- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia crop reporting service.
- Title:
- Georgia crop reporting service [1971]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Publisher:
- Athens, GA : Georgia. Department of Agriculture. Crop Reporting Service
- Date of Original:
- 1971-12-29
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
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- Text
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- application/pdf
- Description:
- 1940/1941-1974.
Issued in various sections.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, cooperating.
Split into: Weekly hatchery; Georgia farm report; Farm labor; Monthly poultry summary; and: Livestock report, weekly hatchery. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 C7 1971
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UNIVERSITY OF GEOR
NOVEMBER 1970
JAN 7 1971
Rel eased 1/ 5/71
l.------L-IB_R_A_R_I_E_s _____~ Georg i a Crop Report in~ Serv i ce
GEORGIA
Product i on of r ed meat i n Geor r.i at s c ommercial slau ghter plants total e d 32 . 1 million nour.ds i ng Nov ember 1 970, ac cordin c- to t he Geor:sia Crop Repor t i ng Servic e. This -vras up 8 perc ent
m t h2 29 . 6 mi l lion p o:1nds during t h e sar:1e month last year b ut was 4 p ercent bel m-1 t he 33 . 3
llion pounds p r oduc tion of last month .
t l e Sl aught e r
There were 22 , 800 l1ead of c attle s l aughtered i n Ge org i a 's commercial ~lants du r ing ember . Th is -vra s d ovm 6 perc e nt from the 2 4 ,300 head slaughtered duri g t he s ame mont h of 0 and wa s 9 percent belov1 the 2 5,000 hea d s l aughtered du ring October 19'70.
f Slaur.:hter
Calf slaught er t ot a l e d 100 head dur i ng Noven ber. Th i s ms 800 h ead bel ovr t he numbe r s l au gh- red during Nov emb er l ast year and 1 00 head b elow the October ki ll.
Sl aughteE_
Geor g ia's h og slaught e r t otal ed 1 55 , 000 head du ring November. Tl, i s was 1 4 p e rc er. ~ a bove el36 , 000 head s laugh tered durin:s the s ane month l a st y e ar, but was down 2 pe rc e nt fr om the ,000 head slaughtered during the month of Octob er 1 970.
48 STATES
Meat Product i on 1 0 Pe rcent Abov e Nove_E:b er 1969
Commercial produc t ion o f r ed meat i n ~che 48 States total ed. 3 , 011 r.lillion pounds in Novemb e r 0, 10 p erc ent a bove a year earlier. Ther e 11as one I. ol~e 1-re e l-:i.:i.a~r i n N ove;nb~r lS' 70 tha n i n
9. Commerci a l me a t produ c t ion i n c l udes slau _;ht er in fe derally in s~ec ted and other slaughter
ants , but exc l ude s a nimals s l aughtered on f arrr..s .
ef Produc t i on 3 Percent A.'...)ove a Yea r ::::;a rli e r
Beef production in November was 1, 697 million po'.l::lds, up 3 p ercent fr or1 Nove.2ber 1 9 69 . The ber of cattle sla u ghter ed ras u p 1 p e r cent . :~verage l i v e vre i 1.5h t was 9 ;~ounds teavier than a ar earli er.
ember Veal Production Dom 1 2 Perc e nt Fror:1 1969
Ther e v1e re 43 n i llion pou nd s of v eal p roduced i 1 'ovemb e r, dovm 1 2 perc ent :r om a y erJ.r lier. Calv e s s l aught e r ed we r e down 14 p e r cent , but liv e we i ght per head i n creas e d 5 po unds.
rk Produc tion Up 25 Per cent Fron Nove~~r 1969
P0r k production i n November totale d 1 , 255 !'li l l i an pound s , u p 2 5 percent from a year earli e r . e number of hogs slaughtered was a lso up 25 perc ent . Li ve weight p er head a t 2 43 pounds was pound l i ghter than a year ear l ier. La rd. r endered p e r 1 00 p ounds of l ive vei,~ht ras. 9 . 4 poun<is .
pared with 9.6 in November 1969 .
b e.nd Hutton Dow"TI 2 Percent From a Year Earl ier
There were 39 million pounds of l~_ b and mu tt on produ ced in November , 2 p ercent les s tha n st year . Sheep a nd l ambs slaugh ter e d total ed 77 3 ~ 900 e a d, dmm l ercent. Average live ight at 104 pou nds was 2 pounds below a year earli er .
ve~ber Poultry Producti on Up 14 Percent F~om
Produc t ion of poultry meat i n Novemb e r tot a le 14 percent more than a y e a r earlier but 15
ba sis . Th is
113
Species
Georgia Cattle Ca l v e s Ho g s Sheep and Lambs
GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER !/
Number
Slaughtered
November
1969
1970
(1,000 head)
Average
Live Weight
November
1969
1970
(pounds)
l
Total
Live \ieight
November
1969
1~
(l ~ 000 pounds)'
24 . 3
22.8
867
873
21,068
.9
.1
360
331
324
136.0
155.0
223
224
30 ,328
34 ,7
48 States Cattle Calve s Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,734 . 8 380.0
6,462 .0 778.1
2,775.2 327.5
8,083.1 77 3 . 9
1 ~ 027
232 244 106
1, 036
237 243 104
2,809,178 88,249
1 ,576, 982 82,281
2,874 .~
77 ,}_ 1 ,967,
80,]
i l Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter , excludes fan
slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FP~~RS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS December 15, 1970
\HTH COMPARISONS
Commodity and
Unit
Dec. 15 1969
Georgia
Nov. 15 1970
Dec. 15 1970
Dec . 15 1969
United States
Nov . 15 1970
Dec . 15 1970
(Dollars)
(Dollars)
Co_rn, bu . Hogs, cwt . Cattle, cwt. Calves, cwt.
1.40 25.00 22.60 30.50
1.57 15.80 22.70 32.00
1.62 14.60 22.90 32.00
1.09 25.70 25.60 32 . 60
1.29 15 .40 25 . 20 33.00
1.36 15 .10 24.50 32.80
Hog-Corn
Ratio !/
17.9
10.1
9.0
23.6
!/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs . hogs, live weight .
11.9
11.1
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Georg ia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens ~ Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reportine Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORG IA
JAN 6 1971
LIBRAR I~ECEMBEE 15, 1970
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Released 1/5/1971 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 4 POINTS
The Index of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Commodities decreased to 250 pernt of the 1910-14 average during the month ended December 15, 1970 . This was 15 points lower an the Decer.1ber 15, 1969 In dex of 265.
Index dropped 4 points from the previous month to 265, but was the same as ecember 1969 Index. Lower prices for hogs and chickens decreased the Livestock Index to ;. hich \V'as 5 points lower than the previous month and 43 points below the same ;nth last year .
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 5 POINTS PARITY INDEX UP 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers dropped 5 points ( 2 percent) during the month ended cember 15 to 265 perc ent of its 1910-14 average . Contributing most to the decline were l ower ices for oranges, catt le, cotton, and lettuce. Higher prices for eggs and corn were partially fsetting . The index \V'as 7 percent below a year earlier .
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services , including Interest, . Taxes, d Farm Wage Rates advanced 1 point (\ of 1 percent) from mid- November to 396. Compared with year earlier the index was up 5 percent .
= 100
INDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Dec. 15
Nov. 15
Dec. 15
Record High
1969
1970
1970
Index
Date
ices Received All Commodities All Crops vestock and Livestock Products
265 1:/
254
250
310
March 1951
265
269
265
319
!v1arch 1951 0
260 !I
222
217
295
Sept . 1948
TED STATES
ices Received
ity Index 1_/
ity Ratio
284
270
265
313
Feb. 1951
378
395
396
396
Dec. 1970
75
68
67
123
Oct . 1946
justed Parity Ratio ':._/
(Preliminary)
81
73
72
125
Oct . 1946
Revised. ~/ Also April 1951. 3/ Prices Paid, Intere st, Taxe s, and Farm \'Tage Rates based data for the indicat ed dates. 4/ - Adjusted Parity Ratio, r eflecting Government payments . eraged 80 for the year 1969 compared with 74 for the Parity Ratio. Preliminary Adjusted tios for the current year, supplied by the Economic Research Service are based on estimated sh receipts f or market i ngs and estimates of Government payments for the current calendar year .
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY icultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E . COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Georgi a Crop Reporting Service, USDA , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .
_ __ PRICE~~]3_ECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS , DECEMBER 15, 1970 WITH CDr.!JPARISO_N_ S _ _ ____,
Dec . 15 NG-EoOvR. G1IA5 Dec. 15
UNITED STATES Dec. 15 Nov. 15~=-D-e-c- . -14 5
Commod i t y _a r:.d Unit --~--------'l=9c_::6~9_ ___:1::.::9--"7--=:.0_._ ____:1:::.::9_7,..:;.0_ _ _---..:1=9,_:69 PRICES RECEIVED
1970
1970_
Wheat, bu . Oats, bu . Corn, ou .
Barley, bu.
$ 1.40
$
.90
$ 1 .40
$ 1 .00
1.55 J . 86 ~ l. 57
1.65 . 90
1. 62
1.30
1.45
l.4J.I
.580
. 632
. 65
1.09
1. 29
1.36
. 892
. 946
.9
Sorghum Grain, C>rt .
$
1. 92
2.02
2.04
Cotton , lb. Cottonseed, ton
18 . 5 $ 40.00
21.5 49.00
21.0 49.00
19.95 44.20
22.09
56 . 50
20.96 58.00
Soybeans , bu.
$ 2.35
2 . 90
2 .85
2 . 30
2 . 86
2 . 77
Peanuts, lb .
12 .5
13 .0
12.5
12.5
12.4
12.5
Sweetpotatoes , cvlt.
$ 6 .80
6 . 50
6.50
5.06
4.12
5.46
Eay, baled, ton:
All
$ 31.00
29 . 50
30.50
24.00
24.40
25.00
Alfalfa
$ LfO.OO
36 .00
37.00
24.1+0
25.00
25.8
Lespede za
$ 34.00
33.00
33.50
26:20
26.70
27.30
Peanut
$ 23.50
25.00
26.00
24.10
24.70
25 .20
Milk Cmrs, head
$ 225.00 280.00 265.00
309.00 31+1.00 342.00
Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. l/
$ 25.00 $ 22.60
15.80 22.70
14. 60 22.90
25.70 25. 60
15.40 25.20
15.10 24 .50
COWS , C'..rt ?:._/ Steers and Heifers, cwt.
$ 19 .00 $ 25.50
18.50 26 . 50
19.00 26.00
19.00 27 . 80
18.60
27.30
18. 50
26 .6
Calves, c1vt.
$ 30.50
32.00
32.00
32 .60
33 . 00
32.8
Milk, wholesale, cwt. :
Fluid Market Ma n u f a c t u r e d All Turkeys, lb.
$ 7.05 $ $ 7 .05 22.0
7.25
7.25 22. 0
!i/7. 20 22.0
6 . 23 L~ 79 5. 89
25 .7
3/6.43
3/1+. 95 - 6 . 08
22.0
4/6 .4.
4/4 .9(
4;6.01 -22.4
Chickens, lb. :
Exc luding Broilers Commercial Broilers
15.0 12.0
7.0 12.0
7.0
10.5
11.3
13.6
7.7 12.9
Eggs, all , doz. Table, doz ..
60.8
q:
40.6 38.3
43.5 41.6
54.7
36.4
Hatchi ng, doz.
53.0
54 .0
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% protein
$
16% pr otein
$
18% protein
$
20% prot e in
Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt. $
Cottonseed Meal, 4l%,cwt.
$
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt.
$
Bran, cwt.
$
Middlings, cwt.
t
Corn Meal , cwt.
$
Poult ry Feed , ton:
Br oiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
70.00 76.00
81.00
82.00
4.75 5.20 3.90 4.10 3.50
93 .00 80 .00 94.00 39.00 36.00
78 .00 83.00 85.00 91.00
4. 85 5.20 5. 40 4.20 4. 30 3.90
110.00 84.00 98 .00 40.00 38 .00
77. 00
84.00 86.00
89.00
5.30 5.60 4.30 4 .35 3.95
99 .00
87. 00
99.00 44.00 37.50
67.00 73. 00 75 .00 79.00
4.49 5.00 ').28 3 .57
3.67 3. 33
91.00 81.00 96 .00 35.00 33.00
72. 00 77.00 80.00 85.00
4.68 5. 46 5.62 3.86 3 . 94 3 . 68
99.00 86.00 101 .00 35 .80 34 .10
0
ti
73.0~
79.0~
82 .0~
86 .0 4.8
5 .5)
35 .. 69~~
4.0' 3 . 7(
1/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers 11 combined with allowance w11ere necessary for s laughter bullsh
2/ I nc l udes cull dairy cm-rs sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replaceCJ.ent.
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3! Revised.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
January 6, 1971
JAN 7 1971
BR OILER :rYPE
Placement of. broiler chicks in Georgi during11ttA'l'~~ .1r l. d January 2 was
8,570, 000--8 percent more than the previous ~t:: ~ out 3 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting .S ervice.
An estimated 10,408,000 broiler type eggs we:r.e set by Georgia hat cheries--2 percent less than the previous weekand 14 p e rcent le s s than the comparable week a year earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to G eorgia producer s for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cent s per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels ~enerally was 2 cents below the average price, M ost prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7,00 to $9.00 with an average of ~S.OO per hundred. The average prices last yea r were 67 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.
Week
~nded
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK P i..A CEME NTS
Av. p ,:rice
Eggs Set};_/
Chicks Placed for
Hatch B'r oiler
1969
-
1970
-
% of
year
Broilers in Georgia
1969
-
-1970
o/o of year
Eggs Per Doz.
C hicks
P~r
Hundred
1970
1971
ago
1970
1971
ago
1970-71 1970-71
Thou.
Thou.
Pet,
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Oct. 31 ~ov. 7 ~ov. 14 ~ov. 21 ~ov. 28
Pee. 5
Pee. 12 ~c. 19 ~c. 26
an. 2
11,814 11, 566 11, 891 11,629 11, 847 10,910 11,806 12,267 12, 144 12,068
11, 179 10,994 11,340 10,706 10,906 10, 185 11, 2 58 11,017 10,624 10,408
95
7,307 6,623
95
8, 459 7,613
95
8, 699 8,207
92
8,722 8, 590
92
3, 564 8, 199
93
8, 613 8,667
95
8,458 8,314
90
8, 612 8,448
87 86
I
:
8, 122 8, 842
7,960 8, 570
91
53
90
53
94
53
98
54
96
54
101
54
98
54
98
54
I 98
97
54 54
7.75 7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ende d January 2 was 965, 000-7 percent mor'e than the previous week and 25 percent more than the comparable week last rear. P..n estimated 1, 023, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by 'eorgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than the previous week but 16 percent less than the omparable week last year.
In the four states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type ~icks in the U, 3, in 1969, hatchings during the week ended January 2 were down 8 jercent and settings were down 4 percent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HA T C H 2 ;.), 1970- 71
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
% of
Chicks Hatched (Vl e ek Ended)
jtate Dec,
Dec. Dec.
Jan.
year
Dec. Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
12
19
26
2
ago 2/ 12
19
26
2
Thousands
Thousands
a.
1, 232 1,082 999 1,023
84
920 860
546
965
~.
215
440 355
465 137
385 37 5
115
165
!alif. 1, 407 1, 938 1,220 1, 785
98
1, 534 1, 092
771
987
ash. 245
279 286
224 82
137 153
128
204
I I otal 3,099 3,739 2, 860 3,497
96
2,976 2.,480 1, 560 2,321
Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Current week as percent of same week last year.
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I
~
o/o of year ago 2/
125 54 75
147
92
BROILER TYPE EGGS SE T AND CHICK3 PLACED IN COMMER0P>-L A d EA .S BY v.: E E I( 5 -1970-71 Pa ge 2
STATE
I
I
Dec .
19
E GGS SET
Week l:!.. nded Dec .
26
Jan.
2
o/o of
year
ago 1/
:::; HI C KS P ~1- :;.sD
\Veek :i: nde d
D ec.
De c.
19
26
J a n.
2
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Q.)
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Thousands
Thousands
.......
..:u..J..
M aine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia . West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
2, 112 106
1' 816 386 207
3,349 5, 147 1, 760
36 7,397
598
11,017
l, 864 88
1, 4 7 8 367 110
3,368 5, o6o 1, 956
36 7,492
522
10,624
1, 863 90 136 13 5
1, 606 93 4 08 91 203 100
3,288 119 5, 035 9Z 1, 844 101
36 84 7, 583 96
583 95
10,408 86
1, 55 i
1, 379
l , 547
103
68
35
46
32
1, 119
1, 144
1, 087
104
179
166
190
84
5,... , ::> l
499
4 79
110
2,718
2, 757
2, 803
96
3, 911
3, 4 36
3,794
106
1, 455
1, 179
1,372
97
48 0
255
341
98
5,749
5,392
5,636
96
595
565
589
128
8,448
7,960
8, 570
97
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1, 136
1, 183 102
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779
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775
755
776 96
1,021
879
966
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TOTAL 1970-71 (22 States)
9,419
9, 057
8,946 92
7,200
6, 417
7' 070
96
5, 609
5,414
5, 609 102
5, 01 4
4,825
4 ,990
106
11,765 11' 80 7 11,458 92
8, 941
7,739
8,420
98
962
929
954 80
832
995
l , 358
121
4 ,380
4,327
4,345
91
3, 554
3, 22.7
3, 450
99
4 60
435
415 84
338
348
440
111
2 91
284
498 146
207
225
287
115
2, 192
2. ,2 82
2,283 95
l, 802
1, 648
1, 636
98
70,942 69,391 69,460 94 56,391 51, 97 5 55, 850
100
TOTAL 1969-70* (22 States)
73,685 73,724 74,030
55,688 52, 176 56,077
o/o of Last Year
96
94
94
101
100
100
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING ERVICE
ATHE S, GEORGIA
January 11, 1971 GEO RGlA F/\ RM NLM ERS COI#It~EI0\.1/N\-/A R TREND
The number of farms operating in Georgia in 1971 is estimated at 76,000 by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The total is l ,000 fewer than 1970 and continues to trend downward. Land in farms in 1971 is esti mated at 17,000,000 acres compared with 17,300,000 in 1970.
UNIT ED STATES FAkM NUMBE RS DEC RE ASE 26 PER CENT DUKING P/\ST DECADE
The Nation had an estimated 2,924,000 operati ng farms during 1970, 2 perce nt less than in 1969. The preliminary estimate for 1971 indicate s 2,876,000 farms will be in operation. This reduction would be slightly smaller than the ave rage of recent years.
Total land in farms, estimated at about 1,121 mill ion acres for 1970, continues a slow steady dec! ine but at a slower rate than the farm numbers. For 1971, the preliminary estimate of land in farms is I, 118 mi II ion acres .
The past decade saw a 26 percent decline in number of farms while only a 5 percent drop was recorded in land in farms. These changes are associated with a 29 percent increase in the average size of farms. The continued disappearance of small farms along with larger unit mergers into more efficient operations contributed most to the change in farm numbers. Urbanization and highway construction were the rrajor causes of decline in land in farms.
This report includes data for Alaska and Hawaii in national totals for all years presented. For explanation of basis for estimates of farms, see Number of Farms report, January 10, 1968.
Year 1960
Number of Farms and Land in Farms, U. S. 1960 - 71
Farms (Thousands)
Land in Farms (Thousand Acres)
~verage size of farms (Acres)
7
3,962
1,176,946
297
1961
3,821
1,169,899
306
1962
3,685
1,161,383
315
1963
3,561
1' 153' 072
324
1964
3,442
1 '146,806
333
1965
3,340
1,141,536
342
1966
3,239
1,137,161
351
1967
3,146
1'131 ,982
360
1968
3,054
1,127,567
. 369
1969
2,971
1,123,984
378
1970
2,924
1'120 '725
383
1971 ll l/ Pre 1i mi na ry
2,876
FRASIER T. Gl\LLO\.JAY Agricultural Statistician 1n Charge
1,117,835
389
C. L. CRENSHA\tJ Agricultural Statistician
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Depart~ent of Agriculture.
NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS, BY STATES, 1969 - 71
State
Farms 1970
Land in Farms
1971 J./
1969
1970
1971
Maine N. H. Vt. Mass. R. I. Conn. i~. Y.
N. J.
Pa . Ohio Ind. Ill. Mich. Wis. Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Oak.
s. Dak.
Nebr. Kans. Del. Md. Va.
w. Va.
N.C.
s. c.
Ga.
Fla. Ky. Tenn. Ala, Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas Mont. Idaho Wyo. Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash. Oreg. Cal if.
10,300 3,700 7,600 6,500 1 ,000 4,900
59,000 8,900
.. 75,000 113,000 98,000 128,000 87,000 114,000 129,000 143,000 145,000
: 43,000 47,500 74,000 88,000 3,800 18, 700 73,000 30,000 161,000 53,000 78.000
34,000 125,000 128,000 89,000 97,QOO
75,000 54,000 91,000 191,000 26,700 28,900
8,600 31,000 13,800
6,000 14,500
2,100 46,000 40,500 60,000
Number 10,000 3,600 7,200 6,300 900 4,700 58,000 8,600 74,000
112,000 98,000 126,000 86,000 112,000 125,000 141,000 143,000 42,000 46,500 73,000 87,000
3,700 18, 300 72,000 29,000 158,000 52,000 77.000
34,000 123,000 127,000 86,000 95,000
74,000 53,000 91,000 188,000 26,400 28,500
8,400 30,500 13,600
5,900 14,500
2,100 45,500 40,000 58,000
9,700 3,500 7,100 6,200
900 4,600 57,000 8,400 73,000 111,000 97,000 124,000 85,000 110,000 122,000 139,000 141,000 41,000 45,500 71,000 86,000 3,600 18, 000 71,000 28,000 156,000 51,000 76,000
34,000 120,000 125,000 84,000 93,000 74,000
52,000 90,000 185,000 25,800 28,200
8,200 30,000 13,200
5,800 14,500
2,000 45,000 39,500 56.000
2,400 740
2,320 750 94 620
11 , 800 1 ,020
10,650 17,500 17,400 29,700 13,200 20,600 32,200 34,500 33,300 42,000 45,500 48,200 50,000
710 3, 250 11,600 5,200 16,100 8,400 17.600
16,200 16,900 15,500 15,000 17,600 17,900 12,100 37,200 145,000 67,100 15,400 37,000 39,500 48,30C 43,400 13,300
9,000 18,100 20,900 37.000
1,000 acres 2,350 730 2,220 730 90 600 II , 700 1 ,010
10,600 17,400 17,600 29,500 13,100 20,400 32,100 34,400 33,200 42,000 45,500 48,100 50,000
700 3, 220 11,500 5,100 16,000 8,300 17.300
16,200 16,800 15,500 14,700 17,500 17,900 12,200 37,100 145,000 67,100 15,500 37,000 39,000 48,200 43,300 13,300
9,000 18,100 20,900 36,800
2,300 720
2,200 720 90 600
l 1 , 500 990
10,550 17,300 17,700 29,300 13,000 20,200 32,000 34,400 33,000 42,000 45,500 48,100 49,900
690 3, 200 11,400 5,000 16,000 8,200 17,000
16,200 16,700 15,400 14,500 17,400 17,900 12,200 37,100 145,000 67,100 15,500 37,000 39,000 48,000 43,200 13,400 9,000 18,000 20,900
~6,600
48 States: 2,966,000
Alaska 11
310
2,919,200 310
2,871,700 310
I ,119,754 1,880
1,116,550 1,835
I ,113,660 1,835
Hawaii
4,600
4.500
4 300
2.350
2 340
2 340
u.s.
2,970,910
2,924,010
2.876.310 1,123,984
1,120,725 1,117,8351
l l Preliminary. 11 Exclusive of grazing land leased from U. S. Government, Alaska farm1c
totals about 70,000 acres.
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JAN 14 1971
January 13, 1971
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 9 was 8, 535, 000--slightly less than the previous week and 6 percent le s s than the comparable week last year, according to the G e orgia Crop R e porting Service.
An estimated 10, 648, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week but 15 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 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of egg s from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. 1v1ost prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7.00 to $ 9. 00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs a nd $10.25 for chicks.
Week Ended
Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set}:_/
1969
1970 Thou.
1970
1971 Thou.
o/o of
Pet.
Chicks Placed for B r ailers in Georgia
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of
year a o
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
/J.v. -Pr-ic- e -
Hatch Broiler
I Eggs
Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
Hundred
1970-71 1970-71
Cents Dollars
11,566 10,994
95
11, 891 11,340
95
ll, 629 10,706
92
11, 847 10,906
92
10, 910 10, 185
93
11, 806 11,258
95
12, 267 11,017
90
12, 144 10,624
87
12,068 10,408
86
12,502 10,648
85
8,459 7,613
90
53
8,699 8,207
94
53
8, 722 8, 590
98
54
8, 564 8, 199
96
54
8, 613 8,667
101
54
8,458 8,314
98
54
8, 612 8,448
98
54
8, 122 7,960
98
54
8, 842 8, 570
97
54
9 ~ 108 8, 535 - - - -94-- -- 54
7.75 7.75 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 9 was 7 83, 000-19 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated l, 161, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 13 percent more than the previous week and 2 p e rcent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended January 9 were up 4 percent but settings were down 12 percent from a year ago. Beginning with this release
Mississippi data are being added.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1970-71
Eggs Set (Week Ended}
Dec.
Dec. Jan.
Jan.
19
26
2
9
Thousands
o/o of
I
I
Chicks Hatche d (Week Ended}
I ye ar
Dec. De c.
ago 2/ I 19
26
Jan. 2
Jan. 9
I
Thousands
Ga.
l, 082
999 l, 023 l, 161 102
860 546
965
783
Ill.
440
355 465
440
91
375 115
165
355
Calif.
1, 938 l, 220 1,785 1,674
74
l, 092 771
987 l, 545
Wash.
279
286 224
157
77
153 128
204
248
Miss.
460
293 328
480 132
319 220
216
335
Total
I
I
4, 199
3, 153 3,825
3,912
88
2,799 1, 780 2, 537 3,266
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current we e k as percent of same week last ye a r.
o/o of
year ago 2/
101 113 108
96 89 104
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A.J."{~AS BY vn::.:;EKS -1970-71 Pag e 2
STATE
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Jan.
Jan.
26
2
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year 'I
I ago 1I j
CHICKS PLACED
Dec.
26
V{ e~k__:[:n~eQ. ~ .
Jan.
Jan.
2
9
% of
year
ago 1/
I
Maine
I
Connecticut
I
Pennsylvania I
Indiana Missouri
I
D e laware Maryland
I
Virginia
I
West Virginia I
North Carolina I
South Carolina
Thousands
1, 864 88
1, 478 367 110
3,368 5,060 1, 9 56
36 7,492
522
1,863 136
1,606 408 203
3,288 5, 03 5 1, 844
36 7, 583
583
1, 856 87 105 125
1,708 92 428 94 207 95
3,228 108 5,073 91 1, 951 107
33 80 7, 577 92
546 90
Thousands
1,379
1, 547
1, 536
94
fb
46
85
79
1, 144
1,087
1, 182
121
166
190
189
73
499
479
485
116
2, 757
2, 1803
2, 842
87
3,436
3,794
3,780
108
l, 179
1, 372
l, 437
100
255
341
327
109
5,392
5, 636
5,784
99
565
589
539
99
GEORGIA
10,624 10,408 10,648 85
7,960
8,570
8, 535
94
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Ar kansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1970-71 (22 States}
I TOTAL 1969-70>~ I (22 States}
i
o/o of Last Year I
1, 136
l, 183
1, 199 106
855
779
843
93
755
776
744 92
879
966
850
91
9, 057
8,946
9,327 93
6, 417
7,070
7,399
99
5,414
5,609
5, 481 97
4,825
4,990
5, 010
107
11,807 11,458 12, 216 97
7,739
8, 420
8, 778
100
929
954
950 79
995
l, 358
792
77
4,327
4,345
4,382
89
3,227
3,450
3, 560
98
435
415
491 73
348
440
341
73
284
4 98
242
55 I 225
287
226
76
2,282
2, 283
I 2,392 104
l, 648
l, 636
l, 786
101
69,391 69,460 70,784 93 ,51,975 55, 850 56,306
98
73,724 74,030 76,274
94
94
93
I
152, 176
I
I 100
56,077 100
57,358 98
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
JAN 1 8 1971
LIBRARIES
~ thens, Georgi a
December 1970 Released 1/15/71
DECEMBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT
Milk production on Georgia farms during December totaled 98 mill ion pounds, according to theGeorgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 1 million pounds above December 1969, but was ~he same as the previous month.
Production per cow in herd averaged 695 pounds - equal to both the previous year and the previous month.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during ~cember was $7.20 per hundredweight. This was 5 cents below the November 1970 price, but
jwas 15 cents above the December 1969 price.
Item and Unit
MILK PRODUCTION AND P ~UCES RECEIVED AND PAID BY D/~IRYMEN
:
Geor~ia
:
United States
: December November December: December November
: 1969
1970
1970 : 1969
1970
December 1970
Mi lk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cow I bs. I I
.1111ber Mi I k Cows,
thousand head
Prices l~ece i ved-Do II a rs 1/
97
98
98 : 9,170
8,835
9,285
695
695
695 :
730
712
750
140
141
141 : 12,559
I 2,406
12,381
~II wholesale milk, cwt.
luid milk, cwt. ~nufactu red mi I k, cwt MiIk Cows , head
7.05 7.05
225.00
7.25 7.25
280.00
!17.20 :
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265.00 :
5.89 6.23
4.79 309.00
6.08 3/6.43 3/4.95
341 .oo
4/6.06 4/6.41
4!4.96 342.00
Prices Paid-Do II a rs 1/
~ ixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18percent protein 20 percent protein
70.00 76.00 81.00 82.00
78.00 83.00 85.00
91 .oo
77.00 : 84.00 : 86.00 : 89.00 :
67.00 73.00 75.00 79.00
72.00
77 .oo
80.00
85.00
73.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
~ay, ton
36.00
38.00
37.50 : 33.00
34. I0
34.80
l Monthly average.
V Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is averaged for
month.
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY gricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
he Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USD /~, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in ~peration with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
December milk production up 1 percent from a year earlier
U. s. milk production in December is estimated at 9,285 mill ion pounds, 1 percent more
than a year earlier. Daily average production of milk was up about 2 percent from November-the same increase as a year earlier. December output provided 1.45 pounds of milk per person for all uses, equal to a year earlier but slightly more than the November supply of 1.43 pounds.
Preliminary estimates of mil k p ro~uction for 1970 totaled 116,916 mill ion pounds, 0.6 percent more than the 1969 total. Production was above a year earlier in all months of 1970 except May and June when it fell slightly below last year. The largest increases over a yea r earlier occurred in the last quarter of the year--ranging from 1.2 percent in October to 1.7 percent in November. Revised estimates of number of milk cows, production per cow and total milk production for 1969 and 1970, by States, wil 1 be published in the
February 11 report.
Milk producti~n was below a year earli e r in most States of the North Atlantic, East and West North Central regions where December was colder than normal, but above last year in the Sout h Atlantic, South Central and Western regions.
Rate per cow up 3 percent from a year earlier, milk cows down 1 percent
Milk output per cow averaged 750 pounds during De cember--up 3 percent from a year earlie Daily average production per cow was 24.2 pounds, about 2 percent above November, the same increase between these two months as a year earlier.
Production per cow was at a record - high level in 38 States. It was highes t in Cal iforni; at 995 pounds. Following were Arizona, 970 pounds; Hawaii, 885 pounds, Connecticut, 880 pounc and Washington, 870 pounds.
Milk cows on farms during December totaled 12,381,000, down 1 percent from a year earliel
Milk- feed price ration 5 percent less than a year earlier
The December milk-feed price ratio at 1.75 was 5 percent less than a year earlier. Average milk price was up 17 from a year earlier, while ration value increased 29. The rati
decreased 2 percent from November compared to a ]-percent seasonal decrease a year earlier.
Month
Milk per cow and milk production by months , United States
Milk per cow l l
Milk production ll
1968
1969
1970
1968 1969
1970
Pounds
Mi 11 ion pounds
Change
from 1962 Percent
4
January February March Apri 1 May June July August September October November December Annua 1
717 696
775 796 858 826
783 740
701 706 677 711
: 81992
734 687 780 806
867 847
Boo
764 726
725 691 730
91158
ll Excludes heifers not yet fresh.
750
9,495 9,411
9,412
706
9,187 8,792 8,840
803
10,197 9,960 10,053
826
10,457 10,265 10,330
883
11 '235 11 ,034 11 ,019
862
10,786 10,759 10,750
816
10,202 10,142 10,162
782
9,612 9,673 9,732
744
9,083 9' 165 9,250
744
9,124 9' 138 9,248
712
8,717 8,691
8,835
750
91139 91170
9 1 285
117 !234 1161200 116 !916
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JAN 21 1971
January 20, 1971
BROIL! R TYP!PRARIES
Placement of broiler d ...icks in Georgia during the week ended January 16 was 8,282, 000--3 percent less than the previous week and 10 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 110, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--5 percent less than the previous week and 18 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 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching _ eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10.25 for chicks.
Week Ended
Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28
Dec. 5
Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2
Jan. 9 Jan. 16
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set];_/
1969
-
1970
-1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
-1969
-1970
o/o of
year
1970
1971
ago
Av. Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz. Hundred
1970-71 1970-71
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
11, 891 11, 340
95
11, 629 10,706
92
11,847 10,906
9Z
10,910
10, 185
93
11, 806 11,258
95
12,267 11,017
90
12, 144 10,624
87
12, 068 10,408
86
12, 502 10,648
85
12, 273 10, 110
82
8,699 8,207
94
8,722 8, 590
98
8, 564 8, 199
96
8, 613 8,667
101
8, 458 8,314
98
8, 612 8,448
98
8, 122 7, 960
98
8, 842 8, 570
97
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8,282
90
53
7.75
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54 54 54
8.00 8.00 8.00
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EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 16 was 661,000-16 percent less than the previous week and 24 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated l, 005, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 13 percent less than the previous week and 12 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chi<;ks in the U.S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended January 16 were down 25 percent and settings were down 7 percent from a year ago.
~tate
Cma. .
Calif. ~ash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1970-71
Eggs Set (Week Ended}
Dec.
Jan. Jan.
Jan.
26
2
9
16
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Dec. Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
26
2
9
16
Thousands
Thousands
999 l, 023 l, 161 l, 005
88
385* . 465 440
385 90
l, 220 l, 785 l, 674 l, 787 98
286
224 157
215 129
293
328 480
324 75
546 965
783
661
115 165
355
300
771 987 l, 545 l, 021
128 204
248
228
220 216
335
234
~otal 3, 183* 3,825 3,912 3,716
93
1,780 2, 537 3,266 2,444
~~ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
o/o of
year ago 2/
76 91 65 121 79
75
. -
STATE
.t; GGSSET
Week E nded
o/o of
I
I
Jan. 2
Jan. 9
l Jan.
16
year
Jan.
ago 1/ 2
Jan. 9
Thousands
Thousands
Maine
Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 863
136 1,606
408 203 3,288 5, 035 1,844
36 7, 583
583
1, 856 105
1, 708 428 207
3,228 5,073 1, 951
33 7,577
546
1,908 112
1, 7 53 418 201
3, 117 4,397 2, 100
35 7,395
624
86 I 1, 547
77 98 84
46
I 1, 087
I 190
I 92
479
106
2, 803
79
3,794
120
1, 372
81
341
92
5,636
109
589
1, 536
85 1, 182
189 485 2, 842 3, 780 1, 437 327 5, 784
539
GEORGIA
10,408 10,648 10, 110
82
8, 570
8, 535
Florida Tennessee Alabama Missis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 19 71 (22 States)
1, 183
1, 199
1, 186 103
776
744
773 100
8,946
9,327
8,877
88
5,609
5,481
4,931
91
11,458 12, 216 12,043
95
954
950
972
81
4,345
4,382
3,984
82
415
491
427
69
49 8
242
466 103
2, 283
2,392
2, 375 102
69,460 70,784 68,204
90
779 966 7,070 4,990 8, 420 1, 358 3, 450 440 287 1, 636
55,850
843 850 7,399 5, 010 8,778 792 3, 560 341 226 l, 786
56,306
TOTAL l<l70 (22 States)
74,030 76,274 75,520
56,077 57,358
o/o of Last Year
94
93
90
100
98
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Rev1sed.
s - 197 1
Page 2
Jan. 16
I %y eoafr
ago 1/
1, 334
87
55
-i9
945
99
224
73
431
104
2, 758
102
3,845
98
1, 654
111
284
82
5, 824
101
510
87
8, 282
90
842
91
865
84
7,318
100
4, 959
105
8, 542
95
779
73
3, 508
99
332
65
229
101
l, 753
100
55, 273
96
57. 431
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LIBRARIES HENS, GEORGIA
HC NE Y RE P 0 RT 1 9 7 0
Georgia Honey Production Declines
Released 1/21/71
Less honey flowed from Georgia's honeybee colonies in 1970 than the previous year, according to the Crop Reporting Service. Total 1970 honey production was estimated at 5.6 mill ion pounds. Production was off 7 percent from 1969 and was a result of slightly fewer colonies and a smaller yield of honey per colony.
Beekeepers reported 557,000 pounds of honey on hand in mid-December--down 161,000 pounds from the December 1969 stocks.
The average price received by Georgia beekeepers for their honey during 1970 was 17.6 cents per pound--up from the 17.0 cents average received during 1969.
Beeswax production totaled 111,000 pounds and was valued at $65,000.
U.S. Production Off Sharply
Honey production during 1970 totaled 234,791,000 pounds, 17 percent below the 1969 crop. This crop \..,.as produced by 4,639,000 colonies, 2 percent less than in 1969. With the exception of 1967 when numbers were up 1 percent, colony numbers have declined each year since 1958. The yield of honey per colony was 50.6 pounds, 9.1 pounds lower than the 1969 average. Production of beeswax in 1970 totaled 4,648,000 pounds 15 percent less than was produced in 1969.
In mid-December, producers reported 54 mil 1ion pounds of honey on hand for sale compared with 67 mill ion pounds a year earlier. Stocks in mid-December represented
23 percent of the 1970 honey production compared with 24 percent in 1969.
The honey flow in 1970 was generally poorer than in 1969. An exception was the North Atlantic region where conditions were improved over 1969. California production dropped 66 percent, following an extremely favorable year in 1969--the largest decline from 1ast year for any State.
The Nation's beekeepers received an average price of 17.4 cents per pound for 1970 sales of all honey, the same as the 1969 average price for all honey. These prices relate to all wholesale and retail sales of extracted, chunk, and comb honey from upiaries owned by farmers and non-farmers.
Extracted honey in wholesale lots sold for an average price of 15.3 cents per pound, one-tenth cent higher than in 1969. Unprocessed bulk honey averaged 14.2 cents per pound compared with 13.6 cents a year earlier. Sales of processed bulk honey averaged 16.1 cents per pound, nearly one cent lower than 1969 .Processed package sales averaged 25.8 cents per pound compared with 24.0 cents a year earlier.
Prices received for reta i l sales of extracted honey averaged 32.1 cents per pound in 1970, one-half cent above 1969. Sales of all chunk honey averaged 36.2 cents per pound, up from 32.3 cents a year earlier. The price of all comb honey sales averaged 41.7 cents per pound compared with 41.1 cents in 1969.
Beeswax prices averaged 60.2 cents per pound in 1970 compared with 61.1 cents in 1969 and 61.7 cents in 1968.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
'W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga. in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
HONEY BEES: Number of colonies and production of honel, 1969 and 1970
State and Division :
Colonies of bees 1969 : 1970
Thousands
Yield per colony 1969 1970
Pounds
Honey production
1969
1970
1.000 Pounds
Value production 1969 1970
1!000 Do 11 a rs
Maine N. H. Vt. Mass. R. I Conn.
N y
N J Pa.
4
L~
25
24
100
96
47
45
5
5
19
21
95
105
41
51
7
7
42
44
294
308
106
107
10
9
32
24
320
216
143
85
2
2
22
23
44
46
18
17
9
8
17
21
153
168
64
53
149
136
53
65
8,642 8,840 1,426 1,459
35
33
47
52
1,645 1, 716 469
539
108
96
31
39
3,348 3,744 723
756
Ohio Ind. I 11 Mich. viis.
150
124
34
3L~
5,100 4,216
995
742
88
82
53
49
4,664 4,018 900
699
87
76
50
60
4,350 4,560
879
980
121
116
83
60
10,043 6,960 1,627 1,058
129
121
115
105
14,835 12,705 2,418 1,931
Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans.
174
177
121
138
135
80
101
96
42
53
58
125
110
118
135
104
109
81
.49
47
35
110
21 ,054 19,470 4,063 3,115
98
11 ,040 13,230 1,800 2,090
39
4,242 3,744
785 1,108
113
6,625 6,554 967 1,062
115
14,850 13,570 2,168 2,090
88
8,424 9' 592 1'221 1, 516
60
1'715 2,820
285
465
De 1. Md. Va.
':1 . Va.
N. C.
s. c.
~~ - ..
Fla.
4
4
28
27
97
92
92
89
226
201
.
63
.. !?____
62 174
337
364
40
3L~
160
136
55
52
45
36
1 ,260
972
397
301
24
22
2,328 2,024 687
425
18
23
1,656 2,047
530
630
23
24
5,198 4,824 1,242 . 1'269
18
15
1'134
930
375
319
34 75
-- 6392
---- _5_,_~.-~- - - ___2,_568 . .LOlL_ 25,275 25,116 5,080
980~~~~ ~
3,968
Ky. Tenn. Ala . Miss. Ark.
La.
Okla. Texas
81
71
26
24
2,106 1, 704 708
692
146
145
27
14
3,942 2,030 883
361
89
85
28
26
2,492 2,210
561
522
56
57
32
28
1'792 1,596 373
302
92
93
28
26
2,576 2,418 680
665
82
82
42
40
3,444 3,280 503
469
60
60
33
27
1,980 1,620
594
520
232
244
50
42
11 ,600 10,248 1,949 1'599
Mont.
77
Idaho
218
Wyo.
32
Colo.
45
N. Mex.
15
Ariz.
75
Utah
49
Nev.
7
\.r.Jash.
90
Oreg.
71
Ca 1if.
559
48 States 4, 732
Hawaii
5
u. s. :4,737
76 220 30 44
15 59 50 7 93 72 559
4,634
5
4,639
125 54 78 70 48 42 50 105 39 53 83
59.7
7~
59.7
105 41 75 68 37 45 36 72 45 51 28
50.6
43
50.6
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Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
9,625 11 '772 2,496 3' 150
720 3' 150 2,450
735 3,510 3,763 46,397
282,278
37~
282,653
7,980 9,020 2,250 2,992
555 2,655 1 ,800
504 4,185 3,672 15,562
234,576
21.2
234,791
1, 367 1 ,730
389 592 94 -384 429 112 541 595
6,217
49,229
,24
49 1 283
1, 245 1'335
333 509 82 345 326 74 594 632 2,210
40 '727
32
40 1 759
United States Department of Agriculture
ATHENS, GEORGIA Item
J A 2 1971 J n ua r y 2 1, 19 7 1
December 1970
i
I
I
During Dec.
1969 1I
197 0 2/
LIB RARIES
I % of
las t
Jan. thr u Dec.
year
1969 l/
1970 2/
Thou.
Tho u.
Pet.
Thou .
Thou.
o/o of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type Pullets Placed (U.S.) 3/
Total Domestic
3, 513 3,047
3, 427 9 8 2,956 97
44, 732 38, 894
45, 247 101 38,750 100
Chickens Tested Broiler Type
Georgia United States Egg Type Geo rgia United States
585 2, 569
14 719
698 119 2, 616 102
16 114 945 131
6 ,873 28, 287
26 0 6,219
7,476 109 30,716 109
389 150 6, 834 110
Chicks Hatched Broiler Type
Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia Unite d States
i 40,959
I 256, 237
2,946 39,048
39 , 581 97 257, 771 101
3, 46 9 118 35,0 83 90
4 96,382
498,970 101
3,0 2 5, 040 3, 178, 072 105
41 ' 439 529 , 888
44,930 108 567,205 107
I Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
Georgia
I 29,703
United States
I 200, 113
Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United States Heavy Type
I
I
I
I I
1' 107 7,987
Georgia United States
I 518 2,401
28, 17 3 203, 19 5
95 102
I i
3 78,823 2, 532, 518
410,709 2,772,320
108 109
i
I 2,047 18 5 I 11, 93 0 149
NA 126, 576
23, 797
-
141,902 112
597 115
I 3, 172 132
NA 26, 519
- 5,485
33,726 127
Number Layers a nd Egg Product ion
Number Layer s on i Eggs Per
Hand during Dec .
100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced During Dec.
1969
1970
Thousands
1969
1970
Number
1969
1970
Millions
Georgia Hatching Other Total
5, 038
4 , 4 59 1,606 1,668
81
74
21,439
20,0 6 0 1,894 1,879
406
377
26,477
24, 519
l, 838 1, 84 1
487
451
South Atlantic United States
-5/
69,384 323, 893
66, 81 7 328,44 0
1,828 1, 81 3
l, 856 1,834
1,268 I 5,872
U. S. Egg Type chicken eggs in incubator Jan . 1, 1971 a s per c e n t of Jan. 1' 1970.
1, 240 6, 023
88
1/ Revised.
Z/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flock s, include s exp ected pullet replacements from
eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 p ullet chicks per 30-doz. case
of eggs.
4/ Federal-State Marke t News Service Slaughte r r e ports only include poultry slaughtered
under Federal Inspection. 5/ ~ outhAtlantic States: Del., Md., W.V a ., N. C ., S. C ., Fla., Va., Ga.
NA - Not Available .
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Stati s t ical Repo r ting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601
State
Maine Pa. Mo. Del. Md. . Va. N.C. Ga. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. Texas
u. s.
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDE.RAL INSPECTION
BY SE LECTED STATES, 1969 and 1970
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Nov.
Jan. thru Nov.
During Nov.
Jan. thru Nov.
1969
1970
1969
1970
1969
1970
1969
1970
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
4, 759
4, 828
63,349 67, 524 4. 2
3. 1
3. 9
3. 5
5, 872
6, 062
74, !)20 76, 304 5. 1
4. 6
4. 5
4. 7
3,374
4,014
47,195 56,251 3.9
4.6
3.9
4.4
6, 605
6, 763
86, 199 85, 8 12 3. 9
3. 8
3. 7
3. 9
11' 19 1 12' 149 149 ' 9 84 16 1' 4 96 3 9
3 6
3 5
3 8
5,942
5,966
77,755 83,293 3.4
3.1
3.4
3.8
19, 440 17,967 251,041 275,996 3.2
3.3
3 .5
3.7
24,402 27,751 346, 077 381,048 3.9
5.1
4 .5
5.1
4,995
4, 445
58,262 64,271 ,3.2
3.2
3.4
3.5
19, 526 23, 602 263, 657 297, 767 3. 9
5. 5
3. 4
4. 9
13,640 17,106 168,112 197,413 2.2
3.4
2.2
2.6
25,741 27,453 337,282 350,820 3.5
3.3
3.3
3.3
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194,231
2, 557,876 1
Item
I MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICE S PAID
Georgia
United States
Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers {lb.) All Eggs, .(dozens) Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Broiler Grower Laying Feed
Cents
15.0 12.0 60.8
Dol. 93.00 80.00
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents
7.0 12.0 40.6 38. 3 53.0
Dol.
110.00 84.00
7.0 10. 5 43.5 41.6 54.0
Dol.
99.00 87.00
' 11. 3 I 13 e 6
54.7
Dol. 91.00 81.00
7.7 12.9 36.4
Dol. 99.00 86.00
Cents
t 7.7 ll. 8 38.3
.Ool. ~ 99.00 87.00
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement fi Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agriculturale Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, -::::onsumer 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 l! these agencies.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistic~
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JAN 2 5 1971
JANUARY 1 , 971
L - - - - - - - - LIBRARIES
1 Released 1/22/1971
CATTLE -ON -FEE-D -STE-AD-Y
Georgi a' s cattle f eeders were feeding the same number of cattle on January 1 this year as ey fed on the same date last year. The Crop Reporting Service showed 59,000 cattle and ves being fattened for slaughter market -- unchanged from the previous year.
The distribution of cattle--on-feed by class es showed 47,000 steers , ll ,000 heifers, and ,000 others. By weight, there were 10,000 under 500 pounds:, 25,000 from 500 to 699 pounds ; 9,000 weighing from 700 - 899 pounds ; and 5 , 000 weighing from 900 - 1, 099 pounds.
Cattle on Feed Down l Percent
Cattle and calves on feed January 1, 1971 for slaughter market in 39 feeding states are stmated at 12,762,000 head. This is 3 percent less than the 13 ,190,000 head on feed a year
lier.
The 22 major feeding states had 12,167, 000 head on feed, a 3 percent drop from the ,581,000 head on feed January 1, 1970.
Placements Off Percent - l Marketin~s ~P Percent
Cattle and calves placed on feed in the 22 major feeding states during October - December
Ototaled 7,919,000 head, 6 percent less than during the same quarter last year. Fed cattle
keted for slaughter from the 22 states during the October-December quarter totaled 6,145,000 , up 3 percent from the same quarter a year ago.
Time On Feed
Cattle and calves on feed less than 3 months in 22 major states are estimated at 7,664,000,
6 percent from January 1 ~ 1970. There were 3,837,000 hea~ on feed 3-6 months, up 3 percent,
666,000 head on feed 6 months and over, down 8 percent.
Marketing Intentions
During the January-March period, cattle feeders in the 22 states intend to market 5,843,000 hom their January 1, 1971 inventory. If these intentions are carried out, first quarter ketings this year would be 1 percent below the January-March period a year earlier. Monthly keting intentions are for 31 percent of the 3 month total during January, 33 percent in uy, and 36 percent in March.
Frasier T. Galloway
W. Pat Parks
icultU!'al Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Ga.,
in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture.
CATTLE -~ CALVES ON FEED BY WEIGHT GROUPS AND KIND OF CATTLE
GEORGIA AND 22 MAJOR FEEDING STATES, JANUARY 1 ij
GEORGIA
22 MAJOR STATES
BREAKDOWN OF CATTLE ON FEED
----------------------~~~~1-9~ 69(0=01~9077 0)--~1~9~ 71--~~--~~-1- 96-9~(~00 1907.~0)~--1~ 9T~I
Total on Feed \leight Groups:
Under 500 lbs. 500- 699 lbs. 700-899 lbs. 900-1,099 lbs. 1,100 lbs. and over
71
59
59
30
7
10
18
34
25
16
12
19
7
6
5
11,893
1,831 3,259 3,809 2,521
473
12 , 581
1 ,986 3,379 3,901 2,749
566
12,161
1,88 3,18 3,88 2,661
551
Kind of Cattle: Steers and Steer Calves Heifers and Heifer Calves Cows and Others
56
51
h7
14
8
11
1
1
8,363
8,691
8,73
3 , 482
3 ,841
48
40 /
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All Georgia grain stocks-- except sorghUm on January l, 197r showea a dec line from
year. Reports from Georg-ia's grain storage repor'ters sh,owe'l sorghum stored in all
lities to be up 24.5 percent over last year. Oat stocks led all :other gr~ins iWith a
sharp 55.3 . percent decrease. . 11 stored., c.orn _was down 4.l ,pe.rcent '".Wh~a{c.- -:; _}t.J. :gerg_e_nt, _and
soybeans 2.5 perce~t fro:< the. pre.~io~s yea:;-:-
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~orgia off-farm commercial storae establishments have a total rated capacity of
r8?o.r10t0h0e,00u0.
b
s
ushel::; on
. showed a
J
anuary 1, 1 1..2. ;p~ rcent
9
71 -- no ~ncrea~e
change from last to 5,702,900,000
year. Tot~~ ,:~;;ated ..?us;hels. , . .... ' ~
ca,pacity
data
Grain
Georgia Gra-in Stocks -- january 1, 197l
with comparisons
..... .. On Farms
'
1970
' i971 .~
Off Farms 1970 . . . . 19 1
. .
\:
-
.......
: All Positions
1970
1971
1, 000 bushels
1, 000 bushels
1, ooo bushels
' '
.
24,000 .1~ 760
21,661 729
5,271 -- ~42
. 6,421 '> ..,29,'271 . .. 1 28,082
_l66 ..i_-.: ..2,002 . . . 895 .
62 439
. 94 . 360
*
695
.. 72*f
. "i,134* "
1,08*7
372
-66
103
*
475
*
420
465
58 . .
' 420
523
3 699
2 25
8,530
9' 665 .. . 12,229
ll 922
avoid disclosing indiv;idua~ operatiops
. ' Since 1967 '
The four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum)..were reported. to have . l45.7 milon tons in storage -- 12 percent below the 164.7 million tons on January 1 of last year. is is the lowest for this period since 1967 . Oats showed a slight increase over last year, t all other feed grains were down sharply.
Total stocks of wheat were 8 percent less than a year earlier; soybeans down 10 percent;
ut rye stocks we:r;e . up 37 percent for the same period in 1970.
.. ' 'I : '
All wheat in s'torage January 1, 197i 'totaled 1, 417 million bushels _.:. 8 percent less than
year-earlier; but 5 percent greater than the comparable period of. 1969 stocks. Off-farm
tocks of 883.7 million bushels were 4 percent less than a year earlier whiie farm holdings
re reported at 533.7 million -- 13 percent below last year 1 s reco:r:d .t9t.al...' _D:i,.sa_ppearance
001 all storage positions October through December is indicated at 380 million bushels --
3 percent greater than the 341 million a year earlier.
Total rye stocks on J'anuary 1, 1971 totaled 40.8 million bushels, the highest for the rler since 1944 and 37 percent more than a year earlier. Off-farm rye storage was 26.0 ilion bushels -- up 39 percent from the 1970 period. Farm stocks increased 34 percent. All ts stored increased 3 percent from a year earlier and 17 percent from the January 1, 1969 riod. Off-farm .stocks were up 30.4 percent from the 161 million bushels J_ast year. Howeve r,
storage of 704 million bushels were down 3 percent. Barley in storage January lJ 1971, taled 381 million bushels -- 11 percent belm-r the same quarter in i970 put nearly 3 percent ove January 1, 19q9. Farm holdings -- 239 million bushels -- were 10 percent below anuary 1, 1970, and 4 percent below January 1, 1969. Off-farm stocks, at 142 million bushels , re ~ percent below January 1, 1970.
Frasier T. Galloway icultural Statistician In Charge
Paul vl. Blackwood
Agricultural Statistician
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Sorghum graip stored in all locations on January 1, 1971, totaled 614 million bushels, 12 percent less-than a year earlier. Both the on-farm and off-farm stocks were sharply be~ a year ago.
All corn stocks on January 1, 1971, totaled 3,742 million bushels ~-down 13 percent f~ a year earlier --the smallest for the date since 1967. Off-farm stocks of 1,012 million bushels were 2 percent more than a year earlier, but farm holdings, at 2,730 million bushe~ were dovm 18 percent. Indicated disappearance from all positions during October-December totaled 1,367 million bushels, compared with 1,380 million bushels a year earlier.
Total soybean storage in all facilities was reported down 10 percent from a year ago. Farm stocks at 396 million bushels were up 1 percent, but off-farm stocks at 553 million btt~ were down 19 percent from last year.
Stocks of grains, January J1, 1971 with comparisons
.. Grain and position . ALL WHEAT
. On Farms '}) . Commodity Credit Corp. 'ij . Mills, Elev. & Whses. '}) ~
.. TOTAL
(in thousand bushels)
Jan. 1,
Jan. 1,
1969
1270
581,287
758 763,653 1, 345,b98
611,116 941
. 922,434 12534,491
RYE
:
Oct. 1, 1970
673,213 1,878
1,122,666 1,797 2 757
On Farms '})
:
8,911
. Commodity Credit Corp. 'ij
. Mills, Elev. & Whses. lJ ~
419 15 , 006
. TOTAL
24 , 33b
. CORN
. On Farms lJ
3,276,322
. Commodity Credit Corp.~
149,156
. Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1 ';}
807,894
.. TOTAL . OATS
4 2233,372
y . On Farms
660,692
Commodity Credit Corp.~ :
. Mills, Elev. &Whses. 1 ~ . TOTAL
. BARLEY y . On Farms . Commodity Credit Corp.~ . Mills, Elev. &Whses. 1 ';}
6,656 1162 571 7S3,919
247,666 3,916
119,982
TOTAL
:
. SORGHUM
. y On Farms
. y Commodity Credit Corp.
. Mills, Elev. &Whses. '}) ';}
.. TOTAL
.. y SOYBEANS On Farms
.. y Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elcv. &Whses. J/
)71!564
221,739 4,600
518,164 745,103
409,127 4,179
543,600
11:107 413
18,316 29,83b
3,323',278 144,243 848,894
4,3lb,412
724,299 7,965
153 2021 S85 2285
264,586 4,915
157,236 426,137
191,147 4,581
498!925 624 2653
371,510 15,462
667,963
21,320 429
27,300 49,149
569,390 111,287 318z306 99S,9S3
851,782 11,318
234,682 1,097 27S2
305,606 5,304
178 2529 4S9 2439
4o,6o6
:
5,25'8 199 2977 245,841
~ 4o,8o4 ~ 8,738 :!t/180,518
Jan. 1,
1~ 71
533,651
1,932
8 8 12 805
I
1,417,388
14,845
529 25,471
I
4o,845
I
2,729,548
97,366
92-4 1 679
3274lz593
I
703,782 11,370
198 2 766 913 291.8
238,931 5,132
136,894. 3S0,957
155,254 4,602
I
454 2576 614,432
396,474 4,562
548,437
TOTAL
: 956,906
1,054,935
lj)230,o6o
949,473
1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
gj c.c.c.-owned grain at bin sites.
3/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants
Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages. ~ September 1 estimate.
.
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Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
GEORGIA CROP:. REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Placement of broiler chick~ in G e orgia during the week ended January 23 was 8,217, 000--1 percent less than the previous week and 10 percent less than the comparable
week last year, according to the Georgia .Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 098, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous week and 18 per c ent less than the comparable week a ye ar
earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a rang e of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatchi n g eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of egg s from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices r e ceived for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 with an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10. 2 5 for chicks.
Week Ended
Nov. 21 Nov, 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jau. 23
GEO~GIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set})
1969
1970
1970
1971
o/v of
year
ago
Ir Chicks Placed for
I Broilers in Georgia
1969 1970
% of
year
1970 1971
ago
Av. Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
P er
Doz.
Hundred
1970-71 1970-71
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Ce nts Dollars
11, 629 10,706
92
11, 847 10,906
92
10, 910 10, 185 93
11, 806 11 J 258
95
12,267 11,017
90
12, 144 10,624
87
12, 068 10,408 86
12, 502 10,648 85
12,273 10, 110
82
12, 320 10,098 82
8,722 8, 590
98
8, 564 8, 199
96
8, 613 8,667
101
8, 458 8, 314
98
8,612 8, 448
98
8, 122 7,960
98
8,842 . 8, 570
97
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8,282
90
9, 139 8, 217
90
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8. 00
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 23 was 686, 000-4 percent more than the previous week but 29 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 849, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent less than the previous week and 28 percent less than the
comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended January 23 were down 9 percent and settings were down 17 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
! o/o of
Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Jan.
Jan. Jan.
Jan. year
Jan. Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
2
9
16
23
ago 2/ 2
9
16
23
Thousands
Thousands
980* 1' 161 1,005
849 72
965 783
661
686
430* 440 385
415 81
165 355
300
335
1, 785 1, 674 1, 787 2, 091 89
987 1, 545 1, 021 l, 415
224
157 215
225 111
204 248
228
209
328
480 324
257 65
216 335
234
267
o/o of
year
! ago 2/
' 71 126 100 103 74
Total 3,747* 3, 912 3,716 3, 837 83
2, 537 3,266 2,444 2,912 91
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
il Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
S TATE
S GGSSET
I
C HICKS PLACED
L---------------V-(e-_e--k-E-. -n-d-e-s-.---------I ~o/~ n o-f-~
Jan.
J an.
Jan.
ye ar ,
Jan.
W .. eek End-ed Jan.
-
Jan.
9
16
23
ago 1I 1 9
16
23
T housands
Thousands
M aine C onnecticut P e nns ylvania Indiana Missouri D elaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Ca rolina
1, 856 105
1,708
4 28 207 3, 228 5, 073
1, 9 51
33
7' 577 546
1,908 112
1, 7 53 418 201
3 , 117 4:, 397 2, 100
35 7,395
624
1, 738
78
95
59
1, 920 106
370
75
221 101
3, 116 107
5, 024
90
1, 808
98
29 64
7,402
85
632 108
1, 536
85 1, 182
189
485
2,842 3,780 1, 437
327 5, 784
539
1, 334 55
945 224 431 2,758
3, 845 1, 654
284
5,824
510
1, 321 44
1, 010 193 409
2, 689 3, 821 1, 442
322 5, 692
590
r; p, 0 RG l i\
I
Florirl.a
. I
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi -
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Washington
Ore gon
California
TOTAL 1971 {22 States)
10, 648
l , 199 744
9,327 5,481 12, 21 6
950 4 ,382
4 91
242 2,392
70,784
10, 1 10 10 , 09 8 82
1, 186
l, 197 106
773
744 103
8, 877
8, 825
89
4 ,931
5, 334
96
12,043 12,172
95
972
963
80
3 , 984"" 4, 367
89
4 27
3 92
47
466
284
70
2, 375
2,44 9 104
68, 204 69 , 180
90
8, 535
843 850 7,399 5,010 8,778 792 3, 560 341 226 I 1, 786
\56, 306
8 ,282..
842 865 7' 318 4,959 8, 542 779
3,508 332 229
1, 753
55, 273
3, 2 17
804 878
7, zoo
5,033 9,270
810 3, 533
294 340
1, 869
55, 781
TOT AL 1970"' (22 States)
76, 274 7 5, 520 76,799
o/o of Last Year
93
90
90
1I Current week as perc ent of s ame week last year.
57,358 98
* Revised.
57,431 96
57,870
96
% of
year
ago 11
87 26 104 80 100
99 99 99
92 96 115
90
90 91 94 103 103
84
93 85 125 101
96
r
I
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8 1971
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
SPECIAL
PROS?ECTIVE PLANTINGS January 1971
January 27, 1971
Georgia: More soybean, sorghum, sma l I qrain acreaqes--less cotton and .corn.
This year Georgia farmer's wi ll have much larger acreages than in 1970 in soybeans, sorghums and small grains, based on the ~esults of a Special January
intentions-to-plant survey conducted by the Georgia Crcp Reporting Service. Acreage
decreases are indicated for cot t on and corn.
I ;Only the 35 States included in this special survey are included in
the comparisons. In 1970 planted acreage in these States accounted for all the durum wheat and so rghum; 99 percent of the upland cottbn, l !oats, soybeans, and spr ing wheat other than durum; 98 percent of the corn; and 96 percent of the barley acreage.
The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such jchanges in their acreage plans as might appear desirable. Acreages actually planted this year may be more or less than indicated because of weather, economic conditions, seed supply, labor supply, .farm programs, and how this report affects farmers acti ons.
CROP
.... Corn, all .... ~/heat
Oats Rye Barley Cotton Sorghums, a 11 Soybeans. a 11
GEORGIA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS fOR 1971
_ _ _ _ _ _P--"'-L -~ _ii_ T_ j __.Q__ __~-- C R E ~A:__:G=--'=-E ~S=---------
Indicated
1971 as percent
1969
1970
1971
of 1970
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Percent
1 '701
1 ,684
1 ,650
98
98
115
230
200
200
18L~
210
114
325
'341
361
106
6
9
12
133
410
405
375
93
50
54
100
185
514
550
781
142
Corn Acreaqe Down 2 Percent: Georgia farmers will plant 1,650,000 acres of corn in 1971--34,000 less than planted in 1970, if. they are
able to carry out their preliminary plans. Many growers are reducing their acreage or switching to alternative crops because of the southern corn leaf blight situation. Another 1imiting factor will be the availability of blight resistant seed.
Cotton Acreage Down 7 Percent: If early plans are followed, the State's cotton acreage wil I continue to trend downward in 1971. A
total of 375,000 acres is indicated which is 30,000 acres less than planted in 1970.
All Small Grains Up: The wheat acreage for 1971 is double last year at 230,000. Barley acreage is indicated a third Larger at 12,000 and the
acreage seeded to oats is estimated at 210,000--14 percent more than last year. The rye estimate of 361,000 acres is 6 percent larger than the seeded acreage in 1970.
Sorghum Acreage Nearly Doubled: One-hundred thousand acres will be planted to sorghum this year if early plans are followed. This level
will be 85 percent more than the 54 thousand seeded last year.
Soybeans Up Sharply: Acreage to be seeded to soybeans in 1971 is indicated at 781,000--42 percent larger than last year. The in~reased
interest in soybeans results from an anticipated strong demand in 1971 and the use
of this as an alternative for corn and cotton.
Please turn page for United States information
Crop
Corn Spring 1../heat Durum Wheat Oats Barley Upland Cotton Sorghums Soybeans
UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1971
PLANTED ACREAGES 35 SELECTED STATES
Indicated
1969
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
63,376
..
7,719 3,397
23,228
9,943
11 '775.4
17,457
41,810
66,022 8,994 2,091 2'+,010 10,060 11 '8L~ i . 0 17,292
42,927
70,088 10,463
2,507 23,297 10,571 11,765.0 20,245 45,903
1971 as percent of I970
Percent
106.2 116.3 119.9 97.0 105. 1 99.4 1l 7. 1 106 . ..
Corn:plantings are expected to total 70. I mill ion acres, up 6 percent from the 66.0 --million J:.lanted last year and 11 percent above 1969.
Uoland Cotton acreage intentions, at 11.8 mill ion acres, are about the same as in 1970 and 1969.
Soybean intended plantings, at 45.9 mill ion acres for al 1 purposes, are expected to be record high for the eleventh consecutive year, 7 percent above 1970.
Durum Wheat plantings are expected to total 2.5 mill ion acres, 20 percent more than the 2.1 mill ion in 1970, but 26 percent below 1969.
Other sprinq wheat prospective acreage planted, 10.5 mill ion acres, is 16 percent above the 9.0 mill ion planted last year, and 36 percent above 1969.
Oat prospective plantings, at 23.3 mill ion acres, are 3 percent below the 24.0 mill ion planted a year earlier, but about the same as 1969.
Barley plantings are exP-ected to total 10,6 mill ion acres, 5 percent above the 10.1 mill i6n planted a year earlier and 6 percent above 1969.
Sorghum plantings are expected to total 20.2 mill ion acres, up 17 percent from the 17.3 mill ion planted last year, and 16 percent more than in 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CREtJSHAi.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.
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United States Department ol ~riculture
,,
l
REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
FEB 1 1971
rp;ia Turkey Numbers Decline
l - - - - - - T U R K E Y S
LIBRARIES
anuary 29, 1971
A 20 percent decline is expected in Georgia's turkey numbers in 1971, i f early plans terialize. Georgia growers reported only 1.8 million to be grown for mar ket -- about a half 'ilion birds less than the 2.3 million produced in 1970.
ited States Intends to Raise Fewer Turkeys in 1971
U. S. turkey growers intend to raise l percent fewer turkeys in 1971 than in 1970, accordto the Crop Reporting Board. The intended decline is in the heavy br eeds , a s growers tend to raise about the same number of light breeds as last year. If producers carry out esent intentions, the 1971 turkey crop would total about 115 million, compared with 116 million keys raised in 1970 and would be 9 percent less than the record crop produced in 1967.
Growers plan to produce 102.4 million heavy breed turkeys in 1971 compared with 103.2 'llion last year. Heavy breed turkeys will account for about 89 percent of the total turkeys
be raised in 1971, the same as in 1970.
Producers intend to raise 12.5 million light breed turkeys in 1971. The number to be ised is slightly smaller than in 1970.
The numbe~ of turkeys actually raised in 1971 may vary somewhat from the January l, 1971 tentions of growers. Such changes may depend on reactions to this report , price of feed,
ly and price of hatching eggs and poults, and prices received for turkeys during the next ~months. On January l, 1970 growers intended to produce 5 percent more turkeys in 1970 than
1969. The number actually produced in 1970 was 9 percent more than in 1969. '
Testings of all heavy breed turkeys July through December 1970 were up 12 percent from the o~esponding period in 1969. The July-December testings of light breeds wer e up 3 percent.
Frasier T. Galloway icultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. Wagner Agricultural Statistician
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV lfB~A~tES
ATHENS
GA ~0601
United States Deportment of Agriculture
Turkeys: Number raised 1970 and intended number to be r a ised in 1971, by breeds , by States
State
Heavy breeds
1970 Light
breeds
Heavy Total breeds 1,000 head
1971 Light breeds
Total
Tot a
turke: :1971 a:
of 19 Perce:
Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island
4
1
21
3
8
1
209
15
12
0
5
4
24
21
9
8
224
209
12
10
0
4
80
5
26 108
1
9 100
8
217
97
0
10
83
Connecticut New York
... ---- ..
- 97
3
265
41
100
77
3
80
80
306
265
13
278
91
New Jersey Pennsylvania
:
100
9
109
96
9
105
96
:
12913
353
22266 2,009
441 2,450 108
Ohio
:
3,600
632
4,232
3,420
569 3,989
94
Indiana
:
4,780
190
4,970 4,732
190 4,922
99
Illinois
:
809
23
832
688
23
'711
8~
Michigan
:
Minnesota & Wisconsin :
883 15,904
70 5,851
953
883
70
953 100
21,755 14,860 5,621 20,481
94
Iowa Missouri North Dakota
.
:
..:
6,017 1/
924
92 1/ 189
6,109
7,967 1,113
5,836y
915
92
5,928
97
1/ 8,781 110
187 1,102
99
South Dakota
:
432
689
1,121
441
744 1,185 106
Nebraska
:
652
0
652
776
36
812
1 2~
Ko.nsas
:
325
1
326
296
1
297
91
Delaware Maryland
:
4
111
115
4
111
115 100
..
44
1
45
35
1
36
8q
Virginia West Virginia
..:
3,482 1,053
382
251
4,535
3,552 1,580
5,132
113
633
267
251
518
82
North Carolina South Carolina
:
8,182 1,397
9,579 8,346
796 9,142
95
:
2,718
0
2,718 2,664
0 2,664
98
Georgia
:
2,283
0
2,283 1,826
0 1,826
80
Kentucky
..
:
82
0
82
86
0
86 105
Tennessee
:
10
0
10
10
0
10 10(
Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
: :
:
12 24
1/
11
1 y
23
25 7,324
-
12 30
1/
24
36 15]
1
31
12~
y 7,540 103
:
3
0
3
3
0
3 10(
:
1/
1/ 1,347
1/
1/ 1,441
10~
Texas
:
8.216
134
8.350 8,462
268 8,730 10
Colorado
:
2,854
2
2,856 3,339
0 3,339 11
Utah Nevada
: :
3,946
---
---0
3,946
---
3,749
---
0 3,749
9
---
--- --
Washington
:
425
190
615
514
217
731
11~
Oregon California
:
1/
1/ 2,178
1/
1_/ 1,891
87
:
15.506
79 15.585 15,196
91 15,287
90
:
Other States gj
:
160
226
386
96
190
286
7l
:
United States
: 103,231 12,492 115,723 102,445 12,488 114,933
9~
1/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. ~ Includes Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Florida and Arizona.
Estimates are combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORG lA CROP REPORTING
ATHENS, GEORGIA
SERYICJ;.....------.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAR 4 1971
THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUA TION
LIBRARIES
A pproved by the Outlook and 3 ituation Board, Fe bruaJ...,...;y::.t-~.~~.~~1"7~..~ . ----
Situation and Outlook (Eggs)
Review of 1970 and Outlook for 1971
Production-- Egg .production last year totaled 193.7 million cases, 1. 2 percent above 1969. It was nearly 3 percent larger in early 1970, dropped to below year-earlier levels by around midyear, then recovered and was 2. 5 percent larg e r at the end of the year.
The larger production in 1970 resulted mainly from a 1 to 2 percent larger laying flock throughout the year. The rate fell below year-earlier l eve ls in February and remained lower through October, then was nearly 1 percent hig her in :Dece mber, but averaged lower for the year.
The laying flock increased less than had been expected, l a rgely because of a sharp increase in culling of older flocks. There were sharply more egg-type chicks hatched in the first half--chicks that would provide pullets for entry into the laying flock a s replacements in the second half of 1970. But slaughter of egg-type h e ns in Pe de rally inspected plants during July-December 1970 totaled about 7l million, 22 percent more t han the relatively low slaughter in the same months of 1969.
A 2. 6 percerit larger January 1 laying flock and a higher rate of lay should lift first half 1971 egg output 2 to 3 percent above the first half of 1970. nut the size of the laying flock will probably decline more than seasonally during the first half of this year as a result of the slowdown in egg-type chick hatch during the last half of 1970. Thus, egg production may about equal year-earlier levels in the closing months of 1971.
Hens and pullets of laying age on January 1, 1971 totabd 33 5 million- -2. 6 percent more than a year earlier. However, the number of pullets, 3 months old and older not yet laying was down about 2 million to 47 million. The January 1 floc:K was larger in all regions except the South Atlantic and South Central where a slight decline occurred. The largest increase was in the West where layer numbers inc reased 8 p e rcent.
The rate of lay likely will stay above a year earlier fo r most of 1971. On January 1it was up nearly 1 percent. In addition, the large number of pullets entering the laying flock and increased culling of old flocks in recent months have substantially reduced the average age of the flock. A younger flock is usually a more productive flock.
Egg-type chicks hatched during July- December usually enter the laying flock the first half of the following year. The July-December 1970 hatch, down sharply from the first half of the year, was also 2 percent below the same period of 19 69. Thus, the number of pullets available for flock replacements through mid-1971 will drop slightly. Based on weekly hatch reports for California, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, and Washington, the hatch of egg-type chicks during January 1971 was about a tenth below last January and will likely remain lower through midyear. ~!: ggs set in these .States during the last 3 weeks of January were about 12 percent below a year ago.
Culling of old flocks may drop in 1971 as the sharply increased culling duri:1.g recent months likely removed many older birds that normally would have been replaced later in 1971.
Prices-- Producers' egg prices in 1970 averaged 37.9 cents a dozen, 2 cents below 1969. First quarter prices were relatively high, nearly 7 cents above the first quarter of 1969. Prices in the spring and summer averaged sharply be low winter levels but only moderately below a year earlier. Prices in the fall remained near summer levels but 12 cents a dozen below the rP.latively high levels in the fall of 19 6 9.
Egg prices during the first 3 quarters of 1971 will likely continue below yearearlier levels. Winter prices probably will be down at least a fourth from the 48 cents a dozen received by producers in the first quarter of 1970. Spring pri ce s should decline seasonally in contrast to the sharp decline in 1970, and average moderately below last spring. A pickup in the summer would lift the average to ne a r a year earlier in the ' fall. In addition to larger expected egg production through next summ er , egg prices will
be under pressure from larger supplies of other high-protein foods. However, expected strong demand for shell eggs by breakers during this period will lessen the pressure on shell egg prices.
Declining egg prices in 1970 contrasted with increasing costs for feed and other production ite.ms. Prices paid by producers for laying feed in 1970 increased from $ 82 a ton in Janua ry to $87 in December.
Falling egg prices and rising feed costs resulted in a lower egg-feed ratio during much of l97J. The ratio in December was 8. 8, down sharply from the very favor a ble 13. 5 ratio of December 1969. The cost-price squeeze shows no s i gn of letting up for several months. The reduced 1970 corn crop and strong demc:.nd for soybeans will hold the cost of lc.ying rations relatively high through at least mid-1971. A creage and progres of 1971 feed crops will have an important bearing on feed costs in the second half of the year. Prospects for larger 1971 corn and soybean crops could result in a downtrend in ration ingredient costs late next summer and fall. The cost of most other production ite will continue upward, but perhaps at a slower pace than last year.
Utilization-- The demand for eggs weakened in 1970. 3 hell egg prices were at relatively high levels in early 1970 but fell sharply after Easter. A lthough available egg supplies per pE.rson were no larger, prices were below year-earlier levels during tb.e balance of the year. Egg output for the year rose slightly l ess than the increa se in population, and more eggs went for purposes other than table use. Total U. S. civilian consumption of eggs during 1970 increased about 1 percent. 3 ut consumption per person at 315 eggs averaged 1 egg less than in 1969. Per capita use this year probably will remain near 1970 levels.
Cold storage stocks of shell eggs declined 5, 000 case s during 1970 to 46, 000 cases on January l, 1971. Stocks of frozen eggs increased the ec;uivalent of 171, 000 cas e s of shell eggs in 1970 to nearly l. 3 million cases.
Demand for shell eggs for table use likely will not imp:rove much during most of 1971. General economic activity is pointed upward, indicating rising wage rates and fur gains in disposable personal incomes. But large supplies of pork and other high-protein foods will tend to depress the demand for eggs. Continued concern about the possible effe; of eggs and other foods on the physical well-being of the consumer may be a minus factor.
Liquid egg production was larger throughout 1970 with producers using 18. 9 millia cases of shell eggs. This was 17 percent above 1969 and accounted for 9. 8 percent of production compared with 8. 5 percent in the previous year. Larger expected shell egg supplies in 1971 may be tempered by increased use for liquid egg production, particularly in the first half of the year.
E ggs used for hatchery purposes last year totaled an estimated 13.6 million cases --up 0. 5 million from 1969. Nearly all of the increase was in the first half. Use was moderately higher for hatching both egg-type chicks and for broiler chicks. Hatchery use accounted for 7 percent of total egg production, about the same as in 1969. Hatcheries may take fewer eggs during the first half of 1971--both for broiler chicks and egg-type chicks. Hatching use is expected to increase in the second h 2.lf, particularly for broilers and for the year may total about the same as in 1970.
Exports and shipments to American territories of eggs and egg products during 1970 totaled l. 5 million cases, shell equivalent, up 13 perce:i.'lt from 1969. Exports, of minor importance, accounted for 0. 5 million cases, while shipments were l. 0 million cases, compared with 0. 6 and 0. 8 million in 1969. Exports and shipments this year like! will be above 1970 as a result of expected lower prices.
USDA purchased 846, 000 cases, shell equivalent, of scrambled egg mix in 1970, compared with 750,000 cases in 1969. Egg mix is a dried product consisting of 51 percet whole egg solids, 30 percent nonfat milk solids, 15 percent corn oil, and 1 percent salt. The purchase programs was resumed on January 6, 1971. "'.Chrough January the equivalet of 162, 000 cases had been purchased.
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December Red Meat Product ion Up
GEORGIA
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial slaughter plants totaled 35.2 million pounds during December 1970, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 7 percent from the 32.8 mil 1ion pounds during the same month last year and was 10 percent above the 32.1 mill ion pounds production of last month.
Cattle Slauqhter
There were 21,000 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during December. This was down 11 percent from the 23,600 head slaughtered during the same month of 1969 and was 8 percent below the 22,800 head slaughtered during November 1970.
Calf Slaughter
Calf slaughter totaled 400 head during December. This was 800 head below the number slaughtered during December last year but 300 head above the November kil 1.
Hog Slauqhter
Georgia's hog slaughter totaled 186,000 head during December. This was 17 percent aoove the 159,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, and was up 20 percent from the 155,000 head slaughtered during the month of November 1970.
48 STATES
Red Meat Production 10 Percent Above December 1969
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,315 mil 1ion pounds in December 1970, an increase of 10 percent from a year earlier. The number of weekdays in December 1970 was the same as a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but exc ludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production 3 Percent Above a Year Earlier
Beef production in December was 1,854 mill ion pounds, up 3 percent from December 1969. The number of cattle slaughtered was up 1 percent. Average 1ive weight was 7 pounds heavier than a year earlier.
December Veal Production Down 12 Percent From 1969
There were 44 mill ion pounds of veal produced in December, down 12 percent from a year earlier. Number of calves slaughtered were also down 12 percent, however, 1 ive weight per head increased 3 pounds.
Pork Production Up 24 Percent From December 1969
Pork production in December totaled 1,371 mill ion pounds, up 24 percent from a year earlier. The number of hogs slaughtered was also up 24 percent. Live weight per head at 242 pounds was 2 pounds 1 ighter than a year earl ier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of 1 ive weight was 8.9 pounds, compared with 9.0 in December 1969.
Lamb and Mutton Up 5 Percent From a Year Earlier
There were 46 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in December., 5 percent more than last year. Sheep and lambs slaughtered totaled 887,200 head, up 6 percent. Average 1 ive weight at 105 pounds was 1 pound below a year earlier.
December Poultry Production Up 1 Percent From 1969
Production of poultry meat in December totaled 845 mill ion pounds ready-to-cook basis. This is 1 percent more than a year earlier but 9 percent below November 1970.
Specie
GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER l l
Number
S1aughtered
December
1969
19ZO
( 1, 000 head)
Average
Live Weight
December
1969
1970
(pounds)
Total
Live Weight
December
1969
1970
(1 ,000 pounds)
Georgia
Catt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
23.6
21.0
895
877
21,122
18,417
1.2
.4
374
375
449
150
159.0
186.0
223
220
35,457
40i920
48 States
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,948.2
398.9 7,083.5
840.3
2,970.7
352.5 8,818.8
887.2
1,043 220 244 106
1 ,050
223 242 105
3,075,828 87 , 953
1'727' 602 89,284
3' 119' 122 78,471
2,129,802
93,009
l l Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes
farm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, JANUARY 15, 1971
~II TH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt. Cattle-, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt.
Hog-Corn
Ratio ll
Jan. 15 1970
GEORGIA Dec. 15 1970
Do 11 a rs
1.40
25.50 23.30 30.00
1.62 14.60
22.90 32.00
Jan. 15 1971
1.64 14.60 22.90
31 .oo
Jan. 15 1970
UNITED STATES
Dec. 15 Jan. 15
1970
1971
Dollars
1.12 26.30 26.20 33.60
1.36 15. 10 24.50 32.80
1,42 15.20 25.90 33.30
18.2
9.0
8.9
23.5
11 1
10.7
l l Bushels of corn equa 1 in value to 100 1bs. hogs, live weight.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agrir.ultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Georgi a Crop Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED I NDE X UP 2 POINTS
The All Commodities Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers increased to 109 percent of the 1967 average during the month ended January 15, 1971, according to the Crop Reporting Service. This was 2 points higher than the previous month of 10 7 , but 10 points lower than the January 15, 1970 Index of 1_1 9._
The All Crops and the All Livestock Indexes were up 2 points from the previous month. C~pared with the previous year , the All Crops Index was up 10 points to 115. The Livestock Index was 26 points below the January 1970 Index of 130, due mainly to the lower price of hogs.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 3 POINTS
PRICES PAID UP I POINT
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 3 points (3 percent) during the month ended January 15 to 107 percent of its 1967 average. Contr i buting most to the
Increase were higher prices for beef cattle, lettuce, strawberries , and corn. Seasonally
lower prices for eggs and milk were partially offsetting. The index was 5 percent below
a year ear I i e r.
The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanced 1 point (3/4 of 1 percent) from mid-December to 117.
Compared with a year earlier the index was up 5 percent.
1967 I00
INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
: Dec. 15 : 1969
Jan. 15 1970
Dec. 15 1970
GEORG lA
Pri ces Received All Commodities All Crops
I 17
119
107 .!/
105
105
113 ll
li vestock and Lives tack
Products
126
130
102
Jan. 15
1971
109
1 I 5
104
UN ITED STATES
Pr ices Received
112
I 13
104
107
Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates
111
112
116
117
Ratio 1/
101
101
90
91
V1/ Revised. Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates.
Circular A-46, Exhibit F, Amended March 31, 1970, Office of Management and
Budget, Executive Office ot' the President, require-s, effective with the issue of
the index numbers for January 1971, that the year 1967 shall be used as the standard reference base period for all Federal Government general-purpose index numbers. In conformity with this circular, the above Summary Table uses the 1967 base. Nationally the indexes of Prices Received by Farmers and Prices Paid by Farmers are by law prepared on the 1910-14 base and they wil I continue to be
published in the National Agricultural Prices release.
FRASIER T. GALLO\./A Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PA ID BY FARM ERS. JA NUARY 15 . 19 71 WITH COMPARIS ONS
GEORGIA
UNITED STAT ES
Commodity and Unit
:Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Jan. 15 Dec . 15 Jan. 15
1970
1970
1971
1970
19 70
19 71
PRICES RECEIVED
~/heat, bu.
$ 1.40
Oats, bu.
$ .85
Corn, bu.
$ 1.40
Cotton, 1b.
18.5
Cottonseed, ton
$ 40.00
Soybeans, bu.
$ 2.40
Peanuts, 1b.
12.5
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
$ 6,80
Hay, baled, ton:
All
$ 31 . 50
Alfalfa
$ 41.00
Lespedeza
$ 34.00
Peanut
$ 24.00
Milk Cows, head
$ 235.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ 25.50
Beef Cattle, All, cwt.l/ $ 23.30
Cows, cwt. 11
$ 19.50
Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ 26.50
Calves, cwt.
$ 30.00
Milk, sold to plants,cwt.
Fluid Milk
$ 7.00
Manufactured
$
All
$ ].00
Turkeys, lb.
22.0
Chickens, 1b.
Excluding Broilers
11.0
Commercial Broilers 14.0
Eggs, all, doz.
59.7
Table, doz.
58.4
Hatching, doz.
67.0
1.65 .90
1.62
21 .o
49.00 2.85 12.5 6.50
30.50 37.00 33.50 26.00 265.00 14.60 22.90 19.00 26.00 32.00
7.05
7.05 22.0
7.0 10.5 43.5 41.6 54.0
1. 70
.92 1.64
21.0
49.00
2.85
13 .o
6,60
1. 29 .587
1.12
19.09 46.50
2.36 12.1
115.73
31.50 37.00
33.50 27.50 270.00 14.60
' 22.90 19.20 26.00
31 .oo
25.00 25.50 27.50 24.70 315.00 26.30 26.20 19.70 28.40
33. 60
7 .oo ..
22.0
6.22
4. 78 5.81 24.8
6.0
10.8
12.5
14.8
40.1
53.1
37.7
54.0
1.41 .650
1.36 20.96 58.00
2. 77 12.5 5.46
25.00 25.80 27.30 25.20 342 .00 15. 10 24.50 18. 50 26.60 32.80
6.39 4.96 6.05 22.4
7.7
11.8 38.3
1.40 .668
1 .42 21.00 60,00
2.86
12. 7
6.10
25.40 26.20 28.10 26.60 344.00 15.20 25.90 19.20 28.00 33.30
4/6.37 4/4.89 ~;5.98
21.7
7.8
13.0
36.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% protein 16% protein
18% protein 20% protein Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt. Cottonseed Meal, 41%
cwt. Soybean t~ea 1, 44% cwt, Bran, cwt. Midd 1i ngs, cwt. Corn Mea 1, cwt. Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Chick Starter Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton
$ ]2,00 $ 79.00 $ 83.00 $ 85.00
$
$ 5.00 $ 5.60 $ 4,00 $ 4.10 $ 3.50
$ 95.00 $ 83.00 $ 96.00 $ 40.00 $ 37.00
77 .oo
84.00 86.00 89.00
5.30
5.60
4.30 4.35
3.95
99.00 87.00 99.00 44.00 37.50
78.00
85.00
86.00 89.00
4.80
5.30 5.70 4.50 4.60 4.05
100.00 87.00 100.00 45.00 38.50
69.00 74.00
77 .oo
81 ,00
4.56
5.31 5.73 3. 73 3.81 3.35
93.00 82.00 97 . 00 35.80 33.80
73.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
4.84
5.53 5.67 3.99 4.07 3.70
99.00 87.00 102,00 36.30 34.80
73.00 .
81 .oo
84.00 87.00
4.83
5.56 5.74 4,08 4. 20 3.79
99.00 88.00 103.00 36.50 35.00
l l "Cows'' and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where nece ssary for
slaughter bulls . 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacement.
!I3/ Revised. Pre 1imi nary.
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BROILER ITYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georg a durin'g8MI!1 ~eek ~n ed Janua~; 30 was
8,400, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but 11 percent 1ess than the comparable
week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
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An estimated 10, 560, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hat_~ h~ ~~~~
Spercent more than the previous week but 15 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 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching
eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received f0r broiler
chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7.00 to $9. 00 with an
average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and
$10. 25 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Week Ended
Eggs Set ]_I
1969
-
1970
Thou.
1970
-
1971
Thou.
o/o of
year ago
Pet.
Av. Price
Chicks Placed for
Hatch Broiler
Broilers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks
-1969
-1970
1970 1971
% of
Per
Per
year
Doz.
Hundred
ago
1970-71 1970-71
.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26
Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30
11, 847 10,906 92
10, 910 11, 806
11":10.,,'_215885
93 95
12,267 11,017 90
12, 144 10,624 87
12,068 10,408 86
12, 502 10,648 85
12,273 10, 110
82
12,320 10,098 82
12,449 10, 560
85
8, 564 8, 199
96
8, 613 8,667
101
8, 458 8, 314
98
8, 612 8,448
98
8, 122 7,960
98
8,842 8, 570
97
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8, 282
90
9, 139 8,217
90
9,399 8,400
89
EGG TYPE
54 54
..
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
54
8.00 8;oo 8.00 8.00
8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
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Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 30 was 891, 000--
13 percent more than the revised estimate of 787, 000 .the previous week and 8 percent
more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 075, 000 eggs for the
production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 27 percent more than the
previous week but 7 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type
chicks in the u. s. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended January 30' were 'down 11
percent and settings were down 11 pereent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
% of
Chicks Hatched (Week Ended) I % of
State Jan.
Jan. Jan.
Jan.
year
Jan. Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
year
9
16
23
30
ago 2/ 9
16
23
30
ago 2/
Thousands
Ga.
1, 161 1, 005 849 l, 075 93
lll.
440
385 415
360 99
Calif. 1, 674 1, 787 2,091 1, 947 87
Wash,
157
215 225
249 97
Miss.
356* 324 257
368 74
Thousands
783 766* 787* 891 108
355 300
335
330 87
1, 545 1, 021 1, 415 1, 386 78
248 228
209
122 79
335 234
267
299 110
Total 3,788* 3,716 3,837 3,999 89
3,266 2, 549*' 3, 0 13* 3,028 89
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
-"ll Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
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STATE
Jan. 16
EGGS SET
Week Ended Jan. 23
Jan. 30
Thousands
o/o of
year ago 1/
CHICKS PLACED
Week Ended
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
16
23
30
Thousands
o/o of
year ago 1/
Maine
1,908
1,738
1, 898
89
1,334
1, 321
1, 334
89
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Connecticut
112
95
116
91
55
44
97
71
Penns y1vania
1, 753
1,920
1, 801
98
945
1, 010
1, 193
108
Indiana
418
370
388
80
224
193
163
68
Missouri
201
221
353 161
431
409
443
92
Delawa re Maryl a nd Vir ginia West Virginia
3, 117 4,397 2, 100
35
3, 116 5, 024 1, 808
29
2,667
93
4,924
87
1,962 100
36
80
2,758
2,689
2, 755
85
3,845
3, 821
3, 915
111
1,654
1, 442
1, 613
114
284
322
289
83
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bD
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North Carolina
7,395
7,402
7,768
90
5, 824
5, 692
6, 118
101
0
South Carolina
624
632
643 102
510
590
599
97
GEORGIA
10,110 ' 10, 098 10, 560
85
8,282
8, 217
8,400
89
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 186
1, 197
1,236 106
84Z
804
812
89
773
744
753
99
865
878
877
119
8,877 4,931
8,825 5,334
9,214 92
5;445
96
7,318
7,200
7, 462
94
4,959
5, 033
4,998
100
12,043 12, 172 12, 560
99
8, 542
9, 270
9, 208
101
972 3,984
427 466 2,375
963 4,367
392 284 2,449
984
82
4,405
88
453
70
384 62
2,432 101
779
810
893
95
3, 508
3, 533
3, 471
91
332
294
331
66
229
340
176
54
1, 753
1, 869
1, 963
110
68,204 69, 180 70,982
92
55,273 55, 781 57,110
97
* TOTAL 1970
(22 States)
75,520 76,799 77' 197
57,431 57, 870 59, 148
97
o/o of Last Year
90
90
92
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
96
* Revised.
96
97
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
February 8, 1971
S EED C0 RN S UP P LY
~ected 1971 Seed Corn Supply
Companies normally handling about 80 percent of t he Nation's s eed corn pr oducction presently indicate approximately 829 million pounds of seed will be ava ilable for planting this year. This is 1 percent (11 million pounds) above the supply re~rted in November 1970. The Deep South and Mid-South were the only re gions showing declines from the previous report . The supply of seed corn in the Deep South was
15 percent less than reported in November. The largest gain was a 5-percent increase
in the Northern region.
The current expected supply consists of 23 percent normal Cytoplasm (det asseled) seed, 40 percent T-Cytoplasm seed, and 37 percent blend seed. Most corn produced ~om T-Cytoplasm seed proved susceptible to Race T Southern corn leaf blight during the 1970 growing season. The 1970-71 winter production made up about 3 percent or 22 million pounds of the total supply.
Maturity Zone
DEEP SOUTH: Ga., Ala., La., Miss., Fla. , East Texas
Expected Seed Corn Supply (80%) for 1971 Seeding by Method of Hybridization
N-Cytoplasm T-Cytoplasm
Blend
1,000 Pounds
Total
20,180
5,095
4,648
29,923
MID-SOUTH: Mo. , Ky. , Tenn. , Va. , N.C.,S.C.
25,054
17,344
46,998
89,396
EASTERN: Pa., N. Y., New England
5,344
11,576
19,657
36,577
EASTERN & CENTRAL CORN BELT Ill., Ind. , Ohio, EasternCentral Iowa
97,020
102,809
156,170
355,999
WESTERN CORN BELT: Western Iowa, Nebr. , Kans., S. D.
11,436
124,128
4 5 , 0 61
180,625
NORTHERN STATES : Mich., Minn., Wis., N.D. TOTAL
28,368 187,402
69,712 330,664
37.931 310,465
136,011 828,531
REISSUED BY: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, 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 Str~et Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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UNfVRSITY OF GEORGtA
UNIY liBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
FEB111971
LIVE S TOCK REPOR T
LIVESTOCK INVENTORY -- JANUARY 1, 1971 GEORG lA
Georqia's Cattle Passes Two Million Mark
Released 2/8/71
Cattle farmers over the State held a record 2,002, 000 cattle and calves on January 1, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, This 6 percent increase from the number on hand last year pushed the inventory estimate past the 2 mill i on ma rl- f or the fi rst t i me in the State's history.
Milk cows showed a modest, but significant 1 percent 'inc reas~. nt ]/-0,000 he ad. This ~s the first inc rease in milk cows in 21 years. Heifers kept for fu ture milk production totaled 42,000--an increase of 1,000 from a year ago.
Beef herds contained 856,000 cows--up 6 percent from last year and a new record . Beef cow replacement heifers were estimated at 176,000--up 6,000, Heif ers held for purpo ses other tha n beef or milk cow replacement totaled 52,000 compared with the prev ious year's 48,000.
Steers over 500 pounds were placed at 164,000 head--up 9,000, Bulls totaled 60,000 compared with 58,000 last year and calves under 500 pounds were estimated at 505,000--up
9 percent ,
The value of all cattle and calve s on hand increased 17 percent to go over $310 million. The increase was a result of both the increase i n holdings and higher value per head.
Hoq Inventory Raised 16 Percent
Hog inventory estimates are set on December l and on that date, Georgia's swine producers were estimated to be holding 2.1 mill ion hogs o f all ages. This wa s 16 percent more than were on hand December 1, 1969 . Georgia ranked ninth among the States in numbe r of hogs. They were valued at $51.6 mill ion--down 9 percent from the previo us year .
Chicken Holdinqs Up 2 Perce nt
The January 1 estimate of 40.1 mill ion chickens (excluding broilers) ma de Georgia the second largest poultry state in the nation, exceeded only by California . The value of Georgia flocks was placed at $44.1 million--down 7 percent from a year ago.
Georgia's turkey inventory was placed at 188,000 with a valuation of $884,00 0 . Th i s compares with a 105,000 inventory last year that was valued at $567,000.
The total value of all cattle , hogs, sheep, turkeys and chickens (excluding broi l ers) was $407 mill ion on January l , 1971 This rep resented a l 0 percent increase over the comparab!e value last year. Increases in the value of cattle, sheep and turkeys more th an offset lower values for hogs and chickens.
Livestock on Georgia Farms, January 1 Number, Value Per Head , and Total Val ue. 1970 - 1971
Species
Number On F.:rrms
l9ZO Average
Value
Total Value
1921 Number On Farms
Average Value
l ,000 head
Cattl e & Calves
Hogs ll
Sheep & Lambs
Chickens 11
Turkeys
TOTAL
l ,889
l '780 5.5
39,483 105
ll December preceding year.
Dollars
l ,000 dollars
l , 000 head
Dollar s
140
32 15
l. 20
5.30
264,460 56,960 83 47,380 567
369.450
2 ,002 2,065
5. 5 40 , 091
188
155 25 18 l. l 0 4.90
1/ Does not include commerc ial b ro i 1e r s.
To ta l Value
1 ,000 dol la r s
31 0 ,31 0 51 ,6 25
99 44,100
884 40 7,01 8
Statisti cal Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpk i n Street , Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES The January 1, 1971 inventory esti mates of 1 ive s tock and paul try on U. S. farms and ranches show more cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, ch ic kens and t urkeys , but fewer sheep and lambs than a year earlier. Cattle and calves on farms and ranches on January 1, 1971 totaled 114,6 mill ion, up 2 percent from the 112.3 mi l 1ion on ha nd a year earlier. Cows and heifers that have calved were up 2 percent wi t :, beef cows up 3 percent, but milk cows were down 1 percent. The 19.6 mill ion s heep and lambs on f arms and ranches January 1 a~ 4 percent less than a year earlier, continuing a decline in number s which began in 1961, Stock sheep numbers were down 3 percent, and s heep and lambs on f eed 9 percent, from a year earlier. The January 1, 1971 inventory s hows the number of chickens on farms and ranches at 442.8 mill ion, 2 percent above a year earlier, and tur keys at 7.5 mill ion, up 10 percent. The number of hogs and pigs on farms December 1, 1970 were up 19 percent fro m a year earlier and totaled 67.5 mill ion,
The value of all 1ivestock and poultry on farms and ranc he s t otaled a record high $23.8 billion, 1 percent 'above the $23.5 b i llion a year earli e r. Meat animals (cattle, hogs and sheep) accounted for $23.2 bill ion, compared with $22. 9 bill ion a year earlier, The inventory value of cattle and calves on January 1, 1971 totaled $21.1 bill ion, up 5 percent from a year earlier. The sheep and lamb inventory as of January 1, 1971 was valued at $462.9 mill ion, down 9 percent from a year earlier, The inventory value of chickens was estimated at $537.4 mil 1ion, down 8 percent fr om a year earlier, but turkeys were valued at ~39.6 mill ion, up 6 percent. The value of the ho g and pig inventory on December 1, 1970 is estimated at $1.6 bill ion, a decline of 29 percent from the previous December 1 value.
Class of 1ivestock and ~oultr~
NUMBER OF FARMS AND RANCHES JANUARY UN !TED STATES
1969
1970
1971
1,000 head
1971 as % of
1~70
percent
Cattle
Hogs ll
All Sheep
Chickens 2/
Turkeys ].7
109,885
112,303
114,568
102
60,632
56,655
67,540
119
21 '238
20 ,288
19,560
96
419,635
433,640
442,783
102
6,604
6,769
7,462
110
l l December 1 preceding year. 1:/ Excludes commercial broilers. 11 Excludes turkey
fryers.
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTr-tY JANUARY 1. UN ITED STATES
Class of 1ivestock and ~ou1try Total Value
1969
1970
1971
l,OOOdollars
Cattle and Calves
Hogs and Pigs l/
A11 Sheep
17,394,098 1,851 ,596 468,761
20' 170.700 2,208,504
506,816
21,146,490 1,578,677 462,906
Aggregate Livestock 11
19,714,455
22,886,020
23,188,073
Chickens Turkeys
506, 100 32,714
583,824 37,205
537,352 39,590
Aggregate I ivestock & poultry 11
20,253,294
23,507,049
23,765,015
ll December 1 preceding year. 11 Includes cattle, hogs, and sheep. ]./ Includes
cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens and turkeys.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician , ln Charge
\1, PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
.. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
FE B 11 1971
1HJlftEs R E P 0 T I NG S E RV I CE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
February l 0, l 97 l
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the weak ended February 6 was 7,669, 000--9 percent less than the previous week and 20 percent less than the comparable week last ye ar, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 805, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries --2 percent more than thf\ previous week but 16 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 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $ 9. 00 with an average of $8 . 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for eggs and $10 . 25 for chicks.
Week
Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set})
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of year ago
Av. Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
H undred
1970-71 1970-71
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Dec. 5
10,910 10, 185
93
8, 613 8,667
101
54
8. 00
Dec. 12
ll, 806 11,258
95
8,458 8,314
98
54
8.00
Dec. 19
12,267 11,017
90
8, 612 8,448
98
54
8.00
Dec. 26
12, 144 10,624
87
8, 122 7,960
98
54
8.00
Jan. 2
12,068 10,408
86
8, 842 8, 570
97
54
8.00
Jan. 9
12, 502 10,648
85
9, 108 8,535
94
54
8.00
Jan. 16
12,273 10, 110
82
9, 154 8,282
90
54
8 . 00
Jan. 23
12,320 10,098
82
9, 139 8,217
90
54
8.00
Jan. 30
12,449 10, 560
85
9, 399 8,400
89
54
8.00
Feb. 6
12,795 10, 805
84
9,575 7,669
80
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 6 was 900, 000--l percent more than the previous week and l percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated l, 242, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent more than the previous week and 9 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended February 6 were down 5 percent and settings were down 4 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Egg s Set {Week Ended)
o/o of I Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Jan.
Jan. Jan.
Feb.
year
Jan. Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
16
23
30
6
ago 2/ 16
23
30
6
Thousands
l, 125*
849 l, 075 l, 242 109
365*
415
360
290
76
l, 787 2,091 l, 947 2, 145
95
215
225 249
256
88
324
257 368
521
94
766 300 l, 021 228 234
Thousands
787
891
3 35
330
l, 415 l, 386
209
122
267
299
900 275 l, 317
190 269
Total 3, 816>:< 3, 837 3,999 4,454
96
2, 549 3, 013 3,028 2,951
* 1/ Include s eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.
o/o of
year ago 2/
10 l 83 93
146 80
95
STATE
EGGS SET
_ _ _ __ ____,w_ :_e ek Ended _ _ _ __
J an. 23
Jan. 30
Feb. 6
Thousands
CHICKS PLACED
o/o of _ _ ___Y{_e ekJ:: 11de_d
year
Jan.
ago 1/ 23
Jan. 30
Feb. 6
T housands
~~7 1
..:l?a..Jl::e Z
o/o of
year
1 ago 1/
Maine
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tenne ssee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971
(22 States}
1,738
95 l, 920
370 221 3, 116 5,024 l, 808
29 7,402
632
l, 898 116
l, 80 l 388 353
2,667 4,924 1, 962
36
7,768 643
1, 974 93 153 113
1,645 94 441 92 325 141
2,641 91 4,924 88
1,898 105 36 82
7,793 88 675 116
1, 321
1, 334
l, 368
83
44
97
85
71
l, 010
1, 193
l, 133
113
193
163
210
76
409
443
394
86
2,689
2, 755
2,402
88
3, 821
3, 915
3, 583
88
1, 442
1. 613
1, 721
126
322
289
215
59
5, 692
6, 118
5, 516
91
590
599
611
113
10,098
10, 560 10, 805 84
8, 217
8,400
7,669
80
l, 197 744
8, 825 5, 334 12,172
963 4, 367
392 284 2,449
1,236 753
9,214 5,445 12, 560
984 4,405
453 384 2,432
1, 245 111
721
99
9,357 93
5, 516 97
12,496 98
982
81
4,406 89
501 77
466
81
2, 570 105
804
812
858
83
878
877
973
134
7,200 5,033
7,462 4,998
7, 100 4,614
92 96
9,270
9, 208
8, 802
98
810
893
1, 436
139
3, 533
3,471
3, 17 5
82
294
331
288
64
340
176
314
100
l, 869
l, 963
1 953
107
69, 180
70,982 71,570
92
55, 781 57,110 54,420
92
TOTAl 1970*
(22 States)
76,799
77, 197 77, 524
I o/o of Last Year
90
92
92
}:_/ Current week as perc e nt of same week la st y ea r.
57,870
I 96
*Revised.
59, 148 97
58, 997 92
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FE B 15 1971
GEORG l A
Calves born on Georgia farms during 1970 are estimated at 850,000 head -- 4 percent ~~e the 8 19,000 born in 1969 , according t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Servi ce .
Th e numbe r of cows and heifers 2 yea rs o l d and olde r on fa r ms at t he beginning of
1970 is estimated at 982, 000 head compared w i th 963 ,000 on Janu ary 1, 1969.
UN I TED STATES
CA LF CROP UP 2 PERCEN T The 1970 calf crop for the United States is estimated at 45,926,000 he ad--2 percent
more than the 45,196,000 head born on U. S. farms and ranches a year earlier.
Cows and heifers 2 years old and older January 1, 1970 totaled 51,260,000, 2 percent ~ re than on hand a year earlier. Calves born, expressed as a perc e ntage of cows and heifers
2 years old and older on hand the first of the year, is 90 per c ent, the same as a year earlier.
This percentage of cows and heifers 2 years old and older is not strictly a calving rate because the January l inventory of cows and heifers 2 years old and older does not include all calve during the year and includes some cows and heifers that died or were slaughtered before calving.
The January 1, 1970 number of cows and heifers that have calved totaled 48,982,000 head. Calves born, expressed as a percentage of cows and heifers that have calved on hand the first of the year, is 94 percent. This is the first calf crop report showi ng cows and heifers that have calved, Inventory cattle class esti mates were changed from a sex and age basis to a sex and weight basis beginning with the January l , 1970 estimates. Future calf crop reports will show the calf crop percentage as a percent of cows and heifers that have ca 1ved.
NORTH CENTRAL REG 1ON 1 PERCENT HIGHER . A 1 percent increase from last year is shown for t he calf cro p in t he North Central
States with 17,374,000 head born during 1970.
SOUTHERN STATES UP 2 PERCENT The 1970 calf crop in the Southern States totaled 17,610,000 head, 2 percent more than
in 1969. A 4 percent increase was produced in the South Atlantic States while the South Central States were 2 percent higher, Texas, tne leading cattle State, shows a 2 percent larger calf crop.
\/ESTERN STATES PERCENT HIGHER A l percent larger calf crop was produced in the 11 Western States w ith 8,547,000
head born during 1970. California, t he leadin g catt le State in this region, had l percent ~we r calves, while Montana, the second ranking St ate in th e region, showed a 2 percent increase.
NORTHATLANTIC STATES OFF 2 PERCENT The North Atlantic region was the only region showing a decline in calf p roduction
dur ing 1970 with 2,314,400 head, 2 percent less than the 1969 output.
FRA SIE R T, GALLO\JAY
W. PAT PARKS
Ag r icultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stat istical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lump k in Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation
with the Georgia Department of Agriculture,
-
Calf Cro_Q: 1969 and 1']70 by States
State
: Cows & heifers : Calves born as % :
Calves born
: 2 years & older : of Januar:t 1 1I :
:
JAnuary 1
: Cows & heifers 21:
.:...
: 1970 as : % of
: 1969 : 1970 : 1969 : 1970 :1969 : 1970 : 1969
Maine
~1. H.
Vt. Mass. R. I. Conn.
N. y.
N. J Pa.
: I ,000 head
. . :
86
: :
45 237
84 LJ.5
233
:
79
75
:
9
9
:
79
77
: :
1 '189 90
1 '189 88
:
916
899
Percent
86
86
87
82
85
85
82
81
C4
82
82
82
86
85
81
80
88
88
1,000 head
74
39 201 65
7.6 65 1 ,023
73 806
72 37 198 61
7.4 63 1 ,014
70
792
Percent
97 95 99
9L~
97 97 99 96 98
Ohio
:
828
853
89
88
737
751
102
Ind.
:
705
709
91
92
642
653
102
Ji
Ill Mich.
.
1 '125 628
1 ,091 632
88 90
89 89
990
974
98
565
564
100
His.
: 2,320
2,301
91
90
2) 111
2,080
99
Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak, S. Dak. Nebr. Kans.
De I. Md. Va. \!. Va. N. C.
s. c.
Georgia
Fla.
Ky.
li
Tenn.
I!
Ala. Miss.
f!
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas
Mont.
jl
Idaho
Hyo.
Colo.
tt
N. Mex.
Ariz.
Utah
Nev.
Wash.
Oreg.
Cal if.
: 1,676 : I ,997
1 ,624 2,011
88 95
: 2,197
2,329
94
: l '116
l '127
93
: I ,900
I ,919
95
: 2' 121
2,092
92
: I ,984
2,063
94
:
21
:
238
:
737
:
268
:
544
:
332
21
76
240
89
744
87
276 578
8a9s
340
84
:
96~
982
82
: I ,087
I, I08
. 7-8
: I ,405
I ,475
92
: I ,274
I ,299
88
: I ,059
I ,080
85
: I ,468
I ,508
85
:
988
I ,045
88
: I ,099
I ,099
84
: 2,236
2,335
91
: 5,944
:
6' 118
89
: I ,604
I ,636
94
:
735
757
94
:
735
741
92
: 1 '1 05
1 '194
96
:
729
. 422
747
87
430
83
. . :
411 341
433
91
351
86
:
579
573
91
:
795
: 11821
803 1 zZ86
91
az
91
1,475
1 ,473
100
95
I ,897
l ,903
100
92
2,065
2) 139
104
95
l ,038
I ,068
103
96
I ,805
I ,834
102
95
I ,951
l ,981
102
94
I ,865
I ,954
105
81
16
17
106
88
212
212
100
89
641
660
103
86
239
236
99
84
462
488
106
8az7
279
296
106
819
850
104
80
848
887
lOS
90
I ,293
I ,328
103
89
1 '121
l '151
103
84
900
909
101
85
I ,248
I, 283
103
87
869
912
105
83
923
911
99
90
2,035
2,092
103
88
5,290 5,378
102
94
1'508 1'535
102
94
691
71 L~
103
90
676
665
98
93
1 '061
I, 116
105
86
634
645
102
79
350
341
97
90
374
390
104
88
293
309
105
92
527
527
100
92
723
736
102
88
I .588
1.569
99
r,
48 States Alaska
.:.
50.267 4.4
51 149 4.3
9~0
84
_90
45.115 45,845.4 102
84
3.7
3.6 97
Hawaii
u. s.
:
107
107
73
: 1)0 379 51 260
90
72
78
77
99
go
45.196 45.926
102
l l Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of
.
;j-;;; . . number of cows and heifers 2 years old and over on farms and ranches January 1 After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
~
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
Athens, Georgia 30601
United Stotea Deportment of Agriculture
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
l
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ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRIICULTURE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
MAR 4 1971
THE POULTRY 4\ND EGG ITUA f~~IES Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, February 12, 1971
Situ1.tion and Outlook (Broilers)
Current Situation and Outlook Production-- Broiler production for 1970 rose substantiall y. Output of young chicken meat in Federally inspected slaughter plants totaled 7. 2 billion pounds , ready-tocook weight, up 10 percent from 1969. Output during the first half of 1970 was up nearly 14 percent. Summer production continued near the high levels of spring but was only 9 percent above summer 1969. Output in the fall declined more than usual to average near year- earlier 1~ve l s.
In recent years around 90 percent of total broiler meat output has been in ~~ederally inspected plants. However, as a result of the new Wholesome Poultry Product s Act, a larger percentage of the l970 broiler crop was slaughtered under .c~ederal i ns pection-perhaps l to 2 percent more than in 1969.
The number of birds marketed through Federally inspected plants last year rose 10 percent to a record 2. 8 billion. Also, the birds marketed aver a ged a record 3. 64 pounds each, more than 1 percent above 1969. The proportion of birds condemned was higher. Condemnations during the year averaged 4. 2 percent of the quantity ins pected, compared with 4. 0 percent a year earlier.
Broilers inspected for furth e r processing and 'Cutting up under Pederal inspection totaled 2. 2 billion pounds, ready-to-cook weight, nearly 15 percent above 1969. Of this total, about 85 percent was cut-up in plants, the rest went for processing beyond the cut-up stage. Tnis was about the same as in 1969.
Current indications for 1971 point to smaller broiler production for the first half, but more for the second half relative to 1970. And output for all of 1971 may total about the same.
Weekly broiler chick placements have declined in recent months, averaging below year-earlier levels since the first of September. In additim1, the broiler hatchery supply flock, based on pullet chicks placed 7 to 14 months earlier reached a record high in January 1971. It has been declining however, and probably will be below a year earlier by midyear. Monthly pullet placements for the hatchery supply flock generally have lagged the previous year's since April 1970.
In response to depressed broiler prices and rising feed costs in recent months, producers may keep production below last year during the first half of 1971. Last half production may move upward in contrast to a year ago when _production was down sharply {rom the high levels of the first half of 1970.
Historical relationships between the ratio of feed and chick costs to broiler prices and the change in broiler production the following year would suggest an increase of around 5 percent in output this year. However, pr.oduction likely will increase less because of sharp increases in feed prices in recent months and expected large pork supplies in the first half which will tend to depress broiler prices. Based on broiler chick placements, the number of broilers available for slaughter during Januar y - Marc h 1971 will be about 2 percent below the first quarter of 1970. Also, broiler-type eggs in incubators on January 1 were down 5 percent.
Prices -- Broiler prices declined in early 1970 largely as a r e sult of sharp increases in broiler output. Prices continued below a year earlier throughout 1970 despite a cutback to near year-earlier levels in broiler production in the closing months of the year. Larger supplies of red meats, particularly pork in the summer and fall, depressed broiler prices and held them below the previous year.
Wholesale prices of ready-to-cook broilers in 9 cities aver a.ged 26.4 cents a pound for 1970, compared with 29. 1 cents in 1969. Prices fell to a low of 22 cents in early November, the lowest since late 1967. Prices strengthened and averaged about 25 cents a pound in November and D e c e mber. Prices in January average d 26. 4 c e nts a poun
Lower broiler prices will likely prevail through mid-1971. Price s m a y strengthe in the summer, and average moderately above second-half 1970 l evel s . Shar ply large r pork supplies in the first half will hold broiler prices at low levels de spite a n expected small r e duction in broiler meat output. Pork supplies this summe r will continue mader a! above a ye ar earlier, but suppli.es in the fall likely will be .smaller.
