GEORGIA CROP ,., / REPORTING SERVICE NOVEMBER L1BR~RI S TEA Re lease d 1/3173 November Red Meat Production Down 8 Percent From Year Aqo Georgia's red meat production in commercial p l a nt s du ri ng November 1972 totaled 32.9 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Crop Rep o r t i ng Se rv i ce. This wa s down 3.1 mil I ion pounds from the 36.0 total in November 1971. Cattle Slauqhter Commercial plants in Georgia repor ted 20,800 head of cat t l e s la ughte red during November 1972--a decrease of 3,000 head fro m the previous mont h a nd 1, 700 below November 1971 Calf Slaughter November calf slaughter totaled 1,300 head- -IOO head bel ow the previous mon t h but 300 head above the 1,000 killed during November 1971. Hoq Slaughter Georgia's hog slaughter, reported by commercial plants , for November numbered 159,000 head--IO ,OOO head above the 149,000 in October 1972 but 19 , 000 head below the 178,000 slaughtered in November 1971. 48 STATES November Red Meat Production Up I Percent Fro m 1971 Commercial production of red meat i n t he 48 States t ot a l e d 3,195 mi l l ion pounds i n November, I percent above a year earl ier. Commerc ial meat p ro duction i nc l ude s slaughter in federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on fa rms, Beef Production 6 Percent Above A Year Earl ier Beef production in November was 1,897 mi l l ion pounds, 6 percent above the 1,786 mill ion pounds in November 1971, but 9 percent below the 2,012 mill ion pounds produced last month. Cattle kill totaled 2,986,000 head, up 2 percent from a year earl ier. Live weight per head was 1,055 pounds, 20 pounds more than a year ago and 12 pounds above last month. Veal Output 17 Percent Below November 197 1 There were 35 mill ion pounds of veal produced during November, down 17 percent from 1971. The 253,600 calves slaughtered was 16 percent below the number of a year earl ier. Average I ive weight was 245 pounds compared with 248 pounds in Novembe r 1971. Pork Production Down 6 Percent From A Year Earl ier Pork production totaled 1,218 mill ion pounds, 6 percent below a year ago. Hog kil I totaled 7,459,900 head, down 9 percent from Novembe r 1971. Live we i ght per hea d was 244 pounds, 2 pounds more than a year ago and 5 pounds above last mon t h . Lard rendered per 100 pounds of I ive weight was 7.5 pounds, compared wi t h 8.4 i n Novembe r 1971. Lamb And Mutton Up 2 Percent From Novembe r 1971 , There were 45 mil I ion pounds of lamb and mut t on produced in Novembe r , above a year earl ier, but 5 mill ion pounds below last mont h. Sheep totaled 854,200 head, I percent less than a year ago . Avera e I ive weight 2 pounds more than a year earl ier and a month ea r l ier. S8806 Specie Georg ia : Cat t l e Calves Ho gs Sheep and Lambs GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUG HTER II Num be r Slaugh te red Novem be r 1971 1972 Average Live Hei ght Novembe r 197 1 1972 Total Live We ight Novem be r 1971 1972 1,000 Head Pounds 1,0 00 Pounds 22.5 20.8 916 1. 0 1.3 395 1]8.0 159. 0 225 926 - .. 20,6 10 461 395 227 40 , 050 19,261 599 36, 093 48 States: Catt1 e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 2,923.5 302.7 8,217.0 859.0 2,986.0 253.6 7,459.9 854.2 1,035 248 242 105 1,055 245 244 107 3,024, 430 74 , 956 1,989,486 90, 107 3 ,149,808 62,0 75 1, 823 ,871 91 ,409 II Includes slaughter under Federal i nspection and ot he r commerc ia l s laughter, exc lud es f a rm slaughter. AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG -CORN RATIOS, DECEMBER 15, 1972 ~J ITH COMPAR ISONS Commodity and Unit Dec. 15 1971 GEORGIA Nov. 15 1972 UNITED STATES Dec. 15 1972 Dec. 15 1971 Do 11 a rs Nov. 15 1972 Dec. 15 197 2 Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt. Ca tt 1e , cwt. Ca lves, cwt. 1. 16 18.90 25 . 8 0 36.00 1.35 26.80 31.40 44 . 60 1.55 28.60 31.80 45.60 1. 08 19.70 30.30 38.40 1. 20 26.80 32. 80 46 . 80 1.42 29 . 50 34.40 46 . 50 Hog-Corn Ra t io II 16.3 19.9 18. 5 18 . 2 22.3 20. 8 II Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 Ibs. hogs, I ive we ight . FRAS IER T. GALLOWAY Agr icu l t ura l Statistic ian In Charge \.J. A. \'JA GN ER Ag r i cu l t u ra l Stat ist ic ia n The Statis tical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Stree t, Athens , Georgi a in cooperat ion with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Alter l"1ve uays xe turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 7 I) GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA J AN anuary 3, 1973 - --=- L!;:,r.ARiES B R OILE ~_TUU,-,,_ _ Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia duri ng the wee k ended Dec embe r 3 0 was 7,391,000--10 percent less than the previous week and 15 percent less t han the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 9,909, 000 broiler type eggs were s et by Ge orgia ha t che r i es - - l percent less than the previous week and 11 p erc ent l ess than the co mparabl e week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 reporting Stat es t otale d 52, 81 4,000--8 percent less than the previous week and 9 percent less t ha n t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69 , 9 34 , OOO-- s li.g ht l y mo re tha n t h e previo us week but 5 percent less than a year ago. Week Ended Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov . 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec . 16 I Dec. 23 Dec. 30 I GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI C K PLACEMENTS -1971 1972 Eggs Set J:../ 19 72 INet Cros s State M o v em e nt of Chicks % of year ago 1971 - 1972 1972 Chicks P laced for Broil e r s in G eorgia 1971 - 1972 I 0/0 of year 1972 ago Thousands T ho usan d s T housan d s I 10,640 10, 732 10, 238 9,909 96 92 -166 1-174 - 20 8 /- 91 I 6, 432 7, 520 6 , 19 6 7, 1 15 96 95 10,818 10 ,824 10, 107 10, 260 93 95 -/-33 1 - 76 15 f 4 8 I 8, 475 8, 550 7, 711 8, 183 91 96 10, 872 10, 145 93 - 77 /- 35 8, 570 7,9 16 92 10,818 10 ,096 93 /- 53 I- 84 8, 711 8, 143 93 10,775 10,840 9,250 10, 195 .I 86 I I- 44 /-149 94 f 73 /- 90 8,739 8,6 59 8,294 8, 248 95 95 10, 986 11,110 I - 10, 052 I 91 /-130 I- 48 9,909 ,I 89 i 14 /-143 8, 720 I 8, 678 8, 258 7,391 95 85 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks i n Georgia during the week end e d December" 30 w as 536,000--13 percent less than the previous week but 28 percent more t ha n the comparable week last year . An estimated 1, 112,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 17 percent more than the previous week and 18 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the five states that accounted for about 28 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S. in 1971, hatchings during t he week ende d Decembe r 30 wer e down 30 percent but settings were up 11 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HAT CHED, 1972 Eggs Set %of Chicks Ha t c he d Dec . Dec. De c. year Dec . D ec . De c . 16 23 30 ago 2/ 16 23 30 Thousands Thous a n ds II % of year ago 2/ I Ga. IlL Calif. Wa sh. Mis s . Total 1972 Total 19711972* % of Last Year 710 954 1, 112 11 8 185 415 265 108 1,329 1, 657 1,484 109 95 189 137 96 271 359 328 105 2,590 .- 3, 574 3,326 III 3,384 3,769 3,009 77 95 111 715 17 5 906 66 272 2, 134 2,245 I 95 613 240 831 75 338 2,097 2, 008 104 53 6 140 568 59 180 1,483 2, 116 70 1 12 8 I 62 I 53 i 48 65 I 70 I I I I I I i * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing c hi c ks for hatche ry sup ply flock s. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised . B ROIL ER T YP E EGGS SET AND C HI C KS PLACED IN CO MM, ERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1972 Page 2 EGGS SET CHICKS PLA CED STATE I Week E nded Dec. Dec. Dec. I' % of Week Ended I year I Dec. Dec. Dec. % of year 16 23 30 ago 1/ I 16 23 30 ago 1/ Ma ine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Mi s s o uri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Thousands 1,754 107 1,788 347 209 I 2,935 5, 311 2,042 o 8,068 498 1, 889 76 1, 728 321 191 2,775 5,280 1,934 o 7,937 569 1,764 118 1,815 366 195 2,702 5, 167 1,946 o 7,966 574 90 166 97 107 , 73 91 II101 97 I- 1110 6 10 2 Thousands 1,343 1,367 1, 281 93 39 46 33 43 1, 182 1, 172 1, 235 119 224 243 221 91 352 317 325 76 2,838 2,607 2, 532 102 3,757 3,747 3, 741 103 1,604 1, 584 1,494 98 401 377 266 78 6, 185 6,365 5,738 98 634 575 528 121 ..rs.o:.: .(.J. ~~t.;... Z~ ()+-> .(.J.. -> I-l CD o E-4U) p::;~ ~ I-l H ::l U)+-> .. ::l .(..J. I-l CD .<..t.:. o +s-:>: ...... 0 Q) -.0 80 +-> l""l Ir-ol ..r.o. 0.. CD Q) I-l q Q) 0 ..r.o. .(:..J.>rvQ") CD I-l ~ I-l o Q) U) tsn:: rv~s:e:o:SQ) 'n P::; I-l +-> ~U) 'n(J'tj ro Q) tn 0 I-l .... I-l +:->:l+r-o>cq ...... +->+-> ::l U) tn (J Q) 'k ~ eo : Q) .8.. Ir-ol 0.. Q) C.l U) ::J ! Z ~ 0-0<0'<=co Q..- :':": i0 rl LL E 0 oG ~ r l w o c03. I .~0.<:.~. <0P:: ! ; Q) I-l ;:l ~ r-i ;:l (J Q) ..-l (J OI ~ -l0f co ":4> <~~.-t l=l Q)Q)O I-l 4-1 t/) Q) \00 ;:l 0 I-lot/) ~ CO~<""lt/) Q)~l=lt/) ~ ~l=l..-l Z Q)~"dIllH tnl3l-llll..-lt/) :>-~ 0 0 COP 1ll1-lQ.1-l1-l~ ::::l1llQ)~O Q)QQ) .~ ~0 Q)~ :> l=l r-i III ..-l III Q) .. u ~tJ)O~IllH Q)..-l l=l ~ 1-l~~.-4Q)~ Q)IllIll\O.s::o ~~..-lOO~ 4-It/)~.-4-< -< III "Qd)t~ /) ~ ..-l l=l P ~ G-a H])Q D0 7 ~() FARM LIA3 Iq1 ..J ~G\A JI 1 REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA DECEMBER ~ 5 ~972 AGRI C ULTURAL PRICES GEORGIA INDEX UP 8 POI NTS Janua ry 4, 1973 The All Commodities Index of Prices Rece ived by Georgia f armers in December wa s 130 percent, an increase of 8 points above the previous month an d 22 points over December 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . The December All Crops Inde x increa se d 4 points f rom t he Novembe r 1972 level to 127 percent. Contribut ing mos t to t he increase we re soybeans, co rn , whea t and oa t s . The Livestock and Livestock Pr od uc t s Index wa s 132 percen t, 11 points abo ve the previous month and 28 points over December o f 1971. Substant ial i nc re a ses i n the prices of eggs and hogs were responsible for mo st of the r ise . UNITED STATE S PR ICES RECEIVE D IND EX UP 7 POINTS PR ICES PA I D I NDEX UP 1 PO IIH The Index of Pri ces Received by Farmers increased 7 po int s (5 percent) to 137 percent of the January-December 1967 average duri ng the month ended December 15, 1972. Cont r i buting most to the i nc re a se we re hogs , cattl e, wheat , eggs, corn, and soybeans. Commodities s howing price dec1 in es we re co t t on , tomatoes, l e t t uce , and oran ges. The i nde x wa s 18 percent above a year earl ier. The Index of Prices Pa id by Farmers for Commodities and Services , Int e res t, Taxes, and Fa rm Wage Rate s for De cembe r 15 was 131, up 1 percent from mid -November . Highe r ave rage pr i ce s for feed, f ood, clo thing, and build ing and fencing mate rials we re major contributors to the index ri se. The i nde x was 7 percent above a year earl ier. 1967 = 100 IND EX NUMBERS Nov . 15 1971 GEORG IA AND UNITED STATES Dec. 15 1971 Nov . 15 1972 Dec. 15 1972 GEORGI A Pr ice s Re ce i ved All Commod i tie s All Crops 106 108 122 130 11 3 114 123 127 Livestock and Livestock Products 101 104 121 132 UNITED STATES Pr ice s Re ceived 115 11 6 130 137 Prices Pa i d , Int e re s t , Taxes & Farm \"a ge Rates 122 122 130 131 Ra t io 1/ 94 95 100 105 .1I Ra t io of Index of Pr ice s Recei ved by Farmers t o Index of Prices Paid, Intere st, Taxes , and Farm Wa ge Rate s . FRA S IER T. GA LL o\/AY Agricu ltural St a t i s t ic ia n In Cha rge J OHN E. COATES Agricultural Stat is tician The Statistical Repor tin g Se rvi ce, USDA, 1861 ~e s t Bro ad Stree t , At he ns, Georgia in coope rat ion wi t h t he Geo rg ia Departmen t of Agricult ure . PR ICES RECEIVED AND PA ID BY FARMEr{S. DECEMBER 15. 1972 \-l ITH COMPAR ISONS GE ORGIA UNITED STATES Commod i t y and Unit Dec. 15 Nov. 15 Dec . 15 Dec. 15 Nov . 15 Dec. 15 1971 1972 1972 1971 1972 1972 PRICES RECEIV ED \.,tilea t , bu. $ Oa t s, bu. $ Co rn, bu. $ Cotton, 1b. Cottonseed , ton $ Soybeans, bu. $ Peanuts, lb. Swee t pot a t oe s , cwt . $ Hay, baled, ton : All $ Alfalfa $ Other 2/ $ Milk Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt . $ Beef Cattle, All, cwt . i/ $ Cows, cwt. 1/ $ Steers & He i fers, cwt. $ Calves , cwt . $ Mi l k, Sold to Plants, cwt . Fl uid Market $ Manuf a c t ured $ All 1/ $ Turkeys , l b. Ch i ckens , 1b. : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs , a ll, dozen Table, dozen Hatching , dozen 1.47 . 87 1.16 28.5 50 . 0 0 2.80 6. 60 32 . 0 0 35 . 0 0 280.00 18.90 25 . 8 0 20 . 80 29.80 36 .00 7.05 7.05 22.0 9 .5 10.5 39. 8 36.3 60 .0 1.77 .89 1. 35 24.0 46.00 3.35 15.0 7.30 33.50 36.00 33 . 5 0 310 . 0 0 26.80 31 .40 24.70 36 .60 44 .60 1/7 .50 1/7 .50 23 . 0 12.0 12.0 42 . 7 39. 6 60 .0 1.93 1,05 1. 55 25 . 5 46 .00 3. 85 7.40 34 . 0 0 38 .00 34 .00 340 .00 28.60 31 .80 24 . 9 0 37 .00 45 .60 !il7.5 0 4/7 .50 - 24. 0 12.0 13 . 0 50.9 49 .3 60 .0 1.34 . 622 1,08 29. 10 56 . 90 2.93 13. 9 6. 15 1. 97 .7 00 I. 20 27 .18 49 . 10 3 . 38 14. 5 5 . 77 2. 38 . 806 1. 42 25. 57 49 . 90 3 .9 5 14. 6 6.96 26 .1 0 26 . 90 368.00 19 . 70 30.3 0 21. 00 33 . 1 0 38 .40 31 .00 32 . 10 28.80 404 .00 26 . 80 32 . 8 0 24. 70 35. 30 46.80 3:3 .00 34. 30 30 . 6 0 4 11. 00 29.50 34.40 25 . 20 37 .30 46 .50 6.48 5. 09 6. 17 23.0 3/6. 87 3/5.40 ]/6 .55 23. 0 4/6.89 4/5 .43 4 / 6 . 57 -24.2 8. 2 12. 1 34 . I 9. 6 13 . 8 36 .7 10 . 0 14.0 43. 2 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 , $ Midd 1ings, cwt. $ Corn Meal, cwt . $ Poultry Feed, ton: Broiler Grower Feed $ Laying Feed $ Chick St a rter $ Alfa lfa Hay , t on $ All Other Hay, ton $ 74. 00 78.00 81 .00 84 .00 5.30 5.40 4 .25 4 . 35 3 . 50 91.00 78 . 0 0 95 . 00 42 . 50 39 .50 85.00 88 .00 90 .00 95 .00 4.85 6.40 7.90 4.60 4.70 3. 75 96 .00 88 .00 105. 00 41 . 00 38 . 0 0 96 . 00 97 .00 100.00 105.00 5. 30 7.50 9. 10 5.40 5.30 4 .1 0 110.00 95 .00 115.00 43. 00 40.00 72 .00 77 . 00 80.00 83 .00 4 .59 5.51 5.65 3.97 4.02 3.45 95.00 83.00 98 .00 39. 00 36 . 0 0 78 .00 85.00 89.00 92. 00 5.04 6.46 7.39 4.46 4 . 48 3. 73 102.00 92. 00 108.00 40.70 37 .50 83. 00 93 .00 98 .00 103.00 5.43 7.71 8.95 4 . 95 5.02 4.06 112.00 102.00 118.00 43 .50 40.80 i/ "COWS I I and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 1/ Incl udes cu l l dairy cows sold for s l aught e r , but not dairy cows for herd replacement. -1/ Revised . 4/ Pre l imina ry . 2/ Incl ude s all hay except a l f a l f a . After Five Days Return to United Sta tes Department of Agriculture Statistical Repor ting Servi ce 1861 We st Broad St r eet Athens . Ge or gia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS AGR - 101 . I J .qo '] ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E 73/0w~~rn[bW rnm1~r ~, ffiW ATHENS, GEORGIA J 10 , 19/3 B ROILER TYP E LIS R IES Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the w e e k e n d e d Jan ua r y 6 was 8, 245, 000--12 percent more than the previou s we e k b ut 6 p e rc e n t less tha n t h e com- parable week last year, according to the Georgia C rop Rep orti ng S ervice . An estimated 10, 112,000 broiler typ e e g g s w er e s e t by G eor gi a h a t c h e r i e s - - 2 percent more than the previous week but 3 p ercent les s t ha n t he comparable week a year earlier. Placem ent of broiler chicks i n 22 re p o r t ing Sta tes t o t al e d 56, 222, 000-- 6 percent more than the previous week but 3 perce nt le ss than the c omp a ra bl e w eek last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set wer e 71,216,000--2 per cent m o r e t han the previous we ek but 3 percent les s than a year a go . Week Ended G EORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND C HI C K PLACEMENT S Eggs Set J:../ I I Net C r o s s Stat e I M ove m e nt Chic ks Placed for of Chi c k s I B r oile r s in Georgia 1971 1972 1972 1973 0/0 of year a go 1971 1972 1972 19 73 I 1971 I 1972 1972 19 7 3 II ,I 0/0 of year ago T housands T ho usands Tho us ands Nov. 4 10,732 9,909 92 -208 /- 91 7, 520 7, 115 95 Nov. 11 10, 818 10, 107 93 /-331 - 76 8,47 5 7, 7 11 91 Nov. 18 10, 824 10,260 95 - 15 /- 48 8, 550 8, 183 96 Nov. 25 10, 872 10, 145 93 - 77 /- 3 5 n, 570 7, 916 92 Dec. 2 10,818 10,096 93 /- 53 /- 84 8, 7 11 8, 143 93 Dec. 9 10,775 9,250 86 /- 44 /-1 49 8,739 8,294 95 Dec. 16 10, 840 10, 195 94 /- 73 /- 90 8,659 8, 24 8 95 Dec. 23 10,986 10, 052 91 /-130 /- 4 8 8, 72 0 8,258 95 Dec. 30 11, 110 9,909 89 - 14 /-143 8,6 78 7,391 85 Jan. 6 10, 451 10, 112 97 /- 73 /-118 8, 795 8 , 2 45 94 EGG T YPE Hatch o f egg type chicks in Georgia d ur i ng t h e week ende d J a n uary 6 was 634,000--18 percent more than the previous week a n d 5 p e r c e nt mo re than t he comparable week last year. An estimated 1,019, 000 eggs fo r the p roducti on o f e g g type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 8 p ercent l ess t han the p r e vious week and 9 percent les s than the comparable week last year . In the fi ve states that accounted for a bo ut 28 perc ent of the h atc h of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1971, hatchings during the week end e d J a n ua r y 6 were down 21 percent but settings were up 10 per c ent from a yea r ag o . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HICKS HA T CHED , 19 72-7 3 I Eggs Set Dec. Dec. Jan. 0/0 of I Chicks Ha tched ye ar D ec. Dec . Jan . 23 30 6 ag o 2/ 23 30 6 Thousands T ho us and s % I of y e ar a 0 2/ Ga. Ill. Calif. Wash. Mi ss. 954 1, 112 1, 019 91 4 15 265 350 149 1, 657 1, 484 1,554 114 189-- ~ 137 172 239 359 328 330 104 Total 1972-73 3, 574 3,326 3, 4 2 5 110 613 536 634 105 240 140 180 80 83 1 568 1, 0 21 72 75 59 76 35 338 18 0 227 93 2, 09 7 1,483 2, 138 79 Total 1971-72* 3,769 3,009 3, 107 2,0 08 2, 116 2, 702 0/0 of Last Year 95 111 110 104 70 79 * 1/ Includes e gg s set by hatcheries producing chi c ks for h a t c h e r y supply fl ocks . "2/ Current w e e k as percent of same week la s t ye a r . Revi sed . BROILER T YP E EG GS SE T AND C HI C KS PLA CE D IN COM ME R CIA L AREAS B Y WE EKS - 19 7 2 - 7 3 Pag e 2 STATE Maine Conne cti c ut Penns yl vania In diana Mi s souri D e laware Ma r yl a n d Virginia West Virginia North Car olina Sout h Carolina GEORGIA I E GGS SET Week E nded Dec . Dec . Jan. 23 30 6 T housands 1,8 89 76 I, 7 28 32 1 ; 19 1 I 2, 77 5 5, 28 0 1, 9 34 0 7,937 569 1,764 11 8 1, 815 366 195 2,702 5, 167 1,946 0 7,966 57 4 1, 9 0 0 86 1, 7 59 369 2 19 3, 0 25 5, 43 7 2,0 28 0 7,966 61 3 II% of year , ago 1/ I 104 1 87 10 8 105 72 10 2 106 - I1 100 10 3 106 10, 0 52 9,909 10,112 97 C HIC KS P L ACED Wee k 8 nde d Dec . Dec. 23 30 Ja n . 6 Tho us a nds 1, 367 46 I , 17 2 243 3 17 2, 607 3, 747 1,584 37 7 6, 365 57 5 I, 281 33 1, 2 35 221 325 2,532 3, 74 1 1,494 266 5, 738 528 1, 253 64 1, 17 2 255 327 2 , 79 5 3 , 7 23 1, 70 3 290 6,277 496 I ~o o f yea r ago 1/ 86 71 109 103 82 107 107 10 8 121 112 1 16 8 , 25 8 7,391 8,24 5 94 ..sC.:I.:l ........ ocr; ~ Z U ...., til ...., ~ ..C..I,l (J) ;S: ...-i CIl ~ ~ .:...l, ...-i .... ~ :l U ~ co ~ Q) ~ til s:: Q) lJ 0 ) Q) Florida Te n ness ee Ala bama Mis sis sippi A r kansas Loui siana Texas Was hingt on Ore gon Califo r nia TOTAL 1972-73 (22 St ates) I, 519 736 9,818 5,44 7 11,976 1,068 3, 795 284 309 2,055 69,759 1,483 639 10, 154 5,359 12,022 1,025 3, 938 323 389 2,080 69,934 1,534 96 6 19 85 10,015 96 5, 406 93 12, 257 91 1, 023 106 4, 032 92 33 0 84 352 93 2, 13 4 95 71,216 97 I T OTA L 1971-72* I 72, 614 (22 States) 73,843 7 3,612 % of Last Year 1 96 95 97 1/ Current week a s percent of same week last year. 989 1,059 7, 557 4, 9 12 9, 5 14 1, 243 3 , 26 7 380 49 1,478 57, 106 913 1,040 6,792 4, 525 8,772 1,005 3,182 271 170 1,359 52,814 55,74 1 58,059 ; 102 91 * Revi s e d. 992 92 905 97 7, 4 87 102 4, 657 93 9, 416 92 945 67 3, 185 94 3 11 124 120 43 1, 60 4 90 56, 222 97 57, 726 I 97 bOZ ..9..., -t U ...-i ...., til :l U) Q) .sC.J. <~.u0-4 ~ CIlCllO :I-:IsIol-I .u CIlCll\O eo I-IOCll .u C""l CIl CIl.u~CIl lll::~-rl Z~ CIl.u"tlCUH lllSI-ICU-rlCll >..u 0 0 CIllO CUl-lp..I-II-IJ:Q ACUCllJ:QO CIlCpll..lll:: .ueC"Il ~ >Ar-llll .... CU CIl .. u ~lllCJ~lllH CIl -rl ~ ~ ~.u.u0-4C1l~ CIlCUlll\o..c:O .u.u-rlCO.u <4- lCl "tl l.u0 .cuu -4< CIlCll .u -rl o~ I (L uo 906 7 .; u. A3 1173 p -, t l ~()~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER V ICE -3/ ) TURKE Y J l-__--~---------r.~.~a r y 11, 1973 Georgia Intentions For 1973 Do~m 7 Pe r c e n t Fr om 1972 Georgia growers reported that they i ntend to rai se 1, 680 , 000 t urkeys i n 1973, 7 percent fewer t han the 1, 806,000 raised in 1972 , a c co r di g to t he Ge or gi a Cr op Repor t i ng Servi ce. 20 St a t e Intentions For 1973 Up 4 Percent Fr om 1972 Turkey gr o~le rs in 20 States intend to rais e 4 perc e n t mor e turkeys i n 1973 t han in 1972 . An increase of 6 percent is i ntende d for l i gh t breeds uhi l e the i nc re a s e i n he avy breeds is indicated to be 3 percent . If pr oduc e rs carry ou t pre s ent int entions , the 1973 t ur key c r op in the 20 States wi l l total 127 . 6 mi l l i on bir ds compare ~ wi th 123. 0 mi l l i on raised in 1972 . Producers in the 20 States intend t o rai s e 113 .1 mi llion he av y breed t ur keys in 1973 and 14.5 million light breeds . The number of turkeys actually r ais ed in 1973 may vary s omewha t fr om t he 1973 intentions of growers . Such changes may de pend on r e ac t i ons t o t his r e port, pr ice of f e ed, s upply and price of hatching e ggs and poults, and pr i ce s r ece ive d f or t ur keys dur i ng the next few months. Turkey Breeder Hen s Turkey breeder hens on farms De c embe r 1, 1972 in 26 St a t e s to t a l e d 3,453, 000, up 2 percent from a year earlier . The number of breeder hens on farms co ns i s ted of 3,060,000 heavy breeds and 393 ,000 light breeds . Heavy breeds i nc r e a s e d 2 percent f r om December 1, 1971 and light breeds increas ed 8 pe r cen t . The De c ember 1, 1972 value of breeder hens on f arms to t aled $22 , 535, 000 co mpared with $21 ,011,000 on December 1, 1971. The average v alue per bird of $6 . 53 on December 1, 1972 , compares with $6 . 23 on De cembe r 1, 1971. Heavy br e ed tur keys tested for pullorum dise ase July thr ough Novembe r 1972 in t he United States wer e 2 percent below the same period a year earlier . Li ght bre e d tes t i ng s for the same period were up 58 percent . FRASIER T . GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge ~v . A . HAG ~mr, Agricultural Stat i st ic i an The Statis tical Re por t i ng Se rvi c e, USDA , 1861 West Broad Street, At he ns , Ge o rg i a , in coope r a t i on wi t h t he Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . Atter 1ve Days Keturn t o United State s Department of Agr i cu l t ure Sta t i s t i ca l __R~p orting Servi ce 1861 We st Br oad Stre et At hens, Georgia 30601 OFFI CI AL BUSINESS $r;~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S' ate. Depor tmen t o f Agricultur. AGR - 101 TURKEYS: State NU1'1BER RAISED I N 1970. 1971 .\NO 1972 AND Nill1BER I NTENDED TO BE RAI SED I N 1973 Total All Breeds 1970 1971 1972 1973 1973 % of 1972 1,000 Head Per cent Pennsylvania 2,266 2,755 2 , 926 3,143 107 Ohio 4,232 4,425 4, 064 3, 869 95 Indiana 4,970 4,750 6,060 5 , 720 94 Wisconsin 3,489 3,498 4, 009 3 , 929 98 Hi nne s ot a 18,266 18,420 20,880 22, 675 109 Iowa 6,109 6,366 6 ,524 6 ,782 104 Missouri 7,967 8,683 10,000 10, 200 102 Nor t h Dakota 1,113 1,200 1,150 1,240 108 South Dakota 1,121 1,147 1,142 1, 205 106 Virginia 4,535 5,080 5,51 9 5 , 515 100 Nor t h Carolina 9,579 10,168 12,035 12,557 104 South Carolina 2,718 2,174 2,217 2 , 472 112 Georg ia 2.283 2,238 1, 806 1 , 680 93 Arkans a s 7,258 7,840 8 , 165 8,883 109 Oklahoma 1,670 1,770 1,795 1,662 93 Texas 8,350 8,378 7 ,851 7 ,688 98 Colorado 2,856 2,821 3,477 3 , 825 110 Utah 3,946 3,828 3,905 4,100 105 Oregon 2,178 1,940 1,850 1,768 96 California 15,585 16, 801 17,636 18,702 106 20 State Total 110,491 114,282 123,011 127,615 104 Other States 5,910 5,844 5,797 Unite d States 116,401 12u,126 128 , 808 ~a~G\AFARM RE GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERV ICE .1 ... c. .:.:. 1 ATHE NS, GEO R GIA Re le a se d Ja nua ry 12 , 1973 GEO RG IA f S COTTO I~ CRO P AS OF JANUARY 1, 1973 Georgia's cott on c ro p is forecast at 360 , 000 ba l e s (e qui val e nt 480 pou nd net we i ght ) based on in f ormat ion rep o r t e d by gin ners as of Ja nuary J, a cco rd i ng to th e Georgia Crop Repor t in g Service . The es t imat e is 10 , 000 ba l e s bel ow th e De cembe r I for ecast a nd 14,000 bales below production i n 1971 . Ha r ve s t was interrupte d by rain s an d wet f ields dur ing muc h of Decembe r . Acco r d i ng to the Bureau of Ce nsus, 330,7 52 runni ng bal e s had be en g in ned in Geo rg ia prior to Janua ry 1. Ginnings p ri o r t o J a nua ry 1 for the Unite d Sta t e s t otaled 11,6 10, 287 bal es. INDICA TED C OTTO I~ PRODUCT ION. 1972: F Ii~A L PRO DUCT! ON. 1971 -1 970 , \ Non-C ott on \ ~j ~ -~ Crop Re po r t Inq Ind . Di stri c t IS72 I 21 , 000 2 9, 500 3 10 ,50 0 4 23 , 000 5 70 , 000 6 49 , 000 7 55,000 8 11 9,00 0 9 3 , 000 1971 Bales - - 2~ ,5 20 14 ,845 13 ,180 24 ,950 82,340 49 ,680 46 , 805 11 0, 745 I , 935 1970 26,639 13,48 1 13,29 1 22, 178 57, 048 45,454 36,41 1 75,056 2,442 State 360 , 000 374 ,000 292,000 Please see re ve r se side for UNITED STA TES info rmation. Albany 7 Val dos ta STATE UNITED STATES -- COTTON REPORT AS OF JA NUA RY I . 1973 Ac reaqe Harvested Lint Yield Per Ha rves ted Acre I'J]O 1971 1,000 Acres 1972 1970 :1 971 : 1972 Pounds Productio n 480-lb. Net We ight Bales 1970 I g71 1,000 Ba 1es 1972 1/ UPLA ND No r t h CaroIi na Sou t h Carol ina Georgia Tennessee Alaba ma 160 175 290 320 375-k 385 390 425 538 558 172 464 371 362 340 349 41 2 452 430 373* 466 402 485 483 597 529 580 453 551 472 155 135 130 211 275 320 292 374 360 392 528 535 507 640 570 Missouri Mi s si s s ipp i Arkansas Louis iana Oklahoma 250 1190 1070 450 450 313 1325 1140 500 396 410 1622 1410 670 510 431 614 498 658 613 604 470 522"1: 499 555 576 512 206 215 301 224 163 1 1048 521 193 401 1693 1240"1: 600 177 425 2040 1465 715 320 Texas New t~ex i co Arizona Ca 1i forn ia 4870 126 241 662 4700 130 241 741 5150 130 270 860 315 263 377 504 493 59 1 920 928 1084 841 723 977 3190. 5 2579 132.3 133 462. I 466 1160.0 111 7 4050 160 610 1750 Vi rg i n ia Florida 11 Ii noi s Ken tucky Ne va da 4.3 4.2 3.4 384 247 226 8.2 9.3 11 .0 436 602 585 .4 .8 1.1 245 242 305 3.4 4.3 5.0 344 573 384 2.2 2.3 2. I 545 319 640 3.4 2. 2 7. 4 11. 7 .2 .4 2. 4 5. 1 2.5 1. 5 I.d 13.4 .7 4.0 2.8 U. S. UPLAND 11080.5 11369.9 13061.6 43~ 438 495 10134.8 10378 . 9 13472. 5 AMER-P It-'A Texas New Mexico Arizona Cal ifornia u. S. AMER-P IMA 26.0 35.4 15.3 20.6 32.8 44.4 .4 .6 74.5 101.0 34.5 342 478 431 18.8 334 473 42 1 41.2 407 456 548 .4 335 325 480 94.9 369 466 480 18. 6 10. 6 27. 8 .3 57.3 35. 3 20.3 42. I .4 98.1 31. 0 16. 5 47. 0 .4 94. 9 U. S. ALL COTTON 11155.0 11470.9 13156.5 438 438 495 101 92. 1 10477. 0 13567. 4 1/ Production ginned and to be g inned. ~': Revised. FRA S IER T. GALL0\4AY C. L. CRENSHA\J Agr icul tural Statistician In Charge Agricult ural St at is t ic ian ---- ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --- -- --- -------------- The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 \Je s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, i n coope rat ion with t he Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 ~------ - - - - - - - - REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA January 15, 1973 REV 1.5 E D C R 0 P E 5 TIM ATE 5 I G E 0 R G I A 1964 - 1970 TAB L E o F CO N TE N T S Page Barley .. Corn .. ... 4 ... 2 Cotton . 2 . . Crimson Clover Seed .... 7 Hays: Alfalfa . . . . . . . . . 6 All Other . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6 6 Lespedeza Seed 7 Oats . . . . . . . . . . 4 Peanuts For Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Rye ..... 4 Sorghums .. 3 Soybeans For Beans ... 5 Sweetpotatoes 8 . . Tall Fescue Seed 7 Tobacco .. 5 . . . Winter Wheat 3 COTTON, LINT AtID SEED: GEORGIA 1964-70, REVISED Cotton Lint Acres Year Harvested Yield Per Acre Production 480 lbs. He t Weight Bales 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Bales 1964 632 467 615 1965 577 467 561 1966 380 398 315 1967 267 403 227 1968 395 322 265 1969 335 351 282 1970 375 373 292 Cotton Seed Production 1,000 Tons 247 230 130 98 111 107 121 CORN: Year .GEO ~GIA, 1964-70, REVI SED .AII Corn Grain Acres Harv. Acres Harv. Yield Per Acre 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Bushels 1964 1,723 1,487 39.0 1965 1,637 1,413 49.0 1966 1,621 1,427 43.0 1967 1,783 1,613 58.0 1968 1,730 1,565 40.0 1969 1,700 1,590 35.0 1970 1,689 1,563 31.0 Prod. 1,000 Bushels 57,993 69,237 61,361 93,554 62,600 55,650 48,453 Acres Harv. 1,000 Acr e s 41 48 56 54 70 73 70 Si l a ge Yield Per Acre Tons 10.5 10.0 12.0 14.5 12.5 11.0 11.0 Prod. 1,000 Tons 430 480 672 783 875 803 770 For age Acres Harv. 1,000 Acres 195 176 138 116 95 37 56 2 SORGHUMS: GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED All : Sorghum: Grain Yield Acres Acres Per Year Harv. Harv. Acre Prod. 1,000 1,000 1,000 Acres Acres Bushels Bushels Acres Harv. 1,000 Acres Silage Yield Per Acre Tons Prod. 1,000 Tons Acr e s Harv. 1,000 Acres Forage Yield Per Acre Tons Prod. 1,000 Tons 1964 45 1965 44 13 31.0 403 16 10.5 168 16 1.65 26 15 34.0 510 12 10.0 120 17 1. 75 30 1966 44 1967 45 1968 40 1969 43 1970 49 12 38.0 456 12 11.5 138 20 1.80 36 18 37.0 666 13 12.5 163 14 l.80 25 20 28.0 560 13 11.0 143 7 1. 70 12 23 39.0 897 14 12.5 175 6 27 30.0 810 16 11.0 176 6 1.1 1/ 1.1 }) 1/ Esimates for forage yield and production discontinued after 1968. WINTER WHEAT: GEORGIA. 1964-70. REVISED Acreage Year Harvested 1,000 Acres 1964 71 1965 63 1966 65 1967 125 1968 109 1969 76 1970 94 Yield Per Acre Bushels 31.5 29.0 30.0 26.0 28.0 35.0 37.0 Production 1.000 Bushels 2,236 1,827 1,950 3,250 3,052 2,660 3,478 3 Acreage Year Harvested 1,000 Acres OATS: GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED 1964 123 1965 99 1966 95 1967 96 1968 80 1969 66 1970 72 BARLEY: GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED 1964 23 1965 22 1966 11 1967 9 1968 6 1969 5 1970 8 RYE: GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED 1964 48 1965 40 1966 43 1967 67 1968 74 1969 72 1970 72 Yield Per Acre Bushels 46.0 41.0 41.0 35.0 42.0 53.0 46.0 40.0 30.0 41.0 31.0 38.0 50.0 47.0 19.5 19.0 22.5 18.5 21.0 24.5 23.0 4 Production 1,000 Bushels 5 ,658 4,059 3,895 3,360 3,360 3,498 3,312 920 660 451 279 228 250 376 936 760 968 1,240 1,554 1,764 1,656 Acreage Year Harvested 1.000 Acres TOBACCO, GEORGIA. 1964-70. REVISED 1964 63.5 1965 54.7 1966 61.0 1967 71.2 1968 56 .2 1969 59.5 1970 66.0 Yield Per Acre Pounds 1,930 2,050 1,580 2,085 1,885 1,615 2,000 PEANUTS FOR NUTS, GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED 1964 480 1965 485 1966 482 1967 478 1968 497 1969 502 1970 507 1,670 1,810 1,680 2,040 1,880 1,885 2,220 SOYBEANS FOR BEANS, GEORGIA. 1964-70. REVISED 1964 155 20.0 1965 209 20 .5 1966 301 23.0 1967 500 25.0 1968 410 16.0 1969 400 25.5 1970 475 23.0 5 Production 1,000 Pounds 122,555 112,135 96,380 148,452 105,937 96,093 132,000 801,600 877,850 809,760 975,120 934,360 946,270 1,125,540 3,100 4,284 6,923 12,500 6,560 10,200 10,925 OTHER HAY 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 ALL HAY 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 505 1.65 831 484 1. 73 838 456 1.88 859 436 1.96 854 440 1.83 806 443 2.16 955 427 2.09 893 515 1.65 850 493 1. 74 858 464 1.89 878 443 1.97 871 447 1.84 822 450 2.16 971 433 2.09 907 6 Acreage Yield Val ue of Year Harvested Per Acr e Production Pr oduction 1, 000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Dol lars TALL FESCUE SEED, GEORG IA. 1964-70. REVISED 1964 12.5 205 2,562 307 1965 9.0 210 1 , 8 90 217 1966 12.0 210 2,520 2 77 1967 10.0 200 2,000 260 1968 12.0 230 2,760 373 1969 12.0 220 2 ,6 40 475 1970 13.0 210 2,730 ------------------------ -------------------- LESPEDEZA SEED, GEORGIA , 1964-70 , REVI SED 1964 12 230 2, 760 486 1965 8 220 1, 760 324 1966 8 200 1,600 307 1967 6 220 1,320 322 1968 5 200 1,000 283 1969 3 230 690 195 1970 3 220 660 --- -------------------------------- --- ------ CRTI1S0N CLOVER SEED, GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED 1964 10 140 1,400 252 1965 8 120 960 202 1966 6 100 600 156 1967 4 85 340 85 1968 3 110 330 89 1969 2 125 250 70 1970 2 115 230 7 SWEETPOTATOES, GEORGIA, 1964-70, REVISED Year Acreage Harvested 1,000 Acres Yield Per Acre nushels 1964 9,500 85 1965 io,ooo 85 1966 8,000 85 1967 8,000 90 1968 8,500 80 1969 8,000 80 1970 7,500 80 Production 1,000 Bushels 808 850 680 720 680 640 600 Value of Production 1,000 Dollars 5,486 4,684 4,332 4,903 4,4 68 4,467 4,008 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. 8 :3 I / ) ..-' GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E Jj ~w~~rnL1TI rn~~@rn~mTI ATHENS, GEORGIA _ January 17, 1973 B R OIL E R T PE L Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during t he we ek en de d J a n ua ry 13 was 8,172,000--1 percent le ss than the previous we ek and 11 per ce nt le s s than the com parable w e e k last ye ar, acco rding to t he G eorgi a Crop R e p o r t i n g Servi ce . A n estimated 10, 145,000 broiler type eggs w e r e s et b y Ge o r gia hatc he ries - slightly more than the previous week but 7 p ercent l ess t han the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler c hi c k s in 22 r eporting S t a t e s t o t a l e d 56, 184, 00 0 - - slightly less than the previous week and 5 pe rcent les s than the com pa r abl e week la st year . Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69,915,000--2 pe r cent l ess tha n t he previous we ek and 6 percent less than a year ago. Week Ended GE OR G IA E G GS SET, HATCHINGS AND C HI C K P L A CEME NT S Egg s Set J:../ I Net Cro s s State I Movem e nt of Chicks C hi ck s Placed for B r oile r s in G eorgia 19 7 1 1972 0/0 of 197 1 19 72 19 7 1 19 72 I 0/0 of 19 7 2 19 73 year a go 1972 1973 19 7 2 197 3 year ag o T h o u san d s Teo usands T housands Nov . 11 10, 818 10, 10 7 93 1- 331 - 7 6 8 , "1:7 5 7 , 7 11 91 Nov. 18 10, 82 4 10,260 9 5 - 15 I- 48 8 , 5 50 8, 183 96 Nov. 25 10 , 872 10 , 14 5 9 3 - 77 I- 35 8, 570 7 , 9 16 92 Dec. 2 10,818 10,096 93 I- 53 I- 84 8,711 8, 143 93 Dec. 9 10,775 9,250 86 I- 44 ,L149 8 , 73 9 8, 294 95 Dec. 16 10, 840 10, 195 94 I- 73 I- 90 8,6 59 8, 248 95 Dec. 23 10,986 10, 052 91 1-130 ,L 48 8, 720 8, 2 58 95 Dec. 30 11, 110 9,909 89 - 14 1-1 43 8,67 8 7, 391 85 Jan. 6 10,451 10 , 112 97 /- 53 * /-118 8, 795 8,245 94 Jan. 13 10,948 10, 145 93 /-208 ,L 24 9 ,226 8, 172 89 EGG T YPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Geor gia during t he we ek ended January 13 w a s 828,000--31 percent more than the previous week but 4 perce nt les s than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,081,000 egg s for the producti on of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 perc ent mor e than the previous week a nd 11 percent more than t he comparable week last year. In the five s tates that accounted for a b out 28 perc ent of the hatc h of a ll e gg type chicks in the U. S. in 1971, ha t c hin g s d uring the we ek ende d Jan ua r y 13 w e r e down 12 percent and settings were down 14 percent from a y ear ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI C KS HA T CHE D , 1972-73 Eggs Set 0/0 of Chicks Ha tche d Dec. Jan. Jan. year Dec. J a n. Jan . 30 6 13 ago 2/ 30 6 13 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. IlL Calif. Wa s h . Miss. 1, 112 I, 019 1, 081 I I I 265 350 325 130 ! 1, 484 I, 554 1, 179 67 13 7 _~ _ 172 41 22 328 330 359 12 0 Total 1972-73 3,326 3, 425 2,985 86 536 6 34 8 28 96 140 180 33 0 12 5 56 8 1, 021 I, 12 4 73 59 76 14 3 83 180 227 327 121 1, 4 83 2, 138 2 , ':/52 88 Total 1971-72* 3,009 3, 107 3, 467 2, 116 2, 7 02 3, 12 1 !i 0/0 of Last Year III 110 86 ! .~ ~ 70 79 88 i * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producin g chicks fo r h a t c he r y s up p l y fl ocks . 2/ Current we ek as percent of same week l a s t year . Revis ed. - -... B R OI L E R T YPE E GGS SET A N D CHI C KS P L A CE D IN CO M ME R CIAL AREAS BY WE EKS - 19 7 2 - 7 3 P ag e 2 I E GGS SE T I I C HI C ~S PLA CE D ST ATE We ek Ende d Dec . J an. J an. 0/0 o f I "\Ai ee k E n de d I ye a r De c. J an. Jan . II %of yea r 30 6 13 a g o 1/ 1, 30 6 13 I ago 1/ Ma i ne Connecti c ut Penns ylvania Indiana Mi ssouri Dela ware Ma r yl and Vi rginia We s t Virginia T ho us a n ds 1, 76 4 1 18 1, 815 , 366 I I 195 2, 702 5, 16 7 1, 946 0 1, 900 86 1, 7 59 36 9 219 3,025 5, 437 2, 028 0 1, 99 7 184 1,910 3 71 2 20 2, 9 53 5,2 3 8 1, 81 6 0 1 10 1 I 204 1 11 0 10 6 10 6 99 10 6 92 - j T ho usan ds II 1, 2 8 1 I 33 I 1,235 1,2 53 64 1, 17 2 I 221 25 5 ! 325 I I 2, 53 2 327 2 , 79 5 I 3, 741 I 1, 4 94 I 26 6 3 , 7 23 1, 70 3 290 1, 398 46 1, 09 5 2 14 332 2, 57 4 4, 011 1, 84 1 13 8 I i II 101 69 II 10 7 90 I 74 87 I 121 118 62 r.s.:o1. .U....., .U.....,l .r..o, co ro.-l .":.:.":,l .-l :::l U... North Carolina South Car olina 7,966 574 7, 9 6 6 6 13 7, 539 99 6 09 \ 106 I 5,73 8 I 528 6,277 496 5, 759 97 525 I 119 "b"O ~ G E ORGIA 9,909 I 10,112 10,14 5 93 II 7, 391 8,245 8, 172 89 F l or ida T ennes s ee Alabama 1, 48 3 639 10, 15 4 1, 53 4 619 10,015 1, 5 18 96 I 56 3 78 10,060 95 II I 91 3 1,040 6,792 992 905 7,487 1, 145 1, 009 7, 536 94 117 100 Mi s sis s i ppi Arkans a s Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon 5,'359 12, 022 1,025 3,938 323 389 5, 406 12, 257 1, 023 4, 032 330 352 5,251 11,390 1,073 4,096 332 399 92 82 107 93 78 I 121 I 4, 525 8,772 I 1, 005 3 , 18 2 I I 271 170 4, 657 9,416 945 3, 185 311 120 4, 629 9,662 91 4 3, 06 2 279 178 89 II 91 102 88 135 64 Q) bO "ro" o..d California TOTAL 1972-73 (22 States) 2,080 69,934 TOTAL 1971-72* 73,843 2, 134 71,216 73,612 2,251 69,915 74,4 50 I 94 94 \ I 1, 359 i52, 81 4 58, 059 1, 604 56, 222 57,726 1, 665 56, 184 58,929 90 95 I l:: I-l l:: c..d. ..U...., .U..,.l (22 States) ..c.d, I 0/0 of Last Year 95 97 94 I 91 97 95 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. tr.l .-l ~~ I-l :::l t~r.l :"J" "" r0:; .U... ~ bO ~ Q) .".:.:",l .-l :::l ..U.. "e"o ~ ...... ...... o0 ..., -.0 l:: 0 Q) :"'l 8 ..., ..r.o. "0ro". "b"O 0 Q) Q) Cl tJ rn ro Q) .... U bO ... o"" ">Q") l:: ..Qd) Q) UJ ..., tJ Q) bOtr.l ..... ~ .-l o...... ~ .-1 ~ Q) .8.., "cd" 0. Q) .Cl tl J ::J ! ;! - .~ 0 ' l1. _ wwVI i0 r-l ... ! 0 oj! ;; r-l w ~~" I ~~. ~! 0~'r"4 +.I 00 <1-I+.Ir-l I:l Q) Cll 0 ~~oo Cll\O ::l0 ~ooo +.I 00 +.I C""l 00 Cll+.lI:lOO ~ ~1:l'r"4 Z Cll+.l'tlIllH (/)13~IIl"r'lOO >-,+.1 0 0 OO~ 1Il~P.~~s:l:l l::l III Q) s:l:l 0 >CllCpll'~ +.IeC"ll ~ l::l r-l (/) .... III Cll .. C,) ~(/)tJ~(/)H Cll "r'l I:l ~ ~+.I+.Ir-lCll~ CllIll(/)\O..c:O +.I +.I "r'lCO+.l <4-l00+.lr-l< III 'tl+.l CllOO +.I "r'l I:l ~ v ~a~G\AFARM REPORT r - - - --aeeR6+A-Mfe p. REPORTI NG SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA JAN 22 197 Janua ry 19, 1973 L1I3RARI ES GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP REPORT - 1972 VALUE OF GEORGIA'S CROPS UP 3 PERCENT FOR 1972 : The value of Georgia's major crops, including price support payments, amounted to $660.6 million in 1972, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This was a record high value for Georgia's crops, surpassing the previous record se t during 1971, by $21.4 million or 3.3 percent. Growing conditions for most crops ve re less favorable than those of the previous year. The only crop that establishe d a record yield in 1972 was peanuts. Peanuts continued to be the highest value crop for t he State by a wide mar gi n- accounting for 30 percent of the total value. Cor n again ranked second, contributi ng 21 percent of the total value. Sharply hi ghe r corn pr i c e s more than offs et a dr op in production. Tobacco i ncreased $8.5 million in value and retained its t hird pl ace rating of values. The cotton crop was worth $7.1 million less due to a drop i n yield, but still ranked fourth in value. Dry weather hurt the soybean crop and dr opped its value by $8 . 1 million. Soybeans had the largest value decline despite a 12 percent i ncrease in acres harvested and sharply higher prices. Al l small grair.s recorde d a value de cl i ne , as di d sorghums. DI STRI BUTION OF 1972 CROP VALUE I N PERCE~TAG E OF TOTAL VALUE ;--/ I. I I I - ; -, <, \" ,, \ \ I " " , . . - \\ , <, -, \ '. ' ,', : ., . ' . ", ', i \. '----......"'-... " ',"<.\'" - '-~'--- ,~I 1 , \ Cotton Lint & Seed 13.1% / -: \ .-- /' ~"" '" -- -'---- \ ./ - \ \., : \ \ \ .!i \ \ \ \ I,,I --- ......... / l I I ! / I / FRAS IER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. ' PAT PARKS Agr i cul t ur a l Stat i s t ician ----. GEORGIA ANNUAL CROP SU~'~RY 1/, 1971 AND 1972 CROP Year Har v ' d Yield Acr eage : Per Acre : Uni t Produc- Unit tion Pr i ce Total Value 1,000 acres 1,000 1,000 dollars dollars 1972 430 402 Cotton Lint 2/ 1971 385 466 Bale 360 .4590 79 ,342 374 .4781 85 . 835 Cottonseed Corn , Grain Sorghum Grain Whea t Oats Barley 3/ Rye S~"eetpotatoes Tobacco . All Hay, All Peanuts, for Hu t s 4/ Soybeans, for 3eans 4/ Lespedeza for Seed Crimson Clover, for Seed Grapes Peaches, Tot a l Production Pecans, Total Production Commercial Vegetables 5/ TOTAL ABCVE CROPS (Exc1. acreage of fruits, and pecan~~.'.J.) 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1 972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1972 1971 1,490 1,672 30 83 140 195 65 80 16 14 75 85 8.0 7.8 57 59 444 440 512 51 0 670 600 2 3 1 2 10 11 52. 0 54.0 33.0 35.0 20.0 39.0 38.0 53.0 29. 0 50.0 20.0 23.0 80.0 85.0 1,990 1,935 2.05 2.35 2,625 2,490 15.0 25.5 200 250 100 100 210 220 50.65 48.85 4,000.65 4,195.65 Ton Bus he l Bushel Bushe l Bushel Bushel Bushel Cwt. Pound Ton Pound Bushel Pound Pound Pound Ton Pound Pound 149 153 77~480 90 ,288 990 2,905 2,800 7 ,605 2, 470 4,240 464 700 1,500 1 ,955 640 663 113,430 114 , 165 91 2 1,034 1 , 3!.4, 000 1 ,269,900 10 , 050 15 , 300 400 750 100 200 2 ,100 2,420 1.25 1.22 190,000 120,000 52,000 90.000 47.50 50.10 1. 82 1.40 1.61 . 91 1.81 1. 70 . 81 .80 1.09 1.00 1. 97 1.86 7.80 6.90 .871 .791 33.00 32.00 .148 .135 3.55 2.86 .260 .260 .250 .230 .0874 .0870 .454 . 340 7,078 7,665 141 ,068 12 6 .138 1 ,598 2 , 655 5, 058 12,911 2, 001 3,392 504 700 2,955 3, 636 4 ,992 4.575 99 , 532 91, 054 30 ,096 33,088 198 , 912 171.437 35,678 43,758 104 195 25 46 420 303 241 235 16 , 606 10 ,440 23 ,5 85 30, 600 10,736 10,521 660 , 581 639,184 _ 1/Inc1udes price support payments for crops receiving supports, bu t exc1ud~s Di ve rs i on , Conservation and Soil Bank payments. Price and value figures for 1972 are preliminary. l/ Cotton yield in pounds , pr i ce per pound. The 1971 price includes allowance for unredeemed loans while 1972 price is the av erage pr i ce to January 1, 1973 wi t h no allowance for un- redeemed loans. 3/ No support payments in 1971. 4/ Covers only acres grown alone for peanuts or beans.- 2/ Excludes sweetpotatoes. ~/ -Not yet available - value of production based on 1971 price. ---- ---------------------- The Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 West Br oad Street, At hen s , Georgia in coo peration with the Geor gia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~~~G\FAARM REPO RT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATH E NS, GEO RGIA UNlV;:QC:ITV nc ".-""" ' A H 0 N E Y R E P 0 R T - 1972 JA N 2 2197 .eleas ed 1/ 19/ 13 Geor~ia Honey Production Increases LIBRARI ES Georgia beekeepers responded t o a more f avorabl e honey pr ice by incr easing t he number of co}onies of bees in the state in 1972 to 164 , 000, 1 per cent over t he 162,000 in 1971, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servi ce . Yield per col ony increased from 35 pounds in 1971 t o 31 in 1972 even t hough some produce rs , par t i cul arl y those that market package bees, limited the amount they har vest ed to i nsure suf f i ci ent "linter stores . Honey producers received an average pr i ce of 28. 4 cent s per pound in 1972 compared to 20.6 cents per pound in 1971 . Value of production in 1972 is es t imat ed t o be $1, 723, 000, almost 48 per cent above the 1971 valu e of ~~ 1 , 168, 000. United St at es Product i on Up 9 Percent Honey production in the Unit ed Stat es during 1972 total ed 21 4. 6 mi l l ion pounds- up 9 percent from the 1971 crop. Thi s year 's honey cr op was pr oduced by 4.1 mill ion colonies, do,~ 1 percent from a y ear earlier. Colony number s have dec l i ned each year since 1958 . Yi el d of honey per colony was 52.8 pounds , compared ",i t h 48. 0 i n 1971 . BeeS1'Ia::: production totaled 4.0 million pounds i n 1972, 12 per cent mor e t han was produced in 1971 . In mid-December , producers reported 30.0 million pounds of honey on hand for sale, compared with 30.9 million pounds the previous year . Stocks i n mid- December represented 14 per cent of the 1972 honey pr oducti on compared with 16 percent in 1971. The honey flow was generally more favorabl e than i n 1971 , espe cial ly i n Nor t h and South Dakota, wher e late summer rai ns made po ssible an excel lent cr op . Cal ifor nia with 500 thousand colonies produced 24.5 million pounds, 11 per cent of t he Nation ' s pr oduct i on . Florida with 350 thousand colonies produced 26. 6 million pounds. Honey pr oducer s received an average of 3002 cent s per pound for honey duri ng 1972, 39 percGnt above the 1971 average pr i ce of 21.8 cent s per pound and the hi ghe s t pr i ce since 1941. These pr i ces relate to all 1'/hol esal e and retai l sal es , ext r a cted , chunk and comb honey from ap i ari es owned by farmers and non- f armers. Extracted honey in wholesale lots sold for an average price of 28.6 cent s per pound, 9.0 cents above 1911 . Unprocessed bulk honey averaged 27.0 cents per pound compared with 18.0 cents in 1911 . Sales of pr oces s ed bulk hon ey averaged 29 .8 cents per pound , 8.5 cents higher than a year earlier. Processed packaged sal es averaged 37.2 cents per pound compared with 31 .3 cents in 1911 . Prices r ec eived f or retail sales of extracted hon ey ave raged 43. 1 cent s per pound i n 1972, 6.5 cents above 1971. Gal es of all chunk honey (",hol esal e and r etail) aver aged 51 . 4 cents per pound , 10.8 cents above a year ear l i er. Prices for al l comb honey averaged 52.6 cents per pound compared with 46.3 cents i n 1971 . Beeswax prices aver aged 62.0 cents per pound, 0. 1 cent higher than in 1971 . Ma j or ProducinR States Commercial production (apiaries with 300 or more col onies ) in 20 maj or Stat es totaled 118.4 million-pounds . This is more than was expec t ed in September and a ccount s for 55 percent of the Nation 's 1912 honey flow. The commercial honey crop in t he 20 States wa s produced by 1,619, 000 colonies. The yield per colony was 73.1 pounds ffild compares with the United States average of 52.8 pounds . FRASIill T. GALLOHAY if. A. HAGlTill - - - - - - - Agri cult ural St at i st i ci an -- -- - -- - -In-C-ha-rge- Agri cul t ural Statis t i ci an --- -- ---- ------- - - --- The Stat i s t i cal Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 Wes t Br oad St r eet , At hens , Geor gia, in ,...,.,,.,," o...::> +,; ()T'l lui+.h +'he Geor ai a Department of 1gricul ture . Colonies of be e s , honey produc tion ~ and val ue of Dr oduct i on - l.971 - 72 Stat e Co10r:i es of be es 1971 1 972 Yi eld per colony 1 9 71 1 972 Hon e y pr oduc t i on 1 971 19 72 Va l ue of pr odu c t i on 1 971 1 9 72 1,000 co10r.ie s Pounds 1 , 000 pounds 1,000 dol l ar s Na i ne N. H. Vt . Has s . R. 1. Conn . H. Y. N. J. Pa. 4 if 35 2:} 4 4 32 16 7 7 37 20 9 9 25 19 2 2 22 23 C' 0 8 24 28 125 121 57 42 34 35 38 39 89 92 40 i:l 14 0 1 28 25 9 225 44 192 7, 125 1 ~ 29 2 3, 560 80 64 140 171 46 224 5 ,082 1, 365 3 , 772 63 65 93 95 17 68 1 , 610 435 8~7 46 36 61 86 23 1% I ,SOl 639 1, 275 Ohio Ind . Ill. i-Ii.c h , Wi s . 11/1 114 27 29 3 , 0 78 3 , 386 6S6 995 80 73 37 33 2,% 0 2,574 6L,2 728 52 52 55 50 2,8.. 0 2 , 60 0 726 920 115 11 3 70 53 8 ,050 5~ 989 1 , 550 1 ,761 117 11 0 99 70 11 ,5 3 7, 700 2, 432 2 , 341 Hinn . Iowa do . N. Dak , S. Dal: . Neb r . Kans . 15 6 14 0 78 fi, 99 94 91 73 86 86 43 36 59 63 77 H2 110 11 9 96 124 114 116 55 79 49 50 60 64 12 , 168 9, 009 3 , 698 4 , 543 10 , 560 6, 270 2 , 940 11, 760 6,8 62 3 , 096 8, 946 14 , 756 9, 164 3 , 200 2 ,32 4 1 , 347 1 , 220 972 2, 21 1 ,1 91 GS2 3 , 387 1, 990 1,090 2, 514 4 , 294 2 ,5 93 91 2 Del. i1cl. Va. H. v. N. C. S. C. Ga. Fla. Ky . Tenn. Ala . Hi s s . Ar k . La. Okla. Tex. 1 1 30 32 30 32 12 14 12 12 38 37 45 6 444 152 169 85 81 32 27 2 ,72 0 2 , 18 7 638 735 87 78 26 20 2, 262 1 ,560 7; 5 6 36 19 1 193 36 37 6 , 876 7, 141 2,130 3,156 61 59 25 27 1 , 525 1, 59 3 552 5 97 162 164 35 37 5.670 6 . 068 1 , 168 1. 723 342 350- 65 76 22 , 230 26 ,6 00 4 , 135 7 , 741 70 70 29 13 141 14 1 24 17 61 57 22 28 55 55 21 28 77 75 31 31 30 30 45 45 60 61 29 37 192 196 44 58 2, 030 3 , 384 1 ,342 1, 155 2,387 1,350 1 , 740 8 , 448 910 2, 397 1 , 596 1 , 540 2,325 1,350 2 , 257 11 , 368 834 717 3L. 4 263 735 246 609 1 , 512 421 635 508 542 811 340 95 2 2 ,956 Mont . Idaho Wyo. Colo. N. Hex . Ari z . Ut ah Nev . Was h . Or e g . Calif. 74 74 55 11 8 11 0 100 39 46 31 30 60 72 40 37 55 71 13 13 48 59 53 53 56 51 48 47 30 37 8 8 70 70 90 97 29 39 GS 64 34 40 511 5 00 39 49 4 ,0 70 4,290 1, %0 2 ,2 00 624 2 , 9G 8 1 , 440 560 2 , 610 2 , 312 19, 92g 8 ,14 0 4, GOO 2 , 1 60 2, 627 767 2 ,7 03 1, 739 560 3 ,7 83 2 ,5 60 24 ,5 00 3 71 71" 385 49 3 126 543 308 11 3 501 4 97 3, 607 2, 475 1 , 228 568 8 28 250 77G 574 16 0 1, 071 76 3 6 , 6G u Ha\!a i i 4 3 69 60 2 76 180 60 56 U. S. 4,110 4,066 48.0 52. 8 1 9 7 ~ 4 28 214 ,5 84 43 ,l.JO 64 , 771 1.:0 n.,L i.eL ,L ... vc:: Ul:ty::; 1\,C::L.uru United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ :=::POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni t. d Stat De portmen l o f Agricult ure AGR - 101 7 ~()~G\AFARM R.E PORT I GEORGIA CR OP REPORTI NG SE RV ICE ATHENS, GEORGIA Georq ia AN 22 "97 116 RA RI t:S JANUARY I , 1973 CATTLE ON FEED UP 5 PERCE NT Relea s ed 1/ 22/1 973 Georgia' s ca t t le f ee de r s we r e fe e ding 65 , 000 he ad of cat t le on January 1 t hi s year compar ed to 62 , 000 on the s ame date las t ye a r , acco rding t o t he Crop Repo r t i ng Serv ice. Est imates of di s t r i but ion by c las ses an d wei ghts we re not made th i s year. United States CATTLE ON FE ED UP 4 PERC ENT IN 50 STAT ES Cattle and ca lve s on feed f o r the slau ghte r ma r ket i n 50 St at e s are e s t ima t e d at 14,485,000 head on Ja nua ry I , 1973 . Th i s is 4 percent mo re t ha n a yea r e arl ier. The 23 major f eed in g St a t e s had 13 ,9 20 ,0 00 on fe ed t h is J an ua r y I, up 4 percen t from a year e arl ie r . These 23 State s a ccount e d f o r 96 pe rc ent of t he 50- St a t e t o t a l . PLACEMENTS UP 1 PE RCENT - MA RKE T INGS UP 9 PERC ENT Cattle a nd ca lve s pla ce d o n f ee d i n the 23 maj o r St a t e s du r i ng Octo be r- De cembe r 1972 totaled 8 , 904,000 head, I pe r cen t mo re t han during the sa me 197 1 quar ter. Placements in t he No rth Ce ntra l St a t e s , a t 5 ,437 , 000 we re down 3 perce nt, wh i l e placeme nts in t he We ste r n St ate s , a t 3, 467 , 000 hea d , we re up 7 pe rce nt . Ma rk e t ing s of fe d catt l e for slaughter du r ing t he l as t qua rt er of 1972 t ot a led 6,758,000 head, 9 pe rcen t mo re t han ma rk et ed du r in g the las t quar ter of 1971. The North Centra l St a t e s so l d 3 , 752 , 000 head , 7 pe rce nt mo re than a year earl ier , and the Wes tern State s ma rk e t ed 3,006 , 000 , up 12 pe r ce nt . KI NDS ON FEED There were 9,91 9 , 000 s tee r s and stee r cal ve s on f ee d J a nuary 1, 1973 in t he 23 major feeding States, 6 pe r ce nt a bove a yea r e a rl i e r . He i fers and hei fer calves totaled 3,935,000, v i r t ua l l y unchanged f rom Jan ua ry I, 1972. Cows and other cattl e on feed, at 66, 000, _~~re 8 percen t a bove a year ea r l ie r . EXPE CTE D MARKET INGS During Jan uary- Ma r ch, ca tt le fe ed e rs i n t he 23 major States intend t o market 6,917,000 hea d. If these expecta t ions a re real i ze d f irs t quarter marketings th is year would be 7 perce nt abo ve a year earl ie r . Mont h l y marketing in tentions are f o r 32 percent of the 3-mo nth t o t a l to be ma r ke ted i n Ja nuary, 34 perce nt in February and 34 percent in Ma r ch . CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED BY WEIGHT GROUPS AND KIND OF CATTLE GEORG IA AND 23 STATES. JANUARY I Breakdown Of Cattle on Feed Georgia 1971 1972 1973 (000) Total on Feed Weight Groups: Under 500 Ibs , 500- 699 I bs 700-899 Ibs. 900-1 .099 I bs , 1. 100 Ibs . & over 59 62 65 10 25 19 5 Kind of Cattle: Steers & Steer Calves 47 . Heifers & Heifer Calves II Cows & Others ' I 23 States 1971 12.209 I .890 3.205 3.893 2.661 560 1972 (000) 13.330 2.145 3.600 4.090 2.994 501 8.749 3.404 56 9.322 3.947 61 1973 13.920 1.956 3.864 4.364 3.087 649 9.9 19 3.935 66 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Sta tistician In Charge v, A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statist ica l Reporting Service. USDA. 1861 West Broad Stree t. Athens. Georgia. i n cooperation wi t h the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR ..: 101 I) ~a~G\AFARM REPO RT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATH E NS, GE O R GIA r- . - R ~ I TY OF SP EC I AL J a nua r y 22 , 1973 PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS January 1973 Georgia : Acreage increases for corn, soybeans, and oa t s -- cot t on , wheat and bar ley decline . The acreage seeded in Georgia thi s ye a r wi l l be large r t han 1972 f or corn, soybeans , and oats if the early ~ l ans of t he State' s f a r me r s ma t er iali ze . Re s ul t s from the January 1 special intentions-to-plant survey conducte d by t he Geo r gia Cr op Repor t i ng Service also shows less acreage wi l l be devoted to co t t on an d bar l ey pr oduc t i on . The purpose of this r eport is to assist growers in making such changes in t heir acreage plans as might appe a r de s i r a ble . Acr ea ge s actually planted this year may be more or l e s s t han ind i ca ted be caus e of weather, economic conditions, seed supply , l a bor s upply , farm programs, and hOH t his r eport affects f arme r s ' ac t i ons . Crop Cor n , a ll Wheat Oats Barley Cotton Sorghums , all Soybeans, all GEORGIA PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1973 1971 PLANTED ACREAGES Indi cat ed 1972 197 3 Thousands Thousands Thou sands 1,800 235 186 15 426 135 620 1,6 20 225 1 98 17 46 1 58 720 1,750 16 5 210 15 415 58 760 197 3 as pe r cen t of 1972 Perct:!n t 108 73 106 88 90 10 0 106 Corn Acreage Up 8 Percent: Georgia farmers wi l l plant 1,75 0 , 000 acres of corn in 1973-130,000 acres more t han plan t ed l as t year, i f t he y f oll ow their early plans . Cotton Acr ea ge Down 10 Percent: The State's cotton acreage i s i ndicated to be 415 , 000 acres i n 1973 . An ac r eage t his size would be 36 , 000 less than seeded in 1972 . Soybeans Acreage Up 6 Percent : Georgia farmers planned to plant an indicated 760, 000 a cres of s oybeans i n 1973. A crop t his size wi l l be 40 ,000 acres mor e than planted a year ago and 140 ,000 acres above the total seeded i n 1971. Small Gr ain : Wheat and barley acreages are i ndi c a t ed lower t han 197 2 by 27 and 12 percent respectively. The acreage planted to oa t s is t o be up 6 pe r cent over last year. please turn page for Un i t eJ Stat e s i nforma t i on. Crop . All Corn All Sorghum Oats Barley Spr i ng ',"'heat Du rum ~/ h e a t Soybeans Cotton, Upl and Ui~ IT ED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANT INGS FOR 1973 PLA NTED AC KEAGES, 35 SELE CTED STATES 1/ 1971 Thousands 1972 Thous ands Ind icated 1973 Thousands 72,877 20,756 21 ,692 10,72 1 12,7 57 2,943 43, 048 12,227.0 65,6 13 17,455 20 ,051 10 ,253 10 ,0 60 2,597 46,538 13,876. 0 70 ,502 19. 123 20;208 10,120 11 , 736 2,837 lj8 , 763 12,865.0 19 73 as Per ce nt o f 1 ~ 72 Pe r ce nt 10 7 .5 109. 6 101 . I 98.7 116. 7 109.2 104 . 8 92. 7 1/ Only t he 35 States i nc l ude d in the special January I su rvey a re included i n the compar isons. In 1972, planted acreage i n t he se Sta t es ac co unt e d f o r a l I of the du rum wheat, fl axs ee d , and sorg hum; 99 perce nt or be t ter of the upland cotton, soybeans, and spri ng whe a t other than durum; over 98 pe rcen t of the oats and corn; and over 96 perce nt of t he barley acreage. Corn growers expect to plant 70.5 mill ion acre s of corn, 7 perce nt mo re tha n a yea r ea rl i e r , Upland co tton plant ings are exp ected to t o ta l 12.9 mi l l ion acres, down 7 percen t from 1972. Soybean plantings are expected to continue the upward tren d started in 1959 , mov i ng to a new record high 48.8 mill ion acres and 5 perce nt ab ove the reco rd s e t i n 1972. Durum wheat prospective planti ngs t o t a l 2.8 mi l l ion ac res , 9 percent grea ter tha n a year ago. Other sp ring wheat planted acreage, at an expe cted 11.7 mil I ion a c re s , is up 17 pe rcent from 1972. Oat plan ti ng in tentions, at 20.3 mi l l ion acres , are I percen t greate r t ha n 19 72. Barley planted ac reage is expected to t o t a l 10. 1 mi ll i on ac res , I pe r cent les~ than in 1972. Sorqhum growers intend to plant 19.1 mi l l ion acres, an in cre as e of 10 pe rce nt from a yea r ea r li e r , FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statis ticia n In Charge \.J . PAT PARKS Ag ricu ltural Stat i s t i c ia n The Sta t is t i ca l Repo r t i ng Serv i ce, USDA, 1861 We s t Broa d Street , Athens, Georgia , in cooperation wi th t he Geor g ia Department of Ag r i c~l t u re . ftL~er ~1ve Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ;p;:, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unite d S'otel Oeportm-nt of Agricuhur. AGR - 101 7()07 /.} '-" GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER VICE 7 -~~1!rn~l? LPLb1!illl? ATHt ";),l \jttJB'~~ ~ F G" ORGIA I JAN 22 ~97 January 22, 197 3 LIBRARIES It e m Broiler T ype Pullets Placed (U. S. }3/ Total Domestic Chickens Te sted (U.S .) Broiler Type Egg T yp e Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type G eorgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United St ates Mature Chickens Light Type G eorgia United States Heavy Type G eorgia United States CECEMBE R During Dec. 1971 1/ 1972 2/ Thou- . Thou. 3, 187 2,794 2, 263 66 5 2, 743 2, 249 1,904 48 1 39,078 35,859 266,995 260,652 2 ,444 3 1,620 2, 745 32 ,7 76 31, 041 27,9 85 222,790 217,36 8 1,840 11,909 767 2,507 1,4 2 0 11 , 13 0 66 1 2,666 ~972 I 1% of 1a s t Jan. t hru De c . 1 ; year I 197 1 1/ 19 7 2 2/ Pct_ 1 T hou. -- T hou. - I 86 4 1, 267 36, 4 39 80 33, 968 3 1,10 8 84 27 , 845 23 , 57 9 72 6,456 5, 495 92 469, 263 98 3,167,952 11 2 4: 3 , 0 17 I 104 I I I 52 7 ,4 73 90 4 0 0 , 140 98 2, 7 8 5 ,351 4 54, 968 3 , 263, 13 5 39 ,62 7 488,943 4 0 0,9 79 2,927, 660 I 77 I I 93 I I 86 I I 110 6 ! 25, 433 15 1,252 7, 86 1 31,385 22, 993 153 , 557 7, 600 30,964 I% of last i year I Pct. 88 92 85 I 85 97 10 3 92 93 I 100 105 90 10 2 97 99 Georgia Hatching Other Tot al Un ited States Number Layer s and Egg Production Number Layers on E gg s Per I T ot a l E gg s Produce d hand during Dec. 100 Layers during Dec. 1971 1972 1971 1972 197 1 1972 Thou sands N umber Milli on s 4, 659 21,457 26, 116 329,280 4, 183 1, 786 20,837 1, 876 25,020 1, 860 307,601 I 1, 879 1, 717 1, 876 1,848 1, 889 83 4 03 4 86 6, 187 72 390 462 5, 811 F or c e Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of L a ying Age First of Month Percent being Mol t e d Dec. Jan. 1971 1972 1971 1972 Percent with Mo lt C ompleted Dec. Jan. 1971 1972 1971 19 72 Ga. 17 States 2.5 3. 0 3.0 2.0 - i 12.0 20 .0 20 .0 20 .0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.9 I 12.7 14.4 14. 4 14 . 5 U. S. Eg g T yp e eggs in-incubator J a n . 1, 197 3 as percent of Jan . 1, 1972. 97 1 / R e vi s e d . 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Pullets fo r broiler hatchery supply flocks, include s expected pullet r e p l a c e m e nt s from eggs sold dur i ng the prece ding m ont h at the rate of 125 p ullet chicks per 30-doz. case of e gg s. 4 / Fede r a l -State Ma r k e t News Se rvi ce ~~c:~~l:t_e_r_ :~p~:ts_ _opl y _ip_cl ~~~ J~c:~l}:y _s..l.L_uB_h,!: ~: ~~ _~~ o I-< CII l"1 0.. CII oQ) . .... tlll I-< CII 0 ..... Q) ~ Q)a oU Q) ..... a~~ UQ)) ..Qc) ~ .tlll U+'>Q) .~ U) ~ tlll ...-t I-< ro 0.. Q) o U) P:; U ~ . .... I I I-< I 00 1 0 Ww -i r l u, 0 04 ~ r l ... d w 0- C) I ~ p:: ~!~E!I-lC\3'rlCl) .1-1 0 0 bO::> C\3I-lPoI-l\-l1:'l OC\3QJI:'lO QJQPJo P:: .I-IC.Q!Jl ~ ~Or-lU> ..-l C\3 QJ .. u ~ U> (J ~ U> H QJ'rl ~~ 1-l.l-l.l-l .... QJ~ QJC\3U>\o,co .I-I.I-I'rlCO.l-l < \l-lCl).I-I .... < t1I '0Q.J1C-I1) .1-1 ~ ::J a- t vcr :J l '1 .r (., :3 ( Cf 73 "2 ~a~G\AFARM GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,V 1 71 ATHENS, GEORGIA Georgia : GRAIN STDCKS Janua ry I, 1973 Released 1/26/73 Stocks of Stored Grains and Soybeans Down The quantity of grains and soybeans stored in the State on January I, 1973 wa s down sharply from the previous year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Percentagewise, sorghum and wheat recorded the sharpest drops, followed by oats, corn and soybeans. The rated capacity of commercial off-farm storage facil ities in the State on January I, 1973 totaled 35 mill ion bushels, the same as the previous year. For the Nation, capacity of off-farm commercial grain storage totaled 5,810 mill ion bushels , 2 percent greater than a year earl ier. Gra in Georgia Grain Stocks -- January I, 1973 with compa r i sons On Fa rms Off Farms All Positions 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushels Corn 55 ,979 38,740 9,458 7,692 Oats 1,272 865 298 III Barley Wheat 210 913 139 168 1,15*9 * 573 Rye Sorghum 98 2,150 60 594 1*34 *17 Soybeans 5.967 2.714 9.776 9.034 * Not pub I i shed to avoid disclosing individual ope rat ions. 1,000 Bushels 65,437 I ,570 -1: 2,072 2,2*84 15.743 46,432 976 -l( 741 .,~ 611 11.748 United States: Grain and Soybean Stocks Below Year Ago Stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum grain) totaled 171 mill ion tons on January I, 1973. This is 3 percent less than the 176 mill ion tons a year earl ier. Corn was sl ightly above last year wh ile oats, barley, and sorghum grain were lower. All wheat stocks were 10 percent below a year earl ier and 1 percent below the January 1, 1971 total. Soybean stocks were 2 percent below a year earl ier. Flaxseed stocks were off sharply, registering a 59-percent decl ine from a year ago. The 1972 harvest of fall crops was delayed continually by poor weather. The harvest was not yet completed by January I, the date to which this report relates. The farm stocks estimates in this report include production from acreage that was still expected to be harvested after Ja nuary I. Corn in all storage positions on January 1, 1973 totaled 4,718 mill ion bushels, up 51 ightly from the 4,700 mill ion bushels a year earl ier and 25 percent more than January I, 1971. Farm holdings at 3,583 mill ion bushels were up I percent from last year while offfarm stocks at 1,135 million bushels were down I percent. Indicated disappearance during October-December totaled 1,882 mill ion bushels, compared with 1,608 mill ion used in the same quarter a year earl ier. The Commodity Credit Corporation owned 140 mil I ion bushels of co rn and had loans outstanding on 735 mill ion bushels. Soybeans in storage -i n all positions on January I totaled 870 mill ion bushels, 2 percent less than a year earl ier. Farm stocks at 433 mill ion bushels were up 9 percent but off-farm stocks at 437 mill ion were 11 percent below a year earl ier. The Commodity Credit Corporation owned no soybeans but had loans outstanding on 71 mill ion bushels. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperat ion with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. All wheat in storage on January I, 1973 totaled 1,393 mil I ion bushels, 10 percent below a year earl ier and I percent below the January I, 1971 total. Off-farm stocks at 886 mill ion bushels were 4 percent above a year earl ier but farm hold ings of 507 mi l l ion were down 27 percent. Disappearance from all storage positions from October thro ugh December i s indicated at 473 mill ion bushels, compared with 326 mill ion a year earl ier. The Commod i ty Credit Corporation owned 267 mill ion bushels and had loans outstanding on 305 mill ion. Rye stocks in all storage positions on January I, 1973 totaled 54.5 mill ion bushels, about the same as a year earl ier but 34 percent more than the January I, 1971 total. Oa t stocks in all positions on January I, 1973 totaled 780 mill ion bushels, 17 percent less than a year earl ier and 15 percent below January I, 1971. Barley in all storage positions January I, 1973 totaled 361 mill ion bushels. 8 percent les s than a year earl ier and 5 percent below January I, 1971. Sorqhum qrain in storage in all positions on January 1, 1973 totaled 628 mi l l ion bushels, 11 percent below a year earl ier but 3 percent above 1971. Farm stocks accounted for 228 mill ion bushels, a decrease of 7 percent from last year, while of f - farm stocks at 400 mill ion bushels were down 14 percent. United States Stocks of grains, January I, 1973 with comparison s (in thousand bushels) Grain and position ALL HHEA T On Farms II Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. II 11 TOTAL RYE On Farms II Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mills, Elev. & Whses. II 11 TOTAL COR N On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/11 TOTAL OATS On Farms II Commodity Credit Corp. 11 Mi l l s , Elev. & Whses. II 11 TOTAL BARLEY On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mi l l s , Elev. & Whses. 1/1/ TOTAL SORGHUM On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL Jan. I 1971 526,092 1,932 881.946 1.409.970 14,437 529 25,838 40,804 2,755,112 97,366 916,113 3,768.591 711,572 11 ,370 199,401 922,343 238,141 5,132 137.060 380,333 151,377 4,602 454,464 610,443 Jan. I 1972 694,191 2,023 851.077 1,547.291 21,505 453 32 ,662 54,620 3,551,121 29,959 1.118,475 4,699.555 692,602 11,347 239,234 943,183 255,415 4,153 132,751 392,319 245.359 41 463.487 708.887 Oct. 1 1972 724,874 1,858 1,138,841 1.865,573 21,963 254 40.378 62,595 751,298 26,262 348,718 I ,126.278 683,421 9,206 239,830 932.457 321,678 47 131,920 453,645 30,646 45 111,186 141 ,877 Jan. 1 19n 507,332 1,827 883.895 1.393,054 16,062 227 38,222 54,511 3,582,619 26,096 1.109.315 4,718,030 560,099 8,254 211,440 779,793 246,240 2 114.991 361,233 227,866 47 399.899 627.812 SOYBEANS On Farms II Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ 391,960 4,562 397,605 3 4/11,779 41 0 433,046 o Mi l l s , Elev, & Whses. II 11 548,450 491.384 4/60.183 436.795 TOTAL 944,972 888.992 4/71 ,962 869,841 II 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. ~I September I estimate. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA I) - , - v G 01 .... I 11\ a nuary 31, 1973 (j ~ 1.973 BROILE R 'UYP E LJ Place me nt of broiler chicks in G eo r g l dOl." g he we ek e Be d January 2.7 was 8,085, 000--1 p ercent more than the pr evio u s week but 7 p e r c e ess than t he comparable week last year, according to the G e o r gia Crop Re p orting Se rvice . An estimated 9,983,000 broiler type eggs were s e t by G e orgia hatc he r ie s - - 1 percent less than the previous week and 12 perc e nt le s s than the co m p arable we e k a year earlier . Placement of broile r chicks in 22 reporti ng State s totaled 57 ,659, 000 - - 2 percent more than the previous we ek but 3 per cent less t han t he compa r able week la st year. Broiler type hatching eg g s set w e r e 70 , 4 8 8, 000-- 1 p e r c e n t less t h a n the previous week and 9 percent l ess than a year a go . We ek Ended G EORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A ND CHICK PLACEMENT S 1971 - 1972 Egg s S e t.J:. / 1972 - 1973 0/0 of ye ar a go Net Cro s s State Movem ent of Chick s 1971 - 19 7 2 1972 - 1973 Chi ck s P l a c ed for Broile r s in Georgia 19 7 1 - 19 72 - % of year 19 7 2 197 3 ago T housands T ho usands T housands Nov. 25 10 , 8 7 2 10, 145 93 - 77 t 35 8,57 0 7, 916 92 Dec. 2 10, 818 10,096 93 t 53 t 84 8 , 71 1 8, 143 93 Dec. 9 10,775 9 ,250 8 6 t 44 t1 49 8, 739 8, 294 95 Dec. 16 10,840 10,195 94 t 73 t 90 8, 65 9 8, 248 95 Dec. 23 10, 986 10 ,052 91 t1 30 t 4 8 8,720 8,258 95 Dec. 30 11,110 9,909 - 8 9 14 t1 43 8, 678 7,39 1 85 Jan. 6 10 ,45 1 10,112 97 t 53* t11 8 8, 795 8, 24 5 94 Jan. 13 10,948 10 , 145 9 3 t208 t 24 9, 226 8, 17 2 89 Jan. 20 11,359 10 , 09 0 89 tl00 - 23 9, 103 7,977 88 Jan. 27 11, 332 9,983 I 88 t 73 -13 4 8,68 5 8,085 93 E GG T YP E Hatch of egg type chi cks in G eorgi a d uri ng the week ended Jan uary 27 was 763, 000 --17 p ercent l es s t han the pre vious week and 26 percent less t ha n t he com parable week last year . An estimat e d 1, 14 1, 000 eg g s for t he produc tion of eg g t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more t ha n the pr evious week but 8 percent 1es s than the comparable week last year. I n the fiv e s t a te s that accounted fo r a b o ut 28 percent of the hatc h of all egg t ype chicks in the U . S. in 1971, hatching s during t he week ended J a nuary 27 w er e down 1 percent but s e tting s we r e up 16 perc ent f r om a ye a r ag o . St ate Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h. Mis s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 E gg s Set % of Chicks Hat c he d Jan . Jan. J a n. year Jan. J an. Jan. 13 20 27 ago 2/ 13 20 27 T ho us ands T housan ds 1,081 1, 106 1, 141 92 325 455 415 115 1,17~ _ _ 1, 546 1, 917 145 41 130 170 82 359 372 372 109 2,985 3, 609 4 , 0 15 116 828 330 1, 124 143 327 2 ,752 924 295 1,014 85 277 2, 59 5 763 310 1,099 135 260 2, 567 %of year ago 2/ 74 100 130 130 88 99 Total 1972* 3,467 4,080 3, 4 69 3 , 121 2, 4 91 2, 581 % of Last Year 86 88 11 6 88 104 99 J:./ Include s eggs set b y ha t cheries pr o d u cin g c hi c ks for ha tc he r y s up p l y floc ks . !:./ Current w eek as p e rc ent o f sam e we ek l a s t ye a r . : R e vis ed. B ROILE R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHIC KS P L A CE D IN COMMER CIAL AR EAS B Y WEEKS -1 973 Page 2 STATE Ma i ne Conne cti c ut Penns ylvania Ind i ana Mi ss o uri De lawa r e Mar yland Vi r gi ni a We st Vi r gi ni a No rt h Carolina So uth Carolin a E GGS SET Week Ende d Jan. Jan . 13 20 Jan. 27 T hous ands I CHI CKS PLA CED 0/0 of year a go 1/ We ek Ende d Jan. Jan. 13 20 Jan. 27 Tho usands 1,99 7 184 1, 910 37 1 , I 220 I 2, 95 3 5, 238 1, 8 16 0 7, 539 609 1, 97 4 80 1, 808 382 24 4 3, 044 5,365 2, 004 0 7,701 592 2, 037 112 1, 768 4 14 24 1 3, 06 7 5, 324 2, 035 0 7, 462 557 95 97 83 13 2 69 10 3 99 1 98 - 92 97 1, 398 46 I, 095 2 14 332 2, 574 4 , 011 1, 841 138 5, 75 9 52 5 I, 391 26 1,208 320 329 2, 373 3, 99 1 1, 761 275 5,834 547 I , 36 8 18 1, 157 255 388 2, 7 19 4 , 08 0 I , 523 38 4 6, 22 1 579 0/0 of year ago 1/ 10 2 23 107 83 102 103 110 97 141 104 10 3 .l.l=i.l.: ....u...., Ul f:4 '.a Z lil LJcn ~ e < ,....j < ~::::11 ~ . U~ btl < GEORGIA 10, 145 10,090 9,983 88 8, 172 7,977 8,0 85 93 F l orida Tenness ee Al a ba ma Mi s s i s si ppi Ar kansas Loui si a na Texas Wa s hi ngton Oregon Cali fo rnia TOTAL 1973 (2 2 St a t es ) I, 5 18 1, 384 1,55 9 95 1, 145 I, 184 1, 128 98 56 3 637 6 16 86 1, 009 1, 036 1, 026 95 10,060 9,968 9, 877 90 7,536 7,526 7,7 68 99 5,251 5, 134 5,0 23 84 4 ,6 29 4, 673 4, 758 91 11, 390 12,268 12, 526 89 9,662 9,650 9,665 90 1, 073 1,074 961 89 I 9 14 869 1,044 127 4,096 4 , 139 4,0 35 91 3, 062 3,256 3,297 94 332 398 347 85 279 328 261 80 399 451 355 89 178 213 202 83 2,251 2,246 2, 189 95 1 , 6 65 1, 726 1,733 94 69,915 70,983 70 ,488 91 56, 184 56,493 57,659 97 T OTA L 197 2* (22 S tat e s ) 74,450 76,359 77, 403 58,929 59,804 59,377 0/0 of L ast Year 94 93 91 95 94 97 1/ Cur rent we ek as percent of same week last year. * Revised. QJ OIl ~ lil ..c:: ~U .... o<~ Hl=: l=: ~ lil ~ .~ L v LJ ~ QJ ~ U) Ul l=: ....OIlQJ l=:..c...:.:, t: < op......~, QJ QJ ~ QJ ~ ,....j ...., QJ~U) ..~:.:.1, ...U....,. 'tl:ill ~ .~ 0 .... 2 U ...., ~ (:Q ~ U) ...., C- QJ J-i ::1 ~ ...-I ::1 (.J QJ ..-l (.J OJ I-l -i.. co ->l <~~...-l s:: QJQJO ~ 4-1 en QJ \0 ::1 0 J-i 0 en I-l CO~C""len QJ~s::en ~S::..-l Z~ QJ~'t:lalH IIlSJ-ial..-len >-~ooco::::> alJ-ip..J-iJ-i1:Q ~alQJI:QO QJQpJ..p::: ~t!QlJ~ >1=1...-1 Ul M al QJ aU Zoo Ul (.J ~ III H QJ..-l s:: ~ J-i~~...-lQJ~ QJallll\O...c:O I-l~..-lex:>~ I-len~...-l< ~ al 't:l~ QJen ~ ..-l s:: ::::> ~a~G\AFARM GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATH E NS, GEORGIA ~ANUARV ~ 5 ~97 AGRICULT UR A L P R I C E S Feb r ua ry 1 , 1973 GEORGIA I NDEX UP 7 POINTS The Al l CommodLt Les Lndex of Price s Rece i v ed by Geor gia f armers in J an uary was 137 percent , an increase of 7 poin ts above t he previous month and 17 po ints over Janua ry 1972, according t o t ae Georg i a Crop Rep or t ing Service. The Ja:1uary Al l Cro ~s I~dex increase d 4 poi n t s f r om t he De cembe r 1972 level to 131 percent. Contributing most to the inc rease wer e co tton , soybeans , corn , whea t, and oats. The Li ves t ock and Li v es t ock Products Inde x wa s 141 percen t , 9 points ab ove the previous mo~tn and 35 po i nts over January 1972. Inc r eas e s in t he prices of e ggs, hog s, cattl e an d calves were r e s ponsible for mo s t of t he r ise. UNI TED STATES PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX UP 7 POINTS PRICES PAID I NDEX UP 3 POINTS The I nde x of Prices Rece i ved by Far me rs increas ed 7 poi n t s (5 percen t ) to 144 percent of t he January-December 1967 ave rage during t he month ended J anuary 15 , 1973. This was t he same pe r cent age increase Shovffi a month ear l i er. Cont r ibu t i ng mo s t t o t he increase since mid- De cembe r we re cattle, eggs , hogs, broi lers , t oma t oe s, pota t oe s , and calves . Lower prices for cotton , dairy products, an d corn were pa r t i a l l y of fse t ting . The index wa s 21 percent abov e J anua ry 15 , 1972. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services , I n t eres t, Taxes , . and Farm Wage Rates for J anua r y 15 wa s 134, up 2 pe r ce n t f r om mid - Decemb e r . Sha rpl y higher prices for feed and feeder livestock ~ere t he lar gest contributo r s t o the inc rease . Farm production and family liVing i ndexes rose. Taxes for f arm real es t a te and i n t er e st on farm mortgage indebtedness als o wer e higher. The index wa s 9 percent above a ye a r e ar l i er . = 196 7 100 I NDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AJ."ID UNITED STATES Dec . 15 1971 Jan . 15 19 72 Dec . 15 19 72 J a n . 15 197J GEORG I A Prices Rece i ved All Commodities All Crops 108 110 13 0 137 113 115 127 131 Livesto ck and Livestock Products 104 106 132 141 UNITED STATES Prices Rece ived 116 11 9 137 144 Pr ices Paid , Interest, Tax e s & Farm Wage Rates 122 123 131 13 4 Ratio 1:./ 95 97 105 107 1:./ Ra tio of I~d zx of Prices Rece i ved by Fa r me r s to I~de}~ of Pr i ce s Pa i d , I nt e r es t, Taxes , and Farm Wage Ra t e s . FRASI eR T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t u r a l Sta tistician In Cha rge C. L . CRENSHAW Agr i cul t ur a l Statist ician The Statistical Repor t i ng Service, USDA , 1861 Wes t Broad Stre et, At hen s , Geor gia i n cooperation wi th t he Georgia Depar t ment of Ag ricul ture. PRICES -- RECEIV~ Aim PAI D BY FAID1ERS, JANUARY 15 , 1973 WITH COclPARI SONS GEORGIA Ur IT ED STATES Commodity and Uni t Jan. 15 De c . 15 Jan . 15 1972 1972 19 73 Ja~. 15 De c . 15 Jan . 15 1972 1972 1 9 73 PRICES RECE I VED Wheat, bu . $ Oats, bu . $ Corn, bu. $ Cot t on, l b. Cot t onseed , ton $ Soybeans , bu . $ Peanut s , l b. \- Swee tpot a t oe s, cwt. $ Hay , ba l ed, t on : Al l $ Al f a l f a $ Ot:he r 2/ $ l ~ lk Cows , hea d $ Hogs , C~J t. $ Beef Cattle , Al l , cwt.!/ $ Cows , cwt . 2/ $ Steers & Hei f er s , cwt. $ Calves , cwt. $ Hilk , Sold to Plants , cwt. Fl ui d Har ke t $ Hanuf ac t ur ed $ Al l 1/ $ Tur keys, lb. c Chickens , lb. Excluding Broilers Commer c ial Broilers Eggs, a l l , dozen Ta ble , dozen Hatching, doz en 1.42 .90 1.23 32.0 48.00 2. 80 6.90 33.00 37. 00 33. 00 300.00 20.90 26.90 21. 50 31. 00 39 . 00 7.05 7.05 24.0 8.0 12. 0 33.5 28.7 60.0 1. 93 1.05 1.55 25 . 5 46.00 3. 85 7.40 34. 00 38.00 34. 00 340. 00 28. 60 31.80 24.90 37.00 45.60 1/7 . 45 1/745 24.0 12.0 13. 0 50.9 49.3 60.0 1.99 1.10 1. 65 27 .5 46.00 4. 10 7. 40 34.00 38 . 00 34.00 350.00 29.40 32.80 26 . 00 38.00 47.00 !!./7.45 !!./7.45 26.0 10.0 15.5 53.1 52.0 60.0 1. 33 . 638 1. 09 3/ 29 . 45 - 54 ~5 0 2. 92 6 . 69 2. 38 .806 1. 42 25 .57 49 . 90 3. 95 14. 6 6. 80 2 . 38 . 3ll 1. 39 22 .13 51.10 4 . 10 15 .2 7. 54 29. 20 30 .60 26 . 80 373. 00 22 . 70 31 . 40 21.80 34. 40 39 .60 33. 00 34 . 30 30 . 60 411. 00 29.50 34 .40 25 .20 37 .30 46 .50 34 . 60 36 . 20 31. 90 424. 00 31 .00 37. 10 26. 30 40 . 40 49. 10 6 .46 5.08 6 . 13 22.8 3/ 6. 85 3/5.49 1/ 655 24.2 4/ 6. 84 4/5.47 -;./6 . 52 24. 0 8.2 13 . 4 29.8 10. 0 14 . 0 43. 2 10 .0 17.2 49 . 5 PRICES PAID , FEED Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14% prote i n $ 16% pr otein $ 18% pr ot ein $ 20% pro t ein $ Hog Fe ed, 14% - 18% pr ot ein , cwt. $ Cot t ons eed Hea l , 41 %, cwt , $ Soybean Mea l , 44%, cwt. $ Bran , cwt. $ Ni ddl i ngs , CHt. $ Corn dea l , cwt. $ Poultry Feed , ton Broiler Grower Feed $ Layi ng Feed $ Chick Starter $ Alf a l f a Ha y , ton $ All Ot her Hay, t on $ 79.00 82. 00 83.00 85.00 5.30 5.50 4.25 4.50 3.55 91.00 82.00 98.00 42.5 0 37 .50 96.00 97.00 100.00 105.00 5.30 7.50 9.10 5.40 5.30 4.10 110.00 95.00 115 .00 43.00 40.00 97.00 100. 00 11 0 .00 115 .00 5.80 8.30 10.50 5.70 5.80 4.25 115. 00 105.00 125.00 45.00 43.00 73.00 7e.na 01. 00 84 . 00 4 . 63 5. 54 5.74 4. 03 4.03 3. 52 96.00 84. 00 100. 00 4C.OO 36. 90 83.00 ~3 . 00 98 . 00 103.00 5.4 3 7.71 8. 95 4.95 5.02 4.06 112.00 102.00 118. 00 43.50 40. 80 88.00 100 .00 10 6 .00 112.00 5 .82 9. 00 10 . 40 5.35 5 . 43 4.19 120.00 111. 00 130. 00 45.80 43. 10 1/ "Cows " and " s t eer s and heifers" combined '-li t h allowance whe r e nece ssary for s l aug hter b ul l s . 1/ I ncludes cull dairy cows s ol d for slaughter, but not dairy cows for he rd r e- placement. 1/ Rev i s ed . i/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes all ha y except alfalfa. Atter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 - GEO RG I A CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOC K REPO RT DECEMBER ~ S 7 2~J~~~~ G T E R 1 7. GEORGB. Relea s ed 2/1/7 3 Decembe r Red Hea t Production Down Georgia' s r ed meat production i n comme r c i a l pl an ts duri ng De cembe r 197 2 to t a l ed 30.5 million pounds, according t o the Georgi a Cr op Repo rting Se r vi ce . Thi s was down 12 percent from t he 34 .5 mi l l i on pound s during t he s ame month last ye a r , and 7 percent below the 32 .9 million pounds f or Novembe r 19 72. Ca t t l e Sl aught e r Dips Below Novembe r Comme r ci a l plants in Georgia reported 17,600 hea d of cattle slaughtered during Decembe r 19 72--3,200 below last month and 2,000 head be low De cembe r 19 71 . Calf Slaughter Down December calf s l augh t er to taled 900 head- -400 head be l ow ovembe r 1972 but 300 head above De ce mber 1971 . hog Slaughter Down Commercial hog slaught er in Geor g i a plant s numbe r ed 155 , 000 he ad for December- - 3 percent below a month earlier and 18 per c en t bel ow December 1971 . 48 STATES December Red :.iea t Pr oduction DO\vn 6 Perc ent From 1 971 Commerci al production of red meat in t he 48 States t ot a l ed 2 ,9 73 mi l l i oc pounds i n Decembe r , 6 pe r cen t below a year earl i er. Commerc ial meat pr oduc t ion i nc lude s s laugh ter in federally inspected and other slaughter pl an t s , bu t exclude s animal s s laughtered on farms . Beef Production 3 Percent Above A Year Ear lier Beef product ion in De cembe r wa s 1,813 mi l l i on pou nds , 3 percent above t he 1, 768 million pounds in De cembe r 1971 , but 4 percent below t he 1,897 million pounds pr oduced l as t mon th . Cattle killed totaled 2,866,800 head , about t he same as a ye ar earlier . Live we i ght pe r head was 1,056 pounds, 7 pounds more t han a ye ar ago a nd 1 pound above las t mon th . Veal Ou tput 22 Percent Below December 1971 There were 31 million pounds of veal produced during De cembe r , do~m 22 percent from 1971 . The 239,100 calves s l au gh t e r ed was 21 percent l ess than a year earl ier . Ave rage l i v e wei gh t was 233 pou nds compared with 236 pounds in De cember 1971 . Por k Produc t i on Down 17 Percent From A Year Ea r lie r Pork pr oduc t i on total ed 1,087 million pounds, 17 pe r cent below a year ago. Hog ki ll totaled 6,663,500 head, down 19 percent fro m De cembe r 1971 . Live wei gh t per he ad was 241 pounds, down 3 pounds f rom last month and 1 pound from last ye ar . Lard r endered pe r 10 0 pound s of live weight was 6 .8 pounds, compared wi t h 8 .1 in De cembe r 197 1 . Lamb And :L1ut t on Down 9 Percent From Dece mber 1971 The re were 42 mi llion pounds of lamb and mu tton produce d i n De cembe r , down 9 pe rcent f r om a year ea r lie r and 7 percent from l a st mon th . Sheep and lamb s l augh t e r t otaled 779,200 head , do~vn 12 percent f rom a ye ar a go . Av er a ge l ive we i gh t was 107 pounds , 1 pound mor e t han a yea r e a r l i e r . Poultry Production About Same As A Year Ea r l i e r Production of poultry meat during De cembe r totaled 866 mil lion pounds , r e ady-to-c ook basis. Thi s wa s about the same as a year ago but 12 pe r cen t below Novembe r 197 2. Specie GEORGI A AND 48 STATES LI VESTOCK SLAUGHTER 11 Humber Slaughtered De cember 1971 1972 Aver ag e Live Weight December 1971 1972 Tot a l Live Weight Decembe r 1971 1972 1,000 Head Pounds 1, 000 Pounds Georg i a: Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 19.6 17 .6 920 957 .6 .9 421 482 18 3 . 0 155.0 213 222 18 ,032 253 40 ,044 16 , 843 434 34, 410 48 States : Cattle Cal ve s Hog s Sheep and Lambs 2 , 870 . 0 301.2 8, 267. 2 884.5 2, 866. 8 239.1 6,663.5 779.2 1,049 236 242 106 1,056 233 241 107 3,010 , 455 70, 971 1, 998 , 610 93,472 3,027, 046 55,701 1, 605, 935 83,452 II Includes slaughter under Fed eral insp ection and other c ommerc ial slaughter, exc l udes farm slaughter. Commodity and Uni t AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATI OS, J ANUARY 15, 1973 WI TH COMPARISONS Jan. 15 1972 GEORGIA Dec. 15 1972 Jan. 15 1973 Jan . 15 19 72 . UN I TED STATES Dec . 15 1972 - - Dol l a rs Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt Cattle, cwt. Calves, cwt . ----- Hog- Cor n Ra t i o II 1.23 20.90 26.90 - - : : - - 39.00 --- 17.0 1.55 28.60 31.80 45.60 18.5 1. 65 29.40 32 .80 47.00 ---- 17.8 l. 09 22.70 31.40 39.60 ---- 20.8 I I Bushe ls of corn equal in value to 100 l bs. hogs, live weight. 1. 42 29. 50 34.40 46.50 ---- 20. 8 Jan. 15 1973 1. 39 31.00 37.10 49.10 ---- 22. 3 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statis t ic ian I n Charge W. A. \oJAGi'JER Agricul t ur a l Sta tistic ian The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperat i on wi t h the Geor gia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . Atter 1'1ve uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVEST O CK CAL F C R 0 P - 1 97 2 GEORGIA UP 2 PER CENT Re I ea sed 2/5 173 Calves born on Georgia farms durin g 1972 a re es t imated at 9 11,00 0 head--2 pe rcent above the 893,000 born in 1971, according to t he Geo r g ia Crop Re po r t ing Servi ce. Ca l ves bor n were 88 percent of the cows on hand at t he begi nn i ng of t he yea r . On J anu ary I , 1972 , t here we re an esti mated 1,033 ,000 cows that ha ve calved on Georgi a f a rms compared with 1, 003 ,000 cows a yea r ea r lie r UNI TED STA TES Calf Crop Up 2 Percent The 1972 calf crop for the Unite d State s i s e s t imated at 47, 889 , 000 head . This is 2 percent mo re t han the 46,739,000 head in 1971. Cows a nd he ife r s tha t have ca l ved on farms and ranches January I , 1972, tota led 50,585,000 head -- 2 pe rce nt mo re t han a yea r ear l ier . Calves born during 1972 were 95 percent of th e J anuary I , 197 2, i nven to ry of cows . This is not strictly a calving rate becau se the J a nua ry I i nve nt o ry of cows d id not i nclude young heifers which had their first ca l f sin ce t ha t date . A so , the inv en t ory inc l uded some cows that died o r were .s l a ught e red befo re cal v i ng. Texas , the leading State, had 5 ,444 , 000 calve s, 3 perce nt mo re t ha n a year ea r l ie r . Missouri , with 2,375 ,000 head, had a 6-perce nt larger c rop t ha n the p re v ious year and ranked second ,in calf production. Oklah oma wa s th i rd wi t h a calf c ro p of 2,1 87 ,0 00 head, up 3 percent from 1971 . Cattle and Calves: Ca l ves born . 1970- 72 1972 a s %: St a t e 1970 1971 1972 of 1971 St a te : 1970 1971 1972 1,000 head Ma ine 69 66 N. H. Vt. Mass . R. I. Conn . 37 196 60 7.4 60 37 192 60 6.6 56 N. Y. 975 967 N. J . 70 67 Pa. 831 831 Ohio I nd , III Mich . Hi s . 747 666 : I ,006 : 581 ' ; 2,080 76 2 670 1,014 587 2,082 Mi nn. : 1,473 Iowa :2 ,069 Mo . : 2 ,139 N. Oak.:I,113 S. Oak . : 1,834 Neb r . : 2, Ou6 Kan s. :1 ,954 DeI . 15 Md . 197 Va . 646 '.4. Va. 234 N. C. 446 S. C. 277 Ga. 850 FI a . : 1,000 1, 502 2,150 2,240 1,148 1,889 2,118 1,958 15 193 660 239 459 302 893 1,025 67 37 192 60 6 57 969 65 820 762 672 1,020 593 2.100 1,472 2,190 2.3 75 1,205 1,965 2.160 2,060 15 193 680 244 473 323 911 1,087 Pe rce nt 102 100 100 100 91 102 100 97 99 100 100 101 101 101 98 102 106 105 104 102 105 100 100 103 102 103 107 10 2 106 Ky . I , 328 Tenn. 1,1 51 Ala . 907 Mi s s . 1,1 39 Ark . 905 La. 878 Okl a. 2, 084 Texas 5 ,3 78 Mont. 1, 535 Idaho 71 4 Wyo . 68 1 Col o . 1,044 N. Me x . 635 Ari z , 34 1 Uta h 372 Ne v. 309 \/as h. 5 13 Ore g. 69 2 Ca I i'f , 1, 546 1, 000 head 1,365 1. 188 942 1, 198 959 894 2, 123 5 , 286 1,582 740 71 0 1,08 1 615 338 378 309 527 699 1,539 1,420 1,225 980 1,222 1,007 9 12 2,187 5,444 1, 640 760 729 I , 110 61 9 327 378 .' 312 537 699 I , 532 48 State s 45, 790 46 , 662 47, 813 Al aska Hawa i i 3.8 77 3.6 73 3. 6 72 U. s. 45 , 871 46,7 39 47 ,889 FRAS IER To GALLOI/AY Agr i cu ltural Stat istician In Charge v, A. HA GNER Ag r i cu l t ura l Statis t ician 1972 a s % of 1971 Percen t )04 103 104 102 105 102 103 103 104 103 103 103 101 97 100 101 102 100 100 102 100 99 102 States Cattle and calves: Numbe r on farms and ranches, by classes, by Sta t e s , January 1. 1971-73 All cows that have calved Beef cows that have calved 1971 1972 1,000 head 1973 1973 as %of 1972 Percent 1971 1972 1973 1,000 head 1973 as % of 1972 Percent Ma ine N. H. Vt. Mas s . R. I. Conn. N. Y. N. J. Pa. 71 71 72 101 39 39 38 97 211 211 210 100 67 8 66 8 ,675 98 88 64 64 64 100 1,040 1,025 1,020 100 77 75 73 97 848 839 824 98 10 10 II 110 4 4 4 100 16 16 15 94 7 8 8 100 I 1 1 100 6 6 6 100 96 100 106 106 12 13 14 108 150 150 146 97 Ohio Ind. 111. Mich. Wis. 819 829 833 100 69 1 693 730 105 1,102 1,112 I ,120 101 618 624 618 99 2,103 2,145 2,144 100 375 390 399 102 457 456 498 109 809 826 840 102 187 194 196 101 289 313 313 100 Minn. Iowa Mo. N. Dak , S. Dak. Nebr. Kans. 1,517 I ,518 1,528 101 570 581 602 104 2,179 2,235 2,262 101 1,693 1,770 1,810 102 2,260 2,418 2,580 107 1,928 2,092 2,260 108 1,148 1,193 1,249 105 1,015 I ,063 1,120 105 1,908 2,003 2,080 104 1,727 1,826 1,906 104 2,183 2,241 2,280 102 2,011 2,072 2,112 102 2,061 2,111 2,220 105 1,878 1,939 2,058 106 Del. Md. Va. \II. Va. N. C. S. C. Ga. Fla. 17 18 17 94 4 5 5 100 203 203 205 101 54 54 59 109 717 739 765 104 525 557 593 106 256 258 264 102 207 214 221 103 ~96 506 525 104 327 341 363 106 318 338 358 106 255 275 295 107 1.003 I ,033 1.054 102 856 887 909 102 1,220 1,266 1,336 106 I ,027 1,069 1,136 106 Ky. Tenn. Ala. Miss. Ark. La. Okla. Texas 1,393 1,435 1,,500 105 1,060 1,109 I ,176 106 1,250 I ,313 1,36,8 104 970 1,048 1,124 107 1,035 1,071 1" 1115 104 915 951 9Q5 105 1,317 I ,351 1,396 103, 1,141 1,189 1,249 105 1,005 1,071 1, 13~ 106 908 975 1,038 106 982 1,042 1,064 102 820 885 910 103 2,258 2,303 2,4 J.7 105 2,118 2,165 2,283 105 6,146 5,807 6,680 115 5,791 5,452 6,320 116 Mont. Idaho ':!yo . Colo. N. tvlex . Ariz. Utah Nev. Hash. Oreg. Ca Ii f. I ,63 I 1,683 1 ,717 102 1,595 1,648 1,685 102 755 785 819 104 610 634 659 104 747 777 798 103 731 762 784 103 1,126 1,167 1,181 101 1,047 1,088 1,102 101 683 656 710 108 651 625 680 109 396 398 395 99 411 410 414 101 346 348 345 99 331 331 339 102 348 351 354 101 334 337 340 101 538 565 576 102 361 383 391 ' 102 741 741 763 103 645 647 669 103 1.674 1 .672 1.704 102 916 906 915 101 48 States 49 .680 50.479 52.646 104 37 .7C6 38.715 41.010 106 Alaska 4.2 4.2 4.3 102 2.6 2.6 2.6 100 Hawai i 102 102 103 101 89 89 90 101 U. S. 49.786 50.585 52.753 104 37.877 38.807 41 ,102 106 After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 SER JALS C;EC 940 OFFICIAL BUSINESS UN I VERS I TY OF GEORG I A LIBRARY ATHENS GA 30601 AGR - 101 --u. t {.; 10 0 7 . GEORGIA CROP RE t-OR TIN G SE R V I C ~ T 3/ -1-- ICf } 3 7 W~~rnr1~ rnID~ ATHENS, GEORGIA UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ------ - ------------- -I--Te1r:t"1:1~~?7, 1 73 B ROIL E R. T YP E LIBRARIES Placement of broiler chicks i n G eor g i a dur ing the week end e d l'~e b r uar y 3 w a s 8,318,000--3 percent more t han the previo us w e e k but 6 pe r c e nt l es s than the com- parable week last year, according to the Geo r gia Cr op e p o r ti n g Service . An estimated 9, 355, 000 broiler type egg s wer e s e t by Georgi a ha t c h e r i e s - - 6 percent less than the previous week and 19 p erc ent l e s s than the c o mpar abl e w e e k a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 rep ortin g State s t ot a l e d 57, 495,000-slightly less than the previous week a nd 4 pe r cent l e s s than t h e c om par a bl e week last year. Broiler type hatc hing egg s s e t w ere 7 0,43 6, OOO - - sli ghtl y l e ss t han the pre vious week and 9 percent les s than a year ago . Week Ended Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 F eb. 3 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D C HI CK P LA CE ME NT S Egg s Set J:.../ !N e t Cr o s s Stat e I Move m ent of Chicks C hi ck s P lac e d for Broile r s i n G eorgia 1971 - 1972 1972 - 197 3 T ho usands I I I 0/0 of ye ar 197 1 - a go 1972 19 72 - 1973 Thous ands I 197 1 19 7 2 I - 197 2 - 197 3 I T ho usan ds 0/0 of year ago 10,818 10,096 93 I- 53 I- 84 8, 7 11 8, 143 93 10,775 9,250 8 6 I- 44 1- 149 8, 739 8, 294 95 10,840 10,195 94 I- 7 3 I- 90 8, 6 59 8, 24 8 95 10,9 86 11, 110 10, 451 10,052 9,909 10,112 91 89 97 -1- 130 .j. 4 8 14 1-14 3 I- 53':< 1-11 8 8, 720 j 8,678 I 8, 79 5 8, 2 58 7,391 8, 245 95 85 94 I 10, 948 11 , 359 I 11,332 1 1, 5 3 7 10, 145 93 I 10 , 0 9 0 9,983 I I 89 88 9,355 81 1- 20 8 1- 100 I- 7 3 -3 I- 24 - 23 - 134 I- 57 I 9, 226 I 9, 103 8,6 8 5 I 8, 812 8, 172 7, 977 8, 085 8, 3 18 89 88 93 94 E GG TYP E Hatch of e gg type c hi cks in G eorgi a d uring the we e k ende d F e brua r y 3 was 906, 000- -19 percent more t ha n the previo us w e ek and s lightl y mor e t h an t he comparable week last y ear. A n es t i m a t e d 1, 2 3 8, 0 00 egg s for t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f e gg typ e chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 p e r c ent mor e tha n the previ o us w eek a nd 4 percent more than the comparable week last ye ar. In the five states t h a t accounted for a bout 28 perce nt of t he hatch of a ll e gg type chicks in the U. S . in 1971, ha t c hing s dur ing t h e w e e k ende d Feb r ua r y 3 were down 17 per c e n t a n d s e t t i n gs w e re down 6 p e r c e n t fr o m a y e a r ago . Stat e G a. Ill. Calif. Was h . Mis s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHIC KS HA T C HZD , 197 3 Eggs Set % I of C hi c les H a tc h e d Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb . 3 year J a n. ago 2/ 20 Jan. 27 F eb. 3 T housands T ho usands 1, 106 1, 141 455 415 1, 54 ~_ _ 1, 917 130 170 372 372 3,609 4, 0 15 1, 2 3 8 475 1,286 16 7 361 3,527 10 4 92 84 77 118 . 94 ; 9 24 295 1,014 85 277 2, 595 763 3 10 1,0 99 13 5 26 0 2 ,56 7 90 6 295 9 24 31 2 87 2, 443 I 0/0 o f yea r i ago 2/ I I 100 118 . I 67 20 113 83 Total 1972* 4,080 3, 4 69 3, 766 2,491 2,58 1 2, 9 50 0/0 o f L as t Year 88 1 16 94 104 99 83 1/ I n cl u d e s e g gs s et by hatcheri es p r o d u ci n g chicks for hatc h ery s up p l y fl ocks . 2/ C urre nt w e e k as percent of sam e w e e k l a s t ye ar. ':< Re v i s e d . B R OILE R TY P E .E GG S SET A ND C HI CKS P L A CED IN CO MME R CIA L A R E A S BY WEEKS - 19 7 3 P a ge 2 S T A TE Mai n e Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Mi ss ouri Dela wa r e Maryla n d Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina EGGS SE T CHI C KS PLACE D Week Ended %of We ek Ended Jan. 20 Jan. 27 I F e b . 3 year Jan . ago 1/ 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 T hous ands T ho us ands ! 1, 9 74 2, 037 2,090 102 1, 3 91 1,368 1, 492 80 112 1 10 67 26 18 30 1, 808 1,768 1, 849 96 1, 208 1, 157 1, 242 , 382 41 4 39 9 107 I 24 4 2 41 24 2 70 320 255 28 3 329 388 50 1 ) 3, 044 3, 067 3, 0 25 101 2, 37 3 2,719 2, 7 8 6 5, 365 5,324 5, 26 4 99 3,99 1 4, 080 4, 005 2, 0 04 0 7,701 2 , 03 5 0 7, 462 I, 9 59 99 - 7, 382 90 1, 76 1 275 5, 834 1, 523 384 6,221 1, 4 26 388 5,951 592 557 673 115 54 7 579 5 81 I % of year ago 1/ 107 50 110 106 110 106 106 98 110 102 106 GEORGIA 10,090 9,983 9,355 81 7,977 8,085 8,318 94 Florida 1, 384 1, 559 1,537 94 1, 184 1, 128 1, 145 105 Tenne ssee 637 616 572 79 1, 0 36 1, 026 86 6 77 Ala ba ma 9,968 9,877 9,904 89 7,526 7,768 7,655 95 Mi s sis sippi 5, 134 5,023 5, 198 86 4,67 3 4,758 4,621 90 Arkansas 12, 268 12, 526 12,675 90 9, 650 9,665 9, 140 84 Louisiana Texas 1,074 4, 139 961 4, 035 1, 006 4,243 94 94 I 869 3, 256 1,044 3,297 1, 382 3, 401 125 95 - Washington Oregon -- .. 398 347 400 88 451 355 413 106 328 261 380 123 213 202 210 100 California 2,246 2, 189 2, 140 93 1,726 1, 733 1, 692 90 TOTAL'1973 (22 States) 70,983 70,488 70,436 91 56, 493 57,659 57,495 96 TOTAL 1972* (22 States) 76,359 77,403 77,709 59,804 59,377 60, 06 5 % of Last Year 93 91 91 ! 94 97 96 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 1:1 ..C.I.l ..u.. <1l M ::J +-> r-l ~ ~ .t..;. ::J ..u.. 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'JRGIA )J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE L.lofiA RIES ATHENS, GEORGIA THE PDULTRY AND EGG SITUATIDN Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board (Eggs) February 9, 1973 Output Down, Prices Higher: December's egg output wa s down around 6 percent and prices we re up more than a four th from December 1971. Prices generally were at depressed levels for most of 1971 and 1972. Egg production for 1972 was down a little more than I percent from the previous year and t o t a l ed 196.6 mill ion cases. Production was up slightly in early 1972, dropped below 1971 levels in May and by December was 6 percent below December 1971. Output fell last year as reduction in flock size mo re t han offset inc rea se s in productiv ity. The size of the laying flock at the close of 1972 totaled around 308 mill ion, down 22 mill ion layers from the beginning of the year . Flock size during 1972 averaged 311 mill ion, 3 percent below 1971 but the number of eggs la id per layer was up 2 percent to 227 eggs. The productivity-raising impact of Marek's disease vacci ne use continued in 1972. This vaccine not only sharply reduced mortal ity rates of pullets prior to and after entering the laying flock but improved the health and vigor of the l ayers. The rate of lay was 3 percent above a year earl ier in the spring but by Decembe r had decl ined to less than I percent. During 1972 the number of eggs laid per hen averaged 227, up 2 percent from 1971. 1973 Output to Lag: The 7 percent smaller laying flock on Jan uary I will keep 1973 egg output below 1972 levels. The rate of lay is expected to average near that of the past year. The major impact from the use of Marek's vaccine has already occurred and an older laying flock will tend to offset the usual long-term upward trend in the rate of lay. Before the introduction of the vaccine 2 years ago the rate had trended upward at a little less than 1 percent a year. Hens and pullets of laying age in the Nation's flocks on January 1 were up about I mill ion from a month earl ier but 22 mill ion below Jan uary I, 1972. On December I, 1972, t he number of replacement pullets 3 months old or older not yet laying was down about 2 mill ion but pullets under 3 months of age were up abou t 2 mill ion. There were nearly 49. I mi ll ion pullets in each group. Thus, replacement pullets for the first half of 1973 are about the same as in the first half of 1972. The hatch of egg-type chicks in December was up 4 percent but eggs in incubators on January I were down 3 percent. Laying flock size will draw nearer to year earl ier levels as 1973 progresses. As we move through the year flock size will stabil ize and begin trending upward relative to a year earlier as producers hold layers longer and force molt more. High egg prices of recent months 1ikely will reduce the cull ing of old flocks this winter and spring well below rates during the same period of 1972. Cull ing at that time was heavy because of depressed egg pri ces , Also, many flocks that normally would be sent to slaughter will probably be fo rce molted this year. Forced molting last year increased from II percent of the flock on January I to 14 percent on December 1. On January I this year, 14.5 percent of the laye rs had been molted with another 3.9 percent in the process of being force molted. This compares with 11.3 percent molted and the same percent being molted a year earl ier. More than a t hi rd of the layers in California and Washington had been force molted on January I. Other States with 15 percent or more of their flocks molted were Georgia, 20 percent; South Carol ina, 18 percent; Oregon, 15.5 percent; and New York, 15 percent. Higher Prices in 1973: Egg prices rose sharply in late 1972 and exceeded year-earl ier levels after being generally depres~ed since March 1970. Prices for all of 1972 averaged only sl ightly above the prior year, but prices paid to Georgia and Iowa producers for Grade A large white eggs in December were up around 12 cents a dozen to 44.5 cents and 42.5 cents respectively. Prices received by U. S. producers for all eggs (including hatching eggs and eggs sold at retail) in 1972 averaged 31.5 cents a dozen compared with 31. I cents in 1971. Egg prices for 1971 and 1972 were the lowest in 30 years with the exception of 1959 and 1967 when they were about t he same. Prices continued strong in early 1973 with p rices paid to Georgia and Iowa producers in January up about 3 cents from December and 25 cents above January 1972. Howeve r, prices dipped as usual and New York wholesale prices for Grade A large white eggs in early February ~ere 47 cents a dozen, down 9 cents from the high of mid-December but about 18 cents a dozen above a yea r ea r lie r Egg markets 1 ikely will remain strong i n coming weeks as demand pi cks up for the Easter period. Afterward, prices probably wil l decl ine as usual before ris ing seasonally in the summer. Prices this year are expected to average wel l above the low levels of 1972 as a result of reduced supplies. Eggs will also benefit from the relatively high prices of other high-protein foods. Stocks Lower: Low egg prices during much of 1972 resulted in a buildup of cold stora ge egg stocks, mostly in the form of frozen egg products. These stocks peaked on August 1 at 2.5 mill ion cases, shell egg equivalent, compared with 2.2 mi ll ion cases on August 1, 1971. Stocks were worked down in the fall and on January 1 totaled 1.7 mil l ion cases, down a tenth from a year earl ier. Stocks of frozen eggs totaled 67.5 mill ion pounds, equivalent to 1.7 mill ion cases of shell eggs. Shell egg stocks were only 25 ,000 cases on January 1. Although below a year earl ier, shell egg equivalent on January 1 stoc ks wa s still above other years since 1969. Relatively large beginning ~tocks 'of egg products and higher shell egg prices will lim it any gain in breaking activity in 1973. Per Capita Use Lower: Reduced egg output and relatively weak demand in 1972 lowered egg consumption. Total U. S. civil ian use was down about I percent, and per capita consumption at 315 eggs fell 7 eggs. This was the lowest on record despite nearly record-low prices. Adverse publ icity and continued concern about t~e possible effec ts of eggs and .ot he r foods ,on the health of the consumer may have been a factor in the weak demand. Per capita use 1ikely will drop further in 1973 as a result of lower suppl ies. Military purchases In 1972 also lagged, total ing around 32 mill ion dozen s hell egg equivalent, compared with 52 mill ion in 1971. Purchases .for 1973 may show some further decline. Military purchases accounted for only about a half-percent of production in 1972. Small Gain in 1972 Hatchery Use: An estimated 397 mill ion dozen eggs were used for hatchery purposes in 1972, compared with 391 mill ion dozen in 197t. Larger use reflected a 3 percent increase in broiler ch ick hatchings while egg-type hatchings during 1972 declined 7 percent. Broiler chicks accounted fo r about 87 percent of the 3.8 bill ion chicks hatched In 1972. Eggs used for hatching purposes in 1972 accounted for about ~ 7 percent of total egg production. Hatchery use this year may total about the same as for 1972, but account for a larger share of 1973 suppl ies as product ion declines. USDA Purchases Lower: USDA purchases of 'e gg mix in 1972 for distribution to needy famil ies lagged relative to the heavy purchases t hroughout 1971. Purchases in 1972 totaled 12.3 mill ion pounds at a cost of $9.3 mill ion compared with 31.4 mill ion pounds and $24.4 mill ion in 1971. Purchases in 1972 were equivalent to an estimated 630,000 cases of shell eggs, less than half of 1971 purchases. Larger 1972 Exports and Shipments: Exports in 1972 and shipments of eggs to American territories gained 385,000 cases reaching a total of 2.1 mill ion cases. Of this total, shipments accounted for 1.3 mill ion cases compared with 1.2 mill ion cases in 1971. Low egg prices last year boosted exports of egg and egg products to 790,000 cases (shell egg equivalent), 290,000 more than in 1971. Exports of eggs for : ha t ch ing purposes remained about constant in 1971 and 1972. Exports and shipments in 1972 accounted for a I ittle more than I percent of product ion. . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 west Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS -----.' ./ I) T GEORGIA CROP REPORTI ERVICE ATHE NS, GEORGIA THE PDULTRY AND E GG SITUATIDN Approved by the Outlook and Situation Board (Br oilers) Februa ry 9 , 1973 Produc t ion Tape ring Of f : Broiler producer s have r esIJonde d to t he sharp run-up in f eed prices by cutting back on chick placements. Broiler meat output will fall below year-earlier levels t his wi n t er f or the first time since late 1971 . Broiler produ ction was up substantially throughout 1972 . Output of young chickens (primarily broilers) in Federally inspected slaughter plants totaled 7.8 billion pounds, ready-to-cook weight , up 7 percent from 1971. Outpu t in the first half of 1972 wa s up a tenth . Output tapered off as the s ea s on progres s ed, -with summer and fall output up only 5 percent. Larger meat output came from both more bi r ds and heav i e r ue i gh t s . The proportion of broilers marketed t hrough Fede r al l y i nspec t ed plants has bee n increasing in recent years . In 1971 around 93 perce nt of t otal br oi l e r meat output was from these plants, compare~ wi t h 92 pe r cen t in 1970. This pr obab l y i ncreased again i n 1972--perhaps to around 94 percent. The number of young chickens slaughte r ed i n Fed er a l ly inspec ted plants during 1972 was up about 6 percent to 2.9 billion. The av era ge 1iveweight at 3. 7 pounds was more t han 1 percent above 1971. Also, condemnations dr opped sharply. Pos t-mortem condemnations of young chickens in 1972 were 3.1 percent of t he 9 . 8 bi l l i on pounds (New York dressed we igh t ) inspected . This compared with 3.6 percent for 1971. There were more broilers inspected for furt her pr oce s sing an d cutting up in 19 72 . Cut-up broilers t o t aled 2.3 billion pounds, 30 percent of t he total broiler meat output of these plants . In addition about 437 million pound s, or 6 pe r cen t of t he total , went for processing beyond the cut-up stage. This compares with 2.1 billion pounds and 28 percent cut-up and 383 million pounds and 5 percent f urther processing i n 1971. Spring Output Below 1972 : Broiler me a t outpu t wi l l fall below year-earlier levels late this winter. Weekly br oiler chick plac ement s for ma rke t ing during Ma r ch and early April are do~vn around 5 p erce~t. Sharply hi ghe r production costs, particularly for feed, have caused producers to curtail production from 1972's record l evels. Stronger broiler prices in recent mon ths ap parently have not been enough to encourage producers to expand output i n t he face of s harply higher feed i ng r edi ent prices and uncertainty about feed costs in coming mon ths . Output in the summer and fall wi l l largely de pend on changes i n t he feed situation . The broiler hatchery supply flock continues to trend lower and for 1973 will run well below 1972 levels . Based on pullet chicks placed 7 to 14 months earlier, the broiler hatchery supply floc k apparently continues to trend lower and may run below 1972 levels. However , this smal ler supply flock likely will not be a limiting factor in broiler pr oducti on this year . The hatchery supply fl ock i n mid-1972 wa s do~m 10 percent fr om the prior year but still provided eggs for the sharp increas e in 1972 broiler production . 1'111s reflec ts the upward trend of performance of t he hatchery supply flo ck in r ecent yea r s , particularly since t he introduction of Mar e k ' s vaccine. Bro ile r Pr i ce s Strong : Br oiler prices de clined seas onally last f a l l bu t staye d wel l above ye a r -ear lier levels de spi t e ab out a 5 pe r ce n t increase in output. The 9-city whol es ale price f or br oi l ers in 1972 averaged 28 .1 cents a pou nd, up 21 per cen t from 1971. Spring a nd early summer prices lagged bu t i n the fal l prices He r e 28 cents a pound, mor e t han 3 cent s a pound above 19 71. Prices s trengthened mor e t han usual i n early 1973, and dur i ng J anua r y av eraged nearly 6 cen ts a pound a bove t he 27 .1 cents f or January 1972. Prices for br o i l e r s t his s pr ing and summer a r e likely t o remain we l l above 197 2 levels. Supplies and prices of br oilers in t he f a l l wi ll de pend large ly on the fe ed situation in coming months. Pr oducers like l y ~li ll hold pr oduc t i on in che ck un til unce rtaint y a bout t he feed situation be gi ns to clear . Broiler pr i ces wi ll be buoyed this ye ar by continued growth i n co nsumer dispos able incomes, more peopl e emplo ye d t han eve r before , and relatively high prices for other high prote i n foods. Bu t br oi ler s wi l l fa ce stronger competition from increasing pork supplie s in the second half of t he year . Utilization Up in 1972 : Larger output and moderate br oiler prices re l a tive t o red meats pushed broiler mea t use to reco r d l eve l s . Cons umption of br oi ler meat increased about 2 pounds to more t han 39 poun ds . This wa s 14 pounds pe r person more than a decade ago. Expor t s , and s hipments to Ame r i can t err i tor i e s of chickens and chicken pa r ts during 1972 totaled 218 million pounds , ready-to-cook we i gh t , 3 pe r cent a bove t he pri or year. Of this total, 113 mi l l i on pound s were s hi pmen ts to American territories . USDA purchases of broiler me a t for t he s chool lunch pr ogr am t otaled 70.3 million pounds at a cost of $23.3 mi l lion. Thi s compares with 50 .4 million pounds and $15 .8 million during 1971. In addition, USDA bough t 69. 4 mi l lion pounds of canned boned chicken a t a co s t of $44 .4 fuillion for distribution t o needy f amilies . This i s eq uivalen t to 153 . 5 mi l l i on pounds ready-to-cook carcass weigh t . Lar ger qua nt i ties we re pur ch a s ed in 1972 because of large supplies and lower pric es r elative to othe r meats. After Five Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 () GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA F:r"l B R O L ER TYP E A F e b r ua r y 14, 19 7 3 f r~ ...... ", ~'C Placement of broiler chicks in e o rgi a duri g the w e k ended F e b r ua r y 10 was 8,155,000--2 percent less than the pre vrous wee k a n d 0 p e r c en t l e s s t han the c omparable week last year, according to the Georgia Cr op Re por t ing Service . An estimated 10, 286,000 broiler type eggs were s e t by Georgia hatcherie s-- l0 percent more than the previous week but 12 perce nt l e s s t han t h e com p a ra ble w e e k a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 r e porting Stat e s t ot a le d 57 , 5 55, OOO-- slig ht ly more than the previous week but 6 percent l es s than the comparable w e ek last yea r. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 73, 100,000--4 p e r c ent m ore than the previous week but 7 percent less than a year ago. Week Ended Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec . 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A ND CHI CK PLACE ME NTS i I Eggs Set J:../ Net Cros s State I Move m ent C hi c k s Pla ce d fo r 1971 1972 1972 1973 of Chicks I B r oil e r s i n Georgi a 1971 1972 19 7 2 1913 197 1 19 72 197 2 19 7 3 I% of IIaygeoa .r Thousands Thousands T hous ands I 10, 775 10,840 10,986 11, 110 10,451 10,948 9,250 10,195 10 .052 9,909 10,112 10. 145 86 I- 44 f1 49 94 I- 7 3 f 90 91 '130 f 48 - 8 9 14 ' 143 97 , 53>;' f11 8 93 '208 f. 24 8, 739 8, 65 9 8, 72 0 8, 678 8, 79 5 9 , '2 2 6 8, 294 8, 248 8, 258 7,3 91 8, 245 8, 172 I 95 95 95 85 94 89 11.359 10,090 89 1- 100 - 23 9 , 10 3 7,977 88 11,332 9.983 88 .;. 73 -13 4 8,6 8 5 8. 085 93 11. 537 9,355 81 3 .f. 57 8,812 8, 3 18 94 11, 683 10.286 88 , 18 .f. 6 7 9. 060 8 , 15 5 90 E GG T YP E Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgi a dur ing the w e e k ende d F e b rua r y 10 wa s 909. OOO--slightly more than the previous w e e k but 14 percent less t ha n the co mpar able week last year. An estimated 1, 178, 000 e g g s fo r the product i o n of egg t ype chick s w e r e set by Georgia hatcheries. 5 percent les s than the previous we ek but 11 p ercent m or e than the comparable week last year. In the five states that accounted fo r about 28 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1971. hatchings during the week e n de d F e b r ua r y 10 w er e down 11 percent but settings were up 14 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h. Mi s s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHIC KS HATC HE D. 19-/3 Jan. Eggs Set Feb. Feb. i ~f I I year Chicks Hatched Jan. F eb. F eb. 27 3 10 I a go 2/ 27 3 10 Thousands 1, 141 1, 238 415 475 1. 917 1, 286 170 -~ - 167 1; 178 410 1,678 206 I I III 92 13 8 69 I Tho usands I 763 906 I 310 1, 099 295 9 24 135 31 909 365 1, 221 100 372 361 394 III 2 60 2 87 305 4, 015 3, 527 3, 866 1 14 2,567 2,443 2,900 0/0 o f year ago 2/ 86 99 92 50 107 89 Total 1972* 3,469 3,766 3,382 2,581 2, 9 50 3.242 % of Last Year 116 94 114 99 83 89 * J:.../ Includes e g g s set by hatcheries producin g chi cks for hat c h e ry s upp l y fl o cks . 2/ Current week as percent of same week las t year . Revis e d . B R OILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN COMME RC IAL A RE AS B Y WEEKS - 19 7 3 Page 2 STATE I! E GGS SE T I C HIC KS PLACED We ek E n de d Jan . F eb. Fe b. !% of I We ek E nde d 1year i J an . Feb. Feb . 0/0 of year 27 3 10 , a g o 1/ ; 27 3 10 ago 1/ Maine Connecticut T housands ~ I Thousands i 2,037 2, 090 2,069 ! ' 99 1, 368 1, 492 1, 50 3 103 112 110 98 ! 66 18 30 34 44 Pennsylvania 1, 76 8 1,849 1, 8 84 100 1, 157 1,242 1, 131 95 Indiana 41 4 399 387 99 255 283 234 97 Mi ssouri 241 242 269 76 38 8 501 40 3 97 Delawar e 3, 067 3,025 2,958 97 2, 7 19 2,786 3, 113 105 iI Maryland I 5,3 24 5,264 5,630 105 4, 080 4,005 3,756 105 VWiersgtinViairginia " 2,035 o 1,959 o 2,004 89 o 1, 52 3 384 1, 426 388 1, 4 8 1 99 .398 104 I No rth Ca r oliria ] South Carolina 7,462 557 7,382 673 7,509 93 618 91 6,221 579 5, 951 581 5,999 98 555 106 s:: 1II 0,", ,'u"' ~t; ~ o~ Z 1II a ii) ~ ...... ;s: ~ Q) J.t Q) aQ)..c U).., tlIl ~ s:: ~ 0,", .., .., Q) I-i Q) o0...I.-,i Q)U) ~'C ...... 1II Q) 1II 0 J.t U I-i ::l .,", ff'I +->+->!-"i .............. ...C...,lI0+0-> ..U.. III +-> :>Q) J.tU)j.> tlIl ~ ...... ..o... -c..o.o... ~ Q) .8., I-i 1II 0.. Q) Q. .U) ::> ze ..- "u3 0 ': -c-c !LV) 0 wW -Ii r l u.. 11 0 eO ~ r l ~-cJ.. 'I ~.- !~ O$.l~ ~ 00 <$.l~...-l I:: Q) CIl 0 $.l~t/)CIl\.O ;:10 $.lOt/) ~ bO~(\")t/) CIl~I::t/) IX:I::~ Zrz:l CIl~'t:lIllH ClIa$.lIll~t/) >-~OObO~ III $.l e, $.l $.l j:Q QIllQ)j:QO l=l. IX: ~CQIlQ');l ~ ~ eC" Ial UH ':3 ~ClIU~ClIH CIl ~ I::~ $.l~~""CIl~ CIlIllCll\O.t=O ~~~co~ <~t/)~...-l< III 't:l~ CIlt/) ~ gorl ... l.o" o 0' rl 0 N 0' C- ) '0" :\1 ~, oc:: 1IJ ~ ~ C) C) II) Il..lJJ :3 ->>0-c-:: O~C:: -co ~ CII)- UC::..JV) --I ~ ::>< LIVESTOCK REPORT MILK PRODUCTION ~ANUARV ~973 Athens , Georgia ReL e a s ed 2/15/73 JANUARY NI LK PRODUCTION Do\Jj:i FROE YEAR AGO :ii1k production totaled l OS million pounds on Ge or gia farms during t he mont h of Ja~uary, according to the Georgia Crop Report i ng Service. : hi s level is 1 percent or 1 million pounds below January 1972 but 1 pe r cen t or 1 mi l l i on pounds ab ove Decembe r 1972. Production per cow in her d averaged 760 pounds -- 15 pound s above J anuary 1972 and 20 pounds above December 1972. The estimated average price received by pr oducers for all whole sale milk during January was $7.45 per hundredweight, an increas e of 40 cents pe r hund redweight fr om January 1972 and the same as December 1972. liILK PRODUCTION AiID PRICES RECE IVED fu~D PAID BY 9AI RYHEN GEORGIA UNI TED STATES Item and Unit Jan. 15 De c. 15 Jan. 15 Jan . 15 Dec . 15 Jan . 15 1972 1972 1973 19 72 1 972 1973 i'li 1k Production, million lbs. Production Per Cow Lbs , 1./ Humber Bilk Cows thousand head 109 10 7 108 9 , 701 9 , 406 9 ,630 745 740 760 82 4 776 830 146 14 5 14 2 11,773 12,127 11, 606 Prices Received-Dollars 2/ Al l wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt , Manuf a c t ur ed milk, cwt. i-iilk Cows, head 7.05 7.05 300.00 3/7 . 45 3/7 .45 340 .00 4/ 7. 45 i / 7. 45 350 .00 6 .13 6. 46 5 .08 373. 00 3/ 6. 55 3/6.85 }./5.49 411. 00 4/ 6. 52 4 /6. 84 ""j5.47 424. 00 Prices Paid - Dollars Hi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 79.00 82.00 83.00 85.00 96. 00 97.00 100.00 105.00 97.00 100. 00 110 . 00 115. 00 73.00 78 . 00 81. 00 84. 00 83.00 93. 00 98.00 103. 00 88. 00 10 0 . 0 0 106 .00 112 .00 Hay , ton 37.50 40. 00 43.00 36. 90 40. 80 43. 10 l/ ilont hl y average. l/ Dollars per unit as of t he 15th of t he month except whol e s ale milk which is average for month. 1/ Revised. ~/ Pr eliminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHAH Ag r i cul t ur al Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street , Athens , Geor gia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . Ui~ I T E D STATES i-I ILK PRO D U CT I O i~ Ja nuary Mi l k Prod uc t ion Down I Perce nt Mi lk product ion dur in g January is e s t imate d a t 9 , 630 mi l I ion pounds, down I perce nt from January 1972. Milk ou tpu t increased 2 percen t f rom December 1 972 t o January 1973, wh i ch is I percent less t han the increase between t hese 2 mont hs a year ea r l ie r . Mi l k prod uction in January provided 1.48 pounds of mi lk per person daily for all uses, sl ightly less than the 1.50 pounds per person daily in January 1972 but more than the 1.45 pounds in December 1972. Product ion Per Cow Up I Percen t. Mi l k Cows Down I Perce nt Ja nuary mil k product ion per cow wa S 830 pounds, up I percent from a year ago a nd 3 percent ,mo re t han December 1972. The January ra te per cow h i t record h ig hs in 23 of t he 33 States with month l y esti ma tes. Cal i fornia led-- 1,03 5 pounds, followed by: Wa s h ingt on , 990 pounds; Colorado, 975 pounds and Utah, 930 pounds. Milk cows on farms during January totaled 11,606 ,000, down I percent from January 1972 . Milk Feed Price Ratio Down Sharply Fro m Las t Year The January mi l k feed pr ice rat io, at 1. 54, wa s 17 percen t l e ~ s t han a year ago. The decrease resulted from a 93-cent increase i n ra t ion value wh i l e the pr ice of all mi l k increased 39 cents. The ratio decreased 5 perce nt from December compare d wit h no change between these same month s last year. On a regional bas is the Ja nuary ra t io wa s highest in the We s t No r t h Central and lowest i n the No r t h Atla ntic. Mont h MILK PER COW AND PRODUCTION BY MONTHS . UNITED STATES Hi I k per cow 1/ Mi l k production 1/ 1970 1971 1972 - - Pounds - - 1970 197 1 1972 Mil l ion Pounds % Change f rom 1971 Pe rc e nt January 778 804 824 9,403 9,573 9,701 II February 733 756 803 8,852 8 ,994 9,448 1/15 March 838 860 893 10 ,099 10,220 10 ,487 13 Apri I 855 878 906 10,289 10,423 10,633 12 May 919 942 964 11,042 I I , I 59 11,303 II June 892 913 938 10,703 10,815 10,983 12 July 852 869 893 10 , 209 10,285 10,450 12 August 813 834 854 9,733 9,860 9,982 II September 770 790 808 9 ,203 9 ,328 9, 443 II October 777 800 810 9,278 9,444 9 ,460 0 November 740 763 771 8,832 9,004 8,987 0 December 782 800 807 9,319 9,427 9 , 401 0 Annua I 9,747 10,009 10,271 116,962 118,532 120,278 11.5 1/ Exc Iudes mil k sucked by calves. 1/ The ext ra day i n February 1972 added 3.6 percent to mon th l y output. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 tj SERVICE GEORGIA Item f- B t\ ~ . 'I~-? Fe br u a r y 20, 19 7 3 .... ANUAR'r ~973 - During Jan. 1972 II 1973 21 Thou. T hou. i- I 0/0 of ", l ast Jan. thru De c . year 197 1 I I 1972 21 P<:!._!I Thou. T hou. : %of pr evo _ yea r Pet. Broiler Type Pullets Placed (U. S. )3 I Total Domestic Chickens Tested (U.S.) B roile r Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:41 Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States 3, 145 2, 540 2, 894 92 2, 390 94 2,275 ./ 2, 19 6 97 617 60 5 I 98 4 1, 267 33 ,96 8 27, 845 6 ,4 56 39,906 272,961 3,529 39,043 33,714 234, 110 36, 74 9 92 261,61 3 96 I 3, 57 5 101 39 ,24 5 10 1 3 0 ,3 26 90 24 2,981 104 469, 263 II 3 , 167 ,9 5 2 I 4 3 , 0 17 527,473 I I I 4 0 0 , 140 1 2, 785, 3 51 2, 523 15,378 601 2,438 1,990 79 14, 39 5 94 747 124 2, 8 13 1 15 2 5, 433 15 1, 2 52 7, 861 3 1, 3 85 3 6 ,439 88 31 ,1 08 I 92 23, 57 9 85 I 5, 495 85 I 454,968 97 I 3,263,135 103 I 3 9 ,6 2 7 92 4 88,943 93 4 00, 979 100 2,927, 660 105 22,993 I 90 153, 557 102 7, 1100 97 30, 964 ! 99 I Georgia Hatching Other Total United States Number Layers and Egg Production Number Layers on hand during Jan. E ggs Per 100 Laye r s : Total Eggs Produced j during Jan. 1972 1973 Tho us ands 1972 197 3 N urn be r I 1972 1973 Million s 4,799 21,434 26,233 320,799 4,093 20,916 25,009 300,036 1,767 1, 851 1, 8 35 1, 895 1,702 1,922 1, 885 1, 901 I 85 396 481 6,080 70 401 471 5, 703 Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Mont h Percent being Molted Percent with Molt Completed Jan. Fe b . Jan. F e b. 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 19 72 197 3 Ga. 17 States 3.0 2.0 2.5 5.0 20.0 20. 0 11.5 18 . 0 2.7 3.9 3.5 2. 6 1 1. 3 14.5 12. 3 10. 6 U. S. Egg Type eggs in ~!l<:.ubator Feb. 1, 1973 as percent o f Z e b . 1, 1972. - -103- - - - ]..1 Revised. !:...I Preliminary. ~J Pullets for broiler hatchery supply flocks, include s expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30-doz. case of eg g s. 41 Fe der a l -State Ma r k et N e w s S er vic e -sl-a-u-g-h-t-e-r-r-e-p-o--rt-s--o-n-ly--i-n-c-lu-d-e--p-o-u-l-t-ry--s-l-a-u-g-h-t-e -r -e-d-u-n-d-e-r--F-e-d-e-r-a-l--In-s-p-e-c-t-io--n-. ------------ United States Department of Agriculture Ge o r gia Department of A g ri c ultu r e Statistical Re p o rting Se r v i c e 1861 West Broad S t reet, A thens, G eo r gia 3 06 01 State YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDE RAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1971 and 1972 Number Inspected Indicated Percent Condemned During Dec. 1971 1972 Jan. thru Dec. 1971 1972 During Dec. 1971 1972 Jan. thru De c . 1971 1972 - - Thousands - - - - P ercent - - Maine 6, 195 5,656 71,718 71,445 2.5 Pa. 6,901 6,066 85,434 78,563 4. 9 Mo. 5, 504 4,712 69,570 57,915 4.0 Del. 7,271 7,352 94,472 96,737 4. 3 Md. 10,024 10, 166 135, 790 143,052 3.5 v . 9,384 9,944 109,580 124, 280 3. 1 N. C. 21,242 21,061 280,446 287,646 3.7 Ga. 31, 166 28,290 399,658 402,093 3. 1 Tenn. 5,931 5,243 68,052 76,678 2.8 Ala. 29,973 28,097 357,207 389, 611 3.3 Miss. 18,722 18,810 232, 509 251,795 3.5 Ark. 31 ,813 30,714 383,923 4 20, 64 2 3.8 r -1- ;.; - Texas 13, 383 13, 760 177,630 184, 4 84 3.3 U. S. - ~2~,-2~9- - - - - - - 2~ i78, "9i2 - - - - - - I 217,210 2,936,1 49 3. 1 4. 5 4. 3 3. 3 2. 3 2. 1 2.9 2. 8 2.9 2.4 3. 3 4. 0 3.9 3.2 2.8 3. 0 5.3 4.2 3. 7 3.0 4.0 3. 2 4.2 3. 0 3. 1 2. 8 3. 1 3. 2 4. 1 3. 1 3.6 3. 5 4. 6 2.6 3. 2 3. 0 3.0 3.3 3. 1 3.4 3.6 3. 1 Items MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED AND PRICE S PAID Georgia United States Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 Jan. 15 Dec. 15 Jan. 15 1972 1972 1973 1972 1972 1973 - Cents - - - Cents - - Prices Received: Chickens, lb., excl, broilers Com'l Broilers [Lb , ] All Eggs, (dozens) Table, (dozens) Hatching, (dozens) 8.0 12.0 33.5 28.7 60.0 12.0 13.0 50.9 49.3 60.0 10 . 0 15.5 53. 1 52.0 60.0 8.2 13.4 29.8 10.0 14.0 43.2 10.0 17.2 49.5 Prices Paid: (per ton) - - Dollar s - - Dollars - - Broiler Grower Laying Feed 91. 00 82.00 110.00 95 .00 115.00 105.00 96.00 112.00 120.00 84 . 00 102.00 111. 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 who report to these agencies. FRASIER T . GALLOWA Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge Atter 1ve Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS W. A . WAGNER Agricultural Statistician GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA 1973 I Placement of broiler chick s i n G e or g i a dur-ing the week ended Fe b ruar y 17 was 7,991,000--2 percent less than the pr e vi o u s we ek and 14 perc e nt l ess t han t h e comparable week last year, according to the Geo rgia Crop Reporting S ervice. An estimated 10, 339,000 broil er t ype eggs we r e set by Georgia hat che ries - - I percent more than the previous we ek but 9 pe r cent l e s s tha n the compar a ble week a year earlier , Placement of broiler chicks i n 22 repo r t ing S tates to t aled 57, 27 7, 000- slightly less t ha n the previous week a n d 8 p ercent less than t h e c omparable week last year . B r oile r type hatching eggs set w er e 74,366,000- - 2 percent m o re tha n t h e p r e vio u s w e e k but 5 percent le s s than a y e ar a g o. Week Ended G EORGIA EGGS SET, HA TC HI N GS AND C HIC K P LACEMENTS Eggs Set J../ I Net Cro ss Sta t e I Mov eme nt C hi ck s Placed for of Chicks B r oile rs in Georgia 1971 1972 0/0 o f 1971 197 2 1971 1972 %of year year 1972 1973 ago 197 2 1973 19 7 2 19 73 ago Thousands Thous ands Tho us an d s Dec. 16 10, 840 10, 195 94 I- 7 3 I- 90 3, 659 8, 24 8 95 Dec . 23 10,986 10,052 91 f13 0 f 4 8 8, 720 8,258 95 Dec. 30 11, 110 9,909 89 - 14 1- 143 8, 678 7, 39 1 85 Jan. 6 10,451 10, 112 97 I- 53* ~118 8, 795 8,245 94 Jan. 13 10,948 10, 145 93 1-20 8 I- 24 9,226 8, 172 89 Jan. 20 11, 359 10,090 89 fl 00 - 23 9, 103 7,977 88 Jan. 27 11,332 9,983 88 f 7 3 - 134 8,6 85 8, 085 93 Feb. 3 11, 537 9,355 81 3 .;. 57 8, 81 2 8, 3 18 94 Feb . 10 11, 683 10, 286 88 I- 18 I 67 9, 06 0 8, 155 90 Feb . 17 11, 319 10,339 91 111 3 53 9, 23 9 7,991 86 E GG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in G eorgi a during t h e w e ek ende d F e br ua r y 17 was 952,000- -5 percent more than the pr evious week but 5 perce nt l e ss than t h e comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 186,00 0 eggs f o r the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 1 perc ent more tha n t he previous week and 57 percent more than the comparable week last year . In the five states that accounted for about 28 percent of t h e hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S . in 1971, hatchings during the we ek ended February 17 wer e up 14 percent and setttng s were up 26 perc ent fr o m a ye ar a go . State Ga . Ill. Calif. Wash. Miss . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI C KS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set %of Chicks Hatched Feb. Feb. Feb. y e ar Feb. Feb . Feb. 3 10 17 ago 2/ 3 10 17 Thousands T housa n d s 1, 238 1, 178 1, 186 157 475 410 355 92 1,28~ 1, 678 1,481 128 167 206 200 105 361 394 363 99 3,527 3,866 3,585 126 906 295 924 31 287 2, 443 909 365 1, 221 100 305 2, 900 952 355 1,487 140 307 3, 24 1 %of year ago 2/ 95 97 150 68 113 114 Total 1972* 3,766 3,382 2, 850 2,950 3,242 2,837 % of Last Year 94 114 126 i II 83 89 114 I * 11 Includes eg gs set by hatcheries producin g chi c ks for ha t c h e ry s up p l y flock s. 2/ Current week as percent of same we ek las t yea r. R evi s e d. BROILER TY PE EGGS SET A ND CHIC KS PLA CED IN CO M MERCIAL A RE A S B Y WE EKS - 19 7 3 Pag e 2 ST AT E I Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana , I Mi ssour i I Delaware Ma r yl a n d Virginia \ We st Virginia I I North Carolina South Carolina Feb . 3 ~Li Li b b~T Week E nd e d F eb. 10 F eb. 17 T housands 2,090 110 1, 849 399 242 3,025 5,264 1, 959 0 7,382 673 2,069 98 1, 884 387 269 2,958 5, 630 2, 004 0 7,509 618 2,097 13 4 2,009 39 1 29 4 3, 184 5,67 9 2, 11 3 0 7,668 494 \1 CHI C KS P L A CED I % of I Week Z n ded I I year Fe b . F3b. F e b. ago 1/ . 3 10 17 I i I Ii 101 ! 98 I 100 . 104 I Thousands I I 1, 492 .I i 30 I 1, 24 2 1, 503 34 1, 131 283 23 4 I, 526 37 1, 127 270 85 5 01 4 03 380 107 2, 786 3, 113 3, 3 8 6 105 4, 005 3, 7 56 3, 60 3 -94 1,426 388 1, 481 398 1, 484 379 95 5,951 5,999 5, 776 75 581 555 549 0/0 of year ago 1/ 10 4 42 83 139 88 114 97 100 91 92 102 ~ cd .~ U p:; t;.~ az~u'rc;d: u ~ .~ tID cU d E-t(/) P:;Cil ~ ...... :1:-:1l (/)01-> . :o::l .~ 1-1 tID 1-1 cd .... o -.J) o P< I""l oa) . c~d 'Mcd ~ 0 1-1 a) a) oua ,.a.,) .:~> ~ v 1-1 til Q) ~ (J) ..a.c) tID 01-> ~.~ -< 01-> o t1-1 P< a) a) 1-1 1):;01-> (J) Cil'U a) u cd t; I-I '~ 0 :::l 1-1 ~:al!l u:::lc0d1->ol-t>il .~ (J) a) ~~ .<..t..:. o ~ .... -c...o.0. a) .8.. 1-1 cd P< .oa) .(J) ::> ! a.Z -0 ':: 0(0( n.- 'w w" -i0 r-l u, .l!0 ell 0 r-l Cl w 0. C) I 0( .. .~.!.~. <\-14.10-4 ~ a)a)O \-I~u)al~ ::l0 \-IOU) 4.1 bO 4.1 M U) al4.l~U) ~ llI::~..-4 Z al4.l"CltllH tIlS\-ItII..-4U) :>-4.1 0 0 tlO:::> til \-I p.. \-I \-I IQ l=ltllallQO a:>l al=pll..llrI-::i 4.Ic..a!) l~ l/) .... til al aU fz,o l/) (J ~ l/) H al ..-4 ~ fz,o \-I4.l4.I ...... alfz,o altlll/)\O,.c:o 4.1 4.I..-4ClO 4.1 <~u)4.I"""< til "Cl4.1 alU) 4.1 ..-4 ~ :::> r GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA .., bHA RI t: S B ROILE R T YP E February 28, 1973 Placement of broiler chicks in G eor gia during t h e we ek e n d e d :C~e b r ua r y 24 wa s 7,496,000--6 percent less than t he pr e vio u s w e ek and 21 p e r c e nt l e s s than the co mparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re porting S e rvi ce . An estimated 10,576,000 broiler t ype egg s wer e s et b y Geo r gi a hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week but 7 percent les s than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 22 repor ti ng State s tot aled 56,641,000--1 percent less than the pr evious week and 10 p e r c ent le s s t ha n the comparable week last year . Broiler type hatching eggs set wer e 7 5,940, 000- - 2 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than a ye a r ago . Week Ended Dec . 23 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb . 10 Feb . 17 Feb. 24 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HAT C HI NGS AND C HICK P L A CE ME NT S INet C r o s s Stat e Eggs Set}) Movem ent Chi ck s P lac e d for of Chi cks B r oile r s in Georgia 1971 - 1972 1972 - 1973 I 0/0 of year ago 1971 - 1972 1972 - 1973 19 7 1 Ii 19 72 19 7 2 - 19 7 3 0/0 of \ year ago . Thousands 10,986 11,110 10,451 10,948 11, 359 11, 332 11, 537 11,683 11 31 9 11,384 10,052 9,909 10, 112 10, 145 10,090 9,983 9 ,355 10,286 10 , 33 9 10, 576 91 89 97 I 93 I t 89 Ii I 88 81 88 91 93 I T ho usa nds I ! i 1 130 - 14 I 48 11 43 I 53* 111 8 12 0 8 I 24 1100 - 23 -I 73 3 , I 18 I I 113 -134 I 57 I 67 - 53 1 133 I 4 I ! Tho usan d s I 8, 720 8, 678 8, 258 7,39 1 8, 795 8,245 9 , 2. 26 8, 172 9 , 10 3 7,977 i 8,6 85 I 8, 812 I 9, 060 9, 23 9 8,085 8,318 8, 155 7 ,9 9~ 9,48 1 7, 496 95 85 94 89 I 88 93 94 90 86 79 EGG TYP E Hatch of egg type chicks in G eorgi a during the w eek e n de d Febr ua r y 24 wa s 906,000--5 percent less than both the pr e vious w e ek a n d t he compar able week last year. An estimated 1,367,000 eggs for the product ion of egg type c hick s were set by G eorgia hatcheries, 15 !,ercent more than the pr evious we ek and 18 perc ent more than the comparable week last year. In the five states that accounted fo r a bout 28 perc ent o f t he hatc h of all e gg t ype chicks in the U. S. in 1971, hatchings during t h e week ended F e b r ua r y 24 were down 5 percent but settings were up 19 perc ent f r o m a year ag o . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHI CKS HAT CHED , 1973 Feb. 10 Eggs Set Feb. Feb. 17 24 0/0 of I Chicks Hatched y e ar Feb. F eb. Fe b . a g o 2/ 10 17 24 Thousands Tho usan ds 0/0 of year a go 2/ Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h . Miss . Total 1973 Total 1972* 1, 178 1, 186 410 355 1,678 1, 481 - 206 -~ 200 394 363 3, 866 3,585 3,382 2,850 1,367 4 15 1, 889 350 408 4 ,429 3,717 11 8 909 97 I 365 3U 1, 221 761 100 94 305 i 11 9 2,900 I I 3, 242 952 355 1, 487 140 307 3, 24 1 2,83 7 906 345 1, 060 135 324 2,770 2,909 Ii 95 91 93 I 17276 I 95 I %of I Last Year 11 4 126 11 9 ! . 89 11 4 95 17 Includes eggs set by hatcheries p r odu cin g c hi c k s for ha t c h e ry s up p l y flock s. 2/ Current week as percent of same week l a st year . *Revis e d. B ROI LE R T YP E EGGS SE T AND CHICKS P L A CE D IN CO MME RCIAL !\ REAS B Y WE E KS - 1973 P ag e 2 i E GGS SET I Cm CKS PLACE D pk E n npn I % of I I Maine I I Conne c t i c ut I Pennsylv ania Indiana Mi ssouri Delaware Maryland II Vi rgini a We s t Vi rginia Nort h Carolina So ut h Ca r olina Tho usands 2,069 98 1,884 387 269 2. 9 58 5, 630 2.004 o 7. 50 9 618 2,097 13 4 2.009 391 294 3. 18 4 5, 67 9 2,113 0 7, 668 494 I 2, 119 142 2,049 409 271 3, 279 5. 766 2 , 0 56 0 7, 759 584 100 218 . 11 2 1 92 I' 68 109 I' 107 . 95 I - 96 87 I Thousands 1. 50 3 34 1. 13 1 234 4 03 3. 11 3 3. 756 1, 4:8 1 39 8 I' 5.99 9 555 1,526 37 1,127 270 380 3, 386 3,603 1,484 379 5,776 549 GEORGIA 10, 286 10, 3 3 9 10, 576 93 8, 155 7,99 1 F l or i da Tenne ssee A lab am a Mi s s i s s i pp i A r kansas L o uis i a n a Texas Was hi ngt on Oregon California TOTAL 1973 (22 States) TOTAL 1972* (22 States) 1. 5 69 58 3 10. 4 29 5, 380 12,952 1.049 4.457 372 426 2. 17 1 73, 100 78,416 1, 579 657 10 , 7 8 8 5, 4 40 12 ,83 0 1,048 4, 530 394 4 84 2, 21 4 74,366 78,390 I, 551 572 11, 070 5,618 13, 155 I, 140 4. 681 467 518 2, 158 75.940 78, 479 95 79 100 92 93 10 4 98 98 10 4 I 89 97 I I 981 93 6 7. 84 8 4, 572 9, 34 6 1, 40 8 3 ,3 69 379 2 29 I, 7 25 1 57, 555 61.432 0/0 of Last Year j 93 95 97 I 94 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. I , 158 I, 102 7,76 8 4. 493 9.255 1,449 3,271 3 15 167 I, 791 57, 277 62,224 92 1, 510 26 1,196 245 345 2, 7 11 4. 015 1. 431 36 6 5, 7 0 5 639 7. 49 6 I, 064 978 7. 626 4 ,689 9, 717 1. 14 4 3. 433 370 167 1,768 56.641 62, 724 90 i 1 106 I 28 I1 9 2 91 II 113 95 ; 107 i 93 136 92 111 79 91 95 90 87 ; 84 1 124 I 93 1 129 I 55 i 95 90 ..Qr.o. o CI:l 'Z Z~O~...~. ~U) >- ;> ..r-ot .../-l ~ :::l ..-t ~ .::~:l O/-lJ) -0 0 <>t: tQ-l o..- ~ Q .r.o. ~ .~ ...<1l /-l s0:0: o <1l <1l ...U)-C ..Os.:.:J) .Z!, u -0 ...u 0 0 000 tIl~p..~~P=l I=l til al P=l 0 p.. P:: al ~ alal .u0< :>I=lr-i Ul H ..-l til al .. U ~CIJ()~ClJH al..-l ~ ~ ~.u.ur-4al~ altllCIJ\O.J::O .u.u..-lco.u <~tf).ur-4< til '"t:l.u alCl) .u ..-l o~ r I GEORGIA CROP REPOH TIN6 ~EKV I(; t (r : i~~~w~~rn[h'L? rnID1r@rn~rn'L? ATHENS, GEORGIA t A -ni 7 Data from Geor gia 1972 We e k! I Hatche r y R e por ts 0 (R evi s e d a r ch 1973 ) l "':!" t r n; March 1973 Broiler Chicks Week .;(.. Ending 1972 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar . 25 Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr. 15 Apr. 22 Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 Aug. 5 Aug . 12 Aug. 19 Aug . 26 Eggs Set 11,110 10,451 10,948 11, 359 11, 332 11, 537 11,683 11, 319 11, 384 11, 367 11, 091 11,378 11, 525 11, 584 11, 573 11, 232 11, 237 11, 508 11, 432 11, 552 11,454 11,454 11,303 11,128 10,096 10,496 10,963 10, 826 10,760 10,744 10,689 10,442 10,469 10,458 10,200 T ot a l Hatche d 8,9 00 8, 9 11 9, 175 9, 165 8, 803 9,0 19 9,246 9,308 9,509 9, 623 9, 3 19 9,227 9,34 1 9, 19 5 9,325 9,482 9,514 9,531 9,097 9, 238 9, 5 14 9,464 9, 44 2 9, 316 9,459 9, 135 9, 190 8,301 8, 581 8,6 30 8, 69 6 8,707 8,657 8,575 8, 410 Hatching s and Cross State Movement Pla ced S hi ppe d Placed I for into Broile r s I State out of State in Georgia - - T housands - - 8, 692 548 515 8,725 8, 72 1 609 508 8,822 9, 01 8 753 4 98 9, 273 9, 003 623 4 76 9, 150 8, 61 2 734 613 8,733 8, 815 644 601 8,858 9, 042 535 469 9, 108 9, 126 626 467 9,285 9,348 674 494 9,528 9 , 4 09 73 6 569 9,576 9, 123 66 9 574 9,218 9, 04 9 64 7 45 3 9,243 9, 171 635 562 9,244 9,039 619 537 9, 121 9, 137 694 552 9,279 9,2 89 7 10 536 9,463 9, 323 608 531 9,400 9, 358 613 497 9,474 8,9 58 7 13 568 9, 103 9,086 651 6 28 9, 109 9, 369 677 488 9,558 9,311 559 506 9,364 9, 26 1 656 523 9,394 9, 130 655 480 9,305 9, 240 707 486 9,461 8,956 66 6 457 9, 165 9,024 590 545 9_069 8, 175 539 402 8,312 8, 439 63 4 4 13 8,660 8,489 637 483 8,643 8,602 758 456 8,904 8, 580 556 452 8,684 8,478 594 477 8,595 8,395 555 470 8,480 8, 280 685 471 8,494 Data from Georgia 1972 Weekly Hatchery Reports on Broiler Chicks (Revised March 1973) Week Ending 1972 Eggs Set Total Hatched I Hatchings Placed a, nd I Cros s State Shipped Movement Placed for into out of in Broilers State State Georgia - - Thousands - - Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 8,828 8,405 8, 275 614 429 8,460 9,497 8,399 8,235 673 515 8,393 10,381 8,246 8,098 534 541 8,091 10,451 6,769 6,605 487 279 6,813 10, 341 7,422 7,242 492 454 7,280 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 7,720 8,394 8,256 628 546 8,338 9,426 8,361 8, 251 610 530 8, 331 10,008 8,273 8, 114 606 528 8, 192 10, 238 6, 176 6,022 439 294 6, 167 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 9,909 7, 126 7,024 504 456 7,072 10, 107 8,032 7,787 450 545 7,692 10, 260 8,273 8, 135 610 575 8, 170 10, 145 7,999 7,881 546 530 7,897 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 ---- TOTAL 1972 10,096 8,202 9,250 8, 317 10, 195 8,306 10,052 8,366 - 9,909 7,334 ------ - - - - 564,897 461,405 8,059 8, 145 8, 158 8, 210 - 7,248 -- - 452,793 566 589 510 519 541 32, 427 482 459 490 479 398 ------ 26,287 8, 143 8,275 8, 178 8,250 - - - 7,391 - 458,933 FRASIER T. GALLOWA Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician After Y1ve uays Ke~urn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~- $1_. Oep._, I'O'TAGE & ... PAD Uni'... 01 Apiewlt".. AGR .: 101 ,., L I V E 5 Toe K- RE ,PORT , 'I, ' .:;;.q I J t MA ! ;" / "'ANUARV ~973 SLAUGHTER Rel eas ed 3/5/73 GE ORG IA January Red Me at Pr oduc t i on Up Georgia' s red me a t pr oduc tion i n commercial plants du ring Janua ry 1973 totaled 35.1 mi l lion pounds, according to t he Georgia Crop }";.e por t i n g Se rv ice . This was up 1 percent from the 34. 8 million po unds dur i ng t he same mouth last ye a r , ami 15 percent above t he 30.5 million pound s for Decembe r 197 2. Cattle Slaughter Comme rcial plant s i n Ge orgia r e po r t e d 23,200 he ad of catt l e slaughtered during January 1973--5,600 above l a st month and 1, 900 head above Jauuary 1972. Calf Slau ghter Ja~uary calf s laughte r t otale d 500 he ad - -400 head belo~v Decembe r 197 2 and 1,000 head below Janu ary 197 2. Hog Slaughter Commercial ho g slaughter i n Georg i a pl an ts numbe red 167, 000 he ad for January--8 percent aoove a month earli er but 6 per cen t be l ow January 197 2. 48 STATES Red Hea t Production Up 6 Percent From J anuary 1972 Commercial production of r ed mea t i n the 48 States tot aled 3 ,173 million pounds in January 1973, up 6 perce nt fr om a year earlier. Commercial mea t production i~cludes slaughter i n federall y inspe c ted and othe r slaughter pl an t s, but exc l ude s animals slaughtered on far ms. Beef Production Up S Percent From January 1972 Beef production wa s 1,942 mi l l i on pounds, 8 percent more than January 1972 . The number of cattle slaught ered was up 7 pe r c ent . Ave r age live wei ght of cattle slaughtered was 1 pound a bove the s ame month last ye ar . January Veal Production Down 10 Pe r cen t From A Year Earlier The re were 36 million pounds of veal pr oduc e d in January 1973 , 10 percent below Januar y 1972. To t a l calf slaughter showed a decline of 12 percent from January 1972 , while the average live we i gh t increas ed 1 pound . Pork Production 4 Percent Abov e J anuary 197 2 Pork production in January totale d 1 ,14 9 million pounds, up 4 percent from a year earlier . The number .o f hogs slaughtered wa s up 1 percent . Live we i.ght; per head at 239 pounds is 1 pound more trhan las t ye a r bu t 2 pounds below last month. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight wa s 6 .9 pounds , compa red wi t h 7 .8 pounds in January 1972. Lamb And Hu t t on Down 2 Percent From A Year Ear lier There we r e 46 million pounds of l amb and mut t on produced in January 1973 , a decrease of 2 percent from a year e a r l ier . She ep and l amb s l aughte r totaled 857,500 he ad , down 3 percent from January 1972. Av e r a ge l i ve ~e i ght at 108 pounds wa s up 1 pound from a ye ar earlier. Januar y Poultry Pr oduct ion Up 4 P erc e~t Fr om 197 2 Production of poultry mea t in January 1973 t otal e d 855 mi l lion pouDds ready-to-co ok ba si s . This is 4 percent above a year earlier, bu t 1 pe r cen t be l ow De cember 1972. Speci e GEORGI A AND 48 STATES LIVESTCCK SLAUGHTER 1/ rl umb e r Slaughtered J an uary 1972 197 3 Aver age Li ve Height J anuar y 1972 197 3 l~O OO Head Po un d s To t a l Live Weight J anuary 1972 1973 1, 000 Pounds Georg i a: Cattle 21.3 23.2 916 Cal v e s 1.5 .5 445 Hog s 178 . 0 167 . 0 21 9 Sheep and Lambs 95 7 19,511 22,202 489 668 24 4 224 38 , 982 37,408 48 States : Cattle Calve s Hogs She e p and Lambs 2. 888 .4 289. 2 7, 017. 3 880 . 8 3,09 9.9 253 .5 7, 097.0 85 7.5 1, 048 246 238 107 1 ~ 0/+9 247 239 108 3 , 026, 401 71 ,146 1, 670, 065 94 ,343 3 ,251, 931 62 , 691 1, 694 , 759 92 , 741 II I ncludes slaught er un der Fed eral inspection and othe r c ommercial slaughter, exclude s far m sl a~ g ht er . Comm o d i t y and Unit Corn , bu . Hogs , cwt . Cattle , cwt . Calves , c wt . - - - - - -:- Hog-C orn Ra t i o II AVERAGE PRI CES RECE I VED BY FARHERS AND HOG- CORN RATI OS, FEBRUARY 15 , 1973 WIT H COHPARI SONS GE ORGIA m a TED S'i'ATES Feb . 15 1972 Jan . 15 197 3 Feb. 15 1973 Feb . 15 1972 J a n . 15 1973 Feb. 15 1973 - - Doll ars 1. 26 24 . 3 0 27 .90 40.00 1. 65 29 .40 32. 80 47 . 00 1. 71 30. 90 33 .90 49. 20 ---- 1. 09 25.70 32 . 60 41.20 - --- 1. 39 31.00 37 .10 49.10 ---- 1. 35 34 .20 40 .50 52. 50 ---- 19.3 17. 8 18 .1 23. 6 22 .3 25 .3 I I Bushels of corn e qual i n v a l ue to 100 l bs. hogs , live we i ght . FRASI ER T . GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Cha r ge W. A. WAGb!ER Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Repor t ing Service, USDA , 1861 West Broad Street , At hens , Georgia , in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . lirr:er 1"ive Days Return t o United St ate s Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINES S AGR - 101 ~()~G\AFARM REPORT i GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SE RVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA FEBRUARY 15 1973 A G R I C U LTU R A L PRICES i:Ia r ch 5 , 1973 GEORGI A I NDEX UP 5 PO I NTS The Al l Commodit ies Index of Pri ce s Re ce ived by Ge or gi a f a r me r s in Fe br ua r y was 14 2 percent, an i ncrease of 5 points above t he pr evi ous month and 28 poi n t s over Febr ua r y 1 97 2 , according t o t he Georgia Crop Reporting Se r v i ce . The Fe br uary All Cro ps Inde x inc re as ed 5 point s from the Januar y 197 3 l evel to 136 percent . Con t r i bu ting most to t he i nc reas e were c ot ton , s oyb e an s , cor n and whea t . The Li ve s t ock and Li v es t ock Products I ndex "laS 146 ? e r cent , 5 points a bove t he pr ev ious mon th and 33 poi n t s over February 1972. I ncr eases in the pr i ces of chickens , hogs , cattle and calves "iler e r esponsible for most of the r i s e . UN I TED STATES PRI CES RECE IVED I NDEX UP 5 POINTS PRI CES PAI D I NDEX UP 2 PO I NTS During t he month e~ded Fe br ua ry 15 t he Index of Pr ice s Re ce i ve d by Farmer s a dvan ced 5 points (3 percent) to 149 perc ent of t he Januar y- Dec embe r l S67 ave r a ge . C o~t r ibu ting mos t to t he increase W2r e higher pr i ce s f or cat t l e , hog s , s oy bGans , ane c a lv e s . Partially offsetting wer e lower pr i ce s f or whe a t and eggs. The i nde x was 22 per cent a bov e mi dFebr uar y 1972. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodit i e s and Servi c es, Inter e st, Taxe s , . and Farm Wage Rates for February 15 wa s 13 6, up 1 1/ 2 percent from mid- Janua r y . Feed , feeder livestock, food , and building ma terials were the l a rges t co nt r i butor s t o t he i ndex increase . The index wa s 11 pe r c en t above a year ea r l i e r . 1967 = 100 IND ~~ NUNBERS - - GEORG I A AND UNITED STAT ES Jan. 15 1 972 Fe b . 15 1972 Jan . 15 19 73 Feb . 15 19 73 GEORGIA Prices Rec e i v e d Al l Commodities All Crops 11 0 ll4 137 14 2 115 llS 131 136 Livestock and Livestock Products 106 113 1 41 146 UNI TED STATES Prices Received 119 1 22 144 14 9 Pr ices Paid , Interes t , Taxes & Farm \vage Rates 123 123 134 136 Ratio 1/ 97 99 107 110 1/ Ra t i o of Index of Prices Re ce i v e d by Fa rme r s t o I nd ex of Pr i c e s Paid, I nterest , Taxe s , and Farm Wage Rat e s., _ FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i c ul t ur a l Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Repor t i ng Servic e , USDA, 186 1 \vest Broad St r e e t, Athen s , Geo rgia i n cooperation wi t h the Georgia Depa rtmen t of Agr i cul t u r e . PRI CES i\.ECYI VE":!') Whe a t ~ bu . $ Oat s , bu. $ Cor ri , 0 '..1 . $ Cotton , l b . c Cot t onS:22C: , ton s So yb e a n s , bu . $ Pe anu t s , l b . c Swe e t po t a t o c s , cwr , Eay , bal e d , ton : Al l $ Alf a lf a $ Ot h e r ~j - Hogs , c -- t . $ Beef Ca t t Le , Al l , C'.,' to }:./ $ Co ws , crr t , ] ) $ Steer s & I!ei f er s , cwt , $ Ca lve s , cwt , $ lIi l k , Sol d t o Plants, cwt . Flu id :ja ~ l~.e t $ i,Ianuf ac cur e d $ Al l $ Turkey s, l b . c ChLc ke n s , I t . Exc lud i ng Broiler s c Commerc ial ilr oi l er s c Eggs, a ll , dozen c Ta bl e , dozer: c Ha t ching, do zen c GEOEGI L Fel; . :i5 .Iar, , 15 1 972 197 3 1.41 . 91 ... ....... r .i .L v 31.5 45 . 00 2 . 90 6 .6 0 3J . OO 37. 00 33. 00 310 . 00 24 . 30 27 . ':;0 22 . 40 32 .00 40.00 7. 25 7.25 25.0 3.0 13. 5 32 . 7 27. 5 60 . 0 i , 99 ::' . 10 1. 65 27. 5 tf6 . 00 4 . 10 7. 40 34. 00 38 . 00 34 . 00 350 . 00 29 . 48 32. 30 26 .00 38 . 00 47. 00 117 . 60 117. 60 26.0 10.0 15.5 53. 1 52 .0 60. 0 Fe i.J. 15 1 :,1 73 2. 05 1. 10 1.71 29 . 0 5 . 20 3 .10 35. 00 40 .00 35 . 00 360 .00 30. 90 33. 90 27 .00 39 .10 49 .20 !./7. 60 !./7 60 27.0 12. 0 19 .0 43 . 1 40 . 1 63.0 Ui.HTED STATES Feb. 15 J a n . 15 Fe b . 15 1972 1973 P 73 1. 34 . 636 1.09 30 ; 16 54 .30 3. 00 6 . 7'2 2. 38 . 811 1. 39 22.13 5l.80 Lf . 10 15. 2 7 . 54 l. 97 .776 i , 35 23.55 51.90 5 .49 8 .15 29.70 31 . 2 :) 27 . CO 378. 00 25 . 70 32. 60 23. 20 35 . 30 Lfl . 20 34 . 60 36 .20 31.90 424 . 00 31. 00 37.10 26 . 30 40 . 40 49 .10 35 .40 36 . 90 32. 90 436 . 00 34.20 40.50 29 .50 43. 30 52 . 50 6.45 5. 06 6. 10 22. 3 3/ 6.87 3/5.49 1/6 55 24.0 4/6. 89 4/ 5.45 1::.1 6.55 24 .3 8.2 14 . 6 28 . 9 10. 0 17. 2 49.5 10 .4 19 .4 42.5 PRICES PAI D, FLE0 il i xe d Da i r y Fe ed, ton : 14% prot e i n $ 16 % pr otein $ 18% prote ir:. $ 20% pr o t ein $ Hog Feed , 14%-18% ~r o t e in , cwt. $ Co t t onseed Mea l , 41%, cwt. $ Soybean h ea l , 44%, cwt. $ Bran , cwt . $ Mi dd l i ng s ) cwt. $ Corn Heal , cwt. $ Poul t ry Fee d, ton : Broiler Gro wer Feed $ Laying Fe ed Chick Starter Al f a l f a Hay , t on $ Al l Ot her Hay ~ ton $ 78 .00 82. 00 84.00 38 .00 5. 40 5 . 70 4 . 30 4. 50 3.50 3S. 00 80.00 94 . 00 42.50 37 .5 0 97.00 10 0 . 0 0 11'0.00 11 5 .0 ~ 5. 80 8 . 30 10.50 5 .70 5.80 4 . 25 115.00 105.00 125.00 45 .00 43.00 97.00 105 .00 115. 00 120.00 5.90 8 . 70 11.00 5 .80 5. 80 4.35 125. 00 115.00 145.00 46.00 44. 00 73.00 77 .00 80.00 83.00 4 .60 5.5 9 5.79 3.98 4.01 3. Lf8 94. 00 84 . 00 99.00 41 .40 36.80 S8.00 100.00 106.00 112.00 5.82 9. 00 10.40 5.35 5.43 4.19 120 .00 111.00 130.00 45 .80 43.10 90.00 100.00 107.00 11 4 .00 6. 03 9.52 11.50 5.33 5.32 4.14 128.00 117. 00 140. 00 46 .90 43.5 0 II "Cows " and " s t ee r s and heif ers " combined ,li t h allowance whe re necessary for slaughter b ul ls . 21 I nc ludes cull dairy co\vs s ol d for sla ughter , bu t no t dairy co ws for herd replaceme nt . 11 Rev is ed. i l Pr eliminary. 21 I nc l udes all hay except alfalfa. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 r/: GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER VICr: ATHENS, GEORGIA Ia.rch 7, 1973 BR OIL E R TYP E ( Ii" t)\ o -; r._ i: Placement of broiler chi cks i n Ge or gi a during the w eek erid ed M~ r c h was 8, 247, 000--10 percent m o r e than t h e p revi o u s wee k but 13 pe r cen t l e s s t ha n the comparable week last year , a c c o rding to the G eo r gi a Crop R eport i ng Se r v i c e . An estimated 10,702,000 b r oile r t ype egg s w e r e set b y G e o r gi a hatcheries-- I p e r c e n t more than the previ o u s we e k b ut 6 pe r c e n t Le s s tha n t h e c omparable week a year earlier . Placement of broile r chicks in 22 r e po r ting S t a te s tot aled 59,442, 000 - - 5 percent more than the pr evious we ek but 6 p er c ent l e ss than the comparable week last year. Broiler type h atc hing eg gs s e t w er e 76 , 3 22, 000 - - 1 percent m ore than the previous week but 4 percent l e ss t ha n a y ea r a go. Week Ended Dec. 3() Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan . 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb . 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 GEORGIA EGGS SE T, Hl\ T CHINGS A N D C HIC K PLA CE ME N T S iN e t C r o s s Sta te Eggs Set J:.../ M o ve rn e n t of Chi ck s 1971 - 197 2 - - I % o f I year 1971 - 19 72 1972 197 3 Thousands I a go I 1972 1973 Tho u s and s C hi cks Placed for B r oile r s in Georgia 19..7 1 19 7 2 - I ! % of year 19 72 1973 ago T housands 11, 110 9,90 9 89 - 14 f 14 3 8, 67 8 7,391 85 10,451 10, 112 97 I- 53 >:< 1- 11 8 8, 79 5 8, 24 5 94 10,9 48 10, 145 93 f 20 8 !- 24 9,226 8, 172 89 11, 359 10,0 90 89 / 100 - 23 9, 103 7,977 88 11 , 3 3 2 9, 983 88 I- 73 -134 8, 68 5 8, 085 93 11, 537 9, 355 8 1 - 3 / 57 8,8 12 8,318 94 11,683 10, 286 88 I- 18 I- 67 9, 060 8, 155 90 11,319 10, 339 9 1 f 113 - 53 9,239 7,991 86 11,384 10, 576 93 !-13 3 I- 4 9,481 7,496 79 11, 367 10, 702 94 f l Zl -128 9, 530 8, 247 87 E GG TYPE Hatch of e gg type chick s i n G e orgia dur ing the w eek ended Ma r c h 3 was 834,000--8 percent l ess than t he p re vi o us we ek b ut 3 p e r c e nt m o r e t han the comparable week last year. An e s t i m a t e d 1,39 9, 000 e g gs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia ha tche r i es , 2 p ercent m ore t ha n the p r evious week and 24 percent more than t he co mpar a ble w eek l ast y ear. In the fiv e s t a t e s that ac c o un t ed fo r about 28 perc ent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S . in 1971 , ha tchin g s duri ng the w e e k end ed Ma r c h 3 were up 4 percent and settings w ere up 33 p e rcent fr o m a year a go. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI C KS HATCHED, 19 73 Eggs Set % of Chicks Hatched E eb . 17 Feb . 24 Mar , 3 year Feb. a go 2/ 17 F eb. 24 Mar . 3 Thousands Tho usands % of year ago 2/ Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h. Mi s s . Total 1973 Total 1972* 1, 186 1, 367 1, 399 124 355 4 15 47 5 100 1,481 200 -- - 1, 889 3 50 1,9 03 18 8 165 152 363 408 428 100 3, 585 4, 42 9 4 , 393 133 2,850 3, 7 17 3, 30 6 95 2 906 83 4 103 3 55 345 325 83 1, 4 87 1, 060 1, 292 113 140 135 163 113 307 324 272 93 3,241 2, 77 0 2,886 104 2,8 37 2, 9 09 2, 786 0/0 of Last Year 126 119 13 3 1 14 95 104 1/ Includes e gg s s et by hatc he r i e s p r o d ucing c hi ck s fo r ha tch e ry s up pl y flocks. 7./ Current week as percent o f s a m e w eek l as t y e ar . ':' R e v is e d . BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 73 Page 2 EGGS SET CHICKS PLACED STATE Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Indiana Missouri Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Feb. 17 Week Ended Feb . 24 Thousands 2,097 13 4 2,009 391 294 \ 3, 18 4 J 5,679 2, 113 7,668 494 2, 119 142 2,049 409 271 3 ,279 5,766 2,056 7,759 584 Mar . 3 2,033 140 2, 136 462 278 3,248 5: 7 21 2, 139 0 7,734 547 UJo of year ago 1/ 100 132 107 107 64 10 8 10 6 100 - 95 78 Feb. 17 Week Ended Feb . 24 Thousands 1, 526 37 1, 127 270 380 3, 386 3,60 3 1,48 -"1 37 9 5, 776 549 1, 510 26 1, 196 245 345 2, 711 4,015 1,431 366 5, 7 05 639 Mar. 3 1, 558 25 1, 258 221 378 3, 163 3, 812 1, 556 397 5,790 625 !Jjo o f year ago 1/ 106 29 104 90 84 III 99 104 96 92 104 s:: ..I.'.ll ...u..... I I I I ....U.r....o...l I U) , I .-l I,.'.l.l .=:l: :l I ..u,..... I 0.0 ~ J-I Ul QJ 1=1 U) .QcJ 0.0 .... ...1...=.. 1 OJ-lT"l ,j.J co ',j.J . .< 0 t U 0 Tc"oI=u:>) tUJ.. Cl r-i Ul -rl tU Q) .. u %.:: P; :; 2 0 9 , 6 Z4 13. 3 2 7 ,8 8 0 Tenn. 4 9 , 3 11 17 7,5 2 0 14 . 0 24 , 85 3 54 , 9 6 2 19 7, 86 3 13. 1 2 5,920 A l a. 3 84 , 347 1, 34 5, 2 1 5 12 . 6 16 9, 4 97 3 9 9 , 2 74 1, 4 3 7, 386 13 . 1 188 , 2 9 8 Mi ss . 24 7, 822 892, 1 59 12 .7 1 13 , 3 04 2 5 6 , 264 94 8 , 17 7 13 . 2 125 ,159 A rk. 476,14 3 1, 666, 501 13 . 3 2 2 1, 64 5 5 32, 13 5 1, 86 2 ,4 7 3 13. 7 2 55, 15 9 La. 53,934 19 9, 556 13. 1 26, ] 4 2 55, 769 20 6 , 34 5 14 . 1 29 , 0 9 5 Texa s 171,73 2 618, 235 14. 1 8 7 , 171 17 8 ,511 66 0 , 4 9 1 14. 2 9 3 , 7 9 0 Was h. 14,93 1 58,231 18 . 4 10 ,7 15 16 ,39 6 63 , 944 18 .4 1 1, 76 6 Ore g. 13 , 0 0 0 4 9,400 18. 0 8, 89 2 14, 0 0 0 53, 20 0 17.7 9, 4 16 -Calif. --- - 89 , 23 3 356,932 17 . 1 6 1,03 5 86,022 36 1, 2 9 2 17. 5 63 , 2 26 - -- --- - - - -- - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T o t a l 2, 8 6 3, 5 81 13.7 2,996,0 58 14. 1 10,49 6 ,74 9 1, 4 3 5, 10 6 11, 158, 427 1, 570,428 1/ T welv e month period be ginning with De c ember of the p r evi o u s year . U . S. Depa r t m ent of A g ricultu r e Georg i a Department of Ag ric ulture Stati sti c al Re p orti ng S ervice, 18 6 1 W e st B r o a d Stre et, A t h e n s , Ge o rg i a 3 06 01 F RASIE R T. GALLOWA Y Agricultural St atisti cian In Charge w. A . WA GNER A gricultur al Statistician After Five Days Re turn to Uni t ed States Department of Agr i cul ture Sta t istical Repor ting Serv i ce 1861 We s t Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUS I NES S AGR - 101 .., \,ja- 1-/ 09 ool ~() FARM -t.{ A 3 / Y73 1 (,L ~G\A GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA -- "3 I J l1arc h 9, 1973 GEORGIA TURKEY PRODUCTION AND GROSS I NCOME DOWN Georgia growers received $7,639,000 gross income from their 1972 production of 1,806,000 turkeys. This was 14 percent less than the $8,862,000 received in 1971 when production totaled 2,238,000 birds. The average weight per bird sold was 18.0 pounds, the same as in 1971. Average price per pound was 23.5 cents in 1972 compared with 22.0 cents in 1971. UNITED STATES PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION AND GROSS INCOME - 1971-72 Number Raised Turkeys raised in 1972 totaled 128.8 million, an i ncr eas e of 7 percent from the 120.1 million raised in 1971. The 1972 crop consisted of 11 3 . 8 million heavy breeds and 15.0 million light breeds and compares with 106.7 heavies and 13.4 million lights raised during the preceding year. Mi nnes ot a led all St at e s i n numbe r of turkeys raised in 1972, followed by California, Nor t h Carolina, Mi s s ouri, Arkan s a s and Texas. Mi nne s ot a was the Nation's leading producer of l ight breeds, account i ng for 42 percent of the total crop. California was the leading producer of heavy breeds account ing for 17.1 million, followed by l1innesota with 14.6 million. Production and Gross Income Turkey production in 1972 totaled 2,424.1 million pounds live weight, 7 percent more than the 2,263.9 million pounds produced in 1971. Minnesota was the leading State in pounds produced, followed by Cal i f or ni a , Missouri, North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas. Gross income from turkeys in 1972 totaled $537 million, 7 percent more than a year earlier. The price received by producers during 1972 averaged 22.2 cents per pound compared with 22.1 cents in 1971. Death Loss Death loss of poults in 1972 was 8.6 percent compared with 9.0 percent in 1971. Loss of breeder hens in the 26 major producing States during 1972 as percent of breeder hens on hand December 1, 1972 was 5.3 percent, compared with 5.8 percent a year earlier. (OVER) TURKEY PRODUCTION AND GROSS INCOHE, 1972 __ SELECTED STATES St a te Number Raised 1/ Heavy Light Breeds Breeds 1,000 Head Total Pounds Produced 1,000 Lbs. Price Per Pound Cents Gross Income 2/ 1,000 Dollars GEORGIA North Carolina South Carolina Delaware Maryland Virginia West Virginia 1,796 10,435 2,104 138 53 3,888 299 California Hinnesota Hissouri ]j Iowa Arkansas ]/ Texas U. S. 17,095 14,620 6,444 7,780 .- - 113,824 !O 1,600 113 12 4 1,631 1, III 541 6,260 80 71 14,984 1,806 12,035 2,217 150 57 5,519 1,410 32,508 197.,374 56 ,977 2,865 1,089 91,064 26,085 23.5 22.4 21. 7 22.0 22.0 22.5 21.3 17 ,636 335 ,084 21.8 20,880 348,696 21.0 10 ,000 198,000 21. 3 6,524 135,047 22 .2 8,165 157,585 22.5 7,851 160,160 21.1 ------- - - - - 128 ,808 2, 424,1 45 22.2 7,639 44,212 12,364 630 240 20,489 5,556 73,048 73,226 42,174 29,980 35,457 33,794 ----- 537,249 1/ Based on turkeys hatched Sep tember 1, 1971 to Augus t 31 , 1972. Excludes young turkeys lost . 2/ Includes home consumption, which is l ess than 1 percent of total production . 3/ Breakdown by breeds combined to avoid disclosing ind i v idual operations . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge IV. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street , Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. After .f i ve Days 1<.eturn t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 5 "I,,:, ... C; ()0 7 -J I /3 (c.:. cJ/ ro-RGIA CROP ...'} ""'\ 7 .., - 1', REPORTING SERVICE L '?IJ ORT MILK PRODU C I O N At hens , Georgia Re l e a s e d 4/11/73 HARC H HIL K PRODUCTION DOWH FROH YEAR AG O Mi l k production totaled 10 3 mil lion pounds on Georgia fanus dur i ng the mon t h of dar c h , accordiug to the Georgia Cro p Report i ng Se rv ice . This l eve l is 6 pe r c en t or 7 million pounds below Har ch 197 2 but 8 perc en t or 8 mi l l i on pounds above Febr ua r y 1973. Production per cow in herd aver a ge d 740 pounds - - 15 poun ds be low Ba r ch 1972 but 70 pounds above February 1973 . The estimated aver~ge pr i ce r e ceive d by pr oduc e r s for a l l whol e s a l e mi lk during Ma r c h was $7.70 per hundredweight, an increase of 55 ce nt s pe r hundre dwei gh t fr om March 1972 but 10 cents below February 197 3. Item and Unit MI LK PRODUCTI ON AND PRI CES RECEI VED AND PAI D BY DAI RTIIEN .::c.;:.-=::.c:==~,--- _ Har . 15 19 72 Ge or gi a Feb . 15 1973 ---'- Un i ted Sta t e s :..:.:.c:::..;..;:..--_ -'C.. '---'---_ _::--_ _ ; li a r . 1.5 Feb. 15 Mar . 15 1 9 72 19 73 1973 Mi l k Product ion, million Lb s , Production Pe r Cow Lbs , l/ Number Mi l k Cows thousand he ad 110 95 103 10 ,487 9 , 055 10 ,321 755 670 740 8 93 782 894 1 46 142 139 I I, 7 !~ 9 11 , 585 11,549 Prices Re ce i v ed-Dol lar s 2/ Al l wholesale mi lk , cwt. Fluid mi lk , cwt . Manuf a ctur e d mi lk, cwt. Milk cows, he ad 7. 15 7. 15 310 . 00 3/7 . 80 1..! 7. 'r30 360 . 00 4/ 7. 70 Il 7. 70 365 .00 6 . 01 6 . 32 5 . 06 379 . 00 3/ 6 . 56 3 /6. 90 }) 5 . 48 436. 00 4/6 .S0 4/6 .82 !!"/S .50 462.00 Pr ic es Paid - Dollars Mi xed Dairy Feed, t on 14 percent prote in 16 percent prote in 18 percent protein 20 percent pr otein 78. 00 84.00 86. 00 91. 00 97.00 10 5 .00 115. 00 120 . 00 10 0.00 109. 00 11 4 . 00 121. 00 72. 00 78 . 00 81. 00 84. 00 90 .00 10 0.00 107.00 114.00 92 . 00 101 .00 109 . 00 11 5.00 Hay, ton 36. 50 44.00 42 .00 36. 90 43 . 50 43.80 }) Hont hl y av e r a ge . 1./ Do l l a r s per uni t a s of the 15th of t he mo nth exc ept wholesale milk whi ch is average for month. 1/ Revi sed . i f Prel i minar y . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY _ Agricul t ura l Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. G ~AHM1 Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Reporting Ser v ic e , USDA, 186 1 We s t Bro ad Stree t, At hens , Georgia in coop eration wi t h the Geor gia Department of Agr i cu l t ur e. UNITED STATES i'iILK PRODUCTION March Mi l k Production Down 2 Percent U. S. milk production during Ma r ch i s e s t i ma t ed at 10 ,321 mi l l i on po unds , 2 percent less than March a ye a r ago. Daily av e r a ge pr odu c t i on wa s 3 perc ent above February , compared with a 4 percent increase duri ng t he c orresponding pe r i od l a s t ye ar . Production during the first quarter of this ye a r is 2 . 1 perc en t les s than a ye a r earlier. Mar c h output provided 1.58 pounds of milk per pe r s on da i ly f or a l l us e s compar ed with 1. 62 last year and 1.54 pounds in Februa r y 197 3 . Produc tion Per Co\-! Holds Steady , i'1i l k Cows Down 2 Perc en t Milk production per cow wa s 894 poun ds , nearly un changed f r om last year's 893 pounds. The l1arch rate was at a record hi gh in 20 of the 33 State s ,-lit.h monthly estimates. During March there were 11,549,000 milk cows on f a r ms, dmm 2 perc en t f r om that month last year. Milk-Feed Price Ratio Down 16 Percen t From Las t Year The March milk-feed price ratio , a t 1 . 51, i s down 16 per c en t from llar ch a year ago. The average milk price was 49 cents mor e than last yea r whi l e t he ration value increased 97 cents. The ratio decreas ed 2 pe rc ent fro m February , the same decline between these 2 months last year. On a regional basis, t he Mar ch ratio wa s h ighest in the West North Central and lowest in the North Atlantic. Grain and Concentrate Feeding Abov e A Yea r Ea r l i e r Feeding of grain and concentra t es av erage d 13 . 8 po unds on Apr i l 1, a record high for the date and slightly above the prev iou s r e cord of 13 .6 pounds a yea r ago. Feeding rates were above a year earlier in nearly al l States. Hont h January February Ha r eh Jan. -Harch Total 28 , 787 29 , 636 29,006 -2 .1 April Ha y June July August September October November December Annua l 878 942 913 869 834 790 800 763 800 10,009 906 964 938 89 3 854 80 8 810 771 807 10,271 11,423 11 , 15 9 10, 815 10,285 9,860 9,328 9, 444 9,004 9, 427 118,532 10,633 11,303 10,983 10, 450 9, 982 9,443 9,460 8,987 9,401 120,278 II Excludes milk sucked by calves. liOn a daily av er a ge basis, change fr om 1972 was less than 1 perc ent for February and the January-February total. Arter l"ive uays Keturn to United States Department of Agricult ure Statistical Reporting Servi ce 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS .~::' POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni,.d S'ate. Dep ortmenf of Agriculture AGR - 101 T D7 .'! "' GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVEST OC :! C, r r . . , I ~., / REPORT MILK PRODUCT I O N FE B R U v '1973 At hens, Geo rg ia Rel ea se d 3/ 14/7 3 FEBRUARY MILK PRODU CTI ON DOWN FROM YEAR AGO Mi l k production tota led 95 million pou nds o n Geo rg ia f arms du r i ng t he mon th of February, according to the Georgia Crop Reporti ng Serv ic e . This level is 5 pe rcent or 5 mill ion pounds below February 1972 and 12 percen t or 13 mi ll ion pounds below January 1973. Production per cow in he rd a vera ge d 670 pounds - - 15 pounds below February 1972 and 90 pounds below January 1973. The main rea so n for the de creases in milk production and production per cow from last mo nt h i s t he f ewe r number o f days i n February. The decreases s ince last year refl e ct tha t 1972 wa s a l ea p year . The estimated average pri ce re ce i ved by producers f or al i who l e s a l e milk during February was $7.60 per hundredwe i ght , an i nc rea se of 35 ce nt s pe r hundredweight from February 1972 and t he sa me as Jan ua r y 1973. MILK PRODUCTION AND PRIC ES REC E IVED AND PAI D BY DA IRY~M=E~N ___ Geo rgia United States Itern a nd Un i t Fe b. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 1973 Hi I k Product ion, million l bs , Production Per Cow l bs , 1/ Numbe r Mi l k Cows thousand head 100 108 95 9,448 9,630 9,055 685 760 670 803 830 782 146 142 142 11,762 J 1,606 11,585 Prices Received-Dollars l/ All who l e sa l e mi l k , cwt. Flu i d mil k, cwt. Manuf a c t u re d milk, cwt. Mi l k cows, head 7.25 7 . 25 3 10. 00 ]/ 7 .60 )/7 . 60 350 .00 4/7. 60 Tin. 60 360 . 00 6.1 0 6.45 5.06 378.00 3/ 6 . 55 3/6.87 3/5.49 424.00 4/6.55 4/6.89 4/5.45 436 .00 Prices Pa id - Dollars Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent pro te in 16 percent prote in 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 78.00 82.00 84.00 88 .00 97.00 100 . 00 110.00 115.00 97 .00 105.00 115.00 120. 00 73.00 77 . 00 80.00 83.00 88.00 100.00 106.00 112.00 90.00 100.00 107.00 114.00 Hay, t on 37. 50 43 . 00 44.00 36.80 43 . 10 43.50 1/ Mont h l y average. 2/ Dol lars per un i t a s of t he 15th of the month except wholesale milk whic h i s average for mon th. 1/ Re vi sed. ~/ Pr el im i na ry . FRA S IER T. GALLOWAY-- Agricultural Statistician In Char ge ROBERT A. GRAHAM Agric ultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Se rv i ce , US DA , 1861 We s t Broa d St ree t , Athens , Georgia i n coopera t ion with the Georgia Dep ar tmen t of Agri c ul ture . UNI TED STA TES MILK PRODUCT IO N Feb r uary Mi l k Produc t io n Down From 1972 U. S. milk p ro ducti on i n February i s estimated a t 9, 055 mi l l ion pound s, 4 percen t l ess than a year ago . The decrease i s le s s than o ne percen t after adjusting February 1972 production to a daily average basis. Fe br uary 1972 in cluded 29 days. Production during the first 2 months of 1973 was 2.4 percent less t ha n in these 2 mo nt hs last year. February out put provided 1.54 pounds of mi lk per person daily for all use s compared with 1.56 last yea r an d 1. 48 pounds in Ja nua ry 1973. Produc t ion Per Cow Down 3 Pe rce nt , Mi Ik Cows Down 1. 5 Pe r cen t Fe b rua ry milk production per cow wa s 782 pounds, down 3 percent from a year e arl ier be ca us e of the extra day in February last yea r . Cal iforn ia ha d the hi ghest rate, a t 975 pounds, fol lowed by: Washington , 960 pounds ; both Mi nne sot a and Colorado at 885 pounds a nd Michigan, 850 pounds. Mi lk cows on farms during Februa ry t o t al ed 11,585 ,000, down 1.5 percent from t he same mo nth l a s t year. Milk-Feed Price Ratio Down Sharply From Last Year The February mi lk-feed price ratio, at 1.54 , was 16 percent less than a year ag o . The de c re a se resu lted from a 94 ce nt increas e in ration value while the al I milk pr ice i ncreased 45 cents . The ratio decreased I percent from January, the same as the c hange between these same months l a st year. On a re g ion a l basis , t he February ratio was highest in the West No rt h Central and l owest i n the No r t h Atlanti c . Month Janua ry Fe b r u a r y MILK PER COW AND PRODUCT ION BY MONTHS , UNI TED STA TES Mi l k per cow J./ Mil k p roduc tion 11 1971 1972 1973 Pounds 1971 "1972 1973 t-1i II ion Pounds 804 8 2~" 830 9,630 9 ,701 9,603 756 803 782 8,994 9,448 9,055 % Change from 1972 Percent -I .~I - 4 .Jan v-Feb , total 18,567 19, 149 18,685 .2j -2 March Apr i I May June July August September Oc to be r Novem be r December 860 893 878 906 942 964 913 938 869 893 834 8 5 L~ 790 808 800 810 763 771 800 807 10,220 10 ,423 11,15 9 10 ,815 10,285 9,860 9 ,328 9 ,444 9 ,004 9,427 10,487 10,633 11,303 10, 983 10,450 9 ,982 9,443 9,460 8,987 9,401 Annua I 10 ,009 10, 271 118,532 120, 278 11 Excludes milk sucked by calves. ]j On a daily a ve rage basis, cha nge from 1972 was less than I percent for February an d t he January-February total. Atter Five vays Keturn to United State s Dep a r tmen t of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stote. Department of Agricuhur. AGR - 101 .. J..J q:J 0 J t.i .::. "r'. "-' G E 0 R G I A C R 0 PRE P 0 R TIN G S ERiV 1- C E :: I ~) 1.,7w~~rn[b't? rnID~@ffiT~ffi't? ATHENS, GEORGIA March 14, 1973 B ROIL E R TY PE Placement of broiler chicks in G eorg ia during the w ee k ended M a r c h 10 was 8,428,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 9 percent less t han the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporti ng Service. An estimated 10,612,000 broiler type eggs we re set by G e o r gi a hatcheries--l percent less than the previous week and 4 pe rc en t less than t h e comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 2 2 r epo r t in g States t ot a l e d 60, 837, 000--2 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 76, 179, OOO--slightly l e ss than the previous week and 4 percent less than a year ago. Week E nde d Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 F eb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Ma r . 3 Mar. 10 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHICK PLA CE MENT S Eggs Set}) 1972 1973 Thousands 0/0 of year a go Net Cro s s State Move m e n t of Chicks 1972* 1973 Thousands I I I Chi c k s Placed for B r oile r s in Georgia 1 9 7 2'~ 1973 0/0 of year ago* T ho usand s 10,451 10,112 97 t l 0 l 1-118 8, 822 8,245 93 10,948 10, 145 93 1-255 f 24 9 ,273 8,172 88 11,359 10, 090 e 9 !-147 - 2 3 9, ] 50 7,977 87 11 ,332 9,983 I I 88 1-1 21 - 13 4 8,73 3 8,085 93 11, 537 9,355 81 I- 4 3 I- 57 8,858 8, 318 94 11, 683 10,286 88 f 6 6 I- 67 9, 108 8, 155 90 11, 319 10,339 91 /-159 - 53 9,285 7,991 86 11,384 10, 576 9 3 11 80 I 4 9 , 528 7,496 79 11,367 11,091 10, 702 10,612 I I 94 I 96 11 67 j. 9 5 -128 -118 9 , 576 , 9, 21 8 8,247 8,428 86 91 E GG T YP E Hatch of egg type chicks in Geo r gia dur ing the week e nded March 10 was 999, 000 - 20 percent more than the previous week and 57 p ercent mo re t h a n the comparable week last year. A n estimated 1, 275,000 e gg s f or t he p roduction of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent less t h a n t h e previous week but 25 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the five states that accounted fo r about 28 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1971, hatchings d uring the week ended M a r c h 10 were up 23 percent but settings were down 7 percent fro m a year ago. State Ga. IlL Calif. Wa s h . Miss . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set 0/0 of Chicks Hatched F eb. Mar. Ma r . year F~b . Mar . Mar. 24 3 10 ago 2/ 24 3 10 Thousands 1, 367 1,399 1,275 125 I Thousands 906 834 999 415 475 395 77 345 325 290 1, 889 __ ~, 903 1, 36 8 76 1,060 1,292 1, 201 350 188 184 68 135 163 157 4 08 428 496 138 324 27 2 292 4,429 4,393 3,718 93 2,77 0 2, 886 2,939 0/0 of year ago 2/ 157 89 120 104 107 123 Total 1972* 3,717 3,306 3, 97 7 2,909 2, 786 2,389 %of Last Year 119 13 3 I I 93 I: 95 10 4 123 ! 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcherie s produci n g c hi ck s for hatchery supply flocks. '2/ Current week as percent of s am e w eek la st ye ar. * Re v is ed. ROlLER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 PaQ:e 2 STATE EGGS SET We ek Ended Feb. Mar . 24 3 Mar. 10 0/0 of year ago 1/ CHICKS PLACED Week Ended Feb. Mar. 24 3 Mar. 10 %of year ago 1/ Thousands Maine 2, 1 19 Connect icut 142 Pennsylvania 2, 049 In diana Mis s o ur i Delawar e ; 4 09 27 1 I 3, 279 Maryland 5, 76 6 Virginia 2 , 0 56 West Virginia No rth Car olina 7,759 South Carolina 584 2 ,033 140 2, 136 462 278 3, 248 5,7 21 2, 139 7 ,73 4 547 1,976 96 183 117 2,009 100 4 9 1 100 28 6 63 3, 2 1 5 106 5,600 104 2, 190 101 - 7, 699 94 561 82 Thousands 1, 5 10 1, 558 1, 595 105 26 25 29 44 1, 19 6 1, 258 1, 364 107 245 22 1 233 98 345 378 4 33 98 2, 711 3 , 16 3 3, 388 126 4 , 0 15 3, 812 3, 7 39 94 1, 43 1 1, 556 1, 7 31 100 366 397 304 107 5,70 5 5,790 6 , 01 8 95 639 625 500 82 Q ..r.o. U ~~ ~ .~ o cd 0b'n Q) 0U 0 Q) oI-l I-l Q) ~ oQ) (/) ~ eo Q) ..Q.. ..-ld-J t %c ::J Q.I l-l ;:l +.I rl ;:l () Q.I oM () a l-l..-l +.I eo ~ -. +.I a a eo =:> tU l-l o. l-l l-l P'l =ltU Q.lP'l O Q.I p.. p::: Q.I +.I t.Q'>.I ~ ~Cl.-l Ul H oM tU Q.I aU i< Ul()~UlH Q.I ..-I Q~ l-l +.l +.l rl Q.l ~ Q.ltU Ul\O ..c O +.1 +.1 ..-100 +.1 ~c/) +.I rl < ex: tU '0+.1 Q.lC/) +.I oM Q =:> p~ / f 1\ ATHENS, GEORGIA Ma r c h 21, BR OIL E R TYPE c'-, /'// Placement of broiler chicks in G eorgia du r ing t h e w e e k en d e d Ma rc h 17 was 8,393, OOO--slightly less than the pre v ious week a nd 9 percent less t ha n the comparable week last year, accordi ng to the Geo r gia Crop Repo r ting Service. An estimated 10,397, 000 broile r typ e e g g s wer e s e t b y G e o r gi a hatcheries-2 percent less than the previous week and 9 per cent les s than t he comparable week a year earlier . Placement of broiler chicks in 22 r epo r ting States to t aled 61, 586, 000- -1 percent more than the previous week but 3 per c ent l ess than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching e gg s s et wer e 76, 571, 000- - 1 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent le ss t han a year a go. Week Ended Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 Feb . 17 Feb . 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 GEORGIA EGGS SET , HAT CHINGS A N D CHICK P L A CE M E NT S Eggs Set ]../ I Net Cr o s s S tate Movem e nt C hi ck s Placed for of Chi ck s Broilers in Georgia I % of 0/0 of I 1972 1973 y e ar 1972'1,' 1973 ago 197 2>:' 1973 year ago * Thousands I T ho usan d s T housands 10,948 11,359 10, 145 10,090 93 89 - 1-25 5 I- 24 !-14 7 23 9, 2. 73 9, 1SO 8, 172 7,977 88 87 11,332 9,983 88 /- 12 1 - 134 8, 733 8,085 93 11, 537 9,355 8 1 I- 4 3 /- 57 8, 858 8,318 94 11, 683 10, 286 88 f 66 .;. 67 9, 10 8 8, 155 90 11,319 10,339 9 1 j. 159 - 53 9, 28 5 7,991 86 II, 384 10, 576 93 1- 180 I- 4 9, 528 7,496 79 11,367 10, 702 94 1-167 -12 8 9, 576 8,247 86 11,091 10,612 96 j. 95 - 118 9, 218 8,428 91 11,378 10, 397 91 1-1 94 - 125 9, 243 8,393 91 EGG T YP E Hatch of egg type chi ck s i n G eo r gia du ring th e w e e k e nde d M a r c h 17 was I, 093, 000- - 9 percent more than the pre v iou s wee k and 26 p ercent more t h a n the comparable week last year. An es ti m a t e d 1, 4 4 1, 000 eggs for t h e production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatche ries, 13 pe rcent mor e t ha n the previous week and 57 percent more than the comparable w e e k last year. In the five states that accounted fo r about 28 percent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1971, hatchings during the week ended M a r c h 17 were up 20 percent but settings were down slightly fr om a year a g o . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND C HI CKS HATCHED, 1973 ! Mar. Eggs Set Mar. Mar. I I %of year Chicks Hatched Ma r . Mar . Mar. 3 10 17 a go 2/ 3 10 17 Thousands Tho us ands %of year ago 2/ Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h . Miss . Total 1973 1,399 1, 275 1, 441 157 475 395 5 15 7 1 1, 903 1, 368 1, 382 74 188 -- - 184 176 229 428 496 42 5 115 4 ,393 3,718 3, 939 100 834 999 1,093 126 32 5 29 0 365 118 1, 292 1, 20 1 1,463 110 163 157 213 546 272 292 334 97 2,886 2,9 39 3,468 120 Total 1972* 3,306 3, 9 7 7 3, 95 1 2,7 86 2, 389 2, 889 0/0 of I Last Year I 133 93 10 0 I I 104 123 120 * -21// Includes e ggs set by hatcheri e s p r o d uc i n g chi c k s fo r hat c h e ry s up p l y flocks. Current week as percent of sa m e we ek las t ye a r. R evis e d . B R OILE R TYPE E G GS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS B Y WE E KS-1973 Page 2 ST ATE EGGS SET Week Ended Ma r. Ma r. Ma r . % of ye ar CHICKS PLA CED Wee k Ended Mar . ivla r , Mar . % of year I <1) I:: I I-l cU :l ' .... I ~ U :l ".;j I U 3 10 17 ago 1/ 3 10 17 Tho us a nds T hous ands ago 1/ p::j ..0..0. I ..I.-.l Z~ ~""'II' I-l I:: -< :.:.Jl, I I 8<1) .-. o --D o Indi ana I 462 491 5 12 11 2 20 7 ':< 233 20 4 80 Mis souri Delawar e I 278 3, 248 286 3,2 15 357 81 3,212 105 378 3, 16 3 433 3, 388 369 3, 502 73 132 Ma r yland I 5, 72 1 5, 600 5,781 10 7 3, 812 3, 73 9 3,96 0 96 Virginia I 2 , 13 9 2, 190 2 , 2 13 98 1, 55 6 1, 7 31 1, 59 1 91 We st Virgini a 0 0 0- 397 304 302 131 North Carolina 7,734 7, 699 7,861 94 5, 790 6,018 6 ,055 97 South Car olina 547 56 1 562 88 6 25 500 6 21 95 GEORGIA Florida 10, 702 10,6 12 10, 397 91 8,247 8,428 8,393 91 I 1, 590 1, 6 62 1,685 10 1 1, 164 1, 225 1, 22 5 105 U ~I-'l.... , l "~p'.". rt) cU on .... ....... I <1) on ""i 0 I-l o I cU <1) <1) I '.o...n ..U.. lJ I-l :;.- I 0 I-l ~ Q) <1) 00 IlJCf)~ oI:n: .....d., '~ '< I-l 0"'; p..<1) <1) <1) T enn es s e e Alabama Mis sis sippi Arkansas Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California TOTAL 1973 (22 States) 557 529 55 5 6 5 1, 07 1 1, 071 1, 105 98 11,242 11, 283 11,21 8 97 8, 19 7 8,370 8,533 10 1 5,618 5, 7 87 5, 8 3 1 95 4 , 783 4, 865 4 ,9 51 90 13 , 3 3 1 13 , 3 3 1 13 , 132 95 10, 326 10,409 10, 643 99 1, 109 1, 101 1, 11 4 110 911 983 986 66 4, 688 4, 700 4,755 99 3, 625 3, 69 2 3,845 101 370 372 46 1 84 333 399 397 118 517 516 488 95 2 24 225 270 80 2, 160 2,076 2, 229 91 1,778 1, 836 1,787 90 76,322 76, 179 76, 571 96 59, 428 >:< 60,837 61,5 86 97 0::; ..I.-.l, .-.Cf) cU '"(j <1) I '~ cU oI-ln I <1) "00"'0I-l ..d-' I-l ' .... :>-< U I ..:..l, +cU> P=l I .-. ...., ...., '< :l Cf) 00 I:: I U <1) ~ HI:: I ''''' I-l o cU I on '< ....:1 .... .c.:..t:1: U '~ 1 IO'+< ~ .-. --D CJJ .-. lJ -oro; I ...., I:: TOTAL 1972* 79,536 79 ,651 79,625 63,444 63,505 63,222 cU , <1) E-4~, ..8.., (22 States) %of Last Year 96 96 96 94 96 97 r_,p::jcU'-'II-clU ~ I-l I,... H:l ..... Cf)....,,<1) ,<.-. 0 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. "'" IJ-:x'-.lt ..:U.l. I I Cf) I-l < , on I ::J 8 ~ o ".3.. .~ <~ 11.- V> 0 Ww -i r l .u,, Ea O M w C) ~0- I cr~ M l'l!! p::: ~:! 'oWoooo::::J CllHo.HHP=l :::t Cll <1) P=l 0 0. P::: <1) H a:>l al t=l rl oWt.!l< 00 H o:r-!r..OCOll (a)l ~O- OUH al-M I:::~ H.woWrl<1)~ alcdOO\D..c::o .woW-MCOoW ~U)oWrl< ~ cd 'CoW alu) .w -M I::: ::::J GEORGIA CR O P RE PORT ING S E R V I C E .> 3' I J ... . \ ATHEN.\S'.. ~- ~"'.... GEORG~I A '" .' __ "I r\::_)~ ',\ -:, Ma r c h. 28, 197_3 B l~ O l LE R T Y P E \ E 1a c e m e nt of broiler chi cks i n G e or g i a during the w e e k e n d e d Ma r c h 2 4 w as 8, 508, 000:. -1 perc ent mo r e than the p re vious w ee k but 8 p e rc e n t l e s s t h a n the c omparable week las t year, acco r din g t o t he G e o r gia Crop R e p o r t ing Se r vi c e . An estimated 10,881, 000 b r oile r t yp e egg s w e re s e t by G e o r gi a hat che r i es - - 5 percent more than the previous we e k but 6 pe r cent l e s s than the compara bl e week a year earlie r , Placement of broile r chi cks i n 22 re po r tin g S t at e s t otaled 61 , 9 18, 000 - - 1 percent more than the previous w eek but 4 p e r c e nt l e s s than the compar able week last year. Broiler type hatching egg s set were 7 8 , 138, 0 00--2 p e rcent mo re than the previous week but 3 percent l e s s than a year ago. We e k Ended Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb . 10 F e b . 17 Feb. 24 Ma r . 3 Mar. 10 Ma r . 17 Mar. 24 G EORGIA EGGS SE T, H..L\T CHINGS AND C H I C K P L A CE M E N T S Eggs Set 1..1 I:N e t Cr o ss S t a t e Movem ent ! of Chi ck s i % of I 1972 197 3 Thousands 11, 359 11 , 3 32 11,537 11,683 11,319 10 ,0 9 0 9,983 9,355 10, 286 10,339 I year 19 7 2 197 3 ago I I Thousan d s - I 89 i /-147 23 I 8 8 I f 12 1 - 13 4 8 1 I- 4 3 I- 57 I 88 /- 66 /- 67 91 1159 - 53 11,384 10, 57 6 9 3 /-1 80 /- 4 11, 367 11 ,091 10,702 10,612 94 !-16 7 - 12 8 9 6 ;. 95 -118 11,378 10,397 9 1 1-194 -125 11 , 525 10,881 94 /- 73 91 Chi ck s Placed for B roile r s in G eorgia i% of 19 7 2 1973 II year !a go T ho us and s 9, 1 50 8, 733 8, 858 9, 108 9 ,285 9, 528 9, 576 7 ,977 8, 0 8 5 8,31 8 8, 155 7, 99 1 7, 49 6 8,247 I I 87 93 94 90 86 79 86 9, 21 8 8,4 2 8 91 9, 24 3 8, 393 91 9 , 2,44 8,5 0 8 92 E GG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in G e o r gi a during t he week ende d Mar c h 24 was 1,094, OOO-- about t h e sam e as t h e previous w eek but 20 percent mo re than the comparable week las t yea r . A n es timat e d 1, 396 , 000 e ggs fo r t h e production of egg t yp e chicks were set by Geor gia hatcheries, 3 p e rc e n t l es s tha n the p r e v io u s week b ut 3 7 percent mo re than the compar able week l a st year. In the five states that accounted for about 28 percent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S. in 1971, ha tching s during the w eek ended Ma r c h 24 were up 30 percent and set ti n g s we re up 1 p erce nt from a yea r a go . State Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h . Mis s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE E G G S S E T A N D C HI C KS HA T C HE D , 1973 E ggs Set i % of : Chicks Hat ched Ma r . Ma r . 10 17 T ho usan d s 1, 27 5 1, 44 1 Mar . 24 1, 396 i , y e a r : M ar . : a go 2 I 10 Mar . 17 I : 13 7 ! ! T ho us a n ds 999 1, 9 3 Ma r . 24 1,094 395 515 4 8 5 I 74 : 29 0 36 5 400 1,368._ 1, 3 82 1, 3 7 2 , 7 5 1,2 0 1 1, 4 63 1,413 184 17 6 268 ; 203 1 57 2 13 146 496 425 4 53 1 153 292 334 339 3 , 718 3,93 9 3,974 1 10 1 2,939 3,4:6 8 3,392 I % of I I year : ago 21 120 10 4 164 ; 145 I 97 : 13 0 Total 1972* %of Last Year 3,977 3, 9 5 1 3,934 93 100 101 2, 3 89 123 2 ,8 8 9 120 2, 607 I i ! 13 0 i 1/ Includes e g g s set by h a t c h e r i e s p r o d u cin g chicks for h at che r y supply flo c k s . 21 C ur re n t w eek as p erc e n t of s a m e w eek l a s t yea r . ':' R evi s ed . B ROILER TYPE EGGS S ET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCIAL AREAS BY WE E KS - 19 7 3 Page 2 i EGGS SET i CHICKS PLACED STAT E Maine Connecticut P ennsylvania Indiana Mi s s our i D elawa r e Maryland Virgi n i a Wes t Vi r gini a North Ca r olina South Ca r ol i ria Week Ended Mar. Mar. 10 l? Thousands 1, 9 7 6 183 2, 009 491 286 I 3,21 5 5, 600 2, 190 o 7,699 561 1,944 212 2,052 512 357 3, 2 12 5, 781 2, 2 13 o 7,8 61 562 Mar. 24 2,08 6 231 1,898 506 352 3, 24 5 5,83 5 2 , 194 o 8,01 6 549 94 I 126 10 0 1I 105 i 85 I 106 1 107 10 1 1 I 94 80 1, 595 29 1,364 233 433 3, 388 3, 739 1, 7 J 1 304 6 ,018 500 G EOR G IA 10 , 6 12 10, 397 10,881 94 8, 4 28 F l o rida T enne sse e Alabam a Mi s s is sippi Arkans a s Louisiana Texas Washington Oregon California 1, 66 2 529 11 , 2 83 5,787 13,331 1, 101 4, 700 372 516 2,076 1,685 555 11,218 5,831 13,13 2 1, 114 4,755 461 488 2,229 1,6 3 2 57 2 11 ,3 36 5, 824 13,824 1, 139 4, 866 394 510 2,248 , 104 I 65 10 0 , 94 \ 96 11 110003 ! 82 96 93 1,2 25 1, 071 : 8,37 0 4, 865 I 10, 409 I ! 983 ! 3,692 i 399 225 1, 836 TOTAL 1973 (22 States) I I TOTAL 1972* (22 States) , 0/0 of Last Year II 76, 179 79,651 96 76, 571 79,625 96 78, 138 97 II 80,406 97 , \60, 837 I 16 3 , 5 0 5 I I 96 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 1,550 33 1, 264 204 369 3,50 2 3,960 1, 5 9 1 302 6,055 621 8,393 1,2,25 1, 105 8, 533 4, 951 10, 643 986 3,845 397 270 1, 787 61, 586 63,222 97 1,600 32 1, 3 68 2 89 367 3, 2 10 4, 089 1, 755 266 6, 02 4 51 4 8, 508 1, 207 1,092 8, 66 1 5,00 5 10,236 1,402 3, 837 37 4 272 1, 810 61,918 64,279 96 105 48 117 87 80 104 112 105 104 93 81 92 98 91 99 91 I 93 I 101 Ii 98 104 I 84 i 89 96 ! I s:1 ..r.d. Q) ...u...., I-l .:..l, ~ r~ ...~., zj (JU) ...-i :l .U... I-l on ~...-i ~ 'c> rd .... i> I-l I 0 :l ..., ~ :; ~ .~ I-l I I ..., I s:1 E I Q) I I..., ...-i o -o.0 t""l ;>o.oll-l rd A' I rd .... -.. p.. 0.0 qQ) Q) ~ U Q) rd .;;; (J .... I-l 0.0 Q) ~ I-l ( I) [/) o s:1 co Q) Q) tJ ..s.:1. J...j, t:~ op.....~, Q) on I-l ..rcd :><0 ~ s:1 o~>-I s:1 ....:l ..r.d. ....:l.~ ~t; (J ......,. rd ~cn p::j...-i til ~ >U-I)..:.l, ~:; ~U Cx.t .;:: 0.0 ~ "e ..0--c<" 0..- ww'" -~0 .-t ....,...a 0 .-t w~Odo I I- : p::: ~!~ ! ; QI l-l ::3 oI-l r-l ::3 U QI o oI-l oM U l-l 1lO o:M> I Ql=PIloPr:-::l oM 11l ~QenCI.!Q>..Iu~ ~enu~enH QloM I::~ l-l~~""'QI~ Qll1len\O..c:o ~~oM l-ltl)~ O ....O . <~ Xl ~ 11l "O~ QI tI) ~ oM I:: ::J ., ~()~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV ICE ATHENS, GEORGIA District and County DISThICT 1 Bartow Catoosa Ch a t t o o ga Dade Fl oyd Gordon Hur r ay Paulding Polk l.Jall~er Whitfield TOTAL [lI STRI CT 2 Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKalb Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union Walton White TOTAL DISTRICT 3 Ba nk s Elb er t Franklin Haber sham Hart Lincoln Hadi s on Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wilkes TOTAL Apr il 197 3 GEORGIA COR:.') COUrJTY ESTIl1ATES, 1972 p;mL nUilARY Planted For All Purposes Acr ea ge Ha r ve s ted For Gr a i n Yi e l d Per Acre Produc t Lon Acres Ac r e s Bus hel s Bushels 1, 650 950 2,500 400 2,350 3,200 1,800 950 1,200 1,800 1,500 18,300 1,500 85 0 2 ,250 350 2 , 150 2, 850 1,600 850 ;t,050 1,600 1,350 16,400 38 . 7 55. 3 50 . 7 48 .6 47.4 35 .1 52. 5 34 . 1 47.6 60. 6 46 . 7 46. 4 58 ,000 47 ,000 114,000 17 ,000 102,000 100,000 84 , 000 29,000 50,000 97,000 63,000 76 1 , 0 0 0 1,400 900 350 500 650 150 1,100 1,100 650 1,000 1,500 1,250 1,300 950 650 450 900 2 ~050 1,750 1,000 1 9 ) 6 CO 1 , 250 800 300 450 550 100 950 950 550 900 1,300 1,100 1 ,150 850 550 400 800 1, 800 1 ,550 90 0 17,2:)0 27. 2 33. 8 33.3 40.0 34 . 5 40.0 61.1 47. 4 41.3 56 . 7 43.8 50.0 37.4 67.1 27.3 40. 0 48.8 67.8 38.1 52. 2 46.5 34,000 27,000 10,000 18 ,000 19,000 4 ,000 58,000 45,000 23,000 51,000 57,000 55,000 43,000 57,000 15 ,000 16, 000 39 ,000 122 ,000 59, 000 47,000 799, 000 1 ,3 00 1,200 . 2,100 .-- - . " :9'00 '1 ~ 1'00 300 1 , 600 1 ,400 1,200 650 1, L~50 13,700 1,100 1,000 1,750 750 950 650 1 ,350 1 , 200 1 ,000 550 1 , 200 11 , 500 45.5 25.0 36. 6 45 .3 43.2 ' 32.3 39.3 41. 7 62 . 0 38.2 47.5 41. 