109
109
1,028 I 887
1; 558
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2,253 1,080
484 I
2,133 1,019
.505
i 3,831 3,848
I 468 I 403 7,765 I 7,454
256 246
4,264 ' 4,214
' 2,896 2,853 I 5,117 I 4,949
557 I 535 2,682 2,486
272 231
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364 239
11 238 I 1,243
1,176 400 841 825 83 898
1, 739 1,934
981 479 3,642 428 7,451
235 '4:;059 2,856 4,813
563 2,492
324 266 1,170
1,167 307 805 822 98 891
1,821 1,971
891 535
3,544
440 7,310
(262
4,077 2, 728 4,593
491 2,522
354 231 1,192
1,190 245 762 851 74 858
1,545 2,147
912 396 3,403 473 6,969
204 3$986 2,659 4,557
453 2,442
354 235 1,151
Augo
19
1,169 334 794 766 77 838
1,822 2,034
82.5 458 3,408
6.~~~ 216 3 , 816 2,525 4,135
433 2,368
301 208 1,191
T.OTAL 1961 TOTAL 1960
47,057 43,190
45,649 42,883
44,851 41,854
391 266* 138,458 37,655 37,052 35,866 36,077 35,034 33,641 32,956 31,876
34,688 30,816
%of year ago
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110
112
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113
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AUG3 0 '61
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Georgia:. A total of 146 million pounds of milk, whole milk equivalent, was used
. in the manufacture of dairy products during 1960 in Georgia. This repre-.
sehts a _q percent increase from 19.59 when 138 million pounds of milk were utili,zed
in the manufacture of dairy products. About 82 percent of the to_tal milk used ip
manufacturing during 1960 was used in making ice cream and other frozen dairy
products...
Ice~ production totaled -8,381,000 gallons in 1960 which was almost
identical to the 19.59 output of 8,383,000 gallons. Proo.uction of ice milk totaled J, 718,000 gallons, 8 percent above the previous year. Ivfilk sherbet production remained about the same nt 1~10, 000 gallons compared to hOB~ 000 gallons ih
19.59. Other frozen daj_ry products totaled 12.5,000 gallons compared with 98,000 gallons in 19~9.
Greamed cottage cheese production totaled 2,3.50,000 pounds during 1960, 2 per-
cent above the 1959 output of 2,3q3,000 pounds. Production of cottage cheese curd
amounted to 1, 731,000 pounds during 1960 compared m.th 1, 74.5,000 pounds in 19~
Cottag~ 9heese curd is used for processli1g into creamed cottage cheese.
United States: Hhole milk equivalent of miLl< and cream used in manufactured dairy
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products in 1960 is estimated at .59.4 billion pounds net, up
2 percent from 19.59. The 1960 total, based on a complete annual survey of all
dairy products manufactured in the United States, represented more than 48 percent
of the total milk produced in the Nation during the year.
Ice cream production totaled 698.? million gallons in 1960, fractionally
1ess than a year earlier but 10 percent more than the 19.54-.58 annua.l average. Compared with 19.59, gains were 2 percent in Hountain States and 1 percent in New ~gland. These l-Tere offset; . hoHever, by a loss of 1 percent in :t-Iiddle Atlantic States. In the other sect~ons of the country, 1960 production was practical1y the
same as a year earlier. Pennsylvania continued as the leading ice cream producing State followed by New York, California, Ohio, and Illinois.
Ice milk production cont.inued at a record high level during 1960. Total output during the year was 144.7 million gallons, 8 percent more than a year earlier
and 44 percent more than avera.ge. Ice milk production has risen sharply each
year since 1944 and in 1960 was more than 17 times as large as in 1944. Califor~ nia continued unchallenged as the leading State in ice milk production, making almost 1.5 percent of the national total. Other ranking States i.n order were . Illinois, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida. The California total includes "milk drink" .which is actually freezer-made milkshake made with Grade-A milk.
Total cheese production rose to a recp.rd high in 1960. Output during the _.,
year was 1 .5 billion pounds, 7 percent larger than in 19.59 and 6 percent more than
the .5-year average. Production of all varieties except Limburger and Neufchatel
showed an increase over the preceding year in l960,and total cheese production was
up in every region of the country. Wisconsin continued as the first ranking
cheese State, producing mote than two-fifths of the Nation's total cheese. Other
r' anking. States
were
New Yorlc,
llissouri,
Illinois, .
and
Minnesota,
in
that
order.
Pr6c~ssed cheese alone was made in 40 plants and totaled 459.1 million pounds, a gain pf 6 percent from the preceding year. Ranking States making processed ' ' cheese were Wisconsin, Minnesota, ~lissouri, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, in that . order. ' output of processed cheese foods, spreads, and cold pack totaled 228.9 million: pounds, a gain of .5 percent from the preceding year.
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ARCHIE LANSLEY A-gricultural Statistician In Charge
ROBERT F. CARVER
Agricultural Statistician
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----------------------------------------The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 31.5 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, tn cooperation with the Georgia State Department of Agriculture, Georgia Vdlk Commission and the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service.
PRODUCTION OF MA1TUFACTURRD DAIRY PROD4CTS, GEORGIA AND U. S., 1959-60
fRO DUCT
: GEORGIA : 1959 : 1960
195ill9'H!T7ED:STA1T9E6S0
Frozen products and mix:
1,000 gal.
1,000 gal.
Ice cream: By establishments
with annual output of:
20,000 gal. and over
8,187 8,107 65.3,475 652,170
Less than 20,000 gal. Total
Ice milk
~,3189.63
_8~32~714__
~9485!243516
46,528 _ _698L698_ _
3,Ii~ 3, i18 1.34,2lb 141-~., 740
IVJilk sherbet
h08 410 40,396 40,681
Other frozen dairy products:
98 125
4,434
4,8.33
TtTater ices
497 395 35,111 33,672
Ice cream mix
4,601 4,p74 3?4,106 369,647
Ice milk mix
2,h21 2, 726 84,855 90,692
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Butter, creamery
325 ~7 1,33L..,385 1,372,876
Cheese:
American:
Cheddar Other types, whole milk
Total, whole milk Cottage cheese
y
-~I 849,145 894,351 93,372 101,796
E.l ?} 942,517 996,147
Curd
1, 745 1,731 576,204 591,678
Creamed
2,303 2,350 738,?54 768,615
Condensed milk:
Sweetened: Bulk goods: Unskimmed Skimmed
Unsweetened: Bulk goods:
Unskimmed Skimmed
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49,654 69,139
47,771 56,101
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Y. 364,823 373,521
~/ 714,260 '(26,911
Dry milk, nonfat for human food: Spray process
Roller process Total
/ ?} 1,584,139 1,672,275
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139l073 1,723,212
146zl49 1,818,424
!/ Revised. 2/ Production not shown when less than 3 plants reported or when
- individual operations might be disclosed.
GEORGIA PRODUCTION OF CO'TAGE CHEESE, ICE CREAH, AND ICE ~ITI..K BY MONTHS, 1960
COTTAGE CHF.ESE
M:lNTH
(;urd
Creamed
ICE CREAN
ICE liiLK
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
pounds
pmmds
gallons
gallons
January
125
February
142
March
187
April
157
May
157
June
171
July
141
August
136
September
151
October November 1
132 115
December
117
167
526
185
193
.523
204
252
641
213
214
782
336
213
803
388
232
929
468
191
900
461
18h
880
418
206
802
389
179
618
262
159
536
211
160
441
183
Total
1,731
2,350
8,381
3.718
lltfiVERSrTY OF GEO RGI!\
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Released 12 Noon Tuesday
Athens, Georgia
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RAINS SLOW FALL HARVEST
Athens, Ga., Aug. 29 --Fall harvest and soil tillage operations have been
slowed by excessive rainfall during the past week, the Georgia Crop Reporting
Service said today.
Cotton picking, which had just. gottf'ln tmder t,ray, was halted by extensive rains durj_ng much of the past week, according to reports received from county agents. The condition of the crop is mostly fair to good and unchanged from a week ago. However, excessive moisture is beginnli1g to cause some damage to mature bolls, and fair weather Hould be 1-relcomed. Farmers have b~en having trouble with their insect-control program as weather conditicns have been interfering with their sprayu1g and dusting schedules~
Digging of peanuts has adv2nced to about 15 percent completion, but rains
have slowed progress. Threshing had gotten u.Tlder 1.::ay, but combines have been halted by the excessive. moisture. Spanish varieties are the most advanced, with harvest eJ.'Pected to proceed rapidly uhen weather permits. Other types are just reaching maturity. Condition of the crop appears improved from a week ago.
Prospects for this year's ~ crop remai.n highly favorable. Only a small amount of the crop has been harvested to date because the moisture content of the grain has been too high. Late corn in northern section is benefiting from the abundance of moisture, but most of the crop has already matured in satisfactory condition.
Pecan prospects" continue goo d to very good. The heavy crop is causing considerable limb breakage. Scab infestation is heav,y on susceptible varieties that have not been sprayed. Hay harvest and silage maki ng have been advancing, but rains have slowed progress. Much of the hay l-rhich tvas down during the past week has suffered weather damage a All hay crops are mru(ing tremendous grov~h, and excellent yields are being realized.
Pasture grasses have been growing rapidly in response to the abundant, available moisture. Seedbed preparation for planting of small grains and winter pastures has been slowed by wet fields.
\fEATHER SUMMARY - Heavy to excessive rains fell over most of Georgia during the week ending Saturday, August 26. The major .exception 1-1as in. the northwest section where several observers rep.orted weekly totals of less t han one inch. Totals exceeded four inches over most of the southeast and in other widely scattered areas. The Observer at Griffin measured 8.89 inches, with more than four inches falling in one ctay. Measurable rain was repo=ted on four or more days by most of the Cooperative Heather Observers and a few recorded rainfall each day during the rreek. Some of t he heavier rains "tvere accompanied by electrical storms and strong tdnds vd.th so!oo minor damage being reported.
Temperatures averaged tHo to five degrees belmv normal for the week, followi~g a pattern that has persisted throughout most of the summer.. Very few observers recorded a temperature as high as 90 degrees as t he high percentage of cloudiness and frequent showers kept daytime readings well below seasonal levels. Most areas experienced at least one day when the temperature failed to rise above the 80 degree mark. Early morning temperatures were mostly in the sixties with a few fifties reported in extreme north Georgia.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Depal"tment of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau of the U. s. Department of Commerce.
U . S. DEPARTLENT OF cm~ :!ERCE
vJEATHER. BUREAU
Athens, Ge ore;ia
GEORGIA
Tempe rature ext remes fo r week ending August 26,1961 (Pr ovisional)
Highest: 93 at Colquitt on the 21st
51 at Blairsville on the 21st and 22nd.
Precipitat ion for vteek ending Aug,ust ~~ For period August 27-29, 1961
T, less than . oo5 inch.
After Five Days Return to United states Department of .Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSJNESS
Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of .Agriculture
IMAEDIATE - u. S. \'lEATHE R REPORT
This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, ? . L. & R.)
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPC-&T
: ; Athens, Ga., August 30, ' 1961 - A total o.f 6,055,000 b~oiler chicks wa.s
placed with producers in Georgi~ 'dq.d.4g .the week ending August 26, according
to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares With the A, sss, 000
placed the previous week ar.d is 1 percent more than the 5, 969, 000 placed the
same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 0, 069, 000 compar~d with 8, 565, 000 the previous week and is 7 percent less than the 8, 649, 000 for the cor.responding week last year.
:. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was
reported within a range of 45 to 60 cer.ts per dozen Wlth an average of 50 cents
fo~ all hatching eggs and 48 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents
with. .an average of 51 cents for all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs purchase~
at th'e farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for
chicks were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $7.25
per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $7.75
per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 cents for eggs and
$12; 75 for chicks.
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Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broilers during the week ending August 26 was Georg.ia broilers 3-4 pounds at
farms 11.11 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
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BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week Ending
- Eggs Set 1/ '
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
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1960
. .1961
year 1960
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1961
o/o of
year ago
1961 '
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1961
.Thou. ~ .. .Thou. P.ercent Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou Thou
June; 24 July i July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12
Aug. 19 Aug. 26
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9, 740 ' 10, 529
108
7,690
9, 499 . 10,032
106 7,449
9, 129 9,925
109 7,298
8,741
9,950
114 7, 142
8,749 9,685
111 6,776
8, 561
9,129
107 6,640
8, 305 8,707
105 6,231
8, 516
8, 534
100 6~ !95
8,392
8, 565
102 I s, 94o
8, 649
8,069 I 93 1 5, 969
8, 180
106 290 128
7, 952
107 255 113
7,882
108 191 245
7,765
109 315 218
7, 454
110 162 191
7,451
112 313 158
7,310 6,969
- 117 335 2/ 243
112 219 125
6, 555
110 I 256 235
6, 055 ! 101 I 295 251
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
1./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, B Y WEEKS- 1961
Week Ending
STATE
Aug. 12
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
July July
22
29
Aug. Aug.
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12
Aug. 19
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Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
11'.~-diana
Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia No.rth Carolina South Carolina
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
1, 514 773
1, 184 1, 365
109 1, 600
1, 762 2,775 1, 580
179 4,2oe
605
1, 481 720
l, 451 1,328
118 1, 650 1, 727 2, 956 1, 582
170 4,248
600
1, 531 582
1, 046 1, 28 8
102 1, 680 1, 728 2, 366 1, 521
111 4,091
607
GEORGIA
3, 534
8, 565 J, 069
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1961
331 4,672 3,424 5, 096
589 3, 144
3 82 325 1, 498
45, 649
366 4,435 3,264 4,732
550 2,755
322 332 1, 499 44, 851
331 4,419 3, 116 4,609
5J 7 2, 613
308 302 1, 342 42, 851
TOTAL 1960 42, 883
41,854 41,291
CHICKS PLACED THOtrSANDS
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1, 256 1, 176 1, 167 1, 190
344 400
307 245
750 341
D05 762
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I 109
83
867 898
1,769 1, 739
222 851
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891 858
1, 821 1, 545
I 2, 133 1, 934
I 1, 019 981
I 505 479
I 3,848 3,642
i 403 428
1, 971 891 535
3,544 440
2, 147 912 396
3, 403 .
473
I 7,454 7,451
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I 4,214 4,059
I 2,853 2, a ~6
7, 310 6.~ '969
262 204 4,077 3,986 2,72C Z, 659
4,949 4, a13 4, 593 4,557
535 563
491 453
2,486 2,492 2,522 2,442
I 364 324
354 354
I 239 266
231 235
1,243 1, 1':'0 1, 192 1, 151
I 38,458 37,655 37, 052 35, 866
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I 35, 034 33, 641 32,956 31, 876
1, 169 334 794 766 77 838
1, 822 2,034
825 458 3,40 8 415
6, 555
216 3, 816 2. 525 4, 135
433 Z,368
.. 301
208 1~ 191 34,, ,688
30,816
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1, 211 294 665 751 69 761
1, 529 2,246
905 352 3, 313 444
6,055
203 3,725 2, 538 . 4, 177
403 2,340
351 181 1, 118 33,631 I
30,035
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UNIVERSITY 0 GEORGIA AND TH STATE DEPAR MENT_I~AftfilICU
Athens, Geor~~----.-
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVI~E 319 E>,TENSION BL.DG., Al' HENS, GA.
August 1961
GEORGIA CORN ACREAGE 88 PERCENT HYBRID
Georgia farmers planted 88 percent of the corn acreage this year t.-rl. th hybrid seed, according t~ the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Last year 84 percent was planted with hybrid seed. This compares with 83 percent in both 1958 and 1959.
In 1941 only 7 percent was planted w:i.th hybrid seed. Since that jrear, the
proportion planted with hybrid seed has increased ea ch year, ldth the exception
of 1959, with the greatest advances occurring during the six-year period of 1951 through 1956.
The chart below shovrs the trend in the use of hybrid from 19L9 to date while
the table shows the tot :.> l acre age of corn planted, the percent planted with
hybrid seed, and the indicated acreage phnted with hybrid seed from 1941 to date.
PERCENT OF GEORGIA CORN ACRF...AG}3 PLANTED HITH HYBRID SEED
Percent
100
75
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1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
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- 2GEORGIA CORN ACREAGE PLAIITED 1:JITH HYBRID SEED, 1941 - 61
Year
All Corn
Acrea~e
(000
Percentage
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Planted
ldth
Hybrid Seed
Indicated Hybrid Corn
Acrea~e-
(000
1941
4,,003
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1942
3,515
1.0
1943
3,698
1.3
1944
3,443
1.6
1945
3,378
1.7
1946
3,246
2.5
1947
3,075
5.0
1948
3,044
9.5
-1949
3,135
13.0
1950
3,295
17.0
1951
3,134
27.5
1952
3,225
43.0
1953
2,947
48.5
1954
3,044
54.0
1955
2,820
64.0
1956
2,736
71.5
1957
2,741
75.0
1958
2,624
83.0
1959
2,682
83.0
1960
2,571
84.0
1961
2,237
88.0
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35 48 55 57 81 154 .289 4o8 560 862 1,.387 1,429 1,644 1,805 1,956 2,056 2,178 2,226 2,160 1,969
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL O. OORSCHER Agricultural Statistician .
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
I .r UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI~ULTURE
Athens, Georgia
TURKEY PRODUCTION IN GEDRGIA UP 56 PERCBNT
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Georgia: The 1961 turkey production in Georgia is expected to be 670~000 head,
or 56 percent above the 4301 000 produced last year. Increase in the
production of heavy whites is responsible for most of the gain. Heavy white
production is expected to be 329,000 head con~ared with 106,000 in 1960. Li6ht
breeds are up 16 percent - 116,000 head compared tilth 58,000 last year. Other
heavy breeds are dmm 15 percent.
United States: Turkeys raised in 1961 will total 106.9 million birds--26 percent above the previous record crop of 1960, according to the pre-
liminary estimate of the Crop Reporting Board. The number of heavy breed turkeys
being ra.ised is up 27 percent from last year, 't"rlth heavy white breeds up 47 percent and bronze and other heavy breeds up 18 percent. Light breed turkeys, which will account for only 12 percent of the total raised this year, are up 21 percent from 1960. Minnesota is the leading State with 19.1 million being raised this year. California is a close second, with lS.o million being raised.
Heavy breed turkeys raised are expected to totc>l 94.3 million, compared wii;-h, 74.1-J. million a ye_ar earli~r. By regions, increases from last year were 32 percent in the Fast .North Centra.l, 29 percent in the :-iest North Central and in
the South Atlantic,_ 25 percent in the South Central and in the West, and 7 percent in the North Atlantic States. The heavy -vmite turkey crop this year is expected to be 34 percent of all heavies, compared Hith 30 percent in 1960. Light breed turkeys being raised total 12.5 million, up 21 percent from 1960.
Turkeys raised in 1961 are considered to be from poults hatched September 1960 through August 1961. The early season hatch, September 1960 through Febru-
ary l961, was 44 percent above the corresponding ~eriod a year earlier. The
hatch from ~~rch through July 1961 was up only 21 percent from last year. Eggs in incubators August 1, were 9 percent more than on August 1, 1960.
From January through November 1960, the turkey-feed price relationship averaged more favorable to producers than during the same period of 1959. From December to date this feed ratio has been considerably less favorable to producers than a year earlier.
In this report, light breed turkeys include Beltsville Small White,Jersey Buff; Royal Palm, and vrild turkeys. Heavy breed tU;rkeys include Heavy Hhtte, other heavy breeds and crosses with light breeds.
.c:run. 0 ~ IDF.'..SCHmR ' . ~ l
Agricultural Statistician
I
Pgricultural -~tatistician In Charge
(Please turn page for further information)
. N. At1
. 3,063 3'271 ' 107
. E. N. Cent~: 11,161 14,70 132
w. N. Cent.: 27,063 34,851 '129
s. At I.
4,966 6,383 129
267 I ,453
3, .-oo
4,125
279 1,678 4,345 4,654
104 3.330 3,550 115 ~2.614 16,388
107 ' J:
130
140 30,163 39,196 . 130
113 9.091 11 ,037 121
Georgia
s. Cent.
372 554 149 7,749 9,665 125
58 116 200
430 670 156
- --
577 653 113 8,326 10,318 124
West.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20,373 25,443 125
:---:-
- - - - - - - 827
940
- 114 21,200 26,383
....
124 '.
-~~
u. s.
. 74,375 94,323 . 127. 10,349 12,549
121 84,724 106,872
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!1 Divisions are composed of the fo11owlng . States:
~orth Atlantic: -He., N.H., Vt., Mas's., R. 1., Conn., N.Y., ' N. J., Pa.
East North Central: - Ohlo,' lnd., 111., Mi .ch., , Wis,
West North Central:- Minn., Iowa, Mo., N. o., S. 0., Nebr., Kans.
South Atlantic:
- Del., 'Md., Va., W~ va., N. C., S . C., Ga., Fla.
South Centra1:
Ky., Tenn., Ala., Miss., Ark., La., Okla., Texas
Western:
-Mont., Idaho, Colo., N. Hex., 'Ariz., Ut~h, Wash., Oreg., ; Ca II f.
BR GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES MAIN CliMPUS UNIVERSITY OF GA
J..THEBN GA
BY GEORGIA CRC';F' .aEPORT.ING .SERVICE.
GF'.DRGIA PRIC:Ji.:S . Rl<:CEIVED INDBX JUMPS 4 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers jumped )~ points (nearly 2 percent) to 24~ percent of its 1910-14 average during the month ended August 15. This was the sa.me as last year 1s mid-August index and .the highest since that time.
Th~ All Crop In.dex rose .4 points to 268 percent, the highest since April 1960.
The Index of Livestock and Livestock Products gained 2 points to 205 percent compare~ with last .year's mid-August index of 213.
Strong gains in the prices for cotton lint and cottonseed were the primary reasons. for the increasea crop index. Increased prices for tlheat, oats, barley, sorghum grain- and sweetpotatoes Here also contributipg factors~ Cetton lint brought an esti~ated average of 33 cents per pound,and cottonseed was sho~m at .P4.5.00 per ton. vJheat. at ..1. 74 was up 3 cents from July, oats and barley gained 2 cents, and so~ghum grain rose a nickel to $2.00 per Clft. Com slipped 2 cents to ,,il. 24 as harvest was just getting under way. Soybeans averaged $2.5.5, relect-
ing a nickel loss. and all hay declined 20 cents to $2.5 .50.
Hogs led the way in the increased liv~stock and livestock product index with a 40 cent increase to $17.80. Broiler prices also strengthened a little from last month, although they are still low at an average of 12.3 cents per pound. Beef cattle and calves were a dime higher at $16.90 and $21.40,respeetively. Milk was a dime higher, but eggs dropped half a cent. Cows dropped .50 cents to $14.50 and turkey prices declined 2 cents.
U. S. PRICES RECEIVED UP 4 POINTS, PARITY. INDEX UP 1 POINT, PARITY RATIO 80
During the month ended August 15, the _. Index of Prices Received by Farmers
rose nearly 2 percent (4 points) to 241 per.cent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for beef'.cattle, milk, .hogs, cotton, .and wheat accounted for most of the increase; Sharply lower prices for most commercial vegetables and for potatoes were partially offsetting. The mid-August index was 3 percent above a year earlier and the highest since last March.
A sharp advance in feeder. livestock prices raiseq the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm itTage Rates,l/3 of ;L percent (1 point) to 301 9n August 1.5; The mid-August Index was 1 percent higher than a year earlier, and the-highest of record for the month. Prices paid for family
living items averaged the same as in June and July.
Farm product prices rose fa.ster than cost rates, however, lifting the Parity Ratio to 80. T)lis was 1 percent.. higher than on July 1.5 and also 1 percent up from a year earlier. .
.. Index .Numbers -
. Index ,
August 1 :
1910 ~ ~ 14 = 100:
1960 :
: .Record High :Index: Date
UNITED STATBS
: .
Prices Parity.
IRnedceexiveyd
: :
'
..
234 298
: :
237
: 241
: 313 -:Feb. 19.51
300 : -. 301 : 302 :y'Apr.l960
Parity Ratio :
79 ... :
79 :
80 : 123 :Oct. 1946
----------------~-----------------------
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
248
244
248
310 :Mar. 19.51
All Crops
:
265
264
' 268
319 :lfMar.l9.51
Livestock and
:
L1 stk,Products :
213 :
203
20.5
29.5 :Sept. 1948
VPrices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Fann \ITage Rates based on data for the indica-
- ted dates. ~/ Also February through May 1961. 11 Also April 19.51.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
ROBERT F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 31.5 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
(OVER)
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AUGUST 15, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
:
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
C01'1MODITY AND UNIT : Aug,lS : July 15 : Aug. 15: Aug, 15: July 15: Aug, 15
~eat,-bii-------
i:-
-19160.
7
: 9
1961 : ---1.71-
1961 : 1960 : - -1:7'4:-- 1.71--
1961 : 1961 -1:13-- -1;82
-
Oats, bu. Corn, bu.
Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt.
$
.83
$ 1,34
0 1.15
~ 2,10
74 . 1,26
.98 1,95
77: 1.24:
1,00: 2,00:
578 1,07
,801 1,51
.642 1,05
.924 1.73
.603 1,04
.951 1,68
Cotton, lb.
33.0
33.0 : 32.35 31.45 32.64
Cottonseed, ton
$ 36.00
45.00: 38.90 49.00 49.90
Soybeans, bu,
~ 2.00
2,60 2.55: 1.99 2.48
2.49
Peanuts, lb.
9.6
9.8 : 9.65
9.90
Sweetpotatoes, ct<Jt. f~ 5.95
5.85 6.00: h.02 7.70
4.95
Hay, baled, per ton
All
$ 27.30 25.70 2 5~ 50: 19.50 19.30 19.50
Alfalfa
$ 35.00 35.00 35.00: 20.00 19.60 19.90
Lespedeza
~~ 28.00 27.50 28.00: 22.20 22.00 21.60
Soybean & Cowpea
$ 30.50 30,00 28.50: 27.40 27.20 26.60
Peanutvine
$ 25.00 23.50 23.00: 20.70 20.50 20,10
Milk Cows1 head Hogs, cwt.
$ 175.00 175.00 175.00: 219.00 222.00 225.00 $ 16.90 17.40 17.80: 16.30 16.50 17.20
B eef cattle, all,cwt, $ 16.20
!/ Cows, Cirt.,
$ lh.20
16.80 16.90: . 19.60 19.10 15,00 14.50: 13.70 14.20
22.20 14.60
Steers & heifers,cwt. $ 18.30 19.30 19.40: 21.90 21.00 22.30
Calves, cwt.
$ 19.00 21.30 21.40: 21.50 22.90 23.30
Milk, Wholesale, cwt.
Fluid Mkt.
$
5.70
- : 4.65 4.45
-.
Manuf, All
$
3.40
- : 3.19 3.29
2/ 5.65 3/ 5.75: 2/ 4.14 2/ 4.03
J/ 4.19
Turkeys, lb.
- 26,0 - 24.0 : - 23.7 - 19.5
19.8
Chickens, per lb.
Farm
14.0
11.5 11,0 12.1 10,0
9.5
Com'l Broil.
16-0
11,8 12.3 16,6 12,6
13.0
All
16,0
11.8 12,3 : 16,1 12.3
12.6
1Eg
s doz, Includes
All cull
48.8
42.0 41.5 : 34.7 34.1
35.0
airy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacement. g/ Revised. 11 Preliminary Estimate.
.. .. PRICBS PAID
BY
FARMRRS
FOR
SELECTr.D FEEDS AUGUST 152 G:WRGIA
1961
WITH COMPARISONS UNITED STATES
- - - - - KINDOF FEED
: .
--------------
Aug.lS: July 15 :
-1n9e601::--
1961 : Dol.--
Aug. 15: Aug. lS : July lS: 1961 : 1960 : 1961 :
-D017 -=-Dol.-- -Dol.--
Aug. 15 1961 -Dol7--
Vdxed Dairy Feed, cwt.
All Under 29% Protein
3.80
3.90 3.90: . 3.61 3.67
3.67
16% Protein
3. 70
3.80 3.80: 3.57 3.62
3o61
18% Protein
3.95
3.85 3.90: 3.53 3.64
3.65
20% Protein
4,00
4.10
. 4.10:
3.85
3.98
3.97
Cottonseed Meal,41%,cwt,
3.75
3.95 4.00: 4.05 4.18
4.21
Soybean Meal, 44%,clit,
3.95
4.35 4.35: 3.98 4.65
4.69
:
Bran, cwt.
3.20
3.30 3.25: 2,80 2.84
2.82
Middlings, cwt.
3.45
3.40 3.45: 2.91 2.96
2.91
Corn Meal, cwt.
3.30
3.25
. 3.25: 3.15
3.10
3.09
Broiler Growing Mash, . cwt. 4.60
4.70 4.65: 4.62 h.68
4.68
Laying Mash, cwt.
4.60
4.65 4.70: 4.30 4.39
4.39
Scratc-h
Grains, -
cwt.
4.10
4-.10
1-!..15:
:
3.84
3.86
),85
Alfalfa Hay, ton
45.00 40,00 41,00r 30.00 29.70 30.00
All Other Hay2 ton
32.00 33.00 34.00: 28.10 28.20 27.90
REQ
GI FT & EXCHANGE SECTION
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES iYiAIN CAl1PUS UNIV. OF GA.
ATHENS G.h
GEORGIA CROP
RVICE'
r -Irr r \\j/
~ ~I< -~ J ~ .:..-J
LIBRARIES
I J _1\i\ . '-.) I J LrJ Jr.~J \Jj
Released 9/6/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REF CRT
Athens, Ga., September 6, 1961 -- A total of 6, 017, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the w e ek ending September Z, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This coopares with the 6, 055, 000 placed the p-revious week and is 1 percent more than the 5, 97Z, 000 placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcherie s amounted to 7, 443, 000 compared with 8, 069, 000 the previous week and is 15 percent less tnan the 8, 7 8 1, 000 for the cor'responding week last year.
The majority of the prices. paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 40 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 49 cents
for all hatching eggs and 43 cents for eggs purchased at the far m from flocks . with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was fro m 45 to 60 cents with an average of 50 cents for all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs purchas.eq at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $8. 50 with an average :of ;
$7 . 25 per hundred compared with. a range of $ 6. 00 t o $9.00 with an average of .
$7. 25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 cents for eggs and $1Z. 75 for chicks.
Weighted average price fro m the Federal-State rv1arket News Service for broilers during the week ending Septe m ber 2. was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farms 11. 11 cents .
GE C RGIA EGGS SET, HAT C::-IINGS, AND CHICK :fLACEMENTS
.BR OILER TY P E
IEGG TYPE
-~-:-~-;~n-g---+-------E-g_g_s__S_e_t_1__/ _________l~c--h-ic_k__s _P_l_a_c_e_d_fo-~--------+~ -E-g_g_s___C_h_'t_c_k_s
-----+--1-9_6_0_ _ _1_96-1--:,---:~~~~-~-:>!.---+-:;~"-r1-o9_6i_l0e_r_s i_n1...:9;G.:..6:e..o.1:..r~g~t..,.~;a. ~,~-0e-~-~.--+\l.;;1;s...9;e...6;t_1 _I_:-I_a_t_c_h_e~d
1961
ago
a go
Thou. Thou. Pe;::nt :.h::; :.h::~ 1p:::ent!:::u ~;:u,
July 1
9,499
10,032.
July 8 July 15
9, 12.9 8, 741
9,92.5 109 9, 950 114
7, 2.98 7, 14Z
7, wC Z 108 ! 191 Z45 7, 7 65 1 109 1315 2.18
July 2.2. July 2.9
C, 749 8, 561
9,685 lll 9, 12.9 107
6' 776 6,640
7' 4 54 11 0 116 2. 19 1 7,451 112. 313 158
Aug. 5
8,305
8,707 105
6,Z31
7,310 117 335 2.43
Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 2.6
8, 516 8, 392. 8,649
8, 534 100
8, .565 102.
8,069
93
6. 195 5, 940
5, 969
6, 969 112. 1188 2./ 125
6, 555 110 2.56- 2.3 5
6, 055 101 112.95
2.51
Sept. 2
8, 781
7,443
85
5,972.
6,017 1012.45 140
1/ Included eggs set by hatchenes ploductng chtcks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural StatisHcian In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e-------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-----
Stat\.st1.eal Repo't't1.ng Service
State Departr..~ent o Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1961
STATE
We e k E nd "1ng
-.
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
July 29
'
Aug. . 5
fltug. 12
.Aug. 19
Aug. '?6
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS P LACED - THOUSANDS I
Page 2
Sept. 2
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
....
GEORGIA
1, 481
720
1, 451 1,328
118 1, 650 1, 727 2,956 1, 582
170 4,248
600
8, 565
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
366 4,435 .3, 264 4,732
550 2, 755
322 332 1, 499
44, 851
1, 531 582
1,046 1, 288
102 1, 680 1,728 2,868 1, 521
111 4,091
607
8, 069
331 4,419 3, 116 4,609
587 2,613
308 302 1, 342
42, 851
817 . 1, 176
668
400
952
841
1, 130 i 825
137 1, 600
,,
83 898
1, 636 2, 751
II
1,739 1,934
1, 442
158 3,910
604
II
. III I
981 479 .
3,642 428
7,443 I 7, 451
i,
II 388 'I 235
4, 353 4,059
III l, 121
4,402 533
2,856 4,813
563
2,478 351 317
1, 369
I 2,492
I 324 ..
I 266
I 1, 170
40,560 . 1137,655
1, 167 . 307
805 sz2 98 891 1, 821 1, 911 891 535 3, 544 440
I
7,310
262 4,077 2,728 4, 593
491 2, 522
354 231 1, 192
37,052
1, 190 245 762 851 74 85 8
1, 545 2, 147
912
396 3,403
473
1, 169 334 794 766 77 838
1, 822 2,034
825 458 3,408
415
6, 969- 6, 555
204 3,986 2,659 4, 557
453 2,442
354 235 1, 151
35, 866
216 3,816 2, 525 4, 135
433 2,368
301 208 1, 191
34,688
1, 211 294 665 751 t>9 761
1, 529 2,246
905 352 3, 313 444
6,055
203
3,725 2, 538 4, 177
403 2,340
351 181 1, 11 8
33, 631
1, 182 319 6 86 693 112 744
1, 580 2, 085
807 340 3,205 380
-6,017
243 3,551 2,402 3,996
378 2,209
29 8 200 1, 098
32, 525
TOTAL 1960 41, 854 41,291 . 41, 526 ,, 33, 641 32,956 . 31,876 30,816 30,035 29,496
%of year ago
107
I
104
98
112
112
113
113
112
110
I
!
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1) \.~ 011
yr G1E(())~CGllA <ClPl0 IP>
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') AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA OOTTON REPO
l 61 ccn 1_ ,
.) [.r
1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
u e;~. . '-"'
September 8, 1961
:rarof-SF..PTEHBER 1, 1961
Georgia's 1961 cotton crop is forecast at 500,000 bales, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said today. This is 5,0QO bales or 1 percent below the 1960
production of 505,000 bales, and approximately 18 percent less than the 1950-59 average production of 607,000 bales. The indicated lint yield of 364 pounds per acre is 7 pounds below last year, but well above the ten-year average of 320 pounds.
Unfavorable weather has affected the 1961 crop considerably. Farmers in many areas experienced some difficulty in obtaiaing good stands of cotton during the planting season. ~ and June rains delayed cultivation and _insect control, especially in the northern distric ts. The crop made excellent progress during part of June and July, When weather was generally favorable, but this was offset by unsuitable conditions during much of July and August. Some areas suffered from too much rain, while others have been harmed by unusually hot, dry weather. Rains occurring in most areas during the last two weeks of August have caused some boll rot in many fields Where rains have been heavy. Harvest, although later than usual, is getting under way in many areas and should pick up as conditions become d~er.
This year's estimate of 500,000 bales is based on information received
from crop correspondents as of September 1. Final production could vary some-
what, depending upon whether the various factors CJ.ffecting the crop during the
remainder of the season are more or 1e ss favorable than usual.
The Bureau of the Census reports approximately 12,000 running bales ginned prior to September 1 compared ~lith 77,000 to that date in 1960 and 132,000
in 1959.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CLIFFORD D. JONES, JR. Agricultural Statistician
GEORGIA MAP SHOWING INDICATED PRODUCTION 1961 M~D FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1960~1959
\
.. \ Non-Cotton .........
\ 1961- 31, 5~................................... ..
1960- 34,190
1959- 44,95
II
I
1961- 23,970
1960- 22,735
1959- 31,025
1961 production indicated on September 1.
- STATE -
1961 - 500,000 1960 - 505,000 1959 - 521,000
1961- 41,9.50 1960- 36,850 1959- 48,305
COLUMBUS
Dj_stricts shown are Crop
v
Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional Dis-
AUGUST tricts
MACON
1961- 89,730 1960- 84,680 1959- 91,040
1961- 100,290 1960- 95,560 1959- 94,140
SAVANN~
VII
ALBANY
VIII 1961- 99' 530
IX
1961- 20,980 1960- 21,605
1
1961- 66,920 1960- 115,700 1960- 69,070 1959- 99,480
1959- 19,090
_...,.:V~AL~!X)~ST~A~ 0 --L) 19.5..9._-_6_0_,_73_0__
_ _j__
PLEASE TUR.\t! PAGE FOR
UNITED STATES
INFORJVJATION
; . UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTENBER 1,' 1961
The drop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the
following report from data furnished b,y crop correspondents, field statisticians, .
Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and :
cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this fore- '
cast will depend upon whether the various .influences affecting the crop during
the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual. ---------:-Acres_:_-- 1i'iit-yi"eid-per-- -:~ - - - --Production
y---
: for :
harvested acre :500-E_ound .e;ross weight bales
State
; harvest:- 19">0=59:--- -:-1961 -:-1950-">9-: - - - - 7 l9bl-
-
-
-
-
..:. -
-
-
-
: -;
-19I6,1o!oo/:-
-~v-er-ag-e:- -19-60- :-in-d-ic-.:-aIv,eOra'ogoe- :-
I,1o9o60o - -: Ii,nodoioc!:
. acres Pounds Pounds Pounds bales
bales
bales
North Carolina :
South Carolina :
. . Georgia
Tennessee
. . Alabama
Mississippi
-
405 600 660
520 900 1,600
340 284 327 360 320 371 431 545 336 ' 421 417 486
338
362
232
324 364
527
414
607 . 505
535
550
583
363
755
756
477 1,579 1,542
285
405
500 580
680
1,590
Mi ssouri , Arkansas
Louisiana Oklahoma :
Texas ;
390 1,355
540
685 6,550
421 548 414 485
409 470 210 348 260 .329
492
368
475 1,314
458
562
308
338
337 3,910
472 1,339
501
458 4,346
400
1,340
515
440
4~600
New Mexico
194
644 693 767
286
291
310
Arizona : 393
890 953 953
798
849
780
California : 810
8)6 981 1,067 1,554 1,939 1,800
Other States J./ :
50
320 401 352
45
45
37
. -------------------------------------~---
United States : 15,652
362 446 437 13,553 14,272 14,262
W ---------~ : -------------------------------
Amer.-Egypt.
