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. ~ SB8 0'G 10 6 Please turn page -n- ----~-- AG UNf108 LESPEDEZA SEED . . ----- - -- - ----~--- -----------------~--------- 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 --~------- ------- ---_._.l._ L._______________._ _ 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 r ATIONAL 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 .............................. ~~---.~--llllll .---------------------ll~U~N~IVVJE~R~SmiTYOFGCORGI~ ' L.:tll-:t3 !76'() - 9~'f-&J@ m~!1![!1ffi&J!1 JAN 8 1968 DECEMBER ~5, 1967 LIBRARIES [pffin~~ 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. -------:I~n-=d_e_x______I_N~DDEoXoeNm1Jbli1eBrER1S5-- :NGoEOveRmGIbAerAN15D:DUecNeI~TeErD;;.SlT;A;.T:E;S5;;;..,:---R-e-cordifuh 1910-14 = 100 .. . . - - 1966 : 1967 : 1967 :--rndex : Date . -~--------------- 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. r ---- -- _ _ _ PRICES --RECEI VED AND PAID BY FARMERS . DECEMBER 15. 1967. WITH COJIIPARIS ONS --- - - -~------------:-~-------GEORGIA-- --~---:---~---UNITEDSTATEs :-De~-rg-:-Nov:--l.s--;--D8c. 15-:nec.1.5-=No~-15---:-Dec: 15- QO!ll12~~t v-~L1_1~t~~------- ~- -L--~~ _.;_ _ _l 9~ 1 ---l--.12 L..1__~~~__.:._ -------..- v-P-JR~ hIe- Ca-Et- S,.. 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 ~ '0 - ~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 ..~) ~ ~ o- 4 ::l t) .....""d ..... ,:... ro tlll ~.."~,.:"...'+..<-...l<.Ul?<)l>;.lU:).!..-.o..-iDJ.~J .Botl.!)~~z t: 'b'o ..... -4 a:; ~ ~roU) . ... k: Qrnro~uJoz-. 00 0 ~ >r'--4~ ,:...OJrn ..cr~ ..<.l.,l .~..;r:o;Q ~ '+-< rl) +> o ~""dU)~ 0) .+..>.. ~ ::J 1ft zt. ~1-J 0 J EY PRO DUCTJ Ge orgia Crop Repor t i ng Servic e LIBRARir;s January 26, 1968 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 . ___ .... ...... ......._._ : or bees : per colony : __production : : -l%b-:-I'967--:-l966--:-1967-:--l966-!--l9~-: ---------------~housands -----~-- --~~unds -----------l:ooo-oound~ -- 1f } I product~--- l 966____l__ 196] ___ l . 000 doll~~ 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 _ _ _ _34 348~-246 -~--52 ------ u. s. :-4,772 4,82-.5 - - -.5-1.-9 - 46-.3 - - AfterFive Days Return-rc;--- - 247 ,642~3;363____43 ,012--34, 9~-----Postage ancr-Fees-Paid____ United States Department of Agriculture U. s . Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ 00 A~uisitions Divis~n U: vers1ty of Geor a Un1vers1~ Libraries Athons Goorgia 30601 ,..._ " UNIVERSITY OF GEORG JAN31 i968 UBRI'RIES l ........ January l, 1968 I Released l/29/68 by Georgia Crop Reporting Service 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -Jail.'l Av.--- ----- -- ( ..L.rl. l.ol.lOU::;;:~J.'':lU J a n . L..:J\...L ot;;J..&...&.""'-'- C) ,1 1,----~-oct:-r:------:Ja.n.l, A-GL-rLa-i-lnJH--E-a.-An-Td---p-o--s--i-t-i-o-n-------------------1-9-6-2---6-6-------.-19-6-7 --------1-96-7----------1-96-8--- 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. --------------------- ------ r s_s_U-EDBY-:--Th_e_G_e-or_g_i_a. Crop Reporting service:-usDA, 409ANOrth LumpkinStreet, Athens:-aa., in cooperation with the Ge orgia Department of Agriculture. Aft er Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 QFEICIA~ ~~~~ Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture 'd0 ) Acquisitions Division University of Georgia UniversitY Libraries Athons Goorgia 30601 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 ---------~----------~------------------~( ~l~,--, -'1 -'"'-'"'-t.,,-..-. ,~_, ~:-Q~" .-:n~J-. ------------------------------------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 Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUS INESS Postage and Fees Paid U. s. Department of Agriculture Acquisitions Division University of Georgia University Libraries Athons Georgia 30601 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:----- ~ ~ 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 L Q) 1-t ..:.:.:.1, ...... :u::1 "0 ...... .... 1-t ro on P;~ ...... ~ Q) ..0..., ~ s:: Q) "0 8 ~....., ro J...t Q) ro tro:DQo). ....., Q 00 0 . P;[J) :::> Q) 1-t ..:.:.J., ...... :::1 .u. . . o1-tnuQ.)...., ..0..., ~ ' ...... > ~ 1-t QJ 1Q-)t ...... s:: 0 Q)....., 0 1-t.._,[J)[J)...O[J) ::J s:: ons::o[J) ~ Q) s:: .. . . r<") I'Ll i i5 p:< 8. ~ 8 ..~..., r: 1-t 8 ::J . .r~o.::[:f>) roo.Q)~oi=Q Q~~.r::Q)~ Q) ,..........,()~ > rou en ~ . ..... Q) Z rZl ..r..o., ..........,. ~>--< ~ 0...... r: E 1-t.....,cn ......,os.tafeeo!.S ~P.e ...., J .g..:rt-a~'!f .:::s=.~. I 4D ~~~~ 2_ m@mn&&ffi~&rn&JL!J [pffi~@~ 0 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. ----- _ __![!:ICES --REC!?];YE..J2_[!