Broile r production costs increased sharply during 1970. Broiler fee d prices incr e ased from $93 a ton in January to $99 a ton in .December. M o st of the price inc re as was in the last half of the year. Falling broil er prices and inc r eas i n g fee d c o s ts r e sulted in an unfav orable broiler-fee d price ratio. T he ratio declined during 1970 from 3. 2 in January to 2. 4 in December.
Costs of other production items also increased. For e xample , during 1970 the index of prices paid by farmers for production items, including wag e s, int er e st and taxe s ros e 4 perc ent.
Broiler production costs will concmue higher, at l e a s t th roug h th e fir s t half o f 197 F eed costs during the last half of the year will be importantly influenced by the 1971 corn and soybean crops. Costs of most other production items likel y will continue to increase, but perhaps at a slower rate than in the last year or so.
Utili zation-- Increased production and reduced price s s purre d cons umption of broiler meat t o a record high of about 38 pounds per person las t yea r de spite increased supplies of other meats. Per capita consumption of broiler meat increased mor e than 3 pounds to a total of 38 pounds. Per capita use of other chicken meat was around 4 pounds
E xports of young chicken and chicken parts, including subsidized exports to Switzerland and Greece, during 1970 totaled 93 million pounds, ready-to-cook weight, 10 percent above the previous year. Exports of chicken parts totaled 68 million pounds, 12 ' percent above 1969. Whole young chicken exports totaled 25 million pounds, up 12 perce The proportion of whole birds has declined in recent years. In 1970, about three-fourths of the young chickens exported were cut- up, compared with about 67 percent in 1967, the1 first ye ar for such data.
Contracts were signed in 1970 for the e xport of 12. 5 million pounds of whole broilers to be shipped to Switzerland and 2. 5 million to Greece at sub s idy cost of $1. 9 million. This compares with 13.7 million pounds for Switzerland at a cost of $2.4 millio m 1969. P r ior to 1970, Greece was not eligible for shipments under this program.
USDA 1s 1970 purchases of broiler mea~ for the school lunc h program totaled 52 million pounds at a cost of $15.9 million. Purchases under t his program in 1969 totaled 50 milli on pounds at a cost of $17.4 million. Also in 1970 UJDA purchased canned boned chi cken equivalent of 77 million pounds ready-to-cook carcass weight.
Military purchases of young chicken meat in January- .=; eptember 1970 totaled 54 million pounds, down 17 percent from 1969. Part of this decline can be accounted for byl changes in purchases from whole birds to cut-up birds without necks, backs, and giblets:
A fter Five Days Return to
United States Department of A griculture
Statistical H. e porting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street
A thens, Georgi-a: 3&6-()}."'
L.l\...
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
urH V L I t1RAt< I ES
ATHENS
GA 30601
.,.
Un ited States Deportment o f Agr iculture
v
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GE~GIA
Athens, Georgia
FEB 18 1971
LIBRARIES
Jan ary 1971 Rel ased 2/16/71
JANUARY MILK PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT
Milk production on Georgia farms during January totaled 105 million pounds, according to the . Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 3 million pounds above January 1970 ~d 1 million pounds above the previous month.
Production per cow in herd averaged 715 pounds - 10 pounds above the previous year and 5 pounds above the December 1970 average.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during January was $7.00 per hundredweight. This was 5 cents below the December 1970 price, but was equal to the January 1970 price.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Georgia
United States
Item and Unit
Jan. Dec. Jan.
Jan.
Dec.
1970 1970 1971
1970
1970
Jan. 1971
Milk Production
million lbs. hoduction Per Cow
lbs. 1./
Number Milk Cows
thousand head
102 J/104
105
9,448 J/9,349
9,547
705 J/710
715
752 J/ 751
768
145 J/147
147
12,570 J/12,449 12,437
hices Received - Dollars g/
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk cows, head
7.00 3/7.05 ~7.00 7.00 1/7.05
235.00 265.00 270.00
5.81 6.22 4.78 315.00
3/6.05 3/6.39 - 4.96
342.00
4/5.98 4/6.37 4/4.89 344.00
hices Paid - Dollars g/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14 percent protein
16 percent protein
18 percent protein
2G percent protein
~(2. 00
79.00 83.00 85.00
77.00 84.00 86.00 89.00
78.00 85.00 86.00 89.00
69.00 74.00
77.00 81.00
73.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
73.00 81.00 84.00 87.00
Hay, ton
37.00 37.50 38.50
33.80
34.80
35.00
1/ Monthly average. gj Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average
for month.
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.. .
3/ Revised.
II Preliminary
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. Pat Parks Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Depar~ment of Agriculture.
~NITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
January Milk Production l Percent Above A Year Earl 'ier
U. S. milk production in January is estimated at 9,547 mill ion pounds, up l percent from a year earlier. Production increaskd 2 percent from December to January, the same increase between these two months as a year earlier. Milk production was below a year earlier in most States of the North Atlantic, East North Central and West North Central reg ions; due, in part, to unusually cold weather during much of January. In the South Atlantic, South Central and Western regions, production was above a year earlier in most States. January output provided 1.49 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, the s as a year earlier, but more than the 1.46 pounds a month earlier.
Production Per Cow 2 Percent Above. Milk Cows 1 Percent Below Year Earlier
January milk production per cow was 768 pounds, up 2 percent from both a year earlier and a month earlier. January rate per cow was at a record high in 40 States. It was highest in Arizona, at 960 pounds. Following were: California, 955 pounds; Connecticut, 910 pounds; and Minnesota, 905 pounds.
Milk cows on farms during January totaled 12,437,000, down 1 percent from a year earlier.
Grain And Concentrate Feedinq Up 3 Percent From A Year Earlier
Feeding of grain and concentrate averaged 12.4 pounds per cow on February I , a record h igh for the date and 3 percent above the previous record of 12.0 pounds on Fe bruary 1, 1970. Feeding rates were higher than a year earlier in 27 States and averaged 12 or more pounds per cow in 27 States. A year earlier 24 States were feeding 12 or more pounds of grain and concentrates.
Milk Feed Price Ratio 6 Percen t Below A Year Earlier
The January milk feed price ratio, at 1.69, was 6 percent less than a year earlier. A substantial increase in average ration value more than offset an increa se in average
milk price, causing the decrease from a year earlier. Seasonally, the rati o decreased 3
percent from December, the same decrease between these t wo months as a year earlier.
Month
t~ ilk per cow and milk produc t ion bv months 1 United State s
Milk per cow 1/
Milk product io n 1/
1968
1969
1SJ 70
1968
1969
1970
Change from 19~
Pounds
Mill ion Pounds
Percent
January February March Apri 1 May June July August Se ptember Oc tober Novem ber De c e mb e r
717
734
752
9,495
9,415
9 ,448
0
696
690
708
9' 187
8,831
8 ,896
/1
775
785
807
10,197 10, 025 10 ' 126
fl
796
805
824
10,457 10,256 10,328
/1
858
871
887
11,235 11 ,073 11,1 09
0
826
845
863
10,786 10,728 10,792
/1
783
801
818
10,202 10 , 149 10, 226
fl
740
764
782
9,612
9,673
9 ,767
fl
701
725
743
9 , 083
9 , 158
9 ,273
fl
706
723
744
9,124
9, 114
9 ,280
12
677
690
710
8, 717
8,687
8 , 842
f2
711
734
751
9,139
9,236
9 ,349
f .l
An nu a l
8,992
9,166
9,388
117,234 116,345 117,436
/0.9
' l l Excludes mil k su cked by c alves.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Ar o otv
90 0
UNJVfRStTY OF GF.ORGT A
UNtV LT ARARJ ES
ATHENS
GA 3 06 0 1
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
FEB 18 1971
LIBRARIES
Placement of broiler chickE in Georgia during the week ended February 13 was
7, 754, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 20 percent less than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service
An estimated 10,770,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
slightly less than the previous week az:!.d 15 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 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching
eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00
with an average of $8, 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 67 cents for
eggs and $10.25 for chicks.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Av, Price
Eggs Set J)
Chicks Placed for
Hatch Broiler
B railers in Georgia
Eggs Chicks
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of
year ago
1969 1970
1970 1971
% of year ago
Per
Per
Doz, Hundred
1970-71 1970-71
Thou,
Thou,
Pet,
Thou, Thou,
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Dec, 12 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 Jan. 2
Jan, 9 Jan, 16 Jan, 23 Jan. 30 Feb, 6
Feb. 13
11, 806 11,258 95
12,267 11,017 90
12, 144 10,624 87
12,068 10, 4o8 86
12, 502 10,648 85
12,273 10, 110 82
12,320 10,098 82
12,449 10, 560 85
12, 795 10, 805 84
12, 678 10,770
85
8,458 8, 314
98
8, 612 8,448
98
8, 122 7,960
98
8, 842 8, 570
97
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8,282
90
9, 139 8, 217
90
9,399 8,400
89
9, 575 7,669
80
9,731 7,754
80
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8,00
54
8.00
54
8,00
54
8, 00
54
8.00
54
8,00
54
8,00
EGG TYPE I
Hatch of egg type chidks in Georgia during the week ended F ebruary 13 was 7Z7, 000--19 percent less than the previous week and 20 percent less than the comparable week last year, An estimated 1, 164, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks
were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent less than the previous week and 6 percent
less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U, S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended February 13 were down 12 percent and settings were down 13 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif, Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET A,ND CHICKS HAT C~:.rE D, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
I %of
Chicks Hatched (We ek Ended)
Jan.
23
Jan. Feb.
30
6
Feb.
13
year
Jan. Ja11.
ago 2/ 23
30
Feb.
6
Feb.
13
Thousands
Thousands
909>!< 1, 07 5 1,242 1, 164 94
420* 360 290
335 82
2,091 1, ,947 2, 145 2,079 90
225
'249 256
268 86
257
368 521
337 61
787 335 1, 415
209 267
891 330 l, 386 122
299
900 275 1, 317
190 269
727 320 1,670 184 201
Total 3, 902>:c 3,999 4,454 4, 183 87
3,013 3,028 2,951 3, 102
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised,
% of year
ago 2/
80 85 94 114 64
88
S TAT E
I
Maine C onne cti c ut Pennsylvania Indiana Misso uri De l aware
Jan . 30
aa::; -,_.,._-.L
We ek Ended
~ eb . 6
l'~eb .
13
Thousands -
o/o of
I year ago 1/
1, 898 116
1, 801 388 353
2,66 7
1, 974 153
1, 64 5 44 1 325
2,641
1, 71 6
80
139
88
l, 745
93
364
88
334 131
3 , 379 119
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Vv eek l!:nde d
Jan. 30
_l,.E: b . 6
.!eb . 13
'T housan ds
l, 334 97
l , l9J 163 443
2, 7 5.S
1,368 85
l, 13 3 210 394
2,40 2
1,248 65
1, 356 156 Li 2 2
2,979
i ~c; of
i year ago 1/
?6 60 126 68 83
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4 ,924 1,962
36 7,768
4 ,924 1, 89 3
36 7,793
5, 107
92
1, 916
98
35
97
7,94 8
88
3,9 15
3, 583
3, 372
84
1, 613
1, 721
l , 5 16
104
2 89
215
339
95
6, 11 3
5, 516
6,04 5
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643
675
581
89
~99
611
625
112
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10, 560 10, 805 10, 770
85
8,400
7,669
7,754
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1, 236 7 53
1, 245 721
1, 251 106 748 102
812
858
340
95
877
973
892
129
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TOTAL 1971 (22 St ates )
9 ,2 14 5, 445 12, 560
984 4 , .c.J:Q5
453 384 2,432
9, 357 5, 516 12,496
982 4 , 4 06
501 466 2, 570
9, 290
89
5, 549
94
12,866 101
979
79
4 , 574
91
531
69
4 07
83
2, 513
98
7,462
7, 100
7,048
89
4,998
4,614
L_i. , 849
98
9, 208
8,802
8,324
98
893
1, 436
1,460
l39
3,471
3, 175
3 ,464
90
33 1
288
255
37
176
3 14
214
72
1,963
1, 953
1, 939
107
70,982 71, 570 72,742
92
57, 110 54 ,420 55, 662
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TOTA L 1970* (22 States)
77, 197 77, 524 78,688
o/o of Last Year
92
92
92
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59, 148
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97 * He vised.
58,997 92
60,082 93
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LIVESTOCK REPORT
L A 1-1 B
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
C R 0 P - 19 0 FEB 18 1971
usft1Mll1eased 2/17/71
GEORGIA
Georgia's 1970 lamb crop is estimated at 3,000 head-- up 3 percent from the previous ~rwhen 2,900 head were saved.
The number of breeding ewes 1 year and older on farms January 1, 1970 at 4,000 head ~s 100 head above the estimated number on farms the previous year.
UNITED STATES
hfnb Crop Down 2 Percent
The 1970 lamb crop for the United States is estimated at 13,413,000 head, 2 percent less than the 13,703,000 head produced in 1969, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The lamb crop in the 13 It/estern States was down 1 percent and in the 35 Native States it ~s down 4 percent.
Breeding ewes 1 year old and older on farms and ranches January 1, 1970 were down 5 percent from a year earlier and ewe lambs under 1 year old were down 2 percent.
The lambing percentage for 1970 (number of lambs saved per 100 ewes 1 year old and older on hand January 1), at 96, is 3 points above 1969. The 13 Western States lambing pe~entage, at 93, and the 35 Native States percentage, at 106, were 4 points and I point, ~~ectively, above the previous year.
Western States
The 1970 lamb crop in the 13 Western States (11 Western, South Dakota, and Texas) totaled 9,533,000 head, down I 12,000 head from the 1969 crop of 9,645,000 head. The number of breeding ewes 1 year old and older on January 1, 1970, at 10,228,000 head, was down 5 ~ ~ent from a year earlier. The lambing percentage during 1970, at 93, is 4 points above 1969. The lamb crop was larger than a year earlier in Texas, up 4 percent; New Hexico, up 3 percent; and Utah and \4ashington, both up 2 percent. The number of early l~bs (dropped before March 15) in the Western States was down 2 percent from 1969.
Native States
The lamb crop in the 35 Native States (excluding the 13 Western States and Alaska)
~taled 3,874,000 head, down 4 percent from the 1969 crop of 4,052,000 head. The number
of ewes I year old and older on January I, 1970 was 3,669,000 head, 5 percent less than a
~ar earlier. The lambing percentage for 1970 :was 106 or 1 point above 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Ag ricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
**************************************
*
NOTICE Due to the unusually large number of requests on our sheep and
* *
.,., wool surveys for informati~n about sheep shearing service and markets "'
'~ for wool, the following is supplied as a public service to Georgia's ,.,
*sheep and wool growers: he FLAGA Sheep Producers Association will *
*begin its shearing program on March 15. The 1971 wool sale will be *
*held in Crawford, Georgia during the last of May or early June.
*
*Anyone wishing to obtain shearing service or more information regarding*
*the wool sale should contact FLAGA Sheep Producers Association,
*
* * * * . * * * * * * * -,: * * * *Maxeys, Georgia, 30671.
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N. H.
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R. I.
Conn.
N. Y.
N. J. Pa. Ohio Ind. Ill. Mich. vlis. Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans. Del . . Md.
Va. W. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Georp;ia Fla. Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas Mont. Idaho Wyo. Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev. Wash. Oreg . Calif.
48 States
_ _ _ _ _ _ _--=.L.::::am=b.: Crop: 1969-1970 :Lambs saved
Breeding ewes 1 year :per 100 ewes
and older January 1 :..1. + J'anJ.uJ a.r.y 1
Lambs saved !/
1970 as
%of
1969
1969
1970 --~1~9~6~9--~1~97~0~--~1~9~6~9____~1~9~7~0--~------l
1,000 head
Number
1,000 head
Percent
12
11
100 109
12
12
100
4.0
3.8
98 100
3.9
3. 8 97
5.0
. 4. 6
98
98
4.9
4.5 92
7
6.4
97
95
6.8
6 .1 90
1.5
1.4
93 100
1.4
1.4 100
4. 0
3.8 100 100
4.0
3.8 95
72
70
104 100
75
70
93
5-9 124
5.9 102 107
122
102 101
6.0 126
6 .3 105
123
98
505
490
98
97
494
473
96
197
181
110 110
217
200
92
240
226
106 110
254
248
98
153
151
108 106
165
160
97
116
105
112 112
130
118
91
358
347
109 114
392
397
101
560
526
105 106
586
555
95
213
198
104 105
222
207
93
254
245
107 112
272
275
101
864
836
103 102
890
8 53
96
190
184
104 104
197
191
97
239
220
103 100
246
221
90
1.5
1.6 107
94
1.6
1.5 94
15
16
107 100
16
16
100
159
151
115 116
183
175
96
134
130
112 112
150
145
97
15
14
100 100
15
14
93
1.2
1.2
83
75
1.0
.9 90
3.9
4.0
7 4
75
2 . 9
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4.3
4.3
B4
~1
3.6
3.5 97
94
84
107 106
101
89
88
40
37
95
92
38
34
89
5.0
4.8
90
90
4.5
4.3 96
13
11
85
86
11
9.5 86
6.5
6.2
95
92
6.2
57 92
18
17
67
65
12
11
92
88
85
103 101
91
86
95
2,878
2,590
80
92 2,302
2,383
104
861
827
92
93
792
769
99
585
544
112 112
655
609
93
1,385
1,343
84
83 1,163
1,115
96
740
703
100 102
740
717
97
616
6oo
78
82
478
493
103
321
321
79
79
254
254
100
830
821
92
95
764
780
102
170
163
91
94
155
153
99
100
96
109 116
109
111
102
396
360
95 101
376
364
97
1,074 14,679
1,024 13 , 897
90
91
967
932
96
93
96 13,697
13,407
98
Alaska Hawaii
11
11
55
55
6.0
6.0 100
u. s.
14 , 690
13.908
93
96 13 , 703
13,413
98
1/ Lambs saved defined as larn.bs living July 1, or sold before July 1 in t he Native
States and lambs docked or branded in the Western States.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
r -, 1
, GEORGIA
Item
January 1971
of last
Jan. thru Dec.
1969 1/
1970 2/
Thou.
Thou.
% of
last ar
Pet.
3 I
3,667 3, 141
,3, 291 90 . 2,750 88
6 07 2,418
' ~
601 2, 649
' ~
99 110
22
39 177
736
778 106
44,732 1/ 45, 238 101
38,894
38,750 100
6,873 28,287
260 6,219
7,476 109 30,716 109
389 150 6, 834 110
43,605 269,301
3,767 45,675
39,085 90 262, 223 97
3, 632 96 40, 382 88
496,382
498,970 101
3,025,040 3, 178, 072 105
41, 439 529,888
44,930 108 567,205 107
34, 141 227,372
32, 732. 96 224, 244 99
378,823
4 10,709 108
2, 532, 518 2,772,320 109
rgia United 3tate s
vy Type Georgia United States
1, 783 11,128
2, 530 142 13,217 119
N P,. 126, 576
387 2, 532
637 3,217
Number La
Number Layer s en Hand duri Jan.
165
NA
127
26, 519
Production
Thousand.s
4,918 21,626 26, 544 70,803 325,330
4 ,427 21, 959 26,385 69,009 332 316
23, 797 141,902 1~2
5,485 33 726 127
Total Eggs Produced
Du
Jan.
85 391 476 1, 266 5,894
75 422 497 1, 292. 6, 153
Percent with 1v1olt Completed
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
70 1 7 1 1970 1 71 1 70 1 71
2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0
11.0 10 . 0 10.0 8.0
s 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.0
10.7 10.510.0 9.1
5. Egg Type chicken eggs in incubator Feb. 1, 1971 as percent of Feb. 1, 1970. 91
Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes d pullet-replacements from-eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service r reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ 3outh States: Del., Md., W.Va., I'!. C., 3. C., Fla., Va., Ga. NA -NotAvailable.
States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601
YOUNG CHICKENS : SLA UGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPEC TION
~ S t a t e i I i I
Maine
I BY SE L ECT E D STATES, 1969 and 1970
Number Inspected
Indica t e d Percent Condemned
During Dec .
Jan. thru Dec. .... During Dec.
J z.n. thru Dec,
19 69
1970
1969 '
1970
1969
1970
1969
1970
T ho u.
Thou,
T h ou~
Th'ou . " Pet.
Pet.
Pet .
Pet,
6, 163
5, 7 6 1
69, 512 73, 28 5 j 4 . 2
3. 3
4. 0
3. 5
Pa.
1 6, 237
Mo.
3, 688
6, 765 4, 680
81, 157 50, H83
l 83, 069 5. 2
60, 931 4. 8
~5.!.-..
0 2
4. 6
4. 8
4. 0
4. 3
Del.
7,688
7,527
93,887 93,339 1 4 .1
4 .5
3.7
3.9
Md. 1 14, 14 5 13, 224 164, 129 174 , 720 4 . 1
4. 2
Va. 1 7, 082
5,784
84,837 89,077 4.2
3.4
3. 6
3, 9
3 .4
3.7
N.C.
22, 11 9 20, 494 273, 160 296,490 3. 6
3. 4
3. 5
3. 7
Ga.
32,217 30,225 378,294 411,273
5.0 1 .5.3
4.6
5.1
Tenn.
5, 142
5, 014
63, 404 69, 285 3. 3
3. 6
3. 4
3. 5
Ala .
23, 02. 1 25,868 286,678 323,635 4.6
6.2
3.5
5.0
Miss.
16,399 18, 832 184,511 216,245 2.8
3.6
.2.3
2.6
A rk.
28,788 30,195 366,070 381,015 3.6
3.5
3. 3
3.3
Texas
14, 238 13, 622 161, 080 185, 861 3. 8
4. 0
3. l
3. 5
u--.-s-.---!1--2-1-0-,-0-1-2------------2-,-5-1-6-,-2-8-6----------~- --4-.-o------4--.3--------3-.-5------4-.-o--
!
212,302
2, 770, 178 1
MID-MONTH PRICES H.ECEIVED AND P ,l.I CES p_,;. r::J
Item
Jan. 15 1970
Georgia
Dec. 15 1970
i I
United States
J an.
15
'
I
J a n . 15
De c. 15
Jan, 1
I 1971
19 70
1970
197 ~
Cents
Cents
C e nts
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received:
!
Chickens, lb.,
excl. broiler s
Com '1 Broilers (lb.)
All Eggs , (dozens)
Table (dozens)
Hatching (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Broiler Grower Laying Feed
ll. 0 14 . 0 59.7 58.4 67.0
Dol.
95.00 83.00
7.0 10. 5 43.5 41.6 54.0
Dol.
99.00 87.00
6.0 12. 5 40. l 37.7 54.0
Dol.
100.00 87.00
I
I
i
I 10. 8 !
I
i !
53. 1
i
I
i
'
I '
I 93 .00
I 82.00
7.7 11. 8 38.3
Dol.
99.00 87.00
7.8
13.0 36.0
uol.
99.00 88.00
This report is made possible through the coope ration of the :r~ati onal P o ultry Improveme Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry H.esear ch Division of tha Agricu1tn Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Divi si on, Cons um e r and Ma.rket Se rvice and the Agricultural E stimates Division of the ::Jtati stical .Repo rting S e rvice and the many bre eders , hatcheries, poultry proce s sor s and the poultry farmers tha t r eport to these agencie s .
FRASIE R T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agric ultural Statistician
Aft e r F ive Days Return to United States Department of A griculture
Statistica l Reporting Service 4 09A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 O FFICIAL BUSINESS
~
. POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un<ted States Depo rtment of Ag . I
'cu ture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICr:
ATHENS, GEORGIA
February 24, 1971
--~-~-+-~-H---5- 1-9 -++--~J---------
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended i"ebruary 20 was 8,084, 000--4 percent more than th :! previous week but 17 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 934,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week but 15 percent less than the comparable week a
rear earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The averag e price of hatching eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices receivedfor broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 7 . 00 to $9 . 00 with an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year w e re 64 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.
hek Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS
Eggs Set]:_/
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1969 1970
1970 1971
o/o of
year ago
_ __ A \G__:Pxic~---
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
Hundred
I 1970-71 1970-71
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet. I Cents Dollars
Dec, 19
12,267 11,017
90 '
8,612 8,448
98
Dec, 26
12, 144 10,624
87
8, 122 7,960
98
Jan. 2
12,068 10,408
86
8,842 8, 570
97
Jan. 9
12, 502 10,648
85
9, 108 8,535
94
Jan. 16
12,273 10, 110
82
9, 154 8,282
90
Jan. 23
12,320 10, 098
82
9, 139 8,217
90
Jan. 30
12,449 10, 560
85
9,399 8,400
89
.feb. 6
12,795 10, 805
84
9, 575 7,669
80
Feb. 13
12,678 10,770
85
9, 731 7,754
80
Feb. 20
12, 800 10,934
85
9,728 8,084
83
EGG TYPE
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8 .00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8 .00
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 20 was 870,000 --20 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 348, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent more than the previous week and 18 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U .3. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended F ebruary 20 were down 8 percent and settings were down 5 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCH::.!: D, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended}
Jan.
Feb. Feb.
Feb.
30
6
13
20
I' o/o of
I
I year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched (We ek Ended)
Jan. Feb.
F eb.
.J'eb.
30
6
13
20
1,088*
380* 1,947
249 368
Thousands 1,242 1, 164
290 335 2, 145 2,079
256 268 521 337
1,348 565
l, 963 292 422
I 118 110 86 94 70
891 330 1, 386 122 299
Thousands
900
727
275
320
1, 317 1, 670
190
184
269
20 l
870 290 1, 585 206 304
j o/o of
I year
1 ago 2/
97 10 5
91 90 73
Total 4,032* 4,454 4, 183 4, 590
95
3, 028 2, 951 3, 102 3, 255
92
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks,
!I Current week as percent of same week last year, * Revised.
(])
H
I . ..:.:_1,
I.-I
::1
u
Maine Conne cticut Penns ylvania Indiana Miss ouri Del aware Ma ryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 974 153
1, 64 5 44 1 32 5
2,64 1 4,924 1, 898
36 7, 793
67 5
1, 716 139
1, 7 45 364 334
3,3 79 5, 107 1, 91 6
35 7,948
581
1, 86 7 89 134 75
1, 648 94 39 2 76 356 140
2,642 9 1 5, 137 92 1,955 97
36 78 7,634 84
593 97
1, 368
1, 248
1, 358
87
85
65
35
26
1, 13 3
1, 3 56
1, 18 3
10 7
210
156
167
73
394
42 2
426
79
2,402
2, 979
2, 60 1
96
3, 583
3,372
3 , 4 86
87
1, 721
1, 516
1, 49 9
102
215
339
330
10 8
5, 516
6,045
6, 06 5
92
61 1
6 25
607
110
GEORGIA
10,805 10,770 10,934 85
7,669
7, 7 54
8,084
83
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississ ippi A rkansas Louisic::.na T exas W ashington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971
(2 2 State s)
1, 245 721
9, 357 5, 51 6 12,496
982 4,4 06
501 4 66 2, 570
1, 251 748
9,29 0 5, 549 12, 866
979 4, 574
531 4 07 2, 51 3
1, 244 102
717 95 9,476 90 5, 612 93 13, 009 101
979 80 4 , 632 93
419 4 5 367 95 2,427 95
858
840
867
93
973
892
888
132
7, 100
7,048
7,409
93
4,614
4,849
~ .959
98
8,802
8,824
9, 144
102
1, 436
1, 460
1, 406
133
3, 175
3,464
3,487
E9
288
255
31 3
62
314
214
284
65
1,953
1,939
l, 949
105
71, 570 72,742 72, 21 0 91 154, 4 2 0 55 ,6 62 56, 54 7
94
I
TOTAL 1970* {22 States)
77, 524 78,688 79,3 83
58,997 60,082 60,289
o/o of Last Ye a r
92
92
91
92
93
94
* l I C urr e nt week as p e rcent of same week last year. Revised.
_ T- -- ~~---.,. 1 fV71
REPORTING SERVICE
'
ATHENS, GEORGIA
i. :larch 1971
Data from Georgia 1970 Weekly Hatchery Repo (R~vised March 1971)
MAR 12 1971
Week Ending
1970
Jan. 3 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan, 24 Jan. 31
Feb. 7 Feb. 14 Feb. ~ 1 Feb. 28
Mar. 7 Mar. 14 Mar. 21 Mar. 28
Apr. 4 Apr. 11 Apr. 18 Apr. 25
May 2
May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30
June 6
June 13 June 20 June 27
July 4 July 11 July 18 July 25
Eggs Set
Thou.
Hatchings and Cross State M
Total Hatche d
Placed for
Broilers
Shipped into out of State State
T b.ou.
Thou.
Thou. Thou.
12,068 12, 502 12,273 12,320 12,449
9, 611 9,881 9,869 9,758 9,974
9,426 9,745 9,685 9,612 9,781
241 825 220 857 379 910 389 862 270 652
12,795 12,678 12, 800 13,086
10,010 10, 191 10,273 10,462
9,826 9,990 10,085 10,248
345 596 345 604 273 630 237 93 5
13, 114 13,005 13, 241 13, 420
10,312 10, 502 10,760 10, 852
10, 104 10,228 10,435 10, 569
1,94 845 303 946 346 934 492 868
13,254 13,300 13,254 13,026
10,607 10, 852 10, 921 10,989
10,324 10, 578 10, 598 10,652
453 1, 011 437 959 350 1, 027 350 963
13, 192 13, 043 12,992 12, 982 12,864
10, 87 5 10,925 10,735 10,751 10, 549
10, 57 5 10,607 10,453 10,444 10, 311
499 843 534 847 408 864 586 815 408 828
12, 893 11,947 11,413 12, 101
10,612 10, 389 10,399 10, 3 54
10, 305 10,090 10, 100 10,046
477 846 401 703 294 709 506 663
12,016 12, 136 11,988 12, 050
9,614 9,216 9,585 9, 540
9,268 8,887 9,231 9,243
244 610 293 442 377 674 302 617
in Georgia
Thou.
rices Received Broiler C hicks
Cents D ollars
8, 842.
67
9, 108
67
9. 154
67
9, 139
67
9,399
67
10.25 10.25 10.25 10. 25 10.25
9, 575
9,731 9,728 9,600
10.25 10.25 1'0. 00 10.00
9, 4 53
64
9, 585
64
9, 847
64
10, 193
63
10.00 10.00 10.00
9. 50
9,766
62
10, 0 56
62
9,921
62
10,039
62
10, 231
61
10,294
61
9,997
61
10, 215
59
9,891
59
9,936
58
9,788
56
9,685
56
9, 889
56
9.25 9.25 9.25 9.25
9. oo
9. OO:
9. oo: s. so
8. 50-
a., 2 5
8.00
s. oo
8.00
8,902
56
8, 738
56
8,934
55
8, 928
55
8.00 8.00 7.75 7.75
Data from G e orgia 1970 Weekly Hatchery Reports on Broiler Chicks
(Revised March 1971)
Week Ending 1970
A ug. 1 Aug. 8 Aug. 15 Aug. 22 Aug. 29
Eggs Set
Thou.
11,769 11,558 10, 771 10,782 10,417
Hatchings and Cross State Movement
Total Hatche d
Placed for
B railers
Shieeed into out of
State State
Place d in
Geor gia
Thou.
Thou.
Thou. Thou.
Thou.
Prices
Paid Received Hat ch. Broiler Eggs Chicks
Cents Dollars
9, 361 9,293 9,402 9, 231 9,037
9,0~4
9,016 9, 114 8,930 8,693
491 600 280 580 236 675 262 609 297 632
8,975
55
7.75
8, 716
55
7. 75
8,675
55
7. 75
8, 583
55
7. 75
8,358
54
7. 75
Sept. 5
9, 847
8,563
8,332
280 560
8,052
54
7. 75
Sept. 12
9, 516
8,402
8, 171
288 594
7,865
53
7. 50
Sept. 19
10,654
8,302
8,098
213 570
7,741
53
7. 50
Sept. 26
10,401
7,640
7,371
253 629
6,995
53
7. 50
Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31
8, 519 9,026 10,244 10,785 11, 179
7' 112 8,585 8,461 6, 784
7, 196
6,887 8,255 8,263 6, 598 6,908
246 559 220 652 405 588 242 381 422 644
6, 574
53
7,823
53
8,080
53
6,459
53
6,686
53
7. 50 7. 50 I
1. 5o I
I 1. 75
7. 75
Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov . 21 Nov. 28
10, 994 11,340 10, 706 10,906
8,349 8,859 9,358 8,918
8,052 8,609 9,071 8, 701
377 760 315 643 153 634 ?06 674
7,669
53
8,28 1
53
8, 590
54
8, 233
54
1. 75 I
7. 75 8. 00 8. 00
Dec. 5
10, 185
9,323
9,062
309 616
8, 7 .>'>:)
54
8. 00
Dec. 12
11, 2 58
8,906
8,732
295 598
G, J :.~~:
54
8. 00
Dec. 19
ll,Oli
9, 123
8,923
198 625
8, 4'}6
54
8. 00
Dec. 26
10,624
8,390
8, 265
292 506
8, 051
54
8. 00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTAL 6 12,700
484, 581
37,214
497,963
17,283
4A L!: , 63 0
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to 'I United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited States De portment of Agr ic ulture
~W~0~
~ffiill@ill~~
UNIVERSITY OF GEOR lA
MAR 3 1971
LIBRARIES
v
JANUARY 1971
Released 3/1/71 Georgia Crop Reporting Service
GEORGIA
January Red Meat Product i on U-r
Produc tion of r ed meat i n Geor gia's commercial slaughter plant s t otaled 37.7
million pounds during January 1 971 , according to the Georgia Cro~ Reporting Service. ~is was up 8 percent from t he 34.9 million pounds during the s ame month l a st year and 7 perc ent above the 35 . 2 million pounds production last month.
Cattle Slaughter
Ther e were 22,300 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's c ommercial plants d~ing J anuary. This was down 16 percent from the 26,500 head slaughtered during t~ same month of 1970 but was 6 percent above the 21,000 head slaughtered during
December 1970.
Calf Sl aughter
Calf slaughter totaled 1 , 500 head during January. This was 100 head below the number slaughtered during January last year but 1,100 head above t he December kill.
Hog Slaughter
Georgia's hog slaughter totaled 193,000 head during January. This was 25 percent above the 155,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, and 4 ~rcent more than the 186 , 000 head slaughtered during the month of December 1970.
48 STATES
Red Meat Production Uo 5 Percent From January 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3 , 17 6 million pounds in January 1971, up 5 percent from a year earlier. There was one less weekday in J~u~y 1971 than in 1970. Commercial meat production includes slaughter _in ~derally inspected and other slaughter plants but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
~ef Production Down 3 Percent From January 1970
Beef production in Januar~r 1971 was 1,814 million pounds, 3 percent less than
January 1970. The number of cattle slaughtered was down 4 percent and average live
weight was 7 pounds lighter than a year earlier.
January Veal Production Down 12 Percent From a Year Earlier
There were 44 million pounds of veal produced in January 1971, down 12 percent from January 1970. Calves slaughtered were down 17 percent from January 1970, but average live weight increased 11 pounds.
Pork Production Up 21 Percent From January 1970
Pork production in January totaled 1,268 million pounds, up 21 percent from a ye~ earlier. The number of hogs slaughtered was up 21 percent. Live weight per head at 238 pounds was 3 pounds lighter than a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 9.0 pounds, compared with 9.4 pounds in January 1970.
Lamb And Mutton Up 6 Percent From A Year Earlier
There were 50 million pounds of lamb and mutton produced in January 1971, up 6
percent from a year earlier. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 936,400 head, up
4 percent from January 1970. Average live weight at 107 pounds was the same as a
yea:r earlier.
January Poultry Production Up Slightly From 1970
Production of poultry meat in January 1971 totaled 762 million pounds ready-tocook basis. This is slightly above a year earlier but 10 percent less than December 1970.
' '
--------------------G-E-O-R-G-IA--ANDNu4m8beSrTATES
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Average
1/
Specie
Slaughtered January
Live 1.Jeight ~ January
1970
1971
1970
1971
(l ;ooo head)
(pounds)
Total
Live Height
January
r- 1970
1971
(l '000 pounds
Cattle Calve s I1ogs Sheep and Lambs
26.5
22.3
925
901
24,512
20,092
1.6
1.5
392
388
627
582
155.0
193.0
224
224
34 , 720
43 ,232
48 States
Cattle Ca l v e s Hog s Sheep and Lambs
3, 032.9 388. 6
6,824.4 896.2
2,917.8 321.9
8,257.1 936.4
1,053 230 241 107
1,046 241 238 107
3 , 192,739 89 , 207
1 , 643, 186 96,256
3,053 , 033 77 , 487
1 ,965, 912 100 ,061
1/ Includes slaughter under Federal i nspection and other commercial slaughter , excludes
farm slaughter .
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS ~ FEBRUARY 15 , 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
Feb. 15 1970
Georgia
Jan. 15 1971
Dollars
Feb. 15 1971
United States
Feb. 15 J an . 15
1970
1971
Dollars
Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt. Cattle , cwt. Calves, cwt.
1.40 26.50 23.60 32.00
1.64 14.60 22.90 31.00
1.68 18.40 24.20 34.00
1.14 27.40 27.20 35.10
1.42 15.20 25.90 33.30
Hog- Corn
Ratio y
18.9
8.9
11.0
24.0
10.7
1/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, live weight.
Feb. 15 1971
1.43 19.20 28.50 35.70
13.4
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Paul v . Blackwood
Agricultura l Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens , Georgia i:n cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United Stat es Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Department of Agriculture
FEBRUARY 15, 1971
Released 3/2/71 F~~~:;u;..~PE0~R:E_TI!!1~VG SERVICE
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED INDEX
MAR 4 1971
The All Commodities Index of Pric e s Received by eor
the month
ended February 15, 1971, ros e to 110 percent of the 1967 average , or 1 point above
the January 15, 1971 Index of 109, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
The rise in the Index can be attributed mainly to higher prices for hogs, cattle,
and soybeans ; partially offsetting were lower egg prices.
Compared with last year's February Index, the 1971 All Commodities Index is
6 points lower. The lower Index is due to lower prices for Livestock and Live-
stock Products. The February 15, 1971, All Livestock Index is 106 percent compared with 124 for February 15, 1970.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX ADVANCES 5 POINTS PRICES PAID UP 1 POINT
During the month ended February 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers rose 5 points (5 percent) to 112 percent of its 1967 average. Contributing most to the increase vrere higher prices for beef cattle, hogs, calves, oranges, and sweet corn. Lower prices for eggs, milk , and lettuce were only partially offsetting.
The mid-February Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates advanced 1 point (3/4 percent) from a month earlier to 118. Sharply higher prices for feeder livestock contributed most to the increase, with prices paid for other items generally steady to higher. Compared with a year earlier, the Index was up 4 percent.
INDEX NUMBERS GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1967 = 100
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops
Livestock and Livestock Products
Jan. 15 1970
Feb. 15 1970
Jan. 15 1971
Feb. 15 1971
119
116
109
110
105
106
115
116
130
124
104
106
UNITED STATES Prices Received
113
114
107
112
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates
112
113
117
118
Ratio !._/
101
101
91
95
11 Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid,
Interest, Taxes , and Farm Wage Rates.
Frasier T. Galloway
John E. Coates
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens , Ga.,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PR IC ES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, FEBRUARY 15. 1971 WITH COMPAR ISONS
Commo di t y a nd Unit
Feb. 15 1970
GEORGIA Jan. 15
1971
Feb. I5 1971
UN ITED STATES
Feb. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15
1970
1971
1971
PR !CES RE CEIVED
t/he a t , bu . Oa t s, bu. Co r n , bu . Cotton, 1b. Cottonseed, ton Soybeans , bu . Pea nu ts , lb. Swee tpot a toes, cwt. Hay , bal e d, ton:
A 11 Alfa l fa Le s ped eza Pea nut i1 i 1k Cows , head Ho gs , cwt . Beef Ca tt le, All , cwt.l/
Cows, cw t. 1/
St eer s & He ifer s , cwt. Ca 1ves , cw t. Mi l k, sold to pla nt,cwt.
Flu i d t'la r ke t 1"\an ufa ct ure d All Tur ke ys , l b. Chicken s , lb. Exc l uding Broilers Commerc i al Broilers Eggs, -'311 , doz. Tabl e , doz. Hatch ing , doz.
$ 1.40
$
.85
~
1 .40
18.5
$ 40.00
$ 2.45
12.5
$ 6.80
$ 31 50 $ ~- 1 00
$ 33.50 $ 24.50 $ 235.00 $ 3/26.50 $ - 23.60
$ 20.30 $ 26.50 $ 32.00
$ 6.95 $ $ 6.95 22.0
j o. 5
13.5 53.0 50.3 67.0
1. 70 .92
1 .64 21.0 49.00
2.85 13.0 6,60
31.50 37.00 33.50 27.50 270.00 14.60 22.90 19.20 26.00 3 I. 00
7.00
7.00 22.0
6,0 12.5 40, I 37.7 54.0
I. 70 .95
I. 68 21.5
3.00
7.00
32.00 38.50 33.50 26.50 290.00 18.40 24.20 20.20 27.60 34.00
!:17. 00
21.5
6.0
13 .a
36.5 33.7 54.0
1. 30 . 591
1.14 20.7 3 47.00
2.40 12.1 5.88
25. 20 25.70 27.40 24.60 320 . 00 27 .40 27. 20
21 .oo
29 .10 35 . 10
6. 11 4.69 5.69 24 . 9
10.5 14.3 47.3
1.40 . 668
1. 42 21 . 00 60 , 00
2.86 12.7 6.10
25. 40 26 . 20 28.10 26.60 344.00 15. 20 25. 90 19. 20 28.00 33 .30
3/ 6 .33 J /4. 94 }/5. 96
21. 7
7.8 13.0 36.0
1.41
. 675 1.43 21 .47 58.90 2.9 2 12.0 6. 54
25.80 26.70 28.50 26.40 346 .. 00 19.20 28.50 20,60 30.90 35.70
4/6.26 lf/4.86 4/5.88 -21.4
7.8 13.7 32.6
PR IC ES PAI D, FEED
il i xed Dairy Feed, ton
14% pro t ein
$
16% p rotei n
$
18% p rotein
$
20% pro tein
$
Ho g Feed, 14%-18%
protein , cwt.
$
Cotton seed Meal, 41 % cwt. $
Soybe an Meal, 44% cwt.
$
Bran, cwt.
$
Mi ddlings , cwt.
$
Corn Meal, cwt.
$
Poul t ry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chi ck Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Ot he r Hay, ton
$
71 .oo
79.00 85.00 88.00
5.20 5.70 4.10
4. 20
3.50
95.00 83.00 96.00 40.00 37.00
78.00 85.00 86.00 89.00
4,80 5.30 5.70 4.50 4,60 4.05
100,00 87.00 100,00 45.00 38.50
76.00 83.00 86,00 90.00
5.30 5.60 L~ 55 4.55 4.05
100,00 87.00 97.00 45.00 39.50
70.00 75.00 78.00 82.00
4.6 I 5.53 5.87 3.82 3.91 3.37
94.00 83.00 99.CO 35.80 33.90
73. 00
81 .oo
84.00 87 . 00
4. 83
5. 56 5.74 4, 08 L~ . 20 3.79
99 .00 88.00 103.00 36 .50 35.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 86.00
4. 78
s. 58
5.69 4.09 4. 15 3.82
98.00 88.00 102.00 37.30 35.40
l l 11 Cows11 and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement. 11 Revised. !:! Preliminary,
After Five Days Return to Un i ted States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Deportment of Agriculture
7 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC~
LROILER TYPE
MAR 4 1971
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during t h e w e k e nde ~~A1fit; uar y 27 w as
393,000--4 percent more than the previous week but 13 per cen
a~ t he c -
. ,..,Clu.Lt:: wee k last year according to the Georgia Crop Repor t ing .Servi c e .
An estimated 11,215,000 broiler type eggs we re set by G eorgi a hatche r ies -- 3
percent more than the previous we e k but 14 percent les s than the c om p a r a bl e we ek a ye ar
earlier,
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia produce rs for br oiler ha tching egg s
reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The a ve r age p r ice of hat chi ng
was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks wit h hatchery own e d
~ockerel s generally was 2 c ents below the avera g e price. Mos t pric e s r ece i ve d for
~roiler chicks by Georgia hatcheri e s were reported within a r a n g e of $ 7, 00 to $ 9. 00 with
average of $ 8.00 per hundred. The averae e prices last year w e r e 64 cents for eggs
$10, 00 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET
Eggs Set]_/
1969
1970 Thou.
1970
1971 Thou.
HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LA CEME NTS
o/o of
year
0
Pet.
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Geor
1969
1970
% of
year
1970
1971
0
Thou, T hou,
Pet.
Av._ I:_ri c~--
Hatch Broiler
Egg s Chicks
P er
Per
Doz.
Hundred
1970-71 1970-71
Cent s Dollar s
12, 144 10,624
87
12,068 10, 408
86
12, 502 10,648
85
12, 273 10,110
82
12, 320 10,098
82
12,449 10, 560
85
12,795 10, 805
84
12, 678 10, 770
85
12, 800 10,934
85
13 086 11 215
86
8, 122 7,960
98
8,842 8, 570
97
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8, 282
90
9, 139 8, 217
90
9,399 8,400
89
9, 575 7,669
80
9,731 7,754
80
9,728 8,084
83
600 8 393
87
54
8.00
54
8. 00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
EGG TYFE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgiaduring the week ended .?ebruary 27 was 991,000-percent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the comparable week last
, An estimated l, 311, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks wer e set by hatche ries, 3 percent less than the previous week and 1 percent 1es s than the comweek last year,
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type in the U, S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended February 27 we re down 4
and settings were down 8 percent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
i o/o of I Chicks H atched (Week E nded)
Feb, 6
Feb. Feb.
13
20
Feb. 27
year 1 Feb. F eb.
a o 2/ 6
13
Feb. 20
Feb. 27
Thousands
1, 242 1, 164 1,348 1, 311
99
290
335 565
650
95
2, 145 2,079 1,963 2, 061
93
256
268 292
289
73
521
337 422
488
83
900 275 1, 317 190 269
Thousands
727
870
320
290
l, 670 l, 585
184
206
201
304
991 220 1,635
209 416
o/o of
year 0 2/
I 108 76 96 82 96
4-~1 4, 183 4, 590 4, 799
92
2, 9 51 3, 102 3, 255 3,471
96
Includes eggs set by hatcherie s producing chicks for hatche ry s upply flocks. Current week as percent of same week last year.
BROILER TYPE
STATE
EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ArtEAS BY WEE KS - 1971 Page 2
I
CHICKS PLACED
I _'!{ e_ek_ ~ n_Q._eq _ _ _ _ I o/o of J
'!!~ek_];:~ ded _ ------- %of
Feb.
Feb.
Feb. 1 year
~~eb.
Peb.
:.=__,eb.
year
13
20
27
! ago 1/ 13
20
27
ago 1/
Thousands
T i1.ousands
......
Maine
l, 716
1, 867
l, 946
89
1, 248
l, 358
l, 421
91
0
Connecticut
139
134
122
84
65
35
48
43
Pennsylvania
1, 745
1,648
1, 962 113
1, 356
l, 183
1, 064
103
Indiana
364
392
440 77
156
167
2[ 3
107
Missouri
334
356
388 148
422
426
4 75
95
Delaware
2, 379* 2,642
2, 818
95
2,979
2, 601
2, 589
89
Maryland
5, 107
5, 137
5, 162
92
3,372
3,486
3,462
92
Virginia
1, 916
1, 955
1,979
97
1, 516
1, 499
1, 307
87
West Virginia
35
36
35 100
339
330
444
115
North Carolina
7,948
7,634
7,897
86
6, 045
6, 065
6,034
93
South Carolina
581
593
605
94
625
607
573
103
GEORGIA
10,770 10,934 11,215
86
7,754
8,084
8, 393
87
Florida
1, 251
1, 244
1, 256
98
840
867
899
100
Tennessee
748
717
730
90
892
883
979
97
Alabama
9, 290
9, 476
9, 759
92
7, 048
7, 409
7, 565
92
Mississippi
5, 549
5, 612
5, 624
93
4, 84 9
4, 959
4, 993
97
Arkansas
12, 866 13, 009
12, 836
97
8, 824
9, 144
9, 593
104
Louisiana
979
979
870
72
1, 460
1, 406
889
98
Texas Washington
4, 574
4 , 632
4, 711
92
3, 464
3, 487
3, 620
91
Q)
531
419
572
86
255
313
341
74
~
Oregon California
407
367
467
90
214
284
355
84
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TOTAL 1971
11, 742* 12,210 73,699
92
ss, 662 s6, 547 57, 266
94
~ E
(22 States)
1
I
0 ~ ~ ro
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
78,688 79, 383 80,389
I60, 082
I
60, 289
60, 879
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ro
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Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Athens , Georgia
CllRGIA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAR 11 1971
LIBRARIES
VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET MARCH 1 , 1971
March 9, 1971
Early Spring Cabbage: Cold weather has damaged plants and retarded growth of Georgia's cabbage crop, and the major harvesting period "is expected to be
&little later than normal.
Watermelon Intentions: Land preparation and planting have been delayed by rains and wet fields, but will become active as soon as field conditions
~mit. A few early plantings of watermelons were made in South Georgia in late February.
UIITED STATES
Snap Beans: Production of winter snap beans in Florida is estimated at 360,000 hundredweight, compared with the 1970 crop of 286,000 hundredweight.
&lpplies are expected to increase during March from the light February movement. Plant condition shows improvement from the summer-like weather prevailing in late February.
Cabbage: Winter cabbage production is forecast at 7,507,000 hundredweight, 3 percent more than the 1970 crop. Florida supplies are available from the Hastings
southward. Supplies are expected to peak duririg March. Harvest peaked in the Lower Grande Valley of Texas in February with the Winter Garden and other south Texas areas peak but still furnishing moderate supplies. Volume supplies are expected from south
throughout March with shipments declining in April. Light movement continues from Supplies from late plantings are expected to be available through May. Movement
California was slow throughout February. Supplies will be available through March the south coast and desert areas.
The early spring cabbage crop is estimated at 8,800 acres for harvest com8,900 acres harvested in 1970. Cold temperatures have retarded growth in The peak harvest is expected in late April and early May, a little later than Mississippi growers hope to complete s~tting plants by mid-March. Planted fields fair to good condition. Harvest has been completed on the early acreage in the Hamand New Orleans areas of Louisiana. Some cabbage will be cut by mid-March in the area. The important Breaux Bridge area should begin harvest in early April. California, cutting is expected to begin about April 1. Most supplies should originate fran Ventura and other south coastal counties.
Water~elons: Intended acreage for harvest of 205,100 acres of early summer watermelons this year compares with 198,100 acres harvested in 1970 and 198,800 acres
~ested in 1969. In North Carolina, land preparation was getting underway by March and pumting is expected to begin in the Southeast in early April. South Carolina growers are ~e~ing land and applying fertilizer. Planting will begin in early March in the southern c~ties and in late March to early April in the Pageland-Jefferson area. A few early planti~s were made in south Georgia in late February. Rains and wet fields interrupted progress aoout March l. In southern Alabama, late February and early March rains delayed land preparation and growers are a little behind schedule. In Mississippi, planting is expected to get started in mid-March. In Louisiana, wet soils have held back field preparation. Planting is expected to be active about mid-March. Growers in southern Oklahoma have been preparing seedbeds for early April planting. Scattered showers in late February partially relieved the drought but additional moisture is needed in south Texas areas. Planting is expected to get underway in south central and east Texas in March. Planting of the Arizona crop is nearing a mid-March completion date. Early plantings are up to good stands. In California, planting is getting underway and should continue until the end of May in the south coast, and into early June in the San Joaquin Valley. -
(Over)
Tomatoes: The early spring tomato acreage is estimated at 17,800 acre s f or harvest in 1971 compared with 25,900 acres harvested in 1970. Warm Florida weather
in late February improved plant development. Early April supplies are expected from the Pompano and Naples areas supplemented by light supplies from Dade County. In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, vine growth was good in relatiyely mild t emperatures of Februacy. Light harvest is expected to start about mid-April -- slightly earlier than last year. In California , volume is expected to be light from the desert area. Planting intentions indicate a sharp reduction in total acreage. Light supplies should continue through May with peak volume normally reached in June.
ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1971 WITH COMPARISONS
Acreage
Crop and
Harvested
For
Yield per acre
Production
State
1969
1970
harvest 1969 :1970: Ind. 1969
1970
Ind.
1971
: 1970
1971
- Acres -
-Hundredweight- - 1, 000 hundredweight -
CABBAGE }:_!
Winter:
Florida
17,600 16,700
17,200 230 175 185 4,048
2,923 3,182
Texas
21,000 19,000
20,500 125 160 160 2,625
3,040 3,28o
Arizona
1,500
1,000
1,400 110 210 155
165
210
211
California
4,400
4,600
4,600 175 235 180
77 0
1,081
82!
Group Total
44,500 41,300
43,700 171 176 172 7 ,608
7 , 254 7,501
Early Spring :
South Carolina
1,900
800
700 65 160
124
128
Georgia
2,600
2,500
2,300 120 110
312
275
Mississippi
500
400
500 80 130
40
52
Louisiana
2,200
1,800
1,900 110 105
242
189 Apr. 8
California
2,800
3,400
3,400 240 260
672
884
Grou Total
10 , 000
8 ,900
8,800 139 172
1,390 1,528
WATERMELONS
Late Spring ?:./
59 100 51 400
50,300 135 149
7,963 7,668 Ma 7
Early Summer ?:/
North Carolina
7,100
8,200
8,200 88 62
625
South Carolina 24,000 22,000
21,000 67 70
1,608
Georgia
37,500 33,000
37,000 80 85
3,000
Alabama
13,500 14,000
14,400 85 87
1,148
Mississippi
10,000
9,500
11,000 68 70
680
Arkansas
6,200
6,800
7,000 80 80
496
Louisiana
3,400
3,600
3,500 75 80
255
Oklahoma
11,500 12,500
12,000 80 70
920
Texas
70,000 75,000
77,000 67 80
4,690
Arizona
5,100
4,300
3,900 150 160
765
California
10,500
9,200
10,100 145 190
1,523
Group Total 198,800 198,100 205,100 79 85
15.710
l l Fresh Market and Processing. ?:./ 1971 acreage for harvest is prospective
508 1,540 2,805 1,218
665 544 288 875 6 ,000 688 1,748 16,879
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
John E. Coates Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ACQ DI V
900
UNI VER SITY OF GEO RGI A
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
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Athens, Georgia
March 9, 1971
GEORGIA'S COMMERCIAL BROILER INCOME $193,989, 000 IN 1970 Gross income from broilers in Georgia for 1970 was $193,989, 000--a decline of 4, 247, 000 from the 1969 income of $218, 236, 000, according to the Georgia Crop eporting Service. Georgia led the nation in broiler production for 19 consecutive years. 1970, Arkansas produced 452, 684, 000 birds--about 2 million more than the 450,614,000 oduced in Georgia. Average live weight was 3. 5 pounds, the same as last year. Average 'ce per pound for the year was 12. 3 cents compared to 14.1 cents in 1969 and 13.1 in 1968. Income from commercial broilers has exceeded that from any other Agricultural commodity in Georgia each year since 1956. Add the value of hatching eggs produced and the sales of birds used in hatching egg production to the gross income from broilers; the ~tal is about a quarter of a billion dollars, over one-fifth of the value of cash receipts from all farm marketings in the State.
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS (Period 1951-1970)
Year Numbers Value i-. Number Broilers
~ - - ..:.
450-
(000)
(000$)
1951 88,678 1952 112,621 1953 121,631 1954 154,471 400- 1955 177,642 1956 222,780 1957 261,000 1958 292, 119 1959 303,031 1960 '320, 250 350- 1961 348,200 1962 353,600 1963 359, 760 1964 373,880 1965 402,770 1966 456, 192 300- 1967 447, 123 1968 436,748 1969 442,221 1970 450,614
I -350
!
250-
1' -250
i
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i' -200
I
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I
: -150
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Years
1970 COMMERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTION IN 22 STATES
Commercial broiler production during 1970 in the 22 States covered by the weekly chick placement reports totaled 2, 896 million birds, up 7 percent from the 2, 703 million produced in 1969 and the largest of record for these States. These 22 States produced 97 percent of the Nation's broilers in 1969.
The average price received for the 1970 production in the 22 States was 13.4 cents per pound live weight, down from an average of 15.2 cents in 1969. The gross income from broiler production was $1,407 million, 5 percent less than the $1,473 million in 1969. The average live weight per bird produced in 1970 was 3. 6 pounds, the same as in 1969. The number of pounds produced in the 22 States totaled 10,468 million pounds, up 8 percent from 1969.
The leading State in number of chicks placed in 1970 was Arkansas with 467.3 million followed by Georgia with 464. 7; Alabama 386. 5; North Carolina 314. 3; Mississi 263. 7; Maryland 193. 6; Texas 191. 3; Delaware 139. 0; California 92.5 and Maine 78.8 million. Placements of 2, 591. 6 million in these 10 States accounted for 86 percent oft broiler chicks placed in the 22 States during 1970.
Commercial Broiler Production and Gross Income in 22 States, 1969-70
State and Total
I 1969
Number Pounds . reduced produced
Price per lb.
II
I
I \ G r o s s income I,
I 1970
Number !Pounds Price reduced !produced per lb.
Th()u.
Thou.
Cents
1, 000
dols. ,,
Thou.
Thou. Cents
1, 000
dols,
Maine 72,900
298,890 17.6 52, 60511 76,550
321,510 16. 1
51,
Conn.
6, 657
25,297 17. 5
4,427
6,055
23,615 16. 1
3,
Pa.
48,998
195,992 16.9 33, 123
54,660
218,640 15.4
33,
Ind.
13,934
51, 556 16.0
8,249
13,315
49,266 14.8
7,
Mo.
21,796
76,286 15. 5 11, 824
24,576
88,474 14.0
lZ,
Del.
133, 503
520,662 16.6 86, 430 ~ 133,727
521,535 14.8
77,
Md.
174,274
679,669 16.6 112,825 185,244
722,452 14.8 106,
Va.
63,469
222, 142 16. 1 35,765
69,701
243,954 15. 1
36,
W. Va.
N. c. s. c.
Ga. Fla.
16,542 280,637
24, 219 442,221
38,737
57,897 1, 038, 357
84,766 1, 547,774
135, 580
15.2 15. 3 14. 1 14. 1 14. 1
8, 800
17' 177
mt_4 158,869 11, 952 I 218_,_
307,377
2~7,1_E4_0!61_
19,117
46,695
61,837 14.6
1, 137,295 13.6
95,921 12.9
1
577, 14916-8, -102
__ 1_2~ 3 12.9
9,
154, lZ,
- 193,
Zl,
Tenn.
46, 132
166,075 15.6 25,908
49,445
173,058 14. 1
Z4,
Ala.
352,745 1,234,608 14.0 172,845 375,423 1,313,981 12. 1 158,
Miss. 221, 016
773,556 14.0 108,298 247,96.1.
892,660 12. 1 108,
Ark.
414,623 1,409,718 15.0 211,458 452,684 1, 539, 126 13.0 200,
La.
46,706
168, 142 14.4 24,212
50, 353
181,271 12.7
2.3,
Texas 170,. 574
597,009 15. 5 92, 536 184,053
662,591 13.6
90,1
Wash. 21,436
83,600 18.4 15, 382
20,604
80, 3 56 17.7
14,
Oreg.
14, 700
54,390 18.4 10,008
15, 167
56,118 17.4
9,
Calif.
76,757
291,677 17.3 50,460
86,903
338,922 16. 7
56,
--------------------------------------------~-----------------------------------
Total 2, 702, 576 9, 713,643
15. 2
' 2,895,690
I 1,473,329
10,467,833
t
i
13.4 1, 406,
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 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
.A tl_lens, Georgia 3060 1
OFFr'CIAL BUSINESS
:17
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
t?' J
~w~~rnr1w rn~~rnw
ATHENS, GEORGIA
LIBRARIES
Placement of broiler chick:> in Georgia during the week en
rch 6 was
8,299, 000--1 percent less than the previous week and 12 percent less than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11,452, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2
percent more than the previous week but 13 percent less than the comparable week a
year earlier.
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The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs
were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching
eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00
with an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 64 c e nts for
eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set l)
i
i 1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Av. Price
' Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
Hundred
1971
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Jan. 2
12, 068 10,408
86
Jan. 9
12, 502 10,648
85
Jan. 16
12, 273 10, 110
82
Jan. 23
12,320 10,098
82
Jan. 30
12,449 10, 560
85
Feb. 6
12,795 10, 805
84
Feb. 13
12,678 10, 770
85
Feb. 20
12, 800 10,934
85
Feb. 27
13,086 11,215
86
Mar. 6 I 13, 114 11, 452
87
8, 842 9, 108 9, 154 9, 139 9,399
9, 575
9,731 9,728 9,600 9,453
8, 570 8, 535 8,282 8, 217 8,400 7,669 7,754 8,084 8, 393 8, 299
97
54
94
54
90
54
90
54
89
54
80
54
80
54
I 83
54
87
54
88
I
I
54
8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8 .00 8.00 8.00 8,00 8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 6 was 1, 014,000--2 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 305, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, slightly more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended March 6 were down 8 percent and settings were down 8 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Feb.
Feb. Feb.
Mar.
13
20
27
6
o/o of ! Chicks Hatched (W eek Ended)
year
Feb. Feb.
Feb.
Mar.
ago 2/ 13
20
27
6
o/o of
year
ago 2 I
Thousands
1, 268* 1, 348 1, 311 1, 305 101
340*
565 650
550 104
2,079 1, 963 2,061 2, 161
94
268
292 289
269
84
337
422 488
374
61
727 320 1,670 184 201
Thousands
870
991
290 1, 585
220 1, 63 5
206
209
304
416
I
I 1, 014 104
255
78
1, 680
97
215
79
277
61
Total 4,292* 4, 590 4,799 4, 659
I I 92
3, 102 3, 255 3, 471 3,441
92
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO~~ERGIAL AH~ BY VvEEI.-<.5 - 1971 P a g e Z
I
EGGS S E T
CHICKS PLA CED
STATE
Week Ended
Fe b.
Feb.
20
27
Mar.
6
V/ ee k E nded
Feb.
Feb.
20
27
Ma r. 6
o/o of
year ago 1/
Thous ands
Thousands
'+<
Maine
1,867
1, 946
2, 009 92
1, 3 58
1, 421
1, 276
80
0
....,
Connecticut
134
122
68 50
35
48
85
70
~ Q)
Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland
1, 648
392 356
l, 962 440 388
1, 637 91 4 87 97 384 145
1, 183
1,064
1, 272
110
167
26 3
194
97
426
4 75
536
106
, ..8...
r~o
0..
2,642 5, 137
2, 8 18 5, 162
2,966 101 5,066 89
2, 601
2, 589
2, 262
82
3,486
3,462
3, 897
102
Q)
~
Virginia
1, 955
1, 979
2, 157 105
1, 499
1, 307
1, 476
103
West Virginia
36
35
35 81
330
444
346
80
North Carolina
7,634
7. 897
7,879 86
6,065
6~ 034
6,083
88
South Carolina
593
605
588 88
607
573
604
98
GEORGIA
10,934 11, 215 11, 452 87
8,084
8, 393
8, 299
88
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas 1 Washington Oregon California
'
TOTAL 1971
(22 States)
1, 244
1, 256
1, 465 115
867
899
l, 030
104
717
730
719 91
9,476
9,759
9,747 89
5,612
5,624
5, 811 94
13,009 12, 836 12,997 98
979
870
967 79
4,632
4,711
4,647 89
419
572
479 61
367
467
433 78
2,427
2,305
2, 352 99
888
979
906
92
7,409
7, 565
7,619
92
4, 959
4,993
5, 063
95
9, 144
9, 593 10,042
110
1, 406
889
868
76
3,487
3,620
3, 505
87
313
341
379
66
284
355
288
82
1, 949
1, 9 59
1, 9 51
103
72,210 73,699 74,345
92
56, 547 57,266 57,986
94
TOTAL 1970*
(22 States)
79 , 383 80,389 80, 979
60, 289 60, 879 61, 691
o/oofLastYear
91
92
92
1I Current week as perce nt of same week last year.
94
* Revised
94
94
.
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
MAR 1 7 1971
Athens, Georgia
February 1971 Released 3/15/71
FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION UP 4 PERCENT
Milk production on Georgia farms during February totaled 99 million pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 'rhis was 4 million pounds above February 1970 but 6 million pounds below the previous month.
Production per cow in herd averaged 675 pounds - 20 pounds above the previous Jear but 40 :.oounds below the previous month.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during February was $7.00 per hundred>Teight. This was the same as the January 1971 price but 5 cents above the February 1970 :r:;rice.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYY.EN
Item and Unit
Georgia Feb. Jan. Feb.
United States
Feb.
Jan.
1970 1971 1971
1970
1971
Feb. 1971
Milk Production
million lbs.
Production Per Cow
lbs. !/
lumber Milk Cows
thousand head
95
105
99
8,896
9,547
9,010
655
715
675
708
768
725
145
147
147
12,564 12,437 12,432
Prices Received - Dollars E./
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt . ~ufactured milk , cwt. Milk Cows, head
6.95 6.95
7.00 !/7.00 7.00
235.00 270.00 290.00
5.69 6.11
4.69 320.00
3/5.96 3/6.33 3/4.94 344.00
4/5.88 4/6.26 4/4.86 346.00
-Pric-es -Pa-id - Dollars ~/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
71.00 79.00 85.00 88.00
78.00 85.00 86.00 89.00
76.00 83.00 86.00 90.00
70.00 75.00 78.00 82 .00
73.00 81.00 84.00 87.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 86 .00
Hay, ton
37.00 38.50 39-50
33.90
35.00
35 .40
y!/ Monthly average. Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month.
'JJ Revised. !I Preliminary.
Frasier T. Galloway ~icultural Statistician In Charge
Paul W. Blackwood Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with t he Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
FEBRUARY MILK PRODUCTION 1 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR EARLIER
.
United States milk production in February is estimated at 9,010 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year earlier. Daily average production for February was 5 percent above January , compared with a 4 percent increase between these two months a ye~ earlier . Production during the first two months of 1971 was 1.2 percent above a year earlier. February output provided 1.56 pounds of milk per person daily for all use s compared with 1.55 pounds a year earlier and 1.49 pounds a month earlier.
Milk production was below a year earlier in most States of the North Atlantic and East and West North Central reg:ons, but above a year earlier in most South Atlantic, South Central and Western States.
PRODUCTION PER COW 2 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR EARLIER, MILK COWS DOWN 1 PERCENT
February milk production per cow was 725 pounds, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Daily average rate per cow for February was up 4 percent from January, the same seasonal increase as a year earlier. Rate per cow was at a record high in 40 States. It was highest in Arizona at 920 pounds; followed by Minnesota, 880 pounds; California, 875 pounds; New Jersey, 840 pounds, and Connecticut 830 pounds. Milk cows on farms d~ ing February totaled 12 , 432 , 000 - down 1 percent from a year earlier.
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO 6 PERCENT LESS THAJJ A YEAR EARLIER
The February milk-feed price ratio at 1.66 is 6 percent less than a year earlier. Average milk pric e was up 19 per hundredweight from a year earlier, while ration value was up 31 cents. The ratio decreased 1 percent seasonally compared with a 2 percent decline between January and February a year earlier.
-- Milk per cow and milk production by months, United States
:
Milk Per Cow !/
:
Milk production !/
Month
: --------------------~~----~:---------------------~------------~~n~~~
1969
1970
1971 : 1969
1970
1971 from 19'1
-- Pounds --
Million Pounds
Percent
January February Jan.-Feb. total March Apr i l May June July August September October November December
734
752
768 : 9,415
9,4-48
9,547
+1.0
690
708
725 : 8,831
8,896
9.010
+1.3
: 18,246
18.344 18.557
+1.2
785
807
: 10,025
10,126
805
824
: 10,256
10,328
871
887
: 11,073
11,109
845
863
: 10,728
10,792
801
818
: 10,149
10,226
764
782
: 9,673
9,767
725
743
: 9,158
9,273
723
744
: 9,114
9 , 280
690
710
: 8,687
8,842
734
751
: 9,236
9,349
Annual
: 9,166
9,388
!1 Excludes milk sucked by calves.
:116,345 117,436
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reportin~ Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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POSTAGE & FEES PAID United States Department of Agricuhurt
~a~G\AFARM REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEO
RSITY OF GEORGIA
March 17, 1971 PROSPECTIVE P~ITINGS
Geor g i a
1971
MAR 19 1971
LIBRARIES
Based on farmers 1 plans as of March 1 ~ the total acreage of the major crops surveyed
be 6 percent larger than last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
increases are indicated for soybeans, sor ghum, barley, and hay. Acreages equaling year were indicated for corn, oats, sweetpotatoes and peanuts, but cotton and tobacco
a decline .
The purpose of this report is to assist grm.rers generally in making such changes in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. Acreages actually planted this year can be more or less than indicated for such reasons as weather or economic
l conditions, labor supply, farm programs, and how this report affects farmers' actions . --- - - - -- -- - - - --- -~-----~-- . PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1971
CR0 P
1969 Thou s a n d s
P L A N T E D ACREAGES
Indicated 1971 as percent
1970
1971
of 1970
Thousands
Thousands
Percent
Corn, all ..
1,701
1,684
1,684
100
Oats o o
200
184
184
100
Barley .. .
(
9.0
10
111
. Cotton .. . . .
Sweetpotatoes
410
405
390
96
8.5
8.0
8.0
100
Tobacco, all 1./:
60.6
66.75
59 . 5
89
Sorghums , all
50
54
100
185
Soybeans 2/ ..
Peanuts g_7 ...
514
550
737
134
518
518
51[\
100
Hay, all 1/ ..
439
416
424
102
!I Acreage harvested. y Grown alone for all purposes.
an Acreage Same: If Georgia farmers are able to follow their jvJarch 1 plans , the State Is
corn acreage will be as large as 1970. A possible li~iting factor, how-
mr,will be the availability of desirable seed corn.
Cotton Down 4 Percent: The 1971 cotton acreage is indicated at 390 ,000 acres - 15,000 acres less than the total planted in 1970 .
o Down 11
The basic tobacc o allotment, adjusted for over and undermarketings
in 1970 , along with grower intentions, indicate a total tobacco
ICl'eage of 59,500 compared with 66,750 acres last year.
flenut Acreage Unchanged: Peanuts planted alone for all purposes were ind i.cat ed at 518, 000 acres - - the same as planted in 1970.
!Joybean Intentions Up Sharply: Georgia farmers -vrj_ll plant 34 percent more soybeans in 1971 if t hey follow their early plans. The increa s e, a lit tle
leas than indicated January 1, vrill give a total acreage of 737,000, compared .-Tit h 550 ,000 last year.
b'~tilum Acreage Nearly Doubled: A total of 100,000 acres of sorghum for all purpose s is intended for 1971, compared with 54,000 acres in 1970.
Farmers were unable to carry out their January 1 intentions for spring oats as the indicated increase did not materialize. A total of 184 , 000 acres 1a indicated -- the same as in 1970 .
Please turn page for United States information
UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS SUMMARY FOR 1971
Plantings intentions for the 17 crops in the March 1 survey are for a total of 269 million acres -- 4 percent or 11 million more than planted last year. This is 7 percent or 16.7 million acres more than planted in 1969.
CR0 P
PLANTED ACREAGES, UNITED STATES 1/
Indicated
1969
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
1971 as percent
of 1970 Percent
All corn
64,!+76
All sor ghums
17,457
Oats
23,532
Barley
10,311
Durum wheat
3,397
Other spring
wheat
7,788
Soybeans 2/ Peanuts ~/
42,198 1,504
Cotton
11,882
Sweetpotatoes
152
Tobacco 3/
920
Hay
}/
62,053
l/ Does not include Alaska and Hawaii.
}/ Acreage harvested
67,171 17,292 24,492 10,435
2,091
71,480 20,152 23,206 10 ,868
2,525
106.4 116 .5
94.7 104.1 120.8
9,059
11,378
125.6
43,332
46,493
107.3
1,511
1,529
101.2
11,942
12,061
101. 0
146
125
85.7
899
845
94 .0
63,234
63,481
100.4
/ Grown alone for all purposes .
Corn plantings are expected to total 71.5 million acres, 6 percent more than the 67.2 million planted last year and 11 ~ercent above 1969. In t he 35 States surveyed on
January 1, acreage is 0.3 percent above the earlier intentions.
Cotton acreage intentions, at 12.1 million acres, are 1 percent above the 11.9 million planted a year ago. In the 14 upland cotton States surveyed on January 1, acreage is 1 percent higher than the earlier intentions.
Soybean intended plantings, at 46.5 million acres for all purposes, are expected to be record high for the eleventh consecutive year and 7 percent above the 43.3 million in 1970. In the 27 States surveyed on January 1, acreage is 0.4 percent above the earlier intentions.
\
Durum wheat plantings are expected to total 2.5 million acres, 21 percent more than the 2.1 million in 1970 , but 26 percent below 1969. Other spring wheat prospective a creage planted , at 11.4 million acres, is 26 percent above the 9.1 million planted last year, and the largest acreage since 1959.
Oat prospective plantings, at 23.2 million acres, are 5 percent below the 24.5 million planted a year earlier , and 1 percent belm-1 1969.
Barley plantings are expected to total 10.9 million acres, 4 percent above a year earlier and 5 percent above 1969. In the 32 States surveyed on January 1, acreage is 0.8 percent below the earlier intentions.
Sorghum plantings are expected to total 20.2 million acres, 17 percent above a year earlier.
Hay acreage for harvest is expected to total 63.5 million acres , up slightly from the 63.2 million harvested in 1970, and 2 percent above 1969.
Frasier T. Galloway
C. L. Crenshaw
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia,
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture .
After Five Days Return to United States D e~artrnent of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service l~09A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
UNIVIR$1TY 01" GiORGIA
MAR 18 1971 GEORGIA CROP REPOR lNG SERVICE
LIBRARIES
ATHENS, GEORG IA
March 17, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended Marc h 13 wa s 000--4 percent more than the previous week but 10 perce nt l ess t han the com-
week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting S e rvice. An estimated 11, 632, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgi a hat c h e ries--2 more than the previous week but 11 percent less than the comparable week a earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broile r hat ching were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. T he aver age price of
eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Mo st prices r e ceived broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 7. 00 to $ 9. 00 an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year we re 6 4 cents eggs and $ 10. 00 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET Eggs Set}_/
1970 Thou.
1971 Thou.
HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACE ME NTS
o/o of year
0
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year a o
A v. Hatch E gg s P er Doz. 1971
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents
Price Broiler C hicks Per Hundred 1971
Dollars
9
12, 502 10,648
85
16
12, 273 10, 110
82
23
12,320 10,098
82
30
12,449 10, 560
85
6
12, 79 5 10, 805
84
13
12, 678 10, 770
85
20
12, 800 10,934
85
eb. 27
13,086 11,215
86
Uar. 6
13, 114 11,452
87
Uar. 13
13 005 11,632
89
9, 108 8, 535
94
9, 154 8,282
90
9, 139 8, 217
90
9,399 8,400
89
9, 575 7,669
80
9, 731 7,754
80
9,728 8,084
83
9,600 8,393
87
9,453 8,299
88
9,585 8,633
90
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended M arch 13 was 1, 137,000--
11 percent more than the previous week and 26 percent more than the comparable week
t year. An estimated 1, 286, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of a ll egg type cbicks in the U. S. in 1969, hatchings during the week ended March 13 were down llightly and settings were down 14 percent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar.
20
27
6
13
I
l
o/o
of
!
I
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched (Week E nded)
Feb. Feb.
Mar.
Mar.
20
27
6
13
Thousands
1, 348 1, 311 1, 305 1, 286
92
575* 650 550
635
83
1, 963 ?., 061 2, 161 1,824 85
292
289 269
261
61
422
488 374
530
98
870 290 1, 585 206 304
T housands
991 1, 014
220
255
1, 635 1, 680
209
215
4 16
277
1, 137 435
1, 565 235 353
Total 4,600* 4,799 4,659 4, 536
86
3, 255 3, 4 71 3, 441 3,725
11 Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatc he ry supply flocks.
-II Current we ek as percent of same week la s t year.
>:< R evised.
o/o of year ago 2/
126 112
91 98 75
10"0
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY Vv-EEKS - 1971 Page 2
STATE
L- c~~e~-~~~~dE~----- - EGGS SET
% _____ - - __ . ___l\!__ee~nqe<;l - - - - -
of
Feb.
Mar.
Mar. year 1 Feb,
Mar.
Mar.
II
27
6
13
I ago l I 27
6
13
% of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
;
I
Thousands
I
Maine Connecticut P e nnsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
1,946 2,009
1,947 90 :! l, 421
l, 276
1, 349
84
122
68
131
74
i:
I
48
85
76
58
1,962 440
1,637 487
l, 835 478
107 92
il l, ~~;
l, 272 194
1, 269 240
119 85
388
384
395 90 1 475
536
528
105
2, 818 5, 162
2, 966 5,066
2,979 5, 113
98 1 2, 589 90 I 3, 462
2, 262 3, 897
2,492 3, 848
97 94
l, 979 35
2, 157 35
2, 131 100
l, 307
37 82 il 444
l, 476 346
l, 462 356
95 101
7,897
7,879
7,949 89 ,, 6, 034
6,088
5, 891
86
605
588
606
83 I 573
604
518
93
I'
11,215 ll, 452 11,632 89 !I 8, 393
8,299
8, 633
90
,.
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana ;. Texas ~
washing~on
Oregon, .; Califo:J;."nia
TOTA 1971 (22 States)
l, 256
l, 465
l, 547 96
899
1, 030
982
100
730
719
735 94 II 979
906
922
90
9,759 5,624
9, 747 5, 811
9,925 5, 890
91
7,565
95 l 4,993
7,619 5, 063
7, 921 5, 135
95 95
12, 836 870
12,997 967
13,004 958
98 I 9,593 78 II 889
10,042 868
9,952 862
107 75
4, 711 572
4,647 479
4,669 402
90 57
I
!I
3,620 341
3, 505 379
3,642 246
90 36
467
433
314 64
355
288
287
105
2,305
2, 352
2, 382 105
l, 9 59
l, 951
1 903
97
73,699 74,34 5 7 5, 0 59
92 1,57,266 57,986 58, 514
94
TOTAL 11970* .--- .. (22 StaJes)
80,389 80,979 81, 197
60,879 61,691 62, 342
% of Last Year
92
92
92
94
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
94
94
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORG IA
February
Item
j During ~"'"'eb.
1 1970 1/
1971 2/
------~--------~~-
Thou.
Thou.
last year
Pet.
rch 19, 1971
Jan. thru Feb.
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
o/o of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. ) 3 I
Total Domestic Chickens Tested Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States
3, 794 3,231
600 2,964
25 598
40,936 254,077
4, 112 46,940
30,920 204,601
1, 673 10, 480
377 2,463
3,098 82 2, 599 80
525 88 2, 576 87
27 108 614 103
34,312 84 237,776 94
3,504 85 42,345 90
30,203 98 206,547 101
2,942 176 13, 872 132
539 143 2,452 100
7,461 6,372
1, 207 5,382
47 1, 334
84,541 524, 171
8,433 93, 227
65, 061 431,973
3, 456 21,608
764 4,995
6,407 5, 349
l' 125 5,225
66 1,392
73,397 499,999
7' 136 82,727
62,935 430,791
5,472 27,089
1, 176 5,669
86 84
93 97 140 104
87 95 85 89
97 100
158
125 -
154 113
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on hand during Feb.
Eggs Per 100 Layers
ITotal Eggs Produced
1 during Feb.
Georgia Hatching Other Total
South Atlantic 5/ United States
1970
1971
Thousands
4, 844 20,991 25,836 69,880 323,617
4,270 21, 127 25,397 67,231 327,709
1970
1971
Number
1, 618 1,602 1,602 1, 618 1, 653
1, 560 1, 736 1, 708 1, 718 1, 702
1970
1971
Millions
78 336 414 1, 131 5, 351
67 367 434 1, 155 5, 579
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
1970 1971 1970 1971 1970 1971
Percent with Molt Completed
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
1970 1971 1970 1971 1970 1971
Ga. 17States
2. 0 2. 0 4. 0 4. 0 6 0 2. 0 3,1 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.7 3.1
11 0 10. 0 10 0 8. 0 13 0 8 5 10.7 10,5 10,0 9.1 10.8 8.8
U.S. Egg Type chicken eggs in incubator Mar. 1, 1971 as percent of Mar. 1, 1970. 85
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., Fla., Va., Ga.
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporti~ Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERA L INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1969, 1970, and 1971
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Jan.
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Jan. thru Dec.
1969
1970
Thou.
Thou.
During Jan.
1970
1971
I Pet.
Pet.
Jan.. thru Dec,
1969
1970
Pet.
Pet,
Maine
6, 340
5, 941
69, 512 73, 285 3. 9
3. 4
4. 0
3. 5
Pa.
6, 748
6, 666
81, 157 83, 069 4. 9
5. 4
4. 6
4. 8
Mo. Del.
4, 704 7, 468
4, 862 7, 565
50, 883 93, 887
I 60,931 5. 2
93, 339 4. 8
5. 0 5. 1
4. 0
4. 3
3. 7
3. 9
Md. Va.
14,631 7, 497
12,851 6, 380
I 164,129 174,720 4.7
84, 837
89~ 077
5. 5
5.3 3. 3
3.6
3.9
3. 4
3. 7
N. C.
25, 138 22, 501 273, 160 296,490 ! 4. 1
3. 2
3. 5
3. 7
Ga.
33, 704 31, 103 378, 294 411, 273 j 5, 7
6. 2
4. 6
5. 1
Tenn.
5, 424
4, 856
63,404 69_, 285 1 3. 5
3. 9
I
Ala.
24 , 076 25, 944 286, 678 323, 635 1 5. 0
7. 0
3. 4
3. 5
3. 5
5. 0
Miss. l l6,471 17,821 184,511 216,245 1 2.9
4.3
2.3
2.6
Ark.
31,567 29,938 366,070 381,015 1 3.9
3.9
3.3
3.3
Texas
14,459 13,967 161,080 185_, 861 4 .. 1
3. 6
3. 1
3, 5
------- -------------------------------------- l--------------------------------
u.s. l 221,76s
2,516,286
1 4.s
<1 .7
3.s
4.o
2 15' 584
2' 7 7 0.J 17 8 1
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
i
Georg1.a
United States
Item
I
Feh. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 1 Feb. 15 Jan. 15 Feb, 15
----------1----19.;._-_tC_' _ _ _1....:...9_7_1_ _ _1~9_7.1 .... _1 1970
1971
1971
Prices Received:
Cents
Cents
Cents i Cents I I I
Cents
Cents
Chickens, lb., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers {lb.) All Eggs, (dozens}
Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
10. 5 13. 5 53.0 50.3 67.0
6.0 12. 5 40. 1
37.7
54.0
6.. D 13.0 36. 5 33,7 54.0
! 10. 5
II 14.3 47.3
7.8 13.0 36.0
7 8
13.7 32.6
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol,
B railer Grower
95.00 100.00 100.00 II 94. oo 99.00
98.00
Laying Feed
83.00
87.00
87.00 ' 83.00 88.00 I ;
88.00
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement
Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultura
Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultr1y Division, Consumer and Marketiq
Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and
the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processor'S and th.e poultry farmers that report
to these agencies.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Ag:ricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
~-::: =POSTAGE & FEES PAlO United States Deportment of Agriculture
GEORGrA CROP REPORTING
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MAR 2 5 1971 ERVICE
~~ )-
ATHENS, GEORGIA
March 24, 1971
BROILE~ TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks 1n Georgia during the week ended Mar ch 20 was 8,6 55, 000--slightly more than the previous week but 12 percent l ess than th e comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 661, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-slightly more than the previous week but 12 percent less than the comparable week ayear earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. T h e ave r age pric e of hatching eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flock s with hatchery owned cocker e ls generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for broiler chick s by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9 .00 with an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last ye ar were 64 cents for eggs and $10. 00 for chicks.
Wee k Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACE MENTS
Eggs Set.!._/
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
o/o of
1970
1971
year
ago
Av. Price
Hatch Eggs Per Doz. 1971
Broiler Chicks Per Hundred 1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 Feb. 20 Feb. 27
Mar. 6
Mar. 13 Mar. 20
12, 273 10, 110 82 12,320 10,098 82 12,449 10, 560 85 l 2, 79 5 10,805 84 12, 678 10,770 85 12,800 10,934 85 13,086 11, 215 86 13,114 11,452 87 13, 005 11,632 89 13' 241 11, 661 88
9, 154 8,282
90
9, 139 8,217
90
9,399 8,400
89
9, 575 7,705* 80
9,731 7,851* 81
9,728 8,230* 85
9,600 8,428* 88
9, 453 8,299
88
9, 585 8,633
90
9,847 8,655
88
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 20 was 1, 047, 000-8 percent l e ss than the previous week and 13 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 246, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent less than the previous week and 13 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended March 20 were down 9 percent and settings were down 16 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
Fe b. 27
1, 311 650
2,061 289 488
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHii:D , 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Mar. Mar. Mar.
6
13
20
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar.
27
6
13
20
Thousands
Thousands
1,305 1, 286 1,246
87
550 635
855
97
2, 161 1,824 1, 783
88
269 261
173
57
374 530
418
64
991 220 1, 635
209 416
1, 014 255
1, 680 215 277
1, 137 43 5
1, 565 235 353
1, 047 505
1, 581 220 388
Total 4 , 799 4,659 4, 536 4,475
84
3,471 3, 44 1 3,725 3,741
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
% .of year ago 2/
87 96 97 70 84
91
..,.. B ~OILER TYPE EGGS s~T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI '\.L AREAS BY WEEKS -
4
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLJ._CED
STATE
Week Ended
Mar.
Mar.
6
13
Mar.
20
o/o of year ago 1/
Week Ended
Mar.
Mar.
6
13
Mar.
20
Thousands
T housands
1971 Page 2.
o/o of year ago 1/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
2,009 68
1,637 487 384
2,966 5,066 2, 157
35 7,879
588
1,947 131
1, 835 478 395
2,979 5, 113 2, 131
37 7,949
606
2,040 92 67 34
1, 722 91 485 86 402 91
3,015 97 5, 257 92 2,088 109
35 90 7, 863 88
598 84
1, 276
1,349
1, 384
85
85
76
123
115
1, 272
1, 269
1, 364
125
194
240
199
58
536
528
500
89
2,262
2,492
2, 605
94
3, 897
3,848
3,736
94
1, 476
1, 462
1, 453
94
346
356
418
103
6,088
5, 891
6, 176
88
604.
518
544
102
GEORGIA
11,452 11, 632 11, 661 88
8,299
8, 633
8,655
88
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 465
1, 547
1, 543 98
719
735
759 97
9,747
9,925
9,886 92
5, 811
5,890
5,890 94
12,997 13, 004 13, 043 98
967
958
970 80
4,647
4,669
4,699 91
479
402
432 68
433
314
301 71
2,352
2,382
2,460 96
1, 030
906 7,619 5,063 10,042
868 3, 505
379 288 1, 951
982 922 7,921 5, 135
9, 952 862
3,642 246 287
1, 903
1, 057 1, 027 7, 814 5, 153 9,735 1, 178 3, 631
360 343 1, 857
74,345 75,059 75,216 92 57,986 58, 514 59,312
88 . 114 93 95 99 121 89 83 112 97
94
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
80,979 81, 197 81, 742
61, 691 62,342 63,279
o/o of Last Year
92
92
92
94
94
94
* 1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
. .(/)
::::>
GE ORGIA
CROP
REPORTING
v
~ F ... .... ..,.TV "I= GEORGIA \
SERVICE
3f \
ATHENS, GEORGIA
UNinRSITY OF GEORGIA
Mc:n c h 3 I, li.J 7 1
APR
BROILE l~ TYPE
LIBRARIES
Placement of broiler chick in Georgia during the week endeL~.....!'l-r-~'-tl:rcr!r--069, 000--5 percent more than the previous week but 11 percent less than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Heporting Service. An estimated 11, 870, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries --2
cent more than the previous week but 12 percent less than the comparable week a
earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs were reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. The average price of hatching eggs was 54 ce:nts per dozen . The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average pric e . Most prices received for broiler chicks b y Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $ 7 . 00 to $9. 00 lith an average of $8 . 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 63 cents for eggs and $9. 50 for chicks.
l eek Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A ND CHICK PLli CEMENTS
Eggs Set};_/
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Chicks Placed for B railers in Georgia
1970 1971
o/o of year ago
Av. Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
Hundred
1971 1971
Thou.
Thou .
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Jan. 23
12,320 10,098
82
9, 139 8, 217
90
Jan. 30
12,449 10, 560
85
9,399 8,400
89
Feb. 6
12,795 10,805
84
9, 575 7,705
80
Feb. 13
12,678 10,770
85
9, 731 7,851
81
Feb. 20
12, 800 10,934
85
9,728 8,230
85
feb. 27
13,086 11,215
86
9,600 8,428
88
War. 6
13, 114 11,452
87
9, 4 53 8,299
88
Mar. 13
13, 00 5 11,632
89
9, 585 8,633
90
Mar . 20
13,241 11, 661
88
9, 847 8,655
88
Mar . 27
13,420 11, 87 0
88
10 , 193 9,069
89
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8. 00
54
8.00
54
8. 00
54
8. 00
54
8.00
54
8. 00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended M ar ch 27 was 1, 053 , 00 0 -l percent more than the previous week but 8 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated l , 273, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than the previous week but 17 percent less than the comparable week last year .
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U, S . in 197 0 , hatchings during the week ended March 27 were dov.:n 8 percent and settings were down 14 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D , 19'7 1
Eggs Se t ( VV eek Ended)
Mar. Mar. Mar . Mar .
6
13
20
27
I o/o of
year
Chicks Hatched (We ek Ended) Mar . Mar . Mar. Mar .
ago 2/ 6
i3
20
27
Thousands
1, 305 1, 2.86 1, 246 1, 273 83
635* 635 855
905 132
2, 161 1, 824 1,783 1, 792 79
269
261 173
258 77
374
530 418
429 74
1,014 255
1, 68 0 215 277
Thousands
l, 137 1, 047
435
505
1, 565 l , 581
235
220
353
388
1, 053 515
1,667 209 314
Total 4, 744 '~' 4, 536 4,475 4, 6"57
86
3,441 3,725 3,741 3,758
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year . >!< Revised.
o/o of year ago 2/
92 1 16 99 66 64
92
B R 0 ILER TYPE
ST ATE
E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL .1-\.R EAS BY 'W EE KS - 1971 P a ge Z
EGGS SET
CHI :::r-<S PLACED
______ VI ee ~ n<!~<l
Mar.
Mar.
13
20
I o/o of -~; r .--- ~ year
_ __
W e~ k _En_g~g__ . ___ -
Mar .
Mar .
Mar .
a go 1/ 13
20
27
__ J % of
I yea r ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine
C onne cti cut
P ennsyl vani a
Indiana
Misso ur i Del aware
I
Ma r yland
Virginia
Ve st Virginia
North Carolina South Carolina
I
1, 947
2,04 0
2, 101
95
1, 349
1, 3 84
1, 449
90
131
67
97
39
76
123
83
86
...
1, 835
1, 7 22
2 , 138 1 17
1, 26 9
1, 364
1, 159
105
4 78
4 85
541
98
24 0
19 9
163
64
3 95
402
4 07
79
528
500
501
87
2, 979 5, 113 2, 131
3,015 5, 257 2,088
2, 996
93
5, 220
91
1,977 102
2, 4 9 2
2, 605
2, 7 51
96
3,84 8
3,736
3, 617
92
1, 4 6 2
1, 453
1, 515
105
37
35
34
85
356
418
389
84
7,949 606
7, 863 59 8
7,978
90
618
81
5, 891 5 18
6, 176 54 4
6, 218 556
91 86
. ,_. <1)
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GEORGIA
11,632 11,661 11, 870
88
8,633
8,655
9, 069
89
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mi s s i ssippi A rkansas Louis iana T exas Wa s hington O regon California
T GTA L 1971 (22 States)
1, 547 735
9,925 5, 890 13,004
958 4,669
4 02 31 4 2, 382
1, 543
759 9, 886 5, 89 0 13,043
970 4, 699
4 32 301 2,460
1, 564 114
740
94
10,221
93
5, 951
95
13, 190 100
978
80
4 , 807
91
4 50
64
34 8
71
2,395
95
9 &2
1, 057
945
80
922
1,027
1, 023
99
7,921
7, 8 14
8,058
93
5, 13 5
5, 153
5, 223
94
9,9 52
9,735 10, 203
103
862
l, 178
1, 019
100
3,642
3,631
3,634
88
246
360
277
44
287
34 3
320
116
l, 90 3
1, 857
1, 916
105
75,059 75, 216 76,621
93
58, 514 59,312 60,088
94
TOTAL 1970* (22 St a tes)
8 1, 197 81,742 82, 165
_% of Last Year
92
92
93
1/ Current week as pe rcent of same week last year.
I 62, 34 2
94
* R e vised.
63,279 94
64 , 173 94
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NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORG lA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
EORGIA U.NIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
District and County
District l
Bartow Floyd Gordon Murray Polk Walker Whitfield
Other
TOTAL
DISTRICT 2
Barrow Clarke Forsyth Gwinnett Hall Jackson Oconee Walton
Other
TOTAL
DISTRICT }
Banks Elbert Franklin Hart Madison Oglethorpe Stephens
other
TOTAL
APR 1 3 1971
LIBRARIES
April 1971
GEORGIA WHEAT 1970 Co.unty Estimates --- Acreage, Yield, and Production
Preliminary
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
410 270 240 720 180 290 380 210
2,700
33.0 34.0 34.0 39.0 28.5 34.5 35.0 33.9
35.0
13,530 9,180 8 ,160
28,080 5,130
10,000 13,300
7,120
94,500
180 710 130 300 130 800 1,460 610 170
4,490
35.0 36.0 32.0 32.0 33.0 36.5 36.0 34.0 29.9
35.1
6,300 25,560
4,160 9,600 4,290 29,200 52,560 20,740 5,090
157,500
280 970 . 1,530 2,560 3,210 1,460 280 190
10 , 480
""
30.5 36.0 31.0 34.0 36.0 31.0 31.0 30 . 0
33.7
8,540 34,920 47,430 87,040 115,560 45,260
8,680 5,700
353 ,130
District and County
DISTRICT 4
Carroll Fayette Heard Henry Lamar r1acon Marion Pike Schley Spalding Taylor Troup Upson
Other
TOTAL
... \" ..
April 1971
GEORGIA WHEAT 1970 County Estimates --:-- Acreage, Yield, and Production
Preliminary
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
270 170 100 910 290 1,920 180 760 230 760 200 170 370 440
6,770
32.0 32.0
33.0 35.0 34.0
37.5 35.0 34.5 36.0 32.5 32.0 29.0 33.0 32.9
8,640
5~440
3,300 31,850
9,860 72 , 000
6,300 26,220 8 , 280 24,700
6,400 4,930 12,210 14,470
234,600
Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Twiggs 1-Tashington Wheeler 1-Tilkinson
Other
TOTAL
810 610 680 910 170 2'50 130 5,310 200 470 100 1,360 200 170 580 210 2,030 740 100 130 100 250 2,720 470 170 120
18,990
38.0 39.0 38.5 39.0 37.0 31.0 36.0 38.0 39.0 38.0 38.0
4o.o
33.0 36.0 34.0 32.0 38.0 38.5 31.0 32.0 30.0 38.0 40.5 36.0 33.0 30.8
38.0
30,780 23,790 26 ,180 35,490
6,290 7,750 4,680 201,780 7,800 17,860 3,800 54,400 6,600 6,120 19,720 6,720 77,140 28,490 3,100 4 !160 3,000 9,500
110~160
16,920 5,610
3~700
721,540
DISTRICT 6
Bulloch Burke Candler Colwnbia Effingham
~nuel
Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
DISTRICT 1
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Randolph Seminole Stewart SUmter Terrell Thomas Webster
TOTAL
DISTRICT Si
Atkinson Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth
Other
TOTAL
April 1971
GEORGIA WHEAT 1970 County Est~ates --- Acreage, Yield, and Production
Preliminary
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre Bushels
Production Bushels
1,090 1,760 1,990
190 300 670 360 11,600 260 190 41!0 1,060 1,150
21 , 060
40.0 39.5 36.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 36.0 37.5 37.0 33.0 40.0 37.0 32.0
37.1
43 , 600 69,520 71,640
6 , 460 9,900 22 ,110 12 ,960 435,000 9,620 6,270 17,600 39,220 36,800
780,700
810 710 300 450 2,220 1,660 950 810 950 250 850 2,390 480 3,500 760 1,020 480
18,590
37.0 34.0 35.0 33.0 35.0 34.) 36.0 37.0 33.0 35.0 38.5
35.0 36.5 37.0 33.0 35.0 37.5
35.6
29,970 24,140 10,500 14,850 77,700 57,270 34,200 29,970 31,350
8,750 32,725 83,765 17,520 129,500 25,080 35,700 18,000
660,990
170 540 1,22Q 310 140 160 3,560 5,990 220 490 310 130 970 210
1 ~ 560
130
16,110
38.0 34.5 35.0 34.0 36.5 31.0 35.0 37.0 31.0 33.0 32.0 38.0 36.0 30.0 32.0 32.5
35.2
6,460 18,630 42,700 10,540
5 , 110 4,960 124,600 221 ,630 6,820 16,170 9,920 4,940 34,920 6,300 49,920 4,230
567,850
April 1971
GEO;RGIA ~T
1970 County Estimates --- Acreage, Y~eld, and Producticn
Preliminary
District
and Count~y~----------~H~a~r~v~e~st~e~d~~A-c~r_e_s~--~--~Y-i~e~l~d~P~e~r~A~c-r~e~-------Pr~o~d~u~c~t~i~on
Bushels
Bushels
District .2.
Evans Tattnall Toombs
Other
140
35.0
180
38.5
300
36.0
190
34.5
4,900 6,930 10,800 6,560
TOTAL
810
36.0
29,190
STATE TOTAL
100,000
36.0
3,600,000
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. Crenshaw Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A' North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
v
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA CROP REPORTIN K:;uNfAi~ Qffi;EORGIA
ATHEt-IS, GEORGIA
MAY 6 1971
District and County
LIBRARIES
April 1971
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES, 1970 PRELIMINARY
Harvested For Grain
Planted For
Yield
All Pur:,eoses
Acreage
Per Acre
Production
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT 1
Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield
3,200 600
2,000 850
3,100 4,800 2,200 1,050 1,350 2,100 1,650
2,400
350 1,650
750 2,500 3,850 1,850
850 1 ,100 1,700 1,500
24. 2 31.4 18. 8 32.0 23 .2 26.5 36.8 36.5 35.5 26.5 28.7
58,000 11,000 31,000 24,000 58,000 102 , 000 68 , 000 31,000 39,000 45,000 43,000
TOTAL
22,900
18,500
27.6
510,000
DISTRICT 2
Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson De Kalb Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union Walton White
TOTAL
1,050 950 500 450 600 600
1,050 1,450 1,300
900 1,600 1,400 1,250
750 1,050
500 750 1,650 2,050 1,050
20,900
850
Boo
300 350 550 300 950 1,200 950 850 1,250 1,000 950 600 750 350 650 1,500 1,400 850
16,400
18.8 26.3 33.3 40.0 40.0 26.7 43.2 41.7 27.4 54.1 21.6 22.0 22.1 23.3 24.0 34.3 60.0 49.3 24.3 32.9
33.1
16,000 21,000 10,000 14,000 22,000
8,000 41,000 50,000 26,000 46,000 27 , 000 22,000 21,000 14,000 18,000 12,000 39,000 74,000 34,000 28,000
543,000
DISTRICT l
Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wilkes
TOTAL
1,100 1,100 1,900
800 1,700
700 1,900 1,350
950 600 1,000
13,100
800 900 1,550 600 .. 1,400 600 1,700 1,000
'TOO
550 700
10,500
20.0 20.0 22.6 36 .7 21.4 20.0 21.8 33.0 51.4 20.0 20.0
25.1
16,000 18,000 35 , 000 22,000
30 ~ 000
12 , 000 37,000 33,000 36,000 11,000 14,000
264,000
DISTRICT AND COUN'i'Y
DISTRICT 4
Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Har a l s o n Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
DISTRICT .2.
Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Mo r ga n Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twi ggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson
TOTAL
April 1971
GEORGIA CORN coUNTY ESTIMATES, 1970 PRELIMINARY
Harvested For Grain
Planted For
Yield
All Purposes
Acreage
Per Acre
Production
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels
4,300 150 350
3 , 000 750
1,600 1,750 1,750 1,550 2,500 1,500 11,600 6,950 4,400
350 2,450 4,350
1 ~ 500
900 B,650 1,950 1,300
63,600
3,600 100 250
2,300 400
1,350 1,450 1,350 1,350 1,500 1,250 9,300 5,150 4,100
150 2,350
3,Boo
1,100
Boo
7,050 1,700
Boo
51,200
35.0 30.0 32.0 33.0 32.5 28.9 42.8 31.9 28.9 38.7 39.2 43.8 24.7 27.3 26.7 29.4 29.2 43.6
2B.B
34.0 3B.2 25.0
34.0
126,000 3,000 8,000
76,000 13,000 39,000 62,000 43,000 39,000 58,000 49,000 407,000 127,000 112,000
4,000 69,000 111,000 48,000 23,000 240,000 65,000 20,000
1,742,000
2,450 1,950 12,300 1,100 2,350 22,550 1,600 4,400 11,400 1,200 16,350 l,B50 47,BOO 1,400 14,250 3,550 2,500 4,Boo 7,650 1,200
Boo
500 12,400
6,300 14,Boo 12,700
5,150
215,300
l,Boo 1,750
9,Boo
950 1,500 16,900 1,250 4,100 10,000
900 12,900
900 3B,700
600 11,000
2,550 1,250 4,500 6,700
450 650 450
9,Boo
5,000 13,000 10,300
3,300
171,000
22.B 37.7 37.9 22.1 22.7 25.6 2B.o 27.3 33.1 23.3 lB.l 20.0 24.6 23.3 40.0 lB.o 21.6 46.7 27.5 15.6 15.4 20.0 25.5 33.2 25.5 41.0 27.6
2B.5
41,000 66,000 371,000 21,000 34,000 432,000 35,000 112,000 331,000 21,000 233,000 18,000 952 ,000 14,000 440,000 46 , 000 27,000 210 , 000 184 , 000
7,000 10,000
9,000 250,000 166,000 332,000 422,000
91,000
4,B75,000
April 1971
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES. 1970 PRELIMINARY
Harvested For Grain
Planted For
Yield
All Purposes
Acreap;e
Per Acre
Production
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT 2.
Appling Bacon Brantley
Bryan
Charlton Chatham bans Liberty
wng
Piellce fattnall Toombs Ware iayne
Other Counties ]:/
31,300 25,000
4,200 2,100 1,420 1,300 14,800
1,010 2,000
31,900 37,700 19,500
9,600 22,200
470
28,900 18,900
3,660 1,470
640
940 11,900
780 1,620
29,300 30,400 17,200
9,200 17,500
190
32.3
31.3 31.4 47.6 34.4 34.0 41.8
30.8
33.3 33.2 38.0
47.5 35.1 34.2 42.1
933,000 592,000 115,000 70,000
22,000 32,000 497,000 24,000 54,000 974,000 1,155,000 817,000 323,000 598,000
8 "000
TOTAL
204,500
172,600
36.0
6,214,000
-!-I -C-am-d-en,-G-ly-nn-a-nd-M-c-in-to-sh-C-ou-n-tie-s.---------------------
STATE
1,684,000
1,426,000
31.0
44,206,000
--------- .---------------------------------
~e Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia ~cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
DISTRICT AND COUNTY
DISTRICT 6
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
TOTAL
DISTRICT 1
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Mi l l e r Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
TOTAL
DISTRICT 8
Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner vlilcox Worth
TOTAL
April 1971
GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES . 1970 PRELIMINARY
Harvested For Grain
Planted For
Yield
All Puruoses
Acreap;e
Per Acre
Production
Acres
Acres
Bushels
Bushels
63,600 27,500 18,000 1,500 10,100 31,300
3,500 14,200 16,600
2,800 2,900 33,200 3,800
229,000
52,000 26,000 14,100 1,100
9 , 000 26,500
2,700 12,700 14,000
2,300 2,300 28,000 2,600
193,300
37.5 25.6 36.6 23. 6 32.0 29.3 24.8 30.2 32.1 20.9 25.7 34.8 30.4
32.5
1,951 , 000 666 ,000 516 ,000 26 , 000 288,000 776,000 67,000 384,000 449,000 48,000 59,000 974,000 79,000
6,283,000
16,500 14,200
7,500 49,700 11,500 32,500 42,600 14,100 31,600 44,600 2,300 17,200 21,000 8,100 27,500 18,300 44,300 6,500
410,000
14,300 13,600
7,100 42,500 10,100 28,600 38,000 12,700 27,800 41,100 2,000 16,400 19,200
6 , 700 22,200 17,200 40,900
6,100
366,500
26.4 29.4 29.4 26.5 24.5 27.4 33.3 33 .3 28.4 34.3 34.5 26.5 27.4 29.4 36.3 30.4 29.4 33.3
30.0
378,000 400,000 209 ,000 1,125 , 000 247,000 785,000 1,266,000 423,000 790,000 1 ,411,000 69 ,000 434,000 527 , 000 197,000 805 , 000 523,000 1,203,000 203,000
10,995,000
11 , 500 13,800 39,000 41 , 000
2,000 50,000 58,300 28,000 21,000 23,000
5,000 37,000 24 , 000
8,500 31,600 20,500 22,000 16 ; 000 14,500 38,000
504,700
10,000 11,600
33,000
35 ~ 000
1,500 41,000 50,300 24,000 19,300 20,500
4,000 31,000 19,200
7,000
26 ~ 000
15,500 18,000 13,600 12,000 33,500
426,000
28.7 33.0 32.1 27.1 31.3 31.3 30 .1~ 27. 0 32.1 26.2 22.0 32.1 29.6 29. 6 25.4 24.5 38.1 35.5 22.0 33.0
30.0
287 ~ 000
383 , 000 1,060 : 000
947,000 47,000
1,283,000 1,531,000
649,000 620,000 537,000
88,000 996,000 568,000 207,000 660,000 380 , 000 685 ,000 48 3)000 264,000 1 ,105 , 000
1 2 , 78 0 , 0 00
APR
~ITW~0~l1S ~UJIDC!im~~m
LIBRARIES
FEBRUARY 1971
GEORGIA
Released 4/l/71 Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Red Meat Production Below t Month
~eduction of red meat in Georgia's commercial slaughter plants totaled 33.5 million during February 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was
llpercent from the 30.1 million pounds during the same month last year but ll percent the 37.7 million pounds produced last month.
21,200 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during was down 7 percent from the 22,900 head slaughtered during the same month 5 percent below the 22,300 head slaughtered during January 1971.
slaughter totaled 1,100 head during February. This was 600 head belm-1 the numslaughtered during February last year and 400 head below the January kill.
ter Exceeds Last Year
Georgia's hog slaughter totaled 170,000 head during February. This was 27 percent ~e the 134,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, but 12 percent less tlln the 193,000 head slaughtered during the month of January 1971.
48 STATES
t Product
production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 2,777 million pounds in 5 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on
leef Production 2 Percent Below a Year Earlier
Beef production in February was 1,616 million pounds, down 2 percent from 1,643 milpounds in February 1970. The number of cattle slaughtered was down 1 percent, and &Yerage live weight was 10 pounds lighter than a year earlier.
hmruary Veal Production Down 7 Percent From a Year Earlier
There were 41 million pounds of veal produced in February 1971, down 7 percent from hmruary 1970. Calves slaughtered during February were down 6 percent, and average live wight decreased 1 pound.
Pork Production Up 16 Percent From February 1970
Pork production in February totaled 1,075 million pounds~ up 16 percent from a year qo. The number of hogs slaughtered was up 16 percent. Live weight per head at 234 pounds
.w 3 pounds below a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 8.4
pounds compared with 9.0 pounds in February 1970.
lab and Mutton UP 10 Percent From a Year Earlier
There were 45 million pounds of lamb and mutton produced in February 1971 , UP 10 perCIDt from a year earlier. Sheep and lamb 3laughter totaled 834,000 head, up 8 percent from h~ 1970. Average live weight at 109 pounds was up l pound from a year earlier.
Pebn!ry Poultry Production Up 4 Percent From 1970
Production of poultry meat in February 1971 totaled 676 million pounds ready-to-cook buis. This is 4 percent more than a year earlier, but 11 percent less than January.
Species
GE0RGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER
Number
Average
Slaughtered
Live Weight
February
February
1970
1971
1970
1971
(l , OOO head)
(pounds)
~)
Total
Live Weight February
1970
1971
(1,000 :pounds)
Geortr. ia
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
22.9
21.2
920
897
21,068
19,016
1.7
l.l
405
403
688
443
134.0
170.:)
223
220
29,882
37,400
48 States
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2, 651.1 326.8
6,073.4 774.2
2,616.8 306.8
7,029.3 834.0
1,052 238 237 108
1,042 237 234 109
2 , 787 , 978 77 ,753
1,438,621
83,917
2 ' 727 , 003 72 '625
1,647,199
90,794
y Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes
farm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, MARCH 15, 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
Mar. 15 1970
Georgia Feb. 15
1971 Dollars
Mar. 15 1971
United States
Mar. 15 Feb. 15
1970
1971
Dollars
Mar. 15 1971
Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt. Cattle, cwt. Calves, cwt.
1.43 24.60 24.90 34.00
1.68 18.40 24.20 34.00
1.65 16.30 24.30 33.00
1.13 25.60 28.80 36.50
1.43 19.20 28.50 35.70
1.43 16.90 28.60
35.50
Hog-Corn
Ratio 1/ .
17.2
11.0
9.9
22.7
13.4
11.8
y Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, live weight.
Frasier T. Gallovray Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Paul W. Blackwood Agric ultural Statistici~
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of As riculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of' Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street . Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
@ill~!1~m~~ rr>m~~~
MARCH 15, 1971
Released 4/2/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
INDEX DECLINES SLIGHTLY
The Georgia Prices Received I'1dex for All Commodities vras dovm 1 point to 109 for March from the Februar~r level of 110, according to the Ge or r; ia Crop Reporting ~rvice. The sli ~ht decline can be attributed mainly t o the lower pr ice for hogs; however, there were other items that declined slightly in prices during the month.
Compared to the March 1970 Index, the March 1971 All Commodities Index is 7 points lower. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index is 19 points lower; however, the All Crops Index is u p 9 points. This situation reflects the generally higher prices for crop s and a lower price for livestock and livestock products , especially for hogs and eggs.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID INDEXES UNCHA..l\lGED
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers remained unchanged during the month ended March 15, at 112 percent of its 1967 average. The most important price changes were a decrease for hogs and increases for lettuce, tomatoes, and oranges. ~e index was down 2 percent from March 1970.
The mid-March Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, at 118, was unchanged from a month earlier. Higher prices for building materials, tractors , and farm machinery were offset by lower prices for motor supplies, feeder livestock , and household furnishines. The mid-March index was 4 percent above a year earlier.
INDEX NUMBERS GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Feb. 15 ~.Jar. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 ~19~67~=~1~0~0----------------~----~1~9~70~-----~1~97~0~----~1~9~71_______1~9~7_1_____
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops
116
116
110
109
106
106
116
115
Livestock and Livestock Products
124
123
106
104
UNITED STATES Prices Received
114
114
112
112
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates
113
113
118
118
Ratio 1./
101
101
95
95
!f Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paij ,
Interest, Ta.xes, and Farm Wage Rates.
Frasier T. Gallowa y ~icultural Statistician In Charge
John E. Coates Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Geor gia in cooperation with the Geore;ia Department of Agriculture.
- -- - -- PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS . MARC B .~l;:.::5~--=l.;9_7-'-'l;;;;.._;l.-~l1I~T-:H::='C.:-O.::..:MP~A.::.lR.:..;.;I;S_;.;...:;.ON.::..:S::;.___ __
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
: Mar. 15 : Feb. 15 : Mar. 15 I Mar. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15
.c~o~m~mo_d~i_t_v _a_n_d__U_n_i_t__________~l~9~7~0--
1971
19~---~1~9~7~0 _____1~9~7~1____~19~7~1--
PRICES RECEIVED
Wheat , bu.
$ 1.40
1. 70
1.65
1.28
1.41
1.39
Oats, bu.
$
.82
.95
.97
.581
.675
.658
Corn, bu.
$ 1.43
1.68
1.65
1.13
1.43
1.43
Cotton, lb.
19.0
21.5
20.5
21.14
21.47
21.00
Cottonseed, ton
$
47.10
58. 90
58.20
Soybeans , bu.
$ 2.45
3.00
3.00
2.42
2 .92
2.91
Peanuts, lb.
12.1
12.0
Svleetp::>ta toes , cwt.
$ 6.90
7.00
7.10
l/5.91
6.54
6.60
Hay , baled , ton:
All
$ 31.00
32.00
31.50
24.90
25.80
26.00
Alf alfa
$ 39.00
38.50
38.50
25.40
26.70
26.90
Le s p e d e z a
$ 33.50
33.50
32.50
27.40
28.5 0
28.20
Peanut
$ 24.00
26.50
27.50
24.80
26.40
26.00
Milk Cows, head
$ 250.00 290.00 310.00
326.00 346 . 00 350.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ 3/24.60
18.40
16.30
25.60
19 .20
16.90
Beef Cattle, All , cwt. 1/ $ - 24.90
24.20
24.30
28.80
28 .50
28.60
Cows , cwt. g/
- $ 20.50
20.20
20.20
22.10
20.60
20.80
Steers and Heifers, cwt. $ 28.50
27.60
27.60
30.70
30. 90
30.60
Ca lves , cv~.
$ 34.00
34.00
33.00
36.50
35.70
35.50
Milk , sold to plants,cwt.
Fluid Market
$ 6.75
7.05
5.96
6.29 4/6.20
Manufactured All
$
$ 6.75 117.05 'lf6.90
4.62 5.55
4.90 5.91
4/4.87 ~5.84
Turkeys, lb.
22.0
21.5
22.0
25.6
21.4
21.2
Chickens , lb.:
Excluding Broilers
11.0
6.0
7.5
10.9
7.8
7.9
Commercial Broilers
14.0
13.0
13.0
14.8
13.7
13.7
Eggs, all, doz.
49.1
36.5
34.5
42.5
32.6
31.6
Table, doz.
46.0
33.7
31.4
Hatching , doz.
64.0
54.0
54.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% protein
$
16% protein
$
18% protein
$
20% protein
Hog Feed , 14%-18% protein,
cwt.
Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $
Soybean Meal, 44%, c\n. $
Bran, c\rt.
$
Middlings, cwt.