59.7
461 535 533 64.3 67.4
66.3
lfAugnst "i estin!B.t~: -?J Production-ginned and to be-ginned.- A ~OO-Ib7 bale-contains about 480 net pounds of lint. 1/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky,
and Nevada. 4/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, and California .
CROP REPORTING BOARD
/.[
' H GlEO>~CGHA (CJR(Q)JP .,,,._..,.--_
t96 I
.
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't. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
UfltiVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
o\u_. 1 4
DEPARTMENT oF AGRIC\JLTJ,RE... ..
l-
AG CUI-TURAL MARKETING SERVlCE
'-
~~.
'",'
,
.:<:,
""
319
XTENSION BLDG., ATHENS,' GA.
September 12, 1961
. .
GENERAL CROP :REPORT AS'-e?" SEPTEMBER 1, 1961
.... .... :. - .
RECORD CORN YIELD: Current indications point to the 1961 yield per acre as the . . . .highest on record. The yield, forecast at 33 bushels per ~ . '
acre, is up 2 1/2 bushels from last year's yield of 30.5 bushels. However; due
to a 10 percent decline in acreage, total production for this year's crop is .. . n()w e~cted to be nearly J percent below last year's. The estimate of produc... .. .: tion .inc.lu(:ies only corn for grain. If current prospects are realized, Georgia 1s 1961 corn crop should amount to approximately 601687,000 bushels compared with last year's production of 62,312,000 bushels.
THIRD LARGEST TOB.I\.CCO CROP - RECORD YIELD: The flue-cured tobacco crop in Geor.gia, currently estimated at
134,750,000 pounds, is 4 percent above last year's crop of 129,150,000 pounds. The.. 19,61 crop will be the third largest crop ever produced in Geo ~ia, exceedecf......:.
only by the 1951 and 1955 crops when production totaled 135,9?5,000 and 147,965,000 pounds, respectively.
Yield, currently estimated at 1,925 pounds per acre, sets a new record; breaking the previous one of 1,845 pounds established in 1960.
PEANuT PRO.SPECTS IXF.'N: The 1961 Georgia peanut crop is forecast at 570,ooo,ooo
pounds, 3 percent belovr the 1960 production of
589,000,oqo pounds, but 10 percent above the 1950-59 average of 510,208,000
pounds. Prolonged rains occurring throughout the State during the latter part of
August have delayed harvest and caused some damage in unusually 1..ret areas. The
current yield per acre, forecast at 1,200 pounds, is a little below last year's
yield ~f _l,240 pounds.
PECAN .CROP REACHES NET.I PEAK: Indications on September 1 reflected a sharp in-
. . . . .
. crease in the 1961 .pecan crop. This year's crop., .
estimated at 67 million pounds, is 78 percent higher than the previous year and
exceeds the 1950-59 average of 38.6 million pounds by 73 percent. If favorable
condit~.o~.s. continue ahd current prospects are realized, .a new production
record "Will be set by this year's bumper crop.
.
.
,.
HAY PROSPECTS GOOD: ~leather has been generally favorable foT hay crops during . .
most of the gro~Ting season and yields have been good.
This year's crop is expected to total 571,000 tons, compared to 565,000 tons in .
19.60. :
.
.
NILK AND EGG PRODUCTION UP: Hens on Georgia farms laid an estimated 193 million
:
eggs during August. This is a record high for the.
mo~th, and exceeds. production during August last year py 15 million eggs. l'.d.lk
prp~9tiot:t . during August .is estimated to be 89 million pounds:, a 1 percent drop
from .- la~t month but 9 percent above production during August a year ago. The
condition. of .pastures has- 'Qeen unusually good.
.. -
G~ORGIA
CROP
:ACRBAGEt (000)
YI ~LD P~R ACRE
:
.. TOTAL PRODUCTION ~000~ :Indi-
AND
:Average 1960 :Indicated:Average 1960 :cated
UNIT
1961 :1950-59
CORN, ALL bu.: 1,839
21.0
1961 :1950-59
1961
30.5 33.0 46,911 62,312 6o,687
~ffiEAT bu.: 86
18.8
24.0 26.0
2,103
2,016
2,236
OATS ,.bu.: 171 30.0 37.5 41.0 11,165 6,412 7,011
BARLEY bu.:
8
26.0
31.0 36.0
222
279
288
RYE bu.: 26 11.4 17.0 19.0
135
391
494
HAY, ALL tons: 425
.86 1.24 1.34
639
565
571
TOBACCO,Type 14 lbs: 7/0.0 1,315 1,845 1,925 116,590 129,150 134,7'50
POTATOES,IRISH cwt.: 1.2
48
49
56
239
68
67
POTATOES,SiJ\lEET cwt.: 13
52
64
71 1,129
832
923
COTTON bales: 660 y 320 y311 y364
607
505
500
fEANUTS(P ~T) lbs.: 475
944 1,240 1,200 510,208 589,000 570,000
SOYBEANS
For beans bu. : 76 12.3 17.0 18.0
645 1,275 1,368
SORGHUl1
For grain bu.
25 20.6 24.0 27.0
516
720
675
PEACHES
Total crop bu. :
2,669 5,000 5,200
PECANS lb.
382610 372700 67.2000
1/ Pounds
ARCHIE LANGLF.Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CLIFFORD D. JONES, JR. Agricultural Statistician
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1961
Corn for grain, production prospects jumped 5 percent during a favorable August ---- to 3.5 billion bushels, 17 percent above average but 10 percent below the
1960 crop.
All Spring vfueat,at 153 million bushels, is up 4 percent from a month ago but is 38 percent below last year and 40 percent below average.
Oat production is estimated at 994 million bushels, up 1 percent from a month --- ago but 22 percent below average
. Sorghum Grain prospects improved 6 percent during August, to 480 million bushels, but remained sharply below the 1960 crop of 608 million bushels because of reduced acreage.
Soybean production prospects moved up 5 percent during August, and the forecast
of 720 million bushels exceeds the previous record large crop in 1958 by
24 percent.
Peanuts are now forecast at 1,768 million pounds, almost 5 percent above August 1
as the indicated Y,ield neared the record high yield of 1960.
Fall Potatoes are estimated at 192 million hundredweight, 10 percent above last year's crop.
Apples are forecast at 125 million bushels, unchanged from August 1, 15 percent more than the 1960 crop, and 12 pex-cent above average.
Peach production, at 77 million bushels, is 4 percent more than last year and
22 percent above average.
CROP
UNITED STATES
: Acreage Unit: For Harv.
: : _
_
_Y;;.;:;;i.,:eI;.;l;n;d;.;;:di~.c-a-=t-e""':d-;...:--~..;;..;;....P;;;r.;o;;.d;:u~I.c;;t;nido;;:n.i:-c-a"'~"t-e"':"d-
1961
1960 :Sept. 1,1961: 1960 :Sept. 1,1961
1,000 acres
1,000
1,000
CORN, for grain BU.
WHEAT, ALL
Bu.
OATS
Bu.
COTTON
Bales
HAY, ALL
Ton
SoYBEANS, for beans Bu.
PEANUTS ]}
Lb~
POTATOES, IRISH Cwt.
POTATOES,SHEET Cwt.
TOBACCO, ALL
Lb.
PECANS
Lb.
58,275 51,450 24,320 15,652 66,156
27,100 1,417
1,475 200
1,168
54.5 26.0
43.3
/446
1. 76 23.6 1,265
164~3
77 .1
1,70)
60.Ji
23.5
y
40.9 437
1.68
26.6
1,248
188.8
75.9
1,710
3,891,212 .. 1,350,339
1,150, 774 14,272 118,091 558,771
1,784,116
257,435 15,636 1,943,487 187,500
3,519,500 1, 210,477
993~512
14,262 ll0,950 720,356 1, 768,125
278,439 15,151 1,997,200 229,500
Y ]/ For picking and threshing. Pounds
fJ ~oo1 tf 11 J
I q~/<GJE(Q)~<GllA C~(Q)jp) JR{JEJP>0~1rllNG IE:JR{VllCCIE:
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERS1TY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, .Georgi a
AGRICULTURE ~~~~~:1J1~ETING SERVICE
., ATHENS, GA.
2, 1961
VEGETABLE CROP llEPORT September I, 1961
UNITED STATES: Production of fall vegetables in 1961 is expected to be 4 percent
smaller than in 1960 and average, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. Estimates prepared as of September I usually account for four-
fifths of the total fall production. Production of celery and tomatoes is substantially below last year and contributed most to the decrease in total fall produc-
tion. Other vegetables showing dec! ines are carrots, lettuce, and green peas.
Partially offsetting are larger expected production of snap beans, cabbage, caul i- flower, cucumbers and spinach. Final forecasts have been made for most summer
vegetables and melons. Total summer production is 7 percent below last year but
3 percent above average.
August temperatures averaged above normal in most northern and western vegetable areas of the United States and below normal in most southern States. Precipitation was ample to excessive in most areas. In Fl"Orida, land preparation and planting of fall and winter crops is active. Rains caused some damage in Oklahoma but were beneficial in north Texas. Most vegetables made good growth in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. In the Northwest, conditions were too hot and dry. Most crops matured early and bunching of supplies resulted.
LIMA BEANS: The final forecast for summer producing States is for a crop of
244,000 cwt., 7 percent less than last year and 13 percent less than
average. In New York, suppl les are expected to be available until mid-September. Harvesting in New Jersey peaked in mid-August, Light harvest is expected to continue until mid-September. In Georgia, .unfavorable August weather has caused some rust and lowered quality in some areas. Harvest is about complete.
SNAP BEANS: The final:-.forecast of summer production at 1,443,000 cwt., is 1 percent less than last year and 2 percent below average. In New England,
harvest has passed the peak and moderate supplies will be available until midSeptember. Weather in upstate New York was favorable during August and prospects improved. Harvest was about half through on- September 1 in all upstate areas. The Long Island crop is of goad quality and harvest is expected to continue into October. Above average yields are expected in Pennsylvania, but volume is decl in- lng rapidly. Harvest in Ohio, 111 inois, and Michigan began later than usual, and the crop is expected to be smaller in each of these States. In Virginia, rains were excessive during August, but picking was active when weather permitted. Light supplies will be available until frost. Yields in North Carol ina are expected to be down from last year. Harvest usually continues until frost. Peak movement has passed in Tennessee, but light supplies will be available through September. In Colorado, 1ight supplies should be available through September.
CABBAGE (for fresh market and kraut): The final forecast of the late summer crop places production at 3,804,000 cwt,, about
the same as last year and average. In Pennsylvania, harvest is near completion. Ample moisture caused rapid growth and development of the Indiana crop during August, Heads have grown fast, necessitating some spot cutting for large heads. The North Carolina crop is later than usual. Stands are below normal and insects and disease are problems due to excessive rain. Harvest of the Georgia crop is about complete. In Colorado, August weather was very favorable in the San Luis Valley. In .northern areas the temperatures were too high for best development. Supplies are expected to be available for relatively heavy volume through September and Qctober. In Washington, hot, dry weather during August reduced yields. In California, about one-third of the crop had been harvested by September 1. Harvest is expected to continue at moderate level in the coastal dis tricts of central and southern California through October.
CUCUMBERS: The first forecast of early fall cucumber production Is for a crop of 629,000 cwt., 16 percent above last year and 44 percent more than av-
erage. In Virginia, stands are generally uniform, Irrigation has started in drier areas on the shore. Harvest began the last week in August with volume expected by mid-September. In South Carolina, rains have caused some damage in low areas. Most of the Georgia crop was planted under favorable weather conditions. In Louisiana, conditions have been favorable for crop development, Light harvest Is underway with heaviest volume expected about October 1. In Cal lfornla, harvest is steady in scattered districts In Central and Southern Coastal areas.
(OVER)
INFORMATION ON 1962 CROPS
.
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CABBAGE: Based on growers' intentions to plant, wf:n.te.r _producing areas are e_x- .
pected to have 44;250 acres for harvest durlng 'the 1961-62 . season. This
is 11 percent less than last year but 12 percent above average. In Florida, some
reduction in acreage is expect~d in all producing areas, with the largest decrease
in the Hillsborough and Manatee area. In Texas, most 'of the acreage decrease is Jr,
the Lance Valley. Plantings to date are less than a year ago in all areas. Plant-
Ing will continue into December. In Arizona, most of the crop has been planted.
Planting is in progress in California.:
ACREAGE .AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTICN REPORTED TO DATE 1 1961 WlTH CCldPARISONS
CROP AND STATE
1 ACREAGE FOR HARVEST
:Average I : 1950-59 I
1960
lnde I . 1961
YlELD PER ACRE
1 Ave.
:50-!?~
I
:
1.9 6 0.
I I
Ind. 1961
PRODUCTICN
1Average 11950-59
:
.
.1960
a . :
Ind. 1961
: I
-Acres-
- Owt-
- 1,000 owt. -
LIMA. BEANSI
; :
Slmner1
New York
1,160
600
600
43
40
35
50
24
21
New Jersey
1 .690 1,300
1,300
33
35
35
56
46
46
Ohio .
360
36 -
13
Maryland
1,020
700
700
25
29
27
26
20
19
North Carolina. 1 1 1480 1,700
1 1700
23
30
28
34
51
48
Georgia
:~5~~3~6~0---~5~,1~00~--~4ur~6~00~--~1~9~--~2~4~----~2~4----~1~0~3~--_.1~22~----~l~l~O--
GROUP TOTAL
11,000 9,400
8 ,900
25
28
27
282
263
244
:NAP BEANSt
Suo:mers
~Hampshire 1 280
- 280
300
37
40
45
10
11
14
Massachusetts
1,320 1 1300
1,300 37
40
40
49
52
52
Rhode Island
240
200
180
38
40
40
.9
8
7-
Connectiout
1,060
900
950
35
35
35
37
32
33
New York, L.1. 2 1610 1,100
1 1000
42
45
40
107
50
40
New York,Upst. 10,510 ll,OOO 11 1400
42
40
45
444
440
513
Pennsylvania. 1 2,760 2,300
2,500
44
50
50
119
115
125
Ohio . illinois
3 1440 3,400
3,200
39
45
1,250 1,200
1,300
28
38
45
134 . . l53
144
30
35
46 .
39
Michigan
s. 2,520 2,400
2 1300
31
32
29
79
77
67
Virginia
. I
660
750
900
32
35
35
21
26
32
North Ca:rc1ina. 1 7,200 6,200
6 1500
36
45
.35
259
279
228
Georgia.
1,790 1 1100
1,100
28
35
30
50
38
33
Tennessee
1,560 1 1400
1,300 38
42
38
58
59
49
Alab~a
1,270 1,100
1,100
24
31
32
30
34
35
Colorado
770
700
700
-47
50
45
;i6
' 35
32
GROUP TOTAL .3_9-,-2~-0---3-5-,3-3-0----3-6-,0-3-0----3-8-----4-1 ------4-0---1-,~4-7-6 -. -. -1-,-4-55-----1-,4-4-3--
~BAGE !/
:Ja.te Sumner Penn sylvani~
Indiana
4,000 1 2,000
3,500 1,400
3,400 182 2C5 1,400 151 225
nunois
' 2,660 2,600 2,700 185 '200
Iowa.
I . 880
600
600 142 155
North Carolina : 4 .,090 3,800
4;200 149 175
Georgia
f 690
600
600
98 110
Colorado
i 3,030 2,000
2,300 236 270
New Mexico
' 240
,100
Washington Ca.lifernia
1,390 1,200 2,440 . 2,900
1,300 19~ 2,900 236
GROUP TOTAL
21,430 18,600 19,400 182 207
'i
190
728
718
220
295
315
185
492 '
520
150
126
93
150
604
665
115
67
66
270
717 . 540
26
210
258
270
230
577
667
1.9.6 3,891 3,854
646 300 500
90 630
69 621
273 667
3,8_04
.JJCWBERSt
lla.rly Fal1t
I
! . Virginia 2/ . I 2,4;30
South Ca.ro-":lina
850
2,700 . 3,200
1 1500
1,700
50 45
-69
75
55
120
122
75
59
112
176 128
Georgia.
: 440
200
200
26
35
35
12
7
7.
Louisiana
770
600
BOO
44 55
60
34
33
48
California.
' 1 ,450 l ,500
1,500 171 180
leo
259
270
Zlo-
GROUP TOTAL ~~ '4~19-80-~~~6,-5- 00~--~7-,4-0-0 --~--89-~~-8-4 --~~-8- 5 --~-4-36---~-54-4-----6-2~ 9 ~.
?J 'ij Inc:hud:es pro~essing~
1961 Pros~eo-tive acreage~ .
ARCHIE LANGlEY .
Agricultural Statistician !n Charge .
L. H. HARRIS, JR4 Truck Crop Estjmator .
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION .SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
319 EXTENSION SLOG., ATHENS, GA.
September 12, 1961
,I
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VEGETABLE CROP REPORT
September 1, 1961
UNITED STATES: Prod~ction of taLL vegetables in 1961 is s~aller than ln 1960 and average, the Crop
nounced today. Estimates. prepared as of September 1 usualliL.ii'Oo4i;ecm fifths of the total f~ll production. Production of celert and tomatoes is substan-
tially below last year and contributed most to the decrease in total fall produc-
tion. Other vegetables showing declines are carrots, lettuce, and green peas.
Partially offsetting are larger expected production of snap beans, cabbage, caul i-
.. flower, cucumbers and spinach. Final forecasts have been made for most summer
vegetables and melons~ Total summer production is 7 percent below last year but
3 percent above average.
August temperature~ . averaged above normal in most northern and western vegetable areas of the United States and below normal in most southern States. Precipitation was ample to excessive in most areas. In Florida, land preparation and planting of fall and winter crops is active. Rains caused some damage in Oklahoma but were beneficial in north Texas. Most vegetables made good growth in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. In the Northwest, conditions were too hot and dry, Most crops matured early and bunching of supplies resulted.
LIMA BEANS: The final forecast for summer producing States is for a crop of 244,000 cwt,, 7 percent less than last year and 13 percent less than
average. In New York, suppl les are expected to be available until mid-September. Harvesting in New Jersey peaked in mid-August. Light harvest is .expected to continue until mid-September, In Georg'ia, .unfavorable August weather has caused some rust and lowered quality in some areas. Harvest is about complete.
SNAP BEANS: The finaL.forecast of summer production at 1,443,000 cwt., is 1 percent less than last year and 2 percent below average. In New England,
harvest has passed the peak and moderate supplies will be available until midSeptember. Weather in upstate New York was favorable during August and prospects improved. Harvest was about~alf through on September 1 in . all upstate areas: 1n~ ~ Long Island crop is of good quality and harvest Is expected to continue into October. Above average yields are expected in Pennsylvania, but volume is decl in- ~ ing rapidly. Harvest in Ohio, 111 inois, and Michigan began later than usual, and the crop is expected to be smaller in each of these States. In Virginia, rains were excessive during August, but picking was active when weather permitted. Light supplies will be available until frost. Yields in North Carol ina are expected to be down from last year. Harvest usually continues until frost. Peak movement has passed in Tennessee, but light supplies will be available through September. In Colorado, 1 ight supplies should be available through September.
CABBAGE (for fresh market and kraut): The final forecast of the late summer crop places production at 3,804,000 cwt., about
the same as last year and average. In Pennsylvania, harvest is near completion. Ample moisture caused rapid growth and development of the Indiana crop during 'ugust. Heads have grown fast, necessitating some spot cutting for large heads. The North Carol ina crop is later than usual. Stands are below normal and insects and disease are problems due to excessive rain. Harvest of the Georgia crop is about complete. In Colorado, August weather was very favorable in the San Luis Valley. In northern areas the temperatures were too high for best development. Suppl les are expected to be available for relatively heavy volume through September and October. In Washington, hot, dry weather during August reduced yields. In California, about one-third of the crop had been harvested by September 1. Harvest is expected to continue at moderate level in the coastal districts of central and southern California through October.
CUCUMBERS: The first forecast of early fall cucumber production Is for a crop of 629,000 cwt., 16 percent above last year and 44 percent more than av-
erage. In Virginia, stands are generally uniform. Irrigation has started in drier areas on the shore. Harvest began the last week in August with volume expected by mid-September. In South Carolina, rains have caused some damage in low areas. Most of the Georgia crop was planted under favorable weather conditions. In Louisiana, conditions have been favorable for crop development. Light harvest Is underway with heaviest volume expected about October 1. In California, harvest
Is steady in scattered districts in Central and Southern Coastal areas.
(OVER)
INFORMATION ON 1962 CROPS
CABBAGE: Based on .growers' Intentions to plant, winter producing areas are expected to have 44,250 acres -for .harve'st during the 1961.:.62 season. This .
is 11 percent less than last year but 12 percent above average. In Florida, some reduction in acreage is expected In all producing are~s, with the largest decrea~e
in the Hillsborough and Manatee area. In Texas. most of the acreage decrease is in the Lance Valley. Plantings to date are less than a year ago in all areas. Plant-
ing will continue Into December. In Arizona, most . of the crop has been planted. Planting Is In progress In Cal lfornl~.
ACREAGE .AND ESTIMA.TED PRODUCTit:N REPORTED TO DATE 1 1961 WlTH CCJdPARISONS
CROP .AND STATE
ACREAGE li'OR HARVEST
1960
Ind. 1961
YIELD PER ACRE
1 Av. 1 50-59
a
I
1960
1 I
Ind. 1961
PRODUCTICN
Average I 1950-59
' 1960
I
'
:
Indo 1961
' I
LIMA. BEAN Sa
-Acres-
- Owt. -
- 1,000 cwt. -
SwiDer
' New York
New Jersey
Ohio
1 1160
600
600
43
40
35
50
24 .
21
1 .690 1 1300
1 1300
33
35
'35
56
46
46
. 360
36
13
Maryland
1 1,020
700
700
25
29
Z7
26
20
19
North Carolina : 1 1480 1 1700
lt700
23
30
28
34
51
48
Georgia
:_.5~~3~6~0~~5~.l~0~0~--~4ua~6~00~--~1~9~--~2~4L-----2~4----~l~m~----~1~2~2----~1~1~0~
GROUP TOTAL 1 11 1 080 9 1 400
8,900
25
28
Z7
282
263
244
~AP BEANS&
S\mmer1
!TeW""Hampshire
280
280
300
37
40
45
10
11
14
Massachusetts
1,320 1 1300
1 1300
37
40
40
49
52
52
Rhode Island
240 . 200
180
38
40
40
9
8
7
Connecticut
1,06_0
900
950
35
35
35
37
-32
33
New York, L.I. 1 2,610 1 1100
1 1000
42
45
40
107
50
40
New York,Upst. I 10,510 11,000 11 1 400
42
40
45
444
440
513
Pennsylvania
2,760 2 1300
2 1500
44 50
50
119
115
125
Ohio
3 1440 3 1400
3,200
39
45
45
134
153
144
lllinois
1,250 1 1200
1 1300
28
38
30
35
46
39
Michigan
' -2,520 2,400
2 1 300
31
32
29
79
77
67
Virginia.
,. 660 750
900
32
35
35
21
. 26
32
North Carolina ' 7,200 6,200
6 1500
36
45
35 . 259
279
228
Georgia Tennessee
1 1790 1,100 1,560 1,400
1 1100 1 1300
28 . 35 38 1 42
30 38
50 58
38 59
33 49
Alabama
1,210 1 1100
1 1100
24
31
32
30
34
35
Colorado
770
700
700
47
50
45 .
36
35
32
GROUP TOTAL --3-9-,2-4-0----3-5-,-3-3-0-----3-6-,-0-3-0-----3-8------4-1--------4-0----1--,4-7-6-----1-,-4-5-5------1-,4-4-3---
BAGE !/
!Jate Sumner
Pennsylvania
4,000 3,500 3,400 182 205
190
728
718
646
Indiana
2,000 1 1400
1 1400 151 225 '
220
295
'315
300
ll1inois
t 2,660 2,600
2,700 185 200
185 .
492
520
500
Iowa.
' 880
600
600 . 142 155
150
126
.93 .
90
North Carolina ; 4 .,090 3 1800
4,200 149 175
150
604
665
630
Georgia
690
600
600 98 110
115
67
66 .
69
Colorado
s 3,030 2 1 000
2,300 236 270
270
717
540
621
New Mexico
240
-
l.C8
26
Washington California
1,390 1,200
1 1300 19~ 225
210 .
258
?:70
. 273
2,440 2,900
2,900 236 230
230
577
667
667
GROUP TOTAL I ~-2-1-,4--3-0---1-8--,6-0-0-----1-9-,-4-0-0-----1-8-2-----2-0-7-------1-9-6-----3-,-8-9-1-----3-,8--5-4------3-,8-0-4---
.lJCWBERSa
!1a.rly Fall.
?:.! Virginia
I 2,430 2,700
3,200
50 ' 45
55
South Carolina s 850 1,500
Georgia
s 440
200
1,700 200
69 26
3755
75 35
Louisiana California
770
600
1,450 1,500
BOO 44 55 1,500 171 180
1e6o0
GROUP TOTAL
4,980 6,500
7,400
89
84
85
y y Inol!udell processing.
1961 Prospective acreage.
120
122
~9
112
12
7
34
33
259
270
436
544
176
128
..7a
'Zlo 629
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician ln Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truok Crop- Est~tor
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STA'rE OEPARTI~ENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
UNIVEnSIH \:.f u0RGIA
SEP 1 q '61
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
September 13, 1961
PECAN REPOR
LIBRARI ES
1961
GEORGIA: Indications on September 1 pointed to a pecan crop of 67 million pounds, 29 million pounds above production last year and 28 million
pounds above the 10-year average production of nearly 39 million pounds.
UNITED STATES: Prospects for a record pecan crop appeared even better on September 1 than. on August 1. The forecast of production at a
record 229,500,000 pounds is 2 percent above .the August 1 forecast, 22 percent above last year and 5l percent above average. Although prospects declined during August in North Carolina, Arkansas and Texas, improved prospects in Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana more than. offset these declines.
Production prospects are uniformly excellent from Louisiana to South Carolina, with record or near record crops being the rule except in Florida, where a less than average crop is forecast. In this area, there are frequent reports of limbs 'breaking under the load of nuts. However, scab and other foliage diseases are present in quite a few orchards.
The forecast for Arkansas is dom1. from a month ago. Prospects there vary wictely by orchards, but generally the crop in the Northwest section is short, while that in the East and South is reported as fair.
Production prospects are also varied in Texas vrl.th a heavy drop reported in north and central Texas and the Edwards Plateau. The crop in east Texas is in good condition but, like rr~st of the rest of the State, needs additional rainfall to insure maturity and sizing of the crop.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. IDESCHER Agricultural Statistician
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PECAN PRODU:::TI<li
IMPROVED v.ARlETlEs
vl!LD SEEDL!NC PECANS
STATE
Average
Indicated
Average
:Indicated
------~~1~9~51~,0o-o~o5~9--~____119,o~o6o~0~--~----~1~t9,o~6o~o1~--~--~1~9~I5,o~o0-o~5~9--~----~I,1o9o~o6~0~--~~1I~,9o6o~o1~
pounds
pounds
pounds
poUDds
pounds
poUnds
Ns.. Cc..
Ga.
Fla..
2,809
9oo
2,460
1,970
9oo
1"';6oo
Ala..
15,210
13,300
29,000
3;170
4,000
6,000
:tviiss.
4,496
8,500
9,500
5,059
9,300
10,500
Ark.
1,010
2,100
1,000
4,200
8,400
3,500
La.
3,290
4,500
3,000
12,950
10,500
20,000
Okla.. Texas s
1,377 5,097
3,000 4,600
2,000 6,000 :
15,863 27,173
38,000 26,400
20,000
33 ,ooo
N.Mex .::.. - - ~,2_1Z. - - - - - !!Q.OQ - - - - - _3J]Q!J_ - .:.. - - - ::.-:.- :... - - - --=--- - - - --=--
STA'IE
,ooo
pounds
All Pecans
1960 1,606
pounds
IIlJd.i,ocoa.oted 1961
pounds
N. C.
s. c.
1,950 4,471
2,200 5,200
2,300 9,000
Gnaa...
38,610 4,779
37,700
1,800
67 .ooo 4,000
Ala..
18,380
17,300
35,000
Miss.
9,555
17,800
20,000
Ark.
5,210
10,500
4,500
La..
16,240
15,000
23,000
Okla..
17,240
41,000
22,000
Texas N. Mex.
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_____332J,.26!7,70____________3!1!,0Q.0OQ0. ___________329_,,07.0020, 1
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u. s.
152,322
187,500
229,500
0.
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
At hens, Ga., September 13, 1961 --A total of 6, 12.9, 000 broiler chicks
was lllace~ with producers in Geor gia durh!g the .week e~1ding September 9, ac-
cordi ng to .t he Geor gia Crop Repor t ing Service . Thi~ co m pares with the
6, 017, 000 placed the previous week a n d is 3 p'ercent .nore tha..1 the 5,960, 000
placed the same week last year.
- , Eg ::; s set by Georgia hatcheries a m ounted to 7, 509, 000 co ;.n pared with 7, 4.43, 000 the previous week and is 13 percent less than t h e 8, 690, 000 for the corresponding week last year.
T.he majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching e t, gs was repo.rted within a range of 40 to 6 0 cents per dozen with an average of 4 ~ cents for all hat~hing e z g s and 48 cents for e gg s purchased at t he far m from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week.the range was fro.m .40 to 60 c~nts
:with.an average of 49 cents for all hatching e ggs and 4 G cents for e ggs pur-
~hased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned coclterels. Most prices charged fo.r chicks were repor~ed wit hin a range of $ 6. 00 to $.J. 50 with an average of $ 7.00 per hundred compared with a range of $6. 00 to . ~ S. 50 with an
average of $7. 2.9 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were
75 cents for e ggs ap.,d $12.. 7 5 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State i: /.tarket News Service for
broilers duri ng the week ending Sep te ~'lJ.ber 9 w;;Ls Georgia b r :>ilers 3-4 pounds
at far m s 10. 65 'cents.
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GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATC:-'-IINGS, AND CH- ICK F LACEMENTS
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.BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Wee~
Ending
_Eggs Set]_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Geor p,ia
Eggs Chicks . Set Hatched
"lo of
1o of
1960
1961 year
1960
1961 year 1961 1961
ago
..
a go
.. Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou
T hou. Percent Thou. Thou.
J uly 'a .9, 1Z9
9,92.5
109
7,2.9 8
7, ccz. lO C 191 2.45
J uly' 15 ?. 741 : 9, 950
1-14
7 t 142.
7,765 109 315 2.18
.;' ul y 2.2. 8, 749 . 9,6 8 5
111
6,776
7, 454 110 162. 191
July ~9 8, 56 1
9, 12.9
107
6,640
7,451 112. 313 158
Aug. 5 8,305
8,'707
105
6,2.31
7, 310 117 335 2.43
Aug. 12. 8, 516
8, 534
100
6, 195
6,9 69 112. 188 12.5
Aug. 19 8,392.
8, 565
102.
5,940
6, 555 110 2.56 2.3 5
Aug. 2.6 8,649
8, 069
93
5,969
6,05 5 101 2.9 5 2. 51
.Sept. 2. 8, 781
7,443
85
5, 9 '72.
6,01 ? 101 2.45 140
Sept. 9 8,690
7,589
87
5,960
6, 12.9 103 354 137
l l heluded eggs set by hatche r tes producmg chtcks for ~1atchery supply flocks.
AR CI-UE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical RepoTting Service
State Departm ent of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Geor gia
. EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1961
Page 2
Week Ending
STATE
A~g
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Aug. 5
A:rug.
12
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
EGGS SET- THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED - T HOUSANDS
I
Maine
Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware
Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 531
582 1, 046 1, 288
102
1, 680 1, 728
2, 868 1, 521
111 4, 091
607
GEORGIA
8, 069
Floridci Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
331 4,419 3, 116 4,609
587 2, 613
308 302 1, 342
42,851
817 668 952 1, 130 137 1, 600 1,636 2, 751 1, 442 158 3,910 604
7,443
388 4,353 3, 121 4,402
533 2,478
351 317 1, 369
40, 560
1, 512
605 1, 039 1, 060
119 1, 350 1,644
2,621 1, 362
130 3, 922
!)98 .
1, 167
307 805 822
98 891 1, 821
1, 971 891 535
3,544 440
l t 190 245 1762
\ 851 1 74
t ass
1, 57'0*
2~ 263*
! 912 396 3 403 473
1, 169
334 794 766
77
838 1, 822
2,034 825 458
3,408 415
7,589 7,310 6,969 6, 555
290
262
204
216
4,409 4,077 3,986 3, 816
3,015 2, 728 2, 659 2, 525
4,453 4, 593 4,1557 4, 135
49 6
491
453
433
2,405 2, 522 2,442 2,368
317
361* 360* 301
311 jl 231
.1 235
208
1,607 1, 192 1, 151 1, 191
40,854 37,059* 36,10 13* 34.688
1, 211
294 665 751
69 761 1, 529
2,246 905 352
3, 313 444
1, 182
319 686
693 112
744 1, 580
2, 085 807 340
3, 205 380
1, 240
268 736 613
57
787 1, 623
1, 914 818 381
3,205 385
6,055 6, 017 6, 129
Z03 3,725 2, 538 4, 177
403 2,340
351 181 1, 118
33,631
243 3, 551 2,402 3,996
378 2, 209
298 200 1, 098
32, 525
220 3,401 2,225 3, 765
381 2, 056
269 188 1, 081
31,742
TOTAL 1960 41, 291
41, 526 41,348 32,956 31,876 30,816 30, 035 29,496 29,246
o/o of year ago
104
98
99
112
113
113
112
110
109
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIV.ERSITY ' OF GEORGIA AND THE . STA-rE DEPARTioltENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
September 13, 1961
GEORGIA: Indications on September 1 pointed. to a pecan crop of 67 million pounds, 29 million pounds above production last year and 28 million
pounds above the 10-year average production of nearly 39 million pounds.
UNITED STATES: . prospects for a record pecan crop appeared even better on September 1 than on August 1. The forecast of production at a
record 229,500,000 pounds is 2 percent above the August 1 forecast, 22 percen~
above last year and 51 percent above average. Although prospects declined dur-
ing August in North Carolina, Arkansas and Texas, improved prospects in Georgia, Florida, l1ississippi and l:ouisiana more than offset these declin~s.
. Production prospects are uniformly ex~ellent from Louisiana to. South Carolina, with record or near record crops being the rule except in Florida, ( ' Where a less than average crop is forecast. In this area, there are frequent reports of limbs breru(ing under the load of nuts. However, scab and other foliage diseases are present in quite a fevJ orchards.
The forecast ,for Ar~ansas is down from a month ago. Prospects there vary widely by orchards, but generally the crop in the Northl-lest section is short, while that in the East and South is reported as fair.
Production prospects are also varied in Texas with a heavy drop reported in north and central Texas and the Edwards Plateau. The crop in east Texas is in good condition but, like rr.ost of the rest of the State, needs additional rainfall to insure maturity and sizing of the crop.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL 0. OOESCHER
Agricultural Statistician
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PECAN PRODT.X::TICN
STATE
Average
1950-59
1,000
Eounds
!m'ROVED V"ARlETlES
1960 1,000
pounds
Indicated
1961
1,000 pounds
HII;Il SEEilt:;lNG PEG.Afl' S
Average
:Indicated
119,5o0o-o59 .
1I,9o6o0o
I19,_6oo1o
EOUI!lds
pounds
Eounds
Ns..Cc..
1,696 3,727
1,720 4,100
2,000 7,000
254
480
300
744
1,100
2,000
Ga . F.l.a
31 2760 2,809
29,500 9oo
55 1000 2,400
6 2850 1,970
8 2200 9oo
12,000 1,600
Ala.
15,210
13,300
29,000
3,170
4,000
6,000
l<ii s s .
4,496
8,500
9,500
5,059
9,300
10,500
Ark.
1,010
2,100
1,000
4,200
8,400
3,500
La.
3,290
4,500
3,000
12,950
10,500
20,000
Okla.
1,377
3,000
2,000
15,863
38,000
20,000
' Texas
N . Mex
.:_
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5,097 ;!,2_1Z.
_____
!4!,.Q6.0O0Q
_ _ _ _ _ _63J, 0]Q0O0_ _
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27,173
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STATE
,ooo
EOunds
All Pecans
i,1o9o6o0
pounds
Indicated 1961
i,ooo
pounds
N. C.
s. c.
1,950 4,471
2,200 5,200
2,300 9 ,ooo
Gnaa. .
38 2610 4,779
317 ,2870000
67 ,ooo
4,000
Ala. Miss.
18,380 9,555
1177,,a30co0
35,000
,'
2o,ooo
Ark.
5,210
10,500
4,500
La.
16,240
15,000
23,000
Okla.
17,240
41,000
22,000
Texas
32,270
31 ,ooo
39,000
N . Mex. ~- _____31..6!_7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~,QOQ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2_,7_0Q _____ _
u. s.
152,322
187 ,500
229,500
GECRGIA WEEKLY CROP AND WEAT :-I ER 5 ULLE fiN
Week Endin _, Septem ber 19, 1961
-------------3-1-5--H-o-k-e--S-m-i-t-h-A--n-n-e-x--
Released lZ Noon Tuesday
At hens, Geor ,~ ia
FAIR PROGRESS I N HARVEST OPE
Athens, Ga., Sept.
fair to good pTogress in
most areas of the State as weather conditions became more favorable, the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service said to~ay.
The harvest of cotton spread to more central and northern counties during the week, but the continuation of damp weather and lack of sunshine has made picking difficult. Some boll rot is reported in many areas of the State. Defoliation of rank cottqn growth has become more widespread over the State during the past week.
The harvest of peanuts moved ahead as. more favorable ,..reather conditions prevailed during most of the week. ,:ti th over half of the peanut crop dug,
scattered showers in some areas held up harvest operations and made threshing less efficient.
The outlook fo.r this year's com crop remains unchanged from the previous week. The majority of reports indic-ate a good yield. The crop is mature in most areas, and harvest has increased somevmat from last week.
