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ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 4, 1967

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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks ifi Georgia during the week ended December 31, 1966 was 8, 546, 000--1 percent more than in the previous week and 3 percent more than in the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 615, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-Zpercent less than in the previous week but 2 percent more than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $9. 7 5 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

Wsk En ed

1965
-
1966

1966

o/o of
year ago

1965
-
1966

1966

o/o of
year ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 ~ec. 24 ~c. 31
Week ~nded

437 529 620
599 748

Eggs Set lJ

-1965
1966 Thou.

1966 Thou.

886

203

312

753

142

306

711

115

436

790

132

355

914

122

412

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

-1965
1966

1966
'

o/o of
year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

543

174

514

168

645

148

605

170

561

136

Ay. Eric~

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hund-r~d

1966

1966

Cents

Dollars

let. 29

10,822 11,275 104

7,633

8, 141 107

62

lov. 5

11, 166 11, 142 100

7,921

8, 171 103

62

ov. 12

11, 151 11, 220 101

7,905

8,449 107

62

ov. 19

11, 136 11 , 203 101

7, 897

8,376 106

63

ov. 26

11,396 11,433 100

8, 027

8,203 102

63

~c. 3

11, 201 11,276 101

8, 280

8, 151

98

63

~c. 10

11, 563 11, 729 101

8, 423

8, 171

97

62

ec. 17

11,697 11,908 102

8, 602

8, 417

98

62

lee. 24

11, 642 11' 83 5 102

8, 323

8,435 101

62

. ~c. 31

11,421 11,615 102

8, 323

8, 546 103

60

Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

9.25 9.25 9~ 25 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.25 9.25 9.25 8.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

cricultura1 Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician -;

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Agricultural Extension Se vice

/J "tistical Reporting Service

State Department of Ag rj ulture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

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Dec.

Dec.

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Dec.
17

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Dec.

Dec.

24

31

THOUSANDS

THOUS ANDS

Maine Conn e cti cut Pennsylvania Indi ana Illinois Missouri Dela ware Mar yland Virgini a West Virginia North Carolina South Ca1r olina

1,84 2 433
1, 181 594 3 652
2, 175 4,061 1, 330
154 6,380
329

1, 869 355
943 606
6 600 2,259 4, 301 1, 385 157 6,603 323

1, 860 104

1, 398 1, 413

390 1, 104

121 88

I

245 745

171 698

713 103

305

327

1 41

1

9

643 100

352

338

2,315 93

2,238 2,304

4,313

100

! I

3,287

1, 357 150

92 89

I
I

859 307

2, 960 673 235

6,349 100

4, 915 . 4,793

401 101

310

288

1, 366 222
797 333
2 329 2, 110 3,096 903 267 4, 574 271

GEORGIA

11, 908 11, 835 11,615 102

8, 417

8,435

8, 546

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1966 (23 States)

546 1, 114 7,805 4, 539 9,296 1, 251 3,931
560 . 312
2,096

554 1, 095 7,734 4,505
9, 289 1, 09 3 3,796
532 4 00 1, 797

533 223

387

1,004 95

892

7, 871 99

5, 727

4,394 107

3,678

I 9,065 104
1, 005 110

6, 713 785

3,798 104 I 2, 915

659 131 I 438

377 107

21 4

1, 801 101

1, 4 82

430 876
5,8~9
3, 596 6,822
766 2,967
437 261 1, 396

345 876 5, 972 3,623
6,799 791
2, 812
379 274 1,362

62,492 62 , 037 61 , 724 102 46,610 46,044 46,049

TOTAL 1965* (23 Stat es)

61, 784 61 , 095 60,665

45, 784 44,618 46, .133

% of Last Year

101

102

102

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

102

103

100

o/o of
year
ago 1/
98 119 102 81 67 82 92 97 96 71 93 86
103
130 99 96 108 106 118 98 105 120 99
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December 15, 1966

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Released 1/5/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX SAME AS LAST MONTH

The Georgia Prices Received Index during the month ended December 15 was the same as during month ended November 15 at 244. This was 14 points below December 15, 1965.
There were numerous changes in the various components of the Index as most 1 ivestock and try items were the same or lower and most crop items were the same or higher.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT PARITY II~ DEX UNCHANGED, PARITY RATIO 77

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month December 15, to 258 percent of i ts 1910-14 average. Lower prices for oranges and lettuce ibuted most to the decline. Price increases for tobacco, corn, tomatoes, and cattle ted the decrease. The index also was 1 point below December 1965.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, , and Farm Wage Rates, remained unchanged from the previous month. At 337, the index was
nt above a year earlier.

prices paid by farmers averaging unchanged from November, and farm product prices percent, the Parity Ratio was 77, unchanged from Novembe r and 3 points below a year The annual average parity ratio was 80, compared with 77 for 1965.

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Index 191 0- 14 :: 100

December 15 :November 15

1965

1966

Decem19b6e6r 15: ------ln_Rd_eec_oxrd~~~H~i~gDh~a-te----~

258 ll

244

264 l/

251

244

310

March 1951

254

319

March 1951 1:/

259

259

258

313

:February 1951

324

337

337

337 2/ : September 1966

ised. so Ap r i 1 19 51 ices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates.
The Parity Ratio is computed as in the past. The Adjusted p._rity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, averaged 82 for the year 1965 compared with 77 for the Parity Ratio. Also October, November and December 1966.

ARCHIE LANGLEY icultural Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

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Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia in cooperation the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of iculture.

PRICES--RECEIVED AND PAID BY

DECEMBER

Commodity and Un i t PRICES I~ECE IVED:

Dec. I 5
1965

Wheat, bu. Oats, bu,
Corn, bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Gra i n, cwt, Cotton, I b. Cottonseed, ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, I b. Sweet Potatoes, cwt. Hay, Baled, ton:
.l\ I I
Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut Mi I k Cows, head Hogs, cwL
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll Cows , cwt. 1/
Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Wholesale, cwt.:
Fluid Market Manufactured
AI I 11

$ I. 55

$

.~1

$ I. 22

$ I ,06

$ 2.00

26.0

$ 45.00

$ 2.35

11 .'-+

$ 5.40

$ 27.50 $ 38.00 $ 30.00 $ 25.00 $ 170.00
$ 25.60 $ 16.80 $ 13.60 $ 19.40 $ 21.00

$ 6, I0
$ 3.80 $ 6.10

Turkeys, lb.

24.0

Chickens, lb., Excl. Broilers 12.8

Commercial Broilers

14.0

All

13.9

Eggs, All, dozen

5I . I

Nov. 15 Dec, 15 Dec. 15

1966

1966

1965

1.80 .88 I .47
I. I 0
2.25 19.5 68,00 2.80
I I2
5.25
26.50 38.00 29.50 23.50 200.00 19.80 18.40 15.50 21.20 23.00
6.60 4.35 6.60
24.0 11 -5 12.5 12.4 50.7

J. oO
91 1.48
I. I 2
2.25 18.5 69.00 2.80 11.0 7.20
27.50
3~.00
30.00 24.50 200,00 19. I 0 19.00 16.00 21.40 23.20
!16.60
25.0 11.0
11 .o
I I .0
48.0

1.40 .633 I. 08 I. 03 I. 79 27.93 47.80 2.48 11.3 4.68
23.90 24.50 24.80 23. I 0 217.00 26.90 20.30 13.40 23.30 23. I 0
5.02 3.64 4.62
23.8 9.6 14.6 13.9 41.2

I ,60 .663 1.26 1.06 1.81 2 I .89 65.60 2.80
I I 2
4.79
2L~. so
25.20 24.70 23.70 256.00 19.20 20.90 15.40 23.00 25.20
5.79 4.35 5.39
23.8 9.1 13.6
13 .o
41.6

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65.
2 I I.
5
25. 25.! 25 .! 24. j 257 ,( 18.! 21, ( I 5. 23. 25.1
!I 5,;

PRICES PAID, FEED:

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt,:

All Under 29% Protein 14% Protein 51 I6% Prote in -

$ 3.95
$ 3.95 $ 3.90

4.15 4.05

4.20 3.90

l3l1

3.70 3.46

3.93 3.66

4.15

4.20 31 3.75

3.98

43.;

18% Protein

$ 4.15

4.45

4.50 31 3.89

4.14

20% Protein

$ 4.20

4.50

4.55 31 4.02

4.34

4.

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $ 4. I0

5.20

5.30 - 4.46

5.31

s.

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$ 4.85

5.60

5.60

5.01

5.56

s.

Bran, cwt.

$ 3.60

3.90

4. I 0

3.30

3.62

3.

Middl ings, cwt.

$ 3.70

4.15

4. 30

3.35

3.75

3.

Corn Meal, cwt.

$ 3.25

3.60

3.70

3.24

3.49

3.

Broiler Grower Feed, cwt.

$ 4.80

5.20

5.40

4.80

5.05

s.

Laying Feed, cwt.

$ 4.70

5.00

5.10

4.42

4.68

4.

Scratch Grains, cwt.

$ 4.15

4.40

4.45

3.88

4.08

4.

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$ 45.00

44,00 44.00 33.00

35.20

35.

All Other Hay, ton

$ 35.00

36.50 36.00 32.00

33.00

33.

l l "Cows'' and "steers and heifers" combined with. allowance where necessary for slaughter 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement. 11 Rev i sed. !I Pre! iminary est imate. 21 U. S. price is for under 16 percent


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January 11, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY REPO.I:\ T

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AGRICUL.TURAL. EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF" GEORGIA AND TME STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Athens, Georgi a

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX. ATHENS. GA .
January 11, 1967

LESPEDEZA SEED PRODUCTION IN GEO RGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT NAT ION DO\-JN 29 PERCENT

The 1966 Georgia lespedeza seed production is estimated at 1,800,000 pounds compared

with 1,980,000 pounds in 1965, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The 5-year

(1960-64) average production is 2,620,000 pounds. The 9,000 acres harvested in 1966 is the

5.3 same as last season but 29 percent below the 1960-64 average of 12,600 acres. Yield per

acre of 200 pounds in 1966 is 20 pounds below the 1965 yield. Weather conditions were very
5.o irregular during the growing season and yield varied widely by areas.

9.2

1 .9

1.6

UNITED STATES LESPEDEZA SEED PRODUCTION

f0.9

Lespedeza seed production in the Nation is estimated at 48,270,000 pounds, 29 percent ~low both l~st year and average. The decrease from 1965 resulted from a 25 percent dec! ine in acres harvested and a 5 percent dec! ine in yield.

All of the 15 producing States harvested the same or less acreage than in 1965, and all but 2 States harvested less acreage than average. Yields were down from 1965 in 10 of the 15 States. The lower yields were because of the hot and dry conditions during 1966. Weather conditions during harvest were good in most States.

Korean lespedeza accounted for 57 percent of 1966 production compared with 63 percent

in 1965. Striate Kobe was 35 percent of total production in 1966, against 30 percent in

1965. Comparative production of each species, with estimates for last year in parenthesis

are: Korean, 27,555,000 pounds (42,562,000); Striate Kobe, 16,69b,OOO (20,456,000);. Striate

Common

and

Tennessee

]6 11 11 ,

169,000

(189,000);

Sericea,

3,831,000

(4,346,000);

and other

varieties, 17,000 (134,000) pounds.

The largest producing State in 1966 was Kentucky, with II ,000,000 pounds. Missouri was the second ranking State with 9,240,000 pounds, followed by Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carol ina~ Harvest of lespedeza seed began later than last year in most States, with >U JJ harvesting dates ranging from 2 weeks earlier 1n Oklahoma to 9 days later in Tennessee and
Alabama.

Carryover of lespedeza seed as of June 30, 1966 from 1965 and previous years' crops

is estimated at 8,276,000 pounds (2,438,000 held by growers and 5,838,000 by dealers).

ltur

Holdings a year earlier were ealers). Initial supply of

4,380,000 lespedeza

pounds (2,195,000 by growers and seed (1966 production, plus June

2,185,000 by 30, 1966 carry-

ver) is indicated at 56,546,000 pounds, 22 percent less than the beginning supply of

2,067,000 pounds a year eurl ier.

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PRICES--RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, DECEMBER 15, 1966 WITH COMPARISONS

:

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Commodity and Un i t

: Dec. 15 : 1965

Nov. 15 : Dec. 15 : Dec. 15 : Nov. 15

1966

1966

1965

1966

PRICES I{ECE IVED:

Wheat, bu.

Oats, bu.

Corn, bu.

Barley, bu.

Sorghum Grain, cwt.

~ -

'' -

$ 1. 55

$

~ 1

$ 1. 22

$ 1.06

$ 2.00

...

a

1..a8&0
1.47 l 10
2.25
)() c

1.~0
91 : 1.48 1.12 2.25
JQ h

1.40
.633 1. 08 1. 03
1. 79
27 O'l

1.60 .663 1. 26 1.06 1.81
21 8Q

Dec. 1 196_f
1.! .1
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LESPEDEZA SEED

State : Acreage harvested

: Average

: 1960-64

1965

1966

:

:

Acres

:

Ind. : 24,800 18,000

10,000

Ill. : 16,600 18,000

10,000

Mo.

: 64,800 57,000

44,000

Kans.

11 ,000 16,000

15,000

Md.

: 10,600 10,000

7,000

Va. N. C.
s. c.

: 7' 100 : 55,600
: 9,600

4,000 30,000 9,000

2,000 19,000 7,000

GEORGIA : 121600

Ky.

48,800

9 1000 55,000

9 1000 44,000

Tenn. : 37,600 38,000

30,000

Ala. : 5,000

3,500

3,500

Miss. : 4,000

3,000

3,000

Ark. : 16,600 19,000

14,000

Okla. : 5,200 10,000

8,000

:
u. s. : 329,900 299,500 225,500

:

:
. Yield per acre

:Average

: 1960-64 1965 1966

:

:

Pounds

:

: 206 180 160

: 171 220 160

198 235 210

: 216 255 225

: 209 180 120

: 147 170 125

: 152 175 180

: 217 195 185

: 210 220 200

: 236 240 250

: 212 195 205

194 175 200

: 154 180 180

: 352 415 370

: 170 190 160

:

: 206 226 214

:

:

: Production-clean seed

:Average

: 1960-64

1965

1966

:

:

1,000 pounds

:

: 5,386 3,240 1,600

: 3,079 : 12,804
: 2,436 : 2,218

3,960
13,395 4,080
1 ,800

1 ,600 9,240
3,375 840

: 1'108 : 8,458

680 5,250

250 3,420

: 2,105 : 2,620

1'755 1 ,980

1, 295 1 ,800

: 11 ,542 13,200 11 ,000

: 7,976 7,410 6,150

: 981

612

700

: 624

540

540

: 5,858 7,885 5, 180

: 882 1,900 1,280

:

: 68,077 67,687 48,270

C. L. CRENSHA\.J Agricultural Statistician

Ai~CH IE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

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January 11, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 7 was 8, 891, 000--4 per ce nt more than in the previous week and 4 percent more than in
the comparable week last year , according co the Georgi a Cr op Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 359, 000 broiler type e gg s w e r e s e t by G e orgia hatcheri e s-6 percent more than in the previous week and 9 percent more than in the comparable week a . year earlier.

The majo rity of the p i c e s paid to Georgia p roduce rs for broile r hatching eggs were r e po rte d within a r a n ge of 50 to 65 c e nts p er doz en. T h e average pri ce of hatching egg s was 60 cents p e r do zen. The pric e of eggs from flocks with hatc hery
owned cockerels generally w as 2 c ents below th e a v e rag e pr ice . Most pr ices r e ceived for broiler chi cks by G e orgi a hatcheries w e re report ed within a range of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8.75 per hundr ed. The a verage prices last year wer e 65 cents for e ggs and $9.7 5 for chicks .

Week Ended

G~ ORGIA E GGS S E T , HATCHINGS, A ND CHI C K PLACE M ENTS

E GG TYPE

E ggs Set

1965
-
1966

196 6
-
1967

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Hatched

19 6 5
-
196 6

1966
-
1967

Thou.

T hou.

P et.

Thou.

Thou.

o/oo f
I yea r
I ago P et

Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7
Week Ended

529 620
599 748 701

. Eggs Set];_/

1965
-
1966 Thou.

1966
-
1967 Thou.

753

14 2

711

115

790

132

914

122

969

138

3 06

514

168

436

645

148

355

605

170

412

561

136

496

513 I 103

BROILE R TYPE

o/o of
year ago

,-
Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1965
-
1966

1966
-
1967

o/o of
year ago

- Av. Pric e

Hatch

B railer

Eggs

c hicks

Per

p er

Doz.

H undred

1966-67 1966-67

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

D ollars

Nov. 5 11, 166 11,142 100

7,921

8, 171 103

62

9.25

Nov. 12 11, 151 11, 220 101

7, 905

8,449 107

62

9.25

Ne,v. 19 11, 136 11,203 101

7,897

8,376 106

63

9.50

Nov. 26 11, 396 11,433 100

8,027

8,203 102

63

9.50

Dec. 3 11, 201 11, 276 101

8, 280

8, 151 98

63

9. 50

Dec. 10 11, 563 11,729 101

8,423

8, 171 97

62

9.25

Dec. 17 11,697 11,908 102

8,602

8, 417 98

62

9.25

Dec. 24 11, 642 11, 835 102

8, 323

8,435 101

62

9.25

Dec. 31 11,421 11,615 102

8,323

8, 546 103

60

8.75

Jan. 7 11,364 12,359 109

8, 585

8,891 104 I 60

8.75

ll 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 Agriculture

Agricultural Extension Service

Statistical Reporting Service

State D ~ partment of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - l9c6-67

Page 2

STATE

E GGS SET

--

We ek Ended

Dec.

Dec.

24

31

-

THOUSANDS

Jan.
7

% yeoafr

!J

CHI:.:;Ks PLAC ~ D

t

Week .~:,nded

Dec.

Dec.

Jan.

ago 1/ . 24

31

7

I
I

THOUSANDS

!.

..J %of
I year ago 1/

Maine

1, 869

1, 860

I l, 953 110

1, 413

1, 366

1, 406

101

Connecticut Pennsylvania

355

390

348 90 ~ 171

222

189

97

943

1, 104

1, 265 92

598

797

682

91

Indiana

606

713

610 88

327

333

357

82

Illinois

6

7

9

2

Missouri

600

643

621 76

338

329

332

76

Delaware

2, 259

2,315

2,320 92

2,304

2, 110

2, 035

89

Maryland

4,301

4,313

4,282

98 r: 2,960

3,096

2,879

87

Virginia

1, 385

1, 3 57

1, 265 83 i 673

903

878

90

West Virginia North Carolina

157 6,603

150 6, 349

146 91 6,425 96

235

267

280

105

4,793

4,574

4,787

100

.

South Carolina

323

401

4 24 101

288

271

343

97

::::>

GEORGIA

E

11, 835 11,615 12,359 109 ~ 8,435

8, 546

8, 891

104

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1966-67 (23 States)

554 1, 095 7,734 4, 505 9,289 1, 093 3,796
532 400 1, 797
62,037

533 1,004
7' 871 4,394 9, 065 1, 00 5 3, 798
659 377 1, 801
61,724

504 185 956 85 7,914 99 4, 555 108 9,279 103 1, 045 109 3,970 108 626 118 461 106 1, 819 103
63, 147 2/ 102

I
430 876 ' 5, 849 3, 596 ' 6,822 766 f 2,967
l 437
_, 261
1, 396
!46, 044

345 876 5,972 3,623 6, 799 791 2, 812 379 274 1, 362
46,049

431

157

904

107

6,078

101

3,857

116

6,994

107

777

115

2,965

102

444

99

191

73

l, 438

103

47, 138 -2/ 101

TOTAL 1965-66* (23 States)

61,095 60,665 62, 122 2/

o/o of Last Year

102

102

102

l I Current week as percent of same week last year.

*2/ Beginning January 7, data pertain to 22 States. Revised.

.44, 618
I
~
~ 103

46, 133 100

46, 456 -2/
101

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

December 1966 Released 1/l o/67

Georgia Milk Production Up 2 Mil 1ion Pounds
Total mi lk production on Georgia farms amounted to 80 mill ion pounds during December 1966 1 accord ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compared with 78 mill ion pounds produced during the same month a year earlier.
Product io n per cow i n herd was up 45 pounds at 520. The 1960-64 average production for December was 399 pounds.
The estimated December pr ice received by producers was placed at $6.60 per hundredwe ight for all mi l k . This wou l d be $.50 above the previous year but the same as the November average.
Prices paid for da iry feed averaged about $.25 per hundredweight above a yea r ago and $.05 above November. Hay prices were mostly unchanged from the previous years level but were up $1 00 per ton from November.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DA~RYMEN

Item and Unit

Dec. 1965

Milk Production, Mil. lb.

78

Production Per Cow, lb. l l

475

Number Mi 1k Cows,

thous. head

165

CES RECEIVED - DOLLARS ]j:

1-' ~1 wholesale milk, cwt.

~
~

Fluid milk, cwt.

aI -
._J

Manufactured milk, cwt. Hllk Cows, head

6. 10 6. 10 3.80 :170.00

All Ba 1ed Hay, ton

27.50

'U CES PAID - DOLLARS 2/

Ill
JQ

ixed Da i ry Feed:

(\) 2/14 percent protein,cwt.: 3.95

N

16 percent protein,cwt.: 3.90

18 percent protein,cwt.: 4.15

20 percent protein,cwt.: 4.20

All under

29 percent protein,cwt.: 3.95

GEORGIA Nov. 1966
79 510
154

Dec. 1966
80 520
153

31 6.60 - 6.~0
4. 35 200.00
26.50

!I 6.60
200.00 27.50

4.05 4.15 4.45 4.50
4.15

3.90 4.20 4.50 4.55
4.20

Dec. 1965
9,556 635
4.62 5.02 3.64 :217.00 23.90
:}/3.46 :l/3. 75 :3/3.89 :}/4.02
:}/3.70

UNITED STATES

Nov.

Dec.

1966

. 1966

9' 108 636

9~552
668

ll 5. 39
5.79 4.35 256.00
24.50

4/ 5.33
257.00 25. 10

3.66 3.98 4.14 4.34
3.93

3.66 4.04 4.21 4.44
3.98

Monthly average.

Dollars per unit as of the 15th of month except wholesale milk which is average for month.

Revised .

Pre 1imina ry.

""

United States price is for under 16 percent.

Archie Langley ricultural Statistician In Charge

R. L. Sandifer Agricultural S,,tatistician

Georgia Crop Reporting Service, U. S. D. A., 315 Hoke Smith Annex ~ ration with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Ge~f.

rtment of Agriculture.

(J

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
Production of milk in the United States during December is estimated at 9,552 mill ion pounds. This is about the same as December 1965 and is the third successive month in which production has been close to year earlier levels. A number of States in the West North Central and Western Regions reported increases from a year earlier. Production in most States in the North Atlant ic and East North Central Regions were lower. Mixed changes were shown in other regions. Average daily production increased about I percent from Novem ber to December. Milk production per capita during December was 1.56 pounds compared with 1.58 pounds in December 1965.
Preliminary estimates of monthly milk production for the year 1966 totaled 121,461 mill ion pounds. This is 3 percent less than the 1965 total and the 1960-64 average. Compared with 1965, production was lower for all months of the year except November. The larger decreases occurred in the earlier months of the year.
Monthly estimates for 1966 are preliminary and will be reviewed in late January. Revised estimates of the numbe r of milk cows, production per cow and total production months for 1965 and 1966 wil I be published by States in the February 13 issue of this
Mi lk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months United States 1966, with Comparisons

Month
January February March Apri I May June July August September October November December
Annual

Milk per cow

Average

1960-64

1965

1966

Pounds

Average 1960-64

Mi 1k Production

1965

1966

Mi 11 ion Pounds

Change from 1965
Percent

587

658

658

10,028 10,419

9,b65

565

622

620

9,634

9,820

9, 25L~

-5.3 -5.8

642

709

716

10,932 11 '155 10,645

659

722

735

11 '197 11,305 10,874

728

782

794

12,347 12,206 11 '707

701

756

780

11 '872 11 ,742 II, 397

644

702

722

10,888 10,856 10,506

-4.6 -3.8 -4. I -2.9 -3.2

602

653

676

10,158 10,046

9,799

567

615

646

9,555

9,404

9,328

-2.5 -0.8

573

621

655

9,L34

9,446

9,426

-0.2

-- 551

602

636

9,252

9,106

9,108

0

fl

:- - -58-4 - - - -63-5 - - - -66-8 - -: - _~ ,_78-8 - - _9,_55-6 - - 9 55-2 - - - - - -0 - --

7,407

8,080

6" ,310

125,285 125,061 121 ,461

-2.9

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia 30601 (OFFICIAL BUSINESS)

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricultur

r\ -r -r H09oo') 'tAJ
,1,. ~

ON

January 1, 1967 Released l/18/67

Cattle on Feed Down 35 Percent

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

There were 51, 000 cattle and calves on grain feed for slaughter market in Georgia on January 1, 1967. This was 35 percent below the number on feed January 1 last year, and 4 percent below the 53, 000 head on October 1, 1966.

The number of grain-fed cattle s old for slaughter during the October-through-December quarter totaled 34, 000 . This compared with 22,000 during the same peri od last yE.nr and 26,000 during the July-September 1966 quarter. There were 32,000 cattle and calves placed on feed October through December. This was 2, 000 head above placements during the previous quarter but 20, 000 below placements during the same period of 1965.

Cattle feeders in Georgia indicate they will market 33, 000 head during January, February, and March. The remaining 18,000 ' head on feed January 1 will be marketed after March 31.

Of the 51,000 cattle and calves on feed January 1, 41,000 were steers, and 10,000 were heifers. A total of 32,000 head had been on feed less than 3 months, 16,000 had been on feed 3 - 6 months, and the remaining 3, 000 had been on feed more than 6 months .

Major Feeding States

Cattle on Feed U~ 7 Percent

The 32 major feeding States had 11,136,000 head on feed for slaughter market compared with 10,436,000 head on January 1, 1966.

Fourth Quarter Placements and Marketings Up

In the 32 major feeding States the number of cattle and calves placed on feed during the fourth quarter of 1966 was 7, 720,000 head, a 5 percent increase over the same period in
1965. Placements were 6 percent larger in the North Central States but 1 percent lower in
e Western region. Recorded shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into the 8 C( rn Belt States during October and November were up 3 percent from the same period of 1965.

Marketings of grain fed cattle for slaughter from the 32 States during the Octobercember quarter totaled 5,008,000 head, 8 percent more than a year earlier. North Central gion marketings were up 10 percent from last year, but marketings in the Western region re down 1 percent.

Marketing Intentions

Cattle feeders in the 32 major States intend to market 5,245,000 head during the This would be 8 percent more than actual marketings for the same
riod a year earlier. Intentions in the Western States point to a 4 percent increase in anuary-March marketings. Feeders in the North Central States plan 9 percent more market-
s. A breakdown of anticipated marketings during the January-March quarter shows 32
rcent to be marketed during January, 33 percent in February, and 35 percent in March . ected marketings, as published, are based on the usual relati onship between survey data actual marketings .

Cattle and Ca l ves : Invent ori es, Pla cements, and Ma rketi ngs, Oct nt.er 1 t o January 1

32 States

Item

. 1,000 head

1966 as

% ~1-=-96.,..:5:-:--:-~~1~9"'766~

of 1965

ttle and Calves on feed October 1
ttle and calves placed on feed
October 1-December 31 y
ed cattle marketed October 1-December 31

7,738

8,424

109

7,325

7,720

105

4,627

5 ,008

108

1967 as
%of 1966

ttle and ca lves on feed January 1

10,436 11 136

107

fucludes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed before end of _~aE_t~_r.:.. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

e Georgia Cr op Reporting Service, USDA, 3l5 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens , Georgia, in cooper -

tion with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Ge orgia e.nd the Georgia

partment of Agriculture .

/__ _ - - - - - - - - - -:::_C_-a_.-ttl~-e ~-a'nI-~d_-oC~a-l:v-.eEs~-DB_o-ny_-FQ_e-ue_ad-r,::t_e-Pr_sl-a_c-eNy_mU-M0e~B-nEtFRs-EaP-ELnAQd-C?EM-)D_a-r_k-e_t-i_ng-::_s-_-_-_-_I-:JNU~-M~!B-EERQ- - - -

STATE

: Oct.- :July- Oct.- : Oct.-: July- : Oct,,

: Jan.l : Oct.l : Jan. l : Dec. :Sept. : Dec. : Dec. : Sept. : Dec.

- - - - - - - - - _:_ !92.6_:_ 192.6,:_ !92.7__ :_12.62. -=~(2_6__:_ !92.6_.:.. !92.5_.:.. ~1(2_62_ _:_ 19~6.

:

(000)

:

000)

:

000)

GEORG IA Al abama Flor i da Mis s i s:;> ippi Te n n e s s e e Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvani a 12 N. Cent. Sts. ll Weste rn Sts.

78

-

37

73

23

39

70

129

538

85

:. 6,687

2,677

53 22
53 21 26
39 123 509
56 5,064 2,458

51 44
76 25
39 59 170 674 82
7,142
2,774

52 29
55 20
32 45
97 361
62
4,877 1,695

30 17 48 18
15 20
94
357 40 2, 719 1,397

32
33 69 17 26
37 132 488
54 5,159 1,673

22 ll
25 17 10
15
75 257
21 2,809
1,365

26 13 23
7 14 20
94 360
39 3,203 1,390

31
I
~
1: 1;
r
8~
3Z: 2 3, o8: 1, 35'

32 St ate Tot a l

10,436 8,424 11,136

7,325 4,755 7,720 4,627 5,189 5,oo

Cattle and Calves on Feed by Weight Groups, Kind of Cattle

and Length of Time on Feed, Georgia and 32 ~jor Feeding States,

----------------. -by-Q-u-ar-ter-s,-1-96-6 -an-d -19-67--~----------------

.. . . GEORGIA

32 MAJOR STATES

Breakdown of Cattle on Feed : Jan. l ~ Oct. l

Jan. l : Jan. l

Oct. l

Jan. 1

_______________ .:.. _J.9.66. _:_ J.96.6__:_ _19.6I _ .!. _ .196.6__:__ l9.6.6__:__ l9.6.7_

(000)

(ooo)

Total on Feed Weight Groups
Under 500 lbs. 500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900 -l, 099 lbs. l,loo lbs.and over

78

53

21

l2

28

24

18

l2

ll

4

l

51

10,436

8,424

ll

1,836

548

18

2,791

1,732

17

3,327

3,156

5

2,090

2,565

392

423

ll, 136
1,872 2, 730 3, 699 2,381
454

Kind of Cattle: Steers and Steer Cal ves Heifers and Heifer Calves Cows and Others

62

43

15

9

l

l

41

7,302

5,962

10

3,072

2,438

62

24

7,853 3, 222
61

Time on Feed:

Under 3 Months

50

28

32

7,122

4,543

7' 521

3 - 6 Months

26

9

16

2,711

2,303

2, 912

-O-ve-r -6 -Mo-nt-hs------------2 ----16------3-----60-3----1,5-7-8 -----7-03
"}} 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.

?J Includes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed by end of quarter.

Aft er Five Days Return to United St at es Department of Agriculture
Statistica l Reporting Service
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Ge orgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricult~
s

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 18, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 14 was 8, 783, 000 -- 1 percent less than in the previous week but 2 percent more than in the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 392, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries --
slightly more than in the previous week and 3 percent more than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below t~e average price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcherie's '-were . reported within a range of $7.00 to $10.00 with an average of $8.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $9. 75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1965
-
1966
Thou.

-1966
1967
Thou.

o/o of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Hatch~d

-1965
1966
Thou.

-1966
1967
Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14
1 Week 12 Ended 3

620
599 748 701 818

Eggs Set l./

1965

1966

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

711

115

436

790

1'32

355

914

122

412

969

138

496

1, 085

133

479

BROILER TYPE

o of year a o
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Geor ia

19 5

196

o of

1966

1967

year a o

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

645

148

605

170

561

136

513

103

652

136

Av. Price Hatch Broiler Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz. Hundred
1966-67 1966-67

Cents Dollars

Nov. 12

11, 151 11, 220

101

7, 905 8,449 107

62

Nov. 19

11, 136 11, 203

101

7, 897 8,376 106

63

Nov. 26

11,396 11,433

100

8,027 8,203 102

63

Dec. 3

11, 201 11, 276

101

8,280

8, 151 98

63

Dec. 10

11' 563 11, 729

101

8, 423 8, 171 97

62

Dec. 17

11, 697 11,908

102

8,602 8,417 98

62

Dec. 24

11,642 11, 83 5 102

8,323

8,435 101

62

Dec. 31

11, 421 11, 615

102

8,323

8, 546 103

60

Jan. 7

11, 364 12,359

109

8,585

8, 891 104

60

Jan. 14

11,996 12,392

103

8,614

8, 783 102

60

ure 1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

9.25 9.50
9.50 9.50 9.25 9.25 9.25 8.75 8.75 8.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Extension Service

stical Reporting Service

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCV\L ARE AS BY W -i:EKS - 1966-67

Page 2

EGGS SET

II

CHICKS PLAC~D

STATE

Week End= ed=---:::------J1 u;o of ~-:::------=-W:__:e::..~:;:.:"k:.:.....::E::..:n==-d=-e=-d=--: _ _ _] % of

Dec.

Jan.

Jan. !I year

Dec.

Jan.

Jan.

year

31

7

14

ago l/ 31

7

14

1 ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine

1, 860

l, 953

1, 920 114

1,366

1, 406

1, 467

104

Connecticut

390

348

285 77

222

189

213

101

Pennsylvania

l, 104

l, 265

1,265 99

797

682

510

75

Indiana

713

610

609

87

333

357

338

77

Illinois

7

2

Missouri

643

621

578 67

329

332

421

91

Delaware

2,315

2,320

2,490 96

2, 110

2,035

2, 122

79

Maryland Virginia

4, 313

4,282

4,293

99

"1, 357

l, 265

1, 396 87

3,096

2, 879

3, 266

105

903

878

847

90

.

West Virginia

150

146

146 90

267

280

260

89

U)

North Carolina

6,349

6,425

6,392

96 I 4, 574

4,787

4,788

95

South Carolina

401

424

422 103

271

343

326

97

GEORGIA

11, 615 12,359 12,392 103

8, 546

8, 891

8, 783

102

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1966-67
(23 States }

533 1, 004 7, 871 4,394 9,065 l, 005 3,798
659 377 l, 801 61,724

504

517 262

956

1, 009 89

7, 914

8, 166 97

4, 555

4,609 105

9,279

9,391 103

1, 045

1, 058 110

3,970

4,104 107

626

567" 105

461

444 116

1, 819

1, 874 99

63, 147 ~/ 63,927 ~/ 101

TOTAL 1965-66* (23 States)

60,665 62, 122 2/ 63, 564 2/

o/o of Last Year

102

102

101

l/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

*2/ Beginning January 7, data pertains to 22 States. Revised.

I 345 876 I 5, 972
1 3,623 1 6,799
791 2, 812 . 379
274 i 1, 362
146, 049
I
I
146, 133 I
I
I 100

431

411

139

904

902

100

6, 078

6, 067

98

3, 857

3, 841

113

6, 994

6, 967

106

777

791

117

2, 965

2, 966

104

444

497

123

191

217

130

l, 438

1, 269

97

47, 138 -2/ 4 7, 269 -2/ 101

46, 456 ~/ 46, 995 !:_/

101

101

~'7oo7

mLbt? 't-~3
1,?
~.n~

~~

GEORGIA

CROP

REPORTING

SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 23, 1967

Item
Broiler T ype
Pullets Placed (U.S. ) 3 I
Total Dom e stic Chickens T e ste d: Broiler Type Geor gia United State s Egg Type Georgia United Sta t e s Chicks Hatched:

DECEMB :S R 1966

j During Dec.

I 1965 11
Thou.

1966 21 Thou.

o/o of
last year Pet.

3, 186 2, 7 57

3, 114 98 2,769 100

610 2,625
23 1, 006

735 120 2, 716 103
49 213 l, 126 112

j Jan. thru Dec.

o/u of

1965 11

I 1966 21

last year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

39,617 33, 892

45,216 114
39,712 117

6 , 16 7 26,080
324 7,637

6,971 113 28, 120 108
380 117 7, 527 99

Broiler Type

Georgia

39,495

39,937 101

455, 338

519, 166 114

United States

209,873 216, 894 103 2, 513, 881 2, 739, 052 109

Egg Type

Georgia

l, 629

2,558 157

26, 715

37,933 142

United States

26,927

35, 656 132

4 88,965

574,796 118

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens

Georgia

27,760

31,434 113

360,448

393,855 109

United States Hens and Cocks

163,380 186,734 114 2,059,867 2,235,661 109

!

Georgia United States Egg Production:

l, 135 13, 502
Mil.

1, 076 13,675
Mil.

95 j 101

10, 207 134, 574
Mil.

10, 389 102
i48, 248 110
Mil.

./~

Georgia

South Atlantic United States

-5/

297

342 115

3, 546

3, 825 108

904 5, 402

980 108 5, 601. 104

10, 588 64, 588

11, 156 105
64, 564 100

,:,!

1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of

I

lZS pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ .r... ederal-State Market News Service -

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South

'

Atlantic States: Del., Md., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla., Va.

I

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1965 and 1966

State

Number Inspected

During Nov.

Jan. thru Nov.

I Indicated Percent Condemned

I' During Nov.

Jan. thru Nov.

1965

1966

1965

1966

11965

1966

1965

1966

Thou.

Thou,

Thou. Thou. I!Pct.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine 4, 519

4, 577

60, 220

64, 162 2.3

4.0

2.4

3.3

~a.

6, 332

7, 056

77,707

80, 190 3.8

4.9

3.2

4. 1

!Mo.

2, 667

2, 843

34, 469

33, 123 2.8

5.9

2.9

5.0

~e l.

6, 589

6, 825

82, 279

84, 788 3.6

4.3

3.0

4.2

~d.

9,081 11,300 110,814 127,590 3.8

4.6

3. 3

4.2

~a.

3, 082

2, 930

40, 971

39, 210 2.7

4. 1

3. l

3.3

;

N.C. 16,738 19,477 207,630 232,958 2.8

4.2

2.4

3.9

i

aa.

25, 114 27, 947 319, 882 348, 865 2.7

4. l

2. 5

3.6

fenn. 3, 963

4, 352

51, 142

56, 705 2. 1

4.2

2. 1

3. 1

Ma. 16, 4 38 18, 693 206, 14 7 23 2, 009 2.6

3.6

2.3

3. 1

I

~iss. 11,661 12,509 141,419 146,362 2.5

3.2

2.4

3. 1

~rk. 23, 238 26, 109 266, 874 292, 633 3.0

4.4

2.7

3.8

i: ::1 ~exas 8,733 10,124 107,525 119,979 2.8
D~~~- --1-5;~ ~6;---:;:,-:; -- 89;: 88 i- :~: ::~: 2.8

3. l

2.7

4. 1

2.6

3.3 3.6

3

he Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith A nnex, Athens, Georgia, ~cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the ~eorgia Department of Agriculture.

~ nd-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States-December 1966
Shell eggs: Incr eased by 7 thousand cases; December 1965 decrease was 41 thousand case s; Ave rage De cember decrease is 39 thousand cases. Frozen eggs: Decreased by 3 million pounds; December 1965 decrease was 13 million pounds; Average Decemb decr e ase is 14 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Decreased by 29 million pounds; Dec e mb e r 196 5 decrease was 76 million pounds; Average December decrease is 57 million pounds. Beef: Increased by 30 million pounds; December 1965 increase was 24 million pounds; Average December increase is 10 million pounds. Pork: Increased by 34 million pounds; December 1965 increase was 10 million pounds; Average Decemb increase is 15 million pounds. Other meats: Decreased by 4 million pounds; December 1965 de crease was 4 million'pounds; Average December decrease is 9 million pounds.

Commodity

Unit

Dec. 1960-64 av.

Dec. 1965

Nov. 1966

Dec. 1966

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Eggs :

Shell

Case

72

85

23

30

Frozen eggs , total

Pound

60,054

51,056

38,831

36, 161

Total eggs ]_/ Poultry, fro zen

Case ----1-, -5-9-2-----------1-, -3-7-8-------1-,0-0-6---------9-4-5---

Broilers of frye rs

Pound

28,697

24,647

34, 836

38,463

Hens, fowls

do.

60,387

36,685

48, 567

53, 596

Turke ys Othe r & Unclassified Total Poultry

Beef: Pork:

Frozen in C ure and C ured Frozen in Cure and Cured

do. do. do.
I do.
I I
do.

210, 283

200, 116 312,082 272,999

I 58,245

53, 638

72,986

74, 126

357,612

315,086 468,471 439, 184

----------------------------------------------

229,792

259,668 272,643 302, 516

232,008

151, 883 205,745 239,404

Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

I 91,796

do.

I 553, 596

72, 547 484,098

86, 174 564, 562

82,307 624, 227

MID-MONTH PRICES RES..I;IV,i!;D AND P.l:U::;~s PAID

Item

Dec. 15 1965

Geor~ia

United States

! Nov. 15 Dec. 15 Dec. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

1966

1966

1965

1966

1966

Cents

Cents

C ..:nts

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers 2/

12.8

11.5

ll.O

9.6

9. 1

9.2

Com '1 Broilers (lb.)

14. 0

12. 5

ll. 0

14.6

13.6

ll. 9

All Chickens (lb.)

13.9

12.4

11.0

13.9

13.0

ll. 6

All Eggs, (dozens)

51. l

50.7

48.0

41.2

41.6

40.9

Prices Paid: (pe r__lOQ_lQ_.j

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower Laying Feed

I

4. 80 4. 70

5. 20 5. 00

5. 40 5. 10

4.80 4.42

5.05 4.68

5. 11 4.70

Scratch Grains

4. 15

4. 40

4. 45

3.88 4.08

4.09

]_/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39.5 pounds to the case. '!:_! Designated as

Farm Chickens previous to January 1966.
************************************************
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improve me

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultu

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketir

Service and the A gricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and ~

many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report to

these agencie s.

ARCHIE LANGLE Y

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to:

Postage and .t<~ees Paid

Unite d States Department of Agriculture

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Statistical !~e porting Service

3 15 Hoke Smith Annex

Athe ns, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

sso

. . .

Ac g uisi~ions .Dlvl ~lon

unlv e r slty L l b rar le~

University of Georg1a

Athens Georgia 30601

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 2 5, 1967

GEORGIA. CHI C K HA T C HE RY R S PO.K T

Plac ement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we e k e nde d January 21 was 8, 843, 000-- 1 p e rc e nt more than in the previous week and 4 p 3 rcent mor e than in th e
comparable w e e k last yea r, according to the Georgia Crop B. e p orting Se rvice.

An estimated 12, 56 2,000 broiler typ e ~ ggs wer e set by Georgia hatche ri es --
1 perc e nt mor e than in the pr e vious we e k anci 3 perc ent mo re than in the comparable week a year e a r lier.

The majority of the pric e s paid to G eorgia produce r s for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a rang e of 50 t o 65 cents per dozen. Th e ave rag e pric e of hatching eggs was 60 cent s pe r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry
owned cocke r e l s g e n er ally was 2 cents below the average price. Most pr ices receive d
for broiler chicks by Geor g ia hatcheries wer e reported within a range of $7. 00 to $10.00 with an average of $8. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $1 0.00 for chicks.

Week Ended

G:60R GIA E GGS SZ T, HATC HINGS, AND CHICK PLACE M Z NTS

E GG TYPE

'

Eggs 3et

1965
-

-1966

I I
i

% of

I

I year I

I

Chicks Hatched

-1965

1966
-

1966

1967

ago

. 1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

i o/o of year ago
Pet.

Dec. 24 Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21
Week Ended

599 74 8

790 91 4

I

132 122

355 412

701

969

130

496

818 837

1, 085 1, 194

i 133
1Li:3 I

479 598

605

170

561

136

I 513

103

652

136

I 619

104

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Sat l_/

1965
-
1966

1966
-
1967

I
I
o/o of !
year
ago

Chicks Placed for

I
I

I Broilers in Georgia

-1965

1966
-

o/o of I
year

1966

1967

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1966-67 1966-67

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Nov. 19

ll, 136 11,203 101

1, 897

8, 376 106

63

Nov. 26
Dec. 3

ll, 396 11, 433 100 ll, 20 l 11, 276 101

8,027 8,280

I 8,203 102

63

8, 151 98 I 63

Dec. 10
Dec. 17

11, 563 11,729 101 11,697 11,908 102

8, 423 8,602

8, 171 8, 417

I 97

62

98

62

Dec. 24 Dec. 31

11, 642 11,835 102

8, 323

8,435 101

62

11,421

11,615

102

I
I

8,323

8, 546 103

60

Jan. 7
Jan. 14 Jan. 21

ll, 364 ll, 996 12, 208

12, 3 59 12,392 12, 562

I 109
103

I"

8,585 8, 614

103

8, 531

8,891 104 8,783 102 8, 843 104

60 60 60

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y suppl y flocks.

9 . 50 9. 50 9.50 9.25 9.25 9.25 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.75

ARCHIE L .A. NGLEY 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

...

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA CE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE L:KS - 1967

Page 2

EGGS SET

l

CHICKS PLAC:~D

STATE

Week E nded

Jan.

Jan.

7

14

---
Jan. 21

o/o of I

year

I Ja.n.
J

ago 1/ 7

Week Ended

Jan.

Jan.

14

21

o/o of
1 year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri

1, 953 348 _

1, 920 285

1, 931 323

113 85

I 1, ~06
I 189

1, 467 213

1,473 191

106 90

1, 265

1, 265

1,288

88 ' 682

510

569

84

610 621

609 578

619 526

82 65

i
I

357 332

338 421

413

95

382

79

Delaware

2,320

2,490

2, 518

97

2,035

2, 122

2, 510

94

Maryland

4,282

4,293

4,585 112

2, 879

3,266

3, 002

95

Virginia West Virginia

1, 265 146

1, 396 146

1, 492 150

94 93

I
!
I

878 280

847 260

86S

99

221

57

North Carolina South Carolina

6,425 424

6,392 422

6,476 434

I 97

4, 787

99

3-'1:3

4,788 326

4,766 352

99 114

.
::J

GEORGIA

-
12, 3 59 12,392 12, 562 103

8, 891

8,783

8, 843

104

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

504 956

517 1,009

543 1, 008

236 87

I

431 904

411 902

448

194

860

95

7,914 4, 555

8, 166 4,609

8,348 4,644

97 104

I 6,078 3, 857

6,067 3,841

6, 195 3,684

103 105

9,279

9,391

9,637 103 : 6,994

6,967

6, 941

106

1,045

1, 058

1, 087 114

777

791

785

114

3,970 626 461
1, 819

4, 104 567 444
1, 874

4, 194 113

586

95

424 105

1, 917 109

2,965

2,966

2,950

109

44~

497

393

102

191

217

281

136

1, 438

1, 269

1, 331

104

63, 147 63,927 65,292 102

47, 138 47,269 47,455

102

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

62, 122 63, 564 64, 160

46,456 46,995 46,398

o/o of Last Year

102

101

102

1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
>lC Revised.

101

101

102

---=..J..966_ January 2 5, 1967
GEORGIA HONEY CROP SMALLEST IN OVER l 0 YEARS
Honey production during 1966 totaled 4,128,000 pounds, 41 percent below the 1965 of 6, 97 0, 000 pounds. Weather 'conditions were very unfavorable during the peak
flow causing yields per colony to be below the past 5-year average. Total colonies hand at the beginning of the 1966 season has been revised to 172 1 000 compared with 70,000 in 1965.
Prices received by beekeepers for all honey sold during 1966 averaged 18.8 cents per compared with the average of 2 0. 7 cents in 19 65.
Beeswax production totaled 74,000 pounds and was valued at $35,000.
UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN 1966
Honey production duri ng 1966 totaled 246,972,000 pounds, l percent above the 1965 , The 1966 production per colony averaged 51.8 pounds, compared with 51.1 pounds in 965. The 1966 honey crop was produced by 4,770, 000 colonies, just slightly below the ,783,000 colonies in 1965. Beeswax production of 4,728,000 pounds for the 1966 season slightly smaller than the 1965 crop of 4,749,000 pounds.
In mid-December producers reported 57 million pounds of honey on hand for sale red with 58 million pounds a year earlier and the 1960-64 average of 59 million pounds. _,,.,..,,.~in mid-December represented 23 percent of the 1966 crop compared with 24 percent in
The 1966 season was generally favorable throughout the United States except in the Atlantic and Southwestern areas 1 and in California. Production was generally curin these areas by drought and high temperatures during summer months. In North
South Carolina, and Georgia, beekeepers reported that 1966 was one of the most years on record for honey production. California, the number one honey
State, }).ad the lowest yield per colony since 1961.
Production of honey was higher than, or the same as 1 last year in 31 States and in 18 States. In the top honey producing States 1 only California and Texas had producticn in 1966 than in 1965.
Honey producers received an average of 17. 4 cents per pound for honey sold during . This compares with the 1965 average price of 17.8 cents and is the second consecutive that the price has declined. These prfces relate to all wholesale and retail sales of cted, chunk, and comb honey from both large and small apiaries owned by farmers and farmers.

ARCHIE LANGLEY _,,,..,,utural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS I JR. Statistical Assistant

Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia in n with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia
nt of Agriculture .

HOl'.JBY Bi!:l.!:S : Number of Colonies and Production of Honey, 1965 and 1966

STATE AND DIVISION
~aine
N. H. Vt. Mass. R.I. Conn. N. Y. N. J. Pa.

Col onies of bees

11965

I 1966

!
I

Thousands
I

I

5

5

I

5 8

5 8

10

10

2

2

10

10

178

164

35

36

119

117

Yield

I

per colony

I i

1965

i
I

1966

I

Pounds

19

31

29

40

41

47

21

22

23

22

18

18

42

54

35

34

30

32

Honey

I

production

\

1965 ! 1966 '
1,000 Puunds

95 145 328 210 46 180
7,476 1,225
3,570

155 200
376 220 44 180 8,856 1,224
3,744

Value of production
1965 I 1966
1, 000 Dollars

41
59 108 82 17 69 1,204 404 785

66 82 123 88 17 70 1,461
395 839

Ohio Ind . Ill. Mich. Wis .

160 103 96 115
I 136

Minn. I owa Mo . N. Dak . S . Dak . Nebr . Kans .

191
133
97 I 41 I 92
96 49

Del. Md . Va. W. Va . N. C.
s . c.
GEORGIA Fla.
Ky. Tenn. Ala . Miss . P.rk. La. Okla . Texas

5

33 112

97

I
I

209 60

i 170

I 294

i 95 149

I 105

I
I

65 86

I 85

49

230

Mont .

80

Idaho

209

Wyo.

33

Col.

54

N. Mex.

13

Ariz . Utah Nev. Wash . Oreg .

96
;o

I 9

I

9 1

64

Calif.

553

48 States! 4, 777

Hawa ii

6

UNITED 1

STATES . 4 783

149 98 91 116 142
195 137 102 44 95 99 49
5 32 106 89 213 60 172 294
88 142 99 65 90 86 49 239
80 210 31 53 14 96 51
9
9 l
67 55 9 4,764
6
4,770

40 57 65 63 73
83 85 68 98 98 85 68
30 28 27 20 28 25 41 55 22 19 26 36 27 35 46 56
72 43 35 68 71 70 44 60 45 41 62 51.1 61
\. 1.1

41

6,400

62

5,871

67

6,240

74

7,245

105

9,928

92

15,853

104

11,305

65

5,626

105

4,018

112

9,016

95

8,160

65

3,332

37 '

150

40

924

18

3,024 -

12 ' 1,940

10 :' 5,852

~l

1,500

24

6,970

68

16,170

22

2,090

20

2,831

27

2,730

32

2,340

26

2,322

39

2,975

37

2,254

51

12,880

80

5,760

50

8,987

71

1,155

82

3,672

73 I

923

68 ' 6, 720

51

2,200

68

540

44

4,095

47

2,624

38

34,286

51.8 : 244,183

58

366

51.8 244,549

6,109 6,076 6,097 8,584 14,910
17,940 14,248 6,630 4,620 10,640 9,405 3,185
185 1,280 1,9G8 1,068 2,130
660 4,128 19,992
1,936 2,840 2,673 2, 080 2,340 3,354 1,813 12,189
6,400 10,500 2,201 4,346 1,022 6,528 2,601
612 4J 004 3,149 21,242 246,624
246,972

1,184 1,139 1,273 1,181 1,688
?,552 1,854 1,255
563 1,235 1,273
646
52 265 862 648 2,130 471 1,443 2,846
723 844 642 468 525 485 509 1,880
870 1,294
158 602 134 867 330 79 59 8 491 4,594 43,422
53
43 475

1,173 1,209 1,238 1,425 2,565
2,763 2,365 1,518
610 1,532 1,336
567
65 380 557 372 6C9 206 776 3,359
693 900 631 443 521 550 439 1,914
986 1,596
321 717 142 796 403 86 5 0 5 617 2,846
55
42 927

After Five Days Return to
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
315 Hoke Smitp Annex
Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

9CIJ 7
~A 3
\;7 ffi~~~
0~@[3~

January 1, 1967
Released 1/27/67
by GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ea!.! ~~.2~.. Up ~harply
YE~~ stocks in all positions on January 1, 1967, totaled 6,768,000 bushels- sharply ave the 2, 772 , 000 bushels on hand a year ago. Stored ..2!!l on January 1, 1967 in Ge orgia aled 34,735,000 bushels compared with 38,991,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Oats stocks at 495,000 bushels were up from 1, 128,000 bushels at the same date last year. Holdings of ,000 bushels of ~rgh_U!!! grain wer e down from 333,000 bushels. At the beginning of 1967 t~al of 771,000 bushels of ~~1 were stored in all positions, compared with 614,000 bushels January l, 1966. S tored~~ at 122,000 bushels, was 17,000 bushels above holdings a year
o,

Total rated capacity of off-farm commercial storage establishments in Georgia was
,000,000 bushels on January 1, 1967 compared with 20,000,000 bushels last year.

Georgia Grain Stocks -- January 1, 1967
with comparisons
- --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.- - - - - - - - - - - - -

ON FARIVJS

OFF FARNS

ALL POSITIONS

GRAIN .

1966

1967 . __1_96_6______19_6_7 __..:.,.____19_66______19.6_7____

-----~--- ----------.!.-

1,000 bushels

1,000 bushels

1,000 bushels

31,505

27,647

7,486

7,088

38,991

828

1,205

300

290

1,128

99

104

6

18

105

183

176

431

595

614

33*2

10 242

* 1

2 37

~~
333

ot

1,457
------- published to avoid

-------------------- . 2,700 . 1,315
disclosing individual operations.

4,068
---

-

-

-.--

2,
-

772

34,735 1,495
122 771 12 279 6,768
-------

Soybeans
Soybean stocks on January 1, 1967 totaled 725 million bushels, exceeding the previous high u earlier by 17 percent. Stocks of all other grains were down from a year earlier. Hold-
of each of the four feed grains were less than January 1 a year ago. The combined total
143.2 million tons was 10 percent less than last year. Wheat in storage totaled 1,046 milbushels, the lowest January 1 stocks since 1952. Durum wheat stocks were 36 percent below u earlier, Rye holdings were down 2 percent and flaxseed about a third less than last

Capacity of off-farm commercial storage establishments in the United States was 5,494 on bushels on January 1, 1967. This total represents a net increase of 32 million bushels
a year earlier as new storage facilities exceeded the capacity of storages dismantled or d from use.

ARCHIE LANGLEY cultural Statistician In Charge

A. J. BGRDELON Agricultural Statistician

~orgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Ge orgia, in cooperation
the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of ulture .
(Please turn page)

Stocks of Grains, January 1, 1967 with comparisons (In thousand bushels)

---------- -- -----------Jin:-1-x;:--J~uary'l--octo~~-January

Qr~irL~!2.9...E~i~io~-----

__.1:261 -2____.1:2L______;k96______.J:967

ALL WHEAT

On Farms/

359,501

405,314

543,737

408,73

Commodity Credit Corp. f/

47,647

10,650

7,661

3,92

Mills , El ev . &Whses. 17]/
TOTAL

r.1,378 , 911

920,026

889,552

633,40

- 786.os9- - -l:\3s:-99o- - - - 1.!!45. 9s5 - - - l.o46.o6

RYE ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------.=~

On Farms 1/

10,072

13,141

15, 610

9,4

Commodity- Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, El ev . &Whses. 17 ]/

165 10,768

585 15,092

683

6

21,505

18,0

CORN------T-O-T-A-L-----------------------2-1,-5-o-5----------2-8~-8-1-8-------------3-7-,7-9-8---- -~-----2-8,-D

On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, El ev. &Whses. 17 ]/

3,019,877 546,647

3,084,863 299,291

*

529,705 134,369

108,49

_ 182 ,22~ ____627~1~4- ____ !7~,!6~ ____ ~62,~

o.Ars---T-O-TA-L--------------4-,-34-7-,4-4-6-----4,-04-1-,3-3-8 ------8-4-0,-243 -3-,6-6-2,-59-

on Farms 1/

692,797

659,865

675 , 361

554,8

Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, El ev. & Whse s. 17 ]/

2,664 80,438

9,406 93,199

9,636 147,915

7,23 98,3

TOTAL

- - 775,899--- -762:4"70- - - - - 13J2,9Y2---- 665,34

BARLEY-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On Farms 1/
Y Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/
lViills, El ev. & "\r.Jhses. J/

198,886 10,857 126,700

184,514 6,058
110,240

245,252 5,118
135,731

177,19 4,7
108,54

-SO-RG-HU-M----TO-T-AL--------------------J3-6-,4-4-J ---------3-0-0-:8-1-2-----------)8-6-,-lO-l----------2-95-,52

On Farms 1/

177,878

212,918

50,614

239,21

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

4,781

4,703

4,722

4,~

Ivlills, El ev. & Whse s. 17 3/

831,688

760,439

335,865

580,34

-SO-Y-B-EA-N-S--T-O-TA-L------------------1-,0-1-4-,3-4-7-- -- -- ---9?-8-:o-6o-----------

391,2o1- - - - 824,1
-------------------

On Farms 1/

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

Mills, Elev. &Whses. 17 3/

TOTAL
--*--C-o-r-r-e-c-te-d---C-CC---b-i-n--s-i-te---h-o-l-d-in--g-s--s-u-p-p-l-ie-d---b-y--A-g--ri-c-u-l-t-u-r-a-l--S-t-a-b-i-l-i-z-a-t-io--n--a-n-d--C-o-n--se-r-v-a-t-i-o-n--
Service.
1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
2/ CCC -owned grain at bin sites.
3/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated , including terminals and processing plants
Includes CCC-owned grain in these storages. ~/ September 1 estimate.

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Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601
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FEB --
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 30, 1967
GEORGIA TURKEY GROWERS INTEND TO RAISE 2 0 PERCENT MORE TURKEYS IN 1967
Georgia: Turkey growers in Georgia expect to produce 2, 048,000 head in 1967 compared with 1, 7 09, 000 in 1966 or an increase of 2 0 percent. Growers are expected to
uce 1,928, 000 heavy breeds and 12 0, 000 light breeds compared with 1, 629,000 and 80, 000 spectively last year . The majority of heavy breeds in 1967 will be heavy whites.

UNITED STATES GROWERS I NTEND TO RAISE MORE TURKEYS IN 1967
United States: Turkey growers intend to raise 8 percent more turkeys in 1967 than last year according to the Crop Reporting Board. Present plans of growers are
increase heavy breeds 8 percent and light breeds 9 percent . Assuming growers carry out ir intentions, the 1967 turkey crop for the Nation would be about 125.2 million, a new record, pared with the revised estimate of 115.7 million turkeys raised in 1966. Increased productnis planned in all regions except the North Atlantic. Increases are : South Central 15 percent, th Atlantic 12 percent, West 10 percent, West North Central 5 percent, and East North ntral 3 percent. In the North Atlantic region production i~ expected to be down 5 percent.

Growers plan to produce 107.7 million heavy breed turkeys in 1967, an increase of 8 rcent from last year. Present plans indicate that heavy breed turkeys will account for 86
nt of the total turkeys raised in 1967, the same as in 1966. The total heavy breeds ude both heavy white and other heavy or bronze birds.

Producers intend to raise 17.5 million light breed turkeys in 1967, up 9 percent from last
ar. The number of lights to be raised in 1967 is up in all regions except the East North
ntral which is down 10 percent and the North Atlantic which is the same as raised in 1966. ases are 16 percent in the West, 12 percent in the South Atlantic, 10 percent in the West Central, and 6 percent in the South Central.

The number of turkeys actually raised in 1967 may vary somewhat from the January 1, 1967 ntions of growers. Such changes depend on growers reactions to this report, price of , supply and prices of hatching eggs and poults, and prices received for turkeys during next few months

Testings of all heavy breeds July through December were up 12 percent from the spending period in 1965. The July-December testings of light breeds were up 5 percent the same months last year. Testings of breeders indicate that hatching egg supplies be more than adequate to permit growers to increase output this year.

C. L. CRENSHAW cultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

(Please turn page)

AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO Dited States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

1, 000 1, 000 head hEoe.d

1,000 head

1,000 head

1,000 head

1, 000 head

Percent

Maine N.H.

45

2

47

74

6

80

49

2

51

109

74

6

80

100

Vermont Mass. R. I.
Connecticut
New York New Jersey Pa.
N. Atlantic

33

0

33

35

0

35

106

243

11

254

236

12

248

98

19

0

19

21

0

21

111

153

4

157

176

4

180

115

352

26

378

345

26

371

98

: 592

18

610

298

17

315

52

_!_ _ !,.4~ ___ g62_ ___l.z.913_____l.z..7.4____2.5___2.z..O~- ____ 10.

_!_ _ }.,!52. ___ 3.3g ___3.z..42.1_____2.z..92_8____3}.2___3.!...3}.0_____ _92. _

Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan WiscLnsin
E.N.Central

2,991

745

3,736

3,895

670 4,565

122

3,911

289

4,200

3,925

306 4,231

101

1,276

60

1,336

1,158

58 1,216

91

1,208

96

1,304

1,031

77 1,108

85

_!_ _ 2_,l5Q. ___ 171 ___5.z..5g7____ ....5.z..4!7____lg4___5.z..5~1- ____ !OQ.

.!.. _l~,I3. __ 1,161 __ 16.z..lQ.3____ 15.z..4g6___l.z..2.3.5__ 16.z..6.1_____ 10.3.

Minnesota : 11,165 5,274 16,439

12,431 5,907 18,338

112

Iowa
Missouri N. Dakota S. Dakota Nebraska Kansas

6,895

328

7,223

7,000

387 7,387

102

9,457

533

9,990

8,771

458 9,229

92

1,044

77

1,121

1,307

95 1,402

125

587

444

1,031

660

488 1,148

111

: 902

19

921

1,000

10 1,010

110

_!_ __ 2_6g ____4~ ____610______7Q.4____ g,9____73.3_____ 122.

W.N. Central _!_ _3Q.,.lg __ ..,12.3. __ 3.7.z..335____ 3.l.z..813___7J314__ 19.z..2~7- ____ 102. _

Delaware

102

216

318

92

214

306

96

Maryland

182

48

230

173

50

223

97

Virginia

2,764 3,470

6,234

2,96o 4,164 7,124

114

West Virginia

663 1,264

1,927

694 1,239 1,933

100

N.Carolina

4,453

828

5,281

5,049

828 5,877

111

S. Carolina

1,130

0

1,130

1,390

0 1,390

123

GEORGIA

: 1,629

80

1,709

1,928

120 2,048

120

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Kentucky

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417

-

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Tennessee

42

0

42

41

0

41

98

Alabama

1,257

21

1,278

1,070

20 1,090

85

Mississipli

85

1

86

94

l

95

110

Arkansas

6,055

420

6,475

6,659

630 7,289

113

Louisiana

ll

1

12

8

l

9

75

Oklahoma Texas

: 1,298

111

1,409

1,541

33 1,574

112

_!_ _ ..,3.21 ___ ~0~ ___6.z..4g7_____8.z..2.8____ g7___8.z..225_____ 122. _

S. Central , 7- 15.z..6~o- ___oi7___1..,,111 ____l~Q9.3. ___ 111 __l~~lQ. _____115

Mont. & Idaho .k 222

l ~

235

294

lb

310

132

Wyoming

4 - 0

4

- 4

0 .. 4

100

Colorado New Mexico Arizona
Utah Nevada Washington Oregon California Western

2,287

12

2,299

2,454

8 2,462

107

ll

1

12

11

1

12

100

93

1

94

111

1

112

119

3,346

36

3,382

3,816

41 3,857

114

457

49

506

439

200

639

126

: 1,410

315

1,725

1,536

299 1,835

106

.!.. _l.,I33. ___ ~5~ __ 17.!...1.7____ 18.z..310____42_4__ .!8.z..8g4_____ 11.Q_

: 24,563

881 25,444

27,035 1,020 28,055

110

UNITED STATES: 99,655 16,067 115,722

107,733 17,474 125,207

108

!/ Montana and Idaho combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.

GEORGIA CROP

E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

February 1, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE R Y R E PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 28 was
8,929, 000 -- 1 perc ent more than in the previous week and 3 percent more than in the compar ble week l ast year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 892,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries -3 percent more than in the previous week and 4 percent more than in the comparable
week a year earlier.

The m a jority o f the prices paid to Georgia producer s for broiler hatching eggs
were repor ed within a range o f 50 to 65 cent s per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 60 cents p e r do z e n . T he pric e of eggs from flocks with hat chery o ne d
cockerels gene rally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices re ceive d for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $ 10.00 with an ave rage of $8. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $10.00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1965
--
1966
Thou.

1-9-66
1967
Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1-9-65
1966
Thou.

1-9-66
1967
Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

Dec. 31 Jan. 7 Jan, 14 Jan. Z1
Jan. zs
Week Ended

748 701 818 837 975

Eggs Set!:_/

1965
--
1966
Thou.

1966
--
1967
Thou.

815 1/ 109

412

969

138

496

1, 085

133

479

1, 194

143

598

1, 178

121

570

BROILER TYPE

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1-9-65
1966

1-9-66
1967

%of year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

561

136

513

103

652

136

619

104

760

133

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1966-67 1966-67

Cents Dollars

Nov. Z6

11, 396 11,433

100

8,027

8,203 102

63

Dec. 3

11, 201 11,276

101

8, 280

8, 151 98

63

Dec. 10

11, 563 11,729

101

8,423

8, 171 97

62

Dec. 17

11, 697 11,908

102

8,602

8,417 98

62

Dec. Z4

11,642 11, 83 5 102

8,323

8, 435 101

62

Dec. 31

11, 421 11,615

102

8,323

8, 546 103

60

Jan. 7

11,364 12, 3 59

109

8, 585

8,891 104

60

Jan. 14

11,996 12,392

103

8, 614

8,783 102

60

Jan. Z1

12, 208 12, 562

103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

Jan. Z8

12,392 12,892

104

8,664 8,929 103

60

!I1/ Revised. Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

9.50 9.50 9.25 9.25 9.25 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75

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

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EGGS SET

We.ek :Snded

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

- r l Jl CHICKS PLACED

o/o of I! year 1 Jan.

week Ended

Jan.

Jan.

o/o of year

14

21

28

ago 1/ 14

21

28

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THJUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967
{22 States )
TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

1,920

1, 931

1, 874 103

1, 467

1, 473

1, 503

109

285

323

316 91

213

191

192

94

1, 265 609 578

1, 288 619 526

1, 411 654 545

108
91 67

I
I

510 338 421

569 413 382

701

86

380

91

369

67

2,490

2, 518

2, 515 97

2, 122

2, 510

2,374

107

4, 293

4,585

I 4, 597 104

3,266

3,002

3, 199

93

1,396

1, 492

1, 580 108

847

865

763

79

146

150

153 94

260

221

238

71

6,392

6,476

6, 504 98

4,788

4,766

4,792

95

422

434

414 97

326

352

341

95

12,392 12, 562 12, 892 104

8,783

8,843

8, 929

103

i

517

543

630 235

411

448

473

191

1, 009

1, 008

893 80

902

860

818

89

8, 166 4,609

8, 348 4,644

8,327 4, 527

100 103

I 6,067 3, 841

6, 195 3,684

6, 178 3,836

97 109

9, 391 1, 058

9,637 1, 087

9,961 106 i 6,967

I 1,046 105

791

6,941 785

6,963 761

104 105

4, 104 4, 194 4,291 113

2,966

2,950

3, 121

113

567 444

586 424

I 753 119

497

270 56

2.17

393 281

463

110

339

123

1,874

1, 917

1, 973 101

1, 269

1, 331

1, 371

105

63,927 65,292 66, 126 103 47,269 47,455 48, 104

101

63, 564 64, 160 64, 513

146, 995 46,398 47,577

o/o of L ast Year

101

102

103

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

l 101

102

101

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JANUARY 15, 1967

Released 2/2/67
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED I NDEX DECLINES l POINT FROM LAST MONTH

~e Georgia Prices Received Index de clined l point during the month ended January 15, 1967 This is 18 points below that on January 15, 1966.

~e All Crops Index was the same as a month ago at 254 as ther e was very little change in
price of the crops used to compute this Index.

L~er prices for hogs, beef cattle and eggs more than offset i ncreases for broilers, and
Uvestock Index was down 3 points from a month ago to 217.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DONN 3 POINTS
PARITY INDEX UP 3. POINTS, PARITY RAT I O 75

~ing the month ended January 15, the Index of Price s Re ceived by Farmers declined 3 points ) to 255 percent of its 1910-14 average . Contributing most to the decline wer e lower
for cotton, wholesale milk, and eggs. Higher prices for cattle, broilers, and potatoes
p~tially offsetting. The index was 3 percent below January 1966.

~e Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Inter est, Taxes, and
Wage Rates, rose 3 points (l percent) during the month to 340, a new record high.

With prices of farm products l ower and prices paid by farmers higher, the Parity Ratio
2 points to 75.

INDEX NUMBERS

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

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

Index
1910-14 ... 100

January 15 :Decemb er 15 : January 15 _____Re c~_High_ __

1966

. 1966

. 1967

Index

Date

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

261 1/
267 1/

244 254

243

310 :March 1951

254

319 :March 1951 gj

_!_~2_-

220

217

_292_ :Sept. 1948 .I

262

258

255

313 :Feb. 1951

327

337

340

340 :Jan. 1967

80

77

75

- - - - - 123 :Oct . 1946

April 1951.
Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates.
Parity Ratio is computed as in the past. The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Govern-
payments, averaged 86 for the year 1966 compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio.

Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A. lrJAGNER Agricultural Statistician

...u.-...i .. Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smi th Annex, Athe ns, Georgia, in cooperation
~e Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of

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Commodity and Unit

:--Jan:-15--;---15~-15 ::ra:;::--15~ Jan. -15--;---n~:--Is:-- Jan.

-PR-IC-ES- R-E-CE-IV-ED- - - -

: 1966 : 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1966

ll

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

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.65

l. 80 1.80

1.41

1.61

1

Oats, bu. Corn, bu.

$

. 95

$ l. 28

. 91

89

. 644

1.48 1.50 3/ 1.19

. 677 1 . 29

Barley, bu.

$ 1. 04

1.12 1.12

1.03

1.06

1

Sorghum Grain, cwt.

$ 1.99

2. 25 2. 25

l. 79

l. 89

1

Cotton, lb.

26 . 50

18 . 5 18. 5 1/26. 62

22.03

19

Cottonseed, ton

$ 45 . 00

69 . 00 69 . 00 - 47 .80

65.90

65

Soybeans, bu.

$ 2. 50

2. 80 2. 80

2. 67

2. 82

2

Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

11.5

11.0 ll.O

11.3

11.3

ll

$ 5. 60

7.20 6. 90

4. 58 3/ 5. 38

5

Hay, baled, ton:

All

$ 28 . 00

27 .50 28 . 50

24.40

25 . 10

25

Alfalfa

$ 39 . 00

39 . 00 36.00

25 . 10

25.90

26

Lespedeza

$ 29 . 50

30 . 00 31 . 00

24 . 80

25 . 80

26

Peanut

$ 24.50

24 . 50 25 . 50

23 . 40

24 . 30

25

Milk Cows, head

$ 170. 00 200 . 00 200.00 221.00

257.00

256

Hogs, cwt.

$ 25 . 50

19. 10 18.30

27 . 30

18. 80

18

Beef Cattle, all, cwt. 1/ $ 17.90

19 . 00 18.70

21.10

21.00

21

Cows, cwt. ?}

$ 14.80

16. 00 16.00

14.40

15. 40

1

Steers and Heifers, cwt. $ 20.50

21. 40 21.00

23.80

23 . 10

2]

Calves , cwt.

$ 23.20

23.20 23.70

24.70

25. 30

2

Milk, wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid Market

$ 6.30

4.95

5. 68

Ma n u f a c t u r ed

$ 3.80

3.61

4.31

All }/

$ 6.30

~ 6.70

4.54

5.30

Turkeys, lb.

23.0

25.0 24.0

23 . 7

25.0

22

Chickens, lb., Excl. Broilers 13 .5

11.0 10.0

9. 9

9.2

9

Commercial Broilers

15.5

11.0 12.5

16.4

11.9

1

All

15.4

ll.O 12 .3

15.6

11.6

1

Eggs, All, doz.

45.9

48.0 43.1

37 . 5

40.9

31

PRIGES PAID, [~:

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All Under 29% protein

$ 3.95

4.20 4.25 3/ 3.71

3. 98

14% protein C::,/

$ 3.85

3.90 4.00 1/ 3.46

3. 66

16% protein -
18% protein 20% protein

.<;!<p

3.90

$ 4.15

$ 4.20

4 .20 4.25 1/ 3. 75 4.50 4.50 1/ 3. 88 4.55 4. 60 1/ 4.02

4.04
4. 21 4.44

Cottonseed meal, 41%, cwt. $ 4.20

5.30 5.30 - 4.54

5.39

Soybean meal, 44%, cwt.

$ 4.85

5.60 5.50

5.06

5.55

Bran, cwt.

$ 3.65

4.10 4.15

3. 33

3. 80

Middlings, cwt.

$ 3.70

4.30 4. 30

3. 39

3. 90

Corn Me al, cwt.

$ 3.30

3.70 3. 65

3. 28

3.54

Broiler Grower Feed, cwt.

$

4.90

5.40 5.30

4.80

5.11

Laying Feed, cwt.

$ 4. 75

5.10 5.10

4.45

4.70

Scratch Grains, cwt.

$ 4.20

4.45 4.50

3.90

4.09

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$ 44.50

44 . 00 44.00

33. 60

35.90

3

All Other Hay, ton

$ 34.50

36.00 35.50

32.50

33.60

lTii'Cow'Sii-aildiiSteers andheifer~ii7o;bined with allo~an-;~rene~~sary f o; slaughter b
2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd r eplacement .
jj Revised . ~ Preliminary estimate . 2/ U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL B-U-SIN-ES-S

Postage and Fee s Pai d
U. s . Department of Agricu1

ill@ill~@l]]Lb~illiDLb LPill~@~~

FEBRUARY 15, 1967
Re l eas ed 3/3/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX UP 1 POI NT LAST MONTH

~e Georgia Prices Re ceived Ind ex for the month end ed February 15, 1967 was 1 point that for a month ago but was 20 points below that for February 15, 1966.

The All Crops Index increased by 1 point to 255 as cotton prices were up about one-
cent from last month. Price changes for most other crops were rather minor.

hices of eggs wer e down sharply during the month, and hog prices wer e down 50 cents per
uu ~uwc~~~ut, but increas es in pric es of bee f cattle and broilers were sufficiently offsetting
the livestock Index showed no change during the month at 217. This was 38 points below
Index for February 15, 1966.

UNITED STATES PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 3 POI NTS
PARITY I NDEX DOWN 1 POI NT, PARITY RATI O 74

The Index of Pric es Re ceived by Farmers declined 3 points (1 percent) during the month February 15 , to 252 percent of its 1910-14 average, Lower prices for eggs, wheat, and -cwav milk contributed most to the decline. Partly offsetting were price increases for
The index was 7 perc ent below February 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and
Wage Rates declined 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month to 339.

With the Prices Re ceived Ind ex down 3 points, and the Parity Index down 1 point , the Ratio declined 1 point to 74.

INDEX :!ITUHBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
-------------------------------------------------

Index

February 15 January 15 February 15:_~:-~!:2...High _ _

1910-14 - 100

1966

1967

1967

. Index

Date

~..---------------------~----------------~------------~-----------~---------------------

264 267

1y /

243 254

244 255

310 : March 1951
319 : l'1arch 1951 g/

270

255

252

313 :Feb. 1951

329

340

339

340 :Jan. 1967

82

75

74

123 :Oct 1946

April 1951.
Paid, Inter est, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. Parity Ratio is computed as in the past. The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Governpayments, averaged 86 for the year 1966 compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio .

I n Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

---------------------------------------------
orgia Crop Re porting Servic e, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex , Athens, Ge orgia, in cooperation
~e Cooperative Extension Servic e , University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of
t ure,

PRICES --RECEIVED AND PAID BY FAffivJERS. FEBRUARY 15. 1967. WITH COiviPARISONS -------------~------~~----------------------G-E-O-R-G~IA-- -~-----------. -----------U-N-IT--E-D--ST-A--T-E-S----
:-~~:-yg~:-Jan:-is-;~;t:ls-~-Feb:-i~-:--Jan: -15--~Feb.

------------------- Commodity and Unit

: 1966 : 1967 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 19

EE~Q~:-ff~cE!f------ ---------7------------- ----- ------ ----

\IITheat, bu.

$

Oats , bu.

$

Corn, bu.

$

Barley, bu.

$

Sorghum Grain, cwt.

$

Cotton, lb .



Cottonseed, ton

$

Soybeans, bu.

$

Peanuts, lb.



Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

$

Hay, baled, ton:

All

$

Alfalfa

$

Lespedeza

$

Peanut

$

lVJilk Cows, head

~~

Hogs, cwt.

~

Beef Cattle, all, cwt. 1/ (i

Cows, cwt. 2/

dI ft~:

Steers and heifers, cwt. $

Calves, cwt.

~

Milk, wholesale , cwt.:

Fluid market

$

Manufactured

~P

All J/

$

Turkeys, lb.



Chickens, lb. Excl . Broilers

Commercial Broilers



All



Eggs, all, doz.



1.65
95
1.33 1.04 2.05 26.50
45 . 00 2.70
ll.S
5. 60

28.00

40.00

31.00

25 . 50

170.00

'3/ 26. 50 3/ 19.00

3/ 16.10

3l!/

21.60 24 .10

6. 35
3. 60 6. 30 24.0 12 .0
15.5 15.3 51.4

1. so
89 l.SO 1.12 2. 25 18.5 69 .00 2. 80
11.0
6.90

1.80 .88
LSl 1.12 2.25 19 .0 67.00 2.80 ll.O
6.90

28.50 36.00 31 .00 2S.SO 200.00
18. 30 18.70 16.00 21.00
23.70

27.50 3S.So
30.50
24 .50 200.00
17.80 18 . 9 0 16.20
21.20
24.20

6. 65
4.25 6.65 24.0 10.0 12.5 12.3 43.1

!d.l 6.60
23.0 9.0
14.0 13.7 38.8

1.43 649
1.20
1.07 1.80 26. 89
47 .so 2. 77
12.0
4.73

24.60

25.30

25.30

24.20

227.00

J/. 27.20

1y /

22.60 16.30

1'3/'

25.00 26.40

4.96 3.66
4.ss 24.1 10.1 16.2 15.6
41.3

1.57

l .

682

l. 28

l.

1.04

1.

1.92

l.

19.81

20,

65 .30

6],

2. 77

2.

11.4

ll.

5.46

5.

25.50

25.

26.40

26.

26.10

26.

25.50

25.

256.00 257.

18.90

18.

21.70

21.

16.30

17.

23.90

2].

26.10

26.

5.57

4.22

5.15 !!/ 5.

22.6

21.

9.1

B.

13.9

15.

13.3

14.

37.4

32.

Mixed dairy feed, cwt.: All under 29% protein
14% protein 5/
16% protein -
18% protein 2afo protein Cottonseed meal, 41% cwt. Soybean meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Middlings , cwt.
Corn meal, cwt. Broiler grower fe ed, cwt. Laying fe ed, cwt. Scratch grains, cwt. Alfalfa hay, ton All other hay, ton

4.05
3.95 4.00 4.20
4.25 4.35 5.00
3.70 3. 75 3.40 s.oo
4. 85 4. 20
45.00 37 .00

4. 25
4.00
4.25 4.50 4.60
5.30
s.so 4 . 15 4.30 3.65
S.JO S.lo
4.so 44.00
3S.So

4. 25
4.00
4.25 4.so 4.60 5.20 5.40 4.10
4. 20 3. 65
5.20 s.oo
4.45 45.00
37.00

3.75 3.49 3. 79 3.94 4.06
4.67
5.17
3.43
3.50
3.32
4.93 4.51
3.95 34.40 33.20

4.03

J,

3.68

J,

4.09

4.

4.23

4.

4.46

4.

5.46

5.

5.60

5.

3.91

J,

3.99

J,

3.53

J,

5.14

5.

4.73

4.

4.12

4.

36.30

35.

34.00

34.

l7-"cows 11-and-"Stee;5-and heirers"-~bi~d-;ith-a11owanc;-wh8~8-neces~y-ror-siaughter Eu
2/ Includ es cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
}/ Revised. !d./ Preliminary estimate . 2/ U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United Stat es De partment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601
-O-F--FIC-I-A-L -BU-S-IN-E-S-S

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricultur

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

F.EB - 9 1967

February 8, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HAT HERY IR~P~RT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the w ek ende d February 4 was 8, 909,000 slightly less than in the pr eviou s w ee k but sli ghtly more than i n the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting Ser vic e .

An estimated 13,096,000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatche ries-- 2
percent more than in the previous week and 5 percent m o r e t han in t he comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Geo rgia producers for b ro "ler hat ching e ggs

were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per do z e The av rage p n ce o f atching

eggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of e g gs from fl o c k w i.t h h a t c h er own d

cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average pric o t p rice s _ c eiv d for

broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were repo rt d wit i n a range o $ .

0. 00

with an average of $8.75 per hundred. The average pri e as t year we

cents for

eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CH C:K PLACEME T

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

I o/o of
year ago I
Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thnu.

I o/o of
year ago
Pet.

J"an, 7 J"an. 14 J"an. 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4

701 818 837 975 941

Eggs Set 1../

1965

1966

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

969

138

1, 085 133

1, 194 143

1, 178

121

1,365

145

496

513

103

4 79

65 2

136

598

619

104

570

76 0

133

699

872 1 125

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
year

Chicks Placed for

A v. Price

~- ch

Broiler

Broilers in Geor

Eggs

Chicks

1965

1966 o/o of Per

Pe r

1967

year Doz.

Hundred

1966-67 1966-67

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

11, 201 11,276 101

8, 280

8, 15 1 98

63

11, 563 11, 729 101

8,423

8, 171 97

62

11, 697 11,908 102

8,602 8, 417 98

62

11, 642 11,835 102

8, 323

8,435 10 1

62

11,421 11, 615 102

8, 323

8, 546 10 3

60

11, 364 12, 359 109

8,585

8,891 104

60

11,996 12,392 103

8,614

8,783 102

60

12,208 12, 562 103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

12,392 12, 892 104

8, 664

8, 9 29 103

60

12,432 13,096 105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry s upply flocks.

9.50 9.25 9.25 9.25 8.75 8.15 8.75 8.75 8.75 8. 75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNE R

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

----------------------------- -------------------- --------------------------------

U, 5. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Extension Service

cal Reporting Service

State Departmm t of Ag riculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

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! We e k ~; n~ed_____ _

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Jan .

Feb.

% of year

I, J an.

Week _; nded

Jan.

Feb.

- %of year

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28

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ago 1/

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Maine

I

l , 931

1, 874

2,0 04 10 5 1,,: 1, 4 73

1, 503

1, 525

109

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Connecticut P ennsylvania Indiana Mis souri

3 23 1, 288
6 19 526

31 6 1, 411
6 54 54 5

242 l , 20 4
68 5 59 8

56 84
93 81

,II' ,II,
,,

191 569 4 13 382

192 701 3 80
369

193

109

79 5

109

291

69

390

84

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Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia

2, 5 18

2, 51 5

2,73 2 107 :! 2, 510

2,374

2,6 72

101

4, 585

4, 597

4,461 104 ,I 3,002

3, 19 9

3, 13 5

97

1, 4 92 150

1, 58 0 153

1, 57 0 153

10 2 96

IIII

865 22 1

763 238

835

91

261

69

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North Carolina 3outh Carolina

6, 476

6, 504

7' 149 111

4, 766

4, 792

4,988

103

434

414

417

97 ' 352

341

341

100

::J

'

GEORGIA

12, 562 12, 892 13 ,09 6 105 ! 8, 843

8,929

8,90 9

100

F lorida Tennes see Alabama Mis si s sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
Cali~Tnia
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

543

6 30

633 161 :, ~48

473

467

148

1, 008 8,348

89 3 8,32 7

98 0 8, 271

83 98

II

6,

860 195

818 6, 178

901 6,480

90 101

4,644 9,637

4, 527 9,9 61

4,691 9,937

106 106

il

3,6 84 6, 941

3,836 6,963

3, 881 7, 055

108 102

1, 087

l , 046

1, 097 112

785

761

803

111

4, 194

4 , 291

4,431 125

2, 950

3, 121

3, 189

113

586

753

675 114 IJ 39 3

463

434

111

424

2 70

438 83

281

339

300

108

l, 917

1,9 73

1, 89 5 102

1, 331

1, 3 71

1,392

105

65, 292 66, 126 67,359 105 47,455 48, 104 49, 237

102

TOTAL 1966* {22 States}

64, 160 64, 513 64,384

146, 398 47,577 48, 230

% of Last Year

102

103

105

}_/ Current wee k as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

102

101

102

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AGRICUI.TURAL. EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF" GEORGIA ANO Tt-4E STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI.TURE

U.S . DEPA"TMENT OF AGRICUI.TURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX. ATHENS, GA .

THE POULTRY A ND E GG SITUATICN

Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, February 10, 1967 SITUATION AND OUTLOOK (BROIL Z RS )

Broiler p roducers did not make the usual seas onal cut in fourth quarter broiler marketFede rally inspected broiler slaughter during the period ran 12 percent above a
earlier, while third quarter output rose only 8 percent. Since the turn of the year the upin slaughter has been slackening. Slaughter during the first 6 weeks of 1967 totaled 16
above a ye ar earlier, Recent broiler chick placement and egg settings in 22 important indicate that expa nsion in broiler production will be cut back sharply over the next 3 , Chick placements in those States in the 9 weeks through F ebruary 4 ran 2 percent a year earlier. Egg settings in the 3 weeks ended February 4 were up 3 percent, Thus, production during the next few months is likely to total only slightly above the 1966

Also, the broiler industry clearly has begun to take steps to moderate growth in its propotential in recent weeks. Pullet chicks placed for broiler hatchery supply flocks were from 32 p ercent above a ye ar earlier in August-Octo be l' t o 8 percent above in NovemDecembe r placements were back down to the 1965 level. This will affect the supply of
eggs in the second half of 19 6 7. In addition, broiler firms have stepped up the of breeder flocks in recent months. This has been reflected in the increased
r of hens and cocks of broiler breeds and in sharply falling prices for these heavychickens. In the 5 weeks ended February 1, 2. 7 million broiler breeders were slaughterFederally inspected plants . This was 63 percent more than a year earlier.
The cutback in the rate of production expansion has been mainly in response to the relow broiler pric es during the fourth quarter of 1966. U.S. live broiler prices averaged cents per pound in October-December 1966--l. 6 cents per pound below a year earlier the lowest price on record for the period. But, higher prices for feed and other producitems also greatly reduced the profitability of broii er product ion. The broiler feed price during the fourth quarter was 2. 5- -down 17 percent from both the preceding quarter and
)
au.1c quarter a year earlier.
Potential Still Lar e
However, the potential still exists for a substantial expansion in broiler production, -\;u.Lculy during the late spring and early summer because of the large number of layers
will be entering hatchery sup ply flocks over the next several months. Pullet chick placefor hatchery supply flocks in recent months indicate that the Nation's broiler breeder during the first half of 1967 would be 15 to 20 percent above a year earlier if there was
...,._T''-year change in the average age of hatchery supply flocks. However, less favorbroiler-feed price relationships in recent months are expected to continue at least midyear, This probably will continue to e ncourage a more rapid sell-off of older r flocks in 1967 than in 1966. This suggests that the actual number of broiler breeders first half of 1967 will be up less than the inflow of new pullets would indicate. But the r breeder flock could easily support a 5 t o 10 percent increase over 1966 levels in r production during late spring and summer .
Recover
Broiler prices broke sharply during the fourth quarter of 1966 to the lowest levels on for the period. Average U.S. prices for live birds were 12.9 cents per pound in Octocember compared with 15. 5 cents the preceding quarter and 14. 5 cents in the same
a year earlier , Prior to the break, prices (in relation to a year earlier) had been
upward almost uninterruptedly since mid-1964 . The price weakness resulted mostly the sharp upsurg e in production during a p eriod o f seasonally w eak demand and from in-
competition from pork. An 8 million-pound reduction in exports in October-Decema year earlier was also a fa tor in the weak market.
After Christmas , however, broiler prices recovered much of the loss as retailers advantage of the low prices to feature broilers more aggressively. Stepped-up USDA
s of young chickens for the National School Lunch Program also helped to strengthen during this period. U. S . live broiler prices rebounded to 13.9 cents per pound
y from 11.9 cents in Decembe r but still remained 2. 5 cents below a year earlier.
the week b eginning February 13, the pri ce for ready-to-cook broile rs in Chicago d Z8. 6 cents p er pound, compared with 25 . 7 cents in mid-January and 28. 3 cents in ruary 1966,
{ OVER )

A s broiler pric e s continued to weaken, U;5 DA purchases were stepped up from a ly average rate of 2. 0 million pounds in Octobe r-November to 3. 0 million pounds in Dzce and 2. 5 million pounds in early January. The purchase program was terminated on Janu 19, 1967. Cummulative purchases from A ugus t 19, 1966 when buying began through Jan 19 totaled 54 million pounds or about 1 percent of total slaughter during the period. Tot cost of the purchases delivered to points of destination was $16.9 million.
Over the ne x t 4 months broiler prices are expected to fluctuate around current lev This would put them below the relatively high prices of March-June 1966. Although broil supplies during the period may well be only slightly to moderately above a year earlier, c petition will be more intense from larger supplies and lower prices for turkeys, pork and In addition, with over production of poultry in Europe, competition for foreign markets be more intense and broile r exports may continue to run below a year earlier.
Volume Reduced in 1966
The United 3tates exported 163 million pounds of fresh and frozen poultry in 1966down from 182 million pounds in 1965 and the record 263 million pounds in 1962. Larger ports of broiler and turkey parts partially offs et smaller exports of whole broilers, fowl turkeys.
All poultry export s were up sharply in January-February from those months in 196
when volume had been reduced sharply by the maritime strike. But, as the year progres
exports of whole birds--turkeys, broilers and ste wing chickens--fell sharply below the 19
levels. Total turke y exports, however, finished the year by spurting above November-De ember 1965 leve ls .E x ports of whole broilers and broiler parts on the other hand, hovere slightly above the 1965 level in March through .S e ptember, but failed to register the usual
seasonal rise during the fourt h quart er . Fourth quarter broiler exports in 1966 totaled 26
million pounds, compared with 34 million in that pe riod of 1965.
West G ermany continued th e largest fo reign market for U.S. poultry in 1966. U,S broiler exports (Fractically all in the form of parts) to West Germany last year totaled 21 lion pounds--slightly above a year earlier. Exports of whole turkeys and turkey parts to Germany were 31 million pounds in 1966--down from 37 million in 1965. West Germany year accounted for 24 percent of our total broiler exports and 66 percent of our turkey ex ports--about the same percentages as in 1965. Other important foreign markets for U.S, fresh and frozen poultry in 1966, with the volume of exports in parentheses, were: Hong Kong ( 12. 8 million pounds), Japan ( 10. 3 million pounds), and the Netherlands (9. 0 million pounds.)
A number of factors contributed to the decline in U.S. poultry exports in 1966. Ex ports to West Germany were adversely affected by: (1) The continuation of high levies a gainst U.S. exports; (2) uncertainty about the enforcement of new grading regulations that went into effect on July 1; (3) a tight credit situation in Germany; and (4) the strong U.S. demand and price situation for poultry in 1966 which made it difficult for exporters to obt supplies at prices low enough to compete in world markets.
The latter factor appears to have been more important for turkeys than for chicke VVest German imports of turkey rose in 1966, but Denmark and the Netherland rather than the United States provided the increase. Finally, broiler production in Europe--especiall in West Germany and the Netherlands--continued to expand rapidly in 1966. This not only duced our access to the West German market, but also intensified competition in internati poultry trade .f or instance, West Germany began to subsidize broiler exports outside the EEC for the first time in November of 1966. Other European countries--especially theN lands, France, Belgium, and Denmark- -have been subsidizing exports since late 1962..
Variable Levies Scheduled to Fall
On July 1, of this year a system of unified grain prices is scheduled to go into effe in the Common Market. This will result in a substantial reduction in the level of feed gr prices in West Germany and consequently a substantial reduction--nearly 40 percent--in variable levies against poultry imports from outside countries. The hoped-for favorable pact of this reduction on the total levies against U.S. poultry, however, conceivably could offset by changes in EEC policy on poultry. In addition, the United States still hopes that Kennedy Round of tariff negotiations currently underway in Geneva among members of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) also will contribute to mode rating theE protection on poultry.

After Five Days Return to: United States D epartment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Department of Agriculture

REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

February 15, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHER Y REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended Fe bruary 11 was 9,063,000 -- 2 pe rcent more than in the previous week but slightly l ess than in the comparable wee k last year, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting Se rvice.

An estimated 12, 971, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatche ri e s -- 1 rcent less than in the previous week but 5 per cent more than in the com parable week
a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producer s for broil e r hatching eggs re reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The averag e price o f hat cheggs was 60 cents per dozen. The pric e of eggs from flocks wit h hat chery owne d
els generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 7. 00 to $10. 00
an average of $8.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 66 cents eggs and $10.00 for chicks.

GE ORGIA E GGS SET HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

EGG TYPE

E s Set

Chicks Hat ched

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

year a o
Pet.

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

year a o
Pet.

818 837 975 941 1, 051

1,085

133

479

1, 194

14 3

598

1, 178

121

570

l, 365

14 5

699

1,245

118

699

BROILER TYPE

652

136

619

104

760

133

872

125

919

131

E ggs Set],_/

1 66 Thou.

1967 Thou.

Chicks Placed for

Thou.

1967 Thou.

Pet.

Hate E ggs Per Doz. 1966-67
Cents

Chicks Per Hundred 1 66-67
Dollars

c. 10

11, 563 11, 729

101

17

11,697 11,908

102

Z4

11,642 11' 83 5

102

31

11, 421 11, 615

102

7

11,364 12,359

109

14

11, 996 12,392

103

Zl

12, 208 12, 562

103

Z8

12,392 12,892

104

4

12,432 13,096

105

11

12 298 12 971

105

8,423

8, 171

97

62

8,602

8,417

98

62

8, 323

8,435 101

62

8,323

8, 546 103

60

8, 585

8, 891 104

60

8, 614

8,783 102

60

8, 531

8,843 104

60

8,664

8,929 103

60

8, 897

8,909 100

60

9 102

9 063 100

60

9.25 9.25 9.25 8.75 8.75 8 .75 8. 7 5 8.75 8.75 8. 75

ARCHIE LANGLE Y cultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

S. Departm e nt of Agricultur e

Agricultural E xtension Se rvice

cal Reporting Service

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens , Georgia

EGGS SET A ND CHICKS P LAC:D IN COMMERCIA L AREA ~ BY vVE >~ KS - 1967

::~ GG S SE T

II

C HICKS PLA <:::ED

STATE

i
I

We e k E n ded

Jan.

E'e b.

28

4

o/o of II

4 Feb .
11

year ~~ Jan.
ago 1/1 28

W .:!ck :2 nded

?eb.

Feb.

4

11

I

THO US A ND3

I' ,I

TH-.)USANDS

I

!

Maine

1,874

2, 004

2,044 107 ! 1, 503

1, 525

1, 558

I

Ccr.:r.e cticut

3 16

242

361 124

192

193

172

P ennsylvania Indiana

1, 411 6 54

1, 204 68 5

1, 403 710

105 92

I!

701 380

795 291

857 337

Missouri Delaware

545 2, 515

598 2, 732

701 94 I 369
2, 884 117 i 2,374

390 2,672

459 2, 731

Maryland

4, 597

4 ,461

4,399 105

3, 199

3, 13 5

3,216

Virginia

1, 580

1, 570

1,606 103

763

835

873

West Virginia North Carolina

153 6, 504

153 7, 149

155

i

238

7,207 1 ,I 4,792

261 4,988

352 5,067

South Carolina

414

4 17

I 419 105

341

341

434

G E ORGIA

12,892

13,096

12, 971

I 105 I 8,929

8,909

9,063

Florida

630

633

605 152 I 473

467

429

Tenness ee Alabama Mississippi

893 8,327 4, 527

980 8, 271
4 ,691

I 964 87
8,762 105

813 6, 178

4,784 108 I 3, 836

901 6, 480
3, 881

943 6,645 3, 781

Arkansas Louisiana T e xas Vv ashington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 S tates )

9,961 1,046 4,291
753 270 1,973 66, 126

9,93 7 1, 097 4 ,431
675 4 38 1, 895 67 ,359

10, 168 1, 094 4, 555 629 380 1, 794
68, 595

II 113

6,963

108

761

126
95 128

ilI 3, 121 463 339

96

1, 371

109 48, 104

I I

7,055 803
3, 189 434 300
1, 392 49,237

7' 201 833
3,295 455
419 l, 466 50, 586

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

64, 513 64,384 63, 186

i47, 577
I

48,230

43,908

o/o of Last Year

103

105

109

l/ Cur rent week as percent of same week last year.

I 101

102

103

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FEB 2 2 1~57

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GEO~G J;-\ F;-\I<};\ S
February 20, 1967

All Hogs and Pigs

1 ,

1,

4,400 1, 350 1, 700 1'1 00 4,650 5,450 3,350 2,350 2,200 4,900 2,150
33,600

1,300 2,900
2,550
2,150 1,400 2,950 I ,950 1 ,450 2,350 3,100 1 ,300 3,350

r Counties

1 ,400 3,950 4,900 1 ,500 3,200
41,700

1,100 2,300 1,950 3,400 2,050
2,300 1, 700

4,300 1,250 1,800 I ,000 4,600 5,300 3,250 2,300 2,000 4,800 2,000
32,600
I, I00 2,600
2,200
1,900 1,250 2,700 I, 750 1,250 2,000 2,750 1 1 150 3,000
1, 250 3,800 4,500 1, 350 2,950
37,500
1-;-CJ59-2,200 1,900 3,250 2,000
2,200 1,600

3,300

3,000

TOTAL

18,100

17,200

DISTRICT IV Carroll Chattahoochee* Clayton* Coweta Douglas* Fayette Haralson Harris Heard* Henry Lamar* Macon Marion Meriwether Muscogee* Pike* Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup* Upson* Other Counties
TOTAL
DISTRICT v
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts* Crawford Dodge
Greene'~'
Hancock Houston Jasper* Johnson Jones* Laurens Monroe* Montgomery Morgan Newton* Peach Pulaski Putnam* Rockdale* Ta 1iaferro* Treutlen Twiggs Washington Wheeler ~~ i 1k i nson Other Counties

All Hogs and Pigs

1'

Jan. 1'

I 66

3,200

3' 100

I ,950
I, 150 1 ,300 1,300
I, 150
8,900 5,300 2,400

I ,900
I ,000 I, 350 I ,200
I, 150
9,000 5,350 2,300

3,950 2,400 2,000
6,350

3,800 2,200 2,000 6,400

5,950 47,300

5,650 46,400

3,400 2,450 14,700
1 ,050 19,900
2,150 5,300
10,500
38,700
10,900 I, 350
2,550 4,250

3,250 2,400 14,500
1 ,000 19,700
2,000 5,000
10,000
38,100
10,700 1,200
2,400 4,000

1O, I00
4,750 11 ,900 13,600 3,700 5,450

9,800 4,300 II ,500 13,000 3,600 5,250

TOTAL

166,700

J'ess thun-1 , 000 head included in 11 0ther Counties''.

161 700

-

HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS JAN. l, 1965 AND 1966

DISTR ICT VI Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jeffer son Jenkin s McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
DISTRICT VI I Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Mi 11 er Mi tche 11 Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terre 11 Thomas Webster
TOTAL

Jan. l, 1965
61 ,000 12' 100 15,700
1 ,350 11 ,800 24,400 3,300 10,100 6,900
I ,600 4,150 24,600 2,600
179,600

Jan. l , 1966
59,500 ll, I00 14,400
I, 200 10,700 23,200 3,250 10,200 7,050
l ,500 4,000 23, I 00 2,500
171,700

8,300 9,050 3,350 34,000 5,000 22,000 31,700 5,050 21 ,500 20,300 2, l 00 8,300 14,300 ll ,200 14,500 7,750 21 ,000 7,900
247,300

8,100 8,400 2,850 32,300 4,700 19,800 29,500 4,850 20,300 19,300 I ,800 7,900 12,900 l 0, l 00 12,800 7,200 20,000 7,200
230,000

DISTRICT VI I I Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wi I cox Worth
TOTAL
DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden* Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long Mcintosh* Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne Other Counties

Jan. l , 1965
8,600 9,750 27,200 40,700 l ,950 49,300 42,600 14,700 10,800 9,800 2,850 27,500 15,600 7,150 14,000 18,500 19,300 13,700 9,500 26, I 00
369,600
28,400 14,500 4,350 2,450
1 ,850 1,950 8 ,300 I ,800 I ,500 2,150
14,700 29,600 17,700 7,600 20,500
750

Jan . 1, 1966
8,000 9,000 25,300 40,700 1'750 49,800 41 '800 14,400 10,500 9,300 2 ,700 25,600 15 ' l 00 6,850 12,900 18 ,700 19,900 14,000 8,900 25,300
360,500
29,000 14,200 3,900 2,200
l ,600 l ,650 7,500 l ,800 1,350 I ,900
14,000 30,000 17,900 6,700 20,000
700

TOTAL

158, I 00

154,400

STATE TOTAL I .262.000 l 212 .ooo
*Co unties with l ess than 1, 000 head included in "Other Counties".

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke ' Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia in cooper
tion with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Depar~ _!!!e~t_o_f ~g_!Jult~r~- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

R. L. SAND IFER Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricultur

L j\/

January l, 1967

Released 2/21/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

1 Cattle ~tory Do~ Perg~nt

GEORGIA

All cattle and calves on Georgia farms January 1, 1967 totaled 1,797 ,000 head -- l percent the 1,815,000 head on farms a year earlier, according to the Ge orgia Crop Re porting Ser-

Cows two years old and older kept for milk declined 4 perc ent to 163 , 000. Heifers l - 2 old amount ed to 42,000 and heifer calves kept for herd replac ement were placed at 45,000. animals being kept for milk, excluding dairy type bulls, were estimated at 250,000 head
with 259,000 the previous year.
~e number of other cattle in Georgia (all cattle except milk cows and dairy replacement ) decreased nearly l percent to 1,547,000. The number of beef-type brood cows was at 754,000 compared with 765,000 a year earlier. Heifers l - 2 years old increased to 196,000.
~e inventory value of all cattle and calves was estimated at $203,061 ,000 compared with 000 on January 1, 1966.

in Georgia January l, 1967 was placed at 1,333,000 head - 10 above the 1,212,000 on hand at the beginning of the previous year. The value of hogs
- 7 percent below a year earlier.
- - - - - - On Farms Up Sharply
~ere were 34,335,000 chickens, excluding commercial broilers, on hand January l, 1967. vas 20 percent above the previous year and the largest increase shown by any State. In
years, Georgia has ranked second only to California in chickens on farms. The total of chickens, excluding broilers was $37,768,000 compared with $32,813,000 on January 1,
~ere were 86,000 turkeys valued at ~ 413,000 on Georgia farms compared with 62,000 valued 000 a year earlier .
of all cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs, turkeys and chickens (excluding farms January l, 1967 was $280,276,000 compared with $ 256,790,000 the
LIVESTOCK Olil GEORGIA FARMS, Head and To

head 1,815 1,212
6 .8 28,533
62

Dollars
lCO.OO 34.70 15.40 1.15 5.10

dollars 181,500
42,056
105 32,813
316

head 1,797 1,333
6.8 34,335
86

:Collars
113 .oo
29.20
16.20
1.10 4.80

dollars 203,061 38,924
110
37 '768 413
280 276

and Calves

Hogs :Sheep and : and Pigs :Lambs

Chickens
!I

Turkeys

- 1,000 head -

230

526

1 ,566

21

14, 287

47

218

579

1,519

18

16,6 03

61

205

620

1,580

14

20,246

49

195

688

1,485

10

24,126

65

183

750

1,262

7.6

26 , 833

55

170

765

1,212

6 .8

28 ,533

62

163

754

1 333

34

broilers.
---------------------------------------------------

Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in coopera vith the Cooperative Ext ension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department

UNITED STATES

On Ja nuary 1, 1967 there were 108.5 million cattle and calves on farms and ranche s, a slightly smaller number than the revised l evel of 108.9 million head a year earlier and the
s econd year of de cline . An increase of 1 percent in beef cattle was more than offset by t
5 percent de cre ase in dairy cattle . The number of cows and heifers 2 years old and older
for milk decreas ed 5 percent to 15.2 million head--the smallest numb er since 1893. The in
ventory of hogs and pigs on f arms January 1 was 51.0 million head, an increase of 8 percent All sheep and lambs tot aled 23.7 million head, 4 percent below the r evised l evel of a year ear lier , and t he smallest inventory since r ecords began in 1867 The number of chickens on farms increased 9 percent to 427 . 6 million head on January 1, 1967 while the number of tur increased 6 p r cent to 7. 3 million head.

The total v al ue of livestock and poultry on the Nation's farms and ranche s Januar y 1,
1967 was ~18 . 9 billi on, an increas e of 7 percent from the $17. 6 billion a ye ar earlier. ~ cur r ent i nventory value of cattle and calves was $16.2 billion, up 12 per cent. Hogs and p' wer e valued at $1.7 billion, down 20 per cent . The value of all sheep, at $469 . 6 million, down 4 perc ent . Th e poultry inventory value consisted of $511. 8 million for chickens and $36. 4 mill i on f or turkeys compared with $474.9 million and $36.3 million, r espectivel y, a
earlier.