6 50 ,000 25 , 000 64 , 000 34,000 41 , 000 21 , 000 53 ,000 50,000 62 , 00 0 21 ,000 57,000 473~OOO District and County DISTRICT 4 Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Cowe t a Douglas Fayette H a r a l s on Harris Heard Henry Lamar Ila c on Ha r i on Her i we t he r l'lus cogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson TOTAL DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb Bleck1ey Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Hous t on Jasper Johu.son Jones Laurens HO i.1roe Hon t gome r y Hor gan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treut1en Twiggs Washington Wheeler Hilkinson TOTAL April 1973 GEORGIA CORN COUI1TY ESTnIATES. 1972 Pl\.ELU1INARY Planted For Al l Purposes Acreage Ha r ve s t ed For Grain Yield Per Acre Production Acres Acres Bushels Bu s h e l s 3,200 100 400 2,600 500 1,450 1,450 650 1,200 3,050 1,750 9,200 7,000 2,650 100 1,900 6,150 1,750 800 5,850 950 900 53,600 2,150 850 10,900 1,050 1,000 24,400 1,100 2,350 8,550 700 16,400 500 49,100 1,100 18,700 3,550 2,200 3,350 9,300 850 850 300 13,200 5 ,100 14,900 16,700 5,850 215,000 2,750 100 350 2,250 450 1,250 1,250 550 1,050 2,650 1,500 7,950 6,050 2,300 100 1 ,650 5.350 1,500 700 5 ,050 800 80 0 46,400 1,900 750 9,400 900 900 21,400 950 2,050 7,450 600 14,100 450 42,800 500 16,300 3,050 1,900 2,900 8,200 500 750 250 11,550 4,400 13,100 14 .700 4,55 0 136 .300 42. 2 30 . 0 51.4 46.7 35.6 48.8 52 .0 41.8 44.8 43.8 44.7 56.2 40.3 43.5 30.0 52.7 47 .7 48.7 28 . 6 54.1 41.3 35.0 47.4 26.8 49.3 52.4 40.0 36 .7 44.1 33 .7 30 .2 57.9 45.0 30. 6 31.1 44 .1 32.0 36.7 42.0 33.7 57.9 58.8 26.0 45.3 20.0 31.5 42.0 3/+.6 57.8 31.6 42.9 11 6 , 0 0 0 3,000 18.000 105,000 16,000 61,000 65 ,000 23,000 47,000 116,000 67,000 447,000 244,000 100,000 3 ,000 87,000 255,000 73,000 20,000 273,000 33,000 28,000 2 ,200,000 .. 51,000 37,000 493 ,000 36,000 33,000 944,000 32,000 62,000 431,000 27,000 432 ,000 14,000 1~888,000 16,000 598,000 128,000 64,000 168,000 482 ,000 13 , 000 34,000 5,000 364,000 185,000 453,000 849,000 . 144,000 7.983 , 000 District and County DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins HcDuffie Richmond Screven Warren TOTAL DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee }1il le r Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster TOTAL DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth TOTAL Apr il 1973 GEORGIA CORN COUUTY ESTIMATES, 1972 PRELIlHNARY Planted For All Purposes Acreage Harvested For Grain Yield Per Acre Production Acres Acres Bushels Bushels 62,600 26,200 23,000 1,350 10,900 34 ,200 4,250 15,100 21,200 3,350 2,500 31,500 4,350 240,500 56,800 23,800 20 ,900 1,250 9,900 31,000 3,850 13,700 19,300 3,050 2,300 28,600 3,950 218 ,400 58 . 8 54.6 42.0 24 .0 54.6 42.0 47.3 47.3 48.2 47.2 44.3 52.5 35.7 50.5 3,339,000 1,299 ,000 877 , 000 30 ,000 541,000 1,301,000 182 ,000 648,000 931,000 144,000 102,000 1,501,000 141 ,000 11,036,000 18,300 9,650 6,200 37,700 7,200 28,800 40,100 15,400 24,700 47,800 1,850 12,900 17,500 5,900 24,300 20,100 40,900 6,900 366,200 17 ,500 8,550 5,900 36,000 6,900 26 ,700 39,200 14,700 23,600 45 ,600 1 ,800 12,300 16,700 5,650 23 ,200 19,200 39,500 6,600 349 ,600 52.5 54 . 6 49 .3 34 . 6 47 .2 .. 45.1 45 .2 50.4 43 .1 47. 2 48.3 50.3 40.9 55.6 52.5 51.5 58.3 50.5 47. 8 918,000 467,000 291,000 1,246,000 326,000 1,205,000 1,770,000 741,000 1,016,000 2,154,000 87,000 619,000 683,000 314,000 1,217,000 988,000 2,322,000 333,000 16,697,000 15,100 11,200 36,400 40,800 2,300 53,500 42,400 25,900 16,600 16,900 3,100 33,600 24,100 -- - 10,500 28,600 20,100 21,200 14,000 13,300 32,800 462,400 14,000 10,400 33,800 37,900 2,150 49,700 39,400 24,100 15,800 15,700 2,900 31,200 22,400 9,750 26,600 18,700 19,700 13,000 12 ,000 30,5 00 429,700 64.0 50.4 65.1 58.7 56.7 66.1 63.0 62.9 63.0 57.8 55.9 57.7 58.8 57.7 52 .5 47.3 57.8 58.8 58.8 51.4 59 . 2 896,000 524,000 2,200,000 2,226,000 122,000 3,285,000 2,481,000 1,517 ,000 995 ,000 907,000 162,000 1,801,000 1,316 ,000 563,000 1 ,396,000 884,000 1,138,000 764,000 705,000 1 ,569,000 25,451,000 District and Count y DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camd e n Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long I1cIntosh Pierce Tattna11 Toombs Ware \vayne TOTAL April 19 73 GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTn1ATES. 1972 PRELllHNARY Harvested For Grain Planted For Yield All Purposes Acreage Per Acr e Acr e s Ac r e s Bushels Production Bushels 41,400 28,000 5,950 3,900 40 1,150 820 15,900 90 1,100 4,150 100 28,900 31,500 29,500 13,600 24,600 230,700 38, 500 26, 000 5,550 3,650 40 1,020 770 14 ,800 80 1 ,000 3 ,850 90 26,950 29,300 27,400 12,600 22,900 214,500 63. 0 63 . 0 52.6 40.0 50.0 57 .8 1.2.9 50.3 50.0 44.0 48.3 55.6 67.1 51.4 47.2 54.5 52.5 56.3 2,424,000 1.637,000 292, 000 146 ,000 2,000 59,000 33,000 745,000 4,000 44,000 186,000 5,000 1,808,000 1,507,000 1,294,000 687,000 1,202,000 12,075,000 STATE 1,620,000 1,490,000 52.0 77,480,000 The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street " At hens , Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge B. J. HARRIHGTON Agricultural Statistician Cfpa} ~a REPORT ..',4 I f l3 ~G\A '/ ~ FARM GEORGIA CROP REPOR ':nNG 'SE RV I'C E '=.. IA , ATHENS , GEORGIA District and County DI STRI CT 1 Ba r t ow Catoosa Chattooga Floyd Gordon Hur r ay Polk Walker Whitfield Ot h e r TOTAL DISTRICT 2 Barrow Clarke Dawson Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett P.all Jackson Oconee Walton Other TOTAL iJI STRI CT 3 Banks Elbert Franklin Habe r sham Ha r t Lincoln i-ia d d son Ogl e t hor pe Stephens HUke s TOTAL April 1973 GEORGIA WHEAT 1972 County Estimates --- - .Ac r ea ge , Yield 5 and Er oduc t Lon Prel imi na r y Harvested Ac res Yield Per Ac r e Bushel s Pr oduc t i on Bu shels 290 50 I OO 170 630 390 30 26 0 15 0 "'") '''J' 2,150 34.0 25.0 2<; . 5 20 n .:I . v 30. 0 26 . 0 32. 5 37. 5 29 .0 29. 0 30 .5 9, 860 1 , 250 2, 950 4 , 930 18 , 900 10 , 140 2 , 600 9 , 750 Lf ,35 0 8 70 65, GOa 220 250 60 80 70 100 60 660 800 330 80 2~ 710 27.5 - 29 . 0 ~ L ,,) . :> 22.0 25 .0 23.5 26 . 0 27.5 30 .0 23. 0 2(.. 5 27.5 6 ,050 7,250 1 ,590 1 , 7 60 1,750 2 ,350 1 ,5 60 18,150 24,000 7,590 2,120 74 ,170 280 810 39 0 40 1 ,560 14 0 1 . 810 510 140 zi o 6,590 28 . 5 30.0 27.0 26 .5 29. 5 25. 0 29. 0 25.0 27 . 0 30.0 23.6 7,980 24 ,300 24, 030 1,060 46, 020 3,50!) 52 , 490 12,7 50 3 , 780 12 , 300 188, 210 Ap r il 197 J GEORG I L Ht~EAT 1972 County Es t i ma te s --- Ac r e age , Yield, an d Produc t i on Prelimi nar y District and County Ha r ve s t ed Acr e s Yi eld Per Acr e Bushe l s Produc t i on Bu s he l s o IS'I rn CT 4 Ca r r ol l Clayton Coweta Fa y e t t e Heard He nr y Lama r Ha c on i'[ar i on Her ivJe t her Pi ke Sch l e y Spald ing Taylo r Tr oup Ups oa Other TOTAL DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb B1eck1ey Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Hous t on J o ha s o n Lau r en s Honr oe Hont gomer y Hor gan Newt on Peach Pulaski Rockda l e Ta l i a f e r r o Treut1en T~yiggs Wa s hi n gt on Wh e e l e r Wilkinson Oth er TOTAL 2 :) 1] 100 200 100 100 490 120 1 ,360 39 0 1,140 1 ,240 31 0 320 5 20 50 330 60 7,530 100 320 2,120 320 1,080 1,020 130 4,87 0 1,740 5 ,180 170 370 300 130 2 , 6 80 1,370 50 90 90 600 4,360 1,260 470 90 28,910 26 . 5 24 . 0 24.0 19. 0 20 . 0 24 .0 24 .5 19.5 17 .0 22.5 24 . 5 17.0 21.0 19.0 22 . 0 22. 0 21. 0 21. 5 17.5 19.0 17.5 26. 5 19. 5 16. 0 22 . 0 23 . 0 17. 0 17.5 20.0 21. 0 21.5 21. 0 20.5 18 .0 21.0 23. 0 17. 0 17.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 19 .0 19 .1 5 , 300 2 , 4 00 4, 800 1 ~90 0 2,000 11,760 2, 940 26 ,520 6 ,630 25,650 30 ,380 5,270 17 , 220 9 , 8 30 1,100 7,260 1 ,260 162,270 1,750 6 ,080 37,100 8,480 21,060 16,320 2,860 11 2,010 29, 580 90 ,650 3 , 400 7,770 6 ,450 2,730 54,940 24,660 1,050 2,070 1,530 10 , 200 78,480 22,680 7,990 1,710 551,550 Di strict and County DISTRI CT 6 Bul l och Burke Candler Columbia Eff i ngham Emanuel Gl a s c o c k Jefferson Jenkins EcDuff i e Ri.chmond Scr even \lar r en TOTAL DISTR ICT 7 Baker Calhoun Cloay Deca tur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Hiller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole St ewar t Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster TOTAL DISTRICT 8 At ki nson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Co ok Crisp Doo1y Echols Lrwi.n Jeff Dav i s Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Tur n e r Wilcox "t-]or t :'l TOTAL Apr il 1973 GEJRGIA \,JHEAT 19 72 County Es timat e s - - - Acr ea ge . Yield, a nd Pr oduction Preli minary Harvested Acr e s Yi el-d Per Acre Bu.she1 s Produc tion Bushels 2,900 6 ,260 1,000 60 400 1, 650 250 5.690 1,710 210 550 2, 750 370 23 ,800 17. 5 22. 0 17 . 5 22.0 18.0 1 6 .0 20 .0 22 . 0 19 .0 22 .0 22 .0 21. 0 21.0 20. 4 50 ,750 137 ,720 17,500 1,320 7,200 26 ,400 5 , 000 125,180 32,4 90 4 . 620 12 ,100 57,750 7 , 770 485 , 800 3,230 1 ,840 500 2, 270 870 4 ,520 830 1 ,880 930 2,190 50 3,180 1,650 810 3, 950 2,460 1,450 1 ,250 33 ,860 20 .0 19. 0 18.5 19 . 0 22 .0 18. 5 20. 0 21.5 21.0 19 .0 18.0 18 .5 19. 0 18 .0 21.0 17.5 21.0 17.0 19.4 64 ,600 34,960 9,250 43 , 130 19 ,140 83,620 16 ,600 40 ,42 0 19 , 530 41 ,610 900 58 , 830 31,350 14,580 82 ,950 43,050 30,450 21 ,250 656 ,220 880 150 1 ,300 2,120 50 1 ,840 3 ,800 650 1,480 2,360 60 830 360 50 810 3 ,760 2,3 20 830 62 0 2, 980 27 ,300 18 . 0 17.0 17.5 18. C' 18.0 18.0 17 .5 17.0 19.0 18 .0 17.5 17. 0 17 . 5 17.0 17.0 16 .5 17 . 0 18.5 17 . 0 18. 5 17 .6 15,840 2 ,55 0 ' 22 , 750 38 ;160 900 33,120 66 ,500 11 ,050 28,120 42 ,4 80 1 ,050 14 ,110 6 ,300 850 13,770 62 . 040 39 .440 16 , 280 10 ,540 55 ,130 480,980 District and County DISTRICT 9 Appling Ba con Bryan Evans Long Pierce Tattnal1 Toombs l-lare ,.,Jayne Ot h e r TOTAL STATE TOTp_L Apr il 1973 GEORGIA WH ~T 1972 County Es t i ma tes - --- Acr ea ge, Yiel d and Pr oduc tion Pr elimina r y Harvested Acr es Yie ld Per Ac r e Bus hels Product ion Bushels 820 310 150 730 70 1,860 910 1,020 510 720 50 7,150 140 ,000 17 .5 17 .0 18.0 18.0 19.0 18 . 5 20.0 20 .5 18.0 20 .5 19.0 18.9 20 .0 14,350 5.270 2,700 13,140 1,330 34 :410 18,200 20 ,910 9,180 14,760 950 135,200 2 ~800,000 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, At hens , Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. ~eek Ending Ap r i l 2, 1973 Re l eased 3 p.m. Monday THIS IS THE FIRST WEEKLY CROP AND W ~ _ REP ORT OF THE 197 3 SEA SON FOR GEORGIA . \/EEKLY ISSUES v/ ILL BE RELEASED AT 3 P . ~1. EA CH ~lO N DAY THROUGH OCTOBER. ***** ********** *** * * * * * * * **** * * * * *** ** ******* LA ND PREPARATION AND PLA NTI NG DELAYE D Athens, Ga., April 2 - - We t soi l s have de layed f ie l d ope ra t ion s , ac cording to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice. Soil mo i stu r e waS st ill exce s s i ve Statewide following heavy weekend ra ins. Mass ive c l e a n- up ope ra t ions wer e underw ay in affected areas following the severe tornado that swept acros s No r t he a s t Georg i a . Accord in g to reports from County Age nt s, ab ou t 29 percen t of the tobacco crop had been transplanted by the weekend - -well be hind l ast yea r 1s 41 pe rcent completion. v/ind damage was noted to young plants but overal l t he c rop wa S ra ted in fair to mos t l y good condit ion. Corn plantings, at 7 percent comp l e t ion were abou t norma ! f or th is early in the season. Less than 2 percent of the cott on crop has been pl a nt e d a nd no peanut or soybean plant ings we re reported . Some va r ie t i e s of peach es suffe re d cons ide ra ble fr ost damage ea r l ier i n Northern count ies while other varieties esca pe d with o nly I i ght damag e i n t he same areas. The heav ier peach produc in g area s i n Cent ra l Geor g ia ha d on l y s l i ght damage . Small qrains we re reported i n fa i r t o most l y good co nd it ion wit h s e ve ra l areaS reporting di s eas e problems- -par t icu l a r ly mi l dew. Whe a t wa s i n o r near the head ing stage i n South Georgia. Pastu res a nd 1 ivesto ck were ra t ed i n most l y good condition. Managers of the St~te Farmer ' s Ma rket s re port ed veqe t ab l es a nd melons in fair to good condition. Cool nightti me tempera t ure s an d excess i ve moist ure conditions have slowed development. WEATHER SUMMARY -- Heavy to loca l l y e xces s i ve ra i ns fel l ove r Georg ia during the week ending Fr iday, March 30 , cont i nu in g a pa tte rn that ha s pe r s i s t ed for the past few weeks. Totals for the week ranged fr om aro und three -fou r th s of an i nc h in parts of the north and cen tral to over 4 in c hes i n t he ex t re me so ut h. Most obs ervers reported measurable rain on 3 to 5 days wi t h t he hea vie s t amounts occ u r rin g on Sunday and near the end of the per iod. Excess ive ra i nfal l conti nued to occu r over the State dur ing the weeke nd with Friday to Monda y mo r n i ng t otal s ranging from 2 to 5 inc he s. Temperatures were mild dur in g the week under mo s t l y cloudy skies. Highs were generally in the 60 ls with a fe w low 70's in t he south. The coo le s t weather occurred at the beginning of the week when lows were near 30 in t he mountains and in the low 40 ls in the sou th. Sl i ght l y warmer wea t he r at midwee k was fol l owed by cooler again latp in the wee ke nd . Averages were sl ightly above normal. A ve ry destru ctive tornado moved th rough 7 or 8 north Georgia counties early Satu rda y ev en ing, Ma rc h 31, ca us in g wide s pread damage to residential and bus iness property , trees , automobiles and other personal property . Several mobile home parks we re esp ecially hard hit. Reports i nd i cate 2 death s , more than 100 injuries, at least 5,000 le ft homeless and $100 mill ion i n dama ge. In t e rms of property losses, it is the co stl ie s t natural disaster in Georg ia 's h istory . The pa th of the storm extended from nea r Jonesboro, in Clayton County to just north east of Athens in Madison County, a d istance of about 75 miles. The outl oo k for the per iod Wednes day th rou gh Fr iday ca l ls for a chance of rain on Wednesday and again on Friday . No s ig ni fic a nt temperat ure c ha nge s are indicated. Lowest temperatures will range fr om the 40 's in the nor t h a nd the 50's in the south and t he h ig hes t will vary from the upper 60 l s t o t he mid 70' s . The Statist ical Reporting Se rv ic e, Athe ns , Georg i a in coo perat ion wi t h the Cooperative Extens i on Service, University of Geo r g ia ; Georgi a Dep a rtme nt of Agri cul t u re ; and the Nat iona l \-/e a t he r Service , NOAA, U. S. De pa r tme nt of Comme r ce . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATI OIfAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Precipi t at i on F OT The Wee k End i ng !la rch 30 , 1973 GEORGIA Tempe r a t u re e xt r eme s f or t h e week endi ng : la r c h 30 , Fl 73 . _( Pr ov i s i on a l ) highes t: Lowest : so" a t Bainbridge on t h e 25 th. 27 a t Al phar e t t a a nd Corne li a on t he 24th. * For th e p e ri od l iar c h 31-Apri1 T Le s s th an .005 i n c h. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricult ur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT FEBRUARY 1873 SLAUGHTER Re l e a s e d 4/2/73 GEORG IA February Red Me a t Production Below Year Ago Georgia's red meat production in c ommer cial plants dur ing Febr ua ry 1973 totaled 30.8 million pounds, according to the Georgi a Cr op Re por t i ng Se rvice. This wa s down 8 percent from the 33.6 million pounds during t he same mon th l a st year and 12 percent below t he 35.1 million pounds for J anuar y 1973. Cattle Slaughter Commercial plants in Georgia r e port e d 21 , 700 head of cattle s l a ugh ter ed dur i n g February 1973 -- 1,500 below last mon th and 200 he a d below Fe br ua r y 1972. Calf Slaughter February calf slaughter tot a l ed 1 , 000 h2Qd -- 500 he ad a bove Ja~uary 1973 , bu t -1, 000 head below February 1972. }log Slaughter Commercial hog slaughter in Geo r gia plants numbered 144,000 he ad for February -14 percent below a month earlier and 11 perce n t below February 1972. 48 STATES !ebruary Red Me a t Production Down 5 Per cent From 1972 Commercial product ion of r e d meat i n t he 48 St ate s t otal ed 2 , 720 mi l l i on pounds in February , down 5 percent from a year e arlier . Commer c i a l meat production i nc l ude s slaughter i n federally i nsp e c ted and othe r s l augh t e r pl an t s , but exclud e s animals slaughtered on farms . The number of slaughter days, excluding 1 l egal hol i day, dur i ng February 1973 included 19 weekdays and 4 Saturdays , co mpare d with 20 we ekda ys and 4 Saturdays du~ ing February 1972. Beef Production 3 Percent Below A Year Earlier Beef production in February was 1 ,672 million pounds, down 3 percent from the 1,715 million pounds produced in February 1972. The number of cattle slaughtered was down 4 percent. Average live weight was 1,047 pounds, 2 pounds more than a year earlier. February Veal Production Down 22 Percent From A Year Earlier There were 29 million pounds of veal produced in Febr ua ry 1973 , do~vn 22 percent from February 1972. Calves slaughtered we r e down 25 pe r ce n t . Ave r a ge live weight was 255 pound s , up 14 pounds over the previous year . Por k Production Down 9 Percent From Februar y 197 2 Pork production in February to t ale d 980 mi l l ion pounds, down 9 percent from a year ago. The number of hogs slaughtered wa s down 11 percent. Live we i ght per he ad at 237 pounds was up 3 pounds from a ye ar e a r l ie r. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live wei ght wa s 6.7 pounds compared with 7. 0 pounds i n Fe brua ry 1972 . Lamb And Mu t t on DOvffi 11 Percent From A Year Ea r l i e r The re were 39 million pounds of l amb and mu t t on produced in Feb r ua ry 1973, down 11 percent from a year earlier. She ep and l amb s laughte r totaled 721 ,000 head, down 13 percent. Average live we i gh t at 109 pounds wa s 1 pound above bo th a year ago and last month . February Poultry Production Down 5 Percent From 1972 Production of poultry meat in Febr uar y 1973 totaled 721 mill i on poun ds , read y-tocook basis. This is down 5 percent from a year ea r lie r , and down 16 pe r c ent from l ast month. Specie Georgia : GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LI VESTOCK SLAUGHTER II Numbe r Slaughtered February 1972 1973 Ave r age Live We i gh t February 1972 1973 1,000 Head Pound s Total Li ve Weight February 1972 1973 1 ,000 Pounds Cattle 21.9 21.7 908 Calves 2.0 1.0 445 Hogs 161.0 144 .0 226 Sheep and Lambs 92 7 19,885 20,116 494 890 494 222 36,386 31,968 48 States: Cattle 2,774.1 2,6 68 .1 1,045 1 , 047 2,899,965 2,794,103 Calves 276 .6 206 .4 241 255 66,753 52,703 Hogs 6,828.8 6,087.5 234 237 1,600 ,832 1,441,566 Sheep and Lambs 830.9 721. 0 108 109 89 ,721 78,692 11 Includes slaughter under Federal i ns pec t i on and other commerc i al slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commod ity anG Unit AV~IU\GE PRICES RECEI VED BY FAID1ERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, MARCH 15 , 1973 WITH COMPARISONS Mar . 15 1972 GEORGIA Feb. 15 1973 Mar. 15 1973 Mar. 15 1972 UNITED STATES Feb. 15 Mar . 15 1973 1973 Dollars Corn, bu. Hogs , cwt. Cattle , cwt. Calves, cwt. ----- -~ Hog-Corn Ratio 11 1. 30 23 .00 28.70 41.00 17.7 1. 71 30 .90 33.90 49. 20 18. 1 1. 76 36.10 39.50 58. 00 20.5 1.10 23.30 32 .40 41. 70 21.2 1.35 34.20 40.50 52.50 25.3 1.37 38.30 43.60 58 .20 ---- 28.0 )j Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs . hogs , live weight. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 186 1 West Broa d St r ee t, Athens , Georgia, in co operation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture. Arter ~'1ve Days k e turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat O'partm....' of Agricultur. AGR - 101 .. J ,LI DCftJo '"3 I J u Ah GEORG IA CROP REP ORT I NG SE RVI CE f?)1w~~rnITJ~ rnffi~rn~m~ ATHENS, GEORGIA A p r il 4 , 1973 BROI LE R TY P E Placement of broiler chicks i n Ge o rgia duri ng t he week e n d e d Ma r c h 31 was 8,699,000--2 percent more t ha n the pre vious w e e k b ut 5 pe rce nt l e s s tha n t he comparable week last year, according to the Geor gia Crop R eport in g Service . An estimated 11, 144,000 broil er t yp e eg g s we re s et b y G e o rgia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous we ek b ut 4 p e rcent l e s s t ha n the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chick s in 22 r e p o r ting S t ate s t o tale d 6 2, 4 7 3 , 0 0 0 - - 1 percent more than the previous week but 3 perc ent le ss tha n t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching e gg s set w e r e 7 9 , 0 84, 00 0 - - 1 p e rcent more than the previous week but 2 percent l ess tha n a year a g o . Week Ended Jan. 27 Feb. 3 .~e b . 10 Peb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Ma r . 31 GEORGIA EGGS SET, H A. TCH I N G S A N D C HIC K P L A CEME N T S Eggs Set}j 1972 1973 Thousands 11, 332 11, 537 11,683 11,319 11,384 11,367 11 , 091 11,378 11, 525 11,584 9,9 83 9,35 5 10,286 10,339 10, 576 10,702 10,612 10, 397 10,881 11, 144 : N et C r o s s Stat e I Movem e nt I j of Chi cks !% of i i year , 197 2 I I I a go I 19 73 ! T housands 1 88 ! ! 1 12 1 - 134 8 1 I 4 3 I 57 8 8 I 6 6 j. 6 7 9 1 1 159 53 9 3 1 180 1 4 94 1- 167 -1 2 8 9 6 1 9 5 - 118 91 1194 - 12 5 94 I- 73 91 96 rI 8 2 I- 2 C hi ck s Placed for B r oile r s in Georgia 197 2 1973 ! % of I year II ago Tho us a n d s i ! 8, 733 8, 085 93 8, 858 8, 3 18 94 9, 10 8 8, 155 90 9 , 23 5 7,991 86 9 , 528 7,4 9 6 79 9 ,576 8, 24 7 86 9,2 18 8,428 91 9, 24 3 8, 393 91 9,244 8,508 92 9, 121 8,6 9 9 95 E GG TYP E Hatch of egg type chick s in G eo rg ia du r ing th e w e ek e n d e d Ma r c h 31 was 1, 007, 000- -8 percent less than t h e p r e v io us we e k b ut 15 p e rce n t more than the comparable week last year . A n e s ti m a te d 1,458, 000 egg s for t he p roduction of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheri es, 4 p e r cent m or e t han the previous week and 44 percent more than the comparable week la s t year . In the five states that accounted f o r a bout 27 p e rc ent o f t h e hatch of all e g g type chicks in the U. S . in 1972, hatchings during t he we ek e n de d Ma r c h 3 1 were down 10 percent but settings were up 5 percent fr om a year ago . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C H I CKS HATC HZ D , 1973 Eggs Set Ma r . Mar. Mar . i1% o f Chicks Hatched year i Ma r . Ma r . Ma r . 17 24 31 i a g o 2 /: 17 24 31 !% of i!year ago 2/ Ga. Ill. Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s . Total 1973 Total 1972':< %of Last Year Thousands 1,441 515 1,382 176 425 I, 39 6 485 1,372 268 453 1, 458 470 1, 465 23 2 4 87 3,939 3 , 974 4 , 112 3,951 3,934 3, 9 15 ! 14 4 1i 9 5 ! 81 i 130 111 6 I ; 10 5 ! I j 100 101 10 5 ! Tho us a n d s 1,093 365 1, 46 3 213 334 1,094 400 1, 4 13 146 3 39 1, 007 385 1,0 67 114 395 3, 46 8 3, 39 2 2,9 68 ! I : 115 I I 87 I 74 I I 50 .i 132 I 90 2, 889 120 2, 607 13 0 3, 290 , , I i 90 1/ Includes eg gs set by hat cher i e s pr od u c i n g c hi c k s fo r hatc h e ry s up p ly flocks. 2/ Current we ek as percent o f s a me w e e k l a s t ye ar . ':< l~e vi s e d . BR OILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCIAL AREAS B Y WE EKS - 197 3 Pag e 2 STAT E Maine Connecti cut Penns yl vani a Indiana Mis s o uri Delawar e I Mar yl a nd I Vir ginia I We s t Vir ginia I I North Car olina I S ou th Ca r olina EGGS SET We ek E n de d Ma r . Mar. 17 24 Mar. 31 T hous ands 1, 94 4 2 12 2 2,0 86 231 2, 149 190 0/0 of year ago 1/ i CHICKS PLACED vVe e k E n d ed Mar . Mar. Ma r , 17 24 31 i I 9 6 1,5 50 94 J I 33 T housands 1,600 32 1,56 2 53 ! 0/00 I year I ago 1/ I ! 10 2 93 3 5,78 1 2 ,213 7, 86 1 56 2 5, 835 2 , 194 8, 01 6 549 5, 863 ! 107 I 3 ,9 60 2, 068 I 94 1, 591 i I 8, 0 64 567 I - 3 02. 96 ; 6, 05 5 I 91 62 1 4 , 0 89 4 ,458 115 1,755 1, 63 0 97 266 3 87 19-9 6, 024 6, 06 3 9'5 51 4 5-5 3 87 ....l::1 Cil o 0:; 'r: z~....~, a .~ ," Revised. 8,50 8 8,699 95 1, 207 1, 13 6 1,092 1,055 8 , 6 61 f'\ 8 ,868 5, 005 . I 5, 142 10,236 10, 6 59 1, 402 97 7 3, 8 37 4 , 0 0 5 37 4 3 94 272 278 1, 810 1,684 61,918 62, 473 ! 90 I 86 i 10 1 ! 93 I 93 ! 96 i l00 1126 II 77 , 88 97 64,279 64,345 96 97 0) on H ..Ccil ;>< u u 0) . ... a ~ H UJ 0) J:1 (J) 0) on -B .9.j..> ~ oH ~ .j..> p.. 0) 0) 0) ~b .-i U ) Cui l"d Cil O) 'r: 0 .BH UJ I-t 'r: j:Q .-iCil.j..> ::l .j..> UJ .... - U (J) 0) H ~ OJ) H Cil p.. 0) Q. (J) ::J ! ~ o "u3 .~ 11. 0 ~ ~ r"I ........!.! 0~ .., 0 ~ ~~0. I ~ : p::; .~!~ Cll l-I P. l-I l-I ~ :::l Cll OJ ~ 0 p.p::; OJH O:>J OJ t:l ..-l r-t Cll .j.Jt.!l< UJ OJ .. uH ::r..UJU~UJH OJoM ~~ l-I .j.J .j.J ~I OJ ~ co OJt1lCll~..cO .j.J .j.J OM .j.J ~tIl.j.J""< e:t: Cll "d .j.J OJ til .j.J oM ~ :=> -c: .... C' - > 0: "'- >- ......>... :LrL:I 2:Z ~ :::::):::::) <1: A th e ns . Ge org lil ~:!ee k Ene: i il9 Ap r i 1 9, ]973 Re l ea se d 3 p. m. Mo nda y WET SOILS CO NTINUE TO DELAY FIELD WO RK Athens, Ga., Apr il 9 -- We t so i ls con ti nued t o de l a y fi e ld operation s duri ng t he per iod, a ccord ing to the Georgia Crop Repo r t in g Serv ice . So i l mo i s ture wa s mo s t l y excess ive Statewide fol lowin g heavy wee kend ra ins. Clea n- up ope ra t ions continued in areas severely damaged by the t ornad o . According to reports from County Age nts , a bout 39 percen t of t he tobacco crop had been transplanted by t he weeke nd- - wel J beh i nd l a s t year1 s 69 percent on the comparable date. The crop was rated as mo s t l y f ai r t o good . The co r n crop was reported as 8 per ce nt p la nt ed , below t he average for the period. Less t han 2 percent of t he cot ton, on l y a few soybeans , a nd no peanuts were reported planted by the week e nd . Peach trees were repor ted i n mo s t l y good cond i t io n . Some varieties suffered considerable frost damage ear l ie r i n No r t he r n co unt ie s , wh i l e others had o nly light damage in t he sa me areas. The he av i e r pea c h- produc i ng a rea s in Cen tral Georg ia had only sl igh t damage. Spray programs ha ve s ta rted i n most a reas. Small qrains were rep orted in f a i r t o mo s t l y good con d i t io n , although several areas were reporting disea se p roblems-- par t i cul arl y mi l de w, Whea t wa s in or near the heading stage i n South Geor g ia. Oa t s were rep o r t e d i n t he boo t i ng o r heading stage in ma ny southe rn areas. Ma n~gers of State Farmers' Marke t s rep o rted ve qe t a b les a nd me lons in fai r to good ~o n d i t i o n . Plant growth ha s bee n s lowed by exce s s i ve rai nfa ll a nd cool nights. Rain dama ge wi l l require cons id era bl e replan t i ng . HEATHER SUMMARY - - Excess ive ra i nf a l l con t inued to occur over Georgia du ring the week ending Friday, April 6. The hea vi e s t amounts were reco rded in the south where weekly totals ranged mostly from 3 t o 7 i nche s but exceeded 10 inc hes in par t s of the extreme south. The FAA stati on on St. S imons Is l an d re ce ived 11.61 inches fo r the week and 6.31 inc hes during a 24-hou r pe r iod ending We dne s da y mo r n i ng , April 4. Valdosta had ju st over 10 inches for t he week . Sev eral south Geo rg ia observers reported one-day totals of over 3 i nc he s . ~/ee k l y t o t a l s wer e mos tly between 2 and 4 inches in middle Georg ia and decreased to I to 3 i nches in t he no r t h . Ve ry heavy rains occurred in all areas early i n the peri od and i n the sout h on Tues day a nd Tuesday night. Flash flooding has occurred alon g nume rous smal I streams and many of the States major rivers have over flowed their banks. The heavy ra ins continued dur i ng the weekend in north and central sections with smaller amounts fall ing in the water-logged south. From I to 3 inches we re recorded over the northern two-thirds of the State on Saturday, Apri I 7. Temperatures cont inued seasonally mild with hig hs mostly in the SO's and 60's in the north and 60's and 70's in the south . Lows were generally in the 40's and SO's with some rea d i ngs in the 30's i n the north. The coo l e s t weather came Friday morning when temperatures dropped to f re e z ing , or be l ow, i n the extreme north and I ight frost wa s ob se rved as far south as At hens. Mo s t ob servers recorded the ir highest temperature . at t he begi nn ing of the wee k. Ave ra ge s ove r t he State ranged f rom 2 to 3 degrees be Iow no rma I . The outlook for We dne s da y t h ro ugh Fr iday i s f or ge ne ra l l y fair weather with mild days and coo l nights. Hig hs wil l ra nge from t he 60's i n the no r th to the 70's in the so uth and lows wi l l be mo s t l y i n t he 40' s . The Statist ical Report ing Serv i ce , Athe ns, Geo rg ia i n coope ra t ion with t he Cooperative Exten sion Service, Un ive r s i t y of Georgia; Geo r gi a Depa r t me nt o f Agr ic ul t u re ; and the Nat io na l I:Je a t he r Se rv i ce , NOAA, U. S. De pa r t me nt of Comme rce . UNI TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COl+rERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athe ns ~ Georgia NOM Pr e c i p i t ati on For The \','eek Ending Apr i l 6, 1973 GEORGIA Temperature ex t r e me s for t he we e k ending Apr i l 6, 19 73. (Provi s i ona l ) 1-i:; g h 3 S':: : 8 3 ~ a t Fort Stewar t on the 1st. L o we s t : 26 0 a t Bl ai r s vi ll e and Clayton on t h e 6 t h . * For t h e p e r iod April T Les s than . 0 05 i n ch. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricul tur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 GEORGIA CASH R E C E IPTS FROM 10 GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVI CE ATHENS, GEORGI A POULTRY ... ' .: J ReLea .sed 4/10 /7 3 Chicken and Egg Cas h Rec e ip t s $382, 831, 000 in 1972 Cash r eceipts from all chickens and egg s i nc l ud ing co mmercial broilers in 1972 amounted to $382,8 31, 000 -- $8 mi l l i on mor e t han in 1971, acc ording t o t he Ge orgia Crop Repor t ing Service. Broilers a ccounte d f or $215 mi ll i on - - up $14 mi l l i on from 1971. Sales of e ggs and s pent fowls from ha t ching e gg flock s totaled $52 mi l l i on -- up $6 million, and sales of eggs and sp e n t fO\vl s f r om o t her floc ks , at $117 mi l l i on, were down $12 mi l l i on from 1971. The average number of layers and the av er a ge rate of l ay in all flocks wer e down slightly from the previous year resul t ing i n a 2 pe r cent drop in egg pr odu c t i on . The price rec 2ived for hatching e ggs av era ge d 60 cents per doz en compar ed wi t h 55.9 cents per dozen in 1971. The price re ceiv ed f or ot he r e ggs av eraged 30 ,4 cents per dozen. compared wi t h 32 .1 c ents per do zen i n 1971. Georgia ranked s econd to Arkansas in number of bro ile r s produ ced and second to California i n number of eggs pr oduc e d bu t s till l eads t he da t i on in c ombined income from all chickens and e ggs includ i ng bro ilers. GEORGIA CHICKEN PRODUCTION AND I NCOHE 1967 - 1972 1/ Numbe r Pound s Pr ice Sold Sol d Pe r Lb . Thou. Commercial Broilers 1:./ Thou . 1967 447 ,123 1, 56/f, 930 1968 436 ,748 1, 528,61 8 1969 442,2 21 1, 54.7, 774 1970 453,886 1,588 ,601 1971 431,307 1,552,705 1972 442,937 1, 638 , 867 Hatching Egg Flocks 1967 6,098 46 , 345 1968 4 , 960 37, 696 1969 5 ,135 39,026 1970 7,178 51 , 682 1971 5, 921 42, 631 1972 Other Flocks 1/ 5 ,34L 38,506 1967 14,088 54 ,585 1968 10,646 40 ,334 1969 14 , 888 57,084 1970 16 ,586 60, 009 1971 19 ,796 75 ,667 1972 15,173 55 ,891 Al l Chi cken s Including Commercial Broilers 1967 467 ,309 1, 665, 860 1968 452,354 1 , 606 ,648 1969 462,244 1, 643 , 884 1970 477,65 0 1 ,7 00 ,2 92 1971 457,024 1, 671.003 1972 463,458 1 ,7 33,264 All Chickens Including Broilers Plus Eggs (Detail for eggs back of this page ) 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 Cen t s 12.2 13.1 14. 1 12. 4 12 . 9 13 .1 12. 7 14 .3 15 .9 13.0 13 .0 14.4 5.1 5.2 8.8 5.9 5.0 6 .0 12.0 12 .9 14.0 12. 2 12.5 12.9 ( Se e f oo t no te s on 3a ck Pa ge) Cas h Re c e i pt s 1,000 Dol. 190,921 200,249 218,236 196,987 200,299 214,692 5,886 5,391 6,205 6,719 5,542 5 , 545 2 ,794 2,100 5,040 3, 557 3,804 3,328 199, 601 207,740 229,481 207,263 209,645 223 ,565 352 ,639 381,613 443,310 407,519 374, 690 382 . 831 GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION AND INCOME 1967 - 1972 II I j. ~ gg s per\EggS -- .L J Layer [Pr od , No. Mi l. Cash Receipts CC.!f:r.l. I lia_tch~ -I A1L _ - - 1,000 dollars I Hatching I Eggs 1967 11996698 'I 1970 I 1971 : I 1972 4,760 4,737 5) 134 4,859 4 ,292 4, 576 204 969 205 970 208 , 1,068 205 , 998 209 899 2 12 970 97 870 967 32.8 57 .2 97 871 968 38.0 61.4 105 961 1,066 44.1 63.2 100 896 996 41.7 59.7 90 807 897 32.0 55 .9 97 871 968 30. 4 60 . 0 Other I Eggs !!-I I I 1967 17, 947 224 4, 017 3,983 1968 I 18,600 216 4 , 022 3 ,988 1S6 ~ 19,571 223 4,358 4,3 36 1970 20 , 257 217 4,399 4,38 0 1971 20, 953 224 4,701 4 ,682 1972 20,178 223 4,495 4,477 3,983 3, 988 4,336 4,380 4,682 4 ,477 32.8 38. 0 44.1 41. 7 32 .1 30 .4 2,651 3,072 3,859 3,475 2,400 2,457 41,500 44,566 50,612 44,560 37,594 43 ,549 44,151 47,638 54,471 48,035 39,994 46,006 108,887 126,235 159,358 152,2 21 125,051 113,260 108 ,887 126,235 l59 ~358 152 ,221 125,051 113,260 All Eggs 1967 22 ,707 220 4,986 4,08 0 870 4,950 32.8 57 .2 37.1 111,538 41 ,500 153,038 1968 23,337 214 4,992 4,085 871 4,956 38 .0 61. 4 42.1 129,307 44 ,566 173 ,873 196 9 24,7 05 220 5 ,4 26 4 ,441 961 5,402 44 . 1 63 . 2 47.5 163,217 50 1612 213,829 1970 25 ,11 6 215 5,397 4, 480 896 5 ,37 6 41.7 59 . 7 44.7 155,6 96 44 ,5 60 200,256 1971 25,245 222 5,600 4,772 807 5,57 9 32.1 55 . 9 35 . 5 127,451 37,594 165,045 1972 24,7 54 221 5,465 4,574 871 5, 445 30.4 60 .0 35.1 115,717 43,549 159 ,266 11 1967-1969: The production year is the calendar year. 1970-197 2 : The production year begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year. 21 Cash receipts include home consumption Hhich is less than 1 percent of total production. 11 Includes both comm;rcial and farm flocks - eggs principally for human consumption. !!-I Includes ~~~~_!:~~_~~~~_~~~~:~~~~_~~~_!~:~_!~~~~~::~~~~_:~~~~~~~I_ ! ~ : _~~~~~ _~ ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ _ The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA. 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician ! :i!; o u Of. :(-e 0. 0 ~ ~ a '" - rl u.. ~ r--4 oj! 0 c, ~~ I ~ : p:: -e ll'lL~;; c..'J : 'c :J Q,l l-l ;::l -IJ rl ;::l cJ Q,l o ..-t l-l cJ 'r"l -IJ ClO > -. -IJ 0 0 ClO::J Clll-lP~rlrJl :orM.. rJl Cll Q,l cJ ~ - uH rJl H al oM l=: ~ l-l-IJ-IJ ...... 'll~ Q,lCllrJl\o"cO -IJ-IJ..-tOO-IJ l-ltfl-IJ ...... < ~ Cll '"Cl-IJ altfl -IJ ..-t ~ ::J GEORG I A C R OP R E P O R T I N G SE RV I CE ATHENS, GEORGIA A p r i l 1 1, 19 73 BR O I L E:3 T Y PE P laceme n t o f bro ile r chi cks in G eo rgia d ur i n g t h e we ek e n de d A p r il 7 was 8,308,000- - 4 pe rcent l es s t ha n t h e p r e vi o u s w eek a n d 10 p e rc e n t l e s s t han t he com parable w e e k last year , a c c o rdi n g t o the G e o r gi a C ro p R epo r t in g S e r vi c e . An estim ated 11,007, 000 br oil e r typ e e g g s w e r e s e t b y Ge o r gi a ha t c he r ie s - - l percent l es s t h a n t he p r e vio us w eek a nd 5 p e r c e n t l e s s t han the c o m p a r a bl e w e e k a year earlie r . Plac e m ent of br o ile r chi cks in 21 re po r t i ng S t a t e s to t ale d 62 , 193, OO O- - slightly less than t h e p r evious w e e k a n d 3 p e r c e nt le s s t h a n the c o m p a r a b l e we ek la st y e ar . Broile r typ e h at ching eggs se t w e r e 7 8 , 6 10, OOO- - s li g ht l y l e s s t h a n t h e previ ou s we ek and 3 percent l e s s than a ye a r ag o . G EORG IA E GGS SET , E g g s Se t 1/ Week Ende d 1972 197 3 l % of 197 2 19 7 3 T ho us a nds T' h o u s a ri ds 'f b o us a n d s F eb. 3 1 1, 53 7 9 ,3 55 8 1 I 43 I 57 8, 3 18 9 1 Fe b . 10 11 ,683 10 , 28 6 8 8 ;. 6 6 j. 67 9, 108 8, 1 5 5 90 Fe b . 17 11,3 19 10 ,3 39 9 1 t :S9 53 9 , ::8 5 7 ,991 86 Feb. 24 1 1, 384 io , 576 93 f. 18 0 j. 4 9, 52 8 7 ,496 79 Mar . 3 11 ,36 7 10, 7 0 2 94 !-16 7 - 12 8 ~ : 576 8,24 7 86 Mar. 10 11, 091 10 , 6 12 96 I- 95 - 11 8 9 , 2 1[', 8, L1 28 91 Mar. 17 11, 37 8 10, 3 97 91 1- 19 4 -125 9, 243 8, 393 91 Ma :,:,. 2 4 1 1. 525 10, 88 1 94 I 73 - 91 9, 244 8, 508 92 Ma r . 31 1 1, 584 1 1, 144 96 I I 82 j. 2 9, 12.1 8, 699 95 Apr . 7 11 , 5 73 11, 0 0 7 9 5 1- 14 2 - 17 1 9, 279 8,3 08 90 E GG T YPE H a t ch of e g g typ e chi c k s i n G e o r g i a d u r i n g t h e w e ek e n d ed ~.... pril 7 was 1, 1 5 5 , 0 00- - 15 pe rcent m ore t han the p re via us week and 6 1 per cen t m o r e t ha n the comp a r abl e week last yea r. A n es timated 1,39 2 , 000 egg s fo r the p r o d uc t i on o f egg typ e c hicks w e re s et by Geo r g ia hatche r ies , 5 percent l e s s than t he p rev i o us we e k o ut 29 p e rcent m ore t han the compara bl e week l ast ye a r , In th e fo u r states t ha t ac coun t ed fo r a b o ut 24: p e r c e n t o f the h a t c h o f a ll e g g type chicks i n the U . S. in 19 7 2, hat chin g s d uri n g the w e e k ende d i~ p r i 1 7 w ere up 3 per c e n t and settings were up 5 p e r c e n t f r orn a yea r a g o . Sta te Ga . Calif. Wa sh. I Mi s s . ~ T otal 19 73 T o tal 1972 ~f. EGG TYPE E G GS SET A N D C HI CK S H AT CHED, 19 7 3 Mar . 24 Egg s Set Mar . A p r . 31 7 i I % o f yea r C hicks Ha tched I Mar . ivl a r . Apr . I a g o 2 / I 24 31 7 Tho usan ds 1,396 1, 4 58 1,372 1, 4 65 26 8 2 32 4 53 487 3 ,489 3,642 1, 3 9 2 1, 56 2 17 3 405 3 , 532 I 129 1 I 94 1I 116~ ~ I 105 I I I I Thous ands 1,094 1, 00 7 i I 1, 413 1, 067 ! 14 6 11 4 ~ 33 9 ! 2, 9 9 2 395 2, 583 1, 155 1,0 7 4 137 3 04 2,6 70 3,284 3, 388 3 ,353 2 ,222 2., 84 7 2 , 5 83 I% of yea r I ago 2/ I I 161 72 17 3 106 10 3 0/0 o f Last Year 10 6 ~ - 10 7 105 13 5 91 10 3 1/ Includes eggs set b y ha tche ri e s p r odu c i n g c h i c k s fo r h a t c h e r y s up p l y flo c k s . ""2/ C u r rent wee k a s pe rc e n t of same w e e k l as t y e a r . >:< Re vi s e d . Illinois d is c o ntin ued weekl y e s t i rn a t e s of e g g t ype eg g s se t an d chic ks hatc he d a s o f A p r i 1 1, 1973. This r ep o r t and t h o se to be i s s ue d w i ll co n t a i n informatio n f r om 4 states: G e o r gia , Cali forni a , Wa shing t on an d jVlissi s s i p p i. STATE j,- - - - - EGGS SET We e k Ended Mar. Mar. Apr . Maine 1 24 31 7 I I Tho usan d s I i 2,086 2, 149 2,079 P ennsylv a n i a I! Indiana 1, 898 506 2, 133 52 1 1,977 570 Mi s sour i I 352 3 56 353 Del aware Ma r yl a n d Vir gi n ia Ii 3,24 5 iI ! 5,83 5 ! 2. , 194 3,34 1 5, 863 2 , 068 3, 3 8 9 5,7 14 2, 14 5 We st Vir gin ia ! I No r th C a ro lina I Sout h Car olin a 8,01 6 549 8 ,0 64 567 8, 022 55 3 I 0/0 of 1 yea r : I a g o 1/ ! , . 92 100 116 74 111 105 97 94 87 CHICKS PLA CED Week Ended Mar . vla r , 24 31 Apr . 7 Thousands 1, 600 1, 368 289 36 7 3, 2 10 4, 089 1, 7 5 5 266 6, 024 51 4 1,562 1,282 36 4 384 2, 84 0 4, 4 58 1,630 387 6, 063 553 I, 573 I, 3 5 1 3 27 4 16 2, 7 19 4, 59 2 I, 661 3 76 6, 127 56 2 0/0 of year a go 1/ i I I ! 103 116 88 85 102 1 10 10 3 10 9 94 92 G E O RGIA 10,881 11 , 144 11,007 95 8, 508 8,699 8, 308 90 Flo rida Tenn e s s ee Ala bama Mi s sis sippi Arkans as Lo uisiana Texa s Vi as hi n g t on . <)r eg o n ! California I I TOTAL 197 3 (21 St a t es ) I TOTAL 1972 ':' (21 States) 1,63 2 57 2 I I, 33 6 5, 824 13,824 1,1 39 4, 86 6 394 510 2,24 8 77,907 80,2 23 1, 80 6 590 11, 344 5, 887 13, 664 1, 13 9 4, 938 46 1 562 2,297 7 t~, ~ 94 1, 8 2 3 73 5 11, 2 19 5, 843 13,6 55 I , 139 5 , 0 12 517 600 2 ,25 8 78, 6 10 108 89 96 94 95 . 10 0 10 1 89 , 1 14 ' 103 97 80,664 81,008 1, 207 1,09 2 8, 66 1 ! 5, 005 10 , 2 3 6 1, 402 3,8 3 7 374 272 1, 8 10 61, bt 6 1, 13 6 1, 0 5S 8,868 5, 142 I o, 6 59 977 4, 005 394 278 1, 6 84 62,420 1, 22 5 1, 17 4 8, 629 5, 16 3 10, 601 973 3, 98 1 326 301 1, 808 62, 193 106 99 98 95 I 94 i 10 8 100 70 III 97 97 64, 21 2 6i, 288 6 4,084 0/0 of Last Y ear 97 98 97 ; : 96 * 1/ C u r r e n t w e ek as percent of sam e week last year. Revise d . 97 97 NOT E: Conne cticut will be d ropped from the W e e k l y Broiler P r o g r a m , effecti ve A p r i l 1, 1973. Connecticut a ccounted for only 0. 10 percent of the 22-State total commercial broile r p roduction in 1972. Subs equent releas es will include data for 21 States, representing m ore than 9 6 percent of the total U. S. broiler production. Q) H ..::.:.J, ....... .m.~... :::J .o.... ..u. p:; ~ H co -< ~~~ .~ ...... Zm o C-.-.. ~ Q) H (}) LJ Q) ~ U) Q) ..d ...Sa..n, ."<'" H~ 0O<"~'" C) H rr; {"n'" ....... r;j 'O Q) co u lil ..... 0 .mHc ;::...U z~ :; o u .~ ~-o ~ C r-i ~w ~~ 0 r-I ~~0. I ~:~ ~H r..~ Q) l-I l=-J' r-l =U' Q) ..-l U Ol-loM l-J 00 :> c -l-J 00000 m l-I Pd-l l-I j:!l :::lmQ)j:!lO p.~ Q)...:l Q)Q) l-Jt.?< :> T'l Or -ml( }) Q) H AU i<(})U~(})H Q)..-l ~~ l-Il-Jl-J ...... Q)1';.o Q)m(})\O-CO l-Jl-J..-lOOl-J m +-lCl.ll-J ...... < ~ "Cll-J Q)CI.l l-J 'M o~ l \) ~ .:;~ :r:~ ~~ - Ur ~~ Cv ~ - d ~ C>- :b -::J ;...) ., f-.... -; ... v .,, I , "j , r, '- - Vi l RE T GEORG IA CROP R E P OR T IN G SER V IC E April 1, 1973 V EG !~ L6L 9 T ~d\1 .J--lJl-~oU-;..;J-.:.:i.Q-A-~-":-"-_,,-,,_, i : -!l TA B LE S Re l eased 4/13/1973 C::::ORGIA Planting of vegetable and melon cr op s i n Sout h Ge orgia was a bou t normal as of April 1, according to the Ge or gia Cr op Re por t i ng Serv i ce . At that t ime a s l igh t increase i n acreage wa s exp ec t e d f or s nap bean s , c a bb age and t oma t oe s . A de crea s e was expected in wat ermelon acr ea ge du e , in pa r t , t o l a bor shorta ge s . Howeve r , since April 1, heav y rains have dr o\vue d a nd was he d ou t man y p l an t i ng s . Additi onal lo s ses have result ed from fros t s. I n s ome a re a s an e st i mated 50 percent of t he v e getable and melon crop will have t o be r e plante d a s a re s ul t of adve r s e weat he r co nd i tion s . Ui:HTED STATES S l~AP BEAN'S : The pr os pec tive a c re s fo r ha r v e s t duri ng the s pr i ng qua r ter of 1973 (Apr i l , Ha y a:ld J un e ) i s p l a c ed a t 24 ,7 50 a cr e s, 4 per ce n t mor e than the 23,700 acres ha rve s ted i n 1972 . Based on hi s t or i c averag e yi e l d s , t hi s crop is expected to provide 891 , 00 0 cwt . whLc h wcuLd ':Je 7 per c e nt more t han the 197 2 s pring crop. In South Ccr ol i na , plan t i ng be c ame a c t i v e t he l a t t e r hal f of 11ar ch and should continue to mid- April. I n Fl or ida, t he Pompano and Da de Coun t y a r e a s a r e now ha r ve s t i ng a good volume . In Al a bama , r ains have dela ye d pl anting schedule s . I n Louisiana, excessive moisture ha s de l a ye d p l an ting. Rel a t i vely l i t tle a cr eage has been planted and some may not ge t p l anted. CABBAGE : Prospective acre age fo r ha r v e s t du ring t he 197 3 sp ring quart er (April, lla y a nd June) i s pl a c ed a t 25 , 820 ac res, 9 pe r c e n t mor e t han the 23,740 acres har ves ted during t he s ame quar t e r i n 1972. Ba s e d on hi s t or i c av er a ge yi eld, this acreage is expected to prov id e 4,596 , 000 cwt , whi c h wil l be 7 perc e nt mo re t han t he 1972 spring crop pr oduc t i on. I n Sou t h Carol i na , e ar ly ha r v est should begin the latter part of April. Some earlier tr a n s pl an t s \ e re dama ge d by s ev ere wi nte r weather, but gene r a l l y the crop is i n good co nd i t i on . I n Geor gi a, a small v olume is mov i ng to market with peak volume e xpec t ed about mi d- Hay . I n Flori<.la , ha r v e s t i s a c t i v e in all areas. Heav i e s t supplies are f rom Has t i ngs and nor t h c en t r a l are a s . I n Hi s s i s s i pp i , t he crop is about t wo weeks earler than normal and ha r v e s t i s expec t ed to st ar t t he l a s t week in Apr i l. TOMATOES : The 197 3 s pring quar t e r (Apr il , Ma y and J une) t omato prospect ive a c r e ag e f or harves t is placed a t 38 ,500 a cre s, 20 percen t more t han the 32,100 acres harve sted du r i ng t he 1972 s pr i ng qua rter . Pr odu c t i on for the 1973 spring cro p is projected a t 5 ,3 13 , 000 cwt . ba s e d on av era ge yie l d s. This is 17 percent more than the 1972 spring crop . In Flo r ida , t he Dade Coun t y and southwest areas should supply mo st of Apr i l ' s vo l ume of gr ound t omat oe s , whi l e the southwest and Ft . PiercePompano area s are exp ected to s up pl y the bul k of stake d t oma t o volume. The north and north cent ral a reas are expected to harvest a small ac r e a ge in June. I n South Carolina, planting became act i v e t he fir st we ek of Apr i l . I n Ge orgi a , most of t he crop ha s be e n set and good progre s s i s be i ng made a l t hou gh t empera t ure s have been below normal. In Al abama , crop pr og res s lag s . Tomatoes are be ing s et i n Houston and Genev a Counties. In southe rn count ies, v olume movement is expec t e d a bout mi d-June . WATEID1ELONS: Prospect ive a cr eage f or har ve s t dur i ng the 1973 s pring quarter (Apr il , Hay a nd June) i s Est i ma t ed at 93 ,000 a c r es , 21 pe r cen t less t han t he 117 ,000 a c r e s ha rv e sted dur i ng t he s ame qu a rter in 1972 . Pr oduc tion for the 1973 spring crop , based on avera ge yi e l d s , i s pr ojecte d a t 10 , 788- 000 C\vt., 11 percent les s than the 197 2 s pr i ng cro p . In Fl or ida , ha r v es t in the s outhwe s t area i s expec t ed to be gin about mid-April wi th v ol ume increa s i n g r a pi d ly . Fr u i t s e t and s i ze are good . In the we s t central a r ea the c r op is showi.ng good gr owt h and ha r ve s t s hou l d comme nce around mi d-May . Peak movement i s expect ed i :l J un e a s harves t pro gr e s s e s nor t hwa r d . Planting in Geo r gia is a bou t comp l e t e in s out he r n a r ea s and i s un der way i n c ent ral areas . Co ndi tion of e a r ly p l an t i ngs i s mo s t l~1 good . I n Al abama , pl a n t i ng is unde r wa y in southern co un t i e s . Ac r e a ge In tention s Aud Pr o s pe c t ive Ac r ea ge For Ha r v e s t - - - - - - - - - -S-p=--r--i-n-:g.: Quarte r J/ , By St a t e s , 1973 P:L t:h Comparison-s - - - - -- - - - : Acr e ag e p lan ted and t o :~pla n t ed Spr i ng acre a ge .:1::../ . Crop a nd St ate Yea r o f Rl a i1 t i ng_ _. : ~::E~_es t;: e d For : Int ended _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 1-9'_7_1_-_72__ 1973 ~a rv cst 19i} . _ ---l221-. :. ._-.-l2.7L ... -- - Ac r e s - -- SNAP BEANS 1/ : Nor t h Carolina 1, 800 2 , 100 2, 900 South Ca ro lina 3, 100 3,1 00 3 , 2 00 Geor gia 2 , 700 2,800 3 , 000 Florida 12 , 00 0 10 , 800 11, 000 Al a bama 5 GO__ . 900 --.L 00.L Group Total CABBAGE 1/ : 2 9_~1..i~ .1S'. 70 0 21 . 100 Nor t h Carolina 5, 400 5 , 90n 2. , LIOO 2 , 70 0 3 , 000 South Carolina 950 1 ,100 1 , '100 850 1,000 Georgia 2, 90 0 3 }000 2 , 00 0 2, 200 2, 300 Flori da 19 ,100 18 }OOO 6, 500 5 , 40 0 5 ,5 00 Tenne s s ee 1, 000 850 950 1 , 000 850 Mis sis sippi 700 800 50 0 70 0 800 Louisiana 2, 300 2 , 200 90 0 1,000 1 ,1 00 Tex a s 19 ,5 00 _ _ _ _~~ , 5 00 3 , 79J~ . 3 , 400 4 , 700 Group Tota l 51. 13 50 53 , 350 17 . 95 0 17 , 250 19 , 250 TOMATO ES : South Carol i na 8 ,700 5 , 200 6 ,200 6 , 300 Geor gi a 3,500 90 0 1, 400 1,500 Fl or i da 46, 30 0 16 , 200 12 , 600 17 ,800 Al. a b aina 10,000 90 0 2, 60 0 3, 000 Lou isiana Texas-Rio Grand e Group Tot a l 800 _ _ __ ;3,9 0 72 . 30 0 800 2-'-,'-7= , -0-::...0;:. 26 , 700. 800 2. 000 _ 26 , 20 0 800 _--=2k' ::500 31. 900 WATERHELONS : Georgia 38 , 000 36 , 800 2,000 4 , 300 4,000 Florida 61 ,2 00 55, 400 50, 100 56, 100 51 ,500 Al a bama 14,500 14 ,8 00 40J 3 , 500 3 , 000 Texas 75 , 000 65 , 000 31 ,800 45 , 500 30 , 000 Ar i zona 4, 500 2,6 00 1,900 3, 300 1 , 20 0 Cal i f ornia- De sert 4 . 300 5. 000 2 ,500 4 . 300 3,300 Group Tota l : 197 , 500 179, 600 88 , 700 117 , 000 =.:.....~.:...::... 93 .000 -=-~.:c.=...-=-- 1/ Apr i l, Ma y and June . 1/ Acr e a ge i n t en t i o~s fo r s pe c i f i 2J pe r i od s are n ot est i mated na tiona l l y . 11 I nc l ude s fr e s h marke t a nd pr ocessing . FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Sta t i s t i c i an In Cha r ge PAUL E. WIL LIAl1S Agr i c u l t ur a l S t a ti 3 t ic i~n The Sta tis t i c a l Repor ting Ser vic e, USDA, 18 61 Ile s t Broa d Stree t , At hens , Georgia , i n ccop e r a tion wi t h t ne Ge a r gia De par tme n t o f Agr i c ul t ur e . / Ar t e r l"ive Da ys Ketur n t o Un i t e d States Depa r t ment o f Agri cu l t ur e Statistical Repor t i n g Se rvic e 18 61 West Br oad Str e et Athens, Ge or gia 306 0 1 OH I CIAL. JWSI NESS. , - -- - ~-- " . / ' '<' 70 4.J ACO DIV 990 UNIVERSITY OF r,r-O RGIA UNIV LIBRARIES ATHENS GA j 0601 "??;;==POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.~ St e te s De-po rtment o~ Agr icultu re AGR - 101 f .I J an A thens , V Weath er Bulletin ,, - !)\~ Heek End i nlj Ap r i J 16, J 973 Re l e a se d 3 p cm. l'ion day :,ECOKD Lo\! TEt'IPHiA TU U::S DAHAGE FK J I r , Vlt-J.. U\ ' , ,"\ j:D VEGET/, 8 L ES At hens, Ga. , Ap r i l 16 - - F re e z i ng t empera t u res f o l l ow i n g t he de lu ge o f r a i nf a l l have caused ex te n s ive damage to c r o p s, e specia ll y fr ui t , me l o n s a nd v e ge t a b l e s , a c co r d i ng to th e Georg ia Cr op ke po r t l nq Se r vice . To r r en t t e I rai ns wh i c l . sat ura t e d th e soil the prev ious week cau sed a f ur t he r de l a y i n so i l p r e pa r a t i o n an ' pl a n t 1ny . So i l moi st u re was ad e quat e t o exc es s i ve i n No r t .i e r n an d Cen t r a l sect i ons a nd mo s t l y s u r p l us i n t he Sou th dur in g t he week . Some f i el d a c tiv i t y was re?or t e d a s so i l s dr i ed o u t i n ma ny a reas l a te in t he per iod. Accord i ng to report s f r om Cou nt y Ag e n ts , ab o u t 58 pe r cent o f t he t ob acco c r o p ha d been transplante d by t he wee ke nd , Vole I I be l ow t he av e r ag e f o r t he per i o d. Ihe c r o p wa s repor t e d as mostly f air t o go o d . Ra i n damage ha s ca u se d co n s id era b le r ep l a n t i ng . The co rn c rap wa s r epo r t ed a s 13 pe r ce n t pl ante d co mpared w i t h 46 per ce n t on t he comparable da te a year ea r l i e r . Le ss t ha n 2 pe r ce n t o f t he co t t o n and a f ew soybeans and pean u ts were p lante d by t he wee k end . Co r n condi t i on wa s rat e d mos t ly fa ir . Pea ches we re da maged by f r eez i ng t empe ra t u r e s an d f ro s t o n Ap r i I 11. The de g ree o f damage var ies by area , a i r dra i na ge , a nd by sta ge o f de e loprne n t . Damage t o t he crop i n t he Gri ff in a r e a was he a v y w i t h r epo rt s v a r y in g f r crn L,lo t o go pe r ce n t l o s s . The middle Georg i a a r e a ha d mod e r a t e to hea vy damage w i t h re po r r s var y i ng LI p to 50 percent. The Sout h Geor g i a pea c h a r ea (Bro o k s Cou n ty) ha d ve r y ] itt l e co l d damage. It wi 11 be some ti me before fu l l irnpa c t o f darna j e ca n be known . Small q rains were r epor te d a s no s t l y goo d , a l t ho ugh d i sea se p r o b l ems , p ri marily mildew, s t ill persis ted. Many ac r ea ge s o f .whe a t and o a t2 we r e i n the he ad ing s tage in southern areas. Ma nage r s o f State Fa r mer s' Ma r ket s r eporte d v e qe t a b le s a nd me l o n s i n mo s t ly f a ir condi ti o n. Freez e damag e wa s r epo r t ed i n many a rea s du r i ng t he pe r i o d . Co n s i de r a b l e replant ing i s expected af t e r t he e xc e s s i ie r a i n a nd r e co r d 10\''1 t empe r a t u r e s . \-l EATHER SUMI'lARY - - Mode ra t e to hea v y r a ins fel l over mo s t o f Geo rg i a e a r l y i n the week end ing Fr i da y , Ap r i l 13 . The ra i n s , wh i ch oc c urre d on Sa t urday , A p r i l 7 , tot a led 1 t o 3 i nc he s , ex c ep t i n t he sou t hea s t whe re amo un t s "Je r e ge ne r a l l y less t han an inc h. A f ew o b se r v er s i n mi dd le Geo r g i a meas u r ed ju s t ove r 3 i nc he s . Wo s i gn i fican t ra i nfal I ha s occ u r r ed in t he St a t e si nce Sun day , Ap r i l 8. T h ~ fu l J wee k o f mo s t l y s unny wea t he r wa s a we 1come c ha n ge f rom t he frequent and he a v y r a i ns o f t he 1a s t few wee k s. Very 1 ig ht sprin kle s f e ll i n a few pl ace s du r i ng t he weeken d , Tempe ratures we r e mi l d a t t he beg i nnin g o f the pe r iod bu t muc h coo l e r wea t he r mo ve d into th e State on Tue sday . We dn e sday mo r n i ng l ows dropped t o the low 20 ls i n the mou n t ai n s and to f ree z in g o r be l ow ove r t he no r t he r n ha l f of t he State. Chilly upper 30 r eadin gs we re fe l t as f ar so u th as Br u n sw i c k and ',..fay c r o s s . Several observers reported new re cord lows f or the date or f o r so l a t e in the sp ri ng. Frost was observed in many no r t h a nd central se c ti ons o ne o r t wo morn ing s . Ave r a ge s fo r the week ra nged from 6 to 9 deg ree s coo le r t han no r ma l . A g ra dual wa r mi ng t re nd at the end of t he per iod brou ght we e k end temperat u r e s back up t o ne ar no r ma l for mi d- Ap r i 1. Th e o u tl oo k fo r the pe r i o d 'de dne sday th ro ug h Fri day ca l ls fo r mo st l y fair wea t he r wi t h a c hanc e o f sh owe r s by F r i day . Li t t l e cha nge i n t empe r a tu re is i nd i ca t ed wi th high s i n the low 80 ' s in t he so u t h a nd t he 70's e l sewhe r e an d l ows i n t he 50 ' s . The St ati st i ca l Re por t i ng Se r v i ce , A t hen s, Geo r g i a, i n coope r a t i o n wi t h the Cooperat ive Ex t e ns ion Se rv i ce , Un i ve rs i ty o f Geo r g i a ; Geo r g i a Depa r t me n t o f Ag r i c u l t u r e ; and t he Na t iona l ~!e a t h e r Serv ice , r'IOAA , U. S. Dep POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni, . d States Department of Agriculture AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA April 18, 1973 BROILE::1 TYPE Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 14 was 8,706,000--5 percent more than the previous week but 8 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 10,718,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-3 percent less than the previous week and 5 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 63, 521,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 2 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 78, 502, OOO--slightly less than the previous week and 2 percent less than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 1972 Eggs Set ~/ 1973 % of year Net Cros s State Movement of Chicks 1972 1973 Chi ck s Placed for B roilers in Georgia 0/0 of 1972 1973 year Thousands - ago Thousands ago T hous ands Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 2.4 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 11, 683 10,286 88 11,319 10,339 91 11, 384 10, 576 93 11,367 10,702 94 11,091 10,612 96 11, 378 10,397 91 11, 525 10, 881 94 11,584 11, 144 96 11, 573 11,007 95 11,232 10,718 95 I- 66 1-159 1-180 1-167 I- 95 1-194 I- 73 /- 82 /-142 /-174 -I- 67 53 I- 4 -128 -118 -125 - 91 /- 2 -171 -148 9, 108 9, 285 9, 528 9,57 6 9,218 9,243 9,244 9, 121 9,279 9, 463 8, 155 90 7,991 86 7,496 79 8,247 86 8,428 91 8,393 91 8,508 92 8,699 95 I 8,308 90 8,706 92 EGG TYPE Hatch o f egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended April 14 was 1,093,000--5 percent less than the previous week but 26 pe r c ent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 239, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended April 14 were up 10 percent but settings we re down 2 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set %of Chicks Hatched Mar. Apr. Apr. year Mar. A p r . Apr. 31 7 14 ago 2/ 31 7 14 Thousands Thousands 1,458 1,392 1, 239 98 1,465 1, 562 1,797 98 232 -~ - 173 102 43 487 405 352 148 3,642 3, 532 3,490 98 1, 007 1,067 114 395 2, 583 1, 155 1,074 137 304 2,670 1,093 1, 183 216 352 2,844 %of year ago 2/ 126 86 186 154 110 Total 1972* 3,388 3,353 3,578 2,847 2, 583 2,583 % of Last Year 107 105 I 98 91 103 110 * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 7./ Current week as percent of same week last year. R evised. B ROIL E R T YPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AR E A S BY WEEKS - 197 3 Page 2 EGGS SET CHI CKS P LA CE D .Q) ~ I :::l STAT E Week Ended I % of Ma r . Apr. Apr. year We ek Ended Mar . Apr. Apr . 0/0 of year I~ I .U... I~ 31 7 14 T housands a~o 1/ 31 7 14 Thousands a go 1/ .Q~ I <0t:0 I 4-1 .~ I 0 Maine 2, 149 2,079 2, 123 97 1, 56 2 1, 57 3 1, 691 110 ~ t; I ~ (,:1 .... Q) P enns ylv ani a In diana 2, 133 5 21 1,977 570 2,055 108 542 118 1,282 1,351 1, 196 103 364 327 3 10 74 Z~'8 <0t":U'") I...~., ..... Missouri Delawar e Mar yland 3 56 :1 3,341 5, 863 353 3, 389 5,7 14 3 94 97 3 ,323 1 10 5, 58 6 10 4 384 416 48 5 88 2,840 2, 71 9 3,4 16 112 4, 4 58 4, 592 4 ,076 10 6 ,~ ..c~.t.I. ~' =::::l lI Il cP-tI. CQctlI) 0 -.0 0 t"1 Virg i ni a West Virginia 2,068 0 2, 145 0 2 , 19 6 10 4 0- 1,630 3 87 I, 661 376 1, 546 364 93 95 No rth Car olin a 8, 064 8, 022 7,962 98 6, 0 6 3 6, 127 6, 113 95 So ut h Carolina 567 5 53 587 95 5 53 562 549 85 :::lu I... ctI a :;>> ..~.. I 00 b~l) 0 . .b~..l) ~IQ)Q)O I a .~ I> GE ORGIA 11, 144 11, 007 10,718 95 8, 699 8, 308 8,706 92 J.l ~ U)Q) (IJ Q Q) F l orida Tenne ss e e Ala bama Mis si s s i ppi 1, 8 0 6 590 11, 344 5, 887 1, 823 735 11,219 5, 843 1, 7 84 104 73 4 83 11 ,20 7 9 5 5,7 29 90 I , 136 1,225 I, 256 11 5 1,0 55 1, 174 1, 13 0 85 8, 868 8,6 29 8,877 10 4 5, 14 2 5, 16 3 5, 19 8 94 0Q0-..0.., ..:::~ oJp.-l.Q;~ Q) Q) A r kansas Loui s iana Texas Washington 13,664 13, 655 14, 291 99 10,6 59 10,601 11, 165 97 1, 139 I, 139 1, 075 100 977 973 99 2 104 4,938 5,012 5,024 102 4, 005 3,981 4, 001 101 46 1 517 440 100 394 326 310 87 .... ~ J.l I ..... U) Q) I uctI ' " d t; 0~0 I Q~) .... ctI 0 ctI I :::l .... J.l Oregon 562 600 589 107 27 8 301 353 101 ~u-0 I .".."..''''c''tCI Q California TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 2,297 2,258 2, 143 90 1,684 1,808 1,787 98 78,894 78,610 78,502 98 62, 4 20 62, 193 63, 521 98 ;s:~ Q >-l o~~.u~Q :::l .... ...., I U (J) (IJ ~. ... : Q) ;s I Q ctI I Q) 0/0 of Last Year 98 97 98 97 97 98 ~~,8 r_,~""c'tI IJ.l+c>tI 1/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. * Revised. :::~Ip.. <.t: lJ):::lIQ) ,..,:::ll Cl .... U '%of . ... I U) ~ 00 I ~I~ ez~ gc,.-t Ao- ~'"ir0 -i ... ,& 0 .. a r-i .~J I ~ III : P:: it ~ <(!l ! ; Q) J.l ;j .IoJ r-i ;j U <~.IoJ"'" c::: -.IoJ 0 0 COl:) III I-l P. I-l I-l ~ :::l III .c~.-lIIlI lQlI AU ~lIJtJ~IllH QI oM c::: fz.t 1-l.loJ.IoJr-4Q1fz.t QI III IIHO.c 0 4-l.loJoMCO.loJ ..,.tI.l.loJr-4< cJ: III "d.loJ . 3 Md. 10,632 10,9 33 21 ,8 16 23 ,84 1 3. 6 2 . -7 V a. 9,352 10, 105 19, 20 6 21 ,8 03 3.6 2. 1 N. C . 23,095 22,315 46 ,793 4 6, 909 3 .7 2.8 Ga. 32, 129 29,11 3 65, 117 6 1,606 4. 0 j.O T enn. 6, 008 5, 14 3 12, 147 11 , 269 4 . 1 2. 6 . Ala. 28, 6 11 28,07 4 57, 663 6 1,004 3 .2 2. 4 Miss . 19,178 17,930 38, 47 9 38, 05 6 3. 6 2. . 6 Ark. 33, 67 2 30,440 66 , 13 2 6 5, 119 3 .7 3. 5 - T exa s 14,2 28 12,84 4 28 , 826 28, 068 3. 3 - - - - ------- - - - - - ------ - - - - - - - - 4. 1 U. S. 226 ,7 85 4 57,9 92 3.6 3. 0 215, 842 4 64 , 09 7 2. 7 2.7 4. 5 4. 2 3. 1 3.9 3. 7 3. 2 3.4 2. 6 3.4 2.2 3. 7 2.8 3. 7 2. 9 3. 8 2. 8 3 .3 2.5 3.4 2.7 3. 6 3.7 3. 4 4. 1 3.5 3.0 Item s MID - M ONTH P R I CES RECE IVE D AND P RICES P AID Geo rgia Mar . 15 F e b . 15 M a r . 15 1972 197 3 197 3 Prices R e c ei ve d: Chickens , Ib , , excl, broiler s Com 11 Broilers (lb.) . All Eggs, (doze n) T able, (do zen) Ha t c hin g, (dozen) Cent s - - Cents - - 9.0 13.5 37. 2 32.8 60. 0 12.0 19. 0 43 . 1 40. 1 63 . 0 13. 23.5 52.9 50.1 70.0 8. 7 14.5 32.0 10.4 19.4 42 . 5 12.0 23.3 47. 2 Price s Paid: (pe r ton) Broiler Grower Laying Peed Dollars - - 88 . 00 78.00 12 5 , 00 115. 00 125.00 116 .00 Dollars 95. 00 128.00 84 . 00 117.00 133.00 122.00 T his r eport is made pos s i ble thro ugh the c oope r a tion of t he N ational Poultry Improvement P lan, Official State Agencies, the A n i mal Husbandry R esear ch D ivis i on of the A g r i c ultura l R es e a r c h S ervice, the Inspection B ranch of t he Poultry Division, Consumer and Ma r ketin g S e rvic e and the A g ric ultur a l E st i m ate s Division of the Statistical Reporting S e rvi c e and t he many breeders, hatcherie s, poultry processors and the poultr y farme rs w ho report to thes e agen cie s . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Sta t i sti cia n In Charge Arter ~'1ve uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS "IN . A . WA G N ER A gri c ultural Statistician :p~, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State. Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ~G\A J c}~ FARM RPORl GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SER V ICE AT HE NS, GEORGIA THE POULTRY AND EGG S .T U A T I C N Approved by the Out look an d Situation Board (Broilers) Apr il 20, 1973 Output To Laq: Output of broiler meat i n Fe de ra l l y i nspe c t e d plants during JanuaryFebruary totaled 1, 228 mill ion pounds, I percent above the same months of 1972. The large output resulted from a 1 pe rcent ga in in the number of broilers marketed and a continued decl ine in post- mo r tem con demna ti ons . The average 1 iveweight of broiler marketed at 3.71 pou nds was abo ut the same. Post - mortem condemnations averaged 3 percent of the equivalen t ( New York dressed) weight of quantity inspected. This compared with 3.6 percent a year ago. Weekly slaughter reports indicate Ma rc h output was down sl ightly. However, first quarter production 1 ikely was up a I i t t le f rom last year. Broiler chick placements f or ma rk e t s uppl ie s th is sp rin g wi l I be seasonally larger than for January-March ma rketing but l i ke l y wi l I be arou nd 5 percent below April -June 1972. Weekly broiler chick placements in 22 impo r t a nt St at es during the 11 weeks ended April 14 averaged 60 ~ill ion a week, 5 percent below the same period of 1972. The decl ine in eggs set and placeme nt s of bro i l e r ch ic ks re l a t i ve to 1972 has narroweJ in recent weeks. For ex amp le , eg gs set we re down 9 pe rcent in late January and early February but we re off only 2 pe r cent for t he wee k end e d April 14. Placements will increase seasonally t his spring but may remai n near or sl i ghtly below a year ago. Broilers normally are marketed a bout 3 mo nt hs after eggs are s e t and 9 weeks after placement. Placements I ikely wi l l peak during early spring for peak marketings in midsummer. Output of broiler meat wi l l cont inue t o i nc rea s e through midsummer before decl ining seasonally in late summer and fall. Al so , i t 1 i kely wi l l continue to gain relative to a year ago and may exceed last year's leve l i n l a t e summer and fa ll. Hatchery Supply Flock Laqs: Despite substantially higher broile r meat prices, concern about futu re fe ed prices p robably has kept producers from expanding the hatchery supply flocks. Pr ior to March t his year, all but one month's pullet placements in the hatchery supply fl oc k were below the previous year's level since mid-1970. Ma rc h placement s we re up 14 percent. Da ta are not available on the size of the hatchery supply floc k, but ba sed on pullet chicks placed 7-14 months earl ier, the hatchery supply flock i n July will total around 20.4 mill ion layers. This is about 2 mil I ion below July 1972 and 4.5 mill ion below July 1971, and indicates that the size of the hatchery supply flock may I imit expansion in broiler output this summer and fall. However, the size of the flock relative to 1972 has gained and for October may be down only I mill ion from the 20.8 mill ion for October 1972. The use of Marek's d isease vaccine has substantially reduced the mortal ity of pullets during both the growing and laying period. This I ikely has resulted in a somewhat larger supply flock this yea~ than indicated by placements. Also, the supply flock is more productive. Output from the hatchery supply flock can be boosted by extending the laying period and setting smaller eggs. There I ikely will be enough eggs available for I imited summer and fall expansion. Continued high broiler prices and any eas ing in feed prices probably wou l d cause producer~ to further step up pul let chick replacements for the hatchery supply flock. Stronq Demand; Hiqher Prices: Broiler prices increased sharply in early 1973 despite record output. The 9-ci ty wholesale price for ready-to- cook broilers averaged 37 cents a pound duri ng Ja nuary- March, about 9 cents above a year earl ier. Winter prices increased muc h more than us ual, largely because of sharply higher red meat prices and increased demand f or all mea t s. Pr l ce s moved steadily upward ear ly thi s year t o 45 cen t s a pound in early t'larch. However, demand waS not suff icient t o clear t he ma r ke t a t this pr i ce . In the fol lowing weeks, prices sl ipped back to the 37-cent l eve l befo re s t re ngt he n i ng a nd advancing above 45 cents in early April. First quar te r bro il e r p r i ce s we re a t the i r hi ghe s t levels since the mid-1950-s. Markets cont inued st rong a nd f o r t he week of Apr i l 16 ave raged 45 cents a pound, about 20 cents above t he compara ble week of 1972 . Broiler prices are expec t ed to re ma in a bove 1972 l e ve l s t hroughout 1973. However, prices 1 i ke l y will not fol low their usu al pa tt erns. Pr i ce s us ua l l y weaken in the spring then peak during the summer befo re de c l i n i ng i n t he f a l l. Prices this year probably wil I continue strong in the spring a nd s umme r bu t wi l l de c l i ne f rom c u r re nt levels. As usual, prices may decl ine to their l ow for t he yea r in the f a l l . Eas i ng o f red mea t prices i n coming months may offset the impac t of 51 igh t ly sma l le r broil e r suppl ie s . Cut-Up Ch icke n Gains: The cutt in g up of young c h i cken s (p r ima r i l y bro il er s) gai ned sharply dur i ng Jan ua ry-F eb rua ry . Fu rther processi ng bey ond the cut -up stage decl ined from December but re ma i ned a bove t he s eme months of 1972 . Nearly 43 percent of the young c h ic ke n (ce r t i f ied, rea dy- t o- cook we igb t ) in Federally i ns pe c t ed plants was cut-up. Thi s compa re d wit h ab out 35 pe rc e nt f o r the Same month s o f 1972. This does not include the su bstan t ial numbe r s of young ch i cke ns tha t were cu t-up at locations other th an in Federall y i ns pe c t ed p l a nts . Du r in g t he same months this year further processing beyond the cu t -up stage t o ta l e d 6. 1 pe rc en t compa red wi th 5. 8 percent the previous year. Broiler-Feed Price Ratio Hiqher: Bro i le r pr i ce s ha ve in c rea sed mo re than feed prices. Af t e r fal l ing to a l ow of 2. 5 i n mid-December, the broiler-feed price ratio has t re nde d upward t h i s ye a r an d waS 3. 5 in mid-March. This is up from 3. I a year earl ier an d the h i ghe s t mid -Marc h ra ti o s in ce 1966. Although the ratio does not account for inc rea sed co st s of othe r p rod uc t ion i tems , producers 1 ikely will respond by stepping up hatchery ac t iv ity . This I i ke l y will result in larger bro iler output later thi s yea r. Exports Steady: Exports o f youn g who le c h ic ke ns a nd pa rt s t h rough February this year totaled 15.9 mil I ion pounds, t he s ame a s in Ja nua ry- Fe b r ua ry 1972. However, exports of parts account ed f o r a b ig ge r s ha re . Export s of parts increased 18 percent while exports of who l e ch i cke ns de c l in ed 47 perce nt . Par t s accounted for 85 percent of the 1973 total. In addition, expo r t s of pou l t r y I ivers i nc re a s ed 31 percent to 1.1 million pounds. And more t han t w i ce a s much can ned poult r y , poultry specialties, and ot her poultry was expor ted ; the t o t al wa s 2.9 mi l l i on pounds . Foreign demand for poultry i s s t rong and p r i ce s i n mo st co ntr ie s have in creased, much as in the Un !ted States. Neve r the l e s s , the e n l a rged Commo n Marke t con t inues to subsidize broiler me a t expo rts . Leaner Broilers Throuqh Gene tics: Ge neti c d it t ere nce ma y p rov r ce a Key to reouc r nq ab domin a l fa t in bro i l e rs . Research by scientists at ARS' Poultry Research Laboratory, Georg e t own , De l. , shows tha t the amount of abdominal fat varies among different s trai ns o f broi le r s. Twenty male chicks from e ac h of four broi le r st ra ins were se l e c t e d . Among the s trains, there was significant d iffere nce i n t he pe rcen t ag e of a bdomi na l fat in proportion to body weigh t. Fort unate ly , t he broi le r s wit h t he lowest fat percentage had the highest feed eff iciency . Exotic Newcastle Disease: USDA ha s allocate d $500 , 000 f o r a 7 month i nt e ns i ve research program to e radicate Newcast le d i se a se . The prime research goals are: To develop a f a ste r diagnostic test for the disease, to determine a program for protect i ng immat ur e b i rds , to determine when the virus can be transmitted by infected vacc inated bi rds a t various s t age s of infection. Marek's Vaccine Gets a Boost: A new laboratory technique f or producing the vaccine that protects chicke ns against Marek 's d isease increases output per cell cultu re as much as 30 ti mes ove r t he yield of t he conventional method. The cost of the vaccine now i s high beca us e of the low yield of virus from cell culture and the elaborate techniqu es necessary t o preserve the virus and administer it to ch ickens. The technique, which could easi l y be adapted to commercial use, would reduce the cos to Atter l"1ve Uays Keturn to United States Department of Agr i cultur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAlO United Stot OepOltrnen. of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ~i I? 1 ~ 7 '3 -- Ath en s , G e o r g l ~ ,- .... .-! Week Ending April 23, 1973 " G t,-;. ./ 3 p.m. ll onda y PLANTING PROGRESS FAR BELOW NORMAL Athens, Ga., April 23 -- Crop plantings on Georgia farms are seriously off-schedule, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. For several major crops, less"than'half of the usual planting progress had been reached by the wee kend despite a very active week of land preparation and planting over central and southern areas. Frequent and heavy rainfall earlier in the spring kept most farmers out of their fields until last week when soil moisture dropped to about adequate levels over most of Central and South Georgia. ltoi s t ur e levels were still rated surplus in northern counties at weekend. Corn was only 30 percent planted at the end of the week , according to reports from County Extension Age n t s . Normally, 60 to 70 percent of the crop would be seeded by this date. Replanting will be necessary for part of that seeded ear l i er due to rain damage. Cotton was also off-schedule with only 12 percent planted as opposed to 35 to 45 percent normally exp e c t e d . Usually, ov er 10 percent of the crop woul d be up and growing by this time, but we currently have les s than 1 percent up . The most seriously delayed crop was pe anuts wi t h abo u t 5 perc en t planted compared to a normal year 's progress of over 40 percent . Soybean plantings were still very light with totals-to-date being measured in tenths of a percent . Tobacco transplanting reached 87 percent completion with some counties reporting their's co mplete . He avy rain-related problems caused some replanting and damaged other acreage. Ov er a l l , the crop was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Small grains were rated in mostly good condition although diseases were still causing concern--particularly high moisture diseases in wheat. ilost areas were in or past the heading stage. Peaches were rated in mostly fair to good condition whi ch was some improvement over the previous we e k' s condition. There we r e some indications that the cold weather damage may not be as great as first feared but a full assessment is not ye t possible. State Mar ke t 11anagers reported Georgia 's vegetable and melon crops in mostly fair condition. Farmers were replanting heavily damaged crops and working those on higher grounds that survived the heavy rains. WEATHER SU~frUffiY -- Most sections of Georgia received little or no rainfall during the week ending Friday, Apr i l 20. It was cloudy and threatening through much of the week but the major rain areas remained west and north of the State. A few significant amounts were recorded in the extreme north and along the western border but only light sprinkles were reported in remaining areas. The State 's last gene r a l rainfall occurred on April 7, and many areas have now had two full weeks without measurable rain. No rainfall was recorded in the State during the weekend as skies continued mostly sunny in all areas. Temperatures continued seasonally mild early in the week with highs in the 60's in the north and 70 's in the south. A wa r mi ng trend late in the week brought afternoon readings to the low 80's in the south and central sections and to the 70's in the mountains by Friday . Lows increased from the 40's and 50's to the 50's and 60's as the week progressed . Av e r a ge s for the week ranged from 2 to 6 degrees above normal. The warming trend cont inued through the weekend as h i gh s reached the 80 's over much of the State on Saturday and Sunday. The outlook for the period Wednesday t hrough Friday calls for a chance of showers mainly in the northwest section through Friday. Cooler temperatures are indicated for the northwest section Thursday and Friday wi th little change in tem perature elsewhere. Lows will range from the 50 's in the northwest to t he mi d 60's in the southeast and highs will range from the 70 's northwest to the low or mid 80 ' s southeast. The Statistical Reporting Service, At he ns, Geo rgi a, i n cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the Na t i ona l Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Dep artment of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COlERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Precipitat ion For The Week Ending Apr i l 20 , 19 73 GEORGIA Temp e ra t ure e xt r eme s f or the week e l).d i n g Ap r i l 20 , 19 73 . ( Pr ov i s i on a l ) 86 Hi gh e s t : - 0 at Bainb r i dge on the 20th . Lowes t : 23 a t Blai rs v i lle on t h e 14th .51 H ,. . * For the per iod April T Les s th an .005 in ch . - '- After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agri cUlture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 ~a~G\AFARM REPORT / GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA GEORGIA'S 1972 LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY CASH RECEIPTS UP 78 MILLION DOLLARS OVER 1971 Apr i I 24, 1973 The sale of 1 ivestock, poultry, 1ivestock and poultry products brought Georgia farmers $777,152,000, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . Catt le and calf receipts increased $39 million to $178 million; hog rece ip ts, $26 million t o $122 mill ion; and dairy products $6 million to $87 million, al I record highs. Broiler receipts were up $14 million to $215 million but still below the record $225 million in 1966. Receipts from eggs decl ined $6 mill ion t o $159 mill io n and was $55 mill ion below the record of $214 mill ion received i n 1969. Cash receipts from the sale of c rops in 1972 wi l l be a vailable about t he middle of August 1973. Hogs Cattle & Calves Georqia Livestock & Poultry Cas h Re ce i pt s 1967 1968 1969 1971 Thousand Do l l ar s 1972 Pre 1imi na ry 67,259 .!.I73 , 652 98,677 107,022 95,991 121,698 84,005 93,301 115,180 117,65 5 139,294 178 ,082 Da i ry Prod uc t s 63,114 68,097 73 ,864 80, 206 80,674 86,842 Commerc ia I Bro i 1ers 190,921 200,249 218,236 1/ 196 , 987 200,299 214,692 Other Chickens 8,680 7,491 11,245 1/ 10,276 9,346 8,873 Turkeys 7,535 7 ,823 6,778 10,045 8,862 7,639 Eggs 153,038 173,873 213,829 1/200 , 256 165,045 159 ,266 Sheep & Lambs 25 24 33 26 37 49 \'/001 15 13 14 10 6 11 TOTAL 574,592 624,523 737,856 722,483 699,554 777,152 1/ Fiscal year ends December 1 for hogs beginning in 1968, for poultry items beginning in 1970, prior years were on a calendar year basis. All other commodities are on calendar year basis. FRAS IER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge v, A. v/AGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, ~eorgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~:> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni,.d State, Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 [} q o o 7 v G E 0 R G I A C R 0 P RE POR TI NG SERVI C ':: V;~ w~~rnLb'l? ATHENS, GEORGIA UNIV . BR OILE { TYPE I. i1 ,-~ R I : S Placement of broiler chick " i n Ge o 1 _ -:: ~~ e n d e d A p r i l 2 1 was 8,94 1,000--3 percent m ore than t he p r e vi o us w e e k but 5 pe r c e nt l e s s t ha n t he c o m - parable week last year, accor di n g t o the Georgia Cr op R eporti ng S e r vi c e . A n estimated 10, 597, 000 br oil e r t ype eg gs wer e s et b~r Geo rgia hatcheries -- I percent less than the previo us week and 6 p e rcent le ss tha n the comp a r a bl e w e ek a year earlier. Placement of broiler chick s in 21 rep o rti n g S t a t es t o t a l ed 64 , 0 3 0 , 0 0 0 - - 1 percent more than the previous wee k b ut 1 p e r c e nt l e s s t ha n t h e c ompar a ble w eek last year. Broiler type hatchin g e gg s set we re 76,897 ,00 0- - 2 per c e nt l ess t ha n the previous week and 4 percent le s s t han a year a go . Week Ended F e b . 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Ma r . 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Ap r . 21 GE OR GIA EGGS S E T, HAT C HI NGS A N D CHICK ?LA CE ME N T S Eggs Set lJ 1972 1973 Thousands - N e t ': r o s s St at e Move m ent of C hick s 0/0 of year 197 2 1973 ago Tho usands Chi ck s P laced fo r B l" o i 1e r s in G e or gia I % of 17 72 19 7 3 yea r a go :-- i Tho us a n d s 11, 319 10, 339 9 1 f1 59 - 53 9, 285 7 , 991 86 11, 3 84 10, 576 93 f1 80 .;. 4 9, 528 7, 496 79 11, 367 10,70 2 94 11 67 - 12 8 9, 576 3, 2 4 7 86 11, 09! 10,612 9 6 I 9 5 - 1 18 9 ,2~ 8 8, 428 91 11,378 10, 397 9 1 1 194 -125 9, 24 3 8,3 9 3 91 11, 525 10,881 94 j. 73 - 91 9, 244 8, 508 92 11,584 11, 144 96 .j. 82 .j. 2 9, 121 8, 699 95 11, 573 11,007 95 f Ul l - 171 9, 279 8, 308 90 11,232 10,71 8 9 5 1- 174 -14 8 9 , .<16 ::; 8, 706 92 11, 237 10, 59 7 94 ! 77 - 122 9, 400 8, 941 95 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type c hi cks in G eor gi a d uring t h e week ende d A pril 21 was 1,185,000 --8 perc ent mor e than th e p r e v i o u s wee k and 42 p e r c ent mo r e than the comparable week last year. An e s ti m at e d 1, 21 8 , 00 0 e g g s fo r t h e p r od u c t i o n of egg t y pe chicks were set by Georgia hatc h eri e s, 2 p e rc e nt 1es s t ha n t he p r evi o u s week but 10 percent more than the compa rab l e week la st y ear . In the four states that ac c o unt ed fo r a b o ut 24 p e r c e n t or the h a tc h of all e g g type chicks in t he U. S. in 1972, hatc h i n g s durin g t h e week end e d A p r il 2 1 were up 11 percent and settings were up 5 pe r c e n t f r om a y e a r ag o . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET A N D CHI CKS H.\' T C HED, 197 3 Apr . 7 Eggs S et Apr. A pr . 14 21 I 0/0 of Chi cks Hat c hed year : A p r . Apr . Apr . ago 2/ i 7 14 21 ThousaI".ds Tho us a nd s 0/0 of yea r a go 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss. Total 1973 Total 1972* 1, 3 9 2 1,239 1, 21 8 11 0 1, 155 1, 0 93 1, 18 5 142 1, 562 1, 797 1, 744 113 1,0 7 4 1, 183 1, 220 88 173 405 102 35 2 142 334 L 58 137 89 304 2 16 3 52 177 105 3 51 13 4 3,532 3,490 3 ,43 8 10 5 2,6 70 2,844 2, 9 33 III 3,353 3 , 578 3,27 2 2, 583 z, 5 8 3 2 , 6 4 8 0/0 of Last Year 105 98 10 5 10 3 11 0 II I 1/ Includes egg s set by hat che r i e s producing c hi cks fo r ha t c her y s uppl y flo ck s. 2/ Current w e e k as percent of s am e wee k l a s t year . * ~e vi 5 e d . (\) .M~.. BROIL E R TYPE E G GS SE T A ND CHICKS PLACED IN CO MME RCIAL A REAS BY WEEKS - 197 3 Page 2 ..-I ~ ; ST A TE \ I - - - - - - -- 1 Main e P ennsylvania Indi a n a I Mis s ouri EGGS SET Apr . 7 We ek Ended Apr . 14 T housa n ds Apr. 21 I CHICKS PLACE D I I % of I I year Week Ended Apr . Apr . Apr . , ago 1/ . 7 14 21 I ! Thousands 2 ,07 9 1, 97 7 570 353 2, 12 3 2,055 542 394 2, 18 0 1, 882 4 86 362 99 103 I 110 I 82 1, 57 3 1, 351 327 4 16 1, 6 91 1, 196 310 4 85 1, 695 1, 4 47 265 46 0 % I' of I year ago 1/ I , , 109 : 121 ! 77 I I 90 Q ..l.'.d. ..U... p:; t; Ci1 ..... Z~ in O u o M~ So uth Ca r olina 55 3 587 I 55 5 90 56 2 549 I 56 7 91 (\) (J) ~ U') GEO R GIA 11,007 10,7 18 I 10, 597 94 8, 30 8 8, 7 06 8, 941 I I 95 I bD ...c: ....Q .... '<"t:: F l or i da Tenne s s e e Alaba m a Mi s sis si ppi Arkans a s Louisi ana Texas Wa s hingt on Oregon California TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 1, 8 23 735 1 1, 2 19 5, 843 13, 655 1, 139 5,012 517 600 2,258 78,610 1, 784 734 1 1,2 0 7 5, 72 9 14,291 1, 075 5, 024 440 589 2, 143 78,502 1,778 59 3 11,117 5, 742 13,719 1, 136 4, 798 393 539 2,218 76,897 1 107 I 73 I I 98 I 91 I 96 I 99 96 I 97 94 99 96 1,22 5 1, 17 4 8,629 5, 16 3 10, 6 01 973 3,9 81 326 301 1, 808 62, 1'13 1, 2 56 1, 130 8, 877 5, 198 11, 165 992 4,001 310 353 1,787 63,521 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 81,008 80,053 79,743 % of Last Year ! 97 98 96 1/ Current we ek a s percent of same week last year. 164 , 0 84 64,635 I 97 98 * Revised. 1, 39 5 1, 240 8, 685 5,241 10 , 7 14 1, 08 6 4 , 034 391 361 1, 888 64,0 30 64,921 99 1 11 5 I 99 ! 98 95 95 79 100 95 1 174 1 100 f99 I I f-i ~ 0 ... ~(\) (\) (\) ~b ..-I (I) (\) eo f-i ><..ul.c'd: o~ .~ 0 0 ClO::> tlll-lP.l-Il-IlXl ::::l tll Il REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E R V ~ I,C E ATHENS, GEORGIA c GRAIN STOCKS Apri I 1, 1973 Georqia: Released 4/ 27/ 73 Stored Grain and Soybean Stocks Down The quantity of grain and soybean stocks in the State as of April I, 1973, was down from the previous year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice. Oua nt i t ie s of stored gra in were lower than year-earl ier levels f or each crop. The decreases from the previous year varied f rom 60 percent for oats to 10 percent for soybeans. \Jhea t and corn decreases were 56 an d 44 perce nt respectively. Grain Georg ia Gra in Stocks -- April 1, 1973 with cornpa r i sons On Fa rms Off Fa rms 1972 1973 1972 1973 1,000 Bus hel s - - Corn 33,407 17 ,820 5,342 4,0 02 Oats Barl ey 848 321 21 8 109 35 23 18 * I-/hea t 304 56 861 455 Rye Sorghum 59 30 * 755 149 39 ** Soybeans 2.754 1,005 7.871 8.585 * Not pub 1 i shed to avoid disclosing individual operations. AI I Pos i t io ns 1972 1973 38,749 1,066 53 1,165 i( 794 10 .625 21 ,822 430 511* 7( ~I( 9.590 Un i ted States: Grain and Oilseed Stocks Below A Year Earl ier Stocks of the four feed gra ins (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum) on Apr il 1,.1973 totaled 119.2 mill ion tons, 6 percent below the 126.7 mi ll ion to ns in all positions a year earl ier. Oats and sorghum had the largest decl ines, 20 a nd 24 percent, respectively. Corn and barley were down 2 and 7 percent, respective ly, from this time last year. Disappearance of feed grains during January-March amounted to 54.4 mill ion tons, 10 percent more than the same quarter last year. Wheat s tocks were down 24 percent from a year earl ier, the smallest April 1 stocks since 1968. Durum wheat holdings were also sharply lower but rye stocks totaled about the same as a year earl i e r , Oilseed s tocks were below April I, 1972 with soybeans down 8 percent. Flaxseed stocks were only about one-third of a year earl ier. Corn stored in all positions on April 1, 1973 totaled 3,329 milli on bushels , down nearlY2percent from the 3,381 mill ion bushels a year earl i e r but 31 percent more than April 1, 1971. Farm stocks, at 2,375 mill ion bushels, were 4 percent less than a year ago while off-farm stocks, at 954 mill ion bushels, were up 6 percent. Disappearance from all storage positions durin~ January-March is indicated at 1,486 mill ion bushels, compared wit h 1,320 mill ion bushels used in the same quarter a year ago. Soybeans in all positions totaled nearly 506 mi l l ion bushels April I, 1973, down 8 percent from a year earl ier and the smallest for t he date since 1967. At 147 mill ion bushels, farm stocks were ..of f 33 percent but off- f arm stocks of 358 mi l l ion bushels were up 7 percent from a year ago. All wheat i n storage April 1, 1973 totaled 923 mi l l ion bush els, 24 percent below a year earl ie r and the lowest April I stocks since 1968. Off-farm stoc ks, at 607 mi l l ion bushels, were 11 percent below April 1,1 972. Farm ho ld i ngs o f 316 million bushels were 40 percent below a year earl ier and t he lowes t April 1 stocks s ince 1967. Disappearance from all storage positions for January- March i s indicated at 473 mill ion bushels, compared with 337 mill ion i n the comparable quarter a ye ar earl ier. Rye stocks in all position s on Ap ril 1, 1973 t o tal ed L~9. 1 mi l l i o n bushel s, slightly less than a year earl ier but 43 percent mo r e tha n Ap ri l I, 197 1 sto c k s . Farm hold ings of 13. I mi l l ion bushels were 24 perce n t be low las t y ear whi le o ff -fa rm s t o c k s i nc reased 12 percent. Oats stored i n all pos iti ons on Apr il 1, 1973 to tal ed 586 mi l l i o n bus he ls , 20 percent below last year's record hig h and the l owe s t Ap r i l 1 stoc k s since 1969. Barley stocks in storage on April 1,1 973 to tal ed 263 mil li o n bus hels, 7 perce n t le ss than a year earl ier but 2 percen t mo r e t han Apr il 1 , 1971 . Sorqhum qrain in storage April 1, 1973 t o tal e d 366 mi l li o n bu s he l s , l l L,l mi l l i on bushels below a year ago and 10 mi l l ion bu sh el s a bo v e Ap r i l 1, 191 1 hold ings. Both farm and off-farm stocks are sharply be l ow a y ear ea r l i e r Fa r m ho l din g s of 98 mill i o n bushe I s were down 32 percen t ; o ff - f a r m ho l d i ng s of 268 mil l ion bu she I s we r e 20 percent below April I, 1972 stocks. Un ited St a t e s Stocks of grains , Apr il 1 , 1973 vii th campa ri son s ( in thousa nd bus he J s ) Grain and position Ap r . 1 , 371 Apr . 1 1372 Jan . 1 J973 Apr. 1 1973 ALL \.JHEA T On Fa rms ..!/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mi l l s , Elev. & Whse s . 1/1/ TOTAL 381 , 098 1, 930 677 ,407 1,060 ,435 525 ,478 1, 978 682 , 983 1,210 ,439 507 , 332 1 , 8 27 886 , 974 1,3 96 ,13 3 315,630 1, 822 605, 542 922, 994 RYE On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 10 , 21 9 529 23 .613 34 . 361 17,174 42 2. 31. 736 49 . 332 16,062- 227 37,831 54 , 120 13,061 226 35,823 49 .110 CO RN On Fa rms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 1, 875,221 59,196 611.02L~ 2. 545.44 1 2,482 , 580 28, 869 869 . 2LJ0 3 .380 ,689 3, 673, 656 26, 096 1,1 15 . 359 2,375,024 25,463 928.982 3.329,469 OATS On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mi l l s , Ele v. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL BARLEY On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 509,833 11 ,30 5 188 , 235 709 .37 3 141 , 7 4 2 5,08 1 109 ,938 507, 299 10, 874 217 .83G 736.009 165,7 84 3 , 688 11 4 ,297 283., 769 559 , 39 1 8, 254 21 1,863 779 ,508 246,2 40 2 115.566 361. 808 379,578 7 ,209 198.837 585 .624 166,369 I 96 , 590 262.960 SOKGHU t1 On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills , Elev. & Wh se s . 1/ 1/ TOTAL 87 , 885 3, 169 264. 912 355.966 143 ,347 51 336, 31 1 479 . 709 225, 972 47 401. 783 627,802 98 , 179 47 267, 690 365.916 SOYBEA NS On Farms 1/ i7 Commodity Credit Corp. 2/ Mi l l s , Elev. & Whses. 1/ 246,49 1 2, 411 366.652 218,60 9 333, 677 434,6 15 0 437. 924 147,317 0 358.417 . TOTAL 615 .554 552. 286 872 .539 505.734 1/ Est i mates of the Crop Reporting Board. 1/ C. C. C.--owned gra in at bi n sites. 1/ A l l off-farm storages not otherw ise desi gnated, i nc l ud i ng terminals and processing plan ts. Includes C.C.C.--owned gra in in these storages. FRAS I ER T. GALLO~JAY PA UL E. \!I LL IAM S Agr i cultural Statistician In Charge Agri cul tura l Statist ician The St a ti s t i c a l Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 ~Jest Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, i n co ope r a t i o n w ith the Georgia Departmen t o f Agric ult ure. Arter l"1ve Days xe turn to United States Department of Agricul ture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~:;~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stote l Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 Athe ns , G~ O: WI <: ">, \leek Ending April 30,1 973 Re l ea se d 3 p.m. Monda y PLA NTING PROBLEMS PERSIST Athens, Ga., April 30 -- Planting probl ems continued to plague Georgia f a rme r s last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv ice. Heavy rains begi nning a t mid-week interrupted what had begun as a very active planti ng week i n central and southern areas. North Georgia was wet the ent ire period and made littl e , i f any, progress. At week's end, soil moisture was rated surplus in al I but a f ew s cat t e red counties. County Extension Agents over the State repor t ed plan tin g p ro g re s s far behind normal for the date. They also pred icted considerable replant ing wil I be necessary on those acres alread y seeded due to silting, washing and c rus t i ng of f ields by the heavy rains. Corn waS only 55 percent planted compa re d with ove r 80 per ce nt no rma l l y expected by th is date. Even wi t h the interrupt ion, abo ut 25 percen t of t he to t al expected acreage was seeded during the per iod. Cotton p~antings stood at 31 percent complet io n compa re d wi th 60- 70 percent normally expected. Only about 5 percent of t he crop had emer ge d \~h i le one- f ou r t h to one-half would usually be up and growing by now. About 20 percent of the total peanut ac reage was seede d ea r l y i n the wee k , but this brought the total-to-date to only 26 percent planted. This was about one-third the progress expected in a normal year. Soybean plantings still were l ess than I percent of acreage expected but only about 5 percent wou l d normally be pl anted by this date. Tobacco was 94 percent transplanted at the e nd of t he period. A number of counties indicated they were through but rain and wind damag e ha d lowered the crop's overall condition . Small qrains were rated in fair to most l y good cond ition but h igh -moisture related diseases, particularly mi l dew, we re becoming mo re serious. Peaches we re rated fair to good. Poor pol I ina t ion a nd addi t ional tree losses were noted as factors expected to reduce production t his year , alon g wi t h the earl ier cold wea t he r damage. Both pa~tures and I i ve s t ock were re po r ted in good condition. State Ma r ke t Managers repor ted Geo rg i a ' s ve oe t abl e a nd me l on crops in mostly fa ir to good condition. Excessive mo i s t u re conditions dur i ng t he la t t e r part of the week hampe red progress considerably. ':fEATHER SUMMARY -- Heavy to excess ive rainfal l occ u r red i n a l l sec tions of Georgia during the week ending Fr iday, April 27. The ra i ny wea t he r began early Tuesday and continued, with only minor breaks, unt il early Friday . Totals var ied over the State from just under an inch to over 6 inches with most of the heav ier amount s in south and central areas. Alma received over 4 i nc he s during the 24-hour period ending Thursday morning and almost 7 inches during the 3-day rainy period. Flash flooding was reported i n several areas of the State. The rainfall was generally I ightest in the ea s t central section. The ra ins ended early Friday as drier and cooler air moved into the State from the northwest and all areas enjoyed a sunny but cool weekend. Temperatures were quite warm at the beginning of the per iod, moderated somewhat at mid-week under cloudy , rainy sk ies and became muc h cooler than normal dur ing the weekend. Highs were in the 70's in the north and 80's in th e south on Mo nda y and Tuesday but were mos t l y in the 60's and 70's dur ing the remainder of t he period. Lows were seasonally wa rm until the weekend whe n they d ropped t o j us t unde r freezing in th e mountains and to the 40's in the extreme sout h , The northern th i rd of t he St ate experienced read ings l n the 30's and I ight frost was repor ted i n several a rea s . Ave rage s for t he week ranged fro m 2 to 5 degrees below no rma l . The outlook for the period Ue dne s da y t hrou gh Fr iday ca l l s f o r a c hance of showers and mild 'r1e dne s da y . The threat of showers s hould e nd Thur sd a y as cool er we at he r moves in. Friday wi l l be fa ir and cool. Hi ghest t emperat u re s wil l occ ur We dne s da y af ternoon and range from t he low 70's north to the l ow 80 's sout h. I t wil l be coo l e s t Fr iday .. ~1!