~}Lf:!!f!LJ~I_E~T~.:__~TI.l~- 12.,1-96_}il:f!L_C CHf~lJS _ _ ... : G:2; 0rtGIA : 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__ I~:X./) GEORG lA cROP REPORTING SE RY ICE ~N ~.: ,.,., OF 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 Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 O FFICIAL BUSINESS Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture 950 Acquisitions Division university Libraries University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30601 /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.() 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 LIVESTOCK UtUVERSlit C A L F C R 0 P - l 9 7 FEB 2 51968 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Repo rting Service 4C9A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSJNE SS Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT LA JVI B CROP -19 GEORGIA UN\VERS\t'l Of GEO:,_ .. . ~0r o '~ \,;vO 7 ------.------ u-:-~--<; 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 ~ 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) < ~ . OD 1-l 0 Q) l) 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 $224,9 03,000 but still exce e ds the income from any othe r agricultural commodity in the State . Average liveweight p e r bird was 3. 5 pounds, compared to 3. 4 pounds last year. Average price p e r pound for the year was 12.2 cents compared to 14.5 cents last year and 14.5 cents in 1965. The price in 1967 ranged from a high of 14.0 cents in February to a low of 10 . 5 in November. 475 450 - 400 - 350 - 300 - Cll ~ ..0... ~ .~ .... ~ 250 - 200 - PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS (Period 1948-67) Year 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Numbers (000} 33,025 45, 574 62, 892 88,678 112,621 121,631 154,471 177,642 222, 780 261,000 292, 119 303,031 320,250 348,200 353,600 359,760 373, 880 402, 770 456, 192 447, 123 Value (000$) 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 ; I ! 1 It ! ~ I ; !I ~-=-~] Number Broilers -; !:f- t~:-/-.1: Value, Dollars - 475 - 4 50 - 40 0 ...- - 350 : i I ; I I ! i l I I ! i I I i I j i I ' I I ' l i I' ii I I ! I i ! i ! : I I I i ii I' I i I ! I ' I ; l ' I ! I I II I I I !. : l - I i I l 300 ...~................... 0 ::l Cll - 250 I ' . I ' ! I ; I : l jI ;i iI I I I I I , :.~ 1 i I :I I ! i I '' I ! ' (;i I 1 I i j 1. : I I i 1 1 !! l II . i i : ! ,: : 1 1: I : l ; ! ij r:: .; ; I i' 1' , . i I . i r1 1":l:_.t,j (}.< ! L~..:_::..:. - 200 : L..,.ll 150 - - 150 I ~ I'' ! i -r i 1l ' d ,., 1 :: '1 ' ' 1, ' k" :' I t' 'I 1. I 1 I !' 100 - - 100 50 - ~f;~~~~~\~,~ ~: ~.:~:~\~~~ ~~l ~~!'!lljl~f~ ~,;il ~~~ r"! -, i i_ I l lf._:j_;_J, :i>'. l il;_ ::.il .:'F ~:. l ' 1 ':.;-: !":' ::. i:< j f . i (: .I U:;1 V\ .! ' ! '!I .d ( -' :: ,I .': [ ' t.l ~ ~~;"_') .: . 11:-.. !l i - 1 l~-:~:.::;-'_ 1 i !; .:;;4 f_.::)l ,::.::'j w::l .. .. .. ;_::_: I ")' ~ I ~:.:! I ; :~;:~':,;).'I I 50 1\:1 il1i il1i !!1! i!!il I 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Years 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 ~ u irl: 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 usoA, lSSUED-BY:- Th~ Georgi:; Crop-R~porti~g-S~r~i~e-; 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 Postage and Fees Pa id U. S. Depart me nt of Agri culture 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 -! 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 ..u... o:4t; r:il ..... 1, 545 447 1, 473 534 1, 481 123 518 91 999 306 971 319 955 107 312 94 z~ t~j(+f>) 360 318 358 56 358 408 358 75 ~Rl 2,375 2, 338 2,469 87 2,227 2,328 2, 176 80 !-4 0 ::; 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 ~...., 0 ~u 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 ~ GEORGIA 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 rent week as percent of same week last year. Revised. 97 96 96 Q) 00 !-4 ..1.1c:1 0 Hs:: ~~ @u o-1 ... tz)i.i;j .. .~Z v.S [I) Q) t:I.OQ) :ra:!(:f!) o... .s.:.: p..~ aJP.. a:; 8 ....... ::; ...u1...1..:.1..........c1. Q) ~rJ) 0'"' :'":';1..1,:1Z .=:(/)~ u::::! "0 ' -~ ~ 00 .<..t.:. 0 +s>:: Q) 8 +> !-4 p11:1.. Q) ~ 0 (/) 0 :::> Q) ..:'.:":.:,'! ....... ::::! .'.1..j. -~'"' 11:1 bD P-i~ Ul'+-< Q) 0 v..., ~ s:: '1j Q) s:: 8 11:1...., !-4 Q) 11:1 bDP.. 11:1 Q) t;~ 0 P-iul 0 ::> Q) ..:':.":.:,'! ....... .:u.:.l '"' 0 bD ~ Qu)...., ...., . .... Q) s:: ..... ~ Q) ..-< c.:JV.::.:r.!.V:.t..8.so..O:.:,,sO(:.af:Jj)S-:arb:(.I.)."('o"-01Dlrj:zHz~:l rJ) !-4 '"' 8 .. . (/) :;,... 11:1 0 CO::> ~11:1VPV..oP.-.::ll g'"'t:O v~o:4...ct)o-1 >oo,......+> ~ ~ ..Q..), 1u1:1 0!-4 ~t) rJ) z n t .... !