$
Corn Meal, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grov1er Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
72.00
77.00
80.00 82.00
4.60 5.20 5.60 3.95
4.05
3.60
96.00 82.00 97.00 39.00 36.00
76.00 83.00 86.00 90.00
5.30 5.60 4.55 4.55 4.05
100.00 87.00 97.00 45.00 39.50
79.00 84.00 87.00 89.00
4.85 5.10 5.60 4.45 4.55 4.05
98.00 87.00 100.00 45.00 38.50
69.00 73.00 76.00 79.00
4.49
5.40
5.62 3.64
3.72
3.36
94.00 83.00 98.00 35.60 33.70
72.00 80.00 83.00 86.00
4.78 5.58 5. 69 4.09 4.15 3.82
98.00 88.00 102.00 37.30 35.40
72.00 80.00 83.00 87.00
4.78 5. 55 5.67 4.11
4.18 3.82
100.00 88.00
103.00 38.00
35.50
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bulls. g.! Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacement. l/ Revised. ~/ Preliminary.
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Ending April 5, 1971
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THIS IS THE FIRST WEEKLY CRO? AND WEATHER REPORT OF THE 1971 SEASON FOR
GEORGIA . WEEKLY ISSUES WILL BE RELEASED AT 3 p.m. EACH MONDAY THROUGH
OCTOBER .
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UlliD PREPARATION AND P~~TING DELAYED
Athens, Ga., April 5- Wet and cool soils have delayed both land preparation and spring
mas~ of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . While soils many farmers were fertilizing pastures, spraying fruit trees, repairing , and. making final plans for planting.
According to County Agents' reports, 39 percent of the State's intended tobacco acreages been set by the weekend compared with 31 percent and 43 percent by this date for the tva
years. Condition of the crop already transplanted was described as "poor to fair". been some frost stunting.
Corn planting "Yras going very slowly with only 7 percent planted. This equalled last year's spring planting rate, but is considerably lower than normal. Stands in the earliest fields South Georgia have many skips.
Only token amounts of cotton and soybeans were reported planted. No peanuts have yet been , according to reports. Small grains were considered in good condition in most areas.
pastures and cattle were rated in fair to good condition.
Peaches were judged to be in fair to good condition. Damage to blooms from recent cold is not yet fully known. Bloom dates were generally over a week later than normal.
Adverse weather has delayed vegetable and melon progress in southern areas. Many early s were lost and had to be reseeded.
Rainfall was light in the southeast and moderate to locally heavy over remainder of the State during the week ending Friday, April 2. Rain occurred on Monday and
on Friday in most areas. Amounts were more than an inch at most western and northern stations but declined to less than one-fourth inch in the extreme south and southeast.
~uu11c~.a received almost 2-l/2 inches during the week. There was no rain after Friday and the State enjoyed a weekend of fine weather, with mild sunny days and cool nights.
Temperatures 1-rere on the cool side most of the week, continuing a trend that has persisted the last several weeks. Lows were freezing, or below, in the extreme north and in the mid ~sin the south on 3 or 4 mornings . The observer at Albany reported a low of 32 and frost March 31. Afternoon temperatures were in the 70's on 2 or 3 days in the south and central barely reached 70 in the extreme north. The cool weather continued through the weekend .
and Macon had 31 on Saturday morning, a new record low for the date, and Blairsville a reading of 23. Averages for the week ranged from 2 below normal at Atlanta to 9 below
at Albany.
Most of Georgia had more than normal rainfall during the first 3 months of 1971. At the
of March accumulated departures were mostly 2 to 4 inches above normal but were around 8
in parts of the west central division. The southeast division has been comparatively dry and was about an inch short of normal through March. At this time last year north
gi a was 4 or 5 inches below normal while most of the south had received more than normal
ninfall. Temperatures were cooler than normal in all areas during J anuary, February and
March 1971.
The Outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for mostly fair reather. It will be rather cold \o/ednesday and Wednesday night 1-rith a warming trend beginning Thursday. Hi ghs will be in
50's north and low 60's south on Wedne sday, rising to the mid or upper 60's by Friday. Lmrest temperatures Till occur Thursday morning with low 20' s in the extreme north and 30's elsewhere.
The Statistical P>eporting Service~ Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce .
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Athens, Georgia
NOAA
Pr ecipitation For The Week Ending April 2, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending April 2, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 78 at several places oo the 1st and 2nd .
Lowest: 22 at Cornelia on March 27th.
CARROLL IIEARO
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
April 5, 1971
GEORGIA TURKEY PRODUCTION AND GROSS INCOME UP
Georgia growers received $9,671,000 gross income from their 1970 production of 2,281,000 turkeys. This was 43 percent more than the $6,782,000 received in 1969 when production totaled 1,633,000 birds. The average weight per bird sold was 20.0 pounds, 0.1 pounds less than last season. Average price per pound was 22.0 cents in 1970 compared with 20.6 cents in 1969.
UNITED STATES PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION AND GROSS INCOME, 1969-1970
Gross Income: Gross income from turkeys . in 1970 at $492.2 mi 11 ion was up 9 percent from 1969. The average price per pound received during 1970 for turkeys marketed was 22.7 cents per11ound compared with 22.4 cents in 1969.
Gross income from turkeys was above a year earlier in all regions. The total value
of product ion at $494.9 mi I I ion was up 9 percent from 1969.
Number Raised: Turkeys raised in 1970 totaled 115.7 mill ion birds, 9 percent above t~ number raised in 1969. Turkey production during 1970 to~aled 2,184 mill ion pounds, 8 percent more than a year earlier.
Growers raised 103.2 mill ion heavy breed turkeys in 1970 compared with 94.9 mill ion ~ring 1969 -- an increase of 9 percent. The number of 1 ight breed turkeys raised totaled 12.5 mil I ion, an increase of 10 percent.
Turkeys Sold: Sales of turkeys during 1970 increased 8 percent from 1969 and totaled 114.8million birds. Growers reported 74 percent of the light breeds and 3 percent of the heavy breeds raised were sold as fryer-roaster:;. The total I ive weight of turkeys sold in 1970 was 2,172 mi I I ion pounds compared with 2,018 mi II ion pounds in 1969.
JRnuMv I Breeder Hens: Turkey breeder hens on farms January 1, 197L totaled 3,437,000 birds, up 1 percent from the 3,398,000 on hand a year earlier. The number of breeder hens on January 1 consisted of 3,029,000 heavy breeds and 408,000 I ight breeds. The number of heavy breed hens was about the same as a year earlier, but the number of light breed hens was up 11 percent. The number of other turkeys (market turkeys over 4 ~nths old and breeding toms) on hand January I, 1971 totaled 4,025,000 birds -- 19 percent above January I , I 970.
Death Losses: Death loss of poults in 1970 was 9.4 percent of those bought, compared with 9.2 percent in 1969. Loss of breeding stock during 1970 as a percent of breeders on hand January 1, 1970 was 5.6 percent, down from the 5.9 percent a year earlier.
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TURKEY PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION AND INCOME SELECTED STATES 1970
Selected States
Production :Number Pounds
Sold ll
Price Per Pound
GEORGIA North Carol ina South Ca ro 1 ina De 1a:IJa re Maryland Virginia \Jest Virginia
1 ,000 head
2,281 9,563 2,714
115
45 4,531
632
1 ,000 1bs.
45,944 175,959 58,347
1 ,398 897
77,451 9,901
1,000 1bs.
43,960 175,352 58,674
1,427 955
77,788 10,064
Cents
22.0 21.7 23.5 22.8 22.8 22.4 22.0
Ca 1i forn ia Minnesota & Wisconsin}/ Missouri Iowa Ark.ansas Texas
15,537
21 718
7,949 6. 101 7,320 8,325
302,834 369,261 158,979 122,015 143,081 169. 150
304.551 369,996 159,040 122,280 144,885
157,693
21.9 -22.5
22.9 22.4
23.7 22. 1
Gross Income
1 ,000 do 11 ars
9,671 38,051 13,788
325 218 17,425 2,214
66 , 697 83,348 36,420 27,391 34.338 34,850
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Turkeys On Hand Jan. 1, 1971
1 ,000 head
188
7L~3
239 4 10
252 68
1. 227 1 ,057
274 137 113 1 '7!.:-7
u. s.
115,512
2,172,039 22.7
2,184,453
492,156 7,462
ll Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 percent of
production for United States.
l l2/ Over 3 months old. Combined to avoid disclosiny individual operations.
FRASIER T. GALLO~/AY
PAUL \1. BLACK\.JOOD
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
BROILER TYPE
APR 8 1971
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the wee
9,039, 000--slightly less than ~he previous week and 7 percen ~~~~l;;l,l;;.Q.IiU."WQ;.;.-1
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop J..~eporting Ser vice. An estimated 11,440, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries--4
percent less than the previous week and 14 percent less than the comp a r able 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 60 cents per dozen. The average pric e of hatching eggs was 54 cents p er dozen. The price of eggs from flock s with hatchery owned cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average pri ce . Mos t prices received for broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of ~7. 00 to $ 9.00 with an averag e of $8.00 per hundred. The average pr ices last year were 62 cents for eggs and $ 9.25 fo.;r chicks.
Week Ended
Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Feb. 13 feb. 20 Feb. 27 Mar . 6 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 Mar. 2 7 Apr . 3
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P L A CEMENTS
Av. Price
Eggs Set }:_/
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Geor gia
o/o of
1970
1971
year
a go
Hatch Eg gs Per Doz. 1971
Broiler Chicks P er Hundred 1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
P et.
Cents Dollars
12,449 10, 560
85
9,399 8,400
89
12,795 10, 80 5
84
9,575 7,705
80
12,678 10, 770
85
9, 731 7, 851
81
12, 800 10,934
85
9,728 8,230
85
13, 086 11,215
86
9,600 8,428
88
13, 114 11,452
87
9, 453 8, 299
88
13,005 11,632
89
9, 585 8,633
90
13,241 11,661
88
9,847 8,655
88
13,420 13, 254
11,870 11,440
88 86
I 10, 193 9,069 9, .766 9,039
89 93
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8 .00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended A pril 3 was 1, 003, 000-5 percent less than the previous week and 16 percent less than the co.mpar a ble week last year. An estimated l, 482, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 16 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended April 3 were down 17 percent and settings were down 11 percent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 1971
Eggs Set Week Ended
! o/o of
Chicks Ha- tc-h~e~ d~(- W-e-e- k -E-n-d- ed~)--~~o-/o-o-f
State Mar. Mar . Mar. Apr.
year
Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr.
year
13
20
27
3
ago 2/ 13
20
27
3
ago 2/
Thousands
Ga.
1, 286 1, 246 1, 273 1, 482 111
Ill.
640*
855 90 5
680
89
Calif. 1,824 l, 783 l, 792 1, 732
78
Wash.
261
173 258
240
93
Miss.
548*
418
429
379
82
Total 4,559* 4,475 4,657 4,513
89
1, 137 435
1, 565
Thousands
1,04 7 1,053
505
515
1, 58 1 1, 667
:
~. oo3 I 84
l
1~
500 326
I
.i
81 85
235 220
209
; 213 _ , . 67
3:::: ~:f.: .:: 353 388
314
.
3,725 3,74 1 3,7 58
1/ Includes egg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry s upply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
EGGS SET BROILER
TYPE
EGGS
SET
.AND
CHI C KS
PLACED
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C :..UCKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Mar.
Mar.
Apr.
o/o of year
Week Ended
Mar.
Mar.
.r~ pr.
20
27
Thousands
3
ago 1/ 20
27
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Thousands
3
- 1971 F'a.s;e Z
o/o of
year ago 1/
Maine
2, 040
2, 10 l
2, 123
97
l, 384
l, 449
l, 417
88
Conne cticut
67
97
161
58
12 3
83
101
82
P enns ylva nia
1,722
2, 13 8
l, 942 108
l, 364
l, 159
1, 185
120
c
Indiana
485
54 1
43 6
72
199
163
242
79
Missouri
402
4 07
4 73
92
500
501
643
129
De l aware
3,015
2,99 6
2,982
92
2,605
2, 7 51
2,572.
96
M aryland
5, 257
5, 220
5, 267
94
3, 73 6
3, 617
3,897
92
Virginia
2,088
1,977
1,947 105
l, 453
1, 515
1,643
100
West Virginia
35
34
34
77
418
389
291
83
North Carolina
7,863
7,978
7,942
89
6, 176
6, 218
6, 178
91
South Carolina
598
618
608 100
544
556
559
83
GEORGIA
11,661 11, 870 11,440
86
8,655
9,069
9,039
93
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States}
1, 543
l, 564
l, 545
99
l, 057
945
1, 038
90
759
740
781
99
l, 027
l, 023
1, 061
99
9,886 10, 221 10,251
93
7, 814
8,058
8, 094
94
5, 890
5, 9 51
5,641
91
13,043 13, 190 13,284
99
970
978
1,033
85
4,699
4, 807
4,914
92
5, 153
5,223
5,325
96
9,735 10,203 10, 215
102
l, 178
1, 019
889
88
3, 631
3,634
3,649
87
432
450
445
63
360
277
259
54
301
348
450
85
343
320
284
80
2,460
2,395
2,298
95
1,857
l, 916
l, 922
105
75, 216 76,621 75,997
93
59,312 60,088 60, 503
95
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
lc 81,742
82, 165
82,051
o/o of Last Year
92
93
93
l I Current week as percent of same week last year.
63,279 94
* IRevised.
64, 173 94
63,871 95
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GEORGIA
Released April 12 , 1971
Col d tempera tu res and we t soi l s during much of March were unfavorable f or planting and h of the Sta t e's early vege t able and m~lon crops, according t o t he Geo rgi a Crop Reporting
ice. Tomato transplanting was de layed and a scarcity of plants was report e d. Growth ~bbage was slow and the major harvest period is expected to be ten days la t er than normal.
UNITED STATES
SNAP BEANS: Sna~ beans for early sprinq harvest in Flo r ida are f ore cas t at 39 3 , 000 cwt., 2 percen t below 1970. Peak volume is expec t ed du r i ng Ap ril . Some fields
ren t ral and nort hern areas were frost and wind damaged and re p lantin g was necessary.
The mid-sprinq snap bean crop for 1971 is expected to total 8 , 360 acres for harvest red with 8 , 300 acres harves t ed last year. Planting of Sout h Carol i na's crop was nearing letion by late March. We t weather conditions slowed plantings and resulted i n some Ian t ing. Adverse weather in Georgia delayed planting . Considerable r e plan t in g was sary. The crop is later than usual. Cold , wet weather in Louisiana has slowed plan t ings. rvest sho1 :ld begin the first week of May with peak production expect ed about mid-month. ~ Alabama , plan ti ngs have been delayed by wet, cold weather.
CABBAGE: Estimate d prod uction of winter cabbage, at 7,812,000 cwt._, is 8 percent more than 1970. Harves t in Florida is expected to contin ue throu gh early May.
ited supplies should be available into May from Texas. Harvest from l ate plan t ings in izona is getting underway. Movement is 1 ight. Movement of the California crop was fin ished du ring March.
An early sprinq cabbage crop of 1 , 411,000 cwt. is forecast for 1971 , 8 percent less than in 1970. Light harvest i s underway in Georgia and should begin aro r..: nd mid-April in South Carol ina. Unfavorable weather slowed growt h. Mississippi's cro p is one to two weeks late, bLtt in fair t o good condition. Harvest is expected to begin around rlay 1. Harvest
Louisiana's crop has start ed in the Breaux Bridge area.
CANTALOUPS: An estimated 31 , 800 acres of sorinq c antaloups for harvest in 1971 compares
with 35 , 80 0 acres harvested in 1970. Cold, windy wea t her in Florida delayed crop development. Harve st is expected to begin in south Florida by mid-1'-iay. In
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, vines have made good recovery from an early March rost. Harvest is expected to begin in late April. In the Laredo and Presidio areas , the crop is making good progress. In Arizona, planting is expected to be comple i: ed by early ri 1. Harvest is expecte d to begin in 1ate May. Planting of the Ca 1 i fern i a spr i ng crop is completed in the Palo Verde and Imperial Valleys. The lmperiai Valley harvest i s expected to begin abOL.: t mid-May.
TONATOES: An early sprin q tomato crop of 2,826,000 cwt. is forecast. This compares
with 1970 production of 2,807,000 cwt. Suppli e s f rom Florida are expected
to increase during April wit h peak volume in t~ay. Harvest is underway in south Florida
withmature greens, pinks and vine ripes available. In Texas, frui t se t i s fair to good. Light harvest is expec t ed to begin in late April with increased v o lume by mid -t~ay.
~IATERMELONS: The late sprin q watermelon crop for 1971 is esti ma t ed a t 50 ,800 acres for harvest, whi c h compares with 51,400 acres harvested in 1970. Harvest of
lorida's crop is expected to s t art by mid-April. Supplies shoul d increase gradually th rough Hay w ith full volume du ring June.
FRASIER T. GALLO\./AY ri cultural Statistic i an In Charge
C. L. CREi~SHAH Agricult u ral Stat i sti c ian
The Statistical Reporting Serv ice , USDA , 409A North Lumpkin Stree t, At he ns , Ga., in coopera t ion with t he Georgia Depar tmen t of Agriculture.
ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE. 1971 1:/ ITH COMPARISONS
Acreaqe
Harvested
For
Yield per acre
Production
Crop and State
harvest
:Ind.
Ind.
1969
1970
1971
1969 : 1970: 1g7J
1969
1970 : 1971
- Acres -
Hundredweiqht
1.000 hundredweight
SNAP BEANS
Early Spring:
Florida
12,700 12,100
11 .900
33
33 33
419
399 393
Mi d - S p r i n g :
South Carol ina
3,200 3' 100
3,000
30
Georgia
2,600 2,500
2,700
24
Alabama
650
600
560
23
Louisiana
2.100 2.100
2.100
25
Group Total
8.550 ' 8.300
8.360
26
CABBAGE I I
\!inter:
F1or ida
17 , 600 16,700
17,200
230
Texas
21 ,000 19, 000
20,500
125
Arizona
1 ' 500 1,000
.] ,400
110
California
4.4-00 4.600
4.600
175
Group Total
44.500 41.300
43.700
171
Early Spring:
South Carol ina
1 ,900
800
700
65
Georgia
2,600 2,500
2,300
120
Mississippi
500
400
500
80
Lo LC isiana
2 , 200 1 ,800
1 ,900
110
California
2.800 3.400
3.400
240
Group Total
10.000 8.900
8.800
139
CANTALOUPS
Spring:
. Florida
1 ,200 1 ,200
I ,200
60
Texas
18,000 17,800
12,900
70
Arizona
12,800 8,800
8,900
130
California
16.100 8.000
8 800
II S
Group Total
48.100 35.800
31 .800
101
TOMATOES
Early Spring:
Florida
19,300 19,800
13,800
135
Texas
2,000 3,300
2,500
75
Ca 1 i fo rn i a
2.400 2.800
2,000
185
Group Total
23.700 25.900
18,300
135
1:/ATERMELONS
La t e Spring:
F1or ida
53.500 47,500
46,500
130
California
S.600 3.900
4.300
180
Group Total
5<). 100 51 .400
50.800
1~5
Early Summer: 2/ 198.800 198 . 100 205.100
79
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! 1971 acreage for harvest is prospective acreage.
33
96
102
26
62
65 May 7
23
15
14
30
53
63
29
226
244-
175 190 160 170 210 165 235 180 176 179
160 120 110 100 130 110 105 110 260 245 172 160
4,048 2,625
165 77 0 7.608
124 312 40 242 672 1. 3go
2,923 3,268 3 , 040 3,485
210 231 1 .081 828
7 . 254 7,812
128
275 52 189
884 1 .528
84
230
55 209 833 I 1,41 I
70
72
84
70
1,260 1,246
145
1,664 1,276 t1ay 7
140
I .852 I. 120
J04
4.848 3. 726
110 170
59 60 155 165 108 154
2,606 150
LfL~4
3.200
2,178
195 434 2,807
2,346
150
33 0
2,82 6
145
6, 955 6,888
200
I .008
780 Ma~ 7
14S
7,963 7.668
85
: 15.710 16,879 June 8
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Athens , Georgia
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Ending April 12, 1971 PLANTING INCREASED - t.ffiNY FIELDS TOO WET
LIBRARIEJ'eleas 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., April 12 -- Georgia farmers increased their planting activities last week conditions permitted but many fields were ..still tqo wet, according to the Georgia Crop ing Service . Temperatures were too cool for good seed germination and early growth as
sections had frost during the week. In areas too wet to plow, farmers were busy ferzing pastures and small grains, spraying fruit trees, and applying herbicides.
County Agents reported the State's tobacco acreage two-thirds transplant ed . Planting has completed in several counties and others are in the final stages . Weather has been unble for growth and 7 out of 10 reporters judged the condition of the crop as only fair.
cool, wet conditions have delayed ~planting. Progress is much later than normal, lags last season's late start . . Seed germination is slow and irregular and some rewill be necessary.
few plantings of ~otton and ~eanuts have been made. This is considerably behind about equals last year's rate . .
Small grains over the State are generally good. A few areas have developed disease problems. These crops are "heading out" in many sections. Pastures are improving, but still rated as fair to good.
Condition of peaches was rated mostly fair to good.
Market Managers reported soils too wet in some areas and temperatures too cool for gernnation and early growth of ve~etable crops. Considerable replanting has been necessary. nanting was active where conditions permitted.
WEATHER S~~y - Rainfall was general over the State on Monday and Tuesday but little or aone fell during the remainder of the w.eek ending Friday, April 9. The rains were mostly light in northern and central sections while some moderate to locally heavy amounts were re~rted in the south. Several places in .the southern third of the State received more than an inch and the observer at Albany measured 2 inches. Light snow fell in the extreme north Tues-
uy night and early Wednesday and flurries were reported in the western part of the State as
tu south as Columbus. The Georgia Mountain Experiment Station, near Blairsville, had one-half to one inch of snow. No rainfall was reported during the weekend as the entire State enjoyed tine weather for Easter.
Temperatures were unusually cool early in the week but warmed to normal or slightly aoove by the weekend. Highs were in the 50's and 60's through Wednesday but a gradual warming trend increased afternoon temperatures to the 80's in the south and central and to the high 10' s in the north by the end of the period. Early morning lows were mostly in the 30's and 40's. Freezing was reported in the mountains Sunday morning, April 11. Averages for the week ranged fr om 2 degrees below normal in the north to 7 or 8 degrees below normal in the south. Sunshine was near 100 percent o.f possible from -Wednesday through Sunday.
The outlook for Wednesday tpxough Friday calls for partly cloudy ski e s , not much change in temperature and scattered showers in the south on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday 1ill be mostly fair and cooler with highs 65 to 75 and lmvs 38 to 48.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia ; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DBPARTMDT OP CO*ERCE :NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending April 9, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending April 9, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 80 at Metter on the 9th. Lowest: 22 at Tallapoosa on the
3rd.
1. 02
* For the period April 10-12, 1971. 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
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
197f.pril 14, 1971
BROILER T
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia rmg t week ended A pril 10 was 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 10 percent less than the com-
week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 11, 587, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries- -1 more than the previous week but 13 percent less than the comparable week a earlier. The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs reported within a range of 50 to 60 cent? per dozen, The average price of hatching was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hatchery owned rels generally was 2. cents below the average price. Most prices received for r chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00 an average of $8.00 per hundred. The average prices last year w e re 62. cents for and $9. 2.5 for chicks.
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK FLA CEMENTS
Eggs Set }:_/
1970
1971
o/o of
year
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Geo:c
1970 1971
year
0
_ _ f.._y ._l?_ri ce - _
I Hatch Broiler Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz.
Hundred
1971 1971
Thou,
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Feb. 6
12.,795 10,805 84
9,575 7,705
80
Feb, 13 Feb. 20
12., 678 12.,-800
10.,770
85
lO, 934 ~-- 85
9,731 7' 851
81
9.,72.8 8,2.30
85
Feb. 27
13,086 11,2.15
86.
9,600 8,42.8
88
Mar. 6
13, 114 11, 452
87
9,453 8, 2.99
88
Mar. 13
13, 00 5 11,632
89
9, 585 8, 633
90
Mar. 20
13,2.41 11, 661
88
9,847 8,655
88
Mar. 27
13,420 11, 870 . ' 88
10, 193 9,069
89
Apr. 3
13,254 11,440
86
9,766 9,039
93
10
13 300 11 587
87
10 056 9 094
90
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8,00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
~
.~ ,....... .
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type ch' icks in Georgia during the week ended April 10 was 944, 000-6percent less than the previous week and 18 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 397, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the
comparable week last year. In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatd1 of all egg type
chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended A pril 10 were down 14
percent and settings were down 10 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
o/o of I Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Mar. Mar. Apr.
Apr.
year
Mar. Mar. Apr.
Apr.
20
27
3
10
ago 2/ 20
27
3
10
Thousands
1, 246 1, 273 1, 482 1,397 109
835* 905 680
620 87
1, 783 1, 792 1, 732 1, 824 83
173
258 240
349 103
485* 429 379
387 68
1, 047 505
1, 581 220 388
T housands
1, 053 1, 003
515
500
1, 667 1, 326
209
213
31 4
388
944 690 1, 365 142 363
Total 4, 522* 4,657 4, 513 4, 577 90
3,741 3, 7 58 3, 4 30 3, 504
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks.
I/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revis ed.
o/o of
year ago 2/
82 98 94 59 69
86
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CIDCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS -
EGGS SET
CHI CKS PLACE D
STATE
____ Ma--r-. ~W e-Q~--k-Ap;E~.n\.~L._A.d
I o/o of j -~--Y{..e_e.k._ Eoded_
A pr-:---- 1 year
Mar.
Apr.
A pr.
2 7
3
Thousands
10
I ! ago 1I j 27
3 T housands
10
1971 Page 2
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Maine Connecticut P ennsylvania Indiana Mi s souri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
2, 101
97 2, 138
541 407
2,996 5, 220 1, 977
34 7,978
618
2, 123 161
1,942 43 6 473
2,982 5,267 1,947
34 7,942
608
1,992 87 178 85
1, 971 111
495 98 477 107 3,003 92 5, 170 91 2, 059 101
34 92 7,985 89
631 109
1, 449
1, 417
1, 503
91
83
101
97
58
1, 159
1, 185
1, 141
97
163
24 2
260
80
501
643
515
104
2, 751
2,572
2,929
96
3,617
3,897
3, 576
90
1, 515
1, 643
1,640
122
389
291
286
79
6, 218
6, 178
6,215
91
556
559
540
82
11, 870 11,440 11,587 87
9,069
9,039
9,094
90
1, 564
1, 545
1, 530 108
945
1, 038
1, 138
106
740
781
781 100
1, 023
1, 061
1, 109
103
10, 221 5, 951
10, 251 5,641
10,382 100 5,928 95
8,058 5,223
8,094 5, 325
8, 264 5, 322
99 94
13, 190 13, 284 13, 245 99 10,203 10,215 10,474
102
978
1,033
1, 026 84
1, 019
889
964
94
4, 807
4,914
4,749
91
3,634
3,64 9
3, 613
88
450
445
424 57
277
259
266
57
348 2,395
4 50 2,298
376 62 2,453 104
320
284
287
91
1, 916
1, 922
1, 993
102
76,621 75,997 76,476 94 60,088 60, 503 61, 226
95
TOTAL 1970*
(22 States)
82, 165 82,051 81, 386
64, 173 63,871 64,353
o/o of Last Year
93
93
94
94
95
95
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
...
900)
~Ift- _3
~7JL rP
...
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGiA
Athens, Georgia
APR 1 5 1971
LIBRARIES
MARCH PRODUCTION 2 PERCENT ABO\~ LAST AR
March 1971 Released 4/14/71
Milk production on Georgia farms quring March totaled 110 million pounds, states the ~rgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 2 million pounds above March 1970 and 11 million ~ds above the previous month.
Production per cow in herd averaged 750 pounds - 5 pounds above the previous year and T5pounds above the previous month.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during March as $6.90 per hundredweight. This was 15 cents less than the February 1971 price, but 15 cents above the March 1970 price.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND _ PAID....;B:;;.:Y;:_;;:;D.:..:;A;::.:IR~YM==EN..:. _ _ _ _ __
Georgia
United States
Item and Unit
Mar. Feb. Mar.
Mar.
Feb.
Mar.
------------------------~-127~0~~1~9~71~~1~9~7=1~---=1~97~0~----=1~97~1~---~l~q7~~1~-----
Milk Production
million lbs. Production Per Cow
lbs. Y
lumber Milk Cows thousand head
108
99
110
10,126
9,010 10,209
675
750
807
725
822
12,553 12,432 12 , 422
Prices Received - Dollars g)
All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt ~ufactured milk, cwt. Milk cows, head
6.75 d/7.05 ~6.90 6.75 7.05
250.00 290.00 310.00
5.55 5.96 4.62
326.00
5.91 6.29 4.90 346.00
4/5.84 4/6.20
If4.87 350.00
-PRI-CE-S P-AI-D - DOLLARS
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
72.00 77.00 80.00 82.00
76.00 83.00 86.00 90.00
79.00 84.00
87.00 89.00
69.00 73.00 76.00 79.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 86.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 87.00
Hay, ton
36.00 39.50 38.50
33.70
35.40
35.50
1/ Monthly average,
"ffj Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk >vhich is average for
month. 3/ Revised.
Tjj Preliminary.
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Paul W. Blackwood Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia , in cooperation vTith the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
u~ITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
MARCH MILK PRODUCTION 1 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR EARLIER
United States milk production in March is estimated at 10,209 million pounds, up 1 percent from a year earlier. Daily average proquction for March was 2 percent above Febru ary, compared with a 3 percent increase a year earlier. Production during the first qu~ ter of 1971 was 1.0 percent above a year earlier. March output provided. 1. 59 pounds of mili per per son daily for all uses, compared with 1.60 pounds a year earlier and 1.56 pounds a month earlier.
Milk production was .below a year earlier in most State s of the North Atlant ic and We~ North Central regions. Production varied in the East North Central region, was up in most States of the South Atlantic and the West and in all the South Central States.
PRODUCTION PER COW 2 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR EARLIER, MILK COWS DOWN 1 PERCENT
March milk production per cow was 822 pounds, up 2 percent from a year earli er. Daily average rate per cow for March was up 2 percent from iebruary, compar ed wi t h a 3 percent increase between these two months a year earlier. Rate per cow was a r ecord high in 45 States. It was highest in Arizona, 1,010 pounds; followed by California, 995 pounds; Minnesota , 975 pounds ; and Washington and New Jersey each with 940 pounds . Milk cows on farms during March totaled 12,422,000 head -- down 1 percent from a year earlier .
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO 5 PERCENT LESS THAN A YEAR EARLIER
The March milk-feed price ratio at 1.65 is 5 percent less than a year earlier. The average milk price was 29 cents more than a year earlier and the ration value was up 33 cents. The ratio decreased 1 percent from February, compared with a 2 percent decrease a year earlier. On a regional basis, the March ratio was highest in the South Atlantic and lowest in the North Atlantic.
. Milk per cow and milk production by months. United States
: Milk Per Cow Y
Milk production l/
:
:
Month
:
:
Change
: 1969 1970 1971 :
: :
-- Pounds --
. :
---- 1969
1970
1971
Million Pounds ----
from 1970 Percent
January
: 734
752
768 : 9,415
9,448
9 , 547
+ 1.0
February
: 690
708
725 : 8,831
8,896
9,010
+ 1.3
March
: 785
807
822 : 10,025 10.126 10 , 209
+ 0.8
Jan.-March total :
: 28.271 28.470 28.766
+ 1.0
April
: 805
824
: 10,256 10,328
May
: 871
887
: 11,073 11,109
June
: 845
863
: 10,728 10,792
July
: 801
818
: 10,149 10,226
August
: 764
782
: 9,673
9,767
September
: 725
743
: 9,158
9,273
October
: 723
744
: 9,114
9,280
November
: 690
710
: 8,687
8,842
December
: 734
751
: 9 , 236
9 , 349
:
:
Annual
: 9,166 9,388
: 116,345 117,436
:
:
ll Excludes milk sucked by calves.
'
After Five Days Return to United States Department of A~riculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
~:;-::.. ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID
United States DepOJimont of -'9ricultuN
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
,.,
LIVESTOCK
APR 2 u 1971
Athens, Georgia
WOOL PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE -- 1970
LIBRARIES
April 15, 1971
Georgia:
WOOL PRODUCTION DOWN 6 PERCENT
Wool production in Georgia during 1970 totaled 33,000 pounds , 6 percent below the previous year's estimate of 35,000 pounds~ a:ccord:Lng to the Crop Reporting Service .
The number of sheep shorn was placed at 4,700 head, 400 below the 1969 total. Weight ~r fle ece averaged 7.1 pounds compared with 6 .8 a year earlier .
The average price per pound received by producers was down $.07 at $ . 34 . Total value ~ounted to $11,000 compared with $14,000 in 1969.
United States:
Production of shorn and pulled wool in the United States during 1970 totaled 176 million pounds, grease basis, down 4 percent from 1969. Shorn wool produc tion of 161 million pounds declined 3 percent from a year earlier, and is equivalent to 77 million pounds, clean basis, using a conversion factor of 47~7 percent . Pulled wool production totaled 15.0 million pounds during 1970~ down 12 percent from 1969 and is equivalent to 10.9 million pounds, clean basis, using a conversion factor of 72.9 percent.
The number of sheep and lambs shorn in 1970 totaled 19.1 million head, a decrease of
3 percent from 1969. Fleece weight of shorn wool averaged 8 .46 pounds per fleece , slight-
ly under a year earlier. The average weight per skin of wool pulled was 3.40 pounds in 1970 compared with 3.46 pounds in 1969.
Ranchers and farmers in the United States during 1970 received an average price of
35.5 cents per pound for shorn wool, 6.3 cents less than in 1969. Native States, (which
account for most of the "fleece" wool production) received an average of 35.5 cents per pound in 1970 compared with 36.1 cents in 1969. The 11 Western States, Texas and South Dakota, (which produce most of the "territory" wool) received an average price of
35.4 cents per pound, compared with 43.7 cents in 1969. Total value of shorn wool pro-
duced in 1970 was $57.0 million, a decrease of 18 percent from 1969.
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
William A. Wagner Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Ga., in cooperation 1vith the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Wool production and value, by States, 1969 and 1970
---- -- -:---Wcisht per _:_ _ _ __ -- --- ------- -1;-;:i"cc___re~-- - -
State
Sheep shorn 1/
1969
1970
fl ecce 21 1969 : 1970
Production
1969
1970
poun d ..:):.!/.._ _:._ __ Va_ lue_4_/ __
19~9 : 1970 l%9
1'!70
--------~---~l-,70700~1-1e-a~d~---~---~Po-unds ~---~1-,0~0~0~p-o-u-n-~d-s-~~---C-ents
1 , 000 dollars
}lai.ne tJ. 1!.
!L T.
C0 nn .
N. 'l .
N. J .
I' .:t.
Ohio Ind.
Ill.
Mi ch. His .
}!inn.
TOH'l ~! o.
!1. D~tk.
S . D:tk .
!'Jeh't' . K:ms.
r el.
~ld.
V l'J ,
lo/. Va. N. r. .
s. c.
G3. :'1a. Ky . Tenn. Ala . Miss . Ark. La . Ol.:.la . Texas t'ont. T.rhho l-ly n. Co lo. J-1 . Hex .
,\~ :l ?.. U~a h
Nev.
~l:~sh.
O't'eg .
Calif.
16
15
7.2
5.4
5.1
7.0
5. 7
5.1
7. 8
9.5
8.3
6.9
1.9
1.6
6.9
5.4
5.1
7.0
90
85
7.7
7. 8
7. 9
7. 9
156
152
7.4
678
642
8.3
247
233
7.8
359
314
7.5
240
219
8.~
---,,15396
----
--
----
126 lt48
8.1 8.2
778
707
8.1
2M
245
8.2
301
297
9.8
1 ,044
1,025
9,3
374
372
7.7
35 2
320
8.4
1. 8
1.7
7.2
17
17
7.1
187
178
(,,1,
1.6 2
150
fi .O
17
Jo
o. M
I ,I,
1 . 1
6.H
5.1
4.7
6.8
5.3
4.7_ _:5::..:..:,7:..
95
84
7. 2
41
36
5.9
5.7
5.4
6.3
15
13
4.8
6.7
6.0
6.7
24
23
5 .0
109
110
8.1
4,029
4 048
7.4
1,017
972
9 .7
682
6 30
10.7
1,671
1,674
10 . 2
1,134
1,120
8.9
77 4
786
9 .2
489
471
7.3
1,004
985
9.~
188
19 1
9.9
145
160
8.R
569
568
8.0
:~6-::c0.:..6: :___ _:lo'.-',5::.::5:.:3:_______ 7_~_
7.3
115
7.1
38
7.8
44
7.2
66
7.1
13
7.6
38
7.7
693
7.6
62
7 .3
1 154
8.3
5,646
7.7
1,921
7.3
2,689
8.5
2,017
8.0
1,124
. 8.1
3,757
7.6
6,27 3
7.7
2,155
9.7
2~948
9.3
9,755
7.4
2,890
8.1
2,944
7.2
13
7.1
121
6.2
1,1.97
S. 'l
9 7~
n.n
ltfi
7 0
Ill
7.1
35
S. l
30
7.1
684
5.7
242
6.0
36
5.1
72
7.0
45
5.4
120
8.1
884
7.6
29 717
9.7
9,891
10.9
7, ?.81
10.1
1 7 , 0 23
8.8
10,077
8.9
7,091;
7. 4
3,570
]0,1
9,fi04
10.3
'1,8.61
8.6
1,277
7.8
4,542
_I_:__L___,__ 12,5 2R
110 41i
45
53
so
36 43
42
16
15
.t,O 4 2
4_3
18
17
1)0 42
/t]
28
25
ll 4?.
42
5
5
39 41
41
1n
16
654 41
42
284
275
60 46
4 7
29
28
1,110 5,318
4 2 ---:,:4~3_ _-;;-4~8~5;---:;~477:7:-
37
35
2 , 089 1,861
1,794 33
) /,
6 3lt
li10
2 , 296 34
33
'1] 4
758
1,854 37
37
746
686
1,010 35
35
J<l1
354
3,64 3 35
3'
1,3] :, 1 , 239
5,1,07 35
34
2,J9n 1 , 838
1,895 34
35
733
663
2", 878 38
37
1,1 20 1,065
9,509 42
3~
4,097 3,423
2,736 35
31
1 01 2
848
2 , 60fi 35
31
1 030
808
12 41
41
5
5
1 21 40
42
'8
51
] ,101, 44
49
527
541
885 42
1,9
109 t,n ''
I)
39
r, z
ltOR
434
r,r,
41:1
r,
'
33 41
34
J '
11
24 38
34
11
8
596 37
38
253
226
205 40
4 3
'J7
88
32 39
35
1 /t
11
66 31i
34
2fi
22
42 33
29
J 5
12
124 35
)(
42
45
895 34
_1(1
30 1
21i9
30, 78 /t ___}!2____}_b_ _____,1 ~! 1 ] 1 082
9 ,lt68 45
~R
4,451 3,198
6,84 5 42
~7
J , 05R
2,~33
16,93~
43
~~
7,320 5,'1?.6
9,893 4()
33
4 , 031 3, ?.1i5
f.,'l9 'l 44
14
1 ,1 22 2,180
1,1,1; 1
)f>
37.
l , 2R 1 1 , JO R
q , Q2 2 '1
32
,,,J3(j 3,175
I ,967 ,,,,
2<l
819
570
I, 17 1 40
38
5 11
521
4,430 40
40
1 , 817 1,772
__!_!~"2_ -- 4 2
3~_ ____ _2L2__?___ 4 1 ) ':2._
48 Stat<'S
1 <). '> n
t 'l, ot,?
R.lo6 lll'i, 1R6
t, ~. (l
1\l,,"'k"
:n
: 1
I I . 7 - -- 1-t--:T"-- . --- ---/69- . -. -- :~ l'l . ... i,
'
!li11~all
- - - .N. -ol--T----A--\.-'-A- T---I-.-A--II- -I.--I:- - - -------
U. S.
: 19,554
19,0~3_ _ _ _8_:'7 8.46 Hi5,1i 5'J 161,301
l/ I nc ludes shear.i. n8 at commerc ia l fcedin~ ya rd s. 2/ Fo r Tcxas and Ca llfnrn!., till! wc!it:ht pc1 flc<>"O ls the :uuo unl nf ~<nn l !'ltnrn l"'r ,. !oocp :111ol lamh clurin g
t he ye.,r, "', / ~lo nthly prl. <:<~ we ighted h y mnnlhl ~ sa l C's of wool,
4/ Production mu1t .iplicd hy a nnual avera~C' pric.;!.
After Five Days Return to United St ates Department of Agriculture
Statistical ncportin~ ~ervicc I&09A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
~~ -:;.-POSTAGE & FEES PAID
United States Deportment of Agriculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER
'., , '
Athens , Georg 1a
ieek Ending April 19, 1971
Released 3 p .m. Monday
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR LAND PREPARATION AND PLANTING
Athens, Ga., April 19 -- Land preparation Statewide and plant ing in South Georgia FO~essed r api dl y during the week upder favorable conditions, ac cording to the Georgia ~op Reporting Service. Soils had become somewhat dry by the end of the period , and cool ~peratures delayed seed germinat ion and growth.
County Agents reported 90 percent of the intended t obacco acreage had been t rans~mted. Cool temperatur e and dry soils hindered development, and repl a nting will be ~cessary in some areas. Condition of the crops was somewhat improve d over the previous week, but was st ill judged t o be mostly fair.
Corn planting gained momentum, particularly in southern counties and is now about 43 ~rcent completed . Only token amounts have been planted in the norther n half of the State.
Seeding of cotton and peanuts is still much behind normal and slightly behind last ,ear's rate. Cotton planting is 16 percent and peanuts 10 percent completed.
Small grains have made very good progress; prospects are mostly good . Heading is general in southernmost counties.
Pastures have improved, but are still somewhat behind progress of recent years.
Peaches were rated fair to good.
Market Managers reported the best week so far this year for development of the ~ate's early planted truck crops. Cool nights are still limiting development and hinder-
mg seed germination, particularly watermelons and cantaloups.
WEATHER SUMMARY - No rain was reported in Georgia during the week ending Friday , A~il 16. The last 5 or 6 days of the previous week were also rainless, giving a period of about 12 days with no rain occurring anY'vhere in the State. This is one of the longest sutewide r ainless periods in recent years. Until the last day or two there were also very few clouds during this 12 day period. The almost 100 percent sunshine and unusually low mmidities have caused very rapid drying. There has been a sharp increase in the number of ~ass and woods fires and the danger becomes greater with each rainless day. Soils have uso dried very rapidly during this period. Light winds during much of the period have resulted in a gradual increase in the air pollution index.
Days were warm and nights were mild to cool during the week . The coolest temperatures ~curr ed Thursday and Friday morning followin g the passage of a dry cold front. Lows were near to slightly below freezing in the mountains and i n the l ow 40's over the rerrainder of the State. Rapid warming after Friday brought the year's highest temperatures by ~nday afternoon. Savannah had a high of 91 and readings in the mid to high 80's were coomon throughout the State. Another dry front moved through Sunday ni ght and early Monday, spreading slightly cooler air over the State. Average temperatur es ranged from near normal at Augusta and Valdosta to 5 above normal in the Atlanta area .
The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday ca ll s for fair to par tly cloudy an warm weather, with a chanc e of a few showers in the extreme north on Fri day. Highs are expected to be in the low 80's in the north and in the mi d to high 80's in central and southern sections. Lows will be mostly in the 50's.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; i n cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S . Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT or COI+!ERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Athens~ Georgia NOA,A
Precipitation For The Week Ending April 16, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending April 16, 1971 . (Provisional )
Highest: 90 at i~ewington on the 13th.
Lowest: 26 at Blairsville on the 15th .
* For the period April 17-19, 1971. T Less than .005 inch.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATION Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board, April 19
Situation and Outlook (Broilers)
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
197f11AY 3 1971
Production Holds Up
LIBRARIES
Broiler meat output in early 1971 was near the high levels of a year ago. Outp
in Fe derally inspected plants of certified ready-to-cook broiler me at during January totaled
563 mi llion pounds, down 3 percent from Ja nuary 197 0. Howeve r , the re was one less
slaughter day in January this year than in January 197 0. On a daily rate, output averaged
28.2 million pounds a day or nearly 2 percent above January 197 0. 1Nith an e stimated 1
to 2 percent more of the total broilers moving through Federally inspected plants, output
adjusted for ~he number of days would be about the same as a year earlier. Output in
February at 26. 5 million pounds a day was down 6 percent from January and about 1 percent
below February 1970. The vVeight of broilers marketed duri ng January-Fe bruary this year
averaged 3. 68 pounds--about 1 percent heavier than a year earlier .
Pork Competition Limits Broiler Price Strength Broiler prices have strengthened in 1971 but generally have lagged year-earlier prices. \IVholesale prices of ready-to-cook broilers in 9 cities averaged 27 cents a pound during the first quarter of 1971, about 2 cents above the last quarter of 197 0 but about 1 cent below January- March 197 0. Wholesale broiler prices in 9 cities during January were 26.4 cents a pound, more than 2 cents below a year e 3rlier. Broiler markets temporarily moved above 197 0 levels in late February and early M arch, apparently because of a moderate increase in pork prices. Subsequently broiler prices weakened as pork markets declined. The rise in pork prices reflected a shift to somewhat lower slaughter levels although still well above a year earlier. Prices have shown some strength in recent weeks, and wholesale broiler prices in early April at around 26 cents a pound were about a cent below a month earlier and only slightly below a year ago. Lower broiler prices during most of this year reflect the sharply larger pork supplies. Beef output has been about the same as in early 197 0, but prices have been higher.
Broiler production costs have continued to rise and currently are well above 1970. The index of prices paid by farmers for production items for M arch was about 1 percent above February and up nearly 6 percent from a year earlier. Broiler feed prices during January--March averaged $99 a ton compared with $94 last year.
Lower broiler prices and higher feed prices have depressed the broiler-feed price ratio. The ratio fell to 2.4 in December 1970, a record low since comparable data were coll~- cted. The ratio strengthened in early 1971 and vVas 2. 7 in mid- March compared with 3.1 a year earlier.
USDA Chicken Buying Halted USDA purchases of canned boned chicken for food help programs were discontinued in M.arch. Since the program was announced in M ay last year, purchases have totaled 1. 9 million dozen cans of boned chicken equivalent to about 93. 8 million pounds of whole carcass fowl at a cost of $37. 2 million. O f this amount 285, 600 dozen cans, equivalent to 13.8 million pounds of whole carcass fowl, were contracted for in 1971. In add ition, USDA purchases of fresh frozen cut-up young chicken for the school lunch program in January (program discontinued January 12) totaled 4. 2 million pounds at a cost of $1.3 million. Purchases during January 197 0 totaled 7. 3 million pounds at a cost o f $2.5 million. Total purchases of fresh frozen cut-up young chicken during the 197 0/71 school year amounted to 52. 2 million pounds at a cost of $15. 9 million compared with 50. 5 million pounds at a cost of $17.4 million for 1969/70 school year.
Through March o f this ye ar USDA contracted to mak e payme nts und er the export payme nt prog ram on 2. 8 million po unds o f young chicken to b e s h ipped to Sw itzerland and Gree ce at a c ost of $393 I 000. This compares w ith sh i pme nts of 2 . L1 mi llion pounds in the first quarter of 197 0 a t a cost of $311,000.
BROILER OUTLOOK Output to Laq Br.oiler meat output w ill increase seasonally i n coming months b ut is expected to
lag behind last year's relatively high output. Broiler chick pla ce ments for market supplies this spring w ill be above w in~er but about 6 percent belo w .April- June 197 0. We e kly broiler chick placements in 22 important States during February and March were about 6 percent below the 61.5 million chicks placed weekly during the same pe riod of 1970. Also, e g gs set in these States for April placements were down about 7 percent. Placements will increase seasonally this spring but will remain modera tely be low las t spring's placement of abo ut 63.7 million weekly.
Lower broiler prices and higher production costs 1 particularly feed costs 1 have resulted in producers cutting back on the number of pullets going into the broiler hatchery supply flock. Pullet placements for the hatchery supply floc k generally have lagged the previous year since April 197 0. Based on pullet chicks placed 7-1 4 months e arlier the hatchery supply flock size has been declining since January of this ye ar and is currently near year-earlier levels. The flock will continue this dow ntrend and by next August likely w ill total about 24 million layers, nearly 5 percent fewer than in August 1970. This would be the smallest broiler hatchery supply flock since Septe mber 197 0 . Thus 1 any e x pansion in broiler output next fall may be limited by the size of the hatchery supply flock. However, many in the poultry industry feel that the use of the newly approved ~,/f arek' s vaccine will substantially reduce the mortality of pullets placed in the laying fl ock 1 resulting in a moderately larger flock from the same numbe r of pullets hatched . This increase like ly will not be a pparent until at least late in 1971.
Firmer Prices After Midyear Increased turkey and pork supplies likely vvill hold broile r pri c e s this spring near a year earlier. Prices may strel)gthen in the summer and average mode rately above the second half of 1970. Larger pork supplies -.-, ill be around throug h s ummer. Although relatively large 1 pork -supplies may be slightly below a y e ar e a rlier next fall. As hog slaughte r d eclines seas_onally this s p-ring 1 pork pric es 'Nill likely beg i n the ir rise to a summer high. Spring prices w ill strengthen but will remain Nell be low prices in the spring of 1970. Slackening in pork output late in 1971 and higher prices tha n last year will lessen the downward pressures on broiler prices 1 particularly in the fall.
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Statistical Reporting Serv ice 4 09A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GEORGIA
MAY 3 1971
THE POULTRY AND Approved by the Outlook and
EGG SITUATION Situation Board,
Aprilll~
1 Q7~IBRARIES
Situation and Outlook (Eggs)
Production Advances Egg output this year continues to run well above a year earlier. January-March production totaled 49.9 million cases--up 4 percent from the same months of 1970. Production during March averaged 558, 000 cases a day, about 1 perce nt more than in February and 3 percent above March 1970.
Larger output in 1971 has resulted from a larger and younger more productive flock . The size of the laying fl ock averaged 328 million during the first quarter of 1971. This compares with 324 million for January-March 1970. The average daily rate of lay during January at 59.7 eggs per 100 hens was up more than 2 percent from the relatively low rate of January 1970. The rate increased seasonally and averaged 61.7 eggs in March, 2 percent above a year ago.
Producers started 1971 with 3 percent more layers on farms than a year earlier. But pullets 3 months old or older not yet laying were down 2 million to 47 million. However, the smaller number of older pullets was more than offset by the larger number of pullets under 3 months old. This group was up 4 percent from a year earlier to 53 million.
Culling of older laying flocks in early 1971 continued heavy. Slaughter of mature hens in Federally inspected plants has exceeded year-earlier levels each month since February 1970. Increased culling generally resulted because of the declining egg-feed price ratio and the sharp increase in hatching of replacement pullets in 1970. The eggfeed price ratio was 7.2 for March 1971 compared with 10.2 in March 1970.
Based on slaughter of mature hens in Federally inspected plants, culling during January-February this year was up more than a fifth. During this period 32 million mature hens were marketed through these plants compared with 26 million a year earlier. Weekly reports indicate that slat.TJ hter of mature hens in recent weeks has contim;ed well above a year ago.
Inputs Cost More Prices paid by producers for most production items during January-March continued the uptrend of recent months. The index of prices paid by farmers for production ~terns
(including feed, interest, taxes and wages) as qf mid-March was ll3 (1967 = 100), up
2 percent from mid- December and 4 percent above a year earlier. Laying feed costs averaged $88 a ton in March compared with $87 in December 197 0 and $83 in March 197 0.
Breakings Rise; Other Uses Sluqgish The demand :Lor shell eggs for most uses in early 1971 ran well below a year earlier. Egg breakers were the exception. Liquid egg producers in the first 2 months of 1971 used 1.8 percent more shell eggs. Their use during these 2 mo nths represented 9 percent of total eggs produced compared with 8 percent a year earlier.
January-March liquid egg production for immediate consumption was up 3Lt percent from a year ago and accounted for about 17 percent of total eggs broken. Breakings used for drying increased 38 percent while production of frozen eggs gained 2 percent. Larger production resulted in cold storage stocks increasing sharply; on April 1 the y totaled
t. 5 million cases sh~ll equivalent, up 0.1 million cases from January l and 0. Ll million
cases above April 1, 197 0. Stocks of shell eggs also increased sharply, from 51, 000 cases on January 1 to 98, 000 cases on April 1. This compares with 83, 000 cases on April 1, 197 0.
Fewer eggs are being used for chick hatching this year. During January-February, 6 percent less eggs went for broiler chick hatchings and ll percent less for egg-type chick hatchings than in the same months of 197 0. Hatchery use of eggs in these months accounted for about 7 percent of total egg output compared with 8 pe rce nt a year e arlier.
OUTLOOK FO~ EGGS
Vaccine Promises Another Production Gain Egg output likely will increase seasonally and continue to run well above a year ago in coming months. The larger production is expected because of a slightly larger laying flock and a higher rate of loy. The laying flock on Apri l 1 to taled 32 4 million, about 1 perce nt above a year a go. Also the industry anticipa tes more than the usual number of replacement pullets entering the laying flock from the current hatch as a result of Marek's disease vaccine use. Reports indicate that the mortality rate of pullets prior to entering the laying flock may be reduced sharply from the high rate of recent years. If this materializes, the number of pullets available for flock repla cements in late 1971 may be near a year earlier despite sharply reduced hatchings.
Pullet chicks placed for laying flocks during October 1970 through March 1971 totaled 144 million, down 11 million from a year earlier. Most of the s e pullets will enter the laying flock during the spring and summer months.
Control of Marek's disease may also result in a healthier laying flock and an increased rate of lay. Egg output per hen has been above year-earlier levels since last November and likely will continue higher throughout most of 1971. Replacement of large numbers of older birds by pullets has resulted in a younger and more productive flock. In addition, fewer hens have been force molted in recent months.
Producers planned as of February 1 to purchase 5 percent fewer replacement chicks and started pullets in 1971 than in 197 0. Intentions to cut back were reported in all regions except the South Atlantic which indicated a 3 percent increase. The South Atlantic's laying flock on January l this year was down 1 million or about 1. 5 percent from a year earlier. The South Central region--down less than l percent--was the only other area to show a decline.
Hatchery activity in the last half of l 97 0 was dovvn about 2 percent. In recent months it has dropped sharply. The January- ~arch egg-type h a tch lagged a year earlier by 12 percent and eggs in incubators on April 1 were down 1 0 percent.
Prices to Strengthen in Summer Egg prices are expected to decline as usual this spring as production increases seasonally and continues to outpace 197 0. However, egg prices likely will strengthen and may average near year-earlier levels in late summer and fall as prod uction declines relative to a year ago.
Larger egg supplies, smaller use of eggs by hatcheries at least until mid-year, and larger supplies of other high-protein foods, particularly pork, will work against egg price strength. These factors outweigh prospects for strong demand for shell eggs by breakers and higher consumer incomes.
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Statistical Reporting Service 4 09A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 3 06 01 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
APR 2 l 1971
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
A pril 20, 1971
Item
March 1971
% of
During Mar.
last
1970 1/
1971 2/ year
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Jan. thru. Mar.
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
o/o of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. )3 I
Total
4,227
3, 502 83
11, 688
9,909
85
Domestic
3,645
3,013 83
10,017
8,362
83
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type
Georgia
601
596 99
1, 808
1,722
95
United States
2,681
2,477 92
8, 063
7,703
96
Egg Type
Georgia
39
37 95
86
102
119
United States
483
540 112
l , 817
1, 9 3 2
106
Chicks Hatch.ed
Broiler Type
Georgia
46,976
41,068 87
131, 517
114,465
87
United States
295, 951 278,236 94
820, 122
779,208
95
Egg Type
Georgia
4,992
4,679 94
13,425
11, 815
88
United States
64,608
56,733 88
157, 835
139,460
88
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
Georgia
33,367
33,309 100
98,428
~ 96, 244
98
United States
221,479 232,692 105
653, 452
663,483
102
Mature Chickens
Light Type
Georgia
2, 252
2,475 110
5,708
7, 947
139
United States
12, 284
14,165 115
33,892
41, 254
122
Heavy Type
1
Georgia
349
680 19 5
1, 113
1' 856
167
United States
2,766
2, 759 100
7,761
8,428
109
Georgia Hatching Other Total
South Atlantic 5/ United States
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on I hand during Mar.
Eggs Per 100 Layers
1970
1971
Thousands
1970
1971
Number
I Total Eggs Produced
' during Mar. . ~
1970
1971 7
Millions
4,796 20,470 25,266 68,702 322, 131
4, 185 21,037 25,222 66,955 325, 181
1, 779 1, 832 1, 820 1, 847 1,8?3
1, 727 1, 894 1, 866 1, 909 1, 914
85 375 '"'460
1, 269 -.. 6,066
72
399 (
471 1, 278 6,224
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
l
Percent with Molt Completed
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Feb.
Mar .
Apr .
1970 1971 1970 1971 1970 1971
1970 1971 1970 1971 1970 1971
Ga.
4.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.5
10.0 8.0 13.0 8.5 11. 0 8.5
17 States 3. 5 3.0 3.7 3. 1 3.4 2.8
10.0 9. 1 10 . 8 8 .8 10.4 9.7
U.S. Egg Type chtcken eggs m incubator Apr . 1, 1971 as percent of Apr . 1, 1970. 90
1/ B.evised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the pre ceding month at the rate of ll5 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-3tate Market News Service Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Pla., Va., Ga.
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia De partme nt of A griculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Georgia 30601
I
State
YOUNG CHICKENs: SLAUGHTERED UNDEB. .!!~EDE .\AL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
. .N.~rp. be r Ins pe c ted
Indicate d Percent Condemned
During Feb.
1970
1971
Jan. thru Feb.
1970
1971
During Fe b.
1970 1971
Jan. thru Feb.
1970 1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
5, 705
5, 570 12, 045 11, 511
3.7
3.4
3.8
3.4
Pa.
6,423
6,680 13, 171 13,346
5.3
5.4
5. 1
5.4
Mo.
4,327
4, 809
9,031
9,671
5.6
4.2
5.4
4. 6
Del.
7,827
7,338 15, 27 5 14,903
4.5
5.2
4.7
5. l
Md.
13, 900 11,388 28, 531 24,239
4.6
5.4
4 .7
5.3
Va.
6,851
6,251 14,348 12, 631
5.0
3.6
5.3
3.4
N.
r-
'-'
22,338 20, 415 47,476 42.916
4.3
30 5
4.2
3.4
Ga.
31,033 30,089 64,737 61, 192
6. 1
6.2
5.9
6.2
Tenn.
5,306 4,412 10,730 9,268
3.5
4.0
3.5
4.0
Ala.
21,770 25, 476 45,846 51,420
5. 1
7. 1
5. 1
7.0
Miss.
14,798 17,530 31,269 3 5, 3 51
2.5
3.9
2.7
4. 1
Ark.
29,974 28,289 61, 541 58,227
3.7
3.6
3.8
3.8
Texas 12, 897 13,760 27,356 27,727
4.0
3.4
4. 1
3. 5
------u. s.
------------------------------------
204,944
426,709
-----------------------------------
4.4
4 .7
4 .4
4.7
205,647
421,231
Item
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
Mar. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Mar. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15
1970
1971
1971
1970 1971
1971
Cents
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl. broilers
Com '1 Broilers {lb.)
All Eggs, (dozens) Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
11.0 14.0 49. 1 46.0 64.0
6.0 13.0 36.5
33.7 54.0
70 5 13. 0 34.5 31.4 54.0
10.9 14.8 42.5
7.8 13.7 32.6
7.9 13.7 31.6
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
96.00 100.00 82.00 87.00
98.00 87.00
94.00 98.00 100.00 83.00 88.00 88.00
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.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. '"-'AGNER Agricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
/)
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
A r il 21, 197 1
BROILER TY
LIBRARIES
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ende d A pril 17 was
9,192, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 7 percent less than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rvice.
An estimated 11, 381, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2
percent less than the previous week and 14 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 60 cents per dozen. The averag e price of hatching
eggs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flocks with hat chery owned
cockerels generally was 2 cents below the average price. Most prices received for
broiler chicks by Georgia hatcheries were reported within a range of $7. 00 to $9. 00
with an average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents
,,
for eggs and$9.25 for chicks.
I,I,
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
,,
Week Ended
Eggs Set}:_/
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for Broiler s in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Av. Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Per Doz.
Chicks Per Hundred
1971
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Cents Dollars
Feb. 13
12, 678 10, 770
85
9,731 7, 851
81
54
8.00
Feb. 20
12,800 10,934
85
9,728 8,230
85
54
8.00
Feb. 27
13,086 11, 215
86
9,600 8,428
88
54
8.00
Mar. 6
13, 114 11, 452
87
9,453 8,.299
88
54
8.00
Mar. 13
13,005 11, 632
89
9,585 8, 633
90
54
8.00
Mar. 20
13,241 11, 661
88
9,847 8,655
88
54
8.00
I
Mar. 27
13,420 11, 870
88
10, 193 9,069
89
54
8.00
Apr. 3
13, 254 11,440
86
9,766 9,039
93
54
8.00
Apr. 10
13, 300 11, 587
87
10, 056 9,094
90
54
8.00
A r. 17
13, 254 11,381
86
9,921 9, 192
93 ' 54
8.00
EGG TYPE
,,
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 17 was 1, 018, 000 --8 percent more than the previous week but 10 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 528, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent more than the previous week and 25 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the _week ended A pril 17 were down 11 percent and settings were down 3 percent from a year ago.
I
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr.
27
3
10
17
o/o of year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched (Week End e d)
Mar. li. p r .
Apr.
Apr.
27
3
10
17
Thousands
1, 273 . 1, 482 1, 397 1, 528 125
930* 680 620
675
90
1, 792 1, 732 1,824 1, 541
88
258
240 349
265
76
429
379 387
328
80
l, 0 53 515
1, 667 209 314
Thousands
1, 003
944
500
690
1, 326 1, 365
213
142
388
363
l, 018 735
1, 3 56 201 340
o/o of year ago 2/
90 135
80 73 74
Total 4,682* 4, 513 4, 577 4,337
97
I 3,758 3,430 3, 504 3, 650
89
. 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
!/ Current week as percent of same week last year * Hevised
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A ...~ZAS BY V.rEZKS -
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
% of
V.T eek Ended
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
year
Apr.
Apr.
Apr .
3
10
17
ago 1/ 3
10
17
Thousands
Thousands
1971 ?aJi!:e 2.
% of
year ago 1/
Maine
2, 123
l, 992
2,073
91
l, 417
l, 503
l, 542
92
.....
Connecticut
161
178
142
65
101
97
103
75
0
Pennsylvania
1,942
l, 971
l, 892 102
l, 185
l, 141
l, 409
131
Indiana
436
495
478
92
242
260
276
85
Missouri
473
4 77
472 101
643
515
623
114
Delaware
2,982
3,003
2, 745 82
2, 572
2, 929
2,448
88
Maryland
5, 267
5, 170
5, 235 93
3,897
3, 576
4,055
96
Virginia
1,947
2, 059
1,934 99
1, 643
1,640
1, 594
108
West Virginia
34
34
34 87
291
286
349
90
North Carolina
7,942
7,985
7' 731
89
6, 178
6, 215
6,223
90
South Carolina
608
631
638 106
559
540
530
85
GEORGIA
11,440 11, 587 11, 381
86
9,039
9,094
9, 192
93
Florida
1, 545
1, 53 0
1, 436 100
1, 038
1, 138
1, 124
113
Tennessee
781
781
780
98
1, 061
1, 109
1, 069
97
. Alabama
10,251
Mississippi . . ~ ~ ~- ...~... 5, 641
10,382 5,928
10,591 106 5, 804 92
8,094 5,325
8, 264 5, 322
8, 163 5,406
95 94
Arkansas
i 13, 284 13, 245 12,840
97
10,215 10,474 10, 227
103
Louisiana .. ~
1,033
1, 026
1, 025 84
889
964
1, 017
87
Texas
4,914
4,749
4, 853
91
3,649
3,613
3,767
90
Washington .
445
424
468
57
259
266
341
74
Oregon California
TOTAL 1971
;
450
376
438 67
284
287
288
77
' 2,298
,
2,453
2,476
96
l, 922
1, 993
1, 920
98
75,997 76,476 75,466
93
60,503 61, 226 61,666
96
(22 States)
TOTAL 1970?!<..
..... ~ ,
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82,051
(22 States)
81, 386
81, 196
% of Last Year
93
94
93
l I Current week as percent of same week last year.
63,871 95
* Revtsed.
64, 353 95
64, 529 96
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
APR 2 6 1971
LIBRARIES
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Released 4/23/71 ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
II!GIA:
locks of Wheat And Oats Down Sharply
As of April 1, 1971, all stocks of wheat, at 596 thousand bushels, were down 48 percent ~ a year ago and oats declined 35 percent with 534 thousand bushels. Corn showed a slight Eline of 1 percent from last year's stocks at this time. Soybean stocks were up 20 percent 8.7 million bushels compared with 7 .2-million -bushel-s a year ago. -
Georgia Grain Stocks --- April 1, 1971 With Comparisons
Grain
On Farms
1970
1971
1,000 bushels
Off Farms
1970
1971
1,000 bushels
All Positions
1970
1971
1,000 bushels
Corn "rbeans leat
llts Birley
'8,e
Sorghum
14,117
1,457 292 684 18 203 140
14,588 1,188 108
405
15 17 192
4,405 5,785
850 143
*
97
*
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
3,709 7,471
488
129
* *
81
18,522 7,242 1,142 827
*
300
*
18,297 8,659 596 534
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273
OIITED STATES
~~ks of Corn. Soybeans and Wheat Below'q:,-.L;. a't':stt .Year
Total stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley and sorghum) on April 1, 1971, aounted to 98.4 million tons-- 16 percent less than the 116.7 million tons a year earlier.
~ge declines in corn, sorghum and barley were only partially offset by a small increase in ~ts. Stocks of all wheat were 11 percent less than a year earlier. Soybean holdings on A~il 1 were 16 percent below a year earlier. However, rye stocks were up 41 percent from A~il 1, 1970.
Corn stocks in all positions on April 1, 1971 totaled 2,531 million bushels -- down 15 percent from a year earlier and smallest since 1956. Off-farm stocks of 670 million bushels were 13percent less than a year ago and farm holdings of 1,861 million bushels were down 16 percent. Disappear~nce January-March was 1,212 million bushels, compared with 1,325 million bushels a
year earlier.
Soybeans in storage on April 1, 1971 totaled 619 million bushels, 16 percent less than a year earlier. Farm stocks were 20 percent bigger at 250 million bushels, but off-farm stocks of 369 million bushels were down 30 percent. Apr'il 1 stocks indicate a disappearance during September-March of 746 million bushels from a beginning supply of 1,366 million bushels (carryover of 230 million bushels plus 1970 production of 1,136 million bushels). During the past 7months, approximately 445 million bushels were processed for oil and about 270 million bushels were exported. During .January-March disappea-rance totaled 330 million bushels, 3 percent above
the same period a year earlier.
All wheat in storage April 1 totaled 1,064 million bushels, 11 percent less than the year ~fore and 4 percent below April 1, 1969. Off-farm stocks of 678 million bushels were 8 percent less than the preceding April 1 and farm holdings, at 386 million, were down 16 percent from the large total a year earlier. January-March disappearance is indicated at 353 million wshels, compared with 337 million a year earlier.
Rye stocks in all positions on April 1, 1971 totaled 34.7 million bushels, 41 percent more than a year earlier and the highest for the quarter since 1944. Oats stored in all positions on April 1, 1971 totaled 702 million bushels -- up 4 percent from a year earlier and the highest April 1 stocks on record. Barley in storage April 1, 1971 totaled 259 million bushels, 22 percent below a year earlier. Sorghum grain stored in all positions on April 1, 1971,
totaled 359 million bushels, 29 percent below a year earlier.
Grain and pos ition
UNITED STATES
Stocks of grains, April 1, 1971 with comparisons
(in thousand bushels)
April 1
April 1
Jan. 1
1969
1970
1971
April 1 1971
ALL WHEAT
On Farrns 1/
Commodity-Credit Corp. /
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/ ll
TOTAL
463,416
759 648,214 1,112.389
456,995 944
739.803 1.197,742
533,651 1,932
881,714 1,417.297
385, 829 1,930
676. 213 1,063. 972
RYE
On Farms 1/
Corr~odity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/-2./
5,922 419
13 , 678
.7 ,605 413
16,568
15,088
529 25,838
10,540
529 23.638
TOTAL
20,019
24.586
41 , 165
34.707
CORN
On Farms 1/
Commodit y Credit Corp. 2/
Mills , Elev. & Whses. 1.1-ll
2,223,680 148,992 668,236
2,223,238 135,285 632,542
2,729,548
9 7 , 3 66 916 , 113
1,860 , 980
59,196 611,034
TOTAL
3.040 , 908
2,991,065
3,743,027
2 , 531 , 210
OATS
On Farms 1/
Commodity Credit Corp. /
442,820 6,650
529,357 7,914
703,782 11,370
503,531 11,305
Mills, Elev. & Whses. _Jj ]_/
102,727
136.730
199.401
186.928
TOTAL
552,197
674,001
914 , 553
701 . 764
BARLEY
On Farms 1.1
183,783
198,512
238,931
142,346
Commodity Credit Corp. /
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1.1 ]_/:
3,917 95,117
4,906 128,693
5,132 137,060
5,081 111,854
TOTAL
282.817 '
332.111
381,123
259 , 281
SORGHUM
On Farms 1.1
Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1.1 ]_/
129,823
4,598 408,768
122,103
4,577 381.318
155,254 4,602
454.464
90,834 3,169
264,861
TOTAL
543.189
507.998
614.320
358.864
SOYBEANS
On Farms 1.1
276,142
209,243
396,474
250,365
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
4,158
14,506
4,562
2,411
Mills , Elev. & Whses. ]:_/- lf: 445,590
510,495
548.456
366.670
TOTAL
725,890
734,244
949.492
619 . 446
11 ' Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
2/ C.C.C.-owned grain at bin sites.
"j/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing
plants. Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages.
Frasier T. Galloway Agr i cultural Statistician In Charge
John E. Coates Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens , 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited States Depottment o f Agr iculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIVERSilY Or G4C,,,.;. IA
Athens, Georgi a
A ~R ~ 7 1971
LIBR ARie S
Apri 1 26, 1971
197 0 ANNUAL~;:,~.;U'I"JJJ'I:ll'li'"IMI'lK\"~1,.y~-----~
GEORGIA'S TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION PER COW INCREASES
The Georgia Crop Reporting Service estimated total milk production on Georgia farms In 1970 at 1,197 mi 11 ion pounds -- 6 percent above the 1,124 mi 11 ion pounds produced in 1969, Production per cow was a record high at 8,199 pounds-- 4 percent over the 7,915 pounds in 1969. These production estimates relate to milk from all cows kept for milk, Including those held primarily to produce milk for home consumption.
The number of cows kept for milk in the State was at the highest level since 1967. There were 146,000 milk cows in 1970 compared with 142,000 iast year and 144,000 in 1967.
MILK RECEIPTS AT PLANT UP
Milk sold wholesale to plants and dealers in 1970 totaled 1,140 mill ion pounds-- 8
percent greater than the 1,060 mill ion pounds in 1969. Uti! ization of milk on the farm where produced continues the dec! ining trend. Only 43 mill ion pounds were used in 1970--
5 million pounds less than 1969.
Cash receipts from combined marketings of milk {Grade A, manufactured and milk sold retail by farmers) ~roounted to $81,249,000 in 1970. This was 10 percent above the $73,864,000 in 1969. The farm value of all milk produced in 1970 increased 9 percent
over 1969. The 1970 value was $84,269,000 compared with $77,106,000 in 1969.
GEORGIA MILK COWS, PRODUCTION PER COW, TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION,
1965-69, REVISED
1970 PRELIMINARY
;Milk Marketed b~ F~rrr.ers;
Number
Total
Sold to : Ret a i 1ed :Milk used on
Year
of Milk
Product ion :Production: Plants
by
Farms
Cows ll
per cow
1/
and
:Farmers }/ :Where Produced
Dealers
1 .000
Pounds
Mi 11 ion Pounds
Mi 11 ion Pounds
Mi 11 ion Pounds
Mill ion Pounds
1965
158
6,270
991
885
25
81
1966
150
6,670
1 ,000
905
24
,;
71
1967 1968
144 140
7,220 7,607
1 ,040 1,065 : ;_
955 990
22
19
63 56
1969
142
7,915
1,124
1 ,060
16
48
19]0
146
8,199
1.197
1,140
14
43
11 Average number on farms during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh. 11 Excludes
milk sucked by calves. }/ Includes sales by producer-distributors and other farmers
on own routes or at farms.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION AND INCOME, 1970
Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream in 1970 reached a record high of $6.5 bill ion, Increased marketings and higher prices were responsible for the increase from the $6.2 bill ion last year. Total milk production for 1970 was 1 percent above 1969 and the first yearly increase in production since 1964.
Record-hiqh cash receipts
Farmers cash receipts from milk and cream were $6,523 mill ion in 1970, up 5 percent from the previous high last year. Cash receipts increased in all of the 10 leading States, Wisconsin led, followed by New York, California, Pennsylvania and Minnesota. These 5 States accounted for 45 percent of the national cash receipts for milk and cream in 1970, Returns for combined marketings of milk and cream averaged $5.76 per hundredweight exceeding the previous record in 1969 by 22 cents. Cash receipts from milk sold to plants and dealers totaled $6,271 mill ion in 1970, an increase of 5 percent from 1969. Returns from sale of cream, at $33 mill ion, were down 17 percent from the previous year, continuing the downward trend for this item. Direct sales to consumers totaled $218 mill ion, up 7 percent from 1969. Value of milk used in farm households in 1970 is estimated at $140 mill ion, down 6 percent from the previous year. The farm value of all milk produced is $6,759 mill ion, a 5 percent increase over 1969.
Marketings by producers increased I percent in 1970
Milk and cream marketed by producers totaled 113.3 bill ion pounds of milk equivalent in 1970, up I percent from 1969. These marketings consist of whole milk and farm-separated cream sold to plants and dealers, and milk sold directly to consumers, Marketing of whole milk to plants, at 110.3 bill ion pounds, was I percent above the 1969 quantity.
FRASIER T. GALLO\vAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Deportment of Agr iculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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Week Ending April 26, 1971
APR 27 1971 Re sed 3 p.m. Monday
PLANTING ACTIVE AS MOISTURE I MPROVES
LIBRARIES
Athens, Ga., April 26 -- Georgia's farmers had a very active week of land preparation and crop planting with soil moisture improved considerably toward the end of the period. According to the Georgia . Crop Reporting Service, some farmers in southern counties had to stop planting near the middle of the week due to very dry soils, but overall progress was good. The State is still about a week later than normal with its p lantings.
County Agents indicated that tobacco transplanting was nearing completion with 98 percent of the crop already set. Resetting of some spotty fields was necessary. The crop was judged in fair to good condition.
Over 20 percent of the State's ~crop was seeded during the week, bringing the total seeded for the season to 69 percent completion - slightly behind normal progress. Reseeding of a limited number of earlier planted fields was necessary. Some South Georgia fields are already up - no problems with the Blight reported to date.
Cotton is considerably behind normal with 38 percent planted and only 10 percent of the crop up. Soybean plantings were just getting underway with only 2 percent of the intended acreage seeded.
Peanut planting made the largest gain durine the week with 46 percent of the crop seeded by the weekend. A week earlier, only 10 percent of the peanuts had been planted.
Small grain prospects were judged good with heading becoming more general over southern areas. Pastures were fair to good with improvement expected after the needed rainfall.
Prospects for the peach crop were fair to good with spraying active. Apples were nearing the full bloom stage in northern orchards.
Many truck crops were still running about two weeks late, according to Market Managers over the State. Cabbage harvest was beginning. Considerable reseeding of melon crops was accomplished during the week.
WEATHER SUMMARY - Light rains on Wednesday and moderate to heavy rains on Friday ended a Statewide rainless period that had lasted a little more than two weeks. The midweek rains were generally light with less than one-half inch in north and central sectious, and little or none in the extreme south and southeast. All areas of the State had rain on Friday, but amounts were again small in some southern sections. Most weather observers measured over an inch as several lines of thunderstorms moved across the State. The heaviest rains occurred in the central and west central sections where some totals exceeded 4 inches. Wind damage and hail were reported in several areas as some of the thunderstorms were quite intense. There were a few reports of small tornadoes touching down. The rains ended Friday night and sunny weather returned to the State on Saturday and continued through the weekend.
It was unusually warm until Friday with highs in the mid and upper 80's and lows in the 50's and 60's in most areas. The Friday rains and following cold front brought mild temperatures for the weekend. Highs were generally in the 70's and low 80's Saturday and Sunday and early morning lows were in the 40's and low 50 's. Averages for the week were mostly 2 to 4 degrees above normal.
The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday calls for rain Wednesday and near the coast on Thursday. Warm Wednesday with lows 50 to 60 and highs from 70 to the low 80's. Partly cloudy with mild days and coql nights Th~rsday and Friday.
Ths Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COI+mRCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Endi ng April 23, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or t he week endi ng Ap r il 23 , 1971. (Provisiona l )
Highest: 92 at Hartwe ll on t he 20th.
Lowest: 32 at Car tersv i lle on the 18t h .
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* For the period April 24 - 26, 197 1. T Less t han . 005 inch.
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
FARM REP OR LIBRARIES
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
April 27 , 1971 GEORGIA' ~ 1970 LIVESTOCK AND POUL1RY CASH RECEIPTS DOWN 26 MILLION DOLLARS FROM 1969 BUT STILL SECOND HIGHEST OF RECORD
The sale of livestock, poultry, and livestock and poultry products brought Georgia farmers $711,598,000 in 1970, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. A decline of 48 million dollar s from a year ago was registered for broilers, eggs, and chickens as substantially lower prices wer e received for t he s e items. Record highs were set for hogs, dairy products, turkeys, and cattle and calves which increased respectively b~ 8 million, 7 million, 3 million and 2 milli on dollars over the previous year.
Cash receipts fr om t he sale of crops in 1970 will be available about the middle of August.
Georgia Live stock & Poultry Ca sh Receints
Hogs Cattle & Calves Dairy Products Commercial
Broilers Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Sheep & Lambs Wool
TOTAL
1965
61,131 76,582 55,558
1966
1967
1968
(Thousand dollars)
70,481
67,242
73,652
89,232
84,005
93,301
58,437
63,114
66,159
1969
98,677 115,180
7 3 , 8 64
1970 Preliminary
107,022 117,655
81 ,249
198,566 8,536 5,576
141,596 26 23
547,594
224,903 9,308 7,426
175,173 16 17
634 ,993
190,921 8,567 7,535
152,883 25 15
574 , 307
200,249 8,188 7,844
173,925 21 13
623,352
218,236 11,479
6,782 213,829
28 14 738,089
193,989 9,367 9,671
192,604 30
ll
711,598
Frasier T. Galloway
William A. Wagner
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultura-l Sta.tistician
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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B.ROILE.R TYPE
LIBRARIES
Placement of broile r chicks in Georgia during the we e ended .April 24 was 123,000--1 percent less than the previous week and 9 percent less than the com-
le week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Heporting Se rvice. An estimated 11, 558, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G eorgia hatcheri e s--2
rcent more than the previous week but 11 percent less than t he c omparable week a ar earlier.
The majority of the prices paid to Georgia producers for broiler hatching eggs re reported within a range of 50 to 60 cents per dozen. T he average p rice of hatching gs was 54 cents per dozen. The price of eggs from flock s wit h hat c her y owned ckerels generally was 2 cents below the ave rage price. Most price s received for oiler chicks by Georgia hatc heries were reported within a range pf $,7. 00 to $9. 00 'than average of $8. 00 per hundred. The average prices last year were 62 cents r eggs and $9 . 25 for chicks .
Fe b. 20 Feb. 2'7 Mar. 6 Mar . 13 Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Apr . 3 Apr. 10 Apr . 17 Apr. 24
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set];_/
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Chicks Placed for B railers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year
ago
Av . Price
Hatch Broiler
Eggs Chicks
Per
Per
Doz . Hundred
1971 1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
Ce nts Dollars
12,800 10,934
85
9,728 8, 230
85
13,086 11,215
86
9,600 8,428
88
13, 114 11,452
87
9,453 8,299
88
13, 005 11, 632
89
9, 585 8,633
90
13' 241 11,661
88
9,847 8,655
88
13,420 11, 870
88
10, 193 9,069
89
13, 254 11,440
86
9,766 9,039
93
13,300 11, 587
87
10, 056 9,094
90
13,254 11,381
86
9,921 9, 192
93
13,026 11,558
89
10, 039 9, 123
91
54
8.00
54
8. 00
54
8. 00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8.00
54
8 .00
54
8.00
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended A pril 24 was 1, 209,0 00-18 percent more than the previous week and 12 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 597, 000 eggs for the production of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 p er cent more than the previous week and 28 percent mo.re than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended l pril 24 were down 9
rcent and settings were down 14 percent from a year ago.
Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Apr .
Apr. Apr.
A pr.
3
10
17
24
o/o of year
0 2/
Chicks Hatched ('Nee k Ended}
Apr. Ap r .
A pr.
A pr.
3
10
17
24
Thousands
1, 482 1, 397 1, 528 1,597 128
680
620 675
755 104
1,732 1, 824 1, 541 1, 279
63
240
349 265
214
70
379
387 328
328
59
1,003
500 1,326
213 388
T housands
944 1, 01 8
690 1,365
735 1, 356
142
201
363
340
1, 209 530
1,336 191 300
Total 4 513 4, 577 4,337 4, 173
86
3,430 3, 504 3, 650 3, 566
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
o/~ of year
0 2/
112 87 80 93 83
91
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME.i~CIAL AREAS BY Vl~EKS -
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLA CED
STATE
Week E nded
o/o of
Week Ended
A pr.
10
Apr . 17
Apr.
24
year
Apr.
ago 1/ 10
Apr.
17
A pr.
24
Thousands
Thousands
1971 Page 2
I o/o of year
I ago 1/
Maine Connecticut P enns ylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington. Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 992
2, 073
l, 873
87
178
142
186 72
1' 971
l, 892
1, 841 99
4 95
4 78
472 90
477
472
4 38 93
3, 00 3
2,745
2,910 86
5, 170
5, 235
5,339 95
2,059
1,934
1,872 87
34
34
34 74
7,985
7, 731
7, 824 89
631
638
618 93
1, 503
1, 542
1, 557
94
97
103
113
80
1, 14 1 1, 4 09
l , 339
132
260
276
238
74
515
623
500
92
2,929
2,448
Z, 803
98
3, 576
4,055
3, 813
90
1,640
1, 594
1, 538
112
286
349
341
97
6,215
6,223
6, 175
90
540
530
528
92
11, 587 11,381 11,558 89
9,094
9, 192
9, 123
91
1, 530 781
10,382 5,928
13,245 1,026 4,749 424 376 2,453
1, 436 780
10, 591 5, 804
12, 840 1, 025 4,853 468 438 2,476
1, 474 782
10, 539 5,709
13,022 1, 026 4,731 396 353 2,485
95
1, 138
99
1, 109
I
99
8, 264
91
5,322
98 10,474
84
964
86
3, 613
55
266
65
287
105
1, 993
1, 124 1, 069 8, 163 5,406 10, 227 1, 017 3,767
341 288 1, 920
1, 012 1, 080 8, 071 5, 383 10, 007 1, 375 3,823
329 299 1, 857
92 90 94 96 101 114
90 62 75 100
76,476 75,466 75,482
92
61,226 61,666 61,304
95
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
81,386 81, 196 81,839
64, 353 64,529 64,609
o/o of Last Year
94
93
92
95
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UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA
~PR 3 0 1971
Re leas e d April 2 8 I 1971
Chicken and Egg Cash Re ceipts $395 1 96 0 1 000 in 197 0
Ca sh receipts from all chickens and eggs including comme rcial broilers in 197 0 was $395, 96 0, 000--$48 million less than in 1969 according to the Ge orgia c ~op Re porting Service. Broilers accounted for $194 million-- down $24 million. Sales of eggs and spent fowls from hatchery egg flocks totaled $52 million -- down $9 million, while s a les from e ggs and spent fowl from other flocks totale d $150 million-- down $15 million.
Lower prices lead to the decline in receipts since number of broilers, hatching egg flock replacements and other floc k replacements showed an increase over the previous year and eggs produced were only slightly down.
Georgia ranked second to Arkansas in number of broilers produced and second to California in number of eggs produced, but in combined income from all chicke ns and eggs including broilers I Georgia still leads the nation.
GEO :~GIA CHI CKEN PRO DUCTION AN u I NCO ME 1965-197 0
No. Produced
No. Sold
Pounds Sold
Price Per Lb.
Thous.
Thous.
Thous.
Cents
Cash Re ceipts
l, 000 dol.
Commercial Broilers..!/
1965
4 02177 0
1966
4561192
I 1967
4471123
1968
4361748
1969
4421221
197 0
4501614
Hatching Egg Flocks
1965
51567
1966
61592
1967
51993
1968
5,587
1969
51704
197 0
6,403
Y Other Flocks
1965
11 , 062
1966
161789
1967
141814
1968
141854
1969
17,605
197 0
18,745
4 02 177 0 4561192 4471123 436,748 4421221 450,614
41935 5,481 61 014 51145 5,135 61376
91972 l016tl7 13,628 111578 141888 17,581
113691418 115511053 1,5641930 115281618 1,5471774 115771149
37, 012 41 , 1 08 45 I 1 OS 381588 391 02 6 45,907
38,572 421748 541512 461699 59,087 64,295
14.5 14.5 12.2 13.1 14.1 12.3
16. 0 15.0 12.7 14.3 15.9 12.0
6.4 7.3 5.2 5.7 8.9 6.0
1981566 22 4 1903 1901921 2001249 2181236 193,989
51922 61157 51728 51508 6 12 OS 51 5 09
21614 3,151 21839 21680 5127 4 31858
All Chickens Including
Commercial Broilers
1965
420,874
1966
479,573
1967
467,930
1968
457,189
1969
465,530
1970
475,762
417,677 472,360 466,765 453,471 462,244 4741571
11446,318 1,634,909 1,664,547 11613,905 11645,887 1,687,351
14 .3 14.3 12.0 12.9 14.0 12. 1
2 07 1 102 2 341 211 199,488 208,437 229,715 2031356
All Chickens Including Broilers Plus Eggs (Detail for eggs back of this page)
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 197 0
3481698 409,384 352,371 3821362 4431544 395,960
.y!1
Cash receipts include home consumption which is less than l percent of total production. Includes both commercial and farm flocks - eggs principally for human consumption.
Hatching Eggs
196 5 1966 1967 196 8 19 69 1970
Other
Eggs y -
196 5
14,883
219
1966
16,870
214
1967
17,924
224
196 8
18,600
216
1969
19,571
223
1970
20,296
217
3,257 3,617 41012 4, 022 4,358 4, 405
3,215 3,581 3,978 3,988 4,336 4,386
3,215 3,581 3,978 3,988 4,336 4,386
38.1 43.1 32.8 38.0 44.1 39.9
102,124 128,764 108,732 126,287 159,358 146,000
1021124 128,764 1081732 126,287 159,358 146,000
All Eggs
1965
18,792
215
4, 042 3,291 7 07 3,998 38.1 52.9 42.5 104,537
1966
21,298
211
4,501 3,669 794 4,463 43.1 o5.4 47.1 131,925
1967
22,684
220
4,981 41075
870 4,945 32.8 57.2
37.1 111,383
1968
23,337
214
4,992 4,085 871 4,956 38.0 61.4 42.1 129,359
1969
24,705
220
5,426 4, 441 961 51402 44.1 63.2 47.5 163,217
_ 1_9_7o_ ___,_~,__1_o9 __ ____ 21 ~- _____ ~! 396
..!/ Includes eggs from both commercial
- 4,485
and farm
890 flocks -
5,375 39.9 58.4 used principally for human
43. o___ 14~,291 consumption.
37,059 141,596 43,248 175,173 41,500 152,883 44,566 173,925 50,612 213,829 431 3!_3__ 192.l __Q!_
The Statisti cal Reporting Service, USDA, 409 A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation w ith the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. w-AGNE R Agricultural Statistician
UNIVIRS iH Oft f.l i:: DRGIA
Week Ending May 3, 1971
MAY 4 1971
elea s ed 3 p .m. Monday
SOIL MOI STURE ADEQUATE TO SURPLUS
LIBRARIES
At hens , Ga., May 3 -- Good progress was
f irst of the week
in southern areas, but by the end of the week wet soils hampered f i eld activitie s i n many
~eas, accordi ng to the Georgia Cr op Reporting Service. Sanding , soil cru sting and cool
temperatur e s retar ded germinat ion and emer-gence of plants, particularly in northern counties.
County Agents reported tobacc o transplanting complete. Some f i elds have been damaged by hail and Hinds , and spot r eplanting vrill be necessary. Condition is not as good as a year ago , but about normal for this date.
Consider able progress was made in seeding the ~crop which i s now 82 percent complete. Some replanting will be necessary in areas that received heavy rains. Older plantings were being cul t ivated.
Cott on planting is 62 percent complete and 34 percent up to a stand. Very few seedings in the nor t hern part of the State have emerged.
Peanut seeding proceeded rapidly and is now 68 percent completed. Many farmers were applying "cracking time" herbicides.
Small grains and pastures developed rapidly. Condition of both wheat and oats was judged to be best in recent years.
Peach prospects are fair to good. Some orchards were damaged by hail during the week in southern producing areas. Apples were in full bloom in the Gilmer County ar ea.
Truck crop development was good in southern areas, according to Market Mana gers , but is still behind normal. Hail damaged crops in local areas. Early planted watermelons are beginning to develop runners. Light supplies of snap beans, cabbage and squash will be available the f irst week in May.
WEATHER SUMMARY - Heavy to locally excessive rainfall occurred in all sections of Georgi a during t he week ending Friday, April 30. The heaviest rains fell in north and central sections at the beginning of the period as an intense weather system moved through the State on Friday , April 23. This storm brought hail and high winds to several areas as well as extremely heavy rainfall. The Georgia Experiment Station, near Griffin , had 4.10 inches in less t han 12 hours with almost 3 inches of this total falling in about 3 hours. Dallas, just west of Atlanta, had 4.20 inches on Friday and 6.39 inches for the wee k. Rainfall 1vas generally light in the south early in the week but moderate to heavy amounts fell near the end of the period. A few observers measured more than 3 inches on Friday, April 30. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms were reported in several south Georgi a counties on Thursday and Friday. The vreekend brought clearing and cooler weather to most ar eas but showers occurred at several places Sunday afternoon.
Temperatures were warm during the first half of the week but cooler weather moved into the State during t he last half. Highs were mostly in the 80's t hr ough Wednesday but stayed under 80 at mo st pla ces through the remainder of the week. Friday was especially cool under cloudy , rainy skies, with highs mostly in the 50's and 60's. Cooler and dr i er a i r moved into the Stat e late Sunday. Monday morning lows were in the 30's i n t he mounta ins and in t he 40's in all other areas except the extreme south. Averages for the week r anged from near normal t o 2 degrees below normal.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for increasing cloudiness on Wedne sday and cons iderable cloudiness with occasional rain on Thursday. Clearing Friclay , except in the extreme north where variable cloudiness and a chance of showers are i ndic at ed. Coolest weather is expected on Wedne sday with hi ghs 70 to 78 and lows 44 to 54. Thur sday a nd Fr i day highs shoul d r ange from 80 to 85 and lows from 50 to 60.
The Stati stical Reporting Service, Athens , Georgia ; in cooperation 1vith the Cooper a tive Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agri cultur e ; a nd the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Depa rtment of Commerce .
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP CO*ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia
NOAA
Precipitation For The Week End i.ng Apri l 30, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or the week ending Apri l 30, 1971 . (Provisional)
Hi ghe st : 90 at J es up and Blackbeard Island. on the 26th and Waycross on the 27th .
Lowe s t: 36 at Tallapoos a on the 25th .
1 . 58 1. 98
- ~ 'hiOM4
* For the per i od May 1- 3 , 1971
T Le ss than . 005 i nch .
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MARCH 1971
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GEORGIA
March Red Meat Production Up
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial slaughter plants totaled 40.4 million pounds during March 1971, according t~ the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 20 percent from the 33.5 million pounds during the same month last year and 20 percent above the 33.5 million pounds last month.
Cattle Slaughter
There were 25,500 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during ~ch. This was slightly higher than the 25,000 head slaughtered during the same month of 1970 and 20 percP.nt above the 21,200 head slaughtered during February 1971.
Calf Slaughter
Calf slaughter totaled 1,300 head during March. This was 1,400 head below the number slaughtered during March last year, but 200 head above the February 1971 kill.
Hog Slaughter
Georgia's hog slaughter totaled 206,000 head during March. This was 36 percent above the 151,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, and 21 percent more than the 170,000 head slaughtered during the month of February 1971.
48 STATES
March Red Meat Production Up 12 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,300 million pounds in March, up 12 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production 6 Percent Above A Year Earlier
Beef production in March was 1,866 million pounds, 6 percent above the 1,760 million in March 1970. Cattle killed totaled 3,045,000 head, up 8 percent from a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,039 pounds, 9 pounds lighter than March 1970.
Veal Output 2 Percent Below March 1970
There were 48 million pounds of veal produced during March, down 2 percent from 1970. The 377,300 calves slaughtered were 1 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight per head was 228 pounds, the same as March 1970.
Pork Production Up 24 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production in March totaled 1,335 million pounds, up 24 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 9,004,400 head, up 28 percent from March 1970. Live weight per head was 235 pounds, 1 pound lighter than a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 9.6 pounds compared with 9.0 in March 1970.
Lamb And Mutton Up 4 Percent From March 1970
There were 51 million pounds of lamb and mutton produced in March, 4 percent more
than a year earlier. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 955,800 head, up 5 percent. Average live weight was 107 pounds, 1 pound lighter than a year earlier.
Poultry Production Up 9 Percent From March 1970
Production of poultry meat during March totaled 791 million pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 9 percent more than a year earlier and 17 percent more than in February.
Species
GEORGIA. AND .48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER
Slaughtered
March
1970
1971
(1,000 head)
Average
Live Weight
Marc h
1970
1971
(pounds)
!f
Total
Live Weight
March
1970
1971
(1,000 pounds)
Ge or gia
Ca t t l e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
25.0
25.5
891
879
22, 275
22, 414
2.7
1.3
4o6
394
1,096
512
151.0
206.0
225
221
33,975
45,526
48 States
Ca t t l e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,830.6 380.4
7,032.5 909.4
3,045.0 377.3
9,004.4 955.8
1,048 228 236 108
1,039 228
235 107
2,965,734 86,651
1,663 ,180
98,086
3 ,164,091 85,914
2 ,112 , 080 101, 831
11 I ncludes slaughter under Federal inspection and other cownercial sl aughter, excludes
farm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, APRIL 15, 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
Apr. 15 1970
Georgia
Mar. 15 1971
Dollars
Apr. 15 1971
United States
Apr. 15 1970
Mar. 15 1971
Dollars
Corn, bu. Hogs , cwt. Cattle, cwt. Calves, cwt.
1.45 23.50 26.10 35.00
1.65 16.30 24.30 33.00
1.66 15.60 24.20 33.00
1.15 23.80 28.60 35.60
1.43 16.90 28.60 35.50
Ho g - Corn
Ratio 1/
16.2
9.9
9.4
20.7
11 Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, live weight.
11.8
Apr. 15 1971
1.41 16.00 29.10 35.40
11.3
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Paul W. Blackwood Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooptration 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
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Released 5/4/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
SLIGHT DIP IN INDEX
The Georgia Prices Received Index for All Co~~oditi es dipped to 108 in April 1 point belov the March level of 109 , according to the Geor gi a Cr op Report ing Service. This 1-point decline was due to a 2-point decrease in the Livestoc k and Livestock Products Index. Partially offsetting was a 1-point increase in the All Crops Index.
The lower Livestock and Livestock Products Index can be attributed to lower prices for hogs,turkeys, broilers and other chickens. The All Crops Index rise resulted mainly from higher prices for grains.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED I~IDEX DOWN 1 POINT PRICES PAID UP 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 1 point (1 percent) during the month ended April 15 to 111 percent of its 1967 average. Contributing most to the decline were lmver prices for lettuce, hogs, and milk . Price increases for cattle and cotton vrere partially offsetting. The index was unchanged from a year earlier.
At mid-April, the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, includinB Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates stood at 119, up 1 percent from a month earlier. The family living index was unchanged from a month earlier~ but the production goods index rose 1 percent. Increased wage rates and hi ~her prices for seed and fertilizer were the major contributors to the advance. The Prices Paid Index was 4 percent above April 1970.
INDEX NUMBERS GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1967 = 100
Mar. 15 1970
Apr. 15 1970
Mar. 15 1971
Apr . 15 1971
GEORGIA Prices Received
All Commodities All Crops
116
110
109
108
106
107
115
116
Livestock and Livestock Products
123
112
104
102
UNITED STATES Prices Received
114
111
112
111
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates
113
114
118
ll9
Ratio 1:_/
101
97
95
93
1) Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates.
Frasier T. Gallmvay Agricultural Statistician In Char ge
John E. Coates Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS. APRIL 15. 1971 WITH COMPARISONS
:.
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
: "Apr. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15
Apr. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15
Commodity and Unit
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
Wheat, bu.
$ 1.40
1.65
1.70
1.32
1.39
1.40
Oats, bu.
$
.80
.97
.99
.588
.658
.634
Corn ~ bu.
$ l. 45
1.65
1.66
1.15
1.43
1.41
Cotton, lb.
20.0
20.5
22.0
21.61
21.00
22.24
Cottonseed, ton
$
58.20
Soybeans, bu.
$ 2.60
3.00
3.00
2.48
2.91
2.80
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
$ 6.90
7.10
7.00
6.06
6.60
7.20
Hay, baled, ton:
All
$ 30.50
31.50
31.50
24.10
26.00
26.10
Alfalfa
$ 37.00
38.50
36.00
24.50
26 .90
26.80
Lespedeza
$ 32.50
32.50
32.50
26.40
28.20
26.90
Peanut
$ 24.00
27.50
28.00
24.00
26.00
26.00
Milk Cows, head
$ 250.00 310.00 300.00
327.00 350.00 355.00
Hogs , cwt.
$ 23.50
16.30
15.60
23.80
16.90
16.00
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 1)$ 26.10
24.30
24.20
28.60
28.60
29.10
Cows, cwt. /
$ 22.50
Steers and He~fers, cwt. $ 29.00
20.20 27.60
19.90 27.60
21.90 30.40
20.80 30.60
20.70 31.20
Calves, cwt.
$ 35.00
33.00
33.00
35.60
35.50
35.40
Milk, sold to plants, cwt.
Fluid Market
$ 6.75
6.85 .!f6.8o
5.90
6.20 4/6.09
Manufactured All
$
$
6~75
6.85 .!J6. 80
4.59 3/5.53
4.86 5.83
4/4.83 I/5. 74
Turkeys, lb.
22.0
22.0
21.0
1!25.2
21.2
21.0
Chickens, lb.:
Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers
9.0 12.5
7.5 13.0
7.0 12.5
J/9. 7 13.7
7-9 13.7
7.9 13.6
Eggs, all, doz.
3/39.9
34.5
35.0
J/34.7
31.6
31.9
Table, doz.
l/35.3
31.4
32.0
Hatching, doz.
62.0
54.0
54.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% protein
$
16% protein
$
18% protein
$
20% protein
$
Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein,
cwt.
$
Cottonseed Meal, 4l%,cwt. $
Soybean Meal,44%, cwt.
$
Bran, cwt.
$
Middlings, cwt.
$
Carr. Meal, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
72.00 78.00 80.00 85.00
4.55 5.10 5.60 4.05 4.10 3.55
99.00 83.00 100.00 40.00 36.00
79.00 84.00 87.00 89.00
4.85 5.10 5.f;o 4.45 4.55 4.05
98.00 87.00 100.00 45.00 38.50
78.00 84.00 88.00 89.00
4.80 5.20 5.60 4.60 4.65 4.10
104.00 88.00
100.00 4/45.00 4/37-50
69.00 73.00 76.00 80.00
4.43 5.26 5.46 3.65 3.74 3.37
93.00 83.00 98.00 35.20 33.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 87.00
4.78 5-55 5.67 4.11 4.18 3.82
100.00 88.00
103.00 38.00 35.50
73.00 80.00 83.00 88.00
4.79 5.54 5.62 4.14 4.24 3.84
100.00 88.00
103.00 38.10 35.70
1/ "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. l l Revised. !!_/ Preliminary.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
MAY 6 1971
May 5, 1971
BROILER T
LIBRARIES
Placement of broiler ch.icks in Georgia during the week ended l\tfay 1 was 9,083, 000--slightly less than the previous week and 11 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop .Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 514, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
alightly less than the previous week and 13 percent less than the comparable week earlier Due to the difficulties described in letter dated February 12, the Georgia
Crop Reporting Service is discontinuing its estimates of weekly prices of hatching eggs and broiler chicks. It is regretted that this will cause inconvenience to some firms and individuals. Our sincere appreciation is extended to those reporters
have made these estimates possible over the past twenty-two years. The remainder of the Weekly Hatchery Report will continue as before.
Week Ended
Feb. 27 Mar. 6 Mar. 13 Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 2.4 May 1
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set l_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Thou.
Thou.
13,086
11,215
86
13, 114
11, 452
87
13,005
11, 632
89
13, 241
11, 661
88
13, 420
11,870
88
13, 254
11,440
86
13,300
11, 587
87
13, 254
11,381
86
13,026
ll' 558
89
13, 192
11, 514
87
9,600 9,453 9,585 9,847 10, 193 9,766 10, 056 9,921 10,039 10,231
8,428 8, 299 8,633 8,655 9,069 9,039 9,094 9, 192 9, 123 9,083
% of
year ago
Pet.
88 88 90 88 89 93 90 93 91 . 89
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May l was l, 07 5, 000-11 percent less than the previous week but 19 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 527,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 percent less than the previous week but 19 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended May l were down 8 percent and settings were down 2 percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
I Eggs Set (Week Ended)
Apr.
Apr.
May
% of
year
17
24
l
a o 2/
Chicks Hatched (Week Ended)
Apr.
Apr.
Ma.y
17
24
l
Thousands
Thousands
Ga.
1, 528
l, 597
l, 527
119
Ill.
675
755
7.30
112
Cali..
l, 541
1, 279
l, 750
94
Wash.
265
214
93
29
Miss.
328
328
318
81
Total
1971
4,337
Ll, 173
4,418
98
Total
1970* 4,490
4,877
4,496
Ofo of
last ear
97
86
98
l, 018 735
1, 3 56 201 340
1, 209 530
1,336 191 300
3, 6.50
3, 566
4, l 01 .. 3, 914
89
91
1, 07 5 500
l, 336 261 284
3,456
3,776
92
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
!I Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Bevised.
% of
year ago 2/
119 89 83
103 64
92
- z BROILER TYP E EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIA- L A.a.. EAS BY Vo/EEKS
1971 P age
STATE
EGGS SET
-- ________Y{_ee.k .E;_n.de d
Apr.
17
Apr.
24
May
1
I % of
l year ago 1/
CHICKS PLACED
J .Yi e~k Endgg___ ____ o/o of
Apr.
17
Apr .
24
May
1
I year ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
.....
Maine
2,073
1, 873
1, 982
I 99
1, 542
1, 557
1, 466
89
0
Connecticut Pennsylvania
142 1, 892
186 1, 841
120 1, 839
I 85
103
96 I 1, 409
113 1, 339
99 1, 305
76 119
Indiana Missouri
478 472
472 438
506 438
91
i
i
276
89
623
238 500
216
76
608
104
Delaware Maryland Virginia
2,745 5, 235 1, 934
2,910 5, 339 1, 872
2, 875 5,336 2,026
86
95 104
I 2,448 4,055 I 1, 594
2,803 3, 813 1, 538
2, 756 3,804 1, 451
101 89 94
West Virginia
34
34
34 85
349
341
431
125
North Carolina
7,731
7,824
7,942 91
6, 223
6, 175
6, 230
91
South Carolina
638
618
578 85
530
528
555
96
GEORGIA
11,381 11, 558 11, 514 87
9, 192 9, .123 9,083
89
Florida
1, 436
1, 474
1, 443 87
1, 124
1, 012
1, 011
107
Tennessee ~
Alabama ; _ Mississi~p~
- 1-, -
780 10, 591
5, 804
782 10, 539
5,709
807 100 10,733 103
5, 891 94
1, 069
1, 080
1, 093
91
8, 163
8,071
8, 297
105
5, 406
5, 383
5, 398
98
Arkansa&
Louisiana Texas '
12,840 13,022 13, 187 105 10,227 10, 007
9,742
96
'
--- I 1, 0:?.5
1, 026
1, 023 83
1, 017
1, 375
1, 547
162
4,853
4, 731
4,810 88
3,767
3, 823
3, 627
89
Washingt~n
'
Oregon i
.
468 438
396 353
430 291
55 65
I
I
341 288
329 299
255
50
281
57
California .
2,476
2,485
2,492 100
1, 920
1, 857
1, 915
106
TOTAL l971 (22 States)
_ _ .,...
75,466 .
75,482
76,297
94
61,666 61,304 61, 170
96
TOTAL 1970*
(22 States)
81, 196 81, 839 80,821
o/o of Last Year
93
92
94
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
64,529
I
* I I
96
.Revtsed.
64,609 95
63,944 96
.
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' UNIVERSITY OF ED RGIA
ANNUAL SUMMARY 1970
M1\Y l 0 19 1- r+-' - + - - : - - - - - - - - - - ' 1
LIBRAR ES
l Released 5/5/71
-lL....:-:.--'-,j...~urnJE:0:0RGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Georgia Cattle Slaughter Declined in 1970
Cattle slaughter in Georgia's coL~ercial plants in 1970 declined 9.6 percent --only 192,800 head compared with 323,900 the previous year. Total live weight in 1970 was e9,309,000 pounds -- 19.5 million or 7 percent below the 278,810,000 in 1969. Average live ~t of all cattle slaughter continues to increase -- 886 pounds in 1970 -- 25 pounds over lie 861 pounds in 1969.
1970 Calf Slaughter Down
The 1970 tot.al calf kill in Georgia was 15,600 head compared with 20,200 in 1969 --down e~rcent. Slaughtered calves averaged 392 pounds per animal giving a total live weight of ,,114,000 pounds in 1970.
Swine Butcherings in 1970 Remained Steady
The 1970 hog slaughter in Georgia plants totaled 1,807,000 head-- only 2,000 head above i~. Average weight per hog was 220 pounds in 1970 to give a total live weight of ~ ,288,000 pounds. This was 2 percent greater than the 390,411,000 ~ounds in 1969.
llllth
~
ll
No . of Head
1,000
Georgia Annual Livestock Slaughter, 1970
Average
Total
Live Wei gh t
Live Weight
No. of Head
lbs.
1,000 lbs.
1,000
1/ A v e r a ge Live Weight lbs.
Total Live Weight 1,000 lbs.
CATTLE
CALVES
llll.
26.5
925
24,512
1.6
392
627
...feb.
lllr .
22.9 25.0 25.5
920 891 895
21,068
1.7
22,275
2.7
22,822
2.6
405
688
406
1,096
399
1,037
llt.7
23.8
870
20,706
2.4
390
936
June
25.0
877
21,925
1.7
376
639
. July
26.0
869
22,594
.7
379
265
lug.
24.7
886
21,884
1.2
394
473
Sept.
24.6
869
21,377
.3
361
108
~t .
25.0
873
21,825
.2
311
62
lov.
22.8
873
19,904
.1
331
33
~ !e._ ____ _g_l.:_O_____ ..71 _____1_,~11 ____ -~ _____315_____ 1.5Q _____
roTAL
292.8
886
259,309
15.6
392
6,114
I\
HOGS
SHEEP AND LAMBS
J~.
155.0
224
34,720
Feb.
134. 0
223
29 '882
Jlar,
151.0
225
33,975
A~.
151.0
220
33 , 220
May
130. 0
223
28 '990
,June
140.0
218
30,520
NONE
J~y
148.0
214
31,672
A~.
146.0
214
31,244
Sept.
153.0
219
33,507
Oct.
158.0
221
34 '918
~
155.0
224
34,720
1~_--- _1_6.:_0_---- _g_2Q - - - - -4Q,2_2Q-------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
rorAL
1,8o1.o
220
398,288
y~~I~n~clu-d-es~F~e~de~r~al-ly-i-ns-p~ec~te~d-a-n~d -o-th-er-c-o-m-m-er~ci~al~s-la-u~g~ht-er-, ~b~ut-e-x~cl~ud-e-s ~fa-rm-~s-la-u~gh~te-r-.
-Th-e-S-t-a-ti-s-ti-c-a-l -R-e-p-o-r-ti-n-g -S-e-r-v-ic-e-,--US-D-A-,--40-9-A-~N~o-rt-h--L-um-~pk-i-n~S~t~r-e-e~t,~A~-th-e-ns-,~G-e-o~rg-i-a~, -i-n-c-o-o-pe-r-ation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER, MEAT AND LARD PRODUCTTON, 1970
Production of red meat in 48 St~tes during 1970 was 3 percent more t han i n 1969 . The 1970 total of 36,217 million pounds of beef, veal, pork, lamb .and mutton include s estimated slaught on farr!ls i n addition to commercial slaughter in plants. Beef production incr eased 2 percent to 21 , 651 million pounds in 1970. Veal production dropped 13 percent t o 588 mi llion pounds. Pork 1 output gained 4 percent to 13,427 million pounds in 1970. Production of l amb and mut ton totaled
551 million pounds, about the same as in 1969. In 1970 ,' beef accounted for 59 perc ent of the I
red meat total, pork 37 percent, veal 2 percent , and lamb and mutton 2 per cent . Lard production at 1 , 913 million pounds was about the ~arne as last year. Commercial produc t i on of chicken and turlcey meat totaled 10,242 million pounds in 1970, up 8 percent from 1969 .
Cattle slaughter totaled 35,354 million head in 1970, of which 87 perc ent were slaughter~ in Federally inspected plants, 12 percent in otper plants and 1 perc ent on f ar ms. Calf slaughter totaled 4,204 million head, with 72 percent in Federally inspected plants ~ 25 percent in
other plants and 3 percent on farms. The 1970 hog slaughter of 86,962 million head consisted of 90 percent slaughtered under Federal inspection , 9 percent in other pl ant s and 1 percent farm slaughter. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 10~802 million head, 93 percent i n Federally inspected plants, 5 percent in other plants and 2 percent on farms.
The average live weight of all cattle slaughtered in 1970 was 1,035 pounds, up 20 pounds
from 1969. For calves slaughtered in 1970, average live weight was 249 pounds, up 8 pounds fr~
the previous year. Average live weight of hogs slaughtered was 240 pounds i n 1970, 1 pound I
heavier t han in 1969. Sheep and lambs averaged 104 pounds, up 1 pound from 1969 .
1
Month
Commercial livestock slaughter: Number of head slaughtered
by months 48 States 1970
Federal
Federal
Federal
Inspec- Other
Total Inspec- Other
Total Inspec- Other
tion Comm'l Comm'l
tion Comm'l Comm'l
tion Comm1.1
1,000 head
1,000 head
1,000 head
Total Comm'l
Cattle
Calves
Ho gs
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep . Oct. Nov. Dec.
2,652.9 2,318.4 2,477.3 2 5 545.3 2,493.1 2,615.3 2 ,642.2
2,537.7 2,723.0 2,752.5 2 ,424.1 2,611. 4
380.8
333.7 353.3 353.5 323.8 342.1 351.9 330.4 363.7 389.0 349.6
359-9
3,033.7 2,652.1 2,830.6 2,898.8 2,816.9 2,957.4 2,994.1 2,868.1 3,086.7 3 ,141. 5 2,773.7 2,971. 3
290.2 239.3 289.9 262.6 220.0 209.6 231.1 231.5 263.9 265.7 244.6
275.8
98.4
87.5 90.5 86.7 86.9 87.5 89.6 87.9 87.8 87.2 82.0 76.1
388.6 326.8 380.4 349.3 306.9 297.1 320.7 319.4 351.7 352.9 326.6
351.9
6,170.0
5,507.0 6,415.0 6,677.6 5,876.8 5,685.4 5,773.5 6,045.3 7,034.1 7,662.1 7,349.6 7,990.4
662.4
577 . 4 617.5 618.6 543.3 576.2 586.3 571.5 607.8 690.4 744.2 834.4
6,832.4 6,084.4 7,032.5 7, 296.2 6,420.1 6,261.6
6 , 359.8 6,616.8 7,641.9 8,352.5 8,093.8 8,824.8
TOTAL 30,793.2 4,231.7 35,024 . 9 3,024.2 1,048.1 4,072.3 78,186.8 7,630.0 85,816.8
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Paul W. Blackwood Agricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
- . .. ?;> ( )
~leek Ending May 10, 1971
MAY 1 2 1971
p.m. Monday
WEATHER ROUGH ON CROPS
LIBRARIES
Athens, Ga., May 10--Georgia farmers were still workrng
last week to get this
~ars crops planted and growing properly but the weather wasn't very cooperative. Cool
temperatures caused poor germination and slow growth even _thou gh so i l mo ist ure was adequate
to needs i n most areas. Replanting of many flelds, particularly in South Georgia, has
already taken place and more is 1 ikely, according to the Crop Reporting Service.
The co tton crop was about three-fourths planted by the weekend and abou t half of the intended acreage was up to a stand, according to County Agent s . Coo l tempera tu res were especially rough for new seedlings and replanting was necessary i n many middle and southern areas. Rep lanting s i n some counties were reported as high as 65 percent,
About 88 percent of the~ crop has been seeded and no repo rts of blight has yet been received . Replanting of fields washed by earlier heavy rains in so uthwe s t Georgia was necessary.
Peanut seedings made a big leap forward last week and by the weekend, 90 percent of the crop was planted, Many fields that were just coming up received that important "cracking ti me'' herbicide application.
Tobacco fields were in fair to good condition--off slightly from the previous week. Limited hail damage was reported, Cattle and pastures were both judged in good condition.
Small qrain prospects were bright with both wheat and oats i n good condition except for parts of southwest Georgia, High winds and hail caused damage in that area earlier. Fields were beginning to ''color11 in southernmost areas.
Some frost damage was reported to apples and early crops and gardens in the north. ~prospects were fair to good condition with prospects varying considerab l y by varieties.
