3/.r - - -.... ORG.IA "CROP RI::PORTING SERVIC~ r~-J -rr JJ\./ 1 \/ .;._j ---.1 "i. __. J-J ;-\-rc J-J fRY Released January 3, 1963 / GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY RE POI{T Athens, Ga., January 3, 1963 -- A total of 5, 914, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during t he week ending December 29 accordi~g to the Georgia Crop Repo:r ~!.ng Se.rvice. This compares with the 6, 875,000 placed the previous week and is 5 percent less than the 6, 218,000 . placed the same week last year. Eggs set by Georgia hatcher ies amounted to 8, 364, 000 compared with 8, 751, 000 the previous week and is 11 percent le~s than the 9, 394, 000 for the corresponding week last ye ar. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 65 to 75 cents per dozen with an average of 70 cent s for all hatching eggs and 68 cents f9r e ggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hat chery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 7 5 cents with an average of 69 cents .for all hatching eggs and 67 cents for e ggs purchased at the far m from flocks with hatcherv owned cockerels. Mos t prices charged for chicks were reported witnin a range of $10.00 to $11. 50 with an average of $11.00 pex: hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $11. 50 wit h an ~ver age of $ 10.7 5 per hundred last week. The average. prices last year were 58 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.. .. .. . .. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during t he week ending Decemb er 29 was 14. 7 5 cent s fob plant .. I GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATC.HINCS, AND CfiTCK PLACEMENTS I . . BROILER T YP_E .. . EGG TYPE Week j Chicks Placed for lE 'ggs Chicks Ending 1 j i I 1961 Eggs Set]_/ 1962 i Broilers in Georgia :set Hatched Ufo of I 1 year .1 1961 I l 1962 % of 1- year 1962 1962 ago ago i Thou. T hou. I Percent Thou. Thou. lPe.rceh : Thou~ Thou. Oct. 27 I! 7, 694 I Nov. 3 I 7, 970 Nov. 10 8, 079 Nov. 17 I 8, 330 9, 263 9, 421 9,068 8, 800 120 5,43-3 118 5, 512 112 5, 551 106 5, 629 6 505"I 120 373 417 6:' 591 ' 1' .120 ~13 297 I 6, as1 1 123 6, s1s 121 441 340 313 280 Nov. 24 ! 8, 566 8, 668 101 5, 890 6, 949 118 337 160 Dec. 1 8, 618 Dec. 8 8, 775 8,785 8, 126 102 6,020 93 6, 165 6,902 : 115 455 331 6, 841 ! 111 281 255 Dec. 15 I 9, 3 16 Dec. 22 \ 9, 494 9, 086 8,751 98 6,274 92 6,201 6, 6, 543 s15 ! I 104 111 355 426 253 341 Dec. 29 .1 9, 394 8, 364 89 ! 6, 218 5,9 14 I 95 414 189 J) Includes eggs set by hatche1ies producing chicks for hat chery supply flocks ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricult ural Stat istician In Charge Agr.icultural Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural E xt ension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smit h Annex, A t hens, Georgia --""'---.... S88 07 190 .'.,: ..~. ~T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1962 Page 2 w 1i Il=~~~-~~ --~~~-_: -;~-k~EG~4GiS~gS-ET-==--=~J u;-;-of.- .I-~_::_=~-- --wCeHeI-CkKE:S~dPiL~AgC-E-D-_-- ~ o/o-~---- I Dec. I 15 Dec . 22 Dec. 29 : year ago :1~p! Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec.! year 29 j ago 1/ . THOUSANDS i! THOUSANDS f ..I' Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana 1, 526 466 1, 092 949 1, 590 454 1' 161 766 1, 522 546 1, 190 812 108 il 1, 165 ' 75 ; ii ll 168 102 !I 1: 906 61 I,:Ii, 490 1, .224 243 704 442 1, 097 96 247 111 672 100 415 60 Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Caroli11a South Carolina GEORGIA ~"'lorida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas L ouisiana T exas Washington Oregon California 57 1, 592 2,000 3,465 1, 617 9"3 5,309 528 9, 086 341 5,400 3, 711 5, 915 644 3, 513 . 342 180 1_, 856 48 1,624 2,012 3,425 1, 605 100 5, 328 521 8, 751 345 5,021 3,684 5,785 660 3,437 356 280 1, 825 36 1, 634 1, 899 3, 21-3 -1, 461 95 4,733 512 8, 364 318 4,712 3,494 5, 589 634 3,389 371 225 1, 880 35 103 100 I 106 78 88 104 94 89 74 100 ' 105 99 149 112 134 71 117 I..,,I IIi!l, 30 645 1,804 2,424 II !: !p,i! 822 350 3,846 I~ 393 !I iil: 6, 543 ll "!! II !: il I! 179 3,793 2, 680 il j'i il I! I 4, 143 472 2,426 286 128 . f ! 1, 358 55 581 1, 877 2, 396 899 374 4,060 381 6, 875 169 3,.882 2,724 4,265 481 2,476 308 146 1, 407 45 617 1, 223 2,480 783 341 3,265 363 125 91 . 112 122 82 156 109 106 . 5, 914 95 135 57 3, 598 . 107 2,744 123 4,098 104 416 83 2, 280 107 281 114 133 78 1, 245 108 T OTAL 1962 49,762 48,778 4 , 629 . 98 '1 35, 051 35, 9 9 32,992 104 ,tt .. T OTAL 1961 %of year ago 47,063 106 47,715 102 47,463 98 ' 32, 479 I i j: II 106 33,404 108 31,784 104 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. DECIDffiER 15, 1962 ?RJC ,.. . :! Released 1/8/1963 By !GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV'ICE GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED UNCHANGED Trye Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers remained m1changed du~ing the mo1. n ended December 15 at 251 percent of its 1910-14 average. However, this r epresents a two-point increase over the Index of a year ago. The All Cr.op Index and the Livestock and Livestock Products Index remained the same at 270 : .. .I and 2~ percent, respectively . .I 'I Increases in prices received for Georgia's grain crops, hay, _and swee~potatoes were offset by slightly lower prices for co~ton lint and peanuts, while, cottonseed and soybeans remained the same as a month ago. Hay and sweetpotatoes registered the most significant increases. Hay at ~~27.40 per ton advanced..$1.20, . while sweetpotatoes moved up 30 cents to :Jii5.20 per hundredweight. Increases in prices received .for beef' cattle, calves, and commercial broilers were offset by lower prices for hogs, eggs, and wholesale w~lk. Beef cattle and calves advanced 50 and 90 cents per hundredweight to $17.40 and $23.00, respectively, while broilers climbed to 13.6 cents per pound - .5 cents higher than the previous month. Hogs at ~~16.0.0 per hundredweight dropped 40 cents and ' whole~ale milk fell 10 cents to $6.20 per hundredweight. U.S. PRICES RECEIVED DCWN 3 POINTS, PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT . PARITY RATIO 79 The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 percent (3 points) during the month ended December 15 to 242 percent of its 1910-14 average. Low.~r prices for oranges, beef cattle, hogs, lettuce, and wholesale .:milk were primarily responsible for the qecrease during the month ~ Partially offsetting were highe~ prices received for feed grain, especially corn. The December index was l percent . (2 points) above a year earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Fanners for Commodities :arid Serticee,including Interest, Taxes, and Farm l:Jage Rates ended the year at 308, a new all-time l:Ugh, up a thi~d of l percent (1 point) from November. Prices for both farm produc- tion goods and family living items rose during the month. The 1962 year-end index was 2 .percent higher than a year earlier . Index ' . 1910-14 =100 UNITED STATES Prices Received Parity Index "};_/ Parity Ratio INDEX NUMBERS - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES .. December 15 NoveiTiber 15 December 15 : Record Hi~h . . 1961 1962 1962 :Index: Date . . .. . . . . 240 . . 302 . .. . . . 79 . . : 245 242 313 :Feb. 1951 301 308 308 :-Dec. 1962 80 : .. 79 t 123 .~,Oct. 1946 GEORGIA - - - - - : .- - - - - - -:- - -: - - - - : - -:- - - - - - : - - : - - - - - ... . Prices Received : . All Commodities : 249 251 251 310 :l4ar 1951 . . All Crops 269 . Livestock and : 270 270 . 319 :_g/Mar.l951 Ltatk. Products 207 210 210 1948 . ices Paid, Interest, axes, and arm indicated dat.es. _g/ Also .April 1951. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge HELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician ---------------------------------------- The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, u. s. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) PRICES RECEIVED BY FARHEH.S DECEt1bER 15, 1962 WITH COMPARISONS - ---GEORGIA : UNITE:l STATES CO!vir10DITY AND UNIT : Dec. 15: i~ ov. lS : Dec. lS : Dec. 15: Nov.l5 : Dec.lS 1961 : 1962 1962 1961 : 1962 : 1962 Wheat, bu. 1.87 2.01 2.05: 1.89 2.00 2.02 Oats, bu. .87 : .86 .88: .659 .633 .644 Corn, bu. Barley;. bu. 1.17 1.16 1.26 1.07 1.28: .947 1.06: 1.01 .938 1.00 .~98 .917 Sorghum Grain, cwt. 1.99 2.00 2.05: 1.65 1.61 1.64 Cotton, lb. Cottcnseed, ton 31.3 -.-3+.-4 . 47. oo . . 46 ~ oo 31.3 : 31.79 31.77 30.95 46. oo: Sl. So 48 .10 47. 6o .Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. .9\-reetpotatoes, cwt. Hay , baled, per ' ton All . Alfalfa 2.25. . 2.30 . . . 10. 8 . 10. 9 ~ 5.~6o . 4 ~9o . c$ ' 26.40 36.50 26~20 38 . 0 0 2. 30: 2.30 2.30 10. B : 11. 4 11:. 4 .. s.2o~ 4.97 : 3.L6 ?o. : . e: . 27.4o: 76 21'~00 38. 50: ' 21.20 2L 26 2.35 11. 5 : 4~q 3. 21;~60 22 ;oo Lespedeza Soybean & Cowpea Peanut $ . 29.00 . . _,_ 2_9_5.9 . ~~ ~ . 30.00 22 ~ 60 . ..~ : 229).0900~ , 29.50; 23.30 30.00: . 27.20 2). 50: 20.90 24.80 2.5.20 27. 50 . 27. 90 23.00 ..,_2)~ 30 Milk Cows, he ad ~~ 180.00 . 16 5 ~00 . 170-~00: 224~00 21s.oo 2'19 .bo Hogs, cwt. $ 16.20 " i6 J~o 16.ao: ' 16.1o 16.20 15'.70 Beef cattle, all, C1-Tt. ~~ 16 ~9o : 16~9o i7 .46:' 'zo~so 21: 8o 21;.40 Cows, cwt. 1/ $ 14 .6o. . .. .. 14.o.o ... . 14.30: 14.20 13.60 . 13.80 Steers & heif ers, cwt. ~~ 2o.ocf 2o:4o 2o ~9o~ : 2J:.30 25.40 ' 25.10 Calves, cwt. 21.60 ,: . 22_:.~~ : ~, .-.._, ?J.OO:. :. ~-4.io 25.20 . ... . 25 ..'80 . Milk, Wholesale, cwt. Fluid Hkt. Hanuf. ~ .6.00 (.;.!p\ ' 3 .70 . .6.)5 3~(5 .' .- .: : 4.87 . 4.85 . 3:si J~33 :.: .: - All $; ~/S.9S 'fj6-.30 . 3/6.20: 2/4.45 .. 2/4 ~ 40 . ' 3/4.-.31 Turkeys, lb. 23.0 22.0 -24.0 : -18 .5 -22.8 -23.1 Chickens, per lb. Farm Com'l Broil All Egge, , d.oz., All: 11. 5 14.8 . 14.6 44.0 . . .~i w .: i 13.0 .lJ.l , 1-3.~ 49.5 ;: : 13.0 : :u .. 6 ,.: .1J.6 : 48.0 : 9. S 1.5.2 '14.2 . j_5~2 9. 8 14.3 '13~5 . 3,6.E 10.2 14.6 ' 13.9 .36~!i 1/ - Include.s cull replacement. d2a/ iRryevciosweds . so3ld/ ;for slaughter, , .'Qut no:t Preliminary e.-~t.iina.:te. dairy ,.. . . c.ows I; for herd . . ..._, . - - - . -~ . : . - !' : l -: . . ~- I : Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% Protein 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein Cottonseed Heal, 41%, c~~. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. . Bran, Civt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. Broiler Growing Mash, cwt. Laying Mash, cwx. Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa Hay , ton All Other Hay, ton Dec. lS: 196i : : Dol. - 1962 .\.JITH COHPARI SONS . . .- t:n>i-I1ED' STA'rES - - nee. lS: Dec. 1S:' Nov. r5: Dec~ .lS . .: . 1962 : 196i ': ~ - 1962 ' : . l9f:i2 : Dol. -~ := :-n01. Dol. .Dol.~ ' 1, 3.90 3.95 . ..4 .00: - 3. 71 3.79 3.83 3 75- 3.80 - _ . : :',-~J.8.5: -: 3.'66 . . ). 74 .. . " 3. 79 3.95 4.10 ; :. 4.15': , .3.69 ' 3~ .7'7 . 3. 83 . 4.10 .. . ' 4-.20 _; -- - -4 .20~ .. . 4.00 - :. '4.14- . :.-,~_ 4.18 . .. 3.85 4.00 4.10: 4.21 4.1.~5 4. 55 4.2.5 4. 60 . 4 .i5': 4.34 '4~82 4_ ~84 3.35 \ ~: 3.50 . -~-'.''55. 3.6S 3.17 .').28 .. j-.45 . - J-.65 - }. 70: J.d8 . -3.26 3.35 J.l5 3.25 . 3.20: 3.07 3.09 :' -3~09 4.55 4.65 4.60 " 4.60 u. 4. 70: 4 .65: 4.61 .. 4.33 11 4.44 4.76 4.46 4.os . 46.00 3 5.50 4.10 4~10: 3.83 --39.oo- .:... .. 4o~oo;-;_.- 3L2o . 34.oo ' . .. Jh. so:- 28.90 3._89 )...9. 0 Jl.; 10 .-. ~'; -32 ~00 30. 50 .., .31.JO ~ -. : - , i ~ I' . . .: ' .. . . . .. .~ . . .. '.,., . . '. .. . : : .. UB~ARIE.5 Released 1/9I 63 GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT ... . ' : r:: in .. . Athens, Ga., January 9, 1963 --A total of 6, 754, 000 broiler chicks was ::.placed with producers Georgia during the week ending January 5 according to the Georgia Crop Repo:rting Service. This compares with the Sj.9l4, 000 placed the previous week ~nd is 5 perceutJess than the 7, 102., 000 , placed the _same week last year. .. : ' , . Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to > s~ 735, 000 compared with a, -364, 000 the previous week and is 9 percent less than the 9, 587. 000 fo:r the cor.respondil1.g week last year. ,. I -r-he i;najorit.y of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was r~porte. d within a range of 65 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. La3t week the range was from 65 to 75 cents with an average of 70 cents for all hatching eggs and 6a cents ior eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most pnces charged for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11.50 with an average oi $11. 00 per hundred compared with a range of $10. 00 to $11. 50 with an average of $11.00 per hundred last week. The average prices lasf year were 59 cents for eggs and $9.-2.5 for chicks. . The average pdce from the F..ederal-State Market News '1)ervice for broilers during the week . ~nding January'. 5 was 15. 06 cents -fob. plant. GEORGL<\ EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK.PLACEMENTS BROILER TYPE i EG=-:G=--=T=y=p=E::- Week Ending ~ggs Set J) Chicks Placed for Broilers in Geo~gia !Eggs Chicks iSet Hatched 1 1961 I - 1 196z Thou. 1962. l I 1963 . I I %of year ago Thou. ,Percent 1961 1962. Thou. 1962 1 -I oy/eoao~f i 1963 1 ago ; ' J."hou. !Percend 1962. 1963 Thou. 1962. 1963 Thou. Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 2.4 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 7, 970 a, 079 a. 330 a, 566 a, 613 a, 775 I 9, 42.1 113 I 9, 068 112. a. aoo 106 a. 66a 101 8, 7a5 j 10Z a, 12.6 93 5, 512. 5, 551 5, 62.9 5, a90 6, 02.0 6, 165 I 6, 591 i 12.0 2.1.3 2.97 6, 951 12.3 441 313 6, ala 12.1 340 zao 6, 949 118 33 7 160 6, 902. 115 455 331 6, 841 111 za1 2.55 Dec. 15 9, 316 Dec. 2.2 . 9, 494 9, oa6 a, 751 93 6, 2.74 92 6, 2.01 6, 543 1 104 355 253 6, a75 1 111 42.6 341 ! Dec. 2.9 ! 9, 394 Jan. 5 9, 587 a, 364 a, 735 a9 6, 21a 91 7, 102. 5, 914! 95 414 1a9 6, 754 i 95 510 307 1 ]./ Indudes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks fol1 ha'tchery supply flocks ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens , Georgia 1j ----' ____ EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1962 and 1963 Page 2 STATE ~-- ------- EGC&_~- _ _ _ ___ _ ____We~~End~E.&__ __ _ _ _ __ . __, I o/o of W~ee~LEA ndiC ng ED~%-o-f- 1 \ Dec. 22 Dec, 29 Jan. 5 ! 1 year , II ag.o ~ Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. year 5 j ago !.! THOUSANDS I II THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina So'Uith Carolina 1, 590 454 1, 161 766 48 1, 624 2,012 3,425 1, 605 100 5, 328 521 GEORGIA 8, 751 Florl.da Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California 345 5, 021 3,684 5, 785 660 3,437 356 280 l, 825 TOTAL 1962-63 I 48, 778 I TOTAL 1961-62 147,715 1, 522 546 1, 190 812 36 1, 634 1, 899 3, 213 1, 461 95 4,733 512 8,364 318 4,712 3,494 5, 589 634 3,389 371 255 1, 880 46,629 47,463 1,334 470 1, 127 804 40 1, 780 1, 952 3,227 1, 536 99 4,964 475 8, 735 330 5~ 269 3,390 5, 4"79 710 3, 565 367 330 1, 780 47,763 48,755 87 98 I III . 91 I 64 1, 224 243 704 442 30 55 110 581 103 rl 1, 877 I 99 2, 396 80 899 95 108 II 374 4,060 I 85 I I 381 I 91 I 6, 875 79 I 169 107 I 3, 882 99 2,724 98 4, 265 122 481 108 2, 476 111 308 81 146 110 1, 407 98 35, 969 33,404 l, 097 247 672 415 45 617 1, 823 2,480 783 341 3,265 363 5, 914 135 3, 598 2,744 4,098 416 2, 280 281 133 1, 245 32,992 31,784 1, 219 277 704 434 42 725 1, 862 2, 575 850 277 4, 183 400 6, 754 179 4,364 2, 846 4,749 499 2, 518 263 72 1,367 37. 159 35,447 98 89 85 61 76 103 109 107 82 I 99 115 111 95 71 111 112 116 I 116 110 108 38 124 105 o/o of year ago I 102 98 98 ll Current week as percent of same week last year. 108 104 105 .. at 11.1)900? QW 3 CGJE(O~GllA C~OJP> ,,-,,,J??J['lllMCG S\lE~VllCCJE &~GR!ClJL -jt) , TURAL E XTENSI O N !:ERVICE U NIVERS ITY OF G EORGIA AND T H E STATE DEPARTMENT O F AGR ICU LTURE j ~, 1''.:l.ts . JJ//v 5 '6;f315 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ATIS"riCAL REPORTING SERVICE O K_E SMITH ANNEX , ATHE ~ S, G~ . . Athens, aeorgia . . .. '-'BF?A , ~~ .January 10, 1963 at LESP.E. DEZA SEED PRODUCTIO , GEORGIA: The i962 Geo~gia lespede~a seed produ~tion is forecast 2,310,000 .. pounds, according to the. Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 36 percent below the 1961 crop of 3,600,000 pounds and is the smallest produ~tion sfnce 1954 . The yield ~er- acre- of 2lQ pound~ is -10 POlllldS .~bove la.~t season and 37 pounds above the 1951-60 ten-year average ,yield. . Acre~ge harvested . fo~ seed this season of .ll,OOO is 7,000below the 1961 acr~age and is the smailest _since 1954. The current harvested acreage .is onl.y 42 percelit of .the 1953.-60 average. .. Sericea produGtion of 1,617,000 pounds is 70 percent of the to~l c~op . followe~ ~y Kobe With 4161000 pounds and 18 percent, Korean with 231,000 pounds and 10 percent. Weathe.r conditions during the earl.y sl.lmmer months were favorable, anQ. the sericea crop .made good growth. The seed yield was good in most areas . Dey weathe.r during the fall months damaged. the late -zrAturing varieties, and some of the intended acreage for seed was not harvested. . . UNITED STATES LESPEDEZA SEED PRODUCTION The preliminary estimate of the 1962 lespedeza seed crop . is 8Q,l20,000 . pounds, 2 percent less than last year's revised total of 81,920,000 polinds, but nearly one-third less tl:lan the 1951-60 average of. 117; 782,000 ppunds. Iarg~r .. 1 crops in ~ndiana 1 Illinois, Kentucky1 Tennessee, and Arkansas partiali.y offset smaller crops in"other producing States. .. . . Dry summer weather and the resulting short hay crop contributed to fewer acres of lespedeza being harvested tor seed. The acreage harvested for seed was down from last year .in ENtoch ot the States except Indiana, Illinois and Arkansas. The 1962 .u. s. -yieid is up trpm a. yea~ earlier because ot higher yields in Indiana1 Illinois, North Carolina1 Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas . Production ot the Korean species, With almost two-thirds ot the U. s. total, was down slightly trcm last year. Striate Kobe was the only species to post a gain over 1961. Comparative production of eaCh species, with estimates for last year in parentheses are: . Korean - 50,841,000 (51,059,000); Striate Kobe 23,902,000 (22,962,000); Striate Common and Tennessee 76 - 459,000 (605,000); Sericea 4,678,000 (7,031,000); other species - 240,000 (263,000). By increasing production to 14.0 million pounds, Kentucky became the leading State. Missouri, lAst year's leader, was second with ll.2 million pounds, followed by North Carolina, Indiana, and Tennessee. Together, these States produced more than two-thirds ot the rational total. Throughout the producing area, combining of seed began several days later than last year. This ranged as high as 10 days later in Arkansas and 11 days later in OklahoJrA. Average beginning dates of harvest this year were: October 27 in Illinois, October 29 in Georgia, October 31 in Kentucky, November 1 in South CaroliDB and Alabama, November 2 in Indiana, l(ansas, and Mississippi, November 3 in Tennessee, November 5 in Missouri and North Carolina, November ll in Oklahoma, November 12 in Arkansas, November 18 in Virginia, and November ~0 in M:loryland. Carryover as of June 30, 1962, of lespedeza seed from 1961 and previous years' crops was estimated at 6,674,000 pounds (3,019,000 held by growers and 3,655,000 pounds by dealers). Holdings a year earlier were 6,171,000 pounds (3,828,000 by growers and 2,343,000 by dealers), and the 10-ye.a.r average was 12,181,000 pounds. Initial supp~ ot lespedeza seed (1962 production plus June 30, 1962 carry- over) is indicated at 86,794,000 pounds, l percent less than the total of 88,091,000 pounds last year. Please Turn Page ". LESPEDEZA SEED : Acreage harvested Yield per acre Production-clean seed ' State :Average: :Ave~ge: . . . . :Average: . , :1951-60: 196i" : 1962 :t951-60: 1961' : "!962 :1951-6.0:. 1961 ' : 1962 ,. . . I . ' .5 . .' 1"1,000 1'-.oo' o - r ooo: .: Acres Acres - Pounds Pounds. -Pounds pounds . pqunds ., pounds Ina,. Ill. Mo. Kans. Md. . \18.. , : '_ 25,~ 29,000' "3. 8 00.0 .. 202 . . ?2,900 . :163 300 1 : 14,450 .. 17,-650 . 18:,600 I 21,000' . 25,000 70~000 12;ooo l l,000. 12;000 . . ' 1516900,'''"o000o000b000 ' . ." 117869 : 190 214664 ., 250 225 220 260 25.0 :175 . 260 250 200 22] . 230 . 150 5,238 7~250 "" 9-,~.o: 4,108 . 4~725. 6,'250 . 32~414 "15,400 ' .: ~,?QQ 2,846 . 3,120 . . g~250' 4,38~. .. .2, 75Q . . 2,3QO 3,194' 2,100 1,350 N. s. c. c. . Ga. Ky. :124,000 : 24,300 .: 25z250 59,200 81,.000 67,0 H(Jt<.E SM 11 H A i'H'l EX , ATHENS, GA . Athens~ Georgia . . . . January 14, 1963 VEGETABLES FRESH MARKET - A- CREAGE- A-1-~ E-R-T--D~-~E-D PRODUCTION O-F- -PR-IN-C-IP-A-L COMMERCIAL CROPS UN"ITW STATES January i, 1963 Winter Veget~bles: Production of all winter vegetables estirrated at 33.7 million --- cwt~.~about the same as last year b_~t 2 f.ercent above t~e 5-year, 1957-61, average . Cabbage: Production, at 5.9 milliort cv;rt.,"is one percent halow last year. The -.---December cold wave delayed the Flcr1ca. crop and cauned so~e dareage. Harvest ... is now active in all Florida areas. Supplies are a l so available fr om the other winter producing States of Texas, P.rizona, and Californ:i.a. and from storages in Ne1-1 York. The first forecast of the winter cabbage crop places production at 5,933,000 cwt., l percent below the 1962 crop and 7 percent below the 1957-61 average. Increased prospects above 1962 in Texas almost offset reduced prospects in the . other States- Florida, Arizona, and California. In Florida, cold weather during Decetr.ber is expected to result in reduced yields by failure of plants. to make nor mal size. A heavy frost hit central Florida the morning of January 2 but dUmage to cabbage fr om this cold snap is not expected to be severe. Considerable acreage is expected to be planted after January l in central Florida but plantin,g _has been completed in the Hastings and Everglades area. Harvest is active in all areas and is expected to increase as more fields come into producticm. Volume is ex pected tope below normal through January and February. Supplies were available from all areas of south Texa~ during December. Movement from the Rio Grande Valley will increase during January with peak expected fr om mid-January into .. ~~rch. Late acreage will furnish supplies through April. Some supplie s ~ill be available from the Laredo area during January and February. Harvest is active in the Winter Garden and San Antonio area. Late planti ngs are rraking good progress and will furnish supplies into April. Growing conditions in Arizona have been favorable. Harvest is expected to continue into May. Cabbage fields in California are in generally good condition. Frost during the last week of December caused no serious damage to the crop. Cutting began in the Imperial Valley about mid-December and supplies are expected to increase duri ng January and continue through February. Harvest from most of the coastal producing districts started in December and supplies will be available during the next two months. Onions: The early spring acreage in Texas is placed at 22, OCOacres :for harvest, com~ared with 22, 300 f.'l,Cres harvested last year. Planting is practically complete. Intenti oni in the late spring States are for 7, 200 acres, 14 per ce~t less than harvested last year. Growers reported intentions for late spring onions indicate 7,200 acres will be ava~lable f or harvest in 1963. If these i ntenti ons materialize, the 1963 acreage will be 14 percent less t han last year and 37 percent below the fi ve year average. California growers expect to harvest 400 acres less than last year. About half of this decline is expected to occur in the Imperial Valley. A reduc tion is also expected in the Coa chella Valley while little change is anticipated in the 9tockton Delta. In Arizona, the acreage is down 600 acres from last year. The crop has been planted and is making favorable growth. Weeding and thinning is underw~y in most fields. Harvest is expected to start in late April. The Texas acreage is expected to be 200 acres below last year. Soil conditions are excellent in north Texas. Most growers expect to start transplanting about mid January and continue through February. I:q Georgia, the De cember cold dau:.aged onions that had been planted. Plants are in sufficient supply and replanting will be necessary to secure good stands. The North Carolina acreage is expected to be up slightly from last year. Please Turn Page Tomatoes: The Florida crop is forecast at 2.5 million cwt., one --fourth less than last year. The .freeze of December 11 13 caused considerable damage but weather since has been excellent for recovery and vines have responded rapidly. Watermelons: The late spring acreage is expected to total 72,000 acres for harvest, down one percent from last year. Early plantings in Florida were damaged by the December freeze. Acreage and Estimated Prod~ction R.eported to Date, 1963 With Comparisons CROP .Al'fD STATE --~.,....,.,.,:A;;C;;;RJ!j,;.-~=GE~,___,...,..-' YIELD PER ACRE HAR!Es1'l!!b . FOR : : PRODUCTI CN Average : : HA.RVE:JT: Av. : : .i..ndi s Average 1957-61 : 1962 1963 s57-6ls 1962 s 1963 : 1957-61 1962 s 1,000 cwt. Ind. 1963 CNICN S lf Early Spring: y: Texas . .. ..... s 25 :900 Late Spring s ....... . N . Carolina s Georgia I Texas 860 520 3,38 0 .. Arizona o 2,18 0 n, 4to Calif ornia . 4 ,540 Group Total 22,300 230 300 1,700 2,000 4,100 8 ,350 22,000 300 300 1,500 1,400 3 7 ,,7zo0o0 98 120 105 160 102 150 38 45 279 ZlO 307 280 . 201 ?21 2,539 . 76 54 109 607 1,393 2 ,239 2,676 Mar. 11 40 45 76 . 540 1~148 1,849 y: WATERi,JE LCN S : . Late Spring .Florida l so,ooo C_al:i..forniaeec ; 7.980 GrouP Total : 87,980 66 ,000 o,s oo " 72,800 y llicl,.udes pr6cessing. .. ~/ 1963 pros_ective acreage 6e>;ooo . 6,000 n ,ooo 95 125 . }53 - 165- 101 129 7,475 1,222 8,697 8,250 J:- , 1 2 2 9,372 . ... ARCHIE LAN GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge L . H. ~IA.RRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator .., .. - . EJ- A .total of 6, 500,000 b~oiler chicks ! was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending January 12, . . : accor,dfng to the Georgia Crop Reporting. Service. This compares with the : 6, 754,.000 pla.ced the previous weekand is 8 percent l~ss .than the 7, 089,000 . placed\ the s~me week la.st year. . . . . ' .. . Eggs se t by Georgia hatcheries amo~ted to 9, 065, 000 compar-ed .with , 8, 735, 000 the previous week and is 6 percent less than the 9, 613, 000 for the co,rtesponding week last year. The majority of the pricee paid for G~orgia produced hatching eggs was repQrted within: a range of 65 to 7 5 cent s per dozen with.an average of 71 ce:nts for: all 'hatching eggs ~nd .69 cents for eggs purchased at, the farm from flocks with hatchery oWned cockerel s. La.'st we~k the range was .from 65 .to 75 cents wi'th a~ average of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs pur- cha~ed at the fartn from flocks wjth l:latch.ery o\vned cockerels. ~ost pricef : ch.a,~ged for chicks were r e po.rted. ~thin a range of $10.00 to $11.50 with an av.e.rag~ o.f .$11. 00 per. hund~ed compared with a range of $10.00 to $11.. 50 .. witH an average of $:11. 00 per hUndred last week. The average prices lasf yea :t we.re 60 .cents for eggs c$'d' $.9. 50 for chicks. . . . ~ . . . ! . , :The .ctvera,ge price from the Federal-State Market News Service for , broners. qur~ng the week ending January 12 was 15.08 cents fob pla,;11t. . GEORGIA .EGGS. SET,. HATCHINGS, AND ..CHICK PLACEMENTS . Thou. Nov.... 10 , ~. 019 Nov. 17 8, 330 Nov.' 24 8, 566 Dec. 1 8,618 Dec. 8 8, 775 Dec. 15 9, 316 Dec. 22 9, 494 Dec. 29 1 9,394 Jan. 5 9, 587 Jan. 12 1 9, 613 Thou. ~r.cent . Thou. 9, o68 1 112 .8, 800 1 106 5, 551 5, 629 8, 668 8,785 1 1 j 101 102 5, 890 6,020 8, I26 1 93 .1 6, 165 9, 086 ' 98 6, 274 8, 751 92 1 6. 201 8, 364 89 16,218 8, 735 91 7, 102 9, 065 1 94 l 7, 089 l1 .Thou. P~rcen Thou. Thou. 6, 951 123 441 313 I 6, 818 1 121 6, 949 118 340 337 280 160 6,902 115 455 331 . 6, 841 11 111 281 255 6, 543 104 3.55 253 1 6, 875 111 r 513 21 341 5,914 95 414....,. 189 6, 7.54 95 510 , 307 6, 500 92 437 385 1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply fl6cks 1./ Revised ARCHIS LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W~ A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician U--. -S-.--D-e-p-a-r-t-m--e-n-t -o-f-A--g-r-ic-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---- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Geo.rgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN cOMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1962 and 1963 Page ~ 1 ! Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania. Indiana IlJinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia Nort h Carolina. South Carolina 1, 522 546 1, 190 s12 36 1, 634 1, 899 3, 213 1, 461 95 4, 733 512 THOUSANDS 1, 334 470 1, 121 _ 804 40 1~: 1so 1,'9 5Z 3~ 221 1, 536 99 4, 964 475 1, 579 464 1, 2s2 ass 58 1, 753 2, 002 3, 339 1, 512 87 4, ass 507 GEORGIA 8,364 Florida I 318 Alabama 1 4, 712 Mississippi A rkansas 'I 3, 494 .5, .589 L ouisiana T exas I!. . 634 3, 389 Washington 1 371 Oreg9n !. 225 Cal Wornia I i, 880 ~ TO: AL 1962~ 63 ~ 46, 629 . 8, 735 330 5, 269 3, 39.0 . 5, 479 710 3, 565 .. 367 330 1, 780 . 47, 76'3 9,065 314 5, 278. 3,672 5, 8.7 s 736 3, 565 479 325 1,884 49,549 TOTAL 1961-.62 i 4 '1, 463 48,755 . 48,761 I. . ~ . % o yttar age;> 98 98 102 1/ cul rent'week as perce nt of same week last year. jt il THOUSANDS 103 il 1; 097 1, 219 74 lj -.24 7 277 9.7. 1 . 672 704 68 111 415 434 41 ll -1o3 -I! . 104 .. 1 1 1o5 1 45' 617 1, 823 z. ~so 42 . 725 1, 862 2, 575 83 I , . 78 3 850 I . 78 I . 34 1 '277 101 3* 26s 4, 183 89 . lj 36:l : .. 400 . . 94 ,, ' 5,? 14 6, 754 1, 267 241 706 409 32 632 i,922 2, 569 760 324 3,904 4~4 6, 500 102 69 104 54 '76 ' 103 101 113 75 99 106 ' ll4. 92 J 76 .j ' : 135 179 H6 3, 598 4, 364 167 64 4, 345 108 1os : .i 2,-744 2,84 6 2,e1s i13 103 ,. 11 4, 09 8 134 I' . 110 I 11s H 416 2, 2eo 28J 4, 749 ~ 499 2, s1s 263 4,-723 109 4so 94 2, 497 101 31'7 99 83 ,'. 133 72 . 117 49 .. 11 Q II, 1, .24 5::-----::::-1::_,":"'36=-:7~-~1"'-,-:-36=-7~~1=-17-::---- 102 ., 32, 99 2 37, 159 36,481 . _ 101 . I1 31, 784 II I! 104 35,447 105 35, 976 101 . ... ... ...... .. ,.. r__', rr.'. ,r. ,........ I l j --- ~ . J,A...N. .UARY l; ' ------ 1963 -----~ - - -- - - - - - GEORGIA Cattle on Feed Down 30 Year .. . . .~ '' . . \. On Janu~ry 1 there were 62,000 ca,ttle and calves on grain feed for slaughter mar~et - in Ge.o.rgl.a. This was 30 percen.t below t,he 88,000 head on feed January 1 las.t _year, a. +.t.hough 19 percent above the 52,000 on feed October lj 1962 . A total of 24,000 grain~fed cattl~ and calves 111as sold for slaughter during "' the, period October 1 thr.Qugh. December 31. . This -was ll percent below couparable mar~tings f_qr the July: j,l'.rough Septer:'l.ber quarter. Cattle and calves placed: on ;, feed d.uring... the October - December quartE:)r a~ 34,000 was 10 percent -above the 31~000 for the previous qu.a.rter. , . Cattle_.:feeP,ers report that tpey intend to market a total of 36,000 head during . Janu~cy~ Febrl+ary, and Iiatch this year. The ::cemaining 26,000 cattle and calv:es on fe~~ are expected to be marketJd .after Harch 31, 1963. .. . .....Of .th~ _. total cattle and calves on f,eed : .:(~nu,~ry. l, 32,000, or 52 percent; had been on:.fe~ less than 3 months. A total of ~).;000 head had.b een on feed from 3 to 6 mqnthis' and the remaini.ng 7,000 head ha(f been on feed more than 6 months . .Qf . tpe..62~P.OO : h.~ad, 50,000 were steers and 12,000 W::Ce heifers. I ~ ," ' ' . i.. _ .. .... ...:.:....: . ...'.... . .. . - Cattle on Feed Up 12 Percent . Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 28 major feeding :states totaled 3,951,000 head January 1, 1963. This \vas 12 percent :.nore than the <. 7,99._3,000 head .on feed .a year earlier. Eighty-six percent of this increase was -irr weight groups of less than 900 pounds. The 8,951,000 .head on feed January: 1_... . repr~.Sents an increase of 46 percent oYer the 6 ,143,::000 head on feed October 1;.1962. 11 ; o : -:: qattle and:.calves placed on feed October through December, 1962, in the 28': ' .Stat_e;s totaled. 6,315,000 head, 9 percent abOve the 5,781,000 placed during tbe same: period in. 1961. Shipments -of stocker and feeder. :catt1e into 8 Corn Belt . States, for lvhich data are available, during October and November 1962 -vrere up 20 percen:t ,from the. same 1961 period. l1arketings of feu: cattle for slaughter from " : _; the ;28 States during October through December, 1962, totaled 3, 507,000 head~ l per'.;. cent-. more than for the same 196l.period. ' .C~ttle feesiers in the 28 States nmv indicate that they will market 3, 771,;000 hand: head .:d1,1ring the January ~ 1'1arch 1963 period. 'I'bis represent s about 42 percent of : the.. :total on January 1 af'!.d would be 9 percent more than actual marketings' : _l :. from. t,he January 1, 1962, inventory during the same period last year . 1:Jestern states... indicate a rather sharp 16 percent jump in January - Harch marketings, and mid-west Corn Belt feeders also are point~n~ to~ard a 6 percent gre ater move- ment. of cattle f~9m feedlots during early 1963. A breakdown of anticipated 1 .. - marketings of -the January 1 inventory 'during the first quarter of 1963 shows apout : an ' equal proportion of. the total to be moved to market during each of .the 3 . months. EJq)Eicted marketings, as published, are based upon the usual relationship between suryey data and a~tl.l-?.1 marketings . Cattle and ca.lve s: Inventories, marketings and placements, October 1 to January 1 ' TI'EM Cattle and calves on feed,October l Cattle and calves placed on feed October 1 - December 31 1/ Total fed cattle marketed October 1 - December 31 1/ l9 nl Number i,ooo head 5,673 5,781 3,461 28 STATES Number 1,000 ~ 6,143 6,315 3 ,5CJ7 1962 % of 1961 Percent 108 109 101 1962 1963 % of 1962.. Cattle and calves on feed Jan~ry 1 s 7,993 8,951 112 1/ Includes cattle placed on feed after beginnirig of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. (OVER) Cattle and Calves on Feed, Georgia and 28 _Major Feeding States, January 1, 1963, with comparisons !/ Breakdown of Cattle On Feed : Georgia :: 28 Major States :Jan. 1: Oct. 1 Jan. I Jan. I : Oct. 1 : Jan. 1 : 1962 1962 1963 : 1962 1962 1963 Total on Feed Weight groups: ..: (000) (000) : 88 52 (000) : (000) . ~2 7,993 (000) {000) 6,143 8,951 Under 500 1bs. 500-699 lbs. 16 9 36 16 16 : I , 577 15 : 1,936 539 1,748 1,271 2-,236 700-899 lbs. 900.:.1 ,099 1bs. 1,100 lbs. -& over 24 26 .. 12 1 J9 2,350 12 1 J 706 . 424 2,310 1 '741 282 2,700 1,814 453 Kind of cattle: Steers & Steer ~alves 76 46 Heifers & heifer calves 11 6 Cows & others 1 Time on feed: 50 5,655 12 2,239 99 . . 4,335 1,780 28 6,371 2.497 83 Under 3 months 3-6 months Over 6 months 53 29 28 6 7 17 32 5,613 23 : 1,892 7 488 3,484 1,403 I ,256 6,170 2,333 448 Cattle and Calves on Feed and Marketings, Selected States Jan. 1, 1962 & 1963 State On feed : January I, 1962 . : Marketed On feed January I , 1963 :Expected Marketings GEORGIA Total I 0 ..: (000) 88 :Jan.-Mar. ;after Mar; Total !Ja~.-Mar.:after Mar. : 1962 : 31, 1962. : 1963 1 ; 3t~ 1~~3 ' ! (000) (000) ; (000) (000) (000) 42 46 62 36 26 Alabama : 40 26 14 : 40 23 17 Ie~a.! _________ .t _ 121 ___ !9: ___ !2.2 _:__410___ ,f3Q ___ 10.g __ Ohio : 192 4o 1~ : 219 65 15~ - Indiana 199 74 125 225 75 150 Illinois 729 278 451 787 300 487 Michigan } 138 34 104 : 150 - 39 11-J - Wisconsin 121 31 90 133 32 101 Minnesota 440 146 294 : 497 155 342 Iowa 1,571 573 998 : 1,665 590 1,075 Missouri 255 104 151 275 lOS 170 North Dakota 124 SO 74 161 55 106 South Dakota 325 110 21S 332 115 217 Nabraska . : 845 443 402 : 844 450 394 ~a,!lS~S- ________ :__3!!_7____ 1~0- ___1~7- J.. _ 19 ___1i0____2_!!2__ _T2t~1_N.!.C.!n!r~1_S!a!e.! :_5.&.2..6___2.&.0,21___3.&.215_ .t _2,~8Q - __2.&.111___3.&.5.!!9__ Colorado : 397 178 219 : 525 230 295 California . 782 447 . 335 1,000 510 490 28 States _f/ : 7,993 3,459 4,534 : 8,9S1 3,771 5,180 !/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals being fattened for the slaughter market on grain or _other concentrates which are expected to produce a carcass that will grade good or better. 11 Also includes data for Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge JAMES A. EVANS Agricultural Statistician f i/J)9tJ (' 7 ;~f}:;;IE())lRiCGHA C~0~ :,~JE!f(()) A.GRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE . ' UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND Tl'lli: . ., :.. ; : :; .':'... : . STATE .DEPARTME. ..N..T O.F At:hen.s~ Georgia AGRICULTURE . . . ( . :. ::! . . - .-:: . : .: -~ : : ,I ;,' . T OF: AG.RICULTt,JRE : STATI STICAL REPO RTINC S E.R.ViC E... .. 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX ; ATHENS; GA_ .d:. :; January 1_8, : 1~63 . . .. ~_. .;.~ : .:. ::. \ . : .... . . . D~ri,~g ;De.c.- . o/o of - . ; I : ' . : r i l~ .. . . ' .. Jan. tf:l_EO':!i,~ .Dec-.; .: ,-.. o/o 6f Iter!).: . : J :; ... "! ; -:: . 1961: 1/" .: : 1962 2/ ':last ; ::r. ,. .. . ! ..:, . .- .. year 1961 i.l :.: : 1'96ziil , last - .. :: :.. ~ . ye,air .. . . Thou~ -,. . .' T. ~ou! . Pet. Pullets ..Placed~U. S. )3/ ' i :..:" : l ;: .. Total - - 1, 685 1, .636- 97 Thou. ; ' = Thou. . ., 'Pet. ' .1 . : ' .- .1. 33, 59-1 . .' :J2, 662 ';,.;: -~9'7 . c_Dtqiri':Ct:I)<~eSnJ.si~T- e...s.t.e d.: . . . J. .4;~.0 . ... ... . 1,.2.29 87 . .. : . $~~ile r T yp~- . ' .. -~;~~orgia- ~-~ ..... :___ :~ .. "51:0'~ . -.....:.. .~ 7z- " -93 '-United .Stat.es 2, 574 2, 086 81 Egg Type ~ ' ~eorgi.~ . 2 . 9 45:0 :. .- United .Stat es 1, 775 ' ~; 493 84 ... C:h1~~.s.. l:i~t ched:. . _ ... . ... ... . . . ... . :,B.z:~iler : T.YI~e .. ...Oe9:r.gi.a.. .. . .. .. United States ..29., .3.6.2. ... i9; 631 101 156,455 168,513. 108 29, 809 .. . .... .29., .0.11.... --9-7 . : ~ .. : I 1, ~ . 5,344 26,988 .... 5~ s1r "1-10 25,487 94 236 225 : ~-.9 _5 10, 673 '.\ --. : . :9:...845-.. :: ... 9.2 383,783 ~ '1' ' ~ I ; ) 399~766 104 2,118, 504 2,.16-l,-36l _.., ::JQZ;; ,, Egg Type: . ~. ' P.~o;rgi~ .. .' . .: .. . _\ 1, 2o5 . . i . 173 l :- Y~i~~d .!)ta~~.s - . . 20,287 .: ::_ 2Q,'6Q6 _ CO~fller:cial : Slaughte .r: , .:; ,. .. Yo~pg_ Chickens .. - . . ~ . ... _ ~ P.e.P~:giil1_/ . ' J9. 075 . :2.2t,9.3.6 . __ .Uni.ted States 5/ . 107, ..78.5 .. 128,..365 97 16, 55i 102 . 525,010 18, -14:2 . :. U.P 497, 905 ~ .. :;95 :: : . . . : .. .:. : . { ~ 120 321,940 328, ~77 :: ; 10~ 119 1, 723, 117 1, 759,452 102 Hens and Cocks ._ .. .. . . . ..... :.- :: :<.Pe?rgia:_1/ .' . , .. 759 . 671 88 6, 956 ,... 6,.J93 98 United States 5/ 11, 297 12, 135 107 117, 898 . 1~.0., 256 )O'Zt 0 1 ~ E~ge ;Pr,rgo.aduct~on! . .. MIL. : . .. ~L.. 210 229 109 MIL .... .,.. . ~IL. 2,40Q . . . 2,-583 . . -.HH~ , ., South Atlantic 6/ 728 . >' ~-'.7. 52 103 8, 458 ;8, 895 105 . -:.Uni.ted st.ates . - .5, 262.. . . 5, 216 . 99 61, 828 6Z, 772 102 ,11 ..R~yis .ed., 2/ Prel~minary. 'if ;lfl.cludes exp~c;ted pullet repla.c.ements .f:ljQt;l --eggs sold during tbe _pJ:"ecedin:g, ~o.nth : at" the r~te of' 125 pullet' chick$ . per ' 3:0~d'ori:. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Serv'ice -- .For the purpose "of this report a commer.cial 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'- - .verte.d from .weekly. to monthly b~sisd .51' U. S. Slaughter reports only include \~.o~:ltry $~a~ghtere& Un.-der F~deral Inspection. 6/ : South Atlantic States: Del., Md.,...v.a~.._, ..w. . va.. -N-.c-., s ~- c-... Ga., Fla.- -~ ~ ~ ,~ ! ' ,' .' . ' I . ' ' ;. , ' .. . . . ' ,.' : , ' . ------ YOUNG CHICKEB~:sit:g~:J~~~~E~~~~~l ~~~~~tzL INS~E.~ ce.nt Condez;r:1~ed s~~te During Nov... Jan. :thrti Nov. .. ~-DuJ:oing Nov.. i Jan th~u' Nov . 1961 1962 . Thou. Thou. -Maine 4, 093 4, 337 196L o: . ,: 1962 . : 1961 196:2 T ou. .;.!T ou. ct.. Pet. 51~ 889 ._: ., 55, 995 .-' . Z. 2 .. 1. 9 1961 -' 196Z ct. 1. 9 21 .3.. Pa... - 4,.401 5, .1.85 61 ,2:94 :... . 62,093 , .1.8 2.0 .1 .8 :.-, -. 1.7 :Mo.. :: 3,.375 2, :8.01 48~095 ;: .37,783< . . 2.8 1.9 , z. n~l.-. _ :. -, 5 ~ -305 6, ta3 . -:_:6a~ .l.(r:r ,.::.- .: 74-~ .'8l4 : . ..1 ~6 . ; : . 2 z.o MCi~ .. , .7,, .865 s,084, .-~--. J 6, 5'i',2~. ;: :~ 9-~~~i~ . . :.L '1. . . 2.3 .. z..4 r. .5.. .. ]~9. LS :: . J'.-~p:, ca.. : :.z. N'l;a..c.,.,. <.:, -. 3,."542. 11,. 645 3, 14, 3s.s3z.8 . : . ." 49,:lJ ~ . 193~..42.6. ... ;. ..-. ;-_ 4.1~J;_72 ~ 17~, 44z .: ' i9~ 775 - 23,.'576 ., 217~ .-0:8'6: ... 28'0, 537. ~ ~ 1 ~ 9 : 1'. 6 .. i~ _s . . 1~ .1. . 5 ...~~) ~~ 3; . .J-..5,~ l .l . . .l.. a, . ;; , . ~ .0 . ~. ~?._.-:_5;~: Tenn. 3, 508 3, 896 5r~ 169 ! 5o; 341 2~ 6 2. 7 2. 1 2. 1 Ala. 11,414 12, 897 152,480 164,020 3. 5 2. 3 2.4 2. 5 Miss. 8,498 9,853 107,979 115,275 2.5 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ark. 14, 729 16, 644 193, 595 204, 072 2. 5 2. 5 2. 1 2. 5 Texas 6,241 6,909 80,801 88,126 .1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 U.S. 119,662 133,456 1,617,299 1,634,271 2.3 2.2 1.9 2.1 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 W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician i . . . . . . . End-of-Mbnth Stocks of Poultry, Ppultry Products, Meat and -Meat Products United Sta.tes ..: December 1962 Shell eg~s: Det~-eased by 43,000 cases; December 1961 decrease was 44. 0~0 . ca~es; average be-cember decrease is 71, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: .Decreased by 14 million pqunds,; Decemb~r 1961 decrease was 9 million pounds; ave t age De~~mber decrease is 18 million pounds. Froz~n noultry; ~ecreased by 54 ... million pounds; Decem})er 196F.deQr.'~as.e :was 5"-1. milion pounds; average Dec- ember decrease is 44 rriililon pO}WclS Beef: . 'lncreased by 23 million pound$; was Dec.embe:t' 1'961 change a decr..ease - OJ'Tmilli~. pp_un~s; average December change is ~~ i,ncrease of .8 milli.o,n: pC)uil:ds ~ .Pork: Increase4 by 27 .m .illion ~ .. po_1,1n.ds; becemb.er .1961. iQcrease :w~ : 7 millipn pounds;. average December in~ : . , ~rease is 23 million po-Unds. Otner 'meats: Increased by 11 :miliion.pounds i :: . . December 1961 change was a decr~ase ~f 7 million pounds; average Decembe~ change is' a -decrease of' 1million pounds. . . .,; . . \ . ~ ,. . ... , ._ : ' -~ .. ~.: ; Commodity Unit Dec. I)ec~ . i. .. . .. ~ ~ 1957'61 av. ' (.,; :.. . ou. 196:2 : ou. Eggs: shell Frozen. eg'gs; -' total .. , Case ':'.'. 11 3 Pound 67, 153 . . 39 61,355 ': i6z 76,. 7zs. . l 19 ~ 62,37,s : Total eggs. 1/ .l' - ~ . 7 ' ' Poultry, fr~zefi: ; Broilers or .fryers . : ~ Hens, fowlS Turkeys :; Other & Unclassified Case Pound qo. do. do. . T o t a , l

~: .. ' ~ : . ... ; ' : : ~. ' .-. ,. : ... . ; I: .,, i . . .. . .. :.: . ~~ ' . ~ ~ .. , .. : ..: . .. .. . : : ~- . . ,.. . . . . . < ' . ~ ., . ... .. . ... ..... : . .. . . . : '. -- - .. t \~J/-1~A193&6.:0- ~~7IEO~fD~)~ ~ n & lru f~J~.~N.o.rUJrC> AG RI C U LTURAL EXTENSIO N SERVI CE UN JV f:: RS ITY OF G EOFi'.G IA A N D 1 H E STATr:: O~ P A R_T M ENT O F AGRIC U LTURE /\thens, Georg-ia U . S . DE!"A RTM E NT OF AGRI C ULTURE - s'tA TI ST I C: AL RE P ORTIN <;; SE R VICE ~ 31 ~ HO KE S MI T H ANN EX ,_A T HEN S , G A .. ~anua ry 2J., 196,3 GEORGIA'S 1963 TURK~Y NATION Turkey growers in Georgia expect to produ~e 20 percent more turkeys in .1963 than in 1962 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. If early January ~riten,. : tions are carded out, a total 796;ooo birds will' be ra .ised in 1963 compared with 663,000 head last year. A breakdown by breeds shol!JS heavy breeds,696,000; and light breeds, 110,000. UNITED. S-TATES: _-_Turkey growers intend to produce 3 percent more t_urk_eys ' in 1963 : than last ~ear. An increas, of .3 percent is planned for heavy breeds, _with heavy. whites up 10 percent and othe_r heavy- breeds down I percent. Present plans are to increase production of . light breeds by 2 percent. : If growers carry out their intentions, about 94.4million turkeys will be raised, compa-red . with 91.8 ml-11 ion in 1962. Increases of- 9 percent i"n the West North Central, . 6 percent In the South -Central, 5 percent in the East North Central and 1._ percent In the South Atlantic regions more than offset the 7 percent decrease in the ~Jest~ Intentions to raise turkeys were about the s.ame as a year earlier in the North , Atlantic States. ,. Growers intend to raise 85,571,000 he4vy breed turkeys in 1963- 3 percent more than last - year. They plan to rai .se 3 ,430,000 heavy white breed turkeys, compared with 31,268,000 in 1962, an increase of 10 percent. According to present plans, heavy white breeds will account for about 40 pe,rcent of all heavies raised In 1963, compared. with 38 percent in 1962, and 34 perce~t in 1961. The expected number of heavy whi-tes to be raised in 1963 is ' above last year .. ln all regions ex- cept in -the North Atlantic and in the West. Growers p-lan to raise 51,141,000- bronze and other heavy -breed turkeys tnis year, compared with 51,876,000 last year. - a decrease of 1 percent. Liqht breed g-rowers plan to raise 8,802,000 light breed turkeys in 1963 ":' up . 2 percent . from Ja.st year. __ ._ iy The humber of turkeys -actual raised in 1963 may vary somewhat from the January I, 1963 intentions, the difference depending on growers' reactions to this report, prices of feed, supply and prices of hatching eggs and poults and prices received for turkeys durin g the next few months. Last January 1 growers intended to produce 12 percent fewer turkeys in 1962 than in 1961. The crop turned out to be 15 percent less than in 1961. Testings of all heavy breed turkeys during the period July through December 1962 were down 3 percent from the correspondiny period of the previous year. Light breeds tested durin g July through December 1962 were up 21 percent from 1961. The 1963 breeder flock which appears to be about the same size as the previous year ' s flock, will permit turkey growers to expand output this year. CARL a. DOESCHER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY A0ricultural Statistician In Charge (Please turn page) . Intentions to raise turkeys In 1963 - ~t~t~- :_-_-~-u~F:=.-r_-r:T!-e2.-J..n_Trz.6'!:.-_-_:_-_-_-1n!e!:."d=.'d_12.-r:...-r~Tif~9_T~-!.9~3_-_-_-_-_ and : Heavy Light : Total : Heavy : Light : Total :Total turkeys division :breeds : breeds: ' breeds: breeds: . : 1963 as% . . : . . ~ : . . : : : . . : : : ~ . : . of 1062 -----T------------ . --...-: .-- . ~-: ~. --------------~-- : ~. Thou. Thou. : Ttiou. Thou. ~ Percent N~ : A~1. : 2,797 18s . .: . 2,sas : - ~.78~ 190 2,975 100 E.Na, 'cent.": 12,994 1,331 . 14,325 . 13,861 . 1,251 W,N , . -is-- De1. C. e n t. :=-2-71,10o.6 7 - - 3,363 - -2 9 - - 3 - 0,469: 29,733 -136-=-- -,Ia - - 3,4 - 42 . Hd. !/ ~33 : Va. . w. Va. 2,131 - . 33 J - l ,914 686 - 4,045. 2,170 . 2,029 1,fH7 : .J35 -: 6jl .1,,5, 112 106 . 33, 175 109 -143- ~ -1os-- .... 207 . 4,199 966 89 .. 104 - 95 N. C. . 2,337 8 - '2, 345 : '2,452 . 1 8 2,460 I 05 s. c. !l : . 651 : ' 657 1()1 : GEORGIA Fla. . - - - - - -.-: - - - - - - - -- S. At1. - - - - - - -- - - - Ky. 573 90 .: - :- .-6...,3--7-3-74.--. - -2,9--127-58 : . 802 ' 3- - 66.3 : 686 2t2 -35 - - - 9~302. - - - ~ - :.- ._......6. ,640..... -805 : ' 883 no 187 - -- ~3,0~1,0 -2 796 120 -22-2 - -1-05 - - -.9,65-0 . 885 - - -1-04- 1fO' . - Tenn. Ala. Hiss. .. 113 198 160 . 1 40 l 114 : 146 238: 222 .. '-163. .: ' .. i 175 1 147- I 29 40 262 110 ' "3 ~ 178 109 Ark. . . 1-,721' 122 1,843: 1,889 .' 12-2 ' 2,011 109 La. - 47 3 ~ so - ~ 38 1 4o ~o Okla.: 1,272 70 1,342 : 1-,437 ' . 76 1,513 " 113 Texas. : .:4,07-1 . 12- 4,083 = 4', J:47 . 10 4~ 157 102 - - - --- S. Cent.' ;:~..- -8,~38-4 ----25-4 ---.. 8 -,6-38-;--6~,9-37--. -. -25-6 --. -9,-19-3 ----106--- ; :~-- ~ -:-.- - - ~-- ~- - ;-- : .~------ ~-:--- ~ .~- ~ west : 2s, 486 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :- - u. s. . .: e3.144 566 .i6, 052 : 2i, 6t5 - - - - -.- - - - 8,627 , 91 ,n1 .: . 85,571 . . -. -=.,. ----- -. .- --- ---- -- ... - -=.....-- -: -- - ::-__::---~-~-~ - 653 --- a,so2 ~4, 268 . , ~.3 - - --- -- 94,373 . . 103 -- ~ . --- ~~ -- !/Heavy and light breeds combined to avoid disclosing individual operations , . . . . ,:. : ~ --- .:l._i~.:t..... ,._.-li~::L .~..J . Relea~ed 1/23/63 GE:ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT . .: ... , } ! ._: " : ..:Atl}ens~ G:a,.;. J:a::nu.az:-y~ ?3~ :1963 .J:~ 1\-.total o 6,_:5?0?. ooo broUer"_chick:S . wai~ pla:ced ~.th P:r-oducers in Georg:1a during. the week'endi'ng Jan~a:ry "19 : :,~ aceqr_ding to ~he Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compare~ with the ' 6, ~00 ; 0.00 pla,ced the previous week and is 6 percent less than the 6, 960, 000 p1a. c~d. 'the same week last year. .J . Eggs ~et byG~9~gia. i{a,tche.~ies amounted t.o 'cj" .588,-noo. co~par.~d with:., 9, 065, OOO th~ previous ~eek a;nd is 2 pe-rcen~ less tllan the 9., 1~, 000 for the :. cortespondin:g week last' year; .. ... . ' . . . o' .! t :.::; The ~ajority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatc~ing eggs vras reported within a :range of 65 tP 7 5 cents. per dozen with an average of 71 ce1~ts fo~_, all ~a~c b.ihg eggs. a~d: 69 ,een~s J:or eggs purchased at th farn:i ~rom flock~ wit~:! ha,t cher y, owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 7 5 cents with!ail aver a:ge of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs pur- : cha'~ed at- t he.iiarm from fl.Qcks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most pricesi cha~ged for chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $ll.50 with an i av~~age of $.~ 1. OO"per hundred compaied with a range of $10. 00 to _$1 t'.,-'50 .. . wi~~i an a'ierage of $:1 t. 00 per .hund-red last week. The average prices last:_: . year. were 60 !cent's for- eggs and$9. 50 for chicks. . ~ : ! ', . I ' ,; , ~ ' : :_.. ~'fhe a*~rage price from the Federal-State Market _News StSrvice for brC)tler.~ 44r.ing the week ending '!anua:i.y 19 was 14~ 70 cents fob plant. . lo : ." ~ .:.J ',l',i ~:~ ':) '. ., o ' , :~: 'A : ~ .t I ~' ' .. ) I ' o ' , ' : . -:" C ' ~~ :'1 o :.: .: .' :GEORGIA EGCS SET' HATCHINGS, -' AND .ClilCK PI:.AC:E~NTS : :; . We~.k' ~.~.-~r Ending i ' BROILER TYPE :> j Chicks Placed for Eggs Set:!./ 1 Broilers ill: Geor.gia , EGG TYl?E :Eggs Chicks , Set : Hatched ._:;:. I :~~1 9~:21 1 Z . . ; 1963': 19 6z 1i9~ob23. l i - . ~o~o~rf :; l 19~b3Z -1~99.-63 .:.; i l'_l;l~u. 1 Nov. :~ 17 .J ,1.:s' ,~-~'130 Nov. : 24 1 8, 566 Dec. Dec. a 1 ! 8, 618 i 8, 775 Dec. ' 15 I 9, 316 Dec. 22 9, 494 Dec. 29 9, 394 Jan. 5 9, 587 Thou. 8~ 8oo 8, 668 8, 785 8, 126 9, 086 8, 751 8, 364 8, 735 Thoa. fo6 101 102 93 98 92 89 91 T. b,ou. ! Perce~t l. , Thou. ~:~ ~ -. :... i- , -~ I: 6, 813 ; 121 :1 340 6, 949 j 118 ', 337 6, 902 j 115 1 455 6, 841 I lll 281 6, 543 1 104 355 6, 875 ! 111 513 I 5, 914 l 95 j 414 6, 754 95 1 510 T au. 280 160 331 255 253 341 189 307 Jan. 12 9, 613 9, 065 94 6, 500 1 92 437 385 J'3:n. 19 9, 754 9, 588 98 6, 520 j 94 1 561 338 1./ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks ARClilE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Stat istician In Charge Agricultural Statistician -U-.-S-.--D-e-p--a-rt-m--e-n-t -o-f-A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-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 . -- ----J~~-----~;~!'!!'!'g_ - :r~- 1 ~~;!' , ---J~n _'!_~r18 , ,::3,612:: ,._. .. ~; 836 ~.: : 809 N;_::oa.1c.. :... : . ... .. 36 '_35 . ... 104 . ;1,03 . . . .3,.744 3,605 . ., 565 > .,1494 .. . s; ~o~k~ :- -- '.j.N.~~. r<... , . . . . : :: =. .. ~ ' ~ . ' . .74 :72 . . . : 83 . 1.45 ~- . 78 . , , .lio . _ 8. .3 :.. . :. 8_2 _ . . >:: -1oJ. 73o- 6' 889 ::. . -.'.1,62o:..:. : :978 7, 920 . - 6J 396 .. :: .. '1il64 n .. -985 K~~s~ .~ . . : _:. .: 43 .. 43 . 46-, -49 . . .1,9.78 ..- _2,1o7 . ._,;..._ 394 ,, _..4o5 -~vrN;" d~ :- .... - 78"6- ?si .... - -e"B.4- t;8:7-- -69,~1'8" -s'J,"bs~-- 11-;29o- "8,442 -<: :P~f: ,-~ .--~--..~ ~--~ :~ -)i.- _- -~- -- _~-.-~33 ~ . ~ ;~~~ .~ .;;;- ~- ~1;2. ..: ~ I~b" :~ :~~~~ ? --38 "Md; . ,,: : . . 31 .: _3~. , . . 33. . -~32 . ,_ . ' - 1,-0~H : 1;024 . 266 ~ .=:290 Va. ' : 129 130 29 28 3, 741 3,640 1,137 1,077 .w. va. . .: ....98 98. . 17 : , -::..-24 .. ' ... 1,.666 . 2,-352 . .. :5'4.J 764 'N~ : .d. ". -.- ;. Gsa.~c. ,.-',~;...~ :~ . 197 199. __! 23 , : ,25 ..,. , 4,-531.:: .4,9?-5 1,550 1,617 57 56 . 1.9 .: 20 .. , . ._ l,oBJ . l,l2o . ' -. 319:' ~-' '329 215 . 215 . ,.....Jl .:f. : -33. . - .: 6-,665.. .-1,095 : - 1;36o--:. r,469 F;La~ : ...: :=- -~ -~ ~8~: _ ~91 __.::..62.i. ;.;. ,.;r_q_ _...:,:. .:_),9.-,~27. .:..20;19Q __ ._JL437.:_:~1;3~ .. ~'~~ A_, ,'. ~. ._ 1,()14_1,031 . : . 37,.~ . . 39.-9 .. :.. 3'8,368 . . 4!~1:12 2 : ,: 8',6~4~ ':9:,'222 . . -K~:. '~ -~. { ~--- -~ - Iot ~ Io4.- ~ ~~~ / .~~-. J:-9.~- ~: ~::_.:~-:2,,28~{~- -I,~?e; . ~ ~- ~: ~?mr:-::.:- ~4() . T~nn. . AJ.a . _ . . : . .: Mfss ~ : 157 ._. .155 . :41 _- ..; ; 18. ~ . : :. -~ 3;'29?. . 2';-790', .. . 989 --.;- 809 197 1~1 ... ,zo:_,_ . 21'-,~.: -, -' 3..r94o, h,oll ._: r,o36 ;r;oo3 84 87 Jl->.. : . g9..::. -: . ?,-60l!v '2) '523 - 594'. :. - -555 Ark. 85 87 25 29 2,125 2~523 468 578 . La:- . . .. , . : . ;101 10;1......!: 3l . ~ t-. 36...: :- ., J:,LJl; ; 3:,636 . ~ .. 557 . 574 okia:. ~ . ,: . . . 52 5.6. !.= : 3$: .- . : 36.. , .~-~ . : ~ l-, 8.20 (; . 2;.or6:-. -437 . -'466 . :-_-l'e_..x.a. cs 5 .:._ -_.; ,. ;_: -.: ~ .. - - I ;~. ~ -2o-7/r'4t4:', ..1... , 274 --oi=-':1>"/ ~.. : :.So.-_.... . 44 ....-:: 1J~?oo -: l2J056:_,... . 2,o82 l.t833 ~ . -.:-. ..-:,-3-1-2 -=.- - , ~Jt:;9--. 9-.-.:---3.-2';07 07/ ----.--~1 )7/3-1 ';: .. - --:-:6,-9-07-:.- To,:4,..o.14. l-'Iont. ;- - - -rg- -7"7- - -n -- '04--- - '5,767 - '4;92'8 -- -r1'98n- - 788" Idaho : 205 201 62 36 12,?10 '1,236 2,008 1,085 Wyo. : 35 34 Colo .. : : . r . : .. . ,q3' 64 .. .: :, .10 - N . ~i~ ~ :-- .~. r t . . . . . , . . . . . . , . 10 Ariz~ .. : 104 110 Utah : 1/ 50 51 Nev. -8 7 92 44 76 78 70 66 66 65 57 55 89 42 3,220 1,496 473 218 4, 788 ._, 4;:992 .. 819 814 :700 : .. , 16'60 . ;-.:.: 100 : _..:_,.:94 6, 861~ 7,150 789 822 1/2,850 2,805 1/442 410 - 712 294 - 101 42 vJash. 100 100 47 38 4, 700 3,800 733 555 Oreg. Calif. West. : 56 56 33 40 1,848 2,240 329 385 :_ _ _28]: 2_81 _ __35 _ ~ 70_ _ 20.1..3]5_ ~~L02_0_ _ :2,46~ 5.1..218 : !,291 I,297 50.0 ~9.1 ~/b4,494 76,691 !/9,~3/ 10,4)1 UNITED STATES . .: ~/5,507 5,498 49.7 49.5 !/273,792 272,256 !/49,364 47,322 IrReVised:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~/ 1962 Preliminary. ' ' --- - . -- -- - -- - -- .. .. .. ....- ...- ~~ -~- - .... - -~,J- --- . . . .. .,... - . ....-- - - -~- -- - .- --~ ,_?ls- G E"O R G I A C R 0 P REP 0 R TIN G S E R VI C E r \'f \.~r:\1_ .:r :,._ r,-'~.JI.<.J t . ..: J-\ -rc . I -. -. ~ ...,:._._j . ~>r-J ~ -. .. I ., .f ~- RY . r:F:~F: iKi., 1 1 -. 1 h~':h - o~ .d .ll3..QJ 63 ~ GEORGIA CmCK HATCHERY REPORT Ath~ns, Ga., January 30, 19.63 .... A total of 6, 509, 000 broiler chicks . was placed with producers in Georgi-a during the week ending January 2.6, accord- . ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service; This compares with the 6, 520, 000 placed tl;le pr.evio_us week and is 6 percent less than the 6, 944, 000 placed the same .week last year. . Eggs se t by Georgia hatcheri es amount ed to 10, 106, 00'0, compared ~th 9, .588, 000 the previous week and i.$ 2 percent more than the 9, 913, 000 for the correspond~ng week last year. . j The majority of the -~z:ice ~ patd for .Ged.rgia produc~d hatching eggs was reported within a range of 65 to 75 cents per dozen with an average of 71 "ci:mts for all,hat ching eggs and 69 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Last week the range was from 65 to 7 5 c;:ents with .an average of 71 cents for all. hat c}lirig eggs and69 cents for eggs purchased at the farm "from flocks wit.h .hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks .were reported within a range of $10.00 t.o $11. 50 with. an average of $"11. 00 per hundred compared with a range of. $10. OO to $11. 50 with an average of$11.00 per hu;ndred last week. The average pri<;es last year were 60 cents for eggs '!1-nd $9,. 50 for chicks: . T he average pric~ from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending January 26 was 14. 50 cents fob plant. f . , ----....;:GEORGIA EGGS SET, .HA T .CHINGSP AND CHICK PLACEMENTS -BROILE l{ T YPE I EG~~~: ~T~Y--P~E--- ::week End '1 n g ' ' i -1961 " ; 1962 - Egas Set 1/ 1:> -1962 . ,. . . 1963. %of year ago Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia ' 1961 ! 1962 -1962. I %of year l963 .. ' . ago IEggs : Chicks Set Hatched .- - .. 1-9.62 1962 ' 1963 : 1963 Thou. Thou. I Percent _I Thou. Thou. !Percent! Thou. Thou. ' Nov. 24 : 8, :566 bee. l . 8, 618 pee. 8 - 8, 775 8,668 1 .101 I 8, 78"5 . "102 8, 12.6 I 93 5, 890 . 6, 020 . 6,165 . .J. ' . .. .6, 949 . 6, 90-2 . 6, 841 ns 115 111 337 ; 160 455 331 2.81 255 Dec. 15 9,316 9,086 98 6,274 6,543 104 355 253 Dec. 22 9,494 8, 751 92. 6,201 6, 875 111 513 341 Dec. 2.9 9,394 8,364 89 6, 218 5,914 95 414 189 Jan. 5 9,587 8, 735 91 7, 102 6, 754 . 95 510 307 Jan. 12. 9, 613 9,065 94 7,089 6, 500 92. 437 385 Jan. 19 9,754 Jan. 2.6 9,913 I 9, 588 98 10, 106 102. 6,960 6,944 6,520 94 I 6, 509 94 561 338 703 420 lJ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Sta~isti~ian In Charge .TAMES A. EVANS Agricultural Statistician U-. S-.--D-e-p--a-rt-m--e-n-t ~o-f-A-g-r-icu--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---- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke smith Anne:t, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Pagel STATE Jan. ll EGGS SET ' ' Week Ending : Jan. 19 . Ja~. i6 ' % of year ago 1_/ Jan. 1l CHlCKS PLACED Week Ending Jan. 19 Jan. l6 %of : year ago !1 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS Ma~ne Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Sout~ CJLrolina - 'GEORGIA ; -. . Florida ~ A1abarpa~. Missiosippi Arkansas Louisiana . Texas Washington Oregon - - - California TOTAL 1963 1, 579 464 1, 282 885 58 1, 753 2,002 3,339 1, 51l 87 4,888 507 9,065 314 5, 278 3,672 5, 875 736 3, 565 479 3l5 1, 884 49,549 1, 585 547 l, 233 1, 01_0 55 1', 800 2, 104 3,367 1,604 75' 5,054 512 . 9, 588 311 .5, 715 3,, 654 5~860 735 3,488 383 275 1,730 50,685 1, 590' 413 1, 204 840 . 40 1, aoo 2, 169 3, 650 1,555 88 5,473 490 . ' 10, 106 283 5, 955 3,706 . 5, 652 - 783 3, 503 498 265 1, 607 .51,670 102 54 -90 61 23 110 109 112 74 82 ! 106 95 . 102 62 119 111 105 142 106 132 69 91 102 1,l67 241 706 409 32 632 1, 922 . 2, 569 760 324 3,904 414 ; 6, 500 167 4,345 - 2~B18 4~7l3 450 l;497 31.7 117 1, 367 36,481 1, 222 250 772 383 19 622 1,726 2, 412 .751 - 305 3~623 -315 1, 079 ' 90 : 295 131 778 113 398 56 24 28 660 100 1, 844 101 . 2, 362 96 782 91 319 7_1 3, 851 101 402 105 6, 5l0 :6, 509 94 . 191 . - 166 70 ' 3, 658 . 4, 111 ' 10l 2, 670 .2, 707 103 4,833 4,598 104 459 526 116 2, 353 2, 501 109 278 304 97 110 168 75 1, 395 1, 291 107 34,867 35, 675 98 : TOTAL 1962 48,761 50,036 50, 461 o/o of year ago 102 101 102 . 1/ Current week as percent of. same week last year. . 35, 976 35, 565 36, 352 101 98 98 . I I LHMA~ I '. C- a.. aIJr 9o07 :> j;s~ j - 3 I~ ~.3 GI<;-\ 0-1-r ..... UII------------ ... J ~) FEB 4- '63 I JANUARY 1, 1963 ~-:-----11'' r ,....\_) ,___, 1 J \ /~\) . 1 i Released 1/31/1963 By GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE * * * GEORGIA * * * STOCKS MAJOR GRAINS DOWN SHARPLY The total stocks of grain in Georgia are down approximately one -third from January 1 a year ago. Stocks of corn in all storage positions totaled 27,450,000 bushels on January 1, 1963 compared With 41,671,000 bushels a year ago. C&ts stocks are also down sharply from a year ago having dropped from 2,26o,ooobushels in storage last January to the current stocks of 1,388,000 bushels. Wheat stocks declined slightly more than 50 percent to 6o4,ooo bushels. ~stocks at 23,000 bushels are off nearly 50 percent, while barley stocks are up from 63,000 bushels to 97,000 bushels. GEORGIA GRAIN .STOCKS - JAIIDARY 1, 1963, WITH COMPARISONS. GRAIN : ON FARMS 1962 1963 . OFF FARMS 1962 1963 ALL POSITIONS 1962 : 1963 . 1,000 bushels . 1,000 bushels 1,000 bushels Corn 36,848 23,857 4,823 3,593 41,671 27,450 Oat.s Barley Wheat . 1,665 54 279 1,056 61 118 595 332 2,260 1,388 9 36 63 97 959 486 1,238' 6o4 Rye 42 22 2 1 44 23 * * * UNITED STATES * * * . . TOTAL FEED GRAIN STOCKS SMALLER - SOYBEANS HIGHER Total feed grain stocks on January 1, 1963 were 5 percent below the previous ye~ and soybean stocks were at a record high level according to the Crop Reporting Board. The decline of 6 percent in corn holdings accounted for the bulk of the. drop in feed grains. Sorghum .grain stocks declined 2 percent but oats and ~rley were above last year. Wheat was 9 percent below a year earlier but rye increased a fifth. Soybeans. reached a record high of 528 million bushels and flaxseed stocks were sharply above last year. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician. In ~rge CARL 0. DOESCHER Agricultural Stati~tician --------------------------------------~- The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s; Department o~ Agriculture, ~15 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Exten- sion Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (Please see table on back page) Stocks of grains, January 1, 1963 With comparisons -----------------"(:...::i:.::n~~hou.sand bush~..::e..::ls::...)'--~------...,,----------=-- Jo.n. 1 Av. Jan. 1 Oct. 1 Jan. 1 Grain and position 1957-61 1962 1962 1963 y ' ALL WHEAT On Farms . . . 359,304 y Y Commodity Credit Corp. gJ : 86,929 Mills,El~v. & Whses. .1,281, 151 359,484 . 60,305 1,562,774 407,239 317,468 58,958 58,221 1,604,885 1,437,438 ==---T;;._:;el.. , _.Md. :_ . 89, 5)6 106,924 331. 209 395,619 J.i..._9 - 19_,_32_0....___.~9,._.l.J.- ~8~ 14.9 58,947 117.996 346, 87 5 16. 3 -:- 448, 3 85 ~i6. 3 va. : 52, 331 '.162, 226 14.0 22,712 48,145 144,435 15.9 W. Va~ 23, 126 . 78, 628 14. 1 11, 087 20, 582 . . 69, 979 16.0 18, 038 56, 541 73,087 22,965 11, 197 N.C.: s. c. Ga. Fla. Ala. 186, 354 633, 604 20, 100 68, 340 348,2001,183,880 12, 222 39, 110 198,036 673,322 13.0 13.5 13.2 13. 5 13.0 82,369 9,226 156,272 5, 280 87, 532 197,535 671,619 20, 117 68,398 .353, 600 1,1(>6,880 11, 855 . 37,936 214,533 707,959 14.3 14.6 14.4 14~6 14.5 96,042 9,986 168,031 5, 539 102, 654 Miss.: 135,791 Ark. : 229, 104 La. 24,959 Texas: 123, 121 Wash.: 15, 970 Oreg.: 11,619 Calif.: - 62, 673 448, 110 733, 133 82,365 40'6, 299 54,298 39, 505 225,623 1_2. 9 12.9 13. 1 13.6 16.6 16.6 15.4 57, BOo 94,574 10, 790 55,257 9,013 ~. 558 34,746 138,096 240,559 24,029 125,653 14, 741 9,661 60,412 455, 717 769,789 79,296 414,655 53, 068 33, 814 211,442 15. 1 14. 5 14.6 15. 1 17. 5 17. 5 17.0 68, 813 111,619 11, 577 62,613 9,287 S, 917 35, 945 To tal: --------- 1, 843, 557 ----.-----' -1-3-.-7----------1-,-8-7-5-,-2-5-9-------------1-5-. -1---------~ 6,287,462 863F006 6,365,362 963, 163 1/ . States having weekly chick placement reports. 2/ Preliminary. ~J Includes consumption in househoJd,s_o :p_r9du~e~s w~i-~1i is l~~s tha_n 1 _ pe.,.rc~nt__ o~ total production. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician . ... ' ~I . .,...-~ L LJl< I G.E ORGI A CROP REPORTING SER Vl9E -r- ~ ~ \! J .. . i l : ... . .. I ' ' -rc ____ E Y I-1 J\ 1-1 '..._ ...... J~ I ' ; -... i" . ": j I "' ; .. ~~ . ~ !r__ ~ _~, ..'..,. .'. I - ~ 'I ~-'. ~ ,._ - - .., -- - ---- )..U. L.').~--~---1 Released 2/6/63 ,., ~ GEORGIA CfllCK HATCHERY REPORT Athens, Ga., February 6, 1963 -- A total of 6, 802, 000 broiler chicks was P,1ace.d with-producers in Georgia during the week ending Febru~ry 2, according ,to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 'This compares with the ;;: 6, 509._ 000 placed the previous week and is 3 percent less than the 6, 983, 000 placed the same week last, year. . E'ggs set .by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 080, 000 compared with 10,106, OQO the previous weekand is 1 pet'cent lcus than the 10, 15,9,000 (or the corresponding week last year. The_majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 65 to 76 cents per dozen with an average of 71 cents for all hat~hing eggs and 69 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with ' hatchery owned cockerels. Last week t he range w~s from 65 .to 75' cents -with: an average of 71 cents f9r all hatching eggs and 69 cnts fo~ _ eggs pu_rchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices chairged for chicks were repqrted within a range of $10.00 to $11.25 with an average of $11.00 per hundred compared with a range of $10.00 to $11.50 with an average of $11.00 per hundred last week. The average prices last year were 60 centS for eggs and $9. 50 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News ser.Vi.ce for broilers du~ing the week ending Februar ~r 2 _was 15. 50 cents fob plant. -1 . . : ' BROILER T.YPE ' _ '. _ EGG TYP-E Week Ending - Eggs ' Set !J I Chicks Placed for - Eggs - -Chicks i Br~ilers . in Georgia lset Hatched .. -1961: -. . ... 1962. Thou. I I Dec. 1 Dec. 8 I 1 8, 8, 618 775 Dec. 15 9,316 Dec. 22 9,49~ Dec. 29 9,394 Jan. Jan. 5 12 I I 9, 587 9,613 Jan. 19 9. 754 Jan. 26 9, 913 Feb. 2 10, 159 - -r - 1962 l I -. "'o of year I 1961 I 1963 l ~go 196Z - - 1962 I Cfo of . year _1962- .. 1963 _ ag~ ' 1963 : 1- l Thou. Ii Percent . Thou~ . ; -- Thou. ~Percent i Thou. I 8,785 I 102 . 6,020 ' 8, 126 f 93 ' 6, 1~5 6, 6; 9o2 841 I i - 115 ' 111 . 455 281 9,086 8, 751 _II I 8,364 I I 8, 735 I 9,065 9, 588 10. 106 98 6, 274 92 6,201 89 6, 218 91 7,102 94 7,089 98 6,960 102 - I 6, 944 . 6, 543 1 10-l l 355 6, 875 I s, 914 I 6, 754 1 6, 500 111 95 95 92 I 513 j 414 Ii 510 437 6, 520 1 94 I i 561 6, 509 [ 94 i 703 10, 080 99 i 6, 98_3 6, 802 i 97 : 800 -1962 19'63 Tliou. I 331 255 253 341 189 307 385 338 420 335 1 es eggs set by hatcheriesproducing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCffiE LANGLEY _JAMES -A. EVANS 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-r-v-i-c-e--- Statistical Reporting Service State .Qepa:r. tment of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, .Athens, Georgia ..... ' .. .~ ,. EGGS SET AND CIDCKS PLACED IN COMMER.CIAL AREAS, BY WE.EKS - 1963 . . Page 2 STATE 1 . . EGGS SET . 'I CHICKS PL~A~C~E~D=------'-~ -----t' L~~~ ~=--==---~-=_-J[e~_l~ En-~ing_ _ Feb.- --:-""1 i Jan. : : Jan. ..--:- - - ... - . J _Ofo of year 1 1 . [j! __,_ ._.- ----Yfe~~-J).d!_~_g~-~- .... Jan. Jan. . Feb. !l 19 26' 2 ago 1,/ 19 . _ 26 2 %of year 1j ago !j -T OUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virgini~ West Virginia North Carolina , South Carolina G~ORGIA 1 _., 1, 585 547, . 1,233 1,010 55 1,800 2, 104. 3, 367 1, 604 75 5, 054 512 9,588 1, 590 413 1,204 840 40 1, 800 2, ~69 3. 650. l.,. 555 88 ,5, 473 490 10, .106 1, 756 657 ' 1, 282 . 1, 025 ~41 1,620 2,227 3,708 1, 668 . 83 5, 527 532 ' 10,080 1. . 1 o r i d a Alabama Mississippi A rkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1963 TOTAL 1962 %of year ago I ! 311 ,.I 5, 715 3,654 I 5, 860 I . 735 I. 3,488 I 383 .. 275 I so1,, 730 685 : 50,036 . I . I 101 283 5, 955 j, 7'06 5, 652 783 3, 503 .498 265 1, 607 51, 670 . 50,46i 102 300 5, 725 3,558 -s, 32~:. 790 3, 493 .'' 554 358 1, 674 . 51, 983 - . 52,044 100 j/ Current week as percent of same week last year. .- I I i! THOUSANDS 1.09 -, !'!I 1, 222 1, 079 1, 235 112 l I 87 . I' 70' il 29 95 _t ,I,, . 109 112 ,It, 250 772 383 19 622 1, 726 2,412 29-S - 778 398 24 660 1, 844 2,362 235 .829 471 29 598 1, 836 2,420 78 55 ' i! 751 3()5 782 3'19 . 799 '. 301 108 ji 3,623 '3, 851 3, 870 !I .91 Ij,I,l 3t5 99 6, szo 402 6; 509 380 6, 802 -.I i! 65 ! i! 191 166 1'55 108 ' !I 3, 658 4. lll' 4, 186 .102: l. n11 "., ' 670. ,. 2, 707 3,047 I 93 r 'j 4, 833 114 459 104 !i 2, 353 . 4, 598 526 2.;so1 4,861 526 2, 549 132 . jj 278 lOZ ' :I d: 110 304 . 168 ., 363 189 too , 93 n 1,395 1, 291 ;I 34. 861 35, 675 f ll. 1, 318 .36, 999 in! 35, 565 36,352 36,356 98 98 102 106 76 112 61 85 75 91 110 . 97 ' 65 105 112 97 65 105 114 111 . 117 104 103 77 105 102 GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POI.l'n' I ' The Index of Prices Rece~ved by Georgia Farmers during the month ended . ..l January 15 r~se 1 point to 251 percent of ita 19:1:-0-14 average. : However, this represents a 3 -point drop from the mid-Jam.:ary index of a year ago. The All Crop Index rose J.- point to ~271 percent, . "bile the Livestock and L:i.vestock Products Index remained tae same at 209 percent. I , ., Slight increa.ses in prices received for co:::n, oats, soybeans and peanuts were primarily responsible for the higher crop ind~x. The price of corn advanced 3 cents to $1.31 per bushe'l; oats, 2 cents higher at $.90; soybeans, a nicker hi~er at $2.35; and ~eanuts at 10.9 cents per pound moved up .1 cent. Most of ' the other crops remained at the same level as a month earlier. Higher p~ices recei ved for beef catt~, commercial broilers, and eggs were offset: by lower p:dces for hogs; calves, and turkeys. The price of all beef cattl~ . advanced 30 cents to $17.70 per cwt., while hogs dropped 70 cents to $15.30 and calves fell 30 cents to $22.70. Commercial broilers averaged 13.8 cents per pound, .2 cent higher, and eggs advanced 2.6 cents to 50.6 cents per dozen. The price of wholesale milk remained the same as last month at $6.05 per cwt. U. s. PRicES RECEIVED INDEX Al'ID PARITY INDEX BorH UP 2 POINTS PARITY RATIO 78 ~ 'During the month ended January 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers rose. Ilearly 1 percent (2 points) to 244 percent of its 1910-14 average.. Generally higher prices for vegetables and oranges, following freeze damage in important producing areas, were primarily responsible. ~. Seasonally lower pri-ces for wholesale milk and cotton were partially offsetting. The January index was nearly l .-:Percent above a year earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services 'including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates rose nearly 1 percent from the revised . l)ecember index of 309 to 3)..1 on January 15. This was a new hig:q. Most important :. . in the January increases 'ttel-e price advances for commodities, particularly those . of .an agricultural origin. Taxes, farm wage rates, and interest ~rges also were higher. The Inde~ was up 2 percent over January 1962. ~ With both farm product prices and prices paid by farmers higher than in December, the Parity Ratio remained at 78. This was 2 1/2 percent lower than in January last year. Index _ Index Numbers - Geor~.~~?d United St:~at~~.;.s.,.,....-......,.,__-...,-~-.,..~- . : J~nuary 15 :' December 15 : Jan~ry 15 : Record High 1910...1'4 =:100 . UNIT'i!D STATES . . . . y Prfcies Received Parity Index 1962 242 304 . 1962 ..~ 242 ?./.309 : l963 :rndex: Date .. ... . . 244 . 