-!.., 2 (J) +->~ ~ sQ:):~~-~ ...c ~ o--..,o ......:'"XO :..v. ~o~ -~ s:: (/) ~ ::> 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 5 ..e1.:l:.1l u ~:;; zr:t~+:(/:) "<(~I) ~~ <3 J.t .:J ~ .~ J.t tlO <( Q) tlO J.t ..ecll u d H ~~ @.... ..:1 .~ dz".t.;. ~~ ....:1~ ~.-I ::r:1-i ell 1-t u.B ~.-I < ..B.. 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(/) e11 H ~u ....... z ~Q)UQCill-i ~~QJ.)'tU~)U't....~;... 0~o.'.~c.fdQ.:.) t0~ .t ....BU)..;f4 ::d> 2 1968 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 -u-.-s-.---j--1-8-8-,-5-3-1-----------2--,2-3-6-,-0-4-1------------I--5-.-3------4-.-5--------3-.7-------4-.0------ 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. 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IQIIO ..l.l..'l~CD ~ g'Ej!~ m t:i< ON FEED 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. - : Jr. 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/ ' ' Cows' ' and "steers Inclu des cull dairy 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. ~I Pre 1 imina ry estimate. After Five Days Return to Unite d Stale s De partme nt of Agr icul t ure Statistical Reporting Serv ice 409A Nor t h Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture ~00 Acquisitions Division ~verai;r of Georgia Un1vers1~ Libraries Athons Georgia 30601 --- ATHENS, GEORGIA 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 10 8 ....... 0 -.!) 0 !'of') ...r.o.. bll J..t 0 (]) 0 . .(/) ::> 31 AP r; 1 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 % :-:-_ __W.;..:.....;;=e e!L~!l..dft~<;l__. .----- . 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 as percent o same wee last year. 95 96 8 Q) '-< ::l .~ ..... ::; ..u... 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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________,_ _ __ ....A_,nn~u.:-a..-1_.::....;-...--.~-~8,&?.-,1____,_8~.:~8~21~------- 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 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 United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service , 1 , -< 409A North Lwnpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT ~Dis report ~dll be treated in ~1 Respects as Letter }1ail -'(See .Sec. 34.17,P. L. & R.) Postage and Fees Paid U. s. Department of Agriculture 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 . .U) ~ 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 After FiTe Days Return to United stat es Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin street Athens, Georgia 30601 OJTICIAL BUS:lNESS DM:DIATE ~ U. S. WEATHER REPORr This report will be treated in all Reapech a5 Letter Ya:U (See Seoe 34.17 , Po Lo & Ro} ~ 70 The Univ Library Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 30601 Postage and Fees Pail u. s. Department of Agricult'IU'e GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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 T__e_x_a_s__ .. 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 (1) ..;'.":.l,' ~ :::l ..u.. ..r1.o:1. ....u...., en U) .... ~~ l:r:U) ~ l) ~ ~ U)~ tl.OQ) ~1:1 c'i")' ~ 1:1 pQ..)"'"~' ~ 6 ~ :::l ~...:1 Q) 0H.0 ro .... Q) ~..e...,n....0'.d",' '; :"l .'. .r. ,o z ...d l) .=:U)~ ;:l 0' .... 0 ~H u 0 -.:t' [il 0 ...:1 .~ I 0'".'0 ~ lz). .~ ..., ~ .~ ...:1~ ...... 0 ...., 1Q:1) ri!Ul H ..6.., l~ ) ~~ l:ri ;:l r'"o' 0Q).. ~.=: :::l ..u.. t'"l.O' Q . .U) ~ ::J Q) ..:'.":.:',l .-I ;:l u .'.r0.o. ..'o"...'o 0-i-:t: ...... ~ 0 '"' tl.O uQ) ..Q..), 2 ~ Q) ~ 1=1'"'"' '"'0 QJ.).U<_)-tJo)UU)) tl.() .s ::l ...., r11 ...., 1:1 o ril rrl z .... Q)Q) I::l~ H i:ri6 ..'."., 'P..roU) e>n .tr:oO'"' :j6Htrl.O.Q::J ~ p. ~...:1 ~ ...:1 oi:ri...ClJ 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. 1'\ay \9&8 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. ]"'t -:.;'-- 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 ~~w~~m[1~ miDUJm~ 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. -BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ARE-AS BY WEE KS-1968 Page 2 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 '+-< 0 .r..o.. tlll 1-1 0 Q) CJ . ::J ..... 1-1 tlll 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 ~:;...::.;::.=.::;:c - - - - 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 MAY 1419Ge Georgia Weekly Crop and -w-~~~~~--..11 etin ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE JJ\~ 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. rr 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. v ._ DmP_.. MII:NT or co.....-:ac:ac W.EA'rHER BURJDAU Athena, Georsia ESSA.. Prec pitation For The Week Ending May 10 , 1 968 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. o08 * For the period May 11-13 , 1968 T Less than o005 inch o ltur Posta ge a ~ d Fees Paid S. Oepa r me. t of Agriculture IMME D IATE - U. This report wil l e trea ted o a 1 Re spe::: s a Le ter a i l (SeeSe: . 