NUMBER ON FARMS AND RANCHES JANUARY 1
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -U-NI-TE-D-ST-AT-ES- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1967

Class of live stock

Average

as %~

------~gd p~ltrv______:__.1961-i__:____ 1965

1966___;___ 1921__.:..__1926

~QOO~

~~~~~

Cattle

103, 892 109,000

108, 862

108,491

100

Hogs

55,544

50,792

47 ,414

51,035

108

All sheep

29,023

25,127

24,734

23,727

96

Ch i c k e ns

379,086 394,118

393,019

427,619

109

Tur_k_ey_s------------=---~~-___&.:l:OO_ __h2Q5_ _ ___,7~.:iliQ_---.106

VALUE OF LIVESTCCK AND POULTRY JANUARY 1. UNITED STATES

- - - c ia:;;c;:fli~stoc~-----xwage-

------

----~--Eul!:rv_ _ _ __:___196~:6.5_

1965

1966

1.ooo dorrars-----

Ca t t l e Hog s

:!:~~

13,601,131 1,447,672

12,359,756 1,243,712

14,442,853 2,143,507

All Sheep

417,165

401,044

490 , 686

Aggregate livestock

15,465' 968

14,004,512

17,077,046

16 ,151,486 1, 719 ,57)
469' 63~
18,340,696

Chickens Turkeys

446,793 27,844

461,515 26,813

474,876 36,303

511,798 36,351

Aggregat e livestock and
- -.- _-..E1!1try_ _ _

15.940.605

14.49~840

17.588. 222___1.:.888.851

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ROBERT L. SANDI FER Agricultural Statistici

After Five Days Return to
United State s Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Servic e
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Ge orgia 30601
Q;[FICJ!b ~__,

Postage and Fee s Paid U. S. Department of Agricult

,f"
GE ORG IA CROP REPORTIN G SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG IA

February 23, 196 7

GEORGIA CHI CK HATCHERY REPOR T

Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gia during the week ended Febr uary 18 was 9, 393, 000- -4 p e rc e nt mor e than in the previ ous week and 4 p ercent more than in the
comparable week last year, acc ording to th e Georgia Crop Re po rting Se rvice .

An e stimated 13, 221, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G eorgia hatcheries- -
2percent more than in the previous week and 7 percent more than in the comparabl e week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices p aid to G e orgia producer s for broiler hatching eggs
were r eported within a rang e of 50 t o 65 c ents p er doz en . The a verage price of hatching eggs was 60 c ents p er dozen . The pric e of eggs from floc ks wi t h hatchery
owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average p rice. Most pr i ces received
for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcher ie s were re po rted within a rang e of $ 7. 00 t o 10.00 with an average of $8 .7 5 per hundred. The average pric es las t y e a r were 67 cents for egg s and $ 10.2 5 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET

AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

1966
Thou.
837 975 941 1, 0 51 895

1967
Thou.

o/o of
year a o
Pet.

l, 194

143

1,241 1/ 127

1, 365

145

1,245

118

1,358

152

1966
Thou.
598 570 699 699 766

1967
Thou.
619 760 872 919 993

o/o of year
0
Pet.
104 133 125 13 1 130

Eggs Set!:_/

1965
1966
Thou.

1966
1967
Thou.

o/o of
year
0
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Geor

196 5 1966

1966 1967

o/o of
year

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

B r oiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1966-67 1966-67

Cents

Dollars

17

11, 697 11,908 102

8, 602

8, 417

98

62

24

11,642 11,835 102

8, 323

8,435 10 l

62

31

ll, 421 ll, 615 102

8,323

8, 546 103

60

7

11,364 12,359 109

8~ 585

8~ 891 104

60

14

11,996 12,392 103

8, 614 8, 78 3 102

60

21

12,208 12, 562 103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

28

12,392 12, 892 104

8, 664

8,929 103

60

4

12, 43 2 13, 096 105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

11

12,298 12, 9_71 105

9, 102 9,063 100

60

18

12 302 13, 221 107

9 049

9 393 104

60

9.25 9.25 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.75

2/ Includes egg s set by hatcheries producing c hicks for hatchery supply flocks.

al Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNE R Agricultural Statis tician

S. Department of Agricultu r e

Agricultural E xtension Service

stical Reporting Service

State Department of Ag riculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, G e orgia

STATE

Feb. 4
THOUSANDS

Feb. 18

% of
year
0 1/

Feb.

4

ll

Feb. 18

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

2,004 242
l, 204 685
598 2,732 4,461 l, 570
153 7, 149
417

2,044 361
l, 403 710 701
2,884 4,399 1,606
155 7,207
419

l, 972

99

258 74

l , 464 126

721 101

672 90

2,806 109

4,605 109

l, 603 106

142 115

7,630 117

469 113

l, 525 193 795 291 390
2,672
3, 135
835 261 4,988 341

1, 558 172 857 337 459
2, 731 3, 216
873 352 5,067 434

1, 505 147
1, 002 346 435
2,862 3,023
926 317 5, 351 379

GEORGIA

13, 096 12,971 13,221 107

8, 909

9,063

9,393

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967
{22 States)

633 980 8, 271
4,691
9,937 l, 097 4,431
675 438 l, 895

605 964 8,762 4,784 10, 168 1,094 4, 555 629 380 1,794

577 158 963 84 9,093 109 4, 879 105 10, 172 112 l, 140 109 4,743 128 642 89 382 96 2 076 114

67' 3 59 68,595 70,230 110

467 901 6,480 3, 881 7,055
803
3. 189 434 300
1,392
49.237

429 943 6,645 3,781 7,201 833 3,295 455 419 1, 466
50, 586

413 1, 059 6, 621 3,814 7,456
797 3,408
529 265 1
51, 487

TOTAL 1966*
{22 States)

64,384 63, 186 63,914

8,230 48,908 49,509

ofLastYear

105

109

110

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

102

103

104

% of
year
0 1/
100 65 128 73 92 112 94 107 94 103 107
104
134 107 101 102 105 117 120 116 76 103 104

I
.
~

GEORGIA C R 0 P REPORT I NG S ERVICE

ru! ~ UJffi[b~ [p@l]J[b GJ ffi~ 0~ ~ill m~

ATHEN S, GEORGI A

F e bruary 23 , 1967

JANUARY 19 67

an .

Item

1966 1I

19 67 2 /

ou.

Thou.

Broiler T~pe

Pullets Pla c e d (U. S .) 3 /

Total

3,076

3,028 98

39,61 7

45,216 114

Domesti c

2,623

2,6 07 99

33 , 892

39 , 7 12 117

Chickens Teste d:

Broiler Type

Geor gia

548

586 107

6, 167

6, 971 113

United State s

2,3 99

3 , 0 85 12 9

26 ,080

28, 120 10 8

Egg Type

Geor gia

38

62 163

3 24

380 11 7

United State s

1,072

1, 192 11 1

7, 63 7

7,527

99

Chicks Hatche d:

Broile r Type

Georgia

40,860

42, 397 104 4 55,338

519, 166 114

United States

218, 156

221, 4 84 10 2 2, 51 3, 881 2,739 ,052 109

Egg Type

Georgia

2,402

2,91 8 121

26, 7 15

37 ,933 142

Unite d States

36,904

40, 579 110

488,9 65

574, 796 118

Commercial Slau hter:4/

Georgia United States Hens and Cocks Georgia United States

28,498 163,925
1' 116 12,478
MIL. 341 965
5 506

32,283 113

360,448

393,855 109

187, 89 8 115 2, 05 9, 867 2, 235, 661 109

1, 414 127 16,718 134
MIL. 4 11
1, 099 5 91 6

10, 207 13 4 , 574
MIL. 3, 546 10, 58 8 64 ,588

10 , 389 102 148,24 8 11 0
MIL. 3,825 11, 156 64 , 564

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES 1965 and 1966

State

c.

hou.

ct.

ct.

Maine 5, 474

5, 639

65,694

69, 801 2.8

3.6

2. 5

3.3

6, 567

7, 132

84, 274

87,322 4 .5

4 .9

3.3

4. 1

2,988

3,052

37,457

36, 175 3.6

6. 8

2. 9

5.2

7, 37 5

7,895

89,654

92, 6 83 4 .0

4 .7

3. 1

4 .3

10, 181 12, 557 120,995 14 0, 147 4 .3

5.0

3. 4

4. 3

3,350

3,657

44,321

42, 867 3.3

4. 3

3.2

3. 3

17, 569 19,214 225, 199 252, 172 3. 5

5.0

2.5

3.9

26, 744 29,900 346,626 378,765 3. 1

5. 4

2. 6

3. 7

4,82.3 4,971

55,965

61, 676 3. 2

8.7

2. 2

3.6

18,254 20,924 224 ,401 252,9 33 3 . 1

5. 1

2. 4

3.2

11,009 13,956 152,428 160,318 3. 3

4. 1

2.5

3.2

23, 75 2 27,093 290,626 319,726 3. 7

5. 4

2.8

3. 9

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164, 758

2,057 ,639

3. 5

5.0

2.7

3. 7

185 42 8

Georgia Crop Repo rting Service, USD A, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens , G e orgia,

cooperation with th e Cooperative :S xtension Se r vice , Universi t y of G e orgia an d th e

Department of Ag r iculture.

E nd-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - January, 1967

Shell e gg s : Inc r e ase d by 36 thousand cases; January 1966 change was a de crease of 9 t hous and cases; average J a nuary change is an increase of l thousand cases. Frozen egg s: Incr eased by 6 million pounds; Januar y 1966 change was a decr e ase of 13 million pounds; a ve r age January change is a de cr e ase of 10 million pounds. Frozen poultr y: Decreased by 6 million pounds; January 1966 decr ea s e was 30 m illion pounds; ave rag e January d ec r ease is 10 million pounds. Beef: Incr eas e d by 16 million po unds; Januar y 1966 change was a de crease of 8 million pounds; average J anuar y change is a decre ase of 13 million pounds. Pork: Incr e as e d by 21 million po unds; January 19 66 increas e was 4 million pounds; a verage January increase is 28 million pounds. Other Meats: Increased by 8 million pounds; January 1966 increas e was 2 million pounds . Ave rage Janua ry incre as e is 3 million pounds.

Commodity

Unit

Jan. 1961-65 av.

Jan. 1966

Dec. 1966

Jan. 19 67

E ggs:

!

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Shell

Case

73

76

27

63

Frozen eggs, total

Pound

49,661

37,976

36,2 2 8

36,927

Total eggs ];_/

Case -----l-,-3-3-0---------1-,-0-3-7------ -----9-4-4------ --9-9-8- --

Poultry, fr ozen Broile rs or fryers

I Pound

27,443

21,469

42,07 5

44, 178

Hens, fowls

do.

58,956

33,599

53, 466

55, 137

Turkeys

do.

206,689

182,412

267,10 1 269,731

Other & Unclassifie d

do.

54,710

47, 896

73, 431

60, 569

Total Poultry

do. ---3-4-7-,-7-9-8-------2-8-5-,-3-7-6-------4-3-6-,0-7-3-----4--2-9-,-6-1-5--

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

216, 535

251,639

306, 558 322, 559

Pork: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

260, 157

155,437

234 , 233 254,768

Other meat and meat

products

do.

95,238

75,033

80, 694

88,974

Total all red meats

do.
'

571,930

482, 109

621,485

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

666,301

Georgia

United States

Item

Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15

1966

1966

1967

1966

1966

1967

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

13.5

ll.O

10.0

9.9

9.2

9. 1

Com'lBroilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.)

15.5 15.4

ll.O ll.O

12.5 12.3

16.4 15.6

ll. 9 ll. 6

13.9 13. 3

All Eggs, (dozens)

45.9

48.0

43. l

37. 5 40.9

37.4

Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

4. 90

5. 40

5. 30

4. 80

5. ll

5. 14

Laying Feed

4. 7 5

5. 10

5. 10

4. 45

4.70

4 . 73

Scratch Grains

4. 20

4. 45

4. 50

3. 90

4.09

4 . 12

1/ Frozen e ggs converted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the case,

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This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improveme

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricu1tu

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketi

Service and the Agricultural E stimates Division of the Statistical Repor ting Servic e and

many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farm ers that r e port to

these ag encies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A . WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statist ician

After Five Days Return to:

Post age and F e es Paid

United States Department of Agriculture

U. S. Department of Ag riculture

Statistical Reporting Se rvice

315 Hoke Smith Annex

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN G S ERVIC E

ATHENS, GEORG I A

- ____ January 1967 Released 2/24/67

, - -special-in this issue --,
t MILK CONS AND MI LK PRODUCTION r ____B~~.?:~~9..:._1962 -1966------

Total milk production on Georgia farms during January 1967 is estimated at 86 million , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 2 million pounds above
on during the same month a year ago but 1 million pounds below the December 1966 Milk per cow for the month was placed at 590 pounds - 40 pounds above January 1966 and pounds above the 1961-65 average of 439 pounds .

MILK

_______ _ Q~rgi:~--------=______.J!E.?:~~ St at e~------

Item and Unit

Jan.

Dec.

Jan. : Jan.

De c .

Jan .

9, . . ~-=--~--:----~-~~-----

.;.--

19

1

-'"~----- -'"'"-:':

7 -

-

-

-

-

-

-1-9-687 6

--:

9

,1"986o65

__ ___19)66l l - - - 9 ; 18956 75 --

550

590

590

678

687

715

152

147

146 14,464 13, 836

cwt.

6. 30 2/6.55

6. 30

6. 55

3.80

4. 45

- 1!:/ 6. 70- :

4.54 4. 95

: 3. 61

11 5. 30
5. 68 4.31

w 5 . 15

170. 00 200. 00

200 . 00 221. 00 257 . 00 256. 00

28. 00 27.50

28. 50 24 .40

2) . 10

25.50

Percent Protein, cwt . 21

3. 85

3. 90

Percent Protein, cwt.

3. 90

4. 20

Percent Protein, cwt.

4.15

4.50

Percent Protein, cwt .

4.20

4.55

Under

4. 00 '3/3 .46

3. 66

3. 68

4.25 l/3 . 75

4. 04

4. 09

4.50 ~/3 . 88

4.21

4. 23

4.60 }/4.02

4.44

4.46

Average. 2/ Dollars per for month.-}/ Revised.

uni
k/

t as of the Preliminary.

152th1

of U.

month except wholesale milk which S. price is for under 16 percent.

Number

218 217 216 215

209 209

213

208 207 207 206

200 199

204

198 198 197 196

189 188

193

I 187 186 185 184

177 176

182

175 174 173 172

165 164

170

163 162 161 160

153 152

158

152 152 151 151 150 150 149 149 148 148 147 147

1)0

Milk production per cow (pounds) 2/

390 365 380 410 415 390- 385 400 410 415 - 410 415

4,790

415 385 440 440 450 420 '420 425 430 425 405 415

5, 070

415 390 450 460 460 425 425 440 430 430 415 435

5,180

425 385 435 475 480 455 465 445 440 450 435 435

5,310

440 430 480 485 490 465 480 480 460 455 460 490

5,600

500 475 530 545 540 515 530 535 520 530 520 555

6,270

550 490 560 575 580 540 545 550 560 575 570 590

6,670

T-soatal

milk 89

production (million pounds) 83 82 ---85 87_---s?__

2/ 86

87

1,020

91 92 86 86 86 87 85 ..~1 - 83

1,034

90 90 82 82
87 88 83 84 83 84 79 81

84 82 80 79 81 77

82 _J. B,. 82
80 77 77 76 ; 76... 80

. 1,000 ~ 966 952

87 86 81 83 83 81 82 80 84 "''"'' 991

8

8

81

81 82 81 on farms dur ing

- 8S
year.

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UNITED STATES MI LK PRODUCTION
January 1967 milk production in the United States i s estimated at 9,855 million pounds,
half of 1 percent more than the 9,805 million pounds produced a year earlier. This is the s consecutive month that milk production was higher than the corresponding month a year earlier Average daily production was up 4 per cent from December 1966. Production averaged 1.60 pound per person per day in January compared wi th 1.61 a ye ar earl i er .
Milk Cows and Milk Production by Months, United State s, average 1960- 64, 1965, and 1966(Revised)

Month --Mi-lk--co-w.-s -on farms -11--: --M-il-k-.-pe-r-c-ow-: -?-} ----: -----M..--ilk--p-ro-duc: t-ion ?J :Ch

: Average : 1965 : 1966 :Average : 1965 : 1966 :Average : 1965

1966

------------ _____.:.._1.2.Q:64_.:.._ _ _.:.._____.:_1 _ 960_:.~.:._ ___:.______:19Q.:4 :

Th ousands

Pounds

lViillion Pounds

January

16,920 15,349 14, 464 597 684 678 10,099 10,494 9,805

February 16,881 15,290 14,393 573 641 635 9, 670 9,795 9,137

March

16, 842 15,226 14, 326 651 734 736 10 ,968 11, 177 10, 537

April

16,800 15,151 14,262

668

743

752 11,219 11,264 10,725

May

16,761 15, 078 14,188 736 802 812 12 ,337 12, 100 11,525

June

16,723 14,998 14,124 708 771 798 11 ,839 11,567 11,269

July

16,686 14,918 14,068

650

718

736 10, 852 10,704 10,350

August

16,649 14,839 14, 021 610 669 696 10,158 9,929 9,763

September 16,613 14,764 13,968

574

628

663

9,529 9,272 9,263

Oc t o b e r

16,577 14,689 13,923 582 636 670 9,652 9,343 9,333

November 16,541 14,606 13,878 : 561 618 649 : 9,276 9,029 9,012

December 16.5oh_.lk.:.,229___:J:1.816_:._ _297____21!__ 687_!___.2.:..u9_---2..tu99 _2.:.51L:

- . - Am.!__:.__;!;.!-101__1~. 9')4__14 . 121 : 7.509
~Excludes heifers not yet fresh.

a.1ou

:
8.513 : 12S. 447 12u.l7L1gQ.g3o --~

[/ Excludes milk sucked by calves .

~timate8-of:monthly milk-pr0duction ~milk cows on farms for 1960-66-save--T
r been r evised, where necessary, based on review of data from the 1964 Census r of Agriculture and other data which have become available since original es- t r timates were made. Revised estimates for 1965 and 1966 are shown above; ' similar data for 1960-64 are available gpon request.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

R. L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistici

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Servic e 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fee s Paid U. S. Department of Agricult

CALF C?O J

tVI ~: ED ES-f r M!-\TES 196o-6~

2/27/67

The calf crop estimates for 1960 through 1964 have been revised in conjunction with the
r rev ision program for all cattle and calves. These revisions resulted from a review ~alysis of the 1964 Census of Agriculture and other data which have become available
the original estimates were made.

Included herein are revised estimates of calves born and cows 2 years old and older for breeds.

Data for 1965 and 1966 are published in the usual Annual Calf Crop Keport by the Georgia ~porting Service.

STATE

CALF CROP: NuMBER CALVES BORN , BY STATES , 1960- 64
- - - ---

1963

1964

96 53 245 88 13 82 1,212 117
918

97 53 250 87 12 80 1,204 114
941

94 52 244 85 11 78 1 ,2?3 114
947

882 718 1,158
709 2,272

876 721
1,158 719
2,272

880 713 1,160 719 2,309

1,568 1,742
1,654 848
1,424 1,689 1,395

1,599 1,755
1,683 886
1,452 1,714 1,492

1,618 1,777 1,740
910 1,485 1,746 1,620

27

26

26

232

234

230

633

652

670

255

255

258

390

398

399

233

233

240

612

646

~

-

947

1,000

1,059

881

920

963

761

754

780

925

939

959

644

642

681

843

870

904

1,461

1,518

1,603

4,078

4 ,137

4,386

1,081 539 509 810 564 297 317
225 473 624 1,524

1,107 553 512 816 586 317 305
226 5C8 630 1,529

1,115 583 525 848 622 332 320
242 526 668 1,530

39 ,355

40.114

41,375

3.5

3 .7

61

62

62

39 416

40

41 441

for cows 2 years old and older on fanns J anu ar y 1.

90 48 237 82 10 74 1,183 1C8 9?5
847 703 1,145 703 2,319
1, 636 1,810 1,798
963 1,539 1,802 1,655
24 225 675 252 396 256
1,117 1,003
802 1,011
720 901 1,702 4 ,517
1,190 595 560 892 646 337 319 234 535 688
1,526
42,201
3 .8
63
42 268

86 47 231 79 10 71 1,181 104 9 21
825 709 1,162 697 2,313
1,684 1,911 1,895 1,071 1,653 1,917 1,726
22 218 648 258 413 254
1,181 1,041
833 1,059
749 953 1,820 4,638
1, 266 626 595 916 663 352 325 246 542 724
1,597
43,739
4 .0
66
43 809

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Calves born on Georgia farms during 1966 totaled 739,000 head--2 percent below the ,~born in 1965, but 13 percent above the 1960-64 averag e calf crop, according to the rgia Crop Reporting Service.
~e number of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on farms at the beginning of the year estimated at 935,000 head compared with 933,000 on January 1, 1965.

crop for the United States was 43 , 473,000 head compared with 43,928,000 for first decline in number of calves born from the previous year since 1958.
~e decrease in the 1966 calf crop was the result of fewer cows and heifers 2 years old older on farms January 1, 1966. There wer e 50,420,000 cows and heifers 2 years old and on farms January 1, 1966 compared with 51,219,000 a year earlier.
~e number of calves born in 1966 expressed as a percentage of cows and heifers 2 years ~d older on hand at the beginning of the year was 86 percent, the same as a year earlier. ~rcentage is not strictly a calving rate be cause the January l inventory of cows and ers 2 years old and older doe s not include all heifers that calve during the year and ine some cows that died or were slaughtered before calving.
In the ~~h C e ntr~ States, 9 State s had smaller calf crops than a year earlier, one had same number and 2 had more calves born. Michigan--down 7 percent--had the greatest percent-
Nebraska and South Dakota each showed a 1-percent increase.
Of the 8 South Atlantic States, 7 had smaller calf crops and l was larger. In the South
al region 4 States had smaller calf crops than a year earlier and 4 States showed an
ase over the previous year. Texas, the largest cattle State in the Nation, had a 1-per-

In the 11 We stern States, 6 had smaller calf crops and 5 were larger than in 1965. ado with 4 percent more calves than a year earlier had the greatest percentage increase. a was down the most with a 5-percent decrease.

The 1966 calf crop was smaller in all Not!:h_!!lantic States with the decline ranging from

10 percent below a year earlier.
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-,

The calf crop estimates for 1960 through 1964 have been revised in conjunction with the 5-year r evision program for all cattle and calves. ' Revised estimates by States for the years 1960-64 are shown in the r eport, 11 Calf Crop, Revised Estimate s 1960-6411 , issued by the Georgia Crop Re porting Service, February 27 , 1967.

ARCHIE LANGLEY ultural Statistician I n Charge
-------------------------------

R. 1. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician
----------------

~orgia Crop Re porting Servic e , USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperawith the Cooperative Ext ensi on Servic e , University of Georgia and the Georgia De partment iculture.

------------~--------------------~C~~~l~f~C~ro~p~~~l~9~6~5 and 1966, by States : Calve s born a s

Cows an d he ifer s

:percent of c ows

St ~ te

2 yrs. & older

: and he ifers 2 +

5-year

Janu-a-ry--1----------------J-anuary 1 ;!._/

average

1965

1966

1965

1966

Ca l ve s born

s:ye~a~r~--------------------:-19~

average

1 9 65

1956 : %o

1960-1964

19 60-19 64

t 19B

1 , 000 head

Pe r c e n t

-- ----T, ooohead

Perc

Ma ine N. H.
Vt. Mass . R. I. Conn.
N y
N J
Pa .

112 59 286
102 14 95
1 , 419
139 1,075

99 53 27 0 93 13
87 1 ,365
120 1, 033

92

81

80

50

85

83

249

80

82

88

80

78

12

75

75

84

82

80

1 ,311

84

83

113

79

81

988

86

86

93 51 241 84 11
77 1,201
111 930

80 45 21 6 74 10
71 1 ,147
95 888

74 42 204 69
9
67 l,C88
92 850

Ohie
Ind. Ill.
Mich. Wi s .

l,OG9 815
1,314
817 2,535

934 8 C8 1,286 789 2 ,561

890

86

86

773

88

87

1,248

88

87

750

85

83

2,449

87

88

862
713 1 ,157
709 2,297

803 711 1,132
671 2,228

765 673 l,C86 622 2,155

Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak .
s. Dak.
Ne b r .
Kans .

1,809 1,964 1 , 948 1,016
1,624
1,938 1,744

1,870 2 , 114 2,163 1, 215
1,899 2 ,133 1,891

1,776

86

85

2,044

91

93

2,115

89

91

1,207

89

88

1,830

89

93

2,149

91

90

1,906

92

88

1,621 1,799 1,754
936 1,511
1,774 1,578

1,6C8 1,924 1,925
l,C81 1,690 1,932 1,740

1,510 I g

1,901

g

1,925

1

1,062

g

1,702

1

1,943

1

1, 677

9

Del.

Md .

wV<..


Va

.

N . C.
s. c.

Ga .
rra ~

32

25

24

79

77

25

20

18

9

274

252

248

85

85

228

214

211

9

779

756

735

83

83

656

627

610

9

299

292

282

86

85

256

251

240

g

512

523

530

80

81

399

418

429

lC

306

319

321

84

82

243

268

263

g

802 992

933

- =rs 935 :
- r-;-c89-:-

81 - - .7i49 :I ---6-59575 --

756 813

--873~069,__.I:---_,_!

Ky . Tenn. Ala . Miss.
Ark .
La . Okla . Texa s

1,183
1,108 965
1,290 834
1,144
1,885 5,235

1 ,3 29
1, 257 1 , 048 1, 41 0
937 1, 216
2,167 5,692

1, 292

88

91

1, 274

86

84

1 , 042

80

80

1 ,439

77

81

925

79

83

1,184

78

78

2,173

87

86

5,589

82

84

1 , 061 962 786 981
~87
894 1,621 4,351

1,170 l,C81
838 l,C86
740 948 1,885 4,667

1,175

1(

1,070

9

834

1

1,166

1

7 68

1

924

1,869

4,695

Mont. Idaho Wyo . Colo. N. Mex . .Ar i z .
Utah
Nev.
Wash. Oreg. Calif .

1,262 642 611
953 725 414 366
292
578 759 1,754

1,479
712 688 1,025
750 444 390 328
612
835 1,814

1,511

90

91

699

89

90

719

91

89

1,043

91

93

750

84

86

417

77

83

395

90

88

320

79

77

585

87

89

813

88

89

1,853

90

87

1,152 579 540 856 616
327
317 235 517 667 1,541

1,331 634 626 933 630
342
351 259
532 735 1,627

1,375 629 640 970
645 346
348 246 521
724 1,617

48 States

47,830

51,113

50,311

86

86

41,357

43,8~5~3~--~4~3~~39~5~~~~

Al a ska Hawa ii

4.6

4.6

89

87

90

101

105

70

70

4.1

4.0:

63

71

74

United

States

51,219

50 ,420

86

86

43,928

43 ,473

~a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expr essed as percentage of the number of 0011

- and heifers 2 years old and over on f arms and r anches January 1.

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Statistical reporting Service 315 Hoke ~mith Annex Athen s, Georgi~ 30601 OFFIC I!.L BUSINESS

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ATHENS, GEORG IA

March l, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY RE POR T

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 25 was 9,421, 000 -- slightly more than in the p revious week and 6 p er cent more than in the comparable week last year, according to the G e orgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 13, 346, 000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries -1percent more than in the previ ous week and 6 p ercent more than in the comparable
week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs



were report ed within a range of 50 to 65 cents per doz en. The average price of hatch-

~

ing eggs was 60 cents p e r doz en. The pric e of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned

cockerels gene rall y was 2 cents below th e av::! r age pric e . Most prices received for

broiler chicks by G e orgia hatcheries were repo rted within a range of $ 7.00 to $10 .00

with an averag e of $8 .75 p e r hundred . The ave rage pric es last year were 67 cents

!oreggs and $ 10. 25 for chicks.

;,

GE ORGIA E GGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEM:SNTS EGG TYPE

.l
'

Week Ended

Eggs Set

j

Chicks Hatched

1

I '1o of

i '1o of

1966

I I 1967

y e ar
ago l

1966

1967

i
I

year

I ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Jan. 28
Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25

975 941 l, 051 895 945

1, 241

127

l, 36 5

14 5

l, 245

118

l, 3 58

152

1,328

14 1

570

760

133

699

872

125

699

919

131

766

993

130

706

l, 082 I 153

Wee k Ended

BROILER TYPE

Av. Price

B ggs Set]._/

Chicks Placed for

Hatch

Broiler

I

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Chicks

1-9-65
1966

1-9-66
1967

'1o Of
year ago

1965
--
1966

1966
--
1967

o/o of Per
year Doz.
ago I 1966-67

Per Hundred 1966-67

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

'

I

Dec. 24

11,642 11' 83 5

102

8, 323

8,435 101

62

9. 25

I,

Dec. 31

11,421 11,615

102

8,323

8, 546 103

60

8, 7 5

Jan. 7

11,364 12,359

109

8, 585

8, 891 104

60

8.75

Jan. lei

11, 996 12,392

103

8, 614

8, 783 102

60

8.75

Jan. 21

12,208 12, 562

103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

8.75

Jan. 28

12,392 12,892

104

8,664

8,929 103

60

8.75

Feb. 4

12, 432 13,096

105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

8.75

Feb. 11

12, 298 12,971

105

9, 102

9,063 100

60

8.75

Feb. 18

12,302 13, 221

107

9, 049

9,393 104

60

8.75

Feb. 25

12,616 13,346

106

8, 916

9,421 106

60

8.75

!I Includes eggs s et by hatcherie s producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks.

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ECiCiS S E T . A N D G.fci:IGI<S F"L...AGED I N GC>~~E.RGI.AL.. .ARE.A.S B Y "W . ..:#EI<S - 1 9 6 7

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

P'a._g_e Z.

STATE

Week Ended

Feb.

Feb.

11

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Feb. 25

I u/o of
year

Feb.

ago 1/ 11

I Week Ended Feb.

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u/o of year

18

25

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967
{22 States)

2,044 361
1, 403 710 701
2,684 4,399 l, 606
155 7, 207
419

l, 972 258
l, 464 721 672
2,806 4,605 1, 603
142 7,630
469

2,089 108

243

63

l, 480 116

713

90

648

83

2,975 115

4,527 103

1, 760 109

134 89

7, 387 111

456 114

l, 558

l, 505

l, 560

108

172

147

152

58

857

1, 002

775

93

337

346

323

71

459

435

428

124

2, 731

2, 862

2, 761

122

3, 216

3,023

3, 316

102

873

926

921

100

352

317

247

58

5,067

5, 351

5, 408

108

434

379

381

96

12, 971 13,221 13,346 106

9,063

9,393

9,421

106

605

577

892 219

429

413

454

143

964

963

950

85

943

1, 059

1, 098

108

8, 762

9,093

9,462 110

6,645

6,621

6,707

103

4,784

4,879

4,938 104

3,781

3, 814

3, 951

108

10, 168 10, 172 10, 3 72 114

7,201

7, 456

7, 377

105

1,094

l, 140

l, 187 116

833

797

811

112

4,555

4,743

4, 736 126

3,295

3,408

3, 506

132

629

642

795 116

455

529

499

111

380

382

376 102

419

265

362

100

1,794

2,076

2, 189 104

1, 466

l, 439

1, 372

101

68,595 70,230 71,655 109

50, 586 51, 487 51, 830

106

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

63, 186 63,914 65, 516

48,908 49,509 48,676

o/o of Last Year

109

110

109

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

103

104

106

7
AMJ C?OJ

tVISED E ~~TI/\1\ AT E S 196o -.64

3/1/67

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

The lamb crop estimates for 1960 through 1964 have been revised in conjunction with the r revision program for all sheep and lambs. These revisions resulted from a review and is of the 1964 Census of Agriculture and other data which have become available since original estimates were made.

Included herein are revised estimates of lambs born and ewes 1 year old and older.

Data for .1965 and 1966 are pub! ished in the usual Annual Lamb Crop Report by the Georgia Reporting Service.

state
' s
s

1.'-: ::3 CROP:
l9b0
26 5.2 9.0 8.0 2.0
s.o
119 12
161

NUMBER LAHE S S..~VE D, BY STATES, 1960-64

s sa

~-- -
- ---



---1-9-6-2r,cfo6Te-ad_--:_ r9b_ .:l ____

25 4.1 7.0 7.0 1.8 4.6
110 11
156

25
4.7 6.7
7.8 1.6
4.8
1C8 9.2
154

25 4.2 6.2
7.4 1.5 4.6
99
8.2 139

_____ .LYM
23 4.1 5.7 7.4 2.0 4.5 102 7.5 137

703

655

612

589

535

358

356

347

292

258

469

458

451

381

356

258

238

244

214

216

185

187

169

165

147

709 943 . 548 534
1,257 297
371

750 933 486
535 1,309
313 411

706 875 446
512 1,231
301 410

632 782 352
476 1,212
268 4(J7

564
750 320 418 1,105
243 369

4.5 30 272 240 41
5.8
4.

3.3 28 271 236 43
5.8 11
4 .2

3.0 23 25 3 219 40 5.1 10
3.6

2.8 22 232 209 32
4.0 8.2
4.7

2.1 21 219 187 25 3 .4
5.6
4.0

47 6 185
22 35 31 41 1 61
3~ 075

416 1 69
19 34 30
43. 158 3,116

323 140
14
24
24
35 132 2,963

249 122
10 21 19 29
128 2,745

206 88
7.7 18 15 24 113 2,580

1, 225
1,010 1,560
1,212
690 286
927 233 262
685 1 ., 303

1,201
999 1,512 1,164
755 278
89 9 215 254
692 1, 263

1,092 927 .
1,448 1,164
703 278 901 217 246 630 1,263

1,060 889
1,470 1,128
7CJ7 298 872 204 215 603 1,162

1, 037
7 61 1,355
974 606
287 8 01 196 190
55 0 1 ,139

21,01 2

20,777

19 ,7 C6

18,511

16,989

5.0

5 .0

5.0

5. 0

18 516

16 ,994

STATE
Maine New Hampshire Vermont Ma ssa c husetts Rhode Island Connect icut New York New J ersey Pe n n s y l v a n i a
Ohio Indiana illinois Michigan Wisc onsin
Minnesota Iowa Missouri No rth Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kan sas
Delaware Ma r y l a n d Virginia VTe st Virginia North Carol ina South Carolina Geo r,r:ria Fler ida
Kentucky Tenne ssee A l a b ama Mi s s i s s ip p i Arkansas Louisia na Oklahcma Texa s
Mo ntana Idaho Wyoming Co l o r a do New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada Washington Oregon Cal ifornia
48 St ates
Alaska Hawai i
United States

NUMBER OF Eii!E S 1 YE.ltR OLD AND OLDER Jill-TUARY 1, BY STATES , 1960- 64

: :

Ewes 1 year old and older January 1

: : :

1960

: :

1961

: :

1962

:

'

1963

: :

:

1,000 head

:

26

24

c4

25

:

5.0

s.o

5.0

4.5

s

9

8

7

7

:

8

8

8

8

: :

s2 .. o0

1.7
s.o

1.7

1.7

5.0

5.3

:

116

102

99

94

:

11

11

10

9

:

1 69

162

156

144

:

I

757

689

641

590

:

350

343

333

281

:

437

437

415

361

:

258

237

232

209

:

165

163

160

152

:

I

614

651

638

564

:

922

894

858

757

:

540

497

437

358

:

480

490

470

442

:

1,207

1,286

1,191

1 ,154

:

29 5

295

283

255

:

422

447

447

420

:

:

4.0

3.1

3 .0

2.5

:

30

27

23

21

:

257

249

232

211

:

227

222

204

192

:

42

42

37

30

:

8.0

7.0

6.4

4.5

:

19

15

12

10

s

s.o

5.2

4.9

5.3

s

:

420

361

303

236

I

199

168

150

123

:

25

21

14

12

I

49

40

29

30

:

35

32

25

19

:

65

57

47

43

:

166

163

134

125

:

3 ,942

4,100

4 ,059

3,978

:

:

1 ,331

1,291

1,162

1,116

:

902

884

813

780

I

1,773

1,738

1,703

1,652

:

1,200

1 ,164

1 ,141

1,095

:

874

914

890

867

:

347

342

331

349

I

1,065

1,033

1,012

1,002

:

274

247

249

232

I

234

225

216

190

I

699

699

636

591

:

1,416

1,388

1,388

1,263

:

:

22,406

22,193

21,245

20,021

:

: :

------

6
---

- -7

- -7

:

'

22,406

22,199

21,252

20,028

1964
22 4.2 6 .1 8 1.8 4 .5 93
8
132
543 247 329 199 138
497 727 329 398 1,061 237 374
2. 0 19 192 173 24
4.0 7 5.2
194 91 9 22 1.5 36
111 3,7:<9
1,127 686
1,652 964 816 351 942 22 0 167 550
1- ,-238-'"-
18,715
--8
18 ,723

ARCHIE Lilli! GLEY Agricul tura l St a tisticia n In Charge

R L. SAN DIFER Agricultural Statistician

The Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e , USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Ann ex, Athen s, Ge orgia, in cooperation with the Coo ~t~v~ ~x!e ~s~o ~ eE_v~c~ ,_Ui:y:eE_s~ty ~f_G~oE_g~a_ad_t~e_G~o E_g~a_D~~r,!.m~n ! ~f_Ag_r,icl!_l!UE_e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

After Five Days Return to
United States Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens , Geo rgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricul

l9t (.

--- ...--{)
r ,_
\
l

Released by GEORGIA
CKOP REPORTI NG SERVICE
March 3, 1967

GEORGIA 1 S LAMB CROP DOWN 700 HEAD
~orgia 1 s 1966 lamb crop is estimate d at 3,300 head -- 700 below the previous year rply below the 1960-64 average of 10,000 lambs,
The number of breed i ng ewes 1 year and older on farms January 1, 1966, at 4,700 c~pared with the previous years total of 5,300 and the 5-year average of 13,000,
LAMB CROP DOWN l PEKCENT IN UNITED STATES
The 1966 lamb crop totaled 15,879,000 head, 3 percent less than the 16,312,000 head in 1965. The number of breeding ewes one year old and older on farms and ranches 1, 1966 was 4 percent below a year earlier, The 13 \t/estern sheep States (ll \tJest,
hkota, and Texas) produced 2 percent fewer lambs than in 1965. The lamb crop in ~tive sheep States (excludes 13 ~estern States and Alaska) was 4 percent smaller In 1965. In Texas, which produces nearly one-sixth of the Nations lambs, the lamb
3 percent below 1965.
lamb crop percentage (number of lambs saved per 100 ewes 1 year of age or older and ranches January l) for 1966 was 94, up 1 point from the 1965 percentage.
States lambing percentage, at 91, was up 2 points from the 1965 percentage, Native States lambing percentage, at 104, was the same as the previous year.

13 Western States produced a lamb crop of 10,993,000 head, 2 percent below 1965. IM in the number of breeding ewes more than offset the increase in the lambing
, The January 1, 1966 number of breeding ewes 1 year old and older on farms was 12,134,000 head, 4 percent less than a year earlier, Only four of the
reported an increase in the lamb crop compared with a year earlier. The number lambs (dropped before March 15) in the Western States was 2 percent greater than earlier.

1966 lamb crop in the 35 Native States totaled 4,880,000 head -- 4 percent below saved in 1965. The smaller lamb crop resulted from a 4 percent drop in the
of ewes 1 year old and older January 1, 1966, as the lambing percentage was unchanged. 1, 1966 number of breed i ng ewes l year old and older on farms and ranches was
head.

The lamb crop estimates for 1960 through 1964 have been revised in

conjunction with the 5-year revis ion program for all sheep and lambs.

Revised estimates by States for the years 1960-64 are shown in the

report, 11 Lamb Crop, Rev i sed Estimates 1960-6411 , issued by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, March 1, 1967

.L -

- - - - - J.

ARCHIE LANGLEY In Charge

R, L, SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician

Ia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperath the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department
lculture,

STATE
Ma ine New Hampshire Vermont Mas sac husetts Rhode Island Conne cticut New York Ne:w J ersey Pennsylvania

L.AMB CROP: 1965 .AND 1966

5- year aver age 1960- 64

Br ee ding ewe s 1 year and older
January 1

1965

1966

1, 000 head

: Lambs saved per

1 00 ewe s ~ ..:
Januarz 1 i/_

7 5- year

1965

1966

average

1960- 64

Nu n b e r

24 5

17 4.0

14

1 06

107

3 .s

92

94

25 4

7

6.0

6.0

1 05

95

7

8

7.0

7.0

86

96

8

2

1 .5

1.5

100

100

2

5

3 .8

3.3

95

100

5

101

87

80

1 C8

1 08

1 C8

10

7

7

91

89

10

153

133

130

102

105

149

-- - - - - - -Lamb s saved 1./

1 9 65
1 'm:mneaa--
18 3 .7 6.3 6 .0 1.5 3.6
9<, 6 .4
136

: l~
: J 1966 1 reJ
15 3.3 5.7 6.7 1.5 3.3
86 6 .2
137

Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan
Wisc onsin

644

538

532

99

98

619

535

521

311

247

230

1 06

107

322

262

245

396

293

284

1 06

1 06

423

313

302

227

195

189

107

llO

234

2C8

207

15 6

130

1 29

115

1 08

171

149

139

Minne sota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dako ta Ne b r a s k a Kansas
Del awar e Maryland Vir ginia West Virgin i a North Carolina Sout h Carolina
G eo r~ia
Florida

593 832 43 2 456 1,180 273 4 22
3 24 228 204 35
6 13 5

46 6 743 303 354 1,007 242 333
2 .0 18 180 163 20
3.3 5 .3
s.s

447

113

llO

684

101

1 01

291

96

103

333

1 05

104

983

103

104

242

100

102

353

97

96

2.0

110

llO

16

111

100

176

119

120

155

ll2

109

19

1 C6

100

3.0

82

80

4 .7

75

70

4.6

84

74

672 857 430 495 1,223 284 394
3 25 249 218 36 48 10
4

5 27 750 291 370 1,040 243 324
2.2 20 215 183 21
2 .7 4.0
4.6

490 693 299 346 1,026 248 339
I
2.2 I 16 211 170 19 I
2.4 I 3 o3 I
3.4 :

Kentucky
Tennessee Alabama Mississipp i Arkansas
Louisiana Okla homa Texa s

303 146
16
34 25
50 140
3,964

151 78 8 18
11
30 92
3,290

137 70 7 17 9
27 93 3,158

112

109

99

96

94

83

78

88

1 00

89

73

63

1C6

104

81

82

334 141
15 26 24
34
138 2,896

169 77
7 .s
14 11 22
97 2, 665

149 67 5,8 I
15 I 8 o0 I
17 97 2,590

Montana Idaho Wyom i n g Colorado New Mexico Arizona Utah Neva da Washington Or egon Cal ifornia
48 St ates
Ala ska Hawa ii

1, 205 813
1,704 1,113
872 344 l , Oll 244 2 06 635 1 , 339
20,916

1,093 665
1 ,602 906 744 366 876 202 147 512
1,188
17,493
9

1,006 645
1,538 906 687 349 890 200 118 466
1,188
16 ,841
9

92

92

113

112

81

87

100

101

75

79

83

83

85

86

92

95

112

114

98

101

91

91

1,123 917
1,469
1,128
692 285 880 213 233
632 1,226

1,006 751
1,298
906
560 303 745 186 165
502 1,081

926 725 1,338
916
540
291 765 190
135 470 I 1 ,eel __!_

I

93

94

19,399

16,306 15,873 I

67

67

I

6 .0

6o0 I

Un i ted Sta tes

17 ,502

16 ,850

93

94

16 ,312 15,879 I

I7 Lambs saved defined as lambs living July 1, or sold befo re July 1 1I n the Native ~es and lambs docked

- branded in t he Western States .

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statist ical Reporting Servic e 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSitlfE SS

Po st age and Fees Paid U. S . Department of Agric~

Di s t r i ct and County
DISTRICT IV
Ca r roll Chattahoochee Cla yton Cowet a Dougl a s fayette Ha ra lson Ha r r i's Hea rd He nry Lamar Ma con Mar ion Meri wether Mus cogee Pike Schl ey Spald i ng Ta l bot Ta ylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT v
Ba I dwi n Bi bb Bleck ley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laur e ns Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulask i Putnam Rockd a l e Ta liaferro Tr e u t l e n Twiggs 1.Va sh i ngton
\~ h e el e r
Wi Ik i nson
TOT AL

GEORGIA v/HEAT
196S-l966 County Est ima t e s-- Acrea ge, Yiel d, and Production (l96 S Re v i sed, 1966 Preliminary)

I

Harveste d Ac res

,- :- - 1965- -l

1966

Yie ld Per Acre

l 96 S

1966

Bu shel s

Production

196S

1966

Bushels

I SO
60 10 30 100
30 30
~- 30
180 I ,900
100 10 40
660 130 600
I 0 120 30 tsO
4, 700

140

29 .0

31.0

so

28 .0

26.0

10

18 .0

18 .0

30

19 . 0

22.0

90

27.0

2S.O

4,3SO
I ,680 180 S70
2,700

30 30

21.0

22.0

30 . 0

31 .o

630 900

400

29 .0

29.0

12,470

II,

160

26 .0

30.0

4,680

4,

I, 740

3S .O

36 .S

66,900

63,

90

32 .S

32.S

3,2SO

2,

10

29.0

27.0

290

30

3S .O

30.0

l ,400

600

24 .0

28 .0

IS,b80

16,

120

34 .0

32.0

sso

28 .0

30.0

4,420 16,800

3, 16,

10

30 .0

29.0

300

II 0

2S .O

27.0

3,000

2,

30

20.0

20.0

600

70

30.0

31.0

2,400

2,

4,300

30 .S

32.0

143,400

137,

l 0 910 620 290 760
40
so
60 4,680
110 320
10
9SO 180 220 220
so
I, 7SO 4SO 90 70 l 0
so
170 2,2SO
240 40
14,600

10 860
S90 270 730 40 40 40 4,4SO 100 300
10 900 170 210 210
so
I ,6SO 420 80 60 10
so
160 2 ,1 20
230 40
13, 800

27.0

27.0

270

30.0

32.0

27,300

27 ,

30.S

30.0

18,900

17 J

29.0

30.0

8,400

8,

30.0

31 .o

22,800

22,

20.0

23.0

800

19.0

20.0

9SO

IS.O

18.0

900

38 . 0

36.S

177 ,bOO

162,

26.S

2S.O

2,910

2,

26.0

26.0

8,320

7,

18 .0

19.0

180

32.0

32.S

30,400

29,

26.0

26.0

4,680

4,

32.0

32.0

7,040

6,

2S.O

28 . 0

s.soo

5,

24.0

21+. 0

I, 200

I,

34.0

34.0

S9,SOO

56,

33.S

34.0

IS,OSO

14,

20.S

21.0

I ,840

I,

16.0

20.0

I, 120

I,

21.0

22.0

210

23. 0

24.0

I, ISO

I,

32 .S

33.0

S,S20

5,

30 .0

32 .0

67,SOO

67,

3l. S

32 .0

7,560

7,

27 . S

2S.O

1,100

I,

32 . 8

33. 0

478,900

455,

istrict County

GEORGIA WHEAT
1965-1966 County Es t imates-- Acreage, Yield, and Product ion (1965 Revised, 1966 Preliminary)

Harvested

- -- 1 965

1

Bushels

Bushels

510 770 l ,600
90 120 350 40 6,050 40 90 120 520 600
10,900

680 l ,020 2,130
120 160 470 50 8 ,050 60 120 150 690 800
14,500

28 .0

28 .0

14,280

24.0

29.0

18 ,4c 0

32.0

30.0

51 ,000

28.0

27.0

2,520

21 .o

22.0

2,520

30.0

31 .o

10,500

26.0

27.0

l ,040

28.0

2b .5

169,400

2&.0

27.0

l '120

28.5

28.0

2,570

23 .0

26.0

2,760

27.0

27.0

14,000

25.0

28 .0

15,000

28 .0

28.6

305,200

19,000 29,580 63,900
3,240 3,520 14,600 l ,350 229,400 l '620 3,360 3,900 18,630 22,400
414,500

TOTAL STRICT VI I I
TOTAL

170 320
140 950 280 390 250 180
50
280 180 150 l '150 50 340 120
5,000
40 40 250 580
150 100 80 2,240 3,550
120 30
200 140 60 540 80 900
9,100

200 370
160 1100 320 450 290 210
60
320 210 180 1,330 60 390 150
5,800
40 40 250 570
150 100 80 2,210 3,510
120 30
200 140 60 530 80 890
9,000

24.0 30.0
26.0 23.5 25.0 24.5 26.0 24.0 27.0
25.0 27.0 26.0 32.0 32.5 25.0 30.0
27.0
30.0 30.0 25.0 26.0
28.0 30.0 23.5
31 .o
31.5
29.0 25.0
21.0 33.0 28.5 32.0 29.0 29.0
30.2

30.0 34.0
31.0 33.0 28.0 29.0 33.0 29.0 33.0
35.0 32.0 33.0 36.0 34.0 33.0 35.0
33.0
30.0 30.0 2b.O 26.5
32.0 33.0 25.0 34.0 35.0
27.0 26.0
25.0 33.0 30.0 32.0 33.0 33.0
33.0

4,080 9,600
3,620 22,500 7,000 9,540 6,500 4,320
l ,350
7,000 4,860 3,900 37,000 l ,630 8,500 3,600
135,000
l '200 l ,200 6,300 15,000
4,200 3,000 l ,880 69,500 lll ,800
3,480 750
4,200 4,620 l, 7l 0 17,340 2,320 26, l 00
274,600

6,000 12,580

4,960

36,300 8,960 13,050 9,570

l

6,090

l ,980

ll '200 6, 720 5,940 47,880 2,040 12,880
5,250

191,400

l ,200 l '200 7,000 15' l 00
4,800 3,300 2,000 75,140 122,850
3,240 780
5,000 4,620 l ,800 16,960 2,640 29,370
297,000

Distr ict and County
DISTRICT IX
App I i ng Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long Mcintosh Pierce Tattnall Toombs
~f are
Wayne
TOTAL

GEORG IA v/HEAT
1965-1966 County Estimates-- Acreage, Yield, and Production (1965 Revised, 1966 Preliminary)

Harvested Acres

1965 I

1966

Yield Per Acre

J 1965

1966

Bushels

Product ion

1965 I

1966

Bushels

40
-

40
-

35.0
-

-30.0

--
-

-

-

--

--

-

-

--

- I ,400 ---
-

..I,2~
.
. . .

10
-

10
--

23.0
-

28--.0

230

. 21

--

20
-

20

24.0

28.0

--

--

--

48--0

~..

60 150

60

30.0

31.0

150

34.5

30.0

I ,800 5,190

~:~

20
-

-20

20.0

30.0

-

-

400
-

~

300

300

31.7

30.0

9,500

9. ~

STATE TOTAL

63,000

65,000

29.0

30.0 1,827,000

1,950, ~

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

A. J. BORDELON
Agricultural Statistician

GEORGIA CROP REPORT!

ATHENS, GEORG IA

March 8, 1967

GEORGIA CHL_,K HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 4 was
9, 706,000--3 percent more than in the previous week and 10 percent more than in
the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Cr op Reporting Service.

An estimated 13, 174, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than in the previous w e ek but 1 percent more than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a rang e of 45 to 6 5 c e nts per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 58 cents p e r dozen. The price of eg gs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels g e nerally was 2 cents b e low the average price. Most prices received for broile r chicks by Georgia hatcheries were report e d wit hin a rang e of $7.00 to
10.00 with an average of $8 .25 per hundr ed. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.

Week Ended

G~ ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEM:2NTS

EGG TYP:t.:

Eggs Set

1966

1967

%of I
year I
ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou .

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Feb. 4 Feb. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 War. 4

941 1, 051
895 945 1, 181

Eggs Set}:_/

1965
1966 Thou.

1966
1967 Thou.

1, 365

145

699

872

125

1, 245

118

699

I l, 358

152

766

I l, 328

14 1

706

l, 198

! 10 l

I
I

761

919 993 1,082 l, 025

131 130 153 I 13 5

BROIL:S R TYPE

I
i

_ ____A_v_. Price

Chicks Placed for

I I

Hatch

Broiler

Broilers in Gear a

Eggs

Chicks

o/o of
year
0

1965 1966

1966 1967

o/o of
year a o

Per Doz. 1966-67

Per Hundred 1966-67

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet, Cents

Dollars

Dec. 31

11, 421 11,615 102

8, 323

8, 546 103

60

Jan. 7

11, 364 12,359 109

8, 585

8, 891 104

60

Jan. 14

11, 996 12,392 103

8,614

8,783 102

60

Jan. 21

12,208 12, 562 103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

Jan. 28

12,392 12,892 104

8,664

8,929 103

60

Feb. 4

12,432 13,096 105

8 , 897

8,909 100

60

Feb. 11

12, 298 12, 9 71 105

9, 102

9,063 100

60

Feb. 18

12,302 13, 221 107

9' 049". 9,393 104

60

eb. 25

12,616 13,346 106

8, 916

9,421 106

60

4

13, 001 13, 174 101

8 826

9,706 110

58

Includes eggs s et by hatcheries producing chicks for ha tchery supply flocks.

8.75 8 .75 8.75 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8. 25

ARCHIE LANGLE Y

W. A . INAGNE R

&ric u1tural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural. Statistician

------------------ ----------- ----------------------------------------- --------

S, Departm ent of Agricultur e

Agricultural Extension Service

stical Reporting Service

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, A thens, Georgia

STATE
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

Feb.
18

E GGS SET

Week E nded Feb.
25

Mar.
4

THOUSANDS

l, 972 258
l, 464 721 672
2, 806
4, 605 1,603
142 7,630
469

2, 089 243
l, 480 713 648
2,975 4,527 1,760
134 7,387
456

2,022 370
l, 437 606 631
2,970 4, 594 l, 777
157 7,480
476

13, 221 13,346 13, 174

577 963 9,093 4, 879 10, 172 1, 140 4,743 642 382 2,076
70,230

892 950 9,462 4,938 10,372 l, 187 4,736 795 376 2, 189
71, 655

839 956 9. 180 4,991 10, 346 1, 105 4, 756 763 337 2, 159
71, 126

CHICKS PLACED

o/o of
year I Feb.
ago 1/ 18

Week Ended

Feb.

Mar.

25

4

THOUSANDS

I

I llt:l

l, 505

1, 560

1, 610

105 I 147

152

210

107 77

I
I
I

1, 002 346

775 323

891 383

79 114

I
I

435 2, 862

428 2,761

388 2,718

104

3,023 3,316 3, 184

113

926

921

1, 095

101

317

247

342

110 I 5, 351
111 I 379 I l '
101 i 9, 393

5, 408 381
9, 421

5, 504 375
9, 706

I

189 I 413

88

I
I

1, 059

103 i 6,621

454 1, 098 6, 707

470 1, 042 6, 893

105 i 3,814 3, 951 4, 140

110
109 120

I
i

7,456 797

I 3,408

7,377 811
3,506

7,690 857
3,638

97

529

499

514

82

265

362

250

101

1, 439

1, 372

1,466

106 151,487 51, 830 53,366

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

63,914 65, 516 67,052

49,509 48,676 48,332

o/o of Last Year

110

109

106

1I Current week as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

I 104
I

106

110

o/o of
year
ago 1/
110 95 96 85 128 110 103 108 110 111 112
110
154 120 103 113 113 123 126 106 118 106
110

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Athens, Ge orgia

March 10, 1967

GE OR GIA' S C OMME RCIAL B ~OIL 2R INC OME $224 , 9 0 3,000 IN 1966

Commer cial broiler production in G eorgia for 1966 set a n e w r e cord high with a total of 456, 192, 000 birds. This was the 16th consecutive y ea:r that G e orgia has led the Dation in broiler production.
Gross income from broile rs produced in G eo rgia in 1966 amounted to $ 224, 903, 000. This is an incr ease of $ 26,337,000 from the 196 5 incom e of $ 19 8 , 566,000 and still exceeds the income from any other agricultur a l commodi t y in the Stat e . A verage liveweight per bird was 3. 4 pounds, the same as the 3 . 4 pounds last y e ar. A v e rage price per pound in the year was 14. 5 c e nts th e same as last ye ar and compa red with 13. 7 cents in 1964. The price in 1966 ranged from a high of 16. 5 c e nts in March to a low of 11. 0 in December.

475- PRODUCTION AND VAL-U- E - O F-G-E_O_R_G_I_A_B_R_OI__L.t-_~_R_S_..:...(eP_r_i_o_d._l9.;_4_7_-_6_6..!.)_

475

Year

Numbers (000)

Value (000$)

I I Numbe r Broilers

450-

450

1947 19 4 8

28, 717 33,025

24, 191 29, 108

p:i~~#:J Value , Dollars

1949

45, 574

32,977

1950

62,892

45,433

1951

88,678

68, 530

400- 1952

112,621

88,6 10

400

1953

121,631

93,826

1954

154 ,471

101,951

1955 1956 1957

177,642 222,780 261,000

125,700 129, 836 150, 336

II

350- 1958 1959

292, 119 303,031

164,521 153,000

I

350

1960 320, 250

171,206

300-

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

348,200 353,600 359,760 373,880 4 02,770 456, 192

156,272 168, 031 168,799 174,153 198,566 224, 903

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I II I I
I II

- 300

Z50-
zoo-

250 ~..,,.................... :0:;
Ul
200

150-

150

100-

100

so-

50

1966 C OMME RCIAL BR O ILER PRODUCTION IN 23 STATES

Commercial broil e r production during 1966 in the 23 States covered by the weekly chick placem ent r e ports totaled 2, 480 million birds, up 10 percent from the 2, 249 million produced in 1965 and t h e l a rg e st of record for these States. These 23 States produced 96 percent of the Nation's b roil ers in 1965. Four of these States produced fewer broilers than in 1965, but increases in other States, particularly Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and North Carolina r e sulted in the overall incr e as e of 231 million birds.

The average pric e received for the 1966 production was 15.2 cents per pound live
weight, O. 3 cent above the average price r e c e ive d in 196 5. The gross income from br production in the 23 States was $1, 310 million compared with $ 1, 163 million during 1965. Georgia, the l eading broiler producing State, had a gross income of $224, 903, 000 from broilers--an all time high for any State. The 1966 average liveweight per bird produced was 3. 5 pounds. The number of pounds produced in the 23 States totaled 8, 631 million pounds, up 11 p e rcent from 1965.

The leading State in the number of chicks placed in 1966 was Georgia with 471, 703, 000, followe d by Arkansas with 374,269,000, Alabama 337, 599,000, North Carolina 277, 017, 000, Mississippi 19 5, 421, 000, Maryland 167, 130, 000, Texas 161,140,000, Delaware 128,908,000, Maine 75, 4 17,000, and California 71,104,000. Placements of 2, 259, 708,000 in these 10 States accounted for 87 percent of all the bra chicks placed in the 23 S tat e s last year.

tate and Total

Commercial Broiler Producti on and Gro s s Income in 23 States,

1966

Maine C onn. Pa. Ind. Ill. Mo. Del. Md. Va.
Miss. Ark. La. Texas Wash. Oreg. C alif.

68,357 11, 806 42,9 62 23,829
620 30,700 109, 293 144,759 47,884 18,605 234, 4 77 16,448 402,770
44, 893 285,077 167, 867 320, 135
31, 579 142, 2 17
21,030 11,200 59, 852

273,428 44,863 167' 552 78,636 2, 356 98, 240
415,313 550, 084 148,440
63,257 820,670
57,568 1,369,418
152,636 969,262 570, 748 1,024,432 107,369 4 83, 538
75,708 40, 320 227,438

17.3
l 7. l
17.6 15.4 15.9 14.7 16.2 16.2 15. 6 15.7 14.4 14.4 14. 5
14.6 14.3 14.2 14.0 14.0 14.9 17.3 17. 5 16.9

47,303 7,672
29,489 12, 110
375 14,441 67,281 89, 114 23, 157
9, 931 118,176
8,290 198, 566
'33 22,285 138,604 81,046 143, 420 15,032 72,047 13,097
7' 056 38,437

72,458 10, 271 43,983 21, 208
542 21,965 117,963 154, 615 50,278 18, 605 264,959 17,486 456, 192
50, 325 324, 124 183,734 361,753
3 5, 317 152, 918
22,412 13, 263 67,034

289, 832 38,003
171, 534 76,349 2, 168 74,681
448,259 587, 537 155, 862
63,257 927,356
61' 20 1 1, 551, 053
171, 105 1, 134,434
606,322 1, 193, 785
120, 078 519,921
82, 924 47,747 248,026

18.2 17.9 16. 5 15. 9 16.0 15. 0 15.9 15.9 15. 5 15.6 15. 3 14. 5 14. 5
15.4 14.2 14.6 14.7 14.5 15.2 18.0 18.0 17.8

11, 71, 93, 24, 1 9, 141,
8,
26, 161, 88, 175,
17, 79, 14,
8, 44,

Total 2, 249, 215

14.9 7 784,983

15. 2 631 082

The Georgia -=:rop Reporting S ervic e , USDA, 315 Hoke Smith A nnex, Athens, Georgia,

in cooperation with the Coope rative E xtension Se rvice, University of Georgia and the Georgia Departme nt of Ag riculture.

ARCHIE LA NGLE Y A gricultural Statisticia n In Charge
A fter F ive Days Return to: United 3tate s De partment of Ag riculture
Statisti cal He porting Servi ce
315 Hoke Smith A nnex
Athens, G e orgia OFFICIAL BUSINE SS

W. A , WAGN!~ R Ag ricultur e.! Statistician
Postage and Fee s Paid U.S. Department of Agriculture

qo 1
A3
~1
ID GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AGRICULTURAL. EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF" GEORGIA AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUAI!:

U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA .
March 10, 1967

VEGETABLES FO R FRE SH MARKET March I , 196 7
'

Watermelon In tentions: Excessive rains and cold weather are delaying Jan pr paration in central areas. Planting is underway in southern counties.
r conditions, land preparation and other factors could affect the final planted acreage.
Early Sprin q Cabbaqe: Cold temperatures and excessive rains have been unfavorable for best grcwth and development of spring cabbage. It is too early
damage, if any, caus e d by freezing temperatures in late February.

Snap Beans: Production of winter snap beans in Florida is estimated at 600,000 cwt., 32 percent above last year but 3 percent below average. Practically all of the
ge is grown along the Lower East Coast, whe re temperatures on February 26 were not below ing. Generally, the month of February was favorable for development. Volume supplies of varieties are expected during March from the Pompano area , supplemented by I ight amounts south Dade County. Pole beans in Dade County are in volume supply, which should continue ing most of March.
Winter cabbage production is forecast at 6,838,000 cwt., I percent above 1966. Volume supplies are expected to continue during March from most Florida areas. were reduced by the February 25-26 freeze. There were scattered frosts on northern and central areas but I ittle additional damage is indicated . In the ings area, harvest was well advanced and damage to the remaining acreage by the cold in late February is not expected to be extensive. In the central area, mature heads in them and some young pla nts were flattened, but are expected to recover. The west counties also were adversely affected. The Everglades muckland cabbage and south sandland crops sustained no significant damage. Harvest in Texas was active in all areas during February . Cabbage made good growth alt hough yields on some of the late are expected to be below normal because of freeze damage early in the season. Shipare expected to be moderate in March and April with supplies available into May.
The~ sprinq crop is est imated at 11,100 acres for harvest compared with 11,750 acres ted in 1966. In South Carol ina the crop was reported in very good condition prior to hard freezes of February 24 and 25 when temperatures dropped to the mid-teens in the ton-Beaufort area. For the most part, freeze damage was confined to outer leaf burn; r, considerable damage may show up later. The full extent of the damage will not be
until near harvest. Movement is now expected to begin around mid-April. Growth and in Georgia are reported to be good. It is too early to determine damage if any from freeze in late February. Light, local movement has been underway in southern counties Ma~ma since early December. Th e main southern c rop is developing nicely and volume tis expected about Apri I 1. Damage from the late February freeze was I ight. In issippi, the crop is making good growth . In the Breaux Bridge area of Louisiana, the is generally in good cond ition . /arm, dry weather is now needed for normal crop opment. First s h ipments fr om this area are expec..ted about April 1. In California, tin the coastal districts will be underwa y in Apri l and peak in t1ay.
The early spri nq tomato crop is estimated at 17,000 acres for harvest in 1967 compa red with 23,600 acres harvested in 1966. In Florida, the crop was ly affected by subfreezing temperatures February 25-26. In north central areas most of Kreage planted was frozen. A small amo unt of plants were saved but more will be needed all the lost acreage is to be transplanted. In west central counties (Manatee-Ruskinla), considerable acreage was lost and extensive resetting wi ll be necessary. At Ft. Immokalee, scattered I ight to heavy damage occurred and a few f ields were lost. Light occurred near Naples and plant development was de l ayed . Ft. Pierce had spotty plant reducing stands. Early plants have set fruit while late fields are at thinning stage. ~unty plants are in good condition. The small spring crop of vine ripes sustained ~mage in east Palm Beach County. Seeding in Texas wa s nearly completed by Ma rch I. continued slow dur ing February, but prospect s were improv i ng at the end of the month.

\.Jatermelons: Growers intend to harvest 179 ,900 acre s of early summer watermelon this ye
compared wit h 184,900 acres harvested last year and the 1961-65 average o 195,020 acres . In North Carol i na, plants are not expected to be act i ve until the last halfc April. Plantings in South Carol i na are expected to begin around March 10, and become active around April 1. Early indications point to an increase in acreage in the Allendale area of~ s~t by reported acreage decl i nes i n the Barnwell and Chesterfield areas. Land preparation in Georgia is making good progress an d some plant i ng has begun in the extreme southern counties, Charleston Greys are expected to continue to lead in varieties planted. Wet fields in Alabari have prevented seedbed preparat ion i n most areas. General planting is expected to get unde~ around mid-March. Planting in Missi ssipp i should start about March 15. In Arkansas, moistu supply, part i cularly i n the subsoil, is short in most watermelon growing counties, and needs be replenished before the plantin g season gets underway in April. In Oklahoma, it is very d over most of the produc i ng areas. The acreage to be planted will depend considerably upon t~ timing of rains during the next 60 days. Cold, wet weather in Louisiana has delayed land p~ paration somewhat, but growers in the major commercial area are expecting to begin planting~ mid-March. A decline i n acreage i s expected in the important Saline area but an offsetting i crease i s indicated in t he Allen Parish growing area. Other major producing centers indica~ 1ittle change from 1966. South Texas watermelon growers started planting in late December. Freez i ng te~ peratures in Ja nuary and Feb r uary caused widespread replanting to be necessary. other areas, land is be ing prepared for pl9nting. First supplies are expected from the Valle around May 15. In Arizona , planting is near i ng completion, with early planted acreage makin! satisfactory growth. Pla nt i ng should be compl eted by the middle of March. The first of the watermelon harvest shoul d be gin in early J une .

ACREAGE AN D EST IMATED PRODUCT ION H.E PORTE D TO DATE, 1967 ~:J ITH COMPARISONS

Crop a nd State

I I I I 1----Ha-;=-;;s~~~a_g_i_To~- j;--__v_ie_l.,.d._ P_e_r--..A_c_r_e_--lr-- - Production

I Average

jharvestl Av.

lind. Average

In

' 1961-65 1966 ' 1967 61-65 1966 1967 1961-65 1966 ]q

Acres

Hundredweight

1,000 Hundredweight

CABBAGE 1/

Winter: Florida Texas Arizona Californi a Group Total

15,600 20,480
1, 320 5 ,3 00 42,700

14,500
10,000
1 ,500 4,1300 38,800

15, 700 176 215 195 19,000 116 135 120
1. 700 206 160 250 5 , 100 222 200 210
41,500 154 174 165

2,746 2,331
273 1 ,182
6,532

3.118 3, 2,430 2
240 960 i 6,748 6

Early Sprinq:
South Carol ina Georgia Alabama Mississippi I Lou i siana Cal iforn i a
Group Total

2,640 3,040
470
960 2,120 3 020 12,250

2,900 2,400
550 700 2,300 2.900 11,750

2,400 102 100

2,300 116 125

500 111 130

700 135 135

2' 100

91 100

3 100 241 240
11. 1oo 141 143

268
354 52 130 192 729
1,725

290 300
72 ~~ 94 230 696 1 ,682

WATERMELONS Late Sprinq ]/:

65,900

71 ,600

68,000 15!{. 161

10,094

Earlv Summer 2/:

North Ca rolfna 8,940

6,500

6,300

60

54

534

South Carol ina 23,600 22,000

21.000

75

75

1 '767

Georgia

32,400 33, 500

30,000

88

80

2,848

Alabama

13,740 13,000

13,000

93

95

Mississippi I 7,040

7,200

7,300

74

5)

1 '278 518

Arkansas

6' 160

6,000

6,100

89

80

546

Louisiana

2,840

3,000

3,000

85

90

240

Oklahoma

8,340

9,000

10,000

70

70

586

Texas

78,000 72,000

72,000

62

60

4,790

Arizona

4,480

3,600

2,900 153 175

685

California

9, 480 9' 100

8,3 00 165 175

1. 567

Group Total I 195,020 184,900 179, 900

79

77

15,358

1/ Includes process i ng. Z/ 1967 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.

11 ,548 Hi
351 1 ,650 2,680 1 '235
396 Jll 480 270 630 4,320 630 1 ,592 14,234

ARCHIE LANGLEY 1. Agricultural Statistician In Charge
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Geor gia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

L. H. HARRIS, JR, Vegetable Crop Estima
'Postage and Fees Pa i U. S. Department of Agri a

~I ~ - I

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF" GEORGIA AND TI-4E STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUA

U . S . DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUFfE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA .
March I0, 1967

VEGETABLES FOR FRE SH MARKET Marc h I, 1967

Watermelon Inten tions: Excessive rains and cold

land preparation

in central areas. Planting is underway in sou

counties.

ther conditions, land preparation and other factors could affect the final planted acreage.

Early Spr inq Cabbaqe: Cold temp erat ures and excessive rains have been unfavorable for be st growth and development of spring cabbage. It is too early
damage , if any, caus ed by freezing temperature s in l ate February.

Snap Beans: Production of winter snap beans in Florida is estimated at 600,000 cwt., 32 percent above las t year but 3 percent below average. Practically all of the
reage is grown along the Lower East Coast, where temperat ures on February 26 were not below eezing. Gene rally, the month of February was favorable for development. Volume supplies of h varieties are expec ted during March from the Pompano area , supplemented by 1 ight amounts ~south Dade County. Pole beans in Dade County are in volume supply, which should continue ringmost of March.
Cabbaqe: Winter cabbage production is fo recast at 6,838, 000 cwt., 1 percent above 1966. Volume supplies are expec t ed to continue during March from most Florida areas.
prospects were reduced by the February 25-26 freeze. There were scattered frosts on ruary 27 in northern and central areas but 1ittle additiona l damage is indicated. In the stings area, harve st was well advanced and damage to the remaining acreage by the cold
in late February is not expected to be extensive. In the central area, mature heads in them and some young plants were flattened, but are expected to recover. The west counties also were adversely affected. The Everglades muckland cabbage and south orida sandland crops sustained no s i gnificant damage. Harvest in Texas was active in all th areas during February . Cabbage made good growth alt hough yields on some of the late ~age are expected to be below normal because of freeze damage early in the season. Shiptsare expected to be moderate in Ma rch and April with supp li es ava ilable into May .
The early sprinq crop is esti mated at 11,100 acres f or harvest compared with 11,750 acres rvested in 1966. In South Carol ina the crop was reported in very good condition prior to
hard freezes of February 24 and 25 when temperat ures dropped to the mid-teens in the rleston-Beaufort area. For the mos t part , freeze damage wa s confined to outer leaf burn; ver, considerable damage may show up later. The f ull extent of the damage will not be l~nt until near harves t. Movement is now expected to begin around mid-April. Growth and ands in Georgia are reported to be good . It is too early to determine damage if any from rd freeze in late February. Light, local movement has been underway in southern counties Alabama since early December. The main southern crop is developing nicely and volume rvest is expected about Apri I I. Damage from the late February freeze was I ight . In ssissippi, the crop is making good growth. In the Bre.aux Bridge area of Louisiana, the
is generally in good cond i tion. Warm, dry weather is now needed for normal crop elopment . First ship me nts from th i s a rea a re expected about Apri l I. In California, rvest in the coastal distr icts will be underway in Apri l and peak in t~ay.
Tomatoes: The~ sprinq tomato crop is e s timated at 17,000 acres for harvest in 1967 compared with 23 , 600 acres harvested in 1966. In Flo r ida, the crop was
rely affected by subfreezing temperatures February 25-26. In north central areas most of acreage planted was frozen. A small amount of plants were saved but more will be needed all the lost acreage is to be transplanted. In west central counties (Manatee-Ruskin~ula), considerabl e acreage wa s lost and extensive resetting will be necessary. At Ft. ~-Immokalee, sca ttered 1 ight to heavy damage occurred and a few fields were lost. Light rn occurred near Naples and plant development was delayed. Ft. Pierce had spotty plant s, reducing stands. Early plants have set fruit while l ate fi elds are at thinning stage. County plants are in good condition. The sma ll spring crop of vine ripes sustained d damage in eas t Palm Beach County. Seeding in Texas was nearly completed by March 1. th continued slow during February, but p rospects were improvi ng a t the end of the month .

Watermelons: Growers intend to harvest 179,900 acres of early summer watermelon this
compared with 184,900 acres harvested last year and the 1961-65 average 195,020 acres . In North Carol ina, plants are not expected to be active until the last half April. Plantings in South Carol i na are expected to begin around March 10, and become active around April I. Early indications point to an increase in acreage in the Allendale area of~ S.:!t by reported acreage dec] i nes i n the Barnwell and Chesterfield areas. Land preparation in Georgia is making good progress and some planting has begun in the extreme southern countiet Charleston Greys are expected to continue to lead in varieties planted. Wet fields in AI have prevented seedbed p reparation in most areas. General planting is expected to get unde around mid-March. Planting in Mississippi should start about March 15. In Arkansas, mois supply, particularly i n the subso i l, is short in most watermelon growing counties, and needs be replenished before the planting season ge t s underway in April. In Oklahoma, it is very over most of the producing areas. The acreage to be planted will depend considerably upon timing of rains during the next 60 days. Cold, wet weather in Louisiana has delayed land p paration somewhat, but growers in the major commercial area are expecting to begin planting mid-March. A dec] ine in acreage is expected in the important Saline area but an offsatting crease is indicated in the Allen Parish growing area. Other major producing centers indi~h I ittle change from 1966. South Texas watermelon growers started planting in late December, Freezing te~peratures i n January and February caused widespread replanting to be necessary. other areas, land is being prepared for planting. First supplies are expected from the Vall around May 15. In Ar izona, plant i ng is near i ng completion, with early planted acreage maki satisfactory growth. Planting should be comp leted by the middle of March. The first of the watermelon harvest should be g in in earl y June.

Crop and State

ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1967 ~.-J ITH COMPARISONS

Yield Per Acre

Production

CABBAGE _!/
Winter: Florida Texas Arizona Ca I i fo rn ia Group Total
Ear y Sprinq:
South Ca ro I ina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Ca I i forn ia
Group Total
WATERMELONS Late Sp r i nq ]/:
Earlv Summer 2/: North Ca ro ITna South Ca ro I ina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Arizona California Group Total
_.!/ Includes

15,600 20,480
I, 320
2,640 3,040
470 960 2,120 020 12,250
65,900
8,940 23,600 32,400 13 ,740
7,040 6' 160 2,840 8,340 78,000 4,480
480

Acres
14,500 10' 000
I, 500 4 80 38,800
71 ,600
6,500 22,000 33,500 13,000
7,200 6,000 3,000 9,000 72,000 3,600
100

2,400 2,300
500
700 2 I I 00
100 II, I 00

68,000 IS~ 161

6,300

60

54

21 1000

75

75

30,000

88

80

13,000

93

95

7,300

74

5.?

6, I00

89

80

3,000

85

90

10,000

70

70

72,000

62

60

2,900 153 175

8 00 16

I

268

290

354

300

52

72

130

94

192

230

6

10,094 II ,548

534 I I 767 2,848
I I 278 518 546 240 586
4,790 685

351 I ,650 2,680 I, 235
396 480
270 630 4,320 630
2

acreage.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr i culture
Statistical Reporting Serv ice 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

L. H. HARRIs I JR. Vegetable Crop Esti
Postage and Fees U. S. Department of Agr

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GEORGIA C R0 P REPORT ING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG IA

Marc h 15, 1967

GEORGIA CHI CK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the wee k ended March ll was
9,914, 000 -- 2 p ercent more than in the previous week and 12 p e rcent more than in the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rvice.

An estimated 13, 027, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries -- l
percent less than in the p revious we e k and 3 p e rcent l es s tha n in the comparable week a year earlier.

The m ajo rity of t he prices paid to Georgia produce r s for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a r a ng e of 45 to 65 cents per dozen . The average pric e of hatching eggs wa s 57 cents p er dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels gen erally was 2 cents b e low the average price . Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9.25 with an aver ag e of $ 8.00 p e r hundr ed . The average prices last year were 67 cents for
eggs and $10,25 fo r chicks.

Week Ended

Gi-ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

E GG T YPE

E ggs Set

I
I.

Chicks Hatched

I

o/o of

1966

1967

year

1966

1967

Thou .

I I ::.g o
Thou. ! Pet,

T hou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Feb. 11
Feb. 18
Feb. zs
Mar. 4
Mar. 11
Week Ended

1, 051 895 945
1, 181
950

E ggs Set ]_I

1966
Thou ,

1967
Thou.

l, 245

11 8

1, 3 58

152

1, 328

14 1

1, 198

101

1, 225

129

699

919

131

766

993

130

70 6

1, 082

153

761

1, 025

135

677

1, 060

157

BROILER TYPE

Vfo of I
I yea r
ago Pet . I

C hicks Placed for

B railers in Georgia

Vfo of

1966

1967 year

ago

Thou,

Tho u. Pet . I

Av. Price

Hatch

B railer

E ggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.
1967

Hundred
1967

Cents

Dollars

Jan. 7

11,364 12, 359

109

8, 585

8, 891 104

60

Jan, 14

11, 996 12 , 392

103

8, 614

8, 783 102

60

Jan. Zl

12,208 12, 562

103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

Jan. 28

12, 392 12,892

104

8, 664 8,929 103

60

Feb. 4

12, 432 13 , 096

105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

Feb, 11

12, 298 12,971

105

9, 102 9,063 100

60

Feb. 18
Feb. zs

12,302 13, 221

107

12,616 13,346

106

9,049 9,393 104

60

8, 916

9,421 106

60

Mar. 4

13 ,001 13. 174

101

8, 826 9,70 6 110

58

!fMar. 11

13,467 13,027

97

8, 87 5 9,91 4 112

57

Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks fo r hatcher y supply flocks.

8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8. 75 8.25 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLE Y

. . . . . : a' ' .
W, A , WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charg e

Agricultural Statistician

--------------------- --- --------------- --------------------------------------

0, S. Departm ent of Agriculture

Agricultural Extension Service

Statistical Re po rting Service

State Depart ment of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, .At h ens , G eorgi a

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J.

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STATE

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year

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2 5

4

11

ago 1I ! 25

4

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THO U.S A NDS

u/o of
year ago 1/

I

Maine Connecticut P e nnsylvania

2,089 243
1, 480

2,022 370
l , 437

1, 942 235
1, 174

II 99
64

1:

1, 560 1S2

88 ,; 77 5

1, 610 210 891

l , 53 5 145 894

100 64
121

Indiana

713

606

567 72

323

383

333

84

Missouri

648

631

642 80

~ 23

388

4 79

105

Delaware

2,975

2,97 0

2, 850 109 I 2,761

~. 718

2, 717

114

Maryland Vir ginia

4, 527 1, 760

4, 594 1, 777

4,54 1 1, 635

I! 99 ;: 3, 316

94

921

3, 184 1, 09 5

3, 120 1, 031

104 108

West Virginia North Carolina

134

157

150 85 ij 247

342

373

94

7, 387

7, 480

7' 150 100

5, L2,08

s, 504

5, 725

102

.

South Carolina

4 56

476

510 11 7

381

375

364

97

U)

G EOR GIA

13,346 13 , 174 13,027 97

9, 4 21

9,706

9, 914

112

Florida

892

839

864 188

4: 5L.:0

4 70

477

137

Tenne ssee

950

956

999

92

1,098

1,042

960

103

Alabama

9,462

9, 180

9, 158 101

6,707

6 , 89~

7' 145

106

Mi ssissippi

4,938

4 ,991

5, 157 109 ,, 3, 951

4 , 1<0

~ .25 5

112

Arkansas

10, 372 10,34 6 10, 53 8 109 i! 7, 37 7

7,690

7' 768

114

Louisiana Texas

1, 187 4,736

1, 105 4, 756

1, 071 4,743

104 115

',: ,i 3, 851061

857 3 , 63 8

872 J , 7 51

125 120

Washington Or eg on California
TOTAL 1967
(22 State s )

795

763

831 13 7

'i9 9

514

4 86

97

376 2, 189 7 1,655

33 7 2, 159 71 J 126

32 5 1, 934 70, 043

92 98 102

362

!l1

511,,

372 83 0

250 1, L.J:6 6 53,366

281 1, 483 54 , 108

97 109 109

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

65, 516 67, 052 68, 565

~ 4B, 676
i

48,332

4 9, 530

o/o of Last Y e ar 1.

109

106

102

*1/ Current w ee k as percent of sam e w ee k last year. Revised.

I
i 106

110

109

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

/~THENS, GEORGIA

February 1967 Released 3/16/1967

February Milk Pr oduction Up 2 Million Pounds

Total milk produced on Georgia farms during February is estimated at 76 million pounds 2million from the same month last year, but the same as the 1961- 1965 average production the month.

ffilk per cow was placed at 520 pounds compared with 490 in February last year. The 1965 average for the month was 413 pounds per cow.

rrices paid by dairymen for feed were generally unchanged from January, but averaged about

20 above the previous year. Hay prices were down slightly.

;tlp\ '' ..1

'

' ',}.'!.,'.

production, mil. lb. ction per cow, lb , 1/ er milk cows, thousand head

74

86

76 9,137 9,855

9,217

490

590

520

635

715

670

152

146

146

- DOLLARS 2/ whoiesale-;;ilk:-~wt~ -
milk, cwt. actured milk, cwt. cows, head baled hay, ton

6.30
6.35
3.60
170.00
28.00

3/6.65
- 6.65
4.25 200.00
28.50

g/6.60
200.00 27.50

4.55 4.96 3.66 227.00 24.60

'3/5.15
- 5.57
4.22 256.00
25.50

257.00 25.30

~=Y

.

d Dairy Feed :

Yili percent protein, cwt.

3.95

4.00

4.00

3.49

3.68

3.66

16 percent protein, cwt.

4.00

4.25

4.25

3. 79

4.09

4.03

18 percent protein, cwt.

4. 20

4.50

4.50

3.94

4.23

4.16

20 percent protein, cwt.

4.25

4.60

4.60

4.06

4.46

4.46

under

29 percent protein, cwt.

4.05

4.25

4.25

3.75

4.03

3.95

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onthly average.

Dollars per unit as of the 15th of month except wholesale milk which is average for month.

Rev-ised. Freliminary.

\

I nited States price is for under 16 percent.

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ARCHIE LANGLEY cultural Statistician In Charge

R. 1. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician

------------- ------------ --- ------- - --- - --- --
Georgia Crop Re porting Servic e, U.s . D. A., 315 Hoke Smith Annex, At-hens, Georgia, in ration with the Cooperative Extension service, University of Georgia, and the Georgia Dent of Agriculture .

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
Febr uary milk produc tion is estimated at 9,217 million pounds, about 1 percent more t
the 9,137 million pounds produced during February last year but 5 percent less than the 19
average for the month.
Milk production per day during February was about 4 percent more than in January, c~ pared with a 3-percent increase between these months in 1966. February milk production~ 1.66 pounds of milk per person daily, the same as a year earlier and just slightly more th January averag e of 1. 60 pounds.

February milk output averaged 670 pounds per cow, 6 percent more than the 635 pounds a
year earlier. On a daily basis, February production per cow averaged 23.9 pounds, up sli from January. Output per cow in February was at a record high level in all but 4 States Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakot a, and Nebraska.
California's February production per cow averaged 835 pounds --to le ad the Nation; Other high-ranking States were Hawaii with 830 pounds, Arizona with 825 pounds, Massachuset
New Jersey and Minnesota each with 810 pounds and Connecticut with 785 pounds.
Milk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months _________gg~~ed_~tate~--1961~-~~~h-Q~~i~g ___ ________________ _

Month
January February

Average : 1961- 65 : 1966
Po unds

1967

Average :

1961-65 : 1966

1967

l-vii-l-l-i-o-n--P-o-u-n-d-s

621

678

715

10,222

9,805

9,855 :

-----~21_______ ~}2_______1Q__l----~222______~1Jl______~g1]_~----!~9

Jan. -Feb. Total
March April May June July August Se p t emb e r October Novemb er De cember

19' 918

18' 942

19' 072 : +0. 7

- 676_____736________:: J:l,062---15"J37-----=: ----II

690

752

11,260 10, 725

757

812

12,310 11,525

729

798

11, 816 11,269

671

736

10,849 10,350

629

696

10,148

9,763

592

663

9, 522

9,263

602

670

9,643

9,333

_____52811~ _ _ _ _ _6649] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _:_ _ _ 29.:,.28848!_ _ _29.,:.021112_________:_- -

-

Annual
-----

-

-----..---7-,7-5-9-----8,-5-1-3 ----------.--1-2-5-,6-6-0-

-

120,230
----

-

-

-

-

-

-

. -

-

-

After Five Days Ret urn to Unit ed States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAl; ~!!SINE~~

Post age and Fee s Paid U. S. De partme nt of Agricult

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

Ma rch 22, 1967

GEORGIA C HICK HATCHERY REPORT
Plac ement of broil e r chicks in Geo rgia during the week e nded March 18 was 9, 968, 000--1 p ercent mo re than in the p revious week and 10 perc e nt more than in the compa rable w e ek last year, according to the Georgi..a Cro p Re porting Service.

An estimated 13, 185, 00 0 broiler t yp~ eg gs were set by Georgia hatcheries-1 percent mor e than in the previous week but 1 percent l es s than in the comparable week a year earlier .

The majority of the prices p a id to Georgia producers for broile r hatching eggs were r epo rted within a rang e of 45 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 c ents p er dozen. The pric e of eg gs f:rom flocks with hatchery
owned cockerels generall y was 2 c e nts below the average p r i ce . Most prices received for broiler chicks by G e orgia hatcheri es were reported withi n a range of $5.00 to $9.25 with an averag e of $ 7. 7 5 p e r hundred . The average prices las t year were 66 cents for eggs and $ 10 .00 for chicks .

Week Ended

G:20RGIA E GGS SET , HATCHINGS , AND CHICK P:LA -::EMENTS E GG TYPE

E ggs Set

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

I o/o of
I ye ar
ag o Pci:.

Chicks Hatched

1966 Thou,

1967 Thou.

I o/o of year ago
Pet.

Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 18

895 945 1, 181
950 l, 065

l, 3 58

152

1,328

14 1

1, 198

101

l , 225

129

1' 16 0

109

766

993

130

706

1, 082

153

7 61

1, 025

135

677

1, 060

157

788

l, 0 50

133

BROIL:;:~>' TYPE

Week Ended

Z ggs Set!._/

I
1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

-- - -- Av- .- P=-r-=ic-=e=---- - -

Hatch

B railer

Broilers in Georgia

E ggs

Chicks

1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

Per Doz. 1967

Per Hundred 1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet .

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Jan. 14

11,996 12, 392 103

8, 614

8, 783 102

60

Jan. 21

12,208 12, 562 103

8, 531

8,843 104

60

Jan. 28

12,392 12,892 104

8, 664

8,929 103

60

Feb. 4

12, 4 32 13,096 105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

Feb. 11

12,298 12,971 105

9, 102

9,063 100

60

Feb, 18

12, 302 13, 221 107

9,049

9,393 104

60

Feb. 25

12,61 6 13,346 106

8, 916

9 , 4 21 106

60

Mar. 4

13 ,001 13,174 101

8, 826

9, 70 6 110

58

Mar. 11

13,467 13,0 27

97

8, 875

9,914 112

57

Mar. 18

13,315 13, 185

99

9,025

9,968 110

56

Y Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.75 8.75 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75 8.25 8.00 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statisticia n In Charge

W. A , WAGNE R Agricultural Statistician

U, S. Departm ent of Agriculture 1

Agricultural Extension Service

Statistical Reporting Se rvi ce

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Ann ex, Athens , G e orgia

....
STATE

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~.-.~

-

E GGS 3E T

M~l We e k Ended

Mar .

Mar .

% of
y ear

'I C HICK3 PLACED
Ir -- ---- vVee k ~~ nded _

11 Mar .

Mar .

Mar .

4

ll

18

ago 1/ 4

11

18

Main e Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryla nd V ir ginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEO.t{GIA
Florida Tennessee A l abama Mi ssissippi Arkan s a s Louisiana Texas Washington O r eg on California
TOTAL 196 7 (22 States )
TOTAL 1966* (22 S tat e s )

THOUSA NDS

2,022 3 70
l, 43 7 606 631
2, 9 70 4, 594 1, 777
157 7, 480
476

1,94 2 235
l, 174 567 642
2, 85 0 4, 541 1, 63 5
150
7' 150 510

2, 061 3 55
1,398 6 57 683
2,891 4, 570 1, 770
143 7, 329
527

13, 174 13,027 13, 185

;j

THOUSA NDS

II

102

l, 6 10

1, 535

l, 605

90

210

145

186

I

94 !! 891

894

971

89

383

333

340

., 88
105

:I
. I

388
2,718

479 2, 717

414 2, 739

99

3, 184

3, 120

3, 19 5

I 89

l, 095

85

3.<.:.: 2

10 0

I
i

5, 504

118 ;

37 5

l, 031 373
5, 725 364

l, 116 31 1
5,622 343

I
I
99 II 9, 70 6

9,914

9,968

839 95 6 9, 180 4 ,9 91 10, 346
l ' 10 5 4, 756
763 33 7 2, 159

864
999 9, 158 5, 157 10 , 538 l, 071 4, 743
83 1 325 1, 93 4

" 8 3 8
1,006

185 89

!I

470 l, 042

8,943 5, 05 3

98 106

.; !I

6, 893 4, 1~0

10, 384 104 ! 7, 69 0

l, 049 105 !, 857 4, 819 111 I 3 , 63 8
663 10 5 I 514
346 88 :I 25 0

2, 05 3 121 II' l, 4 66

4 77 960
7' 14 5 4, 255 7,7 68
872 3, 751
486 281 l , L} 83

506 l, 00 l 7, 265 4 , 269
7' 868 893
3, 740 4 80 284
1, 60 2

71' 126 70,0 4 3 70, 72 3 102 !1 53, 366 54, 108 54, 71 8

II

67, 4 74 68, 565 69 , 623

ll 49 ' 208
!

49, 530

50,61 3

o/o of Last Y ear

105

102

102

1/ Cur rent we ek as p e r cent of s ame week last ye ar .

* Revised.

li 108

109

108

K
% of
year
ago 1/
111 78
121 78 99
118 93 106 97 100 94
110
161 101 107 110 11 2 121 121 100 110 106
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REPORTING SERVICE
U. S. OEPA"TMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
315 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA .

March 22 , 1967
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS 1967
Geor gia
Based on fa rmers ' p lans as of March 1, the t ot a l a creage planted and t o be planted to in Ge or gia this year will be lar ger than 1966. Sharp increases in soybeans, corn and ~-~'-u and a s l i ght incr ease in sor ghum a creage more than offset the acreage decline in , barley, cot ton and Irish potat oes . The a creage of sweetpotatoes, peanuts and hay are
at the same level as 1966 .

The purpose of this report i s t o a ssist gr owers generally in making such changes in t heir a creage plans as may appear desir ab le . Acreages a ctua lly planted this year can be more or less than indicated for such r eas ons as weather or economic cond i tions , labor supp l y, farm programs , and how this report affe cts farmers ' actions.

CR O P

PROSPECT IVE PLANTINGS FOR PLANTED 1966

ACREAGES

Thous ands

Thousands

Potatoes , all .. Spring .....'
Summer ......

1,836 .0 321. 0 20 . 0
664. 0 1.2
.4 .8
14. 2
67.9 47. 0 156.0
506.0 482.0

1,593.0 206.0 14.0
403. 0
9 3 .6
12.0
63.4 45.0 324.0 500.0 460.0

Harvested. g/ Grown alone for all purposes.

Thousands
1,752.0 196.0 12.0
375.0
7 3 .4
12.0 74.8 46.0 486.0 500.0 460.0

Percent
110
95 86
93 78 100 70 100 118 102 150 100 100

IF~~~~~~l=O~P~e~r~c~e~n~t~: Georgia farmers have indicated they intend to plant 1,752,000 acres of corn for all purposes this year. If these intentions
the 1967 acreage will be 10 percent above last year but about 5 percent below of 1,836, 000 acres.

The State's 1967 cotton acreage is indicated at 375,000 a cres, 28, 000 acres below the 403,000 planted last year and 65 average of 664,000 acres. If these intentions are followed, ,:f record.

The r egular t obacco allotment plus an allowance for undermarketings in 1966 will permit Ge orgia farmers to plant an indicated 74,800 in 1967, compared wi th 63,400 a cres l a st year.

Peanut s planted alone this year are expected t o total 500,000 a cres, the same as last year.

The acreage seeded t o oats for the 1967 crop is indicated at 196,000 - 10,000 a cres less than planted in 1966.

~~~~~~~~~-P~e~r~c~en~~t: Ge or g ia gr owe rs indicated they would plant 486, 000 acres of soybeans f or a l l purposes in 1967. This would be an increase
over last year.

A tot al of 46,000 a cre s i s expected to be planted in 1967, compared with 45, 000 acre s l ast year.

Pleast turn page f or United States information.

UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PlANTINGS FOR 1967
Planting int ent ions f or the 17 crops included i n the March l survey t otal 257 million a cres --3 percent mor e than last year .

If growers carr y out their plans f or the 17 crops, a nd an allowance is made for the other cr ops not surveyed in Mar ch the indicated p lanted acr eage for all crops in 1967 is 316 milli on acr es - - 18 million mor e than last year .

1f FLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES

.CR 0 P

Ave rage 1961- 65

1966

Indicated 1967

1967 as percent of 1966

Thousands

Thou s a nd s

Corn , all .. . . . .. ... ..... . Durum Wheat . ......... . .. . Other Spring Wheat . ... .. . Cats ..... ... .. . . ....... . . Barley ...... . .. .. ...... . . Cott on . . ... . .... . . .. . . . . Sorghums, all ...... . .. . .. . Irish Pot atoes , all .. . Sweetpot at oes . . . ... . .... .
Tobacco ?:./ ... . ... .. .... ..
Soybeans - 3) . ............ .
Peanuts 'if ......... .... .
H~y ?:.} .. . .

66 ,130 2,231
9,355 27, 902 13,041 15 , 342 16,144
1, 413 206
1, 126
30, 500 1, 507
67,285

66,255 2, 511 9, 106
23, 181 11,171
10,353 16,346
1, 513 191
9 76 37,388
1, 507 65, 192

1./ Does not include Alaska and Hauaii . g/Acreage Harvested .

Th ou s a n d s

Percent

70 ,638 3,287
10 ,616 21,162 10 ,182
9,975 18,346
1,470 180
985 40,602
1,494 63,865

106.6
130 .9 116 . 6
91.3 91.1 96 .3 112 . 2
97.1 94.1 101.0 108 . 6
99 . 1 98 .0

}/ Grown alone f or

Feed Grain Acreage 3 Percent l ar ger : Producers ' p l a ns on March 1 indicate a t otal feed g acreage of 120 . 3 milli on -- 3 percent mor e than l ast y
but 2 percent belovl average . Subst ant ial increases i n corn and s orghums more than offset declines in oats and barley . Corn acreage is expect ed t o incre ase 7 percent 1\'i th all r egie of the country shmring a n increa se except the South Centr al. A 12 pe rcent increase is indi cat ed in sorghum acreage . All m~jor producing States expect sorghum plantings to be abo~ last year. A maj or fact or in the increase in corn and sorghum a creage is the elimination fr om t he 1967 Feed Grain Progr am of the provi s i on f or voluntary acr eage diversion f or pa except on small f arms . Als o7 oarley is not included i n the Program. Oat s acr eage is e~ ed t o be 9 percent smalle r , continuing a downward trend . Most Stat es indicat e a de crease fr om last year . Barley a creage is also expected t o be down 9 percent. The decrease is due partly t o increased planting of wheat .

Cotton: Growers p lan t o plant 9,975,000 acres of cotton this year, 4 percent less than year. If these plans mat erialize , the U. S . cot ton acreage vrill 11break be l ow'' the
10 million level f or the first t i me in nearly a century . The Domestic Allotment program, begun last yea r , is in effect again this year and even heavier a creage diversi on is expec Participation in the progr am was general last ye ar and the acreage dropped t o 10) 353,000 acres , 27 percent les s than the 14,152, 000 planted in 1965. Pri or t o pladng this program operation , the planted acreage ave r aged 15, 342, 000 acres (1961-65) .
Soybeans : For the seventh consecutive year gr Jwers intend t o plant a record high a creage soybeans. Prospective soybean acreage planted alone f or all purposes t otals
40 ,602 ,000 acres, almost 9 per cent more than 1966 and 33 percent above ave r age . All regie expe ct a creage increases from a year earlier, largest in South Central St ates at 16 perce
The other indicated in creases are : South Atlantic , li percent j North Centra l , 6 percent;
the minor producing North Atlantic , 9 percent .

Tobacco : Grower s intend t o set 985,200 acres of all types of tobacco f or harvest in 1967,

slightly above the 975 , 500 harvested last year. Acres harvested averaged 1, 125,

f or 1961-65 . Flue -cur ed is the only class of t obacc o for which an increase above 1966 is

expected. Burley acreage is expe cted t o show no change . All types of t obacco except

Mary land, Pennsylvania Seedleaf , Shade-grown , and Perique are under quot as thi s year and

bas ic allotments are unchanged fr om 1966 .



ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L . CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

Aft er Five Days Return t o United St ates Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Ser vice 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Ge orgia OFFI CIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S . Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 23, 1967

1967

Item

1967 21

o/o of
last year

Jan. thru Feb.

1966 1I

1967 21

o/o of
last year

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed (U.S. )3 I

Total



Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

3,372

3,415 101

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

6,448

6,443 100

Domestic Chickens Tested:

2,990

2, 938 98

5, 613

5, 545

99

Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched:

42 7 2,056
27 647

600 141 2,388 116
27 100 639 99

974 4 ,456
65 1, 719

1, 187 122 5,473 123
89 137 1, 831 107

Broiler Type Georgia United States

3 8, 761 207,420

40,360 104 216,853 105

79, 621

86,689 109

427,079 484,782 114

Egg Type Georgia United States

2,888 41,178

3,932 136 46,445 113

5, 290 77,380

6, 850 129 87,024 112

Commercial Slaughter:41

Young Chickens Georgia

27,875

28,449 102

56,373

60,732 108

United States

159,307 162,048 102

323,232 349,946 108

Hens and Cocks

Georgia
United States
E~g Pr~duction:
eorg1a
5outh Atlantic 51

1, 162 11,995
Mil. 312 885

1, 287 111 14, 528 121
Mil. 374 120
1, 005 114

2, 278 2~, 473
Mil. 653
1, 850

2, 701 119 31,246 128
Mil. 785 120
2, 104 114

United States

5, 032

5, 4 10 108

10, 537

11, 326 107

Revised. 2 Preliminary. 3 Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of
lZS pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 41 Federal-State Market News Service-
Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 51 South

AtlanticStates: Del,, Md., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla., Va.

-

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER PEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1965,66 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During Jan.

Jan. thru Dec.

During Jan.

Jan. thru Dec.

1966

1967

1965

1966

1966

1967

1965

1966

Thou.

Thou.

Thou, Thaj

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5,623

5,929

65,694 69, 801 2.9

3.5

2. 5

3.3

Pa.

5, 817

:r,449

84,274 87,322 4. 1

4 .9

3.3

4. 1

Mo.

2,747

3,321

37,457 36, 175 6.2

7.0

2.9

5, 2

Del,

6,672

7,4~

89,654 92,683 4,4

4.9

3. 1

4.3

Md.

9,745 12, 687 120,995 140, 147 4. 5 .

5.4

3.4

4.3

Va,

3,073

3,856

44,321 42, 867 3.3

5.0

3.2

3.3

N. C. 17,811 21,227 225, 199 252,172 4.2

5. 5

2.5

3.9

Ga.

26, 552 31,602 346,626 378,765 3.4

5.6

2.6

3.7

Tenn. Ala.

4,484 17,885

5,025 19,718

55,965 61,676 3.3 224,401 252,933 3.3

7.7

2.2

5.0

2.4

3.6

:

3.2

Miss. ll; 728 13,285 152,428 160,318 3.7

5. 1

2.5

3.2

Ark.

23, 262 27, 136 290,626 319,726 3,8

6. 1

2.8

3.9

------ Texas
u. s.

- _19!_1}~----
161,390

J)_,_~~l----!! ?!.. ~~?-
2, 057,639

!~

!!..-~??-

--4-.-0-------4-.-2------2-.-8--------3-.4-------

3.8

5.3

2.7

3.7

188, 531

2,236,04 1

The Georgia Crop Re p orting Service, USDA ' 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Geor gia, in cooperation with the Cooperative E xtension Service, Unive rsity of Georgia and the

Georgia Department of Agriculture.

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poult ry Products, M eat and M eat Products Unite d State s - Fe bruary 1967

Shell eggs : D e cr ea s e d by 10 t housand cases; Fe bruary 196 6 chang e was a decrease of 56 thousan d cases; ave rage February d e cr e ase is 26 thousand cases. Frozen eggs:
Increased by 4 million pounds; February 196 6 c hange was a d e crease of 10 million pounds; ave rage Februa ry change is a de crease of 6 million pounds. Frozen poultry: Decreas ed by 36 million p ounds; Fe brua r y 1966 de crease was 36 million pounds; average February d ecrease is 44 million pounds . Be e f: Decreased by 7 million pounds; February 19 66 decr ease was 4 million pounds; av e rage February decrease is 14 million pounds. Pork : Increas ed by 37 million pounds; Fe bruary 1966 increase was 28 million pounds; ave rag e Fe bruary i n creas e is 29 million pounds. Other meats: Increased by 3 million pounds; February 1966 change was a dec reas e of. 7 million pounds; average F e b r uary change is an increase of 7 million pounds.

Commodity
E ggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Total eggs }:_/

Unit
Cas e Pound Case

Fe b . 196 1-65 av.
Thou.
47 44, 03 6
l , 162

Feb. 1966
Thou.

J an. 1967
Thou.

20 28, 166
733

64 37,081
1,003

Feb. 1967 Thou.
54 41,367
l, 101

Poultry, frozen Broilers or fryer s Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Pound do. do . do. do.

23 ,376 53,358 180,891 46 ,439 304 ,064

18,624 28,940 156, 4 71 4 5, 196 249,231

44,255 56,005 274,761 61, 654 436,675

41, 535 55, 051 246, 598 57, 9Z6 40 l, 110

Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

do.

I

do.

j

do.

202, 738
289,418
102, 152 594 ,308

24 7,937 319,362
183, 4 80 256,244
74 , 322 92, 230 505, 739 667, 836

312,564
293, 31Z
94, 855 700, 731

MID-MONTH PRICE S RECZ IVE D AND PRICES PAID

Item Prices Received:

Feb. 15 1966 C e nts

G e orgia

J an. l 5 Feb. l 5

1967
:::: ~ nts

1967 Cents

I 1 Feb . 15 1966
1 Cents

United States

Jan. 15 Feb. 15

1967

1967

Cents Cents

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.)

12.0 15. 5

10.0 12 . 5

9.0 14.0

10. l 16.2

9. l
13.9

8.8 15.4

All Chickens (lb. )

15. 3

12 .3

13.7

15.6

13.3

14.6

All Eggs (dozens)

51. 4 43 . 1 38. 8

41.3

37.4

32.4

Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

5.00

5. 30

5.20

4.93

5. 14

5.07

Laying Feed

4.85

5. 10

5.00

4.51

4.73

4.70

Scratch Grains

4.20 4 .50 4.45

3.95 4. 12 4. 10

1/ Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39.5 pounds to the case.
*This *re*p*or*t *is*m*a*de*p*o*ss*ib*le*t*hr*ou*g*h *th*e *co*o*pe*rati*o*n *of*th*e*N*a*ti*on*al*P*o*u*ltr*y*Im*p*ro*ve*m

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agriculb

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marke

Service a1d the Agricultural E stimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and

the many breeders, hatche ries, po ultry p rocess ors and th e poultry farmers that report

these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to:

Postage and Fees Paid

United States Department of Agriculture

U. S. D e partment of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

315 Hoke Smith Annex

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

1 { I '-
WOOL
PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE -- 1966

i.Vi:arch 27, 1967

1966 WCOL PRODUC TION DGWN 7 PERCENT
Wool production in Ge orgia during 1966 totaled 38,000 pounds, 7 percent below the previous Is revised';estimate of 41,000 pounds, according to the Crop Reporting Service.
of sheep shorn was placed at 6,100 head, 700 below the 1965 total. Weight per 6.2 pounds compared with 6.1 a year earlier.
~e average price per pound r eceived by producers was down $ .11 at $ .44. Total value ted to $17,000 compared with $23,000 in 1965.

of shorn and pulled wool in the United States in 1966 amounted to 218 million s, grease basis. This was 3 percent below 1965 production of 225 million pounds

Shorn wool production in _l966 totaled 194 million pounds, a 4 percent decline from the revised production of 201 million pounds. Shorn wool production in 1966 is equivalent to mllion pounds, clean basis, compared with 96 million pounds in 1965, using a conversion
or of 47. 7 percent
~e number of sheep and lambs shorn in 1966 totaled 22.9 million head, a 4 percent dee from the 23.8 million head shorn in 1965. The 1966 fleece weight averaged 8.49 pounds fleece compared with 8.48 pounds in 1965.
fulled wool production in 1966, at 24.1 million pounds, was 3 percent above the 1965 proion of 23.3 million pounds. Production of pulled wool in 1966 was equivalent to 17.6 on pounds, clean basis, compared with 17.0 million pounds in 1965, using a conversion facof 72.9 percent. Commercial slaughter of sheep and lambs during 1966 was 2 percent below 1965 slaughter. The average weight of wool pulled per skin was 3.43 pounds compared with 37 pounds in 1965.
Farmers and ranchers in the Unit ed States in 1966 received an average price of 52.1 cents p~nd for shorn wool. This was 5.0 cents a pound higher than the average price of wool in 1965. In the native sheep States (which account for most of the "fleece" wool producing of the country) the price received averaged 51.8 cents per pound in 1966. For the 11 rn States, Texas, and South Dakota (which produce most of the 11 territory" wool) the 1966 ~e price was 52.2 cents per pound. The total value of shorn wool produced in 1966 was million, an increase of 6 percent from the 1965 value of $95 million.

ARCHIE LANGLEY ultural Statistician In Charge

R. L. SANDIFER Agricultural Statistician

~orgia Crop Reporting Servic e , USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation Extension Service, University of Ge orgia and the Georgia Department of

WOOL PRODUCTION 1\l\ID VALUE BY STATES 1965 AND 1966

STATE

~

Maine N. H. Vt. Mass. R. I .
Conn . N.Y.
N J Pa. Ohio
Ind.
ill.
Mich. Wis. Minn . Iowa;
Mo. N.Dak . S. Dak.
Nebr. Kans. Del. Md. Va.
w. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
GEORGIA. a.
Ky Tenn . Ala . Miss . Ark . La . Okla . Texas Mont . Idaho Wyo . Colo. N. Mex .
Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash.
Oreg. Calif.

21

7.2

5.4 7.0

7.5

8.1

9.4 7.4

2.1

7.0

7.2

8.1

7.6

151

57

38

55

61

54

70 55

15

55

35

54

807

56

73

58

56

157 83 10 23 12 42
117
789 1,910 1,198
922 570 1,018 219 206 662 1

7.4 5.6 6 .0
5.0 6.7

7,856

50

18,945

46

11,001 46

8,669

40

4,068

37

9,595

45

2,075

45

1,894 48

5,053

52

14 741

48

86

18

21

33

38

8

19 :

452

42

639 : 260
32
62 36 I 100 :
387

3,928 : 8,715 : 5,060 3,468 1,505 4,318
934 9C9
2,628 : 7 076

751 1 ,859 1,346
916
5C6 991 226 171
613

7.6

65

7.2

62

8.1

61

7 .s

62

7.2

64

61

59

50

57

6.0 5.7 6.2 6.7

57..3a

1,066

54

423

55

6.0

52

50

5.1

102

51

6.7

67

46

4.6

156

48

8.4

1,012

42

7

38

7,813 19,300
11,940
8,712
3,627 9,895 2,241
1,567 4,905

48 Statesr
. ..
Alaska Hawaii

23 2738 18

8.48 201,254 47.1

11.6

209

53.1

N 0 T AVA ILAB LE

111 :

19

11.3

N0 T

u. s. : 23,756

8.48 201,463

47.1 94,999 22,875

8.49 194 149

:!TIIicludes shearing at comnercial feeding yards . .

~ For Texas and California the weight per fleece is the amount of wool shorn per sheep and

y year. For each State, monthly price weighted by monthly sales of wool , January through December.

price is State prices weighted by sales.

~/Production multiplied by January-December average price.

u. s.

After Five Days Return to
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Postage and Fees Paid
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 29, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week ended March 25 was 9, 965, 000 -- slightly less than in the previous we-ek but- 7 percent more than in the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 13, 167, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries --
slightly less than in the previous week and 3 p er cent less than i~ the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Ge orgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents p e r dozen. Th3 average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The pric e of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rage price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5. 00 to $9. 25 with an average of $ 7. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 6 5 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.

G:60RGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEM NTS EGG TYPE

Week Ended

Eggs Set

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

o/o o f
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Feb. 25
Mar. 4 Mar. 11
Mar. 18 Mar. 25
Week Ended

945 1, 181
950 1, 065 1,273

Eggs Set}:_/

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

1, 328

14 1

706

1, 198

101

761

1, 225

129

677

1, 160

109

788

1' 191

94

945

BROILEH. TYPE

%of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

% of year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

1, 082

153

1, 025

135

1, 060

157

1, 050

133

905

96

Av. Price

Hatch Eggs

Broiler Chicks

Per Doz.
1967

Per Hundre d
1967

Cents

Dollars

Jan. 21

12,208 12, 562

103

8, 531

8, 843 104

60

Jan. 28

12,392 12,892

104

0,664

8,929 103

60

Feb. 4

12,432 13,096

105

8, 897

8,909 100

60

Feb. 11

12, 298 12,971

105

9, 102

9,063 100

60

Feb. 18

12,302 13,221

107

9,049

9,393 104

60

Feb. 25

12,616 13, 346

106

8, 916

9,421 106

60

Mar. 4

13,001 13, 174 101

8,826

9,706 110

58

Mar. 11

13,467 13,027

97

8, 87 5 9,914 112

57

Mar. 18

13,315 13, 185

99

9,025 9,968 110

56

Mar. 25

13, 594 13, 167

97

9,276

9,965 107

56

1/ Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.75 8. 75 8.75 8. 75 8.75 8.75 8.25 8.00 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural E xtension Service

Statistical Reporting Service

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgi

STATE

Mar. ll
THOUSA NDS

Mar.
25

% of
year
a 1/

Mar.
11
THOUSANDS

Mar.
25

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1,942 235
l, 174 567 642
2, 850 4, 541 1, 635
150 7, 150
510

2,061 355
1, 398 657 683
2, 891 4,570 1, 770
143 7,329
527

1,947 96 289 64
1, 489 108
580 75
740 92 2, 865 103 4, 542 98 1, 805 93
160 92 7, 589 105
495 108

l, 535 145 894 333 479
2, 717 3, 120 1, 031
373 5, 725
364

l, 605 186 971 340 414
2,739 3, 195 1, 116
311 5,622
343

1, 607 162 872 356 418
2, 771 3,364 1, 211
303 5, 708
377

GEORGIA

13, 027 13, 185 13, 167 97

9,914

9,968

9,965

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
(22 States)
* TO~AL 1966 (2 States)

864
999 9, 158 5, 157 10, 538 l, 071 4,743
831 325 l, 934

838 1, 006 8,943 5, 053 10,384 1,049 4,819
663 346 053
3

842 168
986 84
8,979 96 5,054 107 10,478 104 l, 171 119 4,762 109
858 114 449 124 992 102
1

477 960 7, 1L15 4,255 7,768 872

506 l, 001 7,265 4,269 7,868 . 893
3,740 480 284
1,602

399 1, 146 6, 988 4,223 7,924
869 3,765
583 294
8

68, 565 69,623 70,473

49, 530 50, 613 51, 998

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rrent wee
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102
as percent

102

101

same week last year.

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108

106

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100 78
108 112
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March 1967

J AN UAR Y 1, 1965

years

&

old & older

Cattl e &

Kep t

Kept Calve s

for

for

Milk

Bee f

13,100 11 , ooo
9 ,700 5 , 000 19 , 500 16 ,400 6 ,700 6 , 600 10,700 18,400 14 , 600
131,700

1 ,800 2 ,950
870 300 3,2 00 2 ,100 73 0 1, 000 1,900 2,850 2, 800
20 ,500

5,750 3,200 5 , 000 2 , 400 7, 600 6 ,650 2, 500 2,350 4, 050 7 , 000 4,900
51,400

5,550 4 , 850 3 ,830 2, 300 8,7 00 7, 650 3 , 47 0 3 , 250 4 ,750 8,550 6 ,900
59,800

10,400 15,3 00
5,000 8 ,300 2,950 4,850 4 ,9CO 14 ,2CO 14,000 5,150 12 ,500 19,000 1 2 , 8 00 5 ,400 7,750 4 ,650 3,250 5,900 14 ,200 6 ,500
177 ,ooo

720 1,850
780 930 49 0 1,300 1,550 1,200 1,500 1,100 1,050 3,950 1,050 780 1,200 350 700 1,000 1,950 750
24,200

4,550 6 ,200 1,900 3,450
950 1,500 1,300 6 ,300 6 ,200 1,850 5,250 6 ,400 5, 6 00 2,150 3,050 2,250 1 ,150 2 ,300 5 , 600 2,350
70,300

5,130 7,250 2,320 3,9 20 1,510 2,050 2,050 6 ,700 6 ,300 2,200 6 ,200 8,650 6 ,150 2,470 3,500 2,050 1,400 2,600 6 ,650 3,400
82,500

6 ,000 11,200 14 ,100 11,800 10,6 00
6 ,750 8 ,500 12,100 3 ,250 4 , 200 21,600
110,100

850 1,450 1,950 1, 050 2,000
400 800 1,450 850 900 3,700
15,400

2 , 250 4 ,450 6 , 000 4 ,500 3,550 3 ,750 3 ,650 5 ,400
950 1,450 9 ,550
45,5 00

2 ,900 5 ,300 6 ,150 6 , 250 5 ,050 2,600 4 , 050 5 ,250 1,450 1,850 8 ,350
49,200

J A NUA RY 1, 1966

& Cal ves

years

old & older Ke pr----Kept

for

for

Milk

Bee f

Ca ttle & Calves

13,000 11, 000
9,8 00 4,900 19 ,3 00 16 ,200 6 ,800 6 ,400 10,900 18,300 14 ,400
131,000

1,650 2 , 800
800 300 3 , 000 1,950 650 850 1,700 2 ,700 2, 600
19,000

5,850 3,300 5,100 2 ,4 00 7,7 00 6 , 600 2,450 2,400 4,200 7,200 4,800
52,000

5,500 4,900 3 ,900 2,2('0 8 , 600 7 ,650 3 ,7 00 3,150 5,000 8,400 7,000
60,000

10,200 15,000
5,000 8 ,ooo 2,800 4,700 4,800 14,000 13,900 5,000 12,500 19,000 12,800 5,400 7,700 4, 6 00 3,200 5,900 14,000 6 ,500
175, 000

700 1,750
750 900 450 1,250 1,450 1,100 1,400 1,000 1,000 3,800 1,000 750 1,150 300 650 900 1,800 700
22,800

4,700 6,200 2,000 3,500
900 1,450 1,400 6 ,500 6,200 1,950 5,400 6,350 5,800 2,300 3,200 2,400 1,300 2,300 5,900 2,450
72,200

4,800 7,050 2,250 3,600 1,450 2,000 1,950 6,400 6,300 2,050 6 ,100 8,850 6 ,000 2,350 3,350 1,900 1,250 2,700 6 ,300 3,350
80,000

5,800 10,800 14 ,000 11 ,600 10,400
6 ,7 00 8 ,3 00 11,800 3, 250 4,050 21,300
108, 000

800 1,350 1,800
950 1,850
350 750 1 ,350 750 850 3,500
14,300

2 ,450 4, 600 6 ,200 4, 600 3 ,700 3,900 3,700 5,550
900 1,550 9,850
47 ,ooo

2,550 4,850 6 ,000 6,050 4 ,850 2,450 3,850 4,900 1,600 1,650 7,950
46 ,700

------------------------------------------------------ Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smit h Annex, Athens , Georgia in cooperation with the Coopera-

E:t~n~i~n_S~r!i~e.! ~2:_v~r~i!y_of ergi~ ~n~ !h~ e_rgi~ Qe,a~e!!t_of Agr icultur~.

____ _

UNIVE RS ITY OF GEORGIA

JU L 19 1967

Lli3flARIES

District
&
Co
DISTRICT IV Carroll -
Chattahoochee
Clayton Cowe t a Dougla s Faye t t e Haral son Ha r r i s Heard Henry Lamar Ma c on i'.!ar i on Meriwe t her Mu s c o g e e Pi ke Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
Total
DISTRI CT V
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley But t s Crawford Dodge Gr eene Hanco ck Hou st on J a sper Johnson J ones Lauren s Monroe Mon t g omer y Morgan Newton Peach Pul a ski Putnam Ro ckdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twigg s Washingt on Vlheeler Wilkinson
Total
-BDIu-SlTl-oRcI-ChT-V-I
Burke candler
Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson J enkins McDuffi e Ricbnond Screven Warren
Total

CATTLE AriD CJ.LVE S ON GEORGIA FLRHS BY COLN TY

JA NUAR Y 1' 1965

year s

&

old & ol der

Cattle &

.Kept

.Kept Calve s

f or

for

Milk

Beef

21 , 100 65 0
3 , 650 15 , 900
3 , 250 10,000
5,700 9 ,900 6 ,350 1 2 , 900 7 ,750 24 ,800 7,700 14 , 400 3 , 000 9 , 550 4 ,400 11 ,800
7, 300 7 , 350 11 , 600 8,950
208 , 000

1,700 20
760 1 ,900
640 460 850 1 , 050 460 1,850 840 2, 000
410 2 ,400
360 320 370 890 330 320 2 , 650 720
21,3 00

9 ,800 350
1,150 6 ,800 1 , 200 4,550 2,200 5 , 050 3,200 5,050 3,400 12,800 3 ,850 6 ,000 1 , 200 4, 600 1 ,750 4 ,550 3 ,750 3, 600 4 , 250 4 ,100
93 1 2CO

9,600 280
1 ,740 7,200 1 ,410 4 ,990 2,650 3, 800 2 , 690 6 , 000 3,510 10, 000 3 ,440 6,000 1 , 440 4 , 630 2 , 280 6 ,360 3 , 220 3 ,430 4 ,700 4 ,130
93 , 500

8 ,800 6 ,400 11 , 300 6 ,450 5 ,950 11 , 600 15,100 8 ,400 14 , 200
11 , 600 10, 500 1 0 , 1 00
23 , 900 13 , 900
6 ,700 21,300 13 ,7 00
6 , 850 8 , 3 00 13,100 4,700 5 , 250 5 ,700 5,150 18 , 300 6 ,550 3 ,7 00
277 , 500

1 , 250 2 , 350
47 0
910 7 CO 600 4 ,750 1 , 250 1, 250
2 , 950 3 00
2 ,150 980
6 ,150 310
9,450 2,800
420 140 7,950 550 1,3 00 150 480 1,850 250 290
52 , 000

3 , 650 1 ,700 3,450
2 , 800 2,450 5 ,100 4,950 3 ,400 5 ,650
4 ,400 4 ,950 3 ,700 9 ,850 2 ,450 3, 050 4 ,400 5 , 050 2,7 00 3, 550 1,700 1 , 650 2 ,100 2 ,850 2, 000 7, 600 3 , 050 1 ,500
99 ,800

3 ,900 2 ,350 7 ,380 2 ,740 2 ,800 5 ,900 5 ,400 3 ,750 7,3 00
4 , 250 5 , 250 4 , 250
13 , 070 5,300 3,340 7, 45 0 5,850 3,730 4 , 51 0 3 ,450 2 ,500 1,850 2 '7 00 . 2 , 670 8 ,850 3 ,250 1,910
125 ,700

29 ,7 00 21 , 7 00 8 ,650
9 , 200 8 ,600 19 , 100 2 , 550 14,600 11,400 7,500 3 ,7 00 27 , 3 0 0 10, 200
174, 200

1,900 1 ,900
210 1 , 450
580 960 120 1 ,400 4 , 200 790 55 0 1,550 790
16 , 400

11,300 7,5 00 3 ,600 3,800 3,550 8 ,450 1,050 4 , 5 00 2, 300 3 , 250 1,3 00
n ,ooo
4,700
66 , 300

16 , 500 12,3 00
4 ,840 3, 950 4 , 470 9 ,690 1 , 380 8 ,7 00 4 , 900 3 ,460 1,85 0 14,750 4,710
91 ,500

JANU/: B. Y 1, 1966

& Calves

years

old & older

Kep t

Kep t

for

f or

f

Cattle & Calves

20,300 600
3 ,550 15 ,500
3,100 9 ,800 5 ,400 9,400 6 ,200 1? ,400 7,550
23 ,ooo
7,500 14 , 000
2,750 9 ,400 4 ,100 11,500 7,150 7,3 00 10 , 800 8 ,700
200, 000

1 ,550 20
730 1 ,750
600 440 800 1,000 430 1,700 800 1,850 380 2 , 200 340 300 350 870 310 300 2 ,400 680
19,800

9 ,7 00
350 1,100 6 ,900 1,100 4,350 2 ,2 00 4 ,900 3,100 5,000 3 ,350 12 , 400 3,800 5 , 800 1,250 4,700 1,700 4 ,700 3, 800 3 , 500 4 , 300 4 ,2 00
92,300

9 ,C60 230
1,720 6,850 1,400 5,010 2,400 3,500 2,670 5 ,7 00 3,400 8,750 3,320 6,000 1,160 4,400 2,C60 5,930 3,040 3,400 4,100 3,B20
87,900

8,800 6 ,300
n,ooo
6 ,400 5 ,850 11 ,700 15 , 000 8 ,100 13,800 11 , 500 10 , 300 9,800 23 , 000 13,500 6 ,500 21, 000 13 , 600 6 ,800 8 , 250
13 , ooo
4 , 65 0 5,300 5,7 50 5,100 18 , 300 6 , 500 3 ,700
273,500

1,150 2 ,2 00
450 850 650 560 4,300 1 ,150 1 ,150 2,7 00 280 2 , 000 900 5 , 65 0 290 8 ,800 2, 550 400 130 7,3 00 500 1, 200 130 440 1 ,7 00 220 250
48 , ooo

3,850 1 ,750 3,600 2,850 2 , 600 5,400 5,150 3 ,600 5, 800 4 , 600 5,100 4,000 10,000 2,550 3,200 4 , 650 5,150 2,9 00 3,700 1,800 1,700 2,250 3,000 2, 200 7,9 00 3,100 1,600
104,000

3 ,BOO 2,350 6 ,950 2,700 2,600 5,740 5,550 3,350 6,850 4,200 4,920 3 ,BOO 12,100 5,300 3,010 7 ,550 5,BOO 3,500 4,420 3,900 2,450 1 ,B50 2,620 2,460 8,700 3,180 l,B50
121 ,500

28 ,8 00 20 ,800 8 , 400 9 ,000 8 ,300 19 , 000
2, 300 14 ,300
n ,ooo
7,400 3 ,500 27, 000 9,700
169 ,500

1,7 00 1 ,750
190 1 , 400
540 900 110 1,300 3 ,900 750 500 1,500 760
15 , 300

1 0 , 9 00 7, 200 3 ,500 3 ,700 3 ,500 8 , 500 1,100 4,600 2,400 3,300 1, 200 11,200 4 , 500
65, 600

16,200 ll,B50 4,710 3,900 4,260 9,600 l,C90 8,400 4,7 00 3,350 1,800 14,300 4,440
88 ,600

CATTLE Ju'TD CALVES ON GEORG IA FARMS BY COuNTY

J A NUA RY 1, 1965

All Cattle & Calve s

Cows--"2" yea rs
k e p to_l d_&_ _o l dKe re pt

f or Milk

fo r Be e f

A ll Other
Cattle &
Calve s

1 1 , 2 00 13,7 00
8,150 25,100 21,3 00 27 , 5 00 19,800 26 , 000 23,800 37,500
3,000
13 ,ooo
19,100 6,700
61,000 13,300 2 6 , 2 00
3,650
360,000

50 150 250 1,300 560 330 640 430 3 00 1,150
50 270 310 460 2,700 260 1,450 140
10,800

5,950 7, 350 4,3 00 11, 000 7,800 13, 6 00 8 ,700 8,2 00 1 0 , 6 00 14,900 1,750 6 ,550 9,200 3,300 10, 000 6,200 10,900 1,700
142,000

5,2 00 6 ,200 3 ,600 12,800 1 2 ,94 0 13, 570 10, 46 0 17 ,370 12,900 21,450 1,200 6,180 9,590 2,940 48,300 6,840 13,850 1,810
207,200

s,ooo
9,350
18,700 22,700 1,450 21,500 38,200 10,500 13,400
13,400 2,100
17,900 7,450 3,450 14 ,700 10 ,100 16,800
19,200
13 ,coo
27, 600

150 410
450 1,150
20 1,900 1,800
340
310 420
90 5 00 37 0
no
2,350 690 480
480 680 1,400

2, 6 00
4,150
8,500 10,500
790 9, 200 18,300 4,850 6 ,250
7 ,ooo
960 8 , 550 3,400 1,450
5 , 350 4 , 450 8,150
8 ,3 00 6 ,550 12,200

2, 250
4,790 9,750 11,050
640 10,400 18,100
5,310 6,840 5,980 1,050 8,850 3,680 1,890 7,000 4,960 8 ,170
10 ,420
5, 770 14,000

286,500 14,100

1 3 1 , 5 00

140,900

IX

17,700 1,400

5,700

10,600

12,100

420

4,850

6,830

5,300

280

2,350

2,670

2,500

40

1,200

1,260

1,700

40

1,000

660

2,550

50

6,350 1,600

1,350 1,800

1,150 2,950

7,650

530

3,000

4,120

2,500

380

1,050

l,CJ70

2,500

290

1,250

960

2,000

140

900

960

1,400

250

800

350

15,600

780

17 ,ooo

570

11,700

570

5,200 7,300 4 , 55 0

9,620 9 ,130 6 ,580

5,850

4 00

12,600

560

2,400 5,3 00

3,050 6,740

127 ,ooo 8,3 00

50, 000

68 ,7 00

1,852,000 183 ,000

750 , 000

919,000

J A NUARY 1, 1966

All Cillle ___Cows 2 year s

& Calves

K eopltd_&_ _o l_dKe re p t

f or Milk

for Beef

All Other
Cattle &
Calves

10,500 13,3 00
7,800 24,500 20,000 26 ,600 19,400 25,200 22,500 37,800 3,100 12,800 18,500
6,600 61,500 13,100 26,200
3,600
353,000

40 140 230 1, 250 500 300 550 400 280 1,000
40 260 300 440 2,600 240 1,300 130
10,000

6,000 7,500 4,500 ll ,300 7,900 14,000 9,000 8,300 10,600 15,300 1,900 6,650 9,400 3,450 10,200 6,300
n,ooo
1,700
145,000

4,460 5, 660 3,(570 ll ,950 11,600 12,3 00 9,850 16,500 11,620 21,500 1,160 5,890 8,800 2,710 48,700 6,560 13,900 1,770
198,000

4,600 9,100
18 ,ooo
22,200 1,250 21,400
38 ,coo
10,000 13,500 13,600
2,000 17,400
7,250 3,200 14,400 9,700
17 ,ooo
19,300 12,800 27,800
282,500

130 370 400 1,050
20 1,800 1,700
310 290 390 80 460 340
90 2,200
650 450 440 630 1,300
13,100

2,750 4,300 8,750 10,900
800 9,600 18,800 5,100 6,450 7,400 1,000 8,800 3,700 1,550 5,500 4,800 8,500 8,550 6 ,750 13,000
137,000

1,720 4,430 8,850 10,250
430 10,000 17,500
4,590 6,760 5,810
920 8,140 3,210 1,560 6,700 4, 250 8,050 10,310 5,420 13,500
13 2,400

17,200
11,200 5,250 2,350 1,550 2,350 6,200 7,600 2,350 2,400 1,900 1,300
15,000 16,800
n,soo
5,750 11,800

1,300 380 240 30 30 40
1,500 500 360 250 120 240 730 550 540
360 530

1 22,500 7,700

1, 815,000 170,000

5,800 4,900 2,400 1,200
950 1,300 1,800 3,100 1,000 1,150
850 750 5,150 7,350 4,600 2,400 5,200
49,900
7 65,000

10,100 5,920 2,610 1,120 570 1,010 2,900 4,000 990 1,000 930 310 9,120 8,900 6 ,360 2,990 6 ,070
64,900
880, 000

ARCHIE LANGLEY tural Statistician In Charge

R. L. Slu\lDIFER Agricultnra1 Statistician

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG IA

Data from Georgia 1966 Weekly Hatchery Reports on Broiler Chicks (Revised March 1967)

Week Ending
1966

Eggs Set Thcu.