The condition of this year's pecan crop is down slightly from that of a week ago; however, most reports still indicate an excellent crop. Scab is apparently causing some damage on varieties that are susceptible, ~~ith more
showing on Schley than other varieties.
Pastures remain in exceptionally good condition and are furnishing excellent grazing in most areas. H~v crops are reported to be in wDstly. .good condition. Hay and silage making has-been fairly active during the past week as weather
permitted.
Preparation of land and seeding of small grain and winter pastures made satisfactory progress in many areas of the State.
Harvest of pimient.o peppers has been under way for several weeks and continues . Apple harvest is becoming acti ve in the mountain counties.
~lEATHER SUMMARY -- Rainfall was mostly light to moderate over Georgia during the week ending Saturday, September 16. Showers fell over much of the State early in the week and more general, but light, rains occurred on Thursday.
Weekly totals ranged from less than one-fourth inch at several reporting stations to locally more than an inch at some others. Most of the heavier amounts t..rere recorded in the southwest and westcentral sections of the State. Little or no rain has fallen over the State since Friday, September 1.5. The sunny 1ereek-end weather was most welcome in all areas.
l~Tarm weather during the first of the week gave ~..ray to much cooler air on Thursday night and Friday as an early season cold front moved through the State. Early morning temperatures dropped to the fifties in the southern border counties during the t..reek end. These are as had experienced daytime readings in the nineties earlier in the week. Some of the northern mountain stations had low temperatures in the mid-thirties, and several observers reported their lowest mid-September readings in several years. Averages for the -week ranged from t Ho degrees belm-r normal in the southeast to as much as seven degrees below normal in the northwest.
The Weather Bureau's 30-day outlook for mid-September to mid-October calls for temperatures to average below normal over Georgia. Precipitation is expected to exceed normal in the southern half of the State, with near normal amounts indicated for remaining areas.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Eh'tension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau of the U. s. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEP,AB.TNENT OF COMi"lERCE 1rJEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending Se~t. 16, 1961 (Provisional
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Highest: 94 at Colquitt on the
12th and 13th.
Lowest: 33 at Blairsville on the 16th.
Precipitation for week ending Sept. ~~For the period Sept. 17-19, 1961 T, less than . 005 inch . .
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Sni th Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE ..:. U. s. WEATHER REPORT
This report will be . treated in all Re spects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & .R.)
Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture
REQW THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
- UOR-'RIES
. Athens, Ga., September 20, 1961 -- '\ total of' 5, 834, 000 broiler chicks
was placed: with producers in Georgia during the weel( ending Septembe~ 16, .
acc9rding to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the
6, 129, 000 placed the previous week and is 5 percent less than the 6, 139, 000
placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries: amounted t() 7, .568, 000 compared with
7, 589, 000 the previous week and is 12 percent less than the 8, 575,000 for the
corresponding week last year.
. The .majority of the prices paid for Georgia.prpdueed hatching eggs was
repo~ted Within a range of 40 to 55 cents per dozen with ci.n averag~ of 47 cents
for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 60 cents
with an average of 48 cents for all hatching eggs and 48 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for chicks were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $8. 50 with an average of
$6.75 per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to $8. 50 with an average of
$7.0-0 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 cents fl!r
eggs and $12.75 for chicks.
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Weighted average price 'from the Federal-State Market News SerVi.ce:ror
broilers during the week ending September 16 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds
., at farms 10.23 cents.
' I: GEORGIA EGGS SE.l'. t_ HATCHINGS
. I
.AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
.
..
BROILE R TYP:S
EGG TYPE
Wee'k
~nding
!1 E~gs Set
.. . ..
:
"to Of .
Chicks Placed_for B'roilers tnGeor_gia
Vfo of
Eggs Chicks Set . H~-~~
1960 1961
yea~
ago
1960
1961
year 1961 1961 ; ago
Thou. Thou~ Percent
Thou. .. Thou. Percent Thou. Tho~
~uly 15 8, 741 9, 950
114
7,142
7, 765
.. . ~
'.". '
109; :~- 315 218
July -22 8, 749 9,685 111
6, 776
7,454 110 162 191
July 29 8, 561 9,129
107
6,640
7,451 112 313 158
Aug. 5 8,305 8,707
lOS
6, 231
7,310 117 335 243
Aug. 12 8, 516 8,.534 100
6, 195
6,969 112 188 125
Aug. 19 8,392 8, 565
102
5, 940
6, 555 110 256 235
Aug. 26 8,649 8, 069
93
5, 969
6, 055 101 295 251
Sept. 2 8, 781 7.. 443
85
5, 972
6, 017 101 245 140
Sept. 9 8,690 7, 589
87
5, 960
6,129 103 354 187
Sept. 16 8, 575 7,568
88
6,139
5, 834 95 465 233
]:J Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply O.ocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS,. BY WEEKS 1961
Week Ending
l
STATE
Sept.
Sept. Sept.
Aug.
Aug. i Aug. Sept.
Sept.
2
9
16
12
19 1
26
2
9
EGGS SET THOUSANDS
CHICKS PLACED THOUSANDS
p age
Sept. 16
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana
mtnols
Missouri Delaware Maryland Virgf.nia West Virginia North Carolina
South Carolina
817 668
952 1, 130
137
1, 600 1, 636 2, 751 1,442
158 3, 910
604
GEORGIA
7,443
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Wasblngton Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
TOTAL 1960
388 4, 353 3,121 4,402
533 2,478
351 317 1, 369
40,560
41,526
Cl/o. of year ago
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1, 512 605
1, 039 1, 060
119 1, 350 1,644 2,.621 1~ 362
130 3,922
598
1, 441
571 1, 078 1, 029
105 1,400 1, 486 2, 562 1, 378
116 3,880
574
7, 589 7, 568
290 4,409 3, 015 4,453
496 2,405
317 311 1, 607
40,854
294 " 4,350 2, 734 4,400
495 2, 262
368 347 1, 564
40,002
41,348 41,594
99
96
1, 190 245 762 851 74 858
1, 570* 2, 263*
912 396 3,403 473
6,969
204 3, 986 2, 659 4, 557
453 2,442
360* 235 1, 151
36,013*
31, 876
113
1, 169 334 794 766 77 838
1,82Z 2,034
825 458
3,40~
415
6, 555
I
216 I
3, 816
2, 52~
4,13 433.
2,36~ 301 208
1. 19ll
34,688
1, 211 294 665 751 69 761
1, 529 2, 246
905 352 3, 313 444
6, 055
203 3, 725 2, 538 4,177
403 2, 340
351 181 1. 118
33,631
. 30,816 30,035
113
112
1,.182 319 686 693
llZ
744 1; 580 2, 085
80.7 340 3, 205 380
6, 017
243 3, 551 2,402 3, 996
378 2, 209
298 200 1, 098 32, 525
29,496
110
1, 240 268 736 613 57 787
1, 623 1, 914
818 381 3, 205 385
6;129
220 3,401 2, 225 3, 765
381 2,056
269 188 1, 081 31,742
. 29,246
109
1, 138 284 683 658 74 643
1, 518 1, 945
817 249 3,130 363
s, 834
199 3, 343 2,134 3, 713
368 1,922
225 170 979
30,389
28,624
106
UN IVERSITY OF Gb)iiG IA
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
.. 'Athens, Georgia
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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BI..DG., ATHEUS, GA.
September 21, 1961
: ; ~ ' ~ ..
~an._ through. A~g. o/o. of
Item
Pullets Pla~ed (U.s.) 3/
Total ..
-
Domestic Ohickens Tested~
Broiler Type...
Georgia
United States
Egg T.ype
Georgia .
United States
Chic.lts ,Hatchedi .
:Broiier Type
. Georgia
Unlted States
Egg Type
Georgia . Unit~~ . States ..
.Commercial Slaughter: . Yo~g Chickens . : Georgia 4/
United States 5/
Hens ' ari.d Cocks
Georg.~a 4/
United States 5/
E~g Pr~ductionT . .
:. . e9~g.1~ . : South Atlantic 6/
--United States -
2, 283 2, 083
480 1, 969
16 454
Zc4So 107 2, 258 108
551 115 2, 207 112
. 78 4.88 537 118
- 1960 1/ ou.
22, 118 20,362
.
2, 980 13,603
98 4, 019
- 1961 2/ last .
25,374 115 22, 533 111
3, 108 104 15, 964 117
152 155 4, 603 115
28, 152 30, 201 107 240,075 277, 180 112 155, 522 170,432 110 1, 380,033 1., 53'3, 015 111
766
885 116
16,352 20, 572 126
10, 066 409, 113
9, 540 95 43~, 853 107
30,876 33, 285 108 202, 121 226,330 112 155, 855 171,501 110 1,,031,020 1, 194, 109 116
410
635 155
10, 411 10, 562 101
MIL.
MIL.
178 -
193 108
643.
675 105
4,798 4,847 101
3,380 55, 059 MIL.
1, 504 5, 507 42, 393
4,084 121 61, 574 112
MIL. 1, 571 : 104 5, 65l . . ~03
41,645 98 '
1 Revised. 2 Prehminary. 3 Includes expected pullet replacements rom eggs
:Sold during tile preceding montfi" at .the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case lQf eggs . .. 4/ Federal-State Market New.s Service-- For the purpose of this report ~ commercial poultry slaughter plant is defin~d as a plant which slaughters a .weekly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation . (con....: ..: .:
yerted from weekly to monthly basis.) _/ tie s. Slaughter reports only include
poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 6/ South Atlantic states: Del.,
Md., Va., W.Va., N. C., s. c., Ga., Fla. -
YOUNG CHICKENS! SLAUGHTERED UNDER .FEDERAL INSPECTION
Stat,e
. .
BY SELECTED STATES 1960 and 1961
..
l Number In~cted . .
During July
Jan. thru July
1960
1'961 1960
1961
Indicated Percent Condemned
l During JQ!y
1<160 i 961
Jan. thru July 1960 1961
Thou.
Thou. Thou.
Thou. Pc.t. Pet.
Pet. Pet
Mai Pa
.n.e:..
.
4; 767 , ..6, 140
4,861 . 5,.892
31, 266 42, 105
32~ 921
39,8~7
1. 7 1. 2
1. 7 1. 5
Mo. .. 41 153 4,743 24,674 30,067 2.3 1.. 9
Del.'. . 5, 994 7,178 41, 186 . 43, 215 2. 2 1.4
2.1
1. 5 . 3. 7 2.s
2. 0 ..
1. 9 2.4 1~ 6 .
Md . . .7; 727 9, 646 49,'839 . . 61,092 . . 1.5 1.4
Va.
-4,455 . 4. 767 28, 803 31,778 1. 0 1. 7
20
1'. 5
1. 6
2 . 5
N.C. 13, 603 17,247 ' 8r, 012 104, 850 1.4 1. 2
1. 8
1. 3
Ga.
24, 847 30,160 154,519 177,019 2. 2 1. 7
3. 5
2.1
Tenn. 5, 180
5, 462 31,472 32, 537 2.3 1. 8
3. 2
2. 0
Ala.
12,930 17' 071 82, 919 94,343 1. 9 2.3
3.1
2.4
Miss. 7,728 10, 785 47,618 67, 136 2.7 1. 8
4.1
2.1
<\rk. 15,085 19,274 95,426 119,926 1. 8 2. 0
3.2
2.1
rexas 6, 600
a, 596
39,473
49,719 2 . 0 1. 5 2 . 4 1. 7 ____________ M __________________
---- ------------------------------------ a. s. 138, 054 167,482 874,6101,022,997 1. 8 1.. 7
2.7
1. 9
. . For thts proJect State funds were matched with Federal funds rece1ved from the
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
End~of-Month Stocks of Poultry; Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States August 1961
Shell eggs: Decreased by 34, 000 cases; August 1960 decrease was Z83, 000 cases; average August decrease is Z44, 000 cases. Frozen egss: Decreased by 4 million pounds; Augus~ 1960 decrease was 8 million pounds; average August decrease is 8 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Incr~ased by 70 million pounds; August 1960 in~~eas~ wa.s 48 million pounds; average August increase is 36 million pounds. ~: Increased by 10 million pounds; August 1960 increase was 7 million pounds: average August increase is Z million pounds. Pork: Decreased by 47 .million
pounds: August 1960 decrease was 74 million pounTs; average August decrease is 65 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased by 10 million pounds; August 1960
decrease was 5 mUlion pounds; average August decrease is 11 million pounds.
Commodity
Unit August
1956-60 av. Thou.
August
1960 Thou.
July
1961 Thou.
August
1961 Thou.
Eggs:
Shell
Case
835
746
314
Z80
Frozen eggs, total !Pound 154, 7Z6
158,094
11Z1 610 108,160
Total eggs J.l .(case eq.) Case --4--,7-9-5-----------4-,-7-4-8-~~-----3-,-1~6-5------~3-,-0-1-8--
Poultry, frozen: BroUers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys . , Other 8t Unclassified
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found do. do. do.
19,775 40,61Z 91, 616 46,074
ZO,Z94 Z8,696 11Z, 517 39,604
Z8, 698
36.799 1Z8, Z57
50, 117
30,640 4Z, 117 185,.336
55, 7Zl
Total poultry
Beef: Frozen In Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen In Cure or Cured
Other meats and meat products
----------------------------------------------- do. -1-9-8-,0-7-7-----~---Z-0-1-,-1-1-1------Z-4-3-,-8-7-1-----3-1-3-,-8-1-4--
do. 133, 061
153,077
159, 736 169,995
do. 180,835
ZZ0,665
189, 1Z5 141,777
do. 77,850
87,177
95, 58Z
85, 7Z9
Total all red meatfl
_ .. 3-9--1-,_1-4-6-----~---4-6-0-.;.-9-1-9------4-4-4-,-4-4-3-----3-9-7-,-5-0-1--
1/ Frozen eggs converted-on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
Item
MID-MONTH PRICES .RECEIVED-AND PRICES PAID
L
Georgia
..
United States
Aug. 15' July 15 Aug., 15 Aug~ 15 July 15 Aug.,l5
:
1960
1961 19.61
1960
1961
1961
Cents
. Cents Cents
'
'.
'.
. Cents
Cents Cents
Prices Received: Farm Chickens (lb. ) Com. Broilers (lb.) All Chickens(lb. ) All Eggs (Dozen) Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.) Broiler Grow. Mash Laying Mash,. Scratch Grains
. .14~ 0 1.6.0
. :. 16'~0
48"o8 Dol-e
4 ...6 0
4"60 4.10
. 11.5
' 11.,8
11.8 4Z.O Dol. 4.70 4.65 ' 4.10
11.0 ' 12:. ;3 :_ .. 1Z. 3 . .
41.5
.091. 4.65 4.7(}
4.13
lZ. 1 16.6 16.1 34.7 Dol. 4.,6Z 4o30
3.84
10.0 1Z.6 1Z.3 34.1 Dol 4.68 4,:)39
3o86
9.5 13.0 1Z. 6 35.0 Dol. 4.68 4.,39
3.85
This r eport is made pos sib1e through the -cooperation of the National Poultry Im-
provement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Research. Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, S.tati.1itica.1. ~epo"rtizig. : Service, Fed- -
eral-State Market News Service and tbe man.y breeders, hatcheries, poultry pro- -
cessors, and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies.
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GOOD PROGRESS IN HARVEST OPERATIONS
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Athens, Ga., Sept. 26 -- Harvest of cotton and peanuts advanced rapid~
last week as farmers t~ok advantage of the fav~rable weather c~nditions, the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service said today.
County agents report cott~n harvest 30 percent c~mplete compared With abuut 15 percent one week ag~. Cotton is beginning to open in all areas of the State with many southern counties reporting ~ver halt of their crop harvested.
The harvest ~f peanuts was very active as clear weather presented the
farmers ideal harvesting conditions the entire week. Over 80 percent cf the peanut crop is now dug with 60 percent threshed.
Corn harvest is beginning to pick up in the central and southern districts with corn pickers and combines operating long hours.
Pecan prospects continue to look excellent, though there are still reports of scab on some varieties.
late maturing crops--and pastures .are growing well With insect _control becoming necessary on some f")rage crops. Soybeans are coming along nice~ with a maj~rity of reports indicating a good crop.
Land preparation for seeding small grain and winter pastures was ~uite active in all sections of the State; however, dry conditions were reported in a few counties.
Harvest of pimiento peppers, sweetP?tatoes, and apples continued strong
throug~out the week.
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WEATHER SUMMARY -- The past week was one of the driest experienced in Georgia during the 1961 crop season. More than one-half of the reporting weather observers had no measurable rainfall during the week ending Saturday, September 23. There was some very light rain and drizzle in the eastern part of the State ear~ in the week; but amounts were general~ less than one-tenth of an inch. No measurable rain was reported in the State after the 20th, as bright, sunny weather persisted duriDJ the last half Of the week and through the week end.
The week brought ~uite a contrast in temperatures over the State. Unusual~ c~ol weather at the beginning of the period changed to unseasonably warm by the
end of the week. Daily means were generally fifteen degrees higher on Saturday
than on the previous Sunday, with dai~ maximum temperatures showing an even larger increase. Highs were in the low and middle nineties over most of the State during the week end. Averages for the week were generally near t~ slightly below normal.
ISSUED BY:
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in C'?operation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau n the U. s. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTI-iENT OF C011hERCE
T:.'EATiiEH BUF&\.U Athe ns, Ge orgia
.. ; '; .G.EORGIA
Temperattrre extremes fo~ t he week ending Sept. 23, 1961: (Pr.ovj sional)
Highest:
97 at AJ. bat:w on the 23rd.
340 at Blai rsYille on t he
18th.
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THOMAs
Precipitation for week e'ncting Sept. {~For the- period Sept. 2L-26, 1961
1, less tnan .oos ipch
. .After five Days RetUrn t.,
United States Department of hgriculture statistical Reporting Service
315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens 1 Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSJNESS
ll.JMEDI.A.TE - U. ~-:-iEAT1IER ltEPORT This r eport wil~ bq treated in all
(Respects as Letter Mail ( Sec ~c . 34',17, P . L. & R.)
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Pcis'tage and Fee s Paid
u. s. 'Department of Agriculture
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.GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., September 27 1961 -- A total of 5, 661, 000 broiler chicks .was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending September 23,. according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 5, 834,000 placed the previous .week and is 5 percent less than the 5, 961,000 placed the same week last year.
~ggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 7, 496,000 compared with 7, 568,.000 the previous week and is 14 percent less than the 8, 694, 000 for the ~orresponding week last year ...
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was
reported within a range of 40 to 55 cents per dozen with an average of 4 7 cents
for all hatching eggs and 4 7 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
~th hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 55 cents
with ap average of 47 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels.. Most prices charged for
fhicks were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $8. 50 with an average of $7, 00
per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to $8. 50 with an average of $6.75
per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 cents for eggs and
!p 12. 75 for chicks.
.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending September 23 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farms 11.49 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, AATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILE R TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week
;
~nding
.
Eggs Set]/
1960 1961
v/o 01
year
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
'1o of
1960
1961 year
Eggs Chi cks Set Hatched
1961 1961
ago
ago
T.hou. Thou. Percent
Thau.
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou.
' July 22 July 29 Aug.5 ~ug.. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept.2 Sept. 9
. 8,749 8, 561
8, 305 8, 516 8, 392 8,649 8, 781 8,690
I 9,685 .111
9,.129
107
. 8, 707 8, 534
I I
105 100
8, 565
102
8,.069
93
7,443
85
7, 589
87
6, 776 6,640 6, 231 6, 195 5, 940 5, 969 5.972 5, 960
7,454 110 162 191
7,451 112 313 158
7, 310 117 335 243
6, 969 112 188 125 6, 555 110 256 235 6,055 101 295 251 6, 017 101 245 140 6,129 103 354 187
.Sept. 16 8, 575 7, 568
88
6, 139
5, 834 95 465 233
Sept. 23 8,694
. . 1/ Included eggs
7,496
86
set by hatchertes
produc5t,n9g61ch.tcks
5, 661 95 for hatchery
332 194 supply flocks
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
.."':" '. ~ :. :~ :.~
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-.-s-.--D-e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e--~---~-~-~---A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -E~x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-S-e-r-v-i-c-e----
Statistical Reporting Service
: . .. : s '1ia.te Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, .BY WEEKS- 1961
Week Ending
STATE
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept.
1---E---9::G=-=G~S-S:-E-T.~.---:T1=-6H~O-=-=U~S-AN-:--:-=2D..3.::::S=--tt--__1;:9:;_.:~--=c~m-= 2c.6KS
2. PLACED
9
16
THOUSANDS
:',i
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Sept . 2.3
Maine
1, 512.
1,. 441
1, 360
1, 169 1, 2.11 1, 182. 1, 2.40 1, 138
674
Connecticut
605
571
581 ! 334
2.94
319
2.68
2.84 ' 2.69 I
Pennsylvania
1, 039
1~ 078
903
794
665
686
736
683
655
Indiana
1, 060
1, 02.9
976
766
751
693
.613
658
52.1 .
Winois Missouri Delaware
119 1, 350
15 644
105 1, 4oo 1, 486
12.8
I 1, 3oo
I 1, 478
77 838 1, 82.2.
69 761 1, 52.9
112. 744 1, 580
'57 1e1 1, 62.3
74 643 1, 518
. 72. 639 1, 407
Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina
2, 62.1 1, 362.
130 3,92.2.
2.,562.
1, 378 116
3, 880
2.,669 ,. 2.,034
I 1, 2.63 12.1
I.
825 458
I 3, 757 3, 408
2.,2.46
905 352. 3, 313
2.,085
807 340 3, 2.05
1,914
818 381 3, 2.05
1,945
817 2.49 3, 130
1,918
682. 369 z, 989
South Carolina
598
574
558
415
444
3'80
385' 363
345
GEORGIA
' 7, 589
7, 568
I, 7, 496 6, 555 6, 055 6, 017 6, 1Z9 5, 834
5, 661
Florida
2.90
2.97
I 305
2.16
2.03
2.43
2.2.0
199
2.16
Alabama Mississippi Arkansas
4, 409 _ 3, 015
4,453
4, 350 Z, 734
4~ SZ7o
I : 4, 193 3, 816
2., 670 2., 52.5
4,319 I 4,135
3, 72.5 2., 538 4,177
3, 551 2., 402. 3,996
3, 401 3, 343
2., 2.2.5 2.1 134 3,765 3,713
3, 2.86 2., 098 3,564
Louisiana Texas
496 2., 405
. . 4.95 2., 262.
II 584 j
433
403
378
.381
368
2., 180 2., 368 2., .340 2., 209 2., 056 1, 92.2.
382. 1, 816
Washington Oregon
317 311
368 347
I 349
301
2.64
2.08
351
2.98
181 ZOO
2.69 188
2.2.5 170
2.82. 141
California
1:607
1, 564
1, 394 L . 1, 191 1, 118 1, 098 1, 081
979
980
! ~ TO~T~ AL~~ 19- 61--+4~ 0,~ 85~ 4 --- 40- , 1~ 32~ * ~- 38- , 8~ 48~~ 1: 3~4,~68~8~~ 33~ , 6~ 3 1"~- ~ 32~ ., 5~ 2.5~~ 31~, 7~ 42~ . ~3~ 0, - 38- 9 ~~ 2.8~, 9- 66--
TOTAL 1960
41,348
41, 594 41,089 lj ~ 30,816 30~ 035 2.9,496 2.9, 2.46 2.8, 62.4 2.8,656
%of year ago
99
9~ .
I 95 ~ 113
112.
uo
109
106 .
101
Revised
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GEO:RGT.A PRICES FECEIVED INDEX UP 3; P?INTS
0Cl .b. 'S\ .
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers rose 3 points
pe0~~AA~s .
during the month ended September 15 to 250 percent of its 1910-14 av~r~a~~. ~ ~~~~
was 5 percent (12 points) above last year's .mid-Se-ptember index and representsr - ~ ..
the highest index since April 1960.. The All Crop I ndex pushed upwards . 5-points.:\ .
to 273 percent, the highest mark since July 1959. However, the Index of Livestock~
and Livestock Products slipJ?ed 1 point to 203 percent which..w-as 1 points below
last year's mid-September Index of 210 percent.
.. A sharp increase in the average pri ce received for peanuts was the primary .
factor responsible for the increased crop indax and also t .he higher index for all
commodities. I ncreased prices for wheat, oats, rya and- all hay ;-rer.e fl.lso helpful.:....--
-'
' in raising the crop index.
Peanuts averaged 10.8 cents per pound, an even penny higher than a mGnth ago as the new crop moved under a higher suppor+. price . .Wheat at $1.76 per
bushel was up 2 cents, oats climbed 4 cents to an average of 81 cents per bushel,
rye was up a nickel, and all hay picked up a dime, moving to $25.60 per tori. Corn averaged $1.19 per bushel reflecting a 5-cent seasonal decline. Cotton lint was slightly lower at 32.8 cents per pound as harvest gained moment'Qm. Cotton- -' . seed averaged a dollar lower, .but still good at $44.00 per ton. Soybeans w~re off ;1.5 cents.
Broiler prices dipped to a new record low price of ll cents per pound .
This sharp drop in broiler price more than offset higher returns for hogs, beef .
cattle, and. wholesale milk, resulting in the decreased index of 11vestock and 11vestock products. Hogs at $18.10 per hundredweight showed a 30-cent increase~
Beef cattle prices improved 10 cents as steers and heifers moved up 30 cents to $19.70 per hundredweight, while cows held steady at $14.50. Calf price~. av~aged $21.20 per hundredwei-ght, 20 cents below a month ago, and eggs declined.5 cents
to 41 cents per dozen. Turkeys were unchanged from a month ago.
U. S. PRICES RECEIVED UP 1 POINT PRICES PAID AND PARITY -RATIO UNCHANGED
\ . .. ..
During .the m<lnth eOded September 15, the Index of Prices Received by.:Farmers rose nearly a. half of one percent (1 point) to 242 percent of its 1910-14 ... . . average~ Higher prices for dairy products, citrus fruit, grains, hogs, and tobacco were primarily responsible for the increase. Nearly offsetting ware lower prices for soybeans, some vegetables, and poultry. : The mid-September-- index was ~he highest since last March and .nearly 2 .percent above a year earlier .
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates (The Parity Index) was unchanged from Jl.ugust 15 to September 15, as changes in component groups were relatively minor. Prices for farm machinery, field seeds, and .household furnishings averaged 'slightly higher. At 301, the Index, based on data for September 151 was 1 percent higher than a year ago.
The Parity Ratio remained at . 80 for mid-September, the same as both a
month and a year earlier.
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Index Numbers - Georgia and United States
Index
.1910 :.. 14 = . 100:
UNITED STATES
y : Prices Received :
Parity :ula.ex
September . l5 .: 1960
August 15 1961
238
298
:
241
: 301
September 15 Record Hi~ :-:-
1961
.. : Index: Date '
:
242
: 313 :Feb~ ' .l95l
:
301
: 302 :g/Apr 1960
. GPEaOrRitGyIAR-at-io- - - :- - - - -80- - - :- - - - -80- - - -: - - - -8o.~. - - :--1-23.- :O- c-t.- - 1-946
Prices Received
All Commodities
238
247
2.50
310. :Mar. 1951
All Crops
250
268
273
319. :'j/I.far. 1951
Livestock and
L' stk. Products :
210
2o4
203
: 295 : Se t.
'J/ l Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indi~
ted dates. gj Also February through May 1961.
Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistici an In Charge
ROBERT E. CJI.RVER Agricultural Statistician
-------The Georgia crop-Reportins-sei"Vice; 315 iioite-siDitl1Aiinex------
Athens, Georgia, in cooperation With the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
(OVER)
PRICES Rl!:CEIVED BY FARMERS SEP!"EMBER 15, 1961 WITH COMPARISOm
:
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
COMMODITY AND UNIT :Sept.-i5:-Aug:" l5-~Sept7 l5-:Sept715 7A"Ug-: l5-:Sept7 l5-
- - - - - - - - - - - -~.!. -~~-~ _:_ ~~~- _:_12,6~6- _:_12_6Q-.:. !9.81__:_12_6~r--
Wheat, bu.
~ 1.7o
1.7~
1.7 : 1.72 1. 2 l.oo
Oats, bu.
$ .85
77
.81 : .601
.6o3
.640
Corn, bu.
$ 1.20 1.24
1.19 : l.o6 l.o4 1.04
Earley, bu.
$ 1.20 1.00
1.01
.817 .951 .968
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $ 2.05 2.00
1.95
1.49 1.68 1.65
Cotton, lb.
32.8' 33.0
32.8 : 32.25 32.64 32.76
Cottonseed, ton
$ 36.00 45.00 44.00 : 39.20 49.90 47-50
Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb.
$ 1 .90 2.55
2.40
9.5
9.8
10.8
1.97 9-45
2.49 2.24 9.90 10.7
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ 5.50 6.00
5.50 : 3.33 4.95 3.96
Hay, baled, per ton
:
All
$ 27. 6o 25 . 50
25 60 : 19.60 19-50 19-70
Alfalfa Lespedeza
$ 36. 00 35.00
$ 29.00 28.00
35.00 : 20.20 1990 20.20 28.00 : 22.70 21.60 21.90
Soybean & Cowpea : $ 31.00 28.50 29.00 : 28.50 26.60 26.90
PeanutVine
$ 24.00 23.00 22.00 : 19 .60 20.10 19.60
Milk Cows, head
$ 170.00 175.00 175.00 :218.00 225.00 224.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ 16. 30
Beef cattle, all, cwt. $ 15.70
Cows, cwt. ~
$ 13.80
17.80 16.90 14.50
l8 .10 : 15 70 17.00 : 19.40 14.50 : 13.80
17.20 20.20 14.6o
17-50 20.20
14.20
Steers &Heifers,cwt. $ 17.90 19.40 19.70 : 21.50 22.30 22.30
calves, cwt.
$ 18.50 21.40 21.20 : 21.20 23.30 23.40
Milk, Wholesale, cvt.
:
Fluid Mkt.
$ 6.00 5.70
: 4.91
4.17
4.3~
Manuf.
All
Tw.keyf;):;. .lb...
$ 355
$ g/5.95
3.50 g/5.65
'JJ 575
: 3.38 :g/4.42
4.61
?}3-34 'J/-
25.0 24.0
24.0 : 24.5
19~8
18.4
Chickens, per lb. Farm Cam'1 Broil. All
14.0 ll.O 15.0 12.3 15.0 12.3
10.5 11.0 ll.O
12.0 15.8 15.1
9.5 13.0 12.6
8.6 11.7 ll2
E s Doz. All
51.6 41.5
41~0 : 39.0
35.0
35.4
'JJ 1 Include cull dairy cows sold. for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacement. gj Revised.
Preliminary Estimate.
PRICES PAID BY FARMEF.S FOR SELEarED FEEDS September 15, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
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KIND OF FEED
:Sept7 l57 Aug.-15 :sept.-15 7sept.-15:-Aug:" l57Sept.-i5
- - - - - - - - - - - - . : . _12_6Q _: __126! _:_ !9.1__:_ 9.0_.:.- !9.1_:_ !9.1_-
Dol. Mixed Dairy Feed, cvt.
Dol.
. Dol. : Dol. .
-Dol. Dol.
All Under 'f!.91, Protein
3.80
3-90 3.90
3.61
3-67 3-65
l6tf, Protein
3.70
3-80 3-75
357
3.61 3-59
l8tf, Protein
2Cf/, Protein
3-95 4.00
390 4.10
390 4.05
3-53 . 3.86
3-65 3-63 397 3-96
Cottonseed Meal,41~1 cwt. Soybean Meal, 44~, cwt.
3.60 4.00
4.00 4.35
3-95
4 .04
4.30 : . 4.01
: 4.21 4.22 4.69 4.66
Bran, cwt. 1-'.idd.lings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt.
Broiler GroWing Mash,cwt. laying l.t:!.sh, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt.
Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, t .on
3-20
325 3-30
2-79
2.82 2.80
3-45
3-45 3.40
2.88
2.91 2.90
3-25
325
. 3.15
3.12
309 3-o8
4.60
4 .65 4.60
4.61
4.68 4.65
4.60
4.70 4.60
4.30
4.39 4.36
4.10
4.15
. 4.10
3-83
3.85 3.84
45 .oo 41.00 40.00 30-50 30.00 .30.60
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IDEAL FALL HARVEST vJEATHER
Athens, Ga., Oct. 3 --
continued to make good
progress during the week,
Service said today.
County agents report that 43 percent of the cotton has been picked. In the southern half of the State, more than 50 percent has been harvested. Dry, open
weather during the week accelerated opening of bolls in northern areas where it had been opening slowly. The open ueather also helped to curtail boll rot.
Digging of peanuts is nearing completion in the major producing areas of
the State, and 78 percent of the crop has been threshed or combined. Harvesting of corn increased during the week, but only 15 percent .of the crop has been
harvested. Record corn yie~ds are in prospect for Georgia.
Late summer crops and pastures are beginning to need moisture in most areas. Condition of hays, pastures, and soybeans declined during the week. The weather has been favorable for harvesting hay, and harvesting was active in northern area~. Combining of early soybeans is just getting under way.
Land preparation and the seeding of small grains, winter pastures, and cover crops w_ere delayed by dry soils. Some early seeded fields of small grains are coming up. Moisture is needed for germination and growth.
Pecans are beginning to fall in some areas of the State. A record pecan crop is in prospect, in spite of damage to scab-susceptible varieties. Very few pecans are expected to be harvested before the third week of October.
WEATHER SUMMARY -- Light to locally moderate rainfall occurred in Southeast and extreme South Georgia during the week ending Saturday, September 30. Little or no rain was recorded over the remainder of the State as most areas experienced a record full week of sunny weather. Very few cooperative weather observers in north and central sections reported any appreciable rainfall during the last half of September.
Temperatures averaged from one to four degrees above normal during the week. Unusually hot weather during the first of the period was replaced by more seasonal temperatures during the latter part of the week. Readings in the middle and high nineties were common in south and central sections early in the week. Sunshine was practically at a maximum except in areas where showers occurred.
Based on preliminary averages, September rainfall was below normal in all sections of Georgia. The largest deficits were in the southeast where many stations had well under one-half their normal rainfall for the month. September was the driest month so far in 1961, and the first month of the year that all Climatological Divisions have averaged below normal. Accumulated rainfall for the year is still above normal in all Divisions except the northwest.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in
cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau of the Uc. s. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPA.l1TNEHT OF CO~ii:JERCE WEATHER BUll.EAU Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending Se pt. 30, 1961 (Provisional)
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Hi g~1est: 98 at Alma, Cordele and Sil oam on the 2.~th.
40 at Bl airsville on the
28th.
1.08 .20
GRADY
Precipitation for week ending -:~ For period Oct. 1-3, 1961
r, less than . 005 i nch '
After Five Days Return to Jhited States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georg ia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
~ DIATE - U:s. . . 'vf~lT~R- R-;::PORT .
rhi~ r eport will be treated in all Respects as Letter Mail
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Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture
REQ W THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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GEORGIA .CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 7~ ZBZ. 000 compared with 7~ 4961 000 the previo1,1s week and is 15 percent leSS than the a, 570,000 for the corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported. Within a range of 40 to 55 cents per dozen with an average of 4a cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 55 cents with an average of 47 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs pur chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most .prices
charged for chicks were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $a. 50 with an average of $7. Z5 per hundred compared with a range of $6. 00 to $8. 50 with an .average of $7.00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for ~ggs and $1Z. 50 for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
br~Uers d~_!.ng the week e_!lding_Septe~~r 30 wa!_ Geor ia brouers 3-4 pounds
a.t farms 11. 87 cents.
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GEORGIA EGGS SET HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
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BROILER TYPE
~GG TYPE
Week Ending
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Eggs Set !1
1960 1961 '
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Chicks Placed for
' . Broilers in Geor ~ia
CIJo of
1960
1961 year
Eggs Chick Set Hatched.
1961 1961
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ago
ago
Thou. Thou. Percent
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Thou. I.P. ercent Thou. Thou~
)July Z9 8, 561 9, 1Z9 107
6,640
7, 451 11Z 313 15a
Aug;.. 5 a, 305 a,707
105
6, Z31
7, 310 117 335 Z43
Aug. 1~ a, 5.16 a, 534
100
6, 195
6,969 llZ taa 1Z5
Aug. 19. a, 3.9z a, 565 10Z
5, 940
6, 555 110 Z56 Z35
Aug. Z6 a, 649 a, 069
93
5, 969
6, 055 101 Z95 Z51
Sept. Z a, 7a1 7,443
a5
5, 97Z
6, 017 101 Z45 140
Sept. 9 a, 690 7, 5a9
a7
~ept. 16 a, 575 7,56a
a8
5, 960 6, 139
6,1Z9 103 354 1a7 5, a34 95 465 Z33
$ept. Z3 a, 694 7,496
a6
5, 961
5, 661 95 33Z 194
Sept.. 30 a, 570 7,zaz
a5
5, 946
5, 71Z 96 467 zaa
11 Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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EGCS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN ' COMMERCIAL AA~AS B.Y WEEKS ; i961
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Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Winola Missouri . Pelaware Maryland Virginia ~est Virginia North Carolina
South Carolina
1, 441 '
571 1, 078 1,029
'105 1, 400 '
1,486 2, 56Z 1, 378
116 3, 880
574
l, 360
581 903 .
976 128 l, 300
1~- 478
.2, 669 1, 263
121 3, 757
558
1; 17Z : 512
ass
.1, 044 54
1, 2-90
1,402 2, 587
1, uz
106
3, 561 521
s f
8a4z
75 '36
- 91 90 89 87 66 . 98 103 ..
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1, 166:'21
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6ss
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674. 269
655 521
,. ' 74
72
643
639
1, 518 ' 1,407' 1,,945 ..' 1, 918
- ~17
-249 :
682 : 369 . :
3, 'J30 2, 9&9 .
363
3.45
.~ '}
1, 126
105
291 . . 64
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625 , 478
.. 118
82
~7
52
649
98
- 1, 379 ' 89 .
1, 937
10Z .
736
110
247
53
3,029 ' 106
379
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.Florid&
Alabazpa
7, 568
7, 49_6 305
7~ 282 253
. 85: " .
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5, 834 - '5, 661
. 199 ' --
5;7'12
.. '
156
. .. . 96. .. ... - . '
77
. .
4,193 4,107 100
l, 343 ..
3, 376
llZ
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Mississippi
2,625 ~ - 103
2, 134
2, 1.56
116
ArkanSas Louisiana Texas
4,388 1zo .536 too
2, 163 88
3, 713 368 .