34. 1, P.L. c- ~.) ,.;jo,J Ac9uisitions Division U~versi ty of Georgia University Libraries Athens Goorgia 30601 ~GIA ~..,o FARM REP OR MAY l 619 LIBRAR IES GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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 1=1 ..~... u t() ..... ~t; o:; .;::: ~1:1 fli (() ... 1=1 Q) {)1{-Qff).)...c~.. 00 ~ 1=1 .... ..... Q) .... Q) 1-f 1-f 0p_.{..f.). Q) ~ ..1.=.1. .-.p~_. ~ ..... 8::l ..'.t.,;........:cJ Q) .~_, .!.-<, .8 z 1-f t() 0 ...... :l ..u... ~ 0' !-< 00 0 -.::t' ... Q) Q) .s-.<..1.,-Q!1).-.f_.,-o.{f) $:10 t() {f)-.Q t2 gs ~Z1Q-sf ).~Q_,)oon...99.~0.r.<..~'.l zH .._.~-oouo~~-~ ~2~ZQ)~ !-< ~Ul .._. .,... <"t; .._., cQ~ Q)t()~O'o.-:{l@.-1 l:.t r!:> 0 Q) .-1 H 0 CIS Q ..O ..... .-1 lrlH CoH tl!) ~ 5 t~ g -M .Po .P rlrl o.-1 17) !1l lrl HH IIl #f'"i (l) Q)~ ~ >> a> (0l'0) ~o~S::::::aq:.:> +- Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulle ~ 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, J * T 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 ~7 1:~3"" 3 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING ~' lUJ~crJ1[1[1Lf ~L11!illt? 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 I 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 1! :: ____ ~~~~_s_____ _ ~ ~ 1_~_3_~~ ___ ==~ ::~ ___ ::~ ~~:__ ~ _~ ~ ~ _____ ~ ~ : ______ : ~ ~______5~ _1___ _ 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 1-?~ !. 2~ ~ ________5_?.! ~~~____~1_,_~o_~ ____ _?_s.! _?.9)__ _ 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 ~ ------------------------------------------- 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 li Georgia United .3tates ~~-------A--p-r-.--l-5~M-a-~~.--1-5__A_p_r-.--1-5-~-A-p-r--.-l-5--M--a-r-.--l-5-A-p--r-.-1-5----- l 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 EGGS SET j __ _ _ ___ _ week En~ed CHICKS PLAC.c.;D o/co of l' -- ____ Vfe.?J~_$ncl~.d-- ----Jj o/o of I May May May -1 year 1 May May May j ye ar 4 11 18 j ago l I 1 4 ll 18 ago 1/ I Maine Connecticut THOUSANDS I: THOUSA NDS 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 I I 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 ' i 70,691 69,242 70, 155 1I 54,560 54, 519 54:, 164 ! !of Last Year l1/ Rc ur_rent week as 102 percent of same 103 week last 103 year. evtsed. 100 10 l 102 (!) !-l ..:.:.1, ,.....; ::1 ..u... 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Q) Q) Q '+-' H H,....... .s . _,!-l o Uw.l .U..).,"O'UU..lll ~a>wss::::an..s...::roil . ...., H !-l 0 (f) tlO::> QroPro..pw..:.:.1.1:l-o1r:q >(\)ot:t. .:.i. ...c...,c.J...~:l .,... til ro H ~H .._, . . . z r~ a> u o 0 til !-l ro ...., Q (!) Hex.. <....Q.....),tt.:.l.)., ~....t..~i...,l g~-.<~ .c:I 0 (,T~ ._..3.. U.l-.:t< Q :::::> GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ' Athens , Georgt a ' ' 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 (See Seco 34.17, Po Lo & Ro) .)(0 The Univ Library Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 3o601 Postage and Fees Paid UoS . Department of Agriculture 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____ _ _M2_a5_y_~--a~yge~oa_r_2~/_ _ _ 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 ! EGGS SET CHI .:;KS P LACED STATE Week Ended May May 11 18 May 25 % of yea r ~~~~M'a-y----W~~Me~e~k'a_Ey_n_d_e_d__'M,-a_y____ o/o of year a g o 1/ ~--l_1_ _ _ _1__8 _____2_5_ __!__a:._:g::...o.:.........::1:..:./_ _ 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 ..C..l.l OJ) 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 90 (!) l) 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 ,! 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 1 ~Tc~Oa~lT~iAfoh~Lr~n1~9i6a8~-n---l---~~17~,19, ~673~05-~~17~2,~,092~119T---7~11,~9,9~87~7~8-1~093~5~~~~~,~515~,,~043~97~4-~5~15~,,0~559~1~0--5~~5l,~0,2~55~1~9~-~1l0~1O~O----- >-t ~ (22 State s) ~~ @ .-1 u TOTAL 1967* 69, 242 70, 155 69,715 ~.-!' 54, 519 54, 164 54,323 ~ -~ ..... O'""J' ) ~ ....... 0 (22 State s) :1 ~ -~ ' ~ ~ II - ~ %of Last Year ,! 103 103 103 *!_I Current w ee k a s p e rcent of same w ee k last y e ar. .R evised. ii 101 102 101 I' W t f) :H I: .-~t U :::1 ~..., /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. 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Cll ..r.o-l.;.H> ~ . . , .. . z r."i Q) () 0 Cll (.) r:::H < .., !-1 ro ..Q..), t.r...l, '+I .