Georgia crop reporting service [1968]

GEORGIA CROP REPOR

F GEORG IA
JAN 5 1968
E

u. s. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Georgia

January 2, 1968

LESPEDEZA SEED PRODUCTION I N GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT NATION DOWN 22 PERCENT

The 1967 Georgia lespedeza seed production is estimated at 1,760,000 pounds, compared with 1,800,000 pounds in 1966, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The 5-year
(1961-65) average production is 2,446,000 pounds. Acres harvested for seed in 1967 is 8,000 acres,down 11 percent from the 9,000 acres harvested last year and 30 percent below the 1961-65 average of 11,400 acres. Yield per acre of 220 pounds in 1967 is 20 pounds above last season's yield. Dry weather during the fall months reduced yields, especially in the southern districts.

UNITED STATES LESPEDEZA SEED PRODUCTION

Lespedeza seed production in the Nation is estimated at 40,442,000 pounds, 22 percent below last year and 40 percent below average. The year's decrease resulted from a 14 percent decline in harvested acres and a 10 percent decline in yield. Production was the lowest since
1936.

Nine of the 15 producing States harvested less acreage than in 1966 and, except for Kansas, the other States harvested less acreage than average. Yields were down from 1966 in 10 of the 15 States.

Korean lespedeza accounted for 52 percent of 1967 lespedeza production compared with 59
percent in 1966. Striate Kobe accounted for 37 percent of total 1967 production compared with
33 percent in 1966. Production totals of each species for 1967 (with estimates for 1966 in parentheses) are: Korean, 20,968,000 pounds (30,692,000); Striate Kobe, 14,998,000 (17,414,000); Striate Conunon and Tennessee 11 7611 , 56,000 (244,000); Sericea, 4,404,000 (3,670,000); and other varieties, 16,000 (15,000) pounds.

Carryover of lespedeza seed from 1966 and previous years as of June 30, 1967, was esti-
mated at 7,242,000 pounds (2,590,000 held by growers and 4,652,000 by dealers). Holdings a year earlier totaled 8,276,000 pounds (2,438,000 by growers and 5,838,000 by dealers). Initia~
supply of lespedeza seed (1967 production, plus June 30, 1967 carryover) is indicated at 47,684,000 poun~ 21 percent less than the beginning supply of 60,311,000 pounds a year
earlier. ~

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LESPEDEZA SEED

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State : -~...-!2!:~~g~g~~~~~-____:___....E:eld per~-cr_e_ _ ,_ l_ _!E.~E:2E.:~~~---

: Average

:Average

:Average

. . -~-.:.. 1961-65_ __1266_____1967 _ :;1961.:65 1966 1967 -:12_61-65 _ _];2__6_ _.1_..9,_7_-

A-c-re-s

Pounds

1:.000 pound~

Ind.

24,000 10,000 12,000

200 180 160 5,110 1,800 1,920

Ill.

17,200 10,000 11,000

185 160 140 3,421 1,600 1,540

Mo.

62,200 48,000 30,000

211 200 180 13,103 9,600 5,400

Kans.

12,200 14,000 16,000

227 215 200 2,852 3,010 3,200

Md.

10,400

7,000 6,000

191 135 130 1,984

945

780

va.

6,300

2,000 1,700

151 140 160 1,004

280

272

N. C.

47,600

s. c. : 8, 800

24,000 26,000 7,000 8,000

153 180 165 212 185 190

7,128 4,320 4,290 1,884 1,295 1,520

GEORGIA : 11,400

9 ,000 8, 000

Ky. ----:--49,6oo----~o,ooo----38;005

. 216 200 220 2.446 1 , 800 1.760
2Iio2w--2oo 11,938 - 13,~00--- ?,bOO ~-

Tenn.

37,200 30,000 26,000

205 205 200 7,618 6,150 5,200

Ala.

4,300

3,500 4,000

189 210 190

823

735

760

.. Miss.
Ark.

3,600 17,000

3,000 2,500 14,000 12,000

.. 156 180 160
360 370 400

562

540

400

6,160 5,180 4,Boo

Okla. :_6Jooo

.. . ....:_QQQ_____5 . OOQ..._-1.__~19__160 _QQ_..1____hQ:ili___hgL__b.QQQ__

-----..___ _ u. s. 317,800 239,500 206,200

211 217 196 : 67,067 52,035 40,442

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C. 1. 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
QE!:ml!!: ~~.

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

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GEOR GIA CRO

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 3, 1968

GEO R GIA CHICK HA T CH2 R Y RE POR T

Place m ent of broile r chi ck s in G e orgia during the we ek e nded De c e mbe r 30 was 7, 860,000--7 p e rcent less t han t he pre vious week and 8 percent l e ss than the comparable week last ye ar, according t o t h e G e org i a C::rop Re porting Ser vic e .

An e stimated ll, 63 7, 000 br oile r t ype eggs we r e set by G e orgia hatche ries-2 p e rcent more than the pre vio us week a nd slig htly more t han the comparable week a year e arlie r.

T he majority of the pri ces pai d t o G eorgia p roducers for broile r hatching e ggs were r e p orted w ithin a rang e of 50 to 6 5 cents p e r doz '= n The ave rag e pric e of hatching egg s wa s 57 c ent s p er do z e n . The p r i ce o f e ggs from flock s wit h hatche ry owned co ckerels gen e rally was 2 c ents be low the a ve rage price . Most price s rece ive d for broile r chicks by Georgia hatc he r i e s we r e reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8 . 00 p er hundr e d . The ave rag e prices last year were 60 c e nts for eg gs and $ 8. 7 5 fo r c hi cks .

Week Ende d

G 2 0RGIA EGGS SE T , HA TCHINGS, A ND CHICK PLA CE MENTS

B GG TYPE

Eggs S et

Chicks Hatched

I

1966

196 7

o/o of
y e ar

1966

1967

I

T hou.

Thou .

ago Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Dec . 2 Dec. 9 Dec . 16 I
I Dec. 2 3 I
Dec. 30
Week Ended

818 753 711 881 815

E ggs Set})

19 66 Thou.

1967 Thou.

46 0

56

543

464

62

514

513

72

645

556

63

605

4 58

56

561

BROIL ER TYPE

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in G eorgia

rr;o of

1966

1967

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

251

46

275

54

463

72

3 68

61

335

60

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz .

Hundre d

1967

1967

Cents

Dollars

Oct. 28

11,275 ll, 271 100

18, 14 1

7, 53 7

93

56

Nov. 4

ll, 142 ll, 090 100

' 8, 171

7,637

93

57

Nov. ll

11,220 10,964

98

8,44 9

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

Dec. 9

ll, 729 10, 633

91

8, 171

8,315 102

57

Dec . 16

ll, 908 11, 4 27

96

, 8, 4 17

8,060

96

57

Dec . 23

ll, 83 5 ll, 44 5

97

8, 4 35

8,446 100

57

Dec. 30

11,615 11, 63 7 100

j 8, 546

7, 860

92

57

l I Include s e gg s set b y hat cheri es p rodu cin g c hi ck s for hatche r y supp1y flock s .

7 . 75 8. 00 8.00 8.00 8. 00 8. 00 8. 00 8. 00 8.00 8. 00

A.H CHIE LANG L EY Agricultur al Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Ag ricultural Statistician

U. S . Department of A griculture

Georgia Departme nt of Agricultur e

Statistical Reporting 3ervi ce

409 A Nort h L u m pk i n Stree t, At h e ns, G e o f~'!;6P!B'I .1i.a~--------

iJNtVERSIT'f OF GEO RGIA

JAN 4 1968

e R OILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMME RCIAL ARZ AS BY WE EKS - 1967

Page 2

STATE

Dec.
16

E GGS SET

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

23

30

CHICKS PLACED

J Ufo of
year

Dec.

ago 1/ . 16

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

23

30

Ufo of
ye ar
ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I.

THOUSANDS

Maine

1, 738

1,907

1, 756 94

1, 304

1, 515

1, 333

98

Connecticut

256

297

298 82

146

185

150

68

Pennsylvania

1, 317

1, 310

1, 559 137

894

802

857

105

Indiana

462

482

460 65

316

309

284

90

Missouri

319

330

317 47

359

370

304

92

Delaware

2, 270

2, 384

2,385 101

2, 138

2,247

2, 106

100

Maryland

4, 296

4,334

4,344 98

2,998

2,988

2,779

92

Virginia

1, 405

1, 560

1, 530 112

982

1, 062

927

96

West Virginia

128

120

91 61

313

261

181

68

-North Carolina South Carolina

6,372 387

6, 351 401

6,431 391

I 96

4, 535

94

354

4,640 361

4,297 313

94 98

.

GEORGIA

11,427 11, 44 5 11,637 100

8,060

8,446

7,860

92

::J

F lorida Tenne ssee Alabama Mi ssissippi A rkansas L o uisiana Texas Wa shi ngton Oreg on California
T OTAL 1967 (22 St a t e s)

923

848

909 171

681

609

601

174

676

738

717 75

837

777

730

89

8, 173

8,395

8, 528 108

5,970

6,315

5,486

92

4,626

4, 59 4

4,669 106

3,754

3, 918

3, 875

107

9, 519

9, 530

9,303 101

6, 701

6,809

6, 312

92

1, 102

1, 061

1, 151 115

757

703

803

102

4,301

4 , 176

4,314 111

3,038

3, 162

2,992

107

472

552

527

79 1: 404

468

404

105

369

3 64

371 103

238

24 0

156

57

1, 737

1,673

1, 681 93

1, 264

1, 298

1, 314

93

62,275 62 ,852 63,369 101 46,04 3 47, 4 85 44,064

96

TOTAL 1966* (22 States)

62,987 62,820 62,459

46,74 2 46,334 46, 101

% of Last Year

99

100

101

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

Revised.

r ~

99

102

96

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JAN 8 1968 DECEMBER ~5, 1967
LIBRARIES

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J Released 1/4/68

GE ORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 8 POI1~S HIGHER

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities increased 8 points during the month ended December 15, 1967 to 259. This was 15 points above the December 15,1966 il:cex nf 244.

The price of cotton again gained substantially and was principally responsible for the increase in the Crop Index of 12 points to 286. This was 32 points above the December 15, 1966 index of 254. Small changes in the prices of eggs and meat animals were counteracting, result-
ing in the livestock index ts registering no change at 205. This was 14 points below the
December 15, 1966 index of 219.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 3 POINTS PARITY I NDEX UP 1 POINT, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 3 points (1 percent) during the month
ended December 15, to 253 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for oranges, cattle,
and eggs were mainly responsible for the increase. Partially offsetting were price declines for
cotton and hogs. The index was 1 1/2 percent below December 1966.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates increased 1 point during the month to 345. The index was 8 points (2 percent) above a year earlier,

With the Prices Received Index up 3 points and the Parity Index up 1 point, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government Payments, rose 1 point to 79.

The Parity Ratio was unchanged at 73.

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1910-14 = 100

.. . . - - 1966

: 1967 : 1967

:--rndex : Date

.

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GEORGIA

PricesReceived All Commodities All Crops

244 y

251

259

254

274

286

310 319

lliarch 1951 March 1951

y

- - - - - - - -. - - -- Livestock and Livestock

Products

.

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

219 ll . 205 y .

205

. 295

Sept. 1948
--

UNITED STATES

Prices Received Parity Index 3/

257

250

253

: 313

Feb, 1951

337

344

345

345

July 1967 ~

Parity Ratio -

:

76

73

A~ljusted-Parity Ratio-~;:----

7l ____l_ 123____ Oct. 1946

:

-

01 .(.ETr~l~inarv)
1 Revised. r

_ _ :___:__~_T83_ _ : 78_ : Also April 19~1. 3 Prices Paid, Interest,

78 Taxes,

and

=-----L-----
Farm Wage Rates based on

data for the indicated dates. [/ Also October a.nd December 1967. 5/ The Adjusted Parity

Ratio, reflecting Government payments, averaged 86 for the year 196b, compared with 80 for

the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted Parity Rati.os for the current year, supplied by the

Economic Research Service, are based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates

of Government payments for the current calendar year.

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

\VILLIAM A. HAGNER Agricultural Statistician

rssu:ED-BY:- The Georgia crop~Reporting-servic;,-usnA",-4o9.A North 1uiiipk'in street"; .Athens"; Georgia,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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RECEIVED : bu.

.

: 1. 80

1.38

:

1.40

1.61

Oats, bu.

.91

. 85

87

.677

1 96]_~=~_1 96] _ _

1.39 . 651

1.39 . 661

Corn, bu.

1.48

1.05

1.10

1.29

.970

1.03

Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt.

~ 1.12 ~p 2. 2.5

1. 00 1. 90

1.02 1.95

1.06 1.89

. 974 1.68

.975 1. 73

Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton

18.5 $ 69.00

26.5 52.00

30.0 54.00

22.03 30.48
65.90 56.00

27 . 61 57.00

Soybeans, bu.

~p 2. 80

2.40

2.45

2. 82

2.43

2.48

Peanuts, lb.

11.0

11.4

11.4

11.3

1 1 .5

11.1

Sweet Potatoes, cwt.

$ 7.20

6.30

6.25

5.38 4.51

5.45

Hay, baled, ton: All

~~ 27 .so 27.60

28.20 25.10 22,80

23 .40

Alfalfa Lesped ez a

'.i> 39.00
:J 30.00

35.50
30.00

36.50 31.00

25.90 23.40 25. 80 24.20

24.00 24.70

Peanut :rvlilk Cot..rs , head Hogs, cwt .
y Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 1/ Cows, cwt.

$> 24.50
c~~ 200.00 19.10
1:> 18. so
~ 16.00

23.00 200. 00
17.20 18.30 15.10

24.00 190. 00
16 . 7 0 18.30 15.10

24 . 3 0
2.57 .oo
18.90 21. 00
15.40

23.10 262,00
17.00 21.30 14.90

23.80 262 .00 16.60 21.70 15.40

Steers and Heifers, cwt,

:;;; 21.00 21.10

20. 90 23.10 23.60

24. 00

Calves , cwt.

~5 22.70

23. 80

23.70 25.30 25.60

26 .10

Milk, wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid Market Ha n u f a c t u r e d
All 3/
Turkeys , lb. Chickens, lb., excl. broilers
Commercial Broilers
Al l Eggs, all, doz.

~~ 6.55 ~~ 4.L6 ~) 6.55 25.0 10.0 11.0 10. 9 47.6

6.70
6.70 20. 0 9.0 10.5 10.4 36.1

4/ 6.70 - 20.0
9.5
10.5 10.4 30.9

5.66
4.31 5.28 25.0
8.9 12.0 11.6
41.0

5. 81
4.17
5.36
19.1
7. 6
11.5 11.0 29.6

4/ 5.33
- 18.8
7.8 11, 6 11.2 32.1

PR~e_ PAJ:g, ~

Mixed Dairy Feed, cwt.:

All Under 29% protein

4.20

4.10

4.00

3.98 3.81

3.81

14% protein

3.90

3.70

3.70

3.66 3.57

3.58

16% protein

4.20

4.10

4.00

4.04 3.87

3. 89

18% protein

4.50

4.30

4.20

4.21 4.00

3.98

20% protein

4.55

4.40

4.25

4.44 4.20

4.10

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt.

5.30

5.10

5.10

5.39 5.27

5.27

Soybean Meal, 447~ , ctvt.

~? 5.60

5.00

.s.oo 5.55 5.20

5.17

Bran, cwt.

$ 4.10

4.00

3.95

3.80 3.54

3.58

Middlings, cwt.

$ 4.30

4.15

4.10

3.90 3.67

3.69

Corn l'ieal, cwt. Broiler Grower Feed, cwt.

$ 3. 70

3.20

3.20

3.54 3.21

3.20

(~ 5. 40

4.90

4.90

5.11 4. 83

4.82

Laying Feed, cwt. Scratch Grains, cwt. Alfalfa Hay, ton

. ~;i 5.10
\~'~ 4 4.5 ~~ 44.00

4. 70
4.10
40.00

4. 7.5 4.10 42.00

4.70
4.09
35.90

4.49
3-97 33.60

4.52 3.96 34.30

All Other Hay, ton

~p 36.00 35.00

. 36.00 33.60 31.90

32.60

anowance Y."Co;s" and ii'Steers and heifers" -coiTibine'd;1ith

wher; necessary forSiaughter-bulls .

2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.

I"i1/

Revis ed . Pr eliminary

estimate .

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
.QFFIC~;h BUS I~~

Postage and Fees Paid U. S, Department of Agricultur e

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 10, 1968

GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPOR T

Placeme nt of broile r chicks in G e orgia during the week ende d January 6 was 8, 698,000--11 percent mor e than the pre vi ous w e ek but 2 percent less than the comparable week last ye ar, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rvi ce.
An estimated 11, 721, 000 broile r type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-! p e rc e n t more than the previ ous week but 5 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

T he majority of the p rices paid to G e orgia producers for broiler hatching eggs wer e re ported within a rang e of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The averag e pric e of hatching eggs was 58 cents p e r doze n. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery
owned cockerels generally was 2 cents be low the average price. Most prices r e ceived for broiler chicks by G e orgia hatcheries we re report ed within a range of $6.00 to $9.00 with an average of $ 8. 25 p e r hundr e d. The average prices last ye ar we re 60 c ents for eggs and $8. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GE ORGIA EGGS SE T, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

-1966
1967

1967
-
1968

o/o of
year ago

-1966
1967

1967
-
1968

o/o of
I year
I ago

Thou.

Thou.

Pet .

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6
Week Ended

753 711 881 815
969

E ggs Set~/

1966

1967

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

464

62

51 4

591 556

-1/

83 63

645 605

4 58 735

I I

56 76

' :
I

561 513

BROIL.-S R. TYP

275

54

463

72

368

61

335

60

472

92

__ _ .A v. Pric ~

Chicks Placed for

Hatch

Broiler

Broile rs in Georgia

.6ggs

Chicks

o/o of
year ago

1966 1967

1967 1968

o/o of i P e r
year Doz. ago 1967-68

Per Hundred 1967-68

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Cents

Dollars

Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2
Dec. 9 D e c. 16 Dec. 23

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

11,908 11, 4 27

96

8, 417

8,060 96

57

11 , 835 11, 445

97

8, 4 35

8,446 100

57

De c. 30 Jan. 6

11,615 11,637 100

8, 546

7,860

92

57

12, 3 59 11, 721

95

8, 891

8,698 98

58

1/ Revis e d. 2/ Includes eggs set by hatche rie s producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.25

A R CHI:S LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER.

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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

U. S. De partme nt of Agric ulture

G e orgi a De partment of Ag r iculture

St ati stical R e porting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ge r i

UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA

JAN 11 \968

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY W~EKS - 1967-68 Page 2

EGGS SET

!

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week .i:!- nded

Dec.

Dec.

23

30

Jan. 6

I o/o of I
year ! Dec.
ago 1/ 1 23

Week Ended

Dec.

Jan.

30

6

% of
year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I

I
I

THOUSANDS

I

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana

l, 907 297
l, 310 482

l, 756 298
l, 559 460

l, 753 344
l, 466

90
99 116

1, 515

ji
I,I,

185 802

446

74 Iij~ 309

1, 333
150 857 284

1, 337 156 800 274

95 83 117 77

Missouri Delaware Maryland

330 2,384 4,334

317 2,385 4,344

332 2,396 4,582

53 103 107

I 370 2,247 2,988

304 2, 106 Z,779

315 2, 352 3, 119

95 116
108

Virginia

1, 560

1, 530

1,530 121

1, 062

927

1, 005

114

West Virginia North Carolina

120 6, 351

91 6, 431

I 108 74
6, 500 100

261 4,640

181 4,297

280 5,048

100 105

.
::>

South Carolina

401

391

410 94

361

313

328

96

II

GEORGIA

11,445 11, 637 11,721

95 .I 8,446

7, 860

8, 698

98

II

Florida

848

909

829 164 II 609

601

548

127

Tennessee Alabama Mississippi

738 8,395

717 8, 528

720 8, 751

75 111

IIII

777 6,315

730 5,486

941 6,326

104 104

4, 594 4,669 4,621 101

3,918

3,875

4,054

105

Arkansas Louisiana

9, 530 l, 061

9,303 l, 151

9,493 102 1,064 102

6, 809 6,312 6, 884

98

703

803

824 106

Texas
Washington Oregon California

4, 176 552 364
l, 673

4,314
527 371 1, 681

4,529 112
570 91 266 58 1, 702 91

3, 162

2,992

3, 238

109

468

404

340

77

240

156

325 170

1, 298 1, 314 1, 330

90

TOTAL 1967-68

62,852 63,369 64, 133 101 47,485 44,064 48,522

103

(22 States)

TOTAL 1966-67* (22 States)

62,820 62,459 63,390

46,334 46, 101 47,213

%of Last Year

100

101

101

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

102

96

103

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

.__ _ _uen_A&_IES_ _.._;D~ 'c....ember 1967 Released 1/15/68

DECEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 2 MILLION POUNDS

Milk production on Georgia farms during December totaled ~9 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 87 mill ion pounds produced in December last year and 87 mill ion during November 1967. The 1961-65 December average production was 81 mill ion pounds.

Product ion per cow in herd averaged 630 pounds-- 40 pounds above the previous year, and 10 pounds above the November output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 466 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during December was $6.70 per hundredweight. This was $.15 above the previous year, and the same as the November average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were about 20 cents per hundredweight below the previous year and 10 cents below the November 1967 price.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PKICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Item and Unit

Dec. 1966

Nov. 1967

Dec. 1967

Dec. 1966

No v.
1~67

Dec. 1967

Milk Production, mill ion lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. l l
Number Milk Cows,
thousand head

87

~7

~9

9,511

8,~61

9,304

590

620

630

687

660

695

147

141

141

PRICES ~ECEIVED - DOLLARS 11 All wholesale milk, cwt. 11
FI u i d mi I k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi I k Cows, head

6.55
6.55 4.45 200.00

6.70 6.70
200.00

!i_/6.70 190.00

5.28 5.66 4.31 257.00

5.36 5.81
4.17 262.00

!i_/5.33 262.00

PRICES PAID- DOLLARS 11
Mixed Dairy Feed: 14 Percent Protein, cwt. 16 Percent Protein, cwt. 18 Percent Protein, cwt. 20 Percent Protein, cwt.
All Under 29 Percent Protein, cwt.
Hay, Ton

3.90 4.20
'-+.so
4.55
4.20 36.00

3.70 4. I 0 4.30 4.40
4. I 0 35.00

3.70 4.00 4.20 4.25
4.00 36.00

3.66 4.04 4.21 4.44
3.98 33.60

3.57 3.87 4.00 4.20
3.81 31 .90

3.58 3.b9 3.98 4. I0
3 .~1 32.60

l l Mo~thly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month.
31 Revised. 4; Pre I imina ry.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ crop-R;porti-;:;g-s;r~i~e-; USDA~ 4o9Ai~orth-L-;;mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;n-;,-G~.-; in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

~. ,

.. . : ' :. . : ~ '.. ;

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION

December mi lk output 2 percent less than a year earlier

December milk production i n t he United States is est imated at 9,304 mill ion pounds, 2 percent less than a year earlier and 5 percent below the 1961-65 average. Average daily production was up 2 percent from November to December, the same seasonal gain as in 1966. December output pro v ided 1.50 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1.48 pounds a month earlier and 1.55 pounds a year earlier. Preliminary estimates of monthly milk production for the year 1967 t otaled 119,583 mill ion pounds. This is 1 percent less than 1966 and 5 percent less than a verage. Production was up slightly a year earlier in January, February, and April but lower in all other months.

December rate per cow up I percent frcm a year earlier

December milk output per cow, at 695 pounds, was I percent more than the monthly rate of 687 pounds a year earlier and 12 percent more than the December average of 618 pounds. Product ion per cow was at the highest December level of record in 36 States. Daily output per cow averaged 22.4 pounds in December, 0.4 pound above November and 0.2 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 December

Mi 1k Eer cow

Average
1961-65 . . 1966

. 1967

Pounds

621

678

715

591

635

670

676

736

766

690

752

785

757

312

844

729

79b

821

671

736

761

629

696

722

592

663

680

602

670

684

581

649

660

618

687

695

Mi 1k Eroduct ion

Average

1961-65

1966

1967

Million pounds

10,222
9,696 11 ,062 11 ,260 12,310 11 ,816 10,849 10,148
9,522 9,643 9 , 2 b8 9,841

9,805
9, 137 10,537 10,725 11 , 525 11,269 10,350 9,763 9,263
9,333 9,012
9. 511

9 ,855 9 ,217 10,510 I0, 732 11 ,508
11 '146 10' 311 9,757 9,173 9,209 8,861 9,304

Change from 1966
Percent
ro.s
,!0.9 -0.3
,to. 1
-0.1 -1.1 -0.4
-o. 1
-1.0 -1.3 -I. 7 -2.2

Annual

7,759 8,513

8,806

125,660 120,230 119' 583

-0.5

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

v J ...J
Acguisi t i ons Division Un1versity of Geo~gi a n iv e rsity Li br a~ies Athens Georgi a 3 0601

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 17, 19 6 8

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week ended January 13 was 8, 682,000 -- slightly less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the compar~ble week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 939, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 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 reporte d within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 59 cents p er 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 we re reported within a range of $6. 00 to $9.00 with an average of $8. 25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $8. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

Chicks Hatched

1966

1967

o/o of

1966

1967

1967

1968

year ago

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

o/o of year ago
Pet.

Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13
Week Ended

711 881 815
969 1,085

Eggs Set'!:_/

1966
1967 Thou.

1967
1968 Thou.

591

83

710 1/ 81

458

56

735

76

679

63

645

463

72

605

368

61

561

335

60

513

472

92

652

568

87

BROILER TYPE

I
o/o of I
year I ago

-

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for !' Hatch

Broiler

Broilers in Georgia Eggs

Chicks

1966

1967

o/oof ! Per year , Doz.

Per Hundred

1967

1968

ago 1967-68

1967-68

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

11, 220 10,964

98

11, 203 10,940

98

11 ,433 10, 814

95

8,449 8, 376 8,203

8,270 8, 173 8,068

98 I 57 98 ! 57 98 I 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 57

De c. 30

11, 615 11,637 100

8, 546

7,860

92

57

Jan. 6

12, 359 11,721

95

8, 891

8,698

98

58

Jan. 13

12,392 11,939

96

8,783

8,682

99

59

1/ Revised.
2/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8. 25 8.25

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

A--g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-r-a-l-S-t-a-t-is-t-i-c-ia-n--I-n-C--h-a-rg--e------------------A-g-r-i-c-u-lt-u-.r-a-l--S--t--a-t-is-t-i-c-ia-n--------------

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia D ~tment of Agriculture

Statistical Re porting Service

EINJv

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Geo gia ERSITY OF GEORGIA

1

JAN -18 1968

~ ........ . LIB..R..A. R..I.ES

~
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- ~OII ILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE'-''F--' Kuc - 1967 68 Page 2

EGGS 3ET

i! CHICKS PLA0E D

STATE
f

Week Ended

Dec.

Jan.

30

6

Jan. 13

o/o of year II Dec. ago 1I 1 30

We~k Ended

Jan.

Jan.

6

l3

% of
yaar ago 1/

THOUSANDS

..

THOUSANDS

II

line

1, 7 56

1, 7 53

1, 793

93

I
1, 333

1, 337

1, 469

100

.nnecticut

298

344

286 100

150

156

136

75

nnsylvania

1, 559

1, 466

1, 609 127

857

800

773

152

Iiana

460

446

347 57

284

274

243

72

.ssouri .laware

317 2,385

332 2,396

281 2,459

I 49

304

99

2, 106

315 2, 352

314 2,290

75 108

' ryland rginia

4,344 1, 530

4, 582 1, 530

4, 569 1, 454

106 104

,,

2,779 927

3, 119 l, 005

3,399 1, 032

104 122

:st Virginia rth Carolina nth Carolina

91

108

116 79

181

280

267

103

6,431 391

6, 500 410

I 6,682 103 448 106

4,297 313

5, 048 328

4,746 355

99 109

.
::J

:ORGIA

11,637 11,721 11,939 96

7,860

8, 698

8,682

99

or ida nne ssee aba ma ssis sippi kansas ui s iana xas shington egon lifornia
lTA L 1967-68 l2 States)

909

829

914 177

601

548

661

161

717

720

713 75

730

941

846

95

8, 528

8,751

8,752 107

5,486

6,326

6,473

107

4,669

4,621

4,607 100

3,875 4,054

3,973

103

9,303

9,493

9,326 99

6,312

6,884

7' 102

102

1, 151

1, 064

1, 066 101

803

824

821

104

4,314

4, 529

4,412 108

2, 992

3,238

3, 188

107

527

570

556 97

404

340

379

76

371

266

483 109

156

325

322

148

1, 681

1,702

l , 603 84

1, 314

1,330

1, 266

100

63,369 64, 133 64,415 101 44,064 48, 522 48,737

103

lTA L 1966-67* l2 States}

62, 459 63,390 64,011

46, 101 47,213 47,245

of Last Year

101

101

101

Current week as percent of same week last year. Revis e d.

96

103

103

ATTLE

ON FEED

GEORGIA

CROP REPORTING

SERVIO,

Releas ed 1/19/68

JANUARY 1, 1968

On January 1 t her e wer e 74,000 head of cattle and calves on grain fee d for slaughter in Georgia. Acc or di ng to t he Crop Rep orting Servic e, t his was 23 , 000 head, or 45 perc ent above the number on f eed last year at thi s time . The January 1 inventory in Georgia shovmd a partial;.. ly s easonal increase of 76 perc ent from the previ ous quarter when 42,000 head wer e on fe ed.

Fed cattle sold for slaughter dul'ing t he October - December quarter totaled 24,000 head.

This c ompared with 34,000 during the same period of 1966 and 35,000 during the July -September

quarter of l<>.s t year. There were 56,000 cat tle and calves placed on feed during the October -

December quarter

75 perc ent above t he number plac ed. a year ago and 47 percent above place-

ments dur ing the previous quarter.

Cattle fe eders i n Ge orgia had 60 ~ 000 steers and 14,000 heifers on January 1. Of the 74,000
head total, 55,000 had been on f eed l ess than 3 months, 18,000 had been on feed 3-6 months and
the remaining 1,000 had been on f eed more than 6 months.

l11a.i~r_ ~~g States

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in 39 feeding States are estimated at 11,451,000 head as of January 1, 1968, an increase of 2 percent from a year earlier. The 32 major fe eding States had 11,297,000 head on fee d for slaughter market c ompared with 11,125,000 head January 1, 1967, also an increase of 2 percent.