. 1, 922
. ' 3, 616 .
1z6
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402
127
.. 1, 78_2
107
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.Washington Oregon . California
.. ~ 310
90
''
225
198 76 '
L
170
I,-308 97
979
. 2.34 ' 109
176 :
95
1 067-
98
TOTAL. ' 1961 :
37, 5 L6 93'
- ;iO, 389
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TOTAL 1960
40, 521 ..
.,. of year ago ::
96 ': ..95
93
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! I Cur_rent week as percent o' f same week last .year,
2.8, 624 .. 106
101 '
104
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UNIVERSITY ar GEQRGiA AND THE :
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U.S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURI
AGR-ICU.ti.'TU.*'J\L MARK~TING SERVtCK
111 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS. GA.
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October 9, 1961
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: GEORGIA .COTTON REPORr -~ 01 .OC'rOBER 1,
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. cotton prospe<!ta' for Georgia &s ot :October 1 were .tor a. produc;tion ot'
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500,000 bales-, 'based.:on inf-ormation reported'by erop :-correspondents~ This' is;:
the. s.ame ~~ the September 1 estimate an~ 5, 000 bales less than the 1960 produc- .
tion o'f ;e5,00C bales. Indi~ated )'ield.- ~r . aer.e ot 364 pounds is 7 pounds below
the 1960.;yield, but .44 pounds above the ~en..year 195059 average yield. . .
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Weather conditions the last three weeki of .September were -favorable for
harvesting operat:i.qn~ ., and producers made excellent progre-sS: More mechanical
_pickers. ar.,e..being us~d in harvesting .the.:crop.than us~l. Forty-six percent of'
t he State' a crop .:had ..been ginned prior :to Oetober 1. Iu the southern distriets,
ginnings were a bout . 70 percent complete; tile of cen~al . portion the State was .. , ..
about. 45 percent canplete; and in the norther& distriet.s harvest was just be . ..
comi~ active, With about 10 pe1:"cent .ginned. ' .
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Pz:oduction in c~ntrai districts of the State is expected to be 5 perce.nt . ' ~ ..
above iast season, .While the current . drop Will be about 5 percent .less in the. ' ,;: .. <
southern districts and 8 percent less in the northern area. Final outturn of the
crop,: Compared Wi~h thiS fQrecast:; will de~nd Upon whether or not the. var.iO~. :.Y . .: .
factors affecting .th~ cotton crop during the reD~o1nder of the .season are more. or,.;;;
lessfavorable than usual.
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The Bureau of the Census ~eports 229,000 running bales ginned prior to
Octob-er
1
compared
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With
326,000
to
the
same
date
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in
1960.
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CARL 0 . DOESC,l{ER Agric~tural Statistician
ARCHIE. LANGLEY
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Agric~t~al Statis~~~ian In Charge
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GEORGIA' MAP SHOWING lNDICATED PRODUCTION .'1261 AND FnfAL PRODuCTION FOR '1260 &1952 '.
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October l..
S~ATE
1961 .- 500,000
1960 - 505 J .000
1959 - 5211000
rv
1961- 41,500 1960- 36,850 19?9- 48,305
v
MACON 1961 90,500
. 1960- 84' 680 1959- 91,140
Ditricts shown are crop Reporting Districts and
NOT Congressional . ~s
tricts.
1961- 97' 000 1960- 95,560 1959- 94,140
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VIII
ALBANY
1961 110, 000
1960 - 115' 700 1959 - 99,480
1961- 16,000 1960..,_21,605
1959 l-9 1 090
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1960- 69, 070 959 60,730
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FOR
filfiTED STATES
INFORMATION
UNITED ST~ - COT'l'ON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER ~1 19()1 .
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The Crop Reporting BoSrd ot the Stati,.atical Repcirting Sefovice makes the
follawing report fran data furnished by crov correspondents, field J:Jt&tisticians,
Bureau ot- :~he Census, Agricultural S""-billzation ~ Con8~h,a:t1on Serrice, and
co~rating State_. agencies. 'The ti~ outturn of ~otton cCmpa.red w1th ~is ... .~
forecast will depend upon wbet~ t~ .varils influences affecting the crop dur-
ing
the . remaiJJd.er
of.
the '.
.seas. 'o. n. .~
more
or 'l.. ess
favorable '
-than
usual.
North OVolina 40s 34o 284
South carolina ' 60o 327 36o
Georgia
660 320 371
TeDDessee '!>.#
520 431 545
Ala~ r : 900 336 421
Mississippi. r 1,600 -417 486 .
338
362. 232
332
527 414
364
6o7 505
545 . 550 583
365 495
1,57~
756
1,~
285 4].) .
500 590 .
685 1,650
Missouri ., . 390 421 548 Arkansas........ 1,355 41.4 485 Louisiaoa ~""" ,.; 540 409 470 O~labaD& :, 685 r ,210 348 ~xas. ~ : 6,550 - 260 329
486 482 . 467 294
333
. 368 1,314
562 338
~,91.0
472 1,339
501 458
4,346
395 1,36o
,525 420
4,550
New Mexico...... 194 644 693
767
286 291
310
AriZOnc;L : . 393 . 899 ., 953
989 798 849
810
. California
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836 . . ~1 .. l,o67 1,554
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1,939 _ _ _4 i
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YD!t!d_S1a!f!! ..:...:.;!5.&.6i2_ ~ l6g- -~---- ~~ _lJ.,~J._l~t;,g'T--- ~,]3~--
ADier.-Egypt .JY .: 597 461 535
525 64.3 67.4
65 3
!/--A-ug-us-t -1 -es-tim-a-te-. -g-j -Pr-od-q-et-ion-g~in-ne-d -an-d -to-b-e -gi-nn-ed-. -A-5-00--T-h-. b-al~e --
Jl contains about 48o net pound!r ot' l:int.
Vir~inia, Florida, Illinois, Ken~ucky,
!/ &nd Nevada 41
Included i'B State and United State~ . tc:>tals. Grown in Texas, . ..
New Mexic.o, . ta-izona, .and Cal1to;ma. .
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of Department Census gionings to October 1 :tram the crop ot 1961 were
2,683,000 rwming bales, compared with 3,677,000 tor 1960 and' 4,446,000: tor 1959
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COTTON HARVEST PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
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Athena, Ga.,. Oct. 10 --weather conditions ' vere id~al . in mOSt areas tar
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seeding operations, the Georgia Crop Reporting ,Service said today.
Reports traa 'county agents.show tba:t harvest of cotton 'advanced rapidly,
with more than halt of the crop now picked. In southern a~as, as much as
four-fifths of the cotton bas been picked~ In extreme North Georgia.r haryeat is
Just getting under way. Scme .farmers are still defoliating cotton to faci).!tate
~~ng.
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Digging of peanuts is virtually canpl.ete, and about 90 percent of the
-corn crop has been threshed or caabined~ Harvest of corn is increasing in most
areas of the State, and nearly one-:.fourth of the
crop has. )een picked. ,
Bay harvest was very active 'in the northern halt ot the State during the veek.
A large amount ot good quality hay has been put up during the last thl,"ee weeks.
land preparation and seeding ot small grain and wintt!r pastures was at a
standstill in sane districts due to dry soils. In other areas, tall seedipg
operations advanced slowly~ The condition . of soybean&, pa.stures, and other
growing crops 'declined materially due to a lack ot moisture. Soybean yields
will b&' reduced unless rains are received w1thin the next tew days. Condition
ot sma,. ll grains t. hat have c.ome uP is po.o r.
:. Prospects continue good tor a record pecan crap ~
.. . .
Some pecans .are .beginning
to 'crack, with a tew early varieties .starting to fall.
.
~THER sUMMARY .--Most of Georgia has tixperien~ed another full ~k of
. pleaSant autumn weath~r~. some rain tell . in t~ southea~t early in the week in
the extreme . porth ~out Tuesday; but, in most remaining sections there was no
rain, or '-ns'ignificant amounts, during the wek. lotlny areas ot. the State (have
had no appreciable rain in' more thtm three weeks and soils ' hav~ l?ecome very dry.
The week's heaviest rains occurred 1n the northwestern district where same
cooperati~ weather observers measured m9re than two inches. Most of this fell
about midweek in connection w1th the passage of a cold tront. .
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. Temperature averages ranged tr~ f~ to eight d'grees beiw no'rual for
the week. . Mild temperatures at the begilmtng of the week p~ , ~Y .to .~ cooler we~ther during the last halt of the week. The first official freezing
temperature of the fall occurred on W~sday mornina when the observe~ at BlairsVille recorde~ ~. ~ of 31 degrees. This station had .readings below 30 degrees on the three following mornings. several North Georgia obserVers reported temperat~s unde.~ 40 -~grees andlows in ~he forties were recorded at
most Central and :South Georgia weather stations. With almost aximum sunshine,
daytime temperatUres were mild throughout the period.
ISSUED BY: The Geol'gia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in
cooperation wlth Georgia Ag~icultural Extension Service,
Georgia State Department of AgricultUl'e, and the Weathezo
BUl'eau of the u. s. Department of Commerce.
u. s. DEPA.t1T-iENT OF COi'ilJERCE
'hlEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week ending Oct. 7, 1 961 (Provisional)
Highest: 91 at Thomasville on the 2nd.
Lowest: 27 at Dlairsville on the 6th.
P* rFeocri
pitation for period Oct.
week ending 8-10, 1961
T, less than .oo5 inch
Aft er Five Days Return to
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Serv;i.ce 315 Hoke fulith Annex
, Athens, Georgia
IMMEDIATE .~OuF.FICs.IALWEABTUHSEI"N'REmSS;poRT
This r eport will be treated in all Re spects as Letter Mail
(Se e Sec. 34.17, P. L. &. R.)
Postage and Fees Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture
REQW THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA
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UNITED STATE'S: fill vegetable production is expected to
~~Ht sm ll~r thag . ..
In .1960 but 3 per.aent above average the Crop 'ReportIng Soc;~-rd anr:
notin~ed today. Cto~~ for which estimate~ are p~epared as of October 1 ndrmally
account for 97 percent of the total . faH production. Production o.f sweet. corn, .
snap beans, lettu'ce, and eggplant will be. substantially larger than _last year.
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Sup_~- ~ ies, of c;:elery_, cauliflower, tomatoes, broccoli, and peppers will be con- .
sidrably less. Prospects for other fan vege.ta.bles are for smaller : crops than last year
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September temperatures averaged above normal east of the Mississippi River ' .
and below average in .the -west .Scat~~red .. frost or freezing temperat~res occurred
on the last .' three days .of the month. in most northern States and as far south as
the :Panh.and~e :Of Texas but caused 6~'ly. I 'imi 'teci d~mage to ~egetables. -Rainfal 1 .
during the month was excessive in some areas mainly along the path of hurrican~ .. Carla. Vege~ables made good growth in New England but muddy fields as a r~sult ot' :
hurricane Esther on September 25 and 26 hampered harvest'. ln . most other' Att.1rit lc-
Coast States, September weather was too hot and dry for best growth but very "favor.~
able :for harVesting crops. The principal a.ctivi.ties In the Florida vegetable p.r.o'
du~tn~ area, _.are land preparation, planting, f~rtilizing, cultivating, thinning~ :. l
and spraying.
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CABBAGE: ..!:!!!! fall cabbage production Is expected to total 362,000 cwt., 1 perce.nt
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less than last year and 19 percent below average. IQ Virg~nia, cutting" .
will get underway in late October. Conditions have been. favorab.i~ for the develop...
!llent of the crop . Cabbage in North Carolina is in good condltion but about a week
later than usual. Harvest ' wlll begin In early November. Cabbag~ .'~lants Jn South
'carol ina are In good condition with above a_verage yields exp_ec~ed' .. . ,
CUCUMBERS: Early fall cucumber prospects dropped 11 percent . durlng the month as .
heavy rains and winds from hurricane Carla caused heavy loss of acreage
and reduced yield prospects in Louisiana. The early fall production Is now fore-
cast at 560,000 s~t., 3 percent above last year, and 28 percent more than average.
Virginia's fal! : cuc~mber crop held up well despite dry weather and harvest .was In full swing ln~ :-'l _ate -~if>.-temoer . _South Carol ina shipments have started. Char.leston
County is _gett,J~I'\._g._ betta.r 'than normal yields. As a result of the hurricane,
louis lana ~H.ll fe'rnisl'i~. fe,w cucumbers this fall. In California, most of the fall crop has bee~ harve.sted'; '.~imited supplies for local uses will be available from
'the southern ' c;o~stal ~-~nd central counties until frost.
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KALE: The preliminary acreage estimate for Virginia's winter crop in 1962 is 2,000 acres, the same as last year but 24 percent below average. Most of
the acreage is in the Norfolk area where light harvest started in late September. Volume movement wttl be available by mid-October. Moisture has been plentiful and kale has made good growth.
ONIONS: In Texas, growers reported intentions indicate 24,000 ~ acres for early
spring harvest in f962. This is 23 percent more than was harvested in
1961 but 29 percent below average. Most of the increase is expected in the dryland acreage in the Coastal Bend with smaller increases indicated In the Lower Valley and Winter Garden. Acreage in the Laredo and Eagle Pass areas Is expected to be virtually unchanged from last season.
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Acreage and Estimated Production Reported to Date, 1961
With Comparisons
CROP AND STATE
CABBAGE 1/
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PRODUCTION
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Ind Av. :
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- Acres -
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Earl~ Fall:
New Hampshire
;,;no 200
200' 161 180 180
53 36
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Massachusetts
1'120 900
900 165 195 195 183 176 176 .
Rhode Island
160 110
100 152 190 180
24 21
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Connecticut
780 850
800 157 190 . 180 I 22 . 162 144
New York, L.l. : I, I70 1,300 1,300 220 240 250 256 312 325
New York, Upst.: 16,080 14,200 14,300 272 285
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2,030 2,300 2,100 168 . 200
. Pennsylvania
I, 590 -1, I00 I, I00 189 210
JOO 4,376 4,047 4,290
180 341 460 378
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300 231
231
Ohio
2,010 2,700 2,300 248 245 245 504 662 564
Michigan
4,230 4,600 4,000 180 190 175 7-62 874 700
Wisconsin
7,590 6,300 6,600 253 290 270 I ,919 1,827 I, 782
Minnesota
1,450 I ,000
900 189 200 200 276 200 180
Utah & Idaho
630 470
550 312 294 318 197 138 175
Oregon .
118oo 11900 11900 192 210 190 342 399 361
Group Total 40,950 37,930 37,050 235 252 253 9,654 9,545 9,360
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Virginia
520 400
300 110 105 110
North Carol ina 2,960 2,800 2,700 109 100 II 0
South Carolina
570 300
200 13 I 140 160
Group Tot~l
4,o4o 3,500 3,200 111 104 113
CUCUMBERS
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Virginia 21
2,430 2,700 3,200 50 45 55
South Carol ina
850 I ,500 1,700 69 75 75
Georgia
440 200
200 26 35 30
Louisiana
770 600
300 44 55 35
California
11450 I! 500 I 1500 171 180 160
Group Total 4,9So 6,500 6,900 89 84 Sl
56 42
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318 280 297
73 42
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447 3.64 362
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120 122 176
59 112 128
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259 270 240
436 544 560
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agr icultural Statistician In Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator
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:: plae'd with pr,oducer s in Georgia .during the week ending October 7, according
:-.to the :Georgia Crop: Rep'orting SerVice. This compares with the 5, 712., 000
.: P.1ac'ed the previous week ~nd is 6 percent lea~ than the 5, 694, 000 placed the
,.:...: s...~. m' .e week last year.
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:: 1., 28Zt 000 the previous week and is 12 percent less tha~ the 8, 458,000 for 'the
:': corresponding week last year. . '
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reported Within a range of 40 to 55 .cents per dozen wi,th an average of 48 c'ents
~~ fo.r all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the farm bom flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 55 ce'nts
;.....: with an average of 48 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs pur
chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices
charged .for chicks were reported within a range of $6. 50 to $9. 50 with an av
:~ erage of $7.-50 per hundred compared with a range of $6.00 to$8. 50 with an
average of $7.25 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were
74 cents for eggs and $12. 75 for chicks.
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broilers during the week ending October 7 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at
.far.ms 10 44 cents
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Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
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8, 305 8,707 8, 516 8, 534
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7, 310 117
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Aug. 19 8,392 8, 565 102.
5, 940
6, 555 110
256 235
Aug. 2.6 8, 649 8, 069 93 Sept. 2. 8, 781 7,443 85
Sept. 9 8,690 7, 589 87
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6,055 101 6, 017 101 6,12.9 103
295 2.51 245 140
354 187
Sept. 16 8, 575 7,568 88
6,139
5, 834 95
465 233
Sept. 2.3 8,694 7,496 86
5,961
5, 661 95
332. 194
Sept. 30 8, 570 7,2.82 85
5, 94&
5, 712 96
467 288
Oct. 7 8,458 7,479 88
5, 694
5, 32.5 94
336 370
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ARCHIE LANGLEY AgricultUral Statistician In Charge
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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A..R. EA~ BY WEEKS .. 1961
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STATE
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Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Winois Missouri
Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolilla
1, 360
581 903 976 128 1, .,00 1,478
2,669 1, a63
121 3, 757
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1, 044 54
1, Z90 1,40Z 2, 587 1, 24Z . 106 ;
3, 561 5Zl
11.429 537 923
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95 1, 252 1, 63Z 2, 771 1, 272
107 3, 642
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87 76
76 60 . 89 109
91 89 70
98 107
674
269 655 521
72 639 i' 1, 407 . 1, 918 68Z
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1, 126
291 6Z5 478
57 649 1, 379 1, 937 736 247 3,029 379
1,137 110
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644 83
494 83
56 79
573 101
1, 355 93
1, 667 90
739 90
245 76
2, 979 102
348 106
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7,496 7,282 7,479
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5, 71Z
5, 3Z5 94
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
305
253
309
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4,193 4,107 4,073
97
2, 670
2, 625 2, 851
108
4, 319
4,388 4, .153
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584
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568 104
2,180 Z.l63 2, 231
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349
310
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264
198
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1, 394 1, 308 1, 337
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~a. 848 37, 516 38,678
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151 75
!I .3, 286 2, 098
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3, 376 . 2,156 3,616
3, 388 109 2, 001 107 3, 579 123
I 38Z 1, 816
402 1, 782
394 114 1, 666 101
282
234
296 116
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176 83
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41,089 40, 521 40,.966
G/o of year ago
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28,551 104
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HONEY PRODUCTION REPORT OCTOBER 1961
an GEORGIA: Estimated honey production in Georgia for 1961 is 7, o9s~ ooo p.o~n_qs,_
,.;...,.! This is increase of approximately 14 percent from the 1960 Pr.Q~ ;
duction of 6, 210, 'OOO .pounds. Total colonies of bees were .estimated at 215., OQO .. compared wlth 207, 000 last year. Honey pro~uction per colony is estimated at .
33 pounds "this year compared wtth 30 po~nds in 1960.
UNITED STATES: The 1961 honey crop is now estimated at 275, 9'79, 000 pound~- -~.
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6 percent more than the Z60. 1Z8, 000 pounds produc.ed in :
l960 .a.nd 13 percent more than the 195559 average p;roduction. H~ney produc<
tion ,in 1961 was a record large crop, exc.eeding the previous record of l95Z by"" .
about 1 percent, Production per colony averaged 50. 0 pounds, compared with'
47.9 last year and the 1955.. 59 average of 45.5 pounds. On September 15, . .
l;l~.e~e~pe~s had aQout 104 million pounds of honey on hand for sale. This was ..,
38 pe-:tcent of the estimated 1961 production.
Honey production was above last year in all regions of the country except .in the North Atlantic and South Central wh!ch were down 14 and 3 percent, respectively, from 1960. Increases from last year were Z9 percent in ~he West North Central, 3 percent in the East North Central and Z percent in each the
South Atlantic and Western regions.
In the North~ Atlantic - Sta.tes and in Ohio, the cool, wet spring and early summer restricted bee activity. However, weather conditions during the remainder of season were favorable foto honey production. In the East North
Central region honey production was well above average as the season was particularly favorabl-e for nectar flow. Yield pe:- colony was the highest of _"recerd . in Wisconsin and -the highest since 1941 in Illinois. In Iowa and southern Minn esota a good crop of excellent quality honey was obtained. In northern Minn .., :. esota, northwestern South.Dakota, -eastern Montana and in North Da~~ta nectar . plants were hurt by drought conditions which prevailed during the main season. . A good nectar flow was received in Nebraska from sweet clover. Weather con- di.tions in. the southern part of the Appalachian Mountain area were unfavorable for honey production. The citrus flow in Florida was poor this year as the blooms were short lived due to hot weather. However, in north and west Florida conditions were favorable for plant growth and nectar flow. Yield per colony in Georgia was a record high. In Texas a poor flow was obtained from cotton. A very good yield was obtained in Idaho despite the fact that honey plants in southern Idaho were hurt by a shortage of moisture. In southern California the honey crop was very poor due to drought conditions. Honey produced in California from sage and buckwheat was the poorest in several years.
The ten leading honey producing States f.n 1961 (in order of pro- /
'duetton) were: Minnesota, California, Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, Iowa, Ohic{
St)uth Dakota, Idaho and New York. These States accounted for about 57 per
cent of the 'Na.tion1s crop.
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Yields per colony increased from 73.3 pounds last year to 91. 2in the West North Central region, from 38. 5 to 38. 6 in the South Atlantic, and from 49.0 to 50.3 in the West. Production per colony decreased from 1960 yield of 44. 0 to 38. 2 in the North Atlantic, from 56. 8 to 55. 7 in the East North Central and from 31.0 to 29.9 in the South Central regions.
Stocks of honey on hand for sale by producers on September 15
totaled 104,457, 000 pounds, compared with 93, 575, 000 pounds a year earlier.
These stocks amounted to 38 percent of production. By regions, stocks as a
percent of production were 38 percent in the North Atlantic, 49 percent in the
East North Central, about 34 percent in the West North Central, 28 percent
in the South Atlantic, Z2 percent ln the South Central, and 46 percent ln the
Western States.
1961 HONEY PRODUCTION AND STOCKS 0~ HAND~SE_PTE}dBEIL15 FOR S~E
State : Colonies of bees :Yield per colony; Honey Productio~ Honey for sale
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Division: 1960 : 1961 !/ 1960 : 1961 1/ : 1960 : 1961 1/ : . . hand on
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Del. Md.
Thousands
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215
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Pounds
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6, 210
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.7;'1195
132 1, 085
1, 419
59 488
Va.
129
129
w. Va.
109
98
N. C.
186
197
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Fla.
277
57 283
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21
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2~289 1; 764
27
19
5, 022 3,743
24
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1, 320 1, 311
70
71
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1,43Z 353 936 288
6,028
5, 517
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RECORD cORN YIELD: CUrrent . indications .point to the 1961 yield of corn per acre
as the highest on record, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service
s~:l.d, topay. ; .The; curr~nt..f'orecast . of 33 bushels p~r acre is up 2:.'!/2 P.usbe.l-. . <
from . last.~~ar ~-'- :.yieJ4..ot 30. 5 .bushelS. However1 due : to the decline in acreage, total co;rn p~od~ction. for this year's crop is expected to be . 3 percent below the
1960 production. The estimate includes on)Q corn tor grain; .
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If cu;-rent prospects. are realized, Georgia's 1961 =corn crop s~c:>\Ud amo\mt .:.
to apProximately 60,.687,000 bushels compared with last year's production of
- 62,312,000 bushels. Acreage ot corn .for grain is .esti'mated at 11839,000 acres,
204,000 acres belcnt- the 21 o43,000 harvested-in- 196o.
THIRD :LARGEST TOBACCO ~ CllOP . RECORD YIELD: The fitue-cured::tobacco .. crop in
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134,750,000 pounds, is 4 percent above last year's production of 129,150,000
pounds"" ;-~ .1991 production Wil.+ be t.~e. thir~ largest. ever.produced in Georgia -
exceeded."ciniY by the 1951 and 1955 crops when.p;roduction totaled .135i975,00o
and 147,965,000 pounds, respectively.
m:. PEANuT ,_PRODUCTION
The produ~tio~ of ~anuts .in Ge~~gia th-is year is . .
forecast at 558,125,000 pounds, 5 percent below the
196o pr,od:u.c:tion ot .589.,000,000 po~, but .9 percent above the l95Q59. average
of 510,..?08,00() pourlds. :Tile ,indicated, yield per acre .of 1, 175 pounds is: well-
below last year's record yield, of 1,24o pounds. Rains occurring the early part
ot September delayed combining of peanuts somewhat, but nearly all of' the crop
had been dug.,. ~~- over,.tbree:-fQurths )lad been threshed by the first of octqber.. .
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. .. bett.e~ .on 'O.ctober:: 1 ~han on. Septembe~ 1. ~is . .. .
year's cr.op, . estimated at 69 m1non poUndS, is -83 percent higher than the pre-
vious .year: aDd exceeds the" 195.0..59 average ' of 3.8.6 million: pounds by 79 percent. It favorable condit~ons continue and. c~ent prospects are realized, this year's crop .Will exc.eed the previowr record crop of 60 million i)oimds Pt-od.uced in 1956
by 9 mi'llion pounds.
EGG AND MILK PRODUCTION UP: Hens on Georgia farms . laid an estimated 189 millioh ,
eggs during September.. , This is a record high for ' the month and .exceeds produotio,il during September- last year by 16 million eggs ~ Mi~ production on 'Georgia tal'JDS dl,lring September ~"' estimated at 88 million ..
pounds. This represents a decline of one million pounds frca last month, but .'it
is .4.mi'llion pOUnds. above production durina September a year ago. . , ; ..
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CROP . :ANi) .
UNIT
CORN ALL. bu;-:- , 39
WHEAT bu.: 86
OATS bu.: 171
BARLEY bu.: 8
RYE bu.: 26
HAY1 ALL tons: 425 TOBACCO, Type 14lbs.: 70.0
POTATOES, IRISH ewt. : 1.2
POTATOES, SWEET cwt .: 13
CO'J.'TON bales: 66o
PEAmlTS(P&T}. .lbs.: 475
SOYBEANS
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For beans bu.:
SORGHUM
For grain bu.:
PEACHES
Total Crop.
PECANS
1 Pounds. 2
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18.8
30.0
26.0
11.4
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1960 :Indicated:Aver.age
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3 .5 . 33-0
,911
24.0 26 '.0
2,103
375 41.0
11,165
31.0 36.0
222
17.0 19.0
135
1.24 1.40
639
11845 1,925 ll6,590
49 56
239
y 64 67
}j 371 364
1,1.29
6o7
1,240 1,175 510,2o8
17.0 19.0
645
24.0 26.0
516
1960
, .3 2,016 6,412
279 391 565 129,150 68 832 505 569,000
1,275
720
5,000
3 700
, 7 2,236 7,0ll
288 494 593 134,750 67 871 500 558,125
1,444
. 650
5,200
6 000
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Agricultural Statistician In Charge
MELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1961
~grain prospects, at 3.53 billion bushels, are up slightly from the September 1 forecast but are about 9 percent below the 1960 crop. The indicated recor~ high yield per acre exceeds the previous .record by 6.0 bushels.
All Spring Wheat is estimated fractionally higher than a month ago with production placed at 153 million bushels. The durum portion, estimated at 18.6 million bushels, is 26 percent below average, and other spring wheat, at 135 million bushels, is 42 percent below average.
Sorghum Grain p_ros~cts declined slightly during September to 478 million bushels, and ar~ 21 percent below the 1960 crop, although the indicated yield at 43.9 bushels per acre is a record high.
Soybean producti~n is now estimated at 710 million bushels, down 10 million bushels from a month ago but still 27 percent above last year's crop1 and 22 pe!cent above the previous record large cro~ of 1958.
Peanuts are estimated at 11 742 million pounds, down 1 percent fram September
and 2 percent below 1960 production.
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Hay production is estimated at 113 million tons, 4 percent below last year, but 2 percent above average.
Fall Potatoes, at 194 million hundredweight, are one percent more than the September 1 forecast, 11 percent above last year, and 24 percent above average;
Apples are estimated at 125 million bushels, the same as on September 1, 15 percent above last year, and 12 percent above average.
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Yield
Production
CROP
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Indica.ted :
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acres
CORN, fo_f grain
WHEAT, ALL
OATS
COTTON
HAY,ALL
SOYBEANS, PEANUTS
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POTATOES, . IRISH
POTATOES 1 SWEET TOBACCO~ ALL .
PECANS
Bu. Bu. Bu. Bales Ton Bu.
Lb.
Cwt.
Cwt.
Lb.
Lb.
58,275 545 51,450 26.0 24,320 43.3
15,652 - gJ 446
66,156 1.76 27,100 23.6 1,417 1,265 1,475 184.3
200 . 77.1
1,168 1, 703
.Y y For picking and threshing. Pounds.
60.5 23.5 40.9
gJ 440
1.71 26.2
1,230 "189.4 .
"75.4 1,717
3,891,212 3,527~428 1,-350,339 1,210,826 1,150,774 993,512
14,272 14,334
118,091 112,980
558,771 710,475 1,784,116 1,742,300
257,435 279,"314 15,636 15,056
1,943,487 2,004,919
187,500 229,000
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GIFT & EXCHANGE SECTION THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES l-'iAIN C.i'J1PUS UNIV. OF GA. ATHENS G.h
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OCT 1 8 '61
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Week Ending October 17, 1961
3l5Hoke Smith Annex
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DRY WEATHER FAVORS HARVEST, .RET.AROO FAIL SEEDINGS
Athens, Ga., Oct. 17 -- Fall harvest moved ahead at a rapid clip during the
past week but seeding or' small grains anci winter pastures was delayed by continued
dry weather, the Georgia Crop Reporting Ser,vice said today
Cotton harvest advanced rapidly during the past week as farmers took advantage of the open weather. Over two-thirds of the crop has been picked according to reports from county agents. Excellent progress has been made during the past few weeks, but this year's crop was late and picking is still about 12 days behind a year ago. Harvest is nearing completion in the southern third of the State and is about one-third complete in northern sections. Mechanical pickers are being moved into northern sections from southern counties to help with the harvest.
Corn pickers and combi nes are moving through Georgia corn fields at a rapid . clip as farmers are concentrating more on the harvest of a predicted record yielding corn crop. Nearly one-third of the crop has been gathered compared with almost
one-fOUrth a week ago. Peanut threshing is nearly complete With only a few scattered fields remaining to be threshed.
Hay baling is still active in the northern half of the State where farmers are putting up qUite a bit of late hay. Weather conditiona have been exceptionally favorable for curing of hay. Combining o'f soybeans is just getting under way, but activity should pick up as more fields are beginning to mature. Late fields are
suffering from a lack ot' moisture and potential yields in these fields Will undoubtedly be reduced.
Seeding of small grains and Winter pastures has been slowed to a "snail's pace" by dry soils. In most areas of the State there is not enough available moisture to assure seed germination. Consequently, farmers are delaying seeding until moisture -is received. Seeded fields are badly in need of moisture to insure proper stands and fall grazing.
WEATHER SUMMARY-- The ~ weather continued in all sections of Georgia during
the past week. The only rainfall reported in the State was some very sJPEUl amounts
in the southeast coastal section and in the extreme northwest., Tbese light showers fell early in the week-end as a cold front moved across the,. State:. , ~ny
areas in cen~ral, south central and southwest Georgia have had ~o measura~le. rain
in more than a month. Soils have become extremely dry in these and many ot)ler
areas of the State. Among other effects of the continued dry weather has ~een a
sharp increase in the danger of forest fires.
I8ys were warm and sunny and nights pleasantly cool throughout most of the week. Cooler air moved into the State early in the week-end behind. a fast moving cold front. Minimum temperatures dropped 20 degrees or more at several places from Saturday morning to Sunday morning. Below freezing was repor~ed in the mountains and readings in the low forties were recorded along the lower coast and in the southern border counties. Temperature averages for the week ranged from near normal to slightly below normal.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in coope-ra.tlon with Georgia Agricultu-ral Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture_. and the Wea.th4!J:'
Bureau of the u. S. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEP1-\.RTiNT OF COl'a"lERCE
1JEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia
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GEORGIA
Temperature extrer;ces f or week ending Oct. 14, 1961 (Provisional)
0
Hichest: 90 at Albany on the 11th and 12th.
Lowest: 31 at Blairsville on the 8th.
0
GRADY
Precipitation for >Jeek endine; ~:- For period -Oct.- 15-17, 1961
T, less than .ooS inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Ajriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith }~nex Athens, Georgia OFFICI!l.L BUS].~ES S
'IMMEDIATE - U. S. ':'iEATHER REPORT This repcrt will be treat ed in all
Respe cts as Le tter !ail ( See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Ag riculture
REQW
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS GA
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., Octob.er la, 1961 A total of 5, 455,000 broiler chicks was
placed with producers 1ri Georgia during the week ending October 14, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, This compares with the 5, 325, 000 plac~.d the previous week and is 5 percent less than the 5, 750,000 placed the same week last year.
E.ggs set by Georgia h'atcheries amounted to 7,11-2, OOO .compared ~th 7, 479,000 the previous week and is 11 percent less than the 8, 646,000 for the ~orresponding week last year
.,. ; : The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was ieported within a range of 40 to 55 cents per dozen with an average of 49 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks With hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 55 cents With an average of 48 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9.-75 with an average of $7.75 per hundred compared with a range of $6. 50 .to $9.50 with an average of $.7. 50 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for eggs and $12.75 for chicks
.; . Weighted average p;rice from the FederalSta.te Market News Service for
broil~rs during the week ending October 14 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds
a~ Jarms 10.69 cents.
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' GEORGIA EGGS SET' HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
._
EGG TYPE
vteek Ending
Eggs Set 11
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
. E"ggs Chicks
Set Hatched
1960
1961
"/o of
y~ar
.ago
1960
1961
"/o of
year 1-9o-l
ago ,.
1961
;Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou.:-.. ~ercent Thou. Thou..
Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14
8, 516 8,392 8,649 8, 781 8,690 8, 575 8,694 8, 570 8,458 8,646
8, 534
100
I 8, 565
102
8, 069
93
7,443
85
7, 589
87
7, 568
88
7,496
86
7,282
85
7,479
88
7,712
89
6, 195 5, 940 5, 969 5, 972 5,960 6, 139 5, 961 5,946 5, 694 5, 750
I 6,969
112 188 125
6,555
110 256 235
6, 055
101 295 251
6, 017
101 245 140
6, 129
103 354 187
5, 834
95 465 233
5, 661
95 332 194
5, 712
96 467 288
5, 325
94 336 370
5,455
95 242 240
1/ Included e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARCHIE LP~GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistica.l Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
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EGGS SET AND CI:UCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR~. BY WEEKS 196 1
Page 2 " - 'I
STATE
EGGS SET
I
I
CI:CKS PLACED
Week Endin2
'o of
I
Week EndinP
0/o of
Sept.
Oct. Oct. year
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
year
30
7
14
THOUSANDS
ago 1/
.
3. 0
7
14
THOUSANDS
ago]./
Maine
1, 172 1,429 1, 451 '100
1~ 126
1~ 137
1, 0:58 116
Connecticut
512
537
637 ;106
Pennsyl Indiana
v.a... n
ia
855 1, 044
923 1, 214 1, 03.2 1, 026
100 ; 75
I
291
~25
478
253 644 494
2.19
41
'
6.00 449
86 84
! -
:
Ulinois
54
95
76
52
57
56
6.6 147
Missouri
1,290
1, 252 1,340
. 94
Delaware Maryland
..
1,402 Z, 587
1, 632 1, 685 2,771 2,747
115 : 88
1,6~4799
' 573 1, 355
1,!137 1, 667
607 131
1, 259
79
1, 853 106
Virginia
1, 242 1, 272 . 1, 436
94
:736
739
7!2
99
West Virginia
106
107
123 ' 85
North Carolina 3, 561
3, 64Z 3, 737
;100
South Carolina
521
530
532 109
Z47
I 3,~29 I 79
245 2, 979
348
z,
273 889
81 101
345 108
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GEORGIA
Florida Alabama
7,282 7,479 7, 712
89
. 253
. 309
338
87
4,107 .4, 073 4,249 101
5, rt 12
I '
3,. ~17566
5,325
151 3, 388
. 5,455
95
157
79
3, 372 107
Mississippi
2, 6-25 Z, 851 2,807 101
2, ~ 56
2, 001
1, 944
97
Arkansas Louisiana
4,388 4, 153 4, 137
108
536
568'
594
115
I 3, ' 16 i402
3, 579 394
3,468 119
407
109
!
Texas Washington
Z, 163 Z, 231 2, 353
93
310
234
353
120
. 1,782 234
1, 666 296
1, 632
97
'
291
134
Oregon California
198
221
210 . 74
1, 308 1, 337 1,284
86
I 176 1,p67
176 1, 082
1~1
64
1, 049
97
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TOTAL 1961 37' 516 38,678 40,041 . 96
29,610 28, 548
28,246
100
-
TOTAL 1960 40, 521 40,966 41,650
II 28, {'551
28, -442
2~" ~5' 5 ,
%of year ago
93
94
96
I
1104
100
1 ~
0.
0
!1 Current week as percent of same week last year.
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, ~GAI~L"TURAL EXTENSION SERVfCI! . UNIVE~.fTY OF GEORGIA AND THI!. . 'STATE 'DEPARTMENT OF AGRiCULTU
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U.S. DEPARTr.ENT OF AGR'te.ULTURE . AGRICULTURAL MARKETlNG SERVICE I l l EXTENSION BLDG., .A!~t:IS GA
October 19, 1961 .
, . . '. .,.
.. ' ... . ,
~Thou
Thou.
Pullet$Placed (U. s.)3
Total
- 2, 641 2,242 85
24,759 2'J, 6.16 .112 .. .,
Domestic
2, 429 2,049 84
22, 791 24, 582 .108. . ...
Chiclte:ns Tested:
. . . .. '
Br.ofie:r Type
Geo~gia -
484
-56.2 116
3,-4:64 __ 3,..670 _xo6........
United States
2,308 2,439 106
15,911 18,403 116
Egg Type
G~orgia
.
35
19 54
133
171 129 ...
Uted States .
785
784 100
4,804 5,386 :1l2
C h i c k s .H a t c h e d : Br~iler Type
q~4?~g(~ .