Hatchings and Cross State Movement

Total Hatched
Thou.

Placed : ShiEEed For : into out of

Broilers : State

State

Thou. Thou. Thou.

Placed in
Georgia
Thou.

Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29

11, 421 11,364
11, 996 12,208 12,392

8,939 9, 109 9,347 9,090 9,303

8, 792 8,927 9, 173 8,900 9, 172

278

747

367

709

268

827

341

710

312

820

8,323 8, 585 8,614 8, 531 8,664

Prices

Paid Hatch. Eggs
Cents

Received Broiler Chicks
Dollars

65

9.75

65

9.75

65

9.75

66

10.00

66

10.00

Feb. 5 12,432 9,555

9,362

447

912

8, 897

66

10.00

Feb. 12 12, 298 9,764

9, 562

362

822

9, 102

66

10.00

Feb. 19 12,302 9,745

9, 522

350

823

9,049

67

10.25

Feb. 26 12,616 9,636

9,458

378

920

8,916

67

10.25

Mar. 5 13, 001 9,769

9, 550

288 1, 012

8, 826

67

10.25

Mar. 12 13,467 9,840

9, 599

311 1, 035

8, 875

67

10.25

Mar. 19 13, 315 9,920

9,680

410 1, 065

9,025

66

10.00

Mar. 26 13, 594 10, 297 10,035

342 1, 101

9,276

65

10.00

Apr. 2 13,742 10, 588 10,318

341 1, 018

9,641

64

10.00

Apr. 9 13, 868 10,623 10, 350

418 1,049

9, 719

64

10.00

Apr. 16 13, 922 10,708 10, 43'8

437 1, 220

9, 655

64

10.00

Apr. 23 13, 841 10, 883 10,619

482 1, 375

9,726

64

9.75

Apr. 30 14,447 11, 183 10,930

484 1, 504

9,910

64

9.75

May 7 14, 228 11, 099 10, 840

534 1, 353

10, 021

64

May 14 14,206 11,087 10, 858

480 1, 432

9;906

64

May 21 14, 133 11, 206 10,939

385 1, 169

10, 155

64

May 28 14,082 11, 119 10, 859

430 1, 376

9, 913

64

9.75 9.75 9.75 9.75

June 4 14,026 11' 092 10, 854

471 1, 240

10, 085

64

June 11 13, 998 11,014 10, 766

471 1, 211

10, 026

64

June 18 13, 820 11,047 10,831

416 1,364

9,883

64

June 25 13, 859 10, 930 10, 700

439 1, 202

9,937

64

9.75 9.75 9.75 9.75

July 2 13, 63 1 10, 813 10, 583

354 1, 129

9,808

65

9.75

July 9 13, 670 10,746 10,495

371 1, 200

9,666

65

10.00

July 16 13, 614 10,696 10,431

328 1, 200

9, 559

65

10.00

July 23 13, 235 10, 552 10, 333

440 1, 145

9,628

66

10.25

July 30 13, 124 10, 507 10, 261

306 1, 118

9,449

66

10.25

Data from Ge orgia 1966 Weekly Hatch8 ry Reports on Broiler Chicks (R evis e d Ma rch 1967}

Wee k
E nding: 1966 :

E ggs Set

Thou.

Hatchin s and Cross State Movement

Total Hatched

Place d

Shipped

for

int o

out of

Broile rs St ate

State

Placed in
G 8or

Thou.

Thou. Thou. Thou.

Prices

Aug. 6 12,690 10, 518 10,297 285

1,058

9, 524

66

Aug. 13 12,780

9, 972

9,806 285

l, 153

8,938

66

A ug. 20 12, 780 10,068

9, 870 319

l, 110

9,079

67

A ug. 27 12, lll

9,731

9, 550 301

1,006

8, 845

67

Sept. 3 12, 454

9,854

9,632 299

1, 051

8, 880

67

Sept. 10 12,342

9,770

9,557 271

1, 066

8,762

67

Sept. 17 12, 43 7

9,439

9,230 321

1, 139

8, 412

67

Sept. 24 12, 493

9,338

9 , 113 254

1,029

8,338

67

Oct. 1 11, 584

9,658

9,448 342

1, 019

8,771

66

Oct. 8 ll, 733

9,943

9, 739 312

l, 0 53

8,998

65

Oct. 15 11,277

9,633

9,440 318

983

8, 775

65

Oct. 22 11,981

9, 132

8,932 216

874

8,274

64

Cct. Z9 11,275

8, 859

8,669 270

798

8, 141

62

Nov. 5 11, 142

8,758

8, 577 373

779

8, 171

62

Nov. 12 11, 220

9, 161

8,935 277

763

8,449

62

Nov. 19 11, 203

8,987

8,819 250

693

8,376

63

Nov. 2.6 11,433

8,797

8,634 262

693

8,203

63

Dec. 3 11,276

8, 870

8,650 218

717

8, 151

63

Dec. 10 11,729

8,903

8, 713 263

805

8, 171

62

Dec. 17 11,908

9,094

8, 890 256

729

8, 417

62

Dec. 24 11,835

9,000

8,832 275

672

8, 435

62

Dec. 31 11,615

9, 135

8,987 310

751

8, 546

60

---------6-7-3-, -1-5-0-------------5-1-5-,-4-5-7-----------5-3--,7-4-9--------------------------

TOTAL

526, 827

18,318

480,02.6

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. 1NAGNER Agricu ltura1 Statistician

After F ive Days Return to: United State s Department of Agriculture
Statistical Repo rting Se rvice 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINE SS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CRO~ R.E~O.RTINC SERVICE

AGRICUI.TURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY 0,- GEORGIA ANO TME STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI.TURE

L ~ J.V .1

.L-0. J U . S . DEPAftTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURE 5 ATISTJCAL REPORTING SERVICE
1967315 H KE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA .

, Georgia .

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1 ,

GEORGIA I~D~C OU~TY_ S -

1966

lviarch 1967

.

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:

: __________________g~y~~~g_f~r_Qr~in____________________

Planted for

:

Yi e l d

:

---...... IDd Countv

: All Purposes :

Acreag e

:

Per Acre

: Production

--~------ie~~;-------- - -~c-~;---------------IiU:"Si1~Is------- - Bu:8h818-

4, 400 820
3,000
1,280 4, 62 0 7,000 3, 220 1,530 1,980 2, 970 2, 380
33,200

3,800 600
2,700 1,250 4 , 080 6 , 3 00
3,090
1,500 1,800 2, 670 2, 210
30,000

35.0
40.0 39 .6
35 .2 35.5
37. 8 40.8 34.0 38.9 37.1 42 .1
37.7

133,000 24 , 000
107 , 000 44, 000 145,000 238,000 126,000 51 , 000 70,000 99,000 93,000
1,130,000

1,250

1,120

610

600

710

780

1,220

1,620

1,640

960

1, 940

1,630

1,460

840

1,250

490

850

1 , 800

2,400



1,230

24,400

1,160 1 , 010
400 510 700 430 1 , 180 1,520 1 , 250 960 1,810 1,360 1,360 700 1 , 050 490 780 1,700 2,020 1 , 210
21,600

33.6
32.7
32.5
39.2
30.0
46.5 51.7
30 . 3 36. 5
45.8
30.9 39.0 33.8
41.4 23. 8 38.8
53.8 55.3
32.7
33.9
37.7

39,000
33, 000
13,000 20,000 21,000 20,000 6l,COO 46,000 46 , 000 44,000
56,000 53 ,000
46, 000 29,000
25,000
19 , 000 42,000 94,000 66,000 41 , 000
814,000

1, 480 1,570 2,820 1 , 190 2,450 1,060 2,760 1,940 1,380
960 1 , 490
19 , 100

1,420 1,430 2 , 360
930 2, 330
950
2,700 1 ,860
940
930
1,150
17 ,000

29 . 6 27.3 25.4 41.9 28 . 3
25.3
26.7 27.4 51.1 33.3 29 . 6
29 . 8

42,000 39,000 60,000 39,000 66, 000 24 , 000 72,000 51,000 48,000 31,000 34 , 000
506,000

(Issued iviarch

- --------------.------------- . GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTniATES . 1966 ... -- ------------ ---------------------~-----

District

Planted for

------------------~2r~~ e d_for~,G~~r~a,~i:~n------------~ Yie ld

-an-d -C-ou-n-tv - - - - - - -: - - -A-l-l APcurrpeoss-e-s----:-----AAc~rreeag;-e------:---BusiPie;r;:ALc:rse---- ~ --:~;;~;P;.r;;.:;..;=-

Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayet t e Haralson Harris Heard He n r y Lamar Hac on Harion Me r i we t he r Nuscog,;;e Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT 2
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Gr eene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs \rJashington Wheeler \rlilkinson

5,810 170 400
3,420 980
1,860 2,070 2,040 1,830 2,900 1,740 12,500 7,800 5,160
360 3,030 5,040 1,810 1,060 9,900 2,540 1,580
74,000
2,160 1,830 10,800
980 2,200 19,400 1,560 4,210 9,900 1,010 15,000 1,730 43,500 1,250 12,600 3,400 2,200 4,230 6,700 1,060
770 510 11,400 5,700 13,400 11,600 4,900
194,000

5, 000

150

300

2,740

590

1,690

1,950

1,630

1, 720

1,940

1, 580

9,800

5,800

4,900

150

2,880

4,210

1,320

1,010

:~ ,.,

7,900

2,080

1,060

60,400

1,510 1,610 8,400
890 1,410 14,200 1,140 3,960 8,600
700 11,400
760 34,300
390 9,400 2,410 1,010 3,980 5,900
360 640 500 8,760 4,540 11,700 9,300 2,930
150,700

26.0 20.0 30.0 37.6 30.5 33.7 28.7 25.2 30.8 34.5 32.3 39.5
2h.c
30.4 20.0 39.6 30.9 41.7 29.7 33.4 25.5 32.1
32.2

33.8

42.2

44.4

39.3

30.5

ho .: ;

28.9

25.8

50.3

35.7

40.4

35.5 44.4



33.3

40.0

26.6

39.6

48.2

46.3

22.2

34.4

26.0

31.1

30.6

43.0

39.5

33.1

40.7

(Issued March 1967)

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District
-- and Countv

-

-------.-----.

Planted for
A--ll--AP-uc-rrpe-os-s-e-s--

-

-.-----------A--Ac----r-c-er--ea-gs--e------------H-.:-..a--r--v--e--s--t--eP--Bd-e--uYr--fsi-oAh-e-elr-c-dl-r-sGe--~-r-a--i--n------..--------P--roB--d-u--us--hc--et-i-l-os--n------

~Q12

Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham F.unuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins cLuffie
chmond Screven
-Warren
torAL

58,800
26,300 1 7 , 400
1,410 9, 800 28,700 3, 010 12, 600 15 ,000 2,610 2,560 29, 700 3,110
211 ,000

47, 800 24 , 900 14,000 1,100
8,800 24,000 2,440 10,600 12 ,900 2,160 2,140 25 ,700
2, 1_,_60
179,000

47 .5 44 . 8 31.5
25 . 5
31.0 41.5 41.4 45 . 0
39.5
23 . 1 39 .7 43 . 3 31.,. 6
42 . 1

2,, 270' 000 1,ll5,ooo
441,000 28,000 273,000 996,000
101.000 4n : ooo 510,000
so , ooo
85, 000
l,ll2 1 0CO
85 ,000
7,543,000

- - - DISTRICT 7
Baker Calhoun
Clay Decatur Dougherty
Early Grady Ise
ller tchell Quitman iandolph Seminole Stewart bter !errell !han as
-bater
!Ol'AL

15,500 13,400
6,900 44, 900 11,000 30,200 39,400 13,300 29,900 41,500
2,200 16 , 2 00 19,700
7,700 25 , 200 17 ,300 41,500
6,200
382,000

14, 600 12,800
6,600 40, 100 10 ,000 27, 500 36,500 12 , 000 27 , 000 37 , 500
2,100 l5,3CO 18,000
6, 400 20,400 16, 700 38,800 5, 700
348,000

37.9 39 . 3
36 .5
35 . 4 34. 6 37.5 51.2 39 . 8 38 . 0 44 . 6 40.5 39 . 9 38 . h 34 . 7 44 . 6 41.5
5o. 6
30 . 9
41.6

554,000 504,000 241 , 000 1,420, 000 346,000 1,031,000 1, 870,000 478,000 1, 025, 000 1, 672,000
35, 000 610}000 692 ,000 222,000 910, 000 693,000 1,963,000 176, 000
14, 492,000

DISTRICT

9,900 11,900
34,000 40 ,100 1,800
49,200 51 , 500 24,800 19, 400 21,000
4,100 34,600 19,700
7, 900 28,600
18,000 20,900 15,200
13,200
35,200

8,600 10,100 29,300 35,400
1, 300 40,800 46,400 23, 100 18,800 19 ,500
3,000 29,800 16,900 6,600
24,400 14,400 18,200
13,700 11 , 200 32 ,500

50. 5
47 . 9
58. 8
39. 0 )6. 9
52 . 9
44.5
54 . 3
55 . 3
42 . 0
J8. 3
59. 3
47. 4
49. 4 50 . 4
44.9
59 . 3 52 . 3
49. 4
43.0

434 ,000 47 9 , 0 0 0 1,722,000 1,381,000 48,000 2,157 , 000 2,063 , 000
1, 255,000 1,040 ,000
819,000
115 ,coo 1, 766,000
801 ,000 32fi , OOO 1,229, 000
64 7,000 1, 079,000
717 ,ooo
553,000
1,397,000

461,000

404,000

49 . 6

20,02 8,000

(Issued March

- - - - - - - - - . . . - =----------G-EO-R-G-IA:-C-O-R-N--CO-U.N.T.Y.-E-S-T-Ti-vi-AT-E-S-1-9-6-6---------. . . . . c. .--------......

District

Planted for

Ha

rves

te

d fo Yie

r

~~G-~r~a~in~----------~

and Countv : All Purpos es : Acr e age : Pe r Acre _ ----------------------A~;;;-----------A c re s---~------ -Bti;h~ls ___ -

DI!EIQ! 2
Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camd en Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long lvicintosh Pi erce Tattnall Toombs V.J a r e ltJayne
TOTAL

30,900 20 , 8 00 4,400 1,800
30 1,290 1, 210 12,800
140 930 2,400 300 30,500 36,000 19,700 9,900 21,200
194 , 300

27 , 200 17,700
3,300 1,380
20 580 800 10,500
60 720 1, 580 60 26,800 26 , 400 15 ,8CO 9,100 15, 300
157,300

39.4 37.6 28. 2 40 . 6 50.0 36.2 38.8 34.7 33.3
3L . 7
~1. R
_.J -+ . '-
50.0 37. 6 39.5 47.2 41.4
L.L. 3
39.7

1 21
31 364,
2,
25,
55 , 3, 1,007 1,042
74 377 678

STATE TOTAL

1,593,000

1,368,000

43.0

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C. L. CRENSHA~v Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural .Statistician In c

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AGRICUI.TURAL EXTENSION SERVICE UNIVERSITY 0,- GEORGIA ANO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI.TUAE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURE STATISTICAL. REPORTING SERVICE
15 HOKE SMITH ANNEX, ATHENS, GA .

, Georgia

7
GEORGIA ORN COUNTY tili&TIYillTES 1965,REVISED

Jvlarch 1967

. . ---------------------------------~------------------------------

Planted for

Harvested for Grain

:

Yield

:-------

~~.:~-------.;...__.A:;1:=1 PurE_2ses :

Acreage

:

Per Acre

: Production

-A~~e s-------------A~;~--------------B~8i~----------Bu5h;1;----

4,590 860
3,110 1, 330 4,870 7, 300 3,350 1,590 2,050 3,090 2,470
34,610

3,950 630
2, 800 1,300 4,240 6, 600 3,220 1,560 1,870 2,780 2,300
31,250

46.)

183,000

39.7

25,000

46.4

130,000

43.8

57,000

49.5

210,000

53.5

353,000

50.6

163,000

33.3

52,000

43.3

81,000

56.8

158,000

50.9

117,000

48.9

1,529,000

1,460 1,320
710 700 840 910 1,420 1,910 1,930 1,150 2,330 1,950 1, 720 990 1,480 590 990 2,150 2,820 1,450
28,820
1,530 1,640 2,900 1,230 2,530 1,090 2,890 2,040 1,430 1,000 1,570
19,850

1,360 1,190
470 600 820 500 1,380 1,780 1,470 1,130 2,120 1,600 1,600 820 1,230 580 910 2,000 2,370 1,420
25,350
1 , 470 1,480 2, 440
960 2,400
980 2, 770 1, 920
970 960 1,190
17,540

36.0

49,000

43.7

52,000

46.8

22,000

28.3

17,000

29.3

24,000

52.0

26,000

56.5

78,000

33.1

59,000

38.1

56,000

46.0

52,000

34.4

73,000

39.4

63,000

31.9

51,000

53.7

44,000

35.8

44,000

39.7

23,000

53.8

49,000

59.5

119,000

34.2

81,000

37.3

53,000

40.8

1,035,000

25.9

38,000

31.1

46,000

39.8

97,000

50.0

48,000

38.8

93,000

34.7

34,000

39.4

109,000

34.4

66,000

55.7

54,000

40.6

39,000

42.0

50,000

38.4

674,000

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.______..m;QEm!_.QQlliLQQilli:IT.J~TI~~~-1965 . _ .JlliYI~!L _ _ _

____________________________________ ________ District
and Count:.v..,.

Planted for

: All Purposes :

Acr e age

:

n

Acres

Acres

DISTRIC:f b

Carroll

5,900

5,100

42.0

Chattahoochee

170

150

26.7

Clayton

410

310

41.9

Coweta

3,500

2, 800

40.0

Douglas

970

600

36.7

Fayette

1,910

1, 720

45.9

Haralson

2,140

1,990

30.2

Harris

2,080

1,660

27.7

He a r d

1,880

1,750

42.3

Henry

2,960

1,980

34.8

Lamar

1, 770

1, 610

39.8

Macon

12,800

10,000

52.9

lVIarion

6,200

5,900

40.0

l"leriwether

5,300

5,000

42.0

Muscogee

320

150

33.3

Pike

3,070

2,920

42.1

Schley

5,100

4,300

41.9

Spalding

1,880

1,350

43.7

Talbot

1, 080

1,030

35.9

Taylor

10,100

8,100

46.8

Troup

2,590

2,120

33.0

Upson

1,590

1,080

42.6

TOTA1

73,720

61,620

42.7

!2l.1IUQ! .2
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe lviontgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale . Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Washington Whee l e r Wilkinson
TOTAL

2,170 1,820 10,800
970 2,150 19,300 1,550 4,200 9,700 1,010 14,900 1,670 43,200 1,110 12,600
3:440 2,100 4,200 6,700 1,000
770 510 11,300 5,600 13,500 11,500 4,850

1,500 1,600 '8, 400
880 1,400 14,100 1,130
3,950 8,500
700 11,300
750 34,100
390 9,300 2,440 1,030 3,950 5,900
360 640 500 8, 700 4,510 11,600 9,200 2,910

.
.:I

38.7

48.7

45.6

38.6

36.4

~~. ~

41.6

.~~~.

28.3 25.3

52.7

35.7

36.5

34.7

43.6

33.3

46.7

35.2

38.8

56.7

43.5

19.4

34.4

24.0

37.6

29.5

41.6

.-

45.6

28.2

192,620

149,740

41.8

6,

(Revised March 1967)

:
Planted for

----------~~~9_for_.Qr&E____~ --------

:

Yield

58,500 26,coo 17,300 1,360 9,700 28,700 3,020 12,600 14,800 2,560 2,470 29,300 3,160
209,470
15,800 13,700
6,900 45,100 11,100 30,700 40,300 13,600 30,500 42,500
2,360 16,400 20,100
7,700 25,700 17,800 42,400 6,200
388,860
9, 770 11,800 34,000 40,000 1,800 49,400 51,700 25,000 20,000 21,400 4,170 34,400 19,500 7 ,950 28,400 17,900 20,800 15,300 13,000 35,100
461,390
March 1967)

48,000 25,000 14,000 1,100 8,800 24,100 2,450 10,700 13,000 2,200 2,150 25,800 2,5oo
179,800
14,600 12,800
6,600 40,200 10,000 27,600 36,600 12,000 27,000 37,600
2,100 15,300 18,000 6,400 20,400 16,700 38,800 5,700
348,400
8,500 10,000 29,200 35,200 1,300 40,500 46,100 23,000 18,700 19,400
3,000 29,600 16,800
6,600 24,200 14,300 18,100 13,600 11,100 32,300
401,500

52.9 47.5 48.4 30.0 52.3 41.6 41.2 42.5 42.1 24.5 38.6 5o.5 34.8
47.4
53.8 54.3 49.1 38.5 48.7 51.3 50.7 50.2 48.7 47.2 43.8 51.2 48.7 46.1 55.3 54.3 54.3 40.0
49.4
58.8 53.9 53.8 50.8 43.1 54.9 52.7 56.7 57.8 45.8 36.7 55.8 52.3 53.9 48.8 39.9 53.8 51.6 49.0 49.8
52.2

2,541,000 1,187,000
678,000 33,000 460,000 1,002,000 101,000 455,000 547,000 54,000 83,000 1,302,000 87,000
8,530,000
786,000 695, 000 324,000 1,546,000 487,000 1,415,000 1,857,000 602,000 1,315,000 1,773,000
92,000 784,000 876,000 295,000 1,129,000 907,000 2,107,000 228,000
17,218,000
500,000 539,000 1,570,000 1,788,000 56,000 2,223,000 2,430,000 1,305,000 1,081,000 888,000 110,000 1,651,000 878,000 356,000 1,180,000 570,000 973,000 702,000
541~,000
1,609,000
20,~53,000

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STATE TOTAL

1,598,000

1,368,000

49.0

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C. L, CRENSHAW
Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Char~

(Revised March 1967)

ID@ffi~@L!J~ffillit!J
[i)ffi~@~0

HARCH 15, 1967
Released 4/5/67
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED TI~DEX SA~ill AS A MONTH AGO
The Georgia Prices Received Index for the month ended Harch 15, 1967, was the same as month, - but w-as again 20 points below that for the same month last year.
~e All Crops Index increased by 3 points to 258 as the price of cotton increased by 1
per pound and of corn by 1 cent per bushel.
~e price of hogs, beef cattle, broilers, turkeys and milk were all below the previous
md the Index of Price s Received for live stock and live stock products declined 3 points which was 34 points below a year ago.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED Il\IDEX DO'hlN 2 POINTS
PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT, PARITY RATIO 74
~ing the month ended March 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 2 points percent) to 250 percent of its 1910-14 average . Lower prices for hogs and wholesale milk
-~~u~ most to the decline. Price increases for wheat and eggs limited the decrease.
index was 7 percent below March 1966.
~e Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and
Wage Rates rose 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month. At 340,. the index was 9 points
percent) above a year earlier.
ibe Parity Ratio remained unchanged from February at 74.

INDEX Nill-1BERS

GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

Index

Narch 15 :February 15 !.Larch 15 : -----~QE!!_High_____

1910-14 101 100

1966

1967

1967

..... .. :

:

:

: Index :

Date

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

264 270

1y /

244 255

244

310 : llarch 1951

258

319 : March 1951 g/

269

252

250

313 :Feb. 1951

331

339

340

340 :Jan. 1967 }./

81

74

74

123 :Oct 1946


April 1951, March 1967.
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates.
!be Parity Ratio is computed as in the past. The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Govern-
payments, averaged 86 for the ye ar 1966 compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio.

Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A, WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

-------------------------------- - -------------
Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athe
~e Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the
PR

LtB- IES

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-- -

PRI CES --RECEIVED AND PA ID
------------:- --

-B- Y-FA-lG li'iEEROSRG. IAlA--R-C~H-- lS-.-1-9- 6= 7-.-

-W-I

-TH-

-ru:OMi\T:PrA-R-I-S -O-N-STES

i s- : : lviar~h"15-7 :F~ti:- 1:s-7f.iar~i1-15~March

PRICES _________ _____ ______________________ ..... Commoditv and Unit

:

R EC E IVED - ~- -------- :

1966

: 1967 : 1967 : 1966

: 1 .;..__a_.~ . ~ -- - - - - .;...--

Wheat, bu.

$

1. 6.5

Oats , bu.

$

. 90

Corn, bu.

1. 37

Barl ey, bu .

1. 04

Sorghum Gr ain, cwt .

2. 0.5

Cott on, l b .

27. .5

Cottons eed, ton

Soybeans, bu.

2. 67

Peanuts , lb.

11..5

Sweetpotat oes, cwt.

.5 . 60

Hay, baled, t on:

Al l

~

26 .50

Alfal fa Le s pe deza

$
f;

3297..5s0o

Peanut

$ 24 .50

Ivlilk Cows , head

$ 170. 00

Hogs , cwt .
Beef Cattle , all , cwt. 1/
Covm, ctvt . 2/

$ 3/ 23 . 00
t 1/ 20 . 70
$ - 17. 60

St eers and Heifers, cwt. ~

23 . 40

Calves, ct.rt.

~

2.5 . 30

Milk, whol es ale , cwt .:

Fluid Market

~

6. 20

Aanuf actured

'~

3. 60

All ]/

$

6. 1.5

Turkeys, lb.

24.0

Chickens, lb.: Excl . Broilers 12 . 5

Commercial Broilers

16.5

Al l

16. 3

Eggs , all, dozen

.52. 0

1. 80 88
1. .51 1.12 2. 2.5 19 . 0 67 . 00 2. 80
11.0
6. 90

1. 80 . 89
1. .52 . 1. 12
2. 2.5 20 . 0 64. 00 2.7.5 11. 0 6. 90

27 .50
3.5 .50 30 .50 24 .50 200. 00 17. 80 18. 90 16. 20 21 . 2 0 24.20

27. 30
3.5 .50 30 . 00 23. 00 2CO. OO
17 . 40 18. 70 16. 00 21. 00 24 . 20

6. 60
4 . 1.5 6. 60
23 .0 9. 0 14.0 13.7 38. 8

~/6 ..50
22 . 0 10. 0 13 . 0 12 .8 41.0

1.41 646
1.17 1. 06 1. 78 27 . 61 47. 60 2. 71 11. 9 4.87
24.20 24 . 90 24 .60 24 . 20 238. 00 24 . 00 24 . 0 0 17.70 26.20 27. 60
4. 93 3. 73 4 .54 24.7 10.7 17.4 16.7 41.6

1. 49 .674
1. 26 1. 03 1. 93 20.70 63.30 2. 71 11. 6 .5. 72
2.5.30 26.20 26. 20 2_5. 60 2.57. 00 18. 80 21. 60 17.00 23 . 30 26. 60
.5.49 4.12 .5 . 06 21.4 8. 8 1.5.4 14. 6 32 .4

Ni xed dairy fee d, cwt . :

All und er 29% protein

~

3. 9.5

4. 2.5 4. 2.5

3.73

3. 95

14% protein .S/
16% protein -

- :~

3. 80

4 . 00 4.10

3. 48

~

3. 9.5

4. 2.5 4.20

3.79

3. 66 4.03

18% protein

$

4 .0.5

4.50 4.50

3.96

4.16

20% protein

$

4.2.5

4. 60 4.5.5

4.08

4.46

Hog f ee d, 14%-18% prot e in,cwt. ~

4.20

4.4.5

4.33

4. 60

Cottonseed ms al, 41%, cwt. $

4.40

.5.20 _5.20

4.70

5.46

Soybean meal,44%, cwt.

$

5.00

.5.40 .5. 30

5.08

.5 .51

Bran, cwt.

$

3.70

4.10 3. 90

3.41

3.80

Middlings, cwt.

$

3.7.5

4.20 4.10

3.4.5

3.86

Corn meal, cwt.

$

3.40

3. 6.5 3. 6.5

3.30

3.52

Broiler grower f eed, cwt.

~

.5. 00

.5. 20 .5 .10

4.87

5.07

Laying f eed, cwt.

$

4.70

5. 00 5.00

4.47

4. 70

Scratch grains, cwt.

$

4.15

4.45 4.45

3.92

4.10

Alfalfa hay, ton

$ 4.5.00 45.00 44.00: 33.70

35.90

A1l~l co~th-erah~a"v.Sttone~rs-and~~~ersn-~ojm6bi.5n0e d:~it3i71-.0a0110;~3;6~e.-0~;0w~h-~:e~jr;e~-n~;e~c~e8~0~s~s-ar_y.--f--o--r~s.l~a~~u~g._ht_e_r-"

2/ Include s cull dairy cows sold for slaught er , but not dairy cows for herd r eplacement.
- - - ~/ Revise d. 4/ Preliminary estimate . .5/ U. S. price is for unde r 16 percent. '

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Repor ting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Ge orgia 30601
.QruQill ~us i~~

Postage and Fee s Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGI A CR OP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG IA

- J.;p il 5, 1967

ORGIJ. C HICK HA T C HErt Y R E PORT

LISRARl S

Plac e m e n t of b r oi l e r chi cks in G e orgia uring t h e w e ek e n d e d -A pril l was 10,016,00 0-- l p e rc e n t mor e t han in the p:c3 vi o us w ee k a n d 4 p e rc e n t mor e than in the comparabl e w e ek las t y e ar , ac cording to t h e G e o rgia C rop Re porting S e rvice .

An e stimat e d 13 , 0 6 2, 00 0 b roi l e r t ,rp e egg s wer e s e t by G e o r g i a hatcheries-lpercent less t han i n t he pr eviou s week a n d 5 p e r c e nt l e ss t han in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majo rit y o f the p rices pai d t o G e orgia prod u c e rs for broile r ha t ching eggs were report e d w it hi n a r a n g e o f 45 to 65 c~mt s p er doz e n. The ave rag e pri c e of . hatc h illg eggs was 56 c e nt s p e r oze n . T h e p ri ce o f eg gs f ro m flocks wit h hatche ry own e d
cockerels ge n er ally w as 2 c e n t s be l ow t h e a ver ag e p ric e . !v.ios t p r ice s rec e ive d for broiler chi c k s by G e or gia hat che ri e s we re re p o r ted withi n a range o f $ 5.00 to $9 . 25 with an ave rag e of $ 7. 7 5 p e r h un dr e d . Th ~ a v e r a ge p r i c -=s l a st y e a r wer e 64 c e nts for eggs and $10.0 0 for c hi cks .

G..~ OnGIA ~ G GS S ET, HA T S HI NG.:' , A ND ~ HI C K P L A CE M ::<:.: N T S

.S GG TYP:2

leek Ended
War. 4 War. 11 War. 18 War. 25 A r. 1

E ggs Set

1966

19 6 7

Thou .
l, 181 950
l, 065 l, 273 1, 08 3

T hou.
l' 19 8 l , 225 l , 160 l' 19 1 1' 166

o/o of
ye a r
a p;o
P et.
10 ! 12.9 10 9 94 108

BRO I L .i~ _,_ T YP

Chi cks Hatche d

196 6

1967

Thou.
761 677 788 94 5 819

Thou .
l, 025 1, 060 l, 050
905 956

% of
year ago Pet.
135 157 133 96 117

leek Ended

~~ggs Set 1 I

196 6 Thou.

1967 Thou.

%of
yea r ag o
P et.

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for j Hatch

Broiler

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

I %of P er

1966

1967

year j Doz.

I ago 1967

,.~ h ou .

Thou. Pet. Cents

Chicks Per Hundred
1967 Dollars

1an, 28 12,39 2 12, 892 104 feb. 4 12,432 13,096 10 5 l'eb. 11 12, 298 12,971 105

3, 664 [) , 897 9, 102

3,929 8,90 9 9,0 63

103

60

100 I 60

100

60

8.75 8. 75 8. 75

Feb, 18 12, 302 13 , 221 107

) ,049

9, 393 10L.J:

60

8.75

Feb, 25 12,616 13,346 10 6

8, 9 16

9,421 106

60

8. 75

War, 4 13, 00 l 13 , 174 101

8, 826

9,706 110

58

8. 25

War . 11 13,467 13,027

97

8, 87 5

9,914 112

57

8.00

War . 18 13,315 13, 18 5

99

9,025

9,968 110

56

7.75

War. 25 13, 594 13, 16 7

97

9, 276

9,96 5 107

56

7.75

Apr. 1 13,742 13, 0 6 2

95

9, 64 1 10, 016 104

56

7.75

!/ Includes eggs set by h a t che ri e s p r o d u cing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Cha rg e

W. A . WAGNE R Ag ricultural Statistician

U, 5, Department of A g ricultur e

A gricultural E xtension Service

- ~n.-u<:>tical Re por ting S e rvic e

Stat e D e partment of Ag ricult u:c e

315 Hoke Smit h Annex , A thens , G eo r gia

STATE

f----------~~~~~=-------~ % of

Mar.

Apr.

year

18

25

1

0 1/

THO USA N DS

I-Aar. 18

Mar.
25

TaOUSANi>S

year
0 1/

Maine

2,061

1,947

2,002 98

1, 605

1,607

1, 519

101

Connecticut

355

289

324 74

186

162

145

69

Pennsylvania

1,398

1, 489

1,349 87

971

872

700

88

Indiana

657

580

580 77

3L_i: 0

356

356

76

Missouri

683

740

759 96

4:1~

418

385

91

Delaware

2, 891

2,865

2, 780 99

2,739

2, 771

2, 537

106

Maryland

4, 570

4, 542

4, 596

99

3, 195

3,364

3,419

95

Virginia \!\<.est Virginia

1, 770 143

1, 805 160

1, 720 83 159 89

1, 116

1, 211

1, 081

108

311

303

370

95

.

North Carolina

7,329

7,589

7,360 100

5,622

5,708

5, 560

94

~

South Carolina

527

495

503 107

343

377

372

101

GEORGIA

13, 185 13, 167 13,062 95

9,968

9,965 10, 016

104

Florida Tennessee Alabama Miss issippi A rkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967
(22 States)
* TOTAL 1966 (22 States)

838

842

835 170

50 6

399

458

114

1, 006 8,943 5, 053 10, 384

986 8,979 5, 054 10, 4 78

1,004 82 8,933 95 5, 142 108 10,380 100

1, 00 l ' 7,265
I'I 4, 269
I 7,868

1, 146 6, 9d8 4,223 7,924

1, 014 7,058 4,349 7, 910

95 97
112
107

1,049

1, 171

1, 126 109 i! 893

869

856

116

4, 819

4 ,762

4,740 109

3, 740

3,765

3, 806

114

663

858

892 123

480

583

534

121

346

449

445 92

284

294

310

140

2,053

1, 992

1, 822 97

1, 602

1, 598

l, 451

101

70,723 71, 239 70,513

99

~4,718 54,903 54,206

102

I

I

69,623 70,473 71, 544

r0.613 51,998 52,941

o/o of Last Year

102

101

99

*.!1 Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

I

I 108

106

102

3 \S
OOl
\~34\a~G~~VEGETABLE REPORT

Georgi a Crop Repor ting Service

Athens , Georgia

GEORGIA

Re l e ase d April 7, 1967

~le ather conditions during f arch wer e v er y favorable for planting spring and sunrrner Ra ins are new nee de d ove r the State to attain good stands and favorable
h. Light supplies of ~~~~~ wer e available in late March from e arly plantings . Dry her is r etard ing gr owth of late pl antings , but volume ,- supplie s are expected t o incre ase g April. Planting of ~~~~~19E~ and ~E~~1~E~ has b een complet e d in southern ar e as. s are generally good in e arly plante d fi e l ds .

U--N-I-T-E-D S-T--A-T-E-.S.
The ~~lv ~Ering snap b e an cr op is e stimate d at 457 , 000 hundre dwe ight, 13 percent
b e low last ye ar and 1 per c ent b elow average .
The m19=Er.ing acr e ag e of snap b eans is expected to total 10, 600 acre s for har-
in 1967, which compares with 12,200 acr e s harvested last year. Planting is ne aring com-
tion in Ge orgia. Cold t emperature s around mi d -Harch caus e d considerabl& r eplanting . In ama, plantings are up in southern countie s . In South Carolina, planting should b e com-
ted by April 10. In Nississippi, planting started about a week e arlier than usual. In
siana, planting was active on April l in the Gre e nsburg-Amite are a. Early planted beans developing rapidly and first pickings should start about Nay l. In Florida, high winds the Sanford are a injured young plant s. In Gadsden County, pole b e ans are mostly plante d.

GE: Production of winter cabb age is place d at 6, 857,.900 hundredwe ight, 2 perce nt mor e
than last year:--Harve st in Fl or ida is expected '~o continue active during April with 'shing supplies expe cted in l11iay .

The ~1y-~pring cabbage crop is fore cast at 1,621,000 hundredweight, 4 pe rcent be-
In South Carolina , harvest is expe cte d to get under way about mid-April and pe ak the end of the month. Harve sting got under way in Georgia the last of lV!arch and is exd to reach the pe ak in lat e Apr il. Additional moisture is nee ded for normal deve lopment late plantings. Harvest in Alabama is at t he pe ak in southern countie s. The Mississippi is about a week e arly in devel opme nt . Plants are making good deve lopment.

Forecast at 3,150 ,000 hundredweight, production of ~~lv~ing sweet corn is 10 percent l e ss than 1966 . Suppli e s from Florida ar e expecte d to incre ase
April. Early April volume will c ome primarily from the Pompano and Dade County are as.
supplies are expe cted from the Ev erglade s area in late April and continuing through lIay.
st harvest is expe cte d from the Zell wood are a in mid - Nay. Statewide volume is expe cte d to in ay, but will b e r e lative l y h e avy through most of June.

Earlv ~riug cucumbers ar e e stimated at 998,000 hundre dwe ight, placing 1967 produc tion 17 perc ent b e l ow las t year .

The acr e age of lat e spring 1-ratermelons for harve st in 1967 is e stimat e d at 65 , 800 acre s, whi;h-~pa;e s with 71 ,600 acre s harve ste d in 1966. In Florida,
est is expe cted to b e c ome general by mid -month with volume supplie s available by late
Freezing t emperatur es on February 25 -26 cause d only light damag e to acr e ag e in the
alee area. Early acre age in the south ce ntral area northward was he avily damage d and
rs had to r eplant .

Pl e ase turn page

ARCHIE LANGLEY ultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR .
Ve getable Crop Estimator

Georgia Crop-R~porting-Servi;-e ~ USDA~ }15 Hoke-Smith-Annex~ Athe ns~ Georgia, -in coopera--
with the Cooperative Exte nsion S ervic e, Univers ity of Ge orgia and the Georgia Department Agriculture .

APR II I

LI IJRAR IES

Crop and State

SNAP BEANS
Mid-Spring: South Ca ro I ina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana
Grou
CABBAGE J./
Early Sp r ing: South Ca ro I ina Geor g ia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Ca I i forn ia
Gr CANTALOUPS
Spring: FIori da Texas Arizona Ca I iforn ia

5,820 2,900
980 I ,340

I, 500 8,420 16,820

I, 200 9,500 15,000

26

25

..

20 22

Late Spring: North Carol ina Georgia Texas Arizona California
tal
~/ATERMELONS
Late Spring: Florida California
Group Total

240

250

370

30

1 ,060

1 ,640

160 160

145 160

54

30

375 365

60,000 67,000

62,000 I 51 160

Early Summer '1:/

195,020 I IJI~, 900 179,900 79

77

ll Includes processing. '1:.1 1967 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.

s

ISO

138

72

76

19

15 May

30

20

I

90 428 May
I ,800

38

40

56

5

55

I 5 May

600

694

9,026 10,720 May 15,358 14,234

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agricul

Week Ending Apri 1 10, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

SPRING PLANT lNG PROGRESS AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

Athens, Ga., April 10, 1967 -- Open weather for the past several weeks allowed rapid

with spring planting which is well ahead of last year, according to the Georgia Crop

However, lack of soi I moisture has become critical in most areas, and

of the remaining acreage w ill not be seeded until soil moisture is replenished, Rains

needed to germinate seed already planted,

Over 70 percent of the intended tobacco acreage had been transplanted at the end of the
compared with 29 percent last year. Irrigation was active throughout the week. Some re-
ing was reported.

Nearly 50 percent of the ..2...!:.!J. acreage has been planted in the southern areas. Statewide, ~~ent of the acreage has been seeded, compared with only 14 percent last year.

~er 16 percent of the cotton acreage has been planted, compared with 8 percent last year.
rth of the acreage has been planted in southern areas, while seeding in most northern getting under way.

Eighteen percent of the peanut acreage has been seeded. This is well ahead of the less one percent planted during the comparable week last year. Small grains and pastures are need of r a i n.

condition remained mostly fair to good in the southern producing areas and poor to in the northern areas of the State, Weather conditions have allowed for a good spraying
no insect and disease problems have been encountered.
'
The lack of soil moisture is delaying growth and planting of vegetable crops. Irrigation being used where available. The cabbage harvest is well under way. Practically all of the
~an and melon crops have been planted in the south.

- Little or no rain fell over Georgia during the past week and only very I amounts have been recorded during the last four weeks. Most areas of the State were very and the forest fire haz<3 rd was high at the end of the week. The high percentage of sun-
and low relative humidities have increased the drying rate.

~orgia temperatures continued unseasonably warm during the week. New records were set on ormore days at several places as highs reached the high eighties and low nineties.
for the week were 6 to 10 degrees above normal. This was the fifth straight week
Georgia temperatures have been warmer than normal.

In sharp contrast to 1966, most of Georgia was quite dry at the beginning of the 1967
January had above normal rainfall in the southern half of the State but was be-
north Georgia. February was slightly below normal in most areas and was followed
1nunusually dry March. By climatological divisions, March rainfall ranged from only 16% normal in the southeast to 68% of normal in the east central. There hasn 1 t been a drier
in north Georgia since 1937 and, for south Georgia, it was the driest March since 1955.
a temperatures were cooler than normal du ri ng January and February but were much above
1 in March. For the State as a whole, it was Georgia 1 s warmest March since 1946. It was ~e first month since November 1965 that temperatures have been above normal over the en-
State,

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday, (April 11-15) calls for

ures to average 6 to 12 degrees above normal, Rainfall will be I ittle to none in

ia except widely scattered afternoon showers near the end of the period amounting to

than I /2 inch.

.*TH IS~ IS~ THE~FIRSTVI*EEK~L Y C* R* *O*P*.*AN*~D*~W*EATHERREPORTOF

.THE 1967 SEASCN FOR GE ORGIA . RELEASES WILL BE lv!.ADE

* iviCNDAY, 3. p.m. EACH WEEK THROUGH OCTOBER

*

u

- - -- -....

* ** ************** ***** *** * *****~*~ ~ ** **
The Geo rg ia Crop Reporting Service, At hens, Georgia; in coope

the

Cooperative Extension Service, Univer sity of Georgia; Georgia
Agr i cuI tu re; and the Weat her Bureau, ESS 1-'\ , U. S. Dc pa rtment o,'r"~iiTii~~-=-----J

r

U. S. DEPAR TME NT OF COMMERCE

WEATHER BUREAP

Athens,s Georgia

Precipitat ion or The . ~ek Ending hpril 7 , 1967

GEORGIA

Temperat ure e xt remes for week endi ng April?, 1967 (Provisional)
Highe s t ! 92 at Fort Ste\-Ja:-t on the 7th.
35 at Blairsville and Helen oa
the 1st .

* For period April 8-10, 1967
T Less t han .oo5 inch

After Five Days Retur n to United States Department of Ag ricu ture
Stat istical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith An nex Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSIN ESS

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT

This report will be treated in al

Respects as Letter Mai l

-I I

(See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R. ) ! 0 1_Tp-i'r Llbrary
~ Ga ns Ga 30601

Postage and U. S. Department

l
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG IA
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

April 12, 1967

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 8 was
9,9Z7, 000--1 percent less than in the previous week but 2 p ercent more than in the
comparable week last year, according to the G e orgia Crop Reporting Service.

An es.timated 12,981, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than in the previous week and 6 p ercent l ess than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to G eorgia producers fo r broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents per dozen. The average pric e of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The pric e o f eggs from flock s with hatche ry owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rage pric e . Most pric es r ece ive d fo r broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were re port e d within a range of $5 . 00 to $9 . 00 with an average of $7.7 5 per hundred. The av~r ag e p rices last yea r w e r e 64 cents for eggs and $10.00 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CHIC K PLACE M~ NTS E GG TYPE

leek Ended
War.11 War.l8 War. ZS Apr. 1 Apr, 8

Eggs Set

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

950 1, 065 11 273 1, 083 11 217

1, 22s 1, 160 1, 191 1, 166
1,155

i

i

: u7o of

' year

i
i

ago

I

1 Pet.
!
I 129

! 109 I 94

108
I 95 I

Chid;~s HatC t1ed

1966

1967

Tho u.

Thou.

677

1,060

788

1, 050

94 5

905

819

956

834

950

!Ifo of

1 year
! ago

1
I

Pet.

I

I I

157

I 133 96

i' 111174

BROILER TYPE

leek Ended

EBgs Set_!_/

1966
I Thou.

1967 Thou,

'fo of i
year i' ago Pet. ;

,_____j\__y_._ J?...r.i~J~ - ------

C hick s Plac ed. for

Hatch

Broiler

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Chicks

%of P er

Per

1966

1967

year Doz. ago 1967

Hundred 1967

Thou.

Thou. Pet. ! Gents

Dollars

I I feb. 4

12, 432 13, 096 105

8, 897

8, 909 100

60

Feb. 11

12, 29 8 12, 9 7 1 10 5 I 9, 1o2

9, 063 100

60

Feb. 18

12,302 13, 221 107 I 9, 049

9, 393 104

60

8. 75 8.75 8.75

feb. ZS 1 _ 121 616' 13, 346 106 ! 8, 916

9,421 106

60

8.75

War, 4

13 1 00 1 13 , 174 10 1

8, 8 2 6

9,706 110

58

8.25

War. 11

13 1467 13,027

97

8, 875

9, 914 11 2

57

8.00

War, 18

131 3 15 13, 18 5

9 9

9, 0 2 5

9,968 110

56

7.75

War. ZS Apr. 1

13, 594 131 167

97

13, 742 13 1 062

95

9, 276
9, 641

9, 965 10, 016

I 107

56

104

56

7.75 7.75

Apr. 8

13,868 121981

94

91 719

9, 927 102

56

7.75

~t lncludes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery s uppi_y_=1-o-c.,...k-s-.- - - - - -

ARCffiE LANGLEY

W. A . WAGNER

Aaricultura1 Statistician In Charge

Agricultur al Statistician

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

U, S, Department of Agriculture

Ag ricult ural Extension Service

~tatistica1 Reporting Service

State Departm ent of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

.APR 13 1967
LI BRARIES

STATE

Maine Conne cticut P ennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1,94 7

2 ,00 2

2,027 102

1, 607

1, 519

l, 574

104

289

324

4 07 100

162

14 5

222

99

1, 489

1, 349

1,370 96

872

700

772

85

580

580

591

87

356

356

4 18

107

740 2, 86 5 4, 54 2

7 59 2, 780 4, 596

730 2,891 4,661

87 I 4 13

!I 102 i! 2, 77 1

99

3, 364

385 2,537 3,419

385 2, 579 3,384

95
99 101

1, 805

1, 720

1, 880

95 1. 1, 2 11

1, 081

1, 245

106

160

159

155

91 l,,1 30 3

370

250

57

7, 589

7, 360

7,357

99

5, 70 8

5, 560

5, 788

93

495

503

,, 476 103 II 37 7

372

347

89

GE ORGIA
Florida Tenness ee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 19 7
(22 States)
* TOTAL 1966
(22 States)

13, 167 13,062 12,981

li 94

9,96 5 10,016

9,927

102

I

842

835

841

150

.I
li

399

458

461

139

986

1,004

1, 073

89 ;, 1, 14 6

1, 014

1,042

89

8,979 5,054

8,933 5, 142

8,900 5, 197

.. 97 j: 6,988
108 ' 4, 223

7,058 4,349

7, 136 4,302

98 111

10,478 1, 171 4,762

10,380 1, 126 4 ,740

10, 578 1, 117 4, 641

l 103

7,9{:.4

105

869

106 :i 3, 765

7,910 856
3,806

3,020 811
3,748

107 113 112

858

892

873 109 ll 583

534

522

106

449

445

503

99

294

310

317

138

1,992

1, 822

1,885 100

1, 598

1, 451

1, 502

118

71,239 70, 513 71, 134 100 , 54,903 54,20

54,752

102

70,473 71,544 71,370

j!
1151, 998 52,941 53, 537

o/o gf Last Year

1

101

99

100

*];_/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

I

!I

:I 106

102

102

3tS

GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVIC

UNIVERSITY O.F Gf:ORGIA
APR 25 1967

ATHENS, GEORG I A

LI BRAR IESM.. arcn, 1 967 Re l eased 4/18/1967

March Mi l k Prod uctio n Up 4 Mill io n Po un ds

Tot a l mi l k produced on Geo r gia f arms during March i s estimated at 89 mil 1 io n pounds4mil1ion from the sa me mo nth l ast year, a nd 3 mi ll io n priu nds above the 196 1 - 1965 average
ion fo r the month .

Milk pe r cow was p laced at 6 15 pou nds compared with 560 i n Marc h l ast yea r. The - 1965 average for the mont h was 467 po un ds per cow .

Prices pa id by da i rymen for feed we re ge neral 1y unchanged from February, but averaged $.30 above the pre v ious year . Ha y prices were slightly higher.

Ml K PROD UCTI ON

Itern and Un i t

Mar . 1 66

Georq ia Feb. 1

Mar . 1 66

Un ited States Feb . 1

lk production, mi 1. 1b. ction per cow, 1b.J._/ r m1! k cows ,
thousand head

85

76

560

520

151

146

[;9 10,537

615

736

145

9,217 670

10 , 510 766

RECEIVED- DOLL ARS Jj cwt.

6. IS 6 . 20 3.60 170. 00 26 . 50

} /6. 60 6. 60 4. 15
20 0.00
27.50

!16 . 50
200 . 00 27.30

4 . 54
4 . 93 3. 73 23 0 .00 24 .20

}/5 . 06 5 1-+9 4 .1 2
257 . 00
25 . 30

!14. 96
256 . 00 25. l 0

PAl D - DOLL ARS ']/
Dairy Feed:
il 14 percent prote i n, cwt.
16 percent prote i n, cwt. 18 percent protein, cwt . 20 percent protein, cwt .
under 29 percent prote i n, cwt.

3. bo
3. 95 4.05 4 . 25
3.95

4 . 00 4 .25 4.50 4.60
4.2 5

4 . 10 4.20 4.50 4.5 5
4.25

3.48 3. 79 3 . 96 4 . oe
3 . 73

3 . 66 4 . 03 4 . 16 4 . 46
3 . 95

3.6 5 3 . 99 4. 11 4 . 33
3. 91

Honthly average. ~liars per unit as of the 15th of mo nt h ex cept wh ol esa l e mi lk wh i ch is average for mon th.
Revised . Pre! iminary. United States price is for under 16 perce nt.

ARCHIE LANGL EY icultural Stat isticia n In Charge

R L S.A.NDI FE R
Agricultural Statistician

----------------------- ------------------------
Georgia Crop Kepo rting Serv ice , USDA , 315 Hoke Smi t h Annex , Athe ns, Georgia, i n cooperation ~the Cooperat i ve Ex tension Service , Un ive r sity of Georg ia , and the Georgia Depa rt me nt of iculture .

UNITED STAT ES MILK PRODUCT ION
March milk output sliq htly be low a year aqo
Milk product io n i n the Un it ed Stat es dur i ng March is estimated at 10,510 mill ion slightly below t he 10,53 7 mi 11 ion pou nds produce d l ast l"tarch and 5 per ce nt below the 1961 ave rage for the mon t h. Produc tion was the l owest for March since 1955. Total prod uct ion milk during the Jan ua ry-March period t h is year wa s 29,582 mi 11 ion pou nds, s l ight ly above comparable 19 66 peri od . On a da ily basis , milk pro duction increased 3 percent from Fe b r ~ to March, compare d with an i ncrease of 4 percent between these mont hs last year . March oo put provided 1.71 poun ds per person daily, compared with 1.73 pounds in March 1966 .
March rat e per cow up 4 percent from year earl ier
Milk output per cow averaged 766 pounds fo r th e United States during Ma r ch, 4 percent more th a n a year ear l ier a nd 13 per cent above the 5-year average for March . On a dai ly March output ave raged 24 .7 pou nds per cow, compared with 23 .9 pounds a month earlie r and pounds in March 1966 . Marc h product io n per cow was at a record level in 45 State s.
Mi lk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months Untt ed States , 1967, with Comparisons

Month
January February March
Jan.-Mar. total
Apr i 1 May June July August September October November December
Annual

Mi 1k er cow

66

Pounds

621

67&

715

591

635

670

676

6

766

90 757 729 671 629 59 2 602 581 618
7,759

752 812
79~
736 696 663 670 649 68
8 , 513

Mi 1k red uction

66

Mi I 1 ion Pounds

10,222

9 , oos

9,&55

9,696

9, 137

9,217

11 ,062 I0 , 37

10 10

30, 980 29 ,479

29,582

11 '2&0 12 , 310 11 ,816 10,ts49 10,148
9,522 9,643 9 , 2BS
84 1

10,7 25 11 ,525 11 , 269 10,350
9,7 63 9 , 263
9,333 9 ,012
11

125,660 120,230

Cha nge from I
tO.l

After Five Days Return to United States Depa rt ment of Ag ricu lture
Statistical Repor t in g Servi ce 315 Hoke Smit h Anne x
Athens , Geor gia 30601 OFFICI AL BUSI NES S

Po stag e a nd Fees Paid U. S. Departme nt of Agricul

900 7

.~?

"

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

,w~~rnrhw

ATHENS, GEORG I A

A pril 19 , 1967

GEORGIA CHI CK HATCHERY REPORT

LIB RAR IES

Place m ent of broiler chicks in Georg1a

nded A pril 15 was

9,92.9, 000- - about the same as in the previous week but 3 p ercent more than in the

compara ble w eek last year, according to th ~ G orgia Crop ,_={eporting Service.

An estimated 13, 2.02, 000 broiler type egg s wer e set by Georgia hatcheries -Zperc ent mo re t han in the p revious week but 5 percent l ess than in the compara ble week a yea r earli e r.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broile r hatching eggs were r e p orted within a rang e of 45 to 65 cents p er dozen. The averag e price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. Th e price of eggs from Hocks with hatche ry owned c ocke r ~ls generally was 2 cents below the average pric;__, Most prices receiv d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries wer e re port ed within a range of $5 .00 to
$9.00 wit h an average of $7 . 7 5 per hundred. T h e average prices last year were 64
cents for eggs and $1 0.00 for chick s .

\\ eek Ended

G ,~ ORGIA GGS SET , HAfCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

S ggs Set

1966

1967

.C::GG TYPE
7o o f
~' .:!ar
ago

ChicKs Hatche d

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Mar. 18 Mar . 25 Apr. l Apr. 8 Afr o 15
Week Ended

l , 065 l, 273 l, 083 l, 217 l , 227

:ri; ggs Set}_ /

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

l, 160

109

l, 191

94

l, 166

108

1, 155

95

999

81

788 9i5
819
83~
l, 018

l, 0 50

133

905

96

9 56

117

950

114

887

87

BROILE ...;. TYP

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

B railers in G eorgia
%Of

1966

1967

year

ago

T Cl.OU .

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

P er

Doz.

Hundred

Do C19e6n7ts___ 196l7iars

Feb, 11

12,298 12,971 105

9, 102

9,063 100

60

Feb. 18

12, 302 13,221 107

9,049

9,393 104

60

Feb. 25

12, 61 6 13 ,346 106 ' 8, 916

9, 421 106

60

Mar . 4

13, 001 13, 174 101

8, 826

9, 706 110

58

Mar . 11

13,467 13,027

97

8,875

9,914 112

57

Mar. 18

13 , 315 13, 185

99

9,025

9,96 C 110

56

Mar. 25

13, 594 13, 167

97

9,276

9,965 107

56

Apr. 1

13 , 74 2 13,062

95

9,641 10, 01 6 104

56

Apr. 8

13 , 868 12,981

94

9, 719

9,927 102

56

!fApr. 15

13, 9 22 13,202

95

9,655

9,929 103

56

Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks .

8 .75 8. 75 8.75 8. 25 8.00 7,75 7.75 7.7 5 7.75 7. 75

A RC HI~ L A NGLZ Y

Vv . A . WAGN ~R

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

----- ------- ---------- ----------------- ---------------------------- --------- --

U.S De partme n t of Agr icultur e

Agricultural Extension Service

Statistical Repo rting Service

State Department of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

STATE

Apr.

A pr.

'7o of year

W ~ek _:!: ndcd
Apr-; - - -.Ap-r-. -- A pr.

year

------------------~----l ~--------~-------15-~----a~g~o--l ~I ----l --
THO U3AND3

T~-:I .-)U-8S-A-N-D--3 ---1-5 ------a~g~o ~1~I-

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri D e laware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

2,002

2. , 027

2, 00 4 96

1, 519

l, 574

l , 530

100

324

4 07

319 87

145

222.

1" 9

71

1, 349

1, 3 70

1, 468 97

700

77 2

8'15

93

580

591

600 78

356

418

327

73

759

730

699 92

385

385

445

105

2, 780

2, 891

2,992 104

2, 53?

2, 579

2, 624

96

4, 596

"' 661

4 , 567 97 1: 3, 4 19

3,384

3,328

101

1, 720

1, 880

1, 983 100

1, 0 81

1, 2.t.::5

1, 14 7

109

159

155

167 94

370

2~0

368

78

7,360

7, 357

7,387 103

5, 56 0

5, 78 8

5, 779

92

503

476

505 113 . ! 372

347

359

90

GEORGIA Florida Tenne ssee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967
(22 States)

13,062 12 ,981 13,202 95 10,0 16

9,9 27

9,929

103

835

841

823 163

461

487

111

1, 004

1, 073

1, 050

8.5

1, 0 l L~

1, 042

984

87

8, 933

8,900

8,785 96

7,058

7, 136

7,036

98

5, 142

5, 197

5,250 109

4, 3L.::9

4,302

4,28:

110

10, 380 10, 57 8 10,335 101 :; 7,910

8,020

7, 873

103

1, 126

1, 117

1, 144 107 :: 350

811

832

116

4, 740

.<:.::, 64 1

4, 520 100 ,. 3, 806

3,748

3, 697

107

892

873

707 86

53 ~

522

559

108

445

50 3

485 144

310

317

349

144

1, 822

1, 885

1, 796

95 j 1, 45 1

1, 502

l, 496

109

70, 513 71, 134 70,788

99

54, 206 54, 7 52

101

I.

TOTAL 1966*
{22 States)

71, 544 71,370 71,324

% of Last Year

99

100

99

*1/ C urrent week as - percent of sarn e we e k last year. Revised.

: 52,9~::.
I 102

53,537 102

54,056 101

7c;-\-r -r L

I I :5

ON F D

-.

CROP
Cattle on Feed Down 29 Percent

Cattle and calves on grain fe ed for slaughter market in Georgia o
head. This was 29 percent below the number on feed April 1 last year ~e 51, 000 head on January 1, 1967 .

~e number of grain-fed cattle sold for slaughter during the J anuary-Mar ch quarter totaled This compared with 46, 000 during the same period l ast year and 34, 000 during the
cember 1966 quarter. There were 23, 000 cattle and calves placed on f eed January March. This was 9, 000 head below placements during the previous quarte r and 13, 000 p~cements during the same peri od of 1966 .

Cattle feeders in Ge orgia indicate they will market 28, 000 head during April, May, and ~e remaining 20,000 head on feed April l will be marketed after June 30 .

Ot the 48, 000 cattle and calve s on f eed April 1, 43, 000 we r e stee r s, and 5, 000 were . A t otal of 22,000 head had been on fe e d less than 3 months, 20, 000 had been on feed months, and the remaining 6, 000 had been on fe ed more than 6 months.

Cattle on Feed Up ~ Percent

~e 32 major feeding States had 10,496,000 head on feed for slaughter market compared
10,226,000 head on April 1, 1966.

Placements Down ~ Percent--Marketing Up 6 Percent

4,634,000 cattle and calves placed on feed in January-March in the 32 States, of 3 percent from the same peri od in 1966 . Compared with a year earlier, placements
down 3 percent in the North Central States and down 7 percent in the He stern States .
of stocker and feeder cattle into 8 Corn Belt States during J anuary and February down 4,000 head, about l/2 percent lower than for the same peri od in 1966 .

~ketings of fed cattle for slaughter during the first ~uarter this year t ot aled head in the 32 States , 6 percent higher than in the same peri od in 1966 . Fed cattle in the North Central States were up 8 percent fr om a year earlier while marketings l percent.

Marketing Intentions

~the cattle on feed April 1, 5,202, 000 head are expect ed t o be marketed during the
period. This would be 4 percent higher than comparable marketings for the same a year earlier. Intentions in the Western States point to a 3 percent increase in
marketings. Feeders in the North Central States a lso plan 3 percent more marketA-breakdown of anticipated marketings -during t:qe April~June quarter _shows 34 percent to
during April, 32 percent in May,and 34 percent in June. Expect ed marketings, as
are based on the usual relationship between survey data and a ctual marketings .

Cattle and Calves: Inventories Placements and Ma rketi

l t o il l

Item

and calves on feed January l

and calves placed on feed

1-March 31 y
cattle marketed January 1-March 31

y

4,773

4, 634

97

4, 983

5,274

106

il l

10 226 10 6

on feed after qeginning of quarter and marketed before end of

~orgia Crop-Reporti;g-Ser;ice~ USDA~ 315 Hoke-Smitb-A;nex~ Athe;s~ Georgia, -i; coopera---nth the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Ge or gia and the Ge orgia Department Jsriculture .

,..

STATE

Cattle

and

Calves

on By

Feed, Pla Qu a r t e r s

ceyme

nts

and

Marketings

CATTLE ON FEED

NUMBER
ON FEED 2

:April l:Jan. l April l
1966 : 1967 1967

GEORGIA Alabama Florida Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvania
12 N. Cent . Sts
ll Western Sts .
2 State Total

68
29 45 12 28 62
132
530 77 6,847 2,396

51 42
76 25 41
59 170 674 82 7,142 2,774

48 23 45 14 28
50 15 0
653 76 6,985 2,424

36 13 28
7 7 16 101
374 21 3,038 1,132

32 32 69 17 29
37 132 488
54 5,164 1,666

23 14
32
5 7 14 103 406 21
2,954 1, 055

46 21
56 18 18 24
98 382 29 2,878 1,413

34 12 46
13 14
17 85 323 28 3,086
1, 350

Cattle and Calves on Feed ty We ight Groups, Kind of Cattle
and length of Time on Feed, Ge orgia and 32 Maj or Feeding St at es by Quarters, 1966 and 1967 ))

Breakdown of Cattle on Feed

Total on Feed
I.Jeight Groups
Under 500 lbs. 500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs.
l,lCO lbs . and over

68

48

10,226

14

ll

2

813

1, 868

26

18

21

3,519

2,73 0

19

17

17

3,306

3,700

9

5

8

2,232

2,383

356

455

Kind of Cattle:

Steers and Steer Calves

52

Heifers and Heifer Calves

15

Cows and Others

l

41

43

7,102

7,853

10

5

3,085

3,222

39

61

Time on Feed:

Under 3 months
3-6 Months Over 6 Months

35

32

22

30

16

20

6

Cattle and calves on feed are animals being fattened f or the slaughter market on grainor

other concentrates which are expected to produce a carcass that will grade good or better.

?} Includes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed by end of quarter.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C L. CRENSHAI~ Agricultural S

After Five rays Return t o
United States De~artment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Ge orgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSI1~SS

Pos t age and Fees Paid U. S . De:r-artment of Agr iculture

L! ~ ~ I

G e orgia - Firs t in Broiler Production

R e leased April 21, 1967

First in Income from Chickens and E ggs

Second in Egg Production

Commercial Broiler production in Georgia in 1966 set a new re cord high with a total of 456 million birds, according to th e G e orgia Cro p Reporting Service . Thi s is the 16th consecutive year Ge o rgia has led the nation in broiler p roduction . The 1966 production was 13 p e rcent more than in 1965 .

Egg production in Georgia also set a n e w r ecord high of 4 , 501 million egg s in 1966 . Nationally, G eo rgia now ranks s ec ond to C alifornia in e gg production. The 19 66 production w a s 11 perc e nt above that in 1965 .

Cash r e c e ipts for all chickens and eggs including Comme rcial Broile rs is estimated to be about 409 million dollars whic h was 42 p er cent of the total of all farm marketings in the 3tate in 1966 . This was the lOth year G e or gia has l e d i:h z N ation in cash receipts from all chickens and eg gs .

GEORGIA CHICKEN PRODU C l' IO N AND IN COME 19 62 -1966

No . Produced

No. Sold

I

Po unds Sold

I P ri -::e P er L b.

I

Cash

Rece ipts

Thot..s.

Tho us .

Tho us .

Cent s

Thous . Dol.

Commercial
Broilers 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

353,6 00 359, 760 373,880 402,770 456, 192

l , 166, 880 l, 223, 184 1,271, 192 1, 569 , 4 18 1,55 1,053

14 . 4 l:) . 8 13.7 14 . 5 1L!: . 5

168,0 31 168,799 174, 153 19 8, 566 224, 903

Commercial i~gg

./locks l I

1962

8, 51"1

5, 74 0

22,960

7. 5

1963

10, 801

7, 530

30, 120

8. 2

1964

11 ' 77 i

8, 686

3s: , 744

7. 0

1965

11,062

9,6 43

38,572

6. 4

1966

15,477

10,487

41 , 948

7. 3

1, 712 2,470 2, 432 2,468 3,062

Hatching Egg
Flocks 2/
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

5, 630 5, 411 4,952 5, 567 6, 592

4,352 4,452 4, 807 4,935 5, 481

32,640 33 , 390 36,052 37,012 41 , 108

16.9 17. 5 15 . 3 16 . 0 15.0

5, 516 5,850 5,70 (j
5,922 6, 157

All Chickens
Including
Comm . Broilers 3 I
1962 1963
1~64
1965 1966

363,842 371,872 387 , 707 41 7,677 4 72,360

1, 223, 080 l, t.87,214 1, 343 , 324
1, 4 ~ 6 ,318
l, 63 4 ,909

14 .3
13 . 8
u . 6
14 . 5 14.3

175, 33 7 177, 187 182,448 207 , 10 2 234,211

All Chickens and Eggs Including Broilers
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

271,997 294, 547 308,284 348,698 409,384

1/ Commercial E gg F locks - 400 birds or more p er flo c k - eggs principally for human consumption. 2/ Hatching Egg Flocks - ,~ ggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks.
11 Farm flocks not shown .separately t o cons e1. ve space but included in total .

Over for Data on 3 gg Production

Ave . No.

E ggs p _, r

._;:;ggs

_J:;:; ggs So_l~

_ J.~:r;:_icP~.>er Q o z .

c,.,.h R. .-,c<.d n t s _

_______________________j_____L~a~y~e~r~s~-----=L~a~y~-~r~----~P~r~o~d~u~c~e~d=-1~_C~o~rn~rn~----H~a~t~c~h~~-A_-~ll~-~~C~o~rn~rn~.---H~a~t~c-h~.~-E--1-l__~c--c_rn__rn_.-L, __H_a_t~c-h~.--'~-J-.~-ll____

Thous .

No.

Milli o ns

- - M illions - -

- - Cents - -

- - Thous . D ollars - -

Comme rcial
Zlocks 1/
1962
19 63 19 64 19 65 196 6

8, 273

217

11, 24 7

217

12, 845

221

13,948

222

16, 088

216

l, 794 2,440 2, 842 3,094 3,479

1, 791 2, 43 7 2,839 3,0 91 3,476

1' 791 2,437
2,839 3,091 3,476

38. 1 38.0 37.0 38. 1

56, 397 77, 157 87, 54 9 98, 187 124,993

56, 897 77,157 87, 549 98, 187 124 ,99 3

Hatchi ng ;~ gg
Flocks 2/
1962 1963 19 64 1965 1966

3,409

201

3,458

192

3, 650

19 6

3,909

20 1

4,428

200

686

69

615

684

38. 1 60.3

663

64

597

66 1 38.0 66.4

717

70

645

715

37.0

59.3

785

76

707

783

33. 1 62.9

884

88

794

882

Ll3. l

65. 4

2, 191 2,027 2, 158 2, 4 13 3, 161

30,904 33, 04 6 31,874 37,059 43,248

33,095 3 5,07 3 34,03 2 39, 472 4 6, 4: 09

F a rm F locks 3/
19 62 19 63 1964 1965 19 66

1, 595

174

l, 294

168

1,096

168

935

174

782

17 6

277

210

218

16 2

184

138

163

124

138

105

210

38. l

162

38.0

138

37.0

124

38. l

105

43 . l

6, 668 5, 130 4, 255
3, 937 3, 771

6,6 68 5, 130 4,255 3,937 3,771

A ll C hi c k e n and :.!:: gg s Excluding Comme rcial Broile r s

1962 1963 1964
19 6 5 19 66

13, 277

208

15,999

208

17' 591

213

18, 792

215

21,298

211

2, 757 3,321
3,743 4,042 4 , 501

2,070 2. , 66 3 3,04 7 3,29 1 3,669

615 2,685 597 3,260 645 3,692
707 3,998 794 4,463

38. l
38. 0
37.0 38. 1 43. 1

60.3 66.4
59. 3
62.9 65.4

43 . 2 43.2
4 0.9 42 .5 47 .1

6 5, 7 56 84,314 93,962 104 , 537 131 , 925

30,904
33' 046 31, 874 37,059 43 , 248

96,6 6 0 117,3 60 125, 836 14 1, 596 175,173

1/ C omm er cial Egg F l ocks - 400 birds or mor e p ::! r flo cks - E gg s p r incipa lly for human consumptio n. 2 / Hat ching E gg .!:.~' locks - E ggs used principa lly for hatching broile r chicks. 3 / Farm F locks - L ess t ha n 4 00 bir ds per flock- E ggs used pr1ncipally for human consumption.

fh~ G e o_rgia C r o p d e porting Service , US DA, 3 15 Hoke Smith A nnex, Athens, G e orgia in cooperation with the c

Unlv z rslty of G eorgia and the G e orgia De partm ent of A griculture.

1

ooperative Extension Service,

AR CHIE LANGLE Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNE R Agricultural Statistician

--) ,.- - '
.1- , ( /

y I:. / ,,_ : I ,, 1\ " 1 L I~

I

'---' tV /\;,; .

Re l e as ed A pril 21 , 1967

G e orgia - Firs t in Broile r Produ ction

First in Income from Chickens and E ggs Second in Egg Production

Comme rcial Broiler production in Ge orgia in 1966 set a new re cord high with a total of 456 million birds, according to th e G e orgia C rop Reporting S e rvice. This is t he
16th consecutive year G e orgia has l e d the n ation in broiler producti on . The 1966 production was 13 p e rc e nt more than in 1965.

E gg pr oduct ion in G e orgia al s o set a n e w r e cor d high of 4, 501 million egg s m 1966. Nationally, G e orgia now ranks s e cond to C alifornia in e gg production. The 19 66 production w as 11 p e rc e nt above that in 196 5.

Cash r e c eipts for all chickens and eggs including Commercial Broile rs is e stimate d to be about 4 09 million d ollars whic h was 42 p cor c e nt of the total of all farm marke ting s in the 3tate in 1966 . T his was th e lOth year G e orgia has l e d i:h := Nation in cash rec e ipts from all chickens and egg s.

GEO R GIA C HICKE N PRODU CT I O N AND IN COME 19 62 -1966

No .

No.

, Pounds

P ri Cc

I

Cash

Produced

Sold

Sold

P e r Lb .

Rece ipts

ThoL..s.

Tho us .

Thous .

Cents

Tho us. Dol.

Commercial
Broilers 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

353,600 359, 760 373,880 402,770 4 56, 192

1, 166, 880 1, 223, 184 1,271,192 1, 56 9 , 418 1, 55 1, 053

14 . 4
1:) . 8
13 .7 14 . 5
1~. 5

168,031 168,799 174,153 198, 566 224,90 3

Commercial gg

llocks 1I

1962

8, 577

5, 74 0

22,960

7.5

1963

10, 80 1

7, 530

30, 120

8. 2

1964

11,771

8,686

3<:': , 744

7.0

1965

11,062

9,643

38, 572

6. 4

1966

15, 4 77

10, 4 87

41 ,948

7.3

1, 71 2 2,470 2, 432 2, 468 3,062

iiatching Egg
Flocks 21
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

5, 630 5, 411 4,952 5, 567 6, 592

4,3 52 4,452 4,807 4, 935 5, 481

32,640 33 ,390 36,052 37,012 4 1, 108

16.9 17. 5 15. 8 16 .0 15. 0

5, 516 5, 850 5, 70 9 5,922 6, 157

All Chickens Including
Comm. Broile r s 3 I
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

363,84 2 371,872 387,707 417,677 472,360

1,223,080 1, 28 7,214 1, 343 , 324
1, 4~6 ,318
1, 634,909

14 .3 13. 8 13.6 14 . 3 14. 3

175,337 177, 187 182,448 207,10 2 234, 211

All Chickens and Eggs Including Broilers
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

271,997 294, 547 308, 284 348,698 409,384

1/ Commercial E gg F locks - 400 birds or more p e r fl ock - eggs prin cipally for human
consumption. 21 Hatching E gg Flocks - ~ ggs used principall y for hatching broiler chicks.
11 Farm flocks not shown separat e ly to cons eJ. ve space but include d i n total.

Over for Data on 3 gg Production

_j

Av e: . No.
L ayer s
Thous.

E..g gs F ..o r
Laye r
No.

..!:; g gs
Produc ed
Milli o ns

_ E g gs Sols!
Comm. Hatc h. A ll - - Millions - -

_ --~j. c e P e r _ OQ.~ -
t Com m . Hat c h. .f-_11 - - Cents - -

--
/ \.11
- - Thous . Dollars - -

C omme rcial
Z locks 1/ 1962 1963 1964 1965 196 6

81 27 3

217

ll, 24 7

217

12, 84 5

221

13 1 9 4 8

222

16,088

216

11 794 2,440 21 842 3,094 3,479

11 791 214 37 21839 3,091 3, 476

l' 791 21437
21 839
31091 3,476

38. l 38.0 37.0 38. l
4: 3 . l

56,397 771 157 87, 549 98, 187 124,993

56, 897 77,157
871 549 981 187 124 ,993

Hat c hing ~~g g
.flocks 2/ 1962 1963 19 64 1965 1966

31409

201

31458

192

31 650

19 6

31909

201

41428

200

686

69

615

684

38. l

60.3

663

64

597

661

38.0 66.4

717

70

645

715

37 .0 59.3

785

76

707

783

33. l

62.9

884

88

794

882

43. 1 65.4

2, 191 2,027 2, 158 2, 4 13 31 161

30,904 331 04 6 311874 371059 43,248

3310 9 5 35,073 34,032
391 4 72 4 6, 4 09

F arm F locks 3/ 19 6 2 196 3 1964 1965 19 66

l, 59 5

174

11 294

168

11096

168

935

174

782

176

277

210

218

16 2

184

138

163

12Ll

138

105

210

38. l

162

38.0

138

37 .0

124

38. 1

105

43 . l

6, 668 5, 130 4, 255
3, 937 3, 771

6,6 68 5, 130 4,255 3,937 3,771

A ll C hi c k e n and : ~ g gs Zxcluding Comme r cial B roilc r s

1962 19 63 19 64 1965 19 66

131 277

208

151999

208

171 591

213

18,792

215

211298

2 11

21 757 3,321
31 743 41042 4 1 50 l

21070 2., 663
3,04 7
3, 291 3,6 69

615 2,685 597 31260 645 3,692 707 3,998 794 4, 4 63

38 . l
38.0 37.0 38. l
LB . l

60.3 66 . 4
59. 3 62 .9 65. 4

43. 2 43. 2
40. 9 4 2.5 47.1

65, 7 56 84,31 4 93,962 104, 537 131, 925

30,904 331 046 311 874 371059 43, 248

9616 6 0 117,360 125, 836
1411596 175, 173

1/ C omm e rcial E gg F locks - 400 birds or mor ::! p e r flo c ks - E ggs p r incipa lly for human consumption. 2/ Hat ching E gg l:'~locks - E ggs used princi p a lly for hat ching broile r chicks . 3/ F a r m F locks - L es s than 400 birds per flock- E gg s us e d pr1ncipally for human consumption.

f h ..~.. G eo.r g ia C r o p rte porting Se rvice, USDA , 315 Hoke Smith A nne x,
Un1v .e rs1ty of G e orgia and th e G e orgia D e partm e nt of A griculture .

Ath ens,

G e org1a1

1 n coopera tion with th e

Cooperative Extension Service,

ARCHIE LANGLE Y Agricultural .Statistician In Charge

llv . A . WAGNER Agricultural. .Statistician

-y.-
I 1L !

I

) \.

R eleased A pril 21, 1967

G e orgia - First in Broiler P r oduction

First in Income fr om Chickens and E ggs

Se cond in Egg Production

Commercial Broiler production in Ge o r gia in 1966 s et a n ew re cord high with a total of 456 million birds, according to the G e orgia C rop Reporting Se rvice . This is th e 16th consecutive year Georgia has l e d the nation in broiler production . The 1966 production was 13 p e rcent more than in 1965.

Egg production in G e orgia also set a n ew r e cord high of 4 , 50 l million egg s in 1966. Nationally, G e orgia now ranks s e cond to S alifornia in e g g product ion . Th e 19 66 production w as 11 perce nt above t hat in 196 5.

Cash r e c eipts fo r all chickens and eggs including Comme rcial Broile rs is estimate d to be about 409 million d ollars whic h was 42 p er c e nt of the tot al of all fa rm marketing s in the 3tate in 1966 . This was th e lO th year G orgia ha:s l e d 1:1. ::: Nation in cash receipts from all chickens and eg gs .

GEORGIA CHICKEN PRODU CL' I ON AND IN COM:S 1962-1966

No.

, Pounds

F ri :::e

I

Cash

Sold ,

Sold

P e r Lb.

Re c e ipts

T hOL.S .

Tho us .

Thous .

C::: n ts

Tho us . Dol.

Commercial
Broilers 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Commercial c!::gg

ilocks 1I

1962

8, 577

1963

10, 80 1

1964

11 , 771

1965

11,062

1966

15, 4 77

353,6 0 0 359, 760 373,880 402,770 456, 192

1, 166 , 880 1, 223, 184 l, 271, 192 1, 56 9,418 1, 55 1, 053

5, 74 0 7, 530 8,686 9,643 10, 4 87

22,960 30, 120 3 ~\ 744 3 8, 572. 41 , 948

14 . 4 13 . 8 13. 7 14 .5 l L!: . 5
7. 5 8. 2 7. 0 6. 4 7. 3

168,031 168,799 17 4 ,15 3 198,566 224, 90 3
1, 712 2,470 2, 432 2, 468 3,062

iiatching Egg Flocks 21
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

5, 63 0 5, 41 1 4 ,952 5, 567 6, 59 2

4,352 4 ,452 4, 807 4,935 5, 481

3 2,640 33 , 390 36,052 3 7,012 41 , 108

16.9 17. 5 15. 8 16 . 0 15. 0

5, 516 5, 850 5,70 9 5,922 6 , 157

All Chickens Including
Comm . Broilers 3 I
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

363,842 371,872 387, 707 41 7, 677 472,360

l, 22 3, 080 1, 287 ,214 1, 343 , 324 l ' 4L2:6 , 3 18 1, 63 4 ,909

14 . 3 13 . 8 13 . 6 14 . 3 14. 3

175, 337 177 , 187 182,448 2 0 7,102 234,211

All Chickens and Eggs Including Broilers
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

271, 997 294, 547 3 0 8 ,2 84 348,698 409,384

1/ Commercial E gg F locks - 400 birds or mor e p e r fl ock - eggs principally for human
consumption. 21 Hatching E gg Flocks - ..i: ggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks .
3/ Farm flocks not shown separately to cons ei ve space but includ e d i n total.

Over for Data on ~ gg Production

Ave . No.
Laye r s
T hous.

E ggs F:>r
Lay:::: r
No .

...!; gg s

_ E g gs So_l q

Produc ed I Comm. Hatc h. A ll

Millions

- - Millions - -

1

.. 1-~Li _ e
Comm .

J

?e r_
Hat

:P o_.
c h.

,;. -

. f...

l

l

- - Cents - -

I c~ a h R ~C ain t: s ~
Ccmm. Hatch. 1

.A ll

- - Tho us. Dolla rs - -

C ommercial
..nocks 1/ 1962 1963 1964 1965 196 6

8, 273

217

11, 24 7

217

12, 845

221

13,948

22 2

16,088

216

1, 794 2,440 2,842 3,094 3,479

1, 791 2, 437 2, 839 3,091 3, 4 76

1,791 2,437 2, 839 3,091 3, 476

38. 1 38.0 37.0 38. l
4: 3 . l

56, 397 77, 157 87 , 54 9 98, 187 124, 993

56, 897 77, 157 87, 549 98, 187 124 ,99 3

Hatching ~~ gg
Flocks 2/ 1962 1963 19 64 1965 1966

3,409

201

3,458

192

3, 650

196

3,909

20 l

4,428

200

686

69

615

684

38. l

60 . 3

663

64

597

661

38.0

66 . 4

717

70

645

715

37 .0 59.3

785

76

707

783

33. 1 62.9

884

88

794

882

43. l

65.4

2, 191 2,027 2, 158 2, 4 13 3, 161

30,904 33, 04 6 31,874 37,059 43,248

33,095 35, 073 34 ,032 39, 4 72 4 6, 4 09

F arm F locks 3/ 1962 196 3 1964 1965 1966

1, 595

174

l , 294

168

1,096

168

935

174

782

176

277

210

218

16 2

184

138

163

124

138

105

210

38. l

162

38.0

138

37 .0

124

38. l

105

43 . l

6, 668 5, 130 4, 255
3,937 3, 771

6, 668 5, 130 4,255 3,937 3, 771

A ll C hi c k e n and :~ ggs Zxcluding Comme rcial
Broi L~ r s

1962 1963 1964
.. 1965
196 6

13, 277

208

15,999

208

17, 591

213

18,792

215

21,298

211

2, 757 3,321 3,743 4,042 4 , 50 l

2,070 2.,663 3,04 7 3,291 3,669

615 2,685 597 3,260 645 3,692 707 3,998 794 4, 4 63

38. l 38.0 37 .0 38. l 43. l

60.3 66.4
59. 3 62.9 65. 4

43 . 2 43.2
40.9 42. 5 47 .1

65, 7 56 84, 31 4 93,962 104, 537 131 , 925

30,904 33, 046 31, 874 37,059 43, 248

96,6 6 0 117,3 60 125, 836 141, 596 175, 17 3

1/ C omm e rcial E gg F lock s - 400 birds or mor 8 p e r flo c ks - E g gs principa lly for human consumption. 2/ Hat ching E gg .!:.~' locks - E ggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks 3/ Farm F locks - L e ss ban 400 birds per flock- E gg s us e d principally for human consumption.

.f U

nh1.cvGz reso1rtgyioaf

CGreooprgKieapaonrtdi

ng th

Se rvice, e Georgia

USDA, 315 Hoke
De partment of A

Smith A nnex, griculture .

Athens,

G e orgia 1

in coopera1-~1 0 n W.lth the

C ooperatl ve Extension Service,

ARCHIE LANGLE Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

r

ATHENS, GEORG I A

A p ril 21, 1967

L

LIBRARIES

MAHCH 1967

I

Dur ing Mar .

I o/o o f 1 Jan . thru Mar.

o/o o f

-----It-e-m--------------~~1 ~.l~r~~h6~o6~u-.l~/----~1Mt~~~~~.2-~/~Il--lpnae~cs~att~--l~I--~1~t~~~~~.-l~/----~i-~t~~-~-:~/~-~--lpnae~scatrt~----

Broile r Typ e

1

.

Pullets Pla ced (U. S . )3 /

1

Total

4, 302

4, 060

94

10,750

10 , 50 3

98

Domestic

3, 843

3, 623

94 1 9, 4 56

9, 168

97

Chickens T este d :

Broiler Type

Georgia United States Egg Type

640 2, 219

692 2, 821

10 8
121 I

1, 6 14 6,6 74

1' 879

116

8 ,2 75

124

Georgia United .3tat e s

26

3L1: 131 : i

91

123

135

507

594 11 7 I ! 2,22 7

2, 426

109

Chicks Hatc hed :

Broiler Type Georgia United Sta tes

I

I

I

i 44, 592
1237,387

46 , 562 2 55, 520

I 10 4

124 , 2. 13

10 8

66.S: , 4 6 6

12 9,319 693 , 857

104 104

Egg Type

I

!

Georgia

1 3, 538

I United States

1 64, 74 1

Commercial .S laught e r :4 /

4 , 4 19 66 , 62 1

I 125 I j e , 8 28

103

142, 12 1

I

11,269 153,645

12 8 10 8

Young Chicken s
HG~:e!otr:g~iads~~~~s
Georgia UnitedStates
Et~t Pr~duc t i on :

i 31, 63 1

34, 20 8 10 8 I 88, 004

94, 940

10 8

117 6 , 5 66

186, 11e 105 1 499 , 79 8

536, 064

107

1

I 704 9,953

l , 052 13, 642

149 I!
137 jj

3L2~ ,, 49?8..26

3, 7 53 44,888

126 13 0

1
1 Mil.

M i.l.

!! Mil.

Mil.

Georg1a South Atlantic 5/

i

366

l 1, 025

42 3 1, 137

'I 11 6 , .
111

1,019 2, 875

1, 208

119

3, 24 1

113

United StaL~s -

~ 5, 7 55

6 , 127 106 1 ' 16 , 2 9 2.

17, 45 5

107

Ill Revised. f:../ Pr e liminary. ]_I P ull e ts for or oiler hatchery s upply flocks , includes

expected pullet re plac ement s from eg gs s old. d uring the pr ec e ding month at the rate of

125 pullet chick s p e r 3 0-doz. cas e of eggs . 4 / Federal-S tat e M arke t News 3e rvic e -

Slaughter reports on ly include poultry slaughte r e d under Federal In s p e ction . !:_/ South

AtlanticStates : D el., Md., W , Va., N.C., S . C ., Ga., Fla.,Va.

YO UNG CHI CKENS : SLA UGHT E RED UNDER P:D;:;:; ~~A L INSFE CTI ON

BY SELECTED STAT !~S , 1966 c. nd 19 6 7

Number Inspected

I Indicated P e rc ent Conde mned

State

During Fe b.

! Jan . t hru Feb .

During ~?eb ,

Jan. thru Feb .

~~~:. ~9h~7u, ~~~:. ~~~' I ~9c~~ 19c~~ ~9c~~ b9c~~

Maine

5, 334

4, 76 6 10, 957 10, 69 5 3. 3

4. 1

3. 1

3. 8

Pa.

6, 268

6, 295 12, 085 13, 744 4 . 6

5. 5

4. 4

5. 2

Mo.

2, 493

2, 819

5, 240 6, 14 0 8 . 8

4. 9

7. 5

6. 0

Del.

7, 2 17

6, 045 13,889 13, 534 4 . 9

4. 8

4. 7

4. 9

l&.:i.

10, 258 10, 08 8 20, 003 22, 77 5 4 . 9

5. 0

4. 7

5. 2

Va.

3, 348

3 ,067

6, 4 21 6, 923 3 . 5

4. 4

3. 4

4. 7

[H. C. . 18, 010 18,425 35 , 82 1 39, 652 5 .0

5. 4

-4 . 6

5 . 4:

Ga.

27, 302 27,519 53,854 59,121 4 . 2

5. 5

3. 8

5. 6

Tenn.

4, 43 0

4 ,071

8,9 14 9,096 3 . 6

5. 3

3. 4

6. 6

__ ___ _!tm__ _______U____ _ _t I_______ ~la.

18, 444

Mis s. 10, 689

~;~! -~.U~!-

17, 234 11, 382

I 36 , 329 36 , 9 S2 3 . 8
22,417 24, 66 7 3. 8

tt_~~L

~t~;~_-I- ~;;

4. 6

3. 6

4. 8

4. 5

3. 8

4. 8

t~ -~--

U, S, 160, 6 6 0

3 22, 0 50

l 4, 3

L_i, , 9

4, 1

5, 2

162, 214

350 , 74 S I

The Georgia Crop Re porting Service , USDA , 3 15 Hoke S mith A nn _x , A th e n s, Georgia,
a cooperation with the Cooperati ve Extension 3e rvice , Unive rsity of G e orgia and t he

~eorgia De part m ent of A gricultur e .

E nd-of- Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry P roducts, Meat and Meat Products United States - March 1967

Shell e ggs : Decreas ed by 16 thousand cases; Ma rc h 1966 change was an increase of

8 thous and cas e s ; average March increase is 1 million cases. Frozen eggs: Increased

by 4 million pounds ; March 1966 increas e was 4 million pounds ; average Marc h incr

is 4 million pounds , F rozen poultry: Decr ea.se d by 56 million p ounds ; Mar ch 1966

decre ase w a s 4 8 million pounds ; a v e rage March decr ease is 44 million pounds . Beef:

D e cr eased b y 9 million po unds; March 1966 decrease was 2.0 million pounds; ave rage

March change i s an inc r ease of 1 m illion po unds . Pork: Inc rease d by 4 7 m illion poundsi

March 1966 increase was 34 million pounds; ave rage March increas e is 31 million

pounds. Other m eats: Increas ed by 3 m illion pounds; March 1966 increase was 9

million pounds aver e March increas e is 5 million pounds.

March

C ommo dit

Unit

1961-65 av

u.

E gg s:

She ll

Case

48

28

55

39

F rozen eggs , total

Pound

48 , 21 6

24,039

40, 814

4 5, 09 4

Total eggs }) Poultry froz en

Case

1,269

637

l, 088

l , 18 1

-- ----- -- ---- ------ ----- --------------- -----

Broilers or fryers

Po und

2 1, 339

17,312

43 , 164

39,405

Hens, fowls

do .

4 6, 331

22, 801

55, 372

50, 738

Turkeys

do .

151,663

122, 044 253,882 20 8, 762

Other & Unclassified

do .

4 0 ,613

39,264

56,755

53 , 91 0

Total Poult r ;

do .

259 ,9 51

201 , 421 4 09, 173 352,8 15

-- - --- ---- - --- - ---------------- -- --- --------

B e ef: Froze n in Cure

and Cured

do.

204,040

227,946 312., 527 3 03, 573

Pork: Froze n in Cure

and Cured

do.

32.0, 389

21 7,0 53 29 0, 340 336, 923

Other meat and rneat

products

Total all r e d m e ats

Item

e nts

e nts

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broiler s

12.. 5

9.0

10.0

10. 7

8.8

8.8

Com 11 Broil e rs (lb . )

16. 5

14 . 0

13. 0

17.~

15. 4

14.3

All Chickens (l b. )

16 .3

13 . 7

12 .8

16.7

14.6

13.7

A ll Eggs (dozens )

52 .0

38. 8

4 1.0

4 1. 6

3 2.. 4

34.6

Prices Paid: (pe r 100 lb.)

Dol.

~ ol.

Dol.

D ol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Growe r

5.00

5. 20

5. l 0

4 .87

5.07

5.05

Laying F eed

4 .70

5, 00

5. 00

4 . 4 7 4 .70

4. 72

Scratch Grains

4 . 15

4 , 45

4 . 45

3 .9 2

4 . 10

4 . 13

ozen egg s conve

case ,

~********************** ************ ***************** ********************* ***

This report i s made possj_bl e throug h the cooperati on of the National Poult r y

0

I

Plan, Official State A gencies , the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agri

Research Service, t he Ins p e ction Branch of the Poultr y Di visi on, Consume r and

Service and th e A gricultural E stimates Divi sion of the Stati stical Re porting Service and

th e many br eeders , hatch e ri e s, p oultr y pro cesso r s and the poultry farmers that report

these agen cies .

(

ARCHL~ L A NGLE Y

....p<
<
..tl

Agricultural Statistician In Charge After Five Days Return to:
Unite d State s Depa rtment of Agriculture

.r .

- Statis tical R e p o'r tj.ng Servic e

~

315 Hoke Smith A nnex

vV . A . WAGNZH.
Agricultural Gtatis tician Posta.g ~ a nd Fees Paid
U. S. Department of Agricult ure

Athens , G e o r gia

OFFI C!l_L B USIN SS

5JS

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER V ICE 315 Hoke Sm ith Ann ex Ath ens, Georg ia

24, 1967

Releas ed 3 p .m. Monday

FURTHER DECLINE I N CROP PROSPECTS

Athens , Ga . , Apr il 24 -- The c ont inued shortage of rainfa ll throughout most of the State

planting operations and slotved t he pr ogre s s of crops. Stands are irregular, and some

1-rill be ne c e ssary i n local ar eas . Shov-rers over the v-reek e nd were v ery bene fi c ial

State , but much of t he area in the southern hal f of the

recei ved no rain, and moist ure is needed badly . Planting ope rat i ons i n nor t h ern dis -

gain momentum during the coming week, according to the Georgia Cr op Re porting

close of t he ~rreek County Age nts re port ed 75 perc ent of the corn acr eage ha d been Cotton planting r eached 5 7 perc e nt, and farmers Her e about 50 percent complet e tvith peanut plantinz .
moi stur e has reduced yi eld prospects for smal l g~2:~ !'~E~ The major i t y that the wheat and oat crops are p oor to fa i r wi th very fetv r eporting
of moi sture has delayed planti ng of the ~~ c r op, e spe c i all y in the norther n
s out hern di strict, ab out 85 perce nt of the ac reage hc:.s been p lanted, v-ri th pros -
reported as mostly fair t o g ood .
?rogr ess of 0~_!,,9.Q plant i ng vari e s f rom 30 perc e nt in the northern distri ct s to 80 per compl ete in the southern are a s . Ab out 40 perc c1t of the crop is up to a s t and in
districts ; 10 perc ent in t he c e ntr al area; and l es s t han l perc e nt in t he norther n
The planti ng of E~QEt S is ab out 50 perc e nt compl ete . Gr01rer s ar e waiting for rai n b ef or e
planting operations . The shorta ge of moisture is damaging the ~ ~2~~ crop that be i rr i gated . Dry s oil s de layed r eplanting .
~~~ nee d mois t ure in most ar eas - c ondi tion is mostly p oor t o f air . Gr owers carry out an intens i v e s pray progr am on p~~ch crop . Nany areas need rai n . Conditi on of most .,......,;;.;;;;;::;. veg~~ ~21~ reduc ed by sh ortage of moisture . Cabb age harvest is past pe ak . Snap
and squash are movi ng i n s mall v olume .
ISATHE1:. ~.:....:.~. ~.X -- There was litt l e or no rain over Georsi a dur ing t h e lrJeek e ndi ng Fri day, 21. However , thundersh owers mov ed into t he Stat e dur i ng the vreelc end and br ought badl y
rainfall to large are as of t he State . The rains He re heavi er in t he nor th , e ast and ast secti ons where s ev eral tve ather ob s ervers r ecor ded r,10r e than an i nch . S ome of t he severe t hunder s t or ms produced damaging hai l and high t.rinds . Two or t!1ree small tor nad oe s reporte d in c entral Ge or gi a but the r e '\Jere appare nt l y no injuri e s . Ha i l up to l l/2 i n diame t er c aused h e avy damage i n the Sav annah area anc1 l inch h ail t...ras observed near Hith some damage to peache s . The shor-rer s were app arent l y l i ghter a nd more s c attered i n southwest quadrant of the St ate and much of this section c ontinues extr emely dry . Some have had no s i gnific ant rai nf all i n seven or e i ght wee:cs .
Temperature s continue d unseasonably vJarm during the past ueek . There was a br i e f peri od cild \veather at mi dweek and i n north Georgia at t he enc; of t he peri od . Averages f or the
~1ere 4 to 8 deg r ee s above norma l.
t he period Tue s da y through Saturday (April 25 - 29 ) calls f or ~D~~rn~es t o ave r age ne ar normal. Rainfal l i s expe ct ed to aver age ab out one inc h and occ ur
scattere d showe rs and thundershowers near t he end of the p eriod .
---- -'I'he --- - Geor gia -- - - - - - Crop Reporting --- - Service, A-t-he-ns-, -- -- Georgia; -i -n ----- cooper ati -on -wi -th-t-he-- -
Cooperative Ext e nsion Servi ce, University of Georg i a; Georgia Department of Agr i-
cult ur e; and the 1:. eather Bureau , ESSA, U. s . Depar tment of Comme rce .

C:", S. DE P ARTMENT OF GOMMERCE WEATHER RUREf!.F
Athens , Georgia ?C:SA

Pre c i:;:i::<)1, lor. ~ oL "Lhe wt:ek endi ng April 21 ~ 1967

GEORGIA

Te .pe r aT-ure eY remes for week e ding p !1 21,.1967 (Provisional
f.t i ches ~ 94 a lennville on the 16th
17 h and aHkinsville on the 11
0
33 at B ue Rid P:e on the 20t h,

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TURKEYS - I NCONE AND PRODUCTI ON, 1966

April 25 , 1967

Turkey grot-Jers in Georgia gross ed t.:i 7, 439 , 000 i n 1966, according to the Ge orgia Cr op Reporting Servic e . This is 33 perc e nt above t he ::~5 , 5 76 ,000 gros s inc ome i n 1965 . The growers produc ed l, 706 , 000 bird s i n 1966 compar e d vJith 1 ,333 , 000 one ye ar

Turkey pr i c e s aver aged 23 . 4 c e nt s per pound live we i ght during 1966 -- l. 5 c ents
the 1965 pric e of 21. 9 c ent s .

Gross income from turkeys in 1 966 r eache d a nevr h i ,1h for the fo urth cons e cutive totaling ')483 . 3 million --15 percent above th e 1965 gr oss i ncome of :::,421. 3 milli on .
Turkeys rais ed in 1966 t otaled 11.5. 5 mi lli on b ird s , )' perc ent mor e t han the 1965
and a record high . Tur key gr owe rs rais ed 99 . 6 million heavy breel.i '.J i r ds in 1966 compared
9).6 million during 1965 --an increa s e of 6 j_Jerc ent . Light bre ed tur keys rai s e d totaled
mllion birds, an incr e as e of 29 perc ent from t he 1965 total of 12 . 3 mi l l ion .
average pric e re ceived during 1966 f or turl~eys mar ket ed was 23 . 0 c ent s per pound 22 . 2 c ents per pound in 1965.
Sales of turkeys dur ing 1 966 tJerE: 9 perc ent h i gher t h an i n 196.5 and t ot aled ll4 . 8 birds compared Hith 104.9 milli on bir ds sold in 1965.
Growers reported t hat 6 7 perc e nt of t he light bre e ds and 8 p ercent of the he avy were sold as fryer - roas ters . The total p ounds of live ~,Jeight turkeys sold in 1966
to 2,097 million pounds c ompare d vrith 1 , 901 rr:illion p ound s in 1965 --an i ncr eas e of 10

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(( 1,000
1, 000

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)/ ... .. .. ( l, 000 head )

k/... .. ............. (1,000 head ) Jl..... .. ... ... .. . ... (l' 000 lbs )

1 , 336
3
1 , 333
1 ,32 6
25 ,578

1 , 709
3
l , 706
1, 682 32, 198

l 05 , 91h 211
105,703
104 , 890 1 >915,3 31

115,507 2.53
115, 254
114 , 819 2, 10.5, 156

25,459

.

21. 9

31 , 790 23 . 4

1 , 900,703 2 , 09 7, 410

22 . 2

23 . 0

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not includ e young tur keys los t . g_TLos s during the ye ar of turkey s on hand January l.
~stments made for change s in inv entory. !:!:/ I nclud e s cons umption in hous eholds of

than l perc e nt of pr oduc t ion f or t he United States .

ARCHI E IANGLEY Agricultural S t atis t ici an In Charge

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After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601
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Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI

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ATHENS, GEORG IA

A pril 26, 1967

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Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we e k e nde d A pril 22 was
022, 000--l perc e nt more than in the pr evious week but 3 percent more than in comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 736, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--"'.,. r ..,n,.less than in the pr e vious week and 8 p e rcent less than in the comparable
a year earlier .
The majority of the prices paid to G e orgia producer s for broile r hatching eggs
reported within a range of 45 to 65 cents p e r dozen. The ave rag e price of eggs was 56 cents per dozen . The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry
cockerels gen e rally was 2 cents below the average pri c e . Most prices r e c e ived
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 5. 00 to 00 with an average of $7 . 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last y ea r were 64
for eggs and $9 . 7 5 for chicks .
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND C HICK PLACEME NTS
E GG TYPE

1966 u.

1967

year
0

1966 u.

1967

ye ar
0

1,273 l, 0 83 l, 217 1, 22 7 l 310

l, 191

94

l, 166

108

l, 155

95

999

81

988

75

BROILER TYPE

945 819
83 ~:
l , 01 8
899

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Thou .

1967
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1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

905

96

956

117

950

11 4

887

87

l 002

111

Doz.
1967
Cents

ce Broiler Chicks Per H undred
19 67
Dollars

12, 302 13,221 107

12, 616 13, 346 106

13,001 13, l 74 10 1

13,467 13,027

97

13, 315 13, 185

99

13 , 594 13, 16 7

97

13, 74 2 13, 062

95

13, 868 12, 981

94

13 , 922 13,202

95

13 84 1 12, 736

92

Statistician In Charge

9,049 8, 916 8, 826 8, 87 5 9,025 9,276 9,641 9, 719 9, 655 9, 726

9,393 104 9, 421 106 9,70 6 110 9,91 4 11 2 9,968 110 9,965 107 10, 016 104
9,927 102 9,929 103 10,022 103

60 60 58 57 56 56 56 56 56 56
s.

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A gricultural Statistician

8. 75 8. 75 8.25 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 7 5 7.7 5 7.7 5

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Ag ricult ural Extension Service

al Reporting Service

State Departme nt of A gr iculture

315 Hoke Smith A nnex, A the ns, G e orgia

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Maine Connecticut P enns ylvania Indiana Missouri D elaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
G EORGIA

2,027 407
1,370 591 730
2,891 4,661 1,880
155 7,357
4 76
12,981

2,004 319
1, 468 600 6 99
2,9 92 ~. 567 l, 983
16 7 7, 387
505
13 , 202

2, 105 3 24
1, 671 531 633
3,056 4, 594 1, 910
147 7,309
505
12,736

100

l, 574

66

222

97

772

78

4 18

73 I

305

d 111

2, 579

96 .I 3, 384

97 , I 1, 24: 5

!I 86

250

10 l

5, 7 81J

:I 107

3{7

92

9, 927

l, 530 139 875 327 44 5
2,624 3,328 l, 147
368 5, 779
359
9,929

l, 534 197 907 29 4 4 .33
2, 801 3, 436 1, 053
.373 5, 708
359
10 ,022

Florida

841

82 3

825 161

461

T enn essee A labama Mississippi

1, 073 8,900 5, 197

1, 050 8,785 5, 250

1, 07 5 8,933 5, 108

87
99 104

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1, 042
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4, 302

Arkansas

10, 578 10, 33 5 10, 637 102

8,020

Louisiana

1, 117

1, 144

l, 181 117

811

Texas

4 ,641

4, 520

4,571 101

3,7~ 8

Wa shington

873

707

802 116

52 2

Oregon

503

485

450 104

3l 7

California
TOTAL 1967 (22 State s)

1, 885 71, 134

1, 796 70,788

1,992 71,095

113 ! I 1, 50 2 99 54,75 2
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TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

71,370 71,324 71, 611

% of Last Year

100

99

99

1/ Current week as' percent of same w eek last year.

i 53, 537
II
:I 102

* Revised.

487 984 7,036 4, 281 7,873 832 3,697 559 349 1, 496 54,444
54,056
101

397 1, 024 6,998 4,342 7,985
852 3, 652
621 318 1, 399
5~ ,705
54,467
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APRIL 1, 1967

Released 4/26/67

by

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

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___,~- stocks in all positions on April 1, 1967, totaled 22 , 535,000 bushels, compared with
bushels on hand a year ago. Oats stored in all positions totaled 698 , 000 bushels
with 555,000 bushels t he pr evious April. - ~~eat holdings of 411,000 bushels were up
~e 325,000 on hand a year earlier . Soybeans stored on April 1 totaled 5, 796;000 bushels. of sorghum grain totaled 188 ,000 bushels -- 47, 000 bushels mor e than on hand a .year

Ge orgia Grain Stocks -- April 1, 1967

-----------~---------------------- ~.i~fL.2!!!E~ris g~--------- --:.------ - ----------------

ON FARHS

OFF FARNS

ALL POSITI ONS

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1966

1967

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21,450

17,647

4,671

4,888

26,121

22 , 535

331

522

224

176

555

698

40

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58

270

353

325

411

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138

137

3

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141

188

942

2, 077 ..

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3,719 ..

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5,796

to avo:c;r'CH'SCICislng-InCiividuar operationS.--- ---------------------

Stocks of the four fe ed grains on April 1, 1967 totaled 103 million tons -- 10 perc ent
~an a year earlier and 19 perc 8nt below average. Record high April 1 soybean stocks
22 percent more than on last April 1 and more than one-third above average. Stocks of
were 23 percent belotv a year earlier; Durum holdings dotm 45 percent. Although down 2 ~om April l , 1966, r ye stocks wer e the second largest since April 1, 1944. Stocks of were down 29 percent from a year earlier but 11 percent above average.

ARCHIE LANGLEY ~u.~~u~a.L Statistician In Charge

C L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia,
in cooperation with the Cooperat ive Ext ension Service, University of Ge orgia and the Georgia Departme nt of Agriculture .
Pl eas e t urn page
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAY 3 1987
LIBRARIES

Stocks of grains, April 1, 1967 with comparisons (In thousand bushels)

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ALL 'WHEAT

On Farms 1/

216,477

255,582

408,733

Commod ity-Credit Corp. 2/

40 , 668

10,467

3, 926

fiills , Elev . & Whses . if]/ __!_,!_8}, 1_02_ _____62_1.:._216_____6}6.=-0.3 __ _ _

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RYE

On Farms 1/

6, 369

9,945

9,479

Commodity-Cred it Corp. Hills, Elev. & Uhses .

y

2]/ /

___ 158

585

605

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CORN

On Farms 1/
Commodity Credit Corp . ?/
IIills, Elev. & ~Jhs e s 'J:/ ]/

2,078, 169

2,122,751

506,127

262,0 73

__ 2_5f!,b!:B~ _____418.=-49_____69.:.7

TOTAL

3.238.785

2.863.293

3.662

-OATS-------- - ------------ - -----~--- -------- - -- - ---~ - -- - - ----

On Farms 1/

433, 648

41.~8 , 355

55L~, Boo

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

2,513

9,388

7,232

Hills, Elev . & Whses . J:-7 ]/ ____62_,1_62_ _ ~- ___ 17.:_81_0_____ 2_8'"-..0~2- __ _

TOTAL 501- ,92-7 535.613 660,054 BARlEY------------------~ --- -- - -- - -

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

On Farms J-:/

116,683

99,1 74

177,193

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

9,910

5, 769

4, 736

Iills , Elev . & ~fuse s. J:-7 )_/

97,751

88 ,192

ll0.3uG

-- --- -- -- ------------------------ TOTAL

- - 22[,:,31~4 - - - - --l93713S--- - -- -292:-327-----

soRamrrr---- - -------~ -~-- --- -- - ---~-- -

on Farms 1/

100,475

133 ,587

239,218

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
llills, Elev. & 1fu ses. '}-r]J

4,556

4,721

4,632

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_________ TO~AL_________ _____ - -- --~29.!g2.2._. ________]_?_i.:.lu]_________ ~2_6.._- _- "'---'--"------~_.......

SOYBEANS

On Farms 1/

131,996

149,747

. 347,060

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

6

0

0

liills, Elev. & lJhses. 1r 3/

2 0 4 , 5 89

225.088

376.911

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1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
2/ c.c.c.-owned grain at bin sites. ]/ All off-farm storages not otherVJise designated, including termii1als and processing
Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages.

After Five Days Re turn to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAl:_ ~~D~SS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agric~

GEOR GIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

315 Hoke Smith Anne x

A the ns, Geo rgi a

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Released 3 p.m. Monday
SOUTHERN AREAS STILL DRY
Athens, Ga., May 1 --Bene f ici al ra i ns north of the fall line improved crop and pasture
tions while most of the southe r n areas continued dry, according to the Georgia Crop
ing Serv i ce. Cool, wi ndy wea th er hampered seed ge rmination and crop growth throughout
State. Some co r n, cotton a nd t oba cco we re re p lan t ed as the result of adverse weather.
general crop cond i tion i s ve ry spo t ty t hroughout the south.
end of the week, County Agents repo r ted 82 percent of the corn acreage had been The crop i s generally i n fa ir to good cond i tion.
Statewide, 68 percent of co t ton acreage has been seeded. The cool, windy weather conhave been unfavorable for good seed ge rmi nat ion. Thirty-five percent of the crop is
a stand.
qrain condi t ion imp roved somewhat over the previous week. However, y ields are ted to be reduced. A small acreage of tobac..9. was reset where plants were still
Irr i gat i ng was act ive throughout the week in most areas. The peanut crop remained in fair to good condit ion. About {0 percent of the State acreage had been seeded by end of the week. The peach c 1op remained i n f air to good condition.
~stures in northern areas are mostly in good condit ion following the recent rains but lnpoor to fa i r cond i tion i n tne south. Some f rost damage to the apple crop was reported.
~~table and melon crops are ma k i ng slow progress in southern areas due to dry soils and t~peratu res. Li ght frost dama ge was reported i n the mounta in area. Strong wi nds damaged
and watermelon vines. Ve ry good qual i ty snap beans, onions and squash are being har' A light volume of cabbage i s expected throu gh mid-May. Irrigation is be i ng used ava i1ab 1e.
- -Heavy ra i nfall was recorded over the northern third of Georgia during ~st week. Amounts were gene rall y moderate in central sections but decreased to 1 ight rost southe r n coun ti es. Seve ra l weather observers in the extreme south reported no
ble ra i n for th e week. Much of south Georg ia, especially the extreme south and southcont inues extremely dry. Several p laces received less than one-half inch of rain April and this followed an un usually dry March. Totals for the week ranged from 6.02 at Cedartown to ze ro at four o r f i ve weather stations in the southern border counties.
coole r than normal last week after 7 or 8 weeks of unseasonably
Early morning temperatures drop ped below freezing on one or two days in the north and several weather observers reported frost. Some damage to early vegetation
Averages for the wee k ra nged from 2 to 6 degrees below normal.
The five-day for eca st for the pe r i od Tuesday th rou gh Saturday (May 2-6) calls for tern-
to average near normal over t he southern half of Georgia and 2 to 5 degrees below
1 over the northern half. Coo l er per iods should occur in the north about \4ednesday and , Rainfall i s e xpected to average about~ i nch i n the southern half of the State
ito 1 inch, o r more, in the nort her n half. Oc cas ional periods of rain should occur the
of the per iod and near the l a st of th e wee k.
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Geo rgi a Crop Re por t i ng Se rvice, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation wi th the Cooperat ive Extension Service , University of Georg ia; Georgia Department of Agri culture ; and t he Weat her Bure a u , ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

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C:, S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREA'L7 Athe11s, Georgia
ESSA

Precipitation For The "tleek Endi ng April 28, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Apr il 28, 1967 (Provisional)

Hi ghest; 94 at Bainbridge on the 22nd.
0
Lowest: 27 at Blairsville on the 28th.

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APRIL 1.5 , 1 967
Released .5/ 2/ 67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX DECLIHES 2 POI NTS
The All Commod ities Index declined 2 points from last month to 242 as a small incr ease in prices were more than offset by lower pric es for livestoc k products.
1he All Crop Index incr eased by 1 point from a month a go as an i ncr e ase in c otton prices declines in all small grain and hay prices.
Prices of meat animals, poultry, poultry products a nd dalry products all registered de from ,larch 1.5 to April 1.5. The Index of Pric es Re ceived for Li ve stock and Li vestock at 204 v1as 10 poi nts below last month and 3.5 points be l ot-J April 1.5, 1966 .

UNI TED STAT: S PRIC:i::S RECEIV~D I NDEX DO:JJ:T 4 POINTS
PARITY TIIDEX UP 1 POINT , PARITY RATIO 72
The Index of Pric e s Re c eived by Far mers de cli ned 4 poi nts (1 1/2 percent ) dur ing the ended April 1.5 to 246 percent of its 1 910-14 average . Contributing most to the decrease lower pric es for e ggs, hogs , and whol esal e milk . Partly offs etting TtJere h i gher pric e s
and cattle . The index was 7 percent belot-r April 1966 .
e Index of Pric es Paic1 for Commodities and Servic e s , including Interest, Taxes, and .age Rates rose 1 point (1/3 per cent) during the month , as a result of an increase in t he
ad justed i ndex of fan1 vlHge rates . At 341, the inde:: Has S poi nts ( 2 perc ent ) a year earli er.
e Parity Rat io declined 2 points to 72 .

Index
1910-14 = 100

April 1.5 1966

iiar ch 1.5 1967

A. prL.,. lc:;;' ----- R~1'9~tligb~-----
1967

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and Livestock

!I 261 1/
2 70

244 2.53

242

310 : Earch 19.51

2.59

319 : 11arch 19.51 ?)

26.5

2.50

246

313 : Feb . 1 9.51

33so3

340

341

341 :Apr . 1967

7h

72

123 : Oct. 1946

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Taxe s , and Farm v,Jage Rates based on data for th e indicated dates.

Statistician In Charge

1rHLLIAi'I A. HAGNER Agricultural Statistician

Crop Repor t ing Servic e, USDA , 31.5 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation Cooperative Extension Service , University of Georgia and the Ge orgia Department of
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LIBRARIES

'\rJheat, bu.

Oats; bu .

Corn, bu.

Barley , bu.

Sor ghum Grain, ctJt .

Cotton, lb .

Soybeans, bu.

Peanuts, lb.

SVJeetpotatoes , ctrJt .

Hay, baled , ton :

All

Alfalfa

Lespedeza

Pe a n u t

I1ilk Cotrs, head

Hogs, ct-Jt .
Beef Cattle, all, ctJt . 1/ Cot.vs , c~rJt. 2/

Steers and 1-Ieifers, ct-Jt .

Calves, cwt .

llilk, Uholesale, cVJt . :

Fluid Harket

' anufactur ed
All J/

,....'

Turkeys , l b .