In the 32 major feeding States t he number of cattle and calves placed on feed during the fourth quarter of 1967 was 7,943 , 000 head, a 3-percent increase over the same period in
1966. Plac ements were 1 percent larger in t he North Centr al States and 5 percent higher in the
\!estern region. Recorded shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into the 8 Corn Belt States during October and November were the same as a year earlier.
Marketings of grain fed cattle for slaughter from the 32 States during the October-December quarter totaled 5,237,000 head, 4 percent more than a year earlier. North Central region marketings were up 7 percent from last year, but marketings in the Western region were dmm 2 percent.
~~~~~i~ JEten~~~~
Cattle fee ders in t he 32 major States intend to market 5,274,COO head during the JanuaryMarch period. This would be 2 perc ent more t han t he actual marketings f or the s ame period a year earlier. A breakdown of anticipated marketi ngs in the 32 States dur ing the January-l.-:iarch quarter shows 33 percent to be market ed during January, 34 percent in February and 33 percent in 1'1arch. Expected marketing s, as published, are bas ed on the usual relationship bett-veen survey data and actual marketings.

ARCHI E LANGlEY Agricultur al St atist ician I n Charge

1rJ . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statist ician

---~-------- - ~ - ----- - - - ~---------------- ---------
ISSUED BY: The Ge orgia Crop Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation wit h the Georgia Depar t ment of Agriculture.

------~--------------C-a-t-t l-e--a -nd Calve s on Fe e d, P lac eme n-t s a n d M ar Kev:Lng s

By Quarters 1/

- PLACED . ~-------- --~---:~ ---~-- -- ----- ------- -- --Nf:Jt:JBZR

--~ --------NUMBER----

CATTLE CH FEED

:

OH FEED ?}

:

JYf.ARKETED ?}

STATE

-~--:----------~-:ac-c-:.-:July-:.:oct:--:.--:oct. -:July-.: :Oct.-=

: Jan. 1, : Cct . 1, : Jan. 1, :Dec. :Sept. :Dec. :Dec. :Sept. :Dec.

_ _____ : 1967 : 1967 : 1968 : 1966 : 1967 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967 : 1967

~--- - ----- - ---:----(coo)

------;-------~ ~o oo'f--

-:~ ~-nsoO)-~--

GEoRGIA Alabama Florida Mississippi Tennes s ee
Kentucky Oklahoma
Texas Pennsylvania 12 N. Cent . Sts . 11 V.Testern Sts .

51 42 76 25 41
59 170
674 82
7,142 2, 763

42 17 37 18 19
37 141
644 54
5,191 2 , 3 91

74 41 62 22 29
58 181
810 85
7, 137 2, 798

Jg_ State To~~l~_ _.:_ll.J:g2.__8,59L_ 11. 297

32

38

56

34

35

32

12

35

12

8

69

26

55

46

21

17

16

16

13

9

29

16

19

14

9

37

20

40

17

20

132 116 128

85

86

488 455 543 323 395

54

40

60

28

33

5, 173 3,052 5, 249 3,095 3,390

1,664 1,427 1, 742 1, 359 1,351

.

.

: _7.:..727 _2.:_218_..L_243_:__i:.Q26__2.:.327

24 11
30
12 9 19 88
377 29
3,303
1, 335
5.237_

Cattle and Calves on Feed by vrei ght Groups, Kind of Cattl e

and Length of Time on Feed, Georgia and 32 Eajor Feeding State's

- ---------- By Quar ters y'
----~-~------ - -- ------------

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

GEORGIA
=Jan:-r;-:a~t:-r; -:-ran. 1,

Breakdown of Cattle on Feed : 1967 : 1967

-----

- - - :- - - -(000)

1968 --

Total on Feed Weight Groups:
Under 5oo lbs .
500-699 lbs . 700- 899 lbs . 900-1,099 lbs . 1, 100 lbs . and over

51

42

11

4

18

15

17

17

5

6

. 74 11,125

27 24 14
9- :

1, 867 2, 729 3,694 2,382
453

8,591
708 1,873 3, 073 2, 573
364

11, 297
1,864 3,013 3,606 2,427
387

Kind of Cattle : St eers and Steer Cal ves Heifer s and Hei fer Calves Cows and Others

41

37

10

5

60 7,846

14-

.

3, 218 61

6,031 2,544
16

7, 850
3, 394
53

Time on Feed:

Under 3 months

32

35

55 7, 522

4, 979

7,725

3-6 m~nths

16

5

18 : 2, 891

2, 377

3,049

Over 6 months

:

3

2

1 : 712

l. 215

'.)23

1/cattle arid-~esortfe ed areani mals b eingfattenecCio:r-tiie-siaughte~arket on grain or

- other concentrates whi ch are expected to pr oduce a carcass that will grade good or better .

?} Includes cattle plac ed on f eed after beginning of quarter and market ed by end of quarter.

Aft er Fi ve Days Return t o United States Departme nt of Agriculture
Statistical Reporti ng Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens , Georgia 30601
.Q!:f];Q~L BUSI NE....._

Post age and Fees Pai d U. S. Depart ment of Agric ul ture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

JAN 2 31968

ATHENS, GEORGIA

DE CE MBE R 1967

January 22, 1968

Ite m

During Dec.

1966 1/

1967 2/

o/o of last year

Jan. thru Dec.

1966 1I

1967 2/

o/o of last year

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/

Total

Domestic

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Type

Georgia

United Stat e s

Chicks Hatche d:

Broiler Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Type

Georgia

United States

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens

Georgia

United States

Mature Chickens

Light Type

Georgia

United States

Heavy Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Production:

Georgia

South Atlantic United 3tates

-5/

Thou.
3, 114 2, 769
735 2, 716
49 1, 126
39,937 218, 119
2, 558 35,363
31,434 186,734
767 11, 228
309 2,447
403 1,080 5, 837

Thou.

Pet. Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

3,085 99 2,749 99

45,216 39,712

41, 427 92 36,492 92

601 82 2,305 85
12 24 783 70

6,971 28, 122
380 7, 542

6,924 99 28,738 102
312 82 7' 210 96

38,407 96 211,774 97
1, 580 62 26,851 76

519, 166 2, 746, 592
37,933 569,333

496,933 96 2,745, 524 100
32,959 87 536, 540 94

28,378 90 168,482 90

393,855

401, 591 102

2, 235, 661 2,309,662 103

704 11' 543
315 2, 176
446 1, 150 5,937

92 103
102 89
111 106
102 I

6,975 124,469
3,414 23,779
4, 501 12, 186 66,450 .

8,914 128 143, 820 116
4,206 123 26,894 113
4,977 111 13, 259 109 70, 171 106

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.

-

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERE D UNDE R FEDERAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1966 and 1967

I

Number Inspected

State

During Nov.

Jan. thru Nov.

Indicated Percent Condemned

During Nov.

Jan. thru Nov.

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

4,577

4,724

64, 162 65,442 4.0

3.4

3.3

3. 5

Pa.

7,056

6, 310

80, 190 7 5, 783 4.9

4.6

4. 1

4.8

Mo.

2, 843

2,721

33, 123 36, 114 5.9

3. 1

5. 0

3.7

Del.

6,825

7,079

84,788 84, 142 4.3

5.3

4.2

5. 1

Md.

11, 300

9, 711 127' 590 130,934 4.6

5.4

4.2

4.9

Va.

2,930

4,242

39,210 46,876 4. 1

3.8

N. c.

19,477 18,460 232,958 234, 585 4.2

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.9

3.8

Ga.

27,947 28,216 348,865 362,288 4. 1

4.7

3.6

4.8

Tenn.

4,352

4, 122

56,705 56,232 4.2

3.7

3. 1

4.4

Ala.

18, 693 19,885 232,009 244, 139 3.6

3.3

3. 1

3.3

Miss.

12, 509 13, 125 146,362 151,217 3.2

2.8

3. 1

2.9

Ark.

26, 109 26,466 292,633 318,255 4.4

3.3

3.8

3.8

Texas

10, 124 11,018 119,979 138, 556 3. 1

4.0

3.3

3.3

--------
u. s.

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

171,303

2,050,613

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

4. 1

3.8

3.6

4.0

172,456

2, 152, 205

U. S. Department of Agnculture

Georpa Department of Agr1culture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

I United State s - December 1967

Shell egg holdings were down to 85 thousand cases after a 65-thousand case

decline in De-cember. January 1 stocks were more than 3 times the holdings of a

year earlier and 15 percent larger than ave rage. Frozen egg holdings totaled 87

million pounds, 9 million less than a month earlier. Holdings on January 1, 1967 were

36 million pounds and average holdings are 57 million pounds. The December 1967

decline of 9 million pounds was 6 million larger than last year but 3 million less than

average. January 1 stocks of frozen poultry were 548 million pounds compared with

437 million last year and the average of 360 million pounds. The December 1967 decline

of 61 million pounds was average for the month but about double the December 1966

disappearance . Frozen turkeys stored on January 1 were 370 million pounds, about

100 million pounds more than a year earlier and 150 million more than average. Frozen

beef holdings were up 11 million pounds from December 1, and totaled 266 million at the

beginning of this year. These stocks were 26 million short of year earlier supplies but

33 million larger than average. A 5-percent gain in frozen pork holdings in December

brought January 1 warehouse holdings up to 257 million pounds. Stocks were larger for

all frozen pork cuts except hams, which de clined 45 percent to 28 million pounds. The

largest gain was in pork bellies which totaled 70 million pounds on January 1, 1968.

This was 21 million more than a month earlier and 25 million more than a ye ar earlier.

Stocks of dry salt pork were up slightly from a month earlier but a reduction in other

pork cuts more than offset these gains. Total cooler pork was down 13 percent to 30

million pounds.

Commodity

Unit

Dec. 1961-65 av

Dec. 1966

Nov. 1967

Dec. 1967

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Case
1
!Pound

Thou.
74 57,436

Thou.
27 36,228

Thou.
150 95,957

Thou.
85 87,247

Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

I
Pound do . do . do. do.

28,674

42,075

40,271

41,058

54,701

53,466

68,932

71,454

218, 287

267, 101 430,952 369, 527

58, 826

73,431

68, 232

65, 731

- ~~2~ ~~~------- -~3-~-q_7_~--- _62_8!. ]_8_7_--- ~~ 7!. 772-----

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured

do.

247,756

306,558 267, 146 277,741

Pork: Frozen and

Cooler

do.

Other meat and meat

228,340

234,233 278, 586 287' 139

products Total all red meats

do. 1 do.

89,685 565, 781

80,694 621,485

91,064 636,796

85,249 650, 129

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAIP

Item

G e orgia

Dec. 15 Nov. 15 Dec. 15

1966

1967

1967

United States

Dec. 15 Nov.l5 Dec. 15

1966

1967

1967

Prices Received:

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

10.0

9.0

9. 5

8. 9

7.6

7.8

Com 'l Broilers (lb.)

11. 0

10. 5

10. 5

12 . 0

ll. 5

11. 6

All Chickens (lb.)

10.9

10.4

10.4

11. 6

11.0

11. 2

All Eggs (dozens)

47.6

36. l

38.9

41.0

29.6

32. 1

Prices Paid :(Eer 100 lb.)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

5.40

4.90

4.90

5. ll

4. 83

4.82

-Laying Feed

5. 10

4.70

4.75

4.70

4,49

4 . 52

-' Scratch Grains

4.45

4. 10

4. 10

4.09

3.97

3.96

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 S ervice, 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, hatche ries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report

to these agencies. ARCHIE LANGLEY

Vol. 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 OF.CICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and .t'~ees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

.JA N 2 5 1968 EORuTA CROP

SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 24, 1968

GEORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 20 was 8, 791, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 832, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! 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 reported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 59 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 $8.25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $8.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

-19bb

-19b7

'ro of
year

1967

1968

ago

Chicks Hatched

-19bb

-19b7

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

'7o of year ago
Pet.

Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20
Week Ended
Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 1/ Revised

881 815
969 1, 085 1, 194

710

81

605

458

56

561

735

76

513

679

63

652

793

66

619

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set 11

-19bb
1967 Thou.

-19b7
1968 Thou.

'ro of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

B railers in Georgia

-19bb

-l9b7

'ro of
year

1967

1968 ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

11, 203 10,940

98

11, 433 10, 814

95

11, 276 11,289 100

11,729 10,633

91

11, 908 11, 427

96

11, 835 11, 445

97

11, 615 11,637 100

12,359 11, 721

95

12,392 11, 939

96

12,562 11,832

94

8,376 8, 203 8, 151 8, 171 8,417 8,435 8, 546 8, 891 8,783 8, 843

8, 173 98

8,068 98

8, 103 99

8,315 102

8, 060 96

8,446 100

7, 860 92

8, 698 98

8,682 99

8, 791

99

368

61

335

60

472

92

568

87

393

63

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs Per Doz. 1967-68

Chicks Per Hundred 1967-68

Cents

Dollars

57

s.oo

57

8.00

57

s.oo

57

8.00

57

8.00

57

8.00

57

8.00

58

8.25

59

8.25

59

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, Georgia

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME ~ CIAL AR E A S BY WE EKS - 1968

Page 2

!

EGGS SET

il CHICKS PLACED

I
I

Week Ended

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

o of I!
year ! Jan.

Vleek ~~ nded

Jan.

Jan.

o/o of
year

I
!

6

13

20

ago 1/ : 6

13

20

! ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOU3A ND.3

Maine Connecticut Pe nnsy1vania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GE ORGIA

1, 753

1, 793

1, 737

90

1, 337

1, 469

1, 323

90

344 1, 466
446 332

286 1,609
347 281

281

87

1, 401 109

438 71

274

52

156

136

162

93

800

773

962

169

274

243

243

59

315

314

381

100

2,396 4, 582 1, 530

2, 459 4,569 1, 454

2,282

91

4,601 100

1,372 92

2, 352

2,290

2, 189

87

3, 119

3,399

3,384

113

1, 005

1, 032

1, 024

118

108

116

108 72

280

267

357

162.

6, 500

6,682

6,789 103 I; 4,868* 4, 7Ll 6

5, 025

105

410

448

494 114 1: 328

355

310

88

j:

11, 721 11,939 11, 832

94

8,698

8,682

8, 791

99

Florida

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

Arkansas

Louisiana

Texas

Washington

Or eg on

California

TOTAL 1968

(22 State s)

I

829

914

891 159

548

661

719

160

720

713

684

72

941

846

834

93

8, 751

8,752

8, 583 103

6,326

6,473

6,492

105

4,621

4 ,607

4,557

98

4,054

3,973

4, 050

110

9,493

9,326

9, 282

96

6, 884

7' 102

6, 879

99

1, 064

1,066

1, 059

97

824

821

896

114

4, 529

4,412

4,381 104

3, 236* 3, 188

3, 185

108

570

556

570

84

340

379

392

100

266

4 83

308

73

325

I!

322

297

106

1,702

1,603

1, 674

87 li 1, 330

1, 266

1, 286

97

64, 133 64 ,415 63, 598

97 114 8, 34 0* 48,737 49, 181

104

i

I
I

TOTAL 1967* (22 State s)

I

63,390 64,011 65,438

I

%of Last Ye ar I

101

101

97

JJ Curr e nt w e ek a 's percent of same w e ek last year

* Revised.

!47, 213
I
I
103

47,245 103

47, 505 104

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GEORGIA HONEY PRODUCTI ON UP 9 PERCENT I N 1967

Honey production during 1967 t ot aled 4,500, 000 pounds - 9 percent above the 1966 production of 4,128,000 pounds. A slight i ncreas e i n number of colonies and yield per colony resulted in this increas ed production in 1967 .

Beekeepers reported 6?5 ,000 pounds of honey on hand for sale in mid-December, compared with
454, 000 pounds a year earlier.

Prices rec eived by beekeepers for all honey sold during 1967 averaged 17.0 cents per pound c ompared with 18. 8 cents in 1966 .

Beeswax production totaled 81, 000 pounds and was valued at ~i>47 ,000.

UNITED STATES Hm~y PRODUCTION DOWN 10 PERCENT I N 1967

Honey production during 1967 t otaled 223,363,000 pounds, down 10 percent from the 1966 crop
and the lowest production since 1956. The 1967 production per colony averaged 46.3 pounds,
compared with 51.9 pounds in 1966 . The 1967 honey crop was pr oduced by 4,825,000 colonies, up
1 percent from the 4,772,000 colonies in 1966. Production of beeswax, at 4,543,000 pounds, for the 1967 season ~vas down 4 percent fr om the 1966 crop of 4, 739,000. In mid-December producers
reported 59 million pounds of honey on hand for sale compared with 57 million pounds a year
earlier and the 1961-65 average of 61 million pounds. Stocks in mid-December represented 26
percent of the 1967 crop compared wi th 23 perc ent in 1966.

The 1967 s eason was unfav orable in most ar eas of t he United States except the South Atlantic region and California. Low rainfall and high temperatures during the spring and summer months vrere primarily responsible for lot.ver ed production in most of the States. The number one
l1oney producing State, California, i ncreased production almost one-half over the low 1966 pro-
duction. Production of honey vJas loHer than, or the same as, last year in 31 States and higher in 18 States. Of the top eight producing States, only California and ~'iinnesota showed higher production in 1967 than in 1966.

In 1967 producers of h oney received an average of 15.6 cents per pound for sales of their products. Prices of honey sold wholesale in 1967, excluding chunk and comb, are not strictly comparable with 1966 prices, because of a revision in the 1967 honey questionnaire. The 1966 average price for all honey was 17.4 cents. These prices relate to all wholesale and retail sales of extracted , chunk, and c omb honey f r om both large and small apiaries.

Unproc essed bulk honey averaged 12.4 cents per pound, while processed bulk honey averaged
14.8 cents per pound in 1967. Proc essed pac kaged honey was 22.5 cents per pound. Extracted honey in wholesale lots averaged 13.5 cents per pound compared with 14.4 cents per pound in
1966. Chunk honey sold wholesale averaged 27. 9 cents per pound in both 1966 and 1967. Whole-
sale sales of comb honey averaged 35.0 cents per pound in 1967, up slightly from 36.1 cents
in 1966.

Pric es f or r etail s al es of extracted honey averaged 29.7 cents per pound in 1967, compared with 27. 9 cents in 1966 . The pric e of comb honey sold r etail increased from 40.8 cents in 1966 t o 42. 5 cents in 1967. Retail sales of chunk honey averaged 37.9 cents in 1967 compared with 37.5 cents i n 1966 .

The pric e of beeswax increased shar pl y from 1966 to 1967. BeesvJax averaged 58.8 cents per pound in 1967, up f rom 46. 6 cents per pound in 1966. A f actor that contributed to the higher price was a dr op in imports from South Ameri ca and Afric a . Normally, about half of the U. S. domestic c onsumption of bee s wax is impor ted .

ARCHI E lANGLEY

L. H. HARRIS, JR.

Agricultur al Stat istician I n Charge

Statistical Assistant

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ISSUED BY: The Georgia Cr op Reporting-S-er- vi- ce- , U-SD-A- , ~ 409-A-N- or-th-L-um-p- kin-S-tr-ee-t,-A-th-en-s,-G-a- ., -

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

AND DIVISION

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or bees

: per colony :

__production

:

: -l%b-:-I'967--:-l966--:-1967-:--l966-!--l9~-:

---------------~housands -----~-- --~~unds -----------l:ooo-oound~

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product~---
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Naine
N. H. Vt. Hass. R. I. Conn.
N. Y. N. J. Pa.

5

5

31

23

.5

.5

40

24

8

8

47

35

10

10

22

24

2

2

22

22

10

10

18

28

164

164

54

40

36

37

34

40

117

113

32

29

15.5 200 376 220
44
180
8' 8.56 1,224 3, 744

11.5 120 280 240
44 280 6,.560 1,480
3,277

66 82
123 88
17 70 1 , 461
395 839

50 48
92 100 16 110 1,030
364 662

Ohio
Ind. Ill. Mich. Wis.

149

149

41

ll

6, 109

1, 639

98

102

62

13

6,076

1,326

91

91

67

39

6,097

3,549

116

121

74

.so

8, .5 84

6,050

142

142 105

78

14,910

11,076

1,173 1,209 1,238
1,42.5
2,56.5

316
223
674 901 1, 661

Minn. Iowa Mo.
N. Dak.
s. Dak.
Nebr. Kans.

19.5

189

92

108

137

141 104

90

102

101

6.5

55

46

.so 11.5

102

9.5

101 112

100

99

103

9.5

55

49

49

6.5

.so

17,940 14,248
6, 630
.5,2 90 10,640
9,405 3,185

20,412 12,690
5,.5.5.5 .5,100 10,100
.5,665 2,450

2,763
2, 36.5 1,.518
698
1,.532
1,336
.567

3,164 1,904
867 694
1, 374 708 385

De l . l"ld. va. vf. va.
N. C.
s. c.
GEORGIA Fla.

5

.5

37

43

185

21.5

65

70

32

32

40

46

1,280

1,472

380

421

106

103

18

22

1,908

2,266

55?

646

89

92

12

24

1,068

2,208

372

707

213

226

10

1.5

2,130

3,390

609

800

60

63

ll

12

660

7.5 6

206

22.5

172

180

24

2.5

4, 128

4;..5QQ__

776

76.5

294

309

6(5

5tl

19,9?2

17,922

3,359

2,652

Ky .
Tenn. Ala .
1'-iiss.
A1ark. .
Okla. Texas

88

87

22

22

1, 936

1,914

142

146

20

16

2,840

2,336

99

96

27

23

2, 673

2,208

6.5

65

32

32

2, 080

2,080

90

92

26

28

2,340

2, .5?6

86

86

39

40

3,354

3,440

49

50

37

46

1,813

2,300

239

22 9

51

40

12,189

9,160

693 900 631
443 521 5.50 439 1, 914

60.5 467 431 439 611
533 538 1 , 356

Mont.

80

80

80

98

6,400

7,840

986

1,113

Idaho

210

214

5o

48

10,.500

10,272

., 1,596

1,315

V.Jyo .

31

31

71

53

2, 201

1,643

321

222

Colo.

53

.51

82

42

4,346

2,142

717

3.56

N. Mex.

14

15

73

.54

1,022

810

142

97

Ariz.

96

88

68

41

6, .528

3,608

796

400

Utah

51

.51

51

44

2,601

2,244

403

294

Nev .

9

9

68

80

612

720

86

103

Wash.

91

97

44

43

4,oo4

4,171

505

563

Oreg .

67

70

47

39

3, 149

2, 730

617

388

Calif.

.5.59

559

38

48 States 4,76""6 4,819

jl. 9

Hawaii

58 :---r--~-6--

54 46.3
41

21,242
~7,2 94

_]~~223,117

2). 846

3,hll_.

42,9~--~871

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GEORGIA:

Most Grain Stocks Up

Soybean stocks in all positions on January l, 1968 totaled 10,340,000 bushels- sharply above the 6,768,000 bushels on hand a year ago.' Stored corn in Georgia totaled 56 ,723,000 bushels compared with 34,735,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Wheat, stored in all positions, totaled l ,310,000 bushels compared with 771,000 bushels on January l, 1967. Holdings of 28~,000 bushels of sorqhum grain were up from 279,000 bushels. Rye holdings of 132,000 bushels were up sharply from the 12,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Oats stocks at 701,000 bushels were down 794,000 bush els. Stored barley at 56,000 bushels, was 66,000 bushels below holdings a year ago.

Total rated capacity of off-farm commercial storage establishments in Georgia was 26,000,000 bushels on January l, 1968 compared with 23,000,000 bushels last year.

GRAIN

Georgia Grain Stocks -- January l ' 1968 with comparisons

ALL POSITIONS

ON FARMS

OFF FARMS

:Jan. I Av.

1967

1968

1967

1968

1962-66

1967

l ,000 bushels

I ,000 bushels

1,000 bushels

1968

Corn

27,647

46,205

7,088

10,5lts

Oats

l ,205

595

290

106

Bar! ey

104

*

18

*

Wheat

176

507

59 5

803

Rye

10

62

2

70

Sorghum Soybeans

242 2,700

k
4, 553

37 4,068

i:
5,7<57

*Not pub 1 i shed to avoid disclosing individual operations.

36,917 1 ,622
107 817
27 237 1,905

34,735 l ,495 122
771 12
27'9 6,768

56' 723 701
56 I ,310
132 289 10,340

UN ITED STATES

Wheat, Feed Grain and Soybean Stocks Larqer

Wheat stocks were 15 percent more than a year earlier, but otherwise the smallest January holdings since 1953. Stocks of the four feed grains totaled 156 mill ion tons-- 9 percent more than last year, but 5 percent below average. Soybean stocks were a record high 8 percent above a year earlier.

~wheat in storage on January l totaled 1,208 mill ion bushels. Off-farm stocks, at 704 mill ion bushels, were up 10 percent from January I last year and farm holdings, at 505 mill ion bushels, were up 23 percent. Disappearance from all storage positions during the 1967 OctoberDecember quarter is indicated at 348 mill ion bushels compared with 367 mill ion bushels a year earlier.

Rye stocks of 27.7 mill ion bushels in all storage positions were 2 percent less than a year earlier. Oat stocks in all storage positions on January 1 totaled 647 mill ion bushels compared with 662 mill ion a year earlier. Most of the dec! ine in total stocks occurred in stocks held on farms. Barley stored in all positions on January l, 196o totaled 303 mill ion bushels -- 3 percent more than a year earlier. Both on-farm and off-farm stocks increased from year-earlier levels. Sorqhum qrain in all storage positions totaled 733 mill ion bushels on January 1, 1968, ll percent less than a year earlier. Production hit a record high in 1967, but carryover on October 1 was well below a year earlier.

Corn in all storage positions on January 1 totaled 4,215 mill ion bushels- - IS percent more than a year earlier and l percent above average . Production of corn in 1967 was 15 percent . more than in 1966, but carryover of old corn on October l was 2 percent less than a year earlier. Indicated disappearance of corn durin g the 1967 October-December quarter was l ,330 mill ion bushels.
Soybean stocks in all positions on January I, 196o totaled 782 mill ion bushels. Off-farm stocks, at 432 mill ion bushels, were 15 percent above a year earlier, and farm stocks at 350 mill ion bushels were 2 percent above.

ARCHIE LAN GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Char ge

A. J. BORDELON Agricultural Statistician

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On Farms 1/

356,207

408,539

601,522

504,541

}C1iomllms,odEitylevC.red&i1trfuCseosrp. .Y2J/I

__ 34,189

3,926

969

761

l_,_?42_, }1 ____ 636.:,.6,?_1____ _923.:..62_8_____ 10?.,~81:

R-Y-E

-

-

-

-T-G-TA-L -

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

--L-6-3-9.-7

0-7-

-.

-

-

-

- - -1 . 0 4 9 . 1 16

1.55

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

6.

18

9

- - -1.-20-8.1-8-3

On Farms 1/

10,316

9,566

12,276

8,683

Commod Mills,

i

ty Credit Corp. Elev. & Whses.

y

J2/ )

_ 202

605

474

425

~ ~ _1J:,~2. ~ ____ l._8.:.2J:.6_____ g_0.:.$4______1.,22.

TOTAL

21.~43

28. 387

33.274

27.737

-coRN----~-----------------~---------~~--------------------

On Farms 1/

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

Mills, Elev. & Whses. OATs_ _ _ _ _TO-TAL-- - - - -

1; --

-~3/

3,001,756

2,898,768

569 ,155

3,352,730

468,884

108,491

97,571

97,846

- - [.7l2912:58"6o4~

~

--

670.12 8 -3767773 87- -

156.504 -- -8237'2'30----

764 379 4.2lho955"

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

On Farms 1/

664, 856

556,765

640,299

543,621

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

4,332

7,232

6,674

6,668

________ _____________ Mills, El ev. & lJhses. 1r31

TOTAL

--

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

82, 266

97. 878

128.996

97,084

- - - - - -6"617875---- - - - 647.3i3 7.5.. 1 .[5~ ~-

~77579 "69--
~-------- - -- -- --------

BARlEY

On Farms 1/

190,295

179,138

230,565

182 ,795

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

9,439

4,786

4,030

3,902

- Mills, El ev . & Whses . 1;-3;

120,871

110.440

145.441

_ _ _T~~-------- _~ -~-__jg".!.bo1_:_:__:_:._:g2~:;]~4-_:-_:_:~2so;g]:-_-

...=-_:_]1_1g5f.,!901r7i_

SORGHUM

On Farms 1/

176, 652

234,168

44,414

218,921

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

4,670

4,632

4,598

4,572

1'-iills,
-SOY-BE-AN-S

El ev.
-TO-TA-L

&
-

Whses.
---

-1;-_3/
ti

-- l

821 731

582.240

oo) :o5}- - - - -821-0[0-

194. 888 - - - -2[37900--

-~--.::.:l- ----- ------.1.--...---------- ----

-

-

-

.5-~-f0...93..1.:.9f..i8-i.01-

On Farms 1/

243,816

344,394

h/ 41,626

349, 784

Commodity Credit Corp. 2/

57

0

4/ 0

0

Mills ~ Eiev . & Whses. 1r1/

TGrAL

- ...

- -

-

306 410 S5o-:28} -

-

-

-

377.041 -721-;-435- -

-

W47

48.511 9o;lJ7- -- -

-

432 42.3 78r,2o7

V!:::"Es-t:-:im~atesOftheCrop ReportingBOard.-----

----

---

2/ CCC-owned grain at bin sites .
J/ All off-farm storages not other'lvise dssigr..ated, including terminals and processing plants.

- Inc ludes CCC -owned grain in these storages.

gj September 1 estimate.

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Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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FARM

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

January 30, 1968
GEORGIA TURKEY GROWERS I NTEND TO RAISE 5 PERCENT LESS TURKEYS
I N 1968 ~~: Turkey gr owers in Geor gi a expect to produce 1,827,000 head in 1968 compared with
1, 917,000 in 1967, or a decrease of 5 percent. Growers expect to produce
1,662,000 heavy breeds and 165 ,000 light breeds compared with 1,807,000 and 110,000, respectively, last year.
t1H'IED STATES GRCMERS I NTEND TO RAI SE FEHER TURKEYS IN 1968
United States: Turkey growers intend to pr oduce 14 percent fewer turkeys in 1968 than last ------ year, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Present plans of growers are
to reduce heavy breeds by 15 percent and light breeds by 10 percent. If produc ers carry out their present intentions , the 1968 turkey crop for the Nation would be about 108 million compared with the 126 million turkeys raised in 1967. A crop of this size, even with the sharp decrease, would be the third l argest of record, exceeded only by the 1966 and 1967 crops. Production cutbacks are planned in all r egions of the country. Decreases planned are: West 22 percent, North Atlantic 18 percent, West North Central 13 percent, East North Central and South Central 12 percent each, and South Atlantic 9 percent.
Growers plan to produce 93.8 million heavy breed turkeys in 1968, a decrease of 15 percent from last year. Present plans indicate that heavy breed turkeys will account for about 86 percent of total turkeys raised in 1968 , compared with 87 percent in 1967 and 86 percent in 1966. Decreases planned for heavy breeds are 24 percent in the West, 17 percent in the North Atlantic, 13 percent in the South Central and West North Central, 11 percent in the East North Central and 8 percent in the South Atlantic.
Producers intend to raise 14.7 million light breed turkeys in 1968, down 10 percent from last year. The expected number of light breeds to be raised in 1968 is below last year in all
regions except the South Central and West wher e increases are expected to be 4 and 5 percent,
respectively.
The number of turkeys actually raised in 1968 may vary somewhat from the January 1, 1968 intentions of growers. Such changes may depend on reactions to this report, price of feed, supply and prices of hatching eggs and poults, and prices received for turkeys during the next few months. On January 1, 1967 growers intended to produce 8 percent more turkeys in 1967 than 1966. The number produced in 1967 was 8 percent more than in 1966; however, there were some slight . changes from intentions in both light and heavy breeds.
Testings of all heavy breeds July through December 1967 were down 25 percent from the cor-
responding period in 1966. The July -December testings of light breeds were down 32 percent from the same months a year earlier.

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

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in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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Turkeys: Numbe r rais e d l 96 7 and inte nded numbe r to be

---stare--:.

rai sed in 1968, by breeds , by States

---- --------19b7-----~----:- ---

l9D8

:Total turkeys

and

--Heavy --: Light --:---

-----Heavy

division : breeds : breeds : Total

breeds

----~-~---"l;ooo--1;ooo - ----r;ooo- - -- 1, ooo

Light :

:1968 as per-

-- breeds :
1, ooo

-

1T,ootaol

o

:cen -

t

of

1967

head

~3_

head

~~ad_

~~

b~L

~~

Maine

30

3

33

23

3

26

79

New Hampshire

66

4

70

69

3

72

103

Vermont

20

0

20

20

3

23

115

Mass.

234

16

250

199

16

215

86

Rhode Island

14

0

14

12

0

12

86

Connecticut

153

9

162

141

9

150

93

New York

331

48

379

308

43

351

93

New Jers ey : 477

ll

488

339

11

350

72

Pennsylvania N. Atlantic

: :

-3l ~

07683 8-~-323412 _

_

_32.. 402045-

-

--

-

12.45456 7--~I15i7~-~21:.680o32___8802_ _

Ohio

:-3, 451____603- - 4 , o54___ 3,55j___ 464 ---4,019

99--

Indiana

3, 794

52 9

4, 323

3,111

397

3,508

81

Illinois

911

84

995

72 9

78

807

81

Michigan

: 1,087

80

1,167

1,033

80

1,113

95

Wisconsin E.N. Central

::D~4-. 6-181:7544-5 8-J::S5:.0t;7I6:S_

_

_

112:97J1"99~1.349I87---I~4.831669-----

86 8. .;;,-8--

Minnesota

:- 11,952 ~:?ss----r7:74o ----il:59J - 4 , 9 2o--- 16,513---~---

Iowa

7,091

440

7,531

5,673

396

6,069

81

Missouri

11,159

314

11,473

9,262

236

9,498

83

North Dakota

1,005

102

1,107

854

106

960

87

South Dakota

675

604

1,279

506

761

1,267

99

Nebnaska

904

9

913

814

8

822

90

Kansas

: 597

3

600

394

12

406

68 ___ _

4 w. N. Central:-33.:.383___ ]~g6o _:::_4o.t;Ii3--~:.._ 2~.096-- ~I!)~==35.~5r----s:7____

Delaware

: 105

201

306

105

151

25 6

8

Maryland

157

21

178

152

16

168

94

Virginia

2,717 2,880

5 , 5 97

2,771

2,304

5,075

91

West Virginia : 893

771

1, 664

679

810

1,489

89

North Carolina: 5,919 1,018

6, 937

5, 623

1,018

6,641

96

South Carolina: 1,901

0

1, 901

1,426

1,426

75

Georgia Florida

--:: -~1.68047

110

1, 917

1,662

165

-195----gr-----64 ---19g

l~282579--IO95o--

South Atl. :J~~--s~i%" ~==--l-~:7~--- J:S:.~~---=4:259 ~--17.14}- -

Kentucky

: 221

22

2L!.3

7;;

ll

86

91 35

Tennessee

37

0

37

33

33

89

Alabama

1,041

6

1, 047

729

2

731

70

Mississippi

94

1

95

90

l

91

96

Arkansas

7,872

470

8,342

5, 903

555

6,538

78

Louisiana

10

10

8

8

80

Oklahoma

: 1,571

5o

1,621

1,414

38

1,452

90

Texas

: ~ 8 94

South Central:18, 7hO

-719465--

3,090

7. 973

19.485'"""-----y{).3og--

176774____1'87.:104709_

101 _ _ _8 _ 8-

-

Mont., Idaho - - - -

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

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

& Wyo. 1/

262

6

268

209

l

210

78

Colorado

2,565

83

2, 648

2,180

85

2,265

86

New Mexico

9

l

10

9

l

10

100

Ariz ona

81

0

81

47

47

58

Utah

3,781

22

3, 803

3,025

51

3,076

81

Nevada

Washington

416

196

612

374

225

599

98

Oregon

: 1,687

301

1,988

1,350

301

1,651

83

California We s t er n

.:=---218-7~-653-2-. . . ----l .-54-56-9~s-- ----"-12-9-8.1-31-21-1--_-_-_-21--o3-.-:8.90..2% _...-._--1--. 1-42-5-39-----..212.L.2:.:2I6Tl

9

-

75
--?--s---------

. UNITED STATES: 110,088 16,355

126 , 443

93, 835 14,657 108,492

86

~ntana:rd;hoallifwyomingcombinedtoavoiddisclosing illilividual-operationS:-----

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

;:~~ w~~mrb'L?

rn~m'L?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

FEB 11968

LIBRARIES G E O R GIA CHICK HAT C HER Y RE PO..-\~-------J

January 31, 19f 8

Placement of broile r chicks in Ge orgia during the week ended January 27 was 8, 722, 000--1 percent less than the previous we ek and 2 percent less than the comparable w e ek last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting .S ervice.

An estimate d 11, 988, 000 broile r type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week but 7 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

The m a jority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching e ggs w e r e r ep ort e d within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatc hing eggs was 59 cents p e r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owne d 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 $8.50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $8. 7 5 for chicks.

Week E nded

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

EGG TYPE

Eggs Set

-1966
1967

1967
-
1968

! %of year
I
I ago

Chicks Hatched

-1966
1967

1967
-
1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou.

% of
year ago
Pet.

Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27
Week Ended

815 969 1,085 1, 194 1, 178

Eggs Set_!./

1966
-
1967 Thou.

1967
-
1968
Thou.

458

56

561

735

76

513

679

63

652

793 I 66

619

704 I 60 I

760

BROILER TYPE

335

60

472

92

568

87

393

63

595

I
I

78

% of
year ago ;

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for ~~Hatch

Broiler

Broil'-....". rs in Georgia I Eggs

I

1966

1967

% I
of i

Per

-

-

year I Doz.

1967

1968

ago I 1967-68

Chicks Per Hundred 1967-68

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

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

De c. 23

11, 83 5 11,445

97

8,435

8,446 100

57

Dec. 30

11,615 11,637 100

8, 546

7,860

92

57

Jan. 6

12, 359 11,721

95

8, 891

8,698 98

58

Jan. 13

12,392 11,939

96

8,783

8,682

99

59

Jan. 20 Jan. 27

12, 562 11,832

94

8,843

8,791

99

59

12, 892 11,988

I 93

8,929

8,722

98

59

1/ Revised.

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8. 50

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 Street, Athens, Georgia

BROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLAC E D IN COMMERCIAL ARE AS BY 'VE E KS - 1968 Page 2

STATE

Jan. 13

E GGS SET

Week Ended Jan. 20

Jan. 27

THOUSA NDS

i II;

CHICKS PLA CED

o/o of
ye ar

Jan.

Week E nded J::l.n.

I
Jan. --- II'

I ago l/ 1 13

20

27 I

~

THOUSANDS

o/o of
year ago 1/

Maine Conne cticut P ennsylvania Indi ana Mi s souri Delawar e Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 793 286
1, 609 347 281
2, 4 59 4, 569 1, 454
116 6,682
448

1,737 281
1, 401 438 274
2,282 4,6 01 1, 372
108 6,7 89
494

1, 857 99 363 115
1, 566 111
492 75
289 53 2,432 97 4,684 102 1, 521 96
119 78 6, 575 100
456 108

1, 469

1, 323

l, 'j77

92

136

162

136

71

773

962

935

133

243

24 3

278

73

314

381

425

115

2, 29 0

2, 189

2,43 7

103

3, 399

3, 384:

3, 174

99

1,032

1,024

1, 153

151

26 7

357

266

112

4,746

5,025

5, 033

104

35 5

31 0

358

105

GE OR GIA

"'

11,939 11, 832 11,988 93

8, 682

8,791

8, 722

98

Flo rida
T e nnessee Alabama Miss issippi
~A r kansas
!~ Louisiana T exas Washington ~ Oregon " California
i~ TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

914

89 1

930 148

661

719

672

142

713

684

694 72

846

834

696

84

8, 7 52

8, 58 3

8, 604 103

6,473

6,492

6,832

111

i

4, 60 7 9, 326

4, 557 9,282

4 , 681 103 9, 4 51 95

3,973

4,050

4,01 0

105

7, 102

6,879

6, 94Ll

100

~

1, 066 4,412

1, 059 4,381

1,030 98 4,607 105

821

89 6

785

103

3, 188

3, 185

3,487

112

556

570

627 83

379

392

415

88

483

308

408 151

322

297

292

86

1, 603

1, 674

1, 727 88

1,266

1,286

1, 288

94

64,415 63, 598 65, 101 98 48, 737 49, 181 49,720

103

E~ TOTAL 1967* ' (22 States)

64, 011 65,438 66,398

47,245 47,505 48, 151

%of Last Year

101

97

98

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

li 103

104

103

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FEB 5 1968 1968
Released 2/2/68 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GE ORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 4 POINTS LOWER
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities declined 4 points
during the month ended January 15, 1968 to 255. This was 12 points above the January 15,- ,1967
index of 243.
The price of cotton declined 3 cents per pound to 27.0 and was principally responsible for the decline in the All Crop Index to 277 as most grain crop prices registered small increases and other crops showed no change. Meat animal prices were mostly unchanged, and increases in prices of broilers and eggs pushed the Livestock Index 6 points higher to 209. This was 8 points below that for January 1967.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED AND PARITY INDEXES UP 2 POINTS ApJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended January 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 2
points (3/4 percent) to 255 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for hogs, tomatoes,
and lettuce contributed most to the increase. Partially offsetting were price declines for cotton and milk. The January index was the same as a year earlier.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, at 346, was 2 points above the revised December index. The index was 7 points (2 percent) above a year earlier.
1rJith the Prices Received Index up 2 points and the Parity Index up 2 points, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, T!Tas unchanged at 79.
The Parity Ratio was unchanged from the revised December ratio of 74.

-----In~ -~---I=ND-EJXa'nNuUIa-'JBrEyR-S:g----:nGeEcOeRmGIbAeArND15-;-U=i=\JT.:I:T.:Ea;D:;nuSaTr~yA=lT~5E;;.S....----R-e-c-o-r"'"'d~H~i-g~h____._

= _ _ 1910-1~- 100

__:___ _]:,21___.:.__1967

.. 122.

Jpde~-L-~:~te;;.__

GEORGIA

Prices Received

All Commodities

243

All Crops

254

Livestock and Livestock -

Products

.

217

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

259

255

310 : iVIarch 1951

. 286

277

. 319 :March 1951 ?}

203 y: 209

295 :Sept. 1948

UNITED STATES

Prices-Received
Parity Index l/
Parity Ratio

. :

255 .

253 :

339 1/
75

344 74

1/:
1/:

AdjwtecrParity Ratio-4/:-------:-

255

.. 313 :Feb. 1951

346 : 346 :Jan. 1968

74

123 :Oct. 1946

--:~-------

(preliminary)

-:

81

: . 79

79

yRerised. ?} Also April 19>1. _2TPrices Paid, Interest, Taxes,--andFarmWage-Ratesbased-
on data for the indicated dates. k/ The Adjusted Parity Ratio~ reflecting Government
payments, averaged 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary
Adjusted Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for
the current calendar year.

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

V.TILLIAM A. vJAGNER Agricultural Statistician

1ss11ED-BY:- T"he Georgia crop- Reporting-service:- usnA-; 4o9A-North-L'Umj?kin-street, -Athens,-Georgia,
i n cooperation with the Georgia DApartment of Agriculture.

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UNITED STATES

: -Jan.l5-;~Dec:I~--:Jan .l5 : Jan.l5-:- -Ii~ .15~=:~Ja-n-.-l5

Commodity and Unit

: 1967 : 1967 : 1968 : 1967 : 1967 1968

PRIC:ZS RECEIVED----------~ ~-- - ~-~~-

---~---- --

~meat: bu. ~Oats, bu. Corn, bu.
Barley, bu. Sorghum Grai n, ct-rt. Cotton, lb. Cott onseed, ton

~~ 1. so
~;i . 89
r;;; 1.50
~ 1.12 ~~ 2. 25
18. 5
:;; 69. 00

1.4o
. 87 1.10
1.02
1. 95
30.0 54. 00

1.4o
.91
1.16
1.02
1. 95
27.0
53.00:

1.57 .682
1.28
1.04 1. 92 19.79 65 . 3 0

1. 39 . 661
1. 03 91'5
1. 73 27. 61 5 7.00

1.40 . 667
1. 04
. 978 1.75 22 . 38 56. 40

Soybeans, bu.

Peanuts, lb .

Sweetpotatoes , cwt.

Hay, baled, t on:

All .

Alfalfa

le spedeza

Peanut

JVIi lk Cows , he ad

Hogs, cwt . Beef Cattle, all, cvrt .

1/

Cows, cut . ?}

St eers and Hei f ers, c-vrt .

Cal ves, ct>Tt .

1-filk, ~-;rholesale , cwt .

Fluid Har ket

Nanufact ured

Al l '3/

Turkeys; lb .

Chic~cens , lb; excl. broilers

Cornmer ci al Broilers

Al l

Eggs, All, doz.

::; 2. 80
11. 0
;> 6. 90
~~ 28.50 () 36.00 ~~ 31. 00 ~ 25. 50
0 200. 00
() 18. 30 ~~ 18. 70
~:~ 16 . 00 ~~} 21. 00
~) 23 .70
6. 65
4.25
:; 6. 65 24.0 10.0
12.5
12. 3 43.1

2.45 11. 4
6.25
28.20
36.50
31.00 24. 00 190 .00 16.70 18.30 15.10 20. 90 23.70
-6.45
6.45 20.0
9.5
10.5 10. 4 38.9

2.50
11.4
6.50

2. 77 11.4 5.20

28.50
36.50 30.50
24.50 190.00
16.70 18.60
15.70 21.20
24.40

25.50
26.40 26.10
25 . 5 0 256.00
18.90 21.70 16.30
23.90 26.10

.
4/ 6.60 : - 20.0
6.5
12.5 : 12.1
39.2 :

5.57 4.22
5.15
22.6 9.1
13. 9 13.3
37.4

2.48 11.1
5.53
23.40 24.00 24.70 23. 80 262 . 00 16. 60 21.70 15 . 40 24.00 26.10
5. 73
4. 20
5.29
18. 8 7. 8
11. 6 11. 2 32.1

2.53 11. 3 6. 21
24 . 00 24.70 25. 00 24. 20 264 .00 17. 60 21.80 15. 60 24. 00 26 . 40
4/ 5. 24 ~ 18. 2
7. 9 13.5 12. 9 31.5

~~ PAID , FEED Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein 16% protein 18% protei n 2C%,.:pr otein
Cottonseed Heal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, c~vt. Bran, cwt . Hiddlings , cwt . Corn Heal, cwt . Br oi l er Grower Feed, ton Laying Feed , t on Chick Starter, ton Al falf a Hay, ton All other Hay, ton

~~ 74. 00
~) 79.00 ~:; 84. 00
::~ 86. 00
$ 5.30 ~~ 5.50
:,.; 4.15
-.; 4. 30
~:) 3. 65
~~ 100.00 ~) 96. 00
() 106. 00
$ 44. 00 $ 35.50

74. 00 76.00
78.00
79.00
5.10
5.00
3.95
4.10
3.20 92.00
89.00
76.00
42.00 36.00

73.00 71.00
78.00 78.00 8o.oo 8o.oo
82.00 86.00
5.10 : 5.46
5.10 5.60 3.95 3.91
4.10 3. 99
3.25 3.53
93.00 : 96.00 86.00 : 89~00
)5.00 : 100. 00 43.00 : 36.30
37.50 : 34.00

69. 00 74.00 76.00 80.00
5.27 5.17 3.58 3. 69 3. 20 90.00
84~00
:J4. oo
34.30 32.60

69 .00
75. 00 n. oo
88. 00
5. 27 5.20
3. 59
3. 613
3. 19 90. 00
82 ~ 00 9L~. o o
34.50 32.70

y 11 Covisila:ndfi'Steers and heifers 11 combine d tvith a1Im~ance where necessary forslaughrer-b'UIIS:" y I ncludes cull dairy cm-1s sold for slaughter, but not dairy cotvs for herd replacement.

3/ Revi sed.

.

[/ Preliminary estimate.

After Fi ve Days Return t o United States r epartment of Agriculture
Stat i stical Rep orting Ser vice 409A Nor t h Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia _30601
.QFFICIAL ~USJ]ESS

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Depart ment of Agricultme

CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

FEB 81968

Placement of broile r chicks in G ~ orgia dur

-&l~~\R!!~de_d }~e ruary_3 wa.s

8, 735, 000--slightly more than the previous week but 2 percent ess

the comparable

week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 994, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly more 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 r e ported within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 59 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 hatcherie s were reported within a range of $6.00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $8. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended
Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3
STAT E

GEORGIA EGGS SE T, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

BROILEH TYPE

Eggs Set !J

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

1966

1967

o/o of

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

1966

1967 o/o of Per

Chicks Per

year

year Doz.

Hundred

1967

1968

1967

1968 a o 1967-68 1967-68

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

11, 276 11, 289 100

8, 151

11, 729 10,633

91

8, 171

11,908 11,427

96

8,417

11, 835. 11, 445

97

8, 435

11,615 11,637 100

8, 546

12,359 11,721

95

8,891

12,392 11,939

96

8,783

12, 562 12,892 13,096

11,832 11,988 11,994

94

8,843

93 92

I 8,929

!
I

8,909

Egg Type Eggs Set

1967 (Week Ended)

I

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

I I

Jan.

14

21

28

4

13

I

Thousands

8, 103

99

57

8,315 102

57

8,060

96

57

8,446 100

57

7,860

92

57

8,698

98

58

8,682

99

59

8, 791

99

59

8,722

98

59

8,735 98

59

1968 (Week Ended)

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

20

27

3

Thousands

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.50 8. 50
I o/o of
! year
ago 2/ Pet.

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

1, 085 1, 194 1, 178 1,365

679

793

704

834

61

435

525

450

440

260

515

545

435

99

1, 557 1, 765 1,985 2,282 1,, 663.-. 2, 032_-- J, '?.8~9~- __1_, 7 ?7

76

245

233

262

310

184

217

184

225

73

4 State Total 3, 322 3, 717 3,875 4,397 2,786 3,557 3,222 3,221

Egg Type Chicks Hatched

STATE

1967 (Week Ended)

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

14 "

21

28

Feb. 4

I
I Jan.
I 13

1968 (Week Ended)

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

20

27

3

Thousands

Thousands

73
o/o of year ago 2/ Pet.

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

652

619

760

872

568

393

595

574

66

285

305

165

340

295

210

225

215

63

1, 527 1, 437 1, 409 1, 166 1,066 1, 309 1, 492 1,241 106

236

231

214

191

206

149

172

156

82

4 State To'tal 2, 700 2, 592 2, 548 2, .569 . 2, 13 '5 2, 061 2, 484 2, 186

85

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

2/ Current week as pe:rcent of same, week last year.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

-

Week Ended

Jan.

Jan.

20

27

Feb.
3

o/o of
year
ago 1/

Jan.
20

Week Ended

Jan.

~- eb.

27

3

o/o of
year
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 196t5

{2-2 States)

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

1,737 1, 857

1, 803 90

1, 323 1, 377

1, 401

92

281

363

291 123

162

136

145

76

1, 401 . 1, 566

1, 523 126

962

935

964 121

438

492

470 69

243

278

235

81

274

289

321 52

381

425

313

80

2, 282 2,432

2,301 84

2, 189 2,437 -2, 619

98

4,601 4,684 4,662 105

3,384 3, 174 3,138 102

1, 372 1, 521

1, 567 100

1, 024

1, 153

1, 052

118

108

119

93 61

357

266

305 117

6,789 6, 575 6, 761 93

5,025

5, 038

5, 217

103

494

456

438 103

310
;

358

387 113

11,832 11, 988 11, 994 92

8, 791

8,722

8, 735

98

891

930

909" 101

719

672

716 125

684

694

691 71

834

696

725

76

8, 583

8,604

8, 568 104

6,492

6,832

6, 67;6

103

4,557

4,681

4,838 103

4,050

4,010

4, 136

107

9,282

9,451

9, 506 96

6,879 6,944 6,866

97

1, 059

1,030

1,078 98

896

785

808 101

4,381
. 570

4,607 627

4,493 101 693 . 103

3, 185

3,487

3,324

104

392

415

404

93

308

408

368 84

297

292

380 127

1, 674

1,727

1, 79?.

b3, 598- 65, 101 65, 160

95 96

1,286 1, 288
t'l'j. H:Sl . 'l'J,ft.U

1, 263 . 49,809

91 101

'

65,438 66,398 67,778

:47, 505 48, 151 49,455

%of Last Year

97

98

96

l/ Current week as p ercent of same week last y ear

Revised.

104

103

101

..~.. .

bO II

'"'.E < ...
0 v

u v

vc::
.c::

.....
0
.
.U)
::>

FEB 121968

Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice

/
Athens, Georgia

February 8, 1968
UNITED STATES --VEGETABlES FOR FRESH MARKET February 1, 1968
SNAP BEANS : At 612,000 hundredweight, the production of Florida ~~ snap beans is the same as in 1967. A steady supply of bush beans is expected during February from the
important Pompano Area, supplemented by light supplies from tada County. Pole beans are expected to be in light to moderate supply.
CABBAGE: Prcduction of winter cabbage, forecast at 6,484,000 hundredweight, is 9 percent less than the 1967 crop. Cold weather in Florida slowed growth and maturity, reducing
shipments the last week of January. Volume supplies are expected during most of February and Narch. In Texas, moderate supplies will b~ available in February from the San Antonio, Winter Garden and Laredo areas. Shipments from the Lower Valley are expected to increase in late February. In Arizona, light supplies are expected to be available until June. In California, harvest in the Imperial Valley and south coastal regions increased in January and supplies are expected to continue heavy through February and Harch.
S\~ET CORN: The winter sweet corn in Florida is estimated at 612,000 hundredweight, 21 percent less than last year. Harvest was active in most areas except Dade County during
January. Supplies are expected to increase after mid-February. Cold temperatures and scattered frost on January 26 retarded growth.
ONIONS: Early spring onions in south Texas made fair to satisfactory progress in January. GrOWth was slowed by cool temperatures in early January although mild temperatures
during second half of the month stimulated growth. Most of the crop in the Lower Valley is later than normal. Very light supplies should be available in February and early March from the small acreage that survived Hurricane Beulah.
Harvest of the bulk of the crop in the Valley is expected to get under way in late March with peak supplies about mid-April. In the Winter Garden, Laredo, and Coastal Bend areas, onions have been developing well although growth vras slowed by cold weather in early January. General harvest is expected to start in early April with the Laredo and Coastal Bend areas expecting peak supplies in late April and the Hinter Garden area reaching peak production in early May.
TCHATOES: Production of winter tomatoes in Florida is estimated at 2,420,000 hundredweight,
15 percent less-tha:n last year. Supplies of mature greens and vine ripes are ex-
pected to continue steady during February. Lowest temperatures of the season on January 26 slowed groHth and maturity.

Please Turn Page For Acreage and Estimated Production Reported to Date

_ _ _ _ _ _!E~-2E...~st2:roat~d pro~tion rep~~9~~~.:..12~~ C>mpar~~~

r CROP
AND

:

Acreage

: Yield per acre :

Production

:--"Harvest8cf-:-F0r-:---

: --

: ------

:AVerage:- :harvest:Average:

Ind. :Average:

Ind.

STATE - - - - - - - -

:1962-66: 1967 ~_-Acres -

1-968-:-1962-66:.:.c1'W96t7. -

19-68---:-1:9J6.2,-o66o: o1'9C67wt::-=19-6-8- -

SNAP BEANS

1rJinter:

Florida CABBAGE

y---

17.460 lJJOOO _17.z00 ____.34 ,36

35

___ 291.. 612

612__._

VJinter:

Florida Texas Arizona California
Group Total
Early Spring gj

15,100 15,400 15,800 183 210

18,980 19,000 12,500 123 130

. 1,420 1,600 1,700 5.260 5.100 6aoo

202 170 222 22.2

:Lio:]bO. g1: 100 12.:1-22:...=~o
.. 12,230 11,850 11,350 142

173 152

215 2, 757 3,234 3,397

120 2,307 2,470 1,500

180

285 272

306

210 1'80

1,174 1.148 6.5247;124

1.281
4 8 4 - 6.1....___ _ _

1, 731 1,806 Apr 8

Sf.JEET CORN

Winter

:

Florida

: ..!..12G_ll,lQ.O 10,200

$8 70

60

4 X L - . 1.7....7..__ _6.-.12

TOMATOES

:

-

irfinter

:

~Fncloluriddeas

___ proces

si

ng

.:.17~221096n~-a.c2r0e0age12fo,:1r0h0a.r..v

187 est is

190

200 3,~209

PTOSpective acreage.

21 831

2.420

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator

usDA.; ISSuED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Se:rVi'ce;

tro9~-Norih-tiinpkin-Street,-Athena,-Georgia,

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

u.

s.

Postage and Department

Fees Paid of Agriculture

~tiJNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICr:::LT::-U__R__E__

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GEORG lA cROP REPORTING SE RY ICE

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A T H Eto~ S , G E0 R G I A

r I 8 2 8 1968

LIBRARIES
T HE POUL TRY AND Z GG SITUATION A pprove d by the Outlook and Situation Board, F e bruary 13, 1968
SITUATION AND OUTLOOK (BROILERS)
Broiler production in 1967 was up about 3 percent from a ye ar earlie r. Most of the increase came in the first half, when production was 6 percent above first-half 1966 output. Production was adjuste d downward to near year-earlier levels in the summer and was below 1966 levels in the last quarter.
Prices to producers for broilers in 1967 averaged 13.3 cents per pound, 2 cents per pound below 1966. Although broiler production in the last quarter of 1967 was cut below year- earlier levels, price s continued lower than in the fall of 1966 reflecting continued larger supplies of competing meats. Larger supplies of broilers, red meats, and turkeys combined to depress broiler prices through the year. Total red meat production during 1967 was 5 percent above 1966. Fed beef production in 1967 was up about 2 percent from a year earlier and pork production was about a tenth above 1966 output. Turkey meat production was 13 percent above year-earlier levels.
Broiler chick placements for marketing in the first quarter of 1968 we re about the same as a year earlier. Based on current level of placements, seasonal patterns, and feed costs, broile r production by the summer of 1968 is expected to average slightly above 1967 levels. Production in the fall is expected to be near 1967 levels.
The broiler hatchery supply flock was built up to a high level by mid-1967, about 20 percent above 1966. By the end of the year, the indicated size of the flock was near yearearlier levels. Placements in the last half of 1967 indicate that by mid-1968 the hatchery supply flock may be a tenth below the high level of 1967. While this could restrain any large growth this year, it appears there is ample capacity to provide broiler chicks for some small increase in production over last year.
Live broiler prices to producers averaged 13.5 cents per pound in January, about 1/2 cent a pound under a year earlier. The 9-city wholesale ready-to-cook price in the last half of January averaged about 26 cents per pound, about the same as a year earlier.
Broiler prices this spring and summer may average a little above the same period last year. Plentiful supplies of red meats and turkey will continue to influence broiler prices at least through the first half of this year.
USDA purchases of young chicken began in September and were discontinued on January 17. A total of 57.2 million pounds (ready-to-cook) were purchased at a cost of $16.9 million. These purchases totaled 3. 2 million pounds more than under the 1966/67 program. Young chickens purchased under the program are distributed to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Military purchases of young chickens in 1967 amounted to 104. 5 million pounds, about 8 percent more than in 1966.
Exports of fresh and frozen young chicken declined about lJ percent in 1967. Exports of canned poultry declined about 2 percent during 1967. Continued heavy competition from European production and high EEC levies are expected to result in further declines in exports. Any increase in U. S. broiler prices is expected to accelerate the decline.
Broiler feed prices declined during the last half of 1967, but for the year averaged about the same as in 1966. Feed costs are expected to continue near current levels through most of the first half of 1968. Because of lower broiler prices, the broiler-feed price ratio averaged 2. 7 in 1967, compared with 3. 1 in 1966. Prices of broiler hatching eggs and broil-er chicks averaged lower in 1967 than a year earlier. With fewer layers in the broiler hatchery supply flock, prices of hatching eggs and broiler chicks are expected to average higher this year.
Turkeys The 126 million turkeys raised in 1967 was a record. With increases in heavy breeds as well as he avier marketing weights, turkey meat production climbed
13 percent. Production in the first half (normally a period of light marketing) was up nearly one-third and the carryove r at the beginning of 1967 was one-third larger than a year earlier,
Farm turkey prices in 1967 averaged 19.8 cents per pound, 3. 2 cents below the price received a year earlier.
Turkey meat continues in heavy supply during the first half of 1968 because of large carryover stocks. On January 1, 370 million pounds of turkey were in cold storage, 103 million pounds more than a ye ar earlier. The number of poults placed and eggs set for marketing in the early months of 1968 is about the same as a year earlier and a sharp cutback is indicated for t he second quarter. Even with this indicated cut in production, turkey supplie s through the first half of the year will continue larger than a year earlier.

--------------------------------------------------------~~/
A substantial cut in turkey production for the main marketing season is in prospect for 1968. On January 1, t urkey producers indicated thei r inte ntions to produce 14 percent fewer turkeys this year than in 1967. This is usually a fairly reliable indicator of the number of turkeys raised during the year. (The USDA Turkey Marketing Guide is sued in Decembe r recommended production of no more than 103 million head, a reduction of 18 percent.) Other available indicn.tors, such as the profitability ratio for turkeys in 1967, (s ee November issue of Poultry and Egg Situation) and the change in number of turkeys t e s te d for pullorum in the period July-December also point to a substantial reduction in turkey production in 1968.
Because of the large carryover, turkey prices are likely to continue at low levels through the first half of 1968. If produ,ction is cut back about in line with intentions, prices in the main marketing season {September to December) likely will average moderately above the 19.8 cents received in 1967.
The growth in the use of federally inspected turkey for further processing or sale as parts was interrupted in 1967. The amount of federally inspected turkey further processed into convenience foods (such as frozen dinners, turkey rolls, and roasts) declined from 335 million pounds (22. 7 percent) in 1966 to 318 million pounds (19. 1 percent) in 1967. The amount of turkey cut up also declined, from 121 million pounds to 115 million pounds, or from 8. 2 percent to 6. 9 percent of federally inspected slaughter. The buildup in the amount of furthe r processed turke y in storage and the price relationship between whole turkey and further proces sed products contributed to the interruption of this growing market for turkeys.
Exports of turkeys in 1967 totaled 48.9 million pounds, about 4 percent above those in 1966. With continued low U. S. prices, exports in the first half of 1968 may be increased slightly over last year. However, the fees and levies imposed by the EEC on turke y meat imports continue to increase and this may offset the effect of lower prices in the first half of 1968.
Military purchases of turkey during 1967 amounted to 52.7 million pounds, about 6 percent below 1966.
A USDA purchase program for turkey was initiated in July 1967. Total purchases under the 1967 program, which ended in October, amounted to 74.8 million pounds (ready-to-cook) at a cost of $22. 9 million. Turkeys purchased under this program are distributed to schools participating in the school lunch program. Purchases of turkey under the 1966 program amounted to 12.9 million pounds.

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
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Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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/9

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

fd 'fw~~rnL1~ rn~~~mt?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

e FEB l 19G8.r:.,..eb uary l.t.t, 1968

GE ORGIA CHICK HATCHERY REPORT

LIBRA RIE S

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 10 was 8, 593,000--2 percent less than the previous week and 5 percent less than the comparable
week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 11, 850, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! 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 e ggs
were e po rted within a range of 50 to 65 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs wa s 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cocke rels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by G e orgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $6. 00 to $ 9. 50 with an average of $8.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 c e nts for eggs and $8. 75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set J.:../

1966
-
1967
Thou.

1967
-
1968
Thou.

% of year ago
Pet.

_ __fiv. Pric e

Chicks Placed for I Hatch

Broilers in Georgia I Eggs

i 1966 - - I 1967

1967 1968

%of Per year Doz.
ago ! 1967-68

Broiler Chicks Per Hundre d
1967-68

I Thou.
!

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Dec. 9

11, 729

Dec. 16

11,908

Dec. 23

11, 83 5

D ~ c. 30

11,615

Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27

I
I
I
I

12, 3 59 12,392 12, 562
12,892

Feb. 3

13,096

Feb . 10

12,971

10, 633 11,427 11,445 11,637 11, 721
11, 939 11, 832 11,988 11,994 11,850

91

8, 171

96

8,417

97

8,435

100 95 96 94

8, 546

I I

8, 891 8,783

I 8, 843

I 93

8,929

92

8,909

91 I 9, o63

8, 315 8,060 8,446 7,860 8,698 8,682 8, 791 8,722 8,735 8, 593

102

57

96 I 57
100 I 57

92

57

98

58

99

59

99

59

98

59

98

59

95

60

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.2 5 8.25 8.25 8. 50 8.50 8.75

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 10 was 631,000--10 percent more than the previous week but 31 percent less than the comparable w=ek last year. An estimated 801, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 percent less than in the previous week and 36 percent less

than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended .iTebruary 10 were down 5 percent and settings were down 15 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

i Eggs Set (Week Ended) o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

State

Jan.
20

Jan.
27

Feb. Feb. year

3

10 ! ago 2/

Jan.
20

Jan.
27

F"b. Feb.

3

10

Thousands

1 Pet.

Thousands

Ga.

793

704

I 834 so 1 64

393

595

574 631

Ill.

515

545

435 565 109

210

225

215 390

Calif. 2, 032 1, 789 1,727 1. 798 1 90

Wash. , 193 3/ 184

225 347 I 89

1,309 1, 492 1, 241 1, 502

149

172

156 153

I % of
I year
Iago 2/ Pet.
69 98 114 82

Total 3, 533 3/ 3, 222 3,221 3, 511 i 85

2,061 2,484 2, 186 2,676

95

1I Includes egg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

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

3/ l'evised.

BROILER TYP E E GGS S E T AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AR EAS BY vl ~~-2 KS - 1968 Page 2 I

I

E GGS SE T

CHICKS P LA CZD

I Q)
I 1-l I ;:l

STATE

Jan.
27

Week E n c!.~_4 ______ __ _ ! o/o of t

Feb.
3
THOUSAND3

Feb.
10

I I year

I

ago

l/
I

! '

Jan.
27

W e e k ~ndB d
l'~eb.
3
THOUJll. NDS

-- ---
E'eb.
10

o/o of
ye ar
ago 1/

I+> 1.-i I ;:l
I .~
I 1-l
ltl.()
<r:

Maine Connecticut P ennsylvania

1, 857 363

1, 803 291

1, 887 327

92 !.I 1,377
91 H 136

1, 401 145

1, 326 145

85 84

1, 566

1, 523

1, 616

115

jl
I

,I

935

964

860

100

Indiana Missouri De laware Maryland Virginia Wes t Virginia North Carolina So uth Carolina
GEORGIA

492

470

474

67 :1 278

235

285

85

289 2,432 4,684

321 2,301 4,662

315 2, 323 4, 570

45 81 104

I ~

425 2,437

3, 174

313 2, 619 3, 138

366 2, 318 3, 146

80 85 100

1, 521 119

1, 567 93

1, 619 86

i 94

1, 153

55

266

1, 052 305

1, 059 242

111 69

6, 57 5 456
11,988

6,761 438
11,994

7' 193 458
11, 850

100 109
91

~""~

5,038 358

1- 8,722

5, 217 387
8, 735

5, 253 384
8, 593

104 88
95

..r.o..
tl.O 1-l 0
0)
0
.
~

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi

930

909

922 101 f~l 672

716

797

148

694 8,604

691 8, 568

706 8,468

73 97

trh

696 6,832

725 6,676

901 6, 564

96 99

4,681

4,838

Ll , 810 101 I 4,010

4, 136

3,997

106

Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Ore gon California

9,451

9, 506 10, 219 101 I 6,944

6,866

6, 512

90

1,030

1, 078

1, 136 104

785

808

810

97

4,607

4,493

4, 594 98

3,487

3,324

3,288

100

627

693

I 647 103

415

404

430

95

408 1, 727

368 1, 792

388 1,738

102 88

I
I

292 1, 288

380 1, 263

264 1, 248

63 85

TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

65,101 65, 160 66,346

96 !49, 720 49,809 48,788 !

96

I

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)
~ of Last Year

66,398 67,778 69,331

98

96

96

I
I
1148, 151
,I
~I, 103

49,455 101

50,695 96

~
*l/ C urr e nt week as percent of same week last year. Revise d.

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER ATHENS, GEORGIA

fEB 211968
BRARI ES
I'E_8 2119~

JANUARY Mill{ PRODUCTION UP 3 MILLI ON POUNDS

January 1968 Released 2/15/68

Milk production on Georgia farms during January totaled 89 million pounds, according to
the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 86 million pounds produced in January
last year and 89 million during December 1967. The 1962-66 January average production was 81
million pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 635 pounds -- 45 pounds above the previous year, and
5 pounds above the December output. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was
466 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during January was ~6 . 60 per hundredweight . This was $.05 below the previous year, but $ .15 above the
December average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were down from the previous year but averaged above the December 1967 price.

------------l'I-TL-K-P-RO-D-UC-T-I-ON-A-ND-- P-RI-C-ES--aReoErC:E-gIV:cEaD- A-N-D--P-A-I-D--B-Y -D-AIR--Y-iuviE-Nn.It:8cfStates___

Item and Unit

- Jan:------n~:-------yan.

Jan.

Dec .----- Jan.

.. _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __L_~1____2967____!~Ll 1967_~- 1967 ---- 1968_

Milk Production, million Production Per Cow, lbs.

lb1s/.

Number Milk Cows,

thousand head

86

89

590

630

146

141

89 9,847

635

716

140

9,304 695

9,608 724

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS All wholesale milk, cwt.

J72/

Fluid milk, cwt.

Manufactured milk, cwt.

!VIilk Cows, head

6.65 6.65
4.25 200.00

6.45 6.45
190.00

-- !/6.60 : :

5.15
5.57 4.22

190.00 256.00

5 . 29
5. 73
4.20
262.00

!/5 .24 264.00

PRICES ~ - ~~~ g/
Nixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

74.00 79.00 34.00 86.00

74.00 76.00
78.00 79.00

73.00 78.00 80.00 82.00

71.00 78.00 80.00 86.00

69 . 00
74.00 76.00 80. 00

69. 00
75.00
77 .oo 80. 00

Hay, ton

. 35.50

36.00

37.50 34.00

32.60

32.70

1/ lvionthl.y average:---~-----------=-----~--.-~-----'---~--------

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

- month .

I'3//

Revised. Preliminary.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

issuED- BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting-service; usnA; 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street,-Ath8ns,-Ga.; in ceoperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION

Milk production for January is est~ated at 9,608 million pounds, 2 percent less than a
year earlier and 6' percent below the 1962-66 average for the month. Production was up 3 per-
cent from December 1967 to January 1968, compared with a 4-percent increase a year earlier. January production was less than a year earlier in most States. Increases were reported in only 10 States and production was unchanged in 9 States. January output provided 1.55 pounds per person daily, compared with 1.50 pounds a month earlier and 1.60 pounds a year earlier.

Milk production per cow up 1 percent from a year earlier
During January, milk production per cow averaged 724 pounds, up 1 percent from a year earlier and 13 percent above average. This was the smallest year-to-year rate increase per cow for any month since May 1966. Production per cow was a record high for the month in 32 States. Daily output per cow averaged 23.4 pounds in January compared with 22.5 pounds a month earlier, and 23.1 pounds a year earlier.

Month
January February March April Nay June July August September October November December
Annual

Milk per cow and milk production by months, United States

average 1961-65, 1966, and 1967

:

l1ilk per cow

.

1-'Iilk production

Average

:

: Average

: Change

1961-65 : 1966

1267 1961-65 .L 1966 ___;_-.;}=9.-.6.._7__.:...f.~ro.-.-mo....;;;;~l9~66

~~

Million pounds

Percent

. 621 591

677
635

676

736

690 755

757

811

. 716 10,222

671

9,696

769

11,062

788

11,260

844

12,310

9,787 9,133 10,527
10,747 ll,489

9,847 +0.6 9,203 +0.8
10,517 --o.l 10,734 -o.l 11,470 -o.2

.. 729 671
. 629

798
735 697

820

11,816

11,248 11,095 -1.4

764

10,849

10,322 10,315 : -0.1

722

10,148

9,744 9,109 --o.4

592

661

680

9,522

9,214

9,124 -1.0

602

667

685

9,643

9,262

9,167 -1.0

581

645

661

9,288

8,925

8,814 -1.2

618

688

699

9_,841

9.z494

9,299 -2.1

7, 759 8,501
:

. 8,821 : 125,66o

ll9,892 119,294 : -o.5

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINES

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

'-100
Acquisitions Division U~varsity of Geo~gia Unive~sity Libraries Athons Goorgia 30601

,.,

LIVES TOCK

LIVESTCCK INVENTORY - JANUARY 1, 1968 GEORGIA

Released 2/ 16/68

Georgia Cattle Inventorv ~ ~ Percent

The inventory of cattle and calves on Georgia farms January 1, 1968 is estimated at
1,833,000 head - - 2 percent above the 1,797,000 head on farms a year earlier, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
Cows two years old and older kept for milk declined 5 percent to 155,000. He ifers 1 - 2
years old kept for milk amounted to 40,000 and heifer calves kept for herd replacement were placed at 46,000. Total animals being kept for milk, excl uding dairy-type bulls, were esti mated at 241,000 head compared with 250,000 the previous year .
The number of other cattle in Georgia (all cattle except milk cows and dairy replacement
heifers) increased nearly 3 percent to 1,592,000. The number of beef-type brood cows was
placed at 787,000 compared with 754,000 a year earlier . Heifers 1 - 2 years old increased 2 percent to 200,000.
The inventory value of all cattle and calves was estimated at ~~i 210, 795,000 compared with $203,061,000 on J anuary 1, 1967.

Hog illY~~ Up g Percent

The number of hogs and pigs in Georgia J anuary 1, 1968 i s pl aced at 1,506,000 head - 11 percent above the 1,357,000 on hand at the beginning of t he previous year . The value of hogs and pigs amounted to $38, 554,000 - 1 percent below a year earlier . Georgia ranked eleventh among the States i n number of hogs on farms .

The number of chickens, excluding commercial broilers , on Georgia farms January 1 , 1968 .
is estimated at 34,215 , 000. This is less than l percent below the 34,335,000 head on hand t he ' previous year. Georgia ranks second only to California in the number of chickens on farms and
has held that positi on f or a number of years . The estimat ed total value of chickens , excluding broilers, is $35,926, 000 compared with $37,768,000 on January l, 1967.
The Georgia turkey inventory is placed at 115,000 head valued at $552,000 compared with
89,000 head valued at ~436,000 a year earlier.

~ ~9tal value of all cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs, turkeys and chickens (excluding broilers ) on Georgia farms January 1, 1968 is estimated at ~~ 285, 918,000 - up 2 percent
from the January 1, 1967 total of $280,185 ,000.

Species
Cattle and Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs Chickens 1/ Turkeys TOTAL

LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA FARMS, JANUARY 1

Number, Value Per Head, and Total Val ue, 1967- 1968

1967

1968

Humber

Aver age

Total

Number

Average

On Farms

Va lue

Va l u e

On Farms

Va lue

1 , 000

1 , 000

1,000

head

Dollars

dollars

head

Dollars

1,797

113

203 ,061

1 ,833

115

1,357

28 . 60

38,810

1 , 506

25 . 60

6 .8

16.20

110

6.0

15 . 20

34,335

1.10

37 , 7 68

34 ,215

1.05

89

4 .90

436

115

4 .80

280,185

Total
Va l ue 1,000 dollars 210 ,795 38,554
91 35 ,926
552 285 ,918

Ye a r

LIV~STCCK Clif GEORGIA F RHS, J.AHUARY 1, 1961-1967 Revi se d; 1968 Prel:im inary

Al l

Cows and He ifers

Other

Cattle

2 Years and

Cows 2 : Hogs :Sheep

Chickens

and

Older Kept

: Years and : and : and

!I

Ca lve s

for Milk

Ol d e r

Pi i1:S :Lambs

1,000 head -

Turkeys

1961

1 , 481

230

526

1,566 21

14 , 287

47

1962

1,570

218

579

1,519 18

16 , 603

61

1963

1,633

205

620

1,580 14

20,246

49

1964

1,764

195

688

1,485 10

24 ,1 26

65

1965

1 ,852

183

750

1,262

7 .6

26,833

55

1966

1,815

170

7 65

1,212

6 .8

28,533

62

1967

1 '797

163

754

1,357

6 .8

34 ,335

89

! /1968D'-o c-s: ~n-o~t~1in,~8c~3l~3u~de-_c_o_m_m_e_r_cl. ~a~l~b~ro-l~1.lr5c~5r~s-. ------------7-87~~----~1,506

6.0

34,215

115

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga. , in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agri culture .

The January 1, 1968 inventory of cattle and calves on farms and ranches is estimated at 108. 8 million head, according t o the Crop Reporting Board. This number represents a slight increase f r om t he 108.6 million head on farms a year earlier. A 3 percent decrease i n dairy cattle was mor e t han offset by a 1 percent increase in beef cattle. The number of hogs and pigs
on farms January 1 was 54.3 million head, an increase of 2 percent. The inventory of sheep and lambs at 22.1 million head was 7 percent under the previous year and the smallest inventory
since records t-Jere started in 1867. The number of stock sheep and lambs declined 7 percent during 1967 while the number of sheep and lambs on feed was down 9 percent. The number of chickens on farms decreased 1 percent to 424.6 million head on January 1, 1968 while the number of turkeys -decreased 7 percent to 7.3 million head.

The total value of livestock and poultry on farms and ranches January 1, 1968 was $18.7 billion, a decrease of 1 percent from the ~~19.0 billion a year earlier. l"leat animals (cattle, hogs, and sheep) accounted for ~18.2 billion of the total. The January 1, 1967 value of meat
animals was 018.4 billion. The current value of the cattle inventory was $16.2 billion, vir-
tually unchanged from the value for January 1, 1967. The value of hogs and pigs, at $1.6 billion was down 9 percent from the ~1.8 billion a year earlier. Lower hog prices more than offset
the 2 percent increase in inventory numbers. The value of all sheep at $425 million was down 10 perc ent. The poultry inventory value included chickens at ~467 million and turkeys at $34.1 million, compared with ~513.1 million and $40.1 million, respectively, a year earlier.

NID"lBER ON FARJV. JS AND RANCHES JANUARY 1

- - - - - --- - - ------~UN=-ITEQ_~~~-------------------------~l9-b~~8---

Class of livestock

Average

:

as % of

and poultry------""--1=9__6_2_-6~6_.:___1966

1967

1.000 head

1968

1967--=-Percent

Cattle

106,125

108,862

108,645

108,813

100

Hogs

53,915

47,414

53,249

54,263

102

All sheep

27,424

24,734

23,898

22,122

93

Chickens

384,473

393,019

428,746

424,550

99

Turkeys_~-----~---~------6_._:.._3_6_o _____6....9.__02._~--J~.l....7...._ _ _.._7._2_8.2_____~9......,3._

---~-~

VAL~_.QF LIVESTO~~POULTRY_!!~~-h_UNITED STAT~----------

Class of livestock

Average

and poultry

1962-66

1966

:

1967

1968

-----------~~~--~~-------~~~-----~~~---~~~-----r;ooo-aai~la_r_s~------------~~

Total Value

Cattle Hogs All SheAp
Aggregate livestock y

13,864,815

1,573,578

.

419,979

15,858,372

14,442,853 2,143,507 490,686
17,077,046

16,166,097 1,769,689
472,099
18,407,885

16,183,380 1,610,510
425,444
18,219,334

Ch i c kens Turkeys

450,127 28,231

474,876 36,303

Aggregat e livestock &poultry gj

16,336,730

17,588,225

y-17 Includes cattle, hogs, and all sheep. Includes cattle, hogs, all sheep, chickens, and turkeys.

513,082 40,127
18,961,094

466,598 34,121
18,720,053
--

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Char ge
After Five Days Return to United State s Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street At hens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agricult ure

I

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

? ,......IJ

ATHENS, GEORGIA

F e bruary 21, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Place ment of broile r chicks in Georgia during the week ende d February 17 was 8, 839, 000--3 percent more than the pre vious week but 6 percent l e ss than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting Service.
An estimated 12,079,000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcherie s-2 p e rcent more than the previous week but 9 percent less than the comparable we ek a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 66 cents per dozen. The ave rage price of hatching eggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels gen e rally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices receive d for broile r chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 50 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for e ggs and $8.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set !}

1966
-
1967

1967
-
1968

Ufo of year ago

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for

I Hatch

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Broiler Chicks

-1966

-1967

Ufo of Per year Doz.

Per Hundred

1967

1968

ago 1967-68 1967-68

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Dec. 16

11,908 11,427

96

8,417

8,060

96

57

Dec. 23

11, 835 11, 445

97

8,435

8,446 100

57

Dec. 30

11,615 11,637 100

8,546

7,860

92

57

Jan. 6

12, 359 11,721

95

8,891

8,698

98

58

Jan. 13

12,392 11,939

96

8, 783

8,682

99

59

Jan. 20

12, 562 11,832

94

8, 843

8, 791

99

59

Jan. 27

12,892 11,988

93

8,929

8,722

98

59

Feb. 3

13,096 11,994

92

8,909

8, 735

98

59

Feb. 10

12,971 11, 850

91

9,063

8,593

95

60

Feb. 17 I

13,221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839

94

61

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.50 8. 50 8.75 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 17 was 468,000--26 percent less than the previous week and 53 percent less than the comparable we ek last year. An estimated 877, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent more than the previous week but 35 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended February 17 were down 24 percent and settings were down 29 percent from a year ago.

I
: I
State

I EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended) %of

Chicks Hatched (Week E nded)

Jan.

Feb.

Feb. Feb. year

Jan.

Feb.

F e b. F e b.

27

3

10

17 ago 2/

27

3

10

17

Thousands

Pet.

Thousands

Ga.

585 3/ 834

801 877 65

Ill. Calif.

515 1,789

3- /

435 1,727

565 515 1,798 1, 685

71 78

595 225 1, 492

574 215 1, 241

631 468 390 400 1, 502 1,314

Wash. 1 184

225

347 274 61

172

156

153 151

o/o of
ye ar
ago 2 I
Pet. 47
111
86
72

Total 1 3, 073 3/ 3, 221 3, 511 3, 3 51 71

2,484 2, 186 2,676 2,333 76

1I Includes eggs set by hatche ries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

2./ Curr e nt we ek as percent of same week la s t year.

3/ Re vis e d.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE E K3 - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHI::;Ks PLACE D

STATE

I -t-----;:::.--;---W_e_ek-;::;-E,n_d_e_d_-y:;--;--i!t 'Jo of

Feb.

Fe b.

Feb.

year

3

10

17

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I

Peb. 3

Week Ended
.tt~eb.
10
THOUSANDS

Feb
17

% of
year ago 1/

Maine

1, 803

1,887

1, 970 100

1, 401

1, 326

1, 431

95

Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland

291

327

313 121

145

145

146

99

1, 523 470 321

1, 616 474 315

1, 63 7 112
496 69 348 52

9~i6;4

860 285 366

995

99

297

86

345

79

2, 301

2, 323

2,406

86

1..
2,619

2,318

2,385

83

4,662 4, 570 4,672 101

3, 138

3, 146

3, 211

108

.....
0
..C.1. l
0.0

Virginia

1, 567

1, 619

1, 695 106

1,052

1, 059

1, 026

103

~
0

West Virginia North Carolina

93 6,761

86 7' 193

97 68 7,290 96

305

242

368

116

5, 217

5, 253

5, 171

97

Q)
l)

South Carolina

438

458

475 101

387

384

394 104

GEORGIA

11,994 11,850 12,079 91

8,735

8, 593

8, 839

94

.
::>

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States}
TOTAL 1967* (22 States}

909

922

862 97

716

797

752

145

691

706

726 75

725

901

750

71

8, 568 8,468 8, 584 94

6,676 6, 564 6, 576

99

4,838 4,810 4,868 100

4, 136

3,997

4,020

105

9, 506 10, 219 10,058 99

6,866 6, 512 6,948

93

1, 078

1, 136

1, 138 100

808

810

809

102

4,493 4, 594 4,691 99

3,324

3, 288

3, 533

104

693

647

627 98

-407*

430

417

79

368

388

311

81

380

264

325

117

1,792

1,738

1,834 88

1,227* 1, 248

1, 297

90

65, 160 66,346 67,177 95 49,776* 48,788 50, 03 5

97

67,778 69,331 70, 539

~ 49, 455

50,695

51,614

%of Last Year

96

96

95

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

HH

96

97

FEE ( 1968 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E R V C E

ATHENS GEORGIA
Item
B roile r Typ e
Pulle ts Place d (U.S. )3 I
Total Domestic Chi ck ens T e s t ed: Broiler Type Georgia L"nited State s Egg Type G eorgia Unite d St ate s Chicks Hatc he d: Broiler Type Georgia Unite d State s Egg Type Georgia Unit ed State s Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia Unite d States Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United State s Heavy Type Georgia United States Egg Production: G e orgia South Atlantic 5/ United States

J ANUARY 1968

F e bruary 23, 1968

1 o/o of

o/o of

Dur ing J an.

last

Jan. thru Dec.

last

1967 l/

1968 2/ 1 year 1966 l/

1967 2/

year

Thou.

T hou.

Pet. ' Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

3,094 2, 649

2,929 95 2, 518 95

45,216 39,712

41,427 92 36,492 92

586 3,085
62 1, 192

657 112 2,448 79
50 81 922 77

6,971 28, 122
380 7, 542

6,924 99 28,738 102
312 82 7, 210 96

42,397 221,484
2,918 40, 579

41,419 98 229,018 103

519, 166 2,746, 592

2,289 33,458

78 82

li

37,933 569,333

496,933 96 2, 745, 524 100
32, 9 59 87 536, 540 94

32,283 187, 898
1,042 14,280
373 2, 439 Mil.
411 1, 099 5, 899

33,257 189,722
l, 151 14, 442

103 :1 393, 855 101 :: 2, 23 5, 661
I

110 I'
101

6,975 124, 4 69

264 1, 959 Mil.
449 l, 165 5, 988

71
I 80 'I
109 106 ' 102 :1

3, 414 23, 779 Mil.
4, 501 12, 186 66,450

401,591 102 . 2,309,662 103
8,914 128 143,820 116
4, 206 123 26, 894 113 Mil.
4, 977 111 13, 259 109 70, 171 106

l/ 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 ServiceSlaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Ga. , Fla., Va.

YOCNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECT~D STATES, 1966 and 1967

State

Number Ins ected

During Dec.

1966

1967

Jan. thru Dec.

1966

1967

I

Indicated Percent Condemned

I During Dec.

Jan. thru Dec.

i 1966

1967

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5,639

5, 151

69,801 70, 593 3.6

3. 7

3.3

3.5

Pa.

7' 132

6, 127

87,322 81,910 4.9

5. l

4. 1

4.8

Mo.

3, 052

2, 741

36,175 38,855 6.8

3.7

5.2

3.7

D e l.

7,895

6, 510

92,683 90,652 4.7

5. 1

4.3

5. l

M d.

12, 557

9,614 14 0, 14 7 14 0, 548 5.0

5. 3

4.3

4 .9

Va.

3,657

4 ,075

42, 867 50, 951 4.3

4.5

N. c.

19,214 17,772 252,172 252,357 5.0

3.7

3. 3

3. 7

3. 9

3 .8

Ga.

29,900 27,376 378,765 389,664 5.4

4.7

3. 7

4 .8

T enn.

4,971

4 , 234

61 , 676 60, 4 66 8.7

3 .9

3. 6

4.3

A la.

20,924 20, 166 252, 933 264,305 5. 1

3.4

3 .2

3.3

Mis s .

13' 9 56 12,606 16 0,318 163,823 4. l

2.8

3.2

2.9

__ _ __ Ark.

27,093 25,210 319,726 343,465 5.4

3.6

3 .9

3.8

~ _1_1~ ~:~- __ -~o_.-~~~ ___ :: =~ ~: ~

1:~~ ~~!

4.0

5.1

3. 4

3.4

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

185,428

2, 236,04 1

5.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

167,185

2,319,390

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of A griculture

Stati stical Reporting Service , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, G e orgia 3060 l

c

r

E nd-o-l'vfonth S to c ks o Poultry, Poultry Products, Me a t and Meat Pr oducts
Unit e d States - January 1968

Holdings of she ll eggs on F e bruary 1 were lower than a mont h e arlie r by 9 thousand cases . F~ b r ua ry 1 s tocks wer e 77 thousand cases compared with 63 thousand a y e ar e arlier and the ave r age of 73 thousand cas e s. Froze n egg stocks w e re 85 million pounds, 4 8 million more than ye ar e arlie r holdings and 39 million pounds more than ave rage . F e bruary 1 holdin gs of froze n poultry w e r e 524 million pounds, down 16 million from Janua ry 1. Stocks w e r e 21 p e rce nt g reater than on February l, 1967 and 52 percent gr e a te r than average . Holdings of frozen turke ys amounte d to 359 million pounds. This time last ye ar, turkey holdings we re 272 million and the ave rage is 209 million pounds. A 2 -million -pound January gain brought meat stocks to 646 million pounds on February 1. The s e holdings we r e 3 perce nt lowe r than a year earlie r but 12 percent more than average . Total pork stocks were up t o 289 million pounds, a gain of 3 million during January. Canned m e ats gaine d 4 million pounds and totaled 61 million pounds. B e ef decline d 6 million pounds to tota l 269 million on F e bruary 1.

Commodity
Egg s : She ll Froze n e ggs, total

Unit
Cas e Pound

Jan. 1962-66 av
Thou.
73 46,384

Jan. 1967 Thou.
63 37,074

Dec. 1967 Thou.
86 89,488

J an. 196 8 Thou.
77 85, 319

Poultry, froz e n:

Broilers or fryers

do.

27,346

Hens, fowls

do.

52,700

Turkeys

do.

208,712

Othe r & Unclassified

do.

55,260

Total Poultry

do.

344,018

44,256 55, 615 272, 121 62,044 434, 036

41,310 69,616 366,870 62, 4 89 540, 285

37,74 2 67,394 358,651 60, 140 523,927

Beef: Frozen in Cure I

and Cured

do.

Pork: Frozen and

Coole r

do.

Othe r meat and meat

products

do.

Total all r e d meats

do

235, 584
251, 100
92, 542 579,226

319,364
256,244
92, 231 667, 839

274,675
285,927
83,454 644,056

269, 158
289,298
87,998 646,454

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Georgia

United 3tates ------~~--~~--------------

Item

Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 1 Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15

--------------------J.------vr:~:~e-1n-9:t6~s-7-------;:C"e_n_1t79-s6.;7______C~e-1n-9:6t~8s---l1.--::C1en9t

67 s

1967 Cents

1968 Cents

Price s Rec eive d:

Chicke ns, lb. excluding

broile rs

10.0

9.5

6.5

9.1

7.8

7.9

Com'l Broile rs (lb.)

12.5

10.5

12.5

13.9

11.6

13.5

All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (dozens)

12.3 43. 1

10.4 38.9

12. 1 39. 2

I 13. 3 37.4

11. 2 32. 1

12. 9 31. 5

Price s Paid:(per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broile r Grower

100.00

92.00

93.00 196.00 90.00

90.00

Laying F e ed

96. 00

89. 00

86. 00 189. 00 84. 00

82.00

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

Plan, Offi cial State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the A gricultural

R e s e arch Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consume r and Marketing

Se r vice and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Se rvice and

the many bre e ders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farm e rs that report

to thes e age ncies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A . WAGNE R

A gricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

A fter F ive Days Return to: Unite d State s De partment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting 3e rvice 4 09A North Lumpkin Street
A t hens, Georgia 30601 O FFICIA L BUSINESS

Postage and Fe e s Paid U. 3 . Department of Ag riculture

950
Acquisitions Division Univers ity Librari e s Univ&rsity qf Georgia Athens Georgia 30601

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GEORGIA

'--..,:;....----J L\BRARlES

Jbleased 2/26/68

Calves born on Georgia farms during 1967 are estimated at 743,000 head -- l percent above the 739,000 born in 1966, and 8 percent ab ove the 1961-65 average calf crop, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .

The number of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on farms at the beginning of t he year
was estimated at 917,000 head c ompared with 935,000 on January l, 1966.

UNITED STATES
---- CALF CROP UP SLIGHTLY The 1967 calf crop for t he United States is estimated at 43,647,000 head compared with 43,526,000 for 1966, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This is 3 percent above the 1961-65 average number of calves born.

There were 49,883,000 cows and heifers 2 years old and older on January l, 1967 compared with 50,420,000 on farms January 1, 1966. However, by January l, 1968 the number had increased slightly to 49,962,000 head.

The number of calves born in 1967 expressed as a percentage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on hand at the beginning of the year was 87 percent, one point above a year earlier. This percentage is not strictly a calving rate because the January l inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and older does not include all heifers that calve during the year and includes some cows that died or were slaughtered before calving .

NORTH CENTRAL STA.'m..

In the North Central States, 4 States had smaller calf crops than a year earlier, and 8 had more calves born. Michigan had the greatest percentage reduction, at 7 percent. Kansas showed a 5-percent increase.

SOUT HERN~~__

Of the 8 South Atlantic States, 4 had smaller calf crops, one had no change and 3 had larger.
In the South Central area 3 States had larger calf crops than a year earlier, and 5 had a re-
duction in calves born. The greatest increase -- 4 percent -- occurred in Texas, the largest
cattle State in the Nation.

WESTERN STATES

In the 1-Je stern States, 6 States had l arger calf crops than in 1966, one State had no change while 4 States had smaller crops. Montana, Colorado, Utah, and California each had 2 percent more calves than a year earlier. Wyomi ng, Arizona , Nevada, and Oregon were each down l per -
cent.

NORTH ATLANTIC STATES

--- ~

.

The 1967 calf crop was smaller in all North Atlantic States , except IIaine and Rhode Island . Maine was up l percent and Rhode Island was unchanged from a year earlier .

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

~UED BY:--fEe-Georgia Crop Reporting Service:-usDA, 409A North-rumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

Stat e

Calf orop, l966 e nd l967, by States

Calve s born a s

Cows and he ifer s

p ercent of cows

2 yrs. & older January 1

V and heifers 2+ J anu ary 1

Ca lve s born

5-ye::.r average
:1961-1965

1966

1967

1966

1967

5-year average
:1961-1965

1966

:1967 a: s 1967 ~oI of
=1966

1,000 head

Perc ent

1,000 he ~n

: Per c e n t

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

1C9 58 282
100
13 93 1,410 134 1,068

92 50 249 88 12 84 1,311
113 988

89

82

85

48

84

85

244

84

84

86 . I 82

81

11

75

82

83

83

80

1,246

83

84

103

79

81

950

86

86

89 49 23 6
81 11
75 1,188
107
924

75 42
209
72 9
70 l,C88
89
850

76

1 01

41

98

205

98

70

97

9

100

66

94

1,047

96

83

93

817

96

Ohio Ind.
Til. Mich.
Wi s .

991 812
1,3C8 810
2,543

890 773 1,248 750
2,449

870

86

88

738

87

89

1,168

87

89

680

83

85

2,384

89

90

846 711 1,151
702 2,288

765 67 3 l,C86
622 2,180

76 6

100

657

98

1,040

96

578 <:

93

2,146

98

Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Ne b r . Kansas
Del. :tvld. Va . W. Va. N. C.
s. c.
Ge or,Q;ia Fla.

1,835 1,999 2,0C9 1,068" 1, 698
1,994 1,805

30

268

779

..

298 515

310

839

1,-ow

1,776 2,044 2,115 1,207 1,830 2,149 1,906
24 248 735 282 530 321 935 1,089

1,717

86

89

1,629

1,527

1,528

100

2,025

93

94

1,835

1,901

1,904

100

2,151

91

91

1,808

1,925

1,957

102

1,182

88

90

982

1, 06 2

1, 064

100

1,871

93

93

1,564

1,702

1,740

102

2,107

90

92

1,822

1,924

1,938

101

1,893

88

93

1,647

1,677

1,760

1C5

:

21

77

77

24

18

16

89

242

85

86

224

211

208

99

726

83

84

654

610

610

100

265

85

87

255

240

231

96

542

81

82

4C5

429

444

103

320

82

84

250

263

269

1 02

917

79

81

686

739

743

101

l, C89

74

68

740

806

741

92

Ky . Tenn. Al a . Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texa s
Mont. Idaho Wyo. Colo.
N. Mex . Ariz. Utah Nev. VTash. Oreg. Ca lif.

1,234 1,155
987
1,325 862
1,171 1,983 5,402

1,318

662

.

632 978

t

740

423

372

301

591

779

1,766

1,292 1,274 1,042 1,439
925 1,184 2,173 5,589
1,511 699 719
1,043 750 417 395 320 585 813
1,853

1,315

91

92

1,260

84

84

1,007

80

82

1,414

81

81

945

83

84

1,125

78

80

2,115

86

88

5,670

84

86

1,1C5
1,002 801
1,013 706 915
1,706 4,469

1,176
1,070 834
1,166 7 68 924
1,869
4,695

1,210

103

1,058

99

826

!)9

1,145

98

794

103

900

97

1,861

100

4,876

1 04

1,536 684

t

91

91

1,202

1,375

90

'92

598

629

1,398

102

629

100

694

89

91

1,071

93

92

737

86

88

446

85

79

393

88

90

320

81

80

594

89

88

798

89

90

1,884

87

88

5 64
881 629 336 324 241 529
689 1,562

640 970 645 354
348 259 521 724
1,617

632

99

985

102

649

101

352": 99

354

102

256

99

523

100

718

99

1, 650

102

48 States Alaska

48,878

50,311

49,77 6

86

4.5

4.6

4 .4

87

88 86

42,256

43,448

3.8

4.0

43,570 3.8:

--1-0g0s-

Hawa ii

93

1C5

103

70

71

65

74

73 l

99

t

United

States

48,97 6

50,420

49,883

86

87

42,325

43, 5 26

43, 647

100

1/ Not strictly a ca lving rate. Figure repre sents calves born expressed as percentage of the numb er of cow-s-

- and he ifers 2 ye2.rs old and over on fanns and r an che s January 1.

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CROP -19 GEORGIA

UN\VERS\t'l Of GEO:,_ .. .

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R leased 2/27/68

Georgia's 1967 lamb crop is estimated at 3,300 head -- the same as the previous year but sharply below the 1961-65 average of 7, 800 lambs.

The number of breeding ewes 1 year and older on farms January 1, 1967 at 4,700 head was unchanged from the previous year's total but was well below the 5-year average of 10,000.

UNITED STATES
~ffi CR OP DOWN 5 PERCENT
The 1967 lamb crop is estimated at 15,040,000 head, 5 percent less than the 15,881,000
head produced in 1966, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Breeding ewes one year old and older on farms and ranches January 1, 1967 were 4 percent below a year earlier, and ewe lambs under 1 year old were down 2 percent from January 1, 1966. The 13 Western sheep States pro-
duced 6 percent fewer lambs in 1967. The lamb crop in the 35 Native States was 5 percent below
1966. In Texas, the leading sheep State, the lamb crop was 8 percent smaller than a year earlier .

The lamb crop percentage (number of lambs saved per 100 ewes 1 year old or older on hand January 1) for 1967 vras 93, down 1 point from t he 1966 percentage . The Western States lambing percentage , at 88, was 3 points below 1966, while the percentage in the Native States was 106, up 2 points from the previous year.
13~~S TATES
The 13 Western States (11 West, South Dakota, and Texas) produced a lamb crop of 10,384,000 head, 6 percent less than the 1966 crop of 10,993,000 head. Both a decline in the number of breeding ewes and a drop in the lambing percentage contributed to the smaller lamb crop in 1967. The January 1, 1967 number of breeding ewes 1 year old and older was 11,816,000 head, 3 percent less than January 1, 1966. The lamb crop was smaller than a year earlier in all Western States except Utah and California. The number of early lambs (dropped before March 15) in the Western States was down 4 percent from a year earlier.
NATIVES~
The 1967 lamb crop in the 35 Native States is estimated at 4,649,000 head, 5 percent less
than the number saved in 1966. The lamb crop was smaller in 26 States, unchanged in 1 State, and larger in 8 States . The number of ewes 1 year old and older on hand January 1, 1967 was down 7 percent from a year earlier . The l ambing percentage at 106 t..;ras 2 points above 1966.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

1rJ . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

--------- -~----------------------~-----------~-- ----.---.-......--~-------
I SSUED BY: The Georg i a Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., i n cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

STATE

LAM B CROPs ~966 AND ~967

Breeding ewe s 1 year and older
.January 1

5-year average
1961-65

1966 1 , 000 head

1967

Lambs save d per lCO ewe s l+
.January 1 !,/

1966

1967

I-fumber

8MO.i8

u Lambs saved

- year

average 1961- 65

1966 . . 1967

1 , 000 hea d

: 196/aS-
% of
1966 P e r c en t

Ma ine N . H. Vt.
M...'\ SS
R. I . Conn . N. Y.
N .J Pa .

...... I
............
:

22 4.5 6 .8
8 1.7
4.7 95
9 145

14 3 .5 6.0
7 1.5 3.3
80
7 130

13

1\J7

1 08

3.6

94

97

5.7

95

102

7

96

97

1.5

100

87

3 .5

100

100

75

108

111

6.9

89

96

i28

1C6

104

23 4.2 6.4 7 .1 1.7 4 .4
103 8 .5
144

15 3.3 5 .7 6 .7 1.5 3 .3
86 6.2
137

14

93

3.5

106

5 .8

102

6.8

101

1.3

87

3.5

1 06

83

97

6.6

106

133

97

Ohio

600

532

Ind.

290

230

ill.

3 67

284

...... Mich .
\'!is .

214 149

189 129

515

98

101

585

521

520

100

212

107

111

303

245

235

96

272

106

108

392

302

294

97

163

110

109

224

207

178

86

126

1C8

115

163

139

145

104

...... Minn.
Iowa

'

5 63 796

447 684

420

110

113

636

490

474

97

622

101

105

818

693

652

94

Mo .

s

385

291

262

103

103

379

299

269

90

N. Dak.

431

333

300

104

102

462

346

305

88

S. Dak .

1 ,140

983

968

104

103

1 , 179

1 , 026

997

97

Nebr .

262

242

230

102

104

274

2{18

239

96

...... Kans.
Del .

Md . Va .

......

404
2 .5 22 213

353
2 .0 16 176

331

96

102

384

339

337

99

2.0 15 174

110

100 I

2.7

100

93

23

120

117

238

2.2 16 211

2.0

91

14

88

203

96

Vl . Va.

N. C.
s. c.

......

.... .. Georp:ia

Fla.

.

191 31 5 .0 10 5 .2

155 19 3.0
4 .7 4 .6

142

110

112

16

100

106

2.0

80

80

4 .7

70

70

4.2

74

93

2\J7 32
4.2 7 .8 4.2

170
19 2.4
3.3 3.4

159

94

17

89

1.6

67

3 .3

100

3 .9

115

Ky.

249

137

129

109

117

273

149

151

101

Tenn.

122

70

61

96

90

119

67

55

82

Ala .

13

7

6.3

83

86

12

5.8

5.4

93

Miss.

28

17

............ Ark.
La . Okla .

1

20 43
125

9
27 93

15

88

73

22

15

11

73

8

82

83

20

7.4

6.7

91

22

63

68

31

17

15

88

93

107

103

126

100

96

96

Texa s

3,833

3 ,158

3,190

82

75

2,814

2,590

2,392

92

...... ...... Mont .
I da, ho Wyo. Colo .
...... N.Mex.
Ariz . Uta h
.......... .. Nev .
V!ash. Oreg . Calif .

1,158
766 1 , 66 9
1,054
846 348
973 230 189
598 1 , 293

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

936 616
1,442
852 668
323
878 191
111 425 1,216

92

90

1 '('79

926

842

91

112

115

865

7 25

706

97

87

82

1,417

1,338

1,182

88

101

100

1 , 067

916

850

93

79

75

666

540

502

93

83

85

289

291

276

95

86

90

844

765

792

104

95

90

204

190

172

91

114

115

214

135

128

95

101

102

595

470

434

92

91

91

1,182

1 ,C8 l

1,111

103

.... 48 States

19,934

Alaska

I

7

Hawa ii

16 ,841 9

16,208 10

94

93

18 , 4 58

15,875

15,033

95

67

70

5 .2

6.0

7.0

117

United States

19,941 16,850

16,218

94

93

18,463

15,881

15,040

95

1/ Lambs saved de fined as lambs living .July 1, or sold before .July 1 in the Native States and Lambs docked or - branded in the West ern States .

Aft er Five Days Return to Unit ed Sta t es Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 4C9A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fee s Pa id U. S. Department of Agriculture

EORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORG I A

MAR 1 4968' uar

BROILER TY E

LIBRARIES

Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the we e k ende d F e bruary 24 was 9, 062, 000--3 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.

An estimated 12, 169,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! percent more than the previous week but 9 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

T he majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs we r e r eported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 62 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 $8.00 to $9. 75 with an average of $9. 25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 60 cents for eggs and $8.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set];_/

1966
-
1967

1967
-
1968

BROILER TYPE

I

I

Chicks Placed for

i
I

Broilers in Georgia

% of year ago

1966
-
1967

-1967
1968

%of year ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1967-68 1967-68

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24

11, 83 5 11,445

97

8,435

8,446 100

57

11,615 11,637 100

8, 546

7,860

92

57

12,359 11,721

95

8, 891

8,698

98

58

12,392 11,939

96

8,783

8,682

99

59

12, 562 11, 832

94

8,843

8, 791

99

59

12, 892 11,988

93

8,929

8,722

98

59

13,096 11,994

92

8,909

8, 735

98

59

12, 971 11, 850

91

9,063

8, 593

95

60

13,221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839

94

61

13,346 12, 169

91

9,421

9,062

96

62

8.00

8.00

8.25

8.25

8.25

8. 50

8. 50 8.75

.

9.00 .

9.25

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 24 was 578, 000--24 percent more than the previous week but 47 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 885, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week but 33 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended February 24 were down 29 percent and settings were down 19 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week E nded)

i% of

I

l'~eb.

Feb.

F e b. F e b. 1year

3

10

17

24 FtgO 2/

Chicks Hatche d (We e k Ended) floof

Feb.

Feb.

F e b. Feb. year

3

10

17

24 iago 2/

Thousands

723 3/ 801

877 885 67

1,

420 727

3- /

1,

565 798

515 6 50 79 1, 685 1,958 94

225

347

274 274 72

574 215 1, 241 156

Thousands

631

4 68 578 53

390

4 00 325 98

1, 502 1, 314 1, 327 78

153

151 151 60

Total

3,0953/3,511 3,351 3,767 81

2, 186 2,676 2,333 2, 3 81 71

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revised.

..

BR OILEH TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR.~AS BY WE .Z: KS - 1968 Page 2

STATE

I

EGGS SET

I

CHIC ~<S PLAC~D

Week Ended

Feb.

Feb.

10

17

- o/o of

I
-- - - -

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year

Feb.

24

ago 1I . 10

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Feb.

Feb.

year

17

24

1 ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri D e laware Maryland

1, 887 327
1, 616 474 315
2,323 4, 570

1,970 313
l, 637 496 348
2,406 4, 672

I

1,966 342

I 94 I 1,326
98 i 145

I 1, 545 104

860

447 63

285

360 56

366

2,375 80

2,318

4, 593 101

3, 146

1, 431 146
995 297 345 2, 38j
3, 211

1, 388 183
999 306 358 2, 227 3,332

89 120
129 95
84
81 103

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Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 619 86
7, 193 458

1, 695
97 7,290
475

1, 669 116
7,275 446

95 87
98

I 1, 059

!

242 5,253

98

I
i

384

1, 026 36G
5, 171 394

1, 002 332
5, 146 347

101 134
95 91

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GEORGIA

11, 850 12,079 12, 169

91

I
I

8, 593

8,839

9,062

96

Florida Tenne ssee Alabama Mississippi Arkansa s Lo uis iana Texas Washington
-Or egon
California
TOTAL 1968.
(22 States)

922 706

862 726

I 932 105

797

723 76

901

752 7.50

731

156

740

67

8,468

8, 584

8,708 92

4, 810

4,868

4,847 98

6, 564

6, 576

6,660

99

3,997

4,020

4,088

103

10, 219 1, 136 4, 594 647 388

10 , 058 1, 138 4,6 91 627 311

10,065 97 1, 160 98 4, 563 96 665 84
431 103

6, 512

b,948

7, 17 5

97

810

809

801

99

3,288

3, 533

3, 501

100

43 0

417

4 50

90

26 4

325

338

93

1, 738

l, 834

1,858 85

1, 248

1,297

1,286

94

66,346 67,177 67,255 94 48,788 50, 03 5 50, 4 52

97

TOTAL 1967*
(2 2 States)

69,331 70,539 71,795

~of La.st Year

96

95

94

{I .current week as percent of sam e week last year.

Revise d.

50,695 51,614 51, 84~

96

97

97

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

68 GEORGIA SOYBEANS

County Estimates - Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1966 Revised; 1967 Preliminary

District and County
DISTRICT 1
Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Hurray Polk Walker 1!hitfield Other Counties
TOTAL
Die!EJCT g_
Barrow Clarke Fannin Gwil"l.nett Jackson Oconee Union Walton Other Counties
TarAL
1 ~TRICT
Elbert Franklin Hart IVJ:adison Oglethorpe Stephens 1,vi1kes Other Counties
TOTAL

Harvested Acres

1966

1967

160 1,600 2,800 4,230 1,550
410 1,850
100
12,700

1,000
4,000 4,800 5,400 2,000
Eco
2,000 200
20,000

240 110 300
300 240 1,740 170
3,100

200
300
100
~,200
200 1,500
200 2,600
200
7,500

1,260 580
1,650 1,500
580
330 100
6,000

5,300 2,200 4,200 7,000 2,500
100 5oo 200
22,000

Yield Per Acre

1966

1 9 ~1-

Production

1966

196 7

28.0 30.0 25.5 22.5 25.5 28.0 23.5 26.0
24.9

26.0
28.0 25.0 22.0 27.5 27.0 23.5 25.0
25.0

4,480 48, 000 71,400 95,175 39,525 11,480 43,475
2,600
316,135

26,000
112,000 120,000 118,800 55,000 16,200
47,000
5,ooo
5 00 , 0 00

26.0 18.0 16.0
20.5 30.0 26.0 22.0
24.3

25.0 26.0 20.0 23.0 25.0 25.0 23.5 24.0 25.0
24.0

6,240 1,980 4,800
6,150 7,200 45,240 3,740
75,350

5,000 7,800 2,000 50,600 5,000 37,500 4,700 62,400 5,000
180,000

19.5 24.5 23.5 23.0 17.0
28.0 22.0
22.2

24.0 25.0 24.5 24.5 24.5 25.0 27.5 24.5
24.5

24,570 14,210 38,775 34,500
9,860
9,240 2,200
133,355

127,200 55,000 102,900 171,500 61,250
2,500 13,750 4,900
539,000

March 1968

GE ORGIA SOYBEANS

County Estimates - Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1966 Revised; 1967 Preliminary

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

. __,_-

.

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

Cotveta Fayette Harris Henry Lamar Uacon l\'larion Eeritvether Pike Schley Spalding Taylor Upson Other Counties
TGrAL

110 230 720
10,760
710 1,480 1,240 3,950
300
19,500

100 300 500 2,200 500 15 ,ooo 300 500 3,000 3,000 1,000 5,000 200 400
32,000

23.0 18.0 22 . 5
24.0
26.5 28.0 25.0 19.0
24.0
23.3

Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston Johnson Jones Laurens Montgomery Horgan Newton Peach Pulaski Treutlen Twiggs 1:Jashington 1fueeler Wilkinson Other Counties
TOTAL

1 80 1,ooo 2,840
370
~. ,260
640 180 24,660 1,560
6,120 2,920
11,520 1,190
180 980 14,500 180 1,020 100
74,400

600
Boo
5,500 1,000 6,200 3,000
300 30,000 3,200
300 14,000 4,500
600 400 .15, 700 2,000 2,000 4,oco 16,000 2,000 2,500
L~OO
115,000

18.0 20.0 25 .0
lB.o
20.0 25.0 21.5 22.0 17.0
25.0 20.0
28.0 23.0 24.0 26.0 18.5 22.5 16.5 23.5
22.3

24.0 25.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 26.0 24.0 24.0 26.0 27.0 25.5 24.0 24.0 24.0
25.5

2,530 4,140 16,200
258,240
18,815 41,440 31,000 75,050
7,200
45L~,615

2,400 7,500 10,500 55,oco 12,500 390,000 7,200 12,000 78,000 81,000 25,500 120,000 4,800 9, 600
816,000

20.0

3,240

12,000

24.0

20,000

19,200

26.0

71,000 143,000

24.0

6,660

24,000

25.0

85,200 l5.S,oco

24.5

16,000

73,500

23.0

3,g7o

6,900

24.0

542,500 720,000

20.0

26,520

64,000

22.0

6,600

2h.5

153,000 343,000

23.0

58,400 103,500

24.0

14,400

22.5

9,000

27.0

322,560 423,900

24.0

27,370

48,000

23.5

4,320

47,000

25.0

25,480 100,000

21.0

268,250 336,000

23.5

L~ ,o5o

47,000

22.0

.16,830

55,000

22.5

2,350

9,000

24.0 1,657,600 2,760,000

l'iarch 1968

GECRGIA SOYBEANS

____________ ______ . County Estimates - Acreage, Yield, Production - 1966 Revised; 1967 Preliminary

. . . ... -~

- -~ - ---- -

...._..__

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

------ ---------.....-. -------- District
~r_d_G_Qunt v

: :

1

9H6a6rve-s-t-e:d-

1A9cr6e7s

-

--

-

-:;---196I 6ie

ld
-:-

~

Per Acre
-1967

:: 196I6r_o_d_u_c:_ti_o_n___1967 ___ _
----~-

Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Co l q u i t t Cook Crisp Dool y Zchols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lovmde s Telfair Tift Turner "\Plilcox 1rlorth other Counties
TOTAL

140 400 2,840 3,690 660 1,890 1 , 010 3,710 1.5,290
2,900 230 170
1,470 310 710
1,160 1,130 3,.590
100
41,400

200 1,000 6,000 6,000 1,200 .5,000 1,800 7,000 2.5,000
200 4 , 000
.sco 300 3,.500 1,.500 1,Boo 2,000 2,.500 6, .500
76, 000

29.0 17.0 23.0 17. 0 19. 0 23.0 22.0 18.0 2.5. 0
1.5.0 21.0 23 .5 21 .5 19.0 20 .5 21 .5 16 .5 23.0 24.0
21.7

2.5.0 20 . 0 22.0 20.0 21.0 23.0 22 .5 22 .5 24.0 21.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 22 .5 22 .5 20.0 23.0
22.5

4,060 6,800 6.5,320 62, 730 12,.540 Lf3,470 22,220 66, 780 382,2.50
43,.500 4, 83G 3, 99.5 31, 60.5 .5,890 14,.5.5.5
21.~ , 940
l(l,64.5 82,.570 2,400
899,100

.5 ,ooo 20,000 132,000 120,000 2.5,200 11.5,000 40,.500 1.57 ,.soo 6co,ooo 4,200 80 , 0 0 0 10,.500
6,600 77 ,ooo 31,.500 40 ,.50 0 4.5,000 .50,000 149,.500
1,710,000 -

- - - - DISTRICT 9
Appling Bacon Bryan Chatham Evans Pierce Tattnall Toombs vJare Wayne other Counties

8.50 200 1,000 6.50 2, 730 200 3,280 1,900
190 200

11,200

STATE TGTAL 3Jl,OOO

3,000
Boo
1,.500 700
4,000 1,000 8,000 .5,000
200 700 100
2.5,000
.542 ,000

23 .5 23 .5 2.5.5 23.0 21.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.5 23.0 22.0 26 .5 24.0 26.5 23.0
21.0 23.0 22.0 2.5. 0 21.0
24.3 23.0
23.0 24.0

19' 97.5 .5,100 21,000 14,300
60,060
4,600
e6,92o
.50,3.50
4,370 .5,000
271,67.5
6,923,000

70,.500 18,400 30,000 1.5,400 90,000 22,000 192 ,000 11.5,000
4,200 1.5,400
2,l00
.57.5' 000
13 , 0 0 8 , 0 0 0

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

A. J. BORDELON Agricultural Statistician

ISSuEDBY:-The-G;orgi'aCropReporting-Sffi:v:i.'Ce-;-us'DA' 409ANorthLumpki'riStreet' Athe~: Ga.:
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

l'iarch 1968 . GE ORGIA SOYBEANS
County Estimates -Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1966 Revised; 1967 Preliminary

- - - - - - - -.. - - - - - - - - - - - -.- - - - -

,!.: District

: Harvested Acres

:

Yield Per Acre

:

Production

and County____

l9bb:_-: ,

]:9b?

~ --;-- -----=1966-

:SUS: rieiS1_96_?:_ -l9_ b6

B

u

s:

h

e

l1s96

7~~ --

Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Ef f ingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins l'1cDuffie Ric:b.mond Screven \tV'arren
TOTAL
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady lee Ivliller l\iitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
TOTAL

18,g70 25,850 3,540
220 7,440 4,180
300
15,220
5,580
230 930 21,400 2,340
10_6,100

33,000 35,000
4,000 250
12,000 14,000 1,200 . 26,000 14,000 1,250
1,800
35,000
5,000
182,500

480 820 100 730 2,880
360
2,200 2,930 2,000 1,880
500
650 200 7,100 1,000 2,670 100
26,600

1,700 3,000
200
3,500
4,000 2,500 2,800 6,000 2,500 3,500
100 1,500 1,500 1,200 17,500 3,000 7,000
500
62,000

28.0 23.0 27.5 18.0 21.5 22.0 21.5 21.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 24.0 21.5
23.5
23.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 25.5 15.0 25.0 19.5 20.5 29.5
18.0 24.5 24.0 25.5 28.0 18.5 20.0
23.3

28.0
25.0
27.5 21.0
24.0 25.0 23.0
24.5 22.5 21.0 23.0 25.0 24.0

528,360
594,550 97,350 3,960
159,960 91,960
6,450
323,675 106,020
3,910 14,880
513, 600 50,310

924,000 875,000 110,000
5,250 288,000
350,000 27 ,600
637,000
315,500
26,250
41,400 875,000 120,000

25.2 2,494,985 4,595,000

21.5 20.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 19.5 22.0 20.0 21.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 22.0 22.5 23.0 22.0 20.0 21.0
21.5

11,040 16,400
2,000 13,140 73,440 5,400
55,000
57,135 41,000 55,460
9,000 15,925
4,800 181,050
28,000 49,395
2,000
620,185

36,550 60,000 4,000 70,000 88,000 48,750 61,600 120,000 52,500 80,500
2,100 30,000 33,000 27,000 402,500 66,000 140,000 10,500
1,333,000

IY'ID STATES DEPARTMENT

GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Athe ns 1 Ge orgia GEORGIA C O RN COUNTY ESTIMATES I

Di s t ri c t a nd County

Planted for All Purposes

Acreage

DISTRICT l
Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk walker Whitfield

Acres
412 00 780
21800 1121 0 41400 61650 3 1 OS 0 11450 11880 2182 0 21260

Acres
31650 570
21500 11180 31650 51880 21900 1141 0 11670 21490 21100

GRICULTURE
SUNEIRVEYRSI J~ ~F GEORGIA
MARS 1968
M rch 1 19 68

Harvested for Grain

Yield Per Acre

Production

Bushels

Bushels

51.2 49.1 47.2 45 . 8 -~ 7. 4
so. 3
47.2 4 0. 4 43.1 50.2 49.5

1871 000 281 000
11 8 1000 54 1000
1731000 2961000 1371000
571000 721 000 1251000 l 04 10 00

TOTAL

311500

281000

48.2

113511000

DISTRICT 2
Barrow Che rokee Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKalb Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gw innett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Ocone e Pickens Towns Union Walton White

112 00 11 l 00
600 600 720 800 11230 11650 116 00 960 11900 11630 11460 840 11280 500 850 11800 21430 11250

11150 11000
400 500 7 00 43 0 l,l8 C 1155 0 112 00 950 117 50 11 34 0 11 35 0 690 11050 490 77 0 117 00 21000 112 00

43.5 46.0 52.5 44.0 52.9 55.8 60.2 40.6 45 . 0 58.9 42 . 9 45.5
~7.4
62.3 47.6 49.0 59 . 7 61.8 42. 0 48.3

501000 461000 21100 0 221000 371000 24 1000 71,000 63100 0 54 1000 561000 7510 00 611000 641 0 0 0 431000 5 01000 24100 0 46100 0 1051000 84 1000 581 000

TO TAL
DISTRICT 3
Banks Elbe rt Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln VI ad i son Ogle thorpe Rabun Stephens W ilkes

24 14 00
112 2 0 11300 21300
980 21000
87 0 21300 11 6 00 11130
790 1121 0

211 4 00
11170 11180 11950
760 11900
780 212 00 11 54 0
800 770 950

49.3
40.2 44 . 1 44 .1 52.6 46 .8 38.5 48.2 42.2 55.0 45.5 42.1

11054 1000
471000 52 1000 86 10 00 401000 89 1000 301 00 0 l 06 1000 651 0 0 0 44100 0 3 5 10 00 401 000

TOTAL

151 7 00

141000

45.3

63 4 1000

District and County
DISTRICT 4
Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT 5
Baldwin Bi b b Bleck ley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Pe ach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs W ashington Whee ler Vlfilkinson
TOTAL

(Issued March 19 68)

GEORGIA C ORN' COUNTY ESTIMATES, 1967 PRELIMINARY

Planted for All Purposes

Acreage

Harvested for Grain

Yield Per Acre

Production

Acres

Acres

Bushels

Bushels

517 00 180 430
31600 11 02 0 11900 21150 21 100 11900 31000 1, 8 00 131300 8, 2 00 5,400
37 0 3,100 5,300 1,850 1' 1 00 10,400 2,600 1,600
77,000

41900 160 340
21950 610
11760 21 050 1172 0 1,800 21100 1, 670 1 0, 8 00 6,300 5, 2 00
170 3,000 4,500 1,360 1,060 8, 500 2,150 1' 1 00
6412 00

42.7 31.2 44.1 46.8 41.0 49.4 37.6 34.3 50. 0 47.6 48.5 56.9 52.9 47.5 41.2 50.7 51.8 51.5 39.6 56.9 44.7 55.5
50.2

2091000 5100 0
15,000 1381000
251000 871000 771000 591000 901000 1001000 811000 6151000 333,000 2471000
71000 1521000 233,000
701000 421000 484,000 96,000 611000
31226,000

2,300 11900 11,400 11 04 0 21300 201600 1, 65 0 41450 1 01 5 00 11 100 151900 1,800 461200 11300 131400 3,600 21300 415 00 71 1 00 11 12 0
800 540 121100 61000 14' 2 00 121300 512 00
2051600

1, 700 1,750 9,600 11000 1,600 161 5 00 11300 4, 300 9,800
800 131000
880 39,000
52 0 10,800
217 00 11 100 41400 617 00
430 7 00 52 0 101000 51000 131300 101700 31400
1711500

44.1 54.3 54.2 49.0 39.4 56.2 36.9 36. 7 66.4 46.2 48.0 44.3 55.2 44.2 54.1 46.3 50.0 68 . 2 57.2 32.6 44 . 3 34.6 48.0 44.0 52. 1 57.2 40.0
53.1

75,000 95,000 520,000 491000 63,000 928,000 481000 158,000 6511000 37,000 6241 000 39,000 211521000 231000 5841000 125,000 551000 3001000 3831000 141000 31,000 18,000 4801000 2201000 693100 0 6121000 13 61000
911131000

(Iss ued Ma rch 1968)

District and County
DISTRICT 8
Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth

GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES, 1967 PRELIM INARY

Planted for All Purposes

Acreage

Harvested for Grain Yield
Per Acre

Acres

Acres

Bushels

Production Bushels

11 12 00 1314 00 381400 4512 00
21000 551500 5812 00 281000 21,900 231700
41600 391000 22 12 00
81900 321300 2 01 3 00 231600 171200 141900 391 7 00

10,000 1117 00 331800 401700
11500 471200 531500 261600 211500 221500
31500 341500 19,500
71600 281 100 1617 00 211000 151800 131000 371300

62.9 61.8 60.8 57.7 54.7 64.9 62.9 58.7 64.9 54.6 46.6 59.8 55.6 54.6 61.8 52.6 66.0 61.8 57.7 63.9

629,000 7231000 210551000 2,3481000
82,000 3,0641000 31364 1000 1,562,000 113951000 112281000
1631000 210621000 110851000
4151000 11737,000
8781000 113851000
977,000 7501000 213831000

TOTAL

5201200

4661000

60.7

2812851000

DISTRICT 9
Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long Mcintosh Pierce Tattnall Toomb s Ware
'Nayne

331800 221800
41800 11970
30 11400 11350 141000
150 1 I OS 0 21600
350 33,400 391400 211600 101800 2 31 2 00

311300 201600
31800 11600
20 700 11000 121400
80 850 11850 100 31,100 31,500 18,200 1 014 00 181400

60.0 62.0 48.9 63.1 50. 0 52.9 60.0 65.0 62.5 55.3 55.1 60.0 66.0 65 . 0 62. 0 58.4 59.5

1,8781000
112781000 1861000 1011000 11000 371000 601000 8061000 51000 471000 1 021 000 61000
210531000 210481000 111281000
607 1000 110941000

TOTAL

2121700

1831900

62.2

1114371000

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

STATE TOTAL

1,7361000

11532,000

58.0

8818561000

C. L. CRENSHAvV Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUED BY : The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, SRS, 4 09A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Atlanta 1 Georgia.

District and County
DISTRICT 6
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie . Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
DISTRICT 7
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
TOTAL

(Issued March 1968)

GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ES.TIMATES,

Planted for All Purposes

Acreage

Acres

Acres

19 67 PRELIMINARY Harvested for Grain Yield Per 'Acre
Bushels

Production Bushels

631 7 00 281400 181800
1 152 0 101600 311000
31300 131600 1612 00
21880 21700 32 11 00 31300
2281100

531500 271300 1514 00
11250 91600 261800 21700 111700 141300 21450 21300 2812 00 21700
1981200

62.? 52.4 57.3 37.6 59.4 53.4 47.8 62.3 53.4 38.8 46.5 61.3 41.5
57.3

313321000 114311000
8831000 471000
5701000 1,4311000
1291000 7291000 7631000
951000 1071 000 117281000 1121000
1113571000

171100 141800
71600 491500 121 100 331300 4314 00 1417 00 32,900 451700
21400 171900 211700
81400 271800 19,100 4517 00
61700
4201800

161100 141100
71300 441400 111 000 3 01 5 00 401300 131300 2 91 7 00 411600
21300 161900 201000 71000 2312 00 181300 421700
6,100
3841800

57.4 67.7 62.5 44.1 54.3 61.5 55.3 61.5 56.4 60.5 51.3 58.4 51.2 56.4 68.6 66.6 63.5 57.4
58.2

924,000

9541000

4561000

1,9561000

597,000

118751000

2,230,000

8181000

11674,000

215161000

118,000

987 1000

110251000

3951000

11592,000

1,2191000

2,7131000 350,000

' -( ~

221399,000

~..TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORG lA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORG\~ A TH EN S , G E0 RG I A 1 UKlVERS\ll Of

1

M~R5 1968

March 1968

District and County
DISTRICT 1

1967

County

GEORGIA WHEAT Estimates -- Acreage,

Yield,

and

Prbm~~~ ES

P'rel iminary

-

Harvested Acres

Yield Per Acre

1967

1967

Bushels

1
Production 1967
Bushels

Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk Wa 1ker Whitfield

580 120 40
30 380 320 1 ,090 40 250 190 560

27.0 24.0 24.0 16.0
27.5 24.0 22.5 24.0 26.0 29.0 22.5

15,670 2,880
960 480 10,450
7.6~0
24,520 960
6,500 5,500 12,600

TOTAL

3,600

24.5

88,200

DISTRICT II

Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson , .
DeKaofb""-l'
Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Ha 11 Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union Walton White

...; .... ..:.

TOTAL

280 30
1,200 20 30 20 20
200 20 10
500 200 1,400
2,400 20 60 20
950 20
7,400

23.0 24.0 22.0 20.0 20.0 24.5 23.0 25.0 22.0 17.0 24.0 25.0 24.0
27.5 22.0 24.0 22.0 21.5 17.0
24.5

6,440 720
26,400 400 600 490 460
5,000 440 170
12,000 5,000 33,600
66,000 440
1,440 440
20,420 340
180,800

DISTRICT _1_11
Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wi 1kes
TOTAL

500 1,700 2,700
100 4,500
80 5,700 2,550
20 500 150
lo,500

19.0 22.5 23.0 19.0 25.5 23.0 24.0 25.0 15.0 23.0 22.0
24.0

9,500 38,250 62, 100
1 ,900 114,750
1 ,850 136,tlOO 63,750
300 11,500 3,300
444,000

Dis tr ict and County
DISTRICT IV
Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Ha rris Heard He nry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT V
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulask i Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs \-/ a s h i n g t o n Wheel e r ~I i 1k i nson
TOTAL

GEORG IA ~/HEAT

1967 County Estimates -- Acreage, Yi e ld, and Production

Prel iminarv

Harvested Acres

Yield Per Acre

1967

1967

Bushels

Production
1967 Bushels

-370
130 40 bo 240 so 80 80 1 ,300 420 2,650 240 40 80 1 ,090 320 1, 100 40 290 80 480
9,200

26.0
25.0 18.0 25.0 24.0 25.0 22.0 26.0 25.0 27.0 27.5 29.0 25.5 26.0 22.0 27.0 27.0 25.0 26.0 23.0 27.0
26.0

9,620
3,250
z,o7o20o
5,760 1 ,250 1. 760 2,080 32,500 11.350
72.9~0
6,960 1 > 020 2,080 23,9b0 6,640 29,700 1 ,000 7,540 1,840 12,960
239,000

30 1. 250
900 1 ,050 1,350
270 350 220
~.o5o
290 720
50 2,020
280 270 850 300 2,900 1, 100 160 220 150
90 340 4,100 720 270
28,300

25.0 29.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
21 .o
19.0 20.0 29.0 26.0 25.0 18.0 28.0 24.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 27.0 2(:) .0 20.0 20.0 23.0 24.0 27.0 26.0 27.5 22.5
27.0

750 36,250 24,300 28,350 36,4SO
5,670 6,650 4,400 233,450 7,540 18,000
900 56,560
6,720 6,750 20,400 6,900 7b,300 30,800 3,200 4,400 3,450 2,160 9,1 80 106,600 19, 800 6,070
764,000

Y9~1

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

~16 ~~~illL1'L? IT1ID1r@IT1~lli'IT

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 1968

Data from Georgia 1967 We ekly Hat chery Reports on Bro leUrNIC.YhER1.~itF GEORGIA

(Hevis ed March 1968)

MAR 131968

Week

Eggs

Ending ._ 1967

Set

Thou.

Hatchings and Cross State Movement

: LIB~Dfi~~es

Total

Placed :

Shipped

P1ac

'"'-i rl

Rece ved

Hatched: For

into : out of

in : Hatch. .Jjrlrr. er

Broilers: State : State

Georgia Eggs

Chicks

Thou.

Thou.

Thou. Thou.

Thou.

Cents

Dollars

Jan. 7 12,359

9, 524

9,318

300

Jan. 14 12, 392

9,428

9,245

249

Jan. 21 12, 562

9, 541

9,400

234

Jan. 28 12,892

9,682

9,488

233

727

8, 891

60

711

8,783

60

791

8,843

60

792

8,929

60

8.75 8.7 5 8.7 5 8.75

F e b. 4 13, 096

9, 841

9,631

257

Feb. 11 12, 971

9,949

9, 757

332

Feb . 18 13,221 10, 204 10,006

275

Feb . 25 13,346 10, 137

9,924

350

979 1, 026
888
853

8,909

60

9.063

60

9,393

60

9,421

60

8.75 8.75 8.75 8.75

Mar. 4 13, 174 10,376 10, 174

400

Mar . 11 13, 027 10,603 10,385

527

Mar. 18 13, 185 1.0, 591 10, 351

378

Mar. 25 13, 167 10,486 10, 262

391

868

9,706

58

998

9,914

57

761

9,968

56

688

9,965

56

8.25 8.00 7.75 7.75

Apr. 1 13,062 10,451 10,221

472

Apr. 8 12,981 10,323 10,068

353

Apr . 15 13,202 10, 457 10, 256

431

Apr. 22 12, 736 10,480 10, 246

502

Apr . 29 12,899 10, 265 10,055

495

677

10, 016

56

749

9,672

56

758

9,929

56

726

10, 022

56

763

9,787

56

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75

May 6 12, 523 10,440 10, 197

466

May 13 11,919

9,981

9,788

337

May 20 12,414 10,066

9,878

387

May 27 12, 535 10, 102

9,885

423

714

9,949

56

654

9,471

56

678

9,587

56

749

9, 559

55

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75

June 3 12, 288

9,866

9,669

350

June 10 12, 155 10,078

9. 884

415

June 17 12, 179 10, 120

9,926

316

June 24 12, 179

9,987

9,795

311

742

9,277

55

804

9,495

55

785

9, 457

56

880

9,226

56

7. 50 7.50 7.75 7.75

July 1 12,354

9,739

9, 545

436

July 8 12,281

9, 564

9,343

403

July 15 12,031

9,703

9, 523

458

July 22 12,061

9,751

9,572

340

July 29 12,031

9, 691

9,507

257

804

9, 177

56

766

8,980

57

868

9, 113

58

802

9, 110

58

924

8,840

58

7.75 8.00 8.25 8.25 8. 25

Yl e e k Ending
1967

Data from Georgia 1967 Weekly Hatchery Reports on Broiler Chicks
(R e vis e d Ma rch 1968}

E ggs: Set :
Thou.

Hatchings and Cross State Movement

Total : Placed

Shipped

Placed

Hatched: for

into

out of

in

Broilers State : State

Georgia :

Thou.

Thou.

Thou. Thou.

Thou.

Prices

Paid

Received

Hatch. Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

Cents

Dollars

Aug . 5 11, 854

9,491

9,289

290

A ug. 12 11,517

9,557

9,358

262

Aug . 19 ll, 277

9,527

9,332

208

Aug . 26 10,754

9,263

9,094

304

757

8, 822

58

600

9,020

57

715

8,825

57

784

8,614

56

8.25 8.00 8.00 7.75

.Sept. 2 10, 17 1

9, 161

8,912

213

Sept. 9 10, 880

9, 059

8,869

259

Sept. 16 10,886

8,752

8,558

210

Sept. 23 11,433

8, 109

7,917

278

.S e pt. 30 10,465

8,445

8, 278

413

852

8,273

56

911

8, 217

56

881

7,887

56

881

7,314

56

879

7' 812

55

7.75 7.75 7.75 7.75 7. 50

Oct. 7 10,736

8,704

8, 516

300

Oct. 14 10, 549

8,920

8,698

273

Oct. 21 11, 289

8,295

8, 119

369

Oct. 28 11,271

8,337

8, 127

283

795

8,021

55

872

8,099

55

937

7, 551

56

873

7,537

56

7.50 7.50 7.75 7.75

Nov. 4 11, 090

8,415

8,217

285

Nov. 11 10,964

9,004

8, 821

324

Nov. 18 10,940

8,980

8,799

316

Nov. 25 10, 814

8,746

8, 576

229

865

7,637

57

875

8,270

57

942

8, 173

57

737

8,068

57

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

De c. 2 11,289

8,872

8,675

194

766

8, 103

57

8.00

Dec. 9 10, 633

8, 818

8,647

371

703

8, 315

57

8.00

Dec. 16 11,427

8, 500

8,366

260

566

8,060

57

8.00

De c. 23 11, 445

8,884

8,700

343

597

8,446

57

8.00

Dec. 30 11,637

8,349

8,226

318

684

7,860

57

8.00

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

622, 543

485,393

41,397

TOTAL

495,614

17,380

461,376

ARCHI..!. LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: Unit e d .States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Ge orgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

MAR8

Rele as ed 3/5/68 ORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

LGV.JER

The Index of Prices Re ceived by Geor gia Farmers for All Commodities declined 6 points during the month ended February 15, 1968 to 248. This ~~as 4 points above the February 15,196 7
index of 244 .

The decline in t he price of cott on from 27 .0 to 23 .5 was principally r esponsible for the decline in the Index. Egg prices were also lower . Broiler , other chicken, cor n, and meat animal prices were higher than the previous month, and most other prices showed ver y little change .

Ul'TITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED IUDEX UP 3 POINTS, PARITY I NDEX UP 2 POINTS ADJUSTED PARI TY RATIO SO

Th)3 Index of Prices Recei ved by Farmers advanced 3 points (1 perc ent) during the month ended February 15, t o 25 8 percent of its 1910 -14 average . Higher prices for cattle and hogs were mainly responsible for the increase . Partially offsetting wer e price declines for lettuc e and cotton. The February index Has 2 percent above a year earlier .

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Corrrn1odities and Services, including Interes t , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanc ed 2 points (1/2 percent ) during the month to 348, a record high. The index was 10 points (3 percent) above a year earlier.

vJith the Prices Received Ind ex up 3 points and the Parity Index up 2 points, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, advanc ed to 80.

The Parity Ratio, at 74, was unchanged from January.

Il.TDEZ: NUl-illERS -- G:SORGIA Al:TD UNI TE!) STATES -~-----rnC1ex------ -~-?etiru2.ry-l5-:--'Ja.nuar-,r-~s-:-7ebruar:--I5 : -==--~e~ ord~~IgE====
---~- -12!-Q.-::J:~ =_lQ.Q__ ____.:.~____J:2~L__ L___l7}~ -i--. . -~968_____:__ Ind~~-- -l--- -~_t e----- -

GEORGIA Prices~Re ceived

All Commodities

244

All Crops

255

Livestoc k and Livestock

------ ---------.-- Products

217


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

UNITED STATES

Prices Received

2.5 2

Parity Index 2/

338

Parity Ratio

75

254 y::

248

. 277 .

267

310 :harch 1951
319 :l"iarch 1951 ?)

207
------

-I}-:-. -------2-09-

-

-.-

29.5
-----

-

-:.0 -S e-p-t .-

1948
---

-

.

255

2.5 8

313 :Feb. 1951

346

348

348 :Feb. 1968

74

74

123 : Oct . 1946

0



AdjustedPar:FtyR'atio4/~-- ------- ;







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

(preliminary)

-:

80

:

79 :

80 :

:

yRevise~ffAlso--.Aprill951:- lf'PricesPaid, Interest ,-T'aXes0n'd-Farmwage-R:aies based- --

on data for the indicated dates . 4/ The Ad justed Parity Ratio, reflecting Goverrunent

payments , aver aged 79 for t he year-1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary

Ad justed Parity Ratios for the current year, s upplied by the Economic Re search Servic e, are

based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for

the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LAHG lEY Agricultural Statistici an In Charge

vJILLIAH A. 'HAGNER Agr icultural Statistician

"issuED- BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting- s ervice-; usnA-; 4o9A- IIJorth- Lmnpkin-street , - Athens, - Geor gia,
in cooperation r~ith the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

QE~9.Q2:ty a_gd_QE2:.L__ _ __

WPRhICeaEtS:-

RECEIVED
bU. ----

Cats, bu

Corn, bu.

Barley, bu.

Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb.

Cottonseed, ton

Soybeans, bu.

Peanuts, lb.

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

Hay, baled, ton: Al l

Alfalfa

Lespedeza Peanut

Milk Cows, head Hogs, ct-Tt .
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. b/
Co~m, cwt. 2/

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

Calves , cwt.

Hille , ~holesale, cwt.: Fluid Harket

Jvianufactured

All ;})

Turkeys, lb.

Chickens, lb: excl. broilers

Commercial broilers

Al l

Eggs, all, dozen

PRIG~ PAID, ~ Nixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein 16% protein 18% protein 2C/fo protein Cottonseed meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Heal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn l"leal, cwt. Broiler Grower Feed, ton laying Feed, ton Chick Starter, ton Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton

~? 1. 80
~p 88
~~ 1.51 ~ 1.12
$ 2.25 19.0
~~ 67.00 ~~ 2. 80
11.0
$ 6.90

~;; 27.50

~~; 35.50

(? 30.50

::~ 24.50

~;; 200. 00

~~
f:~

18.00 19.10

3/
3/

c~::; 16.20 -
21.50 21

0 24.20

Q 6.60
~-? 4.15 ::~ 6.60
23.0 9.0 14.0 13.7
38.8

1.40 .91
1.16 1.02 1.95 27.0
53.00
2.50 11.4
6.50
28.50
36.50 30.50
2L~ .5o
190.00 16.70 18.60 15.70 21.20 24.40
6.25
6.25 20.0
6.5
12.5 12.1 39.2

0 74.co
~~ 79.00 ~ 84.00 (; 86.00
5 t:::>. 20
(? 5.40
(r 4.lo
;J; 4.20
$ 3.65 $ 98.00
f~ 94.00 $104.00
$ 45.00
~ 37.00

73.CO 78.00 80.00
82.00
5.10
5.10
3.95
4.10
3.25 93.00
86.00
95.00
43.00
37.50

1.40 .91
1.24 1.02 2.00
23.5 52.00
2.55 11.6
6.60

1.49 .674
1.26
1.03
1.93 20.21
63.30
2. 71 11.6
5.69

29.50
36.50
31.00
23.50
200.00
16.90 19.00
15.90
21.70 24.60

25.30
26.20
26.20
: 25.60
:257 .oo
18.80 21.60
17.00
23.30 : 26.60

btl 6.25
20.0
7.5 13.5 13.1 36.4

5.49 4.12
5.06
21.4
8.8
: 15.4
14.6
. 32.4
.

1.40 .667
1.04 . 978
1. 75 22.38 56.40
2.53
11.3 6.21
24.00 24.70 25. 00 24.20 264.00 17.60 21.80 15.60 24.00 26.40
5. 72
4.15 5.27 18.2
7.9 13.5 12.9
31.5

1.42 .686
1. 06 . 984
1.86 19.90 57.80
2.57 11.3
6.43
23.80 24.20 25 .60 24 . 3 0 265 .00 18. 90 22.80 16.70 24.90 27.80
4/ 5.21 ~ 17.5
8.1 14.6 13. 9
30.0

70.00
n.oo
78.00 80.00
5.20
5.10
3.90
4.05
3.30
94.00
85.00
95.00
43.00
37.00

70.00
77 .oo
79.00 : 86.00
: 5.46 : 5.51
3.80 3.86
3.52 95.00
88.00
99.00
35.90
. 34.00

69.00 75.00
77 .oo
80.00
5.27 5.20
3.59
3.68
3.19 90.00 82.00
94.00 34.50 32.70

68 .00
74.00
n.oo
79.00 5.28
5.24
3."58 3.65
3.22 90.00 82.00
94.00
34.20 32.60

ITirCo;Siiand 11 steers andheirersii'COiiibined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls.
2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
J/ Revised.
~ Preliminary estimate.

Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINES.

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 6, 1968

BROILE R TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 2 was 9, 035, 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 12, 530, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--3 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching e ggs were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 62 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owne d cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8.00 to $9.75 with an average of $9. 25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 58 cents for eggs and $8. 25 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set !J

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

1966
-
1967

1967
-
1968

u;o of
year ago

Broilers in Georgia

-1966

1967
-

Ujo of year

1967

1968

ago

Eggs Per Doz. 1967-68

Chicks Per Hundred 1967-68

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb . 24 Mar. 2

11, 615 11,637 100

8, 546

7,860

92

57

12, 359 11, 721

95

8, 891

8,698

98

58

12,392 11, 939

96

8,783

8,682

99

59

12, 562 11,832

94

8,843

8, 791

99

59

12, 892 11,988

93

8,929

8,722

98

59

13,096 11,994

92

8,909

8, 735

98

59

12,971 11' 8 50

91

9,063

8, 593

95

60

13, 221 13, 346 13, 174

12,079 12, 169 12, 530

91 91 95

9,393
I 9,421 I 9,7o6

8,839

94

9,062

96

9,035

93

61 62 62

8.00 8.25 8.25 8.25 8.50 8.50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.25

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 2 was 668, 000--16 percent more than the previous week but 35 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 903, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than the previous week but 25 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended March 2 were down 15 percent and settings were down 16 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (W eek Ended)

1% of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Feb.

Feb.

Feb. Mar. year

Feb.

Feb.

Feb. Mar.

10

17

24

2 a_g_o 2/

10

17

24

2

Thousands

Thousands

801

877

885 903

75

631

468

578 668

1,

545 798

-3/

515 1,685

650 575 1, 958 2,020

69 99

390 1, 502

400 1,314

325 430 1,327 1, 394

347

274

274 212

64

153

151

151 272

Total 3, 491 3/3,351 3,767 3, 710

84

2,676 2,333 2,381 2,764

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

2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revised.

I Ujo of 1 ye ar
ago 2 I

65

108

I
I

92

I 89

II 85

-]3ROILE R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A HZ AS BY VV"EE KS - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

sTAT E
-

Feb. 17

Week Ended Feb. 24
THOUSANDS

Mar. 2

I1 % of year ago 1_.{

Feb. 17

Week Ended

Feb.

Mar.

24

2

THOUSANDS

%of year ago 1/

Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delawar e Maryland Virgini a West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Flori da Tenn essee Alabama Mis sissippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Or ego n California TOTAL 191>8 (22 States )

1,970 313
1, 637

1,966 342
1, 545

2,060 366
1, 473

102

1, 431

101 I

146

98

995

1,388 183 999

1, 416 138 971

88 0:::

63 109

z f7~

.r.o.

496 348 2,406

447 360 2,375

534 87 318 50 2,338 79

297 345 2,385

306 358 2,227

319 408 2,328

83 105
86

l)
<
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4,672 1, 695

4, 593 1,669

4,773 104

3, 211

1, 592 90 I 1,026

3,332 1, 002

3,373 947

. 106 <
86

97

116

110 70

368

332

378

111 ~

7,290

7,275

7' 511 100

5, 171

5, 146

5, 4 57

99

4 75

446

480 98

394

347

381

102

12, 079 12, 169 12, 530 95

8, 83 9

9,062

9,03 5

93

862

932

909 108

752

73 1

770

164

7 26

723

769 80

750

740

948

91

8, 584

8,708

8, 701 95

6, 576

6, 660

6, 468

94

4,868

4, 847

4,948 99

4,020

4,088

4 , 164

101

10, 058 10, 065 10, 237 99

6,948

7' 17 5

7,253

94

1, 138

1, 160

l' 114 101

809

801

8 10

95

4,691

4 , 56 3

4,488 94

3, 533

3, 501

3, 539

97

627

665

68 7 90

4 17

4 50

4 25

98

311 l, 834 67,177

431 l , 858 67 ,255

296 1, 971 68 ,205

79 f 325

91

1, 29 7

96

-
1 50, 035

338 1, 286 50, 4 52

308 1, 33 7 51, 17 6

123 91 96

TOTAL 196 7* (22 States )

70, 539 71, 79 5 71,23 6

I 'fo of Last Ye ar
[r Current week

as

p e rcent

95 of same

94 week

la st

96 year .

* - R ev1. sed.

51,614 51,844 53 ,294

97

97

96

Commercial broiler production in Georgia for 1967 was 447, 12.3, 000 birds. This was the 17th consecutive year that Georgia has led the nation in broiler production. This, however, was a decline from the 456, 192, 000 birds produced in 1966 and was the first time since 1946 that the re was not an increase from the year befor e .
Gross incom e from broile rs produced in Georgia in 1967 amounted to $19 0, 921, 000.
This is a decline of $ 33, 892, 000 from the 1966 income of $224,9 03,000 but still exce e ds the income from any othe r agricultural commodity in the State . Average liveweight p e r bird was 3. 5 pounds, compared to 3. 4 pounds last year. Average price p e r pound for the
year was 12.2 cents compared to 14.5 cents last year and 14.5 cents in 1965. The price in 1967 ranged from a high of 14.0 cents in February to a low of 10 . 5 in November.

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PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS (Period 1948-67)

Year
1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Numbers (000}
33,025 45, 574 62, 892 88,678 112,621 121,631 154,471 177,642 222, 780 261,000 292, 119 303,031 320,250 348,200 353,600 359,760 373, 880 402, 770 456, 192 447, 123

Value (000$)
29, 108 32,977 45,433 68, 530 88, 61 0 93,826 101,951 125,700 129, 836 150,336 164,521 153,000 171,206 156, 272 168,031 168,799 174,153 198, 566 224,903 190,921
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Commercial broiler production during 1967 in the ZZ States covered by the "We ekl.y
chick placement reports totaled 2, 507 million birds, up 1 percent from the 2, 483 million produce d in 1966 and the l a r ge st of r e cord for these State s. Thes e 22 State s p roduced
97 p e r c ent of t he Nation' s b roil e rs in 1966.

The averag e price received for the 1967 production in these 22 States was 13.2 cents per pound live weight, 2 cents less than the average price received in 1966. The gross income from broiler production was $1,170 million compared with $1,312 million during 1966. Georgia, the leading broiler producing State, had a gross income of $190, 921, 000 from broilers. The 1967 average live weight per bird produced was 3. 5 pounds. The number of pounds produced in the 22 States totaled 8, 850 million pounds, up 2 percent from 1966.

The leading State in number of chicks placed in 1967 was Georgia with 461,376,000

followed by Arkansas with 373, 244,000, Alabama 338, 845,000, North Carolina 268,687, 000,

Mississippi 209,657,000, Texas 166, 954,000, Maryland 157,053,000, Delaware

132, 129, 000, Maine 76, 031, 000, and California 71, 311, 000. Placements of 2, 255, 287, 000

in thes e 10 States accounted for 87 percent of all the broiler chicks placed in t he 22 States

last ye ar.



Commercial Broiler Production and Gross Income in 22 States, 1966-1967

State and Total

Number produced
Thou.

1966

I Pounds Price
produced ! per lb.

Thou.

Cents

Gross income
1,000 Dols.

,:

I I;

Number

'i produced

Thou.

I!

I 1967
! Pounds Price I Gross
produced per lb. income

Thou.

Cents 1,000

Dols.

Maine

72,458

289,832 18.2

52,749 !i 73,907

295,628 16.3 48, 187

Conn. Pa. Ind. Mo.

10, 271 43,983 21,208 21,965

38,003 171, 534
76,349 74,681

17.9 16.5 15.9 15.0

6,803 28,303 12, 139 11,202

ji 9,038

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44,256 17,039 20, 867

34,344 177,024
63,044 73,034

15. 8 15.4 14.6 13.6

5,426 27,262
9 , 204 9,93 3

Del.

121,678

462,376 15. 9 73,518 11 127,346

483,915 14 . 4 69 ,684

Md.

159,491

606,066 15. 9 96,364 I 151,032

573,922 14.5 83,219

Va.

50, 278

155,862 15. 5 24, 159 11 51, 786

165,715 14. 5 24,029

W. Va.
N. c. s. c.

18,605 260,269
17,486

63,257 910,942
61,201

15. 6 15. 3 14.5

9,868 ~ 16, 372
I 139,374 I 262, 872 8, 874 19,483

57,302 946, 339
68, 190

14.6 13. l 12.3

8,366 123,970
8,387

Ga.

456, 192 1,551,053 14;5 224,903 447, 123 l, 564, 930 12.2 190,921

Fla. Tenn. Ala.

18,640 50,325 324 , 124

59,648 171,105 l, 134, 434

14.8 15.4 14.2

8,828 i 25, 164 26,350 i 46,802
I
161,090 1324, 629

83,041 159, 127 l, 136, 202

12.7 14. 4 12.0

10, 546 22,91 4 136,344

Miss.

183,734

606,322 14.6 88, 523 1 196,931

669, 565 12. l

81,0 17

Ark.

361,753 l, 193,785 14.7 175,486 i 365,371

1, 205, 724 12.6 151,921

La.

3 5,317

120,078 14. 5 17,411 1! 41, 240

144, 340 12.6 18, 187

J Texas
Wash.

152,918 22,412

519,921 82,924

15. 2 18.0

79,028 I 161,434
14,926 21,980

548, 876 83,524

13.3 17.1

7 3 ,001 14 ,283

------ Oreg.
Calif.

____61_72_,,_60_03_04_____2_44_85_,,_30_62_06_____117_8._.08_____4_48_,,_11_64_59_ J!1__61_93_,,_10_54_05_______2_46_97_,,_32_47_06____11_76_.._19_____4_58_,, _05_9058

I
Total ,2,482,741 8,642, 759

15.2

2, 506, 867

1,312,212

8,850,402

13.2 1, 170, 404

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agricultur e

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, G e orgia

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER 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. 3. Department of Agriculture

Georgi a Crop Reporting Service

Athens, Georgia

March 8 , 1968

VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET March I , 196b

GEORGIA

Watermelon Intentions: Land preparation is making good progress, but cold temperatures are causing some delay in planting. A 6 percent increase is
indicated for planting intentions at this date. Weather conditions and other crop plantings could affect the final planted acreage.

Ear ly Sprinq Cabbaqe: The unusually cold, dry weather has retarded plant growth a nd development. Stands are fair to good in most areas, bu t fav or-
able weather is needed for plants delayed by cold temperatures.

UNITED STATES

Snap Beans: Production of winter snap beans in Florida is estimated at 550,000 cwt., 10 percent below the 1967 crop and 7 percent below average. Recurring
low temperatures and strong winds during February adversely affected growth and set of bloom. Bush beans are available in quantity at Pompano, supplemented by lesser amounts from so ut h Dade County. The volume of pole beans is expected to increase. Scattered frost in Dade County, February 28 did no significant damage.

Cabbaqe: Winter cabbage production is forecast at 6,561,000 cwt., 8 percent below 1967.
In Florida, ample supplies are available. Head size is expected to be improved by the general rain in late February that ended the drought. In Texas, harvest conti nue s in the San Antonio, Winter Garden, and Laredo areas. Warm weather in Arizona durin g Fe br uary has been favorable for growth.

The early sprinq cabbage acreage is estimated at ll ,500 acres for harvest compared with ll ,850 acres harvested in 1967. In South Carol ina and Georgia, unusually cold, dry weather has retarded plant growth. Young cabbage in south Alabama is in good condition. In Mississippi, adverse weather retarded growth and some fields needed to be reset. Plants are in fair to poor condition. Cold weather during February did not seriously affect the Louisiana crop, although in the northern areas some leaf burn was evident. Harvest was past peak in the New Orleans area in late February. Cutting is expected to begin in the Breaux Bridge area by lat e March. Harvest in California should begin in the south coast districts about April l.

Tomatoes: The early sprinq tomato acreage, at 15,500 acres for harvest in 1968, compares
with 17,800 acres harvested in 1967. Florida's spring tomatoes have suffered but little damage from the adverse weather thus far. The majority of damage has been wind burn and twisted vines. Growth has been slowed appreciably. Frost in late February and early March killed some very young acreage, particularly in the Ft. Pierce area. This acreage will probably be replanted. In Texas, cold, wet weather delayed seed germination and replantin g was necessary on some acreage. Light freezes in late February delayed growth. In California, fields progressed favorably with some cherry tomatoes being harvested in the Imperial Valley. Volume production of round type fruit is expected in May.

(Over)

Waterme lons: Growers i ntend to harve st l93 ,400 a cres of early summer wat ermelons this year compared wit h 188 ,700 acres harvested ~67 and the 5- year average of
191 , b30 a c res. Wea ther conditi ons have been favorable in California and planting is now underway in t he so ut h coast counti es . Planting should be active in the San Joaquin Val l ey during Ap r il and Ma y . Planting in Arizona is nearin g completion, and the crop is making satisfact ory growt h. Harvest should be g in in ea rl y June. In Texas, soil moisture is adequate to excel lent in mos t p roducing areas. First supplies are expected from the Lower Valley in late Ma y. In South Carol i na, land preparation is nearing completion. In Georgia, cold, dry wea th er has delayed l an d p reparation somewhat, but plantings are expected to be well underway by mid-March in the ma jor producing areas. Lan d p reparation is underway in the coastal area of Alabama a nd planting is expected to begin s hor tly. Planting should start in Mississippi about mi d- March . Cold, wet weather has delayed planting in Louisiana.

Crop and State

ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 196~ WITH COMP AR ISO NS

Acreage

----~Ha~rv~e~s~t~e~d~_____ : For

Yield per Acre

Produc ti on

Average

:harvest: Av.

:Ind. :Avera ge:

Ind .

1962-66

1967

1968 62-66: 1967 : 1968 : 1962- 66 196 7

1968

Ac res

Hundredweight

1,000 hundre dweig ht

CABBAG E J./
Wi nter: Flo ri da Texas Ar izona California
Group Total
Early Spring: South Carol ina Georgia Al a b a ma Mississippi Louisiana California
Group Total
1.-/ATERME LONS
Late Sp rinq 1/

15,100 15,400 16,300 183 210 210 2,7 57 3 ,234 3, 423

18,980 19, 000 12 ,500 123 130 120 2,307 2,47 0 1,500

1,420

1,600 2,100 202 170 170

285

272

357

5,260

5.100 6,100 222 225 210 1.174 1'1 48 1. 28 1

40,760 4 1,100 37,000 160 173 177 6,524 7.1 24 6, 561

2, 720

2 ,400 2,500 102

90

2,b60

2,500 2,500 117 125

610

650

700 110 110

920

700

700 128 145

2,060

2,300 2,300

94 100

3,060

3,300 2,800 242 265

12,230 11 , 850 11,500 142 152

276
335 67 118 194 742
173 1

21 6 312
72 102 230 874
1 ,806

Ap r . 8

64,280 60,700 60,100 163 149

10,452 9,061 Ma y 8

Ear ly Summer 1/

North Carol ina

8,140

6,500 6,700

62

70

South Carol ina

23,200 24,000 23,000

74

90

Georg ia Alabama Mississippi

33' l 00 13,540 6,900

36,000 13,000 8,300

38,000 13,500 &,300

86

95

93 100

74

tiO

Arkansas

6,100

5,700 5,800

&9

85

Louisiana

2,940

3. 100 3,300

87

80

Oklahoma

8,640

9,500 11 ,000

70

80

Texas

75,400 70,000 70,000

63

60

Arizona

4,280

3,400 3,300 157 175

Ca 1 i fern ia

9,140

9,200 10,500 164 155

Group Total 191.380 188,700 193,400

79

ll Includes processing. l l 1968 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.

503 1 7 13 2,844
1. 259 51 0 541 254 607
4, 71 9 669
1 ,496
15,114

455 2. 160 3 , 420 1, 300
664 4(j4 248
760 4,200
595 1,426
15,712

J une 7

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4o9ANorth-L~mpkln-Str~et,-,1\th~ns,-G:; .-;

in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetab le Crop Es timat or

Aft er Five Days Return to Uni te d States Department of Agric ult u re
Statistical Reporting Servi ce 409A North Lumpkin Street At hens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 13, 1968

B R OILER TYPE
Placement of broile r chicks in Ge orgia dur ing the w e ek ended March 9 was
9, 154 , 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 8 percent less than the com-
parable week last year , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 530, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
the same as the previous week but 4 percent l e ss than the ccmparable week a year e a r lier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs w a s 62 c ents pe r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatc her y
owne d c o ckerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of
$8.00 to $9.75 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8. 00 for chic~s.

Week Ended
Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set J.:.l

1967
Thou.

1968
Thou.

o/o of
year . ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for ' Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. P r ice

Hatch Broile r

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundr ed

l968 1968

Cents Dollars

12, 359 11,721

95

8, 891

8,698 98

58

12,392 11,939 96

8,783

8,682 99

59

12,562 11, 832

94

8, 843 . 8,791 99

59

12,892 11,988 93

8,929

8,722 98

59

13, 096 11, 994 92

8,909

8,735 98

59

12, 971 11, 850

91

9,063

8, 593 95

60

13, 221 12,079 91

9,393

8,839 94

61

13, 346 12, 169

91

9,421

9,062 96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035 93

62

13,027 12, 530

96

9,914 9, 154 92

62

8.25 8.25 8.25 8. 50 8. 50 8. 75 9. 00 9. 25 9. 25 9.2 5

EGG TYPE .

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 9 wa s 72 1, 000- 8 percent more than the previous week but 32 percent less than the comparable we ek last year. An estimated l, 020, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 13 percent more than the previous week but 17 percent l ess than
the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ende d March 9 were down 26 percent and settings were down 20 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set {Week Ended)

o/o of

Chicks Hatched {Week Ended)

Feb.
17

Feb.
24

Mar. Mar. year

2

9 ago 2/

F e b.
17

Feb.
24

Mar. Mar.

2

9

Thousands

Thousands

877

885

1,

530 685

-3/

1,

650 958

274

27 4

903 1, 020 83 575 630 68 2,020 1, 722 83 212 318 82

468 400 1,314 151

578 325 1, 327 151

668 430 l, 394 272

721 425 l, 322 224

o/o of
year
ago 2/
68 78 79 63

Total

3, 366 3/ 3, 767 3,710 3,690 80

2,333 2,381 2, 764 2,692 74

1I Includes eggs set by hat che ries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same we ek last year. 3/ Revis e d.



sROILER TYP E EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A ~{E AS BY WE,EKS - 1968 Page 2

-

EGGS SET

I

CHICi{S PLA CZD

sTATE

-

Week E;; nded

Feb.

Mar.

24

2

I
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Mar. I
9

o/o of ____ __ _V{_~~):s_]: ng~_ <;l __ _ _ _

year

Feb.

Mar.

Mar.

1/ 24

2

9

%of year
a o 1/

Maine Connecticut
Penns y1vania
Indiana Miss our ~ Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia
North Carolina South Carolina

THOUSANDS

~

THOUSANDS

s:: ..1.1.:.1

I

1, 966

2,060

2, 071 107

1, 388

1, 416

1, 464

95

342

366

320 136

183

138

178

123

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1, 545 447

1, 473 534

1, 481 123 518 91

999 306

971 319

955

107

312

94

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360

318

358 56

358

408

358

75

~Rl

2,375

2, 338

2,469

87

2,227 2,328 2, 176

80

!-4

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4, 593 1, 669

4,773 1, 592

4,770 105 1, 532 94

3,332

3,373

3, 601

115

1, 002

947

1, 120

109

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116

110

114 76

332

378

253

68

~J::

7,275 446

7, 511 480

7,472 102 461 90

5, 146

5, 457

5, 508

96

347

384

438 120

1:1.0
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12, 169-- 12, 530 12, 530 96

9,062

9, 035

9, 154

92

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968
(22 States}
TOTAL 1967*
(22 States}

932

909

968 112

731

770

763

160

723

769

721 72

740

948

824

86

8,708

8, 701

8, 834 - 96

6,660

6,468

6, 705

94

4,847

4,948

5,036 98

4 ,088 4, 164 4, 188

98

10, 065 10, 237 10, 213 97

7, 175

7,253

7. 557

97

1, 160

1, 114

1, 116 104

801

810

843

97

4, 563

4,488

4,606

95

3, 501

3,539

3, 522

94

665

687

724 87

450

425

440

91

431

296

473 146

338

308

269

96

1 858

1,971

2 040 105

1, 286

1, 33 7

1 339

0

67,255 68,205 68,827 98 50,452 51, 176 51, 967

96

71,795 71,236 70,401

51, 844 53,294 54, 114

94

96

98

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0181A ClOP IEPOITI 8 EIVICE

MAR 171968
LIBRARIES

ATHENS , GEORGIA

FEBRUARY MI LK PRODUCTI ON UP 5 ~ITLLION POUNDS

February 1968 Rel eased 3/15/ 68

Milk production on Georgia farms during February totaled 82 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 77 million pounds produced in February last year and 89 million during January 1968. The 1962-66 February average production was
75 million pounds. '
Production per cow in herd averaged 585 pounds -- 60 _pounds above the previous year, but 50 pounds below the 31-day previous month . The 5~ear average production per cow for the month was 434 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during February was ~6.25 per hundredweight. This was ~ -35 below the previous year, but was
equal to the January average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were down from the previous year and fr om the January 1968 price.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRTI~N
--~=---Q~orgia---==.=-_;-~--U.-m":"'.t:-e~d=--=s~tates ---~

Item and Unit

: Feb.

--~---~------~-1961

Jan.

Feb.

1968 J968

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

1967 ___];968- 1968

Milk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. 1/
Number Hilk COt-TS ,
thousand head

77

89

82

525

635

585

146

140

140

9,203 671

9,608 724

219,264999

y PRICES REQEIVED - DOLLARS
All wholesale milk, cwt. ]/ Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head

6.60
. 6.60 4.15 :200.00

6.25 bv'6. 25
6.25 190.00 200.00

:
5.06
5.49 4.12 257.00

5.27
5. 72
4.15 264.00

gj5. 21
265.00

y PRICES PAID - DOLlARS
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein
20 percent protein

74.00
. 79.00 84.00 86.00

73.00 78.00 80.00
82.00

70.00
n.oo
78.00 80.00

70.00
n.oo

69.00 68.00 7).00 74.CO

..

79.00 77.00 77.00

86.00 80.00 79.00

Hay, ton

37.00 37.50 37.00

34.00 32.70 32.60

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

month.

3/ Revised.

4/ Preliminary

j_l
~

Extra day in February 1968 added 3.6 percent to monthly output.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUEh-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-SerVice; usD.A; 4o9A-North-Lmnpkin-Street, - Athens,aa: in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES HILK PRODUCTION

United States milk production for February is estimat ed at 9,249 million pounds , 0.5 percent more than a year earlier but 4 percent below the 1962-66 average for the month . The increase over a year earlier resulted from the extra day in February this year . Daily average production for February t-vas down 3 percent from February, 1967. February output provided 1.59 pounds of milk per person daily compared with 1.55 pounds a month earlier and 1.66 pounds a year earlier .
Dailv milk producti on per cot-r shows little gain fr om February 1967
-~---- - ------ -- --- ------ --------------------- ~.
During February, milk production per cow averaged 699 pounds , up 4 percent from a year earlier and 14 percent above the 1962-66 average for the month. Most of the gain over February 1967 resulted f r om the extra day in the month this year. On a daily basis, February production per cow averaged 24.1 pounds,about the same as a ye ar earlier but 3 percent above January 1968. l'.iilk production per cow was highest in hinnesota and New fexico--each with 860 pounds. Following were California with 850 pounds, Net-r Jers ey with 815 pounds and l'Iassachusetts with 805 pounds.

Eilk per cow and milk production by months, United States, 1968, tJith comparisons

96 ---~iont:----- Average : G~~~6~~r-c~~ 8- ---Avera~: : ~~~~k Podu:;~----: c~nge_::=:

1962-66 :

:

: 1962-66 :

:

f~ 196l___

-----~~----~--~---~---~~-- }iillion- Nillion____Ei lJ.i on

January : -Po6u4nd4s

February : 611

Jan.-Feb. total: March : - 698-

April : 713

May :

778

June . : 750

July : 692

August : 651

September : 614

October : 623

November : 603

December : 641

Annual . : - 8,021

P--oun7d16s

Pounds
- - 724

Pounds Pounds
lo,T9b 9,847

9Po;uwndss -

Percent -2.4

___71 1/692_ 9.636 1~ 832
-7~6~9------~lo ,%8

9.203

9.249 1/ +0.5

19J o5o_ _:_lB;TI~=~~l. o- -

10,517

788

11,175 10,734

844

12,143 11,470

820

11,658 11,095

764

10,714 10,315

722

10,047

680

9,446

685

9,547

661

9, 208

8' 682919______::'1249:.745997

9,709 9,124
9,167 8,814
1199-.2;929 94----------------

1/Extra(fay in. 'Fbruary 1968 added 3. b percenr=ro--montil\vootput. -ana-dilly averag-e----
- basis, percentage change in production from 1967 is -3.0 percent for February, and -2.7 percent for the January- February total.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Stati stical Reporti ng Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
.QEIJ~-~!IS INESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department cf Agriculture

FARM REPORT

ATHENS, GEORGIA

MAR 1 9 1968

March 18, 1968

PRO PECTIVE PlANTINGS -- 1968
LIBRARIES

Georgia

Based on farmers' plans as of March 1, the total acreage planted and to be planted t o crops in the State thi s year will be smaller than 1967, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Indicated acreages are lower than last year for all crops except cotton,peanuts, r ye, and sweetpotatoes.

I The purpose of this report is to assist grow;~;-~enerally ----]

in making such changes in their acreage plans as may appear

1

I desirable. Acreages actually planted this year can be more

!

I or less than indicated for such reasons as weather or economic

j conditions, labor supply, farm programs, and how this report

~ffect~ fa~ers '_ acti~~:________- -- -- -- -- -- - -- - - - -

PROSPECTIVE PLANTn~GS FOR 1968

CR 0 P

Average 1962-66

PLANTED ACREAGES

Indicated

1967

1968

1968 as percent of 1967

Thousands

Thousands

................ Corn, all
Oats

1,745.0 284.0

l,73b.O 208. 0

Barley .......

20.0

ll. O

Cotton .............
............ y Sweetpotatoes
Tobacco, all

601.0 10.8 66.1

340. 0 8.8 73.2

Sorghums, all
Soybeans g/ ....... Peanuts gj..........
Hay , all ~

46.0 199.0 503.0 478.0

47.0 583.0 493.0 433-0

1/ Acreage Harvested. ?J Grown alone for all purposes.

Thousands 1,632.0 196.0 8.0
375.0 9.0 58.1 45.0
560.0 498.0 411.0

Percent 94 94 73 110 102
79 96 96 101
95

Corn Acreage Down 6 Percent: Georgia farmers have indicated they will plant 1,632,000 acres of corn for all purposes this year. If these intentions are
followed, the 1968 acreage will be 6 percent below both last year and the 1962-66 average.

Cotton Acreage Up 10 Percent: The State's 1968 cotton acreage is indicated at 375,000 acres, 35,000 above the 340,000 planted last year, but 226,000 acres
below the 1962-66 average of 601,000 acres.

Tobacco Down 21 Percent: The regular tobacco allotment, adjusted for over and under marketings for 1967, indicates a total of 57,000 acres of Type 14 tobacco
to be planted in 1968. Growers intend to plant 1,100 acres of Type 62 tobacco which gives a comb ined total of 58,100 acres. Last year, Georgia farmers grew 72,000 acres of Type 14 and
1,200 a cres of Type 62, or a total of 73,200 acres.

Peanut Acreage U~ l Percent: Peanuts planted alone for all purposes were i ndicated at 498,000 acres, l percent above last year's 493,000 acres .

Oats Dovm 6 Percent: The acreage seeded to oats for the 1968 crop is indicated tlt 196, 000 acres - 12,000 acres less than planted in 1967.

Soybean Acreage Down 4 Percent: Georgia grovrers indicated they would p lant 560,000 acres of s oybeans ( a lone for all purposes ) in 1968 - 23, 000 acre s
les s than last year.

Sorghum Down 4 Percent: A t otal of 45,000 acres is expected to be planted f or all purpose s

in 1968, compared! :with 47,000, acres in 1967.

-. . . i .

.

Pl ease turn page t~~.~l-t~ ~t~~.~-~:. 'i'n:ormation.

P~anting intentions ror the ~7 crops 1nc1uded in the March 1 survey total 25l million acres - 2 percent or 6 million less than last year.

y PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES

CR 0 P

Corn, Durum
Other Oats

.WSa..plh.lre.ian.tg....~..~ .e.:...a...t..................................

'1,;

Barley - ~

SSSTCooowotrybetgbaoehcetnucapmonosst,a?toa}:elJsl....~............................................
Peanuts :J ...............
Hay '?:)

Average
1262-66 Thousands
66,207 2,372
9,055 26,100
12,143 14,094
16,559 175
1,086 32,401
1,500 66,838

1967 Thousands
70,905 2,826 10,854 20,611 10,012
9,502 19,229
151 981 4o,68o
1,479 64,728

Indicated
1268
~housands
64,914 3,398 9,549
21,214 10,268 11,108 17,005
151 906 41,761 1,484 63,017

: 1968 as percent ~
1967 Percent
91.6 120.2 88.0 102.9 102.6 116.9 88.4 100.0
92.4 102.7 100.3
97.4

1/ Does not include Alaska and Hawaii. ?} Acreage Harvested. 3/ Grown alone for all purposes.

Feed Grain Acrea~e 6 Percent Below Last Year and Average: Producers' plans on March 1 indicate a total feed grain acreage of 113.4
million - 6 percent below last year and average. Substantial decreases are indicated for both corn and sorghums, more than offsetting slight increases in oats and barley. The decrease in acreage for corn and sorghum reflects increased participation in the 1968 Feed Grain Program, permitting farmers to divert up to half their corn and sorghum base acreage, or 25 acres whichever is larger.

Cotton: Growers intend to plant 11,1o8,000 acres of cotton, 17 percent more than the "heavily
diverted" acreage level of last year, based on plans around March 1. General partici-
pation in the 35 percent maximum diversion option limited plantings in 1967 to 9,502,000 acres
and in 1966, the first year of the Current Diversion Program, to 10,349,000 acres. The 1962-
1966 average is 14,094,000 acres.

The increase over last year is mostly because of the required five-percent diversion this year, compared with 12.5 for last year, a sharp reduction in the payment rate for diversion in excess of the minimum requirement, and favorable prices f~r premium quality cotton last fall. Unfavorable weather held plantings below intentions in some areas last year.

Soybeans: Growers' intentions are to plant a record-high acreage to soybeans for the eighth consecutive year. Prospective soybean acreage planted for all purposes total
41,761,000 acres, almost 3 percent more than the 1967 planted acreage. Indicated acreage changes by regions are: Northcentral, up nearly 4 percent; Southcentral, up l percent; South Atlantic, virtually unchanged; and the minor producing North Atlantic up 10 percent.

Tobacco: Growers intend to set 906,400 acres of all types of tobacco for harvest in 1968, about 8 percent below the acreage harvested last year and the smallest since 1890.
Flue-cured accounts for most of the drop from 1967, although small declines are indicated for other major classes except Southern Maryland with no change. All types of tobacco except Southern ~~ryland, Pennsylvania Seedleaf, Shade-grown, and Perique are under quotas this year with basic allotments unchanged from 1967.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

C. L. CRENSHAW

--------------------------- .. --------------------- Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, ~09A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture

After Five Days Return 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

900
~qu1sitiona Division
urnvei-s1 ~ ot Geo~a untvera1~ Llbrar!el
Athona OOorgia 10801

8EOR81A CROP REPORT I Ill SERVICE

w~~mL1~ rniD~rn~mt?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 19, 1968

Weekly estimates of eggs s e t and chicks hatched in 4 states. These states,

in 1967, accounted for 25 pe rc ent of the egg type chicks hatched in the United States. (Revised March 1968)

Week Ended

Georgia

EGGS SET

(Egg Type)

Illinois

California

Washington

Total

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Jan.

7

Jan. 14

Jan. 21

Jan. 28

969 1,085 1, 194 1, 178

233

1, 893

475

l, 560

538

1, 803

463

2,079

281

3,376

254

3,374

240

3, 775

271

3,991

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

1, 365 1, 245 1, 358 1,328

464

2,317

578

2,012

759

2,220

852

2, 196

319

4,465

398

4,233

444

4,781

383

4, 759

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

1, 198 1,225 1, 160 1, 109

851 929 1,037 1, 018

2,046 2,075 1, 809 2, 153

328

4,423

385

4,614

453

4,459

382

4,662

Apr. 1
Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Apr. 22 Apr. 29

1, 253 1, 155
999 988 1, 201

882 1, 053 1, 158
951 1, 023

1,996 2,078 1,690 1,908 1, 722

343

4,474

386

4,672

350

4, 197

383

4,230

306

4,252

May 6
May l3 May 20 May 27

June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24

July

1

July

8

July 15

July 22

July 29

Aug. 5 Aug. 12 Aug. 19 Aug. 26

Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30

Oct.

7

Oct. 14

Oct. 21

Oct. 28

Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25

Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30

1, 066 1, 000
923 741
680 669 543 674
589 515 590 591 614
631 619 645 685
606 614 440 411 549
396 408 568 560
404 314 359 556
460 419 591 710 491

830

1, 897

753

1, 676

736

1, 493

639

1, 929

544

1, 438

550

1, 413

525

1, 311

468

1, 348

429

1, 630

383

1, 853

466

1, 904

348

1, 734

439

1, 500

561

1, 458

474

1, 200

400

1, 650

524

1, 708

249

1, 539

358

1,637

197

1, 632

363

1, 401

586

2, 050

338

1, 589

419

1, 233

342

1, 149

402

991

432

1, 411

435

1,062

507

1, 392

261

1, 220

302

1, 274

143

1, 3 59

243

1, 272

360

1, 435

254

1, 741

274

4,067

366

3,795

291

3,443

285

3, 594

276

2,938

348

2, 980

192

2, 571

258

2,748

259

2,907

217

2,968

244

3, 204

268

2,941

249

2,802

251

2,901

255

2, 548

276

2,971

327

3,244

309

2,703

345

2,954

279

2, 548

311

2,486

266

3, 4 51

153

2,476

289

2,349

303

2,362

274

2, 227

187

2,434

302

2, 113

212

2,470

351

2,388

187

2,223

177

2,098

245

2,351

250

2,755

187

2,673

Jan.

7

513

284

Jan. 14

652

278

Jan. 21

619

326

Jan. 28

760

184

Feb. 4

872

371

Feb. 11

919

409

Feb . 18

993

370

Feb. 25

1, 082

358

Mar. 4

1,025

445

Mar. 11

1, 060

569

Mar. 18

1, 0 50

681

Mar. 25

905

656

Apr. 1

956

740

Apr. 8

950

799

Apr. 15

887

804

Apr. 22

1, 002

706

Apr. 29

906

832

May

6

854

909

May 13

766

742

May 20

921

788

May 27

853

656

June 3

836

587

June 10

770

552

June 17

630

486

June 24

571

413

July

1

527

418

July

8

457

393

July 15

510

365

July 22

475

321

July 29

412

272

Aug . 5

488

340

Aug. 12

473

265

Aug. 19

491

329

Aug. 26

505

415

Sept. 2

513

365

Sept. 9

505

312

Sept. 16

539

403

Sept. 23

485

191

Sept. 30

505

272

Oct.

7

352

146

Oct. 14

329

279

Oct. 21

412

436

Oct. 28

334

240

Nov. 4

326

322

Nov. 11

455

267

Nov. 18

441

318

Nov. 25

314

337

Dec. 2

251

353

Dec. 9

275

395

Dec. 16

463

196

Dec. 23

368

242

De c. 30

335

107

After) Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, G e orgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

l, 346 l, 533 1, 439 1, 446
1, 170 1, 340 1, 561 1, 740
1, 531 1, 712 l, 662 1, 555
l, 598 l, 411 1, 621 l, 50 l 1, 581
1, 274 1, 410 l, 262 1, 440
l, 252 l, 109 l, 391 l, 109
1, 058 982 988
l, 226 l, 412
1, 428 l, 365 1, 158 1, 115
912 1, 221 1, 283 1, 159 1, 252
l, 229 l, 027 1, 560 1, 201
964 863 742 l, 060
803 1,069
909 935 1,030

297 243 239 222
198 192 208 248
302 358 316 257
299 357 292 252 299
279 271 245 213
284 230 221 210
274 150 192 204 182
202 206 189 196
194 214 280 243 257
188 240 213 121
219 234 216 147
241 174 282 153 142

2.,440 2, 70 6 2,623 2,612
2, 611 2,860 3, 132 3,428
3,303 3,699 3,709 3,373
3, 593 3, 517 3, 604 3,461 3,618
3,316 3, 189 3, 216 3, 162
2, 959 2,661 2,728 2,303
2, 277 1,982 2,055 2,226 2,278
2,458 2,309 2, 167 2,231
1, 984 2,252 2, 505 2,078 2,2 86
l, 915 1,875 2,621 1, 896
1, 831 l, 819 1, 717 1, 858
1,648 l, 913 1, 850 1,698 1, 614

Postage and F ees Paid
u. S. Department of Agricultur e

ATHENS, GEORGIA

March 20, 1968

B R OILER T YPE

Place ment of broi l e r chicks in G e orgia during the week ended March 16 wa s 9, 098, 000--1 percent less tha n the previous week and 9 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12,482, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week and 5 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier .
The majority of the price s paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents p e r doze n. The price of eggs from flocks with hatc he ry owned co ck e rels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r e ceive d for broile r chicks by Georgia hatche ries wer ~ reported within a range of $ 8.00 to $9 .75 with an average of $9 .00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended
Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set !}

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

% of

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Ufo of P er

Chicks Per

1967

1968

year

1967

1968

year Doz.

Hundre d

ago

a.go 1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

12,392 11, 939

96

8,783

8,682

99

59

12, 562 11, 832

94

8,843

8, 791

99

59

12,892 11,988

93

8,929

8,722

98

59

13,096 11,994

92

8,909

8,735

98

59

12,971 11, 850

91

9,063

8, 593

95

60

13,221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839

94

61

13,346 12., 169

91

9,421

9,062

96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035

93

62

13, 027 12, 530

96

9,914

9, 154 92

62.

13, 185 12,482

95

9,968

9,098

91

61

8.25 8.25 8.50 8. 50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 16 was 863, 000-20 percent more than the previous week but 18 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 858, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent less than the previous week and 26 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended March 16 were down 17 percent and setting!!' were dowri 14 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

Ufo of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Feb.

Mar . Mar.

Mar . year

Feb. Ma r . Mar. Mar.

24

2

9

16 ago 21

24

2

9

16

Thousands

1, 079 li 903 1,020

858

74

Thousands

578 668

721

863

650

575 630

855

82

325 430

425

510

1, 958 z.,. 020 1, 722 1, 735

96

1, 327 1, 394 1, 322 1, 510

257 3- 1 212

318

372

82

151 272

224

199

Total 3, 944 3 I 3, 71 o 3,690 3, 820

86

2,381 2,764 2,692 3,082

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.

2.1 Current week as percent of same week last year. 31 Revised.

Ufo of year
ago 2 I
82 75 91 63
83

GS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE EKS -1968

e 2

EGGS SET

CHI:;KS PLACED

r.

2

9

16

THOUSANDS

year
0 1/

THOUSANDS

2,060 366
1, 473 534 318
2,338 4,773 1, 592
110 7, 511
480

2,071 320
1, 481 518 358
2,469 4,770
1, 532 114
7,472 461

2, 156 105 331 93
1, 637 112 512 77 370 45
2,433 82 4, 727 103 1, 673 97
117 82 7, 565 103
514 99

12,530 12, 530 12,482 95

909

968

967 115

769

721

727 71

8,701 8, 834 8,683 97

4,948

5,036

5, 027 98

10, 237 10, 213 10, 294 98

1, 114 1, 116 1, 190 112

4,488 4,606 4,534 94

687

724

708 90

296

473

366 106

1,971 2,040

884

2

1, 416 1, 464 1, 470

92

138

178

122

66

971

955

936

96

319

312

288

79

408

358

400

90

2,328 2, 176 2,471

88

3,373 3,601 3, 242 101

947 1, 120 1, 061

97

378

253

337

108

5, 457 5, 508 s. 520

99

384

438

373

95

9,035 9, 154 9,098

91

770

763

753

149

948

824

942

94

6,468 6,705 6, 695

92

4, 164 4, 188 4, 162

97

7, 253 7, 557 7,483

95

810

843

890

100

3,539

3, 551

95

425

477

87

308

362 127

434

89

71,478 70,402 71, 316

96

98

97

as percent same wee st year.

53,489 54,269 54, 900

96

96

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Athens, Georgia

LIVESTOCK REPORT
WOOL PRODUCTION , PRICE M~D VALUE -- 1967
l"'arch 22, 1968

1967 V.JOOL PRODUCTION DCWN 8 PERCENT
Wool production in Georgia during 1967 totaled 35,000 pounds , 8 percent below the previous
year ts revised esti1.1ate of 38,000 pounds, according to the Crop Reporting Service .
The nm,iller of sheep shorn was placed at 5,500 head , 600 below the 1966 total. Wei ght per
fleece averaged 6. 3 pounds compared t~th 6. 2 a year earlier.
The average price per pound r ec eived by producers was down ~~ .02 at :~ . 42 . Total value amounted to ;~15,000 compared with ~pl7 ,000 in 1966.
lJ:nit2d__t at e s :
Production of shorn and pulled wool in the United States during 1967 amounted to 211 milli on pounds, grease basis, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This is 4 percent below the 1966 production of 219 million pounds .
Shorn r-JOol production in 1967 totaled 188 million pounds, a 4 percent decline from the 1966 production of 195 million pounds. Shorn wool production, clean basis, is equivalent t o 90 million pounds in 1967 compared with 93 million pounds in 1966 using a conversion factor of 47 .7 percent.
The number of sheep and l ambs shorn in 1967 t otaled 22 .0 million head, a 4 per cent
decrease from the 22 . 9 million he ad shor n i n 1966. The fleece weight averaged 8.56 pounds
per fleece in 1967 compared \vith 8.51 pounds a year earlier.
Fulled wool production in 1967 wa s 23.0 million pounds, 5 percent below t he 1966
production of 24 .1 million pounds . Production of pulled wool in 1967 was equivalent to 16. 8 million pounds clean basis , compared with 17.6 million pounds in 1966, using a conversion factor of 72. 9 percent. Commerc ial slaughter of sheep and lambs during 1967 was about the same as a year earlier . The average weight per skin of wool pulled was 3.44 pounds in 1967 compared with 3. 43 pounds the previous year.
Farmers and ranchers in the United States during 1967 received an average price of 39 . 8 cents per pound for shorn wool. This was 12.3 cents a pound lo~rer than the average price of wool sold in 1966. Nati ve States (which account for most of the 11 fleec e 11 t.rool production) received an average of 36. 6 cents per pound in 1967 compared trith 51. 8 cents in 1966 . In the 11 Western States, Texas and South Dakota ( tvhich produce most of the 11territory11 wool) the price received averaged 40 . 8 cents per pound during 1967, 11. 4 cents below 1966. The total value of shorn wool produced in 1967 was 75 million, a decrease of 26 percent from the 1966 value of (.~101 million.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician I n Charge

V>T . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Cr op Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens,Ga. , in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

WOOL PRODUC1' ICH .Ai\fD VA LUE , BY_ ST:\l"~ S , 1966 liN D 1967

STATE

1966 RZ:VISED

1967

: Sheep

He i ght per .Produ~. Price per.

Sheep We i ght per. Produc-: Price per:

: shorn 1/; fl eece 2/ ; tion ; pound 3/ ; Value 4/; shorn 1/ fl ee ce ~fs tion :pound 'if : Value 4/

: 1,000

l,OCO

1,oco

1,ooo

l,OCO

1,000

: head

Pound s

Pound s Cents

dollar s

head ~~ Pounds Cents ~~~

Ma ine

19

7e6

144 65

94

18

7.5

135

49

N.H. :

4.9

7.1

35 62

22

4 .8 7.1

34

44

,V. t.
.1.Yla SS

7.5

8.1

9 .,'5

7.4

61 61 70 62

37

6 e8 8.2

56

46

43

9.5 7.3

69

45

R. I.

1.9

7.4

14 64

9 :

1.8 7.2

13

45

Conn.

4.4 7.5

33 61

20

4.8 7.3

35

45

N. Y.

92

8 .1

744 59

439

90

8.1

725

41

N J

9 .5

7.7

73 50

36

8.6 7.4

64

45

Pa . Ohio

170

7.5

715

8 .7

1,275 57
6,239 52

727 3,244

16'? 7.5

692

8.8

1~2 15

42

6,1C6

39

Ind.

2e 1

7.9

2,2C8 51

1,126

275

s.o

2,189

35

ill.

431

7.8

3 ,366 50

1,683

363

7.9

2,854

34

1~ich ..

265

8 .5

2 , 249 54

1,214

240

8.6

2,073

37

Hi s .

151

7.9

1,188 49

582

150 8.2

1! 233

34

Minn. :'-oil

7.7

4, 684 54

2,529 I

580

8.0

4,657

37

Iowa

935

7.8

7,316 52

3,804

823

8.2

6,739

35

Mo.

352

7.9

2,791 51

1,423

328

8.1

2, 672

34

N Dak .

382

9.4

3 , 577 53

1,896

354 9 .8

3,483

38

S. Dak . 1, 258

9 .0

11,342 56

5 ,352

1,216

9.4

11,401

42

Ne b r .

4C8

7.8

3,182 48

1,527

392

7.9

3 , 1 00

33

Kans.

434

8 .5

3,708 43

1,594

421

8.6

3!612

31

Del.

2.4

7.5

18 53

10

2.4 7.1

17

45

Md .

18

7.0

126 56

?1 J

17

7.1

121

46

Va .

210

6.0

w. Va .

170

5 .7

1,262 65 975 60

820

196

6.2

585 : 164

5.9

1,218

49

9f 8

48

N. C.

22

6 .2

s. c. :

3.6

6 .7

GEORGIA I

6 .1

6 .2

136 60
24 51 38 44

82
' 12
17 I

19

7.0

2.4 7.1

5.5 5.3

133

42

17

39

35

42

Fla.

5.6 5:2

29 38

11

5.1 6 .5

J3

36

Ky.

146

7.3

1,066 54

576 I

135

7.2

972

41

Tenn .

73

5 .8

423 55

233

60

5.8

348

42

Ala .

8.6

6.0

52 50

26

7.0 6 .0

42

39

Miss.

20

5 .1

102 51

52

19

5.1

97

38

Ark.

10

6 .7

67 46

31

8.7 7.1

62

33

La.

34

4 .6

156 48

75 I

28

4 .7

132

36

Okla .

126

8.2

1,033 42

434

125

8.3

1,034

29

Texa s

5,031

7.7

Mont . I 1, 213

9 .7

38,777 49 11,792 58

19 ,COl 6,83!i

4,993 1,134

7.4 9.9

36 29'.8 11,277

41 46

Idaho

751

10.4

7,813 57

4,453

696 10.6

7,346

40

Wyo.

1,878

10.4

19,526 52

10 ,154

1,768 10.7

18,867

40

Colo.

1,359

8 .s

12,018 53

6,370

1,271

8.9

11,335

38

N. Mex.

924

9.5

8,754 48

4,2C:2

884

9.6

8,462

39

Ariz .

5C6

7.2

3,627 42

1 , 5 23

472

7.0

3,317

34

Utah

991

10.0

9,895 52

5 , 1 45

l,C09 10.1

10,227

41

Ne v .

226

9 .9

2,241 52

1,165

212

9.8

2,C82

42

Wa sh.

171

9.2

1,567 54

846

159

9.4

1,492

39

Or eg .

613

s.o

4 ,905 5.6

2 , 7 47

571

8.3

4,735

40

Calif. J 1,844

48 State s:22,904

Ala ska :

19

7.7 8.51 11.3

14,117 194 2838
215

51 52.1
"::J7

7,200 ioi,CBl
123

1 1858 21,961
21

7.6 8.56 11.7

14 1077 187 .909
246

42 39.8 40

lh.;t"e.ii :

N 0 T .A VAIL L BLE

u.s. :22,923

8.51

195,053 52.1

a N OT 1'..VAIL.AB L E

ioi.zc4 I 21,982

.56 - iss zl55

39 .8

lf.-Includes shc:mring at corrmercia l f eeding ya rds.

2/ For Texas and California the weight per fle ece is the amount of -vrool shorn per she ep and

- lrunb during the ye ar.

~v For each Stat e , monthly price weighted by monthly sales of mol, Januarythrough Doccrnb ~:r. Pro duct.ion multiplied by J anuary-Dcc -=mbor n.verr.ge price .

66 15
26 31 6 16 297 29 510 2, 381 766 97 0 7 67 419 1,723 2, 359 9 C8 1 ,324 4,788 1, 023 1,120
8 56 597 465 55
7 15 12 399 146 16 37 20 48 300 15,16~-- - 5,187 2 , 938
7 , 5 47 4 ,307 3 ,3 00 l ,128 4 ,193
874 58 2 1,894 5 1912 Z42Z5Z
98
74,855

Aft er Five Days Return to TJhited St2.t es Department of Agr iculture
St c.tistical Reporting Servic e 409A N~rth Lurr~kin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSJliiESS

Postage and Fees Pa id U. S. Department of Agriculture

ATHENS, GEORGIA

FEBrtUARY 1968

Item
Broile r Type Pullets Placed(U. S . )3 /
Total Dome stic Chickens Tested:

During Feb.

1967 1/

1968 2/

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru .r~eb.

1967 1/

1968 2/

Thou.

Thou.

3, 4 50 2,947

3, 270 95 2, 841 96

6, 544 5, 596

6, 199 5, 359

o of last year Pet.
95 96

Broiler Type G eorgia Unite d States
Egg Type Georgia United States
Chicks Hatched:

600 2,370
27 648

571 95 2, 128 90
27 100 864 133

1, 187 5, 455
89 1, 840

1,228 4, 576
77 1, 786

10, 84 "
87 97

Broiler Type Georgia United States
Egg Type G e orgia Unite d States
Commercial Slaughter:4/

40,360 217,590
3,932 46,315

39, 574 98 219, 197 101
2, 400 61 38, 126 82

82,757 442,850
6, 850 86,076

80,993

98

448,215

101

4,689

68

7 ll;--5 84" , _ 83

Young Chickens G eorgia Unite d States
Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia Unite d States Heavy Type

28,449

29, 401 103

60,732

62,658

103

162,048 173,014 107 349,946

362, 736

104

..

1,089

11
880 81 :j 2,131

2, 031

95

12,657

11,012 87 Il 26,937

25,454

94

Georgia United States Egg Production: Georgia South Atlantic 5/ United States

198 1, 8?0
Mil. 374
1, 004 5, 404

287 1, 806
Mil. 409
1, 085 5, 642

! 145 11

571

97

4, 309

11
109 ;!

Mil. 785

108 11 2, 103

104 )! 11, 313

551

96

3, 765

87

Mil.

858

109

2, 251

107

11, 630

103

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 ServiceSlaughter 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: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1966, 1967 and 1968

State

Number Inspected

During Jan.

Jan. thru Dec.

1967

1968

1966

1967

Indicate d Percent Condemne d

During Jan.

Jan. thru Dec.

1967

1968

1966

1967

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5,929

6, 188

69,801 70, 593 3. 5

3.9

3.3

3.5

Pa.

7,449

7,002

87,322 81, 910 4.9

5. 5

4. 1

4.8

Mo.

3,321

3,072

36, 17 5 38,855 7.0

4.9

5.2

3.7

Del.

7, 489

7,490

92,683 90,652 4.9

5.0

4.3

5. 1

Md.

12, 687 10,987 140, 147 140, 548 5.4

5.0

4.3

4 .9

Va.

3, 856

4,678

4 2,867 50, 9 51 5.0

5.4

N. c.

21,227 21,270 252, 172 252,357 5. 5

4.2

3.3

3.7

3.9

3.8

Ga.

31,602 31,481 378,765 389,664 5.6

5. 1

3.7

4 .8

Tenn.

5,025

5, 167

61,676 60,466 7.7

6.0

3.6

4 .3

Ala.

19,718 21,795 252,933 264 ,305 5.0

3.8

3.2

3.3

Miss.

13,285

I Ark.
Texas

27 J 136 11, 55 1

14, 160 28,046 11, 147

160,318 319,726 13 1, 6 7 5

I 163,823 5. 1
343,465 6. 1 148, 60 1 4.2

3. 1 4. 1 5.5

3.2

2.9

3.9

3.8

3.4

3. 4

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l

189,879

2, 319,390 I

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Ser.vice, 409A North -Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

She ll egg stocks increas e d one thousand cas e s during F e bruary to 76 thousand on

March 1. Gene rally stocks decline dur i ng F e bruary. Last year , a 10-thousand case decline

lowe red holdings to 53 thous and and the ave rage decline is 32 thousand cases. Ave rage

March l stocks are 41 thousand cases . F rozen eggs totaled 80 million pounds, twice the

stocks both of a year earlie r and ave rage . The decline of 5 million pounds during February

was slightly l e ss than average in contrast to the 4-million pound gain a year e arlie r. Total

poultry holdings were 459 million pounds on March l, compare d with 525 million a month

earlier. The decline of 66 million pounds compared with 25 million pounds a year e arlier

and 44 million average. Total March l stocks were a record high for the date. Turkey

holdings we re 312 million pounds on March l, a record high for the date. During February

holdings were reduced 49 million pounds compared with 18 million a year earlier . The

average February decline is 27 million pounds. Warehouse stocks of meat totaled 634 mil:-

lion pounds on March l, down 17 million from a month earlier and 63 million from a year

earlier. A verage March l stocks are 602 million pounds. Beef holdings declined 24 million

pounds but stocks of pork and other meats increased 7 million. The beef inventory of 252

million pounds on March l was 19 p e rcent less than a year earlier but 13 p e r cent above ave rag "' . ork holdings totaled 291 million pounds on March l. The 3-milli on po und

incre as e during February compared with a 34-million increas e a year earlier and the ave r-

age February increase of 28 million. Canned meats rose 7 million pounds during the month.

Commodity

Unit

Feb. 1962-66 av

Feb. 1967

Jan. 1968

Feb. 1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Eggs:

Shell

Case

41

53

75

76

Zrozen eggs, total

Pound

39,928

40,804

85,464

80,0 6 7

Poultry, frozen:

Broilers or fryers

do.

23,218

Hens, fowls

do.

47,389

Turke ys

do.

181, 708

Gther & Unclassified

do.

48,088

Total Poultry

do.

300,403

43, 167 55, 3 71 253, 885 56,752 409, 175

37, 513 66,941 360, 589 59,827 524,870

31,040 61, 865 311,682 54,64 0 459,227

Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured

do.

223, 547

312, 523

275, 588 251,697

Pork: Frozen and

Cooler

do.

279,118

290,335

288, 103 290,828

Other meat and meat products

do.

98, 961

94, 258

87, 077

91, 4 77

Total all red meats

do.

60 l, 626

697, 116

650, 768 634,002

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED .AND PRICES PAID

---+-- ---. - 1=- -- - ---- ---Ge.o.r:g.la____ ___ ___

U.nikd St.ate.s__ _--~ ~

I Item

Feb. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 ! Feb. 15 Jan. 15 F e b. 15

i 1967

1968

1968

1967

1968

19 68

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Ce nts

Price s Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.)

9.0 14.0

6.5 12. 5

7.5 13. 5

8.8 15.4

7.9 13.5

8.1 14 .6

All Chickens (lb.)

13.7

12. l

13. l

14.6

12.9

13.9

AllEggs (dozens)

38.8

39.2

36.4

32.4 31.5

30.0

Prices Paid:(per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broile r Grower

98. 00

93.00

94.00

95~ 00 90.00

90.00

Laying Feed

94. 00

86. 00

85. 00 1 88. 00 82. 00

82. 00

This r e port is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvem ent

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

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

Se rvice and the Agricultural Estimate s Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and

the many breeders , hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farm ers t hat r eport

to these agencie s.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 4 09A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 3060 l OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture
950 Acquisitions Division University Libraries University of Georgia Athena Georgia 30601

0 Til

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Ma rch 27, 1968

BROIL ,~R T YP .2
' "
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March '23 was 9, 183, 000--l percent mor e than the previous week but 8 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 572, 000 broile r type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week but 5 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching egg s was 60 c ents p e r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatehery owned co kerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices receiv e d for broiler chicks by G eorgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8.00 to $9.75 with an average of $8.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

I Week I
Ended
JJan.
Jan. 27
Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2
Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23

GEORGIA EGGS SET,

Eggs Set}:_/

1967
Thou.
12, 562 12, 892 13, 096 12,971 13, 221 13,346 13, 174 13,027 13, 185 13, 167

1968
Thou.
11, 832 11,988 11, 994 11 t 8 50 12,079 12, 169 12, 530 12, 530 12,482 12, 572

HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

BROILER TYPE

o/o of
ye ar ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

o/o of

1967

1968

year ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

94

8,843

8,791

99

93

8,929

8,722

98

92

8,909

8,735

98

91

9,063

8, 593

95

91

9,393

8,839

94

91

9,421

9,062

96

95

9,706

9,035 93

96

9,914

9, 154 92

95

9,968

9,098 91

95

9, 965

9, 183

92

59

8.25

59

8. 50

59

8. 50

60

8.75

61

9,00

62

9.25

62

9.25

62

9.25

61

9.00

60

8.75

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 23 was 737, 000-15 percent less than the previous week and 19 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 031, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 20 percent more than the previous week but 7 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended March 23 were down 13 percent and settings were down 21 percent from a year ago.

State

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set {Week Ended)

i ! o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

1\.;far. Mar. Mar. Mar . year 1 Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

2

9

16

23

ago 2/ j 2

9

16

23

o/o of
year
. ago 2I

Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.
Total

Thousands

903 l, 020 858

I 590 2,020

-3/

l,

630 722

855 l, 735

212

318 372

3, 725 3/ 3, 690 3, 820

l, 031 \ 93

895 188

l, 500 - 70

263

I
1

6

9

3, 689 !79

I
I
I

668 430

Thousands

721

863

425

510

1,394 l, 322 l, 510

272 224

199

2, 764 2, 692 3, 082

737 81 450 69 l, 590 102 167 65
2, 944 1 87

1/ Includes eggs set by hatc he ri e s producing chicks for hatchery sllpply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same w~ek las~. year. 3/ Revised.

ROlLER TYPE E GGS SFJT AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO M ME RCIAL AR.!;AS BY WE E KS- 1968 Pa e 2

Q)

Main e Conne cticut Penns y1vania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
florida Tenne ss e e
rna Miss i s sippi Arkans as Lo u i s i a n a Texas Wa s h i n g t o n Orego n
fornia
AL 1968 (22 Stat e s}

EGGS SET

Wee k E nded

Mar.

Mar.

9

16

Mar. 23

T HOUSANDS

2,071 320
1, 481 518 358
2,469 4,770 1, 532
114 7,472
461

2, 156 331
1, 637 512 370
2,433 4,727 1, 673
117 7, 565
514

2,081 309
1, 516 543 371
2, 457 4,600 1, 653
124 7, 741
504

12, 530 12,482 12, 572

968 721 8, 834 5,036 10,213 1, 116 4, 606 724 473 2 040
68, 827

967 727 8,683 5,027 10, 294 1, 190 4 , 53 4 708 366 1, 884
68, 897

922 743 8,903 5, 110 10,409 1, 168 4, 583 664 4 32 1 64
69,369

% of year i
0 1/ 1

CHICKS PLACE D

Mar. 9
THOUSANDS

Mar. 23

104

1, 464

1, 470

1, 485

107

178

122

158

97

955

936

837

89

312

288

327

48

358

400

354

85

2, 176

2,471

2,401

101

3,601

3,242

3,400

97

1, 120

1, 061

1, 082

78

253

337

287

104

5, 508

5, 520

5, 640

103

4 38

373

409

95

9, 154

9,098

9, 183

110

763

753

759

74

824

942

881

100

6,705

6,695

6,870

102

4, 188

4, 162

4, 193

100

7, 557

7, 4 83

7,667

99

843

890

886

9.S

3, 522

3, 551

3, 586

78

440

477

573

94

269

362

188

8

1,339

1 434

1 500

97

51,967 52,067 52,666

70,402 71 , 316 71, 254

, 269 54,900 54,950

98

97

97

Cur r ent week a s percznt of same week last year.

Re vise d.

~

96

95

96

% of
92 98 97 87 80 84 100 91 95 100 108
92
157 81 98 99 97
103 96
104 64 4 96

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

SERVICE

APRIL 1 , 1968
Released 4/17/68
Georgia
Cattle .2!2 Feed Up 14,000 Head
On April 1, an estimated 62,000 head of cattle and calves were on concentrate feed for slaughter in Georgia. According to the Crop Reporting Service, this was 14,000 head, or 29 percent, above the number on feed last year at this time. The April 1 inventory in Georgia showed a decrease of 16 percent from the previous quarter when 74,000 head were on feed.
Fed cattle sold for slaughter during the January - March quarter totaled 31,000 head. This compared with 26,000 during the same period of 1967 and 24,000 during the OctoberDecember quarter of last year. There were 19,000 cattle and calves placed on feed during the January - March quarter - 17 percent below the number placed a year ago and 66 percent below placements during the previous quarter.
Cattle feeders in Georgia had 51,000 steers and ll ,000 heifers on April l. Of the 62,000 head total, 1~,000 had been on feed less than 3 months, 43,000 had been on feed 3 - 6 months, and the remaining l ,000 had been on feed more than 6 months.

Major Feeding States

Cattle .Q!2 Feed Up 1 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the 32 major feeding states on April l, 1968 are estimated at 10,671,000 head - an increase of 2 percent from a year earlier. Larger holdings of heifers and heifer calves offset declines in other classes and accounted for the increase.
Placements up l Percent--Marketings up~ Percent

There were 5,059,000 cattle and calves placed on feed in January through March in the 32 states, an increase of 7 percent from the same period in 1967. Placements were up 12 percent in the North Central States, but were down 2 percent in the Western states. Shipments of
stocker and feeder cattle into the 8 Corn Belt States during January and February were up
54,317 head or 6 percent from the same period in 1967.

Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during the first quarter totaled 5,661,000 head in
the 32 states, 5 percent higher than in the same period in 1967. North Central region market-
ings were up 7 percent from last year, while marketings in the Western region were up 4 per-
cent.

Marketing Intentions

Of the April l cattle on feed 5,542,000 head are expected to be marketed during the AprilJune period. This would be 1 percent higher than marketings for the same period a year earlier. Feeders in the North Central States intend to market 1 percent less while those in Western States plan a 1 percent increase. A breakdown of anticipated marketings during the April-June quarter shows 33 percent to be marketed in April, 33 percent in May, and 34 percent in June. Estimates of expected marketings are based on the usual relationship between survey data and actual marketings.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

~1. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 40j A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Cattle and Calves on Feed, Placemerts and Marketings

By Quarters 1/

------.-..-- . . . - --:--- -------~-...---- -~----------

funvrnER--- PIACED-~--

:

NUIVJBER

----

!.~~~TILfiT._E~~-__!____.QN_.f.~~!L1L-----.:.__~RKETED 2/ _ _

STATE

:

: Jan. - :Cct. - : J<!n. -

:Aprill,:Jan. l,:AprilJ,:Mar. :Dec. : 1'1ar.

:Jan. - :Oct. -:Jan. :Mar. :Dec. :Har.

--- : 1967 :
---~----~-

1(9o68 o:m196-8- -:1:9-67

:1967 : 1968

: 1967 : 1967 : 1968

~oacry--------=

(oooy-~--

GEORGIA Alabama Florida Mississippi
Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvania 12 N. Ce1.t Sts. 11 Western Sts.

48 23
45 14
28 50 150
653 76
6,973
. 2,423

74 41
62 22
29 58 181
810 85
7,113 2,798

62

23

23

14

44 . 32

12

5

21

7

52

14

141 103

761 . 4C6

80 : 21

7,095 : . 3,037

. 2,380: 1,068

56
35
55 16
19 40 128
543 60
5,234 1,742

19 8
23 6
9 15 82
421 21
3,412 1,043

: 26
33
63 16
20 23 123
427 27
3,206 1,408

24 11 30 12
9 . 19
88
377 29
3,312 1,335

31 26
41 16
17 21 122
470 26
3,430 1,461

32 State Total :10,483 11,273 10,671 : 4,730 7,928 5,.059 5,372 5,246 5,661
-----------------------------------------~-------------------------

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

and Length of Time on Feed, Georgia and 32 Major Feeding States
y By Quarters

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

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

- - - - B_r_e_akdo~p of_9~_ttle__o~_ .E~~d__

~~~--=---:OG=EORGIA
:A:r:ril 1, : Jan:r 1:--:

April 1,::

32 ~'JAJOR STATES Aprii-r;-:-"'Jan. J . :-A_tr.il

1,--

; !_ 1967

1968

_.;:.;....;...:.....---=-~<o~o~o

19-6-8 -:.: --1S-67-.-:-ro1o96o8 ;--: -1-96-8 - -

Total on Feed vJeight Groups:
Under 500 lbs. 500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. 1,100 lbs. and over

48

74

62 10,483

11,273 10,671

2

27

5

701

1,862

801

21

24

28

3,619

2,998

3,708

17

14

15

3,246

3,580

3,364

8

9

14 : 2,438

2,433

2,345

479

395

453

Kind of Cattle:

Steers and Steer Calves

43

60

51

7,482

7,907

7,375

Heifers and Heifer Calves

5

14

11

2,959

3,313

3,264

Cows and others

42

53

32

Time On Feed:

Under 3 Months

22

55

J-6 Months

20

18

~~6 J:viont~~--------.:.____2___ 1

18

4,542

7,701

4,783

43

5,285

3,050

5,201

--~-------65______.;;.52=2"---~----

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

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lu.:-,lptin .Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OF~;[! BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

&w~wmm
rPill~@~~

MARCH 15, 1968
Released 4/2/68 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED l POINT HIGHER
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities increased l point during the month ended March 15, 1968 to 250. This was 6 points above the March 15, 1967 index of 244.
There was little change in the prices of the crops used in computing the Crop lndex,and it remained at 267; this, however, was 9 points above that registered in March of 1967 of 258. Prices of meat animals, chickens, and eggs were higher than a month ago, and the Livestock Index increased to 214- 3 points above a month ago and l point above March 15, 1967.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT, PARITY INDEX UP 2 POINTS ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO ~0
During the month ended March 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced l point (l/3 percent) to 259 percent of its 1910-14 average. Higher prices for beef cattle contributed most to the increase. Partially offsetting were price declines for milk and hogs. The March index was 4 percent above a year earlier.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates rose 2 points {l/2 percent) from mid-February to 350, a record high. The index was ll points (3 ~ercent) above a year earlier.
l:!ith the Parity Index up 2 points and the Prices Keceived Index up l point, the Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, remained at ~0.
The Parity Ratio, at 74, was also unchanged from February.

Index
l ~ l 0-14 = l 00

INDEX NUMBERS-- GEORGIA .~ND UNITED STATES

March 15 :February 15 March 15

1967

1968

1968

GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

244

24~ l l

250

258

267

267

213 1I

211 !/

214

Record Hi qh

Index

Date

310 :March 1951
319 :March 1951 1/
295 :Sept. 1948

UN IT ED STATES
Prices Received
Parity Index 11
Pa r i t y Rat io

250

258

339

348

74

74

259

313 :Feb. 1951

350

350 :March 1968

74

123 :Oct. 1946

Adjusted Parity Ratio ~/

{preliminary)

79

80

80

!/Revised. 11 Also April 1951. 11 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based

on data for the indicated dates. ~/The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government

payments, averaged 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary

Adjusted Parity Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are

based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for

the current calendar year.



ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

~/ILL IAM A. \.JAGNER Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ crop-R;porti~g-s;r~ice: usoA: 4o9A-North-L~mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;ns,-G~.: in cooperation with the Georgia Departmenc of Agriculture.

Commod i tv a nd Un it

1"1a rc h I -c:
19f.i

PRIC ES i~E C t iV E D:

~l h e a t, bu .

$

1. 80

Oa t s , bu.

$

. 89

Corn, bu.

$

1. 52

Barley, bu.

$

1.12

Sor:_J hum Grain, cwt.

$

2.25

Cotton, 1b.



20.0

Cotton seeci, ton

$

6Lf. 00

Soybea ns , bu.

$

2.75

Peanuts , I b.



II. 0

Sweetpotatoes , cwt.

$

6.90

Hay, baled, ton:

All

$

27.30

,'\lfalfa

$

35.50

Lespedeza

$

30.00

Peanut

$

23.00

Milk Cows, head

$ 200,00

Hogs, cwt.

$ ll 17.60

Bee f Cattle, All, cwt. l/

$

18.70

Cows, cwt. 1/
s ~"'e rs and Heifers, cwt.

$

16.00

$

21.00

Calves , cwt.

$

24.20

Milk , wholesale, cwt.:

Flui d Marke t

$

6.40

Manufactured

$

AI 1 ]/

$

6,40

Turkeys , lb.



22.0

Chickens, 1b.:

E;<cluding Bro i lers



10.0

Commercial Broilers



13.0

All



l2.b

Eggs, All , doz.



41.0

PRICES PAID z FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton

14% protein

$

16% protein

$

18% protein

$

20% protein

$

Hog f eed, l l.~%-18% protein, cwt. $

Cot ton seed mea 1, 41%,cwt.

$

Soybean mea 1 , 44%, cwt.

$

Bran, cwt.

$

Middlings, cwt.

$

Corn mea 1, cw t .

$

Bro i 1er Grower Feed, ton

$

Laying Feed, ton

$

Chick Start er, ton

$

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$

All Other Hay, ton

$

76.00 78.00 UL~. 00
85.00 4.45 5.20
5.30 3.90 4.10
3.65 96.00 :;~!~. 00
102 .00 44.00 ;;6.00

] <;J63

1.40 .j l
1.?..4 1.02 2.00 .l 3. 5 52 .00
2.55 11.6 6.60

1.40
. :;1 2
1.24 i .02 2.00
23.5 53.00
2.55 II. 5 7.20

29.50 36.50
31 .oo
23.50 200.00
16. ;;0 19 .00
15.90 21. ?0 24.60

30.00 36.50 51.50 24.00 200.00 17 .40 19 .50 16.40 22.00 25.30

0.50

6.SO ~/b. ]0

20.0

20.0

7.5

8. 0

13 .5

13 . 5

13. I

36.4

70.00
77 .oo
7d.OO 80.00
s.zo
5. 10
3....9o0s
3.30 94.00 35.00 95.00 43.00 37. ( i()

n.oo
7u.OO Ul.OO 82.00
4.25
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3.90
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36 .00

1. 59 . 682
1.28 1.02 1. 96 20.45 63.50 2.74 11.5 6 .09
25.10 26.00 25.80 25.80 2)6.00 17.90
21. so
16.70 23.00 26.20
S.3G
4.07 4.95 20.5
u.b
14.3
70.00 76.00 7b.OO b4.00
4. 55 5 L~2 . 5.45 3. 72 3.70 3 .L:.9 95.00 Uu.OO
~9.00
36.00 3). :.;C

Feb. 15 : March j 5

1968

1:;; 68

1.42 . 686
1.06
.984 1. b6
19 . 90
57.~0
2.57 11. 3 6 . i+3

1.42 .607
1.06
.971 1. U6
19. 35 56. I 0
2. 5/ 11.5 6.76

2) .80 24. 20 25. 60
2L>r. 30
265.00 18. 90
22.LO
16.70 24.90 27.80

23.60 24.00
25.30 25.00 269.00 18.50
23.30 17.50 25.20 28.10

5.66 4 .0L
5. 22 17.)