313:Feb. 1951 311 3ll:Jan. 1963- / Parity Ratio .. . GEOE.GIA- - - --:. .-- - 80 -- - -=. . - Y - . 78 - -:- - - -=. - -- 78 -- .-.:.. -1-2- 3-.: 0-c t-. : 1946 ---- ...... . 254 275 ?/?.50 ..... 2'70 : . 251 310:Mar. 271 . 319: 'J/i"e.r. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge MELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician rrhe G'eorgia crop-Reporting-serV'ice; u.-s:- nePa.I=tiii.'ent-or Agr"icuiture, -315-Hoke - Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, i~ cooperation wit~ the Georgia Agricultural Exten- sion Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS JANUARY 15, 1963 WITH COMP~:AR~I=-SO.:...;;N""'S~~--- -ne-e:- . GEORG Ll\ : : UNITED STATES coMMoDITY AND UNIT . :Jan. -15 : Dec~-15 : Yan. -15: -Jan:- 15-: Is:Jan:- 15- . . . . Wheat, -bu.--- - - - - $ : . - 1962 -1:-85 : - - l9:-622:05: --1926.3o6-: :-1-96I2.8'7:-- 1962 : 1963 -2:-o2-- -2:-or ():J.ts, bu. Corn, bu. $ .84 !'88 .90 : . 665 .644 .645 $ 1.21 1.28 1.31 : .951 1.00 1.03 Barley, bu. Sorghum -Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. $ l.l!t $ 2.05 31.9 l.o6 2.05 31.3 l.o8 : 1.03 2.05 : 1.65 ~1.3 : g/30.52 .917 1.64 30.95 .896 1.68 30.07 Cottonseed, toi?Soybeans, bu. $ 47.09 . 46.00 46.oo : 50.90 47.60 48.20 $ 2.30 . 2.30 2~35 t. 2.32 2.35 2.41 Peanuts_, lb. 11.6 10.8 10.9 : 11.3 11.5 11.2 Sweet:potatoes, .cvt. $ 6.09 5.20 5.20 : 5/5-28 g/4.02 4.o4 Ray, baled, :per ton All Alfalfa ! $ Les:pedeza 'P Soybean & Cowpea $ Peanut $ Milk Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt. $ Beef c Cows, attle cwt , a~, y cwt. . $ $ Steers & heifers, cwt: $ Calves, cwt. $ Milk, wholesale, cwt. 27.00 38.50 29.00 31-50 23-50 170.00 16.30 17.10 14.80 20.20' 21.90 27'~40 38 .50 29-50 30.00 23-50 170.00 16.00 17.40 14 ~ 30 .20.90 23.00 27-30 : 21.'60 38..00 : 22.10 30-50 : 24.00 30.00 : 26.70 24.50 : 22.30 170.00 : 224.00 15-30 :. 16.50 17-70 : 20.70 14.50 : 14.50 .'20.90 : 23.40 22.70 : 24.70 21.60 22.00 25.20 27-90 23-30 219.00 15.70 21.40' 13.80 25.10 25~80 22.30 22.60 26.30 28.20 24.10 216.00 . 15.40 21.60 13-90 24.70 25 ..60 Fluid Mkt. Ma.nuf. All Turkeys, lb. $ 595 $ 310 $ g/5.90 25.0 6.10 3. 10 g/6.05 24.0 4.8;2 3.46 3/6.05 2/4.39 -22.0 : -18.2 4.73 3-30 g/4.29 23.1 ~4.20 22.1 Chickens, per lb. : Farm 11.7 13~0 12.5 10.0 10.2 10.4 Cam'l Broil. 15.5 13.6 13.8 16.0 14.6 14.6 .All 15.4 13~6 . 13.7 : 15.3 13.9 14.1 ~s, doz., All 42.5 48.0 50.6 : 35.4 36.4 36.5 y Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd rep~en~...,_y'_E~nseg~ ~~ Pr_eUmi-ryJt~Jm!.t_e. - . _ .. " ' PRICES PAID BY F~ F-OR SE~CTED ~JANUARY A5, . 1963 WITH COMPARISONS KIND oF FEED nee. : . . ; GEORGIA :-Jan:- Is! -15 . : :Jan. -15:Jan. - 15U-N=IT-EnDe-eS:-TAITsE!SJa n. -15 cwt.- - - Mixed fuirY' Feed; : 1962 : 1962 : . 1963 : 1962 : 1962 : 1963 IToi.- - - Dol.- - - Dol.-: -Dol:- - - - DoL- - -Dol:- - . All Under 29% Protein 3:B"5 'T.Oo . 4.15 : --3.75 3."8"3 3:-89 16% Protein 3.70 3.85 4.00 : 3.71 3-79 3.80 18% Protein 4.05 4.15 4.20 3.74 3.83 390 20% Protein 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.04 4.18 4.24 Cottonseed Meal, 411o, cwt. 3-90 Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. 4.20 4.10 4-75 . 4.20 .. . 4-75 4.30 4.35 4.55 4.84. 4.62 4.88 Bran, cwt. M).ddlings , cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. Broiler Grower, cwt. Iayi:::1g F'<: ed, c~. Scr-c:tch Grains, cwt. AJ.{a'!fo. II;:iy, ton All 0Lh~r Ha~z ton 3.40 3-50 3-25 4.60 4.55 '4.05 39.00 33-~0 3-55 3-70 3.20 4.70 4.65 4.io 4Q.OO ~4-50 3-70 3.80 3-35 . 4.80 4.70 . 4.15 -~ 44.00 36-50 3-;15 3-18 3."07 4.65 4.36 3.84 31.20 29-50 3.28 3-35 3-09 4.76 4.46 3-90 32.00 31.30 3-38 3.44 3.14 4.80 4.48 3-93 33-50 ~2 ~'30 ~ nqoo1 .. t/ A3 ~ J3 'b! ~~- -' .,.. ,.. \ \1 :=: ~ '< I \ / GEORGIA . CROP RE.POR TING SERVICE t'/ ~ ~ J ~ J - .... "'- ., Itt 1 J-JJ-\TC J-J ERY 1' ' ,I '. t' ; , - l~ ~-:----- : ;, : , ., . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA- ! FEB 15 'q3 Released 2/13/63 GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPO_a,.T. , Athens, Ga., February 13, 1963 -- A total of 6, 981, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending February 9, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se1vice. This compares with the 6, S02, 000 placed the previous week and is 4 percent less than the 7, 277, 000 placed t he Sf!.me week last year. . . Eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amount-ed to 10, OZ7, 00_0 compared . with 10, 080, 000 the previous week and is 5 percent less than the 10, 542, 000 for. the corre.sponding week last year. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced hatching eggs was reported within a range of 65 to 76 cents per dozen w~th an average of 71 cent s 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 wit~ an average of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs pur- chased at the farm from flocks with hat chery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for chicks were reporterevious year-.. The average .value of $24-.oo per head was ,:,. $l.OQ above a ye~r. ago. .. . . ,,. .,.., The n~ber of chickens .(excluding commercial broilers) "-'8.~ once again up sharply frcm the previous year at 17,428,000 head. This inventory compares with l5,33p,OOO .oP Janua-ry,. ~, ;1.9.62; 13,. 720i000 .j_n 1961; alld ranks Georgia 4th among the States .Total value amounted to .$201 0421 000, 14 percent above 'l.B.st years .. inventory value. Tur~eys on farms declined substantial.l to 43,000 head compared with 61,000 head last year ..Tota~ value was plAced at $1B3,000j well below tlle $253,000 a year ago. . . ~ .. : The total value of all cattle, hogs~ sheep and lambs, t.urkey~ and chicke~ ( exclud:igg COIIIlllercial broilers.) .on Qe:orgia _farms :January 1, 1963 "-'8.6 $212,461}'000 or 4 .perce~t above the total value: of $204 1 154,0~ on January l last year. -~.o: , ..- : , . . LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA l<,.A..'1MS, January 1 . l. . ') ,i . Species NUMBER, VALUE J?ER ~~ AND TOTAL -V:ALUE, 1962 - 1963 . : ...., Numbel;' On Farms .. -1,000 head 1~ . . Average . Value D'ol1are.:. I Total Value 1,000 dollars .. N\.Dllber : on Farms ... 1,000 .. head . ' 1963 Average Value -Do-lla-rs Total : Value 1,ooq dollars cattle & Cs.lves Hogs . 1,481 1,519 .. 102.00 . 15l,o62 23 .. 00 3'4,937 1,496 1,519 lo4.oo 24.00 Sheep & .y lambs. Chickens Turkeys. Total 1B 15,336 61 - 14.80 1.15 4.15 266 1'7 , 6 3 6 2-53 204115'4 14 17,428 . 43 .. 14.00 1.15 4.25 . . All Year~ oattle and calves . . LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA FARMS Januar~ lz 1924 - 63 Cows& heifers 2 yrs. & older . otlier : Hogs . .. cows 2 yrs. & and . older pigs Sheep and lambs Chickens y kept for milk 1,000 .. head 1,000 head 1,000 -he-ad 1,000 1,000 head head 1,000 -h-ea-d 155,584 36,456 . : 196 2o;o42 18~3' 212,46r Turkeys ,. / 1,000 head 1954: 1,564. .. 353 . 452 . - 1,443 17 1955: 1,627 346 518 1,472 21 1956: 1,546 3o8 517 1,663 31 1957: 1,515 296 512 1,730 50 1958: 1,485 284 503 1,678 44 1959: 1,396 267 488 1,728 36 1960: 1,424 240 '. 5o8 1,780 27 1961: 1,438 235 5o6 1,566 21. 1962: 1,481 226 540 1,519 18 1963: 1 496 221 551 1 519 14 1 Does not include commercial broilers. 7,944 59 8,532 61 8,231 63 8,559 66 9,235 37 11,470 36 12,901 43 13,720 47 15,336 61 17 428 4 ARCHIE LANGLEY ROBERT L. S,ANDIFER ~~i~~t~~l_S!a~i~t?:_c?:_a!! !_n_C!!&!:_g~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Aar?:_c~~~! Statistician__ ,.. I . The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation With the Georg~a Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) UNITED STATES: On J"anuary 1, 1963, there wer~ l-03 ,8 ~lli.on h~ of cattle and ce.lves on farms and ranches, the highest of record and, 4 perbent above the 100.0 million number head on hand a yee..r earli~r. The I).Ulllber ot milk cows declined 2 percent to 18.7 milliom head, the smallest since 1907. The inventory of" beef cows .in- creased 6 percent. There were 58.7 ~llion head of all hogs and pigs on farms on on January J., 1963, an increase of 3 percent, - 'rhe number -of all sheep and lambs was 30.2 million, dmm: 4 percent. Chicken inventories --decreased l pe'rcent during 1962 to 365.2 million head, while the b.l,Dber of turkeys increased 2 percent to 6.6 million head. The total inventory v~lue of au livestock and poultey on farms and ranches Jan-uary 1, 1963 was $17.3 "billion-:..5percent above a year earlier. Estimates for Al.a.Gka a-Qel:Rawaii .a;-e included in United States totals be- ginning with 1961. .' The January 1, 1963, inventory of cattJ,e and calves on farms and ranches in the United States was 103,754,000 head-4 percent more . than the 100,002~000 on farms a year earlier. The number of Jnilk cows and dairy replacement heifers con- tinued to decline aild was down 2 percent -11-om a year earlier. This reduction was more than offset by a 6 percent increase in the number of other cattle, mostly beef type. The January l total of all cattle is the highest of feco:td and the fifth consecutive year the .inventory has sbown an in~rease . On January l, -1963, there ~re 58,695,000 bogs and pigs on ' farms and ranches in the United States--3 percent more than the 57,000,0QO on hand a year earlier. The number of stoc~ sheep and lambs on farms and ranches declined 3 .percent during the past year and totaled 26,129;000 bead on January l, l96J--the smallest inventory in re~ords .dating back to l867. ' of The number of chickens on farms in the United States on January l, 1963 (excluding commercial broilers) was 365;217,000; a d~crease 1 percent from a year earlier. --Chickens on farms Januaey l consisted of 213,184,000 pullets, 133,992,000 hens and 18,041,000 other chickens, compared with 220,058,000 pullets, 130,048,000 hens and 18,346,000 other chickens on January 1, 1962. y Average does not include Alaska and Hawaii . . ._ y Included in cattle. .. . l/ ,Included in all sheep. . . ... AGRICULTU RA L EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY O F GEORGIA AND THE STA"I"E DEPARTMEN T OF AG R ICULTURE Athens,. Georgia Item year Pullets Placed(U.S. )3/ Total - Domestic Chickens Tested: Broiler Type G eoTgtcr- United States Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States - Commercial Slaughter: 2, 315 2,075 2,740 32 1, 573 32, 854 173,009 1, 129 30,363 2, 137 1, 715 - - 58 62, 664 34 1, 355 30,290 174,874 1, 601 31, 185 Pet. 92 33, 591 32,662 97 83 29,809 29, 011 97 4--+-- 5,- 34-4- 97 26,988 106 236 86 10,673 T 8'7--l - ll f)25,487 94 225 95 9,845 92 92 383,783 399,766 104 101 2, 118, 504 2, 161, 36,1 . 102 . 142 16, 551 18, 142 .lH) . 103 525,010 497,905 95 Young Chickens Georgia 4/ United State.s 5/ Hens and Cocks Georgia 4/ United States 5/ Egg Production: Georgia 21,719 27,620 127 321,940 328,477 102 122, 292 . 152,987 125 1, 723, 117 1,759,452 102 783 10,759 MIL. 214 579 74 10,964 102 MIL. 234 109 6, 956 117, 898 MIL. 2, 400 6, 793 98 120, 256 102 MIL. 2, 583 108 South Atlantic 6/ unite.d..States - _ 731 764 105 . _ 5, 308 . _5,_187 - 9B__ 8, 458 61, 828 8, 895 . 105 62, 772 102 1/ Revised. 2/ . Preliminary. 3/ Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold duriiig the preceding month at the rate of 125 pull.et .chicks per 30-doz . ca&~ of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service -- For the purpose of this report a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant which slaughters a weeki"y a.verage 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 ----,.-----_.:::.B..;::.Y:.......::..SE::::....:;;L:..;:E::_C::_TE D STATES, 19 61 and 19 6 Z State Number Inspected l Indicated Per.cent Condemned During Dec. T ~ -Jan.thru-De z------ri)~;ing Dec.; Jan. thru- D.e c. ~ l961 1962 1961 ----~~------~----~~---- Thou. Thouo Thou. 1962 I 1961 1962 I 1961 1962 . ~~----r-~----~---~~------~----- Thou. 1 };)ct. Pet. Pet. Pet. Maine . 4, 976 5, 085 56, 865 61,080 2. 5 1. 8 2. 0 2.2 Pa . 4, 336 4, 655 65, 630 66, 748 2. 0 2. z 1. 8 1. 7 Mo. 2, 563 2, 849 50, 6 58 40, 632 3. 4 3. 3 z. 4 2.4 Del. s,11o 5,917 73,273 80,731 2.1 z .4 1.6 1.9 Mvad.. 7, 086 8, 306 2, 893 3, 334 103, 608 101, 118 1. 7 z. 1 1. 5 52, 006 51, 006 z. 6 z. 1 z. 3 1. 6 1. 5 N.C. 11,353 14,157 . 174,779 :186,599 1.9 _,. 2.0 1.3 1. 8 Ga. 18,010 Zl, 277 295,096 301, 814 1 Z. 8 3. 6 2.1 2. 6 Tenn. Z, 885 3, 778 Ala. 10, 562 12, ?97 54, 054 163, 042 l 54, 119 . z. 7 176, 817 3. 6 3. 4 3. Z zz.. 1 5 2. z 2.6 Miss. 7,134 9.,040 115,113 124,315 1 2.6 2.8 2.1 2.2 Ark. 12,967 15, 586 Texas 5, 148 6, 779 206, 562 85, 949 i 219, 658 ! z. 9 94, 905 2. 3 z. 9 ~. 0 z. Z 1. 7 2.6 1. 7 ------ -------------------------------------TI ---------------------------- U. S. 108,725 128,739 1, 726,024 1, 763,010 j Z. 6 2. 7 1. 9 2. Z 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 W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician . End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - January 1963 Shell eggs: Decreased by 55, 000 cases; January 196Z decrease was 10, 000 cases; average January change is an increase of 19,000 cases. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 16. million pounds: January 196Z decrease was lZ milliQn pounds;: . average January decrease is 9 million pounds.. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 9 million pounds; January 1963 decrease was ~7 million pounds; average January d~cre.a~e . is .9 million paund . 9eef: Decreased by 24 million pounds: January 196Z 4e~rease wa_s .16 million pounds:" average Ja~uary decrease is 7 million pounds. Pork: Increased. by 18 million pounds; January 196Z increase ~- wa~: ~ million pounds; average January increas.e -is 30 million pounds. Other . meats: Increased by 1 million pounds; January 196~ i'ncrease was 3 million pounds; av~rage _January ~crease WfLB 5 J:n.illion pounds. Commodity , . , Unit l Jan. 1957-61 av. Tho\J. Jan. 196Z Thou. Dec. 196~ Thou~ Jan. 1963 Thou.- ' Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total Total . eggs -1/ Poultry, frozen: I Case . IPound i Case 188 29 117 6~ . 63;067 49,084 61,279 44,850 ---1,-7-9-4--------1,-. -Z-7Z-~. ----1-,-6~6-8-~---1~-,1-9-7-- : l ) . --------------------------------~------ Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other 8t Unclassified Total Poultry Beef: Frozen In Cure and Cured Pork: Frozen In:Cure and. Cured Pound do. do. do. ' . do. do. do. Z4,Z68 Z7,715 ~9,Z90 Z9,319 7Z, 456 61.287- 48,368 46,- 727 ' 164,940 zso, 953 Z03,Z88 199, 81.7. .. 51, 931 65, 375 53,991 SO, 561 : -31--3-, .-5-9-5------4-0-5-, -3-3-0---3-3-4-,-9-3-7---3-Z--6,-4-Z-4--! -----~---------------------------~---~-- 177,709 184, 18Z 189, 351 16' 5,464 .. Z5~ . 6 0 5 , ) ~ .I: .~09# 070 ZZ9, 5~0 Z47,.339 .:-: . Other meats and meat- produ:ets ' Total all red .meats : ~ do. 85, 508 88,300 86, 653 88, OZ4 . d~. . -S-lS--, -8-iz--- -----4.-a1-:-S--s-~ ---s-o-~-~-s-z-;-r----s-o--0-,-8-i-.1-~-.-' .. 1I Frozen eggS' converted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case . :, : ..< '. Item MIDMONTHiPRICES RECEIVED AND' PRICES 'PAID Georg~~- United _states .Jan. 15 Oec; 15 ." Jan.lS Jan. 15 Dec.15 . Jan.l5 .. 196Z . 196Z )963 . 196Z .196Z. 1963 . Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents "' Prices Received: .. FarmGhickens(lb) 11.7 13.0 . lZ.S I 10.0 lO.Z 10.4 Com '1 Broilers (lb.) AllChickens(i~.) .. 15. 5 15.4 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.7 16.0 15.3 14.6 13.9 14. 6 ... 14.1 All Egg's (dozen) 4Z. 5 48.0 SO. 6 35.4 36.4 36. 5 PricE!$ Paid: (per. lOOlb.) Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. , Dol. Broiler G:row. Mash 4. 60 4. 70 4. 80 4. 65. 4. 76 4. 80 Laying Mash 4. '55 4;65 4. 70 4. 36 4. 46 ,: 4. 48. Scratch Grains 4.. OS 4. 10 4. 15 3. 84 3. 90 ~. 3. 93 This report is made pofisible tl:p:o-ugh the., cooperation .of the N~tional P .oultry 1m.;, ... provement Plan, the Animal Husbandry;~esearch Division, ~gricultural Re- search Servi-ce, Agr~l"'.!tulal-E:stimate.s Division, Statistical -Reporting Service, .. Federal~State Market N.ews SeJivice .and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultty .. processors and the pcultry far1pers th~t report to .the agencies~ . ., . ' I ., . .... ' I ' I ., :EJ< LY r\,-rc f-J ERY. %a,4?~1V r t~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE J~J 3/j- ~tJ - fa : . . ~ . . .. . . - .. ~ ,.~...... ) , / GEfORGI,'\ CHICK HATCHERY .REPO T ,: ... ........ Rele~sed 2./Z0/63 . .., Athens, Ga.,, February 2.0, 9{{9. 2~Etata of 1, 501, 000 ~roiler chicks was ~laced ~th producers in Geor a du.-,i.A~.: ~he eek ending February 16 according to the Georgia Crop Repo~ce., This compares wit h the 6,981, 000 pl~ced the pr.evious wee~ an~fis l_p~ent t;nore .than the 7, 439,000 placed the same week last year. . Broiler eggs s'et by Georgia hat c heries amounted to 10, 258, 000 compared with 10, 027, ~00 the previous week and is 8 perceDt less than the :11, 104, 000 for the corresponding week last year. The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced broiler hatch~ng eggs was reported ~thin a range of 65 to 76, cents per dozen with an average of 12. cents for all hat ching 'eggs and 70 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11.2.5 with an average of $11.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $9. 50 for chicks. ' . The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers duril,\g the week ending February 16 was 16.06 .cents per pound fob plant~ This C,ompares with 16. 10 cents the previous week and 16.85 cents the same:week last year GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, ANI? CHIC.K PLACEMENTS Week: Ending Eggs Set EGG TYPE Chicks Hatched i 1 1962. Thou. 1963 Thou. I ; j I %of ; . year ' ago Percent 1962. - 1963 Thou. o/o of I Jan. i9 336 Jan . 2.61398 FFeebb~. z l 5J3 9. 645 Feb.- :16 i 640 561 1/ 657. 80.0 '118 764 - 167 16:> 156; 12i 119 . 254 . 2.86 . 2.81 2.77 336 338 133 - .4'20 147 ' 335 ll7 472 170 52.6 157 Week EndiPg .-< Egg&. Set Z/ BROILER TYPE Chicks. Placed Jor Broilers .in Georgia ,) I' . Av. Prices jHatch. E s Broiler Chicks 1961 .~ 1 I1.962. 19-62. . %of 11961 1963 1! year a o 1 - 11962. 1962._ %of year 1963 1963 a o !. 1963 Tho~. Thou. ]Percent Thou. Thou .,Percent : Cents Dollars Dec. 15 9, 316 Dec. 22. 9,494 Dec. 2.9! 9, 394 Jan. 5 9_, 581 Jan. 12. 9, 613 Jan. 19 9,754 Jan. 26 9, 913 Feb. 2. 10, 159 Feb. 9 10, 542. Feb. 16 Jll,l04 9, 086 I 98 8,751 92. 8, 364 89 8,735 91 9, 065 94 9, 588 , 98 10, l06j 102 10, 080 . 99 10, 027 10,l58 1i 95 92. 6, 2.74 6,201 6, 2.13 7, 102. 7, 089 6,9 60 6, 944 1 6, 983 17,2.77 17.,439 6, 543 104 69 6,8751 111 69 5, 9141 95 70 6, 754 95 71 6, 500 92. 71 6, 520 1 94 71 6, 509 ' 94 71 6, 80Z 97 71 6, 981 96 71 7,501 : 101 72 10.75 10.75 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 ll. 00 11.00 11.00 1/ Revised. . . "'!./ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 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-ic-u-lt-u-r-e--------------A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-a-l -E-x-t-e-n-s-io--n-S-e-rv-i-c-e---- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHCIKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ARE BY WEEKS 1963 - Page 2 I Main~ Connecticut _, . . I'i: 1, 756 657 Penns y1vania 1, 282 Indiana 1, 025 Illinois 41 Missouri 1, 620 Delaware Maryland l 2, 227 3, 708 Virginia I 1, 668 West Virginia North Carolina .s 3 ~~- 527 South Carolina _ 532 THOUSANDS 1, 581 574 1, 253 1, 047 41 1, 570 2, 213 31 703 1, 660 93 5, 266 480 1, 665 496 1, 243 975 52 1, 760 2, 171 3, 781 1, 64o 97 5, 54.6 548 _ l 'tHOUSANDS I 105 I 1, 235 ~~ 264 1, 315 109 71 l 235 307 192. 60 95 69 36 95 'Iil 829. 471 l,' . 29 598 770 491 45 723 . 809 107 470 62 40 56 699 92 107 11 1, 836 1,944 2, 102 119 114 , 2,. 420 - . 2, 394 2, 506 : 103 75. 11 _ - 799 52 1 3o1 - .960 z47 . 880 79 3so 89 I. 103 1 3, 870 4,- 031 84 380 _ 358 4, 271 107 402 113 .GEORGIA 1o, 080 1 0 , -0 2 7 10; 2~8 I 92 6, 802 6, ;981 7, 501 101 tF:l~o~r~id~:a~~pi ;: 3~~0~0 ~:~3~1~5 ~:~3~1~5 1~966255- ~:~:~ il 155 ,I ~:;1~7!0 ~:1~7~4~ ~6~:5 Arkansas 5, 325 5, 325 .5,. 784 4, 861 4, 623 4, 765 111 Louisiana 790 738 781 1 11 If 526 524 540 113 Texas Washington Oregon 3,493 554 358 3, 373 481 326 3, 583 475 291 II 96 108 76 _. 2, 549 . 363 189 2, 501 289 135 2,48<) 106 385 120 . 127 54 I!. 67 ~C~a~11~f7o~rn_l~a~--~~71,~6~7~4~----~1,~6~8~8~----~~~~~7~7~3~----~8~9--~:.~1,~3~1~8~~~1~,~2~2~6----~1~,~14~7~~~8~6--~ ~~ TOTAL l963 51, 983 51,471 53, 390 96 3 '999 37' 368 38, 838 104 TOTAL 1962 52,044 53,602 55, 842 o/o of year ago 100 96 96 1.1 Current week as pe1cent of same week last year. ,,I 36, 356 102 37,055 101 37,208 104 r X 1 . ~ r _.__; .r\ __, C. ~< O .P Georgia: _____ ....,.. n 1962 ~ TY ! aa&U! I FF 7 'ti3 i --- - - -- - - - -- ~~---'--+-- --d-"-"~' ='l-l=nl=f;-t-- RELEASED 2/21/1963 ' ! BY i ' GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE. Calf Crop Up Slightly . The 1962 calf crop for Georgia is estimated at 613,000 head, an increase of 13,000 head above 1961, but 2 percent below the 5-year (1956-60) average of 625,000 head. . Tbe.' number of cows and heift;!rs 2 years old and older increased 25,000 head from 741,000 on January 1, 1961 to 766,000 head on January 1, 1962 However, the number of calves born in 1962 ex~ressed as a percent of the co~s and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1962 was 80 percent compared with 81 percent~ in ~961. United States: Calf Crop Up 3 Percent ' The 1962 calf crop for the United States was 41,026,000 head--3 percent' more than the 1961 calf crop of 40,019,000 head and was the fourth consecutive year of increase. The increased calf crop in 1962, compared with the previous year, was pri- marily the result of the larger :o.umber of cows and heifers on farmS. There . were 47,472,000 head of cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1962, compared with 46,463,000 head the same date for 1961. By January 1, 1963, the number had increase~ to 48,690,000 head. The .number of calves born in 1962 expressed as a percent of the cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1962 was 86 percent, the same as a year earlier. This percentage is p.ot strictlY a calving rate because the January 1 i~yentory of cows and heifers 2 years old and over does not include all heifers that S@.V,.e_:QiJ'tb_ t .o calv13s d.ur.ing the_year and includes some- cows- t~t di.ed or were slaughtered before calving. This percentage is calculated to 'show trend in productivity over a period of time and may fluctuate from year to year because of variation in cow slaughter and trends in breeding herd replacement. Southern States: In the South Atlantic Region, 6 States had .larger calf crops in 1962 than in l::961. Florida showed the greatest increase in this region, Delaw.re w.s unchanged from a year e~rlier, and th~ ttaryland .calf crop de.clined 3 percent. The South Central States had larger calf crops than in 1961, except Mississippi, which was unchanged. Kentucky and ,Oklahoma., .both with a 6 percent increase, showed the largest gains followed by Texas .and Tennessee, each up 5 percent from the previous year. . I Estimates for Alaska. a:nd -Ha.~ii _incl't~ded in the I - - - U--n--i-t-e-d -S- -t-ate s total beginning-W-ith--1-9-61- ----1 ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician State . Calf oroti 1951 and 1962 COws and heifers a !ves born as percent 1 2 yrs. & older t Januarv 1 aS:year s a 1of cows and heifers 2 yrs' Calves born t& older January 1 !/ s S-e~ 1 aS-year : 1a.ve;ragea 1961 1952 &averages 1961 1 1962 aa.veragea 1961 1 '11956..601t,ooo I heaa. I 1955..601 . t Percent t 1 956-601 1 ,ooo head 1962 Ma.in.e . N.H. .'. I ' 121 I 66 us 61 1.15 83 84 83 61 83 , 87 87 101 97 95 54 53 . '53 ' . Vt. Mass. I 304 291 291 . ;-'83 .. 86 . 85 ' 112 106 103 81 ..... 82 .. - 83 253 250 247 91 87 85 R. I. Conn . ..-........:: 1' 11c7s.. 101~2 :..r lS :; 9s . 7eo9 s :.8ao2 . . 8~ 81 ... " . 8184 . .12 ' . . 82 . , , 12 78 N . Yo - .....: l.,4M . :- ],,433 ) ..:-lt439 . . :l 85 . . ; JM_ 85 N .J ' 152 143 . '141 79 80 81 Pa. . ' 1,092 1,082 1,088 86 87 87 1 -.24;5, 121 . 935 4204 . . 1,223. " 114 114 '. 941 .. . 947 ': . Ohio - '. , .a .:. la086 .' ~ l .i925..: l ',()JJL ... 86 : .~ .:85 .86 . ::.' .: 93o :..- 87.1. . . : 872 :r sa - ' r,ros Indo Mni1oh.~ : . . ; . ~ , i - ~82.. 1;392 894 '. - ,. ~ 8.23 ... - .;__825 , ._,. ~1 ; Y Bi3 --' .,_ _ 87 316-.815- :.. :-~.1 , 324 B2i' ... . B8 .. 84' . '.Y.' a7' ,Bf.f --871 ' r ' 1 , 7~72-l - ; 748 , .i";:7~,2s,43 : 709 .. 7.l8 ' :~ . 714 ' - \'lis. . .. :: :. .21590.: .: ,;2,52~ _:. 2,537 . .-90 <. 2' ~:.90 1: ..'. 9.~:. :... :.::2;336 : .2.;272 Minn. ' 1,791 1.,777 1,818 89 90 88 1,599 1,s99 . 230Q -::. --i,6oc{ Io'Will Mo. N. Dak. s. Da.k. ' 1,970 1,853 I 974 1,545 1,929 1,878 963 1,561 1,953 93 91 91 1,943 90 90 89 91g3 1,5~~ .- ... . . ..8990 ,:__ '"} ~-. .. :; :,;Ql:, 93 1,828 1,660 862 1,386 1,755 1,777 1;690- ::- 1 ;729 ;: '886 - - . '895 .. 1,452 1,485 Nebr. 1,830 1,885 1,919 90 91 91 1,660 1,714 1,746 Ka.ns . . - ~ .:; : ' .) . , *584 . . 1-;Mo .. . ~,,761 : : BS: ~.:.go : .. ; ;;g() .< ,1;394 .. ~ . ..;1,476 : : i,585 DeL .. -,: ..~. ... . .~k - 3:3': ., ' <. 32. . .. :7~ -,~:( '--~g- . :_; , .~2-' .t: . .- ... 3o.':..'.:" .2~ . 2{. ::~ Md. I 286 281 280 84 85 83 240 239 . . .' 232' Va. I 751 766 789 04 85 84 627 651 663 :.. . w. Ns.. cVc-a..~. . . . .. . ,,,._ . .. : a , 3531~5f: .. .. '4:190~0 ~;=. . 304 . 5o5 - 32l:' :.... 297 : .. ::.. 302 :._; 8;3 : .-, ........ {n.fL.-.-... . .8~ -< 7.13 , .. 7a-- ~ . :78,5~;.-. 7s. ..: . ; . 21 . 417. 246 . <, . : ., .. .... :...,: _ . ~~_8~95 2n .;_ ,,. : , . : 258 . 39.4.., .2'36.: GJ'ieaoorgia ;::.. : .. ..~gr ~ . , ,. _-~il' ' . . I.' :: 766 ;_, . 942 .. -. s a ..::.-: .66 ,y, .'; :s~~r.. ..::<<~~: so . -~.;:~: ... "}_2, ~ .~~- ~::. :'.~. _~. ~ :.::.:i ;:gi~ Ky. ' i.oocr . :1,033 1,111 1,111 9o 9cr,:\ 9o: '::..- . .-> :93i . 1,o59. Tenn. I 1,015 Ala.. Miss. -.:.:. :1.~: Ark~ - - '.: '1 :. ., , .. ..: 83o l,C47 1,110 87 88 87 879 921 966 .; .. - .. J~~u:- 1,-Ji! < ~~--: :,, ~~: ' ~g .; ;~ - : -- ~~i > _" ~~~ , ~ ~~~. so3 _.... :: so3 .:;rao -.. '79 .:-. 91 ' 666' .: ' 634 ' 650 ' La.. -:-,..~": . : a 1.,.1.44 .' l ;loo"' :' L ll122 .. : 78 .:... -: ~ -7a ::- ..: 18'-: . .-_,;": :.a9o .:<( :-.964 '. := a'7s -= Okla. Texas . I 1 1 628 , 1,76,!;? :; ~ ;1 1~86 ; :~\1 .~:5 ;.. ~.~: .-Jilk;-;v .. 8.5;-/. ::~l,.~QO. ... :. ;t,5l.lil :: . .1;603, . .._ :_': : ~ 4 ,.624-:\-... 4 ~_?.~4. "::~--~.~9?. .. : ~.8.5 _: .. :. .~ Et.~ . :' :.. :;8L'. . ~..3,,~~1- ..: ,4 ~37: '" ..:.1!33?~--:: Monte Idaho. Wyo . Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash. O r e g ._! . Calif. .- 1 1,194 ':.c :1,214 ....: .1.,22-2 . .' , ::go ~, :,;. :~ !.9\ii.' . .-. :.91..:....: =J.:~an..- - -- 1,1os ~ :. . ~ 1-.112 =: '' ._.556974 :: - 6~ :. '..~ 64l'.. _. 89 - ' ~ ~1 ..... 90 ;- < .'. 534; .. : .,_;55?: ..-. ~': 577 :..: 876 . .:577 .. .-. -- 92:7 581 <;~a; ,. 942 .... '-'89 ".J'aWs..".' ...: ,8g8o.. . ..,..,..,., ' 749775 . .. ,_. ..8soloo . . .,. ....~11 848 .... 663 676 414 391 353 362 712 84 84 84 420 77 81 79 378 85 85 86 554 568 598 317 ,~:311' ~ ;':" .' - 33.2 . .:: 302 300 ---. 325 ... I 289 290 286 .... . 'a ...'533. ' 566 . '. . . 58-9 ! 7sa8.:' ...J:.:: 78 90 .. !: ..'.;:8gQt-r .i ,_;r, "426~66- . " 226 5o9. . 229 :...:. 530 . .:= lin . . .7:32 . ,, , 74.2 -.: :-_ B.6 : .::. :::a6 ~;,. :-,::..e.e-.:. :: .: .6o2 . ; : o:;o. , 638 :.;. r "'' r -1.,5_05.; .. ,.. .'1.,7;50 : 1 .,739 ,. .. . ,. 87. ;!;!6 .:, ' ' ... 1.,509 ,: I 1,7.4~. , ,,, , , , : .;, \. 88 ,. ; -i ,.. ' , , , .. ;. ~ -_!,,A . . .. ~ ,., ,.., :, J ~ ,1. 1 . .- Jh ~. ,, , t , , , , ];,5~0 ~, TOTAL 48 . STATES Alaska Hawa.ii ': _l . .:. ' . .. _. ,' .: :~ '. .. . &46,337 4.2 89 4.6 89 . _'Ao-.. .. .'i ~ ~? -~9~ . . : .' .. .. . t : 9..6_9 .~ 83 so- . . . ~ . ::.:, : :3. ~', ' , ;. :. '3 -~7:. 69 70 61 62 United States : . 46 z463 47 ,472 ....._ 86 86 40,019 41,026 ~. .' ~ . I ' ) ,! 1. : ...:; ) i" . ::' :~ '.'":. ,:.. '_ , .. i-,. :: , '.. :i. ,.. . !/Not strictly a calving rat.e. f:ig:t:U'e -~.e_p_:res._ents~~ oa,lyes-,: ~C!~ ,exp,.fe:s.~e~ a.s percentage of the number of oows and heifers 2 years old. and over on farms and ranches ..January 1. ':,~ . r .. ~: : . . '. ' :, ~ ..... ... . ' . i, .' !.. ~.~ 1. : : ' ', I ------- -- - ------ -~ - - - - -- -- ~------ ---- - ' -~ - . ..... .. - -- ~ - -- - - - . - - . . -.........- . .. . . .... _, ,.._ - - - ,......,~- -~ -- - ~ - - . - -~ -- ........ --. i ftt. ' EBJ 55, 842 96 56, 247 97 37,055 I 101 37, 208 104 38, 789 1oo 1f Current week as per_cent of same week last year. .. _.. MAR 7 -!163 I FEBRUARY 15, 1963 r) uu ,'r."_.f &- J\ ..-T-~---i~=::l --=---- - -.,- -~=:.! Released 3/4/1963 J r ?J J ~ ljr< ._; ~;rc' . (" By . Ci.EORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI.CE .I . ' GEORGIA PRICES RECEivED INDEX UP 1 POINT .~e Index of Prices Received by Georgia Famera during the month ended February 15 rose 1 point to 252 percent of 1ts 1910-14 average. This represents an i ncrease .of 1 percent (2 points) above the mid-February Index of a year ago. The All Crops Index rose l point to 272 percent, while the Livestock and Live- stock Product.s Index fell l point to 209 percent ; ~ I . . Higher prices -reeetved ~or c.orn1- hay,-eoybeans, and cotton-were ~esponsi-bJ.e for.' the .' increase in the crops index. The price of ~orn increased 7 cents to $1..38 per bushel.; the highest price received . since February 1958. Hay advanced to $29.70 per .ton, $2.40 higher than a month ago, while soybeans moved up 15 cents t $2.50 Per bushel and cotton increased .8 cents to 32 .1 cents per pound. Lo'wer prices received for hogs, steers and heifers, . and wholesale milk more than offset gains registered for commercial broilers and calves. Hogs at . : $14.90 per hundredweight rell 40 cents, steers and heifers dropped 20 cents tb $20.70, and wholesale milk declined a nickel to $5.15 per hundredweight. Commercial broilers averaged 15.3 cents per pound, 1.5 cents higher than January. calves advanc8:~ 20 cents to $22.90 per hundredweight. U. S ~ PRICES RECEIVED ~ DOWN 2 POINTS, PARITY INDEX UNCHANGED . . PARITY RATIO 78 Th~ Inde~ ot' Prices Received by Farmers declined l percent (2 points) dur- ing the month ended February 15 to 242 percent of its .1910-14 average. Lower prices for cattle and hog~ were primarily responsible. Partially offsetting were pr'ice increases for orariges, c::hickens, . eggs, and corn. The February index was slightly below' a year earlier. A slight increase in prices paid by farmers for family living items and no net change in prices of items bought for .production left the Index of Prices Paid. -by Farmers 1 including Interest' Taxes, .and FS.rm Wage Bates unchanged from January a,t 3ll and 2 percent above a year ea~lier. The Parity Ratio remained at 78, the same as for January and 2 points be low a. year earlier. Index 1910.:.14 = 100 IJNITED STATES . Index Numbers - Georgia and United States February 15 : January 15 .February 15: Record High . : 1962 : 1962 1963 :Index: Date .. y Prices Received Parity Index 243 305 .. . Parity Ratio . 80 244 3ll 78 . 242 : 313 :Feb 1951 311 :g/3ll:Jan. 1963 78 : 123 :Oct 1946 . . .. . . . . GEORGIA '-----:-------=--------=------:--:- .----- Prices. Received All Commodities All crops 250 268 . . 251 271 252 310 :I>Br 1951 272 319 : J./1:1Ar. 1951 Livestock and L' stk. Products : - - 21-1 ~210 209 295 :Sept 1948 !/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxe~, and Farm Wage ~tes b&sed on data for the y Jd indicated dates. gj Also February 1963. Also April 1951. Revised. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge MELVIN 'D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician ifhe Georgia Crop-Reporti~-serVice; u.-s:- nePa.r-tiDen-t-or AsricuitU're, -315-Holre - - Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) PRICES RECEIVED BY FAHMERS FEBRUARY 15, 1963 WITH COMPARISONS : GEORGIA : UNITED STATES COMMODITY AND UNIT : -Feh: l5-: -Jan7 l5-: - Feb715. : Feb.l5-: Jan.I5-: -Ff;b715 8 6 ___________ -~.:_ - _12_6g T:".!. _12_6J_ r :_ _12_6~ _,:_ !9~;rr _:_ !9~3-.!.. _12_~~- Wheat, bu. op l . '+ 2.0o \ 2.v : l.oo 2.01 2.V'+ Oats, bu. $ .83 .90 .90 : .648 .645 .654 Corn, bu. $ 1.23 1.31 1.38 : . 956 1.03 l.o6 Barley, bu. $ 1.10 l.o8 1.o8 : l.o4 .896 .910 Sorghum Grain, cwt. $ 2.00 2.05 2.10 : 1.67 1.68 1.70 Cotton, lb. 32.0 31.3 32.1 . : 29.42 30.07 29.69 Cottonseed, ton $ 48.00 46.00 46.00 : 51.50 48.20 48.50 Soybeans, bu, Peanuts, lb. $ 2.30 2.35 2.50 : 2.32 2.41 2.50 10.9 10.7 : 12.1 11.2 11.2 Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ 6.00 5.20 5.20 : 5..23 4.o4 4.05 Hay, baled, per ton : All Alfalfa $ 27.10 $ 37.50 .27.30 29.70 : 21.40 22.30 23.20 38.00 39.00 : 22.00 22.60 23 .60 Lespedeza $ 30.50 30.50 33.00: 24.00 26.30 . 26.70 Soybean & Cowpea $ 31.00 30.00 31.00 : 26.60 28.20 .29.00 Peanut Milk Cows, head $ 23.50 24.50 26.50 : 22.90 24.10 24.70 $ 170.00 170.00 175.00 : 225.00 216.00 215 .oo . Hogs., cwt. $ 16.10 15.30 14.90 : 16.30 15.40 14.80 Beef cattle,all,cwt. $ 17.60 17.70 17.70: 20.80 21.60 20.40 Cows, cwt. 1/ $ 14.90 14.50 14.60 : 14.50 13-90 13.90 Steers &heifers,cwt. $ 20.40 20.90 20.70 : 23.50 24.70 23.00 . Calves, cwt. $ 22.60 22.70 22.90 : 25.20 25.60 25.20 Milk, .Whole$le, cwt. : Fluid Mkt. $ 6.05 6.25 : 4.74 4.69 Manuf. All $ 3.60 3.65 : 3-39 3-27 $ g/6.00 g/6.20 'V6.15 : ?)4.29 2/4.24 . Turkeys, lb. . . 24.0 22.0 22.0 19.3 -22~1 Chickens, per lb . : Farm 12.5 12-5' 13.0 : 10.8 10.4 10.7 Com'l Broil. 15.6 13.8 15.3 : 16.6 14.6 15.8 All ' 15.5 13.7 15.2 : 16.0 14.1 15.3 ~gs, doz., All 45.5 50.6 47.3 : 36.2 36.5 373 1 Includes cull replacement. dairy cows ?} Revised. so2ld/ for slaughter, but. not Preliminary Estimate. dairy cows for herd PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR SELECTED -FEEDS FEBRUARY 15, 1963 WITH COMPARISONS . KIND OF FEED GEORGIA : UNITED STATES :--Feb7 l5-:-Jan:- l5-:-Feb:-15: Feb.-15: Jan.I5~:-Feb:-l5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -: -D19e6i:2- - -: - D19o63L- -:- -D19o6l:3- -:: - D19o6L2 - - :- D19o63L- -: - D19o6L3- Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% protein 16~ Protein 18~ Protein 2Cf1/o Protein 3-90 4.15 4.15 3-73 3.89 3-89 375 4.00 4.00 3.68 3.80 3.84 3.90 4.20 4.25 3-72 390 3.88 4.15 4.30 4.30 4.02 4.24 4.26 Cottonseed Meal, 41~ cwt. 395 Soybean ,Meal, 44% cwt. 4.25 4.20 4.25 4.75 4.75 4.62 4.66 4.88 .4.92 Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. 3.40 3.70 3.70 3.11 3.38 3-33 3-50 3.80 3.80 3-13 3.44 3.37 3,25 3-35 3.35 3-05 3.14 3.18 Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. laying Feed, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa- Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton 4.65 4.60 4.10 39-00 33-50 4.80 4.70 4.15 44.00 36.50 4.80 4.65 . 4.70 4.36 . 4.20 3.85 .45 .6o:: 31.50 38.00 29.80 4.80 4.48 393 33.50 32-3.0 4.84 .4.49 395 34.10 33.10 .)' . GEORGIA CHIC Athens, Ga. , March 6, 19.63 -- A total of 7. 30 5, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producel' S in Georgia durins the week ending March 2 according to the Georeia Crop Reporting Service.. This compares with the 7, 606, 000 placed the-previous week and is 8 percent less-than tne 7, 937, 000 placed the same- week last ye~r. Broiler eggs set l;>y Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 32.2, 000 compared with 10,443, 000 the previous week and is 10 percent less than the 11,446,000 for the corresponding week last year . The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range oi 65 to 76 cents per do24.en with an average of 1?. cents for all hatching eggs and 70 cents for eggs purchased 'at the farm f;om flocks with hatchery owned cocke1els. Most prices charged for broiler chitks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11.25 with an average of $11.; 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $9. 25 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers d~ring the week ending March 2. was 16. 17 cents per pound fob plant .This -compares with 16. 16 cents the previous week and 17. 25 cents the same ~eek last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE I Week , Ending i 1962 l i'hou.' I Feb. 2 1533 Feb. 9 j645 Feb. 16 1640 ' Eggs Set o/o of i I 1963 year - I ago Thou. i Percent : 800 i 869 1/! 764- ! 150 135 . 1[9 Chicks Hatched 1962. Thou. 2.87 2.77 336 o/o of 1963 year . ago Thou. ! Percent j. 335 ! 117 472 : 170 526 i 157 Feb. ?.3 1655 Mar. 2 -i 540 66?. . I 101 74l' I 137 426 52.4 I 654 I 154 695 133 BROILER TYPE Week j. Eggs Setl/ ~ . Chicks Placed for 1! HatcAh~.v~. ~PBrriociefser Ending I ; 11:61 11962. iThou. ! Dec. 2.9 9, 394 Jan. 5 1 9, 587 Jan. 12. i 9, 613 Jan. 19 !' 9, 754 Jan. 2.6 9, 913 Feb. 2. 1:10, 159 Feb. 9 10, 542. Feb. 16 111, 104 Feb. 2.3 111, 151 Mar. Z 111, 446 Broilers in Georgia iEggs 1962 6Jo of 1961 i - ! year , 1963 ago I 1962 Thou. ;Percent ! Thou. I i 19620 i o/o of 1 - : year i 1963 1963 I ag~ l Thou. IP.ercent !ICente 8,364 j 89 8,735 1 91 9,065 i 94 9, 588 ' 98 I 10, 106 : 102. 10, o8o 99 10, 027 ! 95 10, 258 l 92. 10, 443 ! 94 10, 32.2. . 90 1 6, z18 i 7' 102 : 7t 089 I 6, 960 I 6,944 j 6, 983 i 7, 277 j .7,439 I 7, 445 . 7,937 5, 914 , 6, 7541 6,500 6, 520 ! 6, 509 j 6, 802! 6, 981 1! 7. 50 1' 7' 6061 7,305, 95 r 70 95 I 11 92. 71 94 1 71 94 i 71 97 1 11 96 71 10 1 7 2 102. 72 92 ' 72. Chicks 1963 Dollars 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11. oo 11.00 11.00 J.l1 Revised Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. AR CHI1~ 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-i~c-u-l-tu-r-a-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 1963 Page 2 STA TE ;:~----- _ ___ . W~ekE-EG~G~-S~nSg-E~T==~-~~-~]_-- %-of----;tL-=-~-- '!C.~HeiI~CEK;SnPdL~A-=--C=-E-=--D=----- r -% o f"- - Feb. Feb. Mar. j' year !' Feb. Feb. Mar. year 16 23 2 ago 1/ 11 16 23 2 ago!/ if T Maine 1,665 Connecticut 49 6 Pennsylvania ': ! -1, 243 Indiana i 975 Illinois M i s _s o u r i I I 52 . 1, 760 Delaware 1 .2, 171 Maryland ~ - 3,781 ! Virgi:da West Virginia 1, 640 97 North South CCaarroollii~naa ' - I 5, 546 548 GEORGIA I"10, Z58 1, 719 409 1, 292 - 1, 026 58 1, 750 2,232 3,823 : 1, 611 106 . 5, 588 554 10, 44_3 :. 1, 677 471 . 1, 361 1, 080 56 1, 890 2, 257 3, 840 1, 775 98 5, 798 579 10,322 Florida 315. 367 368 ' Alabama Mississippi Arka.nsas Louisiana Texas I 6,288 3,868 I l '5~784 . 781 I 3,583 6,437 3,-895 6, -200 763 3, 695 6,545 4, 1176,: ;:. . . UNIVE RSITY OF GEORGI A AND THE ' STATE ,D~.~.AFJMJ;:N ~ Q F.AG,FlJ~.UJ.,;'r.LV~:~ ::. .. . ... , . , . . ,$;J;ATI TICAL REPORTING SERVICE :~ :~ ~1-,S'e GKE MITii ANNEX , ATHENS.; GA. . , Athens., ..~eorgt~ .. .,. . . ' . . . _. .. ....Jf!f ~h 1 , 1-<}.63. . . . 0 t , , ' I , . :, ( I , \ , . ' ' ' , ,i , ., -:.GE.ORGIAWHEAT . - 1961.;. 1'96. . . TY ESTIMATES ;- . ' ACREAGE,: 'Ylll;LD. ' .ANO .J?.RObUCTION I . ;, ; . .. Di.stric t.. and County : : Harvesi(e1~9-: 6A.2ctP:r~Be lirnin~ryf ~ ; Yi.~ld Per . . Acre .. .. . . . .. ~ .. ! .;. . ~ 1961 : . 1962 Pro1du.c.tio~ 1961 Bush.els Bushels .. . . . } . ..\, . , ; . ~, _;. _., . :_. : r . . ~ . .. . ' i ; ~TRICT ~U '; rrow . . ~ . !. . ,t . .; Cperokee ,. . : > :: : ~l~rke - \: Cqbb .. ; : Dawson .. , . r ~ -~e,. : Kalb .. . ' ' " .:;' Fannin . ' ,.:;- ;". , .~ .f:o:J:.s yt h . .: , ...~ton ~. : . : ,,, Gtlm.er !;, ., .. . ..,...~ G..w1..,...:ne t t :... ,. . ... ._~ Ha.ll . . . J..a~kson .. - L~rnpkin . O.conee : ~ ... pickens :. :. ; .r~wns : Uni,oa W.alton . "' ' ' ' . White ~ : :. Total . ' DISTRICT III - . ~an:k s Elbert Franklin }:{abe r sham . Hart : Lin<;oln . : , '. Madi s on :. Ogle t horpe. "' Rabun Stephens .. ~. ,.':. Wilkes 2.:; z5o s5o . . 2.0 '' . : : C),Q ' '-: }00 ', ..~ 70 \. . 40 . ~ 30 . 259 . 2qo . ?.SO . ' 430 1, 000 . : 50 . . 680 ~oo .. 670 . zo .Z.lQ zzo :. 67_0 . J90 26.0 23,0 . 2~ t 0 .24, 5 ;. .20, q 18.0 20.Q 18'.5 ,Z5. 0 ;21. 0 ~~. Q 20 ., 5 i . 2S. q 23.0 zs. 0 Z.Q.. 5 22.,5 ' 2.1:.5 ., 2:5.0 22. 0 . 23.0 '2.1. 5 .. . . : .: . 6130 .. . 180 . ~ 100 - .. 60 'l , 1.()0 . :i3.s 50 '30 lOG . 40 ' . 4z0o .20 .:. ~6o 1so . s'o : 3o '.. -' i .o . . .. ; . l _, ~~0 ' '4i5 .. '350 . . lZO . .zo 2~ ~(}0 \ I ,,... :1 700 . ~ . ~i.O 1~ 9',?0 .. 6.0 . ' 40 : :70 . 7~~ . ' 30 : 8~0 .' ..,20 30 . 20 .' 26'0 . 3o f) , 9 ; 350 3_, ~:2ib 24.8 .2.2. 0 .. ..23. 5 21.0 29.5 . il. 0 20.5 : 25.0 . i.o.o : 24.0 . 27.0 .zo. o ' .,2,4. 5 .. 2.2. 0 _).4. 5 .24. 0 .:21. 0 21. 5 -24.0 i.J~5 ,2.5. 5 22.0 is. 4 19-;. 5- zo.o 25~. 5 ' . zo.o ..2.0 .5 . 20 .0 22...5 24.5 24. 0 zz.~ s 23.0 24. 0 25. 5 23 ~ 0 22.5 . 20.5 23.0 zo.o r- ~ ,. , 23.6 1, 450 2, 850 5, 500 t 20 6,750 lOO 7. 100 2,. 700 8.1 Q 300 490 860 2, zoo .. 60 2,. 50'() 50 2=, 9.50 1, 300 20 : 330 110 25.5 25. 5 .Z5. 0 24.5 27.0 23.0 26.0 26.0 27. Q. 25. 5 20.5 24.5 22.5 24.0 24.0 zo.o 23.0 ' 22. 5 19.0 zz.:. .s ,: zo.s 58, 500 . :. }9~ 520 500 . 2, 200 2..,.000 ~ : ~1. 2.60 800 555 6,250 4,190 18,750 . 8,. 800 25, pQ.O :i5.Jao. 1, 250 .......410 15,300 ... 4~ 505 7, 500 15,410 151, 260 :. 4,,630 :a, 37o. ()i:o ~.L .,. ...r 28, 1so 10, zoo 71 700 2.1 700: ss, sop : 16,:-l oo: 480 . 1 . , A :SO 52, 650 20, 89.0 1,290 460. 960 11 640 . 6'80 410 19,890 s~9so 660 . .600 . 2371300 78, 350 .. . 36,980 72,680 1371 500 21940 182, 250 21300 1841600 70,200 Zl , 870 ' 7,650 101040 21,070 49,400 1,440 601000 1, 000 67,750 291 250 380 7,420 2, Z60 Total 27,680 10, 870 26.0 23.0 7181970 2501010 GEORGIA WHEAT- 1961- 1962 COUNTY ESTIMATES ACREAGE, YIELD., AND PRODUCTION .. . .. (196z'Prelimina~y) District and County : Harvested Acres : Yield Per Acre 1961 : 1.9(,2. . : .1961 : 1962. ..: Production 1961 : 1962 Bushels DISTRICT IV Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton .Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson , Harris Heard Henry Lamar .. , Maqm 390 .t l40 I 90 . . 90 . .1 - - so . zo 60 .: . ,. 30 ~30. ao 1.20 50. so 180 40 1. 000 . : oo 340 ' . 110 '1,600 1, zoo ( .'2.9. 0 21. 5 Z5~0 zz.~ s .z,.20,..0s. 24.0 2.7. 5 zs. z5. 0 s 32.. 0 -2.4. 0 zz., 0 z.o.o 11. 5 1.9.5 z2s2.. 55 . 25. s zz.o i9. 0' 11.310 3,360 z1., 940 2.50 1, 350 4,600 2.,040 1, zoo ..z-4s,,905000 8,670 51,2.00 1, 100 400 520 .2.,340 - ;.1. ,o12z. .o0 IO,ZOO 2,42.0 ~ 34, 800 Marion , Meriwether Muscogee Pike S.chley Spalding . ~10 12.0 Z5.G 23.0 12.0 20 z.s. s .. zz. s lO 50 2.8.0 zo.o 840 430 J7~0. Z2. 5 30 610 . 60 350 2zs1..05 a~.o z.s. 5 5~ Z50 3,060 zz, 560 6ao .810 . 15.-560 . 2,760 45o 1; 000 9,680 1, 500 8~930 T;albot . . Taylor Troup Upson 60 30 Z5.S 25.0 1z1o0 zoo 80 zo 100 26. 5 2.7. s z2.44..o5 2tz.3,o.0 ' 1, ;530 Z,9ZO 4i~ .O f,800 750 z.~o.o 4,60 2., ZQO_. 6,330 . ~.4~0 z1.2. z5.5 ' 172., 17_0. . 87~ 2.10 DJSTlUCT V satawin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge. . Greene Hancock Houston . Jaspe:r . Johnson Jones ' ' Laurens Monroe Montgomery - Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam . Rockdale Taliaferro t Treutlen Twiggs Washing ton Wheeler Wilkinson ' 160 330 ' 6l0 850 130. 170 . 80 300 . 30 2.70 2.0 1, zoo 130 140 42.0 180 .. .1, 700 800 . 7.0 180 so 80 . 30 2, 050 2.40 130 . zo 350-'. l70 250 580 70 . 30 3, 32.0 . 2.0 .. 11zo0 640 30 100 z.zo 30 1. 30(1 310 . 60 . SO 30 ... Z{) 30 I 1,450 zzo . .- 30 .. ' 18. 0 lO. 5 30.0 ~z6o..os . z~~$ z5.o 31. 5 29. o. ~ 23. s z&. s . zo.s 19~5 Zl. 5 33.0 30.0 2.4. 5 ~3. 5 zo. 5 19.5 zo.o 19.0 zo. ~1.0 2.1. 5 Zzo6..o5 21. s : 5 s . Z3.0 ZZ.S z~. zo, o 33. 5 : 3~. 0 31.0 . }1.5 zo.z2.z4~. 5 0 . iZi3.. 5 5 . 5. . z4. o 19. 0 2.0. 0 -~9.0 2.1.5 2.7.0 . 2.9~5 z6. o . z(>~ o Z3. s. , 22"!s 17,080 360 -to, s_oo 8t?40' 4,340 .lS. 860 z6; 780 . 3 ooo - - ~ ' 3, 480 . 6,2.50 16,82.0 1~ 580 sao 1, 72.0 141,900 99~660 7-4.Q '' 470 ' , 5,540 400 2., 140 . ... 380 . . 37, zoo 16;640 2.,800 3,010 620 z. 050 9,660 4, 950 4, oso ' 600 56,950 42,900 2.4,800 . 9,760 1,72.0 . 1. 410 3,9(>0 1, lZS J,OZO 72.0 1, 52.0 400 . z. 870 55,. 350... 82.5 780 6, 2.40 - 5, 72.0 3,060 680 Tot.il. ' - 14, 750 9-1 460 Z9 7 _29~. 0 417, 510 . '114, 2.60 ' , . . GEORGIA WHEAT- 1961 - 1962 COUNTY ESTIMATES 'ACREAGE;,. YI~I.,.D AND P R ODUCTION . : . ( 19 ~2: P 'r etiniit\ai-yl . District and Cou~ty . : Harvest~.d Acr~s .: :. Yield Per Acre . ... .. . : 1961 ,. : ' 1962 . . '-: .1961 : '1962 .. Production 1961 ~ - ~ 1962 .. - .' Bushels Bushels DISTRICT VI Bulloch '. 400 ' 330 28.0 22 .. 0 . .. . . 11, 400 . _-,7 '260 Burke 1, 000 . .670 23.5 17 .o 23,500 11, 390 Candler 670 ~ 60 30. 0 25. 0 20,_'100 9,000 columbia 130 310 19.5 16 ~ 0 2,540 4; .960 - Effingham .. Emanuel - so 20 24.5 18. 5 szo 220 30.0 ;, 23.5 1, 220 15, 600 370 5, 170 Glascock .300 110 26.0 - Zl.O 7,800 2, '31 0 Jefferson 7,450 4. 750 Z8.5 . 26.0 212, 350 123,380 Jenkins 150 60 -- McDuffie . 150 - 40 Richmond ~ --. - ---,:-540 _: --- - 28Q Screven lZ.O 310 19.5 18 ~ 0 21. 5 zo. o l9. 5 ~ 17. 5 22.0 . zo .. o 2,920 l, 080 3,220 800 10, 530 t -. 4;'900 2,640 : 6,:2oo Warren . 740 500 Z6. 0 ' . 21. 5 19,240 10~ 750 .. . Total 12,220 7,960 27.2 23.6 332,860 187; '570 DISTRICT VII Baker , ... ' .Calhoun Clay ; l . Decatur DougheZ.t y Early " Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster . 610 330 80 80 . 490 1, 150 290 350 720 20 40 250 500 20 650 70 3 oo 20 3 10 30.0 26o5 130 26. 5 26.0 30 25.5 zs.o 70 26.0 24.5 370 29.0 28.0 280 28.5 I 26. 5 190 25.0 22.5 170 28.5 2'7. 0 340 28.0 26.0 24.5 20 28. 5 28.5 150 29.5 28.0 zoo 26.5 26.5 50 28.0 28.0 500 30.5 27.5 50 28.0 . 28.0 zoo 30.0 -- 25.0 22.5 18,300 8,740 2,040 2,080 14,21.0 32,780 1. z-so 9,980 ZO, 160 490 1, 140 7,380 13, ZSQ 560 19,820 1, 960 9,000 450 8, 210 3,380 7-50 1, 720 10,360 . :7,420 . .4, 280 4, 590 8,840 570 4,200 5, 300 1, 400 13,750 1, 400 5,000 Total 5,970 3,060 28.4 26.5 169, 590 81, 170 DISTRICT. VIIl . Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp l) I)Oly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth ..so 490 1, 800 160 80 170 2,700 ~ . 851) 20 40 530 30 210 zoo 780 310 530 120 60 140 1, 350 ~. 950 30 2-0 260 60 110 110 460 26.0 26.0 25.0 27.0 26.0 26.5 29.0 29.5 23.0 28. 5 24.0 24.5 25.0 23.5 24.0 24.0 2. 6 . 0 21.5 23.0 23. 5 27.5 27.0 24.0 22.5 24.0 26.0 25.5 19. 5 20.0 1,300 12, 740 45,000 4,320 2,080 4, 500 78,300 113. 580 460 1, 140 12,720 740 5, 250 4,700 18,720 7, 450 1~ .. 780 2, 580 1, 380 3, 290 37, 100 52,600 720 450 6,Z40 1, 560 2,800 2, 140 9,200 Total 11,110 5, 510 27.5 25.6 305,550 141, 290 , . . ..... , I ' GEORGlA WHEAT- 196-1 - 1962 COUNTY -ESTIMATES r. ACREAGE~ YIELD AND PRODUC'fiON ( 196.2 Preliminary) ------------------------------------ . . .. . .. . . : H-'arveste'd Acres : Yield per Acre: Production District and County 1961 : 19,62 : 1961 : 1962 1961 : 1962 Bushels Bushels DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan 60 30 i9.0 25.5 20 .' .. .. 20 30. 5 \ 28.0.. 1, 740 760 610 560 Camden Charlton - Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long M~~ntosh Pierce Tattnall 80 - Z5.0 zo 24.5 ,. . zoo 110 27.0 22.5 2,000 4,. 9 0 5,400 2, 480 Toombs 100 60 . 25.5 22.0 2, 550 1, 320 Ware Wayne Total 480 220 ?6.6 23.3 12,790 5, 120 STATE TOTALS 94, 000 . 47, 000 27.0 25.0 2, 538, 000 1, i75, 000 ) . .. . ' -- -- .... . - -- .-. .-.-' -""_; .&,. __ """'-.,.: ... ..... -- ----- ~ ~ _ J3. ..-.....-.--.....-.A.-.J,.- - ~-- - ~-- -4.,;J..-:J- ~ - -- ..-- -' -- 1 - fa: ;-\ r-J E GEORGIA ROP REPORTING SERVICE r J~J ~rc Released 3/13/&.3 . GEORGIA CI-UCK Athens, Ga., Marci1 13, 1963 A total of 7, 327, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producer~ in Georgia d~ri~g the week ending March 9, ac.cording to t~e Georgia Crop Reporting Servi9e. This compares with the 7, 305,000 placed the previous week and is 11 percent less than the .8, 273, 000 placed the same week 1~s ~ year . - Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amQunted to 10, 700, 000 com, pared with 10, 322, 000 the previous week and is 8 percent less than the 11, 642, 000 for the corresponding weQk last year. The majority o~ the prices paid for Georgia produced brol.ler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 65 to 76 cents per dozen with an average of 72. cents for all hatching eggs arid 70 cents for eggs purchased at the {arm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11.25 with an average of $11.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $9.00 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending March 9 was 16. 17 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 16. 17 cents the previous week and 17. 02 cents the same week last year. ' IGEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG 'TYPE Week I Ending Eggs Set ! I o/o of j Chicks Hatched I 1962 1963 year 1~62 1963 o/o of Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. I Feb. 9 1645 869 135 277 472 170 Feb. 16 , 64 0 826 1/ 129 336 526 157 Feb. Mar~ 23 2 16 55 j 540 662- 101 741 137 426 524 654 .i 154 695 . 133 Mar. 9 589 891 151 512 661 129 BRCILER TYPE I Week Eggs Set J:.l ! Chicks .Placed for Ending i,_ Broilers in Georgia I 11962 II Ofo of 1 1963 year 11962 ago 1 I .o o 1963 j year 1 auo Prices Broiler 8 Chicks 1963 Thou. I I Jan. 5 9, 587 Jan. 12 9, 613 Jan. 19 9, 754 Jan. 26 1j 9, 913 Feb. 2 I 10, 159 Feb. 9 110, 542 Feb. 16 1 11, 104 Feb. 23 11, 151 Mar. 2 11,446 Mar. 9 111, 642 Thou. iPercent Thou. I 8,735 1 91 7,102 i 9,065 1 94 17,089 9, 588 98 16,960 10, 1o6 . 102 6, 944 10,080 1 99 I 6, 983 10,021 1 95 I 1, 211 10,258 1 92 17,439 10,4431 94 ,7,445 10,322 90 I 7, 937 10, 700 I 92 j 8, 273 Thou. , Percen~ Cent~ 6,754 95 6,500 92 6, 520 94 6, 509 94 6, 802 97 6, 981 96 7,501101 7,606 102 7, 305 92 7t 327! 89 I : 71 71 71 11 71. I 11 72 72 7Z 72 Dollars 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 . 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11. oo 11.00 1/ Revised. "'!:.I Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks or hatchery supply flocks. ARCl-llE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician -U-. -S-.--D-e-p-a-r-t-m--e-n-t -o-f-A--g-ri-,-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 STATE Week Ending ' Feb. 23 Mar. 2 M this year, compared with 38, ooe acres in 1962, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service~ This is 13 perq~nt less than the 1957 - 61 average. Very unfavorable weather prevailed prior to March 1, causing lanq p~eparation to be behind the norrnal . ~chedule. Only light plantings have been made in southern areas of the State. Early Spring Cabbage Acreaee Down to harvest 3,000 acres of cabbage lh in Percent - Georgia growers 1963. This compares with eJ,iSooeoct acres last year and a 5-year average (1957 - 61) of 3,5L.O acres. The, extremely cold weather prevailing since December ha~ caused many growers to replant as many as three times~ Stands and growth are repor~ed to be very irregular. Little or no harvesting is expected before the second 1:reek in April. UNITED STATES: Watermelons: Based on grower 1 s .intentions, 204, SGO acres of watermelons are estimated for early summer harvest this year. If these intentions are realized, the 1963 acreage will total almost the same as last year but 13 percent belo~r average. Compared with 1962, a 5,000-acre increase in Texas and small increases in North Carolina and Arkansas were offset . by a 2,500-acre decline in Georgia, 1,400-acre decline _in Alabama, and smaller declines in Mississippi, Arizona, and California. Land preparation .in the south central and . south east has been at a standstill as cold, wet .weather held up field operations. Planting is expected to be later than usual in most of these States. In south Texas, much of the watermelon acreage that had germinateq was killed by mid-Ii'ebruary freezes and was replanted. Planting and replanting was almost complete in south Texas by March 1. Soil ~oisture is adequate for germina- tion. In central and .east Texas, soil moisture supplies are satisfactory and seeding will begin in early March. In Arizona, planting is virtually complete and plants in earliest fields are up to good stand. In California planting, which normally begins about February 20, vdll be later than usual. Cabbage: Winter cabbage production is now forecast at 6,347,000 cwt., 6 percent above last year but 1 percent below average. February movement in Florida was approximately 60 percent of last year but from an increased acreage. Harvest continues active in all producing areas. Quality and head size in the Sanford-Hastings area is improving gradually. In the Hastings area, intermittent low temperatures retarded development. In Texas, demand was brisk and harvest active. Early yields were generally good but are expected to be much lighter during 11arch and April because of the unfavorable growing v1eather in late January and February. Volume movement will continue from the Rio Grande Valley throue;h April with light supplies available in early May. The \rJinter Garden area will have moderate to light supplies into early }1ay. In Arizona, weather conditions were favorable and t emperatures generally above normal. Harvest is expected to continue into May. In California., volume is being cut in practically all central and south coastal growing area~ but the bulk of current supplies are _coming from the Imperial Valley where cutting is at peak. The preliminary estimate of 11,750 acres for early spring harvest is 5 percent less than last year and 19 percent below average. Freeze losses in the southern States were exceptionally heavy. In Georgia, some grmvers have replanted three times because of the prolonged cold weather. In Alabama and Mississippi, growers are setting out late acreage and resetting fields frozen earlier. In Louisiana, harvest is eXpected to begin about April 1, with the bulk of the crop to be harvested around 1'-'Iay 1. Please Turn Page Acreage and Est~ted Productio~ Re)2orted to Date 1 1963 with oomJ:!ari.mna CROP AND STATE I I li..CRE..<\.GE I YIELD PER ACRE ' HA.RiimSTED Average ' ' :roR aHARVEST :. Avo a I Jndo I Average a 1957-61 I 1962 a 1963 s57-6ls 1962 a 1963 1 1957-61 - Acres - - OWt. - PRODUCTICN ' InCl. I 1952 I 1963 _ i,ooo awt. - y CABBAGE Wintera Florida Texas .-. Arizona. California.... 1 15,360 . 19,200 1,070 4 2800 14,500 21,500 1,300 5 1600 15,500 150 17,500 128 1,400 191 5 1100 247 185 150 75 . 130 275 230 J40 250 2,.629 2,412 202 1 1170 2,682 1,612 358 1 1344 2,475 2,275 322 1 1275 Group Total 41 1430 42 1900 40 1500 155 140 157 5,412 5 2996 6 2347 Early Springs I South Carolinas 2,420 2, 500 2,500 108 130 Georgia 1 3, 540 3,500 3,000 107 125 Alabama a 570 500 450 109 lC5 Mississippi ~ 2,140 1,000 900 115 165 Louisiana 2 , 68 0 2,100 2, 000 86 85 California 1 3 1120 2 ,E;OO 2 18CO 217 215 (I Grou:e Total 14 1470 12,400 11 2750 128 142 251 378 62 250 231 ' 676 1 1859 325 438 52 165 178 602 1 1760 Apr. 10 y : WATERMELONS Late Spring : 87 1980 72,800 72 1000 lCl 129 : Early Summer /: North Carolina: 11,940 9,700 10,000 60 62 South Carolina: 30 ,800 26,000 26 ,000 _70 75 Georgia 1 40,800 38,000 35,500 78 80 Alabama s 16,000 14,000 12,600 98 90 Mississippi 1 9,800 6,800 6 ,300 64 75 Arkansas : 7,180 6,200 6,300 84 85 Louisiana a 2,820 2,500 . 4,500 82 90 Oklahoma i 9 ,300 7,000 7-,00.0 73 70 Texas 1 88,600 80,000 85,000 55 60 Arizona 1 5,680 4,4CO 3,800 147 155 California. 1 llz500 10 2000 9 2soo 164 135 8 1697 9 1372 May: 10 720 2,091 3,180 1,585 . 538 604 623n1 4,848 814 1 2890 601 1,950 3,040 . - 1,260 510 527 - 225 490 4,800 682 lz350 Jun 10 Grou:e Total 234 1520 204 1600 2042500 74 75 17,276 15 2435 };/ Includes processing. y 1963 prospective acreage . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR.Vegetab1e Crop Estimator Acquisitions Division University Libraries University of Georgia Athens, Georgia TC R 3 3/j-- 07 CGIEO OJP ~IElPO~liiTJNG IE~VITCCIE J , ' ' w.' . AGRICULTI,JRA Ex N' ~ r<1 \ ~u~: S ,; . :. , ... ,:.. : . :;:E .. . :\t . . ~r. . .. _. 1 , ,: . . ...... . U. S. OF.:PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . UNIVERSITY 0 R G IA AND 'i" f-Ho' ' .. ' STATISTICAL R EPOR riN G S ERVICE' STinE OEPARn.iE:NT 0F A GR I(;; l:JLTURE . .. . . : ' :.... 315 HOI, E S M ITH ANNEX, ATHENS , :GA ;. ..: . . .THE. Pb~4~.~X: f..~D 'fr~B sx:ru~~lC)N . .... :_:_, ' :. : ~ .. ' ) :.. : J: ' . Approved by the OutlQok" ~nd Situation.Board, March 19, 1963 .. ' ... ' S I T U A T.ION.. AN. d . O O T . L O O R ~ . . {B~OILERS. ) ONLY BROILER PRODUCTION UP LITTLE IN. 1962 The growth in broile.r production, which has been continuous since 1946, was almost arrested in 1962 because of extremely depressed prices to producers in 1961, . Liveweight production of t;..roilers grew at an annual average rate of about 23 percent in 1947-51, 12 percent in 1952-56, and 10 percent in 1957-61. In 1957-6.1_, year-to-year increases .varied between 4 and 16 percent. In ~he !irst 3 quarters of 1962, the totalliveweight of young chic.kens slaughtered under Federal inspection vias running 1 percent under the correspond- ing year-earlier figu,re. However, an 11-percent increase in fourth-quarter slaughter b9osted the 1962 total 2 perc~nt higher than in .l961. The 1962 year- end spurt in output was triggered by continuatiol;l Q( relatively favorable broiler prices after May. Broiler prices to U. S .produce.i's in June-September 1962 '. ave~aged 15.2 cents per pound compared with .the re.cord-low average of 12.4 . cents for the same months of 1961. .. Annual broiler production in 22 3tates covered by weekly chick placement reports showed essentially the same .change between 1961 and 1962 as Federally inspected slaughter. The number of birds produced in these States last year totaled 1, 875 million-up 32 million or 2 percent from the 1961 mark. In terms of liveweight, output was up only 78 million pounds .or 1 percent, because the average weight per bird was slightly lower-3. 39 pounds in 1962 compared with 3.41 in 1961 .These 2Z States produced about 9-Z percent of the Nation's broiler meat in 1961. I From 1961 to 1962, most changes in liveweight broiler production by States were relatively small. Maryland showed t~e largest' .increase,_ 53 million pounds, and Indiana the largest decreaae, Z4 million pounds. Only 9 of the 22 States produced more broiler meat in 1962 than in 1961. The significant incre.ases were confined to 8 States, all of which were among the 9 top-ranking States . Maryland, North Car9lina, Arkansas, and Alabama recorded the greatest gains. The. average price received for the 1962 production in the 22 States was 15.1 cents per pound liveweight-1.4 cents above the. l961 average. Gross income f];"om product~on totaled. $963 million comp~:t~d, with $863 million in 1961. . . , I . HIGHER BROILER PRICES THAN IN 1962 LIKELY IN SECOND QUARTER C!.. .:In the 3 m.onths ending this Feb~u.ar,y,. S. far'rri prices for broilers averaged 1S. 0 .~ents per po~nd compared with 1S. 9 cents in the same months a year. e~rlier or a decline of 6 percent. Considering that Federally inspected slaughter of young chickens (liveweight) .d,uring this period showed a 14-percent incr,ease, broiler prices were well ma:lrii,a.ined. , .Because of lower prices and higher production'eXpenses since last fall, the seasonal rise in broiler production has been arrested in recent months~ Federally inspected broiler slaughter in the 4 weeks ending March 6 was above a year earlier by only 8 percent compared with 24 percent in January and 17 percent last December. From December 1962 through February 1963 broiler feed price ratios were at record-low levels for these months. For the 3 months, they averaged 3. 1 compared with 3. 4 for the same period a year earlier. Prices paid for broiler chicks also were higher, averaging 10. 8 cents each or 1 cent higher than in December 1961-February 1962. Recent hatchery activity suggests that the number of broilers going to market in March, April; and Ma.y may closely approximate vol1:1mes in these same months ~ast year. About the same number of b~oiler chicks were hatched in January . ~nd February as a. year earlier, and eggs in incubators on ~arch 1 were down 6 :~ercent. .~ Broiler prices to prod~cers in major southern production areas in mid March were quoted mostly at 14-1/2 cents per pound, about 1/2 cent lower than both a year earlier and mid-February. However, prices may exceed the 1962 level in che second quarter, because the strong demand for broilers evident in recent months is likely to continue and production will remain close to year- earlier levels. Somewhat higher prices appear likely despite the prospect for greater competition than in 1962 f~om larger supplies of pork and beef an~ smaller broiler exports stemming from the Common Market trade regulatlons. (Over) -~- Relatively favorable prices to broiler producers in the second quarter, however, may encourage an expansion in production above the 1962. level in the second half of 1963. If the increase is large, prices could ~op below a year earlier late in 1963. Around mid-year, broiler hatching eggs may be a little more plentiful than in mid... 19.6Z. Even"though few~r pUllet chicks than a year- earlier have been placed domestically for broiler hatchery supply flocks in recent months, the indi:cated size .of tbe Nation.s broiler hatchery flock will be increasing relative to a year ago through July pecause of increased placements in the preceding months . :Pullet chicks placed domestic~ly between July 1962. and February 1963 totaled 17. 3 million compared with 16. 4 million i.n the same months a year earlier. ' : S.HARPLY REDUCED BROILER EXPORTS 'rO COMMON MARKET Total U. S. poultry .exports.. Jteached a new; high in 1962.. This occurred in the fi~st . half of the year, partly in anticipation 0f the imposition of new trade regulations by the Common Mar~e~. After mid-1962., these :regulations greatly curtailed U. s. broiler sales to Europe. In 1962., exports of fresh and frozen broil~rs totaled 173 million pounds . compared with 149 million in 1961 . , . The new EEC trade regulations had a much more severe effect on broiler exports than on turkey expo.rts. Suc;li' a development would be expected, because tur~ey production within the Common Market and in Denmark is negligible. Total broiler exports in the. second half of 1962 dropped to 66 million pounds compared with 107 million in the first half and 91 million in July-December 1961. Turkey exports were up from a year earlier by 7 million pounds in the first half and by 2. million in the second half of 1962. These changes were brought about almost entirely by developments in the Common Market; exports to other countries showed little year-to-year change in the last 6 months of 1962. In 1962, the EEC accounted for 113 million pounds or 65 percent of total U. S. broiler exports and Z9 million pounds or 78 percent of turkey exports. West Germany alone took 93 million pounds of broilers and 2.5 million pounds of turkeys. After falling sharply from 25 million pounds ip June 1962 to 10 million in July, shipments of broilers to the Common Market worked irregularly lower to 2-1/2 million pounds in December. In January, total exports to all countries were negligible, the result of the maritime strike which tied up shipping from Maine to Texas for practically the whole month. The strike was settled by the end of January, so aome pickup in exports, especially for turkeys, ha-s occur- red since. . . The situation in West Germany, our principal- foreign poultry market in 1962, illustrates the impact of the new EEC trade regulations. Total levies against U. s. chicken increased from less than 5 cents per pound in early 1962 to about -IZ-1/2. cents in early 1963. Costs to West Germ~n importers were inflated by;like amounts and were only very slightly offset by a decrease . in the CIF price (landed price prior to payment of duties). Importers' total cost for broilers rose from 37 cents per pound to 44 and for turkeys from 41 cents to 52.. However, because wholescile prices for U. S. broilers in West Germany increased much lessthan costs to importers, or only from 40 cents per pound in early 196Z to 45 .cents in ea:rly .1963, the price margin for importers there was reduced to about 1 .cent per pound in early 19o3 from about 3 cents in early 1962~ U. s. broiler exports to W~st Germany have declineq because it has be- come less profitable for importera to buy our birds. With. a reduced price in- centive after mid-1962., these importers tended to buy supplies from other member countries of the EEC o.r :from Denmark--or draw on the large accum- ulation of U. s. poultry that had been acquired in anticipation of the new trade regulations. r 1 ': . ; Following the imposition of the new poultry trade regulations, retail and wholesale prices for U. S. broilers in West Germany did not rise as rapidly as expected earlier.. Consequently, these regulations :bad a much more restrictive impact on U. S. exports than anticipated. In !'~cent: months, retail broiler prices in Wes't Germany have risen further above prices a year earlier, but a t a rather slow rate.. Retail prices moved above: a year-earlier level for the first time in October 1962. and in January 1963, at about 58 cents per pound' were up about 3 cents from January 1962.. The contin1,1ation of this trend wot;1ld be favorable for U S. broiler expo~ts, but cu~rent prospects are for the volume of such exports to remain much below a year ago over the next several months. -~ -. -- -. -- JJ 900/ (J//1 3 MAR 2 5 '63 -;9-63 GlEOIRiGITA :- -~- ~ l~GRICULTURAL E XT ENSION SERVICE U . 5 . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU R E UNIV!i'R!:;ITY (i)F GE:O RGJA AND Tt.!C:: . _. . ' J. I . , I ,.' .. \ . STATtS t!CAL REPbf?TIN G S ERVI.C.f.5:. .. STATE P~PARTM,ENT, Of AGI31 C Y~TU,R _E ; -~ ,-. .. ~ . . : ~. l5"1-1<;?t<. E.. S N.U_)-H ANJi EX . ATHEN S, G~: . Athens, c'e1rg,la .. :_ .' . ~ . ~ .. .: .~. . . . :_ : ., . ::. : : t .. 1_tr '( ' . ~~- ~Jn . ._: . , ' ' ' J . I ''M-~' '~,(c;'. ii . ~ . 19 . 1 , - ' ..:- . . " ' .l.9..l~ ;3.....'. : ~ ~. ------~ _______P ~~o~u~L~T~R~Y-~~su~M-~~MA'-~a~- ~-~\~'~~GE~B~~:~~A~R~~~:~i~~6~3-~~:: ~..~- ~~-.-~~- Item ... .. .. ~T96tt)ng ~~~l- ' .i!~t -+:,~ rJt~\7-?f-o.l~ .I . :.: . . . ... t .. ~. . . . 1- . ._., _ ..... : ., ..,...,., . .~ : 2./ -~u-Tl-loetta-sl_-_ P-l-a,-.c-ed-(-U-.-S-.-) ---!1J -T+h2o~,)-~518~-6-.~.~ T=2P:,,~o--5~ u6.:91 ~~y9Pe9~eat_.r-+~~.-.~, . -' ~=4~~?~-.-o~u9 ~.,~-~.{::~.~~4-, 7-0-6 .9 .~.. Domestic i 2, 394 2, 227 93 4,469 3,942 88 Chickens 'Tested: -'BrotferTyp-e --- .:.;____ - - - - - .. ...!.. - - - - _ _:_ __ Georgia United States .. Egg Type . ' 448.. . ' 455 102 2,338 2, 253 96 1, 148 5, 078 . 1, 041 91 4,917 97 Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: 4( 2.3 45 196 758 83I,8..... 111 55 2, 331 79 2, 193 Broiler T ype Georgia United States Egg Type 31,274 30, 834 ' 99 168,973 168,"431 ' 100 64, 128 346, 3 59 61, li4 95' 343,421 99 Georgia 1,458 2,243 154 2, 587 3, 844 14') . United States 40, 304 41, 731 104 68,643 73, 033 10'6 Commercial Slaughter: -Young Chickens Georgia.S/ United States 6/ Hens and Cocks Georgia -5/ United States 6/ Egg Production: 4/ 20,732 112, 648 470 5, 669 MIL. 22,405' ' 108 1 122, 328 109 j l 1 I 449 96 7, 459 132 MIL~ 42,451 234,940 1, 253 16~ 428 MIL. SO, 025 1 ~8 275,315 . 117 1, 028 82. 18, 423 ' .112 .MIL. Georgia South Atlantic 7/ 202 690 j 227 112 I 736 107 416 1, 421 461 111 1, 500 106 United States - 4, 9 57 4, 813 97 10. 266 9, 999 97 1/ Revi ~e d. 2 Preliminary. 3 Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month a~ the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Market News Service --. For the purp.ose of this report a commercial poultry slaughter, plant. is de.fined as a plant..which slaughters a weekly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation. (converted from weekly to monthly basis.) 6/ U. s. Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal :Inspection. 11 South Atlantic 3~ates: Del., Md,, ..Ya., w. Va., N.C., - 5. C., Ga., Fla. YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGH'l'E R;!; D UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTEb STP.. TES, 1961 and 1962 and 1963. . Maine. Pa. Mo. i'hou. 5, 306 5, 248 2,964 Thou. 5, 430 6, 080 . 3,322 Thew~ . 56, 86.5 65, 630 r50,658 Thou. '6.1. 080 &6~ 748 40,632 Pet. ;J?ct. 3. 4 1. 9 2~ 0 2. 4 .37 7 . 3.2 Pet. z. 0 1. 8 2.4 Pet. z.. 2 ., _. 1. 7 2.4 Del. Md, 6;619 7,535 73.,273 80,731 2.2 .. 2.7 1.6 1.9 3,059 9,486 . 103,608 10,11:8 . 1~ 8 .-. 2.2 1.5 1.6 Va. 4,:223 , 4, 282 =52, 006 51 1 006.. 2. 0 . 2. 5 2. 3 1. 5 N.C. 12,596 16,42.8 174,779 186;599. -2.3 2.4 1.3 1.8 G.a. 20,235 24,877 295,096 301,814 3.4 3.9 2.1 2.6 Tenn. 3, 794 4, 193 54, OS~ 54, 119 4. 3 3. 9 2. 1 2. 2 Ala. , 11,170 14,141 163,042 176,817 4.7 3.3 2.5 2.6 ~~;~_ ~-_~!: --~-:~~~; -~~J~J~L-~~;:_~~~- ~-~:_L_-~:~--__!:~---__!:~--- J Miss. 8, 198 10,933 115, 113 124,315 i 3. 5 3. 0 2. 1 2. 2 !!;_ ____ j u. S. 1 123,388 150, 583 1, 726,0241,763,010 3, 1 3. 1 1, 9 2. 2 For this project State funds were matched with Fede~al funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing .L. :.ct of 1946, ---4A-R-C-H--IE--~--A-NG-L-E--;-Y--------------~--------------W-.~-A-.--W--A-G--N-E-R--------- Agricultural 3tati.stician In Charge Agricultural Statistician End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States .- February 1963 Shell egg'~: Decreased by ' 33, 000 cases; February 1962 change was an increase of 9, 000 cases; average February change is an increase o-f 27, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Decrease~ by 9 million pp~ds; Fe~ruary 1962 decrease was 9 million pounds; average February decrease is 3 rnilliop pounds. Frozen poultry: De- creased by 35 million poun<;ls; .febr~ary 1962 de~~ease was 65 million pounds_; avert;~.ge . l."~bruary decrease is 39 .m~llion' pchmds: Beef: Increased by 10 million a pounds; : Feb~uary 1962 change wa~:f decre~se o. 1,5, mil.~ion pounds; average .t...ebruary change is a decrease of ' 13 million~ Pork:. . Increased by 24 millibn . ' . pounds; )february 1962 incr~ase was .26 mUlion pounds; average )february increase is- 38 millionpounds. Other meat's:- Increased by 14 million pounds; February 1962 increase was 4 million pounds; average February increase. is 3 million . : pounds. : Commodity Unit Feb. 1957-61 av. Thou, .Feb, 1962 Thou. Jan . 1963 Tnou . Feb-. 1963 ' Thou. Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total Total egg.s ]:_/ I Case 214 Pound 59, 583 38 40,248 64 47,051 3i 37,722 I case j -i:73i--------i:os7 ______ i:255------~~6- Poultry, frozen: 1;3roiler or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified T~tal Po1,1ltry_ ' 1 Il ------------~~-~---------------------~-- ~ ~~~~;~~~~~~~~~??j!~~?~~~~~i~;~~~~~~i~~;~?~ I J Pound 21, 452 I do. ~ 63, 294 1 do. ;144, 17i I1 do. ! 45, 197 do. 18, 583 53,951 218, 566 48, 769 29, 817 48,493 198,390 5i, 398 . 2~; 569 '44, 867 r76~ 926 45, 332 Beef: Frozen In Cure and Cured Pork: Frozen In Cure and Cured I do. 1I 164,.~.73 1 1' do. J290; S~8 . 