Chickens, lb . : Excl. Broilers

Co~mercial Broilers

All



Eggs, all , dozen



1. 60 . 88
1.36 1.04 2 . 05 27. 5 2. 67
5 . 20
26 . 00 36. 00 29 . 00 23 . 50 180. 00 22 . 10 20. 60 1 8. 00 22 . 70 24 . 40
6 . 10 3. 65 6 . 05
25 .0
14. 0 15. 0 15 . 0 47. 0

1. so
89 1.52 1.12 2. 25 20. 0
2 .75 11. 0
6. 90

l. 78 87
1.51 1.10 2. 25 20. 5 2 . 80 11.0 6. 90

1. 39 . 648
1.19
1. 03 1. 79 28. 24 2 . 78 11.4 4 . 88

27.30
35 .50
30. 00
23 . 00 200 . 00
17. 40 18. 70 16. 00 21. 00 24. 20

27. 20 36. 50 31.00 24 . 00 200 . 00 16. 00 18. 60 15. 80
20 . so
24 . 20

6. 40

6. 40 22 . 0 10. 0
13. 0 12. 8 l~l. 0

4/ 6. 30 - 21. 0
9. 0 12.5 12 . 4 35. 1

23 . 40 24. 00 24. 50 23. 80
2L~2 . oo
22 . 10 .3/ 23 . 60 ~ 18. 00
25. 50 J./ 26 . 90
3/ 4. 82 1/ 3. 67 -- L~ . L6 3/2L~ . 4
?/10. 9 -- 15. 8
15. 3
]/30. 6

1.59 682
1. 28 1.02 1.96 20. 50 2.74 11.5
5. 85
25 . 10 26 . 00 25 . 80
25 . 80
256'. 00 17. 90 21.50 16.70 23 . 00 26. 20
5 . 36 4. 07 4. 95 20 . 5
B. 8
1~ . 3
13. 7 34. 6

~RIC~-~~~;@, [ I:;ED

r-lixed Dairy Feed, ct-Jt . :

All under 29% protein

G 3. 95

4 . 25

4 .15 3/ 3. 71

3. 91

14% protein 5/ 16% protein

::~

3. 90

Lf. 10 4 . 00 '"i/ 3. 47

3 . 65

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3. 95

4 . 20

4 . 15 1/ 3. 74

3. 99

1 8~s prote in

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4. 10

4. 50

4 . 30 3/ 3. 88

4.11

20% protei n

.,

4. 30

h . 55

4 . 50 *'i/ 4. 06

h . 33

Hog feed, lh% -1 8~b protein, cut .:.

h . 25

4 . 45

4 . 55 - 4. 31

4. 55

Cottonseed meal, 41%, ct-Jt .

::)

4.hO

5. 20 5 .10

4. 67

5 . 42

Soybean meal , 44%, ct.vt .

(;

5. 10

5.30 5 . 10

5 . 03

5 . 45

Bran, c Ht ~

~;',

3 . 65

3 . 90

3. 95

3 . 3C

3. 72

Hiddlings , c ~rJt .

~)

3. 65

4. 10

4. 15

3. 42

3 . 78

Corn meal, cwt .

0 3. 35

3 . 65

3. 65

3. 30

3. L!.9

Broiler grouer feed, cut .

:_; 4 . 90

5 . 10

5 . 00

L. 88

5. 05

Lay:hng f6ed, cwt .

~)

4 . 70

5. 00 5.00

4 . 44

4. 72

Scratch grains, ct-Jt .

::~

h . 20

Lf. 45

4 . L~5

3. 94

4 . 13

Alfalfa hay, ton

0 44 . 00

44 . 00 42 . 00

33 . 20

36 . 00

Al l other hav . ton

(; 33 . 00

36 . 00

0 :

. ~0

3

yncow'Siland~11 steersand-heifers0-co~inecfwith allot.vanc e t-Jhere necessary for s laughter
Y Includes cull dairy coVJs sold for slaughter, but not dairy coVJs for herd replacement . ]/ Revised . k/ Preliminary estimate . 2/ u. s. price is for under 16 percent .

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Postage and U. S . Department

GEORG I A CROP REP ORTIN G S ER VI CE

3-/S

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May 3, 1967

CHICK HA T C H EH. Y R E PORT

Placem e nt of broil e r chicks in G eorgia during the we e k ended A pril 29 was 000--1 pe rce nt mor e than in the pr e vio us w e ek and 2 percent more than in the
e we e k last y e ar, ac c ording t o the G e orgia Crop B.~ porting Service .

An estimated 12, 899, 000 broil e r typ e eg gs w e r e s e t by Georgia hatcheries- more than in th e p revious w eek a n d 11 p e rcent less than in the comparable
a year earlie r .

The majorit y of t he p rice s p a id to G e orgia producers for broiler hatching eg gs

reporte:i wit hin a rang e of 45 to 65 c e n ts p e r dozen . Th ~ ave rag e pric e of

eggs was 56 ce n ts p er doz e n. The pr ice of e ggs from flocks with hatchery

cockerels g e n e rally was 2 c e nts below i: he ave rage price . Most prices rec e ived

r chicks by Georgia hatche ri es w e ;_ ::; reported within a rang e of $5 . 00 to

with an aver ag e of $ 7. 7 5 p e r hundr ed. T he average price s last year wer e 64

for eggs and $9.75 for chicks.



GEOR GIA Z GGS SET , HA TCHi l\f -2 A ND CHICK 2 LAC:S MNTS E GG TY:?E

1966
u.

19 67

ye2.r
0

1966
hou.

1967
hou .

year a o
ct.

1, 083 1, 21 7 1, 227 1, 310 l, 134

1, 16 6
1' 155 999 988
l , 201

108 95 81
., r:., ,J
10 6
T YPE

819 834 1, 018
899 1 009

956

117

950

114

887

87

1,0 02

111

906

90

Zggs S e t !}

1966

1967

Chicks Place:l for B railers in Geor a

1966

196 7

Eggs Per
ents

r C hicks Per Hundred
1967
rs

12,616 13, 346 10 6

13, 001 13, 174 101

13, 467 13,027

97

13,315 13, 185

99

13, 594 13, 167

97

13 , 742 13, 062

95

13, 868 12, 981

94

13,922 13, 202

95

13, 841 12,7 36

92

14,447 12,899

89

e, 916
3, 826 8, 875
9,025 9,276 9,641 9, 719 9,655 9,726 9,910

9,421 106

60

9,7 06 110

58

9,914 112

57

9,968 110

56

9,965 107

56

10, 0 16 104

56

9,927 10 2

56

9,929 103

56

10,022 103

56

10, 12 5 102

56

atche ry supply Hocks .

8. 75 8. 25 8.00 7. 75 7.7 5 7.7 5 7. 75 7. 75 7. 75 7. 75

w. A . WAGN..:::; .K

Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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Department of Agriculture

Agricultural j~xte nsion Service

Reporting Servic e

State Department of Agricultur e

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, G e orgia

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

MAY 5 1987

LIBRARIES

STATE

T H CUS P. ND3

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana T exas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

2,004 319
l, 468 600
699 2,992 4, 567 1, 983
167 7,387
505

2, 105 324
l, 671 531 633
3,056 4, 594 l, 910
147 7,309
505

2,092 101 375 76
1, 489 109 526 66
672 77 2,981 111 4,623 99 l, 871 98
147 95 7' 411 101
487 107

l, 530

l, 534

1,. 580

100

139

197

179

84

375

907

876

95

327

294

294

70

4LJ: 5

433

481

104

2,6 2-1

2,801

2, 781

105

3,32. 8

3,436

3,448

102

1, i L.l,7

l, 053

1. 096

91

368

373

367

90

5,779

5,708

5, 713

101

359

359

351

94

13,202 12, 736 12, 899 89

9,929 10,022 10, 125

102

823

825

867 176

~ 87

397

467

102

1, 050

1,075

l, 007 78

984

1,024

1, 005

83

8, 785

8,933

9,009 100

7,03 6

6,998

6,999

95

5, 250

5, 108

5, 120 102

4, 2. 81

4,342

4, 44 1

111

10,335

10,637

10,177

100

.:
i

7, 873

7,985

8, 124

104

l, 144

1, 181

l, 115 106

032

852

876

113

4, 520 707 485

4 , 571 802 4 50

4, 579 654 419

98 91 98

II 3, 697

I

-5 -'' Q7
J{9

3,652 621 318

3, 655 583 433

105 101 117

1 796

1, 992

1, 875 101

1 .:.., 96

1, 399

i, 4 55

101

70)788 71,095 70,395

98

54. ~44 54, 705 55,329

101

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

71,324 71,611 71,966

54,056 54,467 54,642

of Last Year

99

99

98

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

101

100

101

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Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bullet

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 315 Hoke Smith An nex Athens , Georgia

1967

.m. Mo day

, Ga., May 8 --Soil moisture var ied from adequate in the centra l and south central
in northern areas and short along the extreme southern border counties,
Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice . Cool, ra in y weather allowed limited planting
throughout the week . Some corn and cotton acreage, es pecia lly in the northern areas,
as soon a s so i l moisture conditions perm it .
to County Agents reports, nearly 90 percent of the cot t on acreage in southern seeded, compared with under 50 percent i n northern counties. Statewide, 79 acreage has been planted and 48 percent is up to a stand. Heavy rains in a~as washed out fields which will result in the re plan tin g of some acreage.
the end of the week, 87 percent of the corn acreage had been seeded compared with 82 the previous week. The crop rema ined in fa i r to good condition.
in fair to good condit ion. About 80 percent of the State acreage had of the week.
ranges from poor to good. Yield prospects are below normal. Recent the tobacco condition; hcwever, irrigation is still necessary in some areas. rs remained on schedule with their spraying program. The crop is in fair to good Some frost damage to the apple crop was reported. Pastures in northern areas are In good condition but are in mostly poor to fair cond i tion in the south.
rcial vegetables and melon crops made fair to good progress during the week, according ~nagers. Li ght rains in most southern areas should imp rove plant growth. Light harvest is expected this week. Snap beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes need moisture. lies of cabbage continue to be available in the Moultrie-Thomasville area.
SUMMARY-- Most of Georgia received beneficial rains during the past week. Howsouthern border counties and the extreme southeast were missed, or received only
s, and continued very dry at the end of the week. Most of the previously dry sections received an inch, or more, of rain during the week. Heaviest amounts were in the west central section where several places had over two inches.
ia temperatures continued cool for the second straight week, with averages 1 to 5
Hlow normal. Freezing temperatures and 1 ight frost were reported in the extreme part of the State. Strong winds caused some damage in the western part of Georgia the weekend.
was below normal in all sections of Georgia. Heavy rains during the of the month brought averages up to near normal in the northern third, but most of
ia received less than 30 percent of the normal April rainfall. Several places than! inch of rain during the entire month. The total March-April ra i nfall was
40 percent of normal over most of south and central Georg ia .
five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (May 9-13) calls for ~s to average 6 to 12 degrees below normal. Mi ld temperatures on Tuesday and Wed-
ld be followed by cooler weather for the remainder of the peri od. Rainfall is to occur mainly on Thursday and Saturday and shoul d average 3/4 to 2 i nches.

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georg ia; i n cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce .

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The Univ Library Univ Of. Ga Athens Ga 30601

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GElABLE REP

Georgia Crop Repo rtin g Se rvice

Ath-en s, Georgia

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Released : May 9, 1967

iost vegetable and melon crops l-Jere making slow progr ess in southern areas due to dr y and cool temperatures as of Nay 1. Light frost damage in the mountain areas was reported
April, Spring cabbage harvest is past peak, Snap beans moving in volume . Older of cantaloups , watermelons, and tomatoes are expected to move in l i ght volume earlier Acreage and production of spring crops are expe cted to be smaller this year, due
to lack of moisture and belo-vJ normal temperatures .

~ ~~~: Production of mid-spring snap beans for 1967 is fore cast at 264,000 hundred wei ght, 17 percent belm-J last year. In South Carolina and Georgia, the crop
in fair condition because of lack of moisture . Li ght harvest is under way in Georgia is 10 days to two weeks earlier than usual. In Alabama, re cent rains have i mproved
In Nississippi, harvest is expected to begin in late 1-Iay vJith peak supplies about Heavy rains in mid-April damaged the crop in the Amite -Greensburg ar ea of Louisiana. pickings should peak around mid-Nay .
Peak supplies are expected after mid -1-:Iay of spring cantaloups in Florida. Estimated at 9,350 acres for harvest in 1967:-the ~~ lv ~~~ cantaloup is 10 percent less than last year and 18 percent bel ow average . In Georgia, dry and strong tJinds damaged early plantings, Vines are beginning to run and some are in southern areas. In South Carolina, rain the l atter part of April improved crop The crop in central Arizona is getting off to a slow start because of cool weather April. Harvest should begin after mid -June with shi pments continuing into late July.
'I'he first forecast of late spring sweet corn production is 516,000 hundred weight, down 8 percent~rom 19Db: In South Carolina, the crop is generally condition; however, some replanting was necessary. In Alabama, dr y weather in early caused poor stands, but recent rains have been beneficial. In California, adverse has retarded growth. Harvest is expected to start later than normal this year. supplies should be available from the desert areas i n late Nay with peak movement exin June from both the desert areas and the San Joaquin Valley.
The late spring tomato crop is forecast at 954,000 hundredweight, 15 percent below last year and 10 percent below average . In South Carolina, dry weather ~nds caused considerable damage and some fields were replanted. Light harvest is to get under way the last of May with volume marketing by mid-June. In Georgia, ~ts and dry weather caused slow development, Harvest is expected to begin about June ~ssissippi crop was helped by April rains. Harvest should b egin about June 1. Harahould start around mid-May in the New Orleans area but peak volume is not expected unlll'ly June. Harvest in the Oak Grove area should begin in late May. In central and east early fields are blooming and setting fruit with f irst picking expected in late Nay, supplies should be available through June and early July.
The ~arly ~~ watermelon crop is for ecast at 183,700 acres for harvest in 1967, 1 percent below the 185,200 acres harve sted in 1966. Most of the Carolina acreage was planted during the last half of April . Good rains the last week relieved the dry soil condition. In South Carolina, condition of the crop is good although stands ar e spotty. Good stands are reported in most ar eas of Georgia, is needed in southern areas, Plants are beginning t o bloom and set fruit. Li ght .nDwu~ is expected in early June. In Alabama, lat e April rains improved crop prospects .-~er during most of April caused poor stands and consider able replanting was necessary. ~mhElas1Gern Mississippi , the crop is up to a go od stand and older plants have started out runners. In Arkansas, early planted fields are up, but cool weather has slowed In the Saline area of Louisiana, the crop is about t wo weeks earli er than last year first pickings expected by mid -June. In t he Downsville area, harvest should start about 1, In Oklahoma, moisture is adequate and prospects ar e generally fav orable . However, a acreage was replanted becaus e of heavy rains . Harvest i s expected to get under way Texas about May 10, Dry soil conditions have limited growth in some areas. In Md east areas, prospects are generally good . Harvest should get under way in these ~out mid-June with go od volume in late June and July . In Ari zona, cool weather during slowed growth . Harvest is expected to begin around mid -June, a few days later than

Acr ea~e and estimat e d product i on r eport e d to da t e , 1967 with c omparisons

A cre a~e

I

CROP AND STATE

. Harve sted Average 1961 65 : 1966

For harvest
1967

_,.._Y::.:::.i:::.el::.d:::-.P!::.e:::.:r:..._:a::.:c:::::r:..;e:;;~.----=:....---,_Product ion

Av. :

Ind. : Av er age :

1 .1111J

: 61-65 : 1966

1967 :1961-65: 1966 : 1.91

Acres

Cwt.

- 1,000 cwt

SNAP BE.Al\T S

M id-Sprin ~ :

South Ca rolina!

5,8 20

5,100

4 , 000

26

27

23

150

138 -1

Georgia

2 , 900

2,800

3,000

25

27

26

72

76

Al abama

980

7 00

7 00

20

22

18

19

15

Mississippi

1,340

9 00

700

22

22

25

30

20

~~GL~ro~uoi~su~ipa~nTaro~ta~~l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~---~~l~32~~,~,66~4~8 0~o~~---~l~22~,.72~~0000~--~l~20 ~,,15~'0o~0o~-~22~75----~22~66;-----~32~05~----3~7~4 2l~---~3~17~09---J

CABBAGE 1/ Early Sprin~
South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mi s s i s s i p p i Louisiana California
To l

Early Sun:mer: South Carolina Georgia Arizona , Other Tota l

La te Sprin~: South Carolina Georgia Al abama Ca lifornia Tota l

57

57

:?5

43

Late S prin~:
Nort h Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Louisia n a: California
Gro Total

4,920

5,500

5,500

55

7, 48 0

7,5 00

7,5 00

45

770

650

550

45

450

500

500

45

700

550

550

60

Late Spring: South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Louisiana Texas

7,000 2 ,000
650 1,400 5

Late Sprin~: Florida California Group Total
Early Sun:mer: North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Al abama Mississippi Arkansa s Louis ian~
Oklahom ~
Texas Arizona: California
Tot a

8,940 23,600 32,400 13,740 7,040
6 ,160 2,840 8,340 78,000 4,480 9 0

6,500 22,000 33,500 13,000 7,500
6,000 3,000 9, 000 72, 000 3, 600 9 00

6 ,500

60

54

23,000

75

75

33,000

88

80

12 ,500

93

95

7, 600

74

55

5,9 00

89

80

3,000

85

90

9,500

70

70

70,000

62

60

3,1 00 153

175

9 600 165

175

534 1,767 2 ,848 1,278
518 546 240 586 4,790 685 l 567

351 1 , 650 2,680 1, 235
412 480 270 630 4 ,320 630

ARCHIE LANGLEY

L. H. HARRIS, JR.

Agricultural Statistician In Cha rg e

Ve~e tabJ..e Grop E

The Georgia Crop-Reportiii'g-Service-; USDA-; 3t5 Hoke-~mithAnnex-; Athens-; Georgia ,-in c oopera tion with-tiie

Cooperative Extension Service, Unive rsity o f Geo rgia , a nd t he Ge orgia B.epartment o f Agriculture .

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTI G SERVICE
MAY 12 1961

315

ATHENS, GEORG IA

May

Placement of broiler chicks in Ge orgia during the week ended May 6 was 949,000--2 percent less than i n the pr e vious week and 1 percent less than in comparable w e ek last ye ar, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting Se rvice .
An estimate d 12, 523, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgi a hatche ries-cent less than in the previous week a nd 12 perc ent l ess tha n in the comp a rable a year earlier.
The majority of the pri c es p aid to Ge orgia producers fo r broiler hatching were reported within a range of 4 5 to 65 cents pe r dozen. The average price
hing eggs wa s 56 cents p e r doze n. The p r ic e of eggs from flocks with hatchery cockerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rage price. Most prices r e ceived broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were r eporte d within a r a nge of $ 5.00 to 00 with an averag e of $ 7.75 p e r hundred. The average p rices last yea r we r e 64 for eggs and $ 9.75 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET , HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

1966

1967

year

1966

19 6 7

Thou.
l, 217 l, 227 l, 310 l, 134 1 218

Thou.

Pet.

1, 155

95

999

81

988

75

l, 201

106

1, 145

94

BROILER TYPE

Thou.
834 l , 01 8
899 1, 009
978

Thou.

950

114

887

87

l, 002

lll

906

90

854

87

Eggs Set}:__/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

year a
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Gear ia

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

year
0
Pet.

Egg s Per Doz. 19 67
Cents

r Chicks Per Hundred 1967
Dollars

4
11 18
zs
1 8 . ,15
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6

13, 001 13,467 13,315 13, 594 13, 742 13, 868 13,922 13, 841 14,447 14 228

13, 174 101

13,027

97

13, 185

99

13, 167

97

13,062

95

12,981

94

13,202

95

12,736

92

12, 899

89

12 523

88

chenes pro

8, 826 8,875 9,025 9,276 9,641 9,719 9,655 9,726 9,910 10 021

9,706 110

9,914 112

9, 96 8 110

9,965 10 7

10,01 6 104

9,927 102

9,929 103

10,022 103

10, 125 102

9,949

99

58

8.25

57

8.00

56

7.75

56

7. 7 5

56

7.75

56

7.75

56

7.75

56

7.75

56

7.75

56

7.75

s.

w. A . WAGNER

ral Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- --

S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Extension Service

Reporting Service

State D epartment of Agriculture

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

STATE

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Mar yland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GE ORGIA
Florida Tenness ee A labama Mis sissippi A rkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Ore gon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)
TOTAL 1966* {22 S~ate s)

2, 10 5 324
1, 671 531 633
3,0 56 4, 594 1, 910
147 7, 309
505

2,092 375
1, 489 526 67 2
2,981 4,623 1, 871
14 7
7' 4 11 487

1, 980 96 425 90
1, 566 99 543 63
62 9 73 2, 88 7 105
4 , 679 101
1, 908 106
147 9 1 7,465 103
501 107

1, 534

] , 580

1, 526

96

197

179

158

73

907

876

1, 018

110

2.9 4

294

3 51

80

~3 3

48 1

428

85

2, 801

2,781

3,092

119

3, 43 6

3,448

3, 150

90

1, 053

1, 096

1, 19 5

98

373

367

400

101

5, 708

5, 71 3

5, 575

102

3 59

351

388

10 3

12, 736 12, 899 12, 523

88

10, 022 10, 125

9,949

99

825 1,075 8,93 3 5, 108 10, 637
1, 181
4, 571 802 450
1, 992

867 1, 007
9,009 5, 120 10, 177 1, 115 4 ,579
654 4 19 1 875

860 169 997 76 8, 514 93 5, 162 104 10, 493 103 1, 13 2 108 4, 440 98 813 117 361 86 1, 866 96

397

467

403

96

1,024

1, 005

991

91

6,998

6,999

6,958

95

4,342

4, 441

4,375

107

7,985

8, 124

7,968

103

8 52

876

855

111

3,652

3,655

3, 516

102

621

583

450

85

318

433

403

152

1 399

1, 455

l 380

96

71,095 70,395 69, 891

97

54,705 55, 329 -54 ,529

100

71,611 71, 966 71,937

54,467 54,642 54, 27,1

99

98

s percent o same we e

97
st year.

100

101

100

UNIVERSITY OF GIt.EtrO:mJUa:1'S4 e 3 p . m. Monday

DELAYED NOR'I'H

Ga., May 15, 1967 -- Rains and wet soils

crop

in the northern part of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .

excessive in most areas except the southern quarter of the State,

several counties reported soil moisture to be very short.

Agents reported Etton planting 88 percent compl eted Statewide . Practically all
has been seeded in southern and central counties , but less than two-thirds has been ~ the north. The cool temperatures existing until the week end retarded plant developConsiderable replanting continues. Cultivation and early season insect control moved as weather permitted.

:~~~ cultivation was active during the week. Older plantings were being sidedressed Budworm infestations were reported heavy in many areas and c ontrol practices were
vay. Peanut planting moved forward and 93 percent of the acreage was seeded at the end
wek.--sidedressing, cultivation, and applying post-emergence sprays continued in older

planting was well advanced in central and southern areas, but little more than onerMY~~~u in northern districts. Soybean planting moved for ward slowly. Small grain
got under way during the period.Dry weather has reduced yields in many areas:- Some cut during the week. ~.~ improved slightly, but the lack of rain retarded growth south. Cattle condition was mostly fair to good.
prospects remained mostly fair to good. Light harvest from southern producing areas The May 1 production forecast for the State was placed at 2, 700,000 bushels.
Managers reported cool nights and the need of additional soil moisture retarding ~maturity of most vegetable crops in southern areas. Harvest of snap beans, squash ~~Da continued in light volume. First harvest of tomatoes is expected around June 1. ~est has past peak. Cantaloups and watermelons made fair to good progress, and first is expected earlier than usual. Growth of snap beans and cabbage.was go od in the

~~~SUMMARY--Showers and thunderstorms occurred over most of Georgia during the week , May-r2, but rainfall totals were highly variable. The largest amounts were re-
in the extreme northern part of the State , where several place s had more than 2 inches.
observer at Dalton measured over 4 inches during the vmek . Amounts decreased to
than one inch over most of central Georgia and to less than one-fourth inch in much of the Several south Georgia observers recorded no measurable rain during the entire trmek .
areas of the southeast and extreme south continued very dry at the end of the period.
~ratures were mild at the beginning of the period, turned cooler at midweek, and be~ ~mer during the week end. Early morning lows dropped to the 30's in the extreme
on Wednesday and scattered light frost was reported in the mountain counties . In contrast,
temperatures reached the high 90's in south Georgia during the week end and a few b~ 100 degree readings. Most areas of the State had their highest temper atures of the Saturday and Sunday.
the period Tuesday through Saturday, (May 16-20), calls for
nn:.ttrE!s to average 3 to 5 degree s below normal, except in the southeast, where near normal
are expected. The cooler t<Veather should occur near the end of the period . Rainfall to average about normal and occur near the middle of the per i od . Normal for this
year ranges from one -half to one inch.

---------------- .... ---------------------------
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce .

tT. S. DE.;PAR TME NT O F :;OMMERCE
WEATHER BURE At.' Athens, Georgia
"'SSA
Precipita i on For 'The Week Ending May 12, 1967
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or t he week ending
May 21 1967 (Provisional )
Highes g 01 at Bainbr idge on the 12th
owe s t ~ 3L0 a C ayton and Tallapoosa o. the 10 h

* For p~riod ~4Y 13~15s 1967
T1 l ess t han o005 inch

Af ter Fi ve Days Re u Un i ted Sta tes Depa me
Statis t .i ca Reporting 409 A- No r.,! h -rnp k in S Athe ns, Geor gi a 060 OrF ICI Al BUS I ESS
IMMEDIATE - S. WEA This report wil be trea e d i
Respect s a- Le ter Ma i l (See Sec . 34. 17, P " ~.

Po s ta ge a d Fee s Paid U. S. Depa t m n o Agr i cu 1ture
The Univ Library Univ 0 Ga A.thens Ga 30601

GE ORGI A CROP REPORTING SE RVI CE

ATHENS, GEOR GIA
SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY 1, 196 7 GEORGIA
PRODUCTI ON PROSPECTS DOWN:

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAY 22 19ftl
LIBRARIES

Athens , Ga . , May 16 --Geo r gia's 1967 peach crop is f o recas t at 2, 700,000 bushels, sharp l y below the 3,800,000 bushe l crop i n 1966.

A good crop was set in the extreme southern producing areas but t he l ac k of rain is ing sizin g. In the central producing areas, some varieties we re damage d by cold r but the crop outlook i s generally favorable. North Georgia peache s s uffered heavy damage and p roduction f rom this area will be 1ight .

The pea ch estimates, 1ike those for practically all other crops , ne ces sa r i ly relate ~tal produ cti on . Therefore, they include not only insp ected rai l a nd t ruck shipments, also local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in Geo r gia an d a djoining
, quan ti tie s used on farms where produced and any quantities not uti l ize d because of ~~c~ic con diti ons. The follow ing table shows the relationship betwee n the Department's
produ ction es tima tes and the inspected rail and truck shipment s f or the years 1960 h 1966. The pe r centage of the total production moving in i ns pe cted sh i pments during s period has var ied from 41 to 68 percent except in 1965 whe n only 23 perce nt of proion was i ns pec ted . An unusually high perce nt of that year ' s c ro p was no t utilized e of excess ive rains .

Production
Not Tot al Uti 1 i zed _.!_/

1 ,000
~
5,000

1, 000
~
395

GEORGIA PEACHES

Unr ecorded :

sales and Processed

farm use ']./ :

:Equi v.
: Ca r s l /

1, 000 bu .
1,419

1,0 00 bu.
854

Number 4 , 240

Inspected Rail and

Truck ShiEments

1 ,000

Percent of

bushels : Total Prod .

2 ,332

47

5,000

21 0

1 ,449

945

4, 356

2, 396

48

4,000

210

1, 032

843

3 ,483

1, 915

48

4,900

240

1 ,2 70

1 ,030

4, 072

2,360

48

1,400

0

3 26

124

1, 728

9 50

68

4,500 1, 4 10

85 3

1, 182

1, 915

1,055

23

3,800

290

1, 209

748

2 , 824

1, 553

41

4,086

394

1,080

818

3, 231

1,794

44

!! 2,700

util ized on a ccoun t of e conomic cond itions . ~cal sales, non- ins pe cted t r uck sh ipme nts t o poi nts ~ntit i es used on farms where produced. Average load 550 bus hels per car . Kay 1 forec ast.

in Geor gia a nd a dj o i n i ng States and

ARCHIE LANG LEY icultural St atis ti c ian In Charge

C. L. CRENSHA\-1 Ag ri cul t u ral Stat i stician

SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY 1, 1967 - UNITED STATES

The peach crop in 9 Southern States is forecast at 456.1 mi 11 ion pounds, 39 percent less than last season and 38 percent below average. Only Alabama and Mississippi expect
larger crops than last year. Most of the decrease is in the Carolinas where mid-March
freezes seriously damaged the crop.

In the Sandhills area of North Carol ina there is a good set on early var iet ies, mid-season varieties are practically all destroyed, and late season varieties have about one-half of a crop. The crop in South Carol ina is about two-fifths of average. The crop is spotty by locality, Early maturing varieties appear to have escaped with least injury , but the late crop appears to be a complete loss.

In the northern areas of Georgia, the crop was mostly wiped out by mid-March f~ez~ and some varieties in the central area were damaged. Weather conditions during March and April favored an effective spray program. Rainfall has been I ight since early March and May I some areas needed moisture. Movement of early varieties from the southern counti~ was expected active by May 10, In Alabama, the March freeze damaged early varieties but prospects for other varieties are good. Light harvest will start about June I,

Peach prospects in Mississippi are the best in several years. Harvest is expected to get underway in early June. In Louisiana freeze damage was I ight and most varieties re~ heavy thinning. Because of ample moisture, the fruit is sizing well. Harvest is expected to get underway about 2 weeks earlier than normal. Some early varieties should ripen by May 10.

Production in Oklahoma is down slightly from last year due to a freeze in the St~ area. Moisture supplies are ample in the major producing area. In Texas, most producing areas have adequate moisture and peaches are progressing well. Harvest of early varieties is expected to get underway in late May.

Prospects in California for both Clingstones and Freestones are uncertain due to tM cool, wet spring. Conditions did not favor pollinization, however, a reasonably good set prevails in most orchards, Light harvest of the earliest varieties is expected to begin in southern San Joaquin during late May.

Colorado's Western Slope producing area was seriously damaged by subfreezing tempe~ tures in late April. The full extent of the damage still is indefinite but losses appa were heaviest in Mesa and Delta Counties, Spring freezes have caused an undetermined of damage to the crop in Utah.

Late spring freezes have caused a variable amount of damage to the peach crop in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Some buds were also aama~ in New York and the crop is expected to be down sharp 1y in New Eng 1and. It is too early assess the full extent of the damage in these States.

PEACHES

State

Pounds

Mi 11 ion Pounds

6 1 ,000 Bushels

Mi 11 ion Pounds

1 ,000 Bushels

North Ca ro 1 ina South Ca ro 1 ina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Lou isiana Oklahoma Texas

61.3 314.7 196.3 46.5
14. 1
58.8 6.5 8.0

77.1 339.0 188.5
27.5 13.2 49.4 9.0 10.8
6

1 '550

35.0

700

6,600

129.0

2,500

3,800

133.9

2 '700

550

47.5

950

265

17.0

340

950

46.8

900

1~0

e>.o

160

225

10. 1

210

00

.8

9 States

732.5

748.1

14,820

456.1

l l Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess
harvested fruit.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and U. S. Department

~G\A
~() FARM REPORT

GEORGIA C ROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHE

GErffiRAL CROP REPORT AS OF :!'lAY l, l 67

eather during Apr il was quite variable with the f i rst half warm and unusuall y dry. rains fell in the upper half of the State during the l atter part of the month, but
of South Georgia remained dry.
J.s of 11ay 1, practically all tobacco had been transplanted, four-fifths of the corn, two~ the cotton and peanut acr eage had been seeded, and soybean planting had start ed .
temperatures and adverse moistur e conditions during the latter part of April to mid - Nay retarded grotvth of early- se eded crops and de layed planting in the northern part of the
: Georgia ' s 1967 peach crop is forecast at 2,700,000 bushels compared with ~~~- ls in 1966. 'Ihe e stimate include s both farm and commercial producti on. Li gh t
started in early Nay in extreme South Georgia .
Production of ~~heat in Ge orgia is currently forecast at 2, 756 ,000
than produced last year . The increase in production results from a
Yie ld per acre i s estimated at 26 bushels compared
A total of 91 million pounds of milk was produced on Georgia farms
5 percent above production in April 1966 and 3 percent above the
e stimated 418 million eggs during on h and totaled 21,679,000 compared

. ---------------- PEACH~S
-----~-------------- ------- ...;..=..;;;,;:;:.;;.: ;=-~-------- ------~-

Production J./

Average

1961-65

1966

1967

~------------H--il-l-i-o--n--------------H-i-l-l-i-o-n---------1--,0-0--0-~---------:rvi-i-l-l -io--n--------1-,-0-0-0------

E2~-

~nd__

bushels

!22~!2._

b-u-s-h-e-ls-

61.3

77 . l

1,550

35 .0

700

314. 7

339.0

6,600

129 . 0

2,500

196. 3

188.5

3,800

133. 9

2, 700

46. 5

27.5

55 0

47. 5

950

14. 1

13 . 2

265

17. 0

340

58. 8

49. 4

950

46. 8

900

6.5

9. 0

180

8. 0

160

8. 0

10. 8

225

10. 1

210

26 . 2 ________}}.:.______ __ 70Q__~ _.1..:.._______oo___

732.5

748 . 1

14,820

456. 1

9,060

Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician

The Georgia C(ProlepaRseeporting Service, USDA,

North Lumpkin Str-e-e-t ,--A-t-h-en-s-,--G-a-. -, -

in cooperation wi th the Georgia Depa-rt:rter-t of Agricultur e .

UNITED STATES GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF NAY 1~ 1967
Winter whe at prospects i mproved slightly during April and the 1967 crop is expected to larger than last year and average . Spring fi eld work is laggi ng across the Northern and Hestern parts of the country where wet soils and cool temperatures have slowed progress , spread rains April 11-13 over much of the critically dry Central and Southern Great Plains halted deterioration of winter wheat and late April rains r elieve d the i mmed iate threat of s er ious drought over most of the Southeast . Peach prospects are sharply below last year in Southern States. Pasture and hay crop prospects are slightl y below a year earlier , These improve when warmer weather arrives because tops oil moisture supplies are ge nerally April milk production was about the same as a ye ar earlier, but egg production was 6 percent above April 1966,
Winter Wheat Prospects Brighten: Prospective production of winter wheat increased during-April-and the-196 7-crop~;-~ow expe cted t o be 13 per cent larger than last ye ar and 23 percent above average . V.Ji despread ra.i ns April 11-13 i n the cr itically dry Central and S Great Plains halted det eriorati on and i mproved prospects i n Kansas, Okl ahoma , and parts of Texas , However, for many fi el ds, the rains came too late . Noisture supplies , especially in the subsoil, are still critically short i n parts of west ern Kansas , tve stern Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Hexico. On April 21 to 24 sub-freez i ng temper atur es in the Central Great Plains caused some damage to Hinter tvheat in parts of Kansas and Colorad o, Prospects in winter t>Jh eat producing areas, exc ept the Southeast, continue good to excellent . The expected yield is 26. 8 bushels per harvested acre, c ompared Hi th 27 . 4 bushel s i n 1966.
Southern Peach Prospects Down Sharply: Peach production in the 9 Southern States is cast at 4~6:1milli0n-poun&-;-39-pe;::'Ce;t- bel oH last year and 38 bel ot-J average , The reduced duction is mostly due to short cr ops in the Carolinas and north Georgia, from freez i ng temperatures when trees were nearing full bloom, The first 1967 fore cast for California apricots, cherries, and plums, places production belot-J last s eason due to cool, wet vreather critical stages of development .
l'1ilk Production: April milk production in the United States is esti mated at 10,732 million poundB;-a-bout the same as a year earlier and 5 percent bel ow the 1961-65 average f~ month. On a daily average basis, milk production increas ed 6 percent from .r-Tarch to April, compared uith 5 percent a year earlier ,
foulk.Y_~g3_]g_g_: April egg production is estimated at 5, 999 million eggs , 6 percent above both April 1966 and the 1961-65 average, but 2 percent bel ow March 1967, This is the largest April production since 1950. 'Ihe average number of layers for April 1967 is at 314 million, up 5 percent from a ye ar earlier and up 6 percent from the 5 - year April Egg production per layer averaged 19. 09 dur ing April 1967 compared with 18. 95 eggs in April last year and the 5-year April average of 19. 03 eggs .
The number of layers on Nay 1, 1967 is esti mated at 311,742,000 - 5 percent above a yert earlier and 6 percent above average , Estimated layer numbers were up 8 per cent in the . and South Ce ntral regions, 4 percent in the East North Central and South Atlantic regions, 2 percent in the Hest North Central, and about the same as a year earlier in the Horth Atlantic region.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricultur e
Statistical Reporting Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Street
------- ___ __ Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFIC IAL BUS_IN_.E.,SS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricul

00'}
3
ATHENS, GEORG IA

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC UNIVERSITY OF GFO'Ai:J~
LPill@lfilil~~ . ,
LIBRARIES

Apr i 1 1967 Released 5/16/1967

April Milk Production Up 4 Mill ion Pounds

Total milk produced on Georgia farms dur i ng April is estimated at 91 mill ion poundsup4million from the same month last year, and 3 million pounds above the 1961- 1965 average production for the month.

Milk per cow was placed at 630 pounds compared with 575 in April last year. The 1961 - 1965 average for the month was 481 pounds per cow.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 10 cents per hundred weight below March,
but averaged about 20 cents above the previous year. Hay prices were slightly higher.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

I tern and Unit

Apr. 1966

Georgia Mar. 1967

Apr. 1967

Apr. 1966

United States Mar. 1967

Apr. 1967

tlllk Product ion, mi I. lb.
Product ion per cow, I b. l l
b ber mi I k cows,
thousand head

87

89

91

l 0 '725

10,510 I0, 732

575

615

630

752

766

785

151

145

145

~RECEIVED- DOLLARS 11
All wholesale milk, cwt. lui d mi I k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk cows, head All ba I ed hay, ton

6.05
6. I0
3.65
1~0.00
26.00

6.40 6.40
200.00 27.30

~/6. 30
200.00 27.20

4.45
3/4.82
313.67
242.00
23.40

4.95 5.36 4.07 256.00 25. l 0

~/4.84
257.00 24. l 0

~ PAID - DOLLARS 11
Mixed Dairy Feed:
2./ 14 percent protein,
16 percent protein,
18 percent protein,
20 percent protein,
Al l under
29 percent protein,

cwt. cwt. cwt. cwt.
cwt.

3.90 3. 95 4.10 4.30
3.95

4. l 0 4.20 4.50 4.55
4.25

4.00 4. 15 4.30 4.50
4.15

1/3.47 113.74 3/3.88 }!4.06
113.71

3.65 3.99 4. II 4.33
3.91

3.64 3.96 4.09 . 4. 33
3.90

!I Monthly average. UDollars per unit as of
j1 Revised. !I Pre I imi na ry
~United States price is

the 15th of month except wholesale milk which for under 16 percent.

is average

for month.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHA~/ Agricultural Statistician

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Departmtnt of Agriculture .

..

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION

April milk output about the same as a year aqo

April 1967 production of milk in the United States is estimated at 10,732 million pounds, about the same as production in April 1966 but 5 percent below the 1961 - 65 average for the month.

Total production of milk during the January- April period th i s year was 40,314 mill ion pounds--slightly above the comparable 1966 period. On a daily average basis, milk production increased 6 percent from March to April, compared with a 5-percent increase a year earlier. April output provided 1.80 pounds per person daily, compared with 1.82pounds inApri11966.

April rate per cow up 4 percent from a year earlier

Milk output per cow averaged 785 pounds for the United States during April, 4 pe~
cent more than a year earlier and 14 percent above the 5-year average for the month.

Milk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months United States, 1967, with Comparisons

Month
January February March Apr i 1
Jan.-Apr. total
May June July August September October November December
Annual

Average 1961-65
621 591 676

1966
Pounds 678 635 736

757

729

798

671

736

629

696

592

663

602

670

581

649

1967
715 670 766

Average 1961-65

1966

Mill ion Pounds

10,222

9,805

9,696

9' 137

11,062 10,537

11 260 10

42,241 40,204

1967 40,314

11 ,816 10,849 10,148
9,522 9,643 9,2b8

1 1 ' 11 ,269 10,350 9,763 9,263
9,333 9,012

12 660 120 0

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

~I$
. ...........
'v'JfllfSSIT\' OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GEORG IA

May 17, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 13 was 9.471,000--5 percent less than in the previous week and 4 p~rcent less than in le comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 919, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-Spercent less than in the previous week and 16 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eus were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price
hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery ftlled cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average pric~. Most prices received
r broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5. 00 to ,00 with an average of $7. 75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 ts for eggs and $9. 7 5 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

o/o of
year
ago

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

15
zz

l, 227 1, 310

999

81

988

75

1,018 899

887

87

l, 002

lll

Z9

l, 134

1, 201

106

1,009

906

90

6

1, 218

1, 145

94

978

854

87

13

l, 386

1,000

72

l, 076

766

71

Eggs Set !J

1966

1967

BROIL '=<:~~ TYPE

% of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

% of

1966

1967

year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

11

13,467 13, 027

97

8, 875

9,914 112

57

18

13,315 13, 185

99

9,025

9,968 110

56

Z5

13, 594 13, 167

97

9,276

9,965 107

56

1

13, 742 13,062

95

9,641 10,016 104

56

8

13, 868 12,981

94

9, 719

9,927 102

56

15

13,922 13, 202

95

9,655

9,929 103

56

zz

13, 841 12,736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

Z9

14,447 12, 899

89

9,910 10, 125 102

56

6

14,228 12, 523

88

10, 021

9,949

99

56

13

14, 206 11,919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 7 5 7. 7 5 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY ricultura1 Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

, S, Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

STATE

Maine

2,092

1,980

2,063 100

1, 580

1, 526

l, 590

102

Connecticut

375

425

274 72

179

158

146

51

Pennsylvania

1, 489

1, 566

1, 538 97

876

1, 018

l, 111

98

Indiana

526

543

549 60

294

351

310

76

Missouri

672

629

632 73

481

428

487

114

Delaware

2,981

2, 887

2,966 106

2, 781

3,092

3, 214

123

Maryland

4,623

4,679

4,781 102

3,448

3, 150

2,906

84

Virginia

l, 871

1, 908

1, 908 104

1,096

1, 19 5

l, 252

107

West Virginia

147

147

152 83

367

400

307

62

North Carolina

7J 411

7,465

7,426 102

5, 713

5, 575

5,660

106

South Carolina

487

501

488 90

351

388

324

83

.

GEORGIA

12, 899 12, 523 11,919

84

10, 125

9,949

9, 471

96

::J

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

867

860

771 156

467

403

476

107

l, 007

997

997 76

l, 005

991

1, 000

87

9,009

8, 514

8,952 98

6,999

6,958

7,030

98

5, 120

5, 162

5,041 103

4,441

4,375 4,301

106

10, 177 10,493 10,365 103

8, 124

7,968

8,079

103

l, 115

1, 132

1' 122 110

87 b

855

935

121

4, 579 654

4, 440 813

4, 543 100 689 109

3,655 583

3, 516 450

3, 582 497

99 95

419

361

320 80

433

403

348

122

1, 875

1 866

2,034 110

1, 455

1,380

1

112

70,395 69, 891 69, 530

97

55,329 54, 529 54, 525

100

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

71,966 71,937 71, 719

54,642 54,271 54,400

98
as percent same we

97
st year.

101

100

100

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Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulletin

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GEORGI\(sROP REPOR TING SERVI CE

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1967 ADVERSE VJEATHER CONDITI ONS RETARD

MAY 23
LIBRARIES

Re l eased l p .m. Mo nday

Mhens, Ga ., May 22, 1967 - -Much of the f ie ld work cont i nued at a slower t han normal

aswet soils in northern areas and a shortage of soil mcisture in the south hampered

ac cord ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice . General rain s

and Monday (May 21-22) throughout most of the St ate have helped relieve drought

southern areas.

~unty Agents reported 95 percent of the cotton acreage ha d been planted by the end of Cool nights and wi ndy wea ther caused poo r stands i n some area s. The crop is i n poor r condi tio n. Some replant i ng of cotton to soybean s was reported .

remained mo s tly in f a ir condition. Late-week rai ns in sou thern a rea s we re ve ry ial. Ninety-six percent of t he crop was planted by the e nd of the week; v i rtu ally all acreage in southern areas has been seeded .

lrrigat ion, suckering and insect cont ro I of t obacco contin ued active th roughout the week. condition declined fr om last week. Pean ut pla nti ng was 95 percent completed . Insect and post-emergence herb icide appl ic tions contin ued active. Small qrai n harves t was
in the south. Dry weathe r has reduced yields i n many areas. Soybean p lan t i ng was 29 complete by the end of the week. Dry soils i n southern areas hampere d furt her progress. condition declined cons ide rably from last week, especiall y in the south. Su p9lemental feeding was reported in the dr ier locations. Peach growers remai ned on schedule with
ive spraying program. Light harvest be gan i n the southce ntral area .

~rket Managers reported t hat harvest of the spring s nap bean c rop has passed the peak areas, which was mu ch ea r l ier than usua l. Light supplies of cucumbers and squash are to market. Growth of tomatoes has bee n slow due to dry weat her but I ight harvest i s The condition of cant a loup s a nd watermelons was reported fair to good. Li ght har-
5 expected the last week in May i n ex t reme southern areas.

rainfa ll was recorded in t he sout hern two-th i rd s of Georgia the week ending Fr i day, May 19. Light to locally heavy amounts f ell i n the northern ring this period. Much of t he ex t reme south and southeast was cr iti cally dry at the
the week. However, an area of general ra i ns move d i nto the State from the wes t and t Sunday night and by Monday morning, May 22 , ra i n was fa! I i ng over most of the State,
the southeast. From t to l t i nches of rain had been recorded by 7 o 1 cloc k Mo nday
over most areas north and we s t of a 1 ine from Valdosta to Augus ta . Th i s rain wa s needed in southern counties where some places had received less than an i nch of rain
Apri I I.

at the beginning of the period gave way t o much coole r temperatures a t midIt was warm again by the end of the week, except in north Georg ia . Averages for the ranged from near normal in the southeast to 6 degrees below normal i n the northwest. experienced its first 100 weat her of the year on May 13 and 14.

period Tuesday through Saturday (Ma y 23 - 27) calls f or tures to average 3 to 5 deg rees below norma l. The cooler temperatures sho ul d occur the early part of the pe riod . Rainfall is expected to average near to slight ly be low
t , except in the southeast where abo ve normal amo unt s are indicated. To ta l s should range
near inch in the northwest to 1 inch i n the southeast and occur as wi dely scattered during the latter part of the period .

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; i n cooperat io n with t he Cooperative Extens ion Se rvice, Un iversity of Georgia; Georgia Departme nt of Agriculture; and th e Wea ther Bu rea u, ESS A, U. S. Department of Corr.merce .

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?r-ec lp:: t a t ion '"''o! 'l'r e >eek Endi ng May 19, 1 967

GEORGIA

Tc pe rat'l :-...;.; :-:t:t'8l.- . ~:r~ t,,_ _ r:~/ 19 J 96i ( r:r :,vi !: _ ~ :!:L. \
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* For period .ay 20 -~ 2 , 1967
T, l e ss than . 005 inch

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMMEniATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34. 17, P. L. & R.)

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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May 23, 1967

Item

1966 1I
Thou.

1967 21
T hou.

1966 1I
Thou.

1967 21
Thou.

4,420

3,993

90

15, l 70

14, 4 96

96

Domestic

3,920

3, 4 80

89

13,3 76

12,64 8

95

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

46 1

495 107

2,075

2,373

114

United State s

2, 214

2, 338 106

8, 888

10,614

119

Egg Type

Georgia

20

6

30

112

129

115

United State s

348

533 153

2, 574

2,959

115

Chicks Hatched:

Broiler Typ e

Georgia

46, 4 25

44, 512

96

170,638 173,831

102

United State s

246, 138 24 9,7 85 10 l

910, 604 943 ,642

104

Egg Type

Georgia

3,994

4,004 100

12, 822

15, 273

119

United State s

81,036

76,00 8

94

2 23 , 157

229 , 653

10 3

Commercial Slaughter:41

!oung Chickens

Georgia

32,724

32, 887 100

120,728 127,827

106

United State s

184,713 183,209

99

684 , 511 719,273

105

Hens and Cocks

Georgia

709

160

3, 691

4,888

132

United States

11,262

131

45,688

59,661

131

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

387

l, 4 06

1, 626

l, 041

3, 916

4 ,357

5,679

21,97 2

23,456

- r..n inary.

ro

ry sup

oc , in

s

pullet replacements from eggs sold during the pre ce ding month at the rate of

pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. t':.: l Federal-State M arke t News Service-
reports only include poultry slaug hter ed under Feder al Inspec tion. 51 South

_ ...... States: Del., Md., W . Va., N. C., S . C., Ga., Fla ., Va.

YOUNG ~HICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UND ER FED .S.c~ A L INSP E CT I ON BY SELE CT ED STAT i~S 1966 and 196 7

5,482 7,238

6,373 7,119

16,439 17,068 19,323 20, 863

3, 015 7,769 11, 135

3, 282 7,080 11, 138

8, 255 9, 42 2 21,658 20, 6 14 31, 138 33, 913

3, 557 20, 529

3, 570 20, 820

9, 978 10, 49 3 56, 3 50 60, 4 72

30,306 4, 636
18, 524

33, 526 4, 789
21, 195

84, 160 92, 647 13, 550 13, 885 54 , 853 58, 14 7

12,470 13, 678

34 , 887 38, 34 5

25,938 28, 599

71, 723 80, 2L1: 6

-9.! 999_---~~._"!_"!_~---- ~ 2!. ~! ~-- ~ ~!. ?i~ --

500, 187

54 1, 652

4 .2

4 .0

3.5

3.9

4. 7

5. 4

4. 5

5. 3

7.4

4. 9

7. 4

5.6

4. 6

6. 1

4. 6

5.3

4. 5

5. 3

4. 7

5. 2

2.6

4. 3

3.1

4.6

4 .2

4 .9

4 .5

5.2

3.9

5.7

3. 8

5.6

2.9

5.2

3.3

6.1

3.2

~ .0

3.4

4 .5

3.2

3 .7

3.6

4. 4

3 .8

4 .9

3.9

5. 4

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Statistical Reporting Service

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LIBRARIES

E nd-o f -Month Stocks of Po ultry, Po u ltry Products, Meat and Meat Products Unit e d State s - A pril 1967

Shell eggs: Increas e d by 58 t housand cas es; A prill966 increase was 14 thousand cases; average A p r il inc r e ase is 16 thousand cas es . Frozen eggs: Incr ea s ed by 11 million pounds; A p ril 1966 inc r ea se wa s 9 million pounds; ave rage A pril increase is 13 million pounds. Froz e n poult ry : De cr ea s ed by 30 million pounds; A p ri l 1966 d e cre ase was 32 million p o unds ; average April decrease is 35 milli on pound s . B ee f: D e creased by 16 million p ounds ; A pril 1966 decrease was 11 million pounds; average A p r il d e crease is 6 million poun s . Pork: Inc r e as e d by 55 m illion pounds ; i:. p ril 19 66 increase was 55 million pounds ; av rage A pril incr ease i s 33 million pounds . Other meats : Increased by 9 million pounds ; A pril 1966 increase was 13 million pounds; average A pril increase was 8 m illi on ounds .

Commo
E ggs: She ll Frozen eggs, total
Total eggs lJ

Unit
C ase Pound
Cas e

av ou .
6~
60, 794 1,60 3

42 32, 652
86 9

41 43 , 6 72
1, 147

99
54,407
1,476

Poultry fro zen : Broilers o r fryers He n s, fowls Turkeys - whole Turkeys - othe r Other & Unclassifie d
Total Poultry

Pound do. do. do. do. do.

22, 185 41 , 10 7 121,904
39,760 22 4,95 6

16,207 20,051 92,3 46
40, 437 169, 041

4 1, 136 49,636 170,742 3 5, 883 53, 338 350, 735

42, 803 4 7, 445 141,407 33, 307 55,343 3 20 , 305

B eef: Frozen in Cu re

and Cur d

do.

Pork: Frozen in Cur e

and ~ured

do .

Other m e at a nd m eat

products

do .

Total all r ed m e ats

do .

197,77 5
3 53 , 70 5
115,2 26 666,706

216, 899
272,294
96,22 5 585,41 8

299,9 84
331,197
96 ,191 727,372

284 , 136
38 6 ,388
10 5, 551 776,075

Item
Prices Received: Chickens, lb. excluding broilers Com 11 Broil e rs (lb .) All Chickens {l b.) All Eggs (doz ens)
Prices Paid: (pe r 100 lb.) Broiler Growe r Laying Fee d Scratch G rains ozen eggs converte

pr. 15 1966
e nts

... e:tts

ents

ents

14 .0 15. 0 15.0 47 .0 Dol. 4 .90 4 .70 4.20

10 .0 13 .0 12.8
41. 0
Dol. 5. 10
5.00
4. 45

9.0 12. 5 12.4 3 5. 1 Dol. 5.00 5.00 4.45

10.9 15. 8 15 . 3 38. 6 D ol. 4 .88 4 . 44 3 .94 case .

8 .8 14 .3 13. 7 34 . 6 Dol. 5. 05 4 .72 4 . 13

8.6
13.8 13.3
29.9 Dol,
5.06
4. 68
4 .11

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This report is made possible throug h the coope ration of the National Poultry Improve

Plan, Officia l State Agencies, the Animal H us bandry Researc h Division of the Agri

Research Se rvice, the Inspection Branch of t he Poultry Division, Consume r and

Service and the Agri cultural E stima t es Divi s ion of the S tatistical Re porting Service and

the many br eede r s , hatcheries, poultry pro c es sors and the poultr y farme r s that report

these age ncie s .

ARCHIE L A NGLE Y

W . A , WAGNER

Agricultural 3tatistician In C harge

Ag ricultural Statistician

After Five Days R e turn to :

Postage and Fee s Paid

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U. 3 . Department of Ag riculture

Statistical Reporting S e rvice

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Athens, Georgia

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
W~~llirbTI illffi1rill~ffiTI

ATHENS, GEORG IA

May 24, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY R E PORT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 20 was 9,587, 000--2 percent more than in the previous week but 6 percent less than in
the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service
An estimated 12,414, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-4 percent more than in the previous week and 12 percent less than in the comparable
week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to G e orgia producers for broiler hatching
eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per doz e n. The ave r age pric e of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks w ith
hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rag e price . Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a
range of $5.00 to $8.75 with an average of $7 .75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 cents for eggs and $9. 75 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET I HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS EGG TYPE

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

o/o of
year
0
Pet.

1966
Thou.

1967
Thou.

% of
year
Pet.

Apr. ZZ Z9
6
13
zo

1, 310 1, 134 1, 218 1, 386 l 029

988

75

1, 201

106

1, 145

94

1,000

72

923

90

899 1,009
978 l, 076
907

l, 002

111

906

90

854

87

766

71

921

102

BROILER TYPE

Week Ended

Eggs Set};_/

1966

1967

% of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

% of

1966

1967 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

P er

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Uar. 18

13,315 13, 185

I 99

9,025

9,968 110

56

War. ZS

13, 594 13, 167

97

9,276

9,965 107

56

7.75 7.75

Apr. 1

13, 742 13,062

95

9,641 10,016 104

56

Apr. 8

13, 868 12,981

94

9,719

9,927 102

56

Apr. 15

13, 922 13,202

95

9,655 9,929 103

56

Apr. ZZ

13, 841 12, 736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75

Apr. Z9

14,447 12, 899

89

9,910 10, 125 102

56

7.75

Yay 6

14,228 12, 523

88

10,021

9,949

99

56

Yay 13

14,206 11, 919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

Uay zo

14, 133 12,414

88 10, 155

9,587 94

56

7.75 7.75 7.75

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A . WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgi UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA -:"P

NAY 26 1987

LIBRARIES

STATE

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May
6

May 13

THOUSANDS

May
20

~

...

o/o of year
a l/

May
6

May 13

T .-IOUSANDS

May
20

Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia we st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 980 4 25
1, 566 543 629
2, 887 4,679 1,908
147 7,465
501

2,063 274
1, 538 549 632
2,966 4 ,781 1, 908
152 7, 426
4 88

2,019 99 356 113
1,643 117 600 70 510 59
2, 802 100 4,779 102 1, 786 96
155 89 7,574 103
428 79

l, 526 158
1, 018 351 4 28
3, 092 3, 150 1, 195
400 5, 575
388

1, 590 146
1, 111 310 487
3,214 2,906 1, 252
307 5,660
324

1, 634 188 988 306 488
2,705 3, 313 1, 220
323 5, 781
384

GEORGIA

12, 523 11,919 12,414 88

9,949

9,471

9, 587

Florida Tennesse e Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Wa:> hington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States}

860
997 8, 51 4 5, 162 10,493 1, 132 4, 522*
813 361 1 866

771 997 8,952 5,04 1 10,365 1, 122 4 , 543
6 89 320 2 034

842 154 1,037 83 9,061 102 5,032 99 10, 181 100 1, 148 116 4 , 584 103
656 97 382 105 1 939 103

69,973 69, 530 69,928 98

403 991 6,958 4,375 7,968 855 3, 516 450 403 1,380
54, 529

476 1, 000 7,030 4,301 8,079
935 3,582
497 348 1, 499
54, 525

478 975 7, 120 4,322 7,762 897 3, 589 476 305 1 351
54, 192

TOTAL 1966* {22 States}

71,937 71,719 71,236

271 54,400 54,791

of Last Year

98

97

98

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

100

100

99

% of
year
a 1/
104 62
104 73
108 104
99 113
76 102 106
94
109 91 97
105 99 117 98 89 106 98
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Released 3 p.m. Monday
CR~ CONDIT ION IMPROVED
Athens, Ga., May 29, 1967 Crop condition, with the exception of cotton, showed
rable improvement as rains during the early part of the week helped relieve drought
southern areas, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Field work
until mid-week but good progress, especially in soybean planting, was made
permitted.
According to County Agents reports, the cotton crop remained mostly in poor to fair Heavy rains and below normal temperatures, especially in northern areas, have considerable replanting - some to soybeans.
in southern areas improved considerably. Cultivation, sidedressing, and insect were active durifig the latter part of the week. Suckering and insect control of continued active. First harvest began in a few areas. Peanuts remained mostly in mdition. Land plastering and insect control were active.
Soybean planting was 3~ percent completed by the end of the period. Land preparation ing moved forward rapidly during the last days of the week. About 23 percent of the
sorghum acreage has been seeded. Small qrain harvest was interrupted during the early ~the week but good progress was made by the end of the week. About 30 percent of the ~and oat acreage has been harvested.
~stures improved considerably after the rains. Cattle are mostly in good condition. remained in fair to good condition. Harvest of early varieties increased during the part of the week in the south central area.
~rket Managers reported that recent rains will result in a marked improvement in and quality of all vegetable and melon crops. Light supplies of cantaloups and expected this week in southern areas. Cucumber a~d tomato harvests were Vegetable crops in the mountain areas made good progress.
General rains on May 21-23, brought relief to the previously dry and central sections of the State. Total amounts for the period were mostly bel and 3 inches but several places in middle Georgia received more than 4 inches. The de average was over 2 inches. For many areas in the extreme southern and southsections this was the first rainfall of much significance since early February. 1 weather observers measured more r.~infall in two days than they had in the previous ths. No rain was recorded in the Sta.te from ~Jednesday through Sunday, May 24-28.
Georgia temperatures were unusually cool during the period of rainy weather. Highs in the fifties over north Georgia and in the sixties and low seventies in the
for two or three days early in the week. A warming trend began at midweek and, by , it was hot throughout the State. Afternoon temperatures reached the 100
It a few places in south Georgia on Sunday, May 28, and readings in the nineties ooonon in the north. Averages for the week ranged from 3 to 6 degrees below normal.
The five day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (May 30- June 3) for temperatures to average 2 to 5 degrees above normal. The warm weather is foreto continue through Saturday. Rainfall is expected to be 1ight and occur as widely
showers near the end of the week.
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
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Precipi t.' tion For The vleek Ending l'Zay 26, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperatu r e extre~r.es for t he week ending Nay 26, 1 967 (Provi sional)
Hi ghest : 97 a t !1ars1iall vi.lJ.e on the
Lowest: L2 at Clayton and Helen on
24th

~For period May 27-29, 1967
T, less than .oo5 inch.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA SOYBEANS
County Estimates - Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1965 and 1966

]\Jay 1967

110 1,110 1:,940 2,930
770 280 1,280 80
8,500

160 1; 600 2,800 4; 230 1,550
410 1,850
100
12,700

180 220 170 320 210 1,100
5oo
600
200 1, 300

240 110 300 300 240 1,740 170
3,100
1,260
580
1:,650 1,500
580
330 100
6,000

160 5oo 10,550 190 240 . 860 1,820 280
14,600

110 230 720 10,760 . 710 1:,480 1, 240 3, 950 300
19,500

l?. J

28. 0

29 .5

30 .0

27 . o

25 . 5

25 . 0

22 . 5

21.5

25.5

29. 5

28. 0

20 . 5

23 .5

24. 5

26.0

25 .1

24. 9

27 .0

26. 0

18.0

18.0

16.0

20.5

15.0

30.0

21.5

26 . 0

19. 0

22 .0

20.2

24. 3

22 .0

19. 5

24.5

20. 0

23 . 5

23 . 0

17. 0

28 . 0

21 . 0

22 .0

20. 9

22 . 2

25. 0 15. 5 22 . 0 24 . 5 22 . 0 15. 5 20. 0 20. 0
21. 2

23 . 0 18.0 22 . 5 24. 0 26. 5 28. 0 25 . 0 19.0 21.~ . 0
23 . 3

1 , 8 70 32, 745 52,380 73 ,250 16,555
8,260 26,240 1,960
213,260

4, 480 48 ,000 71 ,400 95,175 39, 525 11,480 43,475 2,600
316,135

4,060
3,960
2,550 6; 880 3, 990
22, _240

6,240 1,980 4,800 6;150 7,200 45,240 3,740
75,350

11,000 12, 000
4,200 27,200

24;570 14,210 30., 775 34,500
9,860 9; 240 2,200
133,355

4;000 7, 750 232; 100 4,655 5;200 13;330 36 ,Lfoo 5 ,600
309,115

2, 530 L~ , 140 16, 200 258 ; 240 18;,815 41,440 31, 000 75;05J 7,200
L!-54 , 615

GEORGIA SOYBEANS

County Estimates -Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1965 and 1966

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

--

District and C

~~~TRIC1'_ 2_
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crm.;ford Dodge Hancock Houston Johnson Laurens Montgomery Peach Pulaski Treutlen Twiggs Hashington \r>Jheeler Filkins on Other Counties
TUrAL
~~TR;J;Q! .
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
QISTRIC:!'_ l
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee r1iller Mitchell Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas \ll[ebster Other Counties
TOTAL

130 4,250 1,970
250 3, 750
440 130 20,960 1;080 3,560 2,410 10,130 830 130 250 10,800 130 250 50
61,500

180 4,910 2,840
370 4,260
640 180 23,660 1,560 5:,120 2,920 11,520 1,190 180 370 13,500 180 720 100
74,400

10,890 23,240 3,230
230 5,160 2,900
100 10,570
3,870 170 650
19,450 1,040
81,500

18,870 25,850 3,540
220 7,440 4,180
300 15,220 5,580
230 930 21,400 2,340
106,100

130 200
500 990 250 1,530 2,030
1,290
270 140 5,390 350 1,850
80
15,000

480 820 100 730 2,880 360 2,200 2;930 2,000 1,880 500 650 200 7,000 1,000 2,670 100 100
26,600

22.0

18.0

19.5

19.0

22.0

26.0

22.0

18.0

18.5

20.0

15.5

27.0

27.0

21.5

23.0

22.0

15.5

17.0

22.0

26.5

18.5

20.0

20.5

28.0

17.5

23.0

16.5

26.0

22.0

28.0

16.5

18.5

19.5

22.5

15.5

16.5

18.0

24.5

2, 860
82,875
43,340 5,500 69,375 6, 820 3,510 480,000 16,740 78,320 44,585 207,665
1L~ ,525
2,145 5,500 178,200
2:,535 3, 875
900

20.3

22.3

1,249,270

20.5

28.0

20.0

23.0

20.5

27.5

18.0

18.0

19.5

21.5

21.0

22.0

22.5

21.5

21.5

21.0

16.5

19.0

17.5

17.0

19.5

16.0

21.0

24.0

20.0

21.5

223,245 464,800 66,215
4,140 100 ,62 0
60,900 2,250
227,255 63,855 2,975 12,675
408,450 20,800

20.3

23.5

1,658,180

22.0

23.0

19.5

20.0

20.0

19.0

18.0

18.5

25.5

23.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

19.0

19.5

20.5

24.5

29.5

18.0

23.0

24.5

18.0

24.0

20.5

25.5

20.5

28.0

22.0

18.5

20.0

21.5

25.5

20.7

23.3

2,860 3,900
9,500 18, 315 5, 750 30, 600 38,570
31,605
6,210 2,520 110,495 7,175 40,700
1 .~ 720
309,920

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REPO /

UNIVEr. SITY OF GEORGIA
JUN 26 1961
T LIBRARIES

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED - 1966 CROP estimates are based on the latest available data and are

Harvested Acres

Yield Per Acre

20
0
20 5, 315 2,685 2,430
80 1,905
15 12,450

1,050
0
400 1,389 1,147 1, 678 1,138 1, 312 1,333 1,378

2,165 6,040
5
5,340 270
7,210
965
450 8,120
30 1,100
925
780
540 33,940

1, 735 1,500
200
1,679
1,307 1,550 1,226
1,51~2
1,808
733 1,553 1,829
1,763 1, 720
1,638

13,860 5,180 1,400
390 2,675
15 1,525 2,690
145 4,835
5
32,720

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1,775 1,493 1,659 1,146 1,296
733 1,552 . 1,414
1,124 1, 773 1,000
1,635

May 1967
Production
21
0
8 7,382 3,080 4,078
91 2,500
20 17,159
3, 756 9,063
1
8,965
353 11,178 1,183
694 14,682
22 1,708 1,692 1,375
929 55,601
24,595 7,732 2,322 447 3,467 11 2,367 3,804 163 8,573
5
53,486

---------------- ucurtU-CL Crop Rep~o~rt-in-g-=S-e-r-v-i- ce,-US- DA- , 4- 09~ A N- ort h Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

GEORGIA PEANUTS PICiffiD AND THRESHED - 1966 CROP

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District and

:

9.9.~nty ----~-
PJ.:I.:E~IQ! 1
Baker

13,740

1,529

21,015

Calhoun

15,055

1, 208

18,182

Clay

10,305

1, 301

13,402

De c a t u r

16,475

1,703

28,063

Dougherty

6, 135

1, 605

9,845

Early Grady

30,710 8,630

1,556 1,599

47' 770 13, 799

Lee

15,020

1,708

25,659

Niller

20,040

1,898

38,040

Hi t c h el l Quitman
Randolph Seminole

20,570 3,270 19,200 12,385

1,620 1,212
1,352 1, 695

33,329 3,963 25,950 20,989

Stet-rart Sumter
Terrell Th omas \;;Jebster
TOTAL

5,885 13,955 20,870
4,700 7,730 241-+ , 6 75

1,110 l, 775 1, 426 1,744 1,282
1,550

6,530 24,769 29,767 8,197 9,906
379,175

~J.!!lJQ! Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Coole Crisp
Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier
LotoJ nd es Telfair Tift Turner vJilcox Worth
TOTAL

255 6,845 2,075 Lf, 875 3,635 8,550 2,480 14,110
17,695 15,655
75 10 600
2:,930 12,540 19,630 12,380 29,515
153,855

1:,663 2,042
1,843 1,880
1,707 1, 786
2, 079 2,177 1,891 2,201
1, 947 2,400
1,417 1,364 1, 987 2,009 1,828
1,785
1, 933

424 13,979 3, 824 9,165 6,204 15,269
5,157 30,722
33,457 34,462
146 24 850
3,997 24,918
39,445 22,630 52,677
297,350

fJJSTE!Q! ~ Appling
Bacon Bryan Evans Tattnall Toombs vJayne
TOTAL

225 10 205 1,015 1,105
l, 775
5 4, 340

1,244 1,000
1,478 1,654
1,843
1,494 1,400 1,606

280 10 303 1,679 2,037 2,652
7 6, 968

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ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAH
Agricultural Stat

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
QFFm ~!L~IIJ.

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agric

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

3;s

ATHENS, GEORG IA

1966 ANNUAL SUMMARY

May, 1967

GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION UP 9 MILLION POUNDS PRODUCTION PER COW RECORD HIGH

Total milk production o n Georg ia farms in 1966 was estimated to be 1,000 mill ion pounds, with 991 mill ion the previous year, accord i ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
estimates of product ion relate to milk from all cows kept for mi lk, i nclud i ng those held ily to produce milk for home consumption.

Hilk produced per cow in herd dur i ng 1966 was placed at 6,670 pounds, a record h i gh. This ~d with the previous record level of 6,270 pounds in 1965.

The number of cows kept for mi lk on farms i n the State averaged 150,000- the lowest these estimates were begun i n 1937.

MILK RECEIPTS AT PLANT HIGHEST OF ~ECORD

Hilk sold wholesale to plants and dealers i n 1966 totaled 915 mill ion pounds-- 30 lion pounds above the 1965 annual total. Milk used on farms where produced cont i nued to lne. The 65 mill ion pounds in this category during 1966 compared with 81 the previous
and was less than half the amount used on farms 5 years ago.

~sh receipts from compined ma r ketings of milk (Grade A, manufacture, and mi lk sold II by farmers) amounted to 58,599,000 dollars in 1966. This compared with 55,558,000 rs in 1965. The farm value of all mi lk produced was placed at 62,700,000 dollars-- 3.5
above the 60,550,000 dollars the previous year.

GEORGIA MILK COWS, PRODUCTION PER COvl, TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION, 1962-65, REVISED - 1966 PRELIMINARY

1,000
193 182 170 158 150

Pounds
5,180 5,310 5,600 6,270 6,670

Total Production
2 Mi 11 ion
Pounds
1,000 966 952 991
l ,000

Mi 1k Marketed b:t Farmers

Sold to

Reta i 1ed

Plants

by

Pounds

820

40

810

35

~20

30

885

25

915

20

Milk used on Farms where Produced Mi 11 ion Pounds
140 121 102 81 65

~ge number on farms during year, excluding heife r s not yet fresh. 11 Excludes milk by calves. ll Includes sales by producer-distr i butors and other farmers on own route~
t farms.
UNIVERSilV Of GEORGIA
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lump in S~e~1 At~Jns, G orgia
in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION, DIS ?OSITION, AND INCOME

Milk Production Down 3 Percent in 1966

Milk production in 1966 was 120.2 b i ll ion pounds, down 3 percent from 1965. Th e 1966

output was produced by an annual average of 14.1 mill ion milk cows, t he smallest of record

and 6 percent below the annual average in 1965. Output per cow set a new high of 8,513 pounds

in 1966, up 3 percent from the prev ious record of 8,304 pounds i n 1965. Nearly al 1 of the

reduct ion in milk production from 1965 occurred in 3 regions - - North Atlantic, down 3 percent;

East North Central, down 5 percent ; and West North Central, down 6 percent. Output was about

equal to a year earlier in the South Atlantic, South Central, and West.



Record Hiqh Cash Receipts

Farmers' cash receipts from market i ngs of milk and cream totaled a record h i gh of $5,516 mill ion in 1966, 10 percent more than the previous record of $5,037 mil I ion in 1965. Cash receipts from market i ngs were above 1965 in all regions, with gains ranging from 5 percent in the North Atlantic to 15 pe rcent i n the South Central. Wisconsin led all States in cash receipts from milk marketings, followed by New York, California, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. These five States accounted for 44 percent of the total cash rece ipts for the Un i ted States in 1966.

Returns for combined marketings of milk and cream averaged $4.81 per hundredweight in 1966. This is a record high and 3 percent more than the previous high of $4.68 i n 1952.

Cash receipts from milk sold to plants and dealers totaled $5,259 mill ion i n 1966, an increase of 10 percent from 1965. Returns from sale of cream were $69.5 mill ion in 1966, down 14 percent from the 1965 total of 80.7 mi ll ion. Sales by farmers directly t o consumers produced $187.8 mill ion of receipts in 1966, compared wi th $189.9 mi ll ion in 1965. The farm value of all mi lk produced in 1966 was $5,785 mi ll ion, a 9-percent increase over 1965.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSH~ J Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

OJ
UNI VERSITY OF GEORGIA
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 1, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 27 was 10, 001, 000--4 percent more than in the previous week and 1 percent more than in the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 535,000 broiler type eggs ~ere set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than in the previous week but 11 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 55 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price . Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5. 00 to $8. 7 5 with an average of $7. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 cents for eggs and $9 . 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago . Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago Pet.

Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27
Week Ended

1, 134 1, 218 1,386 l, 029 1,066

1, 201

106

1, 145

94

1,000

72

923

90

741

'70

BROILER TYPE

1, 009 978
1,076 907 941

Eggs Set !J

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o of year a o Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

906

90

854

87

766

71

921

102

853

91

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz .

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Mar. 25

13, 594 13, 167

97

9,276

9,965 107

56

Apr. 1

13,742 13,062

95

9,641 10, 016 104

56

Apr. 8

13, 868 12,981

94

9,719

9,927 102

56

Apr. 15

13,922 13,202

95

9,655

9,929 103

56

Apr. 22

13, 841 12, 736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

Apr. 29

14,447 12, 899

89

9, 910 10, 125 102

56

May 6

14,228 12, 523

88

10,021

9,949

99

56

May 13

14,206 11,919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9,587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 53 5

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS P LACED IN C OM MERCIAL AR EAS BY W~....SKS - 1967

Page 2

STATE

May
13

E GGS SET

Week E nded

May

M ay

20

27

i
%of ''
I year i ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

May

May

May

13

20

27

% of
year ago 1/

1

THO US ANDS

I

THOUSA NDS

Maine

2,063

2, 01 9

2, 081 101 I' 1, 59 0

1, 634

1, 559

98

Conne cticut P ennsylvania Indiana Missouri

27 4 1, 538
549 632

356 1,643
600 510

357 . 1, 335
579 635

83 93

IiIi

146 1, 111

65 II

31 0

64

487

188

224

91

988

1, 009

96

306

325

67

488

4 25

92

Delaware

2,966

2, 802

2, 823 104 'I 3, 21 4

2,705

2,992

115

Maryland

4, 781

4, 779

4 ,818 104

2,90 6

3, 313

3, 129

89

Virginia West Virginia

1,908 152

1, 786 155

1, 720 155

I 93

1, 252

92

307

1, 220 323

1, 269 362

130 81

North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA

7,426 488

7, 574 428

7,318 43 1

101 83

,!
tj

5, 66 0 324

5, 781 384

5, 717 364

108 91

. 11,919 12,414 12, 535

I

89

!: ij

9, 4 71

9, 587 10, 001

101

.
:::J

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas

771
997 8,952 5,041 10,36 5

842 1,037 9, 06 1 5,032 10, 181

880 1,023 9,077 5,042 10,073

~ 183

4 76

79 100 104
99

~
ij
~
l

1,000 7,030 4 , 3 01 8,079

478 975 7, 120 4,322 7,762

467 984 7,032 4,3 57 7, 749

110 88 97
108
98

Louisiana Texas

1, 122 4, 543

1, 148 4 , 584

1, 135 4, 589

114 100

:
!

935 3, 582

897 3,589

896 3, 569

11 6 98

Washington

689

6 56

676 101 ., 4 97

476

552

114

Ore gon

320

382

28 5

87 l

348

305

240

75

California

2,0 34

1,939

1, 950 95 I 1, 4 99

1, 3 51

1, 476

107

TOTAL 1967 {2 2 Sta tes)

69, 530 69,928 69, 517 97 ~ 54, 525 54, 192 54,698

101

.,';

TOTAL 1966*

71,719 71, 236 71, 508

1' 54, 4 oo 54, 791 54, 313

{22 States)

l
i ~

-

o/o of Last Year

97

98

9i

l 100

99

101

*_!/ Curr ent week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

Re7l eaf9s6e7a

i.Vlonday

SOYBEAN PlANTI NG ACTI VE
Athens, Ga., June 5, 1967

LIBRARIES
Georgia farmers were planting soyb eans at a r ap{d pac e dur-

except where we ather and soil conditions interferred, according to the Georgia

Crop Reporting Service.
County Agents reported about 55 perc ent of the Staters soybean acreage s eeded by the end
of the week. This equals last year 's progress for the date, but is slightl y behind the normal planting schedule . Soil mois t ure was reported adequate to excessive over much of the State, but a few counties in the south need rain. Heavy we ek-end rains over the northeastern part of the State caused considerabl e crop damage .

The cotton crop remained i n fair to poor condition. Plants conti nued to di e in many sections, andSo;e reseeding ~-.as done. Soybeans have been planted in many f i elds where cotton vJas destroyed. Cotton was squaring mostly in the southern half of the State, and insect c ontrol practices vrere under way.

Corn improved and is generally i n good to fair condition. Cultivati ng and sidedre ssing remainecf"active, and additional acreages uer e laid by in souther n counties . Q_S,lLgh~ planting moved forward and Has ab out 40 :r-::.rc ent cm,plste at t~1.c end of the period .

Cropping tobacco t-;as started in s everal areas, but remains light. Bud1rorms continued to cause trouble, and control measur es were active. The crop was reported in mostl y fair to good condition. Dusting peanuts for thrips control and landplastering remained active . The crop is generally in good condiiTOrl.

~ gr~harvest advanced in central and southern Georgia and was progre ssing upstate . \fueat harvest is more than half finished, and three-fifths of the oats have been combined. Haying, moved for ward during the t-veek, but rain curtailed t his activity in many are as. Picking and packing E~~ became more common during the period. The condition of the crop showed some improvement over the previous week .

According to Market Managers, the additional moisture received during the week has i mproved uowth and quality of vegetable and melon crops in southern areas. Temperatures have bee n too cool for good plant gro~in-Gentral-and northern areas. Light supplies of snap beans, cabbage , and squash are stili available. Tomato, watermelon, and cantaloup harvests are well under way. Limited supplies of lima beans, southern peas, cucumbers, and okra were marketed .

WEATHER SU}WillRY -- Rainfall was moderate to heavy over most of Georgia during the week ending Friday, June 2, 1967. However, several counties in the south central and southwest sections received only light amounts and wer e becoming dry again at the end of the week . Extremely heavy rains fell over northeast Georgia during the week end Hhile most other areas of the State had light to moderate amounts. The Athens Airport received 9.93 inches in 24 hours and 2,62 inches in a 40-minute period on Sunday, both new records for the area. The excessive rainfall caused flash flooding over much of the northeast and resulted in extensive damage to streets, roads, bridges, farm land and other pr operty. Early estimates of damage in t he Athens area alone total ~1, 000, 000.

It was hot during the early part of t he week but the cloudy, rainy s ki es held daytime readings to unusually low levels during the last half of the period. Averages for the week ending
June 5 ranged fr om 3 degrees belot-J normal in the south to 7 degrees be lovJ normal in the north.
Rainfall during Hay ranged fr om more than 2 inches above normal in the north~re st section to an inch below normal in the southeast. Host of the northern t vJo-thirds had above normal for the month while totals vrere generally near normal , or below in the southern third . Nuch of South Georgia's Hay rainfall occurred during t he last week, follot-Jing a prolonged peri od of unusually dry weather. Temperatures were cooler than normal during Jvlay.

The five-day forecast for the per i od Tuesday through Saturday (June 6-10 ) calls for temperatures to average near normal with warmer vJe ather likely toward t he end of the period. Rainfall ~ expected to be light in isolated afte rnoon and evening showers t hroughout the period.
IsSuED-BY:- The Georgia Cr op- Reporting-Service"; ithens"; Georgia; -in cooperation with-the- - - -
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the Heather Bureau, ESSA, U. s. Department of Commerce .

u. s.

Athens, Georgia
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::,.__ ?-1a:,- 290
l.i8"-' a t rlr:.:-,:-ton and Cornelia on
June 2 ..

* Fo:c pc~ r i a .:une 3-5', 1 9~7
T, less than .OOS inch

After Five Days Rettirri to United State's Department of AgricUlture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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IMMEDIATE - Uo S., WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
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- GE ORGIA CRO REPORTING SERVICE LIBRARIES

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX 4 POINTS HIGHER
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all commodities increased 4 points duri~ the month ended May 15, 1967 to 245. This was 16 points below the May 15, 1966 index of 261.
Increases in meat animal prices more than offset declines in poultry, dairy products, grains and soybean prices. The All Livestock and Livestock Products Index at 214 was 11 points ~ave last month, but 23 points below May 15, 1966.
The All Crop Index at 259 was unchanged from last month.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 6 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT, PARITY RATIO 74
During the month ended May 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanc ed 6 points (2 percent) to 252 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for hogs and cattle were main-
zy responsible for the increase. Partially offsetting were price declines for lettuce, tomatoes,
cotton, and eggs. The index was 4 percent below liay 1966.
The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates increased 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month to 342, a record high. The index was 9 points (3 percent) above a year earlier.
The Parity Ratio increased 2 points to 74.

______ ___________________ -------------------- Index
1910-14 = 100

Hay 15 1966
: .

April 15

1967

:

:

:

:

Eay 15 1967

: --g~~-High --

:.__.. Index :

Da t e

:

:

Prices Received All Commodities All Crops

261 272

1y /

241 ~/

245

259

259

310 319

-f--- Livestock and Livestock Pr~~--..L-2.a.17..___ _

20'3 1/ __ 214~-f-- 295

.
:r.Iarch 1951
:tIarch 1951 gj
:Sept:._!94~--

.

Prices Received

263

246

252

313 :Feb. 1951

Parity Index 3/

333

341

342

342 : JViay 1967

Parity Ratio
iJ Revised. -

. .

79
--

--.

-

72

. .

74 ---.--1-2-3--..:-Oc-t-. -1-9-46---

YJ/

Also April 1951. Prices Paid, Interest,

Taxes,

and

Farm ~fage

Rates

based

on

data

for

the

indicated

dates.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Oharge

A. ~VILLIAH

~fAGNER

Agricultural Statistician

----------------------~~----------- - --------~--
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

_-.-..:,:;_________ --------- PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FAR!1ERS. lVJ:a:v 15. 1967 "lrJITH CCNPARISONS ------ - ------------- -----------~-

:

GEORGIA

:

UNITED STATES

Commodity and Unit

: May-15--';A:pril i~ : Hay-15-:-May15:.,.__A:pri1I>":Mayl5-

_ _ _ _ _ : 1966 ..L 1967 _:..__];961____:__!~ 1961_-=._!26_7-
~Ricf.-REcEIVED-

Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu,
Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb, Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb, Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

1.60 .91
1.38 1.02 2.10 28.0 2.75
5.50

1,78
.87 1.51 1.10 2.25 20,5 2.80 11.0 6.90

1.69 84
1.48 1.00 2.20 20.5 2, 75
6.90

1.44 .655
1.21 1.06 l. 79 28.41 2.90
4.48

1.55 . 680
1,26
1.02 1.98 20.40 2.71 11.2
5.99

1.58 .693
1.25 1.05 2.00 19.70 2.69
6.36

Hay, baled, ton: All Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut

26.00
34.50 28.00 22,00

27.20
36.50 31,00 24,00

27.60
36.50 30.00 24.00

23,30
23.90 23.80 23.00

24.10 24.90 25.40 24 .80

23.70 24.50 24.80 24 .10

Nilk COt-IS, head

Hogs, cwt.

Y Beef cattle, all, cwt, Co:ws, cwt.

1/

Steers and heifers, cwt,

Calves, cwt,

l-1ilk, wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid harket

Manufactured

All J}

~~ 190.00 ~~ 22.50 (~ 20,90
0 18.50
~~ 22.80 ~~ 25.70
6.oo
3.60 6,00

Turkeys, lb,



Chickens, lb., excl. broilers

Commercial broilers



All



Eggs, all, dozen



24.0 12,0 16.0 15,8
39.9

200,00 16.00 18,60 15.80 20,80 24.20
6,25
6.25
21.0 9.0
12.5 12.4 35.1

200.00 19.40 19.40 16,10 21.90 25.70
w6.15
21.0 8.0
12.0 11.8 34.4

243.00 22.30 23.00 18.10 24.70 26.80
4.69 3.67 4.34
22.9 10.5 16.7 16.1 33.4

257.00 17.00 21. 60 16.70 23.20 26.10
5.13 4.01
4. 77
19.1 8.6
13.8 13.3 29.9

259.00 21.70 22,20 17.00 23.80 26.80
!J 4. 73
19.5 8.1 13.3 12.8 28.9

fRICES E!JQ, ~

Mixed Dairy Feed, c\-rt,:

All under 251% protein

~? 4.00

4.15

4.20 3)3. 72

3.90

3.86

14% protein 2/

~ 3,90

4,00

4.05 1/3.49

3.64

3.62

16% protein

~~ 4.00

4.15

4.15 1/3.76

3.96

3.93

18% protein

0 4.10

4.30

4.40 1/3.90

4.09

4.05

20% protein

~ 4.30

4.50

4.50 1/4.10

4.33

4.27

Hog feed, 14%-18% protein,cwt. $

4.55

4.55

4.61

4.54

Cottonseed meal, 41%,cwt. ~ 4.45

5.10

5.10 4.73

5.38

5.33

Soybean meal, 44%, cwt.

$ 5.00

5.10

5.10 5.21

5.35

5.26

Bran, cwt,

~ 3.65

3.95

3.95 3.37

3. 70

3.59

11Iiddlings, cwt.

~;; 3. 70

4.15

4.00 3.42

3. 79

3.66

Corn meal, cwt.

~v 3.40

3.65

3. 70 3.30

3.52

3.51

Broiler grower feed, cwt,

::~ 5.00

5.00

5.00 4.86

5.06

4.97

Laying feed, ctort.

$ 4. 75

5.00

5.00 : 4.50

4.68

4.65

Scratch grains, cwt,

$ 4.20

4.45

4.40 : 3.94

4.11

4.~

Alfalfa hay, ton

~ 44.00

42,00

45.00 : 32.10

35.60

34.80

All other ha:v. ton

::~ 12. 00

.12. 50

36.00 : 11. SO

13.40

T~ .10

Fc'QWsiland'-iiSteers and h~fer'Sil;;)mbin;IwithallawarWe~he~e;es;a::;y for-sla~ghte:rb~nB:"

g/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
l( Revised, k/ Preliminary estimate, ~ U. S, price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 O;[FICIAL BUJNE_2

Postage and Fees Paid
U, s. Department of Agriculture

i~~uisitlons Divi sion unlversi ty of Geo r gia Dnivorsi -y Libraries Athons Goorgia 30601

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UNIYERSI'n OF GEORGIA
GEORGIA CROP REPORTIH SERVICE
w~~ffii!J'{J rn~ ~~'{] _...,...._up.~"'""-'961

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 7, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 3 was
9, 277,000--7 percent less than in the previous week and 8 percent less than in
the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 288, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
zpercent less than in the previous week and 12 percent less than in the comparable
week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 55 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5. 00 to $8.75 with an average of $7. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 cents for eggs and $9.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

11fo of year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3
'
Week Ended

1, 218 1, 386 1, 029 1, 066 1, 065
-=-
' Eggs Set !J

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

1, 145

94

1,000

72

923

90

741

70

680

64

BROIL:6R TYPE

978 1, 076
907 941 1, 073

'Jo of year ago Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

11fo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

854

87

766

71

921

102

853

91

836

78

Av. Price

1 Hatch Eggs

Broiler Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Apr. 1

13,742 13, 062

95

9,641 10,016 104

56

Apr. 8

13, 868 12,981

94

9, 719

9,927 102

56

Apr. 15

13,922 13,202

95

9,655

9,929 103

56

Apr. 22

13, 841 12,736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

Apr. 29

14,447 12,899

89

9,910 10, 125 102

56

May 6

14, 228 12, 523

88

10,021

9,949

99

56

May 13

14,206 11, 919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9,587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 53 5

89

9, 913 , 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

1/ Incluc es e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

U. 5. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLAC.2D IN COMMERCIAL AR~AS BY W.~:..EKS - 1967

STATE

E GGS SET

Week Ended

May

May

June

% of
year

-::;HICKS PLAC.6D

Week Znded

May

May

June

20

27

3

ago 1/ 20

27

3

THOUSA NDS

THC USANuS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

2,019 356
1,643 600 510
2, 802 4,779 1,786
155 7,574
428
12,414
842 1,037 9,061 5,032 10, 181 1, 148 4, 584
656 382 1,939
69,928

2,081 357
1, 335 579 635
2, 823 4, 818 1,720
155 7,318
431
12, 53 5
880 1,023 9, 077 5,042 10,0 73 1, 135 4, 589
676 285 1, 9 50
69 ,517

2,024 405
1, 419 544 670
2,839 4,816 1, 740
153 7,384
434
12, 288
854 1,030 8, 811 5, 091 10, 250 1, 145 4,692
743 407 1, 977
69,716

97

1, 634

106

188

111

988

64

306

72

488

104

2,705

104

3, 313

I94

1, 220

91

323

101

5, 781

81

~
~

384

i 88

9, 537

~
200 f 478
74 ~ 975 96 ~ 7, 120 107 fl 4,32.2

101

7,762

111

897

104

3, 589

113

:.: 76

82

305

102

l, 3 51

98 54, 192

1, 559 224
1, 009 325 425
2,992 3, 129 1, 269
362 5, 717
364
10, 001
467 984 7, 032 4,357 7,749 896 3, 569 552 240 1, 476
54,698

1, 54 8 177 995 300 382
2, 821 3, 281 1, 224
416 5,770
356
9,277
437 938 7,023 4, 187 7, 432 88 1 3, 510 508 230 , , 499
53, 192

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

71,236 7 1, 508 71,326

o/o of Last Year

98

97

98

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

1 54, 791

I~ ,

99

54 , 313 101

54 ,461 98

Pa~e Z
% of
year ago 1/
93 85 105 63 86 112 93 123 92 104 81
92
113 83 97
104 94 118 97 120 72 109
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUAI:

U. S . DEPARTMENT OF AGAICULTUAE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATION
Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, June 8, 1967 SITUATION AND O~TLOOK, (BROILERS) '

Uptrend in Broiler Production Arrested

Broiler producers have taken steps to slow production expansion in recent weeks. Broilers slaughtered (liveweight) in Federally inspected plants during January-May were up a tenth from the like period of 1966. But, chick placements or egg settings in 22 states in the 9 weeks ended June 3 ave raged about the same as in corresponding period of 1966, indicating that broiler slaughter will total around year-earlier levels during June-August.
The cutback is producers 1 response to an extended period of low profitability. Broiler firms have been caught in a severe price-cost squeeze since last fall; broiler prices have fallen sharply, while costs for feed, labor, and other inputs have remained above a year earlier. The price of a pound of live broiler in the 8 months through May was equal in value to only 2. 7 pounds of broiler feed--16 . percent less than a year earlier, and 13 percent below the aver:age for the period during the preceding 5 years.

Because the broiler industry in earlier months had prepared for much larger production, the recent curtailment of broiler chick placements has been extremely costly. It has involved the diversion of a larger proportion of hatching eggs to be lower-valued food use and the disposition of hatchery supply flocks at an earlier age than usual. During the first 5 months of 1967, 11. 5 million heavy type hens and cocks (mostly broiler parent stock) were slaughtered in Federally inspected plants, 3. 0 million above the same period of 1966.
Broiler firms also have halted the expansion in broile r hatchery supply flocks. Pullet chicks placed for breeder flocks in January-April totaled 12.6 million--0. 7 million, or 5 percent fewer than during the same period last year. However, because pullet chick placements were much larger last fall, the indicated potential size of the Nation 1s broiler breeder flock is still about a fifth above a year earlier. The recent cut in flock replacements indicates that by November the potential number of broiler breeders will be up around 5 percent from November 1966.
Since the number of broiler breeder hens actually supplying broiler hatchery eggs
has been limited by increased slaughter of older flocks over the past few months, hatching egg supplies could be increased considerably in coming months simply by an easing in the rate of slaughter and by more fully utilizing eggs from younger flocks. This means that the broi~:; :.:' industry will have the ability to rapidly expand egg settings and chick placements for fall and winter broiler marketings, if such an expansion seems warranted by current or prospective price-cost relationships.
But, because hatching egg supplies will be tighter beginning late this year, broiler firms will be in a much better position to keep production in line with demand at profitable prices during the early part of 1968.

Broiler Prices to Recover

The U. S. average live broiler price was 13.3 cents per pound in May, compared with 13. 8 cents in April and 16. 7 cents in May 1966. In January-May, prices averaged 14.1 cents per pound--down 2. 4 cents from a year earlier to the lowest prices of record for the period. The second week in June, prices in Chicago for ready-to-cook broilers averaged 23 1/2 cents per pound--down 2 cents from mid-May, and 5 cents below a year earlier.
The low broiler prices during the first half of 1967 reflect a number of factors. Broiler production during most of the period was up substantially from a year earlier. Supplies of competing products also showed large gains. January-April increases in output over a year earlier were: 34 percent for turkeys; 19 percent for po!"k,. 5 p ..:: rc e nt for beef;' and 7 p ~rc.cnt for e g gs . May 1 cold ~~ o r a e ~ hol C.inG::J wer e up fr om a year .cc: r l L: r by: 89 pe rc e1t for tu rk e ys; 33 percent for red meats; and 70 percent for eggs.

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These factors, together with the tapering off in broiler production, are expected to lend strength to the broiler market in coming months. Third quarter live broiler prices likely will climb above those in May. Even if the uptrend in broiler production resumes late in 1967, fourth quarter prices probably would average significantly above the record low lZ. 9 cents per pound received in October-December 1966.
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After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

~ vo
~c g uisi~ions.Divisio n
vn 1ver s1ty L1 brar ies Un ive rsity of Georgia Athens Georgia 30601

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UNIVERSIT

~() FARM REPOR LIBRARIES

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA CASH RECEIFTS FRGM LIVESTCCK AND POULTRY
UP 83 YilLLION DOLLARS I N 1966

June 8, 1967

Cash receipts ~ to Georgia farmers for livestock and poultry in 1966 reached an all-time Mgh of $631,133,000 - up ~~83,539,000 from the 1965 revised receipts of ~547,594,000, accord-
~ to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. All species of livestock and poultry were up,
IICept sheep, lambs, and wool. The total cash receipts from livestock and poultry have in-
creased each year since 1961.

Eggs had the larg'est increase in 1966 with a gain of 33 million dollars. Commercial l'oilers vrere up 26 million dollars, and cattle and calves advanced 12 million dollars. Turkeys Ml the largest percentage increase tvith a gain of 33 percent above the 1965 receipts.

Cash receipts from individual crops will not be available until August 1967.

- ... Livestock

and Poultry
_.

R

ece --

i

p

t_s....f.,o..

r

Georgia
-~~

1962
--

1963

1964

1965

1966

~-----_EreliminaEY..._
- - - - l.TiiousanddOllars)

53,054

Calves

62,047

Tliry Products

52,901

tcmercial Broilers

168,031

other Chickens

7,306

!Dr keys

2,797

Jcgs

96,660

Sheep and Lambs

95

\ool ---------- 47

!otal
r---~-

- - - .._~g2. 918

53,432

53,292

61,131

66,446

56,336

57,140

76,582

89,232

52,119

52,104

55,558

58,599

168,799

174,153

198,566

224,903

8,388

8,295

8,536

9,308

4,827

6,199

5,576

7,439

117,360

125,836

141,596

175,173

87

60

26

16

16

15 _ _ __g__ 1 _~_

17

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ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

The GeOrgiaCrop-Reporting Service:;Dsn.A";Ti09A-N'Ortii Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.;--in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

oecause or excensive repiarrt:.lng . c oo.L, v-nn y we a er :. e 1rs - part of ay, retarded growth

and prevented normal fruit set. However, recent warm weather has been ideal for growth .

Ught harvest is expected to get under way around June 20. Harves ; is under way in southern

areas of Georgia--about 15 days earlier than usual. Recent rains are expected to increase

yields and size in central areas. Alabama watermelon prospects are good. Harvest in extreme

southern counties is expected to begin around June 10 with volume supplies after mid-June. In

the central areas, vines are making good growth and fruiting freely. In J.VIississippi, the crop
u in fair to good condition. Some melons will be ready for harvest the last of June, and
supplies from the southeastern area is expected to be ready for the July 4 market. In Arkansas,

cool weather since late April caused considerable replanting and has slowed growth. Cool

wather, particularly nights, during May in Louisiana has held bac k growth and development of

the crop.

(Continued on next page)

In Tex-as, supplies from the Rio Grande Valley and the Falfurrias-Hebbronville ar ea were
expected to reach peak production about June l. Harvest should start in central and east Texas about mid-June and get under t'lay in north Texas in early July.

Acreai!e and e st~at e d production r eport ed to da t e, 1967 with compa _ ris~o~n~s ____________

Acreai!e

CROP

Harve sted

For

Yield per acre

P r o d u c t ion

.AND

1 Average

harvest Av. ;

Irid. Average

Ind.

------~S~TA~~TE~----------~~1~96~1~-~6~5~:---~!r~~~~~~s-------~1~9_6~~7_ _ _ _:_6~1_-6~~5 _:_~~~~~6~~------1~9~6_7~----1_9_6~1~=-6,i-,o~Ol~~~~6~.:~_-=1~96~7-

SNAP BEAN S
Mid-SprinEt: South Caro l ina Georgia Alabmna
Mississippi Louisiana
Group Total
CAl'I TALOUPS Early Sumner:
South Carolina Georgia
Arizona, Other
~iEEGTroucpor<Total
Late SprinEt: South Carolina Georgia Alabama
California
Group Total "1'61'\i!ATOES Late SprinEt:
South Carolina Georgia Mississippi L o u i s ian a: Texas
Group Total
~>JELCNS
Early Sumner:
Tort~ina
South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas
Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Arizona California
Group Total

5,8 20 2,900
980 1,340 2,640 13 ,680
4,640 5,800 1,030 11,470

5 ,100 2 .800
700 900 2,7 00 12,200
4,200 5,500
650 10,350

4,000

26

27

26

3,000

25

27

23

7 00

20

22

20

700

22

22

28

2,100

27

26

30

10,500

25

26

26

3,800

28

37

28

5,000

59

40

45

1,100 123

145

1 25

9,900

51

45

47

150

138

104

72

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ISSUED BY: The ueorgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 4C9A North Lumpkin street, Athen s , Geo r g i a ,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409.f\_ North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSlNESS

Post age and Fees Pa id U. S. Department of Agriculture

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~nt during the week, according to the Crop ~eporting Service. Soil moisture was adequate to

mreessive except in a few counties in the southern part of the State. The heavy rains in the

~heastern part of the State the previous week caused much crop damage through erosion and

soil packing.

County Agents reported. little improvement in cotton. Plants continued t o die, and additionuacreages were destroyed and planted to soybeans:-:MUCh of the cotton in southern areas was squaring, and ,older plantings were setting bolls. Cultivating and insect contr ol were active .

Cult:i..vat~ng : and sidedressing oi ~moved f9;rwB.!,'d., 'a.l1ld...th_e_~ ~JOndition .of this crop continued

to improve .' Planting- was resumed the latter part of the week in the northern districts where

~eather conditions have cause,d. considerp.ble delay:. ' . 6 ,.

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Tobacco harvest increased as additional fields were cropped. Most of the tobacco belt ha&

ived rain, and yield prospects are much improved. Topping, sucker and insect control were

~or activities for this crop,

Rains and ~et . ~ oils slowed small ~ll harvest in several areas . Combining is nearing com~

~etion in the south, about two-thirds complete in central Georgia and becoming active in the

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Cwoner-and Keystone were the major varieties moving from several counties. Through May 8, a

of 841 carlot equivalent.s had been .ship,ped compared with 761 last year.

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~est was nearing completion. Cantaloup, watermelon, and tomato harvest increased. Sweet-

~atoes are in good condition and vine cuttings were being transplanted.

WEATHER S~~J.ffiy ~- Extremely heavy rains occurred in northeast Georgia and parts of the

southwest during the weekend of June 4. Host other sections of the State received light to

a~erate amounts during this period. The heaviest rains in the northeast were apparent ly cen-

Z.ed in the Athens area. Slightly more than 10 inches were measured at the Athens Airp ort and

ID unofficial measurement a few miles northeast of Athens showed 14 inches. r1ost weather re.~ing stations north and east of Athens recorded more than 4 inches from the weekend storm.
Jhe largest total reported in southv1est Georgia was at Fort Gaines where 7. 90 i nches f ell. Of

Uds total, 7.50 inches occurred in a 24-hour period. Several other observers in the southwest

r~rted over 2 inches. In contrast, several places in northwest and southeast Georgia had

Jess than 1/2 inch of rain during the week. Little or no rain occurred anytvhere in the State ~er Monday, June 5. Parts of south central Georgia were quite dry at t he end of t he period.

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Temperat.ures ' were unseasonably mild throughout the week with a slight warmi ng trend during

e latter half. Highs'. were in the 70's and SOts with just a few 90 r eadings in s outh Georgia

at the end of the period. Averages for the week ranged from 3 to 8 degrees belotv normal.

The five-day for~cast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (June 13-17) calls f or t emperatures to average near normal with only minor day to day changes ~~ Rainfall is expe cted t o Hlight to locally moderate and to occur mainly as afternoon and evening thund ershower s through -
tilt the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop-Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with t he Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgi ~~~~~~~------~
Agriculture; and the 1rleather Bureau, ESSA, u. s. Department

JUN 14 1961

LI BRARIES

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending June 91 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending June 9, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest: 91 at Bainbridge on June 9th. Lowest: 480 at Blairsville on June 6th

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After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage a~d Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricultu~

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT

This report wil 1 be treated in all

Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34 . 17, P. L. & R. )

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June 13, 1967

SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1967

Georgia's 1967 peach crop was forecast at 3,000,000 bushels, 300,000 bushels above the May 1 estimate but 800,000 bushels below 1966 production. Average production for the 196165 period was 3,958,000 bushels.

Weather during May was favorable for carrying out an effective spray program and no unusual disease or insect problems developed. Sizing was affected by dry weather but most areas received rains the latter part of May. Shipments through June 11 totaled 957 carlot equivalents compared with 929 to the same date last year. Some varieties moving to market are Coronet, Keystone, Maygold, Redcap, Dixigem and Redhaven.

The peach estimate relates to total production which includes rail and truck shipments, local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in the State and adjoining states, quantities used on farms where produced, and in some years quantities not utilized because of economic conditions.

STATE

PEACH PRODUCTION 1/ SELECTED STATES

Average
1961-65 Mi 11 ion Pounds

1966 Mi II ion Pounds

1 ,000 bushels

Indicated

1967

Mi 11 ion

1 ,000

Pounds

bushels

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. Arkansas Lou is iana Oklahoma Texas

61.3

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35.0

700

314.7

339.0

6,600

129.0

2,500

196.3

188.5

3,800

148.8

3,000

46.5

27.5

550

52.5

1,050

14. 1

13.2

265

17.5

350

58.8

49.4

950

46.8

900

6.5

9.0

180

8.5

170

8.0

10.8

225

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210

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748.1

14,820

474.6

9,430

ll Includes quantit i es unharvested on account of economic conditions and excess cullage of

harvested fruit.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAW
-1\~j'ri c-ult~.i 'ra 1 Statistician
UNIVERSITY OF CE:ORGIA f''

JUN 17 1967
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LI BRA RIES

UNITED STATES- SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE I, 1967

The Nation's 1967 peach crop i s forecast at 2,9 53.1 mi ll ion pounds, 13 percent less than last season and 17 percent below average, Excluding California Clingstone ; mostly a canning crop, a production of 1,353. I mi ll ion pounds i s forecast, 22 percent less than last year and 35 percent below average.

In the 9 Southern States, production i s expected to total 474.6 mill ion pounds, 37 per-

cent less than last season and 35 percent below average. Only two of the 9 States - Alabama

and Mississippi, expect larger crops, Most of the decrease from last season is in the

Care~ inas, where mid-March freezes seriously damaged the crop. In Georg ia, early var ieties

are moving .in volume, In South Carol ina, harvest i s underway but i t wi II be mid-June before

volume increases apprec iably, Harvest i n North Carol ina began on May 25 and was expected to

advance sharply during the week start i ng June 5. In Alabama, harvest of early var ieties began

about May 10. The Arkansas crop is early this year and fruit i s sizing well. In Louisiana,

a week of rainy weather early i n June slowed harvest and caused some loss of . r ipe fruit. In

Texas, I ight harvest of early variet ies began in the Hill country and in northeast Texas about

mid-May.

In New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, cool, rainy weather retarded



bloom and caused poor poll i nation. Larger crops than a year earlier are forecast for Ohio,

Indiana, Michigan, Mi ssouri, and Kansas. The Illinois crop is expected to be 4 percent smaller than last year. In Ohio, winter i njury, poor pollination, and late sprin g frosts

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lowered production prospects, In Michigan, winterkill of buds was heavy in the west central

area. In Missouri, fruit prospects vary by areas because of late April freezes.

In Maryland and Delaware, the peach crop was hurt by adverse winter and spring weather. Virginia's crop is expected to be unusually light, In West Virginia, freezes in March and Apr i l caused heavy damage to buds and bloom.

Idaho's crop is forecast about SO percent above average, but prospective production in

Colorado is for a record low because of severe freezes on Apr i l 20 and April 21 over the

entire Western Slope, In Wash i ngton, trees set a good crop of fruit. Bloom of the crop in

Oregon extended over a relat i vely long period of t ime but with generally poor pollinating

weather.



The Freestone crop in California i s expected to total 500.0 mill ion pounds, 3 percent

less than last year. Harvest of earliest var i eti~s began May 23, about 10 days later than normal. Fruit sizes appear to be quite good,



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REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1967

June 13, 1967

Qeorgia: 1rJeather during ~1ay was not too good for farming in Georgia. At the beginning of the
month, North Georgia was wet and central and southern areas were dry. Rains on
, May 21 and 22 relieved the dry conditions in southern areas, but further delayed progr'ess in
the north. Temperatures duxing the month were unusually cool and advers ely affected seed germination and early plant growth. Much reseeding was necessary and many uneve0 stands gtill exist.

Since June 1, crop conditions have shown considerable improvement, especially in the central and southern portions of the State. The northeastern area suffered further set-back from very heavy rains in early June.

~each~~: Georgia's 1967 peach forecast on June 1 was placed at 3,000,000 bushels. The estimate is up 300,000 bushels from last month, but 800,000 bushels below last
year ts production.

Wh~: The June 1 forecast placed Georgia's 1967 wheat production at 2,862,000 bushels; compared with 1,950,000 bushels in 1966. Yield per acre is estimated at 27.0
bushels - 3 bushels below last year Is average.
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Hav Egg_J'r~:12.ion UJ2: Egg production on Georgia farms during Hay t-Jas estimated at 421 million - 13 million above production in May last year. Number of
. layers on farms during Hay averaged 21,494,000 compared with 20,892,000 a year ago.

k!llk.Productiop Up: Hilk production on Georgia farms during May totaled 91 million pounds - 4 million pounds above production a yea~ ago, but the same
, as produced the previous month.