!:I 5. 11
17. ~

8 .1

8 .2

14 . 6

14 .6

bl .OO 74.00
77 .oo
79 .00 ;+ 4L~
5. 28 5. 2 1-~ 3.58 ;.65
..,,.-??-
:)0.00 tl 2 . 0 0 94.00 34.20 32. .60

69 .00 73 .00 76 .00 78 .00
4.38
5.27 5.22 3.56 3.63 3.20 90.00 81.00 94.00 34.1 0 3'2 .40

ll 1/

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and heifers" cows so lc: f

combined with or siau s.J hter,

allowance but not C:a

where n i ry cows

ecessary for f or herd rep

slau l ace

sht er me nt .

bulls.

3/ Rev i sed.

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April 2, 1969

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 29 was 9, 485, 000--l percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R8porting Service.
An estimated 12, 761, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! percent more than the previous week and slightly more than the comparable week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for oroiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 65 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 $8. 25 to $11. 00 with an average of $9. 7 5 per hundred. The average prices last year were 61 ce nts for eggs and $9.25 for chicks.

Week Ended
Jan. 25 Feb. l Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar. 29

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

Eggs Set]:_/

1968
Thou.
11, 988 11,994 11, 850 12,079 12, 169 12, 530 12, 530 12,482 12, 572 12, 759

1969
Thou.
11,779 11, 885 11, 878 12, 207 12, 37 8 12,449 12,496 12,472 12,614 12,761

% of year ago
Pet.
98 99 100 101 102 99 100 100 100 100

A~P_ri<;.~---

Chicks Placed for i Hatch

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

II % o_f Per

1968

1969

year ! Doz.

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred

ago i 1969

1969

Thou.

Thou. Pet. i Cents Dollars

I

!

8,722

8,427

97

65

9.75

8, 735

8,483

97

65

9.75

8, 593

8, 661 101

65

9.75

8, 839

8,841 100

65

9.75

9,062

9,062 100

65

9.75

! 9,035
9, 154

I 9,076 100

65

9,282 101

65

9.75 9.75

9,098

9, 183

I
I

9,307

9,428 9,413 9,485

I 104

65

103

65

102 I 65

9.75 9.75 9.75

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 29 was 888, 000-10 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than i:he comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 111, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent more than the previous week out 17 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1968, hatchings during the week ended March 29 were up 4 percent but settings were down 4 percent from a year ago.

Sta te
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

Mar. 8
1, 085 680*
1, 981 196

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1969

Eggs Set (Week Ended) !% of

Mar. Mar. Mar. year

15

22

29

ago 2/

Thousands

1, 217 1,014 645 650
2,007 1,686

l, 111 83 805 80
2,066 120

377 263

213 69

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended) J o/o of

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. year

8

15

22

29

ago 2 I

Thous ands

894 857

986

495 530

495

I 888 103
535 105

1, 591 1,294 1, 095 1, 4 82 ' 111

247 352

207

157 1 67

Total

3,942* 4,246 3,613 4, 195 96

3, 227 3,033 2,783 3, 062 I 104

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.

/

TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMEHCIAL AREAS BY WE Z KS - 1969 P e 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLA C:.~ D

_ ________ _ W~~]._< E ~9:~.5L__ _ ___ %of

Mar. 15

Mar. 22

Mar. 29

year
o 1I

----W'""""'e~!s.._&p.Ji~.sl_____ ________, o/o of

Mar.

Mar.

Mar.

year

15

22

29

0 1/

THOUSANDS

T .IOU3AND3

2,097 224
1, 660 532 299
2, 6_84 5, 515 1, 747
35 7,918
545

2, 153 323
1, 820 567 277
2,679 5, 4 14 1, 741
49 7,970
551

2,201 101

259

81

1, 986 122

572

80

304 80

2,670 107

5, 412 114

1, 912 113

35 30

8,019 104

567 104

1,342

1, 517

1, 4 98

97

152

133

99

57

881

898

1, 013

141

273

319

267

83

532

464

4 57

123

2,91 4

3,226

2, 833

121

3,858

3, 580

3,854

111

1, 194

1, 251

1, 238

114

338

336

376

111

6, 061

6, 178

6,000

107

44 1

472

430

106

12,472 12, 614 12, 761 100

9,428

9,413

9,485

102

1, 144
729 9, 623 5,090 11, 809 1,074 4, 893
778 363 2,002

1, 174 753
9,731 5, 123 11,902 1, 027 4,745
681 397 2, 107

1, 211 119

766 101

9,848 111

5, 140 101

12, 553 118

1, 103 93

4, 800 106

708 121

479 122

1 992

98

849

812

803

109

848

766

795

86

7,465

7,682

7,697

115

4, 703

4, 611

4,650

108

8,386

8,626

8, 842

112

98 8

973

990

101

3,471

j,630

3, 564

103

39 2

442

499

87

278

217

274

83

1 672

1 596

1 570

103

73,233 73,798 75,298 107

56,466 57' 142 57,234

108

69,226 69,684 70,451

52,015 52, 585 53,079

106

106

107

week as percent of same week last year. ed.

109

109

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IEORGIA CROP REPORTING S

ATHENS, GEORGIA

April 3, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 30 was 9, 307, 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 12, 759,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week but 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 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents pe rdozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery 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 $8. 50 to $9.75 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set !J

1967

1968

BROILER TYPE

lifo of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ufo of

1967

1968 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30

12,892 11, 988

93

8,929

8,722 98

59

13,096 11, 994

92

8,909

8, 735 98

59

12,971 11, 850

91

9,063

8,593 95

60

13, 221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839 94

61

13, 346 12, 169

91

9,421

9,062 96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035 93

62

13, 027 12, 530

96

13, 185 12,482

95

9,914 9,968

9. 154 9,098

9Z

I I

62

i
91

61

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9. 183 92

60

13, 062 12,759

98

10, 016

9,307

93

61

8.50 8.50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 30 was 820, 000-11 percent more than the previous week but 14 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 138, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent more than the previous week but 9 percent less thar;t the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended March 30 were down 20 percent and settings were down 11 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

% of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. year

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

9

16

23

30 ago 2/

9

16

23

30

Thousands

Thousands

1, 020

858 1,031 1, 138

91

1,

665 722

3- /

1,

855 735

895 1, 500

885 1,640

100 82

721 863 425 510 1,322 1, 510

737 450 1, 590

820 510 1, 306

318

372 263

304

89

224 199

167

233

% of
year
ago 2 I
86 69 82 78

Total 3, 725 3/ 3, 820 3,689 3,967

89

2,69Z 3,082 2,944 2, 869

80

.1.,/, Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatc.her y supp1y flocks.

c. Current week as percent of same week last yea.r. 3/ Revised.

OILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY v\T E Z KS - 1969

e 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLA CI;D

--- -- - --- - ---- V{ ~~~- ~~9:~.___ _ - ---

Mar.

Mar.

Mar.

15

22

29

o/o of

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of

year . Mar.

Mar.

Mar.

year

a 1/ 15

22

29

a 1/

THOUS ANDS

T _f0U3A ND3

Maine

2,097

2, 153

2, 201 101

1,342

1, 517

1, 4 98

97

......

- u, vu - c t i c u t ylvania

224 1,660

323 1, 820

259 81 1, 986 122

152

133

99

57

881

898

1, 013

141

0
"0 '
rt'l

532

567

572 80

299

277

304 80

273

319

267

83

532

464

4 57

123

..r.d..
0.0

aware

2, 684

2,679

2, 670 107

2,914

3,226

2, 833

121

~
0

Maryland Virginia

5, 515 1, 747

5, 4 14 1, 741

5,412 114 1, 912 113

3,858

3, 580

3,854

111

1, 194

1, 251

1, 238

114

Q)
0

West Virginia

35

49

35 30

338

336

376

111

North Carolina

7,918

7,970

8,019 104

6, 061

6, 178

6,000

107

South Carolina

545

551

567 104

441

472

430

106

GEORGIA
florida Tennessee Alabama Miss is sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington

12,472 12, 614 12,761 100

9,428

9,413

9,485

102

1, 144
729 9,623 5,090 11,809 1,074
4, 893 778 363
2,002

1, 174 753
9,731 5, 123 11,902 1,027 4,745
681
397 2 107

1, 211 119

766 101

9,848 111

5, 140 101

12, 553 118

1, 103 93

4, 800 106

708 121

479 122

1 2

8

849

812

803

109

848

766

795

86

7,465

7, 682

7,697

115

4, 703

4, 611

4,650

108

8,386

8,626

8, 842

112

988

973

990

101

3, 4 71

J,630

3, 564

103

39 2

442

499

87

278

217

274

83

1, 672

1, 596

1 570

103

73,233 73,798 7 5, 298 107 56,466 57' 14 2 57,234

108

69,226 69,684 70,451

52,015 52, 585 53,079

106

106

107

RCeuvrt_rseendt. week as percent of same week last year.

109

109

10 8

ATHENS, GEORGIA

April 3, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 30 was 9, 307, 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 12, 759,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week but 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 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents perdozen. 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 $8. 50 to $9.75 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set !J

1967

1968

BROILER TYPE

ulo of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

ro of

1967

1968 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30

12,892 11, 988

93

8,929

8,722 98

59

13,096 11, 994

92

8,909

8,735 98

59

12,971 11, 850

91

9,063

8,593 95

60

13, 221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839 94

61

13,346 12, 169

91

9,421

9,062 96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035 93

62

13,027 12, 530

96

13, 185 12,482

95

9,914 9,968

9, 154 9,098

92 l 62

I
91

61

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9, 183 92

60

13, 062 12, 7 59

98

10, 016

9,307

93

61

8. 50 8.50 8.75 9.00 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 30 was 820, 000-11 percent more than the previous week but 14 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 138, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set
by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent more than the previous week but 9 percent less than
the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended March 30 were down 20 percent and settings were down 11 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

9

16

23

30

o/o of
year
ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar.

9

16

23

30

Thousands

Thousands

1, 020

858 1, 031 1, 138

91

665 3/ 855 895

885 100

1, 722 1, 735 1, 500 1,640

82

318

372 263

304

89

721 425 1, 322 224

863 510 1, 510 199

73.7 450 1, 590 167

820 510 1, 306 233

o/o of
year ago 2/
86 69 82 78

Total 3, 725 3/ 3, 820 3, 689 3, 967

89

2, 692 3, 082 2, 944 2, 869

80

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

Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revis~d.

OIL E R TYP E ~ GGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCl\ L A R~i:A 3 BY W:SEKS -1968 Pa e 2

E GGS SET

:::; a r c

D

% of

% of

r.

year

16

23

30

a o 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSAN:OJ

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
florida Tennessee Alabama Mis sis sippi

2, 156 331
1,637 512 370
2,433 4,727 1, 673
117 7, 565
514
12,482
967 727 8,683 5,027 10,294 1, 190 4, 534 708 366 884

2,081 309
1, 516 543 371
2, 457 4,600 1,653
124 7,741
504
12, 572
922 743 8,903 5, 110 10, 409 1, 168 4, 583 664 432 1,964

2, 179 109 322 98
1, 623 106 725 127 378 42
2,494 87 4,745 103 1, 707 98
118 74 7,837 107
530 119
12, 7 59 98
1,009 121 742 74
8,879 100 5,079 99 10, 576 101 1, 186 106 4,608 97
587 67 392 90 034 110

1, 470

1, 485

1, 541

101

122

158

174

117

936

837

717

10 l

288

-327

322

85

400

354

372

92

2,47'1

2,401

2, 342.

91

3, 242

3,400

3,479

101

1, 061

1,082.

1,030

97

337

287

338

91

5, 520

5,640

5, 72.3

104

373

409

369

96

9,098

9. 183

9,307

93

753

759

736

161

91 2

881

957

94

6,695

6,370

6, 691

95

4, 162

'!: , 193

4,303

99

7,483

7, 667

8, 012

101

890

886

961

113

3, 551

3,586

3,452

91

477

573

560

111

36 2

188

332

110

4 34

500

517

104

0

98

71, 316 71,254 70,925

54;900 54,950 54, 182

97

97

99

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Georgia Crop Reporting Service

Athens , Georgia

Apri l 1, 1968

Re l eased A~ril 8, 1968

-G-E-O-R-G-IA-
The cold, dry weather conditions during March were very unfavorable for planting ve getable and melon crops. Additional moisture is needed over central and southern areas t o attain good stands and favorable growth. Light supplies of cabbage t-rere available in late Harch vJith volume expected to increas e during April:--Planting of watermelons and cantaloups has been completed in southern areas and stands are generally- good in-early planted fields.

SrJAP BEANS: The ~UY-~~ snap bean crop is estimated at 418,000 cwt., 7 percent belc11 last year .

The r.1id -spring acreage of snap beans is expected to total 10,100 acre s for harvest i n 1968: ~h~compares with 9,600 acres harvested last year. Planting in South Carolina was in full mving as l'iarch ended, with over half the crop planted . In Geor gia, planting is nearing completion. Cold, dry weather has caused considerable replanting. In Alabama, plants are up. In Louisiana, early seedings vJere killed by the f rosts in late Narch and are current ly being replanted. Later seedings, which had not er.1erged, were undamaged and should provide the first picking about Hay 10. Peak harvest is now expected in late l.iay.

Q~~: Pr oduction of ~~Eter cabbage is placed at 6,750,000 cwt., 5 percent l ess than
last ye ar. In Florida, volume supplies should continue through most of April with harvest active in all producing areas.

The ~rly~ring_ cabbage crop is forecast at 1,541,000 cwt., 15 percent below 1967. Harvest of South Carolina's crop is expected to be gin in late April. In Georgia, light harvest got underway in late 1-Iarch. In Alabama, movement continued fair to good from the southern counties. The Hississippi crop is two to three weeks late. In Louisiana, harvest of the early crop is virtually complete , but cutting of the later crop is not expected before mid-month. In the Breaux Bridge area, heads are just starting to form . Harvest i n California is undervJay in all major producing areas. Peak volume is expected during l'.iay.

e_~ QQEN: Forecast at 2, 824,000 ctvt., production of ~arly_~J2~Qg Stveet corn is 17 percent less than 1967. The volume in Florida is expected to increase
during April due to an expected ::harp ir:.crease fr01~1 the Ever gl ades .. Fr eezing t emperatures and strong ~vinds in late February and early Harch kill ed sor.1e acreage in the Everglade s, much of \vhich has been replanted. Cold vreather i n late I-iarch did very little damage in the Everglades or l ower east coast, but damage d s ome acreage in central Florida.

~u~mvrn~g~: Early ~ri~[ cucumbers are estimated at 1,108,000 cwt ., placing the 1968 production 9 percent above last year. Volume from Florida should increase
sharply during April.

~';r:..Rt_iEL.Q~e__: The acreage of 1~~~- spring watermelons for harvest in 1968 is placed at 62,4CO acres, compared with 60,700 acres harvested i n 1967. Harvest in
Florida is underway. Freezing temperatures and strong t-vinds during liarch slo1ived grovJth and killed plants making replanting ne cessary especially in central and north Florida .

Please turn r age

ARCHIE LANGLEY

L. H. HARRIS, JR.

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Vegetable Crop Estimator

---------------------------r----- -- ------------ ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A l'lorth Lumpkin Street, Ath ens, Ga.,

in cooreration with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Cr op and Stat e

irur:- For

:_Yi!2~--~

Product~on

harvest : Av. :

:Ind. : Average :

:

- - __ _________.:..__196g -66 : _19~_,_7---'--1~9_6.8 :62-66: 1967 :1968 : 1962-66 : 1967 : 1965

:

Ac r e s

----~Hundr e dwe ight-~:- l , OClOhundredweight---

SNAP BEAlS

rii d-Spring:

:

South Carolina

4,540 3,700

3,900 30 35

135 130

Ge orgi a

2,800 3,000

3,000 25 24

69

72

=-- Alabama

880

700

700 : 20 27

Louisiana

: 2.180 2.200

2.Soo: 27 34

_ Gr~Trl___.:._1:9~89.: 9:6oo --=-JP_S22. :---27~ '31

18

19 l1Iay 8

:

58

75

=- ?90 -==g_z6--=-=:

CABBAGE 1

:

:

:

Early Spring: South Car olina Ge orgia Alabama Hi s s i s s ippi louisiana California _ _Q~_lot~J.:
CAl~TALOUPS

2,720 2,400

2,500 102 90 95

276 216 238

2,860 2,500

2,500 117 125 110

335 312 275

610

650

700 110 110 100

67

72

70

920

700

700 128 145 80

118 102

56

: 2,060 2,300

2,300 : 94 100 100 :

194

230

230

__________________ ________ ____ :-1223o--11.850___ 134_:--T. 731---r: --1j2___ : 3.060 '3.'300

2.800: 242 265

1 1 . 5 o o : -... I 4 2 ... ---"----~----- -------- ----~

...,.__

240: ...

742

874 672 8oo-1 ' 3 4 1

Spring:

Florida

1,260

Texas

9,940

Arizona, Yuma

: 16,920

California

: 6..:580

__QroN?_!~~--i__.Jg_joo

TOi:iATOES

1,000

1,200 : 72 90

91

90

12,500

13,500 : 83 105

800 1,312

-:J?: ---= 10,900 9.400
_~J'J?QQ_

10,500 : 119 120

2,003 1,308 Hay 8

100 : -J24 125

:

817 1.175

32Q_: lQL _115-=::__: _ 3.JlQ_::T.tl8~--

:

:

Early Spring:

Florida

13,700 14,300

12,600 197 225 200: 2,695 3,218 2,520

Texas

8,380 2,200

2,000 : 50 58 50 : 452 128 100

California

: 2.920 --~0

l~QQ_: 142_~1Q____ll0_.:.____~4~8 ___g]1_~l2J_

__Qroup :E~al____.:__ 25:oQ.Q l?.BO,Q___ 16.t,200 :1Ii3 20:2___1?8 : 3.1~6S::..J.61~_2.:9kJ_

WATERlvJELONS

:

--.--...:..-.

Late Spring: Florida California
Group Total
__ _____ Ear_l..y.. Summe.r__2_/_._

: 58,800 57,000

57,000 : 161 145

9,460 8,265

:: -~52848o0 99J..:t.?1OoOo_ _ 6S2:.44oogo~:.l1:81I:-12l1i59 __ --:-:-w:li9s9g2--9.07~916 .h:a_v 8_

. .

.

191.380 188.: 7oo~-illJ.4oQ_.:._]L___83____-1.--l2114 .~2.t112_l~~-L

g;1/ Includes processing. 1968 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.

Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Servic e 409A -.rorth Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL ~!!e~SS

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

~eek Endin g Ap ri l 8 , 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

SPR ING PLANT ING PROG RE SS LAGGING BEHIND

EA R

Athens, Ga., April 8, 1968 --Spring planting progress has been hindered in the northern
areas by cold, wet weather and by lack of soil moisture south of t he fall 1ine, a ccording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Planting of corn, tobacco, and peanuts is wel 1 behind the earlier-than- normal progress of last year.

According to County Agents reports, about one-third of the intended tobacco acreage had been transplanted by the end of the week, compared with over 70 percent l a st yea r. Irrigation was necessary in many areas during the week.

Nearly 30 percent of the 2!D acreage had been planted in the souther n areas, compared with 50 percent last year, Statewide, 27 percent of the acreage had been seeded, compared with 41 percent a year ago,

Only 4 percent of the intended peanut acreage has been seeded. This compares with 18
percent for the comparable week of last year. Use of chemicals for weed control was active
throughout the week. Nearly 20 percent of the intended cotton acreage in southern areas had been planted, but none had been seeded in the north. Statewide, 14 percent had been planted,
compared with 16 percent last year.

Peaches remained in good condition. Full-bloom dates averaged ten days to two weeks later than last year. Prospects remain good. Small qrains and pastures in southern areas are in need of rain. Livestock are in fair to good condition.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Heavy rains occurred in north Georgia on Thursday ni gh t and Friday. Totals exceeded two inches in the area north and west of a 1ine from Newnan to Toccoa. Several places had almost 4 inches during a 24 to 36 hour period. The rainfall decrea se d sharply to the south. Amounts were less than one-half inch over the entire area sou t h of the fall 1 ine.
Many south Georg ia areas had no measurable rain during the week ending Friday, April 5. Light,
scattered showers were reported over parts of south Georgia on Friday night and Saturday but amounts were generally one-fourth inch or less. Most of south Georgia continued very dry at the
end of the period.

Temperatures were generally mild over north Georgia and warm in the south during the past
week. Highs reached the 8os on one or more days at most south and central stations. Most areas had their highest temperatures on Thursday and Friday with slightly cooler weather
moving into the State during the week end. Averages for the week ranged from 5 degrees above
normal in the south to slightly below normal in several north Georgia counties.

Georgia was cold and comparatively dry during the first three months of 1965. January
and February were both very cold. Average January temperatures ranged from 4. 8 below normal
in the southwest section to 6.6 below normal in the east central part of the State. February
was even colder with divisional averages ranging from 7.3 to 9.5 below normal. March tem-
peratures also averaged cooler than normal in most areas but departures were much smaller than
for the two previous months.

Rainfall has been deficient over all of Georgia since the f irst of the year but the driest areas have been in southern sections. Rainfall for the period January through Ma rch has averaged about 75 percen t of normal in the northern third of Georgia, near 60 percent of normal in central sect i ons and only about 50 percent of normal in the south. Heavy rains during the firs t week of April brought ample moisture to north Georgia but most of the south continued extremely dry.

Th e five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (April 9- 13) calls for
temperatures to ave rage near normal with no important day -to-day changes. Rainfall is expected to be mostly heavy with several periods of showers during the week. Amounts are expected to ran ge f rom 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches

,THIS I S TlK FIRST V'EEKLY CROP .Ai-l" ~ 'EAT!T":: R RE ? ORT OF..

TH~ 19c8 SEASCN FOR GI:ORGIA. . RS!AS:C S :'TILL BE .MADE ..

.., }.-iCNDAY, 3 p ,m. EACH .:::::K THRCGGH OCTOBER

*

ISSU~ D BY: The Georg i a Crop Reporting Se rvice , At hens , Georg i a ; in coop e r a tion with the COop e r a tive Ext ens i on Servi c e , Univers it? of Ge orgia ; Geo r gia Dep3. r tment of Agr icu lture ; 2-nd t he ~fee.t her Bur e a u, ESSA ,
u. s. De par tment of Ccrrme rce.

Precipitation For The Week Ending AprU 5, 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the v1eek ending
April 5, 1968 (Provisi onal )
Highest: 88 at Waycross on t he 5th
Lowe s t g 31 at, Tallapoosa on the 2nd

0 ~

'~

* For per iod April 6-8, 1968
~ Less t han eC05 incho
e tu rn t o ure

Po: .age ad Fee Paid S. epar ment of Agr i culture

IMMEDIA E - U. S. EAT ER REPO Th is rep r wi 11 t rea ed in a I
Res pect s a s Let er Ma i l (See Sec . 34 . !7, P. L. & R. )

970
The Univ Library
Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 3o60l

ATHENS, GEORGIA

REPORTING SERVICE
~ ITJIDr;JITJ~ill~ A pril 10, 19 68
B R OILER T YPZ

Placement of broile r chicks in Georgia durin g the week ended Ap ril 6 wa s 9, 183, 000--l p e rcent l ess t han the pr e vious w eek and 5 p e rc e n t l e"' a than the comparable w e ek last ye a r , accor ding to the Geo1gia Crop Repo r ting Se rvice .
An e stimate d 12,909, 000 broiler type eggs were se t by Ge orgia hatc he rie s-! percent more than the previous week but l p e rcent less than the comparabb w eek a year earlier.
The majorit y of the prices paid to Georgia produce rs for broiler hatching e ggs were reporte d within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. T he averag e price of hatching e ggs was 60 c ents p e r dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels g ene rally was 2 ce nts be low t he ave rage price. Mo st prices r e ceive d
for broile r chicks by Georgia hatcheries w e r e reported within a range of $ 8. 50 t o
$9. 75 wit h an average of $ 9. 00 per hundred. The ave rag e prices l a st year w e r e 56 c ents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Wee k E nded

G E OR GIA .!.!.GGS S E T , HATCHINGS, A ND -:HI CK P L ACZM:S NTS

BR OILE ;:t TYPZ

Zggs Set}:_/

1967

1968

% of
year ago

: hicks Plac e d for E roilers in G eorgia

1967

1968

o/o o-J:
year j a go I

- ~y_~ _E_rjc~--- .

Hatch

Broiler

:z ggs

Chicks

P er

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

T~10U, Pet. Cents

Dollars

Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 lc""""'e b. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6

13,096 11,994

92

8,909

8,735

98

59

12,971 11' 8 50

91

9,063

8, 593

95

60

13,221 12,079

91

9, 393

8, 839

94

61

13,34 6 12, 169

91

9,421

9,062

96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035

93

62

13,027 12, 530

96

9,91 4

9, 15 ~

92

62

13, 185 12,482

95

9,968

9,098

91

61

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9, 183

92

60

13,062 12, 7 59

98

10, 016

9,307

93

61

12,981 12,909

99

9,672

9, 183

95

60

8. 50 8.75 9,00 9 . 25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25 9.00

:SGG TYP:C

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ende d A pril 6 was 66 1, 000-19 p er cent l e ss than the previous week and 30 perce nt less than the c omparable week last year. An estimated 1, 172, 000 eggs for t he production of egg type chicks were set by G e orgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than t he previous we ek and 1 p e rcent more t:1an the comparable week last year.
In the four state s that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg t ype chicks in the U. 3. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended A pril 6 were down 15 percent and settings were down 29 percent from a ye ar ago.

State

B GG TYP2 E GGS SE T AND CHICKS Hi T CHED, 1968

Eg gs ,3et {We ek Ende d)

o/o of

Chi cks Hatched. (Wee k E nded)

Mar. Mar . Mar. Apr . year

Mar. Ma r . Mar. Apr.

16

23

30

6

ago 2/

16

23

30

6

1 % of
I
! year : ago 2/

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

Thousands

858 1, 031 l, 138

855

895 885

1,735 l, 500 1,640

410 3/ 263 304

1, 172 : 101
i 735 1I 70
1, 122 54 306 1 79

863 5 10 l, 510 199

Thousan ds

737

820

4 50

. 510

1, 590 1, 306

167

233

661 ! 70
675 8~
1, 34 o I 95
319 1 89 I

Total

3, 858 3/3, 689 3,967 3, 335 ! 71

3,082 2,944 2, 869 2, 995 I 85 I

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for ha t c i:J.e ry supply flocks .
2/ Current we ek as perce nt of same week last year. 3 I Revis e d.

TYP E E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMER CU,.. L AR1i;.AS BY W"E2KS - 1968 Pa e 2

Mar. 23
THOUSANDS

Apr. 6

2,081 309
1, 516 543 371
2,457 4,600 1, 653
124 7,741
504

2, 179 322
1, 623 725 378
2,494 4,745 1,707
118 7,837
530

2,020 404
1, 602 637 395
2,451 4,806 1, 734
112 7,880
560

12, 572 12, 759 12,909

922 743 8,903 5, 110 10,409 1, 168 4, 583 664 432 1,964
69,369

1,009 742
8, 879 5,079 10, 576 1, 186 4,608
587 392 2,034
70, 509

1,018 737
8, 935 5, 108 10,865 1, 137 4,467
609 433 1, 923
70,742

o/o of
100 99 111 103 43 82 103 93 72 109 112
99
121 68
101 98 100 102 96 71 86 99 99

Mar. 23

Mar. 30

Apr.
6

THOUSh ND O:

1, 4 85 158 837 327 354
2, 401 3,400 1, 082
287 5,640
409

1, 541 174 717 322 372
2,342 3,479 1, 030
338 5,728
369

1, 622
159 1, 010
336 405 2,255 3,476 1, 096 355 5, 732 454

9. 183

9,307

9, 183

759 881 6,870 4, 193 7,667 886 3,586 . 573 188 1, 500
52,666

736 957 6, 691 4, 303 8, 012 961 3,452 560 332 1, 517
53,240

719 914 7, 008 4, 291 7,772 958 3,473 473 315 1 3
53,499

o/o of
year
or/
103 72
12.9 80 95 85
102 90 1t.!: 2 102
128
95
156 90 98 100 97 117 92 95 99 100
98

71,254 70,925 71, 689

54,950 54, 182 54,465

97

99

99

96

98

98

..(.1..j
0.0 1-< 0
Q)
l.)
.
0

FARM

l2 GEORGIA INC Ol,lE FROli TURKEYS UP 2 PERCENT
~---~RODUQ1'JfN UP f~RCENT - - - - -

Turkey growers in Georgia received (P? ,571,000 gross income from turkeys produced in 1967. This was 2 percent more than the ~~ 7,42 6 ,000 received in_, l 966 . There ~vere 1,912,000 turkeys produced in 1967 compared to 1,706,000 in 1966. The average weight per bird sold was 19. 3 pounds . 3 of a pound heavier than last season. Average price per pound was 20. 8 cents in 1967 c ompared with 23.4 cents in 1966.

Gross income from turkeys in 1967 at t:;458. 8 million was do~.vn 6 percent from the 1966 record high of 4P485 . 7 million. The average price received during 1967 for tur keys marke ted was 19.5 cents per pound cor,lpared with 23.1 cents per pound in 1966 .
Gross i nccne from turkeys tvas below a year earlier in all r egions except the South Central which advanced 8 percent . The sharpest declines were recorded for the East North Central and lJorth Atlantic at 16 and 11 percent, respectively. The ~-re st North Central was
down 7 percent and the South Atlantic and Hest v1ere down 5 percent each.
Tm'keys raised in 1967 totale d 126.4 million birds, 8 percent more than the 1966 crop and a record high. Production of turkeys during 1967 totaled 2,350 million pounds, up 11 percent from the 1966 production.
Turkey gro~v-ers raised 110.1 million heavy breed birds in 1967 compared with 101.0 million during 1966 -- an increase of 9 percent. Light breed turkeys raised totaled 16.4
million birds, an increase of 5 percent from the 1966 total of 15.6 million.
Increases in the number of turkeys raised occurred in all re gions except the North / Atlantic and East North Central. Sharpest gains were in the South Central and Hest with 19 and 13 percent increases, respectively. The \Illest North Central hacJ an 8 percent incre se
and the South Atlantic 5 percent . De creases vrere 4 percent in the llorth Atlantic and 2 p rcent
in the East North Central.
Turkey breeder hens on farms at the be ginning of 1968 totaled 3,439,000 birds, down 17 percent from the 4,1L!.8,000 birds a year earlier. Heavy breed hens on hand January 1, 1968 totaled 3,045,000, a decrease of 17 percent from January 1, 1967 number. Light breed hens numbered 394,000 birds on January 1, 1968, down 20 percent from a year earlier . The number of other turkeys (market birds and breeding toms ) on January 1, 1968 totaled 3,850,000 birds -- 15 percent above the beginning of 1967.
Sales of turkeys during 1967 tv-ere 10 perc ent higher than in 1966 and totaled 126.7 million birds compared vlith 115 . 4 million ~Jirds sold in 1966 . Growers r eported that 71 percent of the light breeds and 6 percent of the heavy breeds ~vere sold as fryer-roasters . The total pounds of liveweight turkeys sold in 1967 amounted to 2,351 million pounds compared with 2,107 million pounds in 1966 -- an increase of 12 percent .
(ever )

' "I"'\ I"\

4,500

TURKEY PRODUCTI ON,
SELECTED STATES

--~-----~-:------ ------- ---- ~-:--------:-- -Price-:--~:--xrrv--- -

s elected States

:

Production

:--N~b'"er------POunds

:

_..J.__

1,ooo Head - -- - - - - -- - - - h 1,000 Lbs.

Sold y

Per Pound

:
l,ooo- ib'S~--cents

Gr oss : Turkeys Income : On Ha~d
: Jan. 1. 1968 l,ooo- :T,o001i0ad"Dollars

- - GEORGIA
North Carolina South Carolina Florida Delaware I"laryland Virginia West Virginia

1,912 6,922 1,894
258 306 177
5,585
1,663

36,444 117,238
35,556
2,826
4,370 3,540 77,707 23,661

36, 400

20.8

7,571

115

117,269

20.6 24,157

652

35,462

21.3

7,553

186

2, 836

21.3

604

13

4,374

20.1

879

7

3,540

19.5

690

22

77, 715

19.7 15,310

244

23,630

20.3

4,797

94

California Mi n n e s o t a Nissouri Iowa Arkansas Texas

19,045

. 378,710

379,548

18.6 70,596 1,582

17,711

285' 815

285,904

18.6 53,178

907

11,459

222,634

222,460

20.0 44,492

438

7,518

151,623

151,760

18.2 27,620

218

8,337

161,971

161, 990

19.4 31,426

138

5,071

156,482

156,390

19.2 30,027

785

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

UNITED STATES

126,180 : 2,349, 728

2,350,804

19.5 : 458,838 : 7,289

y .. .. . .. InclUdes consuraption in household OfprOducerswhich is less thanonepercent of prOduction~

for the U. s.

/ Over 3 months old.

C. L. Crenshaw Agricultural Statistician

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statist ical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFEJC IAkmlDTESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. s. Depart ment of Agriculture

District
and County
0 I STRICT VI
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
DISTRICT ill
Baker Cc.lhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mi tche 11 Quitman Rando 1ph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terre 11 Thomas Webster
TOTAL
DISTRICT Y.!JJ.
Atkinson Ben Hi 11 Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner V.Ji 1cox Worth
TOTAL

GEORGIA WHEAT f967 County Estimates -- Acreage, Yield, and Production
Preliminary

Harvested Acres 1967

Yield Per Acre
1967 Bushels

Production
1967 Bushels

1 J 330 2,200 2,550
240 380 850 470 14,950 370 240 570 1 ,350 1 ,500
27,000

24.0 26.0 27.0 26.0
21 .o
22.5 23.0 24.5 23.0 25.5 24.0 28.0 27.0
25.0

31, 920 57,200 68,850 6,240
7,980 19,120 10,810 366,270 8,510 6' 120 13,680 37,800 40,500
675,000

750 660
bo 400 2,400 1,700 1 ,000 750 1 ,000 230
ti50 800 450 4,000
6~0
1 '200 450
17,400

23.0 24.0 24.0 26.0 24.0 22.0 27.5 23.0 24.0 26.0
27.0 26.0 27.0 30.0 27.0 25.0 28.0
26.0

17,250 15,840
I ,920 10,400 57,600 37,400 27,500 17,250 24,000 5,980
22,950
20,~00
12,150 120,000
18,360 30,000 12,600
452,000

70 80 550 1 ,400
300 160 180 4,000 6,Uoo
250 70
550 350 150 1. 100 240 1 '750
lb,OOO

29.0 29.0 27.0 28.0
28.5 30.0 25.0 28.0 32.0
26.0 25.0
25.0 29.0 30.0 28.0 28.0 24.0
29.0

2,030 2,320 14,850 39,200
b,550 4,800 4,500 112,000 217,600
6,500 I, 750
13,750 10,150 4,500 30,800 6,700 42,0 00
522,000

Distr ict an d Coun t y

1967 Coun t y Estrma t e s -- ~crea ge, Yield, and Prel imlnary

Harvested i\cres 196 /

Yield Per Acre
1967 Bushels

Preduct i.on 1967 Bushels

DISTRICT IX

App I in g Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long Mcintosh Pierce Tattna II Toombs Hare Wayne

60

26.0

I, 560

90

24.0

2,160

40

23.0

920

140

26 . 0

3,640

240

25.0

6,000

30

24.0

720

TOTAL

600

25.0

15,000

-sTATE TOTAL------ -,3o-:-ooo----------- 26-:o-------- 3,3Bo,ooo------

IssuED-BY;- Th; Georgi-; crop-R;porti~g-s;r~i~e-:- usoA-:- 4o9A-North-L~mpkin-Str;et,-Ath;ns,-G;orgi~-: in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Ar~CH IE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

A. J. BO~DELON Agricultural Statistician

GEORGIA CROP REPOR

A thens, Geo

\Jeek Endin g Apr i I I5, 1968

3 p.m. Monday

PL AN TI NG INCKEAS ING

Athens, Ga., April IS-Spring planting in Georgia moved forward rapidly during the week

in areas where soil conditions permitted, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Statewide,

planting is still behind last year's progress. Showers were very beneficial in South Georgia,

but many areas remained dry. Field work in the northern part of the State was 1imited by

wet so i 1s.

County Agents reported 70 percent of the tobacco transplanted by the end of the period,
o9 compared with percent last year. Some resetting has been necessary. This crop was being
irrigated in drier locations.

Corn planting advanced rapidly in South Georgia and was nearly half completed Statewide. Only 1 imited plantings have been made in the northern districts.

Cotton planting advanced in the central and southern part of the State and was 27 percent planted Statewide at the end of the week. Last year 37 percent of the crop had been seeded at this time.

Additional plantings of peanuts were made but had not reached the active stage over the entire belt. Many farmers were waiting for rain before seeding. Only lo percent of the crop had been planted.

Small qrains and pastures were showing improvement in areas that had rains. Growth continued slow in the drier locations. Older small grains are 11 heading. 11 Peach prospects remain good. Some spraying was done during the week.

Veqetable and melon crops in South Georgia were reported in fair to good condition by State Market Managers. General rains and favorable temperatures are needed for plant growth in most southern areas. Cantaloup, watermelon, and tomato planting were nearing completion. Cabbaqe harvest is under way.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was reported on two or three days over most of Georgia during the week ending Friday, April 12. However, amounts were generally 1ight, with only a few weather observers measuring more than three-fourths of an inch. Some of the heavier amounts occurred in the dry central and southern sections. The largest reported amount was at Newington, where 1.30 inches were measured. Divisional averages for the week ranged from
.24 of an inch in the west central division to .82 of an inch in the east central. Most
areas received additional rain during the week end as a storm area moved through the State Sunday and Sunday night. Amounts were generally heavier in the northwest where several places had more than an inch.

Temperatures were warm early in the week, turned cooler at mid-week and were mild through the week end. Maxima reached the high eighties in south and central areas on one or more days
and a few 90's were reported. This marked the first 90 degree weather in Georgia during 196tl.
Early morning lows were slightly below freezing in the extreme north on Friday. Averages for the week ranged from near to slightly above normal.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (April 16-20) calls for temperatures to average about 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 73 to 79 degrees and normal lows from 47 to 57 degrees. It should be warmer Wednesday and a 1ittle cooler Thursday and Friday. Rainfall is expected to average 1/4 to 3/4 inches in showers and occur about Thursday.

the of

Temperature extremes for the week ending April 12, 1968 (Provisi onal))
Hi ghest g 90 at Hawkinsville on the loth.
28 at Blairsville on the 12th.

~- For t he period April 13-15$ 1968 T Less than ,b05 incho

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IEOIIIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA
Athens, Georgia

UNIV RSITy OF

APR J. 91968

March 196~

LIB RAR IE

R lea sed 4/ l 5/6tl

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MARCH MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 MILLION POUNDS

Milk production on Georgia farms during March totaled 93 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This compares with 89 mill ion pounds produced in March last year and 82 mill ion during February 1968. The 1962-66 March average production was 84 mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 670 pounds 55 pounds above the previous year and 85 pounds above the 29-day previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 491 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during March was $6.30 per hundredweight. This was $.10 below the previous year and $.20 below the February average.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed were down from the previous year, but were above the February 196~ price.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

Item and Unit

March
1~67

Georgia Feb. l::-)68

March 1968

March 1967

United States

Feb.

March

1968

1':368

Milk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. l/
Number Milk Cows,
thousand head

89

82

93

10,517 9,249

10,269

615

585

670

769 5/ 699

778

145

140

139

ll PRIC ES RECEIVED - DOLLARS 2/
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi l k Cows, head

6.40 6.40
200.00

6.50 6.50
200.00

~/6. 30 200.00

4.95 5.36 4.07 256.00

5.20 5.66 4.08
265.00

~/ 5.11 269.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS 11
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

76.00 78.00 84.00 85.00

70.00 77 .oo 78.00 80.00

n.oo
78.00 {) 1.00
82.00

70.00 76.00 78.00 84.00

68.00 74.00 77 .oo 79.00

69.00
73.00 76.00 7G.oo

Hay, ton

36.00

37.00

36.00

33.50 32.60

32.40

ll Monthly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for
month. 31 Revised. 4; Preliminary.
21 Ex t ra day in February 1968 added 3.6 percent to monthly output.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

~1. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ crop-R;porti~g-s;r~i~e~ USDA~ 4o9A-North-L~mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;ns,-Ga.: in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

United States milk production in March is estimated at 10,269 mi11ion pounds, 2 percent less than a year earlier and 6 percent below the 1962-66 monthly average. Production was
smallest ror March since 1953. Daily average production for March was up 4 percent from Febru-
ary, c ompared with a seasonal increase of 3 percent a year earlier. March output provided
1. 65 pounds of milk per person daily , c ompared wit h 1.59 p ound s a mont h ear lier and 1.71 pounds
a year earlier.

March rate per cow up 1 per~t from a year ear~
Milk output per cow averaged 778 pounds during March, 1 percent more than a year earlier and 11 percent above average for the month. Daily output in March averaged 25.1 pounds per cotJ, compared tvith 24.1 pounds a month _earlier and 24.8 pounds in March 1967. Production per cow set record highs in 37 States.

Milk per cow and milk production by months, United States, 1968, with comparisons

------:--:::::_~11:':-i'::"l~k-._..p..e_r,_c_o_w_ _.

:

l1ilkj)r0dti;-tion

Month

Average

_______: 1962-6 :

PounQ

1967

-AVerage

:

Change

_12_ 1962-66 : 1967 : 1968 : from 1967

Million - MillionMITITOii--

- - - Pounds : Pounds

Pounds

Pounds
~--

- - - Percent

January

644

716

724 10,196

9,847 9,608

- 2.4

February

611

671

699 : 9,636

9,203 9,249

+ 0.5

March Jan.-I1ar. total

___...,69_8_ _ _].9...~-----7:7.8--::)D1.0B.9o6'8_o_

10~11__ _,2~9 .?67

10.269 -~---

29.12b

-

L2..5..,.4;--

April -

713-7';:::-;:88~-~- 11,17>

10,734

---

......... May :

778

June

750

844 820

12,143 11,658

11,470 11,095

July.

692

764

10,714 10,315

August

651

722

10,047

9,709

September

614

680

9,446

9,124

October

623

685

9,547

9,167

November

603

661

9,208

8,814

December

641

699___

9.759

9.J199________,_ _ __

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Ending PL ANTI NG INCKE ASING

LI BRARIE

3 p.m. Monday

At hens , Ga . , Ap ril IS - Spr ing planting in Georgia moved forward rap i dly dur i ng the week

in areas whe re so i l conditions permitted, according to the Crop Reportin g Ser v ice. Statewide,

planting is still behind last year's progress. Showers were very beneficial in South Georgia,

but many areas remained dry. Field work in the northern part of the State was I imited by

wet so i Is.

County Agents reported 70 percent of the tobacco transplanted by the end of the period,
compared with 69 percent last year. Some resetting has been necessary. This crop was being
irrigated in drier locations.

Corn planting advanced rapidly in South Georgia and was nearly half completed Statewide. Only I imited plantings have been made in the northern districts.

Cotton planting advanced in the central and southern part of the State and was 27 percent planted Statewide at the end of the week. Last year 37 percent of the crop had been seeded at this time,

Additional plantings of peanuts were made but had not reached the active stage over the
entire belt. Many farmers were waiting for rain before seeding. Only Jo percent of the
crop had been planted.

Small qrains and pastures were showing improvement in areas that had rains. Growth continued slow in the drier locations. Older small grains are 11 heading. 11 Peach prospects remain good. Some spraying was done during the week.

Veqetable and melon crops in South Georgia were reported in fair to good condition by State Market Managers. General rains and favorable temperatures are needed for plant growth in most southern areas. Cantaloup, watermelon, and tomato planting were nearing completion. Cabbaqe harvest is under way.

WEATHER SUMMAIW -- Rainfall was reported on two or three days over most of Georgia during the week ending Friday, April 12. However, amounts were generally light, with only a few weather observers measuring more than three-fourths of an inch. Some of the heavier amounts occurred in the dry central and southern sections. The largest reported amount was at Newington, where 1.30 inches were measured. Divisional averages for the week ranged from .24 of an inch in the west central division to .82 of an inch in the east central. Most areas received additional rain during the week end as a storm area moved through the State Sunday and Sunday night. Amounts were generally heavier in the northwest where several places had more than an inch.

Temperatures were warm early in the week, turned cooler at mid-week and were mild through the week end. Maxima reached the high eighties in south and central areas on one or more days and a few 90's were reported. This marked the first 90 degree weather in Georgia during 196b. Early morning lows were slightly below freezing in the extreme north on Friday. Averages for the week ranged from near to slightly above normal.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (April 16-20) calls for temperatures to average about 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 73 to 79 degrees and normal lows from 47 to 57 degrees. It should be warmer \t/ednesday and a I ittle cooler Thursday and Friday. Rainfall is expected to average 1/4 to 3/4 inches in showers and occur about 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 Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

Temperature extremes for the -week end1ng April. 121 1968 (Prcm.siona1))

Highest:

90 at Ha\dcinsvill.e on the lOth.
28 at Blairsville on the 12th.

?: .For the period April 13.J..5$ 1968
T Less than .05 inch.

After Five Days Return to

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Statistical Reporting Service ,

1 , -<

409A North Lwnpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

A pril 17, 1968

BROILER T YPE

Placement of broile r chicks in G e orgia during the w eek e nde d April 13 was 9, 263, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 7 p e rcent l e ss t han the comparable week last ye ar, according to the G e orgia Crop R eporting Se rvice .
An estimate d 12, 877,000 broile r type e ggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the compar able we ek a year earlier.
The majority of the price s paid to Georgia produce r s for broiler hatching eggs were reporte d within a range of 55 to 67 cent s per doz e n. T h e a v e r age price of hatching e ggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs fr om flocks wit h hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 ce nts b e low the ave rage p r ice . Most pri ce s receive d for broiler chicks by G e orgia hatcheries we r e reporte d within a range of $8. 50 to $9.75 with an average of $9. 00 p e r hundred. The ave r a ge pri c e s last year we r e 56 cents for eggs and $7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set -1/

1967

1968

% of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in G e orgia

'1o of

1967

1968

year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundre d

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13

12,971 ll, 8 50

91

9,063

8, 593

95

60

13, 221 12,079

91

9,393

8,839

94

61

13,346 12, 169

91

9, 4 21

9,062

96

62

13, 174 12, 530

95

9,706

9,035

93

62

13, 027 12, 530

96

9,914

9, 154

92

62

13, 185 12,482

95

9,968

9,098

91

61

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9, 183

92

60

13, 062 12, 7 59

98

10,016

9,307

93

61

12,981 12,909

99

9,672

9, 183

95

60

13, 202 12, 877

98

9,929

9,263

93

60

8.75 9.00 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8. 75 9.25 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 13 was 848, 000-28 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated l, 030, 000 eggs for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 12 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hat ch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended April 13 were down 18 percent and settings were down 12 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT CHE D, 19 6 8

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

o/o of

Chicks Hatche d (Week Ended)

Mar. 23

Mar. Apr.

30

6

Apr. year 13 ago 2/

Ma r. Mar.

23

30

Apr . 6

Apr. 13

Thousands

Thousands

l, 031 l, 138 l, 172 l, 030 103

l,

930 500

3- /

l,

885 640

735 l, 122

$80 l, 468

76 87

263

304 306

303

87

737 450 l, 590 167

820 510 l , 306 233

661 6 75 l, 34 0 319

848 720 l, 174 198

Total 3, 724 3/3,967 3,335 3,6 8 1

88

2,944 2, 869 2, 995 2,940

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hatche ries p roducing c hicks for ha t che r y s upp1y flocks.

2/ Current week as p e rcent of same w eek last ye ar. 3 / R e vi sed.

o/o of
year
ago 2 I
96 90 72 68
82

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMER::IAL ARF-"-:AS BY WEEKS - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STAT E

Week Ended

Mar.

Apr.

Apr.

30

6

13

o/o of

Week Ended

year Mar.

Apr.

Apr .

ago 1/ 30

6

13

o/o of year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOU3ANDS

Maine Co n n e c t i c u t
Pennsylvania Indiana Mi ss ouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Sout h Carolina

2, 179

2,020

2,063 103

1, 541

1, 622

1, 578

103

322 1, 623

404 1, 602

414 130

174

1, "623 106 i 717

159 1, 010

146

104

896

101

725

637

641 103

322

336

327

94

378

395

383 45

372

405

435

88

2,494

2,451

2, 566 83

2,342

2, 255

2,622

95

4,745 4, 806 4,783 103

3,479

3,476

3,066

95

1, 707

1, 734

1, 710 87

1, 030

1,096

1, 277

113

118

112

111 71

338

355

352

96

7, 837

7, 880

7,892 108

5,728

5, 732

5, 741

100

530

560

.S39 109

369

454

486

126

GEO RGIA
Florida Tennes see Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon _California TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

12, 759 12,909 12,877 98

9,307 9, 183 9, 263

93

1, 009

1, 018

1, 027 125

736

719

710

146

742

737

780 73

957

914

949

96

8, 879

8,935

9,095 104

6, 691

7, 008

7,048

100

5,079

5, 108

5,080 98

4,303

4,291

4,344

101

10, 576 10,865 11,057 106

8,012

7, 772

7, 921

100

1, 186

1, 13 7

1, 140 99

961

958

915 109

4,608

4,467

4, 517 100

3,452

3,473

3, 501

95

587

609

727 107

560

473

492

90

392

433

423 87

332

315

343

98

2,034

1,923

1,922 105

1, 517

1, 493

1, 476

98

70, 509 70,742 71,370 100 53,240 53,499 53,888

99

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

70,925 71,689 71,258

lt1~fcLurarsetnYt ewaerek

I
as

percent

99 of

same

99 week

last

100 year.

Revised,

54, 182 54,465 54, 536

98

98

99

..r.o..
bO 1-i 0
Q)
(.)
......
0
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UNIV RSITY OF GEORGIA

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Athens, Georgia

Week Ending April 22, 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

PLANTING COND~TIONS VARIED

Athens, Ga., April 22

Farmers in South Georgia had trouble with their planting

schedules last week due to dry soils, according to the Crop Reporting Service. To the north,

it was wet fields and low temperatures that delayed plantings. Despite these handicaps, con-

siderable acreage was seeded, and progress was approaching normal for this date.

According to County Agents' reports, transplantings of tobacco had reached 90 percent completion by the week end. Irrigation was commonplace, and 1 imited resetting was necessary due to the dry conditions. Several areas reported heavy infestations of flea beetles in the young tobacco.

Cotton was 53 percent planted, and a fourth of the intended acreage was up to a stand. Cool temperatures on some Central Georgia fields made replanting necessary. First plantings were made in many northern counties. '

Peanut seeding was very active during the week, and 52 percent of the crop has now been planted compared with 18 percent last week. Much of this acreage was "dusted-in", and additional moisture will be needed for proper germination.

Small qrains and pastures were reported in mostly good condition in the north where rainfall has been plentiful. In the south, they were usually described as "fair."

The peach crop's development and cultural practices were about on schedule. Vegetable and melon crops in southern areas were in mostly fair to good condition. Plantings are nearing completion. \..Jatermelons were beginning to run near Donalsonville.

':lEATHER SUMMARY

Most of the rainfall occurred late Sunday and Monday, April 14-15.

Amounts continued to be generally I iyht, except for several places in the northwest half of the

State with totals in excess of one inch. The yreatest weekly amount was 1.60 at Jasper, while

Cedartown measured 1.52 inches. Most places in the southeastern third of the State continued

very dry with several reports of no rain for the week. Divisional averages for the week

ranged from .OS in the southeast division to .99 in the northwest. No rei ief from the lack

of rain occurred during the week end. Thus far this month rainfall totals have ranged from

about 1 1/2 inch surplus over the northern third of the State to near a one-inch deficiency

over much of the southern half.

Temperatures were rather warm except for a cool spell in the north at mid-week while all sections warmed toward the end of the week. This brought the highest temperatures so far this year to most places with many readings reaching 90 or higher over the southern third of the State on Friday. Several places in the northern counties reported low readings in the 30's dur ing mid-week with a few spots getting near or slightly below freezing temperatures on Tuesday morning. Averages for the week ranged from 3 to 6 degrees above normal at most places.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday {April 23-27) calls for temperatures to average about~ degrees above normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 75 to 81 degrees and normal lows from 50 to 60 degrees. Rainfall is expected to average about 3/4 of an inch occurring at the beginning of the period and during the week end.

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

o r .D.EPA.RT..wli:NT

co~ac:a::.

WEATHER BUREAU

Athens. G~orgia

ES~

Precipitation For The Week Ending April 19, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending April 19, 1968 (Provisional)

Highest& 92 at 5 stations on the 19th.

Lowests 28 at ID.airsville on the 16th

19

* For t he period .Alpril 20-22, 1968
T Less than o005 incho

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

MA R CH 19 68

ta A pr 1 23, 1968
APR 2 4186e

o of

o of

Item

During Mar.

last

last

1967 11

1968 21 year

I

year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Broiler Type
Pullets Placed(U. S. )3 I

Total

4, 112

3,931 96

10, 656

10, 130

95

Domestic

3,650

3,362 92

9,24 6

8, 721

94

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

692

614 89

1, 879

1, 842

98

United States

2,821

2,04 0 72

8,275

6,615

80

Egg Type

Georgia

34

12 35

123

89

72

United States

594

436 73

2,434

2, 223

91

Chicks Hatched:

Broiler Type

Georgia

46, 562

43,990 94 129,319

124,983

97

United States

256, 135 247,342 97 698,985

695,557

100

E gg Type

G e orgia

4,419

3,427 78

11,269

8, 116

72

United States

66, 132

53, 520 81 152,208

125, 104

82

Commercial Slaughter:41

Young Chickens

Georgia

34,208

32, 131 94

94,940

94, 789

100

United States

188, 810 185, 118 98 538,756

547,854

102

Mature Chickens

Light Type

G eorgia

646

785 122

2,777

2, 816

101

United .3tates

11,346

10,037 88

38, 283

35, 491

93

Heavy Type

Ge orgia United States

407 2, 349

243 1, 710

60

978

73 il 6, 658

794

81

5, 475

82

Egg Production:
Georgia
South Atlantic 51
United States

Mil. 423
1, 135
l 6, 110

Mil. 436
1, 182 6, 147

1
103 II 104 !

Mil. 1, 208 3, 238

101 lj 17, 422

Mil.

1, 294

107

3, 432

106

17, 777

102

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. 41 Federal-State Mctrket News Service-
.3laughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under F e deral Inspection. 51 South

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

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDE RAL INSPECTION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

I

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

State

During Feb.

Jan. thru Feb.

During Feb.

Jan. thru F eb.

1967

1968

1967

1968

1967

1968

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

4,766

5,951 10, 695 12, 139

4. 1

4.3

3.8

4. 1

Pa.

6, 295

6,474 13, 744 13,476

5. 5

6.0

5.2

5.7

Mo.

2, 819

2, 815

6, 140

5, 887

4.9

4 .7

6.0

4.8

Del.

6,045

7, 244 13, 534 14,734

4.8

4 .8

4.9

4 .9

Md.

10,088 10, 167 22,775 21, 154

5.0

5. 0

5.2

5.0

Va.

3,067

4, 195

6,923

8,873

4.4

4 .8

N. c.

18,425 18,773 39,652 40,043

5.4

4. 1

4 .7

5. 1

5.4

4.2

Ga.

27,519 28,371 59' 121 59,852

5. 5

5.3

5.6

5.2

Tenn.

4,071

4,302

9,096

9,469

5.3

3.2

6.6

4 .8

Ala.

17,234 19, 281 36,952 41,076

4.6

3.8

4.8

3.8

Miss.

11, 382 12,794 24,667 26,954

4 .5

2.9

4.8

3.0

Ark.

24, 511 26,398 51,647 54,444

5. 1

4.2

5.7

4. 1

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10,247 10,534
-------------------

21,798 21,681
------------------

u. s. 162,214

350, 745

4 .0

4 .7

4. 1

5. 1

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

4.9

4.4

5.2

4 .4

172,697

362, 576

U. S. Department of Agnculture

G eorg1a De partment of Agnculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and M e at Products
United States - March 1968

F r ozen egg holdings were 82 million pounds, up 2 million from March 1. Yeare arlie r stocks totaled 44 million and the average is 42 million pounds. Shell eggs in storage were up to 80 thousand cases from the 77 thousand on March 1. April 1 stocks were double a year-earlier holdings and 82 percent above ave rage. Frozen poultry stocks decreas e d 56 million pounds during March to 402 million pounds on April 1--15 percent more than a year earlier and 58 percent above average. Turkey holdings were 269 million pounds compared with 207 million on April 1, 1967 and average stocks o( 151 million. Whole birds amounted to 230 million pounds. Cut-ups, parts and furthe r processing items totaled 39 million pounds. Holdings of meat decreased 21 million pounds during March t o 614 million on April 1. Pork, and lamb and mutton advanced during the month but offsetting were declines in beef, canned meats, and veal. Prozen pork totaled 274 million pounds, up 11 million from a month earlier but 28 million pounds below a year earlier. Frozen pork bellies gained 15 million pounds and totaled 92 million on April 1. Cured pork stocks moved up 4 m i llion pounds from March 1, to 32 million. Canned meat holdings on April 1 were 66 million pounds compared with 67 million a month earlier. Frozen beef declined 34 million pounds during March to 205 million pounds on April 1. Yearearlier stocks were 285 million pounds and the average is 207 million pounds.

Commodity

Unit

Mar. 1962-66 av

Mar. 1967

Feb. 1968

Mar. 1968

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Case Pound

Thou.
44 42,231

Thou.
40 43,670

Thou.
77 79,940

Thou.
80 81,983

Poultry, frozen:

Broilers or fryers

do.

Hens, fowls

do.

Turkeys

do.

Other & Unclassified

do.

Total Poultry

do.

20, 503 41,398 150, 864 41,680 254,445

41, 135 49,635 206,625 53,338 350, 733

31,261 62, 503 310,307 54, 059 4 58, 130

27,027 59,863 268, 509 46,422 401,821

Beef: Frozen in Cure

and Cured Pork: Frozen and

do.

221,328

299,986 253,614 219,277

Cooler

do.

315,066

331,192 291,480 306,367

Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

105,435

do.

I 641, 829

96, 188 727, 366

89,995 635, 089

88,820 614,464

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

Georgia

Mar. 15 Feb. 15

1967

1968

Mar. 15 1968

United States

Mar. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15

1967 1968

1968

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

10.0

7.5

8.0

8.8

8. 1

8.2

Com 11 Broilers (lb.)

13.0

13. 5

13. 5

14.3

14.6

14.6

All Chickens (lb.)

12.8

13. 1

13.3

13.7

13.9

14.0

All Eggs (dozens)

41.0

36.4

38.3

34.6

30.0

30.4

Prices Paid:(per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

96.00

94.00

94.00

95.00 90.00

90.00

Laying Feed

94.00

85.00

84.00

88.00 82.00

81.00

Th1s report 1s made poss1ble through the cooperat10n of the Nat10nal Poultry Improve ment

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
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 O F FICIAL BUSINE SS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

APR 2 61968 G E 0 R G I A C R0 P R E P 0 R T I N G S E R VLieQJfR IE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

April 24, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 20 was 9, 168,000--1 perce nt less than the previous week and 9 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
An estimated 13,000,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries -! percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more 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 67 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 $8. 50 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set ~J

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

BROILER TYPE

I

- Av. Price

Chicks Placed for

Hatch Broiler

Broilers in Georgia Eggs Chicks

o/o of
year I ago

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Per Doz. 1968

Per Hundred 1968

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 2
Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20

13, 221 12,079

91

13,346 12, 169

91

13, 174 12, 530

95

13,027 12, 530

96

13, 185 12,482

95

13, 167 12, 572

95

13,062 12, 7 59

98

12,981 12,909

99

13,202 12, 877

98

12, 736 13,000 102

9,393 9,421 9, 706 9,914 9,968 9,965 10,016 9,672
9,929 10,022

8,839 9,062 9,035 9, 154 9,098 9, 183 9,307 9, 183 9,263 9, 168

94

61

I 96

62

93

62

92 I 62

91

61

92

60

93

61

95

60

I 93 I 60

91

60

9.00 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 20 was 1, 012, 000--19 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 917, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent less than the previous week and 7 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended April 20 were down 4 percent and settings were down 13 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif.
Was-~.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Mar.

Apr.

Apr. Apr.

30

6

13

20

% of
ye ar
ago 2/

Chicks Hatched {Week Ended)

Mar. Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

30

6

13

20

Thousands

1,2653/1,172 1,030

l, 020 3/ 735

880

917 93 945 99

1,640 1, 122 l, 468 1, 605 84

304

306

303 214 56

820 510 1,306 233

Thousands

661

84 8

675

720

1,340 1, 174

319

198

l, 012 790
l, 291 238

% of
year
ago 2 I
10 l 112
86 94

Total 4, 229 3/ 3, 335 3,681 3,681 87

2, 869 2, 995 2,940 3,331 I 96

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks"f'
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revised.

R TYPE E GGS SET AND CI-llCKS PLACED IN COMMER CIAL AREA..S BY WEEKS - 1968

e 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

_Yl_~e k E~d~_d_ _

Apr.

Apr.

Apr.

6

13

30

Apr. 6

\.pr. l3

-- - ----- %of

Apr .

year

30

0 1/

THO USANDS

THOUSA NDS

2,020 4 04
1,602 637 395
2, 451 4, 806 1, 734
112 7,880
560

2,063 4 14
1, 623 641 383
2, 566 4,783 1, 710
111 7,892
539

2, 131 101
317 97 1, 744 100
761 136 400 49 2,480 80 4, 844 105 1, 7 53 92 115 78 7,901 109 520 107

1,622

1, 578

1, 600

104

159

146

201

103

1, 010

896

936

102

336

327

404

139

405

435

432

89

2,255

~.622

2, 584

92

3,476

3,066

3, 156

92

1, 096

1, 277

1, 184

115

355

352

408

109

5,732

5, 74 1

5, 895

104

454

486

465

125

12,909 12, 877 13,000 102

9, 183

9,263

9, 168

91

1, 018

1, 027

1, 015 123

719

710

712

179

737

780

768 72

914

949

1, 000

95

8,935 9,095 8,958 100

7,008

7,048

6,974

99

5, 108

5,080

5,062 98

4, 291

4, 344

4,372

101

10,865 11,057 10,721 99

7,772

7,921

7,852

98

1, 137

1, 140

1, 182 96

958

915

993

116

4,467

4, 517

4,584 100

3, 4 73

3, 501

3,479

95

n

609

727

615 79

473

492

457

75

4 33

423

388 86

315

343

301

95

1 923

1 922

2 017 101

1, 493

1 476

1 510

108

70,742 71,370 71,276 100 53,499 53,888 54,083

99

71,689 71,258 71,610

54,465 54, 536 54,748

99

100

100

iur~ent week as percent of same week last year.

ev1sed,

98

99

99

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Released April 25, 19 68
Poultry Production and Cash Receipts Down
Production of chickens (including broilers) in the State during 1967 totaled 467,930 ,000 head-- 2.4 percent less than the 1966 total of 479 1573 1000 according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production of broilers was down 2 percent; chickens produced for hatching egg flocks were down 9 percent and other chickens decreased by 12 percent.

Egg production during 1967 totaled 4 1981 million eggs -- 10.7 percent more than the 1966 total of 4 1501 million. Production of hatching eggs was up 9.6 percent while other eggs increased by nearly 11 percent.

Cash receipts from all chickens and eggs including commercial broilers were estimated
at $352 1371 1 000 compared with $409 1384 1000 in 1966. Price per pound of all chickens averaged 2. 3 cents below the previous year and the all egg price was 10. 0 cents per dozen less than the 1966 average.

GEORGIA CHICKEN PRODUCTION AND INCOME 1963 -1967

No. Froduced

I

No. Sold

I Pounds Sold

I Price
Per Lb.

Cash Receipts

Thous.

Thous.

Thous.

Cents

11000 dol.

All Chickens

Including

Comm. Broilers

1963

377,684

3711872

1,287,214

13.8

177,187

1964

392,094

38717 07

1,3431324

13.6

182,448

1965

4201874

417,677

1,446,318

14.3

2 071 102

1966

479,573

472,360

1 1 63419 09

14.3

234,211

1967

467,930

4661765

116641547

12.0

1991488

.v Commercial
Broilers

1963

359,760

359,760

1,2231184

13.8

1681799

1964

3731880

373,880

1,2711192

13.7

1741153

1965

402177 0

4021770

113691418

14.5

198,566

1966

456,192

4561192

115511053

14.5

224,903

1967

4471123

4471123

1,5641930

12.2

1901921

Ha'tching Egg

Flocks

1963

5,411

4,452

33,390

17.5

5,850

1964

41952

4,807

361052

15.8

517 09

1965

51567

41935

371012

16.0

5,922

1966

61592

51481

411 108

15.0

6,157

1967

51993

61 014

45, 105

12.7

51728

Other
Flocks y

1963

10, 801

7,660

30,120

8.2

21538

1964

11, 771

91020

341744

7.0

2,586

1965

111 062

9,972

381572

6.4

2,614

1966

161789

10,687

421748

7.3

3,151

1967

141814

13,628

541512

5.2

2,839

All Chickens &

Eggs Including

Broilers

1963

294,547

1964

308,284

1965

348,698

1966

409,384

1967

352,371

1/ Cash receipts include home consumption which is less than 1 percent of total
- production. Jj Includes both commercial and farm flocks - eggs principally for human

consumption.

All Eggs 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Hatching Eggs 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Other Eggs .!/
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION AN D IN COME, 1963 - 1967

Ave. No. IEggs Per Eggs

Eggs Sold

I Price Per Doz.

Cash Receipts

Layers

Layer Produced '(bmm. Hatch. i All I Comm. i Hatch. \ All '. .Comm. ! Hatch.

All

-- 1 1000 head No. Millions

Millions --

Cents

1 1000 dollars

15,999 171591 181792 21,298 221684

2 08

3,321

21663

597 312 60

28.0 66.4 :4.3. 2 841314 331 046

117,360

213

31743

3, 047

645 31692

37.0 59.3 40.9 931962 31,874

1251836

215

4, 042

31291

707 31 998

38.1 62.9 42.5 1041537 371 059

1411596

211

4, 501

31669 794 41 463

43.1 65.4 47 . 1 1311925 431248

1751173

220

41981

4, 075

870 41 94 5

32.8 57.2 37.1 111,~83 41,500

1521883

31458

192

663

31650

196

717

31909

2 01

785

41428

200

884

41760

204

969

64

597

70

645

76

707

88

794

97

870

661

38.0 66.4

715

37.0 59.3

783

38.1 62.9

882

43.1 85.4

967

32.8 57.2

2, 027 2,158 21413 3,161 2,651

331046 31,874
371 059 43,248 411500

351 073 341 032 391472 46,409 441151

121541 13,941 141883 161870 17,924

212

2,658

2,599

217

3, 026 21977

219

3,257

31215

214

3,617

31581

224

4, 012

31978

2,599 21977 31215 31581 31978

38.0 37.0 38.1 43.1 32.8

82,287 91,8 04 102, 124 1281764 1081732

821287 911804 102 I 124 1281764 1081732

..!/Includes eggs from both commercial and farm flocks - used principally for human consumption.

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The

Georgia

Crop

Reporting

Service 1

United

States

Department of Agriculture 1

4 09A

North Lumpkin Street,

Athens,

Georgia 1

in cooperation with

The Georgia Department of Agriculture.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

GEORGIA: Mos t Grain Stocks Uo

APRIL 1 , 1968

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

.41~1..----------------..,,

UNIV,RiiT't' OF GEORG\- ~
j

Kelease d 4/26/6b by
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

l.IBRARIES

Corn stocks in all positions on April l, l96b, totaled- 37,102,000 bushels compared with 22,535,000 bushels on hand a year ago. Oats stored in all positions totaled 472,000 bushels compared with 698,000 bushels the previous April. Wheat holdings of bl3,000 bushels were up sharply from the 411,000 on hand a year earlier. Soybeans stored on April I totaled 7,590,000 bushels, 1,794,000 bushels more than last year. Rye stocks totaled 7~,000 bushels compared to
5,000 a year ago. Georgia Grain Stocks-- April I ' 1968 With Campa r i sons

GRAIN

ON FAHMS

1967

1968

I ,000 bushels

OFF FARMS

1967

1968

I ,000 bushels

ALL POSITIONS

:Jan. I Av. 1967

1968

1962-66

l ,000 bushels

Corn Oats Bar! ey
\~heat
Rye Sorghum Soybeans

17,647 522 14
58 5
137 2,077

3I, I00
350 22
203
37 142 2,862

4,888 176
*
353
51 3,719

6,002 122
610*
42
* 4,728

2 I ,605 912 54
4~6
16 100 I, 168

22,535 698
"/(
41 l
5 !88 5,796

37,102 472
* 813
79 * 7,590

*Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

UNITED STATES

Feed Grain, Wheat, and Soybean Stocks Larger

Stocks of the four feed grains on April 1 totaled 116 mill ion tons-- 12 percent more than a year earlier but 5 percent below average. Stocks of all wheat were 19 percent greater than on April I, 1967. Record soybean stocks were 17 percent more than a year earlier. Rye stocks were down 6 percent.
Corn in storage on April I totaled 3,168 mill ion bushels-- 17 percent more than a year earlier and 3 percent above average. Current stocks are the largest for April 1 since 1964. Offfarm stocks of 806 mill ion bushels were 20 percent above a year earlier. Farm holdings at 2,362 mill ion bushels were up 16 percent. Indicated disappearance from all positions during the JanuaryMarch quarter is 1,048 mill ion bushels compared with 962 million a year earlier.
Soybean stocks in all positions on April 1, 1968 totaled 537 mill ion bushels,49 percent above average. Off-farm stocks, at 301 mill ion bushels, were 25 percent above a year earlier and farm
stocks, at 235 mill ion bushels, were up o percent.
April I stocks indicate a disappearance during September 1967-March 1968 of 526 mill ion bushels from a beginning supply of 1,063 mill ion bushels (including a carryover of 90 mill ion bushels). During the period, 343 mill ion bushels were processed for oil, approximately 169 mill ion bushels were exported, and minor quantities were fed to 1ivestock.
All wheat in storage on April I totaled 836 mill ion bushels, 19 percent more than a year earlier but otherwise the smallest April I holdings since 1952. Farm stocks of 360 mill ion bushels were 51 percent above last year and off-farm holdings of 477 mill ion bushels were up 3 percent. Disappearance from all storage positions during January-March is indicated at 373 mill ion bushels compared with 349 mill ion a year earlier.
Rye stocks in all storage positions on April I totaled 22.9 million bushels. Indicated disappearance during January-March was 4.8 mill ion bushels compared with 4. I mill ion a year earlier. Oat stocks of 441 mill ion bushels in all positions on April I were nearly equal to a year earlier but II percent below average. Barley stored in all positions totaled 217 mill ion bushels,nearly 5 percent more than a year earlier and I percent above average. Sorghum grain stocks in all storage positions totaled 522 mill ion bushels, I percent less than a year earlier and 35 percent below average. This was the smallest total for April I since 1958.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

A. J. BORDELON Agricultural Statistician

' --- .r:_

,..._.-~

Stocks of grains, April 1, 1968 with comparisons (In thousand bushels)

Grain and position

April l av. 1962-66

April l 1967

Jan. 1 1968

April l 1968

ALL UHEAT

On Farms ll
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1111

215,976 28 ,310
1.038.712

238,769
I, 539 459.831

504,541 761
703.729

359,679
751 476,060

TOTAL

1.282.997

700. 139

l .209 031

336,490

RYt

On Farms l/

6,863

7,547

8,683

6,761

Corr.modity Credit Corp.]:/

195

559

425

426

Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/3/

9,524

16.197

18,585

15,750

TOTAL

16 582

24.303

27.693

22.937

CO RN

On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1111

2,083,980 422,047 570.769

2,043,897
98,279 572.811

3,352,827 97,C$46 765.906

2,362,178
97,870 708,297

TOTAL

3,076.796

2,714.987

4,216,579

3,168,345

OATS

On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses l/ 11

426,613 4, 211 66,694

354,567 6,864 81,031

543,433 6,668
97,82b

358,111 6,665 76.349

TOTAL

497.518

442 462

647 929

441 125

BARLEY

On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & ~lhses. 1111

110,905 8,452
94.388

114,921 4,523 87.717

182,889
3,902 114.795

127,678 3,946
85,048

TOTAL

213.745

2071161

301 .586

216,672

SORGHUM

On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, E1ev. & Whses. 1111

105,395 4,454
692,321

133,178 4,624
380,688

218,921
4,572 514,769

1L~6,849
4,586 370.321

TOTAL

802 170

526 .L~90

738 262

521,756

SOYBEANS

On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 t-lills, Elev. & Whses. 1111

147,467
3 211.91:?

217,410
0
240.500

349,7b4
0
432,333

235,473
0
301,295

TOTAL

359.369

L~57, 910

782,117

536.768

l l Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.

11 c.c.c.-owned grain at bin sites.

11 All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants.

Includes c.c.c.-owned grain in these storages.

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

SERVICE

, GEORGIA

APR 2 8 1968

April 26, 1968

1967 At~AL SUMMARY

GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION UP 40 MI LLION POUNDS PRODUCTION PER COW RECORD HIGH

Total milk production on Ge orgia farms in 1967 wap estimated to be 1, 040 million pounds, compared with 1,000 million the previous year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . These estimates of production relate to milk from all cows kept for milk, including those held primarily to produce milk for home consumption.

Milk produced per cow in herd during 1967 was placed at 7,220 pounds, a record high. This compared with the previous record level of 6,670 pounds in 1966.

The number of cows kept f or milk on f~rms in the St ate averaged 144, 000 - the lowest since these estimates were begun in 1937.

MILK RECEIPTS AT PLANT HIGHEST OF RECORD

Milk sold wholesale to plants and dealers in 1967 totaled 955 million pounds -- 50 million pounds above the 1966 annual total. Milk used on farms where produced continued to decline. The 63 million pounds in this category during 1967 compared with 71 million pounds the previous year and was less than half the amount used on farms 5 years ago.

Cash receipts from combined marketings of milk (Grade A, manufacture, and milk sold retail by farmers) amounted to 63,756,000 dollars in 1967. This compared with 58,437,000 dollars in 1966 . The farm value of all milk produced was placed at 67,912,000 dollars -- 8 percent above the 62,900,000 dollars the previous year.

GEORGIA MILK COWS, PRODUCTION PER COW, TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION, 1962-66, REVISED - 1967 PRELIMINARY

Year

Number of Milk
Cows y
1,000

Production per COW
Pounds

Total !'roduction
g)
Million Pounds

Milk ~~rketed b~ Farmers

Sold to

Retailed

Plants

by

and

Farmers 3}

Dealers

Million

Million

Pounds

Pounds

Milk used on Farms
:where Produced
Million Pounds

1962

193

5,180

1,000

820

1963

182

5,310

966

810

1964

170

5,600

952

820

1965

158

6,270

991

885

1966

150

6,670

1,000

905

1967

144

7,220

1,040

955

40

140

35

121

30

102

25

81

24

71

22

63

y Average number on farms during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. g) Excludes milk sucked
by calves. }/ Includes sales by producer-distributors and other farmers on own routes or at
farms.

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in cooperati on with the Georg~a Department of Agriculture.

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exceeded 90 degrees on one or more days over the southern third and a few mountain stations re-

ported freezing temperatures on the mornings of April 25th and 26th.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (April 30- May 4) calls for temperatures to average 2-4below normal with no important day-to-day changes. Normal highs for this time of year range from 77 to 83 degrees and normal lows from 51 to 60 degrees. Little or no ra i nfa II is expected.

IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ crop-R;porti~g-s;r~i~e~ Athe~s~ Georgi~;-i~ ~oop;r~tio~ ;ith-the---Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION, AND INCOME
Milk cows on farms in 1967 numbered 13.5 milli on -- the least of recor d . However, production per cow was highest on r ecord at 8,821 pounds, up 4 percent fr om the previ ous record in 1966. Total production of milk during 1967 was 119.3 billion pounds , slightly below the previous year . . The farm value of milk produced was a record high of $6,036 million. Cash receipts from farmers' mar ketings were $5,770 million , up 4 percent fr om the previ ous r e cord i n 1966 .
Milk Producti on Down Sli ghtly In 1967
Mi lk producti on in 1967 was 119.3 billion pounds , down one-half percent fr om 1966, as a decline i n cow numbers more than offset a rise in output per cow. By regi ons, milk producti on last year decreased 2 percent in the North Atlantic and l percent in the East North Central, but gained slightly in the West North Central Region and rose l percent in the rest of the Nation.
Record-high Cash Receipts
Farmers ' cash receipts fr om marketings of milk and cream totaled a record high of $5, 770 million in 1967. This was 4 percent above the previous record a year earlier. Cash receipts from marketings increased in all regions, with gains ranging from 3 percent in the North Atlantic and East North Central Regions t o 8 percent in the South Atlantic Region . Wisconsin led all States in cash receipts fr om marketings of milk and cream, followed by New York, California, Minnesota , and Pennsylvania. These 5 States accounted for 44 percent of the national total f or cash receipts i n 1967.
Returns for combined marketings of milk and cream averaged $5.06 per hundredweight in 1967. This was record high, exceeding by 22 cents per hundredweight the previous record in 1966.
Cash receipts from milk sold to plants and dealers totaled $5,515 million in 1967, an increase of 5 percent from 1966. Returns from sale of cream were $577 million , down 20 percent from the previous year. Sales by farmers directly to consumers produced $1973 million of receipts compared to $188.4 million in 1966. The value of milk used on farms in 1967 is estimated at $166.8 million , down 5 percent from a year earlier. The farm value of all milk produced in 1967 was $6,036 million, a 4-percent increase over 1966.

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

!l-astage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

9A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSIN ESS

A thens , Geo rg ia

Week Ending Apr i l 29, 1968

RAINS HELPFUL - SOME SOUTHERN AREAS STILL DRY

LIBRAR E

Athens, Ga., April 29 --Scattered showers during the week over much of south Georgia were

very beneficial for planting and growing crops, but some areas were missed by the rains and

soils are very dry, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Additional rains over the northern

half of the State 1 imited field work. Major farm activities during the week were land preparation, planting, cultivating older plantings, applying post emergence herbicides and insect and

disease control measures on tobacco, peaches and pecans.

County Agents reported tobacco transplanting virtually complete. However, some resetting has been necessary to establish good stands. Older plantings were being cultivated and insect control was underway.

Corn planting was 83 percent completed statewide. Cultivating was in progress and appl ications of post emergence herbicides were made in older plantings. Some fields were sidedressed with nitrogen during the week.

Cotton planting neared completion in many southern counties, but barely started in the north. About three-fourths of the States crop has been seeded. Nearly half of the seeded acreage was reported up to a stand.

Peanut planting progressed rapidly and was three-fourths complete. The condition of the planted acreage was mostly good.

Small grains and pastures have been hurt by prolonged dry weather in the south. County Agents described the condition as mostly fair to good except in the drier locations where the condition was poor.

Peaches remain in good condition. Thinning and spraying were active.

Veqetable and melon crops are making fair to good progress in central and southern areas, according to Market Managers. Dry conditions have been rei ieved somewhat by showers during the week. Strong winds and hail caused considerable damage in a few areas and heavy frost was reported in the mountains. Cabbage and onion harvests are underway. A 1 ight volume of ~ beans, tomatoes and cucumbers is expected around mid-May. Watermelons and cantaloups were beginning to bloom.

~lEATHER SUMMARY-- General rains reduced moisture deficiency over all except some southeast and south central counties. Amounts were generally between 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches ranging from 1.49 at Elberton to .05 or less at several places in extreme south central and extreme southeast. Additional amounts during weekend of April 26-29 brought some relief to Blakely with 2.01, Tifton 1.49, Homerville 1.21 and Alma 1.58. Divisional averages for the week ending April 26, 1968 ranged from .17 in the southeast to 1.10 in the northeast.

Temperatures were 2-4 degrees below normal over much of the northern 2/3 ranging to 1-3 degrees above normal over the southern quarter. The week began quite warm over most sections and moderated to near or slightly below normal toward the weekend. Early week high temperatures exceeded 90 degrees on one or more days over the southern third and a few mountain stations reported freezing temperatures on the mornings of April 25th and 26th.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (April 30- May 4) calls for temperatures to average 2-4below normal with no important day-to-day changes. Normal highs for this time of year range from 77 to 83 degrees and normal lows from 51 to 60 degrees. Little or no rainfall is expected.

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WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending April 26, 1 968

GEORGIA

Temperature ext:reres for the week ending April 26.~~ 1 968 {Provisional)

Highest& 97 at Bainbri dge on the 22nd.

Lowest& 29 at Blairsville on the 26th.

* For t he period April 27 -29, 1 968
T Less than ~oo5 inch.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEOKGIA 1 S LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY CASH RECEIPTS DROPPED 61 MILLION DOLLARS IN 1967

Apr i I 30, 1968

Cash receipts to Georgia farmers from sales of their 1ivestock ~nd poultry_totaled $573,950,000 .
during 1967 - -down $61,043,000 from the 1966 record high $634,993,000 receipts, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. It was the first year since 1961 to register a decline. Hogs, cattle, broilers, other chickens and eggs showed a decline.

Receip t s from commercial broilers suffered the sharpest setback-- a 15 percent drop from the previous year. Sales of eggs was a close second with a 13 percent decl ine. Increased cash income was recorded for dairy products, turkeys, and sheep.

Cash receipts from individual crops will not be available until August,l96b.

Georqia Livestock & Poultry Cash Receipts

1963

1964

1965

(Thousand Dollars)

1966

1967

Pre! iminary

Hogs

53,432

53,292

61 '131

70,481

67,242

Cattle and Calves

56 , 336

57,140

76,582

89,232

~2,970

Dairy Products

52' 119

52,104

55,558

58,437

63,756

Commercial Broilers

168,799

174,153

198,566

224,903

190,921

Other Chickens

8,388

8,295

8,536

9,308

8,567

Turkeys

4,827

6,199

5,576

7,426

7, 571

Eggs

117,360

125,836

141 ,596

175,173

152,883

Sheep and Lambs

87

60

26

16

25

Wool

36

35

23

17

15

TOTAL

461 ,384

VJ. P. PARKS H. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statisticians

477' 114

547,594

634,993

573,950

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Lani e r Lownde s Te l f a i r Tift Turne r Hi Icox '.vort h
TOT AL

. ~ ;;;,-----
I , 195 3,645
660 2 , 4 55
l ts5 245 I ,670
34 , 890
{continue d on back of page)

C J I_.} /
2 , 0 84 I ,973 I , 955 2, 277 I , 924 I, 706 2,080
2,1 89

"?, L fU
2 ,490 7' J92 I ,290 5,591
35 6 41 8 3 ,473
76 ' 3/9

~GIA
(:,..,a FARM

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAY 2 81968

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

District and Coun t y
.z., l, DIST r~ ICTS
l and~
DIST RICT ..2. Dodge Johnson Laurens Mont gomery Treutlen ltJhee l e r
TOTAL
DISTi\ICT 6 Bul 1och Candler Effin gham Emanuel Jenkins Screven
TOT.ll.L
DISTRICT l
Decatur Dougherty Grady Mi tche 11 Thomas
TOTAL
DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Cof fee Colquitt Cook Crisp Oooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lan ier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turne r iJi l cox '.vorth
TOTAL

GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO:
Harvested Acreaqe

1967 COUNTY ESTIMATES Yield Per Acre Lbs.

0

0

360 85 2b0 975 90 5 555
3' 160

l '7 d9 l ,459 l ,6 11 1 ,651 1,490 l ,771
l ,633

3,520 2,010
240 l ,680
18 5 o5
7 '720

l , b53 1 ,927 l '550 l ,810 1 '795 l '74 l
1 ,851

270 20
l '235 1 . ~ oo 1 ,475
4,900

1 ,87b l ,650 1,998 2,106 2 ' 112
2,066

l, I55 o50
3,570 2,095
285 4,535 5,255 2,865
25 5
2b5 1 .~30 1 ,9oo l '195 3,645
660 2,455
l t> 5 245 l , 670
34,890
(continued on back of page)

2,33) 1,962
2,2~1
2' l 17 2,028 2,299 2,240 2,247 1 . s~.o 2,200 2,000 2,321 2,157 2,084 1 ,973 I , 955 2,277 1,924 1'706 2,080
2' 189

.....J
3 I ")
Ma y 19ob
Production (000 l bs.)
0
644 124 451 1,6 l0 l ,348 9b3
5, l 60
6,523 3 , '673
372 3,041
332 148
14,289
507 33
2,467 4 ,002 3' 1l 5
l 0' 124
2,695 1,66u 8 ,179 4,435
57 8 10,426 1l ,7/3 6,438
46 11 570 4,480 4,270 2,490 7' 192 l ,290 5,591 35 6 418 3,473
76 ' 3/ 9

Di st rict
an d Count v
D I ST i~ I CT 2
App l in g Bacon Brantley Bryan Cha rl :: on Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tat tnail Toombs via re , \!l a y n e
TOTAL
Other Counties

---=;...;G:;E.,O;.~. GIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO:
Harvested Acreaqe

1967 COUNTY ESTIMATES Yield Per Acre Lbs.

2,610 2,095 I, 315
325 200 I ,425 100 360 3,450 3,360 2,030 I ,630 I ,600
20,500
30

2,014 2,248 I ,931 I ,695 I, 745 I ,890 I ,540 I ,bll 2,264 2,034 I ,911 2,225 2, I lU
2,070
1 ,933

STATE TOTAL

71 '200

2,005

May 1968
Production (000 1bs.)
5,256 4,709 2,539
551 349 2,693 154 652 7,811 6,834 3,880 3,626 3,388
42,442
58
148,452

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. Cr~ENSHA\-/
Agricultural Statistician

ISSUE D BY: The Georgia Crop Keporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

After Five u.:1 ys Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumokin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

mD STATES DEMRTMENT OF AGRICe~'lliJRE
G E0 RG I A C R0 P REP0 R T I N G :: ERY I C E
ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED (These estimates are based on the latest available

\.\BRP.R\ES
1m 1na rv)

District and County
Districts l . ., and l
District 4 Chattahoochee Nacon Mar ion Muscogee Schley Talbot Taylor Upson
Total

Harvested Acres
0
25
5,200 2,690
s
2 ,l~25
oo
1 ,o65 15
12,305

Yield Per Acre (pounds)
0
,....,
560 1 7') 3 1. )05
400 1. 539 l ' 400 1t l:b
600 1,611

Production (000 pounds)
0
14 9,326 3. 511
2 3,73 3
112 3. 111
9 l 9 ,81L

District ~ Bleckley Dodge Hancock Houston Johnson Laurens Montgomery Peach Pulaski Treutien Twiggs ~Jash i ngton vlhee l er l,Ji 1k i nson
Total

2.135 5,9u5
.~.. 5, L~ 15
265
7,315 890 490
7,945 50
1,060
950
785 560 33,83C

2,250 1 ,b67
200 2,049 1, 506 1, 785 1,691
1 .sao
2,229
l, soc
:~,O t /
l '706 2,032 l. 71 8 1, :J7L

4,804
11 '172 1
11 ,096
3~9
13,054 l. 505 774
1"; ,705 45
2, 191 1 ,621
1 ,595 962
66, 925

District 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins Richmond Screven
Total

13.595

5,360

1 ,39S

44S

2,605

45

l ,680

.. r '

2,595 ISS

.. -

4,780

32,655

2, l 01 1,660 l, 748 1 ,580 l ,643
844
1, 757 1. 757 l; 594 2,276
1 ,979

28,557 9,968
2,439 703
4,279 J8
2,951
4 ,559 247
10,878 64,619

Please turn pa ge

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of A9riculture.

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GEORG I A PI!'ANU'rS PI C:K"ED AND 0 THRESHED -

1967

C'""i\Cft> ,'::; 0

:

0 , ,

,

,

(These estimates are based on the latest available data arid~ are o re'liminarv)

District and

Yield Per Acre

Producti on

County

Harve sted Acres

(pounds)

(000 pounds)

DISTRICT 1

Ba ker

13,705

l ,967

26,963

Calhoun

I 5,190

2, I 02

31 ,927

Clay

10,000

1 ,b64

18 ,637

Decatur

16,410

1J 782

29,238

Dou gherty

6,180

2,018

12,470

Early

29,770

1 ,835

54 , 624

Grady

8 ,605

2,004

17,246

Lee

15,040

2, 10&

3 1 J 703

Mi I ler

19,830

2,147

42,570

t-1itchel 1

20,035

2,041

40 ,893

Quitman

2,890

1,206

3 ,L84

Randolph

18,690

1 J 816

33,944

Seminole

12,275

2,136

26,223

Stewart

5, 735

l ,405

8, 059

Sumter

13,650

l ,924

26,265

Terrel I

20,260

1 ,9b9

40,289

Thomas

4,620

2,032

9,3&u

\~ebster

7,450

1 ,526

11 ,372

Total

240,335

1 ,936

465,295

DISTRICT.. Atkinson Ben Hi I I Berrien Brooks Coffee Colqui t t Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowncies Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox '.o/orth
Total

250 6,855 2,085 L:o ,950
3,565 10,005 2,625 Jl+, 0/5 17,610 15,580
75 10 610
3,055 12,550 19,405 12, lOS
29' 130 154,540

2,084 2,361 2, 121
2' 126 2,210 2,423
2,095 2,336 2,255 2,510 I ,9G7 2,200 1, 598 I ,765 2,186 2,286
2,475
2' 137 2,273

521 16,1 85 4 ,!+23
10 , 525 7,878 24,239 5. 26L~ 32,87i;
39,703 39, I 02
149 22
975 5,391 27,439 ~:o4 J 362
29 ,955 62, Z55 351,266

DISTRICT 2

Appling Bryan Evans Tattna 11 Toombs Wayne
Total
STATE TOTAL

235 175 1 ,065 1 J 120 l ,735
5 4,335
478,000

1 , 3is3 1 ,246 1 ,658 1, 734 1,696
600 1 ,660
2,040

325 218 1,766 1 ,942 2,943
3 7 J 197
975.120

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAH 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

m m[] MAY .j i~,t.;-5 &&11crr ~~ill [pffi~@~&)

APRIL 15, 1968

3t ~-

Released 5/1/68
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 2 POINTS LOWER

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities declined 2 points
during the month ended April 15, 1968 to 249. This was 8 points above the April 15, 1967 index of 241.

There was 1ittle change in the prices of the crops used in computing the Crop Index, and
i t remained at 267; this, however, was 8 points above that registered in Apr i l of 1967 of 259.
Prices of ho gs, chickens, and eggs were lower than a month ago, and the Livestock Index
d ropped to 211 - 4 points below a month ago but o points above April 15, 1967.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANGED PARITY INDEK UP 3 POINTS ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers remained unchanged during the month ended
April 15, at 259 percent of its 1910-JL~ average. Hi gher prices received for tomatoes, potatoes,
oranges, and manufacturing grade milk were offset by price declines for fluid market milk,eggs,
and wheat. The index was 6 percent above April 1967.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wa ge Rates advanced 3 points (3/4 percent) during the month. At 353, the index was 13 po ints (4 percent) above a year earlier.

With prices paid by farmers higher and prices received unchanged, the preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio declined to 7~.

The Parity Ratio declined I point to 73.

Index
1910-14: I 00
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Corr:mod it ies All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEOKGIA AND UNITED STATES

April 15 March 15

April 15

1967

1963

196~

241

251 ll

249

259

267

267

203 ll 215 l/

211

Record High

Index

Date

310

:March 1951

319

:March 1951 1/

295

:Sept. 194~

UNITED STATES
Prices Received
Parity Index 11
Pa r i t y Rat io

259

259

313

:Feb. 1951

350

353

350

:Apr i I 196~

74

73

123

:Oct. 1946

Adjusted Parity Ratio~/

(pre I imina ry)

77

80

79

11 Revised. 1/ Also April 1951. 3/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm vJage Rates based on
data for the indicated dates.-~/ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments,
averaged 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted
Ra t ios f or the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and es t imates of Government payments for the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

WILLIAM A. WAGNER

Agricultural Sta t istician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician _

lSSUED-BY:-The-Geo~gla-C~op Repo~tlng Se~vlce,-USDA,-409A No~th Lu~pki; St~eet~ Athe;s~ Ga~,-i; ~

cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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PRICES--RECEIV1 AND PAID BY FARMERS, APRJL 15, 1968 WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGI A

UNITED STATES

Commodi t y and Unit PRICES RECEIVED:

:April 15 March 15 Apr i l 15

1967

1968

196 8

April 15 1967

March 15 1968

Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn,bu. Barley, bu. Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. Sweet Potatoes, cwt. Hay, Baled, ton:

$ I. 7b

$

'd7

$ I. 5I

$ I. I0

$ 2.25
l/ 20.0

$ 2.80



I I. 0

$ 6.90

1.40
.92 I .24 1.02 2.00
23.5 2.55 11.5 7.20

1.35 .90
I 27 1.02 2.00
23. 5 2.55 11.5
7.90

1. 55
.6bo
1.26 1.02
l/ 1.94
20.43 2. 71 11.2
6.04

1.42 .687 1. 06
971 1 .86
19.35 2.57 II. 5 6.76

AI I Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut
Mi I k Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cat t le, All cwt. ll Cows, cwt. 11
Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Wholesale, cwt.:

$ 27.20
$ 36.50
$ 31.00 $ 24.00 $ 200.00 $ 16.40 $ 18.60 $ 15.80 $ 20.80 $ 2L~. 20

30.00 36.50 31.50 24.00 200.00 17.40
19.50 16.40 22.00 25.30

30.00 36.50 31.50 24.00 200.00 16.90 20.00 16.80 22.50
25.50

24. I0

24.90

25.40

24.80

257.00

17.00

l3l/

21 .80 16.80

23.20

26. I0

23.60 24.00
25.30 25.00 269.00 18.50 23.30 17.50 25.20 28.10

Fluid Market Manufactured
AI I l/
Turkeys, I b. Ch icken s , I b. :
Excluding Broilers Co~mercial Broilers AI I Eggs, All, doz. PRICES PAID, FEED:

$ 6.30
$ $ 6.30 21.0



9.0

12.5

12.4

35.1

6.45

6.45 !! 6.35

20.0

20.0

e.o

8.5

13.5

13.5

13.3

13.2

38.3

33.5

3/5.15
- l+.Ol
114.79
11 19.3
11 8.5 11 13.9 11 13.2 11 30.0

5.52 4.05 5.08 17.9
11 ts. 1
14.6 14.0 30.4

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% Protein 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein

$ 74.00
$ 77 .oo
$ 80.00 $ 84.00

n.oo
78.00
bi.OO
82.00

70.00
75.00 'd 1 00 82.00

70.00 76.00 78.00 83.00

69.00
73.00
76.00 78.00

Hog feed 14%-18% protein, Cottonseed Meal, 41% cwt. Soybean Meal, 44% cwt. Bran, cwt. Mi dd I i ngs, cwt.

cwt. $
$ $ $ $

4.55 5.10 5. I 0
3.95 4.15

4.25 5.20 5.20
3.90 4.05

4.20 5.20 5.00 3.80 3.95

4.61
11 5. 37
5.35 3.70 3.79

4.38 5.27 5.22
3.56 3.63

Corn ~1eal, cwt.

$ 3.65

3.30

3.30

3.52

3.20

Broiler Grower Feed, ton Laying Feed, ton Chick Starter, ton

$ 94.00 $ 94.00
$ 102.00

94.00 84.00
95.00

93.00
82.00
91.00

94.00 88.00
97.00

90.00
81 .oo
94.00

Alfalfa Hay, ton All Ot her Hay, ton

$ 42.00 $ 32.50

42.00 36.00

40.00 36.00

35.60 33.40

34. I0 32.40

:April 15 196&
1. 36 .694 1.06 .963 I .83 19.58 2.56 11.4 7.46
22.90 23.20 24.70 24.20 270.00 18 .60 23.50 17.80 25.30 28.10
!I 5.01
18.8
8.4 14.2 13. 5 28.6
6b.oo
72.00
76.00 79.00 4.37
5.25
5.21
3.52 3.59 3. 19 89.00 80.00 93.00 33.30 31.80

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.
3/ Revised. ~/ Prel iminary estimate.

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 riculture

UNIVIER&ITY OF QEORQlA

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

MAY 21968

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

May 1, 1968

BROILE B T YPE

Plac e m e nt of broiler chicks in Geor g ia during the week ended A pril 27 was 9, 385,000--2 p e rcent more than the previous week but 4 percent l ess than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 942, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries- -
slightly less than the previous week but slightly more than the comparable w eek a
year earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia produc e rs for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The averag e pric e of hatching eggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flock s with hatchery
owned cockere ls g ene rally was 2 cents below the average price . Most prices received
for broiler chicks by G z orgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8 . 25 to $9. 75 with an average of $ 8.75 per hundred. The average prices last year w e re 56 cents for eggs and $7. 75 for chicks.

Week 'I Ended
Feb . 241
Mar. 2 I
Mar. 9 1
Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS , AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set !J

1967
Thou.

1968
Thou.

7o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Place d for

I Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

I

I Broilers in Georgia Eggs %of Per

Chicks Per

II1 1967 Thou.

1968
Thou.

year 1 Doz.
ago . 1968
I Pet. 1 C e nts

Hundred
1968
Dollars

13,346 12, 169

91

13, 174 12, 530

95

13,027 12, 530

96

13, 185 12,482

95

13, 167 12,572

95

13, 062 12,.759

98

12, 9 81 12,909

99

13, 202 12, 877

98

12, 736 13,000 102

12, 899 12,942 100

9,421 9,706 9,914 9,968 9,965 10, 016 9,672 9,929 10,022 9,787

9,062 9,035 9, 154 9,098 9. 183 9,307 9, 183 9,263 9, 168 9,385

96 l 62
93 I 62

92 1 62 91 I 61

I 92 1 60

61

9935

60

I 9913

60 60

96 I 60

9.25 9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week e nded April 27 was 988, 000 -2 percent less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 923, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week but 23 perc e nt less than
the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended April 27 were down 25
percent and settings were down 8 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

State

Eggs Set {Week Ended}

Apr.

Apr. Apr .

Apr.

I I o/c of I
year

Chicks Hatched {Week Ended) o/o of

Apr. Apr.

A pr.

Apr. I year

6

13

20

27

ago 21 j

6

13

20

27 I ago 2 I

Thousands

Thousands

Ga.

1,23531 1, 030 917

I Ill.
Calif.

1

1, 7182023-1

880 1, 468

945 1,605

923 975 1, 763

I 77

661 848 1, 012

95 I 675 720

790

102 ! 1,340 1, 174 1, 291

988 605 887

Wash. ! 3'>6

303 214

271

I 89

319 198

238

245

I
Total l 3, 443 3 I 3, 681 3,681 3,932

I
I
92 ' 2,995 2,940 3,331 2,725

1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcherie s producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks .

I

Ij 109 73

I

I 56

I
!

82

i

i 75

21 Current week as percent of same we e k last year. 31 R e vised .

/

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY W ~ E KS-1968 Page 2

STATE

Apr. 13

EGGS SET

Week E nded

Apr.

Apr.

20

27

Ji

o/o of

:
I

year I!

ago 1/11

:diCKS PLACZD

Apr. 13

Week E nded

Apr.

Apr.

20

27

% of
year
ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSA NDS

Maine Conne cticut Penns ylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tenness e e Alabama Missis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon .falifornia .l"UTAL 1968 (2.2 State s)

2,063 414
1, 623 641

2, 131 317
1, 744 761

2,035 378
1, 616 764

97 101 103 139

II I,,'

1, 578 146 896 327

1, 600 201 936 404

1, 567 182 946 398

99 102 107 127

383 2, 566 4, 783

400 2,480 4, 844

409 2, 548 4,812

52 85 104

435
I 2,622
I 3,066

432 2, 584 3, 156

384 2,425 3,443

71 87 100

1, 710

1, 753

1, 707

92

1, 27 7

1, 184

1, 250

116

111 7,892

115 7,901

I 94

59

7, 850 106

352. 5, 741

408 5, 895

313 6, 026

85 107

539

520

545 112

480

465

456

122

12, 877

13, 000

12,942 100

9,26J

I

9, 168

9,385

96

1,027

1, 015

1, 018 117 I 710

712

740

158

780

768

768

76

949

1, 000

992

100

9,095

8,958

I 9,099 101

7,048

6,974

7, 062

101

5,080

5,062

5, 162 100

4,344

4,372

4,455

100

11, 057 10, 721 11,007 113

7,921

7, 852

8, 045

99

l, 140

l, 182

1, 118 100

915

993

971

111

4, 517

4, 584

4,605 100

3, 501

3,479

3,441

95

727

615

630 100

492

457

L_k23

75

423

388

381

91

343

301

377

87

1, 922

2,017

1, 963 108

l, 476

1, 510

1, 472

101

71,370 71, 276 71,451 102

53, 888 54, 083 54, 753

100

TOTAL 1967* (2.2 States)

71,258 71,610 70, 166

~Last Year I

100

100

102

R ur~ ent w e ek as percent of same week last year. ev1s e d.

54, 536 54,748 54,970

.I

99

99

100

..r..o.
00 1-t
0 v
l)
.
:::>
......
0
.
U)

MAY 6'1968

m ERSITY OF GEORGIA

GEORGIA

MAY 61968
LIBRAR IES

Released 5/2/68
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Cattle Slaughter Down 12 Percent in 1967

Commercial slaughter plants in Georgia slaughtered 356, 500 head of cattle in 1967 -12 percent below the 404,500 head slaughtered in 1966. Total liveweight f or the year was 296,741, 000 pounds compared with 325,903,000 pounds for 1966. The average liveweight of all cattle slaughtered increased 26 pounds from 806 pounds in 1966 t o 832 in 1967.

Calf Slaughter Up 4 Percent

The 1967 total calf ki ll in Ge orgia was 63,500 head compared with 61,100 s laughtered in 1966 . Liveweight t otaled 26,987,000 pounds in 1967 or an average of 425 pounds per animal . '

Hog Kill 15 Percent Above Previous Year

Hog Slaughter in Georgia plants totaled 1,692,000 head in 1967. This was a 15 percent increa se over the 1,475 ,000 head butchered in 1966 . The hogs averaged 221 pounds each in 1967 for a total liveweight of 374, 581,000 Jounds. Liveweight for the previous year t otaled
319,833,000 pounds.

Georgia Annual Livestock Slaughter, 1967 1/

Average

Total

No. of

Live

Live

M~on~t~h~---------H~e~a~d~-------W~e~l~g~h~t~-------W~eight

1, 000

lbs.

l,OCO lbs .

No. of
Head
1, 000

Average Live
Weight lbs.

Total
Li ve
Weight
1,000 lbs.

CATTLE

CALVES

Jan.

34.0

821

27,914

7.1

428

3, 039

Feb.

28.5

831

23,684

6. 7

426

2,854

Mar.

32. 0

856

27, 392

7.2

435

3,132

Apr.

29.0

838

24, 302

4.4

446

1,962

~~y

31.0

840

26,040

5.6

416

2,330

June

29 .0

840

24,360

5.5

430

2,365

July

27 .0

828

22 ,356

4. 9

418

2,048

Aug.

33 .5

826

27,671

6.2

425

2, 635

Sept.

30. 0

824

24,720

6.5

415

2,698

Oct .

30 . 0

815

24,450

4.8

405

1,944

Nov .

28. 0

839

23 , 492

2.5

419

1, 048

TDOeTc. AL----

24.5 -356-=-5-----

831 832----

20,360 -296-:-741---

2.1 63-:-5------

444 425-----

932 - 2 6 , 987 -

HOGS

SHEEP AND LAMBS

Jan.

157.0

222

34, 854

Feb.

145. 0

220

31,900

Mar.

160.0

219

35 ,040

Apr .

137. 0

219

30,003

May

134 .0

221

29 ,614

June

125.0

217

27,125

July

114 .0

217

24 , 738

.1

67

7

Aug .

135 .0

216

29,160

Sept.

13 0 . 0

222

28,860

Oct .

149. 0

225

33,525

Nov.

156. 0

227

35,412

TDeOc .TAL---

150 .0
-1~692:0

-

---

22229 1----

j4 ,350

--

-374~5~31---- - = - 1 - - - - - -

--7- 0 -

----

-.--

7- - -

j} Includes Federally inspected and other commercial slaughter, but excludes farm slaughter.
IssuED-BY:- ifhe Georgia crop-R~pc;'rtirg-service; usnA; 4oiCNorth-l~rr,pkin-street, - i thens,aa-:-, incooper ation with the Ge crgia Department of Agriculture.

48 STATES

Livestock Slaughter, Meat and lard Production , 1967

Total production of red meat in the 48 States during 1967, including commercial and farm

slaughter, was 34,195 million pounds, up 5 percent from 1966, according t o the Crop Reporting

Board . Beef production in 1967 amounted to 20, 185 million pounds , 2 percent greater than the

1966 production of 19,694 million pounds . Veal production was 792 million pounds, down 13 per-

cent from the 1966 production of 910 million pounds. Pork production totaled 12,572 milli on

pounds, up ll percent fr om the 11,328 million pounds produced in 1966 . Lamb and mutton productioi

was 646 million pounds, down l percent from the 1966 total of 650 million pounds . Beef acc ounted

for 59 percent of the total red meat production during 1967, pork 37 percent, veal 2 percent, and

lamb and mutton 2 percent. lard production totaled 2,076 million pounds in 1967, up 8 percent

fr om the 1,929 million pounds produced in 1966.



The total number of cattle slaughtered in 1967 was up slightly fr om 1966 . Federally inspected cattle slaughter was 2 percent more than a year earlier but other cattle slaughter was down 5 percent. Total calf slaughter in 1967 was ll percent below the 1966 number. The slaughter of calves in Federally inspected plants declined 10 percent, while other calf slaughter was down 13 percent from 1966. The number of hogs slaughtered in 1967 was up ll percent fr om 1966 . Hog slaughter in Federally inspected plants increased ll percent while other hog slaughter increased 8 percent from 1966. Sheep and lamb slaughter in 1967 was virtually the same as the previ ous year. The number slaughtered under Federal inspection in 1967 was down slightly fr om 1966,while other sheep and lamb slaughter went up 5 percent.

The average live weight of all cattle s laughtered during 1967 was 1,018 pounds, 9 pounds heavier than a year earlier . Average live weight of calves slaughtered at 234 pounds decreased 6 pounds; hogs averaged 241 pounds, l pound lighter; and sheep and lambs averaged 101 pounds, l pound lighter than in 1966 .

Commercial livestock slaughter: Number of head slaughtered

by months, 48 States, 1967

' Federa l: Othe r

: Total

W.e:T'Ith :Inspe ction : Commercial Comnercial

1,000

1,000

l,COO

head

head

head

~ederal :

Other

Inspection Corrmercial

1,000

1,000

head

head

Tot al : Federal:

Commercial :Inspection:

1,000

1,000

head

head

Other : Corrm e r c i a l :
1 ,000
-hea-d -

Total Corrmeroial
1,000 head

Ca ttle

Calves

Ho~s

Jan. Feb . llr!lr o Apr .
l\~ay
June July Aug . Sept . Oct . Nov. De c.

2 , 367.9

533 .7

2,901 .6

372.5

175 . 3

547 .8: 6 , 291 .7 1,012 . 6

7,304 .3

2,107 .3

470 .8

2 ,578.1

313 . 0

151 .6

464.6

5,661 . 4

920 . 2

6 ,581.6

2, 339 . 3

509 .8

2,849 .1'

400.4

159.4

5 59 .8

6 ,727 .5

961.0

7, E88 . 5

2 ,184 .8

47 6 . 1

2,660 . 9

316.3

148 . 0

464.3 : 5 ,866 .7

901.3

6, 7 E8 . 0

2,4~7 . 5

514. 5

2 ,942 . 0

299 .9

155.1

455 . 0

5,310. 2

895 . 2

6 ,205.4

2 , 423 . 0

510. 5

2 ,933.5

285 . 2

153 .7

438.9

5,177 .8

832 . 4

6 ,010 .2

2,238 .4

480 .3

2,718 .7

270.8

156 . 2

427.0

4,743 .1

792.4

5,535 . 5

2,460 .8

537.7

2,998.5

332 . 3

174 .1

5C6.4

5,807.6

924 . 5

6 ,732.1.

2,330 .5

507.2

2,837 .7

348.2

163.5

511.7 1

6,114 .5

894 .1

7 ,OC8 . 6

2,432.7

542 .7

2,975.4

383 .2

172.3

555 .5

6 , 683 . 5

992 . 3

7 ,67 5 .8

2 , 253 . 5

527 . 2

2 ,780 .7

357.1

168 .5

525.6

6 ,431.0 1,050 . 4

7,481.4

_ ___ __ ~,~ll ~

~7~.~ _ _ _ ~,~9~.~ ~ _ _ l2~I _ _ _ _ ~3~.~ _ _ _ _4~2~2_: _ _ ,~02 2

l~Ol2~2_ _ _ 7~1] 2..=2

TOTAL l,/27,779.6

6 ,089.0

33 ,8 E8 .6

! / Totals b a sed on unrounded data .

4, C'Ol . 6

1,917 .2

5,918 .8

7 0 ,915.0 11,208.6 8 2 ,123 . 6

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural St atistician In Charge

W. PJ.T 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 U. S. Department of Agriculture

7 tJ-

Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle

~ GEORGIA CROP REP ORTIN G SE RV ICE

Athens , oJ;tl'I\:)IERSIT Of

Week Ending May 6 , 1968 RAI NS BENEFIT CROPS

MAY 7
LI BRARIES

leased 3 p.m. Monday

Athens, Ga., May 6 - Rains finaiJy came to Sou'th Georg i a last week, and crop condi tions

were much improved by the increased soil moisture, according to the Crop Reporting Service. The same rains I imited field work in northern sections where rainfall has been plentiful. Crop planting was the main field activity during the week. Others i ncluded cultivation and

sidedressing of older plantings, insect and weed controls, grain hay harvest, and pasture improvement.

County Agents reported transplanting of tobacco complete in most areas with I imited re-
setting occurring. Cultivation and insect control were active. There were scattered reports of hail damage.

Corn plantings reached 92 percent complete. Early planted fields received herbicide treatments, appl ications of nitrogen, and cultivation.

About 86 percent of the cotton crop was seeded by week's end, and 61 percent of the crop was judged to be up to a stand. Replantings were necessary in a few areas.

The peanut crop reached 90 percent planted and conditions were favorable in most areas. Soybean planting has been very slow to date, and only about 4 percent of the crop has been
seeded. Growing conditions for small grains and pastures were improved by the rains. Cuttings of oats for hay were reported in several areas. Peach prospects continued excellen t . Insect controls and thinning were very active.

Farm Market Managers reported good growth on vegetable and melon crops. Insec t and disease damage has been I ight to date. Harvest was under way on~ beans, squash, onions,and Enql i sh peas. Cabbage harvest was near peak. ~latermelons, cantaloups, and tomatoes were making good v i ne growth and setting fruit.
WE ATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall occurred in all areas of Georgia during the week ending Friday , May 3. Heaviest amounts were reported in the previously dry southern sections and in the west central part of the State. Amounts ranged from more than two inches at a few places to less than one-half inch in the extreme northeast. Although the moisture deficiency has been temporarily rei ieved in south Georgia additional rains will be needed soon due to the extreme dryness that had developed in the area. Showers occurred over most of the State during the week end but were generally 1ight.

Average temperatures dur i ng the week ranged from just under 60 in the extreme north to around 70 in the southern third of the State. These averages were from 2 to 5 degrees below normal for this time of year. Unusually cool weather moved into the State late in the week end. Record low temperatures for the date were reported at several places on Monday morning, May 6. Scattered I ight frost was also , reported at several places. Blairsville Experiment Station had a low of 28.
Apr i l rainfall ranged from more than an inch above normal in northwest Geo rgia to a l most two i nches below normal in the sou t hwest and south central sections. The southern part of the State was very dry until the last week of the month when moderate rains fell over most of
the area. The observers at Carrollton and Newnan recorded over 8 inches of rain dur i ng April
while Fitz gerald was receiving only 1.38 inches. April temperatures averaged near to slight1y above normal
The five -da y outlook for the period Tuesday throu gh Saturday (May 7- ll)calls for t emperatures to average near normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 79 to 83 degrees and normal lows from 53 to 61. Warmer Tuesday and Wednesday and a I i ttle cooler Thur sd ay and Frida y . Rainfall amounts will average 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch in scattered showers on Wednesday and Thursday.
-IS-SU-ED-B-Y:- -Th-e -G-eo-rgi-a -Cr-op-R-ep-or-ti-ng-S-er-v i-ce-, -A-the-ns-, -G-eo-rgi-a ;- -in -co-o-pe-ra-tio-n -wi-th-t-he- - - -
Cooperative Ex t ension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Ag riculture ; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S .DEPARTMENT OF <;:OM.MERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA.
Precipitation For The Week Ending May 3~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extrenes for the week erxiing May 3j 1968 (Provisk 'naJ.) o
Highest: 92 at Fort Stewart on May 2nd.
Lowest:. 37 at Clayton on April 3oth.

* For the period May 4-6, 1968
T Less than o005 inch
Af t er Five Day s Retu rn t o United Sta t e s Department of Ag ri culture
Stat i st ica Re po rt ing Se rv ice 409A No r th Lumpki n Street At ens , Geo rg ia 3060 1 OFF ICIAL BUS INESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This repo rt wi ll bet ea t ed in all
Respe cts as Le t ter Ma i l (See Sec. 34 . 1 7 ~ P. L. & R.)

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

DIJ7

~3

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

:,~.6~~w~~~~-l----t-lrMI

ATHENS, GEORGIA

MAY 91968

May 8, 1968

LIBRAR IES

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 4 was 9, 535,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 800, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-1 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more 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 67 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 ave rage price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8.25 to $9 .75 with an average of $9. 00 per hundred, The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and$7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs Set};_/

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for I Hatch

! Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

1967

1968

II o/o of
year

Per Doz.

ago . 1968

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1968

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Mar. 2 Mar. 9 Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 4

13, 174 13,027 13, 185 13, 167 13,062 12,981 13,202 12,736 12, 899 12, 523

12, 530 12, 530 12,482 12, 572 12, 7 59 12,909 12, 877 13,000 12,942 12,800

95

9,706

96

9,914

95

9,968

95

! i

9, 965

98

10, 016

99

9,672

98

9,929

102

10,022

I 100

9,787

102

9,949

9,035 9, 154 9,098 9, 183 9,307 9, 183 9,263 9. 168 9,385 9,535

93

62

92

62

I 91 I 61

92

60

93

61

95

60

I 93

60

91

60

96

60

I 96

60

9.25 9.25 9.00 8.75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 4 was 882, 000--ll percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 831, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent less than the previous week and 22 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended May 4 were down 9 percent and settings were down 19 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

State

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

Apr.

Apr. Apr.

May

13

20

27

4

I o/o of
year

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended}

Apr. Apr.

Apr.

May

ago 2/

13

20

27

4

o/o of
year ago 2/

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

Thousands

l, 102 3/ 917 923

l,

910 468

3- /

l,

945 605

975 l, 763

335 -3/ 214

271

831 78 770 93 l, 480 78 219 80

848 720 l, 174 198

Thousands

l, 012

988

790

605

l, 291

887

238

245

882 103 705 78 l, 169 92 261 94

Total

3, 815 3/3,681 3,932 3,300 81

2,940 3,331 2, 725 3,017 91

l I Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revised.

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EGGS SET

I

CHICK3 PLAC~D

ST AT E

Week Ended

I o/o of I

Week Ended

Apr.

Apr.

May year ! Apr.

Apr.

May

% of
year

-

20

27

4

THOUSANDS

ago 1/ 20

27

4

THOUSANDS

ago 1/

I

Maine Conne cticut
P ennsylvania

2, 131

2,035

2, 129 108

1,600

l, 567

1, 553

102

317 1, 744

378 1, 616

375 1,694

89 103

II

201 936

182

195

124

946

1, 031

101

Indiana Mi ss ouri

761

764

717 130

400

409

407 52

404

398

352

97

432

384

463

102

Delaware

2,480

2, 548

2, 578 86

2, 584

2,425

2,376

77

Maryland

4, 844

4,812

4,902 106

3, 156

3,443

3, 543

112

Virginia

1, 753

1,707

1,628 86

1, 184

1, 250

1, 197

101

West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

115

94

81

55 I 408

313

380

95

7,901 520

7,850 545

I 7,931 105 530 106

5, 895 465

6,026 456

5, 904 448

106 116

GEO RGIA

13,000 12,942 12, 800 102

9, 168

9,385

9, 535

96

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louis iana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 State s)

1, 015

1, 018

1,001 116

712

740

728

181

768

768

771 77

1,000

992

951

96

8,958

9,099

9,035 102

6,974

7. 062

7, 041

101

5,062

5, 162

5,220 101

4,372

4,455

4,434

101

10,721 11,007 11,161 110

7,852

8, 045

7. 819

98

1, 182

1, 118

1, 214 107

993

971

875

102

4, 584 4,605 4, 760 103

3,479

J,441

3, 584

102

615

630

589 75

4 57

423

522

124

388

381

406 112

301

377

326

81

2,017

1,963

2,065 101

1, 510

1, 4 72

1, 494

108

71,276 71,451 71,994 102 54,083 54,753 54, 7 51

100

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

71,610 70, 166 70,691

!o of Last Year

100

102

102

l/ Current week as percent of same week last year, i Revised.

54,748
I
I 99

54,970 100

54, 560 100

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May 1, 1968

GEORGIA

Released: May 9, 1968

The extremely dry weather c0nditions were finally relieved by rains in mcst southern areas in late April. Unusually cool nights have delayed plant growth of some vegetable cr~ps and is , causing p ~or stands on late plantings. Insect and disease damage has been light t o date. Spring cabbage are moving in volume and snap bean harvest is getting underway. Tomato vines are making favorable growth and setting a good crop of fruit. Watermelons and cantaloups are in good condition, with no noticeable damage due to the prolonged dry weather. Light watermelon harvest j.s expected in early June frcm southern areas. The production of spring crops is expected to be less than a year ago, due mainly to dry weather and cool nights.

UNITED STATES

Snap Beans: Production of mid- spring snap beans f or 1968 is forecast at 266, 000 hundredweight, down 10 percent from last year. In South Carolina, harvest should
begin around ~ay 15. Plant growth has been slowed by the extremely dry weather and cool nights in Georgia. Harvesting is expected to start by mid-May. The Alabama crop is a week or 10 days later than usual. Recent raic > should improve prospects in the southern area. The Louisiana crop is in good condition, althpugh 2 weeks late. Picking is expected to get underway about May 10 and t o reach peak volume about May 25.

Cabbage: Production of early spring cabbage is estimated at 1,472, 000 hundredweight, down 18 percent fro~7. In South Carolina} active harvest was expected to begin

the first full week of May, about two to three weeks later than usual. The extended cold weather

during February and the dry weather during March and most of April were unfavorable for develop-

ment. Rains came near the end of April and conditions are expected to improve. Peak harvest

was delayed in Georgia due to extreme dry weather during the past three months. Some acreage

abandonment is expected because of small heads. Light movement continues in Alabama. A dry

April reduced yield prospects from a month earlier. Recent rains should improve prespects of

late acreage. The Mississippi crop is two to three weeks late. Fields are mostly in fair con-

dition. Harvest should begin the second week of t1ay. In Louisiana some acreage in St. Martin

and Plaquemine Parishes has been abandoned. latest plantings are in good condition, and harvest

should become active again in early May.

l

Cantalcups: Estimated at 13,200 acres for harvest in 1968, the early summer cantaloup acreage is 300 acres less than last year. In South Carolina, planting was
nearing completion on May 1. Shortage of moisture during most of April delayed germination and retarded growth and some replanting was necessary in Barnwell County. With moisture received near the end of the month, most of the acreage is expected to have fairly good stands. In Georgia, considerable replanting was necessary due to dry soils and cool nights. Recent rains in s outhern Alabama have been beneficial. The crop is generally up to even stands.

Sweet Corn: The first forecast of late spring sweet corn production is 561,000 hundredweight, up 10 percent from 1967. In South Carolina, much of the corn is up to
a good stand; however, s ome replanting was necessary due to the extended dry period during late March and most of April. Rainfall received near the end of April was very beneficial. Good stands are reported for Georgia; however, general rains are needed for plant growth. Recent rains in southern counties of Alabama were beneficial. The crop is up to even stands and developing well.

Tomatoes: The late spring tomato crop is forecast at 1,175, 000 hundredweight, 10 per cent below last year. In South Carolina, dry weather during late March and mosc of
April made some replanting necessary. Stands are spotty in many fields. Recent rains have im- proved growing conditions but the crop is ten days later than usual. Harvest is expe cted to get underway the first week of June. Light harvest is expected in Ge orgia by late May. The Mississippi crop is about two weeks late because of the recent cold vleather. Plants are in fair to good condition. The Louisiana crop i s a little later than last year.

Watermelons: The early Stillmer watermelon acreage is estimated at 200,900 acres for harvest in l~compared with 188,700 acres harvested in 1967. In South Carolina,
the lack of soil moisture slowed germination and retarded growth in late planted fields. The general rain of April 24 helped relieve the dry conditions. Good stands are reported in most areas of Georgia. Recent showers were beneficial, but general rains are needed. In Alabama, stands are generally good and recent rains improved crop prospects. In Texas, plants are responding t o more favorable temperatures. Harvest is expected to get underway in South Texas in
late May with peak supplies in early June.