United States
. 26,982 25,827 96
275, 057 303,007 110
39,978 143, 540 103 1, 520, 011 1, 67{>., 555 . no : ~:
Egg :T~pe
Georgi.a
830
942 113
10, 896 10,482 . 96
Urilted States
16,704 22,080 132
425, 817 457,933 . 108
Commerctal Slaughter
~~ung _qlj\ckens
Georgia 4/
27,664 281 359 .103
229, 785 254, 689 . 111
United States 5/
40, 587 154,693 110 1, 171, 607 1, 3481 802 115
Hens and .Cocks
Georgia 4/
569
819 144
3, 949 4, 903 124
United States 5/
13, 566 15,454 114
68,625 77,028 '112
E~g Pr~ductioru .
MIL.
MIL.
MIL.
MIL.
eorg1a
173
189 109
1, 677 1, 760 105
So\,lth Atlantic 6/
616
667 108
6, 123 6, 318. 103
United States -
4, 545 4, 666 103
461 938 46~o31~
99
]:_/ Revi~ed. 2/ Preliminary. '}_/ Includes expected pullet replacemen,~11.~; ~*om
eggs sold during ~he preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks pe,r . lO-doz. .
case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service -- For the purpose of this
report a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant whicb .s1aughters
a weekly average.of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operaticsn;.... (con-
verted from weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ U. S. Slaughter reports only include
poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection, 6/ South Atlantic states: Del.,
Mc:J:~; Va., W' Va., N. c., s.. c. 1 Ga. 1 Fla. -
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION
.
BY S.E.LEQIED STAIES1 iliL&nd 1g61
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
state
Dur~ng August.
Jan. thru August During August Jan. thru August
Maine Pa.
1960 ..
Tho~-
4,900 6, 870
1961. 1960.
Thou. Thou. 4, 914 . . 36, 166 6, 274 . . 48;9'.15
1961
Thou. 37, 835 ~121
1960
Pet. 1. 5
1~ :
1961 Pet.
1. 6 1. 4
1960
Pc~
2;;o
1. 5
i961 '
..Pet.
l 9' 1.$ .
s. oz ., . ... .a. ._. z.: s, Mo.
Del.
..
Md,
Va.
N.c~
Ga.
5, 181 S, 294. 29,865 .. ~~.~61
... 7., ~68. ... . 6. 73.1 :.. ':~48i 454' 49;946
8.59. . .. 9-, 350. ' 58,698 . . 70.. 442
41 8~2 :
33,:665 36i 802 .
18, 502 . l7,63.l , 99, ,5.14 : . 122,481
29,164 30,410 183, 6sa..~ 207 429
.. 2.' 4..." .... 1...1. . . .3.4 . 2.3''
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2.3 ...:; ' 1.3 ._ 2. 5
1.. 6 .. l~ 4 :"'; .!. 9.
1.4 ' .. 1
1.1"':
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Tenn. .';5, 822 s, 398 37,294 37,935 2. 8
1. 7 3.1
2.0
Ala. 14.845 16,775 97.764 111,118 2.2
2.4 3.0
2.4
Miss. 9,312 11,478 56,930 78,614 2.7
1. 9 3.9
2.1
Ark. 17' 144 21, 532 112, 570 141,458 2.4
2. 1 3.1
2.1
----- Texas 7,365 9. 153 46,838 58,872 1.9
1.4 2. 3
1.6
u. s. 1-6-2-.-1-3-7-~-1-7-3-.7-4-1---1-1-0-3-6-1-7-4-7-1.-1--9~6-.738~- ~-2-.-1~-----1-.-7-----2-.6-------1-.-9---
For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the
Agricultural Marketing Service, , USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946,
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
End-of-MQntb.StockS of P .oultry, Poult~y Products, Meat and Mea~i Pf~~c;ts
.
United States ... September 1961
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Shell eggs: Decreased by SZ, 000 cases; September 1960 decrease wa*;1.:~6;S~:.o~
cases; aver.age September decrease b 245, 000 cases. Frozen ~ggs:. ;,D~c~e.a~ed by 10 million pounds; September 1960 decrease was 18 million po~~~; ~~-ge
September decrease is 17 million po~ds.. Frozen Qjjultry: Increased by 98
million pounds; Septem~e:r 1960 inc~ase ~ 9z m on pounds: average Sept
ember ~crease is ?1:.mUl~o.n pounds. Beef: Decreased by 1 million pounds:
Septe'mber 1960 chang~ ~s::.a:n increase""''T'9 million pounds; average Septem~e-~:
cha.Jige is &II increase Of 3.million pounds. Pork: Decreased by 13 million
pounds; Septem~~r 1960 decrease was 63 mWlon pounds: average September de~
crease ia 31 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased by 5 million p~cls: .: ! , - .
Sept~J;nber 1960 decrease was 4 mUtton po~ds; average .September decieas' iS;.:~
6 mill~on pounds~
.,. . .;.
Commodity
Unit Sept. 1956-60 av. Thou.
Sept. 1960 Thou.
Thou. : . . Th~'- .
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
:Total eggs 1/
Case
. 590
483
ua:. .. ., : .! : - ' :-
z8o. d .
--------------------------------------l,-- Pound 138-,-135 Case 4, 126
139,797 4, 022
1oa, 4~s :.. ~ 9~, ~iz ::.
3, 02S . _2, 7~()'
l ', ; ;
- -.
Poulby, frozen: BroUera or fryers
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Pound 20,923.
22,122
30,432 31, 5s4 _, :
, Hens; fowls
do. s2, o11
39,360
41,447 so.s6s
. Turkeys
do. 145.500
186,057
188,814 268~,1'67 . :
------------------------.... , Other 8c Unclassifted
do. 50,499
44,487
Total poultry . -~-: ~ : ' -.~<? . 268, 933 . 292, 626
57,311 65, 4.2. 1..... :.-.
318, 0-0-4--.-4-1-6-~~0-~~.7---
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Beef: Frozen In Cure
~ : .' and Cured !~ : do. 135,728 : 161,962
167, 248 . 1.65, 91_3.
Pork: : Frozen In Cure an Gilred
do. 149, 589
157,812
: J, : . .
138,981 '125, 6.1''(
Other meats.and meat products
do.
72,125
83,035
86~\ 151' ~ :~ ~~~;"~;~:.
Total allJ.O~d meats
do. 3~-5~7~,4-4~2-~---.-4--0-2-,8-0-9-------3-9-2-' -3S-Q-:-~~l7-!-_.-_;-5-4-9--.-.
J.I~ Froz.en eggs
; ~. ' .
c.onverted
on
the basis
.
of . .
39.5
.pounds
to
the
case.
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. . . ..MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVE.D AND RICES ;PAW _:;: : .: ~ .
Item .-.
a : .
.:.
'. Prices Receivecb
: Farm ehtcliens (lb.) . Com~ . BroUere (lb.) :A1J. .Cbicken (lb.) .: . All Eggs (DozeQ}
Prices Paid:. (per lQO .-lb.)
14. 0 15.0 15.0 51.6 Ool.
11. o 12.3 12.3
41~5
. .Del.
10. ~ 11.0
..::n.-o
41.0 Dol.
; .:
12. o 15.8
,1S.t:.:::{ '
'39.'0 . DeL .
.. -,.. . : t
...
9.. 5
a. 6
13.~: ... 11.-7. ::
1Z.l( .... . 11.z
35.0. .. 35.4
Do~ ::. ...,. : D~l. .
BroU:er Grow, Masb. ;
Layipg Mas~ .
. .
Scra~chGralns
-:- .
4. 60 4e 60
4~10
4 .65 ~ 4. 70 -4.15
4. 60 4~ 60 4.10 .
4. 6 i' ;. 4 68 ..1
4. 30 . 4~ l~ ,,.,
3.8J.' /' 3,_8S'::.
4. 65 4. 36 3.84.
T s \"eport a ..ma e 'pOs s1 e roug e coopera on.o ~- .on , , ,o . try ...
prov.e~nent Plan. the ~ Aidmal Husbandry Research Di~sion,: Acul~\ii~ Research
Servt.~o. Agri~ultural.H:stimaie.ri Division; Stati~tical.Repolitng.: $erV'lc~~ Feder.al-
State. Market News SerVice and-the many breede_ra., h:&~cherieil; ..~ul~t procesao~h
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poultry
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UNI VEftSI"I l Ur GEOftGIA
OCT 2 5 '61
GEORGIA WEEKLY CROP AND WEATHE_R BUL:.H.ETIN
W--e-e-k--E-n-d-i-n-g-O--c-t-o-b-e-r-Z-4-,--1-9-6-1------------~---------3-1~5-H--o-k-e-~-m-i-t-h--A-n-n-e-x----~-
Released lZ Noon Tuesday
Athens, Georgia
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DRY SOilS-DELAY FALL SEEDINOS
Athens, aa., Oct. 24. -- Dr.Y .soils have del&yed preparation . of l&Dd. and
seeding of small grains and win~ pastures, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service
said today.
Crops that were seeded early are suffering from the shortage of moisture and good general rains a;re badly needed to insure germination and growth. The late planted acreage of soybeans and grain sorghum continues to suffer fran the: short soil moisture .sl.Jpply. Dry soils have deJ.,ayed the digging of sweetpotatoes.
Harvest oper~tions made excellent p~ogress during the week, a9c::ording to
reports from county agents. Harv~st of the cotton crop is. virtuall.y complete in
the southern districts, 75 perc~nt cemplete in the central area, and well advanced
in the northern section. Corn pickers are operating long hours with excellent
progress reported tor the week. About 50 percent of the crop has been saved in
the southern districts, 25 percent in the central area, and harvesting operations
are beginning in tbe northern distl,"icts. Peanut harvest is cOmplete, with a
very small percentage left to be threshed.
Pecan harvest is Just beginning in most ar~as. A record production is
expected for the State. Pastures continue to decline and are reported to be in
mostly .fai;r t .o poor COnditiOJ;l. cattle will go into the winter with little feed
available .from summer and winter pastures.
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: WEATaER SUMMARY -":'.. The past week saw a continuation of the dry weather that
has persisted over Georgia for the last several weeks. The only measurable rains reported d~ing the week were _some veri 'light amounts in the southeast coastal
area earlY in the period and in the extreiQe north near the end of the week. The
entire State is now suffering from a moisture shortage with the condition becoming
quite serious.:in many sections. large areas have had no measurable rain in five
to six week~ wi~h longer periods sin~e significa~t amounts have been recorded.
The extended period of extremely dry weather has' resulted in an increase in the
dangei- 'of forest' fires over the State. .
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Mild sunny days and cool nights coqtinued during the week, with average weekly temperatures ranging from three to five degrees below normal.. Sub-freezing
temperatures were -again experienced in the northern mountain counties. Early morning lows of 32 degrees, or less, were. recorde~ .o~ six of seven d8ys at the Mountain Experiment etationnear. Blairsville. Sea~tered light frost was observed as far south as Fort Valley.-
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, G~orgia. in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and .the Weather
Bureau of the U. s. Department of Commerce.
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l:JEATHER Bu-REAU Athen's, Georgia
GEORGIA
Temperature extreme s f or vveek endOctober 21, 1961 (Provisional)
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Precipitation f'or we ek ending Oct. -:~ For pe-riod Oct. 22-24, -1 961
T, less than .oo5 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical r eporting Service
315 Hoke Smith P~nex Ath;ms, Georg ia
OFFICIAL BUSlNE SS ThiME:DIATE - U. S. ' '!EATF ~ R REPORT
This report will be treated ~ all Respects as Letter Ha il
( See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)
Posta~ e and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture
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G.E;ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
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. . Athens, Ga., O~tober 25, 1961 -- A total of 5, 274,000 bl,"oil_er chicks was
pi;i.ced. w\th producers in Georgi~ du~ing th_e week en~ng October. 21,. according
t~ . the ~~~rgia Cro.p lteporting Service. This compares with the ..5, 455, 00() :
p~ce.d the p~ev1,ous week and is 6 percent.less than the 5, 624, 00.0 placed the
same week la:st year.
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7,.7;12, 0.00 'the pr,evi~.us week ~dis 13 percent less than the 8, 681,000 for the
co_r l:-esponqing week last year. . . . .
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repprted ~within a range of ~5. tc;> .55 cents per doz.en with an average of 49 ce'ats
fo.~1 all hatc~ing eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased at the far~ from flocks
wt.th hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 40 to 55 cents
with an average of 49 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents for eggs purchased
at.the. farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
fo~ ;chicks w,ere reported within a range of $7~ 00 to $9. 7 5 with an average of
$7-. ~5 peJ:: h\indred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9.75 with an aver'ag;e of
$7.75 per. hdndred las~ we_ek. The average prices last year were :74 .cents .for
e~g~ and $12.75 for chicks.
br:6.;~lersWdeuirgJh,ntgedthaevewreaegke
price from the ending October
Federal-Sta~e M.arket News Service 21 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds
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Chicks Placed for
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Broilers in Geor ~ia. Set Hatched
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Thou. Percent Thou. . Thou. !Percent 'Thou, Thou.
,A~g~ 19 ~. 392
Adg' 26. se;l. 2..
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8, 565 8,069 7,443 7, 589
102 .
93 - 8s
87
5, 940
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5, 972 ; 5, 960
6, 555 110
6, 055 . 101 6, 017 101 6, 129 103
256 235
295 251
245 354
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Sept. 16 8,575
7, 568
88
6, 139
5, 834 95 465 233
Sept. 23 8,694
7,496
86
5, 961
5, 661 95 332 194
~ept. 30 8, 570
7,282
85
5, 946
5, 712 96 528 Z/ 288
Oct. 7
8,458
7,479
88
5,694
5, 325 94 336- 370
Oct. 14 8,646
7,712
89
5, 750
5_.455 95 242 240
. . Oct. Zl 8,681
1/ Included eggs
set
7, 524 by hatcher
1. es
87 produci
5,624 ng ch1cks
5, 274 94 1330 396 for hatchery supply flocks
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statis~cian In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting S~rvice
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERClAL AREAS' B Y WEE KS 1961
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ending
Cfo of
Week Endin2
Oct.
Oct. Oct.
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Oct.
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THOUSANDS
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THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
Indiana Winois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1,429 537 923
1, 032
95 1, 252 1, 632 2,771 1, 272
107 3,642
530
1, 451 1, 355
97
637
531
80
1, 214 1, ~43
96
1, 026 1, 070
74
76
97
61
1,340 1, 390
93
1, 685 1, 751 114
2,747 2, 705
90
1, 436 1, 537
98
123
103
85
3,737 3,817 102
532
514 103
1,137 253
644 '494
56 573
1, ~ 55
1, 667
739 245 2,979 348
1, 058
219 600
449 66
607 1, 259 1, 853
712
273 2, 889
345
953 236 432 456
18
593 1,-184 1, 888
711 245 2, 738
322
GEORGIA
7,479
7,712 7, 524
87
5, 325
5,455
5, 274
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
309 4,073 2, 851
4,153 568
2, 231
338
261
65
4,249 4, 137
95
2, 807 2, 857
99
4,137 4,197 109
594
545
99
2, 353 2, 379
91
234
221 1, 337
353
251
81
210
311
86
1, 284 1; 318
84
38,678 40.041 39,893
94
1151 3,388 2, 001 3, 579
394 1,666
296 176 1, 082
28, 548
157 3, 372 1, 944 3,468
407 1, 632
291 141 1, 049
28,246
174 3, 204 1, 906 3,441
337 1, 700
'261
78 943
27,094
TOTAL 1960
40,966
41,650 42, 508
28,442 28,355 za.tes
Cfo of year ago
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*the present quarterly cattle on feed reporting progrem. *
*Georgia and Alabama have been added to the present *
*pr.ogram *number
which Coplprises 26 states. of cattle on feed by classes
Estimates of the as of January 1
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*April l,July. 1 and October 1 and estimates of markatings *
*and . place!D.ent$ . during the quarter preceding each of*
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*Janmry, 1962. ,In making these esti!lates we will*
*welcome the cooperation of every one concerned with the*
*cattle feeding industry and will appreciate any
*suggestions.
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UNITED STATES-: , .
Numbe~ on Feed Up 8 Percent
On October 1, 1961, a total of 5,551,000 head of cattle and calves were on
feed for market in the 26 major feeding States. This was 8 percent higher than
the 5,127,000 head on feed in these States on October 1 last year, but down
seasonally from the 5J764,000 head on feed July 1 this year. The number on teed
declined 4 percent from July 1 to October 1 this year, compared With a 9 per-
cent decline during the same period in 1960. Cattle and calves which had been op
feed less than 3 months ,accounted for .most of the increase in number on feed
over a year earlier.
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The number of cattle and calves on feed October 1, 1961 in the North Central States totaled 3,545,000 head--up 14 .percent from the 3,112,000 head on teed October 1 a )fear ~arlier. Io~, the :leading State, was up 12 percent, Nebraska was up 22 percent, and Illinois increased 14 percent.
: Placements up 14 Percent--Marketings up 3 Percent
Cattle and calves placed on feed during July through September this year
totaled 3,172,000 head, 14 percent more than the 2,777,000 head placed during
the same period in 1960. Marketings of fed cattle during July through Sept.ember
amounted to 3,385,000 head, 3 percent more than a year earlier. Marketings were
onl.. slightly higher in .the North Centra-lStates but were up 4 percent in :t;he .
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Reports from cattle feeders in the 26 States indicate .they intend to market 56 percent . of t~e Oct.ober .,l inventory, or 3,109,000 head ~uring October, November and December. If intentions are carried out, the marketings would be
5 percent above the 2,958,000 head marketed in the fourth quarter of 1960 from the October 1, 1960 number on feed. A breakdown by months of anticipated market~
ings of the October 1 inventory during the fourth quarter of 1961 shows 39 percent to be marketed in October, 30 percent in November, and 31 percent in December. Expected marketings, as published, are based upon the usual relationship between survey data and actual marketings.
Cattle and calves: Inventories, placements and marketings
Ju1y 1 to October 1
26 States
Item
1950 Number
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NUJlber
$ of 1960
1,000
1,000
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head
Percent
Cattle and calves on feed, July 1 Cattle and calves placed on feed,
July 1-September 30 ~
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5,764
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3,172
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Total fed cattle marketed
July 1-September 30 ~
3,302
3,385
103
Cattle and calves on feed October 1
5 127
5, 1
108
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before end of quarter.
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Breakdown .'ESt Cattle On Feed
Total on feed
Kind of' cattle Steers &Steer calves Heifers &heifer calves Cows & others
Weight groups Under 500 lbs. 500-699 lbs 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. 1,100 lbs. &over
Time on feed Under 3 months 3-6 months .Over 6 months
3,112 .
2,227 874 11
118 457 1,034 1,228 275
1,540 582 990
.. 3,907 ' 3,545 5,127 5,764 .
2,763 2,5o6
1,129 . 1,021
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3609 4,076
1,492 . 1,657
26
31
. 66
696 1,828
923 394
122
531 1,330 1,285
277
315 991 1,767 1,690
364
172 1,122 2,603
1,345 522
l,o61 1,282
1,564
1,820
644 l,o81
2,685 2,114
1,314 1,876
1 128 ' l
1,774
5,551
3,923 1,595
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372 1,039 2,001 1,785
354
3,050 1,299 1,202
State
cattle and calves on Feed and Marketings, Selected
States, October 1, 1960 and 1961
on feed
Oct. 1, 1960
Marketed
Total :Oct.-Dec.:af'terDec: Total
1960 :31,1960
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Ohio Ind.
Ill. Iowa Nebr. Ce.lif'.
94 96 368 1,065
504 760
46
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103
53
59 244
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113 420
70 270
685
380 1,193
752
324
180
617
345
433 . ' 327
754
390
26 .states
5,127 2,958 2,169 5,551 3,109
50 43 150 ' 441 272 364
2,442
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ROBERT F. CARVER Agricultural Statistician
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL. MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA .
October 1961
GEORGIA PEANUl'S PI
SHED - 1960 CROP
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Harvested Acres : Yield Per Acre
Production
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Chattahoochee .- Macon
Marion Muscogee Schley Talbot Taylor
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4,870 2,650
10 2,480
80 1,850
608-
959 959 400 1,060 838 1,035
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4,668 2,542
4 2,628
67 1,914
Total
12,070
986
11,902
DISTRICI' V
Baldwin
Bleckley
Crawford Dodge
Hancock Houston Johnson
laurens Montgomery
Peach Pulaski Treutlen Twiggs
Washington
Wheeler Wilkinson
10 2,020
15 6,250
10
4,970 260
7,170 970 500
7,780 30
1,100 920
790 620
900 1,132
467 989 300 1,109
792 . 935 1,026 1,016
- 1,298 500 789 830.
1,144 818
9 2,286
7 6,179
3 5,510
2o6 6,705
995 508 10,097 15 868 764 9o4 5(}7
Total
33,415
l,o64
35,563
DISTRICT VI
Bulloch
Burke Candler Effingham Emanuel
Glascock Jefferson
Jenkins
Richmond Screven Warren
13,180 4,810 1,210
470 2,450
250 1,830
2,590 230
4,480
25
1,325
109 933 1,296
996 592 704 1,007
583 1,445
400
17,469 3,408 1, 129
609 2,439
148
1,289 2,609
134 6,473
10
Total
31,525
. 1,133
35,717
DISTRICI' VII
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Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady !..ee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randol-ph
14,250 16,040
9,950 15,960 5,980 30,970 8,390 14,760 19,820 20,270
3,570 18,650
1,389 1,431 1,205
1,198 1,170
1,239 1,274 1,325 1,279 1,337 l,o49 1,269
19,791 22,946
11,985 19,115 6,999
38,359 10,687
19,552 25,346 27,111 3,746 23,665
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GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED - 1960 CROP
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District and
: Harvested Acres : Yield Per Acre : Production
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DISTRICT VII ( Cont 'd).
Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
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~1, 94-o ' 6,400 . 13; 530 . 20,240 4,540 7,340
. 1,138 1,074 1,361 1,356 1,091 .1,359
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13,591 6,872 18,416 27,445 4,951 9,975
Total
242,600
1,280
310,552
DISTRICT VIII
Atkinson Ben Hill
Berrien Brooks
Coffee Colquitt
Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lowndes
Telfair Tift Turner
Wilcox Worth
250 6,640 2,010 4,600 3,560 9,610 2,240
13,990 17,540 15,390
95 410 2,990 12,280 19,180 11,570 28,820
1,180 1,239 1,239 1,187 1,224 1,215 1,421 1,426 1,202 1,354 1,095 1,022 1,090 1,296 1,272 1,172 1,215
295 8,224 2,490 5,460 4,356 11,673 3,184 19,954 21,080 20,842
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419 3,260 15,918 24,399 13,560 35,005
Total DISTRICT IX
151,175 - - --
1,258
190,223
Appling Bacon Bryan
Evans Pierce
Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne
310 35 180 890 25 1,040 1,720
5 10
1,110
543 922 1,310 640 1,297 1,147 400 800
344 19 166 1,166 16 1,349 1,973 2 8
Total
4,215
1,196
5,043
STATE TOTAL -
475,000
1,240
589,000
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DRY WEATHER CONI'INUES
Athens, Ga., Oc-t;;. 31 -- Land preparation and seeding of' small grains and
winter pastures were hindered by dry weather in all areas of' the State, the
Georgia Crop Reporting Service .said today.
Early seeded small grains and pastures are .su:f'f'ering badly fran the shortage of' moisture. Good general rains are needed to canplete stands and increase growth. Due to the extremely dry conditions, a ' very limited amount of' additiopal acreage was planted during the past week.
Conditions were very favorable f'or harvesting operations in all areas.
Farmers made good progress with the harvesting of' crops that remained to be har-
vested. According to county agents' reports, approximately 83 percent of' the
cotton crop has been picked, f'or the State as a whole, with the southern districts reporting harvest Virtually completed. Corn pickers have been very active
throughout the week with excellent progresB'"reported. About 70 percent of' the crop bas been saved in the southern districts, 35 percent in the central area, and over 20 percent in the northern districts. Peanut harvest is complete, with only 4 percent of' the crop lett to be threshed. Soybean harvest is now underway
with yields somewhat lower than expected. About i6 percent of' the crop has been
harvested.
The harvest of' pecans is becoming more widespread. A record crop is still
expected, but some reduction in weight and quality is apparent f'or some
varieties. .Pastures continue to decline and are reported to be in mostly poor
to f'air condition. Prospects f'or winter pastures are very poor. Supplemental
feeding of' cattle will be necessary earlier than usual this f'all
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WEATHER SUMMARY--The extremely dry weather, which has persisted over most of'
Georgia since the middle of' September, continued during the past week. The only measureable amounts reported during the week were some very light falls in the extreme northern counties. A large number of' weather observers in the central and southern sections of' the State have measured no rain during October, and, f'or many, this rainless period goes back to mid-September. Thi~ extended dry spell, which now exceeds forty days at many stations, has greatly increased the danger of' forest fires over the State.
Temperatures were mild most of' the week, but early morning readings dropped to the lowest levels of' the f'all on Friday and saturday following the passage of' a cold front. Some of the mountain stations bad lows in the teens and light freezing was repor:t~d in several central counties. The 14 degree reading at
Blairsville on,.the 2ltlfequaled the State's record low f'or October, which also
occurred at Blairsville. in 1952 .
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Based ori' preliminary reports, October 1961 has been one of' the driest months experienced in ~.orgia .in many .years. Average rainfall f'or the month was only a trace in the Southwest . :piv~sion and three other Divisions (the Central, East Central and South Centrai) had averages of' less than one tenth of' an inch. Not since October 1943 has the average rainfall in the southern half' of' ~h~ State been as low as 1-n October 1961. Due to heavy rainfall in ~arlier months, the accumulated totals f'or 1961 continue above normal in all sections except the northwest.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, and the Weather
Bureau of the u.. s. Department of Commerce.
U. S. DEPARTLENT OF CO:t<INERCE
vJEATHER B"u1l.EAU
..Athens, . Georgia
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Temperature extremes f or week ending Oct. 28, 1 961 ( P:co~isional) .
Hi gh e s t : Lmmst:
85 at Albany and Thomas-
vill e 'on tl:u~ 25th.
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Precipitation -ror--week ending
* For period Oct. 29-31, 1 961
T, less than .oo$ inch .
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hok e Smith Annex Athens,": Georg ia
OFFICIAL BUS:LJE SS DAMEDIATE - ~ ~ORT This report will be treated in ali
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P o L. & R.)
Postage and Fees Paid U. So, DepartmE:nt . of Agr i culture
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.~ ; ;:;. -.- _ ' Athens, G~, l'iovember '1, 196i --A total ~f 5, 3, 000 broiler chicks was
. ~ P,la~ed ~th producers in Georgia during the week ending October 28, a~cording
.. ; :tO the Ge;6rgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 5, 274,:000
. :1: pl.aee4 ~he pre.vious .week and is 3 .percent less than the 5, 627, ooo 'plac~d . the
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.' )
'l'h~ majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was
~:~ reported within a range of 45 to 50 cents per dozen with an averabe of 51 cents
; for all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs purchased at the tarm from fiocks
~ with hatchery owned coc~erels. Last week the range was from 45 to 5~ cents
., with an average of 49 cents for all hatching eggs and 47 cents. for eggs purchased . : at the farm from fiocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices c~rged for
:! chicks were reported within a range of. $7. 0.0 to $9.75 with an average of $8.00
> per hundred compared with a range of $7.00 to $9.75 with an average of $7.75
; per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for eggs
'' and $12.75 for chicks.
1
I
;. :. .Weighted average prl~e from the Federal-State Market News Seryice for
.. '..:
fbarOrmUse:r1szd.2u1rincgentthse.
week
ending
October
28
was
Georgia
br.oilers
3-4
pounds
at
I I; :
... . .
-
. G:EORGIA
EGGS
S E T B RHOAITLCEHRINTGYSP EAND.
CHICK.. PLAC. EMENTS
EGG
TYPE
:week Ending
Eggs Set !1
..
. .
Chicks Placed for
Eggs Chicks
Broilers in Georf!!ia
Set Hatched
;-!. .. I 196'0
;
,~ 'J
.
:
1961
"/o of
. year 19.6'() . . .. . . 1961
ago ..
., .. .
"/o of
. year 1961 ago
1961
~! Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou.
I
Aug. 26 !' 8,649
8, 069
93
5, 969
'
6, 055 101 2.95 251
Sept. 2 8, 781
7,443
85
5~972
6,017 101 245 140
Sept. 9 8,690
7, 589
87
5,960
6, 1Z9 103 354 187
Sept. 16 8, 575
7, 568
88
6, 139
5, 834 95 465 233
Sept. 23 8,694
7,496
86
5, 961
5, 661 95 332 194
Sept. 30 8, 570
7,282
85
5, 946
5, 712 96 528 288
Oct. 7 8,458
7,479
88
5, 694
5, 325 94 336 370
Oct. 14 8,646
7,712
89
5, 750
5,455 95 242 240
Oct. 21 8, 681
7, 5Z4
87
5,624
5, 274 94 330 396
Oct. 28 8, 6Z6
7., 694
89
5, 627
5, 433 1 97 319 269
11 Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply fiocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-.-s-.--D--e-p-ar-tm--e-n-t-o-f--A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu-r-e----------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu-r-a-l-E--x-te-n--si-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e---
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens. Georgia
STATE
oct. 14
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 451 637
1, 2.14
1. 02.6 76
1, 340 1, 685 2,747 1,436
12.3 3,737
532
EGGS SET
Week Ending
Oct.
Oct.
2.1
2.8
THOUSANDS
1, 3-55
5311, 2.43 1, 070
97 1, 390 1, 751 2., 705 1, 537
103 3, 817
514
1,-438
605 1, 2.24 1, 019
98 1,440 2, 052 2, 748 1,488
102 3, 852
529
%of year ago!/
104 88 95 67 62 95 129 92 94 61 99 100
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..
CHICKS PLACED
""(
Week Ending
'/o of
(
Oct.
Oct.
1..
2.1
' THOUSANDS
Oct. 28
year
- ago 1/
'
';
1, 058 ~19
953 1, 158 114
236
2.57
62.
600
432
539
79
449
456
455
64
' 66
18
38
47
lr607
1, 259
12 73
593
571 110
1, 184 1, 514 105
1, 888 1, 907 106
711
666
93
2.45
176
49
. '
I
'
2, 89
2,738 2, 761
96
45
322.
373 117
GEORGIA
7, 712 7, 524 7,694 89
S, f 55
5, 274 . 5,433
97
'
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
338 4,249 2., 807
4,137 594
2, 353
353
2.10 1, 2.84
26-1 .
377 91
4, 137 4,206 100
2., 857 2, 918 101
4,197 4, 291 108
545
535 97
2,379 2. 396 94
251
323 98
311
2.64. 75
1, 318 1,443 88
40,041 39,893 41,042. 96
3r157
1, 44
174
198
97
3,204 l. 2.78 101
1, 906 2, 138 102
'
'
3, 68
3,441 3, 312 109
07
337
350 101
1, +32
1,700 1, 726 102.
291
261
221 122.
1, ~1' 4419
78 943
. 109
67
948
86
l8,r6 27,094 2.8, 12.8
98
TOTAL 1960 41.650 42,508 42.,882
28, 55
%of year ago
96
94
96
li
1I 00
J/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
28, 165 96
2.8,639 98
G-e,._,
uc:.)'00 f)
~~ ""3.
1t'c/'r2"-' GR;-\J ]'/
OCTOBER 1, 1961
-r oc~<5
RELEASED 11/2/61 BY
GEORGIA. CROP REPORTIN
ICE
* * * GEORGIA * * *
GRAIN STOCI<S UP FROM YEAR AGO
U
N
I
~t.
,
~
1,
.,
.;r
Cu}I'(GIA
NO\J 3 '.61
- - - - - - - - - - - - - LISRA~lE.S-
October 1 stocks of the principal grains produced in
.
r'om
a year ago. Old crop corn stored in all storage positions on October 1 totaled
2,020,000 bushels, an increase of ll percent from a year ago. Oats stocks were up 6 percent from last year to 4,597,000 bushel~ while wheat stocks at
1,916,000 bushels were up 28 percent from a year ago. Stocks of rye totaled 293,000 bushels, an increase of less than 1 percent from last year. Barley:
stocks of 153,000 bushels were up 21 percent compared with last year.
GEORGIA GRAIN STOCKS - OCTOBER 1, .1961 WITH COMPARISONS
ON F'ARMS
OFF FARMS
ALL POSITIONS
GRAIN
1960 . 1961
1960
1961 1960 : 1961
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
Corn (old crop) Oats Barley Wheat Rye
1,742 3,078
112
403 254
1,869 3,506
101
559 247
86 . 1,253
14 1,096
37
I$1
1,091 52
1,357 46
1,828 4,331
126
1,499 291
2,020
4,597 153
1,916 293
* * * UNITED STATES * * *
RECORD CORN AND SORGHUM GRAIN STOCKS
Stocks of old crop corn and sorghum grain in all positions on October 1
were at record high levels for the date. Corn stocks at 1,998 million bushels
exceeded the record of the previous year by more than a tenth and sorghum grain
stocks increased to 701 million bushels, a fifth larger than the record holdings of October 1, 1960. Wheat stocks of 2,342 million bushels were fractionally
below the record level of a year earlier. Stocks of oats, barley, rye, soybeans, and flaxseed were each below a year ago. Soybean stocks amounted to only a fourth of the previous year with rye declining about a fifth and flaxseed a third. Oats and barley stocks were about a tenth below last year. The
relatively sharp volume increase for corn and sorghum grai-n more than offset the decline for oats and barley to push total feed grain stocks to a record
high of 101 million tons, more than 6 percent above a ye_ar earlier.
<.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
.)
._111.\ ''
CARL o. DOESCHER
Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex,
Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service,
and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture.
(Please turn page)
Stocks of grains, October 1, 1961 with comparisons (In thousand bushels)
Grain and position
Oct. 1 Av. 1950-59
Oct. 1 1960
July 1, 1961
Oct. 1, 1961
WHEAT
On Farms
y
l7 Commodity Credit Corp. gJ
Mills,Elev.&Whses.!/
TOTAL
481,706 70,052 1,085,735
546,855 65,290 1,729,620
135,893 454,139
70,559
63,554
1,2~~,68Z 1,823,872
:-176377494-- -2734177b5-- 1,411,!34- 2,34!,565-
RYE
On Farms
y
MCoimllms,oEdilteyvC.&rWedhistesC. oyrp.'igf j
TOTAL
13,586
17,817 . 4,492
13,739
:
430
403 . .
124
139
:_:
!3J..l!5_--27,130
!7J..6I395_ 35, 15
....
-- 9,2_1l-14,129
_2lo~,,9Q02~~-
CORN (Old)
On f8rms !/
: 335,356
451,965 1,439,059 569,002
MCoimllsm,Eodleitvy.&CWrehdsiet sC._oYrp.rJgj
TOTAL._.._._________
_ _:::__1~_,~420!5~!_3785,~L3,3~84o42~S_3~_--~_1~_,7~57839~5~9~,~o9945~b38~~- --_-2~_,-B57~O97S26~,,,~71561~4582_ __
615,423
_!_,~~~1~17,~_&~!5699~4-_-
OATS
.
On Farms 1/
: 1,047,091
957,626
266,868 844,378
l7 Commodity-Credit Corp. g/
Mi1ls,Elev.&Whses. !/
: 4,182
1,149
763
645
:__103J..2~8- ___lg_Ol.lg3____5~1 02. __ !!g,g6! _
TOTAL
: 1,154,521 1,0781898
323,b59 957,287
BARLEY
On Farms
y
y Commodity Gredit Corp. gj
Mi1ls,E1ev.&Whses. l7
TOTAL
SOORnGHFUaMrmGs RyAIN (Old)
Commodity Credit Mills, Elev. &Whse
s
C o!r/p.'jgJj
TCY.rAL
y SOYBEANS (Old) On Farms Commodity Credit Corp. ?}
4,102 454
3,404 . 843 .
11,503 0
1,635 0
MPriollcse,Essleinvg.&PWlhasnets.s~y 'J/
:: ___61.z,.3.9614l_ _ _ _
51 381 !3J..52,0_
_
_
49,767 _ 3g,~~
___
1,212 J.,!41_
TOTAL
: 12 891
2 218
ooO
5 990
1 Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
gJ Owned by c.c.c. and stored in bins or other storages owned or controlled
by c.c.c.; other c.c.c.-owned grain is included in the estimates by positions.
J/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including flour mill&: apd
terminal elev~tors. - ~ October estimates reported by Crop Reporting Board. July estimates reported
by Bureau of the Census.
51
OCTOBER 15 I 1961
RELEASED 11/3/61 .
. , ,.
BY
GEORGIA CROP REPOR TIN
GEORG.IA PRICES RECE. IVED. INDEX DOWN ~ POINTS
The decline in prices received tor e~ ~otton,. and soybeans was the primary caus-e- tor tlie redUction in tlfe index 1fit .Al-l -crops. Corn, at $1.09 pe -.
_, bushe~, was at its lowest point since No~ 1959 These lower prices over-
shado~ed the slightly higher prices tor mOft ot the other crops .
. 'nle somewhat sharp dip in prices received tor hogs, beef cattle, and calves
more than offset the higher .returns for poultry and dairy products. Hogs at
$17.70 per hundredweight dropped .40 cents frQM last month, while beef c,ttle and .
calf prices fell 70 cents to $16.30 and $20.50 per hundredweight, respective+Y. Wholesale milk moved up to $6.00 per hundredweight. Eggs increased 2 cents to . 43 cents per dozen, whi~e farm chickens and commercial broiler prices improved slightly since mid-September. Turkeys, at 24 cents per pound, were unchanged froma month ago.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED DOWN 2 .POINTS PRICES PAID AND PARITY RA'TIO UNCHANGED
During the month ended October 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers
dropped nearly 1 percent (2 points) to 240 percent ot .its 1910-14 average. Lower prices for most fruits, hogs, lettuce, and potatoes were primarily responsible for the decline. Partially offsetting increases were reported for milk, cotton,
and eggs. The mid-October index was less than 1/2 of one percent below a year earlier.
.. ..- ., .. After adjUstment tor seasonal variation, the index of'.:cash farm wage rates
declined g pe~cent in October. Prices paid by farmers for .production goods
also were off ,slightly during the month. However, these declines were not sufficient to l~r.-the Ind,~x: . of Pri~es Paid by Farmers for Camriodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, ~nd Farm Wage Rates. At 301 on October .15, the Index
was the same ~sin mid-September and about ,2 percent higher t~n the revised
index for a year earlier.
INPEX NUMBERS - GEORGIA AND UN;ITED STATES
Index
October .15
1910-14 = 100:
~~ .
UNITED STATES I
September 15
..