169,441 ' 23S,495 165,562 176, o.30 249,027 273,. 254 Other meat s,. and meat p rbduc ~s ! '- - do. :: 8~l,334 91,910 87.,499- 101~ 560 Tota1 all red meats. I i 1 --------------~---------------------~~--- do~ 1'543, 797 496, 846 502, 088 550, 844 -1/' Frozen e. ggs converted o~ the basis of 39~ 5 . pound.s to the case. .MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID ;. Prices Received: Farm Chickens (lb. ) 12.5 12.5 13. 0 10.8 10.4 10.7 Com '1 Broilers (lb.) All ~hickens (lb.) 15.6 15. 5 13.8 15.3 13.7 15. 2 16.6 16. 0 14.6 14. 1 lS. 8 15.3 All ~ggs (dozen) 45.5 50.6 . 47.3 36.2 36.5 37.3 Price's P~id: (per 100 lb.) Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. -Broiler Gr.ow. Mash 4.80 4.80 4.65 ~.80 4.84 Laying Mash 4.70 4.. 70 4.36 4.48 4. 49 . Scratch Grains 4. 15 4.20 3.85 3.93 3.95 T is report is rna e posst e throug ~ e cooperatton o t e Nattona ou try m- provem'ent Plan, the Animal Husbandr y R esearch Division, Agricultural Re- search Service~ Agricultural Estimates Division, St atistica-l Repor;ting Service, Federal-State .Market News Service ar,. i the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors a:nd the paultry farr;ners that report ~o \the agencies. ' ' . . . ...'.. :. .. ' 1 '! ... i ;_ Athen~, Ga., March 20, 1963 :.:;. A total of 7, 450, 000 broil~r chicks ~as placed wi.th ptoducers in Georgia during the week ending March 16 according: to tne Georgia Crop Reporting Servic;e. This compares with the 71 _327 '000 . :: <' "' : place~ the pr~vious w~ek and i_s 9'~ percent le~s than the 8, 192, 000 placed the ' same .':Ve~~- las t_year~_ :... ..,, - ~:. ~ - - - . ,- A - - ~ ~; - 0 ~ ~ . .. ~. l' Broiler eggs set l)y Georgia hatcherie.s a~o~nte.d to ib~ 977, OOO.comP4red with. ; 10 ~ 700, 000 the previous wee"k and is "3 perc.ent le~s than the .u_, 314, ooo' for the co:rre:sponding week last year. ' 1" .. .. . . : .;. rhe ~a:jorit_y of ~t-~e pri~es paid fot a~orgia p:roduc~d brone~ hatchitig'. egg:S :was :~ep9rted .wi~h.in:.a r_ang~ of 6:l to. 76 -cents ~~r d~zen'W,~th ~n av~rage ~ of 72 cents..for all hatch~ng eggs and 70 .cents for eggs-: purchasedat .the farm from flocks .:_with hat.chery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chiok.s wer_e :.reportea. ,within a range of $10.00 to $11.25 with an average of $10.75 per hunc:,\red.-' The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $8.75 for chicks~ ; : _;: , I :fhe ' average pr:!_c~ ' frem .the Federal..;:state Market News:'Se,rvice . for ' ':}: broilers di'lring the week encti.ng March 16 was 15. SS.cents per pound fob plant:. This :compares with 16. 17 cents the previous week and 16 . 42 cents the same week: last year. : .Y; '~GEORGIA EGGS .SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS ! .. . . .. .. .. EGG TYPE I EWneceikh:i_~ ' .... : Eggs Set 1963 --chicks - Hatched 196Z. 1963 ;: o o ye~r Thou. H/j' FFeebb.:-:(~3 ;. 640 655 Mar: 2 .:. 54'0 Mar.:: 9.. ~ t S89' Mar .""i6 : 653 I I a26 129 842 lt!.:.'.-: :129 - .. I 43t36&':. '-~ ~- 6s2'564~ . i :-_ :::.. , J74l ~'""-..J l37' :-: ,,.,-: : - s~i1 . -~! 15:1:_. ~;: i .'~ s5iZl4,:::>:X... ..,-:,.<. .!,- '._:__, .'""' :~ (H~5 M>l 830 ; 127 I 526 674" I ! 157 I 15:4 r 1~'3 r rz9 12,8 i :..,: . . BROILER TYPE .. . .- Week _:. 1.: ~ Eggs Set 2/ En4il) . .. I 1962 ~963 J I I .. : :.J. Chicks Placed "tor~ Ceor . ! Broilers in fa :: . ~- . i" 1 1962 Prices Broder : Chi~ks ./' :. 19.?3 ~ : Thou. Q ars .: ,, i Jan. 12 I 9, 6.13 Jan~ 19 'j 9,754 9,065 9, 588 94 I 1, os9 98 I 6, 960 6, soo II 92 71 6, 520 I 94 71 11.00 11.00 Jan. 26 9, 913 10, 106 102 j 6, 944 ~=~: ~ l ~g: ;~~ 10,080 10, 027 99 95 !6, 983 , 7,277 Feb. 16111, 104 10,258 92 17, 4 39 Feb. 23 I ll, 151 10,443 94 ' 7' 445 6, 509 1 94 71 6,802 1 97 71 6, 981 J 96 71 7, 501 i 101 72 7, 606 i 102 72 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 Mar. 2 I' 11, 446 10,322 90 Mar. 9 11, 642 10,700 92 7,937 8, 273 7, 305 1" 92 72 7,327 89 72 11.00 11.00 Mar. 16!11, 314 10,977 97 8, 192 7J 450 I 91 72 10.75 1 Revised. ~I Includes 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 Agric~ture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department -of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Anne, Atb.ens, Georgia .. or a purposes in 19 3, up 2 percent from lapt year and 8 percent more than 1957-61 average of 106,000 acres. Please turn page, for United States information EGGS AND CHICKS ]f>LACED IN COMMERCIAL AREASt BY WEEKS- 1963 Page Z STATE j- - - i r -Mar. z Maine .. Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana I !I 1, 677 i 471 I 1, 361 I 1, o8o Illinois Missouri Delaware M~ryland II1 s6 z1., 89o 2..57 . 3, 840 Virgjnia ! 1,775 West Vi.rgini:a 98 I N.orth Carolina . 5,.798 South Carolina. 519 I THOUSANDS 1; '778 510 1, 194 1, 08Z 68 1, 900 Z,Z43 3,958 1, 816 89 5, 835 576 1, 633 680 1~ 2.33 1,. 148 63 1,900 2.,2.75 3., 92.8 1, 941 ' 12.5 6,045 578 ' 1oo ~:101 41 98 103 us 8Z 73 I 102. 85 ,. THOUSANDS .lj I! 1, 316 :i Z03 1, Z56 198 636 747 li 513 !Il 32 617 2, 086 505 53 662. 2.,144 I Z,670 907 ~'I~ 365 4,170 2.-,. 788 8().1 369 4... 377 1 426 397 1, 2.82. zoo 693 515 59 731 z. 185 z. 699 ' 890 409 4,494 395 106- 97 99 66 100 79 105 llZ: ' 8Z 84 100 75 GEORGIA ' -~ /.~ Florida Al,abama Mississippi I 10,32.2 I 10,.700 10,977 436 6 ,. 8 4 9 4,08Z 97 . 1 7, 305 93 'l 172 107 4, 514 94 3,026 7. 32.7 182.. 4,.809 3, 078. 7,450 C)-1 54 100 99 Arkansas 6, 910 864 4, 2.18 101 4, 513 !~~ ~ 528 1 2.,414 4,740 516 Z, 657 94 92 93 .533 403 1, 772 17084 II 401 167 94 . I 1, 2.26 389 135 1, 286 114 63 92. . ' 58, 93 9 II TOTAL 1962* 59, 199 59,390 59,239 41, :: 141 109 106 97.3 and Early Summer-4/ ... . . : 102 Late SUiliJI'ler Fall. .:.... 1,129 Tot.al .; : 1, 432 88 8 7 1,172 l,l.ii6 . : ': :1i,,41q620 ':: ::. 99. o 98 . 9 99.0 - Sweetpotatoes ,& 242 222 210 ~94.7 Tobacco 5/ : 1,134 1,227 .. "i;l89 ' - .. "96.9 6r ..... .......... Soybeans_, 6/ Peanuts ~ .!!. : i 24,532 1,629 1: 28, 70.3' 29 8-96 104. 2 1, 546 528 98.9 Hay 2/ .: ~ 68,628 67,j)2 . . .. ' 66;~h5 ' '99.4 *Sugar . beets .. .. .. : . 982 Does not include Alaska and Hawaii. =s:s == 1, l85 = a i, 272 - . 107.4 1/ Includes -acreage planted i n. preceding fall. 2/ Acreage.planted~ 3/ Intended acreage for 1963 as of January 1. 4/ Intended acreage ':for "i96j as of-.F:ebruary 1. 2/ Acreage harvested. i j Grown alone for all purp~~~~;-: : .: : : .: :: .: . .. Corn pl-antings are expected to total about 70 miiliori ' acres; 'tip 6 percerit -from 1962 but 8 percent below t he 1957-61 average. Soybean prospective acreage, at 30 million acres, would be the highest of record, 4 pe"rcent more than last year a.'1d 22 percent above average. Sorghums r'or all pl_:!rp oses may total 16 million acres, 6 percent more than 1962 but about one-fifth bel~ average Tobacco prospective acr eage, at 1.2 ritilliori a cres, is about . 3 percent-le.ss than last year's acreage but 5 percent more than average .~ . ' ~f.. . ... -.. - . ... Jl< I \{ . .'rr.r 1,11,;3~\( ~ ~ .~ ~ 'J\~f ~/J!31 . '()01 . GEORGiA CROP REPORTING SERVICE .. I . ... r' ' --J ..,...._J -J \l"\ ""..,. I I I ,.";: '-""I ...,;__j . . , . . YA~7,.C)'o'J Released 3/27/63 GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REP RT u&Rp..RIE.~ A t hens, Ga., March '2.7, "196 -A total of 7, 42-S.,&ao broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending March 23 accord- ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting _Se:rvi.ce,., rhis compares with the 7, 450, .000 placed the previous week and is Ll.:~'i"-~nt. ltss than the 8, 436,ooo placed the same week last year. . Broiler eggs set by Georgta ba..t c P,erieS amounted to 11, 282, 000 compared wi-th 10, 977, 000 the previous week ~ i..s sli-g htly less than the 11, 288, 000 for the corresponding week last year. i The majority of the pric;es paid f.or Georgia produced broiler hatching eggs was reported .within: a range o 65 t o 76 cents per dozen with an av~rage .of 71 cents for all hatching eggs and 69 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11.25 with an average of $10.50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 53 cents for eggs and $8.25 for chicks. The average price lrom .the Federal-State Mar~et News Service for broilers during the week ending March 23 was 15.62 cent s per pound fob plant. This compares with 1.5. 55 cents the previous week and 16. 12 cents the same week last year. : GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND Cl-UCK PLACEMENTS I. . EGG TYPE Week I -Eggs Set . 1 . Chicks Hatched Ending 1963 dfo of year Feb. 23: 655 I Mar . 2 Mar. 9 1 540 589 . ~' Ma.r. 16 653 Mar. 231 '570 ercent '-842 74i 891 830 . . ! i : . . l.: ! 779 I ! -1'2.9 . 137 I ! I .. i I ! 4'2.6 5'2.4 512 526 433 T P.c. I J W~ek Eggs s et !J .Chicks Placed for EJlding I Broilers in Georgia I I i 1962 -1963 Cfo of ye~r 1962 I.I o/o of _1963 year ago . ercent l ou. ou. I 654 - 695 661 674 622 154 133 j' 129 I 128 144 Av. Pr1ces Broiler <;:hicks 1963 I Jan. 19 9, 754 9,588 ! 98 i 6,960 Jan. 26 j 9, 913 10, 106 I 102 16,944 I Feb. 2 1 10, 159 10,080 99 Feb. 9 10, 54'2. 10, 027 95 !6,983 l 7, 277 Feb. 16 i 11, 104 10, 258 92 j 7,439 Feb. 'l.3 J 11, 151 10,443 94 ~ 7,445 Mar. 2 I 11, 446 10,322 90 Mar. 9 ! 11, 642 10,700 92 Mar. 16 11, 314 10,977 97 17,937 I a, 273 I 1 8, 192 Mar. 23 11, 288 11, 282 i 100 I s. 436 nc u es eggs set y ate er1es pro I 6, 520 1 94 6, 509 1 94 6,802 1 97 6,981 1 96 7, 501 10:1 7,606 1 102 7,305 1 9'2. l 7,327 , 89 7. 450 91 7,428 ! 88 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 7'2. 71 ery supp y 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10.75 10. 50 s. 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-i-c-u-lt-u-r-a-l-E--x-te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e--- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEE Y~ - 1963 Pa~e Z ' . L -=:=-- . .. ~ 2. STATE L:~~~- ! Mar. ~~:-'-Jve~~~~~:E Mar. . ~M=-a=:r:.:::-..ri y~eaOrf - :1 Mar. w~~c:;,r_~ED ! .-- Mar. Mar. " of year /' ! 9 , I 16 23 'tHOUSANDS i ago 1/ 1! 1 I II 9 , 16 23 'l'HOUSANDS ; . ago =1/ ',. Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Dlinois ' i Missouri ' I I Delaware I 1, 778 ~10 1, 194 1, 082 68 1,900 2,243 1,633 680 1, 233 1, '148 63 1,900 Z, 275 1,738 607 1,370 1,' 138 74 2,030 2,281 109 75 104 77 i: ";l ;I I' I, :' 1, 256 . 198 747 505 1, 282 zoo 693 515 1, 286 224 808 503 108 88 1~1 44 108 j: l" ' ! 53 662 59 731 42 4~ 663 77 112 qI' 2.144 2~ 185 2, 077 107 -, 1'' ':.,.. Maryland 3, 958 Virginia 1, 816 West Virginia 89 North Carolina : 5,835 '.' . South Carolina l 576 I k I .. :GEORGIA . ll 'td. 700 I Florida 365 Alabama 6,631 Mississippi 4, 041 3,928 1, 941 125 6,045 578 .lD, 977_ 436 6, 8'49 4,082 3,921 2,001 124 6, 128 561 11, 282 390 6,962 4,. 176 115 !I 2,788 . 2, 699 2,697 107 I' 186 801 78 ,j 369 890 409 883 74 409 93 101 79 II [! ~I 4,377 397 4,494 395 4,610 425 98 82 I' lf 100 I! !',I 7,327 7. 450 . 7,428 88 Ji 80 96 ' 11~ d!I 'I' . II 182 4,809 !! 3,078 161) 5, 019 3, 205 159 5,069 3,308 56 91 101 Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1963 6,675 846 I 4, 152 ll 595 315 i 1,884 57, 253 i 6.910 864 4,218 533 403 1, 772 58, 593 7,005 '958 4,419 591 410 1, 778 59,914 II 101 4,740 li35 516 104 II 2, 657 4,982 521 2, 701 5,446 564 2.887 100 9~2. 129 I 389 440 417 100 99 92 I I 135 1, 286 155 1, 340 212 1, 333 70 89j 102 !I il 39,416* 40,525 41,450 94 il TOTAL 1962* 159,390 : 59,239 58,847 ',jI,li 42, 141 42,525 44,058 %of year ago I 96 I 99 102 II 94 95 94 1 Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised, 90 tJ "1. 3/6- ' A~) GIEO~GITA cc~cow r~IEIP((J)lE1fn~r~ JE ~vncciE '. U. S . 'DEPARTMENT OF A Steers & .he.-ifers, .cwt . .t, Calves, c:wt. . : C 26.30 . 37.00 28.50 29.00 23.00 165. 00 15.90 18.60 15.90 21.30 23 .30 29.70 39.00 33~00 31.00 26 .50 175.00 14.90 17.70 14. 60 20.70 22.90 : 30.00: 39 .00: 33 ..00: 31.00 : 27.00: 170.00: 14.10: 17. 70: 14.80: 20.40: 23.10: 21.6b 23.20 22:50 23.60 24.10 26.70 26.90 29.oo 22.60 24.70 2 25'~00 '. 215.00 16.00 14~80 21.20 20.40 15.10 13.90 23.70 23.00 25 .30 . 25.20 . . 2.3, 20 . 23.50 27.50 29.40 26 .:0 0 214.00 13.70 19;6o ].4.30 21.50 25.10 Hilk, Wholesale, c>vt. 2/ Fluid Mkt. -S Manuf. ~ 5.95 3.30 6.25 3.55 - : 4.62 - : 3.28 4,.62 ).23 . All Turkeys, lb. 'L 5.90 24.0 6 .20 22.0 3/6.00: 4.16 -21.0 2o .a L~ .17 22.2 Chickens, per lb. Farm 12.5 13.0 13. 0 11.3 1o. 7 11.0 Com'l Broil. 15.4 15.3 14.7 16 .3 15.8 15.6 All 15. 3 15.2 14~7 15.8 15.3 15.2 Egg s, doz., All 42.5 47.3 48 ..9 33.0 37.3 36.4 1/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cmvs for herd - replacement.. ~/ Monthly Average. 11 'Preliminary Estimate. PRICES PAID BY FAR1-1ER.S FOR SELECTED FE.'::::DS HARCH 15, 1963 \:JITH COHPARI SONS .. GE ORGIA UNITED STATES KIND OF FEED : Mar. 15 : Feb . 1 5 : llar.l5 : Ear.l5 : Feb. 15: Har .lS : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 ! 1962 : 1963'~ ~ 1963 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Dol: - - - Dol: - - Tioi.-:- : - Tioi.- - - Tioi .-- - - ~Dol": Hixed Dairy Feed, cwt . All Under 29% protein 3.90 4.15 1. ~.15: 3.71 3.89 3.89 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein 3.75 1.~ .00 4.10 4.00 h- 25 4 . 30 4.00: 3.66 4.25: 3.70 . 4. 30 : 3.99 3.84 3.88 4.26 3.85 3.88 4.22 Cottonseed Meal, Ll%, cv1t. Soybean Meal, 44~, cwt. 3.95 4. 30 . 4.25 4. 7'5 4 . 30 : . 4. 80': .. 4.66 4.67 4.92 -4.91 Bran, cwt. Niddling s, cwt . Corn Heal, cwt. Broiler Grov1ing Feed, cwt. Laying Feed, cwt . Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfall'a Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton 3.40 3.50 3.25 4.65 h.6o 4.10 39 .oo 33.50 . 3. 70 3.80 3-35 4 . 80 L. 70 4.20 ~.5 .00 38 .00 3. 60 :. 3.70: . 3. 30 : . 4.65: 4.70: . 4.20: 4h . 50 : 37.50: 3.03 3.06 3.05 4.65 4 .33 3 . 83 31.40 29 .90 3--33 3.37 3.18 4. 84 4.49 3~95 34.10 33.10 3.28 3.32 3.17 4.79 4.'49 3.96. 33.90 33.70 r . -r/s--., J . \ :J REPORTING SERVICE .3/s 1 j-~ ... _r : .~r .:JI'J\ \J / . . .. . R~leased 4/.3/63 AT.CHERY REPORT . Athens, Ga., April 3, 1963 - A total of 7, 721, 000 broiler chicks was placed. with producers in Georgia during the .week ending March _30 according "to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv~ce. This compat'es with the 7, 428, 000 placed the. previou-s week ana1s 9 percent les"s "than' the a.-444, oo-o:-placed' tile same wee~ last year. . Broiler eggs set by Georgia -hatcheries amounted to 11,648,000 compared with 11, 282, 000 ~he previous week and is 4 percent more than the 11, ~34, 000 for the corresponding week 1aet year. ' The majority.of "the prices paid for Geor.gia produced broiler hatching~ eggs:was : reported within a range of 65 to 75 cents per dozen with an average .of 71 cent.s for all hatching eggs and 69 ceats for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $10.00 to $11. 00 with an average of $10. 50 per hundred. The average prices last .year were. 51 cents {or eggs and $8. 00 for chicks. The ayerage price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broiler1! during the week ending March 30 was 15.30 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 15.62 cents the previous week and 15.92 cents the same week last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS Week I Endibg I I Eggs Set EGG TYPE Chicks Hatched I I . fl962 i 'fThou . 1963 o/o of y-ear I I I . ago Thou. I j P e r c e n t i I I 1962 Thou. 1"963 Thou. %of year l ago l 1 p e r c e n t ,I Mar. 2 I 540 Mar. 9 i ,J -589 Mar . 16 j 653 30 1 Mar. 23 j 570 Mar. 614 741 ' 891 830 779 723 - I Ir . 137 ! !- i51 127 ! i 137 118 I ., '' l I I I 524 512 526 433 471 I I 695 -! 13~ 6"61 674 ! i 129 128 622 144 700 i 149 . i week Eggs Set lJ .. I BR.OILER TYPE .. :. -1 Chicks "Placed .for 1l Av ;r1ces 1Hatch. Bro~ler Ending Broilets in Georgia !Eggs Chicks j . . ,1.962 cl 1963 i~ ; !1962 1 1963 ! i ro 0 year ! ; 1963 I ago I 1963 . jThou. Jan. 26 , 9, 913 Feb. 2 j1o. 159 Thou. ;Percent iThou. 10, 106 i 102 :6, 944 I0,080 i 99 ;6,983 i Thou. !Percent I Cents 6, 509 ! 94 11 6,8oz ! 97 'I 71 Dollars 11. oo 11.oo Feb. 9 ]10, 542 Feb. 16 :I 1, 104 Feb. 23 !11, 151 10, 027 : 95 10,258 1 92 10,443 1 94 ! 7, 277 17,439 , 7,445 6, 981 1 96 7,501 1 101 7,606 1 102 71 1 12 i 72 11.00 11.oo 11.00 Mar. 2 ill, 446 Mar. 9 Ill, 642 Mar. 16 111, 314 10,322 ) 90 10,700 l 92 10, 977 ! 97 !7,937 j 8, 273_ ' 8, 192 7,305 1 92 7, 327 I 89 7. 450 l 91 I 72 72 72 11.00 11.00 10. 7 5 Mar. 23 !' 11, 288 11,282 ! 100 : 8,436 7,428 : 88 71 10.50 ]JMar. 30 11, 234 11, 648 i 104 ! 8, 444 7' 72 I I 91 i 71 10. 50 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCIDE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service S~atistical Reporting Service State :Oepartment of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia - ... - , " EGGS SET AND CIDCKS PLACEDJN COMMERCIAL AREAS. BY WEEKS- ~963 Page 2 STATE _ ___ _:_____;:.._____ ___EQGS .sET.....:..._ _____ --~-- - - -lf---- - -----=--..u.....,.L-.u- + -J Week Ending % of. -I . Wee_!_t__Ending - -:__-_ o/o of I Mar. Mar. Mar. I year Mar. Mar. Mar. . year , .16 . Maine Connecticut '... 1, 633 I 680 Pennsylvania , 1, Z33 " 23 : 30 THOUSANDS 1, 738 607 .J., 370 :. 1, 779 1~ 659 400 . 1 ~go !1. 1~ . .. .1 Iil' . 108 :i 1, 282 'i' 97 1rl ' 200 . : 113 . 693 23 THOUSANDS 1, 286 ZZ4 808 . 30 1, .agp ];/ s 1,343 110 Z4Z 688 85 Indiana _ 1~ ~48 l, 138 1, 143 79 1l 515 503 633 78 Illinois 1 63 74 , 8Z 39 , !1 59 4Z 56 64 Missouri Delaware Maryland ' I .!. 1 1, 900 z.z:ts - 3, 92.8 Z, 030 2.,2.81 3, 9Zl Z, 150 --: 2 , 3 1 9 .3, 94Z 'I . 114 .... ,.1 731 ' ' 109 Z, 185 116 1 Z, 699 663 2, 077 z, 697 670 76 Z,07Z .105 2,763 111 Virginia ' .. 1, 941 wes~ Virgin\a . 1Z5 North Carolina ! 6, 045 sout~ Carolina j ;578 GEORGIA Florida 1-: r!I~ 10,977 .436 Z, 001 12.4 6, 1Z8 561 .. ... 11,282 . .. 390 . Z, 077 ' . 130 6, Z40 : 616 ' 11,648 .~ , ~ 365 85 ,,II , 890 85 ' 11 409. 104 1 !~ 4,494 91 I! 395 I' 104 jl 7,450 . ' 83 11. 160 883 409 4, 610 4Z5 7,428 159 : 871 88 389 79 4, 567 98 418 79 7, 7Zl 91 16Z 55 Alabama '.. Mis.sis sippi Arkansa~ Louisian~ 'Texas Washington . . O r e g o n California 1 6, 841} i-.. 4, OSZ II .6, .910 .864 iI 4, Zl8 ~ 533 j. -403 I . 1~ 77Z , ... 6,962. . 4,176 ... 7, 005 . - 9 58 4, 41'9 561 41.0 1, 778 ~ 7, 186 118 . 4,'Z76 99 7, Z79 . 106 908 136 4,_523 . 107 . 49Z 95 314 75 f, 974 . .. 104 ,; . 5, 019 ' il 3, ZOS lj . 4, 98Z 1 521 j _Z, 701 440 ! 155 1, 340 5, 069 3,308 5,446 564 Z, 887 417 ZlZ 1, 333 5, 160. . 98 3, Z41 .. 98 5, 660 '104 604 103 Z, 861 88 . 484 104 i6o 73 1,354 -99 TOTAL 19 3 S8, 59_3 59, 91.4 1, 50Z TOTAL 1962.* l 59, 2.3_9 -58, 847 . : .: 58; 62.1 J ,, l : ok of year ago 99 ,. lOZ t lOS 1/ Current wee:k. a~percent ~!same week ~ast year. 105 4~, ., 40, SZS .I'lI 52.5 _1, 450 44, 058 I li 95 42., 119 9 43, 8.f>S ... Revised. I . .. . ~ .., ... . .. GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT Released 4/10/63 l : ~ At hens, Ga., ApriLlO, 1963-- A to o 8, 016,000 broiler chicks \vas placed Wi't h producers in Georgia during ~he .~ee~ ending April 6, 1963, accord~ ing to t h;:Georgia -Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7~ 721; ooo placed th~ previous week and is 4. percent less than the 8, 335, 000 placed the sa~e week la~t yar. ~ . :e.roiler eggs set by Georgia hat cheries amount ed to 11, 782, 000 compared with 11, .648~ ()00 the previous week and is 6. percent more th~ the l.l, 139, 000 for the corre.sp_onding week l.ast year. . ..: ;.: < i.~e majority of the prices paid: for Georgia produced broiler hatching eggs was:. report ed with a range of 60 to 72 cents per dozen with an average of . 69 cents fqr all hatching eggs and 67 cents for eggs purchased at the farm fr-om .. flocks w1th hatchery owned cockerels. Moet prices charged for broiler chi'cks ; were rep?:rtedwithin a range of $10.00 to $11.00 with an average. of $~0.25 pe.r ..: hundred. The average price.s last year were 49 cents for egg's and $7. SO for chicks. . The average price from the Federal-State Mar~et News Service for broilers during the week ending April 6 was 15.84 cents per pound fob plant. This. compares with 15. 30 cents the previous week and 15. 3 5 cents the same week las t ye~r .. q GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS k EGG TYPE Week Ending Eggs Set Chicks Hatched ' , :~96~.. T u. 1963 nou. 0 0 year a o Percent 1962 Thou. 1963 T ou. ' oO year a . P e r c e n rl rl rl II) _II) lb(;r:):ll"l)r>Qs-:~):i ~.-Qa>l) l..+.s<)t>1::>:: ~::::::>::::::>~ . ~PR 18 '63 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION S E RVlCE;. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPAR"f'MENi- OF AGRICU'-TURE Athens, Georgia , .. u . s . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE . 3\5 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . April 12, 1963 VEGETABLES FOO. FRESH MA.ltKET April 1, 1963- GEORGIA: Planting activities made good progress during the last. of March in southern and central areas. Good stands hav~ been attained on all early-planted spring and summer vegetables. Early spring cabbage has been de- layed by cold weather, but only lig~t harvesting is expected before late April. Planting of cantaloups and watermelons has been completed in southern areas, and is well advanced up-State as of April 1. UNITED STATES: Early Spring Vegetables: Production of early spring vegetables is estimated to be 22.6 million hundredweight (cwt.), slightly less than both 1962 and the 5-year average. Cabbage: A 6.2 million c~~. production from the winter producing States is 4 percent greater than last year. Harvest in Florida and 'r.exas ~rill continue through April. Early spring production of 1.6 million cwt. is 11 percent below 1962. Late spring acreage is up 1 percent. Sweet Corn: Production of 3.1 million cwt. of early spring sweet corn is up 5. percent. Harvest is active in ?'lorida and will begin in Texas by late April. Lettuce: Early spring lettuce production, at 6. 9 million c~rt., is 2 percent below 1962. Arizona harvest is in full swing. Cutting in California is increasing in the southern producing counties and will move northward to the important ~alinas-Watsonville district about mid-April. Onions: Texas early spring production, at 2.7 million cwt., is 2 percent above last year. Rio Grande Valley shipment will be past peak by mid-April. Movement from the Coastal Bend, Laredo, and the Winter Garden will increase during April. Tomatoes: Early spring production of 3.5 million cwt. is 7 percent less than last year. Volun1e from Florida will increase during April. California supplies are available from the desert areas and from the Niland district. The Texas crop '\-Jill be three to four weeks late. ARCHIE Lfu\!GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator (Tables showing acreagB and estim~ted production on r everse side.) Acrease and Est~ted Production ReEorted to Date 1 1963 2 with oom~ariaona I I .. CROP AND ACm:AGE I 1 YlELD PER Acm:: I I HARVE~iJ t :roR PROWCTICN s:w'E I Average 1 . Rf.RVESTa Xv. a I L'lde tAverage 1 1 JZld. ' I 1957-61 I 1962 1963 ~7-611 19621 1963 t 1957...61 1962 1963 ' ' ' -Acres - ' .. M. - 1,006 OW.- SNAP BEANS Mid..Springa South Carolina a 6,160 5~900 5 ~700 24 24 Georgia 2,780 2; 900 3200 27 19 Alabama & 1,060 l,ll..Xl 1,100 27 21 Minissippi I 1,680 l r.-"..00 1,400 26 23 Louisiana G:t-~U;i2 Tctal ~dEy 1241,146800 "'l::~l -5~:)~0_~_~r,2Q-.7o0o0 31 25 30 2~ 148 142 75 55 29 23 May 10 n44 32 75 ~,2 ~~ Eady Spring .. I South Ca.rolma a 2,420 Georgia .A.}.~ 3,540 t 570 2,500 3,500 500 2,600 1C8 130 3,000 107 125 450 1.09 105 100 110 110 251 378 62 ' Mississippi 2,140 1,000 Lonisi.e.Il& I 2,660 2 !.1no 900 115 165 2,000 85 85 125 85 250 227 California: ' tNtCGNr"osUJ2yTotal ' Late Spring, ' North Carolina 1 134;.4.110~_-~g~!,3:0!0Q~i72 ~aq0oi2821-1 y.211L,_5___2,.131Q3 . . _ 576 1,854 850 250 200 1C5 160 76 Georgi& ' Texas Arizona ' California WA. TGErMou~otsaa .l Y Late &~r. 520 300 ' 3.,380 lr7UO 2 ..180 2 ,,000 1' l ! ' t4f~5e4o0_J 1Jl00 ..J'=>o I a 400 102 150 1,300 38 45 1t400 279 Z10 3~400 307 21:.l0 l>;;'7oo ~oi -~{.!- 54 109 6CJ1. 1,393 2!-~~ Indiana . ' ..,...,400 . 7,000 6,800 127 140 934 IDinoia Iowa. Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia '' ' 1.900 970 8,360 1,220 3,620 s -, 2 4 0 1,800 1,000 11,000 1,500 4,600 5,3-00 1,800 950 12,000 1,500 4,800 5,400 92 110 88 90 100 100 151 155 151 . 122 '1u5o5 175 . 85 840 185 551 639 ' Washington 1,030 900 Oregon Group Total I I 3111,620660 314,1430000 1,000 133 120 1~200 163 150 3!5,~!50 121: 12~ 137 205 3,7!50 325 438 52 165 178 602 r 7l>~ 260 330 50 112 170 644 5~ 40 45 76 540 1 ! 11l1i448 980 198 90 1,100 232 713 563 108 19~ 4 1199 May 10 July 10 l/ Includes- Processing. y 1963 protpective a.oreage. . -~ __ ... ~::._:_.:-'-'-----'---'-- -- -.--~ ---- --- - - --~- __.,.;_ . AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE 'UNIVERSITY OF GEORGA A ;..;o T!-iE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Georg ia r 'GENERAL CROP U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SIATIS"IICAI.. REP OR TIN G S E RVIC E 3 15 HOKE S.MITI-i ANNEX , AT'I'IENS , GA. . April 12, 1963 G~o.rqta: Sp.rJ.ng planting to Ap.ri1 I..was aJ 'itde behind the nor.mai schedule due to ~ont .inuing ' cold ' weather. At that 'date, tobacco transplantln.g . ~as about one-th,ird compl~ted ~nd corn plant i ng w~s - ~ctive In soutQ.er n districts. Soils had not warmed up enough for much . cotton planting, however, a few fields liad been seeded. - _ . . .. l ' . . . . _ Since . Apc.il .J. ~ much field work 'has. been accomplished .under almost ideaL . weather~ Rain over most of the State on Aprn 6 repienished soil moisture that was becoming short, especially in centr~l and southern counties. Plahting .Is -~ow active in centra .l districts and urid~rway in the north. . As of April 1, condition of this year's peacii crop average.d 79 percent, 3 per- centage points above condition at that date last year. Even though progress was retarded by cold temper~tures, most of the lateness has been overcome since the: weather warmed. The first forecast of production will be mad~ on. May 10 .GeI~Ex ; AT~ E~.,~ ~ - ~A -. ;.. }yhe!l s, . ~:egre~~ ) ' i~.. _": ~l?!i1 ;1.~,""-19~:~ . : . . . . .... ' ,. .. .. : ' .. , ... . .. , . .I~~~~ . . ::._' .... .. . ' .. .. 1/.. ,. un::.. :.: .:...__ I:-'.: M . -~-' ..:1~'o\~,.;s...<_;: r ~..... u ,_. l&fo! . of, I Jl962 I963 ';g/ ~ "la'st ; . J ye ;.;Jr U46 2,15'8 89 87 '562 2,427 17 637 126 112 . 340 144 l Thou. l'' , j 8,595 ; . 7'~840' . ! j 1,593 i 7,236 .~ . .-1 59 ' 2, 775 Thou. 7,978 6,871 1,603 7,344 96 2,830 Pe-t. 23 88 101 : lOl i63 102 ... I ' 38,838 . 3S,6o5 92 !209,160 199,806 96 ! I 2,167' 2,9 57 136 78,703. 71,201 . 90 102,966 555,519 4,754 147,346 96,729 543,227 6,801 144,234 94.- 9.8 ' :' ' . 14'.3 ; ' 98 : 26,152 25, .557 98 . i 140,392 . 141,070 100 68,603 75, 582 375, 332 416,385 no 111 10785 ,;... State YOUNG CHICKENS: L>LAUGHT~:R.BD UNDffi FEDERAL I NSPECTION ... , . : . '!. BY SELECI'ED ST 1-~.TES, 196~ and 1963 ... . ">- . j.. ---.... ... _.Numb.~ ..J.osp_e..cte.c;l .. __ -. __:____ _- {.l.n.?:t~_Cl-t~f.l..f.er.,.qe.nt Q9Q.Q.aJTUi~~-- __:: ! I During Feb. . J.an. t hru Feb. Durll1g Feb. . . Jan. thru .Feb, . 1 1962 . 1963 ~ 1962 1963 ' 1962 1963 ! 1962 . . . 1963 ._ 1 Thou. I1aine j 4,296 Thou. L~ ,414 Pa. 1 4, 409 . 5',383 Ho. ! , 2,713 .-. 2,715 Del. ,I 5~785 . 5, 719. Nd. ! . 7,038 ' -7,041 -- va. i ...31 4$5 . 3,485 N.c. ; 11,_5.79 12,.907 Ga. 18,843 20,410. Thou. 9, 602 . 9, 651 5,67.7 ~2, /~04 15,.097 .- 7,678 24,175 . 39,0-78 'Thoua Pet. f .ct . Pet. : II 9.,844 2. 7 11,463 1.9 .6,031 3.5 2.1 1.9 2.6 3.1 2.-0 3.6 13-,254 - 2,3 2.2 2.3 16,-527 I 2.0 '2.4.:_ . 1~9 7,767 -, 1.8 . ; z. 5 ,. ,l.9 29,335 1 2. 4 2.7 ... 2. 4 . 4~;287 1 3.4 .. 4 ~1 j,4 _ .Pet. . 2.0 2.. 2 . 3.0 .. . 2.S i 2.). .. ., 2.5 . ,.,_ 2:.,6_, . h .O : . " Term. 3,348 2,969 7,142 , 7,162 3w9 3.4 4.1 3.7 Al a. fli ss. Ar k . 10,887 11,825 7,954 9,209 13,919 16,064 22,057 25,966 3.9 3.2 4.3 3.2 16,152 29,168 I 20,1L2 3,2 3~ ,050 3.1 2,9 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.8 Texas 5,266 6,762 10,545 15,327 2.1 2.8 2,2 2.7 1 u--.s-.----!~1-1-2--,4-8-3--1-2--2-, 6-1-1--------2-3-5-, -8-7-1------2-7-3-,1-9--4-1!---2-.9-------3-.-1------3-.-0-------3-.-1--- For thiE project State funds were matched with i edera1 fun ds re ceived from t he Agricultural Marketing Servic e, U~DA , under provi sions of t he Ar.ricul tura1 .!Viar keting Act of 1946, -------A-R-C-H-I-E~-L-A-N-G-L-E-Y-------------------------------~--v-J-,--A--v-:-A-G-N1-=R------------------ .B.[::r icu1tural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - March 1963 Shell eggs: Increased by 19, 000 cases; March 1962. increase was 18, 000 cases; average .March increase is 56, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Increased by 1 million pounds; March 1962. increase was 8 million pounds; average March increase is 5 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 37 million pounds; March 1962. decrease was 47 million pounds; average March decrease ~s 39 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 12. million pounds; .Mar.c~. 1962. increase was 3 million pounds; average March change iS a decrease of 11 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 56 million pounds; March 1962. increase was 44 million poun"dS;"average March increase is 8 million pounds. Oth~r meats: Incre.ased by 11 million. pounds; March 1962. increas~ was 9 mi~ion poun4s; average March increase is 2. million pounds. Commodity junit I I I M~~- ( '1957-61 av. Thou. , M. ar 1962. Thou. Feb. 1963 Thou. Mar,. 1963 Thou. Eggs: Shell Fr:ozen eggs, total Total eggs ]J Case 2.70 56 2.9 48 Pound 64,307 47,753 38,2.07 38,87'7 --------------------------------------- 1case Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified Total Poultry Pound do. i do. II do. do. 1 2.0, 119 16, 6'35 2.5, 364 2.1, 42.9 52., 507 45, 711 44, 010 40, 102. -1~22.2e..,2~.7?2Q........ 190,781 .. }J.,_5_ .. .1..17.16-,..4 Feb. 16 ! 11, ;104 Feb. 23 1' 11,151 Mar. 2 11,446 Mar. 9 I u,642 Mar. 16 j ll,314 Mar. 23 ! 11,288 Mar. 30 i 11,234 Apr. 6 I 11,139 Apr. 13 I 11,427 Apr. 20 11,454 10,258 92 I lO,l~43 94 I 10,322 90 10,700 I 92 10,977 : 97 11,282 100 11,648 lo4 I 11,782 lo6 11,941 104 12,085 lo6 l 7,439 f 7,445 I 7,937 8,273 8,192 ' 8,436 I1 8,444. 8,335 8,299 I 8,357 7,501 1 101 72 i 7,6o6 102 ! 72 7,305 92 72 7,327 I 89 72 . 7,450 . 91 72 7,428 88 71 7,721 1 91 71 8,0l6 i 96 69 8,5ll j 103 68 8,677, 104 66 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10.75 10.50 10.50 10.25 10.00. 975 Y1 Revised. Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing cllicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician i:n Charge Agricultural Statistician U--. -S-.--D--ep--ar-t-m-e-n-t--o-f--A--g-ri-c-u-J-_-tu-r-e----------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-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 STATE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - l963 fage 2 . _ _.-L . ...... '-.! - THOUSANDS Maine ' Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina. 1,770 462 1,341 1,103 103 2,101 2,338 1 3,936 i 2,204 Ili 145 6,369 599 1,800 . 514 1,419 1,i6o 19 2,120 2,385 4,o68 2-,217 154 6,538 629 1,806 470 . 1,302 1,139 86 . 2,100 2,360 4,003 2,302 145 6,!~05 645 GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas .Washington Oregon california TOTAL 1963 TOTAL 1962 * ! '11,782 I 403 ~ 7;259 4,485 . .7' 140 934 4,593 483 256 1 1,920 ! 61,726 -! t 59,070 11,9h1 411 7_,226 4,485 7,370 928 4,648 -528 338 1,912 62,930 58,837 12,085 461 7,417 4,623 7,222 899 4,5r{9 - 464 257 1;905 62,675 58,306 ojo of year ago 104 107 107 !/ Curreut week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 107 64 81 81 42 111 110 113 103 81 107 98 1o6 lo4 i23 115 105 126 121 106 6o 107 . ) 107 I ' l i 1,232 I 310 766 -i I 1 611 68 721 I 2,059 2,959 I 911 498 THOUSANDS 1,343 253 879 . 623 60 708 2,098 2,842 1,.010 ' 470 -. 1 4,684 i 403 4,743 441 I 8,016 I 207 . I 5,200 I 3,387 I 5,837 623 I 2,974 ' 411 205 I 1,236 43,318 8,511 -172 5,397 3,561 5,912 664 3,222 431 199 1,279 44,818 43,498 99 . 103 1,379 108 322 959 192~~ 622 60 . -757~ 769 88 2,o86 103 2,818 113 1,154 . 1:15 "453 74 4,854 102 518 110 8,677 104 181 . 67 5,590 112 3,441 105 5,928 105 586 102 3,268 101 334 82 179 82 1:;:389 100 104 ... 'I ,, . t- .' . ..,----.~ ~U t<..l rJ. }o\_ l . H i l . ..:.. ,..... .... '{ UNJYW HY QE ~lA )\ 1'1 1'\ U;-\ L ~~ - . Released 4/26/63' - CHICKE-N AND -EGG PROB-tf6'I'ION CONTINUES TO INCRE-ASE IN.GEORGIA IN l962 Commercial Broiler: Production of comme'rcial broilers in Georgia for 1962 set a new record high with a total of 353, 600; 000 birds. This was the 12th consecutive yea~ that Georgia has led the nat ion in broiler production. Arkansas.. was the second r~ing state followed in order by Alabama, Nort h Carolina, . Mississippi~ - and . Texa~. . . Gross income from broilers in Georgia in -1962 amount ed to $168, 031, 0.00. This is an increase of $11, 759, 000 over the 1961 income of $156, 272, 000 and still exceeds t he income from any other agricultural commodit y in the state. Egg Production: Egg production 'in GeQrgia in 1962 was more than double the production six years earlier in 1956. New records are being set each year in nu~ber of layers and in egg product ion. . Production of eggs is becoming more specialized, the layer production units ar~ becoming larger and the smaller units are either discontinuing operations or are becoming much larger. The number of farm flocks of less than 400 birds have steadily declined for the past twenty years. . .. . The e.stimates for 1962 are an average number of layers during the year of 1Z, 429, 000 and 208 eggs per layer during the year for a tot al production of . 2, 583,000, 000 eggs. The average price for all eggs in Georgia was 43.8 cents per dozen.and the Z, 495, 000, 000 .eggs that were sold .resUlted in cash receipts of $91,068, 000. The value of eggs c;onswned in farm household of $3, 212,00.0 added to' the cash .receipts results in a gross income ef $94, 2 80, 000. The average price of Georgia eggs is considerably above the average in other states and the nation since a significant part of Georgia's egg prod~ction is used ~n producing chicks fo'r the broiler industry and -these eggs sell for a higherprice than do eggs used for human consurpption. Ge.orgUi ranked 4th in the nation in gross income from eggs behind California, Pennsylvania, and Iowa. _ In 1950 th,e gr_oss income from eggs in Georgia was estimat ed at $25, 645, 000 which was Z6th in the nation. In 1955 gross income had reached $52, 765,000 for 15t-h place in the nat ion and in 1960 $89,089,000 for 4th place. When the value of farm chickens sold and used in the farm household of $6, 887, 000 is added to the gross income from eggs of $94,280, 000 the resulting $101, 167,000 for the egg production enterprise will exceed the 1962 value of any other agricultural enterprise in the stat e except commercial broiler. . Chicken and ~ggs: Gross income (cash receipts plus value of home consumption) from a l chickens and eggs including commercial broilers was ~ $269, 198, 000 in Georgia for the =. year 1962. This was the 6th year Georgia has led the natio:p. in gross income from all chickens and eggs. California was the .second ranking state with $219,406, 000 followed by North Carolina with $181, Z13. 000 and Alabama with $163, 913, 000. For this project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, under provisions of t he Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -U-. -S-.--D-e-p-a-r-t-m--e-n-t -o-f-A--g-r-ic-u-l-t-u-r-e-----------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu-r-a-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 S mith Ann~x, Athens. Georgia G.eorgia: Chicken and Egg Production, Disposition, Cash Receipt s and Gross Income 1958 - 1962 " Item Unit 1958 1959 196.0 1961 1962 EGG PRODUCTION: Av. Number of Layers during Year Millions 7. 5 9.3 10.6 11.4 12.4 Eggs Per Layer Number 199.0 206.0 208.0 211.0 208.0 Eggs Produced Millions 1, 495.0 1,918.0 2,218.0 2,400.0 2, 583. 0 Eggs Consumed Farm Household 1/ Millions 130.0 116.0 98.0 93.0 88.0 Eggs Sold Millions 1, 365. 0 1, 802.0 2,120.0 2,307.0 2, 495.0 Price Per Doz. 2/ Cents 52.3 41.4 48.2 . 44.7 43.8 Cash Receipts Mil. Dol. 50.5 62 ~ 2 85.2 85.9 91. 1 'l::l1ue of Farm Consumption Mil. Dol. 5.7 4.0 3.9 3. 5 3.2 Gross Income Mil. Dol. 65.. 2 66.2 89.1 89.4 94.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FARM CHICKENS: 3/ Number Produced - Millions 13.6 14.1 10. 5 12. 1 12.3 Number Consumed on Farms 4/ Pounds Produced Millions 4.8 Millions so. 2 4.0 58.1 3. 1 46.4 2.9 66.5 3.0 62.9 Pounds Consumed on Farms 4/ Millions 15.0 12.3 9.6 9.3 9.5 Pounds_S.ofd. _ MilliOnf.i 2Q,_2 _ 39.4 32 "-8 47.2 ~3.5 Price Per Pound Cents 16. 1 14.0 14.4 12.2 13.0 Cash Receipts Mil. Dol. 4.2 5. 5 4.7 5.8 5. 7 Value of Farm Consumption Mil. Dol. 2.4 1. 7 1. 4 1. 1 1.2 Gross Income Mil. Dol. 6.6 7.2 6. 1 6.9 6.9 COMMERCIAL BROILERS: Number Produced: Millions 292.1 303.0 320.2 348.2 353.6 Pounds Produced Millions 934.8 1, 000. 0 1, 056. 8 1, 183.9 1, 166. 9 Price Per Pound Cents 17.6 15.3 1~.2 13.2 14.4 Gross Income 5/ Mil. Dol. 164.5 153.0 171.2 156.3 168.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL CHICKENS: Pounds Sold Mil_lions 961.0 1,039.4 1, 089. 6 1, 231. 1 1, 210.4 Price Per Pound Cents 17.6 15.3 16. 1 13.2 14.3 Value of Sales Mil. Dol. 168.7 158. 5 175.9 162.0 173.7 Gross Income, Farm Chickens, Commercial --B- -ro-il-e-r-s--.&-E--g-g-s-------M--il-.-D-o-l-.---2-3-6-.-3-----2-2-6-.-4------2-6 6 .. .-4----2-5-2--.6----2-6--9-.2---- 1/ Consumed on farms where produced. 2/ Weighted average price of all eggs sold for hatching purposes, freah market;- retail at the farm and other sales. 3/ Does not include commercial broilers. 4/ Consumed on farms where produced. 3._/ Includes cons1,1mption in household of producers which is less t~n 1 percent of total production. LJ .~U lH>lA l.Hit;K HATI.AI4 . 11zr RF.P~R'l' I. i--; ., j -,.. ' . - . --' .. I . . ... :_. .: APRIL 1, 1963 _;\ s- 1 . ~-. . . _ _ _ _ _.- - - = : I ~ ~1 .:. .Released 4/26/1963 . MA 1-: '63 L.} CiEORGIA CROP RPORTING SERVICE * * * GECRJELL BEL(1.rJ A YEAR. h.GO Total stocks of major grains stored in all storage positions in Georgia were down about 34 percent as of April 1, 1963. Corn stocks, accounting for 94 percent of the total major grains, totaled .14,936,000 bushels compared with 22,002,000 a year ago. Stocks of oats, at $25,000 bushels, were down ve~ sharply from the 1,320,000 bushels in storage on April 1, 1962. Wheat stocks totaled 323,000 bushels and were less than half of last year's 784.,000 bushels. Stocks of barley v1ere off slight:y, at ":17,000 bushels;. while rye .::;toeks declined from 2lj000 bushels last year to ll,OOO on April 1,' 1963. - GRAIN Corn Oats Wheat Barley Ri:e GEORGIA GRAI N STOCI~S - APRIL 1, 1963, WITH CO~iPARISONS . . : OfJ F"lliMS oFF FAru1S ALL POSITIONS . 1962 1963 :- 1962 : 1963 . 1962 : 1963 . 1,000 bushels 1,000 bushels i,ooo bushels . : 19,082 12,690 2,920 2,2h6 22,002 14,936 . . 681 89 21 20 334 35 16 11 639 191 1,320 525 695 288 784 323 22 21 43 37 1 21 11 * * * UNITED STATES * >.t- * SMALI,&Ti STOCKS OF GRAI~IS AND SOYBEANS .. Grain stocks on April 1, 1963 in the United States were smaller with total stocks of feed grains and all .wheat each 8 percent less. Soybean holdings were 3 percent less than a year ago. For the feed grains, corn stocks were 10 per~ cent less than a year earlier, sorghum holdings were 3 percent sm.aller while oats stocks were practically the ~~~e. Stocks of all wheat were below last year and the smallest sL~ce 1958, but d~~ wheat holdings were nearly five times the extremely low level of last year. Sdybean stocks dropped below the record high of April 1 last year. ARCHIE LA.~GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW .4gricultural Statistician -------------~-------------------------- The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (Please see table on back page) Stocks of grains, April 1, 1963, with comparisons (in thousand bushels) Grain and position . : April 1 av. : APril 1 1957-61 : 1962 Jan. 1 ;tpril 1, i96) . : ;1.963 I ALL WHEAT On Farms 1/ : 217,981 211,652 317,468 195,878 Collh-nodity-Credit Corp. 2/ : 77,766 59,223 58,221 46,903 Mills, Elev. & Whses. ~r1.1 :..:. _l.z.1_g8.z.6Q3_- _1.z.3]l..z.l14_- !,l8:,.11 _l.z.2.0l..J24 : TOTAL : 1,424,35-Q 1,642,009 1,817,506 1,503,085 RYF. On Farms 1/ 6,971 4,342 13,778 7,425 Commodity Credit Corp. Vd.lls, Elev. & wnses. 2/ J] 11 ::_ _ _. _8_,91_5602_ _ _ _ _10.z.11_3995_ _ _ _ _9,_916_24 _ _ _ 73 7l.8,_61 : TOTAL 16,082 14,.676 23,754 15,359 CORN On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Gorp. 2/ - - Mills, E. l e . v... . & \~hse.s. J:.r3/ 1,833,866 2,148,640 2,971,990 2,002,357 : 590,949 523,196 556,817 534,942 ..:_- _6~l.z.8~8--- .._7._!3,.!.121.:..-- . .9]!,.2.3.!- _5,22l..814 3,066,663 3,385,027 4,223,738 3,040,173 OATS On Farms . 1/ : 487,801 431,772 701,137 431,606 Commodity Credit Corp. 2/ Mills, Elev. & Wh:se s. ! r}./ I 1,626 498 1,984 11 927 :_ __ .5.z.8~8- ___ _2~4]0__ -: _7_2,!1_2 __ 9_0.z.226 TOTAL BAR-1EF.l On: Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 2/ Mills, Elev. & Whse s. ~7 11 TOTAL -,. . . : . 555,255 494,740 778,236 493,829 : 132,197 99,230 212,264 129,137 : 6,779 8,576 7,461 7,437 .:___1!l.z.2.!!h____l..Q9l..l]B___ _!2],_g_2] __ 25.z.820 : 250,220 216,984 342,952 232,464 SORGHUM On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/ Mills, Elev. & \~hses. !:.r11 : 87,462 83,352 176,198 100,801 : 2,325 4,316 4,823 4,673 .:___4.5.z)18___ _7~3l..5QO_ __8.!!2l..3~1- _12Q,.!!91 TOTAL SOYBEANS . . 555,125 . 851,168 1,023,412 825,971 On Farms 1/ 114,413 164,588 228,121 135,989 CammodityCreclit Corp. 2/ : 414 0 262 l . Mills, Elev. & Whses. };r 1.1 :___1_28L3.!3____1Zl.z.3]5___ lOQ,_gO! _ _207,528 : 273,140 1 Estima es o the Crop eporting oard. 2 bins or other storages owned or controlled by C. c. C.; other C.C.C.-owned grain is included .in the estimates by positions. 3/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including floUr md.lls, terminal elevators, and processing plants. .. . ~\ . Athens, Ga., May ~. 1963-.- A toi al of. 8, 581,000 bro:iler chicks: was pl~ced with producers in Georgia during the week ending April 27 :according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.. T ~1is compares with. the 8, 677, 000 placed the. previous week and is 6 percent more than the 8, 108, 000 placed the same week las t year. Broiler eggs set by Georgia ha ~ cheries amount ed to 1 i; 766, 000 'compared with 12, 085, 000 the 'previous \\reek. and is 5 percent more tha'li the 11, rs8, 000 . for t.f:le correspondi~g ,week last year. ; The majority of the prices paid for Georgia produced broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 to 72 cents per dozen with an average of 64 cent s for all hatching eggs and 62 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks wit h hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged (or broiler chicks were reported within a range of$7.00 t o $10.25 with an average of $9 .25 per hundred. The ave'r~ge prices last year were 46 cents for eggs and $7 ~: 25 for hicks. . The average price from the F ederal-Stat e Market News Service for broilers during the week ending May 1 was .15. 00 cents per pound fob plant. This com pares With .1'~..58 cent ~ the previous week and .14. 55 cents the same week last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week . Ending I ! 1962 I I 1 Thou. I ! Mar. 30 I 614 'Apr. 6 l 6o6 Apr. l3 1459 ;.Apr ~ 2.0 ! 486 Apr ~ 27 ~ 603 Eggs Set - j I I I o/o of 1963 ~ year i ago ! I I Thou. !.Percent i ! I 774 126 i I I 791 1/ 131 I i 794- 173 I ! 683 141 i I 776 129 ! . Chicks Hatched . 1962 Thou. 19~3 Thou. o/o of year ago Percent 471 700 149 519 709 137 447 638 143 491 619 126 478 633 132 BROILER TYPE Week :Ending Eggs Set!:_/ I .I Chicks Placed for j. Broilers in Geor~ia Av. Prices [Hat ch !Eggs Broiler Chicks ! 1962 l o/o of I 1963 , year 1962 I I 1963 i UJo of year 11963 1963 : ago 1 :ago i 1 T hou. Thou. ~ercent T ou. Thou. crcent!Cents ollars ! I Feb. 23 11, 15.1 10, 443 94 . 17,445 I 7,606 102 ~ 72 11.00 Mar. 2 1 l l , 446 10,322 90 .7, 937 7, 305 1 92 172 11.00 Mar. 9 1 11, 642 Mar. 16 i 11. 314 Mar. 23 j 11, 288 Mar. 30 1 11, 234 Apr. 6 11, 139 Apr. 13 11, 427 Apr. 20 11, 454 10, 700 I 92 10,- 977 ; 97 l 11, 282 i 100 11, 648 104 11, 782 l 106 11, 941 I 104 12, 085 ! 106 Is,18,273 ' 192 8, 436 18,8,444 I. 8,335 !8, 299 357 7,327 89 /72 1, 450 I 91 j72 7, 428 1 88 171 7, 721 91 71 8,016 i 96 ! 69 8, 511 j 103 168 8,677 1 io4 166 11.00 10.75 10.50 10. 50 lO. 25 10.00 9.75 Apr. 27 11, 158 11, 766 : 105 I 8, 108 8, 581 1 1o6 , 64 9.25 1/ Revised. I I !:_1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCillE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural S ta tistician in Charge Agricultural Stat istician -------------------------~------------------------------------------------ U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service ~ tat is ti cal ~~e por ting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET 4ND CIDCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS , - 1963 Page 2 STATE . Apr. 13 . . . EGGS SE T Week Ending Apr. 20 Apr. 27 . fu of year , - .. 1 'ago 1/ Apr. 13 C~CKS PLACED WeeJt Ending Apr. 20 Apr. 27 II C,ToI of. . 1 year 1 ago 1/ I - I THOUSANDS THdUSANDS Maine Connecticut II 1, 800 514 1, 806 470 1, 714 733 98 . 123 1, 343 1 ,. 379 1, 363 110 253 322 214 63 I Pennsylvania Indiana 1, 419 : 1, 160 1,302 1, 139 1, 361 92 1, 178 89 879 959 623 622 868 95 611 78 Illinois Missouri ... 79 2, 12'0 86 2, 100 ~9 44 2; .oao 117 60 60 708 769 44 43 718 77 Delaware 2,385 2. 360 .2, 3.;l-9 110 2,098 2,086 2, 547 130 Ma'rylan,d ,4, '068 . 4., 003 3,960 109 2,' 842 2, 8.18 2,428 92 Virginia . 2, 277 . 2,302 1, 981 90 1, 010 1, 154 1, 128 87 w :est Virginia .: 1 154 . 145 .. 149 103 470 453 473 95 l~orth Carolina. .S outh..Carolina . J I 6,-53'8 .629 6,405 645 6, 5'62 110 1 4,743 4, 8.54 5,064 106 676 95 441 418 526 107 GE'C)RGiA F lorcida I 11,,941 12,085 461 11, 766 402 105 95 I. 8, 511 172 8,677 1'81 8, 581 205 106 . 77 Alabama 7,685 12.6 5, 397 5, 5.90 5, 585 106 Mississippi 4~675 116 3, 561 3,441 3, 591 112 Arkansas 7, 194 104 5, 912 5, 928 6,048 108 ' ~:Oui:s1ana 878 138 664 586 624 117 4,. 541 119 3,268 3,260 106 621 136 3.34 378 83 359 97 1, 831 9.3 179 183 67 1, 3~9 1, 396 96 : * Il TOTAL 1962 58, 837 58, 306 57,818 43,498 43,933 44,240 i % of year ago i 107 . 107 . 107 *-ll Curren,~ week as percent of same week last 'year. Revised. . jj . 103 104 104 . GEORGIA PRICES RECSIVED. INDEX UP 2 POI!I.'TS . The Index of Pric~s Received. by Georgia Farmers advanced 1 percent (2 points) during the mon~h ended April 15 to 255 percent of its 1910-14 average. This also represents an L1crease of 2 percent (5 point&) above the mid-April Index of a year ago. The.All Crop Index rose 4 points to 280 percent, while the Livestock and Livestock Products Index fell 3 points to 203 percent. Higher prices received for cotton, cern, and soybeans vJere largely responsible- fG P-the-in~se ,.in the All Crop Inciex. _Cotton,_ at. 34.5 cents per pound, registered its highest mid-April price since 1956. Sales during the month consisted .almost entirely of cotton redeemed from CCC loan stocks. Pri'ces received for corn continueq to climb and., at $1.42 per bushel, is at its highest point sine~ :August 1958. The price of soybeans increased a nickel to $2.55 per bushel; Prices received for most other crops remained about the same or slightly below a month earlier. Lower prices received for hogs, broilers, eggs, and wholesale milk more than offset higher prices for beef cattle and calves. Hogs continued the downward dri.ft. from last year's high of $17.80 in September, reaching $13.70 per cv..rt. in mid-April, down 40 cents from mid-March. Commercial broilers, at 14;5 .ents, dropRed .2 cents per pound and eggs fell to 45.5 cents per dozen, 3.4 cents . lower:. V..holesale milk foilov~ed its seasonal decline, averaging $5.85 per cwt., 20 cents lower than a month earlier. Steers ~1d heifers ~1d calves averaged $20.8Q and $23 .50, respectively, per cwt., 40 cents higher than mid-~h rch. u-. S. PRICES RECEIVED I NDEX UP 2 POINTS, PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT PAliJ;.~ ..~TIO, 78_ The Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased 1 pe~cent (2 points) during the month ended Apri~ 15 to 242 percent of its 1910-14 average. The most important increases were reported f~r oranges and beef cattle. Partial~ offsetting were seasonally lower prices for eggs and wholesal~ IDilk. The . April Index was the same a~ a year earlier~ A higher seasonally adjusted index of farm wage rates raised the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm 'Wage Rates a third of 1 percent from March to 311 on .April 15, the record high established in Januar,y of this year. Price~ paid for family living items averaged the same in mid-April as in March. Prices of ~arm production goods were slightly lower. The Index was 1 per~ent higher than a ye&r earlier. Farm product prices advanced more rapid]~ than prices paid from March 15 to April 15, lifting the Parity Ratio 1 percent to 78. This was 1 percent loner than a year earlier. Index Index Numbers - Georgia and United States : April 15 1-larch 15 . April lS Record High 19i0-14 = 100: UNIT~D STATES 1962 1963 1963 . Index : Date Prices Received : Parit:r Index 1f: 242 : ,30!_ : 240 310 : : 242 311 y: 313 :Feb. , 1951 : 311 :Jan~ 1963 Parity Ratio : 79 : 77 . : 78. :. 123 :Oct.- 1946 GIDRGIA ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Prices Received : All Commodities: All Crops : 2)0 253 273 : 276 255 310 :Mar. 1951 280 319 :1/Mar~ 1951 Livestock and L'stk. Products 203 206 203 295 :Se t. 1948 1 Prices indica t ePdaidd,atIenst.ere?sJt.A, lTsoaxFees,braunadryFaarnndi \.Vage Rates April l963. baJseldAolnso data for the April 1951. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge MELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician l!'he 'Georgi"a ~rop-RSporling-Ser'Vice; u.-s7 'DeP'artiiient-of Agricuitlire,-3I~Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Exten- sion Service ~~d the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) PRICES RECEIVED BY"l<"ARMERS APRIL 1.5, 1963, HITH COMPARISONS : GEORGIA : UNITED STATES . COMMODITY AND UNIT :Apri! IS:Mir'Ch.,.l~ :April-1~ :April !57'Mirch-15':Apri! 15 -------------- . \Vheat, bu. : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 . $ 1~ .8~ 3 ---2-.0- 6 --- 2-.0-0 -: -1-.9-2 ---2-.0-4---2- .09- Oats, bu. Corn, bu~ $ .8.3 .92 $ i.26 ... .i.41 .90 .664 1.42 : .988 .656 1.06 .650 1.08 Barle~, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. ~ 1,09 ~ 2.oo 1.10 2_.12 1.08 : 1.01 2.12 : 1.68 .902 1. 72 .887 1. 71 Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton . 33.0 - ~~ ~ 33.0 47.00 34.5 : 32~18 : 31.93 49.00 32.97 Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ 2.35 10.9 ~~ 6.30 2.50 10.7 5.20 2 .55 10.7 5.20 2.J8 11.2 $.99 2.51 11.1 3.87 2.45 ll.l 3.90 Hay, baled, per ton All $ Alfalfa $ Lespedeza $ Soybean ~ Cowpea :,;; Peanut ~ Milk Cows, head .;: Hogs, cwt. ~~ ' Beef cattle, all, c1-rt . ;: Cows, cwt. 1/ ~ Steers & heifers, c .Jt . <~ V . Calves, cwt. ~ Milk, 1-lholesale, cwt. 26.0J 37 .oo 28.00 28.50 23.00 165.00 15.6J 13.80 1) . 90 21.70 23.80 30.00 39.00 )3.00 )1.00 27.oo 1?0 .00 1 4.-lO 17.70 14.80 20 .40 23.10 28.50 21.40 38.50 : 22.20 31.50 : ' 23!40 32.00 : 26.70 26. 50 . : 22 60'. 17.c.:',,00 :22' q ,OO l J . 70 15.50 18.50 21.30 15.50 14.7J 20. 30 23.80 23.50 25.40 23.20 23.50 '27 .50 29.40 26.00 214~00 13.70 19.60 14.30 21.50 25.10 22.50 22.70 26.00 28.70 25.80 215~00 13~60 20~30 14.30 22.50 25.30 Fluid r1k t. Manuf. All ) 5. 75 $ 3.25 ;~ 5.ro 6.10 3-35 6o05. 3/5.35 4.31 3.11 3.96 4.48 3.18 4.05 ]/3.87 Turkeys, lb. 23.0 21.0 -21.0 21.6 22.5 22.0 Chickens, per l b. : Farm Com'l Broil. All 12.5 13.8 13.8 13.0 14.7 14.7 14.0 14.5 1~.5 11.0 14.7 14.4 11.0 15.6 15.2 11.0 15.5 15.1 Eg s doz., All 38.0 h8.9 45.5 31.8 36.4 32.4 y 2/ 1 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dair,y cows for herd replacement. Honthly Aver~ge. P:r,~lirninary Estimate. PRICES PAID BY 'FARMERS FOR SBLECTED FBED.S APRIL 15, i963 \.riiiTH COMPARisONS KIND OF FEF.D : GFDRGI A : UNITED STATES :Aprii I57Harch-l~ :April-1~ "'i'ApriY""iS':'Fk.rc'h IS:A'Pril-15" - -Doi:--- : :962 : 1963 : 1963 : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 ~----------- Dol,--- Do!.--=- Dol.-- Do!.--- IToi.- Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% Protein 16% .Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein 3.90 .3.75 4.00 h.05 4.15 4.00 4.25 4.,30 4.00 3.90 4.15 4.20 3.70 3.66 3.68 3.99 3.89 3.85 3.88 4.22 3.81 3. 76 3.79 4.13 - GEORGIA :CfiiCK HATCHERY R Athens, Georgia, May 8, :1963 --A total of 8, 936, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending May 4 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 581, 000 placed the p~evious week 'and is 8 pe'rcent more than the 8, Z62, 000 place~ the same _week last year. Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 11; 558, 000 compared with 11, 766,000 the previous wee-k d is 7 percent more than the 10, 810, 000 for the corresponding week last year. ' The majority of tpe ,- p~ices paid for Georgia produc~d broiler hatching eggs vJas reported within a range of 5.5 to 70 cents per .dozen with an average of 62 ceJltsfor all hat ching .eggs and 60 cents ' for eggs purchased at the farm from .: flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks ... were report ed within a range of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last ye~r were 46 cents for eggs and $7. 00 for chicks. The average price from -.the Federal-State Market New$ Service for ~br.oilers during the week ending May 4 was 14.45 cents per pound fob plant. This compares _wit h 15.00 cents the previous week and 14.23 cents the same week . la~t year. : . GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCIDNGS, . AND CHICK PLACEMENTS . , t EWnedeikn'g . Eggs Set l EGG TYPE Chicks Hatched ' 1962 Thou, Apr~ 6 6'06 .Apr. 13 459 Apr~ 20 486 -Apr. 27 16'03 ' May 4 j6,l5 1963 Thou. o/o _of year - i i l I ago .! ercent 1962 79i 794 683 776 816 131 519 1 111 447 I 141 491 129 478 133 367 BROILE.R TYPE 1963 ou. o/o of year a o Percent 709 I I 137 638 619' I . I 143 126 633 614 I 132 ! 167 Week Eggs Set..!/-. Chicks Placed for .Endin ~962 - 19.63 Broiler's in Geor ia i 00 ! year j1962 1963 l ao T ou. I Mar. 2 !11, 446 i Thou. ercent Thou. 1 10, 32'2 1 90 I7~ 937 7, 305 92 Mar. 9 11, 642 10, 700 1 92 8, 273 7,327 I 89 Mar. 16 11, 314 Mar. 23 jll. 288 Mar. 30 111, 234 Apr. 6 11, 139 Apr. 13 11,427 Apr. 20 11, 454 I 10, 977 1 97 11,282 I 100 11, 648 104 11, 782 106 11,941 1 104 12, 085 106 8, 192 8, 436 8, 444 8, 335 8, 299 8, 357 7' 450 91 7, 428 88 7, 721 91 I 8, 016 I 96 8. 511 103 8,677 104 Apr. 27 ,.11, 158 Ma 4 110, 810 11, 11, 766 558 1 l 105 107 8, 108 8, 262 8, 581 ,. 106 8, 93:6 ! 108 1963 72 72 17712 71 69 68 66 64 62 1963 Do are 11.00 11.00 10.75 10. 50 10. 50 10.25 10.00 9.75 9.25 9.00 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-~-u-l-t-u-r-e-------------A-g--ri-c-u-l-t-u-ra-l--E-x-t-e-n-s-io--n-S-e-r-v-i-c-e-4-- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERC STATE EGGS SET __ ___ _ ______:w_tt~ Ending Apr. 20 Apr. 27 .. May . 4 THO SANDS :. Maine 1, 806 Connecticut 470 Pennsylvania 1, 302 Indiana 1, 139 Illinois 86 ; Missouri 2, 100 ne1aware 2,360 Maryland 4,003 - Virginia 2,302 :, .West Virginia 145 .. North Carolina -6.:405 ;,\ South Carolina ' 645 1, 714 733 1, 361 1, l78 . 69 2, 080 . 2,349 3,960 1, 9fh 149 6,562 .: 676 1,790 526 1, 273 1, 178 65 2, 050 2, 32.7 4, 015 . 2, 009 130 6,360 675 r-.- OEORGIA Fl9rida ,Alabama :- Ml.ssissippi Arkansas Loufsiana .Texas Washington Oregon California TA * TOTAL 1962 12, 0 8 5 . 461 7,417 4,623 7,222< 899 . 4~ 579 . 464 257 1, 905 58,306 11, 766 402 7, 685 4,:675 7 ,_194 878 4, 541 621 359 1, 831 57,818 11, 558 410 7,302 4, 579 7, 115 916 4,401 583 341 1,698 '30 57' 101 L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Pa e Z CHICKS PLACED Cfo of -----~W~k Endini o of year Apr. Apr. May year a o 1/ 20 27 4 a o 1/ THOUSANDS 106 . . 105 90 87 45 107 106 110 89 75 107 104 107 1, 379 322 959 622 60 769 2,086 2,818 1, 154 453 4,854 ~18 8,677 1, 363 214 869 611 44 718 2, 547 2,428 1, 128 473 5, 064 526 8, 581 1,416 292 892 610 68 ' 737 . 2, 251 2, 719 . 1, 136 471 5, 030 483 a, 936 109 98 ~~ 73 14 81 115 104 105 96 106 88 108 ' 90 123 115 . 104 154 116 . 115 80 91 181 5, 590 3,441 5, 928 586 3, 268 334 179 1, 389 205 5, 585 3, 591 6,048 624 3,260 378 183 1, 396 43,~33 44,240 187 5, 645 3, 687 6, 146 618 . 3, 28'5 418 229 1, 355 ' 1 43, 85,1 72 111 U6 114 93 104 131 75 . 97 107 109 107 as percent o same wee ast year. 104 104 106 t') 8l s:: cu 0 Ul.-1 .-! Q> tiD 11).,-l ~ i-~S~~~0cu . .r.-01 c... rt-i1D s::Ul....:l 0 ~ 0 -~~~~ +' r-1 r-1 r-1 Ul Ul '8 a II)~~ II) ~-t~t .:Q>.-~):>:QO)>.>.~sc::: .~ . - -/ UNIV-. ST Or -.o'RGIA' s . MAY 10'63 . . . ;-\ J'I NU .r.\ L r ~~tr:t~f<4R~( Ul'l\~ 1\\ ;-\ RY . ((:,$'upplement to ~p:rj.l ,Z6, 1963 .Summary) Released 5-13-63 The production of eggs' in Georgia falls into 'three rathe1 distinct .._ - - r segments. (1). Commercial Flocks: 400 bil-ds or' m<;>re per flock, eggs .. pr~ncipally for human consumptlon. (~) ..Ha\ching' Egg Flocks: Eggs used . principally for hatching broiler' chi.cks, and {3 Farm Flocks: Less than 400 . birds per flock, eggs principally fo.r human COI;lSUmption. These three segments. . are so dissimiliar that estim'ates of their entirety are not very mea~ingfulto . ' the industry. In 1962., a program was instituted in the state whereby separate estimates of each of these segments were prepared so as to provide more. valuable data for those interested in all phases of the .egg production ..enterprise. Commercial Flocks: It is estimated that the average num,ber of layers in commercial flocks in 1962 was 7, 425, 000 or about 60% of the total number of layers in the -state. These flocks averaged 2.18 eggs per layer fo_r _a total.. . . production of ~. 6ZO, 000, 000 eggs which wa~ about. 63% of the state's production., Cash receipts from commercial flock eggs is esti~ated at about SZ million . d9llars. Commercial egg production has increased significantly ~n..the last deca~~ and is becoming an important part of Georgia's agricultural eco~omy. to : . Hatching Egg Flocks: Hatchi~g egg flocks wer~ developed furnish hatching eggs to produce chicks for the giant broiler production in~!Jstry in the state. This development is,of rather recent origin and it is probable that only within the last 5 years that Georgia became self- sufficient 1n the production of .hatching eggs. Now a considerable number' of hatching eggs are sent to .' other states and some are e:::ported overseas .In 1962, the estimates for hatching egg flocks indicate that there were an average of 3, 409, 000 layers in these flocks that pX'oduced 686,000,000 eggs of which 615,000, 000 were used for hatching, 2., 000, 000 consumed on farms when produced, and 69, 000, 000 were sold in commercial channels. Cash receipts from hat~hing egg. flock eggs ~r.e estimated at about 3Z million dollars. . . ~'""arm Flocks: The number of farm flocks and the number of birds 'in these flocks have declined almost steadily for the p~st .decade or so .and in . 1962 it is estimated that the average number of layers in these flocks is 1, 595, 000. The production from farm flocks was the least of the thre.e segme11.ts with an average of 174 eggs per layer and a total production of 277, 000, 000 eggs of which 83, 000, 000 were consumed on farms where produced and 194, 000, 000 were sold in commercial channels. 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. ------A-R-C--H-I-E--L-A-N--G-L-E~-Y---------------------------W-.--A-.--W--A-G-N--E-R---------- 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-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 ~tern Georgia Chicken and Egg Production, Disposition and Income - 196Z Unit Com'l Hatch. Farm All Flocks 1/ Egg Flocks 3/ Chicks Flocks Z/ CHICKENS: 4/ Number Produced Number Consumed 5/ Number Sold Pounds Produced Pounds Consumed 5/ Pounds Sold Price Per Lb. Cash Receipts Value of Farm Consumption Gr9s s Income Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou~ Thou. Cents Thou. dol. Thou. dol. Thou. dol. EGG PRODUCTION: Av. Number of Layers Eggs Per Layer Eggs Produced Egg.s Consumed 5/ Eggs Sold, Hatching Eggs Sold, Com'l Eggs Sold, All Price Per Doz., Hat ch. Price Per Doz. , Com'l Price Per Doz. , All Cash Re"l:eipts-,- Hat ch.- Cash Receipts, Com'l Cash Receipts, All Value of Farm Consumption E._/ Gross Income Thou. . Number Million Million Million Million Million Cents Cents Cents Th:ou. ol. Thou. clol. Thou. dol. Thou. dol. Tho~. dol. CHICKENS & EGGS: 4/ Cash Receipts Gross Income Thou. dol. Thou. dol. 5, 165 Z,700 4,4Z5 4,400 11, 160 31,7ZO 6.7 15.Z 749 4,830 7,4ZS Zl8 1, 6ZO 3 1, 617 1, 617 38.8 -- --- SZ, 3Zl 52,321 3,409 2.01 686 z 615 69 684 59.0 38.8 "3 0,--2 3-8 Z, 23Z 32,470 109 SZ,430 73 32, 543 53, 010 37,300 Z, 713 150 6ZO 1Z.3 76 1, 595 174 Z77 83 194 194 38.8 6,Z77 6, Z77 3,030 9,307 6, 353 12,303 Z,961 7, zso 6Z,917 9,475 43, 500 13.0 5, 655 1, Z3Z 6, 887 1Z,4Z9 Z08 2, 583 88 615 1, 880 2,495 59.0 38.8 43.8 '30, Z38 60, 830 91,068 3, 212 94,Z80 96,7Z3 101, 167 1/ Commercial Flocks -- 400 birds or mo-:ie per flock - eggs principally for human consumption. 2/ Hatching Egg Flocks -- eggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks. 3/ Farm Flocks -- less than 400 birds per flock - eggs principally for human ~ consumption. 4/ Does not include commercial broilers. -~, Consumed on farm where produced. ' ' Acquisit ions Division Universi t y Libraries University of Georgia Athens. Georgia BR 3 Athens, .'Georgia . ~,, U ; .S .' DEPARTMENT OF A G RICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE .- 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS , GA . May 14, 1963 COMMERCIAL VEGETABLES :FOR FRESH MARKET1 :ACREAGE AND .lNDICATED .PRODUCTION1 MAY 1,; 1963 *** GEORGIA *** .: . . i Weather dtirtng April 'var_ied from periods of favorable to very unfavorable . conditions in the main canmercial .producing areas of the State. Rainfall at the end of April effectively relieved the dry conditions that persisted through :most . :- . . ~ of the month. Cabbage harvest is becoming active in southern areas. Tomatoes are blooming and setting . fruit and light marketings are expected in late May. Vnle growth ' and~ stands of cantaloupe and watermelons are reported . generally good and some harvesting is ~X:pected a wek to ten days earlier than usw;p.l in southern areas. ;-: Snap beans-~ im'd.>e-Q.uash are beginning to: move in volume. .. . :;a : : :J. .~~.-qr~ . *** UNITED STATES *** Spring vegetable output of 38.1 million cwt. (hundredweight) is 4 percent larg~r - ~an last year but about .average. "'; ': ....; ... : !". . . ::!'! SNAP BEANS: The first forecast of the m!d-spriog crop places production at , ~ 361,000 hundredweight, 10 percent -more than last year, but 3 percent less than average. In Georgia and Mississippi, and to a limited extent in Alabama. ; '. c and Louisiana, the dry weather conditions, unless relieved during May, are expected,..". to limit the number of pickings ~ Peak harvest in South Carolina is expected by the first ~l' :June. Light picking..began. in southern Alabama during the week of April:~:.~.: The crop was two to thr e weeks later than normal in Mississippi because .~ : . of tlie "lb.te .spring. Harvest should be underway by the week . of May 20 ~ CABBAGE:?~timated p~oduc~ion of ~arlY .~priDg cabbage :i.s 115371 oo0 hundredweight, . :- ,.. " :: ~ percent less tban last year ~d Q7 percent less than average. In. :. -"' : South .,qaroJ:ina, dry weather r~tarde4 growth. . Production was expected to decline ,. seasonally"'by mid-May when most of the cabbage 'Will be harvested ..Cutting began , in Ballt\hn eounty, Alabama the week of April 22. Harvest will get underway about May I5.::*n Mississippi The crop, still suffering from ear~ cold and.. present dry weather;'-Will be about two weeks later than .normal. Harvest in Louisiana was ex- pected to continue .until-J.fay l~. . ' .. ~: ;;: CANTALOUPS: Acreage in the ear1y summer States . is ~st.~ted at ll1 200.. acre~, doWJ:l. ~": :;:.- l 1 2QO .acres from_last year. -: In Ge.orgia, stands were fair . to good. Growth of vines was slow mainly beca~e of lack of moisture. Rains .were received ... the last ..of April am.some early plants were beginning to run and bloom. ~st is expeeted to start : about.~ June: 1 .~~ .Arizona crop was i~ good c.c:>ndition but,_ growth~:~s re'tarded. l>y recent c~l weather. . . L ; : .. .I~~ ' . . , . .. : ~ . . . . . ~ .i. . . . SWEET RN: ~e first forecast for the late spriES l:)tates is 817,000 hundred: .. .. ' .weight, 15 percent more. than last year and 2 percent .above average. The acreage is 3 percent below last year. In B~ldwin County, ~bama, ~ewers were n6t" able to plan"- as much acreage as. they intended.because . 0f dry weather. .. . j Earliest pi.antin8s were. about a foot high. , Stands were very uniform but additiQnal.. rain was needed. Stands in Georgia were uniform and growth was good. The South. Carolina crop will reach peak volume in late June. ONIONS: Prospects for the late spring bnii0ik~ap are for a production of 1,597,000 hundredweight, 14 percent below the 1962 crop and 29 percent below the 5-year, 1957-61 average. less production than last year is expected in all States except Georgia, where an increase is indicated. The total late spring acreage, at 6,400 acres for 1963, is 23 percent below 1962. A higher average yield per acre is expected this year--250 hundredweight against 221 for 1962. In North Carolina, fields are in fair to good condition. The cool weather hurt stands in Georgia. Grower, are irrigating fields to offset the dry weather. Favorable weather during April in Texas more than offset losses in stands caused by the cold, dry weather e~lier in the season. Harvest is expected from mid-May to mid-June. (OVER). . -2- TOMATOES: South Car o Produc1;ion in the late spring weig lina, ht B 1 a 32 perc De stand e s nt above were irr last egul States is f year and 6 ar and spot orecast percent transpla at 11 1541 000 hundred above average. In nting was necessary. - The condition of the young crop was good. In Georgia, growing conditions have b-::~n good in all areas. Moat vines were blocming and setting a good crop. Har- ve:.~-t was expected to become general the last week of May. In Mississippi, trans- p~mting was canpleted and plants were making good _progress. ~e condition of tomatoes in Louisiana ranged trcm fair to good. In ~exas, planting was practi- c~ complete. However, there wi"u ~ l.iiDiteci transplanting in east ~exas in ear~ May. Harvest was expected to begin about inid-May in central Texas. Earli- est plantings were bloani.ng in east Texa. s where moisture ' . supplies are adequate. WATERMEWNS: The estimated 1963 production of late spring watermelons is . 9,378,000 hundredweight:, practic~ the seme as the 1962 crop of 9,3721000 hundredweight .. Harvest in south Florida was active with volume shipments occurring in late April and peak movement the first part of May. Harvest in tlle south central area v.l.ll begin in early May and in north central by late May. Heavy shipll8nts fran the north central area were expected about the first week ot June. Harvest in t!t, Gainesville area was expected to start .in late May with lleavy shipments abo~ mid-June. In the Live Oak and west Florida areas, harvest should start in late _June. .. Growers of earl.y summer watermelons have 2011 200 acres for harvest--2 percent below both the intentions reported in March and the 1962 acreage. Acreage is 14. percent below average. Larger acreages than in 1962 are expected in Oklab Most central areas bave adequate soil moisture. Plante are bloallins and setting fruit. Planting was nearly caaplete in east and north Texu. ctnJ.fBERSz Late spring production., is forecast at 11 1001 000 b'I.1DClreClwight, l6 - . . percent above last year a:o4 6 ~reent greater than average. A lai'ge increase ~ in South Carolina production over a year ago, coupled with slight iP. creasa ' 1D Georgia and Alabama, more than offset decreases in NQrth Carolina; Louisianai and California. Early planted cucumbers in South c.Jooli~ were aett~ bl.ooms and peak movement was expected the second week in June. Light marketing was expected ~!about mid-May in Georgia. Conditions in Alabama were f'avorab,le at __planting time but dey weather in late April slowed developaent. In Louisi$08, many staods were uneVen because of dry weather when the crop germ:illated. Rain vas needed for favorable development. Picking of ~e" 1a increasing in San Diego County1 California. Heavy vol.lae was expected 'Qy l&te May as. harvest begins in other soutbern coastal. counties and in the southern San Joaquin Valley. ~ -. '. . ~ - : - ~. : . (CONT~) .:.:: . . . . : ~ ... ; ...., . -' ' I - .. ;: . : :: ~- -3- Acrease and Esttmated Production Re12orted to Date 1 1263 with Co!Earisons . . CROP . AND STATE ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION Harvested : For :Average: :1957-61: 1962 ' : : harves 1963 t: Av. : :57-61: 1962 :Ind. :1963 :Average: :1957-61: 1962 : : Ind. 1963 . - Acres - - Cwt. - 1,000 cwt. - . SNAP BEANS: Mid-Spring: South Carolina : 6,160 . Georgia 2,780 . Alabama 1,060 .. Mississippi 1,680 5,900 2,900 1,100 1,400 5,700 24 3,200 27 l,lOO 27 1,400 26 24 19 21 23 26 27 22 25 148 142 148 75 55 86 29 23 24 44 32 35 . Louisiana Grou12 Total CANTl\LOUPS: : 21480 14 2 lt!>o 2,~00 13, 00 2 1 700 14 1 100 31 2E) 30 24 ~~ 11 12 68 312 321 3bl Early Summer: South Carolina : 5,380 4,900 4,700 29 27 154 132 Georgia : 6,200 5,800 6,000 51 60 315 348 Jun 10 Arizona, Other : 31620 Gro:!:!! Total 12 1200 . SWEET CORN: . Late Spring: . 1 1 ~00 121 00 200 111200 ~~ 82 20 228 144 127 624 South Carolina : 1,420 Georgia Alabama California Gro:!:!! Total ONIONS !J: Late Spring: 2,320 . 3,560 . 62260 . l3z2t!>O . . North Carolina : 860 . Georgia . Texas 520 3,380 Arizona 2,180 California Gro:!:!! .Total ~OMATOES: Late Spring: 4,t4o .. 111 80 . South Carolina : 6,260 Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Texas Grou:12 Total WATERMELONS: Early Summer: . 6,660 1,460 . 1,080 8 1440 . 23z200 ... 