CROP AND STATE
SN"AP BEANS Mid-Sprinl!:
::>outh Garolina Georg ia A l a bama Louisiana Group Total CABBAGE -1--;Earlv Sprine:: South Carolina Ge orgia Alabama !viis sis sippi Louisiana California Group Total C.f\.NTALCUPS EP.rlv Sumner: - SouthCarolina Ge orgia Alabama Oklahoma Arizona, Other Grou12 Total S1.'.'EET COFN La te Sprine:: SOuth Carolina Georgia A l a b ama California
Group Total TOM.ATOES Late Sprine:: SOuth Carolina
Ge orgia Mi s s i s s i p p i Louisiana Texas
Group Total WATERMELCN S La te Sprine:: -Florida
California
Group Total

Acreage a nd est~atcd production r~y~rted to dat e , ~? 68 ~th co~parisons

: ___. _ _ _Ac_reage

----- - s

Harve sted

Average

I

For

Yi eld per a cre

Production

harve st : Av .

lnd. :Average :

1962- 66

1967

1968 : 62- 66: 1967

1968 :19 52- 66: 1967

- Acre s -

- Cwt.

- 1 , 000 cvrt

lhd. 1968

4,540 2,800
880 2,180 10,880
2,720 2,860
610 920 2,060 3,060 12,230
3,680 5,900 1,600 1,620
800 13,600
1 ,240 1,940 3,000 6,060
=- 12,240
7,640 2,760
780 1,140 5,700
Ia,o20
58,800 5,480
64,280

3,700 3,000
700 2,200 9,6CO
2.400 2,500
650 700 2,300 3,300 11,850
3,500 5,500 1,500 1,900 1,100 13,500
1,300 1,400 2,500 4,000 ,200
7,100 2,800
650 1,400 5,800
17 ,7_50
57 ,oco
3,700 60,700

3,900

30

35

3,000

25

24

700

20

27

2,500

27

34

10,100

27

31

27

135

130

105

21

69

72

63

25

18

19

18

32

58

75

80

26

290

296

266

2,500 102

90

2,200 117 125

700 110 110

700 128 145

2,100

94 100

2,800 242 265

11,000 142 152

80

276

216

120

335

312

90

67

72

90

118

102

100

194

230

240

742

874

134

1,731 1,806

200 I
264 63 63
210 672 1,472

3,500

38

42

5,700

56

60

1,500

48

52

1,900

58

60

600 124

75

13,200

54

56

140

147

332

330

June 7

77

78

94

114

90

82

733

751

1,300 1,200 3,500 3,900 ,900
7,800 3,000
600 1,600 5,700 I~ ,700

52

60

55

65

78

72

30

32

28

58

45

34

42

50

52

123

125

182

70 55

65
~5-

-

---

-

5770_
..--

_ ---_- 64-62-05--- --- -

s-26c0-..a-- ---

-5267r3 -
-- --

73 105

80

562

746

49

67

60

134

188

45

50

58

55

45

35

32

55

65

n

46

45

45

262

261

58 7~ --- ~__ _J,C59 i,304-

624
180 27 88
256
I,l~

57,000 161 145 5,800 181 215 62,800 163 149

145

9,460 8,265

190

992

796

149 10, 452 9 ,061

8,265 1,102 9,3 67

Early Sumner:

~th Carolina

8,140

South Carolina

23,200

Georgia

33,100

Alabama

13,540

Mississippi

6,900

Arkansas

6,100

Louisiana

2,940

Okla homa

8,640

Texas

75,400

Arizona

4,280

Ca lifornia

9,140

Group Tetal

!91,380

1/ Includes processing.

6,500 24,000 36,0CO
13 ,ooo
8,300 5,700 3,100 9,500 70,000 3,400 9,200
Iss ,700

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

6,700

62

70

24,000

74

90

40,000

86

95

13,500

93 100

9,500

74

80

5,600

89

85

3,300

87

80

11,000

70

80

74,000

63

60

3,300 157 175

10,000 164 155

2oO,~C5o

7-9

83

503 1,713 2,844 1,259
510 541 254
607 4,719
669 1,496 15,114

455 2,160 3,420 1,300
664 484 248
760 4,200
595 1.426 15~712

June 7

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vege t able Crop Estimator

-ISSUED BY: -The-Georgia -crop Reporting ~ervice,-U~DA,-409A~orth Lumpkin stre et~ Athens~ Georgi a ,-in c ooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

Aft er Five Day s Re turn t o United State s Department of Agriculture
St at i stical Re porting Service
4C9A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSJNESS
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Postage and Fee s Pa id U. S. Department of A~riculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA CG~TON CROP ESTIMATED AT 228, 000 BALES

Final gi nnings for Ge orgia's 1967 cotton crop indicate a producti on of 228,000 bale s of 500 pouoC.s gross weight according t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Product i on i n 1967 was 28 percent be.low the 1966 crop of 316,000 bales and compares vrith the 5 -year ( 1961- 65 ) average of 566 , 000 bales. Cottonseed prod1lCtion in Georgia fr om the 1967 crop was i ndi cated at 95,000 t ons, compared with the 1966 production of 130;000 tons.

Acreage planted in 1967 was 335, 000 acres , down 68, 000 acres f rom t he 403 , 000 p lanted i n 1966 . Acreage de s troyed f or ccmpl iance and fr om natura l causes amounted t o 68,000 acres . Acreage harve st ed i n 1967 was estimat ed at 267, 000 a cres , 113,000 acre s be l ow t he 330,000 a cr es harvested i n 1966 .

The 1967 yield per harve sted a cre was 408 pounds . Yie l d per harve sted a cr e i n 1966 vras 398 pounds and the 5 -year ( 1961--65) average yield wa s 422 pounds .

The va lue of cotton and cottonseed fr om Georgia's 1967 cr op vra s 34, 402,000 dovm 15 percent f r om

the ~40 ,363,000 value f or the 1966 crop. The average price f or cotton lint fr om t he 1967

crop vras 25.9 cents per pound compared with 20.17 cents a year earlier. The aver age pr i ce received f or cottonseed was ~51.60 per ton, compared with $65.20 per ton received a year

earlier.

- - - - - - - - -:- - - - - - - - - - -:- - - - - - - - - - -: -Li-nt-Y-ie-ld- - -: -Pr-od-uc-ti-on-- -l ;--

STATE

Planted

Harvested

:per Ha rvested : 500 l b . gr oss

:

Acres

:

Acres

: Acre

: v.Jeight Bales

: 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967

: 1966 : 1967 : 1966 : 1967

- - - - - - - - - - -Thousand: Acres - - - ifhousar1d- Acres - - - Pounds - - -'Thous and-Bales --.

N. Carolina S. Carolina

244

191

155

75

290

277

94

44

355

307

305

190

442

449 282

179

GEORGIA

403

335

380

.}98

4o8 316

228

Tenne s see

398

336

365

23 6

475

295 363

145

Alabama

589

513

564

340

392

278 461

197

Missouri

255

245

190

90

408

314 162

59

Mississippi

1, 032

955

993

890

653

567 1, 353 1, 054

Arkansas

930

830

865

715

418

333 756

497

Louisiana

367

348

357

330

602

621 449

428

Oklahoma

447

425

380

370

270

251 214

194

Texas

4,265

3 , 960

3,968

3,525

385

376 3, 182 2, 767

N. Mexico

142

132

134

122

648

619 181

157

Arizona

255

248

252

245

979

887 515

454

California

632

595

618

588

952

847 1, 228 1, 040

Gther

State s

35

28

26

14

359

410

19

12

UNITED STATES

10 , 349

9 ,448

9 , 552

7 , 997 ---;4~8::-0:-----,4"4-:::::7-2~~5=7'-"'5~-=--=--.:,_7=.-,-.._4~5":"'=-5-_-_--

1/ Equivalent 500 -pound gros s weight bales gi nned, as reported by the Burea ~ of t he Census wi th

an allowance made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginni ng, r ounded t o t housa nds by

States.

COTTON AND COTTONSEED: STATE

Season Average Price Received by Farmers and Value of Production, 1966 and 1967 Crops ~

CG'ITON

.

CO'ITONSEED

-Price Per---=--- -Value----=---------:-- vaiue-- --

Pound

cf Production

Price Per Ton

of Production

N. Carolina S. Carolina

Cents
22.18 22.38

Cents
29.6 30 .5

1, 000 dollars
10,412
31,518

1,00~
dollars 6,441
27, 238

dollars
64 . 60 63.90

dollars
51.60 52.60

1 ,800 dollars 2,519 929 7, 476 3,945

GEORGIA

20.17 25.9

31,887 29,500

65.20 51. 60

8 , 476 4,902

Tennessee Alabama Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas N. Iv!exico Arizona California Other
States ~

22.28 20.65 22. 05 21.77 21.74 21.35 17.20 17.14 27.39 22.22 26.97
21.42

28.6 25.6 29.4 28.4 29.8 28.8 20.1 19.7 30.9 29-7 31.9
28.4

40,405 47,580 17,851 147,312 82,134 47,881 18,417 272 , 6 8 6 24,745 57, 057 165,528
2,054

20,788 25,228 8,685 149, 619 74,073 61,622 19 , 449 271,823 24 , 299 67,211 165,965
lj686

67.10 62.40 62.40 69.80 65.60 68.60 65.50 67.40 70-50 58.70 61.40
60 .30

55-10 51.60 53. 00 58.30 55.60 55. 00 56.80 55. 80 59.60 53.00 53. 00
50 . 30

10,065 11,856
4,243 39,646 20,664 12,691
5,895 89,305
5, 288 12,327 30,086
471

UNITED STATES

20.84 25.b 997,467 953 , 627

1/ 1967 Crop Preliminary

65 .90 55.20 261 ,008

2/ Allowance made for unredeemed loans at the end of season.
3/ Average price t o April l, 1968, including an allowance for unredeemed loans.

~ Data not shown separ~tely for Virginia, Florida, Illinois , Kentucky, and Nevada.

3,361 4,283 1,325 26,060 11, 676 9,790 4,658 64,728 3,993 10,123 23,214
254
173,241

C. L. CRENSHAI-7 Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agr i cultural Statistician In Charge

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 Agri culture

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Georgia Weekly Crop and -w-~~~~~--..11 etin

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Athens , Georgia

Week Ending May 13, 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

PLANTING ACTIVE NORTH

Athens, Ga., May 13 -- Cotton and corn planting during the week was active in the upper

half of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Planting of these crops,

as well as peanuts, had reached the final stages in southern districts.

County Agents reported cotton planting 90 percent completed Statewide. Practically all the acreage had been seeded in the central and southern areas and about two- thirds had been planted in the north. Cool temperatures and dry soils retarded seed germination and plant development. Sidedressing, weed control, and cultivating were active in the south.

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r
Tobacco was being cultivated, and flea beetle and bud worm control received much atten-

tion. Peanut planting moved forward and was 95 percent completed. Sidedressing, cultivation,

and a pplication of herbicides continued. Disease and insects caused considerable damage in

several fields.

Corn planting was well advanced in the south but only half completed in the north. Sidedressing was active in the south, and older plantings were being 11 laid by.'' Seeding soybeans gained momentum, but was still slow in some areas. Statewide, about one-fifth of the acreage had been planted.

Small qrains are maturing and harvest has started. Drying soils caused a slight dec! ine in pasture condition. Havmakinq increased.
I
Peach prospects remained mostly good. Light harvest has started in the Brooks County area. The May I production forecast for the State was placed at 4,400,000 bushels.

Veqetable and melon crops were needing moisture and warmer temperatures for best growth and development, according to Market Managers. Most crops remain in fair to good condition. Harvest of cabbaqe, ~beans, and onions continued with a I ight volume of okra and cucumbers expected this week.

\lEATHER SUMMARY- Rainfall was generally light during the week ending Friday, May 10. Heaviest amounts were around I inch mostly at scattered places in or near the mountains. Lighter amounts fell where the need for rain was greatest, generally less than 1/2 inch over southeast half with Warrenton, Camilla and Carrollton reporting no rain. Additional showers during week end of May 11-13 brought insignificant rei ief to driest areas.
Average temperatures during the week ranged from near 60 in the north to almost 70 over
the south. These averages were 3-5 degrees below normal in the north rangin~ to 1-3 degrees
below normal in the south. It was unseasonably cool over the north and mild over the remainder of the State early in the week becoming mild to rather warm over most of the State during the week end of May 11-13. Several mountain stations in the northern counties had freezing temperatures on Monday morning, May 6.
The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (May 14-1&) calls for temperatures to average 8-11 degrees above normal with I ittle day-to- day changes. Normal righs for this time of year range from 02 to ~7 and normal lows from 56 to 64. Rainfall is expected to be I ight with only widely scattered afternoon showers .~ounts will generally be Jess than l/2 inch.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Re porting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the ~eather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

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GEORGIA

Temper ature extremes f or the week ending May 10, 1 968 (Provisional)

Highes g 89 a.t several s outh central ald. southeastern stations on May 4tl".t o
28 at. Blairsville on May 6th.

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

GE NEI{.l\L CRO P KEPO RT AS OF t-1AY I, I968

May 14, 1960

Geor q ia

Weather during April was quite varied. Generally, North Geor ~ ia stayed we t during most of the month, while much of South Georgia was dry. Temperatures have been a I ittle cooler than usual. These conditions delayed planting an d had adverse ef f ects on seed germination and early plant development.

As of May I, practically all tobacco had been transplan t ed; four-fi ft hs of the corn, three- fourths of the cotton and peanut acreage had been seeded; and soybean p lantin ~ had s t arted.

Most of the St ate had rains i n late April and early May. Durin g the secon o week of May, planting was ac t ive in North Georgia and nearly complete in the South except fo r late- p lanted crops. Cultivating, sidedressing, applyin g herbicide and insect and disease con t rol prac t ices were active in the southern half of t he State.

Peaches: Georgia's 196b peach crop is forecast at 4 ,400,000 bushels compare d wit h 3,000,000 bushels in 1967. The estimate includes both f a rm and commerc ia l product ion. Light harvest started in early May in extreme South Georgia.

Wheat Production Up: Production of whea t in Georg ia is currently forecast at 3,74l,OUO bushels- II percent more than produced last year. The increase in production results from a n increase in yield per acre which is expected to avera ge 29.0 bushels compared wit h 26,0 bu s hels last year.

Milk Production: A total of ~ I mill ion pounds of milk was produ ced on Georgia farms during April. The level is the same a$ production in i\pril 1967, but 4. G pe rcent above the 1962-66 average.

Eqq Production: Hens on Georgia farms produced a n estimated 417 mi ll ion eggs during

April compared with 418 mill ion a year earlier. Layers on hand totaled 22 ,688 ,00 0 compared

with 21,679,000 in April IS67.

PEACHES

Production 1/

State

Average

Indica te d

1962-66

1967

196o

Mi II ion

Mi I! ion

I ,000

Mi II ion

I ,000

North Caro I ina South Carol ina Georgia

pounds
6 I b
301.9 181.{.4

pounds
40.0
171 .o
14{; .8

bushels 800
3,300 3 ,000

pounds
b9. 0
406 .0 220.0

bushels
l '780 / , UOO 4 ,400

Alabama Hississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas

38 .0

50.0

I ,000

45.0

~00

13 . 2

17.5

350

12.0

240

53.7

52.0

I ,000

41. G

{} OO

6.8

9.2

Jb5

~ .1J:

170

h.9

l O. I

210

9.6

200

:___ ];.6..!..7_______2~. ____ ..OQ _______ } 0..!..2_____ ..3Q ___

0 States

695.5

527.4

10,445

&61. 9

16 ,920

11 Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess cullage of

harvested fruit.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. U\ ENSHA~J Agricul t ura l St atistician

(Please turn pa qe for Uni t ed State s information)

ISSU ED BY: The Geor 9 ia Crop Reporting Service, US DA , 403A North Lumpkin Stre e t , At hens , Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES GEN~ '{AL CRO P ~EPO i T AS OF MAY 1, 19 6 8
~ inte r wheat p rospects declined slightly during April. The 1968 crop is now expe cted t o tot al 2 pe r ce nt below last years record crop but nearly a fourth above avera ge . Sprin g fieldwork p rogressed rapi dly in the important North Central States and much of the Eas t but slowly in the South Central St ates. April ra i nfall was generally heavy in the West North Central and Sputh Central Re g ions. Relatively dry weather in most other regions left scattered areas of defic'ient soil moisture.
Sou thern peach prospects are much improved over last year. Pear and cher ry crops in Washin gton and Oregon have been damaged by cold weather and frosts. Progress of the 1967-68 citrus harvest is about normal, but indicated production is well belo~ last year. Pa sture and hay crop p rospects are sli ghtly better than a year earlier. April milk production was 3 percent less than a year earlier, but egg production was up slightly. Production of sprin g vegetables and potatoes will I ikely total less than last year.
Winter Wheat Prospects Lower: Expected production of winter wheat dec lined during April, an d the 1960 crop j s now expected to be 2 percent small e r than Jast years reco rd crop but
23 percent above a'.A~rage. Moisture shortages were critical in It/estern Kansas, Eastern Colora -
do, Northwestern Ok\ahoma, and portions of the Texas High Pla i ns, reducing yield p rospects and causing some acreag~ losses. Prospects also declined slightly in Mon t ana because of moisture shorta ge. Below nor~al temperatures in the West slowed growth. Adequa t e moisture a nd above normal t emperatures !~proved prospects over much of the central and eastern portions of the Corn Belt. The p rosp~cti v e yield of 27.9 bushels per harvested acre compa res with 26.6 bushels last year and the averdge of 26 . 4 bushels.
Southern Peach Prosoects Good: Peach production in the 9 Southern States is forecast at U61.9 mi ll ion pounds, 63 percent more than last year and 24 percent above ave ra ge. Production in the Carolinas and Georg ia is expected to be nearly twice th~t of las t year. Smaller crops are expected in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansds, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Milk Production: April milk production is estimated at 10,460 mill ion pound s , 3 pe rcent less than a year earlier and 6 percent below t he 1962- 66 a vera ge for
the month. Daily average production for April was up 5 percent from March compared with a 6-percent seasonal increase a year earlier.
Poultry and Eqq s: The Nation 1 s layin g flock produced 5,993 mill ion eg gs, up sl i ghtly from April 1967, 3 percent less than a month earlier, and 5 perc0nt above the l J62- 66 average. The average number of layers for April 1968 is e st imated at 317 mill ion, up 1 percent frcm a year ago and 6 percent above average. This is he largest number of la yers for the month since 1952. Egg product ion per layer averaged 18.~9 during April compare d with 19 .09 a year ear l ier and the 5-year avera ge of 19.01 eggs.
The number of layers on May 1 is estimated a t 3Jl:. 5 mill ion, l percent above a yea r earlier and 6 percent above average. r: stimated May 1 layer numbers by reg ion s increased over a year earlier as follows: VJe st, G percent; South Atlantic, 5 percent ; Eas t North Central,
2 percent, and South Central, 1 percent. Layer numbers were down 7 percent i n the West North
Central and down slightly in the North Atlantic regions.

Af te r Five Days Return to United St ates Department of Ag riculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICI AL BUSINESS

Posta ge and Fee s Paid U. S. Dep ar tme nt of Ag r iculture

7

ATHENS, GEORGIA

SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY I, 1968

GEORGIA

PEACH PRODUCTION PROSPECTS UP:

Athens, Ga., May 14 -- Georgia's 1968 peach crop is forecast at 4,400,000 bushels, sharply above the 3,000,000 bushel crop in 1967.

A good crop is in prospect in all producing areas. Heavy thinning has been necessary. Light harvesting has started in the Brooks County area.

The peach estimates, I ike those for practically all other crops, necessarily relate to total production. Therefore, they include not only inspected rail and truck shipments, but also local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in Georgia and adjoining states, quantities used on farms where produced and any quantities not uti I ized because of economic conditions. The following table shows the relationship between the Department's total production estimates and the inspected rail and truck shipments for the years 1961 through 1967. The percentage of the total production moving in inspected shipments during this period has
varied from 41 to 68 percent except in 1965 when only 23 percent of production was inspected.
An unusually high percent of that year's crop was not utilized because of excessive rains.

GEOi{G I A PEACHES

Year 1961

Production

Not

Total

Utilized ll

1,000
~
5,000

1 ,000 __!?&
210

Unrecorded sales and
farm use 1/
1,000 bu.
1 ,449

Inspected Rail and

Truck Shipments

Processed:Equiv.

1,000

Percent of

:Cars 11 bushels: Total Prod.

1 ,000 bu.

Number

945

4,356

2,396

48

1962

4,000

210

1,032

843

3,4($3

l ,915

48

1963

4,900

240

1, 270

1,030

4,072

2,360

48

1964

1 ,400

0

326

124

950

68

1965

4,500

1 ,410

8~~ 3

1,1 o2

1,915

1, 055

23

1966

3,800

1 ,209

748

2,824

1, 553

41

1967

3,000

74

790

452

2,807

1 ,6L4

56

Average

1961-

1967

3,800

348

990

761

3,026

1. 702

47

1968

4,400 ~/

l l Not utilized on account of economic conditions. 11 Local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in Georgia and adjoining states and
quantities used on farms where produced.
31 Average load 550 bushels per car, 1961-1966; 600 bushels in 1967. ~/ May 1 forecast.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHA~J Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY I 196U - Utii TED STAT t:. S
Peach production in the 9 Sou thern States is for ecast at b6 1. 9 mill ion pou nds , 63 pe rcent mo re than la s t yea r a nd 24 perce nt a bove avera ge . Productio n i n the Carolina s an d Georgia is expe c te d t o be nearl y twice tha t of las t year . Sma l ler crop s a re expected i n la bama, Mississ ippi , Arka nsas, Louisiana and Oklahoma .

In Nor th Carol ina, al 1 varie t ies ha d a hea vy set and p rospects a re very good . Weather durin g Apri l was f avorable fo r g rowth an d de ve lopment . South Carol ina has p rospects for an e xcellen t pea ch crop this year . Sprin g weather has been ve ry favo rable with ad equa t e rainfall in t he main producin g areas . Most o rchards have alrea dy bee n thinne d on ce, a nd ad d i t ional thinnin g wi ll be necessary. There has been no free ze dama ge i n eithe r State .

Weather in Geor g ia has been mostly favorable for the 196b peach crop . All area s rece i ved ab undan t chilling hours during the dormant period , and cold dama ge was ve ry I ight. Rainfal 1 has bee n I igh t since January I, par t icularly in central and southern dis t r ic ts . Despite benefici al rains in l ate Ap ril, subso i l moisture is still generally short . The crop is a 1 itt le later than la s t season with first movement expected f rom the Brooks Count y area about Ma y 15. In Alabama , early bloomin g varieties were damaged b~ a freeze ) n la te March , bu t p ros pec ts for o ther varieti es are good. Thinnin g is under wa y in most areas and har ve st is expec t ed to be9i n around June 1.

In Miss i ssippi, the peach crop suffered varyin g de g rees of damage f rom a la t e freeze . Harvest is expected to get under way around June 10 . Arkansas peach prospect~ a re bes t in the Clarksville area where a heavy se t has required ext ensive thinnin g. Prospect s in the Crowley Ri dge area range from fair to good . Frosts and rainy weather during the bl bomin g period were 1 unfavorable for pollination. In t he Nashville area, a ~ery good peach crop was heavil y damaged by hailstorms i n late April. Although the extent of damage has not been assessed, the crop was destroyed in some orchards and severely dama ged in man y others. The storm wrought considerable wood damage a nd uprooted some youn g trees.

Louisiana peac h prospects are generally very good. Consi dera ble co ld damage was reported in the northwestern and central areas, bu t a heav t crop is in p ros pe ct + or the ~us t on and northeast areas. Oklahoma expects a good crop with freeze damage I im ite d most ly to small orchards in the northwestern part of the State . Moisture s uppl i es are good and trees in commercial areas have a heavy set. In Texas, fruit set is good in all comme rcial areas. Soil moisture is adequate and fruit is sizing well. Harvest of early varieties is expected to get under way in late May.

Colorado peach growers are expecting a good crop for the first time in 5 years . Tree s came through the winter in excellent condition and prod uce d an e xcept ionally heavy bloom set. Cold weather in mid-April caused some thinning, but growers s till ant ic ipate much t h i nnin g work.

Prospects in California for both Clin gstone and Freestone s are ~ ood . Weat her ha s been

generally f avorable for fruit development. A frost around the mi ddle of Apri l caused some damage to both Clin gs t ones and Freestones, but losses were generally 1 i ght. Thinnin g of

Clingstones is under way . Harvest of early Free stones began in the Southern San Joaquin

Valley in early May.

PEACHES

Production 1/ .

State

Average

1962- 66

1967

Indicated
1968

Mi I 1 ion

Mi I 1 ion

1, 000

Mi 11ion

1 , 000

Pounds

Pound s

Bush e l s

Poun ds

Bushels

North Carol ina

61 . b

4o.o

&oo

ss . o

1, 780

Sou t h Ca ro I ina Georg ia

301. 9 l b4 . 4

171.0 148 . 8

3 ,3oo 3 , 000

4oG. o 220 . 0

7 , eoo 4 ,400

Alabama

3U .O

50.0

1,000

45 .0

900

Mississi ppi

13.2

17 . 5

350

12. 0

240

Arkansas Loui sia na Okla homa Te x a s
9 States

53. 7

52.o

1 ,ooo

4 1. 6

Goo

6.8

9.2

1U5

8 .5

170

:

8. s

10. 1

21 0

::::i . 0

20 0

:- -

6296 .57 .5----

5228 .78.4---

600
-l o.4~-5-

-

--

u6310 . .29 - - -

-

16 .9623o0 - - -

1/ Include s quantities unharve st e d on a ccount of economic condit ions , and exc e ss cull agc of harve st e d fruit.

-

Aft er Five Days Ret urn to

Post age and Fee s Pa id

un i ted St at e s Depar tment of Agricult ure

U. S . Depar tment of Agriculture

St a t ist i cal Reporting Service

4C9A North Lumpkin Street

At hens , Geor g i a 3C60l

OFFICillli BUSJNESS

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV

IVERSITY OF GEORGIA

ATHENS, GEORGIA

LIBRARIES

Athens, Georgia

April 1968 Released 5/15/68

Ar;>RI:j:., H.ILK PRQDUC~ICN S.AJ"lE ~S .YE;AR AGO

Milk production on Georgia farms during April totaled 91 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This equaled the milk production of April last year but was 2 million pounds less than the Harch, 1968 production. The 1962-1966 average production was 87 million pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 655 pounds -- 25 pounds above the previous year but 15 pounds below the 31-dny previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 508 pounds.

The estimated average price r eceived by producers for all wholesale milk during April
was ~6. 35 per hundredweight. This was 5 cents above the previous year but 10 cents belo1.v
the March average.

Prices paid by dairymen for f eed were mostly b e lo~v the previous year and the J.Vlarch 1968 price.

JVIILK -PR-O-DU-C-TI-ON--A-ND--PR-IC-E-S-R-E-CEIVED AND -P-A--.ID-B-Y-D-AI-RY.M.E.N...-.--------

Item and Unit

Ge o r g i a

:-April Hc:.rch - -April

-----------~=-J-96L_ __128 1968

-

A

p

r

i

l

-

-U

ni}tfeadrc

h S

tates -~Apr

il _

_

_

_

19L 1968 ___1:2____

Milk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. 1/
Number 1'1ilk Cows,
thousand head

91

93 91

10,734

10,269 10,460

630

670 655

713

778

795

145

139 139

17 fg~ B:ECEIVEI2_ - J2.QY!E. 2/
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head

6.30 6.30
200.00

6.45 4/6.35

4.79

6.45 - -

3/5.15

- 4.01

200. on 200. oo: 257.00

5.08
5.52 4.05 269.00

!!/5. 01 270.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS ?}
MiXeTDairy Feed, ton
14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

74.00 77.00 80 . 0 0 84.00

72.CO 70.00 : 78.co 75.00- : 81.00 81.00 82.00 . 82.00

70.00 76.00 78.00 83 . 0 0

69 .00 73.00 76.00 78.00

68.00 72.00 76.co 79.00

Hay, ton

. 32.50 36.00 36.00 33.40

32. 40

31. so

y 1 onthly average. ----------------------..!..-.----------------~--

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

I3l//

Revised. Preliminary.

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

V.T. PAT PARKS Agricultural St atistician

Yssu:ED-BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting- ser-Vice; usBA; 4o9A-North~Lumpkin-street, -Athens,Ga:-, in cooperation with the Geor gia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES BILK PRODUCTION

U. s. milk production in April is estimat ed 2t 10,460 million pounds, 3 perc ent l es s thQn
a year eQrlier and 6 percent belo~v- aver age . Production for the month vras smallest since 1952.
:r::oily r..verago production for April t-n:s up 5 perc ent from Harch, com.i_)ared v.rith a seas onal
increase of 6 percent a year earlier. April output provid ed 1.74 pounds of milk per person daily, compared with 1 .65 pounds a month earli er and 1.80 pounds a year earlier .

April milk production was lot.;er than a year earlier in most St ates. In the North Atlantic and North Central Regions, production was smaller except in Vermont and Sout h Dakota; which had gains of 2 and 1 percent, r espectively. In the South Atlc::.ntic nnd South Central Regions , production ~v-as up in Virginia and Louisiana, unchange d in :North Cc::.rolina, GeorgiC'., and Okl ahoma. ,
and dotm elsewhere . In the ~Te st, 5 States showed increased production, 5 shot-led decr eases .s <:'.nd
1 shotv-ed no change.

Apri_],_E!2:_~tput per c ot-r up 1 p~~~

Hilk output per cow averaged 795 pounds during April, 1 percent more than 2 year earlier and 12 percent above average for the month. D2ily output in April avor2ged 26. 5 pounds per
cow, compar ed with 25.1 pounds a month earlier and 26.3 pounds <:'. year earlier. Production per cow w~s at r ecord-high l evels in 36 States . April output per cow was highe st in Arizona with
980 pounds, followed by California, 955 pounds; 11innesota , 940 pounds; No tJ Jer s ey, 900 pounds;
and Uashington, 890 pounds.

Hilk per COH and milk production by months ,
. ===---=== United States, 1968, with comp<:'.risons
------- ----~---- rvul!sJ?er 0tv --=--===-~--~=----~~==::::IJ1f:-=p~o~~;ti2n

11 onth

Average 1967

1960 : Aver age : 1967

1968

Change

----------------:~.....;:1; 96g:6

:

:

- -----

-~962 ~66 :

:

: from 1967

Hillion hiilion-?liiiTOn------------

January

Pounds Pounds
-b!it- ?16

Pounds - 724

Pouncs Pounds Pounds
10, l 9b -3";847 -9~ bOB

Percent
- --=2:4

Febru<:'.ry

611

671

699

9, 636 9,203

9, 249

+0.5

i,Iarch

69 8

769

77 G

10,968 10,517

10,269

-2.4

April Jan. -Apr. total

: :

-

-

-

71.1 ::-

-

-

-

-

788 :.-

--

--

-7:9.5-

-

: -:

01:1:,197"53--4100:,-7jo314

___ -3190,.456C0f6-~--;-i2'.:6tr--

ir May : ----

8

1 1, 470____ ~---8Iii7.-------------:--12, 143

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

June

750

820

11 ,658 11,095

July

692

764

: 10,714 10,315

August

651

722

September ~

614

680

10,047 9,709 9, 446 9, 121.~

October

623

685

9,547 9,167

November :

603

661

9,208 8, 814

---------------------- -- ------ __ _____ ------- ---- December : 6l.U

699

: 9. 759 9. 299

__ . _____ _______ Annual :~s:021----s . S21--------:-I24:497-ll9:294~--------

,.. ..__ _.,__

..._, ......

.._

._

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistic<:'.l Reporting Service 409A Harth Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
QfllQIAL_~~2e_

Postage and Fees Pai d
U. s . Department of Agr iculture

GEORGIA CROP REP
,

ATHENS, GEORGIA

May 15, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Ge orgia during the we ek ende d Ma y ll was



9, 653, 000--l percent more than the previous week and 2 per cent mor e than the

comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop K8porting Se rvice .

An estimated 12, 831, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatche ries--

slightly more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the comparable we e k

a year earlier.

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

were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents p e r dozen. The ave rag e price of hatching

eggs was 60 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatcher y owned

cockerels generally was 2 c ents below the average price. Most prices r eceived for

broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 8. 2 5 to $9 . 75

~ith an average of _$9. 00 per hundred. The ave rag e pric e s last ye ar were 56 cents for

eggs and $ 7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended
Mar. 9 Mar.16 Mar.23 Mar.30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 4 May 11

Gi;ORGIA EGGS SET,

Eggs Set 1/

1967
Thou.
13,027 13, 185 13, 167 13, 062 12, 981 13,202. 12,736 12, 899 12, 523 11, 919

1968
Thou.
12, 530 12,482 12, 572 12, 7 59 12,909 12, 877 13, 000 12,942 12,800 12,831

HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEM.E N TS

BROILER TYPE

Av.

%of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia
o/o of

1967

1968

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

i Hatch
I Egg s
j Per
I1 D~9eo:z~.s

i

96

9,914

9, l5L}

92

I
I

62

I

95

9,968

9,098

91

61

95

9,965

9, 183

92

60

98

10,016

9,307

93

61

99

9,672

9, 183

95

60

98

9,929

9,263

93

60

102

10,022

9, 168

91

60

100

9, 787

9,385

96

60

102

9,949

9, 535

96

60

108

9, 4 71

9,653 102

60

Price Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1968 Dollars
9.25 9.00 8. 75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended 1'v1a y 1 1 was 7 4 2, 000-16 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 815,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks we r e set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent less than the previous week and 18 p e rcent le ss than t he comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended May ll were down 10 percent and settings were down 15 percent from a year ago.

State

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 19 6 8

I Eggs Set (Week Ended} j o/o of

I Apr. Apr. May

May year

Chicks Hatched (Vv ee k Ended}

Apr. Apr.

May

May

20

27

4

ll

ago 2/

20

27

4

ll

Ga.

917

n1. I 945

Calif. l, 605

Thousands 923 831 975 770 1, 763 1, 480

815 550 1, 633

82 I 1, o12

73

790

97

l, 291

Thousands

988

8 82

742

605

705

740

887 l, 169 1,206

Wash.

214

271 219

226

62

238 245

261

172

1

I

Total 1 3, 681 3, 932 3, 300 3, 224 1 85 1 3, 331 2, 725 3, 017 2, 860

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks .

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

o/o of year ago 2/
97 100
86 63
90

l BROILER. TYPE . E GGS S E T AND CHI CKS PLACE D IN COMM.E. R CIAL AREAS BY W:SEKS -19 68 Page 2.

E GGS SET

CHICKS PLA C.L!:; J::l

STATE

Week E nded

%of

Week Ende d

% of

A pr.

May

May

year !j Apr.

lvia y

May

year

27

4

11

a go 1/i 27

4

11

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSA NDS

Maine Conne cti cut P enn s ylvania Indiana Missouri Delawa re Maryla nd Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

2,035 378
l, 616

2, 129 375
1,694

2, 151 334
l, 542

104 122

I '

l, 567 182

96 'I 946

1, 553 195
l, 03 1

1, 579 197
l, 038

99 136
93

764

717

727 142 I 398

352

392

118

409

4 07

414

54

384

463

4 56

87

2,548

2, 578

2, 617

88

2, 42 5

2, 376

2,338

73

4,812

4 ,902

4 ,966 107

3, 443

3, 543

3,610

124

1,707

l, 628

l, 689

89

1,250

l, 197

l, 211

97

94

81

80

53

313

380

387

126

7,850

7,931

7,977 107

6,0 26

5,904

5, 905

105

545

530

I 537 110

456

448

459

142

GEORGIA

Florida

Tennessee

Alabama

Mississippi

Arkansas

Louisiana

Texas

Vv as hington

Or egon

I

California ~

TOTAL 1968

(22 States )

I, 12,942 12, 800 12,831 108

9,385

9, 535

9,653

102

l, 018

l, 00 l

I l, 00 l 130

74 0

728

690

145

768

771

737

74

992

951

929

93

9,099

9,035

9, 163 103

7,0 62

7' 041

7,035

100

5, 162

5, 220

5, 300 107

4,455

4, 434

4,494

104

11,007 l, 118

11,161 1,214

10,779 l, 167

107 104

.,I,

8,04S 971

7' 819 875

7, 905 946

98 101

4,6 05

4 , 760

il 4, 630 102

3, 441

3,5 84

3, 552

100

630

589

635

95 i 4 23

522

4 95

103

381 l, 963 71' 451

4 06 2,065 71,994

378 1,975 71,630

130 96
103

3 77
lI l, 472 I 54,753

3 26 l, 494 54,751

294 1, 474 55, 039

84 98 101

TOTAL 1967t.c

I

(22 States)

!

70, 166 70,691 69,24 2

'

rio I of Last Ye ar

102

102

103

Current week a:s _percent of sam e week last year.

Revised.

! 54, 970
I

I

l

I I

100

54 ,560 100

54 , 519 101

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~ GEORG IA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Week Ending May 20, 1968 RAINS DELAY UPSTATE FIELD WORK

MAY 2 1 1968

Released 3 p.m. Mono ay

Athens, Ga., May 20 -- Field work was hal

y nor rn counties by rains and

wet soils, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. There were delays in other areas

for the same reason. The condition of most crops already planted improved as more moisture

became available for parts of the dry southern area. Soils remained quite dry in the south-

west corner of the State.

County Agents reported cotton 95 percent planted, Statewide. About 80 percent of the crop was up to a stand. Early season insect and weed control moved forward as conditions permitted.

Older plantings of tobacco were sidedressed and laid by. Budworms continued to be a serious problem in several areas, and control measures were being taken. Peanut planting reached 99 percent completion. Leafspot and insects were found more frequently, and controls were stepped up. Post-emergence herbicides and fertilizers were applied to many older fields.

About 95 percent of the~ crop was seeded by week end with nearly all of the remaining acreage in northern counties. As planting was completed for other crops, soybeans received more attention, and 2o percent of the crop has been seeded. Small qrain harvest was under way in southern areas as the weather permitted. Other fields were maturing rapidly. Pastures improved. Much hay acreage is ready to cut, but many farmers were waiting for the showery weather conditions to pass.

Peach harvest began in the Macon - Peach - Crawford areas. Thinnin g continued in many orchards. Overall condition of the crop showed a slight improvement.

Market Managers reported the lack of soil moisture and hot and windy weather caused considerable damage to some vegetable crops in southern areas. Harvest of cabbaqe, snap beans, cucumbers, sguash and onions was active with volume movement. Light volumes of cantaloups and watermelons are expected the first week in June from southern areas.

\-lEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall occurred almost daily over north and central Georgia during the week ending Friday May 17. Daily amounts ranged from 1ight to excessive and weekly totals were mostly between 2 and 4 inches over the northern half of the State. The heaviest rains were reported in the Tallapoosa area where 9.29 inches fell during the week and 5.22 inches were measured in one 24-hour period. Rainfall was generally 1ight in the dry southwest and south central areas where only widely scattered showers occurred. Most of the southeast section received an inch or more of rain during th e week. Some heavier showers occurred in the drier areas of south Georgia during the week end but they were apparently too scattered to bring much relief to the area. General rains are still needed over much of the ~outh.

Temperatures were rather warm during most of the week with averages rangin g mostly from one to four degrees above normal. Afternoon highs reached the low 90's on several days over most of south Georgia and several places recorded their warmest weather of the year. Cooler air moved into the State late in the week end. Lows were in the 40's over nor t h Georgia and in the 50's over most of the south on Monday morning, May 20.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday {May 21 - 25) ca lls for temperatures to average 4 to 8 degrees below normal. It will be cool at the beginning of the period and turn warmer during the latter part of the week. Rainfall is expected to range from one-fourth to one-half inch and occur in scattered thundershowers about Friday or Saturday.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in coopera t ion with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Co~merce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA:.
Precipation For The Week EP..ding May 17~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the -week endib.g May 17 11 1968 (Provisional ) .
Highest; 950 a t Cairo on the 15th.
Lowestg 46 at Cornelia on the 12th,

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For period May
Less than .005

18-2011 inch.

1968

Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpld.n Street Athens, Georgla 306ol OFFICIAL Bl5INESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all
Respects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & Ro)

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department .of Agriculture

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

APRIL 1968

May 21, 1968

Item

During Apr.

1967 1/

1968 2/

o/o of
last year

Jan. thru Apr.

1967 1/

1968 2/

o/o of
last year

Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. )3 I
Total Domestic Chickens T e sted: Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type Ge orgia United States E gg Type Georgia United States
Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens
Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
G eorgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United State:s: Egg Production: G eorgia
South Atlantic 5/
United States

Thou.
4,037 3, 504
495 2,338
6 533
44, 512 250,348
4,004 74,418
32,979 183, 209
742 12,607
392 2, 167 Mil.
418 1, 115 5,986

Thou.

Pet. T hou.

4,303 107 3,738 107

14 ,693 12, 750

384 2, 175
10 294
43, 521 248,857
3,792 62,245
30,766 189,026

78

2,373

93

10,614

I

I 167

129

55

2 ,968

I

98 ,1 17 3 , 831 99 1 94 9, 333

95

15, 273

84 226,62 6

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II

93 !1 127,919
103 '! 721, 96 5

892 120 11, 54 5 92

3, 51 9 50,890

246 63

1,370

2,017 93

8, 825

Mil.

Mil.

4 17 100

1, 626

1, 156 104 jl 4 , 354
5,993 100 !! 23,411

Thou.
14, 4 33 12, 459
2, 226 8, 791
100 2, 5 17
168, 504 944, 4 14
11,908 18 7,349
125, 555 73 6,880
3,708 47,036
1, 040 7,492 Mil. l ' 711 4, 588 23,769

Pet.
98 98
94 83
78 85
97 99 78 83
98 102
105 92 76 85
105 105 102

1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatche ry supply flocks, includes
expected pullet replacements from e ggs sold during the pre c eding . month at the rate of
125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4 / Federal-S t ate ivlarket N e ws Se rvic e
Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughte red unde r F e d e ral Inspe c tion. 5/ South Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Ga., F l a ., Va.

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER 1'~-:; D E R A L INS P E CTION BY SELECT2 D STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated P e rcent Condemne d

During Mar.

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru Mar.

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

During Mar.

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Jan. thru Mar.

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,373

5,419 17,068 17,558 4.0

3.7

Pa.

7,119

6,499 20,863 19,975 5. 4

5. 4

Mo.

3,282

3,240

9,422

9,127 4 .9

3.9

Del.

7, 080

7, 209 20, 614 21, 943 6. l

4. 9

Md.

11,138 10,619 33,913 31,773 5.3

4 .9

Va.

3, 570

4, 579 10, 493 13, 4 52 4. 3

5. 3

3.9

4 .0

5.3

5.6

5.6

4.5

5. 3

4. 9

5.2

4.9

4. 6

5. 2

N. C.

20, 820 19,969 60,472 60, 012 4 . 9

4. 0

5. 2

4. l

Ga. Tenn. Ala.

33, 526 29, 530 92, 64 7 89, 382 i: 5. 7

5. 8

4, 789 21,195

4, 936 21,568

13, 885 58,147

I 14, 40 5 I 5. 2
62,644 4 .0

2. 9 3.6

5. 6

5. 4

6. l

4. l

4 .5

3.7

Miss.

13,678 13,137 38,345 40,091 1 3.7

2.7

4.4

2.9

Ark.

28, 599 26, 164 80, 246 80, 608 j 4. 9

4. 5

5. 4

4. 3

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u. s. 1190,907

541,652

4.8

4 .4

179,625

54 2,201

5.0

4.4

U. S. Department of Agriculture

G eorgia De partment of Ag riculture

Statistical Reporting Service , 409A North Lumpkin Stre et, Athens, G e o r gia 30601

E nd-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultr y Products, M eat and Me at Products Unit ed .Stat es - April 1968

Froze n egg holdi ngs were 86 million pounds, up 4 . 4 million pounds from A pril l. Ye ar-earlier stocks totaled 55 million. S he ll e ggs in storage were up to 97 tho usan d cas e s from 82 thousand on April l. May 1 stocks were 20 thousand cas es be low a year e arlie r holdings but were above ave rage by 4 0 thousand cases . Frozen poultry stocks decreased 49 million pounds during A pril to 351 million pounds, 9 per cent more than a ye ar earlier and 61 percent above ave rage . Turkey holdings at 225 million pounds compared with 268 million pounds on A pril 1, 1968. The May holdings ar e sharpl y above average for the date . On May 1 whole birds amounted to 191 million pounds whib parts, cut up>, and further processing ite ms totale d 34 milli on. Stocks of meat totaled 662 million pounds, 44 million above a month earlier. This compares with May 1 stocks of 783 million a year earlier and ave rage stocks of 6 78 million. Pork holdings increased 48 million pounds during April to 353 million and canned meats increased 5 million to 70 million. Beef stocks of 216 million pounds on May 1 compare with month-earlier holdings of 225 million and year e arlier holdings of 289 million.

Commodity
E ggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Unit
Case Pound

j Apr. 11962-66 av.

Apr. 1967

Mar . 1968

Apr. 1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

I 57

117

82

97

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Poultry, frozen:
Broile rs or Fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified Total Poultry

Beef: Pork:

P rozen in Cure and C ured Frozen and Cooler

I do.

21,241

41,964 26,34 1

27,039

do.

36,498

I do.

118,708

do. 1 41, o63

47, 844 176,067
s4 , 887

59,473 267,813
46, 48 1

55,754 2 25 ,420
42, 54s

do. , 217, 510

320, 762 400, 108 350, 758

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do. 1210,363
I
do. 1354,205

288,642 225, 13 5 387, 472 305, 542

215,928 353, L'.:4 2

Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

113, 469

do.

678,037

106, 440 87, 31 6 782, 553 6 17,993

92, 154 661, 524

MID-MONTH PRICES HECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

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Georgia

United .3tates

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1967

1968 1968

1967

19 6 8

1968

1

Prices Received:

I

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents Cents

Chickens, lb. excluding j

broilers

I

Com '1 Broilers (lb.) I'

All Chickens (lb. )

All Eggs (dozens)

I

.Price Paid:~r ton)

Broiler Grower

Laying Feed

9.0 12. 5 12.4 3 5. 1 Dol. 94.00 94.00

8.0 13. 5 13.3 38.3 Dol. 94.00 84.00

8. 5 13. 5 13; 2
33.5 Dol. 93.00 82.00

8.5 13.9 13. 2 30.0 Dol. 94.00 88.00

8. 1 14.6 14.0 30.4 Dol. 90.00 81.00

8.4 14.2 13. 5 28.6 Dol. 89.00 80.00

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvem e nt

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the A gricultural Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consume r and Marketing Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical deporting Se rvice 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 F ive Days Return to: Unite d States Department of Agriculture
Statistical deporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OPPICIAL BUSINESS

Posta ge and ..l::'~ ees Pai d U. S. De partme nt of A griculture

GEORGIA

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Mfl.Y 2. 4 \968

22, 1968

BROILER

Placem.:nt of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 18 was 9, 442, 000--2 perc"'nt less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop i:1eporting Service.
An estimated 12, 843, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week a year e arlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching e ggs were r eported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The ave rage price of hatching eggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels gene rally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices receive d for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8 . 25 to $9.75 with an average of $9 .00 per hundre d. The average price s last year we re 56 cents for e ggs and$7.75 for chicks.

Vveek Ended
Mar. 16 Mar. 23 Mar. 30 Apr. 6 Apr . 13 Apr . 20 Apr. 27 May 4 May ll May 18

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE ME NTS

BROILER TYPE

Eggs 3et l I

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

i v. Price
-:::..rat ~h.---B-~-o-rre-;;-

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Chicks

1967

1968

% of i
year! ago ,

Per Doz . 1968

Per Hundred 1968

Thou.

Thou. Pet. C ents

Dollars

13, 185 12,482

95

9,968

9,098

91

61

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9, 183

92

60

13, 062 12, 759

98

10, 016

9,307

93

61

12, 981 12,909

99

9,672

9, 183

95

60

13, 202 12, 877

98

9,929

9,263

93

60

12,736 13,000 102

10, 022

9, 168

91

60

12, 899 12,942 100

9,787

9,385

96

60

12, 523 12,800 102

9,949

9, 535

96

60

11,919 12, 831 108

9,471

9, 653 102

60

12,414 12, 843 103

9, 587

9,442

98

61

9.00 8.75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 9.00 9.00 9.00

E GG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 18 was 719, 000-3 percent less than the previous week and 22 p e rcent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 056, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 30 percent more than the previous week and 14 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967; hatchings during the week ended May 18 were up 1 percent but settings were down 3 pe rcent from a year ago.

State

EGG TYP E E GGS S E T AND CHICKS HATCH:S D, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended) i % of

Apr .

May May

May I year

Chicks Hatched (We e k Ended) !% of

Apr. May

May

I May year

2 7

4

11

18 i'_a_.g...:...o_2..;..l_t-__2_7_ _ _4_ _ _ _l__ l _ _ _l_8_ _1 ago 2 I

Thousands

1
Thousands

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash .
Total

92 3 975 1, 763 211
3,932

831 770 1, 480 219

815 550 1, 633 226

3, 300 3, 224

l, 056 1 114 530 ; 72
1, 427 i 96 316 109
3, 329 I 97

988 882 605 705 887 1, 169 245 261
2,725 3,017

742 740 1, 206 112
2,860

719 !1 78 750 95 1, 351 ; 107
I zo8 85 I
i 3, 263 101

1I Includes eggs set by hatche ries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks. 7.1 Curr e nt week as perc e nt o f sam e week last year.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1968 Page 2

STATE

I

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j __ _ _ ___ _ week En~ed

CHICKS PLAC.c.;D
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May

May -1 year 1 May

May

May

j ye ar

4

11

18

j ago l I 1 4

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I:

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2, 129 375

2, 151 334

2, 127 412

I 105
117

I ' I

1, 553 195

1, 579 197

l, 598 209

98 112

Pennsylvania

1,694

l, 542

l, 699 99

l, 031

l, 038

937

94

Indiana

717

727

724 116

352

392

446

U7

Missouri

407

414

352 57

463

456

398

69

Delaware

2,578

2,617

2,672 95

2,376

2,338

2, 581

95

Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina

4,902 1,628

4,966 1,689

4,845 103

3, 543

l, 911

106

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l, 197

J, 610 1, 211

3,460 1, 179

104 97

81 7,931

80 7,977

I 129 83

380

7,865 104 ' 5,904

387 5, 905

409 5, 821

127 102

South Carolina GEORGIA

530

537

572 102

448

459

555

136

I

12,800 12, 831 12, 843 103 ! 9, 535

9,653

9,442

98

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)
TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

1, 00 l 771
9,035 5,220 11, 161 1, 214 4, 760
589 406 2,065

l, 001 737
9, 163 5,300 10, 779 1, 167 4,630
635 378 1, 975

1, 019 121 665 71
9, 119 100 5, 182 103 11,039 109 1, 185 103 4, 570 99
785 125 387 101
1, 919 95

728

690

748

156

951

929

877

90

7,041

7,035

7,027

99

4,434

4,494

4, 509

104

7, 819

7,905

8, 097

105

875

946

849

95

3, 584

3, 552

3,617

101

522

495

440

98

326

294

350

115

1, 494

1, 474

1, 510

112

71,994 71,630 72,021 103 , 54,751 55, 039 55,059

102

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1I 54,560 54, 519 54:, 164

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

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Athens , Georgt a

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Week Ending Ma y 27, 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

FA ~MERS PUT IN BUSY WEEK

Athens, Ga., May 27

Last week was a busy one on most Georgia farms, according to the

Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Upstate farmers made up for delays in planting and hay making

caused by several weeks of rainy weather. In central and southern sections, the main emphasis

was on cultivating, fertilizing, and controlling insects and diseases.

County Agents reports showed cotton planting almost complete. Cool nighttime temperatures have caused slow plant development in many areas. Insect control programs were under way i n the south. it.feed control anti fertilization were common over a wide area.

Budworms continued to be a problem throughout the tobacco belt. Overall condition of the tobacco crop declined slightly during the week. The peanut crop was judged mostly good showing little change from the previous week. Treatment for leafspot continued.

Much of the~ crop in southern areas was sidedressed and laid-by. Additional soil moisture was needed over much of this area for best growth, and some relief was received in the form of weekend showers. Statewide, the corn crop is judged mostly good. About 43 percent of the soy bean crop was planted by the week end. This compared with 30 percent for this date in the two previous years. Small qrain harvest spread to several central counties during the week and became more widespread in southern counties. Hay harvest was one of the main activities over much of the State. Quality was generally good with some fields being slightly over mature.

Light peach harvest continued in several central counties. Thinning continued in lessadvanced orchards. Condition of the crop continued to imp rove, and was rated mostly good.

Low soil moisture and cool nigh t s lowered the quality of vegetable crops being harvested in southern areas, according to Market Managers. Cabbaqe, onion and~ bean harvest was past the peak. A li ght volume of tomatoes moved during the week. Adverse weather continued to retard cantalouo and wa t ermelon development. Ve~etable crops in the mountains are reported in fa ir to good condition.

\.JEATHER SUMMA:W - - Light to locally moderate rainfall occurred over all of Georgia early in the week endin g Friday, May 2L~, l ~l 6b. /\mounts ransed from less than one-:1alf inch over the extreme north and in the southwest section to more than an inch over most of the southeast. There was I ittle or no rain after Sunday and the entire State enjoyed about five days of sunny weather. Shower) conditions returned to the State during the week end and most areas received rain on Saturday and Sunuay. Amounts varied wi dely, with weekend totals ranging from
.34 of an inch at Au gusta to more than three inches in parts of north Georgia. The drier sec-
tions of southwest Georgia received moderate amounts during the week end. A thunderstorm brought winds of 65 miles per hour to the Athens Airport Saturday night, damagin g hangars and several airp lanes.

Georgia enjoyed unseasonably cool weather during most of the past week. Early morning temperatures were in the fort i es i n the north and the low fift ies in the south on two or three days. Several places reported new record lows for the date on one or more days. A warming trend late in the week moved temperatures up to near normal but the weekend showers and cloudiness ke pt daytime readings well below normal i n north Georgia. Averages for the week ran ged from 2 to 5 degrees below normal.

The f ive-da y outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (May 2&- June I) calls for
tempe ratures to average 2 to 5 cie g rees below normal with I ittle day-to-day change. Normal
hi3hs range from 85 to 91 degrees and normal lows from Sb to 65 degrees in the north and from
64 to 68 de g rees in the south. Rainfall is exr- ected to be moderate to heavy in s howers with
amounts ran g in g from 1/4 to l inch. Showers are l ikely near the end of the per iod with a
chance of some shower activity in the e x treme sou t h early in the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Ag riculture ; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens. Georgia
Precipitation For The Week ~Jding May 24~ 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extreres for the week endiDg May 24,
1968 (Provisional)o
Highest : 9':f at Americus Fitzgerald and
Valdost a on the 24tho 3~ at Blairsville on the 22nde

* For period 25~27~ 1968 o
T Less than o005 incho

After Fi.ve Days Return -vo

United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Str eet Athens, Georgia 30601

OFFICIAL BUSlNESS

D1MEDIATE - Uo So 'WEA.THER REPORT
This report will be t reated in. all Respects as Letter Mail
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ICEMAY 3 1968

ATHENS, GEORGIA

May 29, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Place ment of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 25 was 9, 403, 000--slight ly less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 843,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-the same as the previous week but 2 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks wit h 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 $8.2 5 to $9.75 with an average of ~ 9. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $ 7.75 for chicks.

We ek Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

Eggs Set !J

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

A v. Price

Hatch

Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

'1o of

'1o of Pe r

Per

1967

1968

year

1967

1968

year Doz.

Hundred

ago

ago 1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Mar.23 Mar.30 Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 4 May ll May 18 May 25

13, 167 12, 572

95

9,965

9, 183

92

60

13,062 12, 7 59

98

10, 016

9,307

93

61

12,981 13,202

12,909 12, 877

I 99 I 9, 672

98

9. 929

9, 183

95

9, 263

93

60 60

12, 736 13, 000 102 1 10, 022

9, 168

91

60

12, 899 12,942 100 I 9,787

9,385

96

60

12, 523 12, 800 102 i 9, 949

9, 535

96

60

11,919 12,414

12, 831 12, 843

l 108 ! 9, 471

103

9, 587

9,653 102

9,442

98

60 61

12, 53 5 12,843 102 : 9, 559

9,403

98

61

8.75 9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8.7 5 9.00 9.00 9 .00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg t ype chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 25 was 712, 000-l percent less than the previous week and 17 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 783, 000 eggs for the production of egg type c hicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 26 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S . in 1967, hatchings during the week ended May 25 were down 17 percent and settings were down 7 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCdED, 1968

i

Eggs Set (Week Ended} 1 o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended) %of

1 -S-ta-te--I~----M-4a_y_

_

_

_

May __1_1___

_

May __1_8____

_

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_

_

May __4___

_

_

May _1_1__

_

_

_

May __1_8__

_

_

_

May __2_5___,_

_ay~eg_ao_r2~l

1

Thousands

Thousands

Ga.

831

815 l, 056

783 106

882 742

719

712

83

Ill.

800 3/ 550 530

675 106

705 740

750

625

95

Calif. 1I l, 480 l, 633 l, 427 l, 663

86

l, 169 l, 206 1, 351 l, 109

77

Wash .

219

226 316

236

83

261 172

208

166

78

1

I I

Total l 3, 330 3/3,224 3, 329 3, 357

93

J 3, 017 2, 860 3, 263

2, 612

83

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries produ,cing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revis e d.

B .~.~OILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ARZA S BY \iii EEKS - 1968 Page 2

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EGGS SET

CHI .:;KS P LACED

STATE

Week Ended

May

May

11

18

May 25

% of
yea r

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year

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THOUSANDS

T d0US A N.U3

Maine

2, 151

2, 127

2, 136 103

1, 579

1, 59 3

1, 557

100

Conne cticut

334

4 12

421 119

197

209

163

70

Penns ylvania Indiana Missouri

l, 542 727 414

1,699 724 352

l, 621 792 436

114 137
58

i 1, 038 392 456

937 -1: 4 6 398

962

95

3 86

112

493

107

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Delaware

2, 617

2,672

2, 641

94 !j 2, 338

2, 581

2,403

80

0'""'

Maryland Virginia

4,966

4 , 845

4,929 104 l 3, 610

3, 4 60

3, 656

118

l, 689

l, 911

l, 7 83 106 I., 1, 211

1, 179

1, 131

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West Virginia

80

129

102

66 1. 387

409

272

75

North :arolina South Carolina

7,977 537

7,865 572

8,010 568

109 101

li
,'l',j

5, 905 459

5, 321 555

5,933 425

103 117

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GEORGIA

12, 83 l

12, 843

12, 843 102 I 9,653
I

9,442

9,403

98

Florida

1,001

1,019

1,024 116

690

74 8

771

165

Tennessee

737

665

801

87

929

877

894

91

Alabama

9, 163

9, 119

9, 125 101

7, 035

7, 027

7, 071

101

Mississippi

5, 300

5, 182

5, 128 101

4, 494

4, 509

4, 478

103

A rkansas

10,779 11,039 10,984 109

7,905

8,097

8,066

104

Louis iana Texa s

1, 167

1, 185

1, 192 105

946

8 4-9

973

109

m

4, 630

4, 570

4, 535

99

3, 552

3, 61'7

3, 690

104

~

Was hingt on Oregon

635

785

723 111

4 95

440

475

90

378

387

325 114 I 294

350

304

127

GCll

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TOTAL 1967*

69, 242 70, 155 69,715

~.-!' 54, 519 54, 164 54,323

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II

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103

103

103

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102

101

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 1968

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1 ~6 7

(These estimates are based on the latest availa bl e data and are preliminary)

: PRODUCTiON

District

ACRES

YI ELD LINT PER ACRE

500 Pound

and

:Gross I_,Jeight

Coun ty

Planted

Harvested

Planted

Harvested

Bales

Acres

-Acr-es

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

DIST RICT 1

Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Pol k Walker ~/hi tf ie 1d

10,030 200
2,210 80
4,090 4,240
510 50
2,840
560 80

4,140 20 20 10
1 ' 3 80 160 0 0
1 ,280
5 5

77

187

10

100

1

100

25

200

54

161

7

181

0

0

0

0

7 L~

165

2

200

12

200

1 ,620 4 4 4
460 60 0 0
440 2 2

TOTAL

24,890

7,020

50

177

2,596

DISTRICT 2
Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson De Kalb Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Ha 11 Jackson Oconee Pickens ~Ia 1ton White
TOTAL

1,240 15
170 30
5 30 35 200 520 140 840 3,430 20 7,660
5
14, 3LfO

8 10 0 50 0 0 5 20
125 120
10 410 3,010
0 6,480
5
11 ,045

109

167

0

0

65

220

0

0

0

0

33

200

86

150

110

176

60

258

14

200

106

217

255

290

0

0

285

337

200

200

234

303

280 0 25 0 0 2 6
45 65 4 185 1 ,830
0 4,560
2
7,004

Page 2

June 1968

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1967

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel iminarv)

L

: PRODUCTION

District

ACRES

YIELD LINT PER AC RE

500 Pound

and

:Gross Height

County

Planted

Harvested

Planted

Harvested

Bales

Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

DISTRICT l

Banks EI bert Frankl in Habersham Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Stephens ~li I kes

230
3' 170 3,170
10
4,380 150
2,940
I, 590 130 400

75 2,490 I ,640
0
3,550 120
2,130 I ,000
50 280

78

240

265

338

135

260

0

0

289

357

173

217

196

270

161

256

85

220

205

293

35 I, 760
890 0
2,650
55 I ,200
535 22 170

TOTAL

16' 170

II, 335

217

309

7,317

DISTRICT 4
Carro II Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harr is Heard Henry Lamar Macon Mar ion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL

820 70
I ,820
35 140 65 480 195 2,770 360 6,520 1 '390 3' 160
5 2,510
950 470 370 4,280 590 150
27' 150

180 10
I, 120 10
100 30 440 150 2,290 230 5,420 1 ,250 3,070 0 2,180 560 410 360 4,050 570 140
22,570

38

172

29

200

136

221

57

200

171

240

108

233

273

298

123

160

242

293

119

187

392

471

265

294

237

244

0

0

273

314

185

314

309

354

168

172

465

492

158

163

173

186

65 4
515 4
50 15 275 50 1 ,400
90 5,340
770 1 ,560
0 1 ,430
360 305 130 4,160
195 55

296

356

16 '773

Page 3
District and
County

June 1968

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1967

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prelim inary)

: PRODUCTION

ACRES

YIELD LINT PER ACRE

500 Pound

:Gross Weight

Planted

Harvested

Planted

Harvested

Bales

-Acr-es

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

DISTRICT 2_ Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Wash ington ~/hee 1er ~Ji lkinson

520
315 3,550
510 640 6,100 190 1 ,840 1 ,910 200 8,850
5 14,300
160
1'260 6,050 1,350
860
4,330 190 380
90 1 ,030 1 ,380 7,600
700 420

420 160
3' 190 200 460
5,750 180
1 '760 1 ,530
180 8,260
5 12,300
140
890 5,700 I ,020
270 3,670
170 280 70 970 1,260 6,070 600 310

146

181

160

254

500

165

563

627

4,185

116

295

125

291

404

390

382

406

4,880

142

150

55

215

225

830

304

379

1 ,205

155

172

65

338

362

6,240

200

200

2

374

435

11 ,200

144

164

so

168

238

440

265

281

3,350

159

210

450

159

507

285

423

499

3,830

384

429

150

203

275

160

133

171

25

251

267

540

507

556

1 ,470

410

513

6,500

247

288

360

212

287

185

TOTAL

64,730

55,815

349

405

47,297

DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Cand 1e r Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenk i ns McDuffie Richmond Screven vJa rren

4,450 19,300 2,410
240
390 7,960 1 ,810 10,600
5' 170 1'71 0
740 5,660 4,690

3,390 12,900
1,960 190 360
7,340 1 ,580 8,690 3,500 1 ,680
290 4,950 3,630

263

346

2,450

324

485

13' 100

228

280

1 '150

192

242

95

172

186

140

320

347

5,330

330

378

1 ,250

359

438

7,950

307

454

3,320

264

269

940

201

514

310

468

535

5,530

244

315

2,390

TOTAL

65' 130

50,460

323

417

43,955

Page 4

June 1968

GEORGIA COTTON: ACRE AGE, YI ELD AND PRODUCT ION, 1967

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel iminarv)

: PKODUCT IOill

Dis t rict

ACRES

YIELD LINT PER ACRE

500 Pound

and

:Gross v/eight

County

Planted

Harvested

Planted

Harvested

Bales

Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

-Bal-es

DISTRICT l
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee MiII er Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster

690 3,010
1 t 300 630 810
4,400 540
1 '740 1 ,850 4,200
190 3,300 1 ,410 1 ,240
5,170 6,900 I ,940
420

630 2,480
I, 230 440
770 4,060
490 I ,590
1 '760 3,840
170 2,880 I, 230 I ,230 4,500 6,700 1 ,680
380

239

262

427

518

418

442

138

198

333

351

348

377

237

261

416

455

300

315

319

349

479

535

459

526

199

228

477

481

407

468

486

500

376

435

286

316

340 2,680 I, 140
180
565 3,200
270 I, 510
1 '160 2,800
190
3' 170 590
1 ,240 4,400 7,000 1 ,530
250

TOTAL

39,740

36,060

388

427

32,215

DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hi 11 Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner vii 1cox Worth
TOTAL

80 2,220 1 ,060 3,220
5 1 ,930 13,200
830 6,320 15,860
15 3,210
740 190 840 1 ,960 2,250 4,110 5, 770 10,200
74,010

45 2,140
940 2,4bo
5 1,640 12,300
670 5,300 14,500
15 2,900
710 170 760 900 2,000 4,000 5,500 9,200
66' 175

125

222

20

428

444

1,990

275

310

610

234

303

1 ,570

200

200

2

204

240

820

448

481

12,400

249

309

430

448

535

5,930

608

665

20 ,200

200

200

6

371

410

2,490

212

221

330

263

294

lOS

174

192

310

103

223

420

344

387

1 ,620

505

518

4,340

420

441

5,050

437

485

9,300

439

491

67,943

Page 5

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1967

June 1968

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are pre 1imina r:t)

: PRODUCTION

District

ACRES

YIELD LINT PER ACRE

500 Pound

and

:Gross \>/eight

County

Planted

Harvested

Planted

Harvested

Bales

Acres

-Acr-es

Pounds

Pounds

-Bal-es

DISTRICT ,2

Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charlton Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs ~Ia re
~layne

1,350 470 20 40
5 680
15 30 590 1 ,640
3,350 90 560

1,050
330 10
25 0
470 10
15 250 1, 250
2,750 60
300

127

163

66

94

100

200

75

120

0

0

110

160

67

100

33

67

63

148

108

142

253

309

44

67

59

110

360 65 4
7 0
155 2 2
75 370
1 '780 10
70

TOTAL

8,840

6,520

157

212

2,900

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

STATE TOTAL

335,000

267,000

326

408

228,000

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Week Endi ng June 3, 1968
FI ELD W O ~K LI MITED

LlBRARlES

Released 3 p .m. Monday

Athens, Ga., June 3

Field work during the past week was I imited by weather conditions

on mos t Georgi a farms, according t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. It was st i ll too wet

for f iel d work i n much of the nor t hern part of the State by the week end. Hay makin g was

hindered, and some hay was weather dama ged.

/

County As en t s reported some improvement in the cond i tion of cotton, bu t cool n ig hts still imited deve lopment. Stands are being reduced by seedling disease, par t icularl y i n the northern part of the State. Post-emergence herbicides were being applied to control broad leaf wee ds i n some areas. Squarin g is rather general in sou t hern counties.

The cond i t ion of both the peanut and tobacco crops imp roved durin g the week as the moisture s i tuation was more favorable. Pesticide a ppl i cations were rather general f or bo t h crops.

The corn crop was improve d considerabl y by the more favorable so i l mo i sture conditions. Ea r l y fiel ds are beginnin g to tassel in southern counties, and much of the crop has been laid by in cen tra l areas.

Soybean planting continued and is now over half complete Statewide. Small q rain harvest gained momentum and is now about 40 percent complete in the southern coun t ies. Hay harvest was ra t her ge neral, but some was dama ged by rains.

?ea c h harvest was i ncreasing ; siz i ng of early varieties is small, but should be nefit from the more favorable soil moisture.

Mar ke t Mana gers reporte d recent rains ha ve been very benef ic ial, an d all vegetable crops we re i n fair to good condition. S ~ raying for insects and disease has been active, Lima beans, southern peas, and tomatoes are expected to move in volume this week. Sweetpotato v~ growth
made good progress. Di seases are causing considerable damage to some fields of cantaTOups and
watermelons. Li 9ht harvest is expected this week.

lt/ E ATHE ;~ SUMMARY-- Moderate to locally heavy rainfall occurred over most of Georgia dur-
ing the week ending Friday, May 31, 1968. Showers and thundershowers mainl ~' dur i ng the week end brou ght divisional averages rang i ng from 1.28 in the west central to 2.46 in the south cen t ral. Ext remes during this perio d ranged from .72 at Elberton to 4.72 at Calhoun. Some
thunderstorms on Sunday, June 2 produced hail and minor wind damage at scattered p laces in
northeast Georgia.

Rainfall totals for May brough t rei ief to moisture deficiencies at some scattered places
over the State. May rainfal I de partures from normai ranged from about 2 1/4 inches above in the
nor t h central to about one inch below normal in the southwest. For the period from January
throu gh May rainfall totals ran ge d f rom about 1/2 inch below normal in the north central to
abou t 9 i nches below normal in the southwest.

Unseasonably cool temperature s continued through most of the past week ra ng i ng f rom 5 to 7 degree s below normal over the north and central t o only 2 to 4 de g rees below nonnal over the
ex treme sou t h. Several moun t ain s t ations reported low readings near 40 de g ree s on \.Jednesday
mor ni ng, May 29 . A warmin g tre nd during the week end of June I to 3 brou ght t emperatures
back t o near normal over most of the State.

The f ive-day outlook for the pe r iod Tuesday throu gh Saturday (June 4- 8) calls for tem-
pera t ures t o avera ge a few degrees below normal without much day-to-day change. Normal highs
ran ge fro m 86 to 92 de g rees and normal lows from 62 to 69 degrees. Ka i nfall i s e xpected to avera ge 1/2 i nch or more in the north and one inch or more i n the south. Scattered to numerous
showers and thundershowers in the south portion Tuesday - \lednesday, then becom i ng widely
sca tt ere d. Widely scattered thundershowers in the north portion, ma i nly Fr i day and Saturday.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Report i ng Service, Athens, Geor g ia ; in cooperation wi t h the Cooperat i ve Extens ion Serv i ce, University of Geor g ia ; Georg ia Departmen t of Agriculture; and the ~eather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WEATHER BUREAU
Athens, Georgia ESSA..
P.recipitati n F r The Week Ending May 31, 1968
GEORGIA
Temperat ure extremes f or the week ending May 31 .? 1968 (Provis.:.onal) o
Hi ghes t g 94 at Albany, Quitman and
Newington on the 25th .
39 at Blairsville on the 29th.

* For t he period J~~ 1-3~ 1968o
T,p less than oOOS incho
lMMEDIATE - U. S o WEATHER REPOR This report will be trea ~d n a
Res c s as Let r Y.ail
( See ec . 34ol7, P o Lo & Ro)

Poe.t sge and Fees Paid Uo S o Department f Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV CE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 5, 1968

BROILE R TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June l was 9, 511, 000--1 percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop .Reporting Service.
An estimated 12,960, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks wit h hat chery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Geo r gia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8. 25 to $ 9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $7. 50 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set}:_/

1967

1968

% of
year
ago

Chicks Placed for j

Broilers in Georgia

I
I

I

% I
of

1967

1968 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Mar. 30

13, 062 12, 759

98

10,016 9,307 93

61

Apr. 6

12,981 12,909

99

9,672 9, 183 95

60

Apr. 13

13, 202 12,877

98

9,929 9,263 93

60

Apr. 20

12, 736 13,000 102

10,022 9, 168 91

60

Apr. 27

12, 899 12,942 100

9,787 9,385 96

60

May 4

12, 523 12, 800 102

9,949 9. 535 96

60

May ll

11,919 12,831 108

9, 471 9,653 102

60

May 18

12, 414 12, 843 103

9, 587 9,442 98

61

May 25

12, 535 12, 843 102

9, 559 9,403 98

61

June l

12,288 12,960 105

9,277 9, 511 103

61

9.25 9.00 9.00 9.00 8. 75 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June l was 739,000-4 percent mo r e than the previous week but 12 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 900, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 15 percent more than the previous week and 32 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that acc ounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended June l were down ll percent but settings were up 20 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

May

May May

June

ll

18

25

l

% of
year ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (We ek E nded) I % of

May May

May

June year

ll

18

25

l

ago 2I

Thousands

Thousands

815 l, 056 570 J/ 530 l, 633 l, 427
290 l) 316

783 675 1,663 236

900 132 680 125 l, 853 129 106 38

742 719

712

739 88

740 750

625

440 75

l, 206 l, 3 51 l, 109 1,238 99

172 208

166

228 80

Total 3, 308 3/3, 329 3,357 3, 539 120 ' 2, 860 3, 263 2,612 2,645 89
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Revi3ed.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND C ~1ICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR:SAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

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

EGGS SET

- - M-a-- y -We--e--kM--.la-:!y;nd-ed- -Jun- e -,I

18

25

1 I

THOUSANDS

2, 127 412
1,699 724 352
2,672 4,845 1, 911
129 7,865
572

2, 136 421
1, 621 792 436
2,641
4,929 1, 783
102 8,010
568

2, 109 104 456 114
1,678 112 748 13 5 413 52
2, 624 92 4,902 103 1, 708 99
108 71
7,998 107
596 108

12, 843

12, 843 12,960 105

I CHICKS PLACED Week Ended

May 18

May 25

June 1

I

THOUS A NDS

II

1, 598

1, 557

I! 209

163

937

962

446

386

i
!

398 2,581

493 2,403

3,460
li 1, 179

3, 656 1, 131

1, 53 7
186 983 397 426 2, 568 3, 563 1, 121

I 409 5,821
I
555

272 5, 933
425

309 6,046
458

I
9,442

9,403

9, 511

o of year ago 1/
99 105 99 124 100 91 110 93 74 106 129
103

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

1,019 665
9. 119 5, 182 11,039 1, 185 4, 570
785 387 l, 919
72,021

1,024

1,049 124

748

771

784

153

801

782 85

877

894

848

92

9, 125 5, 128

9, 188 5,079

104 99

II

7,027 4, 509

7,071 4,478

7,086 4,549

100 108

10,984 10, 884 106

8,097

8,066

8, 175

110

1, 192 4, 535

1, 233 108 4, 514 98

849

973

863

98

3,617

3,690

3, 575

102

723

687 96

325

433 106

440

475

476

99

350

304

277

120

1, 878

l, 886 94

1, 510

1, 519

1, 540

100

71,997 72,035 103

55,059 55,025 55,278

104

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

70, 155

69,715 69,893

54, 164 54,323 53, 249

% of Last Year

103

103

103

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

102

101

104

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Released 6/6/ 68 RGIA CR0P REPORTI NG SERVICE

GEORGIA PRICES RECE IVED l POINT HIGHER
The Index of Pri ces Rece ived by Georgia Farme r s f or All Commoditie s increased l point during the month ended Ma y 15, 1968 t o 250. Thi s was 4 p oints above the May 15, 1967 index of 246 .
There was little change in the price s of the crops used in computing the Crop Index, an~ it remained at 267; this, however, was 8 points above that registered in May of 1967 of 259. Increases in the price of hogs were principally responsib le f or the increase in the livestocK index from 211 i n April t o 214 in Ma y 1968. This, however, was 2 points below the 216 in May 1967.
UNITED STATES PRICES RE CE IVED AND PARITY INDEXES UP l POINT ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended May 15, the Index of Prices Rece ived by Farmers advanced l point (l/3 percent) to 260 percent of its 1910-14 average, the Crop Reporting Board announced t oday. Higher prices for p otatoes and cotton contributed most to the i ncrease. Partially offsetting were price declines for onions, eggs, and hogs. The Ma y index was 3 percent above a year earlier.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers f or Commodities and Services, including Intere s t, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanced l point (l/ 4 percent) during the month. At 354, the index was 4 percent above a year earlier.
With prices of farm products and prices paid by farmers both higher, the preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio remained unchanged at 79, and the Parity Ratio at 73.

INDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AND 1Jl'HTED STATES

Index

Ma y 15

April 15

May 15

1910-14 = 100

1967

1968

1968

GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

246

249

250

259

267

267

216 y

211 y

214

Record High

Index

Date

310 :Va r ch 1951
319 :March 1951 ?}
295 :Sept. 1948

UNITED STATES Prices Received
Parity Index :J
Parity Ratio
Adjusted Parity Ratio &/
(preliminary)

252

259

260

313 : Feb . 1951

341

353

354

354 :May 1968

74

73

73

123 : Oct. 1946

79

79

79

1 Revised . 2 Also April 1951. 3 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. 4 The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, averaged 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted Ratios f or the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payme nts f or the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Stati s tician In Charge

WILLIAM A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

I SSuED- BY:- Th~ Georgia crop-R~porting-s~r~ice~ USDA~ 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-Str~et,-Ath~ns, aa:,In cooperation with the Ge or gia Department of Agricult ure.

PRICES - - RECEIVED i.\.ND PAID BY F.I-\R\fERS , l 1AY 15, 1968 HITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED S ~ATES

: ~M- ay-~ 15----- Ap-r7 i l-1~ 5~~-M-a~ y ~ 15~~~M~ ay~1~ 5 - : Apri l -1-5---M~a- y -1-5

Commodity and Unit PRICES RECEIVED :

. 1967

1968

1968

1967

1968

1968

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.69

l.35

1.35

1.58

l. 36

l -36

Oats , bu .

$

. 84

. 90

.85

. 693

. 694

. 692

Corn, bu . Barley, bu.
Sorghum Grain, cwt.
Cotton1 lb. Soybeans, bu.
Peanuts 1 lb. Sweet Potatoes, cwt.

$ l.48 $ 1.00 $ 2 .20 20.5
$ 2.75
$ 6.90

1 . 27 1.02 2.00 23 .5 2.55 11.5
7-90

1 . 27 1 . 02 1.90 23 -5 2 . 60
7-90

1 .25 1 . 05 1. 97 19-70 2.69
7.08

1. 06 . 963 1 .83 19 .58 2 .56 11.4
7.46

1 . 09 .986 l.84 21. 09 2.58
8 . 03

Hay, Baled, t on : Al l Alfalfa les:i_)edeza Peanut
Milk Cows, head

$ 27.60 $ 36.50 $ 30. 00
$ 24.00 $ 200 .00

30.00 36.50 31.50 24. 00 200. 00

28.00 35 . 00 29 . 00 24.00 200 . 00

23.80 24.50 24. 80 24.10 259. 00

22 .90 23.20 24.70 24 .20 270 . 00

22.40 22.40 24. 00 23.]0 272 . 00

Hogs, cwt. Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ~
Cows, cwt. ?}

$ 20.00 $ 19.40 $ 16.10

16.90 20. 00 16.80

17.80 20.20 16 .90

21.50 22 . 30 16 . 90

18 . 60
23.50 17.80

18 . 20
23.70 17. 80

Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt.

$ 21.90 $ 25-70

22.50 25.50

22 .50 26. 00

23.80 26.80

25 . 30 25 .30 28 . 10 28 .10

Milk, Wholesale, cwt:

Fluid Market
Manufactured
All ;J
Turkeys, lb .

$ 6.45 $
$ 6.45 21.0

6.35
6.35 20. 0

i:J} 6-35
20 . 0

5-13
3-99 4.75 19.5

5.42 4 .19 5-03 18 . 8

Chickens, lb. : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers All
Eggs , All, dcz. PRICES PAID, FEED:

8.5 12.0
ll.8 34.3

8 .0
13 5 13.2 33.0

3/ 7-9
13.2
12.7 28.8

8 .4 14.2
13.5 28.6

7-9 14.6
13 9 27.0

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% Protein i:J}
16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein Hog feed 14%-18% protein, cwt. Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt Broiler Grower Feed, ton Laying Feed, ton Chick Starter, ton Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton

$ 75-00 $ 77-00 $ 82.00
$ 84.00
$ 4.55 $ 5.10 $ 5.10
$ 3-95 $ 4.00
$ 3-70 $ 94.00 $ 94.00 $ 102.00 $ 45.00 $ 36.00

70.00 75.00 8l.OO 82.00
4.20
5.20 5.00 3.80
3-95 3-30 93.00 82.00 91.00 40.00 36. 00

72. 00
75-00 80 . 00 81. 00
4.25 5.20 5.10 3.80
3-95 3-30 93 . 00 82 .00 94.00 39.00 35.00

70. 00 75.00 77. 00 82 . 00
4.54
5-33 5.26
3-59 3.66
3-51 93.00
3}86.00
97-00 34.80
33-10

68 . 00 72.00 76. 00
79- 00 4.37
5-25 5.21
3 -52 3-59 3-19 89 . 00 80 . 00
93 . 00
33-30 31.80

67.00 72.00
75- 00 78.00
4.41
5-f:6 5-23 3.48
3-57 3.20 89.00 80.00
93.00 3 2 . '90 31.40

Y " Cows " and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls.
~ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
3./ Revised .
~ Preliminary estimate.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Ge orgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI1~SS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S . Department of Agriculture ,

GElABLE
Georgia Crop Reporting Service

REP /

R~l l ~958
LIBRAR iES Athens , Georgia

June 1, 1968

GEORGIA

Released: June 8, 1968

Rains in late May were very beneficial to all vegetable and melon crops. During most of May the lack of moisture and cool nights delayed growth in southern and central areas, causing the harvesting season to be shorter than usual.

Harvest of spring snap beans and cabbage in South Georgia was nearing completion around June 1. A 1ight volume of 1 ima beans and tomatoes was harvested in late May. Diseases are causing considerable damage to some fields of cantaloups and watermelons in southern areas. Light volume is expected the first week in June.

UNITED STATES

SNAP BEANS: Mid-spring snap bean supplies are placed at 289,000 hundredweight, 2 percent below last year. Harvest in South Carol ina was active on June 1. In some areas, yields
were reduced by moisture shortages. In areas where moisture supplies were adequate, yields have been above normal. Rain during the last week of May delayed harvest causing some beans to become overmature. Late planted fields generally are in the bloom stage and in good condition. In Georgia, recent rains have been very beneficial to late plantings. Harvest is nearing completion in southern areas. Dry weather in southern counties of Alabama during most of the month delayed the crop. The crop looks good, although late, in central and northern counties where rainfall has been adequate. In Louisiana, rains in late May lowered the quality of beans. Harvest reached the peak about May 25, with a sizable volume expected to be available until about June 15.

-CANTALOUPS: The early summer cantaloup crop is placed at 797,000 hundredweight, 6 percent more than the 1967 crop. South Carol ina's crop started slow because of extremely dry
weather; however, with recent rains the crop is growing rapidly and setting fruit. Light harvest of early planted fields should get underway by the last of June. Ample moisture was received in Georgia during late May and yield prospects improved considerably. Cool nights and dry weather delayed plant growth and caused poor stands of early plantings. Light volume is expected from southern areas in early June. Recent rains in southern counties of Alabama have greatly improved prospects. Vines in this area have set a good crop. In central and northern counties the crop is late due to cool temperatures during May. The Oklahoma crop is later than normal. Most fields are beginning to vine. The crop in central Arizona is in good condition. Harvest should begin around mid-June and continue to late July or early August.

SWEET CORN: The late sprinq sweet corn crop, placed at 554,000 hundredweight, is 9 percent above 1967. In South Carol ina, there are some spotty stands because of the
earlier dry weather; however, recent rains came at a good time and prospects have improved. Cool weather has delayed the crop slightly and harvest is expected to get underway around midJune. Recent rains in Georgia were very beneficial. Harvesting was expected to begin in early June. In Alabama, the acreage in the southern counties was in the tassel stage on June 1. Recent rains have greatly improved prospects in the southern areas. In central and northern counties, the crop is in various stages -- from just emerging to knee high. In Florida, supplies are expected to be heavy during June from the~ spring crop. Supplies will come primarily from the Zellwood area which began 1 ight harvest in late May.

TOMATOES: The late sprinq tomato production is estimated at 1,214,000 hundredweight, 7 percent
below last year. In South Carol ina, volume movement was expected by June 10. Stands in most fields are spotty due to earlier dry weather; however, fruit set is generally good. Good rains received near the end of May were beneficial. In Georgia, plant growth has been delayed by cool nights and dry weather. Irrigated fields have made good progress and 1ight volume moved to market the last week in May. Recent rains have been beneficial in central areas. In Mississippi, the crop is in good condition. In Louisiana, prospects generally are good, although the crop has encountered considerable adverse weather, especially in the Oak Grove-Rayville area. In this area, continued rains delayed transplanting and have held back development. Harvest for the State is expected to peak around June 15 and be finished about mid - July.

WATERMELONS: Production of late sprinq watermelons, at 9,367,000 hundredwei ght, is 3 percent above last year. In Florida, supplies are expecte d to cont i nue at a high level
throughout June. Harvest is nearing completi on at Ft. Myers-Immokalee on June 1. South Cen t ral counties were in volume production on Ju ne 1 and should suppl y the bulk of early June melons. North Cent ral counties ha d 1 ig ht supplies, Volume should peak about mid - June.

( Continued on next page)

!vATERMELONS, Cont.: The first forecast of early summer watermelons is 16,227,000 hundredweight, 3 percent above 1967. In North Carol ina, stands in most fields are good.
In South Carol ina, scattered showers the latter part of May relieved the dry conditions. Vine growth has been rapid. Light harve$t is expected to start by July 1 in the Hampton - AllendaleBarnwell area and by mid-July in the Pa geland-Chesterfield area. In Georgia, movement was expect ed the first week in June from southern areas. t{ecent rains stimulated vine growth and s1z1ng. In Alabama, recent rains have improved prospects. In central and northern counties, the crop is in variable stages of development--from just emerging to vines running. In Mississippi, prospects look good. In Arkansas, the crop has been plagued by heavy rains and cool weather. Floods destroyed stands in a number of fields and considerable replanting was required. Wet fields have hindered cultivation. In Louisiana, the crop is about two weeks late. Consid e rable acreage had to be replanted in both the Saline and Farmerville areas because of heavy rains. In the Saline area, vines are running and blooming. In Jefferson County, Oklahoma, the crop is be g inning to vine--about 2 weeks later than normal. Moisture is plentiful. Some replanting was necessary in central Oklahoma due to heavy rains . In Texas, some hail damage occurred in the Lower Rio Grande Valley . Excessive moisture in central and east Texas has caused damage. Harvest was underway in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in late May--about three weeks later than last year. Harvest should peak in early June. In north Texas, supplies should be available in July.

CROP
.AND
STATE SNAP BEAN S Mid-Sprinft:
South Carolina
Georgia Ala.bama
Louisiana Group Total
GANTALOUPS Ea rly Sumner:
South Carolina
Ge o r g i a
Al a b~a
Okla hom2.
Arizona , Other Group Total
S\'iEET CORN
Lat e Sprin~t.: South Carolina Ge orgia Al a bama
California Group Total
TOMATOE S La t e Sprinlt:
South Carolina Ge o r g i a Mississippi Louisiana
Texa s
Group Total WATERMELONS Early Sunmer:
North Carolina South Carolina
Ge o r g ia Al abama
Mississippi Arkansas
Louiilhne. Cklahctta Texr:.s
Arizona Ca lifornia
Group Total

Acrea;te and e sttma t ed production r eport ed to dat e , 1968 with comparisons

Ac r e a lte

Harvested

For

Yield per a cre

Production

Average

harvest Av. :

Ind. Average

1962-66

1967

1968 : 62- 66: 1967

1968 1962 66 : 1967 :

_ Acre s -

Cwt.

1,000 cwt.

Irid. 1968

4,540

3,700

3,900

30

35

32

2,800

3,000

3,000

25

24

26

880

700

700

20

27

23

2,180

2,200

2,500

27

34

28

10,880

9,600

10,100

27

31

29

135

130

125

69

72

78

18

19

16

58

75

70

290

296

289

3,680

3,500

3,500

38

42

43

5,900

5,500

5,700

56

60

65

1,600

1,500

1,500

48

52

50

1, 620

1,900

1,900

58

60

60

800

1,100

700 124

75

1 25

I3,ooo

13,500

13,300 54

56

60

140

147

150

33 2

330

370

77

78

75

94

114

114

90

82

88

733

751

797

1,240

1,300

1,300 52

60

60

1,940

1,400

1,200

30

32

35

3,000

2,500

3,500

42

50

48

6 ,060

4,000

3,800 70

65

70

12,240

9,200

9,800

55

55

57

65

78

78

58

45

42

123

125

1 68

4 20

260

266

665

5C8

554

7,640

7,100

7,800

73

1C6

85

562

746

663

2,7 60

2,800

3,000 49

67

60

134

188

180

780

650

600

45

50

45

35

32

27

1,140

1,400

1,600

58

55

55

66

77

88

5,700

5,800

5,700

46

45

45

262

261

256

18,020

17,750

18,700 58

73

65

l,C69 1,304 1,214

8,140

6,500

6,700

62

70

70

503

455

469

23,200

24,000

24,000

74

90

85

1,713 2,160 2,040

33,100

36,000

40,000

86

95

95

2,844 3,420 3,800

13,540

13 ,coo

13,500

93

100

95

1,259 1,300 1,282

6,900

8,300

9,500

74

80

80

510

664

760

6,100

5,700

5,600

89

85

80

541

484

448

2,940

3,100

3,300

87

80

80

254

248

264

8, 640

9,500

11,000

70

80

70

607

760

770

75,400

70,000

74,000

63

60

55

4,719 4,200 4,070

4,280

3,4CO

3,900 157

175

160

669

595

624

9,140

9,200

10,000 164

155

170

1,496 1,426 1,700

s 191,380

188,700

201,500

79

83

81

15,114 15,712 16,227

ARCHJE LA1'fGLEY

L. H. HARRIS, JR.

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Athens, Ga., June 10 - -Fie ld work was very active over the State during th e week, but was brou gh t to a halt on Thursday and Friday in the eastern part of the State by rains, according to the Georgia Crop Report i ng Service. Cool ni ghts in northern count ies are causing reduced stands of cotton and 1 imiting development. Prospects for other crops are especia lly good,

County Agents reported a deterioration in the condition of cotton during the week as cool nights were very unfavorable, especially in northern counties. These unfavorable condit ions have resulted in some acrea ges of cotton being destroyed and replanted to soybeans.

Corn is making very good progress, is being laid by in central coun ti es, a nd is tas seling in southern count ies. Nit roge n application and cultivation were general in northern areas .

Tobacco condition is better than the previous week. Harvest is still very 1imited. Peanuts are making good progress. Producers were busy applying land p la ster and pestici des ,

Soybean planting is 70 percent complete Statewide; much of the rema inder to be p lanted is to follow small grains. Mex ican Bean Beetles are damaging this crop in some areas.

Small qrain harvest is progressing upstate and is about 80 percent complete in South Georgia and 45 percent complete Statewide. Hay harvest is very active, bu t some was damaged by rain.

Peach harvest is becoming more widespread. A total of 371 carlot equivalents had been shipped by June 6.

Market Manager~ reported excess ive rains late i n the week delayed har vest of most vegetable and melon crops in southern areas. Tomatoes remain in good condition, as most fields were picked prior to the rains. Sweetpotato transplantinq with vine cutt i ngs is well under way. Diseases continue to show up in some fields of cantaloups and watermelons. Movement of melons is expected to increase this week.

t-/E ,i\THER SUMMARY- Rainfall was generally light over western and northern se ctions of Georgia during the week ending Friday, June 7. Heavy to excessive amounts fell over mo s t of the eastern half of the State late in the period as tropical storm Abby moved through this area. Abby entered Georg i a south of Brunswick late Thursday and moved slow ly no rthward throu gh the southeast and east central sections. Rain began over extreme southea st Georgia Thursday morning and spread over east and central areas as the storm moved northward . Storm totals were almost five inches in parts of the southeast and were more than two inches over the eastern third of the State. Abby brought I ittle or no rain to the extreme western parts of the State and several counties in southwest Georgia were becoming quite dry aga i n by the end of the week. This first tropical storm of the year caused only minor wind damage in southea~t coastal areas and the rains should be beneficial in sections that have been deficient in rainfall for several months.
Temperatures were warm at the beginning of the week, mild early in the week end a nd warm again at the end of the period. Averages for the week ranged from near normal i n the western sections to four degrees below normal in the east. The rain and cloudiness associated with tropical storm Abby kept daytime highs in the 70's on one to three da ys in most of centra l and eastern Georgia.
The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (June ll - 15) calls for temperatures to average 2 to 4 degrees above normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 88 to 93 degrees and normal lows from 63 to 69 degrees. Rainfall is expected t o average less than l/2 inch and occur as widely scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers.
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Precipitation For The Week Ending June 7, 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending
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2nd or 3rdo
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ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 11, 1968

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1968

Georgia: Temperatures in Georgia during ~~y were a little cooler than normal and rainfall was highly varied. North Georgia stayed wet a good portion of the month while some
sections of the southern part of the State became very dry. Toward the end of the month, all areas had received rains and the crop outlook had improved considerably Statewide.

Since June 1, crop conditions have continued to improve except in local areas. The cool nighttime temperatures have contributed to cotton seedling disease and has resulted in some acreage loss, especially in North Georgia.

Pe~ches: Georgia's 1968 peach forecast on June 1 was placed at 230 million p ounds or 4,600,000 bushels. The estimate is considerRbly above the short crop last year
of 148.8 million pounds or 3,000,000 bushels.

Wheat: The June 1 forecast placed Georgia's 1968 wheat crop at 3,870,000 bushels compared with 3,380,000 bushels in 1967. Yield per acre is estimated at 30.0 bushels --
4 bushels higher than last year's average.

Egg Production: Egg production on Georgia farms during M~y was estimated at 416 million--
5 million less than the 421 million produced in l~y 1967. Number of layers
on farms during May averaged 21,879,000 compared with 21,494,000 a year ago.

Milk Production: Milk production on Georgia farms during May totaled 92 million pounds. The level is 1 million pounds above production the previous month and May 1967.

United States Summary

Winter wheat prospects improved 3 percent during l~y as timely showers and cool weather halted deterioration in previously very dry areas of the Central Great Plains. Winter wheat output is now estimated at a record high, 2 percent above last year and 27 percent above average. Corn and soybean planting was ahead of normal in the Hestern Corn Belt, about on schedule in the Southeast, but lagging the usual pace in the Eastern Corn Belt and most Southcentral States. Hay and pasture prospects were above both a year earlier and average. Production of non-citrus fruits is expected to be above last year. Production of 1967-68 citrus, harvest of which is nearing completion is an estimated 28 percent less than last season. Output of spring vegetables is estimated at 4 percent below 1967 but 3 percent above average. Spring potato production is expected to be below last year. May milk production
was 2 percent less than a year earlier and 7 percent below average. Egg production in May totaled 1 percent less than a year earlier but 5 percent above average.

Record Winter Wheat Crop in Prospect: Production of winter wheat is estimated at a recordhigh 1.2 billion bushels. This is 3 percent above
prospects of a month earlier, 2 percent more than produced in 1967, and 27 percent above average.

Winter wheat prospects improved during May as cool weather and timely showers halted deterioration in the previously very dry portions of the Central Great Plains. The rains came too late for a considerable acreage in far WtStern Kansas, southeastern Colorado, the western Panhandle of Oklahoma, and extreme northern High Plains of Texas. However, prospects on the acreage remaining for harvest improved materially. Elsewhere in the Great Plains , prospects are generally good. Cool wet weather delayed maturity but provided excellent filling conditions. In the East and South, prospects remained good to excellent despite some lodging and flood damage. Winter wheat in Idaho was generally in good condition. A lack of moisture c ontin~ed to plague wheat in Washington and Oregon. Light showers the last half of May provided s ome relief, but dryland wheat was under moderate to severe moisture stress on the first of June.

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Peache s : The peach crop is f orecast at 3,788.8 million pounds, 41 percent above l as t year and 8 percent above average. Excluding California Clingstone, mostly a canning
crop, producti on of 1, 948.8 million pounds is forecast, 48 percent more than l ast season a nd slightly more than average.
In the 9 Southern States, production is expected to total 896.3 milli on pounds, 70 per cent more than last year and 29 percent above average. Only Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana expect smaller crops. Increases are largest in the Carolinas and Ge orgia. North Caroli na 's harvest started in late N~y on early varieties. In South Carolina, harvest of earl y var ieties began in the upper Coastal Plains and Ridge areas about mid-~~y, but volume wa s light through June 1. In Georgia, a light movement has been underway since the second week of Ma y . Alabama growers started picking early varieties about May 22. In Louisiana, harvest of early varieties started about May 17. Volume supplies are expected the first week of June. I n Oklahoma,harvest i s expected to start early in June. In Texas, picking of early varieties began i n t he hill country and in northeast Texas in late May. Harvest will increase in June with lat e varieties furnishing supplies until August.
Milk Production: May milk production is estimated at 11, 283 milli on pounds , 2 pe r cent l e ss than a year earlier and 7 percent below the 1962-66 average f or t he month .
Daily average production for May was up 4 percent from April, compared with a 3 per cent seasonal i ncrease a year earlier. May is the peak month in milk producti on.
Poultry and Eggs: Egg production during l~y totaled 6,068 million eggs, a decrease of l percent
from a year earlier but 5 percent above the 1962-66 l'~..ay average . The ave r age
number of l ayers for May is estimated at 311.8 million, up l e s a t han l percent fr om a year earlier but down seasonally by l percent frcm a month earlier. Egg producti on per l ayer averaged 19 .46 eggs compared with 19.72 a year earlier and the May average of 19. 69 eggs.
May egg production was below last year by 9 percent in the West North Central, 2 per cent in the North Atlantic, and less than 1 percent in the South Central region. Regiona l increas e s
were: East North Central, 2 percent; South Atlantic, 3 percent; and the West, 1 percent.
The number of layers on June 1 totaled 309.1 million, a slight decrease fr om a year earlier
but 6 percent above average. Numbers by regions increased 4 percent in both the Sout h Atlanti c
and We s t and 2 percent in the East North Central regions. The sharpest decline was 7 percent in the West North Central region. Both the North Atlantic and South Central regions had decreases of l percent.
The rate of lay on June l averaged 62.3 eggs per 100 layers compared wi th 63 . 2 eggs f or both a year earlier and average. The rate of lay declined in all regions except t he East North Central which had a gain of l percent. Declines were: South Atlantic, l percent , North Atlantic , 2 percent; a nd \Vest North Central and Vlest, each 3 percent. The rate in t he South Cent r a l region was down less than 1 percent from a year earlier.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHA"l Agricultural Stat isti cian

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GEORGIA C R 0 P R E P 0 R T I N G S E lf~''E~BtTY OF GEORGIA
J:.JN l 3 1968

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SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 196B

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June 11, 196B

Georgia's 196B peach crop was forecast at 4,600,000 bushels as of June 1 -- 200,000 bushels above the May 1 estimate and 1,600,000 bushels above the short 1967 crop of 3,000,000
bushels.

Cool, dry weather delayed the development of the crop early in the month, especially in the southern area of the State where the moisture supply was very short. Good rains received the last of the month improved prospects. Abundant to excessive rains have been received in the northern half of the State, but cool weather has delayed growth. The crop is later than usua 1.

According to the Market News Service, 522 equivalent cars had moved to June 9 compared to 906 cars to same date in 1967. A good supply of Cardinal, Dixired, Redcap, Redhaven, Coronet and Keystone will be available during the first half of June.Triogem,Coronet ,a nd Sunhigh will be available in volume the last of the month.

Peach estimates relate 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

1962-66

1967

Mi 11 ion

Mi 11 ion

1,000

Pounds

Pounds

bushels

Indicated

196B

Mi 11 ion

1,000

Pounds

bushels

North Ca ro 1 ina South Ca ro 1 ina GEORGIA Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas

61.8 301 .9

40.0
171 .o

Boo
3,300

96.0 416.0

1 ,920
B,ooo

1B4.4

l4B.B

3,000

230.0

4,600

3B.o

50.0

1 ,000

50.0

1,000

13.2

17.5

350

12.0

240

53.7

52.0

1 ,000

41.6

Boo

6.8

9.2

lB5

B.5

170

B.9

1o. 1

210

12.0

250

:__ _2fl.z _____2~.~ ______ 20Q ____ _3Q.1 _____ 23Q __

9 States

695.4

527.4

10,445

B96.3

17,610

l/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions and excess cullage of
harvested fruit.

C. L. CRENSHA~I Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

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UNITED STATES SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1968
The peach crop is forecast at 3,788.8 mill ion pounds, 41 percent above last year and 8 percent above average. Excluding California Clingstone, mostly a canning crop, production of 1,948.8 million pounds is forecast, 48 percent more than last season and slightl y more than average.

In the 9 Southern States, production is expected to total 896.3 mill ion pounds, 70 percent

more than last year and 29 percent above average. Only Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana

expect smaller crops.

Increases are largest in the Carolinas and Georgia. North Caro-

l ina's harvest started in late May on early varieties. In South Carol ina, harvest of early

varieties began in the upper Coastal Plains and Ridge areas about mid-May, but volume was

I ight through June 1. In Georgia, a I ight movement has been under way since the second week of

May. Alabama growers started picking early varieties about May 22. In Louisiana, harvest of

early varieties started about May 17. Volume supplies are expected the first week of June.

In Oklahoma, harvest is expected to start early in June. In Texas, picking of early varieties

began in the hill country and in northeast Texas in late May. Harvest will increase in June

with late varieties furnishing supplies until August.

In New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, production is expected to be much above last year's small crop. Frost damage reduced New York's crop prospects to 27 percent below average. New Jersey and Pennsylvania expect above average crops.

Smaller crops than last year are forecast in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. Winter injury reduced prospects in Indiana and Illinois, and a freeze early in May took a heavy toll in Michigan. In Ohio, a cold winter and an early May freeze reduced prospects to less than average, but the crop will exceed last year's production. Missouri and Kansas expect larger than average crops. In Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, moisture was generally adequate to size the early varieties and give a good start to late varieties.

Severe April freeze damage and poor pollination conditions reduced peach prospects in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to considerably below last year and average. In VJashington, the Lower Yakima Valley suffered the most. There are good crops in the Parker-Parker Heights areas and on the higher ground south and east of Union Gap. In Oregon, frosts hit the peach crop in nearly all areas; only late varieties on higher elevations appear to have largely escaped damage. In Idaho, hails damaged local areas of Canyon County.

In California, the clingstone crop is forecast at 1,840.0 mill ion pounds, 34 percent above last year and 18 percent above average. Growing conditions have been good. The Freestone crop in California is expected to total 470.0 mill ion pounds, 14 percent more than last year.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATION Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, June 12, 1968
SITUATION AND OUTLOOK (BROILERS)

Production loNer ; Prices Higher
Broiler production in the first half of this year likely will be about 1 percent under the same period last year. Output in the first quarter was about the same as a year earlier, but broiler chick placements for marketing in the second quarter were down about 2 percent.
Rising consumer incomes, little change in supplies of completing red meats, and population gains are strengthening the demand for broilers. Despite competition from larger storage supplies of turkey, broiler prices in recent months have averaged significantly above those a year earlier.
From mid-February through May wholesale prices of ready to cook broilers in 9 major markets av3raged 27.9 cents per pound, 2 cents above prices in the same period last year.
Hatchery Supply Flock May Increase
Pullet chick placeme nts for the broiler hatchery supply flock in April were 7
percent higher than in April 1967. This is the fi r st increase over year-earlier rates since February 1967. Pullet chick placements during t he next few months are expected to be at least as large qS 1967.
Placements in the second quarter will largely determine the size of the hatchery supply flock into the spr i ng of 1969. I mproved broiler prices so far this year and a r ebuilding of t he hatchery supply flock (which is now well belol-T last year 1s high level) will likely lead to incre ased placements. In recent years,changes in the size of the hatchery supply flock have not had a direct ef fect on broiler production,due to changes in the utilization of hatching eg gs.
Moderate Gain in Output Expected
Broiler production in t he last half of 1968 is expected to be r.J.oderately above levels of a year earlier, when fourth qua rter out put was cut sharply. Improved broiler prices and lo-vmr f s ed costs havs provided some incentive to expand production. Some offsetting factors are higher hatching e gg prices and generally increasing costs for other items used in production, processing, and marketing. Feed costs in the last half of 1968 may not change greatly because of the high level of output of corn and soybean meal. Feed manufacturing costs are expected to rise, however.
Broiler prices in the sec ond half will likely continue above last year's depressed levels. Little change is expected in red meat supplies, and their prices are expected to average above year-earlier levels. Pros pective smaller supplies of turkeys will also lend strength to broiler prices.
Chicken Export Payment Program Resumed
Exports of whole broilers in the first quarter 1968 were down 25 percent,compared
with a year earlier. Exports of chicken parts, almost all from broilers, were up 13
percent. Total exports were about the same as a year earlier.
On April 29, the Department announced the resumption of the Chicken Export
PaJ~ent Progr am to enable u. s . exporters to compete in Switzerland where other countries are underselling u.s. chickens through subsidy programs. Export payments are planned
for 6 million pounds of poultry to be shipped to Switzerland. As of June 12, a total of 810 thous and pounds of young chicken had been accepted for shipment prior to August 28. This program is financed by Section 32 (Public Law 320) funds.

SITUATION .h.ND OUTLOCK (TURKEYS)
Suppl i es Above La st Year's
Turkey meat production in the first quarter of 1968 was moderately above a year earlier. Production in the second quarter may be about half' the level of a year ago, as pla cements for marketing in. this period were cut sharply and there are fewer breeder turkeys to be marketed. However, cold storage holdings continued record large.
Cold storage holdings of turkey on May 1 at 225 million pounds, was 49 million pounds above a year earlier, and 106 million pounds above the 1962-66 average.
Through May, turkey consumption and exports were at a high level, resulting in a good movement out of cold storage. From January 1 to May 1, holdings were reduced by 143 million pounds, compared with a reduction of 91 mil~ion pounds a year earlier. Considering current whole sale prices, the level of consumption in the second quarter in recent years, and the current level of exports, cold storage stocks by July 1, may be near last year's record high level of 160 million pounds.
Prices Stren~then, But Below Last Year's Levels
Prices for live turkey strengthened slightly in May and averaged 19.0 cents a pound. This was 1.5 cents above the February low, but 0.5 cents below a year earlier. Prices of frozen ready-to cook turkey in major markets strengthened during i>iay-particularly for heavier reight birds. Prices for fryer-roasters and lightweight hens continued below heavyweight toms, reflecting an increased supply of lighter weight turkeys and smaller supplies of heavyweight toms for further processing and insitiutional use.
1968 Tur:ke y Output Down Substantially; Hip;her Prices Expected
Based on smaller poult hatchings and eggs settings, turkey meat production for the year will likely be cut well below last year's record output. These indicators point to a 15 percent cut in heavy breeds and about 20 percent cut in light breeds. The largest cut likely will be in marketings during the third quarter, with fourth quarter marketings down s o~ewt~tless than last year.
With indicated smaller output of turkey in the main marketing season, and a reduction in cold storage holdings to less price-depressing levels, prices in the main marketing season are expected to average moderately above last year's level of 19.5 cents per pound.
Turkey Exports Up
Exports of turkey and turkey parts in the first quarter of 1968 were up 3.3 million pounds or 34 percent from 1967 levels. Exports are expected to continue above year earlier levels through the summer even with some further increase in price.

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BROILER TYPE

June 12, 1968

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 8 was 9, 492, 000--slightly less than both last week and the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 806, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-1 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 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 $8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $7. 50 for chicks.

Week Ended
Apr. 6 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set !J

I

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

B railers in Georgia

Eggs

Chicks

1967

1968

I Ufo of
year

1967

1968

% of Per
year Doz.

Per Hundred

ago

ago 1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

12, 981 12,909

99

9,672

9, 183

95

60

13,202 12, 877

98

9,929

9,263

93

60

12,736 13,000 102

10,022

9, 168

91

60

12, 899 12,942 100

9,787

9,385

96

60

12, 523 12,800 102

9,949

9, 535 96

60

11,919 12, 83 1 108

9,471

9, 653 102

60

12,414 12,843 103

9, 587

9,442

98

61

12, 53 5 12, 843 102

9, 559

9,403

98

61

12,288 12,960 105

9, 277

9, 511 103

61

12, 155 12,806 105

9,495

9,492 100

61

9.00 9.00 9.00 8.75 9.00 9.00 9,00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 8 was 762, 000-3 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 907, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week and 36 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended June 8 were down 4 percent but settings were up 25 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

i o/o of

I
I

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended}

o/o of

State

May

May June

June year

May May

June

June J year

18

25

1

8

ago 2/

18

25

1

8

ago 2/

Thousands

Thousands

I

Ga.

1, 056

783 900

907

136

719 712

739

762

99

Ill.
Calif.

1,

570 427

3- /

1,

675 663

680 1, 853

635 2,010

115 142

750 625 1, 351 1, 109

440 1, 238

445 1, 095

81 99

Wash.

316

236 106

Total 3, 369 3/3, 357 3,539

185

53

I 3,737 125

I 208 166
I
13,263 2, 612

228 2,645

I 245 107 !
2, 547 I 96

1I Includes e gg s set b y hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.

2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3 I Revised.

STATE

I

Week Ended

May

June

June

25

1

8

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

2, 136 421
1, 621 792 436
2,641 4,929 1, 783
102 8,010
568

2, 109 456
1, 678 748 413
2,624 4,902 1, 708
108 7,998
596

2,994 428
1,687 865 388
2, 574 4,834 1,648
106 7,934
597

GEORGIA

12,843 12,960 12, 806

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon Califor nia TOTAL 1968 {22 State s)

1,024 801
9, 125 5, 128 10,984 1, 192 4, 535
723 325 1, 878 71,997

1,049 782
9, 188 5,079 10, 884 1, 233 4, 514
687 433 1, 886 72,035

1,025 801
9,072 5,065 10, 818 1,033 4,470
701 450 1, 976 71,192

TOTAL 1967* {22 States)

69,715 69,893 69, 193

l ~of Last Year j./ Current week

~s

103 percent of

same

103 week

last

103 year.

Revised.

o/o of l
year j
ago q
I
I 148
I 113
102 155
58 93 104
95 69 107 111

May 25

V/ eek Ended June 1
THOUSANDS

June 8

1, 557 163 962
386
493 2,403 3,656 1, 131
272
5, 933
425

1, 53 7 186 983 397 426
2, 568 3, 563 1, 121
309 6,046
458

1, 554 196 956 368 431
2, 687 3,478 1, 248
408 5, 817
442

105

9,403

9, 511

9, 492

123

771

88

894

103

7,071

101

4,4'78

106

8,066

92

973

97

3,690

96

475

135 II 304

99

1,519

103

55,025

784 848 7, 086 4,549 8, 175 863 3, 575
476
277 1, 540 55, 278

786
1, 015
7' 17 5 4,386 8,467
935 3, 602
586 354 1, 499 55,882

54,323 53,249 53,978

,, 101

104

104

o/o of
year
ago 1/
103 117
95 97
87
96 104 111 104 102
98
100
172 111 100 101 113 105 100 122 136 99 104

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Athens, Georyia

May 196b Released 6/13 / 68

MAY MILK PRODUCTION UP 1 MILLION POUNDS

Milk production on Georgia farms during May totaled ~2 mill ion pounds, according to the Crop Reportin0 Service. This was 1 mill ion pounds above both the May, 1967 and April, 1968 production. The 1962-66 average production was 87 mill ion pounds.
Product ion per cow in herd averaged 665 pounds - 35 pounds above the previous year and 10 pounds above the previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 510 pounds .
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during May was $6.35 per hundredweight. This equaled the April, 1~68 price, but was 10 cents below the previous year.
Prices paid by dairymen for feed during the month were below the previous year.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

Item and Unit

May 1967

Georqia Apr i 1 May 19b8 1968

May 1967

United States

Apr i 1

May

1S68

19bU

Milk Production, mill ion lbs.
Production Per Cow, lbs. l l
Number Milk Cows, thousand head
PRICES RECE IV ED - DOLLARS 1/ All wholesale milk, cwt. 11
F 1u i d mi 1k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi 1k Cows, head

91

91

j2

: 11 ,470 I0 ,L~60

11 ,283

63 0

655 665

81-+J-+

795

859

144

139 138

6.45 6.45

6.35 6.35

200.00 200.00

4/ 6.35 200.00

1+. 75 5. I~
3.99 259.00

5.03
5.42 4.19 270 .00

!I 5.02
272.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS 1/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

75.00 77 .oo 82.00 84.00

70.00
75.00 81 .oo 82.00

72.00 75.00 80.00 81.00

70.00
75.00 77.00 82.00

68.00 72.00 76.00 79.00

67.00 72.00 75.00 7ti.OO

Hay, ton

36.00 36.00

35.00

33. I 0 j 1.80

31 . 40

l/ Monthly average.

11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is avera e for

month. 31 Revised. ~I Pre 1imi na ry.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

JUN l 81968

LIBRARIES

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

~1 . P/H PARKS Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- Th; Ge;rgi~ cr;p-R;p;rti~g-s;r~i~e~ USDA~ 4o9A-N;rth-L~mpkin-Str;et,-Ath;n~.-G~.~ in cooperation with the Georgia Depar tment of Agriculture .

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
Ma v milk p roduction 2 percent below last year
U. S. milk production in May is estimated at 11,283 mill ion poun ds, 2 percent less than a year earlier and 7 percent below the l9b2-66 average for the month. Production for May was the smallest since 1~40, partly because of continued declines in cow numbers ad partly because of the trend toward lower seasonal peaks in monthly production. Daily avera~ production for May was up 4 percent from April compared with an increase of 3 percent in 1961 and a 5 pe rcent average increase. Total milk production during January-May was 2 percent less than a year earlier. Production during May provided 1.81 pounds of milk per person daily, compar ed with 1.74 pounds a month earlier and 1.86 pounds a yaar earlier.

May milk output per cow rises 2 percent
Milk output per cow averaged D5~ pounds during May, 2 percent more than a year earlier and 10 percent above average for the month. Unusually good pastures during May contributed to the improvement. Daily output per cow averaged 27.7 pounds, compared with 26.5 pounds a month earlier and 27.2 pounds a year earlier. Production per cow was at record-high levels for May in 37 Sta t es. Highest output per cow was in California with l ,000 pounds, followed by Washington, 995 pounds ; Minnesota, 980 pounds ; and Wisconsin, ~75 pounds.

Month
January February March April May Jan.-May total June July August September October November December
Annual

Milk per cow and milk production by months,

United States 1968, with comparisons

Milk per cow

Milk product ion

Average

Average

l 9b2-66

1967

1968

1962-66

lS~67

l96b

t-li 11 ion Mill ion Mill ion

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds :'ounds Pounds

Pounds

644

716

724

10,196

9,b47

9 ,608

611

6il

6~9

9,636

9,203

9,249

698

769

778

10,968 10,517

10,269

713

788

79~i

ll '175 l0,7j4

l 0 ,'-!.60

778

84L~

859

12' 143 ll ,470

ll ,2&3

750

uzo

54,118 ll ,658

51,7/l ll ,0~5

50,869

692

J6L~

10,7JL~

10,315

651

722

10,047

9,709

614

680

9, L}L~6

9,124

623

685

~.547

9,16/

603

661

9,208

8' ~lL}

641

699

9. 7S9

0 .299

8,021

&,321

124,49/ 119,294

Change from 1967
Percent
-2.4 70.5 - 2.4 -2.6 -1.6 -1.7

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georg ia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postaye and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle

~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN b-t!.e+~~p;.e.---~~

Athens, Georg1a

Week Endi ng June I/ , 1~68 FARM WO RK VARIED - .

LIB RAR IES

3 p.m. Monday

Athens, Ga., June 17

Georgia farmers performed a wide range of farm work dur ing the

week, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Among the most common of these were cult iva-

tion and fertilization of row crops, insect and disease control, small grain harvest, ha yi ng,

late season planting, and many others. Crop condition remained mostly good. Soil moisture was'

generally adequate except for areas along the western border of the State. A five - county area

in the central part of the dry strip continues to be very dry.

According to County Agents' reports, cotton remained in fair to good condition. Cool ni 9hts continued to cause problems in northern sections and losses to seedling diseases were aga i n reported.

The~~ crop remained in good to excellent condition over much of the State. Late plantings of corn in river bottoms were macie in northern areas while the central and southern area crop has been laid by and was tasseling.

Harvest of tobacco continued very 1ight but topping and ,suckering were very active. Light wind and hail damage was reported in southeastern sections.

Soybean planting reached 80 percent completion and sorghums were about 65 percent seeded. Small qrain harvest neared completion in most southern counties and was about three-fourths complete, Statewide

.0. total of 957 carlots of peaches was shipped through June 13 as harvest gained momentum. Recent rainfall has improved sizing of peaches in many areas .

Market Mana~ers reported vegetable conditions over the State to be mostly good. \latermelon movement was fairly 1ight last week but is expected to be heavy during the current week.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Heavy rainfall was recorded over northeast Georgia early in the week ending Friday, June 14 as the dissipating tropical storm Abby moved northward through the western part of the Carolinas. Some totals exceeded 4 inches in the northeast Geor 9 ia moun t ains. The only other rainfall during the week occurred as showers and thundershowers mainly \.Jednesday afternoon and evening. Amounts were highly variable, ranging from more than an inch at a few places to less than 1/4 inch at a number of stations. Several places along the western border of the State had no measurable rain during the week. Averages by climatological divisions
ranged from 3.24 inches in the northeast to only .38 of an inch in the northwest. Practically
no rainfall was recorded in the State during the week end.

T ~mperatur~s ( 9~ the week averaged slightly above normal in the western part of the State but were near to slightly below normal in central and eastern sections. It was mild at the beginning of the week but a warming trend brought afternoon highs to the 90's in all areas except the mountains by midweek. Most of the State's weather obsevers recorded their highest temperatures of the year on Tuesday and \/ednesday. Cooler weather moved back into the State briefly on Thursday and Friday but a warming trend had be~un before the weekend was over.Early morn i ng tempera t ures dropped to the 40's over extreme north Georgia on Friday and were in the SO's over much of the State.

The f ive- day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (June 18-23) calls for temperature s to average 1 to 3 degrees below normal. It will be warm durin g the first part of
the per iod and cooler the latter half. Normal highs for this time of year range f rom 88 to 93
de g rees and normal lows from 64 to 71. Rainfall is expected to average 1/2 to I 1/2 inches and
occur in showers mainly during the first half of the period.

ISSU ED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, Unive r sity of Georgia; Georgia Departmen t of
Agriculture ; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. s. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMME;RCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The ~ek Ending Jum 14, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extrenes for the week ending June 14, 1968. (Provisional)

Highest: 99o0 at Ml.bany and Cairo on the
11th and 12th.
!Dwest z 40 at Tallapoosa on the 14th.

* For the period June 15-171 1968
T' less than o005 incho
Af ter Five Days Return t o United Stat es Department of Agriculture
St atistical Reporting Service 4d9A North Lumpkin St r eet Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - Uo S . WEATHER REPORT
This report will be treat ed. in all Respe cts as Letter Mail
(See Sec o 34 .17, P aLo & Ro )

Postage and Fees Paid UoS. Department of' Agriculture

9oo /

G~AJ

196~

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

"" ifw~~mr1w rn~1r

ATHENS, GEORGIA

June 19, 1968

BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 15 was 9, 604, 000--1 percent more than the 'f>revious week and 2 percent more than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12,467,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
3 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 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 $8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for
eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set ]_I

1967
Thou.

1968
Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for I Hatch

Broilers in Georgia I Eggs

1967

1968

l I

o/o of
year

Per Doz.

ago 1968

Thou.

I Thou. Pet. 1 Cents

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred
1968
Dollars

Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27
May 4
May 11 May 18 May 25
June 1 June 8
June 15

13,202 12, 877 98

9,929 9~263

93

60

12, 736 13,000 102

10,022 9, 168 91

60

12, 899 12, 942 100

9,787 9,385 96

60

12, 523 12, 800 102

9,949 9, 535 ,' 96

60

11,919 12, 831 108

9,471 9, 653 102

60 -

12,414 12, 843 103

9, 587 9,442 98

61

12, 535 12,843 102

9, 559 9,403 98

61

12, 288 12,960 105

9,277 9, 511 103

61

12, 155 12,806 105

9, 495 9, 492 . 100

61

12, 179 12,467 102

9,457 9,604 102

61

9.00 9.00 8.75 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 15 was 660, 000--
13 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week
last year. An estimated 709, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 22 percent less than the previous week but 31 percent more than the
comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended June 15 were down 7
percent and settings were down 3 percent from a year ago.

State

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

I % Eggs Set (Week Ended)

of

May

June June

June year

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

May June

June

June

25

1

8

15 I ago 2/

25

1

8

15

j o/o of
year
ago 2/

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

783 610* 1, 663 236

Thousands
900 907 680 635 1, 853 2,010 106 185

709 131 260 50 1, 419 1 108 115 1 60

712 625 1, 109 166

Thousands

739

762

440

445

1, 238 1, 095

228

245

660 105 480 99 1, 215 87
180 81

Total

3,292* 3, 539 3,737 2, 503 1 97

2,612 2,645 2, 547 2, 535 93

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.