Market Managers over the State reported cool temperatures were holding back growth of truck crops, Replantings continue for some vegetables. Damage to truck crops from the
earlier wind and hail storm that slashed across a fairly wide belt in southwest Georgia was
still being assessed and is reported rather severe in places. Cabbage harvest is increasing
and a few snap beans and squash are moving to market.
~J EATHER SUMMARY- Rainfall was very 1 ight over north and central Georgia during the week ending Friday, May 7. Moderate to locally heavy amounts were measured in parts of the south at the beginning of the period. Little rainfall was reported anywhere in the State from May 2nd to the 7th, except for some scattered light to moderate showers in the extreme north on the 7th. General showers occurred over the State Saturday.
Temperatures were unusually cool during most of the week, A late season cold front moved through the State on Sunday, May 2nd. Monday morning lows were in the 30's and 40's in north and central sections and, by Tuesday morning, most places were experi e ncing new record low t emperatures for so late in the spring, Readings were in the high 20's in the extreme north, the 30's in the central divisions and the low 40 1 s in the sou th . More than half of the reporting stations recorded new record lows for May, or for so late in the season. Daytime temperatures were also unusually mild for several days. A warming trend during the latter part of the week brought readings back to normal, or sli ghtly above, by the end of the period. Averages for the week ranged from 2 to 8 below normal.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls l or variable c loudiness and mild Wednesday through Friday with a chance of showers in the north and west on Wednesday and in the extreme north Thrusday and Friday. Highs are expected to be in the 70's in the north and 80's in the south. Lows in the SO's i~ the north and in the 60's in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with t he Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Ag riculture; and the National \leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMDT OP CO*ERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVI.CE
Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending May 7, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending f.!ay 7, 19 71 . (Provi sional)
Highest: 92 at Fort Stewart ~d I-li 11 en on the 6th and Warren ton on the 7th.
Lowest: 26 at Blairsvi lle on th1 4th.
. 75
* For the period I.Iay 8-10, 1971 . T Le ss t han .005 inch.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICI~vgINESS ill! I 014
ACQ DIV UNIVERSITY OF
GEORG9IA00
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
RT
Athens , Georgia
May 1, 1971
Released Hay 11, 1971
GEORGIA
Georgia's vegetable and melon crops got -orf to a late start because o~ adverse weather. The cool temperature s retarded plant development and considerable damage in several areas resulted from strong winds, hard rains and hail in late April and early May.
As of May 10, cabbage supplies are increasing from South Georgia and a few snapbeans and squash are being marketed.
UNITED STATES
SNAP BEANS: The mid- spring snap bean crop is forecast at 230 ,000 cwt. , down 6 percent from 1970. In South Carolina, condition of the plants is fair to good.
Strong winds , heavy rain and hail damaged some beans in Georgia in late April. Harvest there is expected to start the first week of May with volume supplies by mid-May. Cool, dry weather has slowed development in the Baldwin area of Alabama.
CABBAGE: Early spring cabbage production is put at 1,442,000 cwt. , 6 percent smaller than last year. I n South Carolina and Georgia light harvest began in late
April and volume supplies are expected the second week of May. Cutting of Mississippi's crop will begin about May 10.
CANTALOUPS: The 1971 early summer cantaloup crop is expected to total 9,400 acre ' , the same as in 1970. Planting in South Carolina was in its final stagep May 1
and the crop condition is mostly good. Cool temperatures and heavy rains caused poor seed germination and considerable replanting was necessary in Georgia . Planting in Arizona is over and harvest is expected to begin about mid-June .
TOMATOES: Forecast at 1,153,000 cwt., late spring tomato production is 4 percent less than 1970. In South Carolina, adverse weather and reduced plant supplies re-
sulted in planting being l to 2 weeks behind normal. The crop is reported in mostly fair to good condition. In Georgia, heavy rain, strong winds, and hail damaged some plantings. Plants are settinG fruit in the Belle Chasse area of Louisiana and harvest should begin in late May. In central, east and north Texas, a prolonged drought along \vi th freezing temperatures in early April caused some fields to be abandoned. Present condition of vines is poor to fair. Light harvest is expected to start in early June.
WATERMELONS: Production of late spring watermelons is estimated at 7,306,000 cwt., 5 percent less than last year. Florida supplies are expected to reach volume
levels by mid-May. Harvest should continue through most of June with supplies available into July . The early summer watermelon crop is estimated at 185,400 acres for harvest in 1971, ccmpared with 198,100 acres harvested in 1970. In North Carolina, lack of soil moisture slowed germination but all areas of the State had a good rain in late April which should stimulate growth. Planting in South Carolina, although virtually over in the Allendale-Barnwell area by May 1 and past peak in other areas was one to two weeks later than usual. Heavy rains and cool temperatures in Geo~ g ia resulted in much replanting. The crop will be later than usual. In Mississippi, a late frost killed some early planted fields and the crop is expected to be later than normal. Planting is progressing well in Arkansas. Early plantings are coming up. Recent rains were beneficial. In Louisiana , plants are in fair to good condition but need rain. Planting varies from 40 percent complete in northern parishes to 80 percent in Washington Parish . In Texas, li ght showers in mid-April temporarily relieved the drought condition of the dryland crop. Irrigated melons are making good growth. Light harvest is expected to start in south Texas about May 10 with increased supplies by late May . Arizona's summer -vra.termelon crop is in good condition. Most plantings are up to good stands. Harvest is expected to "t,;gin around the lOth of June. In California, planting continues in the south coast and San Joaquin Valley districts.
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ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTIOE REPORTED TO DATE, 1971 WITH COMPARISONS
Crop and State
ACREAGE
Ha rv-
For
e sted
Harvest
1970
1971
Yie~d Per Acre
Production
f u d-. ---~-----------I-~-.-------
1970
1971
1970
1971
-- Acres
Cwt. --
--1~000 cwt.--
Sl'IAP BEANS Mid-Spring
South Carolina Georgia Alabama Louisiana
Group Total
CABBAGE"};;/ Early Spring
South Carolina Geor gi a Missi ssipp i Louisiana California
Group Total
~ANTALOUPS
Early Summer South Carolina Georgia Arizona
Group Total
TOMATOES Late Spring
South Carolina Georgia Louis i ana Texas
Group Total
3,100
3,000
33
32
102
96
2 , 500
2,700
26
26
65
70
600
560
23
20
14
ll
_2~=1=0~0--~2~ ~10~0~--~3~0~-----~25~------~63~----~5~3____
8, 300
8 ,360
29
28
244
230
Boo
700 160
140
128
98
2 ,500
2,300 110
100
275
230
4oo
500 130
105
52
53
1,800
1 ;900 105
120
3 . 400
3.400 260
21+5
189
228
884
833
8 , 900
8.800 172
164
1.528
1,442
3,500 5,200
700
9 . 400
3,600
50
4,700
60
1.100 115
9 4oo
60
175
June 8
312
81
568
7 , 900
8,200
80
3,100
3,000
65
1,300
1,300
78
6.000
5.000
45
18.300 17,500
66
85
632
697
55
202
165
70
101
91
40
270
200
66
1. 205
1,153
WATERMELONS Late Spring
Florida California
Group Total
47,500 46,500 145
140
6 ,888
6,510
3 ,900
4 300 200
185
780
796
51.400 50.800 149
144
7, 668
7 ,306
Early Summer North Carolina South Carolina
8 , 200
8,200
62
22,000 22,200
70
508 1,540
Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas
33,000 33,000
85
14,000 14,000
87
9,500 11,000
70
6,800
7 , 000
80
3,600
3,500
80
12,500 12,500
70
75,000 60,000
80
2,805 1,218
665 544 288 875 6,000
June 8
Arizona California
4,300
3,900 160
9 .200 10 ,100 190
688 l 748
--~G~r~ou~u. ~~T~o~t~a~l________~l~98.lo~o~~l~8~5~~4~oo~--~8~5____________~1~6~~8~7~9_____________
l_/ Fresh market and processing .
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician
ISSUED BY: The Georgia Crop Rep orting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpk in Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Departme nt of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to UnitEd States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un it ed States Deportment o f Agr iculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC~
ATHENS, GEORGIA
B R OILE R TYPE
LIBRARIES
Placement of broile r chic1. s in Georgia during t e wee
was
8, 728, 000--4 percent 1e s s than the previous week and 1 5 p e rce nt l ess t han the com-
parable week last ye ar, a ccording to the Georgia Crop Reporting 3 ervice.
An estimated 11, 484, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
slightly less than the previous week and 12 percent less than the c omparable week
a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States tot aled 60, 4 58, 000--1
percent less than the previous week and 5 percent less than t he compa rable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 75,916, 000-- slightly l e ss than the
previous week and 7 p e rcent l es s than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI C K PLA CE MENTS
Eggs Set l_/
I 1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Chicks P l ace d for Broil e r s in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
Thousands
T ho us ands
Mar . 6 Mar . 13 Mar. 20 Mar . 27 Apr. 3 Apr . 10 Apr . 17 Apr. 24 May 1 May 8
13, 114 13,005
13' 241 13,420 13, 254 13,300 13,254 13,026 13, 192 13, 043
I 11,452
87
11, 632
89
11,661
88
11,870
88
11,440 11,587
86
87 I
11,381
86
11,558
89
11,514
87
11, 484
88
9,453 9,5 85 9, 84 7 10, 193 9,7 6 6 10, 056 9,921 10,039 10, 231 10, 29-1
8, 299 8,633 8, 655
9, 069 9,0 39 9,0 94 9, 19 2 9, 123 9, 083 8,72 8
88 90 88
89 93 90 93 -
91 89 85
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the we ek ended Ma y 8 was 1, 209, 000--12 percent more than the previous week and 25 p 8 rcent m ore than the
comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 60 2, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent more t han the previous week and 14 percent more than the comparable week last yea r .
In the five states that accounted for abo ut 29 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended May 8 were down 4 percent and settings were down 15 percent from a year a go .
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set (Week Ended) o/o of Chicks Hatc h ed {W e ek E nded) r~ of
Apr . 24
May 1
May 8
year
Apr .
ago 2/ 24
May 1
May 8
!year ago 2/
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss . Total
1971 Total 1970* o/o of last year
Thousands
1,597 1, 527 1, 602 114
755
730
535
72
1,279 1, 750 1, 451
78
214
93
115
37
328
318
315
78
4, 173 4,418 4,018
85
4, 877 4 , 4 96 4,729
86
98
85
T ho u s a n ds
1, 209 1,075 1,209 125
530
500
530
87
1,336 1,336 1, 252
88
191
261
200
73
300
284
275
85
3, 566 3, 4 56 3,466
96
3,914 3,77 6 3, 594
91
92
96
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry s uppl y flocks.
2/ Curr~nt week as percent of same week last year.
Re vi s e d.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CI-llCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1971 Page 2
STATE
EGGS SET
_ _______ __ __w eek~l'!~~L __
Apr.
24
May
1
May
8
CHIC ~S PLACED
1 o/o of
__ __ _W~ek Endeq _ ---
I
--- ---'
year ; Apr.
May
May
ago 1/ ! 24
1
8
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Thousands
Thousands
~
..e...l.l
l, 873
1, 982
2,096 99
1, 557
1, 466
1, 565
94
186
120
196 93
113
99
113
69
r:r; ..+..uU......)'..
1, 841
1, 839
1, 861 104
1, 339
1, 305
1, 279 ' 110
fil~
472
506
485 84
238
216
278
79
Zen
438
438
442 93
2,910
2,875
2,992 88
5, 339
5,336
5,056 91
500
608
589
104
2,803
2, 7 56
2, 576
92
3, 813
3,804
3, 870
91
0,......
;~:-;:e:: l':l":l'
.....+...'
1, 872 34
7,824 618
2,026 34
7,942 578
1, 867 89 16 40
7,819 88
589 90
1, 538
1, 451
1, 474
106
341
431
385
104
6, 17 5
6, 230
6, 055
91
528
555
519
85
.~ ~tl..'u.~".O'. ~
GEORGIA
11,558 11,514 11, 484 88
9, 123
9,083
3, 728
85
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 474
l, 443
l, 455 92
l, 012
l, 0 ll
l, 026
108
782
807
750 88
l, 080
l, 093
1, 020
87
10, 539 10,733 10,670 103
8, 071
8,297
8, 350
110
5, 709
5, 891
6,023 95
5,383
5,398
5, 203
93
~3.022 13, 187 13, 181 101
10,007
9,742
9, 572
95
1,026
1,023
1,009 81
1,375
1,547
1, 595
163
4,731
4,810
4,760 88
3, 823
3,627
3,683
87
396
430
424 74
329
255
349
67
353
291
364 69
299
281
289
56
2,485
2,492
2,377 95
1,857
l, 915
1,940
98
75,482 76,297 75,916 93 61, 304 61, 170 60, 4 58
95
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
81,839 80, 821 81,307
64,609 63,944 63,926
o/o of Last Year :
92
94
93
95
96
95
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
PEACH REPORT MAY l, 1971
May 12> 1971
GEORGIA PEACH CROP 155 MILLION POUNDS
Reports from peach growers throughout the State as of May l indicate a 1971 peach crop of 155 million pounds - 3 percent less than last year's crop of 160 million pour.ds. Condition and prospects reported to the Georgi a Crop Reporting Service varied widely. More cold damage has been found t han ant icipated earlier and many produc ers are expect i ng a heavy May drop. Average bloom da tes were 10 days to bro weeks later than last year for many varieties. Harve st is expected to be 10 days to 2 weeks later than usual.
The peach estimate relates to total production and i ncludes inspect ed and non-inspected shipments ~ quantities used on farms where produced, local sales , and quantities used for processing . For comparative purposes, production and utilization of peaches in Georgia for several years are included in the table below.
GEORGIA PEACHES
Production
:Unre-
Recorded Rail and
Not :corded
'.!.'Illck Shi;r;men:t5
Year
Total
:utilized :sales & =Free- : :Cquiv. 1, 000 Percent of
1.1
:farm use =eseed :Cars '?}
bushels: Total Prod.
Hi l .
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
lbs.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
N'.llllber
1964
69.8 1,400
0
326
124 1,728
950
68
1965
222.6 4,500 1,410
853 1 , 182 1,915 1 , 055
23
1966
188.5 3,800
290 1,209
748 2,824 1 ,5 53
41
1967
148.8 3,000
74
790
452 2,807 1, 684
56
1968
234.5 4,885 1/ 350 1,302 1,367 3 , 468 2 , 081
41
1969
175.2 3,650
1,115 1,058 2,364 1 , 477
40
1970
160.0 3,333
1,097
673 2,316 1,563
47
1971
155.0 3 229
1/ Not utilized on account of economi ~ conditions.
""i.l Local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in Geor gi a and adjoining
states and quantities used on farms where produced.
)_/ Beginning in 1969, total production includes only quantitie s utili zed.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician in Char ge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statist ician
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street , Athens, Ga., in cooperation with the Geor gia Department of Agriculture.
SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY l, 1971 - UNI TED STATES
Production in the 9 southern States is forecast at 565.4 million pounds , 8 percent below l a st year and 23 percent less than 1969. Spring freezes reduced the 1971 crop potential in all States except Arkansas and Louisi ana , where growers expect a bigger harvest than last season.
In South Carolina, cold damage in March was apparent by the end of April. Thinning began about mid-month in the Ridge area and w-as underway irl all areas by the end of April. Bloom extended over a longer period than usual. In North Carolina the crop is generally 5 to 10 days behind schedule . Free ze dama ge has been light.
Georgia's peach crop is generally 10 days to 2 weeks later than normal. Cold March weather severely damaged many orchards. Hail and wind t he last week of April caused additional harm. Very little harvest is expected before June l. In Alabama, picking of the earliest maturing varieties s hould begin about mid-May.
In Mississippi, there -v:as no freeze damage. Frost damage was light in Arkansas and a larger crop than last year is forecast. In Louisiana, picking of earliest varieties should start about May 25. March freezes and dry weather have hurt Oklahoma peach prospects. Freezing temperatures in early April in the northern portion of Texas cut peach prospects in that area and the prolonged drought has reduced prospects over the entire State.
State
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas
9 States
PEACHES
Production
Million Pounds
Indicated
1969
1970
1971
48 Pound E~uivalents
Indicated
1969
1970
1971
1,000 units
56.0 338.0 175.2
50.0 17.5 42.0
7.5 12.0 32.3
42.0
270.0 160.0
40.0 16.0 4o.o
6.5 9.0 33.0
36.0 250.0 155.0
35.0 15.0 42.0
7.0 8.4 17.0
1,167 7,042 3,650 1,042
365 875 156 250 673
875 5,625 3,333
833 333 833 135 188 688
750 5,208 3,229
729 313 875 146
175 354
730.5
616.5
565.4 15,220 12,843
11,779
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TMAY 1 3 1971 LIBRARIES
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1, 1971
May 12, 1971
At the beginning of May, planting progress was about one week to 10 days behind normal. Spring planting was thrown off schedule early in April by wet soils and cool temperatures. Temperatures remained below normal for much of the month but dry, windy conditions dried soils almost too much about the third weekparticularly in South Georgia. Heavy rains during the last week relieved the moisture situation.
By May 1, cotton was about 60 percent planted with only 34 percent of the crop up-to-a-stand. Corn planting was four-fifths complete with no evidence of corn
blight found in early fields checked by the Cooperative Extension Service. Peanut seeding was only 68 percent complete-well behind normal. Less than 5 percent of soybeans had been planted.
Georgia's 1971 peach crop is forecast at 155 million pounds-down 3 percent from last year's 160 million pounds. The crop is one to two weeks later than usual and more cold weather damage is being found than was reported earlier.
The State's wheat crop is expected to total 7,070,000 bushels, or 96 percent more than 3,600,000 bushels produced last year. Georgia farmers planted twice as many acres last fall. A yield of 35 bushels is forecast this year-one bushel below last year's record high yield.
State
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Lcuisiana Oklahoma Texas
9 States
PEACH PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES, 1969 - 1971
1969
Production
. Million Pounds Indicated
48 Pound Equivalent Indicated
1970
1971 ;1969
1970
1971
1,000 units
56.0 338.0 175.2
50.0 17.5 42.0
7.5 12.0 32.3
730.5
42.0 270.0 160.0 40.0 16.0
40.0
6.5 9.0 33.0
616.5
36.0 250.0 155.0
35.0 15.0 42.0
7-0 8.4 17.0
565.4
1,167 7,042 3,650 1,042
365 875 156 250 673
15,220
875 5,625 3,333
833 333 833 135 188 688
12,843
750 5,208 3,229
729 313 875 146
175 354
11,779
(Please turn page for U. S. information)
UNITED STATES CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF MAY 1 ~ 1 971
Prospective _production of winter wheat is expected to be 9 percent
below last year and 11 percent less than in 1969. FieldvTOrk vras making excellent headway in the Corn Belt on May 1. The 1971 corn crop 1-ras being planted in r ecord time in many States. April was extremely dry in t he Corn Belt and rain will be needed in May to get the crop off to a good start. By May 1, soybean planting was undervray. Land preparation and planting were delayed during April in most Atlantic, Southern and Western States ~ ~ut progress vlas near normal. Moisture on ~1ay 1 was genere.lly short, except in the northern Rocki es , norther~ Great Plains~ and Southeast.
Peach prospects in the 9 Southern States were 8 percent below last year.
The record high 1970-71 orange crop was expected to be 5 percent greater than output last season. Hay stocks _on farms were 8 percent below a year earlier. Pasture condition on May 1, at 74 percent of normal, was the lowest reported f or the date since 1956. Growth of hay was slowed by dry, cool weather. Indicated production of both potatoes and spring vegetables for fresh market vras less than last year.
FRASIER T. GALLOivAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North LUI:lpkin Street , Athens,
Georgia in cooperation ~vit h the Georgia,, D.e' partment of Agric ulture.
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LIBRARIES
At hens, Georgia
Apri 1 1971 Rel eased 5/13/71
APRIL PRODUCTION UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEA R
Milk production on Georgia farms during April totaled 105 mill ion pounds--the same as 1970--according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. However, there was a 5 percent dec! ine from the 110 mill ion pounds the previous month.
Production per cow in herd averaged 715 pounds -- 10 pounds less than the previous year and 35 pounds below last month.
The estinated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during April was $6.80 per hundredweight--S cents below last month , but 5 cents above April 1970.
MILK PRODUCTICN AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Item and Unit
.______G~e~o~r~g~i~a~------------~----~U~n~i~t~e~d~S~t~a~te~s~----------
:Apr.
Mar.
Apr.
:Apr.
Mar.
Apr
. 1970
1971
1971
: 1970
1971
1971
Milk production,
mi 11 ion 1bs.
Production per cow
1bs. l l
Number mi 1k cows
thousand head
105
110
105 :10,328 10,209 10,432
725
750
715
824
822
841
145
147
147
12,432 12,411
Prices Received-$ 2/
All wholesale milk,
cwt.
6.75
6.85
Fluid milk, cwt.
6. 75 ]/ 6.85
Manufactured milk, cwt.:
Mi 1k cows, head
:250.00 310.00
6. 80 4I: 5. 53
5.83
6.80 ~/: 5.90 l l 6.20
4. 59
4.86
300.00 :327.00 350.00
5.74 4/
6.09 4/
4.83 ~/ 355.00
Prices Paid-$ 2/
Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14% protein 16% protein 18% protein L.O% protein
72.00 78.00 80,00
85.00
79.00 84.00 87.00 89.00
78.00 84.00 88.00 89.00
69.00 73.00 76.0C 80.00
72.00 80.00 83.00 87.00
73.00 80.00 83.00 88.00
Hav. ton
36.00
38.50
37.50
33.00
35.50
35.70
ll Monthly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
average for month. 3/ Revised. ~I Pre 1imi nary.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statis t ician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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APRIL MILK PRODUCTION
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION PERCENT ABOVE LAST YEAR
United States milk production in April is estimated at 10,432 million pounds, percent more th~n a year ago. Daily average output increased 6 percent from March, the same gpin as a year earlier. April milk production provided 1.68 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, the same as a year ago, and up
seasonally from the 1.59 pounds for March 1971.
April milk production equaled or exceeded last year in t he No r t h Atlantic State s except fo r New Yo rk, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Ma s sa c husetts. For the South Atlantic region, production was up in 4 States, the same in North Carol ina and Georgia, and down in Delaware and v/est Virginia. In the Ea s t No rth Central States, output was above a yea r earlier in Wisconsin and Oh io, unchan ged in Indiana, and lower in Illino i s and Michigan. All West Nor th Ce nt ral States, except Minnesota, South Dakota, and Kansas, showed declines. In mos t South Central and Western States production was higher. Only Mississippi, Wyoming, Nevada, and Oregon had small e r outputs; p rod uction was unchanged in Okl ahoma a nd Montana.
PRODUCTION PER COW UP 2 PE RCENT. MILK COWS DOWN 1 PERCENT
April milk production per cow was 841 pounds, 2 perce nt mo re t han April 1970, t he same gain as in March. April rate per cow was at record high levels in 36 States and equaled previous peaks in 3 States. Output pe r cow was highest in Arizona, wi th 1,030 pounds, followed by California, 1,020 pounds; Minnesota, 975 pounds; Washington, 950 pounds and New Jersey, 940 pounds.
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO 5 PERCENT BELOWA YEAR EARLIER
The April milk-feed price ratio was 1.63, 5 percent less than April last year, and lowest for the month since 1968 when it was 1.60. The estimated value of concentrate ration was 30 cents per hundredweight above a year earlier, more than offsetting a 21 cent increase in the milk price. April ratio was down 1 percent from March, the same as the decline between these two months last year.
Month
MILK COI,</S AND MILK PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES
Milk per cow 1/
1969
1970
1971
Pounds
Milk production 1/
1969
1970
1971
Mi 11 ion Pounds
% Change from 1970
January February tvlarch Apri 1
734
752
768
9,415
9,448 9,547
f 1.0
690
708
725
8,831
8,896 9,010
f I. 3
785
807
822
10,025 10' 126 10 , 209
f 0.8
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10,432
f 1 .o
Jan.-Apri 1 Total
tvl ay
871
887
June
845
863
July
801
818
August
764
782
September
725
743
October
723
744
Nove mb e r
690
710
December
734
751
Annual
9 ' 166
9,388
l l Excludes milk sucked by calves.
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38,527 38,798 39,198
11,073 10,728 10,149 9,673 9' 158 9,114 8,687 9.236
116,345
11 '109 10,792 10,226 9 ,767 9,273 9,280 8,842 9.34g
117,436
f 1.0
s;r;;,
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GEORGIA CR OP REPOR
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Athens , Geor ra MAY 18 19
Week Ending May 17, 1971
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CROP DEVELOPMENT SLOW
Athens, Ga., May 17--Added difficulties in the f orm of e xcess i ve soi l mo is t u re and . hail beset Georgia farmers dur i ng the past week, according to t he Georg i a Crop Reporting Service. Cool temperatures caused poor germination, seedling d i seases and slow growth. Poor stands resulted and more t han usual replanting is necessary.
Cou nt y Agents reported the planting of the cotton crop was 87 pe rcen t completed and that 57 pe rcen t was up to a s ta nd . Germination and developmen t was hi nde red by cool tempera t u res which also weakened t he small plants and made t hem more s usceptible to seedl i ng disea se s. Consequently, much of the acreage has been replan t ed , some f or the second time .
Co r n seed ing was 93 percent completed. Condition is bel ow normal due t o poor stands an d slow growth. There are no reports of blight to date.
Th e condition of the peanut crop is not as good as usual even thoug h completion of plant ing at 94 percent is almost normal. Some replanting of the crop has been nece ssary.
The condition of the tobacco crop was judged as fair to good, no t as favorable as last year, but somewhat better than last week and about normal.
The cool temperatures that hindered development of spring plante d crops have been beneficial to small qrains and prospects are even better t han last year's good crop.
Cattle and pasture were rated in good condition, better in fact, than in recent years for the state as a whole.
The condition of the peach crop declined as some orchards vvere damaged by wind and hail. Condition is now judged to be mostly fair.
Market managers reported that truck crops were also suffering from unfavorable weather. Cabba ge, snap beans, and squash are available on southern markets.
\lEATHER SUMt1ARY- ~toderate to heavy rainfall occurred in most sections of Georgia during the week ending Friday, May 14. Only in the lower coastal area were amounts less than one-half inch. Totals were more than an inch in most other pla ces and several observers in the southwest measured over 3 inches during the week. Measurable ra i n
occurred on 2 to 5 days but most places had their largest amounts on Wednesday and
Thurs day. Hail and high winds were reported at several places on Wednesday. General rains returned to the State early Saturday morning and by Saturday night most areas had received from l to 2 inches. Amounts were generally lighter in the extreme southwest
and northwest.
Temperatures were unseasonable mild throughout the week. Hi ghs were in t he 70 1 s and low 8os on most days. Daytime tempera tures- were unusually cool on Saturda y , May 15, under cloudy, rainy skies. Highs remained in the low 60's in north Georgia and reached t he 70's in only the extreme south. Minimum temperatures ranged from t he h i gh 30's to t he mid 60 1 s during the week. Most observers reported their lowest temperatures on Friday morning when several places in the northwest had readings under 40. Cool, dry air returne d to the State on Sunday and minimums were in the 40's in the mountains and the 50 1 s most other areas Mcnday morning, May 17. Averages for the wee k ranged from 1 below normal at Savannah to 5 below normal at Athens.
The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday calls for partly cloudy and warm wea ther on Wednesday. Thursday will be cloudy and cont i nued warm wit h scattered showers, f o llowed by clearing and a bit cooler on Friday. Lows are expe c te d to be i n the 50's an d highs will range from 73 to 83.
The Sta t istical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the Nat ional LJeather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens~ Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending May 14, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for t he week ending May 14, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 90 at l:!arrenton on the 8th.
Lowest: 36 at Tallapoosa on the 14th.
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Ma y 19, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended Ma y 15 was 9, 036,000--4 percent more than the previous week but 10 p ercent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop .t~e porting Servi ce.
An estimated ll, 774, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-3 percent more than the previous week and 9 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States tota led 60, 838, 000--l percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less tha n the comparable week last yea r. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 76, 302, 000--l percent more than the previous week but 6 percent less than a year ago.
We ek Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set.})
Chicks Pla ced for Broile rs in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
197 0
1971
o/o of year ago
Thousands
Thous ands
Mar. 13 Mar. 20 Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 24 May 1 May 8 May 15
13,005
11,632
89
13,241
11,661
88
13,420
11, 870
88
13, 254
11,440
86
13,300
11, 587
87
13, 254
11,381
86
13,026
11,558
89
13, 192
11, 514
87
13,043
11, 484
88
12,992
11,774
91
9, 585
8, 633
90
9,84 7
8,655
88
10, 193
9,069
89
9,766
9,039
93
10, 0 56
9,094
90
9,921
9, 192
93
10,039
9, 123
91
10, 23 1
9,0 83
89
10, 291
8,728
85
9,997
9,036
90
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 15 was l, 250,000--3 percent more than the previous week and 35 per cent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 525, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent l ess than the previous week but 19 percent more than the comparable week last year .
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended May 15 were down 7 percent and settings were down 12 percent from a year ago .
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
State
Eggs Set
May
May
l
8
May 15
I o/o of
year
Chicks Hatched
May
Ma y
Ma y
ago 2/
l
8
15
o/u of
yea r ago 2/
Thousands
Thousands
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
1, 527 1,602 1, 525 119
730
535
375
54
1, 750 l, 451 l, 444
77
93
115
449 106
318
315
304
86
1, 07 5 l, 209 1, 250 135
500
530
595
97
1,336 l, 252 1,020
68
261
200
315 132
284
275
274
64
Total 1971 Total
4,418 4,018 4,097
88
3,456 3,466 3, 454
93
1970*
%of
4,496 4,729 4 ,634
3,776 3, 594 3,721
last year
98
85
88
92
96
93
1/
2/
Includes Current
eggs week
set by hatcheries producing chicks as percent of same w e ek last year.
for .'",,haRtcehveisryeds.upply
flocks.
BROILE R TYPF' ...J E GGS L<J::ET A ND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMER C IAL AREAS BY WEE;KS - 1971 Page 2
STATE
Maine Conne cticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delawa re Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
May
1
'
E GGS SE T
Week Ended
Ma y
8
Ma y
15
Thousands
I
i
o/o of
year
I
CHICKS PLA CED
I
Week E nded
Ma y
Ma y
Ma y
a go 1/ l
8
15
I
Thous a nds
l, 982 120
l, 839 506 438
2, 875 5,336 2,026
34 7,942
578
2,096 19 6
1, 861 48 5 44 2
2,992 5,056 l, 867
16 7, 819
589
I 2,076 98
112 1, 883
236
I
I
51 101 38
481 102
2,980 86
5, 161 93
2,321 106
0 -
7,604 86
597 81
l, 466
99
l, 305
I
216 608
I 2, 7 56 3,804
I l, 4 51 431
I 6,230 555
l, 565 11 3
1, 279 278
589 2,576 3, 870 1, 474
385 6, 055
519
l, 418 113
l , 230 417 52 4
2, 532 3, 950 1, 495
343 5,980
539
I %of
I year
ago 1/
85 95 101 14 8 103 86 99 99 76 88 87
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11, 514 ll, 484 11,774 91
9,083
8, 728
9,036
90
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon
California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 443 807
10,733
1, 455 750
10,670
1, 464 90
1, 0 ll
I 747 96
10, 765 103
1, 093 8,297
~ 026 1, 020 8, 350
1, 017 1, 086 8, 596
89 95 108
5, 891 13, 187
6,023 13, 181
I 5, 846 95
13, 137 100
5,398 9,742
5,203
5, 262
9, 572 :o, 157
93 103
1,023
1, 009
994 79
1, 547
1, 595
1, 077
94
4, 810
4,760
4,799
90
3,627
3, 683
3, 568
84
430
424
449 64
255
349
26 4
48
291
364
384 75
281
289
285
69
2,492 76,297
2,377 75,916
I 2,492 102
76,302 94
1, 915
1, 94 0
1,949
61' 170 60, 458 60, 838
108 95
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
80, 821 81,307 81' 486
63,944 63,926 63,974
o/o of Last Year
94
93
94 I
96
95
95
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
Item
May 20, 1971
April 1971
During Apr.
1<;70 l/ 1971 2/
%of i
last 1j Jan. thru Apr.
year 1970 l/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou,
Pet. Thou.
Thou .
o/o of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/ Total Domestic
4,337 3, 811
3,749 86 3, 160 83
16,025 13, 828
13,640 85 11, 522 83
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type Georgia United States
Egg Type Georgia United States
Chicks Hatched
695 2,499
66 436
631 91 2, 505 100
36 55 502 115
2, 502 10, 562
151 2, 253
2, 353 94 10, 208 97
139 92 2, 4 34 108
Broiler Type
Georgia
46, 584
United States
294,242
Egg Type
Georgia
4,684
United States
6 9,760
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
41,358 280, 579
4, 522 63,837
89
178, 101
95 l, 114, 364
97
18, 109
92
227, 595
155,823 87 1, 059,787 95
16,337 90 203,297 89
Georgia United States Mature Chickens
36,347 32,304 89 240,476 227,943 95
134, 77 5 893,928
128, 548 96 891,426 100
Light Type Georgia United States
Heavy Type Georgia United States
2,431 13, 518
282 2,374
2, 512 103 13,020 96
632 224 2, 618 110
8, 139 47, 4 10
1, 39 5 10, l3 5
10, 459 129 54,274 114
2, 4 88 178 11, 046 109
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on I' Eggs Per
hand during Apr.
100 Layers
I Total Eggs Produced during Apr.
1n o
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
Thousands
Number
Millions
Georgia Hatching Other
4, 915
4, 142 1, 722 1, 701
85
71
19,969
21,011 1,842 1,863
368
391
Total SouthAt1antic 5/ UnitedStates
24, 884 67,951 320,018
25, 153 66,942 322,358
1, 821 1,826 1,856
1, 836 1,870 1,876
453 1,241 5,938
462 1,252 6,047
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
Percent with Molt Completed
Apr.
May
Apr.
May
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
Ga.
4 .0
3.5
3.5
4.0
11.0
8.5
12.0
8.5
17States
3.4
2.8
3.4
3.4
10.4 9.7
10,8 9. 4
U.S. Egg Type eggs in incubator May 1, 1971 as percent of May l, 1970. 89
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.,
Fla., Va., Ga.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical H.eporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 3060 l
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDE.r\ FEDERA L IN.SPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 a nd 1971
Numbe r Inspected
Indicated P e rcent Condemned
During Ma r.
Jan~ thru Ma r.
During lvi:c.. r.
J a n. thru Mar.
1970 Thou.
1971 Thou.
1970 Thou.
1971
1970
Thou. Pet.
1971 P et.
1970 Pet.
1971 Pet.
Ma ine
6, 24 5
6,225 18,290 17,736 4.Z
3. 3
3.9
3. 4
Pa.
6,762
7, 582 19,933 20, 928 5. 5
5. 6
5. 2
5. 5
Mo.
4 ,750
5, 562 13,781 15, 233 4.8
4. 4
5.2
4.5
D e l.
7,985
8,773 23,Z80 23,676 4. 4
4. 8
4. 6
5. 0
Md.
14 ,460 12, 566 42,991 36,805 4. 4
5. 2
4 .6
5. 3
Va .
8,305
9,070 22, 653 21, 701 4. 4
3. 4
N. c.
24 ,227 24 ,896 71,703 67,812 4.2
3.2
5. 0
3. 4
4 .2
3.3
Ga .
33,934 34,424 98,671 95,616 6. 1
5. 6
6.0
6.0
T e nn.
5, 802
5,292 16, 532 14, 560 3.5
4. 2
3. 5
4. 1
Ala .
24,472 29,738 70,318 81, 158 5.4
7.0
5. 2
7.0
Miss .
16, 768 19,940 48,037 55, 291 2.4
3.7
2. 6
4.0
A rk.
32,823 31,836 94,364 90,063 3. 5
3. 4
3.7
3.6
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3. 8
3.9
3.6
u. s. 1224 , 624
651, 333
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4 .3
4. 5
4. 4
4 .7
238,437
659,668
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND P RICES P AID
Items
Apr. 15 1970
Cents
Georgia Mar. 15
1971 Cents
Apr. 15 1971
Cents
United 3t a tes
Apr. 15 Mar. 15
1970
1971
Cents
Cents
Price s R eceived:
Chickens, lb.' excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers {lb.) All Eggs, (dozens) T a ble (dozens) Ha tching (dozens)
9.0 12. 5
39.9 35. 3 62.0
7.5 13.0 34.5 31.4 54.0
7.0 12. 5 35. 0 32.0 54.0
9.7 13.7 34 .7
7.9 13. 7
31.6
Apr. 15 1971
Cents
7.9 13. 6 31.9
Prices P a id: (per ton) Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Bruiler Grower Layer Fee d
99.00 83.00
98.00 87.00
104.00 88.00
93.00 83.00
100.00 88.00
100.00 88.00
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the Na t ional Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husba ndry Research Division of the Agricultural Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Sta tisticia l Reporting Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors a nd the poultry farmers that report to these agencies.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 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
Un ited State s Deportm ent o f Agr iculture
ATHENS, GEORGIA
M/\Y z6 1971
GE 0 R G I A C R0 Pu~~Ei RT I N S E R V I C E
. . . .ffi~@[!~ill't? Ma y 26, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 22 was 9, 303, 000--3 percent more than the previous week but 9 perc ent l ess than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e .
An estimated 11, 968, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries --2 percent more than the previous week but 8 percent le s s than the comparable week a year earlier. -
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States t otale d 61, 663, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 77, 108, 000--1 perc ent more than the previous week but 6 percent less than a year ago .
Week Ended
Mar . 20 Mar . 27 Apr. 3 Apr . 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS
Eggs Set l_/
1970
1971
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
Chicks P l aced for Broile rs in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
13, 241 13,420 13,254 13,300 13, 254 13,026 13, 192 13, 043 12,992 12,982
11, 661 11, 870 11,440
11' 587 11, 381 11, 558 11, 514
11' 484 11,774 11, 968
88
88
86
87 ~ 86
89
87
88
91
92
I
9, 847 10, 193 9,766 10, 056 9,921 10,039 10, 231 10, 294 9,997 10, 215
8,655 9,069 9, 039 9,094 9, 192 9, 123 9,083 8,728 9,036 9,303
88 89 93 90 93 91 89 85
90 I 91
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 22 was 1, 191,000--5 percent less than thP. previous week but 23 percent more than the comparable WP-ek last year. An estimated 1, 270, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 17 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year. .
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended Ma y 22 were up 9 percent but settings were down 3 percent from a year ago.
State
. EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
M:a-y
E 'ggs Set May
May
o/o of
year
Chicks Hatched
May
Ma y
Ma y
8
15
zz
ago 2/ 8
15
22
o/o of
year ago 2/
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
Thousands
,.
1, 602 ' 535
1,, 525 . .375
1,270 ' 490
103 81
1, 451 1, 444 1, 612 90
115
-~ -
449
391 123
315 '
.304
366 113
Thousands
1, 209 1, 250 1, 191 123
530
595
575 111
1, 252 1, 020 1, 4 21 103
zoo
315
336 120
275
274
254 82
Total
1971
Total 1970* .
%of
last year
4,018 4,729
85
4,097 4,634
88
4, 129 4,275
97
3,466 3, 594
I 96
3, 454 3, 721
93
3,777
3, 4 52 I
I 109
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revise d.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
- -- --W-eek E nded
May
May
8
15
-
May
22
I , o/o of
I year
--- - -- -W-e e-k-E-nd- e-d - - - - - - - % of
May
May
May
year
ago 1/ . 8
15
22
ago 1/
.
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v
Maine Connecticut Penns ylvania Indiana
Thousa nds
2,0 96 196
1, 861 4 85
2,076 112
1, 883 41 7*
2, 177 101
224 96 1, 871 92
546 96
Thousa nds
1, 56 5 113
1, 279 278
1, 4 18 113
1, 230 236*
1, 482 86
1, 277 279
100
I I
49 104
79
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Missouri Delaware
442 2, 992
481 2,9 80
445 3, 031
I 93
589
87
2, 576
524 2, 532
585 2, 508
98 85
!;:
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Maryland
5,056
5, 161
5, 090 91
3, 870
3, 950
3, 993
100
Virginia
1, 867
2, 321
2, 126 102
1, 474
1, 495
1, 541
124
West Virginia
16
0
0
-
385
343
355
76
North Carolina
7,819
7,604
7,879
89
6,055 5, 980 6, 154
91
South Carolina
589
597
587 81
519
539
497
86
G EORGIA
11, 484 11,774 11,968 92
8, 728
9,036
9,303
91
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 455
1, 464
1, 495 94
750
747
738 95
10,670 10,765 10,634 100
6,023
5,846
6,020 97
13, 181 13, 137 13, 105 100
1,009
994
1, 018 80
4, 760
4,799
4, 886 92
424
449
391 65
364
3 84
404 93
2, 377
2,492
2,473 93
1, 026
1, 017
973
97
1, 020
1, 086
1, 040
107
8,350
8, 596
8, 554
107
5,203
5, 262
5, 327
95
9, 57 2 10, 157 10,418
114
1, 595
1,077
1, 044
72
3,683
3, 568
3,702
87
349
264
310
59
289
285
284
77
1,940
1, 949
1, 9 51
102
7 5, 916 76,483* 77, 108 94 l6o, 458 60,657* 61, 663
97
I
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
81,307 81, 486 81,860
63,926 63,974 63,364
%of Last Year
93
94
94
95
95
97
.
* 1I Current week as percent of same w ee k last year. Revised.
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UNIVEftSITY OF GEORGIA
Week Ending May 29, 1971 CROPS SHOW SOME IMPROVEME NT
JUN ~ 1971
LIBRARIES
leased 3 p.m. Monday
Crops throughout the State, plagued by many adverse conditions earlier, showed some improvement as te~peratures warmed during the week, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Farmers were bu-sy plantin9 and replantin-g cotton, corn and melons mostly in central and north~rn areas while soybeans and sorghums were being seeded s t atewide. Insect and disease control, fertilizing and cultivating were general f or grow i ng crops . Harves t of small grains, hays , vegetables and peaches increased.
County Agents reported cotton cond i tion as mostly fair. Cool t empe ra t ures earlier have co nt r i buted to seedling disease and retarded plant growth. Addi ti onal plantings were made in Central and Nort h Georgia while older plantings in the sou t h are reaching the squaring stage.
Corn showed some improvement with warmer weather. Cultivating and sidedressing were active with additional fields receiving a final plowing. Southern corn leaf blight was fo und in a check plot ofT Cytoplasm corn at the Tifton Experiment Sta t ion. No bl i ght has been reported in farmer's fields, according to Extension personnel.
Condition of tobacco was reported as mostly fair. Temperatures have been too cool for plant development. Many plantings are 11 buttoning out11 prematurely. First harvest for this season was reported during the week.
Peanut condition was rated as mostly good--but still the lowest reported at this date since 1966. Insect and disease control measures were underway last week.
Combining of small grains increased and good yields are being harvested. Haymaking was general under very favorable conditions.
Peach harvest was active in Brooks County and a few early peaches were picked in the Central Georgia area.
State Market Managers reported much variation in condition of vegetable and melon crops. Although some quality improvement was noted during the week, the cool night-time temperatures and adverse weather earlier have hindered best development. Snap beans, squash and cabbage continued to move in volume from South Georgia. A 1 ight harvest of cucumbers has started with tomato harvest expected to begin during the second week of June. \!Jatermelons and cantaloups made favorable growth and older plantings are setting melons. Showers would be helpful in many areas.
WEATHER SUMMARY- Very 1 ittle rainfall was reported over most of Georgia during the week ending Friday, May 28. Scattered I ight rain occurred on Tuesday and again Friday but amounts for both periods were generally less than one-fourth inch. Several observers measured no rain at all during the week. There were exceptions in the southwest , where as much as an inch fell at a few places, and along the coast, where heavy rains occurred on Tuesday aftern~n. A cloudburst dropped 3.20 inches of rain in downtown Savannah
while the Airport, a _few miles away, had Or:-llY . U -of an inch. Also on Tuesday afternoon,
2.92 inches fell a~ the Brunswick Airport on Saint Simons Island. Most north and central areas have had very 1ittle rain since mid-May and were becoming quite dry by the end of the week. Only scattered 1 ight showers occurred during the weekend.
Temperatures continued on the mild side for the fifth straight week. Highs were mostly in the 80 1 s with a few low 90's in the south. Temperatures remained in the 70's on most days in extreme northern sections. Ea_rly morning temperatures were in the 50's and 60's, except in the mountains where readings were in the 40's on several days. Temperatures were unusually cool during the weekend with numerous places reporting new record lows for the date on Sunday, May 30. Readings were in the low 40's in the mountains and the low 50's over the remainder of the State. Averages for the week ending Monday, May 31, were 3 to 6 degrees below normal.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department J f Agriculture ; and the National l:leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Prec ip itation For The Week Endin g i.lay 28 , 19 71
GEORGIA
Temp e r a tur e extremes fo r t he lve e k ending f,Jay 28 , 1971 . (P r ovisi ona l )
Hi ghest: 94 at Hartwe ll on the 27 t h an d Qui t man on the 28 th.
Lowest: 37 a t Blairs vi ll e on the 22n d .
IliAD'(
. 63
TIIOM"'
* For period r.:ay 29-31, 1971 . T Le ss t h an .0 05 inch.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
:y
June 1971
GEORGIA SOYBEANS
County Estimates - Acrea_ge. Yield z and Production - 1970 Preliminary District
s
and County
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre
Production
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT 1 Bartow Floyd Gordon Murray Polk Walker Whitfield Other Counties
1,700 3,100 4,200 4,600 1 , 000
200 2,900
300
23.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 24.0 18.0
39,100
65,100
100, 800 96 , 600
t
24 , 000
4,200
69, 600
5,400
TOTAL
18,000
22.5
404,800
DISTRICT 2 Barrow Clarke Fannin Gwinnett Jackson Oconee Union Walton Other Counties
TOTAL
300 400 200 2,400 900 3,600 300 5,900 1,000
15,000
25.0 25.0 20.5 21.0 27.0 22.5 22.0 22.0 22.0
22.4
7,500
10,000 4,100
i
50,400
24,300
81,000
I'
6 ,600
129,800
22,000
335,700
:E
DISTRICT l
Elbert Franklin Hart Madison Oglethorpe Wilkes Other Counties
5,800 1,700 5,300 6,500 2,900
400 400
20.5 23.0 24.0 20.5
25.5 24.0 20.0
118,900 39,100
127,200 133,250
73,950 9,600 8,000
TOTAL
23,000
22.2
510,000
'
June 1971
GEORGIA SOYBEANS
County Estimates - Acreage, Yield, and Production - 1970 Preliminary
District
and County
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre
Production
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT 4 Fayette Harris Henry Lamar Macon Marion Merhrether Pike Schley Spalding Taylor Other Counties
~00
600 1,900
300 13,800
4oo 400 4,200 2,500 2,000 4,600 1,000
22.0 22.0 25.0 17.0 24.0 20.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 18.0 23.0 20.0
6,600 13,200 47,500
5,100 331,200
8,000 9,200 88,200 50,000 36,000 105,800 20,000
TOTAL
32,000
22.5
720,800
DISTRICT .2.
Baldwin
Bibb
Bleckley
Butts
Crawford
Dodge
Houston
Johnson
Laurens
Montgomery
Morgan
Newton
Peach
Pulaski
Treutlen
Twiggs
Ur.
1-lashington Wheeler
Wilkinson
Other Counties
600
900 4,500
700
6~900
2,000
29,800 2,400
10,900 4,500 400 300
13,200
Boo
1,500 3,000 12,000 1,400 1,200 1,000
18.0 19.0 24.0 22.0 19.0 22.0 20.0 20.5 25.0 21.0 20.0
19.5 25.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 21.0 27.0 20.0 20.0
10,800
17~100
108,000 15 , 400
131,100 44,000
596 , 000 49,200
272,500 94,500 8,000
5 s8 50 330,000
16,800
31,500 60,000 252,000 37 ,800 24,000 20,000
TOTAL
98,000
21.7
2,124,550
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GEORGIA SOYBEANS
June 1971
County Esttm&tes - Acrea~e 2 Yield 2 and Production - 1970 Preliminary District
and Countv
Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre
Production
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven Warren
39,200 37,800
3 , 500 300
9,200 13,500
1,200
29,900 15,800
1,600 1,800 44,900 6,300
25.0 25.5 23.0 15.0 26.5 21.0 16.0 21.0 20.5 20.0 23.0 24.0 23.0
:'JW
980 , 000
963 , 900
80,500
4,500
243,800
ss
283 , 500
19,200
627 , 900
323,900
32 ,000
41,400
1,077,600
144,900
t-
TOTAL
205,000
23.5
4,823,100
DISTRICT 1
Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster
TOTAL
1,600 4,100
300 3,200 3,700 2,500 2,900 4,200 2,500 3,900
100 1,300 1,700 2,400 16,200 2,400 4,800
200
58,000
24.0 24.0 20.0 20.0 23.0 20.0 20.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 23.5 19.0 20.0 26.0 21.0
21.4
38,400
98,400
6,000
64,000
85,100
50,000
:1
58,000
96,600
55,000
~ve
89,700
2,000
24,700
32,300
56,400
:es
307 ,800
48,000
124,800
4,200
1,241,400
June 1971
GEORGIA SOYBEANS
County Estimates - Acreage., Yield, and Production - 1970 Prelimi nary
District
and County
Harvested Acres
Yield Per Acre
Product ion
Bushels
Bushels
DISTRICT B
Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth
100
Boo
3,COO
2,900 900
2,200
Boo
6,000 1B,500
100
4,700 300 200
1,500
Boo
1,700 1,500 2,900 4,100
17.5 21.0 22.0
25.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 23.0 21.6 23.0 24.0 24.0
23.5 22.0 21.0 24.0 25.0 23.0 21.0
1 , 75 0 l6, Boo 66 , 000 72 ,500 l B,900 48, 400 16, Boo 13B, ooo 3 9 9 , 6 00
2"3 00
112 ,Boo
7,200 4,700 33,000 16,Boo 4o ,Boo 37,500 66 ,700 86,100
TOTAL
DISTRICT .2.
Appling Bacon Bryan Chatham Evans Pierce Tattnall Toombs Wayne Other Counties
53,000
4,600 400
Boo
4oo 3,700
700 B,900 5,700
4oo 400
22.4
20.0 21.0 21.0 24.0 21.0 23.0 21.0 19.0 22.0 21.0
l,lB6, 650
92,000 B,4oo
16,Boo 9, 600
77 , 700 16 ,100 1B6,900 10B,300
B,Boo
8 , 400
TOTAL
Un
26,000
20.5
533,000
S'rATE TOTAL
52B "ooo
22.5
ll,BBo,ooo
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
\-1. A. vJagner Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATH..~N Situation and O utlook (Broiler :.> ) (June 1971)
Output Lower Broiler meat output during the first half of this year m a y total only slightly below the same period of 1970. Output of certified ready-to-cook broiler mea t in F ederally inspected slaughter plants during the first 4 months of 1971 totaled 2. 3 billion pounds, about the same as a year earlier. Broiler chick placements for June and July market supplies are down about 4 percent but marketing weights are running heavier.
The number of broilers marketed in the first 4 months of thi s year was down l e ss than 1 percent and the average liveweight at 3. 67 pounds was about l percent higher. Broiler meat output during April at 599 million pounds was S percent below a yea r ago. Weekly reports indicate that the number of b-roilers slaughte r ed during Ma.y was down about 3 percent from May 1970.
Condeml).ations of young chickens (primarily broilers) in Federally inspected plants have continued to trend upward in 1971. Most condemnations a re post-mortem, with ante-mortem averaging less than half a p er cent of totalliveweight inspe cted. Postmortem condemnations throughApril totaled 132 million po unds (New York dre ssed weight). This was 4. 5 percent of the quantity inspected, compare d with 127 million pounds and 4. 4 percent for the like period of 1970.. T he condemna tions during January April 1971 were equivalent to more than 36 million broiler s . :?oultry t rade source s indicate that the upward trend in condemnations may be rever sed in coming months as use of Marek 1s 'disease vaccine becomes more widespre ad . Use o f t he v a ccine likely will reduce the incidence of Marek1s disease in broiler flocks and l ower the rate of condemnations.
Broiler Prices Well Above Ye::t r Ago Broiler prices picked up sharply during April , a s prod uction l agged, and m oved well above year-earlier levels in late May and early June. broile r m e at output during April in Federally inspected slaughter plants w as down 5 p ercent a nd we ekly reports indicate that output during May continued below May 1970. Broiler. prices gene rally have been above 1970 levels since early April.
Wholesale prices for ready-to-cook b ro il -2: rs in 9 Clo es a ver a g e d 27. 2 cents a
pound during January - May. Prices ranged from the 25 t o 26 cents p e r pound level in
late March and early April to a high of 30 cents for the l ast \.Veek of Ma y. Broile r pri ce s
in early 1971 were depressed by large broiler output and lar ee pork suppli e s.. P or k
slaughter during January- May was about a fifth l arger than in 1970.
Production Costs Steady Costs of most production items have sta bilized in recent months. Prices paid by farmers in May for production items (including interest, t 2..xes, w age r ates , a nd feed) averaged the same as in .r\ pril but 6 pe:..~ce nt ab ove iv1ay 19 70. .t.-'nces for broiler feed slipped $1 in May to $99 a ton but rema ine d $ 5 a ton abo ve ivla y 1970.
Higher broiler prices and slightly lower fe e d price s ii1. Ma y caus e d th e broiler feed price ratio to turn up from the low level of a month earl ier . T he ratio was 2. 9 in May, up from 2. 7 in April, and the same as for May 1970.
BROILE R OUTLOOK Second Half Production Lower Broiler productionwill be se_a.sonal~y high in the s ~mme r a nd e ar l y fa ll and may
move above 1970 levels in the closing mqntb.s of the ye a r, but s econd h a lf output likely will average slightly below 1970. Production declined more t ha n usua l during t he s e cond half of 1970. Although production will also decli~e this fa ll it like ly w i ll not decline as sharply. Broiler chick placements in 22 important broiler producin,g St a te s , for marketing in July and early Augus~, are down around 5 perc e nt.. Howeve r, the m a rgin has narrowed in recent weeks. During most of 1971, broiler meat output ha s not been down as much as placements have indicated. In addition, br oile r-type chick e g g s in incubators on June 1 were down on:y 5 percent.
The relatively low broiler feed-price relationship of t he past year has che cked the rapid expansion of the past 2 years. The broiler feed-pr ice r atio of 2 ~ 9 for May was still well below the 3. 4 for May 1969.
_Prices .Stronger Smaller supplies of broiler meat during rnost of the bala nce of 1971 are expe cted to hold prices above year-earlier levels. Broiler prices li~e ly wi ll r is e to a s um mer peak then decline seasonally in tQ.e fall but remain above yea r - ea rlier level s . Although pork supplies will continue large, they probably will be below l a st year in the fall. In addition, the pickup in general economic conditions and the pers istence of inflationary pressure will lend strength to broiler prices.
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GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO: COUNTY ESTIMATES. 1970 PRELIMINARY
District and Countv
DISTRICTS l, 1,
J., and !
Harvested Acreage
0
Yield Per- Acre (Pounds)
0
Produc t ion (Pounds)
0
DISTRICT 5
Dodge Johnson Laurens Montgomery Treutlen Wheeler
265
I ,612
43
I, 537
175
1 ,697
835
1 '795
660
I ,406
465
1 ,818
427,200 66,100 297,000
I ,499,000 928,000 845,400
TOTAL
2,443
1 ,663
4,062,700
DISTRICT 6
Bulloch Candler Effingham Emanuel Jenkins Screven
3,050 I, 790
160
I ,720 200 45 ..
I ,942 I ,856 2,026
1, 553 I ,400 1, 5 r8
5;923,000 3,323,000
324,200 2,672,000
279,900 68,300
TOTAL
6,965
1,808
12,590,400
DISTRICT 7
Decatur Grady Mitchell Thomas
220
1 '250 1 ,950 1 ,560
I ,875 I ,815 2,176 I ,960
412,500 2,269,000 4,243,000 3,058,000
TOTAL
4,980
2,005
9,982,500
DISTRICT 8
Atkinson
Ben Hi 11
Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth
TOTAL
1 '100 855
3,400 I ,980
225 4,320 4,900 2,400
265 I ,980 2,050 1.180 3,670
400 2,400
160 150 1 ,570
33,005
2,339 1 '536 2' 117 2,032 2,241 1,864 2,179 2,280 2,075 I ,929 2,054 2,081 I ,982 I ,982 2,175 I ,822 I ,497 1 ,917
2,050
2,573,000 I , 313,000 7' 198.000 4,024,000
504,300 8,054,000 10,676,000 5,472,000
550,000 3,819,000 4,211,000 2,455,000 7,273,000
792,800 5,219,000
291,500 224,GOO 3,010,000
67, 660,200
{Continued on back of page)
June 1971 GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO: COUNTY ESTIMATES, 1970 PRELIM I NARY
District and County
Harvested Acreaoe
Yield Per Acre (Pounds)
Product ion (Pounds)
DISTRICT 9
Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Chari ton Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs
~Jare
Hayne
2,740 2,J50 1 ,050
235 115 1 ,220
83 325 2,700 3,150 2,050 1 ,500
1,350
1 ,819
1 ,975 1,976 1, 281 2,002 2,013 1 ,482
1, 505 2,274 2,158 1 ,809
2,347 2,044
4,984,000 4,048,000
2,075,000 301,100 230,200
2,456,000 123,000 489,200
6.141 ,000 6,799,000 3,709,000 3,521,000 2,759,000
TOTAL
18,568
2,027
37,635,500
OTHER COUNTIES
39
1 J 762
68,700
STATE TOTAL
66,000
2,000
132,000,000
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agri cultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA., 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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THE FOULT.dY AND EGG SITUAT IGN Situation a nd Outlook (Eggs ) (June 1971)
Production Moderating Egg output in the first 5 months of this year totaled 3( milli on ca ses, nearly 3 percenj; _mp:re _thanjt:l .tbe _sa111e months of 197.0.__ .T.he. larger p roci.uc tion resulted from a 1 percent larger flock and a 2 percent higher average rate of lay. The rate of la y in January and February was 2 and 3 percent a.bove a year earlie r and s u bsequently has been around 1 percent above. The larger increases earlier this ye ar reflected mainly the reduced year-earlier rate c a used by a dverse we ather in rnany areas. P roduction during May averaged 558, 000 cases a day, down slightly from A p ril but 2 p ercent above May 1970. Both average number of byers and the r ate of lay was up a bout 1 p e rcent.
From February 1970 through March of this year culling of old flocks held above the previous year's levels. However, weekly reports indicate that sla ughter of maturz hens in Federally inspected plants has lagged year-ago levels since early May. The higher culling rates of the past year likely removed many layers fro m the Nation 1s laying flock before the normal culling period. Thus, there are few e !" older layers for culling in coming months than usual. The incre ased culling in past months resulted from an unfavorable egg-feed price ratio and increased availa~ility of re placement pullets. The egg-feed price ratio in May at 6. 7 was the lowest since June 1967.
The laying flock on June 1 totaled 318. 1 million birds , l p ercent above June 1, 1970 but 1 percent below May 1, 1971. There were inc rea s e s of 5 p ercent each in th e
East North Sentral and Western, 3 percent North Atlantic, and 2 p ercent in the v., est
North Central. Declines of 5 a nd 1 percent were rec orde d for t he South .:ent r al and South Atlantic.
The hatch of egg-type chicks for flock r e place ment purpo::;es has been down since November 1970. Ten percent fewer chicks were hatc he d during the fi ::.: st 5 mo nths o f 1971. The hatch in May was down 7 pel"cent a nd eggs in incubat ors on J une 1 were down 2 percent.
Egg Imports Down Increased egg production and lower do mestic egg p r ices hc~ve .:;O.a r ply curt ai le d imports of shell eggs and egg products. J ;:muary - A pril impo :cts to taled the equivalent of 208, 000 cases, compared with 645, 000 cas e s for t he s ::-. mz i1.1.0ntb.s of 1970. ::;hell egg imports accounted for 61 percent of the total. Imports of shell eggs from Mexico totaled 443,000 cases compared with only 612 cases a year e ar li er . Imports g e n~rall y ac count for less than a half percent of domestic production.
Egg Prices Lowest Since 1968 Egg prices in May and June skidded to their lowest l e vels since t/Iay 1963, largely because of increased output and reduced demand p rimarily fo r hatching purposes. Increased use of shell eggs for liquid egg production and l a r ger exports and shipments provided some offset. Egg prices normally rea ch their lo west point in the spring. Producers' prices for eggs in mid-May averaged 29.5 cents a do zen , 2. 4 cents below April and slightly below May 1970. Prices. continued to w e -::..lcen in e2. rly June, with prices for Grade A large white eggs delivered in C hic c:>. go falli:ng to a low of ?,round 2.'7 cents a dozen. Subsequently, prices strengthened anc1 aver 2:.ge d Eec:>_rly 30 cents a dozen for the second week of June.
Feed Prices Steady Laying feed prices in recent months ha v e be e n steady but h2.v ~ run well ab ove year-earlier levels. But egg prices have fallen, dropping the egg-bed p rice ration t o unfavorable levels. The ratio in May was 6. 7 compared with 7. 2 in i l pril and 7. 3 in May 1970. Laying feed during May averaged $88 a ton, same 2.s in A p ril but $6 a bove a year ago. Prices paid by producers for production items (including interest, taxe s and wages) as of mid-May averaged unchanged from .April but 6 pe rcent above May 1970.
Breakings and Exports Larger; Hatching Use Lower Despite larger egg supplies in the first quarter, shell e gg use pe r p erson was about the same as the 7,2 eggs used in the first quarter of 19 70. Ne a r ly h a lf of the increased egg production during this period went for liquid egg p roduction. Small additional quantities moved into exports and shipments to American territorie s and into cold storage.
During January - May., breakers used about a fifth more shell e ggs a ccounting for nearly 10 percent of total egg production, compared wit n 9 p erc e n t in 1970. 1v1ost of the increased production of egg products moved into cold storage sto cks . On June 1, cold storage holdings of egg products totaled 67. 1 million pounds , nearly 40 percent above June 1, 1970. Also, shell egg stocks were up 21,000 cases to 101,000 cases.
Sharply lower domestic egg prices in e arly 1971 re sulte d in l arger e gg exports. Exports of eggs and egg products during January- March totale d 135, 000 ca ses, compared with 124, 000 in the same months of 1970. Shell egg export s we re up 6 p er cent and accounted for 92 percent of the tot 2.l while exports of egg product s , although relatively small at 10, 800 cases, w ere up 76 p ercent . Exports during this period were less than half a pt!rcent of production.
Hatcheries are using less eggs in 1971. Based on t he number of chicks hatched, about 5 percent fewer eggs went for broiler-type chicks and 10 percent fe wer for eggtype. Assuming the same hatchability rate as a year ago, t otc~l e ggs use d for hatchery purposes during January- A pril this year tota led about 4 . 8 million ca se s. T his is about 7 percent of total egg production, and compares with 8 percent for the same months of 1970. However, reports indicate that hatchability improve d fur ther this year . Thus, total eggs used for hatching could have been down even m o re .
OUTLOOK FOR EGGS
Production To Stay Above 1970 Egg production will de cline seasonally during the summer but likely will remain slightly above 1970 for most of 1971. Larger output will re s ult primarily from a higher rate of lay. The laying flock on June l was up about l percent w hile the rate of l a y was up 2 percent. Ordinarily the sharp decline in hatchery activity since November 1970 would result in fewer replacement pullets for the laying flo clc thi s s um m er a nd fall. However, increased livability of pullets resulting fr om the .1se of recently a pproved Marek's disease vaccine may largely offset the decline in the numbe r of pullets hatched.
Pullets placed for laying flocks through May thi s yea r averaged 10 percent below year-earlier levels. In addition, eggs in incu bator s on June 1 we re down 7 percent. The smaller number of replacement pullets may bad pro ducer ., to reduce th e heavy culling of the past year. Based on the number of mature chickens m a r keted t hrough Fede rally inspected slaughter plants, culling during April lagge d behind ye2.r - ea r lier leve ls for the first time since February 1970.
The rate of lay, about 2 percent higher on June 1, lil-.:3l y wi ll continue c.bove 1970 levels during summer and fall. Larger num!:>ers of pulle t s e n tered t h e laying flock in the last half of 1970. The pullets replaced the la :;.g e number s o f older birds culled and the result is a younger and more productive flock. The averag e c.ge o f t he flock likely will increase during the summer and fall as culling and the num be r of r e placeme nt pullets entering the laying flock decline relative to 19 70. Howe v er, the flo c k will still average younger tha n last year. Also, improvement is expected in the vigor o f the flock, resultin from use of Marek's disease vaccine. These factors favor a b.ighe:;. r 2.te of lay throughout 1971.
Seasonally Increasing Prices Egg prices likely will fallow the usua l upward trend during the rest of 1971 with some weakness during August and October. Prices to producers this summer probably will average slightly below last year 1s 36 cent s a dozen. If 0gg output contin ues to -decline, relative to a year ago, egg prices will strengthen more than usu a l and 2.verage near year-earlier levels in the fall.
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Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 29 was
9, 367, 000--l percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less than the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 899, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
! percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the compa r a ble week
a year earlier.
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Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 61, 127, 000--l
percent les.3 than the previous week and 4 percent less tha n the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 77,052, 000--slightly less than the
previous week and 5 percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
Mar. 27 Apr. 3 Apr. 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 24 May l May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCI-ITNGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set};_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
o/o of I
o/o of
1970
1971
year
1970
1971
year
ago
ago
Thousands
Thousands
13,420
11, 870
88
10, 193
9,069
89
13, 254
11,440
86
9,766
9,039
93
13,300
11, 587
87
10,056
9,094
90
13,254
11,381
86
9,921
9, 192
93
13,026
11,558
89
10,039
9, 123
91
13, 192
11,514
87
10. 231
9,083
89
13,043
11,484
88
10,294
8,728
85
12,992
11,774
91
9,997
9,036
90
12,982
11, 968
92
10,215
9,303
91
12,864
11,899 ! 92
9, 891
9,367
95
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 29 was 1, 315,000--10 percent more than the previous week and 35 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 510, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 19 percent more than the previous week and 29 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended May 29 were down 7 percent and settings were down 4 percent from a year ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
. State
1.
May 15
Eggs Set May 22
Thousands
May 29
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
May 15
May 22
May 29
Thousa nds
I o/o of
year ago 2/
Ga.
1, 525 1, 270 l, 510 129
1, 250 l, 191 l, 315 135
Ill.
375
490
480
87
595
575
455
75
Calif.
1, 444 1, 612 1,363
87
1, 020 l, 4 21 l, 140
84
Wash.
449
391
276 103
315
336
84 35
Miss.
304
366
301
56
274
254
266
85
Total
1971
4,097 4, 129 3, 930
~6
3,454 3,777 3, 260
93
Total
1970*
% of
last year
4,634 88
4,275 97
4, 105
96
3,721 93
3,452 109
3,489
93
* 1/ Includes 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 COMMJ~RCIAL AHEAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Page 2
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CHICKS PJ....ACED
STATE
Week Ended
o/o of I
Vv eek Ended
o/o of
May
May
May
year j May
May
May
year
15
22
29
ago 1/ 15
22
29
ago 1/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Thousands
2, 076 112
l, 883 417* 481
2,980 5, 161 2,321
0 7,604
597
2, 177 224
l, 871 546 445
3,031 5,090 2, 126
0 7,879
587
2,207 103
182 87 2,090 113
522 95 407 86
3, 119 88 5,324 96 2,025 102
0 -
7,639 86 353 55
Thousands
l, 4 18 113
l, 230 236* 52 4
2, 532 3,950 l, 495
343 5,980
539
l, 4 82
86 l, 277
279 585 2, 508 3,993 l, 541 355 6, 154 497
l, 555
96
l, 351 237 538
2, 554 3,727 l, 365
429 6, 105
593
100
70 121
86
I 94 93 88 85 133
90 109
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11,774 11,968 11,899 92
9,036
9,303
9,367
95
- Florida ...
Tennessee
1, 464
~ ~--
747
1, 495 738
1, 491 94 732 88
l, 017 1,086
973 1, 040
1, 001 957
94 86
Alabama
10, 765 10,634 10, 585 101
8, 596
8, 554
8,292
106
Mississippi Arkansas
5, 846 13,137
6,020 13, 105
6,023 96 13, 24 7 102
5,262 10, 157
5, 327 10,418
5, 384 10,303
93 105
Louisiana Texas
994
1, 018
l, 019 82
4,799
4,8 86
4 ,883 93
l, 077 3, 568
1,044 3,702
1, 088 3,655
99 87
Washi:q.gton Oregon California
449 384 2,492
391 404 2,473
381 54
378 89 2, 546 104
264
310
275
66
285
284
298
80
1, 949
l, 9 51
1, 957
102
TOTAL 1971
76,483* 77, 108
(22 States') '"'
77,052
95
60, 657* 61,663 61, 127
96
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
81' 486 81, 860 80,933
63,974 63,364 63,354
o/o of Last Year
94
94
95
95
97
96
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GEORGIA'S 1970 COTTON CROP TOTALED 292 ,000 BALES
June 2 , 1971
Final ginnings for Georgia's 1970 cotton crop indicated a product ion of 292,000 bales of' 500 ~unds gro ss weight, according t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 4 percent above the 1969 production of 282,000 bales . Cottonseed production in Georgia from the 1970 crop was indicated at 121,000 tons, compared with 107, 000 tons in 1969.
~e 408 ,000 acres of cotton planted in Georgia in 1970 was 2 , 000 acres les s than for 1969. Abandoned acreage totaled 28,000. Acreage harve sted in 1970 estimated at 380,000 acres was 5,000 acres less than those harvested in 1969. The yield per acre for 1970 was 368 pounds of lint, compared with 351 pounds in 1969.
The value of cotton and cottonseed from Georgia's 1970 crop (exc luding price support payments) ws $36,887,000--up 15 percent from the $32,031,000 value of the 1969 crop. The average price for cotton lint from the 1970 crop was 21.3 cents per pound compared with 19.71 cents a year earlier. The average price received for cottonseed was $47.60 per t on, compared with $39.20 per ton received a year earlier.
When price support is added to cotton and cottonseed value the 1970 crop value is $71,806, 000 compared with $64,760,000 for 1969--11 percent increase.
STATE~/
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Upland North Carolina South Carolina
COTTON: Acreage and production. 1970 crop with comparisons
: Lint Yield
Production y
Planted
Harvested
:per Harvested: 500 lb . gross
Acres
Acres
Acres
weight bales
1969
1970
1969
1970 1969 : 1970
1969
1970
Thousand Acres
Thousand Acres
Pounds
Thousand Bales
184
173
166
160
287 464
100
155
350
346
287
290
342 349
205
211
GEORGIA Tennessee Alabama Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico ' Arizona California
410
408
385
380
351 368
282
292
420
425
400
390
505 483
422
393
566
565
545
538
405 453
461
509
312
310
292
250
533 431
326
225
1,225
1,235 1,185
1,190
534 645 1,322 1,604
1,090
1,120 1,055
1,070
518 470 1,140 1,050
440
465
420
450
551 555
483
522
500
525
465
450
288 206
279
193
5,147 .5 5,225.0: 4,648.0 4,870.0: 292 315 2,834.3 3,198.0
147.0
139.0: 131.5
126.0: 529 504
144.8 132.5
277.4
243.0: 276.6
241.0:1,033 920
596.7 463.2
706.5
665.0: 700.6
662.0: 899 841 1,314.5 1,162 .4
Other States 2/:
28.2
25.3: 25.6
22.3:
20 .8
16.3
United States
'Upland
11,804.3 11,869.3:10,982.3 11,089.3: 433 437 9,931.1 10,126 .4
Amer-Pima J/
77.6
75.9: 75.3
74.5: 493 373
77.7
57.9
. All Cotton
11,882 11,945.2:11.058 11,163.8: 434 437 10,009 10,184.3
1/ Equivalent 500-pounds gross weight bales ginned. Y Virginia, Florida, Illinois,
'Kentucky, Nevada combined. J/ Ar.nerican-Egyptian prior to July 1, 1970.
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistic iE..n In Ct.E. rge
COTTON AND COTTONSEED: Season average price received by farmers and
value of production; 1969 and 1970 cr op s 1/
STATE
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Mo. Miss. Ark . La. Okla . Texas N. Hex . Ariz. Calif. Other
Stat e s 21
u.s.
Price
per
pound
1969 : 1970
~I
4/
Cents
21.78 21.30 19.71 21.34 21.09 21.96 22.18 21.86 22.52 18.92 18.68
25.34 22.44
23.25
22.0 22.3 21.3 22.0 21.9 22.5 21.3 22.1 21.8
19.6 20.4 24.3 23.6 23.6
21.50 21.09
22.8 21.6
COTTON LINT
Price per
Value
pound plus
of
:price support
production
Ea~ents 2/
1969
1970 1969 : 1970
3/
4/
1,000 dollars
Cents
Val ue of production
plus price
supEort Ea.rments
1969
1970
_L_QOO dollars
10,836 21,881 27,837 45,047 48,617 35,740 146,555 124,629
54,377 26,380 267,207 19,886 70,886 152,861
17,057 23,569 31,127 43,242
55,710 25,301 170,862 116,007
56,867 18,898 328 , 467 17,317
57,755 137,215
44.37 48.65 42.88
35.96 39.59 34.09 38.34 34.37 36.31
33.98 37.40 42.03 34.92 35.42
36 .9 51. 2 45. 2 38.8 39.6 42. 0 36.2 37.0 36.8 44.0 39 .4 44.0 41.5 39.0
22,074 49, 977 60,5 66 75,902 91,266 55 , 484
253 ~ 356
195,979 87,682 47,380 534,927 32,982
110,325 232,925
28,584 54,154 66,046
76,299 100 ,754
47,229 290,266 194,284
96,058 42,404 633, 834 31,403 101,656 226,727
22242 1,054,981
12833 40.96 1,101,227 37.08
49 . 2
42271
39.2 1,855,096
'32q')l)
1,993,654
STATE
N. c. s. c.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Mo. Miss. Ark . La. Okla. Texas N. Mex. Ariz. Calif. Other
States ]_/
u. s .
Price ner ton Dollars
40.70 40.40 39.20 40.10 40.20 38.30 43.20 42.10 41.40 45.30 41.80 45.50 39.80 37.70
39.80 41.10
COTTONSEED 1969
Value of nroduction 1 ..000 dollars
1,669 3,434
4~194
6,657 7,276 5,056 22,896 19,450 8,073 5,119 49,742 2,912 10,069 20,358
349 167,254
Price ner ton Dollars
51.00 50.80 47.60 53.80 50.80 47.60 56.40 57-30 54.10 58.20 55-00 61.00 60.00 66.90
50.70 56.50
1970 Value of
production 1.000 dollars
3,315 4,420 5,760 8,608 10,516 4 ,5 22 35,363 24 , 524 11,091 4 , 598 69,245 3,294 12,000 33,383
'345 230,984
1/ 1970 crop preliminary. 2/ Does not include payments for acreage diversion,
conservation practices, etc.- 1/ Includes allowance for unredeemed loans. ~ Average price to April 1, 1971; includes allowance for outstanding loans. 21 Data not shown
separately for Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky and Nevada.
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Released 6/3/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVICE
LIBRARIES
R
The Georgia Prices Received Index for All Commodities showed a slight gain {1
point) in May, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The 1-point gain
was attributed to a 2-point rise in the Livestock and Livestock Products Index at
103 percent compared to 101 percent for April. The All Crops Index remained stable
at 116 percent of the 1967 average.
. \
The advance in the Livestock and Livestock Products Index resulted from higher prices tor hogs, beef cattle and broilers.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 2 POINTS PRICES PAID UP 1 POINT
During the month ended May 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 2 points to 113 percent of its 1967 average. Higher prices for hogs, potatoes, and watermelons contributed most to the index increase. Price decreases for eggs and milk were partially offsetting. The index was 3 percent above a year earlier.
The May 15 Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 120, up 1 percent from a month earlier. Lower prices for feeder 1ivestock and motor supplies only partially offset higher prices for family 1 iving commodities, motor vehicles and farm supplies. Compared with a year earlier, the index was up 5 percent.
INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1967 = 100
Apri 1 15 1970
May 15 1970
Apri 1 15 1971
May 15 1971
GEORGIA
Prices Received All Commodities All Crops
110
108
108
109
107
107
116
116
Livestock and Livestock Products
UNITED STATES Prices Received
112
108
]/ 101
103
111
1/ 110
111
113
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm I..Jage Rates
114
114
119
120
Ratio 11
97
96
93
9L.l
ll Ratio of Index of Prices Received b.y Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates.
1.1 Revised.
FRASIER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, MAY 15 . 1971 1:! 1TH C Ot'l PA R ISOi~ S
Commodity and Unit
May 15 1CJ70
GEORGIA
Apr. 15 1971
May 15 1971
UNITED STATES
May 15 Apr. l 5 : t'1ay 15
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
vJheat' bu 0 Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Cotton , lb. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay , baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Le. s pedeza Pe anut ,...1 i l k Cows , head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt. ll
Cows , cwt . ]j Steers and Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Mil k , Sold to Plants, cwt. Flu id Milk Manufactured
A 11
Turkeys, lb. Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz.
$
1 0 35
$
0 75
$ 1.45
c 2o.o
$ 2.55
$ 7.60
$ 30.50 $ 36.00 $ 32.00 $ 25.00 $ 250.00 $ 3/23.80 $ - 25.40 $ 22.00 $ 28.00 $ 34.50
$ 1.1 6.8o
$
$ l/ 6.80
23.0
8.0
1/12.5
1/35.2 1/29.5
1160.2
I. 70 .99
1.66 22.0 3.00 7.00
31 0 50 36.00 32.50 28.00 300.00 15.60 24.20 19.90 27.60 33.00
11 6.75
11 6.75
21.0
7.0 12.-5 35.0 32.0 54.0
l 0 66 .91
1.67
22 .o i
3 .oo '
7.40 .
32.50 39.00 33.00 30.00 330.00 16.60 24.90 20.30 28.20 34.00
!i/ 6. 75
!i/ 6. 75
22.0
7.0 13.5 32.0 28.4 54.0
l .31 .602
1.18
22.12
2. 52 6. 54
1. 40 .634
1.41
22. 2L:.
2.80 7.20
l .43 .660
l 0 38 22.71 2.85 7.78
23.50 24 . 00
25.50
22 . L~o
330. 00
J./ 23.oo
27. 90
11 210 50
29 . 50 1/35. 80
26. 10 26.80 26.90 26.00
355.00 16,00
29.10 20 .70 31.20 35 .40
25.60 26.30 26.40 26.40
357.00 17.00 29.40 21 010 31.40 36.00
5.75 4 .56
5.40 24.0
6.06 4 .80
5.71 21. 0
4/ 5.94
4/ 4. 75
~I 5.60 20.9
9. 1
7. 9
8.2
13.8
13.6
14.3
29.8
31. 9
29.5
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton:
14% protein
$
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.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Ch i ck Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay,ton
$
n.oo
77.00 80.00 83.00
4.60 5.00 5.30 4,00 4. I 0 3.50
99.00 80.00 97.00 39.00 35.00
78.00 84.00 88.00
89.00
4.80 5.20 5.60 4.60 4.65 4.10
104.00 88.00 100.00 45.00 37.50
82.00 86.00
91 .oo
93.00
4.85 5.30 5.60 4.50 4.55 4.10
100.00 87.00 100.00 43.00 35.50
69.00 73.00 75.00 79.00
4.45 5.24 5.45 3.65 3 0 72 3.39
94.00 82.00 98.00 34.70 32.40
73.00 80,00 83.00 88.00
4.79 5.54 5.62 L~ . 14 4. 24 3.84
100.00 88,00 103.00 38. 10 35.70
73.00 80.00 82.00 86.00
4.74 5.51 5.63 4.14 4.19 3.83
99.00 88.00 103.00 38.30 35.40
II "Cows" and "steers and heifers combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter
bulls. 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacement. 11 Revised. ~/ Pre! iminary.
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GEORGIA
April Red Meat Produ c tion Up From Year Earlier
Produ ct ion of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 40.0 mill ion pounds during April 1971, a ccording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 20 percent from the 33.3 mill ion pounds during the same month last year but 1 percent below the 40.4 mi ll io n pounds last mont h.
Cattle Slauqhter
There 1.vere 24,600 head of ca t tle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during April, Th is was 900 fewer t han the number slaughtered during the same mon th of 1970 and 400 les s than March 1971 .
Cal f Slauqhter
There were 1,500 calves slaughtered during April, This was l ,100 head below the number slaughtered during April last ye~r, but 200 above the March 1971 kill,
Hoo S1au qhte r
Georgia's hog kill totaled 203,000 head during April. This was 34 percent above the 151,000 h~ad slaughtered during the same month last year, but I percent below the 206,000 slaughtered during March 1971.
48 STATES
April Red Meat Production Up 5 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,163 mill ion pounds in April, up 5 percent from a year earlier. April 1971 included 22 weekdays and 4 Saturdays the same as April 1970. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspec t ed and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Product ion 1 Percent Below A Year Earlier
Beef production was l ,774 mill ion pounds, 1 percent below the 1,783 mill ion in April 1970. Lighter average weight and a smaller number slaughtered accounted for the decrease. Cattle killed totaled 2,893,500 head, down slightly from a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,031 pounds, 9 pounds l .ighter than April 1970, and 8 pounds below March 1971.
V~111l Output 6 Percent BelowAprll 1970
There were 44 mill ion pounds of veal produced during April, down 6 percent from 1970. Calf slaughter was 8 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight per head was 242 pounds, up 6 pounds from Apri 1 1970.
' Pork Production Up 14 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production totaled 1,295 mill ion pounds, 14 percent above a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 8,468,300 head, up 16 percent from April 1970. Live weight per head was 237 pounds, 4 pounds 1 ighter than a year earlier, Lard rendered per 100 pounds of 1ive weight was 8.5 pounds, compared with 9.2 in April 1970.
Lamb and Mutton Down 2 Percent From April 1970
There were 50 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in April, 2 percent less tha n a year earlier. Sheep and lamb slau gh ter totaled 950,900 head, down 1 percent. Average 1ive weight was 104 pounds, 3 pounds less than a year earlier.
Poultry Production Down 1 Per cent From April 1970
Production of poultry meat totaled 757 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 4 percent 1ess than in l1a rch 1971
Species
GEORGIA AND 48 STATES l..IVESTOCK _. SI:AU~H~ER .l/
Number
Slaughtered
Apri 1
1970
19i1
( 1 , 000 head)
Average
L-ive I:Je ight
Apri 1
1970
1971
(pound's)
Total
Live \4e i ght
Apri 1
1970
1971
{1,000 pounds)
Georqia
Ca tt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
25.5
24.6
895
894
2.6
1. 5
399
436
151 .o
203.0
220
223
22,822 1 ,037
33,220
21 ,992 654
45,269
48 States
Catt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,898.8 349.3
7,296.2 958.2
2,893.5 321.7
8,468.3
950.9
1,040 236 241 107
1 ,031 242
237 104
3,015 , 284 8 2 ,550
1'760 '774 102,248
2,983,534 77,804
2,010,848
98,975
.!/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes
f arm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, MAY 15, 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and
lin it
May 15 1970
GEORG lA Apr. 15
1971
(Dollars)
May 15 1971
May 15 1970
UNITED STATES Apr. 15 1971 {Dollars)
May 15 1971
Corn, bu.
1 .45
1 0 66
1.67
1.18
1 0 41
1.38
Hogs, cwt.
23.80
15.60
16,60
23.00
16.00
17.00
Cattle, cwt.
25.40
24.20
24.90
27.90
29.10
29.40
Calves, cwt.
34.50
33.00
34.00
35.80
35.40
36.00
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Hog-Corn
Ratio ll
16.4
9.4
9.9
19.5
11.3
12.3
l l Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, 1ive weight.
FAAS I ER T. GALL0'.4AY Agricultural Statistician in Charge
PAUL \-./ , BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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HARMER TEMPERATURES FAVORABLE
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Georgia crops were benefited by the warmer temperatures but insufficien t soil moisture was becoming a factor in their development, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Plantin g and replanting of most crops other than soybeans and sorghums has been completed. Much of t he remaining acreage of ~ tl:lese - crops -wilL be seeded followi ng small- g rains. Cultivation, sidedressing, insect, disease and weed control were very ac t ive.
County Agents reported some improvement in the condition of cot t on but t he c rop is still ra t ed as only fair. Considerable acreage of replanted cotton in cent ral and northern counties s ti I I i s not up to a st and. Squaring and bloomin g is much l ater than no rmal. Hail destroyed a bout 3,000 acres of cotton in Burke County a nd damaged sma ller acre ages in othe r cou nti es during the we e k.
Corn cont in ues to make only fair progress and prospects are les s f avo ra ble a t this t ime t han i n any recent year. Much of the earlier planted acreage i s approachin g t he cri t ical s t age of tasseling and silking and the moisture needed at this stage is short. Trace amounts of corn blight were f ound on volunteer corn in Bacon Coun t y on June 1st and small amounts have been found on "T" Cytoplasm indicator plants at th e Coastal Plains Experiment Station at Tifton, according to Extension Personnel.
Much of the principal tobacco producing area is experiencing ve r y short moisture supplies. Irrigation facilities are being used wherever available but condi t ion of the crop is not so good as a week ago. Very I imited quantities have been harves t ed.
The condition of the peanut crop is about the same as a week ago. Leafspot is becoming very prevalent and farmers are busy with control measures as well as applying
land plaster. Small grain harvest progressed up state. Haymaking was active statewide under good
curing weather. Peach harvest is becoming more active in the Central Georgia area. The Federal State
Market News Service reported shipments of 110 carlot equivalent through June 3 compared to 340 for the same date last year.
State Market Managers report vegetable crops in need of rain. Snap beans and cabbage supplies are declining. Small volume of tomatoes is being harvested. On ion harvest is about complete. Watermelons and cantaloupes are making satisfactory growth.
WEATHER SUMMARY-- Very I ittle rainfall occurred in Georgia during the week ending Friday, June 4. \rJ idely scattered showers were reported in a few areas but amounts were generally 1ighL At least half of the reporting weather observers recorded no measurable ra in during the week. The State's last general rains occurred on May 15 , with most areas receiving no s i gnificant rainfall during the last 3 weeks. Soils had become very dry in many sections by the end of the period. The weekend brought a slight increase in shower activity but only a few areas had received rain by Monday morning.
Temperatures were seasonally mild at the beginning of the week but warmed to normal or above in most areas by the end of the period. Highs increased from the low and mid 80's early in the week to the low 90's by Friday. Hot weather covered the State during the week as all areas experienced their highest temperatures of the year. Dublin had a
high of 100 on Sunday, June 6, and readings were in the mid and upper 90's in all areas except the mountains and the immediate coast. Averages ranged from 2 below normal at
Alma and Augusta to 3 above normal at Rome.
May rainfall was above normal in the three central divisions and in the southwest. The largest surplus was in the s outhwes t. Totals were below normal in mos t o ther areas with t he northwest area showing the largest deficit. MQst of the mont hs rainfall occurred during the first half and many areas were dry at the end of the month. Temperatures were unusually mild throughout the month and averages were well below normal in all areas.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for partly cloudy and rather warm weather with scattered showers and thundershowers over the State on Wednesday and in the south on Thursday and Friday. Hi ghs will be mostly in the 90's Wednesday and the high 80's and low 90's Thursday and Friday. Lows will be mostly in the 60's.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with t he Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agricul tu re ; and the National \leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMDT OP COMMERCE NATION.Jl..L WEATHER SERVI.CE Athens, Georgia
NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending June 4, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes f or the week ending June 4, 1971. (Provisional )
Highest: 98 at Louisville on the 4th.
Lowest :
41 at Cartersville on f,Jay 30, and Blairsville on June l .
* Forte period June S-7, 197 1. T Less t han .005 inch.
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING
ATHENS, GEORGIA
June 9, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 5 was 9, 289, 000--l percent less than the previous week and 7 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 825, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-1 percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 61, 561, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 76,381,000--1 percent less than the previous week and 5 percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
./
Eggs Set})
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
yea r ago
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Thousands
Thousands
Apr. 3 Apr. 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5
13,254
11, 440
86
13, 300
11,587
87
13, 254
11, 381
86
13,026
11, 558
89
13, 192
11, 514
87
13,043
11, 484
88
12,992
11,774
91
12,982
11,968
92
12,864
11, 899
92
12,893
11, 825
92
9,766
9,039
93
10,056
9,094
90
9,921
9, 192
93
10,039
9, 123
91
10,231
9,083
89
10, 294
8,728
85
9,997
9,036
90
10,215
9,303
91
9,891
9,367
95
9,936
9,289
93
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 5 was 1, 240, 000--6 percent less than the previous week but 17 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 291, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 15 percent less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S, in 1970, hatchings during the week ended June 5 were down 15 percent and settings were down 20 percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
I o/o of I
Chicks Hatched
May
May
June year - ! May
i\day
June
22
29
5
ago 2/ 22
29
5
o/o of
year
1 ago 2/
Thousands
Tho usands
Ga.
l, 270 l, 510 1, 291 109
1, 191 l, 315 l, 24 0 117
Ill.
490
480
350
69
575
455
315
59
Calif. Wash. Miss. Total
l, 612 1, 363 1, 284
72
391
276
173
47
366
301
361
78
l, 421 336 254
l, 140 84
266
1,097 ' 81
120
35
L 270
98
1971
4, 129 3,930 3,459
80
3,777 3,260 3, 042
85
Total
1970* o/o of
4, 275 4, 105 4 ,302 I I
3,452 3, 4 89 3, 562
last year
97
96
80 i'
109
93
85 ''
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
7./ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY W:SEKS - 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
C HICKS PLA ::::ED
STATE
Maine
~
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Miss ouri
Dela war e
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
2, 177 224
l, 871 546 445
3, 031 5,090 2, 126
0 7,879
587
2,207 182
2, 090 522 4 07
3, 119 5, 324 2,025
0
7,639 353
2, 160 143
2, 156 386 335
3, 056 5,333 1, 952
0
7,466
359
101
99
I 114
I ~~
1 84
I
l 99
II 94
! 0
I
86 58
I
iI 1, 482
86
l, 277
I
!
279
I
585
1 2, so8
I 3,993
1 1. 54 1
I 355 6, 154
l 497
1,555
96 1, 3 51
23 7 53 8 2, 551.1: 3,727 1, 365 429
6, 105
593
1, 594 89
1, 262 133 523
2, 866
3, 595 1, 663
398 6, 062
537
97 I 82
I 118
II 57 101
; 99 i 86
I 1oa
I 98
1 88 85
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas
11,968
1, 495 738
10,634 6,020 13, 105
11, 899
1, 491 732
10, 585 6,023 13, 24 7
11, 825
1, 4 71 764
10,695 6,065
13, 113
1 92
I 92
I 92
1 104 ' 98 1 102
1 9,303
I
iI 973 1, OL.J: O 8, 554
I 5, 327
, 10, 4 18
9,367
1, 001 957
8, 292 5,384 10,303
9,288
1, 043 1, 051 8, 628 5, 271 9,968
93
I
I 91
102
I 107
I
96 102
Louisiana
1, 018
1, 019
1, 019 1 84 I 1, 044
1, 088
1, 329
I
I 117
Texas Washington Oregon California
4, 886
391 404 2,473
4, 883 381 378
2, 546
4, 857 435 317
2,474
I1 93 66
! 58
]1 03
1 3, 102
I 310
I 284 1, 951
3,655 275 298
1, 957
3,655 331 224
2, 001
91 63
I 67 108
I
TOTAL 1971
(22 States)
I 77' 108 77,052 76,381
95 !61, 663 61,127 61, 561
97
TOTAL 1970*
(22 States)
I 81, 860 80,933 80,327
1
63,364 63,354 63, 505
o/o of Last Year
94
95
95 1
97
96
97
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
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ITT~ GEORGIA
JUN 1 6 1971
LIBRARIE S
Athens_. Ge orgia
Mny 1971 Re l eased 6/14/71
MAY PRODUCTION UP l PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
The 104 million pounds of milk production on Ge orgia f orms during May was l percent above the same month last year, according to the Ge orgia Crop Reporting Service . However, there was a l percent decline from the 105 million pounds produced in April this year .
Production per cow in herd averaged 710--5 pounds mor e t han t he previ ous year but 5 pounds less t han the previous month .
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesa l e mille during May was $6 . 75 per hundredweight--5 cents below a year earlier but unchanged from one month earlier .
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Georgia
United St at e s
Item and Unit
May
Apr .
May
:iviay
Apr.
May
1970 1971
1971
: 1970
1971 1971
Milk production, million lbs .
y Production per cow lbs . Number milk cows
thousand head
103
105
705
715
146
147
104 :11,109
710
887
147 :12,523
10,432 841
12,411
11, 217 904
12,405
Prices Received-$ 2/
All wholesale mille, cwt.
Fluid milk, cwt. ~bnufactured milk, cwt . Milk cows, head
:
6 .80 -y 6 .80 11
6 . 75 y
6 . 75 }/
6 . 75 ljj: 5 . 40 6 . 75 Tjj: 5 75
4. 56
250 . 00 300 .00 330 . 00 :330 . 00
5.71 6.06 4.80
355.00
5.60 lY
5 .94 Tjj 4.75 Tjj
357.00
Prices Paid-$ 2/
i:-1ixed Dairy Feed, ton 14% protein 16% protein 18% protein 20% protein
72 . 00 77.00 80 . 00 83 . 00
78. 00 84 . 00 88.00 89 . 00
82.00 86 . 00 91 . 00 93.00
69 . 00 73.00
75-00 79 . 00
73 . 00 80.00
83.00 88.00
73 . 00 80 . 00 82 . 00 86.00
Hay 2 ton
35.00 37 . 50
35 -50
32. 40
35.70 35.40
!/ Monthly average.
gj Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
:J average f or month . Revised.
Tjj Preliminary .
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACID.VOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athe ns, Georgia, in cooperv.tion wi th the Georg i a Departr11ent of Agriculture.
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UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
MAY MILK PRODUCTION 1 PERCENT ABOVE LAST YEAR
U. S. milk production in May is estimated at 11,217 million pounds, 1 percent more than n year earlier. Daily average production for May was up 4 percent from Apri l, the same as a year ag9. May output provided 1.75 pounds of mi~r per person
da ily for a ll uses, compared with 1.68 pounds last month and 1.75 in May l ast year.
Tot a l milk production during the first 5 months of 1971 was 1 percent mor e than 1970.
Milk production in May was l arger than a year earlier i n 27 State s, unchanged in 7 and down in 16. Of the 5 leading millr-producing States, product ion wa s up in Wisconsin, Ca lifornia and Minnesota, but down in New York and Pennsylvania.
RATE PER COH UP 2 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR--MILK COVlS DOWN 1 PERCENT
Milk output per cow aver aged 904 pounds in May, 2 percent mor e than a year ago . Da ily cutput per cow averaged 29.2 pounds, 4 percent more than in April and 2 percent above May 1970. Production per cow was highest in California , at 1,065 pounds, followed by Washington, 1,060; Arizona, 1,050; and Wisconsin and Minne sota, at 1,010 pounds each. Milk cows on f arms during May tota l ed 12,405 , 000, 1 per cent less than last year.
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO DOWN
The May milk-feed price ratio, at 1.60, is 4 percent be low a year earlier, and compares with 1.64 last month. Lower milk prices and a slight de cline in r ation value from last month led to the lower ratio.The ratio was down seas onally by 2 percent from April.
GRAIN AND CONCENTRATES FEEDING RATE UP 4 PERCENT
Gra in and other concentrates fed on June 1 averaged 11.3 pounds per mi lk cow-4 percent more than l a st year and a record high for the date. Feeding rates were above a year earlier in 29 States and averaged 11 or more pounds per cow in 27 States . Last year, 23 State s were feeding grain and concentrates at that level.
Month
i>1ILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES
Milk 1)er cow 1/
Mille production -'1~/_ __._...,. _ ___,_
1969
1970
1971
1969
1970
1971 %Change
Pounds
- - Million Pounds
from 1970
J anuary Fe b rua r y March Ap r i l May
734
752
768
9,415
9,41+8
9,547
+1.0
690
708
72'1
8,831
8,896
9,010
+1.3
785
807
822
10,025 10, 126 10,209 +0.8
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10,432 +1.0
871
887
904
11, 073 11, 109 11,217 +1.0
J an .-May Total
49,600 49,907 50,415
-:- Lo
May J une July August September October November December
871
887
845
863
801
818
764
782
725
743
723
744
q90
710
734
751
iJAnnual
9, 166
9, 388
Excludes milk sucked by calves .
11,073 11,109
10,728 10, 792
10, 149 10, 226
9,673
9, 767
9,158
9,273
9,114
9,280
:
8,687
8,842
9.236 ...2_049
116 ,345 117,436
After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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UNIV LIBRARIES
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Unit ed States Dep ortmen t of Agr ic ulture
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LIBRARIES
SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1971
Jun 14, 1971
Georgia's 1971 peach crop waE forecast at 140 million pounds (2,917,000--48 pound equivalents) as of June 1, according to the Crop Reporting Service. That estimate is down 15 million pounds from last month and 20 million pounds below production in 1970.
The crop showed much variation between varieties and producing areas. Cold weather severely damaged some varieties earlier and additional damage ha s resulted from hail storms in several sections. Harvest was well underway in the Barney area by June 1 and a few early peaches were moving to market in Central Georgia. The cool spring has caused peaches, as well as other crops, to be about ten days to two ''eeks later than normal but harvest volume is expected to increase about mid-June .
The Federal-State Market News Service reported a total of 252 equivalent carlot shipments through June 10 compared with 575 for the same period last year.
Peach estimates relate to total production which include 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
1969
PEACHES
Production
Hillion Pounds
Indicated
1970
1971
48 Pound Eg,uivalents
Indicated
1969
1970
1971
1,000 units
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas
56.0 338.0 175.2
50.0 17.5 42.0
7.5 12.0 32.3
42.0 270.0 160.0
40.0 16.0 40.0
6.5 9.0 33.0
36.0 250.0 140.0
30.0 15.0 42.0
7.0 8.4 17.0
1,167 7,042 3,650 1,042
365 875 156 250 673
875 5,.625 3,333
833 333 833 135 188 688
750 5,208 2,917
625 313 875 146
175 354
9 States
730.5
616.5
545.4
15.220
12,843
(Please turn page for United States information)
11.363
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
UNITED STATES - SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1971
The 1971 crop is forecast at 2,907 million pounds, 3 percent below last year and 21 percent below 1969. Excluding California's Clingstones, used mostly for canning, the forecast is 1,591 million pounds, 1 percent more than last season.
The 9 Southern States expect to produce 545.4 million pounds, down 12 percent from last year and 25 percent from 1969. Prospects declined from May 1 to June l in Georgia and Alabama. Harvest of early varieties began in early May in south Texas and was underway in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina by the end of May. Volume harvest of mid-season varieties is expected by June 20. In South Carolina, weather favored fruit development. In Geurgia, hail storms caused damage in several areas and cool May weather retarded crop development. Rains in Arkansas were favorable for peaches; however, cool nights slowed development. Picking should get underway by mid-June. The drought in Texas caused reduced sizing.
Kentucky's peach prospects are good to excellent with a heavy set in most localities. Thinning is being completed and pits are hardening. In Tennessee, trees have a heavy set.
Virginia's peach production is expected to be slightly below last year. Earliest varieties in the minor southside area should move to market about June 23. Delaware prospects are excellent. Maryland and West Virginia expect smaller crops than last year.
The North Atlantic States expect 23 percent more peaches than last year with only New Hampshire and New York anticipating smaller crops. In the North Central States production is 36 percent above 1970. Kansas is the only State where output may be off from a year earlier.
In Idaho and Colorado production is expected to top last year while in Utah production is expected to be the same. In Oregon, crop prospects are good. Bloom was normal to heavy and set was heavy in the main producing areas. There was only minor winter and spring frost damage to the trees this year. In Washington favorable pollinating weather resulted in a good set.
Temperatures in California have been cool since bloom but have not delayed crop development. Production is expected to be below last year for both the Clingstone and Freestone crops. Clingstone production is expected to total 1,316 million pounds, 9 percent below last year while the Freestone crop is put at 380 million pounds 5 percent below. Harvest of spring Freestone varieties got underway the last week in May.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
GElABLE REPORT
UNIVERSITY OF GtoRGIA
Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ce
June 1, 1971
JUN 1 5 1971
GEORG\WRARIES
Athens, Georgia Released June 14, 1971
Cool night-time temperatures and the need for rain throughout the State have continued to hinder Georgia's vegetable and melon crops.
Watermelons and cantaloups are making satisfactory growth, but due to the adverse weather conditions which hindered early development, the expected production is 4pwn~ from last year.
Sprjng snap bean and cabbage crops have passed peak harvest. A decreasing volume is expected in June. A light harvest of tomatoes was started in late May.
As of June 7, Georgia 's vegetable and melon crops were still in need of rain.
UNITED STATES
SNAP BEANS- Florida's production of early spring snap beans is estimated at 393,000 cwt., 2 percent below 1970. Harvest was nearly complete by June 1.
Mid-spring output is estimated at 245,000 cwt., about equal to 1970's production of 244,000 cwt. Light harvest got underway in the Charleston-Beaufort area of South Carolina after mid-May and in the Lake City area about the end of the month. Volume supplies are expected by mid-June, peaking shortly afterward. Harvest is active in South Georgia. In the Greensburg-Amite area of Louisiana, harvesting started about mid-May, but volume has been light. Peak movement is expected the first week of June with volume shipments through June 20.
CANTALOUPS- The spring crop is estimated at 3,156,000 cwt., down 15 percent from 1970. Moderate supplies of Florida cantaloups should be available during June from
central and northern areas. Light harvest began in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in late April and was past peak by June 1. At Laredo, harvest started in early June and the Winter Garden and Presidio areas are expected to furnish supplies from about mid-June into July. In Arizona, crop development was retarded by cool weather during most of ~-1ay. Light harvest began in late May and volume supplies are expected by early June. Harvest of California's crop started May 18 in the Imperial Valley. Volume is expected to pick up with supplies available during June. Palo Verde Valley is expecting good volume in early June.
TO~~TOES- The late spring crop is forecast at 1,153,000 cwt., down 4 percent from last year. Volume movement of South Carolina's crop is expected to begin after mid-
June. Georgia's crop has improved after getting off to a late start; light harvest is expected the second week in June. In the Belle Chasse area of Louisiana, light picking for local sales began May 17. In the Oak Grove area, harvest will be 10-14 days later than normal, with shipment expected to start about mid-June. In central and east Texas, light harvest is expected to start in early June with increased supplies by late month. On the High Plains, the irrigated crop is progressing, but cool weather and high winds damaged some young seedlings in late May.
WATERMELONS- Late spring production is forecast at 7,611,000 cwt., 1 percent below 1970. Florida supplies are expected to be available in volume into July. The
first forecast for early summer places production at 14,806,000 cwt., 12 percent less than 1970. The crop in North Carolina is off to a good start. Plants in most fields have runners 1 to 2 feet long. South Carolina's crop is a week to 10 days later than normal. Cool spring weather retarded growth in Georgia and much replanting was necessary to obtain even stands. First harvest is expected about June 20. The Mississippi crop is about 2 weeks late because of the cold weather in April. The Arkansas crop is off to a good start but needs warmer weather. In Louisiana, May rainfall was adequate but unusually cool weather retarded growth and development.
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ACREAGE AND ESTIMATED PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE, 1971 WITH COl~ARISONS
Crop and State
Acreage
Harvested
For Harvest
1970
1971
. Yield Per Acre Ind.
:1970
1971
Production
Ind.
1970
1971
-- Acres
-- Cwt.
-- 1,000 cwt. --
SNAP BEANS Mid-Spring
South Carolina Geor gia Alabama Louisiana
Group Total
CABBAG:El !./
Earl y Spring South Carolina Geor gia Missis sippi Louisiana California
Group Total CANTALOUPS Earlv Summer
South Carolina Geor gia Arizona
Group Total
TOMATOES Late Spring
South Carolina Georgia Louisiana Texas
Group Total
WATERMELONS Late Spring
Florida Cal ifornia
Group Total
3,100
3,000
33
2,500
2,700
26
600
560
23
2,100
2 100
30
8,300
8.360
29
Boo
2,500 400
1,800 3,400
8,900
700 160 2,300 110
500 130 1,900 105 3,400 260
8,800 172
3,500 5,200
700
9,400
3,600
50
4,700
60
1,600 115
9,900
60
7,900
8,200
80
3,100
3,000
65
1,300
1,300
78
6,000
5,000
~5
18,300 17,500
66
47,500 47,000 145
3,900
4,300 200
51,400 51,300 149
Ear ly Summer
North Carolina South Carolina Geor gia Alabama Mis sis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Arizona California
8,200
8,200
62
22,000 22,200
70
33,000 33,000
85
14,000 14,000
87
9 , 500 11,000
70
6,800
7,000
80
3,600
3,500
80
12,500 12,500
70
75,000 6o',ooo 80
4,300
3,900 160
9,200 10,100 190
Group Total
198,100 185,400
85
}:_! Fresh market and processing .
33
102
99
26
65
70
23
14
13
30
63
63
29
244
245
140
128
98
100
275
230
105
52
53
120
189
228
245
884
833
164
1,528
1,442
55
175
198
55
312
259
110
81
176
64
568
633
85
632
697
55
202
165
70
101
91
40
270
200
66
1,205
1,153
145
6,888
6,815
185
780
796
148
7,668
7,611
65
508
533
85
1,540 1,887
82
2,805
2,706
87
1,218 1,218
65
665
715
85
544
595
80
288
280
65
875
813
65
6,000
3,900
165
688
644
150
1,748 l , 515
80
16,879 14,806
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
GEORGE S. PATTON Agricultural Statistician
ISSUED BY: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days meturn to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Week Ending June 14, 1971 SCATTERED SHO~/ERS HELPFUL
JUN 1 5 1971
LIBRARIES
leased 3 p.m. Monday
Georgia 1 s crops benefited from scattered showers in some areas last wee k. However, ~in is still needed in most areas of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Warm weather was favorable for crop development and harvest. Cultivation, fertilization, insect and disease control were active where conditions permitted.
County Agents reported cotton progress much later than normal. The pe rce nt squaring and setting bolls at this time is the smallest in recent years. Some improvement is ~ginning to sh~w in condition and growth, but the crop is still rated as only fair.
Bud worms and lesser corn stalk borer damage are troublesome in some corn fields. Early planted corn has reached the tasseling stage. Sidedressing was being applied. Corn blight was restricted to volunteer corn in Bacon County and T Cytoplasm indicator plants at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station at Tifton, according to Extension Personnel.
Harvest of tobacco advanced. Tobacco topping, insect and sucker control were quite active. Irrigation was general in dry areas.
Peanut condition was rated as fair to good. Control measures for leafspot and land plastering operations were active. Dry soils slowed seeding of soybeans and qrain sorghum. Nearly two-thirds of the soybeans and a 1ittle over a half of the grain sorghum acreage had been p1anted at the end of the week.
Dry weather conditions aided haymakinq and small qrain harvest.
~harvest is behind last year. The Federal-State Inspection Service reported 252 carlot equivalents inspected through June 11 compared with 575 carlots last year.
Pasture and cattle conditions were reported good. Topdressing was being applied to pastures.
State Market Managers indicated temperatures were too hot and soils too dry for most vegetable crops. Condition was rated as fair to good. Moisture will be needed for late plantings to develop.
~lEATHER SUMMARY- Light to locally heavy rain occurred over Georgia during the week ending Friday, June 11. The rain occurred as scattered showers and thundershowers, mainly during the last half of the week. Typical of showery conditions, rainfall amounts showed large variations from place to place. The largest totals were reported in the lower coastal area. Sapelo Island had 5.55 inches and almost four inches fell at the Brunswick Airport on Saint Simons Island. Several observers measured less than one-fourth inch during the week and, of course, some areas were missed entirely by the showers. The increase in shower activity ended a 3 week rainless period for many places but some areas that were missed, or received only 1 ight rain, continued dry at the end of the week. There was little or no rain on Saturday but shower activi~y increased again on Sunday. Scattered hail occurred with some of the Sunday thunderstorms.
Temperatures were hot at the beginning of the week but afternoon highs dropped slightly at midweek with the increase in shower activity. The weekend brought a return of 90- plus weather, except in the mountains. Early morning lows were in the 60 1 s and low 70 1 s except at higher elevations where readings in the high 50 1 s were observed on 3
or 4 days. Averages for the week ranged from slightly above to slightly below normal.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday is for variable cloudiness and quite warm with widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. The thundershowers are expected to be more numerous in the northern part of the State. Maximum temperatures will range from the upper 80 1 s to the mid 90 1 s and minimums from the 60s to the low 70 1 s.
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Precipitation For The Week Ending June 11, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending June 11, 197 1 . (Provisional)
Highest : 100 at uub lin on the 7th.
Lowest: 55 at Blairsville on the lOth .
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GE 0 R G I A C.R0 P R E P 0 RT I NG S E R I C~UN l 7 1971
ATHENS, GEORGIA
June 16, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Broiler chick place m e nts in Georgia during the week ende d June 12 we r e 9, 487, 000--2 percent m o r e than the previous week but 3 p e rc ent l e ss than the c o mparable week last year, a ccording to the Georgi a Crop rteporting Se r vice .
An estima ted ll, 87 3 , 000 broiler typ e eggs w ere s et b y G e orgia hatche ri e s-slightly more than the previous week but off l p e rcent fro m the compa rable we ek a year earlier .
In 22 reporting St at es 61, 704, 000 broile rs were pla ce d-- slightly m ore than the previous week but 3 per c e nt less tha n the comparable week l a st year. B roiler type hatching eggs set w e r e 76, 3 16, 000-- s lightly le ss than the previo us week a nd 2 percent less than a year a go.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET , HATCHINGS A ND CHI CK P LACE MENTS
E gg s Set };_/
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1970
1971
o/o of
yea r ago
Chicks Placed for
B r oile rs in Georgia
1970
1971
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% of
I
year a go
Thous ands
Thousands
Apr. 10 Apr . 17 Apr. 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12
13 , 300
ll, 587
87
13, 254
11,381
86
13,026
ll, 558
89
13, 192
11, 514
87
13, 043
11,484
88
12,992
11,774
91
12, 982
ll, 968
92
12, 864
11, 899
92
12, 893
11,825
92
ll, 947
ll, 873
99
10, 056 9, 921
10, 039 10, 23 1 10, 294
9,997 10 , 215
9, 89 1 9,936 9,788
9,094 9, 192 9, 123 9, 083 8,7 28 9, 0 36 9, 303 9, 367 9, 289 9, 487
90
93
91
I 89
I 85 90
91
95
93
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EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week e nded June 12 was 1, 008 , 000--1 9 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year . An estimated l, 274, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent l e ss tha n the previous WP.ek but slightly more than the co mparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 perc ent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week e nded J un e 12 were down 9 percent and settings were down 12 percent from a yea r ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss . Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
May
June
June
o/o of I
Chicks Ha tche d
year
May
June
June
29
5
12
ago 2/ 29
5
12
Thousands
T hous a nds
1, 510 1, 291 1,274 100
l, 315 1,24 0 1,008
480
350
280
68
1,363 1,284 1, 561
83
276
173
271 123
301
361
341
76
455 l, 14 0
84 266
315 1,097
120 270
24 5 l , 277
16 1 294
3, 93 0 3,459 3,7 27
88
3,260 3,04 2 2,985
i %of
year ago 2/
103 53 97
r4l f-
Total 1970* 4, 10 5
o/o of
last ~ear
96
4,302 80
4, 237 88
3, 4 89 93
3, 562 85
I 3 ,2 66
91
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* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for ha.t che ry supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
R evis e d.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMM~R CIA.L ARZAS BY WE EKS - 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
May
29
June 5
June
12
I ~ay o/o of 1
year
Week Ended June
ago 1/ . 29
5
June
12
% of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
M aine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
2, 207 182
2,090 522 407
3, 119 5,324 2,025
0
7,639 353
2, 160 14 3
2, 156 386 335
3,056 5,333 1,952
0
7,466
359
2, 167 102
128 86 1, 961 104
408 77
394 92 3,082 92 5,041 99 1,979 99
0
7,755 92 605 80
GEORGIA
11,899 11, 825 11, 873 99
1, 555 96
1, 3 51 237 538
2, 554 3,727 1, 365
429 6, 105
593
9,367
1, 594 89
1,262 183 523
2,866 3, 595 1, 663
398 6,062
537
9,289*
1, 587 115
1, 247 247 511
2,365 4,017 1, 709
.278 6, 102
504
9,487
98 128
99 82 96 81 100
113
64 I 89
8_0
I
97
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971
(22 States)
1, 491
1, 4 71
1, 428 90
1, 001
1, 043
1, 009
97
732
764
766 98
957
1, 051
1, 005
88
10,585 10,695 10,610 103
8, 292
8,628
8,396
103
6,023
6,065
5,995 98
5,384
5, 271
5, 448
100
13,247 13, 113 12,974 104 10,303
9,968 10, 257
103
1, 019
1, 019
1, 011
83
1, 088
1, 329
1, 139
102
4, 883
4,857
4,762 93
3,655 3,655 3,734
92
381
435
446 60
275
331
304
80
378
317
427 83
298
224
296
94
2, 546
2,474
2, 504 104
1, 957
2, 001
l, 947
99
77,052 76,381 76,316 98 61, 127 61,562* 61,704
97
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
80,933 80,327 77,993
63,354 63, 505 63,545
o/o of Last Year
95
95
98
96
97
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Rev1sed.
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING E R V I L~B~RIES
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Item
June 17, 1971
May 1971
o of
During May
last
1970 1/ 1971 2/ year
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Jan. thru May
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
o/o of
last ear
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S. )3/
Total
. 4, 305 . . " 3, 916 . 91 ~ 20, 3.30 .