~..., g;< r~ 0r~ ._...3. trl-.:t< r::: ::J w o-rP9~"r"c7~mw& L11P& LPffi~~0 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. ~~iult~~l_Sia!i~tici~~ ~-C~arg~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ve~t.et able Crop Esttmator IS SUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 4C9A North Liinpkin-Stre et,-Athens,-Georgia--;--- - - - - - in cooperation ;rith the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Aft er Five Days Return t o Lnit e d Stat e s Department of .Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 4C9A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIA.L BUS:rnESS Postage and Fee s Pa id U. S. Department of Agriculture Week Ending Ath ens , Geo Rel ased 3 p.m. Monday CROP PROSPECTS GOOD LIBRARIES 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. ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Deparfment of Agriculture; and the Weather Bureau, ESSA, U. S. Department of Corr,merce . U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU Athena, Georgia ESSA Precipitation For The Week Ending June 7, 1968 GEORGIA Temperature extremes for the week ending June 7, 1968. (Provisional) Highest:- 94 5t several places on the 2nd or 3rdo Lowest& 4SO a.t Blairsville on the 1st. o06 o78 .~ ,...._ * Por the period June 8-J..O, 1968 i' Less than .005 incho After Five Days Return United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin St reet Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS IMMEDIATE - U. s. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in al l Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec . 34.17, P. L. & R. ) Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture UNIVRSITY OF G0Ril'A JUN 131968 REP GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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. Please turn page - -2- 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 1ssliED-BY:- The Georgia Crop-Reporting-service~ usnA~ 4o9A-North-Lumpkin-street,-Athens, -Ga. ~ in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. After Five Days Return t o United State s Department of Agriculture Stati stical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Ge orgia 30601 .OFFICIAL BUSINESS Postage and Fees Paid U. S . Department of Agricultur e 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 Athens, Georgia - LI BRARIES SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 196B - 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 (Please turn page for United States information) 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. 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 0 941 a ? &IIA-3 96 t "U' NITED STATES DEPARTMENT JUL 81968 F AGAICUL URE 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 4C9A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 Postage and Fees Paid U. s. Department of Agriculture ATHENS, GEORGIA 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 .C. .\.l 00 !-4 0 l1) lJ . ::> . .U) ::> 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 - ~----- i EGGS SET CHICKS PLA CED S TATE Ma i ne Connecticut Pennsylvania 1I- - I I I I June 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! i! 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 - - -- Q) -f..t ;j ...... ;j ..u... ..Ir'.:d.: ....u...... ~ -~ ~~ z...., 0[/) ou ~ Q) -f..t ..;...j. ;j . 'U ~ .... u,... I'd f..t p..tlD -- - - - -- - ~ - ~ Q) f..t ..:.::.:.! .-4 u::::! Q) P-I f..t 0 Q)- r::..o... Qf.).t ..f...t.,o[[l/)) f::.:.:t! ..... [/) [/.)..00~ .Q.,) Qr::) o r:l oPr-1: : r t "'z H cr; 8 -e-a_rom rJJ ..... f..t f..t 0 8 Ptl-.IO:c:::q:> -~>~.QI')d..p..:::~::g!..f...t :~ Q) q cr; ..d 0 ;% - ~ rJJ I'd ..f....t. ~0 ~Q..) ....U ....Q . zrJrJ::H~ Q~)-[t/)2t.;a GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS IMl'iEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P.L. & R.) _;(0 The Univ Library Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 30601 Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture ' UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 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. ?;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. After Five Days ~eturn 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 c;bo7 Gt!A-..3 JUL5 1968 ~w~~mL1~ rnill1r rn~m~ Itf?K 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 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. -ISS-UE-D-B-Y:- -Th-e -Ge-or-gi-a -Cr-op-R-ep-or-ti-ng-S-er-vi-ce-, -A-the-ns-, -G-eo-rg-ia;-i-n-c-oo-pe-ra-tio-n-w-ith- -th-e - - - 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 A.fter Five Days Return to ' United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia Jo601 OFFICIAL BUSJNESS 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 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 After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 40SA North lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture 17 4/1.3 ( 1t~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING , J,,W~~LEJ1'L? [;]&\~~~ 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 P"'o ofCuLra~setntY ear week 1 as 102 percent of same 101 week last 101 year. Rev1sed. ! 