B ROILE R__ T_!_~E E GGS SE T -AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIA L J , R8AS BY ':.!E E Ks ..: -19"6"8 p -a g e-- 2 -

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EGGS SET

CHICKS PLA CED

S TATE
Ma i ne Connecticut Pennsylvania

1I- -
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1

:Week Ended June
8
THOUSANDS

June
15

2, 109 456
1,678

2,094* 428
1, 687

1, 917 401
1, 463

---- -:r o/o of f;

vv-eek Ended

l
I

o/o of

year ;: -j~ile -------"Jline

uzie- - --, year

ago 1I 1' 1

8

15

ago 1/

!I I,I'

TH.)U3A ND3

I

97

I ,I

1, 53 7

1, 554

1, 566

102

125 :I 186

196

199

109

91 li 983

956

861

84

Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia

748 413

685* 388

689 377

120 58

,II,

397 426

368 431

424

136

412

99

2,624 4,902

2, 574 4, 834

2, 587 4, 895

97 liZ

l
I!
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2, 568 3, 563

2,687 3,478

2,766 3,367

100 105

1, 708

1,648

1, 670 100 'I 1, 121

1, 248

1, 287

128

West Virginia

108

106

107 75 II 309

408

315

88

North Carolina

7,998

7,934

7,973 113 ' 6,046

5, 817

5,963

109

South Carolina

596

597

593 115 :i 458

442

441

102

GEORGIA Florida

ti

12,960

12,806

12,467

104

";! "

9, 511

9,492

9,604

105

J,I

1,034* 1, 025

1, 018 113

788*

786

753

138

Tennessee

782

801

808 108 li 848

1, 015

1, 053

123

Alabama

9, 188

9,072

8, 900 107

7, 086

7, 175

7, 010

105

Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California

5,079

5, 065

4,943 103 II 4, 549 4, 386

4,351

105

10,884 1, 233

10,818 1, 033

10, 577 976

il 109

8, 175

88

863

8,467 935

8, 001 931

106 112

4, 514 687 433

4,470 701 450

4,433 103 I' 3, 575

627 403

99 120

rI!

476 277

3,602
58 6 3;,4

3, 563 536 299

105 120 115

1, 886

1, 976

1,940

99 ,Jl, 1, 540

1, 499

1, 415

96

TOTA L 1968 (22 States)

72,020* 71, 192

69, 764

105

I.
~. 55

282*

55, 882

55, 117

106

!! '

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

69,893 69, 193 66,434

~of Last Year

103

103

105

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

1li153,249
I:
li 104
I'

53,978 104

51,969 106

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

Item
Broiler Type Pullets Placed (U. S. )3/
Total Domestic Chickens T e sted: Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Typ e Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States Egg Production: Georgia 3 outh Atlantic 5/ Unite d States

During Ma

19 6 7 1/

196

Thou.

Thou.

3,688 3,3 64

3,666 3,046

520 2,064
6 250

385 l , 717
6 336

44,729 257,042
3,749 68 ,073

45,375 2 6 1, 528
3, 31 0 59, 227

37,507 211, 569

33,649 209,995

628 11,604

738 10,668

Pet.

! Thou.
!.,.I

hru May 19 68 2 / Thou .

99 91

I
I
p

I

I
74 I

83

!I
" 100
134 r

18, 38 1 16,114
2, 893 12, 677
135 3, 2 17

18, 0 99 15, 50 5
2, 611 10, 50 8
10 6 2, 870

I.

li 10 l

218, 560

il 102 1, 2 06, 375

88 I!
87 I!
II

19,0 22 294, 69 9

II
90
99 II

165, 4 26 933, 53'1:

213 , 879 1, 2 0 5, 942
15,218 246, 576
159,204 946 ,875

118 I'I.
92

4 , 147 62,494

4 , 446 57,704

461 2,470 Mil.
421 1, 135 6, 120

358 78 2,281 92 Mil.
416 99 l, 170 103 6,068 99

1, 831 11, 29 5 Mil.
2,047 5,489 29, 531

1, 398 9, 773 Mil . 2, 127 5, 7 59 29,837

o/a of
l ast year Pet.
98
99
90 83
79 89
98 100
80 84
96 101
107 92
76 87
104 105 101

1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatche r y s upply flocks, includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold d uring the preceding month at the rate o f 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service Slaughte r reports only include poultry slaughtered unde r Federal Inspecti on. 5/ South Atlantic States: Del., Md., W .Va., N. C., S . C ., G a ., Fla., Va.

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLA UGHTERED UNDER FE DE HAL INSP ECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemne d

During Apr.

1967

1968

Jan. thru Apr.

1967

1968

During A pr.

1967

1968

Jan. thru A p r .

1967

19 68

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,030

5, 882

23,098 23, 440 4 .0

3. 6

3.9

3. 9

Pa.

6,362

6,846

27,225 26, 821

5. 8

4. 6

5. 4

5. 3

Mo.

3 , 109

3,726

12, 531 12,853 3 . 9

3. l

5.2

4. l

Del. Md .

7,035

7, 890

27,649 29,833 5.9

4. 3

11, 6 54 10, 812

45, 567 42, 585 5.6

4 ,5

5. 4

4 .7

5. 3

4. 8

Va.

3,779

6, 145

14 , 272 19, 597 3. 5

4. 8

N. c .

19,073 21,063

79, 545 81,075 3. 5

3. 4

4 .3

5. l

4. 8

3.9

Ga.

31,041 29, 884 123,688 119,266 4 .8

5. 5

5. 4

5. 4

T enn.

4,990

5, 181

18,875 19,586 4 . l

2 .7

5.6

3.8

A la.

20,985 21,729

79, 132 84,373 3. l

3. 5

4. l

3 ,7

Miss.

12,470 13, 4 95

50,815 53, 586 3.2

2. 3

4. l

2. 8

Ark.

26,288 28, 572 106, 534 109, 180 4.0

3.6

5.0

. 4. 1

Texas
-------

-

--1-1-,-4-6-0----1-2-,-5-0-8------4-4-,7-0-6-----4-5-,-5-6-7--Ir

3. 2

3. 5

3.8

4 .7

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

u.s. 182,015

723, 667

4. l

.3 . 9

4. 8

4. 3

l 9 0, 9 54

7 3 3' l 55

U, S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agri culture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 3060 l

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - May 1968
Frozen egg holdings were 98 million pounds, up 12 million pounds f rom May l. Year- ea rli e r stocks totaled 71 ~illion. Shell eggs in storage were up seasonally to 205 thousand cas es from 102 thousand on May l. June l stocks were 60 tho usand cases below year-earlier holdings and were 12 thousand ca s es below average. Frozen poultry stocks de creased 27 million pounds during May to 324 million pounds, 10 percent more than a year earlier and 70 per cent above average. Turkey holdings were 204 million pounds compare d with 225 million pounds on May l, l96H. The June holding s were more than double the average for the date. On June l whole birds amounted to 174 m illion pounds while parts, cut ups, and further proce ssing items totaled 30 million . Stocks of meat totale d 669 million pounds, 7 million above a month earlier. This compares with June l stocks of 725 million pounds a year earlier and average stocks of 656 million. Pork holdings increased 29 million pounds during May to 384 million. Frozen pork b e ~lies at 132 million pounds increased 14 percent during May, compared with a 2 percent decrease during May 1967. Frozen pork butts at 9 million pounds increas e d 19 percent during the month. Beef stocks totaled 195 million pounds on June l compare d with month-earlier holdings at 215 million and year-earlier holdings of 288 million.

I '
Commodity

Eggs:

I

Shell

Frozen eggs, total

Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Unit
Case Pound

May 1962-66 av.
Thou.

May 1967
Thou.

A pr. 1968
Thou.

Ma y 1968
Tho u.

217

265

10 2

205

_ 7_ ~!. ~~ ~ _______ '!_11 .9J~____~~._1_~o_____ J'!!. '!~5>___

do.

19,698

39,277 26,621

23,075

do.

34,470

49, 827 56, 650

53,958

do.

95,941

14 9,418 225,075 204,086

do.

4 0,036

57. 038 42,2 2 1

42, 566

do. l2Q!. !~?------ _2J_5}. .?!>.9_- _3_~~.-~(:~--- }_2]!. i>_8_?_--

Beef: F rozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

201, 848

i

do. 1 344, 776

i

do. . lll, 945
do. ! 658, 569

288,007 215, 230
336,033 3 54,900
100, 9 54 91, 43 1 724,994 661,561

194 ,839
383, 512
90,342 668,693

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

May 15 1967

Georgia

Apr. 15 May 15

1968

1968

United States

May 15 Apr. 15 May 15

1967

1968

1968

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

8.5

8. 5

8.0

7.9*

8. 4

7.9

Com '1 Broilers (lb.)

12.0

13.5

13.5

13. 2

14.2

14 .6

All Chickens (lb.)

11. 8

13.2

13.2

12.7

13. 5

13.9

All Eggs (dozens)

34.3

33.5

33.0

28.8

28.6

27.0

Price Paid:(per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

.L>ol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

94.00

93.00

93.00

93.00 89.00

89.00

Laying Feed

94.00

82.00

82.00

86.00* 80.00

80.00

* Revised.

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 3ervic e and

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

these agencies.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

W. A. WAGNE R

Agricultl'lral Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 3060 l OFF ICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and F ees Paid U. S. Department of Ag riculture

UNIVIlRSITI OP a&OR8\A

Week Endin g June 24, 1968

Athens , Geo rgia

ulletin
!'),~
' I
Released 3 p.m. Monday

CROP CONDITIONS DECLINE SLIGHTLY

Athens, Ga., June 24 -- Drier soils received most of the credit for a general decline in

the condition of crops last week, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Even with the

decline, crops were still judged to be in mostly good condition, Statewide. Soil moisture

was short to very short over the southern half of the State but adequate in the north. The

southwestern part of the State was the driest and crops, particularly corn, showed definite

signs of the moisture shortage.

County Agents reported cotton to be in mostly fair to good condition. Seedling diseases caused the loss of stands in a number of northern area fields. Some of these were replanted to soybeans. Insect populations increased and control measures were stepped up~

Corn showed the sharpest drop in overall condition but ~respects had been high and the crop is still considered mostly good. Activity was high in tobacco fields during the week as
topping and suckering continued and harvest increased. About 9 percent of the crop had been
pu II ed.

Small qrain harvest reached about 85 percent completion. Soybeans were planted after grain harvest in a number of fields and about 90 percent of the crop was seeded by week end. - Sorghum plantings reached 79 percent completion.

Peach harvest increased during the week and about 28 percent of the crop had been gathered by the close of the period. A total of 1,350 carlots of peaches was shipped through June 20 compared with I ,597 last year.

According to Market Managers the dry, hot weather is causing damage to some vegetable and melon crops in southern areas. Conditions are reported to be good in the mountain areas. Movement of watermelons and cantaloups is expected to reach peak volume during the week. Tomato harvest has passed the peak. Early varieties of sweetpotatoes are expected to reach the market in early July.

WEATHER SUMMA~Y -- Georgia rainfall was confined to widely scattered showers during the week ending Friday, June 21. Amounts were generally I ight throughout the State and many areas
received no measurable rainfall. About two-thirds of the cooperative weather observers reported less than one-fourth inch of rain and only 3 or 4 reported as much as an inch. Showers were a I ittle more numerous in the northern third of the State and most of the heavier amounts
were recorded in that section. Averages by climatological divisions ranged from .59 of an
inch in the northeast to only .03 in the central division. Showers became a I ittle more numerous during the week end. Several observers in the drier southern sections reported 3/4 of an inch or more on Saturday.

Temperatures were moderately high throughout most of the . week.Af.ter.nooli highs In the low 90 1 s were common in north Georgia and mid and upper 90 1 s were reported in south and central sections. Early morning lows were mostly in the 60 1 s and low 70 1 s. Averages for the week ranged from near to slightly below normal.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (June 25-29) calls for
temperatures to average near normal in south Georgia and I to 3 degrees above normal in the north. Normal highs range from 88 to 91 degrees and normal lows from 66 to 71 de g rees. Rainfall is expected to average 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches in scattered showers in the north and central areas and 1/2 to 1 inch in the southeast. Rainfall is expected to occur mainly during the
latter part of the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Ga; 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
Preci pitation For The Week Ending June 21, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for week ending June 211 1968. (Provisional)

Highest: 97 at several p1aceso Lowestg 48 at Blairsville on the 15th.

* For the period June 22-24, 1968o
T Less than o005 inch,

.

After Five Days Return to

. United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT
This report will be treated in all R spects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

Postage and Fees Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture

,.,

JUN 2 71968

LIVESTOCK REPORT

SPRING P IG CRO.GEORGI A

June 1, 1968
Released 6/25/68 GEOKG IA
CRO P ~E P O RTI NG SERVICE

Sprinq Piq Crop Down 1 Percent
Georgia's 1968 spring p ig crop (December, 1967 - ~~ay, 1968) is estimated at l , 23 5, 000 head , pe rce nt below the 1967 sprin g crop of 1,250,000 head. A to ta l of 174,000 sows farrowed dur ing the pe riod- averaging 7.1 pigs per 1itter.

1968 Fa 11 Intentions Steady

Sows farrowin g during the fall of 1968 {June - November) on Georgia farms are expe cted to number 152,000 - equal to the 1967 fall farrowings. If these intent ions are rea li zed (a nd assuming an average pi gs per 1 itter of the same s ize as last year's of 7.2), the fall p i g crop would total 1,094,000 head.

UN ITED STATES

December - May Piq Crop Down

The December- May Pig Crop totaled 47.7 mill ion head, down I percent from the 48 .2 mill ion head for the same period last year. A total of 6.5 mill ion sows farrowed in this per i od, 1 percent less than the 6.6 mill ion a year earlier. The number of pigs per 1 itter averaged 7. 36
compared with 7.34 last year.

Increase Expected in Fall Piq Crop

Hog producers indicated on June they in te nd ed t o farrow 6.0 mill ion sows durin g t he June - November 1968, an increase of 2 percent from the 5. 9 mil 1ion sows farrowed during the
same period last year. If carried out as intended and if pigs per I i t ter equa i t he average adjusted with an allowance for trend, the June- November 1968 p i g crop will be 44. 1 mi ll ion head, 2 percent more than last year. The 1968 pig crop (December 1967 through Novembe r 1968 ) wou ld be 91.8 mill ion head, slightly above 1967.

Year
Georq ia 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

SOWS F A~ROW ING, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIGS SAVED

Georqia and United States. 1964 - 1968

Sows Farrowin q

Piqs Per Litter

Pi ::: s Saved

Dec. -

June-

Dec.-

June-

Dec. -

June-

May

Nov.

May

Nov.

May

Nov.

I ,000 head

Number

1,000 hea d

152

130

144

125

153

145

176

152

174 ..!/1 52

7.0

7.0

7.0

7. 1

7. I

7. 1

7. 1

7.2

7. 1

1/ 7.2

1 ,064 1,008 1,086 1, 250 1, 235

910 88t> 1,0 30 1 , 09lJ J:./1 , 094

Year
1 ,974 1 ,896 2 ,116 2,344 2,3 29

United

States 1964 1965 1966
1967 1968

6 ,596 5,890 6,201
6,570 6,481

5,525 5,006 5,81 I 5,867 l/5,962

7.23

7.21

7.22

7.27

7.32

7.25

7.34

7.38

7.36

J:./7 .40

47,682 42 ,525 45, 422 48,204
47,712

39 ,862 36 ,415
42,]L~l
43, 29 <:; J:./44 , 100

87,544 78,940 87 , 5 63 91 . 50 2
9 1,812

l/ Spring f arrowing indicated from breeding intentions reports. 2/ Average number of pigs per

1 itter with allowance for trend used to compute indica ted pig crop. Number roun de d to nearest

100,000 head.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
(See Reverse For Number on Farm)

1.-1 . PP1T P/~ :\K S Agricultural Sta tistician

JUNE I I NVEi~TORY
_georqia

Hoos on Farms Unchan oed

The number of hogs and pig s on Georgia farm~ June J, 1968, is estimated at 1,561,000 head, equal to the inventory for June, 1967. Breakdown of t he hogs and pig~ shpwed 21 9 ,000 for breed ing (down 6 pe rcent from the 234,000 breeders last year) and 1,342 ,000 other hogs compared with
1,}27,000 last year.

United States

Nation's Hoqs Down 1 Percent

The June 1, 1968 inventory of all hogs and pi gs on farms in the United States is estimated at SS.O mill ion head. This was 1 percent less than the 59.4 million head on farms a year earlier. Hogs kept for breeding purposes t otaled 8.9 mill ion, down I per~ent. The remainder
kept for other purposes totaled 50.1 mill ion, a decraase of 1 percent.

All hogs and pigs Year:

HOGS AND P IG S ON FAKNS , GEORG I A .\NO UN ITE D STATES

June I, 1964-1~ 68

{Thousand Head)

Hogs and pigs

Other hogs and piqs

for breeding

U'nder

60-119 120- 179 : 180-219: 220 lbs.

Total 60 lbs.

lbs.

i b s . _ _ t _ _ _ _l~b~s~~=--a~n~d~o~v~e~r-

Georqia

1964: 1965: 1966:
1967: 1968:

1,33 5 1, 26 o
1 J 357 1 J 561 1 ,1)61

200

1. 135

522

329

204

57

23

190

1,078

507

310

IL5

~A

22

217

1 J 140

547

331

182

57

23

23l:.

1,327

637

372

226

66

26

219

1.342

577

376

268

94

27

United States

1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968:

5~ J 777 52,968
56 J 165
59,372 59.014

~) J 037
7,915 8,747 8,988 8,897

50,740 lS ,053 47,418 50. 381+ 'iO, 117

26,977 23,469 25,31 6 26,029 25.372

11,480 10,320 10,872 11 ,890 11 608

1. 121 6,694
6,715
7,373 7,616

3,802
3,437 3,383 3,804 Lo.. . 095

1 ,360
1 J 133 1.132 1 ,289 I ,425

Acknowledgement is made to the Postmasters and Rura 1 and Star Route Carriers. for their assistance in collecting the basic information from which these estimates were made. This report is made possible by the cooperation of several thousand Georgia farmers whq furni~h reports for their individual farms.

lssuio-Bv:- The Georgia crop-Reporting-service~ usoA~ 4o9A-North-LUmpkTn-Street,-Athens,-Ga.~ in cooperation with t he 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
u. S, Department of Agriculture

)' UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

GEORG lA CROP REPORTING SER 1

GJN.vERs1ry OF G

ATHENS, GEORGIA

EORGIA

CRIMSON CLOVER SE ED FO ~E CAST Georqia

LIBRARIES

, 1968

Crimson Seed Production Up Sl iqhtly ~ l96U

The 1968 crimson clover seed production in Georg ia is forecast at 525,000 pounds - 3 percent above the very short crop in 1967 of 510,000 pounds, but only 48 percent of the 1962 - 66 avera ge production of 1,102,000 pounds. The acreage harvested is 5,000 compared with 6,000 last year and 9,200 acres for the 1962-66 average. Yield per acre in 1968 is 105 pounds compared with 85 pounds in 1967.

Li tt le rainfall was received during the spring months in the southern half of the State, and yield prospects were reduced in this area. Some intended acreage was not harvested due to low yield. In North Georgia heavy rains during the harvesting season delayed harvest and resulted with heavy shattering.

United States

Crimson clover seed production in the Southern States this year is estimated at 2,053,000 pounds, 15 percent more than the 1967 crop. Reseeding varieties such as Dixie, Autauga, and Auburn are expected to total 1,286,000 pounds compared with the 1,087,000 pounds produced from these varieties last year.

Heather conditions were generally favorable for production of crimson clover. Development durin g the winter months in the southern producing States was generally good. Ample moisture in Alabama and Tennessee favored growth and development and weather conditions were generally good during harvest. In Georgia, rainfall during May caused some shattering and delayed harvest. A generally favorable season in Mississippi and Arkansas produced above average yields. The five - State total of 14,400 acres is 12 percent below the 16,400 acres harv ~ sted last year and 47 percent below the 1962-66 average.

Yield per acre in the five-State area is estimated at 143 pounds, an increase of 34 pounds from the 109 pound yield in 1967. Yields exceeded last year in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. The indicated yield of 250 pounds in Arkansas was the same as in 1967.

Harvest of crimson clover seed was generally later than last year. Average beginning dates of harvest this year were: May 22 in Georgia, May 25 in Alabama, May 21 in Mississippi, and June 3 in Tennessee and Arkansas.

Carryover of old-crop crimson clover seed by growers in the five Southern States is estimated at 28,000 pounds, 49 percent less than last years carryover of 55,000 pounds. A report covering June 30, 1968, stocks of old- crop seed held by dealers will be issued Augusts.

There has been no crimson clover seed imported since September 1963.

An estimate of the late-harvested crimson clover seed crop in Oregon is scheduled for release August 8.

(OVER)

- 2-
CRIMSON CLOVER SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production, Average 1962-66, annual 1967 and 1968

State
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Miss.
Ark~

Acres harvested

lndi-

Average 1967

cated

1962-66 ll

1968

Yield per acre lndi-
:Average: 1967 cated
:1962-66: l l 1968

Acres

Pounds

9,200

6,000

5,000

116

85

105

5,800

2,000

1 ,600

168 140

180

8,600

5,000

4,300

125

90

150

2,920

2,800

2,800

120 140

150

860

600

700

189 250

250

Production (clean seed)

lndi-

Average

1967

cated

1962-66

ll

1968

Thousand pounds

1.102
947 1 ,089
349 160

510

525

280

288

450

645

392

420

150

175

Total 5 States

27,380 16,400 14,400

132 109

143

ll Revised.

3,646

1'782 2,053

C. L. CRENSHA~J Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

Af t er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Sta t istical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid
u. s. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

BROILER TYPE

LIBRARIES

Placement of l:lro iler chicks in Ge or gia during t e

was

9, 660, 000--l percent :nor e than the previous week and S percent more than the com-

parable week last yeal~ , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .

An estimated 12,417,000 broiler t ype e ggs v-rere set by Georgia hatcheries sli ghtly

less than the previous -r,re ek but .2 percent more than the comparab le week a year earlier .

The majority of the pr i ces paid to Georgia Froc:Jucers for broiler hatching e ggs

were reported within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen . The average pr i ce of

hatching e E: gs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of e ggs from flocks with hatchery

owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average pri ce . Most pl~ ice s received

for broiler chicks by Geor gi a hatcher ies wer e reported within a range of !.~8 . 2) to .8 . 75

with an average of '. -9 . 00 per hundred . The average prices last year were 56 cents for

eggs and \ 7 . 75 f or chicks .

Week Ended

I

I
I

1967

I Thou .

I Apr . 20 12,736

Apr . 27 12 , 899

Hay 4 12,)2 3

111 Hay

11,919

May 18 l2,L.lL.

Hay 2) 12 , 53.5

June l ' 12,288
I June 8 1 12,155
June 1s 12 , 179

June 22 ! 12,179

G~O~GIA EGGS S :~T, HATCHP~GS , Mm CHIC K PlACill'TENTS

Eggs Set ~/

1968 Thou .

c/0. of year ago
Pet .

Chicks Placed for

Broilers i n Georgia

7u of

1967

1968

year

ago

Thou .

Thou .

i:;ct .

Av . Price

j liatch Eggs
I Per
I
I Doz .
~ 1968

tsr o 1 l e r Chicks Per Hundred 1968

I Cents

Dollars

13,000 12 , 942 12,800 12 , 831 l2 , 8L.3 12 , GL3 12 , 960 12 , 806
12,467 12,417

102

10,022

100

9,787

102

9,9L.9

108

9,471

103

9, 587

102

9 , 5 59

lOS

9, 277

lOS

9, 495

102

9,457

102

9,226

--L

9, 168
9,385
9,535
9,653
9, L42 9,L03 9,)11
9,492 9, 504 9,600

91

I 60

96

I 60

96

I 60

102

I 60

98

61

98

61

103

61

I

100

I I

61

102

I
I

61

lOS

I 61

-l

9 . 00 8 . 75 9 . 00 9. 00 9.00 9 . 00 9 . 00 9.00 9-. 00 9 . 00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 22 was 753,000- -
14 percent more than the previous Heek and 32 percent more than the comparable week last year . An estimated 1,032,000 e ggs for the production of egg type chicks >Jere set by Geor gia hatcheries, 46 percent more than the previous week and 53 percent more than the comparabl e week last year .
In the f our states that accounted f or about 2) percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the 1-~reek ended June 22 v.rere up 22 percent and settings were up 32 percent from a year ago.

I '
State I
I

EGG TYPB .'. GGS SET ATilD CHIC KS HATCHED, 19?8

Eggs Set (1fl!eek Ended)

I

%of

I !

Chicks Hat ched (!.Jeek Ended) ! %of

June June June June year I June June June June year

l

8

l)

22

ago 21 l

8

1.5

22

ago 2/

Thousands

Thousands

I Ga .

900

Ill.

680

907 635

709 1,032

260

525

1)3 739
112 I 440

762 445

660 480

753 )00

132 121

I I
Calif . 1 1,853

2, 010

1,419

1,918

lt!ash .

140-l~

185

ll)

146

142 ,l, 238 1,095 1,21) 1,444

57

22.8

24.5

180

114

130 54

i
Total

3,573-l~

3,737

2,)03

3,621 L_UJ,645

2,547

2,535

2,811

122

vI7 Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks .

Current week as percent of same week last year .

-l:-Revised

-- ~--
STATE

Bi=WILl'l TYFE SGGS Si.T _4;D CHIC ~CS PLi, C~D I H COi i:: ~.-lCi f\ L AE .~:S BY lJE:SKS - 1968 Pa ge 2

~--~-=--=-~=~,zggs SET_ __~-=---

I j June

i.feek 2nded June--June---~

--- --j==-=~ ;) of L_ ___
year_ , ~ .June

-

CHICl~ P~-i.CED~------

t>Jeek Ended . - J ; ; of

June

June

:year

---

1;---~----~-

22



THOUSP. Y'DS

-~yo_~_ --~------15_______ ~-----i~to 1/.._______

t

THOUS.A !\DI S

Maine

2, 094 1,917 2,089 100 ~ 1,554 1~566 1,543

99

Conne c t i c u t

428

401

h54 129 ~ 196

199

21} 113

Pennsylvania

1,687 1,463 1,555

97

t:;

956

861

929 103

Indiana Eissouri Dela'tvare

685 388 2,574

689 377 2,5s7

689 325 2,57o

126 52 9o

~ j
r

368 431 2,687

424 hl2 2,1 66

377 L4o 2,468

129 108 94

.
:::>

-1aryland

4,83h 4, 895 4,902 107 ~ 3,478 3,367 3,522 lCO

Vir ginia

1,648 1,610 1,633

93 r 1,248 1, 287 1,429 128

~-iest Virginia

106

107

110

12

ij h08

31.5

289

(:9

North Carolina 7,934 7,973 7,964 112

5,817 5,963 5,885 105

South Carolina

597

593

55o 104

442

4Ll

423

96

G-O.: GIA

12,806 12,467 12,417 102

9,492

0/ ' 6oL.

9, 660

lOS

~ lorida

1,025 1,018 1,018 124

786

753

785 152

Tennessee

801

808

781

92

1,015 1,053 1,049 102

Alabama

9,072 8,900 8,794 102

7,175 7, 010 6,757

96

His s issippi .

5,065 4,943 4,991 102

h,386 L,351 L,388

99

Ar kansas

10,818 10,577 10,522 102

8,467 8,001 1,956 103

louisiana

1,033

976

983

86

935

931

930 104

Texas

h,470 4,433 4,299

96

3,602 3, .S63 3,532

97

~iashingt on
Ore &on

701 450

627 h03

574 411

95 121

I~ I

586 354

536 299

537 105 320 119

California

1,976 1,940 1, 826___:_:95__1 1,499 1,4.15 1,47h

91

TOTAL 1968

71,192 69,764 69,463 102 ' 55,882 55,117 54,906 102

(22 States)
TOTAL 1967~~

69,193 67,37CP~~ 68,319

!53,978

53,. 68()-'n~(- 53,876

(22 States)

ct

_j~ to of last Year

103

104-JH< ,-1-::0;-2--;-___

v-current * week as percent of same week last year.
*!;- Rcoevrirseecdte. d.

_1_04..;___ _1_0) -lH<

102

r '' .. . '.. I...(; H' P . T ~ n1\'

Athens, Ge

Wee}{ Ending July 1, 1968 CROPS DETE~IORATE

UBRARI~~

3 p.m. Monday ~

Athens , Ga ., July l -- The condition of most crops and pastures declined considerably during the pas t week, a ccording to the Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture wa s mostly very short t o short over much of the southern two-thirds of the State and yield prospects dropped unde r continued sunny ski es . There were isolated areas in the dry sections that had r ece ive d very s cattered thunder showers and these areas continue to report good crop conditions.

Cotton was the only crop that County Agents as a whole reported in about the same condition as a week ago . Insect infestation levels showed a small increase and reflected the very active control programs . About 83 percent of the crop was squaring by the week end and about one-half was setting bolls .
''
The sharpest decline was reported in the State's corn crop. Some areas that had previously reported excellent prospe cts were said to be approaching the critical point. Soybean plantings continued but were limited mostly to fields where small grains were recently harvested. About 90 percent of the crop has been seeded. Sor~hum plantings reached 79 percent completion.

Tobac co harvest increased and 18 percent of the crop had been pulled by the week end. Topping and suckering were again the main activity with insect controls , claiming part of the workload. Small ~rain harvest was drawing to a close as about 95 peree-nt of these crops has been combined.

The volume of peach movement continued to increase and 43 percent of the crop was judged gathered . Carlot e quivalent shipments through June 27 totaled 1,739 compared with 2,094 carlots thr ough the same date l ast year.

Market Manager s reported the continued dry weather and hot sun damaging ve~etable and mel~n crops. The harve st season will be shortened in southern and central areas unless relief is_____
received soon. Movement of watermelons and cantaloups remained heavy. Moderate supplies of cabbage are available in the mountain areas and snap bean harvest is beginning this week.

WEATHER SUMMARY -- Rainfall was mostly light to locally moderate over Georgia during the v1eek ending Friday June 28, 1968 . Amounts were quite variable in showers that occurred early in the period and again about Thursday. Several places had more than an inch during the week but most cooperative weather observers measured less than one-half inch and a few recorded no measurable rain. Large se ctions of the State were very dry at the end of the week. No rain was reported during the week end and the hot, sunny weather caused rapid depletion of the dwindling soil moisture .
Georgia temperatures showed more variation than is usual for summertime. A warming trend
during the first part of the week brought midweek readings to well above normal. Early mornini lows wer e in the mid-seventies in south Georgia and were near, or slightly above, 70 degrees in the north on one or more days. A cold front moved through the State on Thursday causing a 24-hour drop in temperatures of frcm 10 to almost 20 degrees. Lows were in the 40's in extreme north Georgia on Friday and dropped to the 50's in most central and southern areas. A large number of weather observers reported new record lows for the date. Rapid warming during the vTeek end brought above norm?-1 temperatures back to the State by Sunday.
The five-day outlook f or the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 2~6) calls for temperatures t o ave r age l t o 4 degrees below normal. It should not be so warm Wednesday and Thursday but warm again by Saturday. Normal highs range from 88 to 93 degrees and normal lows
fr om 66 to 72. Rainfall is expe cted to average l/2 to l inch and occur in scattered showers
and thundershowers ma inly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
I SSuED- BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Service~ Athens~ Georgia;-in cooperation with-the--- ! Cooper ative 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 Athena, Georgia
ESSA.
Precipitation For The Week Ending June 28, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending June 28, 1968 (Provisional).,

Highest: 99 at Hawkinsville and Valdosta on the 26th.
42 at Blairsville on the 28th.

* For the period June 29-July 1, 1968o
T Less than .005 inch.

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Releas e d 7/ 2/l 96b GEO ~ GIA C; OP ~i P O RTI N G S~ RV IC E

GEORG IA P:U CES i~ ECE IVED 2 PO INTS HIGHE R

The Inde x of Prices Recei ved by Georgia Farmers for AI 1 Commodit ies increa sed 2 po i nts dur i ng the month en de d June 1) , ]j 68 to 25 2 . This was 2 points abo ve the J une 15, 1967 i ndex of 2SO.

There was 1 i ttle change in the pr i ces of t he crops used i n compu t in ~ t he Cro p Index, and it remained at 26i; this, however, was j points above that registere d i n June of 1967 of 264. Increases in the price of hogs, chickens, and eggs were pr i nc ipall y res pons i b!e fo r t he i ncrease in the livestock index from 214 in May to 221 in June 196b. This wa s 2 po i nt s above the 21 9 in June 1967.

U i~ITED STATES PKICES .~ECEIV 0 INDE;( DO\/N l POINT, PARITY IND EX UNCH i\N GED AUJUSTEu PA;U TV RAT I 0 79

The Index of Prices Receive d by Farmers dec! ined l point (l / 3 pe rce nt ) d~r i n s the mon t h en de d June 15 , to 25~ percent of its 1910-14 average , the Crop Re por t i ng Boa rd an nounced to day. Contr i buting most to the decrease were price declines fo; wheat and mil k . Pa rt ia ll y of f se ttin g were h ig her prices for hogs and eggs. The June index was l l/ 2 perce nt a bove a ye ar e arlie r .

The lnde;< of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodit ies anc:J Ser v i ce s, Incl udi ng Int e re st, Ta xes, and Farm Wage Rates, at 354, was unchanyed from May , but 4 percen t abo ve a ye ar earl ier.

With prices r ecei ved by farmers down slightly an d 0 r i ces pai d by f a rmer s un c h a n g e ~ . the Preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio remained at 79, an a the i' arity kat ie a t 7) .

Index
l g 10- 14 = l 00

l iWE X NUMBE ;{S -.- GEOi\GIA Ai~ D UNITL: O S TP,H: ~

June 15 May 15

June 15

lj 6l

l 0 6L

I ~ Sb

-

-

-1n dr\ee c/<

o

r :

d

Hi c,h Da te

GEORGI A Pr i ces l~ece i ved
,13,11 Commodit ies
All Crops Livestock and Livestock
Products

1/ 250 ] ,':.:,)4
219

250

/ ~ 2

267

207

214

221

310 i"ia r ci1 195 1 )I; March 1951 Jj
295 Se pt. 1~48

UN I TEO STATES
Pr i ces i{ece i ve d
, a r i t y Index J/
?a r i t y i{ a t i o

255

2b 0

259

31) Fe b. 1951

342

3 54

3~- L~

35L:. J une 196b ~I

75

73

73

12 3 Oct. i ~46

Adjusted Parity ~atio ~/ (pre 1 imi nar y}

bO

79

7'9

.!/Revi se d . 1:/ Also Ap ril 19 51. 3/ Prices Paid, In t erest, Ta;:e s, an d Fa rm .!a ge Ra tes bas ed on da t a f or the indicated dates. !!,7 Also May J ~ G8. :2/ The Adjuste G Par it y Rat io, ref lec t in g
Government payments, averaged 79 for the year 1~ 6 7 com~ a re ~ wi t h 74 f or t he Par i t y ~atio. Prel imi nary Adj uste d Ratios f or the current year, sup p l ied by the Econom i c ,,e sea rch Se rv i ce ,
a re ba se d on estima t ed cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Governme nt pa yme nt s f or the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Ag ricultural Stat i s t ician In Charge

':! iLLI AI'-1 A. \/AG i!ER Ag r i cu lt ural Stat is t ici a n .

ISSU ED BY: The Georgia Crop Reportin g Service, USD A, 409A North Lumpkin Stre et , Ath en s , Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Ag r i culture.

?;<ICES--RECEIVED AND :>AID BY FARMERS JUNE 15, 1968 \liTH COMPARISO ~!S

GEORGIA

UN IT ED STATES

June 15

May 15

June 15 :June 15: May 15 June 15

~ommodi ty and Unit

1~67

1968

1968

1967

1968

1968

PRICES RECEIVED

~/heat, bu.

$ 1. 55

I. 35

1.20 1.49

1.36

1 2'-t

Oats, bu.

$

.80

.85

.76

.717

.692

.694

Corn, bu.

$

1.48

1.27

I. 25 1.26

1 .09

1.07

Barley, bu.

$

.~6

I .02

.98 1.06

.986

.970

Sorghum Grain, cwt. Cotton, 1b.

$ 2.20
21 .o

1.90 23.5

1.90 1.97 23.5 20.34

1.84 21 .09

1. 80 20.79

Soybeans, bu.

$ 2.70

2.60

2.50 2. 71

2.58

2.54

Hay, Baled, ton:

.l\ 11

$ 27.60

28.00

27.50 23.20 22.40

21 .90

Alfalfa

$ 36.50

35.00

34.00 23.90 22.40

22.30

Lespedeza

$ 29.50

29.00

30.00 24.50 24.00

23.60

Peanut Mi 1k Cows, head

$ 24.00 $ 195.00

24.00 200.00

24.00 23.70 23.30 190.00 259.00 272.00

23.00 273.00

Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. l/ Cows , cwt. 2:./

$ 20.80 $ 20.00 $ 16.90

17.80 20.20 16.90

18.40 20.20 16.90

21. I0 23.00 17.40

18.20 23.70 17.80

19.30 23.80 17.90

Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt.

$ 22.40 $ 25.00

22.50 26.00

22.50 24.60 27.00 26.80

25.30 28.10

25.50 28.20

Milk, Wholesale, cwt: F1u id /'1a rke t Manufactured All ]_/

$ 6.25 $ $ 6.25

6.35

s.os 5.40

3.96 4.18

6.35

!;!:/6.25 4.67

4.99 !;!:/4.93

Turkeys, lb. Ch icken s , 1b :

21.0

20.0

20.0 19.8

19.0

19.5

Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers



7.5

12.S

8.0

8.5

7.6

7.j

7.9

13.5

14.0 13.6

14.6

15.0

All

12.3

13.2

13.8 13.0 13.9

14.4

Eggs, All, doz.

33.3

33.0

39.0 27.4

27.0

30.3

PRICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 11

14% Protein

$

16% Protein

$

18% Protein

$

20% Protein

$

Hog Feed,l4%-18% protein, cwt. $

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt.

$

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$

Bran, cwt.

$

Middlings, cwt.

$

Corn Meal, cwt.

$

Poultry Feed, ton 11

Broiler Grower Feed

$

Laying Feed

$

Chick Starter

$

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$

All Other Hay, ton

$

74.00 78.00 84.00 85.00 4.55
5.20 5.00 3.95 4.15 3.70
9b.oo
94.00 102.00 40.00 35.50

72.00 75.00 80.00 81.00 4.25
5.20 5.10 3.80 3.95 3.30
93.00 82.00 94.00 39.00 35.00

74.00 76.00 b2.00
b4.oo
4.20 5.20
5. I0
3.85 3.95
3.30
89.00 85.00 90.00 36.00 34.00

69.00 75.00
77 .oo
82.00
4.58
5.35 5.31 3.59 j.67 3.50
94.00 b7.00 98.00 32.70 31. 10

67.00 72.00 75.00 78.00 4.41
5.26 5.23
5.48 ).57
3.20
8~.00
8o.oo
93.00 32.90 31 .40

67.00
71 .oo
75.00 77.00 4.41
5.28 5.28
3.4h
3.57 3. 19
88.00 80.00 93.00 31.90 30.30

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.
3/ Revised ~/ Preliminary estimate.

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G E 0 R G I A C R 0 P R E P 0 R T I N S E RLVBR~Iis

ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 3, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 29 wa s 9, 406, 000-.3 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week last _year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 497, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcherie s- -1 percent more than the previous week and l percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching e ggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hat chery owned cocke r els generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 ce nt s for e ggs and $ 7.75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, Eggs Set];_/

1967 Thou.

1968 T hou.

H..~TC HINGS, AND CHI C K PLACEME N TE:

.A v.

Chicks Place d for

Hatch

o/o of

Broilers in Georgia Eggs
%of P e r

year

1967

1968

year Doz.

ago

ago 1968

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cent s

Price Broiler Chick s Per Hundred 1968
Dollars

Apr. 27 May 4 May ll May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29

12, 899 12,942 100

9, 787

9, 385 96

00

12, 523 12,800 102

9,949

9,535

96

60

11, 919 12, 831 108

9,471

9,653 10 2

60

12,414 12, 843 103

9. 587

9,442

98

61

12, 535 12, 843 102

9, 559

9,403

98

61

12, 288 12,960 105

9, 277

9, 511 103

61

12, 155 12,806 105

9,495

9,492 100

61

12, 179 12,467 102

9,457

9,604 102

61

12, 179 12,417 102

9. 226

9,660 105

61

12, 354 12,497 101

9, 177

9,406 102

61

8.75 9 .00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 29 was 682, 000-9 percent less than the previous week but 29 percent more than t he comparable w e ek last year. An estimated 8:_36, 000 eggs for the production of egg type c hick s were set bf Georgia hatcheries, 19 percent less than the previous week but 42 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatc h of all egg type :chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended June 29 were up 27 percent and settings were up 2 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCi1:ED, 1968

State

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

June

June June

June

8

15

22

29

! %of
year

I

ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

June June

June

June

8

15

22

29

Thousands

Thousands

Ga.
Ill.

907 635

709 1, 032 260 525

I 836 I 142

325

76

762 660

753

682

445 4 80

500

4 80

Calif. 2, 010 1, 419 1,918

Wash.

255*

115 146

i 1, 685

I
I

103

114

44

I

1, 095 1, 215 245 180

1, 4 44 11 4

l, 522 203

Total ! 3, 807* 2, 503 3, 621

I 2,960 I 102

! 2. 547 2, 535

2, 811

2, 887

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks .

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

o/o of
year a go 2/
129 115 144
74
127

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME H.CIAL AREAS BY WEEKS -1968 Page 2

EGGSSET

C HICKSPLACED

STAT E
Maine Conne cti cut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delawar e Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

year

une

year

a 1/

29

a o 1/

.....

H

THOUSA NDS
I
I'

,CD
Q I <t: ro I ....

1, 917 401

2,089 454

2,054 411

102 126

llp1i

1, 566 199

1, 543 213

1, 506
161

97 83

1, 463

1, 555

1,633 104 li 861

929

895

94

689 377 2, 587 4,895

689 325 2,570
4,902

695 307 2, 547
4,949

122 50 92
108

."!I

424 412

2, 766

I: 3, 367

377 440 2,468 3, 522

375 476
2, 769 3,272

101 127
95 105

0
.r.o.
bD H 0
Q)
lJ

1,670 107

1, 633 110

1,683 101

95 69

II

1, 287 315

1, 429 289

1, 054 438

94 106

7,973

7,964

7, 833 109 !;I 5, 963

5, 885

5, 964

106

593

550

463

86 I , L_i,41

il

423

416

101

.
::::>

GEORGIA

12,467 12,417 12,497 101 !i 9, 604

9,660

9,406

102

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana

1, 018

1, 018

1,027 121 ,, 753

785

801

169

808

781

726 84 I 1, o53

1,049

1, 083

103

8,900

8, 794

8, 743 101 I 7, 010

6, 757

6,912

100

4,943

4, 991

5,024 107 I 4, 351

4,388

4,346

101

10, 577 10, 522 10,423 103 !! 8, 001

7, 956

7,873

104

976

983

966 89

931

930

912

107

4,433

4, 299

4,032 92

3, 563

3, 532

3,363

95

627

574

557 95

536

537

553

103

403

417

339 113

299

320

336

132

1,940

1~ 826

1,934 97

1 415

1 474

1 489

8

69,764 69,463 68,944 101

55, 117 54,906 54,400

102

67,370 68,319 68,018

53, 680 53, 876 53,242

....
0

104

102

101

aCeuVr'rlesendt. wee k as percent of same week last year.

103

102

102

.
.U)
::::>

Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bullet
~ GEORGIA CROP REP -fi~I~E~~~~~~~EORGIA
Athens, G org1a J UL 1

Week Ended July 8, 1968

Monday

CROP CONDITION DECLINES FURTHER

Athcnn, Ga., July 8 -- The condition of all crops , hay and pasture de clined during the

past week, a ccording to the Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service. The drouth conditions wer e

alleviated ove r most areas except the southwest quarter of the State by end of week. This

will be beneficial to crop s in these areas but was not entirely r e flected in r eports r e ce ived.

County Age nts report ed the condition of cotton to have de clined during the week. Conditions were good for weed and insect control but there was a de cline in the vegetative growth and some shedding of fruit caused by inadequate moisture. The crop is blooming and setting fruit except in the northernmost counties.

The corn crop was in the critical stage of development and the l a ck of moi sture was particularlJ damaging in the southern half of the State . Yields espe cially in the southwest quarter of the State will be reduced considerably.

Soybean plantings wer e reported to be 96 percent and sor~hum plantings 89 pe rcent complet e . Dry soils we r e a hindrance to completion of the plantings of thene crop s .

Tobacco harvest continued and is now 25 percent complete . Irrigation water was limited in some areas and the condition of tobacco is not holding up to previous expectations.

The rrinci~al peanut producing area of the State is located in that ar ea that has not r e ceived adequate r e lief from the drouth; conse quently, the condition of this crop declined sharply. Reports indicate that yields of the Spanish varieties have already been reduced but that runners could still recover.

Good quality peaches are moving to market in volume . Keystone, Southland, Rcdglobe , Sunhigh and Ranger varieties arc available in most areas. Carlot equivalent shipments through July 4 were 2,140.

Market managers reported the fresh vegetable movement declining in South Georgia. There' is still heavy movement of watermelon and cantaloups. Hot sun and dry soils damaged the crops in some areas. Cabbage and snap beans are available in the mountain areas.

WEATHER SU~ARY -- Rainfall during the last part of the week ending Friday, July 5, brought some r e lief to many of the drier sections of Georgia. Amounts varied considerably over the State, ranging from l e ss than 1/2 inch at several places to more than 3 inches at a few others. About one -half of the reporting we athe r observers measured over an inch of rain from Wednesday through the end of the week. Fortunat8ly some of the larger amounts occurred in the previously dry southern and central areas. For many places this was the first appreciable rainfall in three or four weeks and soils had become extremely dry. Averages by climatological divisions ranged from .68 of an inch in the northwest to 2.19 inches in the central. Additional rain is still badly needed in much of the southwest se ction of the State . Light rains fell during the week end but were confi~ed mainly to the southeast area.

Temperatures were hot early in the week when several places in south and central Ge orgia experienced highs of 100 degrees . Afternoon readings in the mid and uppe r 90's we r e common in all areas except the mountains. Temperatures were mild after Wednesday under cloudly, rainy skies. Highs were generally in the 80's during the weekend. Averages for the week ranged
from 1 to 3 degrees below normal.

The five -day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 9-13) calls for temperatures to average 2 to 5 degrees below normal with no important changes indicated. Rainfall is expected to average 1/2 to 1 inch and occur as scattered showers or thundershowers mainly about Wedne sday and Thursday.
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Cooperative Extension Service , University of Georgia; Georgia Department of
Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, u.s. Department of Commerce .

U. II. D.EPAaTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens. Georgia ESSA.
Precipitation For The Week Ending July 51 1 968
GEORGIA

Temperature, extre~s for the week ending
July 5, 1968o (Provisional)

Highest: Lowest:

101 at Cordele and Hawkinsville on July lo
0
42 at Clayton on June 29.

* For the period July 6-8, 1968
T Less than .,005 incho
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GEOilGIA HAP SHOWING CROP REPOI1TI NG DI STRICTS

Cot t on Acrea ge :> Jan te d by Oist r !ct s

-----.--

.

: 1968 a s pe rcerit--

Distr ic t : 1967 : : . 196C ~ . of L,,o7

(OOQ acres)

1. '

] c
- .J

2~

11 6

2..,
)

14

16

16

19

114
11 ~

4

27

33

122

5,.
b

65

n

b'c...;,

bO

112 12 3

7

40

49

1H

8

74

::11

123

C,.)
.J

~

10

Ill

State

335

i+OO

119

Non-Cotton

1

I

Macon

0

.Columbus

AJ bany
7

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 10, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 6 was 9, 332,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than i:he comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12,022,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-4 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 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching ; eggs was 61 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 $8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8 .00 for chicks.

\Veek Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLAC::!:ME NTS

Eggs 3et !}

1967

1968

"/o of year ago

Av. Price

Chicks Placed for

Hatch

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

l I

' l
. t

1967

1968

% of Per
year ! .Uoz . ago 1968

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

T b.ou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

May 4

12, 523 12, 800 102

9,949

9,535

96

60

May 11

11,919 12, 831 108

9, 471

9, 653 102

60

May 18

12,414 12, 843 103

9, 587

9,442

98 61

May 25

12, 535 12, 843 102

9, 559

9,403

98

61

I June 1
June 8

12, 288 12, 155

12,960 12,806

105 105

9, 277 9,495

9, 511 103 9,492 100

61 61

June 15 '
June 22

12, 179 12, 179

12,467 12, 417

I 102

9, 457

102

9,226

9,604 102 9,660 105

61 61

June 29 July 6

12, 3 54 12, 281

12,497 12,022

I 101

9, 177

98

8, 980

9,406 102 9,332 104

61 61

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00
9.00 -
9.00

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 6 was 598, 000-12 percent less than the previous week but 31 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 742, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent less than the previous week but 44 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended July 6 were up slightly, but settings were down 17 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

State

Eggs Set ( Week Ended)

June

June June

July

15

22

29

6

o/o of
year ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

June June

June

July

15

22

29

6

o/o of
year_
ago 2/

Thousands

Ga.

709 1,032 836

742 144

Ill.

245*

525 325

265

69

Calif. 1, 419 1, 918 1, 685 1, 345

73

Wash.

127*

146 114

111

51

660 480 1, 215 180

Thousands

753

682

500

480

1, 444 1, 522

114

203

I 598 131

190

L18

1,099 112

102

68

Total 2, 500* 3,621 2,960 2,463

83

2, 535 2, 811

2, 887

I 1, 989 100

TTTncludes eggs set by hatchenes produc1ng ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.

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

*Revised.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMM"ERCIAL AREAS BY V>/E EKS-1968 Page 2

STATE

I
I

EGGS SET

Week Ended

June

June

July

22

29

6

I I
l

CHICKS PLA I.:::::SD

I I
!

oy/oeoafr ago 1/ l

June 22

Week Ended

June

July

29

6

%of year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

ll

THGUSANDS

. Maine

II

2_, 089

2,054

1, 935 102

1, 543

1, 506

1, 451

96

Connecticut

454

411

369 105

213

161

198

96

Pennsylvania

1, 555

1,633

1,637 113

929

895

862

111

Indiana

689

695

721 120

377

375

355

114

Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia

325 2, 570

307 2, 547

332 2,462

48 I 440

87

I I

2,468

~:76
2,769

398 2, 745

97 98

4,902 1,633
110

4,949 1, 683
101

4,979 1, 496
100

109
91 66

I 3, 522

I

1, 429 2.89

3,272 1, 054
438

3, 245 1, 130
439

99 115
118

North Carolina

7,964

7,833

7,634 110

5, 3135

5, 964

5, 805

108

South Carolina

550

463

506 93

423

416

384

91

GEORGIA

12, 417 12,497 12,022 98 I 9,660

9,406

9,332

104

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas
Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

1,018

1,027

904 108 II 785

801

761

160

781

726

806 95

1,049

1, 083

918

86

8,794

8,743

8,676 101

6, 757

6,912

6,938

103

4,991

5, 024

4,945 104

4,388 4,346 4,236

99

10, 522 10,423 10,300 104

7,956

7, 873

7,673

108

983 4,299

966 4,032

952 4,095

86 ,, 930

96

3, 532

912 3,363

857 3,244

99 91

574

557

577

92 ; 537

553

465

101

417 1, 826

339 1,934

397 116 1,936 101

'

320 1, 474

336 1, 489

277 1, 478

114 102

69,463 68,944 67,781 101 '!54, 906 54,400 53' 191

103

!

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

68,319 68,018 67, 121

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ear week

1
as

102 percent of same

101 week

last

101 year.

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I 102

~3,242
102

51,611 103

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

JU L 151968

Ep0 R

RLJAR IES

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Jul y 11, 1;;)68

GENE RAL CROP REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1968

Drv Soils :,educes Crop Prospects: Continued dry weather during most of June reduced y ield ?res pects for several crops in Central and South Georgia,
according to the Crop ~e p orting Service. The drouth conditions were alleviated over most of the State during the first week of July, but the important southwest quarter of the State still needed additional moisture. Small gr a in harvest was completed under generall y favorable conditions, and yiel ds for all gra in cro~s were above year-earlier levels.

Corn: Corn production in 1968 is forecast at 66 ,195,000 bushels, one-fourth les s t han the 88,856,000 bushels har ve sted l a st year. Both acrea ; e for harvest and ; iel cl a re lower
than 1967. Yield per acr e is i n ~ i ca t e d to be 45.0 bushels compa red with the recor ~ hig h of 58.0 bushels las t year.

Tobacco: Georgi a 's flue - cured tobacco produc t ion is estimated at Ill ,l 50,U00 poun ds , considerably below las t 1ear' s p roduction of 14 L, 45 2,000 pounds. Acreage for ha r v es~ at
57,000 is 14,200 less than 1967 . Yiel d per acre is forecast a( : , 950 poun c s c~~~ a re ci with 2 , 0L5
p oun~s last year.

Grai11 .Production: Increase~ yiel ds more than offse t a decline in acrea ~: e of .~ r .:lin c.-o;:; s,anci the 1~6& production of wheat, oats, barley, and 1yc is uo l>y ;) percent
over the 196 7 crop.

Soybeans: The a creage of soybeans to be harvested f or bean s is indicated at 520 ,000 - 22,000 acres less than 1967 .

Peaches: Production of peaches i n Geor g ia this year is estimated at 230 mill ion poun ds compared with 148.8 mill ion in 1967. Shipments throu s h Jul y 8 total eJ 2,3~ 3 ca rlot
equivalents compared with 2 ,464 to the same date last yea1.

GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1~67 AND 1 ~66

Crop and Unit

Acrea ge 1/

For

:Harvested : harvest

1967

1968

Thousand Acres

Yield Per Acre

1967

Indicated
19 6 8

~ re d u ctio n

196 7

!ndicated

19 68

Th_ous ands

Corn, for grain

Wheat

Oats

Rye

Bar! ey

Tobacco, Type 14

Sweetpotatoes

Hay, all

Peanuts, Alone .!/

Soybeans, for beans

Peaches

Cotton

1/

bu.: bu.: bu.: bu.: bu.: I bs.: cwt.: tons:
1bs.:

l, 532
1)0
100 67
9 71.2
8.0 433 493 542
335

1,471
121 90( 70
8 57.0 8.5 L46 498 520
400

58.0 26.0
35.0
lij. 5
31 .o
2,0b5
90' 1 .9)~

45.0 jO .O 41.0 22.0
37.0
1 ,9SO
l:$0 I
1 .~n?.:

ll Planted acreage for cotton and peanuts, harvested acreage for others.

88, 856
3,380
3,500 1 ,24G
?.79 14b ,'-l-52
720
&45
JL8,800

66,195
3 , 6 30
4,018 l ,540
29~
111.150 I 6b0 853
230,000

AP.CHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

?lease turn pa ge

C. L. C i \l:i~ SH A'tl
Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STAT~S CROP SUMMARY AS OF JULY I, 19bB

Crop ~ respects on July I were ge nerally good t o e xcellent except in parts of the Gul f States, Central Great Plains, a nd Pacific No rthwe s t . Tota l crop acreage planted for \S6b harvest dec\ inecl 6.8 mil l ion a cres from l ast year o r about 2 percent . Fee d g ra in p roduction is e xpected to be sl ig htl y below las t year's record . ? ros ~ ects f or win te r wheat improved i n most area s in June. Ind i cate ; r ecord p roduc tion of wheat and r i ce booste d to ta l food grai ns 6 percent above 1967 . Milk production dur i ng Ju ne was 1 percent less than a year earlier an d 6 percent bel ow the June avera 9e. Egg product io n also was 1 percent less than a year earlier, but 5 perce nt above the
June avet-age .
To t al Crop Acreaqe Dec l i ne s

Crops planted for 1 ~ 68 harv est total 310 mill ion acres - - 6 . ~ mill ion less t ha n last year,

but otherw is e t he larges t tota l since 1 ~60. Acrea ge p lante d t~ feed g rains dec ! i ne d 4 pe r cen t

and ,to f ood g ra i ns 6 percent. In contrast, o i lseeds ac reage in creas e d 5 per ce nt . Des pi te some del~ys in plan t in g , far me rs were able to plant most i ntende~ ac rea ge. Some abandone d wheat acre-

age in the central and southern Plains was replanted to sor ghums.

Total acreage for harves t in 1968 declined less than p lanted acreage because losses are ex--

pected to be less than la st year, particularly for cotton, corn, an d wheat. Current 196& esti -

mate of 298 mill ion acres f or har vest is 3.3 mil l ion acres l e ss than l as t yea r .

CORi~: Production of corn for grain in 1968 is e xpect e d to total ~~ . 5 bill ion bushels, 6 per-

cent les s than last year's record crop, bu t 15 perce nt above a vera ye . The decline

from last year resul ts lar gel y from 7 percent fewer acres f or ha r ves t as grain. Th e i ndicated

record y ield per acre of 79 . 7 bushels i s 1.5 bushels above the 1967 yi eld. The 5- year average

is 68 . 3 bushels. Changes in production estimates between Jul y l and harvest have avera ged 225

mill ion bus hels for the pa st 7 1ears, ranging from 08 to 423 mill ion bushe ls.

ALL \!HEAT: Production of a ll wheat is forecast a t a recor d 1, ~88 million bus hel s, L:. r ercent

--

above the p rev ious hi gh in 1967 and 29 percent above ave ra ge . Chan ge s in pro-

duction estimates be twee n the Ju l y l forecast and the final estimate have ave ra ged 4S mi ll ion

bushels during the past decade, ran g i ng from 8 t o 11 4 mi ll ion bushels. The U. S. y ield per

harvested acre is indicated at 28 . 3 bushels compared wi t h 25.8 last yea r. The p re vious hi gh of

27.5 occurre d in 1~ 5b . Acreage of all wheat for harves t as g rai n i s 56 . 0 mill ion, 5 percent be-

low last ~~ear but lb percent above average.

SOYBEANS: Soybeans plan t ed alone for all purposes in 196b are estima ted at 41. 7 mi ll ion

acres, 2 percent more than last year's recor d ~f0. 7' mi l l ion acres, and 2~ percent

above average. Growers expe ct t o harvest 40. 9 mi ll ion acres for bea11s , 3 pe r cen t more than last

year and 30 percent above avera ge .

Planted acrea ge increased in all but the South Atlantic re g ion. rhe North Cen-

tral region was up 3 percent, the Soutl1 Central 2 per :ent an d the minor North Atl a ntic region

14 percent. The South Atlantic reg ion was down 2 percent.

U. S. ACREAl.ic HARVESTED /1fW P~O lJ UCTIOiJ, 1967 NW 196o

Crop and Unit

Acreaqe

For

Harvested : harvest

19b 7

1968

Thousands

Yield ?er Acre
Indicated 19 6b

Production

19L7

Ind i cated

1968

Th o u s a n d s

Corn, for grain

bu.:

v/heat, all

bu.:

Oats

bu.:

Cott'on ll

Tobacco

I bs.:

Hay, a 11

tons

Soybeans, for beans

Peanuts ll

Pota'toes, Irish

cwt.:

Swee\: potatoes

cwt.:

.!/ Planted.

60, 38 ~; 59, OOLr
15 ,970 9,448
~ 61
6/.{., ns
39, 742
I , L~72
1 , 4 58
147

55,886 56,039 17,765 11 ,051
899 63,567 40,949
I ,479 I ,393
148

73. 2
25.8
4~ . 0
2,052
1.~~
20 9 93

79.7 2b. 3 50 .0
2,033 1 :~ l

4, /Z2 , 164 1 , 52L!., Y+5
78 1,(j6/'
l , 972 ' l l}j 126 ,361

L}, /+52, I 25
l, S87 ,646
888,700
1,829,499 121,177

30 5 , U. l 2

91

13. 658

13.509

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in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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Sta ti st ical Reporting Service

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

JUL 151968

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LIBRARIES
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SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1968

Prospe cts on July 1 indicat ed the 1968 Ge orgia pea ch crop to be 4,600,000 bushels. The estimate i c unchange d frcm l ast month but 53 pe rcent above the 1967 crop cf 3,000,000 bushels.

Weathe r during June was favorable for harvest and good qua lity was market ed. The heavy
fruit set plus the shortage of moisture ha s r educed the s ize of fruit in many ar eas . A
smaller percentage of the tota l crop i s r ea ching the s ize r e quirements of the "Market
Agreement and Order" tha n us ual. Good rains since July l should increase the fruit s ize of
the late varieties . Tota l recorded shipments t o July 8 we r e 2,393 carlot e quivalents compared t o 2,464 to the same date l ast year.

Va rieties going to market the first part of July we re Keystone, Southland, Dixigem, Redglobe , Triogem a nd Loring. Elberta should be available by mid-July.

The peach e stimat e r e lates to total production which includes rail and truck shipments , local sales, non-inspected truck sal es to points in the State and adjoining stat es , quantity used on f arms where produced, a nd in some year qua ntities not utilize d because of e conomic conditions. Norma lly, inspe cted r a il and truck shipment s a ccount for about ha lf of the production estimate .

STATE

PEACH PRODUCTION ~ SELECTED STATES

Aver age
1962-66
l.Ullion
Pounds

Million Pounds

1,000
Bushe ls

Indicnted

1968

i>iillion

1,000

Pounds

Bushe ls

Ncrth. Carolina South Carolina GEORGIA Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Loui s iana Oklahoma Texas

61.8

40.0

800

88 .0

1,760

301.9

171.0

3,300

416.0

8,000

184.4

148.8

3,000

230.0

4,600

38.0

50.0

1,000

42.0

840

13.2

17.'5

350

12.5

250

537

52.0

1,000

41.6

800

. 6.8 8.9

92

185

7.0

140

10.1

210

12.0

250

:__2.l ______ g_8.!.8______ .OQ ___ _3Qg _____ .3Q _

States

695.4

527.4

1 Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions

harvest e d fruit.

17,2 0
cullage of

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

(Please turn page for United States information)

ISSUED BY: The Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service , US~, 4Q9A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Ga., in coope ration with the Ge orgia Department of Agriculture .

UNITED STATES - SPEC.I.AL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY l, 1968
The l\'ation's 1968 peach crop i s fore cast at 3, 703 milE on po\Ulds , 38 percent ubove lo st year and 6 percent more than average . Excluding Califor nia Clinstones, mostly a canning crop, production of 1,923 milli on pounds is f ore ca st, 46 percent more than last season but slightly be l ow aver age . Larger crops than l ast year ar c in prospe ct in the Atlantic Stat es while in most Central States sme ller crops arc expe cted. Production i s expe cted to be l ess than last year in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, but other \-!est ern States expect larger crops .
California's Clingstone pea ch crop, used mostly for cunning, encountered geed weather conditions in June with the exception of hot , dry winds J\me 29 which caused some crop loss. The de cline from last month's forecast r e sults from lat~ varieties setting a smaller crop than indicated earlier. A f ew Fortuna and Loadel p0ach~s wer e harvested in the Bakersfie ld area the -vreck of June 24.
The July l fore cast for the 9 Southern States --879 million pounds--is 67 percent more than last year and 26 percent more than average. The three major Southern State s (North and South Carolina, and Georgia) expect crops substantially larger than last year and average. Oklahoma and Texas a lso expect above average crops this year. In North Carolina, early maturing varieties are being harvested, and in South Carolina, harvest was in full swing on July 1. In Alabama, harvest of mid-season varieties was active in June . Volume movement of Elbcrto.s was expected shortly after July 4. Frequent rains aided sizmg in Arkansas. In Oklahoma, prospe cts for the mid-season and later varieties are good. Harvest was active in Texas in June , and harvest of later varietie s will increase during July.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICLlL ~USINESS

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REPORT

July l, 1968

Georgia Crop Reporting Service

Athens, Georgia
Re l eased: July ll, 1968

GEORGIA

Production of summer veget ables and me l ons i s e stimated to be 8 pe rcent above la st year, a ccording t o the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service . Increas~s in production of wct erme lon,
snap beans and cabbage more than offset decr eases in limas , canta loups , corn a nd tcmatoes . Hot, dry weather in South Geor gia during June cut production and l ower ed quality of some vegetables . Supplies ar e de creasing in s outhern and central ar eas , but increasing in
northern producing counties . The Federal-Stat e Market News Se rvice r eported a t ota l of
6,643 carlot e quivalents of waterme l ons shipped through July 8 compar ed with 5, 755 for the
sam dat e l ast year .

UNITED STATES

LTI-1A BEANS : Production of surr.mer lima beans is pla ced at 242, 000 cwt. (hundredwe ight), 7 pe rcent be low l as t year. In New J er sey, the crop i s making good growth.
Harvest is expe cted to st art afte r mid-July. ~ode rate to he avy suppli~s a r c expe cted to be moving by the l ast week of July and continue through August . In North Carolina, harvest should be active t he l ast half of the month and into early August. In South Car olina , harvest was active as of July l and should continue through July. Harvest i s complet ed in s outhern areas of Ge orgia. Ra ins are needed in centra l and northern ar eas . I n Alabama, harve s t was active in ce ntral and s outhern counties on July l. Pla nt ings in northern counties need moisture.

SNAP BEAl~S: A s~~er snap bee n crop of 959,000 cwt. i s fore ca st, down 6 percent fr om 1967. In
New England, cold, excess ive ly wet weather duri ng June s lowed deve l opme nt. Supplies should be heavy by mid-July. In New York, growth has b een somewhat s l ow and planting was inte rrupted by cool, wet weather. First harvest was expe cted about the f i r st week of July. In Pennsylvania, cool, wet weather r esulted in p oor st ands and s l mv grovrth in some areas. Harvest was de layed but should begin during the se cond week of July . In Ohio, cool weather has r etarded crop growth . Harvest should be at peak volume about mi d-July . In Illinois and Michigan, planting and crop deve lopme nt vra s de layed by wet, cool weather. In Te nnessee, soil moisture is nee d~:::d in a ll ar eas. In southwest Virginia, harvest was expected to start in early July with peak volume early August. In North Cor olina shmvers have been plentiful and above normal vegetative growth ha s dl!ve l opcd . Volume movement should begin
around mid-July. Light volume wes 0xpe ctcd from the mountain ar ea s of Geor gi a around July 5.
'Heather conditions have b een favore.ble to dat e . In Al abema, harvest of the:: early crop is about complet e d in southern counties , but still a ctive in other area s . In Colorado, cool weather has de layed normal growth. Hail damage bas been reported on some fie lds .

CANTALOUPS : The fore cast of early summe r canta loups is f or a production of 742, 000 cwt.,
l percent be low last year. In South Carolina, ha rvest was a ct i ve in the Barnwell area the first week of July and should be come a ctive in the Page land- Chest er fi e ld ar ea by mid-July . Harvest is complet ed in southern Ge orgia and pas t peak in centra l ar eas . The recent dry and hot weather damaged vine s and caused the size of me lons to be smaller than usual in the central areas . Harve st in Alabama was just b eginning in southe rn counties on July l. The crop in Oklahoma is a little late this year because of t be cool damp spring. Heavy rains in many areas at planting time caused some r eplanting. In central Arizona, conditi ons arc good. Peak movement is e xpe cted around the middle of July and harvest is expe cted t o be complet ed in early Augus t.

WATEfu~LONS : Production of earl y summer wat erme lons is pla ced at 16,234,000 cwt., 3 percent
above l ast year. In North Ca rolina, a plentiful supply of moisture during June r e sulted in
normal growth . Harvest is expe cte d to start about July 20. In South Carolina, harvest
starte d in the Allendale-Barmre ll-Hampton ar ea the l ast week in June and i s expected t o start in the Pageland-Chest erfie ld area about mid-July. Harvest was nearing completion by July l i n southern areas of Georgia and passed peak in the centra l s e ctions . Continued hot weathe r has damaged vines on l at e plantings . Harvest was b eginning in southern Alabama on July l. Dry weather during June r educe d yie ld prospe cts . The Mis s issippi crop i.s in good t o exce llent condition. Movement has s tarted in southe rn ar eas. The Arkansas crop got off to a ve ry s low st a rt , but is improving vrith r e cent warm weat he r and ade quate moisture . In Loui s iana, ha rvest is expect ed to s t a rt about mid-July from the Farmerville ar ea
and supplies a r e expe cted in good volume from about July 15-25.
rsStifD-BY:- The Georgia crop-Reporting-ser~ice~ usnA~ 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street, -Athens,-Ga.~ :
in coope ration with the Ge crgia Department of Agriculture .

CROP '. ND s:c:T.:;

Ao:roa/{o c:zu! Estimated Production ~ortod to Dntc , 1968 "Vrith oompt'.risonc;:

ACRE.Il.G:

Ft -. RVESTED

,____,m""o"'""I-- -

YIBLD FER ACRE

PRODUCTICN

. Avcrr.fl;c '

Harve st

-_r7.,v=-.-"7""-------:--rn..-::-:d;-.--:--rA.:::v:c::-r=:'-.:~1 c::-----:-----"7""--rlri~a-.--

~ c2-6 6 ' 19n7

19 58 ' 62- 66 1967 1968 :19 ~?.-6 0

1967

19c8

LlHA BE.'lT S

- Acre s-

_C\,.rt -

l, OC'C cwt.-

Surrm,:r
New .Jersey North C::-.. ro lin ~. South Caro l ina Geo r g ia Ah.b'11lla -~roup Tot a l
SHAP BE.'li'T S

1,3 20

1,240

1 ,840

:

3 ,720

3 ,-:.oo

-12 ~;}7 0

1 , COO
l,OCO 1,700 3 ,cro
-:r3o ,,3(cCOr

900

35

1 , CCO

32

l, SCO 21

2,8 0C

23

--93-,,24C'cOcr--!2s2- -

33

32

46

33

29

~5

40

40

35

40

23

21

38

39

32

26

24

85

78

67

2236- --------22-36---------:-:!7m-7_---------- - - -276i6 - -- - --z744z--

Surme r

iii evr H<~mp shire

:i80

130

130

4(.

40

40

7

He. s sa chuset t s

940

800

750

35

36

35

33

Rhode Island

140

140

140

39

40

40

6

Con n e c t i c u t

560

650

65 0

37

40

40

21

New York

8 ,860

7,2CO

6 ,500

38

41

40

336

Pennsylva.nia

1,040

BOO

720

42

50

45

44

Ohio

2, C20

1,6CO

1 ,500

53

60

50

1C8

illinois

1,220

1,200

1,200

29

30

32

35

Michi gan

2,160

2 , 1 CO

2 ,1 ::0

32

30

32

70

Virg i n ia.

450

5 00

5CO

29

-lO

40

JB

N?rth Caroline.

5,720

5,6CO

5 ~ 500

46

46

45

265

Ge orgia

1 ,28(-

1,3 (;0

1,4CO 37

38

40

47

Tenne ssee

1,150

9 CO

850

45

47

46

~1

Al abmna

970

800

7~0

27

30

27

26

lf.,-_ _ _ _ Color~i
Group Tot a.l -e:JillBACZ

660

650

750

:--27,3 60--24,37 0 ----23~440

......._.:.;...-----'-<..'-'-

52 40

40 42

55 41

34 l,C99

5

5

29

26

6

6

26

26

295

260

40

32

96

75

36

38

63

67

20

20

258

248

49

56

42

39

24

20

26

41

l.-;-ol5---:--gs9--

Le.t ::; SurrmGr

Pennsylve.ni~

2,680

? ,2CO

2,000 200

220

18 C

539

484

360

I n d ie.n :o>.

1,180

1 ,2CO

1,300 234

235

250

276

282

325

Illinois

2,220

2,4CG

2,400 190

20\ 18C

421

480

432

Iowa

s

440

280

300 151

135

140

67

38

42

North Ca rolina t

3,420

3,3CO

3,CCO 168

240

17 C;

575

792

51 C

Georgi ~.
Colnra do

510

500

5CO 111

110

115

57

2 ,C80

2 ,coo

2,1CO 250

230

230

523

55

58

460

483

\Ta . s h i na t o n

1,300

1,300

1,300 237

235

225

3Ce

3C6

292

.-:=-- Ce.liforaia

2, ~'" 20

2,700

.,...,.,,:;;Gr~o:;.,u;;,P~T;,.;o~t:.::a:.::l:....-....;;.====1~6;,c~:.5:~~ 0.-~.!.;;.88.;..;.0___

2,600 15,5CO

217 203

235

220

612

222---=-198=- 3 ?.?8

634

572

3__;~R---~ , 074

CilN T.I\LOUPS

Earlv Surmer

South Carolin:o>.

3 ,usc-

3,5CO

::: ,5CO 38

42

45

140

Georgia

5,9oc-

5,5 00

5,7 LC

56

:> O

50

3~?

Al abmna Okle.homa

1,6CO

1,500

1,30('

48

52

46

77

1,620

1,900

1,9('(; :::a

so

::' C

94

Arizona , other

800

l,lCO

1 , ( <.' C 124

75

125

90

Group Total

13 ,6ce 13,500

13,400

5 .!~

56

55

733

TCI-l!!.TO::: S

147

158

33 0

285

78

60

114

114

82

125

751

742-

Late Spring:
South Carolin:o>.
Georgia lv!is sis sippi Louisiana
Tex:o>. s Group Total
1!ATE RlviELcH ,::;

7,640 2,760
780 1,140 5,700 18,020

7,100 2,800
650 1,400 5,800
17,750

7,500

73

1 C5

65

562

746

488

3 , ;. 0 0

49

67

60

134

188

18 (;

600

45

50

45

35

32

27

1,600

58

55

65

66

77

104

5,700

46

45

45

262

261

256

18 ,400

58

i3

57

1 ,05~-----.=-::=1.,.3.0;4.__ _..1.;.:c:.5..5:=;:;_-

Earlv Surrmer

!1orth Carolina

8,1CO

South Carolina

23,200

Georgia

33,100

Al abama

13,540

Missis sippi

6,900

Arkansa s

6,100

Louisiana

2,940

Okl a homa

:

8,640

Texa s

75,400

Ar i zon a

4,280

C2.lifornia

9,140

!/Group Tote.l : 191,380 Include s preces sing.

6 ,500 24,000
36,0CO
13,000 8,300
5,700 3,100 9,500
70,000 3,400 9,200
188,700

ARCHE lJJ' TGUY Agriculturt>.l Stc.ti stician In Ch:o>.rg z

6,700

62

70

70

503

24,000

74

90

85

1,713

40,000

86

95

95

2,844

13,000

93

100

90

1,259

9,500

74

80

80

510

5,600

89

85

85

541

3,300 87

80

90

254

n,ooo 70

80

70

607

74,000

63

60

55

4,719

3,900 157

175

175

669

10,000 164

155

170

1,496

20l,OCC

79

83

81

15-,114

455 2,16('
3,420
1,300 664
484
248
760 4,2 00
595 1,426 15,712

469 2,C40
3,800
1,170 760
476
297 770 4, G7 0 682 1,7CO 16 ,2~~4

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Yc ~ ctabl C; Crop E stimator

Aft er Five Days Return to Uriit ed Sta.t e s Department of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting ServicG 4C9A li! orth Lurnpkin Street Athens, Georgia 3C601 OFFICIAL BUSTI'TESS

Post ag0 and Feos Paid U.S . Department of Agricult ur e

Athens , Georgi a

Week Endin g July 15, 1968

LIBRARIES
Releas e 3 p.m. Monday

CRO PS ~ECOVE K ING FROM D ~ OUGHT

Athens, Ga., July 15 -- There was a marked improvement in the condition of crops during

the past week, according to the Geor 9 ia Crop Report i ng Serv i ce. The brighter crop outlook came

as a result of widespread rainfall that broke an extended drou ght over much of the State. A

few areas reported conditions were still dry, and there were a few scat t ered count ies t hat re-

ceived too much rainfall but, as a whole, the soil mo i sture situation was very favorable.

County Agents reported cotton improved considerabl y . Abou t 82 percent of the crop has set bolls. Insect infestation levels i ncreased during the wee k and reflec t ed the difficulty farmers were having with their control programs due to the frequent ra ins.

The im:) rovement in crops was least for .2..1:.!.2 r{ains came too late for much of the older portion of the crop to reco ver, and yields are expected to be reduced. Later plantin ~ s were recoverin g ,and good yields may still be made on these.

Both peanuts and so vbeans were reported in much better condit ion. Con t rols were active during the week for insects and diseases, particularly for peanuts. Cond i t ions were favorable for leafspot development in peanuts, and much attent ion was g iven to its control.

Tobacco harvest was hampered by the rains but was act i ve when wea t her pe rmitted. About 37 percent of the crop has been harvested. Non-irrigated tobacco in severa l ! ocal ities was hurt be yond recovery when the ra i ns finally came.

Peach harves t reached 6S percent completion during the week. Carlo t e qui vale nt shipments totaled 2,632 through July 11 compared with 2,591 carlo t s t hrou ~ h t he same date last year. The United States Department of Ag riculture announced they would purchase Georgia a~ d South Carol ina peaches durin g the period July 11, 1968 to August 10, 1968.

Market Managers reported the rains would be beneficial t o many vegetabl e crops, but i n some areas conditions were too wet for late plantin gs of such crops as watermelons, cantaloups, and tomatoes. Watermelons and cantaloup movement continued heavy. Good su pp lies of cab2ao.e were available in mountain areas.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was moderate to locally heavy over most of Geor g ia during the week ending Friday, July 12. Amounts ranged from about one-fourth inch at Gainesville and Monticello to 4.50 inches at Buena Vista. At least two-thirds of the repo r tin g weather observers measured more than an inch during the week. Many of the heavier amounts occurred in the previously dry southern sections. Measurable rain was recorde d every day at several south Georgia locations and occurred on three or more days at most re portin g stations over the State. Averages by climatological divis ions ranged from J. L}Q inches i n t he nor t h cen t ral to 2.14 inches in the south central div i sion. The extreme!( dr y cond it io ns tha t ha ve pl ag ue d much of south and central Georgia for the past several weeks have now bee n rel ieve d , at l east temporari 1y.

The cloud y , rainy weather kept daytime temperatures well bel ow those normal l y expe cted i n July. Afternoon highs were mostly in the 80's with only a few places in south Geor g ia experiencing a temperature as high as 90 through Friday. This was in s har p cont ra s t to the previous week when several 100 read i ngs were observed. Early mornin g t em pera tu r es were a bou t norma ~ but averages for the week ran ged from one to four degree s below Jul y normals. Temp e ra tures were warmer during the week end as the shower activity decreased.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday throu gh Saturday (July 16-20) ca lls f or temperatures to avera ge one to three de g rees above normal with little day t o da y ch an ge . Normal highs for this t ime of year range from 88 to Sl3 degrees and normal lows from 6tl t o 72. :{ainfall is expected to be I i ght, averaging one- half i nch or less in widely scat t ered af ternoon and eveninq thundershowers durinq the per iod. ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperat ion with the
Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georg ia; Georgia Department of " ' " .. i rt~ l tt or <> :> n ~ t h .o IJP:>thPr R11r<=>:>U F S<; A , lJ . <; _ l"l enn r t mPn t o f rf"1rrme r c P..

U. B. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athena, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending July 12, 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending July 12, 1968
Highest: 92 at Quitman on the 12th.
Lowest: 550 at Clayton on the 7th.

* For the period July 13-15~
T Less than o005 inch.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSlNESS
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 SERVICE

Athens, Georgia

JUL 1 8 1968
LIBRARIES
JUNE MILK PRODUCTIO~NfUiUPP'22~lLt:'!rnf-f"~~

June 1968 Released 7116/68

Milk production on Georgia farms during June totaled 87 million pounds, according to the Crop Reporting Service. This was 2 million pounds above the June 1967 production but was down 5 million pounds from the previous month. The 1962-66 average production was 81 million pounds.
~roduction per cow in herd averaged 630 pounds - 40 pounds above the previous year but35pounds below the previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 480 pounds.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during June was $6.25 per hundredweight. This equaled the June, 1967 price, but was 10 cents below the previous month.
Prices paid by dairymen for feed during the month were below the previous year.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

Geor~ia

United States

ITEM AND UNIT

June May

June

June May

June

--------------------------~1~96~7--~1~9~~--~1~9~68~--~1~9~6~7--~1~9~

~68

Milk Production, million Preduction Per Cow, lbs.

yl!>s.

Number Milk Cows,

thousand head

85

92

590

665

144

138

11,095 11,283

820

859

10,955 836

PRICES RECEIVED - DOLLARS gj
All wholesale milk, cwt. 27
Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head
PRICES PAID - DOLLARS g/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein
18 percent protein
20 percent protein

6.25 6.25

6.35 6.35

:195-00 200.00

1!) 6.25
190.00

4.67
5-05 3-96 259.00

4.99 5.40 4.18
272.00

1!) 4.93
273-00

:74.00 :78.00 :84.00
:85.00

72.00
75.00 80.00 81.00

74.00 76.00 82.00 84.00

69.00
75-00 77-00 82.00

67.00 72.00 75.00 78.00

67.00 71.00 75-00 77-00

Hay, ton

:35-50 35-00

34.00 31.10 31.40 30.30

1/ Monthly average.

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

month.

~
:'

Revised. Preliminary.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

'IssuED-BY:- Tb.~ 'Georgia crop-R~porting-s~rvice~ usD.A~ 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street,-Athens,aa-:-,in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION June milk product ion l percent below last year

U. S . milk production in June i s estimated at 10,955 milli on pounds , 1 percent less than a year earlier and 6 percent below the 1962-66 average for the month. Production for the month was smallest s ince 1937, because of a continued de cline in cow numbers and a trend toward lower seasona l peaks in production . Daily average production for June was about the same as May. In 1967, June daily aver age milk production was the s ame as May . However, the average decrease from May to June i s 1 per cent. Total milk production during the first half of 1968 was 1.7 percent les s than a year earlier. June production provided 1.82 pounds of milk per person daily, f or all uses, compared with 1.81 pounds in May and 1.86 pounds a year earlier.

June milk output per cow 2 percent above a year earlier

Milk output per cow averaged 836 pounds during June , 2 percent more than a year earlier and 11 percent above aver age f or the month. Daily output per cow in June averaged 27.9 pounds compared with 27 .7 pounds in May and 27 . 3 pounds a year earlier. Production per cow set record highs for June in 44 States . Highe st output per cow was in Ca lifornia at 985 pounds ; followed by Wi s cons in, 960 pounds ; Minne s ota , 940 pounds; and Washington, 935 pounds .

MONTH

Milk per cow and milk production by months,

United States, 1968 , with compa ri sons

Milk per cow

Milk :eroduction

Average: 1967

1968

Average

1967

1968

1962-66:

1962-66

Million

Million

Million

Pounds Pounds Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

: Change :from 1967
Percent

January February March April May June Jan. June Total July August September October November December
Annual

644 611 698 713 778 750
692 651 614 623 603 641 8 2021

716 671 769 788 844 820
764 722 680 685 661 699 8,821

724

10, 196

9,847

699

9,636

9,203

778

10,968

10 , 5 1 7

795

11,175

10,734

8 59

12,143

11,470

836

11, 658

1 1 2 095

65 1776

62,866

10,714

10,315

10,047

9,709

9,446

9,124

9,547

9,167

9,208

8,814

9 , 759

9,299

124,497 1192294

9,608
9,249 10,269 10,460 11,283
10~955
61 2824

-2.4 +0.5 -2.4 -2.6 -1.6
-1.3 -1.7

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agr iculture
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG
GEORG lA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA

JUL 1 81968
LIBRARIES

GEORGIA FESCUE SEED PRODUCTION UP 10 PERCENT
Georgia : The 1968 producti~n of t all fe s cue seed in Georgi a i s e s timat e d at 2, 200 , 000 pounds 10 pe rcent above the 1967 production of 2,000, 000 pounds . According t o th~ Ge or gia Crop Reporting Se rvice. The a creage ha rvested for se ed i s 11,000 a cres compa r ed t o 10, 000 last year. The indicated yie ld per acre of 200 pounds i s the same as in 1967. The shortage of moisture reduced production in the southern districts while weather conditions were very favorable in the northern ha lf of the State.
***********
The 1968 product i on of t a ll fe s cue seed i n the nine s outhern st at e s i s e st i mated at 42,954,000 pounds . Thi s is 10 ,ercent above t he r evised 1967 crop of 39, 086, 000 pounds but is 7 percent below the 1962-66 average.
Weather conditions were excellent this year for early spring growth and maturity in most of the southern States. A bumper crop was in prospect until mid-June when heavy rains and winds materia lly a ffected final outturn of the crop. This affected both the potential acreage and potential yields. Production was above 1967 in all of the southern states except Kentucky and Oklahoma. In Mis souri, the leading tall fescue state, production was 33 percent above the short crop of a year earlier. In Kentucky, the production wa s down 13 percent and was 32 percent below average.
A tota l of 195,300 acres were harve s ted,4 -percent above the 188 ,300 harve s ted a year earlier but 15 percent below the five-year average. Average acres harvested in the nine southern states was 230,240.
The indicated yield for the 1968 crop is 220 pounds per acre compared with 208 pounds a year earlier. This is l2 percent above the average yield in the nine southern states. Harvest of this year's tall fescue seed ranged from four days earlier in Mississippi to six days later in Arkansas.
Carryover of old-crop seed by growers in the nine-state area totaled 1, 831,000 pounds compared with 7,003,000 a year earlier. Dealers' carryover for the United State s will be published in the August 15 tall fescue report.
The forecast of the tall fescue seed crop in the Pa cific Nort hwest will be included in a r~port scheduled for release on August 15.
(Please turn page)

TALL FESCUE SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre and production, average 1962-66, annual 1967 and 1968

STATE

Acreage harvested

Indi-

Average: 1967

cated

1962-66: 1/

1968

Yield per acre

Production (clean seed~

Indi-

Indi-

:Average: 1967

cated :Average: 1967

cated

:1962-66: 1/

1968 :1962-66: 1/

1968

Ac r e s

Pounds

Thousand pounds

Mo.
s c.

84,400 69,000 79,000 183

190

220 15,696 13,110

17,380

10,200 11,000 12,000 170

185

190 1,798

2,035

2,280

G!qORGIA
K;)f.

9,200 10 2000 11 , 000 187

200

200 1,806

2,000

2,200

71,800 54,000 47,000 225

240

240 16,551 12,960

11, 280

Tenn.

34,400 24,000 24,000 190

210

215 6,626

5,040

5,160

Ala.

7,260

8,000 9,000 205

220

240 1,492

1,760

2, 160

Mjjss.

2,900

3,000 3,000 135

160

160

404

480

480

.P;.JZk.

7,500

6,000 7,000 182

190

210 1,371 1,140

1,470,

O:ijla.

2,580

3~300 3,300 167

170

165

419

561

544

Total

g, States

230,240 188,300 195,300 197

208

220 46,162 39,086

42 ,954

!} Revised.

C. L. CRENSHAW fiaricultural Statistician

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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,, .

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

JUL 1 81968

ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 17, 196 8

I ..

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we e k ended July 13 was 9. 271,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 12, 146, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owne d cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r eceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8. 25 to $9. 75 with an average of $9. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 58 cents for egg s and $ 8. 25 for
chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set !J

Chicks Placed for

Av. Price

l Hatch

Broiler

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs

Chicks

% of

% of Per

Per

1967

1968

year

1967

1968

year Doz.

Hundred

ago

ago 1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

May 11 May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22
June 29 July 6 July 13

11,919 12, 831 108

12,414 12, 843 103

12, 535 12, 843 102

12, 288 12,960 105

12, 155 12, 806 105

12, 179 12,467 102

12, 179 12,417 102

12, 354 12,497 101

12,281 12,022

98

12,031 12, 146 101

9,471

9,653 102

60

9, 587

9,442 98

61

9,559

9,403 98

61

9,277

9, 511 103

61

9,495

9,492 100

61

9,457

9,604 102

61

9,226

9,660 105

61

9, 177

9,406 102

61

8,980

9,332 104

61

9, 113

9, 271 102

61

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 13 was 814, 000-36 percent more than the previous week and 60 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 710,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 percent less than the previous week but 20 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended July 13 were up 40 percent but settings were down 11 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Ufo of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

June

June July

July year

June June

July

July

22

29

6

13 ago 2/

22

29

6

13

Thousands

1, 032.

836 742

710 120

525

325 265

220

47

1, 918 1,685 1, 345 1, 710

90

16 6* 114 111

213

87

7 53 500 1, 444 114

Thousands

682

598

814

480

190

405

1, 522 1,099 1, 529

203

102

134

Ufo of year
ago 2I
160 111 155
70

Total I 3,64 1* 2,960 2,463 2, 853

89

2, 811 2, 887 1, 989 2, 882 140

1/ Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatche ry supply flocks.

2/ Current we e k as percent of same week last year.

*Re vised.

-BRO I L E R

TYPE

E GGS

SET

AND

CHICKS PLACE D EGGS SET

IN

COMMERCIAL AREAS- BY WEEKS":' l'968 CHICKS PLACED

"'Page

2

STATE

Week Ended

% of

Week Ended

% of

June

July

July

year

June

July

July

year

-

29

6

13

THOUSANDS

ago 1/ 29

6

13

T HOUSP. N:OS

ago 1/

Maine

I

Connecticut

Penn sylvania

Indiana

Missouri

DelaTJare

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

2,054 411
1,633 695 307
2, 549* 4,949 1, 683
101 1, 833
463

l, 935 369
l, 637 721 332
2,462
4,979 1, 496
100 7,634
506

2,092 106
338 105 1, 634 102
696 122 341 52 2,376 89 4,924 113 l, 475 88
41 29 7,497 106
507 98

1, 506

1, 451

1, 548

101

161

198

191

104

895

862

915

89

375

355

364

117

476

398

434

104

2,769

2,745

2,495

90

3,272

3,245

3,478

108

1, 054

1, 130

1, 145

114

43 8

439

404

113

5,964

5, 805

5, 650

104

423*

384

470

109

GEORGIA

12,497 12,022 12, 146 101

9,406

9,332

9, 271

102

Florida
Tennessee Alabama Mississ i ppi Arkans as Louisiana Texas
Wa s h i n g t o n Oregon
~alifornia
TOTAL 1968
(22 States)

1,027

904

1,039 115

801

761

833

153

726

806

777 104

1, 083

918

1, 027

120

8,743

8,676

8,605 103

6,912

6,938

6,768

102

5,024

4,945

5, 128 107

4,346 4,236

4,271

103

10,423 10,300 10,385 107

7, 873

7,673

7. 583

101

966

952

963 87

912

857

788

95

4,032

4,095

4, 118 96

3,363

3, 244

3, 147

92

557

577

630 99

553

465

428

96

339

397

427 127

336

277

294

113

1,934

1,936

1, 870 95

l, 489

1, 4 78

1, 439

98

68,946* 67,781 68,009 102 54,407* 53' 191 52,943

102

TOTAL 1967 * (22 .States)

68,018 67,121 66,434

53,242 51, 611 51, 969

OJo of Last Year
'Ti7 C. ur.r ent week

as

101 percent of

same

101 week

last

102 year.

Rev1sed.

'

102

103

102

a,...r ..:.:.l,
.......
.u:.,.:..l..
0.0
<t; ......
0
.r. o. . 0,....0
0
Q)
{,)
......
0
. .U)
~

CATTLE

ON FEED

GEORGIA

CROP REPORTING
JULY 1, 1968

Released 7/19/68

Georgia

Cattle on Feed !:!E_ 2,000 Head

On July 1, an e s tima ted 41,000 head of cattle and calve s >vere on concentrate feed f or slaughter in Ge orgia . According to the Crop Reporting Service, thi s was 2,000 head, or 5 percent, above the number on feed last year at this time. The July 1 inventory in Georgia showed a decrease of 34 percent from the previous quarter when 62,000 head were on feed.

Fed cattle sold for s l aughter during the April - June quarter tota led 40,000 head . This compared with 36,000 during the same period of 1967 and 31,000 during the J anuary March qua rter. There were 19,000 cattle a nd calves pla ced on fe ed during the Apri l June quarter -- 30 percent below the number placed a year ago but equal to the pla cements
during the previous quarter.

Cattle feeders in Georgia had 37,000 steers and 4,000 heifers on July 1. Of the 41,000 head total, 16,000 had been on feed less than 3 months, 14,000 had been on feed 3-6 months, and the remaining 11,000 had been on feed more than 6 months .

Major Feeding States

Cattle On Feed Up 1 Percent

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market on July 1, 1968 in the 32 major feeding States are estimated at 9,304,000 head, 7 percent more than a year earlier.
Increases from a year earlier were recorded in all weight class ifications except the
1,100 pounds and over class, which was down 1 percent.

Placements and Marketings Higher

Cattle and calves placed on feed during the April-June period tota led 4,403,000 head in the 32 States. Thi s was 11 percent above the number pla ced on feed during the same period of 1967. Placements were up 6 percent in the North Centra l States and 16 percent in the Western States. Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into the 8 Corn Belt States during April and May were 3 percent below the same period .in 1967.

Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter totaled 5,770,000 head for the April-June quarter -- 1 percent above the comparable period in 1967. Fed cattle marketings during
the past quarter were up 1 percent in the North Central States and the same as a year earlier
in the Western States .

Marketing Intentions

Of the July 1 number on feed , cattle feeders intend to market 5,371, 000 head during July, August, and September. This would be 5 percent above July-September 1967 marketings.
Feeders in the North Central States intend to market 2 percent more and those in the
Western States plan a 5 percent increase. Feeders intend to market 31 percent of the 3month total during July , 34 percent during August, and 35 percent during September.
Expected marketings are based on the usual relationship between survey data and a ctual
marketings

.JI.RCHIE LANGLEY

W. PAT PARKS

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statis tician

1sstiED-BY:- The ~~rgia crop-Rep~rting-ser;ice~ usDA~ 4o9A-North-L~pkin-street,~then8,aa~,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

STATE
GEORGIA Alabama Florida Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvania 12 N. Cent. Sts. 11 Western Sts.
32 State Total

y Cottle and Calves on Feed, Placements and Marketings By Quarters

CATTLE ON FEED

July 1 :April 1 : July 1

1967 1968

1968

(ooo)

39

62

41

13

23

15

32

44

35

11

12

11

12

21

14

37

52

38

111

141

121

584

761

748

47

80

6o

5,529

7,095

5, 741

2,315

2,380

2,480

NUMBER PL-'I.CED

ON FEED 2/

:Apr-

Jan - Apr

:June

Ma r

June

1967

1968

1968

(ooo )

27

19

19

8

8

8

31

23

23

7

6

7

4

9

7

16

15

16

78

82

88

386

421

494

12

21

19

2,071 3,472 2,203

1,311 1,043 1,519

8,730 10,671 9,304 3,951 5 , 119 4,403

NUMBER

MARKETED 2/

Apr - J an - :Apr

June Mar :June

1967 1968 :1968

( ooo )

36

31 40

18

26

16

44

41 32

10

16

8

20

17 14

29

21 30

117 122 108

455

470 507

41

26

39

3,515 3, 490 3,557

1,419 1,461 1,419

5,704 5. 721 5,770

Cattle and Calves on Feed by Weight Groups, Kind of Cattle
Y and Length of Time on Feed, Georgia and 32 Major Feeding States, by Quarters, 1967 and 1968

Breakdown of Cattle on Feed

July 1 1967

GEORGIA
April 1 July 1
1 68 1968

Total on Feed Weight Groups:
Under 500 lbs.
500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. 1,100 lbs. and over:

39

62

41

8,730 10,671

1

5

5

401

801

10

28

3

1,907 3,708

17

15

24

3,698 3,364

11

14

9

2,311 2,345

413

453

9,304
461 2,013 4,C98 2,324
408

, Kind of Cattle

Steers and Steer Calves

36

Heifers and Heifer Calves

3

Cows and Others

51

37

6,161 7,375

11

4

2,544 3,264

25

32

6 , 436 2,839
29

Time On Feed Under 3 Months 3-6 Months Over 6 Months

25

18

16

3,732 4,902

9

43

14

2,997 5,081

5

1

11

2,001

688

4,204 3,251 1,849 '

1/ Cattle and calves on feed are animals being fattened for the slaughter market on grain
or other concentrates which are expected to produce a carcas s that will grade good or better.

2/ Includes cattle placed on feed after beginning of quarter and marketed by end of quarter .

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Post age and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

~,-<.

Crop and Weather Bunet\n

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

~},~

Week Ending July 22, 1968

JUL 2 31968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

CONDITION MOST CROPS IMPROVE

LIBRARIES

Athens, Ga., July 22

Shower activity over much of the State resulted in continued im-

provement of most crops, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Corn was an excep-

tion with much of the acreage in Central and South Georgia past the growing stage. County

Agents reported soil moisture mostly adequate except in a few southern areas.

The cotton crop was judged mostly good to fair. All of the crop is in the fruiting stage, and 86 percent is setting bolls. Boll weevil infestation was unchanged at 13 percent as farmers continued with control measures. A I ittle cotton is beginning to open in older plantings
in the south.

Condition of~ was steady to lower as much of the acreage in southern and central Georgia was maturing. First harvest was reported during the week. The late corn in the northern part of the State is in good condition.

Tobacco harvest was half completed at the end of the period. Curing and preparing for market were active. Peanut condition was reported mostly good. Many farmers were spraying and dusting their crops to control insects and diseases. Limited digging is expected to get under way this week.

Soybean prospects remain mostly good. The improved moisture situation will be very beneficial to this crop. Cultivation of late plantings continued and insect control received much attention. Haymaking was active Statewide; however, curing was a problem because of the shower activity.

Nearly three-fourths of the State's peach crop had been picked by the end of the period. Rain interrupted harvest in some areas, but sizing should improve with the additional moisture. The Market News Service reported 3,010 carlot equivalents shipped through July 18 compared with 2,827 for the date last year.

Market Managers reported harvest of early summer vegetables and melons nearing completion in central areas. Harvest of I ima beans and southern~ was active. Moderate supplies of snap beans and cabbage are available in the mountain areas.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall over Georgia was highly variable in scattered showers during the week ending Friday, July 19, 1968. Many areas had showers on three or more days but they were generally 1ight. Almost one-half of the reporting weather observers measured less than one-half inch of rain during the week. Several places in south Georgia had no measurable rain during the week while a few widely scattered weather stations received over two inches .One of the wettest places in the State was Alpharetta where rain fell on four days and totaled 3.15 inches. Averages by climatological divisions ranged from 1.27 inches in the north central to only .23 of an inch in the central division. Shower activity decreased somewhat during the week end. Some areas were becoming dry again by the end of the period.
It was hot throughout the week with afternoon highs consistently in the mid to upper 90's in south Georgia and in the low 90's over most of the north, except the mountains. The Blairsville Experiment Station had one of its fairly infrequent 90 degree readings on the 18th. The afternoon showers brought some relief from the heat in some areas. Early morning temperatures were in the 60's and low 70's, about normal for July. This was the first week of the year that the temperature failed to drop below 60 degrees at one or more reporting stations. Averages for the week were about normal as slightly cooler air moved into the State during the week end.
The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 23-27) calls for temperatures to average near normal with no important day-to-day changes. Normal highs range from 89 to 93 degrees and normal lows from 68 to 72. Rainfall is expected to be moderate, averaging 1/2 to one inch in widely scattered thundershowers.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reportlng Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Eixtension 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 19, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extrenes for the week ending July 19, 1968 (Provisional)

Highest: 98 at Homerville on the 13th and Folkston on the 17th.

Lowest:

60 at Blairsvill~' Dallas and Helen on the ~th and Blairsville on the 17th.

I
\

* For the period July 20-22, 1968
T Less than o005 inch

. Afte r Fi ve Day s Return t o

ifnited States Depa rtment of Ag r i cult ure

Statist ical Repo rt i ng Se v "ce

'

409A No rth Lumpk"n S reet

\

Athe ns , Geo r g ia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUS INE SS

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHE R REPORT This report wil l be treated i n ll
Respects as Letter Ma il (See Sec. 34 . 17 , P. L. & R. )

Pos t age a nd Fees Paid U. S. Departmen t of Agriculture
900
!cquisitiona D1v1a1on unlve~s1~ ot Georsia OD1vers1t.r L1brar1ee Athans GOorgia 30801

~:Jj-~m w mIT/if wL1 ~ m~ Dl:ftJ" 7

d G E 0 R G I A c R 0 p R E p 0 R T I N G s V 1 ~ l 2 4 1968

Cff

LP

1.2 ATHENS, GEORG I A

JUNE 1968

J u1 y 2 3 , 19 6 8

Ite m

During June

1967 1/

1968 2/

% of
last
year

Jan. thru June

1967 1/

1968 2/

%o(
las 1f year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet. Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler T ype Pullet s Placed (U.S. )3 /
Total Domestic Chickens T e sted:

3,984 3,620

I
I 4,076 102
3, 566 99

22, 365 22, 17 5

22, 17 5 99 -

19,071

86 -

Broiler Type Georgia United States

386 2, 111

373 97 1, 602 76

3, 279 14, 788

2, 984

91

12, 108

82

Egg Type Georgia United States
Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type
Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia United States

0 341
42,764 244,971
2, 782 47,929
37,780 213, 193
605 11,500

23 277 81

13 5 3, 558

129

96

3, 147

88

43,902 103 251, 583 103
3,04 9 110 43,701 91

261,324

257,781

99

1, 451, 346 1, 4 57, 525 100

21, 804 34 2,628

18,267

84

290,277

85

32,659 197,845
477 7,696

86 93

I
'

203, 206 1, 14 6, 727

I
79 67

4,752 73,994

191,863 1,144,720
4,923 65, 4 00

94 100
1 0 4 :'. 88

Heavy Type

Georgia

United States

Egg Production:

Georgia

South Atlantic United States

-5/

214 1, 723 Mil.
407 1,086 5, 806

,,
230 107

2, 045

1, 712 Mil.
391

99

,I
I'

13,018

I Mil.

96

2,454

1, 102 101 I

6, 575

I 5, 721 99

35, 337

1, 628 11,485 Mil.
2, 518 6, 860 35,558

80 88
103 104 101

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.

-

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

During May

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru May

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

During May

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Jan. thru May

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,687

6,355 29,785 29,795 3_. 5

4.0

3.8

3.9

Pa.

6,987

7' 190 34,212 34, 011 4.9

4.3

5.3

5. 1

Mo.

3,747

4, 149 16,278 17,002 4.5

2.4

5.0

3.7

Del.

8,448

7,853 36,097 37,686 6.4

4.2

5.7

4.6

Md.

13, 176 12,261 58,743 54, 846 6. 1

4 .3

5. 5

4.7

Va.
N. c.
Ga.

5, 066

6,688 19,338 26,285 3.7

4 .6

23, 350 24, 129 102, 89 5 105, 204 3.6

3.2

37' 114 32,241 160,802 151,507 5.2

5. 1

4. 1
4.6 .. 5. 4

4.9

3.7 5.3

-

Tenn.

6,000

5,836 24,875 25,422 4.2

2. 9

5.3

3.6

Ala.

25,767 22,837 104, 899 107,210 3.4

3. 5

4.0

3.6

Miss.

14, 589 15,768 65,404 69,354 2.6

1.8

3.8

2.6

Ark.

31,841 30, 834 138, 375 140,014 3.9

3. 1

Texas

14, 145 13' 53 7 58, 851 59, 104 2.9

3.0

4.8 3.6

3.9 4.3

.

-------
u. s.

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

217,440

941, 107

4. 1

3.5

4.6

4. 1

208,927

942,082

'

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of AgriculturE!

Statistical Reporting Ser ~i ce, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending July 19, 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extrenes f~r the week ending July 19, 1968 (Provisional)

Highest: 98 at Homerville on the 13th and Folkston on the 17th.

Lowest:

60 at Blairsvill~! Dallas and Helen on the .L4th and
Blairsville on the 17th

23

* For the period July 20-22, 1968
T Less than o005 inch

After Fi ve Day s Return t o

United States Depa rtment of Agr i cult ure

Statist ical Repo rt i ng Se rv "ce

409A No rt h Lumpk i n S reet

\

At hens, Geo r g ia 3060 1 OFF ICIAL BUS INESS

IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report wil l be t reated i 11
Respects as Letter Ma i l (See Sec. 34.17 , P. L. & R. )

Pos ta ge a nd Fees Paid
U. s. Departmen t of Agriculture
900
~oquisit!ona Divlaion unlvers1~ ot G&ors1a OD1vers1t.; L1brar1ee Athons GOorg!a 30801

"7

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S

m w m w r1 d.lt~
116

~

~~THENS, GEORGIA

JUNE 19 6 8

July 23 , 196 8

o/o of

o/o o(

Item
Broiler Type p ullets Placed (U.S. )3/
Total

During June

1967 1/

1968 2/

lThou. 3,984

Thou. 4, 07 6

last year Pet.
102

Jan. thru June

1967 1/

19 6 8 2/

Thou.

Thou.

22,365

22, 17 5

last year Pet.
99 -

Domestic Chickens Tested:

3,620

3, 566 99

22, 17 5

19,071

86 -

B railer Type Georgia United 3tates

386 2, 111

373 97 1, 602 76

3, 279 14, 788

2,984 91

12, 108

82

E gg Type Georgia United States

0

23

13 5

129

96

341

277 81

3, 558

3, 147

88

Chicks Hatched:

B railer Type

Georgia United States

42, 764 244,971

43,902 103 251, 583 103

261,324

257,781

99

1, 451, 346 l, 457, 525 100

E gg Type

Georgia

2, 782

3,049 110

21, 804

18, 267

84

United States

47,929

43,701 91

342,628

290,277

85

Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens
Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia

37,780 213, 193
605

!

32,659 197, 845

86 93

I
I '
I

203, 1, 146,

206 727

191,863 1,144,720

94 100

I

477 79

4,752

4,923

104 ~'

United States Heavy Type

11, 500

7,696 67 I

73,994

65,400

88

Georgia United States Egg Production: Georgia South Atlantic 5/ United States

214 1,723
Mil. 407
1, 086 5, 806

230 107 11

2. 045

1,712 Mil.
391

I 99

13,018

Mil.

96

'!'
.

2, 454

1, 102 101

6, 57 5

5, 721

11
99 1

35, 337

1, 628 11,485
Mil. 2, 518 6, 860
35, 558

80 88
103 104 101

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.

-

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

During May

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru May

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

During May

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Jan. thru May

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,687

6,355 29,785 29,795 3_. 5

4 .0

3.8

3.9

Pa.

6,987

7' 190 34,212 34,011 4.9

4.3

5.3

5. 1

Mo.

3,747

4, 149 16,278 17,002 4.5

2.4

5.0

3.7

Del.

8,448

7,853 36,097 37,686 6.4

4 .2

5.7

4.6

Md.

13, 176 12,261 58, 743 54,846 6. 1

4. 3

5. 5

4 .7

Va.
N. c.
Ga.

5,066

6,688 19,338 26,285 3.7

4 .6

23,350 24, 129 102, 89 5 105,204 3.6

3.2

3 7' 114 32,241 160,802 151, 507 5. 2

5. 1

4. 1

4.9

4.6 5. 4

3.7 5.3

-

Tenn.

6,000

5,836 24,875 25,422 4.2

2. 9

5.3

3.6

Ala.

25,767 22, 837 104, 899 107,210 3.4

3. 5

4.0

3.6

Miss.

14, 589 15,768 65,404 69,354 2.6

1.8

3.8

2.6

Ark.

31,841 30,834 138, 375 140,014 3.9

3. 1

Texas

14, 145 13, 537 58, 851 59, 104 2.9

3.0

4.8 3 .6

3.9 4.3

-

-u-.--s-. --

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

217,440

941, 107

4. 1

3. 5

4.6

4. 1

208,927

942,082

'

U. S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture'

Statistical Reporting Se r ~ice, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of-Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States - June 1968
Frozen poultry stocks decre ase d 17 million p ounds duri ng June to 29 5 million pounds. This was 4 percent less than a year earlier but 62 percent above a ve rage . Turkey holdings were 185 million pounds compared with 194 million pounds last month. The July 1 holdings were more than double the average for the date. Whole turkeys totaled 156 million pounds, while parts, cut ups, and further processing items totaled 28 million. Shell eggs in storage were up seasonally to 278 thousand cases from 191 thousand on June l. July l stocks were 149 thousand cases below year-earlier holdings and 22 thousand cases below average. Frozen egg holdings were 106 million pounds, up 11 million from June l. Year-earlier stocks totaled 85 million. Stocks of meat totaled 606 million pounds, 68 million less than a month earlier. This compare s with year earlier stocks of 664 million pounds and average stocks of 595 million. Pork holdings decreased 66 million pounds during June to 322 million. F rozen pork bellies at 102 million pounds decreased 22 percent during June, compared with an 11 pe r cent decrease during June 1967. Other pork items shared in the decrease in pork holdings during June. Beef stocks totaled 193 million pounds on July 1 compared with month-earlier holdings of 194 million and year-earlier holdings of 276 million.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: B railers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry

Unit

June 1962-66 av.
Thou.

June 1967
Thou.

May 1968
Thou.

June 1968
Thou.

Case Pound
do. do. do. do. do.

300

427

191

278

-9--1,--8-3-6--------8-4-,-6-3-3----9--5,-3-9-8-----1-0-6-'-1-9-0---

l .19, 304

34, 877 21,948

20, 058

32, 709

51, 636 54, 03 6

4 7, 787

87,633

159,914 194,149

184 ,552

42,916

61,779 41,609

42, 540

lBf:.. 2Qf ______ ..3..9_8.,l_2..9.f>___3_l_L_7_4.~ ____29~..t9...3_7__

Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

1196,773

j

do.

I 293, 629

do.

104, 124

do.

I 594, 526

275, 656 193, 600
293, 074 388, 123
95, 020 92, 184 663, 750 673, 907

193,068
321,958
90, 543 605, 569

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PHICES PAID

Item

Georgia

June 15 May 15 June 15

1967

1968

1968

United States

June 15 May 15 June 15

1967

1968

1968

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents Cents

Prices Received: Chickens, lb. excluding broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (dozens)
Prices Paid: {per ton) Broiler Grower Laying Feed

7.5 12.5 12.3 33.3 Dol. 98.00 94.00

8.0 13. 5 13.2 33.0 Dol. 93.00 82.00

8. 5 14.0 13.8 39.0 Dol. 89.00 85.00

7.6 13. 6 13.0 27.4 Dol. 94.00 87.00

7.9 14 .6 13.9 27.0 Dol. 89.00 80.00

7.9 15.0 14.4 30.3 Dol. 88.00 80.00

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Ag ricultural

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

Service and the Agricultural Estimates Divi .ion of the Statistical Reporting Se rvice 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

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Ag riculture

~'7
,q:~~~m&~CRO[ifu~~

ATHENS, GEORGIA

B .i.~OILE R TYPE

Placement of broil e r c hicks in Georgia during the week ended July 20 was 9, 380, 000--l p e rcent more than the previous week and 3 percent mo r e t han t he comparable week last year, according t o the Georgia Crop Repor ting 3ervice .
An estimated 12, 164 , 000 broiler type eggs were set b y Georgia hatcheries-slightly more than the p re vious week and l percent mo r e t han the comparable week a year earlier.
' The majority of t he prices pai d to Georgia producers for b roiler hatching eggs were reporte d within a r a nge of 55 to 67 cents pe r dozen. Tne aver age price of hatching eggs was 61 cents p er dozen. The price of eggs fr om flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Mo st pri ces recei ved for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 8. 2 5 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average price s last year were 58 cents for eggs and $ 8. 25 fo r chicks.

V.J"eek Ended

G E ORGIA E GGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEME NTS

E ggs Set})

1967

1968

o/c of
year ago

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

19 67

1968

% of ye ar a go

_ _!~:y:!._Pri c:_e :t-:Iatch B ra ile r-

Eggs C hicks

P er

Pe r

Doz.

H undred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

May 18

12,414 12,843 103

9, 587

9,442

98

61

May 25

12, 535 12, 843 102

9, 559

9,403

98

61

June 1

12, 288 12,960 105

9,277

9, 511 103

6l

June 8

12, 155 12, 806 105

9, 4 95

9,492 100

61

June 15

12, 179 12, 4 67 102

9, 4 57

9,604 102

61

June 22

12, 179 12,417 102

9, 226

9,660 105

61

June 29

12,354 12,497 101

9, 177

9, 4 06 102

61

July 6

12, 281 12,022

98

8,980

9,352 104:

61

July 13

12, 031 12, 146 101

9, 113

9,271 102

61

July 20

12,061 12, 164 101

9, 110

9,380 103

61

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9 .00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 20 was 677, 000-17 percent less than the previous week but 4 3 percent more than the comp::na ble week last year. An estimated 810, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chides were set by Georgia hatcheries, 14 percent more than the previous weel< and 37 per cent mare than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of a ll egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended July 20 were up 11 percent but settings were down 16 percent from a year ago.

i
~ .
Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS I-IA.TCHED, 19 68

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

I % of

June

July July

July year

29

6

13

20

ago 2/

Chicks Hat che d (W-eek Ended} % of

June July

July

July year

29

6

13

20 1 ago 2/

836 390* l, 685 114

Thousands 742 710 265 220 1,34 5 l, 710 111 213

810 137 275 79 l, 280 74 120 4 5

682 480 l, 522 2 03

Thousands

598

814

190

405

1,099 1, 529

102

134

I 677 1 14 3
310 97 1, 392 114
88 43

I Total 3,025* 2,463 2, 853 2,485 84

2,887 l , 989 2, 882 2, 46 7 111

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.

-BROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEE KS - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

I!
I

C HICKS PLA CE D

STA TE

l_ ____ __~_ek .~nded

- -- o/o of 1-- - --- We el< Ens.led_ - - - %of

July

July

July

year

July

July

July

year

6

13

20

ago 1/ 6

13

20

ago 1/

THOUSA NDS

TH:)USA NDS

Maine

1, 935

2,092

2,047 100

1, 451

l, 54 8

l, 560

105

Connecti cut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri

369 1, 637
721

338 l, 634
696

314 l, 507
732

111 87
135

I
!
I

198 862 355

191 915 364

159

85

966

106

413

127

332

341

326

57 I 398

434

414

92

.,r..o..
tlO

Delawar e Maryland

2,462 4,979

2,376 4,924

2,339 86 4,999 118

2,745

2, 495

2, 249

79

3,245

3,478

3, 673

120

0'"'
0,)

Virginia

l, 496

l, 475

1,664 103

l, 130

l, 145

l, 155

110

lJ

West Virginia

100

41

41 30

439

404

356

80

North Carolina

7, 634

7,497

7,393 108

5, 805

5, 650

5, 726

105

South Carolina

506

507

494 89

384

470

355

83

GEORGIA

12,022 12, 146 12, 164 101

9,332

9,271

9,380

103

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)
TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

904

1,039

1, 033 118

' 761

833

825

148

806

777

805 104

918

1, 027

959

104

8,676 8,605 8,483 103

6,938

6,768

6,658

98

4,945

5, 128

5, 204 109

4,236

4, 271

4,251

106

10, 300 10,385 10,246 110

7, 673

7, 583

7' 501

102

952

963

1, 010 95

857

788

821

98

4,095

4, 118

4, 135 99

3, 244 3, 147 3, 050

93

577

630

570 92

46 5

428

409

101

397

427

339 115

277

294

253

92

l, 936

l, 870

1, 877 94

l, 478

1, 439

1, 446

105

67,781 68,009 67,722 103 53, 191 52,943 52, 579

102

67, 121 66,434 65,446

51, 611 51,969 51,567

%of Last Year

101

102

103

I

jl Cur.rent week as percent of same week last year.

Rev1sed.

103

102

102

f Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle

~

GEO RGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Athen Ge~ r~~~S ITY OJ= GEORfUA

Week End i ng July 29, 1968 CROP HARVEST INCREASING

JU L3 01968
LIBRAR IE

Released 3 p.m. Monday

Athens, Ga., July 29 - - Harvest of Georgia's tobacco and peach crops remained active

during the week, and peanut digging gained momentum, according to the Crop Reporting Servi c~ .

County Agents reported soil moisture short to very short over much of the State, and the hot,

dry conditions were causing rapid maturity of some crops.

Nearly nine- tenths of the State's cotton acreage was setting bolls, and cotton was opening in older plantings in the south. An increase in infestation of boll weevils, boll worms, a'nd ' spider mites was no ted in spite of continuing control measures.
I
Dry weather has reduced~ prospects in much of the southern half of the State. Yields have been cut sharply in the drier areas in the southwestern quarter. Some damaged corn is being salvaged for silage.

Tobacco harvest moved forward and was nearly two-thirds completed. Curing and preparing for the July 31 opening of the tobacco markets were active.

The condition of peanuts dropped sharply during the week as the result of hot, dry weather. These weather conditions are hastening maturity of early varieties, and if continued will reduce yields of late peanuts.

Rain is needed for good development of soybeans and sorqhums. Insect control in soybeans continued. Much hay was saved as weather for curing was nearly ideal over much of the State
.
Peach harvest is well advanced, and nearing completion in several counties. Market News Service reported a total of 3,307 carlot equivalents shipped through July 23 compared with 2 ~ 902 to the same date last year. Market conditions since early July prevented much of the crop from being shipped.

Sweetpotato harvest continued with reduced yields from dry weather. Veqetable and ~elan supplies were I ight.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Georgia rainfall was I ight to locally moderate in widely scattered thundershowers during the week ending Friday, July 26. Amounts ranged from none at several places to more than two inches at two or three places in south Georgia. Almost one-half of the reporting weather observers measured less than one-fourth inch of rain during the week ~ These I ight amounts and the high temperatures left many areas in need of additional rain at the end of the week. Averages by climatological divisions ranged from .14 of an inch in the northeast to .86 of an inch in the southeast. There was a slight increase in shower activity on Sunday with some areas receiving one-half inch or more.

Temperatures averaged higher during the week than for any previous week this summer. A gradual warming trend continued throughout the week and brought afternoon highs to the high 90 1 s in south Georgia and the low 90's in the north by Friday. The unusually hot weather continued through the week end and by Sunday several places in the south were reporting highs of 100 degrees or slightly above. Early morning lows were also warmer than normal. Readings in the mid-seventies were common in the south. Averages for the week ranged from one to three degrees above normal.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (July 30- August 3) cal ~ s for temperatures to average near normal in the northern half of the State and slightly above normal in the southern half. Normal highs range from 89 to 93 degrees and normal lows from 68 to 72. Little change is indicated until the last half of the week when it should be slightly cooler in the north. Rainfal I is expected to be one inch, or less, and occur as widel y scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Showers are expected to be more numer-
ous in the north than in the south. lSSUED-BY:- Th; Georgi~ Crop-R;porting-S;r~i~e~ Athens~ Georgi~;-in ~oop;r~tlon 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 26 9 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extrenes for the week ending July 26, 1968. (Provisional)
Highest: 100 at Americus on the 25th and Cordele on the 26th.
Lowest: 52 0 at Cla~~on on the 24th.

1.21
~ ~
* For the period July 27-29, 1968.
T Less than o005 inch.

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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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 Libr a ry Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 30601

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

July l, 1968

GEORGIA:

Releas ed 7/30/68
GEORGIA CROP ~PORTING SERVICE

Corn and Soybean St ocks Up .

Corn s t ocks on July 1, 1968 totaled 14,751, 000 bushels compa r ed with 10,124, 000 bushels on hand a yea r ear lier. Soybeans stored on July l tota led 2,623,000 bushels compared with 2,154,000 bushels on hand July 1, 1967. Stored oat s t ot a led 141,000 bushels -- le ss than half the quantity on hand a year e arlier. Compa r able data f or the other grains cannot be shown to avoid di s clos ing individual operations.

Georgia Gra i n Stocks -- July 1, 1968 With Comparisons

GRAIN

ON FARMS

1967

1968

OFF FAR!\18

1967

1968

ALL POSIT IONS

1967

1968

Corn

1, 000 bushels

7' 64_7__

11,551

1,000 bushels 2,4~ 3,200

Oats

241

105

48

36

Barley

7

4

*

*

Wheat

39

135

*

429

Rye

2

12

*

20

Sorghum

46

28

*

*

Soybeans
* Not publi shed

to

415 avoid

780

1,739

1,84'3

disclosing individual operations.

l, 000 bushels

10,124-- 14,751

289

141

* * * *
2,154

*
564 32
*
2,62'3

UNITED STATES

All Stocks Larger Except Rye and Flaxseed

Stocks of the four feed gra ins (corn, oats, barley and sorghum) on July l totaled 78.2 million tons -- 19 percent more than a year earlier, but 9 percent below average. Stocks of all old crop wheat vrere 26 percent greater than on July ::.., 1967 but 44 percent less than average. Record soybean stocks were 43 percent greater than a year earlier. De spite the increase in 'all wheat s tocks, durum holdings were 21 percent les s than a year earlier. Rye stocks were 3 percent less.

Old crcp carrycver of a ll wheat on July l totaled 537 million bushels, 26 percent more than a year earlier but 44 percent less than the 5-year average. Farm holdings, at 228 .million bushels, were up 57 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks of 309 million bushels were 10 percent above the previous year. July l stocks in all positions indicate a disappearance during the crop year -- July 1, 1967 to June 30, 1968 - of 1,412 million bushels compared with 1,422 million the previous ;year and the average of 1,389 million bushels.

Old crop r ye stocks in all storage positions on Jul:y l totaled 18.2 millien bushels, 3 percent less than a year earlier but 75 percent above average. Farm stocks, at 37 million bushels, were up 3 percent from July 1, 1967. Off-farm holdings totaled 14.5 million bushels 4 percent less than a year earlier. Indicated disappearance during April-June was 5.0 million bushels compared with 5.6 million a year earlier.

Corn in all s torage pos itions on July l totaled 2,149 million bushels, 23 percent more than a year earlier, and l percent above average. Current stocks are the largest for July l since 1964. Off-farm stocks of 528 million bushels were 30 percent above a year earlier. Farm holdings at 1,621 million bushels were up 21 percent. Indicated disappearance from all positions during the April-June quarter was 1,020 mi llion bushels compared with 972 million a year earlier.
Soybean stocks in all storage p os itions on July l, 1968 tota led a record 285 million bushels, 43 percent abcve a year earli er and 96 percent above average. Off-farm stocks, at 164 million bushels, were 44 percent above a year earlier and f arm stocks, at 120 million bushels, were 42 percent larger.

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Stati stician In Charge

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AUG 1 1968

A J. BORDELON Agricultura l Statistician

LIBRARI ES

Stocks of grains, July 1, 1968 with comparisons

(In thousand bushels )

July l I\.v.