1,300 2,400 3,900 1l-,1lO10O0 250 300 1,700 2,000 4 1 100 8,320 6,200 3,300 900 1,200 2z200 111100 1,500 44 50 2,200 35 26 3,600 43 40 1 2000 81 14z300 22 60 48 200 105 160 400 102 150 1,000 38 45 1,400 279 270 ~,400 301 280 ,400 201 221 8~100 . - 68 ' 60 3,000 43 40 900 32 35 1,200 45 50 ~ ~,200 20 l z100 21 50 62 65 75 33 8o 62 73 40 153 156 144 12 21 ~~ 426 109 222 811 150 76 40 30 130 54 45 52 75 109 76 75 300 607 540 420 300 1,393 1 1148 1,020 220 2,239 1,842 1,521 80 . . 428' - -372 "': '.-648 45 284 132 135 40 48 32 36 50 48 60 60 . ~20 281 lao82 212 27~ 811 1zl2 North Carolina : 11,940 9,700 8,300 60 60 720 582 . South Carolina Georgia : 30,800 40,800 26,000 38,000 26,000 38,000 70 78 75 80 Alabama 16,000 14,000 12,6oo 98 90 Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Arizona : . 9,800 7,180 . . 2,820 9,300 88,600 . 5,680 6,800 6,200 2,500 1,000 80,000 4,400 6,300 64 6,000 84 2,300 82 7,200 73 80,000 55 5,300 147 75 85 90 70 60 155 California 111600 101000 21200 164 ~2 Gro:!:!2 Total CUCUMBERS: Late Spring: :2341220 204 1b00 2011200 . . 14 12 2,091 1,950 3,180 3,040 1,585 1,260 638 510 6o4 527 Jun 10 231 225 6'77 490 4,848 4,800 814 682 11820 1 1 ~~ l:Z12:Zb 12 1- - North Carolina : 5,700 4,900 4,700 45 50 50 259 245 235 .. South Carolina : 5,400 Georgia 760 Alabama 500 1,000 750 350 8,000 55 800 33 350 56 40 26 45 55 35 55 Louisiana 670 700 800 56 75 60 California 12620 11600 lz200 2J8 210 220 Gros:! Total l4z:zoo l2z300 lb 1 l20 10 b2 68 y Includes Processing. 296 25 28 38 386 1 2034 280 440 20 28 16 19 52 48 3~6 330 2 2 11100 ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge L. a. BARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator a_ D9tJ07 ~1}3 ;V h 3GIEO~CGITA :ccJF{(Q) . ~ : . ,. 'I . AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE MAYl h~63 . : u . s ." DEPA~TMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE . STATE DE.PARTMENTOF AGRICUL.TURE ; . . , p t~NA.RIE~ , .. STATISTICAL. REPORTING SERVICE ~~ 5.. HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS, GA . . Athens. Georg I a . . - . , Hay 14, 1963 . ' . GENERAL CROP. ' REPORT- AS OF .~AY 1, 1963 . . .. . , , .. Planting of crops in - Georgia wa~ w~ll aheacl of ~ormal on Hay 1. Lack of moistloire in April and cool temperature::t lo\'fered se~d germtna_tion, of some plant.ings and considerable reseeding has been nece,s~ry. 'At the beginning of the month, four- fifths of the corn and totton acreag' wu seeded. Two-thirds of the ccmnerCI.al peanuts had been seeded at that da~e -' ~nd spybean p'~ntlng was ; getting underway In southern counties, . . . . PEACH PROSPECTS UP: Georgia's 1993 peach crpp Is forecast at 5,500,000 bushels, - a mn non 6usffirt~ more ff'an ~rro~ s ye he- e-st--tmate of production includes both farm and . c~rcJal peaches. rrogr~ss of the crop Is . generally good . Light harvest has ~~~r~ed from ectrly .varietie$ ln southern areas Ba'sed on past reiationshlp between tnspecte.d ~nlpments a.nd tot'al production, ran and truck movement from this year's crop coul,d. vary :from 43 to 67 percent of total production. Last year 43 percent of product;ton moved by Inspected rail and truck, compared with th~ 1956-62 average of 48 percent. ~T PRODUCTION UP: Production ,of wheat In Georgia this year is currently fore- . : cast at 1,265,0QO bushels. This compares with 1,175,000 bushels produced- last year and an averaye ha~ves.t (1957.. 61) of ' 2,059,000 bushels. A larger acreage Is responsible for the production lncreas~ as ~ields, estimated at 23 bushels per -acr.e, we.re J.owered by.. the extrem~ly cold winter. MILK PRODUCTION: Milk production d~rJng April Is esti~ated at ~7 million pounds, down 1 ml11ion pounds from April 1962, but I million more than produced this March, ; . EGG PRODUCTION: Hens on Georg.fa.farms laid an estimated 272 .mlllion eggs during April, compared with 224 mfll ton du.dng the same month last year. -The increase fn production results from an increase of approximately 21- million layers over the- number on -hand a year earl.l.er. > PEACHES . . : :r- Production .Y State ~orth Carol ina South Carol ina Georg fa Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Lou,i s fana Oklahoma Texas ..: . . . . '' Av~ra~e ! 1957-61 : I ,000 . bushels .. I, 350 5,940 4,340 1 ,025 304 I ,686 142 144 680 1961 . 1,000 bushels 1 '500 l/ 7,800 1/ 5,200 I ,400 352 I ,500 145 100 650 . 1962 1,000 bushels I ,400 . 2/ 6,600 ll 4,500 900 200 I ,020 40 50 220 .:Indicated 1963 .1 , 0 0 0 bushels 1,400 6,500 5,500 1,040 320 1,750 145 II 0 800 9 States 15.611 18,647 14.930 17,565 !/ For some States fn certain years production includes some quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions. Estimates of ~uch . q~antltles weJ~ . as . follows (1 ,000 bushels): 1961 - North Carol fna. 100; South Carolina, 225; Georgia,205; 1962- South Carolina, 100; Georgia, 195. ll Includes excess cullage of harvested fruit (1,000 bushels): 1961- South Caroli- na, 350; Georgia. 145; 1962 - South Carol ina, 150; Georgia, 205. ARCHIE !..ANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge c. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician (Please turn page for United States Information) UN ITEO STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF MAY Ji.. 1963 ..Spreading effects of dry weather lowered winter wheat tirospects 5 J)ercent during Aprn , but the Hay I e_st imate of 885 million bushels is st 11 I 8 p~rcen.i large{ ~thari last year's crop. Fie.ld work ,and .$Pring plantfng .W'!re gener~l.iy ahead 'c)f nonnal on Hay 1. Sout~i;ttf ~acttv~.:r~~~cts remained good. but win.ter cold and spring freezes reduced - i:,e: ~(>':"rt.fHih\- 'crop. Citrus production from the 1962 bloom was 26 perce.nt smaller tha'ri the previous year. Hay stocks on Hay 1 were above aver:age in SP.fte. of heavy winter feeding requir:-ements. Early. season pros.pects for hay .and pasture crops .were gene.ra11y g.QC>d In .ihe. Nor:t .h CentraJ and . Western areas but b'eclow, ;n' Qr'mal i.n the S outh Ce'" ntra~ l an' d Nor:.ttt .an,d South Atlantic States. ... tn. WINTER WH.EAT: Estimated production of the 1963 winter ~h:~~t crop decline4... 5 percent during April. Acreage abandonment was reported th~. e':f-.t.remel.y. dry area centering in southwestern Kansas, .southeastern C7 107 104 106 106 . _: 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. li Revised. f ~JYloo 7 il) 8 GIEO~CGITA C~OJF /$"- (p._j) AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Georgia LIBRA R J~ U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 15 HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS, GA . May 15, 1963 GEORGIA CASH RECEIPTS FROM LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS UP 26 HILLI0N OOLLARS IN 1962 Cash receipts of Georgia farmers for livestock and livestock products amounted to $439,013,000 in 1962, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This ~s 6.3 percent or 26 million dollars above the ~/412,862,000 received in 1961. Receipts were up for commercial broilers 12 million dollars; cattle and calves, 10 million dollars; and eggs, 5 million dollars. Other commodities registered only a slight change from 1961 receipts. Georgia ranked first in the Nation in cash receipts from commercial broilers and fourth in receipts from eggs. Cash receipts from individual crops will be available in August 1963. LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS FOR GEORGIA 1959 1960 1961 1962 (Thousand Dollars) Hogs 52,876 54,980 55,488 54,375 Cattle and Calves 62,099 53,414 53,350 63,709 Dairy Products 49,734 .51,120 53,153 53,208 Commercial Broilers 153,000 17t'l,206 156,272 168,031 Other Chickems 5,515 4, 720 5,7.57 5,655 Turkeys~ 1,832 2,193 2,772 2,822 Eggs 62,169 85,153 85,936 91,068 Sheep and Lambs 226 162 78 95 Wool 'I ---- -94 ~- -- --- 75 ----- 56 -,.------50 TOTAL AEOVE = = = = = = = = = = = = = =3=87=,54=5= :; : 423,023 = = = = = =; 41.2,-862 439,013 ~ ; == == == = = == = l!J!LLIAM A. 1rfAGNER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge r, "lo. J. f1 "' AGRIC\J}_T URAL E XT E NS IO N S~ RVIC:.E U N1VE RS ITY OF GEOR GIA AND THE STAT~ DEPARTM EN 'f OF AG Hl C IJLTURE ' ... ;::::-=-:;;...,...- - - JMY22'63 u . S . DEPARTMENT O F AGRI C ULTUR E S TATI .STICAL R;: ~ 0 R T IN G SERVICE 15 HOKE SMITH AN N EX , ATHEN S, GA . . ay 2.0, 1963 Item I Thou. i i 1 t PuTll~ts :P1ac~d{U. s. )3/ f ot~ . I 3, 791 Domes-de 3, 35(} Chic-ken's Tested: I 'IrrOTier Typo -- - - --. Georgia 419 United States j 1, 873 Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: 4/ I 4 Ij 32.9 Thou. P.ct. 4, 534 120 4, 080 12.2. 463 111 1, 916 105 4 100 2.72. 83 Thou. ,. 12,386 1 11, 190 I j j 2.,012. 1 9, 109 i 6~ 3, 104 Thou. 12.~ 512. 10, 951 2., 067 9, 335 .99 3,088 . ~t. 101 -<)8 - 103 102 157 99 Broiler Type Georgia . , 37, 761 38, 640 102. 140,727 .135,369 96 United States 2.08, 2.69 214, 879 103 763,788 758, 106 99 Egg Type. . Georgia _ 1 . 2., 040 2,761 135 6,794 9, 562. . 141 United s-t'ates j 96,, 696 Commercia~ Slaug~~er: 94,958 98 244,042 239, 192 98 Yoong Chickens . - ~ Georgia 5/ 27, 002. 26, 598 99 95,605 102., 180 107 United Stai:es 6/ 141, 794 145, 933 103 517,12.6 562.,318 10.9 Hens and Cocks- .. . Georgia 5/ 495 Unite.d 2ii.tes 6J:...i..~ 1 6,897 S6 5 114 C,081 117 Z, 397 1, 987 83 30,494 33,455 110 Egg Production: 4/ MIL. MIL. MIL. MIL. Georgia.. - . ..1 2.2.4 2.72. 121 873 1,004 ll5 South Atlantic 7/ 783 G65 110 3, 002 3, 2.31 108 .! . United S ~ates - 5, 649 5, 651 100 1 21,675 2.1, 331 98 . Rev1~. e. d. ~ ~re i_~inary. 3 Inc udes expec~.ed pu et ;replacements rom eggs sold during the preceding monffi at the rate of 12.5 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case' of. eggs. 4/ Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Market News Service _-: F or the purpQse of.this report a commerCial poultry slaughter plant is de'1ned a.s .a plant which slaughters a weeldy average o at le'ast 30, 000 pounds live weight while 'in operation. (converted hom weekly to monthly basis,) 6/ U. S. Slaughter rep~or.ts only include pou~try slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 7/ South~tlanti<:State~s; Del., Md., Va., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla. YOUNG GHICKENS: SLAUGHT :l;~~E D UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1962 and 1963 -.. ... State Nu1nbef Inspected During Mar. Jan. thru Mar. i Indicated Percent Condemned . l During Mar. Jan. thru M~r .; Maine 1962 . Thou. 4,701 1963 . Thou. 4,734 19.62. T h o u . 14,'303 I 1963 11962. Thou, 14, 578 P2 ,c' :4t . 1963 1962 P2.eot:. P<;t, 2..9 1963 Pet. 2 0 . Pa. 4, 973 . 5, 731 14,630 11, i94 1. 8 2.. 1 1. 9 2..2 Mo. 3, 155 2.,960 8, 832.. 8,997 3.-4 2..6 3. 5 2.. 8 Del . 6,294 6, 535 18,698 ' .19,789 2..4 ~ . 2.. 3 2..3 2.. 4' . Md. 7,678 8,077 2.2.; '77 5 :"' 2.4, '604 .. 1.9 . 2.0 1. 9 . 2.2 Va. N.C. 4,033 3, 575 14, 395 14,880 11 ,'71 i' J8~ ' 570 z 11, 342. . . 2.. 1 2.. 4 . 2..0 44,215 2.4 . ' 2. 2. 4' 2. 5 . : 2..4 Ga. 23,760 2.2,848 Tenn 4, 100 3, 52.6 62.,838 11, 2.42. 68, 135 3~ 1 10,688 2..4 3. 4 " 3.3 2~4 3.5 3.8 . 3. '3 . Ala. 13. 571 12.,473 35, 62.8 38,439 3.8 2..6 4. 1 3.0 Miss. 9,476 10, 832 2.5,62.8 30,974 2..6 2..9 3. 1 3.0 Ark. 17' 433 19,284 Texas 7,2.75 7,2.37 46,601 17,82.0 54,334 2.2., 564 3z..o3 3.6 3.3 2..4 z. 1 3.7 2.6 ------ u. s. 1-3-6-,-8-5-7--1-3-7-,9-6-7--3-7-2-.,-7-2-8-----41-1-,--1-61-- ----~----2-..-8-----2-..-9---~---3-.-0--- For th1s projeci: ~tate un s were mate ed w1th Fe era unds recelVe rom the Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA , under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. ------A-R--C-H-I-E--L-A--N-G--L-E-Y------------------------~------W~.~-A~.--W--A-G-f-'l-E-R---------- Agricultural 3tatistici~n tn Charge AgJ;"icultural Statistician End-of- Month Stocks of Poultly, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - April 1963 Shell eggs: Increased by 1, 000 cases; April 196Z change was a decrease. of 4, 000 cases; average April change is an increase of Zl8, 000 cases. Frozen eFJs: Increased by 20 million pounds; April 196Z increase was 13 million poun s; a~er.age April increase is 19 million pounds. Frozen e2ult!X: Decreased by 41 mllhon pounds; April 196Z decrease was 40 million pounds; average April decrease is 34 million pounds. Beef: Decreased by 4 mill.i.on pounds; April 196Z decrease was 9 million pounds; average April d_ecetise is 5 million pounds. Pork:- . Increased by 46 m.illion pounds; April 196Z increase was 36 million po~ds; average April increase is 28 milliQn pounds. Other meats:. Increased by 10 million pounds; April 196Z change was a decrease of I million pounds; averag-e April change is an increase of 8 million pounds. Commodity Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified I !Unit Apr. Apr . 1957_.61 av. 1962 Mar~ 1963 Apr. 1~63 "I i Tliou. Thou. Thou. Thou. I I I I . I . . . . .Case ! 488 52 51 52 IPound ~ !~&. ~22....... ,!>!>.;~],!>......~~.1~'! ....~"!_5~J_5~.?...... 1 I I!Case L' -~. t.2!~........ J,_SJ~-----t. Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia . North Carolina South Carolina 'I 491 I i l I 1,-184 ..1, 025 67 . 1, 975 I I 2, 329 4,-033 I 2,016 I 140 6, 326 l 664 509 . 1, 321 1, 119 : 52 1,970 2, 314 4, 133 1, 989 153 6,242 680 599 1, 351 . 1, 124 42 1, 818 2,303 4,067 2, 116 134 6, 196 684 93 95 88 . 34 102 117 . 113 99 103 108 102 241 814 590 58 748 2, 344 . 2, 580 1, 200 510 5,009 497 351 784 597 81 76.3 2, 330 2, 864 942 442 4,979 484 280 118 707 85 634 89 72 87 667 77 2, 356 110 2, 637 101 1, 022 95 447 95 4,947 106 516 111 I GEORGIA Florida Alabama .Mississippi ..A rkansas L ouisiana T exas ! . j 11, 282 I I 444 f 7, 190 4, 509 7,266 902 4,476 11, 293 355 7, 053 . 4,495 7,222 868 4,604 10,943 377 6,987 4, 589 7, 152 871 4~606 104 88 118 . 117 109 141 . 119 I.I 8,676 I I I 191 . 5, 776 I I I 3,736 5, 920 639 I 3, 338 8,394 199 5, 566 . 3,821 5, 860 625 3,232 8,428 105 192 72 5, 609 118 3, 759 119 5, 959 112 620 119 3, 169 107 . Washington Oregon Californi~ 547 321 1, 543 601 334 1, 515 556 343 1, 673 123 I I 401 i 85 136 105 1, 371 440 179 1, 209 429 106 180 82 1, 222 88 TOTAL 1963 60,44:7 60,620 60,336 109 46,227 45,474 45, 251 106 . ! * TOTAL 1962 l ! 56, 504 56, 555 55,462 1 43,433 42,980 42, 53.3 i I I. ~ 107 107 109 l 106 106 106 as percent o same wee last year. * H!J 9 oo 7 ------- - . -~-- ---.-. - -- ---- ----- - ----- IAJ. 913 ' ar , GIEO~CGl. lA . ~ ..~ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SE~~--- . UNIVERSITY OF GEClRGIA ANcrfHE STATE DE~ARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Georgia U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH AC)INEX, ATHEC4 S, GA . Nay 1963 GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTTI{ATES 1962 ----pranted ~- : Ha;rve sted For Grain ;For All Purposes: Yield District and County: : Acreage : i!er Acre : Production -------------A-cr- es-----~A-c- res-----B-u- sh- els-----B- us- he- ls~- DISTRICT I Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon 1\furray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield 9,600 9,200 37.6 1,900 1,800 43.8 4,900 4,700 34.4 2,800 2,700 36.5 6,700 6,400 35.5 8,400 8,100 33.9 5,200 5,ooo 33.4 3,700 3,5oo 24.0 4,500 4,400 30 .. 3 4,600 4,400 35.5 4,200 4,100 30.3 345,600 78,900 161,800 9B;6oo 227,100 274,600 167 ,ooo 84,000 133,200 156,100 124,100 Total 56,500 54,300 34.1 1,851,000 DISTRICT II Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson De Kalb Fannin ForsY-th Fl:llton Gilmer .Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens .Towns Union Walton White Total 3,200 3,200 1,000 1,800 1,300 1,000 2,400 3,800 3,300 3,100 4,500 3,400 3,600 1,900 2,600 1,400 1,700 4,ooo 6,100 2,300 3,000 23.4 3,000 35.1 850 28.2 1,600_ 27.8 1,300 34.1 750 30.1 2.,200 40.9 3,600 29.2 3,100 31.2 3,000 39.0 4,400 30.2 3,300 28.2 3,400 22.4 1,800 39.0 2,500 25.3 1, 300 38.0 1,600 50.7 3, 800 44.8 5,600 26.3 2,100 37.0 55,600 52,200 32.2 70,200 105,200 24,000 44,400 44,300 22,600 90,000 105,200 96,600 116,900 132,900 93,200 76,200 70,200 .63, 300 49,4oo 81,100 170,300 147;300 77,700 1,681,000 DISTRICT III Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wilkes Total 3,100 3,000 26.0 2,900 2,; 700 23.0 4,500 4,400 26.8 2,300 2,300 37.0 3,600 . 3,400 24.0 2,100 2,000 23.0 L,lOO 3,900 24 '. 0 3, 700 3,500 26.7 1,800 1,600 50.0 2,000 1,900 ~.0 2,800 2,400 23.0 32,900 31,100 27.3 . 78,000 62,100 117,900 85,100 81,600 46-,ooo 93,600 93,500 Bo,ooo 57,000 55,200 850,000 : GEORGI A CORN CO~ITY E ~TDL\TES 1962 - : Planted t :For All Pllrposes: . . He.rve.sted For Grain Yield District and County: . t Acreage : Per Acre . : Production .- - - - - - - - -- ---Acres---- --Acres- - - - - Bushels-- .- .-:eus'hels- 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 10,000. 9,100 29.8 400 340 206 800 700 23.7 . 5,900 . 5,100 )0.9 1,6o0 . 1,800 27.8 2,700 2,500 29.8 3,400 3,200 25.2 2,600 2,200 23.6 2,800 2,1.,.00 27.8 5,600 4,500 32.9 3,000 2,500 34.0 19,600 16,100 32.9 9,200 7,200 26.7 7,800 7,000' 3().9 300 260 22.7 4,300 4,ioo 30.9 7,600 6,700 28.8 2,500 1;900 33.9 1,700 1,600 22.6 14,300 11,800 32.9 2,900 2,6oo 26.7 1,900 1,700 26.8 111,100. 95~300 )0.2 271,400 7,000 16,600 157,400 so,ooo 74,600 80,600 52,000 66,600 1.48,100 84,900 529,900 192)500 216,000 .' . 5,900 126,500 192,900 64,500 36,200 38'8,400 69,500 45,500 2,877 ,ooo DB!fRdWICiiiT V Bibb Blackley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Ja5per Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson Total 4,900 3,8oq 26.3 99,800 1,900 1,500 25.7 38,500 16,200 ll j 500 25.2 2,200 2,ooo 28.3 290,300 56,600 4,100 3,600 24.7 89,000 28,000 18,300 20.7 378,800 2,500 2,000 20.2 40,400 7,600 7,200 19.2 138,100 14,900 13,.400 36.3 487,000 l, 700 1,500 25.2 37,800 22,800 14,800 22.2 328,800 1,100 800 21.6 17,300 67,300 47,200 28.3 1,334,300 1,600 1,200 24.2 29,100 16,700 10,600 21.2 224,700 4,800 3,700 25.2 93,400 3,900 3,000 23.7 71,200 6,700 6,300 39.4 248,000 13,800 11,300 22.2 251,000 1,200 600 20.3 12,200 1,500 1,100 23.5 25,900 900 800 17.1 13,700 12,700 8,600 21.7 186,700 7;300 5,500 24.2 133,200 22,700 17,500 28.3 494,700 15,800 9,500 24.7 235,100 7,700 4,700 18.2 85,400 292,500 212,000 25.7 5,liU,ooo ""~1"\'P\JIIII,.. A 'f""'r"\~~ .., ft"r.''l"''r.'''n~ -r.'I"P\T:'r'V' .,..,..ftT ..,. """"~,.,.,., \- GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES 1962 . .. Planted s Harvested For Grain . . :For All Purposes: Yield !2i~t!i~t-~d_C~tz:_ _ _ _ _ _ __ ! _ !c~_!g! __ t __P_!r_A~r! _.:_ _P!~ifitfo~ _ Acree Acres Bu&lels e s DISTRICT VI BUiioch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins ~cDuffie Richmond Screven Warren 72,700 40,.500 23,900 2,500 13,900 39,600 .6,000 20,900 22;590 4,700 2, 700 43,200 . 7,600 58,000 38,100 17,000 2,200 8,300 30,000 4,900 1a,opo 20,000 4,300 2,200 36,600 7,000 39.1 2,269,000 25.4 968,800 28.4 482,200 19.5 43,000 )0.3 251,700 28.4 850,900 19.6 95,800 21 ~ 5 387,.300 23~5 469,400 19 ~ 6 84,100 19.5 43,000 29.3 1,073,800 25.4 178,000 Total 300,700 246;6oo 29.2 7,197,000 DI5rRICT VII Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller l-1itche11 Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster 18,700 15,8oO 10,400 49,100 10,100 47,200 51,500 16,900 .34,800 55,800 4,200 17,100 27,500 11,000 27,700 24,400 50,900 8,400 17,.300 15,200 9,700 42,300 8,700 43,800 45,200 15,500 30,300 46,600 3,400 15,100 23,600 8,800 22,800 22,900 46,500 6,800 29.5 510,600 29.0 441,200 33.5 324,500 29.0 1,227,700 24.6 214,000 33.5 1,465,200 32.5 1,467,600 29.5 457,500 " 26.1 790,100 28.5 1,329,700 26.6 90,300 28.5 430,900 30.5 719, .800 27.5 242,400 31.5 717,900 29.5 675,900 29.5 1,372,600 18.7 127,100 Total 481,500 424,500 29.7 12,605,000 DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth 13,400 14,200 38,700 44,000 1,500 52,100 62,000 26,800 24,800 31,600 3,700 38,000 18,200 9,100 28,400 22,700 26,600 20,200 21,000 47,000 9,500 9,500 26,400 35,400 Boo 34,900 51,300 22,500 23,800 .30,000 2,100 .30,500 11,200 6,300 20,700 13,200 21,300 17,300 17,900 41,400 31.8 302,300 30.8 292,900 36.8 971,400 )0.8 1,091,400 )).9 24,700 29.8 1,041,.300 )0. 3 1,556,000 27.8 626,500 26.9 639,100 26.4 790,600 19.9 41,800 31.8 970,600 33.8 378,700 28.8 181,700 26.9 555,800 18.4 242,900 31.8 677,900 22 .. 9 395,700 22.9 409,400 24.9 1,029,300 Total 544,000 426,000 28.7 12,220,000 .. GEORGIA CORN COUN:U ES'l'TI1ATES 1962 Planted : ' Harvested For Grain :F.or All Purposes;. . . . : Yield . : . District and County : : Acreage : Per Acre : Production - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - Acres - - - - - Acres - - - - Bushels - - - -Bus'Fieis- - DISTRICT IX Appling . Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long, . . . : Mcih,tosh Pierce .Tattnall Toombs W~re Wayne. . 30.,600 . 23,700 4,800 3,000 100 1,000 700 15;,900 ' 100 1,200 4,100 200 27,500 38,200 28,600 12, 5'00 22,000 22,000 35.5 780, 900 18,200 34.5 627,000 2,700 38.6 104,300 2,200 47.0 103,400 70 38.6 2, 700 490 36.7 18,000 500 29.2 14,600 . .~2,200 43.8 534,900 70 30.0 . . 2;100 800 31.2 25;ooo '2.,600 37.6 97, _700 170 29.4 '5,000 17,900 39.7 710,100 : 26,200 1.:1.8 1,094,100 20,000 43.8 877,000 10,100 41.8 421,700 13,800 44.9 619,500 Total 214,200 150,000 40.3 6,'038,000 STATE. TOTAL$ 2,089,000 1,692,000 30.0 5o, 760;ooo ., . . ,, : .:: ~ i ~~ . . ., ' ' I ': " "' f : ~ .; \ .. ; ! fl, ' . .. ~; . .. .. ' . GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE I J I J ~~-fG J-J E.RY . ~U, -.? .63 Releaseci' 6/5/63 GEORGIA: -- CHICK HATCHERY REPO~ RT ' ~ ;~ " f.~ ... " ' ' I ~ ~ Athens, Ga., June 5, 1963--A total of 8, Z43, 000 broiler chick!i was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending June 1 according to the Geqrgia Crop Reporting Service.. This compares with the 8, 4Z8, ,000 placed the previous week and. is 6 percent more th:an the 7, 7r58, 000 placea the same week last . year. : Broile-r ~gg~ set by Gcorgi.i. .l ' -ha-~ cheries amounted to 10: 8ZZ, 000 .co~pared ~tll 10, 943, 000 the previous week a,nd is 7 percent more thap the 10, 09Z, 000 for ~he .corresponding week last year. I I . T_h~ .majority of the pri..ces paid~ Georg~~ proQ,ucers. for broiler hatching a egg~ w~~ rep9rted' withi~ .range oi50 t~ 70 cents pe~ : dozen with an ~:v:erage of 61 cent's f~r aJl hatching:.. eggs. aud 59. cents for egg's purchased~ at the farm from flocks wi t~ ' hatchery oWned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler .chicks were repo~ ted within a range of $7.00 to $9.50 with an average of $8.75 per hundred. .The average prices last year were 49 cents for eggs and $7. 50 for chicks. r . .' ;; ~ . . ' . : Th~ average price from th~ Fedefal-State Mark3t News Service .for broilers during the week ending June 1 was 15.90 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 15.4Z cents the previous week and 15. 13 cents the same week l'ast year. :. Wee Enc;Jing :1962. Eggs Set 1963 .t.. " Chicks Hatched 1~6Z . 19~' 3 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 2.5 June 1 816 1/ 133 65.8. - . 100 57()' ,,. szs 466' .... 367 .37.1 . 482. 463 .. ' 54()' 614 . 540 ' 672 645 519 167 146 ~ ! 139 . I 19369 Week Endin ~ggs Set Z/ . I Chicks Placed for r Brollers in Georgia 1962. Thou. 1963 h~~ -~ 0 0 1 year :a o ercent T _ou.; Prices Broiler Chicks 1963 o ars I Mar. Apr. 30 6 ' l~1l,, 234 139 11,648 1 104 11,782. ! 106 18,444 18, 335 7,721 91 71 8,016 96 69 10.50 10.2.5 Apr. 13 111, 427 1.1, 941 1 104 8, Z99 8, 511 ! 103 68 10.00 Apr. 20 j ll, 454 lZ, 085 1 106 Apr. 27 11, 158 11, 766 1 1os 8, 357 a, 1oa 8,677 1 104 66 8, 581 106 64 9.75 9.2.5 May 4 10, 810 11,558 107 May 11 10, 525 11, 282. 101 May 18 I 10, 609 11, 2.93 106 8,262 118a,, 212. 152. ::~~~ I 108 105 62 62 8,394 103 161 9.00 9.00 8.75 May 25 j 10, 493 10, 943 i 104 18 040 June 1 ! 10,092. 10, 822 i 107 ,7, 758 8,428 1 105 161 8,243 ! 106 ,61 8.75 8.75 1/ ReVl.sed. 2/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statisticianin 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--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 Anne~. Athens, Georgia EGGS SET ANP CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS. BY WEEKS - 1963 Pa e Z STATE May 18 EGGS SET We~k Ending May .June 2.5 1 --1l year I ago]J May 18 CIDCKS PLACED W~~k Ending May June 2.5 1 o of year ago 1/ Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois I. I I 1, 798 509 I 1, 32.1 I.t 1, 119 52 : Missouri 1, 970 Del~ware .. Maryland Z, 314 . 4, 133 Virginia . l, 989 West Virginia 153 .. North Carolina . 6, 2.42. : South Carolina . 680 THOUSANDS 1, 805 599 11 351 1; 12.4 42. 1, 818 2~303 4,067 z. 116 134 6, 196 684 1, 689 ., 563 l, 116 1, 2.96 32. !', 700 Z, ZZ1 4,034 2.,069 136 6,2.2.3 683 100 I 109 I 89 I 106 2.6 97 I 111 112. 100 99 108 1104 1, 332. 351 784 597 81 763 2.,330 2.,864 942. 442. 4,979 484 THOUSANOS 1. 399 2.80 707 634 72. 667 2., 356 Z, 637 1, ozz 447 4,947 516 1,379 2.01 733 664 40 671 Z, 2.10 2., 771 1, 140 408 4,82.7 497 104 . 82 I 87 1QO 47 . 88 108 ' 108 112. 86 105 97 -- . GEORGIA . Florida Alabama .Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TA . , .!'1, 2.93 . 355 7, 053 4,495 7,2.2.2. . 868 . .4,604 601 334 1,515 * TOTAL 1962 56, 555 . 10,943 377 6,987 4, 589 7,152. 871 4,606 556 343 1, 673 55,462. 10, 82.2 398 6,673 4, 2.37 7,005 880 4,358 596 482. 1, 637 3 54, 588 1 I 107 l 89 115 109 . 105 1155 ,116 jll6 121 99 8, 394- 19.9 5, 566 3, 821 5, 860 62.5 3,2.32. 440 179 1, 209 8,42.8 192. 5,609 3, 759 5, 959 62.0 3, 169 429 180 1, 222 42,980 42., 533 8, 2.43 106 194 ., 77 5, 571 113 3, 52.5 H4 5,866 109 638 12.5 3, i6o 110 579 161 121 69 1, 145 93 41, 716 107 " 109 108 as percent o same wee last year. 106 106 107 ~..-. 1.5, ~9.6: 3..... \----'-------- --- --- -- ~ Released... 6/6/63 ' ". - By . -."', . ..J. GEORCi~ - CROP REPORTING SERV:~~E . .. , ! GEOR(}IA PRICF.S RECElVED INDEX DOWN 3 POlNTS : .. The ~ex of Prices Received by Ge~rgia Farmers during the month ended 'May 15 declined l percent (3 points) to 252 percent of its 1910-14.-raverage . ~~ver1 this represents an increase of 3 points above the mid-May ~x :of a, yea,: ago. The All Crop Index fell 2 points to 278 percent, while the Livestock Index. and Livestock Products Index, at 199 percent, slipped 4 points-below the mid"'- April Lower -prices received for cotton, .corn, oats, and bay were primari~ ~s. pol;lSible--for- tlle aecllne in the All Crop --Index;- Cotton at 34.o- cents-dropped .5 :cents pel", pound,while corn fell to $1.41 per bushel, one cent below a month aeo. With the harvest of the new crop now under way, prices received for oat~ ::l:il~_2 cents to 88 cents per bushel. Hay, at $27.00 per ton, registered a de .cline of $1.50 from a month ago. . Lower prices received for cattle, chickens, and eggs more than offset :higher prices for bogs. Beef cattle prices fell 40 cents per cwt. to $18.10. Camller.;. c1,al broilers at 14.0 cents per pound averaaed .5 cents lower, while the prices of eggs dropped 5-9 cents per dozen to 39.6 cents. Prices received for hogs at $14.30 per c;wt., 60 cents higher than mid-April, was the only item in the 1ivestock index showing an increase over last mouth. Wholesale milk at $5 .75 per cwt. continued its seasonal decline - 5 cents lower than a month ago. U. S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POms PARITY INDEX UNCHANGED, PARITY Ml'IO 17 :. During the month ended ~y 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined l percent (2 points) to 240 percent of its 1910-14 average. The most . s'ignificant: price declines were reported for cattle, eggs, and- wholesale milk. Partially offsetting were bigber prices for oranges and bogs . Tbe May 15 index was 1/2 of l percent (1 point) below a year earlier. The Index of .Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest1 Taxes1 and Farm Wage Rates 1 was 311 on May 15, the same as in April. It was up l percent from a year e$rlier. MOst of the increase was due to h16her prices. for farm produc- tion goods. Farm wage rates and taxes also were substantia~ higher than in May 1962. ' . . . With farm product prices down and prices paid unchanged :from a month earlier, the Parity Ratio declined l po:i,nt to 11, the same as in March. -. Irulex N1.11$ers - Georgia and United States . Index : _ . May :15 . . . 1210-14 = 100 1962 April 15 1263 . May 15 J.23 . UNITED STATES : . :. y Prices Received 24~ . 242 240 .. Parity Index gj 307 . .. . . Paritl Ratio . . 12 , 311 . - 311 1 ' T7 GEORGIA Prices Received Al.;l. Commodities All Craps . : ' ... .. I. .L 249 273 .... 255 280 .. 252 278 . Livestock and L'stk. Products 201 . . 20~ . 199 Record His!! . :Index: . Date .. 313 :Feb. 1951 311 :J}Jan. 1963 123 :Oct. .. .. 1246 . 3l0 319 :Mar. :ljj~. 1951 1951 . 295 :Sept. 1948 y Revised. gj Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. :J Also February,. April, and May 1963. 1jj Also April 1951. ARCHIE LANGLEY MELVIN D. ROGERS !n_caarae_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~iU!t~_Sia1i!t!c!aa Jt&r.!c~iU&! .t~!s~ii!;Il_ The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) . PRICES RECEIVEn BY FARMERS MAY 12 2 1263 2 WITH COMPARISONS GEORGIA UNITED STATES COMMODITY-AND UNIT : May 15 :April 15 May 15 :April 15:May 15 1 62 16 1 62 16 1 6 Wheat, bu. $ 1.87 2.00 1.98 2.09 2.0 Oats, bu . $ .'80 -90 .88 : .667 .650 .635 Corn, bu. $ 1.28 1.42 1.41 : 1.03 l.o8 1.10 r- Barley, bu. $ ~~o6 . . 1.08 . 1.10 : . 1 ..02 , .887 -919 Sorghum Grain, cwt. $ 2.05 2.12 2.12 : 1.71 1.71 1.72 Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, _ton Soybeans, :bu. J3-5 $ $ ~.40 -34.. 5 ' 2-55 34.0 -: 33-59 ... - . . . 2-55 2.36 3297 2.45 32-55 ..; 2.47 Peanuts, _lb. Swee'ifpotatoes' cwt .. $ 10 .7 5-20 . . 12.1 . 655 11.1 . 3-90 12.0 3-93 Hay, baled, per ton All $ 25.20 28.50 27.00 : 21.40 22.50 21.80 Alfalfa $ - 36.00 38.50 . 37 .oo .:. 21.40 .. 22. 70.. ' 22.00 I.es~_deza S_oybean & Cowpea $ .28.00 $ 28.00 31-5'0 30.50 : .23ao 26 .00 . 25.10 32.00.: 30-50 : 26,20 : . .. 28.70 28.50 P.e~ut $ 23.QO 26.50 25~.00 : 22.00 . . 25.80.: , 24.80 Milk Cows, head. $ 165.00 17500 175-00 :219.00 . 215 .00 . 215.00 Hogs, cwt. $ 15.40 13.70 14.30 : 15.20 13.60 .14.30 Beef cattle, Cows, cwt. yall , cwt. $ $ 18.40 18.50 15.70 ;, I 15-50 18.10 : 21.30 20.30 19-70 15.00 : 14.60 14.30 .. 14.30 Stee~s ~ he~fers, cwt. $ 21,40 20.80 20.60 : 23.50 22.50 . 21.50 g; . qal.vef?, cwt . M-i~, Wholesale, cwt. $ 23.40 F_luid ::~ -$ 5-90 23.50 5-85 23.:50 : 25.10 ... 4.15 25-30 4.25 . 24 .80 . . ~-uf $ 3.10 -3-25 3.06 3-13 All Turkeys, lb. $ 5.80 22.0 5.80 Y575 3-76 3-87 ;J3. 76 21.0 21.0 20.6 22.0 21.6 Chickens, per lb. Farm 11.5 14.0 11.0 10.0 Com' 1 Broil. All 13-5 13.1!; 14.5 14.5 . 15-5 14.8 14.4 E -4 1 ... . . PRICE ..PAID B:Y; FAijMERS FOR SELECTED FEEOO MAY 12 2.. 1263 i WIT:ij COMPARISONS . . GEORGIA :~ .. \miTEn ST,ATES ..KIND OF FEED : .. ... : May 15 :April 15 : May 15 :: _May. 1; :April l7.:May 15 . 1262 1263 196~ J".: ;-i 1~- 1263 : 1263 Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% -Protein 3.as 4.00 . 4.05 3-69 3.81 377 16% Protein 3-.70 : 3-90 3-90 3-65 3-76 3-73 18% Protein 2CJ{o Protein 3-95 4.15 4.15 3-65 3-79 377 4.05 4.20 4.25 3-96 4.13 4.10 Cottonseed Meal., 41%, cwt. 390 Soybean Meal,, 44%, cwt. 4.30 4.30 4.65 4.25 4.65 4.26 4-39 4.63 4.79 '4.59 . .4. 78 Bran, cwt . Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. Laying Feed,. cwt. ~cratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa Hay, ton .All other Hay, ton 3-30 3.40 3.25 4.60 4.55 4.10 34 .00 32.00 . 3-50 3.60 3-30 4.65 4.60 4.15 44.50 37-20 3-45 2.95 3.60 3.00 .. 3-35 3.o8 . 4-75 4.6_5 4.70 4.35 . 4.20 3-87 . 40.00 : 30-90 32-00 .: 22-30 I 3-11 . 3.16 3-15 4.75 4.4:5 3-96 33 .80 33-00 2.99 3-05 3.16 4.74 4.43 3.94 32.90 31.90 . .. Released 6/12/63 GEORGIA CIDCK HATCHERY REl?ORT Athens, Ga., June 12, 1963--A tot of 8, 102, 000 broiler chickswas placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending June 8 according.to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 8, 243, 000 p1a~ed the previous week and is 3 percent more than the 7, 854, 000 placed the same week last year. Bro-He r-e-ggs se-t"-b-y Geor gia hat cheries am-ounted -t o 1o-, 732, 000 - compa-red with 10, 822, 000 t he previous week a~+d is 6 percent more than the 10, 088, .000 for the corresponding week last year. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 50 to 70 cents per dozen with an average of 61 .cents fo~ all hatching eggs and 59 cent s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels.* Most prices charged for broiler cJ;licks were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $8. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 51 cents fo~ eggs and $7.75 for chicks. The average price from the F ederal-State Market News Service for br~ilers during the week ending June 8 was 15.25 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 15.90 cents the previous week and 14. 73 cents the same week last year. ' GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCIDNGS, AND CffiCK PLACEMENTS w~ek Ending Eggs Set EGG TYPE I Chicks Hatched 1962 1963 o/o of year 1i:J6z ' o/o of 1963 year -ago ago Thou. I Thou. Percent Thou. 'l'hou. Percent May ; 11 660 658 100 371 540 146 Mar. 18 ' 5(>5 570 101 482 672 139 May1.25 492 528 107 463 645 139 Jurie 1 562 June. ~ !417 466 83 540 519 96 430 103 ' 452 462 102 BROILER TYPE l .. __:____A y .__.P;:i..Cjtii._ _ _ Week ! Eggs Set]:../ Chicks Placed for Hatch. Broiler Ending J ! . 1962 I ~ Thou. 1963 Thou. i Broilers in Georgia t ! ! I o/o of year i 1962 l . ago l l' I P"Ct. Thou. t %of 1963 r year ! Tliou. ! , ago Pet. j Eggs 1963 Cents Chicks 1963 Do!Iars Apr. 6 ! 11, 139 11,782 106 ! 8, 335 I 8, 016 ~ 96 69 10.25 Apr. 13 jl 11, 427 11, 941 104 j 8, 299 8, 511 j 103 1 68 10.00 Apr. 20 11,454 12,085 106 . 8, 357 8, 677 j 104 1 66 9. 75 Apr. 27 ~ 11, 158 11, 766 1 105 1. 8, 108 May 4 ! 10, 810 11, 558 ~ 107 i 8, 262 May 11 ! 10, 525 11, 282 -107 l 8, 272 8, 581 1 106 1 64 8, 936 1 108 1 62 8, 676 ! olO.S 62 9. 25 9. 00 9. 00 ! May May 18 j lo, 609 25 1' 10, 493 11, 293 10, 943 I ~ 106 104 !~ 8a,, 152 040 June l 10,092 10,822 107 7, 758 8, 394 1 103 61 8, 428 1 105 8, 243 ! 106 ~ 61 61 a. 75 8. 75 a. 75 June 8 ; 10, 088 10,732 ! 106 l 7, 854 8, 102 ; 103 I 61 8. 50 !7 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCIDE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -U-. -S-.--D--ep--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 fiCThere are z"ep.orts of surplus broiler chicks in many l areas. Some are moving at distress prices much lower ! than the range of prices would indicate. - EGGS SET AND ClUCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS. BY WEEKS 1963 Page 2 I ! E(!;~ssE:r p I em~RS PLAC:ED STATE - --- - -- -- - "-~- -- -- .'!..c'ng_____ - - - --~ May June J .u n e - -May Ju-n-e- ----~1. 0 0 year 25 1 8 25 8 ! ago!/ TH USANDS I THOU AND5 I Maine Connecticut 1~ 805 599 1,689 563 1, 681 532 I 97 I 1, 399 89 . 280 1. 379 201 1, 416 111 197 53 . . Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois I I Missouri I Delaware Maryland Virginia I West Virginia North Carolina I I 1, 351 1, 124 42 1, 818 2,303 4,067 . 2, 116 134 6, 196 1, 116 1, 296 32 1,700 2, 221 4,034 2, 069 136 6,223 1, 165 . 1,381 47 1,720 2, 118 . 4, 077 1, 941 136 6, 115 83 I 707 733 106 I I 634 664 38 106 101 I ~ 72. ' 6671 I' 2, 356 40 671 2, 210 114 l 2; 637 2, 771 90 1, 022 1, 140 87 447 408 109 4,947 4,827 851 101 572 80 17 25 563 73 Z, 265 122 2, 729 104 1, 020 96 450 101 4, 831 105 South Carolina I l 684 686 641 105 516 497 505 101 GEORdlA II 10,.943 10,822 10,732 106 I 8,428 8, 243 8, 102 103 Florida Alabama Mississippi I 377 l 6,987 '4, 589 398 6,673 4,237 370 86 6, 582 113 . 4, 348 113 192 5, 609 3, 759 194 5, 571 3, 525 16'5 5, 390 3,622 66 . 110 115 Arkansas Louisiana TeXa.s 7,152 J"" 811 I 4,(>06 7,005 . 7, 121 107 5; 959 1 5, 866 5, 915 108 880 859 160 620 638 666 138 . 4,358 4,246 119 3, 169 3, 160 3,096 102 Washington Oregon California. TOTAL 1963 ! 556 1 I I .; 34'3 1, 673 I 60,336 596 482 1, 637 58, 853 751 391 1, 560 58, 514 159 429 ' 579 436 132 . 104 . 180 121 214 95 90 1,222 1, 145 1, 186 96 107 45, 251 44,593 44,208 105 * I TOTAL 1962 55, .462 I I. o/o of year ago i I 109 54, 588 108 54 , 4 9 7 107 42, 533 106 41, 716 107 42,039 ; 105 1 Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. (L 900 7 .rt~GI0 ~CGITA C~([))JP> ~IIt0 ~l'ITNCG ~I~VITCIE ... ' . lo-r ' Crop pros but generall;{ v Heavy rains and .U .. S ..DEPARTMENT OF AGRI C ULTURE STA T ISTICAL RE P ORTIN G s 'E RVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX., ATHENS, GA . ' . , June 12, 1963 - --:--- . - throughout the. state .: . After the hea\ry rEiins and early May coid, almost 'ideal for crop development. By the end toefmlp\feay,r,ateuarerlsyansdprminogisctruorpea:wwereer,,e, :. ' growing nicely and conditions were generally good. Peac~_ Prospects Very Good: The June l forecast of Georgia's 1963 peach crop was 5,aoc,.ooo bushels, up sharj,ly frorii last. year's production. The estimate includes both farm and commercial peaches. Har- vest of. early varieties in South Georgia got under way in early May. Movement continued light until about mid-May. Since that time, harvest has increased steadily and was very active by June 1. Harvest now is nearing the peak. Quality. is reported very ~ood. :Wheat: Yields Same as Last Year: Wheat . yields in Georgia are estimated at 25 year. ' pushels per acre; the same as -produced last Total production at 1,375.,000 bushelS 'is up from the 1962 crop of ' l,l75,000 as a result of an increase in acreage for harvest. Condition of wheat improved ' during May and was reported at 82 percent on ~urie 1, up 4 percent from a month eariier~ ... I May Egg .ProdU.ctibn Record High: Egg production on Georgia farms during May is estimated at 275 million, up 3 million from the previous month. Production was up sharply f~om a year earlier as a result of an increase in both the number of layers and rate of lay. Layers on hand during M~y averaged 14,496,000 compared with 11,719, 000 a ye~r. earl~e~; Mi-lk Pz-ciduction liicreased Seasonally: Milk production in Georgia during May is estimated at 90 million pounds, up seasonally from the 87 million pounds produced the previous month. Production this May was 3 million pounds more than produced in May 1962. General Crop Report for the United S~ As of June l, 1963 Prospects for winter wheat declined during May because of continued dry weather in parts of the Central Plains and frosts in the Northern Plains areas. However, the expected output is still 5 per~~nt larger than last year. Spring wheat production is indicated to be less than the large 1962 crop. Seeding of row crops made good progress during May. Hay and pasture crops show below average June l prospects. Frosts reduced prospects for fruit crops in the producing areas from Virginia northward. Winter Wheat Down 3 Percent From May 1: Expected production of winter wheat for 1963 dropped for the second month because rainfall came too late in the area centering around southwestern Kansas, southeastern Colorado, northeastern New Mexico and the Panhandle nrea of Oklahoma and Texas. Additional acreage was abandoned during May in this critically dry area. However, rains the latter h&lf of May improved pros~ects on acreage outside of the severe drought area. Frost on May 20-22 caught winter wheat in the blooming stage in South Dakota and Nebraska and sharply reduced yield prospects in many fields. In the central Corn Belt States, winter wheat developed satisfactorily. Indicated production for the 1963 winter wheat crop is 855 million bushels, 3 percent smaller than last month's forecast, 5 percent larger than the 1962 total, but 14 percent less than average. Please Turn Page General Crop Report for the United States As of June l, 1963, continued: '! Peaches: The Nation's 1963 peach crop is estimated at 73.8 mi~ion bushels, 3 percent be~ow last ye~, ; percent below 1961, but 2 percent above average. A crop of this size would .be the smallest crop since 1958. Excluding the California Clingstone crop, which is mainly for canning, the remainder of the U. S. crop is forecast at 42.0 million bushels, down 7 percent from last year and 12 percent below average. or Production in the 9 Southern States is now forecast at 18,170,000 bushels, up 605,000 bushels, more than 3 percent from the May 1 forecast, and 22 percent above 1962. Each of these States expects a crop as large or larger than in 1962. Large increa~es are expected in Arkansas and Texas 'Where the 1962 crop was short. Georgi_a expects a crop of 5,8oo,ooo busnels, up 29 percent from last year and the largest crop since 1945. South Carolina's prospects increased during May despite some heavy losses from hail storms. Milk Production: May milk production in the United States was 12,295 million pounds--1 percent below both a year earlier and the 1957-61 average for the month. Cumulative production January through May of 1963 was 1 percent below the corresponding period last year but 1 percent above the 5-year average for the period. Poultry and Egg Production: Farm flocks in the United States (50 States) produced 5,727 million eggs during May, c_om- pared .with 5, 728 million during Mey 1962. Decreases of ll percent in the West North Centxal and- 6 pel:cellt ...i the Eas:LNortb. _Central...of:f'.se.t incr.~es_of..ll per- cent in the South Atlantic, 7 percent in the South Central, 4 percent in the West, and 1 percent in the North Atlantic regions. Egg production during May was the lowest of record in the East North Central and in the West North Central regions and highest of record in the South Atlantic and in the West. Aggregate egg production, January through May, was 1 percent below the same months last year. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician '. a7 ~CGIEO~GllA C~(Q)JP ~1E IP 0~1rllNG IE~YITCCIE . ! U . 5 . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STA:riSTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . June 12, 1963 ESH MARKET , JUNE 1, 1963 GEORGIA: . . Vegetable crops in central and southern areas of the State made good progress in .9.i-owth and maturity during May. Most spring planted vegetables and melons are a we~~ to ten days earlier than last year. Harvest of good quality tomatoes ' began in late May and Is expected to become general by June 1. Cantaloups and .water- melons have made rapid growth and some marketings started around June I~ UNITED STATES: Spring vegetable and ~melon supplies are expec~ed to total 52~5 million hun- dredweight (cwt.), 5 percent above last ~ear and 4 percent above average. SNAP BEANS: The mid-spring snap bean production is estimated at 320,000 cwi.,. 11 percent below the May I forecast and 2 percent below .thel962 harvest. Reductions during May were quite general with Alabama the only State showing. the same prospects as a month ago. Yields In the coastal areas of South Carolina have been !:JOOd but dry weather and a hail storm cut prospective yields in 'the Holly Hill area. Dry weather reduced prospects in Georgia, Misslsslppl, and Louisiana. Late May rains are not expected to bring much Improvement. Picking is .nearlng completion In most areas. CANTALOUPS: The f,irst estimate of early summer cantaloups places production at 463,000 cwt., 26 percent less than 1962 and 36 percent less than average.. Most of the decline occurred in Arizona where acreage was less :than one-third of last year. Central Arizona cantaloups showed !:JOOd progress to June I. Harv~st is expected to start about June 20-25. Prospects as of June I Indicated an excellent crop In Georgia. Harvest was expected the first week in June In southern areas. In the important Cordele area vine growth and fruit set are good. Harvest will begin In this area about mid-June. The South Carolina crop is In good condition but p~ak movement is not expected until July. SWEET CORN: ..The- fln 1, 379 1, "416 1, 416 109 61 ! 201 197 244 102 90 89 17 I t i 733 664 40 851 572 17 856 95 560 84 36 84 103 I 67 1 563 636 79 100 113 100 82 ! l i I i Z, 210 2,771 1, 140 408 109 89 !' 4, 82'7 i 497 2,Z65 Z,729 1, 020 450 4, 831 505 2, 323 119 2,646 106 1, 027 103 430 93 4,884 109 468 92 104 iI 8,24 3 8, 102 8, 099 106 \ 77 I' 194 165 193 78 116 5, 57 1 5, 390 5,430 112 111 3, 525 3,622 3, 547 119 105 5, 866 5, 915 5,744 108 166 638 666 676 134 110 3, 160 3,096 3,330 114 158 579 436 " 388 110 89 103 1 1, i!~ 214 1, 186 226 110 l, 161 99 106 144, s83 44,208 44,320 108 . * II TOTAL 1962 54, 588 % o~ }' ear ago I 108 54,497 107 53, 113 106 U Current week as percent of same week last year. iii Revised. ! ; 41,716 107 42,039 105 41,070 108 . ---- 9'1 /l 7 / 'i!J ~ ~CGJEO~CGITk~ CC~l~~~:m-lPO~iliTJNCG JE~VITCCJE 19 ~-'AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SE VICE ~-.- :'~:: _; ~. :. .' ;',: S . [)EPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 0 '63. U NIVER S ITY OF GEORGIA AND T E Ill~ STATISTICAL REPORTING SERV!CE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CLJ TIJ.m!1 ~. ,:;a..~ . ._31.5 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA. .. t' . . : .. . Athens, Geor-gia < .June 19, 1963 Item POULTRY SUMl'vlARY~ MA.Y '.19id : ... .. Dur :ng May . o o 1' 1962:.!./ '1963!:_/last : ..! ' . ~ '.! _ 1 Thou.. - Thou, Thou. Thou, year Pet, I Pullets Placed{U,S, )3/ \ Total Domestic Chickens Tested: I 2, 874 _.,!3, -983 139 2, 52.9 3_, 551 140 15, 2'60 16, '495 108 13, .7.19 14, 502 106 _ _ _ Broile~ 'I'yp~ _ _ _ _ _ _ Georgia 1 385 . 304 .. - 79 2,397 2,371 99 United States 1, 376 1, 730 126 10,485 11, 065 106 Egg Type j Georgia 1 4 3 75 67 102 152 United States 364 283 78 3,468 4,371 126 Chicks Hatched:4/ j Broil~r Type- Georgia United States 123108,, 145 002 39, 838 224, 197 104 107 178, 872 175,207 98 973,790 982,303 101 Egg Type Georgia 1, 964 Z, 653 135 8,758 12, 215 139 United States 83, 567 80,844 97 327,609 320, 036 98 Commercial Slaughter: Young Chickens Georgia 5/ 33,228 31,617 95 128,833 133,797 104 United States 6/ 173,204 i68,687 98 690,330 731,205 106 Hens and Cocks Georgia S/ 488 6ZO 127 2, 885 2, 607 90 United States 6/ Egg Production!~/ 7, 987 MIL, 10, 299 129 MIL. 38,481 43, 754 114 MIL. MIL. Georgia 2ZZ 27 5 124 1, 09-5 1, 279 117 South Atlantic 7/ 789 872 111 3, 791 4, 104 108 United States - 5, 728 5, 727 100 27,403 27,057 99 1 evised, 2 Preliminary, 3 Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sol~ during the preceding m,onth at the rate. of 1Z5 .pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Market News Service--For the purpose of this r~port 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. (converted from weekly to monthly basis. t 6/ U.S. slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. ]_I South .~...tlantic States: Del., Md., Va., W, Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla. YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTZRE D UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECT )~j) STATES, 1962 and 1963 Number Inspec te .y~er period of' 19931 up 1 percent ~ f'J"om. ~he 61 l64; 000 so11s farrowed during the corresponding per'iod of' 1962. Slight decreases from last year are indicated for the South Atlantic and South Central Stt,Ltes. By regions, indicated changes from a year earlier are as follows: West North Central; up 3 percent; North Atlantic arid Western,. both up 1 percent; South At- lantic, down 1 percent; and South Central,. down 5 percent. The East North Central was the same as a year earlier. bt. l;:( intentions f'or June -Novc!mber f'arrovings materialize, and the number pigs saved per litter equals the average plus an allowance f'or trend, the pig . crop tor the peri~ will total. 44.5 million ..head, the same as a year earlier. The ccmbined pig crop for 1963:Yould be 94.5 million .head,. slightly more than the 1962 pig crop. . .. .. . i. . . ..' , . ,' .. ... . .. . ,. ' . . ..... . - r. r .. ~cquisitions Division University of Georgia . REQ 3 . . University Libra~ies .A.th,Ems. Georgia .... . f .. . ~ ~ . I ,' .c .. JI D 9~()7 l) l#g & (;, ~--- GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOR7 Athens, Ga. , June Z:6, 1963--A total of 8, 022,000 broiler chicks was placed wit h producers in Georgia dt1ring t he week ending June 2Z according to tbe Georgia Crop Reporting Service. T his compares with the 8, 099, 000 placed the previous week and is 8 perce~t mo r e t han the 7, 436, 000 placed the same week last }rear. . . Broiler eggs set by Georgi a hat chel"ies amounted to 10, 404, 000 compared with 10, 4 31, biJ U).,-i a--U~)~.js0'.~+. --00nt l'bs.b. ~ 0 -~PP~ ff aa g s.. s.. +ri' ri U) ri U) .. U) U) >Cl> >Cl>cv~ :5 ~ ::::: ::::: U . $ . D i;: PAR:TMENT OF A(iR.I CU.LTURE . UNIVERSITY OF. GEORGIA AND.THE.:. STAT E . DE7PART~l ENT OF AG~ICULT~E STATIST ICAL REPORT-ItiiG SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS. GA . Athens, <;;e"Orgia . :. @ . June 1963 .. . . -GEORGIA FLUE-~CURE~-~D~- '1'-0~~ B~AC~~:::::!:~Q6~2:_~CO~UNTY-;~_-:~EST::.:IMAT~:f!E~S ~-~--...:....__ District Yield : and Harvested- Per Acre Production County Acreage Lbs. (000 Lbs.) DISTRI9TS.. I 1 II,IIIj & rJ .. 0 0 0 . ' DISTRICT V Dodge Johnson Laurens. Montgomery Pulaski. Treutien . Wheeler: Wilk~~.f3-.~~ I .. . ~~ 390. 90 300 . 1,020 15 960 5555 . _. 1,310 1,244 1,300 1,536 1,000 1,322 1,600 1,000 "511 112 .39q, 1,567. ' .15 1,,269 : 8$8 ~ Total ': 3,335 .. 1,426 4,757 . .:-: ... DISTRICT vI Bulloch Candler .. EffiOgham . Emanuel Jenkins 3,535 1,935 210 1,720 185 1,766 1,865 1,505 1,665 1,627 6,243 : ,; 3,609 316 2,864 301 Screven 115 1,226 141 Total : .. . DISTRICT VII Baker Decatur Dougherty Grady Miller Mitchell Stewart Thomas 7,700 5 335 20 1,360 5 2,260 5 1,650 1,750 1,800 . 1,555 1,400 1,784 6oo 1,852 1,600 1,867 13,.474 9 521 28 2,426 3 4,185 8 3,o81 Total 5,640 1,819 10,261 DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth 1,255 905 4,090 2,250 280 4,525 5,600 2,955 30 10 365 2,235 2,015 1,375 4,020 685 2,885 215 240 1,785 2,185 1,873 2, 090 1,911 1,850 2,189 2,031 2,081 1,267 '1,100 1,723 2,253 2,163 1,809 1,887 1,493 2,205 1,814 1,529 1,885 2,742 1,695 8,547 4,300 518 9,905 11,375 6,149 38 ll 629 5,036 4,359 2,488 7,584 1,023 6,361 390 367 3,364 Total 37,720 (continued) 2,038 76,881 C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician ARCHm LANGLEY .Agricultural Statistician In Charge Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athens. Georgia REQ 3 --- --r----- .. _,._____ - ---o- -- ..,..-. -- -- .,...,. -- ... _.,__ --- ----b---.,...-.-- r-- ~ ~Lt;oo? ()1/1., J 3/~ :::.~ ~JEO~CGITA C~OIP L~ AG RICULTURAL EXTENSION SERV IC E UNI VERSITY OF GEORG IA AN D T HE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI C ULTURE .Athens, Georgia GEORGIA C~ON : ACREAGE, ODUCTION, 1962 These estimates are based on the latest available data. Acreage planted includes acre~ removed to comply with allotments, and acres abandoned from other causes. The e'stimates of production are in 500-pound gross weight bales and are based on ginnings within each county, with adjustments for cross-county movement of.seed cotton for ginning. District and County- DISTRICT I Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray. Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield ACRES : .;:-p1-arrted' -Acr-es arveste 12o8a u. s : 15~000 8,5_00 6 1 ~00 - 1.-39 663 -- 608 10,970- 5,635 J,708 I :'. l. ; '. C. L. CRENSHAW A g r i c u l t. u r ' a ' l Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY _Agricultural Statistician In Charge "i. , , ' .li J. : :. \ .. --4----- -- - ----- --- o - -- "P'- - - -- .,..,. -- . . ..... --- ----o- -- ,..-. -- r-- w 1 ~ A~ IE(Q) ~CGnA cc .~ TY 06 GEORGJ& u(()) JRrrrr CG IE~v nccIE t.3 JilL -5 '63 '/ J. ' J AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SER ICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND TH . t1 &1'-- STAT.E DEPARTMENT OF AGRICU TUR~ Athens, Georgia / l. ls ARIES . U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . July 2, 1963 ~;:oo---:0-N-C-L-OVER--.1. SEED FORECAST . ' Smallest Crimson Clover Seed Production in Twenty Years GEORGIA: The 1963 crimson clover seed production in Georgia is forecast at 100,000 pounds compared with 1,560,000 pounds in 1962. The current crop is the smallest production since 1942. The 1963 crop consisted of 525,000 pounds of the Dixie Variety and 175,000 pounds of other varieties. The decline in production is due to smaller acreage and lower yield per acre. Unfavorable weather conditions were largely responsible for the reduction in the crop. The severe cold weather delayed the growth of winter pastures and many growers grazed their clover too late for good seed production. Acreage harvested was 7,000 compared with 12,000 last year. Yield per acre of 100 pounds is 30 pounds . below the 1962 yield. UNITED STATES: Crimson clover seed production in the Southern States this year is forecast at 3,"649,000 pounds, 29 percent less than the 1962 crop. Reseeding varieties such as Dixie, Autauga, and Auburn are expected to total 1,962,000 pounds, compared with 3,096,000 pounds last year. Unfavorable weather was a-major factor .inreducing acreage harvested in all five 5tates. Winter pastures were slow developing, and cattle feed was in short supply. Many growers allowed their clover to be grazed so late that the crop did not make enough seed to justify harvesting. The total of 27,900 acres harvested for seed is 25 percent less than last year's 37,000 acres and 52 percent below the 5-year (1957-61) average. In addition to the severe winter, dry spring weather contributed to reduced yields. Arkansas is the only State 1.vhere the yield per acre is expected to be above the 1962 level. For the five State area, the indicated yield of 131 pounds per acre compares vji th 138 pounds last year and the 5-year average of 138 pounds. Harvest of crimson clover seed was slightly earlier than last year and about 6 days earlier than usual. Average beginning dates of harvest this year were: Ylay 15 in Nississippi, Nay 18 in Georgia, Hay 22 in Alabama, May 26 in Arkansas, and June 3 in Tennessee. Carryover of old-crop crimson clover seed by 'growers in the Southern States is estimated at 181,000 pounds, 41 percent less than last year's carryover of 305,000 pounds. A report covering June 30, 1963 stocks of old seed held by dealers will be issued on August 6, 1963. No crimson clover wa~ , imported bet111een July ' 1, 1962 and May 31, '1963. Last year, 331,200 pounds were imported during a comparable period. A forecast of the late harvested crimson clover seed crop in Oregon is scheduled for release August 7. (OVER) - 2- CRIMSON CLOVER SEEP: .Acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production ,. i . average 1957-61, annual 1962 and 1963 . .., Acres harvested : Yield per acre : Production (clean see.d) : : : Iildi-t : :Iridi-: : : Indi- State :Average: 1962 : cated:Average: ;t.962 :cated:Average: 1962 : cated .:1957-61: ' : : 1963:1957-61: . . ! 1963:1957-61: : 1963 Acres Pounds Thousand pounds Ga. Tenn. Ala~ . 16,400 12;ooo 7;000 .,1)1 . 17,-600 8,500 8,000 149 16,600 11,000 9,000 130 .. 130 100 2,146 1,560 700 .. 150 .140 150 135 2,555 . 2;126 1,275 '1,540 .. 1,200 1,215 . . ...... Niss . : 4,100 3,500 2,400 124 110 85 508 385 .. 204 : ! ! _,. _,_-- ---- Ark. : 3,700 Total so. : 2 000 -1 -50-0:'-1-92---1-8-0 --22-0----71-7 ---3-60----33~0 - States : 58,400 '37,000- 27,900 138 138 131 8,052 5,120 3,649 C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ' . Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athens. Georgia REQ3 9007 \j F FI< I Jjf} ~ '-3-b3\ I / GEORGIA CROP .REPORTING SERVICE _,_j __J\Jj GEORGIA CillCK HATCHERY REPOa. . .' Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 10, 090, 000 compared with 10, 404, 000 the previ,ous wee~ and \s 2 percent more than the 9, 879, 000 for the corresponding week last year. - - - 'P-fte-m-a;jerity of the-:p-rkes pai9 to Ge.o-l.!gia -produc.e.rs -for br.o.iler , hatching egis was reported within a range of 55 to 70 cents pe~ dozen with an average of 59 cents for all hatching eggs and 57 c~nts for eggs pulchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a 1ange of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. Oo*per hundred. The average prices last year we;re 57 cents for eggs and $8. 50 for chicks. The ~verage price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending June 29 was 14. 30 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 14. 10 cents the previous week and 14. 30 cents the same week last year. GEOi{ GlA EGGS SEt',~ HATCI-llNGS, AND CillC1t PLA~CEMENTS - Week Ending I I Eggs Set EGG TYPE Chicks Hatched 1962 Thou. 1963 Thou. o/o of year age . Pet. 1962 Tliou. 1963 Thou. o/o of year aao Pet. June 1 . 562 June 8 417 June 15 470 June 22 I 480 June 29 475 466 430 I I 518 408 474 Week Ending Eggs Set 1/ 1962 Apr. 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June, 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 1 11, 158 10,810 10, 525 10, 6 0 9 10,493 10, 092 10, 088 10, 053 10, 127 9, 879 1 11,766 1 105 11,558 107 11, 282 1107 11, 29 3 106 10,943 1104 10, 822. 1107 10, 732 . 106 10, 4J1 ! 104 10, 404 ! 103 10, 090 102 83 540 103 452 110 369 85 436 100 . 313 BHOILtR TYPE 519 96 462 102 387 359 318 105 I 82 I 102 Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia Av. Prices Hatch. Broiler E gs Chicks 1962 j o0 I 1963 jyear ! 1963 .: .-,: lago ,. !_, , 1963 1 nou. 18, 108 8,262 8, 272 8, 152 8,040 7, 7 58 7, 854 1 7, 674 1 7, 436 7, 232 8,581 106 64 8,936 108 62 8,676 105 62 8,394 103 61 8, 428 105 61 8,243 106 61 8, 102 103 61 8,099 106 60 8,022 108 60 7, 767 ' 107 59 9.25 9.00 9.00 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.50 8.25 8.25 8.00 ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural S tatistici,:n in__Charge Agricultural Statistician -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Deparcment of Agriculture Agrictlltural Extension Service Statistical l.{eporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia ere are reports o surp us ro1 er c 1c s 1n many areas. Some are moving a t distress prices much lower than the range of prices would indicate. I nces pa1 to eorg1a pro ucers, .or ro1 er a c 1ng eggs probably have been prevented from seeking lower levels by 11 floors 11 or other arrangements contained in agreements between hatcheries and flock owners. EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS~ .BY WEE KS - 1963 . Page 2. STATE \ EGGS SET l---------- Wee_k Ending I June June June l I 15 2.2. 29 i THOUSANDS ! Maine l 1, 707 1, 724 1,664 Connecticut 348 600 593 I Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois 1, 126 1,049 22 1, 429 1, 171 31 l, 175 l, 103 52 Missouri 1, 730 l, 720 1,620 Delaware 2, 145 2, 095 2, 116 Maryland i 3,966 3, 957 4,024 Virginia I 2, 012 1, 915 1, 79-3 West Virginia I 127 143 154 North Carolina 1 5,882 South Car-olina i 588 I I GEORGIA . . 10,431 5, 946 530 10, 404 5,_765 540 10, 090 1. bJo of \ year , ago 1/ I 100 '. 98 91 93 47 100 107 118 90 Ill 107 87 . 102 June 15 I CHICKS PLACED Week Ending June June 2.2 29 I THOUSANDS l o/o of 1 year 1ago 1/ 1, 416 I 244 856 I 560 -: 36 I ! 636 2, 323 ' 2, 646 I _1,027 430 4, 884 I 463 1, 395 228 713 658 40 617 2,264 2.,706 1_, 041 473 4,937 422 1, 368 107 284 108 718 81 627 97 26 46 663 87 2,094 113 2, 810 110 1, 067 107 376 72 4,767 107 453 109 8, 099 8, 022 7,767 107 I Flor ida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana I i I I. 341 6, 6o7 4, 155 6, 727 839 332. 6, 357 4, 098 6, 7 53 774 3.18 6, 144 4:,080 6, 447 792 76 101 <. 109 101 137 193 5, 430 3, 547 I 5, 744 67 6 178 5, 12.0 3, 320 5, 860 678 171 75 5, 130 112. 3, 32.2 110 5, 694 110 62.0 130 Texas Washington l. 3, 994 l 585 4, 056 459 3, 621 103 3, 330 3, 069 2, 968 115 471 109 3 UG 471 582 147 Oregon , 279 342 367 - 96 Z26 241. 2.00 103 ~C~a~lt~'f7o~rn_i~a~~~~ ~ 71,~6~4~2~----~1,~5~5~8:------~1~,~6~5~3~----~9~8~~--~1,~~1~6~1~--~1~,~0~90~----~1 20~5~--~9~4_____ TOTAL 1963 j 56,302 56,394 54,582 103 44,320 43,483 42,912 108 * I TOTAL 1962 53, 113 .. 53, 126 52, 741 l 41, 070 40, 286. 39,843 - I o/o of year ago ! 106 106 103 108 108 108 I I *II Current week as percent of same week las t year. .Revised. ..,nfl . JUNE :15' 1963 iI 1 , ~:c-.:.,::;:.:._.:.:~.::== ~--=-~-=-==--=- --:.......-,-------' J:1 . Re~ased 7/5/1963 JULI G. RGIA CROP l~honTING SERVICE . .. 0 _The In,dex of Prices Received by Geolgia Farmers during the month. ended June 15 c'limbed 2 percent (6 points) to 258 percent of its 1910-14 average. This represents an increase of 5 points above the mid-June Index of a year ago. The All Crop Index rose 4 points to 282 percent, while the ll.ivestock and Lives.tock Products Index at 206 percent rose 6 points above the mid-May Index. Higher prices received for cotton, _peaches, and all hays were primarily responsible for the rise in the All CrQp Index. Cott.on at 34.5 cents rose .5 cents. per pound and the all hay price was 50 cents per ton higher than last month. Peaches were going at $3.60 per bushel, 70 cents higher than the mid-June price of a year ago. Higher prices received forhogs and eggs more than of'fset the slightlY lower prices for cattle and chickens. Beef cattle prices fell 30 cents per cwt. to $17.80. Commercial broilers at 13.5 cents per pound averaged .5 cents lower, while the prices of eggs rose 2.5 cents per dozen to 42.1 cents. Prices received for hogs at $16.50 per cwt., $2.20 higher than mid-May, was the most significant item change in the livestock inde~.Price for wholesale milk at $5.85 per cwt. contfnued its seasonal declin~ - 5 cents lower than a month ago. UNITED ST.ATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT, PARITY INDEX 311 . PARITY RATIO 77 Xhe Ind~x of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 4 tenths of 1 percent (1 point) during the month ended June 15 to 241 percent of its 1910-14 average. A sharp increase in hog prices contributed most to the increase. Nearly off- setting were lower prices for wheat and oranges. The June 15 index was 1 percent(e points) above a year earlier. T:he Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, inc~uding Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates as of June 15 .was 311, unchanged from May. Prices paid for farm production goods averaged slightly lower than in May. Prices paid for consumer good~ were slightly higher. The Index was 2 percent higher than a year earlier . With farm product prices only slightly higher than in May, and prices paid unchanged, the Parity Ratio remained at '77, the same as in May, and one point below a year earlier. Index Nt'llD.bers - Georgia and United States Index June 15 May 15 June 15 1210-14 = 100 UNITED STATES 1262 12. I63 1263 Prices Received Parity Index gj y 239 306 240 241 311 311 Parity Ratio 78 77 77 Record High :Index: Date 313:Feb. 1951 3L\:,YJan. 1963 123:0ct. 1946 GEORGIA Prices Recej,.ved All Commodities All Crops Livestock and L stk. Products . 253 2_52 278 278 203 ... 200 . 258 282 206 310:Mar. 319: !t/Mai-. 295:Sept. 1951 1951 1948 !/ Revised. gj Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. 3./ Also February, April, May,- BJJd J'U.tle 1963. Jd Also April 1951. ARCHIE LANGLEY MELVIN D. ROGERS ~!iU!t~~l_S~a~i~t!c!a!! ,!n_Ca!:S~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~!i.U!t~~l_S~a~i~t!c!a!! _ ~~e Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Exten- sion Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) II PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS JUNE 15, 1963 WITH COMPARISONS . : GEORGIA UNITED STATES ~Drn.:.AND UNIT June 15 : May 15 : June 15 : June 15: May 15 : June 15 . ,. . l l6 l l62 : l l Wheat, bu. Oat's.; bu; ! 1 11 l. 1.99 2. l. .8o .684 .635 .668 Corn, bu. 'P 1.30 1.41 : 1.03 1.10 1.16 Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Soybeans, 'bu. PS~ee~tuptost1atl6be.s, cwt. Hay; baled, per ton $ .96 $ 2.00 335 $ $ 2.40 $ l-05 .980 .919 -974 2.o8 . : 1.71 1.72 1.75 34.5 : ' 33-55 32.55 32.81 2-55 2.55 : ... . .. 2 ~-34 . 2.47 2.48 .. : 12'!0 7-53 393 4~37 All $ A~aua $ LesPedeza $ so).bean & c()wpea . $ Peanut . $ Milk Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt. $ y Beef Cattle, all, cwt;. $ Cows / cwt. $ Steers &heifers, cwt.$ 25.80 36-50 27.50 28.00 23.00 175 ..00 16.30 18.40 15.50 21.50 ' ' 27.00 37.00 30.50 30.50 25.00 175.00 14.30 18.10 15.00 20.60 27.50 37.00 28.00 31.00 25.00 175-00 16.50 17.80 14.50 20.20 : 19.70 20.10 22'70 : 26.00 22.20 : 217 .oo 15-90 20.90 : 14.80 2 3 . '10 21..80 22.00 25.10 28.50 24.80 215.00 14.30 19.70 14.30 21.50 .. 20.90 21.10 24~70 "27 .90 2Q:.8o 215-~oo . :16.00 19.70 1390 21.80 Calves, cwt. $ Milk, 'Wholesale, cwt. gj FlUid Mkt~ . $ Manuf. $ All $ Turkeys, lb. 23-50 5-85 3.20 5-75 21.0 23-50 590 21.0 . : 23.10 24.70 6.00 4.11 3.25 : 3-o6 3}5.85 3.72 21.0 20.0 24.80 4.14 3.11 377 21.6 24;40 4.u 3.10 '313 74 21.8 Chickens, per lb. Farm 12.5 13.0 9.7 10.0 9.8 Cam11 Broil All 14.0 13.5 14.0 13.5 14.2 14.8 14.4 13.8 14.~ 14.0 E s 'doz. All .6 42.1 28.4 2 1 Inc;LuQ.es cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd. .re-..pla.ce. m...ent. gj Revised. 3/ Preliminary Estimate. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS FOR SELEarED FEEDS JUNE 15, .1963 WITH COMPARISONS GEORGIA : UNITED STATES KIND OF FEED : June 15 : Me.y 15 June 15 : June 15: May 15 : June 15 1962 . : 1963 1963 1962 : 1963 . : 1963 . Dol. Dol. Dol. : ~ ~ Dol. Mixe&"JY) ' :) .1. ' ' 9 ._ :..ti' --:. ~-:- . / ..... . r1 ./ \ ; t,.../ \... _.. _ __1 \ \ \ '... ___________ 'I ___._I' Valdosta I \ L-: ... --- \ \ ( t. ....... ... . .. , I ... .. . . .. Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athens. Georgia . , ;. ... . .. : . . ' EJl percent more than the 9, 838, 000 for t~e corresponding week last year. . . : J . . .. The majority of the prices paid t.o Georgia producers for broiler hatching 5"egg'-was reported within a range of 55 to 70 cents per dozen with an average of cents for. all hatching eggs and 57 ce.nts for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatch~ry owned cockerels. ~oat prices charged for broiler chicks wer~ reported within a range of $6.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 00 per i .hundred. The average prices last year were 58 cents for eggs and $8. 75 for chicks. . ; The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending July .6 was 14.72 cents per pound fob plant. This comp_ares with 14.30 cents the previous week and 14. 59 cents the same we.ek last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHiNGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE WeeK Ending Eggs Set Chicks Hatched 1962 1963 % of year 1962 1963 ; %of I 1 year !a o Taou. Tnou. 1 Pet. l June si I 417 June 15 470 430 103 518 110 452 369 i 462 1 102 387 I 105 June 22 1 480 408 85 436 359 I I 82 I 29 : 475 474 100 313 318 102 6 l 428 421 98 352 379 108 Week . Eggs Set):./ 'YPE Chicks Placed for ..L.-H- -a-tc-h.y~_.PsB~~ro.f!.i_le._r_ Ending May 4 'May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 0 June 15 June 22 June 29 Jul 6 1962 Thou. 10,810 10, 525 10,609 10,493 10,092 10,088 10, 053 10, 127 9,079 9,838 1963 Thou. 11, 558 11, 282 11, 293 10,943 10, 822 10, 732 10,431 10,404 10,090 9,889 :Pet. ! 1107 ! i I 107 106 i 104 ' 107 ! 106 1104 l l03 : 102 ~ 101 Broilers .in Geor~ia Eggs ! ! 1962 i %of 1963 ; year 1963 I i a. o Thou. Thou. 1Pet. ,. Cents !I 8, 262 i18, 272 8, 152 I 8, 040 ! 7, 758 I ! ! 8, 936 108 8, 676 i 105 8,394 l 103 8, 428 l l05 8, 243 ! 106 1 j I 62 I 62 I l 61 I l 61 I 61 j 7, 854 8, 102 l 103 I I 61 i 7, 674 l' 7. 436 8, 099 j l06 I 1 60 8, 022 ; 108 l 60 !I 7, 232 7, 239 7, 767 i 107 l 59 7, 620 i 105 I 59 Chicks 1963 Dollars 9.00 9.00 8.75 8.75 8.75 8. 50 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 -1 Inc udes eggs set y hatcneries producing chic s or atci:lery supp y ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician -------------------------------------------------------------------~------ U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith ! ..nnex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CIDCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Page 2 STATE ~--J~__w..,*Enaing -- :r~ry---i ~:;!1/ ~--~}~~gme_J~~ ~::!1/ ... , Maine Connecticut Penns y1vania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Mar yland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 724 600 1,429 1, 171 31 1, 720 2, 095 3, 957 1, 915 143 5, 946 530 THO.uSANDS 1, 664 593 1,175 1, 103 52 1, 620 2, 116 41 C24 l, 793 154 5, 765 540 1, 693 426 1,126 1, 070 34 1, 580 2, 129 3, 931 l, 683 125 5, 657 529 GEORGIA 10,404 10,090 9, 889 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California 332 6, 357 4,098 6, 753 774 4,056 459 342 1, 558 56,394 318 6,144 4,080 6,447 792 3,621 471 367 1: 653 54, 582 377 6,066 L!:, 157 6,264 777 3,_671 570 3 56 1, 544 53,654 TOTAL 1962* 1 53,126 52,741 51,467 b o/o of year ago . 106 103 104 1/ Current wee as percent of same week last year. * Revised. . . ~ THOUSANDS i 104 1, 395 1, 368 1, 368 104 96 l 228 284 250 85 94 1 713 718 719 101 89 1 658 627 516 87 32 \ 40 26 34 63 100 617 663 640 92 112 2, 20~ 2, 094 1, 974 .94 114 2, 706 2, 810 2, 728 115 93 1,. 04 1 1, 067 996 115 82 473 376 462 90 105 4, 937 4, 767 4, 517 107 92 422 453 413 90 101 8, 022 7,767 7,620 105 106 178 171 193 80 110 5, 120 5, 130 5, 097 qo 113 3,320 3, 322 3, 152 110 98 5, 860 5, 694 5, 389 107 159 678 620 588 128 104 3,069 2,968 2,828 107 134 4 71 582 377 131 148 241 zoo 230 123 98 1, Ct)O 1, 205 1, 259 109 104 43,483 42,912 41, 350 106 ,l ! 40, 286 I I i 108 39,843 108 38,963 106 GEORGIA COMMERCIAL VEGETABLES Fresh Market UNIVIlftSIT'i Of GEORGI~ Release Date: July 12, 1963 ========================== ='J=ut=r=~~- .'7====.==.========.=========;============== GEORGIA: Production of .spring vegetables and melons in Ge s-AAMEB tm~m~--= ~a for 1.: '.CE..~LONS,....9ntinued: lete by-July In Alabama, rains after mid-June improved growing conditions fresh market is .estimated at slightly : and. provided sufficient moisture for less than last year's level of produc- melons to size. Mississippi harvest be- tion, according to the Georgia Crop Re- gan early in July with supplies expected porting Service. Harvest of vegetable to be available most of the month. Dry crops was delayed the last two weeks in weather during the growing season reduced June in central and southern areas due yield; howeve'r, quality is good. Arkansas to excessive rains. Rains damaged the harvest was expe~ted to begin the first quality of tomatoes and other vegetables week Of July in southern areas and about and caused a shorter than normal har- mid-July in central and northern areas. vesting season. Harvesting continues Rains during June were beneficial. In for lima beans, ca.ntaJ.oups, and. water. - Louisiana., light harYest be_gWLJ,ate j p melons, with light volume expecte~ well June ~~th volume supplies expected July into August from late plantings in cen- 10-15. Dry weather early in the season tral and northern areas. has resulted in small melons. Texas har- vest was nearing completion in southern UNITED STATES: areas on July 1 and past peak in the Summ~r Vegetables: Supplies are Up~er Coast and south .central sections. expected to be 5 percent below last year Ha~est in the central and east Texas and 3 percent less than average. Summer counties will continue active during July. crops included in the July 1 estimate Acreage .in north Texas and the High Plains usually account for about two-thirds of will provide supplies through August. total summer production. The first forecast of the late Cantaloupe: Mid-summer expecta- summer crop is for 4,058,000 cwt-:;-3 per- tions are 7.0 million cwt. -- 7 percent cent less than last. year but 8 percent below last year but 1 percent above more than average. Yields are forecast average. below last year and average. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 34,250 acres, Watermelons: Summer crop produc- practically the same as last year but 10 tion is 18.8 million cwt. -- 4 percent percent more than average. Pry, cool less than last year. Harvest underway weather has retarded vine growth in in all producing States. illinois and Indiana.- Iowa prospects are good although rainfall has bee::1 below SNAP BEANS: The first estimate of the normal. Missouri harvest is expected . summer snap bean crop in- to begin about July 20. Rains damaged dicates production of 1,309,000 cwt., first set melons. The Delaware and Mary- 2 percent more than last year but 6 per- land crop is in goQd condition. Harvest cent less than average. In the New is expected to begin the last week of England Sta~es, harvest began early in July. Virginia harvest is expected to July. Volume will be heavy by mid-July begin early in August in: the southeastern with peak supplies late in the month. area. Southwest Virgini~ harvest is expected to begin in mid-July, about a week LIMA BEANS: The first forecast of 1963 later than usual. In North Carolina, summer lima beans is 314,6oo picking has started on early planted cwt., 2 percent less than last year but fields in the southern mountain area.. 8 percent above the 1957-61 average. Georgia harvest is expected to begin in Harvest in New Jersey is expected to be- mid-July. Rains resulted in some bloom gin the week of July 22 with marketing loss.. In Tennessee, harvest is under- becoming general during the last week of way in all areas. the month. Picking started in North carolina in late June. Harvest has WATERMELONS: Production in the early passed its peak in southern Georgia and summer States is now has started in central areas. Heavy forecast at 14,772,000 cwt., 4 percent rains the last two weeks in June damaged less than last year and 14 percent be- vines that were in the blooming stage. low average. In North Carolina, weather Early yields in south Alabama were cut during June was favorable for plant short by hot, dry weather. Limas in nor- development. South Carolina harvest thern Alabama counties are in better con- began the last week of June. Wet dition and should do well if weeds and weather the last half of June has made grass are controlled. disease control difficult. In Georgia, excessive rains the latter part of June CANTALOUPS: The final forecast in the delayed harvest. Disease damage to three early summer producing vines was prevalent in most fields in States is for a production of 526,000 the central and northern areas. In the cwt., 16 percent below last year and 28 southern areas harvest was nearly percent below average. ARCHIE LANGLEY L. H. HARRIS, JR. ~!:i.U!t~~l_S~a~i~t.!_c.!_a!! fn_Ca!:g~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yeg_e~a~ Qr_2P_E~t.!_m~t2_r__ ISfllJED BY: Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens,Ga. in cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Service, University of Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture. .Acreag:!i:a.and Estnnated r: Prod,!ill-on Re;eorted I to Date 1 1963 with t Com;earisons CROP ACHi!:.AGE: YIELD PER AC~ t PRODUCTICN ' AND HAR'~S~~Ii ror-1 ' ' STATE aTver.age tHARVlliST t Xv. Tnd. ' Average 1 LJMA. BEA:.'If St Sull:mer1 New York .. ' ' I I 19j?-6} 1962 I - Acres - ... . . ; ~ 620 500 . 1963 157-61: 1952 t 1963 I 1957-61 I 1962 l . - ewt. - - 1,660 Cwt. - 500 40 40 45 25 20 Ind. 1963 22 . . New .Tersey .. ~ryland ' I 'No'rth ea;l"Olina. I Georgia 1,720 820 1,380 4,680 1,700 500 1,400 4,500 1,800 131 400 25 1,300 30 4,400 23 35 30 35 23 30 28 35 23 53 60 20 15 42 49 106 104 54 11 46 101 Gro; Alabama. 1./ SN1l> .i!NTSo:ta.l ,t 4,100 --rr.ca~ I 4 12 22 5o1o:5o~ l-427040~05 19 ~ 18 2!) 20 ~5 77 72 ~~1 ~2(5 80 ~!4 S\.lllDlert New Bamp shire 270 300 330 41 45 . 45 11 14 15 Massachusetts 1,280 1,300 1,300 39 35 40 50 46 52 Rhode Island Conneotiout . 150 .130 130 41 45 45 6 6 6 680 .. 650 600 39 40 40 26 26 24 ' New York, Total PennsY-lvania 11,850 10,500 n,ooo 42 1,700 1,900 1,900 44 36 50 40 50 . 495 75 378 95 440 95 Ohio illinois ' 2,780 2,900 I 1,220 1,200 2,900 52 1,200 33 60 33 50 30 145 174 41 40' 145 36 F Michigan I 2,660 2,400 2,300 33 33 32 87 79 74 Virgil:iia t 590 450 400 315 40 . 30 21 18 12 North Carolina 6,3.60 5,500 5,700 42 44 40 268 242 228 Georgirt. I 1,3'20 . 1,500 1,600 32 35 35 42 52 . 56 Tennessee 1,120 1,200 1,100 45 40 40 50 48 44 Alabama 1,000 1;100 1,100 34 25 40 34 28 44 Colorado 700 700 700 51 .55 55 36 38 38 Gro~ Total GABBA : ~3.o~o ~1 2 7~~ ~'-.25~ 4I 41:5 41 1 2 ~so 1 2284 1z~O!J Late Sumner& PennsylVania 3,390 3,500 3,800 187 195 180 633 682 . 684 Indiana illinois . ' 1,460 1,200 I 2,000 2,300 1,100 200 225 215 2,200 208 195 190 292 . 270 432 448 236 418 Iowa 480 450 450 162 150 140 77 68 63 North Carolina Georgia. 3,700 3,700 . 560 600 3 15CO 161 150 165 6CO "109 115 120 595 555 61 69 57n8 Colorado t 2,320 2,500 2,300 260 270 260 602 675 598 Vlashington 1,200 1,400 1,300 221 235 . 235 266 329 306 Cal'ifornia Groj Total wlTERf Ld.:Ssa 2,620 2,900 17 181l5 18 255l5 2,700 231 rr~~ol5 2C0 230 !~8 . 1~~ C05 ~ 2 5c4 580 ~z~7o 621 :3,570 Early Sumner' North Carolina 11,940 9,700 8,300 60 . 60 65 720 582 540 ' South Carolina. Georgia 30,800 26,000 . 26,000 70 40,800 38,000 ~8,000 ' - 78 75 80 70 0 2,091 1,950 3,180 - 3,040 1,82.0 3,040 Alabama. 16,000 14,000 12;600 98 90 100 1,585 1,260 ,1,260 Mississippi 9,000 6,800 6,300 64 75 6.0 638 510 378 Arkansas 7,180 6,200 6,000 84 85 85 604 527 510 Louisiana 2,820 2,500 2,300 82 90 85 231 225 196 Oklahoma 9,300 7,000 7,200 73 70 65 677 490 468 Texas 88,600 80,000 so,ooo 55 60 55 4,848 4,800 4,400 Arizona 5,680 4,400 4,300 147 155 160. . 814 682 688 QUifornia Group Total Late S'UI11Der1 111600 10.000 234,520 204,060 20962,226060 164 74 135 7S 160 74 lz890 lz350 17 2276 I!:>,4!5 I41,2747722 Indiana 7,400 7,000 6,600 127 140 150 934 980 990 illinois Iowa. Missouri 1,900 1,800 . 2,000 92 110 100 970 1,000 950 . 88 90 8,360 n,ooo 10,800 100 100 85 95 1,175 85 840 198 90 1,100 200 81 1,026 DelaWFe 1,220 1,500 1,500 151 155 155 185 232 248 Maryland 3,620 4,600 4,eoo 151 155 150 551 713 720 Virginia . 5,240 5,300 5,200 122 110 85 639 583 442 Washington l,_Q30 900 1,000 133 120 130 137 1Ci8 130 . Oregon GroU.J2 Total 1 ~! 22 2o'5660 12300 34 1450 3142223:0m0 163 I2I n s 15C .170 I~~ 205 195 32756 . 4 11g?;l 221 4 2058 !I .Short-ti.ne Average. ----~ ....~, r-- -- ---- ---.----- "--- - ------ ---- ----- -- ---. ~ U . 5 . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS , GA . July 15, 1963 ~ALL FESCUE SEED FORECAST G~O~GM: -~~ .193 (~>.rct'huct~q~...P:t:. :t~l~ fescue' seed- a,n.Georgia, iB. ~o:r;~c~~t ,~t... ~ 1,620,000 pounds compared with the short 1962 production of 540,000 pounds. Weather conditions were favorable for good growth, and yields were above last season. Frequent rains the last half of June delayed harvest and caused . some shattering. The acreage harvested for seed is estimated at 9,000 compared with 4,500 in 1962. Yield per acre of' 180 pounds is 60 pounds above last year, but 16 pounds below the 1957-61 average'. This year t:s production of tall fescue seed in nine Southern States is fore.~ast at 27,550,000 pounds, acco~ding to the Crop Reporting Board. This is a . fourth more than the 1962 crop of 21,583,000 pounds, but slight}~ below the 5-year average. Higher prices and steady demand in late 1962, and a reduced carryover were -factol's. C()J.1trib~~~ 1:t.P'f,.i,:r:~prlased~)?!9d:Uct~o71 _in all States. A severe winter and late grazing tended to limit seed produc:!'i~ion. ~owevel'-i many grQW~:Pi> :~v~..sted seed who had not done so for several years. Heavy winds and rain during the harvest period caused so~e shattering. A total of 150,000 acres was harvested, compared with 119,100 acres last year and the average of 131,940 acres. Acreage saved for seed was up in each State except Alabama. This year's indicated yield of 184 pounds per acre compares with 181 pounds realized in 1962, and the average of 210 pounds. Harvest of this year's tall fescue seed was about a day earlier than last year and about a week earli er than usual. Average beginning dates of harvest were: June 10 in Mississippi, June 13 in Georgia and Oklahoma, June 14 in South Carolina and Arkansas, June 16-17 in Alabama and Tennessee, and June 20 in Missouri and Kentucky. Carryover of old-crop seed by growers in the 9-State area totaled 330,000 pounds, compared with last year's holdings of 1,062,000 pounds and the average of 1,719, 000 pounds. Dealers' carryover for the U. s. will be published in the August 6 report. Imports of tall fescue seed between July 1, 1962 and May 31, 1963 totaled 110,600 pounds--43,200 Argentina, 37,700 Netherlands (U. S. seed returned); 2');.700 Canada. No seed '\-Tas imported during the 1962 crop year. Export data are not available. The fore~ast of the late harve sted tall fescue seed crop in the Pacific Northwest will be included in a report issued on August 12. (Please turn page) -~ . TALL FEsCUE SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre and: productiozi', . average 1957-61, annual 1962 and 1963 ' - - :..;_ -~=: ~cf:e~~ h~~s!e~:: I: :Yie!d::Pir:ari: ::E:r2d~c!12nic!e!n:s!e~) : : : Indi~ .: : : Indi- : . : . : Indi- State ' .: :Averager: . ,.,1. 9~2 ;; :".. <~~;~eQ.1 tAVe.r~g~~-:~9~ :.. Hftteg. -; :~ve~~e:;,.; r ~96~ ~.: cated - - ..... .;_ ..:._=!92.7.:.6]::_.:.. .;_:__:_:,!93_ 'll2.51-.l.:_ _ .- _:_ !93_:!92_7.:.6!:_ - - ..,.=!9.3_ ..-.: . . Acles Pounds Thousand pounds .. : Mo~ . :18,800 26,ooo . ~ . 28,ooo 199 195 190 3,793 5,070 ; .;320 s ..c. . : . 8,4oo :4,ooo 8,ooo 190 130 175 1,6oo . 520 1,4oo Georgia 6,700 4,500 9,000 196 120 180 1,312 540 1,620 xy. : 59,000 53,000 60,ooo 223 195 190 13,192 10,335 ll,4oo Tenn. : 27,000 20,000 30,000 200' 160 180 5,4o8 3,200 5,400 Ala. 5,700 4,300 4,000 229 180 240 ~,3o8 774 960 Miss.-.. : l,86o . .. 1,500 3,500 158 J.oo .: 100 _291 . 15d ' 350 Ark. :: 3,500 5,000' 6,500 171 ' 170 ' ~ 140 . 602 . ... 850 ,. 910 .Q.Jt!a.:...:. _:..::, _ 28.Q...'~ _.~8Q.O___l..t.OQO__111_ ~ !f3Q. __ 1,9Q __ ..:_113_ ~ ~l!r_4_ ..:.. j.2.Q_ Total : 2. ~t!_t~s_:JJJ:,2,4Q _11,9..t.lQ.O__12_0..t.OQ.O__2Jp__ !8! _ .,.. !8!, _ g7..t.679_ g_1.z..,5.3_ g7~10 C. L. CREl'lSHA't-T Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statis~ician In Ch~rge ..~ ' ~. .. . Acquisitions Di-vision University of Georgia University Libraries Athens, Georgia REQ3 lJ 007 t.jfl ~ . r'~0p~IECQ)~~llA CJR((J)~ lffi AGRICULTURAL E XTENSION SERV ICE UNIVERSITY OF t.'EOR G IA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Athens, Georgia Crop prospects on July 1 were varied but generally good. Excessive rains over the State during the second half of June damaged maturing vegetables -and melons, tobacco plantings in locali zed areas, and unharvested grain. Offsetting these losses, however, were improved conditions of corn, peanuts, and pastures. Quality of maturing peaches was lo"'I-Tered, but the rains supplied needed moisture for growth and sizing of late maturing variet~es. The prolonged rainy period kept farmers out of their fields and ~llowed grass to get ahead of many young crops, especially those in the northern half of 'the State. TOBACCO YIELD ESTIMATED AT ,940 POUNDS: An excellent tobacco e:POp was expe.cted before the rains during the last half of June. The crop is still very good, but exc~ssive rains damaged some plantings in local areas. This year's flue-cured crop is expected to yield 1,940 pounds per acre, 35 pounds less than last year's record. The allotted acreage this year was lowered and resulted in a reduction of 3,500 acres from the 74,000_acres harvested in 1962. Produ~tion from the 70,50c acres for harvest this year is forecast at 136,700, 000 pounds compared with 146,150,000 pounds in 1962 and a 1957-61 average of 108,195,000 pounds. CORN PROSPECTS UP: An excellent corn crop was indicated on July 1. Production for grain at 57,528,000 bushels compares with last year's 50,160,000 bushels and the -1957..61 average of 60,697,000 bushels. Acreage to be harvested for grain at 1,692, 000 is unchanged from last year but yield per acre, at 34 bushels, is 4 bushels more than. produced in 1962. The June rains greatly improved older plantings that .were beginping to hurt from lack of moisture.Some bottom-land plantings, however, were damaged by .the rains and the prolonged wet period allowed many young plantings in the northern part of the State to become grassy. WHEAT YIELDS GOOD: Georgia's 1963 wheat crop is estimated at 1,566,000 bushels, up sharply from last year's production of 1,175,000 bushels, but below the 1957-61 average of 2,059,000 bushels. ~oth acreage for harvest and yield were up and account for the production increase. In 1962, a total of 47,000 acres were harvested and the crop yielded 25 bushels per acre. This year's production came from 58,000 acres with an average .yield of 27 bushels per acre. PEACH PRODUCTION FORECAST AT 5, 800,000 BUSHELS: Production of peaches in Georgia this year i& estimated at 5, 800,000 bushels, the same as estimated a month earli er. Total production is up sharply from last year's 4,500, 000 bushels. The Federal-State Market News Service repor ted 3,549 equivalent carlots of peaches shipped from Georgia through July 10 . Shipments dur~ng. ~he . sameJ p~~ iod l ast ,l ear totaled 3,199 cars. ... ..J~ - .. i . .. .1. t. ' r , , . , !'I tl-'l f~ ~:r_.. ....,;~" f I GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION Al~ HARVESTED ACREAGE, 1962 and 1963 Crop and Unit Acreage 11 Yield Per Acre Production :Harvested: For 1962 :harvest l 6 Thousand Acres :Indicated: :Indicated 1962 1963 1962 1963 Thousands Corn, for grain bu.: 1,692 1,692 30.0 .34.0 50,760 57,528 Wheat bu.: 47 58' 25.0 27.0 1,175 1,566 Oats . - Rye Barley - --'-~ - .:bu.. : , . _1,39 bu.: 24 .:...-_, '" '-'-14222 ,. '- 4- .0.......0. 15-5 .. 36.0 "' 20~0 ' ' 5,560 5,112 .;.: ;. 372 ' . ; : 440 bu.: 12 16 34.0 33.0 408 528 Tobacco, Type 14 lbs.: 74, 000 70,500 1,975 1,940 146,150 136,770 Potatoes, Irish cwt.: 1.1 1.1 53 51 58 56 Sweetpotatoes cwt.: 15 13 70 75 1, 050 975 Hay, all tons: 438 466 1.34 1.53 589 702 Peanuts, alone 11 508 508 Soybeans, for beans 80 81 Peaches,total crop,bu.: Cotton, P.lanted 11 : 710 660 4,500 5,800 .!/ Planted acreage for cotton and peanuts, harvested acreage tor others. j ' ;. r , ~ J ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge Please lfurn Page C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician --~ -- -~ -- ~-----------. ,UNITED STATES CROP S~-1MARY AS OF JULY 1, 1963 ~op acreage tor harvest is expected ..to expand in 1963, but crop production prospects depend to a great~r exteut than usual on growing conditions through the remainder ot the season. Increased wheat allotments and less acreage diversion under the:' Feed G~in Program are responeible tor much pf the acreage increase over 1962. Feed grain production is expected to be larger than ~st year with -food grains showing a smaller upswing. Soybean acreage expanded to a new record. Spring work progressed rapidly and crop progress i.~ normal or better on July 1. Crop acreages planted for harvest in 1963 total 309 million acres--2 percent more than the record low of 302 million pl&ri~ed last year. A 10 -percent increase in wheat allotments and a smaller acreage e!Sned for diversion under the Feed Grain Program were major factors in the acreage ~xpansion; . The current estimate of total acreage _for harvest in 1963 is 291 million acres - l percent greater than the record low of last year. Changes in harvested acreages from last year follow a pattern similar to that of planted acreages. However, an unusual.l large abandonment of winter wheat and rye acreage held the increase in harvested acreage at a lower level than the planted acreage change. COFL~: Corn for grain production in 1963 is now expected to total 3.8 billion bushels -- 6 percent more than in each ot the previous two years. A crop of this size would be 8 percent larger than average, but 2 percent less than the record 196o crop. The expected acreage of corn tor grain ot 60.9 million acres is 7 percent more than last year's acreage. A smaller acreage was signed tor diver- sion from corn production under the Feed Grain program in 1963 than in 1962. The 1963 crop was planted under generally favorable conditions and farmers in most areas were able to seed all the acreage plapned. Early season prospects indicate a 1963 yield of 63.2 b~els per acre compared with the record ot 64.1 bushels last year. PEA..llffiTS: The 1963 acreage ot pean~ts planted alone for all purposes is estimated at 1,518,300 acres, 1 percent less than the 1,530,600 acres grown alone last year and 7 percent below the average ot 1, 625., 000 acres. This estimate includes peanuts grown alone for picki ng and threshing, hogging off, and other purposes. TOBACCO: Flue-cured tobacco is forecast _at 1,341 miliion pounds, 5 percent be- low the l,4o8 million pounds produced last year, but 19 percent above the average. The combined average yield:expected for bright leaf types is- 1,933 pounds, slightly above the 1962 crop yield .'of 1,930 pounds per acre, and 16 per- cent above the average yield. Reflecting the decrease in allotments, the estima- ted 693,6o0 acres of flue-cured for harvest is 5 percent below 1962 but nearly 2 percent above the 5-year average. U. S. ACREAGE HA..'WESTED AND PRODUCI'ION, 1962 .AND 1963 11 Acreage ~ Yield Per Acre Production Crop and Unit :Harvested: For :Indicated: 1962 harvest: 196~ 1963 1962 . Indicated 1963 1963 Corn,for grain,bu.: Wheat, all bu. : Oats bu.: Cotton -1/ Tobacco lbs.: Hay, all tons: 11 : Soybeans,for beans: Peanuts Potatoes,Irish cwt: Sweetpotatoes cwt: Thousands 56,842 6o,88o 43,576 44,501 22,934 21,939 16,293 14,856 1,226 1,186 67,332 66,663 27,857 29,074 1,531 1,518 1,376 1,377 224 211 64.1 25.1 45.0 1,884 1.80 193.8 84.9 1,874 1.64 78.9 .-filousands 3,643,615 3,849,133 1,092,562 1,110,578 1,031,743 965,736 2,221,513 109,418 266,703 19,009 i/ Planted acreage for cotton and peanuts, harvested acreage for others. Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athens. Georgia REQ 3 . \\JUL- ._ _, Released 7I 17I 63 GEORGIA c :-nc ---- - - Athens, , uly 17, 1963 -- A total of 7, 392, 000 broiler chicks was placed wit h producers in Georgia during th~ week ending July 13 according to the :Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 620, 000 placed the previous week and is 2 percent more t itan the 7, 239, 000 placed the same week last year. . , Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 666, 000 compared with 9, 8 89, 000 the previous week and i~ 1 percent less -than the 9, 780, 000 for the corresponding week last year .The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a 1ange o f 55 t o 70 cent s per dozen with an average of 60 cents for all hatching eggs and 58 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 25 per hundred.. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $9.00 for chicks. The a verage price from the i,;<.,eda ral-State Market News Service for broilers -during the week ending July 13 was 15.08 cent s per pound fob plant. This compares with 14. 72 cents the previous week and 14. 85 cents the same . week l ast year. - G:.E CRGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS i Z GG TYPE Ttw~e-e~k. ~--+--------------------------------~--- -Ending l I l 1962 Eggs Set ,. i o/o O i I 1963 )rear ago Chicks Hat ched 1962 1963 Pc_t. Thou. Thou. o/o of year ago Pet. June 15 .June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 Week Endin Eggs Set'!:_/ I I T hou. Thou. Pet. 110 369 110 1/ 436 100 .313 98 352 137 390 BR OILER TYPE Chicks Placed for Br-oilers in Geor ia I Thou. !Pet. 387 105 359 82 318 102 379 108 421 108 ! _ ___,____y_.. _bc~---- Hatch. Broiler E s Chicks I 1 1963 1963 I j Cents Dollars i May 11 -I 10, 525 May 18 10, 609 May 25- 1 10, 493 June 1 1 10, 092 11, 282 l' 107 11, 293 106 10, 943 104 1 10, 8.22 j l07 j8, 272 j8, 152 i8', 040 !7, 7'58 8, 676 !105 162 8, 394 !103 161 8, 428 l 105 161 8, 243 j to6 I 61 9.00 8.75 8.75 8.75 June 8 , 10, 08 10, 732 i 106 i 7, 8 54 June1 5 10,053 10,431 j l04 17, 671 !~~ 8, 102 1103 8,099 106 8. 50 8.25 June 22 10, 127 10, 404 ! 103 17, 436 8, 022 i 108 I 60 8.25 June 29 July 6 July 13 9, 879 . 9, 838 I 9, 780 10, 090 1 102 9, 889 1 10 !'. 9, 666 I 99 i177 , , 232 239 j7, 239 7, 767 i 107 159 l6o 7, 620 jto5 I 59 7, 392 !102 8.00 8.00 8.25 !7 Re vi se,a . . . . . !:.I Includ~ s eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hat chery supply flocks. AR CHIE L ANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural St atistician in Charge Agricultural Statistic.ian -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Ext ension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia - EGGS SET AND CinCKS PLACED IN COl\IIMERCIAL AREAS. BY WEEKS 1963 Pa e 2 STATE EGGS SZT Yl~!:k I:;ndin~it CHICKS PLACED %of - -- - - Vfeek_~~~!_ng .,o of June July July year June July July 2.9 6 13 a o 1/ 29 6 13 THOUSANDS THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania . Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia l West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1,664 593 1, 175 1, 103 52. 1,62.0 Z, 116 4,02.4 1, 793 154 5,765 540 1,693 42.6 1, 12.6 1,070 34 1, 580 2,12.9 3, 931 1, 683 12.5 5, 657 529 1, 633 438 1, 155 1,076 43 1,600 2.,098 3, 957 1, 649 12.6 5, 539 533 97 1, 368 84 284 94 718 93 62.7 34 26 103 663 llO 2~094 114 2., 810 93 1, 067 103 376 105 l 4,767 97 453 1, 368 1, 361 106 250 288 91 719 897 .133 516 I 618 103 34 640 6~ 94 92. 1,974 2., 139 107 2,728 2, 592 109 996 937 100 462. 412. 94 4, 517 4,442 105 413 407 92. GEORGIA 10,090 . 9,889 9, 666 99 7,767 7,62.0 7, 392. 102. Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1963 * TOTAL 1962. 313 6, 144 4,080 6,447 792 3,62.1 471 367 1, 653 54,582. 52., 741 . 377 6,066 4, 157 6,2.64 777 3,671 570 356 1, 544 53,654 51,46j 313 6, 113 3,982. 6, 2.54 772. 3, 654 493 393 1, 486 52,973 51,42.0 103 104 103 as percent o same week last year. ~ 89 171 193 108 5, 130 5, 097 110 3,32.2. 3, 152 99 5, 694 5, 389 162. 62.0 588 105 2.,968 2., 82.8 117 582. 377 118 2.00 2.30 91 1, 2.05 1, 259 103 42, 912. 41,350 i 39,843 I I 108 38,963 106 159 4,811 3, 051 5, 486 508 2., 699 358 2.02. 1, 190 40,695 64 108 107 112. 115 104 85 12.8 96 . 105 38, 665 105 t<) m b!J ~ Cl) I) >(:TEI'JSION S E RV ICt: --'"'""""'t.J S . DEPA.RT MENT OF AGRICULTURE UNIVF"RSITY.OF. GEORGIA AND THE _STATISTICAL REPORTING SER\liCE STATE. D E PARTM EN T OF AG R ICULTURE IS .HO K E SMITH ANNEX, A THENS , GA . Athens, Georgia .:_: c_.-_JUL 24!.6.:f ..~1y : 22, 1963 Item , Thou. Thou~ 963 . 1 9J6a2n.]Jthr oug1h96J3uJn:.el I' o o last: year . Pet. Thou. . ; ear Thou. Pet. Pulle t s ~- laced( u.s. )3/ Total Domestic -- 2, 213 1; 951 I 3, 118 141 2, S70 137 17,473 15,670 19,613 112 17,172 110 Chickens Tested: Broiler Type Georgia I 263 187 71 2,660 . 4. 558 - 96 United States 1, 540 1, 093 71 12, 025 12, 158 101 Egg Type Georgia 12 30 250 79 132 167 United States 280 375 134 . 3,748 3,767 101 Chicks Hatched: 4/ Broiler 'l')rpe Georgia 34,081 3 5, 815 105 212,953 211, 022 99 United S ta~es 1192,476 205, 7 56 107 1, 166, 2.66 1, 188, 059 102 Egg Type Georgia I United .:; ~ate::; I Commercial .::laughter: 1, 724 38,92.0 1,647 41,7&8 96 107 10,482 366,529 13, 862 132 361,824 99 Young Chickens I Georgia 5/ 32, 149 31,379 98 160,982 165,176 103 Unitecl S.\:e s 6/ 170, 932 168, 599 99 861,262 899,804 104 Hens and Cocks Georgia 5/ 443 436 98 3, 328 3, 043 91 United States 6/ 8, 199 8, 228 100 46, 680 51, 982 111 Egg Productioxl:" 4/ MIL. MIL. MIL. MIL~ Georgia - 205 2.51 122 1, 300 1, 530 118 South Aaani:ic 7 I 725 805 111 4, 517 4, 909 109 Unite d 3~ai:~s 5, 290 5, 319 101 32, 693 32., 376 99 1 Revise cJ.. 2 Pre tmmary. 3 Inc udes . expecte pu et rep acements rom eggs sold during tlie preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. ~ / Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Market News Service :.. -::-.or the purpose of this report a commercial: poultry slaughter plant is defined a s a plant which slaughters a weekly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation. {Converted irom weekly to monthly basis.) 6/ U. S. slaughter reports only include poultry ::;laughtered under Federal Inspection. 1I South Atlantic States: Del., Md., Va., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga. , Fla. YOUNG Cli!CKENS: SLAUGHT.!: i~ ::n UNDER F EDERAL .INS,PECTION .BY SELECTED STATES, 1962 and 1963 State Number Inspected During May Jan. thru May. ll;ldicated Percent Condemned .. During May Jan. thru May 1962 . 1963 1962 1963 1962 1963 19.62. . 1963 ou. _nou. ou. ct. ct. ct. ct. Maine 5, 807 5,. 5-74 25,014 25, 527 2.7 2. 1 2.7 2. .1 Pa. 6, 571 6,609 26,897 29,82.9 1. 5 1.7 1. 8 2.0 Mo. 3,981 3,317 16:. 010 . 15, 608 2.7 1,.8 3.3 2.5 Del. .7, 697 7,660 33,019 34, 116 2..0 1.9 2..2 2.2 Md. 9,410 10, 358 40,388 43,486 1. 4 1. 9 1, 7 2.0 Va. s, 170 4,458 2.1,470 19, 844 1. 5 1. 7 1.9 2..3 N.C. 18, 302 18,349 71,724 19,068 . 1. 9 1. 5 2.2 2. 1 Ga. 30,647 2.8,2.88 118, 568 120,635 2.7 2..3 3,0 3.2. Tenn. s, 632 4,889 21, 138 19, 588 1.9 2. 1 2.8 2..8 Ala. 17,798 15, 101 68, 192 67,677 2.3 1.9 3.4 2.6 Miss. 12, 256 12,963 47,979 55,466 2. 1 1.8 2.6 2.6 Ark. 21, 373 22, 512 85, 736 97,312. 2.4 2..8 3.0 3.3 uT--.e-xs-a.-s- 10, 259 8,367 35,704 39,014 -1-7-5-,4-0-3---1-6-6-,3-4-0-----6-9-2-,-9-0-7----7-2-6-,8--8-4- 1. 5 1. 7 1.9 2.3 --2-. -1------2-.-0-----2-.6--------2-.-6--- For this project State funds were mai:ched with Federal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing Service, US.DL , under provisions of the Agricultural Markei:ing .t~ ci: of 1946. _L\CHL~ LANGLEY Agricultural Stai:istician in Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - June 1963 Shell eggs: Increased by 80, 000 casel:f; June 1962 increase was 78, 000 cases; average June increase is 155, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Increased by 19 million pounds; June 1962 increase was 26 ~illion pounds; average June increase is 29 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 6 million pounds; June 1962 decrease was 15 million pounds; average June decrease is 1 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 1 million pounds; June 1962 change was a decrease of 19 million pounds; average June change is a decrease of 3 million pounds. Pork: Decreased by 36 million pound3; June 1962 decrease was 43 million poun'""Crs";average June decrease is 39 million pounds. Other meats: Decleased by 8 million pounds; June 1962 decrease was 11 million pounds;_average June de<;rease was 4 million pounds. ::ommodity . i 1 Unit June June 1957-61 av. 1962 Thou. Thou,- May 1963 Thou. June 1963 Thou. Eggs: : shell . Frozen eggs, total Total eggs ]_f Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers . Hens, fowls Turkeys Othe r & Unclassified I Case ! 1, 039 397 200 280 Poun Case d lI1l-__-_1-4-.{3-,_,-l9Q-8.-Q8-. -_-__-1_-1_-30-_,.-_8-~4Q-.3-l-_-_-__-8-2~-&, .-6~-92-0~-_-_-_-__-10--2-~,-J-1iQ8-.3-l-_-_-_.-_ I ' I Pound ! 19,531 17,532 20,398 19,570 do. ! 36, 613 29, 462 30, 2.29 28, 935 1-_ do. I 82,113 121,246 95,979 90,111 do. -~~~-llns; mortality could _ possibly become a factor if it changed considerably between periods of comparison. In using these indications, keep . in mind that when demand for chick~ .is low, . the av.er.age ..production -life of supply flocks is 8 months or less; but when demand for chicks is good, the average is 10 months or more. .Month :- 1957 Ih!>J!. . Jan. Feb. 18,840 Mar. 18,831 Apr. 18,378 . May 17,488 June 15,293 July 13,862 Aug. 12,982 . Sept. Oct. . . '1134',105806 Nov. 14,830 Dec. 15,349 CHICKENS -TES-TED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGEJIJCIES --- . -- --c--.----.--. gnited Sta~ 1958 ~~ 15,704 15,678 15,954 16, 054 15,298 13,884 13, 286 12,677 - "13,312 15,155 16,522 17,622 Previous 8 Months Total . - - 1959 -_ 1960 1961 - -Thou. ~ Tho!! .. 18,669 19,723 20,415 20,747 19,744 18,228 16,811 15,929 15,704 16,226 16,579 17,133 17' 80417,938 18,112 17,984 16,950 15,457 14,120 13_,6.04 13,594 14,649 15,733 16,574 18,001 18,722 19,676 19,850 19,133 17,551 16,387 ..15,955 15,613 16,631 17,232 17,663 .. ~------------- . 1962 - -Ihli: 18,812 19,934 20,461 20,134 19,082 17,490 16,252 15,949 15,861 ~6,051 16,164 16,377 - 1963 -- - ,Thou. i7,601 18,314 19,088 :1;.8,807 17,890 16,476 15, 751* 15,57~ 15,300* 16,250-~ 16,637* .. 17,149* _!lnited ~~ . .1'-'lonth -. .. 1957 . ~ 1958 ': ~ Previous 10 Months Total 1959 Ih~ 1960 .'fil~ 1961 :J:D>Uo Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. . . . 22,075 22,180 21,346 20,107 18,205 17,774 18,017 18,036 18,584 19,053 18,646 18,573 18,966 19,210 18,919 18,236 17,111 17,535 18,452 19,391 - - 20,910 21,925 22,588 23,353 23,974 23,993 24,003 22,890 21,684 21,107 21,192 21,263 21,384 21,382 21,194 21,258 21,440 21,246 20,720 19,679 18,762 18,397 18,710 19,187 20,076 21,135 21,458 22,405 23,155 23,410 22,657 21,980 21,382 21,015 21,515 21,636 22,096 * Pullet placements by primary breeders projected. (Over) 1962 _Thou. 22,546 22,741 23,308 23,965 23,710 23,050 22,275 21,414 21,175 21,129 20,660 20,408 1963 ~ 20,850 21,230 22,281 22,731 22,808 21,630 20,511* 19,895* 20,030* 21,167* 21,331* 21,56~ . . .. ..-' =:." , .~ ~! .=. ::. CHICKENS. TESTED BY or"'FICIAL STATE AGENCY : .... .. . . . ' '., . ~ . ' : .. ... Georgia . . . . Month ... ... f i..... :: ' . ~ . .... . : ... . . . j . J~: . ....... . Feb. Marc. h', Aptil .... ,", . ... : . , ; . May : 195.l f _ Tho.u ., ' - 2;079 2;178 2,172 2;133 June 2,127 .. ,.,. Ju,ly. . 2,052 'Aug~ . .. ! ' 2,056 Sept~ ' . : 1;992 ... ortOdtv.-'.: :,:_. ., = 2,036 2,038 ... . ~,nee. .. 2,052 Previous 8 Months Total . 1958 . -Thou. . : .~ ~ . : .. . 1~~9 , Thoy,. .. . . . . 1960 -. -Thou. .' ... 1961 ~ .. 2,220 2~~ 934 3,095 3,.565 2,272 3,231 3,263 3,_807 2,325 3,311 3,316 ... .3;869 2,306 3,412 3,306 3, 159 " 2,225 3,241 31028 ~,464 2,103 3,036 2,975 3,224 2,102 2,893 2,872 3,093 2,089 ' 2,819 2,979. 3,108 2,088 ..2, 767 - 2,894 3,.136 2,270 2,655 2,931 3,216 2,403 . 2,670 3,077 3.,367 2,62h 2,768 3,265 3,,507 .. .:., .. . .::- -: 1962 Thou. 1963 -Thou 4,017 . J,885 4,247 4,017 4;:380 4,235 . 4,248 4,165 4",'071 : . . 3,856 3,6~5 : . .,c;. 3;382 3;574' .:.'-~ -VF 3,591 3,511 3,724 . .-,, 3,631 3,684 : .,... =. : Geoi'gia .-. . ':.;:; . . . Month .: 1957 :.. I : 1958 .. : 1959 ' . ., ~ ; - , , ' ~I : ... 1960 . 196i . 1962 1963 .. - - .. . . .. . ~- ~ . . _.....- ~ Thou. Tl;lou. -Thou. -Thou. ~ -Thou. -Thou Jan . 21705 3,399 3,612 . 4,147 . 4,576. - . . 4,689 . .. ~ .. ...F:~t? . -... . . . .. .... ... Maroh ..... ...'A.Er..i..1 , . May .. ...June : ' : . : , 2,511 . 2. 663' . 2,642 .. . July ' : Aug. ~ ~ ..'. . S.ept. .: 2,55.9 ... 2;559 . 2,617 2;'742 3,670 ...:2-, 751- -3,816 ._ . 2,738 3,906 2; 190 . ... .. 3y894 . :2,745 3,901 2,664 ,3,739 2,591 : 3,639 . . 2, 755 . 3, 763 3,758 3,814 3,909 ' 3,89~ 3,857 3,657 . .:3, 767 3,836 4,358 4,49.8. . 4,551 4,428 4,166 3,995 4,088 4,206 4,654 4,911 ., 5,112 5,184 4, 896 4,738 4,632 4, 720 4,725 4,902 5,102 5,002 4,656 -;- :. . oct. : 2,698 .. 2,960 . 3,701 3,921 4,309 4,871 : Nov. . :_: , Dec. .. . - : 2,554 ?.,934 : ~ 2,544 . . 3:,090 3,552 . 3,443 3,796 3,911 4,300 4,251 4-,525 : 4,549 . .. . ., ' .; ~ i.: For this project. State funds were matched with Federal funds received from .....,~ . :the Agr:i,.cuit_ural Marketing Serv1c_e, USDA, 'urider provisions of the Agricultural .~ . Marketing Act of 1946. . . i ; ARcHIE LANGLEY '' " .. Agricultur~ -Statistician .In Ch~ge .. W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician .. . _..__ . ..... ~ .... . .. .. .- . ~- -~- - _ . .. .. ..... . - ......... . . ........ ... ... ... - -- '' .. . . : ~ .... . .. -- ..-~:;.. ....... ..:. .. . .... ~ ~ ......-::. .-~ ..::.. .:: .. __ .. ., .. ., .. .. - ...... . .. .. .. . : . ![ ' :-" . . ..... ...... . " . ; . ! \ ' . :. ..:~... ~ . : .. J - ---~ -~ --- - -- ,.. - - - - - - ~- - - - - ~- - -- -- - - ..-.. ,... .. .. ---.- - -.~- --- -- ------ -- --- -~ Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 471, 000 compared with 9, 666, 000 ~he previous week and is 1 pe1cent less than the ;9, 600, 000 for the corresponding week last year . 'L' he : majodty of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported' within a range of 55 to 70 cents per dozen with an average of 60 cents for .all ha tching eggs and 58 -cent s for eggs purchased at the farm ' from flocks with ha~chery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported wit hin a range of $7. 50 t o $9.00 with an average of $8. 2.5 per huridz:ed. The average prices las,t year were 61 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks. 1'he average price from the l'"ed eral-State Market News Service for br.oilers during the week ending July 20 was 14.78 cen~ s per pound iob plant. This compares with 15. 08 cents the p le vi ous week and 15. 3.0 cents the same we_ek last year. GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENT'S 1 - -7GG TYPE Week Ending Eggs Set %of -t-I1------Ch-ic-ks-H-a-tc"he'dT',,.,,o-o--:r;o--- 1962 1963 year _, 1962 1963 year ----+~T~""r=-lo-u-.---~T~h:-o-u-.--+-p=~.c.o ,E . - T, 'Thou. Thou. ! J-une 22 480 June 29 1 475 July 6 ! 428 July .13 I 409 July 2.0 j 352 I . , 5Zo I .. . ! I 110 - I .. 436 ' I .. 359 501 1/ -I 105 313 318 I -.421- .98 562 137 I 352 390 379 421 571 I 162 I 361 401 qo 1 Pe t . 82 102 108 108 111 BRCI.LE~ TY~E I Week I Ending : I Eggs Set!:_/ Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia %of I I \1o of r---_A_y.___Eric e_s_ _ Hatch. Broiler Eggs Chicks .. 1962 J ; i 1963 . year j l962 ago I 1963 year 1963 ago 1963 .Thou. T hou. ; Pet 1 Thou. Thou. Pet . Cents Dollars i May 18 j 10,609 Ma y 25 j 10,493 June 1 10,092 June 81 10,088 I 11, 293 ! 106 10,943 ! 104 10,822 1107 10,732 ! 106 Is, 1s2 l 8, 040 17' 758 i 7. 8 54 8,394 103 61 8,428 105 61 8,2.43 106 61 8, 102 103 61 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8. 50 June 151 10, 053 10, 431 1 1o4 1 1, 674 8,099 106 60 8.25 June 22 ! 10, 127 10,404 : 103 June 29 I 9,879 10,090 ! 102 17. 436 7,232 8,022 j108 60 7,767 107 59 8.25 8.00 July 6 j 9,838 July 13 1 9,780 July 2.0 1 9, 600 I 9,889 I 101 9,666 99 9,471 ! 99 . 7, 239 17,2.39 !7, 187 7,620 105 59 7,392 102 60 7, 505 1 104 60 8.00 8.25 8.25 ~/~etudes 1/ e ised ~ bggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery' supply flocks. AR.:::;HI;~ :LA NGLEY_ Agricultural Jtatistician in Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician -----------------~-------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Depar tment of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statis tical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith .!~ nneX. Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1963 Pa e 2 STATE s sEr I CHICKS PL.,. CED -:ruJy i --- - - - _31 e e k..E..ndini ! July July July %of year 6 6 13 20 a o 1/ l TH Maine I I Connecticut Pennsylvania j Indiana I illinois Missouri . I ! I Delaware I Maryland l I Virginia ! West Virginia 1, 693 426 1, 126 1, 070 34 1, 580 2, 129 3,931 1, 683 125 I North Carolina! 5, 657 South Carolina 529 GEORGIA l I 9,,889 Flor.ida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas l i 377 li . 6, 066 4, 157 6~264 Louisiana .' 777 1, 633 438 1, 155 1, 076 43 1,600 2,098 3,957 1, 649 126 5, 539 533 9,666 313 6, 113 3,982 6,254 772 1, 671 382 1,224 968 31 1, 550 2, 128 3,940 l, 642 .125 5,320 524 9,47J 28~ 5,8 54 3,934 5, 791 757 101 1,368 79 i 250 103 l 719 86 29 I I 516 34 105 ll1 115 640 ' 1,974 I 2,728 i 95 996 1Q9 462 105 i 4,517 95 4 13 ' I 99 7,6 20 78 1Q4 111 97 I 193 i I l 5, 097 3, 152 5, 389 1~2 I 588 .~. 361 288 I 897 618 ' 6~ 684 2, 139 4. 592 937 412 4,442 407 7,392 159 4, 811 3, 051 5, 486 sou 1, 282 212 739 524 58 629 2, 147 2,623 838 408 4,340 369 7, 505 172 4,618 2,966 5, 207 529 101 69 99 96 70. 103 119 . 107 84 100 104 89 104 76 102 105 115 108 . I Texas Washington Oregon California 3,671 570 356 1, 544 3,654 493 393 1, 486 3, 599 559 384 1, 5 2~- 102 147 i. i 2,828 377 2,699 358 2, 519 98 . 384 103 124 l I 230 202 172 85 90 1, 259 1, 190 1, 180 97 l * I TOTAL 1962 53,654 51,467 52,973 51, 420 51, 66q 5 0 , 2 68' 103 ) 41, 350 40,695 39,421 103 ' 38, 963 38,66~ 38,275 %of year a 1 Current wo ee'k as 104 percent o * Revised. . 103 same wee 103 a s t yec;t.r. 106 105 103 t') m "' ~ 0 (I) .... ...... Q) bO (l).ri S.. .. . e "'~ ~ S.. 0 A (I) j..r0.-OtbSOr..i .~~PPc30 +'ri ri ...... (I) (I) (I) S.. S.. (I) a>Q) >Qa) >~ ffa a:5 ~ :::>:::><( ("' ,\ \ I , ...) J I _I _, r r-' c,_ . r j / , ( ' ' \ ' r~ --'- ----- " :-l I I ! i " .. : ,L.-==- - _j GEORGIA: . Georgia Calf Crop 1 Percent Higher The 1963 calf crop i n Geor gia is expected to total 618,000 head, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is a 1 percent increase over the - 1962 calf crop of 613, 000 and slightly above the 1957-61 average of 616,000 head. This year's larger calf crop is attributed to a larger number of cows and heifers . There were 772,000 head of cows and heifers 2 years old and older ori Georgia farms January 1, l963, compared with 766, 000 head the same tim~ in 1962. UNITED STATES Calf Crop Up 2 Percent A calf crop of 41,819, 000 head is expected for the United States in 1963 -2 percent mor e t han the 1962 calf crop of 41,026,000 head and the largest since 1955, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The larger calf crop in 1963, compared with the previous year, is the result of more cows and heifers on farms~ - There were 48,690,000 head- of cows an~ heif ers 2 years old and older January 1, 1963, up 3 percent from the 47,472,000 head January 1, 1962. The number of calves born and expected to be born in 1963 expressed as a percent of the cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1963 is 86 percent, the same as a year earli er. This percentage is not 'strictly a calving rate because the January_l inventory of cows and heifers 2 years and older does not include all heifers that give birth to calves during the year and includes some cows that di e or are slaughtered before calvi ng. .. SOUTHERN STATES In the South Atlantic region, Florida, Georgia, and Vi rginia expect larger calf crops. No change is indicated in the calf crops for North and South Carolina but West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are down from a year earlier. Every State in the South Central region expects a le.rger calf crop in 1963. Texas has the largest increase, up 7 percent , followed by Oklahoma, Kentucky and Tennessee. ARCHIE Lfu'lGlli"Y Agricultural Statistici an In Charge Please turn page ROBERT L. SANDIFER Agri cultural Statist~cian State COWs and Sifers 2 yrs. & older Ja.nua.ry 1 ' 5 -years ' ' averagec 1962 1 1963 I 1957-611 ' aot ves bbrn oows and as percent heifers ~ .f.a Y Oalvea born ' Jar~-ua.ry 1 !(_ 1 a 1 5 -year a 1962 1963 ' average 1962 1 1963 I 1957-61 I ai963 as ' %ot I 1952 1,000 ~ 1,000 ~ 1,000 ~ Percent Pe~cent 1,000 ~ 1,000 1,000 ~ ~ Peroent Maine 117 115 113 83 N.H. vt. 63 61 61 87 296 291 288 85 Mass. 108 103 102 83 R. I. 17 15 14 . 82 Conn. 106 96 92 91 H. Y. 1,445 1,439 1,425 85 H J 148 141 137 81 Pa. 1,084 1,C88 1,076 87 82 98 95 93 98 87 53 53 53 100 84 250 247 242 98 81 89 85 83 98 80 13 12 11 92 82 85 78 75 96 83 1,222 1,223 1,183 97 81 118 ;1.14 111 97 84 932 947 904 95 Ohio Ind. ill. Mich. VTi s . 1,061 853 1,360 860 2,559 Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. a s. Dak . Nebr. Kans. 1,777 1,943 1,841 961 1,529 1,827 1,553 Del. 36 Md, 283 Va. 748 w. Va. ' 3(]7 N. C. ' 520 s. c. ' 312 GE ORGIA 1 768 na. ' 975 1,014 825 1,324 821 2,537 1,810 1,953 1,943 983 1 , 5 97 1,919 1,761 32 ' 280 789 304 505 302 766 942 997 86 t'20 87 1,328 88 821 87 2,569 91 1,830 88 1,967 91 2, C05 89 1,032. 9J. 1,655 93 1,941 91 1,859 90 ,------- "33- 82 278 83 7 95 84 297 85 504 78 308 78 772 80 1,609 72 54 902 872 837 96 86 746 718 705 98 89 1,191 1,165 1,182 101 84 725 714 690 97 89 2,3 03 2,309 2,286 99 ee 1,58 2 1,600 . 1,610 101 90 1,791 1,777 1,770 100 88 1,657 1,729 1,764 102 91 8 63 895 939 105 93 1,398 1,485 1,539 104 92 1,655 1,746 1,795 103 90 1,373 1,585 1,673 106 --~ 76 29 26 25 96 82 239 232 228 98 84 630 663 668 101 84 257 258 249 97 78 4(]7 394 393 100 77 240 236 237 100 80 616 613 618 101 72 642 678 725 107 Ky. 1,054 1,177 1,241 90 Tenn. 1,018 1,110 1,162 87 Ala.. 945 951 977 81 Miss. 1,290 1,214 1, 229 76 Ark. 8 21 0 03 828 81 La. 1,124 1,122 1,123 78 Okla. ' 1,644 1,886 1,948 85 Texas 4, 675 5 ,100 5,508 85 80 951 1,059 1,092 103 86 883 966 999 103 79 760 770 772 100 77 965 923 940 102 80 654 650 662 102 79 875 875 887 101 87 1,4<1.> 1,603 1,695 106 84 3,926 4,335 4, 6 27 107 14ont. 1,190 1,222 1 1286. 91 Idaho 601 641 6 57 90 92 1,076 . 1,112 1,183 106 89 539 577 585 1 01 Wyo. 569 581 591 88 90 503 511 532 1C4 Colo. 887 942 979 90 88 78 4 848 862 102 N. Mex. 653 712 718 84 83 548 598 596 100 Ariz. 401 420 423 79 80 312 332 338 102 Utah Nev. 354 378 372 86 286 28 6 283 80 86 304 325 320 98 80 224 229 226 99 Wash. 535 589 609 90 88 474 530 536 101 Oreg. 70l 742 757 86 85 6a7 638 643 101 Ca l i f . 1,743 1,739 1,775 'sa 88 1,509 1,530 1,552 102 48-sfafei 45-;955- -41,'Jt?J- 4rr,5~4- - - 86- - - - - -8~-- -3g-,4o~- -4~,-g6U -4!,15'2'- J.U2- Ala.ska ' 4.6 4.5 80 84 3.7 3.8 103 Hu.awsa.ii s I 89 91 70 47,472 48,690 M 69 86 62 63 102 41,626 41,819 102 !/Not strictly a calving rate . Figure represents cal ve s born expressed as percentage of the Y number of covrs and heifers 2 years old and over on .fanns and ranches January 1. Calves born bej,'ore June l p1ua the nunber expected to be born after June 1. Athens, G ,~ orgia CHICKENS Number Raised-1 PRELIMINA RY ESTI UNITE,U STATES July. 24, 1963 Thenumber o( young chickens raised in the United States (50 States) in i963 is expected to total 314, 259, 000--1 percent less than in 1962 and the lowest number since records began in 1909. Indicated decreases are 6 percent in the West North Central, 4 percent in the North .Atlantic, . the Western, and the East North Central States. Increases expected are 9 percent in the South Atlantic, and 3 percent in the South Cent:tal States. These estimates are based on reports as of June 1 obtained through the coopera ~ion of rural mail carriers covering 158, 000 farms in all parts of the country and supplemented by later information from crop correspondents and reports from commercial hatcheries. In January farmers intended to buy 6 percent more chicks, but the monthly patchery report indicates that by March, farmers changed their plans. Egg-type chicks hatched January through June 1963 totaled 361, 824, 000--down 1 percent from the same period in 1962. Output of chicks was below a year earlier in March, April, and May. These are the months of largest hatch. The 1 percent decrease in January-June hatch and the related de crease in chickens raised indicate that the numb_er_ QLpulle S___Qll_ h_and Januar l, l'}_g4 will be very close to the ~umb~r _on hand January 1 of this year. Prices received by producers for eggs were above the corresponding mont~s a year earlier from November 1962 to date. Feed prices duringthis period were ,. ~lso higher and resulted in monthly egg-feed price ratios about the same as a year earlier. Aggrega~e egg production, January through June, was down 1 percent from the corresponding period last year. Current egg prices are above a year earlier. The number of layers in flocks on July 1, 1963 totaled 284, 94Z, 000--up 1 percent from Jul y 1 last year. The laying flock on January 1, 1964 is expected to remain above January 1, 1963 by a similar amount or about 1 percent. Commercial broiler production is not included in these estimates of !=hickens raised. GEORGIA " The number of young chickens raised in Georgia in 1963 is expected to total 16,939, 000--up 16 percent from the estimated 14, 603, 000 in 1962. The hatch of egg-type chicks in Georgia January through June is up 32 percent over the same period last year. It is expected that rep:acement of hatchery supply flocks will ~crease bu~ by a much smaller amoUJ.J.~ ~han t he egg-type chicks. It appear.s that chicks for farm flocks continue to decline . These estimates are based on indications as of June 1 and could be influenced 'l>y condi tions t hat exist through the remainder of the year: ~ ... Chi ckens: Num ber Rd.ised on Farms ---------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Stat e a nd : 1957-61 : 1959 : 19 60 : 1961 : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 as o/o st~i-5.!9~-- - :.~~<:.~~<:.- .. -- ---- _1 __ ----- ;; __ ----- .:_------ _: __ ---- -- _:_ -~f_! 2~--- Ma i.ne 6, 152 T housands 6.?88 :' 6, 09 9 5, 794 6, 026 5, 845 Percent 97 N. H. Vt. Mas s. R.I. Conn. N.Y. N.J. Pa.. N. l'. tl. Ohio 2,852 2,789 2,622 2,412 - 2,291 2,085 91 1, 098 1, 042 979 910 . 9:5'6 851 89 4, 340 4, 440 3, 907 3, 360 3, 360 21:890 86 533 54 7 ~ 92 433 463 403 87 4, 460 . 4 1 57'8 .4 1 166 3, 74 9 4, 04 9 4 1 049 100 9,090 81937 7~ 3 ~u 71 4 75 7,026 71237 103 9 ~319 9,325 7, 160 7~609 7,2 29 6~795 94 . : _1_8.,_9_6_~ __ :?-9~ ).9__Jf>~ .919_-: ~p~ _1J9___1~_.~!3?___1{!. 99]_____ :-- __ J~- _':" _ . 56180/ 58,275 49,723 47, .9 12 47,085 4_ , 056 9o . : -ii,-i9_0_-- 12: 51fs--- 9: 8Yb-- Tb: 4o~--- ~: 4'b'lf-- '9: '5"'14-------- 'lJTF--- Ind. 14,708 14,543 13,09 141 005 12,464 111 592 93 Ill. : 13,496 13, 526 '10, 821 10,929 91071 ' 81 527 94 Mich. E1 100 7, 814 51 "i04 6, 274 51458 5, 294 97 zo:z9i-- oso-- Wis. E. N. : cen ~ .: 10, 148: sa.-6'43-- s79:, 305 7'~7'3-- . 7, 537 41>: ---- Minn. : 21: Y7: 7c7-- -~7: 884-- Ys: oz3- __13: szY ----- --~z- --- Iowa : 28,689 28, 596 261 30 8 1 25~ 519 20, 670 1--9, 636 95 Mo. : 13,497 12,754 1 1,09 6 11,984 9'1108 81 562 94 N.Dak. 0 0 ~ ~2:3.1 : 4, Z66 31 4 13 3, '584 2 ~ 638 21 607 97 S.Da k. 8, 949 8, 967 7, 712 81 329 71 0 3 0 61 514 92 Nebr. : n, 017 11,080 9, 4~0 9, 889 71516 61990 93 .Kans. .! -~Q_,_--- Md. Va. W.Va. N.C. S.C. Ga. Fsl.a.A.d . Ky. 21 315 2, 394 11 8 67 11 923 1, 827 l1 882 103 6, 693 7, 324 61 Z2 5 6, 412 6, 604 6, 406 97 2, 144 2, 189 1, 01"1 11 890 1, 796 1, 634 91 IS, 878 161 615 1-3, 9 ~; 7 . 141 515 13,644 151 281 112 6 ,830 6,951 '7 1 22 9 71807 7,026 6,604 94 14, 653 16, 550 12, 909 141458 141 603 16, 939 116 "b: -"6: --s: s: : : 4, 907 -54,-454-- sa5,, 223 -z4Y- 4, 49: 8 57 9'0'"6-.- -s351: 391 4-sl- 5, --51: 9434Y5 --s'b6:; 806 -5'04___ ---- 125 Tbcf ~-- : --7,-498-- 7: 76_5_-- -2yz- 'b4~-- -51f:f-- 3o4_____ - -- ~-s-- -~ T-enn. Ala. Mis s . Ark. La. 7, 512 7 1 934 5, 950 61426 51 14 1 5, 14 1 100 8 1 706 9, 585 7, 956 9, 627 9~ 82.0 10,. 115 103 7,316 81 940 6, 208 7,510 8,26 1 9~418 1 14 6, 324 71284 6, 19 1 6, 996 7, 346 8, 668 118 4, 6 6 2 4, 7 20 4, 29 :; 4, 2 52 41 0 39 31 9 18 9 7 Okla. 4, 220 3, 964 31 30 9 3, 773 3, 132 21 819 90 Tex as '".s._o:ce.nt . Mont . : : : -61r5.1-743936-- -z;oi6'- ~--1-1;166~:190z36sc1Yr ----1s7441:~, -YU6~61_4(1-_--16-o51:1:75aY4o7si-=f---51-74(:, 148 47'0-- -53Y- -1s391:-712o4Y- ----- ~ -1:, 33'f ---.--- 19o7Y--- -~"r--- Idaho 11935 1, 960 11725 1, 708 1.. 606 11 5'58 97 Wyo. 418 434 317 317 2 50 . 262 105 Colo. : !, 805 1, 838 1, 34 2 1, 409 1', 268 \ 1, 103 87 N. Me:::::. 695 693 658 737 730 672 92 Ariz. 944 1, 037 902 9 56 1, 1 19 11 041 93 Utah Nav. Was h . Or e gon Cali f.. Wa st. 11 526 1, 518 1, 4 12. 1, 384 1, 342 1, 248 93 108 lOS 97 99 89 84 94 4, 322 41275 4, 190 4, 232 4, 359 4, 359 100 3,668 3,638 31 347 31046 2,9 55 2,807 95 : -~__]).z ) _6_1__ }_2.J 9JJ>_ _)~.z9_2_2__)_2.J .f>_l_____ __ JJ>. __ _ : .1.l~-~~l- _j_8.JJ.Oj_. jJ>.J _?J)_ _ j].J ]_8P,__ jJ.J _2]). _ j].z _1_2J_____ __ J___ _ 48 3ta i:e T ot al :375,600 3861010 33117 54 3451025 3171348 3131410 99 Alaska 22 22 22 100 Hawaii u. s. :: ----:::----- -_-_-_- --- --_-_-_- 3';f5:Y750-41 Y1s:Y8a1-11 Yl4: -8-z2.7-s9---- ----1c0p2f- -- U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia ~f if JJ qoo7 ~11 3 -~ L:. -~3 JUL 2g '63 (~ ~< /-\ .j 1'1 JULY l, 1963 ,i. .,_-._,__ _____ ___ _ _ __ .l 0 \. II' . . . - -~ ') J j\ r ~ ~ r - ...;---_,_.,, --- - - Released 7f2g/6. ~-- By . J '- .GEORGIA CROP R E PORTING SERVI<:E * * * GEORGIA * * * STOCKS OF ~..AJOR GRAINS DOWN SHARPLY Stocks of corn in all positions on. July 1, 1963, totaled 6,_719,000 bushels, 27 percent le_as than the 9,243,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Oat stocks at 220~000 bushels compares with 417,000 bushels stored on July 1, 1962. Stocks of rye at 4,000 bushels is only 29 percent of the 14,000 bushels on hand a ye~r. earlier. Wheat, . barley, sorghum grain and soybean stocks off farms and . in all positions are n9t pUblished -to avoid disclosing individual operations . GRAIN GEOP.GIA GRAIN STOCKS - JULY 1., 19()3 - WITH COMPARISONS ON- FARMS : OFF FARMS ALL POSITIONS 1962 . : 1963 1962 1963 1962 : 1963 1, 000 bushels 1,000 bushels 1,000 bushels Corn .oats .. . 7,896 303 Wheat 38 .. Barley Rye 6 : 10 Sorghum Grain Soybeans ... 30 27 5,584 195 6 '6 4 12 64 1,347 114 * 4 * 0 * 1,135 25 * * ** 9,243 417 * 1*4 3*0. 6, 719 220 * 4 * * * ,, * * * UNITED STATES * * * CORN, SORGHUMz _SOYBEAN Al'ID WHEAT STOCKS LOWER Corn led the decline in feed gra'in stocks on July l with a 14 ~~cent smaller total tha.q a year ago. Stocks of sorghum grain were 8 percent_._ less, oats totaled about the same , but barley stocks were 18 percent greater. The combfned total of all feed grains held on July l was ll percent less than last year. All wheat stocks at tb~ end of the marketing year were 10 percent smaller than on July l , 1962 in spite of a sharp increase in. holdings of durum. Rye stocks were 12 percent less than a year earlier. Stocks of soybeans were 9 percent smaller than the large July 1962 holdings. Flaxseed held in all storage posi- tions was more than double the small stocks of a year earlier. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistici an L1 Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation wi th the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agri culture. (Please see 'table on back page) UNITED STATES STOCKS OF GAAL"ffi 1 JULY 1, 1963 WITH COMPARISONS { In thousand :gushels} : July 1 av. J~r 1 April 1 Grain and ~osition 1957-61 1962 1963 ALL \mEAT (old crop) On Farms y 91,780 102,308 195,917 Commodity bredit Corp. Mills, E1ev. & Whses. y ?} 3./ TOTAL 76,871 223z342 1,161,923 59,547 11 1601012 1a21,81o 46,903 1 2262 1 120 1, 505, 01:) RYE (old crop) On Farms ~/ 3,078 1,9o8 7,425 Commodity Credit Corp. gj Mi lls, E1ev-. & V.lbses. y 3./ 374 1z314 149 ~z834 73 :r~890 TOTAL CORN On Farms y l0z161 1,196,818 7 1 821 1,549, 423 1~ 1 228 2,002,357 Commodity Credit Corp. gj .. Mills, E1ev. & Whses. J./ 3./ TOTAL OATS (Old On Farms crop) y 529,761 2,35J8J*,z8J19* 251,622 419,902 ~ 0 3,29 0 2, 73 ,315 228,698 534,942 2041670 3 1 041,969 431,6C6 "}.y Commodity Credit Corp. Mills, Elev. &Whses. 31 TOTAL eYe . BARLEY (old crop) On Farms 2,944 42ti46 304, 312 58,486 1,654 46 1224 276 1 576 47,951 1,927 22z296 423z 122 129,137 131 Commodity redit Corp. Mi lls, Elev. & Whses. TOTAL 11,981 911885 l62z322 7,323 68 z43J: l2~zill 7,437 22z420 2Jlz224 SOORnGHFUaMrmGs RAyIN 33,665 41,413 100,801 Commodi Mi lls, ty Credi Elev .~ t Corp. Whses. Y ?} 3./ TOTAL SOYBEANS On Farms y Commodity Credit Corp. gj Mills, Elev. & Whses. y :J TOTAL 4,737 433~511 411 1 214 30,457 117 8~1486 ll- 10b0 4,841 6~2 1 222 I 2z83b 40,729 48 lll.z400 122z112 4,673 ~~1 22z22l 135,989 1 20~l 1 488 343 1418 July 1 1963 95,713 34,779 1 2 0~8 1 ~14 11189, 06 2,o88 1.66 4,698 6z2~2 1,389,822 384,000 344 1616 2,118,498 234,129 2,723 40 1J03 217,155 66,863 629,14g9222 142z-11 45,962 4,284 6~ 682 1 2 I : 36,474. 2j 11J08111 231 02~ g;/ Estimates of the Crop Reporti ng Bo~rd. Owned by c. c. c. and stored i n bins or other storages owned or controlled by C. C. C: ; other C. C. C. - owned grain is included in the estimates by pos i tions. :J All off -farm storages not otherwise designated, including flour mills, termi nal elevators, and processing plants. ~ Totals included i n all wheat. ;._... ~ UNITED. STA'l~S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE \lASHINGTON, Do C. ca-- 1963 HONEY ''REPOR ~ AUG 2-'63 ...-:us July 26, 1963 A States t(o48taSltaotfes5~,55t9h,0e00Crocpo lonies of bees :were on hand on Ju Report i ng Boa*d announced today. l y 1 in This the is 1 United percent more than on July 1 last year and 3 percent above 1957-61 average. Compared wi th last year, increases were 3 percent in the West No1~h Central, 2 percent in the South Atlantic and South Central, and 1 percent in the North Atlantic and Western States. In the East North Central region, numbers of colonies were dm-m 3 percent. ~I'llese estimates are based on reports from about 7, 000 beekeepers, including both f~rm and non-farm apiaries. Colony losaea during last winter and this spring averaged 16 percent of the colonies entering the winter, compared with 15 percent a year earlier. Winter and s:,):ring losses were 22 percent in the East North Central, 21 percent in the West Nmt h Central, 19 percent i n the North Atlantic, 15 percent in the West, 11 percr_,_nt in the South Central, and 10 percent in the South Atlantic States. About 4,'(00 reports specified the various causes of their winter and spring losses. Losses Wl3re 28 percent from winter killing, 25 percent from starvation, 19 percent queenless, 3 percent from foul brood, 3 percent from spray poisoning, 3 percent from insects, 2 percent from dysentery and rodents, and 17 percent from various other causes. The condition of colonies on July 1 was 85 percent, compared with 87 last yo~r. Decreases in reported conditions in the South Central, East North Central, rL.:::t.h .A.t lantie:, and South Atlantic States offset a small increase in the West. C.r.Jndition of colonies was reported the same as a year earlier in the West North Central States. The July 1 reported condition of nectar plants was 75 percent, compared with 82 last year. In the E~st North Central States conditi ons dropped from 85 percent on July 1, 1962 t o 72 t:his ~Tuly 1. Many parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois were extreme :~' d.ry ,, r.l.overs and alfalfa were suffering in Michigan and Wisconsin and many fe.:rmers hi.!'V\~ sted these hays before bloom. Although the crop now looks below average in these States, recent rains have helped some plants. Plant conditi ons in the West, the West North Central, the South Central, and the South Atlantic States shmred a 7 point drop from last year. In these regions 23 of tLe 34 States had decreases from last year. Lack of moisture was the main r eason f or the poorer plant conditions. Plants in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska suffered from drought conditions. Late JUI1e and early July rains have helped in some localities of these States. Plants were generally satisfactory in most of the South Atlantic and South Central States. Exceptions to this were in Virginia where dry weather c~used serious damage, and in North Carolina vi.'1er e May frost retarded plant growth. Florida had a fair yi eld from gallberry, p-7.i.'.11etto, and clover. Drought conditions existed in parts of Colorado, Oklahoma, Lou:Lsiena and Texas. In Oklahoma conditions on July 1, 1963 were 55 percent, coJ:,~p'3.red to 82 a year earlier. In Southern California plant conditions were be- l ow- last year because of the dry weather. In Northern California adequate rainfall has been favorable for plant growth. The orange flow in Central California has been good. In the North,test, conditions were good, particularly in Montana, Idaho, and the Western halves of North and South Dakota. lviontana wit h good clover growth has prospects of an excellent crop. Most hays in Idaho reached full bloom before being harvested. Bees took advantage of this. A good mustard flow was reported in North Dakota. -" - . Reports from the North Atlantic States show an improvement in plant condition from last year. Frost in May hurt trees and plants i n New York and Pennsylvani a. Prospects in New York are for a fair crop. A large crop of good quality honey is expected in Vermont. Co~ditions have been favorable for honey production in northern New Jersey. (See the reverse side for information by States and regions) REISSUED THROUGH GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE July 31, 1963 I : ~ - EGGS SET AND CillCKS .PLACE.D IN CCMMERCU\L AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Page 2 STATE July 13 - - i EGGS SET oo July July year 20 27 I ago 1/ I - THOVSANDS I CIDCKS PLACED I July- July July I 13 ' l I 20 27 THOUSANDS r 00 1 year . ago 1/ - I - . Maine I Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana I. Illinois 1, 633 438 1, 155 1, 076 ' 43 1, 671 382 1, 224 . 968 31 .. 1,649 464 1, 155 993 25 96 99 100 I 1, 361 I 288 I 1 897 92 24 ' 1 I 6~8 62 1, 282 . 212 739 524 . 58 . 1, 355 107 Z:61 130 678 ' 86 512 88 58 109 Missouri -1,600 ~. 55Q 1, 510 107 684 629 587 92 Delaware 2,098 : 2,128 2, 0:74 110 2, 1~9 2, 147 1, 975 111 .0' .Maryland - ..-- Virginia o. 3, 957 . 1, 649 3,940 1,64? 3,771 1, 560 116 0 2, 592 93 i 937 2,623 838 2, 675 111 796 83 . ' West Virginia ~..N.o.r.th Carolina 0 126 5, 539 South Carolina 533 125 5, 320 524 108 5,084 504 86 I 102 96 . I I 412 4,442 I 407 408 4,340 369 464 1Z5 4,342 104 393 107 GEORGIA ~ .. .: 9~ 666 9,471 9, 2.057 I 97 : 7, 392 7, 505 : 7,084 100 ... Florida Alabama Mississippi ' Arkansas Louisiana Te~s Washington Oregon California T T 313 .6, 113 -. 3,982 . 6, 254 772 ,. 3, 654 _. 493 393 I, 486 282 5~ 854 3,934 6,083 757 3, 599 559 384 1,524 2. 350 5, 78.0 3,779 6,225 681 3, 362 : 551 280 1, 647 50, 0.9 I 098 . 1 10~ 113 108 137 9.9 1 136 l 90 107 110 I I: 159 4,811 I 3, 05i I 5,486 508 2,699 358 202 1, 190 . 0 0,769 -5 172 04, 618 2,966 5, 207 529 2, 519 384 172 1~ 180 39,421 169 : v~ 4, 679 ',_; 10~ 2, 9'96 110 5,161 106 511 112 2, 574 101 425 133 202 149 1, 143 99 ,39,040 104 * TOTAL' 1962 51,420 103 50, 268 103 48,911 104 138, 665 ! 1 - 105 38,.275 103 . 37,49.2 1,04 as percent o same wee last year. .. II . '- ~ : c')1/ . .f.}.()_ 0 1 "'I' (' l ! ~1)5}\/\ r1\\ 1 ~ ~) _, j - - \ ~ l -~ ~ ~ ...J Jr-:) _ - .,..;.,./.; ~ ~~ .\ ' !II_ f j 1,; I:~ = .. .. _:.~=-:--==--==-:;:~ : Relea1 . 1962 = :. .ed 8/1 / 1 9 6 3 f-)-Q:r.J., ;.\. r l J i i ~ .J J ,-\1 r ::,- ., r- r (" By J<". . j '\ -r-' J j <~'\ } ___,. _ I ., ~ { ~ ~ : '-~' JI lj, GEORClA C~OP REPORTING SERVICE u . . : Georgia: The whole milk equivalent :_of' milk and cream used in manufactured dairy ... '. products in Georgia dur:l.og .1962 totaled 162, 500, 000 pounds. This was .about 4 percent less than th_e . 196l.total of' 169, 90~, OQO pounds but well above the 1960 whole milk equivalent of' 145,839,000 .pounds. The total production of ice cr~~.i~ 1962, at 8,426,000 gallons, was nearly .... 2 percent above the 1961 out:put ot' .8,274,ooo gallons. Ice milk production in the _. state registered a 7-percent increase d~ing the year, totaling 4,834,000 gallons. ::., Milk sherbet also showed an incre~~e 1 ~vancing from 378,000 gallons in 1961 to :. _404, 000 in 1962. The Ol,ltput .', ; gallons, was 4 pe!'~ent bel~w of' water the 1961 iC!S continued to declii;le to~~l of' 272,000 gallons. and1at : 261,000 Creamed cottage cheese production during 1962 amounted to 3,012,000 pounds. :This was up sharply from the 2,518,000 pounds manufactured by Georgia plants during the previous year. The total production of' cottage cheese curd was 2,225,000 pounds compared with 1,8ll,OOO in 1961. Most of' the curd was processed r . ._,: into creamed cottage cheese .. - united..states: Whole milk equivalent of' milk and cream used iii me.nufacturecr -- dairy products in 1962 is estimated at 64 billion pounds net,up 1 percent from 1961. The 1962 total, based on a complete annual survey of' all dairy products, manufactured in the United ata.tes (Hawaii and Alaska excluded), was 51 percent of the total ~ilk pr~uced in the Nation during the year .... . ..:. Ice cream production in 1962. totaled 701.8 million gallons, 1 perc-ent more than in 1961, 5 percent larger. than the 1956-60 average, and the largest pro- ' .:. ~uction of' record except 1946 . . Compared with 1961, the Middle Atlantic Region decreased 3 percent, but this was. mpre than offset by a 4-percent increase in the .. .. ~outh Cer.t.r al Region, a 3-percen;t. gain in the Wes~ North Central and Mountain :". : : R~gio~s, and :3t". t&.ller incref;l.ses in the remaining areas of' the country. New York :cpntinued as the leading ice cream producing State, followed by Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, and Illinois. Ice milk production in 1962 brok' all previous records. Total output during '-: -.: the year was 186.4 million gallons, 14 percent greater than a year earlif;tr, 53 ..- . . -more than a.vere.ge, and the 18th consecutive year that production exceeded.- that of' a year ee.rlie.r. Output increased in all regions and compared with 1961 the gains .... ... ...-were: New England and West North central, 6 percent; Pacific, 7 percent; Mountain, 13 percent; South Atlantic, 14 percent; South Central, 15 percent; .:East North Central,the largest producing region, 18 percent; and the Middle . . .:. Atlantic, 43 percent. California, with 12 percent of' the Nation's total, con.. .: tinued as the leading State in ice milk producti on. other States in order of' ,1'. rank were Illi.nois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio. Total cheese production in 1962 was 1.6 billion pounds, 3 parcent under the record high of 1961, b~t 12 percent greater .than the 5-year apnUal average. By regions, 1962 production was down 20 percent in the South Atlantic, 13 .pe'rcant..in the South Central, and 5 percent in the West North Central. Both the Middle . . ~ Atlantic and Mountain Regions had declines of 4 percent. The Pacific States gained 1 percent and New Englan~ increased 2 perce;t1t. Output in the Eas:t . North Central, the principal area, was practically unch~~~d from 1961. Wiscon~in, rank with 42 percent of the Nation's .total, continued a.:s ~ the principal cheese producing State. other States in order of' were New York/ Missouri, Illinois, and Ken- tucky. These five leading States - pr9duced 66 perc~nt of the total cheese manu- factured in the United States during 1962. Creame;Y butter production increased for the third consecutive year and was the largest annual production f'or the past 19 years. Output in 1962 totaled 1.5 billion pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier, and ll percent above the 1956-60 average. Combined production of' frozen desserts (other than ice cream) containing milkfat or vegetable fat and milk solids not f'at increased 11 percent from 1961 to 1962. This was the 15th consecutive year that output of these products exceeded that of' a year earlier. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri~ultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician T- h-e -Ge-or-gi-a -Cr-op- R-ep-or-tin- g- S-er-vi-ce-, {U_O. Ys.E. !iD)- e-pa-rtm- e-nt- o-f A- g-ri-cu-lt-ur-e, - 31- 5- H-ok-e - Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in coo~ration with the Georgia State Department of Agriculture, Georgia Milk Commission, and the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service. PRODUC:CION OF MANUFAa.ruRED DAIRY ~ODUCTS 1 GEORGIA AN.0 U1e .S., 1961 - 62 1/ , . Product \ ,~ I ' ..', .o,. .: t ,. ' F~zen produq~s a~ mix: . .,.,. . : GEORGIA : . : 1,000 gal. : UNITED STATES 1,000. gal . . ~ ~ .. . ' , . Ice cream: .: By estal)iishments : I / with annual outpu-t of: : .. . . ... ~.; 201 les 009. s th g~l. a~::,OV!'r . &n ~20 ~ ooo .ga_l : : 8,042 : 8,205: a3e 221: Total.~ ..~ ~. ......,~ : .,8,274 8,426: 654,-504 ' 662,811 . 42,647 38,954 697,151 701,765 .. Ice tililk . : j. . .. . . .. ~ Milk sherbet : : _ Other frozen 4airy. prQduc:ts . : .: ~..water ices ~. ~ _,:,. ~ .: . " ~ -~. -~~ : 4,53.5 378 . 35 . 272 4,834: 404: 3/ : 261: 163,365 40, 161 4,463 32,874 J.86,422 40, 597 5,058 32,781 ~ :: . -';: Ice cream m~x -. ~ . ..~..;. e:~ : 4,575 4, 710: 364,780 368,219 ~ . ~ ' Ice milk m~,X ;....... ~~. ~................. : 3,085 3,217: 103,879 115,060 : ':;:. ___' ~ _M!,~ _!h~r~e]. ~~ .!..::.;.:.,~.!..t..v.:..!..l. _ _216__ 3.: __ 53.z..5!6___2.2,,Q.31 .: .other products: ~ BUtter, creamery ::~:. ~. .. ......... : : 1, 000 powads. jj 272: 1 000 pounds 1,48t:,12b 1,534,545 :' .,.: \ .... ... : Cheese: ~rican: . , . ,:,,. : . .:. . . . Cheddar .~:~;~.~~Y:.; ~. ~ lJ . : ' 3/: i, 021,241 .i 954,921 . - .. : . ..) . ~ ~ ;. . other typ~~j~. , .-wl.lQ.J.e m.tlk.: ~;. -, .. - : 127,520 138,801 ., :J: Total, w~o~ milk :. lf~ : - -. 1, 148,761 1;093, 722 Cottage cheese: : .. .: Cu.rd : 1,811 2,225: 576,724 ._588, 799 . .. " : .. ' Creamed ' . ~ : r .2' 5J.8 3,012: . ; donciensed milk: . . ~ s~eetaned: . Bulk gci~ds : 772,312 . :.~.780,655 ..3J Uriski~d ~ .. . . ~ : Skizmned ~ e . : .J/ 3y):: . 50,125 52,236 . 51,652 ' 56, 742 Unsweetened: Bulk goods: : ' .~~=~.::::::::::::::::::::~ ~ .~ '6j;~~i ..~;~;' ' 'Dry milk, nonfat for human food.: : ,: . Spray process .... ............ : 3/ 3/: 1,886,220 21:108,427 Rolle"r proce~s ~ : Total .................. ~..... : :J :-J::- 133:, 628 2,019,848 : . 117, 392 2,225,819 y All available data for Georgia are shown. All products not...listed for .:United States due to lack of space. gj Revised. ?J Production not ~hown when li!ss than . 3 plants reported or When individual o~rations might be dis~losed. . . . . . . . GEORGIA PRODUCI'ION OF COT.l'.AGE CHElESE, ICE CREAM, AND ICE MILK BY MONTHS;' i962 ' .. . . ,. MONTH COTTAGE CHEESE : . Cu.rd Creamed . ICE CREAM ' :. ICE .-MILK 1;000 1,000 1,000 .+,OOO ..... :.. . January pound~ . - 158 pounds 211 gallons 462 g~~ons :_:.g53 February : 179 :;,, 241 601 '313 March : 227 April : 2o6 315 ~.' 277 701 354 695 ' . _lfl5 ) May : I : ~une : 238 .go1 ,-. 325 272 924 - . ~59 84$ -~ 553 ' July ...... : August : . . .., September : .. October . : November : . December .: Total : 184: 1183 . 249 245 B26 . 903 I ' ,,:: _ ,-.- : 166 .. ~' E25 .c... ,; 759 ,:.17B.. . .' .: - 21f.~r.: ' _.1:.: ,.:~!: '. ; .:;656 .. : . 157 .... ;,,,., . ' .. ,.._. ..' 21U . :o 1559 1 : ' -; : .,_, :- i .. :. i48 .:.. "1' ~:. :' 200 , . . ..49? ;. .i .t 2,225 3:',01,2. .,1. . 8,426 .. ..584 :.'560 . -. 425 ' 328 . 271 . ... *19 4,'834 : . ,. .._ : !' ~ . . . . ,..,.. - J .. ... .I " ~ ' . .: . . . } .. .. .. ,..... . . Week Ending August 5, 1963 Released 3 p. rn. Monday CROP CONDITIONS GO.OD, SHOWE.RS .DECREAsE Athens, Ga., Aug. 5 -- The tempo of fa'rm act~vities o~ the State- due- to a -daorease, in--shower. a.ct.ivity..,... .a.ccording .to....the. Ge.orgia Crop Reporting Service. Haymaking and insect control measures in cotton, pea- nuts, and pecans were the main activities that were carried out during the past week. Corn continued to look good over most of the State. Prospects for high yields are excellent, according to most County Agricultural Agents. ~"' ~dbacco:~_, i'6bacco .:nEiPvEl'St '~nd .marketing reont;tnuedrac:ti-v.E;. f1i~ety.@.rC~.l:l,~r, e ,, of the crop is reported to be harves~ed. Cotton is in good condition. Younger cotton in the northern half of the State is still setting bolls, while harvesting is under way in older plantings in southern distric~s. Yield prospects remain good; however, bollworm and we~vil infestation is increasing. Peanuts showed good development throughout most of the peanut belt. A few farmers in southern districts are beginning to harvest Spanish varieties, and yield prospects remain favorable. Pastures are in exc.ellent condition and are furnishing plenty of grazing. Haymaking was carried out in all districts; however, many farmers were reported to be over a week behind due to earlier rains. Yields were generally high, but hay quality has been lowered by the rains . Soybeans continue to look good to very good, and sweetpotatoes are making rapid growth. Pecan trees are reported to be holding the crop well, although the wet weather and high humidity have been favorable for the development of pecan diseasesr- andC unsprayeP su.seept.!lb-lect v:e.r"ieties~ have .~ been- d-am~ged !Jlle.; p-each harvest is virtually complete over most of the State. Light vegetable harvest was continued in northern areas, according to reports from Market Managers. WEATHER SUMMARY - Rain occurred over most of Georgia early in the week but shower activity decreased sharply. after August 1. Amounts for the week ranged from light to excessive as rather severe thunderstorms hit some areas during the last part of July. Athens had wind gusts to 40 miles per hour and about two inches of rain in 45 minutes during the afternoon of July 30. Several weather stations -had one~day totals of more than two inches and the observer -at- .. Milledgeville measured 3.96 inches for the 24-hours ending at 7 a.m. on July 28. The decrease in shower activity brought an increase in temperatures. There was a warming trend throughout the week and temperatures were running well above seasonal levels by the end of the period. Averages for the week ranged from near, to slightly above,normal over most of the State 1 July rainfall averaged above normal over most of the northwestern half of the State and slightly below normal of the southeastern half. The largest de- partures were in the northwest and southeast districts, the former averaging about two and one-half inches above normal and the latter about one and one-half inches below. Totals for the year are still running well above normal over most 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 the Weather Bureau of the U. S. .Department of Cotmnerce. ,, . . .. U. S. D:CPi4"'1TNI:.:NT OF CO:i':JcRCE l'lEATH'.":J'l BU'3AU :1\:titens , Cre ~ oTt;ia.... ..'J'e mperature extre r.1es for Neek encline; .~ur> 3 , t ~63 - . (.Provi s:lcina1) .Hi ghest": 1 00. at ,7 i tzs-e;r ald . on ltuc . -~ . Lmm st: 55 a t .B1cirsvil1e on Aug . 