~_!~~!_!~~91~~_f!~~_~~~!_~_Q~~!!~_!~_ ! ~ ~ _~pe ~!_~Q~ ~ ~ ~~ E ~ ~ _ The Statistical Reporting Service , Athe ns , Geo rgia, i n coopera ti o w i t h t he Coopera t ive Extension Service, University of Georgia; Georg i a Depa r t men t o f Agr i cult ure ; a nd t he Nat iona l Weather Service, NOAA, U. S. Dep artmen t of Comme rce . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMKERCE NATIONAL W.wATHER SERVICE Athens , Geor gia NOAA Prec i.p i t a ti on Fo r Th e We. k Eudi ng Apr i 1 27, 19 73 &&0 GI Tempe r a t u r e e x t r emes f or t h e wee k e ndi ng !':i:t ) {'1 1. .'J} l ~':' '':''' f F r o 'i i ~) :i_ orla l ) * For t he peri od Ap r i l 28 - 30 , T Le s s t h a n . 005 i n c h . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agri cul tur e Statistical Reporting Servi ce 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 10 1 ~() FARM REPORT ! "~' .JJ 7 c.: j 3 I r / ~G\A 3/ J---- GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE , JU! 1 8 "-. , ,4 " /. JJ I I Hay 1973 I GEORGIA SOYBEANS _. _ 1 ---- County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Production - 1972 PrelI'minary District and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DISTRICT 1 Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Mur r ay Polk Walker Whitfield Other Counties 1,100 1,200 3,100 6 ,800 4,300 800 1,100 2,300 100 23.0 24.0 24.0 25.5 22.0 20.0 24.0 21.0 22.0 25,300 28 ,800 74,400 173,400 94,600 16,000 26,400 48,300 2,200 TOTAL 20,800 23.5 489 ,400 DISTRICT 2 Barrow Clarke Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Jackson Oconee walton Other Counties TOTAL 300 1,000 300 200 500 1,400 4,400 3,000 200 11,300 19 .0 20.0 25.0 19.0 19.0 19.5 18.5 21.0 19.0 19.6 5,700 20,000 7,500 3,800 9,500 27,300 81,400 63,000 3,800 222,000 DISTRICT 3 Banks El ber t Franklin Hart Madison Oglethorpe Other Counties TOTAL 150 2,300 1,400 4,200 6,800 3,000 250 18,100 18.0 16.0 14.5 14.5 20.0 21.0 15.2 17.9 2,700 36,800 20,300 60,900 136,000 63,000 3,800 323,500 Hay 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEAl~S County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Product ion - 1972 Preliminary Di s t r i c t and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bu s h e l s DISTRICT 4 Clayton Coweta Fayette Harris He nr y Lamar Ma c on Mar i on Mer i we t her Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Ups on Other Counties 120 500 480 300 3,200 620 25,800 850 1,200 3,000 1,700 2,200 520 5,700 140 200 170 20 .0 18.0 20 . 0 11.0 20.0 20.0 14.5 12 .0 18.5 19 .0 12.0 19.0 12.5 12.0 15.0 16.0 18.2 2, 400 9,000 9,600 3,300 64,000 12, 400 374 ,100 10 ,200 22>200 57,000 20, 400 41,800 6 ,500 68,400 2,100 3 ,200 3,100 TOTAL 46,700 15.2 709,700 DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston Jasper Jo hnson Jones Laurens Jlion t gomer y Mo r g a n Newt on Peach Pulaski Rockdale Treut1en Twi ggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson Other Counties TOTAL 720 2,700 7,800 1,200 6,600 6,600 840 26,400 100 3,900 420 21,900 2,500 750 250 16,800 9,200 140 480 1,300 15,200 4,200 1,400 100 131,500 15.0 11.0 10.5 19.0 14.5 10.5 17.5 14.5 16 .0 10.0 15.0 12.0 11. 0 16.0 18. 0 12. 5 9.5 20.0 12.5 10.0 9.5 9.5 12 .0 12.0 12.0 10,800 29,700 81,900 22 , 800 95 ,700 69,300 14,700 382,800 1,600 39,000 6 ,300 262,800 27,500 12,000 4,500 210,000 87,400 2,800 6 ,000 13,000 144,400 39,900 16,800 1,200 1,582,900 Hay 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreage. Yield and Production - 1972 Pre1iminarv District and County Harvested Acr es Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DI STRI CT 6 Bulloch Burke Candl er Col umbi a Ef fingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenki ns McDuf fie Richmond Screven War r en 35,800 60,600 10,000 400 10,800 10,600 2,100 37,600 12 ,600 1,600 5,600 34 ,000 3,600 19 .0 12.5 14.5 13.0 19.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.5 14 .5 13.5 13.5 18.5 680,200 757,500 145,000 5 ,200 205,200 111,300 23,100 432,400 157,500 23,200 75,600 459,000 66,600 TOTAL 225,300 13.9 3,141,800 DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decat ur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Mi ller l1i t c he l l Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Ter r ell Thoma s Webster TOTAL 2,000 4,000 850 6,700 1,200 2,200 4,200 7,400 3,400 2,600 50 700 2,200 800 19,800 4,609 13,000 300 76,000 17 .5 17.5 18.0 19.0 18.0 19.5 22 .0 16.5 18.0 17.0 18.0 15.0 19 .5 17.5 13.0 14.5 20.0 14.0 17 .0 35 ,000 70,000 15,300 127 ,300 21,600 42,900 92 ,400 122 ,100 61,200 44,200 900 10,500 42,900 , 14,000 257,400 66 ,700 260,000 4,200 1,288,600 May 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Production - 1972 Preliminary District and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth 2,600 960 8,900 22,000 520 1,400 3,400 10,200 12,800 17,600 120 3,900 2,000 900 4,900 3,000 5,900 2,100 4,500 4,600 17.0 12.5 19.0 21.5 17.5 19.5 15.5 20.0 13.5 12.5 20.0 12.0 14.5 20.0 20.0 11.5 14.0 15.0 11.0 15.5 ~~". ~- 44,200 12,000 'J i69,100 473,000 co 9,100 27,300 52,700 204,000 172 ,800 220,000 ~.~ 2,400 46,800 29,000 18,000 98,000 34,500 82,600 31,500 49,500 71,300 TOTAL 112,300 16.5 1,847,800 DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Bryan Chatham Evans Long Pierce Tattna11 Toombs Ware Wayne Other Counties TOTAL STATE TOTAL 1,800 900 2,100 880 6,300 200 2,200 8,400 3,700 840 500 180 28,000 670,000 15.5 18.0 17.0 17 .5 16.0 15.5 18.5 15.5 13.0 17 .5 17.0 16.7 15.9 15.0 27,900 16,200 35,700 15,400 100,800 3,100 40,700 130,200 48,100 14,700 8,500 3,000 444,300 10,050,000 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge w. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. .. ! .J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA Hay 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Es t i ma t es - Acr eag e , Yield and Production - 1972 Preliminary Di str i c t and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Produc tion Bushels Bushels DISTRI CT 1 Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Hurr ay Polk Wal ker Whi t fie l d Other Counties 1,100 1,200 3,100 6,800 4,300 800 1,100 2,300 100 23.0 24.0 24.0 25.5 22.0 20.0 24.0 21.0 22.0 25,300 28 ,600 74,400 173 ,400 94,600 16,000 26,400 48 ,300 2,200 TOTAL 20,800 23.5 489 ,400 DISTRI CT 2 Barrow Clarke Forsyth Fulton Gwinnett Jackson Oconee wal t on Other Counties TOTAL 300 1,000 300 200 500 1,400 4,400 3,000 200 11,300 19.0 20.0 25 .0 19.0 19.0 19.5 18.5 21.0 19.0 19.6 5,700 20,000 7,500 3,800 9,500 27,300 81,400 63,000 3,800 222,000 DISTRI CT 3 Banks Elber t Frankl i n Hart Madi s on Ogl et hor pe Other Counties TOTAL 150 2,300 1,400 4,200 6,300 3,000 250 18,100 18.0 16.0 14.5 14.5 20.0 21.0 15 .2 17.9 2,700 36,800 20,300 60,900 136,000 63,000 3,800 323,500 Nay 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Production - 1972 Preliminary District and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuf f i e Richmond Screven Warren 35,800 60,600 10,000 400 10,800 10,600 2,100 37,600 12,600 1,600 5,600 34,000 3,600 19.0 12.5 14.5 13.0 19.0 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.5 14.5 13.5 13.5 18.5 680,200 757,500 145,000 5,200 205,200 111,300 23,100 432,400 157,500 23,200 75,600 459,000 66,600 TOTAL 225,300 13.9 3,141,800 DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Hiller 11i t c he 11 Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster TOTAL 2,000 4,000 850 6,700 1,200 2,200 4,200 7,400 3,400 2,600 50 700 2,200 800 19,800 4,600 13,00'0 300 76,000 17 .5 17.5 18.0 19 .0 18.0 19.5 22.0 16.5 18.0 17.0 18.0 15.0 19.5 17.5 13.0 14.5 20.0 14.0 17.0 35,000 70,000 15,300 127,300 21,600 42,900 92,400 122,100 61,200 44,200 900 10,500 42,900 14,000 257,400 66,700 260,000 4,200 1,288,600 May 1973 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Production - 1972 Preliminary District and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth 2,600 960 8,900 22,000 520 1,400 3,400 10,200 12,800 17,600 120 3,900 2,000 900 4,900 3,000 5,900 2,100 4,500 4,600 17 .0 12.5 19.0 21.5 17 .5 19.5 15.5 20.0 13.5 12.5 20.0 12.0 14.5 20.0 20.0 11.5 14.0 15.0 11.0 15.5 c- ;- .J 44,200 12 ,000 169,100 473,000 9,100 27,300 52,700 204,000 172,800 220,000 2,400 46,800 29,000 18,000 98,000 34,500 82,600 31,500 49,500 71,300 TOTAL 112,300 16.5 1,847,800 DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Bryan Chatham Evans Long Pierce Tattna11 Toombs Ware Wayne Other Counties TOTAL STATE TOTAL 1,800 900 2,100 880 6,300 200 2,200 8,400 3,700 840 500 180 28,000 ---- 670,000 15.5 18.0 17 .0 17.5 16.0 15.5 18.5 15.5 13.0 17.5 17.0 16.7 15.9 - ----- 15.0 27,900 16,200 35,700 15,400 100,800 3,100 40,700 130,200 48,100 14,700 8,500 3,000 - 444,300 -- 10,050,000 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT MARCH ,.973 GEORGI A .J ~. iJar ci:l Red iie a t Production Below Year Agu S L A U G H T E. R III JRe l e a s e d 5/2/73 ,v I ,. Georgia's red meat production in commer cial pl ant s dur ing ilar c h 1973 totaled 34.7 million pounds, according to t he Ge orgia Cr op Repo r t ing Service . This was 13 percent below the 40 million during the same mon th last ye.ar but 13 percent a bove the 30.8 million pounds for February 1973. Cattle Slaughter Commercial p l a n t s in Georgi a r eporte d 24 ,700 he a d of cattle s l augh t e r e d during Ha r ch 1973--3,000 above last month and ZOO ab ov e March 1972. Calf Slaughter Bar ch calf slaughter in Georgia pl ant s n umbered 1 , 000 head -- t he same as in February 1973 but 1,400 below Mar ch 1972 . Hog Slaughter Commercial hog slaughter i n Georgia plant s total ed 162, 000 head in Har ch 1973, 18,000 more than in the previous month bu t 38,000 l e s s than in Ma r c h 1972. 48 STATES dar ch Re d Me a t Production Dow~ 9 Per cent Fr om 1972 Commercial production of red mea t in the 48 States totaled 2,967 million pounds in Mar ch , down 9 percent from a year earlier . Commer c i a l meat production includes slaughter in federally inspected and other slaug hter p lan t s , but exc l ude s animals slaughtered on farms. iia r ch 1973 included 22 weekdays and 5 Saturday s while Mar ch 1972 included 23 weekdays and 4 Saturdays. Beef Production Down 5 Percent From A Year Ear l i e r Beef production in Ha r ch was 1,77 2 mi l l i on pounds, down 5 percent from the 1,867 miilion pounds produced in t1a r c h 1972. Ca t t le ki l led t otaled 2,879 ,500 head, down 5 percent from a ye a r earlier. Live ue i ght per he ad was 1 , 037 pounds, 4 pounds lighter than Har ch 1972. Veal Output 24 Percent Below Mar ch 1972 The r e we r e 31 million pounds of veal produced dur ing Ha r ch. down 24 percent from 1972". The 224,900 calves slaughtered we r e 30 pe r ce nt be l ow a ye a r ear l ie r . Live weight per head was 242 pounds, up 13 pounds from Mar ch 1972. Pork Production Down 14 Percent Fr om A Year Ear l i er Por k pr oduc t i on i n Ma r ch totaled 1 ,133 mill i on pounds , down 14 percent from a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7,032, 900 hea d , down 16 percent from rla r ch 1972. Live weLght; per head was 237 pounds, t he same a s a year e a rlier . Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 6.8 pounds compared with 7 .9 i n Har ch 1972. Lamb And Hutton Dmm 22 Percent Fr om i:lar ch 1972 There wer e 40 million po un ds of l amb and mut t on pr oduc e d i n Ha 'rc.h, 22 pe r c en t beLow a year earl ier. Sheep and lamb s laugh te r tota l e d 736 ,900 hea d , do~m 22 percent. Ave r a ge live weight was 110 pounds, 2 pounds heavie r than a year earlier. Poultry Production Down 5 Percent From ilarch 1972 Produ ction of poul t r y meat during Ma r ch to taled 781 million pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 5 percent less than a year earlier but 8 percent more than in February 1973 . Specie GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Numb e r Slaughtered i'la r ch 1972 1973 Average Live We i gh t Ha r ch 1972 1973 II Total Live Vieight March 1972 1973 1,000 Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds Georgia : Cattle Calves Ho g s Sheep and Lambs 24.5 24.7 901 912 2.4 1.0 434 437 200.0 162.0 224 224 22,074 1,042 44,300 22,526 487 36,288 48 St a t e s : Cattle 3,037.3 2,879.5 1,041 1,037 3,161,709 2,985,051 Calves 319 .3 224.9 229 242 72,998 54,480 Hogs 8,409 .4 7,032.9 237 237 1,992,870 1,664,834 Sheep and Lambs 948.4 736. 9 108 110 102,4 76 81.228 II Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter , excludes farm slaughter . Commodity and Unit AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FAillIERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, APRIL 15, 1973 WITH COt1PARISONS Apr. 15 1972 GEORGIA Ma r . 15 1973 Apr. 15 1973 UNITED STATES Apr. 15 Ha r . 15 Apr . 15 1972 1 973 1 973 FRASIER T. GALLOW~Y Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture . At t er l"1ve lJay s Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFI CI AL BUSINESS ) 07 A GEORGIA C R O P REPOHTIN G SERVICE ~ W~~rnITJtr ill ~~ill~illt? ATHENS, GEORGIA " '" \ ' 2 Ma y 2, 197 3 BROILER T YPE Placement o f broiler chick s i n G eo r g ia durin g t he w e e k e n ded Ap ril 28 w as 8,792,000--2 per cent less than the p r e vio us wee k and 7 p e r c e nt l ess t ha n the comparable week last year, according to t he Ge orgia Crop Rep or tin g S e r vice. An estimated 10,791,000 broi l e r t ype eggs we re s et by G eorgia ha t c he r i e s - - 2 percent more than the previo us week b ut 6 pe r c e nt l es s than t he comparable we ek a year earlie r , Placement of broiler chicks i n 2 1 r e p orting States totaled 63,721, OOO- -slightly less than the previous week and 3 p ercent 1e s s t h a n the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 78, 398,000- -2 per c e nt m o r e than the previous week but 2 percent less than a year a g o . Week Ended Feb. 24 Mar . 3 Mar . 10 Mar . 17 Mar. 24 Mar . 31 Apr . 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 GEORGIP. EGGS S ET , HAT C H ING S A N D CHICK P L A CE M E N T S ; N et Cross State Eg gs Set J:../ M o ve rn e nt of Chicks I Chi .ck s P l a c e d for I B r a ile r s in Georgia 1972 I 197 3 %of yea r ago 197 2. 19 73 I I I 197 2 1973 % of year ago I Thousands 11,384 11,367 11,091 11,378 11, 525 11, 584 10, 576 10, 70 2 10,61 2 10, 397 10 ,881 11, 144 I I 93 I 94 I 96 91 94 96 T hous a n d s I 1-180 /- 4 1- 16 7 -128 I- 9 5 -118 II /- 194 t 73 I I- 8 2 -1 25 - 91 f. 2 I T hous a n d s I I 9, 528 7, 4 96 I 9 , 57 6 8, 24 7 ! 9, 2 18 8, 428 j I 9,24 3 I 9, 2.44 8 ,393 8, 508 I 9, 12 1 8,699 79 86 91 91 92 95 11,573 11 ,232 I I 11 ,237 11, 508 11 ,007 10 , 7 18 10, 597 10,791 95 !-142 I 95 !- 174 i I 94: t 77 ! 94 I I !-1 16 -171 -148 - 122 - 158 9, 279 I 9,463 I ! 9, .1.:0 0 I : 9, 474 8,3 08 8,7 06 8,941 8,792 90 92 95 93 I E GG TYPE Ha t c h of egg type chicks in G eo r gia d ur ing the week ende d April 28 was 1,098,000 --7 percent l ess than. th e pr e v i o u s w e e k but 2 1 p er c e n t m or e t h a n t h e comparable week last year. An estimat ed 1, 2 1 1, 0 00 eg g s fo r t he p r o d u c t i o n of egg type chicks were set by Georgia h a tcheries, 1 pe rc e n t les s t h a n th e p r e vi o u s w eek but 15 percent more than the comparable week las t ye a r . In the four s tates that accounted for a bout 24 perce nt of the hatch of all egg t yp e chicks in t h e U. S. in 1972, hatchings dur i ng the w e ek e n d ed A p r i l 28 were up 11 percent and settings were up 8 percent fr om a year ago . State Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Mi ss . Tota1 197 3 Total 1972* EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1973 Apr. Eggs Set Apr . Apr . I I % o f I Chicks Hatched Apr. I year ~pr. Apr . %of year 14 21 28 ag o 2/ 14 21 28, ago 2/ Thous ands Thousands 1, 239 1, 797 1, 218 1, 74 4 1, 211 1, 307 1 115 1, 093 101 1, 183 1, 185 1, 220 I 1,098 121 I 1, 317 107 102 142 254 118 2 16 177 140 66 352 3, 4 90 334 . 362 3, 4 3- 8 3 134 10 1 10 8 , 352 2 844 351 2, 933 309 2 864 134 111 3,578 3 ,27 2 2, 9 12 2, 583 2, 64 8 2, 578 UJo of Last Year 98 105 108 11 0 I II III 1/ Includes e gg s set by hatcherie s pro d ucing chi c k s fo r ha t c he ry s uppl y flo cks . 7./ Current wee k as p er cent o f s a m e w e e k l a s t ye a r. * R e v i s e d, B R OILER TYPE E G G S SET AND CHIC KS P LACED IN C OMME RCIAL A ..{. EAS B Y vVEE KS- 1973 Pag. .e 2 STATE Ap r. 14 E GGS SET Week Ended A pr . 21 A pr. 28 Thousands 0/0 of year ago 1/ CHICKS PLACED Week E nded Apr . .Apr , I Ll 21 Apr 28 Tho usands Maine P ennsylvania Indiana Mis so uri Delaw ar e Ma ryla nd Vi r ginia West Virgin ia N orth Car olina S o ut h Carolin a 2, 1 23 2,05 5 542 394 3 ,323 5, 586 2 , 196 0 7,96 2 587 2, 180 1,882 4 86 362 3,264 5, 336 2, 129 0 8, 073 555 2, 129 2,263 53 2 50 8 3, 285 5, 511 2, 175 0 8, 0 60 607 95 1, 69 1 12 2 I 1, 19 6 10 6 I I 31 0 I 129 485 10 7 I 3 ,4 16 101 4 , 07 6 96 1, 54 6 - 364 97 6 , 11 3 10 2 54 9 1,695 1,44 7 265 460 3 , 13 5 4,4 15 1, 423 4 84 6, 163 567 1, 66 0 1, 24 4 4 04 341 3,40 8 4 , 0 26 1,666 362 6, 237 549 GEO R G I A 10,71 8 10 , 597 10, 791 94 8,7 06 8,941 8, 79 2 F'I o r i da T e nnes see A l a bama Mis si s sippi -A r kari s a s Louis iana T exas \Va s hi ngt o n Oregon California 1,7 84 I 734 11 , 207 5,729 14, 291 1, 0 75 5, 024 440 589 2 , 14 3 TOTAL 1973 (21 States ) 7 8, 50 2 1, 77 8 593 11,11 7 5,74 2 13 , 7 19 1, 13 6 4, 798 3 93 539 2, 218 76, 897 1, 886 613 11 , 145 5, 823 13 , 824 1, 14 0 4, 94 1 437 526 2 ,2 02 7 8, 39 8 11 2 1, 2 5 6 78 1, 13 0 95 8, 877 92 5, 19 8 96 11,16 5 11 3 992 99 4, 001 105 3 10 10 3 i 353 96 1,787 98 63 ,5 21 1, 3 9 5 1, 24 0 8, 6 85 5, 241 10, 71 4 1,0 86 4 , 034 391 361 1, 888 64 , 03 0 1, 178 1, 14 2 8, 882 5, 24 2 10 ,494 1, 558 3,93 2 464 33 1 1, 8 09 63 , 72 1 TOTAL 1972* (21 States ) 80, 053 79 ,74 3 80,312 I 0/0 o f Last Year II 98 96 98 I 1/ C ur r e n t week as pe r c e nt of same week las t year. 64,6 35 98 *Revis ed. 64,92 1 99 65, 814 97 o/u of year ago 1/ 104 109 118 65 10 8 108 100 78 95 88 93 97 .' 90 101 95 88 148 95 92 106 100 97 I ! Q) ..,J-l ::j ..-I :l ~ .U.. ..I.'.d. ..u....,. J-l en , J-l til Q) ~ (bJ)ll....Qc.), ...S....:,:> , ! 'c ~ Q) H ::j +J ..-l ::I U al oM U O +J Hcoo M:> s:: < H +J..-I al al O H'+-ltll al'" ::1 0 +J co H +J Otll t""l til al+JS:: tIl ~S::oM Z~ al+J "1:1tllH CIlI3 H tlloM tIl :>,+J 0 0 CO ::J tll HP. H H ~ ~ tll al~O a:>l apl' l=l ~ ..-l +Jc.!a>l ~ CIl ..-t tll al .. U ~ CIlU~ CIlH Q)oM S::~ H +J+J ..-Ial~ altllCll\O ,.d O +J+JoM CO+J ~tIl+Jrl< ~ tll "1:1 ~1 al tll +J osM:: ::J > 3 I) REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE A THENS, GEORGIA APRIL ~5 ~rY ~973 7 r ~ /'J AGRICULTURAL PRICES j May 2, 1973 GEORGIA I~ DE X UP I POI NT The Al I Commodities Index of Pri ces Received by Georgi a f a rme r s in April was 160 percent, an increase of 1 point above the previous mont h and 49 points over April 1972, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The April All Crops Index was the Same a s th e prev ious mont h at 141 percent. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 175 perce n t, 2 po i nts above the previous mont h and 69 points over April 1972. Inc re a se s i n the prices of chickens and turkeys were responsible for mos t of the ris e. UNITED STATES PRICES REC EIVED INDEX Dm-/N 2 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UP 2 PO INTS The Index of Prices Received by Farme r s decl ined 2 points (I t percent) to 157 percent of the January-December 1967 average during the mon th end e d April 15, 1973. Contributing most to the decrease were lo wer prices fo r hogs, ca ttl e , strawberries, mi l k, calves, and lamts. Higher pr ices f o r onions , lettuce , wheat , and broilers were only partially offsetting. The Index was 32 percent a bove a ye ar earl ier . The Index of Prices Pa id by Farmers for Commodit ies and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for April 15 was 140, up 2 points ( It percent) from midMarch. Higher wage rates and prices for seeds, fertil izer and I ime, food and tobacco, clothing, and building materials more than offset lower pri ces pa id for feed and feeder livestock. The index was 12 percent above a year earl ier. 1967 - 100 INDEX NUMBERS - - GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Ma r , 15 1972 Apr. 15 1972 Ma r , 15 1973 Ap r , 15 1973 GEORGIA Prices Received AII Commod i tie s All Crops 116 I1I 159 160 117 117 141 141 Livestock and Livestock Products 116 106 173 175 --------------------------~------- -- ------------- ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UN !TED STATES Prices Received 120 119 159 157 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes & Farm Wage Rates 124 125 138 140 Rat io .!/ 97 95 115 11 2 .!/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers t o Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. FRAS I ER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAH Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Serv ice , USDA , 1861 We st Broad St reet , At hens , Georg ia , in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agri culture . PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS. APR IL 15 , 1973 WITH COMPA RISONS Commodity and Unit GEORG IA Apr. 15 Mar. 15 Ap r , 15 1972 1973 1973 UN ITED STATES Apr. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 1972 1973 1973 PRICES RECEIVED: YJheat, bu. $ Oats, bu. $ Corn, bu. $ Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton $ Soybeans, bu. $ Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ Hay, baled, ton: All $ Alfalfa $ Other 2/ $ Mil k Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt. $ Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 11 $ Cows, cwt , 1/ $ Steers & Heifers, cwt. s Ca Ives, cwt , $ Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt. Fluid Ma r ke t $ Manufactured $ All $ Turkeys, 1b. Chickens, l b, : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz. 1.36 .93 1. 31 31.5 3.25 7. 10 32.50 37.00 32.50 300.00 21.60 27.90 22.50 31.60 40.00 7.00 7.00 25.0 7.5 12.0 32.2 26.7 60.0 2. 10 1. 14 1. 76 31 .0 6.25 8.55 34.00 40.00 34.00 365.00 36. 10 39.50 32.00 45.00 58.00 117 .65 317.65 -28.0 13. a 23.5 52.9 50.1 70.0 2.20 1. 14 1. 76 ::33. a 6.00 8.75 35.00 40.00 35.00 365. 00 33.40 38.40 32.00 42.90 57.30 !17.55 !17.55 29.0 17 .0 25.5 50. 4 47. 2 70.0 1. 36 .635 I. 13 30.75 - . 3.37 7.64 2.06 .771 I. 37 26.24 53.80 6.05 8.27 28.00 29.20 25.50 383.00 22.50 31.90 23.30 34.00 41.40 35.40 37.00 32.40 462.00 38.30 43.60 33.40 3/46.20 - 58.20 6.13 3/5.00 - 5.85 1121.8 116.84 3/5.53 3/6.52 -28.4 8.2 12.0 3/12.9 23.3 1./27 . 8 47.2 2.15 .774 1.42 27.06 6.14 8.88 33.90 35.40 30.60 472.00 35.10 42.40 32.70 44.70 56.20 4/6.67 4/5.49 ~/6.38 31.0 13 .6 25.5 46.9 PRICES PAID, FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% protein 16% protein 18% protein 20% protein Hog Feed, 14%-18% $ 75.00 100.00 108.00 $ 82.00 109.00 103.00 $ 84.00 114.00 108.00 $ 88.00 121.00 115.00 73.00 78.00 81.00 85.00 92.00 101.00 109.00 115.00 91.00 98.00 106.00 III .00 prote in, cwt. $ Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. $ Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $ Bran, cwt , $ Middl i ngs , cwt. $ Co rn Me a 1, cwt. $ Poultry Feed, ton: 4.55 6.10 5.90 5.30 9.20 8.80 6.20 13 .00 12.50 4.35 5.90 5.60 4.40 5.80 5.50 3.65 4.50 4.45 4.73 6.20 6.06 5.65 10.00 9.49 6.14 12.60 12.10 4.02 5.39 5.21 4.05 5.37 5.16 3.51 4.21 4.18 Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Chick Starter Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton $ 89.00 125.00 120.00 96.00 133.00 130.00 $ 81.00 116.00 111.00 85.00 122.00 118.00 $ 96.00 150.00 138.00 101.00 146.00 143.00 $ 41.00 45.00 45.00 40.70 48.70 47.70 $ 38.00 42.00 42.50 36.40 43.80 42.30 11 IICOWS" and " steers and he l fe rs !' combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 21 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacem~nt. 11 Revised. 41 Prel iminary. 21 Includes all hay except alfalfa. Atter l"ive JJays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS A thens , C;, eorg l Cl Week Ending May 7, 1973 Released 3 p.m . Monda y Crops Off to a Slow Start Athens, Ga., May 7 -- Most of Georgia's spring-planted crops are having trouble getting underway this year , according to the Geor gia Cr op Reporting Serv i c e. Frequent and heavy rains earlier in the year have thro,~ plant ing seriously off-schedule. Many of those fields that did get planted have produced poor stand s due t o cool s oi l temperatures and crusting of soils from the heavy rains. Last we ek ' s repor t ed condi t ion f or several crops was the lowest in recent years. County Extension Agents judged soil moistur e to be at surplus levels for most northern and south central areas. Elsewhere, moisture supplies we r e rated adequate although these too had some we t spots. 11any of the Agent s a l so not e d t hat an unu s ua l l y high percentage of fields will have to be replanted this year . Corn was only 68 percent planted a t the end of the week---considerably below the 90 percent planting normally expected by this date . Overall, the crop was rated fair to good with stands not up to par. Tobacco transplanting wa s 99 percent complete. Condi tion wa s most often rated fair. Stage of development was quite varied with some f ields buttoning-out while others are still being transplanted. Seeding of the cotton crop had reached on ly 46 pe rcen t c ompared with 75-80 percent for most recent years. Only 14 perc ent of the crop had emerged when we would normally have over one-half of the crop up by now. Overall, the c ondi t ion was poor to mostly fair with much replanting expected. The State 's h'lge peanut crop also rece ived low marks wi t h ove r three-fourths of the County Agents rating the crop in fa i r or l ower condition . The se we r e the lowest condition judgments for this period in over fif t e en years. Only 43 pe rc en t of the State's largest dollar-value crop has been planted--les s than one-half the usual planting progress. A combination of poor germination, cool soi ls and s0i l crust ing has caused spotty stands and will make considerable replanting necessary . Only 4 percent of the soybean crop ha s been planted, less than one-third the normal rate of planting. Small grains were rated f a i r t o mostly good . Fields were beginning to change color in southern areas. Ha r vest of these crops for silage was well underway. Peaches received fair to goo d ra t ings for the much smaller crop expected this year. Thinning was underway in those a r e a s lucky enough to have too many peaches on the trees. Pastures and cattle both received high ra tings with 80 percent of the reports placing them in good or above condition. Hana ger s of the State Farmers ' Ma r ke ts repor t ed vegetables and melons in fair to good condition. Cool nighttime temperature s and excessive moisture conditions continue to hamper growth and development . WEATHER SUM}~RY -- Scattered showers developed over the State on Thursday as a cold front approached from the northwest. Rainfall amounts were generally light averaging about .30 inch north and west to .10 or less over portions of southeast and extreme south. Several reporting stations in South Ge or gi a had no rain at all. Temperatures warmed to seasonable leve ls early in the period under fair skies with cloudy skies and mild temperatures at midweek. Clearing skies and much cooler weather followed in the wake of the cold front by the weekend. The coldest temperatures occurred early Saturday mo r n i n g with frost and near freezing temperatures reported over much of the extreme north ranging up to the low 50 's on the coast. Coldest reported temperatures were 29 de grees at Blairsville and 30 at Clayton. New r ecord low temperatures for the date were establ ished at Augusta with 39 degrees and at Columbus with 43. A warming trend was in evidence over the State by ~aturday afternoon . Temperatures for the week averaged from about 2 degrees below normal e xtreme northwest to 5 or 6 degrees below normal eastcentral and south. The outlook for the period Wednesday t hr u Fr iday--chance of showers southeast on Wednesday and over much of the State Thursday or Fr i day . Turning cooler Wednesday with a warming trend Friday. "Lowe r s t t emperature s in the 40 's north and 50's south early Thur sday and warmest Friday afternoon wi t h h igh s mi d 70' s nor th to mid 80's south. The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens , Georgia , i n c oope r a t i on with the Cooperative Ex tens i on Service, University of Geor gi a ; Geo r gia Dep ar t men t of Agr icul tur e ; and the Nat LonaL Weather Service, NOAA , U. S. De pa r tme.nt of Comme r ce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COM>mRCE NATI ONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Pre c ipi t a t ion Fo r The Week End in g May 4, 197 3 GEORGIA Temoe ra t ure e ~treme5 f o r th e wee k end i ng ;1]'.,.: 4 , 1973. .. (Prov i si ona l ) Highe s t : 86 a t Je s up o n th e 3r d . t.owe s t : 29 a t B1 Cl i r svil 1e on Ap r i l 29 t h . H * Fo r t he per iod May 5-7 , 197 3 . T Le s s than . 005 i nc h . After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr icul t ure Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~':> Sf_.POSTAGE & FEESPAID United Dep... .....,;, 01...ic..It.... AGR 101 'I GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTI NG SER ViC E v IJ -1 w~~rnL1Jt? rnm~@I[1 .LEt? ATHENS, GEORG IA M a y 9. 19 73 Plac em ent of broile r chicks i n G e or g i a d u r i n g t h e w e e k eo d e d M ay 5 wa s 8,633,000--2 p e r ce n t 1 Co S s t han t h.e p r e vi ous w e e k an d 5 p er c enz Ie s than th e com parable week l ast year, a c c o r di n g t o t he Geo r gia C r o p Repo r ti ng Se rvi ce . An e s t im a ted 10 , 3 65 , 1) 0 0 br o i l e r yp e eg g s we r e s e t by G e o r gt a I'. a t cheri e s- - l percent m o r e than th e pr eviou s w e e k but 5 perc ent l e s s t h a n t he c o rr p a r a b l e week a ye a r earlier. Plac ement of br oil e r c hi c ks i n 2. ] r epo r t i n g S t a t e s t o t a l e d. 6 2,9 3 2, 0 0 0 --1 percent les s than the pre vi o u s w e e k a n d 3 p erc ent le s s t h a.n t h e compara ble w ee k last year. Broil er t y p e hatchi n g egg s set w er e 77, 9 64 ,0 00 --1 p e r c e rrt le s s than t h e p revio u s week and 2 percent less tha n a ye ar a g o . GE OR GIA EGGS SET , HATCHI NGS AND CHI CK P L A CE M E N T S E g g s Set J:../ IN e t C r o s s Stat";;1 Move m e nt I' ~ - - ---.----------- - --,% of We e k 1972 197 3 I year of C hi cks 1972 19 7 3 I Ended Tho usan d s Ia gi Thousands t Chi ck s Placed fo r B roile r s i n G e o r gi a %of 197 7. 197 3 'lear T ho usan d s ago Mar. 3 11, 367 10,702 i 94 1- 167 --12 8 <.; , 5 7 6 8, 247 86 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 ii: ~i~ i~:~~~ ~~ ~1~~ = i ~ ~ ~: ~.~; ~: ;~~ ~i I", Mar . 24 11,525 ]0 ,8 81 9 4 I- 7 3 - 9 1 9 , 244 8, 508 92 Ma r . 31 11,584 1. , 144 I 9 6 .;. 8 2. ;. 2 9 , l':~ 1 8,6 9 9 95 Apr. 7 11,57 3 1 1, 0 0 7 9 5 ,l1 4 2 - 17 1 9 ,2. 7 9 8, 308 90 Apr . 14 11,23 2 10, 71 8 9 5 1-1 74 -1 4 8 9, 463 8, 7 0 6 92 Apr. 21 11 ,237 10,59 7 94 I- 7 7 -1 2 2 9, 40 0 8, 94 1 95 Apr. 28 11,508 10, 79 1 94 1-11 6 - 158 9, 474 8, 7 9 2 93 May 5 11,43 2 ] 0 , 86 5 9 5 }l4S - 87 9 , 10 3 8,63 3 95 E G G T YPE Hatch o f e g g t yp e chi c ks in G e o r gia d uring the w e e k end ed May 5 was 958,000 - 13 percent l ess t han th e previo us week and 5 p er c e n t less t h an the c o mparable wee k l ast year. An estimate d 1, 3 12. , 0 00 e g gs for the p r o ci. u c t ion o f egg t yp e Ch ick s were set by Georgia hatcheries, 8 p e r c e nt m ore tha n t he p r e vious w eek a n d 3 6 p e r c e nt m o re t han the comparable week last ye ar. In the four s t a t es that accounte d fo r a bo ut 24 pe rc ent o f t he hat ch o f all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 19 7 2, hatc h ings dur i n g t h e wee k e n d ed M a y 5 w e re down 1 percent but settings we r e up 4 6 p er c e n t from a ye a r a go . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI CKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set %of Chicks Hatched Apr. Apr . M ay year Apr. Apr . Ma y 21 28 5 a a 2/ 21 28 5 Tho us a n d s Tho usands %of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s. Total 1973 Total 1972* 1, 21 8 1, 211 1, 3 12 13 6 1,74 4 1, 307 1,6 83 163 142 2 54 290 166 334 3 62 420 115 3 , 4 3 8 3 , 134 3 , 70 5 14 6 3 , 2 7 2 2 ,91 2. 2 , 53 5 1, 185 1,0 9 8 958 95 1, 220 1, 317 1,419 102 177 140 82 41 35 1 309 296 160 2,933 2,864 2,755 99 2 , 64 8 2, 578 2 , 7 8 1 0/0 of _L_a_s_t _Y_ e _a _r _ _'I_ _,~,:1-_0_5 1..O..,.."8.--,_ 1/ Includes e gg s s e t b yhat che r -i e _-_lt_'!_6"=--!..-_ s producin g _ --'--- II- I ---11-1---- 9 9-~----- c hi cks fo r hatche r y s uppl y flocks . "2/ Current week a s p erc. ent o\f' :s"a,n1 e week las t vea r , ~ ~< R e v is ed . BROILER T YP E E G GS SE T A N D CHICKS PLA CED IN CO M ME R CIA L AREAS BY WE E KS- 19 7 3 Page 2 E GGS SET I CHICKS PLACED STATE Week Ended Apr. Apr . 21 28 May. 5 0/0 of year ago 1/ Week Ended Apr. Apr. 21 28 May 5 0/0 o f year ago 1/ Thousands Thousands ..Cs.1:.:l Maine I Penns ylvar.ia I 2 , 18 0 1,882 2, 129 2,263 2, 236 102 2, 176 120 1, 695 1, 660 1, 704 109 1, 4 47 1,244 1, 311 104 ...u...., ...0...0., Indiana 486 532 580 120 26 5 404 317 116 .C..1,l Mi s so ur i 362 508 336 87 I 46 0 341 4 74 99 {J) Delaware , 3, 264 3,285 3,375 112 Maryland I 5,3 3 6 5,511 5, 542 103 Vir ginia 2, 129 2,175 1, 847 99 3, 135 3,408 2,906 96 4,4 15 4,026 4, 39 5 113 1, 4 2 3 1,666 1, 6 11 98 ...-i C1l H .:..l, ...-i West Virginia 0 0 0 - 4 84 362 33 4 95 North Ca r oIin a] 8 , 0 73 8,060 8,016 95 6, 163 6,237 6, 0 59 98 :l ..o.. H South Carolin a i I 555 607 570 92 567 549 639 10 5 co ~ ! GEOR GIA 10 , 59 7 10,791 10,865 95 8,941 8,792 8, 633 95 Florida Tenne ssee Al a ba ma Mi s s i s sippi A rkans a s Louisiana I Texas Wa s hi ngt on Oregon California 1;77 8 593 11 ,117 5,742 13 ,719 1, 136 4, 798 39 3 539 2,218 1,886 1,863 110 613 601 79 11, 145 11,320 99 5, 823 5, 83 4 92 13, 824 13,6 65 96 1, 140 1, 105 96 4 , 94 1 4 , 845 96 437 4 18 81 526 562 112 2,202 2,208 96 TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 76,897 78,398 77,964 98 1,395 1,240 8,6 85 5,241 10,714 1,0 8 6 4 , 0 3 Ll 39 1 36 1 1,888 64,0 30 TOTAL 1972>:< (21 States) 79,743 80,312 79,762 64,921 0/0 of Last Year 96 98 98 I 99 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 1, 178 1, 142 8,882 5,242 10, 494 1, 558 3,932 464 331 1,809 63,721 1, 175 1,235 8, 571 5, 15 1 10,30 3 1, 535 3,978 4 83 308 1, 810 62,932 65, 814 64,862 97 97 I 19032 II 96 91 87 160 97 125 95 98 97 , 0) co H o-Cc1l s:: >-i ..(s.o:.:j ....u...,. ...0...0., .C..1,l (I) ...-i r.Ll ~ H :l (I)..., ~3 0:; ~ ..u.. 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REPORT ' ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SER VICE ATHENS, GEORGIA PEACHES MAY 105 Mi l l io n Pounds of Georqia Peaches Expe ct ed ~la y 11, 1973 Georgia's peach growers over t he Sta te are ex pe cti ng a smaller crop than last year, according to reports about May 1. The crop was f o re ca st at 105 mill ion pounds or 45 percent less than the 190 mill ion poun ds harves ted in 1972. Above norma l droppage due to lack of poll ination , cold wea ther damage re s u l ting from low temperatures on April 10 and 11, and reduction in bear i ng t ree s have taken a heavy toll on this year's peach crop in Georgia. Harvest is expected to begi n ab out t he t h ird week i n May. The peach estimate relates to to t a l p roducti on and i nc ludes inspected and noninspected shipments, quantities us ed on f arms whe re produced, l oca l sales , and quantit ie s used for processing. For comp arat iv e purposes, prod uct io n and ut i l ization of peaches in Georgia for several ye ars are i ncluded i n the ta bl e below. GEORGIA PEA CHES Year Production No t . Unre corded sal es & Proc- Reco rded Ra i 1 and Truck Shioments Equ iv. 1, 000 : Percent Total :u t ilized :fa rm use e ssed Ca rs bu. :of tota l 1/ 2/ : Prod. Mil. 1bs , 1,000 bushels Number 1964 69.8 1, 454 0 380 124 1,728 950 65 1965 222.6 4 ,638 1,469 932 1,182 1,915 1,055 23 1966 190.0 3, 958 312 1, 31+5 748 2,824 1,553 39 1967 173.0 3,604 62 1,406 452 2,807 1,684 47 1968 257.0 5, 354 354 1,5 52 1, 367 3,468 2,081 39 1 ~69 185.0 3 ,854 1/ 1,31 9 1,058 2,364 1,477 38 1970 170.0 3,542 1,30 6 673 2,316 1,563 44 1971 120.0 2,500 1,042 579 1,408 879 35 1972 190.0 3,958 1,846 1, 133 1,566 979 25 1973 105.0 2,187 11 No t util ized on account of economic conditions. 1./ Loca 1 sales, non-inspected truck sh i pments to points in Georg ia and adjoining states and quantities used on farms where produced. 1/ Beginning in 1969 , total product ion in cludes only quantities ut il i zed , FRAS (ER T. GALLOHAY Agric ultural Statistician In Cha r ge \.J . PAT PARKS Ag ri c u ltura l Sta ti s t ici a n The Statist ical Reporting Serv ice, USDA , 1861 Hes t Broad St ree t, At he ns , Geo rgia, i n cooperation with the Georgia Depar t men t of Ag r i c u lt u re. SPE CIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF MAY 1, 1973 - - UNI TED STATES Total product io n in th e n i ne sout hern States fo r 1973 is f o re ca s t at 487 . 2 mi l l ion pounds, 13 percent less t ha n l a s t yea r and 8 percen t below t he 1971 ut il i zed crop. Freezing temperatures on Apr i l 11 and 12 ca used ex tensive dama ge i n Georgia, a major early peach producing St a t e, Alabama and Mi ss iss ippi. Loca l i ze d dama ge was al so s us t ained in the other six Stat es. In South Carol ina s p r ing freez es re du ced t he crop potenti al, however, t he crop is still forecast 18 pe r ce nt a bove a year a go. Excessi ve rains from November t h rough Ma rc h cont r i buted to a co nd i t i o n known a s "peach t ree de c 1 ine!' wh i ch ca n res u 1t i n t ree l osses . The f u l l extent of thi s damage wi l l no t be evi de nt until .Na y a nd Ju ne. Georgia's peach crop is e xtremel y va r iabl e; some area s an d va rie t ie s s us tai ned extensive freeze damage while o t he r are a S an d va rie ti e s s urvi ved . Co ld damage wa s most severe in northern areas . He a vy rai nfall during poll ination red uced f rui t se t i n varyi ng degrees and contr ibut ed t o some t re e los ses f rom " pea c h t ree decl ine." In No r t h Carol ina Apr il f re e ze s caus ed damage in some low ly ing a reas; howe ve r , only scattered damage wa s done i n the ma j o r p rod uc i ng area. The Al ab ama peach crop wa s substantially dama ged by fr eezin g t emper a t u r e s in Apr il. Al t hough some trees st i ll have a good set , those a t low elevations a re practi cal ly bare. The Mi s s i s si ppi crop wa s also severely damaged by fr eezes i n Ap ril . Overall prospects in Ar kansas and Louis i ana are good but April freezes we re se vere in area s hav i ng poor air d rainage. The Oklahoma pea c h c rop is gen e r a ll y good in the maj or producing areas, t hough heavy freeze damage occurred in the northwestern counties during April. In Texas the April freeze hit the north ern half o f the State while t he east and central areas escaped and still have a f a i r t o good f r u i t se t. State PEA CHE S Product ion Mill ion Pounds Ut i Ii zed 1/ Total 1971 1972 1973 48 Pound Equ ivalents Ut i 1 ized 1/ 1971 1972 - - 1,000 units - - Total 1973 No r t h Carol ina South Carol ina Georgia Alabama Miss iss ippi Arkansas Louis iana Oklahoma Texas 35.0 290 .0 120.0 16 .0 10 .4 43 .0 4. 0 7.8 5.0 25.0 220 .0 190 .0 24 .0 17 .0 42. 0 7.0 6 .2 29. 0 30 . 0 260.0 105.0 16 . 0 10 . 0 38 .0 6.5 9 .2 12 . 5 729 6, 042 2,500 333 217 89 6 83 163 104 52 1 4,583 3,958 500 354 87 5 146 129 604 625 5,41 7 2,188 333 208 792 135 192 260 9 States 53 1. 2 560. 2 487.2 11 ,067 11,670 10,1 50 .u Does not include 1.0 mi 11 ion poun ds , 21,000 equ ivalents, for 1971 in North Ca rol ina and 9 Sta te t o t a l. Atter l"iv e Days Ketur n to United States Department of Agricul ture Sta tist ical Report ing Serv ice 1861 West Bro a d Street Athens , Georgia 306 01 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~~ .... POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stot Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 Iy rop n e t GEORGI A CROP REP ORT ING SE RV ICE A the ns , Geor gia \{eek End i ng Ha y 1 4 . 1 973 , 1 :"' ,..I , ..) I Rel ea s ed 3 p.m. Honda y CROP S REI'lAIN BELOVI PAR At hens , Ga ., Na y 14 -- The condi t ion of s pr i ng- pl an t e d crop s on many Georgia fa rms was below normal l a s t week , a c co r d ing to t he Ge or gi a Cr op Repor t i ng Se rvice. De s p i t e an active week of f i e l d work i n mo s t a reas , cr op pl an t i n gs were s t i l l off-schedule and cool temperature s res t r i c t e d germinat i on and gro:vth. Add i t i onally , an unusua l l y early and heavy outbreak of armyworms wa s a t tack i ng crop s , p ar t i c ul a r l y s ma l l grains, across central and east-c entral Ge or gi a . County Extension Agent s r ep or t e d s oil moist ur e a t a bou t ade qua t e levels except for the northwest and s c a t t ered c ount i e s el s ewher e whi ch rema ined too wet . They also indicated considerable replanting of f i e l ds was unde r wa y due to poo r s tand s from earlier plantings. Peanuts we r e 77 percent pl an t e d- -we l l be l ow the 95 pe r c e n t c omp l e t i on normally expected by t his t ime. Condi tion of t he cr op wa s mos tly f a i r , r ema i ni n g below comparable ratings for many rece nt year s . 1~eed contr ol me a s ures were un de r wa y in fields that had attained a c c e p t a b l e stands . About 83 pe rc ent of the corn cro p has been seede d compa r e d wi t h a bout a 95 percent normal. I t, too, r e ceived the l o,ves t co ndi tion ra ti ng i n s eve r a l years with most observers calling the crop "faf.r" . Seeding of co t ton rea ch e d 72 pe r c en t pl a nted as oppos e d t o a bo ut 90 percent usual compl et ion . Onl y 35 pe r ce n t of t he c r op ,vas up and gr owing- - a bou t one-ha l f t he amount normally expe cte d by now. The crop wa s r a ted i n mos tly f a i r cond i t i on , below that of the previous three crop s at t he s ame da e . Tobacc o t r ansplanting wa s about co mpl et e . Cool soi ls hav e no t been favorable for good growth and held co ndition rat ings t o most l y f a i r . Cultiv a t i on a nd insect controls were quite active l a s t week. Soybe an s were on l y 12 pe r c en t pl an t e d--ab out one-half normal progress . Small gr ain s r e cei ved t he highe s t ma r ks of al l crop s with f a i r ' t o mostly good ratings. There we r e problems with the s e . howeve r , as Armyworms ap pe ar ed unusually early and in heavy numbers t o atta ck the se and gra z i ng crops a c r os s mi d- s ta t e a r eas . This carries with it t he threat of a he av y ha t c h-ou t of s e c ond ge n er a t i on worms to pl a gue cr ops later i n the season . Spr ay pr ogr ams " ere be ing fo llowed in or chards t ha t were for t una t e enough to have peaches . The c r op i s exp e ct ed to be 45 pe rcen t s mal l e r t han las t yea r ' s. Harvest was underway i n ext rem e Sou t h Geo r gia . Both pa s t ur e s and ca t t l e wer e r ep or t e d in good condition . Mana ger s of Sta te Farme r s ' Ma rke t s i ndic a t ed ve getables and ~el ons were showing some i mpr ovement bu t mor e wa s needed . Coo l ni ght t ime t emperature s we r e most often mentioned as th e limiting f a c t or. WEATHER SU1~1ARY - - Ra the r ge ner a l r a i ns and scattered t hund er stor ms preceded a weak cold front whi ch moved ea stward through t he St a te Wednesda y and early Thursday. This was followed by ano ther v eal: co l d f r on t whi ch mov ed s ou t he a s twa rd t hrough Georgia late Friday and Sat ur da y . Thi s la t ter s yst em was accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms and r a i nf a ll wa s mor e s potty and light. We ekl y t o t a l s ranged f r om a ro und 2 inches northwest t o a bo ut a ha lf i n southeast. Ne a r ly a l l reporting stations record ed some rain. Hean t emper a t ure s He r e near seasonal nor ma l s wi.t.h the exception of the southeast wher e aver a ges wer e 1 to 4 de gree s above nor ma l. Harmest temperatu res occurred Friday Ilhen most sec tions had afternoon hi ghs in t he upper 80s to mid-90s . Camilla recorded the hig hes t wi t h a 99 de gree r e ad t ng , Lit tle ch a ng e i n overnight lows occurred in the south where upper 50s t o mid 60s were t he r ule. In t he north it was coolest this Monday mor ni ng whe r e 40 s or l ow 5 0s were mos t co mmon . Coldest report ed wa s 31 on the fifth at Blai r sv il l e , Helen and Tallapoosa .. The ou t l ook for Wednesda y thr ough Fri da y cal l s f or no ma j or changes in temperature wi t h l owes t from 40s in mount ain s t o 50s central and south occurring early Wednesday and highs Fr i day wi th mainl y 80 s t hroughout St a te . Li t t l e chance f or r a i n is expected through p e r i od . The St at i st ica l Re portin g Se r v i c e , At he ns , Ge or gi a , i n co op erat ion with the Cooperative Ex t ension Se rv i ce, Uni ve r s i t y of Ge or gia ; Ge or gi a Depa r t men t of Agr i cu l t ur e ; and the '~ationa l Weathe r Serv i ce For ecas t Off i c e , NOAA, U. S. Depa r t men t of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMEtIT OF COmRCE UATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens , Geor gi a NOAA Pr' e c i p i r s t i on For The W'~ e k End i ng Ma y 11 , 19 73 810AG Tempe ra tu re e x t reme s f o r t he week e nd i ng Ma y 11, 19 73 . ( Prov i s io na l ) Hi ghe st : 990 a t Cami lla on the 1I t h, Lowe s t : 3 ]0 a t Bl a i rsvil Ie , Helen, Ta l l a poos a on May 5th. -I, Fo r t he per iod Ma y 12-1 4 ,1 973 . T Les s t ha n . 005 i nc h . After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr i cul ture Statistical Reporting Se!~ice 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 p I") FAR REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV ICE A T HE NS , GE O R GI A GEORGIA: GENERAL CROP EPORT MAY ., ~ 97:3 May 14, 1973 The first of May found Geor g ia fa rmer s ru nn i ng we l l be hi nd normal planting progress for that date. Frequent and somet ime s heavy r a in s du r i ng Ap r i l kep t fields too wet for plant ing on many farms over the Sta t e. Coo l t empera t u res , poor seed germination and too muc h rain caused stands in many o f t he pl a nt ed fie lds to be unacceptable and forced above normal replant ings. The State's huge peanut crop was only 26 percen t p l an ted on May 1 - - about one- third of th e progress expec ted i n a norma l yea r. Co rn was 55 pe rc e nt planted compared wit h a normal rate of over 80 percent. Co t ton p lan t ing had reached 3 1 percen t - - less t han onehal f the usua l 60-70 percent comple t ion . Tob acco tran s p l a nti ng wa s 94 percent throug h, bu t wind and ra i n was caus in g p ro bl ems. Soybea n pla nt i ngs we r e s ti l l very l ight. Georgia 's peach crop wa s pred i c ted t o t o t a l 105 mill io n pounds - - off 45 percent fro m t he 190 mill ion produced last yea r. The d rop was a tt r ib ut ed to a combinat ion of factors includ ing freeze damage, poo r po ll i na t i on, an d t he cont i nue d loss of trees. The State' s wheat crop had s uff e re d so me da mage from wet we a t he r- re l a t ed diseases -- ma i n l y powdery mildew - - but overal l co ndi t ion was mu ch bet ter than at this time last year. A production of 4.4 mill ion bush els i s expe cte d - - up 57 percent from the disease-plagued 2.8 million bus he l s c ro p l as t ye ar . State PEACH PRODUCTION, SELE CTE D STATES. 1971 - 1973 Mi l I i on Pound s Ut il ized 1/ 1971 1972 Produc t io n 48 Pound Equivalents Tot al Ut i 1 ized 1/ Total 1973 197 1 1972 1973 - - 1,000 un i t s - - Nor th Ca ro 1 ina South Carol ina Georg ia Alabama l1 issi ssi pp i Arkansas Lou is iana Oklahoma Texas 35.0 290.0 120 . 0 16.0 10 .4 43. 0 4. 0 7.8 5.0 25 . 0 220 .0 190 . 0 24.0 17.0 42.0 7.0 6. 2 29.0 30.0 260. 0 105. 0 16. 0 10. 0 38. 0 6.5 9. 2 12.5 729 6, 04 2 2 , 500 333 217 896 83 163 104 521 4 , 583 3,958 500 354 875 146 129 604 625 5,417 2,188 333 208 792 135 192 260 9 States 531.2 560.2 437.2 11.067 11,670 10.150 .!/ Does not include 1.0 mill ion pounds 21,000 e qu ivalents for 1971 in North Ca ro 1ina and 9 State total. UNITED STATES CROP REPORT SUHHARY lIa y 1, 1 973 Apr i l wa s extreme1y we t i n t he Nor t h and Sou t h Cen t r a l r e gions, caus ing r ecord flooding t hroughout the i':i s s i s s i pp i Ri.ve r dr a i nage area and d e Lay i.ng corn and cotton planting wel l pa s t t he normal schedule . Ap r i l precipitati on was l e s s t han normal we s t of the Rocky rio u n t a.Lns . Spr ing plan ting moved ah ead of schedule only in the l~ or th At l an t i c States, t he Dako t as, !1i nne s o t a and t he Pacif ic Stat es. A cold spell during the second we e k of Ap r I L damaged peach crops a cr oss t he South . Soil mois t ur e on Hay 1 was well above normal over mos t of the Na t i on , bu t drough t pe rsis ted in t he Pacific Nor t hwe s t . Wi n te r \-lhe a t Product ion Up 8 Percent From La st Year Wi n t e r whe a t production i s expe c ted t o to t a l 1, 282 million bu s hels, 8 percent above last year. If realized, this i\o7. 11 be a new record and we l l above t he P T2'l j .OU f-.: h i gh o f 1,218 mi l l i on bu s hels pr oduc ed in 196 8. The increase fro m a year earlier is attributed to 7 percent more acreage for harvest and a slightly higher yie ld per a cre . The current forecast is slightly h ighe r than t he Decembe r 1, 1972 estimate of 1973 winter wheat production. Peach Prospects Peach production i n the nine Southern States is forecast at 487 .2 million pounds , 13 percent less t han last yea r and 8 percent below the 1971 utilized crop. Freezing temperature s on April 11 and 12 caus e d exten s i ve damage in Georgia, a major early peach producing State, Al ab ama and lii s s i s s i pp i . Loc a l da mage was also sustained in the other six States. The Geor.gia peach crop i s d own 45 percent from l as t year. Declines are occurring i n Al abama , ~li s s i s sip p i , Ar kansa s , Loui s i a na , and Texas . Despite spring freezes, South Carolina's crop is for ecast 18 percent above a year ago. Nor t h Carolina 's and Oklahoma's production are also up from a year ago. Hay Stocks On Farms Stocks on ;o1ay 1 totaled 24.2 million tons, 5 percent below the same date a year ago. Stocks were down in all r e gions except t he Nor t h Cen tral where several States had more hay on hand t han a ye a r e a r l i er . However, within the Nor t h Central region, Ohio, Indiana, Wi s con s i n , Ne br a s ka , and Kans a s showed declines . Wisconsin led the drop at 16 percent below 11ay 1 a year a go. Elsewhere, most States registered declines with one notable exception ; Mon t ana' s 11ay 1 s tocks we re nearly double a year ago. Disappearance of hay from farms during the 1972-73 feeding season totaled 129.6 million tons, compared with 125.8 mi l l i on tons during the same period a year earlier. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ;a];;' POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Unit.d State. O.pOltment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ,., LIVESTOCK JNIVERStTy OF G ~ "iJ f\'l AY 1. (I' l .n':1~/ .'.)i LIBRARIES REPORT MILK PRODUCTION APRIL ~S73 Athens, Georgia Released 5/15/73 APRIL l1ILK PRODUCTIOn-DOWN FRON YEAR AGO Mi l k production totaled 106 million pounds on Geor gi a fa r ms during the month of April, according to the Georgia Crop-Repor t i ng Ser vice . Thi s level is 1 percent or 1 million pounds beLoo Apr il 1972 but 3 per cent or 3 million pound s above Ha r ch 1973 . Production per cow i n herd averaged 770 pounds-- 35 pounds above April 1972 and 30 pounds above March 1973. The estimated average price received by producer s fo r all wholesale milk during April was $7.55 per hundredweight, an i ncrea s e of 55 cents per hundredweight from April 1972 but 10 cents below Ma r c h 1973 . HI LK PRODUCTION AUD PRICES RECE I VED AND PAID BY DAI RYMEN Item and Unit :Apr . 15 1972 United States Apr. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 1972 1973 1973 Milk Production, million Ibs. Production Per Cow Lbs 1/ Number Mi lk Cows thousand head 10 7 103 106 10,633 10,321 10,488 735 740 770 906 894 910 14 6 139 138 11,739 11,549 11,524 Prices Received-Dollars 2/ AlltlTholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Hi l k Cows , head 7.00 7.00 :300.00 3/7 .65 1/7 65 365.00 4/7.55 4/7. 55 365.00 5 .85 6.13 1/5 00 383.00 3/6.52 3/6.84 3/5.53 462.00 4/6.38 4/6.67 1i..!5.49 472.00 Prices Paid-Dollars Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 75.00 82.00 84.00 88.00 100 . 00 109 . 00 114 . 00 121.00 108.00 103.00 108 .00 115.00 73.00 78.00 81.00 85 .00 92.00 101 .00 109.00 115.00 91.00 98.00 106.00 111.00 Hay, ton 38 .00 42.00 42.50 36.40 43.80 42.30 1/ Mon t hl y average. 1/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month . 1/ Revised . i/ Preliminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHAM Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Stree t , Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . UNITED STATES MI LK PRODUCTION April Milk Production Down 1 Percent U. S. milk production in April is estimated at 10,488 million pounds, 1.4 percent less than April a year ago. Daily average output increased 5 percent from March, the same gain during the corresponding period a year earlier. Production during the first 4 months of this year is 1.9 percent less than last year. ~roduction during April provided 1.66 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses compared with 1.58 pounds last month and 1.70 pounds in April a year ago. Production Per Cow Up Slightly, Mi l k Cows Down 2 Percent Milk production per cow was 910 pounds, compared wi t h last years 906 pounds. The April rate was at a record high in 20 of the 33 States with monthly estimates. During April there were 11,524,000 milk cows on farms, down 2 percent from April a year ago. Milk Feed Price Ratio Down 13 Percent From Last Year The April milk-feed price ratio, at 1.50, is down 13 percent from April a year ago. Milk prices received were 53 cents more than last year while the ration value increased 83 cents. The ratio decreased 1 percent from March compared with a 3 percent decline between these same 2 months a year earlier. On a regional basis, the ratio was highest in the West North Central and lowest in the North Atlantic. Feeding Rates Increase Slightly in 1972 Grain and concentrates fed to all milk cows during 1972 totaled 25,162,000 tons, up less than 1 percent from 1971. Dairymen fed 4,298 pounds of grain and concentrate per milk cow--6 percent more than the previous year. The feeding rate of grain and concentrates was 4,000 pounds or more per cow in 31 of the States compared with 22 states in 1971. The amount fed per cow was highest in Texas followed by Florida, California and Colorado. Some 41.9 pounds of grain and concentrates were fed per 100 pounds of milk produced, down slightly from the 42.4 pounds in 1971. Texas and Alabama fed the most grain and concentrates per 100 pounds of milk, followed by Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma and Hississippi. Concentrate Ration Value Increased During 1972 The average value of concentrate ration fed to milk cows was $3.52 per cwt. an increase of 8 cents from 1971. Annual average values per 100 pounds of milk ranged from a high of $2.24 in South Carolina to a low of $.97 in North Dakota. Month MILK PER COW ArID PRODUCTION BY MONTHS, UNITED STATES Milk per cow 1/ Milk production 1/ 1971 1972 Pounds - - 1973 1971 1972 1973 Million Pounds % change from 1972 Percent January 804 824 830 9,573 9,701 9,630 -0.7 February 756 803 782 8,994 9,448 9,'055 ])-4.2 March 860 893 894 10,220 10,487 10 ;'321 -1.6 April ------ - - - - - - - -.- - - - 878 --- 906 ------------ - - - - - 910 ---- - - - - - 10,423 ------- - - - -1-0-,6--3-3-----1.-0-,-4-8-'8- - - - - - - -1.4 ----- - - - - - - - - Jan.-Apr. total ------- - ------.- - - - ------ - - - - ------ - - - ------- - - - 39,210 ------- - - - 40,269 ------- - - 39,494 ------- - - - - -1.9 ------- - - ------ May 942 964 11,159 11,303 June 913 938 10,815 10 ,983 July 869 893 10,285 10,450 August 834 854 9,860 9,982 September 790 808 9,328 9,442 October 800 810 9,444 9,460 November 763 771 9,004 8,987 December 800 807 9,427 9,401 Annual lO.OO9 10.l71 118,532 120,278 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 2:./ On a daily average basis, change from 1972 was less than 1 percent for February and the January-February total. A!ter l"1ve uays xe turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ C;> 0' POSTAGE & FEES PAID United State. Department Agricultur. AGR - 101 ,- ~ - CjtJ ;,- 4- GEORGIA CROP REP ORT I NG S E R V I C E Pi W~~rnI1t? rn:--Iil6-t-"'-t-P-~illt? ATHENS , GEORGIA ~ --1+ 73 __ _-_. . J l~ 8i1ARH': B H O I L E R T _ _- Y.t'i?CJi~ ' - _ .. Plac e m ent o f broil er c hi c ks i n G eo r gia du rin g th e w ee k e n d e d M a y 12 w a s 8,322, 000- -4 p e rce nt l e s s than t he p r e vio us we ek and 9 per cent l e ss than the com - pa r able we ek last ye ar , ac cor ding t o t he G eor gi a C rop R epo rtin g S ervic e . A n es ti mate d 10,8 39 , 00 0 br oil er t yp e e gg s we re s e t by G eor g i a h a tc he rie s - - slightly l e ss than t he p r e vi o u s we e k a n d 6 p e r cent les s t ha n the c o m pa r a bl e week a year earlier. Plac em ent o f b ro i l e r c h i cks i n 2.1 re p o r t i n g St a t e s totale d 6 1, 4 96, 00 0 - - 2 perc ent le ss t han the p r evio u s w e e k a n d 4 p e rc e n t les s than the c o m p a r a bl e we ek l a st ye ar. B ro iler t ype h a t ch ing eg g s s e t wer e 77, 7 82 , OOO- -s li g h t l y l e s s t h a n th e previous week and 2 p e r c e nt l e ss than a ye a r a go . We e k Ended Ma r . 10 Ma r . 17 Ma r . 24 Ma r . 31 Apr . 7 Ap r . 14 Apr . 21 Apr . 28 Ma y 5 Ma y 12 G EORGIA E G GS SET, HA T C H IN G S J\ N D C H I C K PLA C E M E N T S Eggs S e t 1./ jN et C r o s s State M ovemen t of C h ick s 1972 1973 Tho us a n d s 11, 09 1 11, 37 8 11,5 25 11 , 584 11, 57 3 11, 23 2. 11, 237 11, 50 8 11, 4 3 2 11 , 552 10,6 12 10 , 3 97 10 , 8 8 1 11, 14 4 11,0 07 10 , 7 18 10, 597 10,7 9 1 l O, 86 5 10, 839 I % o f y e ar ag o I I 197 2 19 73 ~9 1 T ho u san d s I- 9 5 - 118 1-1 94 - 12 5 94 j. 7 3 I 9 6 ;. 82 I 9 5 ; 14 2 - 91 I 1" 2. - 17 1 9 5 I -!- 174 - 14 8 I 94 j. 7 7 - 122 94 1- 11 6 - 158 9 5 1 !-1 4 5 - 87 94 I I ; 23 - 91 Chi c k s Placed fo r B r oil e r s in G eorgi a % of 197 2 1973 year ago T housands 9, 218 8,428 91 9,24 3 8, 393 91 9, 244 8, 508 92 9, 12 1 8, 699 95 9, 279 8, 308 90 9 , 46 3 8, 706 92 9, 400 8,94 1 95 9,474 8, 79 2 93 9 , 103 8 , 63 3 95 9 , 109 8, 322 91 E GG T YPE Hatch o f egg t yp e chi c k s i n G eo r g i a d ur ing the we e k end e d May 12 was 953 ,000--1 p erc ent l e s s t h a n t he p r e vi o u s w e e k but 5 p erc e n t m o r e th an t h e comparable w eek l as t year. A n estim a t ed 980 , 000 eggs fo r t h e pro d ucti on o f e g g type chicks were s e t by Georgia hat che ri e s, 25 p er cen t l e s s t han t h e previous week but 9 percent more than t h e com p ara ble we e k las t year . In th e four state s t hat ac co unt ed fo r a b o ut 24 p e rc e n t o f t h e h a tch of all egg type chicks i n the U. S . in 1972., hat ching s d ur ing th e we e k ende d M a y 12 were up 3 perc ent an d setti ng s w e re up 18 p e r c e nt fr o m a ye ar a g o. State EGG TY PE E G G S SET AN D C H I C KS HA T C H ED , 1973 ! Apr . 28 E gg s Set May May 5 12 I % of yea r I I Chi cks Ha t c he d Apr. Ma y May ago 2/ 28 5 12 %of year ago 2/ Tho us ands [ I I I T ho usands Ga . Ca li f. Wa s h . 1, 2.11 1, 307 2 54 1, 3 12 1, 6 83 290 980 1, 53 1 I I 109 1 13 19 2 I 23 7 I I 1, 09 8 I 1, 3 17 I 14 0 9 58 1, 419 82 953 1, 3 57 III 105 112 54 Mi s s . 362 4 20 I 4 70 13 0 I -I 309 2 96 2. 83 94 Total 19 73 Total 1 972 ~~ I 3, 134 I 2,9 12 3, 705 2,5 3 5 3, 17 3 I 11 8 f I 2, 699 I i 2, 864 I ! 2, 57 8 2,7 55 2, 781 2, 70 4 2,6 2 1 10 3 ! 0/0 of I Las t Yea r 10 8 14 6 I ,, i 1 18 i ! ! II I 99 10 3 * 1/ Includes eggs s e t b y h at c h eri e s prod u c i n g chi c k s fo r hatc h e r y s up p l y fl o c k s . 2/ Current we ek as per c e n t of sam e w e e k I a s t y ear . Revi s e d , BHOILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 I EGGS SET I C_HI_C,_-{_S_P_L_A_C_E_D ~---,- _ STATE . I Week Ended % II of I Week Ended Apr. May May year Apr. May May i % of I year ..Ir.o:..: 28 5 12 ago 1/ 28 5 12 ! ago 1/ .o. . Thousands 2, 129 2, 263 532 508 3, 285 5, 511 2, 175 8,060 2, 236 2, 17 6 580 336 3, 375 5,542 1,847 8,016 2, 145 108 2,017 110 497 108 381 93 3,3 36 110 5,5 80 102 2, 200 97 8,076 96 Thousands 1,660 1,704 1,632 107 1,244 1, 311 1, 145 89 4 04 317 284 106 34 1 474 471 90 3, 40 8 2,906 3,3U 103 4,02 6 4,395 3, 807 109 1, 6 66 1, 611 1,464 95 3 62 334 408 98 6, 237 6,059 6, 185 95 ~ ~ .~ ~...., Z-B QU) ~...-l ~ ~ ~r-;..:j..l, ..o... ~ I-t 00 < GCIl ;s: I:: OH ...:1 I:: <...r::1 .~ o Q '.;3 ~~..e...n.., ~U) ~...-l H CIl ' r-' . ~ ... 0.0 en I-t I-t I:: o ill ill Q) U) ...d Q 0.0< ...I..:..,: oI-t"'" ill p..ill Q) b ~U) ro ro ...-l'd Q)...u.. 0 I-t 1-tt;(1'1 :l ..... . ro . ~ ~en ~....,~ ...-l :l ~ ill U) ~~ ! .2 - a.0 ';: ~~ 0..- 'w" w i0 rl ... 0 .., ;; r l w~O~o I ijtq: ~~! < t~!l ! 'c :::J l <1-t+J ...... ~ -.+J 0 0 ClIl=::J tIll-tP~.--l +en J 0 < H ..-i til POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'a' Department e! Agricultur. AGR - 101 GEOR GIA CROP RE PORT ING SE RVI CE \~eek End i ng Ha y 21 , 1973 p .m. Honday COOL TmiPERATURES CONTINUED TO SLOW CROP GROHTH At he ns , Ga . , Ma y 21 - - Growth of s pr i ng - p l an t ed c r ops i n mos t a r e a s of t he Stat e cont inued to be slowed by c ool tem peratu res during t he wee k, a c c ord i ng to t he Geo rgia Cro~ Repor t i ng Servic e . Fie l d wor k was general ly a e tive dur i ng t he per i od but crop pl an t i n gs were still behind s chedu l e and coo l t empera t ure s r es t rict ed seed ge r mi na t i on. Hany areas, especially i n c entral and eas t cen t r a l count ies , con t inued to r epor t the presence of armyworms , Count y Ex t en s i on Age nt s repor t ed s oil moi s t ur e a s ad equat e exc ept in l oca l ized a r e a s where s howe r s woul d be he l p fu l . Peanut s wer e 90 perce nt plant e d compa re d ,lith 98 pe r cen t on t he corresponding dat e a year ear lier . Condition of the c r op was mostly fa ir, Weed con trol measures were active in fields that had attained a cc ep t able stand s . Some r eplan t i ng c ont inued. Warmer temperature s wou l d improve crop growt h , About 90 per cent of t he ~orn c rop has be en seeded co mpare d with 97 percent a year a go. Condition of t he crop we s rated a s most ly f a i r . cla ny field s were bei n g cultiva ted dur i n g th e week . Billbug and worm damage wa s r e po rt ed i n s ome fi eld s. Cotton wa s reported a s 34 pe r cent pl an t ed, c onsider a bly below the average f or t he comparable da t e in earlier year s. Cond i t i on of the cr op was ra te d as on ly " f a i r ". Near l y 50 pe r cent of t he crop was repo rted u p t o a stand . Tobacco tra n s p l an ting ha s be en c omp let ed. Cool t empe ra t u r e s have no t been favor able for good growth and condi tion of t he c rop c on t i nued on ly f air . Hany fi e l d s He r e be i ng cultivated during the wee k and s idedres s i ng was being a ppLf.e.d . Soybe an s wer e 30 percent planted . This i s behind t he s ched ule of r e cen t ye ar s . Small gra i n s wer e rate d i n mos t l y goo d c ondit i on . The pre s enc e of armyvlorms continued to be r epor t e d. ~lo s t a c r eage s are mat uring r ap i d l y a nd s ome c ombi n i ng wa s r e ported i n southern areas . The pe ach crop remained i n f a i r condi t i on. Spr a y pr og r ams we re ac t i ve during the week. The crop i s expe c t ed to be 45 pe r c ent sma l l e r t han a ye ar a go . Harves t continued i n s ou t he r n countie s and wa s getting unde r way in sout ~ c entral r e gi on s. Bot h pa sture s and cattle wer e reported in good condition. Manager s of State Farmer s ' rla r ke t s r e port ed some i mpr ovemen t in c ondi tion of vegetables and melons bu t warluer weather wa s ne ede d. Cool n i ght time t emperatures wer e still slowing crop gr owth . Frost in s ome nor ther n c oun t i e s kil l ed plant s in locali zed fi elds during t he week . Cabbage, snap bean s and squash we r e moving t hr ough ma rket s in South Georgia. WEATHER SUMMARY--Spot ty l ight s hower s oc curred i n s ou t heast Ge org ia on Hond ay , Ha y 14th and a few v ery light showers accompanied a cold fr on t into northern Georgia on Thur s day morning. Otherwise, no precipitation until Saturday, 11a y 19th when vigorous thunderstorm activit y s pr ead i nto northern Georgia f r om t he no rthwest . Amounts at that time ranged from moderate to l ocally exce s s i v e with 2.83 a t Rome and 2.59 at At lanta in a short period of time. Addi t i on a l l y , hail wa s repo r ted in several north Geor gi a c ounties. Amounts became spotty an d light a s the thun derstorms weak ened and moved i nto e a stern and southern Georgia on Sunday . Temperat ur e s were be l ow to much below normal over mos t of central and northern Georgia during t he week wi t h no significant \"a r mi n g unt il Sunday. I n t he remainder of Georgia temper a t ur e s range d from cool to mi ld until a warmi ng t rend occurred on Saturday and Sunday . . The l owe st temperatures in the Sta t e were r ecord ed Friday mor ning Ma y 18th, with subfreezing readings of 28 at Blairsville and 30 at Clayton. A numbe r of station s and towns in portions of northe rn Geor gi a reported ove r n igh t lows i n the 30s on both Hay 16th and 18th. Temperat ur es wer e repor t ed as Low a's t he up per 40 s i n por tion s of southern Georgia. Overall t emper atu r es r ange d f rom 8 t o 11 degrees below no rmal i n nor t h Georgia and 5 to 7 degree s below nor ma l in s out h Geor gia du r i ng t he week. The extended outlook f or t he per iod Wednesd ay t hrou gh Fr i da y calls for mild to warm t emperature s through Frida y \vi t h a ch anc e of showe r s nor t hwes t Thursday and over the Sta t e Thur sd ay n i ght and Fr iday . Hi ghs shou l d r an ge f r om t he 70s i n the nor t h to t he 80s in t he sout h . Lows are expe c ted t o be i n t he 50s nor th t o the 60 s s ou t h . The Stat istical Repor t ing Service , Athen s , Georg i a, in c oope r a ti on wi t h the Coope rat i ve Ex t ens i on Se r vice , Un ive rsit y of Ge orgi a; Ge orgi a De par t ment of Agr i cul t ur e ; and t he Na t io na l Heathe r Ser v ice Fore c as t Off ic e, l'WAA, U, S. Department of Comme r ce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMEIT or CO}.lltERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens~ Georgia NOAA Pre cip i t a t io n Fo r The Wee k End i ng May 18 , 1973 GEORGIA Temperatu re e xt r eme s fo r the we e k en d i ng Moy ' 18 , 1973 ( Pr ovi sio nal) Hi ghe s t : 96 0 u t Towns e nd on the 12th Lowe s t : 280 a t Bl air s vi i Ie on the 18 t h .. Fo r the peri o d Ma y 19 21 T Le ss th o n . 00 5 i nch . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 ; ~O r} ~ -' NIV ERSITY OF GEO RG!A 4- ft..3 /(:; 7~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC : illm I w~~m[!Jt? ~@ '-'-If-ut~~",,---a ATHENS, GEORGIA - - - - - ---- ----- _.. BR OILE R T YP E May 23, 197 3 Plac ement of broiler chicks in G eorgia du ring the w ee k e nde d Ma y 19 was 8, 704, 000- - 5 percent more than the previous w e e k b ut 9 p e rce n t l e s s than the com- parable we e k last year, according to the Georgia C r o p Re p o rting Se rvice . A ri e s t i m a t e d 10,949,000 broile r typ e eg g s w ere set b y G eor g ia hatcheries--l percent more than the previ o us week but 4 p ercent l e s s t han t h e comparabl e week a year earlier. . Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repor ting Stat e s t ota led 6 3, 27 3 , 00 0 - - 3 percent more than the previous week but 2 pe r cent l es s than the compar able week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set wer e 77, 996, 000- - s lig htl y more than the previous week but 2 percent les s than a year a go. We ek E nded Mar , 17 Ma r . 24 Ma r . 31 Apr . 7 Ap r . 14 Apr. 21 Ap r . 28 Ma y 5 Ma y 12 Ma y 19 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHI CK P L A CE ME NT S I IN e t C ro s s State Eggs Set J:../ Mov e m e nt C hi ck s Placed for I 1972 1973 % of year - of Chi ck s 1972 197 3 I B roiler s in G eorgia 19 72 1973 I% of year ago ago Thousands 11,378 11,525 11, 584 1~ , 573 11, 23 2 11,237 11, 508 11, 432 11, 552 11 4 54 10, 397 10,881 11, 144 11 , 0 0 7 10,718 10, 597 10,791 10, 865 10, 839 10 949 T housands I T ho us a n ds I 91 1194 -125 I 9, 243 8, 3 93 91 94 96 I 1 73 - 9 1 1 82 ;. 2 9, 244 9, 121 8, 508 8,699 92 95 95 1 142 -171 95 1174 -1 4 8 9, 279 9 , 4 63 8,308 8,706 I 90 92 94 I- 77 -1 22 94 /-l1 6 -15 8 9, -ioo 9, 4 '7 4 I 8, 94 1 95 8, 792 93 95 94 96 11 45 1 23 11 89 -- 87 91 - 96 9, 103 I I 9, 109 9 55 8 I 8,633 95 8,322 91 8 70 4 91 EGG TYPE Hat ch o f e gg type chicks in Georgia d urin g the week ende d Ma y 19 was 1,024,000-7 per cent mo re than the p revious week and 35 percent m o re than t he comparable week last ye a r . An estimated 9 28, 000 eggs for the pro duction of e g g type c h i cks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent less than the previous w eek but slightly more than the comparable we ek last year. In the four s t a t es that accounted for a bo ut 24 percent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings duri ng t he week ende d M a y 19 were up 29 per cent and settings were up 6 percent from a ye a r ag o . EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 197 3 I, Eggs Set % of Chicks Hatched State Ma y May May year Ma y Ma y Ma y 5 12 19 a go 2/ 5 12 19 Thousands I I Thousands Ga . 1, 312 080 92 8 100 958 953 1,024 Ca lif. 1,683 1, 531 1,461 113 1,419 1,3 57 1,347 Was h. 290 192 135 78 82 111 198 7\'H s s , 420 470 362 10 8 29 6 283 284 T ot a l 1973 3, 70 5 3, 173 2,886 106 2,755 2, 7 04 2, 8 53 %of year ago 2/ 13 5 136 114 97 129 T ot a l 1972 ':< 2,535 2,699 2,724 I 2, 781 2, 6 2 1 2,216 %of Last Year I 146 118 10 6 I i 99 10 3 129 . 1/ Includes egg s s e t by hatcheries producing c hi ck s for ha t che r y s upp l y flocks . 2/ Curr ent w eek a s p ercent of same we ek l a s t ye a r. *R e v ise d . B ROILE R TYPE E GGS SE T A N i) CHICKS PLACED IN COMMEHCIAL A l~ EA S BY WE E KS - 19 7 3 Page 2 I EGGS SET i CHICKS PLACED ST A T E II Week Ended May May May % of I Week Ended year : May May May % I' of year ~ I <1J " 5 12 19 ago 1/ 5 12 19 ago 1/ ~ Thousands Thousands ~ .~ Maine 2,236 2,145 2,161 10 3 1,704 1,632 1,635 , ! ! 10 4 C1l H . .... 00 .~ :' I 474 I: 2 , 90 6 4, 39 5 I 1, 61 1 I 33 L1 16, 059 i 639 ,I 8, 63 3 1,145 2 84 471 3 , 3 'l.3 3,807 1,464 408 6,185 589 8, 322 1,521 1 11 7 30 6 . ~~ 1 3, 330 i 104 1 13 1' III 3, 748 1 10 2 1,653 96 I 4 0 1 , 109 6,175 96 59 4 G, 704 I 99 I II 91 r:r:; t; (il .~ ~~ 6'n :' (21 States) 1,79 3>:' 601 11,320 5,834 13,665 1,105 4,845 4 18 562 2,208 77,894* 1,764 640 10,993 5 , 87 4 13, 663 1, 102 4 ,8 14 532 515 2,223 77,782 79,762 79,149 1,801 59 4 11,046 5,8 37 13,7 45 1,140 4 , 894 4 58 59 4 2,232 77,996 I 107 C3 98 92 97 10 2 98 121 105 103 98 I 79,730 I 1 1, 123* 1,235 iI 8,57 1 5,1 51 I110 , 3 0 3 1,53 5 I 3, 978 483 , 308 II 1,810 \62, 862* I' 164 " 862 I 1,149 1,2 26 8, 193 5,108 10,2 88 1,549 3,869 421 29 2 1,781 61, 496 64 101 1,191 1,234 3 , 7 14 5 , 12 3 10,641 1,251 3, 961 487 266 1, 807 6 3,273 64,887 105 1 106 i! 99 91 I' 96 86 II 9 8 I' 190 , 6966 I!' 98 I: I ~~ .<~ 8t ~~ r:r:; -n ";;j "d ~ CH1l ~ .~ C1l 0 t; ......... PH=l u. . . c : j ..., ~ ~~:j;U:: C1l"" ..., en UJ<1J :;;>>'1>=: 0......::11 ..C..1.l o "~< ',er:n: lJ ,r:: - I .;: ;f .".<... 0 1:: :;;s .-< -~D I i I 0/0 of Last Year I,. 98 98 98 * 1/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. 97 Revised. 96 I 98 I ,i .C..1,l 8<1J t"'iu:l ..., ~..-l H >(il-I:~j C1l p.. u:l ..., <1J ~~..B-l , Q (n ~ ..... I ~I ~00 : ::J ~ 9,~ ~o i ~ ...-i ILEO : i...-i ~~ I ~i r 1< 5 ~<1l ~~ ~ 0 H oM < +~-10 0:> H +J..-l ~ ~ ~ :1:-1l '+0-l HOUl +~<-I1l~+J'M0~0 U+lJ C"'l Ul rxl Z ~a ~ ~~~ <1l +J 'tl t1l H :t::1l lt11l-l-< 0~:): ~... \i) "r.-, <- '-J u... Vi Lu c.>-.. ~>~"- ~;-; 0:: C vl-:. C_:.:; -- -Iw V lY. ....I tI) .-:r !.lJ -,. ""' 2 1 ::> ;::) < Week Ending Hay 28, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Hon da y HEATHER REHAINS A PROBLEH Athens . Ga., May 29 -- Adverse weather last week continued to be a prime factor in the outlook for the State's crops, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Upstate plantings were further delayed by frequent showers and thundershowers, sometimes extremely heavy with accompanying hail and severe winds. Numerous reports of hail damage to lower-state tobacco were also noted. Activity over the weekend produced flash flooding with numerous fields suffering washing and silting of crops already planted--especially in northern and western counties. Prior to weekend, County Extension Agents rated soil moisture as surplus in northern counties and about adequate elsewhere except for some short to very short moisture supplies in the eout hwe s t . Hoisture levels were raised in most areas by the weekend activity which dumped excessive amounts in areas that needed it the least. Peanuts were reported in fair to good condition. Weed controls and fertilization were active during the period. A slight improvement was noted in the overall condition due to warmer nighttime temperatures . Planting of the corn crop continued in mid and upstate areas where soils dried sufficiently. Cultivation was active in earlier planted areas. Overall, the crop was described in fair to good condition . Cotton remained in mostly fair condition with some s eedling disease problems noted. Less than 1 percent of the crop was squaring compared wi t h about 15 percent fruiting normally expected by this date . Tobacco also received only fair condition ratings along with numerous comments concerning hail damage in parts of many tobacco producing counties. First harvestings of the crop for the year were reported with amounts still very light. Soybean plantings reached 44 percent completion by the weekend--fairly close to normal progress. Sorghum planting was slightly behind schedule, however , with 23 percent planted compared with a "normal" of about 30 percent. Small grains harvest was becoming more widespread in southern areas. About 10 percent of the State 's wheat crop and 8 percent of the oats have been harvested. Wheat harvesting progress was about normal but oats we r e only one-half the usual completion. Peach harvest was spreading northward with nearly 2 percent of the crop picked by the weekend. Overall condition was mostly fair but reports indicated the peaches that survived earlier weather damage were sizing nicely . Both cattle and pastures were reported in good condition. Managers of State Farmers' ~1arke t s indicated vegetable and melon conditions improved during the period . Warmer temperatures were credited for much of the improvement. Snap beans, squash and cabbage were moving to South Georgia markets in good volumn. WEATHER SU~'~RY -- Heavy to excessive rains accompanied an unusually large number of heavy and occasionally severe thunderstorms in the counties of western and northern Georgia for the week ending Friday, May 25, 1973. During the weekend, an additionally large amount of rain fell in portions of northern and western Georgia with numerous areas receiving excessive amounts. Rainfall amounts during the week averaged from 3 to 5 inches in most of northern Georgia and 2 to 4 inches in western portions of the State. The additional heavy rain in northern and western Georgia produced some flash flooding in a number of areas ; notably in northeastern Georgia where over 7 inches was measured before the gage was washed over. In contrast, the southeastern quarter of the State recorded an average of near one inch with a few stations totaling less than 1/2 inch. The 21st and 22nd of Hay were the driest days of the week with only very spotty and generally light rainfall reported. Temperatures averaged neur normal in the central and ' sout h portions of the State during the week and a little below normal over the remainder of Georgia. The range of t emper a t ur e s during the week was great. with a 33 degree minimum at Blairsville on the 19th and a maximum of 102 at Ft. Stewart on the 22nd. In spite of the 102 at Ft. Stewart on t he 22nd, the warmest day , generally speaking, was on the 23rd with highs at both 11acon and Savannah reaching 95 degrees. The coolest was on ~1ay 19th with a number of towns in northern Georgia recording temperatures in the middle or upper 30s. The outlook for the period Wednesday through Friday calls for mild to warm temperatures with no precipitation of consequence through the period. Highs should range from the 80s in the north to near 90 in the south . Lows are expected to be generally in the 60s. The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia , in cooperation with the Cooperative Ext ens i on Service . University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture ; and the Na t i onal Weather Service Forecast Office , NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce . UNI'fED STATES DEPARTMEIT OF CO)ImRCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens t Georgia NOAA Pre c i p i t a t io n Fo r The We ek Endi ng May 25 , 19 73 GE AGI Temp e r~ t u re ex treme s fo r t he wee k e nd i nq t1a y 25 , 19 73 . ( Prov i si o na l ) Hi gh- e st : 10 20 a t Ft. St ewar t on the 22 nJ . 330 a t 8la i r sv i l l e on t he 19 t h , * For t he pe r iod MJy 26-28 . T Le s s t han e00 5 in ch . After Five Days Return t o United States Department o~ Agr i cult ure Statistical Reporti ng Servi ce 1861 We st Broad St r eet Athens, Ge or gi a 30601 OFFI CIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 qo J '..?.... Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 26 was 8,837,000- -2 percent more than the previous week but 6 percent le s s than the com- parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R e por tin g Service. An estimated 10, 765, 000 broiler type egg s were set by G eorgia hatcheries--2 percent less than the previous week and 6 pe rcent l ess than the comparable week a year earlier . ' Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting S tate s totaled 63,145, OOO--slightly less than the previous week and 2 percent 1es s than the comparable we ek las t year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 77,782, OOO--slightly less than the previous week and 2 percent les s than a year ago. Week Ended Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr . 21 Apr . 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LACE MENTS i 1972 'N e t r...:.. ross S tate i, Eggs Set 1:./ Movem e nt of Chi ck s i I I 1973 , I o/c of year 197 2 I I 1973 Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia %of 19 72 1973 year ago I ago Thousands 11,525 11, 584 11 , 573 11,232 10,881 11, 144 11,007 10, 718 Tho usand s I ,I T ho us a nds i 94 96 95 ;. 7 '3 f 82 1-1 42 -;. 91 2 -171 I I 9, 244 I 9, 121 9,279 8, 508 8,699 8, 308 I 92 95 90 95 /.174 -148 I 9,46 3 8, 706 92 11,237 11, 508 11,432 11, 552 11,454 11,454 10, 59 7 10,791 10,865 10,839 10,949 10,765 94 94 95 94 96 ! 94 I- 7 7 1-11 6 1-1 45 I- 23 I- 189 i I- 53 -122 -- 158 87 - 91 - 96 I- 71 I 9, 4,00 , 9, L174 II 9 , 10 3 9, 109 I I 9, 558 ! 9,364 8,941 8,792 8,633 8,322 8, 704 8,837 95 93 95 91 91 I 94 EGG TYP E Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 26 was 1, 002, 000-2 percent l e s s than the p r e vio u s week but 29 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 065, 00 0 eggs for the production of egg type c hi c k s were set b y Georgia hatcheries, 15 percent mor e than the previou s week and 18 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended Ma y 26 were up 40 percent and settings were up 13 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Cal if. Wa s h. Mis s . Tot al 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 I iI May I 12 Eggs Set May May 19 26 % of i Chicks Hatched year II May a go 2/ 12 May 19 May 26 ! Thousands i 980 928 1, 531 1,461 192 135 470 362 1,065 1,488 121 388 I I 118 112 74 120 Thousands 953 1,357 III 283 1,024 1,347 198 284 1,002 1,248 229 339 3, 173 2, 886 3, 062 11 3 2,704 2,853 2,818 %of year ago 2/ 129 152 164 120 140 Total 1972t~ 2,699 2, 724 2,718 2,621 2, 216 2,019 %of La st Year 118 106 113 103 129 140 1/ In cl ud e s eg gs set by hatcheries producing chi c k s for hat chery supply flocks. 7./ Current week as percent of same we ek l a st year. ~~ Revised. BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Pag..e 2 ,Q..J STATE EGGS SET Week Ended May May May 0/0 Ot year CHICKS PLACED Week Ended May May May 0/0 of year s:: ..(.1.j ::j ~ ..--i ::j .C. ). .,C.....) 12 19 26 ago 1/ 12 19 26 Thousands Thousands ago 1/ o:;t; ~ Z Z (1j lJU) bD .~... o Alabama Arkansas California 10,993 13, 663 2, 223 11 ,046 13 ,745 2,232 11,234 103 13,814 99 2, 224 102 8, 193 10,288 1,781 8,714 10. 641 1. 807 8,842 10. 994 I, 801 I 102 101 96 ~..--i ;s: ~ ::j ~~~ i:l ..--i o QJ -.J:) ,..8 o ~ rt'l Delaware Flor i da 3,336 1,764 3,324 1,801 3,312 III 1,648 96 3. 313 3.330 3.365 118 I , 149 1. 191 1. 228 97 ;s: .C~) ro (1j P< .... QJ bJ) . bJ) Cl ,.. ~I o GEORGIA 10, 839 10,949 10,765 94 8,322 8,704 8, 837 94 ..(.1.j lJQJ bDQJ ,.. C) ~ Indiana Louisiana Maine 497 1, 102 2, 145 500 I, 140 2, 161 502 108 1, 105 98 2,174 97 284 1,549 1,632 306 I, 251 1, 635 309 98 1,034 65 1,677 108 o ,..> 0.... QJ sC:I:l QJ QJ...c U)~ Maryland Mis sis sippi Missouri N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tenness e e Texas Virginia Wa s hi ngt on VI . Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 5, 580 5, 705 5,638 102 3,807 3, 748 3.828 96 5,874 5, 837 5,797 92 5, 108 5, 123 5,295 94 381 332 351 104 471 531 422 85 8,076 515 8,019 594 7,981 94 514 99 6, 185 292 6. 175 266 6, 105 92 338 114 2,017 1, 999 2,238 113 1, 145 1, 521 1,455 123 591 535 553 86 589 594 585 92 (,40 594 628 96 1,226 I, 234 1,073 98 4,814 4,894 4, 800 97 3,869 3,961 3,905 96 2,200 2, 131 2,017 91 1,464 1,653 1, 302 89 532 458 0 0 487 112 0 - 421 487 408 401 385 91 365 133 77,782 77,996 77,782 98 61,496 63,273 63, 145 98 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 79, 149 79,730 79,048 % of Last Year 98 98 98 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 64, 101 64.887 i 96 98 * Revised. 64,619 98 QJ ,e..n (1j ~...c ~U O;s: Hs:: ...4 ...4 . s~:: ~ .~ lJ.~ ..C...I.,l E-i (1j ~ 0:;U) ~..--i H (1j U) ,.. ~B ..B..,.. ~o:;..--i bD ....C)U)~ ,.. ..--i bD -.J:) ....~ co ..--i o ~ s:: QJ .8,...., (1j P< QJ Cl. U) bD .~ 0 0 ClO~ III $-l P. $-l $-l ~ =!IllQJ~O >QJQpJ.p::: ~e" QJ~ l:l .-l Cll oM III QJ aU ~CIlC)~CllH QJori ~~ 1-l~~"""QJ~ QJIllCll\O..c::O ~~oriCO~ ~CI)~"",,< POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Sta'e. Deportment of Agriculture AGR ~ 101 )J ~()~G\AFARM RE I, ORl GEORGIA CROP REPOR T ING SERV ICE ATH E NS, GEORGI A Di s t r i c t and Count y GEORG IA FLUE- CUr-ED TOBACCO : Harve ste d Acr e a g e Districts 1 , 2, 3, an d 4 0 J une 1 973 COUNTY ESTIhATES> 1 972 PRELIEINARY Yield Pe r Ac re Pr oduc t ion (Pound s) (P ou n d s ) 0 0 District 5 Dodge Johnson Laurens i-lollt gome ry Treut1en Wheeler TOTAL 370 78 245 790 720 42 0 2 ,623 1,390 1 ,240 1, 290 1 , 515 1 , 375 1 ,5 80 1 , 440 51 4 ,3 00 96 ,700 316 ,100 1 ,1 97 , 000 990,000 663 , 600 3,777 ,7 00 District 6 Bulloch Candler Ef fi ngham Emanuel Jenkins Screven TOTAL 2 , 810 1,550 160 1,390 160 100 6,17 0 1 ,7 30 1 ,755 1 ,615 1 ,665 1 , 555 1 , 280 1 ,7 07 4 , 861 ,000 2 ,720 ,0 00 258,4 00 2,314,000 248 ,800 128,000 10,530, 200 District 7 Decatur Dougherty Grady Hi t chell Thomas TOTAL 280 16 1, 090 1 , 950 1 , 420 4 ,75 6 1 ,440 1 ,245 1 ,755 1 , 9 00 1, 770 1 , 799 403, 200 19, 900 1 , 913, 000 3 ,7 05 , 000 2,513 ,000 8, 554, 10 0 District 8 At ki ns on Ben Hi ll Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Echols Irw.in Jeff Dav is Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Hilcox Worth TOTAL 91 0 690 3 ,030 1 , 740 195 3,240 4,440 2,300 25 20 0 1, 690 l s500 99 0 3 , 060 "580 2 ,3 00 1 60 250 1, Lf 90 28 , 790 2, 350 1 , 950 2,425 1, 920 2 ,13 0 2,2 40 2; 080 2,295 2 ,085 2 , 005 2,255 2, 185 2, 125 1 , 900 1, 805 2 ,225 2, 015 1, 635 1 ,900 2 ,1 38 2,13 9 , 000 1,346 ,000 7 ,348 ,000 3 ,341,000 415 , 400 7, 253 ,000 9,235 ,000 5 , 279,000 52 ,100 401 ,000 3, 811 , 000 3, 278,000 2 , 104, 000 5,814 , 000 I , G4 7 ,OOO 5, 118,000 322 ,4 00 408 , 800 2 , 831, 000 61 , 548 , 700 (Please t urn page) GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO : District and County Harvested A c r e a ge COUNTY ESTD1ATES, 1972 PREL 11iINARY Yield Per Acr e (Pounds) Pr oduc t i on (Pou nds) District 9 Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Cha r l t on Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne 1,920 1,6 70 795 210 150 975 51 240 2,240 2 ,490 1,670 1,100 1,150 1,975 2 ,130 1,900 1,485 1,575 2,055 1,.750 1,770 2,240 2 ,100 1,805 2,305 1,870 3,792,000 3,557 ,000 1 ,511 ,000 311,900 236 ,300 2, 004,000 89, 300 42 4 ,800 5,018,000 5 ,229,000 3,014 ,000 2,536,000 2 , 151 , 000 TOTAL 14,661 2,038 29,874,300 STATE TOTAL 57,000 2,005 114,285,000 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Repor t i ng Service , USDA , 1861 We s t Broad Street, At he ns , Georgia in cooperation wi th the Geor gi a Depar t men t of Agr i c ul t ur e . Atter J:<'ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~> "OSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State. Departmen t of Agriculture AGR - 101 f 'D CjOO -I ) A J .... ~G\A ~() FARM REPORT L GEORGIA CROP REPORTiNG SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA MAY '15 '1973 AGRICULTURAL PRICES June 5, 1973 GEORGIA INDEX DOHN 3 POINTS The All Commodities Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers in May was 157 percent, a decrease of 3 points below the previous month but 44 points over Hay 1972, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The May All Crops Index was 8 points above the pr ev i ous month at 149 percent. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 163 percent, 11 points below the previous month but 49 points over May 1972. The decline in the All Commodities Index resulted from decreases in prices of broilers~ eggs, mi lk and oats that more than offset increases in prices of other commodities. UlUTED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 6 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UP 3 POINTS The I~dex of Prices Received by Farmers increased 6 points (4 percent) to 163 percent of the January-Decem~er 1967 average during the month e nded May 15, 1973. Con t r i but i ng most to the increase since mid -April were h igher prices f or soybeans, cattle~ cotton, corn, and potatoes. Lewer prices for onions, eggs, tomatoes, broilers and strawberries were only partially offsetting. The index was 33 percent a bove a year earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers f or Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for May 15 was 143, up 3 points (2 percent) from mid-April. Higher prices for livestock feed accounted for most of the index rise. The index was 14 percent above a year earlier. 1967 = 100 IND&'C NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES April 15 1972 May 15 1972 April 15 1973 Hay 15 1973 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities All Crops 111 113 160 157 117 117 141 149 Livestock and Livestock Products 106 109 175 163 UNITED STATES Prices Received 1:/ 1 20 13 157 163 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes & Farm Wage Rates 125 125 140 143 Ratio 1:./ 96 98 112 114 l/ Revised. 1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. Ffu\SIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA. 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agricultur e . PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, MAY 15. 1973 \-11TH COMPARISONS GEOi{GIA UNITED STATES Commodity and Unit May 15 Apr. 15 May 15 1972 1973 1973 May 15 Apr. 15 May 15 1972 1973 1973 PRICES RECEIVED ~heat, bu. $ Oats, bu. $ Corn, bu. $ Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. $ Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ Hay, baled, ton: A1I s Alfalfa $ Other 21 $ Milk Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt. $ Beef Cattle,' AI I, cwt .U $ Cows, cwt. 11 $ Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ Calves, cwt. $ Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt. Fluid Market $ Manufactured $ All $ Turkeys, lb. Ch i ckens, l b, : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz. 1.38 .85 I. 32 31.5 3.30 7.30 32.00 38.00 32.00 300.00 23.40 29.30 23. 10 33.70 41.00 6.95 6.95 25.0 8.5 12.5 31.7 25.9 60.0 2.20 I. 14 I. 76 33.0 6.00 8.75 35.00 40.00 35.00 365.00 33.40 38.40 32.00 42.90 57.30 ]/7.50 }/7.50 29.0 17.0 25.5 50.4 47.2 70.0 2.22 1.09 1.90 36.5 7.65 10.10 34.50 37.50 34.50 400.00 34.00 40.10 33.00 45.00 62.60 !i17.45 !i/7 .45 32.0 18.0 22.0 43.6 39.3 70.0 1.38 .638 I. 15 31.71 3.35 9.52 2.15 .774 1.42 27.06 6.14 8.88 2.15 .796 1.6 I 30.25 8.27 10. 10 31.10 32.60 27.00 388.00 24.90 33.30 24.60 35.10 42.90 33.90 35.40 30.60 472.00 35.10 42.40 32.70 44.70 56.20 37.50 39.60 31.00 484,00 35.20 43.50 33.30 45.60 58.70 6.07 4.94 5.79 21.6 }/6.68 3/5.57 1/6.40 31.0 4/6.61 4/5.55 ~/6.34 31.1 8.8 13.6 27.4 13.6 25.5 46.9 15.4 23.8 45.0 PRICES PAID. FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% p ro t e in $ 77 .00 16% protein $ 81.00 18% protein $ 83.00 20% protein $ 89.00 Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt. $ 4.65 Cottonseed Meal, 41%,cwt. $ 5.60 Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. $ 6.30 Bran, cwt. $ 4.25 Middl ings, cwt , $ 4.35 Cc rn Mea 1, cwt. $ 3.65 Poultry Feed, ton: Broiler Grower Feed $ 90.00 Laying Feed $ 80.00 Chick Starter $ 96.00 Alfalfa Hay, ton $ 41.00 All Other Hay, ton $ 37.50 108.00 103.00 108.00 115.00 5.90 8.80 12.50 5.60 5.50 4.45 120.00 111. 00 138.00 45.00 42.50 110.00 112.00 115.00 122.00 6.60 10.00 15.00 5.50 5.70 4.70 137.00 125.00 155.00 44.00 40.50 73.00 78.00 81.00 84.00 4.76 5.69 6.27 4.01 4.02 3.50 96.00 85.00 101.00 40.20 36.20 91,00 98.00 106.00 111.00 6.06 9.49 12.10 5.21 5.16 il. 18 130.00 118.00 143.00 47.70 42.30 94.00 105.00 114.00 119.00 6.69 10.70 15.40 5.50 5.50 4.46 146.00 131.00 159.00 45.60 40.60 II "Cows" and "s tee rs 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. 