1):_git~9 States S~;Y
\!linter wheat prospects improved 4 percent during liay as timely showers and a lack of high
temperatures more than offset early 11ay freeze damage in the Central Great Plains. The current
estimate for winter wheat is 17 percent above last year and 28 percent above average. Estimated spring wheat production is 23 percent above last year. The all vJheat total for 1967 is 18 percent above last year and 28 percent above average. Corn and soybean planting generally
lagged behind last year and normal in the eastern Corn Belt and South Central areas, but was about normal in the western Corn Belt. Hay and pasture prospects declined in the North Central , and Northeastern areas but improved in most other sections. Non-citrus fruit prospects are
not as good as a year earlier. Citrus production for 1966-67 is expected to be 31 percent
l~ger than a year earlier. Spring vegetables supplies are expected to be 2 percent greater than last year but total production of winter, spring, and early sUJrl.mer potatoes is forecast
~percent below last year. May milk production was about the same as last year, but egg pro-
duction was up 5 percent from May a year ago.

~~~!:_Prospects Impr~~: Indicated 1967 winter tvheat production improved during Hay
as cool weather and timely moisture in most areas ~ore
than offset early Hay freeze damage in the Central Great Plains. 1rJheat in IVIontana, the Pacific
Northwest, and the Corn Belt continued to make excellent progress. Dr y we ather and freeze
damage reduced yield prospects in Texas, New Mexico, and South Dakota. In the East and South,
prospects changed only slightly during Hay. The June 1 indicated production of 1,237 million
bushels of winter wheat is 4 percent above the forecast of a month earlier, 17 percent more
than the 1966 total, and 28 percent above average.

Spring wheat seeding was practically complete in spite of delays c~used by wet fields and
cool temperatures. Early growth has bee n .slovr because of generally cold, wet we ather , although
soils are dry in parts of Hinnesota and South Dakota. The forecast for 1967 production of all spring wheat is 313 million bushels, 23 percent more than last year and 28 percent above

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JUN 17 1911

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Peacpes: The Nationls 1967 peach crop is forecast at 2,953.1 million pounds, 13 percent
less than last season and 17 percent below average. Excluding California Clingstone, mostly a canning crop, a production of 1,353.1 million pounds is forecast, 22 percent less than last year and 35 percent below average.

In the 9 Southern States, production is expected to total 474.6 million pounds, 37 percent less than last season and 35 percent below average. Only two of the 9 States - Alabama and Hississippi, expect larger crops. Most of the decrease from last season is in the Carolinas,
where mid-Harch freezes seriously damaged the crop. In Georgia, early varieties are moving in volume. In South Carolina, harvest is undert-J"ay but it Hill be mid-June before volume increases
appreciably. Harvest in North Carolina began on riay 25 and t-1as expected to advance sharply
during the week starting June 5. In Alabama, harvest of early varieties began about May 10.
'l'he Arkansas crop is early this year and fruit is sizing well. In Louisiana, a week of rainy ~reather early in June slot-Jed harvest and caused some loss of ripe fruit. In Texas, light harvest of early varieties began in the Hill country and in northeast Texas about mid~1ay.

N!!~r~uction: May milk production in the United States is estimated at 11,508 million

_

pounds, about the same as a year earlier but 7 percent belot-J" the 1961-65

average for the month. On a daily basis, n1ilk production increased 4 percent from April to

lVIay which is the same as a year earlier. Although Hay is usually the peak month for milk pro-

duction, seasonal peaks have become les s pronouncec in recent years.

f2!!1kY and Egg_: Egg production during l-iay totaled 6,125 million eggs, 5 percent above
May 1966 and 6 perc ent ab ove the 1961-65 l'~a:" average. This is the largest Hay production since 1946. The average nwnber of layers for ~'Iay is estimated at 310. 8
million, up 5 percent from a year earlier but dot-m seasonally by l percent from a month earlier.
Production per layer averaged 19.70 eggs during nay 1967 compa.red with 19.65 eggs in Hay last year. Aggregate egg production from January throug:1. :i/iay 1967 totaled 29,583 million eggs com-
pared with 27, 795 million during 1966, a 6 percent i :1crease.

May egg production was up from a year earlier in all regions reaching a record high in the

South Atlantic and vJestern regions, and the highest since 1944 in the South Centra~ region.

Sharpest regional increases from a year earlier were in the South Central, up 8 percent and in

the \rJest, up 7 percent.

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The number of layers on June 1, 1967 totaled 309.9 million, 5 percent more than a year
earlier and 7 percent above average. 3stimated layers uere up 9 percent in the South Central region, 8 percent in the Western region, 6 perc ent in the South Atlantic, 3 percent each in the East North Central and \rJest North Central regions, and slightly above a year earlier in
the North Atlantic region.

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRBNSHJIJJ Agricultural Statistician

---------------------------r------------------- ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, L~.09A North ltunpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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I I GEO:t}GIA CHICK HATCHER Y .REPORT

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EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMF~ RCIA L AR".~ .- A>' BY WEEK~ c:: - 1967

E GGS SE T

::;HICKS PLAC...!;D

-STATE

Week E nded

May

June

June

I u;o of
year

Week Ended

May

June

June

27

3

10

ago 1/ 27

3

10

THOUSA NDS

THOUSANDS

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year
ago 1/

Maine

2,081

2,024

1, 998 95

1, 559

1, 548

1, 513

96

Connecticut

357

405

383 114

224

177

166

67

.Pennsylvania ' Indiana

1, 335 579

1, 419 544

1, 594 117 542 67

1, 009 325

995 300

1, 007 375

114
84 .

Missouri

635

670

640 72

~25

382

453

116

Delaware

2,823

2, 839

2,776 100

2,992

2, 821

2, 811

107

(Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

4,818

4,816

4, 713

104

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3, 129

3, 281

3,429

98

1, 720
15~
7,318 431

1, 740 153
7,384 434

1,656 153
7, 333 474

86 92 101 93

I 1, 269

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362 5, 717
364

1, 224 416
5, 770 356

1, 138 391
5, 771 357

93 143 106
88

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GEORGIA

12, 535 12,288 12, 155 87

10, 00 l

9,277

9, 495

95

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Florida Tennessee A labama Mississippi A rkans as L ouisiana Te xas
Washington pre gon C alifornia
T OTAL 1967 (22 State s)

880 1, 023 9,077 5,042

854 1,030 8, 811 5, 091

818
907 8,784 5, 015

I 196

467

68

984

98 106

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7, 032 4, 357

437
93~
7, 023 4, 187

458
970 7, 197 4,333

107 91 103 106

10,073 10, 250

9, 901

97

7,749

7,432

7' 551

96

1, 13 5

1, 145

1, 123 108

896

881

888

114

4, 589

4,692

4, 589

98

3, 569

3, 510

3,612

102

676

743

766 102

552.

508

507

110

285

4 07

334 81

24 0

230

261

110

1, 950

1, 977

1, 936 106

1, 476

1, 499

1, 475

108

69, 517 69 ,716 68,590 96

54,698 53, 192 5~. 158

101

(PTAL 1966* 22 States)

71, 508 71,326 71, 108

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54, 313

54,461

53, 838

o/.o of Last Year

97

98

96.

1-/ Current week as p ercent of sameweek last year.

Revised.

101

98

101

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA

May 1967 UNIVCRSlTY OF GEORGI"R_e eased 6/l6/ 67

JUN 21 1961

1'11\Y MILK PRODUCTI ON UP 4 NILL ON POUNDS

dlk production on Georgia farms during May totaled

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ording to the

Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 87 million pounds produced in Hay last

year and 91 million during April 1967. The 1961-65 May average production was 88 million

pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 630 pounds -- 50 pounds above the previous year, but
the same as the April output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month t1as 484
pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during 11ay v.ras ~6.15 per hundredweight. This would be ~ .15 above the previous year, but ::? .10 below the
April average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight above April and
averaged about 20 cents above the previous year .

Item and Unit

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UliTTED STATES

Ilay April

l-1ay : !:Iay

April

Hay

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Milk Production, mil. lb.
Production Per Co-v1, lb. !_/
Number Hilk Co-vm, .thousand head

87

91

91 11,525 10,732 11,508

580

630

630

812

785

844

150

145

145

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All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid Milk, cwt. Hanufactured l\1ilk, cwt. 11ilk Cows, head All Baled Hay, ton

6.00 6.00 3.60 190.00 26.00

6.25 6.25
200.00 27 . 2 0

200.00 27.60

4.34 4.69 3.67 243.00
23.30

4. 77
5.13 4.01
257.00 24.10

b/4. 73
259.00 23.70

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS 2/

Mixed Dairy Feed: - -

14 Percent Protein, cwt. 2/

3.90

4.00 4.05 J/3.49

3.64

3.62

16 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.00

4.15 4.15 J/3.76

3.96

3.93

18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt~

4.10

4.30 4.40 J/3.90

4.09

4.05

4.30

4.50 4.50 3.../4.10

4.33

4.27

All Under

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4.00

4.15

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which is average for ;onth. 3/ Revised. ~ Preliminary. 2/ U. S. price is for under
16 percent.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

~'J" . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting se;;i~: USDA, 409A Norlh-LumpidnStre;.:Ailiens:Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES HILK PRODUCTI ON

Eay production of milk in the United States is estimated at 11,508 million pounds, about the same as output in r1ay 1966 but 7 percent belou the 1961-65 average for the month. May is usually the peak month in milk production, but the seasonal peak has become less pronounced in recent years .

Total milk production during the January - May period this year is 51,822 million

po~nds -- slightly above the comparable 1966 period. On a daily basis, milk production in-

creased 4 percent from April to May, which is the same seasonal gain as a year earlier.

r1ay output provided l. 87 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1. 80 pounds in

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April and 1.89 pounds i n Nay 1966 .

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l'1ilk output per cow for the U. s. averaged 844 pounds during Hay, 4 percent more than

a year earlier and 11 percent ab ove the 5-year average for the month. On a daily basis,



May output averaged 27.2 pounds per cow, compared with 26.2 pounds in both April 1967 and

May 1966. lliay production per cotv was at a record high rate in 41 States.

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Milk Per CovJ and Milk Production by 11onths United States, 1967, tvith Comparisons

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Nonth

Average

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Change

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1966

. 1967

from 1966

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-POUnds-----~------1'1illion Pounds

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January February March Apr i l Hay

621

678

715

10,222

9,805 9,855

+0.5

591

635

670

9,696

9,135 9,217

+0.9

676

736

756

11,062 10,537 10,510

-0.3

690

752

785

11,260 10,725 10,732

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757

812

844

12,310 11,525 11,508

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Jan. -Hay total June July August September

72 9

798

671

73 6

629

696

592

663

54,551 51,729 51,822

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11, 816 11,269

10,849 10,350

10, 148

9,763

9,522

9, 2 63

October November December

602

670

9,643

9,333

581

649

9,2 88

9,012

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After Five Days Return to United State s Department of Agriculture
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~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Athens, G oruULNaIVERSITY OF lo.;:C.,\..

~leek Ending June 19, 1967

JUN 21 1967

eased 3 p.m. Monday

FI ELD WORK VERY ACTIVE

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Athens, Ga., June 19 -- Georgia farmers had a busy week of field work, according to the

Crop Reporting Service. Open skies during most of the period permitted farmers to make big

_gains in a variety of field activities. Soil moisture remained mostly adequate in northern

~eas and short in many southern counties.

~~ton showed a slight improvement over the previous Heek . Several County Agents reported additional acreage of cotton tvith poor stands being ploHed up, hotvever, and replanted to other crops -mostly soybeans. StateHide, about half of the cotton tvas squaring and one-sixth v1as setting bolls. The bulk of the fruiting v.1as in the southernmost third of the State.

The condition of the Staters corn crop continued to show improvement. ' Additional acreage , particularly in central and southern-ireas, received final cultivation and sidedressine as fields tvere laid-by.

Activity in ~eanuts was high wi th weed, insect and disease control receiving much attention. The crop was mostly reported as good. Soybean and sorghum planting had another good v1eek of progress. About eighty percent of the iritend'ed soybean acreage has been planted and sorghum planting was about 70 percent complete .

Tobacco cropping increased during the week. Sucker and insect control and topping were activein-iiio.st fields. The condition of the crop, mostly good, was unchanged from the previous week.
Harvest of small grains advanced very rapidly, particularly in northern counties. About half of the crop was cora"Sined by the week end in northern areas' about 80 percent in central sections, and about complete in lower State. ?av}ng was very active over most of the State. Pastures remained ih mostly good condition.

About one-third of the expected E~ch volume has been harvested . Brown rot presented problems in several areas, but controls were proving effective. Through June 15, 1,226 carlot equivalents had been Shipped compared vrith 1,205 through the same date last year.
Harket llianagers reported !-_omat~, ~oups, and li~~~9.~ v;ere marketed in good quality and volume. Lima beans and field peas also moved in volume. Dry, hot weather has shortened the harvest season forearly planted-veget'ables.

'HEATHER SUl1HARY :""- Scattered sho~.vers and thundershov1ers occurred over the southern third of Georgia and in the extreme north during the wee!<: ending Friday, June 16. Amounts were mostly less than one-half inch, but a few south Georgia observers recorded more than an inch. Little or no rainfall was reported in Hiddle Georgia, and northuard to the mountains. Nany areas have had no significant rain in the past two tveeks and some sm-face soils were becoming quite dry by the end of the v1eek. . Practically no rain occurred in the State during the tveek end.

Georgia temperatures continued unseasonably mild for the fifth straight ueek. Averages
were 3 to 5 degrees higher than for the previous tveek, but tvere still l to 3 degrees beloH nor-
mal. A warming trend during the last half of the week brought readings up to normal by the end
of the period . Afternoon highs tvere generally in the low and middle nineties during the week
end in all areas except the mountains.

. The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (June 20-24) calls for temperatures to average near to a few degrees below normal. It will be rather warm during the first half of the week, turning cooler the last half. Rainfall is expected to average 1/211 to 111 , or more, and occur as widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers during the ueek. The showers should become more numerous about Thursday and Friday.
, issbED-BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting- Service7 Athens; Georgia;-in cooperation with- the- - -
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, u. s. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending June 16, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending June 16, 1967 (Provisional)

0

.

Highest: 96 at Irwinton on the 16th.

0
49 at Blairsville and Clayton on the lOth.

* For the period June 17-19, 1967
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSJNESS
ll1MEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT
This report will be treated in all Respects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 21 , 1967

G E ORGIA CHI CK HATCHERY R.t.;PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia d uring the w eek e nde d J une 17 was 9, 457, 000--l ess than one p ercent below the pr e vious w eek b u~ 4 p e rc e n t l ess than in the comparable w eek last yea r , according to the Georgia Crop l{ e port ing ~e rvice .

An estimated 12, 179,000 broiler type eggs were s et by Georgia hatche rie s-about the same as in the previous we e k but 12 p e rcent l ess than in the c omparable week a ye ar e a Tlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producer s for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The p r ice of eggs fro m flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average p rice . Most p r ices r e ceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5.00 to $8.75 with an average of $7.75 per hundred. The average price s l ast year w e r e 64 cents for eggs and $9. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

G!~ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLA C2 MENTS

E GG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

I % yeoafr
a. g o

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17
Week Ended

1, 029 1,066 1, 065
942 762

Eggs Set !.}

1966 .1..nou.

1967 .1 nou

923

90

907

921

l 0 2.

741

70

94 1

853

91

680

64

669 543

I 71 71

BHOIL ..i!;J-:<. 'fYP ~

1,073 8 58
86 4-: ~

836 770

I 78 90

I 630

73

% of
year

lI Av. Price

Chicks Placed for ! Hatc h

Broiler

Broilers in G eorgia

Eggs

Chicks

1o of Pe r

P er

1966

1967

year Doz.

Hundred

ago
l:"'Ct

'i'hou.

ago 1967 I fiou. Pct:- Gents

196 7 Dollars

Apr. 15

13,922 13, 202

95

9,655

9,929 103

56

Apr. 22

13, 841 12, 736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

Apr. 29

14,44:7 12, 899

89

9,910 10, 12 5 102

56

May 6

14, 228 12, 523

88

10,021

9,949

99

56

May 13

14,206 11, 919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14 , 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9,587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 535

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10 June 17

13,998 13, 820

12, 155 12, 179

87 88

10,026 9,883

9, 495 9,457

I 95

55

96

56

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50 7. 50 7.75

ARCH!~ LANGLEY Agriculture.! Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNE R Ag ricultural Statistician

U. S . Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

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EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY VIEE KS - 1967

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E GGS SET

CHICKS PLACE D

STATE

Week Ended

June

June

3

10

June
17

%of II-..,.,----V_If_e,e,k_E_n_d_e_d_-:;:-----l % of

year

June

June

June

year

ago 1/ 3

10

17

ago 1/

THOUSA NDS

THOUSANDS

Maine

2,024

1, 998

1,927 96

1, 548

1, 513

1, 537

98

Connecticut

405

383

368 116

177

166

205

84

Pennsylvania

1, 419

1, 594

1,300 113

995

1, 007

899

94

Indiana

544

542

537 66

300

375

301

66

Missouri

670

640

559 59 1 382

453

368

82

Delaware

2, 839

2,776

2,836 100

2, 821

2, 811

2, 856

118

Maryland

4,816

4, 713

4,743 105

3, 281

3, 429

3,317

96

Virginia

1,740

1, 656

1, 598 93

1, 224

1, 138

1, 082

102

West Virginia

153

153

150 87

41 6

391

377

93

North Carolina

7,384

7,333

7,048 97

5,770

5, 771

5, 776

102

South Carolina

434

474

557 106

356

357

327

85

GEORGIA

12,288 12, 155 12, 179 88

9, 277

9,495

9,457

96

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Florida

854

818

799 177

437

458

530

129

Tennessee

1, 030

907

906 68

938

970

1, 013

81

Alabama

8, 811

8,784

8, 691 96

7,023

7, 157* 7, 191

102

Mississippi

5, 091

5, 015 4,984 104

4, 187

4,333

4,371

108

Arkansas Louisiana

"10, 250 1, 145"

9, 901 1, 123

10, 144 98 1, 152 115

7,432

7, 551

7,676

98

881

888

844

117

Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 ?tates)
TOTAL 1966~ .. (22 states)

4, 692' 4, 589

4, 577 100

3, 510

3, 612

3, 597

98

743 '

766

581 91

503

507

411

81

407

334

;'.) 352

91

230

261

249

104

I 1,977 1, 936 ' 1, 882 108

1, 499

1, 475

1, 441

98

.69, 716 6B, 590

96 153, 192 54, 118* 53, 825

99

I

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71,326 I 71, l OS - I 70, 382

I

54,461 53,838 54, 210

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% of Last .Year

t

!
98 ;

-_.:_

.-96-- ~..:


:.:

96

*1/ _Cl,lrrent week as percent' 'Of same week ~ast year. Revised. -'

98

101

99

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 22, i967~

MAY 1967

During May

% of

Jan. thru May

% of

Ite m

1966 1I

last
1967 21 year

1966 1I

1967 21

last year

Thou .

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed(U.S. )3/

Total Domestic Chickens Tested:

4,309 3, 787

3, 646 85 3,336 88

19,479 17,163

18, 142 15,984

93 ' 93

Broiler Type

Georgia

381

520 13 6

2,456

2,89) 118

United States

l, 788

2,06 4 11 5

10, 677

12, 677 119

Egg Type

Georgia United States

20

6 30

131

135< 103

251

2 50 100

2, 826

3,209 114

Chicks Hatched:

-

Broiler Type

Georgia United States

49,269

44,729 91

219,907 218, 560

99

258,015 256, 523 99 1,168,619 1, 200, 165 103

Egg Type

Georgia United States

4,362 77,042

3,749 86 70, 167 91

17 J 184

. 19, 022

111

300, 199

z'99.~20

100

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens

Georgia

33,464

37, 112 111

154, 192 164,939 107

United States

186, 898 211, 569 113

871 ,409 930, 842 107

Hens and Cocks

Georgia

738

1,088 147

4 ,429

5,976 135

United States

12,348

14,075 114

58,036

73,736 127

Egg Production:

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Georgia

408

4 21 103

l, 814

2,047 113

. South Atlantic
United States

-5/

1,072 5,823

l, 13 7 106 6, 125 105

4,988 27,795

. 5, 494 110

2~. 583

l06

-1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminar y 3/ Pullets for broiler hatcher y supp1y flo.cks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the precedin~'mth at the..u. e of

125 pullet chicks per 30-d oz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Mark.tetr~- ~J,;.vi e-

S1aughter reports only include poult ry slaughtere d under Fe eral Inspection. S/ outh

Atlantic States: Del., Md., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., .8 a., Ytm 27 l96 i -

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTER ED UNDER FEDERAL. ImJ~~lON

BY SELECTED STATES , 1966 and 19b 7

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

During Apr.

Jan. thru Apr.

During Apr.

Jan. thru Apr.

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou. Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine Pa.

6, 165 7, 153

6,030 22,604 23,098 3.8 6,362 26,476 27, 225 4.2

4 .0

3.5

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4:4

3. 9 '.. 5.4

Mo.

2,904

3, 109 11 , 159 12,531 5.6

3. 9

6.9

5. 2

Del.

7,894

7,035 29, 552 27, 64 9 4 .6

5. 9

4.6

5.4

Md.

10, 897 11, 654 42,035 45, 567 4 .8

5.6

4~7

5. 3

Va.

3,453

3,779 13,431 14, 272 3.8

3.5

3 .3

4.3

N. C.

20, 552 19,073 76,902 79, 545 4 . 4

3. 5

4. 4 .

4.8

Ga.

30,942 31,041 115,102 123, 688 4 .2

4 .8

3.9

5.4

Tenn.

4,824

4,990 18,374 18,875 3 . 3

4 .1

3.3

5.6

Ala.

21, 031 20,985 75,884 79, 132 3. 8

3. 1

3. 5

4. 1

Miss.

12, 834 12,470 47,721 50, 815 3.2

3.2

3 .5

4. 1

Ark.

25,664 26,288 97,387 106, 534 3. 9

4 .0

3.9

5.0

Texas

9, 854 11,460 39,267 44,706 3.5

3.2

3.9

3.8

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180, 143

680,330

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4. 0

4 .8

182,015

723, 66 7

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Department

of Agnculture

Georgta Department of Agnculture

Statistical Reporting Se rvice

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Produc ts, Mea t and Meat Products United States - May 1967

Shell eggs: Increased by 134 thousand cases; May 1966 in c r ease was 34 thousand cases;

average May increase is 186 thousand cases. F rozen e ggs: Increased by 16 million

pounds; May 1966 increase was 10 million pounds; average May increase is 22 million

pounds. Frozen poultry: Decr.eased by 24 million pounds; M ay 1966 d e crease was 18

million pounds; average May decrease is 27 million pounds. B ee f: Decreased by 11

million pounds; May 1966 de crease was 11 million poun d s ; aver age M ay decrease is

6 million pounds. Pork: Decre ased 46 milli on pounds ; May 1966 decre ase was 4

million pounds; avzrage May decrease is 9 million pounds. Othe r m e at s: Decreased

by 3 million pounds; May 1966 change was an increase of 1 million pounds; average

May change is a decrease of 3 million pounds.

May

May

April

May

Commodity

Unit

1961-65 av

1966

1967

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Eggs:

Shell Frozen eggs, total
Total eggs !J

Case Pound Case

250 82,477
2,338

7S
4 2, 11a
1, 144

120 55, 464
1, 524

254 71,774
2,071

Poultry frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys-whole Turkeys-other Other &t Unclassified
Total Poultry

Pound do. do. do. do. do.

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

20, 581 37,223 100,812
39,083 197,699

15, 50 l 24 ,393 69,398
4 1, 3 2:$ 150,61 5

4 1,967 47,748 141,788 34 ,279 54,986 320,768

40,709 48,217 113, 578 36,788 57, 747
297,039

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and :::ure d

do.

191, 336

20 5,77B

290, 100 279,453

Pork: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

344,819

268,33 6

386,010 340, 106

Ot~er meats and meat

products

do.

112,651

97,51 7

106, 4 36 103,653

Total all red meats

do. . 648, 856

57 l , 6 3 J.

782, 546 723,212

MID-MONTH PR.ICES R;:t; C:. IVE D AND P R I C1:!: S P A ID

Geor gia

United States

Item

May 15 April 15 May 15 May 15 A prill5 May 15

----------------------------C1-9-e6~n6-ts-~~~-C-19-e6-n7~t s~~----C1~9e~6n7~ ts

1966

1967

S ents Cents

1967 Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

12..0

9.0

8.0

10. 5

8.6

8. 1

Com'l Broilers {lb.)

16.0

12..5

12.

16.7

13.8

13.3

All Chickens (lb.)

15. 8

12, Li

11.8

16. 1 13.3

12.. 8

All Eggs (dozens)

39.9

35. 1

34.4

33. 4

29.9

28.9

Prices Paid: (per 100 lb.)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

5.00

5.00

5.0

4 .86

5.06

4.97

Laying feed

4.75

5.00

5.00

4 . 50 4.68

4.65

Scratch Grains

4.20

4. ~ 5

4. 40

3 .94

]J Frozen eggs converted on the basis of 39. 5 pounds to the ca s e .

4. 11

4.09

************************************************** ~ * ** ** * *************************

This report is made possible through the coope ration of the National Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official .State Agencies, the Animal Hu s bandry R e s e arc h Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of t h:~ Poultry Di vision, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Sta ti stical R eporting Service and

the many bree ders, hatcheries, poultry proc zs sors and the poult ry farmers that report to

these agencies.

ARCHI2 L ANGLE Y

W. A. WAGNE R

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agri c ult ur al Statistician

After Five Days Return to:

P ost age and F e e s Paid

United 3tates Department of Agriculture

U. S. De pa rtment of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georg1a

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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un1vers1ty Ll bra r le s Uni versity of Geo r gia Athens Georgia 3 0 6 01

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Athens , Georgia

Week Ending June 26, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

""I

CROP CONDITION UNCHANGED

Athens, Ga., June 26 -- .General crop conditions were about the same as the previous week,
agcording to _the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Farmers were very ~ctive cultivating crop's, applying contrql measures for insects and diseases, applying herbicides, harvesting grain, planting soybeans and sorghums, and haymaking. Only four County Agents reported soil moisture as being very short.

Q~ condition deteriorated still further during the week. County Agents estimated the condition as mostly fair. About half of the cotton was setting bolls in southern districts, but practically none was this advanced in northern counties.

Additional soil moisture improved ~ condition slightly. Crop prospects are good in most areas.

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Pean~ prospects were better than any other major crop. Farmers were busy with insect and

disease controls, application of land plaster, and cultivation.

Tobacco harvest. continued to increase and cropping was reported as 10 percent complete. The condition of the crop was mostly good with a slight improvement over the previous week. Suckering, insect control, and topping were still ~ctive.

Small ~harvest was virtually complete in southern areas, past the 90 percent mark
in central counties, and well over two-thirds complete in northern districts. State-wiqe, over 90 percent of the wheat and 94 percent of the ~ have been harvested.

About 90 percent of the intended soybean acreage and 75 percent of the sorghum acreage have been planted. Haymaking has been very active. Pastures were reported _as mostly good.

~~ . harvest was nearing completion in southern counties, about one-half complete in

central counties and just beginning in the northern part of the State. Through June 22,

1

,

744.'

c

a

r

lo .

t

equivalents .

had 'been

shipped

compared

to

1,667

through

the

same

date

last

year.

Market Managers reported most yegetable crops have passed peak harvest, and melons are
nearing peak in central and southern areas. High temperatures damaged cantaloup and tomato
vines. Through June 23, 2,439 carlot equivalents of watermelons had been shipped compared with 352 through the same date last year.

WEATHER SUMMARY -- Rainfall over Georgia was highly variable in showers during the week ending Friday, June 23. The showers were generally light to moderate in the north and moderate
to locally heavy in the south. Several south Georgia weather stations, and Dalton in the extreme nortnwest, had more than 3 inches during the week. The observer at Colquitt measured
5.74 inches for the largest weekly total. Of this amount, 4.46 inches fell in a 24-hour period.
In contrast, only a trace of rain was recorded at West Point and several other places had less than one-fourth inch. The showers were more frequent during the last half of the week and con-
tinued to occur through the weekend.

The past week was the warmest of the summer in Georgia as temperatures averaged near nor-

mal, or slightly above, over most of the State. This was the first week in the last six that

had been as warm as normal. Highs were in the upper 90's in south Georgia and lower 90's over

most of the north on one or more days. However, there was considerable variation from day to

day, depending on whether or not showers occurred in the area. e week was also quite humid due .tb. the flow of moist air from the Gulf and the frequent show~~r~~~,;::~----~........0

The

five-day

forecast

for

the

period

Tuesday

through

Satur

ay

ER
(June

ITY OF
27 -

GJEuOlRGyI ~

)

calls

for

temperatures to average near normal with little day to day chan e. N~a)3 h~tJ6-f for ate June

range from 87 to 93 degrees and normal lows from 65 to 72 degre s. Rainfall 1s expe ted to be

moderate to locally heavy with totals ranging from l/2 to l 1/ inches The rainfal trill occur as widely scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in -"""-olilolo..l;t:.~eWf1~"1o~ B~ru:~~--_j

issuED-BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting-service-; Athens-; Georgia; -in cooperation wit11-ti1e- - Cooperative Extension Service, Univers~ty of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For 'The Week Ending June 23, . ~967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending June 23, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 100 at Bainbridge on the 2oth and 21st.
560 at Blairsville, Helen and Talla-
poosa on the 17th.

* For the period June 24-26, 1967
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Serv ice 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will . be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34. 17, P. L. & R. )

The Univ L brary
Univ Or' a A' ltrms Ga 30601

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LIBRARIES

315
June 1, 1967 Released 6/26/67 by
GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING S.ERV ICE

Sprinq Piq Crop Up 6 Percent
Georgia's 1967 spring pig crop (December 1966- May 1967) is estimated at 1,150,000 head, 6 percent above the 1966 spring crop of 1,086,000 head. A total of 162,000 sows farrowed during the period-averaging 7.1 pigs per 1itter.
1967 Fall Intentions Steady
Sows farrowing during the fall of 1967 (June-November) on Georgia farms are expected to number 140,000- equal to the 1966 fall 'farrowings~ If these intentions are realized (and assuming an average of 7.1 pigs per 1itter), the fall pig crop would total 994,000 head.
SO\.JS FARRO~IING, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIGS SAVED, SPRING AND FALL GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES, 1962-67 .

Spring (December through May)

Fall (June through .November)

Year

Sows

Pigs per

Pigs

Sows

Pigs per

Pigs

farrowed

1 i tter

Saved

farrowed

1i tter

Saved

1 ,000 head

1,000 head

1,000 head

1,000 head

GEORGIA

1962

166

7.0

1, 162

157

7.0

1,099

1963

169

7.0

1 '183

149

7. 1

1,058

1964

152

7.0

1 ,064

130

7.0

910

1965

144

7.0

1,008

125

7. 1

888

1966

153

7. 1

1,086

140

7. 1

994

1967

162

7. I

1 '150

140 l/

UN ITED STATES

6,996

7.08

49,535

6,080

7.23

44,073

7,099

7.15

50,749

5,987

7.23

43,307

6,596

7.23

47,682

5,525

7.21

39,862

5,890

7.22

42 , 525

5,006

7.27

36,415

6,219

7.32

45,552

S,648

7.25

40,965

6,263

7.34

45,949

5,452 ll

7. 27 1/ 39,600 1/

!I Number to farrow indicated from breeding intentions reports.

11 Average number of pigs per 1itter with allowance for trend used to compute indicated number

of fall pigs. Number rounded to nearest 100,000 head.

The Georgia Crop-R;porti-;;g-S;r~ i~e: 4o9A-North-L~mpkln-Str;et .-Athens ,-G;orgTa: Tn-cooperatiOn
with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
(Over)

UNITED STATES:
DECEMBER 1966-HAY 1967 PIG CROP UP I PERCENT
The U. S. pig crop for December 1966 - Hay 1967 totaled 45,949,000 head, I percent more than .in the same period a year earl ier. Each region showed an increase except the East North Central which was down 3 percent. Increases were: North Atlantic, 4 percent; \.Jest North Central, I percent; South Atlantic, 7 percent; South Central, 6 percent, and the West, 5 percent.
The December-Hay farrowings were 2 percentage points less than indicated by farmers' intentions last December. By regions, December-Hay farrowings compared with intentions reported last December as percent of a year earlier are: North Atlantic, 101 percent now and 103 percent in December; East North Central, 97 and 102; West North Central, 101 and 101; South Atlantic, 107 and 107; South Central, 104 and 110; and West, 106 and 103.
The average number of pigs per I itter was a record high of 7.34 for December-Hay compared with 7.32 a year earlier.
JUNE-NOVEMBER INTENTIONS
June I reports from farmers on breeding intentions indicate that 5,452,000 sows will farrow in the United States during June-November 1967. This is a 3-percent decrease from the 5,648,000 sows farrowing during the corresponding period of 1966 and is 4 percent below average.
If intentions for June-November farrowings materialize and the number of pigs per litter equals the average plus an allowance for trend, the pig crop for the period will total 39,600,000, a decrease 3 percent from a year earlier. The combined 1967 pig crop at 85,549,000, would be I percent below the 1966 pig crop.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to
United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL AEPOATING SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

315

Athens, Georgia

JUL 11 1967
June 27, 1967
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED FORI~~ll..~..c::..,_T_LI_ BRA_ RIES_ _...J

Q~ia
Crimson Clove~d Production Smallest in 26 Years
Tbe 1967 crimson clover seed production in Georgia is forecast at 595,000 pounds compared
nth 600,000 pounds in 1966. This is the smallest crop since 1941. The acreage harvested is 7,000 compared with 6,000 last season, but is only 67 percent of the 1961-65 ~yerage of ,10,400 acres. Yield per acre in 1967 of 85 pounds is equal to the record low in 1955.

Little rainfall was received from March to mid-May in the southern half of the State and ~eld prospects were reduced. Some acreage intended for seed was not harvested due to the ' lower yield. In the northern districts, heavy rains during the harvesting season damaged the crop in some areas and reduced yields by heavy shattering.

- - - United S......t..a_t...e....s...
Crimson clover seed production in the Southern States this year is estimated at 1,912,000 pounds, 19 percent less than the 1966 crop. Reseeding varieties such as Dixie, Autauga, and Auburn are expected to total 1,145,000 pounds compared with the 1,370,000 pounds produced from
.these varieties last year.

Favorable weather conditions last fall permitted newly planted and volunteer stands of ~r~on clover to become well established. Development during the winter months in southern producing States was generally good. However, very little rainfall from March to mid-Nay in ~orgia and Alabama reduced seed production. In Tennessee, excessive rainfall :during the blooming period resulted in poor seed set and additional rainfall during the harvest period caused shattering and heavy vegetative growth. With a generally favorable season in
Mssissippi and Arkansas, yields were above average. The five.State total of 17,300 acres is U percent below the 19,900 acres harvested last year, and 46 percent below the 1961-65 average.
!
Yield per acre in the five-otate area is estimated at 111 pounds, a decrease of 8 pounds from the 119 pound yield in 1966. Yields were below 1966 in Georgia and Tennessee. Yields
~ualled or exceeded last year in ~rkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.

Harvest of crimson clover seed was generally earlier than last year. Average beginning

4ates of harvest this year were: Hay 15 in Georgia and Alabama; Hay 16 in Hississippi,

May 31 in Tennessee; and June 2 in Arkansas.



Carryover of old-crop crimson clover seed by growers in the five Southern States is es-
~ted at 55,000 pounds, 30 percent less than last yearts carryover of 79,000 pounds. A
report covering June 30, 1967 stocks of old-crop seed held by dealers will be issued August 3.

There has been no crimson clover seed imported since September 1963 when 44,000 pounds
118l'e imported.

An estimate of the late harvested crimson clover seed crop in Oregon is scheduled for release August 9.
(OVER)

. . ... 2 . -

' . .

CRIMSONCLOVER SEED : Acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production, Average 1961 -65, annual 1966 and 1967

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---- ------------- --- State

11 Average 1966
1961-65

Gated :Average: 1966 : cated : Average : 1966

11 : 11 : 1967 :1961-65:

1967 : 1961-65 :

--..-.....

cated 1967

Acres

PoundL.

Thou~nd pounds

Ga. Tenn. Ala.
Hiss . Ark.

10,400 6,000

7,000 127 100

85

1,354

600

595

7,400 4,000

2,500 168 150 140

1,187

600

350

9,700 6,500

4,500 135 100 100

1,319

650

450

3,060 2,800

2,800 118 130 140

360

364

392

1,140

600

500 174 250 250

200

150

125

Total 5

. States

32,060 19,900

17,300

139 119

111

4,480 2,364 1,912

,iTRev.,...is_e_d~.---~-------- --------~-~~---- - ----------

C. L. CRENSHAW Agr~cultural Statistician

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ARCHIE LANGLEY

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUED BY: TheGSOrgia CropReporting Service, USDA, 409AIJorthLUmpkinstreet:--nens, Ga:-;in cooperation with the Georgia Department. of Agriculture.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
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Unl ve rsity of Georgia

University Libraries

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June 28, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 24 was 9, 226,000--2 percent less than in the previous week and 7 percent less than in the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 179, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-the same as in the previous week but 12 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5.00 to $8.75 with an average of $7.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 cents for eggs and $9.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set

1966

1967

EGG TYPE
Ufo of year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24
Week Ended

1, 066 l, 065
942 762 695

Eggs Set !J

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

741

70

680

64

669

71

543

71

674

97

BROILE~ TYPE

941 l, 073
858 864 851

Ufo of year ago Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ufo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

853

91

836

78

770

90

630

73

571

67

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Apr. 22

13, 841 12,736

92

9,726 10,022 103

56

Apr. 29

14,447 12, 899

89

9,910 10, 125 102

56

May 6

14,228 12,523

88

10, 021

9.949

99

56

May 13

14,206 11, 919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9, 587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 535

89

9, 913 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10

13, 998 12, 155

87

10,026

9,495

95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9, 883

9. 457 96

56

J11ne 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher Y suPP1Y flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In. Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75

U, S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SE'l.' AND
STATE

June 10

Week J:!., nded June 17
THOUSA NDS

June 24

Maine

Connecticut

l'

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

1,998 383
1, 594 542 640
2, 776 4, 713 l, 656
. 153
7,333 474

1, 927 368
1,300 537 559
2, 836 4, 743 l, 598
150 7,048
557

2,098 357
1,622 556 574
2, 844 4,699 l, 7 82
153 6,970
519

GEORGIA

12, 155 12, 179 12, l 79

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 (22 States}

818 907 8, 784 5,015 9,901 1, 123 4, 589 766 334 1, 936 68, 590

799 906 8,691 4 , 984 10, 144 1, 152 4 , 577 581 352 1, 882 67,870

818 883 8, 572 4,846 10,071 1, 147 4,499 614 269 1, 807 67,879

TOTAL 1966* (22 States}

71, 108 70,382 70,883

o/o of Last Year

96

96

96

*1/ Current week as p ercent of same week 1a s t year. Revised.

"!o of year ago 1/

-
June 10

Week Ended

. June
17

June 24

THOUSANDS

age Z
%of year ago 1/

103

1, 513

80

166

120

1,00'7

67

375

I

59 I 453

101

2, 811

104

3,429

103

l, 138

92

391

94

5,771

107

35'7

1, 53 7 205 899 301 368
2,856 3, 317 1, 082
377 5,776
327

1, 555

99

192

89

903

104

293

66

368

86

2, 625 '

99

3, 567

113

l , 129

102

419

103

5,666

102

344

90

88

9,495

9, 457

9, 226

93

187

458

530

518

126

68

970

1, 0 l3

1, 032

81

95

7, 157* 7, 191

7, 019

97

105

4,333

4,371

4,434

111

99

7, 551

7,676

7, 739

99

102

888

844

896

123

99

3,612

3, 597

3,654

99

103

50'7

411

540

100

63

261

249

270

90

95

1, 475

1, 441

1, 478

108

96

54, 118* 53,825 53, 867

100

53,838 54,210 54,079

101

99

100

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REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHE

JUL 13 1961

une 1967
GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCLI~O~~~. ~. ~~-~

.._ _ __(TI!~~~t~~~,e_!?ed_~~~lat~~L~~ilable d~ta2&~~...Ereliminar:yl_______

:

:

: PRODUCTION

District

_ _ _ _ _ _ACRES_

_.:.__Yl~..11NU~RE- _: $00 Pound

and

:Gross Weight

c..,ou..,n._.tv..___ _ _ _ _ __:_ _ _r~~~2!:~

Harvested : Planted
- - Acres ------pounds

Harvested : Bales ~~ --- Bales - - - - - -

DISTRICT ! . I

Bartow Catoosa
Chattooga
Dade
Floyd Gordon Hurray
Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield

10,670
350 2,330
120
4,750 5,080
990 90 3,340 660 320

10;100

364

340

249

2,250

215

110

250

4;590

351

4,910

234

950

181

90

211

3,220

327

630

227

310

147

385

8,110

256

180

223

1,050

273

60

363

3,480

242

2,480

188

380

211

40

339

2,280

238

310

152

100

TCTAL

28,700

27,500

308

322

18,470

DISTRICT g
Barrow
Cherokee Clarke Cobb
Dawson De Kalb Forsyth
Fulton Gvinnett
Hall
Jackson
Oconee Pickens
Walton
'white
TCTAL

1,610 50 320 40
5
45 75 310 "840 220 1,300 3, 750 20 8,200 15
16,800

1,540

266

45

180

310

197

40

150

5

200

45

222

70

240

300

300

800

181

210

141

1,250

297

3,590

337

20

100

7,860

336

15

200

16,100 .

311

278

890

2CO

20

203

130

150

13

200

2

222

21

257

40

310

194

190

315

148

65

309

810

352

2,630

100

4

351

5,760

200

6

324

10,900

I

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GEORGIA COTTON : ACREAGE, YIElD AND PRODUCTION., 1966

,

---------lt~~~~~
:

are

based-- on-t- he-l~a- t e: st-a~va-il-a- bl- e -d~ at-a-a-n-d-a7rPe RpOreDlUimCiTnaI~~v)ON~---~

District and
Countv

ACRES

YIEb9 LINT PER ACRE : 500 Pound

:Gross Weight

Planted
- - Acres

Harvested

Planted : Harvested : .. B~rle s

-!c-res.;;..;;..._.;:....__. Pou~~- Pounds --g;;.a;.;;;l;;.;e~s----l

Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Hadis on Oglethorpe Stephens \r\filkes
DISTRICT /!
Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lemar Macon rviarion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TGTAL

500 3,740 3,400
20 5,200
290 3,820 2,600
150 580
20,300
1,170
5
85 2,120
70 270 130 660 280 3,110 620 6,840 1,600 4,150 10 .2, 890 1,2-90 680 400 4,410 710 200
31,700

480 3,560 3,230
20 4, 940
280 3,630 2,470
140 550
19,300
1,110 5 80
2,010 65 260
120 620 260 2,940 590 6,480 1,510 3,930 10 2,740 1,220 640 380 4,170 . 670 190
30,000

354

369

370

367

386

2,870

252

266

1,790

350

350

15

311

327

.3,370

238

246

140

265

279

2,120

262

275

1,420

160

171

50

345

364

415

296

312

12,560

193

204

470

200

200

2

365

388

65

337

356

1,490

200

215

29

330

342

185

223

242

60

373

397

510

329

354

190

371

392

2,410

318

334

410

369

389

5,270

376

399

1,260

344

363

2,980

200

200

4

401

423

2,420

377

398

1,010

369

392

530

280

295

230

463

490

4,260

276

293

410

205

216

85

367

388

24,280

~G\A
~a FARM REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 1967

GEORGIA FLUE -CURED TOBACCO: 1966 COUNTY :L!;STIIviATES

----------- - - - - . . , - - - - - - -

v~ ....., ;-.::;------------ ~-----

Page 3
District 1 and
~untv

June 1967

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1966

(These estimates are based on the latest avai!able data and~ Ereliminary)

- - : PRODUCTION

. .

---!QRES

YIELD LINT PER ACR~ 5oo Pound

.. :Gross Weight

Planted .....L ...l!~llited :.__fla!_!ted

H~~d

~les

- - Acres

Acres

- - Pounds

~!!lli!2.

Bales

DISTRICT. 2_ Baldwin Bibb Blackley Butts Crawford 'Dodge Greene Hancock 41ouston
Jasper Johnson .Jones laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton j each Pulaski Putnam Rockdale 'laliaferro Treutlen Twiggs .ashington
Wheeler Wilkinson

750
370 3,820
660 800 6,580 360 2,960
2,470 800
9,290 50
15,000
170 1,870 6, 770 1,500 1,050 5,000
270 510 180
1,800
1,580
8,250 1,350
690

720 350 3,690 640
770 6,350
350 2,860 2,380
770 8,970
50 14,500
160 1,810 6,530 1,450 1,010
4,830 260
490 170 1,740 1,520 7,960 1,300'
670

320

333

500

441

466

340

520

53 8

4,140

356

367

490

258

268

430

413

428

5,670

197

203

150

263

272

1,620

294

305

1,520

386

401

640

380

394

7,370

400

400

40

442

457

13,840

241

256

85

302

312

1,180

305

317

4,320

347

359

1,090

319

332

700

488

505

5,090

270

281

150

171

178

180

172

182

65

334

345

1,250

546

567

1,800

475

492

8,170

316

328

890

270

278

390

TorAL

74,900

72,300

397

412

62,110

' !STRICT .
Bulloch Burke andler Columbia Effingham
fmanuel Glascock Jefferson
i enkins lk:Duffie Riclunond Screven
~arren

7,860 21,000
3,950 310 810
9,460 2,060
11,100
6,090
2,240
940 7,890 4,690

7,290 19,500 3,660
290 ?50 8, 750 1,910
10,300 5,650 2,080
870 7,300
4,350

355

383

5,830

437

470

19,130

298

322

2,460

287

307

180

177

191

300

353

382

6,970

338

364

1,450

438

472

10,150

315

404

4,760

402

433

1,880

440

476

860

362

392

5,910

389

420

3,810

TGrAL

78,400

72,700

390

420

63,750

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June 1967

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1966

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)

--.----------- --------------- : PRODUCTION

. District

-~-.-!QEE..L_

YIELD !;;_IN!_RER A~- 500 Pound

and

:

:Gross Weight

Q.~~y

_ _:_Pl~~Acres

Harvested
- - Acres

Planted : Harvested : Bales
- - - - - - - - Pounds--POUnds-- ~~

DISTRICT 1
Baker
Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster

1,130
3,230 1,570 1,070
1,140 6,340
1,670 2,060
3,020
6,030
410 3,260 2,550 1,180
5, 720 6,990 2,900
530

1,070 3,060 1,490 1,010 1,080 6,000 1,580
1,950 2,860
5,700
390 3,090 2,410 1,120
5,420 6,620
2,750 500

288

305

680

436

460

2,940

465

490

1,520

255

270

570

301

318

720

426

450

5,640

273

289

950

437

462

1,880

378

399

2,380

309

327

3,890

427

449

370

467

493

3,180

276

293

1,470

452

476

1,110

553

584

6,600

491

519

7,160

315

332

1,910

377

400

420

TCJrAL

50,800

48,100

409

432

43,390

DISTRICT 8
A:tk:inSOn -
Ben Hill Berrien Brooks
Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair
Tift Turner vJilcox vJorth

195

2,760

1,790

4,570

45

3,300

13,500

2,020

6,650

16,700

20

4, 730

'

1,280 330

1,380

2,360

3,510

4,610

6,500

10,650

180
2,570 1,670
4,250 40
3,070 12,700
1,880 6,200
15,600 20
4,400 1,190
310 1,290 2,200
3,270 4,300 6,060
9,900

256

278

100

419

450

2,410

284

304

1,060

181

194

1,720

200

225

20

265

285

1,830

370

393

10,420

253

272

1,070

571

612

7,920

562

602

19,600

500

500

20

397

427

3,920

283

304

760

170

181

115

144

. 154

415

184

198

910

308

331

2,260

401

430

3,860

380

408

5,160

394

424

8, 770

TOTAL

86,900

81,100

399

427

72,340

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

3!5

June 1967

GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO: 1966 COUNTY ESTIIqATES

- - - - - - - -....- - - - - - - - -

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June 1967

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIElD AND PRODUCTION, 1966

(These est!m!tes are based on the latest ava~~-9!~~ and are prel!minarvl__________

1

:

: PRODUCTION

District

a...~c

ACRES,.

: YIElD LINT PER ACRE : 500 Pound

and

:

:

:Gross Weight

C__o.u_n_t_v____ ...... - .t.

Planted
..{1~~~~

-Tares------ Harvested : Planted

Acres

~ ... POund~

Harvested : Bales Po~pq~

.. DISTRICT 9

~

~

Appling Bacon Brantley , Bryan Charlton Evans , Liberty Long Pierce
Tattnall Toombs
vJare
\vayne

TarAL

2,260 1,050
20 95
5
1,5lO 15 95 810
3,170 4,290
230 950
14,Soo

2,010
930
20 85
5
1,340 15 85 720
2,820 3,820
200
6So
12,900

215

241

1,010

187

211

410

200

200

10

147

165

30

200

200

2

325

366

1,025

200

200

6

116

129

22

177

199

300

252

284

1,670

375

421

3,360

130

lSO

65

147

165

290

271

304

8,200

STATE TCII'AL

403,000

380,000

376

398

316,000

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

isSufn-BY:- lfhe Georgia crop-Reporting service,-uSDA,-:~-rorth-Lumpkin-street,..Athens, -Ga.7 - --..: :tn cooperat.ion t-rl.th t.he Georgia Dep~rtment of Agriculture.

G~-~

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FARM REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

A T HEN S, GEORGIA

,DIStrict-
and Count:v
,[fsTRICTS b
land~

June 1967

_ __ Q:~EQJ! FLII:Q!l.BEIL..TOBACCO: 1.966_Q_OUNTY l!;e_TI_~~~---------

Yield

Harvested

Per Acre

Production

~'- -

_ _..fu;!.~~ge --~---- Lb..:.__ _ _

(QQQ_l:~l -

0

0

0

DISTRICT 5_ Dodge
Johnson Laurens ~ !1ontg omery Treutlen !heeler Hlilkinson

340

1,024

348

75

1,079

81

225

1,026

231

800

1,119

895

700

1,085

760

450

932

419

5

992

5

TOTAL

2,595

1,056

2, 739

DISTRIC:;. _ Bulloch , .candler Effingham Emanuel
Jenkins Screven

2,800
1,450 160
1,400 140 100

1,214 1, 230
856 1,107
975 927

3,398 1, 783
137 1,550
136
93

TOTAL

6,050

1, 173

7,097

DISTRICT 1
Baker Decatur Dougherty Grady
litchell Stewart Thomas

5 320
20
1,300 2, 100
10 1,600

1,688
1,442 1, 348 1,599 1,887 1,667 1, 779

8 461
27 2,079
3,963 17
2,847

TGrAL

5,355

1, 756

9,402

.. errien
oaks linch offee olquitt ook
TOTAL

-

..,........,..~

UNIVERSITY OF GEO RGIA
JUN 14 1967

1,000 725
3,220 2,200
225 3,550 4,800 2,450
25
5 300 1,800 1,560 1,100 3, 750 650 2,300 160 200 1,550
31,570

LIBRA RIES

(continued on back of page)

1,944 1,519 2,000 1, 751 1,506 1,635 1,815 1,842 1,594 1,686 1,936 2,042 1,605 1, 877 1,690
971 1, 971 1,621 1,084 1,584
1,774

1,944 1,102 6,438 3,853
339 5,805 8,712 4,513
40 8
581 3,675 2,504 2,065 6,33B
631 4,533
259 217 2,455
56$012

June 1967

District----------G-E-O-RG-IA-.F-LU-E--c-U-R-ED--T-OB-A-CC-O-: --19-6-6-CYOUiNT8Y lEdST.H....I..-AT-ES------------ - -

and
Q.~~iY"--

Harvested
-~E~e

Per Acre Lbs.

Production
--~~{000 lb~.L-

;QJ~TRICT 2_

1;-

Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs \Tare '\'Jayne

2,000
1,700 850 250
5
130
5
900
70 250 2,550 2,500
1, 725 1,275 1,220

1,380 1,648
865
873 1,043
1,053 1,281 1,001 1,111
978 1,387 1,457 1,395 1,556 1,369

2,761 2,802
735 218
5
137 6
901 78
. 245
3,537 3,643 2,407 1, 984 1,671

TGTAL

15,430

1,369

21,130

STATE TOTAL

61,000

1,580

96,380

--------- - - - - - - - ----..-...-..-------------.-----=-=-=-=-=-=====-=--=-=--=-:-:-.-- -----~

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAVJ Agricultural Statistician

rsUEr5BY: The GeorgiaCrop ReportingServic8";USDA, 409A Nor thLumpkinStreet, Athens, -Ga~;
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
- - OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
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A~ guisi~ions Division Cn1 ve r s ity of Georgia r niv ~ ~ulJy Li braries Ath ens Ge orgia 30601

Ueek Ending July 3, 1967
CROPS IMPRGVE

JUL 11 1967

Athens, Ga._, JuLy J -- The condi.tion of crops

-the past lileek, ac-

cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Increased soil moisture

gely responsible

for the brighter outlook. Between showers, farmers were very busy with cultivation and fertili-

zation practices. Herbicide treatments, insect and disease controls, soybean and sorghum plant-

ing, haying, and grain harvest also received considerable attention.

Cotton showed the least improvement of all row crops. Frequent thundershowers made insect contror-difficult, and infestations were reported on the increase. Over two-thirds of the crop ~ setting bolls in southern areas, less than half in central sections, but boll setting was just beginning in most northern counties.

Prospects for corn continued to improve with most sections reporting the condition as good. S~eral additional county Agents judged corn in their counties to be excellent.
A busy schedtiie o~ insect 'aKd. disea~e control, laridpl~stering and cultivation was evident on E!lanuts. Prospec;s for . ~he crop showed a no~able_ improvement.

Tobacco harvest was reported almost one-fifth complete. In a few localities, cropping had t~lowed as the increased moi-sture retarded the ripening process. Sucker and insect control and topping continued active. r

Harvest of ~ grains was about over in the lower two-thirds of the State and about 90 ~rcent complete in northern counties.

Soybean planting pushed ahead and about 95 percent of the intended acreage had been seeded

by week's end. Sorghum planting was almost nine-tenths complete. Haying continued active, but

mmerous showers caught much hay on the ground and delayed cutting of other fields. Pastures

remained in mostly good co, nditJion.

~ "'

--

Peach harvest had a week of numerous interruptions by frequent rains. Statewide, about 6o percent of the cPop has been ' gathered. Thrbugh June 29, 2,237 carlot equivalents had been shipped compared with 2,195 through the same date' 'last year. '

Market Managers reported vegetable and melon harvest active with good quality. Shipments of
watermelons totaled U,363 carlot equivalents~hraugh June 29, compared with 1,473 for the same
period last year.

Several outbreaks of Japanese beetles were reported in northern counties on a variety of plants. USDA applied controls in some areas.

WEATHER S~~Y -- Almost daily showers and.thundershowers occurred over much of Georgia ~ing the week ending Friday, June 30. Rainfall was recorded in all sections of the State, but there were large variations in the ~ounts.The largest totals were generally in the south where sane places had over six inches for the week. The Columbus Airport had 6.42 inches for the wek ending Friday morning. This statio~ has ~ad ~eas~a~le . rain ~or. the+~~~ 13 day~. Ha~l was reported fn some areas as a few of 'the thunderstoriris were quite- severe. The showery conditions continued over the State durj ng the week end and most areas had ample moisture by the end of the
period.

Georgia temperatures were cooler than normal during the week. The cloudy skies and frequent ~ernoon showers kept maximum readings in the mid and high 80is on most days. The temperature tUled to reach 80~ on one or more days in north Georgia, while a few highs in the 901s were re-
pnted in the south .Averages ranged from slightly below normal in the south to several degrees
below normal in the north.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Sathrday (July 4-8) calls for tempera-

tures to average 3 to 5 degrees below normal with little day to day changes. The normal maximum
88-93, normal minimums 66-72. Precipitation will generally be about double the normal amounts

ud will total about 1 to 1 3/4 inch with locally heavy showers producing 2 inches or more. The

precipitation will be mostly associated with thundershower activity and will occur throughout the

~a

BeYri:odT. hme oGsetol~ygiaas

afternoon and Crop Reporting

eSveenrviniCg et,huAntdheernssh,owGeoerr-.sg.~i-a-;-l.~.n_c_o_o_p_e_r-at-:-J.'="'o~n-withthe--

Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of

Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTlv1ENT OF COMMERCE WEAT~R BUREAU Athens, Georgia '
ESSA.
Precipitation For The Week Ending June 30, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for week ending
June 30, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 98 at Newington on the 24th.
530 Lumpkin on the 26th.

*"For the period July 1-3, 1967
T, less than .005 inch .

After Five Days Return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT

This report will be treated in all

Respects ~s Letter Mail

(See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

,_,(~J

Thn niv Library
rrn :v Of Ga A-'- ' Ans Ga 30601

Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Department of Agriculture

3..f Ol
~4 '3
( ~ \ J~~~~~,~

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

w~~rnlb~ rniDtrrn~rn~

ATHENS, GEORGIA

- JUL 11 1961~ .

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia durin the week ended Jul

9, 177,000--1 percent less than in the previ_ous wee and 6 i~.~:~~p~ less t

comparable week last year, according to the Georgi

or'tln Ser ice.

An estimated 12, 354, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than in the previous week but 9 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $5. 00 to $8.75 with an average of $7. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $9. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 Jul 1
Week Ended

1, 065 942 762 695 729

Eggs Set}_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

680

64

669

71

543

71

674

97

589

81

BROILi;R TYPE

1, 073 858 864 851 754

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia
% of

1966

1967 year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

836

78

770

90

630

73

571

67

527

70

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz. Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

Apr. 29

14,447 12,899

89

9,910 10, 125 102

56

May 6

14,228 12, 523

88

10,021

9,949 99

56

May 13

14,206 11,919

84

9,906

9,471 96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9, 587 94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 535

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277 92

55

June 10

13,998 12, 155

87

10,026

9,495 95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9, 883

9,457 96

56

June 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226 93

56

Julx: 1

13, 631 12, 354

91

9,808

9, 177 94

56

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 50 7.50 7.75 7.75 7. 7 5

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

u. s. -------------------------------------------------------------------------~-------

Department of f..griculture

Georgia Depa.rtment of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACE D

STATE
f

June
17

Week Ended June
24
THOUSANDS

July _
1

o/o of year
ago 1/

June
17

Week Ended June
24
THOUSAND3

July
1

Page 2
I o/o of
I year ago 1/

Maine

1, 927 2,098 2, 011 99

1, 537

1, 555

1, 551

95

Connecticut

368

357

326 104

205

192

195

98

Pennsylvania

1, 300

1, 622

1, 517 104

899

903

962

111

Indiana

537

556

574 78

301

293

356

84

Missouri

559

574

573 60

368

368

359

77

Delaware

2, 836 2,844 2,764 97

2, 856

2,625

2,927

115

Maryland

4,743 4,699 4,727 106

3,317 3, 567 3, 152

96

Virginia

1, 598

1, 782

1, 790 101

1,082

1, 129

1, 128 . 101

West Virginia

150

153

146 90

377

419

412

91

North Carolina

7,048 6,970 7, 134 99

5,776

5, 666

5, 613

103

South Carolina

557

519

524 104

327

344

442 118

.

GEORGIA

12, 179 12, 179 12,354 91

9,457 9,226 9, 177

94

~

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas . Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

799

818

850 182

906

883

862 66

8,691

8, 572' 8,666 100

4,984 4,846 4,752 105

10, 144 10, 071 10,070 102

1, 152

1, 147

1, 083 99

4,577 4,499 4,385 99

- 581

614

594 82

352

269

301 86

'

1, 882

1, 807

1, 801 90

530
1, oq

518 1, 032

475 130

890

73

7. 191 7,019 6,884

99

4,371

4,434 4,319

105

7,676 7,739 7,610

97

844

896

848 115

3, 597' 3, 654

3, 547

101

411

540

549

96

2491

270

254

99

1, 441

1, 478

1, 473

113

67,870 67, 879 67,804 97 53,825 53,867 53, 123

99

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

70,382 70,883 69,578

54, 210: 54,079 53,498 I

o/o of Last Year

96

96

97

_.._

99

100

99

*1I Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

-

315
JUNE 15, 1967

Released 7/7/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX l POINT HIGHER

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all corr~odities increased l point dur-

i~ the month ended June 15, 1967 to 247. This was 15 points below the June 15, 1966, index of

262.

-

Increases in meat animal and broiler prices more than offset declines in egg, grain, and soybean prices. The All Livestock and Livestock products Index at 219 was 3 points above last month, but 19 points below June 15, 1966,
The All Crop Index at 259 was unchanged from last month.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 3 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP l POINT, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 80
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 3 points (l percent) during the month
ended June 15 to 255 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for cattle and lettuce con-
~ibuted most to the increase, Partially offsetting were price declines for hogs, wheat, and , eggs. The index was 3 percent below June 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates increased l point during the month to 343, a record high. The index was 10 points ' (3 percent) above a year earlier.

With prices of farm products higher and prices paid by farmers increasing, the Parity Ratio remained unchanged at 74.

The Preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, rose l point from May to 80,

Index Numbers

Index

June l

~G~E~OlR9G;I.A;;l~o-~l4-=-.lo.;..;;;o_ _~_ __1266 _ ---------~-----,_;;:.;--..; _..__.=;.-..;;._...__ _--...,;~--

Prices Received All Commodities All Crops
Livestock and Livestock Products

262 272

y y

238 y

~U~N~IT~ED~-S~T-A-TE-S----------------------------------------

'

Prices Parity

RInedceexivedJl

264

252

255

313 :Feb. 1951

333

342

343

343 :June 1967

IV Parity Ratio
Adjusted Parity Ratio

79

74

74

: 123 :Oct. 1946

eliminarv

8S

79

80

:

1 Revised, 2 Also April 19 1. .3 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates, ~The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments,

weraged 86 for the year 1966, compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted

Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based ones-

timated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for the current calen-

dar year,

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A, WAGNER
, - - - - - - - -Agri~ultural Statistician UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
JUL 11 1961

LIBRARIES

IsSuED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Service:- USDA,

or

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Street,-Athens, -Ga.:--

Corr@odity and Unit

~RICES RECEIVED
Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Hay, baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut

:

$ 1.55

$

.77

$ 1.39

$

.96

$ 2.10

27.0

$ 2.80

26.00 35.00 28.00 22.00

Milk Cows, head

Hogs, ct-rt. Beef cattle, All, cwt.

1/

Cows, cwt. ?}

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

Calves, cwt.

190.00
23.50 19.90 17.50 22.00
24.20

Milk, wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid Market

5.85

Manufactured

3.70

All ]/

5.80

Turkeys, lb.

24.0

Chickens, lb., excl. broilers 11.0

Commercial Broilers

15.5

All

15.4

Eggs, all, dozen

41.5

1.69 .84
1.48 1.00 2.20 20.5 2. 75
27.60 36.50 30.00 24.00
200.00 19.40 19.40 16.10 21.90 25.70
6.40
6.40
21.0 8.0
12.0 11.8 34.4

1.55 80 :
1.48 :
.96 2.20 :
20.5 :
2.70:

1.59 .669
1.20 1.08 1.80
29.34 3.04

27.60 22.60
36.50 23.10 29.50 23.20 24.00 : 22.50

195.00 : 242.00 20.60 : 23.20
19.40 : 22.50
16.40 : 17.60 21.80 : 24.10 25.00 26.00

1.58 .693
1.25 1.05 2.00 19.70 2.69
23.70 24.50 24.80 24.10
259.00 21.70 22.20 17.00 23.80 26.80

1.49 717
1.26 1.06 1.99 19.91 2. 71
23.20 23.90 24.50 23.70
259.00 21.00 22.90 17.40 24.50 26.80

.
!!/6.30 :
21.0 23.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 16.1 12.3 15.6 33.6 33.1

5.12 3.98
4. 74
19.5 8.1
13.3 12.8 28.9

!!/4. 73
20.1 7.8
13.5 13.0 27.4

11ixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All under 29% protein
14% protein E/
16% protein

$ 4.00

4.20

~:;

3.95

4.05

0 4.00

4.15

4.25 .3. 71

3.86

3.85

4.00 : 3.47

3.62

3.61

4.20: 3.75

3.93

3.92

18% protein

8 4.15

4.40

4.50 : 3.90

4.05

4.03

20% protein

$ 4.30

4.50

4.55 : 4.10

4.27

4.30

Hog feed, 14%-18% protein,cwt. ~? 4.30

4.55

4.55 : 4.36

4.54

4.58

Cottonseed meal, 41%, cwt. $ 4.45

5.10

5.20: 4.77

5.33

5.36

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

\~

5.10

5.10

5.00 : 5.33

5.26

5.31

Bran, cwt.

$ 3. 60

3. 95

3. 95 : 3. 35

3.59

3.59

Middlings, cwt.

$ 3. 70

4.00

4.15 : 3.42

3.66

3.67

Corn meal, cwt.

0 3.35

3. 70

3. 70 : 3. 32

3.51

3.50

Broiler grower feed, cwt.

$ 4.90

5.00

5.20 : 4.92

4.97

5.03

Laying feed, cwt.

0 4.85

5.00

5.00 : 4.50

4.65

4.66

Scratch grains, cwt.

0 4.25

4.40

4.40 : 3.97

4.09

4.11

Alfalfa hay, ton

0 41.50

45.00

40.00 : 31.50 34.80

32.70

All other hav. ton

~~ .'31.00

36.00

35.50 : 30.70 .33.10

31.10

1TiiC'OWs'iiaridiiSteers andheifers11 combined withallot-ranee where n~sary for slaughter bulls. ,.

27 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
~ Revised. gj Preliminary estimate. 2/ u. s. price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgi~ 30601
.QFFICIA~ ill!!t1e

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture


3tS

UN IVERS
JUL.

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS,

RGI&IBRARIES

Smallest Georgia Co~on Acreage of Record

July 10, 1967

The 1967 acreage of cotton planted in Georgia is estimated- at 350,000, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 53,000 less than the 403,000 acres planted in 1966 and ' is the smallest acreage planted since estimates were . started in 1866.

The decline in acreage is due to the multiple-choice program in effect this year. Most
~ewers elected to divert up to 35 percent of their allotment. Some intended acreage was not
planted due to unfavorable weather during the planting season. There will be a higher percent-
age of abandoned acreage this year than usual due to poor stands.

Planted acreage for the United States is estimated at 9,724,000 compared with 10,349 ,000"
last year - or a decrease of 6 percent.
, .
The first 1967 production estimate will be made on August 8.

C. L. CRENSHAvf Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

- ~ ----- - ~ - -- - - - : - !961-=65 - -=CO-T-TON- A-CR~EA-G-E B-Y-ST-APTlaESnted-acres- - - - - - - - - - : average :-- - -- -- -=-- - - - - - ~:-- - - - :-: -1967 a s-

-- -

State
-----

-

-

-

-

:
- ::

h-pa~er vr c-ees-tnetd-n-JoJt-:: -

1961-65
-arv,e0ra0g0e-

-

-

-

1966
- l;ooo-

-

~
--

1967
.
-1:-oco-

: percent . :. of 1966
-------

I 1 North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Alabama Hissouri

Percent
- 4.2
2.4 2.6 2.4
. 2.4 2.5

-a-c4r<e5s 1
558 664 529 877 367

acres
-244
355 403 398 589 255

acres . ~25
330 350 325 525 240

Percent
~-
93 87 82 89 . 94

l1ississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas

3.3

1,551

1,032

990

96

3.3

1,322

930

875

94

4.4

552

367

355

97

6.~

640

447

435

97

6.6

6,460

4,265

4,050

95

' New Nexico

5.5

200

142

. 136

96

' Arizona

1. 8

387

255

252

99

California

2.3

782

632

605

96

------ Other States -g-j -----.---5-. 3--------5-1-------35------30-.6------87--
~~t~d_S!!_aie~ ______ .:._ __ !.1- ____ 1.5'.0!!2_____1Q,].42 ___ _9.1.74_____ 2.4__

other States

:

Vllginia

4.9

15.0

10.8

8.5

79

Florida

5.0

24.0

15.5

14.0

90

Illinois

8.9

2.3

2.1 .~ ~ .r ~... 1:6

76

. Kentucky
_ !!_eya2_a_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

: .:..

__

,62_..1;!.

_____

...,.

6.7
_;3!.4 _ _ _ _ _ _

4.6.l

_ _ _ _ _42!...32 _ _ _ _ _

93
2._6__

Total American-Egyptian J/:

3.1

97 .9

80.1

69.5.

87

i From all causes:- inctuding removed for compliance:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
YYSums for 11 other States" rounded for inclusion in United States totals. Included in State and United States totals.

iSsUED BY: The Georgia Crop-Reporting Service, USDA, 4o9A North Lumpkin Street, .Athens, Ga.,
in cooperation tvith the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

GEORGIA MAP. SHOWING CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS

Cotton Acreage Planted by Districts

:

: ! . .... '. : l9b7 .as percent

pistrict: 1966 : 1967

of 1966

(ooo acres)

1

29

26

90

2

-17

15

88

3

20

17

85

4

32

26

81

5

75

64

85

6

78

69

88

7

51

47

92

8

87

. 75

86

__2__ _ _ _ ,...;:1:;::4:-._.._._~1::.;:1:..... _ _ _ _ ..:,7~9 __

State

403

.350

87

\ Non-Cotton
'

-4

I

Macon

0

.Columbus

Albany
7

Valdosta

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

I

Ending July 10, 1967

IBRARIES

Released 3 p.m. Monday

RAINS INTERRUPT FARM WORK

Athens, Ga., July 10 --Frequent showers ~ver mu~b of the State and heavy rains in some

sections during the week interrupted farm work, according to the Georgia Crop Keporting Service.

As conditions permitted, however, farmers were busy harvesting peaches, tobacco, hays, ~getables and melons. Insect and disease control received much attention as these activities ~remade much more difficult by the frequent showers.

County Agents noted 1ittle improvement in cotton. Boll weevil numbers continued to build up in spite of frequent applications of insecticides. Nearly two-thirds of the cotton is setting bolls- mostly in southern and central counties. Most of the cotton in northern districts is below this stage of development and somewhat later than usual.

Corn continued to respond to the good moisture situation. Eighty-five percent of the ~porters judged crop prospects as good to excellent, with 28 percent in the latter category.

Peanut prospects remain good. Insect and disease control measures continued. Soybeans ~de good growth. Some late plantings were made during the period.

Tobacco harvest advanced slowly because of the rains. About 23 percent of the crop had ~en gathered by the end of the week. Topping, suckering, and insect control continued to ~ceive considerable attention.

Hay crops made rapid growth, but cutting and curing was slow. Pastures are generally ,in good condition.

Peach harvesting moved forward and was about 70 percent completed. Through July 6, 2,400 carlot equivalents had been shipped compared with 2,658 last year.

Market Managers reported heavy rains and hot sun caused volume and quality of veqetable and melon crops to drop very fast during the period. ' Growth of sweetpotatoes was good and ~Nest of early varieties was gE t ting under way.

~lEATHER SUMMARY-- Showers continued to occur at frequent intervals over most of Georgia
1during the past week. Rainfall amounts were highly variable, ranging from 1 ight at a few
places to excessive in several areas. More than 4 inches of rain was recorded at some
weather stations in north and south Georgia during the week ending Friday, July 7. The observer at Milledgeville measured only .01 of an inch during the same period. The showers
continued over the State during the weekend and were quite heavy in some areas. A tornado
~s reported on the western edge of Macon on Sunday, July 9, with damage to trees and power I ines.

Temperatures continued mild for the season under mostly cloudy skies. Averages ranged

,from about 2 degrees below normal in the extreme south to 6 degrees below normal in north-

~st Georgia. This was the second consecutive week and the seventh out of the last eight

that Georgia temperatures have averaged cooler than normal.



June rainfall was above normal in all sections of Georgia except the east central and

southeast, and was only slightly below . normal in these areas. The northcentral, northeast and southwest divisions had more than 3 inches above normal for the month. In most areas,



the heaviest rains occurred during the first and last weeks of the month. June temperatures

averaged be 1ow norma I in a 11 areas.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 11-16) calls for temperatures to average a few degrees below normal in the north and near normal in the south. There should be only minor day to day changes except possibly a 1 ittle cooler in the north by the end of the week. Rainfall is expected to be moderate to heavy in afternoon and evening thundershowers that should be more numerous the latter part of the week.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA:
Precipitation For The Week Ending July 7, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending
July 7, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest: 950 at Newington on the 1st

Lowest:

0
49 at Blairsville on the 4th

* For period July 8-10, 1967
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agri culture
Statistical Reporting Ser~ice 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in al I
Respects as Letter Ma i I (See Sec. j4. 17, P. L. & R. )

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department- of Agriculture

.~f~.
~ DqOQ l
Gr4A3
\~(, 1
Juk, l

EGETABLE R

3!5
r

Georgia Crop Reporting Service

July 1, 1967

July 11, 1967

GEORGIA

Production of summer vegetables and melons is expected to be about 8 percent above a

year ago, according to the Georg ia Crop Report ing Service. Ample to excessive moisture was

rece ived i n most areas of the St ate during June. The harvesting season for most crops was

2 to 3 weeks earlier than normal in southern areas. Quality and demand have been very good.

Supplies are dec] in ing from central areas, but increas i ng i n mountain counties. Through

1 June 30, shipments of most vegetable and melon crops were running considerably ahead of a

year ago. A total of 4,354 carlot equivalent of watermelons have been shipped, compared with

1,470 for the same period last year.

UNITED STATES

LIMA BEANS: Production of summer 1 ima beans is placed at 257,000 hundredweight, 3 percent more than last year. In New Jersey, rainfall has been adequate, and recent warm
temperatures have been beneficial. Harvest is expected to begin after mid-July, ten days later thari usual, and extend th rough August. In North Carol ina, harvest started i n early July. Early plantings are maturing about one week later than usual. In southern areas of Georgia, harvest neared completion in early July. In southern and central counties of Alabama, harvest was in full swing on July 1. In northern counties, the crop was making good growth.

SNAP BEANS: A summer snap bean crop of 894,000 hundredweight is forecast, Jown 11 percent from 1966. In New England, active harvest is expected about mid-July. The New
York harvest is expected to sta r t by mid-July with volume supplies available i n August. In 1 Pennsylvania, development is about 10 days later than normal. In southern Ohio, peak harvest
is expected about mid-July. Suppl ies from northern Ohio should be available in late July with peak harvest by mid-August. Crop prospects are favorable in Illinois. In Mi chigan, development has been delayed by wet weather. In southwest Virg i nia, harvest is expected to start in late July with peak volume by mid-August. The North Carol ina crop i s in good condition. Peak harvest is expected after mid-July. Light volume is expected from the mountain areas of Georgia by mid-July. Unfavorable weather caused considerable replanting. In Tennessee, recent rains improved crop prospects. In Alabama, harvest was active in most areas on July 1. In Colorado, harvest is expected to start by late July. Cool weather has delayed the crop. Hail damage has been heavy on some acreage in northern areas.

The forecast of early summer cantaloups is for a production of 683,000 hundred 7
' weight, up 6 percent from last year. Harvest in South Carol ina began i n late June. The bu 1k of the crop is 1 to 2 weeks 1ate r than norma 1. In centra 1 Georgi a, 1 ight harvest is expected through July. Harvest began in Alabama on July 1. Harvest started in south-central Oklahoma during the first week of July. In Ar izona, harvest began on June 20 1 with peak movement expected a round mid- Ju 1y.

WATERMELONS: Production of~ summer watermelons is placed at 14,487,000 hundredweight, 2 percent above last year. In North Carol ina, the crop developed well during
June although in the northeast area, 1 imited rainfall has reduced growth, Harvest is expected to start about ten days later than usual. Harvest should be active in the Allendale-Barnwell area of South Carol ina before mid-July, and a few days later in the Pageland-Chesterf ield area. Vines are in good condition and there is a heavy set of late melons. In Georgia, harvest is nearing completion in southern areas, while supplies are increasing daily from central areas. L1ght volume is expected through July in the Cordele area. Harvest was nearing the peak in south Alabama on July 1. Light harvest was beginning in central areas but northern areas were later than usual because of poor weather at planting time. The Mi ss i ssippi early crop is in excellent condition but dry weather is beginning to hurt the late acreage. Harvest is expected to peak about mid-July.

Supplies of late summer watermelons, at 3,009,000 hundredweight, are 5 percent less than in 1966. Indiana watermelons are in good condition, although about a week late in development. In Illinois, late plantings followed by persistent showers have resulted in slow growth. In Missouri, excessive rain delayed development. In Delaware and Maryland, recent rains have improved crop prospects. Harvest is expected to start in early August, about two weeks later than norma 1
isSUED-BY:- Th~ Ge~rg i :; Cr~p-R~p~rti-,:;g-S~r~i~e-; USDA-; 4o9AN~rth-L~mpkln-Str~et,-Ath~ns,-G:;.-; in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Acreage and Estimat ed Production Reported to Date , 1967 with comparisons

CROP .AND STATE

ACREAGE HARVESTED

1965

1966 _Acres -

For Harvest
1967

YIELD PER ACRE
Ind.
1965 1cw96t.6. _ 1967

LIMA BEANS

Sllii'mer:

New J ersey

1,200

1,000

1,000

34

33

30

North Carolina

1,200

1,100

1,000

30

30

20

South Carolina

1,700

1,700

1, 600

22

22

19

Georgia

3,400

3,100

3,000

24

23

26

Alabama

3,200

3,300

3,300

24

23

30

GrouE Total

10,700

10,200

9,900

26

25

26

SNAP BEANS

Surrmer:

New Hampshire

160

150

130

40

40

35

Mas saohusett s

900

850

800

35

36

35

Rhode Island

140

140

140

35

35

35

Con n e c t i c u t

500

600

650

35

35

35

New York

8,400

7,700

7,000

42

38

40

Pennsylvania

1,000

900

850

40

40

40

Ohio

1,900

1,600

1,800

50

50

45

illinois

1, 300

1,200

1,200

28

25

30

Michigan

2,100

2,300

2,400

32

33

20

Virginia

450

450

450

45

35

40

North Carolina

6,000

5,600

5, 600

45

49

35

Georgia

1,200

1,200

1,300

43

37

36

Tennessee

1,000

950

900

48

45

45

Alabama

900

850

800

30

25

30

Colora do

600

650

65 0

50

49

45

Group Total

26,550

25,140

24,670

41

40

36

CABBAGE 1/ Late Surrmer:

Pennsylvania

2 ,7 00

2,400

2,300

200

190

200

Indiana

1,100

1,200

1,200

260

215

240

illinois

2,300

2,300

2,400

190

165

175

Iowa

450

300

230

160

160

150

No rth Ca rolina

3,600

3,200

3,000

185

160

175

Geo rgia C o l o ra do Wa shington

450 1,700 1,300

450 1,900 1,300

450

110

115

105

2,100

250

230

230

1,400

260

215

240

California Group Total

2,800
!f),40('5

2,900 I5,\:l50

2,800

215

230

215

!S,risCl 2cs !94 20!

CANTALOUPS

Earlv Sumner:

South Carolina

3,300

3,600

3,300

41

43

35

Georgia

6,000

5,500

5,000

60

40

50

Alabama

1,500

1,500

1,500

50

50

55

Oklahoma

1 ., 7 0 0

1,700

1,900

55

60

60

Arizona, Other Group Total

600
I3,Io0

650
I2,950

1,100

110

145

110

I2,SOO

55

50

5~

TO!viATOES

Lat e Spr in);!:

South Carolina

8,200

7,800

7,000

85

80

90

Georgia

2,500

2,500

2,000

50

60

55

Mississippi

750

700

650

58

50

50

Louisiana

1,200

1,100

1,400

55

65

60

Texa s ~ou:-e Total

6,000 18,650

6,000 !8,100

5,800 16,850

47 65

o421

45 66

WATERHELON S

Early Sumne!":

North Carolina

7,900

6,500

6,500

68

54

60

South Carolina : 22,000

22,000

23,000

85

75

75

Georgia Alabama

34,000

33,500

33,000

80

80

90

13,700

13 ,ooo

12,500

95

95

100

Mississippi

7,500

7,500

7,600

75

55

65

Arkansas Louisiana

6,400 3,600

6,000
3 ,oco

5,900

85

80

75

3,000

80

90

85

Oklahoma

9,900

9,000

9,500

80

70

70

Texas

74,000

72,000

70,000

65

60

60

Arizona

4,500

3, 600

3,300

140

175

160

California

8,200

9,100

9,500

180

175

165

Grou:-e Total 1 191,700

185,200

183,800

81

77

79

~/ Includes processing.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
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Athens Georgia 30601

PRODUGriON

Ind.

1965

,o1o9o6c6wt.

1967

41

33

30

36

33

20

37

37

30

82

71

78

77

76

99

273

250

257

6

6

5

32

31

28

5

5

5

18

21

23

353

293

280

40

36

34

95

80

81

36

30

36

67

76

48

20

16

18

270

274

196

52

44

47

48

43

40

27

21

24

30

32

29

1,099

l,OCB

894

540 286 437
72 666
50 425
338 602 3,4!6

456 258
380 48
512 52
437
280 667 3,090

460 288 4 20
34 525
47 483
33 6 602 l!_l95

135

155

116

360

220

250

75

75

82

94

102

114

66

94

121

7~0

o4o

68 3

697 125
44 66
282 I,2I4

624 150
35
72 246 1.127

630
110 32
84 261 -r.IT7_

537 1,870 2,720 1,302
562
544
288 792 4,810 630 1,476
15,531

351

390

1,650

1,725

2,680

2,970

1,235

1 , 25 0

412

494

480

442

270

255

630

665

4,320

4,200

630

528

1,592

1,568

14,250 - - 14,487

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator
Postage and Fees Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture

315

ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 12, l 96i

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 8 was 8, 980,000--2 percent less than in the previous week and 7 percent less than in the comparable week last year, according to the G eorgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 281,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than in the previous week and 10 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 55 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with h~tchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 00 per hundred, The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

June 10 June 17 June 24 July l July 8
Week Ended

942 762 695 729 804

Eggs Set];./

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

669

71

858

543

71

864

674

97

851

589

81

754

467

58

609

BROILER TYPE

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

% of
year
ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

770

90

630

73

571

67

527

70

457

75

Av, Pdce

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

May 6

14,228 12, 523

88

10, 021

9,949

99

56

May 13

14,206 11,919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9, 587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12,535

89

9, 913 10,001

101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10

13, 998 12, 155

87

10,026

9,495

95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9, 883

9,457

96

56

June 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937 . 9, 226

93

56

July l

13, 631 12,354

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

Ju1r 8

13,670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

lJ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 7.75 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNE R

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Rep.orting Service

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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PL- ACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

EGGS SET

CHIC .:<:S PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

June

July

24

1

lJ% of

July

year

June

8

ago 1/ 24

Week Ended

July

July

1

8

.

THOUSANDS

THOUSAND3

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania I Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

2,098 357
1, 622 556 574
2,844 4,699 1, 782
153 6,970
519

2,011 326
1, 517 574 573
2,764 4,727 1, 790
146 7, 134
524

1, 667 94

1, 555

251 69

192

1, 391 105

903

659 644

87 69

I

293 368

2,778 100

2,625

4, 716 108

3,567

1, 660 104

1, 129

151 96

419

6, 826 99

5,666

547 106

344

1, 551 195 962 356 359
2,927 3, 152 1, 128
412 5, 613
442

1, 504 206 790 320 394
2, 741 3,400 1,000
372 5, 329
440

Page 2
I o/o of
I year ago 1/
95 134 104 74 77 104 110 91 98 98 139

GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi )Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
:TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

12, 179 12,354 12; 281

90 ' 9, 226

9, 177

8,980

93

818

850

838 199

518

475

477

115

883

862

793 64

1, 032

890

1, 044

106

8, 572

8,666

8, 579 101

7,019

6,884

6, 722

96

4,846

4,752

4,714 103

4,434

4,319

4,266

106

10,071 10,070 10, -011 98

7,739

7,610

'7, 107

90

1, 147

1, 083

1, ,107 103

896

848

866

124

4,499

4,385

4,291 102 I 3, 654

3,547

3, 580

104

614

594

638 92 ' 540

549

475

97

269

301

302 86

270

254

244

93

1, 807

1, 801

1, 871

88 ' 1, 478

1, 473

1, 384

108

67,879 67,804 66,915 97 153, 867 53, 123 51, 641

98

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

. 70, 883 69, 578 68,735

% of Last Year

96

97

..":."...97

r! Current week as percent of same week last y1~ar. 'f' Revised.

54,079 53,498 52, 582

100

99

98

j.

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FARM

REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1967

July 12, 1967

QEE ~orgia

~aspects I~~:

General rains on May 21-22, and mostly adequate rainfall since

that time, have resulted in much improvement in the condition

of Georgia crops, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Cotton shows the least improvement

1mile the peanut, corn, soybean, and tobacco crops are very promising. Dry weather in April

and most of May reduced yields of small grains below year-earlier levels.

~ Productio~ Up: Corn production in 1967 is forecast at 69,230,000 bushels, 18 percent more than last year's crop of 58,824,000 bushels. Acreage to be harvested for
grain is estimated to be 1,5o5,ooo, compared with 1,368,000 in 1966. Yield per acre is indi-
cated at 46 bushels per acre - 3 bushels above last yearts average.
Tobacc2 ~duction 2: Georgia's flue-cured tobacco production is estimated at 147,000,000
pounds, sharply above the short crop of 96,380,000 pounds last year . Acreage for harvest at 73,500 is 12,500 above 1966. Yield per acre is indicated at 2,000 pounds, compared with 1,580 pounds last year.

~-~ ~duction: Sharp increases in acreages of wheat and rye harvested for grain more than offset acreage declines in oats and barley and low yields and resulted in a
total grain production 9 percent above last year.

The acreage of soybeans to be harvested for beans is indicated
at 542,000, 80 percent more than the 301,000 harvested last
year.

~~h Production ~: Production of peaches in Georgia this year is estimated at 3,000,000 bushels compared with 3,800,000 bushels in 1966. Shipments through
July 6 total 2,400 carlot equivalents compared with 2,658 to the same date last year.

Crop and Unit

Tor--:-- Acreage 1/
-...:....--

Yield Per Acre

:

?reduction

-~:-----:---~--

:Harvested : harvest 1966

Indicated

: 1966 : 1967 :

:__1961___

- - - - - - - -ThousalliCA:cre~- -

1966

Indicated

_ _ _..:.__1967__ _

Thousands

Corn, for grain

bu.

'1-Jheat

bu.

Oats

bu.

Rye

bu.

Barley

bu.

Tobacco, Type 14 lbs.

Sweetpotatoes

cwt.

y Hay, all

tons

Peanuts, Alone

Soybeans, for beans

1,368
65
98
43 11 61 8.0 460
498 301

1,505
124
93
70
9
73.5 8.0 462
493 542

43.0 30.0 41.0 22.5 41.0 1,580
85,..
1.88-

46.0 27.0 37.0 18.0
30.0 2,000
85.0+
1.81-

Peaches, total crop bu.

Cotton

1/

403

350

1TPla~acr~age for-cotton-and peanuts, harvested acreage-for-others

58,824 1,950 4,018
968 451 96,380 680 867

69,230 3,348 3,441 1,260
270 147,000
680
837

3, 800

3,000

UNI'Jii:R-lm; 9f" ti '!!OPIGrJt

JUL 19 1007

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

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UNITED STAT~S CROP SU1'll1ARY AS OF JULY 1, 1967.

Crop prospects on July 1 wer e slightly better than a year earlier, although development was behind normal pace . Total crop acreage planted for 1967 harve st increased 7 percent to the highest level since 1960. Feed grain production is expected to be up 8 percent from last year and food grain production 19 perc ent above 1966. Milk production during June was 1 percent less than a year earlier and 6 percent below average. Egg production was up 6 percent from a year ea~lier , and 8 percent above average .

1~1 Crop Acrea~ Incre~~

Crops planted for 1967 harvest total 318 million acres -- up 7 percent or 19.7 million acres from last year, and the largest total in 7 years . Total acreage of food grains increased 22 percent from last year and both feed grains and oilseeds increased 4 percent. Despite .some delays in planting, farmers were able to s eed most of their intended acreage, except for cotton, Some abandoned cotton acreage in southern areas and wheat in the central and southern Plains were replanted to soybeans and sorghums.

Indicated acreage for harvest increased slightly less than planted acreage. Acreage losses after planting are expected to be above last year -- especially for winter ~lhe at, cotton, and
corn. The current estimate of 304 million acres for harvest is 5 percent more than last year
and the largest total since 1960.
QQB~: Prospective 1967 production of corn for grain, at 4.5 billion bushels, is 10 percent larger than the record 4 . 1 billion bushels produced last ;y-ear ;20 percent above the 1961-65
average . This would be the Nation's fourth 4-billion bushel corn crop --the first tvas in 1963, the others, in 1965 and 1966.

~~~AT: Production of All Whe at is for ecast at a record 1,596 million bushels, 139 million bushels above the previous high established in 1958. The yield per harvested acre
is 26.6 bushels--second highest in history. The acreage of all wheat for harvest as grain is 60.0 million, the largest since 1953.

SOYBEANS : Soybeans planted alone for all purposes in 1967 are estimated at 41. 0 million acres,
about 10 percent more than last year's record of 37.4 million acres, and 34 percent
above the average of 30.5 million acres. Growers expect to harvest 40.1 million acres, up 9 percent from last year and 35 percent above average.

. U. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION. 1966 AND 1967

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

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

Crop and Unit

Acreage

: Yield Per Acre ~-------Eod~ti~------

--~----~~-----:--

Harvested : harvest : 1966 : Indicated : 1966

Indicated

: 1966 : 1967 :

: 1967 :

:

1967

--------~~~------ThousandS---~---------

- - 1'b:ou~~gds - - - - -

Corn, for grain bu.

vfueat, all

bu.

56,888

61,315

72.1

49, 843

59,950

26.3

73.5 4,103,323 4,508,525 26.6 1,310,642 1, 596,070

Oats
Cotton 1/

bu.

17,848

16,215

44.7

47.7

798, 089

774,208

10,349

9,724

Tobacco

lbs.

973

989 1,942

2,006 1,890,320 1, 983, 408

Hay, all

tons

65,192

64,151

1.85

1.85

120,863

118,433

Soybeans, for beans

36,644

40,123

Peanuts g/

1,490

1,467

Potatoes, Irish ct-1t.

1,464

1,461

210 Aug . 10

306,902

Aug . 10

1S.w/ ePeltapnotteadto. esgj

cwt. : Grown alone

for

973 all

989

87

88

13.697

11.189

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1967

July 13, 1967

Prospects on July 1 indicated the 1967 Georgia peach crop to be 3,000,000 bushels. The estimate is unchanged from last month, but 21 percent below last yearls crop of 3,800,000
bushels.

Weather during June was mostly favorable for harvest and good quality fruit was marketed. However, some interruptions were caused by scattered shower activity over the belt.

County Agents report harvest well advanced on July 7 and some sheds are closing in the
Fort Valley area. Varieties going to market the first week in July were Blake, Shippers Late,
Dixieland, Sullivan Elberta, Redskin, Southland and Halehaven. Elberta harvest is expected to
be active by mid-July. Shipments through July 10 from Georgia total 2,528 carlot equivalents compared with 2,862 for the same date last year.

The peach estimate relates to total production which includes rail and truck shipments,

1 local sales, non-inspected truck sales to points in the State and adjoining states, quantity

~ed on farms where produced, and in some years quantities not utilized because of economic

conditions. Normally, inspected rail and truck shipments account for about half of the produc -

, tion estimate.

PEACH PRODUCTION 1( SELECTED STATES

-----------------------Average

_ _ _ _ _ -----~~---~-..-,.I-n~dicated

'

STATE

1961-65
11illion

1966
11ilrron-. ---~l-,~oo~o:o--

1967 Million 1,000 -~~~~~-

~~

Pounds

- - - bushels

~unds

pushels

North Carolina South Carolina
~ GEORGIA
Alabama Nississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
Texas

. 61.3 314.7

77.1 339.0

1,550
6,600

35.0
129.0

700 2,500

196.3

188.5

3,800

148.8

3,000

46.5

27.5

550

57.5

1,150

. 14.1 58.8

13.2 49.4

265

17.5

350

950

49.4

950

6.5

9.0

180

8.5

170

:

8.0

10.8

225

9.6

200

: 26.2 --------..- --

33.6
-~---

-

-

-

-

10Q -

-

-

-

_2.~

-

-

-

-

~ 2_5Q_ --

9States

81.4

748.1

14.~

481.7

9.570

yrincludes-quantities unharvested on account of ec8~~T condi~~ d excess cullage ~ar-

vested fruit.

JUL ~..- I 67

ARCHIE !.ANGLEY ~icultural Statistician In Charge

C L. CRENSHA1rJ 1-------~~o.:Lcultural Statistician

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ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop ReportingService, USDA, 4I>9A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

UNITED STATES - SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1967
The Nation's 1967 peach crop is forecast at 3,058 million pounds,lO percent less than last
season and 14 percent below average. Excluding California Clingstones, mostly a canning crop, a production of 1,382 million pounds is forecast, 20 percent less than last year and 34 percent below average. Smaller crops than last year are indicated for all of the North Atlantic and Middle Atlantic States, some of the Rocky Mountain States and most of the 9 Southern States. For most of the North Central States, production is above the short 1966 crop but below average,
California's Clingstone peach crop, used primarily for canning, is estimated at 1,676 million pounds, nearly the same as the 1,678 million pounds harvested in 1966 and 12 percent above average. Growing conditions were reasonably good in the Clingstone peach producing districts during June. Some warmer temperatures prevailed toward the end of the period but ample foliage on trees was expected to protect the fruit from damage. The season is later than last year and harvest of the extra early varieties i~ not expected until shortly after mid-July.
California's Freestone crop of 500 million pounds is 3 percent less than the 1966 crop and 19
percent below average. Harvest of early Freestone varieties is lagging far behind last year. Start of harvest of most varieties is about 2 weeks late.
The July 1 forecast for the 9 Southern States--48.2 million pounds--is 36 percent less than
the 1966 crop and 34 percent below average. Good crops in Alabama and llississippi only partial~ ly offset sharp reductions in the Carolinas and Georgia.
In Alabama, harvest of early and mid-season varieties was nearing completion by the end of June. Harvest of Elbertas was expected to be active from July 10 to July 25. Harvest of late peaches in Ivlississippi is expected to continue into August.

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many field operations during the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice.

Nearly all sections were affected by delays in insect, disease and weed controls. Between

rains, harvest of peaches, tobacco, vegetables and melons was active.

Condition of the cotton crop showed I ittle change from the previous week. Most of the County Agents reporting described the crop as fair or poor. About 70 percent of acreage had
set bolls with the bulk of the fruiting occurring in central and southern counties.

Corn remained in mostly good condition. A number of reporters judged prospects to be excellent.

Both peanuts and soybeans were in good condition with soybeans showing the most improvement. A variety of insects caused damage to both crops as rains either washed ,off
or delayed insecticide treatments.

About one-third of the tobacco crop had been gathered by the weekend. This was below expectations due to the rains.

Much hay was caught on the ground during the week. Growth on that still standing was lush but many fields had passed the usual cutting stage.

Peach harvest reached about 80 percent completion. Through July 13, 2,659 carlot equivalents had been shipped, compared with 2,991 last year.

,

Market Managers reported harvest of vegetables and melons nearing completion in

southern areas. Frequent rains reduced both volume and quality in all areas. Shipments of

watermelons totaled 6,340 carlot equivalents through July 14, compared with 5,249 last year.

~/EATHEI{ SUMMARY-- Showers and thundershowers occurred almost daity over most of Georgia during the week ending Friday, July 14. Many of the showers were unusually heavy and excessive rainfall amounts were recorded over much of the State. The weather observer at Monticello " measured slightly more than 7 inches during the week and several other places had over 5 inches. The statewide average for the week was nearly 3 inches. Totals were generally smallest in the extreme west central and southwest sections where several observers reported less than one inch. For many areas, this was the third straight week with heavy to excessive rainfall. The rains ended on Friday and the weekend of sunshine was a welcome change in all
sect ions.

The frequent showers and cloudiness continued to hold daytime temperatures below normal through Friday. An unusually cool mass of air moved over the State at the beginning of the weekend and brought record low temperatures for this time of year to most areas. Lows dropped to the low 50 1 s as far south as Savannah and to the 40 1 s in the mountains. Averages for the week ranged from 2 to 8 degrees below normal from southeast to northwest



The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday {July 18-22) calls for .

temperatures to average 3 to 6 degrees below normal. It will be slightly warmer Tuesday

and Wednesday with 1 ittle day to day change thereafter. Rainfall is expected to be moderate

to heavy in showers mainly the latter half of the period. Totals should range from~ to

li inches.



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Precipitation For The Week Ending July 14 , 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending July 14, 1967 (Provisional)
0
Highestz 98 at Camilla on the 11th
550 at LaFayette on the 14th

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GEORG I A CROP REPORTING SERVICE

June 1967 Released 7/18/67
JUNE _MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 MILLION POUNDS
Milk production on Georgia farms during June totaled 85 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, This compares with 81 million pounds produced in June last year and 91 million during May 1967. The 1961-65 June average production was 82 million pounds.
Production per cow in herd averaged 590 pounds --50 pounds above the previous year, but 40 pounds below the May output. The 5~ear average production per cow for the month was 456 pounds.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during June was $6.30 per hundredweight. This would be $.50 above the previous year, but $.10 below the May 1 average.
Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight above May and
, averaged about 25 cents above the previous year.

__________l1!LK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAffiYl1EN
1

Item and Unit

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

June---- May - June

June-

May

June

1966

1967 ----!--96;...:7--.:_...;;1~9.;;.66;;.__ _;;1=9.-..67.:.___ _1. 967

l1ilk Production, million lbs.
hoduction Per Cow, lbs. 1/
Number lliilk Cows, thousand head

81 540

91 630

. 85 11,269

590

798

11,508 844

11,161 821

150

144

144

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 'ij
Ail tiD.olesale milk, ctvt.
1 Fluid Milk, cwt.
Hanufactured Milk, cwt.
Milk Cows, head , All Baled Hay, ton

5.80
5.85
3.70 190.00
26.00
.

6.40 6.40
200.00 27.60

!!/6.3~

4.36

-- .. 4.69 3.76

. 195.00 . 242.00

27.60 22.60

4. 74. 5.12
3.9.8 259.00
23.70

k/4.73
259.00 23.20
~

PRICES PAID - DOLlARS 2/

Mixed Dairy Feed:

-

14 Percent Protein,cwt, 2/

3.95

4.05 4.00

3.47

3.62

3.61

16 Percent Protein,cwt.

4.00

4.15 4.20

3. 75

3.93

3.92

18 Percent Protein,cwt.

4.15

4.40 4.50

3.90

4.05

4.03

20 Percent Protein,cwt.

4.30

4.50 4.55

4.10

4.27

4.30

All Under

29 Percent Protein, cut.

4.00

4.20 4.25

3. 71

3.86

3.85

Y - - Monthly average.
' y Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average f.9r month.

3/ Revised,

A 2~// UP,resli.mpinriacrey. is for. under 16 percent.

~l'l'YE-:f!.,I'J';f tW :G~

JUL 21 1987

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

-LIIRARIES
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service,-USDA;4o9A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga. in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture



UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
June mil~_putput 1 percent elow 1~66
June milk productiQn in the Unit~d States is estimated at ll~l6l million pounds, l percent less than a year earlier and the smallest output for the month since 1937. The relatively low June production was partly due to a leveling off of the seasonal peak in milk production in recent years. June production was 6 percent less than the 5-year average for the month. On a daily average basis, production increased three-tenths of a percent from May to June this year, compared with an average decrease of eight-tenths of a percent. June output provided 1.87 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1.91 pounds a year earlier. For the first half o. the year, milk -production was about the same as for the comparable period a year earlier.

~!!!Lrate per cow up .'3 perent from a year earlier

Milk production per cow during June averaged 821 pounds -- up .3 percent from a year earlier and 13 percent more than average. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 44 states. On a daily basis , June output per cow averaged 27.4 pounds, which is slightly more than in May and compares with 26.6 pounds in June 1966.

11ilk Per Cow and Milk Production by 1'1onths United 'States, 1967, with Comparisons

- - -- -. - . . - - Month

__ Hilk E9rco~:__

Average

1961-65 1966

1967

~~

-M.i...l..-k. - , E-r o-d- u c- t i o-n------_~ __

Average

:Change

1261 ... 65

1966

19L :from 1966

Hilgon Po~

Percent

January
February
March April May June Jan.-June total July August September October November December

. . . . . . .

621
591 _676 690
757
.7.2..9..
671

. 629 592

..:.

602
581 618

678
635
736 752 812 798
736 696 663 670 649 687

715

10,22-2 .. 9,- 80,5

670 766 785 844

. . .

9;696 11;062 11;260
12;310

9;137 10;.537 10;72.5
11;525

--821

.....:

11;816
66;368
10;849 10,148
.9;522
9,643

11;269
62,998
10;350
9;763 9;263
9;.333

.: 9,288 9.841

9,012 9:511

9;855 . : +0.5

. 9;217

+0.9

10;510

-0.3

10;732

+0.1

.. 11;508

..0.1

. 11;161

-1.0

62,983

0

. . :
.: .


- -Annual

: L:z5.9 8.213

: .125_,660 . lgg_,_g,2p

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL ill!SINE..

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

,__
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
I
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

July 19, 196 7

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 15 was 9, 113, 000--1 percent more than in the previous week but 5 percent l e ss than in the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .

An estimated 12,031,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 percent less than in the previous week and 12 percent less than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 55 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 58 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries 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 65 cents for eggs and $10.00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEM:SNTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

u;o of year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15
Week Ended

762 695 729 804 753

Eggs Set !}

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

543

71

864

674

97

851

589

81

754

467

58

609

590

78

556

BROILZH TYPE

rifo of year ago Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

rifo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

630

73

571

67

527

70

457

75

510

92

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

May 13

14,206 11,919

84

9,906

9,471

96

56

May 20

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9, 587

94

56

May 27

14,082 12, 535

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10

13, 998 12, 155

87

10, 026

9, 495

95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9,883

9,457

96

56

June 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

July 1

13, 631 12, 3 54

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56



July 8 July 15

13, 670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

13,614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hate he rie s producing chicks for hatchery supp1y flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 50 7.50 7.75 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.25

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street,

Athens,

-, '"1 Georgi~----------
UN!' : ':> ) !TY OF GEORG IA F

JUL 21 1967

LIBRARIES

-

--

E GGS SET A ND CHICKS PL-ACE D IN C OMMERCIAL AREA3 BY WE .:!:KS - 1967

STATE
~.

July
1

E GGS S2 T

i

Week Ena:ea:

J o/o of !~

July
8

I July I

15

aygeoar1/11

.:;HICKS PLAC,.!:D

~ eek .t- nded

July
1

July
8

July
15

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Page 2
t
"/o ot year
ago 1/

Maine

2, 011

1, 867

1,976 103

1, 551

1, 504

1, 531

100

Connecticut Pennsylvania

..

326 1, 517

251 1, 391

331 73 1, 545 130

195

206

183

119

962

790

1, 050

115

Indiana

574

659

543 74

356

320

315

73

Missouri

573

644

603 72

359

394

402

76

Delaware Maryland

2,764 4,727

2, 778 4,716

2,670 4,367

97 97

j
I

2,927 3, 152

2, 741 3,400

2, 777 3,307

108 105

Virginia

1, 790

1, 660

1, 672 102

1, 128

1, 000

1, 005

93

West Virginia

146

151

134 99

412

372

368

87

North Carolina

7, 134 6,826 6,973 102

5, 613

5, 329

5, 433

100

South Carolina

524

547

545 128

442

440

434

115

.

GEORGIA

12, 354 12, 281 12,031 88

9, 177 8,980 9, 113

95

::J

Florida

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

Arkansas

i'

Louisiana

Texas

Washington

Oregon

California

TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

850

838

903 190

862

793

738 61

475

477

890

l, 044

556

138

8'54

so

8,666 4, 752 10_, 070 1,083 4,385
594 301 1, 801

8, 579 4,714 10, 011 1, 107
4,291 638 302
1, 871

8,274 99 4,795 105
9,846 98 1, 107 101 4,344 101
648 98 270 87 1, 906 99

6,884 6, 722 6,664

96

4,319

4,266

4, 153

105

7,610 7. 107 7, 629

97

848

866

831

114

3, 547 3, 580 3,329

96

549

475

452

102

254

244

261

86

1, 473

1, 384

l, 416

101

67,804 66,915 66,221 97 53, 123 51, 641 52,063

99

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

69,578 68,735 67,946

53,498 52,582 52,758

o/o of Last Year

97

97

97

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

99

98

99

H qoDl
,..r~ 4f\'3
1~b1 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 1 1\ U . S . OEPAfltTMENT OF AGRIClJLTUPE STATIST1CAL REPORTING SERVICE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Athens, Georgia

July 19, 1967

GEORGIA FESCUE SEED PRODUCTION DOWN 19 PERCENT

Qeorgi~: The 1967 production of fescue seed in Georgia is forecast at 2,050,000 pounds, 19 percent below the 1966 crop of 2,520,000 pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Re-
porting Service. The acreage harvested for seed is estimated at 10,000 compared with 12,000
last year, and the yield per acre is off 5 pounds. Frequent rains during June delayed harvest-
i~ operations. Some intended acreage was not harvested.

This yearls production of tall fescue seed in nine Southern States is estimated at
43,926,000 pounds. This is 23 percent less than the revised 1966 crop of 57,195,000 pounds, , but 12 percent above the 1961-65 average.

Production was below 1966 in all Southern States except South Carolina, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. In Missouri and Kentucky, the leading tall fescue seed producers, production v1as 32 percent and 26 percent, respectively, below 1966.

A total of 211,300 acres was harvested, compared with 261,000 acres last year and the average of 203,920 acres. Acreage cut for seed was below 1966 in Missouri, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas, and was the same as a year earlier in South Carolina and mssissippi. Acreage cut for seed was above 1966 in Oklahoma.

This yearls indicated yield is 208 pounds per acre compared trith 219 pounds in 1966 and the average of 191 pounds. In most States t.;eather ~vas dry early in the season. Harvest ~reather was generally favorable, except for rain, which delayed harvest in Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Harvest of this year's tall fescue seed ranged from five days earlier than last year in Alabama to four days later in Georgia. Average beginning dates of harvest were: June 15 in Alabama and Mississippi, June 21 in South Carolina and Tennessee, June 22 in Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and June 24 in Missouri.

Carryover of old-crop seed by growers in the 9-State area totaled 5,354,000 pounds
c~pared with last yearls holding of 2,461,000 pounds. Dealers' carryover for the U. s. vnll
be published in the August 3 report.

There were 600 pounds of tall fescue seed imported between July 1, 1966 and May 31,1967. ~ere was no tall fescue seed imported in fiscal year 1966. Export data are not available.

The forecast of the late harvest tall fescue seed crop in the P

st vnlL be

included in a report scheduled for release on August 17.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

(Please turn page)

JUL 21 1967

LIBRARIES

TALL FESCUE SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre and production,

- - - - - : average 1961-65. annual 1966 and 1967 _--li:creaiieiia"rve'Stecr-:--~-ire.!2...E~ acre-:-T_:-~Prf>9_ucfu:onJlean se.ecn---

:

:

: Indi- :

:

:Indi-:

:

: Indi-

State

Average : 1961-65 :

119166

-Acres

y cated
1967

:Average: :1961-65:

19-y66

:cated: Average 1967: 1961-65

: :

1966

cated 1967

-------- - . . - Pounds

Thousand pounds

Mo.

: 70,000 108,000 81,000 181

210 190 12,588 22,680 15,390

s. c.
-GE ORGIA
Ky.

9,200 12,000 12,000 168

185 190

: 8.200 12.000 10.000 187

210 201)

:-t;~:"Boo -67, ooo 53, coo-~20~9--s:s-240

1,599 1. IJ96
13,791

2,220 2.520

2,280 2.050

'

17,0tl~l2,720

Tenn.

32,600 J8,ooo 34,ooo 190

210 210 6,248 7,980

7,140

Ala.

6,260 10,000 8,000 207

210 225 1,292 2,100

1, 8CO

l1iss.

2,700 3,000 3,000 137

150 160

378

450

480

Ark.

: 6,900 8,000 1,000 17.5

210 215 1,210 1,680

1,50.5

Okla.

2,260 3,000 3,300 171

160 170

313

480

561

Total

---

9 States 203,920 261,000 211,300 191

219 208 39,07.5 57,195 43,926

- - -!?i~~R-e-v~is-e~d~:.---------------.._-------.--------------.--------.-.-

----

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUEB BY: The Georgia Crop Reportrng-8ervice' USDA, 4o9A.North-Lumpkin-street,-xt:hens, Ga::--
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

A~ter Five .Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI~ffiSS

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

CROP REPORTING SERVICE

5;5

ATHENS, GEORGIA

. June 1967

July 2 l , l 967

Item

During June

1966 l/

1967 2/

!
o/o of II
last ~ year U

Jan. thru June

1966 1/

1967 2/

o/o of
last year

Thou.

Thou. Pet. I Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

I

Pullets Placed(U. S. )3/

Total

4, 413

3, 935 89

23,892

22,077

93

Domestic

3,937

3, 590 91

21, l 00

19, 574

93

Chickens Tested: Broiler Type
Georgia

408

I 386 95

2, 864

3,279 114

United States

1,735

2, 110 122

12,412

14,788 119

Egg Type Georgia

37

0

I

169

135

80

United States

294

339 115

3, 120

3, 547 114

Chicks Hatche d:

Broiler Type

Georgia

47,045

42,764 91

266,952

261,324

98

United States

246,626 244,810 99 1,415,245 1,444,975 102

Egg Type

Georgia

3, 724

2,'782 75

20,908

21,804 104

United States

53,915

48,251 89

354, 114

348,071

98

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens Georgia United States
Mature Chickens

36,708

1 37,780 103

190. 900

202,719 106

203,681 213, 193 105 1,075,090 1, 144, 035 106

li

I

Light Type Georgia

I

I

378

605 160

3, 607

4,754 132

United States

9, 518

11,500 121

59, 195

73,968 125

Mature Chickens

Heavy Type

Georgia

202

?..14 106

1, 4 02

2,042 146

United States

1, 739

1, 723 99

10,098

12,991 129

Egg Production:

Mil.

Mil .

Mil.

Mil.

Georgia

379

4 07 107

2, 193

2,454 112

. South Atlantic
United States

-5/

1,004 5,493

1, 086 108 5,815 106 j

5,992 33,287

6, 580 110 35,396 106

-1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminar y 3/ Pullets for broiler hatcher y suppl y flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold ciuring the preceding month at the rate of

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4 / Federal-State Market News Service-

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South

Atlantic State s: Del., Md., W.Va., N.C., S. C., Ga., Fla., Va.

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTE D STATES, 1966 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During May

Jan. thru May

During May

Jan. thru May

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5, 712

6,687 28,316 29,785

3.2

3. 5

3.5

3 .8

Pa.

7, 4 10

6,987 33,886 34,212

4. 1

4 .9

4.4

5. 3

Mo .

2,944

3~747

14, 103

16,278

4. 1

4.5

6.3

5.0

Del.

7, 864

8,448 37,416 36,097

4.7

6.4

4.6

5. 7

Md.

11, 286 13, 176 53, 3 21 58, 743

4.7

6. 1

4.7

5. 5

Va.

3, 731

5,066 17, 162 19,338

3.3

3.7

3.3

4. 1

N. C.

21,695 23,350 98, 597 102, 89 5

3. 7

3.6

4.3

4.6

Ga.

32,466 3 7, 114 147, 568 160, 802

3.4

5.2

3.8

5. 4

Tenn.

5, 808

6,000 24, 182 24,875

2. 5

4 .2

3. 1

5. 3

Ala.

21,705 25,767 97, 589 104, 899

3. 1

3.4

3.4

4 .0

Miss.

13, 833 14, 589 61,554 65, 4 04

2.8

2.6

3.3

3. 8

Ark.

26,382 31,841 123,769 138,375

3.8

3.9

3.9

4 .8

u.Texas
s.

10, 614 14, 145 49,881 188,974 217,440 869,304

U. S. Department of Agriculture

58,851 941, 107

3.2

2.9

3.8

3.6

n. 3.5

4. 1

7

Georgia Department ~

~. v
c"'"'~tT

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Ath ens, Geor ia 30601

JUL 27 1967

li5RA.11ES !

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - June 1967

Shell egg holdings totaled 423 thousand cases on July 1 .and frozen eggs totaled 83 million pounds. Stocks of both commodities were larger than a year earlier, but frozen eggs were

below average for the date. Holdings of meat were 652 million pounds, 73 million less thar. on June l. On July 1, 1966, stocks totaled 518 million pounds and the average is 590 millio pounds. Holdings of beef were down to 266 million pounds afte r a June reduction of 22 million pounds. A 45-million pound decline in pork brought July l stocks down to 291

million pounds. Frozen poultry stocks on Julyl,Were 306 million pounds, 10 million

pounds more than a month earlier and 146 million more than a year earlier. Average

July l holdings are 193 million pounds. Turkeys, whole birds, totaled 122 million pounds on July 1 compared with 113 million on June l. Turkey parts amounted to 37 million

pounds, about the same as a month earlier. Total turkey holdings were more than double July l, 1966 stocks and two-thirds more than average.

Commodity

Unit

June 1961-65 av

June 1966

May 196(

Jn~
1967

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Case Pound

Thou.
352 103, 252

Thou.
101 55,486

Thou.
265 71' 170

Thou.
423 83,021

Poultry frozen: B railers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Pound Pound Pound
Pound
Pound

20,991 35,014 94,969 42, 266 193,238

16,385 26,403
69,652
47,254
159,694

39,277 49, 827 149,418
57, 038
295, 560

3 5, 017 50, 483
159,282 61, 103
305,885

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

Pound 185,464

211,911 288,007 266,419

Pork: Frozen

and Cooler

Pound 298,758

214, 134 336,033 291,438

Other meat and meat

products

Pound 105, 857

92,300 100,954

94, 171

Total all red meats

Pound 590,079

518,345 724,994 652,028

- MID MONTH PRICl<~'S R".A~-J <'~CEIV.1!~- D AND PRI""''-'~~s PAID

I

Georgia

United States

-

Item

June 15 May 15 June 15 June 15 May 15 June 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

11.0

8.0

7. 5

10.0

8. l

7.8

Com 11 Broilers {lb.)

15. 5

12.0

12. 5

16. 1

13. 3

13. 5

All chickens (lb. )

15.4

ll. 8

12.3

15. 6

12.8

13.0

All Eggs {dozens)

41.5

34.4

33.6

33. 1 28.9

27.4

Prices Paid: {per 100 lb.)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

4.90

5.00

5.20

4 .92 4.97

5.03

Laying feed

4.85

5.00

5.00

4. 50 4.65

4 .66

Scratch Grains

4.25

4.40

4.40

3.97

4.09

4. ll

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This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husba_ndry Research Division of the Agricultural Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report to these agencies.

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Athens, Ga., July 24 Excellent vegetative growth of crops and pastures

is resulting from ample moisture throughout the State, accOrding to the Georgia

~~! cp Reporting Service. Effectiveness of disease and insect controls is being

:~)~ sened by frequent showers, and SOI)le. :Qay crops are .becoming overly mature,

,_-..;; cording to reports from County Agents.





-Condition of the $i9tton ~r6p imp~m;ed on:i.y sllghtiy. and .is. now jud.ged as b-e .., ing mostly fair. There is a builq up in boll weevii infestation that could be- "?- t.Yme serious. open weather that would permit effective control me.asures is very desirable.

Corn condi"tibrt is about the same as last week and is mostly .good. Prospec-1:-s
.g_e fora better yield than t~st year in most sections. i.rhe majority of the . .s ._..u.th Georgia crop is already "made".;

~~have made excel~en~ v~getative growth and ha~e the possibility of a good crop. Disease .control . is yery difficult due to frequent showers.

' Soypeans -~earl.y pl~nti~s: .lJa~ ~de . e~cel;J.ent ~Qwth --~~ are 'Qlo0mi~. . There are some reports that plantings are still being made. Crop prospects are mostly good to very good.

Tobacco harvest i~ reported to be 46 percent complet~. Markets are to open this week. There are reports of heavy infestations of tobacco lice that are res i sting control by recommended measures.

Hay crops have made'e~cellent growth, but lack of good harvest weather has allowed some to become overly mature. Daily showers in some areas have caused d ~~age to hay cut during the period.

Peach harvest is 88 percent complete; 2,797 carlot equivalents had been
sh~-?ped through July .20. This comp~es with 2,972 last year.
.
Market Managers reported h~est 'of em.ly sununer vegetables and melons about
r. J~plete. Harvest of lima beaps and .southern peas active as weather permits. Wa termelon harvest active in central districts.
1-JEATHER SUMMARY: _MQst..p.t: Nqrth ?pQ CentrB.l_. Georgi~ ~njoyed . ~ few d~y,s of fair weather and only light ~ r aJ.nfafi during the week ending Friday, JUiy' 21: Several weather observers ~n these areas recorded no measurable rai~ during the week. Showers were frequent and amQunts moderate to excessive in much of the south. The weekts heaviest r~ins occurred in the lower coastal area where Sapelo Island had over 6 inches for the week and 4.52 inches in one 24-hour period. The
observer at Brunstdck measured more than 5 inches of rain during the week and re-
ported waterspouts of~ shore on the 2oth. ThUndershowers increased toward the end of the week and were general over most of the State during the weekend. High winds and hail accompanied some of the more severe \-leekend thunderstorms.

Temperatures were unusually cool early in the week but i .ncreased to near nor-

mal by the end of the period~ . A-large nunmer of weather sta~ions reported riew

record lows for this time of year during the previous weekend.- Averages for the

week were 3 to 7 degrees below normal. Ttis was the fourth straight week that

te-mperatures over the State have averae;ed much below normal.



The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 25-29)
~ r,JI.:=J for temperatures to average near normal except slightly cooler than normal
rJ'''?' midweek. Rainfall is expected to average 1/211 in the north and . 3/4n to ! 11
: ~:.- i:'1).e south in scattered thundershowers. The showers should be more numerous
.t~ : r the middle of the period.

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia in

cooperation with th~ Cooperative Extension Service, Univers~:t.y

of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather

:Bttreau, Ess~, Uo s. Department of Conunerce.v

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WJt~~rn~w rn&Jtrrn~m't?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 26, 19 67

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 22 was 9, 110, 000--about the same as in the previous week but 5 percent less than in the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12,061,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--

slightly more than in the previous week but 9 percent less than in the compar<.lble

week a year .earlier.



The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 55 to 65 cents per dozen . The average price of hatching eggs was 58 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with Q.atchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries 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 66 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GZORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE ME NTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

I

1966

I

1967

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

II % of year ago
Pet.

June 2.4 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 2.2.
Week Ended

695 72.9 804 753 804

Eggs Set};_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

674

97 ,.

851

589

81

754

467

58

609

590

78

556

668

83

583

571

' 67

52.7

70

457

75

510

92

475

81

BROILER TYPE

% of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

%of !

1966

1967

year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch. Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz. Hundred

1967

1967

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

May 2.0

14, 133 12,414

88

10, 155

9, 587 94

56

7.75

May 2.7

14,082. 12, 535

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

7.75

June 3

14,02.6 12.,288

88

10,085

9, 277 92.

55

7.50

June 10

13,998 12.,155

87

10,02.6

9,495 95

55

7. 50

June 17

13', 82.0 12., 179

88

9,883

9,457 96

56

7.75

June 2.4

13, 859 .12, 179

88

9,937

9,2.26 93

56

7.75

July 1

13, 631 12.,354

91

9,808

9, 177 94

56

7.75

July 8

13, 670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980 93

57

8,00

July 15

13,614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113 95

58

8.25

Jul~ 22

13,235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110 95

58

8~25

]_/ Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply p.ocks.

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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. V.TAGNER Agricultural Statistici~:m

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
~Ul 27 1967

li~~ARIES

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EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1967

EGGS SET

I

CHICKS PLAC~:!:..l)

Page 2

STATE

'

Week E nded

July

July

8

15

July 22

Io/o of year ago 1/

July 8

Week Ended

July

July

15

22

I o/o of
l year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOU.:>A NDS

..

Maine Connecticut

1, 867 . 251

1, 976 331

2,057 104 285 81

1, 504

1, 531

1, 484

96

206

183

188

144

Pennsylvania .

1, 391

1, 545

1, 671 121

790

1, 050

930

102

Indiana

659

543

584 93

320

315

329

82

Missouri

644

603

523

59

394

402

432

95

Delaware .

2,778

2,670

2,723 102

2, 741

2,777

2, 657

105

Maryland

4,716

4,367

4,238 93

3, 4001 3,307

3,264

101

Virginia

1, 660

1, 672

1, 590

97

1, 000

1, 005

l, 053

89

West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

151 6,826
547

134 6,973
545

137

94

6,781

99

557 159

372

368

446

104

5,329

5, 433

5,442

98

440

434

428

123

.
.U)

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GEORGIA

12,281 12,031 12,061

91

8,980

9, 113

9, 110

95

Florida

-

. Tennessee

Alabama Miss is sippi Arkansas Louisiana

Texas Washington

Oregon California

TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

838

903

879 213

477

556

556

151

793

738

697

59

1,044

854

926

85

8, 579

8,274

8, 231 103

6,722

6,664

6,789

101

4,714

4,795

4,809 111

4,266

4, 153

4,016

106

10, 011

9,846

9,471 106

7, 107

7, 629

7,424

98

1, 107

1, 107

1, 066 106

866

831

834

119

4,291

4,344

4, 114 102

3, 580

3,329

3,288

97

638

648

642 91

475

452

413

81

302

270

276 17

244

261

276

92

1, 871

l, 906

1, 941 103

1,384

1, 416

l, 331

92

66,915 66,221 65,333 100

51,641 52,063 51,616

99

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

68, 735 67,946 65, 544

Ofo of Last Year

97

9-7

. 100

*1/ Cu~re~t week as percent of same week last year.

Revised.

-

.52, 582 ' I
;
'
98

52,758 99

52, 193 99

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1967

CALF CROP

Releaseq 7/26/67 by GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Georgia Calf Crop Expected to be Down 1 Percent

The 1967 calf crop in Georgia is expected to total 734,000 head, according to the Crop Reporting Service. 'Ihis would be 1 percent below the 1966 calf crop of 734,000, but 7 percent ~ove the 1961-65 average of 686,000 ~ead.

On January 1, 1967, there were 917,000 cows and heifers 2 years old and older (for all p~poses) on Georgia farms compared with 935,000 a year earlier. The ratio of calves born and
to be born to cows and heifers 2 years old and older is 80 percent compared with 79 percent in 1966.

- - - - UNITED STATES

Calf Crop Declines 1 Percent

The 1967 calf crop for the United States is expected to total 43,056,000 head, 1 percent less than 1966.

Cows and heifers 2 years old and older on January 1, 1967, at 49,793.,000 head, also were 1 percent less than a year earlier.

The number of calves born and to be born in 1967, expressed as a percentage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older the first of the year, is 86 percent, the same as in 1966. This ~rcentage is not strictly a calving rate because the January 1 inventory of cows ahd heifers 2 years old and older does not include all heifers that give birth to calves during the year ~d includes some cows that die or are slaughtered before calving.
. - - - - - ------- North Central States Down 1 Percent
...-.... .
The expected calf crop in the North Central States ranges from 8 percent lower in JI'Iichigan to 2 percent higher in South Dakota. The East North Central States are down 3 percent while the West North Central States are unchanged from last year.

Of the 16 Southern States - 10 show smaller calf crops than last year, but these decreases
are partially offset by increases in 5 States. One State was unchanged. The calf crop in the
South Atlantic is slightly smaller than a year earlier.
Westerp States Unchanged
Year to year changes in Western States c'alf crops range from an increase of 5 percent
fwWashington to a decline of 6 percent for Wyoming. Of the eleven States represented in
the region 5 show an increase in number while 6 indicate a smaller 1967 calf crop.

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The 9 North Atlantic States expect some 88,000 fewer calves born this year than last.

~ery State in the region is estimated below 1966, with the largest decline - 11 percent -

expected for Rhode Island.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
-------------------------------
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A No in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
, At ens, Ga.,
A.. I ES

Calf Crop , 1966 and 1967, by States

State
Maine N . H. Vt. Ma ss . R. I. Conn. N.Y. N .T Pa .

Cows and heifers 2 yrs. & older
.Tanuary 1

S: year
average 1961-65

1966

l,OCO -h-efaod g
58 282 100
13
93 1,410
134 1,068

1,000 head
--g2
50 249 88 12
84 1,311
113 988

1967
1,000 head
- - 86 47 237 82 11 81
1,246 109 950

Calves born as 1
percent of cows : and heifers ? ~ : .Tn.nuary 1 1/ 1

1966 I 1967
I

-P-erscoen-t
83 82 78 75
80 83
81 86

Percent a1
85 83 79 76
82 85 78 86

5- year
average 1961-65
1,000 hea d
--89
49 236 81 11 75 1,188 107 924

Calves born ?:./

1966
1, 000 head
--74 42 204 69 9 67
1,C88 92
850

1967

:19 6 7~
of 1966

1,000

-h-e=adro

Percent --95

40

95

197

97

65

94

8

89

66

99

1,059

97

85

92

817

96

Ohio
Ind.
ill. J.,.iich. Wis.

991

890

870 86

85

846

765

740

97

812

773

741

87

88

711

673

652

97

1 13C8

1,248

1,168

87

88

1,151

l,C86

1,028

95

810

750

689

83

83

702

622

572

92

2,543

2,449

2,374

88

90

2,288

2,155

2,137

99

Hinn.
Iowa Mo. N.Dak .
s. Dak.
Nebr. Kans.

1,835

1,776

1,687

85

87

1,999

2,044

2,061

93

92

2,009

2,115

2,151

91

90

1,068

1 ,2(JJ

1 ,182

88

87

1,698

1,830

1,871

93

93

1,994

2,149

2,110

90

92

1,8C5

1,906

1,872

88

89

1,629

1,510

1,468

97

1,835

1,901

1,896

100

1,808

1,925

1,936

101

982

1,062

1,028

97

1,564

1,702

1,740

102

1,822

1,943

1,941

100

1,647

1,677

1,666

99

Del.

30

24

21 77

82

24

18

17

94

M

268

248

242 85

85

224

211

206

98

Va .