1!53, 876 I 102 ~3,242 102 51,611 103 Q) 1::-st ..+.:.-.:.>s.. .u.... 1-t tl.O 1=1 ..I.l.l. p::; zu .<..t.:. .0.1=..1 (il -~ z .... o.B .:.s.. i3: -~ ~ I 1\1 til ..... Q) Q 1t-lt.O....U. Q..c) 1-t 0 > +-> .... 00 .. u::s '0 ..... ..... 1-t Ill 00 ~+>Ott) 1-tol-tti)-.Dtl) Q) O(ij .:..:. s.Q...,ti.)...Q. I"''z Q) Q) oo~ ro H ..... 8 ~81=1P., . ,.. (,;~ tl.OO !>/). +"+-> 1-t 1-t ::s 1-tcq 0 g. g. a ororoO...:JQ)...:l ..c c:x: Q)QP:::t: ~o ~2~ZQ)~ QH > 0 !/) ... !/)....-! ........ ....,o 1-t ro ..... 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 ISSUED BY: The Georgi a Crop Keportin g Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin St ree t , At hens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Af t er Five Days Re t urn to Post age and Fees Paid United States Department of Agriculture U. S. De pa rtment of Ag riculture Sta ti st ical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUL 151968 Athens, Georgia LIBRARIES '-----...-1~)'-oloie.",, 1968 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 Postage and Fees Paid. U.S. DepartmcLtof Agriculture 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.) Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture 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 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 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. After Five Days Return to U~ited 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 ,, . ,..# 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 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 _;(0 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFF ICIAL BUSINESS Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Department of Agriculture ,., 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 s:: ..I..l.l ~ .u.... ....., 0 ~ z 0 -t ~ 98 102 ....:! z0 s:: <(! ..I..l..l ..... J.t bO p:; tJ) 8 +> ~..,a~GIFAAR 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 ..e..l.l 00 1-t 0 Q) 0 . ::> 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 ..... $:l Q) ~..c UQ))<..t.:. Q) bO ~ u..rco Q H . U) ,., AUG LIB RAR IE 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSlNESS Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture 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 {Please turn page) 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. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Postage and Fees Paid u. S. Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS . 00 A~uiaitions U: vers1t7 o tDGiveiosrigoina Un1vers1~ Libraries Athons Goorgia 30601 ~ GEO R GI A CROP REP ORTING SE RV ICE Athens , Georgra Week Ending September 2, 1968 HARVESTING GAINS MOMENTUM LIBRAR IE 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. ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, Athens, Georg ia ; i n cooperat ion wi th the Cooperat i ve Extension Service, Univers i ty of Georg ia ; Georg i a De par t men t of Agr i culture; and the Weather Bureau, ES SA, U. S. Departmen t of Commerce . 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 Re uxn o United St ates Depa en of Agri ulture Statlstical Reporting Serv ce 409A North Lumpk "n St1~e Athens 3 Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINF..SS IMMEDIATE - U. S . WEAT"aR REPORT This report will be treated in a ll Respects e.s Letter Mail (See Sec. 34. 17, P. L. &R.) Postage ~ d Fees Paid .s. Department of Agriculture HD DD7 (!. 'i f.\ ~ I ~ !ij@ffi[J@f!lffi~f!lffiillffi r-. VERSITY OF GEORGIA .SEP 1 l ~ust r--5, 1968 [pffi~~0 I L ID I\ ,.1\ I t:; ;:o Released 9/4/1968 --- GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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 J$$.JJEP ~Y:____.,..Th.~--~prgia Cro_p__ F~p.o:r:t.iilg .$gJ;:v.1~e. , U:ElJ'>., .409A N..ox:tA .. J..w:np.kiP. Street, J.l.thens., . Ua....,_ in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. 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. 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 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) H ._::,l ~ ::l .u.... 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""bOv 0 ~ u ..... -a1-l o.....J...>.. t(!~) o..-I J--4...,.