Domestic
3,677
3, 196 87
17, 505
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type
Georgia
514
479 93
3,017
United States
2, 548
2,095 82
13, 110
Egg Type
Georgia
9
16 178
160
United States
411
439 107
2,664
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
47,578 42,312 89
225,679
United States
300,684 287, 514 96 1,415,048
Egg Type
Georgia
4,233
5,474 129
22,342
United States
64,366 59,634 93
291,961
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
Georgia
36,307 34,056 94
171,082
United States
243,729 236,778 97 1, 137,657
Mature Chickens
Light Type
Georgia
2,034
2,067 102
10, 173
United States
12, 566 11,764 94
59,976
Heavy Type
Georgia
344
612 178
1, 739
United States
2, 839
2, 511 88
12,974
N urnb er L ayers andE gg p ro d uct1on
17,574 . .. 86 14,718 84
2,833
94
12,303
94
154 96 2,874 108
198, 135 88
1, 347' 301
95
21,811
98
262,931
90
162,604 95 1,128,204 99
12, 526 123 66,038 110
3, 100 178 13, 557 104
Number Layers on hand during May
Eggs Per 100 Layers
i Total Eggs Produced during May
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
Thousands
Number
Millions
Georgia
Hatching Other Total South Atlantic 5/ United States
5, 159 19,209 24,368 67,007 317,132
4,308 20,232 24,540 65,897 319,166
1, 885 1,944 1, 931 1, 916
1, 923
1, 783 1, 972 1, 941 1, 959 1, 950
97 374 471 1, 284
6, 100
77
399 476 1, 291 6,224
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
Percent with Molt Completed
May
1970
1971
June 1970 1971
May
1970
1971
June
1970
1971
Ga. 17States
3.5
4.0
2.5
6.0
3.4
3.4
3.8
4 .7
12.0 8.5 10.8 9.4
10.0 8.5 9.9 9.7
U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator June 1, 1971 as percent of June 1, 1970. 98
1I 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.,
Fla., Va., Ga.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia 30601
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDE i~AL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
. Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Apr.
Jan. thru Apr.
During Apr.
Jan. thru Apr.
h 1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970 1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
6,347
6,333
24,637 24,069 3.7
3. l
Pa.
7,218
7, 182
27, 151 28, 110 5. l
5.6
Mo.
5,735
5,975
l 9, 516 21,208 4.9
3. 4
Del.
7,977
8,524
31,257 32, 200 4.3
4 .3
Md.
15,230 10,868
58,221 47,673 4.3
4 .7
Va.
8, 114
9,457
30,767 31 J 158 4.2
3. l
N.C.
27, 135 23,332
98,838 91, 144 4.6
3.2
Ga.
36, 514 32, 519 135, 185 128, 135 5.4
4 .9
Tenn.
6, 192
5, 119
22,724 19,679 3.8
3.9
Ala.
28,608 28,975
98,926 110, 133 5.3
6. 5
Miss.
17,454 18,674
65,491 73,965 2.4
3. 4
Ark.
33,752 32,646 128, 116 122,709 3. 5
2. 9
Texas i1 16, 570 14, 7 59
58,333 58,079 3.3
3.7
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1243, 508
894, 841
4.3
4. l
!
230,347
890,015
3.9
3.3
5.2
5.5
5. l
4.2
4 .5
4.8
4.5
5. 1
4.8
3.3
4.3
3.3
5.8
5.7
3.6
4.0
5. 2
6.9
2.6
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.7
3.6
4.4
4.5
Item
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
May 15 Apr. 15 May 15 May 15 Apr. 15 May 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
Cents
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb. , excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, (dozens) Table {dozens) Hatching (dozens)
8.0 12.5 35. 2 29.5 60.2
7.0 12.5 35.0 32.0 54.0
7.0 13. 5 32.0 28.4 54.0
9. 1
13. 8
29.8
7.9 13.6
31.9
8.2 14.3 29.5
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
99.00 80.00
104.00 88.00
100.00 87.00
94.00 100.00 82.00 88.00
99.00 88.00
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.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department nf Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 3060 l OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
United States Deportment of Agr iculture
Week Ending June 21, 1971
JUN ~it 1
Released 3 p.m. Monday
SOIL MOISTURE IMPROVED MOST REt\S LIBRARIES
Moisture and t emperatures la_s_t ~week we~re' ooth ' ~ry favorabJe- for crop development in Georgia, according to the Crop Reporting Service, Haymaking, grain harvest and cultivation were interrupted by rain and wet fields but farmers much preferred the needed moisture.
County Agents reported the condition of cotton as fair to good but about two weeks later than normal. Only 7 percent of the crop was setting bolls.
Condition of the 2!D crop was judged to be mostly good. Corn blight was reported to Extension Personnel on T Cytoplasm corn in one additional county during the week.
Seeding of soybeans was 76 percent and sorqhum 66 percent completed. rlost of the remaining acreage to be planted will follow small grain harvest.
Harvest completion reached 77 percent for~ and 69 percent for wheat with yields reportedly running above average.
Nearly a fifth of the peach crop has been picked. Inspected shipments through June 17th totaled 407 carlot equivalents compared with 827 to the same date last year, according to the Market News Service.
Condition of tobacco showed much improvement during the week. Insect and sucker controls were active. About 8 percent of the crop has been harvested.
Peanut condition was rated as mostly good with crop progress only a 1ittle behind a year ago. Insect and disease control were active as weather permitted.
State Market Managers over the State reported an improvement in truck crops since the rains but the important Thomas County vegetable producing area was still dry, Tomato harvest increased and was nearing the peak, Watermelons and cantaloup movement remained 1ight.
\-/EATiiER SUMMARY Light to locally heavy rain occurred over Georgia for the week ending Friday, June 18. Scattered showers and thundershowers occurred daily over the State. Heaviest showers occurred mainly in the southeast, but more widely scattered heavy thundershowers were reported in all sections of the State. Amounts of 3 to 5 inches occurred in some areas of the south from the Macon area to Savannah and Brunswick. Following the pattern of previous weeks, some areas received only very 1 ight showers of a few hundredths of an inch on several different days.
Temperatures were hot at the beginning of the week becoming a 1ittle cooler later in the week because of increased cloudiness during the daytime, Outside of the mountainous areas, afternoon temperatures were generally in the 90's except where thundershower activity occurred in ea~ly afternoon. Averages over the entire State were near normal. The highest temperature reported was 102 at Savannah on the 16th, lowest was 550 at
Blairsville on the 12th.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in the central portion, Lows in the 60's and highs 85 to 93 degrees.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the
National \-leather Service, NOAA, U. s. Department of Commerce,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Pr ecipi ation For The Week Ending June 18, 197
GEORGIA
Temperature ex remes for the week endi ng June 18 , 1971 . (Provis-ional
H1ghest: 102 at Savannah on the 16th ,
' Lowest: 55 " at B1a1rsv11le on the 12th .
1. 38
1. 47 .81
~ ~
For the period June 19- 21, 197 1 . T Le ss t han .005 i nch .
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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GEORGIA CROP .REPORTIN G S ERVIC ~
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
June 2.3, 1971
Broiler chick placeme nts in Georgia during t h e we e k end e d June 19 w e re 9, 2.90, 000--2. percent less than the previous week a n d 4 p er c ent l e ss t han the compa rable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting S ervice .
An estimated 10, 985, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e o r gia hat che rie s -7 percent less than the previous week and off 4 percent fro m t he compa r a ble week a year earlier.
In 2.2. reporting State s 60,989, 000 broiler s we re pl a c e d -- 1 perc e nt less . than the previous week ~n d 3 percent less t han the c omp ar a bl e week l as t y ear. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70,479,000--8 p er c ent l e s s tha n the pr evious week and 2. percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs S e t 1_/
Chicks Pla ced fo r Broile r s in G eor gia
1970
1971
o/o of
ye ar ago
197 0
1971
Thousands
T housa nds
o/o of
year a go
Apr. 17 Apr. 2.4 May l May 8 Ma y 15 Ma y 2.2 May 29 June 5 Jun e 12. June 19
13, 254
11, 381
86
13, 026
11, 558
89
13, 192
11, 514
87
13, 043
11, 4 84
88
12,992
11,774
91
12,982.
11, 968
92.
12., 864
11,899
92.
12, 893
11, 825
92
11, 947
11, 873
99
11,413
10,985
96
9, 92. 1
9 , 192.
93
10, 039
9 , 12.3
91
10, 2.3 1
9, 083
89
10, 2.94
8, 728
85
9,997
9,036
90
10, 2.15
9, 303
91
9, 891
9, 367
95
9,936
9, 289
93
9,788
9, 487
97
9,68 5
9, 29 0
96
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ende d June 19 was 1, 119, 000--11 percent more than the previous week and 17 p e rcent more than the compa rable week last year. An estimated 904, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 28 percent l ess t han in each the previous we ek and the comparable week last year.
In the five state s that accounted for about 29 percent of t he hatch of all egg type c hicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ende d J une 19 were
down 7 p e rce nt and settings were down 23 percent from a ye a r ago.
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT C~-IED, 1971
Sta t e ..
- Eggs Set
June
June
June
5
12
19
I l o/o of
I year
Chicks Hatche d
June
J une
J une
ago
2/
I
I
5
12
19
I %of
I year
I ago 2/
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
Thousands
1, 291 1, 274
904 72
350
280
225
56
1, 2!34 l, 561 l, 742
82
173
271
206
73
361
341
354
87
Thousands
1,240 l, 00 8
315
24 5
1, 097 1, 277
120
161
270
2.9 4
1, 119 34 0
1,04 3 194 264
I I
117 81
I 89
I
I
93
64
Total 1971 3,459 3,727 3, 4 31
77
3,04 2 2, 985 2,960
93
I Total 1970* 1 4, 302 4,237 4 , 4 79
3,562 3,266 3, 16 8
I o/o of
last ~ear
80
I
I
88
-77
I I
85
91
93
I I
I
* 1/ Includes 'eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hat che ry s upply flocks.
7./ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revi sed.
BROILER TYPE EGGS S E T A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1971
STATE
EGGS SET
---=J -u_n_e_~Wee~u~~=~d~e~d~-J~u_n_e___
5
12
19
% of
ye ar ago 1/
CHICKS P..LACED
' Ve ek E~~nd~e~d~~~-------
June
June
June
5
12
19
% of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Page 2
Maine Conne ctic ut PentlS ylvania
2, 160 143
2, 156
2 , 167 128
1, 96 1
1,904 92 82 90
2,001 104
1, 59 4
1, 587
1, 615
101
89
115
106
83
1, 262
1, 24 7
1, 272
120
~ s::
<I>
8
Indi a na
386
408
375 1 76
183
247
191
62
~
1-1
Miss ouri
335
394
389 73
523
511
607
113
Cpll .
Delaware Maryland
3, 056
3,082
2,604 79
5,333
5, 04 1
4,467 95
2, 86 6
2, 365
2,385
76
3, 595
4,017
4,220
109
1 0<I>
Virginia
1, 952
1,979
2,036 102
1,663
1, 709
1, 675
123
West Virginia
0
0
0
398
278
225
54
North Carolina 7,466
7,755
6,686 92
South Carolina
359
605
592 84
6,062 537
6, 102 504
6, 001 311
89 52
GEORGIP..
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi :'Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
11, 825 11,873 10,985 96
9,289
9,487
9,290
96
1, 471
l, 428
1, 416 95
1,043
1, 009
1, 086
108
764 10,695 6,065
13, 113 1, 019 4,857
435 317 2,474
766 10, 610
5,995 12,974
1, 011 4,762
446 4 27 2, 504
762 9,942 5, 318 12, 564 1, 013 4,236
353 474 2,280
101 104
96 110 83 97
110518
1108
I 1, 051
8,628 5, 271
9,968
1 1, 329
I 3,655 331
II 224
2, 001
1, 005 8,396 5, 448 10, 257
1, 139 3,734
304 296 1, 947
1, 130 8, 287 5,440
9, 728
1, 007 3,741
311 318 2, 043
99 105
95
99 74 95 59 118 111
I 76,381 76,316 70,479 98 I
61,704 60, 989
97
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
80,327 77,993 7 2, 147
63,545 62,960
o/o of Last Year
95
98
98
97
97
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
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I
I,:::>
,.,
So r inq Pi q Crop Up 9 Percent
SPRING pI CROP GEORGIA
unel, l971
LI BRARIES
sed 6/25/71 GEORGI A CROP REPORTI NG SERVICE
Georgia's 1971 spring pig crop (D e cember 1970- Nay 1971) is estimated a t 1,584,000 head, 9 percent above the 1970 spring crop of l ,453,000 head. A tot al of 217,000 sovJs farrowed durin g the perio d - ave raging 7. 3 p igs per litt e r.
ICHl Fall Intent ions Down g Percent
Sows farrowing during the fall of 1971 (June- No vember ) on Georgia farm s are expected to number 171,000 - down 9 percent from the 188 ,000 f arrow i ng duri ng the 1970 fall period. If t hese in tentions are realized (and a ssuming an ave ra ge pigs per litter of the same size as last year's of 7.2), the fall pi g c rop would total l ,231,000 head.
UN ITED STATES
December-May Piq Crop Down Percent
The December-May 1971 pig crop totaled 51,905,000 head, a de crease of l pe rcent from a year earlier. Sows farrowed during December-May 1971 numbere d 7,231,000 head, up I percent from a year earlier. Average I itter s ize was 7.18 pigs, compared with 7.33 in December-May last year.
June-November Intentions Down 9 Percent
The number of sows expecte d to farrow during the June- Novembe r 1971 pe ri od, at 6,265,000, is 9 percent below the comparable 1970 period. Hog prod uce rs repo rted lower farrowing intentions in all areas except the \-Jest where a 6-pe rcen t i ncrease was indicated. The potential p i g crop from intended farrowin gs, bas ed on an average number of pigs per litter plus an allowance for trend , would be 45,735,000 head, 8 percent less than the 1970 fall pig crop.
SO~JS FARRO\-JING, PIGS PER LITTER, AND PIGS SAVED --------------------------------~G~e~o~r~o-i~a~a~nd~U~n~ited States. 1967-1971
Sows Farrowing
Pigs Per Litter
Pigs Saved
Year
Dec.-
June-
Dec.-
June-
Dec.-
June -
May
Nvv.
May
Nov.
t~ay
Nov.
I ,000 head
Number
1,000 head
Year
Georoia
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
176
152
7.1
7.2
181
161
7. 1
7.2
188
17 1
7.3
7.3
199
188
7.3
7.2
217
1/171
7. 3
2/7.2
I ,250 l, 28 5 l ,372 l .'+53 1 ,584
1 ,0 94
I , 159 1 ,2 48 l ,354 2/1 ,23 1
2 ,344 2 ,41+L~
2, 620 2,807 2,815
United States
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
6,570 6,681 6,360 7,171 7,231
5,899 6,161
5, 727 6,905 _!_/6, 265
7.34
7.37 7.36
7.33 7.18
7.38 7.35 7.34 7.21
48,205
49.~36
46 ,788 52, 55 1 51 ,9 05
43,540 l.j.s, 303
42,01 9
49, 768
_fj l~5.735
9 1, 7L:.5 9L:., 53::3 88,807 l02,3 U 97, 6LfO
11 Fall farrowing indicat e d f rom breeding intentions repor t s. 11 Ave ra ge number of pigs per 1itter with allowa nce for trend used to compute indica ted pi g crop.
FHAS I ER T. GALLm1AY Agricultural Statistician In Char ge
;J. A. '-tAGNER
Agr i cultura l Stati st ic ian
JUNE 1 INVENTORY
Georg i.a
Hoqs on Farms Up 9 Percent
The number of hogs and pigs on Georgia farms June 1, 1971, is estimated at 1,950,000 head, up 9 percent from the 1,789,000 on hand on this date last year.
Breakdown of the hogs and pigs showed 254,000 for breeding (down 5 percent from the
268,000 breeders last year) and 1,696,000 other hogs compared with 1,521,000 last
year.
United States
Nation's Hoqs Up 2 Percent
Hogs and p1gs on farms in the United States on June 1, 1971 are estimated at 66.1 mill ion head-- 2 percent more than a year earlier. Hogs and pigs kept for breeding are estimated at 9.9 mill ion head, down 8 percent from last year. Market hogs and pigs, at 56.2 mill ion, are up 4 percent.
Year
HOGS AND PIGS ON FARt-'lS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
June 1, 1967- 1971 (Thousand Head)
:Hogs and All hogs :pigs for and pigs :breedino :Total
Under 60 lbs.
Other Hogs and Pigs
60- 119 120- 179 180-219
lbs.
lbs.
lbs.
G4!nrqia
220 1bs. and over
1967 1, 561
234
1, 327
637
372
226
66
26
1968 1,608
225
1 ,383
595
387
276
97
28
1969 1,688
245
1,443
678
404
260
79
22
1970 1'789
268
1 '521
722
426
266
84
23
1971 1,950
254
1,696
780
500
298
93
25
1967 59,372 1968 60,625
1969 58,879 1970 64,824 1971 66,070
8,988 9,265 9,248 10,725
9,879
United States
50,384 51 ,360 49,631 54,099 56,191
26,029 25,997 24,083 27,245 26,565
ll ,890 11 ,921
12,037 12,989 13,901
7,373 7,796 7,792 8,053
8,792
3 ,801+ 4,189 4' 3L:.Q 4,374 5,290
1 ,289 1 ,457
1 .379 1 ,438 1 ,643
This report is made possible by the cooperation of several thousand Georgia farmers who furnish reports for their individual farms.
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of_Agriculture.
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Week Ending June 28, 1971 CROPS GRO\oJ I NG RAPIDLY
JUN 2 9 1971
LIBRARIES
leased 3 p.m. Monday
Moisture and temperatures were favorable for growing crops over most of the State last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Some local areas were still suffering from lack of moisture.
County Agents reported the condition of cotton as mostly good. Two-thirds of the crop was squaring and 16 percent was setting bolls. Fruiting progress is abQut 2 weeks Iater than usua 1
Corn condition improved considerably with the more favorable moisture supplies and was judged to be mostly good. 81 ight has now been found in thirteen Georgia counties-all on volunteer or T-Cytoplasm corn. The blight is not considered to be a threat since most of Georgia 1 s crop was seeded with N-Cytoplasm resistant varieties.
Seeding of soybeans was 86 percent and sorghums 80 percent completed. Moisture has been favorable for germination and early growth in most areas.
Harvesting of oats was 88 percent and wheat 81 percent completed. Yields are reportedly above average.
Almost a fourth of the peach crop has been picked. Inspected shipments reported by the Market News Service through June 24 totaled 558 carlot equivalents compared with 1,045 to the same date last year.
Tobacco prospects continued to improve and appear to be better than any year since 1967. About 15 percent of the crop has been gathered. Peanut farmers were busy with gypsum application and disease control measures. Peanuts were blooming and pegging throughout the belt. Condition of the crop remained mostly good.
Market Managers reported an improvement in truck crop condition. Watermelon and cantaloup movement increased and is expected to peak during the week of July 4th. Good quality tomatoes were being marketed in the Glennville area. Cabbage harvest was active in mountain sections.
~lEATHER SUMMARY - Scattered showers and thundershowers continued to occur during the week ending Friday, June 25. They were more frequent early in the week in the north but occurred almost daily in parts of the south. Amounts varied greatly, ranging from less than one-tenth inch at some places to over 3 inches at others. The observer at Fitzgerald measured 3.24 inches with more than 2 1/2 inches falling in one 24-hour period. Shower activity continued during the. weekend with the heaviest amounts occurring in the north, central and southwest sections. A thunderstorm dropped 2.79 inches on Dahlonega Sunday, June 27. A few scattered areas continued to need rain badly at the beginning of the new week.
Temperatures were near seasonal with highs mostly in the low 90's except in the mountains and in areas where showers occurred early enough in the afternoon to hold readings in the 80 1 s. Most places had their warmest weather late in the week and temperatures in the mid 90 1 s were common during the weekend. Early morning temperatures were generally in the 60 1 s but a few low 70 1 s were recorded in the south and readings in the 50 1 s occurred in the mountains on 2 or 3 days. Averages ranged from normal to s I ight Iy above.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for partly cloudy and continued hot weather with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Lows will be in the upper 60 1 s and low ]0 1 s and highs mostly in the 90's.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Heather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending June 25, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for week ending June 25, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 97 at Hartwell on the 25th.
Lowest: 55 at Blairsville on the 24th.
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* For the period June 26-28, 1971. T Less than .005 inch.
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CRIMSON CLOVER SEED FORECAST Georqia
June 28, 1971
The 1971 cri.nson clover seed production in Georgia is forecast at 500,000 pounds--13 percent below the 1970 crop, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The acreage harvested for seed is estimated at 5,000, the same as the previous year. The yield per acre in 1971 is 100 pounds compared with 115 pounds in 1970.
United States
Southern States Crimson Clover Seed Crop Down 17 Percent
Crimson clover seed production in the four major p rodu cj ng Southern States is estimated at l. l mill ion pounds this year. This is 17 percent below the 1970 crop and 40 percent less than produced in 1969. The decrease in production from last year is a result of a decrease in harvested acreage and a lower yield per acre. Acreage expected to be harvested in the four Southern States at 9,900 acres is ll percent less than in 1970. Acreage declined in all States except Georgia which was unchanged from last year. Average yield per acre at 116 pounds is 6 percent below the 124 pounds per acre harvested last year. Prospective yields per acre are below last year in all States except Tennessee. Crimson clover varieties such as Dixie, Autauga and Auburn are expected to total about 700,000 pounds compared with about 900,000 pounds produced in 1970.
Average date of beginning harvest of crimson clover was generally later than a year ago. Average beginning dates this year were: May 15 in Georgia, June 7 in Tennessee, May 27 in Alabama, and May 24 in Mississippi.
Carryover. of old-crop crimson clover seed by growers in the four Southern States was 34,000 pounds compared with 57,000 pounds carryover in 1970. There was no crimson clover seed imported through May 31, 1971.
A report covering June 30, 1971 stocks of old-crop seed held by dealers will be issued on August 5, 1971.
An estimate of the harvested crimson clover seed crop in Oregon will be released , on August 6.
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CRIMSON CLOVER SEED: Acreage harvested, yield per acre, and production, 1969, 1970 and 1971
Acres Harvested
Yield per acre
:Production (clean seed)
1969 1970 1971 .!/:1969' : 1970 : 1971 l/ :1969 1970 1971 .!1
Acres
Pounds
1,000 pounds
6,000 ..f/5,000 5,000 125 115
100
750 ..f/575
500
1,500 1,400 1,000 230
160
200
345
224
200
3,200 2,200 1,500 130
120
105
416
264
158
2,600 2,500 2,400 150
125
120
390 ..f/313
288
Total 4 States
13 '300 1111 '1 00 9,900
l1lI
Ind-icated. Revised.
143 ..f/124
116 1,901 ..f/1 ,376 1'146
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
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June 30, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Gee-rgia during --t A.e week ended June 26 w a s 9, 351, 000--1 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent l e ss than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rvice.
An estimated 11,435, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G e orgia hatcheries-4 percent more than the previous week but 6 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 61, 018, 000-slightly more than the previous week but 2 percent less thc:m the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72, 368, 000--3 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LACEME NTS
Eggs Set]-_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Ge orgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
Apr. 24 May 1 May 8 -May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26
13, 026 13, 192 13,043
12,992 12,982 12,864 12, 893 11, 947 11,413 12, 101
11,558
89
11, 514
87
11,484
88
11,774
91
11,968
92
11,899
92
11,825
92
11, 873
99
10,985
96
11,435 ~ 94
EGG TYPE
10,039 10,231 10, 294
9.997 10,215
9, 891 9,936 9,788 9,685 9,889
9, 123 9,083 8,728
9, 036
9 ,303 9,367 9, 289 9, 487
9,290 9,351
91 89 85
90
91 95 93
97
96 I 95
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 26 was 894,000--20 percent less than the previous week and 7 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 2.~2, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 37 percent more than the previous
week and 9 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the we ek ended June 26 were
down 20 percent and settings were down 13 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 1971
June 12
Eggs .3et
June
June
19
26
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
June
June
June
12
19
26
Thousands
Thousands
1,274
904 1,242 109
280
225
230
55
1, 561 1,742 1, 599
78
271
206
275 104
341
354
327
97
1,008 245
1, 277 161 294
1, 119 34 0
1,043 194 264
894 300 1,034 119 297
3,727 3,431 3,673
87
2,985 2,960 2,644
o/o of
year ago 2/
93 75 79 42 83 80
Total 1970* 4, 237 4,479 4,210
3,266 3, 168 3,3 14
o/o of
last year
88
77
87
91
93
I 80
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chi~ks for h c.t chery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. >:< R.evise d.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY W:S ::::: Ks - 1971 Page 2
STATE
IL-------w-e-e-kE~'"Gl:~"!.G.~ndS~e~Sd~E-T---~--I -~-0 -0-f +-----C-H-,I.-;.~ Cr-K~ ~S-k- -EP--_L!-!_d-A_-eC_d-._t-:_:-._J -------r-a-;;0 ~0 f
June
June
June
year
June
June
June
year
12
19
26
ago 1/ 12
19
26
ago 1/
Thousc..nds
Thousands
Maine
'
C onnecticut
Pennsyl vania
Indiana
Miss ouri ~
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
We s.t Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
2, 167 128
1' 961 408 394
3,082 5, 041
1,979 0
7,755 605
1,904 82
2,001
375 389 2, 604 4,467 2,036
0 6,686
592
2,069 112
1, 587
I 125 134
2,085 123
115 1,24 7
425 79
247
345 78
511
2,910 84
2,365
4,976 109
4,017
1,906 92
1, 709
0
-
278
7' 116 90
6, 102
599 86
504
1, 615 106
l, 272 191 607
2, 385 4,220 1, 67 5
225 6, 001
311
1, 543 121
l, 33 5 203 563
2, 725 3,890 1, 532
265 5, 944
281
98 -
86 117
66 10 3
93 97 106 88 89 48
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11,873 10,985 11,435 94
9, 487
9,290
9, 3 51
95
Florida Tennes see A labama Mississ ippi A r kansas Louisi51n a Texas Washington O regon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 4 28
1, 4 16
1, 347 95
1, 009
1, 086
1,083
110
766
762
785 113
1, 005
1, 130
1,085
102
10,610
9,942 10,074 105
8, 396
8, 287
8, 526
109
5, 995 12,9 74
1, 011
4,7 62 446 42 7
2, 504
5,318 12, 564
1, 013 4,236
353 474 2,280
5, 655 98 12 ,267 102
1,008 96 4,4 27 84
351 49 362 77 2, 101 94
ro5,448 1, 215379 3,73 4 . 304
296 1,947
5, 440 9,7 28 1, 007 3,741
3 11 318 2,043
5, 443 9, 962
980 3, 668
266 29 l , 961
98 102
95 92 61 65 106
76,316 70, 479 72, 368
97 '61 ,70 4 60,989 61 , 018
98
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
77,993 72, 147 74,656
63, 545 62,960 62, 513
o/o of Last Year
98
98
I 97
I 97
97
98
.
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year .
* Rev1sed.
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
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LIBRARIES
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE .
ATHENS, GEORGIA
July 1971
GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE,YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1970 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)
ACRES
Planted
Harvested
YIELD LINT PER ACRE
Planted
Harvested
PRODUCTION 500 Pound Gross Weight
Bales
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
DISTRICT
Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon
11,000 110
2,200
70 4,600
5,050 570
5 3.180
335 175
10,900
543
110
327
2,130
351
70
457
4,550
468
4,950
397
430
216
5
600
3.170
475
330
436
150
194
548
12,400
327
75
362
1,610
457
67
473
l~' 500
405
4,190
286
255
600
6
477
3,160
442
305
227
71
TOTAL
27,295
26,795
468
477
26,639
~ DISTRICT 2 _ Barrow
Clarke Cobb
Fulton Gwinnett Hall Jackson Oconee Wal ton
TOTAL
860 200
5 50 330 65 165 3,800 10,600
16,075
Boo
270
190
605
5
400
50
400
320
385
50
138
160
182
3,700
411
10,400
410
15,675
401
290
485
637
255
400
4
400
42
397
265
180
19
188
63
422
3,248
418
9.100
412
13,481
.!
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July 1971
GEORG lA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1970
(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are ore1imina rv)
District and
County
ACRES
Planted
Harvested
YIELD LINT PER ACRE
Planted
Harvested
PRODUCTION 500 Pound Gross ~/e i ght
Bales
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
DISTRICT 3
Banks Elbert Frankl in Hart Lincoln Mad ison Oglethorpe Stephens vJi l kes
195 3,870 3,240 6,050
100
3,250 2, l 00
75 190
180
354
3,850
482
I ,990
173
5,650
335
90
320
3,200
242
2,000
445
70
120
190
453
383 . 484
282 359 356 .
246 467 129 453
145 3,890 l. 170 4,230
67 l ,640
l ,950 19 180
TOTAL
19,070
17,220
334
"3 70
13,291
DISTRICT 4
Carro II Clayton Coweta Douglas Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon t1arion Meriwether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
TOTAL
300 30
l ,560 10 25
525 100 2,235 155 8,150 1 ,680 3,880 2,600 985 410 155 5,250 275
10
28,335
290
247
30
300
l ,400
417
10
300
20
80
500
392
100
400
2, l 00
366
140
477
7,500
426
1 ,500
264
3,850
295
2,400
363
950
218
400
324
150
103
4,750
439
275
284
10
100
26,375
375
255
155
300
19
465
I ,360
300
6
100
4
412
430
400
84
390
I, 700
529
155
463
7,250
296
925
298
2,390
393
1,970
226
450
333
275
107
33
486
4,810
284
160
100
2
403
22. 178
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July 1971
GEORGIA COTTON: ACRAGE YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1970 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are Qrel iminarv)
District
and County
ACRES
Planted
Harvested
YIELD LINT PER ACRE
Planted
Harvested
PRODUCTION 500 Pound Gross I:Jeight
Bales
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
RI~!RICT ~
Baldwin
625
600
181
188
235
Bibb
250
240
336
350
175
Bleck ley
5 J 100
4,850
538
566
5,700
Butts
240
230
221
230
110
Crawford
770
700
306
337
490
Dodge
7,550
7,200
344
361
5 .~00
Greene
25
25
280
280
15
Hancock
1, 700
1; 250
163
222
580
Houston
3,410
2,750
299
371
2,130
Jasper
105
' 100
400
420
88 '
Johnson
9,900
9,500
285
297
5,900
Laurens
17,300
16,800
263
270
9,500
Monroe
45
35
111
143
10
Montgomery
670
200
64
215
90
Horgan
7,400
7,350
410
413
6,350
Newton
1 ,440
1,400
499
514
1 '500
Peach
1 J 220
l ,200
393
400
1 ,000
Pulaski
7,450
6,850
522
568'
8,100
Putnam
150
150
413
413
130
Rockdale
445
400
144
160
135
Treutlen
1 '160
1 ,050
266
293
640
Twiggs
1,890
1,800
408
428
l ,610
Washington
9,850
9,800
309
311
6,350
Wheeler
1 ,050
900
271
317
595
Wilkinson
415
350
248
294
215
TOTAL
80' 160
75,730
341
361
57 ,OL~8
DISTi\ICT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven
TOTAL
4,300 22,800 2,900
130 170 8,700 2,200 13,300 6,950 1 ,410 1 ,090 8,050 5,700
77 '700
3,450
179
21 '300
295
2,650
273
130
177
80
59
8' 150
236
2' 150
243
13,200
339
6,200
194
1 ,350
412
1 ,000
270
7,850
268
5,650
350
73' 160
280
223 316 299 177 125 252 248 341 218 430 294 275 353
298 .
1 ,600 14,000 1 ,660
48 21 4,280 1 '120 9,400 2,820 1, 210 615 4,510 4,170
45,454
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July 1971
GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1970
The~e e~tim~te~ ~reb ~ed on the !~test av~il~ble d~t~ ~nd ~re rei imin.:~rv)
District and
ACRES
... YIELD LINT PER ACRE
PRODUCTI ON' 500 Pound Gross \!eigh
County
Planted
Harvested
Planted
Harvested
Bales
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
DISTRICT 7
Baker Calhoun Clay Deca t ur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Mi Iter Mitchell Qui t man Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terre 11 Thomas Webster
735 3,710 I ,810
265
785 6,850 I ,570
2' 180 2,830 5,300
70 3,840 2,420 2,150 6,900 8,900
2,720 450
600
156
3,600
578
1,700
467
90
45
750
131
6' 150
222
1 ,450
143
1 ,800
280
2,800
388
5,000
218
70
657
3,500
397
2,300
298
2,150
544
6,150
372
8,150
333
2,500
210
250
96
192
240
596
4,480
498
I ,770
133
25
137
215
247
31180
154
465
339
1,280
393
2,290
231
2,420
657
96
436
3,100
313
I ,500
544
2,440
418
5,350
363
6,200
229
I I 190
172
90
TOTAL
53,485
49,010
326
356
36,411
DISTIUCT 8
Atkinson Ben' Hi II Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turr.er ~./ i I cox Worth
TOTAL
40
2,780 1 ,290 3.330 1,900 15,900
300 8,400 29,200 4,800
660 65 285 I ,870 2,630 5,850 7,350 12,700
99,350
0
2,550
291
I I 100
152
2,700
230
Boo
78
15,800
388
300
340
7,200
385
27,800
559
4,200
196
400
115
50
108
20
21
380
36
2,500
226
5,550
251
6,850
256
12,300
252
90,500
362
318
',690
178
410
284
1,600
185
310
390
12,900
340
210
449
6,750
587
34,000
225
I ,970
190
160
140
14
300
12
176
140
238
1 ,240
265
3,070
275
3,930
260
6,650
398
75,056
July 1971
GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1970 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel iminarv)
ACRES
Planted
Harvested
YIELD LINT PER ACRE
Planted
Harvested
PRODUCTION 500 Pound Gross Height
Bales
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Bales
App I ing Bacon
300 85
20so0
77 59
115 100
&rant ley
10
0
Bryan
15
0
Evans
820
500
127
208
Long
35
35
371
371
Pierce
400
300
113
ISO
Tattnall
1 '180
I ,000
130
153
Toombs
3,430
3,300
234
243
Ware
45
0
Hayne
210
150
133
187
46 10
215 27 94 320
I ,670
58
TOTAL
6,530
5,535
179
212
2,442
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STATE TOTAL
408,000
380,000
343
368
292,000
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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GEORG lA
May Red Meat Production Up 19 Percent
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 35.2 mill ion pounds during i1ay 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 19 percent from the 29.5 mill ion pounds during the same month last year but 12 percent below the 40.0 mill ion pounds l~st month.
Cattle Slauqhter Unchanqed From May 1970
There were 23,800 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during May. This was unchanged from the number slaughtered during the same month of 1970 but 800 less than Apri 1 1971.
Calf Slauqhter
There were 1,300 calves slaughtered during May, This was l ,100 head below the number slaughtered during May last year, and 200 below the April 1971 kill.
Hog Slauqhter
Georgia's hog kill totaled 178,000 head during l'ay. This was 37 percent above the 130,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, but 12 percent below the 203,000 slaughtered during Apri 1 1971.
48 STATES
May Red Meat Production Up 7 Percent From 1q70
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,032 mill ion pounds in
May, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Commercial ~eat production includes slaughter in
federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production 1 Percent Above A Year Earlier
Beef production in May was 1,760 mill ion pounds, I percent above the l ,736 mill ion in May 1970. Cattle kill totaled 2,870,900 head, 2 percent above a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,029 pounds, 9 pounds lighter than t-1ay 1970 and 2 pounds below April 1971.
Veal Output 7 Percent Below May 1970
There were 42 mill ion pounds of veal produced during May, down 7 percent from 1970. The 281,200 calves slaughtered were 8 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight per
head was 267 pounds, up 5 pounds from May 1970.
Pork Production Up 17 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork Production totaled l ,189 mill ion pounds , 17 percent above a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7,546,100 head, up 18 percent from !vlay 1970. Live weight per head was 241 pounds, 3 pounds lighter than a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight
was 8.5 pounds, compared with 8.8 in May 1970.
Lamb and Mutton Down 5 Percent From May 1970
There were 41 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in May, 5 percent less than
a year earlier . Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 808,700 head, down 4 percent. Average live weight was 105 pounds, l pound above a year earlier.
Poultry Production Down 1 Percent From May 1970
Production of poultry meat during May totaled 749 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 1 percent less than May last year and April 1971.
Species
GEORGIA AND 48 :>TATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER ..!/
t~umbe r
Slaughtered
May
1970
1971
( 1,000 head)
Average
Live ~Jeight
May
1970
1971
(pounds)
To t al
Live v/e ight
May
1970
1971
( 1,000 pounds)
Georqia
Cattle
23.8
23.8
870
878
Calves
2.4
~ 3
390
4 23
Hogs
130.0
178.0
223
216
Sheep and Lambs
20,706
936 28,990
20,896
550 38,448
48 States
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,816.9 306.9
6,420.1 841.7
2,870.9 281.2
7' 546. 1 808.7
1 ,038 262 244 104
1 ,029 267 241
105
2, 923, 922 8 0 , 4 56
1, 565, 551 87,127
2,955,138
75' 161 1,81 9 ,533
84,921
l l Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slau ghte r, excludes
farm slaughter .
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, JUNE 15, 1971
vi ITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
June 15 1970
GEORGIA
May 15 1971
(Dollars)
June 15 1971
UNITED STATES
June 15 1970
May 15 1971
(Dollars)
June 15 1971
Corn, bu.
1.45
1. 67
1.72
1. 21
1.38
1.43
Hogs, cwt.
24.20
16.60
17.30
23.20
17.00
17.50
Catt 1e, cwt.
25.10
24.90
24.80
28.10
29.40
29.00
Calves, cwt.
. 34.00
34.00
34.00
35.30
36.00
35.60
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Hog-Corn
Ratio ll
16.7
9.9
10. 1
19.2
12.3
12.2
l l Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, 1 ive weight.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL vi. BLACK\t/OOD
Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North LL!mpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited State s Deportm en t o ~ Agr icul ture
JUNE 15, 1971
Released 7/2/71 CROP REPORTING SERVICE
INDEX 2 POINTS HIGHER
The Georgia Prices Received Index for All Commodities gained 2 points in June, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Even though prices for several major commodities declined--wheat, oats, beef cattle, turkeys--, these decreases were more 1 than offset by price increases for corn, soybeans, broilers, and hogs.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID INDEXES STEADY
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers remained unchanged during the month ended J1Jne 15, at 113 percent of its 1967 average. The most important price changes were increases for peaches, oranges, and hogs, and decreases for cattle, milk, potatoes, and waterme Ions.
The June 15 Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm \-/age Rates was 120, unchanged from a month earlier. Higher prices for most production commodities were only partially offset by lower feeder livestock prices. Prices of family 1 iving items averaged higher, except for food and tobacco and household operation components, which were unchanged from the previous month. Compared with a year earlier, the index was up 5 percent.
INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1967 : 100
May 15 1970
June 15 1970
May IS 1971
June 15 1971
GEORG lA
Prices Received All Commodities A11 Crops
1/ 110 1/ 112
l2l/
110 111
109 116
Ill 119
Livestock and Livestock Products
1/ 108
1/ 109 1/ 103
105
UNITED STATES Prices Received
110
110
113
113
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm V/age Rates
114
114
120
120
Ratio ll
96
96
94
94
11 Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm ':/age Rates.
]/ l{ev i sed.
FRASIER T. GALLO\~AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, JUi'lE 15. 1971 \liTH COMP.ARISONS
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Commodity and Unit
June 15 t~ay 15
1970
1971
June 15 June 15 May 15
l g71
1970
l g71
June 15 1971
PRICES RECEIVED
\-! hea t , bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Lesped'eza Peanut Mi 1k Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, Cwt. l l Cows , cwt. 1/
Steers and Heifers, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt. Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt.
Fluid Market Manufactured
A 11
Turkeys, lb. Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, A11 , doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz.
$ 1. 25
$
70
$ 1.45
'3/2'J.5
$ - 2.60
$
$ 29.50 $ 36.00 $ 3l. C' J $ 25.00 $ 255.00 $ ]/24. 20 $ 25.10 $ 21 50 $ 28.00 $ 34.00
$ 6.80
$ $ 6.80 23.0
7.0 3112.5 }136.7 ]/32. 0 1/56.5
1. 66 .91
1. 67 22.0 3.00 7.40
32.50 39.'00 33.00 30.00 330.00 16.60 24.90 20.30 28.20 34.00
]/ 6. 50
]/ 6. 50 22.0
7.0 13.5 32.0 28.4 54.0
1 .45 .76
1.72
22.5 3.05
32.00 40.50 33.50 29.00 310,00 17.30 24.80 20.30 28.20 34.00
!I 6. 50
!I 6. 50
21.0
7.0 14.0 32.0 28.3 54.0
1. 23 . 613
1. 21 :3122.14 .- 2.60
.:3-1 7.96
1.43 .660
1. 38
22.71
2.85
7.78
22.40 22.90 24.90 22.40 331.00 23.20 : 3128.10 .- 21 . 60
:3129.80 jl3 5. 30
25.60 26.30 26.40 26.40
357.00 17.00 29.40 21.10 31 .40 36.00
:31 5. 69 31 5. 93
:31 4.51 - 4. 75
:3; 5.34
5.60
j/23.4
.
20. 9
:31 8.1
8.2
:3113.4
14.3
j/30.6
29.5
1.46 .707 1 .43
23.23 2.98 11.30
24.60 25.20 25.90 26.10 358.00 17.50 29.00 21. 10
31 .oo
35.60
41 5.84 41 4. 72 ~I 5.51
21.7
7.8 14.9 28.4
PRICES PAID. FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$
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.
$
Poultry Feed, ton
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
73.00 75.00 80.00 82.00
4.65 5. 10 5.20 4.00 4.05 3.60
95.00 83.00 96.00 38.00 34.00
82.00 86.00
91 .oo
93.00
4.85 5.30 5.60 4.50 4.55 4.10
100,00 87.00 100,00 43.00 35.50
82.00 84.00 88.00
91 .oo
4.85 5.30 5.50 4.45 4.60 4.10
105.00 88.00 99.00 43.00 36.50
69.00 73.00 76.00 80.00
4.53 5.26 5.42 3.59 3.66 3.44
93.00 83.00 98.00 32.60 31.00
73.00 80.00 82.00 86.00
4. 74 5.51 5.63 4.14 4.19 3.83
99.00 88.00 103.00 38.30 35.40
73.00 80.00 82.00 87.00
4.85
5.55 5.71
4,08 4.13 3.87
100.00 88.00 103.00 37.20 31+. 50
1/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd
replacem;nt. 11 Revised. !I Preliminary.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reportin~ Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Aca orv
9oo
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA
JUL 7 l'j /l
:.' ,.,..........
~-IHI--w-cr2"ttntr BuII etin
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV ICE
- j)~~
Athens , Georgi a
\'.'eek :Jnding July 59 1971
~leleased 3 p .m. !'1Ionday
r'Iost of Georgia's crops sho'l-red improvement over the previous v1eek, a ccording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Temperatures and soil moisture i'Tere very f avorable for plant development except for a fe1v isolated areas that remained dry. Prospects for several of the State's crops were very promising.
County Agents reported peanuts vrere blooming and pegging f reely and said the crop was in very favorable condition. Insect and disease controls and landplastering Here very active over the peanut belt.
Cotton condition improved and, except for the irregular stands evident in many fields, the crop uas judged mostly good. Only one-third of the crop has started setting bolls much belo\'1 normal for the date.
Condition of the .2.2!!2 crop 1vas rated the best in years except for t hose isolated dry spots where prospects were not good. Corn Leaf Blight was disc9vered in several additional counties during the week but all infections vrere on volunt eer or T-cytoplasm corn which makes up a small percentage of the State's acreage.
Tobacco harvest was one-fifth complete by the weeken&--considerably qehind normal progress for the date. Overall, the crop vTas rated in good condition vTith " second pulling" becoming fairly general over the belt.
Combining of oats reached 94 percent completion and 11heat was 90 perc ent complete. County Agent's reports indicate good yields are being obtained.
The State's peach crop IJas about 40 percent picked and this also trails t he harv est
progress of recent years. Through July 1, the ]'ederal-State l-Iarket i.'1'ei'Ts reported 727 carlots of peaches shipped compared with 1,290 carlots for the same ~ eriod last year . LiGht to moderate hail damage was statewidep hm-rever, heavy damaGe was reported in a tvro mile by five mile area of Peach and Houston Cou.."'lties from a uir.d and hail storm.
Farm i:1ia..rket I-ianauers reported truck crops as a v1hole in better condit ion. Volume of watermelon and cantaloup harvest was nearing its peak '\lith q_uali t Jr good.
\'!BATHER SUl'TI:IARY -- Showers and thundershovTers occurred in part s of Geo:r:gia almost eaily during the week ending Friday, July 2. They '\'Tere less freCJ.uent in the ex treme f'outheast but occurred in that area on t'\m or three days. Rainfall amouncs varied greatly from place to place, as is typical of summer shm,lers. They 1-1ere generally larger in north and central areas 1o1here several tTeather observers measured more than f our inches. Al most six inches fell at Dalllonega during the tveek. Hail and wind damage occurred in. several areas during the night of June 26-27. Hail up to one and one-hal f inches in diameter '1-Tas reported in the Griffin area and hail and wind caused extensive damag e to fruit, crops Rnd other property' around Byron. Showers decreased in the nor th during t he reekend but became more frequent and heavier in the extreme south and southeast 11here some excessive rainf all amounts were reported.
Temperatures were hot early in the 1o1eek but moderated as sh011ers became more freq_uent.
Highs were generally in the low 90 1 s and high 80 1 s with a fevT reading s in the up:;J, er 90 1 s
at the beginning of the period. LoHs '\vere mostly in the upper 60 1 s and loH .70 1 s. Slightly cooler weather moved in during the weekend but tvas short lived. Averag es for the tveek \Tere one to two degrees cooler than normal.
The outlook for Thursday through Saturday is for continued cloudy and 1o1arm 1Teathe:: 'llith scattered shouers and thundershmvers occurring mostly in the afternoon. Hi ghs Hill
range from 84 degrees to 92 degrees and lows from 62 degrees to 70 degrees .
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation 1Ti th the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agricu lture; and the
National Feather Service, WJI..A, U. s. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending July 2, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending July 2, 1971 (Provisional)
Highest: 101 o at Hartwell on June 2 Lowest: 58 at Experiment on June 2
* For the period July 3-5, 1971. T Le ss than .005 inch. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athena, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
JUL 8 \'j l'\
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E R V c r: UBRARIES
ATHENS, GEORGIA
- - - - - - -- - -----~- - - - - - - - --
BROILER TYPE
J ul y 7, 197 1
Placement of broiler chir.ks in Geo1gia during t he w ee k e ncie d J uly 3 wa s
9, 451, 000--1 percent more than the previous week a nd 6 p ercent more tha n the
comparable week last year, according to t he Georgia C rop 1.~ e p ortin g Servic e .
An estimated 11, 794~ 000 broiler type eggs wer e set b y G eo r g i a hat c he ries--
3 percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the compa r a ble week
a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting St a t es tota l ed 59, 97 6, 000-- 2
percent less than the previous week and 1 percent less tha n the com pa r a ble week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 73, 872,000 - - 2 p e rc ent m ore tha n
the previous week but 3 percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS
Eggs Set}_/
Chicks P l a ced for Broile rs in Ge orgia
I 1970
1971
% of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Tho us an ds
I o/o of
ye ar
I ago
May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26
July 3
13, 192 13,043 12, 992 12, 982 12,864 12,893 11,947 11,413 12, 101 12,016
11, 514
87
11, 4 84
83
11, 774
91
11,968
92
11, 899
92
11, 825
92
11,873 10,985 11,435 11,794
99
I
I
96 94
98
I
I
I
10, 231 10,294
9,997 10, 21 5 9, 891 9,9 36 9,7 88 9, 685
98 ,,9808 9-r. .
9,083 8,728 9,0 36
9,30 3 9,367
9,289 9 , ~8 7 9,290 9,351 9, L_i. 51
89 I 85
90 91 95 93 97 96 95 106
EGG T YFS
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during th e weel< end ed J uly 3 w a s
900,000--1 percent more than the previous week but 15 p e r c ent l ess than the comparable week last year. .An estimated 1, 303, 000 eggs fo r the p r oduction of eg g
type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent m ore t han the p r evious
week and 29 percent more than the comparable week l a s t year . In the five states that accounted for about 29 p e rce n t of the h a tch of all egg
type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the we ek e nded July 3 were down 14 percent and settings were down 20 percent from a year a go.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT C H:SD, 197 1
Eggs Set
I June
June
July
o/o of
yea r
I
I
% C
h
i
c
---------------~----
k s Hatched
I'
of
I J une
J un e
Jul y
ye ar
19
26
3
ago 2/ 19
26
3
1 ago 2 /
Thousands
I
Thu usands
Ga.
904 1, 242 1, 303 129
1' 119
894
900 I 85
Ill.
225
230
215 95
340
300
2o 5 1 62
Calif. Wash. Miss.
Total 1971
1,742 206 354
3,431
1, 599 275 327
3,673
I 1,342 59 227 66 I 342 74 3,429 80
1,04 3
I 194
.. 264
I 2,960
1, 0 3Lk 1, 169 . I 89
119 ' 220 1 129
35-! --2~249~7--2 ,
291
7
82 86
Total 1970* 4,479 4,210 4,305
I
j 3, 168
3, 3 14
3, 2z4 I
I Ofo of
I last year
I
77
87
80 1
93-
80
86
]J Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for h at che ry supply flock s .
J:.l Current week as percent of same week last year.
* ~={e vis e d.
I 'I-- BROILE i{ TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COM1\o1E ;. CIAL A ...'{E A..: BY ' ."l.S E KE: - 1971 PaJ:!;e 2
EGGS SET
C HICKS PLP.. ~.c;.:J
STATE
I
I
'
-
Maine Connecticut
June 19
Vv e e k Ended June 26
Thousands
1,904 82
2,069 125
July 3
1,967 94
% of
year
ago 1I
1
96 55
June 19
i.:i eek E nded
June - 26 Thousands
1, 6l5 106
l, 54 3 121
July 3
1, 577 127
I ~iu of
i yea.r ago l/
-1
I
I
I
103 86
Pennsy1va~ia
2,001
2,085
1,777 100
1, 272
l, 33 5
l, 279
118
Indiana
375
425
391
74
191
203
196
60
Missouri
389
345
321
71
607
563
528
91
Delaware
2,604
2, 910
2,918 86
2,385
2, 725
2, 719
92
Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
4,467 2,036
0 6,686
592
4,976 1,906
0 7, 116
599
5, 081 2,000
0 7,505
533
I 102
4,220
98
1, 67 5
-
225
92
6, 001
82
311
I
3,890 1, 532
265 5,944
281
3, 506 l , 440
326
s, 570
533
97
99 83
I 85 81
GEORGIA
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1971
(2~ States)
10,985
1, 416 762
9,942
I 5, 318
12, 564 1, 013 4,236 353 474 2,280
70,479
11,435
1,347 785
10,074 5, 655
12, 267 1, 008 4,427 351 362 2, 101
72,368
11,794
1, 393 788
10, 266 5,768
12,875 1, 001 4,455 396 383 2, 166
73,872
98
9,290
I 98
1, 086
112
1, uo
102
8,287
98 I 5,440
I 104
9,728
104
1, 007
87
3,741
88
311
82
318
97
2,043
97 60,989
9, 351
1, 083 1, 085 8,526 5,443 9,962
980 3, 668
266 291 1, 961
61,0.18
9,451
1, 026 939
8, 318 5, 314 10,063
833 3, 6C7
317 301 1, 926
59,976
106
j
99 75 105 97 110 80 96 57 89 106
99
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
72, 147 74,656 75,924
62, .960 62, 513 60,648
o/o of Last Year
98
97
97
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
97
98
* ..:~ev1sed.
I 99
.
.VJ
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UNIVE:RSITY OF GEORGIA
J UL 9 1971
LIBRARIES ~
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA
Released July 8 , 1971
The estimated 420,000 acres of cotton planted by Georgia farmers for 1971 represents a 3 percent increase ,, accordi~g to the Georgia Crop _Reporting Servic ~ . This level of acreage planted to cotton is 12,000 acres above the 1970 planted acres. Last year the abandonment was heavy and only 380,000 acres were harvested.
Georgia's cotton crop had a slow start due to adverse weather during planting and early growing season. Crop development is behind normal. A poor stand is evident in some areas. The percent squaring and setting bolls July 1 was the lowest in recent years. The present condition is rated fair to good .
Acreage planted to upland cotton in the United States is estimated at 12 1 288,900 acres, 4 percent more than the 11,869,300 acres planted in 1970.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
c. L. ORENSHAW
Agricultural Statistician
State
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Alabama
COTTON ACREAGE 2 JULY lz 1971
1969
1910
1 971
Percent
.; Planted : Harvested : Planted : Harvested :. Plant ed: of 1970
--
1,000 acres
Percent
184
166
173
160
185
107
350
287
346
290
35 5 103
410
385
408
380
42 0
103
420
400
425
390
445 105
566
545
565
538
565
100
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
312 1,225 1,090
440
500
292 1,185 1,055
420 465
310 1,235 1,120
465 525
250 1,190 1,070
450 450
335
108
1,371
111
1,180
105
535
115
467
89
Texas , Upland New Mexico, Upland Arizona, Upland California, Upland
5,147.5 147.0 277.4 706.5
4,648.0 131.5 276.6 700.6
5,225.0 139.0 243.0 665.0
4,870.0 126.0 241.0 662.0
5,330.0 102 130.0 94
235.0 97 710.0 107
Virginia Florida
5.5 13.6
5.0 12.5
4.8 13.3
4.3 12.0
4.3 90 13.0 98
Illinois Kentucky Nevada
United States Total Upland
1.8
0.4
0.6
0 .4
1.0 167
5. 7
5.4
4.3
3. 4
5.3 123
2.3
2.3
2.3
2. 2
2.3 100
:
:11,804.3 10,982.3 11,869.3 11,989 .3 12 ,288 .9 104
United States
:
Total American-Pima 1/: 77.6
75.3
75.9
74.5
109.7 145
All Cotton g)
:
:11,882
11,058
11,945.2 11,163. 8 12,398.6 104
1/ American-Egyptian prior to July 1, 1970.
gj 1969, U. S. all cotton rounded to thousands .
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, At hens, Georgi a in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
GEORGIA MAP SHOWING CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS
'\ Non-Cotton \
Cotton Acreage Planted by Districts
District : 1969
1970
1971
(000 acres)
1
26
2
14
3
18
4 -
28
5
79
6
81
7
54
8
100
10
27
28
16
17
19
19
28
27
8o
85
78
78
54
56
99
104
7
6
State
410
408
420
-4
I
Macon
0
.Columbus
Albany
7
Valdosta
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RE
LIBRARIES
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SPECIAL CORN ISSUE
July 9, 1971
kreage Forecast: Georgia farmers planted 1,751,000 acres of corn this spring, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 4 percent more than
was planted for last year's blight-troubled crop and was 67,000 acres more than growers i~icated they planned to plant as of March 1. Of the total acreage planted, 1,483,000 acres were estimated to be for grain production. County Agents over the State judged the corn crop to be in the best condition in years on July 3.
~ed Corn Usaqe: All but a small percentage of the Georgia corn was planted with blightresistant seed according to a special survey recently conducted by the
Crop Reporting Service. The same was found to be true for most of the deep southeastern states. Nationally, a much lower proportion of resistant seed was used to plant this year s crop.
Production Estimate Cancelled: There will be no July estimate of corn production this year due to the uncertainty of the corn blight situation.
The USDA announcement cancel! ing the forecast explained that the usual July corn production estimate is based on projections of past yields and could be seriously misleading this year. The first forecast of production of corn for grain wi 11 be issued August 11, and will be based on the season's first regular yield surveys by the Crop Reporting Service.
State and State Groups
ALL CORN
Percentage of Total Acreage Planted bv Tvoe of Seed 1/
N Cyto-
T Cyto-
plasm 1/ plasm :J/
Blends
!!.I
F2 !1/
Other
Type Not Reported
N. y, N.J., Pa.
22
31
28
3
3
13
Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin
25
26
34
2
2
11
30
19
41
2
1
7
32
15
44
3
I
5
25
34
28
2
3
8
35
39
17
3
1
5
Minnesota Iowa Missouri N. Dakota S. Dakota Nebraska Kansas
24
40
23
2
2
9
30
34
30
1
1
4
22
24
42
2
1
9
17
32
20
6
5
20
I
13
52
,13
2
1
19
12
46
.28
2
I
11
13
35
32
4
2
14
Delaware-
Maryland
28
13
46
1
1
11
Virginia
29
8
46
3
4
10
N. Caro 1ina
56
3
14
12
8
7
S. Carol ina
66
3
5
11
7
8
Georgia
65
2
2
20
5
6
Kentucky
44
5
29
8
9
5
Tennessee
55
2
9
10
17
7
Alabama
68
1
1
7
15
8
Texas
14
62
6
6
1
11
Other States /
54
11
6
31 States
28.7
28.3
29.2
8
11
10
3.3
2.3
8.2
ll Type of seed planted reported by growers. 1/ Requires detassel ing female plant. J/ Texas male sterile cytoplasm. !:/ Combination of N and T cytoplasm. !1/ Second
generation hybrid seed corn. I Ark., Fla., La., Miss., Okla.,'" Va.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
\of. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The SRS, USDA, 409A N. Lumpkin St., Athens, Ga. in cooperation with the Ga. Dept. of Agri.
L A T E S T 0 N T H E B L I G H T S I T U A T I 0 N.
Overall Blight Infection Still Generally Light:
Southern Corn Leaf Bli ht (SCLB) has now been reported in approximately 581 counties in 28 States , the Nat ional Federal-State Information Center for Corn Blight reported today . This is an increase of about 159 counties and 2 States from the 422 counties and 26 States reported a week ago. New States reporting are New York and New Jersey.
However, the Information Center emphasized that counti es are reported when the disease has been identifi ed--even though it may involve only one plant in one field-and that becaus e of t he inability to observe all corn fields, SCLB infection may currently exist in counties not yet officially reported .
Pl~nt pathologist s generally indicate that the overall infection level is light in most countie s where the disease has been identified. However, some pathologists also report somewhat heavier levels of i nfection are now occurring, including some field-to-field spread of the disease .
This situation is largely limited to localized areas where heavy concentrat ions of SCLB susceptible T cytoplasm seed were planted, and where volunteer corn or diseased debris from the 1970 crop remained in fields, or where farmers carried on crib shelling or corn loading operati ons.
States reporting locally severe occurrences of the disease include Kan sas, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio .
The Blight Information Center reported that although the most frequent reports of Race T SCLB infection are from the Corn Belt States, some increase in the disease has been noted in the Southern corn producing States of Georgia , North Carolina, and South Carolina. Overall infection levels throughout the Southern States are substantially below those occurring during the 1970 crop season.
Ground observations carried out under the Corn Blight Watch Experiment in 7 Corn Belt States showed that infection was generally light. Blight was reported in 129 of the 1,500 fields in the test sites for the week beginning June 28, compared with 11 fields 2 weeks earlier.
The Corn Blight Watch Experiment is a research project designed to assess the feasibility of remote aerial sensing techniques to detect and monitor spread of SCLB. This involves coordination with special ground observations in 8 of the Corn Belt States, and is being carried out cooperatively by USDA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Purdue University's Laboratory for Applicati ons of Remote Sensing , the Univer s i ty of Mic higan ' s Institute for Science and Technology, and State Agricultural Experiment Stations and State Extension Services.
The Informati on Center also reported that some Midwest corn producers, particularly in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio and Alabama are currently applying fungicide s to their crop as a possible means of preventing the spread of SCLB infection. Producers should rely upon general State guidelines if they determine fungicide application is necessary and economically feasible.
The Blight Information Center, established by the U. S. Department of Agricult~e in cooperation with State Agricultural Experiment Stations and State Extension Services, coordinates blight information nationally.
Reprint of USDA BLIGHT INFORMATION CENTER'S July 7 Bullet in
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Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United Statei Oeport~nen t of Ag ricul ture
Athens, G
JUL1 3l~ ll
Week Ending Ju 1y 12, 1971
LtBRA'MEI~ased 3 p.m. Monday
CROPS GET HIGH MARKS
Athens, Ga., July 12--County Agents over the State gave Georgia's crops their highest ratings in years. The Georgia Crop Reporting Service said the Agents reported in their weekly assessment of farm conditions that so-n morsture was plentiful in most- areas and prospects were presently very promising for most crops.
Peanuts, the State's leading money crop, were rated in good to excellent condition but the rains made control of insects and diseases more difficult. Leafspot control measures were especially active during the week.
There has been considerable improvement in the cotton crop and it is now rate d in ~od condition. About two-thirds of the crop is setting bolls but none was reported open. Insect populations, mostly weevils, were increasing as the rainy conditions interrupted spraying schedules.
Corn was still rated in the best condition in years with some acreage in southern areas considered about 11made11 According to the Extension Plant Pathologist, Southern ~rn Leaf Blight continued to spread but was still limited to on ly T-cytoplasm corn.
Rains slowed tobacco maturing and harvest. Only 29 percent had been gathered by the ~ekend--well behind normal. Some drowning and wilting was reported.
Slightly over half of Georgia's peaches were estimated to have been harvested as the SOmewhat <;Jurjnq .. . . s. .. ' -i"''- -- - - - - -..J . '-- ... - ... lo.t~ . ... -d,l .. ei: ua,.,.lc chll)m<>nf"c; , n""I"I"OWf!d carlots for the same date last year.
Pastures and cattle were reported in mostly good to excellent condition. Hay crops were also rated high but considerable acreage that had been cut was lost to the rains during the week.
\~atermelon harvest was behind last year. The Federal-State Market News Service reported a total of 2,742 carlot equivalents of watermelons shipped through July 8 compared with 5,018 for the same date last year. Tomato volume will peak this week.
HEATHER SUMMARY- Dai.ly showers and thundershowers continued over Georgia during the week ending Friday, July 9. Most places had measurable rain on 3 to 5 days and in many areas the showers were quite heavy. Weekly totals were mostly between one and three inches but a few observers measured less than an inch and some recorded over 4 inches. The rains were heavier in the south and southeast early in the week. Homerville had rain on six of the seven days and a total of 6.45 inches. Rainfall amounts were smallest in east central Georgia with observers in Emanuel, Washington and Wilkinson Counties reporting only light sprinkles. Shower frequency and intensity decreased some
during the weekend.
Daytime temperatures continued seasonally mild, due mainly to the high incidence of showers and cloudiness. Highe were mostly in the 80 1 s in the north with a few 90 1 s being reported late in the week. Readings in the low 90 1 s were the rule in the south during most of the week. A few mid and upper 90 1 s were recorded late in the week as showers became less prevalent. Minimums were generally in the high 60 1 s and low 70 1 s, which is about normal for mid-July. Slightly lower readings prevailed in the mountains. Averages ranged from normal to about 2 degrees below normal.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday is for fair to partly cloudy on ~Jednesday with increasing cloudiness, warmer and a chance of showers and thundershowers Thursday. Friday should be slightly cooler with a chance of showers. Lows will be mostly in the 60 1 s and low 70 1 s and highs in the low to mid 90 1 s.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative
Extension Service, University 9f ~ot:"g ia; Georgia Departmeot of. A,gric .ltu re; and the
National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. ' Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Prec i pi tation For The Week Ending July 9 , 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for t he week ending J u l y 9, 19 71 (Prov i s i ona l )
Highest: 99 at Newingt on on the 9
Low st: 56 o at Clayt on on t he 5th.
* For the period July 10-12, 1971 T Less t han . 005 inch
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Production of s~~er vegetables and melons is estimated to be 5 percent celow last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Rainfall during June was variabl e ~d came principally in thundershowers. Those areas with sufficient moisture are muvesting normal to better than normal yields. Demand and pr ice have been good to date. ~esting progress of most vegetable and melon crops is r unning one to t wo we eks later tMm ncrmal due mainly to the late spring this year. The Federal-State Market News Service report ed a total of 2, 742 carlot equivalents of wat ermelons shipped thr ough July 8 e~ared with 5,018 for the same date last year.
UNITED STATES
SNAP BEANS: The summer crop is forecast at 927,000 cwt ., slightly below 1970 . New England's crop is late. but developihg rapidly and harvest should begin
in early July. In New York, planting continues on schedule . Growth of early plantings MS been delayed by cool spring temperatures. Light picking is expected by July 15 with volume harvest about one week later. In Pennsylvania and Ohio , the crop's slow development is attributed to earlier cool, dry weather. Rainfall has been very short i n south~st Michigan and well below average in other areas. Harvest of the crop in southwest Virginia was expected to begin in early Ju],.y. North Carolina's harve st started in late June. The supply of pole beans should be plentiful through late August. Planting in ~orgia is nearly finished with light harvest expected to begin in early July.
CANTALOUPS: Production of 649,000 cwt. is forecas t for the early summer crop, 14 percent more than in 1970. Harvest of South Carolina's crop is expected
to be active during July. Weather has been quite favorable. Harvest was underway in the south and central producing areas of Georgia. Harvest in central Arizona began the week of June 20 and peak movement is expected in early July.
TOMATOES: Production of late spring tomatoes is estimated at 1,118,000 cwt., 7 percent less than last year. In Soutl1 Carolina, a severe hailstorm the
second week of June either damaged or destroyed a considerable acreage in the coastal areas. Rains and labor shortages delayed harvest and caused over ripening in the field. Peak harvest in Georgia is expected the second week of July. Rains during June improved prospects. Blossom-end rot is severe in the Oak Grove and Bell Chasse production area of Louisiana. Harvest got underway in central and east Texas in early June and continued into July. On the High Plains, irrigated crops are making satisfactory progress.
WATERMELONS: Early summer production is estimated at 15,284,000 cwt., 9 perc ent below last year. In North Carolina, first harvest should begin the
third week of July. South Carolina's crop is a week to ten days later than normal. Harvest is expected to be active the second week of July. Harvest is active in south Georgia. The crop improved after recent rains. Very light harvest is beginning in south Arkansas. Moisture has been adequate on most of the acreage. Unfavorable weather conditions in Louisiana delayed harvest one to two weeks. No appreciable volume of melons is expected before July 10.
In Oklahoma, the crop improved with recent rains. Harvest is expected to begin about mid-July. In the Pearsall-Dilley area of Texas, harvest is past its peak. In southcentral Texas harvest got underway in late June with picking beginning in east Texas in early July. Harvest of Arizona's crop started in central areas about June lOth and western areas about June 20th. Volume movement is expected by early July. Harvest of California's crop was expected to start in early July . Picking in the we st Riverside and Kern districts is expected to be active by mid-July. Harve ~t in the central and northern San Joaquin Valley is expected about July 20th , but pi cking will likely be slow through July.
- - -The- statistical-RepZrti!l"g-servi-;;-e-:- usnA-:- 4o9A-NZrth-Lumpkin-street,-Athens,- - - - Georgia, in cooperati on with the Georgia Department of Agricultur e .
Acreage and estimated production reEorted to date, 1971 with comEari sons
Acreage
CROP
Harvested
For
Yield Eer acr e
Production
AND
harvest
: Ind.
Ind.
STATE 1969
1270
1971 1962: 1270: 1271 1969 1970 : 1971
- - Acres
- - Cwt.
1,000 cwt.
SNAP BEANS
Summer:
Massachusetts
750
Connecticut
650
New York Pennsylvania
6,100
Boo
Ohio
1,600
Michigan
2,600
Virginia
4oo
North Carolina: 5,600
Georgia
1,200
Tennessee
1,500
Alabama
720
GrouE Total 21.950
CANTALOUPS
Early Summer:
South Carolina: 3,500
Georgia
5,Boo
Arizona
2,100
Group Total TOMATOES
11 2400
Late Spring:
South Carolina: B,200
Georgia
3,300
Louisiana
1,400
Texas Group Total
5 2700 lBz600
WATERMELONS
Early Summer:
North Carolina: 7,100
South Carolina: 24,000
Georgia
37,500
Alabama
13,500
Mississippi
10,000
Arkansas
: 6,200
Louisiana
3,400
Oklahoma
11,500
Texas
70,000
Arizona
5,100
California
10 2 500
GrouE Total 19B,Boo
Boo
700 6,100
B4o 1,400 2,600
400 5,800 1,200 1,300
700 2l,B4o
3,500 5,200
700 9.400
7,900 3,100 1,300 6.000 1B 2300
B,200 22,000 33,000 14,000
9,500
6,Boo
3,600 12,500 75,000
4,300 91 200 19B 2100
B50
35 40 35
B50
40 40 40
6,100
45 44 44
Boo . 60 65 55
1,400 . 50 55 50
2,200
34 36 33
400
40 4o 40
5,Boo
40 40 45
1,200 35 37 3B
1,400
43 46 47
650 21,650
31 31 22 42 ' 42 43
3,600 4,700 1 1 600 Q 1 900
50 50 55 52 60 55 110 112 120 62 60 66
7,500 3,000 1,300
2,000 16 2BOO
B5 Bo B5
60 65 65 70 7B 65 42 45 40 66 66 67
B,200 22,200
33,000 14,000 11,000
7,000 3,500 12,500 60,000
3,900
10~100
1B2z400
BB 62 65
67 70 85
Bo B5 B2
B5 B7 93
6B 70 70 Bo Bo B5 75 Bo Bo Bo 70 65 67 Bo 70
150 160 +75 145 190 150
79 85 " B2
26 26 27 5 4B
Bo BB
16 224
42 65 23 913
175 302 231 708
697 19B
9B
239 1.232
625 1,6oB 3,000 1,148
6Bo
496 255 920 4 , 690 765 1.523 15.710
32
30
2B
34
268 268
55
44
77
70
94
73
16
16
232 261
44
46
60
66
22
19
92B 927
175 198 312 259 Bl 192
568 649
632 202
101 270 1 2205
638
195 85 200 1,118
508 1,540 2, B05 1,218
665 544 288
875 6,000
68B 1 2748 16.B79
533 1,887 2,7o6 1,302
770 595 280
813 4,200
683
1 2 51~
1:;2.284
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
GEORGE S. PATTON Agricultural Statistician
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~-----------------uuly 12, 1971 GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JULY,l 1971
~op Prospects Improve: June began with many areas of the Stat e needing rai n but increased shower activity and warmer temperatures during t he month made
conditions very favorable for growing crops. By the end of the month, most crops had at least partially overcome the slow start and poor conditions caused by our lat e spring . ~c~t for irregular stands in some fields and those spots that the showers missed, crops mWe very rapid recovery from the troublesome planting and early growing season.
The Crop Reporting Service estimated Georgia's corn plantings to be 1,751,000 acres this year with 1,483,000 acres of this expected to be harvested for grain. These acreages ~e both 4 percent above last year. County Agents over the State rated the corn in the
best condition in years near the start of July.
Flue-cured tobacco production is pegged at 118,000,000 pounds--11 percent below last year's crop. Acreage for harvest is 7,000 acres less, but the yield is expected to be about equal to last year' s 2, 000 pound average.
Small grains were harvested later this year than normal but excellent yi elds were r~orted. Harvested acres were substantially higher for all except oats and record high pelds are estimated for wheat, barley and rye.
Soybean plantings are expected to total 660,000 acres, with 639,000 acres to be ~ested for beans. The planted acreage is an increase of 20 percent over last year's ~reage but is 77,000 acres less than growers indicated they planned to plant in March. ~st of Georgia's estimated 518,000 acres of peanuts were blooming and pegging freely about July 1 and the overall condition of the crop was rated very high.
Cotton acreage is up 3 percent at 420,000 acres. Stands are irregular in some fields lK!t the crop is showing improvement.
~production is expected to total 125,000,000 pounds compared with 160,000,000 ~ds in 1970. Through July 8, the Federal-State Inspection Service had inspected 934
carlot equivalents compared with 1,459 for the same period last year.
GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1970 AND 1971
Crop and Unit
Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu.
Rye, bu.
Cotton 11
Hay, all, ton Soybeans, for beans
Peanuts 11
Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, Type 14, lb. Peaches, lb.
Acreage
For
:Harvested : harvest
1970
1971
Thousand acres
1,426 100 88 8
72 408 416 528 518 7.5
66
1,483 215 79 10 80 420 424
639 518 7.8
59
Yield Per Acre
Production
1970
31.0 36.0 46.0 47.0 23.0
Indicated: . 1970
Indicated
1971
1971 Thousands
2/
37.0 48.0 48.0
25.0
44,206 3,600 4,048
376 1,656
y
7,955 3,792
480 2,000
2.07
863
80 2,000
80 2,000
600
624
132,000 118,000
160 , 000 125,000
1/ Planted acreage for cotton and peanuts, harvested acreage for others. g) Due to the
uncertainty of the Blight Situation, July Yield Forecast was canceled. First Forecast
will be released on August 11.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY
W. PAT PARKS
A~n"icultural Statistician In Charge
Agricult ural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES CROP REPORT AS OF JULY l , 1971 SUMMARY
Crop prospects on July 1 were generally good to excellent in the northern two-thirds of the Nation but variable across the southern third. Total crop acreage planted for 197 harvest is 4 percent higher than last year with larger feed grain plantings l eading the increase. Indicated production of winter wheat rose 7 percent from a month earlier, and overall food grain prospects are now forecast 12 perce~t above last season.
Output of noncitrus fruits should be 2 percent above l ast year. Prospects are for a 2-percent drop from 1970 in summer vegetables for fresh market while planted acreage of vegetables for processing is up 2 percent. Late summer potato production is forecast 2 percent below last year and sweetpotdtoes are down 15 percent.
Total Crop Acreage Increases
Crops planted for harvest in 1971 totaled 314 million ac r es--4 perc ent or about 13 million acres more than last year. This is the largest since 1967 when 316 million acres were planted. The big increase was due to 9 million more acre s of f eed grains , plus a gain of over 5 million acres in food grains. Oilseed acreage wa s down slightly due to a drastic cutback in flaxseed.
Total acreage for harvest, at 303 million acres, is up nearly 5 percent or 13 milli~ acres. This is the largest acreage to be harvested since 1960. Acreage abandonment is expected to be about equal to last year.
Corn: Corn planted for all purposes totaled 74.7 million acres--up 4 percent from March intentions, 11 percent more than 1970 and 16 percent above 1969 when
growers planted 67.2 million and 64.5 million acres of corn , respectivel y .
The 64.5 million acres of corn to be harvested for grain in 1971 i s 12 percent more
than 1970, 18 percent more than 1969, and the largest acreage for gr a i n s i nce 1960 when
71.4 million acres were harvested. In the important North Central ar ea, acreage is up 13 percent with all States showing substantial increases. All regions show gains from a yee
earlier.
All Wheat: Production of all wheat is forecast at 1, 548 million bushels , 12 percent more than in 1970. The 1971 crop ranks second to the 1968 crop of 1,576
million bushels.
Soybeans: Soybeans planted alone for all purposes are estimated at a r ecord 43.6 million acres for 1971, about 1 percent above 1970 and 3 percent above
1969. Planted acreage at this time is 7 percent below the March intenti ons r eport.
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U. S. ACREAGE HARVESTED AND PRODUCTION, 1970 AND 1971
Acrea~e
Yield Per Acre
Production
Crop and Unit
For
Harvested
harvest
1970 Indicated
1970 : Indicate4
1970
1971
1971
1971
Thousand Acres
Thousands
Corn, for grain bu.: 57,359
64,470
71.7
2/
4,109,792
2/
Wheat, winter
bu.: 33,453
33,194
33.4
33.6 1,118,039 1,116,780
Oats
bu.: 18,580
15,777
48.9
53.9
909,481 850,960
Barley
bu.: 9,642
10,253
42.6
45.1
410,445
462,7~
Rye
bu.: 1,486
1,805
25.9
Cotton !/
11,945.2 12,398.6
II
Hay, all
ton: 63,234
63,589
2.02
If!i
Soybeans ,for beansbu.;.: 42,447
42,808
I~
Peanuts, alone 11
1,518.3
1,529.1
Sweetpotatoes cwt. : 134. 5
118. 0
103
28.4 2.10
99
38,552 127,899
51,179 133,5!
13,792
11,65t
Tobacco
lb.: 898
852
2,123
2,107 1 , 906 .383 l,795.3'B
1/ Planted. / Due to the uncertainty of the Blight Situation, July Yield Forecast '1181
canceled. First Forecast will be released on August 11.
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SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1971
Georgia's 1971 peach crop is expected to total 125.0 million pounds, according to the ~gia Crop Reporting Service. The current estimate is 22 percent below last year's 160.0 million pound crop and is 15.0 .nillion pounds below last month's estimate.
Moisture supplies and temperatures were favorable for development during much of June. Bail damage continued but was about normal except for a 2 by 5 mile section of Peach and Houston counties that experienced. a severe storm.
~ough July 10; County Agents ind~cated about 53 percent of the crop had been picked. ~e Federal-State Inspection Service recorded 934 carlot equivalents inspected through July 8 compared with 1,459 carlots for the same period last year. These inspections showed ~CDe catching up over the previous week but the smal.],er crop and later harvest dates are
~cted to maintain a considerable spread between the two year's inspections.
Peach estimates relate to total production which includes rail and truck shipments, ~u sales, non-inspected truck shipments to points in the State and adjoining states, ~tities used on farms where produced, and in some years quantities not utilized because of economic conditions.
PEACHES
Production
State
Million Pounds
48 Pound Eguivalents
: "1969
1970
Indicated: 1969
1970
Indicated
1211
1971
1,000 units
19rth Carolina South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi 1/
Arkansas I.Quisiana 1/
Oklahoma if
Texas
56.0 338.0 175.2
50.0
17.5 42.0
7.5 12.0
32.3
42.0
270.0 160.0
40.0 16.0 40.0
6.5 9.0 33.0
32.0 235.0 125.0 27.0 15.0 42.0
7.0 8.4
15.0
1,167 7,042 3,650 1,042
365 875 156 250 673
875 5,625 3,333
833
333 833
135 188 688
667 4,896 2,604
563 313 875 146
175 313
9 States
730.5
616.5
506.4
15,220
12,843
10,552
u Estimates are not based on current indications but are carried forward from previous report.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Ap'icultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
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UNITED STATES - SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1971
The Nation's peach crop is forecast at 2,921 million pounds. This is 3 percent less than was sold or utilized in 1970 and a fifth smaller than the 1969 crop. Excluding California's Clingstones, which are used mostly for canning, production is expected to total 1,555 million pounds -- slightly below 1970.
Production in the 9 Southern States, now estimated at 506.4 million pounds, is 18 percent below the 1970 crop and 31 percent under 1969. Declines from June 1 in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Texas dropped the current estimate for the
9 States 7 percent below the Juue forecast. In Georgia, split pits al!d hail damage have resulted in heavy cullage. Harvest of Keystone, Ranger, Redglobe, Loring, and Southland varieties was active in late June. HarVest is near the peak in the Carolinas. Hail caused considerable damage in some areas of South Carolina but otherwise quality is good. In Alabama, picking was active during June with good quality and size. Rains in late June helped the Arkansas crop which has sized well. Texas peaches are being harvested ~ Cross Timbers, hill country, and northeast Texas areas.
Prospects continue favorable in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Picking
early varieties is underway -- due to start on Redhavens in the Roanoke area of Virginia
about July 20 with Sunhighs a week later, Maturity of Maryland peaches i 's about a week
later than usual.
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The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, ~thens, 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
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ATHENS .
GA 30601
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
JUL 1 ~ _1~11 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORG IA
July 14, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chir.ks in Georgia during t he week e nded July 10 was 8, 620,000--9 percent less than the previous week and 1 per c ent l e s s tha n the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia C rop .L={e po r tin g Se rvice.
An estimated 11, 745, 000 broiler type eggs w ere- set b y G e orgia hatcheries--
slightly less than the previous week and 3 percent less tha n the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broile:L chicks in 22 reporting Stat es t otal ed 55, 304 , 000--
8 percent less than the previous week and slightly l ess than t he comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72, 987, 000-- 1 p e rcent le s s than
the previous week and 3 percent less than a ye a r ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLA CE ME NT S
Eggs Set}_/
1970
1971
I
o/o of I
year
Chi cks Place d for B r oile rs in Georgia
19 70
197 '1
ago
Thousands
T ho usands
May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26
July 3 July 10
13,043 12,992 12,982 12,864 12, 893 11, 947 11, 413 12, 101 12, 016 12, 136
11,484
88
11,774
91
11,968
92
11, 899
92
11,825
92
11,873
99
10,985 11,435
11, 794 11,745
96 9LJ:
I 98 97
I
I
I
10,2 94
9,997 10, 215
9,89 1 9,936 9,788 9,685 9,889 8,902 8,738
8,728 9,036 9, 303 9, 367 9,289 9, 487 9,290 9, 3 51 9,451 8,620
o/u of year ago
85 90 91 95 93 97 96 95 106 99
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 10 was 604,000--33 percent less than the previous week and 39 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 117, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 14 percent le s s than the pervious
week and 1 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the wee k ended July 10 were down 22 percent and settings were down 34 percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHE D, 1971
Eggs Set
June
July
July
I oy/oeoafr
Chicks Hatched
June
July
July
26
3
10
ago 2/ 26
3
10
o/o of
year
ago 2/
Thousands
Tho usands
Ga. Ill. Calif.
1,242 1,303 1, 117 99
230
215
230 88
1, 599 1, 342 1, 117 54
894
900
604 61
300
205
205 65
1,034 1, 169 1, 4 54 88
Wash.
275
227
155 55
119
220
165 77
Miss.
327
342
216 39
297
291
291 94
Total 1971 3,673 3,429 2,835 66
2,644 2,7 85 2,719 I 78
Total 1970* 4,210 4,305 4,306
I 3,31 4 3, 224 3, 4 88 I
o/o of last ~ear.
87
80
! 66
I
80
86
78
I I
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcher1es producmg ch1cks for ha tchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* R evised.
BROILER TYP E EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMM.E.B. CI~L A HE AS BY W~ZKS - 1971 PaRe z
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLA ::ED
STATE
Week Ended
% of
Week Ended
% of
June
July
July
year
June
July
July
year
26
3
10
ago 1/ 26
3
10
Thousands
Thousands
ago 1/
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Maine Connecticut P ennsylvania
2,069 125
2,085
1, 967 94
1, 777
1, 915 99
125 83
1, 846
99
1, 543
1, 577
l, 368
90
121
127
106
93
1, 335
1, 279
1, 352
115
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Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
425 345 2, 910 4,976 1, 906
0 7, 116
599
391 321 2,918 5, 081 2,000
0 7, 505
533
352 68
327
78
2,923
87
5, 156 102
2, 117 104
0 -
7,326 92
606 101
203
196
Z33
82
563
528
425
110
2,725
2, 719
2, 354
87
3,890
3, 506
3,076
91
1, 532
1, 440
1, 410
101
265
326
320
120
5,944
5, 570
4,849
90
281
533
477
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11,435 11, 794 11,745
97
9,351
9, 451
8,620
99
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1971
(22 States}
1,347
1, 393
1,394 101
1, 083
1, 026
956
96
785
788
778 115
1, 085
939
970
99
10,074 10,266 10, 3 22 103
8, 526
8,318
8,088
112
5,655
5, 768
5,494 95
5,443
5,314
4,844
97
12, 267 12,875 12, 522 105
9,962 10,063
8,940
104
1, 008
1, 001
996 107
980
833
1, 392
157
4,427
4,455
4,297
90
3,668
3,687
3,256
100
351
396
377
63
266
317
306
54
362
383
243
44
291
301
312
153
2, 101
2, 166
2, 126 95
1, 961
1, 926
1, 650
102
72,368 73,872 72,987
97
61,018 59,976 55,304
100
TOTAL 1970* (22 States}
74,656 75,924 75,042
62, 513 60,648 55, 308
o/o of Last Year
97
97
97
1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
* 98
99
Revtsed.
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June 1971 Released 7/14/71
JUNE PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR
The 98 mill ion pounds of milk production on Georgia farms during June was 3 percent above the same month last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. However, there was a 6 percent decline from the 104 mi 11 ion pounds produced in May this yea.r.
Production per cow in herd averaged 665--1.5 pounds more than the previous year but 45 pounds less than the previous month.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during June was $6.50 per hundredweight--3D cents below a year earlier but unchanged from one month earlier.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Item and Unit
Georgia
June May
June
1970
1971
1971
United States
J une
May
June
1970
1971
1971
Hi lk Product ion,
million lbs.
Product ion Per Cow
lbs. l/
Number Mi 1k Cows
thousand head
95
104
98 10,792 11 , 217 10, 836
650
710
665
863
904
875
146
147
147 12,509 12,405 12,389
Prl ces Received -$ 2/
AII Who 1esa 1e mi 1k, cwt.
Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mi1k cows , head
6.80 3/6.50 4/6.50 6.80 J/6.50 :!i/6.50
255.00 330.00 . 310.00
3/5.34 J/5.69 l/4.51
331 .oo
5.60
.J/5.93 4.75
357.00
4/5.51 4/5.84 4/4.72
358.oo
Prices Paid-$ 21
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
73.00
75.00 80.00 82.00
82.00 86.00 91.00 93.00
82.00 84.00 88.00 91.00
69.00 73.00 76.00 80.00
73.00 80.00 82.00 86.00
73.00 80.00 82.00 87.00
Hay, ton
34.00 35.50 36.50
31 .oo 35.40 34.50
ll Monthly average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
average for month.
:J/ Rev ised !:!I Pre I imi nary.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
JUNE MILK PRODUCTION ABOVE lAST YF~R
U. S. milk production in June is estimated at 10,836 mill ion pounds, 0.4 percent more than a year earlier. Daily average production for June ~as down less than 1 percent from May, compared with a 0.6 percent increase for the same period in 1970. June output provided 1.74 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, compared with 1.75 pounds in May and 1.75 pounds in June 1970.
Production during the first half of 1971 was 0.9 percent more than the comparable period last year. Of the 5 leading milk producing States, production was up in Wisconsin, California, and Pen~sylvania but down in Minnesota and New York.
RATE PER CO\-/ UP 1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR EARLIER--MILK COWS DO\JN 1 PERCENT
Milk output per cow averaged 875 pounds in June--up 1 percent from June of last year. Daily output per cow averaged 29.2 pounds--the same as last month and compares with 28.7 pounds in June a year ago. Monthly production per cow was at a record high in 39 States and highest in California at 1,055 pounds. Following were ~Jashington, 1,040 pounds; Wisconsin, 1,010 pounds; and Arizona, 980 pounds. Milk cows on farms during June totaled 12,389,000, down 1 percent from June 1970.
MILK FEED PRICE RATIO 5 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR
The June milk feed price ratio, at 1.56, is 5 percent less than a year ago. The ratio declined seasonally by 2 percent from May. A lower milk price for June and an increase in feed prices caused the ratio to drop.
PASTURE CONDIT ION BEL0\4 LAST YEAR AND AVERAGE
Pasture condition reported for July 1 was 79 percent of normal. This is 1 percentage point below a month earlier, 6 points below July 1 a year ago, and 4 points below average for the date. Most regions reported good to excellent conditions except in some southwestern States where drought still exists.
Month
MILK PER COW AND PRODUCTION BY MONTHS 1 UNITED STATES
Mi .lk per cow J/
Milk production J/
1969
1970
1971
--Pounds--
1969
1970
1971
--Million Pounds--
% Change from 1970
January
734
752
768
February
690
708
725
9,415 8,831
9,448 8,896
9,547 fl.O
g,oJo fl.3
March
785
807
822
10,025 10,126 10,209 f0.8
Apri 1
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10,432 fl.O
May
871
887
904
11 ,073 11, I09 11,217 fl.O
June
845
863
875
10,728 I0, 792 10,836 f0.4
Jan. June: Total
60,328 60,699 61,251 f0.9
July
801
818
August
764
782
September
725
743
October
723
744
November
690
710
December
734
751
Annual =9, 166 9,388
l l Excludes milk sucked by calves.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
10, 149 9,673 9,158 ~. 114 . 8,687 9.236
l-16,345
10,226 9,767 9,273 9,280 8,842 9. 349
117,436
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Un it ed States Deportment of Agr icvhure
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
.
ATHENS
GA 30601
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
,,' '
Athens , Georg1a
Week Ending July 19, 1971
Released 3 p.m. Monday
CROPS ARE GOOD--ALSO WET
Athens, Ga., July 19--Georgia's major crops are currently in the best condition in ~us but those frequent showers are causing problems, according to the Georgia Crop R~orting Service. The numerous and sometimes daily rains interrupted control programs for ms~ts, diseases and weeds and restricted other farm work. Soil moisture was surplus in ~at northern and western counties and adequate elsewhere.
Peanuts were judged good to excellent by 96 percent of the County Agents who rated the cr~. Plant growth has been lush but the rains have made it difficult to properly treat t~ insects and disease. Some fields are also becoming rather weedy because of the wet conditions.
About three-fourths of the cotton crop was setting bolls last week and the crop retained its "good" condition rating. No cotton was reported open yet. Insect levels vere higher than last week but still about normal for the date.
Corn prospects continued very bright with over 90 percent of the County Agents calling the crop "good" or 11 excellent 11 Southern Corn Leaf Blight was found in several additional counties but was limited to the T' cytoplasm corn. It now appears the bulk of the State' s corn will be safe from Blight this year.
Tobacco harvest was near its peak last week with 40 percent of the crop gathered by the weekend. This is much behind normal progress for the date but a good crop is expected. ~ening of auction markets was set for August 3--later than normal but compatible with the late crop this year.
Peach harvest reached two-thirds completion during the week. Inspected shipments totaled 1,117 carlot equivalents through July 15 compared with 1,595 through the same date last year, according to the Federal-State Inspection Service.
Hay crops were growing well but difficult to harvest due to the rains. Several areas reported acreage lost or badly damaged by rains after cutting. Pastures and cattle remained in mostly good to excellent condition.
Truck crop harvest increased in central and northern sections. Excessive moisture caused damage in some areas to vegetable crops--especially tomatoes.
WEATHER SUMMARY - The pattern of showers and thundershowers continued over Georgia d~ing the week ending Friday, July 16. Rainfall totals were generally larger in the central part of the State and in the southwest where some weather observers measured more
th~ 4 inches. Several counties in the extreme southeast received less than one-half
inch during the week while other parts of thR.t area had heavy rains. Typical of summer showers, amounts varied greatly within short distances. The observer at Louisville r~orted about 5 inches and at Swainsboro, in adjoining Emanuel County, only one-tenth of an inch fell. Most places had measurable rain on 2 to 4 days. The weekend brought a decrease in shovrer activity with only a few places reporting rain on either Saturday
or Sunday.
Temperatures continued on the mild side through most of the week. Maximums failed to reach 90 degrees in the mountains and were that high on only 2 or 3 days in other ~ts of the north. They were mostly in the low to mid 90's in the south. The hottest weather occurred at the beginning of the week and during the weekend. Early morning t~eratures were in the 60's in the north and the low 70's in the south. Minimums dropped below 60 degrees in the mountains Sunday morning. Averages ranged from just above normal in the southeast to normal or slightly below over the remainder of the State.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for variable cloudiness with scattered showers or thundershowers over the State on Wednesday and mainly in the south on Thursday ~d Friday. Highs will range from the low 80's in the extreme north to near 90 degrees in the south, while lows viill be in the low to mid 60' s in the north and the upper 60' s and
low 70's in the south. The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens , Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COltletERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipit ation For The Week Ending July 16, 1971
GEORGIA
. Temperature extreme s for the week ending July 16, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 97 at several places and dates.
Lowest: 61 at Blairsville on on the llth, 15th and 16th
* For the period July 17-19, 19 71.
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
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ATHENS, GEORG IA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA J ly 20, 1971
June 1971
JUL 21 1'::l f1
% oL- liBRARIES
% of
Item
During June
1 ~t
T
.... vuue
last
1970 1I 1971 2/ year 1970 1/
1971 2/
year
i Thou.
Thou.
Pet. Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed(U. S. )3/
Total
I
3,981
3,659
I
I 92
24,311
21, 233
87
Domestic
3,420
3, 031 89
20,925
17,749 85
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type
Georgia
484
374 77
3, 500
3,207
92
United States Egg Type Georgia
I
2, 140
2,235 104
-
11 -
15,250 160
14, 511
95
166 104
United States
398
425 107
3,061
3,298 108
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
44,360 42,001 95
270,039
240, 136
89
United States Egg Type Georgia
287,223 278,379 97
1, 702, 271 1, 625, 680
96
4,248
I 4,420 104
26,590
26,231
99
United States
50,903 49,081 96
342,864 312,012 91
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens Georgia
I
38, 350 35, 346 92 I 209,432
197,950
95
United States
253,888 245,792 97
1, 391, 545 1, 373, 996
99
Mature Chickens Light Type
Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia
1,692 11, 181
493
2,009 13' 199
757
, I
I 119 I
118 I 154 ''
11, 865 71, 157
2,232
14,535 123 79,237 111
3, 857 173
United States
I
3,205
2,755 86 i 16, 179
16,312 101
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on hand during June
1970
1971
Thousands
i Eggs Per 100 Layers
1970
1971
Number
I' Total Eggs Produced
I during June
I 1970
1971
I
Millions
Georgia Hatching Other Total
I
5, 128 18,734
4,317 19,609
1,770 1, 815
I 1, 776
I
I
1,896 I
91 340
77 372
23,862
23,926
1, 806 1, 878 I
431
449
South Atlantic 5/ United States
66, 237 315,182
65,039 i 1, 816
315,940
I
I
1,834
I 1, 883
1, 879
1, 203 5,780
1, 225 5,938
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
I
Percent being Molted
I I
Percent with Molt Completed
June
July
I
June
July
Ga. 17 States
I 1970
I 2.5
I 3.8
1971
6.0 4.7
1970
3. 5 3.8
1971
1970
I 5.0
10.0
4.0 I 9.9
1971
8. 5 9.7
1970
10.0 10.9
U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator July 1, 1971 as percent of July 1, 1970.
1971
10.0 ll. 4 93
1/ .Kevised. 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/ Pederal-State Market News Service Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South Atlantic .5tates: Del., Md., W. Va., N. C., S. C., Fla., Va., Ga.
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUCHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
Number Inspected
During May
Jan. thru May
1970
1971
1970
1971
Indicated Percent Condemned
I During May
Jan. thru May
1970
1971
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou. i Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
6,089
5, 728
30,726 29,797 3.6
2.8
Pa.
6,941
7,072
34,092 35, 182 4.9
5. 3
Mo.
5, 319
6,096
24,835 27,304 4. 1
3.9
Del.
7, 511
7,932
38,768 40, 132 3.7
4 .3
Md.
14,361 10, 127
72, 5~2
57,800
3.8
4. 1
Va.
7,867
9, 533
38,634 40,691 3.5
2.9
N. C.
26,418 24,689 125, 256 115, 833 4 .2
3.2
Ga.
3 5, 23 5 32,970 170,420 161, 105 5.2
4 .2
Tenn.
6,372
5,823
29,096 25,502 3.7
4 .0
Ala.
28, 117 28,517 127,043 138, 650 5.2
5.4
Miss.
17,968 18,612
83,459 92, 577 2.3
3. 1
Ark.
31,379 30,873 159,495 153,582 3.2
2.7
Texas
15,437 14,234
73,770 72, 313 3.4
2.7
i u. s. 235, 119
1, 129, 960
4.0
3.7
227' 630
1, 117' 645
3.8
3.2
5. 1
5. 5
4.9
4. 1
4.3
4.7
4.4
4.9
4.5
3.2
4.3
3.2
5. 7
5.4
3.6
4.0
5.2
6.6
2.5
3.7
3. 5
3.3
3.7
3.5
4.3
4.4
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
'
United States
Items
June 15 May 15 June 15 June 15 May 15 June 1
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
Cents
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received:
Chickens, lb.,
excl. broilers Com '1 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, {dozens) Table {dozens) Ha.tching {dozens)
7.0 12.5 36.7 32.0 56. 5
7.0 13.5 32.0 28.4 54.0
7.0 14.0 32.0 28.3 54.0
8. 1 13.4 30.6
8.2 14.3 29.5
7.8 14.9 28.4
..
Prices Paid: {per ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Laying Feed
95.00 83.00
100.00 87.00
105.00 88.00
93.00 99.00 83.00 88.00
100.00 88.00
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the Natiopal 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 3tatistical Reporting Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers that report to these agencies.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statisticil
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7~"> POSTAGE & FEES PAID United States Deportment of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORG IA
LIBRARIES
uly 21, 1971
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 17 was 8, 785, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop H.eporting Service.
An estimated 11,619,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-1 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 56,616, 000--2 percent more than the previous week and slightly more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 73, 676, 000-- J:percent more than the previous WE;ek and slightly more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set];_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
% of
year
ago
May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 Jul~ 17
12,992 12,982 12,864 12, 893 11, 947 11, 413 12, 101 12,016 12, 136 11, 988
11,774 11, 968 11,899 11, 825 11, 873 10,985 11,435 11, 794 11,745 11,619
91 92 92 92
99
96 -
94 98 97 97
9,997 10, 215
9, 891 9,936 9,788 9,685 9,889 8,902 8,738 8,934
9,036 9, 303 9,367 9,289 9,487 9,290 9, 351 9, 451 8,620 8,785
90
91
95
93
97
96
95
I 106
I
I
99 98
EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 17 was 791,000--31 percent more than the previous week but 11 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 975, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 13 percent less than the previous week but 335 percent more than the comparable week last year. Hatching percentage has been much below normal in recent weeks. In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chi cks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended July 17 were down 12 percent and settings were down 9 percent from a year ago. In response to the 1970 11Action Now 11 , program of UEP and NECO, Georgia and Mississippi hatcheries drastically reduced settings during the weeks ended July 18th, 25t h, August 1st and 8th of that year.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
July 3
Eggs Set
July 10
July 17
% of
year
a go 2/
Chicks Hatched
July
July
July
3
10
17
Thousands
1, 303 l, 117
215
230
1,342 l, 117
227
155
34 2
216
975 435
265
78
803
43
79 250
-4 8
Thousands
900
604
205
205
l, 169 l, 454
220
165
291
291
791 200 l, 305 221 260
3, 4 29 2,835 2,372
91
2,785 2,719 2,777
% of
year ago 2/
89 63 88 108 100
88
Total 1970* 4 , 305 4 ,306 2,602
3,224 3, 4 88 3, 162
%of
last ~ear
80
66
91
I
86
78
88
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2./ Curr e nt week a s percent of same week last year. * R evised.
- BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A 4;{E.AS BY W ~ .,..EKS - 1 9 71 Pag e 2.
STATE
July
3
EGGS SET
CHI .:=Ks ?LACED
Week~!!<!~---~ % of - ____w~~~ EI_!de4_ _ ___ _
July
July
year
July
July
July
10
17
ago 1I . 3
10
17
_ I o/o of
I year
I ago 11
Thousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 967 94
1, 777 391 321
2,918 5,081 2,000
0 7, 505
533
1, 915 125
1, 846 352 327
2,923 5, 156 2, 117
0 7,326
606
1, 838 95 213 169
2,039 114
455 96 328 80
2,989 90 5, 239 105 1, 779 101
0 -
7,629 94 576 107
GEORGIA
11, 794
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1,393
788
10,266
5,768
12,875
1, 001
4,455
~
396 383
2, 166
73,872
-
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
75,924
11, 745
1,394 778
10,322 5, 494
12, 522 996
4,297 377 243
2, 126 72,987
75,042
11,619
1,322 806
10, 159 5,795
12,773 997
4,255 420 274
2, 171
73,676
I 97
I 92 122
I
103 102
I
110 106
89
94
79
94
100
73,462
% of Last Year
97
97
100
1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
Thousands
I I
I 1, 577 127
1, 368 106
1, 279
1, 3 52
196
233
528
425
2,719
2,354
i
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3,506 1, 440
I 326
I 5, 570
3,076 1, 410
320 4,849
533
477
9, 4 51
8,620
1, 026
939 8, 318 5, 314 10,063
I 833
3,687 317 301
1, 926
59,976
956 970 8,088 4,844 8,940
1, 392 3, 256
306 312 1, 650
55,304
60,648 55,308
99
100
* Revised.
1, 498 115
1, 354 226 416
2,232 3, 825 1, 246
433 5, 206
443
8,785
921 998 7,878 5, 021 8,928 1, 316 3,605 264 271 1, 635
56,616
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I 134
I 135 86
I 74
I 89
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I 108
I 101
121
I 88 I 74
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I 113
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Week Ending Ju 1y 26, 1971 EXCELLENT PROSPECTS CONTINUE
J UL 2'1 1~/1
LIBRARIES
Released 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., July 26--Heather conditions have been near ideal for vegetative growth and exce 11 ent crop prospects continued, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture was ample to surplus throughout most of the State. Control measures for insects, disease and weeds have been hampered by frequent showers and wet fields.
County Agents observed continued improvement in the prospects for peanuts. Vine growth is lush but application of control measures for insects and diseases has been h~pered by weather conditions.
The rapid growth of cotton was not good for best fruit set but the condition of the crop was judged to be mostly good. Insect infe_station was about normal for this date.
Much of the Georgia~ crop seems to be sufficiently advanced so that blight will oot be a problem this year. Over 90 percent of the reports indicated corn prospects to be good or exce 11 ent.
Tobacco harvest made slow progress and was hardly half completed. This is abcut two weeks later than nonnal,
Early planted soybeans have started to bloom. Weeds and grass are troublesome on late p1anted beans.
Peach harvest is three-fourths completed. Inspected shipments through July 22 totaled I, 189 carlot equivalents compared to 1,]28 through the same date last year according to the Federal-State Inspection Service.
Hay croos have made excellent growth but difficulty of harvest has caused some to become too mature for best quality. Pastures were furnishing ample grazing and cattle were in good to excellent condition.
Watermelon and cantaloup harvest were nearing completion in major producing areas. ~untain vegetables were in good supply. Lush vine growth of southern peas was causing some harvesting d iff icui ties.
WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall varied from very I ight to locally heavy over Georgia
during the week ending Friday, July 23. Reduced shower activity was a welcome change
in some areas. Most weather observers in the southwest and extreme northwest sect ions
measured less than one-half inch of rain during the week and several places had only
light sprinkles. Showers were more frequent and heavier in the northeast, the extreme
south and in a few other scattered sections, where some totals exceeded two inches.
Average rainfall over the State was considerably less than during the last four weeks.
Shower activity picked up again in most areas during the weekend. Parts of the north-
west and central sections had excessive rainfall Friday night and Saturday. The
observer at Canton recorded 6.14 inches during a 12-hour period ending Saturday morning
and local flooding washed out some major roads in Monroe County.
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Temperatures continued cooler than normal for July. Daytime temperatures were especially mild under mostly cloudy skies. Highs were in the 80's in the north and high 80's and low 90's in the south. Minimum temperatures were nearer normal, except for a brief cooler period early- in the week. Readings were mostly in the 60's in the north and the low 70's in the south. Averages ranged from 1 to 3 degrees below normal.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for variable cloudiness with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Showers are expected to be more numerous in the north portion. Low temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60's in the north and central and near 70 in the south. Highs will range from the low to mid 80's in the north to the upper 80's and low 90's in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the
National \,leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Geergia NOAA
Prec i pitation For The Week Ending July 23, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for t h e we ek ending July 23, 1971. (Provisional)
High est: 97 at Thomasville on the
Lowest: 56 o at Blairsville and CJ on the 21st.
* Fo r the p e r iod. July 24- 26, T Less than . 005 inch
After Five Days Ret urn to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporti ng Serv ice 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
v
July 1, 1971
Released 7/27/71 EORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA:
Corn Stocks Down
Corn stocks on July 1, 197l,were 23 percent lower at 8,457,000 bushels compared with
10,922,000 bushels for a year earlier, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
~ntrary to the national trend, Georgia's old crop oat stocks were lower at 333,000
~shels compared to 439,000 on July 1, 1970, and sorghum stocks continued to be substanti-
ally above the previous year.
Georgia Grain Stocks -- July 1, 1971
With Comparisons
On Farms
Off Farms
All Position
Grain
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
~rn
Soybeans Wheat Oats Barley
Rye
Sorghum
8,470 168 58 293
7 85 28
6,631 178 36 202 8 8 34
2,452 3,568
350 146
*
85
1,826
* *
131
* *
52
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
10,922 3,736 408 439
*
170 28
8,457
* *
333
* *
86
UNITED STATES :
Grain Stocks Down From Year Ago
Stocks of major grains on July 1, 1971, were well below a year earlier. Large declines were noted in sorghum grain, barley, soybeans, corn, and wheat. Rye and oat holdings were above last July 1. Stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum) totaled 60.7 million tons--21 percent less than last July 1. Sharp declines in corn, barley, and sorghum were only partially offset by record-high oat stocks. Stocks of all wheat were 17 percent smaller than a year earlier, with durum supplies off 31 percent. Soybean stocks were 30 percent below a year earlier.
Corn in all storage positions on July 1, 1971, totaled 1,564 million bushels, 19 percent less than a year earlier and 24 percent less than July 1, 1969. Indicated disappearance from all positions during April-June was 967 million bushels, compared with 1,068 million during the same quarter a year earlier.
Soybeans in all storages on July 1, 1971, totaled 283 million bushels, 30 percent less than a year earlier. At 92 million bushels, farm stocks were 16 percent larger but off-farm stocks of 191 million bushels were down 41 percent. July 1 stocks indicate a disappearance during September-June of 1,083 million bushels from a beginning supply of 1,366 million bushels. Disappearance during the same period a year earlier was 1,047 million bushels. During the past 10 months, approximately 632 million bushels of soybeans were processed for oil, around 367 million bushels were exported and about 49 million bushels were us ed to seed the 1971 crop. The April-June disappearance was 336 million bushels, 2 percent above the 331 million for the same period a year earlier.
Old crop carryover of all wheat on July 1, 1971, totaled 730 million bushels, 17 percent less than a yea.r earlier and 11 percent below stocks July 1, 1969. Disappearance for April-June 1971 was 335 million bushels compared with 313 million a year earlier.
Old crop rye stocks in all positions on July 1 totaled 27.9 million bushels, 31 percent greater than a year ago and the largest for the date since 1944.
Old crop oat carryover stocks in all locations on July 1 totaled 512 million bushels, 4 percent above a year earlier and a record for this date.
Old crop barley holdings in all storage positions amounted to 156 bushels on July 1, 1971, 34 percent less than a year earlier.
Sorghum grain stored in all locations on July 1 totaled 178 million bushels, only half the amount on hand a year earlier, and the smallest since July 1, 1957.
Grain and
sit ion
UNITED STATES
Stocks of grains, July 1, 1971 with comparisons ~in thousand bushels)
July 1,
July 1,
April 1, 1
July 1,
ALL WHEAT (old crop)
On Farms 1/
Commodity Credit Corp. ~
Mills, Elev. & Whses. l/ 11
327,835 790
306,877 1,219
385,829 1,930
239,681 1,829
RYE (old crop
On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. i111 TOTAL
?,003 418
2,903 421
10,540 529
CORN On
Farms
y
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 17 ]/ TOTAL
OATS old crop On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. ~
Mills, Elev. & Whses. l/11 TOTAL BARLEY old crop
344,679 8,032
503,531 11,305
On Farms 1/
Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. ll 11 TOTAL
114,875 3,927
136,699 4,892
142,346 5,081
SORGHUM
On Farms ll Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & Whses. ll 11 TOTAL
83,816 4,583
70,251 5,230
90,834 3,169
SOYBEANS
On Farms y
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1711
TOTAL
y Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
2/ C.C.C.-owned grain at bin sites.
11 All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants. Includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages.
Frasier T. Galloway Agricultural Statistician In Charge
John E. Coates Agricultural Statistici~
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Deportment of Agriculture
UNIVERSITY OF G-0 ''"'"\
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING
ATHENS, GEORG I A
July 28, l 97 l
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicrs in Georgia during the week ended July 24 was 9,049, 000--3 percent more than the previous week and l percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11,750,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatche r i es-! percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 58, 009, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but slightly less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 73, 604, 000--slightly less than the previous week but slightly more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set};_/
I 1970
1971
! o/o of
year
ago
Ch"lCk S Place d f or Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
% of
year
ago
May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 Jull 24
12,982 12,864 12, 893 11,947 11,413 12, 101 12,016 12, 136 11, 988 12,050
11,968 11,899 11, 825 11,873 10,985 11,435 11,794 11,745 11,619 ll 1 7 50
92 92 92 99 96 94 98 97 97 ! 98
10, 215 9,891 9,936 9,788 9,685 9, 889 8,902 8,738 8,934 8,928
9,303 9,367 9,289 9,487 9.290 9,351 9,451 8,620 8,785 9,049
91
95
93
97
96
95
106
I 99 98
I
!
101
EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 24 was 859, 000-9 percent more than the previous week and 20 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 876, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent less than the previous week but 325 percent more than the comparable week last year. Hatching percentage has been much below normal in recent weeks. In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all e gg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended July 24 were down 16 percent but settings were up 28 percent from a year ago. In response to the 1970 "Action Now", program of UEP and NECO, Georgia and Mississippi hatcheries drastically reduced settings during the weeks ended July 18th, 25th, August lst and 8th of that year.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
% of
Chicks Hatched
July
July
July
year
July
July
July
10
17
24
ago 2/ 10
17
24
% of
year
ago 2/
Thousands
Ga.
1, 117
97 s-
876 425
Ill.
230
265
310
79
Calif.
l, 117
803 1, 336
90
Wash. Miss.
155
79
53
32
216
250
309
-
Total 1971 2, 835 2,372 2,884 128
Thousands
604
791
859 120
205
200
205 113
1, 454 1, 305 1, 126
67
165
221
200
77
291
260
293
81
2, 719 2, 777 2,683
84
Total 1970* 4,306 2,602 2, 254
3,488 3, 162 3,207
%of
last year
66
91
128 l'
I 78
88
I
84 I
* _11 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flock s .
21 Current week as percent of same week l a st year.
Revised.
- BROILE R TYPEE GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AHEAS BY WEEKS 1971 P age z
STATE
EGGS SET
__ I - ---
Week Ended
July
July
July
o/o of
year
10
17
24
ago 1/
Thousands
CHI.:::XS PLA CED
I Week _End~L__ _ _ _ % of
July
10
July
17
July
24
I year
! ago 1/
Thousands
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Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland
1, 915 125
1, 846 352 327
2,923 5, 156
1, 838 213
2,039 455 328
2,989 5,239
2,.091 101 188 165
2,079 106 453 90 283 69
3,000 96 5,229 104
1, 368
1, 498
1, 396
93
106
115
108
90
1, 3 52
1, 354
1, 168
113
233
226
250
102
425
416
526
100
2,354
2,232
2,494
101
3,076
3, 825
3, 595
92
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2, 117 0
1, 779 0
1, 870 0
94-
1, 410
1, 246
1, 501
108
320
433
363
111
~
North Carolina 7,326
7,629
7,388 93
4,849
5, 206
5, 795
91
South Carolina
606
576
574 104
477
443
402
70
GEORGIA
11,745 11,619 11, 7 50 98
8,620
8, 785
9,049
101
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1,394
1,322
1, 313 96
778
806
799 114
10, 322 10, 159
9,980 104
5,494
5,795
5, 813 101
12, 522 12,773 12, 725 110
996
997
961 101
4,297 4,255 4,299 92
377
420
430 104
243
274
298 80
2, 126
2, 171
2,081 90
956
921
986
100
970
998
1, 021
90
8,088
7, 878
8, 026
105
4,844
5, 021
5, 106
100
8,940
8,928
9,077
100
1, 392
1, 316
1, 423
174
3,256 3,605 3, 507
92
306
264
274
96
312
271
280
84
1, 650
1, 635
1, 662
98
72,987 73,676 73,604 100 55,304 56,616 58,009
100
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
75,042 73,462 73,453
55,308 56,427 58,244
% of Last Year
97
100
100
100
100
100
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
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CALF CROP - 1971
Re 1eased 7128/7J.
Calf Crop UP 5 Percent
GEORGIA
The 1971 calf crop in Georgia is expected to total 893,000 head, according to the Crop Reporting Service. This would be 5 percent ab.ove the 1970 calf crop of 850,000.
On January 1, 1971, there were an estimated 1,003,000 cows that have calved on Geo rgia farms compared with 955,000 a year earlier. The ratio of calves born ana to be bo rn to cows that have catved is 89 percent--the same as a year earlier.
UN I TED STATES
Calf Crop 3 Percent Laroer
The 1971 calf crop in the United States is expected to total 47,092,000 head, 3 ~~e nt more than the 45,926,000 head in 1970.
The January I, 1971 number of cows and heifers that have calved, totaled 50,002,000 head, a 2-percent increase from a year earlier.
Calves born and to be born during 1971 are expected to total 94 percent of the January I, 1971 inventory of cows and heifers that have calved--the same as last year. This is not strictly a calving rate because the January 1 inventory did not include young he ifers which have had their first calf since that date. Also, the inventory included some cows that died or were sla!lghtered before calving.
Nort h Central Reoion 3 Percent Higher
A calf crop of 17,909,000 head is estimated for the North Central Region, 3 percent higher than for a year earlier. The crop is estimated to be up 4 percent in the \~est
No rth Central and 1 percent in the East North Central States.
Southern Calf Crop Uo 3 Percent
The calf crop in the Southern States at 18,079,000 head is 3 percent more than the 1970 crop. A 4-percent increase is indicated for the So!lth Atlantic States and a 2 percent rise in the South Central Region. Texas, the leading cattle State, shows a 2 percent larger calf crop.
Western States Uo 2 Percent
The Western States are expected to produce 8,697,000 calves, 2 percent more than a year earlier. Montana, with a 2-percent increase, replaced California as the leading State in this region. California showed a !-percent decrease from last year.
No rth Atlantic States Uo Sl ightlv
Calves born during 1971 in the North Atlantic Region are expected to total 2,322,000 head, up slightly from 1970. New York, Vermont, and Pennsylvania showed increases over last year.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Ag ricultural Statistician In Charge
W. A. \~AGNER Agricultural Statistician
ISSUED BY : The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Calf Crop; 1970 and 1971. by ~tates
State
Cows that have :calves born as% of :
calved January 1 :cows calved Jan.l 11:
.
1970: 19.]1
1~970 . . . 1971
1970
Ca 1ves born 1/
1971 as %
1971
of 1970
1,000 head
Percent
1 ,000 head
Percent
Maine
N. H.
Vt. Mass.
R. I
Conn,
N y.
N J
Pa. Ohio Ind. I 11. tvt i ch.
wis.
Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Ne br. Kans. Del. Md.
Va.
\!. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Fla. Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas Mont. ldano
\vyo.
Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev.
\.Ja s h.
Oreg. Ca 1 if.
76
. 75
~6..