3. ' ..... .. : I Pr e c i pi t.:J.t ion ~i~or_week enc'.i.rl~- Aug 3,...196..3 . ~:- }o!! pe.:docl Ay. r.; . L. -5, 1963 T, l e ss than .ooS inch After Fi e Pay.s Return to . United Sta'tes Departmeni; of Agriculture Statistic.al Reporting Servi ce 315 lloke Smi th Jillnex Athens, Geor gia OFFIC I AL B u'STI\fB SS ThiEDIAT u.- s. \:JI:AT}lZ! R RTI!PORT This report wi;I.l be ,treat ed in .all Re spects a s Letter Mail . (See Sec. 34.17, P . L. & R.)' . .. . .... REQW .THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA .. .- ', , Post~ge and Fees:'Paid u.s. Department . of .Agr,~oulture . . .\ , .; ,, ' . .. :.;. .!', '..::.;; ~ . ..:. . . ~. I ( ." :, .. June Red Meat Production ~ Percent Below a Year Ago . The production of red meat in Georgia's commercial slaughter plants totaled g5.7 million pounds during June, 1963, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . : ''announced tOday. This was 12 i;le:rcent below the ?9~3 million poun!_r.B!!t_b!l.Qw_J!!D.! !92_8f!d_2_:p!_r.eEt_le.!!s_tgaE !93.!. __ The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Ex- tension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. Please Turn Page y LIVESTOCK SIA~l;ITER: GEORGIA AND 48 STATES Specie ,., .. . " Georgia: Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep &lambs ,. .I Number i Average I Total. . ,, Slaughtered June I. . 1' Live weight gj Live weight June 1 . June I I - 19-62-. . :!,,., ;1.19.~.6- 3 !~ rt.. .1..r9,.r6~2 . 1963 III (1,000 head) ! (Pounds) t 1962 . : 1963 (1,000 Pounds) l I ! 28.0 I 25.5 I 824 841 23,072 21,446 4.8 I 126.0 i .1 . 3-5 : 428 . '110.0 : 209 .l j 85 4o6 . .: 2,054 1,421 2o4 26,334 . 22,440 83 8 8 48 States cattle llII II 2,189.4 I i 2,199.5 1 1,012 1,029 2,214,654 2,262,977 Calves ,, 521.9 446.9 1 247 238 l28,9o8 106,486 llogs i 1 5,951.3 5, 7395 i 246 243 1,462,381 1,395,147 s::.eep. & Iambs , i 1,247.5 I : 1,134.7 ! . 93 . . i 94 116,309 106,531 y !f '- --- ! - - -- ------ - Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. gf Averages based on unrounded numbers. ~' AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, JULY 15, 1963 CQ~PJ)ITY AND UNIT . .. iJuJy WITH COl>U'ARISONS 11-J~ii!=:- l.5 ..,..~J--~---lu;j__1_i-':W--~e-.~=-~-_5TE_S--_J-~ :-5_----.- =-tJ --. I 1L' 1962 1963 I 1963 1962 I 1963 1963 _ !,- (Do-lla-rs-)--11----+l ------J~(D_o_lla_r_s)---l,_ __ , q -- - Corn bu. ' Hogs cwt. .. cattle c~.. ' Calves, cwt.!. 1 : .....:. . ~ ;p - 1.30 17.60 17.80 23.00 I I I HogCorn ' .... ' . . ~ t. . . ... . ' \. Rati0 'Y '! .-ll 13.5 I - -- i - - 1.41 16 ~ 50 I i 1.44 17.50 17 . 80 23.10 -~ 1 ,21B3---..- 0o0o 1 I 11.7 1 12.~ I -j l.o4 17.00 21.00 . 24.60 16.3 . -- - 1.16 16.00 1970 24.40 1.19 17.10 20.80 24,50 ' - 13~!8 ' 14.4 ,.. y Bushels of corn eqllS>l in value to 100 lbs, hogs, live weight . .. ~CHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge . . - ., . , . . . ROBERT L. SANDIFER ~ricultural Statistician i ." ; ...... ~ , I .. . . ' . .. . . ;,.. i, ' -' .. .. . .. . ' ". . . ;. ' :. ... ..: ..ur -~ . :.: : .~ ~ ~ ',' '..J 1. ::., ' ... : ' ' . .. 11 .! ~. . : . . : t \ ; rc . ( .:. . -GEORG) .I.:A. .:P R. .I~CES '-RE:ctl.VED : ~ . :.. INDEX UP l PO;rNT . , ;::The Index of Prices ~ece'iv~d by Ge:6~-gia Farmers during the month ended July l5 rose l point to 258. pe~cent of ~ts - ~910-14 av~rage. This is 4 points high~+ , ;;than the July 15 Index last year .'The'tivestock and Livestock Products Index _. ,, increased 5 points over tlie J-lme 15 Index to 210 percent,' while . the Ali cr.o:P . . . Index declined l poirit to .28l 'percent. .. ... .. Prices for hogs, beef catti~, .chi ckens, and wholesale milk averaged higher on J!J].yJ 5 while ~i cel for_calves, eggs, aQd tU+~eys were - ~lightly l gwer than thof?e. reported on June '!5 ~ Hog prices moved upward $1.00 per cwt. to $17.50 .~eef cattle prices increased 20 _cents per ~ cwt. tp $18.00. Commercial broile+;s . 9-ow ' .w~re up .5 cent per pound to 14 cents and, -~holes-ale milk -:rose by 5 cents to $5.70 .,per cWt. Prices received :for eggs were .76ent to 4i.4 cents per d,ozen; . .~lves were dpwn 10 cents ,per cwt. to $23 .:oo, and. turkeys ;were at 20. cen~s per . , pqUnd., or 1:.c: ent lower 'than mi.Q...-. June. . . . . ._. i. . . . :. . -:: . -: , Prices fo'J: most crops tended to move upward, b-qt the decline in peaches, wheat, :.;~ttd hay was enough to bririg the All Crops Index down by l point. Price fo.r .. . peaches was down to $3.00~er bushel; wheat to $1.80 per bushel and all hay WaS down to $26."60 per ton. ':!;he price for corn increased by .3 cents to $1.44 per bushe.+. Oats were . ilp by 3 cents to 83 cents per bushel. Irish potato price :rose 25 \'cents per hundredweight to. $2.75, S:nd. sweetpotatoes increased by 4o cents' -~o $5 .,6o per cWt .- Cotton reniained unchanged at 34.5 cents per pound. U. : s. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 4 POINTs., PARITY INDEX 312 . I PARITY _.RATIO 79 ' I. j' . '. ~ing 'the month ended July ..15, the Index of Price.~ . ~eceived ..by Farmers advanced l 2/3 perce.nt (4 points) to 245 percent of its '~l910-l4 average, the Crop -Reporting Board announced today. Higher pri ces fdr cattle, hogs, ana whole- sale milk contributed most to the increase. Partially offsetting were price de- clines for oranges and wheat. The July 15 Index was 2 percent ( 5 points) above a year earlier. -,:: ._,'~The Index of Prices Paid ,by Farmers, including Int.erest, Taxes, and Farm . ~ag~_- Rates, rose l/3 of l percent to 312 on July 15, a new high. The increase ;. ~s :~he result of higher commodity prices. Wage rates, after seaso~l adjust~ent w.ere fractionally lowe~. T.he July 15 index was 2 percent higher than a year . earlier. ,' . I, ' r With the considerably larger increase in t~ _ Index of Prices Received by Farmers than in the Index .of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, the. Parity Ratio rose to 79 -- ,. the s. ame as .ih . January this .:y- e~~ and J u . . lY. a year ~a. r. lier. .. Ind~x .1210-14 ;:: 100 UNITED STATES y Prices Received Parity Index Parit~ Rat i o . GEOOGIA PriceS:- Received .. ~<:C-ommodities All' Creps Livestock and L' stk. P.roducts - Index Numbers Georgia and United States . July 15 .. . 122 . ~- J~, l5 : ~'26'3 ' '' : . . July 15 :- :.. . -: 1263 ... .. . ... .. : . 240 3~5': ~ . : 12 - . ~4~ ,)1+ :. ..11 245 . - . .\': : : :~ : c:= 312 '12 I : ( . Record High :Index: Pate 313 :P'eb._- 1312.23. .:July :oct. #. ~ 19.51 1963 124'6 . / .1 . .. .. . . .. 254 . .:~ 1 . gj 257 . : . I 258 . 310 :Mar ' l95l 276 282 281 319 :3./MaJ:~ 1951 2o8 . gJ 205 210 295 :Sept~ : ~ ' i9~ 1J Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the in- dicated dates. gj Revised. 3./ Also April 1951. ' ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge MELVIN D. ROGERS Agricultural Statistician The s. Georgia Crop-Reporting-senice-;-u:- -ne:p8."rlment of-AgricUl.ture; 315 Hoke-- Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Exten- sion Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) . - .... PRICES RECEIVED BY: FARMERS JULY 15 I 1963 'WITH COMPARISONS GEORGIA . UNITED STMES COMMODITY AND UNIT Wheat, bu. Oats, corn, . b'buu .. . $ $ Barley, bu. $ Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton ; $ Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. :$ 2.45 Hay, baled, per ton All $ 25.20 Alfalfa $ 36.50 Lespedeza $ 27.50 Soybean & Cowpea $ 27.00 Peanut $- 23.00 Milk Cows, head $ 175.00 Hogs, cwt. $ 17.60 Beef cattle, Cows, cwt. ayll, cwt. $ $ 17.80 15.10 Steers &heifers,cwt. $ 20.90 Calves, cwt. $ 23.00 Milk, wholesale, cwt. gj Fluid Mkt. ' $ 5.80 Manuf. All $ 330 $ -5.70 Turkeys, lb. 20.0 . Chickens, per lb.. Farm 12.5 Com'l Broil. . 14.3 All 14.3 Eggs, doz., All 42.0 1. .80 1.41 1.05 . 2.o8 '34.5 2.55 ... ~7.50 37.00 28.00 31.00 25.00 175.00 16.50 17.80 14 .50 20.20 23.10 575 335 565 21.0 13 .o 13.5 13.5 42.1 1 ... 9 .621 . 1,04 . .g86 : .. 1".74 3337 4g.oo 2.55 2.35 .1. . .668 1.16 ."974 1.75 32.81 2.48 1.75 .623 1 .. 19 956 1.77 31.86 4g.OO 2.44 5.6o 5.26 . 4.37 . . 5_.03 26.60 19.10 37.00 : 19.30 28.00 22.40 " 3LOO 25.80 24.00 : : 21.50 170.00 : 217.00 17.50 17.oo 18.00 21.00 .'14.50 ; . i4.6o 21.10 : 23.40 23.00 24.6p 2 . : 4.32 3.08 3/570 3.87 20.0 20.8 20.90 19.10 21.10 .21.60 -24 70 24.00 27:90 27.60 24.80 25.20 215;.00 . 218.00 '16.00 . 17.10. 19~70 20.86 13 .go l4.2o 21.80 23.20 24.40 24.50 4.o4 3.10 3.71 ..3/3 .87 21.8 2L4 12.5 : g.4 9.8 95 14.0 15~0 14.4 14.7 14.0 : 14.5 14.0 14.3 41.4 29.6 29.5 31.0 jj Includes '-cull dairy' cows s~ld for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd . replacement. gj Re~ised~ 3/.Preliminary Estimate. : . _; . . _ .... PRICES . PAID BY FARMERS FOR SELECTED FEEOO JUiy 15 1 . 1963 WITH. COMPARISONS GEORGIA : UNITED STATES KIND OF FEED : July 15 June 15 : July 15 : July 15: June .15: July 15 Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. 1962 Dol. - -.1963 Dol. 196~ . -: i962 - - DoL ', Dol. 1963 ' : . 1963 . Dol. Dol. . All Under 29% Protein 385 3.90 . 395 3.68 "375 378 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein 375 390 395 3.62 370 . . 3~74 4.00 4.20 4.25 367 3.80 3.84 4.05 4.25 --~~30.. 398 "4.68 4.12 Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. 390 4.30 . ' 4.30 : ' 4.30 4.61 4.67 Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. 4-.30 4.75' 4.85 4.62 4.78 4.88 Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. . Corn Meal, cwt. Broiler Grower, cwt. Laying Feed, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa Hay, ton All other Bay, ton 3.20 . . - 3.35 3.40 3.50 3.30 335 3:45 : 2.87 3.60 2.g!i . . 3.40 3.08 2.99 3.04 .3.01' . 3.16 3.21 3."25 4.60' 4.55 4.10 35.00 . 32.00 4.60 4.65 4.20 40.00 35.00 : 4.80 . : 4.65 4.74 4.81 4.75 : 4.36 4.45 4 .4~1" --. 4.25 : 3.88 40-.-00 28.90 395 31.60 398 . 3'0.80 . 34.50 ; 27.80 31.20 30.50 I I GEORGI./\ C ~-IICK HATCHERY --Ai:hen , - aa.-, :Au-gust '1, l-9-63--ktotal of 7;-083, OOG-broiler chicks-was placed with p r oducers in Georgia during t he week ending August 3 according to the -Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 7, 084, 000 placed the previous week and is 3 percent more than the 6, 903, 000 placed the same week last year. . Broiler eggs set by Georgia ha-~cheries amounted to 8, 908, 000 compared with 9, 257, 000 the previous wee k and is 5 percent less than the 9, 399, 000 for the correspon 'ing week last year. : Xhe majority of the prices paid i:o Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs ,was reported within a range of 60 ~o 70 cents per dozen with an:: average of 63 .cents for all hatching eggs and 6i ce1:~s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owne d cockerela . Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $3.00 to $10.00 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 63 cents for eggs and $9.75 for chicks. The_average price from che Fede ral-State Market News Service for broilers during t he week ending Augus t 3 was 14. 02 cents per pound fob p~ant. This compares with 14. 3 5 cents the previous week and 15. 88 cent s the same week last year. GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week En din E I. Chicks Hatched I ! 1962 1963 I o of jye ar ------~l~~T hou~------T~h-o-u-.--~~taP~~gc~ot-. 1962 Thou. 1963 Thou. .j o of year ago I Pet. July 6 Ju1y 'l3 July 20 July _27 I 1 4 28 1 409 352 412 50 1 42~ 11 571 592 I Ill 7 j1o4 !162 ' 144 3 52 390 361 342 379 .. 421 401 '401 I j 108 l 108 I 111 1117 Aug. 1 345 521 l1s1 1 306 341 ; 111 Week Ending June -1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Eggs Set !:.I 1 196 2 Il .,. , .LUOU. ~- !0,092 I 10,088 10,053 I 10, 127 9,879 9, 838 9, 780 9, 600 9, 516 9, 399 1963 Thou. 10,822 10,732 10,431 10,404 10,090 9,889 9,666 9,471 9, 257 8,908 :%of I ; year :ago !Pet. ! !107 ; 106 104 i i 103 i 102 1101 I 99 i 99 ! 97 l ...... : 'j::J BaCILER TYPE I~ Chicks Placed -for. _____ A v, Prices Hatch. Broiler I B:..oilers in Georgira~o~0~Eg~g-s ---C-h-ic-ks-- 11. 1962 1963 j year 1963 1963 I ago l T hou. T hou. 1Pet. ent s Do ars i 1 1, 758 I I 8,243 106 61 8. 75 I 7, 854 8, lOl 103 61 8.50 1 1. 674 8, 099 jl06 60 8.25 I7, 436 I. 7 I 232 II 7,239 l 7, 239 8, 022 . 108 60 7,767 107 l 59 7, 620 105 59 7, 392 102 60 8.25 8.00 8.00 8.25 17,l 7, 187 090 ! 6, 903 7, 505 104 1 60 7,084 I 100 l 61 7, 083 i 103 j 63 8.25 8.50 9.00 1/ Revis e d ~/ Includes- eg-gs set by hat cheries producing chicks for hat ch.~ry supply flocks. ARCHIE LANGLEY VI. A. WAGNER AgricuLural .Si:a ~is tician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statis i:ical R eporting Service St ate Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS STATE SET AND CIDCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL EC~bSI!;T AREAS I BY 'WEEKS - 1963 Page Z ~mCKS PLA~El5 July zo Week EndinQ: July Z7 l~ug. 3 o/o of I year ago 1/ Juzloy Week Endine: July Aug. Z7 3 - o/o of year ago 1/ THOUStaJT'-.:, THOU~NDS Maine Connecticut Penns y1vania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virgin~ North Carolina South Carolina 1, 671 382 1,224 968 31 1, 550 Z, 128 3,940 1, 64Z 1Z5 5, 3ZO . 524 1, 649 464 1, 155 993 Z5 1, 510 Z, 074' 3, 771--. l, 560' 108 5,084 504 GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas - 9,471 I - s. Z8Z 854 3,934 6,083 757 3, 599 559 384 1, 524 9, Z57 ' 350 5, 780. 3, 779' 6, zz5: 681 3,36Z 551 280 1, 6~7 50,809 T OTAL 1962* 50,Z68 48,911 . 103 104 as percen o same wee 1, 665 416 1, 087 944 28 1, 400 1, 910 3,701 1, 4Z5 110 5, 084 513 8,908 Z75 5, 641 3, 831 5, 74Z 640 3,021 534 307 1, 573 48, 755 ~ 8 , 550 100 Ytiar 100 75 105 89 I I 1, Z82 212 739 524 1, 355 261 678 51Z 1, 317 Z65 783 513 ' 30 50 58 101 t 629 587 39 571 I 98 I Z,147 1, 975 113 l t Z,623 2, 675 1, 874 2, 550 93 96 ;10Z 838 I 408 I 4,340 796 464 4,342 868 .:.:,;J' , 408 4,Z19 100 369 393 375 I ' 95 7, 50 5 7,084 I A 7,083 ' I 66 172 169 154 108 4,618 4,679 4,391 1110 Z,966 Z,996 3,047 101 5, 207 5, 161 5, 037 141 529 511 538 93 2, 519 Z, 574 2, 631 137 113 187 100 II 384 4Z5 172 Z02 I, 180 1, 143 39, 4Zl 39,040 378 218 1, 094 38, 353 I 38, 21s 37,49Z I I 103 104 37,199 103 99 98 94 8Z 44 85 106 110 85 1Z6 105 96 I 103 75 99 117 106 IZ3 104 130 103 94 103 1l tD 9tJ0 7 a/) ~ ~ ~~ r- 9-b ~JEQ)~(GITA CCJP&Q)Jl ~-JP>'q-1 llW~ JE~VITCCI AGRIC,ULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE .UNIVERSITY C)F ~EOR_G.IA 'ANDTHE j\\Jb l - . U . S .. DEP ARTMENT OF AGRIC ULTU RF. . R t:_S TATIS T I~ALREPORTING SERVI.CE :STATE DEPARTMENT O F' AGRICULTURE . \..1 1\ . HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS, GA . ;. Athens, Ge6rgia . . . ~ugust 9, 1963 GEORGIA.- AUGUST t ' COTTON REPORT . . . ' . . . :.. . ... . a Prospects on A\lgust l indicate Georgia cotton crop of 535 1 000 bales (500 pounds gross weight), according to information reported by crop correspon- ... .. _de~ts to ..the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 1, 000 bales above final production in 1962 and 78,000 bales above the 1957- 61 average production of .. . , 4,7, ooo .: bale~. ' > : Indicated lint yield peracre of 399 pounds is 30 pounds above the 1962 .. yield Of 369 pounds and 23 pounds above the 1957.,;61 average yield of 376 pounds per acre~ Farmers eXpect to harvest 644,ooo acres of cotton this year, a decrease of 48,000 acres from the 692,000 h~rvested on aeorgia farms ~~ - 19~2 . Progress of the cotton crop has been gener~lly g~od. Early fieid.work tor ... spring 'Planting was slow due to cold, wet soils, but after mid-March;temperatures .moderated and the crop advanced quite rapidly. Heavy rains in 'northern . districts during early May cau.Sed consiC.erable replanting, but the remainder of . the month was quite favorable. Stands are very irregular, especially 'in the nor- thern districts. The first half of June was generally dry and very suitable for :' cultivation. From mid--June until August 1 rainfall in ~ost areas was UriU&tially : heavy-, . bringing the annual rainfall to date about 10 inches above normal. During '. this .period, cUltivation and poisoning' operations were ~ampered, particu1a.rly in ' .( North Georgia . Boll weevil dam~ge has. been surpr:i.singJ.y, light, but bollworm in:.,.,;restation has been heavy in many areas. Harvest operations were becoming active in the southern counties by the first week in August .. :Final outt.urn of the. crop com.jlared .w1th the forecast will depend: upon whether. :the variouS factors affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than normal. ROBERT L. SANDIFER :.. Agric\lltural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge GEORGIA MAP - SHOWING AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS . .... \ 11996632'--7874%;, ................. ... ........./, 1961-57~ II 1963-7ii . I 1962-77% 1961-66% STATE: ' Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NOT Copgressiona1 ntstricts. 1963-82~ 1962-79% 1961-70% v MACON 1963-83% 1962-72% 1961-78% \ 1963-79~ 1962-75% 1961-82% VII ~ ALBANY 1963-88% 1962-76~ 1961-80'/o VIII 1963-86'/o 1962-75% 1961-77% VALDOSTA SAVANNAH IX 1963-82;, 1962-82% 1961-83% See reverse side Information u { .UNITED sTATES .- coTi'oN' REPOOT As . .. oF . AUG. U.S.'T 1, _I9q3 . .: : . 'Th~ Crop R(:lporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service make.s the . foi.J.o:w.ing .. report from .dat~. furnished by. c::op :or~r ~P..o~~~~"t~~ , f _}:fL4 $t a~i-sticians, Bu,r~au _of ,;the ._Gensus, AgrJ.cultural StabJ.lJ.ZatJ.on and ConservatJ.on ServJ.ce, and cooperat1ng State agencie:s~> The . , t,inal outt.urn of c.ot:tpp compared mth this fore- cast will depend upon vrhether the- various ini'luen'ces affecting the crop during t he remainde:~; of the. season ar.e more qr less favorable t .han usual. \ . : : " j. .} ~ ' ~ . ' .. -- ~ .... -=~ L ~ ' _:_ '-:Acre,age-- - .:- ; - ~i.~~t Y.iei~.:per- ~:~,-.-~:? ~~oducti~n-17 -- .. :- ...Harvest:ed- : - 'Fdi= .- . :. hatve~ted acre :5oo-11J'!gross weight "bale State :19">7-=61:-- - : harvest :I937::6I:- - - 7 -1963 719.57-6i; -- - : 7 19'03-- __ ..:..- ~ ..:::~v~~g~:-12_6~.!.-: .~~3- .:_ayeE_a,g:e.!, _!~~?-=..i~d_!~:~v~r;g~~-1_26_g _:_i~~c.!. ._ -, . . -. 1,ooo. 1,ooo 1,000 , . . l,Quo I,ooo 1,ooo .,. .. : .,acres . .acre.s acres :, . Pourids ,, Pc;mnd.s. Pounds b:tl:e~ . bales bales . .. ..:J. : . . .. .\ N. C : 357 402 ._,,:. .361 377 327 .. 376 ~64 ~ - 275 . 295 S. :. C.,. : :,. .510 . ... 575 Ga. r~~ ~ :l . 59.Q. -~.. 692 535 644 357 376 33679J " .. . 399 . . 399 .377 .: 457 449 445 534 535 Tenn. .- : 485 . . 536 . 504. 511 ...4~4 . 571 "' . "' 526 555 ' 600 Ala-, . ~. ~ 113 900 ,; . 835" .Iv.liss,, : . 2 1;407 . l,585 . 1,458 . -:_ .. :. . . = : . 38;1. .457 . .. ~-- 35..1721' 451' . 612 . . . 696 : " .'?85 556 . 1'; ~55 .'.'1 696 . ' 1'"590 . .. n .. ' ... , : ~~() ~ ~. ~ . : .: . . 359 ' I 383 ,34~. . _. 4io .: . 582 . 6o4 362 .. 466 430 . .Ark. ~ . : .~, 226 . .1, 3$~ . 1,225 . 4~.3 . . 512 549 . . 1,249 i,45o 1,"4oo , La.! :..-... .: .: .. .46~. : 5.65 . 515 . , -. '429 . 464 . . 527 . . 423 . 547 565 .. .,. . ,u, .Okl-a . ~- -; : 570 61~ . 600 . . 30.3 ... ' 21~3 : ... 240 . ' ~ .. 35i ~ 3ll : ' '300 Texas ,: q,107. . . 6, 509-, 5~e15" .338 . 348' . .. 339 ~ 29a . - 4, 726...! _ 4~).5o . N. Mex. 191 201 190 I ' t' 728 .:' 638 669 j, o t ~ I : o 29o ... .r 268"1' . 265 Ariz . to f 386 Calif. ...-.;:-: .816 405 809 386 . .. 9.65 .. l,ll2 l,Q26 . 778 .. 942 825 72~ ,. i,ci22 ' : 1,13~ l,l0;2' . 1, 74o' '' '. 1,912' , , 1~660 other : . States _g/ 47 47 45 371 . 401 411 ... 39 -----:-- ~ .. ~ . .: . :- . : .,.-.,.. -' :------- - - - - - - - - - - -r' ~- - ::- - ~ ~ -:-: - .r- - - - u:.s. :i4:, 2'9j. i5,S69 14; 25'4 44o 457 471 : 13,1'25 ]:4;.:867;':. .13, 984 Egypt. 1/: 68.5 93.6 141.0 512 576 562 73.2 . 1~2.7 164.9 : lfProduction ginned-and-to be-ginned.- A SOO-pound bale....contains about 480 net - pounds of lint. ~ ,:.. . .. 2/ Virginia,=. Flo:i-ida, illinois, Kentucky, and 'Nevada. . . ~ '. : 3/ Included in State and United States t 'otals. Grown. _in Te~s, New' .':Mexicfo; - Arizona, and California. ; .:~ .. .:... :- . . ....., . . ':' . ..~ : . ... ' . ' .. . . . ''; r .,. : ' .: _\ ~ r , .. : :. 1'\! ~ . '. ... . .. '. CR. O.P F.EJ?OR. TIN.' G BOA. ,RD .~ ' . ., , : ~ - ~-' ~ ' ' ... . : .,r . . 1 : ,_ . . '-. ~ f ~i~[CQ)~CG~~- ~~(()) ,, )) h3 AGRI'cULTU~AL EXTENSION S ERV I(;E"'lt." SUTN~IVTE~R_SDIETPYAO~FTMGEENO,.ROGFIAAAGNHDICTl,JHLETU\~~ ~ ? ~~ Athens-, aeorgia . GENERAL CR REP '1 \ . \ . .r. ' . ~ (())~JrllNG ~IE~VTICIE U . 5. DE P ART MENT OF A G I~ICULTUR E: STATI STICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . August 12; 1963 RECORD' tiELDS':INn_ICATED :FOR MOST MAJOR .. cROPf?. IN GEORGIA . As of August 1, most Georgia crops were reported in good to exc~llent condi.- : tion ; - ac~ording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se.rvice. Record yields per acre were indicated for corn, tobacco, pecans, and peanuts. Cotton yields are expected to be _high, ::.. . ; . e x . c e e d ed only in 1958 when the all. -time high was established. .. . 40 -BUSHEL CORN YIELD EXPECTED: The production of corn for grain this year ~ is . estima ted at 67,680, 000 bushels, a sha~ increase over!'the .-5CY, 760,000 bushel outt1.:1.rn last year. If this production is +ea.l .ize...~'I~OE~I'~l Q OIRfirllNG JE~VllCCIE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SER ICE 15 '63 . ..UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND TH J\I IG STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL UIHtJ Athens, Georgia. LIBRARIES . U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTIJRE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHE.NS, GA . August 13, 1963 PECAN REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1963 Pecan Prospects at Record Level Q~QBQ!: The . l963 production of pecans in Georgia, based on August 1 condition, is forecast at 88,000,000 pounds~ This expected production is 12 per.- cent above the previous record for the State set in 1961 when 78,600,000 pounds were produced and compares with the extremely low 1962 crop of 15,200,000 p~und~. The estimated 88,000,000 pounds again place~ Georgia first in the Nation in pecan production, accounting for almost one-third of the total national crop. It is estimated that improved varieties will total 75,000,000 pounds and seedlings will amount to 13,000,000 pounds in 1963. Following the very light crop in 1962, pecan trees went into the winter in good condition. Weather during the sprirtg month_s was favorable for pollination and development and all varieties in all areas set good to excellent crops of nuts. Frequent rains that began in mid-June and continued through July, limited spraying operations and scab and powdery mildew have become a threat to suscep- _ tible varieties. gNITED STATES: The current pecan crop is forecast at a record 278.8 million -- pounds compared with the 1962 harvest of 70.8 million pounds .(the shortest crop since 1936) and exceeds the previous record set in 1961 when 246.8 million pounds were harvested. A crop of this size would be 100.0 milliqn pounds or 56 percent above the five~ear average. Estimated production of improved vari- eties is 4~ times as large as last year and seedling pecans over 3 times as large. Only New Mexico, expects a crop below last year and the average. The Oklahoma ' crop, more than double last year's, is 17 percent .oelow average. Favorable weather for pollination and nut development, and the fact that trees produced a small crop last year contributed to the record level indicated for 1963. The Texas crop needs rain for good nut development. Shedding, which occurred earlier than usual, has been heavy in major producing areas of Texas though insect a and disease has been light. The set of nuts over much of the pecan belt is so heavy that extensive limb breakage may be expected. ROBERT L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ST.Al'E . N . C. s. c. Georgia Fla .Ala. :Miss .Ark . Lao Okla. Texas N. Mex. u. s. 86,566 36,000 161,300 92,274 34,800 117,500 - - - - -: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .All ecans STATE .Average 1957-61 1962 Indioated 1963 l 1,000 pounds I r,oco E~ 1,000 nounds N . C. . ' s. c. - . Georgia. lila. 1,970 5 ,400 42,5 60 3 ,18 0 1,900 400 15,200 3,600 2,3CO 8,000 88 , 000 5,500 .Ala .Miss. . ' Ark. 24,500 14,280 6 , 610 7,000 6,000 3,200 53,000 26,000 9,000 La. Okla. ' . 20,320 21,560 4,500 7,600 25,000 18,000 Texas N . Mex. ' 32,860 s __. ____5.L.6Q.O__ ~ 14,000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _7 J..4QO_ ___________ 40,000 ~ ~,Q.OQ ____ _ : u. s. 178,840 70,800 278,800 !) Budded, grafted, or t opworked varieties. , -- __ _ --~ ... af.., J)9007 A -13 , t, "- . UNIVE~SfPr ~0 AUG 17 '63 ()a~~IES : . . ~ - : !,..: ' Georgia Nilk _Production 91 1-1iLlion Pou.."'l.ds in July July milk production on Georgia farms was placed at 91 million pounds by: the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. At this level, production was 3 percent above the 88 million pounds produced in July, 1962 and 5 percent above the June, 1963 output of 87 million. ~.,- ,: 'G-eorgia pasture c~mdition on August 1 was reported at 93 percent of normal, . which is considered .to be extremaly good. This condition compared 1..rith 7L~ per- _ce~t a' _1e ar ago and the average for the State on this date of 83 percent.. . - 1: .. . . t. . ~ ~:J; ... . ... ~ Preliminary price for all wholesale milk sold during. July ~veraged $5.70 ' per 'hunqredweight--unchang8d from a year ago but 5 cents above the revised . ~~-~--:l(6J price of $5.65 . ~xed dairy feed pr~ces on July 15 ,averaged slightly- above mid-June price :<.~. anq. .nfoderately above year ago l evels. ., - '' --:--- _,_M.-ILK- -PR-OD7UC-TI-ON-:AN-D-P-RIC-E-S GREECGEI"VtE?D.GilIi'AfD--P-A-ID7" BY DAIRYNEN :---U NITED-STATES-:-;. ~. ITEJvi : unit:,... -Juiy -:-"'June- :-July-=- 'Juiy- ~ -Ju:n~- ! . "Juiy- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - : - -. - : - : -:- 1962 - : -19-6j- -: 1-963 : 1962 : '1-9,6.-3 - : --:' l96j . -.. Milkproduction : Ui l . l b : Prod. per cow 1/ Lb. : Number milk CQ";.;s :Theus .. : : head : Prices Re ceived - Dollars 2/ All lvhol8sale milk All baled hay ~ulk cows Cwt .: Ton .: head 88 435 202 5.70 25.20 175. 87 440 198 2/5~65 27.50 175 91 10,912 -li,842 ' 10,856 460 639 712 654 '198 16,632 4/5~70 ' -26 .60 170 3.81 3/3.71 4/3.~87 19.10 -20.90 -19.10 . 217 215 21 8 Prices Paid Dollars 2/ Mixed dairy f e-' d 16 pet. prote:i.n Cvrt.: 3. 75 3.90 3.95 3.62 3. 70 3. 74 18 pet. protein CHt.: 4.00 4.20 L~25 3.67 3.80 3. 8Lt 20 pet . prctein Gt-;t.: 4.05 h.25 4.30 3. 98 4.08 . h.l2 per 24 pet. protein : G-wt.: L.20 !~ .3 5 4 . 50 , 4.11 L29 4.27 IrMonthly- av erage: -27 Dollars 'Unit_.as of-the-l~th of-montn-except wholesaie milk which is average-for month. ]/ Hevised. l!/ Preliminar58 1_. ~ 1 ~ 1 , 1.5 ..--. 1. 9 . i. 6 ,. : 1~ 7 ' 1..7 " , , 1. 3 2~ .o: 2.0 z2..o1 Ga. 30,076 28,439 Tenn. 5, 357 5, 165 148, 6,44 149,074 ~. z. o ,, .. 2.3 26,495 24, 753 1.5 1.7 2. 8 .: ' ' .. 3. 1 2.6 2.6 Ala. 18,499 16,673 86,691 84,350 2.0 2. 1 3. 1 2. 5 Miss. 12, 93 5 13,474 60,914 68,940 1.8 2. 1 2.5 2.5 Ark. 21, 461 22,081 107, 197 119,393 2.3 2.7 Z.9 3.2 T--e-x-a-s- u. s. 10, 140 8,878 45,844 47,892 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.2 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------- 171, 849 167' 536 864,756 894,420 1.8 2.0 2.4 2. 5 ~""or this p roJ'eci: Si:ate funds were mai:ched with Federal funds received from t e Agricul tural Marketing Service, U3D ..., under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing / ; ct of 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archie Langley W. A. Wagner Agricultural Statistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician ' 0 ' .~ . : . , ,. i' ) r: .: ~ '':"'. ": . " ! . -;.::- . ~ . . . . .. ....~~_:, :-;,;: _<~ -~ ~ ~.: ~ . ,. . , . . . ~\ : End-of-Month Stocks of Poull:ry, Poul~ ry Products, Meat and Meat Produds . ... . . . . . ;.. :. . , u nil:ed Stai:e s - July 1963_. :: : .. . - .. Shell e gg c : De~reas-~cl py 27,000 cases; July 1962 . dec~~a:se ~~s 54,000 case~; average July ci.e.crease is i49, 000 cases. Frozen egg_s: Increa~ed by '3 ~illion pounc s ; Jul y 19 6 2 increas~ ~fltS .lt roilli.Qn pounds; ~-Ye._f~g~ ..July increase is 6 _. million .pounds ~- ]3eef: :)ncr~:ased .by. 3 -,miUion'., pc)i.ifid~~-. ;J-ulf 1962 change was a decrease of 1 ri>iiliori pounds; :av~~~ge ., Jul y s:hang'e', is'".a_ ,~ecrease of 3 million po~nds; P ork : Decreased by 50 ..r#i~Hon pounds; July-'1962 ~ decrease was 61 million po'-q,nd s; av~~ag e July .~e.creas~ --is-.:..~p: tnil-l,iQn-: -pounds. :- _Qt~1.-e:r- meat s~ - Decrea-sed by 1"million pounds; Juiy t962 decreas~ was' ~ ' million p'bunds:; average July decrease is 4 million pounds. .' .Commodity 1 1 uhit ..:,.July 1957'-6'1 av. ~ . : . ~::...:. :} :y~l~ : June 1962 . 1963 .~ ', ~ I J, .:fuly 1963 " Thou. Thou. : ThOu.- : Thou. Eggs: . .:. ,.. Shell Case . 890 ' 343 274 '247 Frozen eggs, total Pound . . 149,.520 122, 197 102,870 105; tJ90 .. ------------~---------------------~-~----- Ite~ ' I; Prices ,Received: (" . ~ : ;-: :? , .~' . . Fcoat;rnm~ l'C~rhoijc.klee'nt_ss({llbb.d) __-'f{ 1i:2t.!.5~.-~ - .' 1133~.05 . .. 1-2.;5 ::14.q 9. 4 ', .15.0 9. 8 14.4 9-. 5 14.7 -- All -Chickens (lb.) 1- .14. 3 13. 5 ,.. 14;~ _0 14. 5 14. 0. 14. 3.. . Il -All.Egg s (do.zen) . I 42.0 . 42. 1 4L 4 Prices- Paf~: {per 1.00 lb~} Ool. .... . . Dol. ---)~of. Broiler Grow. Feed ., ~: 60 , .: _,4 .60 : 4_. ~<>:. 29.6 . : 29.- ~- 31.0 . ... Dq~ .- Dpi_. . ; Dol. -- 4.'65. 4;~ (4... 4. 81.. .. :,A.-io I,.aying .rteed . : 4.55 . r- 4,65 .. :4.75, ~:. ~6 -, 4.45 : 4. 49 ._ scratchGrai.n;s This- report is '-made . ! 4.,1~ possibl~ thr6ugl' ~he . 4.25 . _coopera~l-pn of t ~;as ~ 3~95 : he N_ation~l Poul : tr 3 y .98' 1. ID;l.-. . pro.v.ement Plan, th~ .Animal _}Jusbandry, -~esearcp_Divisiol), :A~ric~~u_r:al ~ese~~f,~ Se'r:vice, A gri.cult ural Estimates Divisj.on, Statt~t~~al Repqrt~~-g Se:r~~<:e, Fede~a.1: State Marke t News Service an~ t~e many ~reedefs,, ..Jlatchctr~e~; . pou~t::ry_: :prpc~~s~~s arid ~the \. . :_ . ,., -~ ~: .. poultry fa-rrne;rs ' 'I . tha t,,~~port r to ' t,he agen~te.~.~ - . :.: : .:' ' ... .. l : .. 1,, ' . .'. . \ .. . ' ' ~ <' .! \. ~ ; . f .: . -~ .. .! ' ' ',- , I , f . ' __ -;' ...:... ~1 -:. . ,:~- ., _.;.. -i ' ,;' .1 .. . : . . . . .. i . . ~ . .~ . t ' . : . <. . .: :'1 ..: .... :.. .. .~ ._. , . . i) ',; t . . : .. . .. '. i. . I . 1 :l ."; .... . . 'I !-' ... ~ ..'.! ' . '' ! ) . GE :Oa GI.f::. CHICK HATCHERY REPO.J.lT ~ ' ~: , ~-.. . ~~.. \ ~~' . ~. :- . .... . '. ! : A~ h.ens , Ga., August 21, 1.963 ..: - A total of 6, 701, 000 broile:r chic~s was place d yvl.i:h produc~:rs in Georgia. durin~ ~ he week ending ~~ ugus 't . .1.7 acc-ording to the Geor g i~ Crop Reporting Service. 'l~ i1is compare~ with the. 6, 842, 000 placed tb..e previou~ week and is slightly-le ss than-the 6, 706~ 000 place_a t he same week last year. :Bro~ler eggs se t by Georgia ha ~ch eries amounted to 8, 832, 000 compared wi th 8, 875,000 the previ<;~us week and is 5 percent l es s t han the~: 9, 262,000 for the corresponding we~e:K: last ye-ar. - - -- - - --:-" - - - ::, ' . . . .. . . . . . l. 'l'he"tnajority of t he price:s __pald to _Qeorgia prociuce.rs for .broiler hatching eggs wa~ repor ted within a rang~ o f .60 to ~0 cents-:per do2\~n with an: ave-rage of 64 c~P.f? ior .,an hatchirig eggs and 62 c e nts for eggs purchased at ~he farm from flocks i\vEh l1'a t chery owned cocker e ls. Most prices charged fo11 broiler chicks wer.e repor ~ .:.: u within a range oi $8.00 ~o $ 10.00 with an average of $9. 25 per hundr ed . .L;h.:! average prices las t yea:.. w e re 65 cents for eggs and $10. 25 for chlck~. T he i ave~age price from ~he Fe t.tc ral-S ta.te Marke t News Ser~ice for broilers du ring the we e k ending August 17 was 14. 68 cen t s per pound fob : plant. :r hi s compares with 13.84 ceni: s t he previous week and 1.5. 73 cents t he sarile .weck last year. .! GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PL.ACEMENTS ----~~~ --: ------------~------~E~G~GTYPE WEn-deie~kg ; ~,!l4-- Eggs S~e~:t__~l~%~o-~f___..._+lI--~~-----C~h~i_c_k_s__H~a_t_c_h_e~d---~~o/c'o-o~'----- : . 1962 ~ 1 ..:<'lou. . -1963 ' T hou. rye.a r a.g o 1Pet . . , "' 1962 .. . 1 Thou. 1963 ' Thou. year a o Pet. July .ao Jul y 27 Aug."'3 Aug. 10.: Aug. I7 . 571 i62 592 521~ '. 1Llt;_ ..J~ .. 151 ' 444. . fiG 591 231 361 .342 '306 Z66 330 401 401 .341 427 460 111 117 . '111 161 l39 B ~\CILER TYPE E ggs .set ]_I ,i, ! I. Chicks Pl~<;:ed or } Broilers il'l Georgia 1-. '; Ay. Prices IHa t ch. E s Broiler Chicks I 1962 j. T ~ou. I June 15 ;0 , 053 June 22 1 10, !27 1963 ; o/o of 1 !year j 1962 ago T hou. . I . pc~. . ,:T:n~~ -~~ j1, 10, 431 104 I 7, 674 10, 404 103 {36 o/o of 1963 year 1963 .. _ ~Po .. ,:.p:h~.ii!' re:~. : Cents 8, 099 106 60 8, 022 108 6o 1963 Dollars 8. '25 8. 25 June 29 July 6 9 , 879 10, 090 102 1 7, 23G 9 , 838 9, 889 101 17, 2.39 7, 767 107 59 7, 620 105 59 8. 00 8. 00 July 13 9, 7 00 9, 666 99 17, 2.39 7, 392 102 60 8. 25 July 20 9,600 9,471 99 17, l!3 7 7,505 104 60 8.25 Ju1)r 27 9, ::; 16 9, 257 97 7, 090 7, 084 100 61 8. 50 A-ug. 3 Aug. 10 .Aug. 17 9 , .":>"99 9, 510 9, 262 8' 908 8, 875 8, 832 95 't 6, 90 "-.': 93 ,6, 939 95 6, 706 7, 083 103 63 6, 842 99 63 6, 701 100 64 9. 00 9. 00 9. 25 A.l1CHI.S LANGLEY W. A . WAGNER Agricultural S~atistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---- U. S. Depar ~ment of A gricuhure Agricultural Extension Service Statis d~2.:i. 1\.;:por ting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMM"S RCIAL AREAS BY WE EKS - 1963 Pa e 2. i- EGGS SET CHICKS PLACED STATE Aug. n a.1ng Aug. 1'0year Aug. Wee Ending Aug. Aug. 3 17 ago 1/ 3 10 17 T T HOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Ca'rolina 1, 665 416 1, 087 944 28 1, 400 1, 910 3,701 1, 42.5 110 s. 084 51 3 1, 517 366 1,067 967 11 1, 440 1, 915 3, 759 1, 396 118 5,022 494 1, 535 93 335 51 1, 077 102. 899 82. 23 Zl 1,32.0 98 1, 880 94 3, 570 111 1, 281 82. 110 96 5, 011 100 508 97 1, 31 7 1, 292 1, 281 100 265 223 301 125 783 . 766 710 87 513 474 ' 493 88 39 76 zo 26 571 670 569 105 1, 874 2, 123 1,934 122 2, 550 2,509 2,494 106 868 852 837 89 408 372 326 91 4, 219 4,062 3,915 104 375 353 . 338 107 GEORGIA 8,908 8,875 8,832 95 7,083 6,842 6,701 100 Florida Alabama Mississippi A rkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 19 . 275 5, 641 3, 831 5,-742 . 640 3, 02.1 534 307 1, 573 273 5, 501 3,666 5, 589 680 3,037 501 345 l, 503 28'3 85 5, 4 22 102 3, 604 103 5,961 110 622 142 3,093 109 509 153 124 86 48,601 47, 795 100 99 100 as perc~nt OI same we ~ k as t year. : 154 4,391 178 4,464 166 92 4,288 100 3,047 3, 035 2,928 120 5,037 4,801 4. 745 103 538 525 479 116 2,467 2.,374 102 425 452 144 198 122. 71 1, 085 1, 157 103 37,792 3 80 103 37, 199 36,421 35, 452 103 104 103 -r,..- r- RY ORTING SERVICE I ( I J rr-J ~.... __ _ ) G.EORGI /~ CHICK HATCHERY REPORT Released 8/28/63 Athens, Ga., August 28, 1963 --,.h. total of 6, 589,000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending August 24 according to the Geor gia Crop Repolting Service. This compares with the 6, 701, 000 placed the previous week and is 3 percent less \:han the 6, 783, 000 placed the same week last year. . Bloiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 727, 000 compared with 8~ 832, 000 the previous week and is 7 percent less than the 9, 373, 000 for the corresponding week last year. . The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 to 7 5 cents per dozen with an average of 65 centS' for all hatching eggs and 63 cents for eggs pu~chased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were repor t ed within a range of $8. 50 to $10 . 50 with an average of $9. 50 per hundred. 'The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $10.25.for chickso . . The average price from the ~""'edera1-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending August 24 was 15.00 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 14.68 cents the previous week and 15.73 cents the same week last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week Ending l96Z 'i' hcu. I i July 27 412 Aug. 3 34 5 I Aug. 10 377 i Aug. 17 256 Eggs Set 1963 I:hou. 592 439 1/ 444 591 l %of 1 year I' ago Pet. l ' 144 127 11 8 231 Chicks Hatched %of 1962 1963 year ago .I'I- ! 1 Thou. 342 306 266 Thou. 401 341 427 Pet. 117 111 161 1 33o 460 139 Aug. 24 316 450 142 1 276 351 127 BROILER TYPE Week i Eggs Set'!;_/ Chicks Placed for Pr1ces Broiler Ending Broilers in Geor p-ia Chicks 1962 1963 1962 : o of 1963 iyear 1963 j Thou. Thou. I Thou. ! June 2.2 10, 127 10,404 103 I i 7, 436 June 29 i 9, 879 10,090 102 l 7, 232 July 6 I 9, 838 9,889 10 l July 13 ! 9, 780 9,666 99 7,239 7,239 J u1y ~.,70 !I 9 , I 0 00 July ~.. 1 9, 516 Aug. 3 l 9, 399 9,471 9, 257 8,908 99 7, 187 97 7,090 95 I 6, 903 Aug. 10 l 9, 510 Aug. 17 : 9, 262 Aug. 24 l 9, 373 8, 875 8,832 8,727 I 93 1 6, 939 95 6, 7o6 93 i 6, 783 !ago Thou. jPct . 8, 022 1108 7,767 i 107 7,620 i 105 I 7,392 :102 7, 505 1104 7,084 i 100 7,083 1103 6,842 ! 99 l 6,701 ! lQo 6, 589 97 !Cents I :6o :1s599 60 60 61 63 j63 164 !65 Dollars 8.25 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.25 8. 50 9~00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 1/ Revised. ""!;_/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. AR CHIS LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricu1~ural .Jtadstician in Charge Agricultural Statistician --------------------------------------------------------------------------- t]. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statisdcal .J.eporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith An."le,::, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY VfEEKS - 1963 Pa~e 2. l EGGS SET CHICKS PLACED STATE I f Aiig. __ __w_~~!s_~ndin_g~---~----- ~ Ufo of Aug. Aug. year I We~k E_~_<.!i~----1 v/o ot- Aug. Aug. Aug. year i 10 17 2.4 ag'o 1/ 10 17 2.4 ago 1/ ! THOUSANDS THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania 1, 517 I 366 I 1, 067 Indiana 967 lllinois 11 Missouri 1,440 Delaware 1, 915 Maryland 3, 759 Virgil:da 1, 396 West Virginia 118 North Carolina 5, 022 South Carolina 494 1, 535 335 1,077 899 2.3 1, 320 1, 880 3, 570 1, 281 110 s. 011 508 1, 554 lq8 493 ' 9'0 1, 096 111 925 87 34 3;6 1, 340 102. 1, 854 95 3, 562 109 1, 168 77 113 96 5,077 102 492 90 1, 2.92 223 766 474 76 670 2, 123 2, 509 852 372 4,062 353 1, 281 301 710 493 20 569 1, 934 2,494 837 326 3,915 388 1, 241 204 697 439 52 546 1, 991 2, 221 651 371 3, 865 399 95 78 98 79 I 149 102 111 10'3 . ' 81 . 92 104 103 GEORGIA 8, 875 8,832 8,727 93 6,842 6, 701 6, 589 97 Flori~ Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California T TA 1 273 5, 501 3,666 5, 589 680 3,037 501 345 1, 503 , 2 283 5,42.2 3,604 5, 961 662 3,093 509 348 1, 481 305 82. 5,360 100 3, 557 101 5, 720 104 651 142 ~. 995 107 470 177 269 92 1, 451 103 7, 213 10 * TOTAL 1962 148, 601 ~ I of x:ear ago 99 47,795 100 4 7, 171 100 *1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised. 178 4,464 3, 035 4, 801 525 2,467 425 198 1, 085 37,792 36,421 104 166 4,288 2,928 4,745 479 2,374 452 122 1, 157 . 35, 452 103 79 99 112 104 112 94 134 126 85 1 35, 193 100 'eu f- WD9tJO? 143 191.q/ \GIEO~GITA: C~ o~~m-:~ IRrJriTWG IEJRiVllCCIE 0 , ~ . A GR,ICULTUR AL EXTEN ~ IO.~ ' SERV;CE . . U . S . OEP,\RTMEN 'l: OF AG:~ pounJCOl'~ FOR GEORGIA (Thousand Dollars) 1957 1958 1959 1960 i . 1961 . 1/ 1962 62,263 65,630 88,230 80,829 81,727 "95, 890 7~481 6,453 - 7,161 6,661 9,004 9, 323 69,744 46,887 72,.083 62,928 95,391 48,568 87,490 90,731 105,213 52,982 . 63,06q ,. .55,6'32 48,125 6,526 :54,222 8,291 64,218 9,828 77,269 83, 897 .. 10,812 10,439 86 ,895 9,131 1,900 12,450 13,372 11,416 13,841 5,162 782 1,627 1;895 473 461 420 23,241 11,203 . 16,060 30,604 38,129 17,649 19,821 2~..., 5'"~'I7 30,856 20,313 25,250 34,728 32,006 36,504 28,280 27,573 29,000 38,650 21,720 18,396 19 ,91L~ 21,611 19,587 TOTAL CROPS 270,583 301,134 342,361 33r ,842 362,290 356,603 LIVESTOCK Hogs 55,i5J 62,946 52,876 54,980 55,488 Cattle & Calves 46,549 70,286 62,099 53,414 53,350 Dairy Products 48,960 - 49.,173 49,734 51,120 53,153 Com. Broilers 150,336 164,521 153,000 171,206 156,272 Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs 4,113 2,145 47,501 4,225 ;' 1,462 59,491 5,515 1,832 t 62,169 4, 720 2,193 85,153 5,757 2, 772 85,936 Other TOTAL LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS GOVERNHENT PAl11ENTS TOTAL CASH IN Ca~ ALL SOURCES _!/ Preliminary. 3,L9.S 4,011 2,205 1, 878 358,252 416,115 389 , 430 424>664 30,727 48,41 3 20,185 22, 855 659 2562 771,662 7512976 7792 361 ~/ Includes all truck crops in 1957. 1,804 414, 532 26,926 8032 748 54,375 63,709 53,208 168,031 5,655 2,822 91,068 1.!893 440 2 761 33 2 700 83lz064 -. AcquI isitions Divi~i?n University of Georg~a University Libraries Athens, Georgia REQ3 G(L -F H 9tJ~? GEORGIA C. ROP REPORTING SERVICE F F I _r_ 0 (__, \( ?1111-3~\ /3\; -J ~ JI~/ -J \Jj I . J-\ -J~ '--1 J~- . ,.~ .c_J .~) .r \ ~ Released 9/11/63 GEORGIA _CHICK HATCHERY REPORT of 6, 238, 000 broiler chicks eek ending Septembe r 7 Broiler e~gs set by Georgia h with 8, 605, 000 the p revious week and corresponding week last year. The majorit y of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 t o 7 5 cents per dozen with an average of 66 cent s for all hatching eggs and 64 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hat chery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were report ed wit hin a range of $8.75 to $10.50 with an average of $9.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cent s for eggs and $11.00 for chicks. T he average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending September 7 was 14. 03 cents per pound fob plant. T his compares with 14. 60 cent: s ~he previous week and 16.40 cents the same week last year. Week Ending GEO\GIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS I ' EGG TYPE 1962 Thou. Eggs Set 1963 Thou. o;o OJ: year ago Pet . Chicks Hatched 1962 1963 Thou. Thou. v;o ot year ago Pet. Aug .10 377 413 Aug. 17 256 591 Aug. 24 316 450 I Aug. 31 315 Sept. 7 322 4p4 480 Week Ending Eggs Set}_/ 1962 Thou. 1963 Tnou. ' . . . ~ . '! Corn: :for grain 'prospe6ts increased 2 percent during August to a .record high of 3,939 mill:ibn bushels, 8 percent above last year and11 -percent more than the 1957-61 average.- _.._. -i . . : . ; . All Wheat. I?.?:".Ospects .<;>f : ~~ ).34_- mi~;J;.iqn. l:?us~e}s,. :B.l?e d9wp,- l -percen:t fro:r:n last month and 7 perc!3nt .'b~low aver~ge but .4 percent. above last. ye~. :~ ; -. - :;' '. :: i~ T .! 1 .. - . O.at produ<:tion is, ~st~ated at 975 .- millt~~,--b~~}lels~ : ~b~~t the same as. last month, ', but 5 percent below 1962 and 18 percent less than average. .. 'Sorgh~..Grain pro.spects/ at:5l8. milli~n: 'bushel~, ar~ -,lpt perc~n~ :.fr~ last -~o~th 's . e~tmat-e an~ 2 :IJer,!;~pt;, aboy~ .- 19.6~, bt+~ . 8 .P,ercent. below average.. . . .' : . ~ .' ~ ' ~ ' . .... ; ~. ~ :~. ~':' 1' t Hay is e~timated . e~rt - .ll0.6 mil,lion tons, 9 .percent below l .ast year and 6 percent below average. 1;..; Soybean p~odu.ction is e~It;\mated at a record high of 728 .milli~~ bus~el~, ":1-P ..l: p~rcent from last month, 8 percent from 1962 and 2.9.. peroent from average. Peanuts: Production of -pe~nuts is e~t~ated ~ at . l;860, million . pounds,- ne~~: ~ ,peJ;"cent abOVE;! 1962 ~d _ll percent above average. ... .. Pecans: The 1963 pecan crop is forecast at a record high 293.7 million pounds. " .This e,s~imate, which _is 5 percent above the August 1 forecast,. is..1119.re_.th?-IT -4 tim~~ as l.;irge as the .short 1962 crop and 64 percent above average. -~ . .'.i . . . r .. .. . . . .. Cotton:_ ,T;he 1963 cott-on crop is estimated at Jli.; 310,000 bales, 4 percent less .: t~cm . the 1962 crop of 14_,867,000 bales but 9 :percent more than average. ~. - .. CROP UlJITED STATES : : Acreage : .YIELD PRODUCTION Unit :For Harv. :_ _ _ _:.;;;.;:;;~In;;.;.d"~-:-.c-a-;t-e-;d__:..:- - '~oi:r.;,.;..;;.-..:~I~n~d~i-c-a..-te~d~ .: 1963 1962 ':sept." 1,1963: 1962 ;sept~J., .1963 : . . ..: 1,000 --:- .. : .-. ' : : :_acres . . . CORN, for grain : Bu.: 60,880 it .., ..... "64.1 WHF.JI.T, ALL .: Bu.: . 44,501- ,,;25.1 OATS ,.._ ' . Bu.: 21,939 . 45.0 COTT ON, :Bales: .. "14, 254 2/457 HAY, ALL Ton: 66,663 -i.8o SOYBEANS, for beans Bu.: 29,074 24.2 PEAt~UTS . 1/ . POTATOEs,-:rnrsr{ L'ps.: -. 1, 401 1, 282 Cwt . : 1, 377 .l93. 8 POTATOES, SWEET : Cwt . :.. .211 .. , ' I 84.9 Toiw::co,. ALL Lbs.:; ,, ..i)i86 1,884 ... PECANS . . : Lbs.: 21// 'For -fij;ckiil(( and PoUhds . .. :.. ' .. tfire~hing. - - _ .. I .'.'....:. ~ . ~. ... ~... ~. . . . . ;" . ; . ~ 614.-7 25 .. 5 44'.4 .-21/4.6862 . 25.0 1,:327 . 194. 7' 7-8.7 . 1,858 . . . ... . ' 1,000 3,64'3~615 . :. 3,938, 720 1,092,562 l~03I, 743 . 14,867 121,034 675,197 1, 809,880 266/103 19,009 2,309;055 .70,800 <1,134,051 ~ 975~038 . 14, 3J.O 110~607 728,208 1,8.$9 ,990 268,097 16,601 2,202,057 293,700 . ,. . :ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultura+ Sta-t;.istician In ..Charge .., . '.. . : . ' . "' ROBERT t. ~AMDIFER ...: . . . . Agric~tu~al Statistici~n .. . ' ' .. lo o .. . ,. I o ._ ' I - o ' .. ,. I t-' ,. AUGusr I I : I~-- -------- j---------- -- - -- - - -19 --6-3 ---- - - - -- - - - -- ----- -- --- - - t I RELEASED 9/13/"l.963 i i By I I . iI ~.. r I GEORGIA CROP REPO-RTING 2ZRVICE ic. curing August totaled 88 million pounds, accordL~g to the Georgia Crop Repo g Servj_ce. This represents a 3 percent decrease >1ilk cm-rs Cwt . 5. 70. . Ton : 26~00 . .. h e a- d ~ ., -- 180 Prices Paid - Dollars 'l:.l 91 460 198 3/5. 70 -26 > Q) Q) 1=: 8'aa :SQ) ~ ~ ~~ 95 98 as percent o same wee ast year. * 99 99 101 : ! . ! , AGRIC ULTUR C\ L EXTE_NSIQN .SEF;!VICE .: . U . 5 : DEPARTMENT OF'AGRICULTU~ E UNIVERSITY OF G EORGIA AN D THE . 6F- ' S T ATE DEPARTMENt -~. GRLCULTURE : STATIS T ICAJ- RE P ORTING SERVICE . 315 HOKE .; . S MI.TH ANNEX , ATHENS, ' GA . Athens, .Geq;rgia;. ..septe.~ber l 9, 1963 Item . " i . ,. . . ' .. ' ' . . ' . POULTRY sU}.{M;:. l.~Y, AUGUST 1963 .. i._ . . .During Aug ... ., ~o of . .Jan. thru Aug. .. . Ofo of - . 19.62 -1/ '1963 2/. last year. 1962 -1/ - 1963 2/ last ... year T.hou. . Th.ou. . Pet. Thou . Pet. Pullets F1aced~U S.)3/ Total 2,831 , .' 2, ' 733 97 Domestic. - 'Chickens L'es ted: " '2 ' 628 -"~ ' 2, 266 86 B-roiler fype- - ~~ - - --- - - ~ - 22,.802 20, 576 +- " 24,908 109 21, 578 105 . Georgia United States Egg Type - . ' :' 533 2, 275 522 98 2, 305 101. I ' ' 3, 597 15,954 3,381 94 16, 050 101 Georgia United States 34 .48'5 20 59 487 100 119 4,646 175.. 147 4,637 100 - Chicks Hatched: 4/ Bro\ler Type Georgia .. united Sta~ces .. ' 3'1, 983 31,237 98 17.3,400 17'7, 306 102 278,464 276,685 99 1, 525, 368 1, 559, 627 . 102 Egg Type Georgia 1, 290 1,694 131 13, 348 17,299 130 United States Commercial Slaughter: 21,~79 " . 2~,710 113 412,845 414, .985 101 Young Chickens . Ge9rgia 5/ .. . 31,211 32, 168 103 223,804 230, 211 103 Un:ited Jtates 6/ 168,769 177,772 105 1, 195, 153 l, 256, 322' 105 .Hens and Cocks .Georg-ia 5/' 440 374 'S5 4, 135 4, 027 97 Un~ted States 6/ Egg Produci:iotl: 4J 9~487 MIL. 11, 113 117 MIL. 64,398 MIL. . 71,574 111 MIL . Georgia 204 243 119 1, 707 2, 021 . 118 South Atlantic 7/ 718 793 110 5, 9 55 6, 507 109 .United States - S,()Z5 5, 130 lP'Z ~ 4Z, 91 .3 . 4Z, 776 100 .!J Revised. !:_! Preliminary. ~./ Includes expected pullet replacements from ~ggs sold during the pre.ceding month .at the rate of 1Z5 pullet chicks .per 30":'do~ .~ase of eggs. 4/ In~ludes data for 48-_states and Hawaii . 5/' Federal-State Market News : S~ryiCe- =-~-:or the p:urpose of this ,repor:c a commercial poultry slaughter plant is 4efined as .a plant which slaughters a weekly average of at least 30, 000 poun,ds live u. s. weight while in operation~- (Converted from weekly to monthly basis.) 6/ slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 7 I South Atlantic S tates: . Del., Md., Va~ , W.Va., N.C. S.C. Ga., Fl(L. __ _ - . . . YOUNG CHIC~NS; SLA'tJGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION . . BY SELECTZD . S'l'P.. TES,~ 1962 and 1963 . State Number In$pectec1 . Durhig July. J~;n~ thr1.;1 July Indicated Percent Condemned DuriJ:~g. .July .Jan. thru July 1962 . 1963 . . '1962 : 1963 1.962 1963 .: 1962 ' 1963 Thou. Maine ~.372 - Pa~ . .. .6;- 2'62 , Mo. . 3, 869 Del, ' Md~ 7,366 9, 411 Thou. 5,9.57 6, 997 4, 226 7,594 io~. 57.5. Thou.. . Thou. .Pet. 35,540 36,632 1.1 3,9;;208 42, 692,,. ~1. 4 24,.017 . 23,9,54 ~7,6~0 49,050 ~., 9 . . 1.5 . 58, 749 63,_s64_ ' 1_. 4 . .Pet. 1.1 1~ 7 1. 8 2 .2 ~-2.'o . Pet. 2.5 l. 7 2. 8 2.. 0 1. 6 . : Pet. . 2-.0 .:1. 9 , ~.2 ~.z 2. o Va. 5,158 - 5,282 31, .55.0 30,140 1.1 -:, 1.6 1.6 ?.0 N.C. 17,411 19,509 105,954 116,167 1'.4 1.4 1.9 1.9 Ga. 23,963 30,082 177,607 179,156 1.8 2.3 2.7 2.9 Tenno 4,914 5,381 31,409 30,134 1.3 1.7 2.4 2.4 Ala. 16, 558 18, 050 103, 249 102, 400 1~ 8 2. 1 2. 9 2. 5 Miss. 11,198 14,033 72,112 82,973 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.4 Ark. 20, 069 Z4, 005 127,266 143,398 2. 0 Z. 7 2. 7 3. 1 Texas 9, 094 10,058 54,938 57,950 1. 6 1. 9 1. 8 2. 2 u--.-s-. ---1i,1-6-4-, -5-4-2--1-8-1-,-0-8-2---1-, -0-2-9-,-2-9-8-1-,-0-7-5-,-5-0-Z-----1-.-7------Z-.-0-----2-. -3-------2-.-4--- 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. ------A--R-C-H--I-E-L--A-N--G-L-E-Y----------------------W--.--A-.--W-A--G-N--E-R----------------- Agricultural Statistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician End-of-Month Stocks of Po\lltry, Poult ry Products, Meat and Meat Products United Stai:e s - August 1963 Shell eggs: Decreased by 29,000 cases, August 1962 decrease was 93, 000 cases; average August decrease is 203, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Decreased by Z million pounds; August 1962 decrease was 3 million pounds; average August decrease is 7 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Increased by 60 million pounds; August 1962 increase was 41 million pounds; average .August increase is 44 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 1 million pounds; August !962 increase was 16 million pounds; average August increase is 5 million pounds. Pork: Decreased by 54 million pounds; August 1962 decrease was 52 million pounds; average August decrease is ... 54 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased by 13 million pounds.; August 1963 decrease was 8 miliron pounds; avera.g~ August decrease is 10 million pounds. O>mmodity August August 1957-61 av. 1962 Thou. Thou. Jllly 1963 Thou. August 1963 Thou. Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total Total egas 1_/ Poultry, frozen: Broilers .or fryers . Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassifi~d Total poultry Beef: Frozen In Cure . and Cured Pork: b...rozen In Cure and Cured Other meat and meat products ~o~al~d~e~~- _ _ Case j 687 250 233 204 ____ I Pound j --1-4-2~-8-Z-Z------1-1-9L-6-0-5---1-0-7~-6-1-3-----1-0-5L-2-8-5-- 11 Case I____4_,_~~~ _____ -~L~'Z~ ~.a .91)]_ ___ --~L~22 .. _ I I 1 IPound 22,099 21,186 20,775 21,075 1 do. 1 do. 41,096 118,788 27,284 28,248 159,572 101,249 31,644 153,394 do. --~p~JJ______~3..._Q~l---1~Ll2L-----~7J-~~~-- ,~1I do. ~ --2-2-8~-7-9-4----.-2-5-1~-1-3-5----1-9-3-,-4-2-9-----2-5~3--6-6-8-- do. 142,565 137, 512 192,617 193, 589 ! ! 1 do. 167,493 181,776 275,217 220, 8Z5 !- 'I do. _]_9J_l_l_3______fjq,_1Qzens) 44.5 41.4 43.6 . 32.7 31.0 3~.8 Pric.es Paid: (per 100 lb.) Dol. Dol. Dol. i Dol. Dol. Dol. Broiler Grower 4.70 4.80 4.80 4.67 4.81 4.83 I ~aying Feed 4.60 4.75 4.70 4.38 4.49 4.49 Scratch Grains Th1s report 1s made p o s s tI b l 4 e .10 tn' ro u g 4.25 h '~ he c o o p4e.r2a5ti.o n of 3. 86. J.98 3.97 the Nattonal Pouitry Im provement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research .Division, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, Statistical Reporting Service, Federal- State Market News Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the po~ltry farmers that repor t to t!1e agen_cies~ .. ~PORTING SERVICE rr-~ _i__ t ,--) \( .I ;.o< '-. - Released 9/25/63 Athens, Ga., September 25, 1963--A total of 6, 192,000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending September 21 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 6, 282, 000 placed the previous week and is 5 percent less than the 6, 536, 000 .Placed the same week last year. Broiler eggs set by Georgia hat cheries amounted to 8, 993, 000 compared with 8, 900, 000 the previous week and is 1 percent less than the 9, 106, 000 for the corresponding week last year. . T he majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 to 7 5 cents per dozen with an average of .66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks wi t~ hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were repo1 ted within a range of $8. 7 5 to $10. 50 with an average of $10. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 69 cents for eggs and $11.50 for chicks. . The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending September 21 was 13.90 cents per pound fob plarit. This compares with 14. 03 cent s t he previous week and 17. 00 cents the same week last year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week Ending I II 1962 I Th~u. Aug. 24 .I, 316 Aug. 31 i 3 is Sei>t. 7 I 322 i Sept. 14 1 362 Sept. 21 311 Eggs Set 1963 Thou. 480 . 464 480 337 551 o/o of year I l i, _. ago Pet . 152 I !' ' 147 149 93 177 Chicks Hatched 1962 Thou. 1963 Thou. I %of I I year ago I Pet. 276 351 127 283 310 110 192 442 230 237 384 162 249 368 148 I Week . I I Ending Eggs Set 1/ ., 1962 . 1963 I l ! o/o of year - i ago BROILER TYPE :::1icks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 1962 1963 o/o of year ago Av. Prices Hatch. Broiler Eggs Chicks 1963 1963 Thou. I July 20 9, 6 oo July 27 j 9, 5 16 Aug. 3 1 9, 399 i Aug. 10 ! 9, 510 Aug. 17 9, 262 Aug. 24 I' 9, 373 Aug. 31 i 9,479 Sept. 7 j 9, 378 Sept. 14 . 9, 373 Sept. 21 i 9, 106 Thou. Pet. 9, 471 99 9, 257 97 8, 908 9 5 8, 875 93 8, 832 95 8, 727 93 8,605 91 8, 671 ! 92 8, 900 j 95 8, 993 i 99 T hou. 1, 7, ~1c9 10 6, 903 6, 939 6, 706 6, 783 6, 3 15 6, 713 6, 70 5 6, 536 'fhou. 1, 505 7, 084 7, 083 6, 842 6, 701 6, 589 6,416 6, 238 6, 282 6, 192 Pet. 1o4 100 103 99 100 97 94 93 94 I 95 Cents 6o 61 63 63 64 65 65 66 66 66 Dollars 8. 25 8. 50 9. 00 9. 00 9. 25 9. 50 9.75 9. 75 10.00 10.00 ];_/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. AR CHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Sta tistician In Charge Agricultural St atistician 0--.-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-i-c-u-lt-u-r-a-l-E--x-te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e---- Statis tical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WE EKS- 1963 Page 2 STATE EGGS SET ' --- -- . . Sept . ]J 7 I "'ei Week Ending S e p t . S e pt . --.--~--------- -- -----~ --t of year 14 21 ago I 1-- I Sept . 1 7 CHICKS PLACED Week ~~ding ----- ....._ %of Sept. 14 Sept. 21 year ago !I T l!OUS l.'~..N DS T HOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Mi ssouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 245 467 1,028 853 17 1, 300 1, 859 3, 567 1, 233 103 4,966 439 1, 627 390 1, 155 838 18 1, 280 1, 836 3,637 1, 284 99 5, 023 433 1, 646 101 539 84 1, 136 94 898 90 15 20 1, 300 97 1, 716 85 3, 588 108 1, 282 88 98 104 4,859 98 441 85 1, 200 143 72 5 434 26 587 1, 917 2,332 566 319 3, 802 321 1, 238 185 728 4 58 23 530 2,004 2, 127 632 323 3,773 310 1, 175 144 219 76 779 101 468 85 39 87 561 105 1, 798 101 2, 239 100 777 100 330 97 3,738 104 336 93 GEORGIA Florida , I 8, 671 333 Alabama 5, 380 Mississippi 3, 520 Arkansas 5,309 L ouisiana 688 Texas 2, 845 Washington 393 Oregon . 225 California TOTAL 1963 TOTAL 1962* 1,328 II' 45,769 I l 1 48, 140 I %of year ago . 95 8,900 320 5, 285 3, 583 5, 370 632 2,987 526 276 1, 453 46,952 47,781 98 8,993 332 5,496 3,869 5,628 641 2,887 557 328 1, 481 47,730 47,957 100 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 9,9 6, 238 6,282 87 153 145 107 3,964 4,012 112 2,647 Z,638 100 4, 563 4,419 1oe 417 414 90 1, 955 I: 184 413 : 11,1 160 2, 197 346 143 94 lOb I I 1, 077 33,964 1, 113 34,040 34,455 33,854 ,,.:. I 99 101 6, 192 146 4,137 2, 711 4,382 485 2, 090 356 192 967 34; 117 33,750 101 95 83 101 105 103 112 I 99 152 179 87 ' 101 U~ 5 . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE . i STATISTICAL- .REPORTING SERVICE . 315 HOKE'SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA. . ~ SI'rUA:TION : ! A pproved.by the Outlook a~"d'Si.tuat.i1 .'Board, -september 3~; 1963 .. . . ... . ! .. : . ... . . .. . . ,) ' ' .~ ,. . : siruATioN A~D cui-LooK {BROILERs> . ' PROSP~.CTS ~.,OR BROILERS BRIGHTEN . .. . ;~. . : . . ' ~ ... J BUlLP~ICES EXPECTED TO. CONTINUE LOWER . . . . . , . . ' Broile1 chick plf:lcements in Z2 Stal:ea were reduced to ttle 1962level in the : week ended August 24 for the first time since early April. Between these 2 dates, weeklypla.Gments exceeded. 1962 totals by 3 to 8 perCent. In the 2 weeks ended S.~pte_Q.)per 7, _ placements continued at about the same level as a year earlier.:,:, Ho~~'l........e-gg-s~ng-s i-a-the-we-ek-en-cle.d-.:J.epte.mbe~7-W.er.e-5 ..pe.i.cent:.lo_we r~than in .ttie c.o;rresp.Qnding week last year. T he pressures generated for :larger chic~ pr-~.Q.">Ction by ~n. i~dicated expansion in t he Nation's broile~ hatchery.. supply ..:. flocks ..c;~..re .apparently being offset by lower broiler prices, higher feed cosUf anti perhaps by a more cautious attitude by broiler firms and agencies that extend;::' credit to the broiler industry. ;. : : ... .,. ' J' . , :Prices~ received by U.S. broiler producers averaged 14.4 cent~ peri pound ih August compared with 14.7 cents in July and 15. 5 cents in August l'a.st yeii~ M{d- September broiler prices in importarit southern-producing areas were mostl'y 'f3 cents pe~ _pound, 3 cents _less than a year earlier. The total liveweight of young chick~_ns'~Sli:Lughtered in Federally-inspected plants in the 5 _weeks ending s~P~.~. ,... e m b e r "4 .. . : w . a s.. u p . ' 7 percent: . f. r.o.m the . same ' period of . 1962. . . ~ / ~ - .:...,.'.:,.:.'..' . IriAugu~t~-.. broiler grower feed prices were higher .than a year earlier~ but':' chick ':price'S were lower. Broiler grower feed prices repciited paid by fa:rrn~~s~ in .Augu'st averaged at $4.83 per: hundred pounds, up 16 c'erits from AugU,s'(i-9~.2~~ Broiler chick prices paid to commercial hatcheries averaged 9. 7 cents eadi' in . August compared with 9. 3 cents in July and 10.4 cents a y e . a rr. e a r l i e r. . . . ~ . . , . .. ..; ~ ~ . The recent level of chick placements and egg settings point to little differ-ence in}:>~oile~ suppljes i,p, tne remainder of 1963 compared with the same peri<>.d. of 1962~ )fowe\r~r~ prices to producers in September-December 1963 are .~t\~1_.: , ~_xpec:ted ' to, avel"age a little lower than the 15. p cents per _pound in these ino~~h11 a:s ' ' last, year_ . Demand for broilers in the ending m~nths of 19.63 is not expectedJ q = be s'tr()ng as it was at the end of 1962. Greater supplies .~of beef will offe:r... ; ~ broile;L-_~ greater competition d~i-ing 'this per~9_d. L~vels 'Qf p..roiler productio~_.a:~d pri_ces the_first half of 1964 will continue to 'J?e itnportantly influenced pyth~,.,' ~, :.' ~ . nurnbe.r "'of la}ers producing broiler hatching . eggs~. Althaug_h pressure for. t_~rg~ producdo.n and low prices f:rom tliis source w_i'll op~.p.bablY.' continue greate~ ~pap ~ year eaflier into early 1964, some relief mayresult from reductions in the ~: n~rilbe,:r: of pullet chicks placed do_rnestip.a:li.;y for: br.oi~er ; h~~chery supply:flo'c~~}n July and l ..ugust. Such placerne_nt~ fo:r;,. i;he 2 .~?ti~hs ~r.~ ?own from a yea~ e~~lier by 6 a:nd 14 percent, respectiye~y:. ' 1.'#ese c~tba'fJ<~ Wil_lJlegin to affect the nqri.),Q'er of laye:r~ producing hatching ~ggs,O'in nec:;e):~b~':t. aijcf J~~u'~ty, and also tne l~Y.~t ~: of b~oilet chick placements 1~. tf1.'e' ~~cori.d quart_e:r o~ 1964~ Additional . redu.~,ii9.~~ would be ' required over the next few montbs to cut the indicated number. o,,f lci.yers producing hatching eggs back to year-earlier levels. Pullet chicks placed iri January-August were up 5 percent from the same months of 1962. If broiler production were to remain only moderately above the 1963 level in early 1964, the usual seasonal increase in the broiler chick hatch from now through next February would have to be sharply curtailed. In October 1962February 1963 the hatch remained practically stationary. But this stability follow-e_d, ~ - sh~r.p e-?Cpal;l:~jon, i~ -~h.e. J?.atc;:h . ~bove a _. yea:r.- .earl.ier jn S~p_t~m~ber-:November 1962. It also occurred during a period when the }~ationis hatching .e.gg s-upply flock was smaller. The recent cutback in broiler chick placements is an encouraging sign for the broiler industry. If chick production is held to only moderately above the yearearlier level over the. next several mont hs, broiler prices in early 1964 would probably average only a little lower than in early 1963. Larger beef consumption than a year earlier is expected to continue through the first half of 1964, thus exerting a downward pressure on broiler price!? In January-July, the total liveweight of young chic~ens slaughtered under Federal inspection was up 6 percent from the same period of 1962. The liveweight per bird slaughtered in the firsi: 7 month!? of 1963 was 3. 44 pounds com- pared with 3. 40 in January-July last year. It now appears that about 4 to 5 percent more broilers will be produced in 1963 than the 2, 026 million in 1962. (OVE~) -2- GOVERNMENT PURCHASE PROGRAMS BEGIN F.OR POULTRY . The USDA began to buy turkeys on August 30 three weeks earlier than in 1962. Beca~se of :i:he large year-to-year increase in the poult hatch in February and March, ~he main marketing season, (September-De~ember) is opening with larger supplies than in 1962. Purchases are designed to remove excess supplies from the market . The program is being financed through funds provided under Section 32 of Public Law 320. Turke ~rs "will be distributed to schools which serve lunches to approximately 17. 5 million children including the 16 million currently taking part in the National School Lunch Program. Purchases to September. 12 are equivalent to about 3. 1 servings per child. . ~ In . ~lie 3 weeks ended September 12, the Government contracted for 11.9 ~illion pounds of turkey at a cost of $5.8 million. The top paying price was 33.75 .cents per pound, essentially the same as in the first 3 weeks of last year's program. :..~urchases last year began September 21 and by October 4, 3 weeks later, totaleq 17.7 million pounds at a cost $5.7 million. In all of 1962, USDA bought 43 ~Ulion pounds of turkey, less than the 60 million pounds of 1961 but more t~an in .any ot her year of the last decade. A purchase program for cut-up young chickens got under way on August 16. It i~ designed to help schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to ~ee t the program 1s protein requirements. Funds for these purchases are . p~oVide.d under Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act. : Ttu-o\igh September 18, the Government had contracted for 14. 5 million . pOunds of young chickens, equivalent t o about 2 percent of Federally-'inspected slaughter in the same period. Top paying prices for the specially-packed cutup young chickens in August 16-September 12 rang~d from 30.69 to 31.09 cents lnper pound compared with 31.06 to 33. 20 in the same weeks last year. Purc}?.ases August 16-September 20 of '1962 totaled 13.2 million pounds and for 1962 af? : a whol~ totaled 60 million poun~s. U.S. POULTRY EXPORTS CONTINUE AT RECENT LEVELS Siriee the imposition of the European Economic Community levies on August 1 last y-e-ar, u.s. exports of-frelfl;land- f-ro-zellb-roiters have remained stable . :..: though ' a t a much lower level, than in the first 7 months of 1962. Sharply re<;luced sales to the EEC during this period were partly offset by slightly larger sales . to the rest of t he world. During this period, monthly broiler exports ranged between 3 and 12 million pounds, except for January 1963 when foreign sales.. a. dropped to 1 million pounds because of t he dqck strike. In July, the latest mon~h for which dat a are available, exports tot aled 9 mil~ion pounds compared,with, :a .: 8 million pounds in JUn.e and 14. 7 million pounds in July 1962. The January- Jt?ly vtilmne this year was 58 million pounds compared with 122 million in the : corresponding period of last ye<;L~ .. ?-"he 5~ m\llioJ;l pounds exported were ~qQ.iv._. . ' ~en~ to 1.6 percent of the concurrent ' Federally,-in.sJ?e~te'd Slaughter of young ChiCkens. Last year, exports of broj:lers .in t he .f~;rst 7 m.onths represented 3.5 petceht of slaughter. In the last 5 r.qonths of 'tJlis yeaJ;, th:e movement of u.s. 'broilers abroad is not expected to diff~~ . muc~..(r9r:p the year-earlier vo1um~ .of 51 million pounds. ~ ! , I ' ' . . ~ ; ' ... !t',' ... / ' . :: ..... . ' . . t: :' t. : . ; ... ' j . .. : i : ' ,'\ . ' . -~- . ~~ ) : : . ; ' : . .:;. ' j .. . .. ~ 0 . ~- . ': . : I ~' ' . . ~ . . '. t:t~a__ f ff.]) 9oo 7 ~ (GlE0 JR{(GITA C~0 JPl JR{lE1QJ0 JR{1I'llN(G SJE.JR{VllClE .. . .AGRI ~ l,JLTURA!.., EXT.ENSION Sfi:R\t.ICE. ,. Uf\! IVERSITY OF GEOR.GIA AND , .H'E .. . .. sTATE TMENT OF AGRic-uLTu~E , . . ~0\\(;\~ l{t: ~ o . . U . S . DEPARTM E NT OF AGR !.C.ULTURE. : STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE. 3t5 HOKE SMIT~I ANN.Ex : ATH~Ns . GA~: -. ., ' ,. I ,. : oved by the Outlook qnd 0ituation Board, September 30, 1963 : SITUATION AND OUTLOOK (EGGS) .F :URTH QUARTER EGG PRICES Ll~i,;y TO REMAIN SIMILAR .TO YEAR .AGO ; Egg"prices to pir,od~cer~ 1 the ~ir:~t 8 months of this year av~raged 33~ 2 cents '~er dozel:l, .\,lp 1. 0 frot:(l_a year earlier. In July the seasonal price rise got unde:J::w:~y and by: mid- August 'the . egg price at 32. C cents was up 3. 3 cents from the seasonal low ofM~y and June .Although mi'd-month egg prices continued above a year earlier t h..r.oug..hout-tne .a.Rua.~ .. Aug.u.s.t--p~-1!-i-o.d the- c:li-ffe ~ence-..i:n -mid- A,.ug.u.s t.was- negligible. ... . . . .E_gg prod~c;don through May averaged 1 percent lower than in the first half of 1962. Egg production began its usual seasonal decline in June, though the decline was more gradualthari in 1962. As a result, egg production rose ab.ove the yearearlier level an.d .in June-August averaged 1. 0 percent higher than in the same 3-month perio9- last ' year. And in August the egg price was the same. as a year ago whereas in the ea.rlier 111oriths of 1963 it had been higher. ln. Augu.st, some pickup in liquid egg production relative to a year earlier. appec;t.rs to have occurred. Weekly deliveries of eggs to commercial breakers_in August ran 2. to 6 percent above a year ago whereas in July they were 3 to 7 percent u~p;er t he ) 96~ ~~y~~ , L},q_?(ductio~ ,in ~~ly - ~t ~0 m _!llion pounds _was 18 pe~cen~ under July 1962. : During ~he last week of August and first 2. weeks of September egg prices to . producers continued to increase seasonally as they did last year. On September 13, prices paid to farmers in impor~ant egg-producing areas were up from mid- August by mostly 3 to 4 cents per dozen for top quality large eggs and 3 to 6 cents for medium sized eggs. Compared to a year ago, mid-September egg prices ip these areas were mixed. Large eggs were 2 to 3 cents lower in all areas except the Pacific Coast where they w..ere highe;r: y_acbo.Y.tJh~Lsarl;e_a..mount. ~:>rices for medium-sized eggs fluctuated Close to year-ago levels. For the last quarter of this year, egg prices may be near the year-earlier average of 36. 8 cents per dozen. Egg production in October-December will be rising seasonally and is expected to be a little larger than a year ago. Reduced stocks of frozen egg currently available may lead to a greater demand by egg breakers this fall. Frozen egg stocks on September 1 totaled 105 million pounds compared with 12.0 million on this date lapt year--the lowest for September 1 since 19.33. However, in .ear1y,. l964, egg prices g1.ay: drop below year-earlier l~ ~~ ls b~ c .Iu~e e'gg"'p.rodJat1~h "m'ay~ 1xpand. ( j " ,._ - I,;, r f , . :~ , . . -~. EGG PRODUCTION LIKELY TO CONTINU:~ A BOVE A YEAR EARL[~ ~ Egg output climbed from 2. to 3 percent below 1962. in January-February to 1 to 2 percent above the year-earlier level in July-August. This rising trend stemmed both from an expanding National laying flock and from a recovery in the rate of lay, depressed in. the first quarter compared with 1962. Keeping hens in production longer than a year earlier seemed to account for the increase in layer numbers. Hatchings of egg-type chicks late in 1962 and early 1963 suggest that about the same number of replacements were added to laying flocks in January- August as in t hese same months last year. ~ - . :... : . . :-~. -:. . ,.-. i :; -~ .. :.. 1 During the next several months egg production may continue a little greater than a year earlier. In the early months of 1964 the increase may be eve~ greater. The Nation's laying flock which on July 1 and August 1 had been 1 percent larger than in 1962. was back down to last year's level on September 1. Part of this decline appears to be due to the 7. 5 million reduction in the hatch of egg-type chicks this past March from March 1962, On September 1, the number of potent- ial layers (layers and pullets not yet of laying age) totaled 385 million compared with 386 million on September 1, 1962. This suggests that the number of layers through the first quarter of 1964 will be about the same as a year earlier. The rate of lay which ran 2 percent over a year earlier on September 1 may continue higher. In the last 5 years, t:1e annual increase in the rate of lay in October-December has a;ve~ r~g~cf i percent. ' ' Abo\it t:hi:~ ' rate of increase may be maintained even though the laying flock this year is made up of more hens and iewer pullets. This appears likely because the large regional shift in egg (OVER) -2- production this )rear indicates that larger and more productive flocks are replacing those wit h a lower rate of lay. Early in 1964, eggs per layer are expec~ed to be up sharply from the depressed levels of early 1963. Unusually cold weather in - the firs i: quart er of 1963 appear. . \ ,~, . ....t. o -,h a. v e adversely ~~fected the rate of-lay. REGIONL L SHIFTS. IN EGGS . .... PRODUCTION CONTINUES I \ . . , . '' . .. . . U.S. production the first 8 months of 1963 totaled 119 million cases the same as in the se m onths last year. This stability ma,.EikS.: .ratller large but offsetting regional cha nges. Compared with a 'year earl~~!:t..