41 Prel iminary. 21 Includes all hay except alfalfa. Atter ~1ve uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~;;;, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat O,pOftmen' of Agriculture AGR ..: 101 Athens, Georgia Week Ending June 4, 1973 r (. Released 3 p.m. Monday STORMS, HEAVY RAINS SLOW FIELD WORK Weather remained a major factor in crop development and progress of Georgia's farming activity during the past week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Heavy rains, hail and strong wind caused additional crop losses in many areas of the State while other sections, escaping the extreme conditions, benefitted greatly from the added moisture. County Extension Agents reported a surplus of soil moisture in most of the northern half of the State and many counties in South Georgia. The wet fields further delayed planting in the North and limited work in other areas. Cotton was reported in mostly fair to good condition. Only 3 percent of the crop has reached the squaring stage, much behind the normal of about 30 percent. Corn condition was rated good by half of the agents and only fair by the other half. Some planting remains to be made in the northern part of the State as soon as field conditions permit. Tobacco was judged to be in fair condition. The crop was damaged further by hail and excessive rainfall. Harvest increased during the week but remained light. Peanut condition was rated as good to fair, a slight improvement over the previous week. Soybean planting increased to 54 percent completion which is about normal progress. About one-third of the sorghum acreage was seeded by the end of the week, a little behind the normal schedule. Some small grains were harvested during the period but progress is much slower than usual. Wheat was 14 percent and oats 17 percent combined compared with a normal of about 35 percent. Peach harvest was well advanced in South Georgia and increasing in the central producing areas. Statewide , only 6 percent of the crop had been picked. The Federal-State Market News Service reported 214 carlot equivalents sh1pped from Georgia through May 31, compared with 54 to the same date last year. Managers of State Farmers' Markets reported the condition of vegetables and melons mostly fair to good. However, heavy rains and hail in the southwestern part of the State continued to reduce volume and lower quality. Snap beans, cabbage and squash are moving to market in volume. Tomatoes are expected to start by the end of the week. WEATHER SUMMARY -- Scattered thunderstorms most of State early in period with severe weather many sections. Hail reported many areas, up to 3 inch diameter several localities in central and North Georgia with wind damage in some sections. There were several reported tornadoes including a small tornado in southwest Atlanta during the early morning hours of the 27th. A very destructive tornado in Athens area on the 28th. Latest information indicates 1 dead, 50 required hospital treatment. Damage is estimated at $11.8 million including 545 buildings damaged and 49 destroyed. Only isolated showers after the 29th with mostly light rainfall amounts. Rainfall totals variable averaging 1 to 2 inches eastcentral and southeast with a few spots less than one half inch. Elsewhere amounts averaged 3 to 5 inches wit:h 5 to 7 inches reported in a few spots in the mountains and also the extreme southwest where Colquitt measured 7.83 inches. Isolated afternoon showers over the weekend with spotty very light amounts. Temperatures averaged near normal over southeast Georgia and I to 2 degrees below normal elsewhere over the State. The coolest temperatures occurred in the mountains on the 31st with Blairsville reporting 44 degrees. The warmest was in southeast Georgia on the 28th with 98 degrees at both Fort Stewart and Townsend. Warm sunny weather prevailed over the weekend with near normal temperatures. The outlook for Georgia for the period Wednesday thru Friday a chance of thundershowers Wednesday becoming fair south portion Thursday and fair to partly cloudy statewide Friday. No important changes in temperatures with highs mostly 80s north to low 90s south and lows in the 60s. The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the Nat i onal Weather Service Forecast Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF CO}.I.!ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Precipitation For The Week Endi n g -J une 1, 1973 GIORGIA Tempe r at ur e extremes -for the week ending "June 1, 1973. (Provisional) Highest: 980 at Ft. Stewart and Townsend on 28th. at Blairsville on 31st. * For the period June 2-4. T Less than .005 inch. . ... After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 10' ,., LIVESTOCK ~ IJ RE PORT APRIL .,973 SLAUGHTER r (" GEORG tAt .. r; April Red Meat Production Below Year Aqo . . .,' r e l e a Se d 6/4/73 ~ Georgia's red meat production in commercial plants du ring April 1973 totaled 31.3 mi l l ion pounds, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Service . This was 6 percent below the 35 mill ion during the same month last year and 10 percent below the 34.7 mi l l ion pounds for Ma rc h 1973. Cattle SlauQhter Commercial plants in Georgia reported 20,900 hea d of cattle slaughtered during April 1973 -- 3,800 below las t mont h but 200 above April 1972. Ca If SIaUQhter April calf slaughter in Georg ia plants numbered 1,000 head -- the same as in March 1973 but 600 below April 1972. Hoq SIaUQhter Commercial hog slaughter in Georgia plants totaled 145, 000 head in April 1973, 17,000 less than in the previous month and 28,000 less than in Ap r i l 1972. 48 STATES Apri I Red I~eat Product ion Down 12 Percent From A Year Earl ie r Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 2,576 mill ion pounds in April, down 12 percent from a yea r earl ier. Commercial product ion includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. April 1973 included 21 weekdays and 4 Saturdays, wh il e April 1972 included 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef Production Off 14 Percent Beef production was 1,480 mill ion pounds, 14 percent less than the 1,717 mill ion pounds produced in April 1972. The lower output was caused by an 8-pound decrease in the average weight, coupled with a 13-percent decrease in head slaughtered. Cattle killed totaled 2,402,700 head, compared with 2,761,900 a year earl ier. Live weight per head was 1,031 pounds , 8 pounds less than Apri I 1972 and 6 pounds less than March 1973. Veal Output Sharply Under April 1973 There were 24 mill ion pounds of veal produced during April, down 27 percent from the 33 mill ion pounds produced in April 1972. Calf slaughter was 29 percent less than a year earl ier, while I ive weight per head was unchanged at 249 pounds. Pork Production Drops 9 Percent . Pork production totaled 1,033 mill ion pounds, 9 percent less than a year earl ier. The hog k ill totaled 6,357,200 head, down 12 percent from April 1972. Live weight per head was 238 pounds, the same as a year earl ier. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live we i ght wa s 6.6 pounds, compared with 8.0 in Apr il 1972. Lamb And Mutton Down 9 Percent There were 39 mill ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in April , 9 percent less than a year earl ier. Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 732,400 head, down 11 percent. Ave ra ge I ive weight was 108 pounds, 1 pound mo re than a year earl ier. Poultry Production Dips 4 Percent: Production of poultry meat totaled 725 million pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 29 million less t han in Apr i l 1972. Specie Georgia : Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 48 States : Cattle Calves Ho gs Sheep and Lambs GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER II Numb e r Slaughtered April 1972 1973 Aver a ge Live Weight April 1972 1973 Total Live Weight April 1972 1973 1 tOOO Head Pounds 1,000 Pounds 20.7 20 .9 882 923 1.6 1.0 439 486 173.0 145.0 218 231 18,257 702 37 ,714 19,291 486 33,495 2,761. 9 239.1 7,256.1 821.5 2,402.7 170 .9 6,357.2 732.4 1,039 249 238 107 1,031 249 238 108 2,870,046 59,427 1,723,891 87,696 2,477,975 42,578 1,515,829 79,393 II I ncludes slaughter under Federal i nspec t ion and other commerc ial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commodity and Unit Corn, bu . Hogs, cwt , Cattle , cwt. Calves, cwt. Ho g - C o r n Ratio II 11ay 15 1972 AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG- CORN RATIOS, MAY 15, 1973 WITH COMPARISONS GEORG IA Apr. 15 1973 Nay 15 1973 May 15 1972 ----Do11ars---- 1.32 23.40 29.30 41.00 1. 76 33 .40 38.40 57.30 1.90 34.00 40.10 62.60 1.15 24.90 33.10 42.80 UNITED STATES Apr . 15 Hay 15 1973 1973 1.42 35.10 42.40 56 .20 1.61 35.20 43.50 58.70 17.7 19. 0 17.9 21. 7 24.7 21.9 II Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 Ibs. hogs, live weight. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street , Athens, Georgia i n cooperation with the Geor gia Department of Agriculture. Atter 1ve Vays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR ~ 101 GEORGIA CROP RE PORTING SERVIC E .:S I ~- ATHENS, GEORGIA June 6, 1973 B ROILE .~ T Y P E Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia duri ng t he wee k ende d J une 2 was 8,562 ,000--3 percent less than the p revio us week and 9 pe rcent l ess t ha n the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporti ng Ser vice. An estimated 10 ,928,000 broiler type eggs w ere set by Geo rgia hat cheries --2 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than t he comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 63,153, OOO--sHghtly more than the previous week but 1 pe r cent less than the compa rable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 77 , 464 , OOO--slightly le s s than the previous week and 2 percent l ess than a year ago . 'Neek Ended Mar. 31 Ap r. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHICK PLACEMENTS 1972 Eggs Set -1/ 1973 IN e t C r o s s State Move~ ment of Chi ck s i 0/0 of ye ar I I 1972 ago 1973 Chi ck s Placed for B r oile rs in Georgia 19 72 1973 0/0 of year ago Thousands T ho us a nds Thousands 11,584 II, 144 96 /- 82 1 2 9 , 12 1 8,699 95 11 , 573 11,007 95 /-14 2 -171 9 , 27 9 8, 308 90 11,232 10,718 95 /-17 4 -148 9, 463 8,706 92 11 ,237 10, 597 94 .;. 77 -122 9, 400 8,941 95 11, 508 10,79 1 94 1116 -158 9 , 4 74 8,792 93 11,432 10 , 865 95 /-145 - 87 9 , 10 3 8,633 95 11, 552 10, 839 94 /- 2 3 - 91 9 , 109 8, 322 91 11,454 10,949 96 /-189 - 96 9,558 8,704 91 11,454 10 ,765 94 /- 53 .J. 71 9, 364 8,837 94 11 , 303 10 ,928 97 /-133 -272 J 9,394 8, 562 91 EGG T YP E Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended J un e 2 was 791, 000- 21 percent less than the previous week but 12 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 826 ,000 eggs for t he product ion of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 22 percent Ie s s than the previous week and 23 percent Ie s s than the comparable week last year . In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1972, hatchings during t he week ended June 2 were up 20 percent but settings were down 29 percent fr om a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 I May 19 Eggs Set May June 26 2 I I ! 0/0 of yea r Chicks Hatched Ma y Ma y June ago 2/ 19 26 2 0/0 of year ago 2/ Thousands Thousands Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s . 928 1,065 826 77 1,461 1, 488 1,012 64 135 121 . 39 35 362 388 380 94 1,024 1,347 198 284 1,002 1,248 229 339 791 1, 244 153 373 112 116 232 I 126 Total 1973 Total 1972* %of Last Year 2,886 3,062 2,257 71 2,853 2, 8 18 2,561 120 I 2, 724 106 2, 718 113 I 3 , 173 I I 71 2,216 I 129 2, 0 19 140 2, 139 12 0 ];..1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries produ cin g chi c k s for hatc h ery s upp1y flocks. 2/ Current we e k as percent of same wee k la s t ye a r. >:cR e vi se d. BROIL ER T YPE E GGS SE T AND CHI CKS P L ACE D IN CO M MER CIA L A REAS BY WE EKS - 197 3 Page 2 EGGS SET i C HI C zs PLACED STATE I Alabam a ' Arkansas California Delaware Fl or ida GEO RGIA I Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Missi ssippi May 19 Week ~nde d May 26 T hous ands 11 , 04 6 13 ,7 45 2,2 3 2 3,3 24 1,801 11, 2 3Ll: 13,81 4 2,224 3, 312 1, 6 48 10 ,949 10,765 500 1,140 2,161 5,705 5,837 502 1,105 2,174 5,6 38 5,797 June 2 11,224 13,645 2,208 3,3 41 1,759 10 ,92 8 521 1,127 2,1 48 5,660 5,691 I . % of Week Ended year I May May ago 1/ ! , ! I ! i 102 ! 19 26 Thousands 8 , 7 14 8,842 97 1 10 , 64 1 10,994 95 I' 1,80 7 1,80 1 112 10 3 I 97 III I, 3 , 3 3 0 1,191 I I, 8, 7 04 i ! 306 3, 365 1,228 8,837 309 99 I 1, 251 1,034 100 1, 6 35 1,677 I103 91 3,748 5,1 23 3,828 5, 2.95 June 2 8, 86 1 10, 589 1,7 88 3, 431 1, 256 8,562 366 1, 265 1,565 3,910 5,181 I % of I year I' ago 1/ I 10 4 II 9 6 97 121 I 94 91 121 88 I 109 98 97 ~ :l s:1 ~ 'uro .~ a .... p:; .~ ~J-< ~i;j 0 en I ~ :::: ~ ;> J-< .:l 0 o ~ ;; Missouri N. Carolina Oregon 33 2 8,019 59 4 351 7 , 9 81 51 4 349 , 1 14 7 ,991 194 49 3 1 90 I 5 31 6, 17 5 I 266 422 6, 10 5 338 585 6, 21 2 30 1 105 I 99 I 92 Pennsylvania s. Carolina 1,999 2,23 8 1,910 113 I' 1 5 21 1 455 1,322 107 , , 535 55 3 552 83 594 585 625 99 Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington 59 4 4,894 2, 131 458 62 8 4, 800 2, 0 17 4 87 616 93 4 , 6 57 93 2, 13 O 90 51 4 1124 !'I 31' 234 9 61 I 1 ' " 6 4 53 87 31, 07 3 905 1, 302 385 1,083 31,,868309 4 24 91 98 93 122 I W. Virginia 0 0 0 - 401 365 308 135 ;:;-;:~--;;-:;:-'-"-:~::;:;--t----:;::;-~~--;:::::--=:::-::----=::--;-;-:--+-~--~;--~::"::'----;-"':::':::'::"'-:------l' ." ' - - - - - . , - - - I TOTAL 1973 77,996 77,782 77, 4 64 1 98 63,273 63,14563,153 '99 I (21 States) I I TOTAL 1972* (21 States) I 79,730 79,048 79,064 I I' 64,887 64,619 63, 967 CJ1 /0 of Last Year j 98 98 I 98 I I 98 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 98 99 (j) s:1 gf1; .;:; ~ ~ ~~ I Q) Q) Q) ~~ ~ ~ (f) Gr~..o.. ~ "-i ~ s:1 O,-1 r.o... ~ .~ ~r-l Ul Ul H ;~ ~ ~ $-I 2l j -< Q)t1lUl\O,.c::O +~Jt+JJ ).~. . .-OO + J 2l"U+J tJ) .... l::: ::J A then s , Geor gia Week Ending June 11, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday \JET FIELDS STILL SLO~J FIELD \'10 RK HANY AREAS Progress of field work cont inued t o be hampered by wet fields in many areas during the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Othe r sections where soil moisture wa s not excessive reported fairly good progress t owa rd comp l e t ion of planting. County Extension Agents repor t ed a s urp lus of so il moi s t ur e in most of the northern half of the State and many coun t ies i n so ut h a nd we s t cen tral Georgia. Adequate suppl ies were reported in the re mainder of t he State. Cotton was reported in mos t l y fa ir t o good condition . Only 3 percent of the crop has reached the squaring stage, sharply below the no rma l of abou t 30 percent. Corn condition was rated fa ir to mos t ly good. Planting still con tinues in northern counties. Some damage was reported f rom f l ood i ng . TobqQ was judged to be in fair to mos t l y good cond it ion. Excessive rains, accompanied by hail in many areas, ha ve damaged some acrea ges. Harvest increased slightly during the week but still re ma ined l ig ht. Peanut condition cont i nue d f ai r to mo s t l y good. Mos t grower s are making fungicide appl icat ions and spraying for lea f s po t. Land plaster i s be i ng appl ie d to many acreages. Soybean planting increased to 70 percen t complet ion. Th is is a tout normal for the period. Over one-half of the State's sorqhum a c reage had been planted by t he end of the week, slightly behind a normal schedule. Harvest ing of small gra in s reac he d t he 4 1 percent comp l e t ion mark during the week. This i s also be h ind a normal s c hed ule. Peach harvest was well advan ced in South Georgia and i ncreasing in the central producing areas. The Federal -State Ma rke t News Service reported 405 carlot equivalents shipped from Georgia through Ju ne 10t h , compar ed with 226 through the same date last year. Ma na ge r s of State Fa rmers' Ma rk e t s re po r ted the condition of vegetables and melons in mostly fa ir condition. Exce ssive moi sture conditi ons cont inued to reduce volume and lower qual ity. Snap beans, cabbage an d squash are moving to market in volume; however, movement i s beh ind the previous yea r . Marke t in g of tomatoes is expected to start this wee k . ~'J EA TH E R SUMMA RY -- \.Jj de l y sca tte red l ig ht showers Saturday through Monday with scattered to numerous showers and thun dershowers spreading southward from north on Tuesday and occurring over much o f Stat e Wedne s da y throu gh Friday. Rains totaled one to t hree i nch e s north .. one- half to t wo i nc he s central and a half to an inch and a half in South Georg ia. The greatest amount reported wa s 4 .00 at Dubl i n but otherwise the heaviest amounts were nor th wi t h Blue Ri dge reporting 3.28 and Dahlonega 3.68. Light showers occurred i n the west over wee ke nd with moderate to heavy amounts recorded in showers and thunders howers ce nt ra l and east. .. 2 to -5 inches fell in east quarter with Savannah report ing 3.44 and Brun swick 5.21. Temperatures we re 1 to 2 degrees below normal eas t and near normal west. Coolest in the north wi t h Bla irsv il Ie report ing 55 on the 2nd and Cornel ia 56 on the same date . Highest wa s 91 at Macon and Augusta on several days mid and late week. Temperatures averaged several degrees below normal over State due to heavy blanket of clouds and shower act iv ity. The out l ook for We dne sda y th ro ugh Friday wi de l y scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers with 1 it tle day to day change in temperature. Highs 80s north and low 90s south and overnight lows 60 s north and low 70s south. The Stat istical Report ing Serv ice, Athens, Georg ia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Serv ice, Univers i ty of Georg ia; Georg ia Department of Agriculture ; and the Nat iona l \Jea t he r Service Forecast Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF CO}It.{ERCE NATI OI,AL WEATHER SERVI CE Athens , Georgia NOAA Precipi tat i on For The We ek End i ng J un e 8 , 19 73 GEORG Temper a t ur e ext r eme s for the week end i ng J un e 8 , 1 973 . (Prov isional) Highe s t - 940 at Lc ui sv i l l e on 5th Lowes t - 40 at Co r o e l icL .clO 3r d *For the pe riod J une 9- 11 T Le s s t han . 005 i nch. . .... After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr i cul t ure Statistical Reporting Servi ce 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 <}~~G\FAARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVI CE PEACHES ATH E NS, GEO R GIA E '1973 June 11 , J.973 The 1973 pea ch crop for Georgi a wa s forec as t a t 100 mi llion pound s ( 2 , 083 , 000- - 48 pound equivalents) as of June 1, ac cor ding t o the Geor gia Cr op Repor t Lng Service. Production at this level would be 5 million pounds be l ow l a st mon t hs estimate and only 53 percent of last year's 190 million po und cr op. Peach harvest was we l l advanced by June 1 in South Geor gia and was incr e a s i ng in the heavier central producing area. Siz i ng is r e por ted bet te r t ha n l a s t year ' s abnormally small peaches and will allow a larger portion of the s ho r t crop to be shipp ed. Hail damage has been heavy this year as violent we a ther has been much more prevalent. There was additional cold damage in the no rth whe r e s ome peaches had survi ved t he e arlier freezes. The Federal-State Marke t News Service repor t s a t ota l of 405 carlot e qu i v a l en t shipments through June 10 compared wi th 226 car l ots fo r the s ame pe ri od l a s t year . Peach estimates r elate to tot a l produc tion whic h i ncludes r ail and truck s h i pment s , local sales , non -inspected truc k s h ipmen ts t o points i n t he St a t e and a dj o i ni ng states , and quantities used on farm s where produced . State New Hampshire ~/ Massachuse t ts Rhode Island ~/ Connecticut i~ew York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Hi chi gan Hi s sour i Kansa s Delaware Iaryland Virginia West Virginia Nor t h Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Alabama .lis s i s s i ppi 1./ Ar kans as Louisiana 3/ Oklahoma :1 Texa s Idaho Colorado Ut ah Washington Oregon California-Freestone Total Above California-Clingstone United States PEACHES Hi ll i on Pounds Utilized 1/ 1971 1972 PRODUCT ION 48 Pound Equivalents Tota l Util i zed 1/ Total 197 3 19 7 1 1972 1973 1 , 000 Un it s .7 4. 4 .3 4.8 19 . 0 125. 0 105. 0 28 .0 11. 0 23. 3 32 .0 20.1 6. 0 4.0 23.0 38.0 26 .0 35.0 290. 0 120.0 15 .5 8.2 16.0 10. 4 43.0 4.0 7.8 5.0 15.0 22. 9 13.0 40. 5 14. 0 40 4 . 0 1,584. 9 1. 278 . 0 2,86 2. 9 .7 2. 7 .2 2 .4 17. 0 25 . 0 80.0 1. 0 .4 12. 0 10 .0 20.1 1.7 1. 0 12.5 22 .0 13 .0 25. 0 220 .0 190.0 5. 0 8.6 24.0 17 .0 42. 0 7.0 6 .2 29.0 2. 0 7.0 1. 5 27.5 4 .5 352 . 0 1, 190 . 0 1.2 24 . 0 2,414 .0 3.0 4. 5 15 . 0 90 . 0 78. 0 6 .0 3. 0 7 .0 45 .0 8.0 6.0 2. 9 14.0 22 .0 14.0 30.0 260.0 100.0 4.0 3.5 14.0 10.0 36.0 6 .5 9.2 13 . 0 1.0 39. 0 10.0 36. 0 11. 0 370 . 0 1,271. 6 1. 300 . 0 -b571.6 15 92 6 100 396 2 , 604 2 , 138 583 229 435 1, 708 4 19 125 83 479 792 542 72 9 6, 042 2,500 323 171 333 217 896 83 163 104 3 13 477 271 844 29 2 8 , 417 33, 021 26 , 625 59 , 646 15 56 4 50 354 521 1,66 7 21 8 250 208 419 35 21 260 458 271 521 4,583 3,958 104 179 50 0 354 875 146 129 604 42 146 31 573 94 7,3 33 24 ,7 90 25 , 500 50, 290 63 94 313 1,875 1,625 125 63 146 938 167 125 60 292 458 292 625 5,417 2,083 83 73 292 208 750 135 192 271 21 813 208 750 229 7,708 26, 494 27,033 53 , 5 77 (Se e f oo tno t e s on back) mUTED STATES SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1, 1973 The 1973 crop is forecast at 2,572 million pounds, 7 percent above last year but 10 percent under 1971. Exc l ud i ng California ' s clingstones, used mostly for canning, the for ecast is 1,272 million pounds, 7 pe rc ent above las t sea s on ' s utilized output. Pro duction in the nine southern States is exp ec t ~u t o total 478.7 million pounds, 15 perc ent less than the amount utilized last sea son and 10 percent below the 1971 crop. Reductions in Geor gi a , A~abama , and Ar ka n s a s mo r e than offset a small increase in the Texas crop during ~fay. Harvest of ear l y varie ties got underway in s ou t h Texas in mid-May and was un derway in Al a bama a nd Georgia by the end of pfa y . Pr o sp e c~s in Arka ns a s vary considerably betwe en orchards , depending upon fr os t damage . Both Georg i a and Sou t h Caro lina suffered some wind and hail dama ge during Hay . In Nor t h Carolina thinning was active in Hay with picking expe c t ed to commence in s ou t he rn a r eas i n mid-June. Ken t ucky ' s peach crop wa s reduc ed s harply by freezing t emperatures on April 10 and 11. Tennessee~ Virginia , and Wes t Vi r gini a als o suf f e red spring fr eeze da mage. In Maryland, low temperature s du ring bl oom r esu lt ed i n some dama ge i n nor thwes t e r n counties while in Delaware frost damage Ha s l i ght . Flood wa ter s and heavy rains caused considerable damage to the Mi s s our i crop. r1a ny bearing a ge trees d i ed from exce s s i v e moisture, and freezing temp eratures in Apr i l d i d a dd itional ha rm. Spring fr eeze s a lso damaged the crop in Michigan, Indiana , Illinois , Pennsylvani a , and Ohio . New Jersey' s output is expe c t ed to be sub stantially bi gger than last ye a r but New York prospects wer e r edu ced by bud damage in January, Fe br ua r y and Apr i l. Mos t New England orchards have a heavy fruit set. The I daho crop wa s almo st t ota l ly destr oyed in Decembe r wh en record low temperatures killed t he frui t buds and caus ed ex t ensive tree i n j ur y . Col or a do' s overall fruit set is excellent wit h substantial thinning necessary in some orchar ds . Peach prospects in Utah range from ve r y poor to good. Wa s hingt on a ntic i pa t e s a l ar ge , hi gh quality crop: peaches there had an ext ended bl oom per i od a nd f r u i t s e t a ppe a r s above av e r a ge . Oregon expects an average crop. Ear l y Free s t one peach harv es t be gan in Cal i f orni a about May 10 with the early white fleshed fruit. Ha r vest wi l l p eak during July . Fre estone production is slightly a bove las t ye ar whi l e Cli ngstone cro p , at 1,300 mi l l i on pounds , is up 6 percent from last season. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statis t icia n I n Char ge W. PAT PARKS Agr i c ul t ural Statistician The Statistical Report ing Servic e, USDA , 1861 We s t Broad Street , At he n s , Georgia, in cooperation wi th t he Ge orgia Depar tment of Agr i culture. Footnotes for front page - l/ Exc lude s unharv ested pr oduc tion and exce s s c ullage (million pounds) : United States 1971-18.3 ; 1972 -2.0 ; Exc e p t Ca l if ornia Clingstone whi ch is over the scale tonnage and i ncl ude s culls and cannery diversions 1971-122.0; 1972-120.0. 1/2/ Estimates discontinued for 1973. Estimates f or 1973 a r e c a rrie d f orwa r d from previous report. Atter .!.<'ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 IV ~~~G\AFARM REPORT GEORG IA CROP REPO R T ING SE RVI CE ATHEN S, GEORGIA C O T TON J une 12 , 1973 GEORGIA' S 19 72 COTTON CROP TOTALED 354 ,000 BALES Final ginnings for Georg ia 's 1972 cotton cr op indicate d a produ c t ion of 354,000 bales (480 pounds net weight) compared wi t h 374,000 bales in 1971 . Ac t ual ginnings in Georgia as reported by the Census Bureau totaled 346,932 running bales . Heavier bale weights and an adjustment for across stateline ginni ngs account fo r the upward adjustment in total bales produced. Cottonseed production in the Sta t e from the 1972 cr op totaled 133 ,000 tons, compared with 151,000 tons in 1971. Georgia farmers increased the acr eage seeded to co tton in 1972 to 461,000--35,000 more than planted in 1971. The ac reage picke d wa s up by 45 ,000 acres as ab andonment was again unusually heavy at an est ima ted 31 ,000 acres. The yi e l d per acre, averaging 395 pounds, was 71 pounds below 197 1 bu t 22 pounas above 19 70 . The value of cotton and c ot t on s eed fr om Geo rg i a ' s 1972 crop (ex c l udi ng price support payments) was $54 ,203,000--10 percent l ess than the $60,12 9,000 in 1971 . The value including price support paymen ts amounted t o $89, 481,000 compared with $93 , 400 , 000 in 1971. Price per pound excluding price s upport payments ave r a ged 28.2 cents in 1972 compared with 29.28 cents in 1971. Including price suppor t paymen t s , t he ave r a ge s were 49.0 cents in 1972 and 47.81 cents i n 1971 . STATE COTTON: Acreage an d Production , 19 72 Crop wi th Comparis ons P l a n t ed Ac r e s Harvested Acr e s Lint Yiel d per Harvested Acres 1971 19 72 : : Thousand Acr es 1971 1 972 Thous and Acr es 1971 1972 Pounds Production 1/ 480 lb. net weight bales 1971 1972 Thous and Bales Upland Nor t h Caro Hna South Carolina 194 210 1 75 170 371 337 381 40 0 320 340 412 435 135 119 275 308 GEORGIA Tennessee Alabama Missouri Hississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mexi co Arizona California Other States 2:../ Uni t ed States Upl and Amer.-Pima 426 461 385 430 466 447 540 425 485 59 7 579 60 1 558 580 551 343 435 31 3 405 614 1 ,355 1,664 1 ,325 1,606 613 1,180 1,470 1,140 1,410 52 2 510 690 50 0 665 576 445 553 396 510 215 5,230 5 ,570 4 , 700 5 ,000 263 135 141 130 131 493 242 273 241 271 928 760 868 741 863 723 25.6 27 .3 20.9 22 .0 12 ,252.6 11,369. 9 438 13 ,903 .3 12,888.0 102.3 98 .0 101 .0 95 .8 466 395 54 3 470 520 599 488 509 313 408 581 1,067 982 507 480 374 528 640 401 1,693 1,240 600 1 77 2,579 133 466 1,117 354 548 567 439 2,005 1,435 705 332 4,246 158 603 1,765 20.9 22.3 10,378 .9 13,606.3 98.1 95.8 All Cotton 12,354.9 11 , 470 .9 438 507 14. 001. 3 12 , 983. 8 IIII Equivalent 480-pound net wei ght ba l e s gi nned . Includes Virginia , Florida , I l l i nois , Kentucky and Nevada . 10,477 .0 13 ,702.1 FRASIER T. GALLOHAY Agricultural Statisti cian I n Cha r ge C. L. CRENSHAW Agric ul tural Stat istician COTTON AND COTTONSEED: Sea s on avera ge price r eceived by fa rmers and value of pr oduc t ion , 1971 an d 19 72 crop s 1J State Price per pound 2/ 19 71 1972 1/ ~i Cent s COTTON LI NT Va lue of p r od u c t i on 1 971 1 972 1 , 000 dol l a rs Price per pound pl us price support pa yments 5/ 1971 1 972 3/ !!./ Cent s Value of produc t i on plus price s upp or t payme n t s 1 971 1972 1,000 do lla rs N. C. S. C. Ga. Tenn. Ala. Ho. Miss. Ark . La. Okla. Texas N. Hex . Ariz. Calif Other States &-/ 29. 26 29.11 29.28 27.70 28.05 26.05 27.64 27.73 28.16 28.37 26. 57 29 .97 29 . 95 31.55 28 .1 28.9 28 .2 27. 5 27.9 28 .2 29.1 28 .4 28 .3 24.4 21. 9 29.3 28 . 6 30 . 3 19, 020 38 ~ 384 52 ,5 64 70 ,2 26 86, 225 50, 097 224 ,5 73 165,059 81, 038 24 ,15 2 328 ,9 29 19,190 66, 955 169 , 118 2 . 974 16, 120 42 ,717 47, 885 72 , 383 75, 985 59,358 280 ,06 2 195 ,568 95 , 752 38, 916 446, 323 22 ,295 82 , 713 256 , 65 2 2,816 48.5 4 51. 80 47.81 39. 71 42. 40 36 . 37 41. 20 39.97 40 . 66 53. 89 48 . 78 48 .7 5 46 . 99 46 .55 53.4 48.9 49. 0 39 .3 44 . 6 38 . 1 40. 4 39. 1 38. 9 37. 5 3l 8 44.6 41.4 39 .4 31, 551 68 , 297 85,835 100 ,68 7 130 , 324 69, 948 334,710 237 ,91 8 117 , 021 45, 8 79 603, 938 31 , 2 16 105 , 045 249 , 527 4 ,916 30 ,635 72 ,331 83 , 16 3 10 3,569 121,377 80,116 389 , 005 269,120 131,560 59,887 709 ,988 33 ,902 119,756 333,505 5 , 1 08 U. S., All Upland Arner-Pima 28.23 28 .07 44 . 8 26 . 7 26.6 43. 2 1, 419 ,6 24 1 , 755 , 603 1 ,3 98, 50 4 1 , 735 , 745 21 . 120 19 ,85 8 44. 59 44 . 50 54. 3 39.0 38 . 9 53. 4 2 ,24 2,384 2,567,551 2,216,812 2, 543, 022 25,5 72 24 ,529 COTTON SEED=- _ State 1 971 Pr i ce per t on Value of pr oduc t i on Pr i ce per t on 1972 Value of produc t i on Dol l ars 1,000 dollar s Do l lars 1 , 000 dollar s N. C . 48.50 2 , 377 43. 90 1, 932 S. C. 52 .30 5,753 44.30 5 , 449 Ga . 50. 10 7, 565 47 . 50 6,318 Tenn . 55 . 00 11, 660 47. 90 10 ,873 Ala. Mo . 51.00 55. 10 13 , 056 9,312 44 . 70 46 .90 10 ,37 0 8 ,583 Miss. Ark. 57.80 56 .60 38 , 321 28, 017 49.60 47. 90 37,200 27,495 La. 56. 00 12, 824 47.00 12,972 Okla. 56 .80 4, 260 51.00 7,089 Tex a s N. Hex . 56.50 62 . 80 59,325 3,705 48 . 60 52.00 80 , 919 3, 432 Ariz . 60.00 13 , 260 50.10 13,928 Calif . Ot her State s &-/ 63 . 00 56 .70 30 , 996 499 5 7. 30 45 . 40 42 , 402 431 u. S . 56 . 80 240,930 4~ .50 269,393 1/ 1 972 crop pre limina r y. 1/ Pr i ce ba s e d on 480 po und ne g\ w\ e l.gh t ba l e. 1/ Includes a l l owa nc e for unred eemed loans. i/ Av era ge pr i c e to Apr i l 1, 1973. 2/ Does not include pa yment s for a cr eage diversion, co ns erva t i on practice s , etc. &-/ Inc l udes Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Ken tucky a nd Neva da . At t er !<'1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Ser vice 1861 West Broad St r e e t Athens, Georgia 306 01 OFFICIAL BU SINESS AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ...-/ 3 IJ ATHENS, GEORGIA June 13, 1973 BROILE R TYPE Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gia du ring the w e ek ended June 9 was 8,831,000--3 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less than the com- parable week last year, according to the Geor gia Crop R e porti n g Service. An estimated 10, 802, 000 broiler type e ggs w ere set by G e o r gi a hatcheries- - I percent less t ha n the previous week and 3 percent less than t he comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 r eporting States totaled 63,165,000-- slightly more than the previous week but 1 p e rc ent l e ss than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs s et w e r e 76,572,000--1 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent Le s s than a ye ar a go. We e k Ended G EORGIA E G G S SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHICK PLA CEME NT S 1972 E ggs Set J:../ 1973 0/0 of ye ar a go Net Cro s s State Movement of C hi ck s 1972 19 73 Chi cks P laced for Broiler s in Georgia 0/0 of 197 2 1973 year ago Thousands T ho usands Tho us a n d s Apr. 7 11,573 11,007 95 '1 4 2 -171 9,279 8,308 90 Apr . 14 11,232 10,7 18 95 '174 - 14 8 9, 46 3 8, 706 92 Apr . 21 11, 237 10, 597 94 j 77 -122 9, 400 8, 94 1 95 Apr. 28 11, 508 10,791 94 '116 -158 9,474 8,792 93 May 5 11 ,432 10,865 95 '1 45 - 87 9, 103 8, 633 95 Ma y 12 11,552 10, 839 94 , 23 - 91 9, 109 8,322 91 Ma y 19 11, 454 10,949 96 , 189 - 96 9, 558 8,704 91 Ma y 26 11, 454 10,765 94 , 53 , 71 9, 36 4 8, 837 94 June 2 11,303 10,928 97 '1 33 -272 9, 394 8,562 91 June 9 11,128 10, 802 97 '175 , 59 9,3 0 5 8, 831 95 EGG TYPE Hatch o f egg type chicks in Georgia during the w eek ended June 9 was 749,000 - - 5 percent le ss than the previous week but 9 pe rcent mor e than t h e comparable week last year. A n estimated 994, 000 eggs for t he production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 20 percent more than the previous w eek but 11 p ercent less than the comparable week last year. II In the four sta t e s that accounted f o r a bo ut 24 percent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in t he U . S. in 1972, hatchings during the week e n ded June 9 were up 9 II percent but s ettings w ere down 12 percent fro m a ye ar a go. State Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET A ND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Ma y E ggs Set June June I 0/0 o f Chicks Hatched ye ar Ma y June June 26 2 9 a go 2/ 26 2 9 T housands Thousands 1,065 826 994 89 1, 488 1, 012 1, 156 78 121 39 14 6 84 38 8 380 4 09 128 3, 06 2 2, 2 57 2,70 5 88 1,002 1, 248 229 339 2, 818 7 91 1,244 153 3 73 2, 561 749 1, 170 102 293 2, 3 14 0/0 o f year ago 2/ 109 117 70 102 109 Tota l 1972 '~ 2,71 8 3, 173 3, 090 2,01 9 2, 13 9 2, 124 %of Last Ye a r I 113 71 88 i 140 120 109 1/ Includes eggs s et by hatcheries producing c hi c k s fo r hatc h ery supply flocks. 2/ Current wee k as perc ent o f s ame we ek l a s t y e ar. ':' R e v i s e d . BR OILER T YP E EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1 973 Page 2 STATE May 26 EGGS SET Week Ended June June 2 9 Thousands 0/0 o f year ago 1/ CHICKS PLACED Week Ended May June June 26 2 9 Thousands Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 11,234 13, 814 2,224 3,312 1, 648 11,224 13,645 2,208 3,341 1,759 10,891 98 13,494 94 2,219 96 3,236 III 1,757 101 8, 842 10,994 1, 801 3,365 1, 228 8, 86 1 10, 589 1, 7 88 3,431 1, 2 5 6 8,987 10, 840 1,798 3, 074 1, 07 4 GEORGIA 10,765 10,928 10, 802 97 8, 837 8, 562 8, 831 Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Mi s sis sippi Missouri N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States ) TOTAL 1972>:< (21 States) ' 502 1, 105 2, 174 5,638 5,797 351 7,981 514 2,238 553 628 4, 800 2,017 487 0 77, 782 79,048 521 1, 127 2,148 5,660 5, 691 349 7,991 493 1,910 552 616 4,657 2, 130 514 0 77,464 79,064 498 99 1, 118 97 2,099 95 5,661 106 5,627 90 333 118 7,550 89 538 109 2, 145 109 464 70 1, 198 158 4,257 86 2, 091 89 594 113 0- 76, 572 97 79,324 309 1,034 1,677 3,828 5, 295 422 6, 105 338 1,455 585 1,073 3,905 1,302 385 365 63, 145 I 16 4 , 619 366 1, 265 1, 565 3, 91 0 5, 181 585 6,212 3 01 1,322 625 1, 083 3, 880 1,639 424 308 63, 153 63,967 334 1, 190 1, 603 4 , 172 5,076 402 6, 160 309 1, 386 533 1, 093 3,869 1, 521 454 459 63, 165 63,566 0/0 of Las t Year 98 98 97 98 99 99 1/ Current week as percent of same wee k last year . * Revised. 0/0 of year ago 1/ 10 4 98 101 113 89 95 94 121 105 103 93 83 98 90 113 87 104 95 85 141 180 99 1 Q) 1H .s:: ..c..d. ::1 .+..>.... ::1 .u. . +en> '..j cd 1 1 ..U... eHo -< +> (J) '+-l ...... cd I ~0 ~ 1 Q) ,=:1 8 ::1 ..U... 1 +> H 1 cd ...... o H ~ Q) U) se:n: tl1lQ) '.s.:j:--B< oH ~ o..+> Q) Q) Q) Q) 1 tl1l P::; H ...... ...... 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Product io n per cow i n herd averaged 770 po unds - - 45 pou nds above Ma y 1972, but th e same as April 1973. The est imated average price received by producers for all wholesale milk dur ing May was $7.45 per hundredweight, an increase of 50 cents per hundredweight from May 1972 but 5 cents below Apri 1 1973. Item an d Uni t MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PA ID BY DA IRY MEN Georgia Uni ted States May 15 Ap r . 15 Ma y 15 May 15 Apr. 15 ~1 a y 15 1972 197 3 19 7 3 1972 1973 19 7 3 11i l k Product ion, mil l ion 1bs . Production Per Cow 1bs ..!/ Numbe r Mi l k Cows thousand head 106 106 106 11, 303 10 ,488 11,078 725 770 770 964 910 964 146 138 138 11,728 11,524 11 ,495 Prices Re cei ved- Do l l a r s 2/ Al l who les a l e mi lk , cwt. Flu id mi l k , cwt. Manuf ac t u re d mi l k, cwt . Mi 1k Cows , head 6.95 6. 95 300.00 1/7.50 1/7.50 365.00 417 . 4 5 ~/7 . 45 400 .00 5.79 6.07 4.94 388.00 3/6.40 1/6.68 1/5.57 472.00 4/6.34 4/6.61 4/5.55 484 .00 Pri ces Paid-Dollars 1-1 i xed Da i ry Feed, ton 14 perce nt prote in 16 pe rc e nt prot e i n i8 pe rc ent prote in 20 percent protein 77 .00 81.00 83 . 00 89 . 00 108 . 0 0 103.00 108.00 115 .00 110 . 00 11 2 . 00 115.00 122.00 73.00 78.00 8 1. 00 84.00 91.00 98 .00 106.00 111.00 94 . 00 105 . 00 114 . 0 0 119.00 Hay, t on 37.50 42.50 40.50 36.20 42.30 40.60 1/ Mont h l y average. 11 Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the mo nth except who l e s a l e milk wh ich is average for mon t h. 31 ~e vi s e d . ~I Pre1 iminary. FRAS IER T. GALLm1AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHA M Agri c u l t u ra l Stat ist ic ian The St a t i s t ic a l Ke po r t i ng Servi ce, USDA, 186 1 \/e s t Broad St re et , Athe ns, Geo rg ia, i n cooperat ion wi t h the Georg ia Departmen t of Ag r icul t u re. UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION May Milk Production Down 2 Percent U. S. milk production in May is estimated at 11,078 mill ion pounds, 2 percent less than Maya year ago. Daily average output increased 2 percent from April compared with a 3 percent increase during the same period a year earl ier. Production during the first 5 months of this year is 1.9 percent less than last year. May production provided 1.70 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses compared with 1.66 pounds last month and 1.75 pounds in Maya year ago. Production Per Cow Unchanqed. Milk Cows Down 2 Percent Milk production per cow during May was 964 pounds, the same as last year. The May rate was at a record high in 18 of the 33 States with monthly estimates. During May there were 11,495,000 milk cows on farms, down 2 percent from May of 1as t yea r , Milk-Feed Price Ratio Down 19 Percent From Last Year The May milk-feed price ratio, at 1.37, is down 19 percent from Maya year ago. Milk prices received were 55 cents more than last year while the ration value increased $1.21. The ratio decl ined 9 percent from April compared with a 1 percent decl ine between these same 2 months a year earl ier. On a regional basis, the ratio was highest in the South Atlantic and lowest in the North Atlantic. Atter 1"ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 \-- A the ns , Geo rg ia . .. - .. ., .- lreek Ending June 18 , 1 97 3 Released 3 p.m. Honday WET SOILS STILL STALLING FIELD WORK Wet soils in many areas of the State continued to put a damper on field work during the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. County Extension Agents reported mos t l y adequate moi sture supplies in central areas and some localized sections in the northeast. Mos t other areas r eported surplus supplies. Cotton was report ed in mostly fair to good condition. About 14 percent of the State's acreage had reached the squaring stage by the end of the period. Less than 1 percent of the crop was setting bolls. Th i s is sharply below the normal development for this date. Corn condition continued mostly good. Additional planting remains to be done in northern counties. Some acreages have been damaged by flooding. Tobacco was judged to be in mostly fair to good condition. Excessive rains have damaged the crop in a f ew localit ies. Harvesting increased to the 7 percent completion mark during the we ek . Thi s i s behind a normal schedule. Peanut condition continued fair to mostly good . Older plantings were blooming in southern areas . Mos t growe r s were applying land plaster, spraying for leaf spot and applying fungicides t o t he crop. Soybean planting advanced to the 77 percent completion mark and about 58 percent of t he State's sorghum acreage had been planted by the end of the period. This is slightly behind a normal schedule. Harvesting of small grains has been slowed by wet weather. Wheat harvest was 58 percent and oats 60 percent complete by the weekend. Peach harvest ga i ned momentum during the period in c entral-producing areas. The Federal-State Ma rke t News Service reported 521 carlot equivalents shipped from Georgia t hrough June 14, co mp are d wi th 293 through the same date last year. Manage r s of State Fa rmers' ~larke t s reported the condition of vegetables and melons as cos t l y fair. Exc e s sive moi s t ur e continued to reduce volume and lower quality of produce ~oving to ma rke ts . Sn apbeans , cabbage , squash and tomatoes are movin g to markets in volume. Cant al oups and wa t ermelons a r e expected to start moving to markets this we ek . WEATHER SUl~Y - Sc a t ter ed t hundershowers occurred over the State throughout the week but were mos t numerous i n the southeast. Rains averaged 1 to 2 inches in the northwes t er n half and 2 t o 4 inches i n the southeastern half. The greatest amount reported was 7.7 4 inches at Fl emi ng wh i l e Townsend reported 7.00 inches and Thomasville in the southwest had 5.54 inches. Scattered thundershowers occurred over the weekend wi t h nearly all areas receiving significa n t r ain fall. Amoun t s varied widely but between a ha l f and two inches fell in many sec t i ons . Average t emperatur e wa s one to two degrees below normal. Highest reported was 95 on the 14th at Ma c on whi le t he coolest reported was 50 on the 13th at Brasstown Bald. Weekend temperatures wer e nea r seasonal normals. The outlook f or Wedne s da y through Friday -- scattered thundershowers are likely to pr oduce rainfall i n most of t he State Wednesday and Thursday and possibly in the southeast on Friday . Only sma l l changes i n temperature are likely with highs in the 80s north and low 90s south and lows i n t he 60s nor t h and low 70s south. The Statistical Re por t i ng Service, At hen s , Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Ext ension Ser vice, Un i v e r s i t y of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e ; and t he . at i onal Wea the r Ser v ic e For e c a s t Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. ", . . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Pre cipi t ati on For The We e k End i n g J une 15, 1973 GEORGIA Tempera t ure ex t reme s for the week ending June 15, 197 3 . (Pr ovisional ) Highest - 96 0 a t Darien on 15th Lowe s t - 60 0 at Elbert on on 12 th . 90 .. ...0'( TIlOH 4a * Fo r th e peri od Ju ne 16- 18 . . .... After Five Days Ret urn t o United States Depa r tment of Agr i cul t ure Stati st i ca l Repor t i ng Servi ce 1861 We s t Broad St r eet Athens , Geor gi a 30601 OFFI CIAL BUSINESS ACQ D:V 99 0 UNI VE RS ITY OF Gf ORGI, UN IV LI BRARI ES ATHE NS GA 30 60 1 AGR 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA B ROILER TYPE LI BRA RI ES Placement of broiler chicks i n Georgia during th as 8,451,000--4 percent less than the previous week and 11 percent less than the com- parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 9, 965, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--8 percent less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 62, 347, 000--1 percent les s than the previous week and 2 percent les s than t h e comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 69,582,000--9 percent l e s s than the previous we ek and 2 percent less than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS Net eros s State Eggs Set -1 / Mo vement of Chicks Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 0/0 of 0/0 of 1972 1973 year 1972 1973 1972 1973 year a go ago Thousands Tho usands T housands Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr . 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 11, 232 11 , 237 11, 508 11 ,432 11, 552 11,454 11 ,454 11,303 11, 128 10 ,096 10 ,718 10, 597 10,791 10,865 10, 839 10,949 10, 765 10,928 10,802 9,965 95 1-174 -1 48 94 I- 77 -122 94 "11 6 -158 95 - "1 45 87 94 ., 2 3 - 91 96 "189 - 96 94 ., 53 ., 71 97 "133 -272 97 99 "175 I "221 ., 59 -112 9,46 3 8,706 92 9, 400 8,941 95 9, 474 8,792 93 9, 103 8,633 95 9, 109 8, 322 91 9, 558 8, 704 91 9, 364 8, 837 94 9, 394 8, 562 91 9, 305 8,831 95 9, 461 8,451 89 EGG T YPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 16 was 8 53 , 000 - 14 percent more than the previous week and 23 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,024,000 e ggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 3 perc ent more than both the previous w e e k and the comparable week last year. In the fo ur s tates that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972 , hatchings during t h e week ended J une 16 were up 20 percent but settings were down 5 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss. Total 1973 Total 1972'1.( EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set %of Chicks Hatched June 2 June 9 June 16 year Ii June ago z/ I 2 June 9 June 16 Thousands Tho usands 826 994 1, 024 103 791 749 853 1,012 1, 156 1, 557 79 1, 244 1, 170 1, 179 39 146 267 223 153 102 93 380 409 344 125 373 293 378 2,257 2,705 3, 192 95 2,56 1 2,314 2,503 3,1 73 3, 090 3,350 2,139 2,124 2, 079 %of year ago 2/ 123 117 72 151 120 If Includes eggs set by hatcheries produ~ing c hicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week las t year. 'I.e R e v i s e d . BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 EGGS SET I CHICKS PLACED STATE Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida GEORGIA June 2 Week Ended June 9 Thousands 11,224 13,645 2,208 3,341 1,759 10,891 13,494 2, 219 3,236 1, 757 10,928 10, 802 June 16 0/0 of year ago 1/ 10, 095 98 12,474 97 2,213 112 3, 028 123 1,672 96 9,965 99 June 2 Week Ended June 9 Thousands 8,861 10, 589 1, 788 3,431 1, 256 8,987 10, 840 1, 798 3, 074 1, 074 8, 562 8,831 June 16 8,700 11,008 1, 768 3, 101 1, 197 8,451 Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Mi s sis sippi Missouri N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Wa s hi ngtc n W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 521 498 499 102 366 334 325 1, 127 1, 118 1,0 09 109 1,265 1, 190 978 2,148 2,099 1, 915 100 1, 565 1, 603 1,647 5, 660 5, 661 4,995 106 3,910 4, 172 4, 181 5,691 5, 627 4,760 88 5, 181 5,076 5,009 349 333 322 130 585 402 415 7,991 7,550 6, 590 93 6,212 6, 160 6, 140 493 538 545 114 301 309 339 1,910 2, 145 2, 132 123 1,322 1, 386 1,472 552 464 483 88 625 533 552 616 1, 198 672 88 1, 083 1,093 1, 105 4,657 4, 257 3,813 86 3,380 3, 369 3,657 2, 130 2, 091 1,9 07 95 1,639 1, 521 1,472 514 594 493 114 424 454 426 0 77,464 76, 572 0 69, 582 - 308 459 404 98 63, 153 63, 165 62,347 TOTAL 1972~< (21 States) 79, 064 79,324 70,646 63,967 63, 566 63,444 0/0 of Last Year 98 97 98 I 99 99 98 *I 1/ Current week as percent of same week las t year. 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Z Ql+J"ClI1lH tIll3~l1loMtr.l >-.+J 0 0 CO~ 11l~p..~~1Xl : : lI1l p.. pQ::l l X lo Ql H QlQl +J0< :>0...-1 til H 'I"l III Ql U ::"CIl(J~tIlH QloM S::~ ~+J+J""'Ql~ Qll1ltll\O..c::o ~+JoM CIO+J ~tr.l+J""'< ~ III "Cl+J Qltr.l g+J y ~/ J~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA MAY ~1I73 _ _J une 2 1, 1973 1 u N ] V ' S1]' Y I. , ( 1 Gl:OIl CIA z. I -J ': I 1Y/ ',) Item During May 1972 1/ 1973 2/ Thou. Thou. UJo of pre v, year Pet. LI BRA RIES Jan. thru May 1972 1/ 1973 2/ Thou. Thou. UJo of pr ev , year Pet. Broile r Type Pullets Placed (U. S. ) 3/ Total 3, 139 Domestic 2,786 Chickens Tested (U. S. ) Broiler Type I, 850 Egg Type 502 Chicks Hatched Broile r Type Georgia 41,403 United States 303,014 Egg Type Georgia 3,703 United States 51,989 Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia 35,675 United States 261,356 Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia 1,883 United States Heavy Type I 11,311 Georgia United States I 626 2,765 ! 3,340 106 2,958 106 1,600 86 398 79 39,268 95 298,009 98 4,228 114 54,873 106 34, 181 96 259,967 99 2,015 107 14,662 130 596 95 1,921 I 69 15,938 13, 538 9,878 2,463 15, 947 100 13,622 101 9,762 99 2,346 95 201,670 185,737 92 1,437,487 1,378,819 96 18,472 233,725 20, 826 113 240, 269 103 169,497 155,934 92 1, 206, 317 1, 185, 843 98 11, 380 70,566 3,025 12,654 II, 683 103 75,135 106 2, 946 97 11,660 92 Georgia Hatching Other Total United State s Number Layers and Egg Production Number Layers on Eggs Per hand during May 100 Layers 1972 1973 1972 1973 Thousands Number Total Eggs Produced during May 1972 1973 Millions 4,790 19,065 23,855 302, 353 4,424 19,693 24, 117 289,865 I, 817 1, 894 1,879 1,974 1, 829 1,972 1,947 1,990 87 361 448 5,967 81 389 470 5,768 Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month Percent being Molted Percent with Molt Completed May June May June 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Ga. 10.0 2.5 10.0 5.0 9.0 11.5 12.0 5.5 17 States 5. 1 3. 0 5. 6 3.8 10.4 9.2 11.8 7.2 U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator June 1, 1973 as percent of June 1, 1972 109 17 Revised. 2; Preliminary. 37 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. United States Department of Agriculture Georgia Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service, 1861 West Broad Street, A t hens , Geor gia 30601 YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDE R FEDE RAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1972 and 1973 Number Inspected Indicated Percent Condemned Sta t e During A p r . 19 7 2 197 3 Jan. thru A pr . 1972 1973 D ur i ng A p r . 1972 1973 Jan. thru Apr. 1972 197 3 ,i, - - Thousands - - Main e I i I Pa. Mo . I Del. Md. I I I v . I 5,963 6, 22 9 5, 403 8,052 11,435 10,3 26 5,891 6,086 4, 9 18 7,725 11 , 0 8 1 10,076 23 , 253 24,065 2.8 25 ,458 24 , 8 14 4 . 3 21,899 19,983 3. 0 31,3 48 31,494 3.3 44, 808 46,818 3. 5 40,024 42 , 7 16 3 . 5 I N . C. Ga. Tenn. i I 22,683 32, 703 6,067 21 ,569 29,673 5, 590 94 , 577 92, 186 132, 776 122,912 25,043 22,382 3.5 3. 3 3.6 Ala. i 31, 308 30, 127 120, 90 7 122,973 2.6 I Mi ss. Ark. 19, 470 33,932 I 17,716 33, 146 78, 766 7L.c,844 3. 1 I 136 ,608 131, 825 3.3 - !- - -I- Texas I I 14 , 176 13 , 451 58 , 72 6 55, 112 3.2 I - - - - ------ ------ - - - - - U. S. 234, 330 941, 502 3.2 I i 22 4 , 8 4 0 92 4,628 - - Percent - - 2. 4 2.8 2. 5 4. 0 4.4 4. 1 2.9 3.0 3. 4 3.4 3. 5 3. 2 2.6 3. 5 2.6 2. 0 3.4 2. 1 2.5 3.7 2.7 2. 3 3.6 2.6 2. 7 3.8 2. 7 2. 3 3.0 2. 4 2. 7 3.4 2. 6 2. 9 3. 5 3.3 3. 2 3. 3 3.8 2.7 3.4 2.9 Item s MID- MONTH P RICES RECEIVED AND PRICES PAID Ma y 15 1972 Georgia A p r. 15 M a y 15 1973 1973 United States Ma y 15 A p r . 15 Ma y 15 1972 1973 1973 Cents - - - - Cent s - - Prices Received: Chickens , is., excl. broilers Com 11 Broilers (lb.) All Eggs , (dozen) Table, (dozen) Hatching, (dozen) 8.5 12.5 31.7 25.9 60 .0 17.0 25.5 50. 4 47.2 70.0 18.0 22.0 43. 6 39.3 70.0 8. 8 13.6 27. 4 13.6 25. 5 46.9 15.4 23.8 4 5. 0 Price s Paid: (per ton) - - Dollars - - Dollars - - Broiler Grower Laying F e e d 90.00 80.00 120.00 Ill. 00 137.00 I' 125.00 96.00 130.00 85.00 118.00 146.00 131. 00 T his report i s made pos sible through the cooperation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies , the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the Ag r i c ult ural Research Service, t h e Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Ma r k e tin g Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmers who r eport to these agencies. F RASIE R T. GALLOWA Y Ag ri cul t u r a l Statis tician In C har ge w. A . WAGNER Agric ultura l Statistician Arter r'1ve Days t<.eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d State. Oeportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ~G\A c}() FARM REPORT ?)/( J ,. GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA THE POULTRY AND EGG SITUATION Approved by the Outlook and Si tuat ion Board (Eggs) June 21, 1973 Production Costs Hiqher: The co st o f produc ing egg s , broiler s , and tur keys has surged i n re cen t mont hs wi t h h igher feed costs accounting for most of the rise. The mid- May index of p r ice s paid by producers for production items, including feed, wage rates, i n t e re s t , and ta xes was 147 percent o f its 1967 base, up 2 percent from the prior mon th and nearly 16 percent ab ov e Ma y 1972. The index of prices paid for all feed in mid-May averaged 155 (1967 = 100), up 10 percent from April and 48 percent above a year earl ier. But feed prices may eas e so me lat er th is year i f producers succeed in increasing feed grains and soybean produc tion a s plann ed. Feed prices increased i n May wh i l e broiler and e gg pr i ces decl ined and turkey pr ices rema ined steady. This resulted in much less favo ra bl e produc t- f ee d pr ice ratios. The mid-May egg-feed price rat io fell to 6.9 from 7.9 in Apri l , broiler-feed price ratio was down to 3.3 from 3.9, and turkey-feed price rati o s l ipped t o 4 .1 from 4.7. Despite the decl ines, the ratios for broilers and eggs wer e stil l abo ve the low levels of a year earl ier. However, most poultry ration ingredients con tin ue d t o r i se sharply after midMay. There is uncertainty over ava ilabil ity of soybean me al - - t he domi na nt protein feed ing red ie nt in poultry rations -- i n late summer. Old-c ro p so ybea n stocks may be at a bare minimum by mid-September, when the new-crop harves t t yp ically beg ins. Any delay in new-crop harvest t~is year, whether due to late plan t ings, adverse harvest weather, or fuel or transportation shortages, could cause a real crunch. Prices of major ingred ients moved to new highs in early June. With strong demand and reduced carryovers in prospects, pr ices a re especially sensitive to weather conditions and other news that may affect supply and demand developments. Market pr ices for No.2 yellow corn at Chicago increased from the $2 a bushel level in mid-May to $2.59 a bushel in early June. Prices of soybean meal went from around $300 a ton in mid-May to $450 a ton in early June. Prices have dropped from those recent highs but are still above mid-May. The basic ingredients used i n poultry rations are corn and soybean meal. Wi t h early June price levels the cost of feed ingredients per pound of ready-tocook broiler is around 18 cents above a year earl ier, and for turkey, up 24 cents. For eggs, the feed cost per dozen eggs produced is up about 20 cents. Production Gains: Egg production cont inues to run below year-earl ier levels but is gaining relative to 1972 . Egg production during the first 5 months of 1973 totaled 78 mill ion cases, 4.8 mill ion cases below the same period a year ago. After trail ing last year's output by 7 percent in early 1973, production in May was down only 3 percent. Production increases resulted from both more layers and a small increase in the rate of lay. Although the seasonal decl ine has been less than in 1972 , layer numbers are still below a year ago. On June 1, the laying flock totaled 288 million. This was the smallest flock size for this date since 1961. The laying flock was 6 percent below 1972 in early 1973. But on June 1 the flock was down only 4 percent. The rate of lay on June 1 was up 1 percent. In the coming months, egg production i s e xpected to rise nearer to year-earl ier levels. Production may catch up by the end of 1973. Production ga ins will result from increases i n both layer numbers and in eg gs la id per bird . Increases in the rate of lay are expected because of heavy cull ing and reduced force molting of old hens. This has reduced the average age of the laying f l oc k and removed th e less productive layers from the flock. Egg-type hatchery activity i ndi ca te s some i nc re a s e i n replacement pullets for the second half of th is year. On June 1 there were about 1 mi l l io n more pul lets 3 months old or older not ye t laying than on June 1, 1972. Thes e pul lets will enter the laying flock during the summer. In addition, th ere were nearly 6.5 mill ion more egg -type ch icks hatched during March -May than during the same per iod in 1972. This will provide an increase in the number of pullets availabl e f o r flock replacements this fall. The egg-type chick hatch in May was up 6 percent and eggs i n in cuuators on June 1 were up 9 percent from a year ago. During the re ma inder of 1973, cull i ng of old f l oc ks and f o rced molting will continue to have a s ignificant effect on floc k s ize. Hens slaughtered in Federally i ns pe c t e d plants during January-Apr il totaled nearly 70 mill io n , sl ightly above . the same mont hs in 1972. April slaughter was up sl ightly from both the previous month and April 1972. And weekly slaughter reports indicate that 17 percent more mature hens were marketed through Federally i ns pe c t e d plants i n May than during the comparable week s of 1972. Apparently, high feed costs and unusually high hen pri ces have encouraged producers to cull marg inal layers. The farm price for c hickens (excluding broilers) in mid-May via s 15.4 cents per pound. This wa S 13 percent above a mo nt h earl ier a nd a whopp i ng 75 percent above May 15, 1972. Much of the cull ing and marketing wa s for f o r ce mo l t ed layers. The percent of the laying flock force molted ha s been de cl ining since January I when 14.5 percent of the layers had been force molted. On Jun e 1, 7.2 percent of the layers had been force molted with another 3.8 percent in the process of be ing molted. This compares with 11.8 and 5.6 percent on June I , 1972 Less Break inq Activity and Lower Stocks: High egg prices have caused breaking activity to run weI I below year-earl ier levels this year. Shell eggs broken under Federal inspection t hrough April 28 totaled 156.3 million dozen , down 52.7 mil 1ion dozen from the comparable period in 1972. This accounted for about 8.5 percent of egg product ion, compared wi t h 1I percent for 1972. During this period, I iquid egg production total ed 78 mi l l io n pounds, down 18 mill ion from 1972. Liquid egg production for further proce ssing was down 36 percent, but that for immediate consumption was up 13 percent. Frozen egg product ion wa s down 19 percent and production of dr i ed eggs fell 43 percent. \/eekly reports o f eggs del ivered to breakers indicate breaking activ ity in May and early June wa s stil I running well below year-earl ier levels. Stocks of frozen egg products have dropped st ead i l y thi s year. Frozen egg products on June I were the shell equivalent of 1.2 mi l l ion cases , up 2 percent from a mont h earl ier but 42 percent less than a year ago. Shell eg g s t ocks at 47,000 cases were 27 percent above a mont h earl ie r but 75 percent below J une 1, 1972. Prices Continue Stronq: Egg prices this year have avera ged we1I above the depressed 1972 1eve Is. They dipped Iess than usu a lin Apr i I and May before turning upward. Smaller output and higher prices for other protein foods have supported egg prices. Prices received by Iowa and Georgia p roducers for Grade A large white eggs averaged 39. I and 40.5 cents a dozen in May . This wa S about 20 cents a dozen above 1972. Prices have continued to strengthen and averaged 48.5 and 50.5 cents a dozen in mid-June. Prices received by producers for all eggs (including hatching eggs and eggs sold directly to retail) in mid-May were 45 cents per dozen. This was about 2 cents below the previous month but 17.6 cents above a year earl ier. New York who l e s a l e prices for Grade A large eggs averaged about 49 cents per dozen in Ma y , down I cent from Apr il but 21 cents above Ma y 1972. Prices dropped after Easter but strenghtened more than usual i n May and early June. Prices for Grade A eggs averaged about 57 cents a dozen in New York for the second week in June. Reduced suppl ies and higher prices of other protein foods will keep egg prices at high levels for the remainder of 1973. Eqq Mix Purchases Resumed: On Apr il 19, USDA announced the resumption of purchases of egg mix for distribution to needy famil ies. Through June 12, 1.2 mill ion pounds had been purchased at a cost of $1.2 mill ion. These purchases are the equivalent of 608,500 cases of shel I eggs. Purchases for the comparable period in 1972 were 10.2 mil I ion pounds. Imports and Exports Larqer: High egg prices i n 1973 have resulted in increased egg imports. Incoming eggs and egg products during January-April totaled 193,900 cases, compared with I I ,500 cases in the same months in 1972. Shell eggs accounted f o r 97 percent of the total. Imports during this period were stil I less than a half a percent of production and exports continued to exceed imports by a large margin. Exports of eggs and egg pr.oducts totaled 242,400 cases during January-April. This was about 40,300 cases above the sam3 months in 1972. Shell eggs made up 74 percent of the total exports. Hatching eggs accounted for 86 percent of the shell egg exports. Atter l"ive uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 if r rJi 01 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT June 1, 1973 PIG CROP Re l e a s ed 6/25/73 GEORGIA Spring Pig Crop Down 2 Percent Georgia 's 1973 spring pig crop (December 1972 - 1ia y 1973) is estimat ed at 1,364, 000 head , 2 percent below the 1972 spr ing crop of 1,390, 000 he ad . Of the 201, 000 sows that farrowed during December 1972 - r1a y 1973, 108,000 f a r r owe d De cembe r - February quarter and 93, 000 during Ma r ch - 1iay quarter. The average pigs pe r litter was 6.79 f or the six mon t h period. 1973 Fall Sow Intentious Up 4 Percent Sows farrowing during the fall of 1973 (June - Nov embe r ) on Georgia farms are expected to number 160,000 -- up 4 percent from the 154,000 farr owing during the 1972 fall period. I f these intentions are realized and assuming an average pi gs per litter with allowance for trend, the fall pig crop would total 1,152, 000 head. UNI TED STATES December - Ma y Pig Crop Down 2 Percent The December - May 1973 pig crop is estimated at 46. 8 million head, 2 percent less than during the same period in 1972. A total of 6.5 million s ows farro wed during this period, slightly more than a ye a r earlier. Pigs per litter averaged 7.16, compared wi t h 7.32 last year. June - November Intentions Up 1 Percent Hog producers intend to farro w 6.0 million sows during June - Novemb er this ye ar , sl i ght l y more than last year. If intentions are realized and projected pigs per litter are reached, the pig crop will be 43.6 million head, up 1 percent from 1 972. SOUS FARROHING, PIGS PER LITT ER, AiID PIGS SAVED Georgia and United States, 1969 - 1973 Sows Farr ovfng Pigs Per Litter Pigs Saved Year Dec.- June- Dec.- June- Dec.- June- Year Ha y Nov . Ma y Nov . Ha y Nov. 1,000 He ad Numbe r 1,000 Head Geor gi a 1969 188 171 7 .3 7.3 1970 199 188 7.3 7.2 1971 217 167 7.3 7.2 1972 193 15 4 7.2 7 .1 1973 : 201 1/160 : 6.79 1./7.2 : ___________________________ _______________ __ 0 1,372 1,453 1,584 1,390 1,364 1,248 1 ,354 1 , 202 1,093 1/1,152 2,620 2 ,807 2,786 2,483 2 ,516 _ United States 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 6,360 7,171 7,303 6 ,510 6,535 5,727 . 6, 898 6,297 5 , 9 67 ];/5,97 9 7. 36 7. 33 7. 20 7. 32 7 .16 7.34 7.21 7.29 7.24 ])7.30 46,788 52 ~551 52,589 47,641 46,782 42,019 49 ,71 9 45,924 43, 204 ])43 , 64 7 88, 807 102, 270 98 , 51 2 90,845 90,429 1/ Fall farrowing indicated from bree ding intentions reports. 1/ Ave r a ge number of pigs per litter wi th allowanc e for tre nd u s ed t o co mpute indicated pi g crop. JUNE 1 I NVENTORY Hog s on Farms Down 1 Pe r ce nt Ge orgia The numbe r of hogs a nd pig s on Ge orgia f arms J une 1, 1973 , i s estima t ed au 1: 832 ,. 0'::'.J head, down 1 perce nt f rom the 1 ,850,000 on hand on t his date last ye ar. Breakd own of t he hogs and pigs showed 247, 000 for br eed ing ( up 3 percent from t he 240, 000 br eeders l a st yea r ) and 1, 585,000 other hogs compared with 1, 610, 000 last year. United State s Na t i on ' s Hogs Down 1 Perce nt . Hogs and pigs on farms i n t he United St at e s on June 1 , 1973 , are estimated at 60 .3 milli on head -- 1 percent less than a year ea r l i e r . Hogs and pigs kept for breeding are estimated at 9.1 milli on head , down 1 percent from last yea r . Mar ke t hogs and pigs , at 51 .2 million, are down 1 pe rce nt. Yea r Al l hogs and pi gs HOGS AND PIGS ON FAR1VIB, GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES J une 1, 1969 - 1973 (Thousand Head ) :Hogs a nd Other Eogs and Pigs :pigs f or : Under 60-119 120-179 180-219 :br eeding Tota l : 60 1b s. 1bs. Lbs , 1bs. 220 1bs. a nd over Georg ia 1969 1 , 688 24 5 1,443 678 404 260 79 22 197 0 1,789 268 1,521 722 42 6 266 84 23 1971 1,950 254 1,696 780 500 298 93 25 1972 1, 850 240 1,610 692 515 290 89 24 1973 1,832 ... - - - - 247 1,585 737 - - - - 444 2t9 III 24 United St a t e s 1969 1970 1971 197 2 1973 58, 879 64,824 65, 861 60, 717 60, 271 9 ,248 10,725 9 ,772 9, 187 9,082 49, 63 1 54,099 56 , 089 51, 530 51,189 24, 083 27 ,245 26 ,534 24, 625 24,743 12,037 12,989 13, 866 12, 679 12,156 7,792 8,053 8,769 8,040 8,189 4,340 4,374 5,283 4,760 4,803 1,379 1,438 1,637 1 ,426 1,298 This report is made po s sible by the cooperation of several thousand Georgia farmers who furni sh report s for their indivi dua l farms. FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agricultur a l Statis ticia n I n Charge B. J . HARRTIlJGTON W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Stati sticians The St a t i st i cal Repor ting Se rvi ce, USDA, 1861 We st Broad Street , Athens , Georgia, in coope r at ion wi th t he Ge or gia Department of Agricult ure. Atter l"1ve !Jays xe turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS A then s , Heek Endi ng J une 25 , 1973 FREQUENT RAINS DMIAGI NG SOUTHEAST GEORGIA CROPS ~~ -:; I ;0 ] Rele ai ed 3 p .m. Monday Athens, Ga. , J une 25, 1 973 - - Fre que n t and of t en he a v y ra ins have de s t royed or s e ve r e ly damaged a considerable acreage o f crops i n Sou the a s t Geo r gia, a ccord i ng to t he Georg i a Cr op Reporting Service. Loc al off icia l s i n Hare County hav e s ubmit ted a n a ppl i cat ion f or disa s te r designation a f t e r 8 ,000 a cres of c or n a nd 80 0 ac r e s o f t oba cc o wer e drowned . Br a n t l e y Coun ty reported about 50 percent dama ge to their c orn an d t obac co whi l e Pierce Cou n t y has had 40 percent of their corn a nd tobacc o af fe c ted. Cr ops i n o ther are a s of t he Stat e f aired be t ter than in t he Southeast but rains st ill hampe red fi e l d wor k , So il moi sture wa s rat ed ad e qua t e to mostly e xcessive i n most are a s o f the St a t e . County Extension Agen t s r a t ed c o t t on i n f a i r t o good c ond it i on l a st week . Abou t 38 percent of t he acreage was squarin g and 8 percent s et ting bolls . This was le s s t han one half the usual s t age of de velopmen t for t his da t e. Statewi de, corn was r a ted in f air t o good cond i t i on . Planting, mos t ly for s ila ge , continued in the No r t h . Sev e ra l areas no t ed po or c o l or of l eaves due to e xc e s s ive mo i stur e . Peanuts also receive d f air to mostly good cond ition ra t ings bu t nu mer ou s repor t s of delays in cult ivational practice s we r e rec e i v ed . Appl i cation of l andpla s t e r to a i d p egg i ng was fairl y general whe re rains d idn ' t preven t fieldwork, Diseas e a nd i nsect c on t r ols we r e also active where possible . Tobacco remained i n mo st l y fa i r t o good c ond i tion bu t we r e ex t remely varied , some t i me s even wi.t hLn individual counties. We t f i e l ds caus e s " f l oppi ng" i n a numbe r of coun t i e s . Only 11 percent has been harvest ed -- a bou t one-half the u sua l progress . Soybean and sorghum plant i ngs con tinued but stil l t rai l ed norma l progre ss f or the date. About 80 percent of the be a ns hav e b een s own a nd s orghum g e edin~ ~a s 70 perc ent comple te . Small grain harvest was ne a r t hre e - f our t hs c omp l e t e c ompa red with a 90 pe rc e n t c ompl etion normally expected. Ha r ve s t of the we a t her- short ened peach c r op was a bout 46 pe r cen t complete --runn i ng ahead of normal. Ha rve s t is e xpe c t ed t o pe a k e a r l i e r t ha n us ual t h i s ye ar due to heavier damage to late yi e l d ing varie t ie s . Ha yi ng wa s ris ky busine s s du r i ng the week f or mos t areas due to t he fre quent r a i n s . Growth of hay crops ha s been good bu t conside r a bl e a cr e age has be en damaged a ft e r c ut t ing. Pastures and cattle we r e bo th in good c ond i t ion . Mana ge r s of State Farme r s' ifa r ke t s r epo rt ed t he co nd i t i on of v e geta bles and melons a s mostly fair. Exc e s s ive mo is t ur e c on t i nues to r e t a rd d evelopmen t and matur a tion. Tae vo l ume of snapbeans and tomatoe s wa s i nc r e a sing . Mov eme n t o f c an t a l oup s a nd wat e r me l on s wa s r e por ted very s l.ow, WEATHER SUl~~~Y - - Showe r s a nd t hund e r s hower s wer e qu i t e nume rou s in the n ort h ea rly in th e week. The showe r a c tiv i t y mov ed s ou t hwa r d br i nging modera te to he av y r a ins t o the s outh l ater in t he wee k . Fi ve s t at i on s i n t he s ou th r e por ted mor e tha n 3 in c he s of rain with t he . heavies t amoun t of 3 . 91 i n ches at Fl eming . Ov e r t he wee ke nd on l y a f e w light shower s oc cur r ed i n mos t are as alt hough a he avy thund er s hower at Al ma pr oduc ed 1 .78 i n c he s of r ain fa l l on Saturday. Temperatures av e r a ge d near the s eason al no r mal s du r ing t he week. The hi ghe s t r e por t ed was 97 degrees a t Town s end i n ~fc In t o s h Coun t y on t he 1 7th . The l owe s t wa s a cool 58 de gr ee reading at Blue Ridge i n mountai nou s Fannin Coun ty on the 19 t h . The outlook Hedne s da y t hrough Fr iday indicates c on t i nued wa rm wea t.he r ~vit h on ly a s ligh t chance of a f e~ a fte r noon or e a r ly even i n g showers. Highs wi l l range f rom t he upp e r 80s nor t h t o t he low 90s sout h . Lows wi l l r ange fr om t he mi d 60 s nor t h to the 101J 70 s sou t h. The Statistical Repor t ing Se rvi ce, At he n s , Ge org ia, in coop e r at i on v7i t h the Cooperat i ve Ext ens i on Service , Unive r s i t y of Geor gia ; Ge or gia De pa r t men t of Agricul ture ; and the Ua t i ona l \~a t her Service Fore cas t Offic e , NOAA , U. S. Dep a r tmen t of Commer ce . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COlolomRCE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Athens, Georgia NOAA Pr e c ip it a t i on Fo r The Week Ending Jun e 22 , 1973 GEORGIA Temp erat ur e e xtreme s f or the wee k ending J un e 22 , 1973 (Pr ov i s i ona l ) Hi ghest - 970 at Towns e nd on 17th Lowest - 5 80 at Blue Ridge on 1 9th *For t he pe r i od Jun e 23- 25. T Less than .005 i nch . After Five Days Ret urn to United States Depart ment of Agr iculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 We st Br oad Street Athe ns, Ge org i a 30601 OFFICIAL BUS INESS ,. . AGR 101 r I GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ~/ J. / ATHENS, GEORGIA June 27, 1973 B OILER T YP E ll llR/\ IE;; Placement of br oiler chicks i=n-t~e=o~i.a du.ni.ng the week ended June 23 wa s 8,399,000--1 percent less than the previous week and 8 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 8,933,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgi.a ha t c heri e s - - l O percent les s than the previous week and 15 percent les s than t h e comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 61,467,000--1 percent less than t he previous week and 2 pe rcent less than t h e comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set we re 67 ,456,000--3 percent less than the week and 8 percent less than a year ago. We e k Ended Ap r . 21 Apr . 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS [N e t Cros s State Eggs Set -1/ I I Movement of Chicks %of Chicks Placed for B roilers in Georgia U;o of 1972 1973 year 1972 1973 1972 1973 year ago ago Thousands Thousands T housands 11, 237 I 11, 508 11,432 11 ,552 11,454 11,454 11 ,303 11, 128 I 10,096 10,496 10, 597 94 10,791 94 10, 865 95 10, 839 94 10, 949 96 10,765 94 10,928 97 10, 802 97 9,965 I 99 8, 933 I I 85 I- 77 /-11 6 1-1 45 I- 2 3 1-1 8 9 I- 53 1-133 1-175 I 1-221 ; I- 20 9 -122 -158 - 87 - 91 - 96 I- 71 -272 I- 59 -112 - 147 9,40 0 8,941 95 9, 474 8, 792 93 9 , 103 8,633 95 9 , 109 8,322 91 9 , 558 8, 704 91 9 ,364 8, 837 94 9 , 394 8, 562 91 9, 305 8,831 95 9,461 8, 451 89 9 , 1c05 8, 399 92 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended June 23 was 711, 000-17 percent less than the previous week and 6 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,294,000 eggs for t he production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 26 percent more than the previous week and 3 0 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted fo r a b o ut 24 percent of t h e hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended June 23 were down 21 percent but s e tt in g s were up 28 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss. Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set %of Chicks Hatched June June June year June June June 9 16 23 a g o 2/ 9 16 23 Thousands Thousands 994 1,024 1, 294 130 749 853 711 1, 156 1, 557 1,630 12 3 1, 170 1, 179 825 146 267 187 182 102 93 29 409 344 406 127 293 378 317 2,705 3, 192 3, 517 12 8 2 ,314 2 , 5 03 1, 882 0/0 of year ago 2/ 94 68 32 97 79 Total 1972* 3,090 3,350 2,742 2, 124 2, 0 79 2,378 0/0 of Last Year 88 95 128 109 120 79 : 1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producin g c hi c k s for hatchery supply flocks. '2/ Current w e e k as percent of same week l a st year. ':< Re vi s e d, B ROIL E R TY P E EG GS SET / \..N D CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A REAS B Y WE E KS - 19 73 Page 2 1 I I I I Alabama A r ka nsas Californi a Dela wa r e Fl or i da I I GEO R GIA I Indiana Louis ian a Maine Ma ryland Mi s sis s ippi Mis s o uri N. Ca r olin a O reg on P e nns ylvania EGGS SET We ek Ended June June June 9 16 23 Thous ands iI I %of CHICKS PLACED Week Ended year Jun e June June ego 1/ 9 16 23 Thousands 10, 89 1 10,095 9 ,784 90 13, 494 12, 474 11,365 86 2, 219 2,2 13 2,085 101 3, 236 3, 028 3 , 0 9 0 11 4 1.757 1,672 1,588 100 8,987 10, 84 0 1,7 98 3, 074 1,074 8,700 11, oce 1,768 3, 101 1, 197 8, 591 10, 804 1,7 65 2,949 1, 331 10 ,802 9 ,965 8,93 3 85 8,83 1 8, 451 8,399 498 1, 118 2,099 5,661 5, 627 333 7 ,550 538 2, 145 499 1,009 1, 915 4, 99 5 4, 760 322 6, 590 545 2, 132 4 55 95 985 96 2, 007 111 5,095 105 5, 249 91 32 5 10 4 6,49 5 83 42 0 83 2, 210 11 4 334 1, 190 1, 603 4 , 17 2 5, 0 7 6 402 6, 16 0 3 09 1, 3 86 325 978 1,647 4 , 181 5, 009 415 6 , 140 339 1,472 299 96 6 1, 6 19 4 ,3 7 5 4 , 866 476 6,074 301 1, 17 6 I o/t, of year ago 1/ 103 100 100 III 11 4 92 80 96 10 6 11 6 87 90 94 91 98 I Q) I H:j I;:: ~ I :j 'uIi! U I .~ .......o:l'.;j (il Ul a -H< ~U~) I co I -n '' H ' ' v ~ I :< (21 States) 464 483 480 78 1, 198 67 2 644 87 4, 2 57 3,8 13 3, 795 84 2,091 594 0 1, 907 493 0 1,94 6 10 6 50 5 134 0 - 76, 572 6 9, 582 6 1, 456 92 79,324 70,646 73, 54 2 533 552 540 86 1,09 3 1, 105 1, 07 4 117 3, 869 1, 5 21 4 ~4 3,657 1,472 426 3, 54 6 90 1, 4 17 77 4 7 1 14 3 459 404 4 28 112 6 3, 16 5 62,347 61, 4 67 98 63, 56 6 63, 444 62 ,7 40 < ..cIZ~O U~ II .-S-( '~... CHQ =:. H.... ' ... ~ ... IHU)Ul O, .... Ii! bD I Ai >Q-) H . ... "'< ,..,. ~~::U::I I..O.. .:(; ...a,~ I ~.... c...o.. Ii! I 0 ~ir-i ... eO i oj! r-i ,w",00. I ~~ < :. ~M c ..u l-1 0 t10l'r"cloC=I:J> tIll-lr,l.l-Il-I!=Q ::::lCllCll!=QO r,l.p:j Cll...:l CllCll .uc.!l< :>Qr-f Ul H ~ or-!UClllU'rt"i:ll 3Cll:U r:": lU ~H l-I.u.u...-iCll~ ClltllUl\O,.cO .u.u'r"lOO.u +-/CIJ.u...-i< ~ til "'C .u CllCIJ .u 'rc"l =:> r REPO nt GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE COTTO N C 0 U N T Y E S T I MA T E S July 1973 GEORG lA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1972 {These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel imin ar~) Uistrict and County ACRES Planted Harvested YIELD LINT l'ER ACRE PRODUCTION 480 Pound .n Gross ~1eight Planted Harvested Bales Acres - - - - Pounds - - - - Ba 1es - - DIST R ICT Bartow Catoosa Chat tooga Dade Floyd Gordon Murray Pau 1ding Polk na 1ker vlh i tf i e 1d TOTAL DISTRICT 2 Barrow Clarke Fulton Gwinnett Ha 11 Jackson Oconee Wa 1ton ~lh i te TOTAL 13,200 1J ,800 395 442 10,900 145 100 138 200 41 2,350 2, iOO 319 357 1 ,560 75 70 387 414 60 5,100 4,550 412 4n2 4,370 4,550 4,000 238 270 2,250 480 450 256 273 260 5 5 200 200 2 3,540 3,200 367 406 2,710 300 270 400 444 5 5 600 600 250 6 IU 29,750 26,550 361 405 22,409 Ld 690 250 84 232 250 250 560 560 100 50 150 300 400 350 165 189 10 10 200 200 90 40 100 225 4,210 4,050 278 289 13,200 12,000 270 297 150 120 290 31 140 4 19 2,440 7,400 tal 19' 100 17,000 263 295 10,444 Page 2 GEORG lA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1972 July 1973 {These estimates are based on the latest available data and are pre 1imi na rv) District and County AC RES Planted Harvested YIELD LINT PER ACRE Planted Harvested PRODUCT ION 480 Poun d Gross tle ight Ba le s - - Acres - - - - Pounds - - Ba 1es - - DISTRICT 3 Banks Elbert Frankl in Hart Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Stephens Wilkes 75 10 27 200 4,520 4,400 290 29 8 2,700 2,580 185 194 7,450 7' 100 180 189 85 50 118 200 3,200 3,000 188 200 2' 150 2,000 205 220 50 10 20 100 135 100 185 250 4 2, 730 1 ,040 2,800 21 1 '250 920 2 50 TOTAL 20,365 19,250 208 220 8 ,817 DISTRICT 4 Carroll Clayton Coweta Douglas Ha ra 1son Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson TOTAL 440 400 20 5 225 20 1 ,600 1 '500 231 247 5 5 200 200 20 5 50 20 0 230 200 217 250 300 250 233 280 2,740 2,600 367 387 130 125 346 360 10,200 9,700 358 376 830 750 205 227 2,730 2,600 275 288 2,820 2,200 112 143 850 Boo 265 281 680 630 368 397 85 20 59 250 7,750 7,450 335 349 135 110 215 264 5 5 200 200 185 770 2 2 105 145 2,090 90 7,600 355 I, 560 655 470 520 II 5,400 60 2 31 ,570 29,350 305 328 20,022 - Page 3 July 1973 GEORG lA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTIO N, 1972 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are p rel im inary) r District PRODUCTIO N and ACRES YIELD LINT PER ACRE 480 Pound County Gross \~eight Planted Harvested Planted Harvested Bales nt Acres - - - - Pounds - - Ba 1es - - DISTRICT 5 Ba 1dwi n Bibb Bleck ley Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Treut1en Twiggs lr/ash i ngton ~lhee 1e r v/i 1k i nson 680 600 196 222 275 250 220 272 309 140 12,300 11,500 U.-07 435 10,400 150 100 180 270 56 790 700 29 2 330 480 8,750 8,300 337 355 6, 200 1,700 1 ,550 125 137 440 4,570 4,200 481 524 4,600 150 150 273 273 85 .n 10,300 9,700 252 268 5,400 17,900 16,900 263 278 9,800 20 5 50 200 2 230 180 196 250 90 7,350 6,900 354 377 5,400 2,100 2,000 243 255 1 ,060 1,140 1, 100 46 5 482 1, 100 12,500 11,800 50 0 530 13,000 110 110 31 8 318 75 440 340 170 221 155 1 ,200 1 '1 00 333 364 835 4,240 4,000 307 325 2, 710 10,400 9,800 322 342 7,000 630 600 437 458 575 335 300 230 257 160 TOTAL 98,235 92,155 342 365 70,038 10 DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Cand 1er Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven It!a r ren TOTAL Ld 790 750 475 500 780 25,600 24, 100 359 382 19,200 2,250 2,100 400 429 1 ,870 30 20 167 250 10 10 8,400 7,900 286 304 5,000 2,170 2,000 30/.j- 330 1, 370 13,700 13, 100 27/.j. 286 7,800 5,300 5,100 283 294 3, 130 1 ,670 1 ,500 187 208 650 1 ,380 1 ,300 326 346 6,200 5,800 306 328 935 3,960 tal 4,860 4,460 255 278 2,580 72' 360 68, 130 314 333 47,285 Page L:. July 1973 GEORG lA COTTO!'!: AC REAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1972 {These estimates are based on the latest available data and are Qre 1imi na r}!) District and County ACRES Planted Harvested YIELD LINT PER ACRE Planted Harvested PRODUCT ION 480 Pound Gross \/eight Bales - - Acres - - - - Pounds - - Ba 1es - - DISTRICT 7 Bak~r Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mi tche 11 Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terre II Thomas l:lebster 730 67.0 226 266 5,200 4,900 504 535 2,400 2,350 807 824 560 550 321 327 560 550 357 364 6,350 6,000 381 403 800 700 344 393 2,450 2,300 388 413 I ,650 I, 550 303 323 5,400 5,100 324 343 230 230 330 330 4,470 4,200 447 476 2,150 I ,850 274 319 2,250 2,100 444 476 10,300 9,700 478 507 12,000 II ,300 45 0 478 2,800 2,650 429 453 250 250 260 260 345 5,450 4,040 375 415 5,050 570 1,980 1 ,040 3,650 155 4' 170 1. 230 2, I00 10,300 11,300 2,500 135 TOTAL 60,550 56,900 433 461 54,805 DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hi 11 Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner 1./i 1cox Worth TOTAL 5 3,000 2,800 425 400 350 288 3,800 3,500 342 800 750 319 22,200 20,700 405 270 250 293 16, I00 15,200 429 43,900 41 ,400 569 3,850 3,600 418 265 200 166 25 10 120 10 750 I ,080 6,700 450 79 I ,000 356 6,400 418 8,750 8,300 400 13,000 I 2, 200 323 .,; . .7 .'it . 124,905 117,110 453 455 2,660 329 240 371 2,710 340 530 435 18,800 316 165 454 14,400 604 52,100 447 3,350 220 90 300 6 131 120 385 800 438 5,850 422 7,300 344 8,750 483 117,871 r Page 5 July 1973 GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1972 (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel iminar:t:} District and County ACRES Planted Harvested YIELD LINT PER ACRE Planted Harvested PRODUCTION nt 480 Pound Gross V/eight Bales Acres - - - - Pounds - - Ba 1es - - DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Evans Pierce Tattnall Toombs Hare Wayne 315 200 197 310 10 5 100 200 200 200 400 400 135 100 215 290 400 300 163 217 2,920 2,645 291 321 20 5 50 200 165 100 127 210 130 2 165 60 135 1, 770 .n 2 45 TOTAL ------- 4,165 - - - - -3,555 - -- 266 - - - - - 312 -- - - - - -2,309 -- - STATE TOTAL 461 ,000 430,000 368 395 354,000 FRASIER T. GALLO\.JAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in td cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. ta l Week Ending July 2, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday CONDITION OF CROPS EXTRID1ELY VARIED Athens, Ga., July 2, 1973 --The condition of Georgia's crops shows very wide variation this year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Major row crops ranged from poor to excellent from one locality to the next and sometimes even on the same farm. Southeast Georgia generally had the poorer conditions with considerable damage and acreage loss due to drownir.g but even there, individual fields showing good condition could be found.. Other.. areas have generally more favorable crops but extreme cases were evident, sometimes in adjoining fields. Soil moisture remained mostly surplus in southeast Georgia and mostly adequate elsewhere. County Extension Agents reported corn in fair to mostly good condition Statewide but noted wide variation in condition and stage of development. Lower leaves have fired-up over considerable acreage in the southern half of the State due to excessive moisture earlier. Cotton received fair to good ratings over the State but was considerably behind normal stages of development for the date. Only one-half of the a creage was squaring and 15 percent setting bolls. Rainy conditions have made weed control ve ry difficult. The condition of pea.nuts sho\ored some weakening during the period with fair to mostly good ratings, Disease controls and landplastering were ex tremel y active during the period where soil conditions permitted fieldwork. Tobacco ratings also dropped slightJy. Harvesting operations became rather widespread over the Belt and 20 percent of the crop was judged already gathered, Harvest, mostly a salvage operation, was already complete on some southeast Georgia farms where water damage has sharply reduced yields. Late plantings of soybeans and sorghum continued with 88 percent of the beans now seeded and 80 percent of the sorghum acreage planted. Many counties noted increased soybean plantings--sometimes as replacement for other crops already lost. Small grain harvest reached 90 percent completion during the week--still running behind normal progress. Peach harvest reached the half-way mark during the period. Movement was lighter than expected but is expected to improve. The Federal-State Market News Service reported 762 carlots through the 28th compared with 547 a year ago. Haying was very active during the week with the more favorable harvest weather. Some acreage suffered damage, however, from showers after being cut. Pastures and cattle were both in good condition but external parasites, mainly flies, were particularly heavy and troublesome. Managers of State Farmers' Markets reported vegetables and melon crops in fair to good condition. Melon harvest continued extremely light with some "Festivals" having to import fruit for the celebration. Volume is expected to rise sharply during the current week. Squash and snapbeans were moving in good volume from northern markets. WEATHER SUMFU\RY -- Precipitation was very light in the central and southwestern portion of Georgia while locally heavy showers occurred in the southeast, isolated totals ranging up to two inches at Homerville. Rainfall was fairly uniform in the northern counties averaging slightly less than one inch. Heaviest showers occurred in the northern half ahead of a cool front that moved southward across the State Thursday night and Friday. Drier air following the front resulted in a mostly sunny and dry weekend. Temperatures averaged about three degrees below normal mainly due to cool nights. Low readings in some of the northeastern mountain counties were in the fifties most of the week and dipped to a 52 at Clayton Friday morning. The outlook for Wednesday through Friday indicates a chance of thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings and most numerous Friday. High temperatures in the low 90s. Lows in the low 70s. The Statistical Reporting Service, A~hens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and the National Weather Service Forecast Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED Sl.'ATES DEPARTUENT OF C01'iHERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Precipitation For The Wee k End in g June 29 , 1973 GEORGIA Temperature e xtreme s f o r t he week ending June 29 , 1973 (P ro v is iona l) 950 at Bainb ridge on June 28, 29 Loui sville on June 23 500 at Bla irs vi l le o n J une 24 c:AIIROLL IlUIlO * Fo r the pe r iod June 30 - July 2 T Les s tha n . 00 5 i nc h . After Fi ve Days Return to United States Department of Agricult ur e Statistical Report i ng Service 1861 West Br oad Street Athe ns, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., "iL I V E S T 0 C K REPORT SLAUG HTE R Released 7/2/73 GEORGI A Hay Red Hea t Production Below Ye a r Ago Georgia's red meat production in co mmercia l pl a n ts du ring Hay 1973 totaled 34.2 million pounds, according to th e Geor gia Crop Report ing Se r v i ce . This wa s 3 percent below the 35.2 million pounds dur ing t he s ame month last year but 9 pe r c e n t above the 31.3 million pounds for April 1973 . Cattle Slaughter Commercial plants in Ge or gia report e d 24 ,600 head of cattle sla ugh t e r ed during May 1973 -- 3,700 above last month and 1,5 00 ab ove Ma y 1972 . Calf Slaughter Ma y calf slaughter i n Georgia p l a n ts numbere d 1 , 200 he ad -- 200 above April 1973 but 500 below Ma y 197 2. Hog Slaughter Commercial hog slaughter in Georgi a plant s t otaled 157,000 head in t1a y 1973, 12,000 more than in the previous month but 22, 000 l ess than in Hay 1972. 48 STAT ES ~ed Hea t ProductioI). Down 4 Pe rc en t Fr om 1972 Commercial production of red mea t in t he 48 States t otaled 3,040 million pounds in May , down 4 percent from a year ear l ier . Commercial meat pr oduction includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other s laug h t e r p l an t s, bu t e xc ludes animals slaughtered on farms. Ma y 1973 includ ed 22 weekdays, e xclud i ng t1emor ial Day , and 4 Saturdays, the same as Hay a year a go . Beef Production Off 6 Percent Beef production was 1,823 million pounds, 6 percent less than the 1,936 million pounds produced in Ma y 1972. Cattle ki l l e d to t ale d 2, 947 , 600 head, compared with 3,117,700 head slaughtered a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,032 pounds , 1 pound less than h a y 1 972, but 1 pound more t han Apr i l 1973. Veal Output Down Sharply There were 27 million pounds of veal prod uced during rla y , do\vu 23 percent from the 35 million pounds produc ed i n Ma y 1972. Ca l f slaugh ter was 29 percent less than a year earlier. Live weight pe r head was 289 pounds , 23 pounds mor e than 11a y 1972. Pork Production Down 2 Perc ent Pork production tot a l ed 1,142 mi l l ion pounds, 2 perc e n t less than a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 7,039 ,100 hea d, down 4 per cen t fr om lia y 19 72. Live weight per head was up 1 pound from last ye ar a nd 4 pounds abov e last mont h 's leve l . Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live we igh t was 7. 5 po unds, co mpa r ed \-li t h 8 .3 in Ua y 197 2 . Lamb and Mutton Up 9 Perc ent There were 48 million pounds of lamb and mut ton prod uc ed in Ma y , 9 percent more than a year earlier. She ep and l amb slaught e r tota led 884 ,6 00 head , up 6 percent. Average live weight was 11 0 pound s , 3 p ou nd s more t han a year ea r l i e r and 2 pcunds more than last month . FCl:l try Frcc:l:cticn Up 1 Percent : Producti on of poul t ry mea t tot al ed 886 mi ll i on pounds , r eady-to-cook basis . Thi s i s 5 mi llion more than 2n nay 1972. --------_---:.=.::= GE=O~R:G;I.A;A:I; 'il.l~ .48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTlli1 1/ Number Ave r ag e Total Speci e Sl a ugh t e r e d May Li ve Fei ght Kct y l iv e Weight M3-Y 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Geor g-ia : 1 ,000 Head P01l.Y. J.ds . l s000 .Pounds Cattle 23 . 1 24 .6 887 925 . Calves Hngs Sheep and Lambs . .. 1. 7 179. 0 1..2 456 157. 0 . 216 482 224 48 Stat es : 20 9490 775 38,664 22, 755 _ 578 35 , 160 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 3,117.7 . 235.9 7,323.8 835 .5 2,947. 6 167.9 7, 039.1884. 6 1, 033 266 241 107 1,032 289 242 110 3 ,219,286 -3,041 9 004 62 9 843 . 48 9507 1 , 765 , 337 1 9702,414 89 ,Q65 97 ,722 11 I ncludes slaughter unner Federal inspection and ot her commer ci al sl augh t er , excludes farm slaughter. Commodity and Unit AVERAGE PRI CEE RECEIVED BY FARNERS .A1m HOG- COPJq RP4TI OS 9 JUNE 15, 1973 t!I TH COl1PARISCNS June 15 1972 GEORGIA .ay 15 June 15 1973 1973 June 15 1972 - - - - Do11ar s- - - - UNITED STATES May 15 June 15 1971 197 3 Corn 9 bu. Hogs , cwt , Cattle, cwt , Calves 9 cwt. ----- Hog- Corn Rati o 11 1.34 25 . 3 0 31.00 42.00 . 18. 9 1. 90 34. 00 40.10 62. 60 17 9 2030 36.40 39.60 56.60 ---- 15. 8 1.13 25.60 34 . 50 - 44.00 -- - 22 7 1. 