95
39
38
95
95
211
213
94
94
.68
67
90
90
9
8
82
83
70
68
90
91
1,090
1 ,079
93
95
82
77
85
87
817
802
97
99
807
824
93
93
673
678
97
97
1 ,036
1 '051
94
96
587
599 ' 96
95
2,080
2,103
100
99
1 ,473
1 ,517
100
100
1 ,922
2,003
99
100
2,252
2,260
95
97
1 ,090
1 '1 01
98
99
1 ,871
1 ,908
98 '
99
2,021
2' 100
98
97
1,974
2,097
99
100
20
19
85
84
223
224
95
93
710
731
93
92
262
259
90
93
554
552
88
91
329
339
90
95
955
1 ,003
89
89
1 ,069
1 '11 0
83
84
1 ,413
1 ,427
94
95
1 ,238
1 '250
93
94
1 ,033
1 ,049
88
90
.1 ,458
'1 ,476
88
90
1'025 ' 1,017 . 89
91
1 ,059
1,056
86
88
2,274
2,334
92
93
5,910
6,146
91
89
1 ,599
1 ,612
96
97
729
755
98
98
723
713
92
97
1 '162
1 '211
96
96
717
716
90
92
416
396
82
82
410
428
95
97
340
357
91
87
555
553
95
95
775
783
95
95
1
72
71
99
37
36
97
198
200
101
61
60
98
7.4
6,6
89
63
62
98
1 ,014
1 ,025
101
70
67
96
792
794
100
751
766
102
653
658
101
974
1,009
104
564
569
101
2,080
2,082
100
1,473
1 ,517
103
1 ,903
2,003
105
2,139
2,192
102
1,068
1,090
102
1,834
1,889
103
l .981
2,037
103
1,954
2,097
107
17
16
94
212
208
98
660
6]2
102
236
241
102
488
502
103
296
322
109
850
893
105
887
932
105
1 '328
1 ,356
102
1 ,151
1,175
102
909
944
104
1 ,283
1 ,328
104
912
925
101
911
929
102
2,092
2' 171
104
5,378
5,470
102
1. 535
1,564
102
714
740
104
665
692
104
1,116
1 '163
104
645
659
102
341
325
95
390
415
106
309
311
101
527
525
100
736
744
101
48 States
Alaska Hawaii
48
l l Not strictly a calving rate. Figure represents calves born expressed as percentage of the number of cows that have calved on farms and ranches January 1. 11 Calves oom
before June 1 plus the number expected to be born after June 1.
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Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited States Deportment of Agr iculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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LIVESTOCK
REPORT
JUL 3 0 1~ 11
L AMB C R 0 P
LI BRARIES
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Athens, Georgia
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GEORGIA
Released 7/29/71
Georgia's 1971 lamb crop is e st imated at 3,200 head- compared with 3,000 for the previous year , according to t he Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e .
The number of breeding ewes 1 year old and older on farms January 1, 1971, at 4,000 was the same as a year a go .
UNITED STATES
Lamb Crop Down 4 Percent
The 1971 lamb crop for the United States is e stimated at 12 , 910,000 head, 4 percent l ess than the 13,413,000 head produced in 1970.
Breeding ewes 1 year old and older on farms and ranches January 1, 1971, were down 2 percent from a year earlier, and ewe lambs under 1 ~rear old were down 5 perc ent .
The lambing percentage for 1971 (numb er of lambs saved per hundred ewes 1 year old and older on hand January 1) at 95 is 1 oint under 1970 .
Western States Lamb Crop 3 Perc ent Lower
The 1971 lamb crop in the 13 Western States (11 ~]estern , South Dakota and Texas) totaled 9,218,000 head, dot-m 3 percent from the 1970 crop of 9,533 , 000 head. The lambing percentage was 91 for 1971 compared with 93 for 1~7 0 . The number of breeding ewes 1 year old and older on January 1, 1971, a t 1C,l20 , 000 head was 1 percent under a year earlier . The number of early iambs (dropped be for e Marc h 15) in the Western St ate s was up 2 perc ent from 1970 .
Native States Lamb Crop Down 5 Perc ent
The lamb crop in the 35 Native State s (exclud i ng the 1 3 ~!est ern States and Alaska) totaled 3 , 686,000 head, do~m 5 percent from the 1970 crop of 3,87u,ooo
head . The number of ewes 1 year old and older on Januar y 1 , 1 71 , t-ras 3 ,463,000
head, 6 percent less than a year earlier. The lambing percent f or 1971 was 106,
unchanged from 1970.
FRASIER T. GALLOV!AY Agricultural Stati stician In Charge
vl . A. PAGNER
Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Repor ting Service , USDA , 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Geor gia, i n cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
State
Lamb Cr op : 1970 and 1971
Breeding Ewes 1 year and older
Lambs saved per 100 ewes 1+
Lambs saved y
1971 as %
January 1
January 1 1/
of 1970
:
:
:
1970
1971 : 1970
1971 : 1970
1971 :
1,000 head
Number
~.ooo head
Percent
Maine
11
10
109
110
12
11
92
N. H.
3 .8
3.8
100
100
3.8
3 . 8 100
Vt .
4.6
4.5
98
96
4.5
4.3
96
Mass .
6.4
5. 9
95
95
6.1
5.6
92
R. I.
1.4
1.3
100
100
1.4
1.3
93
Conn.
3.8
3. 5
100
100
3.8
3.5
92
N. Y.
70
68
100
99
70
67
96
JIJ . J .
5. 9
6.2
107
108
6.3
6.7
106
Pa.
122
120
101
100
123
121
98
Ohio
490
470
97
1 01
473
474
100
Ind.
181
1 69
110
113
200
192
96
Ill.
226
195
110
110
248
215
87
Mich .
151
157
106
108
160
170
106
Wis.
105
98
112
113
118
111
94
Minn.
347
323
114
112
397
361
91
I owa
526
505
106
106
555
533
96
Mo.
198
185
105
1 05
207
194
94
JIJ . Dak.
245
235
112
114
275
268
97
S. Dak.
836
802
102
106
853
850
100
Nebr .
184
171
104
102
191
174
91
Kans.
220
205
100
103
221
211
95
Del.
1.6
1.5
94
100
1.5
1.5 100
Md.
16
16
100
100
16
16
100
Va.
w. Va.
N. c. s. c.
151
143
116
115
175
165
94
130
125
112
112
145
140
97
14
12
100
100
14
12
86
1.2
1.1
75
73
.9
.8
89
Ga.
4.0
4.0
75
80
3.0
3 . 2 107
Fla .
4.3
3.9
81
87
3. 5
3.4
97
Ky .
84
74
106
108
89
80
90
Tenn . Ala.
37
28
92
89
3!f
25
74
4.8
4. 5
90
89
1.! . 3
4.0
93
Miss.
11
11
86
84
9 .5
9.2
97
Ark .
6.2
6.2
92
98
5.7
6.1 107
La. Okl a .
17
16
65
69
11
11
100
85
81
1 01
101
86
82
95
Texas
2,590
2 , 720
92
84
2,383
2 )285
96
Mont .
827
810
513
93
769
753
98
Idaho
544
5lr4
112
115
609
626
103
Wyo. Colo. N. Mex .
1 ~ 343
1 ,306
83
84
1,115
1,097
98
703 600
640 569
102 82
10.2 77
741~~73
653 440
91 89
Ariz.
321
326
79
80
25 4
261
103
Utah
821
820
95
91
780
746
96
Nev.
163
150
94
95
153
143
93
Wash .
96
99
116
113
111
112
101
Oreg .
360
342
101
99
364
339
93
Calif .
1,024
992
91
92
932
913
98
48 States Alaska Hawaii
13 , 897 11
13,583 11
-
96 55
-
95 132407 12.904
55
6.0
6.0
-
-
-
96
100
,,
-
u. s.
13 .908 13 , 594
96
95 13:413 12.910
96
1/ Lambs saved defined as lambs liring July 1 , or s old before July 1 in the Native
States and lambs doc ked or branded in t he Western States .
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\~ool Product ion - 197~ \Jl '3 O \';:}fl
~---=LI.:BR:.::P.-R-IE_S_~_..,ed 7/29/71
Georqia
Wool production in Georgia is estimated at 31,000 pounds in 1971 by the ~orgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 2,000 pounds less than 1970.
The nun,ber of sheep shorn was placed at 4,800 head, 100 above the 1970 total. Fleece weight averaged 6.5 pounds compared with 7.1 a year earlier.
United States
Wool Product ion Down 4 Percent
Wool shorn and to be shorn in the United States during 1971 is esti mated at 154,653,000 pounds, grease basis. This is 4 percent below the 1970 prod uction of 161,301,000 pounds. The 1971 production is equivalent to 73,769,000 pounds, clean basis, compared with 76,941,000 pounds in 1970 based on a conversion factor of 47.7 percent.
The number of sheep and lambs shorn and to be shorn is estimated a t 18 ,593, 000 head, a 2 perce nt decline from the 19,063,000 head shorn in 1970. The 1971 average wei ght per fleece is 8.32 pounds compared with 8.46 pounds last year.
~/es tern States ~Joo I Product ion Down 4 Percent
Shorn wool production in the Western Sheep States (II Western States, South Dakota and Texas) is estimated at I 18,331,000 pounds, down 4 percent from the 19 70 clip of 123,248,000 pounds. \-/ool production is smaller in all vlestern States except New Mexico and Idaho.
Sheep shorn and to be shorn in 1971 are estimated at 13,970,000 head, 2 percent less than the 14,183,000 head shorn in 1970. The 1971 average weight per fl eece is 8.47 pounds compared with 8.69 pounds in 1970.
Texas, the leading wool producing State, expects a wool clip of 29,316,000 pounds, 5 percent less than the 1970 production of 30,784,000 pounds. Texas s hee p and lambs shorn and to be shorn, at 4,129,000 head is 2 percent above t he 4,048,000 shorn last year. The weight per fleece at 7.1 pounds is 0 . 5 pound under the 7.6 pounds per fleece in 1970. Wyoming, the second ranking wool producing State, expect s to have 16,344,000 pounds of wool produced in 1971 compared with 16,932,000 pounds produced a year earlier. Wool production in Californ i a, the third largest producing State, is expected to total 11,431,000 pounds, 2 percent below last year.
Nat ive States Hool Production Down 5 Percent
A wool clip of 36,083,000 pounds is estimated in the 35 Native or "fleece" wool States (excluding 13 Western States and Alaska). This is 5 percent less than the 37,814,000 pounds shorn in 1970. The smaller clip is the result of a 5 perc e nt reduction in the number of sheep and lambs s horn. The average fl eece weight is 7.84 pounds in 1971 compared wi th 7.7f5 in 1970.
Frasier T. Galloway Ag r icultural Statistician In Ch arge
1-1 . A. vJ agner Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Re porti ng Serv i ce, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in coope ration with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
State
Wool Shorn 1970- 1971, . by States
Number sheep shorn 1/
It/eight per fleece 2/
1970
1971
1970
1971
Hool production
1970
1971
Maine
N, H.
Vt. Mass.
R. I
Conn.
N. y
N. J.
Pa. Ohio Ind. Ill. Mich. 'v! is. i"'i nn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans. De 1. Md,
Va. 1,1, Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Ga.
Fla. Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas Mont. Idaho \.J yo. Colo. N. Mex. Ariz. Utah Nev.
':!ash.
Oreg. Ca 1 if.
48 States
Alaska Hawai i
u. s.
1,000 head
15 5. 1 5. 1 8.3 1.6 5. 1 85 7.9 152 642
233 314 219 126 448
707 245
297 1 ,025
372 320
1. 7 17 178 150 16
1.3 4.7
14.0 5. 1 5.0
7.7 1.5 4.6 82 8.2 144 612 220 281 228
119 421
690 232 288 1 ,010
34L~
298
1.7 18
165 140
14
1.3 4. 8
4. 7 84
36 5.4 13 6.0
23 110 4,048
972 630 1 ,674
1 '120 786
471 985 191 160 568
1. 553
4.4 74 28
4.9 12
6.5 22 100 4,129
969 630 1 ,630 1 ,082
743
475 970 170 153 528 1.481
19,042
18, 572
21
21
19,063
18,593
Pounds
7.3 7.1 7.8
7.2
7. 1
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.3 8.3
7.7
7.3 8.5 8.0 8. 1
7.6
7.7
9.7 9.3 7.4 8. 1
7.2 7. 1 6.2
5.9 6.8
7.0 7.1
5. 1 7. 1
5.7 6.0
5.1 7.0 5.4 8. 1
7.6
9.7 10.9 10. 1 8.8
8.9
7.4
1o. 1
10.3 8.6
7.8 7.5
7. 1 7. 1 7.8 7.2
7.3 7.2
7.7 7.0 7.4 8.2 7.4
7.7
8.5 8. 1 8.1
7.7
8. 1
9.3 9.2
7.5 8.4
7.0 7.2 6.2
5.8 6.7 6.6 6.5
s.o
7.2
5.9 6. 1
5.4 6.8 5.4 8.5 7. 1
9.7 10.9 10.0 8.6
9.5 7.2 9.4 9.8 8.9
7.3 7.7
8.46
8.31
11.4
11.4
8.46
8.32
1,000 pounds
110 36 40 60
11
39 654
60 1 , 110
5,318
1 J 794 2,296 1 ,854 1,010
3,643 5,407 1 ,895 2,878
9,509 2,736 2,606
12 121 1 J 104 885 109
9 33
24 596 205
32 66 42 124
895 30,784
~.468
6,845 16,932 9,893 6,999 3,463 9,922
I ,967 1 ,371 4,430 11 ,665
99 36
39 55 11
33 632
57 1 ,066 5,015 1 ,628 2,161 1 ,938
960
3, L~ 30
5,329 1 ,878 2,671 9,310 2,592 2, 518
12
130 1 ,023
812
94
9 31
22 533 165 30 65 44
11 9 846 29 ,316
9 ,3 57 6 ,845 16,344 9 ,266 7,043 3,412
9 ' 108 1 ,666
1 '362 3,871 11 .431
16 1,062
15/.j. ,414
239
239
161 ,301
154,653
_!/ Include s sheep shorn a t commercial feeding yards. 1/ For Texas and California the
weight per fleece is the average per animal and not the average per shearing since
some sheep are shorn more t han once each year.
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Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30 601
OFFICIAL BUSI NESS
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JUNE 1g71
A\Ju 5 \~ .,
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Released 8/2/71
--- LIBRARIES
_G ~ORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA
June Red Meat Production Up 16 Percent
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 35.8 million pounds d~ing June 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 16 percent ~~the 30.9 million pounds during the same month last year and 2 percent above the 35.2 Jillion pounds last month.
Cattle Slaughter Down From June 1970
There were 24,600 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during June. This was 400 below the number slaughtered during the same month of 1970 but 800 more than May 1971.
Calf Slaughter
There were 1,000 calves slaughtered during June, This was 700 head below the n~ber slaughtered during June last year, and 300 below the May 1971 kill.
Bo~~; Slaughter
Georgia's hog kill totaled 174,000 head during June. This was 24 percent above the 140,000 bead slaughtered during the same month last year, but 2 percent below the 178,000 slaughtered during May 1971.
48 STATES
June Red Meat Production Up 11 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,194 million pounds in June, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in ~derally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production 6 Percent Above A Year Earlier
Beef production in June was 1,912 million pounds, 6 percent above the 1,807 million pounds in June 1970. Cattle kill totaled 3,153,100 head, 7 percent above a year earlier. Live weight per bead was 1,022 pounds, 9 pounds lighter than June 1970 and 7 pounds below May 1971.
Veal Output 4 Percent Below June 1970
There were 43 million pounds of veal produced during June, down 4 percent from 1970. The 280,600 calves slaughtered were 6 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight per head was 274 pounds, up 2 pounds from June 1970.
Pork Production Up 22 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production totaled 1,197 million pounds, 22 percent above a year earlier. Hog . kill totaled 7,603,000 head, up 21 percent from June 1970. Live weight per head was 245 pounds, the same as a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 8.9 pounds, compared with 9.5 in June 1970.
Lamb and Hutton Down 5 Percent From June 1970
There were 42 million pounds of lamb and mutton produced in June, 5 percent less than a year earlier. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 870,500 head, down 2 percent. Average live weight was 100 pounds, l pound below a year earlier.
Poultry Production Down Slightly From June 1970
Production of poultry meat during June totaled 894 million pounds , ready-to-cook basis. This is about the same as a year earlier but 19 percent above May 1971.
Species
GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Number Slaughtered
June
Average Live Weight
June
1
Total Live Weight
June
Geor gi a
Cattle
25.0
24.6
877
885
Calves
1.7
1.0
376
412
Hogs
140.0
174.0
218
223
Sheep and Lambs
21,925 639
30,520
48 States
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
2,957.4 297.1
6,261.6 888.4
3,153.1 280.6
7,603.0 870.5
1,031 272 245 101
1,022 274 245 100
3,049,840 80,756
1,532,506 89,931
11 Includes slaughter under Federal inspection . and other commercial slaughter,
farm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, JULY 15, 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and
Unit
July 15
GEORGIA June 15
Corn, bu.
1.48
(Dollars) 1.72
Hogs, cwt.
23.80
17.30
Cattle, cwt.
24.80
24.80
Calves, cwt.
33.50
34.00
--------------------------------------
Hog-Corn
Ratio 11
16.1
10.1
July 15
1.65 18.50 20.50 33.00
11.2
July 15 0
1.24 23.80 28.10 34.00
(Dollars) 1. 3
17.50 29.00 35.60
19.2
12.2
1/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, live weight.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistic!~
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia u
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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Ending August 2, 1971 CROPS FRUITING \-JELL
AUG 3 I'j II
LIBRARIES
Released 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., August 2--Soil moisture was excessive over most of the State, however, continued to grow and frui t exceptionally well, according to the Georgia Crop
rting Service. Conditions were favorable for build up of insects and diseases. rol measures were difficult to apply and the effectiveness was reduced by frequent
County Agents rated the..!:!:! crop as good to excellent. A number of reporters expect a record yield per acre in their county. The crop was considered "made" over
of the State.
Peanut vine growth was very luxuriant. Pegging and nut development appear favorable foran excepti onally good crop. Insect and disease problems exist but these do not appear to be a particular threat. Equipment was being readied for harvest.
Tobacco harvest was still lagging, only 63 percent of the crop has been gathered. rehouses were receiving tobacco in preparation for opening sales on August 3.
Cotton continued to develop a good weed but fruiting was still behind normal. Insect infestation was increasing and about average for this date. Control of insects fur the next few weeks will be critical for the cotton crop.
Soybean prospects were good to excellent. Farmers were busy control I ing weeds with cu l t ivation and herbicides where conditions permitted.
Inspected shipments of peaches through July 29 were l ,299 carlot equivalents compared to 1,824 through the same date last year. Harvest was 88 percent completed. A better than average pecan crop was in prospect.
There was an excellent growth of hay crops but over maturity and rain damage has reduced quality. Pastures were furnishing abundant grazing and cattle condition was
rated good to exce ll en t.
Good quality mountain vegetables were available. Sweetpotatoes were judged to be ~!l~Ch better than normal
WEATHER SUMMARY -- Heavy to excessive rains occurred over most of Georgia during t~ week ending Friday, July 30. All except a few widely scattered observing stations had more than an inch and numerous observers measured over 4 inches during the week. Forsyth had 6.50 inches in one 24-hour period and a weekly total of more than 8 inches. Damage to bridges and roads was reported as heavy. Most places had measurable rain on 4
to 6 days and several observers reported rain every day of the week, as the period of
shower activity persisted for the sixth or seventh week. Rains continued in most areas during the weekend and were especially heavy in parts of the north where flash flood lllitrnings were issued for several counties. Jasper received about 4 inches in a 3 to 4 hour period Saturday morning.
The frequent showers and h igh percentage of cloudiness kept maximum temperatures we ll below normal. Readings in the 90 1 s were confined to the southern part of the State w~ re t hey occurred on only 2 to 4 days. Highs were mostly in the low to mid 80 1 s in the north. Early morning temperatures were more seasonal with readings in the high 60 1 s and low 70 1 s except in the extreme north. Minimums were mostly in the low 60 1 s in the mountains but dropped below 60 on at least one morning. Averages ranged from near normal at Savannah to 4 degrees below normal at Rome and Atlanta.
The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday is for partly cloudy and warm weat her with widely scatt e red afternoon and evening thundershowers. Little day to day t~perature change is indicated. Lows will be in the 60 1 s in the north and 67 t o 72 in ~e south with highs in the aos north and 87 to 92 in the sout h .
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and t he National ~leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPAR~NT or COMMERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For Tite Week Ending July 30, 197 1
GEORGIA
Temperature extrer.tes for ti1e \~ eek entling July 30, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 95 o at i iillen on the 24th and i.Jub lin on the 26t h .
Lowest: 5 8 at Blairsville on t he 28 t h and 29til.
* Fo r the period July 3 1-August T Less t 11an . 005 i n ch .
After Five Days Ret urn to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
INDEX HIGHER
The Georgia Prices Received Index for All Commodities recorded another gain in tllly, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. A 5 point rise in the Livestock ~d Livestock Products Index and a stable Crops Index resulted In a net gain of 3 points in the AII Commodities Index.
The rise in ~e Livestock and Livestock Products Index is due to higher prices received for hogs, broilers, eggs, and milk with lower cattle prices only partially offsetting these increases.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID INDEXES STEADY
During the month ended July 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers was nationary at 113 percent of its 1967 average. The most significant price changes ~ re increases for hogs, milk, and soybeans, and decreases for cattle, wheat, oranges, and peaches. The index was 1 percent above July 1970.
The July 15 Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm \/age Rates, was 120, unchanged from a month earlier. Lower wage rates and lower feed and feeder 1 ivestock prices were offset by higher prices for bu ilding materials. The index was up 5 percent from a year earlier.
1967 a 100
INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
June 15
1970
July 15
1970
June 15
1971
July 15
1971
GEORGIA
Prices Received All Commodities All Crops
ll 0
Ill
1 I 1
114
111
1/111
1/117
117
Livestock and Livestock
Products
109
1/111
11106
Ill
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
110
112
113
113
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes,
and Farm Wage Rates
114
114
120
120
Ratio l/
96
98
94
94
!/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid , Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates.
1/ Revised.
FRASIER T. GALLO~/AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistic i an
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georg i a in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
PRICES-- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARME~S, JULY 15, 1971 HITH COMPARISONS
GEORGIA
UN ITED STATES
Commodity and Unit
July 15 June 15 July 15 July 15 June 15 July 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
Hheat, bu. Oats, bu. Corn, bu. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton:
All Alfalfa Lespedeza Peanut Mi 1k Cows, head Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, Cwt. l l Cows, cwt. 11
Steers and Heifers,cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Sold to Plants,cwt:
Fluid Market Manufactured
All 1/
Turkeys, lb. Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz.
$ 1. 25
$
75
$ 1,48 I
c 21.0
$ 2.70
$ 7. l 0
$ 29.00 $ 36.00 $ 31.00 $ 25.00 $ 270.00 $ 3123.80 $ 24.80 $ 21.00 $ 28.00
$ 33.50
$ 6.80
$ $ 6.80
c 22.0
c 117.5 c 3/12.0 c 3/41.2 c l/38. 1 c 1/SS.S
1.45 .76
1.72 22.5 3.0S
32.00 40.50 33.SO 29.00 310.00 17.30 24.80 20.30 28.20 34.00
1/6.7S
116.75
21.0
7.0 14.0 32.0 28.3 54.0
1.48 .76
1.65 23.0 3.20 7.80
31 .so
L~ 1. 00 34.50 29.00 300.00 18.50 24.60 20.SO 27.70 33.00
~/6.80
~/6.80
21.0
8.0 15.S 32.3 27.8 58.0
1..s2a3o
1. 24 22.47
2. 72 6.70
22.10 22.60 24.70 21. l 0 334.00 23.80 28.10 20.60 30.00 34.60
5.84 4.54 5.46 22.3
8.4 13.3 36. I
1.46 .707
1.43 23.23
2.98 11.30
24.60 25.20 25.90 26.10 358.00 17.50 29.00 21. 10 31.00 35.60
5.82 4.72 5.50 21.7
7.8 14.9 28.4
1.34 .626 I. 36 23.90 3. 18 8,64
24.10 24.60 26.30 26.20 359.00 19.10 28.40 20.70 30.50 35.30
4/5.96 4/4.71 '4!5.60 -21.6
8,0 15.9 28.1
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$
16% protein
$
18% protein
$
20% protein
$
Hog feed, 14%- 18% protein,
cwt.
$
Cottonseed Meal, 4l%,cwt. $
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $
Bran, cwt.
$
Middlings, cwt.
$
Corn Meal, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
74.00 78.00 80.00 85.00
4.70 5.20 5.40 4.00 4.00 3.70
94.00 83.00 96.00 40.00 3S.OO
82.00 84.00 88.00 91.00
4.8s S.30 S.50 4.4S 4.60 4. 10
105.00 88.00 99.00 43.00 36.SO
81.00 83.00 87.00 89.00
4.8s S.20 5.60 4.ss 4.55 4.25
98.00 86.00 97.00 43.00 35.00
68.00 73.00 76.00
81 .oo
4.55 5.36 5.S6 3.S9 3.67 3.48
94.00 84.00 99.00 32.70 31.60
73.00 80.00 82.00 87.00
4.85 5.55 5. 71 4.08 4.13 3.87
100,00 88,00 103.00 37.20 34.50
74.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
4.85
5.54
5.76 4.02 4.08 3.88
99.00 89.00 103.00 36.50 34.20
!/ 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 herd replacement. 11 Revised. ~/ Preliminary.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United Stotes Department of Agr ic ulture
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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ATHENS, GEORG IA
st4, 1971
Placement of broiler chid.s in Gear
ded July 31 was
8, 954, 000--1 percent less than the previous week and slightly less than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 564, 000 broiler type eggs were set by G eor gia hatcheries --
2 percent less than both the previous week and the co-mparable- week a- year -earlier .
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 57,715,000--
1 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72,747,000--1 percent less than
the previous week and slightly less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set}:__/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
ye ar ago
May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 Jul~ 31
12,864 12, 893 11,947 11, 4 13 12, 101 12,016 12, 136
11, 988 12,050 11, 769
11, 899 11, 825
11,873 10,985 11,435 11,794 11,745
11,619 11, 750 11, 564
92 92 99 96 94 98 97 97 ! 98 I 98
9, 891 9,936 9,788 9,685 9, 889 8,902 8,738 8,934 8,928 8,975
9,367 9,289 9,487 9,290 9,351 9, 4 51 8,620 8,785 9,049 8,954
95 93 97 96 95 106
99 98
I 101
i 100
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 31 was 647,000--25 percent less than the previous week and 18 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 716, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were s et by Georgia hatcheries, 18 percent less than the previous week but 262 percent more than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all e gg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended July 31 were down 37 p er cent and settings were up 30 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Vv ash . Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS Eggs Set
SET
AND CHICKS
o/o of
HCAhiTcCkHs EHDa'tch1e97d1
July
July
July
year
July
July
July
17
24
31
ago 2/ 17
24
31
Thousands
Thousands
975
876
716 362
265
310
120 31
803 1,336 1,344 117
79
53
69 27
250
309
327 -
2,372 2,884 2, 576 130
791 200 1, 305 221 260
2,777
859 205 1, 126 200 293
2,683
647 190 865 130 189
2, 021
o/o of
year ago 2/
82 98 56 62 43 63
Total 1970* 2,602 2,254 1,988
3, 162 3,207 3, 185
o/o of
last year
91
128
130
88
84
63
I
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcherie s producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Curr e nt week as percent of same week last year.
Hevised.
- BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A ..~EAS BY WEEKS
1971 p ase
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
July
July
17
24
July
31
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Week Ended
July
July
17
24
July
31
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine
1, 838
2, 091
2,070 106
1, 498
1, 396
1, 334
95
o::;
Connecticut
213
188
202 249
115
108
105
93
~-
Pennsylvania
2,039
2,079
2, 129 111
1, 354
1, 168
1, 181
109
l:)
Indiana
455
453
448 96
226
250
176
80
~
Missouri
328
283
443 108
416
526
443
81
~
Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia
2,989 5,239 1, 779
0
3,000 5,229 1, 870
0
3,076 103 5, 111 102
1, 926 95
0 -
2,232 2,494 2,424
88
3, 825 3,595 3, 684
99
1,246
1, 501
1, 549
115
433
363
356
128
~ .
~.
North Carolina 7,629
7,388
7,026
87
5, 206
5, 795
5, 598
92
South Carolina
576
574
586 111
443
402
457
85
GEORGIA
11, 619 11, 750 11, 564 98
8,785
9,049
8, 954
100
Florida
= i ~ 1, 322
1, 313
1, 392 100
921
986
998
119
Tennessee
806
799
796 115
998
1, 021
1, 019
112
Alabama
10, 159
9,980
9,996 105
7,878
8,02-6
8, 208
107
Miss is sippi
5, 795
5, 813
5, 312 93
5, 021
5, 106
5, 149
103
Arkansas
12,773 12, 725 12, 491 108
8,928
9,077
9,743
112
Louisiana
997
961
949 99
1, 316
1, 423
951
116
Texas
4,255
4,299
4,398
95
3,605
3,507
3,314
92
Washington
420
430
454 99
264
274
217
52
Oregon
274
298
353 107
271
280
182
46
California
2, 171
2,081
2,025 91
1, 635
1, 662
1, 673
96
TOTAL 1971
73,676 73,604 72, 747 100
56,616 58,009 57,715
101
(22 States)
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
73,462 73,453 72,803
56,427 58,244 57, 165
o/o of Last Year
100
100
100
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
100
* I Rev1sed.
100
101
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Week Ending August 9, 1971
AUG 10 18f1
leased 3 p.m. Monday
CROP CONDITIONS GOOD
LI BRARIES
Athens, Ga., August 9, 1971--Georgia's 1971 crop prospects remained good, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture throughout the State during t he week llsadequate to surplus. Pesticide applications on crops were hampered and their dfuctiveness decreased by fre~uent and sometimes heavy rains.
The.!:!! crop was most! y good to excellent and judged by County Agents to be the best inrecent years. Damage from Sout hern Corn Leaf Blight has been light.
Cotton was in mostly good condition. Frequent rains caused problems with insecticide applications for control of .weevils and boll worms. Georgia's cotton crop was esti mated at 290,000 bales based on August 1 conditions.
Tobacco harvest reached 76 percent completion. Harvesting and curing continued as
lll!ather permitted. Selling t he 1971 crop started August 3 with record prices being set
at several markets.
Light digging of spanish peanuts began during the week. \-/hite mold and leafspo t disease were widespread. Weather conditions were conducive to rapid spread of t hese diseases and made fungicide applications difficult.
Soybeans were in good condition. Excessive moisture resulted in vigorous vine g rowth a~ brought on problems with weed control. Older plants are blooming and settin g pods.
Peach harvest was 94 percent complete. Pecan prospects were good. Sprayin g pecans for scab was active.
Hav, pastures, and 1 ivestock were in good condition. Haymaking operations were slowed by the frequent showers and quality was decreased by over-maturity and getting wet before curing and storing.
Market Managers reported a 1 ight volume of ~~ t ables being marketed. Dama ge fro1 n excessive rains resulted in many poor aua 1 i ty '1 0.c,etab1cs .
'..lEATHER SUMMA RY-- Most of Georgia had another week of frequent and, in many cases, ~vy showers and thundershowers. Amounts ranged from less than one-half inch at a few places to more than 4 inches at several others during the week ending Friday, August 6. Rainfall was generally heavier in the north central and northeast sections but the observer at Albany, in sout l west Georgia, measured 5.63 inches, with more than an inch ~!ling on 4 different days. Jasper had 8.05 inche s for the week and 4. 9 0 inches on one day. The lower coastal area had t he least amount of rain for the second straight week. Showers were a 1 itt le less fr e quent in most areas during the weekend but a few heavy
amounts were reported. Nearly 3 inc; 1es fell at the Georgia Experiment Station, near
Griffin, within a short period on Sunday evening and the observer at Dublin measured 2.55 inches on the same day.
Daytime temperatures continued slightly cooler than normal through most of the week. Highs were ma'stly in the 80's in the north and t he low 90's in the south. Maximums were slightly higher during the weekend, reflecting the decrease in shower activity. Minimum t~peratures were in the 60's and low 70's, about normal for early August. Averages
ranged from slightly below normal in most areas tp sl ig.htly ab_?v~ at .Macon and Valdosta.
July rainfall was above normal in most areas and much above normal in the number of ~iny days. Division averages ranged from just under 7 inches in the east central to
a~ut 9 inches jn the southe2st. These averages represent excesses of 2 to 3 inches in
most divisions. Several places received over 12 inches of rain and the Columbus Airport, with 13.24 inches, had its wettest month in 25 years. The frequent sl1owers and high ~~enta g e of cloudiness resulted i n slightly below normal temperatures.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for partly cloudy and warm weather with widely scattered thunders hmvers mostly over tile southern portion of the State. Highs
wi ll range from 88 de g rees to 96 degrees and lows from 66 degrees to 72 degrees.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georg i a; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES D!PAR'l'MEIT OP CO)I(ERCE NATION,Al. WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 6, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week August 6, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest ; 95 at Warrenton on the 5th.
Lowest: 60 at Clayton on July 31st.
* For the period August 7-9, 1971.
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
AUG 11 lj f'l
'"'~-~"' LIBRAR IES GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA
Athens, Georgia
GEORGIA - AUGUST 1 COTTON REPORT
August 9 , 1971
Prospects on August 1 indicated a Georgia cotton crop of 290,000 bales, according to on reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Pro-
~~~~;u at this level would be 2,000 bales below the final production of 292,000 last year. ed lint yield per acre is 362 pounds compa.red with 368 pounds in 1970. Acreage
ruuvest is ~stimated at 385,000 -- 5,000 more than harvested last season.
Georgia's cotton crop progressed favorably after a slow start but soil moisture ~ing August was ample to excessive and cotton responded with vigorous plant growth. huiting this season is later than usual and the frequent rains have made insect controls difficult.
Final outturn of the crop compared with the forecast will depend upon whether the nrious factors affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less tavorable than normal .
AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS
'\ Non-Cotton \
'J
~
-.
District
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
State
1269 1270 1971. Percent
82 80 83 64 68 74 73 54 80 84 79 79 72 78 81 76 81 81 81 82 79 71 76 79 71 75 76
75 77 80
. Columbus
Macon
I
Districts shown are
0
crop reporting districts
and not Congressional
Districts .
Albany
7
Valdosta
See reverse side
for UNITED STATES
information
COT'ION REPORT
1
Acreage
Lint yield per
State
Harv e s t e d
For
harvested
ha r ve s t
0
1971
1 2000 ac r es
North Carolina
166
160
167
287
~6Lt
402
99
15 5
140
South Carolina
287
290
335
3 L~ 2
349
373
205
211
260
Georgi a
385
380
385
351 368 362
282
292
290
Tennessee
4oo
390
425
505 483 474
421
392
420
Alabama
545
538
540
405 453 444
460
507
500
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Okl ahoma
292 1185
1055 420 465
250 1190 1070
450 450
310 1350 1135
525 396
533 431 465
32 5
534 645 640 1319
518 470 465 1137
551 555 576
482
288 206 242
27 9
224 1600 1 048
521 193
Texas, All Upland Amer . -Pima
New Mexico, All Upland .A.mer. -Pima
4675 . 0 4896 . 0 4890 .5 294 315
4648 . 0 4870.0 4850 . 0 292 315
27.0
26.0
40.5 492 350
146.0 141 . 3 145 . 0 517 486
131 . 5 126.0 125.0 529 504
14 . 5
15 . 3
20.0 404 334
324 2859
3213 . 9
324 2831. 3 3194.9
421
27 . 6 19.0
575
15 7
142.9
600 145
132.3
420
12 . 2 10.6
Arizona, All Upland Amer . -Pima California, All Upland Amer.-Pima
310 . 0 276. 6
33 . 4 701.0 700 .6
.4
273.8 241.0
32 .8 662.4 662 . 0
, l.j.
280 .7 234 . 0
46 .7 702 . 2 701.5
.7
979 1 033
533 898
899 498
859 978 920 1067 411 53 4 841 835 841 835 335 686
632 595.1 37 .1 1312 1 31 1 . 6
.5
490 .2 462.1
28 .1 1160. 3 1160 .0
.3
Virginia Florida Illinois Kentucky Nevada
5-0 12.3
.4
5.4 2.3
4.3 12 . 0
.4
3.4 2. 2
4.0 201 384 27 6 12 . 0 360 298 3~0
.5 460 24 5 480 4.4 516 344 524 2 . 3 654 545 584
2.1
3 .4
9 .4
7.4
.4
.2
5.8
2.4
3.1
2.5
United States Upland Amer .-Pima
All Cotton /
10982.3 11089.3 115Cl. 7 433 437 452
75.3
74. 5 107 . 9 493 373 472
912 . 8 10108 . 2
77.4
58.0
11058 11163 .8 n6o~ . t; 434 437 45 2 9990 10166 .2
1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.
7jj U. S . all cotton rounded to thousands i n 1969 .
FRASIER T. GALLO\-lAY Agricultural Statistician I n Charge
C. L. C~ENSHAW Agric ultural Statistic i~
The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA , 409A Nort}l Lumpki n Street , Athens, Georgia i n cooperation with the Georgi a Department -of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens 5 Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited States Deportm ent o f Agr iculture
REP
UNIVERSITY Of .:., :_IJ" ~
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
August 1, 1971
Released: August 10, 1971
GEORGIA
Rainfall throughout the month of July was frequent which created some difficulty in harvesting truck crops, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The heavy rain was also responsible for many poor quality vegetables and melons. The production of summer snao beans is est imated to be 46,000 cwt., 5 percent more than a year ago. Peak harvest was in progress the first week of August. Production of Georgia's watermelon crop for 1971 is estimated at 2,805,000 cwt. Cantaloup production is estimated to be 259,000 cwt. -- 17 percent below last year's estimate. A light volume of truck crops is still being harvested and is expected to continue into September.
UNITED STATES
SNAP BEANS: Summer production is forecast at ~54,000 cwt., up 3 percent fro m
1~70. In New England, movement is past peak but still heavy . Recent rains were helpful and supplies should contin ue through August. In i~ew York, harvest was underway in most areas during July. Wet weather in late July interfered with harvest but improved growing conditions. Harvest should remain active through August in central and western areas. Harvest of early plantings in Pennsylvania is about over and late plantings are developing well as a result of timely showers. Harvest is moving into full swing in t,1ichigan. The growing season in Virginia has been favorable with sufficient soil moisture. Peak movement should be reached in early August. Excessive rains throughout July delayed harvest of early planted acreage in the mountain areas of Georgia. Peak harvest was in progress during the first week of August and 1 ight supplies should con t inue into September.
CANTALOUPS: The earlv summer crop is estimated at 649,000 cwt., 1'+ percent more than :970 . Harvest in sout :1ern areas of South Carol i na was
near completion by Aug ust land active movement was beginning around t :1e first of August in the Pageland-Chesterfield area. Light volume remains to be harvested in the northern areas of Georgia. In Arizona, harves t is virtually over wi t h peak movement reached near mid - July.
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, '-~09A North Lumpkin Street, At hens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgi a Department of Agriculture.
FAAS I ER T. GALLm.!AV Agricultural Statistician In Charge
GEORGE S. PATTON Agricultural Statistician
Acreaoe and estimated production repor ted to date , 1S71 with compa r i sons
CROP AND STATE
SiJAP BEANS Summe r:
:
. .
Acreage
Harvested
For
. .
:
1969 .
: harvest 1970 : 1971
-- : ..
Acres --
:
. . .
: Yiel d per acre Ind.
; 1969 1970 1971
-- Cwt. --
:
Produc tio n Ind.
1969 197<' : 1971
-- -- 1,080 Cwt.
Ma ssachusetts : 750
800
850 35
L}O
35
Connecticut
650
700
850 40
~:. o
L~o
;JevJ York Pennsylvania
: 6, I00 6,100 6' l 00 45
. 800
840
800 60
4L:.
65
l}4
so
Or1io
: l ,600 1,400 1,400 50
55
55
l"'i chi gan
2,600 2,600 2 ,200 34
36
33
Virgi nia
: 400
LfOO
L~oo
l ~O
40
40
Nor t h Carol ina
5,600 5,800 5,800 40
40
50
Georgia
1,200 1'200 1,200 35
37
38
Tennessee Alabama
: 1 ,500 1 ,300 1,400 43
46
l.:-3
71)0
700
650 11
31
30
26
32
30
26
28
34
275
268 268
48
c c;
.J ~
40
80
77
77
88
9/.j.
73
16
16
16
22L~
232 290
42
4L:.
46
65
60
60
23
22
20
Group Total
21 ,950 21 , 3LfO 21 ,650 42
Lf2
44
91 3 928 954
CA II!TALOUPS
Ea r 1y Summe r : .
Sou th Ca ro 1ina
3,500 3,500 3,600 50
50
55
Georg ia
5,800 5,200 4,700 52
60
55
Ar izo ;,a
2' 100
700 1,600 110
115
120
175
175 198
30 2
312 259
231
81
192
Group Total . 11,400 9,400 9,900 62
60
66
708
568
G~9
WATE RH ELONS Early Summer:
. :
~lorth Carol ina
7' 100 8,200 8,200 88
62
80
625
503 656
South Ca ro 1 ina Georgia
24,000 22,000 22 ,200 37,500 33 ,000 33,000
s6o7
70 35
90
1 ,608 1' 5!.:0 1,998
85
3,000 2,805 2,b05
Alabama fv1 iss iss ipp i
.
13, 500 10,000
14,00 0 9 , ) 00
14, 000 11 ,000
85
b(j
67 70
87
1 ' 148 1,218 I ,218
75
680
66 5 825
Arkansas Loui sian a
. 6,200 6 ,800 7,000 80
. 3,400 3, 600 3,500 713
uo 85
80
80
496 255
52LU0:.(LQ)f
595 280
Oklahoma Texa s Arizona
11 ,500 12, 500 12,500 80
. 70,000 75,000 0, 000 67
5' 100 4,300 3, 900 150
70 80
I GG
a7o0
180
920 875 875 L~, 69 0 G,OOO l~ ,Boo
765
688 702
Ca 1 i forn ia
10,500 9,200 10' 100 145
190
150
1 ,523 1' 748 11515
I!
Group Total :198, 800
185 ,400 7 ~)
85
88 15 '7 l tJ 16 , 879 1,- '269
198.1 00
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricult ure
Statis tical Reporting Service I.:.09A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS
'1?~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID
Un ited States Deportment of Agr iculture
A
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900
UNI VERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
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GEORGI A CR OP REPORTING SERVIC E
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
A ugust 11, 197 1
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BROILER TYPE
Pla cement of broile r chick s in Georgia during the week ended A ug us t 7 was
9, 079, 000--1 perc e nt mor e than the p r eviousweek and 4 percent mor e th a n t he
compa r able week l a3 t ye a r, a ccording to the Georgia C rop 1~ eporting Service . A n e s timate d 11, 521, 000 broiler t ype eggs were set by Georgia ha tcheri e s --
slightly l e ss than both the pr e vious w e ek a nd the <?omp ar a~le we e k a y e a r e a r li er .
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 58, 012, 000--l percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the compar able w eek last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72, 74 7, 000--the same a s the previous we e k a nd 2 percent more than a year a go.
'W ee k Ended
G E ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHISK P LA ..-EM.~_~_N_T_S_ _ _ _ _ _ __
Eggs Set l_/
1970
1971
o/o of
ye a r ago
Chicks Placed for Broile rs in G e or g ie.
1970
1971
% of
ye ar ago
Thousands
Thous a nds
June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7
12,893
11, 825
92
11, 947
11, 873
99
11, 4 13
10,985
96
12, 101
11, 4 35
94
12,016
11,794
98
12, 136
11,74 5
97
11,988
11,619
97
12,050
11' 7 50
98
11, 769
11, 564
98
ll, 558
11, 521
100
9,936
9, 289
93
9,788
9, L} 8 7
97
9,685
9,2 9 0
96
9, 889
9 , 351
95
8,902
9, 4 51
10 6
8,73 8
8,6 2 0
99
8,934
3,78 5
98
8, 928
91 QL.l:9
101
8,975
8,954
100
8, 71 )
9,079
104
EGG TYPE
Hc.tch of egg type chicks in Georgia during th e weelc e nde d A ugust 7 2a s 718, 000--ll perc e nt more than the previous week and 357 p ercent .nore than t h e comparable w eek last year. A n estima ted 8 16, 000 egg s f o :r. t h e p r odu c tion of e g g type chicks w e r e s et by Geor g ia hatcheries, 14 percent mo r e th:::m the pre v iou s we e k and 160 perce nt more than the compa r a ble week last year.
In the five s tates that a ccounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S . in 1970, hatchings during t he we e !< e nded ..~~ ugus t 7 w e r e down 6 perc e nt but s ett ing s wer e up 44 pe r c e nt from a ye c. r a go.
In response t o th e 1970 " A ction Now'~ progr a m oi LJE; P and N E CO , G eorg i a
and Missis s ippi ha tcheries dr a stica lly reduced hatchings d uring the weeks ended August 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Percent of a year ago for these States i s the refo re abnormally high.
EGG TYPE E GGS SET A ND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
o/o of iJ
Chicks Hatched
State
July
July
Aug.
year
July
July
A ug .
_________1__2_~-~----~3_1_______7_-4~a~go~2~/~l ~24~
31
7
Thousands
I
Thous ands
Ga.
876
716
816 260
j
859
647
71 8
Ill.
310
120
265
89
20 5
190
230
Calif.
l, 336 l, 344 1,744 118
l, 126
865
57 8
Wash.
53
69
155
77
200
130
61
Miss.
309
327
3 2 4:
293
189
238
Total 1971 ' 2,884 2, 576
144
2, 683 2, 021 1, 825
I I
Total 1970* 2, 2 54
1,988
2, 291
3,207 3, 185 1, 941
% of
year
ago 2/
4 57 84 42 51
94
o/o of
1
last year ; 128
130
144
84
63
94,
l.J Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flock s .
2/ Curr e nt week as percent of same week last year. * .a.evised.
BROILE R T Y PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA C ED IN COMMER :::;IAL AREAS BY VTEEKE - 1971 Page Z
E GGS~ ET
CHICK S PLAC.c.-:0
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\
Maine Connecticut
July 24
Week E nded J uly 31
Thousands
2,091 188
2,070 202
A ug . 7
1, 985 172
o/o of I
ye a r
July
ago 11 ! 24
Nee k E nded J uly 31
Thousands
jJ. ug . 7
99
1, 39 6
1, 334
l, 398
102
10 8
10 5
82
% of
year ago l/
100 68
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2,079
2, 129
2,013 111
1, 16 8
1, 181
1, 333
11 5
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Indiana Miss ouri Delaware Maryland Virginia We st Virginia North Carolina
453 283 3, 000
5,2 29 1, 870
0 7,388
448 443 3,076 5, 111 1,926
0 7,026
4 08 83
364 91
3,022 106
4, 882 99
l, 772
96
0
7,280 95
250
176
24:9
107
52 6
443
4 97
99
2, 494
2,424
2, 675
99
3, 595
3,684
3,7 35
99
1, 501
1, 549
1, 489
12 8
363
356
340
13 3
5, 795
5, 598
5,742
95
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574
586
557 108
4 02
457
425
83
ci5~
GEORGIA
11,750 ll' 564 11, 521 100
9, QLJ 9
8,954
Florida Tenn_essee Alabama Mis si's sippi Arkansas Louis.iana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 313 799
9,980 5, 813 .
12,725 961
4, 299 43 0 298
2,081
73,604
1,392 796
9,996 5; 312 12,491
949 4,3 98
4 54 353 2,025
72,747
1, 388 1 101 '735 114
10,009 5, 678 '
1110018 .
12, 793 112
950 I 98
4, _34 0
I
95
445 ' 86
343 71
2,090 92
72,747 102 .
9 ',6
1, 0 21 8,0 2.6 5, 106 9,07 7 1, 4 23 3, 507
274 28 0 ' 1, 662
iss, 009
998
1, 019 8,208 5, 149 9.,743
951 3, 314
217 18 2 1, 673
57,715
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
73,453 72,803 71,493
58,244 57, 165
o/o of Last Year
100
100
102
I I
100
101
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. >:c Revised .
9,079
838 l , 14 8 7,84 9 5, 112 9, 696
876 3,309
302 210 1, 628 58, 012
56,060
103
104
87 118 106 1 104 i 112 ' 112 93
i 107
84 I 95 I 103
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AU G 1 3 lj /l
LIBRARIES
REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Augus t 12 , 19 71 GE NERA L CROP REPORT FOR GEORG lA - AUGUST 1, 1971
Ample soil mois t ure i n most areas during July was very favorabl e for crop developme nt. lllnper yields are anticipated for many of Georgia's crops if harves t weat her p r ove s favorable, As harvest dates draw neare r, farmers expressed increasing concern ove r t ;1e pe rs ist ~t high moisture l evels t hat could reduce prospects.
Corn production in 1970 is forecast at 83,048,000 bushels compared wit h last yea rs blighNroubled crop of 44,206,000 bushels. All but a small pe rcentage of this year's crop was planted with blight resistant seed and prospects are good for a near-record yi eld.
Tobacco production is expected to . total 123,900,000 pounds. Harve st is r unn i ng lllJCh later than normal but a record yield of 2,100 pounds is predicted.
Soybean acreage is also in very good condition with a record 25.0 bus hel expec t ed , If realized, this yield would mean a production of 15,975,000 bushels for the Stat e .
A new record peanut crop of 1,173,000,000 pounds was indicated o n August 1st. Yield per acre for the State is expected to average 2,300 pounds--the bes t ever. Too IIIllCh rain is causing concern, however, as older plantings approach maturi t y.
Crop and Unit
GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION. 1970 M iD 1971
Acreage
Yield Per Acre
Har-
For
Indi ca-
vested : harvest
ted
1970
-1971
1970
19 71
Thousand Acres
Product i on
Indicated.
19 70
1971
Thous an ds
Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, bu. Oats, bu, Barley, bu. Rye, bu.
Cotton, ba 1es Hay, alI, ton Soybeans, for beans, bu. Peanuts, lbs, Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, Type 14, lb. Pea ches, lb.
1,426 100 88 8
72
380 41 6 52 8 507 7.5
66
1 ,483 215
79 10
80
385 424
639 510 7.8
59
31.0 36.0
~.6 .0
L~7. 0
23.0 _)_/3 68
2.07 22.5 2,220
80 2,000
56.0 37.0 48.0
48.0
25. 8
J/3 62 2. 15 25.0
2,300 85
2 ,100
44,206 3,600 4 ,048 376 i , 656 '2 92 863
11 , 880 l, 125, 540
6Ct 0 132,000 160, 00 0
83,048
7,955 3,79 2
480 2,000
290 912 15,975 l, 173,000 66 3 123, 900 .125 ,000
ll Pounds of l i nt.
FP.A SI ER T. GALLOvJAY .
C. L. CHEN SHALf
. : ,'/.
. ,I'. ~.
Agr icu ltural Statistician .In Charge
Agriculturaf ~ tat ~stician
---- ----------------- -.--------- ---
The Stat i stical [{eporting Serv i ce,
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coopera t ion wit n t he Geor g ia Department of Agriculture.
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.
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UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY ~S OF AUGUST 1, 1971
Corn production, forecast at 5,345 mill ion bushels, is a record high and 30 percent (I ,235 mill ion bushels) above last year. The old production record of 4,760 millio was reached in 1967. Increased acreage, early planting, and favorable growing weather boosted corn prospects in the Corn Belt above last year's crop.
All wheat production, at 1,601 million bushels, is 3 percent {53 million bushels) above last month, 16 percent {222 mill ion bushels) above 1970, and 10 percent above 1969.
Soybean production is forecast at a record high 1,235 mill ion bushels, 9 percent (100 mill ion bushels) more than last year.
Sorghum qrain, forecast at 908 million bushels, is 30 percent (211 million bushels) above last year's crop and a new record high.
~production is forecast at 885 mill ion bushels, 4 percent {34 mill ion bushels) above a month earlier but 3 percent (24 mill ion bushels) below last year. However, this year's yield is a new high.
Apple production from commercial orchards is forecast at 6.2 bill ion pounds, up slightly from July 1 but down 1 percent from last year.
Grape production is forecast at 3.9 mill ion tons, up 24 percent {0.8 mill ion ton) from 1as t year.
Crop and Unit
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1970 AND 1971
Acreage
Yield Per Acre
Production
Hll r- . .
For
vested harvest
1970
1971
1970
lndicated
1971
lndi-
cated
1970
1971
Thousand Acres
Thousands
Corn, for grain, bu. Wheat, a 11, bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bales Hay, a 1l , ton Soybeans, for beans,
bushel Peanuts, {picked and
threshed) 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, lb. Peaches, lb.
!I Pounds of 1 int.
57.359 44,306 18,580
9,642 1 ,486
:11,163.8 63,234
64,392 48,358 15,693 10,206
1,799 11.609.6
63,589
71.7 31 I 48.9 42.6
25.9 !/437
2.02
42,447 42,830 26.8
1,467
135 898
1,480 118 851
2,031 103
2,122
83.0 33. 1 56.4 45.3 29.1 !/452 2.01
28.8
2,023 103
2,092
4,109,792 1,378,465
909,481 410,445
38,552 10' 166.2
127,899
1.135. 769
2,979,465 13,792
1,906,383 3,011 ,400
5. 345,057 1 ,600,684
885,049 462,731
52,306 10,931.7 I 28,051
1,235,451
2,993,674 12,096
l '779 ,572 2,813,800
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Deportment of Agr iculture
UNIV ERSITY OF GE RGIA
~ ~ 3 1571
) ~ ill~@i!J~Willill
LPill~@~ 0
LIB ARES
AUGUST 15, 1971
Released 9/2/71 GEORGIA Cf OP REPORTING SERVICE
INDEX DOWN
d~inTgheA uGgeuosrt ,g i aa cPc or ircdei ns gRteoc etihv eed GIenodregxi
for All Commodities decreased a Crop Reporting Service. A 3
slightly point decline
in the Livestock and Livestock Products Index combined with a 1 point decline in
the All Crops Index resulted in a net loss of 2 points for the All Commodities
Index. The decline in these indices resulted from lower prices received for hogs,
soybeans , corn, wheat, and broilers which was only partically offset by minor price
increases for oats, all eggs, and steers and heifers.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED A}ID PRICES PAID INDEXES UNCHANGED
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers for the month ended August 15 remained
at 113 percent of its 1967 average for the fourth consecutive month. The most important price changes were increases for cotton, cattle, milk, and eggs, and decreases for corn, tomatoes, and hogs. The index was 4 percent higher than a year
earlier.
The August 15 Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including
Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, was 120, unchanged from a month earlier.
Major
changes
f rom
last
'
mon
m't..-
t
h~~~wOe"rV
e
,
hig
,TCQ
h
c;
er n
f P.
eede rcent
r
a
lives bove
to a
ck ye
p ar
r
ices earl
i
and er,
offsetting
INDEX NUMBERS - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
1967=100
July 15 1970
Aug. 15 1970
July 15 1971
Aug. 15 1971
GEORGIA I
Prices Received All Commodities All Crops
2/110
y1o9
107
2/113
111
108
:[/116
115
Livestock and Livestock
Products
_g}lll
107
111
108
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
112
109
113
113
Prices Paid, Taxes & Farm
Inte Wage
rReastt~s
114
114
120
120
Ratio 1_/
98
96
94
94
1/ TRaaxtieos, oafndIndFearxmoWf aPgericReasteRs.eceived by Farmers to I ndex of prices Paid, Interests
/ Revised.
'
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
in cooperation with the Geargl. a De' partmAe, nt 09oAf NAogrrtihcuLlutumrpek.in Street, Athens, Georgia
PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, AUGUST lS. 1971 WITH COMPARISONS
Georgia
United States
Commodity and Unit
Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
1/hea t , bu.
$
1.30
1.48
1 .45
1.31
1.34
1 .28
Oats, bu.
$
.80
.76
.77
.567
.626
.555
Corn, bu. Cot t on, lb.
$
1.49
1.65
20.0
23.0
1. 50
1. 27
1.36
1 19
22.65
23.90 2/27 .oo
Soybeans , bu.
$
2.70
3.20
3. 15
2.65
3. 18
3.09
Peanuts, lb.
12.2
13.0
12.2
12.9
Sweetpotatoes, cwt
$
7.50
7.80
8.00 114.56
8.64
5.76
Hay, ba 1ed, ton: All Alfalfa
Lespedeza
29.50
31. so
31.50
22.50
24.10
24.30
~ $
36.00
31 .oo
41 .oo
34.50
40.00 33.00
22.90 25.70
24.60 26.30
24.80 26.00
l Peanut Milk Cows, head
24.50
29.00
27.00
23.70
26.20
24.90
; 270,00 300,00 300.00 341 .00 359.00 360.00
~ Hogs, cwt.
Beef Cattle, All, cwt.l/
]/20.50 24.30
Cows, cwt. 11
$
20.00
18.50 24.60 20.50
18.40
25. 10 20.20
21.60
27. 10 20.00
19. 10 28.40 20.70
18.60 29.20
21 .oo
Steers & Heifers,cwt. $
28.00
27.70
28.90
29.00
30.50
31.40
Calves, cwt.
$
33.50
33.00
35.20
34.00 ]/35.10
36.30
Mil k, Sold to plants cwt
FI u id Market
' '$
6.85 116.85 !:16.95 115.93
5.97 ~/6.09
Man ufact ure d
$
114.57
4.71 ~/4. 74
All Tu rkey s , lb.
$
6.85 116.85 !:16.95 ]15. 58
5.61 !:15 ' 74
22.0
21 .o
21.0
22.2
21 .6
22.1
Chicke ns , lb.
Exc luding broilers
7.5
8.0
8.0
7.8
8.0
7.8
Commercial broilers
12.0
15.5
13.5
13. 1
15.9
14.3
Eggs , a 11 , doz.
1138.7
32.3
35.4
33. 1
28.1
31.0
Table, doz.
1135.3
27.8
31.2
Hatching, doz.
]/54.8
58.0
58.0
PJUCES PA IQ, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feea, ton
lL~% protein
$
16% protein
$
18% protein
$
20% protein
$
Hog Feed, 14%-18%
protein, cwt.
$
Cottonseed Meal, 41%,cwt.$
Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $
Bran, cwt.
$
Midd 1i ngs, cwt.
$
Corn Mea 1, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed $
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
76.00
77 .oo
81.00 86.00
5. 10
5.6o
3.95 4.05 3.65
96.00 82.00 94.00 40.00 35.50
81.00 83.00 87.00 89.00
4.85 5.20 5.60 4.55 4.55 4.25
98.00 86.00 97.00 43.00 35.00
83.00 86.00 89.00
91 .oo
4.90 5.30 5.70 4.50 4.50 4.05
98.00 85.00 99.00 38.50 35.50
69.00 74.00
77,00
81 ,00
4.62 5.43 5.67 3.63 3.74 3.53
95.00 84.00 99.00 32.70 32.10
f4,UU
79.00 82.00 86.00
4.85 5.54 5.76 4.02 4.08 3.88
99.00 89.00 103.00 36.50 34.20
I.). \.IV
79.00
81 .oo
84.00
4.82 5.60 5.79 3.93 4.03
3. 77
98.00 88.00 103,00 36.70 34.00
_!/ "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined with a II owance where necessary for slaughter
bol~ bulls. 11 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for heN
r eplacement. }/ Revised, 'J/ Preliminary. 2/ Price based on 480 pound net weight
p rev i ous l y based on 500 pound gross weight ba I e; to compute compa rab 1e prices for previOII
mon th s multiply price ti mes 1.04167.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
St at istical Reporting Service 409A No r t h Lumpkin Street Athe ns, Geo rgia 30601 OF FICIAL BUSINESS
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
?~~
POSTAGE & FEES PAID United St ates Deportment of Ag ricultu re
31 )
UNIVERSilY OF GEOR~IA
All G 1 7
- \oleek Ending Au gust 16, 1971
........
RAINS AND \t/ET FIELDS HAtvlPE R F I~LD W O RI<.\.Ir,.~""-s
Re leased 3 p.m. Monday
Fiel d work over much of t he State las t week was ham pered by rains and wet f ie lds,
.
according to the Georgia Crop e porting Serv ice , As co nditions permitted, the major
ac t ivities included tobacco harvest, cu tting sila ge , hay making and apply i ng
insecticides, herbicides and fun g icides. So i l moist ure throu gho ut t he State continued
to be adequate to surplus.
Prospe c ts for a good~ crop continue as County Agents judged the con dit ion ~be even better than the previous wee k, Dama ge from Sout hern Corn Leaf Bl i ght continues light.
Cotton remained in good condition but in need of dry weather. Con tro l of insects was hampered in the major producing areas as sprayi ng pro g rams we re diffi c ul t to follow in the rainy weather, flol l rot and s heddi ng of fruit were problems in many fields.
Tobacco harvest was 87 percent complete, which wa s l ate r than normal. ~arketing
was active during the week. Peach harve st was 97 pe rcen comp l ete .
Digging of peanuts was behind schedule wi t' only sl igh tl y mo re than l pe rcen t of the crop dug. The crop was judged to be mostly in good condition.
Conditions were favorable for hay growth but t he f re que ncy of showe rs made curing and baling difficult.
Soybean prospects remained good with much of t he acrea ge i n o r ne ar t he f ruiting stage. Many fields were becoming quite weedy.
Pastures and cattle continue d in good conditio11 , The volume of tr uck c rops dec 1ined seasona 11 y.
v/EATHE R SUMMARY--Showers continued to occu r over ,eor 9 ia du rin g t ile I..<Jeek ending Friday, August 13. They were l e ss freque nt and 1ighter in most areas t han during the last few wee ks but a few place s had heav y to exce ss i ve amounts . The
observer at Dublin recorde d al mo st 5 in c hes duri ng the week a nd mo re t ~ a n 4 i nches
fell at Thomaston. Amounts we re ge ne rally smaller i n pa r ts of t 1e no rt l e a s t an d southwest whe re several places had l e ss than one- half inc h . Sl ig htly c ol er and drier air moved into the State la te in the wee k and t he re was ve ry little rain fall from Friday through Sunda y a fte rnoon. However, a Gulf tropical de press ion had brought rain to most of the State by early Monda y rr.orn i ng .
Temperatures we re ne ar no rma l early in t he week bu t t urned sli ghtly cooler Friday and cont inued mild through the weekend. Hig hs were mostly in t he 80' s i n the
north and high 80's to low 90's in the sout h . Early morning lows we re generally i n
the 60 's and low 70's but dropped to th e 50's in t he mounta i ns during the weekend ,
Averages ranged from near normal in the northwest to sli ght ly be low normal in mo st
other areas.
The outlook for \/ednesday t hrough Friday calls for scatt ered showers and thundershowers occurrin g mainly i n the afte rnoon an d e venin g. Lows will range from the mid 60's to the low 70's and highs from the mid HO 's to the low 90's.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens , Geo rg i a; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, Un iversity of Ge orgia ; Georgia Department of Ag riculture ; and the National Heather Service, NOA.L\, U. S. Department of Comme rce.
UNITED STATES DEPAR~ 0'1 COl>lttERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 13, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week end' August 13, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 96 o at Folkston on tile
a 8th and at Cuthbert
Waycross on t he 9th.
Lowest: 59 at Clayton on the
* For the period August
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
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Athens, Georgia
AUG 17 \~f I
July 1971 Released 8/16/1971
T YEAR
Milk production totaled 96 million pounds on Georgia farms during the month of July, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was 1 million pounds above July 1970 but was 2 million pounds below the ~revious month .
Production per cow in herd averaged 655 pounds--5 pounds above July 1970 but 10 pounds be;low the previous month.
The estimateo_ average price received by producers for all wholestle milk during July ~as $6.80 per hundredweight. This was t~e same as in July 1970 but 5 cents
above the previ ous month.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Item and Unit
July 1970
Georgia June 1971
July 1971
United States
July June
1970
1971
July 1971
Milk Production, million lbs.
Production Per Cmr
lbs. 1!
Number Milk Cows thousand head
Prices Received - $ 2/
95
98
96 10,226 10,836 10 , 311
650
665
655
818
875
833
146
147
147 12,501 12,389 12,382
All Hholesale milk, cwt.
Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk , C\.;ri; Milk Cows , head
6 .80 6.80
270.00
3/6 .75 l/6.75
310.00
4/6.80 ~ 6 .80 300.00
5.46 5.84 4.54 334.00
5.50 5.82 4.72 358.00
4/5.60 4/5.96 Y4 .71 359.00
Prices Paid - $ 2/
Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
74.00 78.00 80 .00 : 85 .00
82.00 84.00 88.00
91.00
81.00 83.00 87. 00 89.00
()8 .00 73.00 76.00 81.00
73.00 80.00 82.00 87 .00
74.00 79.00 82 .00 86.00
Hay, ton
35. 00 16 .50 35.00
31.60 34.50
34 .20
y1/ Monthly average. Dollars per unit as of the 1 5th of t he month except wholesale milk vThich is
average for month.
3/ Revised. ~/ Preliminary.
FRASIE~ T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Char ge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation vrith t he Georgia Department of Agriculture.
J '-
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
JULY MILK PRODUCTION ~'10RF. THA.W A YKI\R EARLIER
U. S . milk production in J uly is estimated at 10,311 million pounds, 0, 8 percent more than a year earlier. Dailv average production f or July was down 8 perc ent from June--the same as the decline bet--;-reen the se t-vro months a year ago. July output provided 1 . 60 pounds or milk per person daily for all use s compared with 1 . 74 in June and 1 . 61 pounds a year earlier .
July milk production was l ovrer than a year ago in most of the West North Central States, mixed in the Nort h and South Atlantic and up in most of the South Central~ \-lest ern States. Of the five leading milk producine States, production was up in Wisconsin, California, Pennsylvan::_a , Ne-.;r York but down i n Minnesota .
RATE PER C0\<7 UP 2 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO--MILK COWS DOWN 1 PERCENT
Milk output per cow averaged 83.3 pounds in .Jul~r--up 2 percent from a year ago. Daily production per cow averaged 26 . 9 pounds ., 8 percent less than in June and the same decreas e between these two months as last year . Production ? er cow was at a record hi gh rate in 42 States. Highest rate f or the month was i n California, 1,070 pounds, followed by: Washingt on, 1,020 pounds; and Utah and Arizona, each 930 poun~. Milk cows on farms during July totaled 12 , 382,000, down 1 percent from a year ago.
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO 4 PERCENT BELOW LAST YEAR
The July milk-feed pric e ratio of 1.61 was 4 percent belo-vr a year ago . Hi her milk prices were more than offset by an increase in ration value . Seasonally , the ratio was up 3 percent from June, compared with a 2 percent increase bet ween the tw months last year. The highest regional ratio, 1 .79, was reported . in the South Atlantic States ; the lmrest, 1. 54, in the North Atlantic.
GRAIN AND CONCENTRATE FEEDING UP 2 PERCENT FROI-1 AUGUST 1, 1970
Grain and concentrate fed on August l averaged 10 . 9 pounds per milk cow--up 2 percent from a year earlier and a record high for the date . Feeding rates were above
a year earlier in 29 States and averae;ed 11 or more pounds per cow in 28 States . A
year earlier 20 States were feeding 11 or more pounds of ~~ain and concentrate per
cow .
Month
January February March April May June July
MILK PER COW A1TD PRODUCTION BY MONT!IS , UNITED STAT~S
Milk per cow !_/
Milk produc t ion y
1969
1970
--Pounds- -
1971
1969
1970
1971 %Char.ge
- - Million Pounds--
.. from 1<170
734
752
768
9,415
9 ,448
9,547
+1.0
690
708
725
8 , 831
8 ,896
9 ,010 : +1.3
785
807
822
10,025 10,126 10 ,209 : +0.8
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10, 432 : +1.0
871
887
g o !~
11, 073 11,109 11 , 217 +1.0
845
863
875
10,728 ' 10 , 792 10 , 836 +0.4
801
818
833
10,149 10 ,226 10,311 +0.8
Jan . - July Total
August
. 764
782
Sept ember
725
71n
October
723
744
Noven b e r
690
710
December
734
751
Annual
9 .166
9 .388
y Excludes milk sucked by calve s.
After Five Days Return to Unit ed States Department of Agr iculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
70,477 70 , 925 71,562 +0.9
9,673 9 ,158 9,114 8,687 9 , 236 116,345
9, 767 9 , 273 9 , 280 8,842
9 . 3 49
.. 117 k!_36 .
United States Department of Agriculture
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORG IA
ust 18, 1971
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 14 was 8,950, 000--1 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 275, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
zpercent less than the previous week out 5 percent more thatn:ne compar-able week
a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 57,476, 000--1
percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 71,734,000--1 percent less than
the previous week but 4 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEO.t~GIA EGGS SET, HATCIDNGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set];_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
%of year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14
11, 947
11, 873
99
11,413
10,985
96
12, 10 1
11,435
94
12, 016
11,794
98
12, 136
11, 745
97
11, 988
11,619
97
12,050
11, 750
98
11, 769
11, 564
98
11, 558
11, 521
100
10,771
11, 27 5
105
9,788 9,685 9,889 8, 902. 8, 738 8,934 8,928 8,975 8, 716 8, 675
9,487 9,290 9, 351 9, 451 8,620 8,785 9,049 8,954 9,079 8, 950
97 96 95 106
99 98 101 100 104 i 103
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 14 was 692, 000--4 percent less than the previous week but 330 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 906, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent more than the previous week but 32 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states tb.at accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. E:. in 1970, hatchings during the weel~ ended August 14 were up 89 percent and settings were down 2 percent from a year ago.
In response to the 1970 "Action Now 11 , program of UEP and NECO, Georgia and Mississippi hatcheries drastically reduced hatchings during the weeks ended August 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Percent of a year ago for these States is therefore abnormally high.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
i Eggs Set
I o/o of
July
Aug.
Aug.
yea r
Chicks Hatched
July
P_ ug.
A.ug.
31
7
14
ago 2/ 31
7
14
Thousands
716
816
906
68
120
265
660 328
1,344 1,744 1,844
94
69
155
219 118
327
324
294
88
2, 576 3,304 3,923
98
Thousands
647 190 865 130 189 2, 021
718 230 578
61 238 1, 825
692 285 978
74 251 3,280
I o/o of year ago 2/
430 90 86 62
-
189
Total 1970* 1,988 2, 291 4,007
3, 185
1, 941
I 1, 732 r
o/o of last year
I 130
144
98
63
94
189
I i
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COM ivi~RCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Pa,;re Z
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
July
Aug .
31
7
Aug.
14
I o/o of
year
Week Ended
July
Aug.
Aug.
ago 1/ I 31
7
14
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana
2,070 202
2, 129 448
1,985 172
2, 013 408
1, 997 99 17 5 111
2, 081 135 331 75
1,334 105
1, 181 176
1, 398 82
1, 333 249
1, 534 105
1, 291 234
104
I I
92 104
98
..r~.o.
n:;;t:)
o~ 2E
Missouri
443
364
366 103
443
497
461
99
~ (.1)
Delaware Maryland
3,076 5, 111
3,022 4,882
I 2, 935 102
4,877 104
2,424 3,684
2,675 3,735
2,470 3, 914
97 104
Virginia West Virginia
1, 926 0
1, 772 0
2,070 122
0 -
1, 5.:19
1, 489
1, 409
106
356
340
304
83
North Carolina 7,026
7,280
7,022 95
5, 598
5, 742
5, 529
91
.:S:(il ~
.:x:..E..... ::l
;?; .~ ~
South Carolina
586
557
613 123
457
425
496
92
.:X:
GEORGIA
11, 564 11,521 . 11, 275 105
8,954
9,079
8,950
103
Florida T(:mnessee. Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 392 796
9. 996 ' 5, 312
~2,491
949 4,398
454 353 2,025 72,747
1,388 735
10,009 5,678
12,793
950 4, 340
445 343 2,090 72,747
1, 409 776
9,743 5,608 12,448
958 4,268
389 - 34 1
2, 052 71, 73 4
110 125 109 101
106
98 100
81
I 106 92 104
TOfAL 1970* (22 States)
72,803 71, 493 . 68,875
% of Last Year
100
102
104
1I Curre nt week as percent of same week l ast year.
998 1, 019 8,208
5, 149
9,743
951 3,314
217
I 182 1, 67 3 57,715
838 1, 148 7, 84 9 5, 112
9,696 876
3,309 302 210
1, 628 58,012
571 165 56,060
10 1
103
>!< Rev1s ed.
887 1, 086 7,844 5,009
9, 915 888
3, 10 6 280 212
1, 552 57 , 4 76
94
110
106
101
11 5
78
88
I 98 -
I
I
85 90
102
56,624
102
Q)
~
. ro
<~.l.)d ;s:,s
0 s:1
....:I ro
....::I .G..
L'J...~.....,.
~ Cll
t:r;U)
r.il ...r.o...
.., H ~
U) :l ~ ....... t:r; :l
r~ .o.... !-< 00
. .U)
< ::J
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Item
July 1971
o/o of
During July
last
1970 1/ 1971 2/ year
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
A ugust 19, 1971
J an. thru July
1970 1/
1971 2 /
Thou.
Thou.
o/o o f
l ast year
Pet .
Broiler Type
Pullets Pla c e d (U. S. ) 3 I
Total Dom e stic Chickens Teste d Broiler Type Geor gia United States
Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Geo r gia United Sta tes
Egg T ype Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ v"'"""' ..{'.hi rk P. n~ United State s Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia Unite d States Heavy Type Georgia United States
3,687 3,084
3, 536 96 2,84 1 92
554 2, 279
36 320
386 70 1, 889 83
23 64 405 127
41,853 41,038 98 268, 4 39 267,34 0 100
3, 876
3,287 85
45,083 41,263 92
255, 4 26 247,065 97
27,998 24,009
4 ,054 17,529
196 3,381
311, 892 1, 970, 710
30,466 387,94 7
- .... ... . ~ ? ~ 4
1, 64:6 , 971
1,300 9, 757
1,924 148 10,989 113
13, 165 80,914
358 2, 723
550 154 2,299 84
2, 590 18, 902
Number L ayers and Egg Production
24 , 769 88 20, 590 86
3, 593 89 16,458 94
189 96 3, 71 5 110
281, 174 90 1, 893,020 96
29, 51 8 97 353,275 91
O.:J::>,7~ 0
') 4
1,621,061 98
16,459 125 90,226 112
4,407 170 18, 611 98
Number Layers on hand during July
Eggs P e r 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced during July
Georgia Hatching Other
1970
1971
Thousands
4,947 18, 888
4,181 l 9, 6 13
1970
1971
Number
1,742 1, 8 54
1,860 l, 903
1970
1971
Millions
86
78
3 51
3 7 3
Total
23, 835
23, 794 l, 832 1, 897
437
4 51
South Atlantic 5/
66, 330
65, 161 l, 847 1, 906
1, 225
1, 242
United States
314, 937 314, 284 1, 868 1, 909 1 5, 882
6, 000
Porce Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
P e rcent be ing Molted
July
Aug.
1970
1971
1970
1971
P e rcent with Molt Completed
July
Aug.
1970
1971
1970
1971
Ga. 17States
3.5
5.0
4.0
6.0
10.0
10.0
13.0
10.0
3.8
4.0
3.2
4.7
10.9
11.4
10.9
10.2
U.S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Aug. 1, 1971 as pe rcent of Aug. 1, 1970.
117
1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 21 Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes
expecte d pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks pe!' 30-doz. case of e ggs. 4 / F e d e ral-State Market N e w s Service Slaughter r eports only include poultry slaughtered under Fede r a l Inspection. 5/ South Atlantic States: Del., Md., W. Va ., N. C., S . C., F la., Va., Ga.
United States D e partment of Agriculture
G eorgia De pa rtment of Agric ultur e
Statistical Reporting Service
4 09A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, G e orgia
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER .FEDE i,AL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
I
I
Number Inspected
:
Indicated Percent Condemned
State
I
During June
i
I 1970
1971
I Thou.
Thou.
Jan. thru June
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
I During June
1970
1971
I Pet.
Pet.
I
Jan. thru June
1970 1971
Pet.
Pet.
I
Maine
6,892
6,545
37,618 36,342 I 3.6
2.4
3.8
3. 1
Pa.
7,586
7,826
41,678 43,008 4 .4
5. 4
5.0
5. 5
Mo.
5, 757
6,623
30, 592 33,927 4.6
<1 .3
4 .8
4.2
Del.
8,431
Md.
16, 153
I Va.
N. c.
8,262 27,984
8, 611 11, 937 10,727 25,971
47, 199 88,735 46,896 153,240
48,743 3.4
' 69,737 3.4
I 51,418 3.6
141, 804 i 3.7
4 .0 4 .0 2.9 3. 1
I Ga.
Tenn.
39,370 6,608
36, 216 6,428
209,790 197,321 35,704 31, 930
4.9 3,4
3.8 3.6
I Ala.
Miss.
30,791 20, 197
31, 554 20,802
157,834 170,204 103,656 113, 379
4.8 2.2
4.5 2.7
4.2
4.6
4.2
4.8
4.3
3.2
4 .2
3.2
5.5
s. 1
3.6
3.9
5. 1
6.2
2. 4
3.5
------ Ark.
Texas
34,603 17,290
34,500 16,066
194,098 91,060
188,082 88,379
I I
3. 1 3.3
2.6 2. 8
3.5
3.2
3.6
3,3
- --- -- -- -- -- - - -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - -- --I-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - ----------
u. s.
I 259,718
1,389,678
I 3. 8
252,451
1, 370, 096
3.5
4 .2
4.2
'
Items
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PrtiCES PAID
July 15 1970
Georgia
June 15 1971
I
United States
Julcy 15 j July 15 June 15 July 15
1 "/7 1
1970
1971
11171
Cents
Cents
Cents
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Ee,0 o, (...1.------l Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
7.5
.12.0 , ....
38. 1 55. 5
Dol.
94.00 83.00
7.0
14
~ ....
.
0,.,
28.3
54.0
Dol.
105.00 88.00
8.0 15. 5
21.a
58.0
Dol.
98.00 86.00
l 8.4 _1,3. 3,
I
I Dol.
I
I 94.00 8L.:: .00
'7. 8
. 1.9
~.-.
Dol. 100.00
88.00
8.0
15. 9
""" ,
Dol.
99.00 89.00
This Plan,
report is Official
made State
. Apgoesnstcbtlees
tht rheou1~-:h~.. tnhtmea
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h of
o eration Psl...,andry
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of
Ra
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the Na tional P ou.ltry Improvemell
sea-,..rI-J. Division of the _.:, griculturl
D
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,
Con s umer and
.1.A.:. rA"'IIII
Researc h S ervtce, t.he Inspectton. ransc Division of the Statistical H.e portt.ng -J ervtce and
Service and the Agncultural. Esttmai:
oce ssors and the poultry far mers that r eport
the many breeders, hatchertes, pou ry pr
-
to these age~cies.
FRASIE .a T. GALLOWAY
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
'N . h . WAGNER -i' ao ricultura1 Statistician
After Five Days Return to United States Department of A.griculture
Statistical Reporting Se r vtce 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 3060 l OPZICIAL BUSINESS
;cz;;.; ..
POSTAGE & FEES PAID United States Department. of Ag ric ulrure
{_
~k Ending August 23, 1971
MORE RAIN!
AUG ~ -t 1::1 1 I
LIBRAq i2S
leased 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., August 23, 1971 --Continuing rains altered insect and disease control
schedules for crops throughout most of the State last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Crop conditions remained favorable for most crops. Harvest of tobacco and peaches was nearing completion while peanut harvesting was getting underway.
The ID crop remained in good to excellent condition with damage from Southern Corn
L~f Blight 1 ig~t, according to County Agents reports. Older plantings in South Georgia
~~ere maturing.
Cotton was still judged as good but insect control was hampered by unfavorable ~~eather. A continued build-up of both boll weevils and worms was reported. Boll rot was reported increasing under wet conditions that favored rot development. Maturity continues ~lag behind previous years.
The major tobacco activities were preparation for and marketing of the crop. Harvest is nearly complete but a few farmers were gathering the remnants of their crop. ~ harvest was virtually complete.
Peanut harvest was light but ga1n1ng momentum with most areas reporting some digging. A good crop is in prospect even though white mold is widespread.
Sovbeans were rated in good to exce llent condition in 92 percent of the counties reporting. Fruiting was reported generally good.
Pasture and cattle remained in good condition as did hav crops. A couple of open days were beneficial in cutting and curing of hay in a few areas.
'!lEATHER SUtlMARY
Excessive rains fell in southeast Georgia during the week ending
Friday, August 20. Most of the remainder of the State had light to moderate rainfall but
a few other areas reported heavy to excessive amounts. The heavy rains occurred in the
routheast on Monday, August 16, as a tropical depression moved north nort heastward over ~e area. The Savannah Airport received 7.04 1nches for the greatest 24-hour amount at
that station in 27 years. Other places along the upper coast reported 6 to 8 inches of
rain. Amounts decreased sou thward along the coast and also to the west but most of the
southeast division had 3 inches, or more. Extremely heavy rains also fell in the Putnam
County area on Monday. Roads, bridges and other property were damaged in parts of the
County. Showers continued to occur during t i1e weekend, especially in the northern half
~ the State where some moclerate amounts were recorded on Sunday.
Temperatures were variable with the shower activity. Highs were mostly in the 80 1 s early in the week but were in the 90's over much of the State by the end of the period. Host places had their highest temperatures durin g the weekend when readings in the mid 90's were common in the south. Low temperatures continued about normal, ranging from the 60's and low 70's in the nort h to the low and mid 70's in the south. Averages ranged from slightly above normal in the southeast to slightly below normal most other areas.
The outlook for \:!ednesday t :1rough Friday calls for continued warm weather and
mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. The showers should decrease on Friday.
Low temperatures will be 62 degrees to 72 degrees in the north and 70 degrees to 75
degrees in the south. Highs will range from the upper 80's to the mid 90's.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative
Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the
s. National Heather Service, NOAA, U.
Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPAR~ OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending August 20, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending August 20 , 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 96 at Cordele and Fort Stewart on the 20th.
Lowest: 54 at Clayton on the 15th
3 .18
For t he peri od Augus t 21-23, 1971 . 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
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORG IA
BROILER T PE
Placement of broiler chi.;ks in Geor
LIBRARIES
ded August 21 was
8, 890, 000--1 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11, 264, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
slightly less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week a
year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 56, 812, 000--1
percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70, 963, 000--1 percent less than the
previous week but 6 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set];_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
% of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21
11, 413
10,985
96
12, 101
11, 435
94
12,016
11, 794
98
12, 136
11, 745
97
11,988
11,619
97
12, 050
11,750
98
11,769
11, 564
98
11, 558
11, 521
100
10, 771
11, 275
105
10,782
11, 264
104
9,685
9,290
96
9, 889
9, 351
95
8,902
9, 451
106
8, 738
8,620
99
8,934
8, 785
98
8,928
9,049
101
8,975
8,954
100
8, 716
9,079
104
8,675
8,950
103
8,583
8,890
104
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 21 was 533,000--23 percent less than the previous week but 260 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 062, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 17 percent more than the previous week but 2.0 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended August 21 were up 37 percent but settings were down 17 percent from a year ago.
In response to the 1970 "Action Now", program of UEP and NE CO, Georgia and Mississippi hatcheries drastically reduced hatchings during the weeks ended August 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Percent of a year ago for these States is therefore abnormally high.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Aug. 7
Eggs Set
Aug. Aug.
14
21
o/o of
year
ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Aug. Aug. Aug.
7
14
21
Thousands
Thousands
816
906 1, 062
80
265
660
470 103
1,744 1, 844 1, 303
81
155
219
130 89
324
294
321
81
718
692
533
230
285
120
578
978 1, 121
61
74
51
238
251
256
3,304 3,923 3,286
83
1, 825 2,280* 2, 081
% of
year
ago 2/
360 39
132 24
-
137
Total 1970* 2, 291 4,007 3, 950
1, 941 1, 732 1, 517
%of
last year
144
98
83
94
132* 137
1/ Includes e ggs set b y hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
>!< Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Aug.
Aug.
7
14
Aug . 21
o/o of year ago 1/
Week Ended
Aug.
Aug.
7
14
Aug. 21
o/o of year ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1, 985 172
2,013 408 364
3,022 4,882 l, 772
0 7,280
557
l, 997 175
2,081 331 366
2,935 4 ,877 2,070
0 7,022
613
l , 816
96
167 242
2, 156 127
423
85
371 103
2, 835 103
4,824 104
1, 886 105
0 -
6,962 97
592 117
1, 398
l, 534
1, 510
107
82
105
104
160
1,333
1, 291
1, 443
121
249
234
223
82
497
461
437
88
2,675
2,470
2, 520
101
3, 735
3, 914
3,645
100
l, 489
1, 409
1, 585
118
340
304
284
93
5,742
5, 529
5, 431
91
425
496
461
90
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11, 521 11, 275 11, 264 104
9,079
8, 950
8, 890
104
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
l, 388 735
10,009 5,678
12, 793 950
4,340 445 343
2,090
l, 409 776
9,743 5,608 12,448
958 4, 268
389 341 2,052
l , 352 109
730 114
9, 568 109
5,507 100
12, 53 5 118
998 101
4, 165
99
397
85
370 163
2,045
96
838
887
1, 014
113
l, 148
l, 086
1, 097
117
7,849
7,844
7,628
106
5, 112
5,009
4,713
95
9,696
9,915
9, 549
108
876
888
879
99
3,309
3, 106
3,262
92
302
280
315
105
210
212
288
136
l, 628
l, 552
1, 534
90
72,747 71,734 70,963 106
58,012 57,476 56, 812
102
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
71,493 68,?.75 66,989
56,060 56,624 55, 806
o/o of Last Year
102
104
106
103
102
102
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
August 26, 1971
T URKE YS
UNIVEk~ l"l'f OF Gt:: ORGIA
GEORGIA TURKEYS DECLINE 2 PERCENT
AUG 2 6 1971
LIBRAR IE S
Georgia: The number of turkeys raised in Georgia during 1971 is expected to be
2,237,000 head, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This is 46,000 or 2 percent less th~n the 2,283,000 raised in 1970.
TURKEY NUMBERS INCREASE FOR U.S.
United States: Turkeys raised in 1971 are expected to total 117.8 million birds, i percent above 1970. More turkeys are expected in all except the
East North Central region. The combined Minnesota-\/isconsin crop is expected to be I percent below last year but Iowa expects to raise 3 percent more turkeys than in 1970. Missouri expects a crop 8 percent larger and North Carolina, 9 percent larger than last year. In the South Central region, Arkansas expects a crop 6 percent and Oklahoma 5 percent more than last year while Texas expects no change from 1970. California in the ~/estern region will raise a 7 percent larger crop than in 1970 while Oregon shows a sharp decline in numbers raised.
Heavy breed turkeys raised in 1971 are expected to total 105.5 million compared with 103.5 mill ion last year, an increase of 2 percent. Light breed turkeys ra ised during 1971 are estimated at 12.2 mill ion birds, 2 percent below the 12.5 mill ion raised in 1970.
Turkey poults hatched during the period September 1970 through July 1971 was 2 percent above the corresponding period a year earlier. Compared with a year earlier increases occurred in all months except March, April and May. Turkey eggs in incubators on August 1, 1971 were up 8 percent from a year earl ier.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL w. BLACKWOOD
Agricultural Statistician
(please turn page)
ISSUED BY: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
State
Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
R. I
Conn.
N. y
'i
N J.
.I'
Pa
ll Ohio
II
Ind.
Ill
Mich.
TURKEYS: NUMBER RAISED ON FARMS
Heavy Breeds
Light Breeds
Tota 1 A11 Breeds
1970 : 1971
1971 as % of : 1970 : 1971 1970
1971 as:
. % of 1970 : 1971 . 1970
1971 as %of 1970
1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent
4
3 75
21
21 100
14
14 100
209
190
91
12
14 117
97
75 77
265
231
87
100
96 96
1,913 2,296 120
42
1
2
46
4 9
3
3 100
24
24 100
1
1 100
15
15 100
15
20 133
224 210 94
0
0
12
14 117
3
5 167
100
80 80
41
53 129
306 284 93
9
9 100
109
105 96
353 452 128 2,266 2,748 121
3,600 3,780 105 4,780 4,206 88
809 747 92 883 991 112
632
537
85
4,232 4,317 102
190
95 50 4,970 4,301 87
23
0
832 747 90
70
0
953 991 104
Minn. & Wis.
II
Iowa
Mo. ll
N. Oak.
S. Oak.
Nebr.
Kans.
15,904 16,063 101 6,017 6,258 104
924 1,060 115 432 441 102 652 776 119 325 299 92
5,851 5,395 92 21,755 21 ,458 99
92
46 50 6,109 6,304 103
7,967 8,583 108
189 140 74 1, 113 1,200 108
689 675 98 1, 121 1, 116 100
0
8
652 784 120
1
2 200
326 301 92
Del. Md.
Va.
W. Va. N. C.
s. c.
Ga.
4
21 525
44
57 130
3,482 3,830 110
382 270 71
8,182 8,918 109
2,718 2,174 80
2,283 2,237 98
111
4
4
1
2 200
1,053 1, 221 116
251
251 100
1,397 1,551 111
0
0
0
0
115
25 22
45
59 131
4.535 5,051 111
633 521 82
9,579 10,469 109
2,718 2,174 80
2,283 2,237 98
I
Ky.
Tenn .
Ala.
Miss.
Ark. ll
La.
Okla. ll
Texas
82
30 37
10
10 100
12
12 100
24
26 108
3
2 67
8,216 8,134 99
0
0
82
30 37
0
0
10
10 100
11
10 91
23
22 96
1
1 100
25
27 108
7,258 7,662 106
0
0
3
2 67
1,646 1,736 105
134 188 140 8,350 8,322 100
Colo.
Utah Nev. Wash.
Oreg. ll
Ca 1if.
2,854 2,883 101 3,946 3,907 99
425 429 101
15.506 161 126 104
2
8 400 2,856 2,891 101
0
0
3,946 3,907 99
190 150 79
615 579 94
2,178 l., 604 74
79 487 616 15.585 16,613 107
Other States
1/
160
108
68
226
84 37
386 192 50
li!
103,480
116,003
United States
105,492 102 12,523 12,227 98
117,719 101
l l Breakdown by Breeds not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.
I'
1/ Includes Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and Florida. Estimates are
combined to avoid disclosing individual operations.
After Five Days Return to
United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
:
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
II.
ACQ or v
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
~-:~:~ .-.
POSTAGE & FEES PAID United State s Deportm ent of Agriculture
' ,!
71~"~()~G\AFARM REPORT
UNIVERSITY 0
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
August 27 9 1971 GEORGIA' S CASH RECEIPTS-PRODUCTION EXPEFSES COHTDWE TO CLIHB
Income to Georgia's farmers from marketings and Government payments ;;;n.s a recorcl high ~:. 1 s257 ,923,000 in 1970 , according to the Ge orgia Crop Rep orting Service. This \Jas a1.6 percent i n crease over t h e previous y ear and the sixth consecutive y ear that rece ipts topped t h e one billion dollar mark. The farm p icture lTas c.1ark ened 9 hmiev er, by a 6. 2 percent increase in production expenses the previous year.
Sales of livestock and livestock products totaled ~:; 710 9 612,000 and accounted f or
56.5 percent of t he total receipts vrhile c:r-op sales accounted for 36.9 percent. In
~dition to farm product sales, government payments to Georgia farmers amounted to ~.~83,621 9 000 during 1970.
Broilers continued to lead in cash receipts 9 follo'VTed closely by eggs. Peanuts and cattle and calves \vere third and fourth respectively.
Li vestocl-: anc!. Products :. 71 0' 61 2' 000
'Percent o f-total-56.5?;-
GZOilGI A CLSH Fluti'l Jli::CJ,i;I PTS, 1970 Government Payments ~;.83' 621 '000
Percent-of total 6.67;;-
Crops ~::463' 690 9 000
Percent of-total-36.95C"'
3.1;.; Truck
Crops
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FRLSiili T. GliLLOFAY A~icul tural Sta.ti Rticifl n In Cha.re;e
c. L. CHK TSHl \1
AgTicultural St a tistic i an
The Geor tsi a Crop Rep orting Service, USDA, 409A Harth Lumpkin Street, Athens , Ge orgia in cooperation 'VJi th the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
CROPS
CASH FARM INCOME FOR GEORGIA (Thousand Dollars)
1967
1968
1969
1970 ll
Cotton Lint Cotton Seed
27 J 165 4,668
29,430 5,371
28,134 3,938
31 J 781 5.458
Cotton, Total
31 ,833
34,801
32,072
37,239
Peanuts
108,918
112,847
122,295
141.707
Tobacco Soybeans
100,905 24,646
77.372 21 134
75,646 24,422
101.782 25,796
Peaches
11 '542
13 J 127
11 ,948
13,879
Pecans
19,872
16,516
25,553
17,462
Other Fruits and Nuts
2,016
2,522
2,441
2,915
Truck Crops
43,683
41 ,098
36,874
38,483
Corn
52,210
40,756
26,000
32,984
Forest Products All Other Crops
22. 158 32.977
23 J 311 22.109
25,901 23.422
27,919 23.524
TOTAL CROPS
450,760
405,593
406,574
463,690 2/
LIVESTOCK
Hogs
67,242
74,479
102,957
103,233
Cattle and Calves
84,005
93,301
115,180
117,655
Dairy Products Commercial Broilers
63' 114 190,921
66' 159 200,249
73,864 218,236
81 '249 193,989
Other Chickens
8,567
8,188
11 ,479
9,367
Turkeys
7,535
7,844
6,782
9,671
Eggs
152,883
173,873
213,829
192,604
Other
TOTAL LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS
2.644 576.911
2 850 626.943
2.909 745,236
2 844 710.612
GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS
77,825
80.187
86.089
83.621
TOTAL CASH INCOME ALL SOURCES
1,105,496
1'112. 723
1,237,899
1,257.923 1/
..!/ Pre 1imina ry. 1/ Includes additional $29,698-; 009- for peanuts which is not included in Georgia State
tot a 1 in Nat iona 1 re 1ease.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
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AUG 31 lj!J
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~ek Ending August 30, 1971 OPEN WEATHER NEEDED
Released 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., August 30, 1971--Field activities have been hampered by wet fields and the threat of rain over much of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting
Service. Farmers would welcome a period of open weather so that harvest of maturing crops could progress.
Early planted~ in southern areas was mature but harvest has been delayed by wet fields and high moisture, which also caused more lodging than normal. Prospects were still good to excellent according to reports from County Agents.
The condition of cotton deteriorated slightly during the week as insect and d i sease control measures were difficult to apply. Rank growth and wet conditions also caused an increa se in boll rot.
Tobacco harvest was almost complete but some farmers were being hard pressed to get the leaf ready before the markets close.
Peanut harvest was much behind normal, 13 percent of the crop has been dug. The
switch to later runner varieties as well as the lateness of the season are contributing factors.
Soybeans have made excellent vegetative growth and were fruiting well. Weeds and grass are quite troublesome in some fields and may cause harvesting difficulties .
Conditions were very favorable for growth of pasture grasses and hay crops. Quality of some hays has been lessened by over maturity and rain damage. Cattle were in good condition.
lrJEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was heavy to excessive in the southeast and mostly light to moderate over the remainder of the State during the week ending Friday, August 27. This was the second straight week of excessive rains in the coastal area and much of the southeast. Local flooding was reported in some places and many streams were full or overflowing. Most northern and central sections enjoyed a decrease in rainfall amount and frequency. Many observers reported rain on only one day and amounts were generally less than 3/4 of an inch. There was an exception in the La Grange area, where 4.00 inches fell during the 24-hour period ending at 7 AM on the 22nd. Showers occurred over parts of the south and southeast during the weekend while most other areas had sunny skies. Light rain was occurring in several places early Monday morning, August 30.
Temperatures were normal or above early in the week but were generally cooler than normal by the weekend. Highs reached the mid and upper 90's on 2 or 3 days in the south as some areas experienced their warmest weather since mid-July. Cooler air moved into t he northern par t of the State late in the week. Early morning temperatures dropped to the low SO's in the mountains and the low 60's over most of north Georgia on Saturday and Sunday. Lows were in the low 70's in the south throughout the week. Averages ranged from slightly above to slightly below normal.
The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday is for partly cloudy and warm weather with scattered showers and thundershowers occurring mainly in the afternoons and evening. Highs will be in the 80's and lows will range from the 60's in the north to the 70's in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National \tJeather Se rvice, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT or COMMERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipi t ati.on For The Week Ending August 27, 1971
GEORGIA
Tempe rature extremes for t he week endi~ August 24, 197 1 . (Provisional)
i-iighest: 99 at Jesup on the 21
Lowest: 56 o at b1airsvi lle on 26th.
1. 62
* Fo r th e period August 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
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATION Approved by the Outlook and .=;ituation B oard Situation a nd Outlook (Broilers) (September 1971)
Production Gaining Broile r meat output in Federally inspected plants, below 1970 levels since April, is gaining on year- e arlier levels and may have exceeded them in 1-~ ugust. Output during January-July this year totaled 4. 2 billion pounds, certified ready-to-cook weight, 1. 3 percent below the s a me months of 1970. The number of broilers marketed during this period was down 2. 2 percent and the average liveweight of broilers marketed was up l percent.
Production in recent weeks has picked up relative to 1970. Weekly slaughter reports show the n umber marketed during August averaged above August 1970. Additionally, increased marke ting weight would indicate that broiler meat output nas moderately higher. Broiler chick placements in 22 major broiler States, for marke tl ~- i n September, were about equal to a year earlier while placements for October marketings were up about 3 percent. C urrent egg settings indicate that marketings will continue to gain in November.
More young chickens (mostly broilers) have been inspected for further processing in federally inspected plants. During the first 7 months of this year young chickens inspected totaled l, 166 million pounds for cutting up and an additional 218 million pounds for processing beyond the cut-up stage. This was 12 and ll percent above a year earli e r.
Prices Seasonally Lower Broiler prices moved above 1970 levels in April as output lagged, and reached a peak in July. Prices normally reach a high in the summer then trend down during the rest of the year. Although broiler meat output has been reduced, large red meat supplies, particularly pork, have generally held wholesale broiler prices below the 30 cent level this ye a r except for a short time in late June and July.
Wholesale prices for ready-to-cook broilers in 9 cities averaged 29.2 cents a pound during July-August. Prices rose to a high of 32. 2 cents a pound for the week of July 12 and have since trended down. For th3 week of September 13, the 9 city prices
averaged 27. 6 cents a pound, compared with 26. 9 cents for the comparable week of 1970. Large broiler output and continued large pork supplies continue to exert pressure
on broiler prices. Hog slaughter during July was up 7 percent from a year ago.
Costs of most items used in broiler production have held stable in recent months, and likely will continue so during the freeze. P_ny economic restraints beyond that period would slow the rise in production costs. Feed prices probably will continue to decline if the predicted record corn crop materializes. Prices paid by farmers in August for production items , including interest, taxes, and wage rates, were unchanged from a month e a rlier but 6 p e rc e nt bove A ueus t 1970.
Since May, higher broiler price s and generally wea kening feed price s have resulted in a broiler-feed price ratio above the relatively low levels of a year ago. The ratio in August was 2. 9, down sharply from July but slightly above August 1970. The decline in July reflected a sharper decrease in broiler prices than in feed prices. The
average cost for broiler feed in mid-August was $98 a ton, $1 below July but still $3
above a year earlier.
Exports and Shipments Chicken exports and shipments to American territories have picked up. Exports of whole young chickens and chicken parts (primarily broilers) during the first 7 months of 1971 totaled nearly 56 million pounds, ready-to-cook weight, 7 percent more than in the like period of 1970. Exports of whole young chickens were down 24 percent, but this decline only partly off.3et a 20 percent increase in exports of parts. Parts accounted for 80 percent of the total exported. Shipments of chickens to American territorie s
during this period totaled 59.4 million pounds, ready-to-cook weight, up 9 percent.
Broiler exports this year to Switzerland and Greece under USDA 1s export program through September totaled 9. 1 million pounds at a cost of $1. 3 million. This compares with last year's 14. 1 million pounds and $1.8 million. Of this year's total, 8. 1 million pounds went to Switzerland at a cost of $1. 2 million, compa red with 12. l million pounds and 2. 0 million for the same months of 1970.
USDA Purchase s US D.P.. purcha ses this ye a r of canned boned chicken, for distribution to ne edy persons, through A ugust 26 totaled 26. 4 million pounds, equivalent ready-to-cook carcass weight at a cost of $ 7. 3 million. This compares with 1970 purchases of 23.6 million pounds . This year's program was suspended in late f_ ugust since the quantities under contra ct are sufficient to meet needs for the immediate future.
In addition to c anned boned chicken USDA through September 21 purchased 22.3 million pounds of fresh frozen cut-up young chicken at a cost of $ 7. 3 million. These pur chases are for di s tribution to schools participating in the Nationa l S chool Lunch Program. P urchases began in July and are being continued. Purcha ses last year began in A ugust a nd for a.ll of 1970 totaled 48 million pounds at a cost of $14. 7 million.
BROILER OUTLOOK
Larger Fall Output ..i:.'~ourth quarter broiler output ma y total moderately above the same quarter of 1970, since fall production i s expected to decline less than usual. Higher prices since A pril and p ros pects for lower feed prices this fall have contiibuted to a pickup in broiler chick place ments in recent we eks.
Broiler marketings in recent weeks have been above a year earlier, bas e d o.~.1 weekly repo rt s of activity in Federally inspected slaughter pb.nts. Also, broiler chick placements in 22 important States, for marketing supplies during OctoberNovember, jumped about 5 percent. Brc;>iler-type eggs set in late August and early September were also up aro und 5 percent.
In addition t o more broilers for ma;rketing, the average broiler marketed will likely be heavier. Through July of this year the weight of broilers marketed in Federa lly inspected slaughter plants averaged 3. 66 pounds, up more than 1 percent from 1970. During the past decade the average marketing weight has trended upward at about 1 percent a year.
The relatively low broiler-feed price r elationship of the past year has kept broiler output from expand\ing during most of this year. The br oiler-feed price ratio increased to 3. 2 in July. But broiler prices declined more han feed prices did, pushing the ratio back to 2. 9 in A ugust. Prospects for a huge corn crop this year will likely re s ult in lower feed costs this fall. Lower feed prices combined with above year-earlier broiler prices will hold the broiler feed-price ratio above 1970 levels this fall.
Prices Above Last Fall Despite s ome increase in output, broiler prices this fall will average moderately above the 25 cent average 9 city wholesale price in the fourth quarter 1970. However, broiler prices probably will decline seasonally during the rest of 1971. Pork supplies will continue l a rge.
The wage-price freeze is not expected to ha ve any significant offset on broiler prices this fall. The freeze is effective at the highest price that a substantial amount of broilers were sold on Ma y 25, 1970, or during the period July 15-A ugust 14 , 1971. The highest 9 city wholesale broiler price for the period was t he 30. 57 cents a pound for the week of J uly 20. Prices usually trend down seasonally after A ugust anyway, and large r production is expected during the balance of 1971.
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THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATICN
OCT 5 1971
A pproved by the Outlook and Situation Board
LIBRARIES
Situation and Outlook (Eggs) (September 1971) ..__ __ _ _ __ _ _.
Production Large: A relatively high rate of lay in recent months has held egg output moderately a bove 1970 levels. Production through August this ye a r
totaled 133.6 million cases, 3 percent more than in the same period of 1970. Output during Augu s t tota led 16. 5 million cases, down l percent seasonally from July but still nearly 2 percent above August 1970. Large production earlier this year resulted from more layers and an increased rate of lay, but the number of layers tapered off and in August averaged slightly below August 1970. The rate of lay has continued higher, accounting fo r all of the 2 percent increase in August production. Output in 1971 ha s held above e a rlier expectations primarily because of the higher rate of lay.
During the pa st decade the rate of lay for July-September has trended upward at a little l e s s t han l percent a year. However, the increase was much larger in S"me years. For example, for this period in 1967 when the laying flock was relatively young, the rate of lay increased nearly 2 percent from the previous year and moved well above the trend, Following a layer flock buildup in 1967, the average age of the flock increased, and the increase in the rate of lay tapered off in following yeaJ. s .
The large number of replacement pullets entering the laying flock in late 1970 and early 1971 came at a time of sharplyincreased culling of old flocks and resulted in a younger more productive flock again in 1971. In addition to being younger, the laying flock likely was healthier as a result of Mar e k's disease vaccine. Thus, the daily rate of lay for July-September this year was likely at a record high of around 61 eggs p er 100 hens and nearly 2 percent above 1970.
Egg output in August continued to exceed 1970 levels in all regions except the South Central where it fell 4 percent. Output was up 7 percent in the East North Ce ntral, 4 percent in the North Atlantic, 2 percent in the South Atlantic and West, and l percent in the West North Central. The rate of lay on September 1 was higher in all area s except the West where it declined slightly. It was up 4 percent in the North Atlantic, East North Central and South A tlantic, 2 percent in the South Central, and l percent in the West North Central. The number of layers on September 1 was down 5 percent in the South Central and -1 percent in the West North Central and .:::outh Atlantic regions, more than offsetting a 2 percent increase in the East North Central and Western regions. Layer numbers in the North Atlantic were virtually the same as a year ago.
Cold Storage Stocks Larger: Stocks of eggs and egg products in cold storage have _increased in recent months, and are well above a year
earlier. Shell equivalent of eggs and egg products on September l totaled 2. 2 million cases, compared with l. 7 million on September l, 19,70. Stocks of processed eggs during August declined slightly to 79.7 million pounds. Shell eggs on September 1 totaled 131, 000 cases, down 17, 000 cases from August l but 33, 000 cases above September l, 1970.
Egg Prices At Low Levels: Egg prices have been averaging well below those of recent year s . Egg prices in the spring and early summer gener-
ally were at their lowest levels since 1967 and 1968 when output increased sharply. Main causes of the low prices this year were increased production and reduced demand primarily for hatching use. 3ome of the decline in hatching use was offset by increased use of shell eggs by egg breakers and shipments of eggs to A merican territories.
Egg prices typically reach their low point in May then trend upward during summer as production declines seasonally. However, prices have not responded to the usual seasonal price patterns this year. Producer prices fo:L all eggs in mid-July fe ll to a low of 28. 1 cents a doz e n, down slightly from May and June. They strengthene d in late July and early August then declined again after mid-August. Prices in mid-Augus t averaged 31 cents a dozen, 2 cents below a year earlier. Prices for Grade A l a rge white eggs, delivered Chicago, averaged around 36 cents a dozen for the first half of August then dipped to :SO cents in early September before turning around. T he Chi cago price averaged about 3 5 cents for the second week of September.
August Peed Prices Slightly Higher: Prices paid by egg producers for l a ying feed increased in July after holding steady during t he
first half of 1971. Corn prices have dropped sharply since the high of mid- June and laying feed declined slightly and averaged $88 in mid-August. This compares with $ 89 in mid-July and $84 a year ago. As a result of the slightly lo'\ver feed prices combined with higher July egg prices to producers, the egg-feed price ratio increased to 7. 0 in August from 6. 3 in July but was still well below the 7. 9 for August 1970. Prices for most production items in mid-August were about the same as a month earlier but 6 percent above August 1970.
Larger Marketings: Moderately more eggs have been available for marketing, for other than hatching purposes in 1971 than in 1970. January-August egg
production was up nearly 3 percent. Also, 'around 5 percent fewer eggs, or 1 percent less of total egg production went for hatchery purposes. Thus, there were nearly ~ percent more eggs available for consumption. More eggs went to commercial breakers.
Breakings Lag: Liquid egg production since April has been below a year ago. This is the first time output has dropped below the same month of the previous
year since August 1969. January-July output took 10.7 million cases of shell eggs, 9 percent more than the same months of 1970. This was 10.6 percent of total egg produc tion compared with 10 percent in 1970. Much of the increased production of egg products moved into cold stora ge stocks. On August 1, cold storage holdings of egg products totaled nearly 80 million pounds, 20 million above August 1, 1970, and the most since late 1968.
OUT LOOK FOrt EGGS Production Incre a se Moderating: Egg output will increase seasonally in coming months
but by a diminishing margin over year-ago levels. Production by the close of 1971 may be only slightly higher. The increased output will result fr o m a hig her r at e of lay. This will be at least partly offset by a small decline in the size of the laying flo ck. The laying flock on Septem her 1 totaled 316. 6 million, down about 2 million from a ye a r earlier. Also, the number of pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age on 3eptember l for flock replacement, at 75 million, was down nearly 7 million. This is in line with the 10 percent decline in egg-type chick hatch during March-May. In addition, there were a bout 6 percent or 2. 8 million fewer egg type re placement pullets hatched during June -July, most of which will enter the laying flock by the end of this year. Thi s will mean about 7 percent fewer pullets for replacements in the laying flock for the balance of 1971. However, because of the current relatively young laying flock and increased livability of pullets resulting from the use of Marek's disease va ccine, the laying flock may continue to hold near last year's numbers.
Part of the decline in replacement pulle ts may be offset by reduced culling of old flocks. The egg industry has continue d to encourage producers to reduce the size of laying flocks by heavie r culling and reduced hatchings. There probably will be some resistance to increased culling in coming mont hs. After carrying layers through the recent months of depressed price s , producer3 will hesitat e t o remove layers with egg prices looking bright er in the fa ll.
Based on marketings of egg-type matur e chickens in ;Tederally inspected plants, about 8 percent more hens were culled during January-July 197 1. However, marketings during July was up only 2 percent and weekly slaughter repor ~ s indicate that culling in August was down around a tenth from the rela tively high levels of A ugust 1970.
The rate of lay, above year-ea rlier r ates since late 1970, likely will continue higher during the rest of 1971. The current laying flock is relatively young but the age will increase in coming months as t he n umber of repl2.cement pullets entering the laying flock continues below 1970. However, the ex pected impr ovement in the vigor of the flock, resulting from use of Marek's disea s e vaccine, m ay p a rtly offset the reduced productivity of an aging flock. In total, the se factors favor some decline in the rate of lay, but it likely will remain a bove year-earlier l e vels.
Prices to Strengthen: Look for egg price s to continue perking up from the low summer levels as a result of seas onally increasing demand and some
of production relative to 1970. Still, prices will be weak compared with 1970 a s output stays higher and supplies of othe-r high-protein foods remain large. H owever, prices to producers this fall may average a little below las t fa ll's 36 cents a dozen. A few more eggs likely will be used for hatching purposes, but e gg br eake r s may use les s .
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
September 1, 1971
Plac
s in Georgia during the week ended August 28 was
8,900, 000--slightly more than the previous week and 6 percent more than the com-
parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 11,319,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
slightly more than the previous week and 9 percent more than the compa rable week
a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 57, 414, 000--1
percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69, 108,000--3 percent less than
the previous week but 7 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set]_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
7o of
yea r ago
June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28
12, 101 12,016 12, 136 11, 988 12,050 11, 769 11, 558 10, 771 10, 7 82 10,417
11,435
94
11, 794
98
11,745 11,619
97
97 I
11,750
98
11, 564
98
11, 521
100
11,275
105
11, 264
104
11,319
109
I
EGG TYPE
9,889 8,902 8,738 8,934 8,928 8,975 8, 716 8,675 8, 583 8, 358
9, 351 9, 451 8,620 8, 785 9,049 8,954 9,079 8,950 8,890 8,900
95 106
99 98 101 100 104 103
I 104 106
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 28 was 664,000--25 percent more than the previous week and 202 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 760, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 28 percent less than the previous week and 45 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended August 28 were up 56 percent but settings were down 40 percent from a year ago.
In response to the 1970 ''Action Now", program of UEP and NECO, Georgia and Mississippi hatcheries drastically reduced hatchings during the weeks ended August 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Percent of a year ago for these States is therefore abnormal!y high.
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State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
E GG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Aug. 14
Eggs Set
Aug.
Aug.
21
28
o/o of year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.
14
21
28
Thousands
906 1,062
760
55
660
470
505
94
1, 844 1,303 1, 117
51
219
130
127
48
294
321
299
91
Thousands
692
533
285
120
978 1, 121
74
51
251
256
664 240 1, 335 116 269
3,923 3, 286 2,808 60
2,280 2, 081 2,624
I o/o of
I
year ago 2/
302 100 126
74
-
156
Total 1970* 4 ,007 3, 950 4,681
1, 732 1, 517 1,679
o/o of last year
98
83
60 !
132
137
I 156
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised.
- BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMER -~.J IAL AREAS EY Y,T, EEKS 1971
EGGS SET
CIDCKS PLACED
STATE
Aug.
14
Week Ended Aug.
21
Thousands
Aug.
28
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Aug.
14
Week Ended Aug.
21
r.lb.ousands
.i1ug.
28
% of
year
II ago 1/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
1,997 175
2,081 331 366
2,935 4, 877 2,070
0
7,022 613
1, 816 167
2, 156 423 371
2,835 4,824 1, 886
0 6,962
592
1,942 98 141 118
1,904 111
354 77 360 108 2,370 108 4,221 103 1,729 117
0 -
6, 215 99 542 Ill
1, 534 105
1, 291 234 461
2,470 3, 914 1, 409
304 5, 529
496
1, 510 104
1, 443 223 437
2, 520 3,645 1, 585
284 5,431
461
1, 473
105 1, 298
198 474 2, 757 3, 305 1, 541 223 5, 513 415
105
88
I
112 74
93
114
94
109
94
94
91
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11, 275 11; 264 11,319 109
8,950
8, 890
8,900
106
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 409
1, 352
1, 381 109
776
730
699 111
9,743
9,568
9, 569 108
5,608
5, 507
5,670 101
12,448 12,535 12,762 116
958
998
992 115
4,268 4, 165 4,064 101
389
397
408 97
341
370
367 100
2,052
2,045
2,099 111
887
1, 014
951
118
1, 086
1, 097
1, 084
119
7,844
7,628
7, 709
109
5,009
4, 713
5, 029
102
9,915
9,549
9, 689
115
888
879
1, 272
122
3, 106
3, 262
3, 291
94
280
315
326
84
212
288
223
70
1, 552
1, 534
1, 638
94
71, 734 70,963 69, 108 107 57,476 56,812 57,414
105
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
68,875 66,989 64,453
56,624 55, 806 54, 813
o/o of Last Year
104
106
107 I
102
102
105
* 1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
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JULY 1971
Released 9/1/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
GEORGIA
Juy Red Meat Production Up 8 Percent
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 34.4 million pounds d~ing July 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 8 percent ~om the 31.8 million pounds during the same month last year but 4 percent below the 35.8 million pounds l a st month.
Cattle Slaughter Below July 1970
There were 24,100 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during ~ly. This was 1,900 below the number slaughtered during the same month of 1970 and 500 below June 1971.
Calf Slaughter
There were 400 calves slaughtered during July. This was 300 head below the number slaughtered during July last year, and 600 below the June 1971 kill.
Hog Slaughter Exceeds Year Ago
Georgia's hog kill totaled 170,000 head during July. This was 15 percent above the 148,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, but 2 percent below the 174,000 slaughtered during June 1971.
48 STATES
mLY RED MEAT PRODUCTION UP 3 PERCENT FROM 1970: Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 2,988 million pounds in July, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
BEEF PRODUCTION 2 PERCENT ABOVE A YEAR EARLIER: Beef production in July was 1,849 million pounds, 2 percent above the 1,808 million pounds in July 1970. For the second month, lower average live weight was more than offset by a larger number slaughtered. Cattle kill totaled 3,066,400 head, 2 percent above a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,014 pounds, 5 pounds lighter than last year and 8 pounds below last month.