779

735

727

83

84

654

510

611

100

W. Va.

298

';>82

265

85

87

255

240

231

96

N. C.
s. c.

515

530

528

81

82

310

321

320 82

82

405

4 29

43 3

101

250

263

262

100

FGl' ~eao~r~f!.i~a~----~--~1-.~or~8a3~9----~r~.~c9~3a5~9----~l~,9c1~7--~~47-9-----7~48T0--------~7~64R~60--------;783096 -------~8703~64 ~----r9a9)

Ky. Tenn. Ala.
},~l iss.
Ark. La.
Okla. Texas

1,234

1,292

1,.315

91

91

1,155

1,274

1,260 84

83

987

1,042

1,007

80

81

1,325

1,439

1,414 81

82

862

925

945

83

82

1,171

1,184

1,125

78

78

1,983

2,173

2,115

86

88

5,402

5,589

5,670 84

83

1,105

1,176

1,197

102

1,002

1,070

1,046

98

801

834

816

98

1,013

1,166

1,159

99

7C6

768

775

101

915

924

878

95

1,706

1,869

1,861

100

4,469

4,695

4,706

1CO

Mont. Idaho Wyo.
Colo.
N . iv1ex.
Ariz. Utah 1-Tev. \'la sh. Oreg. Calif.

1,318

1,511

1,521

91

91

662

699

684

90

91

632

719

683

89

88

978

1,043

l,C88

93

90

740

750

737

86

86

423

417

436

83

76

372

395

393

88

87

301

. 320

301

77

85

591

585

594

89

92

779

813

798

89

90

1,766

1,853

1,866

87

87

1,202

1,375

1,384

101

598

629

622

99

564

640

601

94

881

970

979

101

629

645

634

98

336

346

331

96

324

348

342

98

241

246

256

1C4

529

521

546

105

689

724

718

99

1,562

1,617

1,618

1CO

48 States Alaska
Hawaii

48,878

50,311

49,686

86

87

42,256

43,395

42,980

99

4.5

4.6

4.4 87

86

3.8

4.0

3 .8

95

93

105

103

70

70

65

74

72

g']

United States

48,976

50,420

49,793

86

86

42,325

43,473

43,056

99

1/ Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of the number of cows and - heifers 2 years and over on farms and ranche s .Tanuary .l. ~/Calves born before .Tune 1 plus the number
expected to be born after .Tune 1.

Jlfter Five Days Return to
~nited States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 4C9A North Lunpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSmESS

Postage and Fees Pa id U. S. Dep~rtment of Agricul ture

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GEORGIA:

JULY l, 1967
Re leased 7/27/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Corn stocks in all positi0ns on July 1, 1967, totaled 10,124,000 bushels, compared with

13,76),000 bushels on hand a year ago. Oats (old crop) stored in all positions totaled 289,000

bushels compared with 291,000 bushels the previous July. ovbeans stored on July l totaled

1,828,000 bushels.

Georgia Grain Stocks -- July 1, 1967

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:

ON FARMS

:

OFF FARMS

ALL PO-SIT-IO- NS - - -

. GRAIN

196(, .

1967

: 1966

1967 _l__ 196___ _1,2.1__

- - 1,000 bushels------~l,Oci'ObuShels

1,000 bushels

Corn

11,395

7, 647

2,370

2,477

Oats

207

241

84

48

Barley

10

7

-X--

tlheat

37

39

~

4

2

orghum

26

46

Sovbeans :

171

ul5

~(i(-

1.411*

* Not puhlishedtoavoicfcfisci'oSingindiVI'dual operations.

13,765 291

10,124 289

4
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UNITED STATES:

\rJheat stocks on July 1, 1967 were 20 percent beloH a year earlier and the smallest since 1952. Durum holdings were about half as much as on last July l. Record high soybean stocks totaled 49 percent above last July l and 46 percent above average. Stocks of the four feed grains on July 1, 1967 totaled 65 million tons - 10 percent below a year earlier and 30 percent below average. Stocks of rye were 3 percent less than a year earlier, but were the sec ond largest for the end of a crop year since 1944. Flaxseed stocks were about 40 percent below a year earlier.

All wheat in storage on July l totaled 426 million bushels--the smallest carryover since i952.--R.ve-stocks totaled 18.4 million bushels, 3 percent below a year earlier, the second _largest yearendlholdings since 1944. ~stocks in all storage positions on July l totaled 1,735 rillion bushels--3 percent less than a year earlier and 26 percent below the average July holdings. Corn stored on farms totaled 1,330 million bushels, slightly above the 1,324 million ushels a year earlier. ~stocks in all positions totaled 268 million bushels, 15 percent a.ess than July l holdings a year ago and 8 percent below average. ~le;y stored in all positions on July l totaled 120 million bushels, 15 percent more than a year ago but 8 percent less than the average for July l. Sorghum grain stocks in all positions on July l totaled 336 million ushels, 37 percent less than a year earlier and 53 percent below average.

Soybean stocks in all storage positions on July 1, 1967 totaled a record 199 million ushels~percent above a year earlier and 46 percent above average. The incr ease from a

e~ earlier was due to record high farm holdings of

hels. Stocks in off-farm

positions totaled 114 million bushels, down l perc ent frWtnla!'lm\i:r~u--er;f~a t 14 percent above

average. July l stocks indicate a disappearance duri g the period, Sep~em r 1966-June 1967,

f 768 million bushels from a supply of 967 million b shel~tJ'lc~fY~ of 6 million bushels

plus 1966 production of 931 million bushels). During the perioa46'0'inilli n bushels were

rocessed for oil and 223 million bushels wer e export d. Soybeans used fo seed and feed are

ected to total about 48 million bushels.

LIBRARIES

ARCHIE LANG lEY icultural Statistician In Charge

Please turn page

A. J. BORDELON Agricultural Statistician

Stocks of grains, July 1, 1967 with comparisons
av-. (In thousand bushels)
- - - - - - - - - --- -------- - - July 1 -----J~u~l--y~l=-------April 1

--JulY'l

Q.r&!L~~ _po~~llon

---~ 1961-65

1966___

1967____ _ _ _196L_

ALL WHEAT (old crop)

On Farms 1/

108,654

130,771

240,933

147,066

YlJ ___ 4 Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whs es.

38,438

9,521

1,539

1,122

2Bg_,~42_ ____ J9~'~7!i _____ 02.,242_ ____ g_7J,~7g_ _

RYE -,.( TarAL

1.129.u. 2

:Jb.l70

702.017

o...,l"'""'d_.c..,.r-op-r--~--------~----------------

42.'J.66o- -

On Farms 1/

2,581

3,955

7,570

3,601

Corr~odity Credit Corp. 2/

145

612

559

535

~ills,_Ei~!L~~n::~ y ~-=--:_:_:J;l~~----- f~7~~~------ ~t~~~i----- f~7~~~--~

CORN

1

On Farms 1/

1,434,415

1,323,576

2,033,694

1,330,004

- z' - =-=--- CMiolmlms odE.itlyJe:vCQ.rle&dliWit _hC_soe~srp.-.--172=/-_3-/ -=-

424,335

184,728

2.43842!~6~9400 -_- -l:-27784i.~585b69-

98,279

97,705

-2:5-77024.5~4[92- - _: -17370}75.~69867-.

OA~~ Fa~!~ ciJP)

237,825

240,746

353,611

198,232

6 Commodity Credit Corp.
Mills El ev . &'\rJhses.

y2j/)

____

3,250

9,353

21.:..41_0_ _ _ _ _6.,1_0~

_____

6,864 n8Q.,f_82

6,685 _ _ _ _ _6},2_3Q.

_

TOTAL

292. 485

31 .20o

u4l.u60

268.447

BARLEY--rold'Cror;r------

---------

--~

----

on Farms 1/

55,290

46,132

113,137

55,956

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

9,956

5,232

4,523

4,242

-~~il~:~E~Q;AL& Whses. 17_~ _: _ 1~~:~fr_:_:_:_:1~:-~~~:_:_- -_-: :g~:-j~i- __:_:_~~!~-

SORGHUH GRAIN

On Farms 1/

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

Hills, Elev. & 1;\Jhses. J.r_3/

TOTAL

-

SoYBEA~--------

54,259

71,352

136,565

84,085

4,766

4,784

4,624

4,606

_, -

~ ~6f5l4f.226972 -

-

-

4.56. 7.37 -5)2:-8?''3- -

-

-

-

388.688 -5297877-

~

-

-

247,070 -3157'7bl-.

----------.-...-....----- -------~----

on Farms 1/

36,790

19,155

218,624

85,402

Commodity Credit Corp.JI

17

0

0

0

Hills, Elev. & '\rJhses. 1 _ _ _ ___T_OTAL

_3/

-

-

-

100 100
l_J"b:9o7 -

~-=--1131447..Q86g72- -

:_- -

240. 4 '32

113. 805

-4:5970S6- :_:_:_-199:-2of..

1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.

2l//

c.c.c.-owned All off-farm

grain at storages

bin not

sites. otherwise

designated,

including

terminals

and

processing

plants.

Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages.

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ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
QEEJ;Qlli 1?!!~~

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

., . .
SIS

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

HONEY PRODUCTION

July 28, 1967

GEORGIA
Colonies of bees on July 1 totaled 170,000, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is I percent below the 172,000 colonies on hand a year ago. The condition of colonies on July 1 was 81 percent of normal, compared with 85 percent last year. Unfavorable weather damaged the nectar flow in southern areas and low yields are expected this year.
UNITED STATES
Colonies of bees on July I in the 48 States totaled 4,H37,000. This is an increase of percent from the 1966 number and reverses the downward trend in number of colonies which has continued since 1958. The largest increases occurred in the East North Central and South Atlantic regions -- both up 3 percent from a year earlier. The South Central region was up 2 percent and the West North Centra 1 increased 1 percent. The North At 1antic and Western regions were practically unchanged from a year earlier.
Condition of colonies on July 1 for the 48 States was reported at 84 percent of normal -the same as the previous year but below the average condition for recent years. Average
condition of colonies by reg ions ranged from 88 in the West to 80 in the East North Central.
Compared with a year earlier, the West was up 5 percentage points, the South Atlantic was up 2, and the North Atlantic was up I point. The East North Central average condition of colonies declined 5 percentage points, the West North Central was down 3 points, and the South Central was 2 points below a year earlier. A relatively mild winter in many areas of the Nation enabled colonies to winter in good condition without excessive losses. Bee activity during spring months was hampered because of cool, wet weather conditions throughout large areas of the country. Th i s unseasonable weather caused bees to get a late start in replenishing depleted food reserves. Condition improved during late June with advent of warmer temperatures, which was favorable for bee flight and nectar flow.
Condition of nectar plants for the 48 States averaged 79 percent of normal on July 1, , compared with 75 percent a year earlier. The Western region had the most substantial
improvement from a year earlier -- 88 percent this year compared with 72 in 1966. The South Atlantic, at 72, was 5 percentage points above a year earlier and both the North Atlantic and South Central were up 4 points at bl and 76, respectively. Plant conditions were 6 percentage points below a year earlier in the West North Central and 2 points below in the East North Central. Plants throughout much of the 4~ States suffered from a cold, wet spring. Frost in May and June killed fruit blossoms in many areas.
In California, the leading honey producing State in 1966, the cool, rainy spr i ng resulted in a late start, but by early summer nectar produc i ng plants were generally much more abundant than a year earlier. This is reflected in the reported condition of 93 percent compared with 70 on July 1, 1966. Florida, the second ranking honey producer in 1966, experienced a spring drought which reducea the nectar flow but June rains helped to alleviate this condition. Although the July 1 general condition of nectar plants across the Nation was 4 points above a year earlier, it varied widely between the States.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HAR:U S, J 1~ . Statistical Assistant

***********************************************
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Colonies of Bees and Condition of Colonies and Nectar Plants on July I

State and Division

Colonies of Bees

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

1967 as % of 1966 Percent

Condition 1/

Colonies

Nectar Plants

1966

1967

1966

1967

Maine
N. H.
Vt. Mass.
R. I.
Conn.
N. y N. J.
Pa.
N. At 1

s

s

100

89

86

89

86

s

s

100

91

90

86

88

8

8

100

86

80

86

79

I 0

10

I 00

87

88

89

86

2

2

100

88

82

87

79

I 0

I 0

I 00

8S

86

85

87

164

162

99

81

84

84

82

36

37

103

89

84

79

90

I I7

I I7

I 00

84

83

65

74

- - - 357 - -- - -356-- -- -1oo-- - - 83-- -- 84- --- 7z- -- - 81---

Ohio

149

152

102

84

76

72

69

Ind.

98

102

Jo4

as

73

ao

73

Ill. Mich.

91

93

102

87

83

86

83

116

123

106

80

84

74

82

Wis. E. N. Cent.

---

142 596----

142 -612----

100 -1o3----

a88s----

85 8o----

91 8o----

83 7a---

Minn. Iowa Mo.

195

185

95

86

83

91

79

137

137

100

86

84

89

80

102

107

105

90

88

80

78

N. Dak.

46

50

109

87

83

91

79

S. Dak.

95

101

106

81

78

79

80

Nebr.

99

104

105

80

77

77

78

Kans. W. N. Cent.

- - - -74232 - - - - - 7!3:!1,7_ - - - - 1~016- - - - ~835- - - - 8802---- 8675---- 7799---

Del.

5

5

100

95

95

92

91

Md.

32

32

100

91

88

60

80

Va. W. Va.

106

106

100

82

79

63

69

89

94

106

63

82

48

79

N. C.
s. c.

213

222

104

78

85

57

69

60

63

105

77

80

67

67

GEORGIA Fla.
S. At I

172

310970

99

85

81

71

71

---

92974 T---

-~:oo,----

-,1(05>J----

88
82----

887 4 - - -

80 6z-

--

-

1724- --

Ky.

88

97

110

80

80

63

78

Tenn.

142

151

106

81

86

6S

75

Ala.

99

93

94

88

85

71

75

Miss.

65

65

100

89

89

78

85

Ark.

90

94

104

87

91

76

87

La.

86

86

100

90

86

78

76

Okla . Texas

:
:___

49
13.2

_

__

51
_ _214_

__

__

I.024a___

.
_

78
~3-

___

82 15_

___

z5a8_ ___

77 .B _

_

_

S. Cent.

858

871

102

85

83

72

76

Mont.

80

78

98

83

86

80

86

Idaho

210

220

105

75

93

63

90

Wyo.

31

30

97

85

95

74

82

Colo.

53

51

96

as

79

74

zo

N. Mex.

14

14

100

82

85

79

68

Ariz.

96

85

89

83

80

79

78

Utah

51

53

104

81

81

65

77

Nev.

9

9

100

Bt

88

78

88

Wash.

91

97

107

86

87

79

80

Oreg.

67

70

104

90

90

83

87

Ca I if.
~Jest.
48 States

---I ,-25651-9 ----I-,2S-6S69-----11-0000-----8834-----88-98 ----77-02 ----98-38 --

4, 766

4,837

101

84----~8~4------~75~----~7=9--- ,

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~

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

Week Ending July 31, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

SHOWERS INTERRUPT FARM ACTIVITIES

Athens, Ga., July 31 -- All farm activities were limited during the week by frequent show-

" ers, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Most crops, however, benefitted from ample

moisture supplies, but disease and insect controls were hampered by the wet soils and frequent

showers.

Cotton is sett i ng bolls in all areas, according to reports by County Agents. The crop is later than usual, and boll weevil infestation seems somewhat worse than in the past several years. ~reopen weather i s needed for cotton fruiting and insect control.

Corn prospects continue good to excellent. Much of the acreage in central districts is 11made",and ample moisture supplies in northern districts seem to assure a good crop throughout the State.

Peanut prospects were judged better than last year. Disease control is rather difficult, could be overcome with a few days of open weather.

Soybeans continued to make good growth; additional areas are blooming and setting pods.

Tobacco harvest was reported to be almost 60 percent complete. Quality of first marketings was not as good as the previous year. Prices received during the three-day sale averaged about two cents per pound less than last year, according to the Federal-State Market News.

Weather conditions were unfavorable for~ making. Growth is ample, but some hay has become over-mature. Pasture condition is good to excellent in all areas.

Peach harvest is complete except in the northern-most areas. Carlot-equivalent shipments totaled 2,8].3 through July 27, compared to 3,147 for the same period last year. This year's crop was of much better quality than a year ago.

Sweetpotato harvest is well under way in southern areas. Supplies of watermelons and other vegetables have been 1 ight during this period. Southern pea harvest was very active. Planting of fa 11 vegetab 1~s has been de 1ayed by the continued rains.

\4EATHER SUMMARY- Showers continued to occur at frequent intervals over most of Georgia week ending Friday, July 28, 1967. Amounts showed large variations from one observa-
tion point to anothe\. The observer at Tifton recorded only .11 of an inch for the week while Jesup, 100 miles to the east, received 7.41 inches. Nearly five inches of this total fell in one 24-hour period. The Statewide average was well over an inch. This was the sixth straight ~ek of frequent, and sometimes heavy, showers over most areas of Georgia. Showers continued to occur over much of the State during the week with heavier amounts generally in the south.

Georgia temperatures were slightly warmer than during the last four weeks but still averaged below normal in most areas. Averages for the week ranged from about normal at Savannah and Columbus to three degrees below normal at Macon and Rome. Minimum temperatures were about normal but the cloud i ness and frequent showers kept afternoon maximum temperatures below normal during most of the week.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (August 1-5) calls for temperatures to average near to slightly below normal with 1 ittle day-to-day change. Rainfall is expected to be moderate to locally heavy and occur as scattered thundershowers throughout the period, mainly in the afternoons and evenings.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georg ia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNIV RSITY OF G" , GIA \
AUG 2 \961
LIBRAR IES

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending July 28~ 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending July 28, 1967 (Provisional)
0
Highest: 96 at Fitzgerald on the 27th and and Fort Stewart on the 28th
580 at Clayton and Helen on the 23rd

.88
~

TJOMa

* For period July 29-31
T, less than .005 inch

After Five Days Retu rn t o United States Department of Ag ricu l tu re
Statistical Reporting Se rvi ce 409A North Lumpk in St ree t Athens , Georgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUS INESS
IMMEDIATE- U. S. WEATHER REPOR This repoTt will be trea t ed in a ll
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec . 34.17, P.L. & R. )

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricultun

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 2, 1967

GOERGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 29 was 8, 840, 000--3 percent less than the previous week and 6 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12,031,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--

slightly less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week a

year earlier.



The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs

were reported within a range of 55 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatch-

ing eggs was 58 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned

cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for

broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries 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 66 cents

for eggs and $10. 25 for chicks.



Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
I
EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

%of
year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou,

%of year ago
Pet.

July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 Jul 2.9
Week Ended

729 804 753 804 804

Eggs Set !J

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

589

81

754

467

58

609

590

78

556

668

83

583

717

89

643

BROILER TYPE

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

o/o of
year a o

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

527

70

457

75

510

92

475

81

412

64

Av. Price

Hate

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

May 2.7

14,082 12,535

89

9,913 10,001 101

55

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10

13,998 12, 155

87

10,026

9,495 95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9,883

9,457

96

56

June 2.4

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226 93

56

July '1

13, 631 12, 3 54

91

9,808

9, 177 94

56

July 8

13,670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980 93

57

July 15

13, 614 .. 12,031

88

95

58

July 22

13,235 12,061

91

95

58

Jul 29

13, 124 12,031

92

94

58

1./ Includes eggs set by hatcheries prod cinght}Gic:&s fet7hatc ery supply flocks.

7.75 7.50 7. 50 7. 7 5
7.75 7. 7 5 8.00 8.25 . 8~ ?-5
8~25

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

U. 5. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

STATE

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

1,976 2,057

1,875 101

1, 531

1, 484

1, 468

100

331

2-85

309 81

183

188

176

91

1, 545 . 1, 671

1, 538 131

1, 050

930

960

116

543

584

590 79

315

329

334

75

603 .

523

591 99

402

432

407

75

2;670

2, 723

2,692 104

2,777

2,657

2, 909

116

4,367

4, 238 -4,351

97

3,307 3,264

2,975

100

1,672

1, 590

1, 595 98

1, 005

1, 053

1, 162

115

134

137

155 101

368

446

280

76

6,973

6,781

6,741 . 101

5,433 I 5, 442

5, 463

106

545

557

547 151

434

428

441

126

12, 031 12,061 12,031 92

9, 113 9, 110

8,840

94

903

879

843 184

556

556

628

163

738

697

735 63

854

926

828

74

8,274

8,231

8,235 104

6,664 6,789

6,767

104

4,795 4,809

4,938 112

4, 153

4,016

4,032

106

9,846

9,471

9,473 111

7,629

7,424

7, 500

98

1, 107

1,066

1, 161 124

831

834

831

124

4,344 4, 114

4,313 112

3, 329

3,288

3, 257

101

648

642

595 89

452

413

394

77

270

276

303 71

261

276

259

101

1 06

1 1

1 889 98

1 416

1 331

1 370

93

66,221 65,333 65, 500 102 52,063 51, 616 51, 281

101

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

67,946 65,544 63,996

52,758 52, 193 50, 987

o/o of Last Year

97

100

102

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

* Revised.

.

99

99

101

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Released 8/7/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX INCREASES 6 POINTS

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all commodities increased 6 points dur-
ing the month ended July 15, 1967 to 256. This was 13 points below the July 15, 1966, index of 269.

Increases in meat animal, broiler, and egg prices more than offset declines in prices of grains and hay. The All Livestock and Livestock products Index at 228 was 9 points above last month, but 11 points below July 15, 1966.

The All Crop Index at 268 was 4 points above a month ago but 15 points below July 15, 1966.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 2 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP 2 POINTS, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 8o

During the month ended July 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 2 points (3/4 percent) to 257 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for tomatoes, potatoes, and eggs contributed most to the increase. Price declines for wheat, lettuce, and corn were partially offsetting. The index was 4 percent below July 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates rose 2 points during the month to 345, a record high. The index was 11 points (3 pe~ cent) above a year earlier.

With prices paid by farmers increasing and prices of farm products higher, the Preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, remained unchanged at eo .

The Parity Ratio, at 74, was also unchanged.

Index Numbers -- Georgia and United States

Index

July 15

June 15

July 15

Record High

1910-14 = 100
GEORGIA

1966

1967

1967

. Index 4.

Date

Prices Received All Commodities All Crops
Livestock and Livestock Products

269 283

y y

250 y
264 IJ

256 268

239 y

219

228

310

March 1951

319

March 1951 g)

295 :.Sept. 1948

UNITED STATES

Prices Received
Parity Index 1}

268

255

334

343

313

Feb. 1951

345

July 1967

Parity Ratio

80

74

123

Oct . 1946

Adjusted Parity Ratio ~

(preliminary)

86

80

80

y 1f Revised . g} Also April 1951.

Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on

' data for the indicated dates . ~ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments,

averaged 86 for the year 1966, compared with 80 fo~ the Parity Ratio~ P~e~~minary Adjusted

Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on es-

timated cash rec eipts from marketings and estimates . of Government payments . for the current

calendar year.

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

ffiSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga . , in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

P~ICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS JULY 15, 1967 WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Commodity and Unit

July 15 June 15 July 15 July 15 June 15 July 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

PRICES ~ECEIVED:

Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Hay, baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut 11 i 1k Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 11
Cows , cwt. 1/
Steers and Heifers, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt.

$ 1. 60

$

.80

$ 1.40

$ 1. 02

$ 2. 10

30.5

$ 3. 10

$ 26.50 $ 36.00 $ 29.00 $ 22.50 $ 190.00 $ 23.50 $ 19.40 $ 16.70 $ 21 .80 $ 23.60

1. 55
~80
1.48 .96
2.20 20.5 2.70
27.60 36.50 29.50 24.00 195.00 20.60 19.40 16.40 21.80 25.00

1. 50 .80
1 .45 .99 2.20 22.0 2.70
26.20 35.50 27.50 22.50 210.00
21 .oo
19.80 16.70 22.20 25.50

1. 74 .664
1. 27
1. 06 1.83
29.72 3.37
22.60 23.00 24.20 22.80 245.00 23.20 21 .90 16.90 23.60 25.20

1.49 .717
1. 26
1.06
1.99 19.91 2. 71
23.20 23.90 24.50 23.70 259.00 21.00 22.90 17.40 24.50 26. 80

1. 37 .669
1. 21
1.06
1.99 21.04
2.66
22.40 22.90 24.20 23.50 262.00 21 .40 23 .20 I 7. 50 24.90 27.10

Milk, J holesale, cwt.: Fluid Market Manufactured All }/

$ 5.95 $ 3.80
$ 5.90

6.25

s.os

4.03

6.25

~/6. 35

4.71

5.06
3.95 4 . 68

~/4.fm

Turkeys, lb.

23.0

21.0

21.0

22.0

20.1

20 . 4

Ch ickens, lb., excl. broilers 10.5

7. 5

8.5

9.6

7. 8

7.9

Commerc ial Broilers

15.5

12.5

14.0

16. 1

13.5

14.7

All

15.3

12.3

13.8

15.5

13.0

14. I

Eggs, All, dozen

45.2

33.6

37.6

35.6

27.4

29.9

PRICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All under 29% protein

$ 4.10

4.25

4.20

3.78

3. 85

3.84

14% Protein 21

$ 3.95

4.00

3.95

3.56

3.61

3.62

16% Protein

$ 4.10

4.20

4.15

3.82

3.92

3.89

18% Protein

$ 4.20

4.50

4.40

3.97

4.03

4.00

20% Protein

$ 4.40

4.55

4.4~

4.22

4.30

4.2b

Hog feed, 14%-18% protein,cwt$ 4.40

4.55

4.55

4.48

4.58

4.59

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $ 4.85

5.20

5.10

5.14

5.36

5.34

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$ 5.50

5.00

4.90

6.11

5.31

5.3 b

Bran, cwt.

$ 3.65

3.95

3.90

3.34

3.59

3.57

Middlings, cwt.

$ 3.75

4.15

4.10

3.45

3.67

3.68

Corn Meal, cwt.

$ 3.40

3.70

3.65

3.38

3.50

3.49

Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. $ 5.30

5.20

5.20

5.08

5.03

5.03

Laying Feed, cwt.

$ 5.10

5.00

5.10

4.65

4.66

4.65

Scratch Grains, cwt.

$ 4.40

4.40

4.45

4.05

4.11

4.0~

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$ 41~50

40.00

38.00 32.00

32.70

32.60

All Other Hay, ton

$ 31.00

35.50

34.00 30.70

31.10

31.20

l l1/ 11 Cows11 and 11 steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
11 Revised. ~/Preliminary estimate. 21 U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA

Athens, Georgia

GEORGIA - AUGUST 1 CGTTON REPORT

.. August 8, 1967

Prospects on August l indicated -- a Georgia cotton crop of 220,000 bales (500-p~und gross

~ight), according to information reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Reporting

Service. Production at this l evel would be -96,000 bales below last year and the smallest crop

of record. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 285,000 and the average yield is indicated to

be 371 pounds per acre.



Adverse weather during the planting season caused poor seed germination and much replanting in some areas. Many farmers failed to get good stands. This, plus heavy plant ~oss f r om cool temperatures and disease, resulted in a considerable acreage of cotton being destroyed and replanted to soybeans or other crops.

Since June 1, frequent and sometimes heavy rains have raade insect control difficult , and boll weevil damage has been heavy.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHA\rJ Agricultural Statistician

AUGUST 1 CONDI TI ON BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS

~k!ct

1965 1966 1967 Percent

1

86 73 54

2

83 68 62

3

85 75 68

4

77 75 74

5

78 73 72

6

81 76 66

7

75 75 70

8

81 85 76

9

88 71 71

State

80 77 70

-4

I

Macon

0

.Columbus

Districts shown are
CrOI~~~o>n~~~o~~tv,~.~~~v:~ ub
ne\)~Slm~ ~l
Districts.
AUG 10 1967

llBlll!.RI[S

I

Albany
1

Valdosta

See r evers e side
for UNITED STATES
i nformati on.

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1967

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report
from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast .will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the .remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

Acreage

____________ 17 ::-~~L~i-nt~-Yl~.-e~ld~p-e_r

Pr~o~d--uction

State -:--~Harv---e-s~tewd~~---~F~or----=~~-h~arv~~e-st~e-d~a-cr~e~~--~5~0~0-~l~b~gr~o~s~s~w~e;l~&.h~t~b~a~l~e~-J

:1961-6~

harvest 1961~ :

: 19b7 : 1961=65' :

: 1967

-----.:=;.;;av;,:..erage : 1966

1967 : average D.-96_6;_.;,:_i-.;n;;;;;d;.;;i;,;;c._._...__.a~:v-er~a:.:::g~e--::~1~9.66 : indio.

1,ooo 1,ooo 1,ooo

1,oco 1,ooo 1,ooo

acres acres

a~re~

Pounds Pounds Pounds bales bales ~~

N. C.
s. c.
Ga.
Tenn. Ala. No.

384

155

90

374 290 267

545

305

200

419 442 432

647

380

285

422 398 3.71

516

365

260

572 475 425

855

564

460 .

445 392 344

358

190

90

561 408 304

300

94

50

474

282

180

566

316

220

614

363

230

788

461

330

419

162

57

Miss. Ark. La.
Okla. Texas

1,499 1,2?8
52? 595
6,030

995 865
357 380
3,968

940 790
340 405 3,700

625 651 600
55? 418 441
521 602 607 270 270 296
362 385 360

1,942 1,483
572
334 4,544

1,353
?56
449 214
3,182

1,175
725 430 250
2, 775

N. Hex.

189

134 ' 128

673 648 581

266

181

155

Ariz.

380

252

247

1,057 979 1,001

839

515

515

Calif.

765

618

590

1,099 952 997

1, 753 1,228 1,225

other

:

. States g/ : 49

26

20.1

402 359 368

41

19

15.4

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

u. s.

: 14,617 9,554 . 8,545

491 480 468 14,935 9,5?5 8,332

:
A-m-e- r.----: -----------------------------~------------

. Egypt. ]/ : 94.9

78.0

67.5

548 447 503

109.6 72.9

?0.8

YProducti~n ginned-and-to be-ginned:" -A-5oo':pound-bale contains about [80 net pounds-of lint:-

12//

Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Included in State and United

Kentucky, and Nevada. States totals. Grown

in Texas,

. New Mexico, Arizona,

and

California.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

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August 9, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY REPOR T

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week e nded August 5 was 8, 822, 000--slightly less than th e pr e vious week and 7 percent less than th e comparable week last year, according to the Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 854, 000 broile r type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than the previous w eek and 7 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to G e orgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average pri ce of hatching eggs was 58 cents per doz en. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels generally was 2 cents bel ow the average price. Most prices receive d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatche ries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks

Week Ended
July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5
Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

'1o of
year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967
;

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

:

804

467

58

753

590

78

804

668

83

804

717

89

926

585

63

609

457

556

510

583

475

643

412

603

488

'1o of
year ago Pet.
75 92 81 64 81

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set !J

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

June 3

14,026 12,288

88

10,085

9,277

92

55

June 10

13,998 12, 155

87

10, 026

9,495

95

55

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9, 883

9, 457

96

56

June 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

July 1

13,631 12, 3 54

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

July 8

13, 670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

July 15

13, 614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

July 22

13, 23 5 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110

95

58

July 29

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8, 840

94

58

Aug. 5

12,690 11,854

93

9. 524

8, 822

93

58

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatche ries p roducin g chicks for hatche r y supp1y flocks.

7. 50 7.50 7.75 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 . 8. 25

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

G e orgia Department of A griculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

...
EGGS SE T A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEB KS -

STATE

July
22

EGGS SET

Week Ended

July

Aug.

29

5

Ufo of
year
ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

July

July

Aug.

22

29

5

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

-
Maine

Connecticut

'

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

2,057 285
1, 671 584 523
2, 723 4,238 1, 590
137 6,781
557

1, 875
309 1, 538
590 591 2,692 4,351 1, 595 155 6,741 547

1, 983 109 320 107
1, 391 109 471 62 523 84
2,656 102 4,267 95 1, 635 101
145 97 6,625 99
565 153

1, 484 188
930 329 432 2, 65'7 3,26i 1, 053 446 5, 442 428

1, 468 176
960 334 407
2,909 2,975 1, 162
280 5,463
441

1, 493 179
1, 003 346 425
2, 748 2,798 1, 167
337 5,406
398

GEORGIA

12, 061 12, 031 11, 854 93

9, 110 8,840 8,822

. Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Was hington Oregon Californi a
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

879 697 8, 231 4,809 9, 471 1,066 4, 114 642 276 1, 941

843 735 8,235 4,938 9,473 1, 161 4, 313
595 303 1, 889

778 181
692 60 8, 123 102 4,887 110 9,454 109 1, 130 114 4, 158 114
606 96 303 107 1,757 84

65,333 65, 500 64,323 101

556 926 6,789 4,016 7,424 83 4 3,288 41 3 276 1, 331
51,616

628 828 6, 767 4,032 7, 500 831 3,257 394 259 1, 370
51, 281

581 795 6,469 4,084 7,306 823 3,333 44 0 244 1, 381
50, 578

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

65,544 63,996 63,698

52, 193 50,987 50, 503

% of Last Year

100

102

101

*1/ Current week as p ercent of s arne w eek last year. Revised.

99

101

100

'1o of year
ago 1/
102 81
116 88
107 105 96 99 129 105 132
93
162 77 100 109 95 129 103 87 122 100
100

REP.ORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, EORGIA

August I4 , I967

GENERAL CR OP REP ORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1967

Georqia: Except for cotton and sma ll gra ins, t he Stat e 1 s c rop yields are expected ' to equal or exceed previous records. Rainfall since June I has been mostly adequate to
excess ive and resulted in v i gorous plant g rowth. The heavy foliage and frequen t showers have made i nsect control d iff icult.

Corn: Co rn p rodu cti on i n 1967 i s f o reca st at S2,775,000 bushel s compare d wrt h 58 , 824,000 bushels l a st year. An .i ncrease in both acreage for harvest ' and yield account for
sharp production i ncrease. Acreage for ha rvest is estimated to be 1,505,000 compared with 1,368,000 in 1966. Yield per acre i s placed at 55 bushels -- 6 bushels above the previous high
9 bushels above the indicated leve l the prev ious month.

Tobacco: Georgia 1 s flue-cured tobacco produc t ion is estimated at 150,675,000 pounds-

sharply above the short crop of 96,380,000 pounds last year. This yea r s crop

will be harvested from an estimated 73,500 acres. Yield per acre is indicated to be 2,050

pounds - 470 pounds above last year '1 s average.

".i '

Peanuts: A total of 908 ,200,000 pounds of peanuts is indicated for 1967, compared with S09,760,000 pounds in 1966.

Grain: Production of small gra ins is 9 percent above last year. Larger acreages of wheat an~ rye accoun i for the increase in production as yields for all s~all below year-earlier levels.

Soybeans: Production of soybeans was placed at 13,008,000 bushels -- ~8 percent more than the 6,923,000 bushel crop last year. This year 1 s product ioB wi ll be
harvested from an estimated 542,000 acres compared with 301,000 in 1966. Yields th i s year are expected to average 24 bushels per acre compared with 23 last year.

Peaches: Production of peaches in Georgia th i s year is estimated to be 3,000,000 bushels-- unchanged f rom the fo recast last month. Production at t his level
would be 800,000 bushels below. la s t ye a r.

GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREAGE, 1966 AND 1967

Crop and Unit

Acreage

:Harvested: For

1966

harvest

196

Thousands

Yield Per Acre

Indicated

1966

1967 .

Product ion

Ind i cated

1966

1967

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu.
Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. ) Rye, bu.
Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, a11 , ton Cotton, ba 1e Peanuts, (P & T), 1b. Soybeans, for beans, .bu. Sorghums, for grain, bu. Peaches, tot a 1 crop, bu. Pecans, lb.
l/ Pounds of 1i nt.

1'368 65 98 43 11 61 8
460
380 482 301
12

1, 505 124
93 70
9 73. 5
8 462
2S5 478 542
13

43.0 30.0
41 .o
22.5 41.0 1 ,580
85, 1 .88!:
398 J_/ 1 ,6SO
23.0 38.0

55.0 27.0 37.0 18.0
30.0 2 , 050
95 1 l .90::: 371 1I 1,900 24.0 38.0

5S, 824
1 ,950 4,018
96 8
451 96,380
680 867 316 809.,760 . 6,923
456 ' 3,800
37,000

S2, 775
3,348 3,441 1 ,260
270 150,675
760 8bo 220 908,200 13,008 494 3,000 45,000

ARCHIE LANGLEY

c. L. CRENSHAW

Agricultural Stat i stician In Cha rge

Agricultural Stat ist ician

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Athens, Georgia

Ending August 14, 1967
YIELD PROSPECTS GOOD MOST CROPS
Athens, Ga., August 14 Georgia's crops remain in generally good condition and yield
prospects for most are very promising, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Record
yields are indicated for corn, peanuts, soybeans, sweetpotatoes and hays. Record-tying yields
are indicated for tobacco and grain sorghum, but cotton and small grain yields are down.
County Agents repo rte d a slight improvement in the condition of cotton. Pick i ng has started in older plantings in the south. Insect control measures remained active, but weevil infestation continued to increase.
Most of the State's corn is considered made. An average yield of 55 bushels per acre is
expected.
About b5 percent of the respondents judged the soybean crop as good to excellent. Many
plantings are blooming and setting pods. Rains are needed for best development of this crop in a few areas. An average yield of 24 bushels is indicated for the State.
Tobacco harvest moved forward ana was b5 percent complete at the end of the period. Curing
and market i ng remained active.
Peanut digging increased during the week. Insect and disease control continued to receive attention in several areas.
Georgia's pecan prospects vary widely by area and variety. The August 1 forecast placed production at 45,000,000 pounds.
Pastures and hay crops are generally good but army worms were reported to be giving trouble, espec ially in coastal Bermuda.
Sweetpotato harvest moved forward. Market Managers reported supplies of vegetables and melons declining seasonally.
WEATHER SUMMAKY- Rainfall amounts showed large variations over Georgia dur i ng the week ending Friday, August 11. Totals were generally smaller in the northeast where some weather observers reported no measurable rain for the week. In contrast, heavy to excessive amounts were measured at several places in the eastcentral and southeast sections. More than five ~ inches fell at both Brunswick and Newington. Divisional averages for the week ranged from four tenths of an inch in the northeast to two and four tenths inches in the southeast. The statewide average was just over one inch. There was I ittle or no rainfall during the weekend, except in the extreme south and southeast where some excessive amounts were reported.
Temperatures were mild during most of the week, continuing the summer-long trend of un~ seasonably cool weather. Averages for the week ranged from 3 to 6 degrees below early August
normals. The coolest weather occurred during the weekend after a cold front moved across most of the State on Friday. Early morning temperatures dropped to record, or near record, low levels for the date at several places.
The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday, (August 15-19), calls for temperatures to average 4 to 8 degrees below normal with a slow warming trend through the period. Normal highs range from ~8 to 92 degrees and normal lows from 66 to 72 degrees. Rainfall i s expected to be 1 ight to moderate and occur as afternoon showers during the latter half of the period.

ISSUED BY: Th e Georg ia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperat ive Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August ll, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending August 11, 1967 (Provisional)
Highestg 97 at Quitman and Waycross on the 9th
52 at Blue Ridge on the 7th and LaFayette on the 11th

* For period Augo 12-14, 1967
T, less than o005 inch
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- - July 1967 Released 8/15/67

JULY MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 MILLION POUNDS

Milk production on Georgia farms during July totaled e5 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 81 mill ion pounds produced in juJy last year and 85 mill ion during June 1967. The 1961-65 July average production was 83 mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 595 pounds -- 50 pounds above the previous year, and 5 pounds above the June output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 464 pounds.

The estimated average price rece ived by producers for all wholesale milk during July was $6.35 per hundredweight. This would be $.45 above the previous year, and $.10 above the June

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight below June, but averaged about 10 cents above the previous year.

MILK PKODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

Item and Unit
Milk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cow, I bs. l l
~umber Mi 1k Cows, thousand head
PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 1:/
Ml wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. ~ilk Cows, head All baled hay, ton

July 1966
~1
545
149

GEORGIA June 1967
85 590
144

July 1967
85 595
143

5.90
5.95 3.80 .190.00 26.50

6.25 6.25
195.00 27.60

~/6.35
210.00 26.20

UN ITED STATES

July

June

July

1966

1967

1967

10,350 1/11,146 736 11 ti21

I0, 311 761

4. 71
5.05 4.03 245.00 22.60

4.68 5.06 .
3.95 259.00
23.20

~/4.80
262.00 22.40

RICE S PAID - DOLLARS ]j Mixed Dairy Feed:
14 Percent Protein, cwt. 2/
16 Percent Protein, cwt. 18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt. All Under
29 Percent Protein, cwt.

3.95 4. I0 4.20 4.40
4.10

4.00 4.20 4.50 4.55
4.25

3.95 4.15 4.40 4.45
4.20

3.56 3.82 3.97 4.22
3.78

3. 61 3.92 4.03 4.30
3.85

3.62 3.89 4.00 4.28
3.84.

Y..1. / Monthly average Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale mi 1k which is average for month.
11 Revised.
4/ Pre I imina ry.
I U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

iSSUED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ Crop-R;port i;g-s; r~ i~e-:- USDA-:- 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-St r;et .-Ath;ns .-G~ .-:- in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
July milk output only sl iqhtly below July 1966
July mi lk production in the United States is est imated at 10,311 mill ion pounds, slightly less than a year earlier and 5 percent below the 5-year average for the month. Estimated milk product ion for June 1967 has been revised to 11,146 mill ion pounds. On a daily average basis, product ion decreased 10 percent from June to July this year compared with the average decrease of 11 percent. July output provided 1.67 pounds of milk per person daily compared wi th 1.70 pounds a year earlier. For the first seven months of the year milk production was about the same as the comparable per iod a year earlie r .
July rate per cow up 3 percent from a year earl ier
Milk production per cow during July averaged 761 pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier and 13 percent above average for the month. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 46 States. On a daily basis, July output per cow averaged 24.5 pounds, which is 2.9 pounds less than June and compares with 23.7 pounds in July 1966.
Milk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months United States, 1967, with Comparisons

Month
January February March Apr i 1 May June July Jan.-July total August September October November December
Annual 1/ Revised.

Mi Ik per cow

Average

1961-65

1966

Pounds

621

67b

591

635

676

736

690

752

757

812

729

798

671

736

' 629

696

592

663

602

670

581

649

618

687

7,759

8,513

1967 '
715 670 766 785 844 l/821 761

Mi I k product ion

Average:

: Change

1961-65: 1966

1967 :from 1966

Mill ion Pounds

Percent

10,222 9,805 9,855 ro.s

9,696 9' 137 9,217

f0.9

11 ,062 10,537 10,510

-0.3

II ,260 10,725 10,732

fO. I

12,310 II, 525 11 ,508 -0.1

II ,816 11 , 269 l/ 1I , 146 -1 I

10,849 10,350 10.311

-0.4

77,217 73,348 73,279

-0. I

10, 14b 9,763

9,522 9,263

9,643 9,333

9,288 9,012

9,841 9,511

125,660 120,230

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JULY MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 MILLION POUNDS

July 1967 Released 8/15/67

Milk production on Georgia farms during July totaled 85 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 81 million pounds produced in July last year and 85 mill ion during June 1967. The 1961-65 July average production was 83 .mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 595 pounds -- 50 pounds above the previous yea r , and 5 pounds above the June output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 464 pounds.
The estimated average price rece ived by producers for all wholesale milk dur ing July was . $6.35 pe r hundredweight. This would be $.45 above the previous year, and $.10 above the June average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight below June, but averaged about 10 cents above the previous year.

MILK PKODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

Itern and Unit

GEORGIA

July

June

July

1966

1967

1967

UN ITED STATES

July

June

July

1966

1967

1967

Hilk Production, mill ion lbs.
Product ion Per Cow, 1bs. l l
Number Mi 1k Cows , thousand head

HI

85

85

10,350 }/11. 146 10.311

545

590

595

736 }/ S21

761

149

144

143

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS l/
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid mi 1k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head All ba 1ed hay, ton

: 5.90
5.95 3.80 .190.00 26.50

6.25 6.25
195.00 27.60

~/6.35
210.00 26.20

4.71
5.05 4.03 245.00 22.60

4.68 5.06
3.95 259.00
23.20

~/4.80
262.00 22.40

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS Jj

Mixed Dairy Feed:

14 Percent Protein, cwt. .2/

3.95

4.00

3.95

16 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.10

4.20

4.15

18 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.20

4.50

4.40

20 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.40

4.55

4.45

All Under

29 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.10

4.25

4.20

3.56 3.82 3.97 4.22
3.78

3.61 3.92 4.03 4.30
3.85

3.62 3.89 4.00 4.28
3.84

)ll Month 1y average. 1./ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale mi 1k which is average for month.
11 Revised ..~1 Pre 1imina ry
'i/ U. S. pr ice i s for under 16 percent.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

issuED-BY:- The "Georgia crop-Reporti;g-ser~ice-:- usoA-:- 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-s"treet,-Athens,-Ga.-:- in cooperation wi th the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
July milk output only sl iqhtly below July 1966
July mi lk production Jn the United States is ~stimated at 10,311 mill ion pounds, slightly less than a year earlier and 5 percent below the 5-year average for the month. Estimated milk production for June 1967 has been revised to 11,146 mill ion pounds. On a daily average basis, production decreased 10 percent from June to July this year compared with the average decrease of II percent. July output provided 1.67 pounds of milk per person daily compared with 1.70 pounds a year earlier. For the first seven months of the year milk production was about the same as the comparable period a year earlier.
July rate per cow up 3 percent from a year earlier
Milk production per cow during July averaged 761 pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier and 13 percent above average for the month. Production per cow was at a record level for the
month in 46 States. On a .daily basis, July output per cow averaged 24.5 pou~ds, which is 2.9
pounds less than June and compares with 23.7 pounds in July 1966.
Milk Per Cow and Milk Production by Months United States, 1967, with Comparisons

Month
January February March Apr i I May June July Jan.-July total August September October November .December
Annual
!/ Revised.

Average 1961-65

Mi Ik per cow
1966 Pounds

621

67'6

591

635

676

736

690

752

757

812

729

798

671

736

629

696

592

663

602

670

581

649

618

6'67

7,759

8,513

1967
715 670 766 785 844 l/821 761

Milk production

Average:

: Change

1961-65: 1966

1967 :from 1966

Mill ion Pounds

Percent

10,222 9,805 9,855

fO.S

9,696 9, 137 9,217

10.9

II ,062 10,537 10,510

-0.3

II, 260 10,725 I0, 732

tO. I

12,310 II, 525 II ,508

-0. I

II ,816 I I , 269 l l I I , 146

-1.1

IO,H49 10,350 I0, 311

-0.4

77,217 73,348 73,279

-0.1

10, 14b 9,763

9,522 9,263

9,643 9,333

: 9,288 9,012

9,841 9,511

125,660 120,230

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Derartment of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP

'

. ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 1.6, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY REPORT

- . ~ ..

Placement .of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended' August 12 was 9, 020, 000--2 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 517, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-3 percent less than tti.e previous week and 10 percent less than the comparable . week a year earlier.

The majority _of the prices paid to Georgia produc-ers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per doz~n. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range ,of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $8. 00. per hundred. The average prices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.

Week Ended
July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12
Week Ended

GEORGIA 'EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

'fo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

-

. ~

753

590 ~ 78

804

668

83

804

717

89

926

585

63

901

619 . ' 69

Chicks Hatched
-

1966

1967

,..

Thou.

Thou.

556

510

583

'475

643

412

603 ..

488

631

473

'fo of year ago Pet.
92 81 64 81 75

<
Eggs Set !}

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

BROILER TYPE

Ufo of year ago Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ufo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chick's

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundre d

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

June 10

13,998 12, 155

87

10,026

9,495

95

55

7.50

June 17

13,820 12, 179

88

9,883

9, 457

96

56

7.75

June 24

13,859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

7.75

July 1

13,631 12,354

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

7.75

July 8

13,670 12,281

90

9,666

8, 980

93

57

8.00

July 15

13, 614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

8.25

July 22 '

13, 235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110

95

58

8.25

July 29

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8,840

94

58

8.25

I~~ Aug.
Aug.

12,690 12,780

11, 854 11, 517

93 90

9,524 8,938

8,822

93

9,020 -101

58

8.25

57 -: ';' :, . : ' 8. 00

]J Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply flock&

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER .

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

s. ---------------------------------------------------------~ ~ 7~~ ~ ~- ~ -- ~ ~----------

U. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Dep.a r f ment 'of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

.
STATE

-

Maine

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

I

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

:.e;GGS SET

Week Ended

July

Aug.

29

5

THOUSANDS

Aug.
12

Ufo of year j
ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

July

Aug.

Aug.

29

5

12

THOUSANDS

1, 87 5
309
1, ~38
590
591 2,692 4,351
1, 595 155
6,741 547

1, 983 320
1, 391 471 523
2,656 4,267
1, 635 145
6,625 565

1_, 853 102 31;3 85
1, 580 130 532 71 507 . 83
2, 617 97 4, 274 97 1, 580 104
140 93 6,421 93
554 131

1, 468 176
960 334 407 2,909 2,975 1, 162 280 5,463 441

1, 493 .179
1, 003 346 425
2,748 2,798 1, 167
337 5,406
398

1, 509 195
1, 142 330 356
2, 370 3,084 1, 111
287 5, 181
455

GEORGIA

12, 031 11, 854 11, 517 90

8,840

8, 822

9,020

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967
(22 States)

843 735 8,235 4,938 9,473 1, 161
4, 313
595 303 1, 889
65, 500

778 692 8, 123 4,887 . 9, 454 1, 130 4, 158 606 303 1, 757
64,323

787 639 7,986 4, 803 9,242 1, 125 3,852 55'3 328 1, 877
63,080

185 59
102 108 105 116 .
102 102
89 93
99

628 828 6,767 4,032 7, 500 831 3,257 394 259 1, 370
51,281

581 795 6,469 4,084 7,306 823 3,333 440 244 1, 381
50, 578

557 821 6, 291 4,092 7, 023 796 3, 200 482 205 1, 419
49,926

TOTAL 1966*
(22 States)

63,996 63,698 63,857

50,987 50, 503 47,633

% ofLast :Year

102

101

99 .

*1/ . vurrent week as percent of same week last year Revised.

101

100

105

Page Z
% of
year ago 1/
102
111
109 101 100 105 98
115
66 104 157
101
169 80
104
118
107 121 108 92 75 103 105

WeekEnding August 21,1967

Monday

CROP CONDITIONS OFF SLIGHTLY

Athens, Ga., August 21 --Most Georgia crops showed slightly weaker conditions during the

past week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture shortages in many

sections and continuing problems from insects were blamed for the decline. Weekend rains

corrected moisture deficiencies, however. Overall prospects for good yields continued except

for cotton.

Infestation levels of cotton insects continued to build despite active control measures, according to County Agents reports. Light harvest continued in more advanced fields in the south and started in a few central counties.

Corn prospects continued very good and earliest harvest for grain began in southernmost oounties. Cuttings for silage continued in other sections.

Soybeans were judged mostly good as fewer excellent" reports were received. Insects recame more of a problem but soil moisture should be up to needs after the weekend rains.

Tobacco harvest neared completion as 93 percent of the crop was judged harvested. Both ~rketing and curing remained very active.

Peanut harvest made very good progress during the week. About one-fifth of the crop has been dug and about 13 percent threshed.

Prospects for pecans remained varied with some sections reporting very good yields expected and others reporting heavy shedding.

An unusually large number of County Agents reported serious outbreaks of army worms. Forage crops and pastures were the primary target but row crops were also being infested. Whole fielqs were reported stripped on some farms and control measures had I imited success. Coastal Bermuda w.as par\icuLarly hard h. i.t.

tl2Y harvest was reported very active during the week and quality was judged good in
most cases. Pastures and I ivestock remained in mostly good condition.

v/EATHER SUMMARY- Heavy to excessive rains fell in the southeast and extreme south at the ~ginning of the period but very I ittle rainfall occurred over the remainder of the State during the week ending F.riday, August 18. A large number of weather observers reported no measurable rain during the week. For many north and central areas it was the driest week since mid-June. General showers moved back over the State during the weekend and several areas received moderate to heavy rains on Saturday or Sunday. The weekend total exceeded three inches at Alma and was more than two inches in the Atlanta and Macon areas.

Temperatures were cool at the beginning of the week but a warming trend brought readings up to near normal during the last half of the period. Mild daytime temperatures returned to the State over the weekend under cloudy, showery conditions. Averages for the week ranged from two degrees below normal at Valdosta to five degrees below normal at Macon.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday {August 22-26} calls for temperatures to average 4 to 7 degrees below normal. Normal highs for the period range from 87 to 92 degrees and normal lows from 65 to 72. Rainfall is expected to be moderate to locally
heavy and occur as mostly afternoon and evening thundershowers throughout the period.

ISSUED BY:

a .

...

' ,

The 'Georgi Cro'p

Rep6 rt ing

'
Se rv ice,


AtHens,

, r

' , '

,. J.

Georgi a; in . cooperation with

the

Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of

Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTlvlENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia ESSA

Precipitation ~or The Week Ending August 18, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for week ending Aug. 18, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest: 96 at Americus on the 18th
50 at Blairsville on the 14th and 15th and Tallapoosa on the 14th.

* For period Aug. 19-21, 1967
T, less than .005 inch

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT

This report will be treate:d in all j (O

Respects as letter Mail

(See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

The Univ Libr ary Univ Of ~ Ga

Athens Ga 30601

Postage and Fees Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture

hi

UNIVL SITY OF 3 EORGIA

H- tJ0 7

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

AUG 24 1967

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 1967

August 22, 1967

Item

During July

1966 1/

1967 2/

%of :, last year

Jan. thru July

1966 1/

1967 2/

o/o of
last year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed{U. S. )3 I

Total Domestic

3,672 3,091

2,916 2,642

79 85

1'!1 .

27, 564 24, 191

24,993 22, 216

91 92

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia United States

500 2, 209

444 89 1, 930 87 .

3,364 14,620

3, 723 111 16, 718 114

Egg Type

Georgia

8

42 525

177

177 100

United States

331

465 140

3,451

4, 014 116

Chicks Hatched:

Broiler Type

Georgia

47,098

42,816 91

314,050 304, 140

97

United States

244,449 241,086 99 1,659,694 1,686,061 102

Egg Type

Georgia

2, 693

2,069 77

23,601

23, 873 101

United States

36,654

33,668 92

390,768 381,739

98

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens

Georgia

35,034

34,655 99

225,934 237,374 105

United States

196,672 202,941 103 l, 271, 762 1,346,976 106

Mature Chickens

Light Type

Georgia

438

504 115

4,045

5, 258 130

United States

8,682

9, 135 105

67,877

83, ip3 122

Heavy Type

Georgia

322

299 93

1, 724

2, 341 136

United States

2, 068

1, 795 87

12, 166

14, 786 122

Egg Production:

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Georgia

381

419 110

2;574

2,873 112

South Atlantic 5/ United States

I 1, 014 5, 477

l, 114 110 5, 886 107 "

7, 006 38, 764

7, 693 110 41, 282- 106

1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service-

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South

AtlanticStates: Del., Md., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., Fla., Va.

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1966 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During June

Jan. thru June

During June

Jan. thru June

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

~ct.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine 6,626

6,785

34,942 36, 570 3.3

3.4

3.5

3.7

Pa.

8,291

6,808

42, 177 41,020 3.9

4.9

4.3

5.2

Mo.

3, 187

3,500

17,290 19,778 3.6

2.7

5. 8

4.6

Del.

8,492

8,400

45,908 44,497 4.3

4.8

4.6

5. 5

Md.

12, 594 13,332

65,915 72,075 4.0

4.5

4.6

5. 3

Va.

4, 535

4,734

21,697 24,072 3.2

3.6

3.3

4.0

N. C. 23,743 22,876 122,340 125, 771 3.5

3.7

4. 1

4.4

Ga.

35,944 3 7, 593 183, 512 198,395 3.3

4.9

3.7

5.3

Tenn.

6,214

5, 994

30,396 30, 869 3.0

4.3

3. 1

5. 1

Ala.

23, 953 25, 160 121, 542 130, 059 2.8

3.0

3.3

3.8

Miss. 14,835 15,210

76,389 80,614 2.6

2.2

3.2

3.5

Ark.

28,834 33,058 152,603 171,433 3.2

3, 5

3,8

4.5

Texas 11,490 13,940

61,371 72,791 2.8

2.7

3.6

3.4

u. s. 207,644

1,076,948

3.2

3.7

3.8

4.5

218,785

1,159,892

U

~
.:>,

Department of Agnculture

Georg1a Department of Agnculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of- Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - July 1967

August 1 shell egg holdings w~re 369 thousand cases after a 58-thousand case decline in

July. Holdings were almost 5 times as large as on August 1, 1966 but 15 percent above

average. Frozen egg stocks increased 8 million pounds to 92 million. These stocks

were 50 percent above year earlier holdings but 17 percent below average. Frozen

poultry stocks on August 1 were 371 million pounds, 63 million more than a month earlier.

On August 1, 1966, stocks totaled 209 million pounds and the average is 210 million

pounds. About 60 percent of the poultry in storage was frozen turkeys. Stocks totaled

220 million pounds, up 60 million from a month earlier. August 1, 1966 turkey stocks

were 104 million pounds and the average is 109 million. August 1 holdings of meat were

600 million pounds, down 64 million from a month earlier. With the exception of

canned hams, which increased 6 million to 56 million pounds and a small gain in cured

beef, stocks of all meat items were lower than on July l. Total beef declined 10 million

pounds to 266 million and total pork was down to 235 million pounds after a July decrease

of 58 million. Total stocks of meat were about 100 million more than on August 1, 1966

l and 73 million more than average.

July

Commodit

Unit

961-65 av

July 1966

June 1967

July 1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Eggs:

Shell

Case

320

79

427

369

Frozen eggs, total

Pound

110, 798

61,957

84,633

92,399

Poultry frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

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

do.

22, 165

do.

32, 560

do.

108,677

do.

46, 820

do.

210,221

19,211 28,848 103, 563 57,054 208,676

34,877 51,636 159,914 61,779 308,206

35,049 53, 114 220,465 62,223 370,851

Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

185, 186

do.

238, 840

do.

102,487

do.

526, 513

220,483
178,530
95, 538 494, 551

27 5, 656
293,074
95, 020 663, 750

266,255
234,952
98,735 599,942

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Georgia

United States

Item

July 15 June 15 July 15 July 15 June 15 July 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Prices Received: Chickens, lb. excluding broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All chickens (lb. ) All Eggs (dozens)
Prices Paid:(per 100 lb.) Broiler Grower Laying Feed Scratch Grains

Cents
10.5 15.5 15. 3 45.2 Dol. 5.30 5. 10 4.40

Cents
7.5 12. 5 12.3 33.6 Dol. 5.20 5.00 4.40

Cents
8. 5 14.0 13.8 37.6 Dol. 5.20 5. 10 4.45

Cents Cents

9.6 16. 1 15.5 35.6 Dol. 5.08 4.65 4.05

7.8 13. 5 13.0 27.4 Dol. 5.03 4.66 I 4. 11

Cents
7.9 14.7 14. 1 29.9 Dol. 5.03 4.65 4.08

*************************************************

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and

the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting 3ervice 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 -OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY RE PORT

1967
)

Placement of broiler chicks in G e or ia during:.tfi~ week ended August 19 wa ~
8, 825,000--2 percent less tlian the p r eviou .week and 3 percent l e ss "than the
comparable week last year, according to the orgia Crop Reporting Service. _

An estimated 11, 277, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--

2 percent less than the previous week and 12 percent less than the comparable

week a year earlier.



The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler,hatching eggs

were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of

hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery

owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received

for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to

$9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67

cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.



Week i;nded

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

v;o .of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

'1o of year .. ago
Pet.

July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19
Week Ended

804

668

83

583

804 926

614 585

-1/

76 , 63

643 603

901

619

69

631

918

645

70

619

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set 'ij

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

'1o of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia C!fo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

475 ' 4i2 488 473 491

81

, 64 ; 81

I

75 79

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

June 17

13, 820 12, 179

88

9,883

9,457

96

56 .

June 24

13,859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

July 1

13, 631 12, 3 54

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

July 8

13,670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

July 15

13, 614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

July 22

13,235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110

95

58

July 29

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8,840

94

58

Aug. 5

12,690 11, 854

93

9, 524

8,822

93

58

Aug. 12

12,780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12, 780 11,277

88

9,079

8, 825 97

57

1/ Revised

~/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply floc ~s ~

7.75 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNEW . Agricultural Statistician

----------------------------------------------------------------------j- --r,----------' I

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department.of Agricuitur.e

Statistical Reporting Service

--

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS S E T A ND CHICKS PLA C D IN C OMMER CIAL A R E L\.S BY WEEKS - 1967

EGGS SET

I

CHI C KS PLA CE D

STATE

Week :8nded

Aug.

Aug. '

5

12

Aug.
19

% of
year
ago 1/

Aug.
5

Week Ende d

Aug.

Aug.

12

19

r '-

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maip.e

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

I

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

1,983 320
l, 391 471 523
2, 656 4,267 1, 635
145 6,625
565

l, 853 313
l, 580
532 507 2, 617 4,274 l, 580 140 6,421 554

l, 745 265
1,363 576 498
2,609 4, 110 1,648
146 6,296
569

I. 96

l, 493

92

179

121

1,003

82

346

79

425

99

2,748

94

2,798

112

1, 167

101

337

90

5,406

146

398

l, 509 195
l, 142
330 356 2,370 3,084 1, 111
287 5, 181
455

l, 417 200
1, 065 300 374
2,709 2, 839 1, 041
374 5, 142
391

GE ORGIA

11, 854 11, 517 11, 277 88

8,822

9,020

8, 825

Florida

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

I

Arkansas

I

Louisiana

I

Texas

Washington

Oregon

California

TOTAL 1967

(22 States)

778 692 8, 123 4,887 9,454 1, 130 4, 158 606 303 1, 7 57

787 639 7,986 4,803 9,242 1, 125 3,852 553 328 l, 877

749 180
680 63
8,062 103 4,614 102
9,299 103 1, 077 117
3,651 98 569 110 341 89
1, 551 81

64,323 63,080 61,695 97

581 795 6,469 4,084 7,306
~23
3,333 440 244
1, 381
50, 578

557 821 6,291 4,092 7, 023 796 3,200 482 205 1, 419
49,926

666 865 6,354 4, 195 7. 211 845 3,278 437 220 1, 407
50, 155

TOTAL 1966*
(22 States)

63,698 63,857 63,681

50, 503 47,633 47,335

o/o of Last Year

101

99

97

l/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

'i .Hevised.

100

105

106

Page 2
%of year
ago 1/

99

-

95 131

73

99

108

92

109

99

102

169

97

178
93 105
119 114 123 115
98 77 103
106

: Nf RS1TY OF GEORGIA
AUG 1967

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

1 THENS, GEORGIA
L-- .......

CONSlnviPTION OF COl1lVJERCIAL FERTILIZERS

August 25, 1967

Consumption of commercial fertilizers in Georgia during the year ended June 30, 1966, totaled 1,655,471 tons - 6 percent more than a year earlier. Fertilizer mixtures accounted for 73,5 percent of th~ . total consumpt~on. The most popular grade of fertilizer used in Georgia
.vas 5-10-15, v1ith this grade accounting for 52.7 percent of all mixtures. The second most im-
portant grade was 4-12-12

Consumption of commercial fertilizer in the United States and Puerto Rico during the year
ended June 30, 1966, totaled 34.5 million tons -- 8 percent more than a year earlier.

Total fertilizer used by both farm and non-farm interests has increased every year since the 1959-6o fertilizer year. During the 1965-66 year, 38 of the 48 contiguous States used more fertillzer than a year earlier with strong increases r egistered in the Cornbelt and Plains States.
The remaining 10 States used less fertilizer than during the previous year.

, Fertilizer mixtures accounted for 56.9 .percent of the total consumption. This compares with
58.3 percent of total a year earlier. Direct application fertilizer materials containing pri-
m~y plant nutrients accounted for about 38.9 percent of the total. Approximately 4.? percent of total consumption consisted of the direct application of secondary and micronutrient materials.

Fertilizer consumption ihcludes all corrumercial fertilizer mat~rials .or products sold or

shipped for farm and non-farm use as fertilizer.

l1aterials used in manufacture of regis-

'tered mixes or for uses other than as fertilizer are e;~cluded from totals. The most popular grade

of mixed fertilizer vras 5-I0-10; the secono most popular grade mis 6-24-24.

. C. L. CRENSHAvl

.

'AgriCbltural Statistician

ARCHIE LAl\lGLEY Agricultural Statistician in charge

Please turn page for information on
nconsumption by I\ind of Fertilizer, by Regions, Year Ended June 30, 196611

______________ ________ ______ ____ __ _T_o_t_a_l__f_er_ti_l_i__~_e_r__1_/_:___C_on__s_u_m....__p.tion by Kind of Fertilj_ze..r.__,__b__ y___R_e_g_io__n_s_, _y__e_a_r..... Ended June ..._ 3.0. _, _1_966___

. .. . :

:

: Natural

. Regi on

i-iixtures : Nit r ogen : Organic Phosphate

. . ____ ~~----l-___ _.Jli~~!!~_!.t~~~rl~l:~:..X~~l~

. !~~

Secondary & Potash : Micronutrie_nt
f!Iat~Eia!~L--~~~!:2:~--

Total
.___.._ _

:

NeH

. Engl and

407,241

15,223

20,434

20,549

2,6$7

317

466,621

. i'1iddle :
Atlantic 1,889,437 149,066

35,618

76,505

27,607

9,029

2,187,262

South

Atlantic 5,435,385 1,086,147

. E. North

. Central

4,464,724 1,817,297

1rl. North Ce ntral

2,77'7,001 2,018,583

39,863 102,500 118,996

43,825 11,021

648,595 728,265
. . -- .... -
. 781,650 246,870

129,045 10,151
5, 729

6, 911,936 7' 712,857
5' 840, 854

E. South Central

2,257,257 724,465

4,817 153,856

57,614

4,006

3' 202,015

vJ. South Central

1,348,906 1,102,462

16,951

338,777

. 43,644

5,583' 2,856,323

Mountain

221,361 459,438 18,904 267,361

10,170

40,993

1,018, 727

Pacific
Other gj

581,420 1,340,792 276,225 65,732

370,757 286

375,349 15,423

37,797 14,804

1,255,117 1,418

3,961, 732 373,888

United

States

19,658,957 8,779,205 562,476 2,781,565 1,288,624 1,461,388 34,532,215

lTExcluctes iiirlrigmaterials and tilequantffiesofriiaterials useCiincommercialmixtures:----

~ Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.

ISSUED BY:riie Georgia cropReport:ingservica;-usDA, 4o9A"NOrtili.mapkin street, AthenS,"Ga., ---
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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28, 1967
RAINS HINDER FIELD WORK

Released 3 p.m. Monday ,

cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . Heavy rains delayed harvest .operations and
interrupted insect control schedules. In several northern areas, lowland flooding cause'd crop
losses as cree ks and rivers spilled over their banks.
County Agents reported very little progress with cptton harvest. Insect infestations' climbed higher as weather conditions prevented insecticide applications. Defoliation began in southernmost areas during the week.
A good crop of corn is considered 11made 11 Moisture content of the grain remains high in most areas, however, and harvesting activity must await drier t-Jeather .
Soybeans remained in very good condition. Insect numbers were building very rapidly, how~ ever, and open weather was needed for effective control.
Peanut digging continued between rains and by the week 's end one-third of the crop was dug. Wet conditions caused limited sprouting in windrows . Insect and disease controls were applied
weather conditions permitted.
Considerable pecan shedding apparently occurred during the rains. Most County Agents previously judged the crop to be good, but the majority now considered the crop only fair. Tobacco .harvest moved into the final stages, but marketing remained active.
The outbreak of army worms continued serious in many sections. A virus or parasi~e was re ported att.acking the worms in several areas, however , and was slowing the level of infestation. Forage crops, particularly coastal Bermuda, remained the favorite food of the worms . Insecticide treatments had some .success where the weather permitted its use.
WEATHER S~~1ARY - Heavy to excessive rains fell over most of Georgia during the week ending
~iday, August 25. Heaviest amounts were in the northeast mountain area where Helen had a total
for the week of 18.13 inches. More than 8 inches of this total occurred in less than 24 hours
and over 13 inches fell in 2 days. Several other observers measured more thari 10 inches of rain during the week. The average rainfall over the northeast and north-central divisions was
more than 8 1/2 inches and the Statewide average was about 4 1/2 inches, making this one of
~orgials rainest weeks of record. The rainfall decreased from north to south, but amounts were light only in the lower coastal area and in the extreme south. Brunswick was the only station ~ in the State that reported no rain for the week. The excessive rains in the northeast damaged roads, bridges, crops, farmland, and other property. Rainfall was light during the weekend as a coldfront brought clearing skies to the northern section at the beginning of the new week.
Georgia temperatures continued to average cooler than normal. It was warm at the beginning of the week, but the frequent rains and cloudy skies held daytime readings dotrm during most of the period . Cooler air moved into north Georgia at the end of the period. Averages for the week ranged from near normal in the southeast to five degrees below normal in the northwest .
The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (August 29 - September 2) calls for temperatures to average 3 to 6 degrees below normal, except in the southeast I..Jhere near normal averages are indicated. It should be mild most of the week and a little cooler at the week end . Rainfall is expected to range from 1/2 to 1 inch, or more, and occur about l'lednesday or Thursday.
The Georgia Crop-Reporting- Service, -Athens, -Ga.-:;- in-cooperation with-the- - - - Cooperative Extension Service, Univers ity of Georgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the vreather Bureau, ESSA, u. s. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTlv!ENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens , Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 251 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Aug. 25, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 98 at Hawkinsville on the 19th
59 at Clayton and Cornelia on
the 19th

* For the period Aug. 26-28,
T1 less than .005 inch

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMMEDIATE U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report wi JJ be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34. I7 , P. L. & R. )

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~() FARM REPORT 7

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 29, 1967

GEORGIA 1967 TURKEY PRODUCTION UP 22 PERCENT

~gia: The 1967 turkey production in Georgia is expected to be 2,082,000 head compared with 1,709,000 in 1966- or an increase of 22 percent -according to the Georgia
Crop Reporting Service. Heavy breeds are up 344,000 birds while the light breeds have an increase of 29,000 head.

UNITED STATES TURKEY CROP LARGER THAN lAST YEAR
United States: Turkeys raised in 1967 are expected to total a record 125.6 million birds, 8 percent above 1966, according to the Crop Reporting Board. An increase
in production of turkeys is expected in all regions except the North Atlantic and East North Central regions. Percent change from last year by regions is: North Atlantic, down 10 percent;
East North Central, down 5 percent ; 1rJest North Central and South Atlantic, both up 6 percent;
South Central, up 22 percent; and the West up 13 percent.
The number of heavy breed turkeys raised in 1967 is expected to total 110.2 million compared with 101.0 million last year--an increase of 9 percent. Increases in heavy breeds by regions are 6 percent in the 1rJest North Central, 17 percent in the South Atlantic, 22 percent in the South Central and 12 percent in the lJest. The North Atlantic is 10 percent below a year earlier and the East North Central is down 7 percent.
Light breed turkeys raised during 1967 are expected to total 15.4 million birds, 1 percent below the 15.6 million raised during 1966. Decreases are shown in both the North Atlantic and ~ South Atlantic regions which are dot-m 14 and 16 percent,respectively. The East North Central is expected to increase 14 percent, the 1rJest North Central 6 percent, South Central 16 percent, and the West 30 percent.
California, the leading turkey producing State this year, will raise 19.1 million birds; followed by Hinnesota tvith 16.9; Nissouri, 11. 7; Arkansas, 8. 7; Texas, 8.0; Iowa, 7.5; North Carolina, 6.9; Virginia, 5.7; Ohio, 4.3 and Utah, 3.8 million.
Turkey poults hatched during the period September 1966 through July 1967 were 8 percent
above the corresponding period the previous year. Compared tvith a year earlier, increases occurred in all months except April, which was dotm 3 percent and i'1ay which was 4 percent below
1966. The largest percentage increases occurred during the period September 1966 through
February 1967 and ranged from 122 percent of the previous year in September to 151 percent in December. The number of heavy breed eggs in incubators on August 1 was up 41 percent and light breed eggs in incubators were 13 percent above a year earlier. Prices received by producers for live turkeys during January through July have been below the same months of 1966.

C. L. CRENSHA1rJ Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

(Please turn page)

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 4o9A-Nort~umpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

- - --------;---

Heavy breedsT-u-rk-e--v-s::---N-u-mrrbegrhRtabirseeeddoSn_Fa_rm_s _:_ Total all-br-ee-ds-----=--

State

:----~-~---~:196 7 as-:-----

: 1967 as: ---;-----;-l9b7as-

and

: 1966 : 1967 : %of : 1966

1967 : %of 1966 1967 : %of

divis2:.Q_~~-~...!.--~...:._1966 . . . : . _ _

: I~.:.. Tho!2:!.. Pcb_.

Thou.

196.;;;..6_.;.__~_ _..;~---=---l:966___

Thou. Pet.

Thou. Th2.!._ Pet .

Maine

37

30 81

2

3 150

39

33 85

N, H.

83

73 88

6

4 67

89

77 87

Vt.

33

20 61

0

0

33

20 61

Mass,

309

234 76

11

15 136

320

249 78

R. I.

19

14 74

0

0

19

14 74

Conn.

153

134 88

4

9 225

157

143 91

N. Y.

352

331 94

26

39 150

378

370 98

N. J.

592

373 63

18

28 156

610

401 66

Pa .

: 1.648 1.692 103

265

186 70

1.913 1.878 98

N. A. :--'1:226 2.901 90 -.332 --284 86

0hio

:-2;991-- 3:b96 -124 -?g------626 84

.3.5g'8 3.185--903, 73b 4,322- 116

Ind.

3,911 3,391 87

289

338 117

4,200 3,729 89

Ill.

1,276

949 74

60

82 137

1,336 1,031 77

Mich.

: 1,108

976 88

89

77 87

1,197 1,053 88

~lis,

: 5.350 4.644 87

177

4.1_2 244

5.527 5.076 92

E. N. C. : -rr;_:63b1'3;$b-9~:r:-3bO-Ws-5 114

l?;:-99b-]37211 ~--

Minn.

: l l , 718- 11,545'-99--4,947 ----s,-392- 109---lb,b$ lD;937-l02- -

Iowa

6,895 7,128 103

32 8

387 118

7,223 7,515 104

Ho.

9,457 11,319 120

533

405 76

9,990 11,724 117

N. Dak. : 1,044 1,023 98

s. Dak.

587

66o 112

77

127 165

1,121 1,1)0 103

444

453 102

1,031 1,113 108

Nebr .

894

874 98

19

10 53

913

884 97

Kans.

562

593 106

48

2 _4

w. N.c. : 31.157-~~-::lo6 ---~~---~b:??b lOb

610 _22.2 98 37~---~9~918 106

Del.

: 102

105 103

216

190 88

318

295 93

Md,

179

157 88

48

1

2

227

1)8 70

va.

2,764 2,771 100

3,470 2,950 85

6,234 5,721 92

w. va.

663

893 135

1,264

771 61

1,927 1,664 86

N. c.
s. c.

: 5,317 5,969 112 1,089 1,885 173

828

886 107

6,145 6,855 112

o

o

1,089 1,6o5 173

Ga. Fla.
s . A.
Ky.

1.629
-22
ll.7b5 569

1.973 121

80

109 1J6

64---~

181

201 111

13:-817___1i?~"b.Q87-~io8

8Ti

217 "J8

19 - 2~11)

1,709 2,082 122

203- 2b5 11r-_....

17,852 18;9'25-106

588

239 -41--

Tenn.

42

32 76

0

0

42

32 76

Ala .

: 1,257 1,115 89

21

9 43

1,278 1,124 88

Miss.

85

94 111

1

1 100

86

95 110

Ark.

: 6,o55 8,216 136

420

504 120

6,475 8,720 135

La.

11

10 91

1

0

12

10 83

Okla .

: 1,298 1,585 122

111

Texas
s. c.

::-~6g3p2-3 19;70.8706~_.J1123L._

104
b??

51 46
17989 ~111961

1,409 6,427
16.,217

1,636
8~005
12_,"Sbl

116
1125~-

Mont. & :

Idaho 1/ : 222

249 112

Wyo .

4

7 175

Colo .

2,287 2,582 113

N. 11ex.

11

9 82

19

6 32

241

255 106

0

0

4

7 175

12

99 825

2,299 2,681 117

1

1 100

12

10 83

Ariz, Utah

93

6~

74

3,346 3,739 112

1

0

94

69 73

36

22 61

3,382 3,761 111

Nev.

:

wash.

457

400 88

49

178 363

506

578 114

Oreg .

1,435 1,740 121

317

339 107

1,752 2,079 119

Calif. west .

: 16.697 18.813 113 :::24 .S52 2...,7..._6_"6.8...__1_1_2

_

27t; _....n._o_::

:29:7_-=-t2.o.;.~..-----~11:.030:o_-~---~_,12.65.'....9.2..7.6.~22:::~281~.9~.~0~2888::_-:::;11=;1!.1.__1__

48 State :

1/'rMootnatlan~ a and10I0d,a9h7o6

110,199 combined

to

109 avoid

15' . 262 disclosing

15.429 individual

99 ll6 ..S.38._..;;1:;;;.;25;;..;:..6;;-.2.;;..8_...;1~0...;;..8_. operations.

After Five Days Return to United StatES Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
QffiCIAL 2US!~

Postage and Fees Paid
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ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 30, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 26 was 8, 614,000--2 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the G eorgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10,754,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 percent less than the previous week and 11 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices pa id to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r eported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels g~nerally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for boiler chicks hy .Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $7. 75 pe r hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

o/o of

1966

1967

year

1966

1967

ago

'

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26

804
926 901 918 1,036

614

76

585

63

619

69

645

70

685 ; 66

643

412

64

603

488

81

631

473

75

. 619
703

491 505

79 72

~ --

Eggs Set -1/

Week

Ended

I

1966

1967

BROILER TYPE

I

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Geore:ia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz. Hundred

1967 1967

I
June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19
Aug. 26

Thou.
13, 859 13, 631 13,670 13,614 13,235 13, 124 12,690 12,780 12, 780 12 111

Thou.
12, 179 12, 3 54 12,281 12, 031 12,061 12, 0 3 1 11, 854 11,517 11, 277 10 754

Pet.
88 91 90 88 91 92 93 90 88
8 9

Thou.
9,937 9,808 9,666 9,559 9,628 9,449 9, 524 8,938 9,079 8 845

Thou.
9,226 9, 177 8,980 9, 113 9, 110 8, 840 8,822 9,020 8,825 8 614

Pet.
93 94 93 95 95 94 93 101 97
9 7

Cents
56 56 57 58 58 58 58 57 57
5 6

Dollars
7.75 7.75 8.00 8. 25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00
7. 75

1/ Include s eggs set by hatcheri e s producing chicks for hatchery supp_l_y_fl_o_c_k_s-.---:.-- . -

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

EGGS SET

I

CHICKS PLACED

STATE
-

Aug. 12

Week Ended Aug. 19
THOUSANDS

Aug. 26 ..

o/o of
I year ago 1/
I.
i
I

Aug. 12

Week Ended

Aug. 19

Aug. 26

THOUSANDS

Maine Copnecticut P~nns y1vania
Ind~ana
Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 853 313
1,580 532 507
2, 617 4,274 1, 580
140 6,421
554

1,745 265
1, 363 576 498
2,609 4, 110 1,648
146 6,296
569

1, 8'39 242
1, 468 56:o
399 2, 022 3, 3S9 1, 509
135 5,952
58'7

103 I 1, 509

I

I 69

195

104 i 1, 142

,, 79 I 330

64

356

79

2,370

90

3,084

Il'l 102

1, 111

144

287

86 It 5, 181

165

'I !

455

1, 417 200
1, 065 300 374
2,709 2,839 1, 041
374 5, 142
391

1, 381 160 940 362 429
2, 587 2, 8 79 1, 150
321 4,957
446

GEORGIA

11,517 11, 277 10,754

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana TeKas Washington Oregon Cqlifornia
I
TQTAL 1967 {22 States}

787 639 7,986 4,803 9,242 1, 125 3,852 553 328 1,877
63, 080

749 680 8,062 4,614 9,299 1,077 3,651 569 341 1, 551
61,695

776 687 7,77'4 4,625 9,209 1,055 3,558 519 361 1, 388
58, 778

TOTAL 1966* (22 States}

63,857

63,681

62,6 8 2 -

o/o ~f Last Year

99

97

94.

}:_/ . Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

89

9,020

I

197

i
I

557

60 i 821

I

98

I I

6,291

I 102 I 4,092

101

7,023

114 I

796

!

92 I' 3,200

il 81

482

81

205

93

I I
!

1, 419

94 1 49, 926

I
1 47,633
I
I
I 105

8,825
666 865 6,354 4, 195 7' 211 845 3, 278 437 220 1, 407 50, 155
47,335
106

8, 614
656 783 6, 229 4, 116 7, 012 800 3, 181 419 274 1, 318 49,014
47, 162
104

Page 2
I o/o of
I year ago 1/
100 94
101 88
119 106
90
121 90 99
152
97
185 82
105 115 109 117 118
92 136
90
104

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 30, 1967 GEORGIA CASH FAID~ RECEIPTS UP 82 11ILLION DOLLARS IN 1966

Income from farm marketings and Government payments in Georgia set a new all-time high in 11966 with $1,095,982,000, according .to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 82 million
dollars above the 1965 income and is the second year receipts have exceeded one billion dollars. Livestock and livestock products accounted for ~632,678,000, or 62.3 percent, of the total marketngs. Receipts from all crops were ~~ 383,131,000 and Government payments amounted to $80,173,000.

Commercial broilers tvere number one t-lith marketings of $224,903,000. Eggs ranked second
with a value of $175,173,000, followed by peanuts with G91,483,000; cattle and calves, $89,232,000; tobacco, $71,522,000; hogs, $66,446,000; and dairy products, ~58,599,000.

Soybeans had the largest percentage increase with 112 percent; peaches were up 47 percent; turkeys, up 33 percent; corn, up 27 percent; and eggs had a gain of 24 percent. Value of cotton was down 52 percent. Decreases in acreage, yield per acre, and price t-7ere responsible for the reduction in receipts from cotton.
GEORGIA QP&!!. E!_Rti, RECEIFTS. 1222

~vestock and Products
_ _$)g_,_21!,QOQ __
Percent of Total 62.3%

Total $1,095,982,000 {Including $80,173",000 ih Govermnent p~yments)"
Crops ___$;i8J,1Jl,Q.OQ. __
Percent of Total 37~7%

C. L. CRENSHAW ~icultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

CASH FARM INCOHE FOR GEORGIA - - ~Thousand Doiiars)----

- - CROPS
Cotton Lint

1964 91,694

1961)

'

78,951

1966 11
~
34,366

Cotton Seed

10,237

9,766.

.' .. .7,9.34

Cotton, Total

101,931

88,717

42,300

Peanuts

.87,444

98,915

91,483

Tobacco

77,130

79,041

71,522

Soybeans

1,055

8,451

17,956

Peaches

6,713

6,540

_9,610

Pecans

4,312

10,593

10,691

Other Fruits and Nuts

1,619

4,356

3,382

Truck Crops

25,616

28,507

32,568

Corn

35,299

34,181

43,515

Forest Products

31,850

34,320

32,424

All Other Cro;ps

22.836

21,211~

27.620

TC!l'AL CROPS

401.805

414_,852

.383 .1.2L._____

LIVESTQ!

Hogs

53,292

61,131

66,446

Cattle and Calves

57,140

76,582

89,232

Dairy Products

52,104

55,558

58,599

Commercial Broilers

174,153

198,566

224,903

Other Chickens

8,295

8,536

9,308

Turkeys

6,199

5,576

7,439

Eggs

125,836

141,596

175,173

Other

~:=--------1.: 6]1)

TC!l'AL LIVESTCCK

AND PRODUCTS

478,654

------=2~.0~l_o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~l-.~~7li__ _ _ _

549,555

632,678

GOVERNIVIENT

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

PAYMENTS
TC!l'AL CASH INCOME

39,416

49,608

--------------------------------

------80-,1-73----

,1r

ALL SOURCES

919,875

Prelimina-ry-.----------------------

1,014,015

1,095,982

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Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY RE POR T

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 26 was 8, 614,000--2 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10,754,000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 percent less than the pr e vious week and 11 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of t he prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r eported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 ce nts below the ave rage price. Most prices received for boiler chicks by Georgia hatche ries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9.00 with an average of $7.75 p e r hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

E GG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26
Week
I Ended

804
926 901 918 1, 036

Eggs Set})

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

614

76

643

585

63

603

619

69

631

645

70

619

685 ; 66

703

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
ye ar ago

!

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

412

64

488

81

473

75

491

79

505

72

Av. :Price Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz. Hundred

1967 1967

Cents Dollars

June 24

13, 859 12, 179

88

9,937

9,226

93

56

July 1

13, 631 12,354

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

July 8

13, 670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

July 15

13, 614 12,031

88

9,559

9, 113

95

58

July 22

13,235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110

95

58

July 29

13, 124 12, 0 31

92

9,449

8, 840

94

58

Aug. 5

12,690 11, 854

93

9, 524

8, 822

93

58

Aug. 12

12,780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12,780 11,277

88

9,079

8,825

97

57

Aug. 26 I 12 111 10 754

8 9

8 845

8 614

9 7

56

1/ Include s eggs set by hatcherie s producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 8.00 8. 25 8.25 8.25 8. 25 8.00 8.00 7 75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Char ge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agricultur e

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Se rvice

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

EGGS SET

I

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Aug .

Aug.

12

19

THOUSANDS

Aug. 26

I o/o of year
I ago 1/ I, i I

Aug. 12

Week Ended

Aug.

Aug.

19

26

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1,853 313
1,580 532 507
2,617 4,274 1, 580
140 6,421
554

1,745 265
1, 363 576 498
2,609 4, 110 1,648
146 6,296
569

1, 839 242
1, 468 560
399 2,022
3,359
11 509 135
5,952 587

103 I 1, 509

I

I 69

195

104 I 1, 142

79

330

II 64

356

79

2,370

90

31084

l 102

11 111

!I 144

287

86 II 5, 181

165 ' I ~

455

1, 417 200
1,065 300 374
2,709 2,839 l, 041
374 5, 142
391

1, 381 160 940 362 429
2, 587 2, 8 79 1, 150
321 41957
446

GEORGIA

11, 517 11,277 101754

89 : 9,020
I

81825

81 614

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California

787
639 7,986 4, 803 9,242 1, 125 3,852
553 328 1,877

749 680 8,062 4,614
9,299 1,077 3,651
569 341 1, 551

776 687 7,774
41625 9,209 1, 055 3,558
519 361
11 388

197 !'

557

60 ! 821

98

I I

6,291

102 101 114

I
I : I

4,092 7,023
796

92 81 81
93

!
I

3,200

i!IIl

482 205

1, 419

666 865 61354 4, 195 7, 211 845 3,278 437 220 1, 407

656 783 61229 41 116 71 012 800 31 181 419 274 1, 318

TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

63,080 61,695 58,778

94 1 49,926
I

50, 155

49,014

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

63,857 63,681 62,662

o/o of Last Year

99

97

94

}:_/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

1 47, 633
I
I
I 105

47,335 106

47, 162 104

Page 2
I o/o of
I year ago 1/
100 94 101 88 119 106 90 121 90 99 152
97
185 82 105 115 109 117 118 92 136 90
104

J(
Oiooy
AJ Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle
~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI
Athens , Georgia

VTeek Ending September 4, 1967

Tuesday

FARII1 ACTIVITY INCREASES
Athens, Ga., Sept. 5 -- Field work, especially irr southern

I
throughout

most of the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Peanut digging, hay harvest,

cotton defoliation and picking, and insect control were major farm activities. 1rVith the ex-

ception of a f ew counties, soil moistur e was adequate throughout most of the State.

County Agents reported very lit tle change in cotton condition. Open weather in most areas allowed f or mor e effective insect control measures. Harvest continued light in southernmost ~eas, but defoliation in preparation for harvest increased.

Cor harvest progressed slowly as high~oisture grain in most areas will require drier weather conditions. The majority of the crop is considered 11made 11 , and higher than normal yields
expected.

Sovbeans remained in yery good condition. Corn earworm control on this crop was active in

Peanut digging made good progress during the week. Approximately 55 percent of the State
acreageb.ad been dug and 38 percent had been threshed. Yields from the acreage harvested so far have averaged above normal.
Pecan conditions range from poor to good, with most reporters expecting a fair crop. B!l~~~ was active in many areas during the week. Quality was generally low as a result of overmaturity ~nd army worm damage. To~ harvest was virtually completed. weetpotato harvest continued to make good progress from early varieties.

~~ SU}~Y - Rainfall was heavy in the northwest and southeast sections and mostly light to moderate in other areas of Georgia during the week ending Friday, September 1. The observer at Rome measured 4.83 inches while several places in middle and south central Georgia had no measurable rain during the week. Most of the western and southern sections of the State received rain during the week end. Locally excessive ~aounts were reported in the west central area, where Hamilton had 4.08 inches during the 24-hour period ending Honday morning. Saint Simons Island received over 3 inches during the week end.
Georgia temperatures continued unusually cool during the week. Week-end minimum tempera-
tures were in the 5ors in north Georgia after a cold front moved through the area early Friday.
A reading of 55 at Athens Friday morning was the lowest ever recorded so early in the fall
season. Several places had new record lows for the date. Averages for the week ranged from
4 to 8 degrees below normal.
The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday, (September 5 - 9) calls for
continued cool weather with averages expected to be 4 to 8 degrees belot-T normal. Heavy rainfall is forecast for the period with amounts mostly between 1 and 2 inches indicat.ed.
August rainfall ranged from excessive over the northern third of the State to slightly deficient in parts of southwest Georgia. Divisional averages were more than double the August .normals in the north central and northeast divisions. Central areas received well above normal ~ounts for the month. Averages were near normal over most of south Georgia but some areas, especially in the southwest, received considerably less than normal. August temperatures were much cooler than normal, continuing the summer-long trend of mild weather. The mild August temperatures, combined with those of June and July, made the the coolest summer in Georgia since Statewide averages were begun in 1892.

isSuED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Service; Athens; Georgia; -in cooperation with-the- - - Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU AthenEs;":,SGA eorgia
Precipitation For The Week Ending September 1, .1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Sept. 1, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 95 at Quitman on the 27th, 28th ml
29th.
0
51 at Clayton on the 29th.

1.27

0

,.~ T..,.._

* For period Septo 2-4 ~ 1967
T~ less than oOO$ inch

Aft er Five Days Retur to United State Department of Ag ri c ltu re
Statisti al Reporting Servi c~ 409A North Lumpki n Stree Athens, Georgia 30601 OFF ICI AL BUS INESS
IMMED IA E - S. WEATH ER REP OR This repo rt wil l be treated i a l
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec . 34.17, P. L. & R. )

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

August 15, 1967

Released 9/5/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX rECLINES 12 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all commodities declined 12 points during the month ended August 15, 1967 to 244. This was 11 points below the August 15, 1966 index of 255.
There were declines in prices of grains, cotton, tobacco, cottonseed, soybeans, meat animals, broilers, and eggs. The All Livestock and Livestock products index at 217 was 10 points below last month and 24 points below August 15, 1966.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED I NDEX D~~ 1 POIN PARITY I NDEX DOWN 2 POINTS, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 80
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month ended August 15 to 256 percent of its 1910-14 average. Contributing most to the decline were lower prices for hogs, tomatoes, and corn. Partially offsetting were price .increases for milk, ~anges, grapefruit, and pears. The index was 6 percent below August 1966.
The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and F~ Wage Rates declined 2 points during the month to 343. The index was 8 points (2 percent) above a year earlier.
With the Prices Received Index down 1 point and the Parity Index down 2 points, the ~eliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, remained at 80.
The Parity Ratio, at 75, was up 1 point from July.

~-~In-d~e-x----_I_N;D=E:X-A1\TuU:fg'.'IBuE~R-S2--- GEORJuGlIAy:CA5N-D-:UAuNgITlEiDst1S5T-A-T-E~SR-e_c_o_r~d-H-.i,...g~h-

1910-l4 = 100
GE~~-----
~ices Received All Commodities All Crops
avestock and Livestock

1966
255 y
259

1967
256 268

127 ___I....n...d. .-.eL...:_:_ __._---.Q~a-:-t:_e:.-~-
.

244

310 :March 1951

. . 256

. 319 :Harch 1951 gj

Products

241

227 y'

217

295 :Sept. 1948

'UNITED STATES-

----:--------------------------

PriC'Ss Rec~ived Parity Index ;Y
'Parity Ratio
Adjusted Parity Ratro-gr-:

271

257

335

345

81

74

------

256

313 :Feb. 1951

343

345 :July 1967

75

.. 123 :Oct. 1946 -~----

(preliminary)

: 87

80

80

1 Revised:-y Also April 19~1.- }TPricesPaict-;-IntereSt-,-:T::-ax-e-s-,-a-nd~F=-a-r_m_W~age Rates based on

data for the indicated dates. 4/ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, averaged 86 for the year 1966, ~ompared with 80 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted

Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on es-

tmated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for t~e current

calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY A~icultural Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

--tiD-BY:- The Georgia crop-R~porting-service; usiS'A: 4o9A- North-Lumpkin-street, -Athens, -Ga.;
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
Q[FICIAL BUSINES~

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GEORGIA

September 6, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE R Y RE PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week ended September 2 was 8, 273, 000--4 percent less than th e pr e viou s week and 7 percent less than the comparabl e week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting Service.

An estimated 10, 171, 000 br oile r type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 percent less than the previous week and 18 percent less than the comparable \'-'eek a year earlier.

T he majority of the prices pai d to Ge o rgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r eported within a range of 50 to 65 cents p e r dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents p e r dozen. The price of e ggs from flocks with hatchery owned cocke rels generally was 2 c ents be low the ave r age price. Most prices receive d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatche rie s we re reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $7. 7 5 p e r hundr e d. The ave rage prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

u;o of
year ago ' Pet.

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

u;o of year ago
Pet.

Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept.
Week Ended

926 901 918 1,036 l, 000

U Eggs S e t

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

585

63

603

619

69

631

645

70

619

685

66

703

658

66

676

BROILE R TYPE

u;o of
year ago Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

488

81

473

75

491

79

505

72

513

76

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

July l

13,631 12, 354

91

9,808

9, 177

94

56

July 8

13,670 12,281

90

9,666

8,980

93

57

July 15

13,614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

July 22

13,235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110

95

58

July 29

13' 124 12,031

92

9, 449

8, 840

94

58

Aug. 5

12,690 11' 854

93

9, 524

8, 822

93

58

Aug. 12

12,780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12, 780 11,277

88

9,079

8,825

97

57

Aug. 26

12, 111 10,754

89

8, 845

8,614

97

56

Sept. 2

12,454 10, 171

82

8, 880

8, 273

93

56

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatcher y supply flocks.

7.75 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge U. S. Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Statistician

.

Georgia Department of Agriculture

~

St atistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

STATE

Aug. 19

E GGS SET

Week Ended

Aug.

Sept.

26

2

THOUSANDS

% of
year ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

Aug.

Aug.

Sept.

19

26

2

THOUSANDS

Page Z
% of
year ago 1/

Maine

1,745

1, 839

1, 356 120

1, 417

1, 381

1, 363

99

Connecticut

265

242

244 82

200

160

139

69

Pennsylvania

1,363

1, 468

1, 293

92

1, 065

940

851

90

Indiana

576

560

439

61

300

362

318

72

Missouri

498

399

399

67

374

429

318

89

Delaware

2,609

2,022

2, 188 86

2,709

2, 587

2, 415

99

Maryland

4, 110

3,359

3, 102

73

2,839

2,879

2,940

91

Virginia

1, 648

1, 509

1, 307 94

1, 041

1, 150

1, 084

132

West Virginia

146

135

118

84

374

321

365

87

North Carolina

6,296

5,952

4,257

81

5, 142

4, 957

4,934

96

South Carolina

569

587

591 144

391

446

423

120

.

GEORGIA

11,277 10,754 10,171

82

8,825

8, 614

8,273

93

~

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

749

776

786 177

666

656

631

180

680

687

716

63

865

783

803

79

8,062

7, 774

6,861

92

6,354

6,229

6,278

103

4,614

4,625

4, 514 101

4, 195

4, 116

4,075

113

9, 299

9, 209

8,734

93

7, 211

7,012

7,090

109

1, 077

1, 055

1, 117 118

845

800

759

107

3, 651

3, 558

2, 728

72

3, 278

3, 181

2,785

101

569

519

562 102

437

419

367

91

341

361

291 123

220

274

275

110

1, 551

1,388

1, 168 66

1, 407

1, 318

1, 351

93

61,695 58,778 52,942

87

50, 155 49,014 47, 837

100

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

63,681 62 , 662 60, 713

47,335 47, 162 47,768

% of Last Year

97

94

87

*1I Current week as p ercent of same w e ek last yea r Revised.

106

104

100

I

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UNIVE SITY OF GEORG A
1~ 1961

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA
Released September 8, 1967
-GEORGIA carTON REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1967
Georgiats 1967 cotton crop is forecast at 215,000 bales based on information reported by ~op correspondents and ginners as of September 1, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said to-
day. This is 5,000 bales below the indicated production a month ago. The current forecast is
101,000 bales below the 1966 crop of 316,000 bales and 351,000 less than the 1961-65 average of 5~,000 bales. The current indicated crop is the smallest since estimates were started in
lMO. Indicated yield per acre of 362 pounds is 36 pounds less than last season and 60 pounds
below average.
Frequent showers and cool, damp weather during August made it difficult for growers to con~ol weevils in the northern districts and crop prospects declined in this area. In the southern districts, rainfall was much lighter and the crop showed some improvement.
The development of the crop is later than usual. According to the Bureau of Census, only
5,529 bales had been ginned to September 1 compared to 6, 772 to the same date last year and
36,812 in 1965.

INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION. 1967~ FINAb_fRODUCTION, 1266. 196,2

District

1967

1966

1965

1

15,000 18,470 41,510

2

9,000 10,900 22,970

3

10,0CO 12,560 24,160

4

20,000 24,280 42,000

5

42,COO 62,110 103,950

6

37,000 63,750 107,480

7

26,000 43,390 73,840

8

52,000 72,340 129,530

9

4,000 8,200 17,560

State

215,000 316,000 563,000

-4
.Columbus

Macon

Districts shown are crop reporting districts and ~ Congressional Districts.
I
0
Please see reverse side for
UNITED STATES information.

Albany
7

Valdosta

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1967
The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State

Acres for
y harvest
1967
1,000 acres

Lint yield per harvested acre 1961-65 average 1966 1967
indic.
Pounds Pounds Pounds

Production g)

500-pound gross weight bales

1961-65

Indicated

average

1966 Aug. 1 Sept. 1

~,ooo

1,ooo

1967
1,ooo

1967
1,ooo

bales

bales bales

bales

N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Te.nn. Ala. Mo.
Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas
N. Mex. Ariz. Calif. Other
States 'j)

90 200 285 260 460 90
940 790 340 405 3,700
128 247 590
20

374 419 422 572 445 561
625 557 521 270 362
673 1,057 1,099
402

290

267

442

432

398

362

475

415

392

313

408

293

651

587

418

425

602

579

270

255

385

363

648

562

979

962

952

997

359

353

300 474 566 614 788 419
1,942 1,483
572 334 4,544
266 839 1,753
41

94 282 316 363 461 162
1,353 756 449 214
3,182
181 515 1,228
19

50 180 220 230 330
57
1,175 725 430 250
2,775
155 515 1,225
15

50 180 215 225 . 300 55
1,150 700
410 215 ..
2,800
150 495 1,225 ;
15

u. s .

8,545

491

480

460

14,935

9,575 8,332

8,185 .

.An).er.-
Egypt. li}

548

447

482

109.6

70.8

1 August 1 estimate. 2 Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about
80 net pounds of lint. 3/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. li/ Included in
State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

1
Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GElABLE
Georgia Crop Reporting Se rv ic e

REPORT / Athens, Georgia

September 1, 1967

~eleased: September 8, 1967

GEORGIA

UNJVERSIT'r OF G::o

Only a 1 ight volume of summer produced vegetables rema ~ o a- f st.

August lowered quality of late vegetables. Production of fall vegetables

expected to be good.

UNITED STATES

--

eavy rains in late southern areas is

LIMA BEANS: Production of summer 1 ima beans, at 242,000 hundredweight is 3 percent less than 1966. In New Jersey, North Carol ina, South Carol ina, Georgia, and
Alabama, peak harvest has past but some supplies, mostly for local outlets, will be available unt i 1 frost.

SNAP BEANS: The summer snap bean crop is estimated at 1,021,000 hundredweight, I percent

above 1966. In the New England States, moderate supplies will be available

until about September 15 and then 1ight supplies until frost. Wet fields in New York have

slowed harvest. Supplies are expected to decline after mid-September. In Pennsylvania, late

plantings are supplying markets with good volume. Supplies should continue through September.

In Illinois, good volume is expected during September with I ighter supplies available until

late October. Cool weather in Michigan has been favorable for crop development. August

weather in Virginia was favorable for late planted beans. Heavy rains in southwest North

Carol ina destroyed a large acreage of beans before harvest was completed. Below normal

volume is expected during September. In the northwest area, acreage is in good condition. In

Georgia, excessive rains and flooding in late August caused considerable damage. Rainfall

~

during should

August in Tennessee was adequate to surplus throughout be available until frost. Light movement continues in

the State. Snap bean supplies Alabama. In Colorado, harvest

is one to two weeks late.

CABBAGE (For fresh market and kraut): Supplies of late summer cabbage are estimated at 3,261,000 hundredweight, 6 perce11t more than
1966 but 5 percent below average. In Pennsylvania, good volume should continue through Septemr ber, In Illinois, supplies are ample. Harvest is nearly completed in Iowa, In North Carol ina,
supplies during August were above normal. Large supplies are expected during September and
most of October. In Georgia, heavy rains caused considerable damage to late plantings. Harvest is nearly completed. Harvest in Colorado is late as a cool growing season has 1 imited normal development. Supplies should be available through September. The crop in Washington remains in good condition in spite of continued hot, dry weather. In California, moderate volume continues from the Salinas Valley and south coastal areas with 1ight supplies also available from the San Francisco Bay district. Movement should continue through the late summer and fall mor.ths.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator

lssu"Eo-Bv:- The "Georg(a crop-Report"(;;-g-ser~ice: usoA: 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-Street,-Athens,--Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1967
The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State

Acres
for
h19a6r7veyst

Lint yield per
harvested acre
1961-65 average 1966 1967
indic.

Production g)

500-pound gross weight bales

1961-65

Indicated

average

1966 Aug. 1 Sept. 1

1967

1967

ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1967 WITH COMPARISONS

CROP AND STATE

Acreage

Yield Per Acre

Harvested

For

:Average:

:harvest:Average:

Ind.

:1961-65: 1966

1967 : 1961-65: 1966 1967

-Acres-

-Cwt.-

Production

:Average:

Ind.

:1961-65: 1966 1967

-I , 000 cwt.-

LIMA BEANS

Summer: New Jersey North Ca ro 1 ina South Ca ro 1ina GEORGIA AI abama Group Total

1,480 I ,000 I ,000

33

33

25

49

33

25

1,300 I, I00 I ,000

32

30

35

41

33

35

1,920 I, 700 I ,600

20

22

20

39

37

32

3,940 3' 100 3,000

23

23

28

91

71

84

3.780 3,300 3,300

21

23

20

79

76

66

13' 110 10,200 9.900

25

25

24

319

250

242

SNAP BEANS

Summer: New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island
Connecticut New York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan Virginia North Carol ina GEORGIA Tennessee AI abama Colorado
Group Total

200

ISO

130

40

40

40

8

6

5

990

850

800

34

36

40

34

31

32

150

140

140

41

35

40

6

5

6

580

600

650

38

35

40

22

21

26

9,640 7,700 7,000

38

38

45

365

293

315

1 '140

900

850

2,180 I ,600 I ,800

43 54

40
so

45

49

45

118

36 80

38 81

1'220 I ,200 I ,200

30

25

30

37

30

36

2,180 2,300 2,400

32

33

30

71

76

72

450

450

450

40

35

40

18

16

18

5,700 5,600 5,600

44

49

45

249

274

252

1,320 I ,200 1'300

36

37

37

48

44

48

1 ,200

950

900

44

45

43

53

43

39

1 ,020

850

800

31

25

30

32

21

24

670

650

650

51

49

45

34

32

29 I

28,630 25' 140 24,670

40

40

41 1'145 1,008 1,021

CABBAGE !/
Late Summer: Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Iowa North Ca ro 1ina GEORGIA Colorado Washington California Group Total

2,820 2,400 2,300

202

190

210

572

456

483

1,200 I ,200 I ,200

230

215

220

275

258

264

2,180 2,300 2,400

199

165

200

433

380 480

460

300

230

157

160

150

72

48

34

3,560 3,200 3,000

165

160

175

586

512

525

520

450

45o', Ill

115

105

58

52

47

2,160 I ,900 2,100

258

230

240

560

437

504

1,300 I, 300 I ,400

240

215

230

312

280

322

2, 720 2,900 2,800

214

230

215

582

667

602

16,920 15,950 15,880

204

194

205 3,450 3,090 3,261

!/ Includes processing.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Ag r icuI tu re

Released 3 p.m. Monday
HARVEST SLOWED BY RAINS
Athens, Ga., September 11 --Harvest operations, part icularly for peanuts, were delayed
in some sect ions by rains, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Other field work
was also hindered by the numerous showers.
County Agents judged the cot t on crop to be about 10 percent gathered by the weekend. The cond ition of the crop changed ve ry 1 ittle from the previous week but defoliating became more widespre a d.
Corn harvest made 1 i ttle progress during the week as ear moisture remained high in most
fields. A bumper crop is expected but only about 7 percent has been harvested.
Insect control was active in soybean fields over the State. Corn ear worms are causing the greatest damage but a good yield is still expected.
Farmers pushed peanut harvest as weather permitted but delays were numerous over much of the peanut belt. About 73 percent of the crop has been dug and about 57 percent threshed. Several areas expressed concern about sprouting in the windrow and in the ground. Reports indicated many of those who have already gathered their crop had excellent yields.
Hay i ng and silage harvests were active in the drier sections of the State. Pecans remained in mostly fair condition.
Several areas reported army worms were being brought under control while others continued to fight the pest. Forage crops remained the principal food but several reports of soybean damage were received.
Considerable land was prepared for fall seedings during the week. About 7 percent of the
small grain planting has been completed.
WEATHER SUMMARY- Rainfall was generally 1ight in the northern and east central sections and moderate to locally heavy in remaining areas of Georgia during the week ending Friday,
September 8. Some excessive amounts were recorded in the lower coastal area where both St. Simons and Sapelo Islands received more than 4 inches. Several weather observers in the
northeast and east central sections reported no measurable rainfall during the week. For ' some places, this was the second week without rain. Most of the northern and western parts
of the State received rain during the weekend with several observers reporting over an inch on Saturday.
Georgia temperatures continued unusually cool for the season. Averages for the week ranged mostly from 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Early morning lows dropped to the 40 1 s in the mounta i ns at midweek and to the sos in middle Georgia. Highs were mostly in the 70 1 s and low sos with the temperature reaching 90 at only a few places.
The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday {Sept. 12-16) calls for temperatures to average 3 to 6 degrees below normal, except in the southeast where near normal conditions are indicated. Rainfall is expected to average 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches and occur in showers about Fr i day or Saturday. There is a chance of heavier amounts o~ curring in the coasta I a rea.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Repor t ing Service, USDA, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation wi th the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agr iculture; and the Weathe r Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens; Georgia ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending September 8, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extrellBs for the week ending
Sept. B, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 94 at Quitman on the 2nd. 440 at Blairsville on the 5th

20
~ ~
* For period Sept. 9-11
T, less than .005 inch
Af ter Five Days Retur r. to United States Department of Agriculture
Statist ical Report i ng Service 409A North Lump k in Street Athen s , Georg ia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Ma i l (See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.)

Postage _and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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.,. GEORGIA CROP .RI;.PORTI Athens ,

Week End i ng September ll, 1967

3 p.m. Monday

HARVEST SLOWED BY RAINS

Athens, Ga., September ll --Harvest opera t ions, particularly for peanuts, ~ere delayed

in some sections by rains, accord i ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Other f.ield work

was also hindered by the numerous showers.

County Agents judged the cotto n crop to be about 10 percent gathered by the weekend. The cond it ion of the crop change d ver y little from the previous week but defoliating became more wi de s pread.

Corn harvest made l i ttle progress during the week as ear moisture remained high in most fields. A bumper crop is expected bu t only about 7 percent has been harvested.

Insect control was active in soybean fields over the State. Corn ear worms are causing the greatest damage but a good yield is still expected.

Farmers pushed peanut harvest a s weather permitted but delays were numerous over much of
the peanut belt. About 73 percent of the crop has been dug and about 57 percent threshed.
Several areas expressed concern about sprouting in the windrow and in the ground. Reports indicated many of those who have already gathered their crop had excellent yields.

Haying and silage harvests we re active in the drier sections of the State. Pecans remained in mostly fair condition.

Several areas reported army worms were being brought under control while others continued to fight the pest. Forage crops remained the principal food but several reports of soybean damage were received.

Considerable land was prepared f or fall seedings during the week. About 7 percent of the
, small grain planting has been completed.

WEATHER SUMMARY- Rainfall was generally light in the northern and east central sections and moderate to locally heavy in rema i ning areas of Georgia during the week ending Friday,
September 8. Some excessive amounts were recorded in the lower coastal area where both St.
Simons and Sapelo Islands received more than 4 inches. Several weather observers in the northeast and east central sections reported no measurable rainfall during the week. For some places, this was the second week without rain. Most of the northern and western parts of the State received rain during the weekend with several observers reporting over an inch on Saturday.

Georgia temperatures continued unusually cool for the season. Averages for the week
ranged mostly from 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Early morning lows dropped to the 40's in the
mountains at midweek and to the SO's in middle Georgia. Highs were mostly in the 70's and low
80's with the temperature reaching 90 at only a few places.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (Sept. 12-16) calls for temperatures to average 3 to 6 degrees below normal, except in the southeast where near normal cond i tions are i ndicated. Rainfall i s expected to average 1/2 to l 1/4 inches and occur in showers about Fr i day or Saturday. There is a chance of heavier amounts o~curring in the coastal area.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Re port i ng Serv ice , USDA, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extens ion Ser vice, Un i versity of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Wea t he r Bu rea u , ESSA, U. S. Depa r tment of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens; Georgia
ESSA
Precip tation For The Week Ending September 8, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extreJMs for the week ending
Septo B, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest g 94 at Quitman on the 2nd. 440 at Blairsville on the 5th.

o89 o20

* For period Septo 9-11
T, less than o005 inch

Af te F ive Days Ret r . .o United S a e s~ Departmen o, 3 ri c i '!: re
Stat is "cal Repor t i 3 Se r v =co 409A Nort h Lumpkfn tree: At ens, Georg ia 306 OFF ICIAL BUS IN SS

Postage _and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

IMME DIATE This repo t wi ll be t eate . in
Re s pe c s as Letter ta il {See Sec. 34. 17 , P. L. & R. )

The Univ Library Univ Of ' Ga Athens Ga 3o601

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
[_

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1967

September 12, 1967

Harvest Increasing - Yields ~ Most Crops :

On September 1, harvest of Georgia 's ma jor crops was on the increase, but progress was generally less advanced than normal. Cotton picking was increasing in South Georgia.;peanut picking and threshing were moving forward very rapidly, and early corn harvest was getting under way. Yields for peanuts, corn, and soybeans are estimated at record levels.

~Yield 22_ B'qshels: The estimated 1967 corn yield is placed at 55 bushels--12 bushels ab ove last year . At this l evel, total production would be
82,775,000 bushels compared with 58,824,000 last y ar.

Cotton E9ucti ~Sharply: Production of cotton is forecast at 215,000 bales compared with 316,000 last year -- down 101,000 bales . A
.sharp drop in acreage for harvest and lower yields account for the production decline.

Tobacco Production Up: Production of Type 14 tobacco is forecast at 150,675, 000 pounds,

-------

-- compared with 96,380,000 pounds in 1966.

Peanuts Improve: Peanut conditions improved during August, and production was indicated at 956,000,000 pounds. Last year a crop of 809,760,000 pounds was
realized. Yield per acre is indicated to be 2,000 pounds compared with the 1,680 pounds harvested last year and the previous record of 1,850 pounds.

Soybean Productign ~: The Staters soybean forecast is unchanged from last month at 13,008,000 bushels, compared with 6,923,000 in 1966. Both acre -
age and yield are estimated above last ye ar's l evel.

Pee~ QEE ~:

A pecan crop of 47,000,000 pounds is in prospect for 1967. This com-

pares with last year ts crop of 37,000,000 and the all-time high of

ll4,ooo,ooo pounds in 1963.

Milk production on Georgia farms during August totaled 86 million pounds - 1 percent more than prOduced last month and 5 percent above a year ago. Egg production during August totaled 410 million eggs compared with 382 million during August 1%b.

GEORGIA CROP_fRODUCTION ~ND HARVESTED ACREAGE. 1966 AND 1967 -~-~--

--

Acreage ____l ____!ie1_d_P~e~r~A~c~r~e~~~----~Production

:Harvested For

Indicated :

-------yndicated

Crop and Unit

1966 : harvest : 1966

___ :

1967 :

~---~---

--!_ho usand~------

. 1967

1966

1967

~----~~-T-h~ou-s-an-d-s ------

Corn, for grain, bu. Hheat, bu. Oats, bu. Rye, bu. Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. , Hay, all, ton Cotton, bale Peanuts, (P & T) , lb. Soybeans, for beans, bu.
Sorghums, for grain, bu. Peaches, total crop, bu. Pecans. lb. yPO'tlnds of lint:"_ __

1,368

1,505 43.0

55.0

58,824

82, 775

65

124 30.0

27.0

1,950

3,348

98

93 41.0

37.0

4,018

3,441

43

70 22 .5

18.0

968

1 , 2 60

11

9 41.0

30.0

451

270

61

73 . 5 1, 580

2,050

96,380

150, 675

8

8

85+

95+

680

760

460 380

462 285

1. 88 398

-

y

13.6927-y

867 316

912 215

482

478 1,680

2,000

809,760

956,000

301

542 23 .0

24.0

6,923

13,008

12

13 38. 0

38.0

456

494

3,800

3, 000

- - - ------~--~-~--------_)7. OOQ_____ J]~QQ_._

ARCHIE LANGLEY

C. L. CRENSHAH

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(;E,l~a~e_t~_ :e_a~e fE?_r _U0~e ~t~t~s_ifr~a~inl _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Repor ting Service, USDA , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga . ,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

.
UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1967

Corn prospects increased 1 percent during August. A record 4.7 billion bushels is expected as ---- of September 1, 14 percent more t han last year's record crop and 25 percent above the
1961-65 average.

Soybean production prospects are a record high 1.0 billion bushels, 8 percent more than the record high crop last year and 40 percent above average.

All Wheat production is estimated at a record 1.5 billion bushels, 2 percent more than last month, 18 percent more than last ye ar and 27 percent above average.

Oat production, estimated at 806 million bushels, is 1 percent more than 1966 but 15 perc ent be--- low average.

Sorghwn Grain prospects, a record high 791 million bushels, are 4 percent less than the August 1 forecast, but up 10 percent from 1966 and 44 percent above average.

Hay production is estimated at 123 million tons, 1 percent more than last year and 2 percent above average.

Fall Potato production is forecast at 224 million hundredweight, 2 percent less than last year but 12 percent above average.

Crop and Unit

u. S. ACREAGEJ!AR~~@Q.J:RODUCTION,a 1966 AND 1967

Acre~e

~eld Per Acre

Productiou________

:Harvested: For

: 1966 : harvest
. 1967 .. Thousands

1966

. .: Indicated 1967

Indicated

1966

1967_ _

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu.

56,888 61,319 72.1

76.5

Wheat, all, bu.

49,843 59,950 26.3

25.7

Oats, bu.

17,848 16,215 44.7

49.7

Barley, bu.

10,227 9,310 38.1

39.9

Rye, bu. Cotton, bale

1,283 9,554

1,102 8,545

21.8
480 !I

21.8
460 !I

Hay, all, ton

65,192 64,151 1.85

1.91

Soybeans, bu.

36,644 40,123 25.4

25.0

Peanuts (P &T), lb.

1,421 1,399 1,696

1,821

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

157

149

87

95

Tobacco, lb. Peaches, lb.

. 973

989 1,942

2,036

Pecans, lb.

~ounds of lint.

Y

:
Includes

some

quantities

not

harvested.

4,103,323 1,310,642
798,089 ~ 389,557
27,921
9,575 120,863
931,491 2,410,736
13,697
y 1,890,320
3,4o7,4ob 161,600

4,693,917 1,543,073
805,649
373,438 24,002 8,185
122,619
1,002,618
2,556,600
14,130 2,013,487
2, 872 ,;300 208,000

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GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

I;;'

P' lacement of broil e r chicks in G e o rgia d uring t he w e ek ende d S epteI~Q~:ner 9 was

i 8, 217, 000-- t_,peq::ent l e s,s .t.han _th e pr:evi o u s week and 6 p ercent les 's1 than t~ ~ comparable

week last ye '7 r ., a~ :. o f...,din g~ ~o the G e org i a :C r op Re p~ r ting Se rv~c e . ~;

, ~

An esti~ate' l. o', 8'80 , cro o broiler typ e eg g s were s e t by Georgia hat ~h ~ries--

7 percenf -.more than th e p reviou s w ee k but 12 per cent l ess than the comparabf.e w e ek a

year ea:J;"li er.