July l ,

April 1,

Gra in and pos ition

1962-66

1967

1968

July 1, 1968

ALL WHEAT ( old crop)
On Farms y

107,389

145,479

359,679

228,471

Commodity Credit Corp. ?}
Mills, Elev. & Whses. Y }/

26,231 820,589

997 278,528

751 476 .~39

750 307 , 941

TOTAL

954,208

425,004

836, 769

537 , 162

RYE (old crop)
On Farms y
Commodity Credit Corp. ?}
Mills, Elev. & \-fuses . y }/

2,456 242
7.698

3,588
523 14,574

6,761 426
15,981

3,695
427 14,048

TOTAL

10,396

18,685

23 168

18,170

CORN
On Farms y

1,408,140

1,337,292

2,362,178

1,620,604

Commodity Credit Corp. Mills, Elev. & vlhses.

gj
y

3./

342,728 382,257

97,690 307,993

97,870 709 , 172

97,788 430 , 639

TOTAL

2,133,125

1,742,975

3,169,220

2,149,031

y OATS (old crop) On Farms

232,445

198,940

358,111

203,964

Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills , Elev. & Whses. y ~

4,968 53,426

6,664 64,682

6,665 76,869

6,668 59,356

TOTAL

290,839

270,286

441,645

269,98_

y BARLEY (old crop) On Farms

51,510

56,974

127,678

70,628

Commodity Credit Corp. ~
I~ lls, Elev. & Whses. -y- 1/

8,338 61,231

4,240 60,558

3,946 85,320

3,944 61,495

TOTAL

121,079

121,772

216,944

136,067

SORGHUI\1 GRAIN
On Farms y

57,652

81,980

146,849

94,167

Commodity Credit Corp. ~

4,640

4,606

4,586

4,587

Mills, Elev . &Whses. ~ }/
~OYBEATNOSTAL
On Farms y

::~669o,60~73~78~l~---23-43-85-,,95-34=37~~~------3'5~72~01,~,37~526-1 -----~27~3721~,,5~8725~l~

38,342

84,610

235,473

120,066

Commodity Credit Corp. ?}

17

0

0

0

llil~,Ekv.&Whses.y ~ -~1~0~6~,8~9~2~11-4-,1-7~0 ~~~---~~30~1~,0-9-5 --~~~4~,~4~~

TOTAL

14 ,251

1: 8,780

536,568

284 508

l Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.

gj C.C.C. -owned grain at bin sites.

~ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants.

Includes C.C.C.-ovmed grain in these storages.

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,.,

CALF CR0 P - l 6 8 JUL 3 1196&lea

GEORGIA

LIB RAR IES

The 1968 ca lf crop in Georgia i s expected t o t ot al 763 , 000 head , a ccording t o the Cro? Reporting Service. This would be 3 percent above the 1967 calf crop of 743, 000, and 7 percent above the 1962 -66 average of 712,000 head.

On J anuary l, 1968 , there were an e s timated 942, 000 cows and heifers 2 years old and older (for all purposes) on Ge orgia farms compared with 917,000 a year earlier. The ratio of calve s born and t o be born t o cows and he ifer s 2 year s old and older is 81 percent - - the same as in 1967.
UNITED STJ'.IES

Calf Crop Up l Percent

The 1968 calf crop f or the Un].ted States is expected to total 43 ,902, 000 head, l percent more than 1967 according to the Crop Reporting Board.

Cows and heifers 2 years old a nd older on farms and ranche s J anuary l, 1968 t ot a led 49,962 ,000 head, slightly above the 49 , 883 ,000 head on January l , 1967.

The number of calves born and t o be born in 1968, expressed as a per centage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older on hand the first of the year is e stimated at 88 percent , l point above the previous year. Thi s percentage is not strictly a calving rate because the January l inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and older does not include a ll heifers that ca lve during t he year and includes some cows that die or are s l aughtered before calving.

North Central States Unchanged

The calf crop in the North Central St ates is expected t o t ot al 17,047, 000 head, about the same as l ast year. The East North Central States are down 2 percent while the We st North Central States are up l percent.

Southern States Up 2 Percent

The expected calf crop in the Southern States totaled 16,183, 000 head, 2 percent above a year earlier. The calf crop in the South Atlantic State s was up l percent while the South Central States were up 2 percent fr om 1967. Texas, the largest cattle St ate, expects a l percent larger calf crop.

Western States Up l Percent

The calf crop in the Western States at 8,218, 000 head i s up l percent from the previous year. Montana, with 4 percent more calves than a year earlier, had the greatest percentage increase whi le Idaho, Wyoming , and Utah show a 3 percent increase fr om 1967.

North Atlantic States Down 2 Percent

The expected calf crop of 2 , 376 , 000 head in the North Atlant ic St ate s is down 2 percent. Each State is l ower except Ma ssachusetts which i s unchanged from a year ago.

ARCHIE LANGIE Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Report ing Service , USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

STATE
Maine N. H vt. Ma ss. R. I. Conn. N.Y. N.J. Pa.

Calf CroEI

Cows 11nd heifers

I

2 yrs. and older

I '

January 1

5 - y e o. r aver age 1962..66

1967

1968

1,000
-h-e-a:dres
56 274
96
13 90 1,386

l,COO -heaadg
48 244 86
11 83 1,246

l,OCO head -ag
47 240 84
11 81 1,226

128

103

97

1,049

950

921

1967

And 1968 Calves b

o2 r

bi; n a

st s

a

t

es

percent of covrs

and he ifers 2+

January 1 1/

1967

1968

s S-year 1average tl962-66

-P-earcsen-t
85 84
81
82 80 84

Percent 84
85 82 83 76
80 85

1,000 he a d --85
47 227 78 10 73 1,164

81

80

102

86

87

906

Calves born 2/

1967

1968

19158 a s ~ of 1967

1,000

1,000

head --76

~

Percent

75

99

41

40

98

205

197

96

70

70

100

9.0

8.4 93

66

65

98

1,047

1 , 0 4 2

100

83

78

94

817

801

98

Ohio Ind. Til. Mich.
Wi s .

963

87 0

868

88

803

738

7 07

89

1,295

1,168

1,168

89

797

68 0

635

85

2,527

2,384

2,355

90

86

824

7 66

746

97

90

702

657

636

97

89

l,D 7

1, 040

1,040

100

86

68 2

578

546

94

90

2' 270

2,146

2,120

99

Minn .

1,835

1,717

1,699

89

Iowa

2,022

2,025

2, 010

94

Mo.

2,058

2,151

2,2C8

91

N. D~k.

1,117

1,182

1,139

90

S. Dak.

1,752

1,871

1,863

93

Nebr.

2,047

2,107

2,199

92

Kans. Del.

'' 1,859 28

1,893 21

1,950 21

93 77

Md.

262

242

240

86

Va.

773

726

730

84

w. Va.

294

265

260

87

N. C.
s. c.

519

542

315

320

528

82

319

84

Ga. Fla.

875

917

942

81

1,039

l,C89

1,035

68

Ky. Tenn.

' 1,270
' 1,200

1,315 1,260

1,377 1,249

92 84

Ala.. Miss. Ark. La. Okla.
Texas

1,009

l,O\fl

1,029

82

1,366

1,414

1,449

81

887

945

959

84

' 1,184 2,C64 5,523

1,125 2,115 5,670

l,C89 2,094 5,710

80
88 86

88

1,615

1,528

1,495

98

94

1,865

1,904

1,889

99

91

1,857

1,957

2, 009

1 03

90

1,017

1,064

1,025

96

94

1,614

1,740

1,751

101

89

1,864

1,938

1,957

101

94

1,684

1,760

1,833

1C4

77

22

16

16

l CO

88

220

2C8

211

101

86

646

610

628

1 03

88

252

231

229

99

83

411

444

438

99

85

256

269

271

101

81

712

743

763

103

72

767

741

745

101

91 87

1,141 1,032

1,210 1 , 05 8

1,253 l,C87

104 103

-

83

817

826

854

103

81

1,058

1,145

1,174

103

85

732

794

815

103

81

926

900

882

98

91

1,776

1,861

1,9r6

102

86

4,581

4,876

4,911

101

Mont. Idaho Wyo.

1,377


:

680 659

1,536 684 694

1,576 694 721

91 92 91

Colo. N.Mex.

' 1,002 753

1,071 737

l,C85 736

92 88

Ariz.

428

446

431

79

utah

380

393

400

90

Nev.

3CJ7

320

320

80

VTash.

595

594

594

88

Oreg.

I

795

798

8('6

90

Calif.

I 1,787

1~884

1,862

88

48 States

I 49,o4o

49,770

49,85:3

88

Alaska

I

4.6

4.4

4.4

86

Hauvr.asi.i

96

103

1C5

71

49 2740

49,883

49 2962

87

92

1,255

1,398

1,450

1C4

93

613

629

645

103

90

589

632

649

103

93

912

985

1,009

102

86

641

649

633

98

80

343

352

345

98

91

333

354

364

103

78

248

256

250

98

87

531

523

517

99

90

7C8

718

725

101

88

1,579

1,650

1, 631

99

88

42,923 43 ~570

43,824

10!

:8z6o

3.9 6:Z

3.8 :Z3

3.8 l eo--'

7~

J0]

88

42 2994 43,647

43,902

101

1/ Not - and

strictly a calving rate heifers 2 years old and

.

Figure over on

represents calv farms and ranche

es s

Jabnournaryex1pr.esse/dCaaslvpe es rcbeonrntagbeef

of t or e

he number of cows June 1 plus the

number expected to be born after June 1.

After Five Days Return to United States Departmen t of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fee s Paid
u. S. Department of Agriculture

,.,
LIVESTOCK

.
REPORT

WOOL PRODUCTION - 1968

Athens, Georgia

Released 7/30/68

Georqia

\~col production in Georgia for 1968 is estimated at 31,000 pounds, 4,000 pounds below the previous year's estimate of 35,000 pounds, accordin g to the Crop Reporting Service.

The number of sheep shorn was placed at 5,100 head, 400 below the 1967 total. Yleight per fleece averaged 6.1 pounds compared with 6.3 a year earlier.

United- States
Wool shorn and to be shorn in the United States during 1968 is estimated at 175,871,000 pounds, grease basis, according to the Crop Keporting Board. This is 7 percent below the 1967 production of 188,155,000 pounds. The 1968 production is equivalent to 83,890,000 pounds, clean basis, compared with 89,750,000 pounds for 1967, based on a conversion factor of 47.7 percent.
The number of sheep and lambs shorn and to be shorn during 1968 is estimated at 20,580,000 head, a 6-percent decrease from the 21,982,000 head shorn in 1967. The 1968 average weight per fleece is 8.55 pounds compared with 8.56 pounds last year.
Shorn wool production in the Western Sheep States (11 Western States, South Dakota, and Texas) is estimated at 133,042,000 pounds, 6 percent below the 1967 clip of 141,616,000 pounds. Wool production is smaller in all Western States, except Idaho.
Sheep shorn and to be shorn in 1968 are estimated at 15,252,000 head, 6 percent less than the 16,243,000 head shorn in 1967. The average fleece weight is 8.72 pounds, the same as a year earlier.
Texas, the leading wool producing State, expects a total clip of 35,200,000 pounds, 5 percent less than the 1967 production of 36,998,000 pounds. Texas sheep and lambs shorn and to be shorn, at 4,574,000 head, is 8 percent smaller, while the average fleece weight of 7.7 pounds is 0.3 pounds heavier than in 1967. Wyoming, the second ranking wool producing State, expects a production of 11,542,000 pounds, 7 percent smaller than the 18,867,000 pounds produced in 1967. Wool production in California, the third leading State, is expected to total 13,468,000 pounds, 4 percent below 1967.
A wool clip of 42,553,000 pounds is estimated in the 35 Native or "fleece wool States {excluding 13 Western States and Alaska). This is 8 percent less than the 46,293,000 pounds shorn in 1967. The smaller 1968 clip results from a 7-percent decline in the number of sheep and lambs shorn and a fleece weight of 8.02 pounds, 0.08 pound 1 ig hter than the 8.10 pounds in 1967.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. 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.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AU G1 1968
LI BRARIE

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

Wool Shorn 19 67 and 1968, b y Stat e s

Number sheep shorn y

V'feight per fl ee ce

5- year aver age 1962- 66

1967

1968

5-year aver age 1962-66

1967

?/
1968

1, 000 head

1,000 ~

1,000 he a d

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

25 5 .8 8.2 10
2.1 5.7 106
11 183

18 4.8 6 .8 9.5
1.8 4.8
90 8.6 162

16

7.1

4.8

6.8

6.1

7 7

9.0

7.2

1.7

6 .9

5.0

7.1

86

7.9

8.0

7.3

15a

7.4

7.5

7.2

7.1

7.1

8.2

8.1

7.3

7.4

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.2

8.1

7.6

7.4

7.7

7.5

7.5

Fool product ion

5- year aver age 1962- 66

1967

1968

1,000 pounds

1,000 Eounds

1,000 pounds

180 40 63
74 15 40
833
77 1,357

135
34 56
69
13 35 725 64 1,215

115 34 49
67 12 36
652 62
1,la5

Ohio
Ind. ill.
Mich. Wi s .

7a4

692

6a4

a.5

a .a

a.6

6 , 686

6 .106

5,899

325

275

256

7.8

8.0

8.0

2,535

2 ,1a9

2,C57

523

363

335

7.4

7.9

7.7

3,8a2

2,a54

2,592

291

240

221

8.5

8.6

8.3

2,465

2,073

1,833

170

150

143

7.7

8.2

8.2

1,339

1, 233

1 ,175

Minn.

697

580

477

7 .a

Iowa

1,118

823

75a

7.6

Mo.

444

328

306

7 .a

N. Dak.

477

354

323

9.6

s. Da.k.

1,434

1,216

1,150

9.0

Ne b r .

5C5

392

373

7.6

Kans.

532

421

404

8.2

8.0

a.l

5 , 459

4, 657

3,869

a.2

8.1

8,531

6 ,739

6,157

a.1

7.9

3 , 457

2 , 672

2,42a

9.a

9.8

4 ,569

3,4a3

3,180

9.4

9.7

12,981 11,401

11,115

7.9

7.9

3 , 8 25

3 ,100

2,937

8.6

8 .5

4,339

3 , 612

3,415

Del. Md.
Va W. Va.. N. C.
s. c.
GEORGIA Fla.

2.7 22
228 200
30
4.9 10
6.2

2.4 17 196
164 19
2.4 5.5 s.i

1.9

7.1

17

6.9

la9

5 .9

15a

5.6

18

6.2

1.8

6.6

5.1

6.3

5.5

4.7

7.1

7.4

19

17

14

7.1

7.1

150

1 21

121

6 .2

6.1

1,349

1, 2la

1,153

5.9

5.9

1,128

968

932

7.0

6.5

la7

133

117

7.1

6 .7

32

17

12

6 .3

6 .1

63

35

31

6 .5

5.1

29

33

28

Ky. Tenn. Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La. Okla. Texas

218 110
13 30
17 49 145 5,565

135

117

7.1

60

48

5.6

7.0

6 .2

5.9

19

17

5.1

a.7

7.5

6.7

2a

25

4.6

125

112

a.l

4,993

4,574

7.7

7.2

7.4

1,535

972

a 66

5.8

6 .2

611

348

29a

6.0

6.0

77

42

37

5.1

s.o

151

97

a5

7.1

7.3

117

62

55

4.7

4.6

223

132

115

a.3

8.3

l , l 6a

1,034

935

7.4

7.7

43,015 36,99a

35,200

Mont. Idaho Vlyo.
Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. utah Nev. Wash. Oreg. Calif.
48 States Alaska Hawa ii

1,331 840
1,955 1,43a 1,014
513 1,071
245
233
741 2,017 25,702
16

1,134 696
1,768 1,271
884 472 l,OC9 212 159 571 l,a58
21,~61
21

1,092
703
1,7Ul 1,121
821 441 98a 205
143 537 1,770 20,556
24

10.0 10.3
10.3 9.1 9.4 7.2 9.9 9.8 9.2 7 .a
7.7 a.40 n.a

9.9 10.6
10.7 a.9 9.6 7.0 10.1 9.a 9.4
a.3 7.6 a.s6 11.7

9.9 10.6
10.3 8.4 9.2
6.9 9.9
10.0 9.0 8.1
7.6 a.54
11.5

13,304 8, 6a9
20,115 13,103
9,535
3,6a4 10,561
2,3a6 2,129
5,806 15,4a7 217,401
laS

11,277 7,346
18,867 11,335
8,462
3,317 1 0 , 227
2,C82
1,492 4,735 14,077
la7 ,909 246

10,840 7,446
17,542 9,3a9
7 ,sao 3,037 9,748 2, C50
1,293 4,334 13 ,46a 175,595
276

u. s.

25,71a

21,982

20,580

a.46

a.56

a.55 217,586 18a,155 175,a71

1/ Includes sheep shorn at commercial feeding yards.

~ For Texas and California the we ight per fleece is the average p er an:imal and not the aver age per shearing

since some sheep are shorn more than once each year.

After Five Days Return to United State s Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fee s Pa id U. S. Depa rtment of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

July 3 1, 1968

JjROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 27 was 9, 161, 000--2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 905, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 percent less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the comparable week
a year earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were repcrted within a range of 55 to 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 61 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 $8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 58 cents for eggs and $8.25 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Week
. Ended

Eggs Set 1/

1967

1968

% of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

%of

1967

1968

year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

I May 25
June l June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27

Thou.
12, 53 5 12, 288 12, 155 12, 179 12, 179 12, 354 12,281 12,031 12,061 12,031

Thou.
12, 843 12,960 12, 806 12,467 12,417 12,497 12,022 12, 146 12, 164 11, 905

Pet.

Thou.

I 102

9, 559

105

9,277

105

9,495

102

9,457

102

9, 226

101

9, 177

98

8,980

101

9, 113

101

9, 110

99

8, 840

Thou.
9,403 9, 511 9,492 9,604 9,660 9,406 9,332 9,271 9,380 9, 161

Pet. Cents

98

61

103

61

I

100

61

102

61

105

61

102

61

104

61

102

61

103

61

104

61

Dollars
9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 27 was 605, 000-11 percent less than the previous week but 47 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 834, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than the previous week and 36 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended July 27 were down 12 percent but settings were up 1 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

I

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

j o/o of

State

July

July July

July , year

I Chicks Hatched ( Week Ended} J %of

July July

July

July year

6

13

20

27 ago 2/

6

13

20

27 ago 2/

Thousands

Thousands

I

Ga.

742

710 810

834 136

598 814

677

605 1 147

Ill.

250* 220 275

425 97

190 405

310

200 74

Calif.

1, 345 1, 710 l, 280 1,387 92 I 1,099 1, 529 1, 392 1,079 76

Wash.

111

213 120

I 181 73

102

134

88

114 63

i

Total

2, 448>!< 2, 853 2,485 2, 827 101 I 1, 989 2, 882 2,467 1, 998 1 88

I

1/ Includes e gg s set b y hate he rie s pro due ing c hicks for hatcher y supp1y flocks.

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

* R cvisf.-~----------------~

UN VERSITY OF GEORGIA

AUG l 1968

LIBRAR IES

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AHEAS BY VV"EEKS-1968 ?age 2

EGGS SET

II

C!-IICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

July

July

13

20

I % of I

I 11 : July
27

year . July

ago

13

Week Ended

July

July

20

27

o/o of
year ago 1/

THOUS A NDS

f:

THOUSA NDS

Maine

......

i

2,092

2,047

2,004 107

l, 548

1, 560

l, 420

97

0

Connecticut

338

314

290

94

191

159

146

82

Pennsylvania

1,634

1, 507

1, 722 107

915

966

893

95

Indiana

696

732

748 131 )

364

413

353

106

Missouri

341

326

331

52

4 34

414

489

116

Delaware

2,376

2,339

2, 324 85

2,495

2,24 9

2, 272

79

Maryland

4,924

4,999

4,917 113

3, L,l;78

3,673

3, 508

119

Virginia West Virginia North Carolina

1, 475

1, 664

1, 523

97

1, 1Ll 5

1, 155

1, 081

93

41 7,497

41 7,393

41 7, 139

26 101

I
~

404
~.650

356 5, 726

310 5, 527

111 101

South Carolina

507

494

499

93

L_;, 70

355

401

91

GEORGIA

12, 146 12, 164 11,905

99

9, 271

9,380

9, 161

104

Florida

1, 039

1, 033

946 112

833

825

737

117

Tennessee

777

805

767 108

1, 027

959

864

101

Alabama Mississippi Arkansas

8,605 5, 128 10, 385

8,483 5,204 10, 246

8, 391 5,049 11,022

102

6,768

I

I 102

4, 271

115

7. 583

6,658 4,251 7. 501

6, 517 4, 262 7,457

96 106 100

Louisiana Texas
Washington Oregon
~alifornia
TOTAL 1968
(22 States)

963 4, 118
630 427

1, 010 4, 135
570 339

1,020 4, 160
594 359

88
97 102

(88
II 3, 147 I 423

118

294

821 3,050
"1:09 253

829 3, 113
424 293

100 96
110 113

1, 870 68,009

1, 877 67,722

1, 953 67, 704

101 103

IIi

1, 52,

4 39 943

1, 446 52, 579

1, 457 5i, 514

103 100

I

I

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

66,434 65, 446 65,968

I 51,9o/ 9

51, 567

51, 265

......
0

tof Last Year 1

102

103

103

102

102

100

.
.ll)
::>

#0~0 7

Glf ~tz.

t/111
UNITED

STATES

DEPARTMENT

OF

AGRICULTURE

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
H0 NE Y P R 0 DU CT I 0 N

August l, 1968 GEORGIA

Colonies of be es on July l totaled 180,000, a ccording t o the Ge orgia Cr op Reporting Service. This is 3 percent above the 175,000 colonie s on hand a yea r ago . The conditi on of colonie s on July l was 85 percent of normal, compared with 81 percent last yea r.
UNITED STATES

Colonies of bee s on July lin the 48 St ate s t ot a led 4,771,000 . Thi s is a decline of l percent from the 1967 number. With the exception of 1967, the number of colonies have declined every year since 1958 . The l ar ge s t reg ional decline of 4 percent wa s i n the South Central. The North Atlantic and Eas t North Central were ea ch dovm 3 percent. The We s t North Central and South Atlantic were up l percent and the Hest was about the same as a year earlier.
Condition of colonies on July l for the 48 St a te s was reported at 83 percent of normal-1 percent below the previous year a nd 3 percent below the aver age condition for recent years. Average condition of colonies by regions ranged from 82 percent in t he West to 85 in the West North Centra l and South Centra l. However, variation between State s -vras much grea ter r a nging
from 75 to 96 percent of norma l. Compared with a year earlier the \-Test was down 6 percentage
points and the North Atla ntic was down 4. The South Central was up 2 percentage p oint s and the East -North Centra l and West North Centra l were up 3 points . The South J.tlantic at 84 percent of normal was the same as a year ago. Dry spring weather in the West was primarily respons ible for the lower colony conditi on. In the North Atla ntic State s , a cold \Tinter fo llowed by a cool wet spring caused some losses and lowered colony conditions . Bee a ctivity thi s spring was hampered by cool wet weather over most of the eastern two-thirds of the country .

Conditi on of nectar plants varied widely in the 48 State s but averaged 77 percent of normal on July 1, compared with 79 percent a year earlier. The large st change occurred in the West with a decline of 16 percentage p oint s . The North Atlanti c was down by 2 p oints while all other regions were up 2 to 5 point s from a year earlier. Early plant growth was s l owed by dry weather in the West and by cool, wet weather in most other areas .

In Ca lifornia, the leading honey producing State in 1967, extremely dry weather limited growth of most wild nectar producing pla nts . Condition was reported at 68 percent compared with 93 on July l, 1967. Minnesota , the second r anking honey producer in 1967, reported a plant condition of 80 -- l point above a year earlier.

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Stati stica l 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 Condit1.on of Colonies and 1 ectar Plants on July 1

State and

Colonies of Bees
1968 as %

Condition 1/

Colonie s

Nect ar Plants

Division

l967

1968

of 1967 1967

1968

1967

1968

~aine

1'hou. 5

-Tho-u. 5

Percent 100

86

75

86

76

N. H.

5

5

100

90

79

88

78

Vt.

8

8

100

80

81

79

82

Mass .

10

10

100

88

85

86

84

R. I.

2

2

100

82

85

79

83

Conn.

10

10

100

86

80

87

80

N. Y.

164

157

96

84

79

82

78

N. J. Pa.

:

37

35

95

84

76

90

88

:___11:3_____ ]:lg_ ___ ...32. ____83. ____ .2____ I4_____7. __ _

N. Atl. Ohio
Ind. Ill. Mich. Wis. E. N. Cent.

~S4

344

97

84

80

81

79

149

146

98

76

83

69

81

102

95

93

73

83

73

83

91

89

98

83

84

83

82

: 121

120

99

84

83

82

87

: --

142 -605-----

51389 9

-

--

98 -9

7-

-

-

85

84

-80---- 83- - -

-

83 78- - - -

83
-8~

-

--

Minn. Iowa Mo.
N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans. W. N. Cent.

189

189

100

83

83

79

80

141

142

101

84

87

80

84

101

106

105

88

84

78

86

52

55

106

83

92

79

82

101

99

98

78

87

80

83

103

103

100

77

80

78

75

:

49

49

100

80

81

79

83

: - - 736---- -743--- -101---- 82---- - 85 - - - -79- - - - 82-- -

Del. Md. Va. W. Va. N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Fla. S. Atl.

5

5

100

95

96

91

90

32

31

97

88

87

80

88

103

101

98

79

80

69

75

92

91

99

82

78

79

82

226

219

97

85

84

69

69

63

64

102

80

80

67

75

: 175

180

103

81

85

71

72

: 309

324

105

87

86

74

75

--1:-005--- -l,OJ.5-- -lOl--- -84----84----72-----74---

Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark.
La.
Okla.
Tse.xasCent.

87

87

100

80

85

78

79

146

131

90

86

84

75

72

96

91

95

85

84

75

71

65

52

80

89

84

85

77

92

90

98

91

87

87

84

86

86

100

86

89

76

77

:

50

50

100

82

77

77

75

: 229

227

99

75

84

68

83

:-- -851----- 814--- -9'6--- -83---- 85---- 76---- -78- --

Mont. Idaho Wyo. Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev.
Wash. Oreg. CWaelisft .

80

83

104

86

81

86

83

214

218

102

93

78

90

73

30

32

107

95

85

82

80

51

47

92

79

76

70

60

15

15

100

85

82

68

76

88

84

95

80

82

78

74

51

49

96

81

76

77

78

9

9

100

88

80

88

78

97

90

93

87

78

80

82

:

70

74

106

90

85

87

76

:- -1:-525694- - - - l, 256656 - - - l1O0O1 - - - -8898 - - - - 8852- - - - 8938- - - - -7682 -

iJ48

States Percent

of

: 4,815 normal .

4,771

99

84

83

79

77

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 Pai d U. S. Department of Agriculture

Released 8/2/1968 GEORGI A CROP REPO RTI NG SE RVICE

GEO RGI A P~ ICES RECEIVE D 1 POINT LOWER
The Index of ?r ices Re ce i ved by Geor gi a Farmers for All Corr.mod it ies decl i ned 1 point during the month ended July 15, 19 6 ~ to 251. This was 5 points below the July 15, 1967 index of 256.
The p rices of corn, cotton, and sweetpotatoes were lower than a month ago, causing the All Crop Index to drop 6 points to 261; this was also lower than the July 15, 1967 Index by 7 points . Hog, broiler eggs and turkey prices were higher, increasing the 1ivestock index 8 points to 229, which was 2 po ints hi gher than last year .

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED AND PARITY INDE XES UP 1 POI NT ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79
During the month ended July 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers ad vanced 1 point (1/3 percent) to 260 percent of its 19 10-14 avera ge, the Crop i{eporting Board announced today. Contribu ti ng most to the i ncrease were higher pr i ces for hogs, fluid market milk, and eggs. Partially offsetting were price declines for ap p les, cotton, and wheat. The Ju ly index was 1 1/2 percent above a year earlier.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, includin g Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wa ge Rates advanced I po int (1/4 percent ) during the month to a new high of 355. The index was 3 percent above a year earlier.
With prices of farm products, prices paid by farmers, and farm wage rates all higher, the preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio remained unchan ged at 79, and the Parity Ratio at 73.

Index 1910-14= 100
Georqia Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

INDEX Nut1BEK.S -- GEO RGIA ,(\ND UNITED STATES

July 15

June 15

July 15

1967

1968

1968

256

252

251

268

267

261

J./227

221

229

Record Hiqh Index : Date
310 ~ia rch 1951 319 March 1951 21 ~:J5 Se pt. 1948

United States Prices Received
Parity Index 1/
Parity Ratio

256

259

344

354

74

73

260

31 3 Feb. 1951

355

355 July 1968

73

123 Oct. 1946

Adjusted Parity t{at io !;I
(preliminary)

80

79

79

!/Revised. 1/ Also ,(\pril 1951. 3/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm t>Jage Rates based
on data for the indicated dates. 4; The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments,
avera ged 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted
Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service, are based on estimated
cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

WILLIAM A, WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: 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 FARME RS. JULY 15 . 1968 ~ I TH COMPAR ISO ~S

July 15

GEO RG 1.1\ June 15

UNITED STATES Ju ly 15 :July 15: June i 5 Ju ly i5 --'--'~~---

Commod i tv a nd Unit

I 967

1968

1968

I 967

1968

1968

Pi{/CES RECE IVED

\/hea t , bu.

$ I. so

1. 20

1. 20 l. 37

1. 24

l. 19

Oa t s, bu

$

.80

.76

. 77

. 66S

.694

.606

Corn, bu.

$

1.45

1.25

I. 22 I . 21

1.07

1.04

Bar 1ey, bu. -~or s hum Grain , cwt. Cot t on, 1b.

$

.99

$

2.20

22.0

. SiB 1. 90 23. 5

.95 1.90 22.0

I .06
2.08 20.92

3/ . 983 -1. 80 20 . 79

. 93i
1 ...,l.J_
' I ,
20.04

Soybeans, bu.

$

2.70

2.50

2.50 2.66

2 . 54

2. 52

Swee t potatoes, cwt.

$

6.30

6.60 6.22

I I . 60

7.55

Hay, Ba led, ton:

,~II

$ 26.20

27.50

27.50 22.40

21 . 90

2 I .40

A!fa I fa

$ 35.50

34 .00

31.00 22.90

22. 30

2I. 70

Lespedeza

$ 27.50

30.00

29.00 24 .20

23. 60

23.30

Peanu t

$ 22.50

24.00

24.00 23.50

23.00

22.70

Mi 1k Cows, head

$ 210.00

190.00

210.00 :262.00 273 .00

276 . 00

Hogs, cwt.

$ 21.20

18.40

19.90 21.50

19 .30

20 .80

Beef Ca ttle, All, cwt. 11

$ 19.80

20.20

20.50 23 .20

23.80

24.00

Cows , cwt. 1./

$ 16.70

16.90

16.90 17 . 40

17. 90

17.70

Steers an d Heifers, cwt.

$ 22.20

22. 50

23. 20 2L~ . 90

25 .50

25.90

Ca I ves, cw t.

$ 25.50

27.00

26.90 27.20

28 .20

28. I0

Milk, Who lesale, cwt .:

Fl uid Ha r ket

$

6.2C

6.20

5. 22

5. 30

Manufactured

$

3. 95

i+. l 5

All 1/

$ 6.20

6.20

!16. IS 4 .79

4.90 !15.06

Turkeys , lb.

21.0

20.0

2 I . 0 20. 4

19. 5

19 . 7

Chickens, lb.:

Excluding Broilers



8. 5

2. 5 7.6

7.9

8. 0

Commercial Broilers

13.5

14 . 0

I L:. 5 14.4

15.0

15 . ...

All

13. 3

13.8

14 . 2 i 3 . 8

I L~ . 4

l L!. 9

Eggs, All, doz.

37.5

39.0

42.0 29.9

30.3

32.7

PRICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: l l

14% Protein

$

16% Protein

$

18% Protein

20% Pro t ein

$

Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt.$

Cot t onsee d Meal, 41%, cwt.

$

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$

Bran, cwt.

$

Mi dd 1 i ngs, cwt.

$

Corn Meal, cwt.

$

Poultry Feed, ton }/

Broiler Grower Feed

$

Laying Feed

$

Chick Starter

$

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$

All Other Ha y , ton

$

73.00
77 .oo
82.00 83.00 4.55
5. I 0 4.90 3.90 4.10 3.65
98.00
~6.00
102.00 38.00 3L~. 00

74.00 76.00 &2.00 84 .00 4.20
5.20 5.10 3.85 3.95 3.30
8:/.00 8).00 90.00 36.00 34.00

74.00
75.00 79 .00
82.00 4. 15 5.20 5.20 3.70 3.85 3.35
91.00 83.00 93.00 35.00 33.00

69.00 74.00 76.00 82. 00 4 .55
5. 34 5.38 3.57 3.68 3.49
94 .00 86.00 97.00 32.60 31.20

67.00

7 I .00

75 . 00
77 .oo

1+. 41

5.28

5. 28

3.48

~ J

C.,.,,l

3. 19

88 .00
80.00
93. 00 3I .90 30.30

67.00 71.00 74.00 76.00
4. 38 5. 31 5.4, 3. 43 3.50 3. i 8
89 .00 80 .00 94.00 3 I .8:) 30.20

1/ 11 Cows: and 11 steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls.
1/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd re placement.
3/ Revised. ~/ Preliminary estimate.

After Five Days Return to United States Depa rtment of Agr i cu lture
Statistica l Report ing Servi ce 40 9~ North L L ~pkin Street At hens , Georgia 30601 OFFI CIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Pa id U. S. Departme nt of Agricu l ture

GEO RG IA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Athens GWf~SITY OF G0RSIA

Week Ending August 5, 1968 CROPS STILL NEED MOISTURE IN MANY AREAS

AUG 61968
LIBRARIES

Released 3 p . m. Monduy

Athens, Ga . , August 5 -- Soil moi sture levels improved in par ts of the State but ma ny areas are still dry, a ccording t o the Crop Reporting Service . Crop conditions were extreme l y varied even within counties us some areas f a iled to receive the s cattered showers that benefitted other sections.

County Agent s reported about 95 percent of the cott on crop was s etting bolls and ab out 2 percent of the crop was open. Very light picking begun during the week . Insect infe st ation levels increa s ed de spite vigorous controls . Boll worms were menti oned in s evera l areas as being particula rly trouble scrre

. Condition of the corn crop rema ined about the same during the week . Out look for older plantings i s not expected to improve as r uin cametoo l ate in severa l areas . Part of the weather damaged crop continued t o be salvaged for silage.

Activity on t obacco f a rms was very high as ha rve sting, curing and marketing were given priority. According to the Market News Service, a tota l of 24,653 , 347 pounds of t obacco was sold on Georgia ma rket s through August 2 for on avernge price of $67.80 per hundred. Thi s -compared with 22,303,765 pounds at $65.79 for the first three days of marketing l a st yea r.

The condition of peanuts declined further l ast week. Many fields were maturing r apidly and . light harvest continued. Dry weather and ins ect problems s till threaten the l at e -crop yields . _Soybean conditions rema ined about the same as the previous week with a wide va riety of insects giving f armers prob l ems . Haying was at its peak in many a reas during the week. Shower s caught cuttings on the ground in a few areas .

About 88 percent of the pea ch crop has been harve sted and sever a l sections reported harvest complete. Through August 1, Market News reported 3,597 carlot equiva lents shipped compa r ed with 2,944 carlots for the some date l ast yea r. Sweetpotatoes harve s t increas ed and improvement in quality was noted. Veget able marketings were declining in s outhern areas but increas ing in the north.

Numerous report s of pink eye outbreaks in cattle were received. Pasture s were in mos t l y fair to good condition .
WEATEER SUMM~RY--Afternoon a nd evening thundershowers occurred in pa rt s of Georg i a a lmost every day during the week ending Friday, August 2. Rainfall amount s varied greatly, r anging from less than one-tenth of an inch in a few local areas to more than 4 inches in others . The showers were generally heavier in the south central, southeast und north centra l sections . The observer at Homerville reported that 3 inches fell in one hour during the a fternoon of August 1, and Helen, at the other end of the State, ha d 4.05 inche s on July 31. Aver ages by climatologica l divisions ranged fr om .73 inches in the northwest to 2.27 inche s in the ~outh centra l division. Parts of southwest Georgia received only light amounts of r a in and cont inued extremely dry at the end of the week. The showers continued to occur over mos t sections during the weekend.
Temperature s continued hot mos t of the week but moderated some toward the end of the period with the increase in shower activity. Several pla ce s in s outh Geor gia recorded highs of 1000 or s lightly above, and readings in the 90's were common in a ll areas except the higher elevations . : several obs ervers reported their highe st temperature s in four or five summer s . Aver ages for the week r anged from near to s lightly above normal.
Ra infa ll showed large va riations over Ge orgia during July . Many areas were dry during much of the month. The southwe st division showed a deficit of about 2 inche s for the month and the southeast and central divi s ions were nea rly an inch short of norma l r a infall .
The five-day outlook for the period Tue sday through Saturday (August 6 -10 ) ca l l s for temperatures to average 1 t o 3 degree s above normal with little day t o day change. Rainfa ll is expected to be moderate in widely s cattered thunder showers occurring ma inl y in the a fternoon and evening throughout the period. Tota ls will r ange generally fr om one -third to one inch with a few isolated 2 i nches or more.
IsSUED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Ser;ice~ Athens~ Georgia;-in c ooperati on with-the----Cooperative Extens ion Service, University of Ge orgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; a nd the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Depa rtment of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 2 ~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temper ature extreme s f ar the w-eek ending August 2, 1968o (Provisional)
Highe s t g 104 at Americus on July 28th.
Lowest g 60 a t Clayton on July 27th and August 1s t o

.30
* For t he peri od August 3-5 ~ 1 968 o
T Less t han .005 incho
After Fi ve Days Ret ur United S tate~ Depa t ment f Ag r ic l t ure
Sta t istical Repo r t ing Se rv ice 409A No r th Lumpk' n St ree t Athe ns, Geo r g ia 3060 1 OFF ICIAL BUSIN ESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This repo rt wil l be treated in a l l
Respe cts as Letter Ma i l (See Sec. 34. 17, P.L. & R. )

Po~ ta ge a, d rees Paid U. S. Depart~e t f Agricu l t u re

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

UNIVERSITY OF a ..Oita\A
AUG 81968
I CE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 7. 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 3 was 9, 051, 000--1 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 745, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than the previous week and 1 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 62 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 $8.25 to $9.75 with an average of $9.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 58 cents for eggs and $8.25 for chicks.

Week Ended
June 1 June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3

GEORGIA EGGS SET,
Eggs Set !}

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Av.

Chicks Placed for

Hatch

UJo of

B railers in Georgia

Eggs

OJo of Per

year a o

1967

1968

year Doz. a o 1968

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Price Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1968
Dollars

12,288 12,960 105

12, 155 12,806 105

12, 179 12,467 102

12, 179 12,417 102

12,354 12,497 101

12, 281 12,022

98

12,031 12, 146 101

12,061 12, 164 101

12,031 11,905

99

11, 854 11,745

99

9,277

9, 511 103

61

9,495

9,492 100

61

9,457

9,604 102

61

9,226

9,660 105

61

9, 177

9,406 102

61

8,980

9,332 104

61

9, 113

9,271 102

61

9, 110

9,380 103

61

8, 840

9, 161 104

61

8, 822

9,051 103

62

9o 00
9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 3 was 556, 000-8 percent less than the previous week but 14 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 884, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent more than the previous week and 40 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended August 3 were down 9 percent but settings were up 4 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

o/o of

I Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

July

July July

Aug. year

July July

July

Aug. l

13

20

27

3

ago 2/

13

20

27

3

Thousands

710

810 834

884 140

Thousands

814 677

605

556

230*

275 425

420

75

1, 710 1, 280 l, 387 l, 371

94

213

120 181

330 131

405 310

1, 529 1,392

134

88

200 1, 079
114

185 1, 349
155

o/o of
year ago 2/
114 54 94 77

Total 2, 863* 2, 485 2, 827 3, 005 104

2, 882 2, 467 1, 998 2, 245

91

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

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

*Revised.

BROILER TYPE E GGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN C OMMERCIAL A?... T~J.,. S BY WEEKS -1968 Page 2

I

EGGS SET

I
I

CH~ I CK_.c..:, ~" D PLA ......., ..~

STAT E

Week Ended

I o/o of l

Week Ended

I %of

July 20

July 27

Aug. 3

year !I July
ago l A 20

July 27

I A ug. 3

I year ago 1/

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

THOUSANDS

2,047 314
1, 507 732 326
2,339 4,999 1,664
41 7, 393

2,004 290
l, 722 748 331
2,324 4,917 l, 523
41
7' 139

1,939 349
1, 604 824 343
2, 355 4, 656 l, 726
39 7, 194

I
I I
I
103 I

THC USA NDS

l, 560

l, 420

l, 570

110

I
I

lS9

104 136

i
!
I

966 413

. 56

414

87

2, 249

146 893 353 489 2, 272

145 853 405 414 2,368

109 i 3,673

3, 508

3, 281

106 I l, 155

1, 081

982

27

I !

356

310

393

107

5,726

5,527

5, 437

105 80 87
118
94 86 118 84 117 100

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South Carolina

494

499

487

86

355

401

418

109

GEORGIA

12, 164 11,905 11, 745

Florida Tennessee Alabama Miss is sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1968 (22 States)
* TOTAL 1967
(22 States)

l, 033 805
8, 483 5, 204 10, 246 1, 010 4, 135
570 339 1, 877 67,722

946 767 8, 391 5, 049 11, 022 1, 020 4, 160
594 359 1, 953 b7,704

912 751 8,408 4,986 10,032 1, 005 3,991 649 318 1, 812 66, 125

65,446 65,968 64,838

* .% of Last Year

103

103

102

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

.H.evised.

99

9,380

!

117

825

! 107

959

103 I 6,658

103 106

I
I

4, 251 7, 501

89

I
I

821

95 I 3, 050

110 ;

409

I 97 I

253

100 I 1, 446

I 102 52, 579 I
51, 567
I

I 102

9, 161
737 864 6, 517 4,262 7, 457 829 3, 113 424 293 1, 457 51, 514
51, 265
100

9, 051
792 962 6,494 4, 350 7, 450 795 3,081 453 325 1, 393 51,412
50,613
102

103

136

116

100

106

102

97

93

105 133

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98 102

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AJ~~Ef'~Tf9ffl;GE0Rc;BW?;;r---;!~Ql utMAJI1~2 1968
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE . ATHE~~IUISGIA

Athens, Georgia

GEORG I,'\ - AUJ}UST 1 COTTO N KEPORJ

August 8, 1968

Geor~ia 1 s 1968 cotton crop is forecast at 355,000 bales based on information reported by
crop correspondents as of August 1, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said toda y. This is 127,000 bales, or 56 percent, more than last years short crop of 2.28,000 bales, but 1n,ooo bales below the 1~02- 6 6 ave~age p roduction. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 390,000 46 percent above the 1967 harvested acres of 267,000. The indicated yield per acre of 1int is 437 pounds compared with 408 poun ds last year.

Dry weather and cool nights in the southern districts made it difficult for ~ rowers to obtain good stands and much rep lant i ng was necessary . In the northern area of the State, cool weather and excessi ve moisture delayed plant growth and the crop got off to a late s t art. Soil moisture continued short in the so ~ thern half of the State until early in July. Dur ing July most areas received rains, and infestation of weevil and boll worms increased. It has been difficult for growers to carry out an effective insect control program since early July.

Final outturn of the crop com~ ared with the forecast will depend upon whether the various factors affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less fav orable than norma 1

C. L. CRENSHAI:! Agricultural Statistic ian

ARCHIE U\NGLEY Agricultural St atistician In Charge

'\ Non-Cotton \

;~UGUST 1 CONDIT ION BY CROP REPORT Ii~G DISTtt ICTS
District 1966 1967 1968 Pe r cen t

-.
-4
Macon

73 Si+ 84

2.,
)

68 b2 81 75 68 81

L~

75

7::.

""":' ...,
t";l

5

75 /2 78

G

76 66 74

7..

75 70 75

0

85 / 6 73

9

71 71 76

State

77 70 76

Districts shown are

I

crop reporting districts

0

and not Congressional

Distr icts

. Columbus

Albany
7

Valdosta

See re verse side
for UNITE D ST.'\TES
information.

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1968

The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reporting Se rvice makes the following report from data furnished b ~: crop corre spondents, field s t at isti c ians, Bureau of the Census, Agri cultural Sta bilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agen cie s. The final out t urn of cotton compared with t his forecast will depend upon whether the various inf luences af fecti n~ the crop dur ing the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State
N. C.
s. c.
Georgia Tenn. AI .a. Ho.

Ac rea qe
Harvested : 1962-66 :a veraqe 1967
l ,000 1 ,000 acres ac res

336

75

489

190

584

267

482

236

787

340

3l::J

90

For harvest
1968 I , 000
-acr-es
200
345 390 355 535 200

Lint yield per

harvested acre

1962-66

1968

average . 196/ indic.

Pounds Pounds Pounds

365

277

396

440

449

SOb

431

408

437

568

295

500

458

278

431

549

3 1L~

432

Product ion 1/

500- lb. q ross we iq ht bale

1962-66

1968

avera qe 1967 indic.

1 , 000

1 ,000 l ,000

-bal-es

bales -bal-es

263

44

165

448

179

365

527

228

355

576

145

370

757

197

480

376

59

180

Hiss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas

1,381 l, 179
492 542 5,512

890 715 330 370 3,525

1 '150 1 ,025
410
380
4,175

657

567

672

1,887 I ,054 I , 610

538

333

503

l ,343

L~97 I ,075

556

621

632

566

428

540

269

251

253

303

194

200

369

376

382

4,223 7_,767 3,325

N. Hex.

176

122

I 53

Ariz.

352

245

295

Ca I if.

725

588

680

Other

States 1/

44

14

24.7

657
1 ,051 1,091
403

619

565

887 1,033

847 l ,041

410

400

2'+2
776
1 ,661
38

157
454
I, OL}O
I 2

180 635
l ,475
20.6

u. s.

: 13,401 7,997 10,318

500

447

511 13,986 7,455 10,976

Amer. Egypt, ]/ :

98.6

66.4

67.4

537

502

518

l I l. 7

69.8

72.8

A 11-Produ~tio~ gi~ned-a~d-to be-gln~ed.- soo-po~nd bale-contains ~bout 4~o ~et po~nds-of Ji~t:
1 Vir gi nia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada.
11 Included in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and
California.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Sta ti stical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agr iculture

ETABLE REP /
Georgia Crop Repo r t ing Service

August 1, 1968

- - GEORGIA

Rel eased: August 8, 1968

Soil moisture has been IilOstly adequate during July for SUI11T11er veget able and me lon crops in northern areas. Light supplies of lima beans, snap beans, cabbage , t omatoes, and wat ermelons are expected to continue through most of August.

UNITED STATES

~ EANS: Summer lima bean production, estimated at 220,000 hundredweight, is down 16 percent from the 1967 crop of 261,000 hundredweight. In South Carolina, harvest
should be completed by the latter part of August. Heavy rainfall the first part of July and continuous hot weather the latter part, reduced yield prospects. Continued hot and dry weather in central areas of Georgia r educed production. Light supplies expected to continue from northern areas through August. Hot, dry weather in Alabama r educed yields in southern half of the State but in most northern counties moisture has been r110re favorable and yields are good.

~~: Production of summer snap beans is estli1ated at 923,000 hundredweight, 9 percent less than in 1967. Harvest in the New England States is at the peak and good
volume is expected through August. Harvest started in early July in southwest Virginia where peak movement is expected in early August. In North Carolina, harvest is near the peak volume for the season. Weather has been favorable for normal crop development. In Georgia, dry, hot weather is delaying harvest of late plantings. Light supplies are expected to continue from the r.1ountain areas until early Septenber. Harvest in west Tennessee is about completed. In east Tennessee snap bean harvest continues. Yields are reduced in southern and central coun-
ties of Alabama because of hot, dry weather. In most northern counties yields are good as adequate moisture has been received.

CABBAGE: The ~ sur1wer cabbage crop is estimated at 3,160,000 hundredweight, 11 percent less than last year. In Pennsylvania, cutting is in progrGss. Harvest is making good
progress in Indiana. Moisture supply has been adequate. In Illinois, harvest started on schedule. In the southwest area of North Carolina, harvest of the early planted acreage is completed. Harvest started in late July in the northwest area. In Georgia, harvest of the early acreage is nearing completion. Light supplies from a small late deal is expected to continue through September. The crop in Colorado is in good condition but is about a week late . Late rains have been beneficial. The crop in Washington is developing well. Supplies are normal for the season. In California, moderate supplies are available from the Salinas Valley and south coastal districts. Supplies should continue steady through the late SUli'!Toler and early fall.

WATERMELCNS: Estimated production of early swnmer watermelons is placed at 15,913,000 hundredweight, 1 percent above 1967. In North Carolina, peak movement should be the
first three weeks in August. Harvest in South Carolina is in the final stages in the AllendaleBarnwell-Hampton area and is at the mid-point in the Pageland-chesterfield area. Lack of adequate moisture has reduced size. Shipments are expected to continue through most of August. In Georgia, only a few late planted fields remained for harvest in central areas on August 1. Light supplies are expected from northern areas through August. Hot, dry weather in Alaba!ila reduced yields in southern and central counties. The small acreage in r.wst northern counties is producing good yields. In Mississippi, harvest is about over in central and south, but supplies are plentiful in northeastern areas. In Arkansas, the crop is doing well where soil moisture is adequate. Volume movement is under way. In Louisiana, harvest was past peak on August 1. Some supplies are expected to be available until midmonth. In southern Oklahoma, harvest was in full swing on August 1. The crop in other areas of the State was just maturing2 or 3 weeks later than normal. Harvest in Texas was past the peak in east and central Texas by August 1. Harvest got underway in north Texas about mid-July and will continue into Cctober. The crop has adequate moisture in most areas.

CANTALOUPS: Production of early ~~ cantaloups is forecast at 811,000 hundredweight, up 8 percent from last year. In South Carolina, light Ii10Vement is expected to continue
through most of August. In Georgia, harvest is completed in southern and central areas. Light supplies are expected from northern areas until September. Hot, dry weather in Alabama reduced yields in central and southern counties. In northern counties yields are good.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lur.1pkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

CReP
J:...VD
STATE

LJMA. BE.li..N S

Sumner

New Jersey

North Carolina

South Carol ina

Georgia

Alabama

Gr
SUP

o;

Jostal

Sumner Nevr H2.mpshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut
Nevr York Penn s y1 va,n i a Ohio illinois Michigan
Virginia North Carolina Georgia
Tennessee Aleb?.llla
c,lorado

Aoree,ge and E st~ated Production Reported to Date,l968 vrith Comparisons

1

ACREAGE

H/I_RVE STE D

For

YJELD FER ACRE

Average 1962-66

1967

Harvest s Av.

1968

=62-66

Ind. 1967 : 1968

Aver age 1962-66

PRODUCTION

1967

Ind. 1968

- Acres -

_Qvrt -

- 1, 000 cvrt. -

1,320

1,000

900

35

33

34

46

33

31

1,240

l,OCO

1,000

32

35

30

40

35

30

1,840

1,700

1,500

21

23

20

38

39

30

3,720

3,000

2,800

23

26

22

85

78

62

3,600

3,300

3,200

22

23

21

77

76

67

I~,I7o

Io,ooo

~.400

~5

2o

~:3

301

261

~20

180

130

130 40

40

40

7

5

5

940

8 00

750

35

36

40

33

29

30

140

140

140

39

40

40

6

6

6

560

650

650

37

40

40

21

26

26

8,860

7,200

6,300

38

41

35

33 6

295

220

1,040

800

700 42

50

45

44

40

32

2,020

1,600

1,500

53

60

55

1C8

96

82

1,220

1,200

1,200

29

30

30

35

36

36

2,160

2,100

2,1CO

32

30

32

70

63

67

450

500

500

39

40

35

18

20

18

5,720

5,600

5,500

46

46

45

265

258

248

1,280

1,300

1,400

37

38

40

47

49

56

1,150

900

850

45

47

46

51

42

39

'

970

800

750

27

30

26

26

24

20

Late Sumner-

Pennsylvania

2,680

2,200

2,000 200

220

180

539

484

360

Indiana

1,180

1,200

1,300 234

235

250

276

282

325

illinois

t

2,220

2,400

2,400 190 200

2CO

421

480

480

Iowa

s

440

280

300 151 135

140

67

38

42

' North Carolina
Georgia

3,420 510

3,300 500

3,000 168

240

170

500 111

no

115

575

792

57

55

510 58

Colorado

2,C80

2,000

2,100 250 230

245

523

460

514

Washington

1,300

1,300

1,300 237

235

230

3C8

3C6

299

California

2 820

2 7CO

2 6CO

2

634

572

Er:rlv E:ur.mcr North carolina South Carolina
Georgia Alabama
Missis sippi ArkansasLouisiana Oklahoma
Te:Kl:!. s Arizona
California Group Total

t

'

8,140 23,200

t 33,100

s 13,540

6 ,9CO

6,100

2,940

8,640

75,400

4,280

~

9,140

I --,:g:( , :380

ll Includes processing.

6,500 24,000 36,000 13 ,ooo
8,300 5,700 3 , 1 CO 9,500
70,000
3,400 9,200 188,700

6,700

62

70

65

503

455

436

24,COO 74

90

70

1,713

2,160

- 1,680

40,000

86

95

90

2,844

3,420

3,600

13,000

93

100

85

1,259

1 ,3 CO

1,105

9,500

74

80

80

510

6'54

760

5,600

89

85

85

541

484

476

3,3 00

87

80

80

254

248

264

11,000

70

80

7C

607

7 60

770

74,000

63

60

60

4,719

4,2 CO

4,440

3,900 157

175

175

10,000 164 155

170

669 1,496

595 1,426

c82 1,700

~OI,ooo

7Q

83

79

15,114 15:712

I5,9I3

ARCHIE LiiNGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Veget able Crop EstimatC'Ir

After Five Days Return to Uriited States Department of Agriculture
statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens , Georgia 30601
OFFICI!.L BUS:!HE~S

Po stage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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AUG 14 1968

GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERV ICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST l, 1968

Georgia : Dry weather during much of the gr ovring s e<:.con hoc reduced St ate average yie ld prospects for a ll l a t e -maturing crops except cotton . Yields fr om sma ll grains that were
harve s ted e arlier were cons ider ably above the ave rage s in 1967.

Corn: Corn production in 1968 is f or e cas t at 60,3 11, 000 bushel~ - 32 percent l ess than the 88,856, 000 bushe l::; produced la~ t year . Both a creage and yi e lds ore be l ow 1967 l evels
and a ccount for the de cline .

Toba cco : Georgi a ' c flue - cur ed tobacco production i c estimat ed a t 111, 150,000 p ounds - 25 percent le ss than t he crop of 148 ,452 , 000 p ounds l a s t year. A de crea se i n the
a creage-poundage a llotment a ccount s for most of the de cline ; however, yield per a cre i s expected to average 135 pound~ l es s than l as t year.

Peanut s : A t ot a l of 848,700, 000 p ounds of peanut s i s indica t ed f or 1968 compa r ed with 975, 120, 000 l ost year . - n increase of 14, 000 a cres reculted l arge l y from the
ruling that permitted sal e or lease of a creage previ ous l y tied up i n Government progr ams . Dry weather has reduce d yie ld prospect s over much of the be lt . Yields ore eA~ected to overage 1,725 pounds compa red with 2 ,040 pounds l as t year .

Soybeans : Producti on of s oybeans was pla ced at 10,920 , 000 bushels compa red with 13, 008,000 bushels i n 1967 . crenge for ha rvest was pla ced at 520,000 und the yield ic
f orecast at 21.0 bushels - both or e be l ovr l as t year 1 s l eve l s .

Pea che s : Geor gia ' s peach producti on estimate i s uncha nged at 230 million pounds --55 per cent mor e th n produced in 1967 .

Peca ns : First forecas t available Septembe r 10 .

GEORGih CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREJ1.GE, 1967 and 1968

c re a ge

Yield Per Acre

P r od u c t i o n

:i:Iarve sted : For

Indicated

:Indicated

CROP AND UNIT

1967 :Ihrve st

19 67

i968

1967 : 1968

1968

Thousands

Thous ands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, b :.t. Oats , bu. Rye, bu. Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, lb . Sweetpotatoes , cwt . Hay, a ll, ton
Cotton, bale
Peanuts, (P & T) , lb.
Soybeans, for beans, bu. Sorghums , for gr a in, bu. Pea che s , bu.
11 Pounds of lint .

1,532 130 100
67
9 71.2 8.0
433
267 478 542
ll

1,471 121
98 70
8
57- 0 8 .5 446
390 492 520
12

58. 0 26 . 0
35 . 0 18 . 5 31.0 2,085
90 1.95+
408-y
2, 040 24. 0
37-0

41. 0 30. 0 41. 0 22 . 0
37- 0 1,950
80
y l. 8J
437 1, 725 21.0
34.0

88,856 3,380 3 ,5 00 1, 240
279 148,452
720
845 228
975,120 13,008 407
148,800

6o, 311 3, 630 4, 018 1, 540 296
111,150 6i8o
817
355 848,700
10,920 408
2:i0,000

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultura l Statis tician In Char ge

C. L. CRENSHAW Agr i cultura l St ati st ician

rsstiED-BY:- The Geor gia crop-Reporting-ser~ice; usnA~ 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street, -Athens,-Ga . ~- i n coopera tion with the Ge or gi a Depa rtment of Agriculture .

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UNITED STATES CROP Sill~.ARY AS OF AUGUST l, 1968

Corn production ic forecact at 4.6 billion buchelo, up 2 percent from July 1, 4 percent lower --than in 1967 but 18 percent more than the 1962-66 average.

All Wheat production, at a record-high 1.6 billion bushels, in up 1 percent fr om the July 1 foreca ot, 5 percent more than last year, and 31 percent above average.

Oat production, estimated at 938 million busheln, ic 20 percent more than 1967 ond 3 percent above average.

Sorghum Grain production, forecact at 772 million busheln, is up 1 percent from last year's record crop, and 30 percent above average.

Soybean production ic placed at u record-high 1,064 million bushels, 9 percent more than last year and 38 percent above average.

Full Potato production is forecast at 217 million hundredweight, down 6 percent from 1967 but 7 percent above average.

Apples are estimated at 5,426 million pounds, about the same as the 1967 crop but 8 percent below average.

CROP AND UNIT

U. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PROilUCTION, 1967 and 1968

Acreoge

Yield Per Acre

Production

:Harvested: For

Indicated

Indicated

1967 : Horvent 1967

1968

1967

1968

1:68

Thousando

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu.

60,385 55,886

Wheat, all, bu.

59,004 56,039

Onto, bu.

15,970 17,765

Barley, bu.

9,188

9,999

Rye, bu.

1,072 1,019

Cotton, bole

7,997 10,318

Hay, all, ton

64,728 63,567

Soybeo.no, bu.

39,742 40,949

Peanuto, (P &T), lb.

1,402 1,425

Sweetpotatoeo, cwt.

147

148

Tobacco, lb.

961

899

Peacheo, lb.

y1 Poundo of lint. Includes come quuntitieG not harveoted.

78.2

25.8

49.0

40.3

y

22.5 447

1.95

24.5

1,765

93 2,052

81.5

28.7

52.8

42.5

y

23.7 511

1.91

26.0

1,720

93

2,032

4,722,164
1,524,349 781,867 370,246 24,075
7,455 126,361
972,701
2,473,385 13,658
1,972,147 2/ 2,692.1

4,555,893 1,605,958
938,435 425,172
24,124
10,976 121,676
1,064,358 2,450,750
13,778 1,827,494 2 3,694.3

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

A n ~ ~SNY OF GEORGIA

Week Ending August 12, 1968 SOIL MOISTURE MOSTLY DEFICIENT

AUG 131968
LIBRAR IES

Keleased 3 p.m. Monday .

Athens, Ga., August 12 -- Most areas in the State are still short of soil moisture,

according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The high temperature and hot sun, as well as

lack of moisture, caused a dec! ine in crop condition from a week ago in most areas.

County Agents reported that cotton opening has become rather general in southern counties. Several agents reported the first bale in the county ginned. Insect infestation was about the same as last week.

Condition of the corn crop declined during the week as the dry conditions affected corn that was in a critical stage of development in the central and northern parts of the State. Silage making was active in central counties.

Tobacco harvest is 84 percent complete, curing and marketing were very active. According to the Federal-State Market News, a total of 58,908,374 pounds had been marketed in Georgia through August 8 at an average price of $69.43 per hundred pounds.

Peanut condition declined slightly during the week. Harvest was gaining momentum and almost 15 percent of the crop had been dug by week's end. Soybean condition was also less favorable than the previous week. Insects were presentin g a problem in many fields.

Haymakinq was quite active and weather conditions were favorable for curing in most areas.

Peach harvest was reported 94 percent complete. Supplies of vegetables and melons have been reduced by the hot, dry weather. Light to moderate supplies of sweetootatoes are available.

Pinkeye infections among cattle are quite troublesome.

1:/EATHER SUMMA1W -- Georgia rainfall was confined to widely scattered showers during the week ending Friday, August 9, 1968. The showers were also mostly 1 ight. About 60 percent of the reports received from weather observers showed totals for the week of less than one-half inch. Many areas over the State received no rain at all and a few had heavy amounts. The observers at Surrency and Quitman measured more than 2 inches of rain. Averages by cl imatological division ranged from .92 inches in the southwest to only .23 inches in the east central division. The 1 ight rainfall and high temperatures of the past week resulted in further depletion of the already short soil moisture and left many areas of the State extremely dry at the end of the week. There was some increase in shower activity during the week end, especially in the south.

Hot. weather continued throughout the week. The highest temperatures occurred from midweek to early week end when readings around the 100 degree mark were common in central and southern sections. The high reached 90 on one or more days in the north Georgia mountains. There was a slight moderation of temperatures in northern sections during the week end, as a cool front moved into the State. Averages for the week ranged from 1 to 4 degrees above normal.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (August 13- 17) calls for temperatures to average 1 to 3 degrees cooler than normal. Normal highs for this time of year range from 88 to 93 degrees and normal lows from,66 to 72, Rainfall is expected to average near an inch in scattered thundershowers.

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 Athena, Georgia ESSA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 9~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending August 9, 1968o (Provisional)
Highest: 102 at Surrency on the 8th. Lowest: 620 at several places.

* For the period August 10-12,
T Less than o005 inch
After Five Days Retu rn to United States Department of Agriculture
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IMMEDIATE- U. S. WEATHER REPORl This report will be treated in all
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Athens, Georgia

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AUC. 2 01968

July 1968 Released 8/14/68

Milk production on Georgia farms during July totaled 87 mill ion pounds, according to the Crop ~eporting Service. This was 2 mill ion pounds above the July 1967 production and was equal to the production the previous month. The 1962-66 average production was 82 mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 635 pounds - 40 pounds above the previous year and 5 pounds above the previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 495 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during July was $6.15 per hundredweight. This was 5 cents below both the July 1967 price and June 1968 price.

Prices paid by dairymen for feed during the month were mostly below the previous year.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

ITEM AND UNIT

GEORGIA

July

June

July

1967

1968

1968

UNITED STATES

July

June

July

1967

1968

1968

Milk Production, mill ion lbs. Production Per Cow, lbs. 1/ Number Milk Cows,
thousand head

85

87

595

630

143

138

87

10,315

635

764

137

10, 937 837

10,208 783

PRICES RECEIVED- DOLLARS 11 All wholesale milk, cwt. 11
Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head

6.20 6.20 6.20 6.20
210.00 190.00

!!_/ 6. 15 210.00

4.79 5.22
3.95 262.00

4.90
5.30 4.15 273.00

!I 5.06
276.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS _1L Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

73.00
77 .oo
82.00
83.00

74.00 76.00 82.00 84.00

74.00
75.00 79.00 82.00

69.00 74.00 76.00 82.00

67.00
71 .oo
75.00 77 .oo

67.00
71 .oo
74.00
76.00

Hay, ton

34.00 34.00

33.00

31.20

30.30

30.20

ll Monthly average.
l l2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month. Revised.
!:! Pre 1imina ry.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

IssuED-BY:- The Georgi~ crop-Reporti~g-Ser~i~e~ usoA~ 4o9~North-L~mpkin-Street,-A-~ens,-G~.~- in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
July milk production I percent below a year earlier
U. S. milk production in July is es timat ed at 10,208 mill ion pounds, l percent less then a year earlier and 5 percent below the 1962-66 Jul y average. June 1968 milk production has been revised slightly downward to 10,~37 mill ion pounds. Daily average milk production for July was down 10 percent from the revised June production, the same change as a year earlier. Total milk production during the first 7 months of 1968 was 1.6 percent less than a year earlier. July production provided 1.64 pounds of milk per person daily, for all uses, compared ,with 1.81 pounds in June and 1.67 pounds a year earlier.
July milk output per cow 2 percent above a year earlier
Milk output per cow averaged 783 pounds during July, 2 percent above a year earlier and 13 percent above average for the month. Daily output per cow in July averaged 25.3 pounds, compared with 27.9 pounds in June and 24.6 pounds a year earlier. Production per cow was at a record-high level for July in 42 States. Highest output per cow was in California at 1,020 pounds; followed by Washington, 930 pounds; Utah, 890 pounds; Alaska, 885 pounds; and Nevada, 875 pounds.

MONTH
January February March Apri 1 May June July Jan.-July Total August September October November December
Annual
ll Revised

Milk per cow and milk production by month,

United States, 1968, with comparisons

Mi 1k per Cow

Production

Average 1962-66

1967

1968

Average 1962-66

1967

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Mpoi ulnl~osn

Mpoi u11n ~osn

1968

: Change :from 1967

Mpoi u11n ~osn Percent

644 611 698 713 778 750 692
651 614 623 603 641 8.021

716 671 769 788 844 820 764
722 680 685 661 699 8.821

724
699 778
795 859
.!/ 83 7
783

10, 1S6 9,636 10,968
11 '175 12,143 11,658 10,714 76.490 10,047 9,446 9,547 9,208
9.759 124,497

9,847

9 ,608

9,203

:;,249

10,517 10,269

10,734 10,460

11 ,470 11 '283
11 ,095 l l 10,937

10,315 10,208

73 t 181 72,014

9,709

9,124

9,167

8,814

9,299

119.294

-2.4
10.5
-2.4 -2.6 -1.6
-1.4 -1.0 -1.6

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

47
~~%J~~~GEORG~ICAROP~REPOR~fu~mt?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

LIBRAR IE S

Aug ust-l4, 1968 -

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended A ugust 10 was 8, 714, 000--4 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 11, 590, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more 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 67 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 63 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices re ce ived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8. 2 5 to $10.00 with an average of $9 . 25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLA CE MENTS

Eggs Set -1/

1967

1968

'Ifo of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

% of

1967

1968

year

ago

Av. Price

1 Hatch

Broiler

1 Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10

12, 155 12,806 105

12, 179 12,467 102

12, 179 12,417 102

12, 354 12,497 101

12,281 12,022

98

12, 031 12, 146 101

12, 061 12, 164 10 l

12,031 11, 905

99

11, 854 11, 745

99

11,517 11, 590 10 l

9,495 9,457 9,226
9, 177
8,980 9, 113 9, 110 8,840 8,822 9,020

9,492 9,604 9,660 9,406 9,332 9, 271 9,380 9, 161 9,051 8,714

100

61

102

61

105

61

102

61

I

I 104

61

102

61

103

61

104

61

103

62

97

! I

63

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 10 was 696, 000-25 percent more than the previous week and 47 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 967,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent more than the previous week and 56 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended August 10 were down 9 percent but settings were up 31 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

I EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended) I u;o of

Chicks Hat ched (Week Ended) u;o of

July

July Aug.

Aug. year

July July

Aug .

Aug. year

20

27

3

10

ago 2/

20

27

3

10

ago 2 I

Thousands

Thousands

810

834 884

967 156

677 605

556

696 147

310*

425 420

480 10 l

310 200

185

245

92

1, 280 l, 387 l, 371 1,634 136

l, 392 1,079 l, 34 9 1,067

78

120

181 330

245

96

88 114

155

89

43

Total 2, 520* 2,827 3,005 3,326 131

2,467 1,998 2,245 2,097

91

* 1/ Includes eggs set by ha~chenes producmg chtcks for hatchery supply flocks.

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

Revised.

-BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AHEAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

'

EGGS SET

i

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

<Ffo of I

Week Ended

<Ffo of

July

Aug.

Aug.

year

July

Aug.

A ug.

year

I

27

3

10

ago 1/1 27

3

10

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Q.)
~ ::j
I.=:
I ::j
I .U...
~
tl.O '
~

Maine Connecti cut Pennsylvani a
Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virgini a West Virginia North Carolina South Car olina

2,004 290
1,722 748 331
2, 324 4,917 1, 523
41 7, 139
499

1,939 349
1,604 824 343
2, 355 4,656 1, 726
39 7, 194
487

1, 853

98

357 114

1, 574

97

691 135

315

56

2,252

86

4,495 105

1, 458 91

35

25

6,997 105

496

91

1, 4 20

1, 570

1, 463

97

14 6

145

174

89

893

853

878

79

353

405

387

117

489

414

365

99

2, 272

2,368

2, 217

94

3,508

3, 281

3, 395

110

1, 081

982

1, 339

121

310

393

237

83

5, 527

5,437

5, 385

103

401

418

405

89

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GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Missis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon .falifornia TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

11, 905 11, 745 11, 590 101 I 9, 161

9,051

8, 714

- 97

946

912

909 116

737

792

778

140

767 8,391

751 8,408

749 109 8, 185 101

864

962

978

122

6, 517

6,494

6,383

101

5,049

4,986

4,830 101

4,262

4, 350

4,358

106

11,022 1, 020

10,032 1, 005

9,715 104 1, 012 90

7, 457

7,450

7' 171

103

829

795

841

106

4, 160

3,991

4,017 104

3, 113

3,081

3,044

95

594

649

550 102

424

453

421

91

359

318

397 121

293

325

233

114

1, 953

1, 812

1, 671

87

1, 457

1, 393

1, 469

100

67,704 66, 125 64, 148 101

51,514 51, 412 50, 635

101

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

65,968 64,838 63,787

51, 265 50,613 49,924

! of Last Year

lt

C
n

u

r~ent

week

as

103 percent of

same

102 week

last

101 year

100

102

101

.Q.evtsed.

.

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AUG16 1968
T

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 15, 1968

GEORGIA CASH FARM RE CEIPTS UP 31 MILLION DOLLARS IN 1967

Income from farm marketings and Government payments in Georgia set a new all-time record in 1967 with $1,110,938,000, according to the Georgia Crop Keporting Service. This was 31 mill ion dollars above the 1966 cash receipts and the third year receipts have exceeded one bill ion dollars.

Livestock and 1ivestock products accounted for $576,209,000 , or 55.8 percent of the total marketings. Receipts from all crops were $456,904,000, and Government payments amounted to $77,825,000.

Cash receipts from commercial broilers declined in 1967, but remained number one with value of marketings totaling $190,921,000. Eggs ranke d second with $152,883,000, followed by peanuts, $111 ,608,000; tobacco, $100,905,000 ; cattle and calves, $82,970,000; hogs, $67,242,000; and dairy products, $63,756,000.

Livestock and Products
__ _$27,10~,QOQ __ _
Percent of total 55.8%

GEORGIA CASH FARM RECEIPTS FROM MARKETINGS, 1967
1

(Government payments of $77,825,000
not included in percentages)

Crops $lJ56, 904,000
Pe~cent of-tot~l-44.2%-

I
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

-CRO-PS
Cotton Lint Cotton Seed Cotton, Total Peanutc Tobacco Soybeano Peache s Pecans Other Fruits and Nutc Truck Crops Corn Forest Products All Other Crops
TOTAL CROPS
LIVESTOCK Hogs Cattle and Ca.lveo Dairy Producto Commercial Broilers Other Chickeno Turkeyo Eggs Other TOTAL LIVESTOCK
AND PRODUCTS
GOVER!.~ NT
PAYMENTS TOTAL Cf1SH INCOHE
ALL SOURCES
g Preliminary.

Ci\SII FARM INCDr1E FOR GEORGI/\
(Thou0and Dollaro)

1964

1965

1966

91,694 10,237 101,931 87,444 77,130 7,055 6,713 4,312
1,619 25,616 35,299 31,850 22,836 401,805

78,951 9,765 88,716 98,915 79,041 8,928 6,540 10,593 4,423 22,848 34,181 29,642 25,707 409,534

33,845 7,977 41,822 90,134 71,522 16,547 9,611 10,474 3,402 23,651 43,290 24,465 27,801 362,719

53,292 57,140 52,104 174,153 8,295 6,199 125,836
1,635 478,654
3~,416
919,875

61,131 76,582 55,558 198,566 8,536 5,576 141,596
2,588 550,133
49,608
1,009,275

70,481 89,232 58,437 224,903 9,308
7,426 175,173
2,157 637,117
80,173
l,080,0C9

1967 y
27,403 4,532 31,935
111,608 100,905 31,456 11,542 17,501
3,215 43,844 48,386 22,824 33,688 456,904
67,242 82,970 63,756 190,921
8,567 7,571 152,883 2,299 576,209
77,825 1,110,938

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athena, Ga ., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

After Five Days Return to United Stateo Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athena, Georgia 30601
OFFIC~L BUSINESS

Postage and Feec Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Week Ending August 19, 1968 HARVEST ACTIVITY INCREASES Athens, Ga., August 19 -- Harvest of Georgia

AU G2 01968
LIB RAR IES

Released 3 p.m. Monday during the past week,

according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Most of the activity was in southern sections

with harvesting progress about normal for the date.

Reports from County Agents over the State indicated cotton was in mostly fair to good condition with about 98 percent of the crop setting bolls and 12 percent open. Several central counties reported ginnings of the first bale for the year. Insect infestat ion levels increased slightly with boll worms being one of the leading pests.

The~ crop remained in about the same condition as the week before and was rated mostly fair to good. Many northern counties reported a need for more moisture. Light harvest of high moisture corn began during the week in a few southernmost counties.

Tobacco harvest was very active, but was nearing completion by week's end with 94 percent of the crop gathered. Marketing was heavy. The Federal-State Market News Service reported 98,020,416 pounds sold on Georgia markets throu9h August 16 at an average price of $70.32 per hundredweight.

The condition of peanuts remained about the same as the previous week. Harvesting prog. ressed at a good pace. About 23 percent of the crop was dug and 13 percent threshed. A few counties reported harvest of the Spanish variety almost complete while others were just begin-
ning. Showers hampered harvesting operations in several southern counties. Soybeans showed a slight improvement during the week, but insects continue to be a problem.

Silaqe harvest and hayinq were particularly heavy during the week. Peach harvest was about complete except for a few northern counties. Sweetpotato harvest moved forward in southern areas. Supplies of veqetables and melons declined seasonal!~'

Outbreaks of pinkeye infections continue to be reported in many cattle herds over the State.

HEATHER SUMMARY - Scattered showers continued to occur over Georgia dur i ng the week ending Friday, August 16. Rainfal l 'otals were highly variable but were generally 1ight in the north and moderate to locally he~y over much of the south and central area. A few north Georgia observers reported no rain during the week while several in the south measured more than two inches. Averages by climatological division ranged from 1.54 inches in the central division to only .17 of an inch in the northeast. The shower activity decreased toward the end of the week and very 1 ittle rain was recorded in the State during the week end.

A weak cold front moved into north Georgia early in the week and dropped maximum temperatures by several degrees. Highs were in the 70's over most of the north on Monday, i\ugust 12, and remained in the 80's for two or three more days. Only slight relief was felt in the south. By the end of the week highs were again pushing into the low and mid 90's in the north . and the high 90's in the south. Several places in south Georgia e xper ienced 100 de ~ ree weather on Sunday, August 18. Avera ge s for the week ranged from sli ghtly below normal in t he north to 3 degrees above normal in the south.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (Au gus t 20- 24) calls for
temperatures to average 3 to 5 degrees above normal. Normal highs for this time of year range
from 88 to 92 degrees and normal lows from 65 to 71. Rainfall is expected to be I ight in
widel y scattered thundershowers.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens , Georyi a; in coopera ti on with the Coopera ti ve Extens ion 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 16~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extreres for the week ending
August 16, 196Bo (Provisional)
Highest~ 100 at Monticello on the loth. Lmrest: 600 at Clay.ton on the 16th.

* For the period August 17...19~ 1968.
T Less than o005 incho
_ _ After Fi_ye Days Retu rn to 'United States Depa rtment of Agriculture
Statisti~j Reporting Se rvice 409A North Lumpk in Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFF ICIAL BUS INESS
IMMED .IATE - U. S. WEATHE R REPO R This report will be treated i n a l l
Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34 .1 7, P. L. & R.

Pos ta ge and Fees Paid U. S. Departme nt of Agriculture

3(
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

AUG2 31968

I. .

LIBRARIES
BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended A ugust 17 was 8, 590, 000--1 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 11, 232, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-3 percent less than the previous week and slightly 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 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 $ 8.25 to $10.50 with an average of $9. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8.00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set !J

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

I Broilers in Georgia o/o of

1967

1968 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

June 15 June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17

12,179 12,467 102

12, 179 12,417 102

12, 3 54 12,497 101

12, 281 12,022

98

12,031 12, 146 101

12, 061 12, 164 101

12,031 11,905

99

11, 854 11, 745

99

11,517 11, 590 101

11, 277 11, 23 2 100

9,457 9,226 9, 177 8,980 9, 113 9, 110 8,840 8,822 9,020 8, 825

9,604 9,660 9,406 9,332 9,271 9, 380 9, 161 9,051 8,714 8, 590

102

61

105

61

102

61

104

61

I 102
103

i
I '

61 61

104

61

103

62

97

63

97 I 64

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 ).00 9.25 9. 50

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 17 was 608, 000-13 percent less than the previous week but 24 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 909, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent less than the previous week but 41 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended August 17 were down l percent but settings were up 8 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended}

July

Aug. Aug.

Aug. year

July Aug.

A ug.

Aug.

27

3

10

17

ago 2/

27

3

10

17

Thousands

Thousands

760*

884 967

909 141

605 556

696

608

425

420 480

280

70

200 185

245

340

l, 387 l, 371 l, 634 1, 790 108

1, 079 l, 349 l, 067 l, 057

181

330 245

219

79

114 155

89

138

Total 2, 753* 3, 005 3, 326 3, 198 108

1, 998 2, 245 2, 097 2, 143

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

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

Revi sed.

o/o of
year ago 2/
12".!: 103
91 73
99

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

ST ATE

Week Ended

o/o of

Week Ended

% of

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

year

Aug.

Aug.

Aug.

year

3

10

17

ago 1/ 3

10

17

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

"'0"'

Main e Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

1, 939 349
1,604 824 343
2,355 4,656 1, 726
39 7, 194
487

1, 853 357
1, 574 691 315
2,252 4,495 1, 458
35 6,997
496

1, 715 98

305 117

1, 693 120

694 119

308

58

2, 193 84

4, 537 110

1, 530

93

35 24

6, 820 103

496

89

1, 570

1, 463

1, 467

104

145

174

162

81

853

878

958

91

405

387

354

118

414

365

328

81

2,368

2, 217

1, 967

73

3,281

3, 395

3,441

121

982

1, 339

1, 255

119

393

237

347

93

5, 437

5, 385

5, 463

106

418

405

389

104

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GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Miss is sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon .falifornia TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

11,745 11, 590 11, 232 100

912

909

892 119

751

749

767 111

8,408

8, 185

7, 881

97

4,986

4,830

4,753 103

10, 032

9,715

9,496 105

1, 005

1,012

1, 022 94

3,991

4,017

3,904 107

649

550

561 100

318

397

307 90

1, 812

1, 671

1, 743

96

66, 125 64, 148 62,884 101

9,051

8, 714

8, 590

97

792

778

712

107

962

978

938

110

6,494

6,383

6, 500

102

4, 350

4, 358

4, 258

101

7,450

7, 171

7, 310

101

795

841

836

98

3,081

3,044

3,068

94

453

421

425

99

325

233

272

124

1, 393

1, 469

1, 476

102

51,412 50,635 50, 516

101

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

64,838 63,787 62,090

~ of Last Year "lit .Cur ~ent week

as

102 percent of same

101 week

last

101 year.

Rev1sed.

50, 613 49,924 50, 212

102

101

101

. .....
1-t

Ul

<bO t:l

Item

o/o of
last
year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet. Thou.

Thou.

Pet .

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed(U. S . )3/

Total

2, 971

3, 271 110

25,336

25,446

100

Domestic

2,673

2,870 107

2 2,407

21,941

98

Chickens Tested:

Broiler Type

Georgia

444

491 111

3,723

3, 47 5

93

United States

1,930

1, 693

88

16,718

13' 80 1

83

Egg Type

Georgia

42

7

17

177

13 5

76

United States

465

278

60

4 ,023

3,424

85

Chicks Hatched:

Broiler Type

Georgia

42,816

43,443 101

304, 140

301,224

99

United States

241,078 245, 827 102 1,692, 424 1, 703, 352

101

Egg Type

Georgia

2,069

2,925 141

23,873

21, 192

89

United States

34,040

35, 971 106

376,668

326, 248

87

Commercial Slaughter:4/

Young Chickens

Georgia

34,655

34, 774 100

237,861

226, 63 7

95

United States

202,941 217,710 107 1,349,668 1,362,430

101

Mature Chickens

Light Type

Georgia

504

606 120

5, 256

5, 529

105

United States

9, 135

9. 163 100

83, 129

74 , 563

90

Heavy Type

Georgia

299

279

93

2, 344

1, 907

81

United States

1, 795

2, 015 112

14, 813

13, 500

91

Egg Production:

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Georgia

419

402

2, 873

2, 920

102

South Atlantic 5/

1, 114

1, 117

7, 689

7, 977

104

United States

872

5 785

41 210

41 343

100

se

reliminary. 3

ets r br

ry s

s, 1n

s

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 slaughteredunder Federal Inspection. 5/ South Atlantic

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

-

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

During June

Jan. thru June

1967

1968

1967

1968

Indicated Percent Condemned

During June

Jan. thru June

1967

1968

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

6,785

6, 186

36, 570 35, 981 3 . 4

4. 1

3 .7

3.9

Pa.

6,808

6,381

41,020 40,392 4.9

4. 1

5.2

5.0

Mo.

3,500

3,833

19,778 20, 835 2.7

2.5

4.6

3.5

Del.

8,400

6,929

44,497 44,615 4.8

4.6

5. 5

4.6

Md.

13,332 11,951

72,075 66,797 4.5

4 .0

5.3

4 .6

Va.

4,734

6, 527

24,072 32,812 3.6

4. 4

N. c.

22,876 22,209 125,771 127,413 3.7

3.0

4.0

4.8

4.4

3.6

Ga.

37,593 30,337 198,395 181, 844 4.9

4 .5

5.3

5.2

Tenn.

5,994

5,371

30,869 30, 793 4 . 3

2.6

5. 1

3.4

Ala.

25, 160 22,722 130,059 129,932 3.0

3.2

3.8

3 .6

Miss.

15, 210 14,363

80,614 83,717 2.2

2.0

3.5

2. 5

Ark.

33,058 29,291 171,433 169,305 3.5

2.7

4 .5

3.6

Texas

13,940 12,445

72,791 71, 549 2.7

2.7

3. 4

4 .0

-------
u. s.

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

218,785

1,159,892

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

3.7

3.3

4. 5

4 .0

197, 186

1, 139, 268

U. S. Department of Agnculture

Georg1a Department of Ag nculture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-o t'-Month Stock o{ .Poultry, Poult ry Products , Meat and M at Produ \.8
United S tate s - July 1968
Shell eggs in storage were down to 258 thousand cases from 287 t housand on July l. July 1 stocks were 133 thousand cases below year-ear lier holdings and 15 thou sand cases below average. Fro z e n egg holdings were 11 2 million pounds, up 4 million from July l. Year-earlier stocks totaled 93 million. Frozen poultry stocks increased 3 5 million pounds during July t o 331 million pounds. This was 10 percent below a year earlier and 63 percent above average. Turkey holdings were 223 million pounds compared with 185 million last month, and a 5-year average of 104 million. Whole turkeys t otale d 195 million pounds, while parts, cut ups, and further processing items totaled 28 million. Stocks of meat totaled 543 million pounds, 72 million less than a month earlier . T his compares with yearearlier stocks of 601 million pounds and average stocks of 537 million. Pork holdings decreased 82 million pounds during July to 244 million. Frozen p ork bellies at 58 million pounds decreased 4 3 percent during July compared with a 32 percent decrease during the same month a year earlier. All other pork items shared in the decrease in pork holdings during July. Beef stocks totaled 210 million pounds on August 1 compared with monthearlier holdings of 199 million and year-earlier holdings of 265 million.

Commodity

Unit

July 1962-66 av.

July 1967

June 1968

July 19 68

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry
Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Case

273

3 91

2 87

258

Pound 100,668

92,736 107,703 112, 129

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

do.

20,268

35,568

19,620

17' 539

do.

30,970

52,372

48,019

44, 579

do.

103,739

221,254 185, 291 222,991

do.

48,205

58,846

42,856

45,813

do.

203, 182

368,040 295,786 330,922

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

do.

197,335

265, 122 199,089 21 0, 445

do.

236,721

238,655 326,000 244,344

do.

102,479

do.

536, 535

96,867 600,644

90, 137 615,226

88,019 542,808

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

July 15 1967

July 15 1968

United States

June 15 July 15

1968

1968

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

8. 5

8. 5

8. 5

7. 6

7. 9

8. 0

Com'lBroilers(lb.)

13.5

14.0

14.5

14.4

15.0

15.5

All Chickens {lb.)

13.3

13. 8

14. 2

13. 8

14.4

14.9

All Eggs (dozens)

37. 5

39.0

42.0

29.9

30.3

32.7

Prices Paid: (per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

98.00

89.00

91.00

94.00 88.00

89.00

Layin Feed

96.00

85.00

83.00

86.00 80.00

80.00

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the ational Poultry Improvement

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

Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consume r 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

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and Weather Bulletin
GEO R GIA CROP REP ORTING SERVICE A thens, Geor g1 a

Week Ending August 26, 196S

Released 3 p.m. Monday

MOISTURE SHORT ST ATEv/1 DE
Athens, Ga., August 26 -- The general condition of Georgia crops declined last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Most of the blame for lower prospects was credited to the shortage of soil moisture over the State. Only a few isolated counties in the southwest corner reported adequate moisture supplies.

Slightly over one-fourth of the cotton crop was open, according to Count y Agents' reports,
but harvest remained 1 ight. Only about 3 percent of the crop has been gathered, but defol ia-
tion began in southern counties in preparation for heavier machine harvest. Condition of the crop dec! ined from the previous week due mostly to low moisture and high temperatures.Lowered insect infestation levels reflected the more rigid controls obtained under clear skies.

Corn harvest for silage was heavy during the week, but g rain harvest was still limited to h i gh moisture corn in southern areas. The majority of County Agents judged their corn crop to be only fair. Northern counties we re suffering from the lack of moisture that hurt soutnern sections earlier in the season.

Tobacco harvest declined sharply seasonally, but marketing remained active. Many farmers were busy getting the last of their crop to market. The Federal-State Market News Service reported 129,687,066 pounds sold on Georgia markets through August 22 at an average price of $69.14 per hundredweight.
Peanut harvest was very active and was running ahead of normal for the date. About 44 percent of the crop had been dug and 31 percent threshed by the week end. A total of 97,316 tons had been inspected by the Fe''eral-State Inspection Service through August 24. Spanish varieties made up 85 percent of those inspected. Soybean prospects declined sharply during the week as a variety of insects added to the problem of water shortages.

Haying was very active durin9 the week, but yields were reduced on many farms by the prolonged dry spell. Armyworms were reported on the increase in many northern area pastures and hay fields. Cattle remained in mostly good condition, but pinkeye was a problem. Quarantines were reinstated on feeder and breeder hog s due to increased reports of cholera.

~lEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall in Georgia was confined to widely scattered showers during the w~ek e~ding , Friday, August 23. Many area s received no rain at all and more than one half of the reporting weather observers ~~ asu ~d less than one-fourth inch during the week. Heav~ showers occurred in a few places but they were generally very localized and covered only small
areas. Several observers recorded more than an inch and a brief downpour on Tuesday left 2.33 inches in the gage at Surrency. Averages by climatological division ranged from .61 of an inch in the northeast to only .17 of an inch in the east central division. The week end brought a slight increase in thundershower activity and several places received moderate rainfall amounts on Saturday or Sunday. Damaging winds were reported in some of the more severe
thunderstorms.

Georgia experienced its hottest weather in several years during the past week. The mercury pushed to near, or above the 100 mark in all areas of the State except the higher mountains in the north. Many observers recorded 95 , or higher, each day of the week and 100 or above on three or four days. The increase in showers an d the ap p roach of a cool front brought a break i n the extreme heat to northern sect ions on Sunday. Highs i n the north were generally 4 to 8 degrees lower on Sunday than on Friday and Saturday. Average s for the week ranged from 4 to 6 degrees above normal.

The five-day outlook for the per iod Tuesday through Saturday ( August 27 - 31) cal Is for temperatures to average about 4 deg rees below normal. No rmal h i ghs range from 87 t o 91 and normal lows from 64 to 70 degrees. Rainfall is e xpe c ted to be I i ght in the north, averaging about one-tenth inch. Heavier amounts are i ndicated for the south in showers early in the
period.

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The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in coopera t ion wi th the Cooperative Exten~iOrt# Serv i ce, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the ~leather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Depart~~ .. ~~ r.ommerce,
UNIVEitSITY OF GEORGIA

AUG 2 8 1968

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GEORGIA

Temperature extremes f or the week en:iing August 23, 1968o (Provisional,)

Highe st~ 1040 at several places on the 23:rd o

Lowe s t g

0
61

at

Clayton

on

t he

17th.

* For period August 24-26, 1968 o
T Less t han. . 005 incho

After Five Days Return o

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

AUG3 01968

ATHENS, GEORGIA

August 28, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week e nde d A ugust 24 was 8, 467, 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 11,411, 000 broiler type eggs were set byGeorgia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week and 6 percent more 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry 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 $ 8.25 to $10.50 with an average of $9 . 50 per hundred. The average prices last ye ar w e r e 56 cents for eggs and $7 .75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set J)

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

b. v, P;rice

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz .

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

June 22 June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24

12, 179 12,417 102

9,226

9,660 105

61

12,354 12,497 101

9, 177

9,406 102

61

12,281 12,022

98

8,980

9,332 104

61

12,031 12, 146 101

9. 113

9,271 102

61

12,061 12, 164 101

9, 110

9,380 103

61

12,031 11,905

99

8, 840

9, 161 104

61

11,854 11,745

99

8,822

9,051 103

62

11,517 11, 590 101

9,020

8, 714

97

63

11, 277 11, 232 100

8,825

8, 590

97

64

10, 754 11,411 106 ' 8, 614

8,467

98

64

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9.50

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 24 was 691, 000-14 percent more than the previous week and 37 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 916, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week and 34 perce nt more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended August 24 were up 1 percent and settings were up 7 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

o/o of

Chicks Hat c he d (We e k Ended) I o/o of

Aug.

Aug. Aug.

Aug. year

Aug. A ug.

A ug .

Aug. year

3

10

17

24

ago 2/

3

10

17

24

ago 2/

884 435* l, 371

Thousands 967 909 480 280
1,634 1,790

916 134 410 78 1,907 112

556 185 1,349

Thous ands

696

608

24 5

34 0

l, 067 1, 057

691 137 330 80 1,029 92

278*

245 219

244 75

155

89

138

212 108

Total

2,968* 3, 326 3, 198 3,477 107

2,245 2,097 2, 143 2, 262 101

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flock s .
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. *Revised.

BROILER TYPE E G GS SET A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR _"!J'AS BY Hv. ,r;!.,'EK).S - 1968 P age 2

EGGS SET

!

CHICK3 PLACED

STAT E

Week End.ed

Aug.

Aug.

10

17

Aug.
24

I %of

I
!

l year 1 Aug. ago l/ 10

Week Ended

- - % of

Aug.

Aug.

year

17

24

ago l/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine

I

Connecticut

Pennsylvania

Indiana

Missouri

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

l, 853

l, 715

l, 796 98

l, 463

l, 467

l, 410

102

357

305

337 140

174

162

155

98

1, 574

l, 693

l, 414 93

878

958

902

97

691

694

643 119

387

354

373

101

315

308

301 67

365

328

360

80

2,252

2, 193

2, 129 105

2, 217

1,967

2,649

102

4,495 1, 458

4, 537 1, 530

I 4, 528 135
1, 527 96

3,395 1,339

3,441 1, 255

2,922 1, 138

101 99

35 6,997

35 6, 820

I 10 74
6,885 110

237 5, 385

347 5,463

359 5, 251

112 104

496

496

423 72

405

389

351

82

GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon .falifornia
TOTAL 1968
(22 States)

11, 590 11,232 11,411 106

8,714

8, 590

8,467

98

909 749 8, 185 4, 830
9,715 1, 012 4,017
550
397 1, 671

892 767 7, 881 4, 753
9,496 1,022 3,904
561 307 1, 743

859 111 761 107 8,094 104 4,687 101 9,697 103 1,004 95 3, 813 108 436 86 311 86 1,686 115

778

712

679

104

978

938

985

125

6, 383

6, 500

6,338

101

4,358

4, 258

4, 218

102

7. 171

7,310

7, 018

100

841

836

826

103

3,044

3,068

2, 899

91

421

425

459

112

233

272

287

105

1, 469

1, 476

1, 417

104

64, 148 62, 884 62,752 105 50,635 50, 516 49,463

101

TOTAL 1967*
(22 States)

63,787 62,090 59, 531

~f Last Year

1l/

c
R ur.rent

week

as

101
percent of

same

101
week

last

105
year.

ev1sed.

49,924
I
~ 101

50, 212 101

49, 188 101

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LIVESTOCK REPORT

~thens, Georgia

LAMB CROP

l 968

GEORGIA

Released 7/J0/68

Georgia's 1968 lamb crop is e s timated at 3,200 head -- down 100 head fr om the previous year and was sharply below the 1962-65 average of 6,200 lambs.

The number of breeding ewes l year and older on farms January 1, 1968 at 4,200 head was down 500 head fr om the previous year's total and was well below the 5-year average of 7,800.

UNITED STATES

Lamb Crop Down 4 Percent

The 1968 lamb crop totaled 14,472,000 head, 4 percent less than the 15,040, 000 head produced in 1967, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The lamb crop in the 13 Western Sheep States was 3 percent smaller than a year earlier, and 6 percent lower in the 35 Native Sheep States.

Breeding ewes l year old and older on farms and ranches January 1, 1968 were down 5 percent from a year earlier, and ewe lambs under l year old were down 13 percent.

The lambing percentage (number of lambs saved per 100 ewes l year old or older on hand January 1), at 94, was l point above 1967. The Western States lambing percentage at 90 was 2 points higher than a year earlier, while the percentage for the 35 Native States, at 106, 'tas unchanged.

Western States

The 1968 lamb crop in the 13 Western States (ll Western, South Dakota, and Texas) totaled 10,114,000 head, down 3 percent from the 1967 crop of 10,384,000 head. The number of breeding ewes l year old and older on January 1, 1968 was down 5 percent from 1967. Texas, the leading sheep State, with 17 percent of the Nation's lamb crop, produced 2,399,000 lambs in 1968, about the same as a year earlier. An increase of 5 points in the Texas lambing percentage, from 75 to 80, more than offset a 6 percent decrease in the number of ewes l year old and older on January 1, 1968. The lamb crop was smaller than a year earlier in all Western States except Texas, Wyoming and New Mexico. The number of early lamb s (dropped before March 15) in the Western States was 3 percent lower than in 1967.

Native States

The lamb crop in the 35 Native States (excluding the 13 Western States and Alaska)
totaled 4,351,000 head -- down 6 percent from the 1967 crop of 4,649,000 head. The 4umber of ewes l year old and older on January 1, 1968 in the Native States was down 6 percent ~rom a year earlier. The lambing percentage at 106 was unchanged from 1967.

ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Departmed of Agriculture.

State
Ma i n e l'J H. Vt. Mass. R. I. Conn. N y N J Pa .
Ohio Ind. ill. Mich. Vli s .
Minn. Iowa 1-:o N. Dak.
s. Dak.
Nebr. Kans.
Del. Md . Va.
w. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Georstial. fia.
Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. .Ark. La. Okla.
Texas ?/
Mont. Idaho Wyo. Colo. N.Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash Oreg. Calif.
48 States Alaska Hawaii
u. s.

5-year aver age 1962-66

Le.mb Crop : 1967 and 1968

reeding ewes

Lambs saved per :

1 year and older

100 ewes 1 /- s

January 1

January 1 );../ :

1967 1,000 head

1968

1967

1968

P~:rcent

20 4.2
6 .4 7.6 1.6 4.4 91 a.2
139

13 3.6 5.7 7.0
1.5 3.5 75 6 .9 128

12

1Ca

100

3.6

97

l C6

5.0 102

9a

6 .7

97

99

1.4

a7

93

3.7 100

100

74

111

104

6 .1

96

100

127

104

106

569

515

26a

212

336

272

205

163

142

126

515

1 01

99

210

111

110

250

lOa

109

155

109

106

123

115

115

522

420

754

622

344

262

399

300

l ,CJ79

96a

252

230

3a5

331

365

113

113

566

105

104

246

103

105

273

102

109

910

103

106

216

104

102

331

102

99

2.3 19 198 177 26
4.2 7 .a
5.1

2.0 15 174 142 16
2.0
4.7
4.2

1.6 100

100

15

93

100

162

117

116

136

112

112

16

106

106

1.5

80

75

4.2

70

77

4.4

93

86

204 102
10 23 16 37
111 3,645

129

112

117

116

61

47

90

91

6.3

5.4 86

93

15

14

73

a6

a

7.2

83

93

22

20

68

65

93

86

103

101

3,190

2,999

75

ao

1,101
718 1,629 1,002
8 01 349 944 221 1 68 551 1,253

936 616 1,442
852 668
323
a7a 191 111 425 1,216

a 52

90

95

609

115

113

1,399

82

85

780

100

100

635

75

81

313

85

77

859

90

92

181

90

92

103

115

115

395

102

100

1,167

91

91

18,863

l6,2C8

15,324

93

94

8

10

li

70

64

la,871

16,218

15,335

93

94

u Lambs S2.Ved

S-year

aver age

1967

1962-66 t

1,000 head

196a

21 4.0 6.1
7 .l 1.6 4.2 9a 7.5 1 41

14 3 .5 5.8
6 .a 1 .3
3.5 83
6.6
133

12 3.8 4.9 6.6
1.3 3 .7
77 6.1
134

55a

520

512

2al

235

231

361

294

272

2la

178

164

154

145

142

5a4
770 342 424 1,123 261
370

474

411

65 2

586

269

258

305

297

997

965

239

221

337

328

2.5 20 226 194 27
3.5 6 .2 4.1

2.0 14 203 159
17 1.6
3.3 3.9

1.6 15 188 153 17
1.1 3.2
3 .a

219
99
9.0 la 15 25 114
2,709

151
55
5.4 11
6.7 15 96 2,392

130 43
5.0 12
6.7 13
87 2,399

1,024
a11 1,382
1,018 623
291 al7 199 190
551 1,145

842 7C6 l,la2
850 502
276 792 172
128 434
1,111

809 6a8 l,la9
780 512
240 790 167
118 395
1,062

17,477

15,033

5.4

7.0

-- - --

17,483

15,040

14,465 7.0
14,472

196~-
% of
1967 Percent
86 109 a4
97 100 106
93 92 101
9a 9a 93 92 9a
a7 90 96 97 97 92 97
ao 1CJ7
93 96 roo 69 97 97 -
I
86, 78 93 ' 109 100 87 91 100
96 97 101 92 102 a7 100 97 92 91 96
96 100
96

1/ Lambs saved defined a s lambs living July 1, or sold before July l in the Native States and lambs docked or
y branded in the Western States. March 1 early lamb crop estimates for Texas published in Mt.An. 5 -2 are r evised as follows: 1961- 1,091,000; 1962-1,185,000;1963-878,000; 1964-826,000; 1965-933,000; 1966-1,140,000; 1967-1,005,000; 1968- 1,032,000.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GEORGIA'S 1968 TURKEY PRODUCTION DOVN 1 PERCENT
Georqia: The 1968 turkey production in Georgia is expected to be 1,897,000 head compared with 1,917,000 in 1967- or a decrease of 1 percent -according to the Georgia
Crop Reporting Service. Heavy breeds are down 2 percent while 1ight breeds have an increase of 15 percent.
UNITED STATES TURKEY CROP BELOW LAST YEAR
United States: Turkeys raised in 1968 are expected to total 106.9 mill ion birds, 16 percent below 1967, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Fewer turkeys are
expected in all regions. Decreases from last year by regions are as follows: North Atlantic, 15 percent; East North Central, 16 percent; West North Central, 15 percent; South Atlantic, 5 percent; and South Central and West combined, 20 percent.
The number of heavy breed turkeys raised in 1968 is expected to total 93.1 mi ll ion compared with 110.2 mill ion last year--a decline of 16 percent. Less heavy breeds are expected in all regions except the South Atlantic which is up 6 percent. Decreases by regions are as follows: North Atlantic, 18 percent; East North Central, 11 percent; West North Central, 19 percent; and the South Central and West combined , 21 percent.
Light breed turkeys raised during 1968 are expected to total 13.8 mill ion birds, 16 percent below the 16.4 mill ion raised during 1967. The East North Central is down 55 percent and the South Atlantic is down 35 percent. The North Atlantic and West North Central are up 7 and 2 percent respectively. The South Central and West combined is up 3 percent.
Minnesota, the leading turkey producing State this year, will raise 16.1 mill ion birds; 5 followed by California with 14.4; Missouri, 9.1; North Carol ina, 8.2; Texas, 7.0; Arkansas, 6.9; Iowa, 6.0; Virginia, 4.5; Wisconsin, 4.1; and Ohio, 3.8 million.
Turkey poults hatched during the period September 1967 through July 1968 were 17 percent below the corresponding period the previous year. Compared with a year earlier, decreases oc- _ curred in all months except September and October, which were up 15 and 8 percent respectively. The largest percentage decreases from a year earlier occurred from December 1967 through March 1968. During this period changes ranged from 72 percent in December to a low of 60 percent in January 1968. The number of heavy breed eggs in incubators on August 1 was down 14 percent and 1 ight breed eggs in incubators were down 37 percent from a year earlier. Prices received by producers for 1 ive turkeys during January through July have been below the same months in 1967.

C. L. CRENSHA~I Agricultural Statistician

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
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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.

State
and Division
Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
R. I Conn. N. y N J. Pa.
N. A. Ohio Ind. I I 1. Mich. Wis.
E.N.C. Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans.
W.N.C. Del. Md. Va. W. Va. N. C. s. c. Ga. Fla.
s. A.
Ky. Tenr.. AI a. Miss. Ark. La. Texas Mont., Idaho: Wyo. ,N ,Mex.:
& Ok Ia. l /
Colo. Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash. Oreg. Ca I if. s.c.&v/est.:

Turke'j:S:

Heavr_ Breeds

196b as:

1967

1968 : % of

1967

Thou. Thou. Pet.

30

37 123

75

37 49

20

24 120

272

234 86

14

14 100

153

114 74

331

308 93

477

329 69

I. 763 1.481

84

3.135 2 578 82

3,451 3,416 99

3,794 3, Ill

82

911

847 93

I ,087 I ,031

95

4,618 3.971

86

13.861 12.376 89

I I ,952 9,920 83

7,091 5,744 81

I I, I59 8,816 79

I ,005

774 77

675

560 83

904

878 97

597

364 61

33.383 27,056 81

105

I I 5 I 10

I 57

114 73

2,717 2,989 110

893

822 92

5,919 7,044 I 19

1,860 I, 507 81

I ,807 I .771

98

64

I 3 20

13 1522 141375 106

221

144 65

37

26 70

I ,041

729 70

94

39 41

7,872 6,455 82

10

9 90

7,894 6,868 87

Number Raised on Farms

Light Breeds

: 1968 as :

1967

1968 : % of

1967

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

3

3 100

4

5 125

0

I

18

16 89

0

0

9

8 89

48

40 83

II

II 100

241

272 113

334

356 107

603

338 56

529

254 48

84

33

39

80

78 98

458

92 20

I 754

795 45

5,788 6,193 107

480

259 54

314 102

267
so

85 49

604

652 108

9

2 22

3

7 233

7.300 7.430 102

201

86 43

21

24 I 14

2,880

I ,526

53

771

247 32

I ,018

I, I~I I I7

0

0

I I0

126 I I 5

195

174 89

51126 31374 65

22

22 100

0

0

6

I 3 216

I

I 100

470

461

98

0

0

196

122 62

I ,932 I ,377 71

2,561 2,279 89

81

57 70

3,781 2,949 78

416

337 81

I ,687 I ,602

95

18,652 13,802 74

46,279 36.673 79

57 83 0 22
196 301 459 I ,813

39

68

24 29

0

3 14

225 I I 5
391 130 560 122 I 1861 103

To ta l all Breed s

1967

1968

.

1968 % of

as

1967

Thou. Thou. Pet. 33 - -40 121

79

42 53

20

25 125

290

250 86

14

14 100

162

122

75

379

348 92

488

340 70

2.004 I. 753 87

3.469 2.934 85

4,054 3,754 93

4,323 3,365 78

995

880 88

I, 167 I, 109 95

5.076 4.063 80

15 , 61 5 13, 171

84

17,740 I6, I I3 91

7 , 571 6,003

79

I I ,473 9,083

79

I, I07

824 74

I, 279 1, 2I2 95

913

880 96

600

371

62

40,683 34.486 85

306

201

66

178

138

78

5,597 4,515 81

1,664 1,069 64

6,937 8,235 I 19

I ,860 I, 507 81

I .917 I ,897 99

259

187 72

18,718 17.749 95

243

166 68

37 I ,047
95

26 70 742 71 40 42

8,342 6,916 83

10

9 90

8,090 6,990 86

I ,989 I ,416 71

2,644 2,303 87

81

57 70

3,803 2,952 78

612

562 92

I , 988 I ,993 100

19,1 11 14.362 75

48,092 38.534 80

u. s.

I 10.180 93.058 84 16.397 13.816 84 126,577 106,874 84

l l Oklahoma, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and New Mexico combined to avoid dis c losing individual

ope rat ions.

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GEO R GI A CROP REP ORTING SE RV ICE

Athens , Georgra

Week Ending September 2, 1968

HARVESTING GAINS MOMENTUM

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Athens, Ga., Sept. 3 - - Harvesting of most major crops gained momen t um as favorable har-

vesting weather was experienced throughout most of the week, according t o the Georgia Crop

Reporting Service. The soil moisture shortage in many areas of South Georg ia was rei ieved dur-

ing the early part of the week. However, many sections of the State are sti ll in need of rain.

According t o County Agents' reports, 7 percent of the Sta te cotton ac reage ha s been harvested. Much of this acreage was handpicked, but defol iation continued in southe r n counties in preparation for increased machine harvest. Condition of the crop improve d somewhat over last week.

Corn silage harvest continued heavy and grain harvest of mostly high-moisture corn in southern areas reached 7 percent. Most of the crop remained in fair condi t ion.

Tobacco harvest was virtually completed for the State except for clean-up operations. According to the Federal-State Market News Service, there was a decline in grades and quality of offerings during this final week as the markets were closed on Thursday , August 29. Through this date a total of 140,763,552 pounds of tobacco was sold on Georgia markets at an average price of $68.23 per hundredweight.

Peanut harvest increased as seventy percent of the crop had been dug and 57 percent threshed by the end of the week. This was a 26 percentage point increas e over t he week e nding August 26. The Federal-State Inspection Service reported a total of 236,562 tons inspected through September 2. This was well ahead of normal for this date. Spa n ish variet ies dec ~ ined to 71 percent of the total inspected.

Statewide soybean prospects declined from last week. Much of the decline was in the north as many areas experienced continued dry weather conditions during the critical blooming stage. Land preparation for small qrain planting has been delayed by the lack of soil moisture. Haymaking, especially in the northern half of the State, continued very active throughout most of the week. Cattle condition declined as most grazing has been adversely affected by the moisture shortage.

WEATHER SUMMARY

Rainfall was mostly I ight in north Georgia and moderate to locally

heavy in the south during the week ending Friday, August 30, 1968. Many observers in the ex-

treme north recorded no measurable rain. In contrast, excessive rainfall was reported in the

extreme southeast. St. Simons Island had more than 5 inches for the week ending Friday with

about 3 more inches fallin g during the weekend. Most of the rain in south Georgia resulted

from a low pressure center that remained almost stationary over central Florida for several

days. This same storm center brought general rains to most of the State dur i ng the weekend

as it moved to the northeast. Average rainfall for the week ending Fr i day ranged from 1.89

inches in the southeast to less than one-tenth of an inch in the northeast.

Georgia temperatures made an abrupt change at the beginnin g of the week from record high to unseasonably mild. After several days of 100 degree weather , highs during the past week were generally in the 80's or e ve n lower. Early morning lows droppe d t o t he 40' s in the mountains and to the 50's i n all areas except the extreme sou t h. Averages f o r the week were 5 to 7 degrees below normal and 10 to 15 degrees cooler t han the week before .

Based on i ncomplete reports, August rainfall was below normal in all sec t ions of Georgia, with the largest negative departures in the northern third. After being dry much of the month, south Georgia received generous rains near the end of August that brought totals up to near normal. Temperatures averaged warmer than normal in all areas.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (Sep t ember 3- 7) calls for temperatures to average near normal. A warming trend early in the per iod shou l d give way to cooler weather near the end of the week. Rainfall is expected to average about one- half inch and occur late i n the period.

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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens. Georgia ESSA
Precipita tion For The Week Ending August 30.ll 1968

GEORGIA

Temperat ure extremes for t he week ending
August 30, 1968o (Provisional)

Highest g 105 at Hawkinsville on the 24th and Dublin on the 25th.
Lowestg 4'2 a. Blairsville and Dallas
on t rn 29tho

* For the period Augus 3 =September 2, 1968o

T Less than o005 inch o

Da.J! Aft er Five

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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 9 POINTS HIGHER

The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities increased 9 points during the month ended August 15, 1968 to 261. This was 17 points above the August 15, J:]67 index of 244.
)
The prices of grain crops generally were below a month ago but prices of cotton, peanuts tobacco and sweetpotatoes were higher so that the All Crop Index increased 16 points to 277. This was 21 points higher than the August 15, 1967 index of 256.

Egg prices were higher than a month ago but prices of hogs and broilers declined while cattle prices were not much changed and the livestock index declined 4 points to 226. Thi ~ ,
however, was 9 points above August 15, 1967.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 1 POINT AND PARITY INDEX DOWN 1 POINT ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 1 point (1/3 percent) during the month ended August 15, 1968, to 261 percent of its 1910-14 average, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Contributing most to the increase were higher prices for cotton, oranges, and milk. Partially offsetting were price declines for hogs, potatoes, and corn. The August index was 2 percent above a year earlier.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, declined l point (l/4 percent) during the month to 354. This is the first month the index declined since November 1967. The index was 4 percent above a year earlier.

Although prices of farm products we rehigher and prices paid by farmers were down,the preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio remained unchanged at 79.

The Parity Ratio increased l point to 74.

Index 1910-14 = 100

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

:August 15,: July 15,

August 15,

1967

1968

1968

Record High

Index

Date

Georgia Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

244 256

252 !I

261

261

277

310 March 1951
319 March 1951 gj

217

230 !I

226

295 Sept. 1948

United States Prices Received
Parity Index 'j)
Parity Ratio

255

260

261

313 Feb. 1951

342

355

354

355 Jul y 1968

75

73

74

123 Oct. 1946

Adjusted Parity Ratio ijJ

(preliminary)

80

79

79

1J Revised. gj Also April 1951. jJ Prices Paid, Interest , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based
on data for the indicated dates. 4/ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government pay-
ments, averaged 79 for the year 19b7 compared with 74 f or the Parity Rat i o . Pre liminary Adjusted Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Servi ce, are based on estimated cash receipts fr om marketings and estimates of Government payments f or the current
calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

WI LLIAM A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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PRICES -- RECEIVED

Commodity an d Unit PRICES RE CEIV ED y/hea t , 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 l k Cows , head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll Cows, cwt. 1/
Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Uholesale, cwt.:
Fluid Market Manufactured
All l/
Turkeys, 1b. Chickens, lb.:
Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers All Eggs, All, doz.

August 15 1967

$

l .45

$

.80

$

1. 35

$

1. 00

$



20.0

$

58.00

$

2.65



11 .4

$

].00

$

27.40

$ 35.50

$

28.00

$

22.50

$ 200.00

$

19.90

$

19.70

$

16.40

$

22.30

$

24.20

$

6.30

$

$

6.30



21.0



8.5



12.0



11.8



35.2

:August 15: 1968

1.20
.77
1. 22
"\ 9~
1.19
22.b I

1. IS .77
1. 17 .95
26.5 49.00
2.50 12.0
?.so

1 .41 .622
1.11 1.01
1.95
21 .99
52.00 2.56 , 11 .4 1
114.17

27.50 1 31 .00 I
29.00 \ 24.00 . 210.00 19.90 20.50 16.90 23.20 26.90

29.00 34.00 29.50 25.00 200.00 18.60 20.50 16.50 23.30 26.90

21 .90
22.30 23.30 22.90 263.00 20.40
23.30 1].00
25. I 0 26.90

6.30
6.30
21.0

~/6.35
21.0

5.41
3.99 4.96 20.0

8.5 14.5 14.2 42.0

9.5

7.6

14.0

13.0

)3.8 12.5

43.8

29.9

:Aug. 15 196b

1 a:;J .606
1.04 .931
1. 74 20.04
2.52
7.55

1.19 .533 .986 .814
1.63 25.99 55.70
2.51 12.0 4.67

21 .40
21.70 23.30
22.70
276.00 20.80 2'-+.00 17.70 25.90 28.10

21.30
21.50
23.oo
22.70 277.00
19.00
23.90
17.40
25.70 27.80

5.52 4.15
5.06
19.7

~/5.20 -
20.2

8.0

8. 3

15.5

14.8

14.9

14.2

32.7

34.1

PRICES PAID, FEED:

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 11

14% Protein

$

16% Protein

$

18% Protein

$

20% ?rotein

$

Hog Feed, 14%-lb% protein, cwt. $

Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt.

$

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$

Bran, cwt.

$

Middlings, cwt.

$

Corn Meal , cwt.

$

Poultry Feed, ton 11

Broiler Grower Feed

$

Laying Feed

$

Chick Starter

$

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$

All Other Hay, ton

$

73.00 76.00 83.00 84.00
5. 10
4.80 3.95
4.15 3.55
98.00 94.00 102.00 37.00 32.00

74.00 75.00 79.00 82.00 4.15
5.20
5.20
3.70
3.85 3.35
91 .oo
83.00 93.00 35.00 33.00

71.00 74.00 78.00 80.00
5.10 5.10 3.80
3.90
3.20
91.00 84.00 94.00 33.00 31.00

69.00 74.00 76.00 81.00 4.54
5.31
5.30
3.52 3.61 3.42
93.00 85.00 96.00 32.00 30.80

6].00
71 .oo
74.00 76.00 4.38
5.31 5.41 3.43 3.50 3. 18
89.00 80.00 94.00
31 .80
30.20

6].00 70.00 73.00
77 .oo
4. 36 5.31 5.51
3.36
3.43 3. 13
88.00 79.00 93.00 31.70
30. l 0

l l 11 Cows 11 and 11 Steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement.
3/ Revised. ~/ Preliminary estimate.

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GEORGIA

CROP

REPOR

U.fll lliERSJn' OF GEORG J..
INl:i :>ERVIC E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

-
BROILER T YPE

September 4, 1968

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 3 1 was 8, 318,000--2 percent less than the pr e vious week but l p ercent more than the com parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 763, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--6 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comp arable week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producer s for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatc hery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rage price . Most prices receive d fo r broiler chicks by Geor gia hatcheries were repo rted within a range of $8.25 to $ 10. 50 with an ~verage of $9.50 per hundred. The average pr ices las t year w e re 56 cent s for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chi cks.

Week Ended
June 29 July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug . 3 Aug. 10 Aug . 17 Aug. 24 Aug . 31

GEORGIA EGGS SET. HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

Eggs Set U

1967

1968

Ufo of year ago

Av. Price

I Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia

Hatch Eggs

Broiler Chicks

UJo of Per

Per

1967

1968

year Doz.

Hundred

ago 1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

12,354 12, 497 101

12, 281 12,022

98

12, 031 12, 146 101

12, 061 12, 164 10 l

12,031 11,905

99

11, 854 11,745

99

11,517 11, 590 101

11, 277 11, 232 100

10,754 11,411 106

10, 171 10, 763 106

9, 177 8,980 9, 113 9, 110 8, 840 8,822 9,020 8,825 8,614 8,273

9,406 9, 332 9,27 1 9,380 9. 161 9,051 8,714 8, 590 8,467 8,318

102

61

104

61

102

61

103

61

104

61

103

62

97

63

97

64

98

64

101

64

'

9.00 9.00 9 . 00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25 9.50 9. 50 9. 50

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 31 wa s 760, 000-10 percent more than the previous week and 48 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 935, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Geo rgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than the previous week and 54 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S . in 1967, hatchings during the week ended August 31 were up 36 percent and settings were up 23 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga . Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

i I Eggs Set (Week Ended)

o/o of

I Aug.

Aug . Aug .

Aug . ye ar

10

17

24

31

a go 2/

Thous ands

Chicks

Hatched (Week Ended)

I
I

o/o of

I Aug . A ug.

Aug .

A ug . year

I 10

17

24

31

ago 2/

Tho usands

967

909 916

935 154

696 608

691

760

8

520*

280 410

520 209

245 34 0

33 0

425 116

1, 634 1, 790 1, 9 07 l, 636

10 6

1,067 1, 057 l, 0 29 1, 298

14 2

271*

219

244

244

79

89

138

212

212 109

I Total 3,392* 3, 198 3,477 3,335

123

2, 0 97 2, 14 3 2, 262 2,695

1/ Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatche ry supply flocks .

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

i
I

136

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL Al~EAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

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

Aug. 17

Week Ended Aug. 24
THOUSANDS

Aug. 31

1, 715 305
1,693 694 308
2, 193 4, 537 1, 530
35 6,820
496

1, 796 337
1, 414 643 301
2, 129 4, 528 1, 527
10 6,885
423

1, 599 292
1,607 635 306
1, 810 4, 196 1, 469
34 6,268
435

o/o of
year ago 11
118 120 120 154
79 82 139 109 29 145 76

Aug. 17

Week Ended Aug. 24
THOU3ANDS

Aug. 31

1, 467 162 958 354 328
1, 967 3,441 1, 265
347 5,463
389

1, 410 155 902 373 360
2,649 2,922 1, 138
359 5, 251
351

1, 338 141 905 333 407
2, 416 2, 806 1, 17 5
304 5, 056
376

o/o of

year

ago 1/ .r.~o.

cr: ...u_...,

98 102

z~ ...C_..I,.J
tj .r_o,

106

~ U')

103 120 100

~ ~ ro

J.t

.ct:

._::,l
~

. ::l

95 ~ .u..

108

H l:lO

83

~

99

99

Q)
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11, 232 11,411 10,763 106

8, 590

8,467

8,318

101

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

892 767 7,881 4,753 9,496 1, 022 3,904 561 307 1,743

859 761 8,094 4,687 9,697 1,004 3, 813 436 311 1, 686

853 108 727 100 7,623 110 4, 575 103 9,663 118 942 85 3,963 146 474 86 343 140 1, 612 131

62, 884 62,752 60, 189 115

712 938 6, 500 4,258 7, 310 836 3,068 425 272 1, 476
50, 516

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

62,090 59, 531 52,442

~ of Last Year
1/ Current week

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50,212

I I

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679 985 6,338 4,218 7,018 826 2,899 459 287 1, 417 49,463
49, 188
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Athens, Georg1a
Week Ending September 9, 1968
CROP CONDITION DECLINED
Athens, Ga., September 9 -- Cont inued dry weather throughout most of the State resulted
in further decline of most crop conditions during the week, according t o the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service. Soybeans were affected most as shedding of blooms and pods continued.
According to County Agents' reports, 16 percent of the State cotton a creage has been harvested. Defoliation remained active and machine harvest increased. The overall cotton condition decreased from the previous week.
Corn harvest gained momentum as harvest for grain was 12 percent complete. Soybean yield prospects declined over much of the State because of the continuing dry weat her . Some weatherdamaged soybeans were being salvaged for hay. Control of insects remained active in most areas.
Peanut harvest increased to 84 percent dug and 73 percent threshed. However, progress was hindered in some areas by dry soil. The Federal-State Inspection Service reported a total of 311,805 tons inspected through September 7
Land preparation for small grains moved forward, but was hampered by the lack of soil moisture.
Pasture and pecan condition declined from last week. Haymaking continued but quality .decreased.
WEATHER SUMMARY -- Rainfall was moderate to heavy in extreme north Georgia and along the lower east coast and mostly light over the remainder of the State during the week ending Friday, September 6. Several weather observers in the southwest and south central sections reported no measurable rain during the week. The heavy rains along the lower coast resulted from the storm center that brought excessive rains to northeast Florida. Average rainfall for the week ending Friday ranged from 2.04 inches in the north central section to .05 of an inch in the southwest. Showers fell over the southern third of the State on Sunday,September 8, with totals of more than an inch at several places.
Georgia temperatures were cool at the beginning of the period with a gradual warming trend through the week. Highs reached the mid 80's in the north and the mid 90's in parts of the south by the end of the period. Cool air moved back into north Georgia during the weekend. Early morning temperatures were in the 40's in the mountains and the 50's over the northern third of the State on Saturday the 7th. Averages for the week ranged from near to slightly below normal.
The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (September 10-14), calls for temperatures to average 3 to 5 degrees below normal. Normal highs ranged from 85 to 89 and normal lows from 61 to 70. Rainfall is expected to average 1/2 to 1 inch and occur mainly during the first half of the period.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service , Athens, Georgia; in ceoperation with the 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 September 6~ 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes f or the week ending
September 6, 1968o (Provisional)

Lowest&.

97 at Fort Gaines on
September 5tho
80 at Bl ue R~. dge on
August 3lsto

0

0

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T~

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T Less than e005 incho
After Fi re Days Re urn to United States Department f Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens Georgia 3o6ol
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

IMMEDIATE - Uo So WEk.rHER REPORT
This report will be treated :i.n all
Respe c s aa letter Vail
(See Sec. 34 . 171 P. Lo &R.)