~.Sg.:__Q~Jpu~. ~n:)'~uarv-August was up by 9 percent in t he South Atlantic States, 8 pe1cent in the SouthCentral States, . a~d , .?. pe.rcent -in :the Western States. Ou tput declined,by :ll.- percent in the West , ~\~O,r~lhCent ra.l . States a: ,6 percent in the i~ a st Noo:tli 'Central' States l and 1 percent- .~J?. :.~he..Nq~th At lantic States. Thus, as in .recent .y.ea:~a; .egg production co~tinues to ._expand in the South and Far West to contract iri theMidwest and Northeast. ' T~is regionaL rel:ocatipn of egg production haS' :been oceurring -rapidly smce the mid 1950's. .. ,.;; .. A number of factors..has. contributed t o the regional changes in egg produc~ion -El,rst, population. bas be.en growing faster in the Western' and Sou~h Atlantic r~gione .th.an in other parts of the country. Second, reduced -transportation rates have allowed producer.s in .the South Atlantic region-"to purc-txa!:H~ Midwestern feed . ~ i.ng.redient s at reduced costs . 'l'hird, the South Atlantic region until recently was an egg-defici t area"!' ..producin.g less eggs t han it consumed. Therefore, it could expand egg production without local prices declining relative to the U.S. average. Fourth, the declining .profitability of broiler produt:tian:.stimulated the South ~ Atlantic, Eas t South Central and Western State's to 'fake advantage of the 1ower. ' costs inhe~ent in:large-scale egg prodq.ci:ion and marketing. Fifth, the declining egg output in t he: Midwest repre'sents t he exodus of ill:na.n f~r'm flocks from the egg business. Because of increasing competition in egg production, these small flocks have become much less profitable in relation to other enterprise alternative: in the Midwes t ;; In th~ :.Nortbeast the doWnward adjustment has been more diffi- cult because i t s. egg producera ~a-re: more highly specialized and therefore more . d~endent on eggs for a liv:ingl.:- Aho,. t hey lackother farm alternatives. Regfonal . shifts probably ;will ~Wt cont inue as rapidly over' the neXt .syears as they hav.e in t he _pas t S.becfil,use m~ch oi t he force giving rise to production relocation . ~!as already been spent. : 'j - - - . ! . ~ ~. - . : . -. ,: .!.) ~ .!_ : . . ..: ~ . . . . . I:.~ ' ~-~: . : . !' .... ' '.. ': .~ I~ ' ' J ' , : I . .. ' ... .. , . . r : ! ... - .. ' . . ,.. : .' : .. , : . l ' : ; !' .!:.: ... .::: ' , ... f,') j. ' :, I .. ,.r , :. :; ; ._ 1..: .' :. 't . ~ ;: Acquisitions Division BR 3 . .":: .University Liqr;qries University of Georgia Athens, Georgia ~ . ' ~ ~ ~ I ..: . . . ' I 1963 ..- - -:;'- . .. . :. . . GEORGIA PRICES RECIUVED INDEX DONN 5 POINTS . . . . ~.. . }'he Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers during the month ended Sep;... ' ' tember 15 dropped 5 points (2 percent) to 252 percent of its 1910-1914 average. Thi.s is also 5 points below the September 15 Index last year. The Index for- Ali Crops dropped 6 points to 275, while the Livestock and Livestock Products <' In~ex decreased 4 points to 203. : . Prices for corn, hay, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, and sweetpotatoes were lower thfs month; Corn pricE! was -off from $1.41 to $1.22 per bushel. Tha price o : _ cotton dropped from 3L.o cents per pound to 33.5 cents. Sueetpotato price de~ clirted from $6.00 to $5.50 per cwt., while Irish potatoes dropped from $2 .75 to .. $2~.70;. per cw.t; vJheat,. o.~.t~, and rye prices were slightly higher than the August . lS level. The price of peanuts rose from 11.2 to 11.6 cents per pound. . ' With theexceptiqn of .eggs and wholesale milk, all prices for livestock -and livestock products wer'e lo~er. Hog price dropped from $16.80 per cwt. on .,. August 15 to $16.00 ori the:: same date this month. The price for beef cattle was off from $17.40 to $16; 80 per ~wt., while the calf price dropped from $22. 50 ' to $21.80. The chicken price was off .6 cent per pound to 12.9 cents. Egg price increased from 43.6 cents per dozen to 44.9 cents, and the price for 1-vholesale . milk .rose from $5.85 to $6~05 per cwt . U. s. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DotVN 1 POD~T, PARITY INDEX UNCHANGED ':; . ; PARITY RATIO 77 During the month ended September 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers declineq 4 tenths of 1 percent (1 point) to 241 percent of its 1910-14 average. Lower prices for hogs,potatoes, and cattle contributed most to the decline. Offsetting in part were higher prices for wholesale milk, eggs, and wheat. The September 15 Index was 4 percent (9 points) below a year earlier. The Index of Prices . . 'Paid b... y Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 311 on September 15, the same as in August. The September index wa5' 1 percent higher than a year earlier. With farm product prices off slightly in September, the Parity Ratio dropped to 77. This was 1 percent lower than a month earlier, the same as in June, and 5 percent lower than a year earlier. Index Number8 - Georgia and United States Index September 15 : August 15 September 15: Record High 1910-14 .100 : 1962 UNITED STATES Prices Received 250 Parity Index '];/ .. Parity Ratio 307 81 GEORGIA . Prices Received . All Commodities 257 JUl Crops 275 ... Livestock and L'stk. Products 219 .. 1963 . 242 311 . . . . 1963 . 241 311 :Index : . Date : .313 :Feb'. 1951 : 312 :July : . 1963 .. 78 . . . 257 . 281 . . . : ... 207 77 : 1:!?3 :Oct. i 1946 : . ..: . . . .. . 252 275 :y : .JlO : Mar. 1951 t 319 l1ar. 1951 . 203 295 :Sept. 1948 y J:./ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm vJage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. .JUso, April 1951. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge RICHARD H. LONG Agricultural Statistician The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation 1-vith the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. (OVER) PRICES RECEIVED BY FAIDfERS SEPTE.HBER 15, 1963 WITH C01PARISONS GEORGIA a UNITED STATES COMNODITY AND UNIT :Sept. lS: Aug. 15 : Sept. 1$ :Sept. lS: Aug. 15 :Sept. 15 : 1962 J 1963 : 1963 : 1962 1963 1963 I 1.96 1.8o 1.85 : 1.99 1.77 1.84 $ .79 .82 88 : .604 .582 .616 $ 1.19 1.41 1.22 : 1.04 1.19 1.21 $ 1.02 1.11 1.11 : .888 .848 .853 $ 2.00 2.13 2.15 1.68 1.76 1.78 33.4 34.0 33.5 33.18 32.04 32.71 $ 46.00 46.00 47.00 : 47.30 50.60 49.60 $ 2.35 2.50 2.55 2.25 2.45 2.44 . 10.6 11.2 11.6 10.5 11.0 11.3 $ 5,50 6.00 . 5.50 3.60 4.56 3.28 25.20 : 20.20 36.50 : 20.10 28.00 ' 24.30 30.00 : 27.20 22.50 : 22.20 175.00 :.220.00 16.00 18,l0 16.80 : 22'.00 13.40 14.80 19.80 24.80 21.80 25.10 21.90 22.60 22.30 23.10 24.50 : 24.80 28.20 28.20 25.30 25.00 216.00 216.00 16.60 15~40 20.40 ' . 20.10 l1.1o" .. 13.80 2i.Bo 22.40 24.40 24.oo 4.52 3.17 4.07 21.6 3/4.26 -22.0 PRICES . . . KIND PAID BY F.ARHERS FOR SELECTF.D FEEDS SEP'l'IDIDER OF FEED _ --= s.ept. ~s: GEQ.-qGIA Aug. 15 -= Sept~ 15 1. 5.! 1963 \rJITH CONPlilliSONS UNITED STATES :.Sept.- 15: Aug. 15 Sept.i5 . . . .. 1962 1963 . Dol. Dol. 1963 : 1962 1963 1963 Dol. Dol. Dol Dol. - - Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. .J .. All Under 29%Protein 16% Protein 3.90 3.95 3.75 .).95 . 3.90 3. 72 3.95 3.67 3.78 3.75 3.78 3.76 18% Protein 4.05 4.25 4.20 3.70 3.86 3.87 20% Protein 4.10 4.25 4.30 : 4.03 4.14 4.14 Cottonseed Meal, 41%,~~. 3.90 4.35 . 4.20 4.34 4.68 4.71 Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. 4.35 4.85 . .. 4.80 4.87 4.95 5.04 Bran, cwt. 3.35 3.50 ; 3.50 I 2.93. 3.07 3.07 Middlings' cwt'. Corn Meal, cwt. Broiler Grawer, cwt. Lay:ing Fee4, . ~. 3.45 3.15 4.65 4.55 3.65 3.40 4.80. 4.70 . ).65 . : . 3.05 . 3.35 3.10 . ' . : 4.80 4.69 . ; 4. 70 4.40 3.18 3.. 26 4.83 4.49 3.19 3.26 4.86 4.53 Scratch Grains, cwt . 4.05 4.25 ; 4.25 3.87 3.97 3.98 Alfalfa Hay, tpn All Other Hay, : ton\ 33.00 38.00 31.00 30.50 . J8.oo 29.90 30.50 29 .40 31.70 30.90 31.:80 31.20 ..,. ' ' .,., GEORGIA CHICK HATCHER Released 10/2/63 Athens, Ga.; October , . otal of 6, 195, 000 broiler .chicks was placed with producers in Georgia duridg the week ending September 28 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares wit h the 6, 192, 000 placed the previous week and is 7 percent less than the 6, 628, 000 placed the same week last year. Broiler eggs set by Georgia hat cheries amounted to 8, 915, 000 compared with 8, 993, 000 t he previous week and is 2 percent less than the 9, 085, 000 for the corr esponding week last year. , T he majority o'f the prices paid t o Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was report ed within a range of 60 tq 7 5 cents per dozen with an average of 66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cent s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reporte d within a range of $9.00 to $10.50 wit h an average of $10.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 69 cents for eggs and $11.50 for chicks. ' The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during t he week ending September 28 was 13.60 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 13.90 cents t he previous week and 16.24 cents the same week last year. GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS I E GG TYPE Eggs Set Chicks Hatched 1962 T hou. Aug. 31 3 1-5 Sept. 7 322 Sept. 14 362 Sept. 21 311 Se t. 28 442 1963 Thou. -464 480 337 551 438 o/o of year a o Pet . 1962 A 0Uo 283.-.. 192 237 249 258 1963 T hou. 310 442 384 368 358 I o/o o{ l year a o Pet. I 110 230 162 148 139 Week Endin Eggs Set]_/ ,j Chicks Placed for ' Broilers In Georgia 1962 1963 1962 1963 1963 1963 July 27 9, 516 Aug. 3 9,399 Aug. 10 9, 510 Aug. 17 9,262 Aug. 24 9,373 Aug. 31 9, 479 Sept. 7 9,378 Sept. 14 9,373 Sept. Se t. 2218 1 9, 106 9,085 Inc u es eggs 9,257 8,908 8, 875 8,832 8,727 8, 605 8, 671 8,900 8,993 8,915 ou. 97 7,090 7,084 95 93 166,,990339 7,083 6,842 95 6,706 6, 701 93 6,733 6,589 91 6, S15 6,416 92 6,713 6,23'8 95 6, 705 6,282 99 6, 53 6 6, 192 98 6,62G 6, 195 eries producing c ents 100 61 103 . 63 99 63 100 64 97 65 94 65 .93 66 94 66 95 66 93 66 Do ars 8. 50 9.00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9.75 .9. 75 10.00 10.00 10.00 A"l1CHIE LANGLEY Agricul tural S ~ati stician in Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician --------------------- -------------- UJ S. Dzpar tment of Agriculture ~ -------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 R eporting Service State Department of Agriculture .. ' 3 15 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, : Georgia EGGS SET AND CfliCKS -PLACED IN COMMERCIAL .AREAS, BY WEEKS- 1963 STATE Sept 14 I :. Mai'n~ Connectic.ut Pennsylvania . ;1, 627 . . : "39:0 . . ' 1, t55 . Indiana Illinois 836 18 . Missouri ~ 1, 280 Delaware .. 1, 836 Maryland : 3, 637 Virginia 1, 284 West Virginia , . 99 North Ca~:olina -:s, 023 south carolina 433 Do 1,646 539 1, 136 898 15 1,300 1, 716 3, 588 1, 282 98 4,859 441 S ept". 28 1, 476 427 1' 018. 814 23 . 1, 268 1, 785 . 3, 571 1, 287 88 4,702 412 o of year ago 1/ Sept. 14 Week Endih Se_pt. 21 T 92 77 82. 80 35 93 88 104 84 . 1 88 97. 83 . l,Z38 185 : 72.8 : 458 . 2.3 .530 . 2,004: . 2., 127 ' ;632. ;323 3,773 310 1, 175 219 779 468 . 39 561 1, '798 2, 239 777 '330 3,738 336 .. Page 2 Sept. 28 I o of year I a o 1/ 892 225 695 439 24 525 1, 854 2,376 677 264 3,672 . 357 . 67 70 88 85 73 79 112 100 87 71 . 9~ 99 GEQRGIA 8,900 l<~orida . ' ' Alabama - Mi&~issippi - ' 320 5, 28}; 3, 583 . I Ark.a.Dsas , Louisiana 5, _370 632 Texa~ 2,987 Washington . 526 Or~gon 276 California 1, ~53 TOTAL 19. 3 .4(>, 952 8,993 332 5,496 3,869 5,628 641 2, 887 557 . 328 1~ 481 7,730 8,915 98 6,282 6, 192 6, 195 93 35'0 85 5,387 105 3,866 115 5, '7-2.0 . 98 707 119 3, 0 fl . 93 382 171 318 113 ' 1, 390 90 . ;145 ' ) 46 190 96 4,;o 12 . 4;)37 .2~638 . 2,_7 11 , 4,002 99 2., 721 101 '4,419 4, :382 ' : . 4, 350 104 41 4 485 476 110 2, 197 2,090 1, 918 9i 346 356 277 99 143 192 143 117 1, 11-3 967 1, 021 85 46,917 98 34,040 34, 117 33,293 96 TOTAL 1962* 47,957 ' 47, 976 33, 854 33,750 34,784 100 98 a~ percent o same week las t year. 101 101 96 . ~ .. .-.. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR Athens, Georgia ; . U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . October 8; 19?3 Cotton prospeGts for Georgia as of October l were for a production of .-600;000 bales (500 pounds gross weight), according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The estimate was 35,000 bales above the indicated .production a month earlier and 66,000 ab6v~ the i962 crop. Indicated lint yield per acre of 447 pounds is a record high for Georgia. Production in the northern districts will be about 10 percent below last year. The cent~al area will have an -increase of about 6 percent, while the southern area is expected to harvest .28 percent more than in 1962. Weather co.nditions were very favorable during the month, and good progress was made in harvesting operations in all areas of the State. Progress of harvest varied from about 20 percent in the northern districts to 90 percent complete in the. .extreme southern d.istricts. Harvest was from 60 to 70 percent complete :i.n the central area. Ginnings to October' l were 72 percent complete for the State. A higher pe'rcentage of the crop is being harvested by mechanical pi6kers than usual . Bureau of Census reports 435,000 running bales ginned to October l compared to 382;000 to the same date last year and 228,000 in 1961. C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician '. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistici_an In Charge GEORGIA MAP SHO~ING INDICATED 1963 PRODUCTION AND .FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1962 & 1961 ~63- 31;0.0~ 1962- 35,61 N9N~CO~~~r . .....7f .... 1963 production indicated on October l. 1961-. 26, o4f .......:-~-~ ..... ~ """"" - STATE - { ( III \ I l 1963- 20,000~ ELBERTO~ l ROriE r~ 1962- 22,230 1961- 24, 390 "' l__) 1963- ~ . 000 l' "-. ..::::::=:,l_~- ATLAN TA' " r-\~ ' AT~NS _1~1~99~6,12-- 22,'8Q,_O 24, 920-. 'v'-7 / ./__.. -......._ _ _.- ) ~/ \ 1963 - 6oo,ooo 1962 534,000 1961 - 512,000 Districts shown are Crop Reporting Districts arid NOT Congres siona1 Districts. J IV ~( ..J 1963- 48, 000 V \._.\ VI \ \ -- ~ AUGUSTA\ 1962- 46,280 . ~ 1 61- 45 100 \ - 1963- 111,000\ ! ' ( ~. ~-M-A-C-O-N1963-103,000 - 1962- 105,840 \ 1961- 102,330 " ,--'\ _/ l f \\_ \ COLUMBUS 1 .1_ _ L\.f_j\- \ \ 19621961- L--) V 94, 97' _/ 100 040 \~v~. - - - - --~\-------\ //~ SAVAl.TNAH:~'--.._.}_.J / ~J VII ') VIII 1~ 1 IX ..'1f\-Jf } 1963- 154,000 I 1963- 24, 000 ~J ALBANY 1962- 115,950 ( ,.. 1962- 19,020 =: l\ 1961- 110, 520 19631962- 87' 000 72,110 --r 1961- 65' 860 \ f VAIJJOSTA 1961- 15, Boo qj )'' ' d I;) \( - v ; \ 7(1 -..-.._jU PLEASE TURN PAGE FOR UNI TED STATES HlFORT ~ATION UNITED STATES -- COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1963 The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following repo;-t fr.om data furnished by crop . corre~pondents, field statistic~ans, Bureau of the census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conserii~tion .Service, . and cooperating. S.t9:t$ agencies . The final outturn of cotton compared with -this- forecast will . ~p,e,nd upon whether the various influences . affecting the crop .quring ~-h~ remainder of 'the season are more or less ravorable than usual. 2r--..:.- -.- - . . ._ -7 ~ --~ ~--:--Lint-yieid-per- -:----- -Pi=o'du'Ctioii : Acres :___h~r!e~t~d_a~r~ __:__ _20.Q-.E.o~n~ ~r_s~ !e_!g_!!t;....b~l~s- __ State : for : : : : : : Indicated . :harvest:l957-61: 1962 : 1963 :1957-61: 1962 :- Sept: I,-:-oct:!,- :1963 !/taverage: : indic. :average: 1963 : 1963 --,. --~ ' --- 1,- oo-o --------------1- ,o- oo-~i- ,o9-o- '.' --1-,o-oo-- -.l- .,'o-oo--.; ... . : acres Pounds Pounds Pounds bales bales- bales bales . N. C. s. c~ Georgia Tenn. Al'a. Miss. 377 361 327 . 535 351 373 644 376 369 504 517 494 835 381 ' 371 1,458 457 512 401 264 275 404 377 449 447 457 534 571 526 . 555 489 612 696 622 1,355 1,696 315 435 ' 565 590 795 1,770 315 450 600 600 850 1,890 Mo. Ark. La. Okla. Texas 342 470 : 1,225 483 . 515 429 600 303 : 5,875 338 582 512 464 243 348 6o4 362 466 562 1,249 1,450 587 423 547 240 357 311 368 4,298 4,726 . 415 1,360 585 285 4,350 430 1,435 . 630 300 4,500 N. Mex. Ariz. Calif. Other 190 728 638 669 290 268 386 965 1,112 1,038 778 942 723 1,022 1,132 1,129 1,740 1,912 265 840 1, 700 265 835 1'-700 -S-ta-te-s -].-/ -: : - - -45 - - -371- - - 4-01- - -4-97- - - -36- - - -40- - - - -40- - - - -4 7 - u. s. .: lh,254 440 457 500 13,125 14,867 14,310 14,847 ~9~:--:---------------------------------- Egypt. J/ : 141.0 512 576 538 73.2 112.7 161.9 157.9 IrAugust I estimate: -27 Production-giniie'd and to-be ginned: -A-5Qo::ib.-b"ii:le-- contains about 480 net pounds of lint. 3/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. 4/ Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Ariz.ona, and California. CROP REPORTING BOARD ~Q, {. f ttJ 7GJEO~GllA CC~OIP J'A 0 rJ J 7 -;) AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION S E R VI C E 6 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AN D T H E .3sTATE CEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU RE Athens, Georgia ~lE~OIRrlrll WG IE~VllCIE U . 5 . D E P A RTM E N T OF A GR ! C t;LTUR ~ STATIS1'1CAL REPORTING S E RVICE 31 5 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, AlHENS, -GA ~ October 9, 1963 Gf:.Of?.GIA: Estimated honey production in Georgia for 1963 is 1, 735,000 pounds. This is an increase of approximately 9 percent from the 1962 production of 7,095,000 pounds. Total colonies of bees were estimated at 221,000, slightly above t he 1962 number of colonies . Honey production per colony is e stimated at 35 pounds this year compared with 33 pounds in 1962. UNITED STATES: RECORD HONEY CROP ~ The 1963 honey crop is expected to total 291,429,000 pounds, the highest of record, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This is 6 percent above t he pre- vious r ecord of 273,792,000 produced in 1961 and 1 percent above t he 1962 pro- duction of 272,486,000 pounds. Production per colony is expected to average 52.4 pounds, 6 percent above last year and 5 9ercent more than t he previous record set in 1961. The 5, 559, 000 colonies on hand at the beginning of the 1963 season were 1 percent more t han latt year. The late summer improvement of plant conditions in many of the Northern States permitted good late summer f lm.Js. Yields in these St ates were above early expectations. Plant conditions were excellent in the northwe st and good in the North Central and North Atlantic States. Dry weather caused lower yields in many of t he South Atlantic and South Central Etates, particularly Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Louisiana. Southern California had one of its poore st seasons in r ecent years because of drought, but conditions were good in Northern California. Yields per colony increased from 68.8 pounds laf:t year to 86.1 in the West North Central; 56.2 to 65.1 in the Ea st North Central; 42.6 to 49.5 in the North Atlantic; and 59.1 to 60.4 in t he Western St ates. Yiel ds dropped from 39.9 last year to 33.3 in the South Atlantic and from 29.9 to 26.8 in the South Central States. Stocks of honey on hand for sale by producers on September 15 totaled 105,401,000 compar ed with 103,808,000 pounds a year earlier. This year stocks on hand were 36 percent of production compared with 38 percent last year. An increase in exports and a stronger domestic market t his yea.r have been factors toward a smaller percentage of stocks on hand. Please turn page State : HeNEY PRODUC'r'ICN .AND colon ies o f bee s : 'Yield STOCKS : __ _CNHP..nANvDyr_:FcU :R:!_u.StA.:l..i.:E:.on-_-_-_-:-..,.H'r"o-n-e-y"""'l''f~or.~.-s-:-a-.1r:e~- and : : yer col ony : : 1963 as %:in producer's hand division :- 1962- i"' -1963' - : ~962' i"' r9o3-t 1962 1963 : of 1962: on S~t. 15 -----::----:-----:----: ---: -----: ----, -------- :l.962' - ----- :- T9o3--- 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 :colon ies colonies Pounds Poun~ pounds pOU!).U S Percent 1,000 por;1d s t Dela.vra r e Maryland Virg:inia West Virginia North Carolina South Carol i 11a Georg:i.a Florici.a. South Atlantic United States 4 5 29 26 116 130 112 46 52 32 33 3 2 24 1,02-4 792 77 410 396 130 129 28 16 3, 640 2,004 57 1,274 681 98 101 24 14 2,352 1,4:4 60 647 424 199 209 25 15 4,975 3,135 63 1,463 752 56 58 20 16 1,120 928 83 269 139 :__ ___ _to___ : 215 ~n. 221 33 91 35 7, 095 7,735 109 1,935 1,779 61_ __ g_o.Li[o__1!1~-~1~ ___9!. ___5J.~L3 ___3i.Hi.3_ : 1,031 1,050 39o9 3;,~3 41,112 35 ,014 85 11,417 7,986 ---------------------------------------- 5,500 5,559 49 ..5 52o4 272,486 291A29 107 103,803 105,401 ARGHE LANGlEY Agricultural Statist i cian L~ Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Statistical Assistant 1'-.~hens, Ga., October 9, . 1963--A total of 6, 402, 000 broiler chicks was placed Wi~h producers in Georgia during the week ending October 5 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the (>, 195,000 placed the previous week and is slightly more than the 6, 375,000 placed ihe same week last yea:r. Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 805, 000 compared ~ith 8, 915,000 the previous week and is slightly less than the 8, 831,000, for the . corresponding week last year. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producer.s for broiler hatching eggs was. reported within a range of 60 i:o 7 5 cents per dozen with an average of 66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cent s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks wi~h hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were repor'ced within a range of $9.00 to $10. 50 with an average of $10 00 per hundred~ The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $11.00 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during t he week ending October 5 was 13. 53 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 13.60 cents the previous week and 15.20 cents the same week iast year. GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CffiCK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week Ending I .,' Eggs Set Chicks Hatched I j1962 1963 o/o of year 1962 1963 o/o of year I iT hou. i I Sept. 7 j 32Z ii I Sept. 36Z ~ept. 3 11 Sept. 2<:d 4'-E Oct . s :' .I 509 Thou. 480 337 551 438 439 Week Ending Eggs Set ]J Thou. 149 192 93 237 17 7 249 99 258 86 290 B HOILER TYPE Chicks Placed for Broilers In Georgia Thou~ ago Pet. 442 230 384 162 368 148 . 358 139 254 88 Prices Broiler Chicks ' 1 I 962 i I 1963 l 1962 1963 1963 Thou. Thou. ! Thou. Thou. Pet. Cents Aug. 3 , 9,399 Aug. 10 ! 9, 510 I Aug. 17 ( 9, 262 8,908 8,875 8, 832 ! l 95 ,6. 903 93 6,939 95 1 6, 706 7,083 6,842 6, 701 103 63 99 63 100 64 Aug. 24 ; 9,373 8,727 93 j 6, 783 6,589 97 65 Aug. 31 i 9,479 8, 605 91 1 6, 815 6,416 94 65 Sept. 7 1 9,378 8, 671 92 I 6, 713 6,238 93 66 Sept. 14 ! 9,373 Sept. 21 ! 9, roo Sept. 28 ~ 9,085 Oct. 1 5 8, 831 8,900 8,993 8,915 8, 805 95 , 6, 705 99 6, 536 98 1 6, 628 100 ' 6, 375 6,282 6, 192 6, 195 6,402 94 66 95 66 93 66 100 66 -1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing c ic s for hatcnery supply 1963 Dollars 9.00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9.75 9.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Departme11.t of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia ,. EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMlyiERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Page 2 STATE Oct. 5i - --- --~~ee~~E~n~ln~g~ Sept. Sept. Oct. 21 28 5 THOUSANDS Maine 1,646 1, 476 1, 335 84 1, 175 892 1, 262 99 Connecticut 539 427 490 101 219 225 218 63 Pennsylvania 1, 136 1, 018 950 81 779 695 739 89 Indiana Illinois 898 814 871 81 468 439 397 11 15 23 !15 22 39 24 44 100 I Missouri 1, 300 1,268 1, 240 93 561 525 490 86 Delaware 1, 716 1, 785 1, 856 91 1,798 1, 854 1, 727 93 Maryland 3, 588 3, 571 3,704 107 2,239 2,376 2,473 110 Virginia 1, 282 1, 287 1, 299 88 777 677 664 84 West Virginia 98 88 ~. 85 98 330 264 304 89 North Carolina South Carolina 4, 859 441 4,702 412 4,821 100 454 82 3,738 336 3,672 357 9? 3,736 102 311 GEORGIA 8, 993 8, 915 8, 805 100 6, 192 6, 195 6,402 100 Florida P...labama 332 5, 496 350 5, 387 3''49 83 5, 2'69 ' 102 146 4, 137 190 4,002 170 92 4,064 104 Mississippi Arkansas 3,869 ~628 3,866 5,720 3,933 1114 5,902 105 2, 711 4,382 2, 721 4, 350 2,764 109 4,366 103 641 707 7:74 125 485 476 403 85 2, 887 3, 011 3, 142 : 94 2,090 1, 918 1, 963 89 557 382 373 107 277 401 157 328 318 250 111 143 156 112 1, 481 1, 390 1, 4-52 I 91 1, 021 1, 043 90 * I TOTAL 1962 47,957 47,976 47: :~a 33,750 34,784 34,307 I % of year ago 100 98 99 *J} Current wee' as percent of same week last yea,r. Revised. ' 101 96 99 ~a... F fi'J) 9007 ~-~~-~GIE0 lRiGllA CClRi0 lP lRiIEJP0 lRi'flllNG JE!RiVITCCIE U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE S MITH ANNEX . ATHENS, GA . October 10, 1963 CONCERNING CO~miTION AND VEGETABLES,OCTOBER 1, 1963 UNITED STATES CABBAGE (For fresh market and Kraut): Late fall cabbage production is expected to total 397,000 cwt., 10 percent less than last year and 9 percent below average. Virginia's growing conditions during September were good and cutting will start around November 1. In the major cabbage producing area of North Carolina, moisture has been short. Stands are good, and disease and insect problems have been minor. Light cutting will start October 20-25. The season will be a.few days later than usual in South Carolina. Cutting is expect'ed to start about the first of November with volume movement by mid-November. CUCU:MESRS: Early fall cucumber production, at 743,000 cwt., is 13 percent above la~t year and 25 percent above average. Picking is well along in Virginia. The crop had generally good growing conditions. South Carolina harvest began the last -vreek in September. The season is a few days later than usual but a normal set of fruit is in prospect. Peak picking will be around mid-October, with heaviest volume expected during the middle of October. Georgia harvest has passed p~al~ and light volume is expected during the first two weeks in October. Extremely dry weai;her during .late August and most of ~eptember caused considerable damage. Rains following hurricane 11 Cindy11 damaged some Louisiana cukes. Light n picking was underway but prices have been low and very few have moved. Picking is expected to become heavier and should peak around October 10. Supplies were available from the High Plains of Texas throughout September with harvest expected to continue fairly active through October. Picking was underway the last half of September in the San Antonio, Laredo, and Winter Garden areas, and will continue active into November. Movement from the Rio Grande Valley will start late in Octob er and continue into December. In California, cucumbers are moving in volume f rom the southern coastal counties of San Diego, Orange, Lps Angeles, and Ventura with lighter supplies available 'from other areas of the State. 1'1ovement will decrease during October bJlt should continue through the end of the year. f. INFOP~ATION ON 1964 CROPS OCTOBER 1, 1963 KAlE: Virginia has an estimated 1,400 acres of kale for harvest during the 19631964 winter season. This is 12 percent lov1er than t he acreage harvested last winter and 30 percent below average . Adequate moisture in September aided progress of crop and volume supplies will be available about mid-October. ONIONS: South Texas onion grmvers intend to plant 28,000 acres of early spring onions for harvest during 1964, compar ed with 22,600 acres harvested in the 1963 season. Host of the increase is expected in dryl and plantings in the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend. Irrigated acreage in the Rio Grande Valley will be moderately above last year. No signtficant change ts expected around Laredo. In the '\rJinter Garden, plantings for late rfay and early June harvest are expected to increase which will be partially offset by a decrease in acreage for late June production. A limited acreage was direct seeded in all areas the l ast half of September. Plants in beds in the Laredo and Winter Garden areas are making good grov.rth. STRAWBERRIES: Strawberry acreage for all seasonal groups combined is expected to total 89,670 acres for harvest in 1964. An acreage of this size would be 2 percent greater than the 1963 crop but 8 percent below average. Most of the increase from last year occurred in Louisiana and Florida. Please turn page t Acrea~e and estimated production r eported to date, 1963 with comparisons . . Acreage . Crop and Harvested F'or : Yield per acre Production . State :Average: :harvest: Av. :Ind. :Average: Ind. :19.57-61: 1962 : 1963 :57-61: 1962 :1963 :19.57-61: 1962 1963 . CABBAGE.;!/ - Acres - - C1trt. - - 1,000 cwt. - Early Fall: New Hampshire 240 160 150 . 177 Massachusetts 760 6.50 .550 177 Rhode Island 90 100 100 166 Connecticut 560 600 500 1.56 New York, L.I.: 1,200 1,100 1,100 226 NevJ York, Upst.: 10,860 10,400 9,600 291 New Jersey 1,930 2,000 2,100 194 Pennsylvania . 1,320 1,300 1,300 .205 Ohio 1,930 2,200 2,300 287 Michigan 4,080 4, 600 4,600 169 Wisconsin 6,260 .5, 700 .5,900 2 81.~ lVlinnesota 1,000 900 l,JOO 190 Utah & I daho 560 450 3.50 306 Oregon 1, 420 1, 200 1,200 204 Group Total 32,200 31, 360 30, 7.~0 249 200 180 42 32 27 195 195 134 127 107 190 190 15 19 19 190 190 87 114 95 220 22.5 271 242 248 ~ 345 335 3,164 3,.588 3,216 240 210 374 480 441 215 200 272 280 260 265 260 .554 583 598 16.5 170 689 759 782 320 300 l, 779 1,824 l, 770 210 210 190 189 210 391 337 172 176 118 210 27ti 20.5 2b~ 289 8,032 252 8,bb~ 246 8,137 " .. Late Fall: Virginia soo North Carolina: 3,180 30.0 -2, 600 JQO 2,400 - 102 108 . 14_0 140 110 140 50 338 42 364 33 336 South Carolina: 320 250 200 141 140 140 46 35 28 Group Total 4,000 3,150 2,900 110 140 137 434 441 397 CUCUHBERS . Early Fall: : Virginia 2,680 3,000 3,300 .54 . South Carolina : 1,220 1,600 1,700 71 Georgia 288 200 200 30 Louisiana Texas . 570 500 450 48 1,040 1,500 l,L~OO 48 California Group Total 1,440 1,300 1,400 194 7,230 8,100 8,4~0 83 Late Fall: Florida . : . 5,760 L.,Boo .5~,200 113 ~/ Includes processing. 55 70 70 65 33 30 50 55 60 50 200 215 81 88 115 115 145 165 231 88 112 . 110 8 7 6 27 25 . 25 51 90 70 277 260 301 ~9b b~9 743 6.50 552 598 ARCHIE LAN GTh"Y Agricultural Statistician In Char ge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator (L f ])90() 7 'ill GIEO~CGllA CCIR\0~[2~~ ~1rllNCG IE~VllCIE -)}-&;j . YJU ~. GRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE .. U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THF. STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 001" 15' STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS, GA. Athens, Georgia E'S October 11, 1963 GENERAL CROP OF- OCTOBF.R 1, 1963 RECORD HIGH YIELDS INDICATiill FOR MAJOR CROPS The expected yields per are of Georgia's 1963 corn, cotton, tobacco and peanut crops are t he highest of record. Weath~r was. generally. very favorable during most of the growing season, and conditions have been. near ideal for harvesting operations, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. CORN PRODUCTION AT RECOR.D LEVEL: Corn production in 1963 is forecast at 69,372,000 bushels, 37 percent above last year's crop of 50,760,000 bushels and the largest crop ever produced in Georgia. The increase in production is attributed to the expected record high yield of 41 bushels per acre. Acres for grain, at 1,692JOOO is the same as a year ago and the lowest sine~ estimates for grain wer e begun in l919~ COTTON PRODUCTION UP 12 PERCENT: Production of cotton is estimated at 600,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight). This estimate was 35,000 bales above . t he indicated production a month earlier and 66,000, bales above the 1962 crop. Indicated lint yield per acre of 447 pounds is a record high for Georgia. PEANUT PRODUCTION UP 29 PERCENT: Peanut production is estimated at 708~ooo;ooo pounds, 29 percent above last year's 547,520,000 pounds. Yield per acre of .l, 500 pounds is the highest of record and compare e with 1,160 pounds of nuts harvested per acre last year and the 1957-61 average yield per acre of 1,126 pounds. Harvest of the crop w~s comp1eted by. . October 1. TOBACCO PRODUCTION DOWN 3 PERCENT: Georgia's flue-cured tobacco production is estimated at 142,057,500 pounds compared with 146,150,000 pounds last year, a decrease of 3 percent. However, tobacco yield per acre is estimated at 2,015 pounds compared ~~th 1,975 pounds in 1962. This is a reco~d. high and the first time the State average has been above 2,000 pounds. Thf!'l decrease in total ':Production is attributed ~o the reduction 'in acreage this ye a r . PECAN PRODUCTIOl~ FORECAST AT 86 HILLION POUNDS: Based on October 1 conditions, Georgia 1s pecan crop is estimated at 86,090,000 pounds. This is slightly below the September forecast, but remains at a record-setting level. Harvest has begun in some areas. MILK PRODUCTI ON DaiN SLIGHTLY: ~~lk production dur~ng September is estimated at 84 million pounds. This v1as 1 percent below September a year ago and 5 percent belm; the August production of 88,000,000. pounds. EGG PRODUCTION UP 15 PERCENT: Egg .production during September was placed at 236,ooo,ooo, 15 percent above September last year. The ~verage number of layers on Georgia farms during the month was 14,466,000 compared with 12,507,000 a year ago. GE ORGI A C-ROP .. :ACREAGE : YIELD PER ACRE :For Har.: . . : TOTAL PRODUCTION (oooJ . Indi- AND (000) Average: 1962 :Indicated:Average: 1962 cated I' UNIT 1963 1957-61: 1963 :1957-61: 1963 CORN , ALL bu.: 1;,692 29.5 30.0 41.0 60,697 50,760 69,372 \mEAT bu.: ~ Q 58 22.8 25.0 27.0 .2,059 1,'175 1,566 OATS bu.: 142 35.7 40.0 36.0 8,417 5,560 5,112 BARLEY bu.: 16 31.5 34.0 33.0 322 408 528 RYE bu.: 22 15.3 15.5 20.0 327 372 440 HAY, ALL tons: 460 1.22 1.34 1.53 596 589 705 TOBACCO, Type 14.lbs.: 70.5 1,626 1,975 2,015 108,195 146,150 142,058 POTATOES,IRISH cwt.: 1.1 54 53 55 113 58 60 POTATOES, &ffiBT cwt.: 13 66 70 80 971 1,050 1,040 COTTON bales: 644 PEANUTS (P&T) lbs.: 472 SOYBEANS For beans . bu.: 81 1/376 1,126 15.7 1/369 1/447 - 1,160 I,5oo 16.0 17.0 457 534 600 552,640 547,520 708,000 1,149 1,280 1,377 SORGHUM For grain bm.: 15 24.0 27.0 645 240 405 PEACHES Total Crop bu.: 4,340 4,500 5,000 . PECANS lb.: J:./ Pounds. (OVER) 42,560 15,200 86,000 j' Corn for ~rain prospects increased 2 percent during Sept ember to a recor d high of 4,00 million bushels,; 10 percent above 1962 and 13 percent mo~e than t he -_ 1957-61 average. -- All Wheat production of 1,133 million bushels, is about the same as last _month, 5 percent below average, but 4 percent above last year. Sorghum Grain prospects increased 2 percent during September to .526 million . bus:iels, and are 3 percent abOVe 1 ast year IS CrOp but 6 percent bel01v avera,ge o - Hay production :ts estimated at 113.8 million tons, 3 percent higher than September, but 6 percent lmver tha-'1 l a st year and 3 percent below average . Soybean production is estimated at a record high of 727 million bushels, up 8 percent from last year and 28 percent above average . Peanuts are estimated at 1,943 million pounds , up 4 percent from September; 7 percent above the 1962 crop ~1d 16 percent more than average. Pecans : The 1963 pecan crop is forecast at a record high of 297 million pounds. ---y-his estimate, which is 1 percent above the September 1 forecast , is more than 4 times as large as the short 1962 crop and 66 percent above average. Cotton: The 1963 cotton crop is estimated at 14,847,000 bales, about the same a s the 1962 crop of 14,867 ,000 bnles but 13 percent more than average . Tobacco: The f l ue-cured tobacco crop is estimated at 1, 309 million pounds , up a bit from the 1,305 million forecast as of September l . The average yield expected from flue-cured types is -1,887 pounds per acre , exceeded only by last year's 1,930 pounds per acre . . CROP - . UIFTED S~ATES Acreage : Yield .: --urutiFor Harv.: Indicated 1963 1962 : Oc~. l.z 1963 . 1,000 . : acres CORN, for grain Bu.,.: 60,880 1ril-IEAT, ALL Bu. : 41~ , 501 OATS Bu.: 21,939 COTTON :Bales : lh,254 HAY , .ALL Ton : 66 ,663 SOYBEk~S, for beans: Bu .: 29,074 .. PEAtiJtJTS ~I POTATOES, IRISH Lbs.: 1,401 Cwt.: 1,377 ParATOES, SI.VEET C'flt.: . 211 ToB_,;_cco, ALL Lbs.: 1,186 PECAL'JS : Lb s .: 64.1 25 .1 45 . 0 _g/45 7 1.80 24 .2 1,282 . 193.8 84 . 9 1; 584 65 .9 25.5 !~4 . 4 2/500 -i. 71 25.0 1,387 198 . 6 80 . 4 1, 864 Production : Indicated ~ 1962 :Oct lz 1963 1,000 3,61.~3,615 1, 092,562 1,031,743 14,867 121,034 6 75, 197 1,809,880 266,703 19,009 '2,30?,055 70,800 1,000 4,409,093 1,133,010 975,068 14,847 113,832 727,358 1,943,280 273,368 16,957 2,209,170 297 ,ooo . ~/ Pounds. . ARCHIE LANGLEY ~gricu1tural Statistician In Charge R8BE):t'I' 1. SANDIFER Agricult:ural Stati'stician ' u H Difoo7 -- ---- SKP'IEMBER 1--9- 63 ----------1 Released 10/15/1963 by t! - ~ GEORGIA CROP' REPORTING SERVICE . . . Milk production on Georgia farms during ~September totaled 84 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting ,S~rvice This was 1 percent below the September, 1962 production and 5 percent below the 88 million pounds produced during August. September production 'per cow, at h30 pounds, was mode.r ately .be'l~w the previo:us month, but compares with 420 pounds per.- cow during' the same month a ye~ .: ago. ~: a Preliminary price for all wholeBale milk was placed at $6.05 per hundredweight during September. This would be $.20 above the August average and $.05 above September last year. 'Mixed dairy feed prices in Georgia remained generally steady during the month, while the all hay price declined only slightly. MILK PRODUCTION &"'D PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN : : :-'Sept-; GEORGIA -:-.AigU&t 7 a -sep"=E".-:- SeptU:N-:ITE-ADUSgTUAstT;EISS. 9pt,.- : ITEM : Unit : 1962 1963 : 1963 : 1962 : 1963 : 1963 ' 1-ti.lk production :l.fil.lb: 85 Prod. per .cow 1/ :Lb. : 420 Number milk cows- :Thous.: 202 : head : 88 84 9,636 10,154 9,598 445 430. 567 613 581 197 19p Prices Received - Dollars 2/ All wholesale~ milk :Cwt. : All baled hay :Ton Milk cows . :Head : 6.00 25.50 170 3/5.85 4/6.05 -25 .30 -25.20 175 175 4.22 3/4.07 4/4.26 20.20 -21.90 -22.60 220 216 216 ... Prices Paid - Dollars 2/ : Mixed dairy feed : : 16 pet. protein :Cwt. t 3. 75 18 pet. protein :Cwt. 4.05 3.95 3.95 4.25 4.20 3.67 3. 75 3. 76 3.70 3.86 3.87 20 pet. protein :Cwt. 4.10 4.25 4.30 4.03 4.14 4.14 All under 29 pet. :cwt . : 3.90 3.95 3.90 3.72 3.78 3.78 1/ Monthly average. 2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of month except wholesale milk which is average-for month. l_/ Revised. J/ Preliminary. ARCHIE LANGLEY ROBERT L. S/tNDIFER - - - - - Agricultural Statistician --- - - ---- I-n-C-ha-rge- - - - - - - - - - - - - Agricultural -- - - - - Statistician - -- The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture . (OVER) United States Milk Production . .S-eptember milk productio~; : .at 9,598 million pounds, was down 0.4 percent from a year earlier in the United States. Production in the first three quarters of 1963 was down about 1 percent from the same period last year. Production in September was equivalent to 1.68 p6unds per person daily, compared with 1.71 pounds for .September a year ago. ,. oUtput per cow avQraged 5.81 pounds during Septeinb.er ~ up 2.. percent from a year r earlier and 12 percent above average for the month~ l'tilk cows in herds kept by reporters receiveq an average of 7.1 pounds of grain and other concentrates per cow on October 1, ., 4 percen-t;. more than a year earlier. On October 1, condition of pasture feed was reported at 71 percent of normal, 8 points below a year earlier and 10 points under the 1957-61 average for the date. Reported condition of dairy pastures declined 2 points from September 1 to Octo- ber 1, compared with the 5-year average advance ' of 1 point during September. September rainfall was beJ,.ow normal ~a most -ef!-th-e eastern half of the United -States and less than one~alf of normal in several large areas. . .--- ... - . . Milk Per Cow and Milk Prod~ction by Months 1 U~ited S~a~es:,l26~ wi th ComEarisons Milk per CovT Milk Production Month :Average: ; Average : . . ' - ~ Change "1957-61: 1962 . : Pounds . 1963 : 195761 : 1962 : 1963 - !:iillion Pounds f:r.om 1262 Perceht -. : January. ~ : 529 February.: 507 }'larch : 584 April. : ;605 586 557 639 654 596 . .: '9, 781 . -563 650 : 9,360 10,741 666 11,096 10,111 9,598 10,994 11,232 10,043 '9,470 10,9'07 . 11,149 -0.7 -1.3 -o.8 -0.7 May : 678 725 73.6 12,418 12,429 12,295 -1.1 June : 656 697 712 11,981 11,926 . 11,842 -o. 7 July : 604 August : 559 639 598 654 613 . : 11,906 10,:).56 10,912 10,191 . 10,856 10,154 -o.5 -o.4 SepteiJlber: 519 567 581 9,398 9,636 9,598 -o.4 October : 520 574 9,394 9, 740 November.: . 496 552 8,932 9,345 . December.: 527 581 9,474 9, 81.3 Annual 6,785 7,370 ~123,731 125,927 .- :-- ... r I' ( _r - \ . \f GEORGIA CROP R EPORTING SERVICE . r- .. .J \ I \ .1 .l ....-/ 1 _ ~ , . ---1 _J 1 1 J 1~-J -~ ~ _/ '-._:..} JIr: .J . . ~-: ~.J r) Released 10/16/63 GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT A the ns, Ga., OC'i.oL~ r 16, 1963--.A toLa.1. vi 6, 441, OCO broiler chicks wa s 1Z placed wit h producers in Georgia during the week ending October according t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. T his compares with the 6, 402, 000 placed the previous week and is 1 percent more than the 6, 356, 000 placed the same we ek last )'ear. ; B roiler eggs set by Georgia hat cheries amount ed to 8, '666, 000 compared with 8 , 80 5, 000 the previous week and is 4 percent less t han the 8, 984, 000 for the corresponding week last year. T he majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was report ed within a range of 60 t o 75 cents per dozen with an average of 66 cents for all hatching e ggs and 64 cen~s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hat chery owned cockerel s . M ost prices charged fox: broiler chicks were report ed wit hin a range of $9~ 00 ~ o $10. 50 with an average of $10. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cent s for eggs and $10. 50 for chicks. T he average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending October 12 was 13.45 cents p~r pound fob plant. This compare s with 13. 53 cents the previous week and 14. 55 cents the same week last year. GSORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS E GG TYPE Week Ending Eggs Set Chicks Hatched 196 2 1963 %of ye ar 1962 1963 %of year ago ! T hou. Thou. Thou. Pet . 141 Sipt, . .3 6.2 337 S ~pt. 21 ! 311 551 rl apt.. 28 ! 442 438 C ct. 5\ 509 439 Oct . 12 : 371 429 384 ' 368 358 254 432 162 148 . 139 88 I 171 BHOILE R TYPE .. ____ :::OAOOy,._ _:en~~ .... Week E ggs Set]_/ Chi cks Placed for Hatch Broiler Ending I' Aug. Aug. jThou. I I 10 !9, 510 11 i9, 262 1963 Thou. 8, 875 8, 832 0 o year a go Pet. 93 9 5 I B r oilers In Georgia o 01 1962 1963 year ! Thou. 1 6. 939 j 6, 706 6. 842 6. 70 1 ago Pet . I119090 Eggs 1 1963 Cents 63 64 Chicks 1963 Dol ars 9. oo 9. 25 Aug. 24 !9, 373 Aug. 31 !9,479 Sept. 7 )9, 378 Sept. 14 19, 373 Sept. 21 !9,106 Sept. 28 \9, 085 Oct. 5 ~ a. 831 Oct . 12 :8, 984 8, 727 8,605 8, 671 8, 900 8, 993 8,915 8, 805 8, 666 93 I 6, 7 G3 91 92 l ! 6,8 6, 7 15 13 95 l 6, 705 99 ! 6, 536 98 ! 6,628 100 l 6, 37 5 96 I 6, 356 6, 589 6,416 6, 238 6, 282 6. 192 6.195 6, 402 6, 441 19497 65 1 65 93 66 . 94 ,. 66 1 95 66 1 93 66 I 100 I 66 l 101 ! 66 9. 50 9.75 9. 75 10. 00 10. oo 10.00 10. 00 10.00 ]} Includes e gg s set by hat cheries producing chicks for hatche .ry supply. flock s . AR CHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural .:;ta ti s tician in Charge Agricultural Stat istician , -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-l-tu-r-a-l-E--x-te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e----- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia ' Oii iVfRSt'fY Of E1R'" ~ Ut>MR EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME'RCIAL AREAS, BY WZEKS - 1963 Pa e 2 STATE Sept. 28 EGGS SET CHI KS PLACED Wee~ En > Q) Q) ~ 8'a a:SQ) ~:::>:::>~ .f. H/)t(tJ()7 .a!}\;\;' F.F JJ _; -\_J___r'-.__) r \f A :I . GEORGIA CROP R EPORTING SERVICE r \ ( . ~<"' ~; ~ J ___i - ' _ :.1 ' ;\ I . J ~-~ l_J ._:1~\ ) }0-/ h-1, 3 Released 10/16/63 GEORGIA CI-ll CK Ht\TCHERY REPOR T F GEORGI~ LIBRARIES UIUVtRSI1'Y 0 Afhe ns, Ga., O ci.oi:J~;;r 16, 19 3--A to~.a~~i 6: 44l:Oca broiler chicks was placed wit h producers in Georgia during the week ending October 12 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 6, 402, 000 placed .the previous week and is 1 percent mor e than the 6, 356, 000 placed the same week last )'ear. B roiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 8, 666, 000 compared with 8, 80 5, 000 the previous week and is 4 percent less t han the 8, 984, 000 for the corresponding week last year. . T he majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs .wa s r eport ed within a range of 60 to 75 cents per dozen with an average of 66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cen~s for eggs purchased a t the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels . Most prices charged for broiler chicks were repo.rt ed wit hin a range of $9. 00 ~o $ 10. 50 with an average of $10. 00 per hundred. T he average prices last yea r were 65 cent s for egg_s and $10. 50 for chicks. T he average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for :~railers during the week ending October 12 was 13.45 cents per pound fob pl,nt. This. compares with 13. 53 cents the pre vious week and 14. 55 cent s the same week last year. GE ORGIA EGGS SET. HATCHINGS, AND CillCK PLACEMENTS Week l I Ending I : 196 2 : I T hou. .. I Ba.pt . 14 ! ..36.2 ~~ pt. 21 1 311 ,,;.a.pt . 2a ! 442 Get . 5 \ 509 Oct. 12 I, 371 Eggs _Set .. 1963 Thou. 337 551 . 438 4 39 429 E GG TYPE Chicks -aatched i %of ! I year !i ~-ag o P et. I I i 93 177 I 99 !' C6 ! 1 16 .. 1962 Thou. 237 249 I 258 290 I 252 .. 1963 Thou. . 'I' %of I year ago Pet . 384 368 . 358 . 254 432 162 148 139 88 I 171 Week Ending i E ggs Set _1/ I I 11.96 2 1963 . I I Thou. Thou. %of year ago Pet. BROILE R TYPE I I Chick s Placed for I B r oilers In Georgia Ufo or 1 1962 . 1963 year l i Thou . Thou. Iago Pet, ~- ::::AY.t.-J2Al~~lL--- Hateh Broiler Eggs Chicks 1963 1963 Cents Dollars t Augo 10 ~ 9. 5 10 Aug. 11 i9, 262 Aug. 24 !9, 373 Auba . 31 !,9,479 Sept. 7 l9, 378 Sept. 14 19, 373 Sept. 21 19,106 Sept. 28 i9, 085 Oct. 5 10, 831 Oct. 12 'a, 9 84 8, 875 8,832 8,727 8,605 8, 671 8, 900 s. 993 8a,,9s1o55 8, 666 i 93 1 6, 939 95 6, 706 93 I 6, 703 91 ! ! 6, 0ul 5 92 ; 6, 7 ! 3 95 l 6, 705 99 1 6, 536 98 [ 6,628 100 i 6, 37 5 96 : 6, 356 6,842 6,701 6, 589 6,416 6, 238 6, 282 6, 192 6.195 6, 402 6, 441 99 63 1100 64 I 97 65 94 65 I! 9943 1., 66 6. 6 95 66 93 , 66 100 1 66 1101 ! 66 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9.75 9. 75 10. 00 10. oo 10.00 10. oo 10.00 ];} Includes eg g s set by hat cheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks. AR CIDE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural 3tadstician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -U-.-S--. -D--ep--a-r-tm--e-n-t-o-f--A-g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-e--------------A-g-r-i-c-u-l-tu-r-a-l-E--x-te-n-s-i-o-n--S-e-r-v-ic-e----- Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Anne::c, Athens, Georgia .. EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY VlSEKS - 1963 Page 2 STATE r-------- 1I---------~-..,Yeek EEGnG~.~S-S.-E--T--- ---- --- o/o of I CHICKS PLACED W~~k-~n~i._~---------1 o/o of Sept. II 28 Oct. 5 THOUSANDS Oct. 12 yea ago r 1 / ! 1 Sept. 28 Oct. Oct. year 5 12 I ago 1/ THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 476 427 1, 018 81 4 23 1, 268 1, 785 3, 571 1, 287 88 4,702 412 1, 335 490 950 871 15 1,240 1, 856 3,704 1, 299 85 4, 821 454 1, 630 495 891 913 24 1, 237 1, 848 3,566 1, 311 82 4,826 435 107 892 76 225 73 695 86 439 38 24 95 525 94 1, 854 107 2, 376 87 677 99 264 97 3,672 81 357 1,262 218 739 397 44 490 1, 727 2,473 664 304 3,736 311 1,311 103 264 96 708 79 421 79 33 61 568 94 1, 835 102 2, 386 105 f ' 663 81 305 97 3,777 104 326 93 GEORGIA 8,915 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL1963 11 350 1 5,387 I I 1 3, 866 5, 72Q 707 3, ~~~ I l 318 ! 1, 390 i 46, 917 * TOTAL 1962 4"1, 976 8,805 349 5,269 3,933 5, 902 774 3, 142 373 250 1, 452 47,369 47,788 8,666 377 5,403 4,033 5, 896 773 3,410 4 79 220 1, 642 48, 157 48,285 98 99 100 as percent o same wee clast year. 96 6, 195 I 95 190 107 4,002 115 2,721 103 4, 350 107 476 95 1, 918 189 277 112 143 96 1 1, oz1 100 i 33,293 I !34,784 l 96 6,402 170 4,064 2,764 4,366 403 1,963 401 156 1, 043 34,097 34,307 99 6,441 101 159 86 4, 075 105 2, 891 112 4,342 100 422 84 2,038 88 428 141 144 118 1, 120 97 34, 657 100 34,607 100 .. . . f ~7 AGRICULTURAL EXTEN SION SERVICE UNI V ERSITY OF GEO~GIA AND T H E STATE DEPARTMENT.OF AGRICULTURE Athen~-. Georgia U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRI C ULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS , GA . ; ./ Oc.tob.er is; 1.963 . POU.LT.RY SU ' During Sept . % of Item 1 1962._!_/ ! Thou. 1963 2/ Thou. Pullets Placed (U.S.)3/ ! Tot(ll j Z, 571 2,907 113 nomesdc Chickens Tes"ied: Broiler l:' ype Georgia : 2, 331 2. ,473 106 1 ! ______ ~ 1 j 613 591 96 UnHe~ S ta ce-s 2, 647 2, 3 SO 89 Egg TyPe Georgia 15 7 47 Uni"t ed ~ ta ~ei3 730 636 87 Chicks Hatc hed: 4/ Broiler T ype i 1 Oeorgia Uni~~d Stat es Egg Type Georgia ! 30, 425 1160, 829 l;I 1, 015 2C , 4 88 94 159, 664 99 1, 625 160 i Thou. I 25, 373 I 22)907 I l 4,210 f i 18,601 _I 133 1 i 5,376 i 308, 889 1, 686, 197 14,363 Thou, last year .Pet~ 27,815 110 24, 051 105 3,973 94 18,. 223 98 182 137 5,286 98 305, 173 99 1, 719, 291 . 102 18,924 132 United States ; 21, 739 I Commercial Slaughter: ! 24,035 111 434, 584 439,020 101 Young Chickens Georgia 5/ I I 26, 480 27,513 104 250,284 257,724 103 United :faces 6/ Hens and :.:::: ocl~s- !145, 256 1 ' 154,990 107 1,340,409 1, 411, 312 105 Georg~ ia 5/ United .::; fa ce s 6/ I 507 ! 12, 135 502 99 I 4, 642 12,252 101 1 7_6, 533 4, 529 98 83,826 110 . Egg Production:. 4/. ' . -MIL. lv1IL. . 1 MIL. MIL. Geor_g}a - 206 236 115 1, 913 2, 257 118 South Atlantl.c 7/ 708 768 108 6, 663 7, 276 109 United States - 1 4, 852 1/ Revised.. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ -<.:, 920 101 Inclucies expected 47, .766 47, 694 100 pullet replacements fro~ eggs sold during the preceding month at the rat e of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of egg s .4/ Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Market News Service- -F or the purpose of this repor t a commercial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a plant" which slaughters a wee.kly average of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in operation. (Converted from weekly to monthly basis.) 6/ U. S .. slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 7 I South Adantic St ates: Del., Md., Va. , W.Va., N.C. S.C. Ga., Fla. Y C UNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHT EX-~ D UNDER F E DERAL INSPECTION . BY SELECTED 2 TATES, 1962 and 1963 Number Inspected . j. Indicat ed Percent Condemned State :J u ring Aug. 1962 1963 Jan. thru l :..ug. 1962 1963 ' During Aug. Jan. thru Aug. 1962 1963 1962 1963 '_,_'~t ou... Thou. Maine s~ 13 1 5, 766 Pa. 1 0, ::67 6,.162 Mo. 4,260 3,863. T hou ~ 41, 277 45, 67"5 28,277 '.!.' hou. 4 2, 398 48, 854 27,817 Pet. 1. 8 1. 4 1.7 Pet. 1. 9 -:1.- -s 2~ 0 Pet. 2. 4 1. 6 2.6 Pet . i. o 1. 9 2.2 Del. .7 ~ 720 7, 387 55, 348 56, 437 1. 5 .2. 0 1. 9 2. 2 Md. . 9,361 .10,471 68,110 74,035 1.5 1.9 1.6 2.0 Va. 4,667 4,848 N. c. 18, 548 18,417 I .36,217 ;34,988 :1 1.1 124, 502 134, 584 1. 5 ..1.7 . -1. 3 1: .6 1. 9 2.0 1. 8 Ga. 28,469 28,859 206,076 208, 015 1. 9 2. 2 2. 6 2. 8 Tenn. 5, 518 5, 332 36, 927 35,466 I 1. 5 1. 5 2. 2 2. 3 Ala. 1'1 ,490 17,919 120,739 120,319 1.9 2.1 2.7 2.4 Miss. j 11,992 14,158 84,104 97,131 , 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.4 :i: i: -o-- -- Ark. !21, 974 24, 624 Texas 9, 764 10,023 I 149, 240 168, 022 2. 1 64,702 67,973 1. 7 2. 5 2. 0 ~~~~-- i; 561-!76: ~44- -~.-ioo.-859- ~5i:7461-i~:,---- --z~ 2. 6 3. 0 1. 8 2. 2 2~2--- -- --2~4--- For thi's p r oject State funds were ma i: che d with Federal funds received from the AgricuLural Marketing Service, USDL , under provisions of the Agricultural Markedng L c ~ of 1946. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A~~C HIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricul ~ural Statis t ician in Charge Agricultural Statistician E~d-of-Month Stocks .of Poultry, Poultry P~oducts, Meat and Meat Products United States - September 1963 Shell eggs: Decreased by 44, 000 cases; September 1962 decrease was 23; 000 cases; average Septemb_er decrease is 198, 000 cases. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 10 million pounds; September 1962 decrease was 1 milfion pounds; average was September decreasejs 15 million pounds. Frozen ~ultry: Increased by 109 million pounds; September 1962 increase 80 ml!ion pounds; average September increas~ : is 76 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 17 million pounds; Se-ptemb~r 1962 inc;r.~.a.se is 8 million pounds; average Septen1ber increase ls 4 .. million pounds. Pork: Decreased by 10 million pounds; September 1962 decrea-se is 43 million pounds; average Septe-mber decrease is 25 million pounds. Other ~ts: . pecreasea~by 11 million pounds; September 1962 decrease is 5 million pounTs; average September decrease is 5 million pounds. Com.mod~ty IUnit Sept. Sept. 1957-61 av. 196?. Aug~ 1963 Eggs: .. . Shell Frozen eggs, total Total eggs J:.! Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers :. Hens,. fowls Turkers I Thou Thou. Thou. ~ ' Thou~ I l I Case 1- I Pound It . ):.~7_,_4q,Pi,9~ - - - _l_l}.J 227 9j:)___ !,Q.~2_0116t-- __ . . _J.?.J ~1j6~2- -- 1 Case ~---~~7~Q-----~~q~~----~~a1S----~-~-al~-- i I I ! I I Pound 1 22.., 980 I do. i 50, 432 do. i 179,816 20, 539 20, 642 29, 051 32, 171 233,179 155,399 .. . . 23, 262 . 42,18.8 245,748 Other & .Unclassified do. Ij-. --5-1L-9-7-0-----.4-.8~-.1-. 8-1-----4-7L7-7-6-----.5~4~-.'0-.0-0 Total poultry Beef: ; ~rozen in Cure do. ; 305, 198 330, 950 2SS, 988 365, 198 . 1------------------------------------------ and Cured _. do. 146:, 392 145, '398 201,301 218, 72.9 Pork: F rozen In Cure and Cured do. . 142, 143 "138, 538 219, 970 209,.718 Other m eat and meat . products __total all red _!neats do. . 74,421 . 75, 145 101, 088 89, 77Z' . ~1 -----.p~-- . --~. ~. -~- d-o.~--: -3-62-,9-56 359,081 522,359 518,Z19 eg.gs J/ Fl'ozen con:.verted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds . to the ca~e. __ _.___ M~D - MONTH PRICES RECEIVED 'AND PRICES PAID . !.___ ____:..:::.G~9.!:iia.___-----~--f- D.n_ite Ws, Servi.c.S' an.d the t:..'l.any breedEa.a.,. hatcherie(J., poultry processors 1 and the poult.ry farmers that report to the agencies. - -. ' I :. . .. .. ,. .:, . .. .! ' . , ~ -- -".!"':..~ ... .. -,_. _. : :. \ :~- .: . . .. .".' ., , .. ~ . fl .. - ... . j ... ~: ..... ;. . . .. oCTOBER 1, 1?.~3 ~~~~.--....;.7."~:.-: .Released 10/18/6_3,._ _ _ _ ,.'GEORGiA CROPBlEPORTING SERVICE I :.: .. Cattle on Feed Slightly Bel ow Last Year On O~tober 1 th~re we~e 51,000 cattle and calves on grain feed .for slaughter market in Georgia. This was 2 percent below the 52,000 head on feed October 1 last year; but 34 percent ~bove the 38,000 on feed July 1, 1963. :. A total of 15,000 grain-fed cattle and calves was sold r'or slaughter during the period July 1 through ~eptember 30. This was 44 ~rcent below marketings for the comparabl-e pe-r-iod .j_n ~962. C-attle and calves placed on feed during the July .SeBtember quarter, at .28,000, was slightly below the 31,000 for the same quarter , last year, put 9,000 apove : the ~pril- June placements . of 19,000. :' ; Cattle feeders report that they intend to 'market a total of 23,000 head dur. ing October, November, and December this year. The remaining 28,000 cattle and calves' .~.I?:. _{eed ar~ expected t~ . b~ marketed after. Dec7ml?er 31, 1963 . : . ' ) O~ :~th~ , total cattle and calves on feed. October 1, 28,000 had been on feed less thaJ!l } _months. A total of 17,000 head had been on feed from 3 to 6 months and the remaining 6,000 head had been on feed more than; 6 months. Of the 51,000 hee1d; . 4~,000 : w~re :. stee:;-s and 5,000 were heifers. ::;..--- ,f i:.IJ ~ \)t\\lj i;,)<.o " Cattle on Feed Up 10 Percent ~~\ '2 '2 '0'3 Ther were 6,739,000 cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market on L~Bb~ n 28 major feeding States, 10 percent more than a year earlier. Cattle ~-..-....g ing 700 pounds and over accounted for all of the increase from October 1 last year-- with those ~eighing over 900 pounds accounting for about four-fifths of . the increase in number on feed. There was a 1 percent decline in cattle on feed from July 1 to October 1 this year compared with :a slight increase for this pei!i od _ in 1962. . Placements Up 1 Percent -- Marketings Up 4 Percent The number of ,. cattle and calves placed on f~ed July through September was 3,645,000 head, up 1 percen~ from this period in 1962 . Shipments of stocker and feeder cattl~ and calve.s l.nto 8 Corn Belt States during July and. Ap.gu13t were 5 per- cent less than for .these :two mi::inths last year. During :the Jui.y-6epteinber period 3,741,000 cattle were markete4 from feedlots for slaugh~er --4 percent more t han for this period of 1962. Marketings were up 6 percent ~n the North Central regi on Qut down 1 percent .for the Western States. ' : . ~ :. ' . :. "Marketing Intentions .. Indications are that cattle feeders in 28 States intend to mar~e( } ,866,ooo head of. .the .Oct.ober 1 number on .feed during October, November, and December.-- If intentions are carried out, marketings from the October 1 inventO!Y during y~e fo~th quar:ter will be 15 percen,t. greater than the comparable period last year. A br.eakdown by Plonth's of anticipateq mark_etings during the fourth quarte~ shows .. 35 percent to be marketea in October, 32 percent in November, and 33 p~rcent in Decmber . Expected marketi ngs as published are based on the usual r~:).ationship - betW'en survey data and actual marketings. Cattle and calves: I-nventories, placeme-nts and marketing's Julv 1 to October 1 28 States Item Cattle and calves on feed July 1 11 Cattle and calves placed on feed July 1 - September 30 11 Total fed cattle marketed July 1 - September 30 1262 : T Number . . . . . 1,000 ~ 6,135 . 3,617 3,609 . Number 1,000 ~ 6,835 3,645 3,741 196:3 %of 1962 Percent 111 101 104 Cattle and calves on feed, Oct. 1 6,143 6,739 110 ~~ludes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. Please turn page .-- Cattle and Calves on Feed, Georgia and 28 Major Feeding ~tates, ~ctober 1, 1963 with comparisons l l Breakdown of. Cattle .. on Feed . . . Total on feed: We.i gbt groups: under 500 1bs. 500-699 lbs. .. .. 9 16 700-899 lbs. 900-1 ,099 1bs. 1,100 lbs. & over . 26 . 1 Georgia July 1 1 63 000 38 4 7 11 15 21 20 2 9 539 1 t 271 2,310 . 1 t 741 282 305 I ,496 .. 2,990 1,609 435 527 1,230 2,463 2,154 365 Kind of cattle: Steers & steer calves 46 Heifers & heifer calves 6 Cows & others Time on feed: .. Under 3 months 3~6 month's . . 29 6 Over 6 months 17 .. 34 46 4 5. 4,335 1,780 28 4,961 1,848 26 4 ;811 1,903 25 18 28 . 3,484 2,527 3,558 II 13 17 1,403 2 t 125 . ).)'667 7 6 1 2 256 2!183 1z514 Selected States. October 1, 1962 ..& 1963 GEORGIA ... Total 22 On feed Oct. I, 1963 :Expected Market ing Total :Oct.-Dec. :after- Dec. 196 .3 l , 196 000 000 23 . ~8 Alabama 22 11 11 22 13 9 oTehxaiso----.- - - - - - :::-.. T325z4--- -1756o--- -17494-::- T40i29-- -26006-- .- -20623-- Indiana : 131 62 69 151 80 . . ,71 lllinors 437 272 165 437 295 142 Michigan 87 35 52 89 41 ..48 Wisconsin _, _. 75 31 44 , ~0 43 47 Minnesota. -. : - '}18- -i 50 168 .3'50- 196 . . 154 Iowa : 1,181 770 411 1,275 860 :415 Missouri 170 99 71 175 105 70 North Dakota 56 __ 27 29 -94 65 29 South Dakota 198 113 85 220 120 100 Nebraska . : 600 Lf04-. 196 : 634 435 199 ==~~I~:cin!r~(:S!a!e~:' 1.~ti: : I.I~1 ': : :G~~~: 1.i~~ : 1.~~! :: I.i~~:: Colorado : 359 15'8 201 : 371 180 _191 .Califp_rnia .. 949 494 . 455 1,075 575 SOO 28 States ] / : 6,143 3,361 2,782 : 6,739 3,866 2,873 1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals being fattened for the slaughter market - on grain or other concentrat'es which are expected to produce a carcass that wi 11 grade good or better. . . 2/ Excl.udes 11 Short Feds, that is, ~attle whfch . were put on feed after QctQber 1, - . 1962 and marketed before Jaoua.ry. 1, 1963. .. 3/ Also includes data for Pennsylvania, Oklahoma; Montana,.:- Idaho, Wyoming, New - .Me>; :J ' I 509 Oct. 12 371 Oct. 19 ! 417 Oct. 2. 6 '! 373 438 480 1/ 42.9- 349 292 I 99 94 116 84 78 I l 2.58 290 l I 252 i' 354 l 417 358 139 2.54 88 432. 171 373 105 384 92. BROILER TYPE __ .Ay._P.ric~-- - Week Eggs Set 2/ Chicks Placed for Hatch Broiler Endin Broilers In Geor Eggs Chicks 1962. Aug. 2.4 9,373 Aug. 31 i 9, 479 Sept. 1 1 9, 378 Sept. 14 1 9, 373 l Sept. 21 I 9, 106 Sept. 28 9, 085 Oct. 5 1 8, 831 I Oct. 12 l 8, 984 Oct. 19 9, 090 ) [ Oct. 26 9, 2.63 ....,..'l'f Revised 1963 ' 8,727 8,605 8,671 8,900 8,993 8,915 8, 805 8,666 9,016 9,015 0 0 year ago Pet. 93 91 92 95 99 98 100 96 99 97 I 1962 I 1 Tnou. I ' 16,783 j6,815 j6, 713 i 6, 705 ! 6, 536 j 6, 62.8 16, 37 5 16 ~56 ,6, 357 i 6,432 1963 1963 I I i I 6, 589 97 6, 416 ' 94 I 6,238 93 6,282 94 6, 192 6, 195 6,402. ! I I 'jl 95 93 OO 6,441 6, 411 1101 i 101 6,349 l I 99 Cents . 65 I 65 I 66 I I 66 I 66 I 66 I 66 1 6666 i 66 I 1963 Do ars 9. 50 9.75 9.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 fr2/ \J, Includes z .,. eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER .A:g'ricultura1 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--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, ! ..thens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY WEEKS - 1963 Page 2 STATE Oct. 12 EGGS SE T Week Ending Oct. oct. 19 26 ~ ~ % ;of !---- . I yea:r Oct. I ago 1/ . 12 CHI~KS PLA<::!E D W.J:.ek Ending Oct. Oct. 19 26 - o/o of year a~o 1/ ! THOUSANDS l THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland . W ViersgtinVit.arg1.n1a North Carolina South Carolina 1, 630 495 891 9.13 24 1, 237 1, 848 3, 566 1, 311 82 ':\, 826 435 1, 563 532 1, 018 826 19 1, 291 1, 917 3,374 . 1, 460 87 4,956 421 1, 596 528 1, 150 932 32 1,340 1,977 3,367 1, 540 89 5, 087 402 I 106 1, 311 73 264 I 91 I 708 92 421 I 54 93 l. I. 33 56B 95 1, 83 5 94 I 2,386 101 663 116 305 99 3,777 70 326 1, 157 203 640 421 40 547 2, 063 2, 238 663 291 3, 509 402 1, 031 84 201 86 597 72 418 76 19 70 540 97 2,059 105 2, 253 93 753 97 229 73 3,740 108 352 95 GEORGIA. 8, 666 9,016 9, 015 97 6,441 6,411 6,349 99 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas * TOTAL 1962 377 5,403 4,033 5, 896 773 3,410 479 220 1, 642 361 5, 464 4, 184 6,238 865 3, 593 446 297 1, 621 49,452 342 5, 539 4,276 6, 329 852 3,855 587 260 1,666 5 1 49,846 100 102 as percent of same wee last year. 84 159 103 4,07 5 121 2, 891 112 4,342 118 422 110 2, 038 151 4 28 90 144 9~ 1, 120 i3 ' 7 i I134, 607 l 100 .34,481 100 109 104 117 103 104 92 81 105 90 34,944 99 /0 OCTOBER 1.5, 1963 .c . ) J r:_, r_; r ~ ~ J J\ '._., . I Released 11/.5/1963 by i I GEORGIA CROP REPCF1'~1,1G SERVICE .L. 'I GEORGiA PRI9ES RECEIVED INDEX ,DOwN 4 POINT$ The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers during the month ended October 1.5,declined by 4 points (appro~ately 2 percent) to 2h8 percent of its 1910-1914 ~verage. This is 6 _points below the October 1962 level. The.All Crop Index dropped 4 points to 271. The Index for Livestock and Livestock Products decreased by 1 point to 202. . This month, pr:j..ces for cotton, barley, sorghl,llll grain, peanuts, and sweet- pQtatoes were lower. Cotton price dropped from 33.5 to 32 .5 cents. Sorghum .grain price was off 13 cents per bushel to $2 .02, and the price for sweetpotatoes dropped from $5 .50 per cwt. to $4 .80. The peanut price was down from 11.6 cents per pound to 11.4 cents while .barley dropped from $1 .11 to $1.09 per bushel. The prices for corn and soybeans remained unchanged at $1 .22 and $2 .5.5 per bushel, r~spectively, while the wheat price increased from $1.8.5 on September 1.5 to $1.90 this month. . . .:. Prices fpr all. beef cattle, hogs, conunercial. broilers and eggs were lower than last month. Price for steers and heifers was down 70 cents per cwt. to $19.10, wh:j..le the price for calves dropped from $21.80 to $21 .60. The all. beef cattle pripe was off from 616.80 in September to ~16.40 per cwt. on Octoper 1.5. The price .for hogs declined from $16 .00 to $1.5.70. Commercial broiler price was .1 cent lower at 12.8 cents and egg pr:i.~e was do-vm by 5 cent per d9zen . to 44.4 cents. The price for turkeys increased by 2 cents to 22 cents _per pound and the ~~olesale milk pric~ rose from $6.00 to $6 .1.5 per cwt. U. S. PRICES RECEIVED, PARITY INDEX, AND PARITY RATIO UNCHANGED The Index of Prices Received by Farmers remained unchanged ~uring the month ended October 15 at 241 percent of its 1910-14 average. The most important price changes .were decreases for cattle and corn, which ,,rere offset by higher prices for w~olesale milk, oranges, and wheat. The October 15 index was 2 percent . .' (4. p o i n. ts ) ~ . b. elow ayear earlie. r . . The Index of P~ices Paid by Farmers, iriclU:ding Interest, Taxes, arid Farm Wage- Rates; remained at 311 on October 1.5, the same as in 8 of the 10 months so far this year, but .l percent (4 points) .higher than a year ago. Prices paid for production,goods decline~ slightly from September to October, but all other major components were unc~anged. : With both farrn .,product prices and prices paid unchanged during the month ended October 1.5, the Parity Ratio remained at 77, 3 points below a year ago. Index Numbers - Georgia and United States . .. Index .1910-14 100 October 15 :September 15: October 15 Record High 1962 1963 1963 :Index: .Date UNITED STATES Prices Received 24.5 : . 241 241 313 :Feb. 19.51 Parity Index "};I Parity Ratio : . GEORGIA . Prices Received : All Conunodities 0 . All Crops Livestock and ..: . L1 stk. Products : 307 .80 2.54 273 213 . 311 77 : 311 77 . . . . . . 2.52 . 275 248 271 . . . 20,3 . 202 .. . 312 :July ~ 123 :Oct. 310 : }1ar. . 319 :~/Mar. 29.5 :Sept. : 1963 1946 1951 19.51 1948 "};I Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm lJage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. ~ Also, April 19.51. r ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge RICHARD H. LONG Agricultural Statistician The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. s. Department of Agriculture, 31.5 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural EJ...-ten- s n Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture. NOV 7 '63 (OVER) PRICES RECEIVED BY FARl'tJERS OCTOBER 15, 1963 V.JITH COMPARISONS : GEORGIA UNITED STATES CCJVJHODITY AND UNIT : Oct. 1.5: Sept. 1.5: Oct. 1.5 Oct. 15:Sept. 15: Oct. 1.5 : 1962 1963 : 1963 1962 1963 : 1963 v;h~ at, bu. $ 1.98 1.85 1.90 1.88 1.84 1.94 Oats, bu. $ 84 88 .96 616 . 616 . 631 Corn, bu. $ 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.02 1.21 1.08 Barley, bu. $ 1.06 1.11 1.09 .889 .853 .914 Sorghum Grain, cwt. 2.05 2.15 2.02 1.62 1.78 1.73 Cotton, lb. 32.1 33.5 32.5 32.59 32.71 32.93 Cottonseed, ton $ 46.00 47.00 47.00 47.80 49.60 .51 .50 Soybeans, bu . $ 2.25 2.55 2.55 2.23 2.44 2.56 Peanuts, lb~ 10.9 S,reetpotatoes, cwt. $ s.2o 11.6 s.5o 11.4 4.8o 10.9 11.3 11.4 3.03 3.28 - .3.01 Hay, baled, per ton ~ 25.50 25.20 25.80 20.30 22.60 23.00 Alfalfa $ 37.00 36.50 36.00 20.30 23.10 - . 23.50 Lespedeza Soybean & Cowpea Peanut _$ 27.50 $ 28.00 $ 23.00 28.00 30.00 22.50 28. 50 30.00 22. 50 24.50 27.40 22. 80 24.80 28.20 2).00 2).00 .27 .so 25.70 Hilk Cows, head r~ 170_.00 175.00 16.5.00 : 218.00 216.00 213.00 Hogs, m,rt. _ ~) 16.80 16.00 1.5. 70 16.60 15.40 15.20 Beef ~ cattle, all, c-vJt. ~ 16 .90 16.80 16.40 21.70 20.10 19.50 Cows, cwt. 1/ $ 14.10 13.40 13.40 14.00 13.80 13.00 Steers & heifers, cwt. $ 20. 30 19.80 19.10 . : 24.60 22.40 22.00 Cal~es~ cwt. $ 22.80 Milk, w'holesale, cwt. 2/ Fluid ~~. $ 6.20 21.80 _6.05 . 21.60 25.00 4.79 24.00 4' . 71 23.40 Mar,tuf. $ 3.65 3.45 3.29 3.27 All $ 6.15 6.00 3/6.15 4.35 4.27 Turkeys, lb. 23.0 20.0 -22.0 22.0 22.0 Chickens, per lb. Farm 13.5 12.5 12.5 : 9.6 9.2 9.0 Com 11 B roil. 14.2 12.9 12.8 .15.0 13.9 13.9 All 14.2 12.9 12.8 14.1 13.3 13.1 Eggs, doz., All 49 .5 44.9 44.4 36.6 36.0 35.5 1/ Includes cull dairy covrs sold for slaughter, but not dairy covJS for herd - replacement. ~/ Revised. ]/ Preliminary Estimate. PRICES PAID BY F.Aill~RS FOR SELECTED FEEDS OCTOBER 1.5, 1963 WITH COMPARISONS GEORGIA UNITED STATES~'- - KIND OF FEED : Oct.l5 Sept. 15: Oct. 15 Oct. 15: Sept.l5: Oct. 15 1962 1963 1963 1962 1963 1963 Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Mixed-Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% Protein 3.90 3.90 3,95 3.74 3.78 3.79 14% Protein 3.50 3. 50 3.60 3.59 3.56 -3.56 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein 3.75 3. 95 4.00 3.69 3.76 3.78 4.05 4.20 .4.20 3.71 3.87 3.90 4.10 L.30 4.25 4.07 4.14 . 4.-14 Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. 3.90 4.20 -- Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt-. 4;.40 -_ 4.80 Bran, cwt... Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. 3.45 - 3. 50 3.55 3.65 3.10 3.35 . 4 .25 4.36 . 4. 90 4.85 - . 3~.50 . -- - 3.01 3.70 3.12 3.25 3.08 4. 71 -- s.o4 3.07 3.19 3.28 4. 72 5.04 . ,, '3<~--1212 ' .,....., 3-.31 Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. 4.65 Laying feed, cwt. 4. -55 Scratch Grain~, cwt. 4.10 Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton 37.00 33.00 4.80 4. 70 4.25 38.00 30.50 4.90 4. 70 . ).j. . 20 4.69 4.41 3. 87 38.00 31. 00 30.ho 30.10 4.86 4.53 3.98 31.80 31.20 4.85 . . 4.53 ._- 3~98 32-.70 31~80 f I G~- ----------- --- - 1 EJ< LY J-J _f\-rCJ-J L 7 l//IIJtl\ ~ ~~9\ t GEORGIA CROP ..:;.ZPORTING SERVICE R:~( j Released 11/6/63 GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT .Ath.ens , Ga., November 6, 1963- -A total of 6, 358, 000 broiler chicks was placed with producers in Georgia during the week ending November 2 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with the 6, 349, 000 placed the previous week and is 2 percent less i:han the 6, 518, 000 placed the same week last year:. - -~ -- - ---- - - - Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 505, 000 compared with 9, 01 5 ~ 000 the previous week and is 1 percent more than the 9, 421,000 for the corresponding week last year. The majo1ity of the prices paid to Georg~a P!"OducerS. for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 t o 75 cent s per dozen with an average of 66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $9.00 to $10. 