~

"'

.

I ,,

The m~jo:dfy oJ the p ri~es paid to Georgia pro d uc e rs ' for broi l er h~t1 ti.tng eggs

were r epo rte d withfn a r ange of 50 to 65 cents p e r do z en. The average priqe, of

hatching' eggs was 56 c e nts p er doz e n. The price of egg s f r om flocks with ~a~ he ry owned cockerels generally w as 2 ce nts b e low the ave r a g e pric e , MO.~t pric ~ s-r e c e i ve d

for broiler chicks by G e or gia ha t che ries were r e p ort ed w i t hin .9- range of $6 40,<5 to

$9. 00 with an aver-a:g ~, of $7 ;7 5 p er hun d r ed . The av e rag e pric~s la S.'t yea )ve :r e 67

cents for egg ~"" and $l it 50 - fO.r ~ chi cks . -=-

~

1 '

~.,LACEMENTS \ I

I

GEORGIA E G;GS -S ET , HAT CHINGS, A ND CHICK

rv o. .l,

1

E GG T YPE

I

Week Ended

E ggs S et
---= - - .=-
1966. ' ....... 1967

o/o of
ye ar ;ago
P et.

Chi cks Hatched

I
I

~

--- - ~-- --1
I

1966 ,
I

v..:...l96 7 c; If

Thou t

I Thou. '

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Aug. 12 Aug. 19 I Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9

901

619

918!'-'~'; w. (' 1.,: 03& I 0

-~45
685 .')

-o w --- 1 ooo~

()..

'

J

-' ~

I 6 58

955

614

69 70 66 ~ ~ '66
64

631 -. i 4.-
619 . 703 . I ~o,J 676 673

~ 73 ~ 91
-1 .-:.5, 05 c. .
I 513

75 79 72 76

505

75

~ l ~
l .t7'"""
I
I
Week - I
Ended I '

-

. v

~

'

J Eggs Set 1/ .J

- . ""() L-



._, ..;

-

1,) (

V.J I

~

,

- . BR OILER TYPE
.

""''

I

. . J

-

~ C hicks Placed f~:t B r oile rs in Geor gia

:.--

I ...
I~

H a tAe'vit !

Price Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

..1966 .... 19 6.7

"

' , .~.) '"'

o/o o f
_ye a r ago

. 19 66

I 1 9 6 7 -

o/o of
year

.

) ..J I ago

I

Per Doz. 1967

Per Hundred 1967

Tho ll .

thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. l Pet. Cents j Dollars

I

July 8 l July 15

13,670 12,28 1 90 13, 614 12,03 1 88

9,666

8,980 t 93

57

I

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

8.00 8.25

July 22

13, 23 5 12,061 91

9, 628

9, 110

95

58

8.25

July 29

13, 124 12,031 9 2

9,449

8, 840

94

58

8.25

Aug. 5

12,690 11 , 854 93

9, 524

8, 822

93

58

8 .25

Aug. 12

12, 780 11 , 517 9 0

8,938

9,020 101

57

8.00

Aug. 19

12, 780 11, 277 88

9,079

8,825

97

57

8.00

Aug. 26

12, 111 10, 754 89

8,84 5

8,614

97

56

7.75

Sept. 2

12,454 10, 17 1 82

8, 880

8, 273

93

56

7.75

Sept. 9

12, 342 10, 880 88

8, 76 2

8, 217

94

56

7.75

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S tati stical .Re porting Se rvi c e

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409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens, G e orgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

STATE

Aug.
26

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Sept .
2

Sept.
9

% of
year
ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

Aug.
26

Sept.
2

Sept.
9

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Page 2
I %of
I year ago 1/

Maine

1,839

1, 356

1, 505 93

1,381

1, 363

1, 313

96

Connecticut

242

244

171 58

160''

139

160

110

Pennsylvania

1, 468

1, 293

1, 405 99 .

940

851

779

98

Indiana

560

439

561 80

362

318

. 343

88

Missouri

399

' 399

393 69

429

318

377

102

Delaware

2,022

2, 188

2,380 93

2,587

2, 415

2,352

96

Maryland

3, 359

3, 102

3,916 87

2,879

2,940

3,076

95

Virginia West Virginia

1, 509 135

1,307 118

1, 600 107 132 93

1, 150

1, 084

1, 040

126

321

365

369

113

.

North Carolina

5,952

4,257

6,205 87

4,957

4,934

4,942

94

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South Carolina

587

591

561 149

446

423

414

126

GEORGIA

10,754 10,171 10,880 88

8,614

8,273

8, 217

94

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

776 687 7,774 4,625 9,209 1, 055 3, 558
519 361 1, 388

786 716 6,861 4, 514 8, 734 1, 117 2,728
562 291 1, 168

804 205 715 64 7,600 94 4, 167 101
8,358 92 1,070 121 3,637 91
509 83 266 72 1, 553 87

656

631

668

169

783

803

778

76

6,229

6,278

6,289

104

4, 116

lt,075

3, 854

105

7,012

7,090

6,648

99

800

759

771

116

3, 181

2,785

2,705

95

419

367

395

102

274

275

261

107

1, 318

1, 351

1,237

91

58,778 52,942 58,388 92 49,014 47,837 46,988

99

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

62,662 60, 713 63,595

f47, 162 47,768 47,609

o/o of Last Year

94

87

92

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

104

100

99

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SE VICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
August 1967 Released 9/14/67
AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 MILLION PCUNDS
l~lk production on Georgia farms during August totaled 86 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 82 million pounds produced in August last
year and 85 million during July 1967. The 1961-65 August average production was 83 million
pounds.
Production per cow in herd averaged 600 pounds -- 50 pounds above the previous year, and 5 pounds above the July output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 465 pounds.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during August was
$6.25 per hundredweight. This would be $.30 above the previous year, and $.05 above the July
average.
Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight below July, but. averaged about 5 cents above the previous year.

MILK rn.@1!Q1L~_RICE~~ AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Item and Unit

August

July

- August August

July

August

_1.966

1967

. 1967

1966

1967

1967

0

Milk Production, million lbs.

82

85

86 9,763 10,311

9,757

Production Per Cow, lbs. 1/

550

595

600

696

761

722

Nwnber 1'1ilk Cows,

thousand head

149

143

143

PRICES RECEIVED -DOLLARS All wholesale milk, cwt.

y2/

Fluid milk, cwt.

Hanufactured milk, cwt.

.

5.95 5.95
4~10

6.20 6.20

k/6.25
-- ..0

5.00
5.34 4.24

4.80 5.22 3.94

k/4.98

Milk Cows, he ad

190.00 210~~oo 200.00 249.00 262.00

263.00

All baled hay, ton

25.50 26.20 27.40 23.30 22.40

21.90

y PRICES PAID - DOLLARS

.

Mixed Dairy Feed:

14 Percent Protein, cwt. 21
16 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.05 3.95

3.95

3.56

3.62

3.57

4.10 4.15

4.10

3.87

3.89

3.88

18 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.30 4.40

4.45

4.02

4.00

3.98

20 Percent Protein, cwt. All Under

4.45 4.45

. 4.50

4.25

4.28

4.23

29 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.10 4.20

4.15

3.82

3.84

3.81

1i7MMoonthl-y av-erage.

--

2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month .

~ Revised.

~ Preliminary

U. s. price is for under 16 percent.

'

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

1-J. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

Yssuin-BY:- The 'Georgia crop- Reporting-service-; usBA-; 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street, -Athens, -Ga.:- -
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION !~ust milk output~t the same as a year earlier
August milk production in the United States is estimated as 9,757 million pounds, about the
same as a year earlier but 4 percent below the five-year average for the month. Production was
down 5 percent from July compared with the average seasonal decrease of 6 percent. August out-
put provided 1.58 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1.60 pounds a year earlier. For the first eight months of the year, production was about the same as in the year earlier period.
~gust rate per cow up 4 percent from a ye~r earlier
Milk production per cow during August averaged 722 pounds, up 4 percent from a year earlier and 15 percent above average for the month. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 44 States. In August, daily output per cow averaged 23.3 pounds, 1.2 pounds less than July but 0.9 pound below a year earlier.
Milk Per Cmv- and Milk Production by Honths, United States, 1967, with comparisons

Month

January February March April Hay June July August
Jan. -Aug. total
September October November December
Annual
-- --------~

621

678

591

635

676

736

690

752

757

812

729

798

671

736

592

663

602

670

581

649

618

687

7, 759

8,513

-----

.

715

10,222 9,805 9, 855: +0.5

670

9,696 9,137 9,217: +0.9

766

11,062 10,537 10,510: -o.3

785

11,260 10,725 10,732: +0.1

844

12,310 11,525 11,508: -o.1

821

11,816 11,269 11,146: -1.1

761

10,849 10,350 10,311: -o.4

:

9,522
9,643 9,288
92841

9,263
9,333 9,012 9.511

125,660 120,230
--

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICI~L ~~

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

Athens, G

Week Ending September 18, 1967 v/EATHER FAVORABLE FOR HARVEST

LIBRARIES

leased 3 p.m. Monday

Athens, Ga., September 18 -- Harvest operations and other fieJd work made good progress

last week, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Georgia farmers, particularly in

southern sections, had been keep i ng a worried watch on the tropical storms in the Gulf and

Caribbean area s a nd welcomed the week of open weather.

Cot t on harvest ga i ned momen t um in central and southern counties, according to County Agents reports. Statewide, about 17 percent of the crop was gathered, and defoliation in preparation for harvest became more wi despread. A yield of about 362 pounds of I int, or 215,000 bales, is now expected.

Antic ipated QLn yield for the State is 55 bushels per acre, but the bulk of this is still in the field. About 12 percent of the crop was harvested by week end.

Soybeans continued in good to exc~llent condition with an expected yield of about 24 bushels per acre. Control measures were active for insect pests of this crop.

Peanut harvest made good headway during the fair weather. About 88 percent of the crop
was dug by week ~nd and~ about 77 percent was threshed. A record average yield of 2,000 pounds per acre i s forecast.

Land preparation for fa! I seed ings received much attention during the week. County Agents reported about 13 percent of the small qrains has been planted. Haying and silaqe gathering were also active during the week.

Reports f rom over the State ind icated that the pecan crop is var ied both between sections and from grove to grove within sections. The September I forecast for the nut crop was placed at 47 miII ion pounds ,

Conditions of both cattle and pastures continue to be mostly good. Considerable work was performed during the week to insure continued good grazing.

\-l EATHER SUMMARY- Moderate to heavy rains occurred in north Georgia and other widely scattered sections early in the period but I ittle or none was reported over large areas of the State during the week ending Friday, September 15. Dahlonega had about 5 inches during the previous week end and over 2 inches fell at several other places i n the extreme north. Practically no rain has fallen anywhere in the State since Monday, September II, as skies have been mostly sunny during the past several days.

Days were mild and n.ights unusually cool throughout the week with a slight warming trend
at the week end. Early morning lows dropped to 470 at Augusta and Macon on Friday, setting new records for the date .. Averages for the week ranged from 50 to JQO below normal and were comparable to what Georg i ~ normally experiences a month later in the fall season. Only a very few places recorded a temperature as high as 900 during the week.

The five-day forecast for the per iod Tuesday through Saturday (September 19- 23) calls for temperatures to average near normal wi th only minor day-to-day changes. Rainfall is expected to be I i ght wi th poss i bly a few showers near the last of the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georg ia Cro~ Repo rt i ng Serv i ce, USDA, Athens, Georg ia; in cooperation wi th t~e Cooperative Extens ion Serv i ce, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weathe r Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPART.MENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending September 1.5, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Sept. 15, 1967 ' (Provisional)

Highest: 93 at Quitman on the lOth.
410 at Blairsville on the 15th.

* For the period Sept. 16-18, 1967
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Servic~ 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report wilf be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34 . 17, P.L. & R.)

Postage- and Fees Paid U.s. Department of Agriculture

:If

Ending September 18, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

v/EATHER FAVORABLE FOR HARVEST
-J
Athens, Ga., September 18 -- Harvest operations and other field work made good progress

last week, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Georgia farmers, particularly in

southern sections, had been keep i ng a worried watch on the tropical storms in the Gulf and

Caribbean area s and welcomed the week of open weather.

Cotton harvest gained momentum in central and southern counties, according to County

Agents reports. Statew ide, about 17 percent of the crop was gathered, and defoliation in

preparation for harvest became more widespread. A yield of about 362 pounds of 1 int, or 215,000

bales, is now expected.

.,

. '

Ant i cipated~ yield for the State is 55 bushels per acre, but the bulk of this is still in the f ield. About 12 percent of the crop was harvested by week end.

Soybeans continued in good to excellent condition with an expected yield of about 24 bushels per acre. Control measures were active for insect pests of this crop.

Peanut harvest made good headway dur ing the fair weather. About 88 percent of the crop was dug by week end and about 77 percent was threshed. A record average yield of 2,000 pounds per acre is forecast.

Land preparation for fal I seedings received much attention during the week. County Agents reported about 13 percent of the small qrains has been planted. Haying and silaqe gathering were also active during -the week.

Reports f rom over the State . ind icated that the pecan crop is varied both between sections and from grove to grove within sections. The September 1 forecast for the nut crop was placed at 47 mill ion pounds

,r ,.. Cond i tiqns of. both cattle and pastures continue to be mostly good. Considerable work was performed during the week to insure continued good grazing.
'I
\lEATHER SUMMARY- Moderate to heavy rains occurred in north Georgia and other widely scattered sections early in the period but I ittle or none was reported over large areas of the State dur ing the week ending Friday, September 15. Dahlonega had about 5 inches during the previous week end and over 2 inches fell at several other places in the extreme north. Practically no ra in has fallen anywhere in the State since Monday, September II, as skies have been mostly sunny during the past several days.

Days were mild and nights unus~ally cool throughout the week with a slight warming trend at the week end. Early morning lows dropped to 470 at Augusta and Macon on Friday, setting new records for the date. Averages for the week ranged from 50 to 100 below normal and were comparable to what Georgia normally experiences a month later in the fall season. Only a very few . places recorded a temperature as high as 900 during the week.

The f i ve-day forecast for the per iod Tuesday through Saturday (September 19- 23) calls for temperatures to average near no rmal wi th only minor day-to-day changes. Rainfall is expected ' to be 1ight with possibly a few showers near the las t of the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Report i ng Service, USDA, Athens, Georg ia ; in cooperation wi th t~e Cooperative Extens ion Service, University of Georgia; Geqrgia Department of Agriculture ; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. D'epartment of Commerce.

I

.''

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WEATHER BUREAU

Athens, Georgia ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending September 151 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending
Sept. 15, 1967 ' (Provisional)

Highest: 93 at Quitman on the lOth. Lowe3t: ~ 1., 0 at Blairsville. on the l~r:'th.

* For the period Sept. 16-18, 1967
T, less than .005 inch

After Five Days Retur n to

United States Department of Agri culture

Statistical Reporting Servic~

409A North Lumpkin St reet

Athens, Georgia 3060 1

OFF ICIAL BUS INESS

:/(0

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report wilf be treated i n all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34. 17, P.L. & R. )

The Univ Libr ary Univ Of:.'"' Ga Athens Ga 30601

Postage- and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

!J[

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

11:J~ w~~[3[1't? rn~~~~~rnw

ATHENS, GEORGIA

r 20, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in G eorgia during the week e

ptember 16 was

7, 887,000--4 percent less than the pre vious wee k and 6 percent less-than the comparable

week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10, 886, 000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly more than the previous wee k but 12 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

T e ajority o ft e r i "" s i o Ge orgia producers for broiler at L eg gs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatc hing eg s was 56 cents p er dozen. The price of e ggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels gene rally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatche rie s were reported within a range of $6 . 00 to $9.00 with an average of $7.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

Ufo of

1966

1967

year

1966

1967

ag_o

"' Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16
Week Ended

918 1,036 1,000
955 l, 015

Eggs Set !}

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

64 5

70

619

685

66

703

658

66

676

614

64

673

512

50

763

BROILER TYPE

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

%of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

491

79

505

72

513

76

505

75

539

71

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

July 15

13,614 12,031

88

9, 559

9, 113

95

58

July 22

13,235 12,061

91

9,628

9, 110 95

58

July 29

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8,840

94

58

Aug. 5

12,690 11, 854

93

9, 524

8,822 93

58

Aug. 12

12, 780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12,780 11,277

88

9;079

8,825 97

57

Aug. 26

12, lll 10, 7 54

89

8,845

8,614 97

56

Sept. 2

12,454 10,171

82

8, 880

8, 273

93

56

Sept. 9

12,342 10, 880

88

8,762

8, 217

94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10,886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks

8.25 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

STATE

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Sept.

Sept.

Sept.

2

9

16

Vfo of year ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

Sept.

.Sept.

Sept.

2

9

16

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Page 2
'1o of year ago 1/

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

l, 356 244
1,293 439 399
2, 188 3, 102 1, 307
118 4,257
591

l, 505 171
1, 405 561
393 2,380
3,916 1,600
132 6,205
561

l, 838 102
428 127 1,265 89
534 76 406 62 2,366 92 3,900 88 1, 565 110 118 80 6,385 89 500 130

1, 363

1, 313

1, 341

102

139

160

149

73

851

779

884

90

318

343

330

86

318

377

367

105

2,415

2, 352

1, 950

91

2,940

3,076

2, 241

77

1, 0<34

1, 040

1,020

116

365

369

372

117

4,934 4,942 4,604

89

423

414

467

173

10, 171 10,880 10,886 88

8, 273

8, 217

7, 887

94

776*

804

812 182

631

668

620

157

724*

715

701 65

803

778

849

79

6, 861

7,600

7,897 98

6,278

6,289

6, 134

101

4,514

4, 167

4,417 99

4,075

3,854

3,885

104

8,734

8,358

8, 973 93

7,090

6, 648

6,924

102

1, 117

1,070

1,074 114

759

771

769

119

2,728

3,637

3,727 93

2,785 2,705 2,778

97

562

509

605 102

367

395

371

78

291

266

327 120

275

261

274

91

1, 16 8

1, 553

l, 654 97

1, 3 51

1,237

l, 031

103

52,940* 58,388 60,378 93 47,837 46,988 45,247

97

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

60, 713 63, 595 64,640

47,768 47,609 46,712

% of Last Year

87

92

93

*1/ Current week as p ercent of same week 1ast year. Revised.

100

99

97

~

~D 1oo7

7 l.f_ 4-3
~y6

GE0 RG I A CR0 P REP0 RT I NG SERV I CE

~21 !illa9~illL1'L? LPWL1~ill'L? &1W~!ill~illTI

ATHENS, GEORGIA Item

August 1967

During August

1966 -1I

1967 -21

o/o of
last year

September 21, 1967

Jan. thru August

1966 -1I

1967 -21

% of
last
year

Broiler T~pe

-

Pullets Placed (U.S. )3 I

Total

Domestic

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Type

Georgia

United States

Chicks Hatched:

Broiler Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Type

Georgia

United States

Commercial Slaughter:41

Young Chickens

Georgia

United States

Mature Chickens

Light Type

Georgia

United States

Heavy Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Production:

Georgia

South Atlantic United States

-51

Thou.
3, 552 3,060
617 2,292
35 501
44,412 224,275
2,856 34,389
38, 515 213,084
499 9, 228
253 1, 9 51
382 1, 018 5,403

Thou.

Pet. Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

2,971 84 2,672 87

31, 116 27,251

27,964 90 24,888 91

729 118 2,403 105
35 100 420 84

3,980 16,912
212 3,952

4,452 112 19, 121 113
212 100 4,434 112

41,665 94 231,418 103
2, 183 76 35,307 103

358,462 1,883,969
26,457 425, 157

345, 805 96 1,917,479 102
26,056 98 417,046 98

38,802 101 220,946 104

264,449

276, 176 104

1, 484, 846 1, 567, 922 106

628 126 9,944 108
349 138 2,395 123
410 107 1, 101 108 5,798 107

4, 544 77, 105
1, 977 14, 117
2,956 8,025 44, 167

5,886 130 93,047 121
2,690 136 17, 181 122
3,283 111 8, 795 110 47,081 107

ll Revised. 21 Preliminary. 31 Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 41 Federal-State Market News Service-

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 51 South

Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Ga., Fla., Va.

-

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1966 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During July

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru July

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

During July

1966 1967

Pet.

Pet.

Jan. thru July

1966

1967

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,306

5, 878

41,248 42,448 2.8

3.0

3.4

3.6

Pa.

7,531

6,615

49, 708 47,635 3.5

4.5

4. 1

5. 1

Mo.

3,024

3, 244

20,314 23,022 4.0

2.9

5.6

4.4

Del.

7,760

7,758

53,668 52,255 3.8

4.6

4.5

5.4

Md.

12,286 11, 613

78, 201 83,688 3.6

4.3

4.4

5.2

Va.

3,789

4, 519

25,486 28, 591 2.7

2.9

3.2

3.9

N. C.

21,382 20,839 143,722 146,610 3.5

3.2

4.0

4.2

Ga.

32,812 32,098 216,324 230,493 3.0

4.6

3.6

5. 2

Tenn.

5,477

5,054

3 5, 873 35,923 3.2

4. 1

3. 1

4.9

Ala.

21,769 22,468 143, 311 152, 527 2.6

2.7

3.2

3.6

Miss.

13, 653 13, 239

90,042 93,853 2. 5

2.2

3. 1

3.3

Ark.

26,786 28,773 179,389 200, 206 3. 1

2.9

3.7

4.3

I_e:-~~---
u. s.

--1-1-,-1-1-6----1-2-,-5-9-7------7-2-,4-8-7-----8-5-,-3-8-8--

191, 233

1, 268, 181

-3--.0-------2-.8--------3-.-5------3-.-3----

3. 1

3.4

3.7

4.3

193,664

1,353,556

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - August 1967
An increase of 116 million pounds during August raised frozen poultry holdings to 484 million pounds. A year e arlie r, frozen poultry holdings totaled 283 million pounds and average is 268 million. The most significant August rise in poultry was in stocks of frozen turkeys. The increase was 104 million pounds compared with the average August increas e of 5l 'million. The 325 million pounds in storage on September 1 were more than double the ave rage stocks of 160 million pounds. Holdings of other classes of poultr y also increased during August. Stocks of frozen eggs increased 6 million pounds to 99 million pounds on Septe mber l. Usually holdings decrease about 2 million pounds during August. Shell egg holdings totaled 327 thousand cases compared with year e arlie r holdings of 57 thousand cases and the average stocks of 256 thousand. Total m e at in storage on Septe mber 1 of 526 million pounds was 74 million less than a month earlier but 93 million more than a year earlier. Average September 1 meat stocks are 466 million. Total beef in storage was 250 million pounds compared with 216 million on Se pt e mber 1, 19~ Total pork stocks were 193 million pounds compared with 140 million a year earlier. Holdings of canned meats, lamb and mutton and veal also declined during August.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Unit
Case Pound

Aug. 1961-65 av
Thou.

Aug. 1966
Thou.

July 1967
Thou.

Aug. 1967
Thou.

256

57

391

327

!Q~t ~~! ______ _5J.! J2_8___ -~~.-~3-~ ____ JJ.! 2_1_5___

Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

'

do.

23,009

21,280 35,568

38,061

do.

34,756

30, 530 52,372

54,024

do.

160,021

171,386 221,254 325, 183

do.

49,923

59,744 58,946

67, .009

do.

~! ~ !Q? _____ ]._8_2.! Jjp__-~~~-~~~ ___ j_8j.! _2_7]___

Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

I

do.

194,660

do.

180,489

do.

91' 188

do.

466,337

215,821 265, 122
139,957 238,655
77,622 96,867 433,400 600,644

250,428
192,602
83, 184 526,214

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

Georgia

United States

Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Prices Received: Chickens, lb. excluding broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb. ) All eggs (dozens)
Prices Paid:(per 100 lb.) Broiler Grower Laying Feed Scratch Grains

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents Cents

10.5

8. 5

8.0

9.5

7.9

7.7

15.0

14.0

12.0

15.7

14.7

12.9

14.8

13.8

11. 9

15.2

14. 1

12.5

46.6 Dol.

37.6 Dol.

35.3 Dol.

39.7 Dol.

29.9 Dol.

29.8 Dol.

-

5. 40 . 5.20

5.20

5. 14

5.03

4.98

r,

5. 10 4. 45

5. 10 4.45

5.00 4.40

4.69 4.08

4.65 4.08

4. 59 4.08

.

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Se rvice and

the many breeders, hatcheri es , poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: Un1ted State s Department of Agrtculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409 A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Gro rgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS .

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agnculture

.

GEORGIA CROP RE Athens,

Week Ending September 25, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

FINE HARVEST WEATHER - GRGWING CROPS NEED RAIN
Athens, Ga., Sept. 25 -- Another week of open weather has been ideal for peanut, corn,

cotton, and hay harvest, but a lack of moisture is hurting soybean and pasture growth, accord-

ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Except for a few counties, mostly in the northern

part of the State, soil moisture was reported nshort to very short. 11

County Agents reported a slight decline in cotton condition from the previous week, main. ly due to the effects of dry weather on late plantings. Picking continued to increase and is
progressing northward. Statewide, nearly one-fourth of the crop has been picked.

Corn harvest was about one-fifth complete at the end of the period. Excellent yields were repor~from acreages already gathered.

Peanut digging is in the final stages. Ninety-seven percent of the crop has been dug and
92 percent has been threshed.

The condition of sovbea~ declined during the week as soil moisture has become very short aver much of the State. Shedding of pods was noted in several of the drier locations. Rains ~e needed badly for the development of this crop, especially the late-planted acreage.

Hav meking, silage cutting and grain sorghgm harvest moved forward during the week.

Pecans remained in mostly fair condition - about the same as the previous week. SweetEotato condition declined slightly because of dry weather on late plantings. Harvest continued active.

Land preparation for small grains and ~~ Eastures showed good progress, but seeding

was delayed in some areas by dry soils.

,. ~

. .,... . . !

v~THER SUM1ARY -- Practically no rainfall occurred in Georgia during the week ending Friday, September 22. The week end was also free of rain and for most areas of the State this was the second completely rainless week. A few places in middle Georgia have had no measurable rain in four weeks and were very dry by the end of the period. The last rain reported by the observer at Milledgeville was on August 24.

Temperatures were near normal during most of the week but cooler weather moved back into the State late in the period. Early morning temperatures dropped to the forties as far south as Savannah during the week end. Several places reported new record low temperatures for one or more dates. Averages for the week ranged from one to four degrees below normal. This was the 13th consecutive week that Georgia temperatures have averaged cooler than normal. Not since June have temperatures been as warm as normal for a full week.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (September 26 - 30) calls for temperatures to average near to slightly below normal with no significant day to day changes.
Rainfall is expected to be light, averaging less than 1/4 inch, and occurring about Saturday.

-ssuED-BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting-service-; Athens,-Georgia; in-cooperation-with the---
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. s. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending September 22, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending September 22, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest:

93 at Hawkinsville on the 20th and 22nd and Quitman on the 18th and 22nd.
0
43 at Blairsville on the 16th.

* For the period Sept c 23-25
T, less than .005 inch

Af t er Five Days Retu rn t o United States Department of Ag r ic u lture
Statistical Reporting Serv i ce

-
Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

409A North Lumpkin Stre e t

Athens , Georgia 3060 1

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

.J(O

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER RE PORT This report will be trea ted in al l
Respects as Letter Mail

The Univ Libr ary Univ Of '"' Ga Athens Ga 30601

(See Sec . 34 . 17, P. L. & R. )

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Week Ending September 25, 1967

Rereased 3 p.m. Monday

FINE HARVEST WEATHER - GROWI NG CROPS NEED RAI N

Athens, Ga., Sept. 25 -- Another week of open weather has been ideal for peanut, corn,

cotton, and hay harvest, but a lack of moisture is hurting soybean and pasture growth, accord-

ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Except for a few counties, mostly in the northern

of the State , soil moisture was r eported 11short to very short. 11

County Agents reported a slight decline in cotton condition from the previous week, main ly due to the effects of dry weather on late plantings. Picking continued to increase and is progressing northward. Statewide, nearly one-fourth of the crop has been picked.

Corn harvest was about one-fifth complete at the end of the period. Excellent yields were reported from acreages already gathered.

Peanut digging is in the final stages. Ninety-seven percent of the crop has been dug and percent has been threshed.

The condition of soybeans declined during t he week as soil moisture has become very short wer much of the State: - Shedding of pods was noted in several of the drier locations. Rains are needed badly for the development of this crop, especially the late-planted acreage.

~ mking, silage cutting and ~! sorgh~ harvest moved forward during the week.

Pecans remained in mostly fair condition - about the same as the previous week. Sweet1 potato condition declined slightly because of dry weather on late plantings. Harvest continued
active.

Land preparation for ~mall grains and ~~ Eastures showed good progress, but seeding ~s delayed in some areas by dry soils.

WEATHER ~1ARY -- Practically no rainfall occurred in Georgia during the week ending Friday, September 22. The week end was also free of rain and for most areas of the State this .was the second completely rainless week. A few places in middle Georgia have had no measurable rain in four weeks and were very dry by the end of the period. The last rain reported by the observer at Milledgeville was on August 24.

Temperatures were near normal during most of the week but cooler weather moved back into the State late in the period. Early morning temperatures dropped to the forties as far south 'as Savannah during the week end. Several places reported new record low temperatures for one or more dates. Averages for the week ranged from one to four degrees below normal. This was the 13th consecutive week that Georgia temperatures have averaged cooler than normal. Not since June have temperatures been as warm as normal for a full week.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (September 26 - 30) calls for temperatures to average near to slightly below normal with no significant day to day changes. Rainfall is expected to be light, averaging less than 1/4 inch, and occurring about Saturday.

ssuED-BY:- The 'Georgia crop-Reporting-servi~e; Athens,-GeorgiaT in-cooperation-witii the---
Cooperative Extension Servic e, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA
Precipi tation For The Week Ending September 22, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending September 22, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest:

93 at Hawkinsville on the 20th and 22nd and Quitman on the 18th and 22nd.
0
43 at Blairsville on the 16th.

* For the period Septc 23-25
T, less than .005 inch

After Five Days Retu rn to

Postage and- Fees Paid

United States Department of Ag r icu i t re

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Stree t

Athens, Georgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

j (O

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPOR This report will be treated in a l l

The Univ Library Univ Of "' Ga Athens Ga 30601

Respects as Letter Mail

(See Sec . 34.17, P. L. & R. )

(j

' .,, ...

Athens , Georg1a

Week Ending September 25, 1967

3 p.m. Monday

FINE HARVEST WEATHER - GROWI NG CROPS NEED RAI N

Athens, Ga., Sept. 25 -- Another week of open weather has been ideal for peanut, corn,

cotton, and hay harvest, but a lack of moisture is hurting soybean and pasture growth, accord-

ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Except for a few counties, mostly in the northern

part of the State , soil moisture was r eported 11short to very short."

County Agents reported a slight decline in cotton condition from the previous week, mainly due to the effects of dry weather on late plantings. Picking continued to increase and is progressing northward. Statewide, nearly one-fourth of the crop has been picked.

Corn harvest was about one-fifth complete at the end of the period. Excellent yields were reporrea-from acreages already gathered.

Peanut digging is in the final stages. Ninety-seven percent of the crop has been dug and 92 percent has been threshed.

The condition of soybeans declined during the week as soil moisture has become very short over much of the State:--shedding of pods was noted in several of the drier locations. Rains
needed badly for the development of this crop, especially the late-planted acreage.

Hay making, silage cutting and grain sorghum harvest moved forward during the week.

Pecans remained in mostly fair condition - about the same as the previous week. Sweetpotato condition declined slightly because of dry weather on late plantings. Harvest continued active.

' Land preparation for ~ grains and ~~ ~stur~ showed good progress, but seeding was delayed in some areas by dry soils.

WEATHER S~1ARY -- Practically no rainfall occurred in Georgia during the week ending
Friday, September 22. The week end was also free of rain and for most areas of the State this
Was the second completely rainless week. A few places in middle Georgia have had no measurable
0
rain in four weeks and were very dry by the end of the period. The last rain reported by the
observer at Milledgeville was on August 24.

Temperatures were near normal during most of the week but cooler weather moved back into the State late in the period. Early morning temperatures dropped to the forties as far south
Savannah during the week end. Several places reported new record low temperatures for one or more dates. Averages for the week ranged from one to four degrees below normal. This was the 13th consecutive week that Georgia temperatures have averaged cooler than normal. Not
e June have temperatures been as warm as normal for a full week.

The five-day forecast for the peri od Tuesday through Saturday (September 26 - 30) calls for temperatures to average near to slightly below normal with no significant day to day changes.
Rainfall is expected to be light, averaging less than 1/4 inch, and occurring about Saturday.

-ssuED-BY:- The 'Georgia crop-Reporting-servi~e; Atherls',-GeorgiaT in-cooperation-witii the---
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA
Precipit ation For The Week Ending September 22, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending September 22, 1967 {Provisional)

Highest:

93 at Hawkinsville on the 20th and 22nd and Quitman on the 18th and 22nd.
0
43 at Blairsville on the 16th.

* For the period Sept. 23-25.
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Retu rn t o United States Department of Ag r icu t ure
Statistical Reporting Servi ce 409A North Lumpkin Stree t Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in a l l
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

:.Lf-t ~w~~lliL!J'L? rn~tr@rn~mw

ATHENS, GEORGIA

September 27, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended epte m_9er 23 was

7, 314,000--7 percent less than the previous week and 12 percent les than the corrJ." 1

I

parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Sell ice. l.J R
'4Rtfs
An estimated 11,433,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatclieri s-5 percent more than the previous week but 8 percent less than the comparable .wee

I

year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatc hing eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $7. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.50 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

E gs Set

Chicks Hatched

Week

o/o of

%of

Ended

1966

1967

year

1966

1967

year

~------------~------------------------------------~---a~g_o___-+-------------------------------------+-a~g~o____ _

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23
Week Ended

1,036 l, 000
955 1, 015
893

Eggs Set~/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

685

66

703

658

66

676

614

64

673

512

50

763

532

60

740

BROILER TYPE

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

%of year ago
Pet.

505

72

513

76

505

75

539

71

485

66

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23

13, 235 12, 061

91

9,628

9, 110 95

58

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8,840

94

58

12,690 ll, 854

93

9, 524

8,822 93

58

12,780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

12,780 11,277

88

9,079

8,825 97

57

12, lll 10, 7 54

89

8, 845

8, 614 97

56

12,454 10, 171

82

8, 880

8,273 93

56

12,342 10, 880

88

8,762

8, 217

94

56

12,437 10,886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314

88

56

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.25 8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 7 5 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

EGGS S E T AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMME R CIAL AREA~ BY WEE KS - 1967

EGGS SET

il

CHICKS PLACE D

STATE ..

W eek Ende d

S e pt.

S ept.

9

16

-- o/o of -

Sept.

year

Sept.

23

ago 1/ 9

We ek :6nded

Sept.

Sept.

16

23

T HOUSANDS

~

THOCSANDS

Page 2

o/o of

I
i

year
ago 1/

Maine

1, 505

1, 838

1, 888 104

1, 313

1, 341

948

108

Connecticut

171

428

237 71

160

149

141

81

Pennsylvania

1, 405

1, 265

1, 335 96

779

884

802

83

Indiana Missouri

561 393

534 406

507 403

l 77

343

62

377

330 367

225

58

187

55

Delaware

2,380

2,366

2,328 90

2,352

1, 950

2,046

81

Maryland Virginia

3,916

3,900

3,904 89

3,076

2,241

2, 125

70

1,600

1, 565

I 1, 501 106

1,040

1,020

859

116

West Virginia

132

118

113 75

369

372

249

70

North Carolina

6,205 6,385 6, 169 89

4,942 4,604 2,998

81

.

South Carolina

561

500

474 130

414

467

420

126

~

GEORGIA

10, 880 10, 886 11,433 92

8,217 7,887 7,314

88

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

804 715

812 701

I 806 198

668

709 61

778

620 849

604

175

779

77

7,600

7, 897

8, 034 100

6,289

6, U4

5,365

92

4, 167 8, 358 1, 070

4 , 4 17 8,973 1,074

4, 558
9,026 1, 076

102
96 124

II 3,854 6,648 771

.),885 6,924
769

3, 801 6,044
795

102 87
117

3,637

3,727

3,443

88 I 2,705

2,778

2,048

74

509 266

605 327

590 263

I 96

395

62

261

371 274

362

90

164

107

1, 553

1, 654

1, 569 88

1, 237

1, 031

877

70

58,388 60,378 60,366 94 46,988 45,247 39, 153

87

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

63, 595 64,640 64,251

o/o of Last Year

92

93

94

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

47,609
I
I 99

46,712 97

44,928

I

87

State

1;aoo 1,ooo -T,ooo_.._.._._;_ -1,ooo_____

bushels

EEshe l~

bushels

"Eushels

- 1, oocr~- 1,000

bushels

bushels
~--

New York New Jersey

*

2

2

Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois

.: .

1,743 1,605

. 8,307

6,892 6,560 16,848

1,963*
2,129 7,883

*
1,993 ' 1,927 8,662

10,79*1
10,950 26,468

2,863 3,373 10,273

11ichigan Wisconsin

5

606

502

87

15

1,200

173

45

\ 946

267

Minnesota

1,430

12,683

6, 721

1,840

29,597

17, 997

Iotva

4,707

24,897

12,381

5,968

59,446

31,909

Missouri

1,'375

6,982

2,943

1, 772

9,972

3, 797

North Dakota

4

811

175

44

1,887

552

South Dakota

23 '

483

186

108

1,521

878

Nebraska Kansas

249 1,123

),666 3,387

1,500 I 1,631

413 1,215

7,144 4,315

3,819 2,147

Delaware Haryland Virginia North Qarolina South Carolina

*

1,663

681

2,060

-ll-

~-

563**
895

* * 1,02*0

~-
-ll-
2,184 3,124

'" '
66*7
1,185

Georgia

1, 739

20

-)!-

2,154

124

Florida Kentucky Tenness!3e

605 2,403

955
2,887

1,26*0

640 2,575

1,110*
3,634

9
1,473*

Alabama

Mississippi Arkansas

.

Louisiana

.:

** ' 3,825*

72*3 *

* *

4,688* 2,628*

1,154
1,762*

Oklahoma

: I

Texas

:

New Mexico

* *

California

847
*

*

924

*

*

Unallocated

. .

*_ l!_n?:_t~d_Sia~e~ .:.. _ .11.:_26.7___1!4.:..1.11____ k_8.z)2.,7____32.,,.32 ___12.9~13- ___ 2_0.:._5.0_ Included in unallocated to avoid disclosing individual operations.

b( Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals, processors, and CCC-owned grain

at bin sites.

gj Off-farm total plus farm stocks.

.l'\ner ~ 1ve uays .1:1. e 1:urn 1:0: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia OF~... ICIAL BUSINESS

.t-'ostage and ..l::"ees ..1:-'aid U. S. Department of Agriculture

31 r-
Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle
~ GEO RGIA' CROP REPORTIN ~fJ::~~--:::~L
A t hen s , Georgi
Week Ending October 2, 1967
HARVEST CONTINUES ACTIVE
Athens, Ga., Oct. 2 -- Georg ia farmers had another week of brisk harvest- particularly
in central and southern -areas - according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Open skies
in these areas dur i ng most of the week .we re near ideal for harvest, but lowered prospects for
late crops, as so il mois t ure in man y areas rema ined short. North Georgia had mostly adequate
moisture.
County Agents' reports showed I i t tle change in the condition of the State's cotton crop. Harvest gained momentum and became more widespread in Central Georgia. About 35 percent of the crop had been gathered by the end of the week compared with 47 percent at th1s time last year.
Corn harvest reached one-th i rd completion, and many fields were reported nearing the proper moisture levels for harvest. Impressive yields continue to be reported as the harvest progresses. Peanut harvest has been completed except for a few scattered fields. Yields and harvesting conditions have been very good this year.
Soybean prospects d~cl ined again last week as low soil moisture in many areas ~aused ' plants to wilt and pods to shed. Worms continued active in many fields, attacking both foliage and pods. A 1 ight frost toward the end of the period burned some fields in central and northern areas, while others escaped damage.
Late season haymaking was very active dur i ng the week. A considerable acreage of pasture was also clipped for weed control. Pasture conditions declined, but cattle remained in good condition.
Fall plowing and land preparation were major activities, but seeding of small grains was .delayed in many areas by dry soils. About 26 percent of the expected small-grain acreage has been planted. Sweetpotato harvest continued, Very light pecan harvest began during the period in southernmost counties.
WEATHER SUMMARY- Heavy rains fell in Northwest Georgia but only I ight to locally moderate amounts were recorded over the remainder of the State during the week ending Friday, September 29. Six inches fell at C~lhoun and several other places i n the northwest had over two inches "on Wednesday and Thursday. In contrast, most reporting stations in the eastern and southern sect ions had less than .one-half inch dur ing the week. No rain was reported in the State during the week end as clear skies prevailed after Thursday. Large areas in the south and east cont inued very dry at the end of the period.
Temperatures were unusually cool at the beginning and near the end of the period. Aver.ages for the week ranged from 7 to 10 degrees below normal. The first freezing temperatures of the fall occurred on Saturday morning when several places in North Georgia recorded lows of 32. or below. Scatte ~ed I ight frost was reported as far south as middle Georgia. New record .lows for September were recorded at numerous places on the 30th. Among these were Athens, Atlanta, and Augusta, each wiih 36.
September rainfall ranged from near normal in the northwest section to much below normal over most central and southern areas. Total rainfall was well below an inch at many places during the month and soils have become very dry. September temperature averages were much below normal over the State, con ti nuing t he cool trend that has persisted since May.
The f ive-day forecast for the per iod Tue sday t hrough Saturday (October 3-7) calls for temperatures to average 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Little or no rainfall is expected during the period.
IssuED-BY:- Th; Ge~rgi~ Cr~p-R;p~rt i ~g-S;r~i~e~ Athe~s~ Ge~rg i ~;-i~ ~o~p;r~tio~ ~ith-the--- Cooperat i ve Extension Serv i ce, Univers i ty of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPART~IENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA
Precipitation For the Week Ending September 29, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Sept. 29, 1967. (Provisional)
.o
Highest: 93 at Quitman on the 23rd and Albany on the 24th
0
33 at Blairsville on the 24th

* For the period Sept.
T, less than .005

After Five Days Return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

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IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

ATHENS, GEORGIA

October 4, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week ended September 30 was 7, 812, 000--7 percent more than t he p revious week but ll percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the G e o rgia Crop R eporting Service.

An estimated 10,465, 000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-8 percent less than the pre vious w eek and 10 p e rc ent l e ss than the comparable w e ek a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to G e orgia produce rs for broile r hatching eggs were r eporte d within a rang e of 50 to 65 cents pe r dozen. The average price of hatc hing eggs was 55 c ents p er dozen. The pri ce of e ggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r e c e i ve d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were r e ported within a range of $6.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $7. 50 per hundre d. T he ave rage prices last year were 66 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

E ggs Set

1966

1967

UJo of ye a r a go

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

T hou .

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

UJo of year a go
Pet.

Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30
Week Ended

l, 000 955
1, 015 893 774

Eggs Set}_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

658

66

676

614 512 532 549

JU0 0 1

673 763 740 700

BROILErt TYPE

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

%of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

513

76

505

75

539

71

485

66

505

72

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundre d

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

July 29

13, 124 12,031

92

9,449

8, 840

94

58

Aug. 5

12, 690 11,854

93

9, 524

8, 822

93

58

Aug. 12

12, 780 11,517

90

8, 938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12, 780 11, 277

88

9,079

8, 825

97

57

Aug. 26

12, lll 10, 754

89

8, 845

8,614

97

56

Sept. 2

12,454 10, 171

82

8, 880

8, 273

93

56

Sept. 9

12,342 10, 880

88

8,762

8,217

94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7, 887

94

56

Sept. 23

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314 88

56

Sept. 30

11,584 10,465

90

8, 771

7,812

89

55

1/ IncludE s e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks

8.25 8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agricultur e

Georgia Department of Agricultur e

Statistical R eporting Service

409A North Lumpkin St r eet, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMER CIAL AREAS BY WEE KS - 1967

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Sept.

Sept.

16

23

Sept.
30

Ufo of
year
ago 1/

S e pt.
16

Week Ended

Sept.

Sept.

23

30

THO USANDS

THOUSANDS

Page 2
% of
year
ago 1/

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 838 428
1, 265
534 406 2,366 3,900 1, 565 118 6,385 500

1, 888 237
1, 335 507 403
2,328 3,904 1, 501
113 6, 169
474

1,765 115 332 117
l, 125 95 560 92 396 64
l, 810 71 3, 557 83
1, 312 111
132 123 5, 526 94
478 127

1, 341

948

1, 130

93

149

141

187

126

884

802

878

99

330

225

338

98

367

187

318

97

1, 950

2,046

2, 151

86

2., 241

2, 125

2, 708

86

1, 020

859

1, 005

104

372

2.49

333

83

4,604 2.,998 4,92.9

96

467

42.0

364

104

GEORGIA

10, 886 11,433 10,465 90

7, 887

7,314

7, 812

89

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

812

806

779 176

620

604

564 178

701

709

703 60

849

779

665

65

7,897

8,034

7. 126 91

6, 134

5, 365

5, 871

95

4,417

4, 558

4, 310 99

3,885

3, 801

3, 540

100

8,973

9,026

8, 223

87

6,924 6,044 6,465

95

1,074

1,076

957 109

769

795

775 115

3,727

3,443

3,022 83

2,778

2,048

2, 812

96

605

590

497 95

371

362

356

86

327

263

385 143

274

164

202

72

1, 654

1, 569

1, 135 83

1, 031

877

1, 166

90

60,378 60,366 54, 59 5 91 45,247 39, 153 44,569

93

TOTAL 1966 (22 States)

64,640 64,251 60,255

46,712 44,928 47,707

o/o of Last Year

93

94

91

*1/ Current week as p ercent of same week last y ear. Revised.

97

87

93

September 15, 1967

Released 10/5 67 8CT 9 1967
GEORGIA CROP REPOR NG SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 4 POINTS HIGHER

-.-...... ... ... ....

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all commodities increased 4 point s during the month ended September 15, 1967 to 248. This was 3 points below the September 15, 1966 index of 251.

There were declines in the prices of grains, hay, livestock, and broilers. However, a substantial increase in the price of cotton and increases in the prices of milk and eggs wer e sufficient to offset the price declines, and an increase in the All Commodity Index resulted.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DaVN 4 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended September 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined
4 points (1 1/2 percent) to 252 percent of its 1910-14 average. Contributing most to the decline
were lower prices for hogs, potatoes, and tomatoes. Partially offsetting were seasonally higher prices for milk and eggs. The index was 7 percent below September 1966.
The Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates increased 1 point during the month to 344. The index was 7 points (2 percent) above a year earlier.
With prices of farm products lower and prices paid by farmers higher, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, declined 1 point to 79.
The Parity Ratio, at 73, was down 2 points from August.

Index 1910-14 a 100 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

INDEX N1JlvlBERS --GEORGIA AND UNITED STAT;;;.;;E;;,;;S~---..--~--~--

September 15 August 15 :September 15=-~~-R~e.-c..-or.,d;.:...;.H~ig~h~----

1966

1967

1967

Index

Date

251 !I
256 238

244

248

256

. 263

217 y

217

. 310 : 319
295

.
Y :i.vlarch 1951
:March 1951
:Sept. 1948

UNITED STATES

Prices ReCeiVed
Parity Index J/

270

256

337

343

252

313 :Feb. 1951

344

345 :July 1967

Parity Ratio

80

75

k/ Adjusted Parity Ratio

73

123 :Oct. 1946

--:----------~--------

(preliminary)

86

80

79

1/ l7 Revised. g? Also April 19~1.

Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on

data for the indicated dates. ~ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments,

averaged 86 for the year 1966, compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted

Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on es-

timated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for the current

calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

vHLLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

rssuE"n-BY:- rhe Georgia crop-Reporting-service'.;' usnA-; 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street, -Athens, -Ga.'.;"' -
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

P,\IC::S--kHE IVED -AND PAID BY Ft\RMERS StPTEMBER l 1967 WITH . CCMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Commodity and Unit

Sept, 15 Aug, 15 :Sept. 15 Spt. 15 Aug. -J5 :Sept. 15

1966

1967

1967

196~

196

I 6

PRICES RECEIVED:

Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt, Hay, baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut Mi I k Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll
Cows , cwt. ]j Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, wholesale, cwt.: Fluid Market Manufactured
All ]/ Turkeys, lb. Chickens, lb., excl. broilers
Commercial Broilers All Eggs, All, dozen

$ J.oo
$ .92 $ I .43 $ l. 13 $ 2.20 21.0 $ 62.00 $ 3.00 11.3 $ 6.00
$ 27.00 $ 37.00 $ 29.00 $ 23.00 $ 190.00 $ 22.50
$ 19 .oo
$ 16.20 $ 21.40 $ 23.60
$ 6.25 $ 4.30 $ 6.25 23.0 11.0 14.0 13.9 52.2

I .45 . .80
I. 35 I. 00
20,0 58.00
2.65 11.4 7.00

I. 35
.80
1. l 0
.96 2.05 23.5 50.00 2.55 11.6 6.70

27.40
35.50 28.00 22.50 200.00 19.60 19.70 16,40
22.30 25.50

26.80
35.00 28.00 22.00 200,00
18.90 19.60 16.20 22.20 24.80

6.30

6.30 21.0
8.-o
12.0 11.9
35.3

!I 6.45
21.0
7.5 12.0 11.8
38.5

I. 71
,649 I. 35 1. 06 1.92 21. 17 65.50 2.97
11 2
4.82
23.80 24.30 24.40 23.40 255.00 22.30 22.50 17.20 24.30 26.50
5.65 4,40 5.28 22.2 9.2 14.6 14.0 42.7

1.41
.622 l. 11 1.01 1.92 21 .99 52.00 2.56 11.4 5.50
21.90 22.30 23.30 22.90 263,00 20.40 23.20 17.00 25. l 0 27.00
5.42 3.99 4.9b 20.6 7.7 12.9 12.5 29.8

1.39 .638 I. 12 .982
1.82 21.27 51.70
2.53 11.5 4.44
22. 10 22.60 23.60 22.70 264.00 19.10 23.10 16.50 25.00 26,80
!I 5. 17
20.5 7.9 12.6 12.2 32.0

PRICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt,: All Under 29% Protein
14% Protein .2/
16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. Broilir Grower Feed, cwt. Laying Feed, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton

$ 4.15 $ 4.00
$ 4.15
$ 4.30
$ 4.50 $ 5.20 $ 5.60
$ 3.80 $ 4.00
$ 3.50 $ 5.40
$ 5. l 0 $ 4.40 $ 43.00
$ 34.00

4.15
3.95 4.10
4.45 4.50 5. l 0
4.80
3.95 4.15
3.55 5.20 5.00 4.40
37.00 32.00

4. I 0 3.80 4.10 4. 35 4.45 5.00
5.30 3.95 4.00 3.40 5.20 4.95 4. 30 38.00
34.00 -

3.89 3.62
3.94 4.09
4.33
5.39 6.23 3.46
3.59 3.52 5. 19 4.75 4.10
33.00 32. l 0

3.bl
3.57
3.8~
3.98 4.23 5.31 5.30 3.52 3. 61 3.42 4.98
4.59 4,08
32.00 30.80

3.79 3.57 3.85 3.98 4. 25
5.34 5.47 3.47 3. 57 3.38 5.01
4. 59 4.03
32.30 30.70

11 11 Cows11 and 11 steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls.
21 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
]I Revised, 41 Preliminary estimate. ,21 U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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Week Ending October 9, 1967

Released 3 p.m. Monday

HARVEST CONDITION IDEAL

Athens, Ga., Oct. 9 --The third week of open weather enabled farmers in central and

southern districts to progress rapidly with corn and cotton harvest, according to the

Georgia Crop Reporting Serv i ce. Lack of ma t ur i ty i n northern districts has delayed harvest

in this area. Dry soils have delayed land preparat ion and seed germination of fall planted

crops a l l over the State.

County Agents reported that 45 percent of the State's cotton crop has been gathered compared to almost 60 percent by this date last year. The condition of the crop showed very I ittle change from the prev ious week.

Corn harvest proceeded rapidly and was 46 percent complete by the end of the week. Storage and marketing problems are delaying harvest in some areas. Frost damaged some corn in northern counties.

Soybean condition declined and reports indicate prospects are so poor in some late planted fields that they will not be harvested for beans. Dry soils and insects continue to be a problem but most early beans are expected to yield quite well.

Pasture condition declined seasonally but ample graz i ng is available although it is

not of the best quality. Cattle remained in good condition. Seed germination and growth

of winter grazinq _wa!J imited by dry soils.

'4

~

Seeding of small grains was slowed considerably as farmers were reluctant to place the seed in the dry soils, which also was a hindrance to land preparation.

Pecan conditions are extremely varied. Harvest is just beginning. Turnip green harvest was active in south central counties. Sweetpotato harvest continued.

WEATHER SUMMARY- No rain was reported in Georgia during the week ending Friday, October 6. An approaching cold front brought I ight to locally moderate rains to northern and western sections during the weekend. Some totals for the 24-hour period ending Monday morning were: Winder 1.60", Experiment 1.30", Blakely 1.12", Juliette .86, and Plains .41''. Large areas in the southern and eastern sections of the State continued very dry at the end of the period. Several places in these areas have had less than one-half inch of rain in the last 5 to 6 weeks.

Temperatures were cool at the beginning of the period but a warming trend brought readings up to normal, or above, by the end of the week. Highs were in the eighties over most of the S.tate on several days and a few 90 readings were observed in south Georgia. This was the first week in the last 15 that Georgia temperatures averaged as warm as norma I.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (Oct. 10-14) calls for temperatures to average 4 to 7 below normal. It should be cool at the beginning of the
period and become a I ittle warmer during the week. Rainfall is expected to average less than 1/4 i nch and occur in showers near the end of the week.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Report i ng Service, USDA, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extens ion Service, Un i vers i ty of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

'
OCT 10 \9 1
UBRP.RIES

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia ESSA
J Precipitation For The Week Ending October 6, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Oct. 6, 1967 (Provisional)

Highest:

91 at several places on Oct. 5th or 6th.
26 at Blairsville on Sept. 30.

*For period Oct. 7-9, 1967 T, less than .00.5 inch
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA

Released October 9, 1967 GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF CCTOBER 1, 1967

Cotton prospects for Georgia as of October 1 were for a production of 215,000 bales, based
on information reported by crop correspondents and ginners, as announced by the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service. The current forecast is the same as a month earlier, but 101,000 bales be-
low the 1966 crop. Indicated yield per acre of 362 pounds is 36 pounds below the 1966 yield
and 60 pounds below average. All areas of the State are expected to harvest a smaller crop than last year.

Weather conditions were favorable during the month, and good progress was mad e i n harvesting operations in the central and southern areas. The crop in the northern districts is later
than usual, and harvest is not as far advanced as normal. A higher percentage of the crop is expected to be harvested by mechanical pickers than usual.

The Bureau of Census reports 80,000 running bales ginned to Cctober 1 compared to 131,000 to the same date last year and 278,000 bales in 1965.

INDICAT.ED COTTON PRODUCTION. 197; FINAL PRODUCTION. 1966. 1965

District

l-967

1966

1965

\ Non-Cotton
\
-.

1 2
3
4 5
6 1 8 9
State

15,000 8,000 9,000
18,000 42,000
39,000
28,000 52,000
4,000
215,000

18,470 10,900 12,560 24,280 62,110
63,750
43,390 72,340 8,200
316,000

41,510 22,970 24,160 42,000 103,950 107,480 73,840 129,530 17,560
563 ,000

-4
.Columbus

Macon

Districts shown are crop reporting districts and not Congressional Districts.
I
0
Please see reverse side for
UNITED STATES information.

Albany
7

Valdosta

LI BRAR IES

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPOKT AS OF OCTOBEK 1, 1967

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report
from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Mo.

Acres
for
harvest
1967 ll

I ,000
~

90

200

285

260

...

460 90

Lint yield per harvested acre

1961-65: 1966 average:

1967 indic.

Pounds Pounds Pounds

374

290

267

419

442

420

422

398

362

572

475

397

445

392

287

561

408

293

Production '1/

500-pound -qross weight bales

Indicated

1961-65

1966

Sept. 1, Oct. I ,

average

1967

1967

1 ,000

1 ,000

1,000

I ,000

-bal-es

bales

bales

-b--ale-s

300

94

474

282

566

316

614

363

788

461

419

162

50

s.o

180

175

215 .

- 215

225

215

300

275

55

55

Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas
N, Mex. Ariz. Ca I if. Other
States 11

940 790 340 405 3,700
128 247 590
20

625

651

600

557

418

425

521

602

607

270

270

213

362

385

363

673

648

562

1 ,057

979

933

1,099

952

956

402

359

339

1,942 1 ,483
572
334 4,544
266 839 1, 753
41

1 ,353 756 449 214
3 J 182
181 515 1,228
19

1 , 150 700 410 2.15
2,800
150 495 I ,225
15

I, 175 700 430 180
2,80.0
150 480 1,175
14

u. s.

8,545

491

480

454

14,935 9,575

b,Hs5

Amer.Egypt. !!,/

67.5

548

447

489

109.6

72.9

67.8

68.7

1/ August 1 estimate. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about q80 net pounds of 1int. 11 Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. !!_/ Included in
State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

HONEY PRODUCTION

October 10, 1967

GEORGIA HONEY PRODUCTION UP SLIGHTLY FROM 1966
Georgia's 1967 honey production is estimated at 4,250,000 pounds -- 3 percent above last year's production of 4,128,000 pounds. The number of colonies on hand July 1 totaled 170,000, compared with 172,000 one year ago. Yield per colony of 25 pounds was up one pound from a year ago. This slight increase in yield is due mainly to producer's estimate of honey not harvested. Honey for sale in producer's hand on September 15 is 680,000 pounds, compared with 908,000 pounds in 1966.
UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION DOWN 11 PERCENT
The 1967 honey crop for the 48 States is expected to total 219 mill ion pounds. This is II percent below the 1966 production of 247 mill ion pounds and 13 percent below the 1961-65 average. Yield per colony is expected to average 45.4 pounds compared with the 51.9 pound yield last year and the 5-year average of 52.1 pounds. The estimated production is based on 4,837,000 colonies on hand July 1, 1967, an increase of 1 percent from the 1966 number of colonies.
Although the 48 States ave~age yield was the lowest since 1956, sharp fluctuation occurred between States and reg1ons. The largest declines from a year earlier occurred in the North Central States. The East North Central region averaged 42 pounds compared with 70 pounds in 1966. The West North Central decreased to 75 pounds from 93 a year earlier. Yields declined from 42 to 35 pounds in the North Atlantic and from 34 to 32 pounds in the South Central region. Yields were above 1966 in the South Atlantic region-35 pounds in 1967 compared with 32 pounds a year earlier. Yield in the West also increased slightly--from 50 to 51 pounds, due largely to the increase in California from 3~ to 48 pounds per colony.
Honey production declined from last year in all North Central States but .the sharpest declines occurred in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Nebraska. The reduced production can be primarily attributed to the cool, wet spring which continued through June in many areas. Reports indicated that excessive swarming, insecticide losses, and early cutting of alfalfa and clover were also factors contributing to the reduced production. Areas of low production were dispersed throughout the Nation with at least one State in each region reporting production below a year earlier. Bees in northern New England and New Jersey were hampered by frequent ra.in showers throughout the season. South Carolina was the only southeastern State with a production below the relatively poor 1966 crop. Areas within reported extremely low production resulting from dry weather and use of insecticides.
In mid-September, producers reported 79 mill ion pounds of honey on hand for sale compared with 82 mill ion pounds a year earlier. Stocks on hand this September 15 amounted to 36 percent of the 1967 production compared with 33 percent a year earlier.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistic.ian In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Statistical Assistant

lssu'Eo-sv:- The Georgi-; crop-Reporti~g-s~r~i~e-:- usoA-:- 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-Str~et,-Ath-en"S,-
Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

OCT 11 19of
LIBRARI ES

HONEY PRODUCTION AND STOCKS ON HAND FOR SALE

State and Division
Maine N. H. Vt. Mass. R. I Conn. N y N. J Pa,
N. Atl. Ohio Ind. I1I Mich. Wis.
E. N. Cent. Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Oak. Nebr. Kans.
W. N. Cent. Del. Md. Va. \-1. Va. N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Fla.
s. At I.
Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas
s. Cent.

Colonies

of Bees

1~66

1967

Thousands

5

5

5

5

8

8

10

10

2

2

10

10

164

162

36

37

liZ

117

357

356

149

152

98

102

91

93

116

123

142

142

596

612

195

185

137

137

102 46

10so7

95

101

99

104

49

47

Z23

731

5

5

32

32

106

106

89

94

213

222

60

63

172

170

224

l09

2ZI 11001

88

97

142

lSI

99

93

65

65

90

94

86

86

49

51

23~

234

858

8ZJ

Yield per

Colon~

1966 : 1967

Pounds

31

29

40

29

47

31

22

24

22

21

18

23

sL~

40

34

40

32

29

42

35

41

18

62

20

67 74

40
so

10~

80

70

42

92

90

104 65

7so5

115

lOS

112 95

9so5

65

50

93

75

37

40

40

45

18

22

12

27

10

14

II

10

24

25

68

65

32

35

22

22

20

18

27

23

32

36

26

29

39

44

37

40

~I

42

34

32

Honey for Sale

Hone~ Production

in p ro ducer s

: 1967 as %: Hand on Seet. 15

1966

1~67

of 1966 1966 1967

1.000 Pounds

Percent

1,000 Pounds

155

145

94

53

54

200

145

72

70

59

376

248

66

132

112

220

240

109

88

89

44

42

95

14

15

180

230

128

45

76

8,856 6,480

73

3' 100

2,138

1'224 1,480

121

661

888

3.744 3,393

91

1 .498

1 ,052

14,999 12,403

83

5 661

4,483

6,109 2, 736

45 . 3,238

1 ,067

6,076 2,040

34

2,066

775

6,097 3, 720

61

2,561

2,009

8,584 6,150

72

3,863 .

2,337

14.910 11 .360

76

7.306

6,248

41 !776 26,006

62

191034

12,436

17,940 16,650

93

5,203

4,995

14,248 10,275

72

4,987

4,418

6,630 5,350

81

2,387

2,086

5,290 5,250

99

952

1 '365

10,640 9,595

90

2,660

3,454

9,405 5,200

55

I ,975

I ,872

3.185 21350 67.338 54,670

74

11270

81

1~.534

940 19,130

185

200

108

92

90

1'280 1,440

112

704

648

1,908 2,332

122

611

723

1,068 2,538 238

28b

609

2,130 3,108

146

639

839

660

630

95

145

101

41128 412~0

IOl

~08

680

191992 20,085

100

3.998

4,017

311351 34158l

II 0

7.385

7.707

I ,936 2' 134

110

426

512

2,840 2,718

96

852

761

2,673 2' 139

80

936

. 727

2,080 2,340

112

686

445

2,340 2, 726

116

515

763

3,354 3,784 113

436

378

I ,813 2,040

113

635

775

121189 91828

81

4.997

3.538

29.225 27 1Z09

95

9.483

7.899

West
u. s.

:11261 11266 ~0

51

621605 641029

102

211124

:

:4,766 4,837 51.9 45.4 247,294 219,400

89 82,221

27.001 78,656

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agr iculture

~G\A
~() FARM REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF CCTOBER 1, 1967

October 11; 1967

Crp Harvest Increasing

By October 1, harvest of Georgia's major crops was increasing, but progress generally was later than usual. Peanut picking was virtually complete, but only one-third of the cotton and corn crops had been gathered. Except for cotton, State average yields are very good.

Corn: The estimated 1967 corn crop is placed at 84,280,000 bushels compared with 58,824,000 bushels tne previous year. Yield per acre was placed at 56 bushels .

Cotton: Production of cotton is forecast at 215,000 bales - u?changed from last ~onth. Production in 1966 totaled 316,000 bales.

Tobacco: Type 14 tobacco production of 150,675,000 pounds is sharply above last yearts crop of 96,380,000 pounds.

Peanuts: The 1967 peanut production of 956,000,000 pounds is the largest ever produced
in Georgia. Yields are estimated to average a ton per acre.

Soybeans: The Staters soybean crop of 13,008,000 bushels is sharply above the 1966 crop of 6,923,000 bushels.

. Pecans: A pecan crop of 48,000,000 pounds was indicated on October 1. The level is 1
million pounds above the previous month's estimate, even though dry weather
has adversely affected the crop in some areas.

Milk production on Georgia farms during September totaled 86 million pounds - 3 million above production a year ago, but the same as produced the previous month.

Eggs produced on Georgia farms during September are estimated at 399 milli.on._- 23 million

above~ previous September total of 376 mil+ion.

.



GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND_J!!RJ[ESTED ACREAGE-1 1966 AND 1967 - -:-:----

:

Acreage

: Yield Per Acre

:

Produ.~ct~l~o~n~----

Harvested: For

Indicated :

Indicated

Crop and Unit

1966 : harvest 1966 1967

. 1967

1966

0

1967

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Rye, bu. Barley, bu.
Tobacco, Type 14, lb.
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, all, ton Cotton, bale Peanuts (P&T), lb. Soybeans, for beans, bu. Sorghums, for grain, bu. Peaches, total crop, bu.
iPfecPanosu.!n.d. lsbo. f lint.

1,368 65 98
43 11 61 8 460 380 482 301 12

1,505 124
93 70
9 ?3.5
8 462 285
478 542 13

43.0 30.0 41.0 22.5 41.0 1,580
85+ 1.88398 1,680 23 .0 38.0

56.0 27.0 37.0 18.0 30.0 2,050
90+ 1.98362 2,000 24.0 36.0

58,824 1,950 4,018
968 461 96,380 680
867
316 809,760
6,923
456 3,800 37.000

84,280
3,348 3,441 1,260
270 150,675
720
915 215 956,000 13,008 468 3,000 L.8,ooo

ARCHIE LANGLEY

Co L. CRENSHA~v

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

'IssuED-BY:-

The

Geo

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United S ce7 usfiA-;-

tates 4o9A -

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in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricu ture.

'

OCT 13 1967

LIBRARIES

_______ _________ _______ _____________ ... UNITED STATES. CROP SUM.._MARY AS OF CCTO_,B_ER 1. 1967

~-------

Q~rn.12r grain prospects are a record high 4.7 billion bushels, 15 percent more than the 1966 crop ana-26 percent above the 1961-65 average.

eW~~n production is _estimated at 994 million bushels, down 1 percent from the September 1 forecast, but 7 percent more than last year, and 38 percent above average.

Sorghum grain prospects are a record high 789 million bushels, about the same as a month earlier, 10 percent more than last year, and 44 percent above average.

Peanut prospects, dow~ 1 percent from September 1, at 2,542 million pounds, but still a record
high crop -- 5 percent more than last year, and 30 percent above average.

tl5Y production is estimated at 124.6 million tons, up 2 percent from a month earlier, 3 percent
more than last year and 4 percent above average.

Fall potato prospects are 229.5 million hundredweight, up 3 percent from the September 1 fore- --cast, 1 percent more than last year and 15 percent above average.

U.

S.

ACREAGE HARVESTED -Acreage

AND

PRODUCTION, -Yield Per

A1e9re66__a_nd:..1._9.6.7--..--.Pr-o-duct~on

--~

:Harvested: -'FOr-

-

----

Crop and Unit

1966 : harvest

: Indicated :

Indicated

--,----~-----1--

1967 _1966 _..,l 1967_ _..:___122____.!._---1;29]_ _

!hous~~~

Thous~ngs

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, all, bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, all, ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts (P&T), lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, lb. Peaches, lb. Pecans, lb.

56,888
49,843 17,848 10,227 : 1,283
9,554 65,192 36,644 1,421
: 157
: 973

61,319
59,950
16,215
9,370 1,102
8,545 64,151 40,123
1,399
149
989

72.1

26.3

44.7

38.1

21.8 480

y

1.85

25.4

1,696

87

1,942

76.9

25.9

49.7

39.9

21.8 454

y

1.94

24.8

1,817

94

2,034

yPOunds of lint. -g In~ludes some quantities not har.;eSte"a:---

4,103,323 1,310,642
798,089
389,557 27,921
9,575 120,863
931,491 2,410,736
13,697
y 1,890,320
3,407,400 161,600

4, 717,422
1,553, 741
805,649
373,438 24,002
8,089
124,577
993,715 2,542, 275
14,n8
2' 011,366 2, 724,600
213,400

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICI~ BUSINE_

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agric ulture

Week Ending Qctober 16, 1967

3 p. m. I"londay

OPEN WEATHER AIDS HARVEST -HURTS SOYBEANS

Athens, Ga., October 16 -- Harvest opera

d very active in southern and

central areas, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Crops have matured slowly in

northern sections, and harvest there was light. The past several weeks of near-ideal harvest

weather have been too dry for late-planted soybeans, and yield prospects have declined.

Georgia farmers have now gathered about half of their cotton crop, according to County Agents. Several southern counties have completed harvest, WhiiB-many northern counties were in the def oliation stage.

Corn harvest made good progress during the week - particularly in southern areas where most of the cotton had been gathered. Grain storage facilities were rapidly filling in several areas, and harvest was halted in a few localities until buyers could arrange for additional storage.

A few early fields of soybeans were combined during the period. Frost has stopped grovrth in many central and northern areas, and harvest is expected to soon gain speed. Overall condition of soybeans declined again due mainly to the dry weather and early up-Btate frost damage of late fields. Early plantings are expected to have good yields.

Pasture conditions declined again. Cattle continued in good condition, but grazing is short in drier sections.

Seeding of small grains reached 39 percent completion, but many farmers were waiting for more favorable soil moisture before risking their seed. The light rains at the beginning of the period helped some areas, while other sections received insufficient rainfall to help the situation.

Pecan harvest was still slow as the main nut fall has not occurred to date. Earliest reporrs-on pecan prices appeared very favorable for the grower. Turnip ~~harvest and irrigation were very active during the period. SweetEota~~ harvest reached its peak in .several areas.

WEATH~ ~1ARX - Rainfall was recorded in all sections of Georgia during the week ending ~iday, October 13, but amounts were highly variable. Totals ranged from over t wo inches at
a few places in the extreme north and southwest to less than 1/4 inch over most of the east-
central section. Huch of central and parts of south Georgia have had less than an inch of rain since September 1, and continue very dry. Some areas that had been extremely dry received good rains during the week. Quitman and ~vaycross, with 1.48 inches, had more rain than they had received in the last 6 or 7 weeks.

Georgia temperatures averaged 1 to 4 degrees below normal during the week. It was cool early in the period but a warming trend brought r eadings to near normal during the last half of the week. Afternoon highs were i n the 80fs over most of the State durin.5 t he week end .

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Sat urday ( October 17-21) calls for temperatures to range from near normal to 3 below nor mal. It should be mild at t he beginning
cooler during the last half of the period. Rainfall is expected to average 1/4 t o 1/2
inch and occur mainly over south Georgia around mi dweek.

rnSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e , At hens, Ge orgia; in cooperation with t he Cooperative Extension Service, University of Ge orgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, u. s. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending Oct~ 13, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending Oct o 13, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 940 at Quitman on the 8th.

Lowest: 32 at Blairsville on the 11th and 13th.

* For the period Oct. 14-16, 1967
T, less than .005 inch
After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department -of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
SEPTEMBER MILK PKODUCTION UP 3 MILLION POUNDS

September 1967 Release& 10/16/67

Milk production on Georgia farms during September totaled 86 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 83 mill ion pounds pr~duced in September
last year and 86 mill ion during August 1967. The 1961-65 September average product ion was bl
mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 605 pounds -- 45 pounds above the previous year, and 5 pounds above the August output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 456 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during September was $6.45 per hundredweight. This would be $.20 above the previous year, and $.15 above the August average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight below both August and the previous year.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY. DAIRYMEN

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Item and Unit

September August September September August September

1966

1967 1967

1966

1967

1967

Milk Production, mill ion lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. l/
Number Mi 1k Cows ,
thousand head

83

86

86

560

600

605

148

143

142

9,263 663

9,757
722

9,173 680

:J/ PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 2/
All wholesale milk, cwt. F1u id mi 1k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head All ba 1ed hay, ton

6.25 6.25 4.30 190.00 27.00

6.30 6.30
200.00 27.40

~/6.45
200.00 26.80

5.28 5.62 4.40 255.00 23.80

4.98 5.42
3.99 263.00
21 .90

~/5. 17
264.00 22. 10

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS 11
Mixed Dairy Feed:
14 Percent Protein, cwt. 21
16 Percent Protein, cwt.
18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt.
All Under 29 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.00 4.15 4.30 4.50
4.15

3.95 4.10 4.45 4.50
4.15

3.80 4.10 4.35 4.45
4.10

3.62 3.94 4.09 4.33
3.89

3.57 3.88 3.98 4.23
3.81

3.57 3.85 3.98 4.25
3.79

ll Monthly average.
11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month.
'j/ Kevised.
~/ Pre 1imi na ry
21 U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS ~gricultural Stat i stician

IssuED-BY:- The Georgi-; crop-Reporti-;:;g-ser~i~e-:- usoA-:- 4o9A-North-L~m'Pkin-s'treet,-Athens,-G-;.-:- in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

..-, '

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION

September milk output one percent less than a year earlier

September milk production in the United States is estimated at 9,173 mill ion pounds, I

percent less than a year earlier and 4 percent below the 5-year average for the month. On a

daily basis, producjion was down 3 percent from August compared with a 2 percent decrease last

year. September output provided 1.53 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1.58 pounds

a year earlier. For .the first 9 months of the year, production was about the same as a year

earl ier.



September rate per cow up 3 percent from a year earlier
During Septemb~r milk production per cow averaged 680 pounds, up 3 percent from a year earlier and 15 percent above the 1961-65 average. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 45 States. Daily output per cow averaged 22.7 pounds, in September, 0.6 pound less than August but 0.6 pound above a year earlier.

Month
January February March Apr i 1 May June July August September
Jan.-Sept. total
October November December
Annual

Milk per cow and Milk Production by.. months, United States, 1967, with comparisons

Average 1961-65

Mi 1k per cow
1966 Pounds

621

678

591

635

676

736

690

752

757

812

729

798

671

736

629

696

592

663

602 581 6i8
7,759

670 649
687
8,513

Aftei Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
0
Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Librari~s Athons Georgia 30601

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

CATTLE

"""'

ON FEED

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

CCTOBER 1, 1967

10/18/67

Georgia

Cattle !!Feed Dowg g.OO.Q. Head

On October 1 there were 42,000 head of cattle and calves on grain feed for slaughter in
Georgia. According to the Crop Reporting Service, this was 11,000 head, or 21 percent below
the number on feed last year at this time. The October 1 inventory in Georgia showed a .seasonal
increase of 8 percent from the previous quarter when 39,000 head were on feed.

Fed cattle sold for slaughter during the July-September quarter totaled 35,000 head. This
' compared with 26,000 during the same period of 1966 and 36,000 during the April-June quarter
of this year. There were 38,000 cattle and calves placed on feed during the July-September
quarter -- 27 percent above the number placed a year ago and 41 percent above placements during the previous quarter.

Cattle feeders in Georgia had 37,000 steers and 5,000 heifers on October 1. Of the 42,000 head total, 35,000 had been on feed less than 3 months, 5,000 had been on feed 3-6 months and
the remaining 2,000 had been on feed more than 6 months.

~ Feeding ~~~

~~ 2 ~ Up g_ Percent
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market on October 1, 1967 in 32 major feeding
States is estimated at 8,566,000 head, 2 percent more than a year earlier.

Placements ~ ~etings Uo

Cattle and calves placed on feed in the 32 States during July-Deptember totaled 5,120,000,
an increase of 8 percent from the smae period in 1966. Placements were 8 percent larger in the North Central States and 3 percent in the Western States. Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into 8 Corn Belt States during July and August were down 1 percent from the same period in 1966.

Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during the third quarter totaled 5,278,000 head-12 percent above the corresponding period in 1966. Fed cattle market~ngs were up 3 percent in
the North Central Stat6s but down 2 percent in the Western States .

Narketing Ig~ntions

Of the October 1 number on feed, cattle feeders intend to market 4,894,000 head during
October, November and December. If these intentions materialize, marketings will be 2 percent above October-December marketings last year from those on feed October 1. Intentions are to
market 35 percent of the three~onth total during October, 31 percent during November, and 34
percent during December. Expected marketings are based on the usual relationship between survey data and actual marketings.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

\rf . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga ., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Cattle and Calves on Feed, Placements and 11arketings

---------------------- By Quarters 1/ NLWJBERPlACED

.... -:--~-Nuiiv-r.n=ER- - -

1

CAl~LE ON FEED

ON FEED gj

HA.t~. tKETED gj

STATE

:---..-- ~-:--------:----~---~~---------:-------:--1
:Oct. 1 : July 1 Oct. 1 :July - :April -: July - :July - :April -: Jul y

1966 : 1967 ------~---~-1.1ooo)

1967 : Sept. : June Sept. : Sept. : June : Sept .

_____ : 1966 : 1967 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 1967

- - - :---- - (000)

-----~:-- - - --rooo)

GEORGIA Alabama Florida i_viississippi Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma
Texas Pennsylvania

53

39

42

30

27

38

26

36

35

22

13

17

17

8

12

13

18

8

53

32

37

48

31

26

23

44

21

21

11

18

18

7

16

7

10

9

26

12

19

15

4

16

14

20

9

39

37

37

20

16

20

20

29

20

123 509

111 584

141 644

94

78

357 386

116

94 117

455 360 455

86 39~

. 56

47

51

40

12

37

39

41

~

12 N. Cent. Sts.

5,064 5,525 5,163 2,719 1,970 2,942 3,203 3,L~30 3,3041

11 lrJestern Sts.

.. 2,458 2,313 2,397 1,396 1,305 1,442 1,389 1,414 1,358

J.?.__ta~e_T_otal_ _ _ _8__..h2g___~.._72_..4_. . 26_-.!_J~.: l?!L---'h844 ____...5......1_2_0_..._5~!88_ _2. 61!__ _2~

Cattle and Calves on Feed by vJeight Groups, Kind of Cattle

and Length of Time on Feed, Geor gia and 32 lvia j or Feeding States,

By Quarters 1/

: ----~--------------------------------------- ------------

:

GEORGIA

:

'32 HAJOR STA TES;;._..-=--~

: -oet.-r-July 1-:-~ oct:--:c-:-oct:l..:~-Julyl-- oct. 1

- --- ----------- Breakdmm of Cattle on Feed

1966

1967 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 1967
rooor----~-- -: -- -----rooo;---------

Total on Feed Height Groups
Under 500 lbs. 500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. 1,100 lbs. and over

53

39

12

1

24

10

12

17

4

11

1

42

8, 424

8, 724

4

548

400

1)

1,732

1, 9CO

17

3,156

3,697

6

2,565

2,313

423

414

8,566
706 1,870 3,064 2,563
363

Kind of Cattle: Steer s and Steer Calves Heifers and Heifer Calves Cous and Others

43

36

9

3

1

37

5,962

6,159

5

2, 438

2 ,5L~o

24

25

6, on 2, 539
16

Time On Feed:

Under 3 months

28

25

35

4,543

3,631

3-6 months

9

9

5

2,303

3,045

Cver 6 months

: 16 ______2

2

_1.578 _ 2.04_____

~artie-ana-carves-on-reed are animals being fattened for the slaughter market on gr-a~i=n~o~r

y- other concentrates which are expected to produce a carcass that will grade good or better . Includes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed by end of quar t er.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens:; Georgia_--30601 QIT!.Q.!!L BUSI~

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricul t ure

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GE0 RGI A cR0 p RE p 0 RT I NG sERv I cE

0 w~~rnr1w rniD1rrn

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~NIVERSITY OF
rnw::;IA

ATHENS, GEORGIA GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 14 was 8, 099, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 8 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10, 549,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 percent less than the previous week and 6 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reporte d within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 55 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with h-atchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r e ceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6; 00 to $9.00 with an average of $7. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 65 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

o of

1966

1967

year

1966

1967

ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o of year ago
Pet.

Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14
Week Ended

l, 015 893 774 883 932
Eggs Set 7d

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

440

43

763

411 1/ 46

740

549

71

700

396

45

742

459

49

644

BROILER TYPE

o of year a o Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o of

1966

1967

year

a o

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

539

71

485 -

66

505

72

352

47

329

51

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Aug. 12

12, 780 11,517

90

8,938

9,020 101

57

Aug. 19

12, 780 11, 277

88

9,079

8,825

97

57

Aug. 26

12, 111 10,754

89

8, 845

8,614

97

56

Sept. 2

12,454 10, 171

82

8, 880

8,273

93

56

Sept. 9

12,342 10,880

88

8,762

8,217

94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10,886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

Sept. 23

12,493 11, 433

92

8,338

7,314 88

56

Sept. 30

11,584 10,465

90

8, 771

7,812

89

55

Oct. 7

11,733 10,736

92

8,998

8, 021

89

55

Oct. 14

11,277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099

92

55

1 Revised.

"!:.I Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 50 7. 50 7. 50
. -~

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

....;..,,

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agri.Culture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

r

r

EGGS SET -!\ND CHICKS PLAC E D IN COMMERCIAL AR Z AS BY WEEKS - 1967

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'

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACE i>

STATE

Week. Ende d

% of

Week Ended

o/o of

Sept. 30

Oct. 7

i Oct. 14

year

Sept.

ago 1/ 30

Oct. 7

Oct. 14

year ago 1/

!'
t
1 Maine
\ Connecticut .I. Pennsylvania
Indiana

THOUSA NDS

I

THOUSANDS

1,765

1, 809

1, 765 94

1, 130

1, 443

1, 427

104

332

265

321 104 I

187

192

152

79

1, 125 560

1,216 529

I 1,363 115

878

488 75

338

820 276

838

93

322

94

Missouri Delaware Maryland

396 1, 810
3, 557

392 1, 930 3,873

302 2, 234 4, 134

! 51

318

90 95

I

2, 151 2,708

343 2, 187 2, 721

313 2,083 2, 816

85 83 88

Virginia

1, 312

l, 254

l, 475 92

1, 00 5

863

902

110

West Virginia

132

121

111 72

333

391

304

82

North Carolina South Carolina

5, 526 478

4,976 446

6,350 89 496 151

4,929

4,882

4,707

96

372*

364

384

109

GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

10,465 10,736 10, 549

94 i 7. 812
'

8, 021

8,099

92

779

820

833 191

56 4

570

694

197

703

688

692 60

665

781

913

93

7, 126

7, 149

7,792 100

5, 871

6,075

5, 829

95

4,310 8,223

3,942 8,468

4,205 8,467

I 99

3, 54 0

90

6,465

3,805 6,678

3,880 6, 555

101 94

957

1, 052

1,068 120

775

797

790

121

3,022

3,066

3,409 88

2, 812

2,934

2,758

93

497

345

500 87 I 356

403

392

87

385

195

180

64 I 202

255

206

73

1, 135

1, 412

1, 594 84

1, 166

1, 197

1, 142

92

54, 595 54,684 58,328 93 44, 577* 45,998 45,506

95

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

60,255 60,349 62,499

47,707 48,277 47,946

% of Last Year

91

91

93

*1/ Current week as p ercent of same week last year Revised.

93

95

95

~ week Ending October 23, 1967

0 T 24 \961

Released 3 p.m. Monday

GOOD HARVEST WEATHER CONTINUES

Athens, Ga., Oct. 23 -- Another week of open weather has been ideal for cotton and corn

harvest, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Harvest activity, however, has been

mostly in southern and central areas as crop maturity in northern counties is much later than

usual.
County Agents reported the cotton crop 58 percent picked. Picking is well along in
southern districts, but barely started in the northern. The State's crop was three-fourths picked at this time last year.

~ Corn harvest advanced rapidly and was nearly two-thirds complete at the end of the period.
Last year at this time, 56 percent of the crop had been gathered.

Soybean harvest was increasing, but remained light. Only 3 percent of the crop was gatherect-ar-the end of the week. Good yields are indicated from the older plantings, but many late beans have been hurt by dry tveather.

liavm~king and sil~ cutting continued in a few areas.

More than half of the small grain acreage has been seeded, but progress was slow in most central and southern areas because-a:r-dry soil. Condition of winter 2astures declined during the week, resulting from the moisture shortage.

Pecan harvest gained momentum in southern areas and had reached the active stage in severa:r-counties. Crop prospects vary widely by area and variety. A total crop of 48 million pounds is expected.

WEA'IHER SUHHARY - l'1ost areas of Georgia received some rain near midweek as a cold front moved-ulroughth~ate. Amounts ranged from more than an inch in parts of the extreme north to less than one-tenth inch over large areas of central, south central and southwest Georgia. A few observers in the southeast measured more than one-half inch during the week. Except 'for the southeast, most of the central and southern sections of the State continued quite dry at the end of the period.
Temperatures were mild early in the period but turned cool again near the end of the week. Most places had their lowest temperatures of the fall season on Friday morning when readings of freezing and below were recorded in the extreme north and frost was observed as far south as Albany. Several places reported new record lows for the date.
The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (October 24 - 28) calls for temperatures to average near normal. It should be mild the first half of the period and
cooler thereafter. Rainfall is expected to range from .3 to .8 of an inch and occur in showers
about Wednesday or Thursday.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the 1rJeather Bureau, ESSA, u. s. Department of Commerce.

p. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia
ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending Oct. 20, 1967

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the period ending Oct Q 20, 1967 (Provisional)
Highest: 880 at Quitman on the 17th
Lowest: 250 at Blairsville on the 20th

* For the period Oct. 21-23,
T, less than .oo5 inch
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE- U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R. )

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricuiture

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8, 696 . 8, .'~84 62., 36.4

61,03-9

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13, 509 13,373 91,710

97,061 3. 2

4. 2.

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4,044

5,040 29,530

33,631 2.9

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2.5, 092 - 2.:4,.96K .. 168,814

171,578

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37, 879. 38,'352 ' 2.54, 203 2.68, 845 3. 2.

4. 2

3. 5

5. o

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6, 10'5'1 '~J. ~6;jHHF ~ 41, 978 24, 56'4 :,;) ;-z6,r527-'. '167, 875
15,570 16,107 105,612 30, 591 32., 875 2.09, 980

42, 029 179, 054 -'
109,960 233, 081

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2.27,392

1, 580,948

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - September 1967

Shell egg holdings were 281 thousand cases compared with 100 thousand a year earlier. The October 1 average is 212 thousand cases. Stocks were down 34 thousand cases for the month. Last year the September gain was 43 thousand cases. The average September change is a decrease of 44 thousand cases. Frozen eggs totaled 98 million pounds, about the same as a month earlier. Last year, the September decline was 7 million pounds reducing October 1 stocks to 53 million pounds. The average reduction is 8 million pounds and the average October 1 stocks are 100 million pounds. October ~ wareho.use stocks of frozen poultry were a record 589 million pounds, 44 percent more than a year earlier and 62 percent above the average. Frozen turkey stocks totaled 427 million pounds, a record high. A year earlier, stocks totaled 283 million pounds and the average is 246 million. The September gain of 95 million pounds was 9 million more than the average September increase of 86 million pounds. Total stocks of meat on October 1 were 527 million pounds. This was a September decline of 1 million pounds. A year earlier stocks increased 17 million pounds and holdings were 451 million pounds on October 1. The average change is a reduction of 27 million pounds and average holdings are 439 million pounds. Beef stocks were 237 million pounds, an 8 million pound decrease during September. Frozenpork totaled 203 million pounds, up 4 million from September 1. Stocks of all pork were 34 percent larger than a year earlier and 29 percent larger than average.

Commodity

Unit

Sept. 1961-65 av

Sept. 1966

Aug. 1967

Sept. 1967

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Case

212

100

315

281

Pound

100,036

53,230

98,938

98,488

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

do.

23, 162

do.

38,004

do.

246,203

do.

56, 588

do.

363,957

26,671 35,206 282, 534 63,957 408,368

36,225 54, 647 332, 059 63,376 486,307

36,351 57,855 426,752 68,060 589,018

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

197,312

224,699 245, 148 237,414

Pork: Frozen and

Cooler

do.

157, 502

151,037 198, 586 202,890

Other meat and meat

products

do.

84,253

74,861

84,197

86,481

Total all red meats

do.

439, 067

450, 597 527, 931 526, 785

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Georgia

United States

Item

Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

11.0

8.0

7.5

9.2

7.7

7.9

Com 11 Broilers (lb.)

14.0

12.0

12.0

14.6

12.9

12.6

All Chickens (lb. )

13.9

11.9

11. 8

14.0

12. 5

12.2

All eggs (dozens)

52.2

35.3

38.5

42.7

29.8

32.0

Prices Paid:(Eer 100 lb.)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

5.40

5.20

5.20

5. 19

4~ 98

5.01

Laying Feed

5. 10

5.00

4.95

4.75 4. 59

4.59

Scratch Grains

4.40

4.40

4.30

4. 1.0 - 4.08

4.03

Thts report 1s made posstble through the cooperatlon of the Natlonal Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and

the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

UNIVERSITY Of

1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHE RY RE PORT

LIBitAR\ES

~!_

1

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia du}mg the week e nded 0 ctobe r 21 was

7, 551, 000--7 percent less than the pre vious w e ek and 9 percent less than the com-

parable week last year, according to the G e orgia Crop R eporting Service.

An estimated 11, 289, 000 broiler type eggs we re set by Georgia hatcheries-? percent more than the previous week but 6 percent l e ss than the comparable we ek a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to G e orgia produce rs for broiler hatching e ggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The averag e price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels generally was 2 c ents below the average price. Most p r ice s r e c ei ve d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were r eported within a range of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $7. 7 5 per hundr e d. The ave rage prices last year were 64 cents for eggs and $9.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE ME NTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

i

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21
Week Ended

893 774 883 932 888

Eggs Set 1_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou,

411

46

549

71

396

45

459

49

568

64

740

485

66

700

505

72

742

352

47

644

329

51

596

412

69

BROILER TYPE

o/o of year ago

Chicks Place d for Broilers in Georgia

Av. P ric e

Ii Hatch E ggs

Broiler Chicks

1966

1967

I o/o of I
year

Per Doz.

ago

1967

Per Hundred 1967

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Aug. 19

12, 780 11, 277

88

9,079

8,825 97

57

.(\ug. 26

12, 111 10, 754

89

8, 845

8,614 97

56

Sept. 2

12,454 10, 171

82

8, 880

8,273 93

56

Sept. 9

12,342 10, 880

88

8, 762

8,217 94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7, 887 94

56

Sept. 23

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314 88

56

Sept. 30

11, 584 10,465

90

8,771

7,812 89

55

Oct. 7

11, 733 10,736

92

8,998

8,021 89

55

Oct. 14

11, 277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099 92

55

Oct. 21

11,981 11, 289

94 I 8,274

7,551 91

56

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.00 7.75 7.75 7. 7 5 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNE R Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

G e orgia Department of A griculture

Statistical R eporting Se rvice

409A North Lumpkin Stre et, Athens, Georgia

EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCIAL AREAS BY VvEEKS - 1967

Page 2

I

E GGS SET

i

CHIC KS PLA CE D

STATE

Wee k E n g_g__ - -- --- o/o of I

Oct.
7

O ct.
14

Oct.

year

Oct.

21

ago 1/ 1 7

I

Wee k E nde d_~ o/o of

Oct.

Oct.

year

14

21

ago 1/

THO USANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine

'

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

1, 809

1,765

1, 794 101

1, 443

1, 427

1,364

113

265

321

293

89 II 192

152

135

79

1, 216

1,363

1,622 106 i 820

838

716

89

529 392

488 302

570 447

88 75

!
I

276 343

322 313

306

91

293

83

1, 930

2, 234

2, 250 87

2, 187

2,083

1, 735

71

3,873

4, 134

4, 158 97

2,721

2, 816

2, 523

83

Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California

1, 254 121

1, 475 111

1, 560 121

I 92

863

77

391

902 304

848

119

278

95

4,976

6, 350

6,314 92 I 4,882

4,707

4, 279

102

446

496

448

143

I
;

364

384

380

112

j

!

10, 736 10, 549 11,289

94

I
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8, 021

8,099

7. 551

91

i

820 688

833 692

914

226

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570

675 60 i 781

694 913

628

168

855

85

7, 149

7,792

8, 133 109 I 6,075

5,829

5,433

90

3,942

4,205

4,305 101

3, 805

3, 880

3, 746

100

8,468

8,467

8,828 94

6,678

6,555

6, 048

85

1, 052 3,066

1,068 3,409

I 1,063 116
3,441 89

797 2,934

790 2,758

745 2,456

113 87

345
195 1, 412

500 180 l , 594

585 . 235
1,666

I 98

403

64

255

84 I 1, 197

392 206 1, 142

349

84

276

169

854

91

TOTAL 1967 {22 States)
TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

54,684 58, 328 60, 711

96 ,45, 998 45, 506 41,798

92

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60,349 62,499 63, 171

'48, 277 47,946 45, 388

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91

93

96

I 95

95

92

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Recent Situation
For the 21 st cons ec utive year, broiler production incre ased again in 1967. The number produc e d in 1967 is expected to ris e 3 p ercent from the 2. 57 billion birds in 1966 . The incr ease this year is well below the 8 to 10 p ercent increase in the 2 preceding years and about the same as in 1964. Most of the increase in broiler meat production in 1967 came in the first half when production ran 6 p e rc ent above a year earlier . By September, production was cut back to year-earlier l e v el s . Broiler chick placeme nts for marketing the rest of this year indicate production will likely run below the same period in 1966.
Prices for live broile rs ave r aged 13.8 ce nts per p ound in Janua ry - Septembe r, about 2 cents be low a ye ar earlie r. The larger supply of broilers and increased compe tition of red m eats (principally pork} and turkeys have d pr ess e d broiler prices during most of 1967. With prospe cts of broiler supplies be low a year earlie r and somewhat less competition from red meats, broile r prices are exp ected to improve moderately in coming months. The 9-city average wholesale price for broilers on October 16 was 24. 5 cents per pound. This was slightly above the mid-September price and only about 1/2 cent below a year earlie r. Larger supplies of turke y meat in the last quarter of this year will tend to temper broiler price increases .
USDA began buying young cut-up chickens for the National School Lunch Program in September. Total purchase s for September and October amounted to 25. 5 million pounds at a cost of $7 . 6 million. Last year's prog ram purchases began in August and ended in January 1967. A total of 54 million pounds were purchased at a cost of $16.9 million.
The cost of broiler feed in the first half of 1967 averaged almost 4 percent above a year earlier. During the third quarter, however, the cost declined and averaged almost 4 percent below a year earlier. The broiler-feed price ratio averaged 2. 7 for the January-September period, the least favor a ble since 1961. Prices reported for broiler chicks declined about 12 percent from January to 3eptember. Lower prices for feed and broiler chicks are expected to e xte nd into 1968.
Outlook for 1968 Broiler production is expected to continue increasing in 1968, but not as much
as in 1967. Broiler chick placements and eggs set in r e cent weeks indica.te I railer production by the end of the year will be running below a year earlie... A reduction in the Nation's broiler hatchery supply flock, which was about 1/5 larger this summer than a year ago, has been underway in recent months. Placements of pullet chicks for broiler supply flocks this year have been below a year earlier . These placements indicate the broiler hatchery supply flock will be reduced and by mid-1968 will run well below a year earlier. A reduction in size of the hatchery supply flock would tend to ease the pressure to expand broiler production. Since production of the hatchery supply flock can be diverted to table eggs or proces sing, the prospective smalle r flock would still provide the capacity for a substantial increase in production. Thus an upturn in production is likely in 1968 if red meat prices hold up in the coming year.
Broiler prices next year may average a little higher than in 1967 . Prices in the early months of 1968 are expected to be arou;,1.d levels of a year earlier . But prices later in the year are expected to averag e moderately above the r elatively low levels ofl967.

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Athens, Ga., Oct. 30 -- Weather was mostly favorable for crop harvest during the week, " according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Good prcgress was made in southern secti~ns,

but lack of maturity prevented much progress in the northern part of the State.

County Agents reported cotton harvest 67 percent complete compared to 81 percent a year ago. Use of mechanical pickers is expecte9 to become widespread in northern counties this
week.

~harvest is more than three-fourths complete in southern districts and well under :

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Sovbean harvest is gaining momentum and is expected to be in full swing .in about a week.

Haymaking and silage cutting are nearing completion.

Dry soils have limited growth of small grain~ and hampered land preparation in .squthern
areas. Small grain seeding is about 50 percent complete compared to 74 ;~ercent last year.

Pecan harvest is becoming more active. Prospects vary widely by areas

WEATHER S~wMRY: Light to moderate rain was recorded over the north~estern half of . 1 Georgia during the week en~ing Friday, Cctober 27, while very light amounts fell over most of the southeastern half Several observers in northern counties measured more than an inch during the week. A number of places in the dry east central and south central s~ctions received 1no measurable rain. Except for the lm-1er coast, most areas south of the .t'all line continued extremely dry.
Days were sunny and mild and nights were cool during most of the week. The lovTest temperatures occurred near midweek and during the weekend following the passage of fast moving cold fronts. Freezing temperatUres and heavy frost were common over north and central sec,tions on Sunday, Cctober 29. Augusta and l1lacon each had a low of 300 on this date.
Rainfall during the: first :30 ~ays . 0f- October, was near normal in the northern third of Georgia but was well below normal in central and southern sections. Since September was also dry, many places had accumulated large moisture deficits by the end of Cctober. Average rainfall for the two month period was only about 1 1/2 inches in the east-centl'al section. This
was about 25 percent qf normal for the period. Most of south Georgia had less than 50 per cent
of normal rainfall for the two fall months. Cctober temperatures averaged below normal over
Georgia. This was .,the 9th ~onsecutive cooler than normal month and the 8th month of 1967 that
was well belcw normal.
The five-day for~hast for the period Tuesday through Saturday ('Cctober 31-November 4) calls
for temperatures to average 2~ to 5 degrees above normal. Cool weather at the beginning of the
period should be follmved by gradual warming the remainder of the week. Rainfall is expected to be light and occur as showers on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Released 10/3~/67 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Corn Stocks 41 Percent Below Last Year

Stocks of corn (old crop) in all posit ions in Georg ia totaled I ,712,000 bushels on October I, 1 1967, 41 percent below the 2,890,000 bushels on hand last year. A decrease of 1,210,000 bushels
of on-farm stocks from last year account for the smaller carryover as off-farm storage increased
over last year. Oats on hand in all positions totaled 1,769,000 bushels, 23 percent below the . 2,301,000 bushels last year. Wheat stocks in all positions amounted to 1,889,000 bushels, 75
percent over the 1,077,000 bushels on hand last year. Ba r ley stocks in all posit ions totaled 126,000 bushels, 15 percent below the 149,000 in sto rage October 1, 1966. Stocks of~ in all , ~::!t~~~~.totaled 650,000 bushels on October 1, 1967, 76 percent above the 369,000 bushels

Georg ia Grain Stocks--October 1, 1967 with compar isons

GRAIN

ON FARMS

1966

1967

1,000 Bushels

OFF FA~MS

1966

1967

1,000 Bushels

ALL POSITIONS

1966

1967

1,000 Bushels

Corn (old crop) Oats Barley Wheat Rye

2,681 1,647
135 488
329

1 ,471 1,445
94
737 554

209

241

2,890

1, 712

654

324

2,301

I, 769

14

32

149

126

589

1,152

1,077

1,889

40

96

369

650

UNITED STATES:

All Stocks Lower Exceet Wheat

Wheat stocks on October 1 were 9 percent more than a year earlier but otherwise the smallest October 1 holdings since 1953. Stocks of the four fP-ed grains totaled 51.5 mill ion tons-- 10 percent less than last year and 40 percent below average. In spite of the increase in all wheat stocks, durum holdings were 16 percent less than last year. Stocks of each of the feed 'grains were below a year earlier and average. Rye stocks were down 13 percent from October I, 1966 while holdings of flaxseed were 19 percent less than last year.
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Old corn carryover stocks on October I totaled 817 mi ll ion bushels--3 percent less than a year earlier, and 47 percent less than average. Indicated disappearance of 91b mill ion bushels ,. during the July-September quarter i s 3 percent less than in the same months in 1966 but 23 pe r cent larger than in 1965.

Stocks of old corn on farms, at 563 mill ion bushels, were 6 percent above a year earlier but 5 percent below average. Corn held in off-farm posit ions totaled 254 mill ion bushels compared with 311 mill ion bushels a year earlier.

All wheat in storage October 1 totaled 1,565 mi ll ion bushels, 9 percent more than a year earl ier, but otherwise the smallest October 1 holdings since 19~3. Off-farm stocks, at 956 mill ion bushels, were up 7 percent from last year and farm holdings, at 609 mill ion bushels, I were up 12 perc. ent. Disappearance from all storage positions during the July-September quarter is indicated at 415 mill ion bushels compared with 405 mill ion for the same quarter last year.
Rye stocks in all storage positions on October 1, at 32.9 mill ion bushels, were down 13 percent from a year earlier, Oats stocks in all positions totaled 793 mill ion bushels, 5 percent ,less than a year earlier and 14 percent below average. Barley stored in all positions on
/ ~ October 1 totaled 378 mill ion bushels, 2 percent less than a year earlier and~ percent below average. Sorghum grain old crop carryover stocks on October 1 in all positions were 245 mil l ion 'bushels, 37 percent below last year and 62 percent below average,

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Please turn page

A. J. BOi{DELON Agricultural Statistician

Grain and position

Stocks of grains, October l, 1967 with compa r isons (In thousand bushels)

Oct. l Av. 1961-65

De t. l 1966

Jul.y l
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ALL ~/HEAT
On Farms 11 Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mi lis, Elev. & \.Jhses. 11 l/
TOTAL
~YE
On Farms 11 Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. 11 11
TOTAL CORN (old crop)
On Farms 11
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
MiII s, E1ev. & ~Jhses. 11- }/
TOTAL
OATS
On Farms 11
Co~modity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 11- }/
TOTAL
BARLEY .
On Farms 11
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 11-11
TOTAL
SORGHUM (old crop}
On Farms 1/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. !/ 11
TOTAL

469,238

543,737

147,066

609,446

35 '989

7 '661

997

969

____ _ -'~4~3~513______ ~82.251

2ze~216_ _ _ _ _ 25~.131 ~

1,968,799

1,440,950

426,289

1,565,152 '

16,389

15,610

3,601

11,820

236

683

523

474

- - - 13~6Q9_ - - - - - _21,202 - - - - 14~513_ - - - - _2.Q,.l1_

30,234

37.798

18,697 .

32,906

592,560

529,705

l ,330,004

563,182

443,484

134,369

97,690

97,571

- - _5Q7~5Q8_----- 17~.162--- _3Q7~6~6----- 15~.121_

I .543.552

840,243

I .735.340

817,280

808,302

675,361

198,232

659,495

4,317

9,636

6,664

6,674

- ~ _114~527_----- 141.212 ~--- &4~6~1---- _ 121,181_

927.175

832.912

269.537

793.451

253,320

245,252

55,956

228,445

10,649

5,118

4,240

4,030

- - -'~3~028_----- 13~.51---- ~0~5i7_---- !41.~22_

417,068

385,223

120,753

377.904

36,252

50,614

84,090

45,655 .,

4,692

. 4,722

4,606

4,598

- - _6Q5~419_----- 13~.6~--- _2~8~9~7----- 19~.~8~-

646,372

391,201

337.643

245,137 j

Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board. c. c. c.-owned grain at bin sites. All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and process ing plants. Includes C. C. C.-owned grain in these storages.

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November l, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 28 was .7, 53 7, 000-- slightly less than the previous week and 7 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated ll, 271, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than in both the previous week and the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 56 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices receive d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $7 . 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLAC~MENTS

EGG TYP:S

Eggs Eet

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of year ago
Pet.

Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28
Week Ended
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774 883 932 888 818

Eggs Set !)

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

549

71

700

396

45

742

459

49

644

568

64

596

560

68

682

BROILER TYPE

o of year a o
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

a o

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

505

72

352

47

329

51

412

69

334

49

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Aug. 26 f, Sept. 2

12, 111 10, 754

89

8,845

8,614 97

56

12,454 10, 171

82

8,880

8,273

93

56

Sept. 9

12,342 10, 880

88

8, 762

8, 217

94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

Sept. 23

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314

88

56

Sept. 30

11, 584 10, 46 5

90

8,771

7,812

89

55

Oct. 7

11,733 10, 736

92

8,998

8, 021

89

55

Oct. 14

ll, 277 10, 549

94

8, 775

8,099

92

55

Oct. 21

11, 981 ll, 289

94

8,274

7' 551 . 91

56

Oct. 28

11, 27 5 11,271 100

8, 141

7, 537

93

56

' 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producmg chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7. 50 7.75 7.75

ARCHIE LANGLEY

Y.I . A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

E GGS SE T A ND C HI C KS PLACE D IN :: OMM.t.; RC IAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

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Week Ended

Oc t.

Oct.

Oct.

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Oct.

Oct .

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THO USA NDS

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Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
G E ORGIA

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1,765

l, 794

l, 798

95 !i 1, 4 27

1,364

1, 444

106

321 1,363
488

293 1, 622
570

256 1, 468

75 105

ii :l

152 838

492

86 il 322

135 716 306

157

111

780

91

251

78

302

447

456

83 lli! 313

293

345

90

2, 234

2, 250

2,223

91 I 2, 083

1, 735

2,005

84

4, 134 1, 475
111 6,350

4 , 158 1, 560
121 6,314

4 , 199 l, 470
129 6,020

97 89

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2, ~8010462

~01 85
88 I! 4,

2, 523 84 8 278
4,279

2,500 849 227
3,673

78 96 88 83

496

448

426

151

I' !

384

380

323

121

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10, 549 11,289 11,271 100 : 8, 099

7, 551

7, 537

93

Florida Tenne ssee Alabama Mississippi

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833 692

914 675

919 679

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191 61 :

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628 855

561

161

945

100

7, 792 4,205

8, 133 4 ,305

8,385 4, 4 80

110 107

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5, 829 3, 880

5,433 3,746

5, 569 3, 4 30

92 97

Arkansas

8, 4 67

8,828

9,098

98

6, 555

6,048

5,916

84

Louisiana

1,068

1, 063

1, 062 101 I 790

745

763

118

T exas Washington Oregon California

3,409

3,441

3,567

91 i 2, 758

2,456

2, 4 95

89

500

585

494

82 .i

392

349

235

56

180

235

430 109 li 206

276

131

66

l, 594

1, 666

1, 607

78 r l, 142

854

983

72

TOTAL 1967

58,328 60, 711 60,929

98 f. 45, 506 41,798 41, 119

89

{22 States)

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

62,499 63, 171 62,439

o/o of Last Year 1

93

96

98

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

'f: 47,946
R L
95

45,388 92

45,990 89

GEORGIA CROP

ATHENS, GEORGIA

G EO.~_~GIA CHICK HAT CHERY R E PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 29' was 8, 141,000 --2 perc e nt less than in the p r e vi.ous week but 7 percent m 'ore than in' t'he"' comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting Service .

An estimated 11, 27 5, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-6 percent less than in the previous week but 4 percent more than in the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of th e pri ces paid to G ~ orgia producers for broil e r hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per do zen. The average price of hatching eggs wa s 62 cants p e r dozen. The price of e ggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels g enerally was 2 cents below t he ave rage price . Most prices receive d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reporte d within a range of $8.00 to $ 10.00 with an average of $ 9.25 per hundre d. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $9 .00 for chicks.

GE ORGIA EGGS SET , HATCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Week Ended
Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct . 29

EGG TYPE

.t.;ggs set

I

1965

1966

l I %of
I
l y.:!ar I ago

Thou.

I Thou.

Pet.

I

534

745

14 0

552 550

883 932

I 160
169

428 504

888 708

I 207
j 14 0

Chl'C k S H ate h e d

1965 Thou.

1966 Thou.

o/o of
I year ago
Pet .

476

700

147

501

742

148

361

644

178

427

596

14 0

442

I 682

154

B ROILEH TYPE

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Week Ended

E ggs Set}:_/

1965

1966

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1965

1966

o/o of
year ago

Hatch Eggs Per Doz . 1966

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1966

Thou.

Thru.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Aug. 27 10,324 12, 111 117

7,987

8, 845 111 67

10. 50

Sept. 3 10,054 12,454 124

7,667

8,880 116 67

10. 50

Sept. 10 10, 513 12, 342 117

7,329

8, 762 120 67

10. 50

Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1

10, 638 10, 752
9, 740

12,437 12,493 11, 584

117

7,098

116

I
I

6, 793

119

7' 187

8,412 119 67 8,338 123 67 8,771 122 66

10. 50 10. 50 10.25

Oct. 8 10, 662 11, 733 11 0

7,404

8,998 122 65

10 .00

Oct, 15 10,667 11,277 106

7,692

8,775 114 65

10.00

Oct . 22 10,712 ll , 981 112

6,870

8,274 120 64

9.75

Oct. 29 10, 822 11, ?.75 104

7' 633

8, 141 107 62

9.25

1/ Includes eggs s et by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agricultur e

Agricultural Extension Service

Statistical Reporting Service

State D epartment of Agriculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia

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We ek E nde d Oct. 22

Oct. 29

i I

CHIC L(S PLA C:ZD

II o/o of ,I year il - Oct.

I Week E nded __ __ __j o/o of

-O ct.

Get.

year

ago 1/ II 15

22

29

ago 1/

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

THO USANDS

THOUSANDS
ll

1, 871

1, 796

1, 873 112 It 1, 371

1, 212

1, 376

103

321 1, 188

332 1, 480

337 1, 403

110 102

I
I

181 897

172 797

141

97

849

116

705

635

540

82

I
I

351

329

317

71

14 597

7 598

6

46

9

546

82 II 368

8 353

7

88

385

92

2,454

2,636

2, 515 114

2, 521

.2, 446

2, 378

108

4,374

4 ,228

r 4, 274 107

3,239

3, 104

3, 261

108

1, 577

1, 700

I 1,648 109

769

663

836

86

150 I 6, 810

157 6,492

152 6,669

158 110

I 370 4,966

293 4, 221

266 4,497

118 95

349

3 55

307

83

t

306

318

242

88

GEORGIA

11, 277 11,981 11,275 104

8,775

8,274

8, 141

107

Florida Tennessee Alabama Miss is sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Ore gon California
TOTAL 1966 (23 States}

435 1, 153 7,726 4,249 9,390
887 3, 888
575 254 t l, 869

4 05 1, 177 7, 4 27 4 ,279 9, 441
868 3,841
595 362 1, 657

482 138 1, 163 116 7,670 104 4, 170 109 9,354 112 l, 052 111
3,931 102
599 132 385 135
2 , b 11 105

353

373

349

121

1,020

1, 013

948

118

6,097

5, 883

6,059

108

3,827

3,754

3, 538

117

6,857

6,988

6, 966

121

655

660

648

103

2,980

2,837

2,785

99

446

408

41 4

152

284

164

198

106

1, 207

924

1, 322

125

Q2; 113 62,449 62,362 107

47,849 45, 194 4 5, 923

108

TOTAL 1965* (23 States}

57 ~ 377 57,870 58, 145

142,461 I

39,784

42, 590

o/o of Last Year

108

108

107

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

!I 113

114

108

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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDE X DECLINES 4 POINTS
Durin g t he month ended Oct ober 15, 1966 the Index of Pr ices Received by Geor gia Farmers declined 4 points to 247. This was 9 points below October 15, 1965,
The price of wholes a le milk was substa ntially abov e a month ago but t hi s was not suff icie nt to offset lower prices for cotto n , hogs, broi le rs and eggs ,
UNITED STATES PR ICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 4 POINTS
PM ITY IND EX UNCHANGED, PA.~ IT Y RATIO 79
The Index of Prices Received by Fa rme rs declined 4 points (1 ~ percent) dur i ng the
month e nded October 15 to 266 perce nt of its 1910- 14 avera ge, Lowe r prices for ca t tl e, hogs, and wheat contri buted most to the decline, Pri ce inc reases for wholesale milk ,
oranges, and cotton were partially offse tt ing, The i ndex was 7 percent a bove October
1965.
The Index of Prices Paid by Fa rme rs for Commodities and Services , including Interest, Ta xes, a nd Farm Wage Rat e s remained unc hanged from the previous month, At 337, the index was 5 percent above a year earlier,
With farm product prices off 4 po ints , and th e Pa r i ty Index unchanged, the Parity Ratio dec! i ned l point to 79 in Octobe r , 2 points above a year ear lie r,
Index Numbe r s - - Georgia an d United State s

Index 191 0- 14 = l 00

Octobe r 15 1965

: September 15: October 15

1966

1966

Record High

Index

Dat e

GEORG 1.!\

Prices Received

AI I Commodities

256 ll

251

247

310

March 1951

All Crops

270 ll

. 256

252

319

March 1951 ]/

Livestock and Livestock Products

223 I I

239 1/

231

295

Sep tember 1948

UNITED STATES

Prices Received

249

270

266

313

February 1951

Parity Index 3/

322

337

337

337 21

September 1966

Parity Ratio 4;

77

80

79

12 3

October 1946

ll Revised, 1/ Also April 1951, ]/Prices Paid , Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Kates based

on data for the indicated dates, ~/The Parity Ratio is computed as in the past, The Adjusted

Parity Ratio, reflecting Gove rnme nt payments, averaged 82 for the year 1965 compared to 77

for the Parity Ratio, 21 Also October 1966.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Stat is tician In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statisticia n

The Geo rgi a Crop Repo rti ng Se rvice, USD A, 315 Hoke Smith Anne x, At hens, Geo rgia in coope ration with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georg ia and t he Georgia Depa rtme nt of Agriculture.

PRICES--RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, October 15, 1966 WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Oct, 15

Sept. 15 :Oct.l5 Oct. 15 Sept~ 15

Commodi ty an d Unit

1965

1966

1966

1965

1966

PRICE S KECEIVE D

Whea t , bu,

$

I ~45

l. 80 l .so

1. 35

1. 71

Oats, bu .

$

82

.92

.85

.615

.649

Corn, bu .

$

1.18

I .43

1.44

I ,06

1. 35

Barley, bu.

$

1.04

l I3

l. 13

.989

1,06

Sorghum Gra in , cwt.

$

2,00

2,20

2.20

1. 74

l .92

Cotton , l b.

28.5

21.0

20.0

29.39

21. 17

Cottons eed , t on

$ 4 5. 00

62. 00 68,00

46.70

65.50

Soybeans, bu.

$

2,40

3.00

2. 90

2. 31

2.97

Peanuts, lb.

11.3

ll. 3

11. 2

1I. 7

I I 2

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

$

5.00

6.00

5.50

3.47

4.86

Oct. 15 1966
1.59 .657 l. 29 l. 06 l. 77
22.45 65.90
2.78 11. 2 4.31

Hay, Ba l ed, t on: AI I Al f al fa Lesped ez a Peanut

$ 25 .80
$ 37.50 $ 29. 00 $ 24 . 00

27.00 37. 00 29. 00 23.00

26 . 50 38 , 00
29 .00 24.00

22.80
23. 30 23. 90 22.80

23.ti0 24.30 24. 40 23 .40

24.10 24.70 24.30 23.80

Mi I k Cows, head

$

Hogs, cwt.

$

Beef Ca t tl e , all cwt. 11 $

Cows, cwt. l/

$

Steers and Heifers, cwt . $

Calves, cwt,

$

170.00 22 . 40 15 . 60 12. 70 18 .30 19.3 0

190 .00
22.50 19 . 20 16.50 21.50 24,00

19 5.00 21. 60
19 . l 0 16.10
21.70 23.60

21 4.00 22 . 90 20 . 10
13.30 22. 60 22. l0

255.00 22 . 10
22.50 17 . I 0 24 .40 26 . 50

260 ,00 21 . 20 21 .90 16. 30 23. 80 25 . 70

Milk, wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid Market

$

Manufactured

$

All 1/

$

Turkeys, lb.



Chickens,lb.:Excl. Broilers

Commercial Broilers



All



Eggs, all, dozen



PRICES PAID, FEED:

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All under 29% protein $

14% Protein 5/

$

16% Protein-

$

18% Protein

$

20% Protein

$

6,30 3.70 6.25 21.0 11 6 13.4
13.3
45.6
3.95
3.80
3.90
4.10 4.20

6.25 4.30 6.20 23,0
11 .o
14.0
13.9 52.9

!!_I 6,60
23.0 10. 5 12.0
11.9 49.5

4.97
3.53
4.56
21 .3
8.5 14.2
13.5 37.0

4. IS

4.15 11 3.66

4,00

4.05 11 3.43

4.15

4.15 31 3.71

4.30 4.50

4,40 4.50

l31l

3.83 4,00

5. 64 4.38 5. 28
22.2
9. I 14.8 14.2 42.5

!!_I 5.44
22 .7 8. 8
13.3
12.8 41.1

3.89
3.62
3.94 4.09
4.33

3.90 3.63 3.96
4. l 0
4. 34

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $ Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $

4.10 4.70

5.20

5. I 0

4.41

5.60

5.50

5.01

5.39

5.31

6.23

5. 73

Bran, cwt, Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt.