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UN1VERSI1Y OF GEORG"
SE P 121968
LIB RAR IES

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA
Released September 9, 1968
GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1968
Georgia's 1968 cotton crop is forecast at 355,000 bales based on information reported by crop correspondents and ginners as of September 1, The Georgia Crop Reporting Service said today. The estimate is unchanged from a month ago. The current forecast is 127,000 bales above the 1967 crop, 39,000 above the 1966 crop, but 172,000 bales below the 1962-66 avera ge .
Continuing hot, dry weather during most of August retarded developme nt of la t e cotton in some areas. Shedding of bloom and small bolls was evident. Defoliation was act ive in southern areas in late August in preparation for machine harvest.
According to the Bureau of the Census, 19,111 bales had been ginned to Septembe r 1, com- _ pared with 5,529 to the same date in 1967 and 6,672 in 1966.

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INDICATED COTTO N PRODUCTION, 1968; FINAL PRODUCTION, 1967. 1966

Non-Cotton
-.

Crop Reporting

District

1968

23,000

2

11,000

3

16,000

4

24,000

5

67,000

6

70,000

7

49,000

8

86,000

9

9,000

State

355,000

1967
2,596 7,004 7,317 16, 773 47,297 43,955 32,215 67, 943 2,900
228,000

1966
18,470 10,900 12,560 24,280 62' 110 63,750 43,390 72,340 8,200
316,000

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UNITED STATES information.

AI bany
7

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF S~ PTEMBER 1, 1968

The Crop Reporting Board of the St atistical Report i ng Serv ice makes the f ollowing report from data furnished by c rop corres ponde nts, f ield statisticians, Burea u of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperating State agencies. The fi nal outturn of cotton compared wit h this forecast wi ll depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable t han usual.

State
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. AI a. Mo.

Acres for
harvest
1968 _l/
l ,000 acres
200 34S 390 3SS S3S 200

Li nt y i e l d pe r

harvested acre

1962- 66

1968

average 1967 indic.

Pounds
36S 440 431 S68 4S8 S49

Pounds Pounds

277

360

449

438

L~08

437

29S sao

278

431

314

4S6

Product ion 2/

500-pound qross wei qht bales

l ~b 2 - 66

Indicated

average

1967

Aug. 1, Sept. l,

1968

1968

l ,000

I ,000

1 ,000

l ,000

-bal-es

bales

bales

bales

263

44

165

ISO

448

179

36S

31S

527

228

355

3SS

576

l4S

370

370

7S7

197

480

480

376

59

180

190

Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas

I,! SO 1 ,02S
410 380 4, l7S

6S7

567

689

S38

333

SIS

SS6

621

620

269

251

303

369

376

397

I ,887 I ,343
S66 303 4,223

1 ,054
497 428 194 2,767

1 ,610 I ,075
540 200 3,32S

I ,6SO I, I 00
S30 240
3,4SO

N. Mex. Ariz. Ca I if. Other
States ]_I

IS3

6S7

619

580

29S

l ,OSl

887 I ,033

680

I ,091

847 I ,076

2S

403

410

420

242
776 I ,661

157 4S4 I ,040
I 2

180 635 l ,475
20.6

18S 63S I, S2S
22

u. s.

10,318

500

447

S21

13,986

T.45S

10,976

II, 197

Amer.Egypt. !:_/

67.4

537

502

518

111 7

69.8

72.8

72.8

l/ August I estimate. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about 480 pounds of lint. 11 Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada. !:! Included in
State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Califo r nia.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C L CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Serv ice 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENE RAL CROi REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBEI~ l, 1968 Georq ia

Con t inuing dry weather over much of the State during August decreased yield pro spects of late-maturing crops : Soybeans and lc3te corn were damaged severely insome areas. By September l, crop harvest was gaining momentum ; peanut harvest was well along, and cotton picking with mechanical pickers was increasing.

Corn: The corn crop showed further deterioration during August, especially the late acreage in northern districts. The September l production was indicated at 58,840,000
bushels, compared with 88 ,856,000 bushels in 1967. Yield per acre was placed at 40 bushels -
sa. 18 bushels below last year 1 s record of

Cotton Product ion Unchan qed: Production of cotton is forecast at 355,000 bale s , t he same as est imated a month ago. The level is 127,000 bales above
last year's short crop.

Tobacco: Georgia's flue-cured tobacco estimate was placed at 108,300,000 compared with 148,452,000 last year.

Peanuts: The State peanut crop is turning out a I ittle better than growers anticipated a month ago. The September 1 forecast was placed at 910,200,000 pounds -- 65
mill ion pounds below production last year. The crop is extremely variable th i s year wit h yi e lds averaging from poor to excellent. The State's yield is indicated to average l ,850 pounds per acre compared with 2,040 la5t year.

Soybeans: The continued hot, dry weather over much of the State during Augus t reduced

soybean prospects. As of September l, a crop of 9,880,000 bushels was indicated-

considerably less than the 13,008,000 bushel production last year. An avera ge yield of 19.0

bushels per acre is indicated

5 bushels below the 1967 average.

Pecans: A pecan crop of 50,000,000 pounds is in prospect for 1968. The level is 5 mill ion pounds below production in 1967.

Milk production on Georgia farms during August totaled 86 mill ion pounds; eqq production during August totaled 394 mill ion eggs.

GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED ACREAGE, 1967 AND 1968

Acreaqe

Yield Per Acre

Production

For

Harvested: harvest

Indicated

: Indicated

CroQ and Unit

1967

1968

1967

1968

1967

1968

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Rye, bu. Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, a 11 , ton Cotton, bale Peanuts ( p & T) ' 1b. Soybeans, for beans, bu. Sorghums, for grain, bu. Pe1ches, total crop, 1bs. Pecans, 1bs.

1 '532 130 100
67
9 71.2 8.0
433 267 478 542
11

l ,471 121
98 70
8
57.0 8.5 446
390 492 520
12

58.0 26.0
35.0 18.5 31.0 2,085
901 1.95~
408 ll
2,040 24.0 37.0

40.0 30,0 41.0 22.0
37.0 1,900
b5
l. 9.0.
437 ll
1 ,850 19.0 34.0

88,856 3,380 3,500 1,240
279 "148,452
720 845 228 975,120 13,008 407 ll.j8,8oo
55,000

58,840 3,630 4,018 1 ,540
296 - 108,300
7 :~2
81+6
355 910,200
9,880 408
230,000 50,000

ll Pounds of 1int.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C, L. CRE i~ SH A~J Agricultural Stat istician

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1Ple~s~ 1ULn_p~g~ foL Qnlt~d_S1a1e~ lnfoLm~tlo~)- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES CkO? SUi"lMA;{Y AS uF SEPT EHSC:R 1, i 968
Corn prospe ct s increas ed 2 percent in Aus ust to 4.6 bill ion bushe l s, 2 pe rcent less than last year's re cord crop but 20 percent more than the 1962-66 average,
Soybean production prospects are a record high 1.1 bill ion bushels, ll percent more than the 1967 crop and 40 percent above average.
All Wheat production is estimated at a record 1.6 bill ion bushels, down 1 percent from last rr.onth, but S percent more than last year and 30 percent above average.
Oat production, estimated at 9)L} mill ion bushe .ls, is 20 percent more than 1967 and 3 percent above average.
Sorqhum Grain production, f o re cast a t a re cor ~ hish 79l mil l ion bushels, i s 2 percent more than the August I forecast, 3 perce n ~ a~ove the 1967 c rop and 33 percent above average.
,Hay production is estimated at 124 mill ion tons, 2 percent Jess than last year but 2 percent above average.
Fall Potato production is forecast at 211 mill ion hundredweight, 9 percent Jess than last year but 4 percent above average,

Crop and Unit

U. S. ACREAGE HAKVE~TED AND PRODUCTION. 1967 A~D 1968

Acreage

Yield Per Acre

Production

For

:Harvested: harvest

Indicated

Indicated

1967

1968

1967

1968

1967

1968

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. ~/heat , a I 1, bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, a 1I , ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, (P & T), I b . Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, 1b. Peaches, I b. Pecans, 1b.

60,385 59,004
15,970 9,188 I ,072
7,997 64,728
39,742 I ,402
147 961

55,886 56,039 17,765 9,999
J ,019 10,318 63,567 40,949
I ,425 148
899

78.2 25.i.i 49.0 40.3 22.5 l/447 1.95 24.5 I, 765
93 2,052

~3.0
28.5 52.6 42.5 23.7 l/S21 1.95 26.4 I, 744
92 1,995

4, 722,164 1, 524,349
781 ,867 370,246
24,075 7,455
126,361 972,701 2,473,385
13,658 1,972,147 1/2,692,100
23 I ,900

4, 636,456 J '596' 59~
934,424 424,563
24, J2L}
I I, 197
123,827
1'079 ,627 2,485,375
13,604
I ,793,817
1/3,599, I00 188,700

1/ Pounds of I int.
l l Includes some quantities not harvested,

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 CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

S ptember 11, 19 6 8

BROILE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the weekended Septe mber 7 was 8, 034,000--3 percent less than the previous week and 2 percent l e ss than the c omparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
An estimated 10, 134, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--6 percent less than the previous week and 7 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatche ry owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most price s r eceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 8.25 to $ 10,50 with an average of $9. 50 per hundred. The average prices last ye ar we r e 56 cents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended
July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS ' AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Av. Price

Eggs Set]:_/

I Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia

Hatch Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

1967

1968

o/o of
year

1967

1968

o/o of Per
year Doz.

Per Hundred

ago

ago

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

12, 281 12,022

98

8, 980

9,332 104

61

12,031 12, 146 101

9, 113

9,271 102

61

12, 061 12, 164 101

9, 110

9,380 103

61

12, 031 11,905

99

8,840

9, 161 104

61

11,854 11, 745

99

8,822

9,051 103

62

11, 517 11, 590 101

9,020

8,714

97

63

11, 277 11, 232 100 I 8,825

8, 590

97

64

10,754 11, 411 106

8,614

8,467

98

64

10,171 10,763 106

8,273

8,318 101

64

10, 880 10, 134

93

8, 217

8,034

98

64

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25 9.50 9.50 9.50 9. 50

- EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended Septe mber 7 was 693, 000-9 percent less than the previous week but 37 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 089, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks w e re set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent more than the previous week and 77 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended September 7 were up 10 percent and settings were up 19 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Aug.

Aug. Aug.

Sept.

17

24

31

7

o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ende d)

I year

Aug. Aug.

A ug.

Sept.

ago 2/

17

24

31

7

909 280 l, 790 221*

Thousands 916 935 410 520 1,907 1,636 244 244

1,089 177 300 84
1, 893 116 k 223 65

608 340 1, 057 138

T housands

691

760

330

425

1,029 1, 298

212

212

693 210 1, 395 173

o/o of
year ago 2/
137 67
114 81

Total

3,200* 3,477 3,335 3, 505 119

2, 143 2, 262 2,695 2,471 1 110

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMEH.CIAL AREAS BY WE EKS-1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

'

CHICK3 PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Aug.

Aug.

24.

31

-
Sept. 7

o/o of -
year Aug. ago 1/ 24

Week Ended

Aug.

Sept.

31

7

% of
year
1 ago 1/

THOUSANDS

TH)USANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida T-ennessee A,;labama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas W,ashington Oregon .S:alifo rnia
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

1,796 337
1, 414 643 301
2, 129 4, 528 1, 527
10 6,885
423

1, 599 292
1,607 635 306
1,810 4, 196 1, 469
34 6,268
435

1, 190 74

221 114

1, 4"75 101

588 103

237

51

1, 659

70

3,430 87

1, 282

78

'37

28

5, 335 84

481

88

1, 410

1, 338

1, 285

98

155

141

153

97

902

905

931

119

373

333

349

100

360

407

381

94

2,649

2, 416

2, 133

91

2,922

2,806

3,045

99

1, 138

1, 175

1, 074

103

359

304

347

94

5, 251

5, 056

4,944

98

351

376

364

87

11,411 10, 763 10, f34

93

8,467

8, 318

8,034

98

859 761 8,094 4,687 9,697 1,004 3, 813 436 311 1, 686

853 727 7,623 4, 575 9,663 942 3,963 474 343 1, 612

850 106

140 105

6, a89

79

4,455 109

9, 336 106

926 87

3, 5-63

97

486

99

196

74

1, 0.93

67

679

683

642

96

985

937

894

115

6, 3381 6, 104

5, 569

88

4,218

4, 129

4, 015

104

7, 0181 7,000

6, 856

104

826

802

835

108

2,899

2, 871

2,892

107

459

430

397

102

287

288

249

95

1, 417

1, 297

1, 380

107

62, 752 60, 189 53, 8Q3

91

49,463 48, 116 46,769

99

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

59, 531 52,442 59, 3_i6

~ of Last Year

'1i

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as

105 percent of

same

115 week

last

-9-1 year.

.ctev1sed.

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Athens, Geor gia

SEP18 1968
LIBRAR IES
AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION UNCHANGED

August 1968 ~eleased 9/16/68

Milk production on Georgia farms during August totaled 86 mill ion pounds, according to the Crop Reporting Service. This was the same as the August 1967 production, but was 1 mill ion pounds below the production of the previous month. The 1962-66 average production was 82 million pounds.
Production per cow in herd averaged 625 pounds- 25 pounds above the previous year but 10 pounds below the previous month. The 5-year average production per cow for the month was 490 pounds.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during August was $6.35 per hundredweight. This was 5 cents above both the August 1967 price and July 1968 price.
Prices paid by dairymen for feed during the month were mostly below the previous year.

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

ITEM AND UNIT

:August 1967

GEORGIA July 1968

August 1968

August 1967

Ul~ ITED STATES

July

August

1968

1968

Milk Production, mill ion lbs.

86

87

Production Per Cow, 1bs. l l

600

635

Number Milk Cows,

thousand head

143

137

86 9,709 10,208

625

722

783

137

9,567 736

PRICES RECEIVED- DOLLARS '1:/

All wholesale milk, cwt. J./

6.30

F1u id mi 1k, cwt.

6.30

Manufactured milk, cwt.

Mi 1k Cows. head

:200.00

6.30 6.30
210.00

~/6.35
200.00

4.96 5.41
3.99 263.00

~ .06
5.52 4.15 276.00

!15.20 277.00

PRICES PAID - DOLLARS '1:/

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

73.00 76.00 83.00 84.00

74.00 75.00 79.00 82.00

71.00 74.00 78.00 80.00

69.00 74.00 76.00
81 .oo

67.00
71 .oo
74.00 76.00

6].00 70.00 73.00
77 .oo

Hay, ton

27.40

27.50

29.00 21 .90

21.40

21 .30

1/ Monthly average.
1/ Do 11 a rs per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale mi 1k which is average for
month.
3/ Revised. ~I Preliminary.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

'vi. 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.

UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
Auoust milk production I percent below a year earlier
U. S. milk product ion i n Augus t is estimated at 9 ,567 mill ion pounds, l percent less than a year earlier and 5 percent below the 1962-66 Augus t avera ge. Average da i l y milk production for August was down 6 percent from July, same change as a year earlier. Total milk production in the first 8 months of 1968 was 1. 6 percent less than a year earlier. August production provided 1.53 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, compared with 1.64 pounds in July and 1.57 pounds a year earlier.

Output per cow 2 percent above a year earlier
Milk output per cow averaged 736 pounds during August, 2 percent above a year earlier and 13 percent above average. Daily August output per cow averaged 23.7 pounds, compared with 25.3 pounds a month earlier, and 23.3 pounds a year earlier. Production per cow set a record high for August in 44 States, highest in California at 995 pounds; followed by Alaska and Washington each at 890 pounds; Utah, 870 pounds ; Nevada, 860 pounds and Arizona, 835 pounds.

MONTH
January February March Apri 1 May June July August
Jan.-Aug. Total
September October November December
Annual

Milk per cow and milk production by months,

United States, 1968 with comparisons

Milk per cow

Production

Average 1962-66
Pounds

1967 Pounds

1968 Pounds

Averaye 1962-66 Mi 11 ion pounds

1967 Mi 11 ion
pounds

Change 1968 :from 1967 Mi 11 ion pounds Percent

644

716

724

l 0' 196

9,847

9,608 -2.4

611

671

699

9,636

9,203

9,249 t0.5

698

769

778

10,968

10,517

10,269 -2.4

713

788

795

11 '175

10,734

10,460 -2.6

778

844

859

12,143

11 ,470

11 '283 -1.6

750

820

837

11 '658

11,095

10,937 -1 .4

692

764

783

10,714

10,315

10,208 -1.0

651

722

736

10,047

9.709

9.567 -1.5

86,537

82,890

81,581 -1.6

614

680

623

685

603

661

641

699

9,446 9,547 9,208 9 759

9' 124 9,167 8,814
9.299

8,021

8,821

124,497

119' 294

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and Weather
GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN G SERVICE Athen s, Georgia

Bulletin
!J),~

Week Ending September 16, 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

SHORTAGE OF MOISTURE DAMAGED LATE CROPS

Athens, Ga., September 16 -- Shortage nf moisture continues to be a problem in m~st areas ,.

of the State. Soybean prospects declined further, summer and winter pastures are in need of

rain. Dry soils have delayed land preparation and planting of fall crops. The dry weather

has hastened maturity of cotton and corn and good progress has been made in harve sting operations.

Acc ording to County Agents' reports 72 percent of the corn crop is in poor to fair condition with 20 percent of the crop harvested. Level of yields varies widely by areas.

Cotton harvest is active in most areas of the State; about one fourth of the crop was
harvested by September 14. Large percent of the crop being defoliated in preparation for mechanical harvesting.

Peanut harvest about complete;yields are higher than expected earlier . Soybean prospects declined during the week--30 percent of the cr~p was reported in poor condition. Rain is badly needed. Insect infestation heavy in many areas, grcwers are spraying for control .

Good progress in saving the late hay crops. Yields were reduced by the shortage of moisture.

Pecan prospects very irregular by areas and varieties. Gocd app1e crop is moving to market from mountain counties.

WEATHER SUMMARY -- Scattered showers occurred over Georgia early in the week ending Friday, September 13, but amounts were mostly light. The heaviest showers occurred in the southeast and south central area where a few totals exceeded 2 inches. A heavy shower dumped 3.25 inches in the gage at Valdosta on Sunday, September 8. A large majority of weather observers recorded less than one-fourth inch of rain for the week and several had none at all. Many areas of the State continue extremely dry. Averages by climatological division ranged fr~m .03 of an inch in the northwest to 1.06 inches in the southeast area. Little or no rain fell anywhere in the State from Tuesday through the weekend.

Temperatures were mostly mild in the north and warm in the south . Daily highs were generally in the high 70's and low 80's in the northern third of the State but moved into the
90's on several days in south Georgia. Early morning temperatures dropped to the 50's on most days in north Georgiaand to the 60's in the south. Cooler air moved into extreme north Georgia late in the week and several places had readings in t he low 40's on Friday morning. Averages
for the week ranged from 4 to 6 degrees below normal.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (September 17-21) calls for temperatures to average near normal. Normal highs range from 83 to 88 degrees and normal lows from 60 to 67 degrees. It should be warm at the beginning of the period with little change during the week. Rainfall is expected to average 1/2 to 1 inch and occur as scattered showers and thundershowers on Tuesday and Wedne sday and as widely scattered showers the rest of the week.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in covperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Geor gia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U.S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia ESSA
Preci pit ation For The Week Ending September 13 3 1.968
GEORGIA
Temperature extr emes for the week ending
September 13, 1968o (Pr ovisional)
Highest: 96 at Newington on the 8th.
Lowest g 41 a t Blairsville and Calhoun
on the 13tho

* For the period September 14-16,
T Less than .oo5 inch.
After Five Days Ret urn to United States Department of Agricult ure
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ATHENS, GEORGIA

September 18, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended .September 14 was 8, 120, 000--1 percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 809,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--7 percent more than the previous week but 1 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 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 $ 8. 25 t o $10 . 50 with an average of $9. 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set ij

1967

1968

'1o of year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ufo of

1967

1968 year

ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

July 13 July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14

12, 031 12, 146 101

12, 061 12, 164 101

12, 031 11, 905

99

11, 854 11, 745

99

11,517 11, 590 101

11, 277 11,232 100

10,754 11,411 106

10, 171 10,763 106

10, 880 10, 134

93

10,886 10,809

99

9, 113

9,271 102

61

9, 110

9, 380 103

61

8,840

9, 161 104

61

8,822

9, 051 103

62

9,020

8,714 97

63

8, 825

8, 590

97

64

8,614

8, 467

98

64

8,273

8, 318 101

64

8, 217

8,034

98

64

7,887

8, 120 103

64

9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9.50 9. 50

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended .September 14 was 677,000--2 percent less than the previous week but 26 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 988, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent less than the previous week but 125 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended .September 14 were up 6 percent and settings were up 26 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

o/o of

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Aug. 24

Aug. Sept.

31

7

Sept. year 14 ago 2/

Aug. A ug.

24

31

Sept. 7

Sept. 14

Thousands

Thousands

916

935 1, 089

988 225

450*

520 300

305 155

1, 907 1,636 1, 893 1, 688 103

244

244 223

217

78

691 330 1, 029 212

760 425 1, 298 212

693 210 1, 395 173

677 350 1, 460 181

% of
year ago 2/
126 87
114 "65

Total 3, 517* 3,335 3, 505 3, 198 126

2,262 2,695 2,471 2,668 106

1/ Includes e gg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * rtevised.

BROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A.ti.EAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

I

CHICKS PL.AC)1; D

STATE

A ug.
31

Week E nded Sept.
7
THOUSANDS

Sept.
14

o/o of

Week Ended

year Aug.

Sept.

Sept.

ago 1/ . 31

7

14 -

THOUSANDS

o/o of
year
ago 1/

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tenness ee Alabama Missis sippi Arkansa s Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968
(22 State s}

1, 599 292
1,607 635 306
1, 810
4, 196 l, 469
34 6,268
435

l, 190 221
l , 475 588 237
1, 6 5<r
3,430 l, 282
37 5,335
481

1,996 105 296 68
l, 531 117
610 109 290 61 2,067 87 4,407 113 1, 515 91
37 31 6,878 105
471 100

1, 338

l, 285

1, 309

98

14 1

153

169

113

905

931

799

90

333

349

395

117

407

381

369

94

2,416

2, 133

2, 162

111

2, 806

3,045

3, 002

134

1, 175 1, 074

963

92

304

347

349

94

5, 056

4,944

4,863

103

376

364

328

71

10,763 10, 134 10, 809 99

8, 318

8,034

8, 120

103

853

850

862 111

683

642

626

106

727

740

680 99

937

894

884

105

7,623

6,089

7,795 100

6, 104

5, 569

6,003

97

4,575

4,455

4,269

96

4, 129

4,015

4,022

104

9, ,663

9,336

9,670 107

7, 000

6, 856

6,970

100

942

926

990 92

802

835

841

109

3,963

3, 563

4, 128 110

2, 871

2, 892

2, 782

101

474

4 86

555 95

430

397

366

102

343

196

276 84

288

249

200

73

1, 612

l, 093

1, 739 100 r 1, 297

1, 380

1, 284

118

60, 189 53,803 61, 871 102 f 48,116 46,769 46,806

103

TOTAL 1967*
(22 States}

52,442 59,326 60,789

!..of Last Year
1/ Current week

as

115
percent of same

91
week

last

102
year.

Revised.

48,029 47, 181 45,459

~

100

99

103

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Athens, Geo rg 1a

Week Endin g September 23, 1968

Released 3 p.m. Monday

MOISTURE SHORTAGE CONTINUES

Athens, Ga., September 23 - - Most of the southeastern two-thirds of the State is still

short of soil moisture, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Harvest i ng of

cctton, corn, and peanuts made good progress in these areas, but dry soils delayed land prepa-

ration for fall-sown crops. Soybean prospects declined still furth er . In t he northwestern

third of the State most areas haci ample soil moisture.

According to County Agents' report~ almost one-third of the~ crop had been gathered. Yields per acre in many fields in the southwestern fourth of the State are much below the level of the past two years.

Cotton harvest is nearing completion in some southern counties and is reported 40 percent complete State-wide. Most harvest in the northern part of the State has been hand picked, with machine harvest just beginning.

Peanut harvest is almost complete; weather conditions have been near ideal f or harvest, and the crop is better than expected earlier. Soybean prospects continued to decline, and about one-third of the reporters indicated that prospects for the crop were poor.

Soil moisture was favorable for land preparation and the seeding of fall-sown crops in tbe northern third of the State, but in other areas very I ittle progress was made.

Pecan prospects are still very irregular. Good apple movement continued.

WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was moderate to locally heavy over northern and western sections but decreased to I ittle or none in parts of south Georgia during the week ending Friday, September 20. Most weather observers north and west of a I ine from Bainbridge to Toccoa
reported more than an inch of rain dur,iQg the week and a few measured over two inches. The wet-
test p lace was Helen with 4.23 inches. The western half of the previously dry southwest section received good rains but amounts dropped off sharply to the east. Blakely had two inches of rain and Albany, SO miles to the east, ha~ less than one-tenth inch. Soils continue very dry over fairly large areas of the State. Averages by climatological division ranged from 1.94 inches in the northeast to only .22 of an inch in the south central. There was I i t tle rainfall in the State after Friday and most areas enjoyed sunny weather during the week end.

Temperatures were warm to mild most of the week but were cool in extreme north Georgia at

the beginning and end of the period. Highs were mostly in the HO's but reached ~0 at a few

places in the south and remained in the 70's on one or more days in north Geory ia. Lows were

generally in the SO's and 60's except in the mountains where some 40's were reported. Averages

for the week ranged from 2 above normal at Savannah to 3 below normal at Athens.

'

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (September 24-28) calls for

temperatures to average near to slightly above normal. It should be warm a t the beginning and

slightl y cooler the last half of the period. Normal highs range from 82 to 86 and normal

lows range from SS0 to 62 in the north and from 62 to 68 in the south. Rainfall is expected

to average 1/10 to 3/10 inches and occur as scattered showers mostly during the latter half of

the period.

I

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georg ia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Commerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA

GEORGIA

Temperature extre!OOs f r the waek ending
Septembe r 20.9 68 o Provi. io:nal )

,.a Highest g / a Thomas : ~ e on the 19th.

Lowest g

0
41.

at

Helen

on

the

14th.

...

o02 T
_.~ TIIOM4
* F r the period September 2 - 23 .9 1 968 o
T Less than eOOS inch c

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mber 24, 1968

Item

During Aug.

1967 1/

1968 2/

o/o
last
year

Jan. thru Aug .

1967 1/

1968 2/

% of
last
year

Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. )3 I

Thou.

Thou.

Pet. Thou.

Thou.

Pet. -

Total Domestic Chickens Tested:

3, 047 2,704

3,298 108 2,824 104

28,383 25, 111

28, 744 101 24, 765 99

Broiler Type

Georgia United States Egg Type

729 2,403

511 70 1, 887 79

4,452 19, 121

3, 986 90 15,687 82

Georgia United States Chicks Hatched:

35

8 23

212

144 68

414

34 1 82

4,437

3, 766 85

Broiler Type

Georgia United .3tates Egg Type

41,665 232, 283

40,771 98 233, 574 101

345, 805 1,924 ,707

341, 995 99 1, 936, 926 101

Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/

2, 183 36,011

2,994 137 35,879 100

26,056 412,679

24, 186 93 362, 127 88

Young Chickens

Georgia United States Mature Chickens

38,802 220,946

35, 011 90 196. 841 89

276,663

261, 648 95 .

1, 570, 614 1, 559, 271 99

Light Type

Georgia United States Heavy Type

628 9,944

603 96 8,974 90

5, 884 93,073

6, 132 lOL.l:
83, 537 90

Georgia United States Egg Production:

349 2,395 Mil.

299 86 2,224 93 Mil.

2,693 17,208 Mil.

2,206 82 15,724 91 Mil.

Georgia

410

394 96

3, 283

3,314 101

South Atlantic 5/ United States

1, 107 5, 794

1,087 98 5,643 97

8,795 4 7,001

9, 064 103 46, 986 100

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

125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News .3ervice

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

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

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER PEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

During July

1967

1968

Jan. thru July

1967

1968

During July

1967

1968

Jan. thru July

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet .

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5,878

6,464

42,448 42,445 3.0

3.7

3.6

3.9

Pa.

6,615

7,444

47,635 47, 836 4.5

3.8

5. 1

4.8

Mo.

3,244

4, 536

23,022 25,371 2.9

2.7

4 .4

3.3

Del.

7,758

8,235

52,255 52, 850 4.6

4 .0

5.4

4.5

Md.

11, 613 13,300

83,688 80,097 4. 3

3.7

5.2

4.4

Va.
N. c.

4, 519

7' 188

28, 591 40,000 2.9

20,839 24,680 146,610 152,093 3.2

3.7 2.9

3.9

4.6

4.2

3.5

Ga.

32,098 33,448 230,493 215,292 4.6

4.2

5.2

5. 1

Tenn.

5,054

6, 126

35,923 36,919 4. 1

2.5

4.9

3.2

Ala.

22,468 25,090 152, 527 155, 022 2.7

3. 1

3.6

3.5

Miss.

13,239 15,936

93,853 99,653 2.2

1.9

3.3

2. 4

Ark.

28,773 32,438 200,206 201,743 2.9

2. 5

4.3

3.5

Texas

12, 597 14,354

85,388 85,903 2.8

2.8

3.3

3.8

------u. s.

I --------------------------------------

1 193, 664

1, 353, 556

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

3.4

3. 1

4.3

3.8

220, 169

1, 359, 437

Umted States Department of Agr1culture

Georg1a Department of Agnculture

.3t.ati c: ti cal Reoorting Service , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Geor gi a 30601

End-of-Month .5tocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United States -August 1968
Shell eggs declined 29 thousand cas e s from a month earlier to 233 thousand . September l stocks were 82 thousand cases below year-ear lie r holdings but 22 thousand above average. Frozen egg holdings were 108 million pounds, down l million from August 1. Year-earlier stocks totaled 99 million. Frozen poultry stocks increased 77 million pounds in August to 410 million pounds. Septe mber l holdings were 16 percent below a year earlier but 57 percent above average, Turkey holdings were 301 million pounds compared with 226 million last month, 332 million a year earlier and 157 million average. Whole turkeys totaled 268 million pounds. Parts, cut ups and further processing items totaled 33 million. Stocks of meat totaled 521 million pounds, 27 million less than a month earlier, 7 million below a year earlier and 46 million above average. Pork holdings decreased 47 million pounds in August to 198 million. Frozen pork bellies at 27 million pounds decreased 55 percent, compared with a 45 percent decrease a year earlier. All other pork items shared in the decrease in pork holdings. Beef stocks totaled 242 million pounds, 28 million above a month earlier but 3 million less than a year earlier.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry
Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

Unit

A ug. 1962-66 Av.
Thou.

Aug. 1967
Thou.

July 1968
Thou.

Aug. 1968
Thou.

Case

211

315

262

233

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

do.

21,178

36,225 17,384

16,915

do.

32, 573

54,647 43, 274

39,660

do.

156, 536

332,059 225,950 300,885

do.

50,409

63,376 45, 886

52,494

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

do.

204, 375

245, 148 214, 086 241,725

do.

181, 104

198, 586 245,030 198, 329

do.

89,482

do. 1474,961

84, 197 88,798 527,931 54 7,914

80, 500 520, 554

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

Item

I Georgia

t
1

United States

Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15

1967

1968

1968

1967

1968

1968

Prices Received: Chickens, lb, excluding broilers Com 11 Broilers (ib.) All Chickens {lb.) All Eggs {dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton) Broiler Grower Laying Feed

Cents Cents Cents

Cents Cents Cents

8.5 12.0 11.8 35.2 Dol. 98.00 94.00

B. 5 14.5 14.2 42.0
Dol. 91.00 83.00

9.5 14.0 13.8 43.8
Dol. 91.00 84.00

7.6 13.0 12. 5 29.9
Dol. 93.00 85.00

8.0 15. 5 14.9 32.7
Dol. 89.00 80.00

8.3 14.8 14.2 34 . 1
Dol. 88.00 79.00

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 Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 3060 l OPFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

0 o7

S EP 2 61968

q~)w~~mL1'L? milltrm~rnt? 1{-.4~

GE0 RG I A CR0 P REP0 RT I NG

ATHENS, GEORGIA

September 25, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the w e ek e nde d Septe mbe r 21 was 7, 432, 000--8 percent less than the previous week but 2 per ce nt more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Se rvice.
An estimated 11, 271, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Ge orgia hatcheries-4 percent more than the previous week but l percent less than the com parable week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. T he ave rage price of hatching eggs was 64 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flo ck s 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 $8.25 to $10. 50 with an average of $9.50 per hundred. T he average prices last year were 56 cents for eggs and $7. 75 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK P LA CE ME NTS

I

A v. Price

Eggs Set}_/

Chicks Placed fo r

Hat c h Broiler

Broilers in Georgia

Eggs Chicks

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Per Doz. 1968

Per Hundred 1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

July 20 July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21

12,061 12, 164 101

12, 031 11,905

99

11, 854 11,745

99

11,517 ll' 590 10 l

11, 277 11,232 100

10, 754 11,411 106

10,171 10,763 106

10, 880 10, 134

93

10,886 10,809

99

11,433 11,271

99

9, 110 8, 840 8,822 9,020 8, 825 8,614 8, 273 8, 217 7,887 7,314

9,380 10 3

9, 161 104

9,051 103

8, 714

97

8, 590

97

8,467

98

8,318 10 l

8,034

98

8, 120 103

7,432 102

61

9 .00

61

9.00

62

9.00

63

9.25

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9.50

64

9. 50

64

9.50

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended Se ptember 21 was 749, 000--ll percent more than the previous week and 54 percent mo re than the comparable week last year. An estimated 907, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 8 percent less than the previous week but 121 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended September 21 were up 29 percent and settings were up 22 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HA TC HE D, 19 68

Eggs Set {Week Ended}

A ug.

Sept. Sept. Sept.

31

7

14

21

o/o of
year ago 2/

Chicks Hatc hed (Week E nded}

Aug. Sept. Sept . Sept.

31

7

14

21

935 535* 1,636 283*

Thousands l, 089 988
300 305 l, 893 1,688
223 217

907 390 l, 478 256

221 107 105
82.

760 425 l, 298 212

Thousands

693

677

210

350

l, 395 l, 460

173

181

749 425 l, 271 229

o/o of
year
ago 2 I
154 223 110
94

Total 3,389* 3, 505 3, 198 3,031 122

2,695 2, 4 71 2, 668 2,674 129

1/ Includes eggs set by hatchenes producmg chtcks for hatchery supply flocks .
2./ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Re vised.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A.1.~ZAS BY WE,~ K3 - 1968 Page 2

I

EGGS SET

1j

C HI .~..J~(S PLA "? D '-' --'

STATE

I
I

Week Ended

Sept.

Sept.

.3ept.

i o/o of I

Week Ended

~ year

Se pt

Sept.

..:.Oe p t .

-- %of year

7

14

21

ago 1/ 7

14

21

ago 1/

THOUSANDS

T H O U EJANDS

Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

l, 190 221
l, 475 588 237
l, 659 3,430 1,282
37 5,335
481

l, 996 296
l, 531 610
290 2, 067 4 , 4 07 l, 515
37 6,878
4 71

1,809 96
294 125 1, 497 109
622 124 301 61 2, 164 93 4,448 114 1, 550 100
38 34 6, 653 106
4 74 106

1,285

l, 309

l , 169

123

153

169

151

107

931

799

955

118

349

395

371

159

381

369

346

170

2, 133

2, 162

1,930

94

3,0~5

3,002

2,648

125

1,074

963

973

11 3

347

349

266

107

4,944 4, 863

4,383

136

364

328

349

86

GEORGIA

10, 134 10, 809 11,271 99

8,034

8, 120

7,432

102

Florida T enne ss ee

850 740

862 680

862 725

I 107 I
102

642 894

626 884

655

108

858

110

Alabama Missis sippi

6,089 4,455

7,795 4, 269

I 7' 911 102
4,7 95 104

5, 569 4,015

6,003 4,022

5, 753 3,889

107 103

Arkans a s Louisiana Texas
Washing t on Oregon
s;alifornia

9,336

9,6 70

9,675 107

6,856

6,970

6,712

111

926

990

966 90

835

841

780

98

C\) tll)

3, 563 486 196

4, 128 555 276

4,215 122 527 92 449 171

2, 892

2,782

2, 827

138

397

366

353

101

249

200

250

152

!-<
..ecll
(.)

1,093

l, 739

l, 681 102

l, 380

l, 284

1, 230

133

~
H

TOTAL 19 68 {22 States)

53,803 61 , 871 62,927 104 46,769 46,806 44,280

112

TOTAL 1967* (22. States)

59,326 60,789 60, 522

o/~ of Last Year

91

102

104

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

Revised.

47, 181 4 5, 459 39,411

99

103

112

..e.ll.
tll)
!-< 0
Q.)
l)
.
~
. )

U IVERSITY Of GEORG1A Athens Georg 1a

Week Ending September 30, 1968 HARVEST MOVES AHEAD UNDER DRY CONDITIONS

- UBP-AR_ES

Released 3 p .m. Monday

Athens, Ga., September 30

Most of the southern three-fourths of the State remained

dry to very dry last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The continued

clear skies dela yed fall seedings due to dry soils but allowed harvest of mature crops to

make good headway.

Corn harvest ran well ahead of normal for the date, accordin g to Count y Agents over the State:--About 43 percent of the crop was gathered by the week end compared with 33 and 29 percents for the same date for the past two years. Dry weather has reduce d yiel ds in many areas.

Defoliation and harvest of cotton was very active. County Agents judged about 47 percent of the crop picked. Shortages of mechanical pickers were noted in certain local i ties.

Soybean prospects continued to decline under the extended dry weather that has plagued the crop. The majority of reports indicated the current condition to be mostly poor to fair. Token harvest began in southernmost counties.

Small grain seedings were about one-fourth complete. Many areas reported soils too dry to allow land preparation or further plantings. Pastures declined a gain due to moisture shortages. Havinq was active under mostly ideal harvesting conditions where sufficient growth was available.

Pecan prospects remained very irregular as harvest neared in southern areas. Apple movement continued but at a lower volume than last year.

WEATHER SUMMAIW- Rainfall was highly variable but mostly 1ight over Geor g ia during the week ending Friday, September 27, 1968. There were many areas that received no rain at all during the week while heavy local showers brought more than 2 inches to a few widely scattered places. The observer at Lumber City measured 2.54 inches for the 24- hour period ending Friday morning. In contrast, weather stations in three nearby counties had no measurable rain during the entire week. Averages by. climatological division ranged from .78 of an inch in the northwest to only a trace in the northeast. Large areas of the State continued extremely dry at the end of the period.

Typical early fall weather, with warm days, cool nights and a high percentage of sunshine, continued throughout the week. Highs were mostly in the 80 1 s but reached 90 at a few places i n south Georgia. Early morning lows were in the 50 1 s and 6os with a few readings in the high 40 1 s in the mountains. Slightly cooler weather moved into north Georgia near the end of the period.

The dry weather that has persisted over much of Georgia throughout the year continued through September. Totals for the month were below normal over most areas except parts of the north central and northeast sections. Most of south Georgia received less than one-half the normal September rainfall. This was the 9th consecutive month of below normal rainfall for the southwest climatological division. So far this year, tha t area of Georg ia has re ceived less than two-thirds of the normally expected rain.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (October 1- 5) calls for temperatures to average near normal. Normal highs range from 78 to 84 degrees and normal lows from 52 to 62 degrees. Rainfall is expected to be moderate to heavy in the southeastern twothirds of the State and occur mainly during the latter half of the per iod. Ra infall amounts should average one-fourth to three-fourths inches.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georg ia 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 27~ 1968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending September 27 9 1968 o (Provisional)
0
Highest: 94 at Appling on the 25th.
Lm-;est: 470 at Blairsville on the
23rd ~ 24th and 25tho

* For the period September 28~30, 1968o
T Less than o005 incho
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 3o601
OFFICIAL BUSIN&SS
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

.~
CATTLE

ON FEED

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

SERVICE

OCTOBER I, 1968

IVERSITY OF GE6R61A

Released 10/23/68

OCT2 5 1968

Georgia

Cattle .2.!:!. Feed Up 10,000 Head

LI BRARIES

On October I there were 52,000 head of cattle and calves on ~rain feed for slau ~ hter in Georgia. Accordin g to the Crop Reporting Service, this was 10,000 head, or 24 per cent above the number on feed last year at th is time. The October I inventory in Georgia showed a seasonal increase of 27 per cent from the previous quarter when 41,000 head were on feed.

Fed cattle sold for slaughter during the July-September quarter totaled 30,000 head. This compared with 35,000 during the same period of 1967 and 40,000 during the April - June quarter of this year. There were 41,000 cattle and calves placed on feed during the July - September quarter - - 8 per cent above the number placed a year ago and 116 per cent above placements during the previous quarter.

Cattle feeders in Georgia had 49,000 steers and 3,000 heifers on October I. Of the 52,000 head total, 3~,000 had been on feed less than 3 months, 9,000 had been on feed 3-6 months and the remaining _.4,000 had been on feed more than 6 months.

Major Feeding States

Cattle!:!. Feed Up Jj_ Per Cent

Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market on October I, 1968 in 32 major feed i ng States is estimated at 9,506,000 head, II percent more than a year earlier.

Placements and Marketings Up

Cattle and calves placed on feed in the 32 States during July-September totaled 5, 936 ,000
head, an increase of 14 per cent or 721,000 head from the same period in 1967. Placements were up 8 per cent in the North Central States and 16 per cent in the Western States. Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into the 8 Corn Belt States during July and August were up 17 per cent from the same period in 1967.

Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during the third quarter totaled 5,73b,OOO head -7 per cent or 3bl ,000 head above the corresponding period in 1967. Fed cattle market i ngs were up 5 per cent in the North Central States and 8 per cent in the It/estern States.

Marketing Intentions

Of the October l number on feed, cattle feeders intend to market 5,3S5,000 head during October, November and December. If these intentions materialize, marketings from those on feed October I, 1968 will be 7 percent above October-December marketings last year. Intentions are to market 34 per cent of the 3-month total during October, 32 per cent durin g November, and 34 per cent during December. Expected marketings are based on the usual relationship of survey data and actual marketings.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

\tJ. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistic ian

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reportin g Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

STATE
GEORGIA Alabama Florida Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Texas Pennsylvania
12 N. Cent. Sts. II It/estern Sts.
32 States Total

Cattle and Calves on Feed, Placements and Marketings

By Quarters l l

NUMBER PLACED

CATTLE ON FEED

ON FEED ]/

:Oct. 1 July 1

1967

1968

(000)

Oct. 1 :Oct. 1 :July 1 Oct. 1

1968

1967 : 1968

1968

(000)

NUMBER
Mi\RKETED ]/
Oct. 1: Ju 1y 1 :Oct. 1 1967: ' 1968 1968 (000)

42

41

52

17

15

22

37

35

46

18

11

19

19

14

24

37

38

39

141

123

179

644

748

907

51

60

61

38

19

41

12

8

18

26

23

30

16

7

16

16

7

19

20

16

22

116

89

148

455

494

630

37

19

43

35

40

30

8

16

11

21

32

19

9

8

8

9

14

9

20

30

21

86

107

92

395

507

471

33

39

42

5. 191 . 5. 743 2,391 2,480

5,482 2,675

3,052 2,204 3.310 1,L~27 1,519 1,659

3,390 3,556 3,571 1'351 1,419 1,464

8,588 9,308 9,506

5,215 4,405 5,936 5,357 5,768 5, 738

Cattle and Calves on Feed by Weight Groups, Kind of Cattle
and Length of Time on Feed, Georgia and 32 Major Feeding States,
By Quarters l l

Breakdown of Cattle on Feed

Oct . I 1967

GEORGIA July I 1968 (000)

Oct. I 1968

Oct. I 1967

32 MAJOR STATES

July 1

Oct. I

1968

1968

(000)

Total on Feed Weight Groups
Under 500 1bs . 500-699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. I, 100 lbs. and over

42

41

4

5

15

3

17

24

6

9

52

8,588

9,308

23

708

461

10

1 ,873

2,015

13

3,073

4,101

6

2,571

2,323

363

408

9.506
767 2,262 3,498 2,636
343

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

37

37

5

4

49

6,028

6,437

3

2,544

2,842

16

29

6,553
2,933 20

Time On Feed: Under 3 Months 3-6 Months Over 6 Months

35

16

5

14

2

11

39

4,976

4,206

9

2,377

3,250

4

I, 235

I ,852

5, 727 2,632
1 '147

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

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Stati.stical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees ~aid U. S. Department of Agriculture

SE PTEMBER 1, 1968

UNITED STATES STOCKS OF SOYBE AN S IN ALL POSITIONS

OCT 31968
LIBRARIES

Carryover of old crop soybeans in all positions on September 1 tot a led 166 .6 mill ion bushels, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This compares with 90.1 mill ion bushels on hand a year earlier; 35.6 mill ion bushels on hand September 1, 1966 ; and 29.7 mill ion bushels on hand Sept ember 1, 1965. Further historical comparisons for September 1 based on survey data are not available, since this series of estimates was initiated with the Septem be r 1,1965 report.

Of the total September 1, 1968 soybean stocks, 29 mi ll ion bushels were owned by the

Commodity Credit Corporation, and CCC loans were outstanding on an add it ional 109 mi ll ion

bushels.

,

The September I end-of-year stocks indicate a disappearance of 896 mill ion bushels since September I, 1967. Beginning supplies on September 1, 1967 were I ,063 mi ll ion bus hels (carryover of 90 mill ion bushels plus 1967 production of 973 mill ion bushels). Re corded dis appearance since September I, 1967 totaled 892 mill ion bushels, consistin g of 576 mill ion bushels crushed, approximately 267 mill ion bushels exported, and 4~ mill ion for seed and feed.

Soybean Stocks, September I, 1~ 68 with comparisons (In thousand bushels)

Position
On Farms 2:/
Commodity Credit Corp. 3/
Hills, Elev. & Whses. 1/-!1

September 1
1966 .!/
4,412 0
31 ,227

September 1967
41 ,626 0
48,SJ 1

July I 196b
120,698 0
164,442

September 1968
2/60,949 29
105,589

TOTAL

35,639

90, I37

2&5, I40

166,567

l/ No average available. September I stocks estimates initiated in 1~65. Formerly estimated
as of October I. 11 Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board. 11 C.C.C. - owned grain at bin
sites. !!_/All off- farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and p rocessing
plants. Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages. 2/ Revised.

(Please turn page)

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician in Charge

C. L. CHE NSHAI,J Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, United States Department of Ag riculture, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga. in cooperation with the Geor gia Department of Agriculture.

Soybeans- - Stocks on Farms, Sep t ember l, 1968 , Total

and Off - Fa rm Stocks. Seo tember 1 a nd July 1

On Farms

Off - Farm to t a l 2/

Total a l l positio ns 3/

State

Sept . I, Sept . 1, Jul y I, Sept. 1, Sept. 1,

Jul y I,

Sept. 1,

196L 1/

1 ~6 7

1968

1968

196 7

1s68

196e

.-------~-----1-,0-0-0--~----.-! ,-0~0~0------l~,-00-0------~l~,0-0-0------~I ~,0-0-0------~l ,-0-0-0 -----l~,~00-0---

bushels

bushels

bushels

bushels

bushels

bushe ls

bushels

I'J y

3

N J

2

Pa .

12

*

2

2

47

rr 0)

Ohio

2,00tl

l ,963

9,509

4,37b

2,863

14,2 78

6, 386

Ind.

l ,055

2,129

U,914

6, 689

3, 373

12, 701

7,744

Ill.

3, 683

7,8b3

27,731

19 ,139

10,289

L~3,386

22,822

Mich. \lis. Minn. Iowa Mo.

204
166 18 ,906 26 ,225
I /}77

87
L~ s
6 , 721 12, 381 2, 9L~3

727 576 18,196
37,958 9, 398

168
109 17 ,084 32 ,688 6 , 569

173 267 17, 997 31, s t:. l
3, 782

I , 083 976
L~6 , _. 06
83' 123 13 , 459

372 27 5 35,990 58,91 3
8 ,046

N. Dak.
s. Dak .

479

329

450

200

701

I , 188

679

794

106

28 L ~

186

87 8

I ' 7L:.':)

980

Nebr. Kans Del.
Md. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Ga.

2, Ill
93 15
11
41 271
1,412
32 5

1 '500
l , 63 1
563*
89 5
20

3, 7L}5 2' 155
*
I ,943*
I ,972
I ,UL~ 3

2' 1 ~5
880... " ;':
i:
697 557

3,698 2, 147
6 7, v-
I, 185 12l{.

8' 141+
2,897
;':
) , 300 L:. , 326 2 , 623

4 ,306 973
* 96*8
I , 969

Fla.

28

Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss.

33 279 51 747

l ,260 723

-1<
6,001
5,223*

*
13 8 I ,582

l , l~7 3
I, JL:- 5

6 ,837 6 , 967

189**
2 , 329

Ark. La.

367
120

I ,67*5

4' 121

998

l ,G7 5

*
4 , 722

l '11 8

Okla.

25

Texas

3 L~

2,456*

72 2,382

?.,523

97 2,416

N. Mex.
Nev.
Cal if. Unallocated

*
5 577

* *
*
21.191

*
8. Y07

*
6 137

;':
*
23.779

*
9.99 3

U. S.

60.949

48. 511

164.442

105 618

90.137

28S. 140

166.567

* Included in unallocat ed to avoid disclo sing individua l op er ations. l / Revised. 2/ Include s st ocks a t mills,

elevD.tors, war ehouse s, t enninal s, proc e ssors, and CCC- owned gr a in a t bin site s. 3 r 0ff-.f 2.nn to t al plus f a nn

stocks.

Aft er Five D~ys Return to
Unite d St a t e s Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A Horth Lumpkin Stre et Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSTI.fE SS

Postage and Fe e s Pa id U. S. Depe,rtmcnt of Agriculture

@illU@lNr1frWill
[pffi~@~0

September 15, 1968

Georqia Prices Received Index 1 Points Higher

The Index of Prices Received by Georyia Farmers for All Commodities increased 2 points to 263 during the month ended September 15, 1968. This was 14 points above the September 15, 1967 I nde>~ of 249.

The prices of cotton and cottonseed were higher than last month, but the prices of most other crops were the same or lower, so that the All Crop Index dec! ined I point to 276. This was 13 points higher than the September 15, 1967 Index of 263.

Cattle and broiler prices were lower than a month ago, but hog, egg, and milk prices were hi gher, and the I ivestock index increased 7 points to 233. This was 15 points above September I 5 , 19 67

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 6 POINTS P/\RITY INDEX UP 2 POINTS,ADJUSTED P.t\RITY KATIO 81

During the month ended September 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 6 points (2 percent) to 267 percent of its 1910-14 average, according to the Crop l{eporting Board. Contributing most to the increase were strong seasonal gains in egg and milk prices. Partially offsetting were price declines for cattle, soybeans, and chickens. The September index was 6 percent above a year earlier.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates climbed 2 points (1/2 percent) during the month to 356, a record high. The index was 4 percent higher than a year earlier.

With the Prices Received Index up 6 points and the Parity Index up 2 points, the prel iminary Adjusted Parity Ratio advanced to 81.

Index
I 91 0- Jl+ = I 00

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITtD STATES

Sept. 15 August 15

Sept. 15

1967

1968

1968

Record Hiqh

Index

Date

Georqia Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

249

261

263

277

218

226

263

310 March 1951

276

319 March 1951 l l

233

295 Sept. 1948

United States Prices Received
Parity Index 11
Parity l~at io

253

261

343

35!.:.

74

74

267

313 Feb. 1951

356

356 Sept. 1968

75

123 Oct. 1946

Adjusted Parity Ratio }/

(pre I imi na ry)

79

79

81

l l Also April 1951. 11 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates based on data for the indicated dates. 11 The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government payments, averaged 79 for
the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service are based on estimated C3Sh receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for the current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

\:I I LL Ii\1~ A. !.J,~GI~ ER

~icultural Statistician In Charge

Agr i cultural Sta ti stician

ISSUtD BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga.,

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Pi<ICES -- RECEIVED /\ND P :~ID BY FAKMERS SEPTEMBEr{ 15 . 1'::l b8 UITH COM?AiUSOi'-I S

GEO i ~G I A

UN I TED STAT E

: Sept. 15 .1\u g. 15 :Sept. 15 Se!) t. 15 Au 9 . 15

Commod i ty a nd Unit

196 7

l96b

l96b

l <.J67

1968

PRIC ES ; ECE IVED

Whea t , bu. Oa t s, bu .

$ l. 35

$

,80

l. 15
.n

l. 15
.n

l. 39 .638

l. 19 .533

Co r n, bu.

$ l. l 0

l. 17

l. 07

l. 12

.986

Bar 1e' , bu.

$

.96

.95

.95

. 982

.814

Sor j hum Grain, cwt.

$ 2.05

l. 80

l .80

1.63

Co t ton, lb. Co t to nseed, ton

23.5
$ so.oo

26.5 49.00

27.5 50.00

21.27 51 ,80

25.99 55.70

Soybeans, bu.

$ 2.55

2.50

2.53

2.51

Peanu t s, lb.

11 .6

12.0

II 6

11.5

12.0

Swee tpo t atoes, cwt.

$ 6.70

7.50

6,00

3.59

4.67

Hay, Ba 1ecJ, ton:

,'\ l l

$ 26.80

29.00

28.50

22.10

21.30

Alfalfa

$ 35.00

34.00

34.00

22.60

21.50

Lespedeza

$ 28.00

29.50

29.00

23.60

23.80

Peanut Mi Jk Cows, head

$ 22.00 $ 200,00

25.00 200.00

25.00 210,00

22.70 264.00

22.70
277 .oo

Ho ~ s, cwt.
Beef Ca t tle, All, cwt. l/

$ 1~. 20 $ 19.40

18.60 20.50

19 .10 20.20

19. l 0 23.00

19.00 23. 90

Cows, cwt. 1/

$ 16.20

16.50

16 .30

16 .50

1/ .40

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

$ 22.00

23.30

23.00

25.00

25.70

Calves, cwt.

$ 23.90

26.90

25 /:i O

26 .70

27. 80

Milk, ~ holesale, cwt.:

Fl u i d 1'1a rke t

$ 6.60

6.45

5.67

5. 72

Manufactured

$

}/4.06

4.18

All }/ Turkeys, lb.

$ 6.60
21 .o

6.45 21.0

~/ 6.75
21.0

5.20
20 . l

5.24 20.2

Chickens, lb.:

Excludin g Broilers Commercial Broilers

8.0
11.5

~.5
14.0

10,0 13.5

7.5 12 . 5

8.3 1Lf, 8

i\ ll

11 3

I 3.B

13.3

11. 9

14.2

Eggs, All, doz.

38.3

43.8

54. 1

32.0

34. 1

Sept. 15 1968
1. 22 .561
1 01 .875
1. 62 26.24 51.00
2.40
II 6
3.85
21.70 21 .90 24.00 22.70 278.00 19.50 23.60 17.00 25.50 27.30
4/5.46 -20.6
8.2 14. 1 13.4 42.7

PRICES PAID, FEED:
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 11
14% Protein 16% Protein 18% Protein 20% Protein Cot t onseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Midcll ings, cwt. Corn Mea 1, cwt.
Poultry Feed, ton 11
Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Ch i ck Starter Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton

$ 70.00 $ 76.00
$ 31 .oo
$ 83.00 $ 5.00 $ 5.30 $ 3.95 $ 4.00 $ 3.40
$ 98.00 $ 93.00
$ l oo. 00
$ 38.00 $ 34.00

71 .oo
7L:. 00 78.00 80.00
5. j 0 5. I 0
3.80 3.90 3.20
91 .00 84.00 94.00 33.00 3I .00

72.00 76.00 80.00 82.00
s.oo
5.10 3.80 3.85 3.30
90.00 85.00
~4.00
33.00 31.00

68.00 73. 0() 75.00 81.00
5.33 5 L:-] 3.47
3.57
3.38
93.00 85.00 96.00 32.30 30.70

67 .00 70.00 73.00
77 .oo
5.31
5. 51
3.36 3.43 3. 13
88 . 00 79.00 93.00 31.70 30.10

66.00 70.00 73.00 76.00
5.30
5.56
3.29 3.40 3. 12
89.00 79 .00 93.00 32.20 30. l 0

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.
!13/ Revised. Preliminary.

Af t er Five Days Return to Un ite d States Department of Agriculture
~ tatistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Pos t a ge and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Octo ber 2, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 28 was 7, 356,000--1 percent less than the previous we ek and 6 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting Se rvice.
An estimated 10, 834, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatche ries-4 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparabl e week
a year earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching e ggs
were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The aver age p rice of hatd1ing eggs was 64 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatcher y owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices re-
ceived for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were repo rted within a range of $8.25 to $10 .50 with an average of $9 . 50 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $ 7. 50 for chicks.

Week Ended
July 27 Aug. 3 Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, A ND CHICK PLACE MENTS

Eggs Set J)

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

o/o of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

o/o of
year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch Eggs P er Doz . 1968

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1968

Cents Dollars

12,031 11,905

99

8,840

9, 16 1 104

61

11,854 11, 745

99

8, 822

9,051 103

62

11,517 11, 590 101

9,020

8, 71 4 97

63

11,277 11, 232 100

8,825

8, 590 97

64

10, 7 54 11,411 106

8,614

8,467 98

64

10, 171 10,763 106

8,273

8,318 10 1

64

10, 880 ' 10, 134

93

8,217

8,034 98

64

10, 886 '' 10, 809

99

7,887

8, 120 103

64

11, 433 11 ,' 271

99

7,314

7, 4 32 10 2

64

10,465 10, 834 104

7, 812

7,356

94

64

9.00 9.00 9.25 9. 50 9.50 9.50 9. 50 9.50 9.50 9. 50

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended Septembe r 28 was 782, 000--4 percent more than the previous week and 55 perc~p.t more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 99 5, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent more than the pr eviou s week and 81 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four stp.tes that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended September 28 were up 14 percent but settings were down 7 percent from a year ago.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET ~ND CHICKS HATCHED, 19 68

State

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Sept. 7

Sept > _Sept.
14 "21

Sept. 28

o/o of
year ago~/

Chicks Hatched (Week E nded)

Sept. 7

Sept. 14

S e p t. 21

Sept. 28

o/o of year
ago J:J

Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

Thousands

1,089

988 907

995 181

300

305 390

355 61

l, 893 1,688 l, 478 1,654 81

223

217 256

202 76

693 210 l, 395 173

Thousands

677

74 9

350

42 5

l, 460 l , 271

181

229

782 155 235 86 l, 405 112 179 70

Total

3, 505 3, 198 3,031 3, 206 93 2, 4 71 2,668 2,6 74 2,601 114

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery s upply flocks .

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

-BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY W~EKS- 1968 Page 2

I

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

-

Week Ended

o/o of

Week Ended

I o/o of

I

Sept. 14

Sept. 21

Sept. 28

THOUSANDS

year ago}:_/

Sept. 14

Sept. 21

Sept. 28

THOUSA NDS

year
I ago}:_/

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

1, 996 296
l, 531 610 290
2,067 4,407 1, 515
37 6, 878
471

1, 809 294
l , 497 622 301
2, 164 4,44 8 1, 550
38 6, 653
474

1, 628 92 158 48
1, 493 128 643 136 252 53
2,066 114 4 , 196 115 1, 508 113
35 27 6, 793 118
451 96

1, 309

1, 169

833

7t.:

169

151

105

56

799

955

958

109

395

371

253

73

369

346

366

110

2, 162

1,930

l, 546

72

3, 002

2,648

2,667

98

963

973

810

81

349

266

304

91

4, 863

4,383

3,713

75

328

349

335

90

GEORGIA.

10 , 809 11 , 271 10, 834 104

8, 120

7,432

7, 356

94

Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas
Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States}

862

862

868 111

626

655

637

113

680

725

728 103

884

858

802

121

7,795

7' 911

7,938 111

6,003

5, 753

5, 009

85

4, 269

4, 795

4, 730 108

4,022

3,889

3,833

108

9, 670

9,675

9, 867 126

6,970

6,712

6,876

107

990

966

877 85

841

780

724

93

4, 128

4, 215

4,051 133

2,782

2,827

2, 691

96

555

527

441 91

366

353

343

100

276

449

326 85

200

250

163

81

l, 739

l, 681

1, 659 141

l, 284

1,230

873

72

61,871 62,927 61, 542 112 46, 806 44,280 41, 197

92

TOTAL 1967* (22 States}

60,789 60, 522 54,757

45,459 39,411 44,638

%of Last Year
-_1I Current weeK.

as

102 percent of

same

104 week

last

112 year.

* Revised.

103

112

92

......
0
Cl) tl()
..1rco-1
0
~
H

Week Ending October 7, 1968

LIBRARIES

Released 3 p.m. Monday

COTTON AND CORN HARVEST OVER 50 PERCENT COMPLETE

Athens, Ga., October 7 --Statewide, cotton and corn harvest was over 50 percent

complete by the end of the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Much

of the State continued to experience dry soil conditions. However, general rains during

most of Sunday helped to alleviate this problem over much of the State.

County Agents reported good progress in ~ harvest during the week. About 57 percent of the State acreage had been harvested compared to 43 percent last week.

Cotton harvest continued active with 5~ percent of the crop picked. Almost ~0 percent of the cotton in the extreme sou.thern areas has been harvested.

Soybean condition was mostly poor to fair. Yield prospects continued to decline as the result of the extended dry weather. Harvest of a few fields in southern areas was reported.

Small~ seeding made little headway with 38 percent of the acreage planted. Land preparation and seeding should increase in most areas following the rain received during the weekend.

Pastures and~ crop condition continued to decline. However, haymaking remained active throughout most of the State. Pecan prospects remained spotty.

\lEATHER SUMMARY- Light rain occurred over most of north Georgia but very little was reported in the southern half of the State during the week ending Friday, October 4. Amounts in the north were generally less than one-half inch and provided little or no relief from the dry conditions. More than one-half of the observers reporting from south of the Fall Line recorded no rain. Most of this area continued extremely dry at the end of the period. Averages by climatological division ranged from .42 of an inch in the east central to only a trace in the northeast and south central. A general rain area moved into the State late in the weekend bringing moderate to locally heavy amounts to most of north Georgia and light amounts to the south. However, rain was still falling over much of the south Monday morning. Totals for the 24-hour period ending Monday morning exceeded an inch over most of north Georgia.

Temperatures were warm most of the week but turned much cooler at the weekend. A cold front moved into the State Thursday night and dropped temperatures 10 to 20 lower than they had been earlier in the week. Many places experienced new record lows for the date on Saturday morning with readings in the 30's in much of the north and the 40's in other areas, except the extreme south. The Blairsville Experiment Station recorded 27 and frost was reported at several places over the northern third of the State. Averages for the week ranged from 2 above normal at Savannah to 4 below normal at Athens and Rome.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (October 8- 12) calls for . temperatures to average near normal in the north to a little above normal in the south. Normal highs range from 75 to 81 and normal lows from 50 to 59. Kainfall is expected to be heavy in the north and moderdte in the south and occur late in the period.
JSSUED-BY:- Th; Georyi~ Crop-R;porti;g-S;r~i~e~ Athe;s~ Georgi~;-;; ~oop;r~tio; 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 October 49 1966
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending October 4, 1968o (Provisional)
Highest g 97 at Bainbridge on the 3rd. Lowestg J90 at LaFayette on the 4th.

oll

T

0

~ ~

* For the period October 5-7, 1968.
T Less than o00'5 inches o

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Stat i st ical Repo r tin g Service 409A North Lumpkin St reet Athens, Geo r g ia 30601
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report wi ll be treated in all
Respe cts as Lette r Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.)

Fo sta ge a nd Fees Paid . U. S. Depa r tme it of Agriculture





IVEitSJTY OF GEORGIA

OC T1 019 8

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA

Re leased October 8, 1968

GEORGIA COTTON REP ORT AS OF OCTOBER I, 1968

Cotton prospects for Georgia as of October I were for a production of 280,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) based on information furnished by crop correspondents and ginners as announced by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The current forecast is 75,000 bales below last month but 52,000 bales above the 1967 crop of 228,000 bales. Indica ted yield per acre of 345 pounds is 63 pounds below the 1967 yield and 86 pounds below average .

Dry weather that has persisted over much of Georgia throu ghout the growing season reduced yield in most area s . The s hortage of moisture during September hastened maturity and good progress was ma de in harvesting operations. Harvest was about three- fourths complete in southern distr i ct s by October I, one- half complete in the central area ano just beginning active in the northern area. A high ~ercentaye of the crop will be harvested with mechanical pickers.

The Bureau of Census reports 154,000 running bales ginned to October I compared to 80,000 bales to same date last year and 131,000 bales in 1966.

INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTIOtJ, l9b8; FINAL PRODUCTION, I:J67, 1966

Crop Reporting

District

196~

1'.:167

1:;66

Non-Cotton

..J
~

-.i.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
State

16,000
9, 000
12,000 20,000 53,000 52,000 41,000 69,000
b,OOO

2, 5~ 6 7 ,004
7,3 17 16 , 773 L:)-,297 L~3 ,955 32,2 15
67,943 2 ,900

280,000 228,000

18,470 10,900 12,560 24 ,280 62,110 63,750 43,390 72,340
8,200
316,000

I

Macon

0

.Columbus

Please see reverse side for
UNITED STATES information.

Albany
7

Valdosta

UN ITED STATES - COTTON ~EPORT AS OF OCTOBER l, l ~68
The Crop Reporting Board of the Statistical Reportin g Service makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricul tural Stabilization and Conservation Service, and cooperatin g 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.
T~nn.
Ala. Mo.
Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas
N. Mex. Ariz. Cal if. Other
States 11

Acres for
harvest
196~ l l
1,000 acres
200 345 390 355 53 5 200
i '1 50
1 ,025 410 380
4,175
I 53 295 6bo
25

Lint y ie 1d per harvested acre

1962-66 1967 average

196~
indic.

Pounds Pounds Pounds

365

277

324

440

44S

376

431

408

345

5b8

295

47 3

458

278

3~5

54SJ

314

480

65/

567

vb9

538

333

515

556

621

585

2G9

251

316

369

376

400

G57 l ,051 1,091

619

GJ2

8b7

1 ,066

847

1,094

403

410

410

Production 2/

500-pound qross wei qht bales

Indicated

1962-66 averaqe

1967 :Sept. l' 1968

Oct. l'
1~68

I ,000

1,000

I ,000

I ,000

ba Jes

bales

-bal-es

bales

263

44

150

135

448

179

315

270

527

228

355

280

576

145

370

350

r75r, 7.o

19 7

480

5~

190

440 200

I ,887 I ,343
566 303 4,223

I ,054
497 428 194 2,767

1, 650 I, I00
530 240 3,450

I, 650 I, 100
500 250 3,475

242
776 1,661

I 57 454 1 ,040

185 635 1'525

1:1 5 655 I ,550

38

12

22

21. 1

u. s.

10,318

500

447

515 13,986

7,455

I 1,197

11 ,071

Amer. Egypt. !I

67.4

537

502

526

Ill 7

69.8

72.8

73.8

l l August 1 estimate. 2/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-1 b. bale contains about
480 net pounds of 1int. 11 Virginia, Florida, Ill ino is, Kentucky, and Nevada . !I Included in
State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

C, L. CRENSHAvJ Agricultural Statistician

/\RCH IE 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

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ATHENS, GEORGIA

October 9, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 5 was 8, 034, 000--9 percent more than the previous week and slightly more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 9, 941, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--8 percent less than the previous week and 7 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 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 broi~er chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $8.25 to $10. 50 with an average of $9. 50 per hundred, The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $7. 50 for chicks,

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Week Ended

Eggs Set]._/

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

o/o of
year a o
Pet.

Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

%of year ago
Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch Broiler

Eggs Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Cents Dollars

Aug. 3

11, 854 11,745

99

8, 822

9,051

103

62

Aug. 10

11, 517 11, 590 101

9,020

8, 714

97

63

Aug. 17

11, 277 11,232 100

8,825

8, 590

97

64

Aug. 24

10, 754 11, 411 106

8,614

8,467

98

64

Aug. 31

10, 171 10, 763 106

8, 273

8,318 101

64

Sept. 7

10, 880 10, 134

93

8,217

8,034 98

64

Sept. 14

10, 886 10, 809

99

7, 887

8, 120 103

64

Sept. 21

11,433 11, 271

99

7,314

7,432 102

64

Sept. 28

10,465 10, 834 104

7, 812

7,356

94

64

Oct. 5

10, 736

9,941

93

8, 021

8,034 100

64

9.00
9.25 9. 50 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.50

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 5 was 837, 000--7 percent more than the previous week and 138 percent m?re than the comparable week last year. An estimated 919,000 eggs for the productl.on of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 8 percent less than the prev10us week but 132 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U, S, in 1967, hatchings during the week ended October 5 were up 33 percent and settings were up 26 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED ' 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

% of

Chicks Hatched (Week Errl ed)

Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. year

Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct.

14

21

28

5

ago 2/

14

21

28

5

1,046* 425*
1,688 217

Thousands
907 995 390 355 1, 478 l, 654 256 202

919 232 250 74 l, 697 107 259 169

677 350 1, 460 181

Thousands

749

782

425

235

1, 271 1, 405

229

179

837 255 1, 279 167

%of year
ago 2 I
238 175 104
89

Total 3,376* 3,031 3, 206 3, 125 126

2,668 2,674 2, 601 2, 538 133

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN CO MMERCIAL ARE AS BY WEEKE - 1968 Page 2

STATE

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Sept.

Sept.

21

28

Oct. 5

j o/o of
I year ago 1/

C HICKS PLACED

Sept. 21

Week Ended

3ept.

Oct.

28

5

I o/o of
I year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delawa re Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

l, 809 294
l, 497 622 301
2, 164 4,448 l , 550
38 6, 653
474

1,628 158
1, 493 643 252
2,066
4, 196 1, 508
35 6, 793
451

l, 595 88 290 108
1, 449 115 522 109 293 75
l , 743 93 4, 176 107 l, 411 102
36 30 5, 228 105
459 103

l, 169

833

l, 384

96

151

105

127

66

955

958

864

105

371

253

411

150

346

366

349

97

1,930

1, 546

1,885

86

2, 648

2, 667

3,268

119

973

810

1, 083

116

266

304

385

98

4,383

3,713

4,992

101

349

335

333

91

'+-< 0
.I..'.l.l
CD 1-t 0 <ll
\.)

GEORGIA

11,271 10, 834

9,941

93

7,432

7,356

8,034

100

Florida

862

868

900 105

655

637

653

115

Tennessee

725

728

759 112

858

802

908

117

Alabama Mississippi

7, 911 4, 795

7, 938 4,730

7, 523 105 4, 348 109

5, 753

5,009

6,007

99

3, 889

3,833

3, 864

102

Arkansas
Louisiana Texas
Washington Oregon ~ahfornia

9, 675
966 4, 215
527 449 1, 681

9, 867 877
4,051 441 326
1, 659

9. 297 115 860 82
3, 647 117 427 146 245 126
1, 165 79

6, 712

6,876

7,032

106

780

724

884

111

2, 827

2, 691

2,973

102

353

343

455

120

250

163

192

75

1, 230

873

1,329

107

<ll CD 1-t
u..Ic'll

1=1
H

.. .

TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

62,927 61, 542 56,314 103 44 , 280 41 , 197 47,412

103

1-< CD
<

.0.,

'+-<

.C..>,

TOTAL 196 7* (22 States)

60, 522 54, 757 54, 522

39,411 44,638 46, 160

0

0 ::0
:C;>

~Last Year

1./

Cur ~ent R ev1sed

week ,

as

104 percent of

same

112 week

last

103 year .

II 112

92

103

U)

t.&IA
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

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GENEI{AL CI{OP REPORT AS OF OCTOBEH 1, 1968 GEORGIA

October 11, 1968

Soils remained dry over much of the State during September resulting in lower yield prospects for most crops, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Yields were indicated below estimated levels a month ago for cotton, soybeans, tobacco, grain sorghum, sweetpotatoes and hay.
2m: Georgia's corn production in 1968 is forecast at )8,840,000 bushels, down sharply
from the 88,856,000 bushels produced in 1967. Yield per acre is estimated at 40.0 bushels, 18 bushels below the 1~67 average.

Cotton: Production of cotton is forecast at 280,000 bales compared with 228 ,000 in 1967. Yield of 1int per acre is estimated to be 345 pounds--63 pounds below last year's
average.

Tobacco: Georgia's flue-cured tobacco production in 1968 was placed at 105,450,000 pounds compared with 148,452,000 pounds in 1967.

Peanuts: The October 1 peanut forecast was increased to 924,960,000 pounds--about 50 million pounds below last year's crop of 975,120,000 pounds. Yield per acre is
estimated at 1,8&0 pounds compared with 2,040 pounds in 1967.

Soybeans: The continuing dry weather during September further reduced soybean production. Production of beans was forecast at 8,840,000 bushels compared with 13,008,000
in 1967. Yield per acre was indicated to average 17.0 bushels on October 1, 7 bushels below last year's average.

Pecans: Prospects for pecans declined during September. A 1968 crop of 48,000,000 pounds was indicated on October 1. The level is 7,000,000 pounds below the 1967 crop.

1gg production on Georgia farms during September totaled 387 mill ion e9gs. Se pt ember~ production totaled 83 mill ion pounds.

GEORG IA CROP PRODUCT ION AND HARVESTED ACKE ,I\GE, 1967 AND 196o

Acreage For

Yield Per Acre

Production

Crop and Unit

Harvested: harvest

Indicated

: Indicated

1~6Z

1268

196Z

1968

1967

1968

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. !Oats, bu. IRye, bu.
!Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. !Hay, a 11, ton
rcotton' bale :Peanuts, (P&T), 1b. ~Soybeans, for beans, bu. 'Sorghums, for grain, bu. Peaches, total crop, 1b. Pecans, 1b.

1 '532 130 100
67
9 71.2 8.0
433 267
478 542
11

1 ,471 121
98 70 8
51.0
8.5 446
390 492
520 12

58.0 26.0
35.0 18.5 31.0 2,085
90 1. 95
408 ll
2,040 24.0
37.0

40.0
30.0 41.0 22.0
37.0 1,850
80
1. 76
345 ll
1,880
17.0 31.0

88,856
3.3~0
3,500 1 ,240
279 148,452
720 845 228
975,120 13,008
407 148 ,800
55,000

58 ,840 3,630 ' 4,018 1,540 296 "
105,450 680
785 280
924,960 8, 840
372 ' 230,000 48, 000

l l Pounds of 1int.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

C. L. CRE NS HA\J
Agricultural Statistician

uso/\-; IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi'i Crop-R;port(;;g-s;r~i~e-;

4o~A-i~orth-L~mpkin-Str-e-et,-Ath-e-ns,-G-;.-;

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

(Please turn page for United States information)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF OCTOBEK 1, 1968
Corn for grain is forecast at 4. 6 b i ll ion bushels, 3 percent less than the 1967 crop but 19 percent above the 1962-66 average.
Soybean production is estimated at a record-high I. 1 bill ion bushels, down I percen t from the September 1 forecast, but 10 percent more than last year, and 39 percent above average.
Sorqhum grain prospects are a record-high 777 mill ion bushels, down 2 percent from a month earlier, but I percent more than last year, and 31 percent above average.
Peanut prospects, at a record-high 2,485 mill ion pounds, are slightly more than last year, and 18 percent above average.
Hav production is estimated at 126.3 mill ion tons, up 2 percent from a month earlier, but about the same as last year and 4 percent above average.
Fall potato prospects are 216.8 mill ion hundredweight, up 3 percent from the September 1 forecast, and 7 percent above average but 6 percent below last year,

U, S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION, 1967 AND 1968

Crop and Unit

Acreage

For

:Harvested: harvest

1967

1968

Thousands

Yield Per Acre
Indicated 196b

Production

:Indicated

1967

1968

Thousands

Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat , a 11 , bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, ba 1e Hay, all, ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts (P&T), lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, lb. Peaches, 1b. Pecans, ton

60,385 59,004 15,970 9,188
1 ,072
7,997 64,728 39,742
1 ,402
147 961

55,886 56,039 17,765
9,999
I ,019 10,318
63,567 40,949
1,425 148
899

78.2
25.L
4;7.0 40.3 22.5
l/447
1.95 24.5 1, 765
~3
2,052

82. 1
28.5 52.6 42.5
23.7
l/515
1.99 26.0 1,744
90 1,942

4,722,164
1'524. 349 781 ,867 370,246 24,075
7,455 126,361
972,701 2,473,385
13,656
1 ,972' 147 .f/2,692, 100
231 ,900

4, 587, 115 1, 597,858
934,424 424,563
24,124 11,071 126,261 1,065,552 2,484,785 13,295 1,746,929
2/3 '600' 100 - 181,300

l l Pounds of I int .f/ Includes some quantities not harvested.

I
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

ocr 1 6 7968
Week Ending October 14, 1968
COTTON AND CORN- HARVESTS i~EMA IN ACT ~~V;E----L-IB-R.A..R.I:E:S:...___

Released 3 p .m. Monday

Athens, Ga., October 14 - -Cotton and corn harvests were major farm activities through-

out most of the State last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Land

pre parat ion and seeding small g rains and winter pastures also received considerable attention

where soil conditions permitted . Scattered showers rei ieved the dry con ditio ns i n a few

areas, but mos t of central and southern Georgia remained dry.

County A9ents reported cotton picking two-thirds completed statewide. Many counties in south Georgia have completed harvest while picking is just gettin g underway i n some counties of the north. Yields are not turnin g out as well as anticipated and product ion for the State is estimated at 280,000 bales.

Corn harvest is ahead of normal with 58 percent of the crop gathered. Continuing dry weather during much of the growing season has resulte d in an estimated average yield per acre of 40 bushels, 18 bushels below the 1967 average.

Soybean harvest remained very 1ight but increasing. The condition of the crop continues to decl i ne. County Agents in a few counties reported that yield prospects are so poor that many acres will not be harvested for beans.

Seeding small qrains and pastures moved forward where soil conditions permitted. This activity has been delayed over much of the State because of dry soils.

Pecan prospects are spotty. Ninety-two percent of the reporters indicated the crop to be f air to poor while only 8 percent reported good. The better prospe ct s were reported in the southern producing areas.

Pastures have improved in areas that have received rains, but three - fourths of the reporters still judged pasture conditions as only poor to fair.

':lEATHER SUMMARY- Rainfall was moderate to locally heavy in north Georgia and mostly 1ight in the south during the week ending Friday,October 11. Totals for the week exceeded two inches at a few places and were more than an inch at several others in the north. Amounts were smaller in the southern half of the State with most observers reporting less than one - half inch. The rains were too l ight in south Georgia to provide any effective relief to the persistent dry conditions in that area. Averages by climatolog i cal division ranged from 1.13 inches in the north central to .30 of an inch in the southwest. Most of the rainfall occurred on Sunday and Monday, October 6-7, and there were only isolated showers during the remainder of the week and through the weekend. Locally heavy showers occurred in the Athens area Sunday night with 1.71 inches falling in one hour 3 miles east of the airport. Much of south and central Georgia continues very dry.

A mass of cool air moved into the State at the beginning of the period dropping temperatures to unusually low levels on Saturday and Sunday. Freezing occurred i n e xtreme north Georgia and temperatures in the 40's were recorded in all other areas excep t the extreme south. Temperatures were mild to warm during the remainder of the week with highs in the 70's in the north and 80's in the south. Early morning temperatures were mostly in the SO's i n the north and 60's in south Georgia. Averages for the week ranged from near normal in the e xtreme northwest to 6 above normal in the extreme south.

The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (October 14- 19) calls for temperatures to average 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Unseasonably warm weather the first of the week should change to cooler toward the end of the week. Kainfall is expected to average 1/4 to 3/4 inches in scattered showers mainly late in the period.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop ~eporting Service, At hens, Georgia ; in coopera ti on with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Geor g ia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Corrmerce.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens, Georgia
ESSA

Precipitation For The Week Ending October 1: .J> 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for tre week ending October 11, 1968. (Provisional)
0
Highest: 92 on the 5th at Thomasville
0
Lowest: 27 on the 5th at Blairsville.

* For the period October 12-14JJ 1968o
T Less than o005 incho
After Five Days Retur tc United States Departme t of Ag ricu ture
Statistical Repo rti ng Se vi ce 409A North Lumpk in St ree t Athens, Georg ia 3060 1
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEA HER REP OR This report will be t reated i n a l l
Respects as Lette r Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R. )

P sta ge and Fees Paid U. S. Depa rtme nt of Agriculture

illill~@l!][b1fl!]ffillj[b

Octob~r 15 > 1968

!PillD~~

Released 11/5/68 GEORGIA CROP REFORTING SERVICE

Geor gia Pri ces Rece i ved Index I Poi nt s Lower

The I ndex of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers f or All Commodi ties de clined 7 points
to 255 during the month ended October 15, 1968. This \vas 8 points above the October 15, 1967 Index of 247.

Price de clines for cotton and soybeans were responsible f or a decline i n the All Crop Index to 272 as corn and wheat were slightly higher than a month ago.

Cattle, hog , calves, broiler and egg prices were all lmver than a month ago and the
livestock i ndex declined 13 points t o 219, this however was 12 points higher than on October 15, 1967.

UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 5 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP 3 POINTS, ADJUSTED PARITY RATIO 79

The Index of Prices Received by Farmers dropped 5 points (2 percent) during the month ended October 15 to 262 percent of its 1910-14 average , according to the Crop Reporting Board. Lower prices for hogs and eggs contributed most to the decline. Higher milk prices were partially offsetting . The October index was 4 percent above a year earlier.

The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services , including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanced 3 points (3/4 percent) during the month to a new high of 358. The index was 4 percent above a year earlier.

With prices of farm products lower, and prices paid by farmers and farm wage rates higher, the preliminary Adjusted Parity Ratio declined to 79 , and the Parity Ratio to 73.

INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES - - - - - I n d e x - - - - - - - : - Oct.I5-: Sept~l5-: - . Cct.I5- -=---Record High---

- - - 1-91-0--14- -= - 1-00- - - - -.: - - 1-96-7 - -: - - 1-96-8 - -: - - 1-96-8 - - :- - In- d-ex- - : - - D-at-e -

Georgia

Prices Received All Commodities All Crops

247

262-y

255

y 310 March 1951

266

276

272

319 March 1951

Livestock and Livestock

Products

. 207

232-y

219

295 Sept. 1948

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

United States
Prices Received
Parity Index 1/
Parity Ratio

252 344

267 355

~

262 358

313 Feb. 1951 358 Oct. 1968

73

75

73

123 Oct . 1946

AdJusted-Parity :Ratio -l{/- -=------------------------------

(preliminary)

78

81

79

I/-R;vis;d~ gfAl;o-Aprfl-1951.-yP;::i-;-e; Paid-:- Inte;::e;t-:- Ta~e;, -a;d-F~~ W~ge-R~t;s-b~s;d-

on data for the indicated dates. ~ The Adjusted Parity Ratio, reflecting Government pay-

ments, average~ 79 for the year 1967 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary

Adjusted Ratios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service are based

on estimated cash receipts from marketings and estimates of Government payments for the

current calendar year.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

WILLIAM A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens,Ga.

in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture

PRICES-- RECEIVED Ai'ID PAID BY FARMERS OCTOBER 15. IY68 1i/ITH COMPA~ISONS

GEORG I A

Ui'-JITED STATES

Oct. I5 Sept.15 Oct, 15 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 : Oct. 15

Commodity and Unit

1 ~ 67

1968

196~

1967

1968

1':j68

PRICES RECEJVt:D: \'iheat, bu. Oats, bu.

$ I ,40

1.1 s

1 .20

$

.80

.n

.n

1.43 . 6U.-7

1. 22
. 56 1

1.26 .582

Corn, bu.

$ 1.05

1. 07

1. 10

1 .04

1 ,01

.962

Barley, bu.

$ 1. 00

.95

.~5

::; BL~

. 875

.881

Sorghum Grain, cwt,

$ 2.00

I .80

1.80

1. 68

1 . 62

1 ,60

Cotton, 1b. Cottonseed, ton

24.5 $ 52.00

27.5 50.00

26 ,0 50.00

27.26
o 5 L~. 1

26 . 2 4 51.00

26.51 50.50

Soybeans, bu.

$ 2.45

2.40

2, L1.L1.

2.40

2.32

Peanuts, 1b.

11.5

11. 6

ll.b

11. 3

11.6

12. 1

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

$ 6.60

6,00

5.70

3.25

3.85

4.34

Hay, ba 1ed, ton:

All

$ 27. 10

28.50

28.50

22.60

21.70

21 .80

Alfalfa

$ 34.50

34.00

35.00

23.20

21 .90

21 .90

Lespedeza

$ 28.uo 29.00 30.00

24.30

24.00

24.10

Peanut

$ 21.00

25.00

24.00

22.30

22.70

23.30

Mi 1k Cows , head

$ 200.00 210.00 210,00

265.00

278.00

280.00

Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll

$ 18.20 $ 18.80

19. 10 20.20

18.10 20.00

18 .00 22.30

19 .50 23.60

17.90 ~3. 10

Cows , cwt. 1/

$ 15.40

16.30

16.30

15.70

17.00

16.60

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

$ 21.60

23.00

22.70

2L}, 30

2 ~ .50

24.90

Calves, cwt.

$ 23.00

25.90

25.30

26.20

27 . 3 0

27.30

Milk, Wholesale, cwt.:

Fluid Market

$ 6.60

5.74

5.93

Manufactured

$

4.15

4. 30

All ]/

$ 6,60

6.45 ~/6.55

5.30

5.46

~/5.57

Turkeys, lb.

21.0

21.0

21.0

19.0

20.6

20.9

Chickens, lb.:

Excluding Broilers

8.0

10,0

11.0

7.1

8.2

8.2

Commercial Broilers

11.0

13.5

11.5

12.4

14. 1

12.8

All

10,8

13.3

11.5

11.7

13.4

12.2

Eggs, All, doz.

32.7

54.1

45.7

28.7

42. 7

37.6

PRICES PAID, FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% Protein 16% Protein 18% ?rotein 20% Protein Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt. Midcil ings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt. Poultry Feed, . ton J/ Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Chick Starter Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton

$ n.oo
$ 75.00 $ 80.00 $ 82.00 $ 4. ) 5
$ 5. 10
$ 3.90 $ 4.15 $ 3. 10
$ 94.00 $ 89.00 $ 96.00 $ 36.00 $ 32.00

72.00 76.00
Bo.oo
82.00 5.00
5. 10
3.80 3.85
3.30
90.00 85.00
~4.00
33.00 31.00

69.00 74.00
77 .oo
78.00 4.95
5.50
3.70 3.90 3. 10
90.00 81.00 92.00
34.00
33.00

68.00 73.00 75.00 81.00 J/5.30
5.32 3.50 3.64
3.31
~1 .oo
84.00 94.00 32.60 31.60

66 .00 70.00 73.00 76.00
5.30 5.56 3.29 3.40 3. 12
J/88.00 79.00 93.00 32.20 30.10

66.00 70.00 73.00 76.00
5.20 5.54
3. 314-
3.44 3.09
88.00 79.00 93.00 32.20 30. 10

l l 11 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.

:3!t1l

Revised. Preliminary.

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Posta 0e and Fees Paid
U. s. Department of Agriculture

Athens, Georgia

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
LP ~UlfYw:~w~ ~

0

~ ,,

,

I

September 1968

~ Released 10/15/68

- ;.;:...-..

September Milk Production Drops

Milk production on Georgia farms during September totaled 83 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 3 mill ion pounds below both the September 1567 and August 1968 productions. The 1962-66 average production for the month was 80 mi 11 ion pounds.

Production per cow in herd averaged 610 pounds - -5 pounds above the previous year but 15 pounds below the previous month, The 5-year average production per cow was 482 pounds.

The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during September was $6.75 per hundredweight, This was 15 cents above the September 1967 price and 30 cents above the August 1968 price,

Prices paid by dairymen for feed during the month were steady to mi xed from the previous year but above those of the previous month.

ITEM AND UNIT

MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN

GEORGIA

UN ITEU STATES

September August September September August September

1967

1968

1968

1967

1968

1968

Milk Production,

mi 11 ion lbs.

86

Production Per Cow,

lbs. .!.1

605

Number Milk Cows,

thousand head

142

Prices Received-Dollars ]j

All who 1esa 1e mi 1k , cwt. ]_/ 6,60

Fluid milk, cwt.

6.60

Manufactured milk, cwt.

Mi 1k Cows, head

200,00

86 625 137
6.4s 6.45 200,00

b3

9 ,124

9, 567

610

680

73 6

136

6.75 !:I: 210.00

5.20 5.67 L~. 06 ]_/
264.00

5.24 5. 72 4.1 8 277 .00

9,058 698
5.46 !:1
278.00

Pr ices Paid-Dollars 1/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein

70.00 76.00 81 .00 83.00

71 .00 74.00 78.00 80.00

]2.00
76.00 80.00 82.00

68,00
73.00 75.00 81 ,00

67.00 70.00
73.00 77,00

66 .00 70.00 73.00 76.00

Hay, ton

34.00

31.00

31.00

30.70

30. 10

30. 10

l l Monthl y average.
11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month e ;~ cept wholesale milk which is average for
month. 3/ Rev i se d. ~I Preliminary.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

vJ, PAT PARKS Agricultural St atist ic ian

- - -- - - - -- -- - ---- - -- - - - - - -- - - - --- - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - --- -- - -- -- - - --- - --- - - ---- - --~ - - - - - -- - - -------
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lump k in St reet , Athens, Ga.,

in cooperation with the Georgia Departme nt of Agriculture.

UNITED STATtS MILK PRODUCTION

September milk production I oercent below a year earlier
U. S. milk production in September is e st imated at 9,0 58 mill ion pounds , l per cent less than a year earlier and 4 percent below the 1962 -66 Se ptember average. Daily avc ra 0e milk p rodu ction for Se ptember was down 2 percent from Augus t, compared with a 3 percent de cline aurin 9 the same period a year earlier. Total milk p roduction in the f i rst 9 months of 1968 was 1.5 percent less than a year earlier. September production provided 1. 50 pounds of milk pe r person daily for all uses, compared with 1.53 pounds in Au gust an d 1.52 pouncis a year earl ier.
Output per cow 3 percent above a year earlier
Milk ou tput per cow averaged 698 pounds during September, 3 percent more than a year earlier and 11 percent above the average. The September gain over a ye ar earlier was the lar gest since October 1967. Daily September output per cow avera ~ed 23. 3 pounds , compared with 23 .7 pounds a month earlier and 22.7 pounds a year earlier. September p roduction per cow was at record-high levels in 47 States. Highest output per cow was in Ca lifornia, at 9 55 pounds ; followed by Washin gton, 890 pounds ; Arizona, 860 pounds ; Nevada, 835 pounds and Alaska and Connecticut each with 82 5 pounds.

MONTH

Ave rage 1962 - 66
Pounds

Milk per cow and milk production by months, United States, 1968, with comparisons

Milk per cow

Production

1967

1968

Average 1962-66

11)67

1 ~68

Pounds

Pounds

Mi 11 ion pounds

Mi 11 ion pounds

Mi 11 ion pounds

January

644

February

611

March

698

A;> r i 1

713

May

778

Jun e

750

July

692

August

651

Se r) tember

614

Jan. - Sept. total

716

724

671

699

769

778

788

795

844

859

820

837

764

783

722

736

6HO

b98

10' 196
~ .636
10,968 11 '175 12' 143 11 ,6:;8 10,714 10 ,0'-+7 9.446
: -) 5 , 9 8 3

9 ,8L:) 9,203 10,517 10,734 11 ,470 11 ,0~5 10,315 9,709 9 ' 124
92,014

9,GOti 9,249 10,26::,) 10,4GO 11 ,283 10,937 10,208 9,56/ 9. 058
90, 639

October

623

685

November

603

661

December

641

699

9,547 9 ,208 9 .75::1

9' 167 8,81 4
9.299

Annual

8,021

8,821

124,497

119,294

Change from 1967
Percent
- 2.4 10.5 -2.4 -2.6 -1.6 -1.4 -1.0 -1 5
-O.l
-1.5

After Five Days Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A Nu rth Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Pustage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Cctober 16, 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 12 was 8, 137, 000--l percent more th11-n t;_he_p!~viou~ week and slightly more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
An estimated 10,033,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! percent more than the previous week but 5 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 r<l.nge of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 63 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 $8.25 to $10.50 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average prices last year were 55 cents for eggs and $7. 50 for chicks.

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GEORGIA EGGS SET, HAtCfiiNGS, AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Week Ended

Eggs Set !}

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

Ufo of year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

Ufo of

1967

1968 year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs Per Doz. 1968

Chicks Per Hundred 1968

Cents

Dollars

Aug. 10 Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12

11,517 11, 590 101

11,277 11,232 100

10, 754 11,411 106

10, 171 10, 763 106

10, 880 10, 134

93

10,886 10, 809

99

11, 433 11, 271

99

10,465 10, 834 104

10, 736

9,941

93

10, 549 10,033

95

9,020

8, 714 97

63

8, 825

8, 590 97

64

8,614

8,467

98

64

8,273

8,318 10 l

64

8, 217 a, 034 98

64

7,887

8, 120 103

64

7,314

7,432 102

64

7' 812

7,356

94

64

8, 021

8,034 100

64

8,099

8, 137 100

63

9.25 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9.50 9.50 9. 50 9.50 9.25

..L ''" 'EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 12 was

771, 000--8 percent less than the previous week but 134 percent more than the com-

parable week last year. An estimated 922, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks

were set by Georgia hatcheries, slightly more than the previous week and 126 percent

more than the comparable week last year.

.

In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type

chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended October 12 were up 33

percent and settings were up .29 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

Sept. 21
907 390 1, 478 256

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended) o/o of

Sept. Oct.

Oct. year

28

5

12

ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended}

Sept. Sept. Oct.

Oct.

21

28

5

12

Thousands

995 919

922 226

355 250

525 125

1,654 1,697 1,273 103

749 425 1, 271

Thousands

782

837

235

255

1, 405 1, 279

771 300 1, 217

202 259

309 107

229 179

167

199

o/o of
year ago 2/
234 108 119
83

Total 3,031 3,206 3, 125 3,029 129

2,674 2,601 2, 538 2,487 ! 133

1/ Includes e gg s set by hatcheries p roducing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

2/ Current week as percent o samerweek last year.

BROlLER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME i{CIP-L, AREAS BY WEEKS - 1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Sept.

Oct.

28

5

Oct. 12

UJo of
year ago 1/

Sept. 28

Week Ended

Oct.

Cct.

5

12

%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 .falifornia TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

THOUSAND3

'
I

THOUSANDS

1, 628

1, 595

1, 771 100

833

1, 384

1, 300

90

158

290

230 73

105

127

128

84

1, 493

1, 449

1, 437 102

958

86 4

768

92

643

522

682 133

253

411

379

118

252

293

353 93

366

349

347

94

2,066

1, 743

1, 714 77

1, 546

1, 885

2,290

109

4, 196

4, 176

4, 546 110

2,657

3,268

3,079

110

1, 508

1, 411

1, 488 100

810

1, 083

1, 161

123

35

36

36 32

304

385

281

92

6, 793

5,228

6, 573 103

3, 713

4,992

4,930

102

451

459

I 454 92

335

333

395

113

I

10, 834

9,941 10, 033

95

7, 356

8,034

8, 137

100

868

900

905 106

637

653

739

106

728

759

791 119

802

908

887

98

7,938

7, 523

7, 76.5 99

5, 009

6,007

6,280

108

4, 730

4,348

4,249 101

3, 833

3,864

4, 183

108

9, 867

9,297

8, 351 96

6,876

7,032

7,050

108

877

860

889 83

724

884

821

104

4,051

3,647

3,961 118

2, 691

2,973

3,083

113

441

427

514 105

3~3

455

427

113

326

245

317 176

163

192

287

139

1, 659

1, 165

1,308 79

873

1,329

1, 393

117

b 1, 542 56,314 58,367 99 41, 197 47,412 48,345

106

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

54, 757 54, 522 58, 790

~Last Year
l R'--Ur.rent week

as

112 percent of same

103 week

last

99 year.

ev1sed.

44,638 46, 160 45,724

92

103

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Week Ending October 21, 1968
RAINS HELPFUL BUT MISS SOUTHWEST
Athens, Ga., October 21 -- The soil moisture situation was greatly improved in many
sections during the week, but the southwestern quarter of the State received 1ittle or no
relief. Harvest operations and fall plantings continued as the weather permitted, according
to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
County Agents reported cotton harvest delayed by rains in many areas. The crop was estimated to be three-fourths harvested, Statewide. Short plants and imma t ure bolls made harvesting more difficult as yields failed to measure up to expectation on man y farms.
Corn harvest received considerable attention during the week. About seven-tenths of the crop was gathered by week end. Progress for the date continued sl i ghtl; ahead of normal.
Combining of soybeans became more widespread during the week, but still remains 1 ight. Only about five per cent of the crop has been harvested - about normal for the date. Over one - half of the County Agents judged the crop to be only fair.
Land preparation and seeding of fall grains were active during the period where weather and soil conditions permitted. Sections that had delayed plantings because of dry soils are expected to step up planting operations. In much of the Southwest where the rains failed to fal I, soils continued too dry for plowing and planting. A number of deep wells have gone dry in th is area.
Light harvest of pecans began in central and southern sections. The crop is reported very spotty this year.
1-JE.t.\THER SUMMAt{Y - - Georgi a ra infa 11 ranged from 1i ght to heavy during the week ending Friday, October 18, 1968. Totals exceeded three inches in the lower coastal area and several places in the southeast had more than two inches. The smallest amounts were reported in the dry southwestern section where only traces occurred at a few places. Totals varied generally from one-fourth to one inch over the northern and central sections. Most of the week's rain was associated with hurricane Gladys as it moved northward through the eastern Gulf during the week and then northeastward across Florida early Saturday. Much of the State received moderate amounts of rain during the 24-hours ending Saturday morning but, again, only light amounts were reported in the southwest. This section of the State continued very dry at the end of the period. Rainfall averages by climatological division ranged from 2.33 in the southeast to .07 in the southwest.
Temperatures were unusually warm throughout most of the week. Highs were mostly in the 70's in the north and the 80's in the south and lows were in the 50's and 60's. A cold front moved through the State on Saturday, October 19, and temperatures were more seasonal at the end of the period. .1\verages for the week were generally 4-7 degrees above normal.
The five-day outlook for the period Tuesday through Saturday (October 22-26) calls for temperatures to average 3 to 7 degrees above normal except near normal in the extreme south. A warming trend through the middle of the period turning cooler during the week end. Normal highs range from 71 to 79 degrees and normal lows from 43 to 48 de g rees in the nor t h and 48 to 56 degrees in the south. Rainfall will be moderate with amounts ranging from l/4 to l/2 inch occurring late in the week.
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative E >~ tension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia De partment 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 October 18 9 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending October 18, 1968 o (Provisional)

H. ighest: 900 on the 14th at Blakely and Quitmano

Lowest:

0
49 on the 14th and 15th at Blairsville and on the 14th at Cornelia, Helen and Tallapoosa.

* For the period October 19-21, 1968o
T Less than o005 incho

After Five Days Return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Statistical Reporting Service

409A North Lumpkin Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

OFF ICIAL BUSINESS

~7 0

T

IMMEDIATE his report

-

U. w i 11

S. WEATHER be treated

REinPOaR1TAUThn.tJ~h.VeUnOsnifvGf aLGai3bor6a0ry1

Respects as Letter Mail

(See Sec . 34 . 17, P. L. & R. )

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Depa r t me nt of Agriculture

ATHENS, GEORGIA

O c t obe r 23 , 1968

BROILER TYPE

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during t he w eek ende d Octo be r 19 was 7, 806, 000--4 percent less than the previous week but 3 pe r c e n t more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 381, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Geor gia h atche rie s -13 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 63 cents per dozen. The price of eggs f rom flock s with hat chery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average p r ice . Mo st p r i ces received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were repo rted withi n a r ange of $8.25 to $10.50 with an average of $9.25 per hundred. The average p r i ces la st ye ar were 56 cents for eggs and $7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLA CEME NT S

Eggs Set];_/

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

__

A v ,__.P ri.~- ___

I Chicks Placed for

a atch B railer

Broilers in Geor gia _I :E ggs Chicks

1967

1968

%of ' Pe r ye ar Doz. ago 1968

Per Hundred 1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

Aug. 17 Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12
Oct. 19

11,277 11,232 100

10, 754 11, 4 11 106

10, 171 10, 763 106

10,880 10, 134

93

10, 886 10, 809

99

11,433 11,271

99

10, 465 10, 834 104

10, 736

9,941

93

10, 549 10, 033

95

11, 289 11, 381 101

8, 825 8,61 4 8,273 8,217 7, 887 7,314 7, 812 8,021
8,099
7' 551

8, 590 97 8, 46 7 98 8,31 8 101
8,034 98 8, 120 103 7, 432 102 7, 356 94 8,034 100
8, 137 100
7,806 103

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

64

9.50

64

9. 50

64

9. 50

63

9.25

63

9.25

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week e nde d Octob e r 19 was 819, 000--6 percent more than the previous week and 99 perce nt more t han the comparable week last year. An estimated 945, 000 eggs for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than t he p revious week and 66 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of t he hatch of all egg t ype chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended October 19 were down 3 percent but settings were up 31 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS HATCHED 1968

Eggs Set {Week Ended)

Sept. Oct. Oct.

Oct.

28

5

12

19

% of year
0 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week E n ded)

Sept . O ct .

Oct .

Oct.

28

5

12

19

995 365* 1,654 202

Thousands
-9l9 922 250 525 1, 697 1, 273
259 309

945 166 440 129 1, 476 128 245 81

782 235 1, 4 05
179

Tho usands

83 7

771

255

300

1,279 1, 217

16 7

19 9

819 270 1,288 162

% of
199 62 83 76

Total

216* 3, 125 3, 029 3, 106 131

2,6 01 2

4 87 2 53 9 97

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatc he ry s upply flocks .
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * R evis e d.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMER CIAL AR8AS BY WEE KS-1968 Page 2

STATE
Maine Connectic ut Penns ylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina

Oct. 5

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Oct.

Oct.

12

19

THOUSANDS

1, 595 290
1, 449 522 293
1, 743 4, 176 1, 411
36 5,228
459

1, 771 230
1, 43 7 682 353
1, 714 4, 546 l, 488
36 6, 573
454

1,882 161
1, 561 550 236
2,458 4,735 l, 610
34 6,942
446

II CHICKS PLA CE D

I o/o of
year

II- Oct .

I ago 1/ 5

W3ek Ended.

__ j %of

Oct. 12

Oct. 19

I year ago 1/

I

TH)USA NDS

I

I 105

1,384

55 I

127

1,300 128

1, 210 118

89 87

94 I 864

768

818

116

96

411

46 I 349

379 347

384

126

337

108

I 110

l, 885

2,290

2,032

116

113

3,268

3,079

3, 10 l

123

102

1,083

l, 161

946

108

28

385

281

338

122

106

4,992

4,930

5, 060

116

100

333

395

293

76

GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

9,941 10, 033 11,381 101

8,034

8, 137

7,806

103

900 759 7,523 4,348
9,297 860
3,647 427 245
1, 165

905 791 7,765 4, 249 8,351 889 3,961 514 317 1,308

922 101 815 128 7, 892 94 4, 595 107
8,966 101 1,007 95 4, 126 119
583 102
266 113 l 880 108

653

739

694

111

908

887

979

114

6, 007

6,280

5,984

110

3,864

4, 183

4, 153

113

7,032

7,050

7, 156

117

884

821

788

106

2,973

3,083

3, 148

129

4 55

427

315

94

192

287

223

81

1,329

l, 393

1 371

153

56,314 58,367 63,048 103 47,412 48,345 47, 254

113

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

54, 522 58, 790 61,375

~ of Last Year

103

99

103

{I vr"' urrent week as percent of same week last year.

.Revised.

46, 160 45,724 LH, 948

103

106

113

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v :J ' ATHENS, GEORG I A

SEPTEMBER 968

~ Octob e r 24, 1968
I

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During Sept.

1967 1/

1968 2/

o/o of
last year

Jan. t hru 3cpt.

1967 1/

1968 2/

o/o of
last year

Thou.

Thou.

Pet. Tho u.

Thou.

Pet.

Broiler Type

Pullets Placed (U.S.)3/

Total

3, 453

3, 522 102

31 , 83 6

32,266 101

Domestic Chickens Tested:

3,041

3, 118 103

28, 152

27, 883

99

Broiler Type

Georgia

568

666 118

5, 020

4 , 6 52

93

United States

2, 356

2,453 104

2 1,4 10

18, 160

85

Egg Type

Georgia

41

16 39

2 53

160

63

United States Chicks Hatched:

511

463 91

5,014

4 , 375

87

Broiler Type

Ge orgia United States Egg Type

36,985 201, 668

35,834 97

382, 790

377, 829

99

203, 887 101 1 2,12 6 ,375 2, 14 0 , 8 13 101

I

Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/

2, ll31 34,603

3, 140 144 I 28, 237
36,485 10 5 II 44 7, 282 II

27,326

97

398,612

89

Young Chickens

Georgia United States Mature Chi ckens Light Type

34,441

31,818 92 I! 311. 104

293,466

94

203 , 455

197, 500 97 i~ l, 774 , 069 1,756,771

99

i

Georgia

665

4 98

75 II

6, 54 9

6, 63 0 101

United States

10,995

8,073 73

104 , 068

91 , 6 10

88

Heavy Type

G eorgia

418

266 64

3, 111

2, 4 72

79

United States

2, 995

2, 212 74

20, 203

17, 936

89

Egg P r oduction:

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Mil.

Ge orgia

399

387 97

3, 682

3, 701 10 l

South Atlantic 5/

l, 080

l, 054 98

9, 876

10, 118 102

United States

5,613

5,426 97

52,615

52,413 100

1/ ..~. evised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets fo r broiler hatchery supply flocks, inclu.:les

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 .

State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FE D ERA L INS PECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicated Percent Condemned

During Aug.

1967

1968

Jan. thru Aug .

1967

1968

During Aug.

1967

1968

Jan. thru Aug.

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Pet .

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

7, 015

6,481

49,463 48,926 3.0

3. 7

3. 5

3. 9

Pa.

7,801

7,419

55,436 55,255 4 . 4

3. 5

5.0

4. 6

Mo .

3,717

4, 594

26, 739 29,965 2.5

2. 5

4. l

3.2

Del.

8,784

7' 835

61,039 60,685 4 . 3

3. 6

5. 2

4. 4

Md .

13,373 12,940

97,061 93,037 4.2

3. 2

5. 1

4. 3

Va.

5,040

6,861

33,631 46, 861 2.8

3. 5

N. c.

24,968 24, 196 171, 578 176,289 3. 0

2. 8

3. 7

4 .5

4. 1

3. 4

Ga.

38,352 33,719 268, 845 249,011 4 . 2

4 .0

5. 0

4. 9

Tenn.

6, 106

5,998

42,029 4 2,917 4 . l

2. 6

4.8

3.2

Ala.

26, 527 25, 282 179,054 180, 304 2 . 8

3. 0

3. 5

3.4

Miss.

16, 107 16,252 109,960 115,905 1.9

2 .0

3. l

2. 3

Ar k,

32,875 32 ,904 233,081 234, 647 2 . 7

2.4

4. l

3. 3

Texas

15, 148 14,401 100, 536 100, 304 2. 8

2. 6

3. 3

3. 6

-u.

----s.

-

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

227,392

1,

-------------
580, 948

-----

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

3.2

3.

----
0

----- -4 .2

-----------3.7

219,662

1, 579,099

Un1ted States Department of Agnculture

Geor g1a D e partment of A gncu1ture

Statistical Reporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Georgia 30601

End-of-Month 3tocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United 3tates-September 1968
Shell eggs declined 83 thousand cases from a month earlier to 14 6 thousand . October 1 stocks were 107 thousand cases below year-earlier holding s and 41 thousand below average . Frozen egg holdings were 100 million pounds, unchanged from a year earlier but down 9 million from September 1. Frozen poultry sto cks increased 67 million pounds in September to 480 million pounds. October 1 holdings were 20 percent below a year earlier but 33 percent above average. Turkey holdings were 374 million pounds compared with 305 million last month, 441 million a year earlier and 249 million average. Whole turkeys totaled 342 million pounds. Parts, cut ups, and further processing items totaled 32 million. Stocks of meat totaled 511 million pounds, 2 million more than a month earlier, 58 million above average but 27 million below a year earlier. Frozen pork bellies at 16 million pounds decreased 43 percent, compared with a 38 percent decrease a year earlier. Hams at 27 million pounds increased 8 million. Beef stocks totaled 239 million pounds, 7 million above a month earlier but 11 million less than
a year earlier.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry
Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

Unit
Case Pound
do. do. do. do. do.
co.
do.
do. do.

Sept. 1962-66 Av.
Thou.

Sept. 1967
Thou.

A ug. 1968
Thou.

Sept. 1968
Thou.

187

253

229

146

-9--0-,7-6-8---------9-9-,9-9-1----1-0-8-,-9-6-1-----1-0-0-,-2-4-1---

22,490

35,386 16, 671

17,394

35,631

56, 587 40,349

37,081

248, 751

441,454 304,696 374,248

55,463

69, 492 51,772

51,639

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

208, 125

250,302 231,850 238, 884

162,053

202,648 196, 589 196,706

82,844 453,022

84,458 79,958 537,408 508,397

74,962 510, 552

MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID

I

Georgia

United States

Item

Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 !Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15

1967

1968

1968 I 1967

1968

1968

Prices Received: Chickens, lb, excluding broilers Com '1 Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb.) All Eggs (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton) Broiler Grower Laying Feed

Cents Cents Cents I Cents Cents Cents

8.0 11. 5 11. 3 38.3 Dol. 98.00 93.00

9. 5 14.0 13. 8 43.8 Dol. 91. 00 84.00

10.0 13. 5 13.3 54. 1 Dol. 90.00 85.00

7. 5 12. 5 11. 9 32.0 Dol. 93.00 85.00

8.3 14.8 14.2 34. 1 Dol. 88.00 79.00

8.2 14. 1 13.4 42.7 Dol. 89.00 79.00

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 farmer s 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

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

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ocr2 91968

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Athens, Georg 1a

WP.ek Ending October 28, 1~68

Re l ea sed 3 p.m. Monday

SOUTHWEST STILL DRY

At hens, Ga., Oct. 28

The lack of soil moisture in th e southwestern area of the State

is limiting land preparation and the planting of fall sown crops, according to t he Geor g ia

Crop Reporting Service. There were several reports of small gra ins dying due to the lack of

moisture in this area.

Wet fields prohibited the use of mechanic~] p Jckers in the nor thern part o f the State the first of the week where most of the cotton remains for harvest, accordin g to Count y Age nts reports. It is estimated that cotton harvest, Statewide, is bO percent complete .

Corn harvest was active as the weather permitted and is 77 percent complete Statewide. Yields in some North Georgia counties are good.

Soybean harvest is gaining momentum and was 12 percent complete by the end of the week. Yield prospects in some fields in the dry areas are so poor that no harvest is I ike ly.

Winter pastures in central and northern areas made good growth where ample moisture was received. Land preparation and planting of smal 1 qrains also progressed ra pidly in these areas. In much of the southwest, land preparation and planting of small g rains were st ill limited by dry so i 1s.

Light harvest of pecans continued. In some areas the crop is 1 ight.

vJEATHER SUMMARY-- Light to locally heavy rainfall occurred over most of Georgia early in the week ending Friday, October 25. Most of the rain resulted from hurrica ne Gladys and the heaviest amounts fell in the extreme eastern sections. The observer at Appli ng, in Columbia County, measured 2.67 inches for the 2~-hour period ending Saturday morn i ng, October IS. Amounts decreased to the west and were very light over the dry southwest section of the State. Several observers in this area measured less than one - tenth inch for the week . Ave rages by climatological division ranged from 1.97 inches in the northeast to .11 of an i nch in the southwest. Practically no rain has fallen in the State since Saturday, the l ~t h, and top soils were becomin g dry in most areas by the end of the period. Extremely dry conditions continued in the southwest and south central sections.

Temperatures were mild most of the week with highs in the 70's in the north and 80's in the south. This changed abruptly near the end of the week when the coldest weather of the fall season began moving into the State. Lows were in the 20's i n the extreme north and the 30's over the remainder of the State on both Saturday and Sunday morning. Heavy frost was reported over north and central sections and 1ight frost occurred in the Sa vanna h area on Sunday morning. The Blairsville Experiment Station recorded a low of 22 on the 27th. There was considerable warming on Sunday but a new cold front began movin g i nto the State early Monday,
October 28. Averages for the week were 3 to 4 degrees below normal.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday (O ctober 29 - November 2)
calls f or temperatures to avera ge 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Normal highs range from 66 to
76 deg rees and normal lows from 39 to 51 degrees. No rainfall is e xpe cted during the period.
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Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georg ia 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 October 252 < .968
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending
October 25 , 1968o (Provisional)
Highest g 87 a Quitman on the 23rd.
Lowest g 31 at Blairsville on the 21 st and 22ndo

* For the period October 26-28, 1968.
T Less than .005 inch. After Five Days Return to
United States Department ot Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 3o6o1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEAT1!ER REPORT This report will be treated i n all
Respects as Letter Mail
(See Sec. 34.17, P. L. &R.)

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lVERSI'TY OF G01\G\~
oc 3 i9 8

OCTOB ER 1, 196&
Released 10/ 29 /68 by Georg ia Crop Reporting Service

GEO f~G IA:

All Stocks Uo Over a Year Aqo

Stocks of 2Ln (old crop) in all positions in Georgia totaled 5,522,000 bushels on October 1, 1968, up sharply above the 1,}12,000 bushels on hand last year. An increase of 2,972,000 bush-
els of on-farm stocks from last year accounts for a larger carryover as off-farm storage also increased over last year. Oats on hand in all positions totaled 1,940,000 bushels, 8 percent above the 1,794,000 bushels last year. Wheat stocks in all positions amounted to 2,182,000 bushels, 15 percent over the 1,896,000 bushels on hand last year. Barley stocks in all positions totale d 162,000 bushels, 25 percent above the 130,000 in storage October 1, 1~67. Stocks of~ in all positions totaled 856 ,000 bushels on October 1, 1968, 33 percent above the 642,000 bushe 1s 1as t year.

Georg ia Grain Stocks---October 1' 1;)68 with comparisons

GRAIN

ON FAHMS

1967

1968

1,000 Bushels

OFF FARMS

h67

1:; 68

1,000 Bushels

ALL POSITIONS

1967

1968

1,000 Bushels

Corn (old crop) Oats Barley \/heat Rye

l ,471 1,470
98 744 54G

4,443 I, 567
148 1,452
708

241
324 32 1 , 152 96

l ,079
373 14
730 148

1. 712 I, 7J4
130 1,896
642

5,522 1,940
162 2,182
856

UNITED STAT ES:

All Stocks Larqer Except ~ye

Stocks of all grains on October 1 were above a year earlier e xcept rye. Stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghums) totaled b).~ mill ion tons, 28 percent more than a year earlier but 15 percent below average. Stocks of all wheat were up 9 percent from a year earlier with durum holdings up 47 percent. Kye stocks were 4 percent less than a year
earlier. Fla xseed holdings were 15 percent above last year.

Old corn carryover stocks in all positions on October 1 totaled 1,146 mill ion bushels- 39 pe~nt more than a year earlier but 12 percent less than average. Indicated disappearance of 1, 005 mill ion bushels during the July-September ~uart e r is~ percent more than in the same
months in 19G7 .

St ocks of old corn on farms, at 7b5 mill ian bushels, were j 4 pe rcen t above a year ~arl ier
and 32 percen t more than a verage. Old corn hel1d in off- farm positions totaleci about 381 million bushels compared with 254 mill ion bushels a year earlier.

~wheat in s torage October 1 totaled 1,690 mill ion bushels, 9 percent more than a year earl ier but 6 percent below the 1962-66 October 1 average. Off-farm stocks at 946 mill ion bushels were 1 percent lower than a year earlier but farm holdings, at 744 mill ion bushels were up 24 percent. Disappearance from all storage positions during the July-September quarter is indicated at 446 mill ion bushels compared with 393 mill ion for the same quarter last year.

Rye stocks in all stora ge pos i tions on October 1, at 31.9 mill ion bushels, were down 4 per-
cent from a year earl ier. Oat stocks in all positions totaled 930 mill ion bushels, 20 percent more than a year earlier and 3 percent above average. Barley stored in all positions on October l totaled 446 mi ll ion bushels, 17 percent more than a year earlier and 9 percent above avera ge. Sorqhum ~rain old crop carryover stocks on October 1 in all positions were 292 mill ion bushels, 20 percent above last year, but about one-half the average for the date.

ARCHIE U'INGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Please turn page

A. J. BORDELON Agricultural Statistician

Grain and position

Stock s of g rains, October I, 1968, with comparisons

(In thousand bushels)

Oct. I Av.

Oct. 1

Ju 1y 1

1962-66

19 67

19 6 8

Oct. 1
1::; 68

ALL \-!H EAT
On Farms ll Commodity Credi t Corp. 11 Hills, Elev. & Whses. ll 11
TOT i\L
RYE
On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Hills, Elev. & Whses. ll 11
TOTAL
CORN {old crop)
On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. l/ 11
TOTAL OATS
On Farms l/
Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. ll 11
TOTAL BARLEY
On Farms l/ Commodity Credit Corp. _/
Mill~, Elev. & Whses. ll 11
TOTAL SORGHUM {old crop)
On Farms Commodity Credit Corp. _/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. l/ 11
TOTAL
FLAXSEED
On Farms ll Commodity Credit Corp. 11 All others ll 11
TOTAL

4b3,886

601, 522

228, 471

743,822

24,810

969

749

756

1 .2~4.024

953 , 698

308.251

945,248

- -1~792~720---- -1~5S6~1S9---- -537~471--- -1~689~~26-

16,567

12,276

3,702

13,886

345

474

- 419

419

___ l4..t.8_26______ lO..t.S_4_____ 13..!..8_9_____ l7..t.523_

31,807

33.274

17 . ~ 9 0

31,898

580,880

569,155

l ,620,604

765,290

347,273

97,571

97,785

103,312

380,155

156,504

43 2.793

277.187 .

- -1~ 308~ 308----- -823~230--- -2~1Sl~IH2--- -~~145-789-

772,174

640,2 99

203,964

776,062

6 ,115

6,674

6,668

6,658

121 375 59 . b43 147,147 12~ . 9 9 6 _ _ _ _ ..t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

899 663

775.Y 6~

270.475

929 ,867

254,597

230,565

70,628

295,560

9,036

4,0 30

3,944

3,931

144 439 145.441 62,200 146 295 _ _ _ _ ..t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..t_ _ _

408 072

380,0 36

136.772

445 . 786

3~.852

44 , 41 4

94 ,167

60,600

4,56b

4 ,5 ~ ~

4,5b7

4,586

539 766 194,88b 272.821 226 362 _ _ _ _ ..t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .,t_ _ _

584 , 226

?43.900

371 . 575

291.548

14,166

8,740

1 ,2 ~ 9

14,383

2

0

0

0

17 401 14.549 5.664 12 324 _ _ _ _ ..t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .,t_ _ _

31.569

23 289

6,963

26 707

l l Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
_/ c.c.c.-owned grain at bin sites.
11 Afl off-farm storages not otherw i se designated, including terminals and processing plants.
Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages.

ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

***********************l'************************"d'********* *The January and April Stocks of Grain Reports are being*
* *discontinued. The next estimate of stocks of grain for*
*off-farm and all positions will be for July 1, 1 ~ 69 .
*************************************************m'(*-J'******

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV I E OC T3 - 1968

ATHENS, GEORGIA

October 30, 1968

B ROILER TYPE

Placement of b r oiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 26 was 6, 937, 000--11 percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week last year , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servi ce.
An estimated 11 , 344, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Geor gia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the compar able week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producer s for broile r hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The a verage p r ice of hatching eggs was 63 cents p e r dozen. The prices of eggs fr om floc k s with hatche r y owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Mos t p ri ces received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a r ange of $ 8.25 to $ 10. 50 with an average of $9. 25 per hundred. The average prices last ye a r were 56 cents for eggs and $ 7. 7 5 for chicks.

Week Ended
Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

Eggs 3et ':}

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

% of
year a o
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia
% of

1967

1968

year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

A v. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Cents

Dollars

10 , 754 11 , 411 106

8, 614

8, 467

98

64

10, 171 10, 763 106

8, 273

8,318 101

64

10, 880 10, 134

93

8, 217

8,034

98

64

10, 886 10, 809

99

7, 887

8, 120 103

64

11,433 11,271

99

7, 314

7,432 102

64

10,465 10, 834 104

I 7, 812

7,356

94

64

10, 736

9,941

93

8,021

8,034 100

64

10, 549 10, 033

95

8, 099

8, 137 100

63

11 , 289 11,381 101

I 7, 551

7, 806 103

63

11,271 11,344 101

i 7, 537

6,937

92

63

9. 50 9. 50 9.50 9. 50 9.50 9.50 9. 50 9.25 9 . 25 9.25

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 26 was 834, 000-2 percent more than the previous week and 150 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 950, 000 eggs fqr the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , slightly more than the previous week and 70 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended October 26 were up 46 percent and settings were up 33 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS HAT::HED, 196 8

Eggs Set (Week Ended) I %of

~ hick s H a t che d (Wee k E nde d )

Oct.

Oct. Oct.

Oct. year

Qct. Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

5

12

19

26

ago 2/

5

12

19

26

Thousands

1,043* 922 945

950 170

250

525 44 0

380

95

1, 697 1, 273 l, 476 1, 289 130

259

309 245

337 123

837 255 1, 279 167

T ho usands

771

8 19

834

300

270

395

1, 217 1, 288 1, 334

199

16 2

208

Total 3, 249* 3, 029 3, 106 2, 956 133

2, 538 2, 4 87 2, 539 2, 771

1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche r y supply flocks.

2/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year.

* R evised.

o/o of
year ago 2/
250 165 111 172
146

-BROILER TYPE EGGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAT.w A:i {E< AS BY - 1968 v\rl:!~J..kL:'J KS P age 2

EGGS SET

CHICKS PLACED

STATE

Week Ended

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

o/o of
year

Week Ended

O.:t.