(1) ... -.QU) ::1QU)U)0U) z ~~(E !-4)-' a b..O...a~ .(...'lr"o )...~... ~(>/f)- rr"o"p..~..:.. :pEs.o..!~..:::UQ>) 0 4>...:1 (\)...:1 ::s ~.C..('.(>.x.!!".(.).).(/'V')..\0r.v......oi).......r...-Cru ,~.,.o..~l..lr.o.:o o~ .z"...-".. d...v0..ao.0d~~.euU.x0...... s:: U) ~ ::> GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 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 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 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 Statistical Reporti ng Service 409A North Lumpki n Str eet Athens 1 Georgia 3o601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS .. IMMEDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will be treated in all Respects as Letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17, P. L. & R.) Postage and Fees Pai d u.s . Department of Agriculture 0 VCI7 (J t~-- A- 3 J 6~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING ,w~~mrht? rnm1r 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.... !=! Q) Q1-)<.....d, U}} Q) ~ .!.=.! ~ s ~o.. ~ ..... ::1 t;~ Q) .... 1-<+l..d ::1 Cll...., 3 z ~ +>U+} > o1-< ..... 1-< Q) 1C-l..< Q) Q) ~ 1-<..._.HHOU} ::IOa>+>...oU} .._,.._,U}U}oP:l a>!=!ool=!rt'IZ p:;a>i=! Ul E ........., ~ ..< 0.. ..r.o.. H U!:J} r>.o+>~OHEH!b!J) I Q p..pQ..):~:1 0Q)~ . . , .. . z ..~a:.'Q.->:.'.>):Q.:orC.:)l.ln~,Uc.+}U"n>.;.Oiclcot~U<...a.l~td>~.:,H~Hru.:Xoj .:X:""OCIJO'.:X: a>...,o ....... ..U}~ :5 OP SEP 2 51968 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 After Five Day Ret~ to United States ~pflJ:"tme :t of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 09A North Lumpkin Street Athens} Georgia 3000 OFFICIAL BUSINESS IMMEJDIATE - U. S. WEATHER REPORT This report will loe treated in all '.::17 0 Respect1a1 a1a1 letter Mail (See Sec. 34.17} P.L. &R. ) The Univ Library Univ Off Ga Athens Ga 30601 ~o~tg ~ ~~ s Paid 1JJ. s o IDl~~~nt ot Agricul.ture /J')9o o7 GE0 RG I A CR0 P REP 0 RT I NG SE R V I C E m :1;~3 Es~E~J~ [1~ [p@ (!] [1 ~ LLeUJ----t-:~7ttt71 AUGUST 1968 SEP 2 51968 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 _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 Postage and Fees Paid U. S. Department of Agriculture - >/I"u;T.:.J., 7 Uv t G arr...J { f~ G E 0 R G I A C R 0 P REP 4!.n...I-IUL.LuI-B.R~AR~IES~~~ 4~ 1Wl1JUJ[3[b~ illffi1f@[fll}jffi~ 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 , 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 o (b... FARM REPOR GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE --- - - . ....- - 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..s:: 1-<+.> ~~ Q) tiD ..rs1-o:<: 0 :;:..... ..1..:.1. ~; ~ ...... (ZJ -~ t; ~ ...... ...::!~ +-' ~U) :..:.r.:. ..r-o4 0 1-< ~! ~~ ..u.... O'"'il ~ Oil~ 1:1 Cl) ...... Cl) +-' 1-< '"'+-> p0Q)..{ /) ~ ~ ...... ~ ..-4P.. ~ 6 ...... :I -:;;...::~ Q):.::..s:: :'"I' +r-o' +1-->< z ~+-' {/) 0 ..u.... ~ '"'Oil ~ 0' 0 ~ ~ 0 +1Q:-1)' 6 +-' r'"o' p.. Cl) 0 . .U) ~ 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 -- - - 1=1 ..r.o. u ~ -~ a z~ ..r'.."n.', ro <:; U) ~ ....... ro 1-t ~ .;:.:>l >. . . ...:.:.s.. ..u.. 1-t -t .;.>(/) ~p. ..1.=.1 s Q)-a ~ ....... ::; Q) ~~ ..c 0.0 1-t ro ..c(.) 1 -~ Q)r.n.;.> 1-t .,... 1-t ,::;:j:..~..,:z0; ..1..=.1. ~ 1=1 ~ro ~-G a~ ....sU)~ 1-t 0' 0 0.0 ~ ~ ...... 0 zr.n .;.> ~~ ~E ~ rf) ............. 1Q=1) s .;.> 1-t u:r:r~o rpo . Q) ~.::: ~::..u;.. 1-t 0.0 0 . .(/) ~ ::> Q) 1-t ..:.:.l, ....... ::l u 'U ;:: ...... 0.0 ~~ ~ '+-< 0 Q) ,u s ~ Q1=1) 'U 1=1 .;.> ro 1-t Q) ro 0.00. .r.o..,oQ) r.n . Po-i u:i ::> Q) ...;.:1:..::.>-.s;t. ..u.. 1-t Q) > .8~a.o..u.... .Q.,) Q),..... '+-< 1-t 1-t 0 (/) 1=:10Q)~..OU) 1-t .;.>(f) 0 ~ .BI=la.ol=l("')Z s-. . ~Qr.)Qn.;.>~)I-t=t:lo'-'S"a'~r-o;tn(C:f..:.Q>.).. >.rop.::lo OrQoo)Q.).~ Q) ~ o~..co;:; t: ~>Q') ~"r.n'-Q..~r..)o.. uzolrQ=.~n)l...u~~.., 1Q-t )U.;.>) -~ ..... ~0-':~& 0 .... .~:Qt):..'._U,;(fr.)o>o~ Q ::> 3, GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE v :J ' ATHENS, GEORG I A SEPTEMBER 968 ~ Octob e r 24, 1968 I Itt:.m 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 L J 7d 0 ; 7 G .4-..3 1$.[/z( I IVEitSITY OF GEORGIA 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. -IS-SU-ED-B-Y:- -Th-e -Ge-or-gi-a -Cr-op-R-ep-o-rti-ng-S-er-vi-ce-, -A-the-ns-, -G-eo-rgi-a ;- i-n -co-o-pe-ra-tio-n -w-ith-t-he- - - - 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.) Post age and Fees Paid Uo S o Department ot Agriculture ~p ~0.7 c;; '1- ,f-.3 11 ~ @mmiT59 ~~rn0 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'****** After Five Days Return to United States Depa ~ment of Agr i culture Statistical Re ortin g Service 409A North L mpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Pos t age and Fees Paid U. S. Departmen t of Agriculture 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 "'..t.::. o:j -~ zri~'.t.;. 