~1
October 15
~~
Record High
: Index: nate
Prices Received. :
241 '
242
240
313 :Feb. 1951
Parity Index.!j
. 296
301
301
302 :g/'Ap~ .1960..
. Parity Re.tiq
81 ..
60 .
80
. . 123 :Oct. .. 194~
. GEORGIA - - - - - - - - - - .- - .-:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,.. - - - --.:.-- .: ~ - -
0
Prices Received
All Commodities All. Crops Livestock and .
246
:
. 26o
:
251
249
273
272
:
310 :Mar. 1951 3~9 :J/Ma~ .1951
. :. .
L' stk. Prod,ucts
214
: .
2o4
203
295 . :.Sept 1948
on !/ Prices Paid, .Interest, - ~xes, and Farm Wage Rates based 4at8. for the _
'J/ indicated dates. gj Also February through May 1961.
Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~tural Statistician In Charge
MELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician
--------------------~--------------------
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, 315 Hoke Smith Annex .f\:th~M, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the ~m-e,1.a. . St.at.e Dei>ar't;m.ent o't Agriculture.
(OVER)
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS OCTOB.ER 15, 1961 WITH COMPARISONS
.
:_____ ~G!lO,!!()~- ____ ~ l. ___ QN!T!D_S!A!E~ __ ..,;
COMMODITY AND UNIT : Oct. 15 :Sept. 15 : Oct. 1~ :Oct. 15 :Sept. 15: Oct.l5 :
Wileat,-bu.------ -$:--1196.8o 5--:- -1i9:6-1to-: - -1i9:-6811 -=: -1I9.670 4--: -1197618'l>:-- 11.986"17- .
eats, bu.
$
Corn, bu.
$
Barley, bu.
$
Sorghum Grain, cwt. $
Cotton, lb.
Cottonseed, ton
$
Soybeans, bu.
$
Peanuts, lb.
Sweetpotatoes,cwt. $
Hay, baled, per ton
All
$
~a~a
$
Lespedeza
$
Soybean & Cowpea
$
Peanut
$
Milk Cows, head
$
Hogs, cwt.
$
Beef' Cattle, Cows, cwt.
y a
ll,
cwt.
$ $
Steers &heifers, cwt.$
Calves, cwt.
$
Milk, Wholesale,cwt.
.87 1.10 1.20 1.95 314 36.00 1.90 9.5 4.80
.27.40 36.50 29.00 30.50 23.00 170.00 17.00 15.30 13.40 17-70 18.60
.$1 1.i9 1.01 1.95 32.8 44.00 2.40 10.8 5.50
25.60 35.00 28.00 29.00 22.00 175.00 lB.lO 17.00 14.50 19.70 21.20
.83 1.09 1.05 1.95
32.5 46.00 2.25 10.8
5.35
: .597 .991
: .843 : 1.42
: 31.53 : 42.60
1.94 9.78
3.11
.640 l.o4
.968 1.65
32.76 47.50
2.24
10.7
3.96
.637 1.02
.986 1.61
33.89 51.50 2.20 10.8
3-73
25.10
35.00 28.50 28.00
21.50 lBo.oo
17.70 16.30 14.00
19.10 20.50
20.20 : 20.80
: 23.20 : 28.60
: 19.60
:215.00 : 16.70 : 19.00 : 12.90 : 21.30 : 21.20
19.70 20.20
21.90 26.90 19.60 224.00
17.50 20.20 14.20 . 22.30
23.40
20.20 20.60 22.40 26.30 20.20 224.00 16.40 20.10 14.00 22.30 23.60
Fluid Mkt. Manut. All Turkeys, lb.
$ 6.05
$ 3-55
$ g/6.00 26.0
595 3-55
gJ 5.90
24.0
: 5.01 4.82
J./ 6.00
: 352 :g/4.57
3-43
gj 4.38
24.0 : 25.6 18.4
Chickens, per lb.
Farm
14.0
10.5
11.1 11.9
8.6
8.1
Com'l Broil. All
15.1
15.1
11.0
11.3 15.8 11.7 12.0
11.0
11.3 15.1 11.2 11.2
Eg s doz. All
5.2
41.0
43.0 : 43.8 35.4 37.0
1
Includes cull replacement.
dairy cows
gJ Revised.
soJl.d/
f'or slaughter, but not Preliminary Estimate.
dairy
cows
f'or
herd
fi-., .
w~
IIIIi
'961
YM ' AGRICULTURAa.; EXTENSION SEAVICE
UNIVERSITY .OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE oEPARTMENT OF AGRiCULTURE
Athens, aeo~gia
GEORGIA coirtcN ~ RE1. 1~Hrs
;g; DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
RICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
9 EXTENSiON BLDG., ATHENS, GA . . .
.
November 8, 1961.
A Georgia cotton crop of 520,00Q bales (500 pounds gross weight) was indica-
ted on November 1, according to. information secured by the Georgia Crop Reporting
Service. This prospective productio~ is 20,000 bales above the October estimate and 15,000 bales above the .1960 crop of 505,000 bales.
The forecasted yield per acre of 378 pounds is 7 pounds above the final yield in 1960 and has been exceeded only tWice since estimates were started in 1866.
Weather conditions during October were almost ideal for harvesting ope~tionsJ and good progress was- made in all areas. On November -1 harvest wa~ . EJ.bQ~11 -com- -: . plete in the southern districts, three-fourths complete in the central .area, and considerably above half of the crop was out of the field in the no~~Q~r~.districts. Mechanical pickers have been used much more extensively than in pa~~ . years.
Prospects improved materially during the month in central and northeast Georgia. The crop responded favorably to dry weather of September and October, .
ana many growers are harvesting a much higher yield per acre than was expected earlier in the season. The quality of the crop is very good. Pro~uction fro~ . the northern districts is expected to be about the same as last season . . In th~ central areas of the State, production will be up 12 percent, and ~he . southern
districts will have a decrease of 6 percent.
Bureau of Census ginnings to November 1 were 447,000 running bales compared with 464,585 bales for the same date last season and 449,855 bales in 1959
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Stat~stician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
. : ... .
GEORGIA MAP SHOWING INDICATED PRODUCTION 1961 AND fiNAL PRODUCTION FOR 1960 &1959
1961 production indicated on
November 1.
'I :
. STATE -
1961 - 520,000 1960 - 505,000 1959 - 521,000
Districts shown ar~ Crop Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional Districts.
1961- 46,000 1960- 36,850 1959- 48,305
COLUMBUS
VII
ALBANY
1961... 68,000 1960- 69' 070 1959- 60,730
VIII 1961- 110,000 1960- 115,700 1959- 99,480
VALDOSTA
1961- 17,000 1960- 21,605
1959- 19' 090
PLEASE TURN PAGE
FOR UNITED STATES
INFORMATION
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I
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,d'
...
.. . . . .
COTTON REPORT AS OF NOvEMBER 1, 1961
The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporti~g . Service makes the
following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians,
Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and
cooperating State agencies. The final -outturn of cotton compared with this fore-
cast will depend upon whether the_ v~rious _ :i,pfl,'-1-ences aff~cting the crop during
the.
remainde.r
o. f
the
season
are
mor;e
or
leas.
f ;
v. d
r
a
b
l
e
than
usual.
.. .
--------=-Acres_:_- 1i.iit-yieidper-- 7 - - - - Production- ~r--:---
Stat~
: for ; harvested acre . : 500-pound gross wei_ght bales
:harvest:l9S0:59:-196o: -i96I: I~~o::59:- '1960- 7 l9b"l----
:1961 ];/:average:
: indic. : average :
: indic ._
- - - - - .- - -:- r,ooo-- -:- - - - - - - - - : - -1;ooo--- r,ooo - -1;ooo- - _- -
North Carolina.: South Carolina.: Georgia : TeHnessee : Alabama ; Nississippi :
acres Pounds Pounds ~ 340 284
600 327 360 660 320 371 520 431 545 . 900 336 421 1,600 417 486
Pounds 332 340 378 531 .349 507
bales
~2
527 607
. 550
755
1,579
bales 232
414
505
583 756 1,542
bales 280 , 425 520
. 575 1,66~5,50
Missouri : 390 . 421 548 Arkansas : 1,355 414 485 Louisiana : 540 409 470 Oklahoma : 685 210 348
Texas : 6,550 260 329
468
368
514 1,314
444
562
273
338
348 3,910
.472 1,339
501
.458 4,346
380 1,450
500 390
4, 750
New Mexico : 194 644 693
742
286
291
300
Arizona : 393 890 953 1,002
798
849
820
California :
Other States 1/:
810 836
50 320
981 401
1,046 361
1,554 45
1,939 1,765
45
38
--------.---------------------------------
------------ .. United States : 15,652
-
362
--
-
446
---
-
-
446
--
-
13,553
----
-
14,272
----
-
14,538
----
-
-
-
-Am-e-r.--Eg-yp-t.-~-:.-
59.7
---
-
461
--
-
535
---
-
-
525
--
-
-
64.3
---
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
65.3
---
-
-
-
1/ August 1 estimate. 2/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb bale
- contains about 480 net pounds of lint. 3/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. ~ Included in State and United States totals. Grolin in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
CRoP REPORTING BOARD
. - ~ -.
JJS
;.: ..
. .
;Eoa. dtA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
J-J J-\ -rc J-J \.\ip ~ I'I~~J1. <
1
_:_j
\Jf
R~ieased 11/8/61
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., November 8, 1961 --A total of 5, 512,000 broiler chicks was
placed with producers ~n Georgia during the week ending November 4, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se ~vice. This compares with the 5, 433,000 placed the previous week and is 7 percen~ less than the 5, 923, 000 'placed the same week
last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 7, 970, 000 compared with . . 7, 694, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent less than the 8, 517, 000 for the cor~
responding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was re-
ported within a range of 45 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 51 cents for
all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with
hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents with an
av:erage of 5l . cents for al1 hatching eggs and .49 cents. for eggs purcllased at the
farm from flocks with hatc;:hery owned cocket:els . ..M~s~ ,p:tices, c~arged for. chicks
we;re reported within a range of $7.00 to $9.75 with an average of.$8.00 per
hundred compared with a range of $7.00 to $9.75 with an average :of $8.00 pe.r
hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for eggs and
$12. 50 fot chicks.
.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service ~or broilers during the week ending November 4 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farms 11.06 centso
' GEORGIA
EGGS
S
E
T
' B
H.A. RO
TCHINGS ILER TYP
AND E
CHICK .
PLACEMENTS EGG
TYPE
Week Ending
Eggs Set 1./
1960
19 f>J..
u;o 01 year
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
'fo of
1960
1961 year
;
Eggs Chick~ Set Hatchelf
1961 '1961
'
ago
ago
"
Th~u.
Thou. Percent Thou.
Thou. Percenl:.fl' hou. Thou.
Sept. 2 8, 781
7,443 85
5,972
6, 017 101 ~ 245
140
Sept. 9 8, 690
7, 589 87
5, 960
6,129 103 354 187
s ept. 16 8, 575
7, 568 88
6, 139
5, 834 95 465 233
Sept. 23 8, 694
7,496 '86
5, 961
5, 661 95 332 194
Sept.. 30 8, 570
7,282 85
5, 946
5, 712 96 528 288
Oct. 7 8,458
7,479 88
5,694
5, 325 94 336 370
Oct. 14 8, 646
7, 712 89
5, 750
5,455 95 311 2/ 240
Oct. 21 8, 681
7,524 87
5,624
5, 274 94 330- 396
Oct. 28 8,626
7,694 89
5, 627
5,433 97 319 Z69 .
Nov. 4 8, 517
7,970 94
5, 923
5, 512 93 I 289 233
1/ lnclucled e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.
?.1 Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural StatUician In Charge
A~ricultural Statistician
U--.-S-o--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-cu--lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-S-e-r-v-i-c-e----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
ECiCiS SET AND ClUCKS PLACE.D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS 1961
STATE
Oct. Z1
ECiCiS SET
Week Ending
Oct. Nov.
Z8
4
%of year
ago!/
CHICKS PLACED
Week Endin_g_
oct.
Oct.
Nov.
2.1
Z8
4
-THOUSANDS
THOUSANDS
Maine
1, 355 1,438 1, 382.
101
Connecticut
531
605
468
77
Pennsylvania
1, Z43
1, ZZ4 1, 039
79
Indiana
1, 070 1, 019 1, 066
68
Illinois
97
98
99
59
Missouri Delaware
1,390 1, 751
1,440
z. 052.
1,460 1, 806
97 112.
Maryland
2., 705 z, 748 2., 813
93
Virginia
1, 537
1, 488 1, 513
103
West Virginia
103
102.
139
62.
North Carolina 3, 817 3, 852. 3,92.0
100
South Carolina
514
52.9
533
96
953
Z36 432. 456
18
593 1, 184 1, 888
711 2.45 Z, 738 3ZZ
1, 158
Z57 539 455 38 571 1, 514 1, 907 666 176 z, 761 373
1, 165 Z4Z
701 517 65 679 1, 52.9 2., 056 716 2."63 z, 816 316
GEORGIA
7, 52.4 7, 694 7,970
94
5, 2.74
5,433
5, 512.
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon Caltfornia
TOTAL 1961
2.61 4,137 z, 857 4,197
545 Z, 379
2.51 311 1, 318
139,893
377 4, 2.06 Z,918 4,2.91
535 Z,396
32.3 2.64 1,443
41, 042.
42.7 4, 382. 2.,876 4, 012.
454 2.,457
2.75 2.86 1, 367
40,744
109)
109 99 101 83 95 110 89 92.
96
TOTAL 1960 14z, 508
i cy, of year ago
94
42.,882. '42., 304
96
96
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
174 3, 2.04 1~ 906 3,441 I 337
1, 700 2.61 78 943
2.7,094 I
I 2.8, 165
I
96
198 3,.2.78 z, 138 3, 312.
350 1, 72.6
2.2.1 109 948
2.8,12.8
2.8,639
98
2.01 3,474 Z, 1Z3 3, 107
397 1, 759
2.35 168 945 2.8, 986
Z9o lSi
99
Page Z -
%of year
- ago 1/ -
111
66
98
79
63
I
148
103
114
93
66
97
109
93
113 109 97
95 12.2. 104
90 134
91 -
99
... ,: GENERAL CROP
' . U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGR!CULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
. 319 EXTENSION BLDG._. ATHENS, GA.
November 13, 1961 ~ramER. 1, 1961
Weather conditions were very ta rabie tor tall harvest operati~ns during
October, a~ harvest of cotton and .corn ~ved ahead rapidly. Slightly more than
halt of the cnrn crop ai about tour~titths ot the cotton :cr~p had been harvested
by the end of the Qrlnth. The extremely dry veather delayed land preparation and
seeQ.ing of small grains and winter paatur.ea. The conditicn of pastures dec.lined
rapiciy during the month.
_..A record high yield per acre ia exp"c~ed from this year's. corn acreage. Based on November 1 indications, the yield is t~ecast at 33.0 bushels compared
with the }.rev::l:ous record l)t 30. 5 busheJ.s per acre obtained last year. The in-
crease in yield per acre ras more than offset by a decline in acre$ge tor harvest, ;, resulting in a 3 percent drop in' production. Production is forecast at ~0,687;0~
bushels, compared with the 1960 crop ~t 62,312,000 bushels. The estimate includes
only corn for grain.
Conditions were very favorable for harVesting corn during October, and slightly over balt .of the S~te's 1,839,000 acr~s h&i been harvested by the end of the month.
. The production of peanuts is currently forecast at 570. million pounds, 19
mil~i.on p_ounds below last year, but well above the 19505~ average prcductid'rot
approxima'te!Y 5R5 iiililion pounds. The yield per .acre at 1,2e"O pounds ccmpares
r with the 196o record h1gh yield of 1,240 pounds and the 10-year average of 944 po~ds. Harvest was nearly complete by the end of October, as only a small percentage of the crop remai~d to be threshed out of the stacks
. A recl')rd pecan . cror, is st:l,ll indi_eated despite a decline in prospects during
October. Current indicati.ons point to a total productiop of 65 million pounds, .
down 4 million from the October 1 f~recast, but ueil above last year's. crop of
. 37.7 millic;;.n ~unds. The dry weather delayed oj,eni.ng and reduced prospects.
~rve_!'t was underway nn a Small scale l?y the first of November.
Milk prod~ction on Georgia farms during October is estimated at 88 million pounqs, the same as a month ago, but 1 millinn p:)unds above ~utput during October a year ago. Hens on Georgia farms laid an estimated 198 million eggs duri~ October. This is a record high for the month and exceeds production during Octo er last year by 20 million eggs.
r Dry weather damaged late soybeans and yield prospects declined 1 bushel to 18.0 bushels per acre as of November 1. T~tal production is expected to be 1,368,000 bushels, a:M~pared with last year's crop of 1,275,000 bushels. The forecast of sorghum ~ain production remained the same as a month ago. Yield per acre is toreeast at .0 bushels, and total producti?n is forecast at 650,000 bushels.
r
I
GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION
:ACREAGE:
CROP
(000)
AND
:Average
. . UNIT
CORN, ALL
1261 : 12~0-~9 bu.: 1,839 21.0
.WITH COMPARISONS TOTAL PRODUCTION 000
Indi-
1960 :Indicated:Average 196o :cated
1261 - :1250-52
: 1961
30 ~ 5
33.0 46,9ll 62,312 6o,687
WHEAT ~ bu.:
86
18.8 24.f)
26.0
2,103
2,016 2,236
OATS bu.: 171
BARLEY bu.:
8
30.0 375 26.0 31.0
41.0 ll,l65
36.0
222
6,412 7,0ll
279
288
RYE bu.: 26
11.4 17.,
19.0
135
391
494
HAY, ALL tons: 425
.86 1.24 1.40
639
565
593
TOBACCO, Type 14lbs. : 70.0 1,315 1,845 1,925 ll6,590 129,150 134,750
POTATOES, IRISH cwt. : 1.2
48
49
56
239
68
67
y y y POTATOES, SWEET cwt. : 13
52
64
65
COTTON bales: 660
320 371
378
1,129 607
832
845
505
520
PEANUTS(P&T) .lbs.: 475
944 1,240 1,200 510,2o8 589,000 570,000
SOYBEANS
For beans
bu.: 76 12.3 17.r'! 18.0
645 1,275 1,368
. . SOfiGHUM
For grain
bu.:
25 g/20.6
24.11
26.0
516
720
650
PEACHES
. . . . Total Crop bu.:
PECANS
lb.:
1
Short~time average.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge
CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Statisti-cian
- --#-- - --. --~ -- - - -~--- - ..-- .. .. ------ -.. ..- . - . --
UNITED STATES COOP SUMMARY AS OF NOVEMBER l, 1961
Com for grain estimate is up 21 million bushels from October 1 and at
---- 3,549 million bushels is 9 percent less than the 1960 crop but 18 percent
above average.
Soybeans are estimated at 701 million bushels; down 9 million bushels from October 1 but 25 percent above 1960 an~ 79 percent above average.
Sorghum Grain is estimated at 482 million bushels, down 21 percent from 1960 but 61 percent m:>re than average.
Apples are estimated at 127 million bushels, 17 percent above 1960 and 13 percent above average.
Pecan prospects are at a record high of 225 million pounds, up 20 percent from last year and 48 percent more than average.
Milk Production during October is estimated at 9,608 million pounds, 3 percent
above 1960 and 7 percent roore than average.
~ laid during October are estimated at 4,904 million, 4 percent above last
year and 8 percent above average.
UNITED STATES CROP PRODUCTION, HITH COMPARISONS
: Acreage
Yield
Production
CROP
:Unit :For Harv.
Indicated :
: Indicated
1961
1960: Nov. 1,1961: 1960 :Nov. l,l961
acres
OORN, for grain WHEAT, ALL OATS COTTON HAY, ALL
y SOYBEANS, for beans
PEANUTS POTATOES, IRISH POTATOES, SWEF;T TOBACCO, AU. PECANS
Bu. 58,275
Bu. 51,1.l50
Bu. 24,320
. Bales 15,652
Ton 66,156
Bu. 27,100
Lb. 1,417
Cwt~ 1,475
Cwt.
200
Lb. 1,168
Lb.
54.5
26.0
'Y4434.36 1.76 23.6 1,265 184.3 77.1
1,703
60.9 23.5
y 40.9 446 1.71 25.9 1,244 192.5 76.1 1,720
3,891,212
1,350,339
1,150, 774
14,272 118,091
558,771 l, 784,116 .
257,435 15,6.36
'1,943,487
187,500
3;548,813 1,210,826
993,512
14,538 112,980 700,835
1,763,025
283,971 15,198 2,008,275
224,800
y For picking and threshi ng.
:
Acquisitions Division University of Georgia
University Librari es
Athens, Georgia
REQ 3
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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE.K x REPORT
Athens, Ga., November 15, 1961 - A total of 5, 551, 000 broUer chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending November 11, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 5, SlZ, 000 placed the previous week and is 7 percent less than the 5, 968,000 placed the same week last year .
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 079, 000 compared with .7, 970,000 the previous week ~dis 4 percent less than the 8, 384, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 4S to 60 cents per dozen with an average of SZ cents for all hatching eggs and SO cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents with an average of 51 cents for all hatching eggs and 49 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. SO with an average of ~8. 00 .per hundred compared with a range of $7.00 to $9.75 with an average of t-8. 00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 74 cents for eggs and $12.. 7S for chicks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending November 11 was Georgia broilers 34 pounds at farms 10.87 cents.
Week
-Ending
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CffiCK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Eggs Set J/
1960 Thou.
1961 Thou.
Ufo of year ago
Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
] lifo of
1960
1961 year
aszo
Thou.
Thou. Percent
Eggs Chickf Set Hatchec
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Sept. 9 8, 690 Sept. 16 8, S75
7, 589 87 7, S68 88
S, 960 6, 139
6, 12.9 .103 354 187
s, 834 9S 46S 2.33
Sept. 2.3 8,694
7,496 86
S, 961
S, 661 95 332. 194
Sept. 30 8, 570
7,2.82. 85
S, 946
5, 712. 96 52.8 2.88
Oct. 7 8,458 Oct. 14 8,646
7,479 88 7, 712. .. 89
S,694 5, 750
5, 32.5 94 336 370 5,455 95 311 2.40
Oct. 2.1 8, 681
7, 52.4 87
5,62.4
5. 2.74 94 330 396
Oct. 2.8 8, 62.6
7,694 89
5, 62.7
5,433 97 319 2.69
Nov. 4 8, 517 Nov. 11 8,384
7,970 94 8,079 96
5,92.3
s. 968
5, 512. 5, 551
93 93
2.89
zss
2.33 2.87
1/ Included e gg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatcher y supply flocks.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
U--.-s-.--D--e-p-a-rt~m--e-nt-o-f-A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-e-------------A-g--ri-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e~----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex. Athens, Georgia
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1961
STATE
! '
Oct.
EGGS SET
Week Endin~ Nov. Nov.
- %of year
!I
II Oct.
CinCKS PLACED
Week Endins
--
Nov.
Nov.
28
4
11
ago_!/
28
4
11
THOUSANDS
THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut ,l?enns y~ :v: .lnia Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolin South Carolina
1, 438 605
1, 224 1, 019
98 1,440 2,052 2,748 1, 488
102 3,852
529
1, 382 1, 408 99
468
't &2 11
1, 039 1,272 97
1, 066 1, 107 70
99
56 34
1, 460 1, 529 98
1,806 1,836 114
2,813 2, 913 97
1, 513 1, 583 99
139
152 88
3,920 3,964 101
533
521 102
1, 158
257
539 455
38 571 1, 514
1,907 666 176
2,761
373
1, 165
242 701 517
65
679 1, 529 2, 056
716 263 2,816
316
1, 105 244 763 569 54 684
1, 695
1, 911 776 353
2,877
349
Pa~e 2 .
o/o of
year
ago JJ
108 53 94 83 53
133 123 102 89 114 100 107
GEORGIA
7,694 7,970 8, 079 96
5,433
5, 512
5, 551
93
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
377 4,206 2, 918
4. 291 535
2, 396 323 264
1, 443
427
443 112
4,382 4,389 111
2,876 2,978 99
4,012 4,419 107
454
454 84
2,457 2, 554 92
275
255 71
286
293 83
1,367 1, 472 85
198 3,278 2, 138
3,312 350
1. 726 221 109 948
TOTAL 1961 41,042 40,744 42,239 98
28, 128
,I
TOTAL 1960 42,882 42,304 43,217
,I
II
28,639
I %of year ago
96
96
98
II
98
I
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
201 3,474 2, 123 3, 107
397 1, 759
235 168 945 28,986
29, 157
99
205
98
3,476 109
2, 153
97
3,327
98
371
97
1, 741
99
236
85
191
96
989
89
29,620
99
29,970
99
. i ,,,.
!
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AGRICULTURAL E.XTENSION SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE' DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
It~m .
POULTRY SUMMA
I During Cct.
1960 1/ 1961 2/
I
-
Thou.
Pullets Placed(U. s. )3/
Thou~
Total
-
2,756 . Z, 186
: o :omestic
2, 558
1, 950
Chickens Tested:
Broiler Type
Georgia
458
639
United States
2,799
3, 141
Egg Type
Georgia
28
17
.UJ:lited States
1, 620
1,648
Chicks Hatched:
Broiler Type
Georgia
Z7,466 Z5, 538
United States
143,414 137,307
Egg Type
Georgia
1, 076
1, 37 5
United St.ates
16,941 Z4, 191
Comme.rcial Slaughter:.
Young Chickens
Georgia 4/
ZS, 44Z Z6,006
United States 5/
131,334 145, 8Z8
Hens and Cocks
Georgia4/
663
576
United States 5/
16, 177 16, 053
Egg Production!
MIL.
MIL.
Georgia
178
198
Sout.h .Atlantic 6/
633
703
t:'UnitedStates-
4,69o - - 4, -9ll4.
o/o of i Jan, thr~ugh Oct. _ o/o of
last I 1960 }) year !
1961 !:,1' l:ast
year
Pct.
Thou. Pet.
79
1
I
;-;; ~7~: 515
76 i 25,349
I
Z9, 802 108 26, 532 105
140 < 112
61
lOZ
3,9ZZ 18,710
160 6,4Z4
4, 309 110 Zl, 545 115
188 118 7,034 109
93
30Z, 5Z3 3Z8, 545 109
96 1, 663, 4Z5 1, 813, 86Z 109
1Z8
11, 97Z
11,857 99
143
442,758 482, 124 109
lOZ
Z55,2Z7 Z80,695 110
111 1, 30Z, 941 1, 494, 630 115
87
4,612
5" 479 119
99
84, 802
93, 081 110
MIL.
MIL.
111
1, 855
1, 958 106
111
.6. 756
7, 021 104
104
51,634
51,215 99
1/ Revised. Z/ Prelim1nary. 3/ Includes expected pullet replacements from ~ggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of lZS pullet c.hicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Ser'vice -- 1!-.or the purpose of this report a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which slaughters a weekly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation. (con-verted from weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ U. S. Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 6/ South Atlantic states: Del,, Md., Va., W. Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla. -
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1960 and 1961
State Maine
I Numb~r Jnspected
During Sept.
Ja~. thru Sept.
-
Indicated Percent Condemned Du;ing Sept. ., Jan. thru Sept.
1960
1961
1960
1961
. ,1960 1961 1960 . 1961
Thou, 4,444
Thou. Thou.
4,960
40,610
Thou. . Pet. 4Z,795 1.7
Pet 1.8
Pet.
z.o
. Pet. 1.9
Pa.
5, 898
5,434
fv!o.
4,469
4,768
54, 873 34,3Z4
51, 555 1.7 40, 129 Z.4
1. 4 1.5
z. 1 3.3
1. 8 2.3
Del,
5, 835
6, 190
54,Z89
56, 136 Z.4
1.3 Z.5
1. 5
Md.
8,688
8,804
67,386
79,246 1.6
1.5 1. 9
1. 5
lra: 4,373
H. C. 13, 705
4,443 14,263
38,038 113,219
41,Z45 1.6 136,744 1.1
z 1. 9 1. 6
1.
1. 6
Z.3 1.3
Ca. Z5,007 Z5,479
?enn. 5,074
4,868
Z08,690 4Z,368
Z32,908 Z.3 4Z,803 Z.6
1.6 3.3 1.9 3. 1
z.o z.o
----- ------------------------------ Ala.
lAis s, Ark. ':'exas
13, 458 8, 276
15, 300 6,646
15, zo 5
10,803
18,964
7, 598
111, zzz
65, Z06
1Z7,870 53,484
1Z6,3Z3 2.0
89,417 3.0
160,4ZZ 66,470
zZ..61
z.z Z.9
1. 8 3.8
z.o 3.0
1. 6 Z.3
z2..o3 z. 1
1.6
u.s. z.o 1-4-0-,-8-8-Z----15-0-, -4Z--9---1-, -1-7-7-, -6-Z-9---1-, -3-4-7-, -1~6-1
1.7 Z.5
1. 9
For this project State lunds were matched with Federal funds received from the
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statisticiar
End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, _Meat and Meat Products :, United States - October 1961 .
Shell eggs.: De.creased by 80,0.00 cases; October 1960. decr.e.ase was 214,000 cases;
average October decrease is 168, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 13 . million pounds; October 1960 decrease was 26-million pounds; average October
decrease is Z2 million pounds.. Frozen poultJ;"y: Increased by 126 million pounds; October 1960 increase was 122 million pounds; average October increase is 120 million pounds. Beef: Increased by . 0_1 million pounds; October 1960 increase was 10 million pound$;. average Octob~r inc:rease is 10 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 6 million pounds; October 1960 change was a decrease of 14 million pounds; average' October change is ~increase of 4 million pounds. Other meats: .Incr.eased by s . million pounds; October 1960 increase was 3 million pounds;
averageOctober increase is 3 million pounds.
Com~odity
Unit
Oct.
I 1956-60 av. Thou.
Oct. 1960
Thou.
Sept. 1961 Thou.
Oct. 1961
Thou.
Eggs:~ Shelf Frozen e~gs, total
. Case
422
I Pound . 116, 521
269 113,743
225
145
99, 573 86, 800
Total eggs j_/
Case !t --3-,-4-0-6-~~-------3-,-1-4-9-------2-,7-4--6-----2-,-3-4-2-----
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers
I
; ----------------------------------------~----
1
I
Pound I 23,654 .
23,200 ' 30, 031 33,083
Hens, fowls
do. 68,848
54,015
47,071 60,415
Turkeys .
do. 239,066
282, 187. 269,792 372,897
Other & Unclassified do. 57, 641
54,982
69,587 15, 811
Total poultry
do. 3--8-9-,2-0-9--------4-1-4-,-3-8-4-----4-1-6-,4-8--1---5-4-2-,-2-0-6-----
Beef: Frozen In Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen In Cure and, Cured
pther meats and meat products
Total all red meats
I ---------------------------------------------
do. 145, 811
171,971 170, 635 170,647
do. 153, 897
143,934 128, 285 134,400
do. 75, 218
85, 600
81,904 87,31Z
do. I ;;4:9i6------~~~:-s~-5- ~ --3s~:s~4--;9i~;-s9--.-- -
l/ Frozen eggs c~nverted on the qasi_s of 39. 5 pounds to the case.
Item
I. MID-MONTH PRICES RE.CEIVED AND PRICES FAID
_ _ _ Georgia ____
United States _
.Sept. 15 Oct. 151 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct~- 15
1961 . 1961 1960
196.1 1961
Prices Received:
I ents
j
Cents Cents
Farm Chickens {lb.)
14.0
10. 5
11. 1 . 11.9
8. 6
8. 1
Com. Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.) .
15. 1 15~ 1
11.0 11.0
11.3 1 15.8 11.3 15. 1
11.7 11.2
lZ. 0 11.2
All Eggs (Dozen)
.
55.2
41~ 0
43.0 43.8
35.4
37.0
Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.)' Dol.
Dol.
Dol. Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grow. Mash
4 . :4 5
4 . _6 0
4. 50 4. 55
4. 65
4. 55
Laying Mash . Scratch Grains
I 4. 50 . ., ~. 60
4.05
4.10
4. 50 4. 26 4.00 3.81 .
4. 36 3.84
4. 30 3 .81
This report is made possib e through the cooperation of the National PoUltry Impro\rement Plan~ the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agricultural Research
Service, AgricUltural Estimates._Divi.siQn, Statistical Reporting Service, Federal- . State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors~
and
the
.
poultry
f a r m e r 's
that
report
to . t'he
agencies.
.
,. .
'
. '
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVlCE
c \I\j ~~LJ1~/~J\ j
J-J ;-\ JC Released 11./22/61 .
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
A.thens, Ga., November 22, 1961 -- A total of 5, 629, 000 b'roiler chicks
was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending November 18, ac-
cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the
.
5, 551, 000 placed the previous week and is 6 percent less than the 5, 974, 000 .
placed the .same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amount ed to 8, 330, 000 compared with :
8, 079, 0.00 t he previous week and is Z percent less than the 8, 476, 000 for the,
corr.esponding week last year.
.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs wa~. reported within a . range of 47 t o 60 cents per dozen with an average of 52 cents for all hatching eggs and 50 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 45 to 60 cents with an average of 52 cents for all hatching eggs and 50 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reported within a range of $7.50 to $9.50 with an average of $.8. 00 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 00 to $9. 50 wit h an average of $8.00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 7 5 cents for eggs and $12.. 75 for chicks.
. Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
broiiers during the week ending Nove.mber 18 .wa:s<Georgia broilers 3-4 pou.n9-s
at (a~ms . 11. 77 cents.
..
.. .~
... ..
GEORGIA
EGGS
SETB' RHOAILTECRHITNYGPS E' AND
CIDCK
PLACEMENTS EGG
TYPE
Week ':
:
,.)
Ending
.i ' '\ .
Eggs set)./
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
'
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
..
' ..
~
1~60
1961
u;o of year ago
1960
I '7o of
I 1961 I year ago
1961
1961
Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent Thou. Thou.
Sept. 16 8, 575
7, 568 88 6, 139
5, 834 95
465 233
Sept. 23 I 8, 694
7,496 86 5, 961
5, 661 95
332 194
Sept. 30 18, 570
7,282 85 5,946
5, 712 96
528 288
Oct. 7 8, 458
7,479 88 5,694
5, 325 94
336 370
Oct. 14 8, 646
7,712 89 5~ 750
5, 455 95
311 2.40 -
Oct. 2.1 8, 681
7, 524 87 5,624
5,274 94
330 396
Oct. 28 8,626 Nov. 4 8, 517
7,6941 89 7,970 1 94
5, 627 5, 92.3
5, 433 97 5, 512 93
- 360 2./ 2.69
289 233
Nov. 11 8,384
Nov. 18 ! 8, 476
8,079 1 96 . 5, 968 8,330 i 98 5,974
5, 551 93 5, 629 94
255 2.87 249 277
1/ Included e ggs set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatchery supp1y flocks.
?./ Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W.. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e-------------A-g--ri-c-u-l-tu--ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io-n--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS
SET
AND
ClUCKS PLACED IN EGGS SET
COMMERCIAL
AREAS '
-
BY
WEEKS ClUCKS
1961 PLACED
STATE
Nov.
Week Endj.ng
o/o of
Nov. I Nov. . ' year
--
-
No
' '
v.
Week Ending
Nov.
Nov.
4
11
18 agol_/
4
11
18
THOUSANDS
[
THOUSANDS
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
1, 382 468
1, 039 1,066
99 1, 460 1, 806 2, 813 1, 513
139 3,920
533
7,970
1, 408 1, 404 96
562
590 87
1, 272:, 1,224 85
1, 107 1, 205 71
56
134 65
1, 529 1, 540 95
1, 836 1, 860 112
2,913 2,987 93
1, 583 l, 534 96
152
141 75
3,964 4,063 105
521
537
98
8,079 8, 330 98
1, 165 Z42 101 517 65 679
1, 5,29 2, 056
716 263 2, 816 3!16
I
5, 5[12
1, 105 244 763 569 54 684
1, 695 1, 911
776 353 2, 877 349
5, 551
1, 148 296 741 622 53 694
1, 519 2, 022
724 374 3,014 315
5, 629
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arlqa.nsas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1961
427 4,38Z 2, 876 4,01Z
454 Z, 457
275 286 1, 367
40,744
443
453 124
4,389 4, 539 120
2,978 2, 845 96
4,419 4,485 109
454
460 77
2,554 2, 510 91
255
289 88
293
233 66
1, 472 1, 518 87
42,239 4Z,881 98
201 3,4174
, 2, 123
3, 107 397
1, 7,'59 265 168 945
Z8,986
205 3,476 Z, 153 3,327
371 1, 741
Z36 191 989
Z9,620
224 3,397 2, 206 3,46Z
369 1, 788
294 171 1, 083
30, 145
TOTAL 1960 . 42, 304
43,217 43,695
%of year ago
96
98
98
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
29, 157
i I
99
29,970 99
30,Z8Z 100
p age z -
-~ -
%of year ago];./ '
I
I
112 68 95 87 46 I 116 100 - 115 79 I 124 99 89
94
120
107
100
103
.-(
96 I
101
.,'
102
(
(
85
'
95
100
d} -
fY 9tJt>?
11!13
Cf~ l '
v~v.~1'
EO.RGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
'< I \/ . I\/..:,L~- tr J
J ~ r
, l J ,\ ~r'
r. s r _r-\
J.t~- JIJ")\\J1
Released 11./29/.61 .
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga., November Z9, 1961 _.., A total of 5, 890, 000 broiler chicks wa~ placed with producers in Georgia duripg the week ending November 25~
according to the Georgia Crop. Reporting Service. Thi? compares with the 5, 629, 000 placed the previous week and is 1 percent more th~n the 5, 805,000
placed the same week last year.
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 566, 000 compared wit:~ 8, 330,000 the previous week and is 2 percent more than the 8, 417,000 for the corresponding week last year.
.. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was
reporte.d within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen with an aver~ge of 54 cents
for all h~t~hing eggs and 52 cents for eggs pur~hased at t_he farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels Last week the range was from 47 to 60 cents
wi.th an average of 52 cents for all hatching eggs and 50 cents -for eggs purchased
at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged
for. chicks were reported within a range of $7. 50 to $10.00 with ,an average of
$8. 50 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 50 to $9. 50 with an ave-,J'age of
$8.,00 per hundred last week. The average .prices last year were 75 cents .for
eggs and $12. 7 5 for chicks.
1
_
.