50 with an average of $9.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during ~he week ending November 2 was 15.00 cents per pound fob plant . This compare ::; with 14. 25 cents the previous week and 16. 08 cents the same week last year. G"'.!::O? GIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE Week Ending Eggs Set Chicks Hatched 19 6 2 I t 1 Thou. 1963 Thou. % of year ago Pet. 1962 Thou. 1963 Thou. I: 11/o of year II ago Pet. I Oct. 5 I 509 Oct.: 12 i 3 71 0 ct. 19 . I 1 .1 .1 7 Oct. 26 ; 373 Nov. 2. ' 213 480 94 290 328 1/ 88 252 349- 84 354 292 78 417 308 145 297 I 254 i I 88 432 I t 171 373 I 105 384 262 I i I 92 88 Wee.k Ending I ! Eggs Set'!:_/ 19 62 1963 %of year ago B ROILER TYPE Chicks Placed for Broilers In Georgia 1 1962 1963 I1%yeoafr ago f_______A Y..t._.E rice !i_______. ! Hatch ! Eggs Broiler Chick~:J I! 1963 I 1963 Thou. Thou. Pet. l Thou. Thou. iPct. Cents Do ars Aug. 31 1 9, 479 Sept. '7 j 9. 378 Sept. 14 1 9, 373 ! Sept. 21 9, 106 I Sept. 28 9, 085 8, 605 8,671 8,900 8,993 8,915 ; ' , 6, 91 / 6, 815 92 713 95 99 . 6, 705 I 6, 536 98 ! 1 6, ot. 23 j 6,416 6,238 6,282 ! i l 94 93 94 65 66 66 6, 192 I 95 66 6, 195 l 93 66 9.75 9.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 Oct. 5 8, 831 8,805 100 ! 6,375 6,402 ! 100 66 10.00 .. Oct. 12 j 8, 984 8,666 96 : 6 356 6,441 1101 66 10.00 Oct. 19 : 9, 090 9,016 l I Oct. 26 9, 263 9,015 99 ;i 6,' 357 97 ~ 6 432 I J Nov. 2 l 9, 421 9, 505 101 ; 6, 513 1/ Revised. g1.: f:.l Includes eggs set by hatcheries prod 1 6, 411 101 66 6,349 99 66 6,358 ! I ' 98 66 10.00 10.00 9.75 cks for hatchery supply flocks. UN \Vl~ .\r .,, ;~~ . , 62 ARCHIE LANGLEY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician in Charge ,f'\1 1 1 Agricultural Statistician ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------~ U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia r EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS." BY WE EKS- 1963 Pase 2 STA.TE --oci~ 19 E~GSSET Week Ending I -- --- a -O-c- t. ~----N-o- v.--- -- - .;; 26 2 . i CHICKS PLACED % of year 1i - - -------~!~~-E~~!!!.S._ Oct. Oct. ___ ----l Nov. 1 %of year a 1/ i 19 26 2 j ago 1"/ THOUSANDS THOUSANDS Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 563 532 1, 018 826 19 1, 291 1, 917 3,374 1, 460 87 4, 956 421 1, 596 528 1, 150 932 32 1, 340 1, 977 3,367 1, 540 89 5,087 402 1, 517 542 1, 208 918 20 1, 320 2, 015 3,438 1, 542 96 4,757 408 I 103 ~ I .1, 157 83 l 203 103 92 I i ! 640 421 30 90 ! I I 40 547 98 I I 2,063 I 96 2,238 102 J 663 103 . 'I 291 93 3, 509 75 402 1, 031 201 597 418 19 504 2, 059 2, 253 753 229 3,740 352 1, 273 108 270 97 593 72 444 81 12 48 451 69 1, 820 100 2, 338 96 730 91 244 81 3, 671 100 289 82 GEORGIA 9,016 9,015 9,505 101 6,411 6,349 6, 358 98 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas L ouisiana Texas Washington Oregon Califoxnia TOTAL 1963 * TOTAL 1962 361 5,464 4, 184 6,238 865 3, 593 446 297 1, 621 t49,452 342 5, 539 4,276 6,329 852 3,855 587 260 1, 666 49,846 349 5, 615 4,388 6, 591 . 898 3,914 400 3Z4 1, 517 49,470 100 102 104 as percent o same wee last year. 87 173 106 3,978 122 3, 100 120 4,65 1 135 450 115 110 I i ; i 2, 184 304 129 t 160 83 I i . 1, 064 . 100 193 4,135 3,083 4, 598 481 2,286 231 117 1, 059 3 ' 34,944 99 196 108 4, 112 109 3, 124 113. 4,706 102 505 98 2,470 91 356 163 160 180 1, 216 97 35, 338 100 35, 500 100 i'u f 1 [J' ,r/ ~t/1/J I ~C_) (G[(Q)~GllA C~Ol? ~ AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION S .ERJ; cE ' . UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF .A-GRICULTU.RE> Athens, Georgia ." . ;.!,, . ... . . ... ~JEJI0~1rllJNCG IE~VllCIE ;. . : . , ; . U.S . DE P ARTMENT OF AG R ICLLTUR E STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE ,: 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS , GA . .. . November 8 ,. .1963 . 'GEORGIA COTTON REPORT A&'" OF NOVEMBER 1 ,.: ,, := ~ , . ". ": . :, A Georgia cottori crap of 610,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) was indi- cated on November 1 based on information furnished by cotton growers and ginners. The estimate is 10,000 bales above last month and 76,000 bales larger than the 1962 . crop. . :The . . ctirr.ent production . . . \ is the la : .. r g . e.. st . since . . '' 1955. Indicat~d lint yield per acre of 455 pounds is a record high for the State and .compares witp 369 J?ounds in 19"62. The previous record was in 1958 with 443 pounds. -~ Productio~in _the northern .districts will be 2 percent below last year while the central area will have an increase of 9 percent and the southern districts will harvest 27 _percent more than in 196F~ .'weather cotlditions during October were favorable for harvest op~rations and .: good progress .was made in all areas. P~rvest by Novemb~r 1 was about complete in the southern districts, near completion in the central area and about 80 per- , cent complete ip the northe.rn districts. A larger percentage of the .crop has been harvested with mechanical pickers than usual, Weevil damage has been much lighter than usual in most areas of the State . The quality of the crop has been good to very good. ~Ureau of Census ginnings to November 1 were 571,000 running bales compared with 507,000 the same ~ate last year and 447,000 ginned prior to November 1,1961 . C. L. CRENSHAW Agricuituz:al Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge GEO~GIA MP~ SHOWING INDICATED 1963 PRODUCTION AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1962 & 1961 x.l963- . 35.,6ooj:. NOl~-.C.~l?.~...( 1962.- 35,61;0 . - ............ : .1961- 26 o4t :.. :f-. 1963 production indicat.~d on,. November 1. - STATE .:. : i:. . ~ . ' . - ' .. .\ ~ ..... . "I II ( III \ 1963 - 6io,ooo ., I j 1963- 21, 000~,, ELBERT6N --, rL. ...._ -- J ROME ; 11A99~ T66L12A--NT22A42'[,'A'3293-Tv 00 ~/\y\~'-2..111..999-666-/132'\-----222..342.~v,,'980~2600G0\\ 1962 ..: 534, boo 1961 - 512,000 Districts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and C'.../ . ~L-\ _) ( . VI NOT Congressional Districts. J rv . 1963- 54,000 v \ ',\ \ ,, AUGUSTA\ l \ 1962- 46,280\ 1961- 45, lOci_ '. M~A6 CON3- 105,000 ? 1963- ) 1962- 109, 000 105,840 , \ J..-- 7---- -.. ./) 1 " \ COLUMBUS 1962- 94,100 l . 1961- 102,330 1961- 97,040 - - .. _} J'- t '., J ...... .. / t 1 \ __..-) I I ~.----\ \ .... __ 'r __.. 1, " \, I ..-/ II rj . ( I \ \/- \ IX ~ -, ./ \ 1 \ .\f I VII (./ "l~ ~ ALBANY 1 _l _, VIII 1i~9~6~3=- 1ii561;,00~g0 Jr c~< ~/ i; l5 i~~~ ~;g ~~ 1963- 23,S0A0V0ANNAH~':'.!~ ,J = 11996632-- 8792,,010100)----) \ ', , JIJ1"(\ 7~ PLEASE TURN PAGE j ' t 1961- 65,860 VALDOSTA \( ........__ fU FOR ---------.....L..._ _ _ _ _ _ _ i l\ __ ' ( ~ UNITED STATES INFORMATION \ COTTON REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1963 The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report tram data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the CensUs, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating Stat.e agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this fore- cast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remaind.er of the. season a ~ r.e more. o. r . less fa. vo. rable th. a. n usual. .. - - - - - - ! - - - ! - - Lint-yie'ld-pe'r~- : - - - - . - - Pz.Od.uction-gl ~--- : Acres : __ -~~t~d_ar! __: __ _5Q.O.:P2.uad...S!:O,!S_~1gh~ a,!e!!_ __ State : for : :- .: : : : Indicated , :he.rvest:1957-61: i962 : 1963 :1957-61: 1962 :- Oct.-i;- ~:-NC>v:- . I,- ----------------------------------------- :1963 !/:average: 1,000 : indic. :average: : 1963 1,000 1,000 1,000 : 1963 l,OOO acres Pounds Pounds Pounds bales bales bales bales N. C. s. c. Georgia Tenn. Ala. Miss. Mo. Ark. La. Oltla. Texas 377 361 535 357 : 644 376 : 504 517 835 ' 381 1,458 457 . . 342 470 1,225 483 515 429 ~ - 600 303 : 5,875 338 327 427 264 275 373 369 408 455 377 449 457 534 494 624 526 555 371 506 '612 696 512 691 ' 1,355 1,696 582 618 362 466 512 588 ' 1,249 1,.450 464 638 - 423 547 .243 256 357 311 3"48 368 4,298 4,726 315 450 6oo 600 850 1,890 430 1,435 6jO 300 4,500 335 455 610 655 880 . 2,100 440 ' 1,500 685 320 . 4,500 N. Mex. Ariz. Calif. 190 728 638 720 386 965 1,112 1,038 723 1,022 1,132 1,112 290 268 778 942 1,740 1,912 265 835 1,700 285 835 1,675 other . States ~ 45 371 401 497 40 47 47 u. s. "Am.er:--- - : - -!: 14,254 ---- - 440 -- - - 457 -- - 516 --- 13,125 ---- 14,867 - - - - - _.. ._ , -14-,847 ---- . 15,322 ----- - ~~~:- ~_ _: _1~1.:.o~ _ ~~ __ ~7~ _ J1J __ _1~.~ _=~I __1'?:':.?___ ]5].2 y August 1 estimate. g) Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale containes about 480 net pounds of lint. ~ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. ~ Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. CROP REPORTING BOARD .f Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athens. Georgia REQ 3 ;V _E _E ,\f . ,\-JJr. p ~ H~tf~fa7 !::~~ 't a/ .. ~ GEORGIA CROP RE PORTING SERVICE Jj<"\' -. r J ---' .:L-~j. I .. J r ) \f./ j . -3 .. ' - - - ' _j "'\ -, r,p.._; Released 11/13/63 GEORGIA C HICK HATCHERY REPO RT .. A th e n s , Ga.. , November 13, - 1963--A total of'b, 89?., 000 6ro'Her' chfc'ks was placed \Vit h p :;.oducers in Georgia during the week ending November 9 according to the Geor gia C;rop Reporting Service . T his compares with the 6, 358, 000 placed the previous week and is 2 percent more 'i:han the 6, 751,000 placed the same week last year. B roile r eggs set by Georgia hat cheries amounted t o 9, 539, 000 compared with 9, 505, 0 00 t he previous week and is 5 percent more than the 9, 068, 000 for the corresponding week last year. rne majority o the prices paid ~o Georgia producers for broiler hatching to eggs was reported within a range of 69 . 7 5 cents per dozen wit h an average of 66 cents for all hatching eggs and 64 cent s for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks with hatchery. owned cockerels. Most plices charged for broiler chicks were re- ported within a range of $9.00 to $10.50 with an average of $10.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $10. 50 for chicks. The average price from the Federal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending November 9 was 14.7 5 cents per pound fob plant. This compare s with 15.00 cent s the previous week and 15.65 cents the sa e -w~ last year. 4 8. G j: ORGIA EGGS SET, HA TCHINGSJ AND CHICK PLACEI\1ENT . E GG TYPE Vveek ___________E__g_g__s_s_e_t----~------~----------c-h_i_c_k_s__H_a_tc_h_e_d--~-------- o/o of Io/o of 19 62 1963 year 1962 1963 year a o ago Thou. : I Oct. 12 1 371 Oct. 19 l 417 Oct. ~6 373 Nov.. 2 213 Thou. Pet . 328 en 446 1/ 107 292- 7 fl 308 145 Thou. 252 354 417 Z97 Thou. 432 373 3S4 262 Pet. 171 I 105 I 92 I 88 Nov. 9 44 1 452 102 313 357 114 Week Ending E ggs Set !:.1 19 62 1963 o/o of year ago BRCILER TYPE Ij Chicks Placed for '1 -Br oilers In Georgia . o/o of j '. jl9 o2 1963 year ago ' Av. Prices I . --:-- '--~-::::----: 1 Hatch Broiler ' .! Eggs ! 1963 Chicks 1963 l Pet. Thou. . T ou. Pet. 1 ent s DoJ. ars I Sept. 7 ' 9, 378 I Sept. 14,9,373 Sept. Z1 9, 106 8,671 8,900 8,993 92 95 1j66,, 713 705 99 .6, 536 Sept. 28 9, 085 8,915 98 ,6, 628 Oct. 518,831 8, 805 100 Oct. 12 I 8, 984 8,666 96 6, 37 5 6,356 Oct. 19 . 9, 090 9,0 16 99 1,6, 357 I Oct . 2.6 i 9, 263 9,015 97 16,432 Nov. 2 9, 4 21 9, 505 101 ;6, 51 8 Nov. 9 1 9,068 9, 539 105 16, 7 51 1/ Revised. 6,238 6,282 6~ 192 6, 195 6,402 6,441 6, 411 6,349 6,358 6, 892 I l 93 94 ~~ 95 I 66 93 ! 66 100 66 101 1 66 101 I 66 99 1 66 98 ! 66 102 ! 66 9.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.75 10.00 2/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. AR CHIE 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- 1963 Page 2 ------- r-______ STATE __,...! EGGS SET j -~W~_ek End~!!g___ _ ___ ____ __ 1 o/o of cm ::KS PLA CED Wee_k Ending ----~ % of I Oct. 26 t I l Nov. 2 THOUSANDS r-rov . 9 1. year l Oct. i ago 1/ i 26 Nov. Nov. 2 9 THOUSANDS year . ago 1/ Maine i Connecticut l,, Pennsylvania Indiana Illinoi s Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 596 528 1, 150 932 32 1, 340 1, 977 3., 367 l, 540 89 5, 087 402 1, 517 542 1, 208 918 20 1, 320 2, 015 3, 438 1, 542 - 96 4, 757 408 1, 539 440 1, 130 893 34 1, 292 2, 146 3, 551 1, 657 93 5, 246 375 l02 - 1, 031 7 5 201 87 597 87 418 47 19 88 504 105 2, 059 100 2, 253 110 753 109 229 105 3, 740 68 352 1, 273 270 593 444 12 451 1, 820 2, 338 730 244 3, 671 289 1, 218 98 199 67 669 77 419 81 30 68 450 79 2, 001 liZ 2, 351 94 692 87 272 ~ 77 3, 671 97 321 84 GEORGIA 9, 015 9, 505 9, 539 105 6,349 6,358 6, 892 102 ~"lorida 342 349 337 Alabama 5, 539 5, 615 5, 622 _- Mississippi 4, 276 4, 388 4, 281 A rkansas ;_Jouisiana Texas 6,329 852 I 3,855 6,591 898 3,914 6,394 904 3,958 Washington 1 587 400 I Oregon r 260 324 _ ~C~ao=lTif~oA~rLn~iIa~9~63~--~-s~1o,~6.6-766~I~----s t1,,25S1z7 - 411 290 1, 555 51, 687 I ! TOTAL 1962* 49, 846 49,470 48,892 i o/u of year ago !' 102 104 106 *1/ Current week as percent of sam e week las t year. Revised. 91 193 106 4, 135 1Z4 3,083 113 4, 598 144 481 118 2, 286 98 - -231 103 I 117 91 I 1, 059 106 134,683 I134,944 ! I 99 196 4, 112 3, 124 4,706 505 2,470 356 160 1, 216 35, 338 35, 500 .100 182 4,063 3, 213 4, 955 536 2, 592 337 147 1, 204 36,414 36,307 100 "105 100 114 109 l07 99 "108 .104 94 .. ~ f Otfdd7 1 '/-It~ . . c;t 3 GJEO~GllA C.J~O~-. ~IEJP>.0~1rll.NG :SJEJR{VllCE , II/ AG RICU LTURAL E ~TENSION SERVICE UNIVERSIT .'0F 'GORGfk ANO THE ST.t..TE; D~PARTijltENT OF AGRICUL.TURE-. Athens 1 Georgia U . S . DEPARTMENTOF AGRICULTURE. . . STATIST ICAl..' REPORTING SERV ice:--- 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHEN,....~ - - .November ~i4 ~, 'i~i63 , GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1963 : : :: .:;J~. : . . : , \ " . . . .. .. : . -:. .. .;.. - ' .._." . . . .. . . ' i .O: \ ',.,_ ...CROP. GEORGIA :ACREAGE :For Har. : : _--::.Y=IE:::LD=--:P:.:ER=.;...;A::.;;,C.RE:=;,..__--..:-T=.:C!X;..=.;;:.;AL;:;...;;;P;..=.R::.;:;,OD=.:U:.:CT=IO.;;:N:;.;..~I(iOlOd~O'i~:).:.,!..oc;.,-.::~. AND UNIT {000) Average: 1962:Indicated:Average: 1962 1963 1957-61:. 1963 :1957-61: cated 1963 CORN1 ALL bu.: 1,692 WHEAT . e............bu.: 58 295 22.8 30.0 25.0 43.0 27.0 60,697 . 50,760 72,. 7~6 , 2,059 '1,175 _ 1~' 5t;6 " OATS bu.: BARLEY bu.: RYE . bu.: BAY, ALL tons: TOBACCO, Type 14 lbs.: POTATOES1 IRISH cwt : POTATOES1 SWEET cwt. : COTTON bales: PEANUTS ( P&T) lbs : SOYBEANS : 142 16 22 460 70.5 1.1 13 644 472 357 31.5 15.3 1.22 1,626 54 66 1/376 1,126 40.0 34.0 15.5 1.34 1,975 53 70 1/369 1,16o 36.0 33.0 20.0 1.53 2,015 55 85 1/455 1,525 8,417 322 327 596 108,195 113 971 457 552,640 5,560 5,112 4o8 528 372 440 589 705 146,150 142,058 58 60 1,050 1,105 534 610 547,520 719,800 For beans bu.: 81 SORGHUM : For grain bu.: 15 PEACHES 16.0 24.0 1,149 645 1,280 1,377 240 Tota1 Crop . bu. : YPECANS l.bJ!, ; Pounds. -- (6VER1 1 4,340 4,500 5,000 42.560 15,200 82,00) :- J UNITED STATES caoP SUMMARY As oFNOVEMBER 1, 1963 Corn-- grain.prospects advanced 1 percent during October to a record high .- 4,033 million bushels / 11 percent above 1962 arid 14 percent more than ~he _. .:.., ~1957-61 average. .~ . ' ~ Soybean production declined 9 inillion bushels during the month but is record high at 718 million bushels, 6 percent more than last year and 27 percent ab.ove awrage ~ . . . . . .. . ., . ., . .. .. . . : .: . : : : :.~ . .. 1'. Sorg1lum grS.in production is forecast at 539 million bushels, 2 percent ~ger ... t~~ las.t month and 6 percent above 1962 but 4 percent less than aver&E$e ~ '" :. J. - ' .. . -. -~ . :.:. : .... Fe:li Fatatoes are estitllated at 196 million hundredweight, 2 percent more th~ . ,_. . .:, ~the. .-1962: crop and 10 percent greater than aVerage. .... ', ~- '~ - : . -.. ' , :;: ': ; ,j : , ~ .! Peca~ prospects at 283 million pounds, are 4 times as large as the small i962' .; ._. ~;~ ~~ 58 percent more than average. __ '. ::' ':.' :.' ... Milk prOduction during October is est~ted at 9,542 million pounds, down g . .. .. . ,:..;per.ce:dt "from 1962 out up '2 percent from av~rage. . . . : ~ -. ' ; i; j ';. ~ , ' I .. ~ laid during October are estimated at 5,143' million, 1 percent more 'tMn. ' : las.t year and 6 :,percent above average. l ~ .!-.:'.-- ~ .( . . ~' - ....'' _.. . . \: : .... ! 0 I l J ,_ ..:- : . :;, t .. :. ~: ..' . -. .. . ...: .:.,, :..: .. :' .. :.. . .. . .: . ,_. - ,._.. . : . . .. ~. } .....:. .~' . .:...~ UNITED STMES . : ! , _: ,1 ._ : Acreage . : Yield ProdUction : =.... : . . CROP c.o~~ ~ i~~. grain Nev. : Unit:For Barv.: Indicated : : 1963 : 1962 1, 1263: . 1,000 . . acres . . Bu.: 6o,88o : 64.l . 66.2 wHEAT, ALL OATS CO'l'rOif HAY, ~. N.:L . Bu.: 44,501 Bu.: 21,939 .:Bales: 14,254 Tons: 66,663 25.1 45 . 0 g/457 .1.80 25.5 44.4 g/516 1.71 y . SOYBEANs, for beans Bu.: 29,074. 24.2 PEANuTs Lbs.: 1,401 1,282 . 24.7 1,372 . POI'ATO:ffi I IRISH Cwt.: 1,377 1938 l99.8 1962 1,000 :Indicated :NoY.l, ~~3 . .. l,ooo 3,643,615 4,033; 033 1,092,562 ~,133,0o681P 1,031,743 975, 14,867 15,322 121,034: ' 113,832 675,197 718,182 1,809,880 . 1,922,360 '266,703 275,121 Ps.: 84.9 1,884 80.1 1,880 19,009 16,910 2,309,055 2,228,119 70,800 283,000 i/Fo~ picking and threshing. ' I ', : I .-- ....... .... . .. .. - ... . . -- : ,-. : ' : .. . . - .. ., .. . . . ..:: , . ;\ . :ARcHIE UNGLEY .. .. .. ... !. aci~cHLA;luC)REu~NSJwiANwa.... .,::":::;. .. . .~i..cu. ltur.a.. i Stat:i:s;:t.i.c. ian i . n .Charge :' ' ~ . . '. . A.g r icu.i. t~l. . S.t.a.t.is.,t.icHa~.&. .' '.~ : . . . . ' ' I ' ' ' ' 'f ';-: . ; : ,. . o .~ I .. ....... ~ .. : : 4. : . ... . .. 6 f . ' /lOll tJ! ~ 1-/-lf~ ;o/tJ; ~~~ .-.. .. I' . _, .. . .. ~~ .:.~ ' ' ':...r:. ; :-<~ . ~ ,<() . . . OC'I'OBER 1963 r~~ ~~ased._l_l_/_1_5-/::l:9::_6-:3:::b::y-_:-:.:.=-:..-:.-._-~r liG IA . .. CROP R~PORTING SER~cE_ . .. ';'. ~~: p~o'l.uc:ti~n on G-~orgia f~s . dUring. Octq~er~ t6te.led 83 miliion p~und,s:~ . a.G~ording t .o the Georgia Crop .Repo~ing S~zyic~. Thl.s wa~ 1 percent belmv the ' September producti on, but the sameas production during October i96i. :-- ') \ :.: . ,. B~tember production per .cow, at 425 pounds, was slightly below the previous month, but compares with '410 pounds. per CO"!N dUring the s~e. month a year ago and . the 19,57.-:61 October average of 387 pounds per cow. . . . . . . . . . . . : j :.:.~ .:. -~~~-limi~ry price for all wholesale milk was placed at $6.15 per hWidred- . : weight. dur~ng o9c~ober. .l'his would be $..15 abov;~ the September average, but the same as October last year. ' ;; .. ._M:i.x~d dairy feed .and hay prices . in Georgia inc~eased ~.;Lig}?.tly during the month e.lla were m.9~tly above year ago levels. MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES ~ECEivED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN : : . : . . GEORGIA . . : .. UNITED STATES Unit -o'Ctober-:-sept.-: octob'er:Octob'er: seP't7' ..,..:octob'er '1962 . : y . Milk production Prod. per- cow :Mil.lb: :Ih. 83 410 Number 'milk cows :Thous.: . . head - Prices Beeeived Dollars gj 203 All wholesale milk :Cwt. . Fluid Milk . Mfg. Milk :Cwt. :Cwt. 6.15 . 6.20 3-65 Milk Cows :Head . All Baled Hay :Ton .. . . . Prices Paid - DoJ.lars gj 170 25.50 . ...Mixed dairy feed .. . .. . ..... ..... 14 pet. protein 16 pet. protein 18 pet. protein 20 pet. protein . :Cwt. :Cwt. :Cwt. :Cwt. 350 3-75 4.05 4.10 1963 84 430 196 1963 : . 1962 83 9,740 425 574 195 1963 . : 9,598 58~ 1963 :.. .r 9;_542 .; 579 . - ' 3)6.oo : .::Jf/6.15 .: 4.35 .'iJ4.27 1j}4.4.1 -' (. -6.05 : . .-. 4.79 <'"4.71 ;. .:.: ~ - J . 3.45 : 175 25.20 " ,, e 165 : :3.29 218 :.: ::I3 21 '...:" . >~ -~" -~ ...,.,.._ 216 .,,. 2:1.J -':- 25.80 ' .. ... ... ... ......- . .... . . 0 . 3 .. 0 . . . . . . ,22.6 .~ ., ..... .. 0 :23r; r. .' :.~ f.i ;- ~ .:: :~,:.-.... ' :..: POULTRY SUMM.P.J.Y, OCTOBE-R 1963 .!,., .. . ~'. .::~;::,r.:. ---~t:-~-":~-.:.~...;..,..'".._:.:;.:..:.;'".:","._.........-:::-:'-;..;.;;__~~1-.:..L: 9~u_!)ng oc;c963 ~Tff~t~ 1~t;1;_~~~ )~~~3 ~;Jil~tf f year ' "-f vea.r . .. ~ -- ::~:...;:: ~~ - -- . . P~U~t,s Placed (U ~ S. )3/ T. h.:ou. I .. .~Ci"t~T" . .. ''2, 930 Domestic 2,607 Chickens T esi:ed: Bnq-iler T ype .. ~ __9.~.o.;gia ... .. .. 661 United 2tai:es 2, 507 -~~~l~~~: 37 United States 1, 418 C~.clte = Hatched: .4/ T. h. ou... 2,964 2, S61 742 3, 147 25 1, 116 Pet. .Thou..... Th. ou. . -Pet ! .. . 101 I 98 I 112 j: I 126 I .: I I 68 I 79 28,303 25, 514 4, 871 . 21, 108 171 6,794 30,779 109 26,612 :~ }~ -4:114 ' r. -:~n 21, 370 . r .JQ,l : . ~ .t ; .-. : 207 .. 121 . 6, 402.. : ... ~:_'94 ~ ! . . .. : - .. B ~oi.le,:.: :Type G:e:o_r,gia~ 30, 547 - Unit(;fd.-~3 tates . ~ ~g-g-r y:pe .J68, 927 . Ge.orgi,<;~., . 1, 442 _ __.:dtii.te.d. O:tates 24,577 Commercial 3laughter: 30,454 168, ~49 1, 557 2S,316 100 ,. 339,436 33 5, .62 7 ~:._ .- _: ::.99 ' 100 1, 855, 124 1, 888, 14o : Yo2 108 I 15, 805 20; ~81 ' :.130 103 ! 459,161 464,336 101 j ' Yo?n.~ :=;hickens ,, Georgia"' 5/ United .:;_fa tes 6/ He'ns arid CocksGeorgi~ 5/ .. . .United :fites 6/ i9, 698 1~7, 659 I ,. ;- 688 j. l:-"6-", 776 28, 599 157, 349 S6 16, 045 96 279, 982 28.6" 323 :- 102: lOQ 1, 498,068 1, 569, 161 105 .. , ,. 100 5, 330 5, 215 98 96 93,309 99, 871 107 Egg Production:4/ MIL MIL MIL MIL G:e9rgj.a. - ~;< 221 252 114 2, 134 2, 509 1"1"8" South Atlantic 7I -- united 3tates . . ~.-.- s; 750 095 COS s, 143 108 101 1 7, 414 52, 862 8, 084 109_. 52~ 836 100 1/ Revised. 2/ Prelimina:Ly. 3/ Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding "month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks .p"er "30~.doz. case . Ofegg_s.~~- ~I Includes data for 48 states and Hawaii. 5/ Federal-State Ma)."ket News $ery~Cl;l-.:.~=..or the purpose of:this report.a commercial poultry slaught'er plant is de(i~ei4 as a plant which slaughters a \Y~~kly average of at least 30, 000 pounds . live w~ig-li.t _;while. in oper":i.ti'oii~- -(Co-nverted from weekly to monthly basis.) 6/ u. s. slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 7I . SouthAi:landc States: Del., Md., Va., W.Va., N.C.S.C. Ga., Fla. ' .:___-:-:. :. (! .. ;' . .t : . . ;YCUNG.CHICKENS: SLAUGHf..!;d ~l, D UNDER FE;DERAL INSPECTION : : . _; . ~ .BJYSELECTE0 3 tATES, 1962andl9631. : _-~ 1 i, .~ . Number Inspected Indtcated I:>efcent Condemned .. State ,,; ..J u~hlg Sept. :._-. ; Jan. thru Jept. Durin~Sef;t~ i. Jan. _.:, th'r.l;i.:.S.epti. 196~:. . 1963 .~ ..:. 1962. 19-63 . 1962 1963 1962 - ' r1T963 . . :< , :- . .. Tho'!,!. ,i Thou. : Thou. Thou. - Pe-t. Pet. Pet ~:. , : J l Pet. Maine. 4, 63~ . .. 5, 172 . :. 45, 9.13 . .~.!.r.5.19..- ~~;~.!~ -:r-: - J _.!.9_. .z.~_.:,:__.-;: : --:~::: ~.0.~7 Fa;~- .< . ::- ::;s:,--:op-r;_:,-;::;s;;,16'0-: ::: ~~- s:o;7.42 . .S4; 614i .:; L fj;,_ L. 1-. 'P' . . h 6 . .. . . - l .. 9 . .M9r. :, .... }:~ 3:,_, .1_6:1 .:~: :.. 3 ,,. 391. : . . ;31,.444 "::3 1~ 208-L:: ' 1~4i .-: , ;rn z.z.. ~ ~ a~-' S : :;::,,__;o;i~ z. -: I !.: ~ - . ,--:; 1 End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poult ry Products, Meat and Meat Products United Staces - October 1963 ' Shell eggs: Decreased by 13, 000 cases; October 1962 change was an increase of 9, 000 cases; average October change is a decrease of 161,000 cases.. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 14 million pounds; October 1962 decrease was 15 million pounds; average October decrease is 20 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Increased by 125 million pounds; October 1962 increase \Vas 117 million pounds; average. October increase is 122 million pounds.o Beef: Increased by 21 million pounds; dcrtober 1962 ip.crease was, 5 million pounds~ ave,rage October increase is 4 milHon pounds~ . Pork: Increased.py 2 million pc;>unds; October 196Z increase was Z3 mil.:. lion pounds; average Ottoller i:tlcrea~e is 5 tnillion po\inds. Qther meats: Increase~ by 4 m~Uion pounds; October 1962 increase -was 3 million pounds; average ~ October -increase is 4 million pounds. _.C~mmodity Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total Total eggs JJ Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified Total poultry Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured Pork: Frozen in Cure and Cured Other mea~ and meat products Total alLred meats- - I Unit Oct. 1957-61 av. 1 Thou. Oct. 19.62 Thou. Oct. 1963 T h o u.. . . I ' j I Case I Pound I i Case I I 328 236 154 141 . lQ7 .. ~~Q ---- .'!E!..Q.~fi 2~.. ~~2. -- .JH.:t~~ -- __ _ 3 062 2 718 2 569 . 2 200 . - - - t. - - - - - - - - - :,t_ - - - - - - - - &. - - - - - - - - - _,_ - - - - - - - Pound 25,798 21,215 22,021 24,487 do. 66,357 36,.232 35, 629 43, 635 do. 276, 065 339, 630 251, 413 360, 38.2 I do. --5-8,-7-2-7------5-0-,-8-8-9----5-4-, -2-0-5-----5-9-,-7-7-1--..--' - l do. 426,947 447,966 363,~68 488,275 I I ----------------------------------------- 1I do. . 150, 689 150, 314. 220,057 240, 886. I do~ I do. ~1-1?4~7~,~5~8~6-----1~6~1-,~2~8~0---2~1~0~~,4~0~8-----2~1~2-,7~8~5~--- ! do. 1 376,-621 38-9,429- 523, 097 550, 534 l I MID - MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID Item Prices Received: ~---.J;:ie_grai~______j______ _JLnited ~tate s 1_~~t. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 ! Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oot. 15 I , - 1962 1963 1963 .1962 . 1963 1963 J Cents ~ents Cent_s ; .~ents Cents Cents I Farm Chickens (lb.) 13. 5 12. 5 12. 5 1 9. 6 9. 2 9. 0 Co.m'l ..:S~oilers (lb.) . 14.2 : .: 12.9 All Chickens (lb.) . 1 14. 2 12.9 12.8 12. 8 ~5.0 j 14. 1 13.9 13. 3 13.9 13. 1 All.- Eggs {dozens) Price's ,Paid: (per 100 lb'~)!( 49.5 Dol. 44.9 Dol. I 44.4 Dol. 36.6 Dol. 36.0 Dol. 35,5 Dol. Bro1ler Grower Laying Feed 1 4. 65 ! 4. 55 4.-80 4. 70 4. 90 4. 70 1 4. 69 I' 4. 41 4. 86 4. 53 4. 85 4. 53 of Scratch Grains . 4. 10 4. 25 4. 20 3. 87 - 3. 98 3. 98 This report is made possi61e through the cooperation the Natio,11al PoUltry Im-. provement Plan, the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Agri~ultural Research : Service, Agricultural Estimates Division, Statistical Reporting S_e.rvic_e, F~deral~ State Market New_s Service and the many: r-eeders, _ hatc~eries;- -poultry pr,ocessors and the poultry farmers that report to the agencies. rrI -.- _ ___I G :E 0 R G I A C R 0 P ...LI; P 0 R TIN G S E R VI C E I \ \I. I I . --- , ...:/ ..,.., . -. i' 11. ----J, r--.\ . I ...) ..1' .'.\ -' . "\ - : GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOH.J_ A thens, Ga., December 4, 1963- -A tota.l of 6, 887, 000 broiler chicks was r placed wit h producers in Georgia during the week ending November 30 according I . t.o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares wit h the 6, 817, 000 placed ~he previous week and .is 1 percent more than the 6, 787, 000 placed the s~me we ek last year. Broiler eggs set by Georgia ha~cheries amounted to 9, 527, 000 compared with,9, 770, 000 the previous week and is 8 percent more than the 8, 785, 000 for I: the corresponding week last year. fhe majority of the prices pai d i:o Georgia producers for broiler hatching , . eggs was ~epqrted within a _range of 60 t o 7'5 cents per dozen with an average of I; _-66 ce.n ts for all hatching eggs and 64 cents for eggs purchased . a t the farm from flocks wHh hatchery owned cockerels. Most prices charged for broiler chicks f. . wer~ repor ted within a range of $9. 00 to $10. 50 with an average of. $10. 00 per hundred. The average p1ices last yea1 were 68 cents for eggs and $10. 50 for chicks. The average price from the _.i!'""ede:ral-State Market News Service for broilers during the week endi ng November 30 was 14.42 cents per pound fob plant. This compares with 14.80 cents the pre vi ous week and 13. 50 cents the same week last year. G;~Q~G IA EGGS SET, HATCHINQS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS ;:!;GG TYPE . ' W e e~ Endin Eggs Set ; I ' Chicks Hatched I ( -. ;. i' 196 2 l I ' ~ .Thou. ! I Nov. 2 i ! 213 . No.v:. 9 ' 441 1963 Thou. 490 .452 % of yea r a go Pc ~ . 230 . 102 i I 1962 I j-- Thou-. l 'j 297 313 1963 T hou. . 262 357 o/o of year ago Pet . 88 114 Nov. 16 : 340 542 159 280 360 129 Nov. 23 337 508 151 160 392 245 Nov. 30 ! 4 55 288 63 331 323 98 BROILER TYPE Week Eggs Set Chicks P iaced for - : . Av. . . ~ P- r.. i-ces ! Hatch Broiler Ending . Broile~s in Georgia [Eggs Chicks o/o of o/o of I rI' . 1962 1963 year 196 2 . 1963 year :1963 1963 ago . ago I l ,... I I Thou. Thou. Pet~ Thou~ Thou. Pet. .Cents Sl>ollars ! Sept. 28 ; 9,085 8, 915 98 6, 628 6, 195 93 :66 10.00 Oct. S i 8, 831 8, 805 100 6,375 6,402 100 i66 10.00 Oct. 12 I 8,984 8,666 96 6, 356 6,441 101 l66 10.00 Oct . 19 ; 9,090 9,016 99 6, 357 r Oct. Nov. 26z : i 9, 263 9,421 9,015 9, 505 97 101 Nov. Nov. 9l 1t,> 1l 9,068 8,800 9, 539 9, 592 105 109 6, 4 32 6, 518 6, 7 51 6, 'll8 6, 411 6,349 6,358 6, 892 6, 541 101 :66 99 !66 98 :' 66 102 l66 97 :66 10.00 10.00 9.75 10.00 10.00 Nov. 23 : 8,668 9,770 113 Nov. 30 ; 8,785 9,527 108 6, 849 6,787 6,817 6,887 100 ;66 101 :66 10.00 10., 00 ~ I A..:.=tCHI:i.!: LANGLEY Agricultur al Sta i:istician in Charge W. ' A. WAGNER Agricultural S ~atis tician ----------------------------------------------------------------- U. S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Extension ~iliVI Statistical Reporting Service State Department of Ag 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Lthens, Georgia LIBRARI ES EGGS SET AND CffiCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS, BY w::::; r::KS .;. 1963 Page 2 THOUSA-NDS Maine Connecticut Pen.."lsylvania Indiana Illinois Missou~i Delaware Maryland "/irginia West Virginia . North Carolina South Carolina 1, 550 571 1, 326 926 18 1, 420 2, 140 3,475 1, 618 103 5, 210" . 461 1, 619 516 1, 326 895 28 1, 520 2,085 3, 593 1, 609 98 5,331 462 l, 564 453 1, 198 918 20 1, 550 2, 146 3, 518 l, 761 !06 5, 123 478 GEORGIA 9, 592 9,779 9, 527 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon .: . Califo:rnia TOTAL 1963 338 5,743 4, 189 6, 685 888 4 ,. 0 8 4 438 373 1, 583 52, 731 293 5,780 4,226 6,922 894 3,993 393 250 1, 744 :_ :53,347 282 6,023 t;_, , 136 6, 769 886 3,800 457 275 1, 578 52, 568 TOTAL 1962*- : 48, 168 47, 564 4a,764 .. .' - . - t o/o of year'. ago - . i 109 11~ 108 * J} Curre_ht-.Week as percent .of same week 1a,st year. Revised. . .:: :-. . : . .. ,",' 105 73 102 93 34 99, 105 101 116 106 . 98 94 108 ' 81: 119 . I 116 . : ' 119 . ' 144 115 us 106 . 81 108 . I THoU.;ANOi5S . 1, 238 303 ' 773 I. 433 15 soc 2, 019 2,339 923 214 3,678 311 .. i' 6, 541 1, 14l 289 802 423 29 654 2, 1:56 2, 232 811 325 3,766 349 6, 817 1, 241 212 799 449 37 524 2, 140 2, 39.0 932.. 243 3, 792, 323 101 90 8'5 .. 83 . _.;. 66 " . 87 114 98. 123:. 77 9.9 8'0 . 6, 887 101 . 17 1 4,394 3,203 4,928 523 2,716 390 I 12C l 1, 241 !36,994 I I !36, 719 174 4,423 3,231 5, 276 573 2,823 320 173 1, 174 37,961 36,380 182 ; 79 4,473 10.7 3, 187 . 119 5, 210 11..7 555 105 2, 887 . 116 2~6 82 :183 144 1, l01 38, 133 to9isl 36,316 101 104 ! 105 ;, Giv F ; fj()rt V?J 7 rl l~ 3~3 ,\ r.. ~-~ (~. I .~~ ': !.=====--~~~~~-~~------_-- _] ~11 r /9 ,1t,/f1f'~ ~_;~;/ ~ J~ '?~ >J< , -' ;\ J! - -'i I -J l J ! r r (' .. \j r, r, r . rr ;v- , l '\ .....->_ --' :.._! I. ...... .. . ~ 1 ... ; . Reieafiod 12/3/1963 by . . . . 1 ... . . 'IGEORG!A'CRCP REPORTING SERVICE - - --~-- -- - 1, . DEC 6 '63 GEORGIA PRicES R,ECEIVED JNDgX Da-JN 5 POINTS . . Duri g the month ended November 15, the Index of Prices Received by Georgia L~~~s d clined by 5 points (2 percent) to 243 percent of its 1910 - 1914 average. This is 8 points below the November 1962 level. The All Crops Index dropped 7 points to 264. Tne .Index for Livestock and Livestock Products dropped 3 points to 199. Prices for cotton, corn, sorghum grain, and peanuts were lower than the October 15 level. Cotton pr'ice 1-ias off .5 cent to 32.0 cents per pound. Corn price decliped by 1 cent to $1.21 per bushel. The sorgh~~ grain price dropped from. ~~2.02- per cwt. to- $1.9?-and the-pe-anut pri-ce :was lower by .1 cent -at 11.) cent6 per pound. Barley and oat prices remained unchanged at $1.09 and 96 cents per bushel, re~ectively. Wheat price increased from $1.90 per bu,shel in October to $1.92 on November 15. Rye price increa~ 25 cents per busl1e;L to $2. 75, vrhile the soybean price rose from $2.55 to $2.60 per bushel . The price for sweetpotatoes increased from ~4.80 to $5.00 per cwt. Prices for all beef cattle and hogs were lower than last month. Price for steers and heifers dropped from $19.10 per cwt. in October to $18.20 in November. Price for calves was down b,y $1.30 per cwt. to $20.30, while the price for all beef cattle declined from $16.40 to ~15.40 per cwt. Turkey price was unchanged at 22 cents per pound. Egg prica increased slightly to 44.6 cents per dozen. The . price for conrn~rcial broilers rose from 12.8 cents to 13.7 cents p~r pound. U. S. PRICES RECEIVED, PAT{ITY INDEX, AND PARITY RATIO UNCHANGED . During the month ended November 15, the Index of Prices Received by,Far.mers i' remaineq uncha:pged at 241 percent of its 1910-14 average. Lower price,s fo); cattle and h.ogs w-rere offset by price increases for tomatoes, oranges, and l1ttuce, The November 15 index was 1 percent below a year earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, remained at 311 on November 15. This Index has not changed since mid-August and has been 311 for 9 out of 11 months so far this year. The Nove~ber Indexwas 1 percent higher than a year earlier, however, and the highest of record for the month. With the indexes of .both prices r eceived and prices paid by farmers un- changed from October, the Parity Ratio renained at 77. This was, however, the lowe,st for the month since 1933. Index 1910-14 = 100 UNITED STATES Prices Parity RInedceexiveyd Parity Ratio Index Numbers - Georzia and. United States Novemb er 15..: October 1.5: November 15 ~ Record Hi~h 1962 1963 1963 :Index: Dat e 244 308 . . 79 . 24i 241 311 77 ...:. 311 77 313 :Feb. 312 :July . : 123 :Oct. 1951 1963 -19.46 .;. GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities 251 .. 248 243 : 310 :IVIar. 1951 All _Crops 271 Livestock and L' stk. Products : 210 271 264 . : 202 199 . 319' :_g/l'lar. 1951 29.5 :Sept. 1948 : '}) Prices Paid, 1nterest, Taxes, and Farm \~ 6.25 23.0 6.25 3/6.25 4.40 1.~.42 22.0 -22.0 22.7 22.4 Chickens, per lb. Farm 13.5 14~5 ~ . 9.9 9.0 9.4 Com'l Broil. 13.2 13.7 14.1 13.9 14.5 All 13.2 13.7 13.4 13.1 13.7 E s doz. All 49.5 44.6 37.0 35.5 36.0 1 Includes cull aairy cows sold for s augh er, but not dairy cows or her . - replacement. ~/ -Revised. 11 Prel~1inary Estimate PRICES PAID BY Fi'.ffi'IBRS FOR SEL.Ti.:CTRD FEEDS NOVJt~BER 15, 1963 WITH COHPA.11.ISONS KIND OF FEED GEORGIA UNITED STATES : Nov. 15: Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15: Oct.lS : Nov. 15 1962 : 1963" : 1963 1962 : 1963 1963 Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Dol. Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt. All Under 29% Protein 3.95 3.95 3.90 3. 79" 3.79 3.78 14% P r o t e i n 3.65 3.60 . 3.60 : 3.62 3.56 3.57 16% Protein 18% Protein 2r::f% Protein 3.80 4.00 3.95 3.74 3.78 3.17 4.10 4.20 4.10 3. 77 3.90 . 3.91 4.20 h.25 4.20 : 4.14 h.l4 4.11 Cottonseed Neal, 41%, cmt. 4. 00 Soybean Neal, 4'4%, mvt. 4.. 6o 4.25 4.30 4.45 4.12 4.74 4.90 . 4.95. : 4.82 5.04 . 5.04 Bran, cwt. Niddlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. 3.5o 3.50 3.50 : 3.17 3.11 3.10 3.65 3.70 3.65 3.26 3.22 3.21 3.25 3.25 3.25 : 3.09 3.31 3.22 Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. 4.65 4.90 4. 70 : 4. 71 4.85 4.79 Laying Feed; cwt. 4.60 h. 70 4.65 4.44 4.53 4.48 Scratch Grains, cwt. 4.10 4.20 4.20 3.89 3.98 3.95 Alfa~fa Hay, ton All Ot her Hay, ton 39.00 34.00 38.00 31.00 hO.OO : 31.10 32.70 33.50 : 30.50 " 31.80 33.90 33.30 G f Horoo1 Gafl3 63 ~fC/,q GIEO~GllA C~OIP AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UN IVERS ITY O F GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPART MENT OF AGRICULTURE Athens ; Georgia OEC 12 '63 ~IE 1P 0~1rllNG~~~ U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTI CAL REPORTING SERVIC E 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS , GA. December 9, 1963 GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1 Georgia cotton production for 1963 amounted to 605,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight)which is 71, 000 bales above the 1962 crop and is the largest prod~ction since 1955, when 701, 000 bales were harvested~ The indicated 1963 yield per acre of 454 pounds lint is a record high for the State. The previous record was in 1958 with 443 pounds. The 1963 harvested acreage of 639 , 000 is 53,000 below -last year and is the smallest acreage since 1958. The largest acreage harvested in Georgia was 5, 157, 000 in 1914 with a yield per acre of 252 pounds. Prod}:lctio~ j.n_the _!l.Ortll_ern C!_i ?tr_icts__will:.J?e___l. Jlerc~nt less than in ~962 while the central area will have an increase of 9 percent, and the southern districts will harvest 24 .percent more than last season. Weather conditions during the growing season were very irregular and final _yields varied widely by areas. Excessive rains during la:te June and July made it difficult to control grass and weeds and damaged the crop, especially in cent~al and northern districts. Little rainfall was received during the fall months, and the shortage of moistur.e reduced production prospects in the central and northern areas. The dry weather was very favorable f or the southern districts, and record yields weYe harvested. Weevil infestation was light in most areas of the State, but damage from bollworms was heavier than usual. The crop was harvest ed under very favorable conditions, and the quality was good to very good. The Bureau of the Census reported 600,000 running bales ginned to December 1 compared with 529,0~0 ginned to the same date last year. r C L~ .QRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistict an In Charge ~gE9RGIA MAP SHOWING INDICATE~ 196~-~RO~U~TI~N AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1962 & 1961 ~ -~fc?)-~...: ( . 11996632 --3355),0bO . NON_..-._c____o_.. . 1963 production indicated on December l. 1 1961 -26, 0 O~~~~-J:~ , 000~ III~ I 1962- 22 ,230\ ELBERT(],~\. 1961- 24,390 ~ 1963 - 24-~000 -STATE - 605,000 534 ,000 512, 000 RQI\1E. -~ L.J362- 22, 890 -- I ATLAN')TAATHl=D"l~rS .:.. . - 61- 24 , 9-?o~ "\,, ~\\ ' l . Di stri9ts sho~ are Crop Report i ng Dis tri cts and NOT Congress i6na1 Dis- tri cts. . IV (' V \ VI . \ 196) ~ 52, 000 ] '\ AUGU~ \ \ ~1996612-- 46,280 r 45' 100!_ ~JIACON } 1963- l 08, oo6. . 1962- 105' 840\ 63 \ . . COLill\lfBUS \ ~ ~. -~ 1962 - 108 , 94 , 000 . 100 ~1961- 102 ,330 '"\ h .. ( _j't~ ~~ J - )1961- .97J 040 ; (____------ . L' - - ' _ L__ l~.. ~ '1 IX '. VII ~ VIII ~ SAVANNAH ~ ( ALilJ\NY 1 1963- 144, 000 / 1962- 115,950 \ 1961- n o,520 . 1963- 22, 000 ,_0./ J ,'J 1962- 19, 020 j 1961- 15, Boo q") I 1 J I 1963- 91, uOO l 1962- 72' 110 \ \., 1961 - 65,860 VALDOSTA - - - ---.l..(._ _____-l___,\ ~;' . d.t'l PLEASE TURN PAGE j'~j FOR r.!'--..._ ' UNITED STATES INFORHATION ~. ACREAGE AND PHODUCTIOI~ OF COT1'CN IN G'~ORGIA 1953-1963 - Preliminary Estimates 1963 ._..2.0 ----~-----~---- --i-----, -- ---~----~ ----;---~-------~ 2.0 .. I I I I I : ; . ,~ '_ . I I ' Ii I ! I ; I I i 1 I ! I I i I!I : i ' z H ~~ i I 1.5 I:--:----+I---~\ -- .+l--.-~'I----.+!---+I-' -+i---,_ I . . l'. -' ..IACR' f-1II HARJ STED - .,Il ; ! '1 0 I 1!- . .. .... .,_;_,~i,' . . ' \ --j.1- -..."--- J + - -"--!:t-- . I . ! i ' I, . I ! I I ' I I I . I .+----r 1.5 1, . II i . - 1 I -- 1.0 i !~~~I : I - l_j - I !I . ---.._ l,_ .. 1---- -. !I I I 1i I I l I I --- .. 1 ' I I . - n . . r- --;-- - - i-------!---~--: . :;.. - - ! ~ - r I 1 1 -- 1 T 1 0 I i ' I . I I . 1. I . -----~ I --- I i --I~---- -- \ I .-~ - .. : --------l.!I.--- -- I l ----2- ----~-'- - -- - I . ---1I . I . . 1.. .... .. ....... - . .5 1 1 - 1 I. I ! . I:i 0 . ________, 1953 54 55 56 - 57 58 59 60 61 . 62 1963 .. I r - - U. S ~ COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1963 . - - - - - : - - - - - - - - - - - -:- -Lint yieict per -:- - - Production- : Acreage harvested : harvested acre : 500-lb. gross wt.-bales St~te :I957=6I:---- 7-1963 :1957--t--- 71963 71957-bl:--- ~ - 1 l9b3- ~ :average: 1962 : est. :61 av.: 1962 :est. :average: 1962 : e st. - - - - - : - - Tho-:.isand-acres- - - - - --Pounds- - - - - -Tnousand bales- - - N. C. s. c.. Ga. Tenn. Ala. Miss. 357 510 : 590 : 485 773 1,407 402 575 692 5 38 900. 1,585 377 361 537 357 639 376 504 517 832 381 1,438 457 327 452 373 407 369 454 494 624 371 508 512 709 264 -371 457 526 612 1,355 275 449 534 555 696 1,696_ 355 455 605 655 880 2,125 I1o. Ark. La. Okla. Texas .. 359 1,226 383 1,355 343 470 1,230 483 469 565 521 429 570 612 . 575 303 6,107 6,500 5, 875 338 582 630 362 512 585 . 1,249 464 631 423 243 267 357 348 379 4,298 466 1,450 547 311 4,726 450 1,500 68) 320 4,635 N. Mex. : 191 201 190 728 638 695 290 268 275 Ariz. 386 405 387 965 1,112 1,048 778 942 845 Calif. 816 809 732 1,022 1,132 1,125 1,740 1,912 1,715 Other : States ?:_/: 47 47 . 50 371 401 462 36 40 48 u. s. : : -------------------------------------~--- : 14,293 15,569 . 14,230 . 440 457 524 13,125 14,867 15,548 ~~~--=----------------------------------- Amer. - 3/: Egypt. - : 68.5 93.6 139.8 512 576 535 73.2 112.7 144.9 I/-Production giruied-and-to 'be-ginned.- A ~oo,-I-b: - aie- contains about 48'5 net - - pounds of lint. 2/ Sums of acreage and production for "other States" rounded for inclusion in United States totals. Estimates for these States are shown separate- ly. ]/ Included in State and United States totals. Gzu ' f /.fo9a~7 ~ ~:ll\1 GtfA~ :\ 1__./ r-' --.....J 3 /s- ull lvEk:> il i I); .GLOf.e previous week and is 3 percent more than the 6, 7Z6, 000 placed the same week l,c~.s t ,.year. . . ,;. Broiler eggs set by Georgia hatcheries amounted to 9, 553, 000 compared wi;th 9, 527, 000 the previous week and. is 18 percent more than the 8, 1Z6, 000 for the corresponding week last ,year. . . The majority of the prices paid ~o Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs was reported within a range of 60 t o 75 cents per dozen with an average of 65 2-ents for all hatching eggs and 63 cents for eggs purchased at the farm from flocks ( with hatchery owned cockerel s. Most prices charged for broiler chicks were reported within a range of $9.00 to $10. 50 with an average of $9.75 per hundred. The ' average prices last year were 69 cents for eggs and $10.75 for chicks. The average price from the ~"'ederal-State Market News Service for broilers during the week ending December 7 was 14. 15 cents per pound {ob plant. This compares with 14. 4Z cents the previous week and 14. 33 cents the same w~ek last year. G .C O.L{GIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS J:;GG TYPE Week Endin Eggs Set Chicks Hatched 1962 1963 ye'"" I 196Z 1: o/o of 1963 y ear I ago i ago Thou. Nov. 9 441 Thou. 452 Pe t . 102 I fhou. 313 Thou. 357 Pet. 114 Nbv. 16 340 54Z 159 Z80 360 129 Nov. Z3 337 ~pv. 30 455 Dec. 7 236 508 288 255 151 160 i 63 331 I 108 i 255 . BROILl!.;R fYPE'"' 392 Z45 323 98 420 165 I I Week Ending I Eggs Set Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia Av. Prices - Hatch Broiler Eggs Chicks u/o ot "/o of 1962 1963 year 1962 ago . 1963 I year 1963 ago 1963 'I' hou. Oct. 5 8, 831 Oct. 12 8,984 I Oct. 19 9,090 Oct. 26 9,263 Nov. 2 I 9,421 Nov. 9 9,068 Nov. 16 8,800 Nov. 23 8,668 Nov. 30 8, 785 Thou. 8,805 8,666 9,016 9,015 9, 505 9, 539 9, 592 9,770 9,527 Pet. 100 96 99 97 101 105 109 113 108 I fhou. I ' ! I 6,375 I 6, 356 6, 357 l I 6,432 I: 6, 518 6, 7 :~ :>1 6,7 18 6, 8.<.:..9 6, 787 fhou. 6,402 6,441 6, 411 6,349 6, 358 6,892 6, 541 6,817 6,887 Pet. I Cents 100 66 101 66 101 66 99 66 98 66 102 66 97 66 100 66 101 66 Dollars 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.75 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Dec. 7 8, 126 9, 553 118 6,726 6,928 103 65 9.75 Alt ::::HL!; LANGLEY W. 'A. WAGNER Agricultur al 3satistician in Charge Agricultural Statistician -------------------------------------------------------------------------- U. S . .Depar tment of Agriculture Agricultural Extension Service Statisi:ican ~~eporting Service State Department of Agriculture 315 Hoke Smith Annex, / ..thens, Georgia EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COM.MERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS -- 1963 :Page 2 STATE Nov. 23 EGGS SET Week En=di;::;n:cg.________ Nov. Dec. 30 7 THOUSAND>:J CHICKS PLACED o/o of h----Y~~~-k Ending_____ year I Nov. Nov. Dec. ago 1/ 23 30 7 T HOUSANDS 'fo of year a~o I/ Maine Connecticut Pe.nns y1vania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina 1, 619 . 516 1,326 895 28 1, 520 2, 085 3, 593 1, 60'9 98 5,331 462 1, 564 453 1, 198 918 2.0 1, 550 2, 146 3, 518 1, 761 106 5, 123 478 1 I J442 383 1~ 19.8 864 19 . 1, 450 2,t53 3/417 1, 600 103 ~ .882 479 106 1, 141 81 289 110 98 I 802 ~23 ~() 89 104 I 29 I I 0 54 2, 156 100 1. 2, 232 111 811 1.16 114 I 325 3,766 9(> 349 1, 241 2.12 799 449 37 524 2., 140 2,390 932 2.43 3,792 323 1,244 102 243 151 793 93 ~09 81 5 10 589. 92 a, 29'0 12.6 2, ~71 95 787 101 319 99 3,775 101 332 75 GEORGIA 9,770 9, 52.7 9, 553 118 6,817 6,887 6,928 103 Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1962* 2.93 5, 780 4,226 6,922 894 3,993 393 250 1,.744 I I 47, 564 . 48., 764 325 5, 7--7, 4 4, H56 6,806 .872 3, Ti6 36!3 28Z .: 1, 617 51, 519 45,321 % of year ago ! 112 . 108 114 *J} Current Week as percent of same week last year. Revise.d. 105. 125 115 127 161 119 111 104 94 114 174 4,423 3, 231 5, 276 573 2,CZ3 320 173 104 182 4,473 3, 187 5, 210 555 2, 887 286 183 1, 201 3 36,316 105 304 4, 548 3,172 5,404 565 2,971 .35~ 197 1, 17~: ' 164 119 116 121 135 120 fl9 112 '89 109 35, 655 109 .J Set; .f HDq ot~7 G-~A-3 lq~3 {J_u,,./3 J\\ J L ~< UNIVLi:>i l Y Of GEO RGIA NovmBEF DEC 1 7 '63 1963 Rele ased 12/13/1963 by GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER.VI.CE . . ~ ..' ' ... Milk production on Georgia farms during Novelllber totaled 77 million pounds, .. according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 6 million pounds below the October production, but the same as production during November 1962. November production per cow, at 395 pounds, was moderately below the previous month, but comp?res with 380 pounds per cow during the same month a year ago and . the 1957-61 November average of 369 pounds per cow. Preliminary price for all wholesale milk was placed at ~)6.25 per hundred- weight dm:ing November, unchanged from a month ago . and the same as November la~t year. : :Mixed dairy feed prices in Georgia decreased slightly during the month, while "the all baled hay price registered an $. 80 incre.ase per ton. . NILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN : GEORGIA UNITED STATES ... I T E Ivi . Unit November:october-:November7November:october7November 1962 1963 : 1963 1962 1963 : : 1963' " l\1ilk production :Mil.lb: 77 83 77 9,345 9,542 9,193 Prod. per cow 1/ :Lb. 380 425 395 552 579 559 : Number.IQ.ilk cows- :Thous.: : head : 203 195 195 Prices Received - Dollars ~/ .. All wholesale milk :Cwt. Fluid .Milk . :Cwt. 6.25 3/6.25 J/6.25 6.30 - 6.30 4.40 3/4.42 J/4.47 4.84 - 4.86 . Mfg. Milk :Cwt. 3.70 3.65 3.32 3.36 Ni.lk Cows All Baled Hay :Head 165 . . :Ton 26.20 165 25.80 160 26.60 218 21.00 213 23.00 210 23.90 " . Prices Paid - Dollars ~/ Mixed dairy feed : 14 pet. protein :Cwt. 3.65 3.60 3.60 3.62 3.56 3.57 16 pet. protein :Cwt. 3.80 4.00 3.95 3.74 3.78 3.77 18 pet. protein :Cwt. 4.10 4.20 4.10 3. 77 3.90 3.91 . 20 pet. protein :Cwt. 4.20 All under 4.25 4.20 4.14 4.14 4.11 . 29 pet. protein :Cwt. : 3.95 3.95 3.90 3.79 3.79 3.78 ;- 1/ Monthly average. 2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of month except wholesale ffiilk which is average-for month. ]/ Revised. !/ Preliminary. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician I;) The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. Department of Agr,iculture, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service and the Georgia State Department of Agriculture . (0'-lER) United States Milk Production November milk production in the United States was 9,193 million pounds, about 2 percent less than November a year ago but 3 percent above the 1957-61 average for the month. November was the second consecutive month with U. S. milk production' about 2 percent below a year earlier. For the first 11 months of the year, milk production totaled 1 percent less than in 1962. Relative to population, November milk production amounted to 1.61 pounds per person daily, compared with 1.66 pounds a year earlier. l~lk output per cow averaged 559 pounds -- 1 per~ent above November a year ago and 13 percent above the 1957-61 average for the month. The average daily rate of 18.6 pounds per cow in November was one-tenth pound less than in October, the same seasonal change as in 1962. Reporters fed an average of 8.2 pounds of.: .. . grain and concentrates per milk cow on December 1, about 5 percent more than on . that date last year. .li1k ;eer Cow and Milk Production by Months, United Statesz 1963,with CompaT.isons . . l1ilk Eer Cow Milk Production . Month :Average: : Average Change . . fl957-61: i962 1963 : 1957-61 1962 . I 1963 from 1962 ' : Mi11ion Million Million .1 Pounds Pounds .. J\ anuary 529 February 507 March . . .584 586 557 639 April-::-- - ~ -~ 6o5- . - 654 May . 678 725 June 656 697 July 604 639 August 559 598 September . October . November .. December 519 520 496 527 567 574 552 581 . Pounds : ;eounds pounds pounds 596 : 9,781 10,111 10,043 563 9,360 9,598 9,470 , , 650 : 10,741 10,994 10,~07 - 666_1_ 1I;096' . rr 232 - - 11 1.49 . 736 12,418 12,429 12,295 712 11,981 11,926 11,842 654 11,006 10,912 10,856 613 ~ 10,156 10,191 10,154 581 : 9,398 . 9,636 9,.598 579 ~ 9,394 9,740 9,542 559 I 8,932 9,345 9,193 2 9,474 9~,813 Percent -0.7 ~1~3 -0.8 -0.7 - 1 . r . -0.7 -0.5 -o.4 . -0.4 -2.0 -1.6 . Annual 6,785 7,370 123,737 125,927 G~ f CGJEO~GllA (C~(Q)IP llfEIP0~1fllNG IE~VITCCIE I - ,HDq(Ja7 AGRICULTURAL..EXTENSION SERVICE U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULT URE t0 l::f 1T1_I1T1."~" UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX , ATHENS, GA. ,q~ Athens, Georgia December 17, 1963 ~,/7 HONTHLY VEGETABLE REPORT December l, 1963 ' j: r ' Georgia: The 1964 early spring cabbage acr'eage intended to be planted for harvest . is expected to be the same as one .year ago. A plentiful supply of good plants is reported, anci planting _is beginning. earlier than usual for the ef-rf.y . spring ' ,..c.r'q' i?. . ,. . .. . . . .... l . ' ' : . :: . . ~ , . \, ~ .' United States: Winter Vegetables: 'Hinter production is e xpe cted to be slightly less than last year and 3 percent belmv average. Winter crops included in the December l estima te usually account for more than half the total winter pro- duction. CABBAGE: The acreage of cabbage for 1964 l'linter harvest in Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California is 43,300 acres, 7 percent above the 40,500 acres harvested in 1963 . In Florida, cutting was heavy around Zellwood and light harvest was under way in Dade County and tbe Everglades on December l. Cutting is expected to get under way in the Sanford area around the middle of December. Total supplies are expected to be heavy in January. In Texas, an increase in acreage from last year is evenly distributed in the major areas. About 77 percent of the total Texas acreage is located in the Rio Grande Valley, 20 percent in the San Antonio-1Jinter Garden and Coastal Bend areas with the remaining 3 percent in the upper Coast and High Plains. Harvest is under v.ray in all areas. Supplies are available in good volume from the .Winter Garden and San Antonio areas. Movement from the Rio Grande Valley is increasing with heavy volume expected during January, February, and March. In Arizona, the crop is in good condition. Light cutting started in early November .a.-'1d moderate supplies are availaple from central areas. Hoderate supplies are available from centrai and coastal areas o.f California. Volume is about normal for this season of the year. Cutting on the desert acreage was getting under way on December ."l . and volume should increase during December. Growers of early spring cabbage are expected to harve st 12,000 acres in 1964 . This compares with 12,100 acres harvested for the early spring season of l96J. In South Carolina, recent rains provided adequate moisture and >veather conditions are favorable for transplanting. In Georgia, transplanting was expected to begin about mid-December . Generally, plants in beds are reported to be in fair to good condition. In Alabama, very little planting has occurred. Cabbage acreage in Mississippi is usually planted between January 10 and February 10. In Louisiana, very little cabbcge has been planted in the major producing ar eas. Heaviest planting is expected to take place the last week of December. Planting for the spring crop in California i s un way. r;\;lof:tfs;:r y:O:f G~EO-AC-1~ ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge DECl 9 '63 L. H. HARRIS, .!l . oe ~.~~ !N~;.---~~:~ruli.qg_o.~~ . ~.:! 1 . 30 .'J 14 j ago 1/ j 30 7 14 1 ago I/ I :~ .. . Maine I Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana 1, 564 453 . 1, 198 .918 1, 255. 108 295 176 837 87 410 83 .- ' Illinois 20 29 91 Missouri 1, 55-0 551 86 Delaware 2, 146 2,160 120 Ma:ryla.n,d .' 3, 518 I Virginia , . 1, 761 We.st Virginia 106 2, 5~ 1 107 815 101 243 71 North Carolina r . 5, 123 3,816 100 South Carolina ,1 ! GE ORGIA :478 9, 527 . 9. 553 328 85 9. 871 109 6, 887 6,\92 8 7,000 109 I Florida -~82 325 290 85 182 1304 272 152 Alabama 6, .023 5, 774 5, 985 110 4, 473 4, 548 4, 554 120 Mississippi 4, i3-6 4, l56 4, 276 114 3, 1G7 3, il72 3, 175 118 Arkansas 6, 769 6, 806 6, 795 114 5, 210 5 , 4 0 4 5, 399 124 Louisiana Texas 1 '886 1.i . 3,JWO 872 3, 776 3, 78~485 - 129 110 555 2, 887 565 2, 971 527 111 3, 015 125 Washington Oregon 1 457 27~ ~C~a~l=if~o~r=n~ia-~~~~ ~~~~~~5~7~8_ _ _ _ 368 282 ___1~~6~1~7_ _ _ ____ 375 127 312 175 ~7~2~----~9~0 _ _ _ 2 GS 350 309 97 _+11 ~1,~2~108~:31~--~~~~ 11~97~72.~----- l~w126~44~8~-1-29~81 TOTAL 1963 I 52, 56.8 51, 519 53, 720 107 138, 133 38, 768 38, 993 111 TOTAL 1962* 48,}6'. . 45,321 49,987 . ~ ! J 36; .31 6 I 35, 655 35, 171 % of year ago lOS , 114 107 *1/ Current Week as percent ofsame week last year. Revised. 105 109 ill / ( ,. /9 .t(, . AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.AND TliE - , STATE .P.EPARTMENT OF AGR.ICU!;.Tl:JRE . U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE , STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE ... . ' 315 HOI~I(SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, .GA . Athens, . Georgia December 19, ,1963 . . GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP REPORT - 1963 VALUE OF GEORGIA CROPS UP 85 MILLION DOLLARS: The value of the principal crops produced in Georgia during 1963 is estimated at $453,854,000 compared with $368,635,000 in 1962. The increase in value ~ wa.s due largely to record-high yields per aore for the major crops. Cotton, corn, peanuts and tobacco produced record-high yields per acre. _The . , 43'-bushel corn yield was 8 bushels above the previous record in 1961. Peanut yieldof 1, 500 pcitmds exceeds the 1961 record by 290 pounds. Cotton was the most-- important crop with a value of $111,222,000, followed by corn with $94,858,000; .~obacco Fanked third with $85, 347, 000 1 and peanuts were a close fourth with .... $82,251,000 . Cotton, corn, tobacco, and peanuts accounted for 82 percent of the . value .. of- a. l l field .c. rops. . ...,. RECORD CORN PRODUCTION: The 1963 corn harvest for grain is estimated at _ .. 74,691,000 bushels; this exceeds. the 1962 crop by 24 million bushels and is 9 million above the 1961 record production. Weather con- ditions were very favorable for the corn ~rop, especially for the southern dis- tricts, and record yields were harvested. ' . LARGEST PEA1~ CROP IN PAST 15 YEARS: The 722 million pounds of peanuts har- vested in 1963 is the largest production s~nce 1948 when 818 million pounds were picked and threshed and is 174 million pounds above last year. PECAN PRODUCTION UP 67 MILLION POUNDS_: The 1963 record-high pecan production of 82 million pounds is 67 million above the 1962 short crop of 15,200,000 pounds. The previous high production was in 1961 with 79 million pounds. l VALUE COMPARISCNS TEN MOST IMPORTANT CROPS FOR 1963 and 1962 lN ORDER OF Rlll-l'K {lN THOUSAN D DOLLARS Rank Crop 1963 1963 ... 1962 %of Rank Crop 1963 $ $ 1962 I. COtton & Seed 111,222 97,445 114 6. Pecans $ 13,760 2 .Corn 94,858 65,480 145 7. Peaches 12,450 3. Tobacco 85,347 86,894 98 8. Com. Vegetables 9,566 4. Peanuts 82,251 58,585 140 9. SvTeetpotatoes 5,406 5 Ha~s 21 2836 16,315 134 10. Oats 3 2825 . 1962 $ 5,364 9,348 9,105 5,628 4,337 1963 %of 1962 257 133 10.5 96 8~ D;rSTRIBUTICN OF 1963 CROP VALUE lN PERCENTAGE: OF TOTAL VALUE ~ . ~ ~ -- . lY ~ "8 ' 'I-.> .c:: '"-1 C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician [ --~ I { iH C:.EiORGlA DEC21 ia liBRARIES ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ----__.,.. crop . ~ ) . ' . : (.. . ; GEORGIA A~UAL CROP SU1Vll'1ARY 1{ 1963-~-d_1_9_62.,__......_____--...:- :Year:Harv'd.: Yield : Unit :Productio~ : P Ur~it : . Total : :A~reage:. Pe:z- Acre: : : 1.ce . Value ...; ,_ y Cotton Lint . Cottonseed Sorghwn .Gra.:i.,.~. . Wheat Oats Barley Rye . . Potatoes, Irish Potatoes, Sweet 1,oop . acre's . ~ i . . . - : - -r~ 1963 639 : . .454 Bales 1962 .. 692. . ' . . 369 .. 1963 . Tons 19-62 :. ... . '. ..14 000 :._ .. .dol. 605 .329 534 .32'8 . ..2$0 46.80 :. .. - ~?o . .~6.,3o 1,000 dol. .. 99,522 '87,479 11, 7QO . 9,966 1963 1 737 -,: , 43.0 Bushels ',i :. 74:, 6~1 . ;1 ~ 27 ':.' 24,8.58 .. 1962 1:692 .'- .. 30.0 . . . 50,.76o 1.2~- . . 65,480 11996632 ... 1100 . 2294..00 B. ushe,.ls 290 ' 1.13"' " :328 . 240 :1.:15 ). .' .276 1963 66 28.0 Bushels '1962 " '- 47' ':. . 25.0 1~848 . 1.ss -.3,419_ ::1,1!75 . 1~.90 2;232.. ' 1963 1962... .. 1963 -1962 .. . 1963 1962 +25 36~0 Bushels 139 - . 40.0 ' 13 . : 12 27 24 . 35.0 .Bushels o 34.0 .. -20~ Bushels 15.5 ' 4,500 . . ' '5 ' 560 455 .85 78 .. .1.-07- 408 . .98 ~- 54o :2-. 35 . 372. 1.99 3,825 4 ' 331' .. . '4'87 4ob 1-; 269 .749 1963 1.3 62 Cwt. .so 2. 65 2l4 : . ., +962 .1..1 53 , ; 58 3.00 174 . 1963 ,. 12 85..0 Cwt. 1962 . . 15 .. 70.0 1,020 5.30 1,050 5.36 .: ~,4o6 ~ 5,q28 Tobacco, All 1963 . ...1962 H~y, All 1963 . 1962 Sugar Cane Syrup 1963 1962 Peanuts, for Nuts J/ 1963 1962 Cowpeas, for Peas l/ 1963 1962 Soybeans, for Beans~ 1 .u 1963 1962 71.7 . 2,003 Pounds .. 143,61? 15.3 . . 1,965 147,944 523 1.58 Tons 824 438 1.34 . . 589 2.5 240 Gallons 600 2.8 220 616 481 1,500 Potinds 472 1,160 721,500 541,520 21 8.0 Bushels 168 22 1.0 154 91 16.5 Bushels 1,502 80 16.0 1,280 .594 . 581 26.50 27.70 1.50 1.40 .114 .107 4,35 h.35 2.65 2.35 85,347 86,894 21,836 16,315 900 852 82,251 58,58'5 731 670 3,980 3,008 Velvet Beans,Alone g/ 1963 and Interplanted 1962 Lespedeza,for Seed 1963 1962 Lupine, for Seed 1963 1962 CrL~son Clover, for 1963 Seed 1962 Fescue, for Seed 1963 1962 Peaches, Total 1963 Production gj 1962 Pecans, Total Production - 1963 1962 43 1,26o Tons 55 940 15 230 Pounds 11 210 .6 550 Pounds 2.0 Boo 6 100 Pounds 12 130 8.0 190 Pounds 4.5 120 Bushels Pounds 27 26 3,450 2-310 330 1,600 600 1,560 1,520 540 5,400 4,500 82,000 1),200 36.00 31.00 .165 .157 .040 .041 .220 .175 .210 .200 2.50 2.28 .168 .353 972 962 13 66 132 273 319 108 12,450 9,34!_. 13,760 5,364 Commercial Vegetables 2./ 1963 73.1 1962 71.8 9,566 9,105 TOTAL ABOVE CROPS 1963 3,966.2 (excl.acreage of 1962 3,8?8.5 peanut hayt fruits, and pecans) 453,854 368,635 !/ 1963 price and value figures are preliminary. 1 Cotton lint and velvet bean yields in pounds. ~ Covers only mature crops \acreage alone and interplanted) harvested for peanuts, peas, and beans. k( Includes some quantities not marketed and excluded in computing value in 1962. ~ Does not include sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes. .-- . . ~ .... -.... . . ~ ;-a_ f /-;!) tjo" 1 (:;J.f/13 't~7? CGIEO~CGllA (C~(Q)JP -~IE~0~1fllN(Q; IEffiiVllCIE . , . .:. - - . '!. .. . . : - . AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UN.l.VERSITY. OF GEORGI.A AND THE , STATE'DE;PARIMENT OF AGRICULTURE . . , .. . -' > A {h e n o, Georgia :-.. December 19, rretn ~.l POULfRY SUMI\IL~;;.{Y,' NOVEMBER 1963 Dul:"irig .~ov.. o of ! I i 1!, . 1962 1/ - . 196~ 2/ last i - I year Thou. ..;:10u. Pet. ! Thou. . 1963 2/ last I year Thou. Pet. Pullets :..:: lac 8d. (U.S.) 3/ Total _ll_o.inest ic ..Ghickens T ested: 2, 723 2, _( 52. 90 :z, 268 __ . 2, 11 i_ _ _ 93 31, 026 21. 1?2 33,231' ' 107 28,727 103 B r'oile r 'f ype Georgia 353 4:97 141 5,224 5, 211 100 Unite d ::.. ~ai:es Egg fype Geor'gia Unite ..:l :, ~a.:~s 2, 253 45 1,600 2,625 29 1, 4 37 117 !. ..i 64 I 90 ' 23,361 216 8,393 23,994 103 237 110 7,838 93 Chicks H2.i:ch e d: 4/ Broiler ..,_ yp~ Georgia United ~' ~a ,e s .30, 699 170,725 30, 604 100 370, 135 366,231 99 17t".: ,777 102 . 2, 025. 849 2,062,917 102 Egg fype Geor gia 1, 164 l, 507 129 16,969 21,988 130 United .::~ a ~~ s _21, 795 23, 376 107 480,956 487,712 101 Commerci_al .S laughter: Young Chickens Georgia 5/ 25, 739 24,469 95 305,721 310,792 102 Uniteci :J ca tes 6/ Hens and Cocks- 133,019 131~701 99 1,631,087 1,700,862 104 Georgia 5/ Unite d..":; ::a .: ~s6/ . 792. 14,812 . 2,67 109 16; 242 110 6, 122 108,121 6, 082 99 116,113 107 Egg Pro i uc i:ion: 4/ . Mil. lVIi l . Mil. Mil. Georgia - 220 '::J.i 9 113 2,354- 2,758 117 South ... ~lc.:.n.:ic 7/ 740 802. 108 , 8, 153 8, 886 109 ' Unit ~-.: ... .:ai:es 5~ 034 5, 104 101 i 57,895 57,940 100 1/ ..,. e vi.:;e...:. . 2./ Preliminary. 3/ Inclu.ie s expected pullet replacements from eggs sold duriar; di0 . preceding month at che rate of 125 pulle t chicks per 30-doz. case of egg ... t.",: / Includes data for 50 s ~a ; .:; .:; , 5/ Federal-S tate Ma.rket News Service- For ch 3 pUipose of this report a comm e:;.cial poultry slaughter plant is defined as a p~ant whic ;l slaughte:t:"S a weekly av.era_s~ of at least 30, 000 pounds live weight while in opera ci on. ( C onverted from weekl y ~ o monthly basis.) 6/ U. S. slaughter r reports only include poultry slaugh i:e re ~ under Federal'Inspection. 7/ South A tlantic .:.;i:ates: Del., Md., Va., W.Va ., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla:'""" YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHf.I: ~~ ~.!:D UNDE ..,. .2.6DZ RAL INSPECfiON BY SELECT Z D ST lc.. TS, 1962 and 1963 .. Number Inspected .. .Indicated Pez:cent Condemned State During Oct. JaJ?.. i:hru O~t~ . During OcL Jan. thru Oci:. 19 6 2 19 6 3 19 6 2 19 6 3 .1. 19 6 2.- .. 19 6 3 . .196 2 19 6 3 I Maine ,.'hou! . Thou. S, 7 4 ~ 5, 662 Thou. 51, 658 rJ., hou. I' Pet. 53; 232 . 1. 9 Pet. Pet. 2. 1 2. 3 Pet. 2. 0 Pa. Mo. Del. 6, 166 6, 107 !1 5 , ~::; s : ,3,632 7, J. OS 6, 983 56,908 34,982 68,631 6o; 721 I' !'. 5 34,840 . l .s . "10, 288 - 11.9 1. 8 1. 6. 1.9 2.4 Z.4 1.9 1. 9 z.z 2~2.. d: 9,013 1o,z61 1 Va. t.. 4 , l 84 3,'836 84,728 44,334 93,~34 1 1.4. 43 ,059 . 1 1.4 z.z 1.5 .2.1 ~.5 2 . o . 2.6 r N.C . , 13, 2.46 16,829 Ga. i 27, 689 25,900 Tenn. ' 5, 230 4, 491 157,890 168,009 1.4 256,961 259,240 2. 0 46, 445 44, 292 1. 6 1.5 1.8 . .: 1.7 1. 9 2. 4 2. 7 2. 1 2. 1 2. 2 Ala. 16,70515,710 151,123 151,207 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.3 Miss. 11,086 12,900 105,422 122,082 1.7 2.8 2.2 2.4 Ark. 19.579 20,715 187,428 209,485 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.9 Texas 11 C, C02 9, 166 81,217 8 5,828 1 1. 5 1. 8 1. 7 2. 1 -----U.S. ~i' -l-6-1-,1-1--6--1-5-9-,-0-9-3--1-,-!-:.0-0-,-8-1-5---l ,--S-6-5-,0-3-9-- r I ----------------------------- 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 Por thi.:. :21 oj e c ~ State funds were ma~ c~1 e~ with Federal funds received from the AgricuLural Ma.rketing Service, USD.,; .. , under provisions of the Agricultural Marke>in3 ... c of 1946. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---~ ,..:;:-II...:; i..,A NGLY W. A. WAGNER A gricuLur 2.l ~ ~a tistician in Chargz Agricultural Statistician . E _nd-of-M9nth Stocks .of P.ou\try, Poultry"Products, Meat and Meat Products - United Statea .. November 1963 She:rt ' &~gs: ~creased by .29, ooo cases; November 1962 decrease was (4, 000 cas.es; . a_il'c.r.agc;; November--decrease is ll.i:4, 000 cas'es. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 12 m1lhm'l pounds; November 196 2 J.e crease was 21 million pounds; average ~ decrea::> e iG 2-G million pounds.. Frozen noult rv; Decreased by ;60 million pounds; Novembe r 1962 decrease was 62 millio1; pounds; average November decrease is 40 million pound s. Beef: Increased b y' ~ 0 millic;>n 'pounds; November . 1962 increase ,was 20 million pounds; av.erage November increase is 17 million pounds. Po;rk: Ipcr~ased by 3.3 million pounds; November -1962 increase was 51 million ppunds; average November .increase is 36 million pounds . Other meats: .. ~c:;reas~d by 5 million pounds; November 1962 increase was 3 million pounds; average November increase is 3 million pounds. Commodity ~ Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total T otal eg g ::.. ]:_/ Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified Be~: Trozen in Que and Cured Pork: j?rozen in Cure an:.::':. Cured O~ner meai: and meat products T otal all red meats Unit' I .iI ! Case Pound I Case l ; Pound j do. I do. I do. I do. I .,'l ' do. Nov. 1957-61 av. 'T- ' "nou. Nov. 1962 Thou. Oct. 1963 Thou. Nov; "1963 ".:, . . 184 162 137 ids 85, 211 76, 725 79, 984 67, 635 ~ .. ~!. ~ ?1_--- -=-~-~~'!---- ~!. !~ ----- _t~-~~~ 27, 138 73, 147 24, 325 24, 217 ' 43, 807 44, 081 25, 668 so, 876 227, 748 264, 663 361, 092 290, 836 _!ifi,_lQ.Q. ____ .5J~ j,JJ____Q.o_._:u.Q. ___ _.1>1:.-:', j,.5.9_ .. ' : -~ !:?2a. 7~~--- -~fiQ.,_~Q_q_-- 1~2 &. 2~{?--- _i:~9..._fi~'l- 167,442 170,619 237,431 267,241 do. 1!33,718 21.1. 826 210, 585 243,443 . ' do. -!-3-1-,2-0-0------8-0~7-1--9----9-4-,-1-6-2------9-9~3--7-4-- do. -132,360 463, 164 542~ 178 610, u.sa 1/ F:t"ozen eggs converted on the basi::; of 39. 5 pounds to the case . ). ' MID-MON::F-H PRIC.!.S' RECEIVED AND" P RICES PAID I~em . ..... . . ;Ge_ox:gta : UmEed States I ; Nov. 1:; Oct. 1s Nov'.".'tsr- :Nc>"V~ ' Ts.-:o-cc-rs-: I~~o-v. Ts l 1962 ~ ')63 1963 196Z. .I . 1963 1963 Cents . ::a nts Cents : Ceni:9 Cents j Cents: ~ . ~ P r i c e s i1~.::cei ved: .F'arm Chi c~en s (lb.) Com '1 Br oilers (lb.) All CqiI~eri;i (lb.) All Egg,::; ( ~o~ens) , . 13.5 _.. .:."12.5 13. 2~. - 12. 8 i 13.2 - . 12~ 8 I 49.5 44.4 14.5 13.7 13.7 44.6 . .I 9.9 :l 14.1 - i 13.4 : i 37.0 9.0 13. 9 13. 1 35.5 9.4 14. 5 13.7 36.0 I'rices Paiq: . (par 100 lb.) ! Dol. Dol. Dol. , Dol. Dol. Dol. Broibr G~9wer i 4. 65 fl . 90 4. 70. 14.7 f 4. 85 4. 79 Laying ~e ed, ; 4. 60 4. 70 4. 65 i 4. 44 4. 53 4. 48 ScratchGra.ip.s , : 4,10 : .t2:,20 . . 4.20 ! 3 . 89 3.98 3.95 _ This repor"I is~made posslbtt:1:1irough-~he coopera-tion of t-he National Poultry Im- provement Pla,n, t he Apimal Husbancla:- :;- i~esearch Division, Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural.!f.stimate.~ Divi~ion, Statistical Reporting Service, Federal~ Stat~ Market. ~ews Se~vice an-d the man:r breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and .the poultry farme~s that r..eport ~o the t . agencies .. : ... ... ~ ...., :. . . '. . t . ;. . . ... . ..., ... ' . . ... - -. . .. ... .. ....,. . .. .' t : .. :.; . . ~ I r ~ ,. Acquisitions Division University -Libraries University of Georgia Athens, Georgia BR 3 I :_. rr :. AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA .AND THE S T AT E DEPARTMENT OF AG f~IGUL:rURE Athens 1 Georgia U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SE!n VICE 315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA . December 19 1 1963 GEORGIA ANNUAL COMMERCIAL .YEGETABLE SUMMARY 1963-1962 The value of Georgia's 1963 commercial fresh market and processing vegetable crops amounted to $15 1184 1000- two percent above the 1962 value of $14,905,000. Dry weather in May and early June reduced yields in many areas of the State. How- ever, tomatoes and sweetpotatoes produced' record yields per acre. Total acfeage harvested is two percent below last year, due .mainly to unfavorable weather conditions around planting time. (All of the commercial vegetable crops grown in the Stateare not included in this report.) Crop Yea r Fresh Market and Processing --- :Acre-age - - yi ld -Produc~ion Harvested Per Acre Acres Cwt. 1,000 Cwt Pric..e Value Per cwt. Dollats 1 ,000 dol. Deans , Lima Beans, Snap South Ga. . 1963 4,400 22 1962 41500 23 1963 3,2 00 25 1962 21900 19 97 8.30 805 104 9.00 936 80 7. 2 0 576 55 . 7. 50 412 Deans, Snap North Ga. 1963 1,400 35 1962 1,500 35 49 8.60 421 52 7.80 406 Cabbage South Ga. Cabbage North Ga. 1963 1962 1963 1962 3,000 3,500 550 600 110 126 115 115 330 1.40 462 438 3. 05 1,335 63 2.35 69 2.00 148-. . 138 . Cantaloups Corn, Sweet Cucumbers Early 1963 1962 1963 _1962 1963 1962 6,200 5,800 800 750 372 3.1 0 1,153" 348 3.55 1,235 70 4.15 290 62 3'.60 223 28 4.15 115 20 3.80 76 Cucumbers Late Onions . -- Tomatoes 1963 1962 1963 +962 :.. 1963 1962 : 200 200 . .. 350 300 31 00'0 3'13 00 30 33 . 120 150 so 40 6 4.00 24 7 4.80 34 42 3.90 164 45 5-.1 o 230 150 4.85 132 5 .4 0 Watermelons 1963 4 0, 000 80 1962 38,000 80 1 .15 . . as ' :'31 22'(} .. . . 2.,12 5' Potatoes, Irish Sweet Pota.to_es 1963 1962 1963 1962 TOTAL ABOVE 1963 FRESH MARKET . . 1962 1,300 1,100 12,000 - 15,000 78,400 79,850 62 53 : 85 ... 70 . XXX... X:XX 80 2. 65 214 58 3.00 174 1, o2 o' , - . 5. 3o -- s,404 1,0~0 5 ..36 . " " 5~ '626 ... .!/s~ s87 Y5,4BO xxxx xxx:X' 13 I 725. 1 3., 6. 6 4 '. TOTAL 2/ PROCESSING 1963 19q2 8, 000 8,100 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX 1,459 XXXX : 1,241 FTROETSAHLAMDAO.ruV 589 2,290 2,371 787 319 3,775 332 1, 255 295 837 410 29 551 2, 160 2, 591 815 243 3, 816 328 1,228 100 195 72 685 81 434 98 . . 58. 94 600 102 2,006 108 2,489 104 957 108 312 83 4,057 101 328 86 6,92 C -7, 000 6,978 103 . 290 .. 5, 985 4,276 6, 795 845 3,788 375 312 1, 672 53,720 304 5, 856 4,269 6, 509 C41 3,778 489 172 1,630 52, 520 88 304 272 116 4, 548 4, 554 116 112 3, 172 I 5~404 127 I 565 3, 175 5, 399 527 I 113 2,971 129 350 3, 015 309 . 62 88 II 197 1, 172 164 1' , 248 108 38, 768 38,993 271 160 4,681 121 3, 068 112 5, 283 118 546 111 2,854 113 359 117 150 102 1, 276 90 38, 815 107 TOTAL 1962* 45,~21 .. 114 49,987 107 48, 850 108 ]_I Current .week as.percent of same week last year. * Revised~ . - .. 35, 655 109 3 5, 171 111 36, 253 107