$ 3.60
$ 3.65
$ 3.30

3.80 3.80

3. 19

4.00

4.05

3.27

3.50

3.50

3.27

3.46

3.51

3.59

3.66

3.52

3.51

Broiler Grower Feed, cwt. $ 4,80

5.40

5.20

4.83

5.19

5.16

Laying Feed, cwt,

$ 4.75

5.10

5.00

4,40

4.75

4,70

Scratch Grains, cwt,

$ 4.20

4.40

4.35

3.89

4.10

4,10

Alfalfa hay, ton

$ 43.00

43.00 43.00

31.80

33.00

34.00

All other hay, ton

$ 32.00

34.00 34.00

31.10

32.10

-32.20

l l "Cows" and "steers and heifers'' combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls.

11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.

11 Revised, !!_I Preliminary estimate, 21 U. S. pri ce is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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UNIVE RSITY OF GEORGIA ~

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEO RGIA PRICES RECEIVED 2 POINTS LOWE K

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers for all commodities declined 2 points during
the month ended October 15, 1967 to 247. Th i s was 1 poi nt above the Octobe r 15, 1966 index of 246.

There were declines in the pr i ces of grains, 1 ivestock, broilers and eggs. Increases in

price of cotton and mi lk were not sufficient to offset the pr i ce decl i nes, and a decrease of 2

.I

points in the All Commod it y Index resulted.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 78

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month ended October 15, to 251 percent of it s 1910-14 average. Lower pr i ces for ca tt le, hogs, and
eg gs were mainly respons i ble for the decrease. Partially offsetting were h i gher prices for cot-
' ton and milk. The index was 6 percent below October 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid by Fa rmers for Commod itie s and Services, includ i ng Interes t, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates rose 1 point dur i ng the month to 345. The i ndex was &po i nts (2 percent)
above a year ear 1ie r.

With pr i ces paid by farmers higher and prices of farm products lower, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, decl ined 1 point to 7'd .

The Parity Katio remained unchan ged from September at 73.

Index
191 0- 1L~ : 100

INDEX NUMBE RS-- GEORGIA AND UNIH:D STATES

October 15 :september 15 October 15

1966

1967

1967

Record High

Index

Date

GEOKGIA Prices Re ceived
A11 Commod i t ie s All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products
UNITED STATES Prices Rece i ved
Parity Index 1/
Pa r i t y Ra t io
Adjusted Parity Ratio 21
(pre 1 imi na ry)

246 l/

249 l/

247

252

263

266

230 ll

218 ll

20B

266

252

251

337

344

345

79

73

73

85

79

78

310

March 1951

319

March 1951 1:/

295

Sept. 1948

313 Feb. 1951

345

July 1967 !!_/

123

Oct. 1~46

.!/Revised. ]) Also April 1951. 3/ Pr ices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm It/age Rates based on ' data for the indicated dates. !!_!Also October 1967. 21 The Adjusted Parity ~atio, reflect i ng
Government payments, averaged 86 for the year 1966, compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio.
Prelim inary Adjusted Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research
1 Serv i ce, are based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and est ima tes of Government payments for the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

WILLI AM A. WAGNER Agricultural Stat istician

ISSUED-BY:- Th; Ge~rgi~ Cr~p-K;p~rti~g-S; r~i~e~ USDA~ 4o9A-N~rth-L~mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;n~,-Geo~gia~ in cooperation wit h the Georgia Departme nt of Agriculture.

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PRICES--RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, OCTOBE R 15, 1967 WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Oct. 15 Sept. 15 :Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15

Commodi ty and Unit

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

PRICES RECE IVED:

I:Jhea t, bu. Oats, bu. Co r n, bu. Barley, bu. Sor ghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Soybea ns, bu. Peanuts, Ib. Swee t Potatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton:
AI I Alfalfa Les pedeza Peanut ~1 i I k Cows, head Hogs, cwt. Beef Cattle, all, cwt. 1/ Cows, cwt . ]/ Steers and Heifers, cwt. Ca I ve s , cwt Milk, wholesale, cwt.: Fluid Market Manufactured
AI I }/ Turkeys, lbs. Chickens, lb., excl. broilers
Commerc ial Broilers
AI I Eggs, all, doz.

$ I. 80 $ .85 $ I .44 $ I 13 $ 2.20
c 20.0
$ 68.00 $ 2.90
c I 12
$ 5.50
$ 26.50 $ 38.00 $ 29.00 $ 24.00 $ I 95.00 $ 2 I 40 $ I 8.80 $ 16. I 0 $ 2I. I0 $ 23.60
$ 6.50 $ 4.45 $ 6.50
c 23.0 c I I. 0 c I 2. 0 c 12.0 c 48.7

I. 35 .80
1. I 0
.96 2.05 23.5 50.00 2.55 11.6 6.70
26~80 35.00 2b .OO 22.00 200.00 1o.9o 19.60 16.20 22.20 24.80

1.40 . 80
1.05 1.00 2.00 24.5 52.00 2.45 11.5 6.60
27.10 34.50 28;oo 21 .oo 200.00 17.90 18. 80 15.40 21 .60 24.40

6.65

6.65
2 I .0
7.5 12.0 I I 8 38.5

!16.80 21.0 8.5
1 I. 0
10.9 33.5

I. 59 .657
l. 29 1.06 I. 77 22.45 65.90 2.78 11.3 4.26
24. I 0 24.70 24.30 23.80 260.00 2 I. 20 2 I .90 J6J1-0 23.70 25.70
5.76 4.42 5.39 22.7 8.9 13.2 12.7 41.3

I. 39 .63ti
l. I 2
.9 82 I. 82 2I. 27 51.70 2.53 11.5 4.44
22.10 22.60 23.60 22.70 264.00 I 9.10 23.10 16.50 25.00 26.80
5.67 L:. 05 5.20 20.5 7.9 12.6
I 2. 2
32.0

1.43 .647 1.04 .984
1.68 27.26 54. I 0 2.44 11.5 3.90
22.60 23.20 24.30 22.30 265.00 17.90 22.30 15.80 24.20 26.30
!15. 3 I 19.3 7.6
12.2
I I 7 28.6

PRICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed,cwt.: All Under 29% Protein
14% Prote in 2/ 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.
Bran, cwt.
Middl i ngs, cwt.
Corn Mea 1 , cwt.
. Broiler Grower Feed, cwt.
Lay i ng Feed, cwt.
Scratch Grains, cwt.
Alfalfa Hay, ton
All Othe r Hay, ton

$ 4.15 $ 4.05
$ 4. I5 $ 4.40
$ 4.50 $ 5. I 0 $ 5.50 $ 3.80 $ 4.05 $ 3.50 $ 5.20 $ 5.00
$ 4.35 $ 43.00 $ 34.00

4.10 3.80 4.10
4.35 4.45 5.00 5.30
3.95 4.00 3.40 5.20 4.95 4.30 38.00 34.00

4.00 3.60 4.00 4.30 4.40
4.95 5. I 0 3.90
4. I 5
3. l 0 5.00 4.75 4.20 36.00 32.00

3.90 3.63 3.96 4. I 0
4.34
5.31
5.73 3.51 3.66
3. 5I 5. I 6 4.70 4.10 34.00
32.20

3.79

3.79

3.57

3.56

3.85

3.86

3.98

3.97

4.25

4.21

5.34

5. 3I

5.47

5.32

3.47

3.50

3.57

3.64

-I

3.38

3.31

5.01

4.91

4.59

4.56

4.03

4.01

32.30 32.60

30.70

3I .60

l l "Cows" and 11 steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not da i ry cows for herd replacement.
3/ Rev i sed.
~/ Pre] iminary estimate. 2/ U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statist ical Reporting Serv ice 409A North Lumpk i n Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

3

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA

Athens , Georgia

GEORGIA COTT ON PRODUCTION AS OF NOVEMBER l, 1966

November 8, 1966

)'

A Ge orgia cotton crop of 330,000 bales ()00 pounds gross weight) was indicated on November

l based on information furnish ed by cottoq grower s and ginners . The estimate is 5,000 bales

below last month and 233,000 bal es le ss than the 1965 pr oduction of 563,000. The indicated

yield per acr e of 391 is 76 pounds below last year 's yield and 12 pounds less than the 1960- 64

aver ag e . Production in the northern districts is expe cted to be 42 percent below last year .

The central area will harvest 40 per cent less than in 1965 and the southern ar ea Hill be down 42

percent .

Weather conditi ons during October were favorable in the southern districts for harvesting
operations , and by November l about 95 perc ent of the crop had bee n ginned in t his ar ea. In the
central area, harvest was about 80 percent complete . Frequent showers delayed picking in the
northern distr icts, and harvest was about 50 percent complete by November l.

Bur eau of Ce:l~'..I S ginnings to ~:ovember l Here 259,000 running bales compar ed with 486,000 bales last year and 507 ; 000 bales in l96l.L,

'\ Non-Cotton \

'j
Rome

-.L,

-Di-st-r-ic-t 1966

l

22,000

2

13,000

3

16,000

4

26,000

5

61,000

6

64,000

7

42,000

8

77 ,ooo

9

9,000

1.2
41 , )10 22,970 24 , 160 42,000 103 ,950 107 ,480 73,840 129 ,530 17,560

122~
35,110 24,430 26,390 53,220 114,550 109,490 90 , 7 30 146, )20 16,560

State 330,000 563 ,000 617,000

Districts shown are crop reporting districts and not Congressional Di stricts.

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0

. Columbus

Please see reverse side for
UNITED STATES information

Albany
7

Valdosta

UN ITED STATES COTTON REPO f~T AS OF NOVEMBER 1 , 1966

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Ag ri cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various i nfluences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State
N. C.
s 0 c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Mo.
Miss. Ark, La. Okla. Texas

Acres for
harvest
1966 _!/
1 ,000
-acr-es
160 305 405 365 575 190

Lint yield per harvested acre

:1960-64 :ave rage 1965

1966 indic,

Pounds
373 394 403 559 428 559

Pounds
287 484 467 611 504 559

Pounds
285 464 391 513 401 531

995

586

675

646

860

539

572

544

355

507

540

608

430

275

319

273

4,100

347

402

400

Production 1/
500-pound qross weiqht bales

Indicated

)960-64

Oct. 1,

Nov. 1,

ave rage

1965

1966

1966

I ,000
-bal-es

1 ,000 bales

1 ,000
-bal-es

I ,000
-bal-es

302

221

95

95

457

495

300

295

555

563

335

330

603

637

390

390

769

850

505

480

435

390

230

210

I ,845 1,462
560
352 4,480

2,017 1 ,441
562
369 4,665

1 ,390 1,040
440 260
3,525

~
1 '340
975 450
245 3,420

N. Mex. Ariz. Ca 1 if. Other
States 3/

141

682

637

647

254

I ,026 1,108

992

627

I ,072 I, 116

1,014

31

410

362

305

278 851
I ,803
43

233 787 1 ,690
36

200 555 1,400
23

190 525 1, 325
20

u. s.

9.793

475

526

504

14,795

14,956 10,688

Ame r.Egypt. ~I

79.3

542

563

520

105.4

88.2

87.9

11 August 1 estimate. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about 480 net pounds of 1 int. 11 Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. ~/ Included in

State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California,

C. L, CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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After Five Days Return to ~nited States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

November 8, 1967

GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 4 was 7, 637,000--1 percent more than the previous week but 7 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 090, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 percent less than the previous week and slightly less than the comparable week a year earlier.

T he majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching e ggs wer e re ported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.

Week Ended
Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4
Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

;

Thou.

Thou

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

883

396

45

932

459

49

888

568

64

818

560

68

918

404

44

742

352

47

644

329

51

596

412

69

682

334

49

735

326

44

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set];_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

,.
Chicks Placed for
I Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

o/o of
year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

Sept. 2
Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4

12,454 10, 171

I 82

8, 880

8, 273

93

56

12,342 10, 880

88 I 8,762

8, 217

94

56

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314

88

56

11,584 10,465

90

8, 771

7,812

89

55

11,733 10, 736

92

~8,998

8,021

89

55

11,277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099

92

55

11,981 11, 289

94

8,274

7' 551

91

56

11,275 11,271 100

8, 141

7' 537

93

56

11, 142 11,090 100

8, 171

7,637

93

57

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

1'

E;GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEK.:; - 1967

EGGS SET

i;

CHICKS PLAG6D

STATE

Oct. 21

Week Ended Oct. 28
THOUSANDS

Nov. 4

% of

Ji 1[

year I Oct.

ago 1/ ;,,i 21

II

Week Ended

Oct.

Nov.

28

4

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
G E ORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Ore gon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

1, 794 293
1,622 570 447
2, 250 4, 158 1, 560
121 6,314
448
11 J 289
914 675 8, 133 4,305 8, 828 1,063 3,441 585 235 1, 666
60,711

1, 798 256
1, 468 492 456
2,223 4, 199 1,470
129 6,020
426
11,271
919 679 8,385 4,480 9,098 1, 062 3, 567 494 430 1,607
60,929

1, 671 297
1, 3 77 499 460
2,285 4,063 1, 535
114 6,296
348
11,090
867 671 8,434 4, 510 8,987 1,088 3, 704 534 362 1, 519
60, 711

96 ! 1,364

95

135

114

716

95 ,.I' 306

83 I 293

91

II
jl

1, 735

97

o;
1:

2, 523

'I 96
77

I, h

848 278

91 106

I! l,,i

4,

279 380

100 .II. 7, 551

. I

191 1: 628

60 ~i 855

115 I 5,433

110

ol
ji

3, 746

99 103

.I
..l.

6,048 745

96

2,456

98

349

103

276

79

854

100 I:41, 798

1, 444 157 780 251 345
2,005 2, 500
849 227 3,673 323
7J 537
561 945 5, 509 5,430 5, 916 763 2, 495 235 131 983
41,119

1, 396 144 849 306 438
2, 253 2,708
986 262 4,637 379
7,637
682 737 6, 163 3, 606 6,296 779 2,646 308 202 1, 187
44,601

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)
% of Last Year

63, 171 62,439 60,930

96

98

100

li45, 388
I
!l' 92

45, 990 89

47,308 94

1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.

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95 101 110
86 118
88 86 95 87 93 123
93
181 82
101 100
89 119
89 74 100 86 94

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

Nove mbe r 9, 1966

G EORGIA C HI C K HATCHER Y REPORT

Place m ent of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we ek ended November 5 was
8, 171, 000 -- slightly more than in the pr evious week and 3 perce n t m or e than in the
comparable week last year, according to t he G e orgia Crop Reporting Se rvice .

An e stimated 11, 142, 000 br oiler type e gg s were set by Georgia hatcheries 1 percent less than in the previo us week and s lightly l ess t han in the comparable
week a year earlier.

The majority of the p r ice s p a id to Georgia produce rs for broiler hatching
eggs were reported within a r ange of 60 to 70 cents per doz e n. The ave rage pri ce of hatching eggs was 62 cents per dozen. The price of e gg s from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below t he average price. Most p rices re-
ceived for broiler chicks by G orgia hatcheries were reported within a rang e of
$8.00 to $10.00 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average price s last year were 61 cents for eggs and $9 . 25 for chicks .


Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HA CHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

1965

196 6

% of
year

Chi cks Hat ched

1965

1966

ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5
Week Ended

552

883

160

50 1

550

932

169

361

428

888

207

427

504

708

14 0

442

461

918

199

436

BROILEB. TYPE

1965
Thou.

Eggs Set -1/ 1966
Thou.

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed fo r

Broil ers in Georgia

196 5

1966

Ufo of year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

742

148

644

178

596

140

682

154

735

169

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

E ggs Chicks

Per

P er

Doz . Hundred

1966 1966

Cents Dollars

Sept. 3

10,054 12,454

124

7,667

8,880 116

67

10 . 50

Sept. 10

10, 513 12, 342

117

7,329

8, 762 120

67

10.50

Sept. 17

10,638 12,437

117

7,098

8,412 119

67

10. 50

Sept. 24

10,752 12,493

116

6, 793

8,338 123

67

10.50

Oct. 1

9,740 11,584

119

7, 187

8, 771 122

66

10.25

Oct. 8

10, 662 11, 73 3

110

7, 404

8,998 122

65

10.00

Oct . 15

10,667 11,277

106

7,692

8, 77 5 114

65

10.00

Oct . 22

10,712 11,981

112

6, 870

8,274 120

64

9.75

Oct. 29

10, 822 11,275 104

7,633

8, 141 10 7

62

9.25

Nov. 5

11, 166 11, 142

100 '

7,921

8, 171 103

62

9.25

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcherie s p roducing chicks for hatcher y sup p 1y flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultur al Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Agricul tural Extension Service

Statistical Reporting Service

State Department of Ag riculture

315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, G e orgia

E GGS S ET P.ND CHI CKS PL- A CE D IN COMME R CIA L AdE AS B Y W_i: ~ KS - 196 6

~ G GS S j~ T

CHICK3 PbAC ,~ D

STATE

W eek ,:;; n de d

I % of

W e ~k E nded

Oct.
22

O ct .
29

I N o v . 5

y e ar

Oct .

ago 1/ 22

Oct.
29

Nov.
5

THOUSA NDS

T HOUSANDS

P age 2
i % of year ago 1/

Maine

1, 796

1, 873

1,74 7 110

1, 212

l, 376

1, 466

113

Conne cti cut Pennsylvania

332 1, 480

33 7 1, 4 03

21 8 1, 204

71 11 4

I '

172 797

141 849

141

75

767

98

Indiana

635

54 0

504 84

329

.317

348

76

Illinois

7

6

5 42

8

7

17

243

Mis s ouri

598

54 6

555 82

353

385

370

92

Delaware

2, 636 2, 51 5 2, 4 29 106

2,446

2,378

2, 588

126

Maryla nd Virginia West Virginia

4, 228 4 , 274

. 1, 700 157

1, 64 8 152

4, 071 101 1, 56 6 105
148 92

3, 104

3, 261

3,205

101

663

836

943

100

293

266

315

91

.
{/)

North Carolina

6, 492

6,669

6,6 33 114

4,221 4,497

5, 070

112

South Ca rolina

355

307

31 1 .8...6,

318

242

277

105

GEOR GIA
Florida T enne ssee A laba ma Missis sippi A rkan sas Loui s iana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1966 {23 State s)

11,981 11,275 11 , 142 10~

8,274

8, 141

8, 171

103

405

482

433 134 I 373

349

377

13 4

1, 177

1, 163

1, 172 11 9

1, 013

948

900

92

7, 427

7,6 70

7, 370 C!J9

5, 883

6,059

6, 105

111

4, 279

4 , 170

4, 079 10-8

3,754

3, 538

3, 587

122

9,441

9, 354

9, 119 Hf9

6,988

6,966

7, 061

117

868

1, 0 52

1, 053 11.4

660

648

657

106

3, 841

3, 93 1

3,885 102

2,837

2,785

2,989

102

595

599

538 128

408

414

412

134

362

385

353 152

164

198

205

95

1, 6 57

2, 01 1

1, 874 102

924

1, 322

1, 339

Ill

62,449 62,3 62 60 , 409 105 45, 194 45, 923 47,310

109

TOTAL 1965* {23 States)

57,870 58, 145 57,721

39,784 42, 590 43,349

% of Last Year

108

107

105

*1/ Curr e nt week as p ercent of same w ee k last year. Revised.

114

108

109

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~a FARM

GE ORGI A CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATH E NS , GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER l, 1967

November 13, 1967

Cr op Harvest Active

By November 1, harvest of Georgia' s corn crop wa s well along . Cotton harvest was behind r the normal 1a ce mostly because of the l atene s s of cr op in northern areas. Harvest of the
large soybean crop was becoming active over much of the State.

Corn: The es timated 1967 corn crop is pla ced a t 84,280, 000 bushels compared with 58,824, 000 bushels the previous year. Yield per acre was placed at 56 bushels.
Cotton : Production of cott on is f orecas t at 235,000 bales compared wi th 316,000 bales in 1966 .

Tobacco : Type 14 t obacco production of 150,675, 000 pounds is sharply above last year's crop of 96,380, 000 pounds .
Peanut s : The 1967 peanut production of 975,120,000 p~unds is the largest ever produced
in Georgia . Yields are estimated t o average over a t on per a cre.

Soybeans: The State' s soybean crop of 13, 008, 000 bushe ls is sharply above the 1966 crop of 6,923 , 000 bushels.

Pecans : A pecan crop of 45,000,000 pounds was i ndicated on Novemcer 1. The l eve l is 3
million pounds below the prev i ous month' s estimate .

Milk product i on on Ge orgia farms during October t otal ed 88 million pounds - 3 million
above producti on a year ago and 2 mill ion above the previous month.

Eggs produced on Georgia farms during October are estimated at 425 million - 39 million above t he previ ous October total of 386 million.

GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREAGE, 1966 AND 1967


Crop a nd Unit

Acreage
Harvested : For
1966 : ha rvest 1967

Yi e ld Per Acre

Indi cat ed

1966

1967

Pr o d u c t i o n

Indicated

1966

1967

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grai n, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu . Rye , bu . Barley, bu.
Tobacco, Type 14, l b .
Sweetpot a t oes , cw"t. Hay, all , ton Cotton, bale Peanuts ( P&T), lb. Soybeans , for beans, bu . Sorghums, for grain, bu . Peaches, total crop , bu. Pe cans, lb .
l Pounds of lint.

1,368 65 98 43
ll
61 8 460
380 482
301 12

1,5 05 124
93 70
9 73 5
8 462 285 478 542 13

43 .0 30. 0 41 . 0 22 .5 41. 0
1, 580 1. 8885+-
398 y
1, 680 23 . 0 38 . 0

56 .0 27 . 0
37. 0 18.0 30 . 0 2,050
83
1. 98~
396 y
2, 040 24 . 0
38 . 0

58,824 1,950 4,018
968 461
96,380 680
867 316 809 ,760 6,923 45 6 3, 800
:n ,ooo

NOV 15 1961

84,280
3,348 3,441 1,260
270 150,675
664
915 23 5 975,120 13, 008 494 3, 000 45,000

ARCHIE lANGLEY

LI BRARI ES

C. L. CRENSF..AW

; Agri cul tural Stat istician In Charge ~~~~

Agricultural Statistician

( Please turn page f or United State s information ) :ssu"ED-BY:- The Geor g i a crop-Reporti~g-ser~ice~ usi5A~ 4o9A-North-L~pkin-street, - At hens, -Ga .~

i n cooperation with t he Georgia Department of Agri culture .

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1967

Corn prospects held at a record 4.7 billion bushels, 25 percent more than the 1961-65 - - average, and 14 percent above 1966.

Soybean production is a record 985 milli on bushels, down l percent from a month earlier,
but 6 percent more than the 1966 r ecord crop and 37 percent above average.

Sorghum grain production is forecast at a record high of 775 million bushels, down 2 percent from a month earlier but 8 percent above 1966 and 41 percent more than average.

Fall Potatoes are estimated at 231 million hundredweight, up l percent fr om a month earlier, l percent above last year and 16 percent more than average.

Pecan prospects are for 202 million pounds, 25 percent more than the 1966 crop but ll percent below average.

Milk production during October was 9,209 million pounds, 1 percent less than a year earlier and 5 percent below average.

Eggs laid in October totaled 5,845 million, 4 percent more than both September and a year earlier and 13 percent above average.

Crop and Unit

u. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION, 1966 and 1967

Acreap;e

Yield Per Acre

Production

Harvested For 1966 : harvest

1966

Indicated 1967

1966

Indicated ( 1967

1967

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, all, bu. Oats, bu. Earley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, all, ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts ( P&T), lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, lb. Pea ches, lb. Pecans, lb.
y Pounds of lint. ?J

56,888
49,843 17,848 10,227
1,283
9,554 65,192 36,644
1,421
157
973

61,319
59,950 16,215
9,370 1,102
8,545 64,151 40,123
1,399 149 989

72.1 26.3 44.7 38.1
y 21.8 480
1.85 25.4 1,696
87 1,942

76.6 25.9 49.7
399
y 21.8 448
1.94 24.6 1,800
91 2,042

Includes some quantities not harvested.

4,103,323 1,310,642
798,089
389,557 27,921
9,575 120,863
931,491 2,410,736
13,697 1,890,320
3,407,400 gj
161,600

4,696,315
1,553,741 805,649
373,438 24,002
7,969 124,577 985,184 2,518,295
13,668 2,018,569 2,724,600
202,400

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

PECAN REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1967

November 13, 1967

GEORGIA: Pecan product ion i n Geo rgi a i s fo reca s t at 45,000,000 pounds ~ s of November 1 by the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rv ice. The current est imate is 3,000,000 pounds below the
October 1 report but &,000,000 poun ds a bove t he short 1966 crop of 37,000,000 pounds. Average produc ti on for the 1961-65 period wa s 6 1, 220,000 pounds. This year's p roduct ion f rom improved va r iet ies is estimated at 36,000,000 pounds and seedlings will be 9,000,000 pounds.

Dry wea ther dur i ng S<p tembe r and October reduced crop prospects in many areas. The shortage of moisture resulted in smaller nuts and poorly developed kernels f or some var ieties.

The crop matu red later t han usual and harvest is act ive i n all area s of the State.

PECAN PRODUCTION

STATE

North Ca ro 1 ina

South Ca ro 1 i na

. Geo r o ia

F1or i da

Alabama

Mississ i piJi

~

'

Arkansas

Louis iana

Oklahoma

" Texas

New Mexico

Un i ted States

Improved Var ieties 1/

Wild and Seed] i ng Pe cans

Ave rage 1961-65

Indicated Average

1966

1967

1961-65

1966

Indicated 1967

1,000 pounds

1 ,000 pounds

2' 100

560

1 ,600

540

140

300

4 , 665

tlOO

2,800

895

200

700

50.480

30.000

36,000

10.740

7.000

9 000

2,420

2,000

2,000

1 '580

2,000

1 ,500

26,740

22,500

17,000

5,480 . 4,000

4,000

9,020

7,500

7,000

1o,8E:o

9 , 000

8,000

1,940

1, 200

2 , 300

5,320

3,400

6,200

5,060

7 ,400

5,000

21 '620 23 , 600

11,000

1 '500

200

3,000

21 '540

5,800

47,000

7 , 040

3,500

6,000

31 '160 22 , 500

29,000

__6~2zo_ _ _ _ _ 8~3Qo _ _ _ 3~DQo_ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

117,235

83,960

85,700

109,755 77 '614-0

116,700

ALL PECANS

STATE

Average 1961-65

1966

Ind i cated 1967

1 ,000 pounds

1 ,000 pounds

1,000 pounds

North Ca ro 1 ina

2,640

700

1,900

South Carol ina

5,560

1, 000

3,500

Georo ia

61 , 220

37.000

45.000

Flor ida

4,000

4,000

3,500

1 Alabama

32,220

26,500

21,000

Miss i ss ippi

19,900

16,500

15,000

Ar k a n s a s

7,260

4,600

8,500

Louisiana

26,680

31,000

16,000

Oklahoma

23,040

6,000

50,000

Tex ::~ s

38,200

26,000

35,000

New Mexico

-----6,-27-0 ----------8-,3-00----------3,-00-0 -----

Un i ted States

226,990

161 ,600

202,400

ll Budded, grafted, or topworked var iet ies.

(See other s ide fo r United States comments)

C. L. CRENSHA\/ Agr icultural Stat i stic ian

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agr icultural Statist i cian In Charge

UNIVERSITY OF GEO RGIA
NOV 15 1967

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LIBR l?IES

~--..-.__

UNITED STATES
PECANS: The U. S. pecan crop is forecast at 202.4 mill ion pounds, 11 percent below average but one-fourth more than last years small crop. Production is expected to be below average
in all States except Arkansas and Oklahoma. In six States--North Carol ina, South Carol ina, Georgia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas--production is expected to be above last year, but~ smaller crop is expected in five others--Flor ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico. Light harvest was underway in most areas by November 1 but production generally was running below earlier forecasts.
The important producing areas of Georgia received I ittle rainfall in September and October. This lack has resulted in smaller sizes and some poorly filled varieties. In Alabama, harvest is advancing as the crop matures, and mechanical harvest is underway in south and central areas. In Mississippi, harvest is well advanced in southern districts with yields varicrle. Very few pecans have been gathered in Louisiana where damage from disease and dry weather has been heavy. In Oklahoma, harvest of a record crop has been underway for 3 weeks but will not be in full swing until the major producing areas receive a hard freeze. In Texas, harvest was active in all areas by November I and was about one-fourth complete. Harvest will pick up momentum in November.
IssuED-BY:- The Georgi~ crop-Reporti~g-S~r~i~e: usoA: 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-Str~et,-Athens,-G~.:-- in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
/

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

RT
ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1966

November 14, 1966

By November 1, harvest of Georgia's major crops was well along. About four-fifths of the cotton had been harvested, and ne arly two-thirds of the corn had been gathered.

Qg: The 1966 estimated corn crop is unchanged f r om last month at 63,3 82 , 000 bushels,
1 compared with 80,835,000 bushels last year .

Cotton: Pr oduction of cotton is forecast at 330,000 bales compared with 563, 000 l ast year.--The-estimate is 5,000 bales below the forecast on October l.

Tobacco: Production of Type 14 tobacco is forecast at 96,720,000 pounds, compared wit h ll2,134:aao-rn 1965.

~~~~: The 1966 peanut production was indicated at 824,550,000 pounds. Last year's crop totaled 897,250,000 pounds. Yield per acre is indicated to be 1,725 pounds compared with
1,850 pounds in 1965.

.

Soybeans: The State's soybean crop is forecast at 5,018,000 bushels compared with

' 3,344:ooo bushels in 1965. Harvest will be active as weather permits.

~

Pecans: A pecan crop of 40,000,000 pounds was indicated on November l. This level is un.

changed from the previous month's estimate, but is much below the 61,000,000 pounds in 1965.

Milk production on Georgia farms during October totaled 85 million pounds - l million ' pounds above the previous month's estimate and 2 million above production during September 1965.

Eggs produced on Georgia farms during October are estimated at 325 million - 23 million 'above-production in 1965 and 7 million above production the previous month

..

GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREAGE. 1965 AND 1966 ---------------~-- Acreag~----:---YieldPer Acre--:-----ProduCti'on_ _ _

Crop and Unit

:HarveSted-:-For----------:rruii;at8d7---:-Indicat~

1965 :harvest: 1965

1966

1965

1966

: : 1966 : : : 2 : _______ ------------------~ho!!~~nds-------------------------! us~~ct8

Corn, for grain, bu.

1,585 1,474

Sl.O

43.0

80,835

63,382

Wheat, bu.

63

57

29.0

31.0

1,827

1,767

'oats, bu.

104

110

41.0

41.0

4,264

4,510

Rye, bu.

36

36

19.0

24.0

684

864

Barley, bu.

16

13

31.0

36.0

496

468

Tobacco, Type 14, lb.

54.7

62.0

2,050

1,560

112,135

96,720

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

14

13

85

85

1,190

l,lOS

Hay, all, ton

528

542

1.71

1.80

901

975

Cotton, bale

577

405

467 1/

391 1/

563

330

Peanuts (P&T), lb.

485

478 1,850- 1,725- 897,250

824,550

Soybeans, for beans, bu.

168

193

20.5

26.0

3,444

5,018

4Sorghums, for grain, bu.

15

10

34.0

31.0

510

310

Peaches, total crop, bu. :

4 , 800

4, 800

P1eTcaiinosu.

nldbs . : - - or-lint.----------------~---------------

-
-----

-
----

61.000

40.000

----------. -------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service , USDA, 315 Hoke Smith Annex, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia and the Georgia Department of
Agriculture. (Over)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF NOVEMBER l, 1966
~ prospects held to 4.1 billion bushels, 10 percent more than the 1960-64 average, but l percent below 1965.
Soybean production is 929 million bushels about the same as the forecast on October 1, 10 per-----cent more than the 1965 record crop and 41 percent above average.
Er~__gr~g production is forecast at a record high of 731 million bushels, about the same as last month, but 10 percent above 1965 and 36 percent more than average.
~11_~~~~ are estimated at 219 million hundredweight, 3 perc ent more than the 1965 crop and 15 percent above average.
~~ production, at 130 million bushels, is 4 percent below last year's crop but 4 percent
more than average.
f~~ prospects are for 183 million pounds, 27 percent less than the 1965 crop and 12 percent
below average.
~ilk production during October was 9,426 million pounds, about the same as 1965 but 2 percent
below average.
Eggs laid during October totaled 5,404 million, 5 percent more than September and 8 percent
above average.

U. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION. 196.'5 AND 1966_~
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - : -=-A:~age-:=:--:==Yield-P;;r Acre _-::: ____ _fr.29.~t~2E-=-=

Crop and Unit

: For

:

:

:

:Harvested: harvest :

: Indicated :

Indicated

------- ------ --------------------------:---:--T1h96o5usa:nas1-9-6-6-----:-----1-9-6--5----:-----1-9-6-6------:----T1:9h65ousa:nds1_9_6_6____ 1

Corn, for grain, bu.

57,049 58,754

73.1

70.3

Wheat, all, bu.

49,313 49,087

26.9

26.4

Oats, bu.

19,106 18,966

50.2

44.1

Barley, bu.

9,478 10,604

43.5

37.1

Rye, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, all, ton

1,466 13,617 68,076

1,261 9,793 66,769

22.7 1/ 526 - 1.82

21.6
ll 504
l. 77

Soybeans, bu.

34,551 36,889

24.4

25.2

Peanuts (P&T), lb.

1,443 1,428

l, 735

1,712

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

206

184

91

88

Tobacco, lb.

977

984

1,898

1,873

Peaches, bu.

Pecans, lb.

ijPounds-of-llnt:-y IncludeS-some quantiiT98-li0tiiarve5t~-

4,171,100 4,129,896

1,326,747 1,295,933 (

959,192

835,593

411,897

393,865

33,277

27,251 v

14,956

10' 290

124,032

118,109

843,708

929,018

2,503,130 2,444,090

18,748

16,178

1y,85743,,684648

1,844,149 2/ 72,757

--2-51-,1-0-0 -----1-83-,3-00-

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

UNi ' ..: :, .. , . - J RG IA
NOV 17 1961

LI BRARI ES

ATHENS, GEORGIA

October 1967 Released 11/15/67

OCTOBE R MILK PRODUCTION UP 3 MILLION POUNDS

Mi lk production on Georgia farms dur i ng October totaled 88 mill ion pounds, accord i ng to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Th is compares with b5 mi ll ion pounds produced i n October last year and 86 mill ion du r ing September 1967. The 1961 - 65 October average product ion was 8 1 mi l!' ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 620 pounds - - 45 pounds above the prev ious year, and 15 pounds above the September output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 458 pounds.

The es ti mated ave rage pr i ce received by produce r s for all wholesale mi lk dur i ng October was $6. 80 per hundredwe i ght. Th i s would be $.30 above the previous year, and $.15 above the September average.

Pr ices pa id by dairymen for feed were about 10 cents per hundredweight below September " and about 15 cen t s below the October prices last year.

MILK PRODUCTION AN D PRICES RECEIV ED ANG PAID BY DAI RYMEN

GEO;{G I A

UNITED STATES

1..

Item and Unit

October September October October September October

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

" Mi 1k Product ion, mi I I ion 1bs.
Production Per Cow, 1bs. _!/
Number Milk Cows,
i thousand head

85

86

8t>

9,333

9' 173 9,209

575

60 5

620

670

680

664

148

142

142

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 1/ r All wholesale milk, cwt. l l
Flu id milk, cwt.
Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi I k Cows, head
AI I baled hay, ton

6.50 6.50 4.45 195.00 26.50

6.65 !16.80 6.65
200.00 200.00 26. 80 27.10

5.39 5.76 4.42 260.00 24. ]0

5.20 5.67 4.05 264.00 22.10

!15.31
265.00 22.60

, PRICES PAID- DOLLARS];/ Mixed Dairy Feed:
14 Percent Protein, cwt. 2/
16 Percent Prote i n, cwt. 18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt. AI I Under 29 Percent Protein, cwt.

4.05 4.15 4.40 4.50
4.15

3.80 4. I0 4.35 4.45
4. I0

3.60 4.00 4.30 4.40
4.00

3.63 3.96 4. I0 4.34
3.90

3.57 3. 85 3. 98 4.25
3.79

3.56 3.86 3.97 4. 2I
3.79

ll Monthly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month.
3/ Revised. ~/ Pre! imi nary. 1 ~/ U. S. price is for under 16 percent.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ltl. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistic ian

IssuED-BY:- Th-;; Georg i-; Crop- R-;;port i -;;-g-S-;;r~i~e: usoA, 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-Str-;;et,-Ath~ns,-G-;.: in cooperat ion with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK P l~ODUCTION

Octobe r milk output l percent less than a year earlier

October milk production in the United States is estimated at 9,209 mill ion pounds, I percent less than a year earlier and 5 percent below the 5-year average. Daily production was down 3 percent from September to October, the same seasonal decline as a year earlier. The average decline in daily production from a month earlier is 2 percent. October output provided 1.49 pounds of milk per person, daily compared with 1.53 pounds a month earlier and 1.52 pounds a year earlier. For the first 10 months of the year, total mi lk production was
about the same as a year earlier.

October rate per cow up 2 percent from a year earlier

During October, milk production per cow averaged 684 pounds, up 2 percent from a year earlier and 14 percent above the 1961-65 average. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 43 States. Daily output per cow average d 22.1 pounds in October, 0.6 pound less than in September but 0.5 pound above a year earlier.

The October milk- feed price ratio, at l .73, was 4 percent above both a month earlier and a year earlier, and 15 percent above the 1961-65 average. The October 1967 ratio replaced last year 1 s record h i gh for the month. The increase from September to October this year resulted from an increase in milk prices-- from $5.20 per hundredweight in September to $5.31 in October, and a decrease in ration values-- from $3.11 to $3.07. The milkfat-feed price ratio was 25.3 in October compared with 25.0 a month earlier and 25.5 a year earlier.

Milk per cow and Milk Production by months, United States, 1967, with comparisons

Month

Average 1961-65

Mi I k per cow
1966 Pounds

1967

Milk production

:Average: :1961-65: 1966

.. 1967

Change :from 1966

Mill ion Pounds

Percent

January February March Apri I May June July August September October

621

678

715

10,222 9,805 9,855

fO.S

591

635

670

9,696 9' 137 9,217

;10.9

676

736

766

ll ,062 10,537 10,510

-0.3

690

752

785

II ,260 l 0. 725 I0, 732

IO. I

757

812

844

12,310 11 '525 ll. 508

-o. 1 ...

729

798

821

11 ,816 II ,269 II ,146

-I l

671

736

761

IO,o49 10,350 l 0' 311

-0.4

629

696

722

10, l4b 9,763 9,575

-0. I

592

663

6~0

9,522 9,263 9' 173

-1.0

602

670

684

9 643 9,333 9,209

-1.3

Jan.-Oct. total
November December

581

649

618

687

: I06, 531 10 l , 707 101 418
9,288 9,012 9,841 9. 511

-0.3
. ..:

Annual

7.759

8,513

: 125,660 120' 230

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

November 15, 1967

GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 11 was 8, 270, 000--8 percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10,964, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r e ceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9. 25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

I u;o of

Chicks Hatched

I

1966

1967

year ago

1966

1967

I

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

"/o of year ago
Pet.

Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
(
Week Ended

932 888 818 918 744

Eggs Set !)

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

459

49

644

568

64

596

560

68

682

404

44

735

232

31

682

BROILER TYPE

Ofo of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ofo of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

329

51

412

69

334

49

326

44

455

67

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Sept. 9

12,342 10, 880

88

8, 762

8, 217

94

56

Sept. 16

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

Sept. 23

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314

88

56

Sept. 30

11, 584 10,465

90

8, 771

7, 812

89

55

Oct. 7

11,733 10, 736

92

8,998

8,021

89

55

Oct. 14

11, 277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099

92

55

Oct. 21

11,981 11,289

94

8,274

7 J 551

91

56

Oct. 28

11, 275 11,271 100

8, 141

7, 537

93

56

Nov. 4 Nov. 11

11, 142 11,090 100

11, 220 10,964

98

8, 171 8,449

7,637 8,270

I 93

57

98

57

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hate he rie s producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 50 7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNEH. Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COM.ME.RCIAL ARE AS BY WEEKS - 1967

Page 2

STATE

Oct.
28

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Nov.
4

Nov.
11

"/o of I
year
ago 1/

CHICKS PLAC:t:; D

Oct.
28

Week E nded

Nov.

Nov.

4

11

o/o of
year
ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware

1, 798 256
1, 468
492 456 2,223

1, 671
297 1,377
499 460 2,285

1, 816
219 1, 265
531 420 2, 205

101
5()
l l-3 &1 77 85

j,

l, 444
1~ 57

780

~ 251

345
!I, Z, 005

1, 396 144 849 306 438
2, 253

1, 418 115
'191 314 401 2, 211

100 64 91 85 115 90

Maryland Virginia

4, 199 1, 470

4,063 1, 535

~ 4,31Z 102
1, 515 93

2, 500 849

2, 708 986

2, 788 1, 094

89 110

West Virginia North Carolina

129 6,020

114 6,296

120 6,Z57

81 I 227

')0

!
;

3,673

262 4,637

33 4 4, 896

90 97

South Carolina

426

348

375 107

323

379

309

108

I

.

GEORGIA

11,271 11,090 10,964 98

7,537

7,637

8,270

98

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:

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

919

867

963 229

561

682

642

177

679

671

663 62

945

737

826

92

8,385

8, 434

8,300 112

5, 569

6, 163

6, 545

112

4,480

4, 510

4,419 105

3,430

3,606

3, 714

102

9,098

8,987

9. 133

97 i 5,91 6

6, 296

6, 527

91

1,062

1,088

1,064 100

763

779

781

119

3, 567

3,704

3,951 106 I 2,495

2,646

2,746

94

494

534

561 92

235

308

424

107

4 30 1,607

362 l, 519

415 116

i !

131

1,629 82

983

202 1, 187

183 1, 239

65 85

60,929 60,711 61,097 99 '41, 119 44,601 46,768

98

'

-

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

62,439 60,930 61,917

j45, 990 47,308 47,764

o/o of Last Year

98

100

99

*1/ Current week as p ere ent o f same week last yeat. Revised.

89

94

98

~

'H 0 -;

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

~q~
?1

72/~~trm~w

ATHENS, GEORGIA

OCTOBER 1967

1967

o/o of

Item

During Oct.

last

1966 1/

1967 2/ year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

I

Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/ Total

3,620

I'

3,041 84

38, .90.5

34,405 88

Domestic

3,213

2, 598 81

34, 149

30,494 89

Chickens Tested:

I

Broiler Type

Georgia United States Egg Type

794 2, 673

756 2,456

I 95
92
II

5, 529 22,410

5,776 104 23,972 107

Georgia United States Chicks Hatched:

24 918

I 30 125
569 62 I

270 5,477

284 105 5,469 100

Broiler Type

Georgia

41, 453

37,866 91

440,966

420, 656 95

United States

220,006 204, 548 93 , 2,316,658 2,322,895 100

Egg Type

Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens

2,974 37,855
34,618 197,465

l, 567 32,278

I 53 I 32,497
85 : 498,440

29,804 92 482,946 97

i'

!:

I 33,792

98

il
I

333, 767

199,270 101 I I, 880, 552

344,409 1,970,647

103 105

I

I'

Light Type

Georgia

600

831 138

5, 564

7,382 133

United States

13' 3 83

14, 586 109

100,662

118,628 118

Heavy Type

Georgia

381

396 104

2,688

3, 504 130

United States

2, 519

2,434 97

18, 818

22,610 120

Egg Production:

Georgia

386

425 110

3, 718

4, 107 110

South Atlantic 5/

l, 048

l, 130 108

10, 080

11, 000 109

r

United States

5, 595

5, 845 104 l 55, 070

58, 540 106

1 Revised. 2 Preliminary. 3 Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service-

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South

Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Ga., Fla., Va.

~

I

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1966 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During Sept.

Jan. thru Sept.

During Sept.

Jan. thru Sept.

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5, 797

5, 296

53,685 54, 759 2. 6

3. 2

3. 2

3. 5

Pa.

7,504

6,758

65,772 62,194 3.6

4.1

4.0

4.9

Mo.

3,341

3,255

27,248 29,994 3.6

2.2

5.1

3.9

Del.

7, 746

7, 485

70, 110 68,524 3. 8

4. 2

4. 3

5. l

Md.

12, 485 11, 543 104, 195 108, 604 3. 8

3. 8

4. 2

4. 9

Va.

3,617

4,330

33,147 37,961 3.1

2.8

3.1

3.6

N.C.

22,796 21,575 191,610 193,153 3.5

2.9

3.9

3.9

Ga.

34, 070 32, l 09 288, 273 300, 9 54 3. 3

3 9

3 5

4. 9

Tenn.

5, 260

5, 2 6 7

4 7, 238 4 7, 296 3. l

2. 9

3. l

4. 6

Ala.

23,404 22,622 191,279 201,676 2.6

2.9

3.0

3.4

Miss. Ark.

14,608 29, 309

13,970 29, 236

j 120, 220 123, 930 3. 2
239, 289 262, 317 3. 7

2. 3 2. 8

3. l

3. 0

3. 6

3. 9

Texas

12, 5 14 13, 6 18

97, 9 82 114, l 54 3 3

3 l

3 4

3. 2

--------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------

u. s . 200,676

1,686,797

3.3

3.2

3.6

4.0

195,879

1,776,827 i

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

f

End-of- Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - October 1967

Stocks of shell eggs totaled 263 thousand cases, 20 thousand less than a month earlier but 215 thousand more than a year earlier and 84 thousand cases above average. Frozen eggs declined 2 million pounds during October to 98 million on November 1. Last year the October decline was 7 million pounds and the average decline is 14 million. Stocks of frozen poultry were a record for the second consecutive month. November 1 holdings totaled 720 million pounds, 117 million above a month earlie r and 183 million more than a year earlier . Averag e Nove mber l holdings are 489 million pounds. Holdings of frozen turkeys totaled 551 million pounds, 39 percent higher than on November l, 1966 and 54 percent above average . Total stocks of meat on November 1 w e re 583 million pounds. This was an October gain of 54 million pounds compared with 59 million a year earlier when stocks totaled 509 million pounds. The average October increase is 25 million pounds and average November l stocks are 464 million pounds. Beef totaled 255 million pounds, a 12-million pound gain from October 1. Total pork holdings were 244 million pounds compared with 171 million a year earlier and average. These stocks were the largest for the date since 1951. The 41 million pound October gain in pork was twice the October 1966 increase and almost three times the average.

Commodity
Eggs: She ll Frozen e ggs, total
Poultry, fr:o~en: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Unit
Case Pound
do. do. do. do. do.

Oct. 1961-65 av

Oct. 1966 Thou.

Sept. 1967 Thou.

Oct. 1967 Thou.

179

48

283

263

85,8 01

46,096

99,991

97,628

L---------~~-----------------------------------

!1 24,906
. 46,430 1 357,463
60, 278 489,077

29,668
40,377
395,496 71, 102
536,643

35,366
56,587
441,454 69,492
602,919

36,803 63,344 551,253 68, 643 720,043

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

205, 524

252,853

242,602 254,640

Pork: Frozen and

Cooler

do.

171,344

171, 195

202, 648 243,988

Other meat and meat

products

do.

87,193

85,115

84,458

84, 849

Total all red meats

do.

464,061

509, 163

529,708 583,477

MID-MONTH PRICE S RE CEIVED AND PRICES PAID

G e orgia

United States

Item

Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers Com 1l Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.)
All eggs (dozens} Prices Paid:(per 100 lb.)

11.0 12.0 12.0 48.7 Dol.

7.5 12.0 11.8 38. 5 Dol.

8.5
11,0 10.9
3), 5 Dol.

8.9
13.2
12.7
41. J Dol.

7.9 12.6 12.2
3l, 0 Dol.

7.6
12.2 11.7
Z8,' Ool.

Broiler Grower Laying Feed

5. 20 5. 00

5. 20 4. 95

5. 00 4. 7 5

S. 16 4. 70

5. 01 4. 59

4. 91 4. 56

Scratch Grains

4 . 35

4. 30

4. 20

4. 10 4. 03

4. 01

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural E stimate s Division of the Statistical R eporting Service and

the many breeders, hatche ries, poultr y processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: Unite d States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and B'eee Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

November 22, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 18 was 8, 173, 000--1 percent less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10,940,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r eported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 63 cents for eggs and $9. 50 for chicks.

I'

Week

Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

% of
year
ago

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
Week
f1
Ended

888 818 918 744 693

Eggs Set]:_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

568

64

596

560

68

682

404

44

735

232

31

682

359

52

638

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

% of
year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

412

69

334

49

326

44

455

67

441

69

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

Sept. 16

12,437 10, 886

88

8,412

7,887

94

56

7.75

Sept. 23

12,493 11,433

92

8,338

7,314

88 56

7.75

Sept. 30

11,584 10,465

90

8,771

7,812

89

55

7. 50

Oct. 7

11,733 10, 736

92

8,998

8,021

89 55

7. 50

Oct. 14

11, 277 10, 549

94

8, 775

8,099

92

55

7. 50

Oct. 21

11,981 11, 289

94

8,274

7' 551

91

56

7.75

Oct. 28

11,275 11 , 271 100

8, 141

7, 537

93

56

7.75

Nov. 4

11, 142 11,090 100

8, 171

7,637

93

57

8.00

Nov. 11

11,220 10, 964

98

8,449

8,270

98

57

8.00

Nov. 18

11,203 10,940

98

8,376

8, 173

98

?7

8.00

]:_/ Includes eggs set by hatch e nes producmg ch1cks fo:~;,Jhatchery supp1_!i_ flocks.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin St reet, Athens, Georgia

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREA- S BY WEEKS - 1967 Page 2

EGGS SET

~

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Nov.

Nov.

4

ll

Nov. 18

o/o of
year ago 1/

Nov. 4

Week Ended

Nov.

Nov.

11

18

o/o of
year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

l, 671

l, 816

1,703

~ 94

1,396

l, 418

1, 366

93

297

219

268 82

144

115

180

102

1,377

l, 265

l, 416 92

849

991

806

75

499

531

525 92

306

314

290

98

460

420

446 88

438

401

383

102

2,285 4,063

2,205 4,312

2, 260 4,223

90 101

I
I

2,253 2,708

2, 211 2,788

2,349 2, 615

90 90

l, 535 114

l, 515 120

1,347 89

I 92

986

62

262

1, 094 334

1, 087 335

118 85

6,296

6,257

6,023

I 88

4,637

4,896

4,875

100

348

375

419 107 I 379

309

360

122

GEORGIA

11, 090 10,964 10,940 98

7,637

8,270

8, 173

98

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana T exas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

867

963

909 217

682

642

760

201

671

663

619 55

737

826

848

89

8,434

8,300

8,015 112

6, 163

6,545

6, 545

112

4, 510

4,4 19

4,31 0 102

3,606

j, 714

3,989

114

8,987

9, 133

8,895 97

6,296

6,527

6, 911

99

1,088

1,064

1, 012 97 I 779

781

819

107

3,704

3,951

3, 861 102

2,646

2,746

2, 773

93

534

561

561 91

308

424

341

78

362 l, 519

415 1, 629

276 82 1, 568 77

202

183

338

124

1, 187

1, 239

1, 206

80

60, 711 61,097 59,685 97 '44,6 01 46,768 47,349

100

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

60,930 61,917 61,490

47,308 47,764 47,330

o/o of Last Year

100

99

97

*1I Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

94

98

100

ATHENS, GEORGIA
GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY RE P ORT

December 6, 1967

Placement of broiler c hicks in G e o r gia during the week ended Dec e mber 2 wa.s 8, 103, 000-- slightly more than in the previous we ek but 1 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the G e orgia C rop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 289, 000 broiler type e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries- 4 percent more than the pre vious we ek and slightly more than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majo rity of the price s paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were report e d within a range of 50 to 6 5 cents p e r dozen. The average price of hatching eggs wa s 57 cents per dozen. The p r ice of e ggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 c ents below the a ve r age price. Most price s received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheri e s were reporte d within a range of $6.00 to $9 . 00 with an average of $8 . 00 p e r hundr e d. The ave r a ge prices last year were 63 cents for eggs and $9.50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SE T, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Se t

1966

1967

EGG TYPE

I % of

i

year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

T ho u.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
l Nov . 25
Dec . 2
Week Ended

918 744 693 885 818

Eggs Set '?.}

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

I

4 04

44

735

314 359

-1/

42 52

682 638

556

63

723

326 455 441

/ 44
67 69

314

43

592

72

543

251 I 46

BROILE R TYPE

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

I Hatch

Broiler

UJo of year

I Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

% of Per

1966

1967

year !' Doz .

Chicks Per Hundred

ago

ago 1967

1967

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14

11, 584 11, 733 11, 277

10,465 10, 736 10, 549

90

8, 771

92 94

I 8,998 8, 77 5

7' 812 8, 0 21
8,099

I 89 ' 55

89

55

92 I 55

Oct. 21

11,981 11, 289

94

8,274

7' 551

91

56

Oct. 28

11,275 11,271 100

8, 141

7' 537

93

56

Nov. 4

11,142 11,090 100

8, 171

7, 63 7

93

57

Nov. 11

11, 220 10,964

98

8,449

8,270

98

57

Nov. 18

11, 203 10, 94 0

98

8,376

8, 173

98

57

Nov. 25

11,433 10,814

95

8, 203

8,068

98

57

Dec. 2

11,276 11,289 100

8, 151

8, 103

99

57

1/ Revtsed

2/ Includes eggs set by hatcheri es producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks.

7.50 7. 50 7.50 7. 75 7.7 5 8. 00 8. 00 8.00 8.00 8. 00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In C harge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S . Department of Agriculture

Ge orgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Rep orting Se rvice

409A Nor t h Lum p kin Str ee t , A thens, -G e orgia

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA J
. . ., 1967

LIBRARf$

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMER :::aAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

Page 2

STATE

Nov. 18

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Nov.

Dec.

25

2

CHICKS Pi..ACED

I u;o of year r.--l'{ov. ago 1/ 18

Week Ended

Nov.

Dec.

25

2

%of year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 703 268
1, 416 525 446
2,260 4, 223 1,347
89 6,023
419

1, 711 329
1,324 445
393 2, 198 4,245 1, 423
81 5,978
433

1, 854 101

327

93

l, 281 106

465

82

439

87

2,229

93

4,261 104

l, 410 114

123

81

6, 169

92

401

95

1,366

1,304

1, 359

97

180

151

140

66

806

892

853

119

290

311

327

91

383

375

344

82

2,349

2, 263

2,044

84

2,615

2,943

3, 160

97

1, 087

1, 045

1, 060

105

335

317

274

115

4,875

4,724

4,693

93

360

335

327

93

GEORGIA

10,940 10, 814 11, 289 100 ! 8, 173

8,068

8, 103

99

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Was hington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

909

873

900 154

760

694

689

132

619

629

669

60

848

791

766

80

8,015

7,988

8,025 109

6, 545

6,449

6,292

110

4, 310

4, 290

4, 584 107

3,989

4,006

3, 888

112

8, 895

9,046

9,448 104

6, 911

6, 413

6,786

98

1, 012

1,034

991

96 I

819

764

788

106

3, 861 561

3,884 556

4,068

105

I 2,773
'

607 102

341

2,978 383

3,060 388

110 94

276

316

334

85

338

271

272

89

1, 568

1,606

1,734

85

1, 206

1, 165

1, 245

86

59,685 59, 596 61,608 101 . 47' 349 4 6,642 46, 858

100

!

:

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

61,490 61, 586 61, 146

l o/o of Last Year

97

97

101

*1/ Current week as p ercent of same week last y ear. Revised.

47,330 46,348 46, 73 5

100

101

100

.
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No vember 15, 1967

Released 12/7/67
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORG IA PRICES RECEIVED 4 PO INTS HI GHEI{

The Index of Pri ces Rece1ved by Geor gi a farmers for all commodities increased 4 points dut-
' ng the month ended Novembe r 15, 1967 to 251. This was 7 points above the November 15, 1966 ' i ndex of 244.

Substantial i ncreases in the price of cotton and pecans pushed the all crop i ndex 8 points higher than a month ago to 274. Egg prices increased slightly but this was counteracted by
declines in the r; : ce of bro i lers and meat animals so that the 1 ivestock index was 3 points
lower than a month ago at 204.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 POINT
PARITY INDEX DOWN 1 POINT, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 78

During the month ended November 15, the Index of Pr i ces Received by Farmers declined 1 po i nt (1/3 percent) to 250 r ercent of i ts 1910-14 average. Contributing most to the decline were lower
pr i ces for cattle and hogs. Part ially offsett : ng were higher prices for cotton. The index was
3 percent below No vember 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm \1/age Rates decl i ned 1 point (1 1L~ percent) during the month. At 344, the index was 7 po i nts (2 percent) above a year earlier.

Wi th prices of farm products and pr i ces paid by farmers lower, the prel iminary Adjusted
Parity Ratio remained unchanged at 78.

The Par i ty Ratio, at 73, was also unchanged.

Index
1910-14 = 100

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

November 15 1966

October 15: November 15

1967

1967

Record High

Index

Date

GEORGIA Prices Rece i ved
All Commod i ties All CrO;JS Livestock and Livestock Products

244 l /
251
225 ll

2. .~7

251

266

274

207 l/

204

310 March 1951
319 March 1951 1/

295

Sept. 1948

UN ITED STi\TES

Prices Rece 1ved

25Sl

Parity Index 11

337

Pa r i t y Rat io

77

Adjusted Par i ty Ratio 21

( p re 1 i mi na ry)

83

251

250

345

344

73

73

78

78

313

Feb. 1951

345 July 1967 !I

123

Oct. 1946

11 Revised. 1/ Also April 1951. 3/ Pr ices Paid, Interest, Tcxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. !:!Also October 1967. ~/The Adjusted Parity Rat io, reflecting ,Government payments, averaged 86 fo, the year 1966, compared with 80 for the Parity Ratio.
Prel imi nary Adjusted Parity Ratios for the current year, suppl ied by the Econom ic Research Serv i ce, a ;e based on est imated cash rece i pts from marketings and estimates of Government pay,ments for the cu rrent calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultu ral Stat i stic ian In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statist ician

IssuED-BY:- Th; Georg i ~ crop-~;port i ;9-s;r~ i ~e~ USDA~ 4o9~Nort
in cooperation with t he Georgia De partment of Agric

D.E.C. 8 1967

___ ------... .. . l '.:~1\PI~S ...

.,....

Geo rgi-a,

PR ICES-- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARME RS, NOVEMBE ~ 15 , 1967 WITH COMPARISONS

GEOKGIA

UNITED STATES

Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 : Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15

Commod ity a nd Un it

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

PRICES RECEIVED:

l;/he 3 t, bu.

$ 1.80

1.40

1. 38

1.60

1 .43

1. 39

Oats , bu. Corn , bu .

$ . 88

. 80

. 1.>5

.663

. 647

.651

$ 1.47

1. 05

1. 05

1. 26

1.04

.970

Ba r le y , bu.

$ 1. 10

1. 00

1. 00

1.06

. 9 84

.974

Sorghum Grai n , cwt .

$ 2. 25

2.00

1 .90

1.81

1.68

1.68

Cotton , 1b.

19 .5

24.5

26 . 5

21. 89

27.26

30.48

Cot t on seed , ton

$ 68.00

52.00

52 .00 65.60

54.10

56.00

Soybeans , bu.

$ 2.80

2.45

2.40

2.80

2.44

2.43

Peanuts , lb.

11.2

11.5

11.4

11.2

11.5

11.5

Sweet Pota t oes, cwt.

$ 5. 25

6.60

6.30

4. 76

3.90

4.51

Hay, baled , ton:

All

$ 26 .50

27.10

27.60 24.50

22.60

22. 80

Al fa l fa

$ 38 .00

34.50

35.50 25.20

23.20

23.40

Les pedeza

$ 29.50

28.00

30.00 24.70

24.30

24.20

Pean ut Mi 1k Cows , head

$ 23.50 $ 200,00

21 .00 200,00

23.00 23.70 200,00 256.00

22.30 265.00

23.10 262.00

Hogs, cw t. Beef Cattle, all, cwt. 1/

$ 19.70 $ 18.30

17. SO 18.80

17.20 18 .30

19.30 20.90

17.90
n.3o

17.00 21.30

Cows , cwt. ],_/

$ 15.50

15.40

15. 10 15.40

15.80

14.90

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

$ 20.80

21.60

21. 10 22.90

24.20

23.60

Ca 1ve s , cwt .

$ 22 .60

24.40

23. 80 25.20

26.30

25.60

Mi ik, wholesale, cwt.:

Flui d Market

$ 6.55

6.60

5.76

5.76

Manuf a ctured

$ 4.35

4.36

4.15

All ]_/ Turkeys, lb.

$ 6.55 24.0

6.60 21.0

!16.60 '20.0

5. 37 23.8

5.32 19.3

!:!/5. 34 19.1

Ch ickens , lb. , excl, bro i lers 11.5

8.5

9.0

9. 1

7.6

7.6

Comme rc ial Broilers

12.5

11.0

10.5

13.5

12.2

11.5

.1\11

12.4

10.9

10.4

12.is

11.7

11.0

Eggs, a ll doz.

50.2

33.5

36 . 1 41.8

28.6

29.6

PRICES PAID, FEED :

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All Unde r 29% Prote i n

$ 4.15

4.00

4.10 3.93

3.79

3. 81

14% Protein

$ 4.05

3.60

3.70

3.66

3.56

3.57

16% Protein

$ 4.15

4.00

4.10

3.98

3.86

3.87

18% Protein

$ 4.45

4.30

4.30

4.14

3.97

4.00

20% Pro t e i n

$ 4.50

4.40

4.40

4.34

4.21

4.20

Hog Feed 14%-18% cwt.

$ 4.45

4.30 4.57

4.47

4.41

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt.

$ 5.20

4.95

5.10

5.31

5.31

5.27

Soybea n Meal, 44%, cwt.

$ 5.60

5.10

5.00

5.56

5.32

5.20

Bran, cwt .

$ 3.90

3.90

4.00

3.62

3.50

3.54

Middl . ngs , cwt.

$ 4.15

4.15

4.15

3.75

3.64

3.67

Co rn Mea 1, cwt.

$ 3. 60

3. 10

3. 20

3. 43

3. 31

3. 21

Bro i le r Grower Feed, cwt.

$ 5.20

5.00

4.90

5.05

4.91

4 .83

Lay i ng Feed , cwt,

$ 5.00

4.75

4.70

4.68

4.56

4.49

Sc ratch Grains, cwt.

$ 4. 40

4.20

4.10

4.08

4.01

3.97

Alfal f a Hay , ton

$ 44.00

36 .00

40.00 35.20

32 . 60

33.60

All Other Hay, ton

$ 36.50

32.00

35.00 33.00

31.60

31.90

l l "Cows'' and "steers and Heifers" comb i ned wi th allowance where necessa ry for slaughter bulls.

2/ Inclu des cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows fo r herd replacement.

3/ Rev ised.
4; Prel iminary est imate.

Aft er F ive Days Return to Un ite d States Department of Agr icultu re
Statist ica l Report . ng Serv ice 409A North Lumpkin St reet At hens , Georgi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage a nd Fees Pa id U. S. Department of Agr iculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATH;;:;s~--. i

Released December 8, 1967 GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF DECE~BER 1, 1967

Cotton production in Georgia in 1967 amounted to 230,000 (500 pounds gross weight) bales, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 86,000 bales below the 1966 crop and is the smallest production since estimates were started in 1866. The indicated 1int yield per acre of 409 pounds is 11 pounds above last year, but 13 pounds below the 1961-65 average yield of 422 pounds.

The short crop is due largely to the decline in acreage. Growers took advantage of the multiple-choice program and most producers elected to divert up to 35 percent of their allotment,
Some intended acreage was not planted due to unfavorable weather during the planting season. Only 340,000 acres were planted and 70,000 acres were abandoned, leaving only 270,000 for harvest. Most of the abandoned acres were planted to other crops, The freeze in November damaged the late .crop in the northern districts and reduced yields much below early expectations. Harvesting operations are later than usual.

Bureau of Census ginnings to December 1 were 213,000 running bales compared to 303,000 to the. same date last year and 548,000 in 1965.

INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION, 1967, FIN.~L PI~ODUCTJON, 1966, 1965

\ Non-Cotton
\
-.i.,

District
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
State

1967
6,700 7,100 9,200 17,200 49,700 45,500 31,100 59,800 3,700
230,000

1966
18,470 10,900 12,560 24,280 62. 110 63,750 43,390 72,340 8,200
316,000

1965
41 ,510 22,970 24,160 42,000 103,950 107,480 73,840 129,530 17,560
563,000

-4
.Columbus

Macon

Districts shown are crop

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UNITED STATES CCTTON REPORT AS OF DECEl'.ffiER l, 1967

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporti ng Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. '

y - - - - --~-- --------~-------------~-Lint.-yieidper----:-----production

State

Acreage harvested :

harvested acre

: 500-pound gross weight bales

: l96i-6:s=----:1967: 1961-65 :

: 1967 : 1961-65. : --:-~1967

: average: 1966 : est . : average 1966~~~-1--~~~l- 1966 :~st. J

-----T,ooo--1,000--l,OOO ----

1,000

1,000 1,000

acres ~~~ ~~ Pounds Pounds Pounds

bales

~~

~

N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala.
llo.

384

155

80 374

290

270

300

94

45

545

305 190 419

442

455

4!4

282

180

647

380 270 422

398

409

566

316

230

516

365 220 572

475

338

614

363

155 1

855

564 . 350 445

392

274

788

461

200 1

358

190

90 561

408

320

419

162

60 '

Hiss. Ark. La . Okla . Texas

1,499

995 900 625

1,278

865

715 557

527

357 327 521

595

380 380 270

6,030 3,968 3,600 362

651

587

1,942

1,353 1,100

418

349

1,483

756

520

602

631

572

449

430

270

253

334

214

200

385

377

4,544

3,182 2,830

N. iiex.

189

134 120 673

648

640

266

181

160

Ariz .

380

252

245 1,057

979

901

839

515

460

Calif.

765

618 588 1,099

952

845

l, 753

1,228 1,035 .

Other

5/ States

49

26 14.9 402

359

425

41

19 13.2

. -----------...--------------------~------ -------- ---------------------~----------~

u. s.

: 14,617 9,554 8,090 Lr9l

480

452 14,935

9,575 7,618

- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - T o t a l -----~-------------------------------~

Amer. - Egypt .: 94.9 78.0 66.4 548

447

459

109.6

. 72.9

63~6 .

]/

ITProduction ginned and tobe ginned.--rsoo-15. balecontain'Saboutl:iSOnet poundsoflint."--
2/ Sums of acreage and production for 11 other States11 rounded for inclusion in Uriited States
totals . J/ Included in State and United States totals.

C L. CRENSHAvJ Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
--OFF-IC--I-A--L-- B--U-S.-n.J.E.S.-S-

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

GElABLE REPORT /
Georgia Crop Reporting Service

VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKE . December 1, 1967

QE.C. 13 1967
LIBRARIES

er 11, 1)67

Grcwers intend to harvest 2,200 acres of early spring cabbage in 1968, compared with 2,500
acres harvested in 1967. Little or no rainfall was received during November in the commercial producing areas. Fields are dry and transplanting is being delayed.
The final summary for the 1967 crops will be mailed to you in late December or early January.
U--n--it-e-d- S--t--a-t=e-s-
The 1968 acreage of winter cabbage for harvest is estimated as 35,600 acres, compared
w~th 41,100 acres harvested-last year. In Florida, harvest of the early acreage at Zellwood is underway. Hastings should get into volume movement in December with heaviest supplies expected early in the season. The Sanford-Oviedo area was starting to cut on December 1. Othe~ south central and southern areas should make light starts before mid-December. In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, planting was underway when Hurricane Beulah hit on September 20 and only a relatively small acreage survived. The heavy rains of Beulah and heavy showers in October and in November kept many fields mud dy and resulted in a sharp reduction in planted
r acreage. Acreage for harvest in the Valley is estimated at 5,300--38 percent of 1967 acreage. Although the acreage that survived Beulah will furnish light supplies in December and January, J it is expected that shipments from the Lower Valley will be very light until February. Ship-
ments fr om the Lower Valley during February, March, and April are expected to be sharply reduced from the previous season. In the Winter Garden, San Antonio, Laredo, and Coastal Bend areas, the acreage for harvest is up slightly from the previous season. Harvest got underway in the San Antonio and ~Jinter Garden areas in early October and shipments should increase in December. Harvest of a small acreage in the Trans-Pecos is also underway. Harvest in Arizona is underway. The crop has made good growth. Harvest in California is now active in desert and south coast areas and should increase, reaching a peak in February.
For the late spring cabbage crop, grot.Jers intend to harvest 11,350 acres, 4 percent below last year. Planting of South Carolina's crop is expected to begin the second week of December. In Georgia, fields were dry and transplanting has been delayed. The supply of plants was adequate as of December 1. Light movement has started from south Alabama and is expected from DeKalb County shortly. The crop in both areas is in good condition. In Ivlississippi, the crop is usually planted about the first of February. Planting in Louisiana was just getting under way on December 1 in the Breaux Bridge area, and is expected to be in full swing by the holidays. In the New Orleans i'1arket garden area, peak harvest is expected during December. In California, planting progressed normally during the first half of November. However, planting was slowed and interrupted by rains during the latter part of the month, particularly in south coastal areas.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

ACREAGE AND ESTIPffiTED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE 1968 WITH CONPARISONS

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

Crop and State

--~~-ACREAQ~------=

Harvested

: For : YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

:AVerage:

--:harvest:Average:

:Ind.:Average:

: Ind,

:1962-66: _ _127

19~8 :J:22-66:___!27_:1968q22-66: _1267 . _:_.1268_

:

-Acres -

:

- Cwt, -

- 1,000 cwt. -

CABBAGE 1/

Winter: Florida

.

.

.

15,100 15,400 15,800: 183 210

2, 757 3,234

Texas _

18,980 19,000 12,500: 123 125 : : 2,307 2,375

Arizona

1,420

1,600

1,700: 202 170

285

272

California Group Total

----- - - - r b o - 5,260

5,100

5,600: 222

225

: -ho, i1J~ 41,1~0-_3~:t>oo:

171

1,174 1,148 Jan.
~
------ Z,524 7,029

Early Spring gj

:

South carolina 2,720

2,400

2,400: 102

90

276

216

Georgia

2,860

2,500

2,200: 117 125 : 335

312

Alabama

610

650

650: 110 110

67

72

Nississippi

920

700

700: 128 145

118

102 Apr,

=-=__ Louisiana

: 2,060

2,300

2,300:

94 100

California

: 3.060

3.300

3.100: 242 265

__Q~~~~-_:.-l2,230--=-il:-B~o__:=ll.355:--_:l42 :_:1sr-2

: 194

230

: 742

874

l:_7n-~~5b---==:

1/ Includes processing.

g/ 1968 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.

ARCHIE LAl~GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR Vegetable Crop Estimator

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 QITICIAL BUSHJESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

~ UHIY-~-JM-i--0-1' : :_ c.. _;,.
D.E.C 1.9 1961
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER ICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

December 13, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY RE PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended December 9 was 8, 315, 000--3 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 10, 633,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-6 percent less than the previous week and 9 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r epo rted within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.

Week Ended
Nov. 11 Nov, 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9
Week Ended

GZORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

I o/o of
year
I ago
Pet. i

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
I Pet.
j

744 693 . 885 818 753

314

42

359

52

556

63

592

72

464

62

682

455

67

638

441

69

723

314

43

543

251

46

514

275

54

Eggs Set};_/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9

11, 733 10,736

92

8,998

8, 021

89

55

11, 277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099

92

55

11,981 11,289

94

8,274

7' 551

91

56

11,275 11,271 100

8, 141

7, 537

93

56

11, 142 11,090 100

8, 171

7,637

93

57

11,220 10,964

98

8,449

8,270

98

57

11, 203 10,940

98

8,376

8, 173

98

57

11,433 10,814

95

8, 203

8,068

98

57

11, 276 11' 289 100

8, 151

8, 103

99

57

11,729 10, 633

91

8, 171

8,315 102

57

};_/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR !;AS BY WEEKS - 1967 Page 2

EGGS SET

~~

CHICK.3 PLACED

STATE

Week ~ nded

Nov.

Dec.

25

2

-- o/o of !

Dec.

year ,, Nov.

9

ago 1I ,: 25

W3_ek E nded

Dec.

Dec.

2

9

o/o of
year
ago 1/

THOUSANDS

i

THOUSANDS

II

Maine

1, 711

1, 854

1, 745

100

!,
I

1, 304

1, 359

1, 279

90

Connecticut

329

327

242 69

151

140

128

66

Pennsylvania

1,324

1, 281

1, 3 52 104

892

853

912

99

Indiana

445

465

483 82

311

327

305

89

Missouri

393

439

424 77

375

344

356

95

Delaware

2, 198

2,229

2, 156 91

2,263

2,044

2, 249

92

Maryland

4,245

4, 261

4,079 96

2,943

3, 160

2, 884

100

Virginia

1, 423

1, 410

1,232 86

1, 045

1, 060

1, 020

101

West Virginia

81

123

95 61 I 317

274

322

146

North Carolina South Carolina

5, 978 433

6, 169 401

5,276 396

I 76

4,724

96 I 335

4,693 327

4,609 319

89 79

.
0

GEORGIA

10, 814 11, 289 10,633 91

8,068

8, 103

8, 315

102

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Ore gon California
TOTAL 1967 {22 States)

873
629 7,988
4, 290 9,046 1,034 3,884
556 316 1, 606

900 669 8,025
4, 584 9,448
991 4,068
607 334 1, 734

898 171 654 58 7,490 100
4,429 104 8,906 96 1, 107 107 3, 746 100
482 79 258 87 1, 689 83

694

689

744

186

791

766

736

81

6,449

6,292

6,027

108

4,006

3, 888

3, 717

103

6,413

o, 786

6, 728

97

764

788

733

100

2,978

3,060

3,007

105

383

388

416

89

271

272

238

103

1, 165

1, 245

1, 263

86

59, 596 61,608 57,772 93 46,642 46,858 46,307

99

TOTAL 1966* {22 States)

61, 586 61, 146 62, 174

46,348 46,735 46,792

o/o of Last Year

97

101

93

*1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.

I 101

100

99

-

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

ovembe r I967 ased 12/15/67

Milk production on Georgia farms during November totaled 87 mill ion pounds, according to the Geor g ia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 84 mill ion pounds produced in November last year and 88 mill ion during October 1967. The 1961-65 November average production was 78 mi 11 ion pounds.
Production per cow in herd averaged 620 pounds -- 50 pounds above the previous year, and equaled the October output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 447 pounds.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during November was $6.60 per hundredweight. This was $.05 above the previous year, and the same as the October average.
'
Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 5 cents per hundredweight below the previous year but 10 cents above the October 1967 price.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Item and Unit

Nov.

Oct.

Nov.

Nov.

Oct.

Nov.

1966

1967

1967

1966

1967

1967

Milk Production, mill ion lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. l l
Number Milk Cows,
thousand head

84

88

87

9,012

9,209

8,861

570

620

620

649

684

660

147

142

141

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 11 All wholesale milk, cwt. 11
Fluid milk, cwt. ~ Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head

6.55
6.55 4.35 200.00

6.60 ~/6.60 6.60
200.00 200.00

5.37 5.76 4.36 256.00

5.32 5.76 4.15 265.00

~/5.34
262.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS 11
IMixed Dairy Feed: 14 Percent Protein, cwt. 16 Percent Protein, cwt. 18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt. AI 1 Under 29 Percent Protein, cwt. Hay, Ton

4.05 4.15 4.45 4.50
4.1> 36.50

3.60 4.00 4.30 4.40
4.00 32.00

3.70 4.10 4. 30 4.40
4.10 35.00

3.66 3.98 4.14 4.34
3.93 33.00

3.56 3.86 3.97 4. 21
3.79 31.60

3.57 3.87 4.00 4.20
3.81 31 .90

ll Monthly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month.
3/ Revised. ~; Preliminary.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

'vJ. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- The Ge~rgi~ cr~p-Rep~rting-Servi~e~ usoA: 4o9~N~rth-L~mpkln-Street,-Athens,-G~.~- in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION

November milk output 2 percent less than a year earlier

..

November milk production in the United States is estimated at 8,861 mill ion pounds, 2 percent less than a year ea r lier and 5 percent below the 1961-65 average. Daily production was down 1 percent from October to November, compared with no change during this period both last year and for the 5-year average. November output provided 1.48 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1.49 pounds a month earlier and 1.52 pounds a year earlier. From January through November this year, milk production totalled about the same as a year earlier.

November rate per cow up 2 percent from a year earlier 1
During November, milk production per cow averaged 660 pounds, up 2 percent from a year earlier and 14 percent above the 1961 - 65 average. Production per cow was at a record level for the month in 42 States. Daily output per cow averaged 22.0 pounds in November, about the same as October and 0.4 pound above a year earlier.

Milk per cow and Milk Production by months, United States, 1967, with comparisons

Month
January February March Apri 1 May June July August September October November
Jan.-Nov. total

Average 1961-65

Milk per cow
1966 Pounds

621

678

591

635

676

736

690

752

757

812

729

798

671

736

629

696

592

663

602

670

581

649

1967
715 670 766 785 844 821 761 722 6bO 684 660

Mi I k product ion

:Average

: Change

:1961-65 1966

1967 :from 1966

Mill ion pounds

Percent

10,222
9,696 11 ,062 11 ,260 12,310 11 ,816 10,849
10' 148 9,522 9,643 9,288

9,805 9, 137 10,537 10,725
11 '525 11 ,269 10,350
9,763 9,263
9,333 9,012

9,855 9,217 10,510 10,732
11 '508 11 '146 10,311
9,757
9' 173 9,209 8, 861

10.5 10.9
-0.3 /0.1
-0.1 -I. 1
-0.4 -0. 1 -1.0
-1.3 -1.7

:115 819 110,719 110,279

-0.4

December Annual

61 8 7 759

687 8 . 513

9.841 9. 511 :125 660 120.230

After Five Days Return to Uni t ed States Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
900
~cquisitiona D1v1a1on
u.n1ve~a1~ ot Geo~a
OD!ve~s!tJ Lib~ariee
Athons Georgia ~0601

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

~
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2:!~w~~rnLht? rniD~rn~mt? Gf 'l3

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

December 20, 1967

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY RE PORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended December 16 was 8, 060,000--3 percent less than the previous week and 4 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 427, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-? percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were r eported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 57 cents p e r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents be low the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9. 25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

' 1966

1967

'7o of
year

ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

'7o of year ago
Pet.

Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16
Week Ended

693 885 818 753 711

Eggs Set !./

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

359

52

638

556

63

723

592

72

543

464

62

514

513

72

645

BROILER TYPE

% of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia
% of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

441

69

314

43

251

46

275

54

463

72

Av. pr1ce

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Oct. 14

11, 277 10, 549

94

8,775

8,099

92

55

Oct. 21

11, 981 11,289

94

8, 274

7, 551

91

56

Oct. 28

11,275 11,271 100

8, 141

7, 537

93

56

Nov. 4

11, 142 11,090 100

8, 171

7,637

93

57

Nov. 11

11,220 10,964

98

8,449

8,270

98

57

Nov. 18

11, 203 10,940

98

8,376

8, 173

98

57

Nov. 25

11,433 10,814

95

8,203

8,068

98

57

Dec. 2

11, 276 11, 289 100

8, 151

8, 103

99

57

Dec. 9

11,729 10, 633

91

8, 171

8, 315 102

57

Dec. 16

11,908 11,427

96

8,417

8,060

96

57

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.

7. 50 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia

..

..

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1967

Page 2

STATE

Dec. 2

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

9

16

o/o of year ago 1/

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

2

9

16

o/o of year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I

THOUSANDS

Maine

1,854

1, 745

1, 738

94

1, 359

1, 279

1, 304

93

Connecticut

327

242

256

66

140

128

146

60

Pennsylvania

1,281

1, 352

1, 317 112

853

912

894

118

Indiana

465

483

462

78

327

305

316

104

Missouri

439

424

319

49

3'~4

356

359

102

Delaware

2,229

2, 156

2, 270 104

2,044

2,249

2, 138

95

Maryland

4,261

4,079

4,296 106

3, 160

2,884

2, 998

93

Virginia

1, 410

1, 232

1, 405 105

1, 060

1, 020

982

107

West Virginia

123

95

128

83

274

322

313

102

North Carolina

6, 169

5, 276

6,372

90

4,693

4,609

4, 535

94

South Carolina

401

396

387

97

327

319

354

85

.

GEORGIA

11,289 10,633 11, 427

96

8, 103

8, 315

8,060

96

~

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1967 (22 States)

900

898

923 169

689

744

681

176

669 8,025 4,584

654 7,490 4,429

676 8, 173 4,626

62

766

I 105 I 6,292

102

3,888

736 6,027 3, 717

837 5, 970 3, 754

94 104 102

I

9,448

8,906

9, 519 103 I 6,786

6,728

6, 701

99

991 4,068

1, 107 3, 746

1, 102 4,301

104 109

I I

788

3,060

733 3,007

757 3,038

96 105

607

482

472

78

388

416

404

89

334

258

369 119

272

238

238

112

1,734

1,689

1, 737

84

1, 245

1, 263

1,264

83

61,608 57, 772 62,275

99

46,858 46,307 46,043

99

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

61, 146 62,174 62,987

46,735 46,792 46,742

o/o of Last Year

101

93

99

*1I Current week as p ercent of same week last y ear. Revised.

100

99

99

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~ c. :2 (
ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA C R0 P R E ~~0 RT I NG S E.R V I C E

ITY OF GEORGIA
22 Qf.C. 1967
D

ember 21 1 1967

GEORGIA: The 1967 production of pecans in Georgia is estimated at 48 1 000,000 pounds compared with 37 1 000, 000 pounds in 1966 according to the Georgia
Crop Reporting Service. The current crop is 22 percent below the 1961-65 average production of 61 1 22 0, 000 pounds. Freezing weather during the early spring months caused damage to the bud crop and the nut set was light, especially on the Stuart variety. Soil moisture was very short during August, September, and October in the southern districts and the size of the nuts was reduced for some varieties. The 1967 production from improved varieties is estimated at 38, 000,000 pounds with 10, 000, 000 pounds coming from seedling trees. The value of the 1967 Georgia pecan crop is placed at $18,160,000 compared with $10 1 980 1 000 in 1966.
UNITED STATES : The 1967 pecan crop is expected to total 2 07,4 00, 000 pounds, up 28 percent from last year but down 9 percent from the 5-year average.
All states except Arkansas and Oklahoma have smaller crops than average. The wild and seedling crop is expected to account for 57 percent of the '67 production compared with the average of 48 percent.
Production in states west of the Mississippi River is expected to total 114,000,000 pounds or 55 percent of the Nation's crop compared with the average of 45 percent. The Oklahoma crop is a record high SO million pounds, exceeding the 1947 record crop by 14 percent.
In Georgia, spring freeze damage and dry weather in the fall months limited production to 78 percent of average. In Texas, 1967 production is 46 percent above last year and almost one percent below average. In Alabama 1 yield and quality are variable with expected production 35 percent less than average.

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STATE
N.C. S . C. GA. Fla. Ala . Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas N.Mex.
u. s.

U. S. PECAN PRODUCTION

Improved Varieties 1/

Average 1961-65

1966

1967

11000 pounds

Wild and seedling pecans

Average 1961-65

1966

1967

11000 pounds

2 11 00 4,665

560

11600

800

2,800

540

140

300

895

2 00

7 00

50,480 30,000 381000

101740

7,000

101000

2142 0

2., 800

2,000

1,580

2,000

11500

26,740
91 02 0 11940 51 060
11500

22,500
7,500 112 00 71400
2 00

17,000
7,000 11900 51000 3,000

5,480
10,880 5132 0
21, 62 0
21,54 0

41000 9,000 31400 231600
518 00

4,000
81000 51600 111 000
471000

71 040 . 31 5 00

7,000

311160

221500

311000

----6-12-7-0 ---8-13-0-0 ---3-,0-0-0-- --------------- --------- -.--

1171235 831960 881300

1091755

771640 1191100

ALL PECANS

STATE

Average 1961-65

1966

1967

1, 000 pounds

1 1000 pounds

1 1000 pounds

N.C.
s. c.

2 1640 51560

700 11000

1 1900 31500

GA.

61 I 2 ~ 0

37 I 000

48 I 000

Fla.

4 1000

4,000

3 1500

Ala. Miss .

32 1220 19,900

26 1500 16,500

21,000 15,000

Ark. La.

71 260 26,680

4, 600 31,000

7 1 50 0 16,000

Okla . Texas

23,040 38,200

6 1000 26,000

SO, 000 38,000

N. Mex. ----------_,~7_9 _________8.!..3_9Q_ _______ ]LO_QQ_ ___. __ _

u o so

2261 990

1 61 1 6 0 0

2 07 1 4 0 0

_!/ Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.

C. L . CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

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Item

During Nov.

1966 1/

1967 2/ year

ecember 21, 1967

ru Nov. 1967 2/

o/o of
last year

T ho u.

Thou. Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/

Total

3, 197

3,374 106

42, 102

37,779 90

Domestic

2,794

2,930 105

36, 943

33,424 90

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

707

548 78

6,236

6,323 101

United States

2,9 9 7

2, 4 93 83

25,406

26,433 104

Egg Type

Georgia

62

16 26

33 1

300 91

United State s Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type

939

I 925 99

6,4 16

6,427 100

I

Georgia United States

38, 263 212, 815

37,870 210, 855

99 1 4 79,229 99 2, 529,473

458, 526 96 2, 533, 7 50 100

Egg Type Georgia United States
Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens

2, 878 3 5, 530

1, 57 5 26,743

I 55 I

35, 375

75

533,97 0

!,

31,379 89 509,689 95

Georgia United 3tates Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia

28,654 168,375
644

28, 804 101 1 36 2,421

170, 533 101 2,048, 927

I

!I 828 129

6,208

373,213 103 2, 141, 180 105
8, 210 132

United States

12, 579

13,649 109

113,24 1

132,277 117

Heavy Type

Georgia

417

387

93

II

3, 10 5

3, 891 125

United States

2, 514

2, 108 84

21, 33 2

24,718 116

Egg Production:

l1

Georgia

380

424 112 !'1 4, 098

4, 531 111

South Atlantic 5/

1, 0 27

1, 109 108

11 , 104

12, 109 109

United States

5, 544

5, 700 103 1 60, 611

64, 237 106

1/ Revised. 2 I Preliminary. 3/ P ullets foT broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes

expected pulletreplacements from eggs sold during the preceding m onth at the rate of

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. cas e of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service-

Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South

Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N . C ., S. C . , Ga., Fla ., Va .

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHT.i:RZD UNDER ..CZDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED S T ATES, 1966 and 1967

Number Inspected

Indicated Pe rcent Condemned

State

During Oct.

J an. thru Oct .

During O ct.

Jan. thru Oct.

1966

1967

1966

19 67

1966

19 67

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5,900

5,959

59,585 60,718 3.2

3 .2

3.2

3.5

Pa.

7, 362

7, 279

73, 134 69,473 4 . 0

3. 8

4. 0

4. 8

Mo.

3, 032

3, 399

30, 280 33, 393 4 . 2

2. 2

5. 0

3. 7

Del.

7, 853

8, 539

77,963 77,063 3 . 5

4. 8

4. 2

5. l

Md.

12,095 12, 619 11 6 , 290 121, 223 4 . 3

4. 4

4. 2

4. 9

Va.

3,133

4,673

36,280 42,634 3.6

3. 2

3.2

3.6

N.C.

21,871 22,97 2 21 3, 481 216,125 3 . 4

3. 2

3. 8

3.8

Ga.

32, 645 33, 11 8 320, 918 334,072 3 . 5

4. 2

3. 5

4. 9

Tenn.

5,115

4,8 14

52,35 3 5 2,11 0 2. 6

2. 8

3 .0

4.4

Ala.

22, 037 22, 578 213 , 316 z24, 254 3 . l

2. 7

3. 0

3. 3

_1 ___ _ ___1:?: I Miss.
Ark.

j 13, 633
27, 235

~~~i:- t ~~:-:~~-

14, 16 2 13 3 , 853 138,092 3 . 4

2. 2

3. 1

2. 9

29,472 266, 524 291,789 4;3

3. 1

3. 7

3. 8

~3--~~~ ;~ ~~~~ ~~~ _s:_s____ ~ : ~___ _-~:~ ______ ~~ ~- ____ ~~~-- ____ _

202,9 22

1, 979,749

U. S. D ~ partm e nt of Ag ricultur e

Georgia Departm ent of Agriculture

Statistical R e porting Se rvice , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 3060 l

End-of-Month 3tocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products -' United 3tate s - November 1967

December 1 stocks of frozen poultry totaled 608 million pounds, 117 million less than a month earlier but 139 million more than a year earlier, Average December 1 holdings are 422 million. Turkey holdings declined 124 million pounds compared with 83 million a year earlier and the average decline of 73 million pounds. Stocks of broilers, roasters, and hens increased during November, Shell egg inventories de clined 85 thousand cases to 154 thousand on December 1. A year earlier there were 23 thousand cases in storage and the average is 117 thousand. Frozen egg stocks decreased 2 million pounds during November compared with 7 million pounds a year earlier and the average November decrease of 16 million pounds. Total December 1 stocks of 95 million pounds were 57 million more a year ea~lier and 26 million more than average. A 7-percent gain in beef holdings during November brought December 1 stocks to 264 million pounds--:---F.l"ozen beef amounted to 250 million after a 15 million pound increase and a million pound gain raised cured beef stocks to 13 million pounds. Total beef holdings were 3 percent under ye ar earlier stocks but 13 percent above average. Total pork in storage on December 1 amounted to 283 million pounds, a 33 million pound gain from November 1. Frozen pork increased 29 million which brought Decembe r 1 stocks to 246 million pounds. The
4 million pound gain in cured pork brought total stocks to 37 million pounds. Supplies of pork were 37 percent above year earlier holdings and 32 percent above average. Veal, lamb and mutton, and canned hams were up slightly from a month earlier. Except for lambs and mutton, stocks for each were above a year earlier and average.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Unit

Nov. 1961-65 av
Thou.

Nov. 1966
Thou.

Oct. 1967
Thou.

Nov. 1967
Thou,

Case

11 7

2 3

2 3 9

1 54

Pound - -6_9_,-~l3_ - - - - - - - ~ t. ~ ! - - - 9J.! 393- - - - - 2~ t. '! ! '! - -

do.

26,039

do.

51,244

do.

284,868

do,

59,992

do .

422, 143

34,836 48,567 312,082 72,986 468,471

37,267 64 ,362 554, 169 68,759 724, 557

39,799 70,002 430,055 68,093 607,949

Bee: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

233,331

272,643 247,431 263, 544

do.

214,307

. 20 5, 745 250, 452 282,669

do.

90,486

do.

538, 124

86,174 85,835 564, 562 583, 718

90,821 637,034

Item

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Georgia

I

United States

Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15

1966

1967 1967

1966

1967

1967

Prices Received: Chickens, lb. excluding broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.} All Chickens {lb.}
All eggs (dozens} Prices Paid:(32er 100 lbJ
Broiler Grower Laying Feed Scratch Grains

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents Cents

11. 5 12. 5 12.4
50.2 Dol.
5.20 5.00 4.40

8. 5 11. 0 10.9
33.5 Dol.
5.00 4 .75 4.20

9.0 10. 5 10.4
36. 1 Dol.
4.90 4.70 4. 10

9. 1 13. 5 12.8
41.8 Dol.
5. 05 4.68 4.08

7.6 12.2 11.7
28.6 Dol.
4.91 4. 56 4.01

7.6 11. 5 11. 0
29.6 Dol.
4. 83 4.49 3.97

This report is made poss1ble through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultural

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Re porting Service and

the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP REPORT 1967

VALUE OF GEO~GIA C~OPS UP 80 MILLION DOLLARS: The value of the principal crops produced in Georgia during 1967 is $460,767,000- 21 percent
above the 1966 value of $380,609,000. The increase is due mostly to increased yields per acre,
resulting from very favorable weather conditions for food and feed crops. Peanuts are Georgia's
most valuable crop with a value of $112,139,000, followed by tobacco with $99,495,000. Corn
ranked third in value with $98,630,000. The value of the cotton crop (lint and seed) is
$33,016,000, the smallest since 1932 when the I int price was 7 per pound. Soybeans made the
largest gain in value with an increase of 64 percent.

RECORD YIELDS: Corn and . eanuts ha d record hi gh yields. The 5&-bushel corn yield is nine bushels above the previous record. The peanut yield of 2,040 pounds exceeded
the previous record by 230 pounds. The tobacco yield of 2,031 pounds equals the 1965 record.

The pecan crop of 4&,000,000 pounds is II ,000,000 pounds above the 1966 production, but is below average. The size of the crop varied widely by areas and varieties. Growers received very good prices this year and the value of the crop is placed at $18,160,000. The 1967 peach . crop of 3,000,000 bushels is bOO,OOO bushels Jess than last year. Value of this year's crop is $11,46h,OOO.

DISTRIBUTION OF 1967 CROP VALUE IN PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE

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J

:

: Ha r v'd

Yield :

: Produc- . Unit

Total "

Cro e

Yea r : Acreage . Per Acre : Unit

tion

Pr ice

Value

1 ,000 acres

1,000 do 1.

1,000 dol.

!

Cotton Lint Z./
Cottonseed Corn, Grain Sorghum Grain Wheat Oats Bar 1ey Rye Potatoes, Sweet Tobacco, All Hay, All Sugar Cane Syrup

196 7 l 96b 196 7 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966
1967 1966
1967 1966
1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966
1967 1966 1967 1966

270 3(jO
I, 532 1, 368
11 12 130 65 100 98 9 11 67 43 b b 73.2 62.5
433 460 I .0 1.3

409 398
58 .0 4 3 .Q 37.0 38.0 26.0 30.0 35.0
41 .o
31.0 41.0 18.5 22.5
so.o bs.o
2,031 1'572 1.95 1.88
260 230

Bales Tons Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Cwt. Pounds Tons Ga lions

230 316
94 130 b8 ,b56
58. ~ 24
407 45 6
3,3~0
1 .950 3,500 4 , 018
279 451 1,240 96b 720 680 148,666
9l:s,255
845 867 260
299

2 L~5 .202
51.50 65.20
l. 11 1.46 l. 11 1.24 1. 54 1. 58
. 82 .82
. 9U
1.01 2.26 2.20 6.30 6.37
.66~
.727
28.00 27.00
I .65 1.50

2~, I 75

31 ,8l:s7 ..

4,b41

8,476

96,630 ~

85,8<S3

452

565 5,205

"

3,081

2,870 .., 3 .295

273

456 2 '()02

..

2,130

4,536 4.332 ~,

99,495

71 ,417
23,660 .

23,409

429

44~ il

Peanuts, for Nuts 2/ Cowpeas, for Peas ll

1967
1966
1967 1966

47 o 4{)2
16

2,040
. 1, 680 7 5

i'ounds

975,120 809 , 760
120

115 114
4. 90

14

~.o Bushels

112 5.20

112,139
92.313 588 ~ 5b2

Soybeans, for Beans ll

1967 1966

542 301

24.0 23.0

Bushels

13,00d 6,923

2.45
2.~0

Lespedeza, for Seed

1967

b .O

1966

9.0

220 200

Pounds

1 '760

.200

1,800

192

Crimson Clover, for Seed

1967

6.0

1966

6.0

85 Pounds 100

510

.250

600

.260

31 ,870
19,384
352 346 128 ~ 156

Fescue, for Seed
Peaches, Total Production 4/
Pecans, Total Product ion
Corr.mercial Vegetables 5/
TOTAL ABOVE CROPS (Excl. acreage of peanut hay, fruits, and pecans.)

1967 1966 1967 1966
1967 1966
1967 1966

10.0 12.0
56 .b 56.0

1967 3753.0 1966 3388.8

200 210

Pounds

2,000

.130

2.520

110

Bushels

3,000 3.82 3,800 2.60

Pounds

48,000 37,000

.378 .297

260 277 ~ II ,468 9,563 ll:s, 160 -i 10,980 14,434 II, 329
460,767 380,609

ll 1967 price and value figures are preliminary. 11 Cotton yield in pounds- pr i ce per pound. ll Covers only acreage alone and harvested for peanuts, peas, and beans. ~/ Includes 218,000
bushels in 1967 and 292,000 bushels in 1966 excess cullage, excluded in computing value.
21 Does not include sweet potatoes.

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Athe s, Georgia

ecember 26, 1967

GEORGIA ANNUAL VEGE

- 1967

Production of the eight principal commercial vegetable and three :xocessing crops harvested in Georgia was valued at $18,97 0, 000 in 1967, an increase of 21 percent over the value of $15,661,000 last year. These crops were harvested from an estimated 66,850 acres in 1967 compared to 63,950 in 1966. Watermelons, with a total value of $6,669,000 continue to lead, with sweetpotatoes 1 cantaloups and tomatoes following in order .
weather conditions varied considerably during the spring and summer months 1 howe ver better than average yields were harvested for most crops . The demand for the 1967 production was very good and above average prices were received for all crops .

ACREAGE, PRODU CTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRINCIPAL CROPS 1/1967 - 1966

CROP

Year

Acreage Yield Harvested Per Acre Production

Price Per Cwt.

Value

Acres

Cwt .

1 1000 Cv.rt. Dollars 1 1000 dol.

For Fresh 1\1arket:

Beans, Lima

' Beans, Snap S12ring

..

Beans 1 Snap _ii_ummer

Cabbcge 1 Spring

Cabbage 1 Summer

Cantaloups

Corn, Sw eet

Tomatoes

VVatermelons

Sw eet Potatoes
TOTAL FRESH MARKET For Processing : TOTAL
PROCESSING ?:/

1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 196'6 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966 1967 1966
1967 1966

31000 31 1 00 31000 21800 11300 11 2 00 215 00 2,400
450 450 51500 5,500 114 00 1,500 21800 2,500 361000 33,500 8, 000 8,000 63,950 601950
2,900 3,000

26 23 24 27 38 37 125 125 105 115 60 40 32 25 67 60 95 80 90 OS
XXX XXX
XXX
XXX

78 71 72 76 49 44 312 3 00 47 52 330 22 0 45 38 188 150 3142 0 2,680 720 680 512 61 4,311
XXX
XXX

11.00 11.50
9.80 8.90 12.50 13 . 2 0 2 . 85 2.65 3.80 5.00 6.90 5. 70 5 . 10 6.00 7.60 7.10 1195 l. 90 6.30 6 . 37
XXX
: "J'.X

858 816 7 06 676 612 581 889 795 179 260 21277 1,254 230 228 1,429 1, 065 61669 5, 092 4,536 4,332 18,385 15,099

XXX

585

XXX

562

TOTAL I FRESH MARKET

1967

66,850

XXX

XXX

AND PROCESSING

1966

63 , 950

XXX

XXX

XXX XXX

181 97 0 151 661

_V Preliminary. J:/ Includes only Lima Beans , Snap Beans, and Cucumbers for Pickle.

ARCHIE LANGLEY c\gricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS I JR. Statistical Assistant

The Georg ia Crop Reporting Service 1 U . S. Department of Agriculture 1 4 09A North Lum pk in Street in cooperation with the Georg ia Department o f i.\griculture.

GEORGIA - VALUE OF PRODUCTION BY CROPS

UNITED STATES: In 1967, production was 3 percent more than in 1966 for the 27 principal
fresh market vegetables. The 1967 production of 222 million hundredweight compares with 1966 production of 215 million hundredweight and the average annual production of 216 million. Crops making major contributions to this year's increased production from 1966 were onions, cabbage, sweet corn, and celery. Record high production levels were estimated for artichokes, broccoli, lettuce, and onions. The 27 principal vegetable and melon crops had a total value of 1,122 million dollars, 1 percent less than a year earlier. Leading crops in value were lettuce and tomatoes whose combined total accounted for 36 percent of the U. S. total.

The five leading States in the 1967 production of fresh vegetable and melons were California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and New York. These States accounted for 64 percent of the harvested acreage, 70 percent of the production, and 73 percent of the value ef the vegetables and melons produced in the United States.

This summary provides fresh market estimates for the 27 principal vegetables and melons grown commercially in the more important producing States. These estimates provide basic statistics on over 80 percent of the national output of all vegetables and melons grown for - fresh market sale. It has not been ~ossible to include all vegetables in all States in this program.

These data are based upon informa tion se cured from growers, shippers, processors, public agencies, and other sources.

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Decembe r 27, 1967

GEORGIA CH!CK HATCHE.dY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended December 23 was 8, 446, 000--5 percent more than the previous week and slightly more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop !.={ e porting Service.

An estimated 11, 445, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable w e ek a year earlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a rang e of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The averag e price of hatching eggs was 57 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6 . 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs 3et

1966

1967

I I o/o of I year ago

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou,

I
I o/o of
I year ago Pet.

Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23
Week Ended

885

818

753

I

711 881

Eggs Set -2/

1966 Thou.

1967 Thou.

556

63

723

460 464

-1/

56 62

543 514

513 556

I

72 63

645 605

BROILER TYPE

o/o of year ago
Pet.

v~hicks Plac'",'d for Broilers in Georgia

1966

1967

o/o of year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

314

43

251

46

275

54

463

72

368

61

Av. Price

Hatch B ro11er

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967

1967

Cents Dollars

Oct. 21 Oct. 28

11, 981 11, 27 5

11,289 11,271

I 94

8,274

100

8, 141

7, 551 7, 537

91 93

56 56

Nov. 4

11, 142 11,090 100

8, 171

7,637

93

57

Nov. 11

11,220 10,964 98

8,449

8, 270 98

57

Nov. 18

11,203 10,940

98

8,376

8, 173 98

57

Nov. 25

11,433 10, 814

95

8,203

8,068 98

57

Dec. 2

11,276 11,289 100

8, 151

8, 103 99

57

Dec. 9

11,729 10 , 633

91

8, 171

8,315 102

57

Dec. 16

11,908 11,427

96

8,417

8,060 96

57

Dec. 23

11' 83 5 11, 445

97

8,435

8,446 100 I 57

1I Revised.

2/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

7.75 7. 7 5 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W . A. WAGNE R Agricultural Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Stre et, Athens, Georgia

BROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND C HI CKS PLA C ED IN COMMER~IAL ARE A S BY WE EKS - 1967 Page 2

STATE

E GGS SET

Week Ended

Dec.

De c.

9

16

Dec. 23

CHICKS PLACE D

I I o/o of --- ------W'~e=ak=-=E=...:n=d=e=-d=---------:1 o/o of

year . Dec.

iJ e c.

Dec.

year

ago 1/f 9

16

23

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

T ~-IOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana

1, 745

1,738

1,907 104 i 1, 279

1, 304

1, 515

108

242 1, 352
483

256 1, 317
462

297 1, 310
482

~85
139 80

m

146 894 316

185

112

802

112

309

93

Missouri D e laware

424 2, 156

319 2,270

330 2,384

55 100

1:. 11

356

1. 2, 249

359 2, 138

370 2, 247

109 97

Maryland Virginia

4,079 1,232

4,296 1, 405

I 4,334 100 I 2, 884

1, 560 110

1, o2o

2,998 982

2,988 1,062

102 142

West Virginia North Carolina

95

128

120 76 I 322

313

261

111

5, 276

6,372

6, 351

92 I 4, 609

4,535

4,640

96

.

South Carolina

396

387

401 98 : 319

354

361

96

::>

GE ORGIA

10,633

11,427 11,445

i 97

8,315

8,060

8,446

100

l

Florida

898

923

848 153 i 744

681

609

142

T enness ee Alabama

654 7,490

676 8, 173

I 738

69 I 736

8,395 108

6,027

837 5,970

777 6, 315

85 109

Mississippi

4,429

4, 626

4, 594 102 : 3, 717

3,754

3,918

109

Arkansas Louisiana T exas

8,906

9, 519

9, 530 100 'i 6, 728

6,701

6,809

99

1, 107 3, 746

1, 102 4,301

1, 061 4, 176

97 112

733
I 3,oo7

757 3,038

703 3, 162

92 107

Washington Oregon California

482 258

472 369

552 364

I 97

416

91

238

404 238

468

103

240

93

1, 689

1, 737

1,673 93 ! 1, 263

1,264

1, 298

90

TOTAL 1967

57,772 62,275 62,852 100

46,043 47,485

102

(22 State s}

' TOTAL 1966*
(22 State s}

62, 174 62,987 62,820

46,792 46,742 46,334

o/o of Last Year

93

99

100

*1I Curr e nt week as percent of same week last year. R e vis e d.

I 99

99

102

...

,.,

PORT

FAtt I G Oii!.t. 29 1967

December l, 1967

Fall Pig Crop Up 6 Percent

GE iRGIA

r

LIBRARIS

Released 12/27/67 GEORGIA
CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Georgia's 1967 fall pig crop is estimated at 1,094,000 head, 6 percent above the JuneNovember 1966 crop of 1,030,000 he ad. Sows farr owed during the period totaled 152,000 head, up 8,000.

1967 ArLual P1g Crop Up ll Percent

Total pigs saved in Georgia for the December 1966 - November 1967 period was placed at 2,344,000 head. This was ll percent above the 2,116,000 during the previous year.

1968 Spring Intentions UE 3 ~g~

Georgia farmers reported intentions to farrow 181,000 sows during the December 1967 May 1968 period. This would be 3 percent above the 176,000 a year ago and 13 percent above the 1961-65 average.

The June-November 1967 pig crop of 42,950,000 head was 2 percent above the 42,141, 000 a year earlier. The combined December 1966-November 1967 crops totaled 91,310,000 head, 4 percent more than the 1966 total of 87,563,000. Farmers intend to farrow 6.5 million sows during the December 1967 - May 1968 period, l percent less than were farrowed during the comparable period a year earlier.

SCWS FARROWING, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIGS SAVED _ _,_ _ _ _ _ _....Q22r_gi~-~ed States. 1962 -1967----~---

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Pigs ~:::~d~---

Dec.- June-

Dec. -

June-:

Dec.-

June-

-----:.---.:.:M;;;;ay~~---.:.:.N.;;..ov.:..=----~~y__

Hov.

M~---L~-

Year

1,000 head

Number

1,000 head

Georgia

1962 1963

166

157

169 ~

149

7.0

7.0

1,162

1,099 2,261

7.0

7.1

1,183

1,058 ~,241

1964

152

130

7.0

7.0

1,064

910 1,974

1965

144

125

7.0

7.1

1,008

888 1,896

1966

153

145

7.1

7.1 1,086

1,030 2,116

1967

:

176

152

:

7.1

7.2 ;

1,250

1,094 2,344

1968

: 11 181

.

.

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

United

States

1962

6, 996

6,098

7. 08

7.23

49,535 44, 073 93 ,608

1963

7,099

5, 987

7.15

7.23

50,749 43,307 94,056

1964

6,596

5 , 5 25

7.23

7.21

47,682 39,862 87,544

1965

5,890

5,006

7.22

7.27

42,525 36,415 78,940

1966

: 6,201

5,811

7,32

7.25

45,422 42,141 87 ,563

1967

: 6,591

5,820

7.34

7.38

48,360 42,950 91,310

19.____ :-1-L~~~--- ------ -~-- 1.!l2___ _~-- . 21 47,2.92.___________

1 1/ Spring farrowing indicated from breeding i ntentions reports. Average number of pigs per

litter with allowance for trend used to compute innicated pig crop. Number rounded to nearest

100,000 head.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

r
I v
~~g~ ~ Farms 1!E :l: f~r9e~~ 1_g Q~~g i~
There were 1,600, 000 hogs and pigs on Georgia farms December 1, 1967, 11 percent above the 1, 443 , 000 head a year earlier. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding purposes totaled 233,000, up 4 percent. Other hogs and pigs were up 12 percent at 1,367,000 head.
1 'Q_. ~ Hog~ !l:nd Pig~ Up f~~nt
Hogs and pigs on farms in the United States December 1, 1967 t otaled 57.9 million head. This was 1 percent above the 57.1 million head a year earlier. Hogs kept for breeding totaled 9.0 million, up 2 percent. The remainder, kept for other purposes, totaled 48.9 million, an increase of 1 percent.
HOGS AND PIGS ON FAffi~S, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES December 1, 1962 -1967 (Thousand Head)

.
1962: 1,645 1963: 1,612 1964: 1,370 1965: 1,288 1966: 1,443 1967: ~-1..!.600

1/

11

22b

1,386

590

402

199

1,171

444

369

193

1,095

430

329

224

1,219

)00

345

~22--~_1,267_ _ _ 56q____d~3

1!~~ !!!~

284

71

263

62

246

63

256

85

2~_ __2_~

39 33 27 .
33
-41 -

1962: 62,726

11

1/

1963: 62,060

9,117

52,943 18,864 13,949 11,119

1964: 56,106

8,166

47,940 16,483 12,967 10,1)2

1965: )0,)19

8,224

42,295 15,344 11,470 8,689

1966: 57,126

8,858

48,268 17,320 12,827 9,956

1967: 57,943

9,039

48,904 17,770 13,210 9,709

lfData for 11breedingn and II ofuerilnot-aVallable for years priortol%J~

6,678 2,333 6,167 2,171 5,158 1,634 6,095 2,070
- - 6,142 2,073

,.
t, Acknowledgement is-made to-the-Postmasters-and-Rural-and-Star-Route-Carriers for their assistance in collecting the basic information from which these estimates were made. The cooperation shown 1?_,y_s~v~r~l_t!l_o~s~n2._ f_a_m~r~ ~h9_ f.Un!s!.!_e~ :r_ep_or_t~ f_or_ ~h~ir_ .!_nQ_iyi~u~l_f~~s_i~ ~l~o_a:evr.ei~t~d!'

I
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service; USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

After Five Days Return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

t .-

OFEJCIAL BUSINESS

t '

~(;0

Acguisitions Division

Un1versity of Georgia

University Libraries

Athens Georgia 30601

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

REPORT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

CONSill~TION OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS l}

December 1967

' , Georgia
Consumpti on of commercial fertilizers in Georg ia during the year ending June 30, 1967, was 1,900, 000 tons compared with 1,655,000 t ons for the same period last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report i ng Service. The 15 percent increase f or Ge orgia was the largest percentage increase of any southeastern state. Scme of the cornbelt states had increases of 30 percent.

United States

The United States used 37,127,000 t ons of commercia l fertili zer for the year ending June 30, 1967. This is 8 percent above the 34,532, 000 tons used during the year ending June 30, 1966. Actual plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphoric oxide and potassium oxide) applied total 14.0 million t ons, an increase of 13 percent from a year earlier.

The two leading states in the consUmption of commercial fertili zers were Illinois and California. Minnesota and I owa had the largest percentage increase with 30 percent gain .

The major consumer of mixed fertilizers was North Carolina with over 1,430,000 tons. In second place was Florida with slight+y over 1, 390 , 000 tons. Ge orgia was third with a total mixed fertilizer consumption of 1,360, 000 tons .

C. L. CRENSHAW.

ARCHIE lANGlEY

Agricultural Statistician

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

1/ This preliminary report is made possible through the cooperation of State fertilizer con~

trol officials and the f ertilizer industry. Tonnages are subject to revision when the annual

report is published in May 1968, but revisions are expected to be minor.

After Five ~ays Return t o United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

Total

fertilizer l/: Consumption
years ended June

by 30

,

kind o 1966,

f fertiliz and 1967

er1,

by

States,

/)

State
Ma.ine N. H. Vt. Mass. R. I.
Conn. N.Y. N J Pa. Del.
D. of Col. Md. W. Va. Va. N. C.
p: s . c.
l Ga. -Fla. Ohio Ind.
Ill. Mich. Wis. Minn. Iowa
Mo. N.Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans.
Ky . Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark.
La. Okla. Texas Mont. IQ.aho
Wyo. Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah
Nev. Wash. Creg. Calif.

lviixtures

1966 Tons

1967 Tons

175,917 . 20 ,351
48,212
74,113 16,186

179,435 16,820 36,159 67 , 443 15,539

72,462
579,197 191,045 590,774
110,518

77,662
590,781 196,003
573,051 107,202

3,850 353,:645
60 ,408 660,635 I 1,367,330

4,620 337,029
57,992 698,167 1,428,050

651,602 1,216,918 1,538,900
992,696 I 1,235,264

698,224 1,358,653 1,390,492 l,C89,597 1,342,129

1,195,151 622,554 419,C59 546,245 773,335

1,278,811
654,187 450,849
633,376 1,001,095

792,267 100,801
70,841
186,118 307,394

888,252 132,230
82,168 242,456 371,992

546,895 615,165 702,633 392,564 240,671

542,550 613,594
733,063 414,654 263,596

230,300 212,819 665,116
30,244 45,647

262,542 238,236
766,108 37,117 48,828

12,353 57,530
19,745 33,736 19,273

15,071 70,018
21,474 33,607 21,070

2,833 96,327
55,428 429,665

2,889 99 ,5Cf7
70,761 523,612

Direct-application materials 3/

Secondary & micro-

Primary nutrient

nutrient

1966 Tons

1967 Tons

1966 Tons

1967 Ton s

6 ,955

7,544

13

6

4 ,932

4,028

2

20

12,250

9,678

17

18

17,404

15,490

167

75

1 ,880 .. 1,851

2

2

15,642 76,804 32,575 100,698 14,993
960 43 ,3C8 19,458 138,626 360 ,386

17,C!57 76,376 32,289 110,303 21,571
910
45,7'2.9 17,915 142,643 387,056

116 575 937 6,429 731
8 296
53 20,783 58 ,C84

119 600 553 6,000 780
25 197
64 20,185 60,704

210,661 400,690 237,143 312,597 691,545

221,872 485,401 224,260 334,8C5
671,577

4,173
37,863 8,142 478 640

4,811 55,576
5,510 468
725

1,863,734 160,064
210,042 304,643 977,207

2,003,614
171,718 290,384 476,069
1,277,992

1,275
5,792 1,966
885 1,648

1,350 5,658 1,163 1,346 2,543

451,827 145,520 88,079 564,859 525,989

436,800 165,957 111,C56 633,439 518,204

309 170
6
2,3C8 403

161 180
8 3,073
450

183,681 181,134
295,572 280,365 200,141

197,181 200,589
328,234 299,094 218,810

639 234 2,979 154 169

600 200 3,038
150 141

186,725 277,362 837,606
71,445 228,241

209,578 232 ,Cf73
881,038 103,201 241,428

17 6
5,391
852 12,153

309 36
5,800
736 13,717

30,734 136,658
47,377 173,902
60,153 '

36,667 149,988
51,537 189,680
66,280

173 2,613
74 22,582
382

174 1,093
98 13,950
438

7,863 349,160 286,C85 1,489,950

8,462

2,164

2,412

392,378

17,767 14,874

347,565

21,C55 15,488

1,512,332 1,216,295 l,l48,874

1966

Total 1967

: 1Y6/ as :percent : of 1966

'l'ons

Tons

Percent

182,885 25,285 60,479 91,684
18,068

186,985 102

20,868

83

45,855

76

83 ,ocs 91

17,392

96

88,220 656,576 224,557
697,901 126,242

94,838 1C8

667,757 102

228,845 102

689,354

99

129,553 103

4,818 397,249
79,919 820,044 1,785,800

5,555 382,955
75,971 860,995 1,875,810

115 96 95 ' lC/5
105

866,436
1,655,471 1,784,185 1,305,771
1,927,449

924,907 1,899,630 1,620,262 1,424,870
2,014,431

l107
115 91
109 l05

3,060,160 3,283,775 107

788,410

831,563 1C5

631,067 851,773

1 ,7n4o2,,379961

118 130

1,752,190 2' 281,630 130

1,244,403 1,325,213 106

246,491

298,367 121

158,926

193 '232 122

753,285

878,968 117

833,786

890,646 107

731,215

740,331 101

796,533

814,383 102

1,001,184 1,064,335 106

673,C83

713,898 106

440,981

482,547 109

417,042

472,429 ll3

490,187

470,345

96

1 ,see ,113 1,652,946 110

102,541

141,054 138

286,041

303,973 106

43,260 196,801
67,196 230,220 79,8C8

51,912 120 221,099 ll2 73,109 109 237,237 103
87,788 llO

12,860

13,763 107

463,254

506,759 109

362,568

433,814 120

3,135,910 3,184,818 102

48 States :19,382,732 20,778,761 13,315,625 14,579,703 1,459,970 1,394,498 34,158,327 36,752,962 1C8 & D.C.

Other ~I

276,225

278,575

96,245

93,520

1,418

1,650

373,888

373,745 100

u. s.

:19,658,957 21,057,336 13,4ll,870 14,673,223 1,461,388 1,396,148 34,532,215 37,126,707 1C8

v 1/ Excludes liming materials.

1967 prel:iminary . 'i/ Excludes materials used in commercial mixtures.

!/Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.