Weighted average price from the Federal-S.tate Market News Service
for broilers during the week ending November 25 was Georgia broilers 3-4
pounds at farms 12. 33 cents.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, ...'XND CHICK PLACEMENTS
BROILER TYP~
EGG TYPE
Week Er.ding
Eggs Set ]J
1960 Thou.
Ufo of 1961 year
ago Thou. Percent
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
o/o of
19ls0
1961
year
...
ago
Thou.
Thou. IPercent
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
Thou. Thou.
Sept. 23
' . Sept. 30 Oct. 7
8,694 8, 570 8, 458
7,496 86 5, 961 7,282 85 5,946 7,479 88 5,694
5, 661 95 332 194 5. 712 96 528 288 5, 325 94 336 370
Oct. 14 8,646
7,712 89 5, 750
5, 455 95 311 240
Oct. 21 8,681
7,524 87 5,624
5, 274 94 330 396
Oct. 28' 8,626
7,694 89 5, 627
5, 433 97 360 269
Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
8, 517 8,384 8,476
7,970 94 5, 923 8,079 96 5, 968 8,330 98 5,974
5, 512 93 289 233 5, 551 93 255 287 5, 629 94 249 277
Nov. 25 8, 417
8, 566 102 5,805
5,890 101 266 204
];/ Included eggs set by hatcher1es producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
ARGHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-U-. -S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u--lt-u-r-a-l-E-x--te-n-s-i-o-n-S--e-rv--ic-e-----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS SET AND CHICKS. PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ..,\REAS, BY WEEKS 1961
p age z
-
.
-EGGS SET
'
CHICKS PLACED
.STATE
Weok:Ending
I o/o of
Week Ending
o/o of
Maine
Co~ecticut
Nov. 11
1, 408 56Z
i Nov . Nov.
18
Z5
THOUSANDS
i
year
ago 1,/
-
1, 404 1, 408 95
590
488 63
Nov.
11 .
Nov. . 18
THOUSANDS
I
-
1,
'105 Z44
-
1~ 148 Z96 .
Nov. Z5
1, 089 Z38
year ago]J
..
lOS 56
Pennsylvania 1, Z7Z
1, ZZ4 1, 175 88
76!3
. 741 .
595
70
Indiana illinois
1, 107 56
1, Z05 1, Z68 . 79
134
llZ 57
569 54
6ZZ . 53
635 .58
9sz8
Missouri
1, 5Z9
1, 540 1, 480 87
684
694
... .. 66Z
116
Delaware Maryland
1,836 Z,913
1, 860 . Z, 04Z 1Z3 Z,987 Z,938 91
1, 695 1, 911
1, 519 Z,OZZ
....zl.'t..
48Z :fol
91 1Z4
Virginia
1, 583
1, 534 1,769 109
776
7Z4
791
86
West Virginia
15Z
141
14Z 7Z
353
374
380
104
North Carolina 3,964
4,063 4,076 105
Z,877
3, 014
3,048
lOZ
South Carolina 5Zl
537
595 117
349
315
-34Z
10Z
GEORGIA
8, 079
8,330 8, 566 lOZ
5, 551
5, 6Z9
5, 890
101
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL J961
443 4,389 Z,978 4,419
454 Z,.554
zss
Z93 1, 472
4Z,Z39
453
339 9Z
4, 539 4,476 116
Z, 845 Z,941 96
4,485 4, 573 107
460
49Z 87
Z, 510 Z, 51Z 89
Z89
316 108
Z33
Z92 67
1, 518 1, 481 86
4Z,881 43,481 99
205 3,476 Z, 153 3,3Z7
371 . 1, 741
Z36 191 989
Z9,6ZO
ZZ4 3,397 Z,Z06 3,46Z
369 1, 788
Z94 171 1, 083.
30, 145
Z40
liS
3z..,
5Z9 166
114 96
3,247
9_7
. 357 1, 811 .
99 . . 101
Z54
128
147 - , 84
1, 03Z '
94
30,094 i 101
..
~OTAL 1960 43,' 217
43,695 44,035
Z9, 970: 30,Z8Z
Z9,93Z
%of year ago
9- 8
:
9 8
99
'
j,
99
100
:
101. '
l/ Current week as percent of same we.ek last year.
. ..
~ (f/)CjtHJ?
' '113
\
w~ 1 GJE(Q)~GllA <C~OJP>
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
-UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE bEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR
Athens, Georgia
/:J
(Q)JRffllNG SIE~VllCCI&
IJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 319 EXTENSION BLDG., ATHENS, GA.
November 1961
p ned For All furposes :
. Harvested For Grain Yield :
District and County:
: Acreage :Per Acre: Production
--------------- Ac-re-s ----~--A-cr-es----B-u- sh- els---B- us- he- ls --
DISTRim' I Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield
12,400 2,400 7,000 3,600 9,100 11,500 7,000 4,6GO
5,500 6,000 5,400
11,700 2,100 6,600
3,500 8,400 11,000
6,700 4,500
5,300 5,700 5,100
199 34.5
199 30.2 24.0
25.2 30.1 20.5
25.4 28.0 26.2
233,000 72,500 131,500 105,600 201,900 277,500 201,900 92,200 134,600
159,500 133,600
Total
74,500
70,600
24.7 1,743,800
DISTRim' II Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson De Kalb Fannin Forsy-th Fulton Gilmer GWinnett Hall Jackson
Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union
~Talton
White
4,600 4,100
1,300 2,400 1,800 1,300 3,600 5,000 4,600 4,100 6,500 4,700 5,600 2,600
3,800
1,900 . 2,600
6,ooo
9'i 000 3,200
4,300 3,800 1,100 2,100
1,700
950 3,500 . 4,800
4,400
3,900 6,200 4,500 5,400 2,400
3,500 1,850 2,500 5,900 7,900 3,000
19.5 28.3
27.3 22.7
32.3 21.8
40.5 26.1 22.8
38.2 20.0 28.8
25.9 40.5
22.5 36.4 48.9 44.1
22.5
38.3
83,900 107,700
30,000 47,600
54,900 20,700 141,900 125,300 100,500 149,100 124,300 129,400 139,800
97,300 78,700 67,300
12~ ,200
259,900 178,100 114,900
- Total
78,700
73,700
295
2,173,500
. DISTRim' III
Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham
~art
;.1ncoln
1~adison
Oglethorpe Rabun Ste!lhens
Wi ~s
4,000 _3,900 6,000
3,200 4,600 3,000 5,100 4,800 2,500 2,6oo
3,800
3,900 3,700 5,800 3,100 4,300 2, 700 4,900 4,6oo 2,200
2,500
3,300
22.8 22.9
27.3 36.1
25.5 19.2 22.0 20.0
43.3 30.6 19.2
89,100 84.,I 900 15g,4oo
111,800 109,800
51,800 107,700 92,200
95,200 76,600 63,200
Total
43,500
41,000
25.4 1,040,700
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES 1960
Planted
For All Purposes
:
. Harvested For Grain Yield :
District and County:
: Acreage :Per Acre: Production
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -Acres- - - - - - - -Acres- - - -B'Usiieis-:- - Bushel8 - -
DISTRICT IV carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar M9.con Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
Total
DISTRICT V Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach
Pulaski
Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson
~otal
13,600 540
1,100 7,400 2,300 3, 700 4, 700 . 3,200 4,000 7,300 3,900 25,400 11,100 10,100
360 5,5.00 9,600 3,700 2,300 18,700 3,900 2,500
144,900
6,400 3,100 21,000 2,600 5,200 35,000 2,900 8,800 18,800 2,200 27,600 1,400 84,200 2,000 19,600 5, 700 5,200 9,200 17,200 1,600 2,000 1,100 14,300 9,300 28,400 19,700 9,800
364,300
13,100 440 870
5,850 2,200 3,400 4,600 2,800 3, 700 6,500 3,500 20,600 8,300 8,900
340 5,200 8,100 2,400 2,100 15,300 3,400 2,300
123,900
5,100 2,600 14,500 2,500 4,400 21,700 2,300
8,~00
17,600 2,000 19,700 1,000 58,200 1,400 11,700 4,600 3,800 8,200 14,100
800 1,700 1,000 9,300 7,000 21,900 11,000 5,600
261,900
23-7
310, 600
16.6
7,300
19.1
16,600
25-7
150,100
24.0
52,800
24.4
82,800
20.3
93,200
20.4
57,000
25.2
93,200
24.8
161,500
23-7
82,800
26.0
535,400
17-5
145,100
25.0
222,600
21.2
7,200
21.9
113,900
29.9
242,300
27.2
65,200
19.7
41,400
27.1
414,200
26.2
89,100
24.3
55,900
24.5 3,040,200
28.0
142,900
30-3
78,700
28.0
405,900
22 .4
55,900
22.1
97,300
28.1
6o8,900
23.9
54,900
20.2
165,700
30.0
528,100
24.4
48,700
20.5
403,800
23.8
23,800
26.3 1,533,000
25.9
36,200
30.0
351,000 ..t~
23.4
107,700
30.0
113,900
38.9
318,900
299
422,000
21.5
17,200
24.4
41,400
16.6
16,600
24.5
227,800
21.2
148,100
30.0
658,000
25.4
279,600
18.5
103,600
26.7 6,989,600
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES 1960
. . ~
:
Planted
For All Purposes :
Harvested For Grain
. Yield
District and County: --------------Acres-
-
-
: ----
-AAcrecargees---~-PBerWA.ciriee~is--Pir3oudu5chteioins--
DISTRial' VI Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock JefferK.On Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
Total
DISTRICT VII Baker
Calh~un
Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady lee Miller Mitchell
QuitlJlan
Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
Total
DISTRIGr VIII Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Cot'fee c~lquitt Cock Crisp
Ir-JQJ.y
Echols ;rw1n Jeff Davis lan1er k>wndes
~ltair ':rift ~r
\iil.cox
lft<n'th
85, 7_1)0 54,40) 29,4oo 3,1()0 16,9CD
4&:, oc,_, 8,3CO
27_t200
27,9(!) 6,2ru
30400 55,300 9,900
375,~
2183,,43000' . 12,$X>O
. 57,~0
11,8()() 58,;t.OO 59,300 21,000 40,'300 65,3<"0 5,2':':l
~0)-000
~:~,l:PO
12,600 33,200 31,000 59,5,00 9,1C()
571,300
16,500 16,900 46,700 52,300 1,900 62,000 73,200 32,400 30,300 38,300
4,4oo 43,900 20,900 11,4oo
34,~
26,8oo 32,600 24,2'00 26,ooo 56,000
651,100
66,000 50,600 20,50Q2,400
9,~ro
34,CXY-> 6,600 23,100 24,400 5,6oo
~ .. 6lt.1
43, ~
9,0o0
298,000
21,300 17,500
ll,4ro
48,900 9,600
51,80~
51,200 18,500 34,500 54, 70A
4,~0
17,500 27,YQO 10,1:.-00 27,600 28,600 54,5C:O 7,900
498,000
11,400 13,200 31,300 4o,4oo 1,100 40,300 59,000 26,100
28,~ .
35,600 2,300 34,1.00 12,500 7,600 25,100 15,500 26,1Q)
20,~
21,300 48,300
499,6~
28.9 1,907,009
27.1 1,370,000
23.5
481,CXJ<)
20.7
4~, 700
290
270,000
24.6
838,00..'
23.5
155,300
29.4
680,(..00
26.3
642,DOO
22.2
124,3~
21.9
57,(,00
32.8 1,438,0D
24.6
22:lc_.. OI'0
27.6 8,233,300
28.1
597,500
32-5
568,500
32.0
364,500
31.0 1,514,900
27.1
259,900
330 1,7o8,600
347 1,764,400
34.1
63o,e~o
27.0
930,900
33.1 1,8ll,GOO
28.4
119,10()
29. 6
507,5()0
25.5
71.(),4(X)
25.9
269,200
350
967,~;()
34.5
985,800
40.0 2, 178, 70J
~-9
181,~
32-3 .16,()69,900
36.0 35.8 38.0 32.0 32.9 39.0 4o.o 38.0 33.0 28.;:t, 34.2 37 ":Q 32.1 31.9 31.1 23.4 37.0 293 26.7 32.2
34. 1
410,100 473,200 1,188,800 1,292,300 36,200 1,570,900 2,361,000 992,000 936,100 999,000
78,7001,260600
400,700 242,300 781,86\) 362,400 965,1on 585,100 569,500 1,553,200
17,058,600
GEORGIA CORN COUNI'Y ESTIMATES 1960
. Planted
For All Purposes
Harvested For Grain
: Yield :
~i!t!i~t_a~d_C~tz: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l
__ __ _ ~c!e~g~
:~e! ~c!el _P!o~u~t!o~
Acres
Acres
Bushels Bushels
DISTRIOI' IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans
Glynn
Liberty
Long
Mcintosh Pierce Tattnall Toombs ware Wayne
Total
36,900 28,900 6,000 4,300
140 1,300 1,000 20,100
130 1,500 5,200
230 34,300 47,700 36,800 15,600 26,900
267,000
25,500 21, 100 3,300 3,100
100 530 720 14,700 100 970 3,100 180 21,200 29,600 24,300 12,000 15,800
176,300
29.2
745,600
30.4
642,000
345
113,900
33.4
103,600
31.0
3,100
29.2
15,500
30.1
21,700
34.2
502,200
21.0
2,100
26.7
25,900
36.7
113,900
22.8
4,100
36.0
764,200
33.6
994,100
34.1
828,400
38.1
456,.700
396
625,400
33.8 5,962,400
STATE TOTALS
. 2,571,000
2,043,000
305 62,312,000
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTniATES 1961
. .. . Planted
. For All Purposes :
Harvested For Grain
. Yield :
District and County:
Acreage :Per ~v.re: Production
-~-----------A-c-re- s ---~--~~A-c~res----B-u-sh-els---B-us-he~ls -
DISTRICT VI
Bulloch
Burke Candler Columbia Effingham
Emanuel Glascock
Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
78,300
43,500 25,900
2,700 14,900 43,200
7,100 23,000 24,400
5,300 3,000 47,000 8,500
61,200
41,500 18,700 2,200
6,300 31,6oo 5,800 20,100 22,000 4,900 2,400 38,100 8,000
41.0 2,508,600
26.6 1,105,600
30.7
574,900
21.5
47,300
29.7
246,700
26.6
841,900
24.6
142,600
32.8
659,100
28.7 ..' 631,200
22.6
110,500
23.6
56,600
34.8 1,327,500
28.7
229,500
Total
326,800
264,800
32.0 8,482,000
DISTRICT Vll Baker Calhoun Clay
Decatur Dougherty Early Grady
Lee
Miller
Mitchell Quitman
Randolph
Seminole Stewart
Sumter
Terrell
Thomas
Webster
21,000 17,100 11,700
54,900 11,200
53,900 56,700 18,700 38,000 61,900
4,800 19,000
30,100 12,000
30,700 27,100 56,000 9,100
20,000 16,800 11,200
47,900 9,500 50,300 50,000 17,000 33,600 53,400 4,000 17,100 26,900 9,900 26,500
25,900 52,900
7,700
32 .. 7
654,000
48.0
806,900
34.7
389,100
38.8 1,860,100
34.2
325,200
43.4 2,184,600
43.9 2,197,000
37.8
. 642,800
33.1 1,133,100
38.8 2,073,700
29.6
118,600
36.8
629,100
38.8 1,044,600
34.7
344,000
42.9 1,137,400
46.5 1,204,200
46.0 2,432,700
30.6
236,000
Total
533,900
480,600
40.4 19,413,100
DISTRICT VIII
Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis
Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift
Turner Wilcox Worth
15,000
15,700 42,700 48,700 1,700
57,200 68,700 30,000 27,600
34,500 4,100 42,400 20,000
10,100
31,800 24,900 29,900 22,700 23,500 52,100
10,600 12,800
29,000 39,100
900 37,700 57,100 25,000 26,900
33,300 2,200
34,000 12,200 6,800 23,500 14,400 24,200 19,600
19,600 46,500
38.9
412,800
28.7
367,300
38.4 1,114,400
37.9 1,482,600
35.3
31,800
37.4 1,410,000
36.9 2,223,500
32.6
819,800
28.7
771,800
30.7 1,023,700
34.3
15,500
35.9 1,219,400
36 .. 4
443,800
41.0
278,700
35.9
842,800
25.1 ,.,,361,500
34.6
843,100
23.6
461,900
27.2
532,200
33.8 1,572,500
Total
6o3,300
475,400
34.3 16,289,100
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District a~d C6unpl:
.i. l- ~STP~ J:CT.......I..X..'Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn.
Li~berty
Long Mcintosh Pierce Tattnal1 Toombs Ware Wayne
Total
G.C:O~i.GIA CORN COON'tr ESTIMATES 1961 ' '
.. Planted
For All Purposes
) p
Acres
. Harvested For Grain Yield : Acre~e :Per Acre.: .fro~ti~n
Acres
Bushels Bushels-"
35,400
257. ,,:,160o0o
4,"000 130
'1, 200
830
18~700
120 ' 1,400 . 4,800
220 31,900 44,400 33,200 14,500 25,600
249,100
24,800 20,100 .
3,100 2,800
100 530 590 13,900 100 880 . 2,900 200 20,100 27,900 22,300 11,400 15,300
167,000
30.2 42 .5 41.0 4o.o ,
33.0 31.7 39.0 43.0 25.0 26.7 32.8 28.5 37.4 36.9 32.8 49.2 43.5
38.0
749,700 8.54,800 127,100 111,900
3,300 16,800 23,000 .598,200 ;;,.500 23,500 95,100
.5, 700
.751, 700 1,029,300
73-1,200 $60;700 666,300
6,35o.,aoo
STATE TOTALS
2'''3.14' 000
1,880,000
35.0 65,800,000
. . ~
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
\I\1!~~~~JI< ~. J\j
J-J ;-\-rc J-J ERY
--
Released 1Z/6(fll
.,.,. GEORGlA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
- Athens, Ga., December 6, 1961 -- A total of 6, OZO, 000 broiler chicks ~s pl~~e.d with producers in Georgia during the week ending December Z,- .il.c-
cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 5.,~90, 000
pla~ed i.he previous week and is 4 percent more than the 5, 79 5, 000 placed the
same week last year.
.
'
Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 618,000 compared wUh 8, 566, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent more than the 8, 166, 000 for ~he
corresponding week last year
. , J'he majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was rep~:>rted within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 54 cents
for all hatching eggs and 5Z cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 60 cents y.rith an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 5Z cents ~or eggs purchased ~t the farm from flocks with hatchery own..ed cockerels. Most prices charged
for : chicks were reported within a range of $7. 50 to $10.00 with an average_of $8~ 75 per hundred compared with a range of $7. 50 to $10. 00 with an average of
,8 .$0 per _hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 cents for ~ggs and $"1Z .. 75 .for 'chfcks.
Weighted average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for
J?roilers during the week ending December Z was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds at farms 13~ 05 cents.
. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCI-nNGS, AND CI-nCK PLACEMENTS
..
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
Week .
~nding
'
Eggs Set lJ
1960 .
1961
"/o of year
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
u/o ot
1960
1961 year
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
..
-' ~
Sept. 30 Oct. 7
Thou.
. 8, 570 8,458
Thou.
7,Z8Z 7,479
ago Percent
'.
85 88
fhou.
5,946 5,694
ago Thou. Percent Thou.
,.
5, 712 96 5Z8 5, 325 94 336
Thou. '
Z88 370
Oct. 14 Oct. Zl :>ct. 28 :~ov. 4
8,646 8~ 681 8,6Z6 8, 517
7,712 89 7,524 87 7,694 89 7,970 94
5, 750 5,6Z4 5, 627 5, 923
5, 455 95 311
240
5, Z74 94 330
396
5,433 97 360
Z69
5, 51Z 93 289
Z33
1\tov. 11 ~ov. 18 NQv. Z5
Dec. 2
8,384 8,476 8,417 8, 166
8,079 96 8,330 98 8, 566 102 8,618 106
5, 968 5,974 5, 805 5, 795
5, 551 93 5, 629 94 5, 890 101 6,020 104
- Z23 Z/ Z87
249
277
266
Z04
293
167
1/ Included eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Z/ Revised.
ARCinE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Extension Service
~tatistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
.. . ~ .
:. ;: .
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS .- 196 1
Page 2
STATE
-
Nov. 18
E.. GGS SET
w~k EndiDg__:____ S of
Nov. Z5
Dec.
z
year ago}_/
-
Nov. 18
CHICKS PLACED
Week ~nding Nov .
Z5
'
Dezc.
--
.
~of
yea:r
agq _!/ ,.
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1,404
590 1, ZZ4 1, 205
134 1, 540 1,860
2, 987
1, 534 141
4,063 537
THOUSANDS
'
l, 408 1, 435 98
488
488 . .. 6.6 ...
1, 175 1, 300 89 '
1, 268 1, Z15 . 71
liZ
104 42
1, 480 l, 430 81
Z,04Z 1, 861 108
Z,938 2,999 93
1,769 1, 754 105
142
129 64
4,076 4, 172 104
595
496 96
THOUSANDS .
.., :
..
1,.148 .... : Z-96 ..
1. 089 '238
1i 146
azz
' 741
622
....
5 9 5 -.:"l6 3. 5
: ~ 795 : .709
53
58
' 35
I
694
662
. .671
I 1~ ' 519 2,022
1,482 2, 101
'z1,,
615 o57
-724
791
856
. 374
I
~.014
380 3,048
341 3 ,! 193
315
342
364
'
104
52
96 95 35 100 .
98 117 93 92 105
114
-; : . .
. ) . {
GEORGIA
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
8,330
453 4, 539
I 2,845 4,485 460 Z, 510 289 233 I 1, 518
8, 566 8, 618 106
339 422 112
4,476 ' 4,316 115
2, 941 2, 991 95
4, 573 4, 801 110
492 . 494 84
2, 512 Z,744 101
316
257 86
292
366 97
1, 481 1, 422 83
I 5, 629
I 224 3,397 a, 206
I 3,462 369
1, '788
' 294
i
,171 1, 083
5, 890
6,020
- 240
260
3, 529
3,'493
2,166
2,285
3, 247
3,73.9
357
399
1, 811
1, 956
:254
206
147
192
1, 03Z
1, 085
.. 104 .
120 121 97 108 107 98 70 87 87
TOTAL 1961
42,.88..1
43,481 43,8~4
..
99
I .. 3q, 145
30~094
31, 639
103
I . TOTAL 1960
43, 69~5
44,035 . _44, 217
~of year ago
'
_!/ . Current week as
~~
pe~cent
of
99:' .
99
same .we~k'last
year.
-I - : 30,' 282
I .. I
- I.
.!
:100
.. .
.
29,932 . .101
.... :.
30,818 : 103
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November 15, 6i'BRARrEs
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1LI ==:===RE-L-E-ASE=D=-1=2--/=8=/.6::1=..::-.=:..-=..-===-J
BY
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
~
GEORGIA PRICES RECJUVEI' nmEX DOWN 3 POINTS
The Index ot Prices Beceived by ~&;Ul ~rs dropped slight~ o~r 1 per-
. cent (3 points) during the JROnth e~ ~-tr ~5 to 246 Jlel'Cent o ita 1910~.14
average. However, this repre~ .._ ~ ~ over 1 percent ( 3 points)
over the mid-November index ot last ,-..r. -~All Crop 'index dropped 3 points
during the month to 269 an4 the incleX ot U.ve-stock and Livestock PrQducts tell
4 points to ~99 pereent.
The decline in pr:tcee received tor ootton alld peanuts -was the primary cause for the reduction in the illdex tor ..All Crops. Cotton lint dropped 3 .cents to 32 ..2 cents per poWld while peanuts drqppe.d .4 cep;ts to 10.4 cents per pcund.
This more than offset the slightl.jr higher prices received for many other crops.
The sharp dip i~ prices reeeived tor hogs and the slightly lower priees received for milk and eggs were the primary factors responsible tor the decline
in the index !or All Livestock and Products. Bogs at $16.40 per h-\lD.dredYeight
dropped $1.30 fl"om last month, while eggs dropped .5- cents to the- 42.5 cents per
dozen. Wholesale -lllilk declined a nickel per hundredweight aDd retail milk
dropped 1 cent per quart. The prices received tor bee! cattle and calves moved.
~ to $].6.50 and $21.20 per ~UDdredweight, respectively. Commercial broilers and f'aiJil chickens iJIIproved slight! since mid-October with farmers ~eceiVing
l1.3 cents for !arm chiekeiUJ and 11.4 cents per pound !or ecmnercial broilers.
U. S. INDEX OF PRidt.S RECEIVED DOWN 2 POINJS PRICElS PAID UNCHANGED, PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended Nq:yember 15, tn:a Indax of Prices Received by Farmers drop~ed near~ l percent (2 points) to 238 barcent ot its 1910 - 14 average.
Lowar pricgs for meat animals, citrus frUit, corn, cQtton, aDd eggs were re~n siblo !or moat o~ the decliDe. Price increases !or some vegetables, poultry, soybeans, and milk were ~rtially offsetting. The mid-November index was about
1 percent ~low the November l96o illd~ ot 241.
The ~ex. ot Prices Paid by Farmers tor Commodities and Services, including
Interest, Taxes, and Farm 'Wage FAtes remaimd at 301 on November 15, the same
as for the 3 prec~ng months. The IDdex '!88 about 1 percent hi~r than the 297 o! ~ year ea.rli~r, and the highest Nov~r i()'iex .of reco~.
Index 1910-14 = 100
lndex Numbers , - Gear i a and United States
. '
Novembe~ 15
Qctober l
; November 15
'... 1960
1961
1961
UNrrED QTATES
y Prices Received
Parity Index
- - - Parity Ratio
--
....
241 297
. .
81- - - -
.. 240
238
301
301
-8-0 - - - - -79- -
: Record High
.. . :Index: l).te
313 :Feb. 1951
302 : gjApr. 196<>
1.23 :Oct. 1946
:
...GEORGJ:A
:
:
Prices Received :
:
:
-~ ~ Commodities
243
:
249
246
. .
310 :Mar. 1951
~ Crops
. :
255
:
272
269
319 :'J/11s.r. 1951
Li.vestock aDd .:
:
L'stk. Products :
21
:
20
:
l
:s
'J.I Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, aDd Fa'1'm Wage Rates based on data for the
indi.-~:ted, datQs. gj Also February through *Y 1961.
Also April 1951.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
MELVIN D. ROGERS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'Agricu1tura1 Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-
'!'he
--
Georgia
-
Crop Reporting
Service,
u.
s.
- --
Department o!
-
-
Agriculture,
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315 Hoke
Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation With the Georgia Agricultural
Extension. -Service aDd. .t.be- Georg:L.e. _State Depa.rt;mant of Agriculture.
..
(OVER)
I
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARl'iFRS NOVF..MBER 15, 1961 vJITH COMPARISONS
...
:
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
COMIDDITY AND UNIT
:Nov.-1~: oct.-1~: 'No'V.-1~:. Nov.-1~:-oct: IS: 'Nov~-ij
Wheat,-bu.-------
1:
-J 1-9160:'8
: 5
-
19 -I
6 .
1 E
t
: --
1961 - I.E
9
: -:
11.97600
-
:-'
1961 : I."8'7--
1961 ' -1:"8'7--
Oats, bu. -
Corn, bu.
Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt.
Cotton, lb. Cottonseed; ton SoybeariE!~ bu.
Peanuts ;-lb. Sweetpot~toes, cwt.
$
.88
,83
$ 1.10
1.09
$ 1.15
1.05
$ 1.85 1.95
29.7
32.5
$ 36.00 . :46,00
$ 1.87 . 2.25.
9. 7 10.8
$ 4.80 - . 5.35
.84
.59
1.10
.87
1.09 : .79
1.95 : ~ 1.42
32.2 : 30.1
47,00 : 44.40
2.25 : 1.96
10.4 : 10.5
5.40 : :4.01
.64 1.02
.99 1..61
33.9 51.50
2.20 10.8
3. 73
.64 .94 1.00 1.63
33.1 52.40
2.27 . 11~ -2 ..
. h.l9 ,_..
Hay, baled, per ton
.) ,_
..... .
All Alfalfa Lespelieza Soybean & Cowpea Peanut
$ 27.60 25.10
$ 36.50 35.00 $ 28.50 28.50 $ 30.00 28.00 $ 23. 50 21.50
26.10 36.00 28.00 29.00 22.50
: 20.60 : 21.30 : 23.80 : 28.20 : 20.40
20.20 20.60 22.40 26.30 20.20
. 20.,50 ::. 20.90 22.:80 27.; 30 :-
20~70 .
Milk Cows, head
$ 170.00 ' 180.00 170.00 :215.00 224.00 223 .00 .
Hogs, cwt.
$
Beef .cat tle, all, cwt. ~
Cows, cWt. 1/
$
Steers '& heifers, cwt. ~:,
Calves, c1-rt.
<!'ii
17.00 15.30 13-.50 17.60
18.70
17.70 16.30
lu.OO 19.10
20.50
16.40 16.50 14.30 19.40
21.20
16.60 19.20 13.10 2_2.10
21.70
16.40
20.10 14.00 22.30
23~60
15.70 19.90 13~ 90 .:. 22.70 . . 23.-70
Milk, Wholesale, c1-rt.
Fluid 'Mkt.
Ma_.puf~-
.All . -)
Turkeys, lb.
$ 6.10
6.10
~P. 3. 70
3.60
$ 2/ 6.05 2/ -6.05
- 27.0 - 24.0
3/ 6.00 - 25.0
4. 89
3.52
2/ 4.48 - 17.4
Chickens, per lb. Farm Coml Broil.
14.0 14.9
11.1 11.3
11.3 : 12.1 11.4 : 15.7
8.1
12~0
8.8 12.2
All
14.9
11.3
11.4 : 15.0
11.2
11.6
E s doz. All
56.6
43.0
42.5
46.1
37 .o
36.0
1 Includes cull dairy cov1s sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd :' . ;:
repl acement. ?:,/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary Estimate.
,. ' ',-,
. PRI.CES '. PAID BY . FARMERS FOR SELECTED F'Eli'~S NOVEMBER 15, 1961, WITH COMPARISOUS :
KIND OF FEED
:
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES -
:-Nov: IS: Oct.-1~: Nov.-1~: Nov.-l~:-Oct7 I57Nov7 I~
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-
- - -:
-I19610:--: -
1961 : -D017--
1961 : -Dol:-:-
1960 : -Dol:-
1961 -Dol-.-
:-n109611:
""7
:-
- Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.
. All Under 29% Protein
3.80 ; 3.85 '
:
3.80
3.61
3.62
3.65
16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein
3.70
3.70
3.95 . : .:3.90
4 .. 00
4.~ .
. 3.10
3.57
' -3.90
.. 4.oo
3.50 3.84
. '
3.57 3.60
3.91
3.61 3.63 3.93
Cottonseed Meal, 41% cwt - --3.65
Soybean Meal, 44% cwt.
3.95 :
J. 75'
4.15
- J '.-75- : .. ' 3.96 . 4.06
4'.25
3.85 4.2'5
4.11 4.3?
.,t.
Bran, cwt.
Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt.
..
~ ..
3.20 3.40 ;
3.05 .
3.20 3.40 3.15
3:.25 3:.45 3 . o 5
.. 2.84
: .; 2.89
: ..' " \ .
3.04
2~81
2.89 3.04
2.94 J.Ol 3.05
Broiler Growing Mash, cwt. 4.45
Laying Mash, cwt.
4.50
Scratch: _Grains, cwt.
4.00
Alfalf~ iiay, ton
48:oo
4.50 4.50 4,00
39-.00
4.50 4.50 4.00
4b.6o
4.51 4.23 3.78
31.60
4.55 4.30 3.81
31.00
4.58 4.::32 ' 3.81
31.'16
All Other Hay, ton
34.00
32.50
36.50
30.00 28.70 29 .20
Acquisi t ions Division University of Georgia
Universi t y Libraries Athens , Geor gia
REQ 3
AGRICULTIJRAL EXTENSION SERVICE
U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
r
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
DEC 1 3 'q1
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA.
December 8, 1961
..
.
. Cotton production In Georgia In 1961 : ~mounted to 515,000 bales (500 pounds
gross weight), according to the Georgia cr,~p Reporting Service. This was 2 per
cent above the 1960 crop of 505,000 bales :but IS per cent or 92,000 bales below
the 1950-59 average of 607,000 bales. The Indicated lint yield per acre of 356
pounds Is the lowest since 1957 when 333 pounds per acre was harvested. The
current lint yield Is 15 pounds below last year and 87 pounds below the record
high of 443 mated to be
pounds produced In 1958. The 695,000 compared with 653,000
aacyreeaagreaghoa.rveTshteed
this year Is estilargest acreage har
-
vested tn Gebrg-ra-was-s-, 157,000 l3t4 an the 'Slnai1es't" was 381 -,000 t-n 1958.-
Heather conditions during the planting season this year were unfavorable and. considerable replanting was necessary. Stands were very Irregular In some
northern areas , caus tng some acreage to be abandoned and pI anted to other crops. Dry weather In July damaged the crop In scattered areas In southcentral and eastcentral Georgia. Frequent rains In many sections of the State during August and first part of September made control of bollweevlls and boll worms dlfflcul~
w resulting In extensive Insect damage In many Instances. Fanners enjoyed one of the most favorable harvesting seasons In recent years. Production from the
northern districts Is expected to be about 4 per cent below Jast year. Produc-
1. tion In central districts Is up about 11 per cent from last year while produc-
tion In the southern districts Is off about 6 per cent.
The Bureau of the Census reported 499,000 running bales .ginned to December I, ~he same as glnnlngs to this date last year.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
CARL o. DOESCHER
Agricultural Statistician
GEORGIA MAP SHO\IING INDICATED PRODUCTION 1961 AND FHJAL PROOUCTION FOR 1960 & 191).
1961 production Indicated on December I.
1961- 29,0 1960- 34,19 1959- 44,95
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26,000 Districts shown are Crop ,610 Reporting Districts and 40 NOT Congressional Districts.
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526 390
400 340 . 284 336 362 232
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585 327 360 3)9 -521. 414
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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF .~GRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX. ATHENS, GA .
Athens, Georgie.
ACREAGE AND .ESTIMAT.ED 'PRODUCTION
OF PRINC'IPAL VEGETABLE CROPS December 1, 1961
Georgia: Dry weather conditions prevailing around December
JDel~ber 12, 196~
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able for preparing land and transplanting the Early Spr -aabb
crop. Pla.nts are reported to be sJ!lAll, due ma~nly to dry weather duri .
ing season and could result in a shortage of plAnts. Transplanting is expected
to be well underway around mid-De~mber. The prosrective acreage for 1962
Early Spring cabbage for harvest ~s placed at 3,100 acres, 6 percent less than
last
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Unit 'eer State's ~ ' ~~~qucfi~n ~~? ~nt~~ Y~getables/. is I expe~te~ tp:be, iesi than ' last
!Year, ttl.~ Crop Repd ting .Board ann6hnced tcday. Forecasts for
9 crops, which nprmally ~ccount fot , more than halt of the wint~r tonhage, indicate
production Will be 8 percent less than last year and the same as average. Snall-
er production than last year is expected for celery, lettuce, artiehokes j
cauliflower, and kale. Partially offsetting these decreases are increases tor
spinach, broccoli, beets and shallots. Acreage estimates have been prepared for
three other winter crops. cabbage acreage is down 6 percent and escarole 8 per-
cent, while carrot acreage is expected to be up 14 percent.
CABBAOE: Acreage o! cebbag; for harvest this winter is estimated at'46,6oo acres, 6 percent less than the 49,500 acres harvested last winter but
16 percent above average. The acreage in Central Florida is unchang~d from a
;rear ago. The Hastings acreage is up slightly but all other areas show a dec'line. Early shipments were mostly from the Central Florida and Everglades area. Harvest started in late November in the important Hastings area and will continue
l ight until mid-December when supplies Will increase sharply. The sme.ller acreage in Texas is due largely to lighter plantings in the Winter Garden area. Seeding of acreage for late season harvest in the Lower Valley will continue into Lecember. Harvest is '4Jlderw&y1 1n all ' areas ~ - . Suppl:l.~J:~ .. f.rp~ ~~e r an _ ~t9~P- . 'Winter Garden e.rea will be available in good volume through mid-December then t.a:per off. Supplies from the Lower Valley will be available in good volume through mid-January, and become heavier in February and March. In Arizona, groWing conditions have been favorable Bnd cabbage is in excellent condition.
aarvest continues in the Salt River Valley; supplies are expected to be available \lntil mid-May. The larger acreage in California. is due mainly to increased ~lantings in the Desert areas and in Ventura County. lack of moisture held down ~lanting in San Diego County. Moderate .supplies are available from the ncattered coastal districts in central and southern California. Rainfall and c'uoler weather during November was especially beneficial to cabbage in the ~Qastal districts. Cutting has started on an estimated 21 400 acres in the Imp~ria~ Valley.
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':) Acreage intentions in the early spring States indicate there will be ,~,050 6cres tor harvest next year. If these intentions mater1alize, the acreage ~ill be slightly less than last spring and 22 percent below average. The acre-
e.ge in South Carolina and Georgia is less than last year while California is up. A shortage of plants and dry weather has been responsible for the expected acreage cut in South Carolina and Georgia. Planting has started in South Carolina
and will begin in Georgia about mid-December. Planting is expected to start in the main producing areas of Louisiana in late December and abput 2 weeks later ~n Mississippi. Planting continues in California and recent rains have been ceueficial for growth of early plantings.
LETTuCE: The first forecast of winter le~tuce places production at 10,234,000 cwt., 5 percent below last year but ll percent above average. Ship-
~ents from the Blythe, California area are in full swing. Volume should continue ~eavy through December. Cutting in the Imperial Valley remains relatively .:.ight but volume supplies are expected by mid -December. Quality in both districts is good. Favorable weather in Arizona has resulted in good condition and ~ue.lity. Heavy cutting expected about December 10-15 with volume dropping off in "'ni.~.-..~n,m.:rif,,... .Xt.~ld J>ros].l~cta are very good in all Texas areas.
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Harvest is underway in the Laredo and Winter Garden areas and movement Is expected to continue into January. In the Lower Valley, movement will increase to a peak during the .last half of January and continue hea.vy i'nto February. Most of the current Fl .orlda supplies are coming from the Everglades. Light vol.ume is available from Central Florida. In the Sumter ,Count,y...area, cut.ti.ng of tcebu'rg was expected to start In early December. Qual i'ty .o.f . .current :suppl i~s .is good.