0~ P. ~ ~ ::l n!....:J u .... ...c: Q)+->...., 1-4 ..U...l 0'"' B~z ~ +-' B(/)CQl) . U) 0 ~(/) ~ Q) 1-4 ::l +-' ~ ::l ..u... .. M '"' uQ+) -> +o-'. Q) Q) ~ . .s::o ~ (Q11-4))+('--/' <)-ocUg(/~)) H +Q)E ,.. p::; > 'l+t-l:>:O~..0.t..:.:""r'"'Ul~z) s +-' 1-4 Ul'-."' roo.g......::l:al J.0....:l ClQP:i...c:{.) .r.~.... Ul Q) +-> u Z01-4 ui' l.) s:: H r. t; "' . .... 1-4 +-' ...QC): r,~ Q)U) .... 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 ..(..1..j 00 '-t 0 Cl) CJ . tf) 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,7,332 101 105 105 .x..:. ....... C1l H ..:.:.1, H._, l.l a -.o(l) .., z '-' (l)(l)ojil ::1 "'i:l .0::0 ...:.:. (Y') ...... ~ ooto8 J.< r:Q >-.c1JP..::IO....:J C1l p.. oo u oUJH r_'",,' .<_l.l ,.......,. mffilJ ffi lli"W' p ~0 ? GE 0 RG I A C R0 P R E P 0 R T I NG S ER V I C E ~~/ 1/!-W [)3 ~ [p@ I]] OF ~' "'1\ .tr~ENS, GEORGIA 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 u--.-s-.-----1-9-5-,-8-7-9------------1-,7--7-6-,8-2--7----------- ----------------------------------- 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 - - - - - - - - . . . - - - . - -E=G; -G- S. . -S. .E-T- - - - - - - . , . , - - - ; ; - - f 1: '11- - - - .C. .H.I-C- -K-S, ,P- -L,.;A=: E= D- - - ; - , - - - - - % of !i Week Ended Page 2 %of Q) .....:'..":...,l' ::l year il Nov. Nov. Nov. year u a g o 1/-H!' c;J 16 2 3 ap,o 1/ 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 ..r.o. M 0'"' a0) 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 :1 ~ ...., ~ ~~ - - - -l- : -10-5 - - - -1-05- - - - -10-8 - - - - - - 0~(f~) ~cc;..B..'"...' ...... ..0.., ~ Q) ..8.., r'"o' p. Q) Q ::l ..u.. . U) M'"' .: 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 -< H :::! u~ o::; ::I < -~ I H ro 0.. ...... """. Q) H ..:.:.:,! .-i :::! u '1j . ... .,... H ro M (1. 4, til'+' Q) 0 Q)..., r.T~ s:: '1sj::..8<.l,l Ci! 1-1 0 til 0 (l.U) ::::> <1-l1l C() -1 .0-i (I) ::!S:: U)...o{/) 8 .9 ... ...., ('j 0<..l.lr<.o.tl..l,llr..o-u...i.+..>.O'"C' tCll~J,-_.o.<.... ;... (1)"0' ::> 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 i-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 Q) 1-< :::1 .~.......) :::1 0 .C...1..l bO 1-< 0 Q) l) I . ,.... 1-< bO * 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 ,Q_,.) ::j ~ ~ ::j .u.,_.. 0.0 !=: .C. .il .......c, Q,) [f) ...; tl.OQ,) .!..=..: ,Q_,). ~ ~ J.. Q,) ~ .-< ~=:O~+->o{J) H .._, r l) (/) -.D {f) 8 ::j ...., ~=: Q,) ~=: o.o . .... o("()r:zt1 r:Qx:,;) .!..=..:..!!p::.,ru UH) (/) t t: 8 ;n ~ :;:..,CilO::j,_.p::) Cil p., P-<...:1 0 Q Q,) Q,) Q,)...:l - u Q,) Q~...._,caUl~,_. Ul H .-< Q,) U 0 ~~~z~~ ;..U) Ul-o.+....->0'<~o < . . . ....., Q.J roo ... ~~ p ::J 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 -u-.--s-.-- 1-----------202, 922 --------l, 9 --------- 79, 749 -------- ------------------------------ ---- 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 /~------- --------._, / ~ ./\ ...0 \ ~ ~ /~- Q \ ~ li " '\ CA_ / ~ \ (\) til R I /-A., \ '-,"-' s \ ... ~ ' \S)(~.., ' 9:;><$' ~ \ ' 0 ,.:t ' ' ' ' .(w ro \ , ~ ' \ ' ~ ''\ \ , \ , "-.",'.,l:J-s. 4.4.z ... " \, v \ ' \ \ II Hays 5.8% I " -" - .-.' ....\. .... "\\,. Peanuts 28.c% --- - - -- - - . -- -------- -- 1 - - -- -- -~ -~ . - ~~~~ \. ' ,. , . ------. _ ~ -.. __ ___ }.0 \.\-~0 - - -- --... o. e,eea. // \ \ . }.i"'-t <:>- / \ \ Co-t-tO'C' \\., / / // / / \ Tobacco 19.7% \' ,./ ~ \ ' \ / / ~ / \. 'Y \ I \ 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 5H.. _'.<..,~ Q) Q) (!) ~ 00~ .~ .~...(/..~ .)... H.!!:: g0 .gp.. rr; ::l Q) .-l...:l B 0H0 (lj UJ H .u.r-o.......H.c, o ...d ~ u z I ....... . .-. ::l ~ ~ H u2 < ;:; ff) CJ'o ~ ~ .~ r.x:t u ...::! ~ -<00 0 ~ ....... 0 CJ .~ z~ ~ ~ Q) ~~ ...::! ....... ~ H Hro ..8.., H (lj p.. ~ u B... -~< .B.H. 00 Q) Q . .(f) -< ~ Q) H ::l ~ .-l .".'.d.. :u:l (lj . .... 0.~ (/)< (1) ....... Q) 0 ~~ "d ~ ~ Q) 8 QJ ~ H ooro ro P.. ~ Q) .~Q 0.. .(f) ~ Q) H ..:.:.l, .-l ::l ..u... H .. -< > 00(1) u Q) .0w....o.. HHQ) o.-lll) ~~UJi./)-,o U) H ~(/) O~'t.l ::l Q) oo~('()z Q)8~~(1j~ (/) g cr.; t .;:; ~ ~ P.. ..~... ~~ fr...:i ~ Q) ~ ...::! QQp:;...co< - ~U(/)J~H~ ~l) .~.... ~~ ro .;:; u0z~ CQll )~ H~ H ff) Cll ...:t, ...d Q .~..U...JU"..Jd...r.....o..o:~:'~<~ < '"~"fl') ~ s:: .... aiO eOrf4t> O~ co '" ,. tt) '.A>-".Of~~0COD.,C..d, .,... .... tl!) IQ~ 0 ~ s:: 0 o0rf ~-~P0o .Porlrf ..-iO'ltO cr.I~~O'l orl Cl) ~ ~>~CI) 0 l!) 0O'r5l:l~...rp! ;)) .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. - " '