61 35.20 43.50 -58-.7-0 - 21.9 1.99 3720 43.80 58.70 ---- 18.7 11 Bushels of corn equal in value t o 100 1bs. hogs , live wei ght . FRASI ER T. GALLOHAY Agr i cul tur al St at i s t i ci an In Char ge 1:1 . A. HAGNER Agr i cu1t uz'al Statisti ci an The Stat i st i cal Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 We st Br oad Street 9 At hen s 9 Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Departffient of ~gri cu1 ture . Atter l"ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 O ~FICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 _. ~G\A .}() FARM REP,D R'T 5'~,J I ! I GEORG IA CROP REPOR T II-JG SERVICE I ATHE NS, GEORGIA .JUNE 15 '1973 AGRICULTURAL PRICES July 3 9 1973 GEORGIA I FDEX UP 17 POIl'TTS The All Commodities I ndex of Prices Recei v ed by Geor gia f ar mer s in June ~las 174 percent 9 ro1 increase of 17 poi nt s above the previous mont h ffi1d S6 poi nt s over J~Ule 19729 according to the GeorGia Crop Rep or t i ne Servi ce . The June Al l Crops Index Ha s 20 poi nt s abov e the previ ous month at 169. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 178 per cen t 9 14 poi n t s above t h e previcus month and 62 points over JUl1e 1972. The rise in t he All Commodities Index resulted from increases in prices of cotton lint 9 soybeans 9 corn 9 vrr1eat 9 oats 9 r y e? hogs , broilers and eggs. UEITED STATJi:S PRICES r.ECI::n:VED IlIDEX UP 9 POINTS PRI CES PAI D I rillEX UP 3 FOINTS The Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased 9 point s (6 percent) to 172 percent of the January-Decembe~ 1967 average during the month ended June IS 9 1973. Cont ributing most to the increase since mid-May ,'lere higher prices for soybeans 9 corn 9 hogs 9 potatoes 9 \meat, and egg s . The index wa s 38 per cen+' above a y ear earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Fa rmers for Commodities and Ser vi ces 9 Interest 9 TaJ~es, and Farm I.'age Rates for June IS wa s 1469 up 3 point s (2 percent) .from mid-I'1ay. Higher prices for livestock feed 9 motor fuels 9 and f ood 9 were major contributors to tIle increase. The index was 16 percent abov e a year earlier . I NDEX rTU1IDERS GEORGIA ArID UI~ITED STATES 1967 = 100 :Na;y IS 1972 June IS 1972 May IS 1973 June IS 1973 GEORGIA Prices Received All Commodities All Crops 113 1/118 IS7 17L~ 117 120 149 169 Livestock and Li ve s tock y'110 y116 y164 178 Products 1J.iUTED STATES Prices Rece i v ed 123 12S ~ /" .., 1. 0 .) 172 Pri ces Pai c1 9 Interes t 9 Taxes ec Far m Vage na t es 12S 126 143 146 Ratio y 98 99 114 118 11 y Revised. Rat io of Index of Pric es Recei v ed by Farmer s to Index of Pri c es Paid, Interest 9 Taxes 9 and Farm Uage Rates. FRASI ER, T. GALLO\lAY Agri cul t ural St ati s ti cian I n Char ge C. L. CRENSHA1:l AbJTi cul t ural St a.t i sti cian The St ati s t i cal Reporting Ser vi ce, USDA9 186J. ~le s t Br-oad str eet 9 .H h ens 9 Geor gia 9 i n cooperation wit h t h e Georgi a Department of Agr i cul t ure . PKICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, JUNE 15. 1973 \~ ITH C0I1PAR ISONS GEORG IA UN I TED STATES Commodity and Unit June 15 May 15 June 15: June 15 May 15 June 15 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 1973 PRICES RECEIVED Wheat, bu. Oa t s , bu. Corn, bu. Cot ton, 1b. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton: All Alfalfa Other 5./ Mil k Cows, head Hogs, cwt. Beef Cattle , All, cwt. 11 Cows, cwt , 1/ Steers & Heifers, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt. Mil k, Sold to Plants, cwt. Flu id Ma r ke t Ma nuf a c t u re d A II Turkeys, lb. Ch ickens, l b, : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, a I 1, doz. Table, doz. Ha t c h i ng , doz. $ 1.29 $ .76 $ 1.34 31.5 $ 3.30 s $ 31 .50 $ 36.00 s 31.50 $ 300.00 $ 25.30 $ 3 I .00 $ 24.00 $ 36.00 $ 42.00 $ 6. 95 $ $ 6. 95 1122.0 8.5 3/14.0 1/31.9 25.7 60.0 2.22 1.09 1.90 36.5 7.65 10. 10 34.50 37.50 34.50 400.00 34.00 40.10 33.00 45.00 62.60 117.75 117.75 32.0 18.0 22.0 43.6 39.3 70.0 2.44 1 15 2.30 39.0 10.30 10.95 35.00 40.00 35. 00 400.00 36.40 39.60 32.20 45.00 56.60 !i17 .75 !i17.75 30 .0 17. 0 24.0 56.3 53.7 70.0 I. 33 .666 1. 13 113 1.29 3.32 1112.20 30.90 3/32.60 - 26.40 3/397.00 -3/25 .60 3/34.50 3/24.90 3130.60 1/41+. 00 3/5.99 1/4. 90 3/5.71 1721.3 3/8 .5 i 714.4 27 .7 2.15 .796 1. 61 30.25 8. 27 10.10 37.50 39.60 31.00 484.00 35.20 43.50 33.30 45. 60 58.70 3/6.65 3/5.58 116.37 31.1 15.4 23.8 45.0 2~43 .904 1.99 29.52 10.00 14.00 35.20 37 .10 29.80 494.00 37.20 43.80 32.90 46.20 58.70 4/6.62 4/5.56 :!/6.34 33.1 15. 1 24.5 50.6 PRICES PAID , FEED Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% prote in $ 75.00 16% protein $ 79.00 18% protein $ 83.00 20% protein $ 84.00 Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt , $ 4.60 Cottonseed Meal, 41 %, cwt. $ 5.40 Soybean Mea l , 44%, cwt. $ 6.30 Bran, cwt. $ 4.30 Middl i ngs , cwt. $ 4.30 Corn Meal, cwt. $ 3.60 Poultry Feed, ton: Broiler Grower Feed s 90.00 Laying Feed $ 78.00 Chick Starter $ 95.00 Alfalfa Hay, ton $ 41.00 All Other Hay. ton $ 34.00 110.00 112.00 115.00 122.00 6.60 10.00 15.00 5.50 5.70 4.70 137.00 125.00 155.00 44.00 40.50 118.00 120.00 124.00 134.00 7.30 11.50 16.50 5.80 5.80 5.40 150.00 147.00 181.00 44.00 41.00 73.00 78.00 81.00 85.00 94.00 105.00 114.00 119.00 4.76 5.71 6.32 3.96 3.98 3.53 6.69 10.70 15.40 5.50 5.50 4.46 96.00 86.00 101.00 39.10 35.50 146.00 131.00 3/160.00 - 45.60 40.60 99.00 112.00 120.00 129.00 7.71 12.60 19.60 5.59 5.57 5.14 168.00 157.00 189.00 45.20 40.10 II "Cows" and "steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 21 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacem~nt. 11 Revised. !il Prel iminary. 21 Includes all hay except alfalfa. Atter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS .~~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State. Deportmenl o. Agricuhure AGR - 101 .. . 'J .~ GEORGIA CROP RE PORTING S E R V I CE v IJ ATHENS, GEORGIA !U G" y', ') ) !v'( J :1 L~ .. ' -':BR OI L E H TY P E Jul y 5, 19 73 Placement of broiler chicks in G e orgi a during t he week ended Jun e 3 0 w a s 8,398, OOO--slightly l ess than the previous w eek a nd 7 perce nt less t han t he com - parable week last year, according t o t h e Geo r gi a Crop R e porting S ervice. A n estimated 9, 812,000 broile r typ e eg gs w er e s e t b y Ge orgia ha tcheries--lO pe rcent more than the previous w e e k but 10 p e r c e nt l es s than t h e com p ar a bl e week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chic ks i n 2 1 r e porting States t otale d 6 0, 3 50 , 0 0 0 - - 2 percent less than the previous w e ek a n d 5 per c ent les s t ha n the compa rable week la s t year. Broiler type hatching eggs set we re 69, 744 ,000-- 3 pe r c ent m o re than the previous week but 8 percent less t han a ye a r ago . Wee k Ended Apr . Ma y Ma y Ma y May June June June June June 28 ' 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HA T CHINGS AND CHICK P LA CEME N T S I I Egg s Set 1./ Net Cros s Stat e Moveme nt of Chick s C hi ck s Placed for B r oil e r s in G eorgia - 0/0 of 0/0 of 1972 1973 Thousands 11 , 50 8 11 , 4 32 11, 552 10,791 10, 865 10, 839 year 19 72 19 7 3 ago I I I Thousand s I 94 111 6 I 95 11 4 5 -158 - 87 94 I 23 - 91 I 19 7 2 1973 1 -' T ho us ands 9, 4 74 9, 103 9, 10 9 8,7 92 8, 6 33 8,3 22 year a go I I, 93 95 I 91 11 , 454 10,949 96 1-1 89 - 9 6 9 , 558 8, 7 04 91 11, 454 10,765 94 I- 53 I- 7 1 9 ,364 8, 837 94 11,303 10,928 97 1 13 3 -2 72 9 ,394 8, 562 91 11, 128 10,802 97 1-17 5 I 59 9,3 05 8,8 31 95 10,096 10,496 10,963 9,965 99 12 21 8,933 85 I I 9 ,812 I 90 120 9 I 45 -11 2 -1 47 -20 3 9,46 1 9, 165 I 9,069 8,45 1 8,399 8, 398 89 92 I 93 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks i n G eorgia d ur ing t h e w eek e n d e d Jun e 3 0 was 788,000-11 percent m or e than the pr evious we ek but 12 perc ent Le s s than the c o m p a r a bl e w eek last yea r. A n es t imate d 1,194,000 eggs fo r th e produ c t ion of egg typ e chicks wer e set by Georgia hatcheri es , 8 percent less than t he p re v ious we e k b ut 3 per cent more than the comparabl e w e e k last year. In the fo ur s t a te s that accounted for abo ut 24 pe rce nt of the hat ch of all egg type chicks in the U . S. in 1972, hatchings during t he w e ek ended June 3 0 w ere down 14 percent but settin g s were up 10 perc ent f r om a y e ar a g o. Stat e EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI CKS HA TCHE D , 197 3 E ggs Set June June June I 0/0 o f I Chi ck s Hatched ye ar June J une June 16 23 30 a go 2 / 16 23 30 0/0 of year ago 2 / T'ho us ands T housand s Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s. Total 197 3 Total 1972* I 1,024 1, 294 . 1, 194 10 3 853 711 788 88 1,557 1,630 1,51 4 120 1, 179 825 895 78 267 187 104 73 344 4 06 3 87 117 93 29 101 78 3 78 317 312 112 I 3, 192 3,517 3 , 199 1 10 2, 503 1, 882 2,09 6 86 I 3, 3 50 2, 742 2 ,9 0 1 2, 079 2 ,3 7 8 2,4 50 0/0 of L a st Year I 95 12 8 i 110 I 120 79 86 -' 1/ Includes egg s s et by hatcher ies p roducin g chi ck s fo r hatchery s uppl y flo cks. 2/ Current wee k as pe rc ent o f s ame wee k l a s t y e a r . * R evis ed . BROILER TYPE E G GS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY v\'EEKS-1973 Page 2 EGGS SET i CHICKS ?LACE0 STATE Week Ended % of I Week Snded % of June June June year June June June year Ala bam a Arkansa s California Delaware Florida GEORGIA Indiana Louisiana 16 23 Thousands 10,095 12, 474 2,213 3,028 1,672 9,784 11,365 2,085 3,090 1,588 9,965 8 , 9 33 499 455 1,009 985 30 10, 129 12,120 2,095 2,969 1,726 9, 81 2 483 1,074 ago 1/ 16 23 Thousands 92 8,700 89 11,00 8 10 4 1,768 107 3,101 10 3 1 1, 19 7 8,591 10,804 1,765 2,949 1,331 90 8, 4 51 8,399 98 325 299 10 3 978 966 30 ago 1/ 8,242 10,660 1,779 2,777 1,240 8,398 228 977 II 99 100 I 99 91 109 I 93 ' 64 76 r.s.o:.:. I I : ooo.eu.r.l.llo-n..--..''' I U) ..r..o.. I-i .o..:.l-.j.' :j .u... I-i eo ~ Maine 1,915 2,007 1,941 96 1, 647 1,619 1,619 102 Maryland 4,995 5,095 5,241 102 4,1 81 4,375 4 , 366 1 128 Mi s sis sippi 4, 760 5, 249 5,401 90 5, 00 9 4, 866 4 , 932 88 I Missou ri No Carolina 322 6 ,590 32 5 6,49 5 321 119 6,426 80 4 15 6 , 140 476 6, 074 479 85 5,642 ! 87 Oregon 545 42 0 398 70 33 9 301 323 I 110 P ennsylvania So Carolina Tennessee Tex a s Virginia Wa s hingt on W 0 Virginia TAL 1973 1 States) 2,13 2 483 672 3 , 8 13 1,907 493 0 69,58 2 2,2 10 480 644 3, 79 5 1,946 505 0 6 7 ,4 56 2,002 528 639 3,985 2,029 425 0 69,744 116 1 1'47 2 91 552 86 1,105 85 3,6 57 95 1, 47 2 124 426 - 4 04 92 16 2 , 34 7 I TAL 1972 ':< 1 States) 70,646 73,542 75,826 of Last Year 98 92 92 1/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. 63, 444 I. 98 >:< Revised . 1,176 540 1,074 3,546 1,417 471 4 28 61,467 62,740 98 1,315 505 943 3, 54 3 1, 486 512 384 60,350 63,231 1 108 I 74 I 79 89 I 87 II 123 108 ! 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QJ~ (1) olJ CI:l olJ CIl OM c\Oo, l:: olJ 0 ~V,)olJ ...... < ~ CI:l "dolJ QJ V,) olJ oM s:: ~ 7 - I. 1 / A thens, Georg Ie:; Week Ending July 9, 1973 Released 3 Hon d a y CROP ROOTS SHALLOW THIS YEAR Athens, Ga., July 9, 1973 -- Evidence of shallow root development of Georgia's crops has been building up, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Wet fields during the early stages of crop growth kept roots nearer the surface and have made the plants less tolerant of dry weather this year. Fields which were missed by last week's scattered showers took on a wilted appearance much faster than normally would be expected. County Extension Agents reported soil moisture was generally in short supply in the southwestern part of the State and was extremely varied elsewhere . Patterns of available moisture covered a wide range, even ,~ithin individual counties, depending on the presence or absence of the scattered showers. Corn was one of the crops showing the clearest evidence of limited root development. Overall condition of the crop was rated fair to mostly goo d but many fields in the southwest showed stress from dry weather. Tobacco leaves were reported to be reaching maturity at a faster-than-normal rate. This was believed to also be a sign of shallow root development whi ch caused leaves to dry more rapidly. Harvest reached 36 percent completion as scat t ered ha i l damage continued. Cotton received fair to good ratings from the Extension Agen t s . The crop remains very late with only 44 percent of the acreage setting bolls wher e a s 65- 75 percent should be setting fruit by this date. The State's huge peanut crop was in fair to mostly good condition last week. However, individual fields showed much variation with SOme fields having good growth and already "lapping the middles" while others had poor color and limited growth. Disease controls and landplastering remained active. Planting of soybeans and sorghum continued in many areas. Some of these were replacements for other crops which we r e damaged earlier and showed little prospects of "making a crop". Harvest of the weather-shortened peach crop reached 70 percent completion by the weekend. Volume is expected to remain below both last year 's volume and average for the remainder of the season. The Federal-State ~farke t News Service reported 906 carlots shipped through July 5 co mpared wi t h 823 for the same date last ye a r . Hay harvest was one of the most active of all farm chores in the State last week. Yields were reported to be good but showers damaged some cuttings and reduced quality. Pastures were in good condition in most areas. Cattle we r e also in good condition but face flies were extremely troublesome and contributed to pinkeye problems in the north. Manager s of the State's Farm 11a r ke t s again reported vegetables and melons in fair to good condition. Volume of cantaloups and watermelons was increasing from the South. Some land preparation for fall vegetables was completed during the week. Japanese Beetles were affecting a larger area in the north and proving very difficult to control. WEATHER SUNHARY -- Rainfall amounts averaged less than one half inch in the north--near one inch in the central and about one half inch in the south. The heaviest amounts occurred July 4 with LaGrange reporting more than four inches. A warm unstable air mass remained stationary over the State during the period. Temperatures averaged near the seasonal ncrma Ls over the State. Warmest readings were in the central part of the State whe r e Cordele reported 99 degrees on the 2nd. Coolest readings occurred in the northeastern countie s wi t h Clayton reporting 54 degrees on June 30. The We dne s da through Fr iday i s for wi dely s cat tered mainly afternoon and evening hunders nower s !through t he period. Lit t le da y to da y change i n temperatures with afternoon hi gh s near 90 and n i ghtt i me lows f r om the upper 60s no r th to the low 70s south. -------------~ZC ~ ( ) l------------------------------------ -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - - - -- The Stat stical Re por diHg Service, At hens , Geor gi a , in cooperation wi t h the Cooperative Extensio Servc~,~ g~t~~;?ity of Georgia ; Georg ia De pa r t men t of Agr i cu l t ur e ; and the :~a t i on a r-We_at;h e r __SJ~rvice Forecast Office , NOAA, U. S. Department o f Commerce ._-~ UNITED S'.LATES DEPARTrIENT OF COHHERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre cipitat ion For The Wee k Ending July 6, 1973 GEORGIA Tempera tu re ext remes f o r the week e nd i ng J u ly 6 , 1973 . (Provisional) Highe st - 990 a t Co rdele on July 2 - 540 a t Clayton on June 30 * For the pe riod July 6-9 . T Les s than . 005 inch . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 r .' - tL. -- '3/ J D q DO 7 4.-/1 3 GEORG I A CROP REPORT I NG S E RV I C ~ ~/.~/w~~rnL1W mffi1r@rn ~mw ATHENS, GEORGIA J J ul Y 1 1, 197 3 BROILER TYPE Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia d ur i n g the w e e k ended J ul y 7 was 7, 808, 000- -7 percent les s than the previous w e ek and 6 perc ent les s than the com- parable week last year, according to the G e orgia Crop Repo r ting Service. An estimated l O, 260, 000 broiler type e g g s were set by Georgia hatcheries -- 5 percent more than the previous week but 5 pe rcent less than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting S tates t ota l e d 54, 7 87, 000-- 9 percent less than the previous we ek and 2 percent l ess than the compa rable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs s e t were 70,50 8, 000--1 perc ent mo re than the previous week but 7 percent les s t han a year a go. Week Ended Ma y 5 Ma y 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATC HINGS A N D CHI C K PLA CEME N T S 1972 Eggs Set J:..I 19 7 3 %of year a go Net C r o s s Sta t e I Mo ve me n t of Chicks I I 197 2 1973 C hi c k s Placed for B r oil e r s in Georgia % of 19 7 2 1973 year a go Thousands Thous a n ds T ho us a nds 11, 432 10, 865 95 11 45 - 87 9, 103 8, 633 95 11,552 io, 83 9 94 I 23 - 91 9, 109 8, 322 91 11, 454 10,949 96 11 89 - 96 9, 558 8, 704 91 11,454 10,765 94 .j. 53 I 71 9,364 8, 837 94 11,303 10,928 97 113 3 -272 9, 394 8, 562 91 11, 128 io, 802 97 1175 I 59 9,305 8,8 3 1 95 10,096 9,965 99 12 21 -112 9,46 1 8,451 89 10,496 8,93 3 85 12 09 -1 47 9, 16 5 8, 399 92 10, 963 10, 826 9,812 la, 260 I 90 I 4 5 -203 95 I 11 37 1319 9, 069 8,3 1 2 8, 398 7, 80 8 93 94 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week e n d e d July 7 was 792, 000-- 1 percent more than the previous week and 4 p ercent more than t he comparable week last year. A n estimated 1, 017, 000 eggs for th e production of egg typ e chicks were set by Geor gia hatcherie s, 15 pe rcent l e ss tha n the p reviou s we e k but 6 p ercent more than the comparable week last year. In the f o u r s t a t e s that account ed fo r abo ut 24 pe rc e n t of the h a t c h of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings dur ing t h e week ende d July 7 were down 3 percent b ut s ettings were up 10 perc ent f ro m a year a go. Sta t e Ga . Calif. Wa s h . Mi s s . EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI CKS HATC HED, 1973 I Eggs Set I June 23 June 30 July 7 % of I Chick s Ha t c hed yea r I June June July ago 21 I 23 30 7 %of i year ago 21 Thousands I T housands I I 1, 29 4 1, 194 1, G17 106 1,630 1, 514 1,263 104 187 10 4 13 8 35 4 711 7 88 792 I 104 8 25 I 39 5 1, 238 82 29 101 20 3 216 406 387 311 123 317 3 12 300 127 Total 1973 Total 1972* i 3, 517 2,74 2 3, 199 2,901 2,729 110 I 2, 47 4 1,882 2, 096 2, 533 97 2, 378 2,4 50 2, 6 03 1 i %of I I Last Year I 128 110 110 79 86 I 97 , II Include s egg s set by hatcheri es produ ci n g chi cks for hatchery sup p l y flocks. 21 Current w e e k a s percent o f s am e wee k la s t ye ar . 'l< R e v i s e d . B ROILE R TYPE E GGS SET A ND CHICKS PLACED IN COM ME RCIAL A .~EAS BY WEE KS -197 3 Page 2 S T AT E I EGGS SET Week Ende d June June July 23 30 7 Thous ands 0/0 of year a go 1/ CHICKS P LA CE D We e k Ended June J une July 23 30 7 Tho us ands Ufo of yea r ago 1/ Alabam a Arkansa s Califo rnia Delawa r e F lorida 9,784 10, 129 10, 224 96 8, 59 1 8, 242 7,71 7 10 3 11, 36 5 12,12 0 12, 008 87 10,804 10, 66 0 9, 669 97 2,0 85 2, 095 2, 103 96 1, 765 1, 779 1, 735 109 3, 090 2,9 69 3, 109 108 2, 94 9 2, 77 7 2, 550 99 1,5 88 1,726 1, 770 103 1, 33 1 1, 240 1, 104 93 GEORGI A 8, 933 9, 81 2 10, 26 0 95 8, 39 9 8, 398 7, 80 8 94 Indiana Loui si ana Ma in e Ma r ylan d Mi s s i s sip pi Mis s o ur i N. Caroli na Ore g on Pennsylvania S. Carolina T ennes see T exas Virginia. Washington W. Vi r ginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 455 483 4 7 1 102 2 99 228 276 10 8 98 5 1,074 1,0 53 102 966 9 77 1, 181 12 5 2, 007 1, 94 1 2,041 115 1, 6 19 1, 619 1, 435 107 5, 095 5, 241 5, 120 99 4,375 4, 366 3, 93 0 124 5, 249 5, 4 01 5, 453 92 4,866 4, 932 4 , 136 88 325 321 311 116 4 76 479 38 1 83 6, 495 6 , 4 26 6,771 81 6,074 5, 642 4, 917 91 420 398 44 1 107 301 32 3 342 10 3 2,21 0 2, 002 1,946 106 1, 176 1, 31 5 1, 174 11 3 4 80 528 575 112 540 505 4 33 80 644 63 9 61 3 80 1, 07 4 943 743 73 3,79 5 3, 985 3,848 86 3, 54 6 3, 543 2,95 3 84 1 , 9 46 2,029 1,984 97 1, 4 17 1, 4 86 1, 544 113 505 425 4 07 90 471 5 12 405 126 0 0 0- 428 384 35 4 109 67, 456 69 , 744 70,5 08 93 61, 4 67 6 0,3 50 54 ,787 98 TOTAL 19 72* (2 1 State s) 73, 542 75,826 75 ,63 0 62,7 40 63, 231 55, 803 0/0 of La st Year 92 92 93 1/ Current week as pe rcent of same week last year. 98 95 >:C R evise d . 98 I lJ-B J-l on .<..r.:. o <>t:- t~i) ;> Cil I I o~j..> J-l ~ o U I ;> ..... JC0i-l ~ ....~ ~ oj..> oJ-l ..; . Cil ~~ o~:i~~ .U....).oj..:>:l B ~~ r:t:; i:%; .... J-l on ~ ~'t:l ~ . CQ ...... Cil oj..> ::l oj..> UJ .U;:: U) ; ~ J-l Cil 0< 0 ~ i rl ... E 0 oll ~ r l w~~.. I ~~ : ~:2 p:: Cll l-l P. l-l l-l ~ :::lCllQrl (fJ H ..-l Cll /) .. ~~~G\AFARM REPORT I J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA COT T 0 j\J Releas ed J uly 11, 1973 Georgia's cotton acreage plan t ed for 1973 is e s t ima t ed at 420,000 acres , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This level of plantings i s 9 percent bel ow the acres planted to cotton in 1972. Last year abandonment was relatively heavy and a total of 430,000 acres was harvested out of the 461,000 planted. It has been a difficult spring for cotto n growers to get their crop started. Frequent and oftentimes heavy rainfall delayed planting. \Jhe n planted, cool temperatures caused poor germination, stands and growth in many fields. Washing and silting were also prob lems. Condition of the crop remained below that of recent years through the month of June. By July 6 only one-haif of the State's cot t on had reached the squaring stage and only 15 percent of the acreage was setting bol Is. Acres planted to upland cotton in the United States i s estimated at 13,039,200 acres, about 6 percent less than the 13,903,300 acres planted in J972. State COTTON ACREAGE. JULY 1, 1973 1971 1972 Har- Planted vested Planted 1,000 Acres Harvested 1973 Planted Percent of 1973 Percent North Carol ina South Carol ina Georgia Tennessee Alabama 194 175 210 170 200 95 381 320 400 340 340 85 426 385 461 430 420 91 447 425 540 485 470 87 579 558 601 580 550 92 11i s sour i Mi ss i s s i pp i A.-kansas Louisiana Oklahoma 343 313 435 405 275 63 1,355 1,325 1,664 1,606 1,420 85 1,180 1,140 1,470 1,410 1,180 80 510 500 690 665 575 83 445 396 553 510 530 96 Texas, Upland New Mexico, Upland Arizona, Upland Cal i fo r n ia , Upland 5,230 i35 242 760 4,700 130 241 741 5,570 141 273 868 5,000 131 271 863 5,700 102 140 99 280 103 940 108 Virginia Florida 111 ino i s Kentucky Nevada 4.8 4.2 4. c 2.5 4.5 94 11.5 9.3 12.5 11.3 12.0 96 1,7 .8 2.0 1,1 0 5.3 4.3 5.8 5.0 .7 12 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 91 United States Total Upland 12,252.6 11 ,369.9 13,903.3 12,888.0 13,039.2 . 94 - --- -- ----- -- -- -- - ---~ -- ----- ------------- -- ----_ ._- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - United Stattes Total Amer-Pima J02. 3 101 .0 98.0 95.8 89.2 91 All Cotton 12,354 .9 11,470.9 14,001.3 12,983 .8 13, 128.4 94 FAAS IER T. GALLOVJAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge v , PAT PA i{KS Agr icultural Statistic ian The St atistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Geor ;ia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. GEO RG IA MAP SHOHING CROP Rl PORT ING DISTRICTS Cot ton A c re a qe Planted by Distr icts Distr ict 1971 1972 1973 (000 acres) 1 29 2 20 3 22 4 29 5 88 6 70 7 55 8 109 9 - - - - - 4 State 426 30 26 19 17 20 18 32 '27 98 91 72 65 61 54 125 119 4 3 - - - ..... 461 420 , \ Non-Cotton \ Albany 7 Valdosta Atter l"1ve nays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street At hens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 3 ( -; REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPOR1 1NG SERV ICE ATHENS, GEORGIA GENERAL CROP REPORT GEORGIA July 12 ~ 1973 .JULY ~973 Crop Conditions Varied : The condition of row crops in Georgia varies greatly. Very poor condition and very 12;000. condition exist in close proximity of each other. July 1 found most farm activity off schedule and crop development late~ thffi~ usual. Practically all of this was weather related. The Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Ser vi ce estimated that pl ant ed acreage to corn will total 1,840~000 acres this year~ with 1 ~670~000 acres of this expected to be harvested for erai n . Acreage planted is 14 per cent above t he 1972 acres. Flue-c~ed tobacco pr odu ct i on t hi s y ear is forec a st a t 105 ~000,OOO pounds -- 8 percent less thffi~ a y ear ago. Acr eage for harvest is 3 ~ 000 acres above a year ago . The State yield is estimated a t L, 750 pounds per acre compared vli t h 2~005 pounds last year. Harvesting of small gr a i ns wa s about 90 percent complet e by July 1. Harves t ed acreages of wh ea t and barley were dovill but oats and r ye ac r eage s wer e up. Average yields for all small grains ~ except rye~ were above last y ear' s level. Mos t of Georgia's 520,000 acres of peanuts were blooming and pegging last week and the overall condition was rated fair to good. Soybean plantings are expected to total 910~000 acres with 860~000 acres to be harvested for beans. The planted acreage reflects a 26 percent increase and the harvested acreage for beans reflects a 28 percent increase. Planted acreage increased by 120 ,000 acres from growers intentions to plant on r1arch 1. Cotton acreage planted is estimated at 420~000 acres~ do,.,rn 9 percent. Condition of the crop was below that of recent years on July 1. Peach production is expected t o total 100 ~000,OOO pounds~ compared with 190,000~000 in 1972. The Federal s t a t e Inspection Service reported 906 carlot equivalents inspected through July 5th compared vlith 823 carlots on the comparable date last year. GEORGIA ACREAGE AJlID PRODUCTIon . 1972 and 1973 Crop and Unit Acr eage : : For : Harvested : Harvest 1972 1973 Yield Per Acre 1972 Indicated 1913 Thousand Acr es Corn, for Grain~ bu. 1 ~ L~90 1~670 52.0 y 1.lheat , bu . 140 133 20.0 29.0 Oats~ bu. 65 70 38 .0 45.0 Barley, bu. 16 14 29.0 40.0 y Rye, bu. Cotton 75 125 20.0 17.0 41)1 420 3/402 Y Hay, all ~ ton 444 466 -2.05 Y Soybeans, Peanuts yfor beans , bu. 670 520 860 15.0 520 Y Y S\'leet pot atoes, cwt. 8.0 7.5 80.0 Y Tobacco, Type 14~ lb. 57 60 2,005 1 1750 Peaches. lb . i7 Planted acres for cot ton and p eanu t s, harvested for al l other. g; The first yield and pr odu cti on forec ast wi l l be rel eas ed August 9 . 11 Cotton yield in pounds per har ves t ed acre~ production i n bales. Production . : Indicated 1912 1973 Thousands 77~ 480 2,800 2 ~470 464 1,500 ])360 912 10 ~050 640 114,285 190.000 y 3 ,857 3~150 560 2,125 YYY Yy 105 , 000 100.000 FRASI ER T. GALLOHAY Agri cul t ural St a t i s t i ci an In Char ge \'I. PAT PARKS Agri cul t ural St a t i s t i ci an TheStatisticaI Repo~tIng Se~vice, -USDA? -186Ifrest-B~oad-Street~ -Athens, -Geo~gia-; i n - - cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agri cul t ur e . UN/TED STATES CROP i{EPO ;n SUMtAA:W AS OF J ULY 1, 1973 Crop prospects on July 1 we re generally goo d across mo s t of t he Nat ion . Hcwever, in t he Dakotas and areas o f t he No r t hwe s t , dry we a ther dur ing June lowered small grai n prospects. Crops i n scatt e re d areas of th e Sout h Cent ra l reg ion have suffered f rom t oo much moi s t u re in early sprin g a nd hot, dry condit ions in June . Grain comb i n i ng and haying operations are behind schedule. Indi ca t e d produ ct io n of wi nt e r wheat ros e sl igh t l y f rom a mon t h ea r l ie r a nd the overall food grain prospects are now f o re ca s t 13 percent above last year. Fee d g r ai n acreage i s up 7 percent from 1972 but down 4 percent f rom 1971. Total Crop Acreaqe Up: Crops plan ted f or ha rve st i n 1973 t otaled 321 mil l ion a cres , 9 percent o r about 25 mi l l io n a cres more than 1972 . The c ha nge re fle cts sharp increas es in f eed g ra i ns , whe a t and soybean s. Total acreage for harvest, at 312 mi l l ion a cres is up 10 perce n t o r nea rl y 29 mi l l ion ac re s f rom a year ea r l ie r . Corn a creage for g ra i n harves t, a t 62.5 mi l l ion, i s 9 pe rcen t (5. 3 mi l l ion acres) mo re than 1972 but 2 percent below 1971. Proj e ct ed production, at nearly 5. 9 bill ion bushels, would be 6 percen t a bove last year' s c ro p . Soybea n acreage to be harvested f or bea ns , a t 55. 7 mi l l ion i s 22 percent (10 mi l l ion) more than last year and 31 percent above 1 ~71. Projec ted produ ction, at about 1,588 mi l li o n bushels, i s 24 percen t ab ove last seaso n. Upland cot t on acreage planted is esti mated a t 13. 0 mi l I ion acres, 6 percent below 1972 , but 6 percent above 1971. Al l whea t productio n is forecas t at 1,749 mi l l ion bus he l s, 13 percent (20L ~ mi l l ion bus he ls) above last year and 8 percent above 1971. \li nt e r wheat production, at 1,3 20 mil l ion bus hel s, i s 4 mi l l ion bushels above a mon th earl ie r . The forecast i s 11 pe rcent (13.4 mi l l ion bus he ls) a bove last ye a r ' s product ion and 15 percent above 1971. All tobacco acreage f or harvest , at 887 t hous a nd acres i s 5 percent above 1972 . Flue- cured tobacco product io n i s fore cas t at 1,141 mi l l ion pounds, 13 percent abo ve 1ast yea r , Crop and Unit UNITED STATES AC REAGE AND PRODUCTIO N, 1972 AND 1973 Acrea ge Yie ld Per Acre Product ion For Ind i- Indi- Harvested: Harvest cated cated 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Thousand Acres Thousands Corn, for grain, bu. \-!h e a t , bu. Oa ts , bu. Ba rl ey, bu. Rye , bu. Co tto n , bal es 1/ Ha y, a 11, ton Soybeans ,for bean s,bu. Peanuts, lbs. Sweet po t a t oe s , cwt. Toba cco, Type 11 and 14, 1b. Pe a c hes, 1b. 1/ Pla nted acres. 1/ t ren d . 57,2 89 47,3 01 13, 61 2 9 ,707 1,1 01 14,00 1.3 59,783 45 ,755 1, 486.4 114. 4 62 ,548 53,588 14,563 10,544 1,048 13 , 128.4 61 ,606 55,731 1,487.0 114.3 96. 9 32.7 51. 1 43.6 26.8 507 2.15 28.0 2,203 109 32.6 49. 2 41 .7 23. 7 5,553.061 .Y5,880,OOO 1,544 ,775 1, 7L~8, 533 694,967 716,615 423,461 439,642 29,53 6 24,865 13,7 02. 1 128,3 89 1,282,935 1/ 1, 588 , 000 3,274,761 12,453 513. 6 563 . 5 1, 971 2,025 1,012,41 7 2,414,000 1,141,225 2,648,600 Projec t e d p rod ucti on bas ed on av era ge y ield with a n a l l owance for Arter l<'ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ACt ) () ! V <:" ( 1 " UN r il E" S ! T Y o r 1- ~ 0') ,~, r ; ; \. . . , ~ .. l , i.J NI V L I ;:; Rj~ " I t: .: .. A T 1-' E\1c ' ., 1 o ' .,- .' (. i l. :,\ C1t 0 1 .~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un ited Stote. Depor tment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ~G\A ~~ FARM REPORT J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHE NS , GEORGIA PEACHES Ju 1y 12, 1973 Georgia's 1973 peach crop is expected to total 100 mill ion pounds (2,083,000 -- 48 pound equivalents) as of July 1, accord ing to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production at this level will be the same as last month's estimate but only 53 percent of last year's 190 mill io n pound crop. Qua l ity of the current year's crop, particularly in size, is better than last year's " small-fruit" crop. As a result, a higher percentage of this yea r t s weathershortened crop was moving through fresh ma r ke t s hipments. By July 1, approxi mately one-half of the crop was already harvested. Recorded movement, as reported by the Federal-State Market News Service, showed 906 carlot equivalents shipped through July 5 compared with 823 carlots for the Same period last yea r . Wee k l y volume is expected to be below that of a year ago for the remain der of t he season due to heavier weather damage on late varieties. Peach estimates relate to total production wh i c h i nc l udes rail and truck sh ipments, local sales, non-inspected truck shipments to po in ts in t he State and adjoining states, and quantities used on farms where produced, plus those us ed f o r processing. State PEACHES Product ion Mi II ion Pounds Indicated 48 Pound Equ ivalents Indicated 1971 1972 1973 1971 1972 1973 I ,000 Un i ts Georgia No rt h Ca ro 1 ina South Ca ro 1ina Alabama Mississippi .l/ Arkansas Louisiana 1/ Ok 1ahoma J..7 Texas 9 States 120.0 190.0 100.0 2,500 3,958 2,083 35.0 25.0 30.0 729 521 625 290.0 220.0 260.0 6,042 4,583 5,417 16.0 24.0 17.0 333 500 354 10.4 17.0 10.0 217 354 208 43.0 42.0 36.0 896 875 750 4.0 7.0 6.5 83 146 135 7.8 6.2 9.2 163 129 192 5.0 29.0 20.0 104 604 417 :- - ------------ -- -- ---- ---- ----- --------------- ------------ - -- --- ----- - 531.2 560.2 488.7 11,067 11,670 10,181 .!/ Estimates for 1973 are carried forward from previous report. FAAS I ER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statist ician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 \'}e s t Broad St ree t , Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. UNI TED STATES - SPECIAL PEACH REPORT AS OF J ULY 1, 197 3 The United States 1973 peach crop is forecast at 2,64 9 million pounds , a 10 pe r cent increase over last year but 7 percent below the 1971 u tilized pr oduc t i on of 2 ,86 3 mi llion pounds. Excluding California Clingstones, utilized mostly f or canning , the cr op may total 1,309 million pounds, 10 percent above last season. Production in the nine southern States is est i mat ed at 48 9 mi l l i on pou nds , up 2 percent from the June 1 forec ast, but off 13 and 8 percent f r om 1 972 and 1971 crops , respectively. Harvest of the Nor t h Carolina crop was v ery act i v e by Jul y 1 . Pic king Re dhav en , Sun High, and Southland varieties is now getting underway. I n South Car olina, scattered hailstorms during June caused some minor damage but the cro p i s progres s i ng ahead of last year's pace. The peach harvest in Georgia is ne arly hal f c omplete. Althou gh a small crop, the quality and size is superior to last year . Exc e s s i ve rai n in Arkansas required extra spraying and dusting to control insects and disease. Gro wer s r eport good quality fruit in most orchards. The Texas crop siz ed we l l and i rnprove d ov e r the early season prospects. Harvest is well underway. Mos t States in the Nor t h Atlantic region expect mor e peaches t han a year a go. Pe ache s are sizing we l l in Ne w York. Hailstorms in Adams County , Pe nns ylvania in early June caused considerable damage in some orchards. Fruit set varies by va r i e t y. June drop was above normal. In rla r yl a nd and Virginia, June wea t he r wa s gene r a lly favo r able for c r op de ve l opment . Early crop peach harvest will begin near mid-month. Fr ui t sizes are large. Although dry weat.he r prevailed in Colorado during June . the crop developed well. Sets are high although the spring drop was heavier than norma l . Cool wea t he r delayed ripening slightly in Washington, but promoted growth and si zing a nd qua l ity is very hi gh . Freestone harvest WaS underway in Fresno and Tulare Counties of Cal i f orni a by July 1st . Picking of the major varieties, Regular and Faye Elbertas ha s begun a nd volume wi l l be increasing. Harvest is expected to peak near the end of July . Atter !.<'1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~~ POSTAGE & FEES PA ID Uni,.d S'o'., Depar tment o f Agriculture AGR - 101 o JI REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE A T HE NS, GEORGIA I ~ VEGETABLES GEORGIA July 12 , 1973 Weat he r conditions have not be e n favo rab le this year f or vege t abl e and me l on producers. The combination of exces s i ve ra inf a l l and cool temperat ur e s ea r l i e r produced ma ny problems such a s pla nt ing de l ays, una ccep table sta nds, shallow root developme nt , dr owned acreage and. a ge ne r a l l ate mat uring of crops. For the most part , canta l oup s and waterme lons f rom Sout h Ge orgia mi s s ed. t he i mportant Fourth of J ul y mar-ke t; due to the s Lov de ve lopment of t he se crops. For t he Summe r qua rte r, t he St a t e is e st imated to have a r educt ion i n cantaloup acreage f r om l ast year b ut a n increase i n wat.errne Lon acr eage . A very s i gni fi ca nt incr ease i n snap bean and tomato a creage i s for e cast . UNITED STATES SNAP BEA NS - The 197 3 s UIJ!Il1e r qua rter (July , August and September ) pros pe ct i ve acre s for ha rve st is e st i ma ted a t 30 , 160 , 5 percent more t ha n the 28 ,740 acres harve s t ed dur ing t he same qua r t e r i n 1972 . Ba s ed on h ist or ic average yi e l d s , this acreage is expected t o provide 1, 237, 000 cwt . which i s 12 pe r cent more t han the l ow yie~ding 1972 crop . Cool , wet weather has de l aye d growth i n Ma s s a chus e t t s a nd Conne ctic~t. The early harvest i s now started in New York and wi l l be i n volume by early Au.gu st i n most a r ea s . I n New J ers e y , harve st vo lume is i ncrea sing . Heavy supplies are expe ct ed most of J uly with vo lume de clini ng to moderate l eve l s during August and September . Harvest is now unde r way in some a reas of Pennsylvania. Wet fi elds in Mi ch iga n delayed planting s che dul e s . Harve s t is a ct ive on t he Ma r yl a nd Ea ste r n Shore . Late June rains shoul d mprove cr op conditions i n Virginia and Nor t h Ca ro l ina . Exce s sive moi stur e a nd cool ni ghttime t emperat ure s hampered the developme nt of Georgi a' s cr op. CANTALOUPS - The 197 3 s ummer qua rte r ( J uly , August a nd September) est imate of 66 ,700 acres f or ha rvest is 10 perce nt ab ove the 60 , 550 a cres har vested i n 1972 . Most of thi s acreage increase has oc curred in Ca l ifor ni a and Arizona. Pr oduct ion fr om t his a creage i s proj e cted a t 9 , 005,000 cwt ., which would be 1 pe r ce nt more t ha n t he comparable period l a s t year . Yi elds a r e not expected t o reach the l e vels obta ined l a s t ye a r . TOMATOES - The 1973 prospect l ve a cres f or harve s t dur i ng the s umme r qua rte r (July , August and Septembe r ) is placed at 64 , 260 acres pr act ically un change d f rom l a s t yea r t s 63,870 acres. Ba sed on histor i c a vera ge yie lds the summe r producti on is expe cted to provide 8 ,097,000 c,~ . This proj e ct i on is 2 pe r cent l es s than the highe r yi e l d i ng 197 2 cr op . WATEffi~LONS - The 1973 s umme r qua r t e r (July , August and September ) wa te r melon acreage f or harvest i s placed a t 160 , 200 acres, 6 perce nt more t han t he 1972 crop of 151 , 700 acre s. Proj e cted product i on for t he summer crop i s e s t i ma t ed at 13 , 937, 000 cwt . ba sed on a verage yi e l d s in r e ce nt years . This i s 5 perce nt more than last yea r ' s produc ti on, but 11 per ce nt be l ow 1971. Generally t he crop is about 10 days late due t o hea vy r ai ns in most produ ct i on areas . lat e harvesti ng of t he spring crop i s a ma j or factor contributing to t he summer qua r t er acreage i nc r ease. ~~~2 Maryland -Delaware ha rve s t is e xpe cted to start i n the last part of J uly . I n Nor t h Carolina ear lier wet weather de layed pla nti ng , but most f ie lds have good s tand s . Ha r ve st wi l l be come ac tive i n late July and continue until early Sept embe r . Rai ns i n South Carolina r esulte d i n occa siona l l os s of acreage a nd r educe d p ot e ntia l yi e l d . Ha r vest is ge tt ing unde r way, but heavy vo lume i s not expected unt i l l ate Jul y . Ha r ve st i n Ge org ia is a wee k t o ten da ys late. Ma ny a cres .re re abandoned in f a vor of ot he r crops f ol lowing cons istently he avy rainf a l l a nd l a t e fr ost. A sma l l vo lume i s pre sently mov i ng to ma rke t, a nd peak volume i s expect ed by l a t e J ul y . Yi e l ds r emain auout t he same as last ye a r . Prospective Acreage for Harvest, Summer Quarter 1/, by States, 1973 with Comparisons Acreage Intentions and Prospective Acreage for Harvest, by States, 1 973 with Comparisons Cr op and State Acreage planted and to be planted for specified planting periods Year of Planting Planting Intended Period 1972 1973 A c res Summer Acreage Harvested 1972 For harvest 1973 CANTALOUPS: South Carolina Georgia Arizona Group Total TOMATOES: South Carolina Georgia . Alabama Texas Group To tal WATERMELONS: North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mi s s i s s i ppi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Ariz ona Group Total Har.-May Mar.-Apr. Jan .-Apr. 3 ,300 4,900 10,550 18,750 Mar.-Apr. Har. -Apr . Mar .-July Har .-June 8,600 3,400 8,700 4,800 25,500 Apr. -May Mar.-May i1ar. -Apr. Ma r . - Ma y Har .-Apr. Apr . -May Har . - Apr . Ha r . -Hay Jan. -June Jan.-Har. 7, 000 22,000 38,000 14,500 11 , 500 6,000 3,500 10,000 75,000 4 , 50 0 192 ,000 3,400 4,500 8,700 16,600 8, 700 3,500 10,000 6,000 28 , 200 7, 700 21,800 36,800 14,200 9,800 4,000 3,200 11,000 65,000 4,500 178,000 3,300 4,700 650 8,650 1,800 1,400 5,500 2,900 11,600 7,000 21,300 28,700 11,000 10,500 6,000 3,300 9,000 25,200 1 , 200 123,200 3,000 4,300 2,800 10,100 1 ,800 2,500 6,000 3,800 14. 1 00 7,700 1 8 , 5 00 32,000 11,400 9,000 4, 000 3,000 9,600 32,000 4, 50 0 131,700 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY PAUL E. WILLIAMS Agricultural Statistician In Charge AgrLcu.ltur nL Statistician --------------_._------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- ISSUED BY: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 18 61 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture . Art er 1"ive uays Keturn t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Ge orgia 30 601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 ::J ( J ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT MI"'K PRODUCTION .JUNE ~973 At hens , Georgia Rel eased 7/ 1 3/ 73 J UNE iH LK PRODUC T IOI~ ABOVE YEAR EARLI ER Mi lk production totaled 99 mi llion pound s on Geor gia f arms during t he mon t h of J une, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Serv ice . This lev e l is 2 pe r cen t above June 197 2 but 7 percent below last month. ~ ro duc t ion per co w in he r d av erag e d 730 pou nds - -6 0 pounds above June 1972 but 40 pound-s below Ha y 1973. The estimated average price r eceive d by producers f or all '.hol e s a l e mi l k during June was $7. 75 per hundredweight, an i ncrea se of 80 cent s per hundredwei gh t from June 1972 and unchanged from Hay 1973. Item and Uni t MI LK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEI VED AND PAI D BY DAI RYMEN Ge or gi a June 15 Ha y 15 1972 1973 June 15 1973 Uni t e d States June 15 Ha y 15 June 15 1 972 1973 1973 .Ii1 k produc t ion, mi lli on Lb s , Production Per Cow Lbs , 1/ tiumber Hi 1k Cows thousand head 97 1 06 99 10 ,983 11 ,07 8 10 , 706 6 70 770 730 93 3 96 4 935 145 13 8 1 36 11 ,715 11,495 11,454 Prices Re ce i v e d-Dol l a r s 2/ All whol es a l e milk , cwt. Fluid Hilk , cwt. lla nu f ac t ured milk, c wt , Hi .Lk Cows, head 6 . 95 6 .95 300. 00 3/7 . 75 "]'/7.75 400. 00 4/7 . 75 i/7.75 400. 00 3/5.71 3/6 . 37 3/5 .99 1/6 .65 "]'/4. 90 1/5. 58 1/397.00 484 .00 4/6.34 4/6.62 ""/5.56 494.00 Prices Paid-Dollars :ii xed Dairy Feed , ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent prote i n 75.00 79.00 83. 00 84.00 110.00 112.00 115 . 00 122 . 00 11 8 . 00 120. 00 124. 00 134 . 00 73.00 78.00 81. 00 85 . 00 94.00 105 . 00 114.00 119. 00 99. 00 11 2.00 120 .00 129. 00 Hay, ton 34 .00 40 .5 0 41.00 35.50 40.60 40.10 II dont h1y avera ge. II Dollars per unit as of the 15th of t he mont h exce pt wh o Le saLe milk w~ ich is average for mont h . 31 Revi s ed . ~I Preliminary . FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAfu~1 Agr i cu l t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Repor t i ng Se r vice , USDA, 18 61 We s t Br oa d Street , At hens, Georg ia in cooperation wi t h t he Georgia Depa r tmen t of Agr i cu l t ure. UNITED STATES HI LI< PRODUCTION J une [[i l k Pr oduc t i on Down 2 .5 Pe r ce n t Fr om Last Year U. S. milk produc tion during June is e s t i ma t e d a t 10,7 06 mi l l i on po unds , 2 .5 pe r c ent less than a year earlier . Da i ly avera ge ou tpu t was the same as l a s t mon t h compared wi t h a s light increase between t hese s ame mon ths a ye a r ea r lie r. Produc t i on dur ing t he fi ys t hal f of 1973 i s 2.0 percent l ess t han l a st yea r . J un e product i on prov ided 1 .70 pounds of milk pe r pe r s on daily for all us e s , the s ame a s last mon th an d compa r e s wi th 1.75 po unds i n J une l a st year . Production Per Cow Down Slight l y , Ni l k Cm\lS Down 2 Pe r c en t i'Ul k production per co w during J un e was 935 poun ds c omp a r ed wi t h 933 poun ds i n J un e 1972. The JUlle rate wa s at a re cord h igh in 18 of t he 33 States Vli th mon t h l y e s t i ma te s . Dur ing June ther e we re 11 ,454 ,000 milk C O~lS on farms , down 2 pe r ce n t fr om June of las t ye a r . th l k- Fee d Price Ra tio Down 27 Pe r c en t 'i'he milk-fe ed price ratio f or June , a t 1 . 21 , wa s down 27 pe rcent f r om a ye a r a go and t he lO\le st June ratio since 1955 when it wa s 1 .12. La s t ye a r' s ratio , a t 1 . 66 , wa s equal to the re cord high for the mon th set i n 1970. The average milk pr i ce i s up 63 ce nts from last year whi l e t he ration value is up $1 . 79 . On a reg i ona l bas is , t he June ratio is highest in the South At l an t i c and lowest in t he Ea s t Nor t h Cent ra l . Grain and Concentrate Feeding Ave r age d 12 .0 Pounds Pe r Cow Feed i ng of grain and concentrates av eraged 12 .0 pounds on J u l y 1 co mpared Vli th 12 .1 pounds last year and 13.8 pounds on Apr i l 1, 1973 . Han t h BI LK PER COW AND PRODU CTION BY HONTHS , UN ITED STATES Hilk per co w 1 / Mi l k pr odu ction 1 / 1971 1972 Pounds 1973 1971 1 972 1973 Hi 11 i on Pou nds % change f r om 1972 Percent 8 24 830 9, 5 73 9,701 9,630 - .7 80 3 78 2 8 ,994 9,448 9,055 ]:'/'-4.2 89 3 8 94 10 , 220 10 ,487 10,321 - 1. 6 906 910 1 0 , 4 23 10 ,633 10,488 -1.4 964 964 11 ,15 9 11,303 11,0 78 - 2.0 938 935 10 ,815 10,983 10,706 -2 .5 61 ,184 62 ,555 61,278 -2.0 - - - - -- -- -- -- ----- 8 93 1 0 ,285 10 , 450 854 9,8 60 9 , 982 8 08 9,3 28 9,442 810 9, 444 9,4 60 771 9, 004 8 , 98 7 80 7 9, 427 9,401 10 , 271 11 8,5 32 12 0 , 278 1/ Exc l ude s milk s ucke d by c alve s . 2/ On a dail y ave r age basis , change from 1972 ~Ja S l e ss than 1 percent f or Febr ua r y and t he Janu a r y- Fe bruar y to t a l . Atter l"ive Days Keturn t o United States Department of Agriculture St a t i s t ica l Reporting Ser v i c e 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d States Depor tme-nt of Agriculture AGR - 101 )( A th e ns , Georg ia Week Ending July l6 t 1973 CROP COIIDITIONS CONTINUED HI GHLY VARIABLE Released 3 p.m. blonday Athens t Ga' t July 16, 1973 -- Highly variable crop conditions continued to prevail in most areas of the State, according to the Georgia Crop Re por t i ng Service. This variability is easily identified even between adjoining field s in many instances. Some crops t ha t were damaged by e xcessive rainfall are now showi ng signs of stre s s from a s hor t a ge of moisture. County Ext e n s i on Agents re ported that soil moistur e was ge ne r a l l y in s hor t supply in southwest counties and in some nort h central r egions. Mos t o ther areas r epor ted adequate supplies wit h a few reports of excessive moi s t ur e in the southeast . Corn condition was rated fair to mostly goo d. Some fields are in exc e l l e n t shape while others are firing up because of earlier damage from excessive r a i n , leaching of fertilizer and the present need for additional moisture. Tobacco harvest passed the halfway point during the per i od. An average of 51 percent of the State 's acreage had been harvested by the weeke nd. Shallow root development has caused leaves to dry more rapidly than normal in many fi e l ds. Cotton continued to be rat ed in fair to good condi tion by Ext e n s i on Agents. About 64 percent of t he crop is no w setting bolls. This compares wi th 44 pe r c e n t the previous week and 61 percent on the comparable date a ye a r a go. The peanut crop remained in fair to mostly good condition . There is considerable variation between fields, wi th some showing good gr owt h and already Hl a ppi ng the middles " whi l e others ar e not as far advanced. Di s e a s e co ntrols and landplaster ing continued. Soybean and sorghum planting moved for ward in many areas. A few reports were received of Japanese Beetles attacking soybeans. Weeds are b eginning to be a problem in some fields. Peach harvest reached the 78 percent completion mark b y the weekend. Volume is expected to remain below both last year and average for the rema i nde r of the season. The Federal-State Har k er News Service reported 1 ,029 carlots s hipped through July 12 compared wi t h 1,244 for the same date last ye a r . Hay harvest was active during t he we ek . Prospective yields in most areas are good. Rain has interfered with harvesting op erat ions in some areas in recent wee ks but most reports indicate good quality. Pas t ur e s are in good condition in most areas. Cattle are also in good condition even t hou gh isola ted reports of pinkeye have been received and face flies have been a problem. u ana ge r s of State Fa r me r s' Ha r ke t s again reported ve getables and melons in fair to good condi tion. Volume of cantaloups and \Ja t e r me l on s wa s increasing from the South. Some land preparation was completed during the we e k for fall vegetables . Japanese Beetles were present in areas in Nor t h Georgia and r e ports ind icated t hat satisfactory control measures wer e difficult. WEATHER Sillfl'~~ - Ra i n f a l l continued ligh t i n the southwestern corner of the State although i solated points recorded a little over a n inch . In Sou t h and Central portions of Georgia , rainfall wa s substantial "li t h ma ny poin t s recording more than one inch and a few points exceed i ng t hree inches . . 3.32 inches at Baxley and 3.5 0 at 'I'owns e nd . Hode r a t e totals we re observed in Central and i~or t hern por t i on s wi t h several points recording over an inch and a f eH exceeding two i nche s . Rainf a l l was s par s e toward t he end of the vre ek then increased some over t he "lee kend . mainly on ' Sat urda y a nd co ncent r a t e d in Nor t h a nd We s t Central portions. Toccoa recorded 3.90 inches i n the 24 hours e nd i ng a t 7 a.m. Sunday. Ave r ag e temperatures wer e very ne a r the s e asonal normal although some of the Nor t he a s ter n mount a i n count i es we r -e a bi t cool Thursday a nd Frida y morning dipping into the upper 5 0s. Except f or wa rme r nigh t s in t hat por t i on of the State, t emperatures changed little over the weekend over the rest of Georgia. The outlook f or t he period Wednesday th~u Fr iday indi ca tes typi c a l mi d-summer ~e a ther wi th a chance of t hunde r showers occurr i ng ma i nl y du ring af te rnoons and eve nings, high temperatures wi l l range from up per 80s to low 90 s and lows wi l l be in the upp er 60s to low 70s. The Statistical Report i n g Servic e , At he n s, Ge or g i a, i n co oper a t i on ,d t h the Coope r a t i ve Ext ens i on Service , Unive r s i ty of Geor gia ; Ge orgia De pa r t me n t of Agr i c ul t ur e; and the Na t i ona l ~~ nther Service For e cast Of I i Ct . NOAA, U; S. Dep a r tne ~t cf Commer ce. UNI TED STATE S DEPARTIIENT OF C01'iHERCE NATI OliAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlant a Airport, At lanta , Georgi a P r e c i p i t a t i o n Fo r The Week End i n g J u ly 13 , 1973 GEORG A * Fo r t he p eri od Ju l y 13- 16 . T Le s s t ha n , 00 5 i nc h . After Five Days Ret urn to United States Depar t me nt of Agr i cul t ur e Statistical Repor t i ng Se rvi ce 1861 West Br oad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR JOJ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E '1Iw~~rnLbW rnffi1rrn~mw ATHENS, GEORGIA J ul y 18, 19 73 BR OILER TYPE Placement of broil er chicks in G eo r gia during the w e e k e n ded July 14 w a s 7, 454,000--5 percent less than th e previou s wee k and 14 pe r c ent l es s t han t h e c o m parable week last year, according t o the G e orgia Crop Reporting S e r vi ce . An estimated 10,307 ,000 b roiler type eggs we r e set by G e o rgiahatcheries-slightly more than the previous we ek but 4 p er cent les s t han the c omparable we ek a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 2 1 repo r tin g States totale d 53,524,000-- 2 percent less than the pr e vious week a n d 7 percen t le s s than the comparable w e ek las t year. Broiler type hatching eggs s e t wer e 71 , 6 84,000-- 2 p e r c ent more t ha n the previous w eek but 5 perc ent Ie s s than a y ea r a go. GEORGIA EGGS SE T J HA T CHINGS AND CHI CK P LA CE ME N T S Eggs Set l../ We e k Ended May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 1972 1973 Thousands 11,552 11,454 11 ,454 11,3 03 1 1, 128 10, 096 10,496 10,963 10, 826 10, 760 10, 839 10 ,949 10,7 65 10,928 10, 802 9,9 65 8,9 33 9 ,812 10,260 10, 307 0/0 of year a go 94 96 94 97 97 99 85 90 95 96 T ho us ands I- 23 1-1 8 9 I- 5 3 1- 13 3 1- 17 5 1- 2 2 1 1-2 09 I- 4 5 1- 137 1- 2 21 - 91 - 96 ;. 7 1 -27 2 I- 59 - 1 12 -1 47 - 203 1-319 1- 365 T housands 9 , 109 9, 558 9, 364 9,394 9 ,3 0 5 9 ,46 1 9, 165 9 ,069 8,3 12 8,660 8, 3 2 2 8,704 8 ,8 3 7 8, 562 8,831 8, 4 51 8, 399 8,39 8 7 , 808 7, 454 I I 91 91 94 91 95 89 92 93 94 86 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg t ype c hi c ks i n G eo r g i a d urin g t h e w eek ende d Jul y 14 was 1,054,000 - -33 percent more than t h e pr e vious week a n d 3 6 percent m o re than t he comparable week last year. A n estimat e d 1,222,000 eggs for the prod uction o f e g g type chicks w e r e set by Georgia hatcherie s, 20 pe r cent m o re than t he pre vio u s week but 2 percent l ess than the comparable w eek last yea r. In the four state s t h a t accounted for a bo ut 24 p e rc ent of t he hatch of all e gg type chicks in the U . S. in 1972, hatchings during the w eek e n ded J uly 14 wer e up 30 percent and s ettings were up 3 percent fr o m a ye a r ago . State EGG TYPE E GGS SET AND C HICKS HAT CHE D, 1973 Eggs Set I % of Chi cks Ha tc he d June July July ye ar June July July 30 7 14 ago 2/ 3 0 7 14 Thousands T housan ds % of year ago 2/ Ga. Ca li f. Was h . li s s , Total 1973 I , 194 1,514 104 387 3, 199 1,017 . 1,263 13 8 3 11 2 , 729 1, 2. 22 1, 2 6 9 142 4 02 3,03 5 98 100 85 ' 159 10 3 7 88 79 2 1,054 13 6 89 5 1,238 I, 19 8 126 101 2 03 141 162 312 300 299 121 2 , 096 2, 53 3 2 , 6 9 2 130 Total 1972* 2,901 2, 474 2, 9 34 2,450 2 ,60 3 2, 063 %of Las t Year 110 110 10 3 86 97 130 I/1/ Includes egg s set by hatcheri es p r o du c i n g c h i c k s for hat c h er y s up p l y flock s . Current we ek a s p erc ent o f s a me w e e k l a s t yea r . >:' R evi s e d . B ROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ~REAS BY WE E KS - 197 3 P a ge 2 EGGS SET I CHICKS PLACED We ek Ended 0/0 of We ek Ended 0/0 of STATE A la bam a A r kans as California Delaware Florida GEO RGIA Indiana L ouisiana Main e Ma r yl a n d Mis sis sippi Mis s o ur i N . Carolina Oregon Pe nnsylvani a June July 30 7 T housands 10 , 129 12 ,120 2 ,095 2, 969 1, 726 10 , 224 12 ,008 2, 103 3 , 109 1, 770 9, 812 10, 260 483 1,074 1,941 5 , 2 41 5, 401 3 21 6,426 398 2 ,002 471 1,05 3 2, 041 5, 120 5, 45 3 311 6, 771 44 1 1,94 6 July 14 year June ago 1/ , 30 July 7 Thousands 10, 545 98 12 ,77 4 I 93 2, 090 \ 99 3, 077 108 1,670 10 1 8, 24 2 10, 660 1,779 2,777 I I 1,240 7,717 9,669 1,735 2, 550 1, 10 4 10 , 307 96 8,3 98 7 ,808 474 1, 025 1,9 81 5, 12 4 5, 410 356 6, 860 4 03 2,050 11 4 100 10 4 98 I 93 124 83 86 1 11 3 , 228 I 977 1,619 4 , 366 4, 93 2 479 5, 642 323 1, 315 276 1, 181 1, 4 35 3,930 4 , 136 381 4 ,9 17 342 1, 17 4 July 14 7,545 8,727 1,627 3, 006 927 7, 4 54 205 1, 24 6 1,507 3, 497 4 ,6 18 506 4 , 674 269 1, 33 5 year ago 1/ 96 86 99 114 89 86 71 145 117 107 91 117 82 86 98 ~ '".... .u. . . p::;t; ~ ...... z~ aU) ~.-i is: H'" :l ~~ :ul is: 'C eo ~ Q) H ..:..l, .-i :l ..U.... eHn '"...... H tlO '("l, 0H Q) Q) O ."....'. . . .uQ :> )a ~ til tlO H ~ oHVQ))...Qc) aQ) ..j..> gf ~ .;:: ~ oH "'" Q) (l, Q) S. Carolina T ennessee Texas Virginia Wa s hingt on W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 528 575 55 1 87 505 43 3 542 111 639 613 55 4 71 943 74 3 57 4 58 3, 9 8 5 3, 848 3, 950 89 3 , 543 2,953 3, 051 85 2 , 0 29 1,984 2,010 95 1, 4 86 1, 544 1, 47 4 108 425 407 470 131 512 405 4 17 139 69,744 70, 508 0- 71,684 95 384 60, 350 354 54,787 323 53, 52 4 III 93 TOTAL 1972* (2 1 State s ) 75,826 75,630 75,382 63,231 55, 803 57,637 0/0 of Last Year 92 93 95 ! 95 98 93 1/ -Current we ek as percent of same week 1a st year. * Revised . Q).b P::; V) Q) eo H ..'."c :> ~ .~ 0 0 l:lO::> I'llHP.HH~ ~l'llal~O P.~ al...:l alal ~t!J< :>J::lr-i (/) H :ozM.. (/) Io'll al ~ (/") U H al ~ ~~ H+J~""al~ all'll {/)\O,.cO < ~ ~ ~ c o ~ ~tr.l~ .... POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State. Department of Agric ultur. AGR - 101 "--" ( v ~ J 07'07 GEORGIA C R 0 P RE PO RT I N G S E R V I C E o m 1iJJ @ lr ~ I l.l Pr- '4 7 ~ [1'U [?@W [1 lr ill'U Wlll! lll! ill ill 'U ) T ENS , GEORGIA u, iV::- sn ~ur yEOZ"": O, ' , 197 3 I J U\j :l. t} ls. , .JUN E '197 i LI B RIE~ Item During June 19 7 2 1/ 19 7 3 2/ Tho u. T hou. Broiler Type Pullets Plac ed ( D. S. ) 3/ Total Domestic Chickens T e sted (D. S. ) B roile r T ype Egg Type Chicks Hat ched Broiler T ype Georgia United States E gg T ype Geo rgia United St ates Commercial Slaug hter: 41 Young Chickens Georgia United State s Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United State s 3 , 176 2, 694 1,756 322 39 , 837 286,17 8 3, 206 4 2,888 35, 6 6 8 259, 94 1 1, 67 1 11 , 9 7 3 61 1 2 , 9 01 2, 976 2, 5 2 7 1, 698 184 37 ,666 282,997 3,327 44 , 008 32, 411 255, 54 9 1,9 84 13 , 54 1 804 3, 450 % of ! prev. j J a n . thr u June year I 19 72 1/ 1973 2/ P ct. I T hou. I Tho u. I 94 94 19 , 11 4 16, 23 2 18 ,923 16 , 14 9 97 11 , 6 3 5 11, 4 44 57 2, 78 5 2, 564 95 24 l ,507 9 9 1, 72 3 , 66 5 10 4 2 1,678 10 3 27 6 ,6 13 223,40 3 1,6 6 1, 8 16 24 , 153 284 , 277 91 2 0 5, 16 5 98 1, 4 6 6 , 258 188,34 5 1,441, 39 2 119 13 , 0 5 1 13, 6 67 1 13 82, 53 9 88,6 76 13 2 3, 636 11 9 15, 555 3,750 15,110 % of prev, year Pct. 99 99 98 92 93 96 III 103 92 98 10 5 10 7 10 3 97 Georgia Hatching Other Total United State s Number L a ye r s a n d E gg Production Numbe r L a yers on ha nd d uring Jun e 197 2 19 73 Tho usands Egg s P e r 100 Laye r s 1972 197 3 Num be r Total E gg s Produced d uri ng June 197 2 1973 Milli on s 4, 742 18,819 23, 561 299, 507 4,656 19 , 2 69 23, 924 284 , 6 15 1, 7 3 7 1, 85 1 1, 827 1, 900 1,7 4 9 1,860 I, 839 1,9 06 82 348 43 0 5, 69 0 81 359 440 5, 42 6 Force M olt Layers as a Percent of Hens a nd Pullets of L a ying A g e F i r s t of Mont h Perc ent b e i n g M olted I' June J uly 1972 197 3 19 7 2 19 73 Percent wi t h Molt Com pl et e d J un e July 197 2 1973 1972 197 3 Ga. 17 States 10.0 5.0 6. 0 4. 0 12. 0 5.5 17 . 0 10.0 5. 6 3 .8 3.7 3. 5 11 . 8 7.2 13. 4 8. 1 U. S. Egg Type egg s in i n c ubator J ul y 1, 19 7 3 a s perce n t o f J ul y 1, 19 72 10 4 II Revis ed. 21 P reliminary. 31 P ull e t s f or b r oi l er hatcher y supply fl o c k s , incl ude s expected pullet replac em e nts f r om e g gs sol d d uri n g t he p re c e ding month at the rate of 125 p ullet c hicks p e r 3 0 - doz. case of e gg s . 4 / F e de r a l - St a t e Ma r k et N e ws Se r vice s l a ug ht e r r epo r t s only incl u d e p oultry slaug ht er e d un der F e d e r a l I n spection. United State s Department o f A g r ic ult ur e G e o r gia De partm e nt o f Ag r i c ultur e Statistical Repor ti n g Service , 1861 Wes t B ro a d S t r e e t , A t he n s , Geo rgia 30601 State YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDE R F E DEHAL I NSPE CTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1972 and 1973 Number Inspected During May Jan. thru Ma y 1972 1973 1972 197 3 ,I I Indicated P e rcent Condemned Dur ing Ma y Jan. thru Ma y 1972 1973 1972 197 3 - - Tho us an ds - - I - - P e rcent - - Ma i n e 6,7 60 7, 246 30, 013 3 1, 3 11 3.0 2. 3 Pa. 7,031 7,374 32, 489 32, 188 4. 4 3. 7 Mo . 6, 106 5 , 7 41 28,005 25, 724 3.0 2.6 Del. 8, 930 8, 553 4 0, 278 4 0, 04 7 3 . 1 3. 5 Md . 13, 12 2 14 , J. 77 57,930 60,995 3. 3 2. 5 Va. 11,426 11,965 51, 450 54, 681 3. 2 1.6 N.C. 26,444 25,099 121,021 117,285 3. 1 2. 4 Ga. 36,601 34,6 81 169, 377 157 ,593 3.0 2. 1 Tenn. 7,268 6,689 32,3 11 29, 071 3 .6 2. 5 .A l a. 35, 292 36,966 156 ,199 159,939 2.3 2. 5 Miss. 23, 140 21,162 101,906 96,006 3.0 2. 4 Ark. 38,011 37, 379 174,619 169,204 3.3 2. 7 Texas 16,781 16,295 75, 507 71, 407 3. 4 3. 1 - ------ ------ ------ ------ U. S. 267,7 62 1, 209 , 264 3. 1 2. 6 265,277 1,189,905 2.8 2.5 4 .4 4. 0 3. 0 3. 2 3.4 3.3 3.4 2.6 3.4 2.0 3.6 2.6 3.4 2. 5 3. 8 2.7 2.9 2. 4 3.3 2.6 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.6 -- - - 3.3 2.8 Items MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVED A ND P RI CES PAID J une 15 1972 G eorgia Ma y 15 Jun e 15 197 3 19 73 United States June 15 M a y 15 J un e 15 19 72 1973 1973 Cents - - Cents - - Prices Received: Chickens, lb. , excl. broilers Com'l Broilers (lb.) All Eggs, (dozen) Table, (dozen) Hatching, (dozen) 8. 5 14.0 31.9 25.7 60.0 18.0 22.0 43 . 6 39. 3 70. 0 17.0 24.0 56.3 53.7 70.0 8.5 14. 4 27.7 15. 4 23.8 45.0 15. 1 24.5 50.6 Prices Paid: (per ton) - - Dollars - - Dollars Broiler Grower L a yin g F e e d 90.00 78.00 137.00 125.00 150.00 147.00 96.00 146.00 168.00 86 . 00 131. 00 157. 00 This report i s made po s sible through the cooperation of the Na tiona l Poultry Improvement Plan, Official State Agencies, the Animal Husbandry Research Division of the A g r i c ult ur a l Res earch Service, the Inspection Branch of the P o ult r y Division, Consumer and Mar k eti n g Service and the Ag r i c ult ur al Estimates Division of the Statistical Repo rti ng Service and the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry p rocessors and the poultry farme rs who report to these ag encies. FR ASIER T. GALLOWA Y A g r i c ult ur a l Statistician In Charg e Atter J:<'1.ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS w. A . WAG NE R A gri c ultur al Statistician ~r;;> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State. Depa rtment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ...- I " ,, ) , I ; \ or !. c ;: r ~ G II\ \ " ' 1\ : "/ ] tJ Iv .-/ 3 /J V GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SE RV ICE Ath ens , Georgi a Week Ending July 23, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday CROP CONDITIONS IMPROVED BUT STILL VARIABLE Athens, Ga., July 23, 1973 -- Soil moisture was adequate throughout most of the State last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, although some sections in the southwest and central areas were still dry. Crops that had been damaged by excessive moisture earlier in the season were still in poor condition but most other crops made excellent growth according to reports from County Extension Agents. Corn condition was rated as fair to mostly good. Early planted corn in poorly drained fields in south central and southeast counties are near failures due to excessive moisture earlier in the season. Some corn in the southwest did not have sufficient moisture during the critical silking stage and yield prospects are rather poor. Tobacco harvest was 67 percent completed. Ripening agents were applied to the most advanced plantings and harvest proceeded rapidly in these fields. Cotton was rated fair to good by Extension Agents. About 73 percent of the crop was setting bolls which is about two weeks later than normal. Peanuts made considerable growth during the week and are now rated as mostly good. Disease and weed control measures were active. Early planted soybeans were blooming. Condition of the crop was rated as mostly good. Additional plantings were made during the week throughout the State. Weeds were troublesome in many fields. Peach harvest was 88 percent completed. The Federal-State Ma r ke t News Service reported 71 carlot equivalents shipped during the week ending July 19, 1973. Total shipments to date this season was 1,128 carlots compared to 1,475 for the same period last year. Hay harvest was very active during the week. The frequent showers damaged quality of some cuttings but yields have been mostly good. Pastures and cattle are in good condition in most areas. Nanagers of State Farmers' Markets reported vegetables and melons in fair to good condition. Watermelons and cantaloups were at peak harvest. Southern peas were in good supply. WEATHER SU~~Y -- Temperatures averaged near their seasonal normals for the week with no major day to day changes. Coolest temperatures were recorded in the northeast where Cornelia reported a 63 Friday morning . Warmest readings in the mid 90s were noted in the central and southeast sections on Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation was moderate to heavy in many locations in the north with the greatest amounts occurring on Saturday and the following Tuesday. A heavy thundershower produced 3.98 inches at Toccoa on Saturday. Generally light to moderate shower activity occurred in the south and central portions about mid-week. ~Io r gan reported 2.88 inches in a thunder- shower Wednesday evening. The outlook Wednesday through Friday indicates continuing warm and humid weather with spotty thundershower activity mostly during the late afternoon and evening hours. Highest temperatures will range from the -upper 80s north to the mid 90s south with overnight lows in the mid 60s north to the mid 70s 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 Forecast Office, NOAA , U. S. Department of Commerce. UNI TED STATES DEPARTlIENT OF CON}1ERCE NATI ONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE At l an t a Airport, At l ant a , Georgia P' e ci p it dt ion Fa ' The Wee k Endi ng .Ju l v 20, 1973 ORGIA For th e p e r iod J u l y 20 - 23 , T l e s s t hon 005 in c h , After Fi ve Days Return to United State s Depa r t me nt of Agri cul t ure Statis t i ca l Repor t i ng Servi ce 1861 West Br oad Street Athe ns , Geor gi a 30601 OFFI CIAL BUSI NESS AGR IOJ .. ~()~G\FAARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE N / Vi:: ~ SI TY OF IlE llilG fl1 ATHENS, GEORGIA JlJ 3 J l ~ / j Geor gi a: GRAIN S T a-tirlCl._&LI-BRARIE:J J ul y 1 , 1973 , Re lea s ed 7/25/73 Stored Grain and Soybean Stocks Down The quantit y of grain and s oybe an stock s in t he State as of July 1 , 1973, was down from the previous year, according to the Georgia Cro p Repor t i n g Service. Quantities of stored gr ai n were lower than ye a r - e a r l i e r l evel s for e ach crop. The decreases from the previous year varied f rom 91 pe r cen t for sorghum to 13 percent for whe a t . Corn decreased by 28 percent . Gr ai n Georgia Grain Stocks -- July 1 , 1973 wi t h compar isons On Fa:cms 1972 1973 Off Farm s 1 972 1 973 1 ,000 Bushels Al l Positions 19 72 1973 Corn 16,252 1 2 , 3 97 3 ,798 1 , 957 Oats 297 124 151 41 Barley Wheat 14 5 6 * 190 28 213 32 2 Rye 20 15 63 Sorg,hum Soybeans 407 30 16 230 151 4.123 8... " * Not published to avoid disclosing indiv idual operation s . United States : 20 , 050 44 8 20 403 83 423 4.353 14 ,354 165 -;', 35 0 15 38 * Grain Stocks Below Year Ago Stocks of all grains on July 1, 1973 wer e below a ye a r ear l i er . Stocks of the four feed gr a i ns (corn, oats, barley and sorghum) totaled 67.9 million tons, 17 percent less than July 1, 1972 . April-June feed grain disappearance totaled a record high 51.3 million tons, 14 percent more than for the same quarter in 1972. Stocks of all wheat were only ha l f those of a year earlier , with durum supplies also d O\ID sharply. Soybean stocks were 23 percent belo~ a year ago and flaxseed stocks were only one-fifth of the July 1, 1972 holdings . Old crop carryover ~ all ~heat on Jul y 1 , 1973 totaled 428 million bushels , 50 percent less than a year earlier, 42 percent less than 1 971, and t he lowest July 1 stocks since 1967. Off-farm holdings of 303 million bushels we r e 40 percent less than a year earlier and farm holdings , at 125 million, wer e only a bou t one -third of a ye ar earlier. Ol d crop rye stocks in all po sitions on July 1 , 1973 totaled 33 .3 million bushels, 27 percent less than a year earlier but 19 pe r c en t mor e than July 1, 1971 stock s. Corn in all storage positions on July 1, 1973 totaled 1 ,847 million bushels, 15 percent l ess than a year earlier but 17 percent more than July 1 , 1971 . Old c r op oat stocks in all positions on .Ju l y I s 1973 totaled 414 million bus he l s, 24 percent below the record holdings a year earl ier, and 20 percent less than 2 ye ar s ago. Old crop barley stocks in s t or ag e on July 1 , 1 97 3 t otaled 1 64 million bushels , 6 percent less than a ye ar earlier but 6 percent mo re than July 1 , 1 971 . Sorghum gr a i n stored in all pos it i ons on July 1 , 197 3 t o t a led 201 million bushels, 27 percent less than a ye a r earlier but 14 pe r ce n t ab ov e J ul y 1 , 19 71 holdings . Soybeans in a l l storage pos i t i ons on July 1, 19 73 , t o t a led 179.6 mi l l i on bu shels , 23 pe r cent below last yea r's 232.8 mi l l i on bushe ls and t he lowest July 1 stocks since 1966. Farm stocks of 34.3 million bushels wer e 41 percent below last yea r ' s 58.4 million bushels, ~lhi l e of f - f ar m stocks of 145.3 mil l i on bu shels wer e dotvn 17 pe r cent from t he 174 .4 million bu s hels on hand a yea r ago. United States Stocks of grai ns, July 1, 1973 with comparisons (Ill thousand bushels) Grain and position July 1 1971 July 1 1972 Apr. 1 1973 July 1 1973 CO RN On Far ms 1/ Commodi ty- Credi t Corp. 1/ Hi ll s , Elev . & vJhse s. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 1 ,178 ,730 35,938 357 ,618 1,572,286 1,5 92 , 27 ~ 27,811 556,211 2,17 6 , 296 2,375,024 25,463 929, 50 2 3,329,989 1,366 ,386 23, 231 456 , 939 1,846,606 SORGHUM On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/ Hi lls , E1ev . & Whses . 1:./. ]j TOTAL 35,576 932 140 ,368 176 ,876 67,003 49 208 , 439 275,491 98,179 47 267, 667 365. 893 47,145 47 153.949 201, 141 OATS (old crop) On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/ Mill s , Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 316 ,235 11 ,279 189,543 517 ,057 336 ,492 10,003 1 94 , 937 541 , 432 379, 578 7,209 199.366 586 ,153 230,674 6,599 176 .876 414 ,149 BARLEY (old crop) On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 2/ Hi lls , Elev. & Whses. 1:.../ ]/ TOTAL 80, 541 4,846 69 ,99 9 155 ,386 10 7,004 1,165 66, 653 1 74,822 88,756 o 75 .398 164 .154 ALL WHEAT (old crop) On Farms 1/ Commodi ty- Cr edi t Cor p . 2/ Mi l l s , Elev . & Whses. 1:.../ ~/ TOTAL RYE (old crop) On Farms 1/ Cowmodity-Credit Cor p . 2/ Hil l s . El ev . & vJhse s . 1:.../ ~/ TOTAL 240,276 1 , 81 4 489 .388 731,478 2, 328 522 25 ,02 6 27 ,876 354, 86 9 1, 906 506,297 863 ,072 11 ,543 343 33, 748 45 , 634 315,630 1 ,822 609.431 926 ,883 13,084 226 35.555 48. 865 124 ,989 1,819 301,004 427,812 6 ,821 225 26 ,25 1 33 ,297 SOYBEANS On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 11 Hi lls , El ev . & Whses. 1/ ~/ TOTAL 90,595 259 _--:1~9:-:0~.~5:..::7-=3 281 ,427 58,438 0 .....:l~7:-:4-,~3:-::9-=4 232 ,832 147,317 34,303 o o -=3-=5::8':.'3:-7:2~:7-_ _---'1~:4--5'-.::2-9::4::_ _ 505 .689 179 .597 1/1/ Es t i ma t e s of the Crop Repor ting Board. 1/ C.C.C .--owned grain at bin sites. Al l off-farm s t or ag e s not otherwise de s i gnated , inc l uding terminals and processing plants. Includes C.C.C.--owned grain in these storage s . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agri cul tur a l Statistician In Charge C. L. CRENSHAW Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Re por t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 Wes t Br oad Street, At hens , Georgia. i n coo peration with the Georgia Department of Agri cul t ure . A r cer rave vays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ ... POSTAGE & FEES PAID U"it.d States Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 i: ' .. / GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA .J'! i '/ i ~(' . July 25 , 1973 BROI L R TYPEllMT :S Placement of broiler chicks i n Georgia during t he we e k ende d J uly 21 wa s 7,711,000--3 percent more t han the previous wee k b ut 11 pe rcent l ess t h an th e c o m - parable week last year, according to t h e G e o rgia Crop Re porting Serv i c e . An estimated 10,249 ,000 b r o i l e r typ e egg s w ere se t b y Geor gia h a tc her i e s - - I percent less than the previous w e e k a n d 5 p e rcent les s t han t he compar a ble we ek a year earlier . Placement of broiler chick s in 2 1 repo rtin g S t a t es t ota led 55 , 139, 00 0- -3 percent more than the previous we ek b ut 7 percent less t ha n the com p a r able week last year. Broiler type hatchin g e g g s set w ere 72,7 92 ,0 0 0- -2 p ercen t l ess t h a n the previous week a n d 3 percent l e s s than a year a go . Week Ended Ma y 19 Ma y 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 G EORGIA EGGS SE T, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LA CE ME NT S 1972 E ggs Set J:...! 1973 0/0 of yea r a go I Ne t Cro s s Stat e Mov e ment of Chi cks ____JI C hi ck s P l a c e d for B r a ile r s in Georgia I I % of I 1972 19 73 1972 1973 year ago T housands 11, 454 11, 454 11, 303 11,128 10,096 10,496 10,9 63 10, 826 10,760 10,744 10,949 10, 765 10,928 10, 802 9,965 8,933 9,812 10, 260 10, 30 7 10, 24 9 Thousands 96 .j. 189 94 .j. 53 97 1- 133 97 1-175 99 1221 8 5 1- 20 9 90 I- 4 5 95 !-137 I 96 !- 221 95 1-154 - 96 .j. 7 1 - 272 j. 59 - 112 -1 47 - 203 1-3 19 1-3 65 I- 4 5 T h o u s a rid s I 9, 558 9,364 9,394 9,3 0 5 9, 46 1 9, 165 9, 069 8, 312 8, 660 8,64:3 8, 704 8,837 8, 562 8,831 8,451 8, 399 8, 398 7,808 7, 454 7, 711 I 91 94 91 95 89 92 93 94 86 I 89 EGG T YP E Hatch of e g g typ e chi ck s i n Geor gi a during the we ek ende d July 21 was 936, 000--11 perc ent le ss than the previous week but 3 p ercent more than the com parable week l ast year. A n estimated 1, 0 87, 000 e g gs for th e production of egg type chicks were s e t by Georgia hatcheri es, 11 p e r c ent le s s tha n the p r e vious week and 6 percent l e ss than t he comparable w e ek last year . In the fou r state s that accounted fo r abo ut 24 pe rc ent of t h e hatch of all egg type chicks i n t h e U . S . in 1972 , hatchings dur i n g t h e week end e d July 21 were up 15 pe rc ent and settings w ere up 26 p ercen t from a ye a r a go. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HICKS HAT C HED, 1973 I I J uly Eggs S e t July July 0/0 of yea r Chicks Hatched July Jul y July 7 14 21 a go 2/ 7 14 21 T housands T housands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa sh. Mi s s . Total 1973 1, 017 1,2 22 1,0 87 94 1, 263 1,26 9 1, 4 L.l:4 183 13 8 J42 14 9 103 311 40 2 4 16 113 2, 729 3,035 3, 096 126 792 1,0 54 936 103 1,238 1, 198 1, 3 35 134 203 141 76 62 300 299 291 107 2,5 33 2,6 9 2 2, 638 115 Total 1972.~c 2 , 4 74 I 0/0 of Last Year 11 0 2,934 10 3 2, 457 I 126 I 2,603 2, 063 2,298 97 130 115 I 1/ Includes egg s set by hatc he r i e s producin g chi c ks for hatchery s uppl y flocks. 2/ Current w eek as p e rc ent o f sam e w eek las t year . ':c R e vi s e d, STATE I EGGS SET "1 We e k E n de d Jul y J ul y July 7 14 21 T housan ds 0 of year ag o 1/ CHICKS PLACE D We ek Ended July 7 July 14 July 21 Thousands Alabama A rkansas Cali fo r ni a Dela war e Flor ida GEORGIA 10, 224 12, 00 8 Z, 103 3, 109 1, 77 0 10, 260 10, 54 5 12, 774 2, 090 3, 07 7 1,6 70 10, 307 10,677 10 1 13 ,043 95 1, 91 4 92 I 3, 03 0 . 110 1, 660 104 10, 249 95 7,717 9, 669 1, 73 5 2, 550 1, 104 7, 808 7,5 45 8,727 1,627 3,006 927 7, 45 4 7, 805 8, 998 1,676 2,825 1, 175 7, 711 Indi an a Loui siana Maine Maryland Mis sis sippi Misso uri N. Ca r olina Or e go n Penn s y1vani a S. Caroli na Tenne s s ee Texas Vi rginia Was hi ng t on W. Vir ginia TOT A L 197 3 (21 States ) 47 1 1,05 3 2 , 0 41 5, 120 5, 453 3 11 6, 77 1 4 41 1, 94 6 57 5 613 3, 84 8 1,9 84 407 o 4 74 1, 025 1, 9 8 1 5, 124 5, 4 10 356 6,86 0 403 2, 050 554 554 3, 9 50 2, 0 10 470 o 536 133 1, 04 2 101 2,0 40 104 5,093 102 5, 49 4 93 350 121 7,300 90 4 3 8 100 2,17 4 117 570 88 61 3 81 4, 073 92 2, 03 1 104 465 97 o 70, 50 8 71, 68 4 7 2,7 9 2 97 276 1, 18 1 1, 435 3,930 4, 136 3 81 4,917 34 2 1, 174 433 743 2, 953 1, 544 405 35 4 54,7 87 205 1, 246 1, 507 3, 497 4 , 6 18 50 6 4 ,6 74 269 1,3 3 5 54 2 57 4 3,051 1, 4 7 4 4 17 323 53,5 24 209 1, 45 8 1,463 3, 778 4, 769 3 78 4, 71 4 22 8 1, 177 565 966 3, 074 1,428 4 03 339 55, 139 TOTAL 1972 >:< (21 Stat es) 75, 630 75,382 74,755 55, 80 3 57,637 59,603 % of La s t Year i 93 95 97 98 93 93 * 1/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. Revi sed. % of year a go 1/ 97 84 105 103 109 89 87 163 99 110 89 84 78 62 113 124 84 84 87 14 8 11 3 93 ~ .,C...\,l o p:; .~ Q) I-i .:..:.l z . .~ .~ a.B M ::l .,u..., I-i ~ (f) co ~~ I""~" I-i I a ~ .:..:.l M I tl ...... o ~ . ~::l I-i co ~ Q) '-0 8 .;..> o ~ I-i 0C\l.. .,.C..\,l Q) a.o Q I-i Q) 0 C\l u Q) ';n '>a oI-i I-i C) (JJ a ..Q) U) Q n '1) z"Q'"' ....d.. ~ oI-i ~ (:1. "" Q) Q) ...Q) ~ I-i ~ U) Q) eo ~~ ~~..rO:: 'zU'"d Q) C\l I-i (JJ 0 .:.:l. '"''c'''i'j oI:-li :; 4-l ~ O ...:t>~ -l I ...:t C~\l ~ , ,,,,, U U) (JJ ,,..., Q) ~~ ~ ...... a ..~... ...... a '-0 c....o.. E-! 'Z(JJ tl p:;.B >~-lUM) (j) .8... I-i <:U) C\l I-i p:; ::l ~.=:::l .u,..., C\l 0.. Q) Q. U) Ie-oi ~ ::> =! :; o v Of. 0 . -o .~~., li Ec rl S,-----, ~o0- I ;: : ~ < o~.H~ e" ! 'E :::l Q) H ;:l .lJ M ;:l U Qi ..-l CJ O .lJ Heo. . -:>l c -, .lJ 0 0 bO~ t1lHO~M(JJ H oM t1l al .. U :x.(JJCJ ~(JJH al..-l p~ H.lJ.lJMal~ alt1l(JJ\O,..c:o .lJ .lJ .,-l co .lJ ... tI.l.lJM< ex: t1l "'O.lJ altl.l .lJ .,-l P ~ ."'-."........... GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVES TOCK l-PORT t ~ ~ .' .., 1:" \ \ Athens, Georgia LIVESTOCK ON F R M J ul y I , 1973 Is \ t 973 **************** * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * ***** ******* * This report initiates annual mid- year ca t t l e in ven t o ry e sti ma t es by classes. * State estimates are available f or 28 majo r St ates wh ich account e d for about 88 ** * * percent of the Nation's total ca ttl e on Ja nuar y 1, 1973. Es t ima t e s for the * * * remaining 22 States are ava ilabl e to give an aggrega te to provi de U. S. totals. * * Mid-year cattle inventory es ti mate s by cl asses a re no t avai l a bl e for earl ier * * years , ex cept for beef cows, mi l k cows an d al l cows wh i ch began wi t h July 1, 1971. ************* ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** *** * * *** GEO RGI A Cattle and Calves: Number on Farms and Ra nches by Cla s s e s : As of July I , 1973 t he total num be r of cattle and calves on Georgia farms and ranches tota led 2 ,080 , 000 head, a cco rd i ng to t he Georg ia Crop Reporting Service. Of this t ota l ) cows and he i f e r s th a t ha ve ca l ved num be re d 1,064 ,000 head, an increase of 4 percent over the 1, 026, 000 on f a rms J u l y 1, 1972 . Compr i s i ng the total of 1,064,000 all cows and heife r s tha t have cal ved , 9 28 , 000 were beef t ype and 136,000 milk cows. Beef cows reflec ted an inc rease of 5 pe r ce nt ove r t he 881,000 on farms last July I. Milk cow numbers re f lected a 6 pe r cen t de c l i ne from t he 145,000 on fa rrns a yea r ea r lie r UNITE D STATES All Cattle: On July I, 1973 the Nat ional Farm a nd Ra nc h Inventory of Cattle and Calves totaled nearly 131 mi ll ion hea d . Th i s compares wi t h the January 1 Inventory number of 122 mill ion head and re fl e c t s t he sea sona l i nc re a se be cause o f calf crop and ma rke ti ng patterns. Cow Inventory: The number of al l cows an d hei fers t ha t ha ve ca l ve d on hand t his July 1 totaled 53.8 mi 11 ion head, up 4 pe rc en t f rom July I last year. Mid- ye a r cow inventory statisti cs hav e bee n pub l is he d since 1971 . Beef cows at 42.4 mill i on head are up 6 percent nat ional ly but mi l k cows at 11.4 mi l I ion head a re down 2 percent f rom last year. Texas, Mi s sou ri, a nd Ok la homa, the top 3 sta tes in cow in ve nt o ry , had increases of 15, 8, and 4 perce nt re s pect iv ely from J u l y I , 1972. Other Classes: An e s t imat e d 18 .3 mill ion he ifers we i gh i ng 500 poun ds and over we re on hand July I this ye a r . Of this tota l , 7. 2 mi l l ion head we re beef replacement heifers ; 3.9 million he a d were mi l k cow repla cements and 7.2 mill ion head were other heifers. Included i n th is group we re 3. 3 mi l li on head of heifers weighing 500 pounds and over in feed lots in 23 major f eed i ng s tat es on July 1. Steers we i gh i ng 500 pounds and over t otal ed 17.7 mi l l io n head. Th is included nearly 8.5 million steers wei gh i ng 500 poun ds a nd ove r on feed in the 23 major feed ing states. The July 1, 1973 inventory of a ll heif ers, s tee r s a nd bull calves weigh ing less than 500 pounds was 38.3 mi l l ion hea d--mos t of these are f rom th e 1973 calf c rop. Cal f Crop: Prel imi na ry es t ima t es of 50 mi l l io n ca lve s bo r n an d ex pect e d t o be born duri ng ca l e nda r year 1973 on U. S. f arms a nd ra nc hes poin t to a re cor d ca lf crop a nd re p re se nt s an increase of 4 perce nt ov e r 197 2, t he prev ious record yea r . His t oric dat a on calves born show i nc re a s e s i n 15 ou t of t he las t 20 yea r s . Texas, Mi s sou ri , Okla homa , Kansas, and Ne b ra ska rank in tha t o rde r i n total cal f c rop ex pe ct e d among t he 50 sta tes. These 5 states account for ab ou t 31 percent of t he to tal cal ves bo r n and e xpe c t e d t o be born in 1973 throu ghou t the Un ited State s. Classes CATTLE AND CALVES: Number on f arms a nd ran che s, by c l a s s e s, July 1, 1972 - 1973 1/ GEORGIA UNITED STATES 1972 19 73 1973 as % o f 1972 1972 1973 1973 as % of 1972 1, 000 He ad Percent 1, 000 Head Percent Catt 1e & Calves 2 , 080 130, 655 Cows & heifers that have ca l ve d 1,0 26 1 , OM 104 Beef cows 88 1 928 10 5 Mi l k cows 145 136 94 51 ,664 53,788 104 39,956 42,3 63 106 11 ,708 I 1,425 98 He if e r s 500 pounds & over For beef cow replacements 130 For milk cow repla ce men ts 46 Other heifers 52 18 , 304 7, 173 3, 904 7, 227 Steers 500 pounds & over 104 Bulls 500 pounds & over 60 He i fer s , s t eers & bulls under 500 pounds 624 17,669 2,632 38 ,262 Ca lv es born 2/ 9 11 94 0 103 47 , 889 50 ,000 104 1/ Data not avai labl e f o r periods blan k. 2/ Calve s born be f o re July 1 p lus the number e xpected to t ~ ~orn after July 1. FRASIER T. GALLO~~Y Agri cultural Statistic ian In Charge VI. A. HAG NER B. J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statisticians The Stat istical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Stree t , Ath ens, Georgia, in cooperat ion wi t h the Georg ia De par t men t of Ag r i c u l t u re . Atter Five Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d States Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ; , "0 7 ., GEORGI A CRO P REP ORTI NG SER V ICE A then s , Georg ia Week Ending July 30, 1973 NOI STURE SUPPLIES FOR CROPS VARIED I-IJ \J 1 I JI J i e l ea se d 3 p .m. Monday l\-...._- u - - : RARir:S - - Athens, Ga., July 30, 1973 -- Tha t all-important supply of soil moi sture for Georgia's crops wa s e xtremely varied last we ek, according to t he Geor gi a Crop Repor t i ng Service. The usual pattern of scattered summertime showers left s ome areas with too much water while others vere quite dry. Even within some individual counties, moisture supplies ranged from very short to surplus. The northern half of the State had gene r a l ly adequate supplies except for the northwest where too much rain f ell. Southern areas we r e mostly on the short side, particularly in the southeast. County Extension Agen t s rated corn in fair to good co ndition--a bout l ike the previous week . Wide differences from field to field wer e st ill noted . The Lowe r condition ratings continue to come from southern areas t hat r eceived very exce ss ive rainfall early in the season . Tobacc o ha r v es t advanced t o 80 per c en t co mpl etion by the end of t he week . Marke t s acros s t he Belt opened and were reporting rec ord high price s fo r an op ening wee k. In t he judgement of t he State 's Exten s i on Agents , the re wa s a s l igh t i mprovement in the condition of the cotton crop. About 80 percent of t he cot ton a c r e a ge was setting bolls but none was reported to be opening. This pl ace s t he crop a bo ut t wo weeks behind nor ma l development for this date. Pe~nuts remained in mostly good condition. A lar ge part of the State 's huge peanut crop was described as being in the " s of t nu t " stag e . Diseas e and insect control s remained active on most farms. Soybeans were coming under attack by a wide variety of insect s , according to reports. Prospects remained bright with about 70 percent of the Age n t s ratin g their county 's soybeans as being " good II. Peach harvest wa s nearing co mpletion wi t h 93 pe rcen t a l r e ady p icke d. Ac cor di ng to the Federal-State Ma r ke t News Servi ce , a total of 1,210 carlot equivalents had been shipped through July 25 compared wi th 1 ,7 12 for t he s ame pe r i od l as t year. Ha y har ve s t wa s one of t he mos t frequent activ ities on Ge orgia' s fa r ms last we ek . Showers continued to cause problems wi t h reduced qua l i t y , mos t ly in t he north . Pastures and cattle r emained in good condition . Marke t i ngs were off considerably. Vege t ab les and mel on s continued in fair to good condition. Wa t erme l ons and cantaloups were mov i ng to ma rke t in heavy volume. Nor t he rn vegetable areas moved good quality produce. WEATHER SU~rr1ARY -- Temperatures averaged near the s ea s onal normals during the period exce pt for a f ew areas in the central and northern por t i on s of the State that were several degr ees above the normal r eadings. The coolest t emperatures were, as usual, in the northeast portion of the State wher e both Blairsville and Clayton reported minimums of 60--on Saturday and Sunda y. The h ighest temperatures across the State we r e a t Col umbu s and Hac on \vith maximums of 96 and 97 r espectively. Ra i nf a l l wa s moderate to heavy in mos t of Nor thern Geor gia and generally mode r a te in the' central and southwest portions of the State. Amoun ts wer e mos t ly light i n Southeast Georgia. Isolated heav y amounts wer e r eported in a lmost all se c t i ons of the State--however the only excessive amounts were reportpd on Wedn e s day the 25th in tlor thwe s t Geor gi a whe r e Cartersville r ecorded 3 . 25 inches and Taylorsville wi th 3 . 62 inches--both during thunderstorm activ ity. The outlook for t he pe r i od We dnesday t hr ough Frid ay - - c on t i nued rather hot and humid Wedne sday and Thur s day wi th wi de ly scatte r e d s howe r s or thunde r showers ma i nly dur i ng the after noon and even i ng hou rs . Not as hot Friday wi t h thundershowe rs becoming mor e numerous. Lows mos tly in the 70s and highs gene rally in the 90s excep t i n t he upp er 80s nor th to near 90s south on Friday . The Statistical Reporting Service , Athen s , Geor gia, in cooper a tion wi t h t he Cooperative Ext ens i on Service, Univer s ity of Geor gia ; Geor gi a Depar tment of Agr i cul t ure ; and the Na t i ona l Wea t her Service Forecast Office , NOAA , U. S. Depa r t men t of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF CmU-tERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre c ipi ta t ion Fo r The We e k End i ng J u l y 27, 1973 GEORGIA * Fo r the period Jul y 27-30 . T Less than , 005 inch . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS / AGR 101 ou, 7 ..... ~G\A i h J iJ 1 '" I I :J/ J 3/ ~ j lI iJRARlc !:; ~() FARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA July 3D, 1973 GEORGIA CASH REC EIPTS UP 14 PERCENT-PEANUTS GAINED TOP S POT Cash receipts from farm marketings a nd Government payments rose 14 percent in Georgia during 1972, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servic e, and totaled over $1.5 billion. Commercial broilers had reigned as the leading source of farm income since 1956 but lost that distinction last year a s peanuts moved into first place. Sales of livestock and livestock products brought in $786,774,000, accounting for 52.4 percent of the total income while crop sales made up 42 . 2 percent and amounted to $634,392,000. Government payments increased $1 8 million - up 28 percent over 1971 payments and totaled $81,853, 000. Live st ock and Product s $786, 774,000 GEORGIA CASH FAFM RECE I PTS , 1972 Government Payments $81,853, 000 Crops $634, 392 , 000 -Pe-r c-en-t -of- t -ot-al- 42- . -20~/. The Statistical Reporting Se rv i c e , USDA, 1861 VI/e s t Broad St re e t , Athens, Georgia in cooperation with th e Georgia De pa rt me nt of Agri c ulture . Cotton, Total Cotton Lint Cotton Seed Peanuts Tcbacco Soybeans Peaches Pecans Other Fruits and Nuts Truck Crops Corn Forest Products All Other Crops TOTAL CROPS Livestock Hogs Cattle and Calves Da iry Products Commercial Broilers Other Chickens Turkeys Eggs Other TOTAL LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS TOTAL CASH INCOME ALL SOURCES .!/ Pre 1 imi na ry CAS H FARM INCOME FOR GEORGIA (Thousand Dol lars) 1969 1970 31,806 34,371 27,886 29,009 3,920 5,362 122,295 142,113 75,646 101,782 24,425 32,612 11,948 14,946 25,553 21 ,298 2,474 2,885 37,960 41 ,804 26,000 1+3,538 25,901 27,974 23.434 24.911 407.442 488.234 1971 50,217 43,461 6,756 166,810 91 ,557 47,820 10,162 29,584 1,483 44,941 51,436 26,420 29. 764 550. 194 1972 1/ 57,588 50,160 7,428 228,509 100,136 32,537 16,410 22,823 1,934 56,572 57,343 36,522 24.018 634.392 102,997 115,180 73,864 217,935 11,310 6,782 213,397 2 .881 744.346 86,089 1.237.877 102,036 117,655 80,206 197,161 9,404 10,045 193,090 2.711 712.308 83.621 1.284.163 98,562 139,294 80,674 199,981 . 9,362 8,862 163,667 2.821 703.223 63.813 1.317.230 124,359 178,082 86,842 214,542 8,856 7,639 162,965 3.489 786.774 81.853 1.503.019 Arter ~'1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ;;it:' POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un ited S'a' Department of A.griculture AGR - 101 tj 1/ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT LIVESTOCK ON FARMS August 1973 GEORGIA COUNTY ESTIMATES HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS DECEMBER 1, 1964-1972 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Di strict and County-- District 1 Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Hur r ay Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield GEORG IA COUNTY ESTIMATES - HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS - DECEMBER I, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 4,800 1,500 1,850 1,200 5,700 5,950 3,650 2,550 2,400 5,350 2,350 4,500 1,400 1,750 1,150 5,350 5,600 3,400 2,400 2,250 5,050 2,200 4,700 1,250 2,450 1,150 5,150 4,45 0 2, 850 1 , 550 1 , 700 4,400 1 , 5 50 5,200 1,400 2,750 1,250 5,700 4 , 950 3 , 150 1, 750 1, 900 4,900 1 ,700 4,600 1,050 2,900 1,050 4,700 3,350 2,250 800 1,250 3,650 950 4,950 1,150 3,100 1,150 5,100 3,650 2,450 900 1,300 3,950 1,000 5,750 1,350 3,750 1,300 5,800 4,200 2,800 1,000 1,550 4,600 1,150 5,500 1,250 3,550 1,250 5,500 4,000 2,700 950 1,450 4,350 1,100 Total 37,300 35,050 31,200 34,650 26,550 28,700 33,250 31,600 District 2 Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKa1b Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpkin Oconee Pickens Towns Union Walton White 1,450 3,150 750 2,750 900 2,300 1,500 3,200 2,100 1,600 2,550 3,400 1,450 3,650 1,100 750 1,550 4,350 5,300 1,650 1,350 2,950 700 2,600 850 2,200 1,450 3,000 2,000 1,500 2,400 3,200 1,350 3,400 1,050 700 1,450 4,050 5,000 1,550 1,450 5,450 600 2,700 850 1,250 1,300 3,600 2,250 1,700 2,600 2,450 3,100 4,450 1,150 550 1,250 4,000 4,800 1,400 1,600 6,050 700 3,000 950 650 1,450 4,000 2,500 1,850 2,850 2,750 4,150 4,950 1,250 650 1,400 4,450 5,300 1,550 1,600 8,550 550 2,900 850 * 1,150 4,350 2,550 1,950 2,800 1,600 5,250 5,800 1,250 * 1,000 3,950 4,550 1,250 1,70-3 ~, 250 600 3,100 900 J.,250* 4,700 2,750 2, 100 3,050 1,750 5 , 650 6 , 250 1,350 * 1,050 4,250 4,950 1,350 2,400 10,700 700 3,600 1,050 * 2,500 5,500 3,200 3,000 3,500 7,500 6,550 7,250 3,450 1,250* 4,950 5,700 2,400 3,200 9,200 650 3,050 1,000 * 2,700 4,800 3,050 3,500 1,450 9,150 5,850 6,900 3,550 * 1,200 4,300 5,450 2,400 Total 45,450 42,750 46,900 52,050 51,900 56,000 75,200 71,400 * Less than 500 head included in "other counties" at end of tables. 