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of Vegetable estimates fc;>r 'the years.. 1954-59 . ha.ve been re-
vised using Information f .rom the 1959 Census Agri-
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Acreage and Estimated Production ~eported to Date! 1962 with Comparisons
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CROP
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STATE
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..25 J 500 .24,500 . 122
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Group Total
:40,040 49,500 46,600 163 137
6,515 6,790
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South Carol i.na
2,.21 0 2,500 2,300 J20 lQO
Georgia Alabama ...
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550 .106 110
3,280 . 1,300 1,300 107 120
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California
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252 634
2,_116 1. , 748
LETTUCE
Winter Florida Texas ... Ar i'zona; . Yuma California
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75 130 :1,050
675 1,157
160 165 :1,807 1,904 2,277
170 175 :6,043 7,956 6,545
153 162 :9,254 10,811 10,234
11 Includes processing. 11 1962 prospective acreage.
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
L.. He HARRIS, JR .. Vegetable Crop Estimator
Acqui_si tions DiVis~on Universi ty Libraries Univer sity of Georgia
Athens , Georgia
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w~ . ~l~ced wl.t~ producers in Georgia during the week ending Dece.rnbe_r 9, : ~c
cC:S:rdin~ to the 'Geo}"gi~ Crop Reporting Service. This compares .wi.th the ; .;
6) :020, 009~ placed the previous week and is 4 per.cent more than- the: 5, 921, OQO
pl~ced the' saine we:~k la.st year. .
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p?~rres~onding we~k last year. .
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r~t?orted within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen with an averatge of 55 c~nts
fo~ all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flo<rks
~1;h hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 6.0 ce;nts
W\~h an average of 54 cents for all hatching eggs and 52 cents for eggs . purt:hased
at.:the farin from flocks with hatchery. owned-coek$rels. Most pr,ices charged for
cp~cks we,re reported within a range: of $8.00 tQ $10. ~5 with ; ~~ f:I.Ye.rag~ o:f $9. 00
p:e!* > pe* hundred compared with a range of $7. 50 to $ ro. 00 with an average of $8. 7 5 hundred last week. The average prices last year were 75 ce'nts for eggs and
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Thou.
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8, 681 8, 626
7, 524 87 7, 694 89
5, 624 5, 627
5, 274 1 94 330 396 5, 433 97 360 269
Nov. 4
8,517
7,970 94
5,923
5,512 93 289 233
Nov. 11 8, 384
8, 079 96
5, 968
5, 551 93 223 287
Nov. 18 8, 476
8, 330 98
5, 974
5, 629 94 249 277
Nov. 25 8,417
8,566 102
5,805
5,890 101 266 204
Dec. 2
8, 166
8, 618 106
5, 795
6, 020 104 293 167
:Dec. 9
8, 391
8, 77 5 105
5, 921
6, 165 ! 104 1 296 189
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ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS ' SET .AND CHICKS' "PL..A..CED fN C ~ OMM.E. .RCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS 1961
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STATE
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Maine
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1, 435
1.475
100
Connecticut
488
488
400
58
Pennsylvania 1, 17 5
1, 300
1, 1Z6
76
Indiana
1, Z68
1, Zl5
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Illinois
11Z
104
83
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Missouri
1, 480
1, 430
1, 545
85
Delaware
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1,861
1, 859
105
Maryland
Z,938
Z,999 z,844
81
Virginia
1, 769
1, 754
1, 66Z
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West Virginia
14Z
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North Carolina 4,076
4, 17Z
3,699
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South Carolina 495*
496
488
97
GEORGIA
8,566
8,618
8, 775
105
THOUSANDS
1, 089
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595
635
58
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380
3,1048
I
34Z
., 5,;890
1, 146 zzz
1, 154 ZZ1
106
49 -
795
707
89
'
709
696
91
35
50
78
~
671
644
96
1, 615
1, 459
9Z
z. 057
Z, 367
lZZ
856
. 879 104
341
37Z
91
3, 193 3, Z89
111
364
343
101
I
6,0ZO
6, 165" 104
Florida
339
4ZZ
4ZO
106
Alabama
4,476
4,316
4,Z06
liZ
Mississippi
Z,941
Z,991
Z,903
94
Arkansas
4, 573
4,801
4,705
106
Louisiana
49Z
494
504
83
Texas
Z, 51Z
Z,744
Z,7Z3
94
Washington
316
Z57
301
85
Oregon
Z9Z
366
Z94
77
California
1, 481
1, 4ZZ
1, 5ZO
90
TOTAL 1961 43,381* 43,814 4Z,844
95
TOTAL 1960 44,035
! %of year ago , 99
44,Z17 99
45, 158 95
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Z40 3, 5Z9 Z, 166 3,Z47
. 357 1, 811
Z54 147 l ,i Q3Z
30,' 094 I
Z9,93Z
I I
101
Z60 3,493 Z, Z85 3,739
399 1, 956
Z06 19Z 1, 085
31,639
30,818
103
Z53 3,703 Z,Z63 3, 803
395 1, 905
ZZ3 135 1, 136
3Z, 16Z
30,971
104
113
13Z
96
107
..
~
93
95
87
63
89 ..
104
I
/9/:,/
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AGRI~Ul.'t~ RAL E X-TEN-SION SERVICE
)\
J(j UNIVERSITY. OF GEOR" IA AND THE
f) r //)--STATE DEPARTM:ENl' OF AGRICUl.TURE
At.~ens, Georgia
u . s. OEPART MEr-iT OF AGRICULTURE
STAT ISTICAL REPORTING S ERV ICE 315 HOK ESMITH ANNEX, ATHENS , GA.
December 18, 1961
GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP REPORT - 1961
VALUE -GEORGIA CROPS-UP 27 MILLION OOLLARS: The value of the principal c~ps . pro-
.
duced in Georgia during 1961 is esti-
-. tna-t'ed at- $39-1,231,000 or 8 percent above the 1960 value of $363,809,000 . The
in'crease was due to larger production and price per unit for most crops. Cotton
. was the most important crop with a va.lue of $93,316,000, followed by tobacco. with
$83,838,000; corn ranked third with $76,986,000;and peanuts fourth at $61,498,000
..-.Cotton, tobacco, corn, and peanuts accounted for 81 percent of the total va],ue of
all field crops.
RECORD YIELDS PER ACRE FOR CORN, TOBACCO, OATS, ~'IHEAT, BAR1r.:Y, RYn:: , AND HAY:
Weather conditions were favorable during the growing season,and most crops set new record high yields per acre. Corn yield. per acre of 35 bushels is 4.5
. bushels abo\re the. previous record of 30.5 bushels in 1960. The final outturn of ,; ~11 - tobacco was above early season expectations,and the yield per acre of 1,919 . pounds is 80 pounds above last year's record yield. All of the small grain crops .. .set new .record high yields. The abundance of moisture was favorable for most of . the hay crops, and the all h~ yield was the highest of record.
PRODUCTION CORN AND PECANS SETS NE1rJ RECORD: The 1961 pecan crop of 67 million
.
.
pounds is 7 million above the previous
record of 60 million pounds in 1956. Production of corn for grain of 66 million
bushels is 3 million above the 1958 record crop. Tobacco production has been
exceeded on11 by the 1955 crop.
~
VALUE COMPARISONS TEN MOST IMPORTANT CROPS FOR 1961 ili~D 1960
IN ORDER OF RANK (IN THOUSAND OOLLARS)
1961
1961
Rank -Crop
1961 1960 %of Rank Crop
1961 1960 %of
$
$ 1960
$
$ 1960
l. Cotton &: Seed 93,316 87,744 106 6. Pecans
12,370 12,260 101
2. Tobacco 3. Corn
83,838 71,335 108
76,9fJ6 72,282 - 107
-a7..
Peaches Com.Vegetab1es
11,440 11,064 9,640- - 8,9.50
103 108
-4. Peanuts
61,498 .56, 406 109 9. Oats
.5,827 .5,258 ' 111
[ 5. Hays
17,278 15,764 110 10. Sweetpotatoes 5,187 4,443 117
DISTRIBUTION OF 1961 CROP VALUE I N PBRCFNTAGE OF TOTAL VALUr..:
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGI A
DEC2 0 '61
LIB RA RIES
I
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CARL 0. IOESCHER
Agricul~ural Statis~ician
ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Crop
y Cotton Lint
GEORGIA AID~AL CROP SUMV~RY !( 1961 and 1960
: : Harv'd : Yield:
Unit :
:Year: Acreage:Fer Acre: Unit :Production: Price
1,000
acres
Total Value
Cottonseed
Corn, Grain
SorghUll} Grain
Wheat Oats Barley
Rye
Potatoes, Irish Potatoes, Sweet Tobacco, All
1961 1960 1961 1960 1961 1960 1961 1960 1961 1960 1961 1960
94
27.0 Bushels
2,538 1.75
4,442
84
24.0
2,016 1.81 3,649
176
43.0 Bushels
7,568
.77
5,827
171 37.5
6,412
.82
5,258
11 38.0 Bushels
418 1.02
426
9 31.0
279 1.10
307
26
19.0 Bushels
494 1.76
869
23 17.0
391 2.02
790
loS
56 Cwt.
84 2.40
202
1.4
49
68 3.37
229
13
70 Cwt.
910 5.70 5,187
13
64
832 5.34 4,443
Hay, All
1961
484 1.35 Tons
652 26.5o 17,278
1960
457
1.24
565 27.90 15,764
Sugar Cane Syrup
1961
3.0
200 Gallons
6oo 1.4o
840
1960
3.2
195
624 1.40
874
~P-ean--u~t-s,~f~o-r~N~u~t-s~j/~~1~9~61~--~4~7~5--~1~,2~l~O~P~o-un~d-s--~57~4-,~.7~5o~--~.1~0~7--~6~1,4~
1960
Cowpeas, for Peas j/ 1961
475 1,250
593,750 .095 56,406
23
7.5 Bushels
172 4.35
748
1960
Soybeans, for Beans 1( 1961
18
7.0
126 4.45
561
80
17.0 Bushels
1,360 2.30
3,128
1960
75 17.0
1,275 2.01
2,563
Velvet .Beans, Alone and Interplanted
Lespedeza, for Seed
1961 1960 1961
55 1,230 Tons
60 1,200
18
200 Pounds
34 4o.oo 36 37.00 3,600 .170
1,360 1,332
612
Lupine, for Seed
1960
15
190
2,850 .154
439
1961
2.5
900 Pounds
2,250 .040
106
1960
5.0
850
4,250 .041
174
Crimson Clover,for Seed 1961
12
155 Pounds
1,860 .185
344
Fescue, for Seed Peaches,Total
1960 1961 1960 1961
15
150
2,250 .180
405
7
210 Pounds
1,470 .130
191
7
180
1,260 .155
195
Bushels
5,200 2.20 11,440
Production 4/
1960
5,000 2.40 11,064
Pecans, Total Production
2J Commercial Vegetables
1961 1960 1961 1960
65.5 71.0
Pounds
67,000 .185 12,370
37,700 .325 12,260 9,640 8,950
TOTAL ABOVE CROPS (excl. acreage of peanut hay, fruits,
1961 4,152.2 1960 4, 242.9
391,231 363,809
and ecans)
1/ price and value figures are preliminar,y. 2 Cotton lint yield in pounds. Covers only mature crops (acreage alone and interpla~ted) harvested for pea-
nuts, peas, and beans. 4/ Includes some quantities not marketed and excluded
- - in computing value. 5/ DOes not include sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes.
-
-
.
'.
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~~ 3 CGIECOJ~GITA C~(Q)JP
/61 /'Sf'
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgia
.
~IE]p)(Q)IfRTITJN~
SIE~VllClE
VALUE UP 10 PERCENT: The value of Georgia's fresh market and processing c listed in this report is $15,029,000 for 1961, an incr ase
of 10 percent from the 1960 value of $13,622,000, Watermelons contributed more than any other crop to the increase in value over one year ago, Acreage of commercial vegetables harvested during 1961 including potatoes and vegetables for processing is 6 percent below one year ago. Most spring planted vegetables were
delayed due to unfavorable weather conditions that caused considerable replanting.
Production of vegetables for fresh market and processing totaled 5,067,000 cwt.,
one percent above a year earlier,
Crop Beans, Lima
Fresh Market and Proces~n~
Year
Acreage Harvested
Yield Per Acre
Production
Acres
Cwt. 1,000 Cwt.
1961
4,600
24
no
196o
5,100
24
122
Price Per Cwt.
Value
Dollars 1,000 dol.
8.90
979
8.10
988
Beans, Snap South Ga.
1961
2,700
30
1960
2,700
26
81
7.40
599
70
7.00
490
Beans, Snap North Ga.
Cabbage South Ga.
1961 1,200
33
1960
1,200
35
40
8.80
352
42
8.20
344
1961
3,300
120
'396
.65
218
1960
2,800
105
294
3.15
926
Cabbage North Ga. Cantaloups
Corn, Sweet
1961
500
115
1960
600
110
1961 5,000
196o
5,500
1961
2,200
36
196o 2,100
32
56
2.35
136
66
2.00
132
215
4.20
1,155
302
3.05
.921
84
..... 3-.60
302
67
3.55
238
Cucumbers
Eru:a
Cucumbers Late
1961
700
35.
24
4.05
97
1960
800
32
26
4.00
104
1961
200
35
1960
200
35
7
4.40
31
7
4.20
29
Lettuce
1961
190
90
17
4.10
70
1960
200
90
18
4.10
74
Onions
1961
350
95
1960
450
100
33
4.80
158
45
2.90
130
Tomatoes
1961
3,300
45
148
5.40
799
1960
4,000
45
180
5.30
954
Watermelons
1961 35,000 1960 36,000
80
2,800
80
2,880
1.40 3,920
.90
2,592
Potatoes, Irish
1961 1960
1,500 1,400
56 49
84
2.40
202
68
3.37
229
Sweet Potatoes
1961 13,000 1960 13,000
70 64
910 832
5.70
5,187
5.34
4,443
TOTAL ABOVE FREsH MARKET
TOTAL
:v
PROCESSING
1961 73,740 196o 76,050
1961
6,300
1960
9,400
XXX Y5,o61
XXX
5,019
XXX XXX
XXX XXX
XXX
14,205
XXX
12,594
XXX
824
XXX
1,028
TOTAL ABOVE, FRESH l1ARKET & PROCESSING
1961 196o
80,040 85,450
XXX XXX
XXX XXX
XXX
15,029
XXX
13,622
1/ Revised
gj Includes some quantities not marketed and excluded in computing value.
J/ Includes only Lima Beans, Snap Beans, and Cucumbers for Pickle.
ARCHIE lANGLEY A.gri.cu.l'\:;uxal. Statistician in Charge
L. H. HARRIS, JR. Statistical Assistant
GEORGIA - VALUE OF FRODUC'l'ION BY CROPS ...
UNITED STATES: Production of the 27 principal fresh market vegetables and melons . in 1961 was 4 percent less than the Tecord 1960 crop but 4 perc'ent
above average. The production of 212.8 million hundredweight compares with 220.7 .milli.on hundredweight in 1960.. and the average annual production of 203.8 million. Con~ributing most to the decline from 196o was the smaller production for onions,
carrots, watermelons, and lettuce. Of these, onions, carrots, and lettuce prod.uced .record t9nnages in 1960. Five vegetables--artichokes, sweet corn, cucumbers, green peppers, and tomatoes--set nel-T records in production this year. Total product.ion of the 24 principal vegetables for fresh market at 169. 1 million hundred- weight was 3 percent below the record 1960 output. Value of the principal vegetable and melon crops totaled $824,200,000, 2 percent above last year ano 1 percent above average. Tomatoes and lettuce--the two crops with over 100 million dollars value--accoun~ for 34 percent of the total.
LEADING FRESH MARKET VEGETABlE STATES IN 1961
'
-
...
~ H o .. .
.. .
Rarve'st.ed
Acreage
Production
l
Value
Rank
.
..
~
.~. . State
~~rcent .- . f tot.al
State
..
j;ercent 1 . of total
State
1
2 ..-; ...
.4 5
-
California Florida Texas Arizona New York
23.2 ' 14.4 14.0 4.8
4.7
California Florida Texas Arizona New York
32.1 California 14.7 Florida .
9.5 Arizona 6.5 Texas
5.5 l New York
.... .
ioercent of total
36.7 16.7 7.1
7.1 4.3
..,... ...'..
.' ! '
. ,.
: ' '
.. .
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Athens, Ga.~ o~cember 20, 1961 -
was placed with producers in Georgia during
0~C2 1 '61
tof_~of 6, 21-i, 000 broiler chicks
t ~Jt~ndi~g December 16, ac-
cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the
6, 165, 000 placed the previous week and is 10 percent more than the 5, 705, 000
placed the same week last year.
Eggs set /by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 316,000 compared with
8, 77 5, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent more than the 8, 760, 000 for the
corresponding week last year.
.
The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was
reported' within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen with an average of 5:5 cents
for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks
with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 50 to 60 cents
w.ith an average of 55 cents for all hatching eggs and 53 cents for eggs purchased
.at the .~arm fro~ flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices c~arged for
_chicks were reported wi.thin a range of $8.00 to $10.25 with an average of $9.00
per hundred compared with a range of $8.00 to $10. Z5 with an -average of $9.00
per :hundrecllast week. The average prices last year were 7 5 cents for : eggs
.and $1~. 75 fo1 chicks.
: ;~~: Weighted average price from the Federal-Sta;te Market News Service for
bi'~lers du;ing the week ending December 16 was Georgia broilers 3-4 pounds
at farms 14. 76 cents. .
' ..
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
W:eek Ending
BROILER TYPE
EGG TYPE
..
Eggf> Set ..1-./
Chicks Placedfor : Broilers in Ceorgia ..
Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
UJo of
1960
1961 year
1961
ago
Thou.
Thou.- Percent Thou.
Thou. Percent Thpu. Thou.
Oct. 14 :a, 646
7,712 89 5, 750
5, 455 95 31 i Z40
Oct. Z1 8, 681 Oct. ZS 8,6Z6
7, 5Z41 87 7,694 89
5,6Z4 5, 6Z7
5,Z74 94 330 396 5,433 97 360 Z69
Nov. 4 8, 517
7,970 94 5, 9Z3
5, 51Z 93 Z89 Z33
Nov. 11 8,384
8,079 96 5, 968
5, 551 93 ZZ3 Z87
Nov. 18 8,476
8,330 98 5,974
5, 6Z9 94 Z49 Z77
Nov. Z5 8,417
8, 566 10Z 5,805
5, 890 101 300 Z/ Z04
Dec. Z 8, 166
8,618 106 5, 795
6,0ZO 104 Z93- 167
Dec. 9 8,391
8,775 105 5, 9Z1
6, 165 104 296 189
Dec. 16 . 8,760
9,316 106 5, 705
6,Z74 110 305 ZZ5
1~ 1 Included eggs set by hatcher1es p1oducmg chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
" Revised.
ARCHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Ag ri cult-c... &.1 Sta tis tician
-U-.-S-.--D--e-p-a-rt-m--e-n-t-o-f-A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-----
Statistical Reporting Service
State Department of Agriculture
315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
- EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS' BY WEEKS 1961
p aAe
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ending
~ of
.Week Ending
o/o of
Dec.
z
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
THOUSANDS
year
ago ]_I
Dec.
z
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
THOUSANDS
year
ago !1
.
Maine
1, 435
1,475
1, 539
103
Connecticut
488
400
597
76
Pennsylvania
1,300
1, 126
1,338
86
Indiana
1, Zl5
1' 183 . 1, 292
77
Illinois
104
83
116
51
Missouri
1, 430
1, 545
1, 650
94
Delaware
1, 861
1, 859
1, 964
114
Maryland
Z,999
Z,844
3,091
88
Virginia
1, 754
1,66Z
1, 950
106
West Virginia
129
129
140
58
North Carolina 4, 17Z 3,699
4,336
102
South Carolina
496
488
505
99
1, 146
22Z 795 709
35 6'71
1, 615 Z, 057
856 341 3, 193 3p4
1, 154
1, 141
106
2Zl
177
40
707
654
95
696
697
85
50
64
54
. 644
673
99
1, 459
1,803
110
Z,367
Z, 156
107
879
956
104
37Z
284
64
3,289
3,Z80
109
343
338
109
GEORGIA
8,618
8,775
9,316
106
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
42Z
420
414
97
4,316
4,206 4,767
116
2,991
Z, 903
3,309
96
4,801
4,705
5, 139
113
494
504
544
93
2,744
2,723
2,887
97
257
301
297
79
366
294
346
91
1, 422
1, 520
1, 449
88
TOTAL 1961 43,814 42,844 46,986
100
TOTAL 1960 44,217 45, 158 46,820
%of year ago
99
95
100
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
6,0ZO
26' 0 3,493 2,285 3,739
399 1, 956
206 192 1, 085
31,639
30; 818-
103
6, 16,5
Z53 3,703 Z,263 3, 803
395 1, 905
223 135 1, 136
32, 162
30,971
104
6,274
Z61 3,668 Z, 275 3,702
438 1, 954
247 177 1, 122
32,341
31,712
102
110
104 121 96 97 111 90 100 65 87
-
102
(jo.; . 'tJ 9&tJ7
UNIVERSI1Y OF G(CR 1\
'//l j
DEC2 1'61
,.y~'tt(Q)~GHA C~OJP> ~IE:JP>(Q)~'lrHNCG
-:..~; ~GR.I~UL,.URAL E~TENSION SERVICE .
: I
UMIVERSJTY OF GEORGIA AND THE
'. ':' Si'Afe' I)'EPARTMENT OF AGR.ICULTURE
:: :Athens, Georgia
: . \ ;) .
V ' ,~ ~ !. :;J.
POULTRY SUMMARY,
. U.S.O~PAf3TMENT OF AGRICULTURE ~
AGRieULTURAL MARK~TING SERV~ -:
, . .319
EXTENSION.BLDG.,
.
ATHENS,
GA :..
.
(.;
Deee'mber 2.-0, 1961
\ .:{ .
NOVEMBER 1961
' . ; .1
I I~i'r.em ~'... ' .,. .
.. ~ ..! ~ ~ . ,
During Nov. _ Cl/o of P-_J,_a;.;,;n;.;;..;...._.t.h::--ro..:-u_..Lg~h__;;_N_o_,v_._ _1 . 1~;f>f
1960 1/ 1961 Z/ .. l;u.t 1960 1/
. 1'1.61 2{ l~~t
year
-
. ye~r
~
Thou.
Pullet~ :Piae.ed(U. S.) !J
Thou.
Pet.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet. . <::
Total . .D.o.mestie
2, 2.33 1,956
Z, 104 94 1, 857 95
2.9,748 2.7,305
3.1, 906 Jffi'
28, 389 --to-4
Chic~ens Tested: Br~iX~r Type-
c; ~-:c>.rgia
United States
Egg Type
Georgia t,Jn~t,ed States
- . 444
Z,795
49 Z,0'83
52.5 118 Z, 900 104
45 92.
1, 817 sa.
4,366 2.1 11 505
ZlO 8, 507
. ... ~ '
4, 833 111 2.4, 445 114
. ... t
233 1'11 8,861. {04
_Chicks Hatched: B.:\":Qil~r Type Georgia
United 'States
Egg rype
Geo~gi,a
26, 912. . ZS, 876 144, 191 142, 484
1, 038
1, 02.0
96
329,435
99 1, 807' 616
9 '8
13,010
. .! , ,. \ ,1 ..
354,421 108
1, 9 s6, 346 ; ~ros
.. . (.... 1Z, ~7-7 : c<99
'qp.H~~ States
16, 713 2.0,659 12.4
459,471
S02, 783 ..t09
Comrq~rcial Slaughter:
Young. Chickens
Georgia 4/ .United States 5/
2.2, 90& 22, 170 97 . 278, 135:
302,865 ''1'09
112,475 1-zo, 70Z 107 1, 4.15, 416 1, 615,332. 114
Hens and Cocks-
'
GeoJ:gia 4/
742
718 91
5, 354
6, 197 116
United States 5/ Egg :Pr.oduction:
13, 638 13, 52.0 99
M~L.
MIL.
98, 440 MIL.
106, 601 108 . MIL.
Georgia
176
19l 109
2, 031
2, 150 10~1
South Atlantic 6/
625
688 110
7, 381
'7-, 709 104
.. United States -
4, 703
4, 896 104
56, 337
56, 111 100
!:_/.Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Includes expected pullet replacements frotn < .
. eggs sold during the preceding.month at. the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 3.0--dot.'
case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service -- .t.'..Or the purpose of this report a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which s~aughters
a weekly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weigh~ while in operation! , (con-
vertedfrom weekly to monthly basis.) 5/ U. S. Slaughter reports only include
. poultry .:slaughtered under Federal Ins~ection. 2_/ South P. tlantic states: Del.,
Md~, ...Ya~ ' W ~ Va., N.C., 3. C. , . Ga . ~la.
! . .
... .
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED .U;NDER .c...EDEV~ L INSPECTION
' State
I oei. BY 'S"T""<
Numbe:l
''.L"i.'EnCspTeEcDte$dT.A..
T
E;S
1960 and 1961 indicated Percent
- .-i..
Condemned
During Oct.
. J:an. thru Oc.t
During Oct. Jan. thrt>
..
1960
1961
. ).9:60 : . ,'1961
.1.<)60
1961 1960 . 1961
1'-h_ou.
Thou. . :l:;t)..ou. . i:,. Thou. . IP.ct. ; .Pet. Pet.
Pc;t,
Maine 4,622
5, 001 . ,45".2.32' :. .. . 47,796 2.2
1..8 .2,. 0
L 9
Pa.
5,736
Mo.
4, i 71
Del. ... 5,.226
vMad.',
'<,,.;
~
.
'
' a, 622 '4 iz4
t;;'-.. :.,. N~
'G-a:~
I.
.
0 0
..
~q; ,~~4
0
~ 'Zt, 9'40
5,338 4, 591 6,662 "9,411 4,' '326 15,'037 24, 4'03
60,609 :. 56, 893 1.6
38, 4?5 ..;, 44,720 3. 1
59,
515
.0
62,798 2.7
76,00&
88,657 .1. 8
42, 1 .62 ~ . . 45, 571 2.3
125,703 151,781 1.2
Z31,. 630 257,311 2.3
1.6 1.5
2. 1 3.3 1. 4 .: 2. 5
1.5 .1.9 2,. J . 0 1. 7 . 1.3 1.6 2.0 3. 2 .
1.7
z..3:
1. 5: .. 1.,..S ..
. .z...'J' :
1. 3t. 2. 0 .:
Tenn. 4,361
4,858 46,729
4'7, 661 2.0
2.6 2.9
2.0
Ala.
11, 748 . 14, 743 122,970 141,066 1.9
2.5 2.8
2.4
Miss. Ark.
7,227 . 10, 064, 72,433
13,967
18,444 141,837
99,481 2.8 178,866 3.2
2.2 3.7 2.0 3.0
2.0 2. 1
-uTF-.oe-xr-sa-.tsh-1-s-1p-3r60-O,-,0J-1e3-9C4-4t-S--ta-1t-e5-80-f,,u-04n-97d-00s--w1-,e-3r-05e-79-m,,-85-a21-t38c-h-e-1d-, -4w-97l-74t-,h,5-6-F63-07ed-22-e..-32ra-l--f-u-n-d11-s..-68r-e-c-ei-22v-..e-35d--t.-ro-m--11-t..h-96e----
Agricultural Marketing Service, U3D P. , under provi s ions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946.
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AR CHIE LANGLEY
W. A. WAGNER
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
A.gricultural Statistician
End~of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultfy Products, Meat and
, .
United States - November 1961
I
Products
Shell eggs: De.creased by 63, 000 cases; ~~ovember 1960 decrease was 173~. aoo
cas~s; ,average November decrease is 15Q~ 000 cases. Frozen eggs: De~reased by 15 mill~on pounds; November 1960 dec~ease was 26 million pounds;. average
November decrease is 24 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 61
million -pounds; November 1960 decrease was 6z million pounds; average N<:>v-...
ember decrease is 27 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 31 million pounds;
November 1960 change was a decrease of 3 million pounds; average Novemb~r
ch~nge -is an increase of 22 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 58 million
pounds; November 1960 increase was 10 million pounds; aver~ge November in-
crease is 41 million pounds. Other meats: Increase.d by 5 million pounds; . . ...: November increase was 2 million pounds; average November increase is 2 __... .. '
million pounds.
, . -
Commodity
Unit
Nov. 1956-60
av::
Thou.
Nov. 1960 Thou.
Oct. 1961 Thou.
Nov~..= -::
t96'1 ._:
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Total eggs !1
Case
. 272
) 96
' 145 .
. : '82
--------------.----------------- Pound 92,967
87,,344
.. 85,544 J
70' ' 1-4.'0~ .
--. ~-:. ~- ":':----
Case
2, 653
2,307
2, 311
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, . fowls Turkeys Other 8t Unclassified
Pound do. do. do.
-------------------------------------.~.~' ~.-. ---'
25,254 76,721 202,938 57,688
24,223
65,390
_209, 941 . 52,955
32,635 60,573
381, ~530
75,708
32,955 65, 17 ~
319, 031 72; ll~
Total .-poultry
do. -3-6-2-,-6-0-1--------3-5-2-, -5-0-9---5-5-0-,-4-4-6-----4-8-9-~-Z~7-3----
Beef: Frozen In Cure ",'\; . .and Cured
Pork: F ,rozen In Cure : and Cured
Other meats and meat _ p r o d u c t s
---------------------------------------~~----
do. 167. 530
169, 020 173, 327 zo4,35Z
do. 194,838
153, 629 136, 397 J94.,.asa ...
do. 77,680
87,435 87' 176 . . 92 ~ 10~:
Total all red meats
do. 4-4-0-,-0-4-8--------4-1-0-, -0-8-4---3-9-6~,-9-0-0-----4-9-1-,-3-1-4-._~--
1/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis o.39. 5 pounds to the ease.
,
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
.
Item
Georgia
United States
. .
Nov. 15 -Oct. .15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Oct . .15 Nov;l5
..
Prices Received: Farm Chickens (lb.) Com~ Broilers (lb.)
1960
196l ' 1961
1960
..
Cents Cents Cents Gents
.. r.r.:.-,3.-. . ll. f4~'~ - n: .l .. : .
' ( : l \_i
. ~ -~~ . .
. ., . . ..
..
~
.... .,
: ~~ _:
........ .
... '
..' .
, ...
..
14.9
11.3 ...
4
!
-: .. ; ',
~
.: .
12. 1 15.7
1961 1961 Cents Gents '
;
8. 1 12.0
8.8 1Z.2
All Chickens (lb.)
14.9
. 11.3 '11-.4
15.0 11.2 11.6
All Eggs (Dozen) Prices Paid: (per 100 lb . .,
.-5o<6:>.L6 .. .::,
43.0
I
' ,i
'
Dol.
42.5 " Dol.
46.1 Dol.
37.0 Dol.
36.0 Dol.
Btoiler Grow. Mash
4.45 . : ~ 4. 50 :.;.: ;; .. 4. 50
4.51 4.55 4."5"8
Laying Mash
4. 50
4.50
. 4. 50
4.23 4.30 4:')2
Sc..r.atch Grains
Th11> report 1s made
4.00 poss1ble through
4.00
4.00
the cooperation
of
3.78 3.81 the Nat1onal Poultry
3!8'1
Im~
provefi?.~nt ~~~~..,, ~~~ .AP~~!J....I:Utsbfl.ndr.y:...Rese&oh- Division, Agricultural Resear~h
Service, Agricultural Estimates Division. Statistical Reporting Service, Feder~;
State 'Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry proces~~rs
and.1the poult~r farmers that report to the agencie~.
__, .
.... ~
Acquisitions Division University Libraries
University of Georgia Athens. Georgia
BR 3 ..
31S'
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
\\IF PI/ I \/ I 'I _ J J ~
_J
~ _;___j
J -r-Jr !-J .t:r. J.1
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J"\ .J '-.-J J
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J\ j
Released 12/27/61
Athens, Ge o:' gi <".~ Deccr.ib~r 27, 1961- A tot.al of 6,201,000 broiler chicks
waE~ placed with .P:i.~odue 8rs j_n. Georgi a during the weelc F..nding Decer.fuer 23 1 accordi ng t o t he Geor Gi a C::7op Rept)i~ting ServicP-. This c mr.,:::~es vdth t ha 6,2 '7lt ,ooo
p1a(!Cd t h e preY:l..ou.s week and is 8 percent more than t~~ e 5, TJ.6,000 placed the
s mile week last .ye ar.
Eggs set by Geo:r.g;i.a. hat cheJie:J amounted to 9 ,h~)~,OOO cozr..ptU:"ed l>lith 9,316, 000 the p:reviot.:-> wee!< and i f.i 6 percent mc:-e t han the 8,93'i,OOO fer the corresponding week la:;;t year.
The .majority of the pr:bes paid for Georgia prNlw~ed hatching eggs was
repo!'ted within a rang;e of ;.~.1 t o G~) cents per tb zen ~J:.:h ar. ave:t'Hfs~ of 51 cents
for all hatching egg t~ ar.,d 55 cent ~ fc.r egF:;s pt:1"i~has8 d ~.t. t.':;,3 f s.T'i'l from flocks
w:tth hatchery mmed ccr::kerel 2e L".S".j l-7ee:k the r ange 1-\D.~ fror.~ 50 to 60 cents with
an average of 55 cent s f or al l hatohing eggs and 53 c ~;:;;:ts f or eggs purchased at t he farm from flocks ui t.h haJ.:.chery owned cockE:rels. J..~ust pr:l.cer; charged for chi c!<:s were re!)Orted 'tor~.thin a range of $f3 .50 to $10.2S with ~n ::::varage of $9.25 per i'l.undred conpared with a r :u"'lge of $8.00 to $10.25 l'rith a~ average of $9.00 per hundred last week. The aYerage prices last year were 76 cents for eggs and
$12.'75 for chicks
. Weighted average price from the Federal-state Mnrket News Service for
broilers dur~ng the week ending Decumber 23 was Georgia broilers 3 - 4 pounds
at farms ,15.18 cents~ .
. GE.,ORGIA EGGS SET HATCHINGS' AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
week
Ending
BROILER TYPE
y Eggs Set
I Chicks Placed for
I Broilers in Georgia
1960
I i 1961
% of
year
a~Q. I
1960
I 1961 %yeoarf ago
EGG TYPE Eggs Chicks Set Hatched
1961 1961
'l'hou. Thou~ Percent Thou.
Thou. j Percent Thou. Thou.
Oct. 21
8,681 7,524
87 5.624
I 5' 271~
94
330 ' 396
Oct. 28 N~lT . 4
88, ,6,:..~.6,
\. '':': .. I
7, 694 . 7,970
8? I 5 ~ 627 94 5 , ?23
5,h.:iJ 5, ,t;".!'.?-
97 93
360 269 289 233
Nov . 11
nov. 18
8] Jt}4
8 , , ,
) 1-:b
8 ~ 079
8>330
96 5 ,968 98 5 ~?74
'5 ~ 17'1 .}
5 , 6 29
93 94
223 287 249 277
lifov. 25
8 ' ~i; .~,~'7
8.9566
lC?. 5 , 685
5,e 9o
101
300 204
!/ D~ c. 2
8, J.c)6 e . 010
1C6 5' '195
6, Oi.?O
104
3L.5 167
5:, 2/ Dsclt 9
8, 3:11 8,775
105
(.'21
6, 1~')5
r J4
296 189
Dec . 16
I Der~. 23
-.:-.--- . I I
8,760 9, 316
8,931 9, 494
106 5 )705 106 5 ~716
_ _ ~ A <.-.. 6/ffl!l ~,...._.. """'-._
.. ~ -- ~~
6 '''-) "I 4
1l 0
6, 2Cil I 108
305 242206 259
- - 1/ I nclucas egg-'3 set by hatcherie s producing c:1icks for hatchery supply flocks.
?i Revised.
AR~HIE L.~ NGLEY
Ag:ricultur2.1. St.:3:Listj.cian In Charge
W. A. WAG:t-."ER Agricultural Statistician
U-..-S-t' -De-p?.-rt:r-n f.- ?n t.-o-f - Ag-ri- cu-l-t-~ur-e ---------A-gr-i c-u-ltu-ra-l -E- xte-n- sio-n-Se-rv-ic-e -
St at.istieal Reporting Scrvic-3
Stat.e Department of Agriculture
315 Hok~ Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia
.
,_ __ EGOS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS .- 1961
EGGS SF.'l'
CHICKS PLACED
Page 2
STATE
Week Ending
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
9
16
23
%of
year ago!/
..Week Ending
Dec.
Dec.
9 - 16
'
Dec.
23
%of
year ago !/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania
1,475 400
1,126
THOUSANOO
1,539 597
1,338
1,557 685
1,165
[
I 107
93 74 .
1,154 221 707
. THOUSANre
1,141 177 654
1,171 . 223 813
'.
114 46 108
Indiana
1,183 1,292 1,322
83
696
697
681
93
Illinois Missouri
83
116
106
42
1,545 1,650 1,637
90
50 644
64 673
31
:
32
699
99
Delaware
1,859 1,964 1,969
102
1,459 1,803 1,791
96
Maryland
2,844 3,091 3,137
89
2,367 2,156 2,163
116
Virginia
1,662 1,950 1,874
101
879
956
942
89
West Virginia
129
140
137
58
372
284
. 319
. . 85
North Carolina South Carolina
3,699 488
4,336 505
4,419 525
103 106
3,289 343
3,280 338
. ..
3,353 : 353
107 103
GEORGIA
8,775 9,316 9,494
106
6,165 6,274 6~201
108
Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana
Texas
washington
Oregon Ollifornia
420 4,206 2,903 4,705
504 2,723
.301 294 1,520
414 4,767 3,309 5,139
.544 2,887
297 346 1,1-l-49
389 .4,604 3,239 5,287
497 3,010
398 378 1,520
101
115
104
117 81
I
105 't
I 102
91
I
87
253 3,703 2,263 3,803
395 1,905
223 135 t;136
l
TOTAL 1961
42,844
46,986
L_. '?f
.~
3' -
9
101
32,162
TOTAL 1960
45,158
46,820
L ':._, 7
r )
'l
% of year 8go
95
100 ..
:tGl
! / T""'
Current
week as percent
of
s ame
- -- w--
'ti.:.C."3-}.
--
la
,-:;t
yeo".r ,
I,lIIi
30,971 104
il
I
261 3,668 . 2,275 3,702 .. 438 1,954
247 177 1,122
32,341
31,712
102
.253
116
3,:793
129
2,)25
95
3,897
98
431
108
2,125
109
242
104
201
1;~27
: ..
88 83 .
:
:
33,134
104
31,856 104