Oct.

Oct.

Ofc of year

12

19

26

ago 1/ 12

19

26

ago 1/

-

THOUSANDS

THOUSANDS

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

1, 771 230
l, 437 682 353
l, 714 4, 546 1, 488
36 6, 573
454

l, 882 161
1, 561 550 236
2,458 4, 735 l, 610
34 6, 942
446

l, 933 108 225 88
1, 647 109 564 113 236 48
2, 317 104 4,792 114 l, 744 118
34 26 6,778 106
460 115

1, 300

l, llO

1, 167

81

128

118

139

89

768

818

842

106

379

384

345 137

347

337

331

92

Z, 290

2,032

1,. 917.

96

3,079

3, 101

2., 898

116

1, 161

946

925 102

281

338

24)

107

4,930

5, 060

3~ 769

103

395

293

347

109

GEORGIA

10, 033 11 , 381 11 , 344 101

8, 137 7, 806 6,937

92

Florida Tennessee Alabama Missis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
,falifornia TOTAL 1968 (22 States)

905

922

960 104

739

694

70S 126

791

815

805 123

887

979

950

101

7,765

7, 892

8, 260 99

6,280

5, 984

5,90'1

106

4, 249

4, 595

4, 892 109

4, 183

4, 153

3,829

112

8, 351

8, 966 10 , 001 107

7,050

7, 156

6, 276

107

889

1, 007

984 88

821

7S8

706

93

3,961

4, 126

4,269 120

3,083

3, 148

2,742

110

514

583

540 lll

427

31.5

Z8l

124

317

266

354 82

2.87

223

194

148

l, 308

l , 880

1,788 108

1, 393

1, 371

932

91

58,367 63 , 048 64,927 105 48,34 5 47, 254 42,384

103

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

58, 790 61,375 61, 705

!l~I

of Last Y RC u r.r e n t

ear week

as

percent

99 of same

103 week

last

105 year.

ev1sed.

45, 724 41,948 41, 176

106

113

103

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN
Athens , Georgia

Week Ending November 4 , 1968

L--;;;.--~"Ireie'a;;se;;d 3 p.m. Monday

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This is the final i s sue of

* ***********
the Ge or gia Weekly Crop

*
and

* * * *
Weather

* * * * * * * * * *
Bullet in f or 1968 .

* * * *
Publi-

cation of the Bulletin will be resumed in April 1969.

Much appreciation i s expressed to County Agents, Market Managers, and Cooperative Weather Ob~ervers through whose efforts this Bulletin has been possible.
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DROUGHT CONTINUES , HARVEST ACTIVE

Athens , Ga ., Nov . 4 -- Fai r s kies extended the drought that has p lagued the s outhwest part
of the State , but the open weather permitted good harvest progress , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . Soils were classed very dry over all of the s outhwe stern section ~ along
the western b order and through central Ge orgia. Several County Agent s reported the s i tuation was becoming crit i cal.

Cotton harvest moved along at a good pace, according to County Agents. The crop was 85 per-
cent picked by the week end. Extensive use of mechanical harvesters was being made in all sections.

Corn harvest advanced to 81 percent completion Statewide during the period. About 80 to 93
percent of the crop has been gathered in southern areas compared with 39 to 53 percent gathered in northern sections.

Frost and dry weather have improved conditions for soybean harvest over much of the State. The best progress of the season was made in combining the crop during the past week, bringing the total t o about one-fifth completion. Harvest is expected to incre ase rapidly now a s farmers complete harvest of other cr ops and turn their attention t o s oybe ans . Yi elds i n s ome dry areas are such that many fields will not be har vested.

Small grain plantings i n a number of counties are at a standstill due t o the dry soil conditions. About 68 percent of the acreage has been planted. A limited amount of replanting occurred during the week.

Pecan harvest was active in the southern part of the State. Other sections are expecting light yields and harvest has been very light to date. Pasture condition declined again due to the dry weather.

WEATHER SUMMARY

No measurable rain was reported in Georgia during the week ending

Friday, November 1. This was the first week since the crop season began last April that rainfall

did not occur in the State. Most observers recorded their last October rainfall on the 19th, so .

there was actually a 13 or 14 day period with practically no rain in the State. The dry condi-

tions in the southwest section became more severe during this period and most other areas had

become quite dry by the end of the week. Rainfall occurred over most of the State Sunday night,

November 3 - 4. Totals exceeded an inch at several places, including some of the drier sections

of south Ge orgia.

Temperatures were unseasonably cool during the first part of the week but a warming trend during the last half brought readings back to normal and above by the end of the period. Freezing was reported on 2 or 3 morni ngs i n the northern half of the State and readings were in the 30's in extreme south Georgia Wednesday morning. Highs reached the 80's at several places before the
end of the week. Averages ranged from 3 below normal in the southeast t o 3 above normal in the northwest.

October rainfall was above normal in the eastern half of Georgia and mostly below normal in the west. The southwest division received only about 33 percent of normal rainfall for the month and continued to be the driest section of the State. October rainfall was heaviest in the northeast and s outheast.

The five-day forecast for the period Tuesday through Saturday ( November 5-9) calls for temperatures t o average near normal with no important changes. Rainfall is expected to average .15 to .40 i nches and occur about the middle of the week. IssuED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-Service-:- Athens-:- Georgia;-i n cooperation with-the----
Cooperative Extension Service , University of Georg ia; Georgia Department of Agri cu lture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S . Depar tme nt of Comme rce .

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athens. Georgia ESSA
Precipitati n For The Week Ending November

~ 1968

GEORGIA

Temperature extremes for the week ending November 1, l968o (Provisional)
Highest g 84 at Talbot t on on November 1st.
Lowest : 22 a+ mair~.&Jle on October 27t h an~ October 3oth.

* For peri od November 2--4 .1l 1968
T Less than o005 inch o
After Five Da ys et . to United St a tes Dep a rtme . t of Ag icul tu re
Statisti ca l Report in g Service 409A No t Lu1 pk i, St ree t Athens, Ge r gi a 3060 1 OFFIC IAL B -H11 Ei_
IMMEDIATE - U. S. WE T,R EP OR
This repo r t wi ll be t i e a ted in a l l Respects a s Let e a :J
(See Sec . 34 . 17 , P. & R.

Post a ge and Fees Paid U. S. De par t ~e n t of Agriculture

UNITED STATES - COTTON KEPO~T AS OF NOV~MBER 1, 1968

The Crop Heportiny Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the followiny report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Ser v ice, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend u~on whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual.

State

Acres for
harvest
1~68 ll
1,000 acres

Lint yield per harvested acre

l96l-66 lS~67
average

1968
indic.

Pounds Pounds Pounds

Production 1/

500-oound qross weiqht bales

Indicated

1962-66

1967

Oct. l , Nov. l ,

average

lS68

1968

1 ,000

1 ,000

I ,000

I ,000

bales

bales

bales

bales

N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. AI a. '
Mo.

200

365

277

300

263

44

135

125

345

440

449

362

L48

179

270

260

390

431

408

332

527

228

280

270

355

568

295

446

S/6

145

350

}30

535

4SC

278

368

757

197

440

410

200

549

3 J!+

480

376

59

200

200

Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas

1 150 1 ,025
'-+1 0
380
4,175

657

567

538

333

556

621

269

251

369

376

668

1,887 . I ,054

I , 650

1,600

492

1. 343

4~J7

I, 100

I ,050

603

566

42t5

500

515

316

303

194

250

250

405

4,22j 2,767

3,47 5 3,525

N. Mex. Ariz. Ca 1 if. Othe1r
States 11

I .c;-j

657

bl~

596

242

157

2~5

1 ,051

887

I ,123

776

454

680

1 ,091

8'-+7

I ,041

1 ,661

1 ,O!+O

25

403

410

426

)8

12

190
6~0
1,475

21

22

u. s.

10,)18

500

50~

7.455

11 ,071 10,912

Amer. Egypt. }!I

67.4

537

502

457

Ill . 7

69.8

73.8

76.8

ll August 1 estimate. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about 480 net pounds of I int. 11 Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, ana Nevada. il Included
in State and United States totals. Grown in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

CROP REPORTING BOAKD

C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician

AKCH IE LAr~GLY 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

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

NOV 71968 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SE I C E

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Novembe r 6, 1968

B ROILER TYPE
Placement of b r oiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 2 was 7, 649, 000--10 percent more than t he previous week and slightly more than the comparable week last year , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 338, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week but 2 percent more 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 63 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 $ 8. 25 to $10. 50 with an ave rage of $9. 25 per hundred. The average p ri ces last year were 57 cents for eggs and $ 8 . 00 for chicks.

Week Ended

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLA CEMENTS

Eggs Set l_/

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

o/o of
year ago
Pet.

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

o/o of
year

ago

Thou.

Thou. Pet.

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

Eggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Cents

Dollars

Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2

10, 171 10, 763 106

8, 273

8,318 101

64

10, 880 10, 134

93

8, 217

8, 034

98

64

10, 886 10, 809

99

7, 887

8, 120 103

64

11 ,433 1 1,2 71

99

7, 314

7,432 102

64

10 ,465 10, 834 104

7,812

7, 3 56

94

64

10, 736

9.941

93

8,021

8,034 100

64

10 . 549 10, 033

95

8,099

8, 137 100

63

11 , 289 11 , 381 101

7, 551

7, 806 103

63

11, 271 11 , 344 101

7, 537

6, 937

92

63

11 , 090 11,338 102

7,637

7,649 100

63

9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9.25 9.25 9.25 9.25

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chi cks in Georgia during the week ended November 2 was 797, 000--4 percent less than the previous week but 144 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 864, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent less than the previous week but 114 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended November 2 were up 3 5 percent and settings were up 14 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended)

Oct.

Oct. Oct.

Nov.

12

19

26

2

o/o of
year ago 2/

Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Oct. Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

12

19

26

2

922 570* l, 273 309

Thous ands 945 9 50 440 380 l , 476 l, 289 245 337

864 214 455 105 l, 311 93 141 75

Thousands

771 819

834

797

300 270

39 5 445

l, 217 1, 288 1,334

994

199 162

208

244

o/o of
year ago 2/
244 138 103 111

Total 3, 074~.< 3 , 106 2, 956 2, 771 114

2,487 2 , 539 2 , 771 2, 480' 13 5

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1968 Page 2

STATE

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Oct.

Oct.

19

26

I

INov. 2

%of year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

CHICKS PLA CZD

Week Ended

Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

19

26

2

THOUSANDS

%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 1968 (22 States)

l, 882 161
l, 561 550 236
2,458 4, 735 1,610
34 6,942
446

1, 933 225
l, 647 564 236
2, 317 4, 792 1, 744
34 6,778
460

l , 882 113 204 69
l , 642 115
522 121 253 54 2,432 106 4, 823 113 l, 654 113
14 12 6,491 101
478 137

1, 210

l, 167

1,304

93

118

139

98

69

818

842

822

97

384

345

415

137

337

331

432

96

2,032

l, 917

l, 794

80

3, 101

2, 898

3,244

120

946

925

1,070

106

338

243

279

96

5, 060

3,769

4, 808

101

293

347

375

101

11,381 11,344 11,338 102

7, 806

6,937

7,649

100

922 815 7, 892 4, 595 8,966 1,007 4, 126
583 266 l, 880

960 805 8, 260
4, 892 10,001
984 4, 269
540 354 l, 788

956 110 815 127 8, 541 101 4, 832 108 9, 745 111 l, 006 92 4 , 281 113 581 112 352 101 1,903 121

694

705

629

94

979

950

747

105

5, 984

5,909

6,225

101

4, 153

3,829

3, 715

103

7, 156

6,276

5, 622

90

788

706

806

103

3, 148

2, 742

j, 117

119

315

281

362

120

223

194

238

118

l, 371

932

l, 253

101

63 , 048 64,927 64, 745 107 47, 254 42.,384 45,004

101

TOTAL 1967* (22 States)

61,375 61,705 60,767

~of Last Year

103

105

107

{I Cur~ent week as percent of same week last year .

.Rev1sed.

41,948 41,176 44, 733

113

103

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER I, 1~68

November 13, 1968

Crop Harvest Well Advanced

By November I, harvest of Georgia 1 s crops was well along. Statewide, cotton harvest was 85 percent complete and 80 percent of the corn had been gathered. Harvest of the soybean crop was becoming active over much of the State.

Corn: The estimated 1968 corn crop is placed at 58,840,000 bushels compared with 88,856,000 bushels the previous year. Yield per acre was placed at 40 bushels.

Cotton: Production of cotton is forecast at 270,000 bales compared with 228,000 bales in ~ 1967.

Tobacco: Type 14 tobacco production of 105,450,000 pounds is sharply below last years crop of 148,452,000 pounds.

Peanuts: The 1968 peanut production of 929,880,000 pounds is about 5 percent below the record crop last year. Yields are estimated to average 1,8~0 pounds per acre.

Soybeans: The States soybean crop of 8,320,000 bushels is sharply below the 1967 crop of 13,008,000 bushels.

Pecans: A pecan crop of 41,000,000 pounds was indicated on November I. The level is 7 mill ion pounds below the previous month 1 s estimate.

Milk production on Georgia farms during October totaled 87 mill ion pounds- 1 mill ion pounds less than production a year ago but 4 mill ion above the pre v ious month.
Eqqs produced on Georgia farms during October are estimated at 422 mill ion - 3 mill ion le~s than the previous October production of 425 mill ion eggs.

GEORGIA CROP PRODUCTION AND HARVESTED AC~EAGE, 1967 AND 1~68

Crop and Unit
Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Rye, bu. Barley, bu. Tobacco, Type 14, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, a II, ton Cotton, bale Peanuts (P & T), I b. Soybeans, for beans, bu. Sorghums, for grain, bu. Peaches, total crop, 1b. Pecans, lb.

Acreage

For

: Harvested : harvest

196Z

1~68

Thousands

I, :>32
uo

1,471 121

100

98

67

70

9

b

71.2

57.0

8.0

8.5

433

446

26 /

390

478

4';12

542

520

II

12

Yield Per Acre

Production
j

Indicated

: Indicated

196Z

1968

1967

1968

Thousands

58.0 26.0
35.0 18.5 31 .o 2,085
90
1.95 40~ l l 2,040 24.0
37.0

40.0 88,856

30.0

3, 380

'+I 0

3,500

22.0

I ,240

37.0

279

I ,850 140,452

80

720

I. 76

845

332 1I

228

I ,890 975' 120

16.0 1),008

31.0

407

148,800

55,000

58,640
3,630 4,018
1J 540 296
105,450 680
785 270 929,880 8,320
372 230,000 41,000

ll Pounds of 1int.

ARCHIE LANGLEY

C. L. CRENSHAW

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

(Please turn page for United States information)

JSSUED-BY:- Th; Ge~rgi~ Cr~p-R;p~rti~g-S;r~i~e: USDA: 4o9A-N~rth-L~mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;ns,-G~,--l in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMAKY AS OF NOVEMBER I, 19bH
Corn prospects decreased 3 percent in October to 4.4 billion bushels, 6 percent less than last ----year's record crop, but 15 percent above the 1962-66 average.
Soybean production is a record 1.1 bill ion bushels, up 1 percent from a month earlier, 11 percent more than the 1967 crop and 40 percent above average.
Sorqhum grain production is forecast at 755 mill ion bushels, down 3 percent from a month earlier and 1 percent below last year's record crop, but 27 percent more than average.
Pecan prospects are for 168 mill ion pounds, 28 percent less than in 1967 and 19 percent below average.
Milk production in October was 9,159 mill ion pounds, about the same as a year earlier but 4 . percent below average.
Eogs laid in October totaled 5,680 mill ion, 5 percent more than in September, 7 percent above average, but 3 percent below last year.

u. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION, 1967 AND 1968

Crop and Unit
Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, all bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, a 11 , ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts (P & T) 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, 1b. Peaches, 1b. Pecans, 1b.

Acreage

For

: Ha rves te~: harvest

196?

1~68

Thousands

60,385

55,886

59,004

56,039

15,970 9,188 1,072
7,997 64,72tl

17,765
9,999 1,019 10,318
63,567

39,742 1 ,402

40,949 1 ,425

147

148

961

899

Yield Per Acre

Production

1~67
78.2 25.8 49.0 40.3 22.5 114'+7 1.95 24.5 1,765
93 2,052

1~68
79.4 28.5 52.6 42.5 23.7 l/508 1.99 26.4 I, 738
92 1 ,913

Indicated Indicated

1~67

1968

Thousands

4, 722,164 4,439,758

1,524,349 781 ,867

1'597 ,858 934,424

370,246 24,075

424,563 24,124

7,455 126,361

10,912 126,261

972,701

1,079,490

2,473,385

2,476,905

13,658 1,972,147

13,570 1'720 ,004

.f/2,692,100 1/3,600,100

231 ,900

167,950

l/ Pounds of 1int. 11 Includes some quantities not harvested.

After Five Days Return to United States De~artment of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

P7Po7
d- L-{--.1

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

I:~~Wl][11[B

ATHENS, GEORGIA

No vembe r 13, 1968

Placement of broiler c hicks in Georgia during the week e nded November 9 was 8, 459 , 000--11 pe r cent mo r e than the previous week and 2 p ercent more than the comparable week la s t year, according to the Georgia C rop .Re po r ti ng Servi ce .
An estimated 11 , 234 , 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e o r g ia hat c h e ries- -1 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than t he compar able week a year earlier.
The majority of the pri ces paid to Georgia producers for br oile r hatching eggs were reported within a rang e of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The a ver a ge pri ce of hatching eggs wa s 63 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flock s wit h h atchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price . Mo s t prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported withi n a r ange of $8. 25 to $10. 50 with an average of $9. 25 per hundred. The averag e p r i c es las t ye ar were 57 cents for eggs and $8. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2
Nov. 9

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

Eggs 3et 1I

1967

1968

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

o/o of
year ! ago

Av. Price

Hatch

Broiler

E ggs

Chicks

Per

Per

Doz.

Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

10, 880 10, 134

93

8, 217

8, 034 98

64

10, 886 10 , 809

99

7, 887

8, 120 103

64

11 , 43 3 11,271

99

7, 314 7, 4 32 102

64

10,465 10 , 834 104

7, 812

7 , 3 56 94

64

10 , 736

9,941

93

8,021

8, 03 4 100

64

10 , 549 10 , 033

95

8, 099

8, 137 100

63

11,289 11,381 101

7, 551

7, 80 6 10 3

63

11 , 271 11,344 101

7, 537

6,937 92

63

11, 090 11 , 338 102

7, 637

7,649 100

63

10, 964 11, 234 102

8, 270

8, 459 102

63

9.50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9. 50 9.25
9.25 9.25 9.25 9.25

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ende d N ovember 9 was 714, 000--10 percent less than the previous week but 57 percent mor e than the comparable week last year. An estimated 688, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 20 percent less than the previous week but 119 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967 , hatchings during the week ended November 9 were up 35 percent but settings were down 4 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs .3 et (W eek Ended)

I

o/o of

Chicks Hatche d (We ek Ended)

Oct.

Oct. Nov.

Nov. year

Oct. Oct.

N ov.

Nov.

19

26

2

9

ago 21

19

26

2

9

Thousands

945

950 864 688 219

475>:< 380 455 345

79

l, 476 1, 289 1, 311 783

74

24 5

337 141 220

73

819 270 l, 288 162

Tho us a nds

834

797

395

445

1, 33 4

994

208

244

714 380 1' 167 191

o/o of
year
ago 2I
157 142 135
82

Total

3, 141* 2, 956 2, 771 2,036

96

2, 539 2, 771 2, 4 80 2,452 135

* 1 I Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche r y s upply flocks.

2.1 Current week as percent of same week last year.

R e vis e d.

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1968 Page 2

I

EGGS SET

II CHICI(S PLACED

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

1, 933

l, 882

1, 748 97

1, 167

1,304

1, 314

91

225

204

196 89

139

98

118

104

1,647 564

1, 642 522

I 1, 608 123

842

492 92

345

822 415

904

91

367

116

236 2, 317

253 2,432

I 243 52
2, 234 101

331 1, 917

432 1, 794

334 2, 51 4

80 114

4, 792

4, 823

4, 870 113

2,898

3,244

3, 168

113

1, 744

1, 654

1, 532 106

925

1,070

1, 148

105

34

14

22 18

243

279

323

97

6,778

6,491

6,409 100

3, 769

4,808

4~934

99

460

478

446 103

347

375

397

114

GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States)
TOTAL 1967>~ (22 States)

11 , 344 11, 33 8 11,234 102

6,937

7,649

8,459

102

960

956

943 98

705

629

657

102

805

815

818 130

950

747

913

116

8, 260 4, 892 10,001
984 4, 269
540 354 1, 788

8, 541 4, 832 9. 745 1, 006 4, 281
581 352 1,903

8, 259 103 4, 586 104
9, 887 110 1, 020 96 4,302 110
495 91 355 101 l, 780 105

5,909

6,225

6,469

99

3,829

3,715

3,939

106

6, 276

5,622

7,053

!08

706

806

874

112

2, 742

3, 117

3, 171

116

281

362

411

99

194

238

213

116

932

1, 253

1 438

112

64, 927 64, 745 63,479 104 42, 384 45,004 49, 118

105

61,705 60,767 60, 785

41, 176 44,733 46,915

!_of Last Year
'1i / c urrent week

as

105 percent of

same

107 week

last

104 year.

Revised,

1 103

101

105

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GEORGIA CROP

SERVICE

IVOV 2 1 1968

....... ..

/\the ns, Georgi a

liBRAR IES
October Milk Product ion Down

October 1968 Released 11118/ 68

Milk pro duction on Geor g ia f arms dur i ng October t otal ed 87 mi ll ion pounds, a ccordin g to th e Geor s ia Crop Reportin y Serv i ce. This was 1 mill ion pounds be low t he Oc t obe r 1967 production , but 4 mill ion poun ds above Se 9tember 1968 . The 196 2- 66 a vera ge p roduct ion for the month was 81 mill ion poun ds.

Produc t ion per cow in herd a vera ge d 640 pounds - -2 0 pounds above the p rev ious year and 30 pounds above t he p re vious mon th . The 5- year ave ra ge p roduct ion per cow wa s 4~8 pounds.

The estimate d ave rage p rice receive d b; producers for all whol esa le mi lk du rin g October was $6. 55 pe r hundre dwe ight. Th i s was 5 cents below the Oc t ober 1967 p rice but 10 ce nts above the September 1968 pr i ce .

Prices pai d by aairymen f or f eed durin g t he month were below both the prev ious year and the p rev ious mon t h.

MIL K P~ O D UCTIO N AND PR ICE S KECEIVED AND PA IU BY D A I ~YM EN

Gt:Of~G I i\

UN I TED ST/n ;: s

ITEM AND UNIT

October September

I')(;/

I ;t68

October Sep~ember October

196b

19 68

Mil k Producti on ,

mi I I ion I bs .

Product ion Pe r Cow,

1bs. ll

620

Number Milk Cows,

thousand head

Prices Received-Dollars 11

All wholesale milk, cw t . l l 6.60

F1u i d mi I k, cwt

6 . GO

Manufactured milk, cwt.

Milk Cows, head

200 .00

b/

9, 16/

610

640

i36

6.4) 6.45
210.00

6 . 55 !I:
210.00

5. 30 '.; . 74
4.1~
265. 00

s; ,O SL

~ '159
701

5.46
). 93 4 . 30
7.. 7b . OO

5.57 !I
2.1:50 .00

Pr i ces Pa i d- Dollars 11

Mixed Da i ry Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 pe rcent prote i n 18 percent protein 20 percent prote i n
Ha y , ton

72.00 75.00
bo.oo
82.00
32.00

72.00 ]6.00
&o.oo
~2.00
31.00

6;J.OO 74.00
T/ .oo
78.00
)3.00

68.00 73.00 ] ) .00 81.00
31.60

}0.00 73.00 76 .0U
30.10

6C. oo
70.00 7].00 76 .0J
30.10

l l Monthly avera ge.
21 Dollars per un i t as o f t he 15t h of the month e xce pt wholes a l e milk wh i ch is a ve ra Je for
mon t h. 31 f~e v i sed. ~I Prelim i nary.

ARCHI E LAN GLEY Agr i cultural Sta ti stic i an In Char ge

'vJ. PAT PP,RKS Agr i cul t u r al St a ti s t ician

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

ISSUED BY : The Geor g ia Croi Reportin g Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin St ree t, Athens, Ga., in coopera t ion with t he Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UN I TED ST.l\TES NILK PRODUCT 1ON

October mi lk production close to a year earlier
United St ates mi lk p roduction in October i s estima t ed a t j ,l 59 mill ion pou nds , nearly equal to the 9,167 mi ll ion poun ds a year earlier, but 4 percent less than t he 1 ~ 6 2 -66 avera ~e. October was the first mo nth of 1968 when p roduction practicall y equalled a year earlier (except February which ha d 2~ da ys). Increased production in Californ ia, Wiscons i n and Penns y lvania helped boos t ou t put to the 1967 level. Total milk production in the first 10 mont hs of 1~6b was 1.4 percen t less than a year earlier. Daily average milk p roduction in October decreased 2 percent from Se ptember, compare d wi th a 3- percent decline a year earlier.

Outout per cow 3 perce nt above a year earlier

Milk out put per cow avera ged ]O j pounds durin g October, 3 percent more than a year earlier
and 13 percent above average. The month's gain over a year earlier was the largest since August 1967 (e xcept for February 1~ 68 which had 29 days). Da i ly ou tp ut per cow ave raged 22.8 pounds in October, compared with 23.3 pounds a month earlier an d 22.1 pounds a year earlier.
October production per cow was at record high levels in 46 States. Highest output per cow was in California, at ') 70 poun ds; f ollowed by Ar izona, 515 pounds ; V.!ashin gton, &:;JO pounds, Connecticut, 8 ~5 rounds, and Massachusetts wi th 850 pounds.

Month

Mil k per cow and milk production, by months,

Uni t ed States. 1968. with compa r i sons

Mi 1k per cow

Milk product ion

Average

Avera ge

196 2-66

1 ~ 67

1968

lS62-66

1~ 6 7

1 ':7 6~

~1 i 11 ion

Mi 11 ion Mi 11 ion

Pounds

PoL!n cis

Pounds: oounds

pounds

poun ds

Change . from 1967
Pe rcent

January February March Apri 1 May June July .1\ugus t September October

6Lf l ~

71 6

724

10, 1::)6

9,847

~ .60 8

- 2.4

6 11

671

699

9 ,636

::;,203

9 ,249

fO. ~~

6~8

7o'9

778

10,::}68

10,)17

10,269

-2.4)

713

]88

795

11,175

10,734

10,460

-2.61

778

8Lf!:.

859

12, Jlf3

II , ]LfO

11 ,283

-1. 6

750

u2o

837

11,658

11 ,095

10, ~3 7

-1.4

692

764

783

10,714

10,315

10 , 203

-1 .o'

651

72'2

/36

10, O'7

'9,109

9 , 5 67

-1.5

bl4

680

698

::J ,L:.'-6

9, J2Lf

9,05o

-0.7

623

G8 5

707

9.S47

9.167

9. i 59

-0.1

Jan. - Oct.total

10~.530

1OJ, 181

~9.798

-1.4

November December

603

66 1

6Lf 1

6:;0

9,?.08 1J. 7S9

8 ,8Jl+
:1.2~ ~

Annual

8,021

8,821

124,Lf::-)7

11 ~ ,294

After Five Days Return to United States Department of A0 riculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin St reet Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING

NO 211968
ERVICE

( )/

ATHENS, GEORG I A

November 20, 1968

BROILE.8. TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 16 was 8, 397, 000--1 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting 3ervice.
An estimated 11, 529, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
3 percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 64 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 $8 .25 to $10. 50 with an average of $9 . 50 per hundred, The ave r age p rices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8 . 00 for chicks.

Week Ended
Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16

GEORGIA E GGS SET, HATCHINGS, A ND .:::HIC:K P L ACZMENTS

Eggs Set JJ

1967
Thou.
10, 886 11,433 10,465 10, 736 10, 549 11,289 11,271 11,090 10,964 10,940

1968
Thou.
10, 809 11,271 10, 834 9,941 10, 033 11,381 11,344 11 ,33 8 11,234 11,529

o/o of
year ago
Pet.
99 99 104 93 95 101 101 102 102 105

A v.

Chicks Placed for

Hatch

Broilers in Georgia j

I 196 7

196 8

o/o of
year

I ago

Eggs Per Doz.
1968

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Price Broiler Chicks Per Hundred
1968
DollarliJ

7, 887
7,3 14 7, 812

8, 120 7,432
7, 356

I 103

64

102

64

94

64

9. 50 9. 50
9.50

8,021

8, 034 100

64

9. 50

8, 099

8, 137 100

63

9.25

7, 551

7, 806 103

63

9.25

7, 537

6,937 92

63

9.25

7,637

7,649 100

63

9.25

8, 270

8,459 102

63

8, 173

8, 39'7 103

64

9.25 9.50

EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 16 was 748, 000--5 percent more than the previous week and 70 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 933, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 36 percent more than the previous week and 160 percent
more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 perceni: of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended November 16 were up 35
percent and settings were up 7 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

o/o of

C hicks Hatched (Week Ended)

Oct.
26

Nov. Nov.

2

9

Nov. year

16

ago 2/

Oct.
26

Nov.
2

Nov . 9

Nov.
16

Io/o of
year
ago 2/

950 390* l, 289 355*

Thousands
864 688 455 345 1, 311 783 141 220

933 260 325 64 1, 269 91 115 54

834 395 1, 334 208

Thousands

797

714

44 5

380

994 1, 167

244

191

748 170 310 97 982 132 283 131

Total

2, 984>!< 2,771 2, 036 2, 642 107

2, 771 2, 480 2, 452 2, 323 135

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised .

BROILE R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA C ED IN COMMERCIAL A.RS .f:. 3 BY V/E EKS-1968 Page 2

ST ATE

EGGS SET

~

CHIC Y...3 FLA:;BD

I

Week Ended

J o/o of

Week End~ d

o/o 0 f

I

Nov. 2

Nov. 9

Nov:- l year

Nov.

16

ago 1/ i 2

Nov. 9

Nov. 16

year ago 1/

THOUSANDS

I

THOU3P. N.US

Maine Conne cticut Pennsyl vani a Indiana Mi ssouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEO RGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Missis s ippi Arkans as Loui s iana Texas Wa s h i n g t o n Oregon California
TOTAL 19 6 8 (22 State s }

1, 882

1, 748

1, 892 111

1, 304

1, 31 4

1, 394

102

204

196

225 84

98

118

101

56

1, 642

1, 608

1, 592 109 I 822

90 4

917

114

522

4 92

484 92

415

367

350

120

253

243

238 54

432

33-"1

350

91

2, 432

2, 23 4

2, 294 102

1, ?94

2, 514

Z, 570

109

4, 823

4, 870

4 , 779 113

3, 244

3, 168

3, 133

120

1, 654

1, 532

1, 522 110

1,070

l, 148

1, 104

103

14

22

36 40

279

323

323

96

6,491

6,409

6,461 105

4, 808

4,934

4,951

99

478

446

505 121

375

397

375

102

I

11,338 11 , 234 11, 529 105 I 7, 64 9

8,459

8,397

103

956 815 8, 541 4, 832 9, 745 1, 006 4, 281 581 352 1, 903

943 818 8, 259 4, 586 9, 887 1,020 4, 302
495 355 1, 780

948 105
834 130 8,414 105 4, 610 107 10, 257 114 1, 006 99 4, 267 111
457 84 327 116
1 986 121

I 629
I 747 6, 225 3,715 5,622 806 3, 117 362 238 1, 253

657 913 6,469 3,939 7,053 874 3, 171 411 213 1, 438

690 1, 010 6, 513 4, 285 7, 211
896 3,202
364 248 1 43 6

91 121 101 107 106
109 116 110 73 114

64, 745 63 , 479 64 , 663 108 45, 00 4 49, 118 4 9, 820

105

TOT A L 19 6 7* (22 States)

I

60, 767 60 , 785 60 , 042

~of Last Year

*l /

,.... '-'Urrent week

as

107 percent of

same

104 week

last

108 year.

Revised.

44, 733 46,915 Li,7,332

101

105

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NO 2 2 968

OCTOBER

ember 21, 1968

Item
Broiler Type Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/
Total Domestic Chickens Te s ted: Broder Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched: Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States Egg Production: Georgia South Atlantic 5/ United States

During Oct.

1967 1/

1968 2/

Thou.

Thou.

Jan. thru Oct.

year 1967 1/

1968 2/

I Pet. Thou.

Thou.

3,090 2, 632

3,414 110 2,955 112

34, 926 30, 784

3 5, 680 30,838

756 2, 377
30 649

654 87 2,312 97
21 70 589 91

5, 776 23,788
284 5, 663

5,305 20,472
182 4,964

37, S66 205,637
1, 567 32, 878
33,792 199, 270
831 14, 586
396 2,434 Mil.
425 l, 137 5, 860

37,203 98 215,288 105
3, 591 229 38, 599 117
34,955 103 214,225 108

420, 656 2,332, 012
I 29,804 480. 160
i I 344, 896
i1, 973, 339
;

415,032 2, 356, 101
30,917 437, 211
328,421 1,970,996

710 11,517
329 2,363 Mil.
422 l, 120 5,680

85

7,380

79

11 8, 6 54

83

3, 507

97

22, 637

I Mil.

99
99 97

I 4, 107 11, 012 ,: 58,474

7,340 103, 127
2, 801 20,299 Mil.
4 , 123 11,238 58,093

o/o of
last year _ Pet.
102 100
92 86
64 88
99 101
104 91
95 100
99 87
80
9P
100 102
99

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

expected pullet replacements from eggs sold du'ring '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 slaught~red under Zederal Inspection. 5/ South

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

-

.State

YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Ins ected

During Sept.

1967

1968

Jan. thru Sept.

1967

1968

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Thou.

Indicated Percent Condemned

During Sept.

1967

1968

Jan. thru Sept.

1967

1968

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Pet.

Maine

5, 296

5,471

54, 759 54,397 3.2

4.0

3. 5

3.9

Pa.

6, 758

6,756

62, 194 62, 011 4. 1

3. 5

4 .9

4. 5

Mo.

3,255

3, 842

29,994 33,807 2.2

2.7

3.9

30 1

Del.

7,485

6, 950

68, 524 67,635 4.2

3. 6

5. 1

4.3

MJ.

11, 543 11, 373 108, 604 10L.i:, 410 3.8

3. 5

4.9

4.2

Va.

4, 330

6,085

37,961 52,946 2.8

3. 5

3.6

4. 4

N. C.

21, 575 21,088 193, 153 197,377 2.9

3. l

3.9

3. 4

Ga.

32, 109 30, 268 300, 954 279, 279 3. 9

4.2

4.9

4.8

Tenn.

5, 267

5, 355

47, 296 48, 272 2.9

2.7

4.6

30 1

Ala.

22, 622 22, 254 201, 676 202, 558 2.9

30 1

3.4

3.4

Miss.

13,970 14, 533 123,930 130, 438 2.3

2. 1

3. 0

2.3

Ark.

29, 236 28,943 262,317 263, 590 2.8

2. 5

3.9

3.2

Texas

13,618 12,731 114, 154 113,035 3. 1

2. 8

3.2

3.6

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3.2

3.2

4.0

3.7

I

194, 136

l, 773, 235

United States Department of Agriculture

Georgia Department of Agriculture

Statistical Heporting Service, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601

End-of- Month Stocks of Poultry, Poultry Products, Meat and Meat Products United 3tates - October 1968
Shell eggs increased 11 thousand case s in October to 161 thousand. November 1 stocks were 78 thousand cases below year-earlier holdings but 2 thousand above average. _.;<'rozen egg holdings were 93 million pounds, down 5 million from a year earlier and 9 million below October l. Frozen poultry stocks increased 111 million pounds in October to 603 million pounds. November 1 holdings were 16 percent below a year earlier but 24 percent above average. Turkey holdings were 503 million pounds compared with 386 million last month and 551 million a year earlier. Whole turkeys totaled 467 rr.. illion pounds. Parts, cut ups, and further processing items totaled 36 million. Stocks of meat totaled 571 million pounds, 54 million more than a month earlie r, 84 million above average but 20 million below a year earlier. Frozen pork bellies at 20 million pounds increased 4 million during October. Stocks totaled 32 million pounds a year earlier. Hams at 41 m illion pounds, increased 14 million during the month. Beef stocks totaled 263 million pounds, 21 million above a month earlier and 8 million more than a year earlier.

Commodity
Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, total

Unit

1

Oct.

I 1962-66 Av.

Thou.

Case Pound

Oct. 1967
Thou.

Sept. 1968
Thou.

Cct. 1968
Thou.

Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclassified
Total Poultry
Beef: Frozen in Cure and Cured
Pork: Frozen and Cooler
Other meat and meat products
Total all red meats

do.

24,312

37,267

18,366

17,997

do.

42,391

64,362

36,655

33,758

do.

360,256

550,769 385, 94 3 502,949

do. do.

I 59, 357
I 486, 316

68, 759 721, 157

51,043 492, 007

48,210 602, 914

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

do.

1 221,429

do.

178,304

254,931 250,452

241 ,6 89 197, 060

262, 894 221,751

do.

86, 781

do.

486, 514

85, 835 591, 218

78,071 516, 820

86,091 570,736

MID-MONTH PRICES -~ECEIVED AND P :UCES PAID

Item

Oct. 15 1967

Georgia

Sept. 15 Oct. 15

1968

1968

United States

Oct. 15 3ept. 15 Oct. 15

1967

1968

1968

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents Cents

Cents

Prices Received:

Chickens, lb. excluding

broilers

8. 0

10. 0

11. 0

7. 1

8. 2

8. 2

Com 11 Broilers (lb.)

11. 0

13. 5

11. 5

12. 4

14. 1

12. 8

All Chickens (lb.)

10.8

13.3

11.5

11.7

13.4

12.2

All Eggs (dozens)

32. 7

54. 1

45. 7

28. 7 42. 7

37.6

Prices Paid: (per ton)

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Dol.

Broiler Grower

94. OO 90. 00

90. 00

91. 00 88. 00

88. 00

Laying Feed

1 89.00

85. 00

81. 00

84.00 79. 00

79. 00

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

Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Hesearch Division of the Agricultural

,;,~esearch Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing

3ervice and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical ,;,=teporting Service and

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

to these agencies.

A;:{CHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician

After Pive Days . Return to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical i~eporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OF F I::::::IAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP EP
/

ATHENS, GEORGIA

November 27, 1968

BROILER TYPE
Placement of broile r chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 23 was 8, 638, 000--3 percent more than the previous week and 7 perc e nt more than the comparable week las t year, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting Service.
An estimated 11, 271, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more 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 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The a verage price of hatching eggs was 65 cents per dozen. T he price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most price s received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 8. 25 to $11. 00 with an average of $ 9.75 per hundred. The average price s last year w e re 57 cents for eggs and $8. 00 for chicks.

Week Ended
Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23

GEOrtGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS, AND CHICK PLACE MENTS

Eggs Set ij

1967
Thou.
11 , 433 10,465 10, 736 10, 549 11,289 11,271 11,090 10, 964 10,940 10, 814

1968
Thou.
11 , 271 10, 834 9.941 10, 033 11,381 11, 344 11, 338 11, 234 11, 529 11,271

% of
year a o
Pet.
99 104 93 95 101 101 102 102 105 104

Av. Price

Chicks Placed fo r

1 Hatch

l Broilers in Georgia ! Eggs
"lo of Per

1967

1968

Doz.

Broiler Chicks Per Hundred

1968

1968

Thou.
7,314 7, 812 8,021 8, 099

Thou.

1 Cents

7,432

I

102

64

7, 3 56 94 \ 64

I 8, 034 100

64

8, 137. 100

63

Dollars
9. 50 9. 50 9.50 9.25

7, 551

7,806 103

63

9.25

7, 537

6,937 92

63

9.25

7,637

7,649 100

63

9.25

8, 270

8, 459 102

63

9.25

8, 173 . 8,397 103

64

9.50

8,068

8,638 107

65

9.75

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ende d Nove mber 23 was

,

670 , 000--10 percent less than the previous week but 113 percent mo re than t~e comparable.

week last year. An estimated 914, 000 eggs for the pro~uction of egg type duck s were

set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent less than the prevwus week but 64 percent more

than the comparable week last year.

In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type

chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended November 23 were up 12

percent and settings were up 42 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash.

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HA T CHE D, 1968

Eggs Set {Week Ended)

o/o of i Chick s H at c h e d (W e ek Ended)

Nov.

Nov. Nov.

Nov. year

Nov. Nov .

Nov .

Nov.

2

9

16

23

ago 2/

2

9

16

23

864 455 1, 311 14 1

Thousands

688 933

914 164

345 325

540 207

783 1, 269 1, 621 133

220 115

305

87

Thousands

797 71 4

748

670

445 380

310

350

994 1, 167

982

970

244 191

283

97

Total 2, 771 2, 03 6 2, 642 3, 380 i 142

2, 480 2, 4 52 2, 323 2, 087

1/ Inciudes eggs set by hatcheries 1-roducing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week las t year.

o/o of
year ago 2/
213 104 92
66
112

BROILEH STATE

d -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

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.

-

-

-

.

-

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-

-

-

-

-

.

,

.

,

-

-

-

;

;

-

-

f

1:
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-

-

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-

;

-

,

-

-

-

-

-

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Week Ended

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year il Nov.

Nov.

Nov.

year

u

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Maine Connecticut

THO USANDS

li

THOUSANDS

II

1, 748 196

1, 892
225

1, 820 216

104
66

"l ,1.:
;

1, 314 118

1,394 101

l, 3 71 113

105 75

Penns ylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland

l , 608 492 243

1, 592 484 238

1, 4 19 104 1:

90 ~

521 215

101 54

"i!
ii
il

3 67
33~

917 350 350

952

107

3 L.i:Q

109

360

96

2, 234

2, 294

2, 353 107 ,'I. 2, 51 4:

6 2, 570

2, 447

108

4, 870

4, 779

4, 555

107

1
;1t

3, 1:JG

3, 133

3 ,301

112

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Virginia

1, 532

l, 522

l, 444

99 ji 1, 148

l, 104

1, 219

121

West Virginia North Carolina

22 6, 409

36 6,461

22 6,348

27 103

1
1IiIi

323
(: , 934

323 4,951

226
4, 825

71 101

South Carolina

446

505

43 2

96 1!

397

375

368

119

I

GEO ~ GIA

11, 234

11, 529

11,271

104

11 11

8, L~59

8,397

8,638

107

I!

Florida

943

948

951

109 1l:

657

690

719

104

Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas

818

834

839 130 j! 913

1, 010

1, 059

131

8, 259 4, 586 9,887

8, 414 4, 610 10,257

8, 303 4, 561 10,227

104 106 114

1~,:,1'

6, 469
3, 939

7,053

6, 513 4, 285 7,211

o, 588
4 , 167
7,332

102 10L..: 114

Louisiana

1. 020

1. 006

985

95 I! 874

896

880

115

~.0

Texas

4, 302

4, 267

4, 075 105 jl 3, 171

3, 202

3, 267

110

~

V/ as hington Oregon

495

457

355

327

473

90 ,. 411

339 101 ji 213

3 6 Ll 248

370

99

311

115

0ro

..S::alifornia TOTAL 1968

1-----,,..,l:-'-,-:;7-;::;8;';:;0_~1"",-,9,8-:::-6---;--=:-l.:..,...=9=5=-1-....,1;-::l..-;:2:---t 1, 4 38 63,479 64, 663 63, 320 105 !; 49, 11 8

l, 4 36 49, 8 20

1, 49 5
50, 348

124 108

~ Q
~ ~

{22 States)

TOTAL 1967* (22 3tates)

60, 785 60, 042 60,041

i7 ! of Last Year

104

108

105

* Current week a s percent of same week last year.

.L~evised.

j,:

az-~u

I: 46, 915 4 7.332 46 . 684

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LIVESTOCK REPO RT

FALL PIG CROP

December 1, 1~68

GEORGIA

Released 12/26/68 GEORG IA
CROP REPORTING SERVICE

Fall Piq Crop Up 6 Percent

Georgia's 1968 fall pig crop i s est imated at 1,1 59,000 head, 6 percent above t he JuneNovember 1967 crop of 1,094 ,000 head. Sows farrowed durin g the per iod totaled 161, 000 head, up 9,000 . from the same period last year.

1967 Annual Piq Crop Up 4 Percent

Total pigs saved in Georgia for the December 1967 - November 1968 period was p laced at 2,444,000 head. This was 4 percent above the 2,344,000 during the pre vious year.

1969 Spring Intentions Up 2 Percent

Georgia farmers reported intentions to farrow 185,000 sows during the December 1968 May 1969 period. This would be 2 percent above the 181,000 a year ago and 18 perce nt above the 1962-66 average.

UNITED STATES

The June-November 1968 pig crop of 45,270,000 head was 4 percent above the 43, 540,000 a year earlier. The combined December 1967-November 1968 crops totaled 94 ,496,000 head, 3 percent more than the 1967 total of 91,745,000. Farmers intend to far row 6,981,000 sows during the December 1968 - May 1969 period, 5 percent more than were farrowed during the comparable period a year earlier.

Georgia 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

SOWS FARROWING, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIGS SAVED

Georgia and United States, 1963 - 1968

Sows Farrowing

Pigs Per Litter

Pigs Saved

Dec.-

June-

Ma:t

Nov.

1,000 head

Dec.-

June-

Ma1:

Nov.

Number

Dec. -

June-

Ma>.:

Nov.

1,000 head

169

149

152

130

144

125

153

145

176

152

181

161

ll 185

7.0

7. 1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7. 1

7.1

7. 1

7. 1

7. 2"

7. 1

7.2

1 '183 1 ,064 1 ,008 1 ,086
1 '250 1 ,285

1 ,058 910 888
1 ,030 1,094 1,159

Year
2,241 1,974 1,896 2,1 16 2,344 2, 444

United

States

1963

7,099

5,987

7. 15

7.23

50,749 43,307 94,056

1964

6,596

5,525

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

6,570

5,899

7.34

7.38

48,205 43,540 91 '745

1968

6,680

6,156

7.37

7.35

49 ,226 45,270 94,496

1969

l/6,981

117.41

1/51,7 00

l l Spring farrowing indicated from breeding intentions reports. 1/ Average number of pigs per
1itter with allowance for trend used to compute indicated pig crop. Number rounded to near-

est 100,000 head.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

W. PAT PARKS Ag r i cu 1tu ra 1 Statistici an

Hogs on Farms Up 3 Percent In Georgia

There were 1,648,000 hogs and pigs on Georgia farms December 1, 1968, 3 percent above the 1,600,000 head a year earlier. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding purposes tot a led 239,000, up 3 percent. Other hogs and pigs were also up 3 percent at 1,409,000 head.

u. S. Hoqs And Piqs Up 4 Percent

Hogs and pigs on farms in the United States December I, 1968 are estimated at 61.0 mill ion head. This was 4 percent above the 58.8 mill ion head a year earlier. Hogs kept for breeding totaled 9.6 mill ion, up 4 percent. The remainder, kept for other purposes, totaled 51.5 mill ion, an increase of 4 percent.

Year
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

All hogs: and ~igs:
I ,612 l ,370 I ,288 I ,443 I ,600 l, 648
62,060 56, 106 50,519 57,126 58,777 6 I , 025

HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES December 1, 1963-1968 (Thousand Head)

Hogs and pigs for breeding
226 199 193 224 233 239
9, 117 8,166 8,224 8,858 9,181 9,570

Total
I ,386 1 , 171 I ,095 I ,219 1 ,367 1 ,409

Otbec begs aod Bigs

Under 60-119 120-179 180-219

60 I bs. I bs.

I bs.

I bs.

GEORGIA

590

402

284

71

444

369

263

62

430

329

246

63

500

345

256

85

560

383

287

96

578

408

296

99

220 lbs. and over
39 33 27 33 41 28

UNITED STATES

52,943

18,864 13,949

47,940

16,483 12,967

42,295

15,344 11,470

48,268

17,320 12,827

49,596

18,013 13,398

51,455

18,517 13,976

11 , 119 10,152 8,689
9,956 9,853 10,576

6,678 6, I67 ;!
>
5,158 6,095 6,232 6, 311

2,333 2, I71 l ,634 2,070 2,100
2,075

Ackno~ledgement 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 by several thousand farmers who furnished reports for their individual farms is also app rec i.ated.
IssuED-BY:- Th; Georgi-; crop-R;portt"~9-s;rvfce: usoA: 4o9A-North-L~mpkln-Str;et,-Ath;ns,-G-;.-
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 U. S. Department of Agriculture

f l v 7 '.:/o
!. ~4-4~ ~

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

<f w~~rnUJ't? rnm~rn~mt?

ATHENS, GEORGIA

De

BROILER TYPE

DE C C) i968

Place ment of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week en was 8, 581, 000--1 percent less than the previous week but 6 p erce t._~~~~~.t-ae--- comparable week last year, according to the Georgia :::::rop Re po rti ervice.
An estimated 11, 197, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-1 percent less than the pre vio us week and 1 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
The majo rit y of the prices .Paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs wa s 65 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flock s with hat cher y owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Mo:::;t pri ce s rece i ved for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a r ange of $8 . 2 5 to $11. 00 with an average of $ 9.75 per hundred. The average prices last year were 57 cents for eggs and $8 .00 for chicks.

GEORGIA EGGS SET, HAT':HINGS, AND CHICK PLA CEMENTS

A v. PricE!

Eggs Set 1/

Chicks Placed fo 1

H atch

Broiler

Broilers in Georgia

E ggs

Chicks

Week

1967

1968

% of

1967

1968

%of 1 Per year Doz.

Per Hundred

_E_n_d_e_d------r---------------------~~~------------------~a~o__i__l9.~6__8 ______19~6__8 ____

Thou.

Thou.

Pet.

Thou.

Thou. Pet. Cents

Dollars

Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct . 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30

10,465 10, 834 104

10, 736

9,941

93

10, 549 10, 033

95

11, 289 11,381 101

11,271 11,344 101

11, 090 11,338 102

10,964 11, 23 ;.. 102

10,940 11, 529 105

10,8 14 11,271 104

11, 289 ll' 197

99

7, 812

7, 356 94

64

8,021

8, 034 100

64

8, 099

8, 137 100

63

7, 551

7, 806 103

63

7, 537

6,937

92

63

7, 637

7, 649 100

63

8, 270

8,459 102

63

8, 173

8, 397 103

64

8, 068

8,638 107

65

8, 103

8, 581 106

65

9. 50 9. 50
9 .25 9 . 25 9.25 9.25
9.25 9.50 9.75
9. 7 5 .

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week end.ed November 30 was 543, 000--19 percent les s than the previous week but 116 percent more th3.n the comparable week last year. An estimated 924, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week and 10 l per cent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ende::l November 30 were down 4 percent and settings were up 26 percent from a year ago.

State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash .

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT CHED, 1968

Eggs Set (Week Ended}

Nov.

Nev. Nov.

Nov.

9

16

23

30

Thousands

I o/o of 1 Chicks Hat ched (W eek Ended)

I: y e ar J Nov . ago 2/ i_ _ 9

Nov. 16

Nov . 23

Nov. 30

J

Thousands

! o/o of
: year
1 a go 2/
I

688

933

914

345

325 540

924 1 201 1 714 748

6 70

425 141 II 380

310

350

I 543 , 216
265 75

783 1, 269 l , 621

220

115 305

1, 285 101 166 89

I1, 167 191

982 283

970 97

599 1 75 177 73

Total 2, 036 2, 64 2 3, 380

! I 2, 800 126

2, 4:52 2, 323 2, 087

1
1, 584 ! 96

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hat c~1.er y supply flocks.

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

BROIL E H TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A :{.EAS BY Vl~ E K3 -1963 Page 2

~
STATE il'

Nov. 16

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Nov.

Nov.

23

30

T H O US .AN D S

~ Maine Conne cticut Penns ylvania
Indiana Mis s ouri Delaware Maryland Vi rginia West Virginia North Carolina f. 3outh Carolina

1, 892 225
1, 592 4 84 238
2, 294 4, 779 1, 522
36 6, 461
505

1, 820 216
1, 419 521 215
2, 353 4, 555 1, 444
22 6, 348
432

1, 800 209
1, 53 8 406 234
2, 274 4 , 662 1, 555
25 6,494
435

GEOHGIA
Florida Tennesse e Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisia na Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1968 (22 States )

11' 529
948 834 8,414 4,610 10, 257 1, 006 4, 267 457 327 1, 986
64,663

11 , 271
951 839 8, 303 4, 561 10, 227 985 4,075 473 339 1, 951
63, 320

11 , 197
902 838 8, 143 4,674 9, 956 972 4,064 473 347 1, 869
63,067

TOTAL 1967* (22 State s)

60, 042 60,041 61 ' 89 5

* I ~1 fc

Last Y
ur ~ ent

ear week

as

108 percent of same

105 week

last

102 year.

Rev1sed.

~
Ufo of
year

L,~,

CHICKS I-_T_,ACED Week E nded

I!: N ov.

Nov.

Nov.

ago 1/ 1 16

23

30

T ~ I O USA NDS

I90

1, 394

64

101

117 li 917

81 l: 3 50

53 J!

3 50

101

2, 570

109 110

fi
!.II,

3, 133 1, 104

20

J,

323

102 I! 4 , 951 111 l! 375
I

I 99

8,397 I

100 I 690

125

1,010

100

6, 513

103

4,285

108

7' 211

98

896

100

3,202

82

364

100

248

108

l, 436

102 i 49, 820
I
I

114 7 , 3 32
I
I

1, 3 71 113 952 34 0 360
2,44 7 3,301 1, 219
226 4,825
368
8,638
719 1, 059 6, 588 4, 167 7,332
880 3, 267
370 311 1, 495 50,348
46,684

1, 321 105 946 358 3 69
1, 881 3,018 1, 107
217
~ .691
259
8, 581
559 1, 022 6, 336 4,050 6, 766
962 3, 182
329 309 1, 395 4 7,763
4 6, 911

I 105

108

102

o/c of
year ago 1/
97 74 112 109 107 92 96 104 79 98 79
106
81 131 101 104 100 122 104 88 114 112 102

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NOVEMBER 15 , 1968

\9 8
l i B R A R IES

Released 12/5/1968 GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SE~VICE

Geor o ia Prices Received In dex 1 Points Lower

The Index of Prices Re ceiveQ by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities declined 2 points to 2 ~ 4 during the month ende d No vember 15 , 1968 . This was 3 points abo ve the November 15,1 S67
Index of 25 1.

A p rice decline for co tt on was res ponsible for the decline in the All Crop Index to 269 as
rices for corn, wheat, oats, 'l ea nu t s, :)ecans, and sweetpotatoes were all slightly higher than a month a go.

Cattle a nd hog p rices were lower t han a month a go, but p rices for broilers, farm chickens, eggs, and milk were higher so t ha t the 1 i"estock index increased l po in t to 221. This was 16 points hi gher than on November 15, 1967.

UN ITE D ST /\Tl: S P;l.l CES RECEIVED INDEX UNCHANG ED
Pr~,\ ITY IN DEK u:) I POINT, ADJUSTED PAi11TY R.\TIO 79
The Inde x of Price s ~ece ived by Farmers remaine~ u~chan ged durin g the month e nde d No vember 15 at 262 percent of its 1910- 14 average, 3ccording to t he Crop ~e~orti n g Board. The most import a nt chan ges were price i nc reases for corn and milk and p rice declines for oranges
and cotton. The index was 4 percent a bove November 1967.
The Index of Price s Pa id by Fa rme rs for Commodities and Ser v ices, i nclu cl in ~ Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanced to a new lligh of 35S' durin~ the month. The in dex was only
1/ 4 pe rce nt above a month earlier, b ~t 5 percent more t han a year e3rl ~e r.
\lith pri ces of farm p rot:iuci:s unchan ge d, and prices paid by farmei-s onl y sl i J ht ly hi gher, the preliminary Adjusted Pal-it ,, ;:atio remained unchan ge d at 7S , and the Parit ~ i\atio at 73.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I!:!Df.X_N_\lt'l~c~S--.:::. QEQKQ1_6 _6NQ .!:!,N_!_TfD_. SlA_lE~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

In dex

: Nov . 15

Oct. lS

Nov. 15

Re cord Hiqh

____ 1910~1~ ~ 10Q ______ :__ 1 ~61 _ ~ __ 126~ _ ~ __ 198_ -== =IDd~x= === = Qaie= = =

Geor q ia Prices ~eceived
All Commodities All Crops Livestock and Livestock Products

1/

251

25 6

254

310

March 1951

274

27?.

269

319

March 1951 11

11

205

220

221

29S

Se:--t. 1~48

United States ,0 r 1cas Received Parity Index }/ Parity Rat io

25 I

26 2

343

358

73

73

262

31 :

Feb. 1951

359

359

Nov. 1968

73

123

Oct. 1946

Ad}usted-P;rity Rat(~-~~-----------------------------------
_ (2r~llmln~r.y) __________ :___7. _____73, _____ 19_ _____________ _ 11 Revised. 11 Also Ap ril 195 1. } /? rices Paid, In te rest, Ta xe s, a nd Farm Wa3e ~a tes based
on data for the indicated dates. ~/The Adjusted Parity Ratio, refl ec tin s Government payments, a vera ge d 79 f or t he year 1967 compared with 74 f or th e ~arity Ratio. Pre! im i nary Adjusted Ratios f or the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service 3re based on estima t ed cas h recei~ts from marketin gs and estima tes of Government ~ayme nts fo r the curren t calendar
}ear .

A~CHIE LANGLEY

0 1LLI AM A. WAGNER

Agricultural Statistici~n In Ch arqe

Aqricultura l Statistician

ISSUE D BY: The Geor gia Crop Re porti n0 Service, USD A, 40 ~)A North Lu~p ki n Sueet, Athe-ns, Ga.,

in cooperation wit h the Georgia De partment of Agriculture.

P~IC E S - - REC~IVi U ANU PA l~ BY FP1i<t1!: ,{$ NOVt:1iBt :{ 1'-- . 1~)0tl \/I TH Cot~ ?."\ R I SOHS

- ---:---G::.':E::..:-O:..K:..;..::Gc.l:.c.l.l..:_ _ _ _ _____,'--- _ _..:.U.:.;!.f ITt:IJ ST ATb _ _ _ __

No v. 15 Oct. 15

h!o v . 15

Nov. i 5

Oc t. ' 1 :l~ ov. 15

Commodftv an ~ Unit P ~U CE.:> i-<ECI::I VED :

I 'b/

'I::J6b

! Sub

I Jo/

1'.1u U

l)bb

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

'..!hea t, bu. Oats , bu.

$ 1.38

$

.85

I .20
.n

1 25 :
.~ 4:

l. j :j . 65 1

1. 26
.~<:i2

I. 29
.603

Corn , bu.

$ I. 05

I. IO

1.15:

. 975

:i62

I .04

Barley, bu. Sor ~h um Grain, cwt. Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton

$ I. 00
$ 1.90 26. S $ 52.00

.:35 1. 80
26 .0
so.oo

I. 00: I .90:
23.5 50.00:

. '974 1.68 30. 1+3
56 .00

.881 1. 60 26 .51 50.50

.b9 1
I .681
21+. I G
so.sd

Soybean s, bu. Peanuts, 1b.

$ 2.40 I I .4

2 . +O
11.8

2.40: 12. 0

2.43 11. 5

2 . 32 I2. 1

2 .l+O'
I I 9 1

Sweetpotatoes, cwt.

$ L, j O

5.70

G.30:

L~. 00

4.)2-

Hay, Bale d , ton:

.ll.l l

$ 27 . 60

28.)0

29. ~ 0:

22.b0

2 1 &o

22.30

Alfalfa
Lesp ede z.:~

$ 35.50 $ 30.00

35.00 50.00

37.50:
31.oo:

23 . 40 ?.i+. 20

21 . 90 2 L~. 10

22.40 25.00

Pea nut Mi I k Cows , head

$ 23.00 $ 200.00

24.00 210.00

24.)0:
2o;;.oo:

23 . 10 262.00

23.)0 280 .00

23. 50 2b2.00

Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll

$ 17.30 $ 1~.60

18.10 20.00

17.40 :
19.so:

17. 10 21 .40

1/. 90
23 . l 0

17.50 23.00

Cows, cwt . 2/

$ 1S.20

16.30

16 .30:

14 . :;0

l G. bO 16. 30

Steers and Heifers, cwt.

$ 21.50

22.70

22.GO:

23. 60

24 . ;)0

25.30

Calves, cwt.

$ 23.80

25.30

2S.uO:

2 5 . t>O

27 . 30

27.)0

Milk, Wholesale, cwt.:

Flu id Ma rket

$ 6.65

6.70

~. ~0

6 .09

Manufactured
.1\11 l/

$ $ b.bS

6.70

~/6.80:

l ~.lel
) . 35

. +.42 5.62

'
4/ '3 .67

Turkeys, lb.

20.0

21.0

22.0

lb .u

20.9

-21. 4

Chickens, lb.:

Excluding Broilers

. 8 .5

11 0

P.. 5

7.0

8. 2

u.6

Comme rcial Broilers

. 10. S

11.5

12.0

I 10

12 . 8

13.6

AI 1

1o.4

11.~

12.0

ll. 1

12.2

12. 9

Eggs, All, Joz.

. )S. S

4~.7

47. ~

2:;1 .~

~) 7. 6

jt>.~

?KICES PAID, FEED

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:

14% Protein

$

16% Protein

$

18% Protein

$

20% Protein

$

Hog Fee c , 14%- lb% p rotein,cwt. $

Cottonseeci Meal, 41%, cwt.

$

Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.

$

Bran, cwt.

$

Mi dci 1 i n ~ s, cwt.

$

Corn Mea 1, cwt.

$

Poultry Feed, ton }/

Broil e r Grower Feed

$

Lay i ng Feed

$

Chic k Star ter

$

Alfalfa Hay, ton

$

AI 1 Other Hay, ton

$

]i.~ . OCl
75.00
Lio.oo
uz.oo
.:.:. 30
5.10
5.00 lf. 00 4. 15 3.20
:;1 2.00
Bb.OO :7 1+. 00
40.00 35.00

6~.00
74.00
J) .OD 78.00
'+.:;; :~
~.5U
3.70 3.90 3. 10
:;JO.OO
bl .oo
~2.0 0
)-'f. 00
33.00

7 1OCJ: / 5.00:
n.oo: 7u.oo:
4.1 o: 4.75: s .4o: 3.i:>o: 3 .:::~s= 3.30:
b9.oo:
b4.oo:
93.00: 36.oo: 3s.oo:

b8.00 74.00
7G. 00
bl .oo
4. :.~ 1
2/ 5.2 b
5.20 3. 5':
3. 67 3.21
~o.o o
&3.00 9 4 . 0 :J 33.60 31. 90

66 .00 70.00
73.00
/0 .0()
i+. J7
) .20 5.54 3 . jl~ ].44
3.09
~l:l .OO
7').00 ~:13 . 00 32.20 30 . 10

I
66.oq
71 .oo
74.00 77 .oo 4.32
; 12
~.39
3.35 3.49
3. 11'
I
89.00 7'-3.00 9).0d
32.~0
51. 10

1/ 11 Cows 11 and 11 steers and heifers11 combined with allowance where necessary for slau ghter bulls.
11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not Jairy cows for herd replacement.
]_/ Revised.
!/ Pre 1 imina ry.

After Five Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

~osta g e and Fe~s Paid U. S. Department of Asri culture

DEC 8

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE -

De c embe r j, 1968

GE OaG I A COTTON ~ EPO RT AS OF D EC~M B E K l, 1968

Georgia 1 s cotton p ro ducti on in l ~ G8 amou nted to 265 ,000 ( 500 poun J s g ross we i ght) bales, according t o the Geor~ia Crop ~epo r ti ng Service . This is 37,000 bale s above the shor t 1967 crop, but 262, 000 bales be l ow the ~ -yea r (1 96 2- 66) average produ ction . The indicated 1968 yiel d per ac re of }22 po un ds i s the sma llest yield since 1~54. The acrea ge har veste d this year
is 39 5,00 0 compared t o 267,0 00 i n 196 7.

Weat her conditions durin g the g rowi ng season were very un favorable, an d final yi e lds were lower t han e xpected earlier i n the season . The short age of mo istu re reduce d y ie l ds in many areas an d es o ~cia ll y in the southwes t ern ~ortio n of th e St ate . There WdS some fre e ze damage in the northern coun t ies but much l e s s t ha n in 1967.

Burea u of Ce nsus g i nnin gs to Decem be r l were 262 ,000 runn i ng bales compared with 213,000 to th e same da t e in 1 ~67 .

I ND I Ci\T ED COTTO N ~' R O DUC TIO N . 1 96 ~ : Fl iML PHOD~CT I 0~'t__}j6 7 , 1-36 t>

'\ Non-Cotton \

-4
.Columbus

Macon

Crop Reporti ng Dist r ict

1':; 6b

l b , OOO

?
L.

~j ' 000

11 ,000

20,0 00

50, QOL

48 , 000

3b ,OO O

68 ,000

7 , 0 00

State

2o 5 , 0 0 0

1 ~ 67

i~66

2 , 596 7, O Q~f
7 , 517 l G, 773 47 , 29 7 43, 955
32, 2 15
6],943 2, 900

16,470 1o,:;uo 12,560 24,280
62' ll 0 63,750 43,390 72,340 8,200

22o ,OOO 316,000

Please see reverse side for
U i~ ITED ST.li.TE S information .
I
0

Albany
1

Valdosta

U f~ I HD STATES COTT O!~ r\t:? ORT AS OF OECEMBtR I, l 96 b
The Crop Keportin g Board of the Statistical Reporting Service makes the following report from Gata furnished by c rop cor respon dents, fielu statisticians, Burea u of the Census, Agricultural Stabilization a nd Conser vatio n Service, and cooperating State agencies.

State
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Mo.
Miss. ,l\rk. La. Okla. Texas
N. Mex. .l\riz. Ca I if.
Other States ]/

Acrea 4e harveste d

196 2-66 :

196~

avera qe: 1~67 est.

I ,000 I ,000 I ,000

acres acres acres

336

75

19 5

4b9

190

340

584

267

39 5

482

236

365

7'd7

340

52 5

319

90

190

I, 3b 1 I, I 79
492
542
5, 512
17 6 352 725
44

tl90 71)
330 370 3, 525
122 245
5b8
I l~

1, I 05 980
L~ I 0
385 4 , I25
I 52 29 6 687
25

Lint yie ld per

harvested acre

1962-66

196b

averaqe 1 ~ 67 : est.

Pounds Pounds Pounds

365

277

295

440

449

360

431

40b

322

568

29 5

434

458

278

370

5i+:i

3 14

493

657

567

660

538

333

504

556

621

632

269

251

2~9

369

376

404

6 57 1 ,051
1 ,091

619

568

tiG7 I, I51

~47

I ,072

403

4 10

Production ll

500-pound qross weiqht bales

19 6 2 - 6 6

196~

averaqe

196 7

est.

1 ,000

1 ,000

1,000

bales

bales

-bal-es

263

44

120

448

179

255

527

22Cl

265

576

145

330

757

19 7

405 -

376

59

195

1, 887
1 ,3'-+ 3 566 303
4 ,223

1 ,054
497 420
194
2, 767

1,520 .
I ,030 540 240
3,475

242
776 1, 661

157
454 1,040

180 710 I, 535

12

22

u. s.

13,401 7.997 10,175

500

511

7,455 I 0,822

Total

Amer.-Egypt.

98.6

66.4 67.0

537

502

551

111 7

c r

-"~

0::;. I

76.9

l/

l l Production ginned and to be ginned. -~ 500-lb. bale contains about 480 net pounds of 1int.

]j Sums of acrea ge and production for "other States'' rounded for inclusion in Uni ted States

totals.

}/ Included in State and Unite d States totals.

C. L. C~ENSHA\1/ Agricultural Statistician

ARCHI E U\i~ GLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

After Five Days l{eturn to United States Department of A3riculture
Statistical Keporting Service 40~A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS

Postage and Fees Pa id
U. s. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Crop Reporting Service

Athens , Georgia

VEGETABLES FOR FRESH 1~4RKET December 1, 1968

December 9, 1968

Georgia

Growe r s intend t o ha rve s t 2 . 400 acres of early spring cabbage in 1969, compared with 2,500 acres harve sted in 1968 . Rains have been rece ived in most areas, and transplanting was getting well under way around De cember l .

The final sumna ry f or the 1968 crops will be mailed t o you in l ate De cembe r or early J anuary .

United St ates

The 1969 acr eage of -vdnter cabbage f or harvest is est imated at 46,300 acr es, compared with 37,600 acres harvested l a st:Year. Planting in Florida was very active in Novembe r and is expected t o continue during December. Heavy r ains in Central and Hasti ngs ar eas j us t pr ior to and during the passing of Harricane "Gladys " in late October de l ayed gr owth and ne cessitated considerable r ep lant ing . Frost and l ow t empe ratures during the s econd and third weeks of November was not conducive t o gr ov1th . Harvest started during Novembe r . Supplies should incr ease gradually during December a nd reach volume prop ort lons in early J anuary. In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas , the crop is making good progre s s. Harvest got unde r way in early November with increased volume expect ed in De cember. Harvest started in the San Antonio area about mid- Oct ober and in the vrinter Garden in late October. Supplie s from these areas were light during November but are expect ed to increase in December. Hail in the Winte r Garden area in late November did s ome damage. In Arizona , harvest is under way with supplies expected to be available until June . Planting cont inues on a light scale . Planting is comp let e in Califa'nia . The gr owing s eason has been i dea l, promoting a rapid growth and maturity . Harvest is unde r way in the Desert and South Coast di s tricts but peak activity is not expected until February .

For the early spring cabbage crop , growers lnt end to ha r vest 10, 850 acres . This compares with 10,600 acres harvested l a s t year . Planting in South Car olina is JUst get ting unde r way and should be in the final stages by Januar;y l. Plants in seedbeds are in good conditi on as r ainfall has been adequate and no adverse weathe r has occurred t o date . Transp l anting was well unde r way by Decembe r l in Ge orgia . Moi sture has been r eceived and an adequate supply of plants is available . I n Louisiana, planting is under way in the Arnaudville Br eaux Bridge area and is expected to be in fu l l swing just prior t o the Chr istmas holidays. In the New Orleans garden areas , peak harvest is expected during the month of December. I o California , planting progressed favorably during November and should continue through February .

ISSUED BY : The Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens, Ga. , in cooperation Hith the Georgia Department of Agriculture .

ACREAGE A~~ ESTIM~TED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE 1969 WITH COMPARISONS

Cr op a nd State
CABBAGE y

ACREAGE

Harvested

:Average :

:196~-67:

1968

- Acres

For

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

:harvest:

:Average :

:Ind. :Average:

1969 :1963-67: 1968 :1969:1963-67: 1968

- Cwt. -

- 1,000 cwt.

Ind. 1969

~linter:

Florida

15 , 280 17,000

18,500

188

230

Texas

18,480 12, 500

21,000

134

150

Arizona

1,480

1, 900

1,300

181

145

California

5,140

6 ,200

5 .500

216

25 0

Group Total ~9_, 380_ 37 ,600

46 ,300

167

202

Early Spring ?:../

South Carolina 2,700

2; 000

2,300

94

75

Georgia

2, 660

2 J 500

2,400

117

110

Alabama

620

700

750

111

100

Mississippi

840

700

500

130

90

Lcuisiana

2,100

2 )000

1,800

97

100

California

3,160

2 , 700

3 , 100

249

245

Group Total

12,080 10,600

10,850

144

134

2,868

3,910

2,479

1,875

268

276

1,11.3

1 , 550

Jan.

6,727

7 ,611

254

150

310

275

69

70

108

63

Apr.

204

200

788

662

1,733

lz420

1/ Includes processing .
?J 1969 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage .

ARCHIE IANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. HARRIS, JR. Vegetable Crop Estimator

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Ser vice 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

I I tJ"7'~ r:l 7
1 c-~/}-.3
tf
')

DEC 12 1968
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E RV I C E LIBRARI

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Decem ber 11 , 1968

B ~ O I LER T YP E

Placeme nt of b r oller c hicks in Georgia d uring the w e e k ended De ce mbe r 7 was 8 , 853 000-- 3 pe rc e nt more than t he p revi ou s w ee!c a nd 6 p e r cet1t more than the com pa rab l e w eek l a st y ea r , ac co rding to the G e or gia r::: r- op !~e p oTttn g ~ erv i ce .
An est[mated ll , 01 8, 000 b ro iler type e g gs w e r e s e t by G eo rgi a hatcherie 3 --
2 p ercent le ss than the p revious week but 4 p er cent mo re than the c omparable week a yea r ea rl [e r .
T he majority of the p -rices pai d t o Ge orgia p roducer s fo r broiler hatching e g gs w ere re p orted w ithin a r an g e of 6 0 to 70 cent ::; p e r dozen . The aver a ge price of hat chi n g ~ e ggs wa 3 65 ce n -t: ::; pe :c d ozen . Th e p r[ce o f eg g s f rom fl o clo w ith hat ~ hery o wned co cker el s gene r ally wa s 2 cen t s be l ow t h e avera g e pr ice . Most p rt~e 3 Teceive d fo r b r oile r c h ~ cks by G e o rg i. a ha t che r i e .> we re l e po rt ed with in a r ang e o{ $8 . ~5 to $11 . 0 0 w i th an a-.rerage of $ 9. 75 p er hundr ed. The a v erage p rices last year we r e 57 cents or e 3 g s and $ 8.00 fo r chicks.

We ek E nded
I
I Oc t. 5
O ct. 12 I
I Oct. 19
Oct. 26
I No v. 2
I Nov. 9
Nov. 16 Nov. 23
I Nov. 30
Dec. 7

GEO R G IA EGG S SET, H AT :::: HING ~ , AND ~H I -::::K PLA ':: !~MENTS

S ggs Set l/

19 6? Thou .

19 63
T hou .

% of
year ago
P et.

::::h i c lcs Plac ed for

B "' o il3 r ::; [ n Ge orF; ~ 2.

1'/c of

1967

19 68

y ea. ::
a eo

Thou .

T ho u . Pet .

.A v . Hat ch E gs s
P ~r
Doz .
C: ents

P ... ice B roiler ::: hicks P er Hundred l 96J
Dollars

10 'i' 3 6

9 9~ 1

93

8, 021

e 0 34 100

64

10 . 549 10 03 3

95

8, 099

"(; 137

100

6 .

11. 289 11 38 1 10 l

7' 551

7 . 806 10 3

63

11 , 2 7 1 ll' 344 101

7 ' 53 '/

6 , 93 7 92

63

11 090 ll 338 102

7 , 63 7

7 64 9 100

63

10 . 9 6<: ll. 2 3 4 102

8, 270

8, !59 102

63

10 94 0 ll. 52 9 10 5

0
J,

17 3

e. 3~7

10 ~

64

10 , 814 l l Z. ?l 104

8, 0 68

8, 63 3 10 7

65

l l 289 11 197

99

o() , 10 3

c. 581 10 6

65

10 , 6 3 3 11 , 01 8 104

3. 3 15

8, 8 53 10 6

65

7 . 50 9 .2 5
0-.;. ,~(.,,.::.>
9 .25 9.25 9 . 25 9. 50 9.75 9 . 75
9.75

EGG TYPE
Hatch of e gg type c h icks in Geo rgia d u ring the w eek ended D e cem ber 7 was 7 52 , 000-38 pe rcent more than the prevtous week and 173 pe rcent more than the comparable week l ast yea r . An e s timated 649 . 000 eggs for the product ion of e g:::; t ype c h i ck s were s et by Georgia hatcher ie s , 30 p e rc ent les s than the p :revious w e ek but S5 p erce nt mo:L e than the comparable w eek l a s t ye ar .
In the fou r state s that accounted foi. about 2 5 pe:rcen'~ o f t he h atc h o f all eg g type _ chicks in the U. S . i.n 1967 hat c hings du ri ng the week ende d Decembe:c 7 we re up 6 percent and sett in gs we r e up 5 percent fr om a year a e o.

EGG T YP E E GGS SE T A ND ::: HI '::KS HAT : HE:D , 19 6 8

Egg s Set {Week Ended )

o/o of

C h ic k s H a t c h e d {W ee k Ended)

I' S t a t e

Nov . 16

Ga. 1\ 9 33

Ill.

3 00 >:<

I C alif. 1 l 26 9

w 8h

11 5

No v . Nov.

23

30

Thous ands

9 14 924 54 0 4 2 5
l 621 l 28 5

305 166

Dec . 7
649 26 5 l. 1 17 166

y e a :;: ago 2/
1 55 185
82 94

Nov. 16
748 3 10 982 283

No v.

Nov .

23

30

Thousands

6 70

54 3

3 50

Z.65

9'7 0

597

97

177

Dec . 7
752 235 950
90

o/o of
ye a r
ago 2/
27 3 59
89
52

T:t al. 1 2 6 :C 7 >:< 3 . 3 8 0 2 8 00 2 , 197

10 5

2, 323 2. 0 "7 l , 584 2 027

106

1 / InclIude s egg s set by hatche r ies p roduc~Ln-t;-- ~h.i~c~k- s -f-o-r ,h-a~t c.h-e-r - y -s-u- pp-l-y~f~ lo~c~k-s-.-----~--------

2/ :::urrent w eek as p ercent of same week las t year .

~< ?. o vi.sed .

B . :\OILE R TYPE EGGS S.~ .t..T A,ND ~..r.cJ:c"rl.-I. ~~...J -.:,.-,. ,~::; PT;~A ~ ...E J~ D IN ~ ...J OlMM~~ ..;-:),..~.JT'.-LT~ .'t"H1\ .~ ~r,' '.)~ BY_ -v-r.E~ .._:;-n"r\r.co:...- 11 68 Page 2

I_ .________~9_G_S_S_E_--~_ __ _ ______j __ _ _:.::a_r-:Ks FL/'> ,::;z__D_-----.---:----

STATE

1

'~-

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

Week Endel

Nov .

- Nev.

23 T H C U3S0i~. NDS

Dec. 7

! I

o/o o f
ye a r

;1~1

-No

:r-.-

-

Vifeek E -Nov.

nd-e-d-:::0:::-,-~ c-: -.-

I

o/c of
yzar

11___ __ 1 a g o 1/ 1, 23

30 THOUS.A. ND::'

7---'-a-g~o -1-/ -

Ma tne

1
I !

q

li

1. 8 zo 1 eoo

1 7 3 1 1oo ~: 3 71

1, 32 1

l , 3 53

106

:::onne c tl c ut

216

zo 9

17 9

76 :1 l l 3

10 5

10 3

81

Penns ylva n ia

1 4 19

l ' 53 8

1 397 10 l ~~

952

946

895

99

Indi ana Mis s ouri

521 2 15

4: 0 6 2 34:

446

76 ;: 3 :' 0

2 2 9

54 lI!I 36 0

3 53 369

29"'1

97

3 59

101

Delawar e Ma ryland Virg ini.a

~- ;~;
1, 444

;:~ ~ ~
1, 555

~: ;~; i~~ I ;: ~-~ i

i 1, 448 117

1,219

1, 881 3, 01 8 l, 107

Z, 56 0 3 , 077 l, 0 ~-5

112 107 106

West Vi.r gi. nia North Caroli.na South Carolina

22 6. 348

25 6 , 4:94

45 6 . 250

47 i Z!..u
110 !I 4 , G~5

217 4,691

2.66 (, 882

83 104

432

43 5

39 2 99 :j 3S8

259

364

109

j,

GEO =( G I.A
l:o~lor i.da Tenne sse e

!t

11 , 271

11 , 197

ll. 018

il 104

.I
:

8, 6JJ

8, 501

8, 853

106

951 839

902 838

911 799

:! 101 n '? 19

124

l. 059

559 1, 022

654

88

96 3

128

A::l;a~b:~asms:ai;pi
Loui. s ta na

1~8: ~3~0~3
985

~8: ~1~4!3
9 72

~8 . ~3g7i0

;1~1~7

; ~~ ii 6 . 58 2
!I ;

96 8

38 jj 3 80

!: ~i~ 6, 336
9 62

6, 510 4 , 144 7, 559
889

108 111 113 121

Texas Wash ingt on

4, 075 473

4 . ~0-67 43

3 , 864 4 J9

99

3 . 26 7

94 j 370

~ Oregon- n . a

~--

, _

_

3 39 _-:---1.__9_5_1_

_:--1,_38~46-:--7:9::---::-1_._82_92_58_ _

114 _10_9_

l
_1

Jl 1 l, 49 5

3, 182 3 29 309
l , 395

3, 234 333 269
1, 56 0

108 83
113 124

TOTAL 1968 (22 State3 )

63 320

63 . 067

61,8 25 10 '? ji!j SO ::)-1- 8 - -4-7,--767'3

50, 169

108

To r AL 19 6 7 >!< (22 States )

60 041 6 1 89 5 57 65 7

I {}~~ Year !

105

102

107

* ...,u n ent week a s p erc ent of s arr; e w ee k l a s t ye ar.

-q e v ised.

li11
,. 4 6 684

,:i,

":I

10 8

4 6, 911 102

46, 3 77 108

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GEORGIA

CR0 P

REP 0 R T I N G S E R V I R,lv~oo~L..._,__,__..-----, VER 1 OF GEORGIA

LPill01fn(~~EC 1968

I RARI ~.

1\1

.~

1~6b

~eleased 12/13/68

November Milk Production Up

Milk p roduction on Geor g ia farms duriny November totale d Ub mill ion poun ds, accord ing to the Geor ~ ia Crop ~eport i ng Ser v ice . This was 1 mill ion pounds a bo ve th e November 1967 production, and 1 mill ion pounds above October 196~. The 19~2-66 averase proouction f or the month
was 79 mill ion pounds.

Production per cow in here avera ge o 6)0 pounds--30 poun ds above the p rev ious year and 10 pounds above the previous month. The 5-year average production per cow was 480 pounds.

The estimated a vera ge p rice received by producers for all wholesale mi lk durin g November was $6.80 per hundredwei 9h t. This was 15 cents above the November 1 ~6 7 price and 10 cents above the October 1 ~6 8 p rice.

Prices paid b 1 dairymen for f eed during the month were below the previous year but were steady to hi gher than the previous month.

MILK P~ODUCTION AND P~ICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIKYMEN

GEORGIA

UNITt:D STATtS

ITEM /\ND UNIT

November October November November October November

----------------------~--~l~i ~67_____~1~9~6~8------~~~~G~: b~--~ 1 ~~~7______~lj~o~&-~-------~l~s~s~8______

Milk Production,
mi 11 ion lbs.
Production Per Cow,
lbs . l/
Number Milk Cows,
thousand head

'd7

88

L,814

j ' 1)9

&,793

620

640

650

o6 1

681

1).

;
.,.,

Prices Received-Dollars ~ /

All wholesale mil k ,cwt. }/ Fl u i d mi 1k, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi 1k Cows, head

b.65
G.65
200.00

6.70 6.70
210.00

6.80 L~j: 20 5 .00

5.35 5.80 ~ . 1b 2b2.00

5. 62
b. 09 4. L:2 280.00

5.67 !I
2b2.00

Prices Paid- Dollars 11

Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent prote i n 16 percent protein lb percent protein 20 percent protein

7'-!-.00 75.00 l:SO.OO 82.00

69 .00 74.00 77.00 78.00

71 .oo
75.00
77 .oo
78.00

6&.00 74 . 00 /b.OO bl.OO

66.00 70 . 00 73 .00 76.00

66 .00
71. oo
74.00
77 .oo

Hay, ton

35.00 33.00

35.00

31 . ~ 0

30 . 10

31.10

l/ Monthly average .
2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month e ~ cept wholesale milk wh i ch is average for
month. 3/ Revised .
4; Pre 1 imina ry.

AKCHJ E L,~NGLEY Ag ricultural Statistician In Charge

~! . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician

ISSUfD BY: The Georgia Crop Reportiny Service, USD A, 409 ~ North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

UNITE D STATES MILK PRODUCTIO N

No vember milk product ion close to l eve l of year ear li er

Uni ted States milk p roduct ion i n Novem ber is estimated at <5,793 million poun ds, nearly equal to t he 8 , 8 14 mil 1 ion poun ds a year ear li e r but 5 perce nt less tha n the 1962 -66 November avera ye . Total milk production for 1968 throu gh Novembe r was 1. 3 perce nt l e ss than a year ear lier . Dai l y avera ge milk producti on in November decreased about I pe rcen t from October, the sama as a 1ear ear li er . November milk p ro duction provide d 1.45 pounds of mil k pe r pe rson dail y f or all uses, compared wi t h 1.46 pounds a mon t h earlier an d 1. 47 pounds a year earlier.

Out put per cow 3 percent above a year earlier

Milk out put per cow a ve raged 681 pounds during November, 3 perce nt more than a year earlier and 13 percent above a verage f or the month. Daily ou tp ut per cow a verage d 22 . 7 p oun ~ s in November, compared with 22.b pounds a month earlier and 22 .0 a year earlier , Novembe r production per cow was at record high level s in 45 States, hi ghe st i n Califor n ia, at 920 pounds; followed by Arizona, 900 pounds ; Massachusetts, 830 pounds ; and Connecticu t , &20 poun ds .

lvJON TH

Milk per cow an d milk produ ctio n, b y month s,

Unite d States. 196u. with compar i sons

Mi 1k per cow

Milk production

Average

.'~ve rage

1:) 6 2 - 6 6

1967

1 ~6 8

1962- 66

196/

1968

Mi II ion

l"li ll ion t'l i ll ion

Pound s

Pound s

Pounds

pounds

pound s

poun ds

Chan ge from 1 ~ 67
Percent

January February March April May June Jul y August September October November
Jan. - l~ov,Total
Decembe r Annual

644

7 16

611

0/ l

698

769

713

; 8u

77 8

t;L.tLr

750

820

G92

j 6 L:.

b5 1

i:~2

6 14

680

623

685

603

661

- 64 1____
6 _:~s

8,02 1

8.b2 l

nJ+:
6~9 :
77'd:
7') 5:
tl59:
U) 7: 78):
736:
6~0:
/07: t)l:} 1:
--- .

10' 1 ~6 9,6 36 10,968 II, 175 12 ,143 11 ,65L 10 ,/14 lO,O i+7 9 , L~Lf6 9, SL}I ':1 .208
114. 73e
9 . 7S9 124.497

9 ,tJi.O
9 , 20 3 10,517 10, 7)4 11 ,'+7 0 11 ,0 ~5 I0,J lS
9 , 709 9' J:~h 9 , I67 8,81'+
109. 955
'.1 . 29~ ll S,2~ 4

9,608 ~) ''249 I 0 , :~69 10 ,460 II, 2.U3 10,937 10,2013
:1 ,567
9, 0 :_1i;
9 ' 159 U.793 108.59 1

-2.4
t0.5
-2.4 -2.6 -1 0 6 -1.4 -1.0
-1.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3

*"Ef fect ive January 1, 1 ::-J o~ , the St a tist ica l fl.c :Jortin g Se rvice pl ans t o -1>
* discontinue calculation and publication of 5- year averages that ap pea r*
* * in this report. The report will contain clata for the curr e nt an d the
-;, two precedin~ years. I t is bel ie ved that change s in a g r i culture have 7~
7> decreased the value of the f ive-year averages for makin ~J compar i sons."*

After Fi ve Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Report ing Service 409 A North Lumpkin Street At hens, Geor gia 30601 OFFICI AL BUSI NESS

Posta ge and Fee s Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

ff/J C!bt:J7

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E

L/43

11H21 w~~..__~ _ ~

ATHENS , GEOR GIA

DEC 91968

December 18, 1968

Plac e m e nt o f broil e r chic k s in G e or g i a during t he w eek ended Dece mber 14 was 8, 74 7, 000- -1 p e r c ent l ess than t he p revious week b ut 9 pe rce nt mor e than the comparable week last year, a ccording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
An estimated 11, 4.1 8 , 00 0 broiler type egg s wer e s et by G e orgia hatcher ies-4 percent more tha n the pr e vi ous week but slightly less than the c omparable week a year earlier .
The majority of the prices p aid to Georgia producers for b roile r hatching eggs were reporte d withi n a range of 60 to 70 cents per do z e n . The ave rage p rice of hatching eggs w a s 6 5 cents pe r dozen. The price of e ggs fro m flo ck s with ha tchery owne d cocker els generally was 2 cents below the average p r i ce . Mos t p r i ces re ceived for b r oiler c hicks by G e orgia hat cheries were r e p orte d within a range of $ 8 . 25 t o $ 11.00 with an average of $9 .75 per hun dred. The ave r a g e prices last year were 57 cents for e g gs and $8 . 00 for chi cks .

Week Ended
Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec . 7 Dec . 14

GE ORGIA E GGS SE T , HA TCHINGS , AND CHICK PLA CEME NTS

Eggs Set 1I

1967

19 68

o/o of
year ago

i C hicks P l aced for I
Broilers in Georgia

1967

1968

I o/o of
year

ago

Av . Hatch E gg s Per Doz. 1968

Price Broiler Chicks P er Hundred 1968

Thou ,

Thou.

Pet.

Tho u.

Thou, Pet . / Cents Dollars

10, 549 10, 0 33

95

8, 099

8, 137 100

63

11, 289 11, 38 1 101

7' 551

7, 806 103

63

11,271 11 , 344 101

7, 537

6 , 937

92

63

11,090 11, 338 102

7, 637

7, 649 100

63

10,964 11, 234 102

8,2 7 0

8,459 10 2

63

10, 94 0 11,529 105

8, 173

8,39 7 103

64

10,814 11 , 271 104

8, 068

8,638 107

65

11, 289 11,197

99

8, 10 3

8, 58 1 10 6

65

10,633 11,018 104

8, 315

8, 8 53 106

65

11 , 427 11, 41 8 100

8, 0 60

8, 747 109

65

9 . 25 9 .25 9. 2 5 9.25 9.25 9.50 9 . 75 9 . 75 9 . 75 9 . 75

EGG TYPE

Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the w eek e nded Decembe r 14 was 7 54, 000 - - slightly more than the pr e vious week but 63 pe rc ent more than the comp arabl e week last year . An estimated 74 0, 000 eggs for the production of egg t ype chicks we re set by G e orgia hat cheries, 14 p er cent more than t he previo us week a n d 2 5 p er c ent more than the comparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U , S . in 1967, hatchings during the week ended Decemb_r 14 were up 4 2 percent and settings were up 22 percent from a year ago .

State
Ga .
Ill.
Calif. Wash .
Total

EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT :::::HED, 1968

E gg s Set (Week Ended)

I %of

Chick s H atc h ed (Vv eek Ende d ) ; o/o o f

Nov.

Nov. De c.

Dec. year

Nov. Nov.

De c .

Dec , year

23

30

7

14

a go 2/

23

30

7

14

ago 2 /

T housand s

Thousands

91 4

924 649

740 125

6 70

543

7 52

7 54 I 163

540

42 5 26 5

385 158

350 26 5

235

435 22 2

1, 621 1, 285 1, 11 7 1, 509 119

970 599

95 0 1, 191 131

305 3, 380

166

166

2,800 2, 19 7

242 99 2,876 122

9 7 177 2,087 1, 584

90 2,0 27

238 1 84
I
z, 61s I 142

1/ Includes eggs s e t by hatche ries producing chicks for hatchery s upply flocks .
2/ Current week as pe rcent of same week last year .

B ROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMER:::::IA L Art2AS BY WE.~KS -1968 Page 2

EGGS SET

:',I

CHI CKS PLACf!.:D

STATE

Week Ended

Nov.

Dec .

30

7

Dec. 14

o/o of 1!----_ w..~~lL~~

year jj Nov.

J.Jec.

Dec.

ago 1/ , 30

7

14

I %of
l year ago 1/

THOUSA NDS

THuUSAN03

Maine onnec tic ut
P enn s yl vania Indi ana Mi s sour i Del aware Marylan d Virginia West Vi r g ini a North Carolina South Carolina
GE ORG IA
Florida Tennessee Al a b a m a Missis sippi Arkansa s Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon Cali for ni a
TOTAL 196 8 (2 2 State s)

1, 800

1, 737

1,822 105

1, 321

1, 353

1, 36 1

104

209

179

271 108

10 5

103

109

75

1, 53 8

l , 397

1' 519 112

946

895

785

88

406

446

465 112

35 8

297

31 3

99

234

229

234 68

369

359

36 3

101

2, 274

2, 33 7

2,465 102

l, 881

2, 560

2, 289

111

4 , 662

4, 547

4, 564 100

3,01 8

3,077

3, 291

106

1, 555

1, 44 8

1, 562 114 I l , 10 7

1, 045

1, 027

105

25

45

32 24

2 17

26 6

285

91

6,494

6, 2 50

6,689 100

4,691

4,882

4, 760

103

4 35

392

407 103

259

364

373

105

r ll, 197 11,018 11,418 100

8, 581

8, 853

8,747

109

902

911

1,068 116

559

654

678

102

838

799

794 108

1,022

963

1, 001

123

8, 143

8, 370

8, 525 103

6, 336

6, 510

6,430

109

4, 674

4, 505

4,799 103

4,050

4, 144 4, 063

108

9,956

9,82 1 10, 240 109

6,7 66

7,559

7, 508

112

972

968

968 88

962

889

891

118

4, 064

3, 864

4, 240

99

3, 182

3,234

3,052

101

4 73

4 39

4 12 87

329

333

374

98

347

295

330 92

309

269

243

102

1, 869

1, 828

1, 853 106

1, 395

1, 56 0

1, 500

119

63, 06 7 6 1, 825 64 , 677 103 4 7, 763 50, 169 49 , 443

10 8

TOT AL 19 6 7".c (2 2 State s)

6 1,895 57 , 6 57 63 ,009

46 , 9 11 46 , 377 <1 5,982

bf Last Year

102

107

103

].I
.~

CurrEnt week as percent cf same week last year.

Re vised.

10 2

108

108

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GEORGIA

--

NOVEMBE_

December 20 , 1S63

----------------------~~~%~o~f ~~~~~t---------------%_

T _
f

_

_

_ _

It m

During Nov.

last

Jan . th ru Nov,

12 " t

----------------------r--19~6~7~1~/____~19~6~8~2~/___y~e~a~r~~l9~6~7~1~/____~1~96~~8~2~/___ f0~_r_ __

Broiler Tv:pe

Thou.

Thou.

Pet . T hou.

Tho u.

Pet .

Pullets Placed (U . .3 . )3/

Total Domestic Chickens Tested:

3,416 2, 9 59

3, 592 105 3, 152 107

38,342 33, 743

39 ,27 2 102 33 ,990 101

Broiler Type

Georgia United States Egg Type

548 2, 464

574 105 2, 315 94

6, 323 26, 251

5, 8 80

93

22,787

87

Georgia United States Chicks Hatched:

16

4 3 269

3 00

224

75

955

737 77

6,61 8

5, 701

86

Broiler Type Georgia United States
Egg Type Georgia United States
Commercial 3laughter:4/ Young ::::hickens
Georgia United States Mature C hickens Light Type

37,870 211,342
l, 57 5 27,681
28, 804 170, 533

I 38, 873 103 i 4S8, 526

4 53,905

99

222, 501 105 l 2, 54 3,354 2, 578,602 101

i 2, 9 0 3 184 ! : ; 1, 379

35, 283 127

507, 841

33,820 108 472,494 93

I

28, 082

I
97 ! 373,700

356,503

95

177,048 104 : 2, 143 , 872 2, 14 8, 044 100

i

I

Georgia

828

74 1 89 \

8,208

8,081

98

United State s

13, 649

11, 166 82

13 2, 303

114, 293

86

Heavy Type

Georgia

387

390 101

3, 894

3, 191

82

United States

2, 108

2, 489 118

24 ,7 45

22,788

92

Egg Production:

Mil.

Mil .

Mil.

Mil.

Georgia
South Atlantic 5/

4 24 1, 113

4 19 99 1, 090 98

L.J: , 531 12 , 1?.. 5

4 , 542 100 12,323 10 2

United States

5, 726

5, 539 97

64, 200

63,632

99

1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets fo r broiler hatc ~1ery supp.l.f flocks, includes

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

125 pullet chicks p er 3 0-doz. cas e of egg s. 4/ 2ederal-3tate Markzt News S er ;rice

Slaughter reports only include p oultry slaughtered under Federal Ins pection. 5/ South

Atlantic States : D e l., M-::1., W . Va . , N. C . , 0, C., Ga . , .tTla., V a .

YOUNG CHICKE NS: SLA UGHTERED UNDER ZEDE RAL INSPECT ION

BY SELECTED STATES, 1967 and 1968

Number Inspected

Indicat ed Percent Condemned

State

During Oct.

Jan. thru Oct.

During ::;.ct.

Jan. thru Oct.

I

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

1967 Thou.

1968 Thou.

1967 Pet.

1968 Pet.

1967 Pet.

1968 Pet.

Maine I 5, 959

6,0 86

60,71 8 60, 483 3 .2

4. 0

Pa.

I 7,279

7,2 53

69,473 69,264 3.8

4 .0

3. 5 4. 8

3. 9
- Ll. A ~.

Mo .

3,399

4 ,203

33 ,393 38,010 2.2

2. . 8

3 .7

3. l

Del.

8, 539

3, 359

77,063 75,994 4 . 8

3. 5

5. l

L!- . 2

Md.

12, 619 13,744 121, 223 11 8 , 154 4 . 4

3. 3

4. 9

4. 1

Va .

4,673

7' 526

42,634 60,472. 3 .2

3. 9

N . c.

22,972 24, 108 216, 125 221, 4 85 3 . 2

3. 0

3. 6

4 .3

3. 8

3. 3

Ga .

33, 118 34, 365 334,072 313,644 4 . 2

4,4

4. 9

4.8

Tenn.

4,81 4

5, 950

52 , 110 54, 22.2 2.8

3. 1

4 . 4:

3. 1

A la .

22, 57 8 24,918 224, 254 227,476 I 2 . 7

3. 9

3. 3

3. 4

Miss .

14 , 162 16,049 138,092 146, 4 87 2.2

2. 2

2. 9

2. 3

Ark.

29, 4 72 31, 584 291, 789 295,174 3. 1

2. 6

3. 8

3.2

Texas

13,384 13, 557 127, 538 126, 592 3.0

2.7

3. 2

3.5

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3.3

3 J..,

4: ,0

3. 6

218,958

1, 992, 193 I

Unite d States Department of Agriculture

Georgia Depart m e nt of A griculture

Statistical .dep orting S e rvic e , 409A North Lumpkin Street, .Athens, Georgi a 30601

c; nd- of- lvi.on th .::: to c k s of P oultry, Poultry I-'roducts, Meat and. 1\lleat Produ c ts United States - No ve m 0er 1968
3hell egg s decline d 84 t ho usand cas es in Nove mbe r t o 88 tho usand. De cembe r 1 stocks w e r e 62 t housand cas e s b e low yea r ea r lie r hol ding s. "Tr oz en egg hol d i.ng s w e re 8 2 m i lli on p o unds, down 13 m i lli on from a year e arli e r and 10 m illion below No vemoer l. ..c~roz e n poultry s tocks de clined 10 8 milli on pounds in Novemb e r to 4 99 million and 107 million bel ow a ye ar e arlie r. Turkey holding s were 398 million po unds, down 106 million fro m l as t month and 31 million below a year earlier. W hole t urkeys totaled 369 million pounds . Parts, cut up, and further processed items t ot ale d 29 million. Stocks of meat totaled 604 million pounds, 32 million more than a month earli.e r, but 34 million below a year earlier. Frozen pork bellies a t 33 million pounds inc r e a se d 13 million during Nove m be r but were 16 million less than a year earlier. Ha ms, at 30 million pounds, declined 12 million during the month. Beef stocks to~ale d 290 million pounds, 24 million above a month earlier and 21 millionrnore than a yea r e a rlie r.

C ommodity

Unit

Nov. 1962-66 Av.
Thou.

Nov . 1967 Thou.

Oct. 196 8 Thou.

Nov. 1968 Thou.

Eggs: Shell Frozen eggs, t ota l
Poultry, frozen: Broilers or fryers Hens, fowls Turkeys Other & Unclas s ified
Total Poult ry

Case

105

150

172

88

Pound - }:.~ ?2------- 3.5.! _6;)_-- _9_~,-~3-~---- _8]..! ].}_8_ ----

do.

26 ,369

4 0, 271 17 , 99 7

18,037

do.

4 7,917

68, 932 34 , 205

3 2,140

do.

283, 674

423 , 652 50,, 44 8 398 , 065

do.

60,070

68, 232 49 , 902

50, 591

do.

11 :.. Q~Q------ _6_0~:. ~-8]_ - -~0-~.-~~~-- _jJ_?..! _8})__ -

Beef: Froz e n in ...... ure and ::::ured
Pork: .l!~rozen and Cooler
Other meat and m e at pro d ucts
Total all red meats

do.

247,564

do.

216,84 8

do.

89, 33 5

do.

553, 747

26 8,24 6 265,951
278, 586 222,422
91,0 64 83 ,275 637, 896 57 1,648

289,640
231,208
82,675 603, 523

MID-MONTH PRICES l\E -:::: EIVED A ND P iU :Ec P A ID

Item
Prices Received: Chickens, lb. e xcluding broilers Com '1 Broilers (lb.) All Chickens (lb) All Eggs (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton) Broiler Grower Laying Feed

Nov. 15 1967
Cents

Georgia

Oct. 15 Nov. 15

1968

1968

Cents ...::ents

- United State s
Nov . 15 V,., CL, 15 Nov. 15

19 67

1968

1968

r .._ ..J '~ UL. S

'::: ents

C ents

8. 5 10. 5 10.4 3 5. 9 Dol. 92.00 88.00

11. 0 11. 5 11. 5 .!_1.5 . 7
Dol. 90.00 81.00

12.5
12.0 12.0
9 ~:!:7.
Dol. 89.00 84.00

7. 0 11. 8 11. 1 2. 9 . 8 D ol. 90.00 83.00

8. 2 12. 8 1 2: . 2 37. 6 T.Jo l . 88 .00 79.00

8. 6 13 . 6 12..9 38 .8 D o l. 89.00 79.00

This report is made possible through the cooperation of the N ational Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Hesearch Division of the Agricultural Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Cons umer and Markzting Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the .:Jtatist ical R epor ting 3ervice and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the p o ultry fa.rmers that report to these agencies.

ARCHIE L A NGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Cha rge

iN , .A . 'NA GN~ ~ R A g ricultural Stati stician

After Five Days R eturn to: United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical R eporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUS INES S

Po ::> t ae '~ a n r . .~_.. es Paid U. S . 03p a r t m enc of A gricultu:ce

REPO

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

1968

GEORGIA AN~~AL CBOP REPORT - - 1968

THE VALUE OF GECRGIA CRCFS DOWN 76 MI LLION DOLlARS : The va lue of the principa l crops produced in Georgia during 1968 amounted to
$390,500, COO - 16 percent belovr the record 1967 va lue of $466,587,000 . The maj ority of the decr ease in value i s due t o the l ow yi 0lds r esulting fr cm unfavarable weather during the gr m-ring sec.s on. A shortage of moisture r educed ~-ields per a cre fr om the 1967 average us f ellows: Corn, 18 bushels; s oybecms, 9 . 0 bushels ; cott on, 86 pounds; peanuts , 160 pounds; and toba cco, 198 pounds . Georgia ' s f eanut crop wa s the most importa nt in value of production with a t ot a l amounti ng to $1C9, 320, 000> followed by toba cco va lued at $76,856,000 . Corn ranked third with a val1.:,ation of $66, 348 , 000 and cotton wes f ourth a t $40,562, 000 . The va lue of the soybean crop, a t $17,346,000, is a little more than ha lf of l ast year's total r e sulting frcm r educed a creage nd low yie lds .

PRO~UCTICN OFF : The 1968 cor n production of 58 ,200 ,000 bushels is 31 million bushels be low l a st yecr ' s r e cor d crop. Tobacco poundage is down 43 million pounds . Peanuts
rer e off 41 mi lli on p ounds, the soybean crop was 46 percent l e ss thEm the 1967 production and the p ecu.n producti on of 38 milli on p ounds this year is 17 million pounds less t han in 1967.

DISTRIBUTIO q C'F 1968 CROP VALl.JE I N PERCE11lTAG~ OF TGTAL VALUE

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ARCHIE LANGlEY ABriculturul St utistician In Chc::tge

C. L. CREr'SH.'l.\\ .hgri ct:ltur:..cl St:..:tist icj ;:-,n

Crop

Ye a r

Ha rv' d Acreage
11000 acres

Yield Fer Acre

.!/1 196 6 and 1967

Frod uc -

Uni t

tion

Unit Price

1 1000

dol.

Total Vah:e 1 1000
dol.

Cotton Lint 2/
Cottonseed Corn, Grain Sorghum Grain vVheat Oats Barley Rye Potatoes 1 Sweet Tobacco, All Hay, All Sugar Cane Syrup
Y Peanuts 1 for Nuts
Soybeans, for Beans ll
Lespedeza, for Seed Crimson Clover, for Seed Fescue , for Seed Peaches 1 Total
Production 4/

196 8 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967 196 8 1967 1968 1967
19 68 1967 196 8 1967 1968 1967 1968 1967
1968 1967

395 267
11455 11532
10 ll 114 13 0 90 100
6
s
74 67 8. 5. .8 .. 0 57.4 72.4 435 433 1.0 1.0 497 478 472 5<? 2 5.0 8.0 5. 0 6. 0 14.0 10. 0

322 408
40.0 58.0 28.0 37.0 28.0 26.0 4.2 . 0 35.0 38.0 31.0 21.0 18.5 80.0 90.0 1,878 21 076 l. 80 l. 95
280 260 11880 21 04Q 15.0 24.0 2 00 220 12 0
85 230 200

Bales

2 65

228

l 09

Tons

98

581200 Bushels 881856

280

Bushels

4. 07

31192 Bushels 31380

Bushels Bushels

31780 315 00
228 279

1155 4 Bushels 112 4 0

680

G-N t ,

720

l 07 17 31 Pounds 15 01 2 94

7 21

Tons

845

280

Gallons

260

93 4 1360 Poun~s 975 112 0

71 080 Bushels 13 1008

11000 Pounc!s 1,87 0

600

Pounds

510

3122 0 Pounds 2,000

Pounds 24614 00 1431800

.265 351112 .258 29,386

50.00 51.60

51450 51 057

1.14 l.ll l. 03

661348 981630
288

l.l 0

448

l. 2 0

3,830

l. 52

51138

.79

2,986

.82 . 97 .98 l. 80

2187 0 221 273
2,797

2.26

21802

6. 50

41 42 0

6. 81

4 1903

.713 76,856

.672 l 011 007 29 .0 0 22,649 28 .00 231660

l. 75

490

l. 65

429

. 117 109,320

. 115 1121139

2. 45 17,346

2.46 32,000

.240

240

.2 44

429

. 27 0

162

.250

128

. 135

435

. 130

260

. 0556 121777

. 0818 lll 869

Pecans 1 Total Production
Commercial Vegetal)les 5/

19 58 1967 1968 1957

62 .l 58.9

381000 Pounds 55,000

. 421 .376

l5 19GO 2 01 7 00
121793 141459

TOTAL ABOVE CROPS

(Excl. acreage of

1968 37 01. 0

3901500

peanut hay, Zruits I

1957 3733.3

466 1587

and pecans . )

..!/19 68 price and value figures are prelimi!'1ary . Excludes price support payments ._1/Cotton
Y yield in pounds - price per pound. Covers only acreage alone and harvested for peanuts

and beans. 4/ Includes 16.6 million pounds abandoned and excess cullage 1968 and 3. 7 million pounds excess cullage 1967 excluded in computing value .~/Does not include sweetpotatoes.

The Georgia Crop Reporting Service 1 U. S. Department of Agriculture 1 4 09A North Lumpkin Street in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

A ter Five Days Return To United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 4 09A North Lumpkin Street .Athens 1 Ge. orgia 3 06 01 OFFI CIAL BUSI NESS

Postage and Fees Paid U . S. Department of Agriculture

Georgia Crop Reporting Service

Athe s, Georgia

Decembe r 23, 1963

GE .:J RG IA AN NUAL VEGETABLE SU ~IJ: 1,1ARY - 1968

Production of the eight principal commercial vegetable and two pro cessing crops harvested in Georgia during 1968 was valued at $17, 21 3, 00.'), a decrease of l_l percent below the 1967 value of $19,362,00 0 . This de cre ase in value is attributed to lower yields and prices on most major vege table and melon c rops . '1'hese crops were harvested from an estimated 7 0, 6 00 acres in 1968 compared to 66,900 in 1967.

vv eather conditions vvere very unfavo rab le for normal plant growth and production during the spring and summer mo nths. The prolo nged dry w eather reduced the quality of many vegetables during the 196 8 season.

AC REAGE, PRJDUCTI Ol'J , P.RICE Al'.JD VALUE OF PRI NCIPAL C ROPS, 1968- 1967J/

CR :J P

Year

Harvested Yield Acreage Per Acre

Prod uction

Price Per Cwt.

Value

Acres

c -Nt.

1 1 00 0 C::wt. Do llars l, 000 dol.

For Fresh Market :

Beans 1 Lima

196 8

31000

22

66

11.90

785

1967 _ _ _3_, _Q_Q_Q_ __ _ __?_6_____ 7 8____ ___ 1_1_._0_0_ _ _ _8_5_8_

196 8

3,000

25

75

9.80

7~5

Beans, Snap, Spring 1967

3,000

24

72

9 . 80

706

1968

1,20 0

36

43

12.00

516

Beans 1 Sr:np, Summer 1967

1,300

38

49

12.5 0

612

196 8

2,5 00

110

275

2.80

770

Cabbage, Spring

196 7

2,5 00

125

312

2.85

889

1968

5 00

11 5

58

3. 8 0

220

__c_a_b_b_a~g~e~~_S_u_m__m_e_r____~l9 _~67~- ______5~00~----~l~l~0~-------5~5~------~3~.70~________2~04~

1968

5,700

60

342

5.70

1,949

Cantaloups

1967 196 8

5,500

60

-~--~~-

J. ,400

34

330

6.90

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

48

3 . 90

2,277 187

C o r n , Sw e e t 1 967 1 , 4 0 0 32 4 5 5 . 1 0 2 3 0 _ _ _ _ _:___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __;:;_..:.....;;;..-'-------~-=--=-..:;-----"---------'C..:;.__

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3 1 50 0

6 6

2 31

6, 50

l, 5 02

Tomatoes

19 6 7

2, 8 00

67

188

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19 68

39,500

90

3,555

7.60 1.60

1,429 51688

'IV'atermelons

19 67

3 6 ,000

95

3, 420

1.9 5

6,669

1968

8,500

80

680

6.50

4,420

Sweet Potatoes

1967

8,000

90

720

6. 81

4,903

TOTAL FRESH MARKET

19 6 8 1 9 6 7

68 1 8 00 64 I 000

XXX XXX

5 1 373 5I 269

XXX X XX

16 1 772 18 I 777

For Proces s inq :
TOTAL PROCESS I NG y

1 9 6 8 1 9 6 7

11 8 00 2 1 900

XXX XXX

XXX XXX

XXX XXX

4 41 58 5

TOTAL, FRESH \t1ARKE T 19 68

7 0 ,600

XXX

XXX

AND PRO CESSING

1967

66,9 00

XXX

XXX

XXX XXX

17,213 19,362

l/ Include s only commercial vegetables for which estimates are made, 1968 data preliminary.
2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L . H. HARRIS , JR. Statistica l Assistant

'The Georgia C rop Re po rti n~; Se rvice, U.S . . j)epartment of Agriculture, 409A 1\iort h Lumpkin St re et in co o peratio n with th e Georgia Department of .1\.g riculture .

GiO~GI ~- VALU E OF P~ODUCTIO N BY CRO PS

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UNITf:: D STATES: In 1968, production was 1 percent more than in 1967 for the 27 principal fresh market ve getables an c, melons. The 1968 prot: uct ion of 227 mrll ion hun<.Jre oweight
com0a res with 1967 production of 224 mill ion hundredweight an t.l the aver.J:.:Je annudl p ro duction of ~ 1 6 mill ion. Crops maki n0 major contributions to this year's incre.3sed pro<.Juction from l ::;G7 were lettuce , cantaloups, a nci car rots. rtecord high production was estimate d for broccoli, lettuce, onions, and green peppers. The 27 prin cipal ~ egetable and melon crops had a total
value of $1,201 mill ion, 4 percent mor ~ (han a year earlier. Lea d in s crops in value were
let t uce an a tomatoes whose combined total accounted for 36 percent of the U. S. total.
The five leading States in the 1968 production of fresh ve9etables and melons were Cal ifornia, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and New York. These States accounte ~ for 64 percent of the harvested acreage, 70 percent of the production, and 7b percent of the value of the ve~etables and melons p roduced in the United States.
This summary provides fresh market estimates for the 27 principal vegetables and melons ~rown commercially in the more important producing States. These estimates provide basic
statistics on over bO percent of the national output of all vegetables and melons grown for
fresh market ~dl~.

After Five Days ~eturn to United States Department of Agriculture
St a ti stical Report i ng Service 40jA North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30b0l OFFICIAL BUSINE~S

Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture

800

AUmcqvueirsaitiitoynos

Division
t Geo;-gia.

Universi;r Libraries

Athens Goorgla 30601

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

ATHENS, GEORGIA

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended Decembe r 21

was 8, 67 5, 000--1 percent le ss than the previous week but 3 percent more than the

comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop 1~e porting Servic e .

An estimated 11, 4 18, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--

the same as the pr evio us week but slightly less than the compar a ble week a year

e arlier.

The majority of the prices paid to Georgia produce rs for broil er hatching e ggs

were reporte d within a range of 60 to 70 cents per dozen. The ave rage p rice of

hatching eggs was 65 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery

owned co ckerels ge nerally wa s 2 cents below the average price, Most prices received

for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries we r e reported within a range of $ 8 . 25

to $11. 00 with a n average of $ 9.7 5 p e r hundred. The averag e prices l ast year we re

57 cents for eggs and $ 8.00 for chicks.



. \

We ek Ended

G ZORGIA EGGS SET, Eggs Set}:_/

1967 Thou,

1968 Thou.

HATCHINGS , l~ ND CHICK PLA CEM~NTS

o/o of
year ago

Chicks Placed for

,.-- -l"~ v-.-P-r-i c-e ----
Hatch Broiler

Broilers in Georgia I Eggs

I % of Per

I 1967

1968

yea r Doz.

Chicks Per Hundred

ago

1968

1968

Pet.

T ~l.OU.

Thou. Pet. Cents Dollars

Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 21

ll, 289 11,381 101

7' 551

7, 80 6 103

63

11,271 11,344 101

7, 537

6,937

92

63

11' 090 11,338 102

7,637

7, 649 100

63

10,964 11,234 102

8, 270

8, 459 102

63

10, 940 11,529 105

8, 173

8, 397 103

64

10,81 4 11,271 104

8,068

8,638 107

65

11, 289 11' 197

99

8, 103

8, 581 106

65

10, 633 11,01 8 104

8, 315

8,853 106

65

11,427 11,4 18 100

8,060

8, 747 10 9

65

11, 445 11, 4 18 100

8,446

8,615 103

65

9. 25 9. 25 9 .25 9 . 25
9. 50
9 .75 9.75 9 .7 5 9.75 9 .7 5

EGG TYPE
rtatc h o f egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended Decembe r 21 was 718, 000--5 perc ent 1es s than the previous week bt:t 9 5 perc e n t mor e t han the c omp arab l e week last year. An estimated 780, 000 eggs for the production of egg t yp e chicks we r e set by Georgia hatche ries , 5 p e rcent more t han the previous we ek and 10 p e r ce nt more than the comparable we e k last ye ar.
In the four states that accounted for about 25 percent of t he hat ch of a ll egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1967, hatchings during the week ended December 2 1 were up 30 percent and settings were up ll percent from a year ago.

E GG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT C H1DD , 19 68

Sta te

E ggs 3et (We ek E nded)

o/o o f

Nov.

De c. Dec.

Dec . !year

30

7

14

21 l ago2/

Chi cks Hatched (Week E n ded)

Nov. Dec.

Dec .

Dec .

30

7

14

21

% of
ye ar
ago 2/

Ga. Ill. Calif. Was h .
Tot al

Thousands

924

649 740

465*

26 5 385

1,285 166

1' 117 1, 509
166 242

2, 840* 2, 197 2, 876

110 355 9 ri 1, 658 11 6
I 253 101
3, 046 ! 111

Tho usands

543 7 52

754

265 235

4 35

599 950 1, 191

177

90

238

1., 584 2 , OZ7 2, 6 18

71 8 ! 195 365 1 151
996 I 107 132 i 86
I
2 , 211 ._ :_'i. 3 0 _

* 1/ Includes egg s set by hatcheries producing chic ks for hatchery suppl y flocks .

2/ C urrent week as percent of same week last year.

1-{evi s e d.

B .ti.OILER TYPE EGGS SE T A ND CHICKS PL A CE D IN COMME.R~ IA L AR 1~P.-3 BY V/EB KS -19 68 P age 2

I

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Dec .
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De c.

Dec ,

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21

% of
yea r
a go 1/

Maine Connec ticut P ennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Mar yland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEO.ti.G I.lj.
1'~lorida
Tennessee A labama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Vvas hi ngton Ore go n Califo rnia
T OTAL 1968
(22 States}

THOUSA NDS

!I

TH O U0A.N JS

I

1,737

1, 822

l, 937 102 ,,I 1, 353

1, 361

1, 265

83

179 1, 397

271 1, 519

211

72 !,

103

1, 523 113 ,IIII, 895

109 785

98

54

839

106

446 229

46 5 234

532 243

133 84

,II'

297 359

313 363

282

90

3 51

106

2,337

2,465

2,401 102 II 2, 560

2, 289

2, 281

102

4, 547

4 , 564

4,618 100 I; 3,077

3,291

3, 143

104

1, 448

l, 562

1, 595 105 II 1,045

1,027

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111

45

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37

34

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266

285

246

94

6,250

6,689

6,763 10.Z ,j.l 4,882

4 ,760

4:,871

102

392

407

454 108

364

373

404

120

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8, 853

8,747

8,675

103

911

1, 068

963

114

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686

113

799 8,370
4, 505

794 8, 525
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8, 742 104

6, 510

4,711 102 ji 4, l L!:'-1:

1, 001 6,430 4,063

696 6, 164 4, 111

96 98 104

9, 821 968

10, 240 968

10, 513 975

111 90

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7' 559 88 9

7, 50 8 891

7,310 861

108 122

3, 864

4, 240

4,031

95

3,234

3, 052

3, 025

96

439 295 1, 828

412 330 1, 853

494 319

92 88

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1, 915

115

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1, 560

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l, 500

330 269 1, 484

74 112 114

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103

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Di s trict an d County
DI STRICT !:!_
Bu11 och Burke Can d l e r Columb ia Eff in gham Emanue l Glascock Jefferson Jenk i ns l'lcDuff ie Richmond Screven IJ/a rren
TOTAL
DISTRICT l
Baker Calhoun Ciay Decatur Dou gherty Early Grady Lee Mill e r Mi tc hell Ra nr_io Ip h Sem i nole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas IIJ/ebs t e r
TOTAL
DIST KICT 8
At kinson Ben Hi 11 Berrien Brooks Coff ee Co 1qui tt Coo k Crisp Doo 1y Irwi n Jef f Davis Lowncie s Telfair Tift Turne r 1.'/i 1cox Lforth
TOT AL

GEORG I A 1/HEAT

1968 County Estimates -- Acreage Yield, and Production

Pre 1 imina ry

Harvested Acres ..

Yield Per Acre

Bushels

Prot:uct ion Bushe ls

I ,200 2,000 2,250
210 340 750 410 13,300 530 210 500 1 ,200 1 ,300
24,000

28.0 26.0 2] .0 26.0
o zL~.
23.0 26.0 2t>.5 25.0 25.0 27.0 28.0 27.0
26.5

33 ,600 52,000 60,7 50 5, 460 8,1 60 17, ?. 50 10, 660 352,450 8 ,250 5,250
13' 500
33 , 600 35,100
636,030

6SG 580
70
350 2,000
1' 500 850 650
850
200
800
700 400 3,400 600 l ,000 400
15,000

27.0 2/.0
~s.o
28.0 26.0 l/.5 26.0 31.0 26.0 J O. O 28.0 28.0
2.';J.O
32.0 ?.b.o
27 .o
28.0
28.5

17,550 15,660
1 '750
:;.~oo
52 ,000 41, Z50 23 ,800 20' 150 22' 100
6,000
22 , l~OO
19 ,600 11,600 10&,800 16,800 27,000 11 '200
427 ,460

60 70 500 1 ,200 270 140 160
3,~00
6,000 220 60 ' +80 300 130 950 210
1 ,!)50
15,800

28.5 29.0 28.5 28.0 28.0 30.0 27.0 28.0 2:-;.5 28.0 27.5 27.0 29 .0 31.0 29.0 2&.0 28.0
28.7

1 '71 0 2 ,030 14,250 33, 600 7, ; 60 4,200
l~.3 2 0
98 ,000 171,000
6 ,160 1 ,650 12,960 8 ,700 1+,030
2s7,,u5a5o0
43,400
453,000

District an d County
DIST IUCT 2
,!\~\) l i ng c. vans Long Tattnall Toombs LJa re
TOTAL

GEORG f .l\ ~JH~ AT

U6b County C:stimates -- Acreage, Yteid, and Prpductlon

Preliminary

Harvested Acres

Yield ~er Acre

Bushels

Product Jo;--Bushels

60

25.0

1. 500

90

26.0

2. 3L~o

40

Z!:i.5

I ,020

140

28.5

3 ,9Si0

240

25.0

6,000

30

25.9

750

600

26.0

15 ,600

STATE TOTAL

28.0

~.1~2,000

ARCHIE U\NGLfY Agricultural Statistician In Char~e

C. L. CRENSHA':J Agricultural Statistician

rv IsSU~D-BY:- Th; Georg j-; crop-ReportI-;;g-Se l~e: USDA: lto9A-i'lorth-LumpkTn-street,-Athens,-Georgia. in cooperation Y~ith the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

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