~L OUTPUT 9 PERCENT BELOW JULY 1970: There were 43 million pounds of veal produced during July, down 9 percent from 1970. The 282,100 calves slaughtered is 12 percent below the number of a year earlier. Live weight was 267 compared with 257 pounds in July 1970.
PORK PRODUCTION UP 6 PERCENT FROM A YEAR EARLIER: Pork production totaled 1,054 million pounds, 6 percent above a year ago. Hog kill totaled 6,804,500 head, up 7 percent from July 1970. Live weight per head was 240 compared with 242 a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 8.8 pounds, compared with 9.1 in July 1970.
LAMB AND MUTTON DOWN 7 PERCENT FROM JULY 1970: There were 41 million pounds of lamb and mutton produced in July, 7 percent less than a year earlier. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 854,900 head, down 2 percent. Average live weight was 100 pounds, 2 pounds below a year ago.
POULTRY PRODUCTION DOWN 5 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR: Production of poultry meat during July totaled 909 million pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is down 5 percent from last year but 2 perc ent above a month earlier.
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GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER l l
Specie
:
:
Number
. :
Slaughtered July
:
1970
1971
:
Average
Live Weight July
1970
1971
Total Li ve Weight
July
1970
1971
:
(1'000 head)
:
(pounds)
( 1,000 pounds)
Georo ia:
:
:
Cattle
:
Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
. : .
:
:
26.0
24.1
869
882
22,594
21 ,256
.7
.4
379
400
265
160
- 148.0
- 170.0
-214
-219
- 31,672
37,230
-
48 States:
:
:
Catt 1e
:
Calves
:
Hogs
:
Sheep and Lambs :
:
2,994. 1 320.7
6,359.8 876.2
3,066.4 282.1
6,804.5 854.9
1 ,019
257 242 102
1,014
267 240 100
3,050,647 82,488
1,538,318 89,064
3' 110,051 75,329
1,630 '778 85,543
l l Includes slaughter under Federal inspect.ion and other commercial slaughter, excludes
farm slaughter.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, AUGUST 15, 1971
WITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
GEORGIA
:
UNITED STATES
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1qzo
197 I
197 I : 1970
I 97 I
197 I
(Do 11 ars)
(Do 11 ars)
Corn, bu.
1.49
1 .65
1.50
I. 27
1.36
I. 19
Hogs , cwt.
20.50
18.50
18.40
21.60
19. I 0
18.60
Cat t 1e , cwt.
24.30
24.60 1/ 25.10
27.10
28.40 1/ 29.20
Calves, cwt.
33.50
33.00
35.20
34.00
35.10 11 36.30
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Hog-Corn
Ratio ll
13.8
11.2
12.3
17.0
14.0
15.6
l l Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, I ive weight. 11 Revised.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL ~1. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgi~ in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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Georgia Weekly Crop ~nd Weather
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Athens , Georgia
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Week Ending September 6, 1971
Released 3 p.m. Tuesday
RAINS DELAY HARVEST
Athens, Ga., September 7, 1971--Farming operations were thrown off schedule again last week by frequent rains. This was- especia-Jly true i-n the southern and southea-stern parts of the State. According to the Crop Reporting Service, harvest and insect controls were the operations most seriously affected.
County Agents reported the condition of the States cotton crop slipping as wet ~ather promoted bollrot and hindered insect controls. Less than 1 percent of the crop ~s judged picked compared with a normal harvest rate for the date of about 5 to 10 percent.
Corn was s t ill rated in good to excellent condition but moisture level s remained high and dela ye d grain harvest. Considerable acreage was cut for silage, howeve r . Only 2 perce nt of the States corn for grain has been harvested.
Tobacco marketing continued active with 20 warehouses still holding auctions. The State Department of Agriculture said over 98 mill ion pounds of Georgia tobacco had been sold during the first four weeks of marketing.
Frequent rains further delayed peanut harvest and only 30 percent of the crop was dug by the weekend. Over half of the crop is normally dug by this date. Those areas where harvest was possible indicate good yields are being obtained.
Prospects for soybeans continued very bright with a good set of pods that are reportedly filling well. Weeds will be a problem in some fields at harvest time.
Hav harvest was completely dependent on the weather. In some areas, good hay was saved but in most sections it was difficult or impossible due to the rains. Pastures and cattle remained in very good condition.
Pecan prospects were good but diseases were presenting problems and spraying was more active. Harvest of good quality apples was reported increasing.
WEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was highly variable over Georgia during the week ending Friday, September 3. Totals were generally larger in the south where several weather observers measured more than 3 inches. A few places in the north had more than 2 inches during the week while most of the central area received less than an inch. Parts of the coastal area were hit by heavy to excessive rainfall for the third straight week. Most of north Georgia enjoyed a sunny weekend with 1ittle or no rainfall, but showers continued to occur in much of the south.
Temperatures were warm throughout the week with 1ittle change from day to day.
Highs were mostly in the 8os with a few low 90 1 s in the south. Lows were generally in the 60 1 s in the north and the low 70 1 s in the south. A few early morning readings
were in t he 50 1 s in the mountains. Averages ranged from normal to 3 degrees above
norma 1
The heavy rains of July continued through August in most sections of the State.
The division average was slightly below normal in the southwest but was well above
normal in all other areas. The southeast was the wettest part of the State during August with an average of more than 11 inches. This was over 5 inches above normal.
Rainfall for the year was 5 to 10 inches above normal at the end of August. August
temperatures averaged cooler than normal.
The outlook for Thursday through Saturday is for partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers occurring mainly in the south. Low temperatures will range from the mid to upper 60 1 s in the north to the upper 60 1 s and low 70 1 s in the south. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s in the north and upper 8os to low 90 1 s in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National ~Jeather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPAR~ 01" CO*ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Atbenss Georgia NOM
Precipitation For The Week Ending September 3, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending September 3, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 94 at Hawkinsville on August 30th .
Lowest:
52 at Blairsv i lle and Cartersville on August 29th .
For the period September 4-6, T Less than . 005 inch .
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ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATH EN S, GEORGIA
Released Septembe r 8, 1971
GEORG lA COTTON REP ORT AS OF SEPTEI'~BER 1, 1971
Georgia's 1971 cotton crop is forecast at 300,000 bales based on i nfo rmati on reported by crop correspondents and ginners as of September 1, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said today. The estimate is 10,000 bales above last month, 8,000 bales above the 1970 crop and 18 , 000 bales more than produced in 1969. Yield per acre is indicated at 374 pounds - 6 pounds per acre more than the 1970 average .
Most farmers are continuing in their ef fort to make and save the "top crop" but frequent and someti mes heavy rains in South Georgia during Au gust made insect control difficult . In addition to losses f rom boll weevils and bol l worms, boll rot reduced the crop potential in many sec t ions.
La te mat ur ity and adverse weather conditions have delayed harvesti ng and on ly 33
bales had been gin ned to September 1. This compares with 590 bales ginned to the arne date last year and 2,554 bales in 1969.
INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION , 1971: FINAL PRODUCTION , 1970-1969
'\ Non-Cotton \
Rome
Crop Reporting District
State
192!. 1970
- - Bales
20,000 11 ,000 12,000 21 ,000 66,000 54,000 41 ,000 72,000 3 , 000
26 , 639 13 ,481 13 , 291 22,178 57,048 45, 454 36,411
75,056 2,442
1969
23,961 7' 121 10,625 20,805 57,247 46,840 38,625 73,565 3, 211
300,000 292,000 282,000
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UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF SE~TEMBER 1. 1971
Acres for
harvest 1971
Lint y ie 1d per harvested acre
1969
1970
1971 lndic.
Production 1/
480-lb. net weight bales
1971
1969
1970
indic.
I ,000
~
Pounds
1, 000 ba 1e s - -
North Ca ro 1ina
167
287
464
446
South Ca ro 1ina
335
342
349
387
Georgia
385
351
368
374
Tennessee
425
505
483
486
Alabama
550
405
453
463
99
155
155
205
211
270
282
292
300
421
392
430
460
507
530
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
310
533
431
465
1 ,350
534
645
594
1 '135
518
470
465
515
551
555
559
396
288
206
291
325 1 J 319 1,137
482
279
224 1 ,600 1 ,048
521
193
300 1 ,670 1 J 100
600 240
Texas, All
4,890.5
294
315
342
2,859 3,213.9 3,485.5
Upland
4,850.0
292
315
341
2,831.3 3, 194.9 3,450.0
Amer-Pima
40.5
492
350
421
27.6
19.0
35.5
New t1ex i co, A11
145.0
517
486
571
157
142.9
172.5
Upland
125.0
529
504
595
145
132.3
155.0
Amer-Pima
20.0 404
334
420
12.2
10.6
17.5
Arizona , A11
Upland Amer-Pima Ca 1i fo rn ia, A11
Upland
Amer-P ima l l
280.7 234.0 46.7 702.2
701.5
.7
979 I ,033
533 898
899 498
859
939
920
1 ,026
411
504
841
f " ~ iZ~ 3
841
773
335
686
632
595. 1 37.1
1 '312 1,311 .6
.5
490.2 462.1
28.1 1, 160.3 1, 160.0
.3
549.0
soo.o
49.0
1'131. 0 1,130.0
1 0
Virginia ll Florida ll II Ti noi s l/ Kentucky ll Nevada l l
4.0
201
384
276
12.0
360
298
360
.5
460
245
480
4.4
516
344
524
2.3 654
545
584
2. 1
3.4
2.3
9.4
.4
7.4 .2
9..0s
5.8
2.4
4.8
3.1
2.5
2.8
. UN ITED STATES
Upland
: 11 'so 17 433
437
453
9,912.8 10,108.2 10,849.4
Amer-Pima
. 107.9
493
373
458
77.4
58.0 103.0
All Cotton 11 :11,609.6 434
437
453
9,990 10,166.2 10,952.4
l l Estimates are not based on current indications but are carried forward from previous report. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. 11 U.S. all cotton rounded to
thousands in 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY
C. L. CRENSHAW
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
T--h-e--S-t-a-t-i-s-t-i c--a-l --R-e-p-o--r t-i-n-g--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-,--U-S-D-A-,--4-0-9-A--N--o-r-th--L--um--p-k-in---S-t-r-e-e-t-, -A--t-h-e-n-s-, --G-e-o-r-g-i-a--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
ACQ DIV
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES .
ATHENS
GA 30601
Un ited States Deportment of Agr iculture
GEORGIA C R p
SERVICE
3) J
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 8, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 4 was 8, 672, 000--3 percent less than the previous week but 8 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 183,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-10 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 56, 631, 000--1 percent less than the previous week but 8 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 61,981,000--10 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set -1/
..
% of
'
1970
1971
year
ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o o f
yea r ago
July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4
12,016 12, 136 11, 988 12, 050 11 ,769
11' 558 10, 771 10,782 10,417
9,847
11,794 11, 745 11,619 11, 7 50 11,.564
11, 521 11, 275 11,264
11,319 10, 183
98 97 97 98 98 100 105 104
109
103 I
8,902 8, 738 8,934 8,928 8, 975 8, 716 8,675 8, 583 8,358 8, 052
9, 451 8,620 8, 785
9,049 8,954 9,079 8, 950 8,890 8,900 8,672
106
99 98 101 100 104 103 104
I 106 108
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 4 was 723,000--9 percent more than the previous week but 29 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 681,000 eggs for the production of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent less than the previous week and 39 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended 3eptember 4 were up 5 percent a nd settings were down ?8 percent from a year ago
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
.EGG TYPE EGGS SE:T AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
% of
Chicks Hatched
Aug. 21
Aug . 28
Sept. 4
year
Aug.
ago 2/ 21
Aug. 28
Sept. 4
I o/o of
year
ago 2/
Thousands
l, 062
760
681 61
470
505
355 79
l, 303 l, 117 1,028 58
130
127
119 40
321
299
318 82
3, 286 2,808 2, 501 62
Thousands
533
664
723 71
120
240
510 331
1, 121 l, 33 5 1, 505 104
51
116
179 137
256
269
266 99
2, 081 2,624 3, 183 105
Total 1970>'.< 3, 950 4,681 4,030
l, 517 1,679 3, 026
o/o of
last year
83
60
62
137
156
105
I
1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week a s percent of same week last year.
* Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA CED IN COM ME~C IAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Fage 2
STATE
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
EGGS SET
We ek Ended
A ug.
Aug.
21
28
3ept.
4
T.r housands
1, 816 167
2, 156 423 371
2,835 4,824 1, 886
0 6,962
592
1,942 141
1,904 354 360
2,370 4, 221
1,729 0
6,215 542
1, 262 53
1, 830
347 337 2,225 4,009 1, 766
0 5, 289
568
o/o of
year
ago 1/
C ~iiCKS "r'LA C"t; D
Vil eek Ended
Aug.
l~ ug.
21
28
Sept. 4
'fhousands
120
1, 510
1, 473
1, 472
45
10 <1
105
98
112
1, 443
1, 298
1, 338
116
223
198
204
101
437
4 74
440
98
2, 520 2, 757 2, 018
117
3,645 3,305 4,073
134
1, 585
1, 541
1, 573
-
284
223
300
91
5, 4 31
5, 513
5, 432
126
461
4 15
4 71
% of
year
ago 1/
100 111 150
80 100
80 127 118 107 107 92
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11, 264 11,319 10, 183 103
8,890
8,900
8,672
108
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkanaas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 3 52
1, 381
1, 336 107
730
699
650 115
9, 568 9, 569 8, 822 111
5, 507
5,670
5, 016 98
12, 535 12,762 12,012 120
998
992
997 104
4, 165
4,064
3,200 90
397
408
321 97
370
367
304 99
2,045
2,099
1, 454 83
1, 014
951
l, 087
136
1, 097
1, 084
942
101
7,623
7,709
7, 492
111
4, 713
5, 029
4,989
102
9, 549
9,689
9, 819
118
879
1, 272
898
89
3,262
3,291
3, 111
97
315
326
268'
79
288
223
244
110
1, 534
1, 638
1,640
93
70,963 69, 108 61, 981 106 56,812 57,414 56, 631
108
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
66,989 64,453 58,440
55,806 54, 813 52, 384
% of Last Year
106
107
106
1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
102
105
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GEORGIA CROP HEPORTING SERVIC
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 13, 1)71
PECAN REPuRT AS 0~ 'sEPTEMBER I , 1971
GEORGIA: Production of Georgia pecans is expected to total 87 mill ion pounds this year, according to the Crop Reporting Service. This level of production would be
sharply above the 54 mill ion pounds produced last year but well below the record pecan crop of 124million pounds set in 1963.
Continuing and sometimes heavy rains promoted insect and disease problems in many Georgia groves. An unusually heavy set of nuts was thinned considerably by recent nut drops--especially in unsprayed groves. Scab, mildew and weevils were the main troublemakers. Limb breaking was also a negative factor.
PECAN PRODUCTION
I
STATE
North Ca ro 1ina South Carol ina GEORG lA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico
United States
1969
Improved Varieties ll
1970
Indicated 1971
(I , 000 pounds)
I, 700 2,400 73.000 2,100 27,000 6,100 2,400 7,500
700 5,700 6,700
I ,300 1 ,900 40 000 2,000 13,600 2,700 1,200 3,000
500 8,000 8,000
3,000 3,200 72 000 2,000 23,000 8,500 2,200
7,500 1 ,500 4,500 4,000
135,300
82,200
131 ,400
Native and Seedling Peca ns
1969
1970
( 1,000 pounds)
Indicated 1971
900 600 15 000 1 ,900 6,500 5,400 6,200 22,200 13,800 17,300
-
600
300 8 000 2,000 3,400 2,300 3,800 16,000
7,500 30,000
-
800 800 15 000 2,000 6,000 8,000 6,800 22,500 20,500 20,500
-
89,800
73,900
102,900
All PECANS
STATE
1969
1970
Indicated 1971
1,000 pounds
North Carol ina South Ca ro I ina GEORGIA Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico
2,600 3,000 88.000 4,000 33,500 II ,500 8,600 29,700 14,500 23,000 6,700
1,900 2,200 48,000
4,000 17,000 5,000
5,000 19,000 8,000 38,000 8,000
United States
225,100
156, I00
ll Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.
3,800 4,000 8_1_ 000 4,000 29,000 16,500 9,000 30,000 22,000 25,000 4,000
234,300
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. P. PARKS Agricultural Statisti cian
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
. .
UNITED STATES
The 1971 pecan crop is forecast at 234.3 million pounds, 52 percent larger than
last year's crop and 4 percent above the 1969 crop. Prospects are up from last year
in all States except Texas and New Mexico.
North Carolina growers expect the largest crop since 1963. Prospects in South are generally good although heavy1 rains have prevented growers from following a good spr~ program. In Georgia, a good crop is in prospect in all areas; however, there is considerable variation between orcha~ In the important Albany area the crop is about equal to last year's good crop. Most of~he expected increase in production will come from other areas of Georgia where failures or near failures occurred last year. Most orchards had a heavy set but heavy and continuing rains have contributed to insect and disease problems. Drop is heavy in most .orchards. Alabama's crop got off to a slow start due to the cool, prolonged spring. Frequent rains have prevented effectual spraying in some orchards. However, those orchards that have been sprayed regularly have good prospects. In Mississippi, most orchards have a better than average set and growers are striving to maintain a goou spray program. In Louisiana adequate rainfall during August benefited the crop and prospects are good to excellent. Disease and insect damage have been light to date.
Oklahoma's crop is expected to be the largest in 4 years, although considerable pre-
mature shedding has been reported. In Texas, most major growing areas expect less than last year. Exceptions are the area along the Red River and the southcentral area, which had a poor crop last year. A late freeze in April caused many trees to set a poor crop and drought during the winter, spring, and early summer caused a moisture st ess.
Heavy rains in August improved prospects. New Mexico is expecting the smallest crop in 4
years because of a very light fruit set in the Mesilla Valley where the bulk of the crop is grown. The Carlsbad area has a good set but accounts for only a small portion of the crop.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
United States Department of Agr iculture
UNfYIItltTY OF GiOitQIA
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Athens , Georgt a
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,1 ' I
~leek Ending September 13, 1971
Released 3 p.m. Monday
OPEN v/EATHER FAVORABLE' FOR. tRor HARVEST . . ,.... - -""
.-
Athens, Ga., September 13, 1971--Georgia farmers were very busy during t he week as most of the State had some muc h needed open weather, according to the Georg ia Crop
Reporting Service. Peanut harves t received first priority across the cdmmercial producin g
areas. Cotton and corn harvest increased but remained on a I imited scale.
County Agents judged crops, pastures and cattle to be in mostly good condition with the exception of cotton which was rated fair. Soil moisture was mostly adequa t e but ranged from very short in a few central and northern counties to surplus in several southeastern counties.
Peanut farmers had a very active week of harvest and 56 percent of the crop had been dug and 43 precent threshed by the weekend. About L~ percent of the ..!:.!} crop has been
harve sted -- considerably behind the normal progress at this date.
Cotton picking was also behind schedule for this time of year with less than l percent of the crop gathered. l'lany farmers continued to care for the "top crop'' whil e others were defoliating in preparation for harvest. Soybean pods are developing well and crop prospects remained ver.y favorable.
Land preparation for fall planting was active. Small grain plantin gs were somewhat below normal with 6 percent seeded. Some scab was reported on pecans but overall prospects remained good.
HEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was light over most of Georgia during the wee k ending
Friday, September 10. The only exceptions were the extreme south and southeast where moderate to heavy amounts were reported. Totals were generally less than one-tenth inch
in the northern third of t he State and less than one-half inch in central sections and parts of the south. Several wc at:1er observers in north and central Georgia measured no rain during t he week and, for most places, t h is was t he first rainless week since early
June. Statewide, it was t he driest week since the week ending June 4. Showers fell over
parts of the State early in the weekend but totals were generally less than one-half inch.
Te~pera t ures were unseasonably warm over most of the State for the second straight week. Highs were mostly in t he upper 80's with a few low 90's reported in the south and central. Readings in the low 80's were common in t he mountains. Lows were i n the 60's and low 70's except in the mounta i ns where several mornings had temperatures in the 50's. Colde r and drier air moved into the State on Sunday and Monday morning temperatures were down t o 60 de g rees, or lower, ove r mo st of north and central Georgia. Most of the south had read i ngs in the low 60's.
~
The outl ook for Wednesday through Friday is for partly cloudy in the nort h and mostly cloud y in the south with a little change in temP'e rature. Some shower activity is likely in the south. Low temperatures will be in the 50's in the extreme north and 60 's e lsewhere and highs will be mostly in the 80's, but locally in the upper 70's i n the extreme nor t h.
oi The Statistical Reporting ServiGe, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative
Extension Service, University Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and t he .
National l.~eather Service , NOAA ~J U. _?.__ ~epartCJ1ent of Comme rce.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 'OF. COMMERCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVfCE
: Athens, Georgia '
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Precipi tati~n For The ~.'eek Ending Septemb er 10, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending September 10, 1971. (Provisional )
l-iighest: 94 at Thomaston on the lOth.
Lowest: 54 at Blairsville on toe lOth .
1. 67
For the period September 11-13 , 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
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 13, 1971
CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA -- SEPTEMBER 1, 1971
August was another wet month for most of the State. The high moisture conditions were very favorable for growth of late crops but caused concern over those crops nearing
maturity. Crop spoilage and harvesting losses were already reported with more expected if
moisture levels remain too high.
Corn production for the State was forecast at 83,048,000 bushels--up substantially from the 44,206,000 bushel blight-reduced crop last year. Harvest is later than normal due mainly to high moisture conditions. Both monthly crop reporters and County Agents rated the crop exceptionally high.
Cotton growth has been heavy and tall in many Georgia fields due to plentiful moisture, but these conditions have also caused problems with both insect controls and boll rot. Very 1ittle cotton had been picked but defoliants were being applied in some fields while other farmers were letting it grow to try to set a 11 top crop11 Produ c tion was forecast at 300,000 bales.
Peanuts were being harvested but rains were reportedly causing both delays and losses in some areas. An excellent crop has been produced in most areas but final outcome will depend on harvest weather. A record yield of 2,300 pounds per acre is expected to produce over a bill ion pounds.
Sovbeans were very promising and a record high 25 bushels per acre was predicted. A good set of pods was filling nicely in most fields but weeds have also grown well in many fields and will present some problems at harvest time,
~production was expected to total 87,000,000 pounds. Most groves had a heavy set of nuts but frequent rains contributed to insect and disease problems. The crop was thinned considerably by rather heavy shedding recently. Limb breaking also lowered prospects but a good crop is still expected,
.. GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1970 AND 1971
Acreage
Yield Per Acre
Production
Crop and Unit
For ; :Harvested harvest , : 1970
1971
Thousand Acres
Indicated 1971
" 1970
Indicated
1971
Thousands
Corn, for grain, bu. l ,426
~/heat, bu.
100
Oats, bu.
88
Bar Iey, bu.
8
Rye, bu.
72
Sorghums , for grain,bu: 19
Cotton, bales
380
Hay, a I 1, ton
416
Soybeans, bu.
528
Peanuts (P & T) I b.
507
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
7.5
Tobacco, Type 14, lb.: .66
Peaches, I b.
Pecans, lb.
l ,483 215
79 10 80 46
385 424
639 510 7.8
59
31.0 36.0 46.0
47.0 23.0 36.0
l/368 2.07 22.5
2,220 80
2,000
56.0 37.0 48.0 48.0
25.0 40.0
l/374 2. 15 25.0
2,300
85 2,100
44,206 3,600 4,048
376 1 ,656
684
292 863 11 ,880
1 '125,540 600
132,000 160,000
54,000
83,048 7,955 3,792 480 2,000 1 ,840 300 912
15,975 1'173 ,000
663 123,900 125,000 87,000
ll Pounds of lint.
FRASIER T. GALLO~JAY ~ gricultural Statistician In Charge
1;!, P. PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1971
Corn production, forecast at 5,266 mill ion bushels, is 1 percent (79 mill ion bushels) less than forecast on August 1 but still record high, and 28 percent {1 ,156 mill ion bushel~ more than last year. Dry August weather in the western Corn Belt is primarily responsible
for t he decline from a month ago.
Soybean production, forecast at a record 1,186 million bushels, is 4 percent (49 million bus hels) below last mont h but 4 percent (51 mill ion bushels) above 1970.
Sorohum orain, forecast at 881 mill ion bushels, is 3 percent (27 mill ion bushels) below a month earlier but 26 percent (184 .nil! ion) above last year.
All wheat production, at 1,625 million bushels, is record high, 2 percent (25 million bushels) above last month, 18 percent (247 mill ion bushels) above 1970.
Peanut production for 1971 is expected to total 3,065 mill ion pounds, almost 3 percent above the 2,979 mi 11 ion pounds produced in 1970 and 21 percent greater than the 2,529 million pounds for 1969. A record high per acre yield of 2,071 pounds is indicated, 40 pounds above the previous high sel in 1970. Except for some improvement in Virginia, the gain resulted from sharply improved prospects in Oklahoma and Texas.
Pecans are forecast at 234.3 mi II ion pounds, 52 percent larger than last year's crop and 4 percent above the 1969 crop. Prospects are up from last year in all States except Texas and New Mexico.
Grape production is expected to be 3.9 mill ion tons, up slightly {11 ,000 tons ) from last month and 25 percent (0.8 mill ion tons) above last year.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION. 1970 AND 1971
Crop and Ur'dt
Acreage
For
Harvested harvest
1970
1971
Thousand Acres
Corn, for grain, bu.: 57,359
\-!heat, bu.
44,306
Oats, bu.
18,580
Barley, bu.
9,642
Rye, bu.
1,486
Cotton, bales
11,163.8
Hay , a 11, ton
63,234
Soybeans, bu.
42,447
Peanuts {P & T) 1b. 1,467
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
135
Tobacco, 1b.
898
Peaches, 1b.
Pecans, 1b.
64,183 48,358 15,693 10,206
I, 799 11 ,609.6 63,589 42,830
1,480 118
851
Yield Per Acre
Produ ction
1970
71.7 31. I 48.9 42.6 25.9 l/437 2.02 26.5 2,031
103 2' 122
Indicated 1971
82.0 33.6 56.4 46.0 29.1 _!_1453 2.01 27.7 2,071
105 2,097
1970
Indicated
1971
Thousands
4,109 '792 1.378,465
909,481 410,445
38,552 10' 166.2 127,899 1,135,769 2,979,465 13,792 1,906,383
3,011 .4 155
5 '265 ,641 1 ,625,345
884,642
469,879 52,306 10,952.4 128,051 I, 186,301
3,064,974 12,344
1 '783,875 2,813.8 234
ll Pounds of 1int.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
(
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
~lol~r'
Athens, Georgia
August 1971 Released 9/15/1971
AUGUST PRODUCTION UP 1 MILLION POUNDS
Milk production totaled 97 million pounds on Georgia farms during the month of August, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The level is a million pounds above production during the previous August and the previous month this year.
Production per cow in herd averaged 660 pounds -- the same as in August 1970, but 5 pounds above July 1971.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during
August was $6.95 per hundredweight
10 cents above both a year ago and previous
month's prices.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Item and Unit
Aug. 1970
Georgia
July 1971
Aug. 1971
United States
Aug. 1970
July 1971
Aug. 1971
Milk Production,
million lbs. Production Per Cow
lbs. y
Number Milk Cows thousand head
96
96
97
9;767 10,311
9,871
660
655
660
782
833
797
146
147
147 12,493 12,382 12,379
Prices Received - $ 2/
All Wholesale milk,
cwt. Fluid milk, cwt . Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows , head
6.85 6.85
270.00
3/6.85 l/6.85
300.00
4/6.95 :'6.95
300.00
3/5.58 3/5.93 3/4.57 341.00
5.61
5-97 4.71
35900
4/5.74 4/6.09 4/4.74
36o.oo
Prices Paid - $ 2/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
76.00 77.00 81.00 86.00
81.00 83.00 87.00 89.00
83.00 86.00 89.00 91.00
69.00 74.00
77.00 81.00
74.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
73.00 79.00 81.00
84 .oo .
Hay, ton
35.50 35.00 35.50
32.10 34.20
34.00
1/ Monthly average. ~ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
average for month.
3/ Revised.
Tjj Preliminary.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1971
Corn production, forecast at 5,266 mill ion bushels, is 1 percent (79 mi ll ion bus hels) les s than forecast on August l but still record high, and 28 percent (I ,156 million bushels) more t han last year. Dry August weather in the western Corn Belt is primarily responsible for t he decline from a month ago.
Soybean production, forecast at a record 1,186 million bushels, is 4 percent (49 milli on bus hels) below last mont h but 4 percent (51 mill ion bushels) above 1970.
Sorqhum qrain, forecast at 881 mill ion bushels, is 3 percent (27 mill ion bushels) be l ow a month earlier but 26 perce nt (184 .nil I ion) above last year.
All wheat production, at 1, 625 mill ion bushels, is record high, 2 percent (2 5 million bushels) above last month, 18 percent (247 mill ion bushels} above 1970.
Peanu t production for 1971 is expected to total 3,065 mill ion pounds, almost 3 pe rcent above the 2,979 mill ion pounds produced in 1970 and 21 percent greater than the 2,529 millioo pounds for 1969. A record high per acre yield of 2,071 pounds is indicated, 40 pounds above the pre vious high set in 1970. Except for some improvement in Virginia, the gain res ulted from sharply improved prospects in Oklahoma and Texas.
Pecans are forecast at 234.3 mi 11 ion pounds, 52 percent larger than last year's crop
an d 4 percent above the 1969 crop. Prospects are up from last year in all States except
Te xas and New Mexico.
Grape p roduction is expected to be 3.9 mill ion tons, up slightly (II ,000 tons ) f rom la st month and 25 percent (0.8 mill ion tons) above last year.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1970 AND 1971
Crop and Ur'lit
Acreage
For
Harvested harvest
1970
1971
Thousand Acres
Co rn , for grain, bu.: 57,359
\-/hea t , bu.
44,306
Oa t s, bu.
18,580
Barley, bu.
9,642
Rye , bu.
I ,486
Cotton, bales
11,163.8
Hay, a 11 , ton
63,234
Soybeans, bu.
42,447
Peanuts (P & T) 1b. 1,467
Sweet potatoes, cwt.
135
Tobacco, lb.
898
Peaches, I b.
Pecans, lb.
64,183 48,358 15,693 10,206
l, 799 II ,609.6 63,589 42,830
1,480 118
851
Yield Per Acre
Produc t ion
1970
71.7 31.1 48.9 42.6 25.9 l/437 2.02 26.5 2,031
103 2,122
Indicated 1971
82.0 33.6 56.4 46.0 29. 1 l/453 2.01 27.7 2,071
105 2,097
1970
Indicated
1971
Thousands
4,109,792 1 ,378,465
909,481 410,445
38,552 I0, 166.2 127,899 I, 135,769 2,979,465 13,792 1,906,383 3,011.4
155
5,265,641 l ,625,345
884,642 469,879
52,306 l 0,952.4 128,051 1t 186,301 3,064,974 12,344
1, 783,875 2,813.8 234
l l Pounds of l int.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UftiV .;;1 i 'I' F a E.OftGI A
Athens, Georgia
August 1971 Released 9/15/1971
AUGUST PRODUCTION UP 1 MILLION POUNDS
Milk production totaled 97 million pounds on Georgia farms during the month of August, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The level is a million pounds above production during the previous August and the previous month this year.
Production per cow in herd averaged 660 pounds -- the same as in August 1970, but 5 pounds above July 1971.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during
August was $6.95 per hundredweight
10 cents above both a year ago and previous
month's prices.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Item and Unit
Georgia
Aug. 1970
July 1971
Aug. 1971
United States
.Aug. 1970
July 1971
Aug. 1971
Milk Production,
million lbs.
Production Per Cow
lbs. 1/
Number Milk Cows
thousand head
96
96
97
9;767 10,311
9,871
660
655
660
782
833
797
146
147
147 12,493 12,382 12,379
Prices Received - $ 2/
All Wholesale milk, cwt.
Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Milk Cows , head
Prices Paid - $ 2/
6.85 6.85
270.00
3/6.85 l/6.85
300.00
4/6.95 :16.95
300.00
3/5.58 3/5.93 3/4.57 341.00
5.61 5.97 4.71
35900
4/5.74 4/6.09 4/4.74
36o.oo
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
76.00 77.00 81.00 86.00
81.00 83.00 87.00 89.00
83.00 86.00 89.00 91.00
69.00 74.00 77.00 81.00
74.00 79.00 82.00 86.00
73.00
79.00 81.00 84.00 .
Hay, ton
35.50 35.00 35.50
32.10 34.20
34.00
1/ Monthly average. ~ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
average for month. 3/ Revised.
fj_! Preliminary.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
AUGUST MILK PRODUCTION ABOVE LAST YEAR
U. S . milk production in August is estireated at 9,871 million pounds, 1 percent more than a year earlier. Production was down 4 percent from J uly, about the same decline as a ye ar ago . Augu st output provided 1.53 pounds of milk per person daily for all u s es, the same as last year, but less than the 1.60 pounds for July. Production during the first 8 month s of 1971 was 0.9 perc ent more t han the same period a year a go.
Milk pr oduction was below a year earlier in most States of the West North Central Region. In the South Atlantic Region, Florida , Georgia, and North Carolina showed increases ~ while other States were lower or unchanged. Production was above a ear earli er i n most of t he North Atlant ic, East North Central, and Western States. Of the f ive leading mi l k producing States, production was up from a year ago in Wiscons in, California, Minnesota , and New York but was unchanged in Pennsylvania.
RATE PER COW UP 2 PERCENT, MILK COWS _DOWN 1 PERCENT
Milk output per cow averaged 797 pounds in August, up about 2 perc e nt from
Au gust 1970. Daily production per cow averaged 25 . 7 pounds, 4 percent les s than July and about the same decrease as between these 2 months last year. Production per cow was at a record hi ~h rate in 41 States. The highest r ate was in California at 1 , 055 pounds , followed by Washington, 1,010 pounds ; Hawaii, 920 pounds; Arizona , 910 pound s ~ and Utah, 900 pounds. Milk cows on farms during August totaled 12 , 379 , 000 , dmm 1 percent from a year ago.
MILK- FEED PRICE RATIO ABOVE LAST YEAR
The Augu st milk-feed price ratio of 1.70 was 1 percent more than a year earlier , a s t he pric e of milk gained more than the ration value . Seasonally, the rat io was up 5 percent compared with 1 percent from July to August a year a go.
Month
January February March Apr i l May June July August
MILK PER COW AND PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES
Milk per cow 1_/
Milk production 1/
1969
1970
1971
1969
1970
1971
% Change
from 1970
Pounds
-- Million Pounds
734
752
768
9,415
9,448
9,547: +1.0
690
708
725
8 ,831
8,896
9,010: +1.3
785
807
822
10,025 10,126 10,209: +0 . 8
805
824
841
10 ,256 10,328 10,432: +1.0
871
887
904
11 , 073 11,109 11,217: +1. 0
845
863
875
10,728 10 , 792 10 ,836 : +0 .4
801
818
833
10,149 10, 226 10, 311: +0.8
764
78 2
797
9 , 673
9. 767
9 871 +1.1
J a n . - Aug . Total
80 ,150 80,692 81,433: +0 . 9
September
725
743
October
723
744
Nov emb e r
690
710
Dec ember
734
7 51
Annua l
9 , 166
9,388
y Excludes milk suc ked by calves .
9, 158 9, 114 8 ,687
9 .236 116 , 345
9,273 9,280 8,842 9 ,349
117, 436
Aft er Five Days Retur n t o United States Depar t me nt of Agriculture
Stat istical Reporting Servic e 409A North Lumpkin Stre et Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS
t
o~ oo?
~ 4J
GE0 RGI A CR0 P REP 0 RT I NG SERVIC~
~~~rni1~
ATHENS, GEORGIA
---- - - BROIL . R TY:EfllRARIE
Placement of broiler chick_;; in Georgia during the week ended S eptem b er 11
was 8, 684, 000--slightly more than the previous week and 10 percent more than. the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 9, 511,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatc heries--?
percent less than the previous week and slightly less than the comparabl e week a
year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting 3tates totaled 56, 4 37, 000-- slightly
less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week l a s t year .
Broiler type hatching eggs set were 64, 037, 000--3 percent more than the previous week
and 3 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P L A CEMENTS
Eggs Set])
Chicks Placed for Broilers in G e orgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
I
Thousands
Thousands
% of
year
ago
July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Se)2t. 11
12, 136 11, 988 12, 050 11, 769 11, 558 10,771 10,782 10,417
9, 847 9,516
11, 745 11,619 11, 7 50 11, 564 11,521
n, 275
11,264 11,319
10' 183 9. 511
97 97 98 9D 100 105 104 109 103 ' 100
8,73 8
8,620
99
8, 93L1:
8,785
98
8,92 G
9,049
101
8,975
3,954
100
8, 716
9,079
104
8,675
8,950
103
8, 583
8, 890
104
8, 358
8,900
106
8, 052
8, 67 2
108
7.865
8,684
110
EGG TY:!?E
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended 3 eptember 11 was 836, 000--16 percent more than the previous week but 17 pe rcent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 696, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent rnore than the previous week but 3 7 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ende d September 11 were down 16 percent and settings were down 3 7 percent from a year ag o.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE .EGGS SET AND CIDCKS HATCHED, 1971
Aug . 28
Eggs Set
Sept. Sept.
4
11
o/o of
Chick s Hatched
yea r ; A ug.
.=:ept. Sept
ago 2/ 28
4
11
Thousands
Thous ands
760 .
681
696
63
664
723
836
505
355
340
67
' I
i
240
510
305
1, 117 1,028 1,342
66
i 1, 33 5 1, 505
992
127
119
37
13
I
i
116
17?
101
299
318
304
84
I 269
266
278
I 2, 808 2, 501 2, 719
63
' 2, 6 24 3, 183 2, 512
o/o of
year ago 2/
83 89 82 88 88
84
Total 1970* 4,681 4, 030 4 ,289
11,679 3,026 2,983
o/o of
last year
60
62
63
156
105
84 ,
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flo .cks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
l I BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A.::tEAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
.
Week Ended
o/o of I
Week Ended
% of
STATE
I Aug. 28
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
year Aug.
ago l/ : 28
3 ept.
~
Se pt. ll
year
ago 1/
Thousands
T housands
Maine
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland Virginia
I I
I West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
1,942 141
1,904 354 360
2,370 4,221 1, 729
0 6, 215
542
1, 262 53
1, 830 347 337
2,225 4,009 1,766
0 5, 289
568
1, 579
81
40 40
1, 871 113
379
88
246
84
2, 815 110
4,558 101
2,059 123
0
6,460
94
575 126
1, 473 105
1, 298 198 4 74
2, 757 3,305 1, 54 1
223 5, 513
415
1, 4 72 98
1, 388 204 440
2, 018 4,073 1, 573
300 5, 432
471
1, 305 106
1, 394 198
2, 140 3,742 1, 46 5
273 5, 475
397
90 119 125 101 104
89 I 113
115 86
10 2 76
.
.?
- a a<c .<-."'
~:
w LL. !i o(l 0 w ~
<.:IC
~;
~1
GEORGIA
11,319 10, 183
9, 511 100
8,900
8, 672
3, 684
110
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 {22 States)
TOTAL 1970* {22 States)
1, 381 699
9, 569 5,670 12,762
992 4,064
408 367 2,099
69, 108
64,453
1, 336 650
8, 822 5,016 12, 0 12
997 3,200
321 304 1, 454
61,981
58,440
1, 304 105
635 104
8, 187 113
4,950 111
11,566 105
997 104
3,843
94
395 123
224
67
1, 843
85
64,037 103
62,442
951 1, 084 7,709 5,029 9,689 1, 272 3, 291
326 223
I 1, 638
157,414
I
!
154, 813
1, 087 942
7,492 4 ,989
9, 819
898 3, 111
268 244 1,64 0
56,631
52,384
1, 073 1, 070 7, 368 4, 918 9,922
991 3,285
243 318 1, 617
56,437
139 96
112 102 126 I 111
104 91
186 99
109
51,719
o/o of Last Year \ 107
106
103
I
! 105
108
109
* 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.
I IU)
I I
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Week Ending September 20, 1971
S t.~ 2 1 1971
Released 3 p.m. Monday
CROP HARVEST ACTIVE
Athens, Ga., September 20, 1971 --Harvest of the State's peanut crop was very active during the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture was mostly adequate but a few areas reported either surpluses or shortages. County Agents r~ported crop and 1 ivestock conditions as mostly good to excellent. Haymaking activities were widespread where weather conditions permitted.
Peanut harvest moved forward with 85 percent of the nuts dug and 70 percent
threshed. The rapid harvest during the week was creating bottlenecks at unloading points. The Federal-State Inspection Service reported 398,464 tons inspected through S~ptember 18th.
i\ . t
Cotton harvest was only 4 percent completed. The crop is behind normal fdr this date. Insect control operations were still quite active on the 11 top crop.'' R~~ k growth is causing concern to many growers. Defoliation was underway in many -~reas.
Harvest of~ was only 7 percent complete. Wet weather conditions and high moisture content of corn have caused harvest to be behind schedule this year.
Land preparation for planting winter grazing and small grains was active. Eleven percent of the small qrains have been planted. Soybeans were in good condition and fruiting well. Pecan prospects remained good but scab was still present in many orchards. Aoole harvest was underway in theNorth.
Marketing of late truck crops continued in scattered areas.
HEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was mostly 1 ight during the week ending Friday morning, September 17. A few places in the extreme north and west had more than an inch but amounts were generally less than one-half inch over the remainder of the State. The remnants of tropical storm Edith, moving northeastward across the southeast, brought moderate to heavy rain to most of north and central Georgia on Friday and Friday night. Several areas had storm totals of more than 2 inches and a few places received over 4 inches. The observer at Dublin recorded 4.07 inches during the 24-hour period ending Saturday morning. Edith brought only 1ight rain to the southeastern part of the State. After several weeks of heavy rains the 1 ight rainfall was a welcome change in the coastal area.
Temperatures continued unseasonably warm during most of the week. Lows were in the SO's on one or two mornings early in the week but increased to the 60's and low 70's by Hednesday. Highs were mostly in the 80's and low 90's until late in the week when the clouds and rain associated with Edith kept readings in the 70's in the north on Friday and Saturday. Averages were slightly below normal at Columbus and Atlanta but were one or two degrees above normal over the remainder of the State.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday is for variable cloudiness and mild weather with widely scattered, mostly afternoon, showers. Low temperatures will be in the low 60's in the north on Wednesday, decreasing to the upper 50's extreme north Thursday and Friday. Elsewhere lows will range from the low 60's to near ]0. Highs will range from the upper 70's in the extreme north to the upper 80's in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the
National Heather Service, NOAA, U. s. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COlERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation Fok Th e ~eek Ending September 17, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending September 17, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 95 at Fort Stewart on the 15th.
Lowest: 48 at Clayton on the 14th.
0
For he period September T Less than . 005 inch.
After Five Days Return to Unit ed States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Cj'OO'J
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI
'LU] ~ 1! rn Lb~
UNI VERSIT~
1 ~ f1
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 21, 1971
Item
August 1971
o/o of
During August last
1970 1/ 1971 2/ year
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Jan. thru August
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
o/o of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S.) 3/
Total Domestic
-.
3, 587 2,998
3, 819 2, 929 .
106 98
-
-. .
31, 585 27; 007
28,588 91
"23, 519
87
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type
Georgia
752
481 64
4 ,806
4,074 85
United States
2,739
2,284 83
20,268
18,742 92
Egg Type
Georgia
30
16 53
226
205 91
United States
412
609 148
3,793
4,332 114
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
40,751 41,284 101
352,643
322,458 91
United Stat es
260,703 267, 127 102 2, 231,413 2, 160, 147
97
Egg Type
Georgia
1, 092
2,917 267
. 31, 558
32,435 103
United States
29,433 38,027 129
417,380
391,302 94
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
Georgia
36, 311 37,429 103
284,235
271, 157 95
United States
248, 152 253,958 102 1, 895, 12.3 1,875,019 99
Mature Chickens
Light Type
Georgia
1,965
1,685 86
15, 130
18, 144 120
United States
11,417 10,296 90
92,331
100, 522 109
Heavy Type
Georgia
732
594 81
3,322
5, 001 151
United States
3,283
2,350 72
22, 185
20,961
94
Number Layers and Egg Production
Georgia Hatching Other Total
South Atlantic 5/ United States
Number Layers on hand during August
1970
1971
Thousands
4,824 19,285 24, 109 66,517 316,698
4,223 19, 542 23,765 65,822 315,671
Eggs Per 100 Layers
1970
1971
Number
I Total Eggs Produced during August
1970
1971
Millions
1, 736 1, 826 1, 807 1, 833 1, 842
1, 854 1,879 1, 872 1, 887 1, 877
84 352 436 1, 219 5, 833
78 367 445 1, 242 5,926
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Ga. 17States
Percent being Molted
Aug.
Sept.
1970
1971
1970
1971
4.0
6.0
4.5
6.0
3.2
4.7
3.1
3.6
Percent with Molt Completed
Aug.
Sept.
1970
1971
1970
1971
13.0
10.0
12.0
11.0
10.9
10.2
10.6
11.3
U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Sept. 1, 1971 as percent of Sept. 1, 1970.
85
3i 1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary.
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., Fla., Va., Ga.
-
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agricultur e
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
State
Maine Pa. Mo. Del. Md. Va.
N. C.
Ga. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. Texas
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During July
1970
1971
Jan. thru July .
1970
1971
During July
1970
1971
Jan. thru July
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
6,832.
6,040
44,450 42.,382. 3.3
2.. 5
7, 556
7' 105
49,2.34 50, 113 4.3
5. 2.
5, 92.5
6,391
36,517 40,318 3.6
3. 6
8,464
7,756
5 _5, 663 56,499 3.3
3.4
16,583 11' 2.60 105,318 80,997 3.3
3.6
8, 2.06
9,880
55, 102. 61, 2.98 3.3
2..7
2.7,735 2.4, 571 180,975 166,375 3.4
3.0
38.960 34,866 2.48,750 2.32., 187 4.6
3.3
6,662.
6, 136
42.,366 38,066 3. 5
3. 6
2.9,868 31,851 187,702. 2.02., 055 4.4
3. 7
19,510 19,778 12.3, 166 133, 157 2.. 1
2..4
33,653 32.,766 2.2.7,751 2.20,848 2.. 8
2.. 5
17. 891 15,32.2. 108, 951 103,701 3.0
2.. 6
3.7
3.0
4.9
5. 4
4.7
4. 1
4.0
4.4
4 .0
4.6
4.2.
3. 1
4. 1
3.2.
5. 4
4.8
3.6
3.9
5. 0
5. 8
2..4
3.3
3.4
3. 1
3. 5
3. 2.
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
Items
Prices Received: Chtckens, lb. , excl. broilers Com's Broilers (lb.} All Eggs, (dozens} Table {dozens} Hatching (dozens}
Aug. 15 1970
Cents
July 15 1971
Cents
Aug. 15 1971
Cents
Aug. 15 July 15
1970
1971
Cents Cents
Aug. 15 1971
Cents
7.5 12..0 38.7 35. 3 54.8
8.0 15.5 32..3 2.7.8 58.0
8.0 13.5 35.4 31. 2. 58.0
7.8 13. 1 33. 1
8.0 15.9 2.8. 1
7. 8 14.3 31.0
Prices Paid: (per ton}
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
96.00 82..00
98.00 86.00
98.00 85.00
95.00 99.00 84.00 89.00
98. 00 88.00
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.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 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
W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
v/t
ATHENS, GEORGIA
BROILER TYPE U6RARif'.S
Placement of broiler chicks. in G~orgia d uring the week ende d S eptember 18 was 8, 677, 000--slightly les s than ::he previous week but 12 percent more than th e compar a ble week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R eporting S e rvice .
An estimated 10, 795,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcherie s -14 percent more than the previous week and l percent more than the compar a ble week a year earlier.
Pla cement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 54, 139, 000--4 percent less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 68, 751,000--7 percent more than the previous -.veek and 3 percent more than a year ago .
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set};_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
w eek Ende d
1970
1971
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
July 17 July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. ll Sept. 18
ll, 988
ll, 619
97
12, 0 50
ll, 7 50
98
11,769
ll, 564
98
11,558
ll' 521
100
10, 771
11, 27 5
105
10,782
11,264
104
10,417
11,319
109
9,847
10, 183
103
9, 516
9, 511
100
10,654
10,795
10 l
8,934 8,928 8,975 8, 716 8,675 8,583 8,358 8,052 7, 865 7,741
8,785 9, 049 8,954 9,079 8, 950 8,890 8,900 8,672 8,684 8,677
o/o o f
year ago
98 101 100 104 103 104 106 108 110 112
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Geo rgia during the week ended September 18 wa s 599, 000-- 28 percent l e ss than the previous week and 42 percent less than the comparable week las t year. A n estimated 690, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, l percent less than the previous week and 39 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended September 18 we re down 35 percent and settings were down 44 percent from a year ago .
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Sept . 4
Eggs Set
Sept. Sept.
11
18
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Sept. 3ept. Sept.
4
ll
18
Thousands
Thousands
681
696
690
61
355
340
335
59
723
836
599
5 10
305
370
1,028 1,342
872 47
l, 505
992
920
119
37
156
58
179
10 l
100
318
304
295
73
266
278
239
2, 501 2,719 2,348
56
3, 183 2, 512 2,228
o/o of
year ago 2/
58 89 58 66 92 65
Total 1970* 4 ,030 4,289 4 ,212
3,026 2,983 3, 440
o/o of last year
62
63
56
105
84
65
1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries prod ucing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as pe rcent of same week last year.
)',c Revised.
B R OI LE R T YP E E G GS SE T A ND CHICKS PLA C E D IN COMMEH CIAL Ar1 E A3 B Y ,_,TSE KS - 1971 ::J a ge 2
ST ATE
Ma ine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South ::arolina
E GGSS ..t: T
I
C HIC K S .r- i.,A C ED
Week Ended
% of I
W eek .e- nded
3 ept.
4
S e pt.
11
I S e p t . 18
year
I
1
Sept .
ago l I 1 4
Se pt. ll
J ept .
18
Thous ands
I
I
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1, 262
53 1,830
347 337 2,225 4,009 1, 766
0 5,289
568
l, 579 40
1, 871
379 246 2,815 4, 558 2,059
0 6,460
575
I, 985 1 95 27 19 1, 820 1 101
353 89
329 1 99 2,835 105 4,708 102 2,068 126
0 6,733 97
526 121
l, 472
98 1, 388
20 4 440 2,018 4,073 l, 573 300 5, 4 32 4 71
l, 305 106
1,39 ~
19E 4 53 2, 14 0 3,74 2 1, 4 65 273 5, 475
397
1, 4 24
73 1, 220
148 448 2, 14 7 2,942 1, 24 S 252 4 ,77 6 464
% of
year
a go 1/
98 97 106 57 84 106 104 122 133 103 93
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10, 183
9, 511 10,795 101
8,672
8,684
e, 677
112
Florida
1, 336
1, 304
1, 392 106
1, 087
1, 073
1,074
126
Tennessee Alabama
650 8, 822
635 8, 187
675 107 9, 526 111
9~2
1, 070
1,024
98
7, 4 92
7,368
7, 388
110
Mississippi
5, 016
4,950
5,664 103
4,9 89
4,918
4,998
102
Arkansas
12,012 11, 566 11, 753 107
9, 8 19
9, 922
9,582
120
Louisiana
997
997
883 92
898
991
3 16
110
Texas Washington Oregon California
3,200
3,843
4,054 99
3, 111
3, 285
3, 189
106
32 1
395
375 121
268
24 3
304
109
304 1, 4 54
22 4 1, 84 3
283 1, 967
I 69
89
1,624404
318 1, 617
264 1,684
104 116
T OTA L 1971 {22 State s)
61,981 64,0 37 68,751 103 . 56,631 56, 4 37 54, 139
109
I
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
58,44 0 62, 44 2 66,7 33
152,384 51,719 4 9, 593
o/o of Last Year
106
10 3
103
I 108
109
109
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LIBRARIES
SEPTEMBER I, 1971
I
Released 9/24/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SE RVICE
UNITED STATES . STOCKS OF SOYBEANS IN ALL POSITIONS
Carryover of old crop soybeans in all storage positions totaled 98 mill ion bushels on September I, according to the Crop Reporting Board. This is down sharply from t he 230 million bushels of a year earlier. At 21 million bushels, farm stocks were down 49 percent from September 1, 1970, and off-farm stocks of 77 mill ion bushels were down 59 percent. The Commodity Credit Corporation owned 2.5 mill ion bushels of the soybeans in storage and had loans outstanding on an additional 9 mill ion bushels.
Septem ber I end-of-crop-year stocks indicate a disappearance during the SeptemberAugust period of I ,268 mill ion bushels from a beginning supply of I ,366 mill iGn bushels. Disappearance durin g the same period a year earlier was 1,221 mill ion bushels. Approximately 760 mil 1ion bushels were processed for oil during the pas t marketing year, 435 mill ion exported, and 50 mill ion used for seed and feed. Th e July -A ugus t disa ppearance totaled 185 mill ion bushels, 7 percent above the 174 mill ion for the corresponding period a year ago.
Sovbean Stocks. September 1. 1971 with comoa r i sons
Position
September 1969
September 1 : July I
1970
Jg71
- - - 1,000 bushels -
Septembe r 1971
On Farms l l Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mi 11s , E1ev. & Whses. l l J/
71 772 5,326
247,311
40,804 8,738
180,518
91,918 259
190,573
20,947 2
76,835
TOTAL
324,409
230,060
282,750
97,784
ll Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board. 11 C.C.C. - owned grain at bin sites. 11 All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing
plants. Includes c.c.c. - owned grain in these storages.
FRA SIER T. GALL0\1AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statisti cian
(please turn page)
ISSUED BY: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricultuee.
State
Soybeans (Old Croo)- - Farm and Off-Farm Stocks. Se ptembe r 1 and J u l y 1
On Farms
Sept. 1 l g7J
Off-Farm total 1/
Sept.
July
Sept.
1970
1971
1971
To t al all po si t ions
Sept. 1970
July 1971
Sep t. I 971
1,000 bushe 1s
N y.
2
2
N J
Pa. Oh io Ind . I 11
5
9 69 5 1 ,564 2,128
19 15 680
1 ,076 1 ,578
14,196 10,415 41 ,710
4,538 2,989 16,381
19
3, 971*
6,796 39,367
43
19,755 17' 194 56,607
5
5,233 4,553 18,509
Mic h .
68
95
1 ,509
105
192
2,599
173
v!i s.
96
231
1,482
963
I, 121
2,446 1, 059
Minn.
4 , 146
15,033
13,648 6,203
38,372 31 ,890 10,349
Iowa
8,3 98
17,985
30,925 10,643
86,528 60,785 19,041
l"lo.
1 ,363
1 '229
9,553 I ,958
8,393 13,643 3,321
N. Dak. S. Da k. Ne br.
79
237
152
23
357
337
102
223
417
193
34
515
862
257
625
1,026
5,207 3,386
8,933
7,708 4 ,011
Kans.
226
196
5,188 2,510
3,368
5,942 2,736
De l.
7
19
/"ld .
36
7
2,021
759
2,123
Va.
32
45
N. C.
s. c.
189
141
3,747 1,251
4,062 1,440
204
108
2,385 I ,345
847
3,203 I ,549
Ga .
59
34
1 ,835
r,894
Fl a .
5
5
Ky .
75
27
26
5
Te nn.
283
57
7,042 3,411
1,641
7,466 3,694
Al a . Miss.
72 112
29 101
6,041*
978
563
7,443 1,090
Ark.
194
347
13 '778
3,655 14,748
La .
5,996 5,225
9.351
6,756 5 ,225
Okl a . Texa s
30 22
35 30
4,444 2,803*
42 7,349
4,L:.88 2,825
N. Mex.
J.
"
Ne v .
Cal i f. Un a 11 oca ted
u. s.
20,947
40,804
II. 200 10,256 190.832 76.8i7
7.921* 12. 62/.j- 10 ,713*
230.060 282,7 50 q7 ,784
* In c lud e d in unnlloca t e d to avoid disclosing individual operations. 11 Include s
sto cks at mills, el e vators, warehouses, terminals, processors, and CCC-owned grain at
bin sites.
After Five Days Re turn to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
Athe ns, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited State s Depo rtment of Ag ricultu re
ACQ DIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
v
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Week Ending September 27, 1971
leased 3 p.m. Monday
FARMING ACTIVITY IN HIGH GEAR
Athens, Ga., September 27, 1971--Georgia's farmers put both the busy beavers and bees to shame last week, according to reports from around the State. The Crop Reporting Service said County Agents reported farm activity very high last week with most of the work centered about harvest operations and fall plantings. Soil moisture was adequate over all of the State except for a few counties.
Peanut harvest had another good week and 94 percent of the crop was dug by the weekend with 85 percent threshed. Good yields were being obtained in many sections. Drying stations were still unable to keep pace with the very rapid harvesting rate of the past two weeks.
County Agents reported a slight improvement in the condition of the State ' 3 ; otton crop but harvest progress is still very late. Only 12 percent of the crop has been picked--less than half the usual progress for the date. Chemical defoliation became more widespread during the week.
Corn harvest moved up to 12 percent completion but this also was much slower than normal. Condition of the crop yet to be harvested was rated mostly good to excellent, however.
Soybea ns were also given high ratings with over three-fourths of the Agents calling their beans ''good". Pecans continued to shed part of the crop--especially in untreated groves. Scab received most of the blame for the drop. Apple and veoetable harvest con ti nued in northern areas. Pastures and cattle were both in good condition. A number of counties scattered over the State reported heavy infestation of spittle-bugs causing heavy damage to pastures, hay fields, and sorghums. Having continued very active.
Small orain planting and land preparation increased during the week. By the weekend, about 19 percent of our small grains had been planted. This was only slightly behind norma 1
WEATHER SUMMARY--Moderate to heavy rainfall occurred in north and central sections early in the week ending Friday, September 24. These rains resulted from tropical sotrm Edi t h moving inland on the Louisiana coast and then northeastward through the southern States late last week. Rainfall totals ranged mostly between one and three inches over the northwestern two-thirds of the State. Only 1ight rain was reported in the extreme south and southeast. Very little rainfall has occurred in the State since Saturday, September 18, and most areas have had a full week without rain. Parts of the north had heavy fog and overcast conditions on one or two days but practically no rainfall.
Temperatures were warmer than normal during most of the week. Highs were in the high 80's and low 90's in the south and in the 70's and 80's in the north. Lows were mostly in the 60's and low 70's with a few readings in the 50's in the extreme north. Averages ranged from one to four degrees above normal. This was the fourth straight week that temperatures have been warmer than normal over most of the State.
~he outlook for Wednesday through Friday is for mostly fair and slightly warmer weather. Lows will range from 64 degrees in the north to 72 degrees in the south. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80's in the north and will range from 87 degrees to 95 degrees in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Exten sion Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Heather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending September 24, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending September 24, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 95 at Valdosta on the 20th.
Lowest: 55 at Clayton on
the 20th.
' .
. 54
* For the period September
T Less than . 005 i n ch .
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REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 1, 1971
Released 9/28/71
UNITED STATES HONEY PRODUCTION
Commercial apiaries {300 or more colonies) in 20 major honey producing States expect to produce 85,900,000 pounds of honey in 1971, according to the Crop Reporting Board . Commercial apiaries had 1,525,000 colonies and the average honey yield is expected to be 56 pounds per colony.
California with 384,000 commercial colonies is expected to produce 15,360,000 pounds, more than one-sixth of the 20 State total.
Wiscons i n, however, expects the highest yield per commercial colony. An average of 101 pounds per colony is expected from Wisconsin's 58,000 colonies .
In a number of States early honey flow was good but droughty conditions during July and August curtailed honey production rather sharply.
This is the first report of number of colonies and
,.
expected commercial honey production to be issued
annually each September for 20 major honey producing
States. A commercial honey producer for this report
is defined as one owning or control! ing 300 or more
colonies of bees. Comparable data for previous years
are not available.
Reissued by The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
COLONIES OF BEES AND COMJvlEKC IAL HONEY PRODUCTION IN 20 MAJOR PRODUCING
STATES 1971 !/
1971 -------S-t-a--te-----------~C~o~l~o~n~ie_s~o~f~B~e~e~s____Y~ie~l~d~pP.r Col0nv
1,000 co1.
Pounds
Honev Production 1,000 pounds
New York Illinois Michingan ~I iscans in Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska North Carol ina Georgia
Florida Texas Montana Idaho Co 1orado Arizona \'.'ash i ngton Oregon Ca 1 i forn ia
51
55
2,805
12
65
780
61
60
3,660
58
7'}
~1~0~1-----::::::--,
..uNWERSil~ Of GEORGI"
65,'487880
42
':JV
'780
60
7778 st.r 29 1911 ,6zo
92
'176
102
48
896
6
\.\8R"R\ES
426
67
3,484
1 11
83
61
47
9,213
2,867
72
55
91
36
37
52
41
47
3,960 3,276
1 ,92L~
1 ,927
70
36
28
31
384
40
2,520 868
15,360
20 States
1 ,525
56
85,900
!/ Colonies and honey production from apiaries with 300 or more colonies
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
..
'?~ ....
POSTAGE & FEES PAID United States Deportment of Agriculture
' UNIV - SITY OF GEO RGIA
0 T 1 1971
ATHENS, GEORGIA
September 29, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 25 was 7, 484, 000--14 percent less than the previous week but 7 percent more than the comparable week last ye ar, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service .
An estimated 10, 707, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--! percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 4 8, 397, 000--11 percent less than the previous week but 8 percent more than the comparable week last yea r. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 67, 596,000--2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than a year ago .
We ek Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set}:_/
I
1970
1971
I %of year ago
Thousands
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
I%0f ye ar ago
Thousands
!
I
July 24 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug . 21 Aug . 28 Sept. 4 Sept. ll Sept. 18 Sept. 25
12,050 11,769 11, 558 10,771 10, 782 10, 4 17
9,847 9, 516 10,654 10,401
11' 7 50 11, 564 11, 521 11,275 11,264 11,319 10, 183
9, 511 10,795 10,707
98 98
I 100
I 105 104 109 103 100 10 l
I 103
8,928 8,975 8,716 8,675 8, 583 8, 358 8,052 7,865 7,741 6,995
9,04 9 8,954 9,079 8,950 8, 890 8,900 8,672 8,684 8,677 7,484
I
I
101
100
I 104
I 103
I 104 106 108
I 110
I 112
107
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 25 was 533, 000--ll percent less than the previous week and 33 percent less than the compara ble week last year. An estimated 648, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent less than the previous week and 4 6 percent l e ss than the comparable week last year.
In the five s t a t e s that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended September 25 were down 35 percent and settings were down 21 percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
I
I
Eggs Set
I %of
Sept. Sept. Sept. year
Chicks Hatched Sept. Sept. Sept.
%of
year
ll
18
25
ago 2/ ll
18
25
ago 2/
Ga. Ill.
Thousa nds
696
690
648
54
340
335
505 103
I
Thousands
I 836 305
599 370
l 53 3
67
260
74
Calif.
l, 342
872 1, 552
83
992
920
813
61
Wa s h .
3'7
156
183 1 108
101
100
82
40
Mi s s.
304
295
387 1 90
278
239
262
85
Total 1971
2, 719
Total 1970>:< 4,289
% of
last yea r
63
2,348 4,212
56
I 3,275
79
I
4, 140
79 I
2, 512
2,983
I
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84
2,228 3,440
t'
65
l, 950
65
2,995
I 65 _.
* 1/ Includes e gg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flock s .
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
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Thousands
1, 579 40
1, 871 379 246
2, 815 4, 558 2,059
0 6,460
575
1,985 27
1, 820 353 329
2,835 4,708 2,068
0 6,733
526
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2,007 43
103 35
Ii'
1, 305 106
1, 424 73
1, 820 406
108 86
I 1, 394 198
1, 220 148
307 88
453
448
2, 569
96
2, 140
2, 147
4,481 104
3,742
2,942
1, 857 143
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1, 465 273
1, 245 252
6, 552 102
5, 475
4,776
578 127
397
464
1, 014 96
1, 202 155 428
1, 907 2, 806 1, 112
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I 9, 511 1,304
10,795 1, 392
10, 707 103 1, 414 106
8,684
8,677
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1, 074
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635 8, 187
675 9, 526
700 109 9,444 113
1,070
1, 024
882
101
7,368
7, 388
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4, 950
5,664
5, 503 100
4,918
4 ,998
4,429
98
11' 566 11, 7 53 12,040 108 I 9,922
9, 582
9,32.5
124
997 3,843
883 4 ,054
992 3,406
116 83
I 991 3,285
816 3, 189
898 2, 426
107 88
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TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
395 224
375 283
397 262
I 96
243
89
318
304 264
242
105
218
98
1, 843
1,967
2, 111
98
1, 617
1, 684
1, 132
82
64,037 68,751 67,596 104
56,437 54, 139 4 8,397
108
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
62,442 66,733 64,958
I o/o of Last Year
103
103
104
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AUGUST 1971
GEORGIA August Red Meat Production 6 Percent Above Last Month
Released 10/1/71 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 36.4 mill ion pounds during August 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 17 percent from the 31.3 mill ion pounds during the same month last year and 6 percent above the 34.4 mill ion pounds last month.
Ca t tle Slaughter Above August 1970
There were 25,500 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during August. This was 800 above the number slaughtered during the same month of 1970 and 1,400 above Ju 1y 1971
Calf Slaughter Declines From Year Ago
There were 800 calves slaughtered during August. This was 400 head below the number slaug htered durin g August last year, but 400 above the July 1971 kill.
Ho g Slaughter Increases
Georgia's hog kill totaled 171,000 head during August. This was 17 percent above the 146,000 head slaughtered during th~ sam~ month last y~ar, and 1 percent above the 170,000 slaugh t ered during July 1971.
48 STATES
August Red Meat Production Uo 8 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,069 mill ion pounds in August, up 8 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally i nspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production 6 Percent Above A Year Earlier
Beef production in August was 1,834 mill ion pounds, 6 percent above the 1,734 mill ion pounds in August 1970. Cattle kill totaled 3,069,200 head, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,009 pounds, 8 pounds 1ighter than last year and 5 pounds below last month.
Veal Output 9 Percent Below August 1970
There were 42 mill ion pounds of veal produced during August, down 9 percent from 1970. The 290,700 calves slaughtered is 9 percent below the number of a year earlier. Average l ive weight was 256 compared with 260 pounds in August 1970.
Pork Production Uo 14 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production totaled 1,152 mill ion pounds, 14 percent above a year ago. Hog kill totaled 7,511,700 head, up 14 percent from August 1970. Live weight per head was -235 compared with 237 a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of 1 ive weight was 8.5 pounds, compared with 9.2 in August 1970.
Lamb and Mutton Unchanged From August 1970
There were 41 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in August, the same as last year and last month. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 856,400 head, up 2 percent. Average 1ive we i ght was 99 pounds, 2 pounds below a year ago.
Poultry Production Up 6 Percent From Last Year
Production of poultry meat during August totaled 1,020 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is up 6 percent from last year and 12 percent above a month earlier.
GEORGlA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER ..!/
Specie
Georo ia:
Catt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lamb s
4D S t r~ t es :
Cat t 1e Ca l ves Hoc: s Sheep and Lamb s
Num ber
Slaughtered
August
1970
1971
( 1, 000 head)
Average
Live ~lei ght
August
1970
1971
(pounds)
To t al
Live ;Ieigh t
August
19 70
197 1
(I , 000 pounds)
886
'347
21 '881+
24,148
39L!.
409
473
327
214
221
31,244
37,791
100
10
1 , 0 17
260
237
10 1
1 ,009
256 235
99
2,917,63 7 83' j l~7
l, 566 '945 84, 510
3,09 5,992 74,514
1 768,349 84,912
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f a rm sla ug~t e r .
ana other commercial slaughter, excludes
AVERA GE PRICE S RECEIVED BY FARt1EI~S AND hOG - CORN HATIOS, SEPTEHBER 15, 1971
'.41TH COMPA RISONS
Commodity and Unit
Sept. 15
1 ,"70
GEO f\ GlA
Aug. 15 19 71
( Oo i 1ars)
Sept. 15
1971
UNITED STATES
Sept. 15 1970
Aug. 15
19'i l
( Do l l a r s )
Sept. 15 1971
Corn, bu.
l . 59
1.50
1. 25
1.38
I. 19
l. 11
Ho gs, cwt.
19. 60
18.40
17.20
19.70
18. 60
17.90
Cattle , cw t.
2 3~ 30
25 . 10
2l+. 50
26.80
29 .20
29.10
Calves, 9-J_t. .
. 32. 50
35 .20
34.20
33.80
36.30
36.30
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Ho g-C o m
Rat f.,o l l
12. 3
12 .3
. 14. 3
15. 6
16. 1
l l Bus hels of co rn e qua l in value t o 100 1b.s. .'hogs, 1 ivc weigh t .
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PAUL \4 . BLA CKt 'OOD
Agr icultural Statis tic ia n
Agricul tural Statistician
The St at i sti cal Repo r t i ng Servi ce, USDA, ' 409A ~pr th Lumpk i n Stree t , At hens, Georgi a in
cooperation wit h the Geo r gia De par trnen t of Agri ~ ul t ure.
Af te r Five Da ys : ~ et u rn to Unite d ~ tat e s Dep ar tment of Ag r i c ult ure
St ati~tical ~ eport i ng Servi ce L:.O_,A Nort h Lumpk i n St reet At hens , G eo r ~ i a 30601
OFF ICIA L BUSI NES S
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Released GEORGIA CROP RE
CT 5 1971
INDEX DROPS AGAIN
LIBRARIES
The Georgia Prices Received Index for All Commodities decreased again in September, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The September decline of 2 points was the same as the August decline.
Both the All Crops and the Livestock and Livestock Products indicies were lower during September. There were a few items that increased, but those price increases did not fully offset the price losses recorded by hogs, other chickens, beef cattle, corn, soybean~, and others.
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 2 POINTS PRICES PAID UP 1 POINT
The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 2 points (2 percent) during the month ended September 15 to 111 percent of its 1967 average. Contributing most to the decline were lower prices for hogs, corn, oranges, tomatoes, and soybeans. Seasonally higher prices for milk were only partially offsetting. The index was 1 percent above a year earlier.
The September 15 Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates, went to 121 after remaining steady at 120 for the 4 previous months. Compared with a year earlier, the September index was up 5 percent.
1967 = 100
INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Aug. 15 1970
Sept. 15 1970
Aug. 15 1971
Sept. 15 1971
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
107
109
111
109
All Crops
108
108
115
112
Livestock and Livestock
Products
107
109
108
107
UNITED STATES
Prices Received
109
110
113
111
Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes & Farm /age Rates
114
115
120
121
Ratio ll
96
96
94
92
l l Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interests,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Commodit
PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, SEPTEMBER 15, 1971 HITH COMPARISONS
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15
and Unit
1 71
1971
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
Wheat, bu.
$
1.45
Oats, bu.
$
.86
Corn, bu.
$
1.59
Cotton, 1b.
22.0
Cottonseed, ton
$ 46.00
Soybeans, bu.
$
2.70
Peanuts, lb.
12.9
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
$ 6.00
Hay, baled, ton:
All
$ 30.00
Alfalfa
$ 36.00
Lespedeza
$ 32.00
Peanut
$ 23.50
Milk Cows, head
$ 270.00
Hogs, cwt.
$ J/19.60
Beef Cattle, All, cwt.l/ $ 3/23.30
Cows, cwt. 11
$ 3/19.00
Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ J/27.00
Calves, cwt.
$ 32.50
Milk, Sold to plants,cwt.
Fluid Market
$ 7.05
Manufactured
$
A 11
$ J/7 .05
Turkeys, lb.
22.0
Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broilers
}/6.5
Commercial Broilers 12.0
Eggs, a 11 , doz.
3/43.2
Table, doz.
- 41.9
Hatching, doz.
53.0
1.45
.77
1.50
3. 15 13.0 8.00
31.50
4o.oo
33.00 27.00 300.00 18.40 25.00 20.20 28.90 35.20
6.95
6.95 21.0
8.0 13.5 35.4 31.2 58.0
1.44 .80
1.25 26.0 50.00
3.05 13.5 7.40
1 .41 .610
1.38 21.86 51. 10
2.66 12.9 3.19
1.28
.555 1.19 2/27.00 60.00
3.09 12.9 5.76
1.26
.574 1.11 5/27.00 - 58.40
2.95 13.5 4.40
30.10 37.50-. 34.50 25.00 290.00 17.20 24.50 19.80 28.20 34.20
23.30 : 23 -. 80
25.70 23.90 337.00 19.70 26.80
19.90 28.60
33.80
24.30 24.80 26.00 24.90 360.00 18.60
29.20 21.00 31 .40
36.30
24.50 25.10 26.20 24.10 364.00
17.90 29.10 20.80
31 .30 36.30
~17 .10
~17 .10 20.0
6.19 4. 71
J/5.83 22.5
6.10
4.73 5.74 22. 1
4/6.32 4/4.83
:!t/5.96 22.2
7.0
7.6
7.8
7.7
13.5
13.3
14.3
14.2
35.7
38.5
31 .o
30.5
31.3
59.0
PRICES PAID, FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$
16% protein
$
18% protein
$
20% protein
$
Hog Feed, 14%-18%
protein, cwt.
$
Cottonseed Meal, 4l%,cwt.$
Soybean, Meal, 44%, cwt. $
Bran, cwt.
$
Middlings, cwt.
$
Corn Meal, cwt.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed $
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton,
$
75.00 80.00 85.00 86.00
5.40 5.60 4.10 4.25 3.95
100.00 84.00 99.00 40.00 . 35.00
83.00 86.00 89.00 91.00
4.90 5.30 5.70 4.50 4.50 4.05
98.00 85.00 99.00 38.50 35.50
77 .oo
82.00 84.00 87.00
4.60 5.30 5.60 4.45 4.55 3.85
95.00 82.00 99.00 38.50 36.00
71.00 76.00 80.00 84.00
4.75 5.50 5. 72
3. 77
3.86 3.68
97.00 86.00 102,00 34.00 32.40
73.00 79.00 81.00 84.00
4.82 5.60 5.79 3.93 4.03 3.77
98.00 88.00 103.00 36.70 34.00
73.00 77.00 80.00 83.00
4.72 5.57 5.69 3.88 3.98 3.65
96.00 86.00 I OJ .00 37. I0 34.30
.!/ ''Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter
bulls. 2/ Includes cull -da1ry cows --so~d for slaughter, .but not dairy cows _for herd
replacement.- 11 Revised. 4/ Preliminary. 21 Price based on 480 pound net weight bale;
previously based on 500 pound gross weight bale; to compute comparable prices for previous
months multiply price times 1.04167.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States Deportment of Agriculture
v.NIV ' SI!Y 0 1.' GEO RGIA
Week Ending October 4, 1971 GOOD HARVEST HEEK
OCT 5 1971
LIBRAR I ES
Released 3 p.m. Monday
Athens, Ga., October 4, 1971 --Conditions during the week were favorable for all harvesting operations, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Land preparation and seeding of fall planted crops also moved forward. County Agents reported that good progress was made in all activities. Soils were becoming somewhat dry for best germination of recent seedings but this is not of much concern as yet.
Peanut harvest neared completion as 98 percent were dug and 95 percent threshed. The best yields ever were reported in many sections.
The condition of the cotton crop continued to improve as weather was more favorable for insect cont ro l measures and defoliation which also lessened the danger of boll rot. Only 17 percent of the crop has been picked--much behind normal.
County Agents rated the 2!D crop as good to excellent which is the best on this date in recent years. Harvest at 20 percent completion is about two weeks later than norma I.
The condition of sovbeans, ~pastures, and hay crops declined during the week due to drying soils and the lateness of the season. This is normal for pastures and hays but could lower yields on late soybeans. Good quality hay was harvested and a few early soybeans were combined. Cattle condition is better than usual for this season.
Small grain seeding was 25 percent completed; soils were becoming somewhat dry for best germination of seeded fields and for preparing additional land for planting. Harvest of fall vegetables and apples was active. Prospect for pecans are good to excellent even though dry soils and diseases are causing considerable premature drop.
WEATHER SUMMARY- There was practically no rainfall in Georgia during the week ending Friday, October I. Isolated showers fell in a few widely scattered places early in the week but most reported amounts were less than one-tenth inch. This was the second rainless week for many areas of the State. The last general rains were those associated with tropical storm Edith shortly after mid-September. The dry, sunny weather continued in all areas through the weekend.
Unseasonably warm weather continued throughout the week. Most observers reported their highest temperatures late in the week when afternoon readings in the low 90's were quite common over much of the State. Early morning temperatures were in the 50's in the mountains but were mostly in the 60's over the remainder of the State. Averages for the week ranged from 3 degrees to 7 degrees warmer than normal. This was the fourth straight week of unseasonably warm weather in Georgia.
September rainfall varied from near to slightly above normal in the northwestern half of the State to much below normal in the extreme south and southeast. Division averages ranged from 120 percent of normal in the north central to less than 40 percent of normal in the south central and southeast divisions. A large part of the month's rainfall resulted from Edith. Totals for the year were still above normal in almost all of the State. Temperatures were above normal during most of the month. September was the first month of 1971 that averaged warmer than normal in Georgia.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday is for mostly fair and mild weather. Lows will be in the 50 1 s in the extreme north and in the 60 1 s elsewhere. Highs are expected to be in the 80's, except locally in the 70's in the extreme north.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP COrERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens~ Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending October 1, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending October 1, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 95 at Hartwell and l ~tter on October 1st .
Lowest: 53 at Clayton on September 27th.
CAIIIIOL L IICAilO
. 06
. For the period 0 tober 2-4, 1971 .
T Less than . 005 i nches.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens~ Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS,
October 6, 1971
\)\,\
OILER TYPE
ent of~\\-~~ s in Georgia during the week ended October 2 was
7, 290,000--3 ercent
an the previous week but 11 percent more than the com-
parable week 1
r, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 9, 391, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheri es--
12 percent less than the previous week but 10 percent more than the comparable week
a year earlier. Placement of broile.r chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 50, 339, 000--4
percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 61,737,000--9 percent less than the
previous week but 6 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set ]J
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
Chicks Placed for
Broilers in Georgia .
1970
1971
~0
,(:
year
ago
Thousands
Thousands
July 31 Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2
11, 769
11, 564
98
11, 558
11, 521
100
10, 771
11,275
105
10,782
11,264
104
10, 417
11,319
109
9,847
10, 183
103
9,516
9, 511
100
10, 654
10,795
101
10, 401
10,707
103
8, 519
9,391
110
8, 975
8,954
100
8,716
9,079
104
8,675
8,950
103
8, 583
8, 890
104
8,358
8, 900
106
8, 052
8,672
108
7,865
8,684
110
7,741
8,677
112
6, 995
7,484
107
6,574
7, 290
111
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 2 was 582, 000--9 pe.rcent more than the previous week but 27 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 799, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 23 percent more than the previous week but 30 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended October 2 were down 32 percent and settings were down 18 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
Sept. Sept. Oct.
18
25
2
% of
Chicks Hatched
year Sept. Sept. Oct.
ago 2/ 18
25
2
Thousands
Thousands
690
648
799 70
335
505
435 107
872 1, 552 1,381
85
156
183
106 72
295
387
331 78
2,348 3, 275 3,052 82
599 370 920 100 239
2,228
533 260 813
82 262
1, 950
582: 285 1, 063
27 Z57 2,214
% of year ago 2/
73 72 69 12 90 68
Total 1970* 4, 212 4, 140 3,734
3,440 2,995 3,235
% of last year
56
79
82
65
65
68
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
Z/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
* Revised.
BROILER T YPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
CillCKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Sept.
Sept.
18
25
Oct. 2
o/o of
year ago 1/
Week Ended
Sept.
Sept.
18
25
Oct. 2
o/o of
year ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
..
Maine
1,985
2,007
1, 908 108
1, 424
1, 014
1, 099
75
Connecticut
27
43
62 67
73
96
111
173
Pennsylvania
1, 820
1, 820
1, 531 107
1, 220
1, 202
1, 152
111
Indiana
353
406
297 103
148
155
169
109
Missouri
329
307
304 94
448
428
348
81
Delaware
2, 835
2, 569
2, 289 102
2, 147
1, 907
2, 536
101
Maryland
4,708
4,481
3, 778 105
2,942
2, 806
3, 210
106
Virginia West Virginia North Carolina
2, 068 0
6,733
1, 857 0
6,552
- 1, 788 150 0 5,332 96
1, 245 252
4,776
1, 112 380
4, 189
1, 307 353
5, 083
110 96
102
South Carolina
526
578
567 120
464
400
388
82
GEORGIA
10,795 10, 707
9,391 110
8, 677
7,484
7, 290
111
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TOTAL 1971 {22 States)
1, 392 675
9,526 5, 664 11,753
883 4,054
375 283 1, 967
1, 414 700
9,444 5,503 12,040
992 3,406
397 262 2, 111
1, 445 112
651 108
9,246 112
5, 219 100
11, 914 113
1,004 116
2,952 80
271
94
330 103
1, 458
80
1, 074
973
920
101
1,024
882
839
84
7,388
6,699
6, 139
113
4,998
4,429
4,448
112
9, 582
9,325
8, 487
103
816
898
1, 028
122
3, 189
2, 426
2, 939
97
304
242
320
!56
264
218
123
48
1, 684
1, 132
2, 050
122
68,751 67,596 61,737 106
54, 139 48,397 50,339
105
TOTAL 1970* {22 States}
66,733 64,958 58,324
49, 593 44,938 47,775
o/o of Last Year
103
104
106
109
108
105
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Released October 8, 1971
GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER I, 1971
Georgia's 1971 cotton crop is forecast at 320,000 bales, based on information reported by crop correspondents and ginners as of October 1, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service announced today. The estimate is 20,000 bales above a month ago and 28,000 bales above the 1970 crop. Yield per acre is indicated at 399 pounds -- 31 pounds above the
1970 average.
The rainy weather that had caused much concern among cotton growers during the summer finally let up after the first week of September. Cotton dried out and growers rated condition and yield prospects higher. The absence of showers aided those farmers who were trying to keep weevils and worms off of the 11 top crop". Other farmers who were preparing cotton for harvest found defoliating a I ittle easier.
Progress of cotton harvest remained much behind normal. A total of only 25,931 bales had been ginned prior to October 1, compared with 91,303 to the same date last year and 46,033 bales in )969.
INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION. 1971: FINAL PRODUCTION. )970-1969
Non-Cotton
..J
-.
Crop Reporting
District
1971
1
21 ,000
2
11,000
3
12,000
4
22,000
5
69,000
6
59,000
7
47,000
8
76,000
9
3,000
1970
Bales 26,639 13,481 I 3,291 22,178
57,048 45,454 36,411
75,056 2,442
1969
23,961 7' 121 10,625 20,805 57,247 46,840 38,625 73,565 3, 2I1
State
320,000 292,000 282 , 000
Macon
I
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Please see reverse side for
UNITED STATES information.
.Columbus
Albany
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State
UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1971
Acres for
harvest 1971
:1969
Lint Yield Per
Harvested Acre
1971
1970
lndic.
Production 21 480-lb. net weight bales
1969
1970
1971 IMdlc.
1,000 acres
Pounds
1,000 bales
North Ca ro 1ina South Ca ro 1 ina Georgia Tennessee Alabama
167
287 464
431
99
155
150
335
342
349
416
205
211
290
385
351
368
399
282
292
320
425
505 483
486
421
392
430
550
405 453
463
460
507
530
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
300 1 ,350 1 J 135
505 396
533
431
534 645
518 470
551
555
288
206
512
325
224
587 1, 319 1,600
486 1, 137 1,048
570
482
521
273
279
193
320 1,650 1, 150
600
225
Texas, All
Upland Amer. -Pima New Mexico, A11 Upland Amer. -Pima
4,885.4
294
315
4,850.0
292
315
35.4
492
350
145.5
517
486
125.0
529
504
20.5
404
334
315 2,859 3,213.9 3,209.0
315 2,831.3 3 J 194.9 3 J 180.0
393
27.6
19.0
29.0
553
157
142.9
167.5
576
145
132.3
150.0
410
12.2
10.6
17.5
Arizona, A11
Upland
Amer. -Pima Ca 1i forn i a, A11
Upland
Arne r. - Pirna l l
278.4 979 859
929
632
490.2
539.0
234.0 1,033
920
1 ,005
595.1 462.1
490.0
44.4
533
411
530
37. 1 28.1
49.0
702.2 898 841 701 .5 899 841
.7 498 335
753 1, 31 2 1J 160. 3 1J 101.0
753 1,311.6 1J 160.0 1, 1oo. 0
686
.5
.3
1 .o
Virginia 1I
Florida 17
Illinois Kentucky
l1l/
Nevada l/
4.0
201
384
276
12.0
360
298
360
.5
460
245
480
4.4 516 344
524
2.3 654 545
584
2.1
3.4
2.3
9.4
7.4
9.0
.4
.2
.5
5.8
2.4
4.8
3.1
2.5
2.8
UNITED STATES
Upland Amer.-Pima
11,481.7
433
437
101 .o
493
373
443 9,912.8 10,108.2 10,604.4
459
77.4 58.0
96.5
A11 Cotton ]/
11,582.7 434 437
443 9 J 990 10, 166. 2 10 J 700. 9
l l Estimates are not based on current indications but are carried forward from previous report. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. 11 U. S. all cotton rounded to
thousands in 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Rpporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with ~he Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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GEORGIA CROP REPOR Athe ns , Geo r 1a
Week End i ng October 11, 1971
Released 3 p.m. Tuesday
HARVEST ACTIVE - PLANTI NG DELAYED
Athens, Ga., October 12, 1971---Before t he - weekend ~a~- ns came, so i Is had become dry in many areas of the State, according to the Crop Reporting Service. These dry conditions were very favorable for harvest operations but planting of small grains was curtailed in many counties where soil became too dry.
Moisture supplies were improved over the weekend in most sections and planting was expected to resume. Small orain plantings were nearly one-third complete, according to County Agents over the State.
The Agents also reported cotton harvest about thirty-percent complete Statew ide.
This i s abou t ha lf the progress normally expected by this date. Defoliation wa s active
in No r the rn areas where some counties were just beginning to pick while several Sout he rn
coun tie s have already completed harvest.
Harvest of a very good~ crop was one-third complete by the weekend. This is also later than normal but not as off-schedule as cotton. Above average yields _were being reported from many areas.
Soybean harvest was still in the "just beginning" stage in many areas. Statewide, only two percent of the crop has been combined. Condition of late beans slipped a little during the week due to the dry weather. Peanut harvest was almost finished.
Hay harvest dropped off as the season begins to close. Pastures dec! ined rapidly due to the shortage of moisture but cattle remained in mostly good condition.
Aoole harvest continued brisk in mountain areas while mature pecans began to drop in southernmost areas. The pecan crop was still rated in good condition despite earlier problems with diseases, I imb breakage and shedding.
WEATHER SUMHARY --The week ending Friday, October 8, brought the first cool weather of the fall season. The week began with the unseasonably warm temperatures that had persisted for the last several weeks, but by mid-week much cooler air had spread over the State. Minimum temperatures were mostly in the 60's Wednesday, dropped to the 50's Thursday and were in the 30's in the mountains and the 40's over most of the remainder of the State by Friday. The fall's first freezing temperature occurred Friday when the observer at the Blairsville Experiment Station recorded 31 degrees. This is about 5 days earlier than the average date. Maximum temperatures dropped from the 80's and low 90 1 s at the beginning of the week to the 60's and 70's by the end of the period. The mid-week cold front was reinforced by a second cold air mass during the weekend and temperatures continued below normal at the beginning of the new week. Averages for the week ranged from near normal in the north to 4 degrees above normal at Savannah.
Light ra i n occurred in the northern third pf the State T~esday night as the cold front approached the area but little or no rain fell in south and central sections during the week ending Friday. Amounts were generally less than one-half inch in the north. For most areas this was the third week with no rain, or only 1 ight amounts, and soils had become quite dry by the end of the week. Rain occurred over much of the State on Saturday but amounts were highly variable. A total of 4.12 inches fell at Blakely and several other south Georgia obser~ers reported more than an inch. Amounts were mostly small in the north.
The outlook for Thursday through Saturday calls for fair to partly cloudy weather wi t h mild days and cool nights, except for a chance of showers along the coast Thursday and Friday. Lows will be mostly in the 40's in the north Thursday and Friday and 55 to 59 elsewhere. Saturday lows will be mostly in the 50's. Highs will be in the mid 70's north and 76 to 82 elsewhere.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Nat ional \-leather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP CO*ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The \'leek Ending October 8, 1971
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending October 8, 1971. (Provisional)
Highest: 97 at t.!etter on the 4th.
Lowest: 31 at Blairsville on the 8th .
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* For the pe r iod October T Less than .005 inches .
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
_ ld 1/ _hSlfY OF GEORGIA
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OCT 14 1971
L"BRARIES
REPORT
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
October 12, 1971 CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA - OCTOBER 1, 1971
Many Georgia farmers "got their druthers'' during the last three weeks of September in the form of drier weather. It was just what they needed to allow them to harvest some crops and to speed maturity of those not ready.
Peanut harvest probably benefited most from the open weather and was extremely active across the belt. At the close of the month, about 98 percent of the crop had been dug and 95 percent threshed under mostly favorable conditions that reduced harvesting losses. The estimated yield per acre was increased 100 pounds over the previous month's estima te to 2,400 pounds -- a record!
Corn was only 20 percent harvested about October 1 --well behind normal progress, but the crop was still rated in good condition. A sub-record yield of 56 bushels per acre is fore cast compared with last years blighted yield of 31 bushels. Corn harvest is expected to increase as harvest of the more perishable crops is completed.
Cotton prospects improved with the drier weather as the risk of boll rot dropped with the moisture levels. Production is now expected to total 320,000 bales--up 20,000 ba les from last month's forecast. Harvest is lagging normal progress with only 17 percent picked.
Soybean prospects continued bright with a record 26 bushels per acre expec ted . Harvest has begun but only about 1 percent has been combined. Many fields are very weedy and will make combining troublesome.
Pecan production forecast is unchanged from last month at 87 mill ion pounds, If realized, this level of production would be up substantially from the 54 mill ion pounds produced last year. Shedding and 1imb breakage continued to be a problem in many areas.
Crop and Unit
GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1 19ZO AND 1971
Acreage
Yield per Acre
For
Harvested : harvest 1970
Indicated
1~70
1971
1971
Thousand Acres
Production
1970
Indicated
1971
Thousands
Corn , for grain, bu. I ,426
It/heat, bu.
100
Oats, bu.
88
Barley, bu.
8
Rye, bu .
72
Sorghums, for grain, bu. 19
Cotton, bale
380
Hay, a I 1, ton
416
Soybeans, for beans,bu . 528
Peanuts (P & T), 1b.
507
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
7.5
Tobacco, Type 14, 1b.
66
Peaches, 1b.
Pecans, 1b.
l l Pounds of I int.
1,483 215
79 10 80 46
385 424
639 510 7.8
59
31 .o
36.0 46.0 47.0
23.0 36.0
l/368 2.07 22.5
2,220 80
2,000
56.0 37.0 48.0 48.0
25.0 40.0
l/399 2.20 26 .0
2,400
85 I ,950
44,206
3,600 4,048
376 1 ,656
684
292 863 11 ,880 1,125, 540 600 132,000 160,000 54,000
83,048
7,955 3, 792
480 2,000 1 ,840
320
933 16 ,614 1,224,000
663 115,050 125,000 87,000
FRA S IER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statist ician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1971
Corn production forecast at a record high 5.4 bill ion bushels is 2 1/2 percent (134 mill ion) bushels more than forecast on September 1 and 31 percent (1 ,290 mill ion bushels) more than last year.
All wheat production at 1,628 mill ion bushels is record high, 2 mill ion bushels above last month, and 18 percent (249 mill ion bushels) above 1970.
Soybean production is expected to total a record 1,175 mill ion bushels, down 1 percent (11 mill ion bushels) from last month but 3 percent (40 mill ion bushels) above 1970.
Sorqhum grain production forecast at 892 mill ion bushels is up 1 percent (11 mil I ion bushels) over last month and 28 percent (195 mill ion bushels) above last year.
Peanut production is forecast at 3,181 mill ion pounds, 4 percent above the September 1 forecast and nearly 7 percent above last years record crop of 2,979 mill ion pounds. The expected United States yield of 2,145 pounds is 74 pounds above a month ago and 114 pounds above the record yield of last year.
Pecan prospects for the Nation's 1971 pecan crop are up 7 percent from the September forecast. Favorable weather and good rains in Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carol ina helped sizing and filling nuts. The October 1 forecast production of 251.8 mill ion pounds is nearly two-thirds larger than last years crop and 12 percent more than the 1969 crop. All States except Texas and New Mexico expect to harvest more pecans than last year with significantly large r crops expected in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana , and Oklahoma .
Grape ~ production in the United States is forecast at 3.9 mill ion tons, slightly a bove last month and 25 percent above the 1970 crop.
Crop and Unit
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCT! ON 1 1210 AND 1~z1
Acreage
Yield Per Acre
Production
for
Harvested :harvest 1970
Indicated
1970
Indicated
l~ZJ
I~Zl
1971
Thousand Acres
Thousands
Corn, for grain,bu. \.Jheat, bu. Oats, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Cotton, bales Hay, all . ton Soybeans, bu. Peanuts (P & T) 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, 1b. Peaches, 1b. Pecans, 1b.
57,359 44,306 18,580
9,642 1 ,486 11,163.8 63,234 42,447 1 ,467
135 898
64,086 48,358 15,693 10,206
1'799 11 ,609. 6 63,589 42,830
1,483 118 851
71.7 31.1 48.9 42.6
25.9 l/437
2.02 26.5 2,031
103 2,122
84.3
33.7 56.4 46.0 29.1 l/453 2.06 27.4 2,145
104
2' 114
4,109' 792 1,378,465
909,481 410,445
38,552 10' 166.2 127,899 1,135.769 2,979,465 13,792 1,906,383 3,011.4
155
5,399,670 1,627,575
884,642
469,879 52,306 10,952.4 131 ,081
1,175,447 3,180,534
12,300 1 '798,680
2,813.8 251.8
ll Pounds of 1i nt.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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GEORGIA CROP HEPORTIHG SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
OCT 14 1~(1
LibRAhi C:S
PECAN REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1971
October 13, 1971
GEORGIA: Production of Georgia pecans is expected to total 87,000,000 pounds this year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The estimate is unchanged
from last month, but the level is well above the short crop of 54,000,000 pounds produced in 1970.
Most of the pecan trees throughout the State set an unusually heavy crop of nuts. However, the original nut set has been thinned, some severely, by scab, mildew and weevils. The important Stuart variety is good throughout most of the State. Prospects from other varieties are quite variable and range from excellent to poor, depending a great deal on the spray program followed.
PECAN PRODUCTION
STATE
Improved Varieties 11
1969
. .1970
Indicated 1971
Native and Seedling Pecans
1969
1970
Indicated 1971
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico
United States
(1,000 pounds)
1,700 2,400
73,000 2,100
27,000 6,100 2,400 7,500 700 5,700 6,700
Boo
720 45,000 1,700 11,300
2,000 1,000 3,000
300 6,500
9 ~ 200
3,000 5,200 72,000 2,000 30,000 8,500 2,400 8,000 2,500 4,500 4,000
135,300
81,520
142,100
(1,000 pounds)
900 6oo 15,000 1,900 6,500 5,400 6,200 22,200 13,800 17,300
300 180
9,000 1,700 3,700 3,900 3,600 11,500 7,700 31,500
Boo
1,300 15,000
2,000 7,000 8,000 7,600 22,000
25,500 20,500
89,800
73,080
109,700
ALL PECANS
STATE
1969
1970
Indicated 1971
1,000 pounds
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Ne;.;- Mexic o
2,600 3 , 000 88,000 , 4 ,_ooo
"33' 500 11,500
8,600 29,700 14,500 23,000
6,700
1,100 900
54,000 3,400
15,000 5,900 4,600
14,500 8,000 38,000 9,200
United States
225,100
11 Budded, grafted, or topworked varieties.
154,600
3,800 6,500 87,000 4,000 37,000 16,500 10,000 30,000 28,000 25,000 4,000
251,800
UNITED STATES
Pecan prospects for the Nation's 1971 pecan crop are up 7 percent from the September forecast. Favorable weather and good rains in Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carolina helped sizing and filling nuts. The October 1 forecast of production at 251.8 million pounds is nearly two-thirds larger than last year's crop and 12 percent more than the 1969 crop. All States except Texas and New Mexico expect to harvest more pecans than last year with significantly larger crops expected in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Yl. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
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lJNIV _..su O!o' GEORGIA
~ 'i 4 1971
ATHENS, GEORGIA
October 13, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 9 was 8, 332, 000--1 4 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 8, 791, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--6 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Plac ement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 54, 308, 000--9 percent mor e than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 60,732,000--3 percent l e ss than the previous we ek but 2 p er cent more tha n a year ago.
Week E nded
GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCfllNGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
E g g s Set!.._/
I
1970
1971
% of
year
ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
.
o/o o
year ago
Aug. 7 A ug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. ll Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9
11,558
11,521
100
8, 716
9,079
104
10,771
11, 27 5
105
8,675
8, 950
103
10,782
11,264
104
8, 583
8,890
104
10,41 7
11,319
109
8, 358
8,900
106
9, 847
10, 183
103
8, 052
8,672
108
9, 516
9, 511
100
7' 865
8,684
110
10,654
10,795
101
7,741
8,677
112
10, 40 l 8, 519
10,707 9,391
103 110
I 6,995 6, 574
7,484 7,290
107 lll
9,026
8, 791
97 I 7, 823
8,332
107
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 9 was 555, 000--5 percent less than the previous week and 35 percent less than the comparable week last ye ar . An estimated 834, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 per cent more than the previous week but 29 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 pe rcent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended October 9 were down 42 perc e nt and settings wer e down 36 perce nt from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND ClllCKS HATCHED, 1971
Sept . 25
Eggs Set
O ct.
Oct.
2
9
% of
y e ar
ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Sept. Oct.
Oct.
25
2
9
Thous ands
Thousands
648 505 l, 552
79 9 435 l, 381
834
71
385 118
860
51
183
106
41
18
387
331
345
86
3,275 3,052 2,465
64
533 260 813
82 262
l, 950
582 285 l, 063
27 257
2, 214
555 290 642 122 221
1, 830
% of
year ago 2/
65 67 47 65 69 58
Total 1970>!< 4, 14 0 3 ,734 3,830
2,995 3, 235 3, 163
% of
last year
79
82
64
65
68
58
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery s upply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA CE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971
STATE
EGGS SET
Week Ended
Sept.
Oct .
25
2
Oct.
9
--
% of
year
ago 1/
CHICKS PLACED,
Week Ended
S ept.
Oct.
25
2
Oct.
9
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Ca rolina
2, 007 43
1, 820 4 06 307
2, 569 4,481 1,85 7
0 6, 552
578
1, 908 62
1, 531 297 304
2,289 3, 778 1, 788
0 5, 332
567
1, 952 95 52 83
1,537 100 335 109 217 85
2,478 97 4,231 99 1, 898 117
0 -
5,809 84 550 105
1, 014
1, 099
1, 361
87
96
111
118
108
1, 20 2
1, 152
1, 083
93
15 5
169
207
144
428
348
401
83
1,907
2, 536
2,379
110
2,806
3, 210
3,470
98
1, 112
1, 307
1, 514
1 19
380
353
285
96
4, 189
5, 083
5,24 0
100
4 00
388
364
83
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10, 707
9, 391
8,791 97
7, 4 84
7,290
8, 332
107
Florida Tenn es se e Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louis iana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 4 14
1, 44 5
1, 307 105
973
920
974
105
700
6 51
714 171
882
839
1, 041
98
9,444
9,246
8, 371 109
6, 699
6, 139
7,21 8
111
5, 503
5, 219
4, 178 96
4,429
4,448
4, 873
103
12,040 11, 914 11, 58 6 123
9,32 5
8, 4 87
8,994
109
992
1,004
995 103
898
1, 028
1, 362
159
3,406 2, 952
3,458 91
2,426
2, 939
3, 126
99
397
271
362 108
242
320
266
96
262
330
211 76
218
123
182
64
2, 111
2,050* 1, 700
83
l, 132
l, 4 58* 1, 518
88
67, 596 62,329* 60,732 102 48,397 49, 74 7~e 54, 308
104
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
64,958 58,324 59,6 60
44,938 47,775 51,991
% of last year
104
107*
10 2
10 8
104*
104
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
(J 0 1971
LI BRARIES
Athens, Georgia
10/15/71
SEPTEMBER l'"RODUCT ION -uNCHANGE D-FROM-YEA-R~
Milk production totaled 96 mill ion pounds on Georgia farms during the month of September, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The level is the same as September production a year ago, but 1 million pounds below the August production of this year.
Production per cow in herd averaged 655 pounds -- 5 pounds below September 1970, and August 1971.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during September was $7.10 per hundredweight -- 5 cents above September 1970 and 15 cents above August 1971.
MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
Georgia
United States
Item and Unit
:sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Aug. 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
Sept. 15 1971
Milk Production, mi 11 ion 1bs.
Production Per Cow
1bs. 11
Number Milk Cows
thousand head
96
97
96
9,273
9,871
9,377
660
660
655
743
797
758
146
147
147 12,479 12,379 12,368
Prices Received - $ 2/
All wholesale milk,cwt.: :J/7. 05
Fluid milk, cwt.
7.05
Manufactured milk, cwt.:
Milk cows , head
270.00
6.95 6.95
300.00
4/7.10 ~17 .10 290.00
j/5.83 6.19 4.71
337.00
5.74 6.10
4.73 360.00
4/5.96 4/6.32 4/4.83 364.00
Pr ices Paid - $ 2/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein
75.00 80.00
85.00 86.00
83.00 86.00 89.00 91.00
77.00 82.00 84.00 87.00
71 .oo
76.00 80.00 84.00
73.00 79.00 81.00 84.00
73.00
77 .oo
80.00
83.00
Hav ton
35.. 0.0 - 35.50
36.00
32.40
34.00
34.30
111/ Monthly average. Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is
average for month.
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FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W, BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
September Milk Production Up 1 Percent from Last Year
U. S. milk production in September is estimated at 9,377 million pounds, 1.1 percent below last year. Daily average production was down 2 percent from August, the same decrease as a year earlier. September output provided 1.50 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, unchanged from last September's supply but less than the 1.53 pounds for August. Production during the first 9 months of 1971 was 0.9 percent more than last year.
Milk production was below a year earlier in all West North Central States except Minnesota. In the East North Central States, production was above a year ago in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, but below in Illinois, and unchanged in Ohio. Production was up in most North Atlantic States , and changes were varied in the South Atlantic and South Central States. Nearly all Western States showed increases from a year ago.
Rate Per Cow Up 2 Percent from a Year Ago, Milk Cows Down 1 Percent
Milk output per cow averaged 758 pounds in September, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Daily production per cow averaged 25.3 pounds, 1.6 percent less than August and the same as the decrease between these 2 months last year.
Milk Feed Price Ratio 5 Percent More than a Year Earlier
The September milk-feed price ratio was 5 percent more than a year earlier , because of higher milk prices along with a lower ration value. The all-milk pric e was 13 cents higher than last September. The ratio showed an 8-percent increase from a month earlier, compared with a 4-percent increase from August to September 1970.
Grain and Concentrate Feeding Up 2 Percent from Last Year
Grain and concentrates fed on October l averaged 10.9 pounds, up 2 percent from a year ago and a record high for the date. Feeding rates were above last year in 28 States. This year 25 States were feeding 11 or more pounds of grain and concentrates, compared with 22 States feeding that rate a year ago.
Month
MILK PER COW AND PRODUCTION BY MONTHS 2 UNITED STATES
Milk per cow y
Milk production y
1969
1970
1971
1969
1970
:% Change
1971 :from 1970
Pounds
Million Pounds
January February March April May June July August September
734
752
768
9,415
9,448
9,547: +1.0
690
708
725
8,831
8,896
9,010: +1.3
785
807
822
10,025 10,126 10,209: +0.8
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10,432: +1.0
871
887
904
11,073 11,109 11,217: +1.0
845
863
875
10,728 10,792 10,836: +0.4
801
818
833
10,149 10,226 10,311: +0.8
764
782
797
9,673
9,767
9,871: +1.1
725
743
758
9,158
9.273
9,377: +1.1
Jan.-Sept.
total
October
723
744
November
690
710
December
734
751
yAnnual
9 ,166
9 2388
Excludes milk sucked by calves.
89 308 9,114 8,687 9 236
116,345
89 965 9,280 8,842
9 349 117 2 436
90 810: +0.9
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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United States Deportment of Agriculture
Weather
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
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Week Ending October 18, 1971
Released 3 p.m. Monday
SOIL MOISTURE IMP ROVED SOUTH - MANY AREAS STILL DRY
Athens, Ga., October 18, 1971 --Soil moisture was mostly adequate in the southern half of t he State, but varied from short to very short in most central and northern regions, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. County Agents reported condition of local crops as mostly good to excellent. In areas receiving rains, harvesting operations were delayed but the added moisture was very beneficial for land preparation and small grain growth.
Small orain planting was 44 percent complete--slightly less than at this time 1as t year.
Cotton pickin g was active over the State. The crop was 41 percent harvested at the end of th e per iod compared to 70 percent at this time in 1970. Defoliation wa s still unde rway i n some counties. Yields and quality were reported good.
Harvest of the States ~crop was only 43 percent complete--the smallest percentage of crop harvested at this date since 1966. Very good yields were being reported in some count ies.
Soybean harvest remained slow with only 5 percent of beans in. Very light~
harvest was underway in South Georgia.
Peanu t harvest was about complete. The Federal-State Inspection Service reported 631,216 tons inspected through October 15.
Hav i ng operations were in the final stages. Fertilization of cover crops and preparation of temporary and permanent pastures were active. Cattle conditions remained good. Late veoetable and apple harvest continued.
v/EATHER SUMMARY-- Moderate to locally heavy rainfall occurred in south Georgia
during the week ending Friday, October 15. The rain decreased to the north. Only 1ight amounts fell in central and northeast sections and several observers in the nor t hwest recorded none at all during the week. The south Georgia rains occurred at the beginn i ng and near the end of the week. Most of the area south of the Fall Line received more than an inch of rain and a few places had over 3 inches. The observer
at Blakely measured just over 4 inches Sunday morning, October 10. Fitzgerald had
more than an inch early in the week and 2 inches on Friday. More rain occurred over par t s of the south and in the extreme northeast early in the weekend, but 1ittle or none fell in the dry northwest and west central sections.
Temperatures were cool at the beginning of the period but warmed to well above normal by midweek. The warm weather continued through most of the weekend but turned slightly cooler on Sunday . l"londay morning lows were 5 or 6 degrees lower than 24 hours earlier but were still warmer than normal for mid-October. Highs were in the 80 1 s on most days except in the mountains. Averages for the week ranged from 4 to 7 degree s warmer than normal.
The outlook for vlednesday through Friday is for partly cloudy weather with mild nig hts and warm afternoons. Lows will be in the mid to upper 50 1 s in the north and upper 50 1 s to low 60 1 s in the south. Highs should be in the mid to upper 70 1 s in the nor th and upper 70 1 s to low 80 1 s in the south.
The Stat i stical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Nat ional \rleather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of CoiT'merce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending October 15, 197 1
GEORGIA
Temperature extremes for the week ending October 15, 197 1 , (Provisional)
Highest: 90 at Waycross on the 15th .
Lowest: 32 at 6lairsville and He len on t he 11th.
For the period October 16-18, 19 71 . T Less than . 005 inch .
After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr i culture
statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street
.. Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
October 20, 1971
September 1971
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% of
Item
During Sept.
last
1970 1/ 1971 2/ year
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S.) 3/
Total
Domestic
Chickens Tested
c
Broiler Type
Georgia
United Sta tes
Egg Type
Georgia
United States
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgi a
Unite d States
Egg Type
Geo r gia
Un ite d Sta tes
Commerci al Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
G e orgia
United States
Mature Chickens
I
Light Type
"''r Georgia United States 1 Heavy Type
Georgia
United States
Thou.
3,095 2,709
660 2,372
55 622
34,519 223,808
4,029 40,522
34,360 233, 523
2, 159 10,923
635 3,237
Thou.
3,21 2 2, 559
668 2,267
53 395
36,753 239, 125
2,797 34,445
33,231 23 5, 292
1,797 12, 867
768 2,944
Pet.
104 94
101 96 96 64
106 107
69 85
97 101
83 118 121
91
Jan. thru Sept .
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou. Thou.y
I o/o of
l ast yea r
34 ,660 29,716
31,800
92
26,078 - 88
5, 4 66 22,640
281 4, 4 16
4,74 2
87
21,009
93
258
92
4 ,727 107
387, 162
359,2 11
93
2, 455, 221 2,399, 27 2 98
35,587 457,902
35,232 99 425,74 7 93
318, 595
304,388
96
2, 128, 646 2, 110, 311
99
17,289 103, 254
3, 957 25,422
19, 94 1 115 113, 389 110
5, 769 146
23,905
94
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on hand durin Se t.
Eggs per 100 La ers
Total Eggs Produced durin Se t.
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
Thousands
Number
Millions
Ge or gia
Hatc hing
4,631
4,308 1, 653 1, 761
77
76
Ot her
19,886
19,644 1, 725 1, 803
343
354
T otal
24,518
23,952 1, 713 1,794
4 20
430
So uth Atl a ntic 5/
67,011
66,663 1, 759 1, 821
1, 179
1, 214
Unite d States
321,925 317, 593 I 1, 756 1, 802
5, 654
5, 724
F orc e Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Mont h
Percent being Molted
Sept.
Oct.
19 70
1971
1970
1971
Percent with molt Completed
Sept .
Oct.
1970
1971
1970
1971
Ga. 17 Sta t e s
4 .5
6.0
4 .0
4.0
12.0
11.0
13.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
3.5
10.6
11.3
10.9
U. S. Eg g Type eggs in incubator Oct. 1, 1971 as percent of Oct. 1, 1970.
14.0 11. 8
78
1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes
exp e ct ed pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the r a te of
125 p ullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service
Slaughte r reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ S outh
Atlanti c States: Del., Md., W.Va., N. C., S.C., Fla., Va., Ga.
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Unite d State s Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of A gricult u re
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Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION
BY SELECTED STATES' 1970 and 1971
-
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Aug.
1970
1971
Jan. thru Aug.
1970
1971
During Aug.
1970
1971
Jan. thru Aug.
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
6, 213
6,418
50,663 481800 3.2
2.2
3.7
2.9
Pa.
7' 061
7' 541
56,295 57,654 4.4
5. 2
4.8
5.4
Mo.
5,382
6, 857
41,899 47, 175 3.4
3. 1
4. 5
3.9
Del.
a. 020
8,269
63,683 64,768 3. 5
3. 1
4.0
4.2
Md.
14,800 12,382 120, 118 93,379 3. 1
3.7
3.9
4.5
Va.
7,418 10, 548
62, 520 71,846 2.9
2.8
4.0
3. 1
N.C.
25, 602 25,785 206,577 192, 160 3.2
2. 8
3.9
3. 1
Ga.
34,932 37,808 283,682 269,995 4.5
3. 1
5. 3
4.6
Tenn.
6, 199
6,464
48,565 44,530 3.4
3.8
3. 5
3.9
Ala.
28,954 34, 153 216,656 236,208 4.6
3. 1
5. 0
5.4
Miss.
18, 880 21,552 142,046 154,709 2.3
2.3
2.4
3.2
Ark.
32,301 34,896 260,052 255,744 3.0
2.6
3.3
3.0
Texas
16,749 16, 584 125,700 120,285 3.0
2. 8
3.4
3.2
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3. 5
3.0
4.0
3.9
257,296
1, 868, 614
Items
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Sept. 15 1970
Cents
Georgia
Aug. 15 1971
Cents
Sept. 15 1971
Cents
United States
Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15
1970 1971
1971
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, (dozens) Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
6.5 12.0 43.2 41.9 53.0
8.0 13. 5 35.4 31.2 58.0
7.0 13.5 35.7 31.3 59.0
7.6 13.3 38.5
7.8 14.3 31.0
7.7 14. 2 - 30.5
Prices Paid: (:eer ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
100.00 84.00
98.00 85.00
95.00 82.00
97.00 98.00 86.00 88.00
96.00 86.00
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.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 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 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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Item
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S.) 3 I
Total Domestic Chickens Tested Broiler Type Georgia United State s Egg Type Georgia United States Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Geo rgia United States Egg Type Georgia Unite d States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type
Geor gia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States
During Sept. 1970 1/ 1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
3,095 2,709
. 3, 212 2, 559
660 2,372
55 622
668 2,267
53 395
34, 519 36,753 223,808 239, 125
4,029 40,522
2,797 34,445
34,360 33,231 233, 523 23 5, 292
2, 159 10,923
635 3,237
1, 797 12,867
768 2, 944
last I Jan. thru Sept.
year j 1970 1/
1971 2/
I Pet. Thou.
Thou.
I
104
34 ,660
31, 800
94
29,716
26,078
101
5,466
4,742
96
22,640
21,009
96
281
258
64
4,416
4 ,727
106
387, 162
359,2 1
107 2, 455, 221 2,399, 27 2
69
35, 587
35,232
85
457,902
425,747
97
318, 595
304,388
101 2,128,646 2,110,311
83
17' 289
118 103, 254
121
3,957
91
25, 422
19, 94 1 113, 389
5, 769 23,905
o/o of
last year Pet.
92 88
87 93
92 107
93 8
99 93
96 99
115 110
146 94
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on hand during Sept.
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced during Sept.
1970
1971
1970
1971
1970
1971
Thousands
Number
Millions
Georgia
Hatching
4,631
4,308 1, 653 1, 761
77
76
Other
19, 886
19,644 1, 725 1, 803
343
354
Total
24, 518
23,952 1, 713 1, 794
420
430
South Atlantic United States
-5/
67,011 321,925
66,663 1, 759 317,593 I 1, 756
1, 821 1,802
1, 179 5,654
1, 214 5,724
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
Percent with molt Completed
Sept.
1970
1971
Oct.
1970
1971
Sept.
1970
1971
Oct.
1970
1971
Ga. 17 States
4.5
6.0
4.0
4.0
12.0
11.0
13.0
14.0
3. 1
3. 6
2. 3
3. 5
10. 6
11. 3
10. 9
11. 8
U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Oct. 1, 1971 as percent of Oct. 1, 1970.
78
1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, includes expecte d pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service Slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. 5/ South AtlanticStates: Del., Md., W.Va., N.C., S.C., Fla., Va., Ga.
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
State
YOUNG CIDCKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
Number Inspected
During Aug.
1970
1971
Jan. thru Aug.
1970
1971
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Aug.
1970
1971
Jan. thru Aug.
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Thou.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
6,213
6,418
50,663 48,800 3.2
2.2
3.7
2.9
Pa.
7, 061
7,541
56,295 57,654 4.4
5. 2
4.8
5.4
Mo.
5,382
6,857
41,899 47, 175 3.4
3. 1
4.5
3.9
Del.
8, 020
8,269
63,683 64,768 3.5
3. 1
4.0
4.2
Md.
14,800 12,382 120, 118 93,379 3. 1
3.7
3.9
4.5
Va.
7, 418 10, 548
62, 520 71, 846 2.9
2.8
4.0
3. 1
N.C.
25,602 25,785 206,577 192, 160 3.2
2.8
3.9
3. 1
Ga.
34,932 37,808 283,682 269,995 4.5
3. 1
5. 3
4.6
Tenn.
6, 199
6,464
48,565 44, 530 3.4
3.8
3.5
3.9
Ala.
28, 954 34, 153 216,656 236,208 4.6
3. 1
5.0
5.4
Miss.
18, 880 21,552 142,046 154,709 2.3
2. 3
2.4
3.2
Ark.
32,301 34,896 260,052 255,744 3.0
2.6
3.3
3.0
Texas
16,749 16,584 125,700 120,285 3.0
2.8
3.4
3.2
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1,868,614
Items
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
Sept. 15 Aug. 15
1970
1971
Cents
Cents
Sept. 15 Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15
1971
1970
1971
1971
Cents
Cents Cents
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb. , excl. broilers Com '1 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, (dozens) Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
6. 5 12.0 43.2 41.9 53.0
8.0 13. 5 35.4 31.2 58.0
7.0 13. 5 35.7 31.3 59.0
7.6 13.3 38.5
7.8 14.3 31.0
7.7 14.2 30.5
Prices Paid: (:Eer ton)
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Dol.
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
100.00 84.00
98.00 85.00
95.00 82.00
97.00 98.00 86.00 88.00
96.00 86.00
This report is made possible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Agricultura 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.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Y.l . 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
Athens , G
Week Ending October 26, 1971
3 p.m. Tuesday
HARVEST INTERRUPTED
Georgia farmers, busy saving their good-y.ielding crops, were delayed the latter part of the week by rains and wet fields, especially in the eastern half of the State. Only light rain fell over the western side where some harvesting continued, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
County Agents reported cotton harvest nearly half completed. Good yields are being harvested, however some cotton was damaged by heavy rains during the period.
Corn harvest was still behind normal and was judged to be 61 percent completed. Yields throughout the State are quite varied with some sections reporting a "bumper crop''.
Harvest of a prom1s1ng soybean crop moved forward early in the week but rains an d wet fields curtailed this activity over much of the State after mid-week.
Small orains and winter pastures benefitted from the added moisture. Seeding will be resumed after being slowed by dry soils. Statewide, 55 percent of the small grain acreage had been seeded.
Pecan harvest gained momentum. Prospects throughout the State are extremely varied. Failures are reported in many unsprayed orchards while others are reporting good crops. Seven out of ten reporters judged the condition of pecans as good to excellent.
Apple harvest continued and a small volume of late vegetables were moving to market.
HEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was moderate to heavy in the eastern part of Georgia and mostly 1 ight to moderate in central and western sections during the week ending Friday, October 22. A 3 or 4 county-wide strip along the eastern side of the State received more than an inch of rain with a few local areas getting over 3 inches. Amounts decreased to under an inch in middle Georgia and to less than one-half inch over most of the western third of the State. There was some rain at the beginning of the period but most of the week 1 s rainfall occurred after Wednesday, when a 3 or 4 day period of cloudy, threatening weather began. The overcast conditions and 1 ight rain cont i nued into the weekend in most sections, an unusually long period for October. Thundershowers occurred in several areas Sunday night as a cold front moved through the State.
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Temperatures were mild to warm throughout the week with 1 ittle change from day to day. Highs were near normal during much of the week because of the high percentage of cloudiness but lows were much warmer than normal. A few places reported minimums under 50 degrees on Tuesday but they were mostly in the high 50's and 6os during the remainder of the week. Highs varied from the high 60 1 s to the low 80's. Averages ranged from 4 to 9 degrees above normal.
The outlook for Thursday through Saturday is for partly cloudy and rather warm weather with 1 ittle or no rain. Highs will be mostly in the low 8os in the north and the mid 80 1 s in the central and south and lows will range from near 50 in the north to 60 in the south.
The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEliT OF CO*ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SE,RVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA
Precipitation For The Heek Ending October 22, 1971
GEORGIA
Tenperature extremes for the week ending October 22, 1971. (Provisional )
Highest: 89 at several places on the 16th and 17th.
Lowest: 47 at Covington on the 19th .
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
October 27, 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 23 was 6, 873, 000--15 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10, 305, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent- less than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of 9,\ Mr c,hicks in 22 reporting States totaled 48, 703, 000--8
percent less than the previous week but 7 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69,073,000--7 percent more than the previous week and slightly more than a year ago.
We ek Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set]_/
1970
1971
% of
year
ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
%of
year a go
Aug. 21 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23
10,782
11, 264
104
10,417
11,319
109
9,847
10, 183
103
9, 516
9, 511
100
10,654
10,795
101
10, 401
10,707
103
8, 519
9,391
110
9,026
8,791
97
10, 244
9,770
95
10, 785
10,305
96
8,583
8,890
104
8,358
8,900
106
8,052
8,672
108
7,865
8,684
110
7,741
8,677
112
6,995
7,484
107
6, 574
7,290
111
7,823
8, 332
107
8,080
8, 133
101
6,459
6,873
106
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 23 was 702, 000--34 percent more than the previous week but 25 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, 22 percent more than the previous week but 29 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended October 23 were down 12 percent and settings were down 21 percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Oct. 9
Eggs Set Oct. 16
Thousands
Oct. 23
o/o of
year ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
9
16
23
Thousands
% of
year
ago 2/
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss.
Total 1971
834
737
900
71
385
275
325 100
860
918 1, 177
89
41
72
60
26
34 5
310
326
85
2,465 2,312 2,788
79
555
525
702
75
290
345
355 111
642 1, 219 1, 144 94
122
141
88 70
221
304
286
85
1,830 2, 534 2,575
88
Total 1970 >'.< 3,830 3,833 3,527
3, 163 3,220 2,936
o/o of
last year
64
60
79
I
58
79
88
I
I
* 1/ Includes e ggs 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 A ND CHICKS PLA CED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1971 Page 2
STA TE
EGGS SET
Week Ended
Oct.
Oct.
9
16
Oct .
23
l
CHI ~KS PLACED
% of
'Neek Ended
year
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
ago l/ 9
16
23
I o/o of
i year
I
I
ago
l/
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia
Thousands
l, 952 52
l, 537 335 217
2,478 4, 231 l, 898
l, 874 22
1,723 363 248
2,694 4, 662 1,934
I
Thousands
l, 643 84
l, 361
l, 429
36 28
118
73
1,948 120
l, 083
l, 121
396 101
207
196
327 103
401
444
2,957 99
2,379
2, 250
4,789 l, 536
98 105
I
3,470 l, 51 4
3, 295 l, 172
l, 341 60 938
153 401 2, 133 2,485 l, 263
I 104
I
57 99
I 99 81
I
I
109
94
140
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West Virginia
0
0
0
-
285
308
312
250
North Carolina
5, 809
6, 207
6, 858 90
5,240 4,985 4,020
97
South Carolina
550
481
496 111 I 364
444
445 I 99
GEORGIA
8, 791
9, 770 10, 305 96
8,332
8, 133
6, 873
106
Florida Tennessee
1,307 714
1,373 751
l, 496 104 769 107
974 1,041
911 l, 070
l, 088 l, 017
II 130 116
Alabama
8,371
8, 820
9,252 104
7,218
7,398
1, 059
116
Mississippi
4, 178 4,959
5,600 102
4,873
4,853
4, 528
99
Arkansas
ll' 586 10,902 12,601 114
8,994
9,348
9, 123
116
Louisiana
995
1,024
1,039 107
l, 362
l, 232
1. 289 183
Texas
3\,458
3,821
4,035 88
3, 126
2,427
2,244
77
Washington
362
347
493 121
266
230
221
115
~
Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
211
323
333 92
182
282
229
89
1,700
2,089
2, 164 89
l, 518
l, 567
l, 481
108
60,732 64,387 69,073 100 154,308 53, 168 48, 703
107
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TOTAL 1970 >:< (22 States)
59,660 66,434 68,970
51,991 50,773 4 5,432
. ... 0 .(I) ...ro
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% of last year
102
97
100
10 4
105
107
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Georgia Crop Reporting Service
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Wheat Stocks Up Sharply
Wheat stocks of 4,528,000 bushels reported in all positions on October 1, 1971, were 19Q percent above the October 1, 1970, total of 1,563,000 bushels. The 4,528,000 bushels of wheat stored in Georgia represents the largest stocks on record for the October 1 date.
A comparable but not so dramatic upward trend was shown for the other small grains in all positions on October 1, 1971, compared to October 1, 1970. Rve stocks wer e up 48 percent, barley stocks were up 19 percent, and oats stocks were up 18 perc ent.
While the new crop of small grains showed an increase over the previous year, the old crop corn stocks in all positions continued to be below l a st year. The October 1, 1971, ~stocks were 39 percent below the October 1, 1970, stocks.
Georgia Grain Stocks -- October 1, 1971 With Comparisons
Grain
On Farms
1970
1971
Off Farms
1970
1971
All Positions
1970
1971
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
1,000 bushels
Corn (old crop) Wheat Oats Barley Rye
1,882 684
1,619 188 878
1,326 2,307 1,706
206 1 120
788
292
879
2,221
312
574
13
33
115
346
2,670 1,563 1,931
201 993
1,618 4,528 2,280
239 1 , 466
UNITED STATES:
Feed Grain Stocks Down -- Wheat At 8-Year High
Total stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum) on October 1, 1971 , amounted to 50.6 million tons, 21 percent less than the 64.2 million tons a year earlier. Large declines were noted in corn and sorghum while barley and oats were relatively unchanged.
Old crop corn stored in all positions on October 1, totaled 665 million bushe ls, 33 percent below a year earlier and the lowest for this date since 1952. Old corn stored on farms, at 425 million bushels, was 25 percent less than last year and stock s in off-farm facilities, at 240 million bushels, were down 44 percent. The Commodity Credit Corporation owned 105 million bushels of corn and had loans outstanding on 234 million bushels. October 1 stocks indicate a July-September disappearance of 898 million bushels of old crop corn, 3 percent less than the 924-million-bushel disappearanc e for the same period last year.
All wheat in storage October 1 totaled 1,876 million bushels, 4 percent above a year earlier and the highest October stocks since 1963. Off-farm stocks of 1,053
million bu shels were 6 percent below a year earlier but farm holdings of 824 milli on
were r ecord hi gh and 22 percent above a year ago. Disappearance from all storage positions during July-September is indicated at 482 million bushels, compared with 465 million a year earlier. The Commodity Credit Corporation owned 376 million bushels of the t ota l wheat stock s and had loans outstanding on an additional 420 million .
Rye stocks in all storage positions on October 1 totaled 65.0 million bushels, 32 percent more than a year earlier and 70 percent above October 1, 1969. Oat holdings in all storage positions on October 1 totaled 1,097 million bushels, just a frac t ion under last year's reco~d hi gh but 7 percent above holdings October 1, 1969. Barley
stored i n all positions on October 1 totaled 495 million bushels, 1 percent mor e than a year earlier. Old crop sorghum grain stored in all positions on October 1 totaled only 91 million bushels , 63 percent below last year and the smallest October 1 s t ock s since 1957.
Grain and position
UNITED STATES
Stocks of grains, October 1, 1971 with comparisons
(In thousand bushels)
Oct. 1, 1969
Oct. 1, 1970
July 1, 1971
Oct. 1, 1971
ALL WHEAT
On Farms 1./
Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. &Whses. !/ J!
TOTAL
RYE
On Farms y
Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & Whses. !/ 11
TOTAL
CORN (old crop)
On Farms !/
Commodity Credit Corp. 2/
Mills, Elev. & Whses. !/ 11
TOTAL
OATS
On Farms y
Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/
TOTAL
BARLEY
On Farms !/
Commodity Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & Whses. !/ 1/
TOTAL
SORGHUM (old crop)
On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. gj
Mills, Elev. & ~~ses. !/ l l
TOTAL
755,030 913
1,119,296 1,875,239
16,370 412
21,534 38 316
728,220 143,319 241,855 1,113,394
830,755 7,884
185,844 1,024,483
314,135 4,991
185,803 1)04,929
53,206 4,583
230,457 288,246
673,213 1,878
1,122.666 1,797.757
21,320 529
27,300 49 149
569,390 111,287 318,306 998,983
851,782 11,318 234,682 1,097,782
305,606 5,304
178,529 489.439
40,606 5,258
199.977 245,841
239,681 1,814
489,388 730,883
2,390 522
25.026 27 938
1,169,184 35,938
357,618 1 . 5 6 2 , 740
3U,800 11,279 189,543 512,622
81,561 4,846
69.999 156,406
36,477 932
140,368 177.777
823,701 1,886
1,050,631 1,876.218
28,783 488
35.761 65 032
424,896 24,534
215,530 664,960
816,152 11,376 269,099
1.096,627
3 2 2 , 7 07 4,294
167,772 494,773
13,404 500
76,656 90,560
1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board.
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C.C.C. - Owned grain at bin sites. All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing
plants. Includes C.C.C. - owned grain in these storages.
Frasier T. Galloway
John E. Coates
Agricultural Statistician In Charge
Agricultural Statistician
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Week Ending November 1, 1971
NOV Z 1971
LlBRARIES
Released 3 p.m. Monday
This is the final issue of the Georgia Weekly Crop and vleather Bulletin for 1971. Publication of the Bulletin will be resumed in April 1972.
Much appreciation is expressed to County Agents, Market Managers, and Cooperative Weather Observers through whose efforts this Bulletin has been possible.
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SOIL MOISTURE ADEQUATE
Athens, Ga., November 1 --Soil moisture was mostly adequate over the State except in the west central region where shortages still exist, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Crop harvest was the major activity when weather conditions were favorable. Temperatures and moisture were favorable for germination and growt h of small grains . County Agents reported small qrains as 65 percent seeped.
Corn harvest over the State is 64 percent complete. Generally, good yields are be i ng reported. Cotton picking is 57 percent finished. Harvest of both corn and cotton is lagging behind the normal progress for this date.
Wet weather is beginning to affect the quality of early-matured soybeans. Harvest of this years crop is only 13 percent complete, compared with 22 percent at th.is time in 1970. Yield indications are generally good over most of the State but harvesting losses from weedy fields and weather will play a big role in the final outturn of the crop.
Pecan harvest is gaining momentum. Yield and quality are mostly good, especially in well-managed orchards.
Pasture and 1 ivestock conditions are good.
HEATHER SUMMARY-- Rainfall was mostly light to moderate during the week ending Friday, October 29. Amounts were less than one-fourth inch over much of the dry west central and southwest sections, with several places getting no measurable rain. A few widely scattered places had heavy rains. The observer at Metter measured 3.34 inches during the week, bringing his total for the last 4 weeks to more than 9 inches. Rain and drizzle occurred over parts of the State during the weekend but amounts were generally small.
Temperatures continued unseasonably warm during the week. Lows were in the 40's and 50's at mid-week but increased to the 60's by the weekend, with a few low 70's being reported in the extreme south. Highs were mostly in the 70's but reached the 80's on one or more days at several places. Compared to normal, this was one of the warmest
weeks of the year. Averages ranged from 8 to 12 degrees higher than late October normals.
Rainfall was highly variable over Georgia durin'g octobe-r ~ ranging f.rom le.ss than 50 percent of normal in the northwest and west central divisions to almost 200 percent of normal in the east central division. Several places in the west had less than one-half inch during the month while Metter, in the east central division, received over 9 inches. Temperatures were well above normal during most of October. Early morning readings dropped to the low 3G 1 s in the mountains on the 8th for the month's only freezing temperature.
The outlook for Wednesday through Friday calls for variable cloudiness. The highest temperatures are expected Wednesday and Thursday and should be mostly in the 70's. Lowest readings will occur Friday and range from the low to mid 4o.s in the extreme north to ne a r 60 in the extreme south.
The Stat i stical Reporting Service, At hens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georgia Department of Ajriculture ; and t he Nat ional \.Jeather Service, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT OP CO*ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia
~OAA
Precipitation For The Week Ending October 29, 1971
GEORGIA
Tenperature extremes for t~e week ending October 29, 1971. (Provisional)
Hi ghest: 86 at Fort Stewart on t he 28th.
Lowest:
43 at Blairsville, Cedartown and Dal las on the 27th.
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* For th e period October 30- i~ovember T Less t han .005 inch.
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GEORGIA
September Red Meat Production 3 Percent Above Last Month
Production of red meat in Georgia's commercial plants totaled 37.5 mill ion pounds during September 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was up 17 percent from the 32.2 mill ion pounds during the same month last year and 3 percent above the 36.4 mill ion pounds of August 1971.
Cattle Slauohter Above September 1970
There were 27,000 head of cattle slaughtered in Georgia's commercial plants during September. This was 2,400 above the number slaughtered during the same month of 1970 and l ,500 above August 1971.
Calf Slauoh t e r De c l ines From Year Aqo
There were 200 calves slaughtered during Sep~ember. This was 100 head below t h numbe r slaughtered during September last year, and 600 below the August 1971 kill.
Hoo Slauqhter Increases
Georgia's hog kill totaled 179,000 head during September. This was 17 percent above the 153,000 head slaughtered during the same month last year, and 5 percent above the 171,000 slaughtered during August 1971.
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September Red Meat Production Up 3 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,204 million pounds in September, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms.
Beef Production l Percent Above A Year Earlier
Beef production in September was l ,890 million pounds, l percent above the l ,868 mill ion pounds in September 1970. Cattle kill totaled 3,142,500 head, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Live weight per head was l ,008 pounds, II pounds lighter than last year and l pound below last month.
Veal Output 8 Percent Below September 1970
There were 45 mill ion pounds of veal produced during September, down 8 percent from 1970. The 316,100 calves slaughtered is 10 percent below the number of a year earlier. Average 1ive weight was 255 compared with 246 pounds in September 1970.
Pork Prod uction Up 6 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production totaled l ,222 mill ion pounds, 6 percent above a year ago. Hog kill totaled 7,994 , 800 head, up 5 percent from September 1970. Live weight per head was 236, the same as a year earlier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of I ive weight was 8.8 pounds, compared with 9.2 in September 1970.
Lamb And Mut t on UP 2 Percent From September 1970
There were 47 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in September, up 2 percent from last year and 15 percent from last month. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 958,600 head, up l percent. Average live weight was 100 pounds, I pound below a year ago.
Poultry Production Unchanoed From Last Year
Production of poultry meat during September totaled l ,003 mill ion pounds, readyto-cook basis. This is about the same as last year but 2 percent below a month earlier.
Specie
GEORG lA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1I
Number
S1aughtered
September
1970
1971
Average
Live Height
September
1970
1971
Total
Live Weight
September
1970
1971
(1 ,000 head)
(pounds)
(1 ,000 pounds)
Georgi a:
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
24.6
27.0
869
904
21 '377
.3
.2
361
415
108
153.0
179.0
219
221
33,507
24,408 83
39,559
48 Sta tes:
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
3,086.7
351.7 7,641 .9
944.6
3,142.5 316.1
7,994.8 958.6
l ,019 246
236 101
1,008
255 236 100
3,143,967 86,558
l ,804,018
95,363
3, 168,787 80,641
l ,890,457
95,439
l l Includes s l augh ter under Federal i nspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes
f a rm s 1aug ht e r.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, OCTOBER 15, 1971
~.,t ITH COMPARISONS
Commodity and Unit
Oct. 15 1970
GEORGIA
Sept. 15 Oct. 15
1971
1971
UNITED STATES
Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15
1970
1971
1971
Corn, bu.
1 .61
1. 25
1.05
1.34
l. 11
1 .oo
Hogs, cwt.
18.20
17.20
18.40
17.90
17.90
19.50
Cat t 1e, cwt.
23.20
24.50
24.60
26.50
29.10
29.10
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Hog-Corn
Ratio ll
11.3
13.8
17.5
13.4
16. 1
19 .5
l l Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 1bs. hogs, 1ive weight.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL ~1. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
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Released 11/2/71 Georgia Crop Reporting Service
INDEX THREE POINTS LOWER
The Georgia Prices Received index for All Commodities declined 3 points during October, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The October decline resulted from a 6 point loss in the Livestock and Livestock Products index, caused mainly by lower prices received for broilers and eggs. ... The All Crops _iJlgel{_ w~_?__U.!l~.!l.!!-.!lg~.~--- ---
UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 2 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UNCHANGED
During the month ended October 15 the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 2 points (2 percent) to 113 percent of the January-December 1967 average. Contributing most to the increase were higher prices for hogs, milk, oranges, cotton, artd wheat. Partially offsetting were lower prices for corn, eggs, potatoes, and broilers. The index was 5 percent above October 1970.
The October 15 Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including I nterest,
Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates was 121, unchanged from a month ago. The index was 5 perc ent above a year earlier.
1967 = 100
INDEX NUMBERS
Sept. 15 1970
GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES
Oct. 15 1970
Sept. 15 1971
Oct. 15 1971
GEORGIA
Prices Rec e ived
All Commodities
109
2/ 107
109
106
All Crops
108
/ 115
112
112
Livestock and Livestock
Products
109
.1 101
107
101
UNITED STATES
Prices Rec eived
110
108
111
113
.Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes & Farm Wage Rates
115
115
121
121
Ratio 1_./
96
94
92
93
1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest,
Y Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. Revis ed.
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PRICES-- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, OCTOBER 15, 1971 ~JITH COMPARISONS
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Commodity and Unit
Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15
1970
1971
1971
Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15
1970
1971
1971
PRICES RECEIVED
Hheat, bu.
$
Oats, bu.
$
Corn, bu.
$
Cotton, lb.
Cottonseed, ton
$
Soybeans, bu.
$
Peanuts, lb.
Sweetpotatoes, cwt.
$
Hay, baled, ton:
All
$
Alfalfa
$
Lespedeza
$
Peanut
$
Mi I k Cows , head
$
Hogs, cwt.
$
Beef Cattle, All, Cwt. l l $
Cows, cwt. 11
$
Steers & Heifers, cwt. $
Calves, cwt.
$
Milk, Sold to plants,cwt.
Fluid Market
$
Manufactured
$
All
$
Turkeys, lb.
Chickens, lb.
Excluding Broilers
Commercial Broilers
Eggs, All, Doz.
Table, doz.
Hatching, doz.
1.50 .87
1.61 22.0 48.00
2.8S
12.9 6>.00
30.00 36.00 33.00 26.00 270.00 ]/18.20 3/23.20 J/18.90 ]/27.00 32.00
7.20
7.20 22.0
117 .o
]/11.0 ]/36.6
1~33.7
53.0
1.44 .80
l. 25 26.0 50.00 3.05 13.5 7.40
30. l 0 37.50 34.50 25.00 290.00 17.20 24.50 19.80 28.20 34.20
J/7 .oo
]./7 .oo
20.0
7.0 13.5 35.7 31 .3 59.0
1 .37
.77
1.05 28.0 51.00
2.95 14.0 6.20
31 .90 38.50 34.00 27.00 300.00 18.40 24.60 19.60 28.70 35.00
!17 .05
!17 .05
22.0
7.5
11 0 5
33.3 28.3 60.0
1.43 .613
1.34
22.83
56.00
2.77 13.2
3.12
1.26 .574
1.11
5/27.00 - 58.40
2.95 13.5 4.40
1.30 581
1.00
5/27.62 - 55.80
2.96 13.8
4. 29
23.90 24.60 26.20 24.40 340.00
17.90 26.50 19.70 28.50 34.00
24.50 25.10 26.20 24.10 364.00
17.90 29. l 0 20.80
31.30 36.30
24.90 25.50 26.30 24.10 364.00 19.50 29.10 20.80
31.30 36.80
6.36 4.88 6.02 22.3
6.36 4. 81
5.98 22.2
4/6.54 4;1.{. 93 ~16. 16
21.9
7.3
7.7
7.5
12.4
14.2
13.0
32.3
30.5
28.4
PRICES PAID. FEED
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton
14% protein
$
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.
$
Poultry Feed, ton:
Broiler Grower Feed
$
Laying Feed
$
Chick Starter
$
Alfalfa Hay, ton
$
All Other Hay, ton
$
76.00 82.00 BL:-.oo 88.00
5.20
5.50
4. 25 4.30 3.90
100.00 86.00 96.00 42.00 37.00
77 .oo
82.00 84.00 87.00
4.60 5.30 5.60 4.45 4.55 3.85
95.00 82.00 99.00 38.50 36.00
77 .oo
79.00 81.00 84.00
4.40 5.20 5.50 4.25 4.35 3.55
88.00 78.00 92.00 39.00 36.50
70.00
77 .oo
80.00 84.00
4.72 5.49 5.69 3.82 3.90 3.68
98.00 87.00 I OJ ,00 35. 10 33.40
73.00
77 .oo
80.00 83.00
4.72 5.57 5.69 3.88 3.98 3.65
96.00 86.00 1OJ .00 37. l 0 34.30
72.00 75.00 78.00
81 .oo
4.64
5.52
5.64
3.84 3.91 3.49
94.00 83.00 98.00 37.70 34.50
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. ]I Revised. !I Preliminary. !2_/ -price based on 480 pound net weight bale;
previously based on 500 pound gross weight bale; to compute comparable prices for previous
months multiply price times 1.04167.
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
NOV 4 1971
November 3, 1971
LID RABIES
BROILER T
Placement of broiler chick~ in Georgia during the week ended October 30 was 6, 432, 000--6 percent less than the _previous week and 4 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
An estimated 10,640,000 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.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 47, 294, 000--3 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70, 295, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but slightly less than a year ago .
Week Ended
Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set))
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
10,417
11,319
109
9,847
10, 183
103
9, 516
9, 511
100
10,654
10,795
101
10, 401
10,707
103
8, 519
9,391
110
9,026
8, 791
97
10,244
9,770
95
10,785
10,305
96
11, 179
10,640
95
8,358 8,052 7, 865 7, 741 6,995 6,574 7,823 8,080 6, 459 6,686
8,900 8,672 8,684 8,677 7,484
7,290 8,332 8, 133
6, 873
6,432
% of
yea r ago
106 108 110 112 107 111 107 101 106
96
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 30 was 638, 000--9 percent less than the previous week and 27 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 754,000 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 five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended October 30 were down 28 percent and settings were down 19 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Oct. 16
Eggs Set
Oct.
Od.
23
30
Thousands
o/o of year
ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
16
23
30
Thousands
737
900
754
74
275
325
330
84
918 1, 177 1, 218 82
72
60
181
89
310
326
269
88
2,312 2,788 2,752 81
525 345 1, 219 141 304
2, 534
702 355 1, 144
88 286
2,575
638 315 799
53 287
2,092
o/o of year ago 2/
73 124
61 29 92 72
Total 1970* 3, 833 3,527 3,417
3,220 2,936 2, 915
o/o of last year
60
79
81
79
88
72
* 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLA CED IN COMMER.:;IAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1971
STATE
Oct.
16
EGGS3ET
Week Ended Oct.
23
Oct .
30
o/o of
year
ago 1/
CHICKS PLACED
-
Week Ended
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
16
23
30
o/o of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
fhousands
Maine
1,874
1, 643
1, 823 88
1, 429
1, 341
1, 392
92
Connecticut
22
36
39 52
73
60
65
92
Pennsylvania
1, 723
1,948
2,296 131
1, 121
938
1, 115
100
Indiana
363
396
355 79
196
153
191
91
Missouri
248
327
302 95
444
401
331
97
Delaware
2,694
2, 957
2,720 91
2,250
2, 133
1, 920
87
Maryland
4,662 4,789 4,807 98
3,295 2,485 3, 135
99
Virginia West Virginia
1,934 0
1, 536 0
- 1,849 123 0
1, 172
1, 263
1, 353
103
308
312
250
105
North Carolina
6,207
6,858
6,692
88
4,985 4,020 4,626
88
South Carolina
481
496
591 122
444
445
430
85
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9,770 10, 305 10,640 95
8, 133 6,873 6,432
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Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 373
1, 496
1, 548 104
911
1, 088
945
112
751
769
765 122
1, 070 1, 017
1, 084
132
8, 820
9,252
9, 176 103
7,398
7, 059
6, 315
107
4,959
5,600
5,622 101
4,853 4, 528 3,763
98
10,902 12, 601 12, 864 109
9,348
9, 123
8, 616
119
1,024
1, 039
1,063 110
1, 232
1, 289
803
96
3, 821 4,035 4, 146 90
2,427
2,244
2,721
97
347
493
434 105
230
221
271
111
323
333
334 95
282
229
166
79
2,089
2, 164
2,229 93
1, 567
1, 4 81
1, 370
85
64,387 69,073 70,295 100 53, 168 48,703 4 7,294
101
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
66,434 68,970 70, 488
50,773 45,432 46,929
o/o of last year
97
100
100
I
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105
107
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Released November 8, 1971
GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1971
Georgia's 1971 cotton crop is forecast at 320,000 bales, based on information reported by crop correspondents and ginners ~ as .at-November l,~ ~he Georgia Crop Reporting Service announced today. The estimate is unchanged from last month but 28,000 bales above the production in 1970. Yield per acre, at 399 pounds, is 31 pounds above the 1970 average.
The State 's cotton crop is later than usual and harvesting progress has been slow. Many growers continued with insect control programs into October. Cotton ginned in Georgia prior to November 1 this year totaled 145,972 bales compared with 220,450 to the same date last year and 187,114 bales in 1969.
For the United States, ginnings to November 1 for 1971 crop totaled 4,604,727 bales compared with 4,163,037 for 1970 and 5,783,398 for 1969.
INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION, 1971: FINAL PRODUCTION, 1970-1969
Non-Cotton
Crop Reporting District
1971
1
22,000
2
11,000
3
13,000
4
22,000
5
68,000
6
59,000
7
47,000
8
75,.000
9
3,000
1970
1969
- - Bales
26,639 13,481
13,291 22,178 57,048 45,454 36,411
75,056 2,442
23,961 7,121 10,625 20,805 57,247 46,840 38,625
73 '565 3,211
State
320,000 292,000 282,000
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Acres
Lint Yield Per
Y Production
for
Harvested Acre
480-lb. net weight bales
harvest
1971
1971
1971
1969
1970 : Indic. 1969
1970
Indic.
1,000 acres
'.
Pounds
1,000 bales
North Carolina
167
.. 287
464
359
99
155
125
South Carolina
335
. 342
349
416
205
211
290
Georgia
385
351
368
399
282
292
320
Tennessee
425
505
483
531
421
392
470
Alabama
550
405
453
511
460
507
585
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
300
533
431
560
325
224
350
1,350
. 534
645
587
1,319
1,600
1,650
1,135
518
470
491 1,137 1,048 1,160
505
551
555
561
482
521
590
396
288
206
273
279
193
225
Texas, All
4,885.4
294
315
308
2,859
3,213.9 3,132.0
Upland
4,850.0
292
315
307
2,831.3 3,194.9 3,100.0
Amer.-Pima
35.4
492
350
434
27.6
19.0
32.0
New Mexico, All
145.5
517
486
536
157
142.9 162.5
Upland
125.0
529
504
557
145
132.3 145.0
Amer.-Pima
20.5
4o4
334
410
12.2
10. 6
17.5
Arizona, All Upland Amer.-Pima
California, All Upland
Amer. -Pima !f
Virginia 1/ Florida 1/ Illinois-1/ Kentucky 1/ Nevada};./-
278.4 234.0
44.4 702.2 701.5
.7
4.0
12.0
.5
4.4 2.3
979 1,033
533 898 899 498
201 360 460 516 654
859
929
632
490.2 539.0
920 1,005
595.1
462.1
490. 0
411
530
37.1
28.1
49.0
841
753 1,312 1,160.3 1,101.0
841
753
1,311.6 1,160.0 1,100.0
335
686
.5
.3
1.0
384
276
298
360
245
480
344
524
545
584
2.1
3.4
2.3
9.4
7.4
9.0
.4
.2
.5
5.8
2.4
4.8
3.1
2.5
2.8
UNITED STATES
Upland
11,481.7
433
437
444
9,912.8 10,108.2 10,619.4
Amer.-Pima
101.0
493
373
473
77. 4
58. 0
99. 5
All Cotton ]./
434
437
444
9,990 10,166.2 10,718.9
~/ Estimates are not based on current indications but are carried forward from previous report. ~/ Production ginned and to be ginned. 3/ U. S. all cotton rounded to thousan
in 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
November 12, 1971 CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA - NOVEMBER l, 1971
The weather for the first half of October was favorable for harvest; however, rains during the last half slowed progres s somewhat, especially in the eastern sector of the State. Harvesting of the S t ate~ ~rops continued to lag behind the rate in previous years.
Corn: The forecast of corn production as of November 1, 1971, remained at 83,048,000 bushels, 88 percent above 1970's blight-reduced production
of 44,206,000. Corn harves t was judged to be only 64 percent complete as of November
1
Peanuts: Georgia peanut production in 1971 set a new record. The forecast of l ,249,500,000 pounds produced in 1971 surpasses the previous record
set in 1970 (1 ,125,540,000 pounds) by 123,960,000 pounds. Average yield per acre this year was 2,450 pounds compared with 2,220 pounds in 1970.
Cotton: Prospective cotton production remained the same as last month with only 57 percent of the crop harvested as of November 1, 1971.
Soybeans: Production forecast for soybeans remained unchanged from last month at 16,614,000 bushels. Weed infestation in many fields
contin ue to hamper harvest with wet weather during October becoming another adverse factor.
The production outl ook f or sorqhums, hay, and sweetootatoes remained unchanged. Pecans and ot her crops were not surveyed the first of November; therefore, the forecast rema i ned the same as the pre vious month.
Crop and Unit
GEO ..GIA ACREAGE AND PR ODUCTION. 19 70 AND 1971
Acreage
For
Harvested : harvest
19 70
1971
Yield per Acre
1970
Indicated 1<)71
Thousand Acres
Production
1970
: Inc; i cated 1971
Thousands
Corn, for grain, bu. 1:/heat, bu. Oa t s, bu. Barley, bu. Rye, bu. Sorghums, for grain ,bu. Cotton, bales H11y, a I 1, ton Soy beans,for beans,bu. Peanuts (P & T), lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. To bacco, Type 14, l b. Pea ches, I b. Pecans, lb.
lf Pounds of l i nt.
l ,426 100 88 8
72 19 380 41 6
528 507 7.5
66
1 , 4 8 3
215
79 10 80 46 385 424
639 510 7.8
59
31 .o
36.0 46.0 47.0 23.0 36.0
l/368 2.07 22.5
2,220 80
2,000
56.0 37.0 48.0 48.0 25.0 40.0
l/399 2.20 26.0
2,450 85
l ,950
44,206 3,600 4,048
376 I ,656
684
292 863 11,880 l '125 '5~0 600 132,000 160,000 54,000
83,048
7,955 3,792
480 2,000 l ,840
320
933 16,614
1,249' 500 663
115,050 125,000 87,000
h AS IER T. GALLOHAY Ag r i cultura l Statistic i an In Charge
J.OHN E. COATES Agricultural Statist ician
The Stati s ti cal Report i ng Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in coopera tio n wi th the Geo r gi a Depar tment of Agr i culture.
UN ITED STATES CROP SUM1AARY AS OF HOVEMBER 1, 1971
Corn: Production is forecast at a record high 5,552 mill ion bushels, 3 percent (152 mill ion bushels) more than the October 1 forecast and 35 percent (1 ,442
mill ion bushels) ' more than last year .
Peanuts: Production is f o recast at 2,993 mill ion pounds, 6 percent below the October 1 forecast, but still slightly above the record 1970 crop. Sharply reduced
prospects in Virginia, North Carol ina and Texas more than offse t increases in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. Yields are expected to average 2,047 pounds, 98 pounds below the October 1 forecast but 16 pounds above the 1970 yield.
Production in the Virginia- North Carol ina area is forecast at 514 mill ion pou nd s, 27 percent below last month's forecast and a third below the 1970 crop. Adverse weather since October 1 has been disastrous to unharvested peanuts in the two states. Frequent rains prevented growers from getting equipment into the fields and in some cases, peanuts dug and left in the fields to dry were destroyed. Abandoned acreage is running high in both states and it is now estimated that 14,000 acres in Virginia and 7,000 acres in North Carol ina will not be dug. The high harvesting losses have cut the indicated yield to 2,071 pounds, 550 pounds below last month and 747 pounds below the record yield in 1970.
Soybeans: Production is expected to total a record 1,200 mill ion bushels, 2 percen t (25 mill ion bushels) above last month. The forecast is 6 percent (64
mi 11 ion bushels) more than 1970 and 7 percent above 1969.
Cotton: Production estimated at 10,718,900 bales is up sli ghtly from October 1 forecast. This will give a yield of 444 pounds of 1 int per acre (7 pounds
above 1970).
Tobacco: Production of al 1 types of tobacco is forecast at 1,804 mill ion pounds as of November 1, up 5 mill ion pounds from last month's forecast. Increases
in Type 12 flue-cured and most cigar types accounted for the higher production. The 1971 forecast for all types is 5 percent less than the 1,906 mill ion pounds produced in 1970 but virtually the same as produced in 1969.
UNITED STATES ACREAGE Ai~D PRODUCTION. 1g70 AND 1971
Acreage For
Yield Per .Acre
:
:
. .
:Harvest
harvest; 1970 : Indica ted:
19ZO
1971
1971
Thousand Acres
Production
1970 Thousands
Indicated 1971
Corn, for grain, bu. 1:/hea t, bu. Oa ts , bu.
Barley, bu. Rye, bu . Sorghum,for grain,bu. Cotton, bale Hay, all, ton Soybeans, for beans,bu. Peanuts (P & T), Ib. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, 1b. Peaches, 1b. Pecans, 1b.
57,359 44,306 18,580
9,642 1,486
13,751 11 '163.8 63,234 4'2,447
1,467 135 898
64,086 48,358 15,693
10,206
1 '799 16,340 11,582.7 63,589 42,830
1,461 8 118.0 851.3
71.7 31.1 i.j-8. 9
42 . 6
25 . 9 50.7 l/437 2.02 26.8 2, 031
103 2,122
86.6
33.7 56.4
46 . 0 29.1 54.5 1/444 2.06 28.0 2,047
103 2,119
4,109 '792 1,378,465
909,481
Lt 10,445
38,552 697,050
l 0' 166.2 127,899
1'135 '769 2,979,465
13,792 1",906,383
3,011 . 4 155
5 ' 551 J 769 1, 627,575
884 ,642
469,879 52,306
889,894
10 '718.9 131 ,081 "1 ,200,201
2, 99 2,724 12,200
1,803,871 2,813.8 251.8
ll Pounds of 1i nt.
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October 1971 Released 11/15/71
OCTOBE r~ PHODUCT ION DIPS BELOH YEAR AGO
Milk production totaled 95 mill ion pounds on Georgia farms during the month of October, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The level is 5 mill ion pounds bel ow the production a year ago, and I mill ion pounds below the September production this year.
Production per cow in herd averaged 650 pounds-- 30 pounds below October 1970, and 5 pounds below September 1971.
The estimated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk during October was $7.05 per hundredweight -- 15 cents below October 1970 but 5 cents above September 1971.
MILK PRODUCT ION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Item and Unit
:Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
t~ i I k production, mi 1I ion 1bs.
Production per cow
1bs. ll
Number milk cows, thousand head
100
96
95
9,280
9.376
9,389
680
655
650
744
758
759
147
147
146 12,472 12,368 12,364
Prices Received-$ 1/
All wholesale milk,cwt. 7.20
Fluid milk, cwt.
7.20
Manufactured milk, cwt.
Mi 1k cows, head
:270.00
:J./7.00
:J./7 .oo
290.00
!i/7. 05
!:J/7 .05
300.00
6.02 6.36 4.88 340.00
5.98 6.36 4.81 364.00
4/6. 16
Z!l6. 54
4/4.93 364.00
Prices Paid - $ 1/
Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent prate in
76.00 82.00 84.00 88.00
77.oo
82.00 84.00
87.00
77 .oo
79.00
81 .oo
84.00
70.00
77 .oo
80.00
84.00
73.00
77 .oo
80.00
83.00
72.00 75.00 78.00
81 .oo
Hay, ton
37.00
36.00
36.50
33.40 -..o:.:::.. 34.30
34.50
ll Monthly average.
:;
~ ,:
1/ Do 11 a rs per unit as of t i1e 15th of the month except who I.e sa 1e mi I k which is
average for month .
.......
43;/
Revised. Pre I imina ry.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKHOOD Agr icu l'"tur-a.l ~ ~t.~~t s tic ian
-T-he--S--ta-t-i-s-ti-c-a-l--R-e-p-o-r-t-in-g--S-e-r-v-i-c-e-, -U-S-D-A-,-~40-9-A--N--o-rt-h--L-u-m-p-k-in--S-t-r-e-e-t,--A~t-h-e-n-s-, -G--e-o-rg-i-a-in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION
OCTOBER MILK PRODUCTION UP 1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO
U. S. milk production in October is estimated at 9,389 million pounds , 1 percent mor e than a year earlier. Daily average production was down 3 percent from September, the same seasonal dec rease as in 1970 . October output provided 1.45 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, the same as last October's supply but les s than the 1. 50 -pounds for September t his year. Production for the first 10 months of 1971 vras 1 percent more than a year ago.
In t he fiv e leading milk producing State s, production was above a year earlier in Wisconsin, New York , Pennsylvania, and California but below in Minnesota. All East North Central States, except Illinois, showed increases from a year ago, but produc tion was down in all except 2 West North Central States. Production was the same or above a year earlier in all but t wo North Atlantic States. Changes from a year ago \?ere varied in the South Atlantic and South Central Stat e s, but up in most Western States.
Milk output per cow averaged 759 pounds in October, up 2 percent from a year ear li er . Daily production per c ow averaged 24.5 pounds, 3 percent less than September and the same decrease as a year a go. Production per cow was record high in 41 States . The h i ghest rate was in Arizona -- 1,020 pounds -- followed by: California, 1)010 pounds ; Washington, 950 pounds; Connecticut, 910 pounds; and Massachusetts, 890 pounds. Milk cows on farms during October totaled 12,364,000, dovm 1 percent from last year.
MILK-FEED PRICE RATIO 9 PERCENT MORE THAN A YEAR AGO
The Oct ober milk-feed pric e ratio, at 1.96, was 9 percent more than a year ago and a new record high . The U. S. average milk price increased 14 cents from October 1970 while the average ration value decreased 21 cents. The ratio showed a 7-p ercent gain from Sept ~mber compared with a 2-percent increase between the corresponding months a year earlier .
----------'~FLK PER CO\<l AND PRODUCTION I3Y !'~ONTHS. UNITED STATES
Milk per cow y
Milk production y
Month
1970
1971
1969
1970
1971
%Change
from 1970
Pounds
- Million Pounds
January
734
752
768
9,415
9,448
9,547
+1.0
Fe b r ua r y
690
708
725
8,831
8,896
9 ,010
+1.3
March
785
807
822
10,025 10,126 10,209
+0.8
Ap r i l
805
824
841
10,256 10,328 10,432
+1.0
May
871
887
904
11,073 11,109 11,217
+1.0
June
845
863
875
10,728 10,792 10,836
+0.4
Juiy
801
818
833
10,149 10,226 10,311
+0.8
August
764
78 2
797
9,673
9,767
9,871
+1.1
September
725
743
758
9,158
9,273
9,376
+1.1
October
723
744
759
9,114
9,280
9,389
+1.2
. . . --- -- --- - - ----~------------- - - ~----------------------------------------------~------------
Jan . - Oct.
Total
98,422 99,245 100,198 : +1.0
. . . ----------- - --~-- - ---------------------~------------------------------------~------------
November
69 0
710
8,687
8,842
December
734
751
9,236
9,349
. ~-~--~---~--1-.-.-.--__-
--~. -
_ :_
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1/ Ex~ ludes milk sucked by c alvPs .
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
llj@ ffi~@L!J~ffillJ[h
Novel.!!l>er 15, 1971
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Released 12~ /f~ 1 VERSi7Y OF GEORG IA Georgia Crop Reporting Service
_D C 7 II
HIDEX ill'TCIWTGED
LIBRARIES
The Georgia Prices Received index for All Commodities for November remaine as the previous month, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. A lov1er price for broilers vTas offset by slightly higher prices received for hogs, beef cattle and other chickens, resulting in_the Livestock and Livestock Product index remainin::; unchanged. The All Crops index was up 1 point. Prices \vere up slic,htlJr for corn, ~Jhe.;.t, : and $oats. Soybean price v;E.s lower.
UJHTED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX RISES 1 POINT PRICES PAID I1mEX UNCHA1TGED
During the month ended November 15 the Index of Prices Received by Farmers advanced 1 point(1 ~ ercent) to 114 percent of the January-December 1967 average. Contributing most to the increase were higher prices for lettuce, tomatoes, cattle, cotton ru1d eggs. Partially offsetting were lower prices for hogs, oranges, grapefruit, soybeans, lemons, and corn. The index v1as 8 percent above November 1970.
The November 15 Index of Prices Paid for Commodities and Services, including Interest,
Taxes, and Farm Uage Rates \'las 121, the same as in the previous 2 months. The index \'las 5
percent above a year earlier.
INDEX liJUUBERS GEORGIA AND UHITED STATES
1967 = 100
Oct. 15 1970
Nov. 15 1970
Oct. 15 1971
l\Tov. 15 1971
GEORGIA
Prices Received
All Commodities
107
y1o8
106
106
All Crops
115
:[.1114
112
113
Livestock and Livestock
Products
101
y'104
101
101
-UPNr-iITcEe-Ds
STATES Received
108
106
113
114
Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes & Farm Uage Iates
115
115
121
121
Ratio .Y
94
92
93
94
1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest,
Taxes, and Farm l:Jage Rates.
y Revised.
FRASI ER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
JOHN E. COATES Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A Harth Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation uith the Georgia Department of Agxiculture.
PRICES -- RECEIVED AJ!TD PAID BY F.ARI'IERS . HOVElffiZR 15 1971 1:JITH COtiP.ARISOl'JS
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Commodity and Unit
Nov.15
Oct.15 :Nov. 15
rTov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15
----------~--~1s.:."""'7o=--_ _...:.1.4.97"-1'--_ _.1"""9-'-7.:..1-~-...:.1.4.97.L..:o~_ __,1.-<.9"""'71..____1"""9..~..7.:-1_
PRIC:CS RECEIVED
\Jheat, bu.
1 .55
1.37
1.39
1.45
1. 30
1. 31
Oats 9 bu. Corn, bu.
.86
.77
.84
1.57
1.05
1 .09
.632
~ 581
.595
1. 29
1.00
974
Cotton9 lb. Cottonseed, ton
21.5
28.0
28.0
::~
49.00
51.00 50.00
22.09 56.50
27.62 28.71 55.80 58.10
Soybeans, bu.
2.90
2.95
2.80
2.86
2.96
2.84
Peanuts, lb.
13.0
14.0
14.0
12.3
13.8 13.6
Sweetpotatoes, C\IJt. Hay 9 baled, ton:
Al l
6.50 29.50
6.20 31.90
6.30 31.00
3-94
2!~ .40
4.29 24.90
5.04 25.30
Alfalfa
36.00
38.50 36.00
25.00
25.50 26.10
Lespedeza
33.00
34.00 34.50
26.70
26.30 26.60
Peanut
25.00
27.00 26.00
24.70
24.10 24.00
Hille Co"JS, head
280.00
300.00 290.00
341.00 364.00 368.00
y Hogs 9 c\lrt .
Beef uattle 9
1Ul ,
m;t .!/
Cmvs, cwt .
J/16. 20 l/22.50
18.50
18.40 24.60 19.60
18.70 25.00 20.10
15.40 25.10 18.70
19.50 29.10 20.80
18.90
29.50 20.60
Steers and Heifers, cwt.
]./26.00
28.70 29.10
27.30 31.30 32.40
Calves, c"rt.
32.00
35.00 36.00
33.20 36.80 37.60
l'lilk , Sold to plants, m;t. Fluid I'Iarket
7-05
7.05
6.42
w 6.45 6.48
Nanufactured
All J/
7.05
7.05
4.98 6.09
4.92 6.09
14/1
4-97 6.14
Turkeys, lb.
22.0
22.0
22.0
21.9
22.1
Chickens, lb.: Excluding Tir6ilers
y 8.5
7-5
8.5
7.6
7.5
7.8
Commercial Broilers
12.0
11.5
11.0
12.9
13.0
12.6 I
Eggs, all, doz.
l/39.8
33-3
34.6
35.7
28.4 29.7
Table 9 doz. Hatching, doz.
1/37.4 l/53.5
28.3
30.1
60.0 6o.c
:rP:IR:i-x:I:Ce-:dE--S-:D~-P=a;A.i;Ir.Dy..'
FELD F- eed-,
ton:
14% protein
:>
78.00
17 .oo 76.00
72.00
72.00 72.00
16'/v protein 18J; protein
('
-I'~
.:'
207~ protein
s Eot; l~'eed, 147&- 187; protein, ~t.
Cottonseed I\1eal,41 ';~ ,c"rt. ~i'
Soybean Heal , 447;, c1'rt.
J3ran 9 cwt. i'liddlings, cwt.
Corn Ileal, mvt.
Poultry Feed 9 ton:
Broiler Grower Feed
,/'p
83.00 85.00 91.00
4.85 5.20 5.40 4.20 4.30 3.90
101.00
79.00 81.00 84.00
4.40 5.20 5.50 4.25 4.35 3.55
88.00
78.00 79.00 83.00
4.35 5.20 5.40 4.25 4.40 3-45
87.00
77.00 80.00 85.00
4.68 5.46 5.62 3.86 3-94 3.68
99.00
75.00 78.00 81.00
4.64 5.52 5.64 3.84 3-91 3-49
94.00
76.00 78.00 81.00
4.56 5.49
5. 61
3-83 3.91 3.42
94.00
Laying Feed Chick Starter Alfalfa Hay, Ten All Other Hay. ton
84.00 98.00 40.00 38.00
78.00 92.00 39.00 36.50
76.00 89.00 40.00 37.00
86.00 101.00
35.80 34.10
83.00 98.00
37-70 34.SO
83.00
97 .oo
38.40 ..
35.00
Y .!/ "Co\11811 and "steers and heifers" combined >vith allm1ance where necessary for slaughter
bulls.
Includes cull dairy co\ITS sold for slaughter, but not dairy cm1s for herd
replacement. ]/Revised. ~Preliminary.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of f.gri culture
Statistical Reporting Service 4091.. North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFIC IAL BUSI NESS
United States Department of Agri cu lture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Nnv 1 R 107 1
November 17, 1971
f
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during t e w ek ended November 13 was
l 8, 475, 000--13 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Increase in placements is the result of an unusually large number of chicks being shipped into the
( State this past week. ( An estimated 10, 818,000 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.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 55, 015, 000--7
percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70,457, 000--l percent more than the
previous week but 2 percent less than a year ago,
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
f
~ Week
!
f
f
Eggs Set J:../
1970
1971
Thousands
I
I
!
o/o of i'
year ago
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
Thousands
Sept. 11
I Sept. 18
( Sept. 25
9, 516
9, 511
100
10, 654
10,795
101
10,401
10,707
103
7,865 7,741 6,995
8,684 8,677 7,484
Oct. 2
8, 519
9,391
110
6,574
7,290
Oct. 9
9,026
8, 791
97
7,823
8,332
Oct. 16
10, 244
9,770
95
8, 080
8, 133
Oct. 23
10,785
10, 305
96
6, 459
6,873
Oct. 30
11, 179
10,640
95
6,686
6,432
Nov. 6
10,994
10,732
98
7,669
7,520
Nov. 13
11,340
10, 818
95
8, 281
8,475
o/o of
year ago
110 112 107 111 107 10 l 106
96 98 102
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 13 was 696, 000--9 percent more than the previous week but 23 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 778, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 23 percent more than the previous week but 10 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent o the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended November 13 were down 21 percent and settings were down l percent from a year ago.
State
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
I
Eggs Set
Io/o of
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
year
Chicks Hatched
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
30
6
13
ago 2/ 30
6
13
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
I year ago 2/
Ga.
754
634
778
90
638
637
696
77
Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss .
330
300
460 155
315
220
270 113
1, 218 1, 318 1, 338 100
799
757
787
81
181 269
99 283
128 326
i 67
53
90
287
50 258
49
25
272
87
Total 1971
2,752 2,634 3,030
99
2,092 l, 922 2,074
79
'. Total 1970* 3,417 3, 295 3,061
2, 915 2,995 2,625
I
I o/o of
Last Year
81
80
99 i
I
i
72
64
79
1/ Includes 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 COMMERCIAL AaEAS BY WEEKS-1971 Page 2
I
EGGS SET
I
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Oct.
Nov.
30
6
Nov. 13
% of
year
ago 1/
Week Ended
Oct.
Nov.
30
6
Nov. 13
% of
year
ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
Florida Tennesse e Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTA L 1971
(22 States)
1,823 39
2, 296 355 302
2,720 4,807 1, 849
0
6,692 591
10,640
l, 548 765
9, 176 5,622 12, 864 1,063 4, 146
434 334 2, 229
70,295
l, 729 36
1, 989 299 317
2,647 4,795 1,977
0
6,413 571
10,732
1, 436 707
9, 611 5,619 12, 552
956 4 , 164
4 85 358 2, 188
69, 581
2,063 105
50 44 1, 875 101
335 77 315 91 2, 657 83 4,925 97 2, 194 118
0
7' 121 94 551 88
10, 818 95
1,604 748
8,768 5, 739 12,669 1,038 4, 122
380 358 2, 127
70,457
114
120
98
I ~~! 105
I
89 85
108
91
98
1, 392 65
1, 115 191 331
l, 920 3, 135 1, 353
250 4,626
430
6,432
945 1,084 6, 315 3,763
I 8, 616 803
2,721 ! 271 I 166
: 1, 370
147,294
1, 385 82
1, 153 209 371
1, 921 3,455 1, 606
179 5, 097
400
7, 520
1, 026 1, 043 6,908 4,393 8,649
865 3,075
185 262 l, 732
51, 516
TOTAL 1970>:< (22 States)
70,488 69,997 71,641
,46,929 51,905
* o/o of last year
100
99
98
1I Current week as percent of same week last year.
101
Rev1sed.
99
1, 254 82
1, 271 231 458
2,437 3,355 1, 288
201 5, 592
416
8, 475
973 1, 018 6, 711 4,854 9,978
915 3, 169
374 210 1,753 55,015
54 , 2 8 4
101
88
95 123 116 93 92 94 114 68
99 90
102
106
102
98
99 I 118
109
90
I
139 12
91
\ 1o 1
I
I
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0
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Q)
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8 1-!
0
Q)
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.
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0
J07
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
ww~~rnLh~ illffi~@rn~m~
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Nov!'l mber 24 , 1971
BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgia during the week ended Novemb e r 20 wa s 8, 550, 000--l percent more than the previous week but slightly l e ss than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . Increa se in placements is the result of an unus ually large number of chicks being shippe d into the State this past we ek.
An estimated 10, 824, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-about the same as the previous week but l percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 56, 520,000--3 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70,348, 000--slightly less than the previous week and l percent less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set}:_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
% of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
I o/o of year ago
Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20
10,654
10,795
101
10,401
10,707
103
8, 519
9,391
110
9,026
8,791
97
10,244
9,770
95
10,785
10,305
96
11, 179
10,640
95
10,994
10,732
98
11,340
10,818
95
10,706
10,824
101
7,741
8,677
112
6,995
7,484
107
6, 574
7,290
111
7,823
8,332
107
8,080
8, 133
101
6,459
6,873
106
6,686
6,432
96
7,669
7,520
98
8,281
8,475
102
8, 590
8, 550
100
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 20 was 589, 000--15 percent less than the previous week and 26 percent less than the comparable week l a st year. An estimated 852, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 10 percent more than the previous week but 30 percent less tha n the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended November 20 were down
10 percent and settings were down 35 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
Total 1970*
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Nov. 6
Eggs Set
Nov.
Nov .
13
20
% of
ye ar ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
6
13
20
Thousands
Thousands
634 300 1, 318
99 283 2,634
3,295
778 460 l, 33 8 128 326 3,030
3,061
852 440 1, 00 l
79 303 2,675
4, 146
70
637
696
589
88
220
270
385
52
757
787 l, 005
48
50
49
145
94
258
272
239
65
l, 922 2,074 2,363
I 2,995 2,625 2,623
% of
year ago 2/
74 127
91 90 94 90
o/o of
Last Year
80
99
65
I '
64
79
90
1/ Includes e ggs s et by hatchenes producmg ch1cks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current we ek as percent 'of same week last year. *Revised.
BROILER TYPE EG GS SET AND C HICKS PLA C EDIN CO M M E RCIAL AREAS BY WEEK~,:,- 1971 P age 2
EGGS SET
CIDCKS PLACED
STATE
Nov. 6
Week Ended Nov. 13
Thousands
Nov. 20
o/o of
year
a_g_o 1 I
Week Ended
Nov.
Nov.
6
13
Thousands
Nov. 20
I o/o of year
I ago ll
I
I
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 1971 (22 States)
1, 729
2,063
2,062
97
1, 385
1, 254
1,342
91
36
50
62
55
82
82
86
123
1, 989
1, 87 5
1,907 103
1, 153
1, 271
1, 547
144
299
335
292
78
209
231
208
94
317
315
305 93
371
458
459
106
2,647
2,657
2,680
82
1' 921 ' 2,437
2, 815
116
4,795
4,925
4,945
99
3,455
3,355
3, 107
81
1,977
2, 194
2, 106 113
1,606
1, 288
1, 386
100
0
0
0
- I 179
201
285
166
6, 413
7, 121
7,073
93
5,097
5, 592
5, 418
92
571 10,732
1, 436
551 10, 818
1,604
578
99
10,824 101
1, 545 111
400 7, 520 1, 026
416 8,475
973
466 I 94
I
8, 550 I 100
I
1, 108
106
707 9, 611
748 8,768
727 116
8,788
98
1,043
1, 018
1, 006
94
6,908
6, 711
7, 150
105
5,619
5,739
5,423
99
4,393
4,854
5, 020
101
12, 552 956
4, 164 485 358
2, 188
12 ,669 1, 038 4 , 122 3 80 358 2, 127
12,728 105
1, 057 105
4,206
92
544
94
309 132
2, 187
96
8,649
9,978
9, 710
114
865
915
1, 279
96
3,075
3, 169
3, 219
91
185
374
366
126
262
210
181
66
l, 732
l, 7 53
1, 812
96
69,581 70,457 70,348
99
51, 516 55,015 56, 520
101
TOTAL 1970>:< (22 States)
69,997 71,641 71,099
51,905 54, 284 55,820
o/o of Last Year
99
98
99
99
101
101
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EGG SITUATI ON
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Egg Supply Large in 1971 Egg production in 1971 will total aro,:r :. 2 percent more than the 195 million cases produced in 1970. Output through October this year totaled 166 million cases, compared with 162 million during the like period of 197 0. Production has exceeded year-earlier levels each month so far this year. Output was up 4 percent in January and February but gains narrowed to only about 1 percent in September and October.
The increase in egg output in the first half of 1971 resulted both from a larger laying flock and more eggs per hen. Layer numbers in this period averaged about 324 million, up about 1 percent from a year earlier, while the rate of lay was up 2 percent.
Since mid-1971 the rate of lay has continued higher. But the flock, although increasing seasonally, is slightly below year-earlier levels. The egg-type chick hatch fell 8 percent in the first l 0 months. However, the number of hens and pullets of laying age, at 32 5.1 million on November l, was down only around 1 percent from a year earlier. The reduction was small because the laying flock is relatively young this year and has not required heavy culling. Older flocks were, culled heavily and large numbers of replacements were added in late 1970 and early 1971. In addition, the reduction in hatchings probably was largely offset by increased livability of replacement pullets due to use of Marek's vaccine this year.
Stocks Up This year's increased egg production and the low shell egg prices have resulted in a buildup of cold storage stocks of egg products in 1971. Stocks of shell eggs and egg products on November 1 were equivalent to 2. 2 million cases of shell eggs, slightly below the previous month but 632, 000 cases more than on November 1, 197 0. Most of the storage volume consisted of processed egg products, as usual. Stocks of frozen eggs on November l, 1971 totaled 82.2 million pounds, equivalent to 2.1 million cases of shell eggs. This compares with 57. 7 million pounds and 1. 5 million cases a year earlier. Stocks of egg products have been well above year-earlier levels since September 197 0.
Shell eggs in cold storage on November l totaled 149, 000 cases compared with 13 4 ,000 cases on October 1 and 136,000 cases on November 1, 1970.
Imports Lower, Exports Same as 197 0 Imports of shell eggs and egg products have been down this year because of larger domestic production and low U. S. egg prices. January- September egg imports totaled 305, 000 cases, shell e gg e quivalent, compared with 82 6, 000 cases for the same months of 1970. Shell egg imports comprised about 58 percent of the total, compared with 78 percent for this period last year.
Exports of shell eggs a nd egg products are about the same 0s last year. Exports in January-September were equivalent to 388, 000 cases. Shell eggs were about 83 percent of exports of e ggs and e gg products in the fi rst 9 months this year and 91 perce nt a year earlier. Exports of eggs and egg products in January-Se ptember this year were equal to 2. 6 percent of total U. S . egg production in those months.
USDA Purchases
USDA purchased a total of 2 9. 8 million pounds of egg mix through November 11 at a
cost of $24.2 million for use in direct food assistance programs. These purchases were
equivalent to 1. 5 million cases of shell eggs, almost 1 percent of output.
Prices Still Low Prices received by produ"cers fo r eggs in 197l will average 15 to 2 0 percent below last year's 37. 6 cents per dozen. Since March 1970, prices have averaged below the same month of the previous year. Spr~ng 1971 prices were the lowest since the spring
of 1968. The low 1971 prices largely reflect increased output and some decline in the number of eggs used for hatchery purposes through mid-1971. Egg prices this year did not increase as usual in the summer following the spring lows. Although the number...:>f layers in October was down 2 percent, the rate of lay continued at record levels for that time of year.
Prices to producers have remained weak, averaging 28. 4 cents per dozen in October, almost 4 cents below the relatively low prices of October 1970. Prices for Grade /; large white eggs, delivered Chicago, were 33 cents per dozen in mid-November, compared with nearly 41 cents a year earlier.
Feed Price Declines Prices for laying fe ed have declined sharply in recent months largely as a result of the record feed grain crop being harvested this fall. The laying feed price in mid-October was $83 a ton, lowest of 1971 and down $3 from September, and $4 below October 197 0. However, egg prices were off even more, lowering the egg-feed price ratio to 6. 8 in October, compared with 7 . 4 for October 19 7 0.
OUTLOOK FOR EGGS First Half 1972 Output May Be Down Production of eggs in the first half of 1972 may average a little under a year earlier. Th ere will be fewe r laye rs, but the rate of lay may be slightly higher than the 1971 record l evels. The laying flock will be getting older and will tend to be less productive, but the adverse effects of age on rate of lay may be offset by a more healthy flock, as the use of Marek's disease vaccine may reduce disease problems. Trade sources indicate that Marek's vaccine has reduced the incidence of other diseases as well as Marek's.
The laying flock on November 1 totaled 32 5.1 million, down 1 percent from November 1, 197 0. In addition, the number of pullets 3 months old or older and not laying totaled about 2. 5 million less than a year ago. The hatch of egg-type replacement chicks during August was down 29 percent from the low numbers of August 1970, hatchings in September were down 15 percent, and in October were down 2 0 percent from a year earlier. Eggs in incubators on November 1 were down 14 percent. Thus, the laying flock in the first half of 1972 will contain fewer pullets and more hens than in the same period in 1971.
Prices to Strengthen Egg prices in the first half of 1972 likely will remain under pressure but average moderately above the low levels of a year earlier as output relative to 1971 eases. Prices will decline seasonally from winter to spring but average above the low levels of last spring. Egg prices in the first half of 1972 will benefit from smaller supplies of some other high-protein foods, primarily pork, and from some increase in eggs going for hatching purposes. However, the use of shell eggs by breakers in the first half of 1972 may not differ much from 1971 since stocks of egg products are well above a year ago.
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Production Picking Up
Broiler Situation
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Broiler meat production for all of 1971 likely will be almost the same as the 1970
record output. Output during most of 1971 has run from near to moderately below a year
earlier. In August, output in Federally inspected plants moved above a year earlier,
and broiler chick placements together with recent weekly slaughter reports indicate that
fourth quarter output probably will be up 4 or more from last fall.
The number of birds marketed in the first 9 months of 1971 was down 0. 9 percent but the liveweight averaged 3. 65 pounds, up 1 percent. This was about the same trend of increasing weights as in recent years. Condemnations of young chickens in Federally inspected plants during this period were 3. 77 percent of the quantity inspected, compared with 3.94 percent in the same period of 1970.
Young chickens (mostly broilers} inspected for further processing and cutting up under Federal inspection through September this year totaled 1. 8 billion pounds, ready-to-cook weight, up 12.3 percent. Of the amount inspected, 1.5 billion pounds, or 84.4 percent, were cut up, with the balance being processed further. This compares with 1. 4 billion pounds cut up, also 84.4 percent of the amount inspected, in the first 9 months of 1970.
Prices Above 197 0 wholesale price s have ge nerally been above 1970 levels since March and peaked in July at 30 cents a pound (ready-to-cook broilers in 9 cities}. Beginning in August there was the usual seasonal weakness in broiler prices. But prices remained above a year earlier into early fall. Wholesale prices of ready-to-cook broilers in 9 cities averaged 25. 9 cents in October, 1. 0 cent above October 197 0. However, broiler markets have continued weak and the 9- city wholesale price averaged 24.5 cents a pound in the third week of November, almost 2 cents under a year earlier.
Production Costs Lower Broiler prices have cieclined relatively more in recent months than feed prices, causing the broiler-feed price ratio to decline. Compared with 197 0, however, broiler feed prices are down more than broiler prices, and the ratio has been above a year ago since May. The broiler-feed price ratio was 2. 8 in October, down 0. 2 from September but 0. 3 above October a year ago. Broiler feed prices slipped $2 a ton in October to $94. This was $6 below the April high and $4 below October 1970. Other production costs have been relatively stable in recent months. The index of prices paid by farmers for production items in October (including interest, taxes, wage rates, and feed} was 122, up 1 point from September and 6 points above October 197 0.
Chicken Exports Up Export s of chickens (mostly broilers} in 1971 have been above a year earlier. January-September exports totaled 79. 9 million pounds, 12. 2 percent above the first 9 months of 1970.
USDA Purchas es Purcha s e s of young chickens b y USDA for use in the National School Lunch Program totaled 35 million pounds through November 16, at a cost of $11.2 million.
BROILER OUTLOOK
Production to Increase in 1972 Broiler meat output, running above year-ago levels since August, is expected to continue above the previous year in the first half of 1972. Lower feed prices and stronger broiler markets in the first half 1972 probably will result in a moderate increase in number of broilers placed for marketing during January-June 1972. Also, the cyclical downturn in hog slaughter during this period will tend to encourage the expansion.
The latest USDA broiler guide suggests that broiler egg settings for first quarter 1972 slaughter be held to a level that will result in about a 2 percent increase in broiler meat output. Present indications are that output at least in the early weeks of 1972 may be near the recommended levels.
The broiler hatchery supply flock during the first quarter of 1972 may be somewhat smaller than in the first quarter of 1971. Pullet chick placements for the broiler hatchery supply flock have been below year -earlier levels so far this year. But so has the slaughter of heavy mature chickens in recent months. Still this flock, because of lower mortality rates due to the control of Marek's disease and reduced slaughter of mature chickens, would provide ample supplies of hatching eggs for a moderate expansion in broiler production in the first half of 1972.
Prices to Firm Wholesale broiler prices in 1971 will average around 1 cent a pound above the 26.4 cents for 1970. Prices during the first half of 1972 probably will vary from near to above a year earlier. Materially smaller pork supplies during the winter and spring and higher consumer incomes probably will more than offset the price-lowering effects of larger broiler output.
Hog slaughter is seasonally large this fall, but has slipped below the unusually high levels of a year ago. Slaughter in the first half of 1972 will drop further below a year earlier, reflecting the drop of arct:r.d a tenth expected in number of sows farrowing in June-November 1971. Hog prices will run well above January-June 1971.
Production Costs to Decline Broiler production costs in the first half of 1972 likely will be down moderately. Feed grain prices will be well below a year earlier because of the la:rrge 1971 corn crop. In addition, the Economic Stabilization Program is expected to slow the rise in other production costs.
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971
ROIL~R TYPE
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Placement of broiler chicks in Georg1a
e week ended November 27
was 8, 570, 000--slightly more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the
comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
Increase in placements is the result of an unusually large number of chicks being
shipped into the State this past week.
An estimated 10, 872, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
slightly more than the previous week but slightly less than the comparable week a
year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 56, 201, 000--1
percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 71, 868, 000--2 percent more than
the previous week and 1 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set J:../
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
% of
year
ago
Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27
10, 401
10,707
103
8, 519
9,391
110
9,026
8,791
97
10,244
9,770
95
10,785
10,305
96
11, 179
10,640
95
10,994
10,732
98
11,340
10,818
95
10,706
10,824
101
10,906
10, 872
100
6,995
7,484
107
6,574
7,290
111
7,823
8,332
107
8,080
8, 133
101
6, 459
6,873
106
6,686
6,432
96
7,669
7,520
98
8,281
8,475
102
8, 590
8,550
100
8, 233
8, 570
104
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 27 was 544, 000--8 percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 675, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 21 percent less than the previous week and 37 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended November 27 were down 12 percent and settings were down 21 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss . Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
% of
year
Nov.
Chi
cks Ha.t.c. Nov.
hed Nov
.
..
13
20
27
ago 2/ 13
20
27
Thousands
Thousands
778
852
675
63
460
440
540 112
1,338 1, 001 1, 110
79
128
79
47
25
326
303
414 110
3,030 2,675 2,786
79
696 270 787
49 272 2,074
589 385 1, 005 145 239 2, 363
544 240 1, 045
80 238 2, 147
% of
yea-r ago 2/
92 133
90 40 78 88
Total 1970* 3, 061 4, 146 3, 523
2,625 2,623 2,438
% of
last year
99
65
79
79
90
88 l
* 1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND Cl-IICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WE E KS - 1971 Page 2 1
STATE
EGGS SET
Week Ended
Nov.
Nov.
13
20
Nov. 27
I o/o of year ago 1/
CHICKS PLACED
Week Ended
Nov.
Nov.
13
20
Nov. 27
% of
year ago 1/
Thousands
Th.ousands
Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware
Mary1a~d
Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
GEORGIA
2,063 50
1, 875 335 315
2,657 4,925 2, 194
0 7' 121
551
10, 818
2,062 62.
1, 907 292 305
2,680 4, 945 2, 106
0 7,073
578
10,824
2,025 74
1, 816 313 315
2,704 4,893 2, 175
0 7,076
552
10, 872
96 117 106
75
93 83
98 118
-
92 91
I
100
1,254
1, 342
1, 145
85
82
86
73
104
1, 271
1, 547
1, 426
124
231
208
129
66
458
459
404
84
2,437
2, 815
2, 167
73
3,355
3, 107
3,696
110
1, 288
1, 386
1, 349
95
201
285
325
116
5, 592
5,418
5, 257
90
416
466
448
90
8,475
8, 550
8, 570
104
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1, 604
1, 545
1, 538 110
973
l, 108
998
106
Tennessee
748
727
745 128
1,018
1, 006
1, 081
121
Alabama
8,768
8,788
9,784 108
6, 711
7. 150
7,389
104
Mississippi Arkansas
5,739 12,669
5,423 12,728
5, 797 105 12, 912 106
4,854 9,978
5,020 9,710
I 4,970
102
10, 142
121
Louisiana
l, 038
1, 057
l, 059 108
915
l, 279
992
70
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Texas
4, 122
4,206
4,304 95
3, 169
3, 219
3,226
93
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Washington
380
544
461 105
374
366
355
101
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(22 States)
TOTAL 1970*
358 2, 127
309 2, 187
321 102 2, 132 93
210
181
288
121
l, 753
l, 812
l, 771
101
70,457 70,348 71,868 101
55, 015 56,520 56, 20 l
102
71,641 71,099 71,365
54,284 55,820 55,230
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98
99
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101
102
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Georgia 1 s red meat produc t ion in commercial p!ants declined 5 percent durin g Octo ber 1971, accordin g to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. October production totaled 35.8 mi ll ion pounds--2.5 mill ion above the same month last year, but 1.7 mil I ion pounds below t he 37.5 mill io n pounds of Septembe r 1971.
Ca ttle Sl a uqhter Di ps Below September
Commerc ial plants in Georgia reported 25,000 head of cattle slaughtered during October T971 - -2,000 below last month but unchanged from October 1970.
Calf Sl aughter Steady
Octo be r calf s la ughter totaled 200 head--the same level as September 1971 and October 1970.
Ho q Slauqhte r Below Last Mc nth
Commercial hog slaughter in Georgia plants numbered 170,000 head for October--S percent below the 179,000 kill during September 1971. The October kill was 8 percent above the 158,000 head slaughtered in October 1970.
48 STATES
October Red Meat Production Down 5 Percent From 1970
Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,129 mill ion pounds in October , 5 percent below a year earlier. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on f a r ms .
Beef Produc t ion 5 Pe rcent Below A Vg~rJjer
Beef producti on in October was 1,824 mill ion pounds, 5 percent below the I ,913 mi I I ion pounds in Oc tober 1970. Cattle ki I I totaled 3,009,700 head, down 4 percent from a ye ar earlier. Live weigh t per head was I ,019 pounds, 5 pounds less than last year but II pounds above las t month.
Ve a l Ou t put 12 Percent Below October 1970
There were 43 mill ion pounds of veal produced during October, down 12 percent from 1970. The 307,500 calves slaughtered was 13 percent below the number of a year earlier. Avera ge I ive weight was 250 compared with 248 pounds in October 1970.
Por k Produc t ion Down 5 Percent From A Year Earlier
Pork production totaled 1,214 mill ion pounds, 5 percent below a year ago. Hog k i 1I t ota led 7 , 787 , 200 head, down 7 percent from October 1970. Live weight per head was 238, one pound less than last year. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of I ive weight was 8.0 pounds, compared wit h 9 .3 in October 1970.
Lam b a nd Mutton Unchanqed From October 1970
Th e re were 48 mi ll ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in October, unchanged from la st year but 2 percent above las t month. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 959,200 head, 1 percent less than last year. Average 1 ive weight was 103 pounds, also the same as last year.
Poultrv Product ion 7 Perce nt Below Last Year
Produ cti on of poultry meat during October totaled 989 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook bas i s. This was 7 percent below last year and 1 percent below a month earlier.
Specie
Georoia: Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/
Number
.S1aughte red
October
1970
1971
Average
Live Height
October
1970
1971
Total
Live ~/eight
October
1970
1971
( 1, 000 head)
(pounds)
(1,000 pounds)
25.0
25.0
873
909
.2
2
311
299
158.0
170.0
221
225
21 ,825
62 34,918
22' 725 60
38,250
48 States:
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs
3' 141.5 352.9
8,352.5 965.0
3,009.7 307.5
7,787.2 959.2
1,024 248
239 103
1 ,019 250 238 103
3,216,498 87,672
1'996' 795 99,417
3,065,668 76,984
1,854,230 98,335
l l Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes
farm s 1aughte r.
AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, NOVEMBER 15, 1971
~liTH COMPARISONS
GEORGIA
UNITED STATES
Commodity and Unit
Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15
1970
1971
1971
1970
1971
1971
{Dollars)
(Dollars)
Corn, bu.
1.57
1.05
1.09
1.29
1 .oo
.97
Hogs, cwt.
16.20
18.40
18.70
15.40
19.50
18.90
Cattle, cwt.
22.50
24.60
25.00
25.10
29.10
29.50
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Hog- Corn
Ratio_)_/
10.3
17.5
17.2
11.9
19.5
19.5
_!/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, 1ive weight.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
PAUL W. BLACKWOOD Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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BROILER TYPE
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended December 4 was 8, 711,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent l e ss than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia C:rop Heporting Service .
A n estimated 10, 818, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly less than the previous we e-k but 6 percent more than the comparable week a
year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 57, 129,000--2
percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69,795,000--3 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than a year ago.
Week Ended
Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set -1/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
8, 519 9,026 10, 244 10, 785 11,179 10,994 11,340 10,706 10, 906 10, 185
9,391 8,791 9,770 10, 305 10,640 10,732 10,818 10,824 10, 872 10, 818
110
6, 574
97
7, 823
95
8,080
96
6, 459
95
6,686
98
7,669
95
8, 281
101
8, 590
100
8., 233
106 I 8, 755
7,290 8,332 8, 133 6,873 6,432 7, 520 8,475 8, 550 8, 570 8, 711
o/o of year ago
111 107 101 106 96 98 102 100 104 99
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended December 4 was 674,000--24 percent more than the previous week and 6 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 559, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 17 percent less than the previous week and 18 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended December 4 were up 5 percent and settings were up 3 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Nov. 20
Eggs Set
Nov.
Dec.
27
4
o/o of I
Chicks Hatched
year
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
ago 2/ 20
27
4
Thousands
Thousands
852
675
559 82
440
540
440 243
1, 001 1, 110 1, 081 106
79
47
74 45
303
414
224 84
2,675 2,786 2, 378 103
589 385 1, 005 145 239
2,363
544 240 1, 045
80 238
2, 147
674 390 1, 039 105 278
2,486
I o/o of
l ,
year ago 2/
l
106
I 169 99 70
93
105
Total 1970* 4, 146 3,523 2, 315
2, 623 2,438 2, 362
o/o of
last year
I 65
7 9
103
9 0
88
105
I
I
* 1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
CHICKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Nov.
Nov.
20
27
Dec. 4
o/o of I
Week Ended
year
Nov.
Nov.
ago 1/ 20
27
Dec. 4
o/o of
year ago 1/
Thousands
fhousands
..r~..o.
Maine
2,062
2,025
l, 881
96
l, 342
l, 145
l, 458
97
..u...
C anne cti cut Pennsylvania Indiana
62 1,907
292
74 l, 816
313
I 130 '210
1,797 109
86 1, 547
I 305 100
208
73 l, 426
129
92 l, 255
148
89 112
69
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Missouri Delaware
305 2,680
315 2,704
306
89
2,734
86
459 2, 815
404 2, 167
394
80
2, 402 ' 86
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iviary1and Virginia West Virginia North Carolina
4,945 2, 106
0 7,073
4,893 2, 175
0 7,076
4,723 103
- 2, 108 139 0
6,806
94
3, 107
3,696
3,655
99
1, 386
1, 349
1, 457
104
285
325
455
175
5, 418
5, 257
5, 630
97
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578
552
551
97
466
448
455
71
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10, 824 10,872 10, 818 106
8, 550
8, 570
8, 711
99
Florida Tennessee Ala.bama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 545 727
8,788 5,423 12, 728 1, 057 4,206
544 309 2, 187
1, 538 745
9,784 5, 797 12, 912 1, 059 4,304
461 321 2, 132
1, 415 104
720
97
9,393 109
5,649 105
12,628 120
1' 033 110
4, 106
97
408
96
340 108
1,944 95
1, 108
998
1, 064
110
1, 006
1, 081
967
99
7' 150
7, 389
7,325
106
5,020
4,970
5, 039
103
9,710 10, 142 10, 196
118
1, 279
992
923
64
3,219
3, 226
3,235
91
366
355
292
85
181
288
270
116
1, 812
1, 771
1, 706
91
70, 348 71, 86.8 69,795 105
56,520 56, 20 l 57, 129
101
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
71,099 71,365 66, 197
o/o of Last Year 1
99
101
105 I' 1
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
55,820 55, 230
' 101
102
* Revised.
56, 567 101
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
UNIV .SifY o~ GEO RGIA
DEC
ATHENS, GEORGIA
~e leased December 8, 1971
GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1971
Georgia's 1971 cotton crop is forecast at 350,000 bales, based on information reported by ginners as of December 1, the Georgia Crop Reporting Service announced today. The esti mate is 30,000 bales above last month's and 58,000 above production in 1970. Yield per acre is indicated to be 436 pounds--68 pounds above the average last year.
The State's cotton crop matured much later than usual and yields are turning out heavier than indicated earl ie r. Cotton ginned to December 1 this year totaled 289,819 bales compared with 264,184 bales to the same date last year and 250,509 bales in 1969.
For the United States, gi nnings to December 1 for the 1971 crop totaled 7,916,210 running bales compared with 8,829,606 for 1970 and 8,378,694 for 1969.
INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION , 1971: FINAL PRODUCTION. 1970-1969
~J
-L.,
Crop Reporting District
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1971
1970
1969
Bales - -
24,000 10,000
11 '000 27,000 81,000 46,000 45,000
1o4,ooo
2,000
26,639 13,481 13,291 22,178 57,048 .
45,454 36,411 75,056
2,442
23,961 7,121 10,625
20,805 57,247 46,840 38,625 73,565
3,211
State
350,000 292,000 282,000
I
Macon
0
.Columbus
Albany
7
. '
Valdosta
STATE
UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER l. 1971
Acres for
Lint Yield Per
Harvested Acre
Production J/
480-lb. net weight bales
harvest
1971
1971
1971 1969
1970
Ind i c. 1969
1970
lndic.
l ,000 acres
Pounds
l , 000 bales
North Carol ina South Carol ina Georgia Tennessee Alabama
175
287
464
343
335
342
349
387
385
351
368
436
425
505
483
599
555
405
453
554
99
155
125
205
211
270
282
292
350
421
392
530
460
507
640
Missouri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
305
533
431
614
325
22'+
390
l '325
534
645
598
l '319
l ,600
l ,650
l '135
518
470
507
l '137
l ,048
l '200
505
551
555
547
482
521
575
396
288
206
230
279
193
190
Texas, All
4,785.4 294
315
284
2,859
3,213.9 2,832.0
Upland
4,750.0 292
315
283
2,831.3 3' 194.9 2,800,0
Amer. -Pima
35.4 492
350
434
27.6
19.0
32.0
New Mexico, Al 1
145.5 517
486
495
157
142.9
150.0
Upland
125.0 529
504
518
145
132.3
135.0
Amer.-Pima
20.5 404
334
351
12.2
10.6
15.0
Arizona, Al l
285.4 979
859
866
632
490.2
515.0
Upland
241 .o l ,033
920
936
595. l
462. l
470.0
Amer .-Pima
44.4 533
411
486
37.1
28. l
45.0
Cal i forn ia, A11
730.7 898
841
736
l ,312
l '160.3 l '121.0
Upland
730.0 899
841
736
l ,311.6 l '160.0 l ,120.0
Amer.- Pirna l l
.7 498
335
686
.5
. 3
l. 0
Virginia l/ Florida ll Illinois l/ Kentucky ll
Nevada l l
4.0 201
384
276
12.0 360
298
360
.5 460
245
480
4.4 516
344
524
2.3 654
545
584
2. l
3.4
2.3
9.4
7.4
9.0
.4
.2
5
5.8
2.4
4.8
3. l
2.5
2.8
UNITED STATES
Upland
11 ,41 o. 2 433
437
4/fO
9,912.8 l 0' l 08.2 10,464.4
Amer. -Pima
. . l 01 .o 493
373
442
77.4
58.0
93.0
All Cotton 11 : ll '511. 2 434
437
440
9,990 10,166.2 10,557.4
l l Estimates are not based on current indications but are carried forward from previous report. 11 Production ginned and to be ginned. 11 U. S. all cotton rounded to thousands
in 1969.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Un ited States Deportment of Agr iculture
I
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GEORGIA CRo p HEPORT I NG SERVICE
-
/
ATHENS, GEORGIA
UNIV Slf 1! GEORG IA
0<; 14 19i1
LI BRARI ES
December 13, 1971
PECAN REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1971
GEORGIA: Pecan production in the State this year is estimated at 87,000,000 pounds compar~d with 54,000,000 pounds in 1970, according to the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service. The estimate is unchanged from the previous forecasts. Harvest was reported slow where mechanical shaking is not being used.
UNITED STATES: Forecast at 244.3 million pounds, the Nation's 1971 pecan prospects declined from October 1, but are up 58 percent from last year and 9
percent above 1969. All States except Texas and New Mexico expect to harvest larger crops than last year with significantly larger crops expected in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana arid Oklahoma.
In Georgia, the crop is extremely varied throughout the State. Differences
are found between varieties and producing areas. Most varieties set an unusually
heavy crop of nuts but the crop potential was cut by losses from insects, disease,
and heavy crop in some orchards. In Florida, frequent summer rains caused much
disease and scab. The Alabama crop is varied. In Mississippi, the crop is about
three-fourths harvested. Harvest of the Louisiana crop is virtually completed in
central and southern areas but is in full swing in the north. In Arkansas, harvest
is getting underway after rain and adverse weather delayed progress. Texas harvest
~
is slightly behind last year and crop quality is quite variable. In New Mexico,
harvest is behind schedule due to wet weather and should continue well into January.
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in
,
cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
State
North Carolina South Carolina Geor g i a Florida Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexico
United States
PECAN PRODUCTION
Improved Varieties 1/
1969
1970
Indicated 1971
Native and seedling pecans
1969
1970
Indicated 1971
1,000 pounds
1,700 2,400 73 , 000 2,100 27,000 6,100 2,400 7,500
700 5,700 6,7_00
Boo
720 45,000 1,700 11,300
2,000 1,000 3,000
300 6,500 9,200
3, 0 5,6od 72,000 2,000 31,000 B,500 2,400 7,000 2,000 4,000 4,000
900 6oo 15,000 1,900 6,500 5,400 6,200 22,200 13,BOO 17,300
300 lBO 9,000 1,700 3,700 3,900 3,600 11,500 7,700 31,500
Boo
1,400 15,000
2,000 7,000
B,ooo
7,600 19,000 23,000 19,000
135,300
B1,520
141,500
B9,BOO
73,0BO
102,BOO
ALL PECANS
State
1970
Indicated 1971
1,000 pounds
North Carolina
2,600
1,100
3,Boo
South Carolina
3,000
900
7,000
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Florida
4,000
3,400
4,000
Alabama
33,500
15,000
3B,ooo
Mississippi Arkansas
11,500
B,6oo
5,900 4,600
16,500 10,000
Louisiana Oklahoma Texas
29,700 14,500 23,000
14,500
B,OOQ 3B,ooo
26,000 25,000 23,000
New Mex ico
6,700
9,200
4,000
United States
225,100
154,600
244,300
1f Budded , grafted, or topworked varieties.
After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service 409A North Lumpkin Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
United States OepOt"tment of Agr iculture
.. Uc. G '"' .!. 1:;) 1 I
- "
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Item
. November 1971
'
o/o of
During Nov.
last
1970 1/ 19 7 1 2/ year
Thou. Thou.
Pet.
December 20, 1971
Jan. thru Nov.
1970 1/
1971 2/
Thou.
Thou.
% of
last year
Pet.
Broiler Type
Pullets Placed (U.S.) 3/
"
Total
3,843
3, 169 82
4 1,820
38,080 91
Domestic
3,295
2, 553 77
35,794
31, 174 87
Chickens Tested
Broiler Type
Georgia
639
601 94
6,778
5,803 86
United State s
2,505
2,686 107
28, 100
25, 516
91
Egg Type
Georgia
21
53 252
373
336 90
United States
845
666 79
5, 889
5,855 99
Chicks Hatched
Broiler Type
Georgia
38, 150 36,429 95
459,389
430, 185 94
United States
246,571 248,273 101 2, 930, 169 2,884,918 98
Egg Type
Georgia
3,478
2,664 77
4 3,015
40, 573
94
United States
35, 546 32,459 91
535,615
492,051
92
Commercial Slaughter:4/
Young Chickens
Georgia United States
. 27,985 29,695 106 197,677 210,387 106
382,536
369, 099 96
2, 569, 125 2, 562, 561 100
Mature Chickens
Light Type
Georgia
1,885
1,880 100
21,750
23,593 108
United States
12,003 13, 158 110
129,972
139,343 107
Heavy Type
Georgia
491
654 133
4,888
7,094 145
United States
2, 591
2,463 95
30,554
28,878 95
Number Layers and Egg Production
Number Layers on hand during Nov.
Eggs per 100 Layers
Total Eggs Produced during Nov.
Georgia
Hatching
Other
Total
South Atlantic United States
-5/
1970
1971
Thousands
4,531 21, 575 26, 106 68,707 330,258
4,367 21, 184 25,551 69,646 326,747
1970
1971
Number
1, 620 1, 779 1, 752 1, 784 1, 757
1, 761 1, 833 1, 821 1, 838 1, 811
1970
1971
Millions
73 384 457 1, 226 5, 803
77 388 465 1, 280 5, 917
Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month
Percent being Molted
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1970
1971
Percent with Molt Completed
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1970
1971
Ga. 17States
3.5
2.0
3.0
2.5
13.0
10.0
12.0
12.0
2.9
3.3
2.6
3.0
10.3
11.9
10.4
12.7
U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Dec. 1, 1971 as percent of Dec. 1, 1970.
83
J:_/ Revised. i:_/ Preliminary. 'l_/ 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., Fla., Va., Ga.
United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia
State
YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1970 and 1971
Number Inspected
Indicated Percent Condemned
During Oct.
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
Jan. thru Oct.
1970
1971
Thou.
Thou.
During Oct.
1970
1971
Pet.
Pet.
Jan. thru Oct.
1970
1971
Pet.
Pet.
Maine
6, 104
5,802
62,696 60,494 2.9
2.4
3. 5
2.8
Pa.
6,871
7,021
70,242 71,860 4.5
5. 3
4.7
5.4
Mo.
5, 289
5,648
52, 237 58,828 4.0
2.4
4.3
3.7
Del.
7,919
7,724
79,049 80, 179 3.7
3.3
3.9
4.0
Md.
14, 858 11,371 149,347 116, 384 3.7
3.4
3.9
4.3
Va.
7,383
9,837
77,327 91,698 3.0
3. 5
N. c.
25, 189 23,476 258,029 239,390 3.2
2.9
3.8
3. 1
3.8
3. 1
Ga.
34,978 33,583 353,297 337,763 4.5
2.9
5. 1
4.3
Tenn.
5, 187
5,993
59,826 56, 523 3.6
3.2
3.6
3.7
Ala.
29, 186 31, 152 274, 165 299,363 4.7
2.7
4.9
4.9
Miss.
19, 596 19,648 180,307 195,065 2.9
2.9
2. 5
3. 1
Ark.
31,785 33,079 323,367 320,727 3.3
2. 8
3.3
2.9
Texas
16, 7 50 14,727 158, 544 150,675 3.4
3.0
3.4
3. 1
-u-. -s-.-----2-3-7-,-6-1-7------------2-,3--6-3-,6-4--5-----------
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3.7
3.0
3.9
3.7
I
234,308
2,341,960
Items
MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID
Georgia
United States
Nov. 15 1970
Cents
Oct. 15 1971
Cents
Nov. 15 1971
Cents
Nov. 15 Oct. 15
1970
1971
Cents Cents
Nov. 15 1971
Cents
Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, (dozens) Table (dozens) Hatching (dozens)
Prices Paid: (per ton)
Broiler Grower Layer Feed
8.5 12.0 39.8 37.4 53.5
Dol.
101.00 84.00
7.5 11.5 33.3 28.3 60.0
Dol.
88.00 78.00
8.5 11.0 34.6 30. 1 60.0
Dol.
87.00 76.00
7.6 12.9 35.7
7.5 13.0 28.4
Dol.
99.00 86.00
Dol.
94.00 83.00
7.8 12.6 29.7
Dol. 94.00 83.00
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.
,,
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 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
ACQ OIV
900
UNIVERSITY OF .GE.O~GIA
UNIV LIBRARIES
ATHENS
GA 30601
United States Department of Agr iculture
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Dece mber 22, 1971
ILER TYPE
Placeme t of broiler cpicks i Georgia during the week ended December 18
was 8, 659, 000-- perce-Nt ~\fg t
e previous week but 2 percent more than the
comparable wee
, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting S ervice.
An estimated 10, 840, 000 b roiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--
1 percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week
a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 57,477,000--
slightly more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week
last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 71, 712, 000--1 percent more than
the previous week but slightly less than a year ago.
Week Ended
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set}:_/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of
year
ago
1970
1971
Thousands
Thousands
o/o of
year ago
Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18
10, 244
9,770
95
10,785 10,305
96
11' 179
10,640
95
10,994 10,732
98
11, 340 10,818
95
10,706 10,824
101
10,906 10,872
100
10, 185 10,818
106
11, 258 10, 775
96
11, 017 10, 840
98
8,080
8, 133
101
6, 459
6,873
106
6,686
6,432
96
7,669
7, 520
98
8, 281
8,475
102
8, 590
8, 550
100
8, 233
8,570
104
8,755
8,711
99
8,429
8,739
104
8,496
8,659
102
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in G eorgia during the week ended December 18 was 596, 000--9 percent less than the previous week and 31 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 744, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 43 percent more than the previous week but 31 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended December 18 were
down 19 percent and settings were down 18 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Dec. 4
Eggs Set
Dec.
Dec.
11
18
o/o of
year
ago 2/
Chicks Hatched
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
4
11
18
Thousands
Thousands
559
521
744 69
440
270
255
58
1, 081 1, 156 1,794 94
74
152
272
96
224
332
299
75
2,378 2, 432 3,364 82
674 390 1, 039 105 278
2,486
657 360 770
65 264
2, 116
596 435 859
37 320
2,247
o/o of
year ago 2/
69 114
80 24 100 81
Total 1970* 2,315 3,390 4, 115
2,362 3,237 2,785
)
o/o of
'
last year
103
72
82
105
65
81
* 1I Includes eggs set by hatchenes productng chtcks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year.
Revised.
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CfllCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1971 Page 2
EGGS SET
C ..:.UCKS PLACED
STATE
Week Ended
Dec.
Dec.
4
11
Dec. 18
o/o of year ago 1/
Week Ended
Dec.
Dec.
4
11
Dec. 18
o/o of year ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Maine
1, 881
1, 916
1, 997
94
1, 458
1, 388
1, 450
93
p::;
Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri
130 1,797
305 306
79 1, 702
318 306
76
74
1,675 92
346
95
258
78
92
68
78
113
1, 255
1, 195
1, 233
110
148
175
191
119
394
411
430
78
z ~
0
~
~
Delaware
2,734
2,702
2,739 82
2,402
2, 590
2, 259
86
Maryland
4,723
4,868
4,981
97
3,655
3, 480
3, 615
90
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2, 108 0
2,069 0
- 1, 916 105 0
1, 457 455
1, 549 394
1, 565 379
108 79
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North Carolina
6, 806
6,983
6,948 94
5,630
5, 649
5, 628
99
South Carolina
551
546
545 93
455
442
453
76
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10, 818 10,775 10,840
98
8, 711
8, 739
8, 659
102
Florida Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1, 415
1,639
1, 578 111
1,064
1, 048
1, 068
108
720
710
703
92
967
997
905
93
9,393 10, 100
9,829 102
7,325
7, 417
7,481
107
5,649
5,722
5, 757 103
5, 039
5,043
5, 092
102
12,628 12,696 13, 162 110
10, 196 10, 265 10,381
113
1, 033
947
1, 063 110
923
895
895
102
4, 106
4,338
4 ,338 98
3,235
3,334
3, 4 10
97
408
321
304 66
292
284
335
99
340
337
389 159
270
257
226
109
1,944
2, 201
2,268 104
1, 706
1, 774
1, 744
97
69,795 71,275 71,712 100
57' 129 57,394 57, 4 77
101
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
66, 197 71,432 71, 791
56, 567 56,246 56,698
o/o of Last Year
105
100
100
101
102
101
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GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
December 22, 1971
GEORGIA ANNUAL VEGETABLE SUMMARY - 1971
Production of the principal commercial vegetables for fresh market and processing in Georgi a during 1971 was valued at $10,628,000, a decrease of 8.6 percent below the revised 1970 value of $11,634,000. The decrease in value was attributed mainly to lower prices for cantaloups and lower yields for watermelons and tomatoes. Total acreage of t hese crops harvested i n 1971 was 49,250, 1 percent below the 49,800 acres harvested in 1970.
Sweetpotato estimates are not included in this vegetable report. The sweetpotato data will be published ,in the annual field crop summary to be released early in January.
UNITED STATES
The est imated product i on of the 22 principal fresh market vegetables and melons :. for 1971 is l percent l ess than i n 1970, according to the Crop Reporting Board. The
1971 production of 223.9 million hundredweight compares with 1970 production of 225.4 million hundredweight and the 1969 production of 221.9 million. For the major crops, the decr ea se s from 1970 f or tomatoes, onions, and sweet corn, more than offset larger production of carrots, celery, cabbage and lettuce. The 22 principal vegetable and melon crops had a total value of $1,359 million, 13 percent more than a year earlier. Leading crops i n value were lettuce, tomatoes and onions, whose combined total accounted for 46 percent of t he U. S. total.
Pr~duction of the 10 principal vegetable crops grown in the United States in 1971 for commercia l processing totaled 10.0 million tons. This is 7 percent above the 1970 tonnage and 7 perc ent above the 1969 output. Production excludes tonnage from mature crop s not harvested i n a normal manner because of economic factors.
Average y ields per acre in 1971 were above or the same as 1970 for all of the princ i pal crops exc ept snap beans which was slightly below 1970. The higher yields were partially offset by fewer harvested acres for asparagus, beets, cabbage for ,., kraut, cucumbers for pickles and green peas .
FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural St atistician In Charge
GEORGE S. PATTON Agricultural Statistician
The Stat i stical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooper ation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
GEO RGIA: ACREAGE. PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE OF PRINCIPAL CROPS. 1971-1970 1/
Crop
Year
Harvested Acreage
Yield Per Acre
Production
Price Per Cwt.
FOR FRESH MARKET:
Acres
Cwt.
1,000
Dollars
Cwt.
Value
1 ,000 dollars
Beans, Snap Spring
1971
2,700
28
1970
2,500
26
76
10.80
821
65
12.70
826
Beans, Snap Summer
1971
1,300
39
1970
1 ,200
37
51
13.60
694
44
12.70
559
Cabbage Cantaloups Tomatoes \!aterme 1ons
1971
2,500
110
1970
2,500
110
1971
4,900
64
1970
5,200
60
1971
2,800
60
1970
3' 100
65
1971
33,000
80
1970
33,000
85
275 275
314 312
168 202
2,640 2,805
4.31 4.32
4.12 6.17
7. 72 6.62
1.87 1.90
1,185 1 '188
1'294 1 ,925
1 '297 1 ,337
4,937 5,330
TOTAL
1971
47,200
XX
3,524
XX
10,228
FRESH MARKET !:I
1970
47,500
XX
3,703
XX
11 '165
For Processinq:
1971
2,050
XX
TOTAL PROCESSING 11
1970
1/2,300
XX
XX
XX
400
XX
XX
1/469
TOTAL, FRESH MARKET
1971
49,250
XX
AND Pr-OCESSING !:! 1970 1149,800
XX
XX
XX
10,628
XX
XX
1/11,634
111/ Includes only commercial vegetables for which estimates are made, 1971 data preliminary. Not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
3/ Revised.
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Sweetpotatoes will be released with field crops annual summary In January.
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LIVESTOCK REPORT
L ORARIEC
P I G CR0 P Geo rqi a
December 1, 1971
Released 12/23/71 GEORG lA
CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Fall Piq Crop Down 11 Percen t
Georgia's 1971 fall pi g crop is estimated at 1,202,000 head, 11 percent below the June-November 1970 crop of 1,354,000 head. Sows farrowed during the period totaled 167,000 head, down 21,000 from the same period last year.
1971 Annual Piq Crop Down 1 Percent
Total pigs saved in Georgia for the December 1970 - November 1971 period was placed at 2,786,000 head. This was 1 percent below the 2,807,000 during the previous year.
1971 Soring Intentions Down 11 Percent
Georgia farmers reported intentions to farrow 193,000 sows during the December 1971 -Nay 1972 period. This would be 11 percent below the 217,000 a year ago and 3 percent below the same December - May period of 1970.
UNITED STATES
Th ~ Jun~-November 1971 pig crop of 45,653,000 head was 8 percent below the 49,719,000 a year earlier. The combined December 1970- November 1971 crops totaled 98,011,000 head, 4 percent less than the 1970 total of 102,270,000. Farmers intend to farrow 6,544,000 sows during the December 1971 - May 1972 period, 10 percent less than were farrowed during the comparable period a year earlier.
SOWS FARROWING, PIGS PER LITTE R, AND PIGS SAVED Georqia and United States. 1965- 197l
Sows Farrowing
Pigs Per Litter
Pigs Saved
Dec.May
JuneNov.
1,000 head
Dec.May
JuneNov.
Number
Dec.May
JuneNov.
l ,000 head
Year
Georgia
1965
144
125
7.0
7. l
l ,008
888
l ,896
1966
153
145
7. l
7. l
l ,086
l ,030
2,116
1967
176
152
7. 1
7. 2
l ,250
l ,094
2,344
1968
181
161
7. l
7.2
l ,285
l '159
2,444
1969
188
171
7.3
7.3
1 .372
I ,248
2,620
1970
199
188
7.3
7.2
I ,453
I ,354
2,807
1971
217
167
7.3
7.2
I ,584
I ,202
2,786
1972
l/193
117.3
1/l ,409
United States
1965 1966
1967 1968
1969 1970 :f 1971
1972
5 ,890 6,201
6,570 6,669 6,360
7' 171 7,279 1/6,544
5,006 5,811
5,899 6,129
5,727 6 ,898 6,298
7.22 7.32 7.34 7.37 7.36
7.33 7.19 2/7.30
7.27 42,525
7.25 45,422
7.38 48,205
7.35 49 ,146
7.34 46,788
7. 21
52,551
7.25 52,358
: 2/47' 771
36,415 42,141
43,540 45,071 42,019
49,719 45,653
78,940 87,563
91 '745 94,217 88,807 102,270 98,011
Jj Spring farrowing indicated from breed in g intentions repo rts. 11 Ave rage number of
pigs per I itter with allowance for trend used to comput e in dicated pig crop.
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FRA S IER T. GALLOWAY Ag ri cult ural Statistician In Cha rge
1:1. A. WAGNER Agricul tural Statistician
DECEMBER l I NVENTORY
Hogs on Farms Down 3 Percent in Georgia
There were 2 , 003 ,000 hogs and pigs on Georgia f a rms December 1, 1971, 3 perc ent below the 2 , 065,000 head a year earlier. Hogs and p i gs kept for breed ing purpose s totaled 300,000, down 3 percent . Other hogs and pigs were also dovm 3 perc ent at l, 703,000 head ..
Hogs and Pigs Down 7 Percent f or the United Stat es
The number of hogs and pigs on farms Dec ember 1 is estimated at 62 , 972 ,000 head-down 7 percent from a year eA.rli er. Breedi ng hogs tot a l ed 8,515,000 , a decrease of 10 percent from 1970 . Hogs and p i gs fo r mar ket totaled 54,456,000, down 6 percent from a year earlier .
HOGS AND PI GS ON FARMS, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES December l, 1965-1971 (Thousand Head)
Hogs and
Other ho~ s and pi gs
Year :All hogs pi gs for
Under
60-119 120-179 180-219 :200 lbs.
:and p=i~g~s~-b~r~e~e~d=l~~n g~~T~o~t~a=l~----~60~_l~b==s~~~l=b~s~~~--~l~b~s~--~--~l~b=s~--~=a~n=d~o~v~e~r--
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GEORGIA
1965
1 , 288
1 93
1 ,095
43 0
329
246
63
27
1966
1, 443
22 4
1, 219
500
345
256
85
33
1967
1 , 600
23 3
1 , 3 67
560
383
287
96
41
1968
1,648
239
1,409
578
408
296
99
28
1969
1,780
267
1,513
635
439
303
106
30
1 97 0
2 ,065
310
1,755
754
491
33 4
123
53
1971
2 , 003
300
1,703
613
562
307
136
85
UNITED STATES
1965 1966 1967 1968
1969 1970 1971
50 , 519 57 ,126 58, 777 60,632
56 , 655 67,449 62 , 972
8,224 8,858 9 ,181 9,437 8,938 9,409 8,515
42,295 48,268 49, 596 51 ,195 47,717 58, 040
54' 456
15 ,3 44 17,320 18,013 18,419 17 ,486 21 ,572 20,043
11,470 12,827 13,398 13,899 12,988 15, 661 14, 524
8,689 9,956 9,853 10,527 9,609 11,434 10,972
5,158 6,095 6,232 6,284
5 ,758 6,965 6,684
1, 634 2,0702,100 2,066 1,876 2,408 2,233
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* Special acknowledgement and appreciation i s extended to the several *
* thousand farmer s who furn ished voluntary reports for their individual *
* oper ation. The data above are bas ed on these reports..
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The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
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REPORT ~() FARM I (1 '{ 3 (q71
~G\A
RTING SERVICE
ATHENS, GEORGIA
Athens, Geo gia
December 27, 1971
A WINTER WHEAT ACREAGE UP 20 PERCENT
The State's wheat acreage for the 1972 crop, as of December 1, 1971, was estimated at 290,000 --an increase of 48,000 acres over the total planted in 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Prospective production, based on early crop condition, was placed at 9,860,000 bushels compared with 8,170,000 bushels produced in 1971.
U. S. ACREAGE UP 9 PERCENT .
Fall seeding of winter wheat in 1971 for harvest in 1972 at 42.2 mill ion acres was 9 percent more than the 1971 crop and 10 percent above the 1970 crop seeding. Planted acres were up in all major producing States. Five States-- Minnesota, North Carol ina, Florida, Alabama, and California -- recorded declines from a year earlier. This is the first winter wheat crop to be planted under provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1970 which became law after virtually all seeding for 1971 harvest had been completed.
The 1972 prospective winter wheat crop based on conditions as of December 1 is a - record 1,291 million bushels. This would be 11 percent more than the 1971 crop and 16
percent above the 1970 production. The previous record high was 1,235 mill ion bushels ~ in 1968. Condition of the crop on December 1 was mostly good to excellent. In the past
decade, changes from the December 1 forecast to the final estimates have averaged 67 mill ion bushels-- from 3 to 123 million bushels.
Yield per seeded acre at 30.6 bushels is record high, 0.5 bushel above the 1971 yield and 1.6 bushels above 1970. December 1 conditions indicate 89.4 percent of the seeded acreage will be harvested for grain compared with 85.4 for the 1971 crop and 86.8 percent in 1970.
The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 409A North Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
After Five Days Return to Un i ted States Department of Agriculture
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United States Department of Agriculture
State
N y N J.
Pa.
~II NTER It/HEAT
Acreage Seeded l/
Crop
Crop
Crop
Crop of
of
of
of
1972 as %:
1970
1971
1972
of crop
of Ig71
1,000 acres
Percent
165
141
175
124
42
40
46
115
310
295
316
107
Crop of 1970
Product ion
Crop of 1971
I ,000 bushels
6,579
I ,2 I6
9,834
5,200 1 '551 10,296
Crop of 1972 ]/
6,825 l ,656 10,744
Ohio Ind. I I 1 Mich. His.
Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak. S. Dak. Nebr. Kans.
994 1,004 1'104
II 0
805
781
953
122
I ,037
1 ,027
1 ,212
118
584
590
675
114
27
30
32
107
24
33
31
94
43
40
46
1 15
1 ,059
974 1,071
1 10
58
81
87
107
599
641
801
125
2,698 2,644 2,856
108
9,690 9,593 10,100
105
35,927 29,799 35,748 22,035
988
594 l ,400 31 ,222 l ,248 14,094 97,204 299,013
42,674 33,075 43,252 20,520
l '189
868 1'332 34,344 2,040 19,908 107,436 312,605
44,160 40,026 49,692 25,650
l ,248
806 1 ,518 36,414 2,175 25,632 99,960 313' l 00
Del. Md.
Va.
vi. Va.
N. C.
s. c.
Ga. Fla.
Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas
23
27
27
100
125
120
126
105
180
212
233
110
17
16
18
113
234
318
290
91
86
134
140
104
115
242
290
120
45
77
70
91
219
247
301
122
257
290
331
114
117
164
161
98
164
203
233
115
418
368
397
108
78
98
110
112
4,875 4,875 5,314
109
3,547 3,512 3,652
104
798 4,181 7,260
462 8,514 2,835 3,600 l ' 102
6,120 7,378 2,324 4,930 10,725
957 98,202 54,408
975 4,400 8,360
429 ll ,610 5,040 8' 170 2,010
7,600 8,750 3,480 5,130 9,639 1 ,035 69,500 31 ,416
918 4,410 9,320
486 10,440 5' 180 9,860
l '750
9,331 10,261 3,220 6,524 10,322 1 ,320 127,536 65,736
Mont. Idaho
liJyo.
Colo. N. t-'lex. Ariz. Utah Nev.
~/ash.
Oreg. Ca I if.
1 ,638 790
231
2,829 297 166 187 10
2,305 703 559
I J ,913 766 229
2,740
347 189 183
7 2,284
731 492
2,143 889
275 2,987
378 189 205
7 2,672
863
433
u. s.
38,350 38,698 42,239
l l Total acreage seeded for all purposes. 11
112
41.796 54,810
1 16
33,258 35,751
120
5,684
6,732
109
65,550 69,552
109
5' 152
4,000
100
10,350
ll ,764
112
4, 744
5,046
100
630
450
1 17
94,500 109,900
118
26,404 32,016
88
21 ,525 19,565
109.2 I, 110,290 1,163,420
Indicated December 1, 1971.
57,861 40,005
7' 150 62,727 6,426 12,285
5,535 448
112,224 32,794 17,753
l ,291,428
FRASIER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge
C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician
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ATHENS, GEORGIA
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BROILER TYPE LI Br.ARIE!3
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended De cember 25 was 8, 720, 000--1 percent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the
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comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service.
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An estimated 10, 986, 000 broiler type e-ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-! percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the coMparable
we ek a year e arlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting States totaled 55, 717, 000-- 3
percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72,578,000--1 percent more than
the previous week and 3 percent more than a year ago.
We ek Ende d
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS
Eggs Set]._/
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia
1970
1971
o/o of year ago
1970
1971
Thou i3 ands
Thousands
o/o of year ago
Oct. 23
10,785
10,305
96
Oct. 30
11, 179
10,640
95
Nov. 6
10,994
10,732
98
Nov. 13
11,340
10,818
95
Nov. 20
10, 706
10,824
101
Nov. 27
10, 906
10,872
100
Dec. 4
10, 185
10,818
106
Dec. 11
11,258
10, 77 5
96
Dec. 18
11,017
10,840
98
De c. 25
I 10,624
10,986
103
6,459 6,686 7,669 8, 281 8,590 8,233 8,755 8,429 8,496 8,051
6,873 6,432 7,520 8,475 8,550 8,570 8, 711 8,739 8,659 8,720
106
96 98 102 100 104
99 104
I 102 108
EGG TYPE
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended De cember 25 was 447,000--25 percent less than the previous week and 18 percent less than the comparable week last ye::~.r. An estimated 984, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 32 percent mox:e than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week last year.
In the five states that accounted for about 29 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1970, hatchings during the week ended December 25 were up 12 percent and settings were up 15 percent from a year ago.
State
Ga.
Ill.
Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1971
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1971
Eggs Set
Ufo of
Chicks Hatched
Dec. 11
Dec. 18 0..
Dec. 25
year
Dec.
ago 2/ -1 r
Dec.
Dec.
18.- . - 25~ -
Thousands
521
744
984 98
270
255
350 91
1, 156 1,794 1,840 151
152
272
212 68
332
299
293 100
2, 4 32 3,364 3,679 115
Thousands
657
596
360
435
770
859
65
37
264
320
2, 116 2,247
447 400 893
61 193
1,994
rifo of year
- ago 2/
82 308 119
48 88
112
Total 1970* 3,390 4, 115 3,207
3,237 2,785 1,774
o/o of
,-
last ~ear
72
82
11s I
65
81
112
* 1/ Include s egg s set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised.
BROILE R TYPE EGGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL -AR E AS BY VlEEK3-1971 Page 2
E GGS SET
CHI ::KS PLA CED
ST ATE
Week E nded
Dec.
Dec.
11
18
Dec . 25
o/o of
year ago 1/
Week E nde d
Dec.
Dec.
11
18
v ee.
25
% of
year ago 1/
Thousands
Thousands
Ma ine
1,9 16
1,997
1, 954 103
1, 388
1, 4 50
l , 3 18
95
Conne cticut
79
76
152 173
68
78
70
82
Pennsyl v ani a
1,702
1,675
1,601 108
l, 19 5
1, 233
1, 187
104
Indiana Missouri
31 8
346
312
83
30 6
258
281 120
175
191
4 11
I 430
133
86
366
73
.C. .i.l
00
D e lawar e
2,702
2, 739
2, 909
88
2,59 0
2, 259
2, 385
88
!-l 0
Maryland Virginia
4 , 86 8 2,069
4 , 98 1 1, 916
4,99 1 98 1, 97 6 101
3, 4 80
J , 615
3, 4 65
99
1, 54 9
1, 565
1, 609
136
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West Vi r ginia Nor th Carolina
0
0
0
-
6,983
6,94 8
7, 186
95
394 5,64 9
379 5,628
I 382
150
5, 4 28
102
South Ca rolina
54 6
54 5
554 106
442
453
4 50
80
GEORGIA
10,775 10, 840 10, 986 103
8, 739
8,659
8, 720
108
Florida Tennesse e Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California
TOTAL 1971 (22 States)
1,639 710
1, 578 703
1,630 117
708
95
10, 100
9, 829
9,927 107
5, 722
5, 757
5,795 105
12, 696 13, 162 13,361 114
94 7
1,063
1,032 111
4,338
4,338
4 , 3 29
99
321
304
358
81
337 2, 201
389 2,268
-
320 2, 216
113 96
71,275 71,712 72, 578 103
1, 048
997 7,417 5,04 3 10,265
895 3,334
284 257 1, 774
57,394
1, 068 905
7,481 5,092 10, 381
895 3,410
335 226 1,74 4
57, 4 77
913 1, 042 6,948 4, 991 9,490 1, 4 13 3,280
281 270 1, 576
55, 717
97 124
108
103
119
136 102
.
81
119
95
106
TOTAL 1970* (22 States)
71,432 71,791 70, 152
56,246 56,698 52,387
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% of Last Year
100
100
103
102
101
106
1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. *Revised.