1972 5,250 1,250 3,500 1,200 5,150 3,850 2,550 950 1,400 4,200 1,050 30,350 3,800 9,800 650 3,200 950 * 3,250 5,000 2,950 4,600 900 12,200 6,000 6,650 4,400 * 1,150 4,500 5,250 2,750 78,000 Di s t ric t an d CountY.-.-- District 3 Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Had Lson Oglethorpe Rabun Stephens Wilkes GEORGI A COUNTY ESTll1ATES- HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS-DECE ~BER 1, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1, 250 2 , 500 2,150 3,700 2,200 750 2,500 1,850 1,050 750 1,050 1,150 2,350 2,000 3,450 2,100 700 2,350 1,750 1,000 700 1,000 1,100 1,550 1,550 2,700 2,150 600 3,200 1,750 1 ,050 700 1, 200 1 ,250 1 ,700 1,700 3,000 2,400 65C 3 ,55 0 1,950 1 ,150 750 1 , 300 1,100 800 1,100 2,000 2,150 * 3,900 1,750 1,050 650 1 ,350 1,150 850 1,200 2,150 2,300 500 4,250 1,900 1,100 700 1,450 1,350 1,700 1,400 2,500 2,700 550 4,200 2,200 1,300 850 1,700 1,300 2,100 1,300 2,400 2,550 550 3,450 2,050 1,250 800 1,650 Total 19,750 18,550 17, 550 19,400 15,850 17,550 20,450 19,400 District 4 Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Macon Marion Meriwether Huscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson 3,500 * 550 2,150 750 1,250 1,400 1,400 750 1,300 950 9,600 5,750 2,600 1,100 800 4,250 2,600 2,150 6,900 750 600 3,300 * 550 2,000 700 1,200 1,300 1,300 750 1,200 900 9,050 5,400 2,500 1,050 750 4,000 2,450 2,050 6,500 700 550 3,600 * * 2,350 500 1,200 1,350 1,500 750 800 900 8,750 5,100 2,550 650 1,050 4,900 2,250 1,200 7,450 700 900 4,000 * * 2,600 550 1,350 1,500 1,650 800 850 1,000 9,700 5,650 2,850 700 1 ,150 5,450 2,500 1,350 8,250 750 1,000 3,950 * * 2,700 * 1,250 1,350 1,650 750 * 900 8,450 4,800 2,700 * 1,300 5,850 2,050 * 8,450 650 1,250 4,300 * * 2,950 * 1,350 1,500 1,800 850 * 950 9,150 5,200 2,900 * 1,450 6,300 2,200 * 9,150 700 1,350 4,950 * * 3,400 * 1,550 1,700 2,200 950 * 1,100 10,600 6,000 3,350 * 1,450 7,300 2,550 * 9,200 850 1,600 4,700 * * 3,250 * 1,500 1,650 2,600 900 * 1,050 10,050 5,300 3,200 * 1,050 6,950 2,450 * 8,800 800 1,500 Total 51,100 48,200 48,450 53,650 48,050 'I< Less than 500 head inc1uded in "other counties" at end of tab1es. 52,100 58,750 55,750 1972 1,450 2,300 1,300 2,300 2,500 650 2,850 1,900 1,200 750 1,550 18,750 4,550 * * 3,100 * 1,400 1,550 2,850 950 * 1,000 9,700 4,400 3,100 * 800 6,650 2,400 * 7,800 800 950 52,000 District an d County District 5 Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson GEORGIA COUNTY EST IMATES - HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS - DECEMBER 1, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 3,700 2,650 16,050 550 1,150 21,700 950 2,350 5,800 550 11,500 950 42,250 650 11,900 1,500 700 2,800 4,650 * 850 * 11,000 5,200 13,050 14,900 4,050 3,500 2,500 15,100 550 1,100 20,400 900 2,200 5,450 500 10,800 900 39,700 600 11,200 1,400 650 2,650 4,400 * 800 * 10,350 4,900 12,250 14,000 3,800 3,300 2,700 16,700 1,100* 24,600 600 1,750 4,950 * 13,950 850 45,950 700 14,900 1,200 1,300 2,700 4,900 * 600 * 11,200 5,950 12,550 18,450 5,200 3,650 3,000 18,500 1,200* 27,300 700 1 ,950 5,5 00 * 15 ,500 900 50,950 800 16,500 1,350 1,450 3,000 5,450 * 650 * 12,400 6,600 13,950 20,450 5,750 3,000 2,950 18,850 * 1,050 30,250 1,150* 4,250 * 18,150 700 54,250 850 19,850 900 2,150 2,800 5,550 * * * 12,300 7,350 12,950 24,400 7,050 3,250 3,200 20,350 1,150* 32,650 * 1,250 4,600 * 19,600 800 58,500 900 21,450 1,000 2,350 3,000 6,000 * * * 13,300 7,950 13,950 26,350 7,600 3,800 3,700 23,600 * 1,350 37,900 * 1,450 5,300 * 22,750 1,200 67,550 1,050 24,900 1,150 2,700 3,500 7,000 * * * 15,400 9,200 16,200 30,600 8,800 3,600 2,800 22,450 * 1,250 36,000 1,350* 5,050 * 21,600 1,600 64,400 1,000 23,650 1,100 2,550 3,300 6,650 * * * 14,650 8,750 15,400 29,050 8,400 Total 181,400 170,600 196,100 217,500 230,750 * Less than 500 head included in "other counties" at end of tables. 249,200 289,100 274,600 1972 3,400 1,550 25,350 * 1,250 32,650 * 1,300 4,850 * 20,700 2,000 60,650 750 22,700 1,050 2,750 3,200 6,400 * * * 14,050 8,350 14,750 27,900 8,050 263,650 District and County District 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins HcDuff i e Richmond Screven Warren Total District 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee ifi l 1e r ~1i t c he 1 1 Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster Total GEOR(;IA COUNTY ESTIMATES - HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS - DECEliBER 1, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 66,650 13 ,150 17 ,150 1,500 12,800 26,600 3,600 11,000 7,500 1,750 4,550 26,800 2,850 195,900 62,700 12,350 16,100 1,400 12,050 25,000 3,400 10,350 7,050 1,650 4,250 25,200 2,700 184,200 70,850 12,700 19,250 1,050 12,100 26,500 3,400 10,450 8,650 1,450 4,000 26,800 4,350 201,550 78,550 14,100 21,350 1,150 13,450 29,400 3,750 11,600 9,550 1,600 4,450 29,700 4,850 223,500 81,550 13,250 23,350 650 12,300 28,650 3,400 10,650 10,600 1,250 3,700 29,050 6,450 224,850 83,000 14,350 25,200 700 13,300 Yl,950 3,650 11,500 11,450 1,350 4,000 31,350 7,00,) 242,800 95,000 16,600 29,250 800 15,400 35,900 4,250 13,300 13,250 1,550 4,650 36,400 8,100 274,450 91 ,900 15,800 27,800 750 14,650 32,400 4,050 12,650 12,600 1,450 4,400 34,600 7,700 260,750 83,700 15,150 26,650 750 14,050 28,950 3,900 12,150 12,150 1,450 4,250 33,150 7,400 243,700 9,050 9,850 3,700 37,050 5,500 24,100 34,550 5,500 23,450 22,100 2,300 9,050 15,600 12,200 15,800 8,450 22,900 8,650 269,800 8 , 5 00 9,300 3,500 34,800 5,150 22,650 32,450 5,150 22,050 20,800 2,150 8,500 14,650 11,450 14,850 7,950 21,550 8,150 253,600 10,600 8,800 3,200 38,300 4,800 22,550 40,200 7,300 24,800 22,150 1,900 8,550 21,800 11,650 18,150 6,500 20,900 8,250 280,400 11,800 9,750 3,600 42,450 5,350 25,000 44,550 8,100 27,500 24,550 2,100 9,500 24,150 12,900 20,100 7,200 23,150 9,150 310,900 13,350 8,250 2,950 43,000 4,400 22,600 50,150 10,000 28,550 24,000 1,550 8,650 30,850 11,900 22,350 4,700 20,200 8,500 315,950 14,450 8,~00 3,150 46,450 4,700 24,400 54,200 10,800 30,800 25,900 1,650 9,350 33,300 12,850 24,150 5,100 21,850 9,200 341,200 16,750 10,350 3,700 53,900 5,350 28,300 62,850 12,500 35,750 30,050 1,950 10,850 38,650 14,900 28,000 6,000 25,350 10,650 395,850 15,900 9,800 4,500 51,200 4,250 26,900 59,700 11,900 33,950 28,550 1,850 10,300 36,700 14,200 26,600 5,600 24,100 10,100 376,100 15,300 9,400 4,750 49,100 3~150 25,850 57,350 11,400 32,600 27,400 1,750 9,900 35,250 13,600 26,000 5,350 23,100 9,700 360,950 District and County District 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth Total GEORGIA COUNTY ESTlliATES - HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS - DECEMBER 1, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 9,400 10,600 29,700 36,900 2,200 53,750 46,450 16,000 11,850 10,700 3,150 29,950 16,950 7,800 15,250 20,150 21,050 14,900 10,400 28,550 395,700 8,800 9,950 27,950 34,700 2,050 50,550 43,650 15,050 11,100 10,050 2,950 28,150 15,950 7,350 14,350 18,950 19,800 14,000 9,800 26,800 371,950 11,950 9,700 28,500 39,150 2,700 63,550 54 ,150 16 , 200 11,900 12,150 2,950 29,700 18,350 7,400 16,000 25,350 22,200 16,800 10,450 27,400 426,550 13,250 10,750 31,600 43,400 3,000 70 ,450 60 ,050 18 ,000 13, 200 13,450 3,250 32,900 20,350 8,200 17,750 28,100 24,650 18 ,650 11,600 30,350 472,950 16,050 9,250 29,250 45,100 3,500 80,850 68,100 17,700 12,900 14,900 2,900 31,700 21,450 7,550 18,100 33,850 25,400 20,450 11,250 28,150 498,400 17,350 10,000 31,600 48,700 3,750 87,300 73,600 19,100 13,900 16,100 3,100 34,250 23,150 8,150 19,550 36,550 27,450 22,050 12,150 30,400 538,200 20,100 10,600 36,650 61,000 4,350 92,400 85,350 22,150 16,150 18 ,650 3,600 44,000 26,850 9,450 22,650 42,400 31,850 25,600 14,100 35,300 623,200 19,100 11,050 33,000 59,700 4,150 84,400 79,100 21,050 15,350 17,750 3,450 46,000 25,500 8,950 21,550 40,300 30,250 24,600 13,400 33,500 592 ,150 16,700 9,650 28,700 58,500 4,000 72,600 75,600 20,250 17,850 17 ,000 3,350 51,300 24,500 8,600 20,650 38,700 29,000 25,400 12,850 32,200 567,400 District and CountL-- District 9 Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Glynn Liberty Long HcIntosh Pierce Tattnal1 Toombs Ware Wayne GEORGIA COUNTY ESTIHATES - HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS - DECEHBER 1, 1964-1972 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 30 t950 15 t 850 4,750 2,650 * 2 tOOO 2t150 9 t100 1,950 1,600 2,300 700 16,100 32 t300 19,300 8,300 22,400 29 t100 14,900 4 t450 2 t500 * 1,900 2,000 8,550 1 t850 1,500 2 t150 650 15 t100 30 t350 18,150 7,800 21,050 34,350 18,550 5,750 2,500 * 2, 000 1 ,6 00 9,55 0 1 , 4 00 1,400 2 t800 * 17 t 700 36 t450 23,950 10,050 23,450 38 t050 20,550 6 t400 2,800 500 2,200 1 t800 10,600 1,550 1,600 3 t100 500 19,600 40,400 26,500 11,150 26,000 41,250 23 t350 7,550 2,500 850 2t100 1,000 10,850 700 1,250 3,600 * 21,000 44,450 31,800 13,050 26,400 44 t550 25,250 8 t150 2,700 950 2,300 1 t100 11,700 750 1,350 3,900 * 22 t650 4B t050 34,350 14,100 28,500 51 t650 29,300 9,450 3,100 1,400 2,650 1,300 13,600 1,100 1 t550 4,550 * 26,300 55,700 39,250 16 t350 33,100 1971 49,100 27,850 8,950 2 t950 1 t600 2,500 1,200 12,900 1 ,300 1,500 4,300 * 25,000 53,000 36,800 15 t500 31 t400 1972 47 ,100 26,700 8 ,600 2 t850 1,700 2,750 1,200 12,400 1 ,450 1,450 4,150 * 24 tOOO 50,800 34,600 14,850 30,150 Total 172,400 162,000 191,500 213,300 231,700 250 t350 290 t350 275,850 264,750 Other Counties 1,200 1 t100 2,800 2,100 4 tOOO 3,900 4,400 4 t/+OO 4,450 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE 1,370,000 1 t443,000 1 t648 tOOO 2 t065,OOO 1,884 tOOO 1,288,000 1,600,000 1,780,000 1,962,000 * Less than 500 head included in lIot her counties ll ,- " UNIVERSITY OF" GEORGIA StY 1 7 1973 LIBRAR IES - 3 r ) GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT LIVESTOCK ON FARMS UNIVER!lITY OF GEORQI A. ~t~ 17 1973 LIBRARIES GEORGIA COUNTY ESTIMATES CATTLE AND CALVES ON FA RMS JANUARY 1, 1967-1973 Augus t 1973 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY B. J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agr icultural Statistician ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street. Athens. Georgia. in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 16,650 16,600 15,500 16,000 16,800 17,000 17,000 10,850 10,000 8,800 9,000 9,200 9,300 9,300 8,400 8, 500 8,000 7, 500 7,800 7,9 00 8,000 10, 100 10,300 11,200 10,400 11, 500 12, 500 12,600 9,250 9,500 9,500 9,500 9,700 9,800 9,900 Georgia Agricultural Facts - J a n ua ry 1Catt1e N urn b e r b>y C ountte s , 1967 1973 Cows 2 yearsold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 yearsold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef APPLING A T KINSON All Other Cattle and Calves 1, 3 20 1,320 1,350 1,880 1,750 2,020 2, 100 5 , 5 00 5,650 5, 800 5,900 5,900 5,900 5,900 9,830 9,630 8,350 8,220 9, 150 9,080 9,000 4,500 4,600 5,000 5, 500 5,600 5,500 5,500 12 0 2,750 1,630 90 2,850 1,660 150 2,950 1,900 140 3,050 2,310 120 2,950 2,530 100 2,910 2,490 100 2,890 2,510 B A C ON BAKER 360 4,700 260 4,650 300 4,800 300 4,900 400 4,450 450 4,280 500 3,530 5,790 5,090 3,700 3,800 4,350 4,570 5,27 0 10, 250 10,600 11, 900 12,000 13, 000 13, 100 13, 100 50 5,850 4,350 40 6, 100 4,460 40 6,300 5,560 150 6,600 5,250 100 6,400 6,500 80 6,400 6,620 80 6,200 6,820 BALDWIN B ANKS 950 1,000 850 700 55 0 500 450 3,700 3,600 3,700 3,800 3,850 3,950 3,950 3,750 3,900 3,450 3,000 3,400 3,450 3,600 5,950 6,7 00 7,500 7,300 9,000 9,500 9,600 920 2,400 2,360 950 2,550 3,200 550 2,600 4,350 300 2,650 4,350 250 3, 100 5,650 240 4,200 5,060 230 5,650 3,720 BARROW BARTOW 740 4, 800 590 5, 150 790 5, 300 800 5,400 750 5,900 730 6,400 700 6,900 4, 560 4,560 5, 110 4, 200 4 , 850 5, 370 5, 000 13, 100 13,300 13,800 14,000 15, 500 15,800 16,000 1,650 1,650 1, 520 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,550 5,950 6, 500 6,700 6, 800 7, 150 7,260 7,350 5,500 5, 150 5,580 5, 600 6,750 6,940 7, 100 BEN HILL BERRIEN 260 4, 500 280 4,650 280 4, 800 350 '4, 9 50 300 4,630 250 4, 580 250 4,510 4,490 4, 570 4,420 4,200 4,770 4, 97 0 5, 140 18, 500 18,700 18,700 18,700 19,000 19, 100 19,200 370 8,900 9,230 290 9,250 9, 160 400 9,550 8,750 650 9,800 8,250 550 9,700 8,750 500 9,700 8,900 450 9,600 9, 150 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to -- "Cows and heifers that have calved. II 1 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 19 7 3 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Ca lve s 6,3 00 6,400 6,300 6,3 00 6, 500 6,600 6,600 5,200 5,000 4,800 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,900 2,350 2,300 2,400 2,400 2, 500 2,500 2,500 20, 550 20,700 22, 500 23,000 23,300 23,400 23, 500 13, 500 13,900 14,000 14,000 14,700 14,800 14 , 800 Georgia Agricultural Facts - J anuarv lCatt1e N um b er bIV C ountre s , 1967 1973 Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves BIBB 2, 19 0 2,450 2, 150 2,000 1,650 1,600 I, 500 1,650 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,600 2,460 2, 250 2,400 2, 500 3, 150 3,300 3, 500 10, 500 10,700 9 ,000 9,000 9,700 9,800 9 ,900 BLECKLEY . 440 3,600 420 4,250 410 3,650 450 3,700 450 4,120 420 4,350 500 4,380 6,460 6,030 4,940 4,850 5, 130 5,030 5,020 BRANTLEY BROOKS 210 2,400 150 2,450 13 0 2,500 50 2, 550 50 2,420 50 2,350 50 2, 140 2,590 2,400 2, 170 2,400 2,530 2,600 2,710 21,900 22,200 22, 500 23,000 2 8, 000 31,000 34,700 1,020 890 1,250 1,450 1, 3 50 1,300 1,250 10, 900 11,300 11,650 12,000 13,300 13,950 14, 650 9,980 10,010 9,600 9,550 13,350 15,750 18,800 BRYAN B UL L O CH 20 1, 150 20 I, 150 20 1,200 20 1,200 20 1,280 10 1,320 10 1,390 I, 180 1, 130 1, 180 I, 180 1,200 I, 170 I , 100 27,800 27,900 28,200 27,900 28,300 28, 500 28, 500 I, 500 1,480 1,480 1,700 1,800 2,000 2,000 10,250 10,300 10, 600 10, 800 10, 800 10, 800 10,700 16, 050 16, 120 16, 120 15,400 15,700 15,700 15,800 BURKE 1,650 1,730 1,800 1,900 1,700 1,640 1,600 7,000 7, 150 7,350 7,500 8, 100 8,700 9, 100 CALHOUN 130 7,650 100 7,950 100 8,200 50 8,500 50 7,900 40 7,550 40 7,050 11 ,900 11 ,820 13,350 13,600 13, 500 13,060 12, 800 5,720 5,850 5,700 5,450 6,750 7,210 7,710 I I 6,300 6,300 I 6,000 I 6,000 I I 6,800 i 7, 100 I 7,300 I ! ; I, 550 : I, 500 1,400 I, 500 1,600 1,600 1,600 BUTTS 820 930 850 900 850 850 840 CAMDEN 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 2,700 2,750 2,850 2,900 3, 120 3,330 3,420 950 950 1,000 1,000 1,020 1,050 1,070 2,780 2,620 2,300 2, 200 2,830 2,920 3,040 580 530 380 490 570 540 520 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to--"Cows and heifers that have calved. II 2 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 8,200 8,300 8,900 9,000 9,200 9,30 0 9,3 00 10, 700 11, 000 11, 000 11,000 12,300 12,400 12,600 5,700 5,500 4, 500 4,700 4,700 4,600 4,400 10, 000 10, 100 13, 100 13, 500 14,700 15, 500 15,900 5,000 5, 200 5, 200 5,400 5,700 5,900 5,900 Georgia Agricultural Facts - J anuary 1Catt1e N urn b er blY C ountre s , 1967 1973 I Cows 2 years old and older 1/ I Kept for Kept for i Milk Beef All Other All Cattle Cattle and and Calves Calves Cows 2 years old 1 and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef CANDLER CARROLL All Other Cattle and Calves 160 3,450 130 3, 550 220 3,650 200 3,750 200 3,950 150 4,090 150 4, 170 4, 590 4,620 5,030 5,050 5,050 5,060 4,980 20,300 21,000 23,000 23, 500 25, 500 25,900 26,300 1,870 1,600 1,700 1,610 1,650 1,650 1,600 9,500 10,400 10,700 10,800 11,200 12,000 12, 800 8,930 9,000 10,600 11, 090 12,650 12,250 1 1, 9 0 0 CAT OOSA CHARLT ON 2, 550 2,400 2,200 2,400 2,300 2,300 2,200 3,350 3,650 3,750 3,800 3,850 3,900 3,950 4,800 4,950 5,050 4, 800 6, 150 6,200 6,450 2,300 2,200 2, 200 2, 200 2, 200 2, 200 2,200 40 1,250 1,010 30 1,250 920 30 1,300 870 20 1,300 880 50 1, 550 600 70 1,360 770 80 1, 180 940 CHATHAM CHATTAHOOCHEE 1, 160 1,750 2,790 550 1,320 1,650 2,530 600 1,050 1,700 1,750 600 970 1,750 1,980 600 850 1, 500 2,350 600 800 1,420 2,380 600 750 1,390 2,260 600 20 300 230 20 350 230 20 350 230 - 350 250 --- 350 250 320 280 300 300 CHATTOOGA CHEROKEE 830 5,250 660 5,750 800 5,900 80 0 6, 000 810 7,400 810 8, 120 820 8,850 3,920 3,690 6,400 6,700 6,490 6, 570 6,230 14, 500 15,200 15, 200 15,9 00 16,300 16,400 16,500 1,370 1, 23 0 1, 200 1,300 1, 100 1,050 1,000 6,250 6,800 7, 000 7, 05 0 7,050 7,000 6,950 6,880 7, 170 7,000 7,550 8, 150 8,350 8,550 CLARKE CLAY 720 2,050 610 2,200 550 2,250 670 2,300 600 2,200 570 2,100 560 2, 000 2,230 2,390 2,400 2,430 2,900 3,230 3,340 7,750 8,000 8,700 8,700 10, 500 11, 500 11,700 200 4,450 3, 100 160 4,650 3, 190 310 4, 800 3,590 450 5,000 3,250 350 5,950 4,200 300 6,650 4,550 250 7,050 4,400 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to-- "Cows and heifers that have calved. II 3 Year , A ll Ca ttl e and Calves Georgia Agricultural Facts - J anua ry 1 Catt1e N urn b e r bly C ount ii e s , 1967 1973 Cows 2 yea rs old I and ol d e r 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk i Beef All Ot he r Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 year sold and ol der 1/ Kept forr Kept for Milk Beef CLAYTON CLINCH All Ot h e r Cattle and Calve s 19 67 19 68 196 9 1970 1971 1972 1973 3,6 00 3,500 3,400 3,500 3,700 3,700 3,800 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 7, 90 0 7, 200 6, 500 5,800 5, 800 5, 800 5,80 0 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 19 72 1973 38, 750 39,000 39,200 39,200 41,5 00 4 1, 50 0 41,600 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 9,800 10,000 10,000 10, 000 9, 0 00 8,700 7,800 1967 1968 I 1969 1970 1971 I I 1972 ,i 1973 I ! 5,7 00 5, 800 5,800 5,900 6,000 6,000 6,000 8 50 1, 000 79 0 1,0 50 840 1, 100 600 1, 100 400 1,300 250 1, 500 200 1, 600 C OB B 730 3, 500 550 3,250 540 3,350 450 3,400 450 1,990 420 I, 870 40 0 1,760 COLQUITT 1,770 1, 510 1,850 2, 100 1, 900 1, 9 0 0 1,800 19,300 20,200 20,600 21,200 21 , 100 21,200 21,350 COOK 220 5, 100 250 5,300 20 0 5,450 17 0 5,600 170 5, 120 170 5,070 170 4,810 CRAWFORD 650 2,450 600 2,500 500 2,600 350 2,650 350 2,600 350 2, 600 350 2, 560 1,750 1, 660 1,460 1,800 2,000 1,950 2,000 3, 670 3,400 2,610 1,950 3,360 3, 510 3,640 17,680 17,290 16,750 15,900 18, 500 18,400 18,450 4,480 4,450 4,350 4,23 0 3,710 3,460 2, 820 2, 600 2, 70 0 2,700 2,900 3,050 3,050 3,090 1,300 1,300 2,000 2,000 2, 100 2, 200 2,200 21,850 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,700 22 ,900 23,000 8,400 8,600 8,600 8,600 8,900 9, 0 00 9, 100 15,450 15,200 14, 000 13, 50 0 16,000 16,200 16,400 13, 800 13, 800 13, 000 13,000 13, 500 13, 600 13, 100 20 800 20 800 20 800 20 800 20 900 20 950 20 1,000 C OFFEE 1,600 1,540 1,540 1,750 1, 550 1, 550 I, 50 0 9,700 9,900 10, 200 10 , 500 10,000 9,960 9 ,0 50 COLUMBIA 1,090 1, 180 900 800 70 0 55 0 500 3, 500 3,550 3,650 3,700 4, 100 4,400 4,600 COWETA 2,080 1,690 1, 9 0 0 1,900 1,700 1,650 1,600 6,400 6,650 6,850 6, 9 0 0 6,750 6,600 6,450 CRISP 180 6,600 220 6,7 00 150 6,900 200 7, 100 180 6,400 160 6, 150 160 5,700 480 4 80 I , 18 0 1, 180 1, 180 1,230 I, 180 10, 550 10, 560 10, 260 9,750 11, 150 11 ,39 0 12 , 4 50 3, 810 3,870 4,050 4,100 4, 10 0 4, 050 4,000 6,970 6,860 5,250 4,7 0 0 7,550 7,950 8,350 7 ,0 20 6,880 5,950 5,700 6,920 7,290 7,240 1/ 197 1 and thereafter Cows classification changed to --"Cows and heifers that have calved. II 4 Year 1967 1968 1969 19 70 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 19 69 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 5,000 5, 100 4, 500 4, 500 4 ,700 4,900 4,900 23,950 24,300 24,300 24, 500 25,800 25,900 26,000 11,300 11, 500 11, 500 11,600 11,000 10,000 9,200 19,650 19,500 17,000 17,000 20,000 22,300 23,000 26,400 28,000 30, 000 31,000 35,000 38, 500 3 9 , 4 00 Georgia Agricultural Facts - J anuarv lCatt1e N um b er bIV C ountre s , 1967 1973 Cow s 2 years old I and old e r 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Ot he r All Cattle Cattle and and Calves Calves Cows 2 years ol d I and o lder 1/ Kept tor Kept tor Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves DADE DAWSON 270 2,450 240 2,650 150 2,750 150 2,800 200 1,970 250 1,880 300 1,760 2,280 2,210 1,600 1, 550 2,530 2,770 2,840 2, 800 3,000 3,000 3, 100 3, 500 3,700 3,700 330 950 1,520 360 1,000 1,640 280 1,050 1,670 250 1, 100 1,750 20 0 1,450 1,850 200 1,850 1,650 200 2,030 1,470 DE CATUR DEKALB 990 11,450 990 11,600 850 11,950 900 12,400 800 12, 000 700 12, 000 650 11,750 11, 510 11,710 11, 500 11,200 13, 000 13,200 13,600 4,700 4,000 5,000 4 , 500 4 , 500 4,000 3,600 1, 170 880 850 800 750 720 700 1,600 1,300 1,350 1,400 890 730 530 1,930 1,820 2,800 2,300 2,860 2, 550 2,370 DODGE DOOLY 570 5,050 530 5, 150 450 5,300 350 5,400 350 5,400 350 5,400 300 5,350 5,680 5, 820 5,750 5,850 5,250 4,250 3, 550 13,450 13,300 12, 500 12, 500 12,800 13, 000 13, 100 4 10 320 640 1,000 1, 100 1,200 1,200 7,450 7,600 7,850 8, 100 7,600 6,850 5,650 5,590 5,380 4,01 0 3,400 4, 100 4,950 6,250 DOUGHERTY DOUGLAS 500 7,600 II, 550 600 7,700 11,200 550 7,950 8 , 5 00 380 8,250 8,370 350 8,000 11,650 320 7,900 14,080 300 7,500 15,200 3,000 3, 100 2, 800 3 ,000 3,000 3,000 3,300 610 1, 000 1,390 680 1,050 1,370 500 1, 100 1, 2 00 300 1, 100 1,600 200 I, 550 1,250 160 1,860 980 140 2,140 1,020 EARLY ECHOLS 310 13, 800 260 14,750 260 15, 0 50 250 15, 500 250 17, 500 250 20,000 200 21, 350 12, 290 12,990 14, 690 15,250 17, 250 18,250 17, 850 2,000 2,000 2, 0 0 0 2,000 2,500 2,600 2,600 70 1,000 930 60 1,050 890 60 1, 10 0 840 110 1, 150 740 200 1, 200 1, 100 230 1,200 1, 170 260 1,280 1,060 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to- - "Cows and heifers that have calved. II 5 Year All Cattle and Calves 1967 1968 1969 1970 197 1 1972 1973 19 6 7 1968 1969 19 7 0 1971 19 72 1973 19 6 7 1968 19 69 197 0 1971 1972 1973 1967 19 68 19 69 19 7 0 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 197 1 1972 1973 7,900 7, 90 0 7,900 7,900 7,900 7, 800 7,700 18,700 18,800 19, 000 18 , 8 0 0 18 , 8 0 0 18, 500 17 , 9 0 0 4,500 4,7 00 4 ,500 4,500 4,800 4 ,9 00 4, 900 19,400 19,700 19, 600 19, 600 20,2 00 20,400 20, 500 13,7 00 15, 500 18, 300 18, 500 22 ,0 00 24, 000 24,600 Georgia Agricultural Facts J anuary 1 Ca ttle N urn ber b'y Count ii e s , 1967 - 1973 I Cows 2 years old and older 1/ Kept for Ke pt for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Co ws 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves E F F INGHAM ELBERT 510 3,300 440 3,350 440 3,450 4 00 3, 550 35 0 3,350 250 3,220 25 0 2,780 4,090 4, 110 4,010 3,950 4, 200 4,330 4 , 670 10,300 11,000 11, 60 0 11, 600 12, 500 12,600 12,700 1, 100 1,010 1, 200 1,300 1,200 1, 150 1, 100 4, 500 4, 800 4,950 5, 050 4,950 4,950 4,920 4,700 5, 190 5,450 5,250 6,350 6, 500 6,680 E MANUE L EVANS 770 8,300 800 8,400 700 8,650 63 0 8,800 500 8, 700 440 8,620 400 8,500 9,630 9,600 9,650 9,370 9,600 9,440 9,000 7,300 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 6,90 0 6,800 480 3,000 3,820 450 3,050 3,500 700 3, 150 3, 150 720 3,200 3, 080 700 3,2 00 3, 100 700 3 , 2 00 3, 000 650 3,210 2, 940 FANNIN F A YE T T E 1, 100 1,000 750 700 600 540 50 0 1,450 1, 4 5 0 1,500 1, 550 1,950 2,050 2,560 1,950 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,250 2,310 1,840 9,600 10,200 10,900 11,000 11, 700 11,800 12,000 530 4,050 5, 020 4 90 4,350 5,360 450 4, 500 5,950 390 4,600 6,010 390 4,950 6,360 390 5,320 6, 090 380 5,650 5, 970 FLOYD FORSYTH 2,950 2,630 2,450 1,700 1,600 1, 550 1, 500 7,750 8, 500 8,750 8,800 9, 100 9,250 9, 500 8,700 8, 570 8 , 4 00 9, 100 9,500 9,600 9,500 13,600 14, 800 15, 700 16,000 17,200 17,400 17, 500 780 6,550 6, 270 880 7,400 6,520 680 7, 60 0 7,420 650 7,700 7,650 650 7,700 8,850 650 7,700 9,050 650 7, 800 9,050 FRANKLIN FULTON 1,380 I, 560 1, 150 1,000 900 86 0 800 6,250 7,000 7,200 7,200 9,300 11, 500 12,800 6,070 6, 940 9,950 10,300 II, 800 11,640 11,000 13,600 14,000 14, 000 13,000 13, 100 13, 100 13, 100 900 6,250 6,450 760 6,800 6,440 650 7,000 6,350 480 7, 050 5,470 460 6,350 6, 290 460 6,300 6,340 450 5, 150 7,500 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to- -" Cows and heifers that have calved. " 6 Year All Cattle and Calves Georgia Agricultural Facts J a n ua r y 1 Ca ttle N urn ber bIV C ount iles, 1967 - 1973 Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other All Cattle Cattle and and Calves Calves Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Othe r Cattle and Calves GILMER GLASCOCK 1967 19 68 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 5, 200 5, 200 5,300 5,300 7,000 8,000 8,200 I, 0 3 0 820 670 550 550 570 600 2, 100 2, 150 2,200 2,250 3,250 3,600 700 2, 07 0 2,230 2,430 2,500 3,200 3,830 1,900 2, 150 2,200 2,800 2,900 3 ,000 3, 100 3,200 10 0 I , 100 950 90 I, 10 0 1,01 0 90 I, 150 I, 560 100 I, 150 1,650 100 1,350 1,550 70 I, 500 1,530 70 1,600 1, 530 GL YNN GORDON 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 19 73 2,200 2,000 1,400 1, 500 1,900 2, 100 2, 20 0 240 950 220 850 150 900 50 900 50 1, 100 50 1, 190 50 I, 230 1,010 930 350 550 750 860 92 0 16,300 16, 500 17 , 500 18,000 19,000 19,800 20,000 1,950 1, 580 I, 500 1,650 1,650 1,770 1,950 6,650 7,300 7,500 7,550 8,850 9,830 10, 80 0 7,700 7,620 8,500 8,800 8,500 8,200 7,250 GRADY GREENE 1967 1968 1969 19 70 197 1 1972 1973 18,900 20,000 20, 100 20, 500 21,500 21,700 21,900 490 8,900 430 9,500 550 9,800 650 10, 200 550 10,9 00 500 11, 200 450 11, 750 9,510 10,070 9,750 9,650 10, 050 10,000 9,700 15,000 15,300 15,300 15, 500 15, 500 15, 300 15,300 4,280 4,480 4,250 4,700 4,700 4,750 4, 800 4,850 4,950 5, 100 5,200 5,600 5,900 6, 100 5,870 5,870 5,950 5,600 5,200 4,650 4,400 GWINNETT HABERSHAM 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 12,700 12, 500 12, 000 12 ,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 950 5,600 750 5,700 600 5,900 550 6, 000 500 5,500 480 5,450 470 5, 150 6, 150 6,050 5,500 5,450 6,000 6,070 6,380 11, 100 12 ,0 00 12, 000 12,600 13,400 13, 700 13, 800 890 4,400 5,810 670 4,900 6, 430 59 0 5, 050 6,360 500 5, 10 0 7,000 400 5,600 7,400 340 6, 100 7,260 300 6, 500 7,000 HALL HANCOCK 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 18,700 19, 500 20,000 20, 500 21,700 21 ,900 22,000 3,530 3, 170 3,060 3,200 3,300 3,450 3,600 6, 55 0 7, 150 7,400 7,450 7,850 7,800 8,250 8,620 9, 180 9,540 9,850 10, 550 10,650 10, 150 7,650 7,600 7,000 7,000 7,500 7,600 7,700 1, 040 1,000 850 750 700 700 650 3,350 3,250 3,350 3,400 3,600 3,700 3,740 3,260 3,350 2,800 2,850 3,200 3,200 3,310 1/ 1971 and thereafter C ows classification changed to--" Cows and heifers that have calved. II 7 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 "19 72 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 5,400 5,600 6,300 6,300 6,800 7,000 7, 100 10,300 10.800 12,600 12,700 13,700 14, 100 14,200 12,450 12,800 12, 600 12,600 13, 800 13,900 14,300 18, 100 18,300 18,300 18,300 20.300 22, 500 23,600 11,400 11,600 12. 100 12,200 13,000 13, 100 13, 100 Georgia Agricultural Facts J anuarv 1 C a ttle N urn b er bIV C ount ii e s , 1967 - 1973 Cows 2 years old All Other I and older 1/ Cattle and Kept for Kept fOI Calves Milk Beef All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 years old All Other I and older 1/ Cattle and Kept for Kept for Calves Milk Beef HARALSON HARRIS 810 2,200 730 2,300 550 2,400 580 2,450 480 2,950 440 "3 , 7 50 420 4,060 2,390 2, 570 3,350 3,270 3.370 2,810 2,620 9. 150 9,200 7,200 8,200 10,000 11. 000 11,600 790 1, 120 550 400 420 420 430 4,800 4,550 5, 100 5,200 5,700 5,900 6, 100 3,560 3,530 1,550 2,600 3,880 4,680 5,070 HART HEARD 1. 730 1,300 1, 170 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 3,600 3,850 3,950 4,050 5,250 6,350 7,050 4,970 5,650 7,480 7,350 7, 150 6,450 5,850 6,300 6,400 6,400 6,700 7.000 7,200 7,300 520 2,850 2,930 390 3,000 3,010 450 3, 100 2,850 350 3,200 3, 150 350 3, 100 3,550 320 3, 100 3,780 300 3,000 4,000 HENRY HOUSTON 1,970 1.800 1,950 1,700 1,600 1, 540 1, 500 4,650 5,000 5, 150 5,250 5,250 5,200 5, 150 5,830 6,000 5, 500 5,650 6,950 7, 160 7,650 13,250 13, 500 14,000 14,000 15,300 16,000 16,600 1, 140 1,220 . 1,300 1,450 1,450 1,450 1,400 5,550 5,650 5,800 5,900 5,850 5,760 5,650 6,560 6,630 6,900 6,650 8,000 8,790 9,550 IRWIN JACKSON 440 9, 150 340 9,500 340 9,800 300 10, 100 300 11,300 300 12,200 300 12, 800 8, 510 8,460 8, 160 7,900 8,700 10,000 10, 500 12,700 14,000 16,000 17, 000 17,800 18,000 18,000 880 730 760 900 1, 100 1,250 1,400 5,900 6,800 7,000 7, 150 8,250 8, 100 9,600 5,920 6,470 8,240 8,950 8,450 8,650 7,000 JASPER JEFF DAVIS 2,640 2,820 2, 550 1,900 1.850 1,850 1, 800 4,350 4 ,450 4,600 4,700 5, 150 5,400 5, 550 4,410 4,330 4,950 5,600 6,000 5,850 5,750 7, 150 7,300 7,300 7,300 7,500 7,600 7,700 330 3,800 3,020 320 3,950 3,030 320 4, 100 2,880 290 4, 200 2,810 290 4,300 2,910 290 4,330 2,980 290 4,380 3,030 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to- -" Cows and he ife r-s that have calved. " 8 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 196 8 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 13 , 9 0 0 13,900 14, 700 16,400 19,500 19,500 19,70 0 9,900 10, 100 10, 100 10,200 10,900 10,900 11,000 7,650 7,700 8,100 8,200 8,800 8,900 9,000 22,3 00 22,800 22,800 23,000 23,800 24,000 24, 100 2,200 2,200 1,600 I, 800 2,200 2,300 2,400 Georgia Agricultural Facts J anuarv i catt1e N urn b er bIV C ountt e s , 1967 - 1973 I Cows 2 years old and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves I Cows 2 years old and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves JEFFERSON JENKINS 1, 170 1, 160 1, 100 1,300 1,400 I, 500 1, 55 0 4,300 5,200 4,950 5, 100 5,800 6,200 6,400 8,430 7,540 8,650 10,000 12,300 11, 800 II, 750 10,700 13,000 1 6 , 0 00 16,400 17,000 1 7 , 0 00 17, 000 3,660 4,060 4, 800 4,900 4,900 4,600 4,800 2,250 3,300 3,400 3, 500 4, 100 4,350 4,490 4,790 5,640 7,800 8,000 8,000 8, 05 0 7,710 JOHNS ON J ONES 270 4,750 240 4, 850 250 5,000 250 5, 100 250 5, 100 200 5, 100 200 5, 150 4,880 5,010 4,850 4,850 5,550 5,600 5,650 9,900 9,700 9,700 10, 100 11, 500 12,000 12, 500 2,390 2,110 2,300 2,550 2,800 3,400 3,800 3, 7 50 3,850 4, 000 4, 100 4,000 3,980 3,740 3,760 3,740 3,400 3,450 4,700 4,620 4,960 LAMAR LANIER 1,030 840 1,000 1,000 900 860 800 3, 100 3, 250 3,350 3,400 3,450 3,450 3,550 3,520 3,610 3,750 3,800 4,450 4,590 4,650 3, 150 3, 100 3,000 3,000 3,200 3,300 3,300 80 1, 500 1,570 70 I, 550 1,480 200 1,600 1,200 200 1,650 I, 150 200 1,850 I, 150 150 2,050 1, 100 150 2,300 850 LAURENS LEE 870 9,350 840 9,650 840 9,950 800 10,150 700 10,300 620 10,800 500 10,900 12,080 12,310 12,010 12,050 12, 800 12, 580 12,700 25, 00 0 24,0 00 22, 000 22,000 22,700 22,900 23,000 350 8,2 00 16,450 2 90 7,450 16 ,260 320 7,700 13,980 420 8,000 13, 580 520 8,200 13,980 590 8,450 13, 860 640 8,650 13,710 LIBERTY LINCOLN 130 I, 100 170 1,000 140 I, 150 200 I, 200 300 1,300 300 I, 380 350 1,440 970 I, 030 310 400 600 620 610 6,700 6,800 6,000 6,800 7,000 7, 100 7,200 420 3,900 2,380 320 3,950 2,530 300 4,100 1,600 250 4,150 2,400 250 4, 150 2,600 250 4, 150 2,700 200 4, 170 2,830 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to --" Cows and heifers that have calved." 9 Year All Cattle and Calves 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,700 2,000 2, 100 2,200 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 5,500 5,700 5, 800 5, 800 6,200 6,400 6,400 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1, 550 1,200 1,000 1, 100 1,500 1,600 1,600 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 8,200 8,600 9,800 10,000 12 , 0 0 0 13, 500 13,800 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 197 3 13,900 15 , 0 0 0 19,600 18,700 23, 000 24,000 25,300 Georgia Agri c ultural Fact s J anuarv lCatt1e N urn b er bJV C ountie s , 19 67 - 19 73 Cows 2 year sold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept fo r Milk Beef All Other Cattle a nd Calves All Cattle and Calve s C::ows 2 years old 1 and ol d e r 1/ K ept fo r K ept for M ilk B eef All Other Cattle and Calves LONG LOWNDES 100 800 70 800 70 800 200 800 150 950 100 1,020 100 I, 070 900 830 830 700 900 980 1,030 14 , 4 00 14 , 9 00 14 , 500 14, 500 15 ,300 15 , 3 0 0 15,300 1,850 1,810 1, 7 60 1, 9 60 1, 800 1,800 1,700 5,650 5,850 6, 000 6, 200 6, 200 6, 200 6,200 6,900 7,240 6, 74 0 6, 340 7, 300 7,300 7,400 LUMPKIN McDUFFIE 680 2,300 550 2,450 430 2, 500 400 2, 550 400 2, 650 380 2, 630 36Q 2,780 2, 520 2, 700 2, 87 0 . 2, 850 3, 150 3,3 90 3, 260 7,0 50 7, 10 0 7 , 70 0 7, 70 0 7,7 00 7, 700 7, 700 680 3,250 3, 120 6 10 .3 , 300 3, 190 6 10 3,400 3,690 600 3,500 3,600 50 0 3, 550 3,650 450 . 3, 600 3, 650 400 3, 630 3, 670 McINTOSH MACON 120 750 160 750 140 750 130 750 170 750 200 750 220 800 68 0 23 , 2 50 290 23, 400 110 23 , 500 22 0 23, 500 580 24 , 500 65 0 24, 800 58 0 25 , 700 2, 500 2, 160 2,400 2,100 2, 4 50 2, 500 2,550 11, 850 12, 550 12,950 13, 100 11, 500 10,400 9,600 8,900 8, 690 8, 150 8, 300 10, 550 11,900 13, 550 MADISON MARION 690 3,650 510 3,900 540 4,000 670 4 , 0 50 500 5, 200 500 7,200 4 50 8, 100 3, 860 4 , 190 5, 260 5, 280 6, 3 00 5, 800 5,2 50 7,300 7,300 7, 000 7,000 7,500 7,600 7,700 370 3, 500 3, 430 350 3,600 3,350 310 3, 700 2,990 310 3,750 2,940 310 4,050 3, 140 3 10 4, 400 2, 890 300 4, 600 2,800 MER IWETHER MILLER 2, 260 2,210 1, 800 1,900 1, 900 1,900 1,970 5,400 6,000 6,200 6,300 8,400 12, 100 13 ,900 6, 24 0 6, 790 11 , 600 10, 500 12, 700 10 , 0 0 0 9, 4 30 21,950 23 , 500 24,000 24 ,000 24, 800 25,000 25,200 240 10, 500 11,210 200 10 , 900 12,400 280 11,250 12,470 280 11,700 12,020 2 50 11,900 12,650 200 12, 400 12,400 200 12 , 800 12,200 1/ 1971 and t h e r e a ft e r Cows class i fication c hang e d to-- " Cows and h eifer s t hat have calved." 10 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 19 69 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 37,500 3 9 , 0 00 39, 00 0 40, 100 42,3 00 42, 500 42 ,7 00 6,450 6,600 6,600 6,700 7,000 7, 100 7, 100 6,900 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,400 7,600 7,700 13, 500 13,900 13, 900 14 , 100 14, 700 14, 800 14,800 12,000 12,300 12, 500 13,000 13,800 14,000 14,200 Georgia Agricultural Facts J anuarv 1 Ca ttle N urn b er bIV C ount i"e s , 1967 - 1973 Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other All Cattle Cattle and and Calves Calves Cows 2 year sold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves MITCHELL MONROE 910 870 1,220 1,350 1,250 1,250 1,250 15,400 16,200 16,700 17,300 17,300 17,3 00 17,1 00 21, 190 21,930 21,080 21,450 23,750 23,950 24,350 12,950 13, 200 13,200 13,300 13,800 13,900 14, 000 5, 510 6, 100 5,600 4,400 4,3 00 4,300 4,2 00 2,350 2,400 2,500 2, 550 2,750 2, 97 0 2, 99 0 5,090 4,700 5. 100 6,350 6,750 6,630 6,810 M ONTGOMERY MORGAN 280 3, 000 270 3,050 300 3, 150 300 3,200 300 3,310 300 3,390 250 3,420 3, 170 3,280 3, 150 3, 200 3,390 3,410 3,430 21,000 21 ,300 25,900 26,000 27,300 27,400 27,400 8,76 0 9,340 9,350 9,700 9,700 9,600 9,600 4 , 4 00 4, 50 0 4,650 4 ,750 5,450 6,280 6,850 7,840 7,460 11,900 11, 550 12, 150 11, 520 10,950 MURRAY MUSCOGEE 600 2, 550 490 2, 800 490 2,900 480 2,950 470 3,000 470 3,000 460 3, 100 3,750 3,710 3,610 3, 570 3,930 4,130 4, 140 2,800 2, 800 2,800 2,800 3,000 3, 100 3, 100 340 1,250 1,210 320 1,250 1,230 310 1,300 1, 190 310 1,300 1, 190 300 1,200 1, 500 300 1, 100 1,700 270 1,060 1,770 NEWTON OCONEE 2,490 2,9 70 2,450 2,200 2, 150 2, 100 2,050 4, 900 5, 000 5, 150 5,250 5,450 5, 540 5,650 6, 110 5,930 6,300 6,650 7, 100 7, 160 7, 100 7,600 7,8 00 7,8 00 7 , 8 00 8,300 8,500 8, 500 1,030 97 0 910 9 00 80 0 750 750 3,250 3,500 3,600 3,700 3,850 3,950 4,170 3,320 3,33 0 3,290 3,200 3,650 3,800 3, 580 OGLETHORPE PAULDING I, 370 1,040 1,310 1,450 I, 150 1,090 1,000 5,600 6,000 6,200 6,200 6, 100 6,000 5,900 5,030 5, 260 4,990 5,350 6,550 6,910 7,300 6,300 6,400 6,300 6,300 6, 700 6,800 6,900 800 2,450 3,050 670 2,700 3,030 550 2,800 2,950 500 2,850 2,950 500 2,850 3,350 500 2,850 3,450 450 2,890 3,560 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to-- " Cows and heifers that have calved." 11 - Ye ar 1967 19 68 1969 1970 197 1 1972 197 3 1967 1968 1969 197 0 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 6 , 5 00 6,600 6,600 6, 700 6, 800 6, 800 6, 800 14,350 14,300 13,400 14, 000 14, 100 14,200 14, 200 11, 100 11, 100 12,000 12, 500 15,000 17,000 18, 600 14, 800 13,600 1 6 , 6 00 16,800 17, 800 17,900 18, 100 3, 150 3, 000 3,300 3, 200 3,500 3,600 3,600 Georgia Agricultural Facts January 1 Cattle Number by Counties , 1967 - 1973 Co w s 2 ye ar s ol d I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Othe r Cattle and Calves All Cat tle and Calves Co ws 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept fo r Ke pt fo r Milk Beef All Othe r Cattle and Calve s PEACH PICKENS 39 0 2,700 450 2,750 600 2, 850 600 2,900 65 0 2, 600 700 2,550 7 50 2,350 3,4 10 3,400 3, 150 3, 200 3,550 3,550 3,700 4, 500 4,600 4, 600 4,800 5,800 6, 100 6,200 270 2,400 1,830 230 2,600 1,770 190 2,700 1,710 100 2,750 1,950 100 3,420 2, 280 10 0 3,400 2,600 10 0 4,3 00 1, 800 PIER CE PIKE 620 5,050 600 5, 100 650 5,250 670 5,400 670 5,320 670 5, 230 650 5, 150 8,680 8,600 7, 500 7,930 8, 110 8,300 8,400 9,350 9,300 9, 700 10 , 000 10, 800 10,900 11,000 590 4,350 4,410 330 4,600 4,370 500 4,750 4,450 550 4,850 4,600 450 5, 150 5,200 420 5, 200 5, 280 400 5,350 5,250 POLK PULASKI 1,800 1, 550 1, 600 1,650 1,650 1,750 1,800 4 ,200 4,600 4,750 4,850 6,500 7,600 8,800 5, 100 4,950 5,650 6,000 6,850 7,650 8,000 8, 150 8, 600 9,300 9,300 10, 000 10, 100 10,200 120 3,500 4,530 11 0 3,700 4, 790 11 0 3,800 5,390 100 3,900 5,300 200 4, 200 5,600 200 4,680 5,220 220 4, 810 5,170 PUTNAM QUITMAN 9, 100 8,040 9, 100 9,350 9,450 9, 540 9,650 1,650 1, 150 2,000 2, 000 2,370 2,660 2,780 4,050 4,410 5,500 5,450 5,980 5,700 5,670 3, 000 3, 100 3, 100 3,200 3, 500 3,600 3,700 30 1,850 1, 120 30 1,900 1, 170 30 1,950 1, 120 30 2,000 1, 170 30 2, 210 1,260 20 2,390 1, 190 20 2, 560 1, 120 RABUN RANDOLPH 690 850 1,610 12 ,900 510 900 i 1, 590 13, 500 450 900 1,950 13,300 350 900 1,950 13, 800 320 I, 100 2,080 14,000 300 1,200 2, 100 14, 100 300 1,280 2,020 14, 200 250 6, 500 6, 150 210 6,850 6,440 250 7,050 6,000 240 7,350 6,210 220 7,450 6,330 200 7, 500 6,400 200 7,550 6,450 -1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows class ification changed to -- " Cows and heifers that have calved. II 12 Year 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 197 3 1967 19 6 8 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 3,350 3,400 3 ,40 0 3,400 3,400 3,400 3 ,300 4,000 4, 100 4,400 4,400 5,500 5,900 6, 000 18,600 19,2 0 0 19 , 2 0 0 20, 000 21, 500 21 ,800 21 ,9 0 0 3,900 4 , 100 5,200 5, 200 5,500 5,600 5, 7 0 0 61,300 63 , 000 62,000 64,000 66, 500 67,00 0 67, 500 Georgia Ag ricultural F a cts J anuary 1Catt1e N u rn b er bly C ountt e s , 1967 - 1973 Cow s 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for K ept for Milk Beef All Other All Cattle Cattle a nd a nd Calve s Calves Cows 2 year sold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for M ilk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves RI C HMOND ROCKDALE 470 1,200 440 1,250 4 00 1,300 4 00 1,350 350 1,300 320 1,300 320 1,280 1,680 I, 710 1,700 1,650 1,750 1,780 1,7.00 4,4 50 4, 3 00 4,000 4,000 4 ,300 4 ,400 4 ,400 490 I, 550 2,410 460 1,500 2,340 400 I, 550 2,050 350 1,600 2, 0 50 350 I, 71 0 2, 240 300 1,850 2,250 300 1,920 2, 180 SCHLEY SCREVEN 360 1,600 370 I, 700 350 1,750 3 00 I, 800 350 2, 100 350 2,700 4 00 3 , 100 2, 040 2, 030 2, 30 0 2,300 3, 0 50 2, 850 2, 500 26,00 0 2 6 , 100 26, 100 2 6, 10 0 27, 300 27, 4 00 27 ,4 0 0 I, 160 I, 200 I, 10 0 I, 100 900 850 800 II, 000 11, 100 11,450 11,650 10,200 10, 800 10, 250 13, 840 13,800 13, 550 13,3 50 16, 200 15,750 16,3 50 SEMINOLE SP A L DING 260 9,450 220 9 ,800 2 20 10 , 10 0 180 10, 500 150 12,300 100 13,400 100 13,900 8,890 9, 180 8, 880 9,320 9,0 50 8,300 7,900 II, 500 11, 600 12, 200 12,200 13, 000 13,200 13,400 1, 150 980 I , 100 I, 100 1,000 940 900 4,350 4,600 4,7 50 4,850 4,900 4,900 5, 0 0 0 6,000 6, 020 6,3 50 6,250 7, 100 7,360 7,500 STEPHENS STEWART 740 1, 550 600 1,650 6 00 1,700 680 1,750 600 2 ,250 580 2,960 58 0 3,210 I, 610 1,850 2,900 2,770 2,650 2,060 1,910 6,650 7,400 9,200 9,200 9, 700 9,800 9,9 00 400 3,450 2, 800 340 3 , 900 3, 160 340 4, 000 4,860 250 4,150 4,800 250 4,280 5, 170 200 4,330 5,270 200 4,490 5,21 0 SUMTER TALBOT 1,7 00 2, 190 1,650 1,700 1,400 1,400 I, 15 0 10,300 10,7 00 11,000 11,400 11,000 11 ,000 10 ,7 00 49,300 50, 11 0 49,350 50,900 54, 100 54,600 55,650 7,000 7, 100 7,600 7,600 8, 100 8,200 8,300 410 3,500 3,090 290 3,7 00 3, 11 0 450 3,800 3,350 500 3,900 3,200 400 3,980 3,720 350 4, 010 3,840 3 00 4, 06 0 3,940 1/ 19 7 1 and thereafter Cows classification changed to- - " Cow s and h e ife r s t hat have c alved. II 13 Year 1967 196 8 196 9 197 0 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 19 69 197 0 1971 1972 197 3 1967 19 68 19 6 9 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 196 8 1969 197 0 1971 1972 19 73 19 6 7 196 8 1969 1970 1971 1972 197 3 All Cattle and Calves 5, 100 5,200 5,000 5, 100 5,000 4,800 4,600 7, 150 7,300 7,000 7,000 7, 500 7, 600 7,700 12, 800 13, 200 13 , 2 0 0 13,7 00 13 , 7 0 0 13,700 13,700 17,350 17, 300 17,000 17,000 17,300 17, 4 00 17, 500 3,2 00 3,3 00 3,300 3, 400 3, 500 3,600 3,600 Geo r gia Ag r icult ural F a ct s J anuary Ca ttle N urn ber bl)i Cou n t.ii e s , 196 7 - 1973 Cows 2 year s old I a nd older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Be e f All Othe r Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Co ws 2 yea r s old I and olde r 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves TALIAFER R O TAT TNALL I , 160 1,020 I, 020 I, 160 I , 100 1, 0 50 1, 050 2,050 2, 100 2, 150 2,200 2, 110 1, 990 1, 92 0 1, 89 0 2,0 80 1,830 1, 74 0 1,790 1,760 1, 630 16, 3 50 16, 500 16,700 16, 7 00 17,300 17, 4 00 16, 500 42 0 7, 2 50 8, 6 80 580 7,500 8, 420 4 50 7,70 0 8,5 50 40 0 7,9 00 8,400 350 7, 900 9,050 3 50 7, 93 0 9, 120 32 0 8,000 8, 180 TA YLOR T E L FAIR 310 3, 3 50 300 3,500 25 0 3, 600 190 3,650 17 0 3, 600 170 3,600 15 0 3,53 0 3,490 3,500 3, 150 3, 160 3, 73 0 3, 83 0 4, 020 9, 80 0 9, 900 10, 00 0 10, 000 10, 000 10,0 00 9, 90 0 530 5, 000 4, 270 59 0 4, 400 4, 9 10 450 4,550 5, 000 530 4,700 4,770 65 0 4, 500 4 , 850 700 4,350 4,950 7 30 4,2 70 4, 900 TE R RELL THOMAS 200 6, 100 160 6, 3 50 160 6, 550 180 6, 800 180 6,8 00 170 6,800 170 6, 85 0 6, 500 6, 690 6,49 0 6, 72 0 6,720 6, 730 6,680 26, 4 00 27, 000 27,0 00 27, 000 27 ,300 27, 40 0 27, 4 00 I, 170 1, 120 1, 120 1,3 00 1, 200 1, 160 1, 100 11, 0 50 11,400 11,7 50 12,2 00 11,400 11,200 10,7 00 14, 180 14,480 14, 130 13, 500 14 ,700 15,040 1 5 , 6 00 TIFT T OOMBS 460 8,800 51 0 9,250 510 9,550 600 9, 850 4 50 9, 3 50 400 8, 840 3 00 8, 550 8, 090 7, 540 6, 94 0 6, 550 7, 500 8, 16 0 8,6 50 11, 0 50 10, 600 10, 500 10,6 00 10,9 00 11,000 11, 000 510 4,400 6, 140 480 4,450 5, 670 42 0 4, 600 5,480 4 50 4, 7 00 5, 450 470 4, 700 5,730 68 0 4, 700 5,620 880 4,700 5,420 T OWNS TRE UTLEN 6 10 1, 400 500 1, 500 3 50 I, 550 3 50 1,6 00 320 1, 700 300 1,670 300 1,820 1, 190 1,300 1, 400 1, 4 50 1, 4 8 0 1, 630 1, 4 80 5,550 5, 7 00 5, 7 00 5, 80 0 5, 800 5, 600 5, 500 130 3, 000 2, 420 110 3, 050 2,540 12 0 3, 150 2,430 140 3,200 2,460 140 3, 600 2,060 10 0 4 ,2 00 1,300 100 4,300 I , 100 1/ 1971 and t he r e a ft er Co ws cla s s i fi ca t i on changed to - - " Cows a n d heifers that have cal ved. 11 14 Year 1967 196 8 196 9 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 197 0 1971 1972 1973 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All Cattle and Calves 10, 7 50 I I , 100 13,000 13,000 13,300 13 , 4 0 0 14,200 5,0 50 5,000 4,600 4,600 4,800 4, 80 0 4,800 8,450 9,000 10,400 9, 200 7,000 7, 100 7,20 0 13, 800 14 , 2 0 0 14, 600 14 , 800 15,300 15, 500 15,500 9, 200 10,000 12,400 II, 100 11, 500 12, 500 13,000 Georgia Agricultural Facts J anuary 1 Ca ttl e Nurn ber b>y Countii e s , 1967 - 1973 Cows 2 yearsold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept fo r Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 yearsold I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef TR OUP I i TURNER All Other Cattle and Calves 2,4 50 2,480 2,3 0 0 2,000 2,300 2,410 2, 500 4, 000 4,2 00 4,300 4,400 5, 100 5,700 7,6 00 4,3 00 4,420 6,400 6,600 5,900 5,290 4,100 19, 650 19,500 19,300 19,300 19,500 19, 60 0 19,700 420 8, 750 10, 4 80 330 8,900 10,270 330 9, 150 9,820 320 9,400 9,580 330 10, 100 9,070 330 10, 100 9, 170 350 10,250 9, 10 0 TWIGGS UNI ON 43 0 2,250 400 2, 200 350 2, 250 250 2,300 250 1,970 20 0 1,890 200 1, 82 0 2,370 2,400 2, 000 2,050 2,580 2,71 0 2,780 5, 800 6, 000 6, 100 6, 200 6,500 6, 60 0 6, 600 810 2,300 2,690 640 2,450 2,910 500 2,500 3, 100 400 2,550 3,250 350 2,780 3,37 0 310 2, 75 0 3,540 300 3, 100 3,200 UPSON WAL KE R 680 4, 100 700 4, 500 60 0 4,650 550 4 ,750 55 0 4,7 00 53 0 4,7 00 500 4,600 3,670 3,800 5, 150 3,900 1, 750 1, 87 0 2, 100 17, 700 18, 500 18, 500 19 ,000 20, 500 20,7 00 21,000 2, 150 2,010 1,800 1, 85 0 1,750 1, 750 1,700 7,300 8,000 8, 250 8,300 8,800 9, 100 10,00 0 8,250 8,490 8,450 8,850 9, 9 50 9, 850 9,3 00 WALTON WARE 1,720 I, 56 0 I , 500 I, 55 0 1,450 1,390 1,350 6,0 00 6, 550 6,7 50 6,900 7,200 7, 100 7,500 6,080 6,090 6,350 6,350 6,650 7,010 6, 650 5,400 5,300 5,200 5,300 5,400 5,500 5,500 230 2,300 2,870 240 2,300 2,760 140 2,3 50 2, 7 10 200 2,400 2, 70 0 250 2,330 2, 820 300 2,250 2,950 320 2, 190 2,990 WARREN WASHINGTON 680 71 0 710 900 950 980 1,010 4 ,3 00 4,400 4,550 . 4,650 4, 650 6,200 6, 650 4,220 4,890 7,140 5,550 5,900 5,320 5,340 18, 100 18,300 18,000 18, 100 19,000 19,000 19,200 1, 640 1,730 1,700 1,800 1,800 1,800 1, 800 7, 4 50 7, 50 0 7, 700 7,900 7,700 7,700 7, 500 9,010 9, 070 8,600 8,400 9, 500 9,500 9,900 1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to - -" Cows and heifers that have calved. II 15 - Georgia Agricultural F a cts Year I All Cattle I and Ca lve s J a n ua r y 1 Cattle Number by Countie s, 196 7-1973 Cows 2 years old I and olde r 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves All Cattle and Calves Cows 2 years old I and older 1/ Kept for Kept for Milk Beef All Other Cattle and Calves I 1967 196 8 19 6 9 1970 1971 1972 1973 11,700 11, 300 11,000 11,300 11,900 12, 000 12,000 WAYNE 420 5, 100 380 5, 150 33 0 5,300 250 5,400 280 5, 700 280 5,920 310 6, 100 WHEELER 6, 180 5,77 0 5,370 5, 6 50 5,920 5, 80 0 5,590 3 ,600 3 ,700 3, 700 3, 800 3,800 3,800 3,600 WEBSTER 120 1,700 90 1,750 80 1,800 80 1,900 80 1,800 80 1,760 90 1,710 WHITE 1,780 1, 860 1, 820 1,820 1,920 1, 960 1,800 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 6,400 210 2,900 6, 50 0 19 0 2,950 6 , 5 00 170 3, 050 6,600 150 3, 100 6,900 200 3, 150 7 ,000 200 3, 180 7, 100 2 50 3,210 3,290 3,360 3,280 3,350 3, 550 3,620 3,640 6,700 650 6,900 520 7,300 50 0 7, 300 600 8, 40 0 600 9 , 100 520 9, 100 550 2, 500 2,7 0 0 2, 800 2,850 3,900 3,680 5, 55 0 3,550 3,680 4, 000 3,850 3,900 4 ,900 3,000 WHITFIELD WILCOX 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 14,300 14,900 14, 500 14, 500 14, 800 14, 900 15, 000 2, 150 2,020 1,80 0 1, 500 1, 200 1, 11 0 1,030 4,900 5,250 5,400 5,500 5,550 5, 600 5,650 7,250 13,050 650 7,630 13,200 560 7,3 00 13,200 750 7 ,500 13,700 850 8,050 14, 000 750 8, 190 14 , 100 750 8, 320 14,200 650 7,000 7,250 7,450 7 ,60 0 7,300 6, 900 6, 50 0 5,400 5,390 5, 000 5,250 5,950 6,450 7,050 WILKES WILKINSON 1967 1968 19 69 1970 1971 1972 1973 20 ,700 22,200 23, 000 23,800 25,000 25,800 25,900 3, 270 2, 850 2, 950 3, 100 3,200 3,350 3, 500 9, 600 10 , 550 10 , 900 11 , 100 11,500 12 , 100 12,300 7,830 8,800 9, 150 9,600 10,300 10,350 10, 100 3,700 240 3,800 210 4, 6 0 0 200 4,300 150 4, 800 150 4,900 100 5, 0 0 0 10 0 1, 500 I, 550 1, 600 1,600 2,350 2, 56 0 2,67 0 1,960 2,040 2, 800 2,550 2,300 2,240 2,23 0 WORTH 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 28,350 28,700 28,700 28,700 29,700 30,000 30, 10 0 1,300 1, 000 1,300 1, 500 1,450 1,450 1, 400 13,350 13, 850 14,300 14,700 13,900 13,800 13,350 13 ,700 13,850 13 , 100 12, 50 0 14 ,350 14,750 15, 350 -1/ 1971 and thereafter Cows classification changed to-- " Cows and heifers that have calved. 11 16 Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Year 1964 196 5 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Year 1971 1972 19 73 Georgia Agricultural Facts - C attle and C alves --N urnb er on Farms and V a 1ue , J anuar y 1, G eo r gra 1964 1973 All Cattle and Calves Value Average per head Total Year I All Cattle and Calves A verage per head Value Total I, 000 Head D ollars 1, 000 Dollars 1,000 Head Dollars 1, 0 0 0 Dollars 1,764 100 1,852 81 I, 815 100 1,797 113 1,833 115 176,400 150,012 181,500 203 ,061 210,795 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1,870 124 I, 889 140 2 ,002 155 2, 042 165 2,062 205 231,880 264,460 310,310 336,930 422,710 Catt1e and Ca 1ves-- N urn b er bIy C1asses, J anuary Kept for Milk Cows, 2 yrs . old & older Heifers 1-2 years Calves Cows , 2 Heifer s I yrs. old & older 1:"2 ye a rs - - 1,000 Head - - . Georgi a, Other I Calves 1964- 1970 Steers, I year & older I1 Bulls 195 51 1 83 46 55 52 688 750 183 198 399 42 3 -- - 147 152 46 48 17 0 42 47 765 194 4 03 149 45 163 42 45 754 196 406 14 6 45 155 40 46 787 200 4 10 149 46 152 38 44 811 205 420 153 47 152 38 44 830 207 420 150 48 Cows and Heifers--Number on Farms, January I, Georgia, 1971-1973 I Cows & Heifers that have calved All Beef I' Milk Cows Cows Cows I I Heifers 500 Ib s , or more Total Beef Cow Milk Cow Heifers Replacements Replacements I Other 1,000 Head - - I, 0 03 856 147 270 176 42 52 I, 033 887 146 276 181 42 53 1, 054 909 14 5 278 179 44 55 Year 1971 1972 1973 Steers, Bulls and Heifers--Number on Farms, Januar Steers, 5001bs. Bulls , 5001bs. and over and over 1, 000 Head - - 164 60 160 63 148 62 i a , 1971 -1973 Steers, heifers, & bulls, 500 lbs , and over 505 510 520 17 Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 197 0 1971 1972 Geo rgia Ag r i c ult ur al F acts Ca lf Cro and Cattle Di s osition. Geor ia, 1964-1972 Calves Born Per centage Num ber of Cows Inship - 2. yrs. old ments lit o l d e r Marketings 1/ Cattle Calves Farm Slau hter Cattle Calves 1,000 Head Per c e n t 1, 0 0 0 Head - - 733 83 1 756 81 1 739 79 1 752 82 1 782 83 4 8 19 85 1 850 87 1 893 89 3/ 1 911 883/ 1 351 212 7 7 4 51 262 6 7 437 250 3 3 388 257 6 2/ 401 275 6 412 308 6 378 281 6 432 340 6 442 367 7 1/ Excludes interfarm sales. 2/ Cattle and calves combined 1967 -1972. 3/ Percentage of cows and heifers that have calved. Deaths Cattle Calves 30 39 31 37 30 35 30 36 27 40 31 44 30 43 31 45 31 45 ,I -U- NI-V~ R~ Cf TY- 0 --_ F' GEORGI" . I s i: r 1 7 1973 I LIBRARIES 18 p I '/ IJ ~()~G\AFARM GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE r: :NIV r; Il UI TY !.Jo" UG 1973 A THENS, GEORGIA Aug us t 19 73 GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED - 1 972 CROP (These e s t i ma t e s are ba s ed on t he lates t available da ta and are pr eliminary) Di s t r i c t and County Harv ested Acres Yield Pe r Acr e (Poun ds) Production lQ.O_O Pounds). DISTRICTS 1 . 2, and 3 a DISTRICT 4 Chattahoochee Ha c on Ha r i on Schley Talbot Taylor 65 5 ,590 3,415 2,975 130 2,290 2 , 246 2, 609 1, 716 2 ,3 37 2,285 2 , 001 146 14,587 5 , 860 6 ,954 297 4 ,5 82 Total 14,465 2 ,242 32 ,42 6 DISTRICT 5 Bleckley Dodge Houston Johnson Laurens Hon t gome r y Peach Pulaski Treutlen Twiggs Ha s hi ngt on Whe el e r Wi l ki ns on 2,545 7,210 6,485 390 8,215 1,135 605 9,365 75 1 , 3 60 1,390 1,155 735 2, 702 2,0 26 2 ,816 1 ,690 1,980 2 , 053 2 , 212 2 ,897 2 , 05 3 2, 782 1,719 2 , 824 2 , 076 6 ,877 14 ,6 06 18 ,2 64 65 9 16,264 2,330 1,338 27,133 15 4 3 , 7 83 2 ,389 3,262 1,526 Total 40,6 65 2 ,4 24 98 ,5 85 DI STRI CT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Effingham Em a n u e l Glascock Jeffer son Jenkins Ri chmond Screven 13,635 6,310 1,530 480 3,175 160 2,840 3,215 270 5,160 2 ,8 02 2, 761 1,976 3 , 029 2 , 118 1,344 1 ,599 2,175 2 , 15 9 2, 697 38 ,2 09 17 ,424 3,023 1 ,454 6 , 724 215 4 , 541 6 ,9 92 583 13,918 Tot a l 36,7-75 2 , 531 93 , 083 F&\ SI ER T. GALLOWAY W. PAT PARKS Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Cha rge Agr i cul t ur al Stat istic ian The Statistical Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 Wes t Br oad St r e et, At hens, Geor gi a in coo peration with t he Geor gi a Depa r tment of Agr i cu l t ur e. August 1973 GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED - 1972 CROP (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary) Di s t r i c t and County Harvested Ac r e s Yield Per Acre (Pounds) Production (000 Pounds) DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dough e r t y Early . Grady Lee Hi lle r Hi t che ll Quitman Ran dol ph Seminole St ewar t; Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster 14,360 15,430 10,970 17,635 5,975 31,280 8 ,655 15,630 19,805 20,700 3,145 21,245 12,560 7,055 15,930 22 ,985 4 ,995 9,045 2,523 2,523 2, 678 2 , 665 2,635 2 ,215 2 ,827 2,965 2,409 2,405 1,775 2 , 069 2, 226 2,442 2 ,903 2 , 410 2,741 2 ,634 36,237 38,937 29,382 47,004 15,747 69,275 24,470 46 , 346 47,701 49,774 5,582 43,951 27 , 954 17,225 46,249 55,383 13,693 23,828 Total 257,400 2 , 4 81 638,738 DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Irwin Jeff Davis Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilco x Wor th Tot a l DISTRICT 9 255 6,955 2,145 5,420 4,165 10,010 2,705 14,310 17,900 15 ,415 105 630 3,635 12 ,450 19,365 12,715 29,555 157,735 3 ,745 3,237 3, 222 3,120 3,302 2 , 649 3,193 2,773 2, 885 3,140 3,248 2,879 2,360 3,113 3,023 2,828 2,898 2 , 952 955 22,514 6 ,911 16, 911 13 ,753 26,520 8,637 39 ,686 51,646 48,405 341 1,814 8,577 38,75 13 58,544 35,962 85,658 465, 592 Appling Bryan Ev a n s Ta t t na 11 Toombs 260 250 1,120 1,275 1 ,955 2,423 2,792 2,518 2, 631 2,732 630 698 2,820 3 ,355 5,342 Total Other Counties 4, 360 100 2, 643 1,710 12 ,845 171 STATE TOTAL 512 . 000 2.6 20 l ,341,4L,0 " 7 .; REPORT G E O RGI A C ROP REPO RT IN G SERVI CE A T H E NS, GEO RGI A Aug us t 1973 GEO RGIA PEANUTS PICKED AN D TH RESHED - 1971 CR OP (REVISED ) Distr ict and Count y DISTR ICTS 1 , 2 , and 3 DI STRICT 4 I~ ac o n Ma r ion Schley Talbo t Taylor Total Harve st e d Acre s 0 5 , 565 3 , 490 2,955 125 2, 240 14 , 375 Yiel d Pe r Acre (Pounds) (:.J'HW Y::ti t; \I' { 0 n I Prod uction (OOO Pounds) 0 2 ,282 1 ,70 2 2, 336 2 , 072 1, 968 2, 102 ;WP li J.rm 12,70 1 5 , 940 6, 903 259 4,409 30, 212 DI STR I CT 5 B1ec k1ey Dodge Hous t on John son Lau rens Mont gomery Peach Pulas ki Treut 1e n Twi ggs \'}as hi ngt on \/hee 1er 1{1i 1k i nson Total 2,5 65 7,3 10 6,460 390 8,1 65 1,080 61 0 9 ,3 85 70 1,340 1,330 1,160 695 40,560 2 , 780 2 , 434 2,428 2,138 2,41 9 2, 931 1,972 2,571 1, 857 2,553 2,358 2,941 2,699 2,506 7 ,131 17,790 15,683 834 19,753 3,165 1,203 24,127 130 3,42 1 3,136 3,41 1 1,876 101,660 DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Ca ndle r Eff ingham Emanuel Glascock Jeffe rson Jenkins Ri chmond Screven Total 13 ,705 6,545 1,445 470 3,17 5 165 2,800 3 , 165 260 5 ,.1 45 36 , 875 2 , 943 2,99 1 2 , 779 2, 764 2,232 1,588 2 ,3 33 2 ,43 6 2, 558 3, 000 2 ,791 40 ,33 4 19, 579 4,016 1,299 7,086 262 6,533 7 ,711 665 15,434 102, 919 FAA S I ER T. GA LLOI!/AY Agr icultural Stat ist ic ian In Char ge \4. PAT PARKS Agri cul t u ra l Stat istician The Statist ical Report ing Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad St reet , Athe~s, Geo rgia , i n cooperation wi t h the Georgia Depa rtment of Agr icul ture. Di str ict and County August 1973 GEO RGIA PEA NUTS P ICK ED AND TH RES HED - 1971 CROP ( REVISED) Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre (Pound s) Produ ct ion (000 Pound s ) DIST RICT 7 Ba ker Calhoun Clay De ca tu r Doughert y Earl y Grady Lee Mi l l er Mitc hell Qui tma n Randolph Semi nole St ewart Sumter Te rre 11 Thomas vle b s te r Total DISTR ICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colqu itt Coo k Cr i sp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lownde s Telfair Tift Tu rner \.Ji 1cox \/o r t h Total DISTRICT 9 App 1i ng Bryan Evans Tattna 11 Toombs Total Other Count ies STATE TOTAL 14,395 15 ,480 11,015 17 , 650 5, 955 31 ,150 8,575 15,5 60 19 , 7 2 5 20,540 3, 095 20,810 12,975 7,100 15,705 22 , 810 4, 940 8,950 256,430 275 6, 885 2,15 0 5, 120 3, 985 10,010 2, 695 14,325 18,000 15,355 10O 655 3, 610 12,3 90 19 ,335 12,8 10 29,100 156 ,800 220 245 1,105 1,300 1, 960 4 , 830 130 510,000 2,57 0 2,f54 2,3 00 2,601 2,345 2,267 2,300 2, 324 2,812 2,31 8 1, 842 2,141 2, 795 2,053 2,264 2,043 2,210 2 , 022 2,348 2,553 3,001 2,605 2, 512 2 ,801 2,529 2,630 2, 54 1 2 , 537 3,077 2,620 1, 994 2,571 2,823 2, 815 3,062 2,354 2,683 2,195 2,645 2,666 2, 598 2,406 2,519 1,585 2,490 36 ,9 88 37,99 1 25, 339 45 , 915 13 , 967 70,609 19,71 9 36 ,160 55 ,475 47, 607 5 ,702 44 ,545 36,268 14,577 35,557 46,611 10,918 18,097 602 ,045 702 20 ,664 5, 601 12, 861 11,162 25,313 7 ,089 36 , 39/-!45,667 47,253 262 1,306 9,283 34,974 54,42 1 39,228 68,509 420,689 483 648 2,946 3,377 4,715 12 , 169 206 1,269,900 - .3 ( J ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT .JUNE 1973 SLAUGH .TER "\ Rel eased 8/1/73 GEO I~G fA June Red Meat Production Below Year Aqo . .' Georg ia's red me a t prod uctio n i n commerci a l p l a nt s du ri ng June 1973 t o t a l ed 29. I mi ll i on pounds, accord ing to t he Georgia Crop Repo rtin g Serv ice. This wa S I I percent below the 32.6 mil l ion poun ds during t he Same month las t ye ar and 15 perce nt below the 34.2 mi l li on poun ds for May 1973. Cat tle Sl auqhter Commercial plants in Georgia reported 22,100 head of cat t l e slaughte red during June 1973 -- 2,500 below last mont h and 1,600 below Jun e 1972. Calf Slauqhter June calf slaughter i n Geor g ia pl an t s num be red 800 hea d - - 400 bel ow Ma y 1973 and 800 be low June 1972. Hoq Slauqhter Commerc ial hog slaughter in Georgia plants totaled 132,000 head in June 1973, 25,000 less than in the previous mo nt h and 22,000 less than in June 1972. 48 STATES June Re d Mea t Product io n Down 9 Perce n t From i972 Commerc ial product ion of re d me at in the 48 Sta tes totaled 2 ,796 mi l l ion pounds in June, 9 percent below a year earl i e r . Commercial me a t produc tion includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaught er plants, but excludes an imals slaughtered on farms. Beef Production Down 9 Percent From A Year Earl ier Beef production wa s 1,738 mi l l ion pounds, 9 percent less than the 1,913 mi l l ion pounds produced i n June 1972. Cattle kil led total ed 2,789,500 head, compared wi t h 3 , 142,300 hea d slaug htered a yea r earl ie r . Live we i ght per head wa s 1,038 pounds, 19 pounds more t han June 1972, and 6 pounds mo r e than Ma y 1973. Veal Output Totals 25 Mi l I ion Pounds There were 25 mill ion pounds of veal produced during June, down 29 percent from the 35 mill ion pounds produced i n June 1972. Calf slaughter was 33 percent less than a year earl i e r . Live weight per hea d w~ s 286 pounds, 6 pounds mo re than June 1972. Pork Prod uct ion Down 9 Percen t From A Year Earl ie r Pork production to taled 994 .mi l 1 ion pounds , 9 pe r ce nt less than a year earl ie r . Ro ~ k ill totaled 6,066 ,500 he ad , down 11 per ce nt from J une 1972 . Live wei ght per head was 244 pounds, the same as las t year, but 2 pounds above l a s t mont h ' s level. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of 1 ive we i ght wa s 7.4 pounds, compared wi t h 7.0 (revised) las t month and 8.3 i n June 1972. Lamb and Mu t t on Down 7 Percent From June 1972 There we re 39 mi l I ion pou nds of lamb a nd mu tto n p roduced in June, down 7 percent from a year earl ier. Sheep and l am b slau ght er to t a l e d 752 , 000 hea d , down II percent. Avera ge 1 ive we i gh t wa S 106 pounds, 4 poun ds heavi e r t han a year earl ier but 4 pounds 1igh t e r than last month. Poultry Production 1 Percent Below A Year Ago : Production of poultry meat totaled 949 million pounds, ready-to-cook basis. Thi s i s 12 million pounds l e ss than in June 1972. Specie GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1 / Number Slaughter ed June 1972 19 73 Ave r ag e Li ve Hei gh t J une 1 972 1 973 Tot a l Li ve We ight June 1 9 72 1 973 1 , 000 Head Pou n d s 1 ,000 Pounds Georgia : Cattle Calves . Hog s Sheep and Lambs 23. 7 22 .1 900 91 2 1. 6 .8 439 4 71 154. 0 132. 0 21 9 222 21 , 330 702 33, 726 20,155 377 29,304 48 States Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 3,142.3 224.5 6,809.0 842. 0 2,789 .5 151.3 6 ,066.5 752.0 1 , 01 9 280 244 102 1,038 286 244 106 3,203,100 62,841 1, 662 ,800 85 ,567 2 ,894,782, 43,231 1,478,872 79,433 1/ Includes slaughter und er Federal inspect ion and ot her c omme r ci al slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commodity and Un i t AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND IIDG-CORN RATIOS , JULY 15 , 19 73 ~.;rIT H COHPARI SONS July 15 1972 GEORGIA June 15 1 973 Jul y 15 1973 UNITED STATES Ju l y 15 June 15 July 15 1 972 1 973 1973 - - Dollars Cor n, bu. Hogs , cwt. Cattle, cwt. CaLve s , cwt . 1. 32 26. 50 32.10 44.00 2 . 30 36. 40 39 .60 56 .60 2.39 38.80 40 .50 58. 00 1.14 27. 50 34 .60 45.10 1.99 37.20 43. 80 58.70 2.03 41.00 44.20 58.80 Ho g - C o r n Ratio 1./ 20 . 1 15.8 16. 2 24.1 18.7 20.2 1/ Bu she l s of corn equal i n va l ue t o 100 lbs. hog s , l ive weigh t . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur al Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Repor t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Str eet, At hens , Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"ive Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~.5;; > ---- POSTAGE & FEES PAID United Sto'., Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ..J ( GEORGIA CROP REP 0 R1~.1 NG S ERVICE " 'lo"' ATHENS, GEORGIA .~ e , "", { ;;.... ' "Iti.' ~' " , " BROILER TYPE 1, 1973 Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the w ee k...ended July 28 was 8, 070, 000-- 5 percent more than the previous week but 9 percent f e s s than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 10,382,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 56,400,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 6 percent less than the comparable week las t year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72, 219, 000 - -1 percent 1es s than the previous week and 2 percent 1es s than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEW.tENTS Eggs Set J:../ 1972 1973 Thousands 0/0 of year ago Net Cros s State Movement of Chicks 1972 1973 Thousands Chick s Placed for B r oil e r s in Georgia - o/-co -of-- 19 7 2 1973 Thous an ds II year ago May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 11,454 11,303 11, 128 10,096 10,496 10,963 10, 826 10,760 10, 744 10,689 10,765 10,928 10, 802 9,965 8,933 9,812 10, 260 10,307 10,249 10,382 94 f 53 I- 71 97 1-133 - 272 97 f 17 5 f 59 99 f221 -112 85 1-209 -147 90 I- 45 -203 95 f137 f319 96 1-221 f365 95 f154 I- 45 97 f302 - 72 9 ,364 9 ,39 4 9,305 9,461 9, 165 9,069 8, 312 8,660 8, 643 8,904 8, 837 8, 562 8,831 8,451 8,399 8,398 7,808 7,454 7,711 8,070 I 94 91 95 89 92 93 94 86 89 91 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended July 28 was 823,000-12 percent 1es s than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 128, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 percent more than the previous week and 21 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended July 28 were up 10 percent and settings were up 30 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 July 14 Eggs Set July July 21 28 I %of I I y e ar a go 2/ Chicks Hatched July July July 14 21 28 Thousands Thousands I%of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss. Total 1973 1, 222 1, 269 142 402 3,035 1,087 1,444 149 416 3,096 1, 128 121 1,377 13 4 I 174 2 3 8 419 120 3,098 130 1,054 1, 198 141 299 936 1, 335 76 291 823 109 987 102 102 329 240 117 2,692 2,638 2, 152 110 Total 1972* 2,934 2,457 2, 381 2,063 2,298 1,958 %of Last Year , 103 126 130 130 115 110 1/ Includes eggs set by hatc h e r i e s producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week la s t year. * R e v i s e d . ' - ST AT E -_. - ~~ -- -- -- EGGS SET Week Ended July July 14 21 July 28 Tho usands - -- -- -. - --- .- - - - - ~ -- - - -- -- - -- _.. -- CHICKS PLACED 0/0 of year ago 1/ Week Ended July July 14 21 July 28 Thousands Alabama Arkansas California Delawar e Florida 10, 545 12 ,774 2,090 3,077 1,670 10,67 7 13, 043 1,914 3,0 30 1,660 10,425 1102 12,661 92 2,067 100 3,030 110 1, 69 0 107 7,545 8,727 1,627 3,006 927 7, 80 5 8,9 98 1,676 2,825 1, 175 8,0 09 9, 156 1, 678 2,765 1, 110 GEORGIA 10,307 10, 24 9 10, 382 96 7, 454 7, 711 8,070 Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Mi s si s sippi Mis s o uri N. Ca r ol i na Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennes s ee Texas Virginia Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States ) 474 1,025 1, 98 1 5, 124 5,410 356 6, 860 403 2,050 55 4 55 4 3,950 2,010 470 0 71 ,684 536 1, 04 2 2,040 5,09 3 5,494 350 7,300 438 2, 174 570 613 4 , 073 2, 031 465 0 72,792 459 119 1, 0 86 104 2,01 5 107 5, 087 105 5, 418 97 33 4 99 7, 151 87 4 31 103 2,078 109 570 93 597 85 4 , 222 97 2,019 98 497 105 0- 72,219 98 205 1, 246 1,507 3, 497 4,618 506 4,674 2 69 1, 335 54 2 57 4 3,051 1, 47 4 417 323 53, 524 209 1,458 1,463 3,778 4, 76 9 378 4, 7 14 22 8 1, 177 565 966 3, 07 4 1,428 403 339 55,139 174 1,368 1, 499 3, 901 4,795 422 5, 187 272 1,266 571 889 3, 073 1, 4 86 376 33 3 56,400 TOTAL 1972"" (21 States ) 75,382 74, 755 73,930 57,637 59 ,6 03 59,707 * 0/0 of Last Year 1- 95 97 98 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 93 Revised. 93 94 - - , . - -' ''1._ 0/0 of year ago 1/ 104 85 102 110 10 6 91 61 147 113 102 91 94 83 116 113 95 78 89 95 103 11 6 94 Q ..t.i..l r-r.:! 'ro: Z~-rU:l l- :::l til Ul :+>lU+>)~0) -< Q ~H ..o... ...... o -< ... ...:l ..~... H bJ) -c.Do -...<:l i.;~; "o'"' lJ 'r: ~ q til 0) E-. iU~) 8 ~ ~~ ril H H :::l U)~ -<:l r~ .o.... ,.%.f H OJ) H til P. .o0) U) . -< ::> ~ ~ 0 ';: <~ 11.- V) 0 ~i IL.E ral oj! ~ r l w ~~" I ~;~ ~!~<0 ! ; 0) H ;:l ~ r-l ;:l U 0) ~U OH~ ~ bO :> -~OObO:::> tll H Po H H ~ :::l tll 0) ~ 0 Po ~ 0) >-l 0)0) ~0< :>Qr-l Ul H oM tll 0) aU ~UlU~(f.lH 0) ~ l:: ~ H~~...-lO)~ O) tllUl\O.J::O ~~'MCO~ l-lU')~...-l< POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni t.d Sto tes De portme-nt of Agricu lture AGR - 101 Yeek Ending August 6, 1973 Ath ens , Ge org l a .- Released 3 p.m. Monday CROPS SHmJING 111PROVEMENT Athens, Ga., August 6, 197~':"-- The condition of fn6~t of Georgia's major crops showed improvement last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Judgements made near the end of the week by County Extension Agents over the State reflected rather broadbased signs of brighter prospects. Many of the Agents attributed the improvement to increased moisture suppl ies, particularly in central and southern areas. Statewide, soil moisture was most often described as "adequate". There were areas of shortages and surpluses due to the scattered pattern of recent rainfall, but these were much more isolated than had been the case earl i e r . Georgia leads the Nation in peanut production and this year's crop is being rated a good one to date. There were reports of white mold appear ing i n fields in many counties, however. Insect and disease controls were still receiving a lot of attention. No diggings were reported. Ratings of the State's ~ crop showed significant imp roveme nt . A number of County Agents commented that the recent rains brought sufficient mo i sture to now consider the crop Ilmadel i Cotton was judged to be in fair to good condition--not much change from the previous week. The crop ~as said to be about two weeks later than normal with nearly 90 percent of the acreage now setting bolls but none opening yet. Harvest of the short tobacco crop continued. About 87 percent of the crop was gathered by the weekend - -near normal progress for the date. Soybeans received high marks with about 80 percent of the County Agents cal ling their county's crop in "good" or higher condition. Except for late planted f ields, the soybeans were said to be blooming freely. Peach harvest was drawing to a close with approximately 97 percent of the crop already picked. Apple harvest got underway in quite a few apple producing areas. Havinq waS slowed by the week's rain activity and some of that cut was caught on the ground. Pastures and cattle remained in the same high conditions that have prevailed for much of the year. Face fl ies cont inued to be a nuisance on many farms. \:!EATHER SUMHARY - - Temperatures averaged near normal across the ent ire State for the week. Above normal temperatures occurred early i n the week . however cooler temperatures prevailed in the north portion about mid week and in the south near the end of the week. Clayton in the north central portion of the State .. had the lowest temperature . 52 degrees .. on the 30th. The highest temperature . 99 degrees . was reported at Macon on the 30th and 31st. Rainfall was moderate to heavy in the central, east central and southeast sections of the State and moderate elsewhere except for generally I ight amounts i n the northwest portion. Isolated heavy amounts occurred in mos t sections of the State. Over 5 inch rainfall amounts were reported at Forsyth, 5.07 inches and at Baxley, 5.74 i nc he s . The long range outlook Wednesday through Fr iday calls for 1 i t t l e change with warm and humid conditions continu ing. A chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers ex ists over the State. However, the thundershower activ ity is expected to be a bit more numerous in the south portions. The Statist ical Report ing Service, Athens, Georgia, i n cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Serv ice, University of Georgia; Georg ia Department of Agriculture ; and the Na t iona l Weather Service Forecast Office , NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF C01'ftlliRCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre cip itation Fo r The Wee k Ending Augu s t 3 , 1973 GEORGIA o * Fo r t he pe r iod August 3- 6 , T Le s s th an ,005 in ch . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ,. AGR 101 \ ~ qoo 7 t.t A GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVIC E ;;~ w~~rn[!Jw rnm1t@rn~mw ATHENS, GEORGIA A u g u~ t 8, 1973 B ROILE R TY PE', I~: ," - r.~, ~_ ~ Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gia durfng t ne week ended A ug u s t 4 was 7,996,000--1 percent less than the previous week and 8 pe rcent less than the com- parable week last year, according to t he Georgia Crop Repo r ti ng Service. An estimated 10,387,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-- slightly more than the pre vio us week but 1 p e rcent less t ha n t he comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 re p o r t i ng S tates totaled 56, 956, 000--1 percent more than the previous week b ut 6 p er c ent less than t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatc hing egg s set w er e 7 1,835,000--1 p ercent less than both the previous week and a year ago. Vveek Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LACEMENTS 1972 E ggs Se t J:...1 1973 o/u of year ago Net Cros s Stat e Movem ent of Chi cks 1972 1973 Chick s Placed for Broile r s in Georgia % of 19 72 1973 year ago Thousands Thousa n d s T hous ands June 2 11, 303 10,928 97 ;i133 - 2 7 2 9 ,394 8,562 91 June 9 11, 128 10, 802 97 ;i175 ;. 59 9,305 8, 83 1 95 June 16 10 ,096 9 ,965 99 ;' 2 2 1 -1 12 9,46 1 8, 451 89 June 23 10, 49 6 8,933 85 ;i 20 9 - 147 9, 165 8,3 99 92 June 30 10,963 9,812 90 ;. 4 5 -203 9,0 69 8,398 93 July 7 10 , 826 l a, 260 95 f1 37 1-319 8, 312 7,808 94 July 14 10,760 10,307 96 ;i2 2l ;'365 8,660 7,454 86 July 21 10,744 10,249 95 ;'154 ;. 45 8,643 7,711 89 July 28 10,689 10,382 97 ;'302 - 72 8, 904 8,070 91 Aug . 4 10 ,442 10, 387 99 fl0 4 - 84 8,684 7,996 92 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 4 was 973, 000- -18 percent more than the previous w eek and 7 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 310, 000 eggs for the p roduction of egg type chicks were set by G eorgia hatcheries, 16 p ercent more than t h e previous week and 54 percent more t han the comparable week las t year. In the four s t a t e s that accounted for a bo ut 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks i n the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended August 4 were up 7 percent and s etti ng s were up 26 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 July 21 Eggs Set July Aug. 28 4 0/0 of yea r a go 2/ Chicks Hatched July July A ug. 21 28 4 Thousands T housands 0/0 o f year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss. Total 1973 1,087 1, 128 1, 310 154 1, 444 1, 377 1, 31 4 I II 149 17 4 227 13 1 4 16 4 19 36 2 103 3, 096 3,098 3, 21 3 126 936 823 973 107 1,335 987 1, 031 102 76 102 126 88 291 240 314 142 2,638 2, 152 2,444 107 Total 1972* 2,4 57 2, 38 1 2,560 2,29 8 1,958 2,280 0/0 of Last Year 12 6 130 I 12 6 I 115 110 107 1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chi ck s for hatche ry supply flocks. 2/ Current we ek as percent of s am e wee k l a s t year . * Revi s e d . BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS B Y WEEKS-1973 Page 2 STATE July 21 EGGS SET Week Ended July 28 Thousands Aug . 4 I %yeoafr ago 1/ CHICK3 PLACED July 21 We ek Ended J uly 28 Thousands Aug. 4 I % of year ago 1/ Alabama Ar kansa s Ca lifo r nia Delaware Florida 10,677 \ 13 ,043 1,914 3,030 1,660 10,425 12, 661 2,067 3 ,030 1, 690 10, 0 7 0 99 13, 197 101 1,868 10 2 3 ,021 112 1,660 113 7, 805 8, 0 09 8,052 99 8,998 9 ,156 9,940 93 1,676 1,678 1,683 102 2,825 2, 765 3,064 139 1, 175 1, 110 1, 139 104 GEORGIA Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Mis sis sippi Miss ouri N. Carolina Oregon Penns ylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (2 1 States) 10,249 10,382 10 ,387 99 7,711 8, 070 7,996 92 I 536 4 59 464 115 209 17 4 207 72 1,042 1,086 1,097 106 1, 458 1,368 1,060 75 2,040 2,015 1,872 101 1, 4 6 3 1, 4 9 9 1,490 10 4 5,093 5,087 4,947 106 3,77 8 3,901 3, 534 86 5,494 5, 418 5, 455 93 4, 769 4,795 4, 809 92 350 334- 357 108 37 8 422 43 0 92 7,300 7, 151 7, 179 88 4,71 4 5, 187 5,072 79 438 431 440 87 228 272 216 78 2, 174 2,078 2, 025 115 1, 177 1,266 1, 332 121 570 570 560 _. . 93 565 57 1 596 97 613 597 509 71 966 889 917 87 4, 073 4,222 4,272 99 3,074 3, 073 3, 170 91 2,031 2,019 1, 973 100 1, 428 1.,. 486 1,476 93 465 497 482 139 403 376 444 144 0 0 0 - 339 333 329 101 72, 792 72,219 71,835 99 5 5, 139 56,40 0 56,956 94 TOTAL 1972* (21 States ) 74,755 73,930 72,328 59,603 59,707 60,512 % of Last Year 97 98 99 93 94 94 1/ Current week a s percent of same week last year. * Revised. _Q) H ..:.:..l ..sr.o:.: ..c....... _....e.r....on..... U) ::l .o... H on .<..t.:. o ..s.:.:. _ o -o.0 Q) ('f) _ro H ..6... .r..o. ..:.:..l Hro 00 H ::l 0.. 0 ....U Q) Q) - s:: oH H uU);> H H_ _ ........sro:: U I .~.0..0. -.0 et) ..... o _......e..n.. ~ ..r....l U) Q) ..6... ro Hro H ~B 0~::.;8.-.. H on 0.. .oQ) .U) ~ ::> ! a= Q .:: - . !L- V> 0 ~irl u, 11 0 oil ~ rl w o ~0. I .4(... p:: ~ ~~ l -~ 0 0 tlD=> tIlHPoHH~ ::::ltllQ)j:l:lO Po p:: Q) ~ Q) Q) ~e,,< >~...-l en H ..-l til Q) AU i A the ns , Georgi a Week Ending August 13, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday CROP CONDITIONS GOOD Athens, Ga., August 13, 1973 -- Georgia's major crops continued to improve during the past week under mostly favorable weather conditio~s, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. County Extension Agents reported adequate soil moisture suppl ies except in scattered local areaS where showers would be very helpful. Prospects for Georgia's principal cash crop, peanuts, were rated as good. White mold and leaf spot were reported in many counties, however, control measures were very active. The c rop was still somewhat late and digging is several weeks away. The State's ~ crop was rated as mostly good. Several counties in the important South Georgia area have poor prospects, but in the mi d- St a t e area, some counties are expecting record yields. Some silage harvesting was underway. Cotton development was st ill somewhat later than normal, however, 93 percent of t he acreage was in the boll-setting stage which is abou t av erage . Cotton condition was judged as fair to good. Bollworm i nf e sta t ions we re r at he r he avy and control was d ifficul to Tobacco harvest continued and was in the wind-up stage in many areas. Statewide, 94 percent of the crop had been gathered by the end of the period. Marketing was very active and good prices were reported. Early planted soybeans were blooming and setting pods. Most County Agents gave the crop a good to excellent rating. Peach harvest was 99 percent complete. Apple harvest increased to include most of the producing areas. Hayinq was very active and condit ions were favorable for better qual ity than in mos t recent weeks. Pasture and cattle condition rema ined good to excellent which is better than normal for this date. Pink eye and face fl i e s were troublesome on many f a r ms. Southern pea harves t wa s active i n mid-State areas. Melon harvest was past the peak and continued t o decl ine. Preparations for fall seeding of vegetables were active in southern areas. ifEATHER SUt-1 /'iARY -- Temperatures for the week were near or sl ightly below the seasonal normal. Highs at the beg inning of the period were generally below 90 degrees but by mid-week were reaching the low 90s at most points except the northeastern mountain coun t i e s . Highest was 93 recorded at Alma on the 10th and at Macon on the 7th and 10th. Lowest dur ing the week was 57 at Blairsville on the 4th. Over the weekend i t was hot with highs near or above 90 from Rome to Brunswick. Rainfall was substantial i n middle and south Georgia where many points recorded weekl y totals over one i nc h and several points over three inches -- Louisvil Ie, 3.65; Fitzgerald, 3.61; Jesup, 3.93; Homerville, 3.53. In No r t h Georgia rain was sparse wi th ~eekly totals generally less than a half inch and several points recording a trace or none. Only isolated pOints , i n the mount ai n counties, recorded over an inch. Over the week e nd shower activ ity wa s isolated in the south but showed a sharp increase in t he northern port ion. The St a t i s t i ca l Repor t ing Serv ice, Athens , Georgia , in cooperation with the Cooperative Ex tens io n Service, Un iversity of Georg ia ; Georgia Depar t ment of Agriculture; and the Na t iona l 1:le a t he r Serv ice Forecas t Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTllE NT OF COl-1HERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVI CE Atlanta Airpor t , At l anta, Geor gi a P r e cip it a t i o n Fo r The We e k En d in g A u g u s t 10 , 1973 GIEORGIA .~: For th e pe r i o d Au g u s t 10 - 1 3 T Le s s t han , 00 5 inc h After Five Days Re t urn to United States Department of Agr i cul t ur e Statistical Reporti ng Service 1861 We s t Broad Street Athens, Georgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 f ') :rfJ.-- Oy0 5 7 ;tf4 3 19113 "7 to ~()~G\AFARM REPORT ..--' :5 I J G E O RG I A CROP REPOR T ING SE RVICE A T HE N S, q EO R GI A GENERAL CROP REPORT Augus t 10, 1973 AUGUST~973 GEO RG IA July bega n an d e nde d with ge ne rally adequate to s u rplus so i l moisture f or most a reas of the Stat e. The re were, howe ver , d ry local i t ie s due t o the s ca tt ere d ra infa l l pa t t e rn s. Southern areaS dried out conside rab ly during t he mi dd l e and latte r part of the month but a slow moving weather system near the en d of t he mont h replenished mo i s t u re for most areas . On August I , mos t of the State' s maj o r row crops we re in f ai r to mos t l y good condit ion. Soybeans were among these wit h a predicted yi e ld of 22 bushels per acre. Planting of soybeans continued in the State throug h much of July and raised the expected acres for harvest to 925 ,000--up 38 percent from a year a go a nd mo r e than 7 percent above ea rl ier forecasts for the current crop . A record high p roduction of 20,350,000 bushel s is i ndic ated for the State--more than doubled last year' s p ro duc t ion. Co rn production for 1973 is forecast at 83,500,000 bushel s from 1,670 ,000 acres for a yield of 50 bushels per acre. This production level wou ld be an in crease of 8 percent above last year's. Peanuts, the State's leading cas h crop, is expected to t o t a l sl ig ht l y over 1.25 bill ion pounds--off 8 percent fram a year ago . A yield of 2 ,450 pounds per acre is pred i c t ed , About 87 perce nt of the t obacco crop was harvested by August I --near normal p rogress . The weather-shortened crop is now expected to tota l 102 million pounds-- l l percent bel ow the 1972 crop. Cotton production is forecast at 330,000 bales, 24,000 fewer than produced last year. Development of the crop is sa id to be about 2 wee ks later than normal. Yield per acre should approach 401 pounds of 1i nt compared wit h las t year's 395 po unds per acre. Crop and Unit GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION. 1372 AND 1973 ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE For Harvested: Harvest 1972 19 73 : Indicated 1972 1973 Thousand Acres PRODUCTION Ind i cate d 1972 1973 Thousands Corn, for gra i n, bu. \'Jhea t , bu. Oats, bu. Ba rl ey, bu. Rye, bu. Sorgh ums , for gra i n, bu. Cotton, bales Hay , a I I , ton Soybeans, for beans, bu. Peanuts, 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, Type 14, 1b. Peaches, 1b. Pecans, lb. 1, 490 140 65 16 75 30 l~30 444 670 520 8.0 57 1,670 133 70 14 125 31 395 466 925 512 7.5 60 52 .0 20.0 38 .0 29 . 0 20.0 33 .0 1/395 2.05 15.0 2,625 80 .0 2, 005 50. 0 29.0 45.0 40.0 17.0 35.0 1/40 1 2.25 22.0 2,450 75.0 1,700 77 ,480 2,800 2,470 464 1,500 990 354 912 10,050 1,365,000 640 114,285 190,000 48,000 83,500 3,857 3,150 560 2,125 1, 085 330 1,049 20,350 . 1,254,400 563 102,000 100,000 21 .Y Pounds of 1i nt , 1/ First forecast on production will be released on September 11. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr icultural Statistician In Charge ~J . PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Serv ice, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georg ia, in cooperation with the Georg ia Department of Agriculture. UNITED STATES CROP SU~'~RY AS OF AUGUST 1, 1973 Corn, forecast at 5,661 million bushels, is record high, 2 percent (10 8 million bushels) above a year ago. A 7 percent boost in acreage for grain caused the increase. Soybean production, a record high 1,540 million bushels , stands 20 percent (257 million bushels) more than last year, because of increased acreage. All cotton is forecast at 12.7 million bales, 7 percent (1.0 million bales) below 1972, but 22 percent above 1971. Upland production is expected to total 12,648,000 bales and the American-Pims crop is estimated at 92,000 bales. All whea t at 1,717 million bushels is down 2 percent from July but 11 percent (172 million bushels ) ab ove a year ago . Production prospects were down for winter wheat and durum while other spring wheat prospects chauged little. Sorghum gr ain , forecast at a record high ~46 million bushels, is 15 percent (124 million bushels ) a bove last year 's crop. The forecasted yield of 59 . 6 is 1.1 bushel below l ast year's record . All tobacco, forecast at 1,777 million pounds , is 2 percent above last year. The flue-cured crop at 1,105 million pounds is up 9 percent, but burley production totalling 531 million pounds is down 12 percent. Crop and Unit U~ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1972 AND 1973 Acreage Yield Per Acre Production : Harv:ested :1972 For Harvest 1973 : Thousand Acres 1972 I ndic a t ed 1 973 1972 Indicated 1973 Thousands Corn, for grain , bu. :57,289 61,4 79 Wheat, bu . :47,301 53,718 Oats, bu . :13,612 14,503 Barley, bu . : 9,707 10,544 RyE: , bu. : 1,101 1,033 Cotton, bales : 1 2 , 983 . 8 12,405.8 Hay, all, ton : 59 , 783 61,606 Soybeans, for beans, bu . : 45 , 755 56 ,173 Peanuts, lb. 1,486.4 1,501.7 Sweetpotatoes, cwt . 114.1+ 114.6 Tobacco, Types ll-14,lb. 513.6 563 .5 Tobacco, All, lb. 842.6 886 .3 Peaches, lb. Pecans, lb. 96.9 32.7 51.1 43.6 26 .8 1/ 507 2.15 28.0 2,203 109 1,971 2,076 92.1 32.0 48.8 40.8 24.7 1/493 2.04 27 .4 2,191 108 1 ,960 2,005 5,553,061 5,661,379 1,544,775 1,716,993 694,967 707, 756 423,461 430,181 29,536 25 , 506 13, 702.1 12,740 .0 128,389 125,943 1,282,935 1,539,771 3,274,761 3,290,430 12,453 12,411 1,012,417 1 ,104,675 1,749,058 1,776,517 2,414,000 2,645,600 183,100 ]) 1/ Pounds of lint. Z/ First forecast on production will be released on September 11 . Att er ~'ive Vays Keturn t o United St a t e s Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFI CI AL BUSINESS *;:, POSTAGE & FEES PAID United State. Department of Agricultur. AGR - 101 I f) f! o9{)()7 ; Lt-A'3 'c(13 ~G\A ~ /O c}() FARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS , GEORGIA August 10, 1973 C O T TO N Prospects for Georgia's 1973 cot ton crop indicate. a production of 330,000 bales, ac cording to information furnished by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This level of production would be 24,000 bales below the final production of 354,000 bales last year. Ind icated 1int y ield per acre is 401 pounds compared with 395 pounds in 1972. Acreage for harvest, at 395,000 a cres, is down 8 percent from a year ago. Georgia's cotton crop is about t wo wee ks la ter th a n normul with present cond ition fair to good. Fruiting appears heavy as most of t he acreage has reached the "boll setting" stage of development. By August 6, nearly 90 percent of the acreage was setting bolls but none wa s opening yet. Insect control is very active throughout the State. All cotton in ~ is forecast at 12.7 million bale s , 7 pe r ce nt (1.0 mi l lion bales) below 1972, but 22 percent above 1971. Upland production i s e xpe c t e d to total 12,648,000 bales and the American-Pima crop i s estimated at 92,000 bales . Final outcome of the crop compared with the forecast wi l l depend upon whet he r the various factors affecting the crop during the remainder of t he seaSon are mo re or less favorable than normal. , \ Non-Cotton \ AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS District 1971 1972 -Perce~ 1973 1 83 82 70 2 74 72 75 3 80 65 74 4 79 75 77 5 81 76 75 6 81 76 78 7 79 81 79 8 79 79 74 9 76 84 78 State 80 77 76 -4 Districts sho wn are I crop report ing 0 districts and not Congressional Districts .Columbus Albany 7 Valdosta State UPLAND No r t h Carol ina Sout h Carol ina Georgia Tennessee Alabama Mi ssour i Mi s si s s ipp i Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Te x as New Mexico Ar izona Ca 1i forn ia Vi r g in i a Florida III i noi s Kentucky Ne vada Un ited States Upland Amer-P ima A11 Cotton U. S. COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST I. 1973 Acreage Lint yi eld per Prod uct ion I/ Harvested For :harvest harvested acre :480- I b. net weight bales 1973 1973 1971 1972 1973 1971 1972 indic. 197 1 1972 indic . 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Sa les 175 .170 170 , 371 337 438 320 340 304 412 435 418 385 430 395 466 395 401 425 485 450 597 543 587 558 580 533 551 470 450 313 405 180 614 520 453 I ,325 1,606 1, 359 613 599 620 1, 140 1,410 1,020 522 488 471 500 665 530 576 509 539 396 510 510 215 313 282 4,700 5,000 5,500 263 408 400 130 131 135 493 581 498 241 271 280 928 1,067 943 741 863 935 723 982 934 4.2 2.5 4.2 247 265 300 9.3 1I .3 10.0 602 572 576 .8 1 I 0 242 256 0 4.3 5.0 .4 573 397 480 2.3 2.1 2.0 31 9 607 720 135 119 155 275 308 265 374 354 330 528 548 550 640 567 500 401 1,693 1,240 600 177 439 2,005 1,435 705 332 170 1,755 1,000 595 300 2,579 133 466 1, 117 4,246 158 603 1,765 4,500 140 550 1,820 2.2 1.4 2.6 11.7 13.5 12.0 .4 .6 0 5. 1 4.1 .4 1.5 2.7 3.0 11,369.9 12,317.6 507 10,378.9 12,648.0 12,888.0 -. 438 493 13,606.3 101 a 95.8 88.2 466 480 501 98. I 95.8 92.0 11,470.9 12 ,405. 8 507 10,477.0 12, 740.0 12,983.8 438 493 13,702.1 .!/ Product ion ginned and to be ginned. FOR\-/ARD CONTRA CTED : UPLAND COTTON ACREAGE. AUGUST I, 1972 AND 1973 Region Percent of Acreage Sold Under Forward Contract, August 1972 1973 Southeast 21 41 Delta 59 72 Okla. & Texas 13 28 ~Jest 31 57 U. S. 32 45 FRAS IER T. GALL OWAY C. L. CRENSHAW Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician -- -- --- ------------------------------------------------- -- --------------- ------ ---- ----------- The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Att er l"1ve nays xe turn t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~:;:> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'o te. Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ., ",' r r. ~l 1J IJ I J '3 I J - GEOR GIA C ROP RE P O RT I NG SE RV IC E ATHEN S, GEORGIA V EG ETA B LE S SPI{ ING VEG ETABLE PRODUCT ION Augus t 13, 1973 Unfavorable wea ther co nd i t ions , mo s t ly he a vy r a i nfall and l at e f rost s wh ich prevailed over the State a t t he ear l ier pa r t o f t he g row i ng sea s o n , se ri ous l y hampered the growth and devel opment of Georg ia 's 1973 s p ri ng quar ter (Apri l , Ma y, a nd June) vegetable and melon crops. The produ c t io n o f sn ap be a ns was down 43 percent from 1972 and 34 percent from 1971. P ro duct ion of sp r i ng cab baqe was down on l y 2 pe rc e nt from 1972 but was up 11 percent f rom 1971 . The prod uc t io n of tomatoes was down 49 pe r ce nt from 1972 and 9 percent from 1971. Geor g ia's l a t e wa te rmel o n c rop pro duc t ion was down 51 percent from 1972 and 7 percent f rom 1971 . The su mme r quart e r (J u ly, Augu s t , an d Sep t embe r ) produc t ion is e xpected to increase over last year1s be cau s e mo s t of t he g rowing seaSo n has ha d mo s t ly a de qua t e moisture supplies, an d f av o ra bl e grow ing condit ion s . Un i t ed St ate s SNAP BEANS: Product ion of spri ng quarter sn a p bea ns i s est ima t e d at 753,000 cwt , , 13 percent bel ow last year an d 17 percent le ss th a n th e 197 1 c ro p . Earl ie r ac reage and yield expectations were not r e a ch e d , in No r t h Caro l i na , South Car o l i na and Georgia because of heavy rai ns p rima ril y i n June . The 1973 sp r i ng acreage f o r harvest i s now placed at 21, 600 , 10 percent below last yea r an d 15 percent l ess than 1971. Yield this quarter of 35 cwt , per ac re i s 1 cwt. l e s s tha n la s t year but the same as 1971. CABBAGE : The sp r i ng quart e r produ ction is placed at 4,777,000 cwt., 11 percent more than last year. Harvest e d a c re a ge t h is quarter, at 25 , 790, is 9 percen t above last year. Yield this spr in g at 185 cwt . ccmpa re s to 181 and 175 cwt . for 1972 and 1971 respectively. Better than av era ge y ie l ds were o bt a i ne d in Florida, North Carol ina and Texas result ing in production sl i gh t l y above th e ea r l ie r pro j ec t ion. CA NTALOUPS: Produ c t io n is e st ima t e d f o r the sp ring quarter at 3,524 ,000 cwt. compared to 3 , 527 , 000 cwt. l a s t year an d 3, 540 , 000 cwt. for the spring of 1971 quarter. Harvested acres at 25, 500 i s 18 perce nt be l ow las t year and II percent below 1971. Wi t h abundant ra in fall in Te xa s, Ari zo na a nd Cal iforn ia the 1973 average y ield is placed at 138 cwt., per a c re co mpared to 113 cwt . last year and 123 cwt . for 1971. TOMATOES : The s p r i ng quarter t omato p ro duc t io n for fresh ma r ke t is placed at 4,568 ,000 cwt . , 5 pe r ce nt less t han last yea r , but 18 percent above 1971. All States except Te xa s a nd t he Cal ifo rnia1s desert are a s ha r ve s t e d fewer acres than indicated on Apr il 1. Har vest ed acrea ge is now e s timated at 35, 200 , 3 perce nt above last year, and 14 percen t mo re th a n 1971 . Yiel d per acre i s 130 cwt . as compa re d to 140 cwt. for the 1972 c rop . \/ATEKMELONS: Pro duc t io n of 10 , 706 , 000 cwt , i s f o r e cast for the spring quarter wa t e rme l o n c rop, 11 pe r ce nt bel ow 1972 a nd 6 pe rce nt be low 1971. Ha rv e st e d acreage is placed at 88 , 000 , 24 pe r c e nt be l ow l a s t ye a r a ~ u a bout the s ame as 1971. Because of heavy rain f all th e normal s p r i ng ha r ve st in Ge orgia, Al a bama and Ar izona wa s delayed caus i ng s ome red uc t io n i n ac re a ge e xpe ct ed fo r ha rv est o n April 1. Yield per acre th is quart er is 122 cwt , , 17 pe r cen t a bov e 1972 , but 5 per cent below the 1971 season. FRAS IER T. GALL O\:JAY Agr icultural St at i s t ic i a n In Cha r ge PAUL E. \'! ILLIAMS Ag r i c u l t ur a l Stat istician The Statisti cal Kepo rtin g Se r vi ce, USDA , 1861 \! e s t Brea d St r ee t , Ath ens , Georgia, in cooperation with th e Geo r g i a Dep a r t ment o f Ag ri cu l t u r e . Crop and State SNAP BEA NS : Vir ginia No r t h Ca ro I ina Sout h Ca ro l ina Georqi a Florida - Al a bama Louis iana Other States Group Total CABBAGE : 1/ Vir g inia No rth Ca ro 1 i na South Carol i na Georgia Flor ida Tenness ee Mi s s i s si pp i Lou is iana Oth er States Group Total TO MATOES: Sout h Ca ro I i na Georgia Fl or ida Ala bama Ar kansas Lou is iana Ot her States Group Tot al ~/A T E RM E L O N S : Geo rqi a Fl or ida Al a b a ma Te xa s Ar i zona Cal i fornia De s ert Group Total Ac reage, Yie ld , Pr oduc tion, and Va l ue of Fresh Vegetables So r i no Oua r t e r II by States. 1973 . ~ i t h Com pa ri so ns Acrea ge Yield Produc t ion Total Value Har- For vested Harves t Ind . Ind . I nd . 1972 197 3 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Acres Cwt. 1, 000 Cwt. 1,000 Dollars 1,45 0 1, 300 36 30 52 39 702 624 2, 100 1, 900 29 20 60 38 754 775 3 , 100 2,800 36 27 i 12 76 1,456 1,938 2. 800 2.000 31 25 87 50 1.1 22 1.01 5 10,800 11, 200 36 40 389 448 5 ,407 6 ,944 900 450 29 22 26 10 438 236 1,100 500 31 20 34 10 439 198 1,700 1,450 63 57 107 82 1,699 1,703 23 .950 21 .60 0 36 35 867 753 12.017 13.433 1,000 1, 000 11 0 2,700 2, 800 140 850 1,000 150 2.200 2.5 00 115 5,400 5,500 215 1,000 1,000 280 700 800 110 1,000 700 100 8,890 10,490 202 23.740 25.7 90 181 115 110 11 5 435 543 150 376 420 I ,13 7 2,797 130 128 130 595 858 100 254 250 965 1.345 260 1,173 1,430 4,575 8,938 270 280 270 674 870 110 77 88 178 356 75 102 53 373 290 193 1,7 93 2,0 21 6,450 14,752 185 4.29 3 4 . 777 15 . 382 30.749 6 ,200 5 ,8 00 84 1.400 900 70 12,600 17,600 190 2,600 2,000 68 1,900 400 110 800 700 90 8,800 7 ,800 147 34.300 35.2 00 J/+O 60 518 348 6 , 579 4,246 56 98 50 1.009 875 175 2, 4 19 3 ,0 80 37,253 44,044 50 178 100 2,451 2,340 11 0 209 44 5,434 I ~ 47 0 100 72 70 1,282 1,820 11 2 1,296 876 22,773 16,779 130 4 .7 90 4.568 76.781 71.574 4 .300 2. 100 70 56, 100 51 ,50 0 120 3 , 5 00 600 79 44, 800 30,000 73 3,300 195 4 ,3 00 3 ,80 0 195 11 6 . 300 88. 000 104 70 300 147 752 S88 145 6 ,732 7,46 8 16,291 27,856 75 278 45 778 225 80 3,270 2,400 11, 816 8,592 a 650 a 1,886 o 170 839 646 2,198 2,978 122 12.069 10.706 33 .721 40. 239_ U. S. SUMME R 1 / : : Snap beans 28,740 30,1 60 39 Tomato es 63,8 70 64,260 130 :.1a t e rme l o ns 151.700 160. 200 87 Nov. 9 1,109 Nov. 9 8, 303 Nov . ~ 13.251 1,237 16,371 8 , 097 112, 392 13,937 29 ,545 Nov . 9 Nov , 9 Nov . 9 II April , /1ay and June. 1/ Includes Fresh Marke t an d Processi ng. 31 , Prel iminary a crea ge for harves t and projected produc tion as o f July 1, 1973 (July~ Augus t and Septembe r ) . Atter Fi ve lJays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINES S AGR - 101 \_~:J ., GEORGIA ~I,,R;.;.O;;~P _ REPORTING SERVICE LIVESTOCK / ~() REPORT MI'-K PRODUCTION .JULY 4lJ973 Athens, Ge or gi a Re le a s ed 8 / 14/ 73 JULY HI LK PRODUCTION DOW1'l' FROi'l YEAR AGO l'lil k production totaled 95 million pounds on Geor gia f arms during the month of July, according to the Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Service . Thi s level is 2 pe r c en t below July 1972 and 4 percent below last month. Production per cow in herd averaged 705 pounds- -35 pounds above July 1972 but 25 pounds below June 1973. The estimated average price r eceived by producers for all whol esa le milk duri~g July was $7.75 per hundredweight, an increase of 85 cents uer hund re dwe i gh t from July 1972 but unchanged from June 1973 . MI LK PRODUCTION AclD f RICES RECEI VED AND PAI D BY DAIRTI1EN Item and Unit Georgia July 15 June 15 1 972 1973 July 15 1973 United States J ul y 15 June 15 July 15 1972 1973 1973 Ui 1k production, million Lbs , Production Per Cow, Lbs , l/ Numbe r Hi l k Cows, thousand head 97 99 670 730 145 136 95 10,450 10,706 10 ,105 705 893 935 885 135 11,700 11,454 11,413 Prices Received - Dollars 2/ : All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt , l1anuf a c t ur e d milk, cwt; , Hi l k Cows , head 6 . 90 6.90 300.00 3/7 .75 1/7 . 75 400.00 4/7.75 ~/7. 75 435 . 00 5.80 3/6.37 6.09 3/6.65 4.92 1/5 . 58 1/400 .00 494.00 4/6.48 4/6.79 ~/5.58 499.00 Prices Paid - Dol l a r s I'lixe d Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 77 .00 82.00 82.00 89.00 118.00 120.00 124.00 134.00 106.00 113.00 115. 00 133.00 73.00 78.00 81.00 84 . 00 99.00 112.00 120.00 129.00 98. 00 no.oo 11 9. 00 122.00 Hay, ton 34.00 41.00 39 .00 35.60 40.10 42 .00 1/ llon t hLy average . 1/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month. 3/ Revised. i/ Preliminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROEERT A. GRAHN'1 Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 18 61 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Geor gia Depar t men t of Agr iculture. UNITED STATES HI LK PRODUCTION July Mi l k Production Down 3 Percent From Last Year U. S. milk production during July is estimated at 10,105 million pounds , 3.3 percent less than a year earlier. Daily average out put \vas 9 percent l ess t han la st mont h compared with an 8 percent decline between June and July last year . Production during the f irst 7 months of 1973 is 2.2 percent less than the same period a year ago. July production provided 1.55 ' pounds of milk pe r person daily for all uses, compared wi t h 1.70 pounds in June and 1.61 pounds in July 1972. Production Per Cow Down 8 Pounds. Mi l k Cows Down 2.5 Percent Mi l k production per cow during July was 835 pounds compared wi t h 893 pounds in July 1972. The July rate was at a record high in 19 of the 33 States wi t h monthly e s t i ma t e s . During July there were 11,413,000 milk cows on farms , down 2.5 percent from July of last year. Milk-Feed Price Ratio Down 23 Percent The milk-feed price ratio for July, at 1.29, was down 23 percent from a year ago and the lowest July ratio since 1963 when it wa s also 1.29. Las t year 's ratio, at 1.68 was equal to the record high for the mont h set in 1970. The ave r age milk price is up 68 cents from last year while the ration value is up $1.59. On a regional basis, the July ratio is highest in the South Atlantic and lowest in t he Eas t Nor t h Central. MI LK PER COW AND PRODUCTIO N BY HONTHS, UNITED STATES Mon t h Hi 1k ner cow 1/ 1971 1972 Pounds 1973 January February J:../ March April May June July 804 756 860 878 942 913 869 -;0 - 824 830 803 782 893 894 906 910 964 964 93 ~ 935 893 885 Jan.-July total _ _ _ _ _ _ ...i. August 834 September 790 October 800 November 763 December 800 71,469 73,005 71,383 -2.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 854 9,860 9,982 808 9,328 9,443 310 9,444 9,460 771 9, 004 8 ,987 807 9,4 27 9 ,401 Annual :10,009 10 ,271 118,532 120,278 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves . 1/ On a da~ly av erage basis, change from 1972 was less than 1 percent for February and the January-February total . Arter l"1ve Days xe t urn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~~:> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.cI States Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA 1' BROILER TY E Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gia dunng t ne we e K: e n d e d A u g u s t 11 was 8, 301, 000- -4 percent more than the previous we ekEiit 3 percent l e s s than the com- parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Service. An estimated 10,531,000 broiler type eggs were s e t by Georgia hatcheries-- I percent more than both the previous week and the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 r eporting States totaled 58, 162,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set we r e 71 , 394, 000- -1 percent l es s than the previous week and 2 percent 1es s than a ye a r ago . Week Ended June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHIC K PLACE IvIENTS 1972 Eggs Set J:../ 1973 0/0 of year ago Net C r o s s State M ovement of C hi ck s 1972 197 3 Chicks Placed for B r oil e r s in Georgia % of 1972 1973 year ago Thousands Tho usands T housands 11,128 10, 802 97 1-175 I- 59 9, 305 8,831 95 10,096 9,965 99 1-221 -112 9,46 1 8, 451 89 10,496 8,933 85 1-209 -1 47 9 , 165 8, 399 92 10,963 9,812 90 I- 45 -203 9,069 8, 398 93 10,826 10 , 2 6 0 95 /-137 /-319 8,312 7,8 08 94 10,760 10, 307 96 !-221 !-365 8, 660 7,454 86 10,744 10, 249 95 !-154 !- 45 8,643 7, 711 89 10,689 10,382 97 1- 302 - 72 8,904 8,070 91 10,442 10,387 99 !-104 - 84 8,6 84 7,996 92 10,469 10,531 101 !-117 - 46 8,595 8,301 97 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 11 was 864, 000- -11 percent les s than the previous week and 1 percent l e s s than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 319, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than t he previous week and 15 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four s tates that accounted for a bo ut 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended August 11 were up 32 percent and settings were up 16 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set 0/0 of Chicks Hatched July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 year July a go .l:...!- 28 Allg. 4 Aug . 11 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wa s h . Miss . Total 1973 1, 128 1, 3 ',0 1,319 1 1 5 1,377 1,314 1,305 124 174 227 108 87 419 362 425 107 3,098 3,213 3, 157 11 6 823 973 864 99 9 87 1, 031 1, 198 19 4 102 126 116 93 240 314 335 112 2, 152 2, 4 4 4 2,513 132 Total 1972':< 2,381 2, 560 2, 723 1,958 2, 280 1,908 0/0 of Last Year 130 126 116 110 107 132 1/ Includes e g g s set by hatcheries produci n g chicks for hatc h e ry supply flocks. 2/ Current w eek as percent of same w eek l a s t year. >:< R e v i s e d . BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS -1973 Page 2 EGGS SET CHICKS PLACED STATE Week Ended I 0/0 of July A ug. Aug. year Week Ended July Aug. A ug. 0/0 of year Alabama A rka n s a s California Delaware F lor ida GEOHGIA Indiana Louisiana Maine 28 4 Thousands 10,425 12, 661 2,067 3,0 30 I 1, 690 10, 382 10 , 0 7 0 13,197 1, 868 3, 0 2 1 1,6 60 10, 387 459 1,086 2,015 464 1,097 1,872 11 9,983 12,848 2,080 3, 0 13 1,670 10 , 531 445 1, 046 2,084 ago 1/ 101 95 105 113 110 101 94 104 103 28 4 Thousands 8,009 9, 156 1, 67 8 2,765 1, 11O 8,052 9,940 1, 683 3, 064 1, 139 8,070 7,996 174 1, 36 8 1, 4 99 207 1,060 1,490 11 8, 207 10, 248 1, 532 3, 237 1, 176 8, 301 380 882 1, 583 ago 1/ 103 100 90 149 94 97 134 61 118 ..sr.:d:.: ..u.. +> CIl p::; .~ ~ rd Zii) t)..-i i .C.I.l +> E-t +r>d p::;(J) 0/0 of Last Year 98 99 98 94 94 97 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year . * Revised. .~.......-rid (J) I-l ~ .u... ~ 0{) !'"'l I-l rd rd p., .... (1) b.O Cl ~ rd 0 o ... (1) ' 0{) (1) 1-1 U 0 (1) :.>.. ~ CIl ,v" ~ (1) (J) 0{) ...... ~ -.0 o'+-' e..x..>.. ~(1) E -l-l I-l rcd, (1) Cl .(J) t> j a 0 '<: ;;col !L- VI 0 ~irl IL,S 0 0(\ ~ r l ~~ I ~ .p:: ~2~<0 ! 'c :J CIl l-I ::l ~ M ::l () CIl a -M () l-I -M ~ be :> I.ll~3l-a1C lal- MCJ:l be~ Clll-lp.,l-Il-IP=l ~CllQlP=lO p., p:: Ql H QlCll ~0< :>l=lM UJ oM Cll Ql .. uH :':"UJ()~CIlH Ql-M ~~ l-I~~..-iQl~ QlCllUJ\O,.c:O ~~-MCXl~ cr:~CJ:l~..-i< Cll "O~ QlCf.: ~ oM ~ ~ A t he ns , Geo rgi a Wee k Ending August 20, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday CKOP PROSPECTS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE Athens, Ga., August 20, 1973 - - Prospective production of most major crops in Georgia continued to improve during the past week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. County Extension Agents reported adequate soil moisture suppJ ies over most of the State with exceptions in some local ized areas of central and east cent ra 1 reg ions. Prospects for Georgia's number one cash crop, peanuts, were rated as good. Digging got underway in several counties last week. Numerous reports were received of white mold in peanuts. Spraying for leafspot control continued. The ~ crop was rated good with some counties expect ing record yields. Other counties, especially in southern areas, are not too opti mis tic about prospective yields. Silage harvest increased during the week. Cotton condition continued fair to mostly good. The c rop is late; however, and by the weekend, 95 percent of the State's acreage was setting bolls. Bolls were beginning to open in some southern regions. Control measu res for weevils and bollworms continued during the week. Tobacco harvest was practically complete, marketing has been very active and price levels have oeen very good. Soybeans continued to be rated in good condition. Early planted beans are blooming and setting pods. A few reports of mildew were received; however, overall prospects are prom ising. Peach harvest is practically complete. Apple harvest gained momentum during the week. Condition of pecans was rated as good. Spraying for weevils, shuck worms and other insects and diseases was active during the week. Hayinq was very active during the week; however, sca ttered showers slowed progress of ha rve s t in some areas. Hay qual ity generally has been good. Pasture and cattle condition remained good. Severe pink eye infestation was reported from some local ities. Face fl ies were also troublesome in many instances. Land preparation for fall and winter crops continued during the period. ':fEATHER SUMI~ARY -- Temperatures for the week averaged near the seasonal normal with no s ignificant extremes. Highs we re mostly i n the low 90s til mid-week then lowered sl ightly at the end of the period. Lows ranged generally from upper 60s to low 70s except for low 60s in the northeastern mountain count ies and some upper 50s at a few points i n that region. There was I ittle change over the weekend. Rainfal I averages were generally moderate for the week except rather sparse from the center of the State eastward over the east central portion. Heavy showers were observed ~le d n e s d a y in counties along the Chatta hoochee River in west central Georgia. Totals that day ranged from an inch and a quarter to over three inches in that area. Locally heavy showers occurred Fr iday in a narrow band across middle Georgia, in northern mountain counties and 'a few of the southwestern counties, the weekend was rather dry with the only significant rainfall totals Saturday near the Savannah River in east central Georgia. Only isolated showers were indicated Sunday. 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 Forecast Office, NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTllENT OF COMHERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre c ip i t a t io n Fo r The Wee k End i ng Augus t 17, 1973 GIORGIA * Fo r the pe riod Augus t 17-20 . T Les s t ha n . 005 in ch , After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 I" I~D70 ~ ? / ~ (A- ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE IY1'7/3~iLHUEJN ~ ~ S , GEORGIA ill [b W .JULY '1973 ~ U G 2 :3 ~I9-/3 ::5 1 J Item Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U. S.)3! Broiler Type Egg Type Chickens Tested (U. S.) Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georg ia United State s Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Sl a ug ht e r :4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States Durin g J ul y 1972 1/ 197 3 2 / Thousands :% of i pr ev, i year II Pet. I 2,753 385 2, 495 91 42 3 110 1,786 381 1,509 84 357 94 J an. thr u J uly 197 2 1/ 1973 2/ T ho us a nds 18, 9 85 2, 9 29 13, 420 3, 167 18 ,64 4 3, 00 0 12, 950 2,950 I% of Ijp r e v . Iyea r IPet. I I 98 110 2 I I I I 96 3 8,012 34, 495 9 1 273,061 258, 69 2 95 3,595 38, 569 4 , 02 2 11 2 4 0, 50 2 105 I 34,226 34, 150 100 251 , 781 258,501 103 279, 5 19 1, 99 6,726 2 5, 2 7 3 315, 182 239, 39 1 1,71 8,039 257,898 1, 920, 508 28, 175 324,779 222,495 1,699,893 I :: ! 96 i 11 1 110 3 1 i 93 ; 99 1, 474 10 , 0 31 570 2,417 1,690 I 115 11, 7 6 4 1 11 7 I 7 14 1 12 5 2 , 54 5 1 10 5 14, 525 92 , 570 il , 206 17,972 15, 357 100,440 4, 464 17,655 106 I110 9 110 6 I 98 Number Layer s a n d E gg Production Number Layer s on , E gg s P er hand during July 100 Layers 1972 1973 Thousands 1972 197 3 Num be r Total Eggs Produced During July 1972 1973 Milli on s Ge orgia Hatching Othe r Total United St ates 4, 522 19,064 23, 586 299,079 4, 654 19, 183 23,837 281 , 270 1, 804 1, 9 2 2 1, 9 0 0 1, 944 1, 84 8 1, 913 1,900 1, 939 82 366 448 5, 81 3 86 367 4 53 5, 455 F orce Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and P ulle t s of Laying A ge F i r s t of Month ~ Gl7a'States \, Percent being Molte d July A ug . ~:~2 ~:~3 ~:~2 ~:~3 Percent with Molt Completed J uly P_ug . ~;~~ ~~~~ ~:~~ ~~~~ I 3.7 3.5 3. 4 2 .8 13 . 4 8. 1 13.3 8 .5 U. S . Egg Type eggs in incubator A ug us t 1, 197 3 as percent o f A ugu st 1, 1972 - -10-8 - - 1../ R e v i s e d . 2/ Preliminary. 3/ R e p o rt e d by l e adi n g b re e d ers. Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold during t he p rec eding m onth a t t he rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 4 / Fede ral - St a te Ma r k e t New s S ervice slaughte r reports only include poultry slaughtered unde r F e dera l Inspection. United States Department of Agriculture G e or gia Depar t men t of A g r i c ulture S t a t i s t i c a l Reporting Service, 1861 "Vest B r o a d Stre et , A t he ns , G e o r gia 30 601 State YOUNG CHICKENS : SLAUGHTE RED UNDE R FEDE RAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1972 and 197 3 Number Inspected During June Jan. thru June 1972 1973 1972 197 3 Indicated Percent Condemned During June Jan. thru June 19 72 1973 1972 197 3 - - Thousands - - - - Percent - - Maine 6,782 6,807 36,795 38 , 118 3 .0 2. 4 Pa. 6, 559 6,711 39,048 38, 899 4.3 3. 7 Mo . 6, 158 5,630 34 , 163 31,354 2.7 2.5 Del. 8,997 8,035 4 9, 275 48 , 082 2. 9 3. 2 Md. 13, 765 13,141 71,695 74, 136 2.9 2.3 v s. 11,371 12, 270 62,821 66,951 2.9 1.6 N. C. 26,313 24, 508 147,334 141,7 93 3.0 2. 4 Ga. 36, 804 32,681 206, 181 190,274 2. 9 2.2 Tenn. 7,304 6,226 39,615 35, 297 3.6 2.7 Ala. 36 ,373 35,255 192 , 572 195,194 2. 4 2. 4 Miss . 22, 506 20, 160 124,412 116,166 2.9 2. 2 Ark. 38, 177 36,915 212,796 20 6,119 2.9 2.6 - - - - - - Texas 17,108 15, 561 92,615 86,968 3.3 - - - - - - - - - - --- --- ----- - 3. 1 U.S. 268, 545 1,477, 809 2. 9 2. 5 256,713 1, 44 6, 618 2. 9 2.5 4.4 4.0 3.0 3. 1 3.4 3.3 3.3 2.5 3.3 1.9 3.5 2.6 3.3 2.5 3.8 2.7 2.8 2. 4 3.2 2.5 3.3 3. 1 3.3 -3.-5 - - 3.3 2.8 Items MID -MONTH PRICES RECEIVED A N D P R I CES PAID July 15 1972 G eor gia June 15 J ul Y 15 1973 197 3 United States Jul y 15 June 15 July 15 19 72 1973 1973 Cents - - - - Cents - - Prices Received: Chickens, lb. , excl. broilers Com'l Broilers (lb . ) All Eggs, (dozen) Table, (dozen) Hatching, (dozen) 9.0 14. 5 35.2 30.3 60.0 17.0 24.0 56.3 53 .7 70.0 16.0 26 . 0 55.1 52. 1 70.0 8.9 15. 5 30.6 15. 1 24.5 50.6 15. 1 26.4 51. 3 Prices Paid: (per ton) Broiler Grower Laying Feed - - Dollars 89.00 82.00 150.00 147.00 164.00 146.00 - - Dollars 96.00 168.00 87 .00 157.00 163.00 147.00 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 S ervice, the Ins pe cti on Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Marketing S ervi c e and the Agricultural E stimates Division of the Statistical Reporting Service and the many breeders, hatcherie s, poultry processors and the poultry farmers who report to these agencies FRASIER T . GALLOWAY A gricultural Statistician In Charge Arter l"1ve Days Keturn t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d Sto' Depar tment of Agriculture AGR - 101 G-c~ /+D1 0 0 7 'l /... f -,j GEORGIA CR0 P REPORTING SERVICE ;:~:~WI1n1lrnLHL? mill~@m~ill't1 ATHENS, GEORGIA 'u ust 22, 1973 AUG 24 1973 - -- - - BROILER TYEE - - -- ._ L.IBRAR/ES ... Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 18 was 8,426,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent less than the com- parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 10, 591, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries --1 percent more than both the previous week and the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 58, 313, 000-- slightly more than both the previous week and the comparable week Ia.at year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 70,823,000--1 percent less than both the previous week and the comparable week a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS Eggs Set}) Net Cros s State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 1972 1973 0/0 of year ago 1972 1973 1972 1973 0/0 of year ago Thousands Thousands T housands June 16 10,096 9,965 99 ';'221 -112 9,461 8,451 89 June 23 10,496 8,933 85 !-209 -147 9, 165 8,399 92 June 30 10,963 9,812 90 !- 45 -203 9,069 8,398 93 July 7 10, 826 10, 260 95 !-137 !-319 8,312 7,808 94 July 14 10,760 10, 307 96 !-221 1-365 8,660 7,454 86 July 21 10,744 10,249 95 !-154 I- 45 8,643 7, 711 89 July 28 10, 689 10,382 97 !-302 - 72 8,904 8,070 91 Aug. 4 10,442 10,387 99 !-104 - 84 8,684 7,996 92 Aug. 11 10,469 10, 531 101 1-117 - 46 8,595 8,301 97 Aug. 18 , 10,458 10,591 101 I- 85 - 48 8,480 8,426 99 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 18 was 923,000--7 percent more than the previous week and 33 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,354,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than the previous week and 47 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended August 18 were up 37 percent and settings were up 6 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Aug. 4 Eggs Set Aug. Aug. 11 18 0/0 of year ago 2/ Chicks Hatched Aug. A ug. Aug. 4 11 18 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1973 1, 310 1,319 1,354 147 1, 314 1, 305 1,713 84 227 108 256 156 362 425 384 101 3,213 3, 157 3,707 106 973 864 923 133 1, 031 1, 198 1,020 143 126 116 138 226 314 335 322 113 2,444 2,513 2,403 137 Total 1972* 2, 560 2,723 3,499 2, 280 1,908 1,756 0/0 of Last Year ! 126 116 106 ! 107 132 137 * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised. I3ROILE R T YP E E GGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COM ME RCIAL A R EAS B Y WE E K5 - 197 3 P a ge 2 EGG55ET CHIC '.(5 PLA CED ST AT E Week Ended A ug . Aug. 4 11 Thousands Aug. 18 % of year ago 1/ Week Ended Aug. Aug . 4 11 Thousands A ug . 18 Alabam a Ar kansa s California Delawa re Flo rida 10,070 13, 197 1, 868 3,021 1,6 60 9,983 12, 84 8 2,080 3,01 3 1,670 9,933 98 12, 829 98 2,0 94 104 3, 079 116 1, 663 114 8, 052 9, 940 1,683 3, 064 1, 139 8,207 10,248 1,53 2 3, 23 7 1, 176 8, 135 10, 169 1,688 2, 834 1, 084 GE ORGIA Indiana Loui siana Ma i ne Ma r yl a n d Mis si s sippi Mis souri N. Ca rolina Or egon P ennsylvania S. Carolina T ennessee T exas Virginia Was hington W. Virginia TOTAL 197 3 (21 States) 10,3 87 10, 531 4 64 1,097 1,872 4 , 94 7 5,455 35 7 7 , 179 440 2,025 560 509 4, 272 1,973 482 0 71, 835 44 5 1, 046 2, 084 4, 721 5, 284 336 7, 191 4 27 1, 9 13 467 514 4, 380 1,988 4 73 0 71 ,394 10, 591 101 432 1,04 2 1,878 4, 667 5,2 2 1 307 7,027 471 1,877 568 600 4 , 06 0 1,997 4 87 0 70,823 I III 102 10 3 96 95 101 90 85 10 3 107 87 92 97 140 - 99 I 7,996 207 1,0 60 1, 4 90 3, 534 4, 80 9 430 5,07 2 21 6 1, 332 59 6 917 3, 17 0 1, 476 444 3 29 56,956 8,301 380 882 1,583 3, 348 4, 79 1 454 5,41 3 22 4 1,299 570 1 , 0 40 3, 195 1, 46 6 420 391 58, 162 8, 426 28 3 990 1, 502 3, 7 50 4 , 749 4 14 5, 407 277 1, 3 13 572 1 , 0 65 3,3 74 1,563 409 309 58, 31 3 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 72,328 72 , 534 71,821 60,512 59,730 58, 178 % of Last Year 99 98 99 94 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. *R evised. 97 100 % of year a go 1/ 107 99 102 108 93 99 88 73 III 115 96 86 89 113 118 100 108 97 96 127 148 100 .r.s.o.:.:. ..o.... p:;~ Z~ 'Z Cil G~ G . ..... H b1l OJ H U) s~:: o GOJ .C.s.::.D....O..dJ. t:l-l+HJlo :lo.eHoH~~ ::::ltllQJ~O l:l.P::: QJH QJ QJ +Jt.!)< :: ~ - O Mtllr JQJJ .. uH ~Ul(J~UlH QJ..-4 s:: ~ H+J+J ...... OJ~ QJtllrJJ\O..c::o +J+J..-lCO+J ~tn+J....-l< ~ tll '0 +J QJ tn "+8J ~ Week Ending August 27, 1973 A thens , Georgia I A U . F" G E; O R G r", / . G4 8 7973 ~ eleased 3 p vm, Monda y SOIL MOISTURE SHORT Athens, Ga. , August 27 , 1973 -- Soil moisture during the week was adequate in only a few scattered counties while the remainder was reported to be short to very short. County Extension Agents reported the condition of major crops about the same as the previous we~k but most of the State was beginning to need rain. Peanut condition was rated as good even though white mold wa s more prevalent than usual . Ma t ur i t y of the crop was behind normal as only 1 percent of the crop had been dug compared with 12 percent for the same date in 1971 and 1972 . The corn crop was considered about ilma de il t hroughou t t he State . Prospects were good except in those areas damaged by excessive moisture early i n t he season . Silage harvest was active and light harvest for grain wa s reported . Cotton condition was fair to mostly good . Some sheddi n g of bolls due to dry soils were reported. Insect control measures remained active. Tobacco harvest was complete. Preparation for marke t was i n the wi nd- up stages. Final sales for this season were made in 15 of the 23 Ge or gi a markets during the week. Soybeans continued to be rated in good condition . Mos t plantings were in the critical fruiting stage. I~sect and disease problems were a bout normal and some control measures were underway. Apple harvest was nearing completion in mid-state and beginning in fall varieties in mountain areas. Condition of pecans was rated as good. Spraying for insects and disease was active during the week. Haying weather was good in mos t areas and good progress was reported. Pasture and cattle condition remained good. Land preparation for fall and winter crops proceeded where soil moisture was adequate. Some early plantings for winter grazing were reported. WEATHER SUMMARY -- Temperatures for the week averaged 2 or 3 degrees below the seasonal normal as successive cool fronts passed through the State. Hi gh s ranged from the 80s north to around 90 south with below normal humidity. Lows ranged from the low or mid-60s north to around 70 south except in the northeastern mountain counties where low 50 headings were common . Clayton reported a 52 degree low on the 24th with Macon and Alma both reaching a 93 degree high early in the week. Ra i n f a l l amounts were generally light during the week although a few heavy thundershowers produced more than 2 inches in several locations in the northern counties of the north central portion and also along the coastal area. Shower activity occurred early in the week in the north progressing southward by mid-week . The outlook for Wednesday through Friday -- little change in temperatures with little or no rain north and scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers south. The Statistical Reporting Service , Athens , Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service , University of Georgia ; Ge or gia Department of Agriculture ; and the Na t i ona l Weather Service Forecast Office, NOAA, U. S. De pa r t men t of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF COI1HERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta , Georg ia Pr e cipi t a t i o n Fo r Th e Week End ing A ugu s t 24 , 19 73 GEORGIA * Fo r t he pe r i od Augu s t 24 - 27 , T Less tha n 00 0 5 in ch o Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ACQ DIV 9 90 UNIVER SITY OF GEORG I A UNIV LIBR ARIE S ATHENS :GA 30 6 0 1 .97 AGR 101 i/J,-.. , I-J D -CJ 07 .C c; c}~ FARM A- 117::5 ~G\A :v.A i' .'1,, i.:~ r. ,f ~ !" GEORG IA CROP REPORT ING SER V ICE AT HE N S, GEORG! A Augus t 28 , 1973 T U R Y. E Y S GEORGIA TURKEYS UP 8 PERCENT Georgia: The number of turkeys raised in Georgia during 1973 is expe c t ed to be 1,942,000 head, according to the Georgia Crop Re por t i ng Service . This is 8 percent more than the 1,806 ,000 r aised in 1972 . TURKEY NUMBERS INCREASE FOR UNITED STATES United States: Turkeys raised in 1973 are e xpec t ed to t otal 132 million birds , 2 percent more than in 1972. Mi nne so ta , the leading State , expects to raise 23 million birds compared wi t h 21 million a ye ar ago , an increase of 10 percent. Ca1iforni expects a decrease of 2 percent f r om a yea r ago but Nor t h Carolina, the third largest State, expects an increase of 12 pe r c en t . Heavy breed turkeys raised in 1973 are expected to total 116 million , up 2 percent from the 114 million raised in 1972 . Light breed turkeys raised during 1973 are estimated at 16 million , a 6 percent increase f rom t he number raised in 1972. . Poult hatchings during the period September 1972 through July 1973 were above a year earlier in all months e xcept Febr ua ry, Ma r c h, Apr i l a nd Ma y . Turkey eggs in incubators August 1 , 1973 were up 5 percent from last year . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statistician (please turn page) ISSUED BY : The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 18 61 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . State TURKEYS: I~BER RAISED ON FARMS 1972 Heavy Breeds Light Breeds 1973 as 1973 % of :1972 1973 1972 Total All Breeds 1973 as 1973 as % of :1972 1973 % of 1972 1972 1 ,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent 1,000 head Percent Ala . 14 5 36 Ark. 1/ Calif. 17,095 16,073 94 Colo. 3,461 3,506 101 Conn. 75 72 96 Del. 138 221 160 Ga. 1,796 1,922 107 14 24 541 1,218 16 0 5 3 12 3 10 20 171 28 29 104 8,165 7,433 91 225 17,636 17 ,291 98 3,477 3,506 101 60 80 75 94 25 150 224 149 200 1,806 1,942 108 Ill. Ind. Iowa Kans. Ky. La. Maine 667 576 86 7 0 674 576 85 5,600 4,859 87 460 636 138 6,060 5,495 91 7,076 7,005 99 80 76 95 7,156 7,081 99 285 171 60 0 2 285 173 61 15 5 33 7 1 14 22 6 27 2 2 100 2 2 100 3 5 167 1 2 200 4 7 175 Ed. Mass. tU ch. Minn. Miss. Mo. 1/ Neb. 53 141 1,049 14,620 34 44 144 1, 165 15,536 0 933 1,305 83 4 1 102 29 29 III 40 0 106 6,260 7,484 1 0 140 0 17 25 57 45 79 100 170 173 102 1,089 1 , 165 107 120 20,880 23,020 110 35 0 10,000 9,900 99 933 1,322 142 Nev. n, H. N. J. N. Y. };/ N. C. N. Dak. Ohio 20 82 10,435 1,000 3,150 20 70 11,530 1,040 2,772 100 1 5 85 9 5 110 1,600 1,950 104 150 178 88 614 596 500 21 25 119 56 91 75 82 195 185 95 122 12,035 13,480 112 119 1,150 1,218 106 97 3,764 3,368 89 Okla. 1/ Oreg. I/ 1,795 1,747 97 1,850 1,600 86 Pa. 2,524 2,396 95 402 414 103 2,926 2,810 96 R. 1. 12 11 92 1 0 0 13 11 85 S. C. 2,104 2,146 102 113 105 93 2,217 2,251 102 S. Dak. 589 607 103 553 614 III 1,142 1,221 107 Tenn. 10 12 120 5 10 17 170 Texas Utah Vt. v. Wash. W. Va. Wisc. Other State~ '!:.-( 7,780 3,905 7 3,888 457 299 3,953 44 9,025 4,061 13 4,199 409 761 4,450 29 116 71 66 104 186 108 1,631 1,011 89 255 1,111 769 113 56 22 66 13 14 93 7,851 9,091 116 3,905 4,061 104 7 13 186 62 5,519 5,210 94 457 409 89 69 1,410 1,530 109 39 4,009 4,472 112 108 57 43 75 U. S. 114,149 116 , 373 102 14,984 15,929 106 129,133 132,302 102 l/ Breakdown by breeds not published to avoid disclosing individual operations. '!:.-/ Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexi co and Wyoming, combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Atter !:"1ve Days Keturn t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~:;;> POSTAGE & fEES PAID Unit.d Stotel Department of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ~ GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE "~1~w~~m~w mm@gJ4]mw ATHENS, GEORGIA I I\LG :, 1 :~7:A Ug 4t 29. 1973 , :i B R OILE R Placement of bro iler chick s in Georgia du r ing t h e week end e d A ug u s t 25 w as 8,150 ,000-- 3 percent less than the pr e v io u s w eek a nd 4 p e rc ent l e ss than t he comparable week last year , according to the Georgi a C rop Repo rti ng Se rvice. An estimated 10,725,000 broiler type eggs we re set by G eorgia hatcheries--l percent more than the previou s wee k and 5 p er c ent more tha n the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting State s t otale d 57, 554 , 000- - 1 percent les s than the previous we ek but 1 pe r cent mo re than the comparabl e w e e k l a s t year. Broiler t yp e hatc hin g eggs set were 70,93 0, OOO - -s lig htl y m o r e than the previous week and 1 percent mo r e than a year a go. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SE T , HATCHINGS A ND CHI CK PLA CEMENTS Eggs Set J) I . Net C r o s s State M ovement C hi ck s Placed for of Chick s I B r oil e r s in Georgia 1972 1973 % of year ago 197 2 197 3 19 72 1973 % of year a go Thousands Thousands T housands June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 July 21 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 10, 496 10,963 10, 826 10,760 10,744 10,689 10, 442 10, 469 10,458 10, 200 8,9 33 9,812 10, 260 10, 307 10, 249 10,382 10,387 10 ,531 10, 59 1 10,725 8 5 1- 209 90 I- 4 5 9 5 1- 137 96 !- 2 2 1 95 /-154 97 !-302 99 !-104 10 1 /-11 7 I 101 /- 85 10 5 !-21 4 - 14 7 -2 0 3 !-3 19 /- 365 !- 4 5 - 72 - 84 - 46 - 48 - 24 3 I 9, 165 I 9,069 8, 3 12 I 8, 660 I 8,643 ) 8,904 8 ,684 8 , 59 5 8, 48 0 I I 8,494 8,3 9 9 8, 39 8 7, 808 7,4 54 7, 711 8, 070 7 ,996 8, 3 0 1 8, 426 8, 150 92 93 94 86 89 91 92 97 99 I 96 E GG T YP E Hatch of egg type c hi c k s in G eorgia dur i ng the we ek ende d A ug ust 25 was 1, 030,000 - -12 percent mor e than th e p re v iou s w e ek an d 57 p e rcent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 370,000 egg s fo r the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 perc ent mor e than t h e p revious week and 61 percent more than the comparable w e e k las t year. In t h e fo ur s t a t e s that account ed fo r ab o ut 24 p erc ent o f t h e hatch of all egg type chicks in t he U. S . in 1972, hatching s d uring t he week ende d A ug u s t 25 were up 27 percent and s etting s we re up 23 pe rce nt fr om a year ag o. State EGG TYPE EGGS SE T AND CHICKS HATCHE D , 197 3 Eggs Set I %of C hi cks Hat c he d Aug. 11 Aug. 18 A ug . 25 yea r Aug . a go 2 / 11 A ug . 18 A ug . 25 T housands Thousan ds % of year ago 2 / Ga. Calif. Wa s h. Mi s s . Total 1973 1, 319 1, 354 1, 370 161 864 9 23 1, 03 0 157 1,305 108 4 25 1, 7 13 2 56 384 JliJ 1, 504 19 5 122 373 101 1, 198 116 335 1, 0 2 0 13 8 322 9 80 11 6 156 III 296 103 3 , 157 3,707 3,442 123 2 , 5 13 2,4 03 2 , 4 62 127 Total 1972~' 2, 7 2 3 3,499 2 ,79 4 1,90B 1,756 1, 9 32 % of Last Year 116 10 6 123 I J 132 13. 7 I lL~ .7 I i! Includes e g gs s et by ha tcheri es p ro d u c i n g c hi c k s for hatchery sup ply flock s. 2/ Current wee k a s perc e n t of sa m e w e e k la s t year . ~'Revised . B R.OILE R TYP E E G GS S ET A N D CHICKS PLACED IN COMME R CIAL A REAS BY WE E KS - 19 73 P ag e 2 EGGS SET CHICKS PLA CED STATE Week Ended A ug. Aug. 11 18 Aug. 25 0/0 of year ago 1/ Week Ended Aug. Aug. 11 18 A ug. 25 0/0 of year ago 1/ Thousands Thousands Alabama Arkans a s Califor n i a De laware F lo r i da 9,983 9,933 9,899 99 8,207 8, 135 8,068 109 12, 848 12,829 12,636 99 10, 24 8 10, 169 9,977 99 2,0 80 2,09 4 2,225 140 1, 532 1,688 1, 51 3 103 3, 0 13 3,079 1, 670 1, 663 I 2,944 121 1, 54 5 I 104 3, 237 1, 176 2, 834 1,084 2,907 1, 081 121 101 G EORGI A 10,5 31 10,591 10, 7 2 5 105 8,30 1 8, 426 8, 150 96 Ind i an a Loui siana Ma ine Ma r yland Mis sis s ippi Missour i N . Caroli n a Or e gon P e nnsylvania S. Carolina Tennes s e e Texas Virginia Wa shington W. Virginia TOTAL 197 3 (21 States) 44 5 432 1,046 1,042 398 95 I 1, 047 104 3 80 283 10 3 32 882 990 1,370 132 2, 08 4 1,878 2, 0 15 104 1, 58 3 1,502 1, 491 112 4,721 4,667 4 , 6 34 104 3,34 8 3,750 3,476 105 5, 284 5, 221 5, 383 95 4 , 79 1 4,749 4, 759 90 336 307 327 108 4 54 414 466 95 7, 19 1 7 , 027 6,980 88 5, 418 5,407 5, 426 89 4 27 471 371 80 224 277 270 91 1, 913 1, 877 1, 961 109 1,29 9 1, 313 1, 237 109 467 568 585 96 570 572 629 112 514 600 630 99 1,040 1,065 90 8 93 4,380 4,060 4 , 0 9 2 95 3, 195 3,374 3, 450 10 3 1,988 1,997 2,081 107 1, 46 6 1,563 1, 6 18 101 473 487 452 131 42 0 409 366 130 - 71,394 70,823 70,930 101 391 58, 162 309 58,313 289 57, 55 4 135 101 TOTAL 1972* (21 State s) 72, 534 71,821 70,353 59,730 58,178 57,226 0/0 of Last Year 98 99 101 I 97 100 101 * 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. Revised. 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U :>:..enCJ:;tenH QI..-l ~~ $-l+J+Jo-1al~ alctl(/J\O,.c::o +J+J..-lCO+.l ~tf)+J0-1< ell ctl 'O+J Qltf) +J ..-l ~ =:J 1 UNIVER SI T Y OF GEORGIA I ') 6 1973 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE LIVESTOCK REPORT .JULY "973 SLAUGH TER Released 9/4173 GEORG IA July Red Meat Product ion Up SI iqhtly Georgia's red meat product ion i n comme r c ial plants dur i ng July 1973 totaled 29.2 mil I ion pounds, according to the Geor gia Crop Repo r t in g Service. This was 1 percent above the 28.9 mill ion pounds during the same month l as t ye ar and sl ightly above the 29. I mill ion pounds for June 1973. Cattle Slauqhter Commercial plants in Georg ia reported 23,200 hea d of ca t t l e slaughtered during July 1973 -- 1,100 above last mont h an d 2,000 abo ve J u ly 1972 . Calf Slauqhter July calf slaughter in Georg ia plants numbe re d 200 hea d - - 600 below June 1973 and 1,200 below July 1972. Hoq Slauqhter Commercial hog slaughter in Georg ia plan ts t o t a l e d 126,000 head in July 1973, 6,000 less than i n the previous month and I I ,00 0 l ess th an i n July 1972. 48 STATES July Red Meat Production 100 Percent of J uly 1972 Commercial production of red mea t i n the 48 States totaled 2 , 651 mi l l ion pounds in July , about the same as a year earl ie r but 5 percen t below June 1973. Commercial meat production i nc l ude s slaughter i n Federa l l y ins pec t ed an d o t her slaugh ter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on f a rms . Beef Product ion About Same As A Year Aqo Beef production was 1,694 mi l l ion pounds, nearly the sa me as July 1972. Cattle killed totaled 2,690,900 head, compared wi t h 2,758,400 head slaughtered a year earl ier. Live weight per head was 1,045 pounds, 21 pounds heav ier than 1972, and 7 pounds more than June 1973. Veal Production Down 27 Percent Fro m A Year Earl ier There were 24 mill ion pounds of veal produced during July, down 27 percent from the 33 mill ion pounds produced in July 1972. Calf slaughter was 28 percent less than a year earl ier. Live weight per head was 273 pounds, 1 pound less than July 1972. Pork Production Down I Percent From A Year Earl ier Pork production totaled 890 mil I ion pounds, I percent l ess than a year earl ier. Hog k ill totaled 5,329,500 head, down 6 percent f rom Jul y 1972. Live we ight per head was up 6 pounds from last year and up 1 pounds f rom l a st mont h ' s level. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of I ive weight was 6.6 pou nds, compared with 7. 8 i n J uly 1972. Lamb And Mutton Up 16 Pe rcent Fro m July 1972 There we re 43 mi l l ion pounds of lamb and mutt on produce d i n July, up 16 percent from a yea r ea r lie r Sheep and lamb slaugh ter to tal ed 834 , 800 head , up 9 percent. Average 1 i ve we i ght was 105 pounds, up 5 pounds from a year earl ie r but I pound less tha n last mont h. Poultry Production 100 Percent Of A Year Aqo Production of poultry meat totaled 920 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. This is 2 mill ion more than in July 1972. Specie GEORG IA AND Lf8 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Number Slaughtered July 1972 1973 Average Live vJeight July 1972 1973 1,000 Head Pounds Total Live ~~e i g h t July 1972 1973 I , 000 Pounds Georqia: Catt 1e Ca l ve s Hogs Sheep and Lambs 21.2 23.2 892 1.4 .2 427 137.0 126.0 218 954 18,910 22,133 440 598 88 222 29,866 27,972 48 States: Catt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 2,758.4 214.1 5,686.5 766.5 2,690.9 154.3 5,329.5 834.8 1,024 274 239 100 1,045 273 245 105 2,825,951 58,578 1,361,865 76,872 2,811,770 42,167 1,303,197 87,796 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and other commercial slaughter, excludes farm s Iaug ht e r AVEHAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, AUGUST 15, 1973 WITH COMPARISONS Commodity and Unit Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt Cattle, cwt , Calves, cwt. Hog- Corn Ratio.!.! 1/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 lbs. hogs, I ive weight. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve !Jays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ACQ DIV 943 UNIVERSITY OF GFORGIA UNIV LIBRARIES ATHENS GA 306 0 1 ~, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'a' Departm.", of Agriculture AGR - 101 Athens , Georg IJ Week Ending September 4, 1973 STATE'S CROPS NEED RAIN 511Y OF I' :G/A J .~ [P l ' oJ Re l ea sed 3 p.m . Monda y Athens, Ga., September 4, 1973 -- Soil moisture ranged from short to very short throughout most of the State last week, according to the Geor gia Cr op Re por t i ng Service. Only a few scattered southeastern and northern counties re ported ad equate soil moisture. The condition of major crops remained mostly good but needi ng rain , according to reports from County Extension Agents. Peanut condition was rated as fair to ulostly good with whi t e mold infestation still a problem. Dry weather has begun to accelerate digging~ but s t ill only 8 percent of the crop had been dug to date compared with 26 percent for the s ame da t e l a s t year . Corn condition was rated as fair to mostly good wit h s i l a ge ha r v e s t i ng nearing completion. Harvest for grain was 4 percent co mplet ed. The cotton crop was fair to good with insect control r ema i ning active . Shedding of squares and small bolls was reported in drier locations . Soybeans were rated as fair to mostly good with dr y weather hurting yield prospects~ especially those in the critical fruiting stage. Insect and weed control were very active. Condition of pecans was also fair to mostly good with nuts enlarging and filling. An unusually heavy August drop was reported in several localitie s. Haying continued active with the crop in good condition . Cattle and pastures remained in fair to good condition. Preparation for pl an t i ng continued for fall and winter grazing crops but was slowed by dry soils. WEATHER SUllivliffiY -- Temperatures averaged within a degree or so of normal except 2 to 3 degrees above normal in e xtreme northwest Georgia for the week . There was a warming trend until Wednesday in the northern half of the State with only minor day to day changes elsewhere over Georgia. Lows ranged from the upper 50s in the Nor t h Georgia mountains to the upper 70s along the lower coast with minimums in t he upper 60s or lower 70s elsewhere. Highs ranged from the low 80s in the mountains to mostly in the upper 80s and low 90s in the re~ainde.r of Georgia. The coolest reading during the week was 55 degrees at Blairsville on August 28th and the warmest was 95 at both Ma c on and Rome on the 29th. Dry weather continued over much of central and northern Georgia with spotty rainfall in the north occurring mostly in the mountains. In southern Georgia scattered showers and thundershowers occurred almost daily along the coast but were more widely scattered inland. Rainfall amounts exceeded two inches for the week in several areas along the coast while numerous stations in central and north Georgia r eceived no rain during the entire week. The outlook for the period Thur s day t hrou gh Saturday ._- scattered showers or thundershowers each day statewide with no significant changes in temperatures from day to day. Lows should range from the upper 60s in the north to the 10', 70s i n the south with highs in the low to mid 80s in the north ranging up to the upper 80s e l sewhe r e over the State. The Statistical Reporting Service~ Athens , Ge or gi a, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Depar tment of Agriculture; and the Nat i ona l Weather Service Forecast Office , NOAA , U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTIlENT OF COMHERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta , Georgia Prec i p i t a t io n f o r t he weex .nd " n g Au gus t: 3 1 , 197" 95 0 ~ T - Le s s t han . 005 inch . After Five Days Return to United States Department ot' Agr icul t ur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ,. ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d St.... o.p_ _t o' Africu."'.. AGR 101 lI UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SEP 6 1973 I) GEORGIA CROP REPORTING v S E I C tlBRARIES ATHENS, GEORGIA S e p t e m b e r 5, 1973 BROILE R TYP E Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia d uring the week ended S ept e m be r 1 was 8,293,000--2 percent more than the previous week but 2 p ercent less than the comparable week last year, a c co r ding to the G eor gia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 9,671,000 broiler type egg s were s et by Georgia hatcheries--l0 percent less than the previous week but 10 p ercent more than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repo rting State" to taled 57, 320, 000-slightly less than both the previous week and the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 66, 480,000--6 per cent le s s than the previous week but 7 percent more than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHIC K PLACE MENTS 1972 Eggs Set J:../ 1973 0/0 of year ago Net Cr o s s Sta t e Movem ent of Chi ck s 19 72 197 3 Chi ck s Placed for B r oiler s in Georgia 0/0 of 19 7 2 1973 year ago Thousands T ho us and s T housands June 30 10,963 9,812 90 I- 4 5 -203 9 , 06 9 8, 398 93 July 7 10,826 10, 260 95 1-137 /-319 8,3 12 7,808 94 July 14 10,760 10, 307 96 /-221 1-3 65 8, 66 0 7,454 86 July 21 10,744 10, 249 95 /-1 54 /- 4 5 8,64 3 7, 711 89 July 28 10,689 10,382 97 /-30 2 - 72 8 ,9 04 8, 07 0 91 Aug. 4 10,442 10,387 99 /-104 - 84 8,684 7,996 92 Aug. 11 10,469 10, 531 101 /-117 - 46 8, 595 8,301 97 Aug. 18 10,458 10, 591 101 /- 8 5 - 4 8 8, 480 8,426 99 Aug. 25 10,200 10,725 105 1- 21 4 -243 8,494 8, 150 96 Sept. 1 8, 828 9,671 llO 1-1 85 -ll2 8 ,46 0 8,293 98 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia d u r ing t he week e n de d September 1 was 1,046,000--2 percent more than the previou s w eek and 21 p erc ent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 317 , 000 e g g s for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 4 percent less than t he previous week but 66 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended S e p t e m b e r 1 were up 13 percent and settings were up 42 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Aug. 18 Eggs Set Aug. Sept. 25 1 0/0 o f yea r a go 2/ Chicks Hatched Aug. A ug . Sept. 18 25 1 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1973 1,354 1,370 1, 317 16 6 1, 713 1,504 . 1, 701 12 6 256 195 237 4 56 384 373 398 10 5 3,707 3,442 3,653 142 923 1, 030 1,046 121 1, 020 980 930 ll2 138 156 84 84 322 296 342 105 2,4 0 3 2, 4 62 2,402 113 Total 1972>:< 3,499 2,794 2, 579 1,756 1, 9 32 2, 118 0/0 of Last Year 10(, 123 142 137 127 113 * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chick s for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week l ast year . Revi sed. BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEE KS- 197 3 P a ge 2 STATE Alaba ma Ar kan sa s California EGGS SET We ek Ended A ug. Aug. S ept. 18 25 1 Thous ands 9,93 3 12, 829 2, 094 9,899 12 ,636 2, 22 5 9,270 12,065 1, 79 0 ~ 0/0 of year a go 1/ CHICKS PLACED We ek Ended Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Thousands 101 8, 135 8,068 7,954 102 10, 169 9,977 10,088 13 6 1,688 1, 51 3 1,659 %of year ago 1/ 108 99 104 (1) Q ..ro. ,:':":j:' .u. . :j .u.... Owo::it; ~ '.,j Z ro .-.'0c"..0' o 0'"0' 8o ~ 'r"o' --D o :-<) c, (1) ro ~ q '5D Indiana Louisiana Ma i ne Ma r yl an d Mi s s i s s i ppi Mis souri N. Carolina Oregon P ennsylvania S. Carolina Tennes see Texas Virginia Wa s hi n gt on W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 43 2 1,042 1,878 4, 667 5, 22 1 307 7,027 471 1,877 568 600 4, 060 1, 997 487 0 3 98 1, 04 7 2, 015 4 ,6 34 5, 383 327 6, 980 371 1,9 61 585 63 0 4 , 092 2,081 4 52 0 4 52 121 955 118 1,905 127 4 , 525 109 5, 105 100 24 0 121 6 , 165 104 383 96 1,962 118 518 86 607 97 4 , 0 5 1 109 1,939 102 472 172 0- 283 103 21 0 66 990 1,370 9 60 III 1, 502 1, 491 1, 53 8 104 3, 750 3, 47 6 3, 6 21 108 4 , 749 4, 759 4, 7 17 91 4 14 466 4 14 77 5, 407 5, 4 26 5,357 90 277 270 276 95 1, 313 1,237 1, 331 12 3 57 2 6 29 581 10 3 1, 065 90 8 999 99 3,374 3,450 3, 45 2 99 1,563 1,61 8 1, 56 2 109 409 3 66 364 117 309 289 319 81 70, 823 70 ,930 66,480 107 58,313 57,554 57,320 100 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 71,821 70,353 62,093 58, 178 57,226 57, 543 % of Last Year 99 101 107 100 101 100 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * R evised. ..r.o.. (1) '0"' OOu(1) o'"' ..:.>.. 0 o(1) H (1) Ul U) Q 00 ..(.1c) Q~ '.,j H (1) ...-~.-..t'(JOro) ,:':":j' j:.~:~~~~~0'"' . U~ U ) Ul (1) oQ ~ 'u .... ~ ro OD I . ~ '3v '~c ;:, <1.1 H ::l W M ::l u <1.1 ..-l U WOl-CllO..-:>l al l-l c, l-l l-l j:(l ~al(1)j:(lO p..~ C)H <1.1(1) Wc.!>< :>QM en T'l al <1.1 - uH ~enCJ;3enH <1.I..-l fj J:<.< l-lWW.-l<1.lJ:<.< <1.Ialen\O.r:o WW..-lOOW ~CIlW.-l< o::t: al "Ow <1.ICIl W ..-l fj =::> I ,.' ~G\A I I ~() FARM U" -, ~ I j\ P 1. 0 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHE NS, GEORGIA AUGUST "5 .,973 AGRICULTURAL PRICES September 5 , 1973 GEORGIA I NDEX UP 50 POINTS The All Commodities Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers in August was 223 percent, an increase of fifty points above the pr evious month and 104 points above August 1972 , according to the Georgia Cro p keporting Service . The August All Crops Index was 14 poi n t s above t he previous mon th at 171. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 264 percent, 79 points above the previous month and 146 points above August 1972. The incr ease in the Al l Commodities Index resulted from higher prices for tobacco, soybeans, gr a i ns , ho gs, cattle, calves, chickens, eggs, turkeys and milk. UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIV ED I NDEX UP 35 POI NTS PRICES PAID I ImEX UP 5 POI NT S The Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased a re cord 35 points (20 percent) to 207 percent of the January-December 1967 average during the mon t h ended August 15, 1973. Contributing most to the increase since mi d- J ul y were hi gher prices for hogs, cattle , wheat, soybeans, eggs, corn and cotton. Lower prices for po tatoes , apples, and tomatoes were only slightly offsetting . The index was 62 perc ent above a year earlier . The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services , Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for August 15 was 151 , up 5 points (3 percent) from mid-July . Higher prices for livestock feed, feeder livestock, and food accounted for nearly all of the increase. The index was 19 percent above a year e ar l i e r . 1967 = 100 GEORGIA INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES July 15 1972 Aug . 15 1972 July 15 1973 Aug. 15 1973 Prices Received All Commodities All Crops 1/121 1/119 173 223 I/12l I/120 1./157 171 Livestock and Livestock Products . 1/121 11 8 185 264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- UNITED STATES Prices Received 127 128 172 207 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxe s & Farm Wage Rates 127 127 146 151 Ra t i o ]j .. 100 1 01 118 137 1/ Rev i s e d . ~/ Ra t i o of Index of Prices Rec e i ve d by Farms to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Ra t e s . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i c ul t ur a l Statistician In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFI E Agr i c ul t ur a l Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 1861 Wes t Br oad St r ee t, At he ns, Georgia in cooperation wi t h t he Georgia Depa r tmen t of Agr i c ultur e . PKICES -- RECEI VED AlID PAID BY FARl1ERS, AUGUST 15 , 1973 WITH COMPARISONS GEORGIA UiU TED STATES Commodity and Unit Aug. 15 July 15 Aug. 15 1972 1973 1973 Aug. 15 July 15 1972 1973 Aug. 15 1973 PRICES RECEIVED Wheat, bu. $ Oats, bu. $ Corn, bu. ~ Cotton, lb . Soybeans, bu. $ Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ Ha y , baled, ton: All $ Alfalfa $ Other ~/ $ Milk Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt , $ Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 1/ $ Cows, cwt. '1:../ $ Steers & He i f er s , cwt. $ Calves, cwt. $ Mi l k , Sold to Plants ,cwt. Fluid Market $ Hanufactured $ All $ Turkeys, lb . c Chickens, lb. : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz. 1.38 .81 1.30 3 .20 13.0 9.00 31.00 35.00 31.00 300.00 26.4 0 31.10 24.60 36.00 43 .00 1/7. 15 1/715 23 .5 10.0 13.5 34.3 29.6 60 .0 2.49 1.10 2.39 40 .5 6.5 0 14.55 35.00 40.00 35 .00 435.00 38 .80 40.50 33.70 45 .50 58 .00 3/7.85 1/ 7 85 33.0 16 .0 26.0 55 .1 52.1 78.0 3.65 1.51 1.35 . 623 2.90 1.15 }j30 . 67 8.50 3. 36 15 .3 13. 0 15.90 . . 1/ 5 . 62 2.47 . 855 2.03 30 .38 6 .6 9 9.24 36.50 36 .50 455.00 53 .50 49 .80 39.70 57,1iO 68 .00 29 . 30 30 .80 26.00 403 .00 28 .00 1/ 33 . 60 25 .30 35 .60 45.00 36.30 38 .50 31.00 499.00 41 .00 44 .20 33.50 47 .10 58.80 i/795 4/7 .95 -34 .0 6.32 5.00 5 .99 21.8 3/6 .83 3/5.64 1..1 6 52 33 .8 27.0 42 .0 78 .8 74.4 100.0 9 .2 14. 6 29 .9 15.1 26 .4 51.3 4 .45 1.13 2.68 36.72 8 .99 14 .9 8.81 39.00 41.40 33 .10 531.00 56 .50 51. 70 37.90 55.20 68.50 4/7 .19 4/5.88 4/6.88 -40.0 22.6 37 .8 69.4 PRICES PAID, FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton : 14 % protein $ 79 .00 106 .00 117.00 73.00 98 .00 112.00 .16% protein 18% protein $ 81.00 113.00 124.00 $ 82.00 115.00 127.00 79.00 82.00 110.00 119.00 126.00 132.00 20% protein $ 88.00 133.00 149.00 86 .00 122.00 142.00 Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt. $ 4.65 7.40 8.60 4.80 7 .51 8 .40 Cottonseed Me a l , 41%, cwt.$ 5 .50 11.00 12 .00 5 .83 11.60 12.40 Soybean Meal , 44%, cwt. $ 6.70 16.50 19.00 6.65 17.00 18.60 Bran, cwt. $ 4.25 5.80 6.40 3.99 5 .58 6.45 Middlings, cwt. $ 4 .30 5.80 6 .40 4 .01 5 .55 6.48 Corn Meal, cwt. $ 3 .60 5 .80 6.60 3.58 5.19 6.20 Poultry Feed, ton : Broiler Grower Feed $ 92.00 164.00 177.00 98 .00 163 .00 182 .00 Laying Feed $ 83.00 146.00 158.00 87.00 147.00 165.00 Chick Starter $ 99.00 175.00 189.00 103 .00 179.00 198.00 Alfalfa Hay, ton $ 41. 00 44.00 44.00 38 .10 48.10 51.70 All Other Hay, ton $ 37 .50 39.00 40.50 35 .80 42.00 43.50 !/ II CowsII and II s t e e r s and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replace- ment . 1/ Revised . i/ Preliminary. ~/ Includes all hay except alfalfa . Atter l"1ve Days xe curn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS - -Athens, Geor g ra Week Ending September 10, 1973 MOISTURE SUPPLIES LOW FOR LATE CROPS :)t tJ 1 ;( 1973 L I B R A RI ES Re l e a sed 3 p.m. Monday Athens, Ga., September 10, 1973 -- Georgia's late maturing crops, especially soybeans and cotton, were needing rain last week , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture was short to very short for most of t he northern two-thirds of the State and was extremely varied in the southern areas. County Extension Agents over the State rated their soybeans in fair to good condition with numerous reports of reduced yield prospects du e to the dry weather. In the drier areas, shedding of pods continued. Insect controls remained in effect on many farms. Peanut harvest became more widespread during the week and one-fourth of the crop was already dug by the weekend. From one-half to three-fourth s of t he crop would normally be harvested by this time. The portion of the crop still standing wa s rated in good condition. The corn crop was fair to mostly good last week wi th gra i n har ve s t rate still low at only 8 percent combined. Silage harvest continued active in t he up-s t a t e areas. Cotton remained in fair to good condition with harvesting operations still very light. Fruit shedding was again reported in the drier sections . Overall , the crop is said to be three weeks later than normal. Pecan conditions slipped during t he week and are now rated f a i r to good as the early drop continued. Haying remained a major activity on many farms but yields were lower. Pastures declined further during the week but cattle remained in good condition. About 2 percent of the small grains we re seeded by the we ekend. Several areas were waiting for rainfall before resuming land preparation and planting. WEATHER SU~~~RY -- Temperatures avera ged 1 to 4 de grees above normal, except near no=mal in the southeast . Afternoon highs averaged in the low 90s over central Georgia, and in the mid-80s to near 90 elsewhere . Overnight lows averaged near 60 in the mountains ranging up to the mid-70s on the coast. Hot weather developed over the weekend with afternoon highs in the low to middle 90s , except in the upp er 80s in the mountains. The dry weather persisted over north and central Georgia with only isolated afternoon showers. Rainfall amounts averaged about two tenths of an inch with many localities reporting no rain at all. Showers were a little more numerous in extreme South Georgia with variable amounts averaging about three fourths of an inch. The heaviest reported rainfall total was 3 .75 inches at Townsend near the coast . The dry weather continued over the weekend , except scattered showers were welcomed over portions of northeast and eastcentral Georgia with several spots reporting one half inch or more. The outlook for Georgia for the period Wedne s day through Fr i da y -- mostly fair north portion, and a chance of s howers south occurring ma i nl y on We dnesday. A little cooler at night with lows Friday morning upper 50s e xtreme north to t he mid-60s south . Af t er noon highs 80s north and mid-80s to near 90 s outh . The Statistical Re por t i ng Service, Athens, Geor gi a , in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Depa r t men t of Agriculture ; and the National Weather Service Forecast Office , NOAA , U. S. De pa r t men t of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTllENT OF COlI'MERCE NAnONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport , Atlanta, Georgia Pre c ip i t a t io n fo r the week e nd i ng Sept embe r 7 , 197 3 * Fo r t he pe r iod Sep t . 7- 10 . T - Le s s than . 00 5 i nch . Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSIIOOS AGR 101 -i a HD IJtJ '/ ,r:. , l/ . ~()~G\AFARM U!, , v -:--. ~ " . _ _ ~' lt~ ~ I! ' " Q 0 Fla ,... I 0tJ-' 1 4 1973 REPO ~ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA Re l ea s ed September 12, 1973 GEORGIA COTTON REPORT AS OF SEPTBiBER 1, 1973 Georgia's 1 97 3 co t ton crop is forecast at 340,000 ba les based on information repor ted by crop co r re sponden t s as of Se pt embe r 1 , the Georgia Crop Reporting Service said t oday . The es timate is 10, 000 bales ab ove l ast month, but 14 ,000 below the 354, 000 pr oduced in 1972 . Yield per acr e is indicated a t 413 compared with 395 in 1972. The cotton crop is fruiting well and growers are continuing their spray program to control boll worms and weevils. Some excessive shedding of fruit resulting from hot, dry weather was r e por t ed . Ma t ur i t y is late again this season and very little cotton was picked prior to September 1. A total of only 14 bales were ginned to that da t e this year compared with 211 bales in 1972, 33 bales in 1971 and 590 bales in 197 0 . Na t i ona l l y , cotton ginned to September 1 totaled 134,965 bales compared with 520 ,693 in 1972 , 364,505 in 1971 and 279,871 in 1970. INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION, 1973: FINAL PRODUCTI ON, 197 2 - 1971 , \ No n-Co tto n \ -.L Crop Reporting Districts Ind. 1973 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 State 20,000 10,000 13,000 21,000 75,000 48,000 44,000 107,000 2 ,000 340,000 1972 Bales - - 1971 22 ,409 10 , 444 8,817 20 , 022 70,038 47,285 54,805 117,871 2,309 29,520 14,845 13, 180 24,950 82,340 49,680 46,805 110,745 1 ,935 354,000 374 ,000 ~ => I Mac o n 0 Please see reverse side for United States information. Albany 7 Valdosta Sta t e UNITE D STATE S - COTTON REPORT AS OF SE PTEMB ER 1. 1973 Acreage Lint Yie l d Pe r Produc t ion 21 Harves ted For : Ha rve sted Acr e 480-lb . ne t weight bales Ha rve st : Ind i c , Indi c, 1971 1972 1973 : 1971 :1972 :1 973 1971 1972 197 3 1, 000 Acres Pounds 1, 000 Ba 1es UPLAHD North Ca ro 1i na Sout h Carol ina Georg ia Tennessee Ala bama t1 i s s o u r i Mi s si s s ipp i Arkan sa s Lou i s iana Ok l a homa Texas New ,.,lex i co Ar i zona Ca l i fo r ni a Vi rg i n ia ..!/ Flor ida I I III i no i s 1I Kentucky II Ne vada II Uni t ed Sta tes Upl and Amer-P ima All Cotton 175 320 385 425 558 313 1325 1140 500 396 4700 130 241 741 4.2 9.3 .8 4.3 2. 3 170 340 430 48 5 580 405 1606 1410 665 510 5000 131 27 1 86 3 2. 5 11.3 1. 1 5.0 2.. 1 170 371 337 466 304 412 435 426 395 466 395 4 13 4 50 597 543 533 533 551 470 423 190 1359 980 530 510 614 520 480 61 3 599 630 522 488 490 576 509 539 21 5 313 320 5500 135 280 9 35 263 408 406 L~93 581 498 928 1067 891 723 982 960 4.2 247 265 300 10. 0 602 572 576 0 242 256 0 .4 573 397 480 2.0 319 607 720 135 275 374 528 640 401 1693 1240 600 177 2579 133 466 11 17 2.2 11.7 .4 5. 1 1.5 11 9 308 354 548 567 439 2005 143 5 705 332 4246 158 603 1765 1.4 13. 5 .6 4.1 2.7 165 270 340 500 470 190 1785 1000 595 340 4650 140 520 1870 2. 6 12.0 a .4 3. 0 11369 . 9 12.88& . 0 12. 2.87 .6 438 507 502. 101.0 95.8 86 .5 L:66 480 474 11470.9 12983.8 12374 .1 438 507 502. 10378 . 9 98.1 10477 . 0 13606 .3 95 . 8 13702. . 1 12853.0 85.5 12938. 5 .!.I Est imat e s f o r cur re nt yea r ca rr ied forward f rom ea r l ie r forecast. 2.1 Product io n g inned a nd t o be ginned . FRAS IE R T. GALLOWAY Agricu ltura l Sta t i s t ic ia n In Charge C. L. CRENSHA'.'f Agri cul tural St a t is t i c ian The Sta tistical Report ing Service , USDA, 1861 We s t Broad St reet, Athens , Georg ia, i n cooperation wit h t he Georgi a Department of Agr icul t ure. Arter !<'1ve vays t<.e t ur n to United St a tes Department of Agriculture Statistical Rep ort ing Se r v i ce 1861 West Broad Stree t Athens , Geor gia 3060 1 OFFICI AL BUSINESS AGR - 101 -~----------------------.--- - - - -~ I ~ ~G\A I I I ~() /.' 7] J/j,j(Y FARM REPORT I GEOR GIA CROP REPOR T ING SERV ICE A TH E NS, GEOR GIA 'j t , PECANS Sept em ber 12 , 1973 PECA N REPORT AS OF SEPTE MBE R I , 1973 GEORGIA : Peca n production i n Geo rg ia is expected t o total 85 mi l l io n pounds t h is year , a ccording to the Crop Re po rti ng Serv ice. If real ize d, a product ion of t his level wou l d be 77 percent above las t year' s s ho rt c ro p of 48 mi l l ion pounds but 6 pe rcent below 1971 product ion. Comments from observers early i n t he season su gges ted t hat a bumper crop migh t be in the making, but the "August-drop" wa s qu it e heavy t h is year in ma ny groves . Growe rs indica t ed that the drop came la ter than usual and wa s con t i nui ng dur ing the survey per iod abou t September 1, 1973. PE CA N PRODUCTION Sta te lf11proved Var ieties II Nat ive an d Seed l ing Pecans Ind icat ed Ind icated 1971 1972 1973 1971 1972 1973 - - 1, 000 Pounds - - No r t h Ca ro 1 ina Sou th Ca ro 1 in a Georq ia F Ior i da A I abama Mi s si s s ipp i Ar kansas Louis iana Okla homa Texas New Me xi co 4,300 8 ,800 75,000 2 , 100 29,000 6,600 1,600 7,000 1,500 3,000 4 ,200 380 80 40 ,000 3, 200 17 ,000 3 ,500 630 2 ,500 600 13 ,000 8 , 100 2, 500 4 ,800 75 ,000 2,600 30 , 000 10 , 000 1,700 7 ,000 3,000 6,000 10 ,000 2 ,200 2, 200 15 ,000 1,900 8, 000 9 ,400 5 , 900 21,000 17 ,500 21 ,000 120 20 8,000 3,200 3,000 3,500 1, 170 9, 500 3,600 62,000 1,000 1,200 10,000 2,500 5,000 9 , 000 5,300 24, 000 35 ,000 17 ,000 Un ited States 143 ,100 88 , 990 152,600 104 ,100 94, 110 110 ,000 ALL PECANS State 1971 1972 Ind icated 1973 1,000 Pounds No rt h Ca rol ina Sou th Ca ro I i na Georq ia Flo ri da Alabama Mis si s s i pp i Ar kan sas Louis iana Oklahoma Texas New Mex i co 6 , 500 I 1,000 90 ,000 4,000 37 , 000 16,'000 7 ,500 28,000 19,000 24 ,000 4,200 500 100 48,000 6, 400 20 ,00 0 7 , 000 1,800 12, 000 4 ,200 75, 000 8, 100 3,500 6,000 85 ,000 5,100 35 ,000 19 ,000 7,000 31,000 38,000 23,000 10,000 Un it ed States 247 ,200 .!/ Budded, grafted , or topworked var iet ies. 183 ,100 26 2 , 600 UNITED STATES The 1973 pecan crop is forecast at 263 mill ion pounds, 43 percent above last year1s short crop and 6 percent more than in 1971. Prospects are above a year ago in al I States except Florida and Texas. In North and South Carol ina prospects are for a good crop compared with last year's near failure. A heavy crop is expected in Georgia. The August drop is later than usual this year and quite heavy. Florida's crop is below a year ago. The Alabama pecan crop is in good condition. Mississippi prospects point to the largest crop since 1964. Nut size is good; however, scab disease was causing damage in some areas. In Arkansas and Louisiana, a good crop is expected. Prospects are for a very good crop in Oklahoma in spite of a small amount of premature shedding of nuts and 1 ight insect damage. In Texas the pecan set is poor in most areas. A late freeze in April plus extensive insect damage has reduced this year1s crop in the major pecan producing areas. Only the Trans-Pecos area and counties along the Red River have a fair to good crop potential. The New Mexico crop is in good condition as a result of favorable weather. FRAS IER 1. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve vays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ACQ DIV 990 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA UNIV LIBRARIES ATHENS GA 30601 ~i:> POSTAGE & FEES PAID United State. Department of Agriculture AGR - 101 GEORGIA C R0 P REPO RTIN G SE RVI C':: ATHEN S, GEOR GI A 1 2, 197 3 BROILER Plac ement of b roile r chick s i n Georgia during the w e e k ended Ee pt e m be r 8 wa s 8, 427 ,000 --2 percent more tha n the p r evi ous w eek and slig htl y mo r e tha n the com parable week last year, according to t h e G e o r gi a Crop Re porti n g Service . A n estimated 9,413,000 b roile r type eggs were set by Georgia hatcherie s -- 3 per cent less t ha n the previous week and 1 p e rc en t less t han the compa rable w e ek a year e arlier. Placement of b ro il e r chick s in 2 1 rep orting State s totale d 56, 755,000--1 percent less than both the previo us week and t he comparable week la s t year. Broiler t yp e h a t c hin g e g g s set wer e 64,863 , 000 - -2 p e rc e n t le ss than the p revi ous we e k b ut 1 per cent more than a ye a r a g o . Week Ended July 7 July 14 J ul y 21 July 28 Aug . 4 Aug . 11 Aug . 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 GEORGIA EGGS SET , HA TCHINGS A N D C HIC K P L A CE ME N T S E ggs S et J:../ Net Cross Stat e I Movem ent I Chi c k s P l aced for of Chi ck s Broi l e r s i n Georgia %of I %of 19 72 1973 y e a r 1972 19 73 19 72 1973 year Thousands ago Tho usands T ho usands I ago I 10,826 10,760 10 , 7 4 4 10 ,689 10, 4 4 2 10 ,46 9 10 ,458 10,200 8, 828 9 , 497 10 , 260 10, 307 10, 249 10,382 10, 3 8 7 10, 531 10 , 591 10,725 9, 67 1 9 413 95 1- 13 7 96 ';'2 21 95 .,'154 97 f30 2 99 !- 10 4 10 1 ';'1 17 10 1 f 85 105 ';' 2 14 110 99 ! f1 85 158 f319 ';'36 5 I- 4 5 - 72 - 84 - 46 - 48 -24 3 - 11 2 57 I I 8, 3 12 8, 66 0 8,643 8,904 8, 684 8, 595 8, 48 0 8, 494 8, 46 0 8, 393 7, 808 7, 4 54 7,711 8, 070 7, 99 6 8,3 0 1 8,426 8, 150 8 ,2 93 8 4 27 94 86 89 91 92 97 99 I 96 , 98 I I 100 E GG T YPE Hatch of egg type c hick s in Georgi a during the week en de d S eptem ber 8 was 983 , 0 0 0 --6 per cent less than the previous we e k b ut 42 p e r c ent mor e than the com parable w eek la st year . A n e stimated 1, 458 ,000 eggs for t he p roduction of egg type chicks were set by Georg ia hatche ri e s, 11 p e r c ent more tha n t h e p r e v io u s wee k and 9 4 percent more than t he comparable we ek last year . In the fo u r s t ates that acco unted for about 24 p e r c e n t of the h a tch of all egg t ype chicks in t he U. S. in 1972, hatchi n g s during the week ended September 8 w ere down 3 p ercent but settings wer e up 10 perc e n t from a year ago . State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATC HE D , 197 3 E ggs Set % of I Chicks Hatche d A ug . Sept. S ept . year A ug. Sep t. S ept. 25 1 8 ago 2 / 25 1 8 Thousands Thousands % of year ago 2 / Ga . Calif. Wa sh. Mis s . Total 1973 1, 370 1,317 1, 4 58 19 4 I, 504 1,70 1 1,3 08 77 195 23 7 239 99 3 73 398 322 98 3 , 44 2 3 ,6 5 3 3,3 2 7 1 10 1,030 1,046 98 3 14 2 980 930 1, 115 73 156 84 163 119 29 6 342 314 105 2, 462 2, 4 0 2 2, 575 97 Total 1972* 2, 794 2 , 5 79 3, 02 1 1,93 2 2 , 1 18 2,66 0 %of Last Year 123 142 110 i I I 127 113 97 I 1/ Include s egg s s et by hatcher i e s p r od uci n g c hi ck s for hat che ry supply flo cks . 2/ C urr ent wee k a s perc e n t o f same wee k l ast y ear . ':< Revis e d . BR OI LER TY PE E G GS S E T A ND CHIC KS PLACED IN COMME R CIAL A R E AS B Y WEEKS - 19 73 Pag e 2 STATE I I Ala bam a Arka n s as Califo r ni a Delaware F l ori da GE ORGIA Indian a L o uis i a na Maine Mar yla n d Mi s sis sippi Mi s s ouri N. Carolina Or egon P ennsylvani a S . Carolina T e nn e s see T exa s Virginia Wa s hington W. Virginia T OTAL 1973 (2 1 S t a t e s) A ug . 25 EGGS SET We ek E nded Se pt . 1 Sept. 8 Thousand s 9, 899 12 ,6 36 2, 225 2,9 4 4 1,545 9 , 27 0 12 ,0 65 1, 79 0 2,855 1,550 8, 59 1 11,957 1, 6 2 8 2, 9 23 1,37 5 10,725 9,6 7 1 9,4 13 398 1,047 2, 0 15 4, 634 5, 383 3 27 6, 980 3 71 1, 96 1 585 6 30 4 , 092 2, 081 4 52 0 70, 930 4 52 955 1,9 05 4, 525 5, 105 24 0 6, 165 383 1,9 62 51 8 607 4, 051 1,939 472 0 66, 480 4 30 71 8 1, 80 8 4 , 584 4, 928 245 6, 6 1 5 298 1,97 0 556 6 18 3, 933 1, 849 4 24 0 6 4 ,863 I %OC- ,I - Week-Ended 1. y ea r Aug . Sept . Sept . ago 1/ ! 2 5 1 8 1 10 6 100 80 1 12 10 7 99 I 8, 0 6 8 9,9 77 1, 51 3 I 2,907 I 1, 0 8 1 I II 8 , 150 T hous ands 7, 609 10 , 105 1,643 2,493 1, 0 85 8, 427 14 5 10 3 115 71 1, 37 0 1 81 1, 4 9 1 98 3, 47 6 102 4,7 59 9 31 1, 4 65 3, 577 4, 567 94 46 6 43 5 95 5, 426 5, 280 100 270 111 1, 237 299 1, 2 10 93 6 29 90 9 08 97 3, 450 598 1, 120 3,480 104 1, 61 8 1, 57 6 121 366 - 289 3 55 385 101 57 , 5 54 57,32 0 56 , 755 T OTAL 1972* (2 1 State s ) 70, 353 62,093 64, 045 57 , 226 57,543 57,2 18 0/0 of L a s t Year . 10 1 107 10 1 I 101 100 99 1/ Cur r ent week a s percent of same week las t year . * Revised. % of year a go 1/ 10 1 98 101 96 120 100 50 10 4 110 10 6 II 94 94 88 I 124 i I 10 5 115 10 8 I 100 109 91 85 99 I Q) H :l .r.~o. u p:; .~ .~ ..... :j .u. . 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I ~ : p::: < ~ ~ ~ o.. ~ !c => Q) H ;:3 +J r-i ;:3 U al ~U O +J H eo ~ :> < H+J ...... ~ alal O H~U) al \O ;:30 H O U) ~ eo +J ("')U) al +J ~ u) ~ :.: ~.~ Z al +J "t:l Cll H Ul a HCll ~U) >,+J 0 0 eo o CllHPoH Hj:!l :::lCllQ)j:!l O Po P:: al H a:>l al Cl r-i +J ~< Ul H M Cll al ~U ~ Ul u ;3 Ul H al ~ ~~ H+J+J ...... al ~ alCllUl\O.,c::O ~ +J .~ co +J :r:~u)+J """ < Cll "t:l +J Q)U) +J ~ o~ ~()~G\FAARM REP GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA GENERAL CROP REPORT GEORGIA September 12, 1973 SE PTEMBER ~973 Prospects for most of Georgia's crops showed s l ow but steady improvement through the first three weeks of August . During this period, mo i sture supplies we r e favorable ~ but t he latter part of the month brought sparse rainfall and a reversal i n crop conditions . At the beginning of September, Central and Northern Ge or gi a h ad become quite dry and prospects for late ma t ur i ng crops were declining in these areas. Harvest of the Nation's leading peanut crop was f ar behind t he usual progress on September 1 , with only 8 percent dug. Georgia producers no rmally have one-fourth to one-half of the crop dug by that date. Hi gh yields are expected , however , wi th a State average of 2,600 pounds per acre being forecast. If realized, t his \c ompa r e d with 854 pound s in August 1972. The August rate was a t a r e cord high in 17 of the 33 States with monthly estimates . During August there were 11.4 mil lion mi lk cows on f arms, down 3 pe r cen t f r om Augus t last year. Mi l k- Fe ed Price Ratio Down 34 Pe rc ent The milk-feed price ratio fo r Augus t, at 1 . 14 , wa s dOIVll 34 percen t f r om a year ago and t he lowest August ratio since 1947 when i t was 1 . 08 . Last year 's ratio at 1.72 Ivas equal to the record high for the mon t h set in 1968 . The ave r a ge mi l k price is up 89 cents from last year wh i l e the r a t ion value is up $2 . 57 . MI LK PER COW MID PRODUCTI ON BY MONTHS , UNITED STATE S llilk per co w 11 Hon t h January Fe b r u a r Y ' l . l Mar ch Apr il Na y June"" July Augus t 1971 804 756 860 878 942 913 86 9 834 1972 Pound s 824 80 3 8 93 906 964 938 893 854 1 973 8 30 782 89 4 91 0 964 935 885 84 4 J an.-Aug. Total September Oc t ober Nov emb e r December 81 , 32 9 82 ,987 80 ,981 -2 .4 -- ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 79 0 80 8 800 810 763 771 800 807 9 , 328 9 ,444 9 , 004 9 , 42 7 9 , 443 9 , 460 8 , 987 9, 4 01 Annua l 10,009 10, 271 118, 532 120, 278 II Exc l ude s milk sucked by calves. 'l.1 On a daily av e r a ge ba s i s , change from 197 2 was l ess t han 1 percent for February and the J anua ry- February total . Atter l"'~ve Days Keturn t o United States Department of Agr i cul tur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS '?;; ~ POS TAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat es De portment of Agriculture AGR - 101 Athen s . Ge o rg 1(1 " '1 -. Wee k Ending September 17 , 197 3 Re l ea se d 3 p. m. Monda y PEA NUT HARVEST OFF SCHED ULE Athens, Ga., September 17, 1973 - - Ha rve s t of pea nu t s in the Na t ion ' s l eading peanut producing State waS far behind normal last week, a cco rd i ng t o t he Georgia Crop Reportin g Service. Progress at the end of the pas t wee k was on l y o ne-h a l f of that usually expected for this date with only 43 percent of the crop dug a nd 32 pe r ce nt t hre shed. The crop i s not bel ie ve d i n any danger, however , wi t h mo s t o f the de l a y be i ng a t tr i buted to the crop matur ing later t ha n normal this year, as hav e many o f the St ate 1s c rops . A good y ield of around 2,600 pounds per acre i s be i ng f o r e ca s t . Soil moi s tu re levels imp roved dur i ng t he wee k f o r ma ny a rea s , pa r t i c u l a r l y central and northern sect ions. In southern areas, mo i s t u re s upp l ie s ran ged fro m very s hort to surplus depending on the scattered ra i nf a l I pa t t e r n . County Extension Agents over the State rated the soybea n c ro p in fair to good condition. Several noted that the ra ins rece ived la t e i n the wee k wou l d be beneficial for their early planted beans but ca me t oo la t e to be o f mu ch he l p f o r t he la te plantings. Corn was j udged i n fa ir to mostly good condi tio n wi t h harve s t ope ra t io ns still not very active. Only 12 percent of t he crop ha s been harve s t ed St a t ewi de . S ila ge harve s t continued in up-state areas. Cotton defol iation waS j ust beg innin g i n southe rn se c t io ns as only I percent of the crop was harvested. Condition rat ings showed the crop i n f a i r t o good overall condition although development is about three weeks la t er t ha n norma l. Spraying programs continued i n commerci al pecan g rove s as t he outlook rema ined fair to good. Pastures sh owed sl i gh t imp ro vement a nd catt le co nt inued in good condition. Land preparat ion for small q ra i n seed in gs i nc rea s ed f o l lowin g the ra ins but shortages of seeds we re noted. Abou t 6 perce n t of t hes e c rops ha ve been planted. Reports indicat ed that out brea ks of Sout he r n Pin e Beet le s we re at ep idem ic levels in many north Georgia communi t ies whi l e fire ants were spreadi ng rapidly in central and southern areas. WEATHER SUMMA RY - - Temperatu res avera ged near 4 degrees above normal in the northern and southern port ion s of the State and near 5 de grees a bove normal through midd l e Georgia. It wa s hot ear ly i n the we ek th e n mode ra t ed abou t mid week . Highe st recorded wa s 96 observed at Ma co n on t he 9t h a nd 10th and at Augus t a on t he 10 th . Lowest wa s 51 at Clayton i n the e x treme northeast por t ion of the Stat e oc curr i ng Thursday mo r ni ng , the 13t h. Outside of the high mo untain counti es , Rome ha d the lowes t wi th 58 on t he 12t h. Rainfall waS I ight to locally moderate unt i l l ate i n t he wee k , scattered at random around the State from day to day. On Thursday an d Thursday night, heavy ra in, especially in the northern quarter of the State, was tri gge red by a l ow pressure sys tem that originated as a very minor tropical depress ion on th e Texas coast and moved northeastward across Mississippi and Alabama i nt o Ten ness ee. The re we re re po rt s f rom nearly every coun ty nort h of an At l a n t a- Ath e ns I ine and 24 hou r tot als ra nged f rom t wo to s ix inches. Toccoa recorded 6.15 , Ga in esville 5.73 , Calhoun 5.52, a nd Da lton 5.20. In mid d l e and south Georgia ra in covered l e s s -o f the t o t a l a rea bu t wa s s ubst ant i a l in sout heast and east central portions. Showers we r e widel y s ca tt ered an d gen era l l y I i ght in southwes t and we s t central por tion . Over the weekend, there was con s id erabl e cool i ng in no r thern port ions but continued warm in the south. Prec ipita t ion wa s 1 i gh t a nd wid e ly s catt ered. The outlook f o r Wedne s day t h rough Fr id a y in d icat ed I i t t l e i f a ny p recip i tat ion. A high pressure sys t em i s ex pec t ed to move sl owl y ac ro ss Georgi a wi th mo s t l y f a i r sk ies and cooler tempe r a t u re re ad ing s. Hi ghs a re e xpe c t e d t o ran ge from the 70s i n the nor t h to t he bOs i n t he south. Lows s hou l d range f rom t he 50 s i n the no r t h t o t he 60s i n t he sout h. The Statistical Re po r t in g Serv ice , At hens , Ge orgi a , in coop eration wi t h t he Cooperative Extension Serv ice, Univers ity of Geo r g ia; Geor g i a Depa r tment o f Agric u ltu re; and the Na t io na l Hea t he r Serv ice Fore cas t Of f i ce, NOAA, U. S. Depa r t me n t of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTllENT OF CONHERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERV ICE Atlanta Airport , At l ant a , Georgia Pr e c ip i ta t io n Fo r The We e k End i ng Se p t embe r 11.; , 1973 eIOKlA * Fo r t he per iod Sep t embe r 14- 17 . T Les s t ha n . 00 5 in c h . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 186l West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 3060l OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR 101 (r0- 9 sDc: ,/ "3 ( J 1 ,/~ (f GEORGIA CROP REPORTING S E RVIC [ OJ ~~~7w~~rnL1W rnm~rn~mw ATHENS, GEORGIA UN IVE RS ITY O F C : : GEORG IA '-' ; SEP 20 1973 I B ROILE R (TY P E :-. LIBRAR IES We ek Ended July 14 July 21 July 28 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HAT C HINGS A N D C HIC K PLA CE ME N T S E gg s Set J:...I I N et C r o s s S t at e Movem e nt of C hicks I Chi ck s Placed for Broil er s i n Georgia 0/0 o f 0/0 o f 1972 197 3 yea r 1972 197 3 19 72 I 1973 year I Thousands a go Thousan ds I I T ho usands I a go I 10,760 10,307 96 1- 22 1 1- 36 5 8, 66 0 10,744 10 , 24 9 9 5 f15 4 ;. 45 8, 643 10,689 10,3 82 97 1- 30 2 - 7 2 8, 904 10,442 10, 387 99 1- 104 - 84 8,6 84 10,469 10,531 101 1-11 7 - 46 8, 59 5 10,458 10,591 101 I- S5 - 48 8, 48 0 10,200 10,725 105 1- 2 14 - 24 3 8 , L1:94 8,828 9, 671 110 I- 1135 -1 12 8, 460 9,497 9, 413 99 1- 158 I- 57 8, 39 3 , 10, 3 81 10, 279 99 - 7 -108 8, 09 1 ! 7,4 54 7 , 7 11 8, 070 7,996 8, 301 8,4 26 8, 150 8, 293 8,427 8,2 38 86 89 91 92 97 99 96 98 100 I 102 E GG TYPE Hatch of eg g typ e c h i cks in G eo r gi a during the week ended S e p t e m b e r 15 was 1,024,000-- 4 percent mo re tha n the p r e v i o us week and 45 p e rc e n t mor e than the comparable week las t y ea r. A n estimate d 1, 45 7, 000 e ggs f or the pr oducti on of egg typ e chicks were set by Geor gia hatcheri es, slig htl y les s t h a n the pre vi o us week but 71 percent more t han the comparable week la s t year. In the four sta t es that account ed fo r abo ut 24 percent of t h e hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S. in 1972, hatching s dur i ng the we ek end e d S eptember 15 were up 22 percent and s ettings were up 4 perc e n t f rom a ye a r ago . State Ga. Calif. Wa s h. Mi s s . Total 1973 Total 1972 >.' . EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C H I C KS HATC HED, 197 3 E gg s Set I I 0/1a of Chl"C k S H atched I 0/1a of Sept . Sept. Sept. ye a r S ept. Sept . Sept. year 1 8 15 T housand s 1, 317 1, 45 8" 1, 457 1, 701 1,308 1, 41 4 I ago 2/ ! 1 8 Thousan ds 171 1, 046 983 70 930 1, 115 15 ago 2/ I I 1,0 24 145 1,092 109 237 239 180 164 84 163 147 110 39 8 32 2 396 119 342 3 14 339 114 3, 6 53 3,327 3,447 104 2,402 2, 57 5 2, 602 122 2,579 3,021 3,313 II 2, 118 2,6 60 2, 137 0/0 of Last Year 142 110 104 II 113 97 122 1/ Includes eggs s et by ha t c he r ie s p r oduci n g c hi ck s fo r hatcher y s up ply flocks . 2/ Current week as p ercent of sam e week la s t year . ':' R e v i s e d . BROIL ER TYP E EGGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL A ~~EAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 ST ATE EGGS SET Week Ended 0/0 of CHICKS PLACED Vv eek Ended %of S ept. S ept. Sept. year Sept. Sept. Sept. year Alabama A r ka nsas California Delawa re Flor ida GE OR GIA Indiana Loui si ana Ma in e Ma r yland Mis sis sippi Mi sso uri N. Carolina Or egon Penns ylva nia S. Carolina Tenne ssee T exas Vir ginia 'Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 0/0 of Last Year 1 8 Thousands 9,270 12,065 1, 790 2 ,855 1,5 50 8, 591 11,957 1, 628 2,923 1, 3 7 5 9 ,671 9, 41 3 452 955 1,905 4 , 525 5, 105 240 6, 165 383 1,962 518 607 4 ,051 1, 939 472 0 66,480 43 0 718 1, 808 4 , 584 4,928 245 6, 6 1 5 298 1,970 556 6 18 3,93 3 1, 849 4 24 0 64, 863 15 9,691 12, 536 1, 882 3, 030 1, 665 10, 279 39 3 1,0 4 4 2, 120 4,6 03 5,347 349 6, 897 407 2, 102 593 607 4,31 3 2,094 417 0 70,369 ago 1/ 1 8 Thousands 99 7,954 7,609 98 10,088 10, 105 90 1,659 1,643 110 2 ,46 8 2,493 107 1, 157 1,085 99 8,293 8,427 107 21 0 115 98 96 0 931 109 1, 538 1,465 92 3, 62 1 3,577 93 4,717 4, 567 138 4 14 435 89 5, 357 5, 280 105 276 299 128 1, 33 1 1, 210 94 5 81 598 82 999 1, 120 100 3 ,4 52 3,480 97 1,56 2 1, 576 1.33 364 355 - 319 385 98 57,320 56,755 15 7,56 6 9 ,747 1, 719 1,960 1,062 8,238 217 886 1, 540 4, 069 4 , 7 26 488 5, 237 257 1, 277 617 1, 311 3 ,40 7 1, 595 353 348 56,620 62,093 64,045 71,612 57, 543 57,218 55, 281 107 101 98 100 99 102 ago 1/ 100 102 135 82 100 102 85 10 4 106 133 94 98 90 105 113 105 141 99 103 118 164 102 Q .r...o. o p:; .~ 0~iZi(l-Jl.2-)~l ~n1 ~ :::l - ..(..,.) 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" . - SERV IC E ,y .:. - - I ATHEf'lS, GEO R GI A U'v "i' V' 1973 THE POULTRY AN~" "' ~GG SITUATION Approved by the Ou tl oo k an d S i tua t ion Board (Eggs) Sep tember 20 , 1973 Produc t ion Cost Cont inue Hi qh: Poult r y and e gg p rodu c tion co s t s have eased since rea chin g h igh s fo r the yea r in mid- August . The mid- August index o f pri ces paid by producer s for prod uct ion i tems , includ ing f ee d , rose to a record 157 (1967=100) , up 6 perce nt from a mon t h ea r l ie r a nd 29 percen t above mi d- Augus t 1972. Nea r l y all o f the r ise res ul t e d f rom inc reases i n feed and f eed e r 1 ive s t o ck prices. The mid- Augus t in dex o f pr i ces pa id f or al l feed a ve raged 195 (1967=100), up 14 percent fro m J uly and 84 percent above a ye a r a go. Howeve r, mo s t grain and p ro tein pr ices are c urrently we l l below mid- August l e vel s . Fo r e xampl e , No .2 co r n at Ch i cago in mid-September averaged around $2.50 a bushel, down f rom a h i gh o f $3 . 40 a bus he l on August 14. Soybean meal, 44 percent protein, Decatur, Ill. is around $17 5 a t on below the mid-August price of $375 a ton. Although poultry f ee d pr i ces rose $16 to $19 a ton be t wee n mid- J u l y and mi d- Augus t , percenta ge inc reases in broiler, turkey , and e gg price s were e ve n mo re . This resulted in mo re favorable product fee d-pr ice ra ti os f o r mi d- Augus t than a mo nth earl ie r . The egg-feed pr ice rat io increased t o 8 . 4 f rom 7 . 0 i n Ju ly , t he bro i l e r- f e ed ra t io was up to 4 .2 from 3.2, and the turkey-feed pr ice ra t io at 4 . 1 wa s up f rom 3.8. The rat io s fo r e ggs and broilers we re we l l above a year earl ier but t he tu rke y ra ti o wa s l owe r. The ra t ios 1 ik e l y have improved for bro ilers a nd t u rke ys since mid-Augu st a s a re s u l t o f de cl i n i ng prices for poultry ration ingred ients. Feed prices this fal I and wi n te r wi l l contin ue s tro ng bu t below t he mid-August highs. Despite large grain and soybean crops , f eed suppl ies wi ll con tinue tight because of st ro ng demand both ' fo r domestic use and f o r e xpo rts . Also, f i sh mea l suppl ies will remain much smaller than normal. The cost of feed ingredients per po und of read y- t o-cook bro iler is around 9 cents above a year earl ier, and f o r tu rkey, up 13 cen ts. For e ggs , the feed costs per dozen eggs produced i s up about 13 cen ts. Thes e co st s we re based on ty pi ca l ra t io ns and feed convers ion rat ios wi th early Sep t ember pr i ce s f rom tra de pape rs . Prod uct ion Laqs: Egg p roduct ion in May av era ge d onl y 3 pe rcen t below May 1972. However, production fell dur in g Jun e and July as cull ing of old flocks increased sharply. The av erage number of lay ers i n Augus t was 5 percent below a year-earl ier and the rate of l ay wa s down 1 pe rcen t. Th i s resulted in August's production being 6 percent below la st year. Egg production throu gh August this year was 123 mi llion cases, 7.5 mi l l ion cas es bel ow the 1 i ke per iod i n 1972. The lower out put t hi s ye a r has re sul ted f rom a 16.4 mi l l io n decl in e i n t he average number of layers f rom t he 307.5 mill ion i n the fir s t 8 mo n t hs o f 1972. The average daily ra te of lay wa s a bo ut the sa me as a year ago . During June-J u ly th e re we re a bout 3. 4 mil l ion mo re he ns sla ughtered i n Federal ly i ns pe c t e d pl a nts than i n t he sa me per iod o f 1972. As a re sult, the layin g flo c k totaled only 281 mil J ion on August 1. The i nc re a se i n the c u l l i ng o f old flocks wa s apparently due to the h i gh price of feed and t he f reeze on eg g prices. Egg production will lag year- earli er level s during th e re mainder o f 1973. However, i t is exp e cted to be in a re covery phase, and rea ch ye a r-ea r l ier l e ve l s in early 1974 . Easin g f ee d costs and i nc rea s ed pro f itability for eg gs li kely will result in reduced cull ing of old flocks. This, alon g wi t h i nc re ased ha tche r y a ct ivity , will i nc rea se the fl o ck s ize in com ing mont hs . Produ c t io n ga ins wi l l res ul t lar gely from i nc re a s e s i n l a ye r numbers as the rate of l a y ap proxi ma tes a yea r ear l ier . , Ea rl ier, we ha d e xpe cted the rate of l ay to inc re a se as c ull ing of old flocks re duc ed t he av e rag e a ge o f t he flo ck . Howe ve r , t his ha s not mater i- a 1 i zed , Hatchery act iv ity ind i cat es a bout 4 percen t mo re pu J l e t s wi l I be available for flock replacements dur ing t he balan ce of 1973 than t he 1 i ke peri od of last yea r. There we re nearly 65 .6 mil I ion pul lets 3 mon t hs old o r o ld e r no t yet la ying on farms Sept ember 1. This wa s 2 .3 mi llion mo re t ha n Sep t embe r I , 1972. The hat c h o f egg-type ch icks was up 8 percent i n July-Aug ust an d e ggs i n i nc ubator s o n Sep t em be r I we re up 24 per cent. This i ndicat e s an i nc rea se in t he num ber o f re placemen t pu l lets t h i s wi nt e r . Aft e r e xceed in g year- ea rl i e r level s by 6 mi l I io n du r in g January-July th i s year, cu ll i ng dropped in Augus t . Week l y s l a ughte r rep or t s in Fe derall y i ns pe c t ed plan t s i ndi ca t e 16 percen t fewer hens we re cull ed i n Augus t t han the 13 . 3 mi l l io n a year a go. Cu l l i ng of old fl ocks i s expected to be bel ow ye ar- ear l ier l e ve l s in coming mon th s whi l e force mol t i ng o f old er lay ing flocks ma y gai n. High feed prices and reduced profita bil i ty has caused producers to sharply curtail force molt ing of older laying flocks since January 1973. On September 1, 8.1 percent of the layers had been force mo l t e d wi t h a nother 3 percent i n the process of being molted. This compares wi t h 8.5 and 2.8 percent a month earl ier and 13.4 and 3.3 percent on September 1 1as t yea r . Cold StoraQe Stocks Low: Cold storage stocks of shell eggs and egg products totaled 1.3 mi ll io n s he ll eq uiva l ent ca se s on September 1. This was 1.1 mi l l ion cases below a year ago and a record low for this date. Stocks of frozen eggs totaled 50 mill ion pounds, 3 percent above a mon th earl ier but 43 percent below September 1, 1972. Shell egg stocks at 60,000 cases were 18 percent above a month earl i e r but 70 percent less than a year ago. Prices See-Saw: Before decl in in g i n mid- August , egg p r i ce s jumped sharply following the 1 ift ing of the price f reeze on July 18. The New York wholesale price for Grade A large eggs jumped from 54 cents per dozen on the first of July to 80 cents by the end of July . The pr ice decl i ne d t o 76 cents in mid-August and ended the . month at around 70 cents. Prices for Grade A large eggs averaged 76 cents a dozen in New York for the month of August. This was 12 cents above the p revious month and 41 cents above August 1972. Prices rece ived by Iowa and Geor gia p roducers fo r Grad e A large white eggs jumped from 46 and 48 cents a dozen in early July to 70 and 72 cents i n ea r l y August. The prices decl i ne d in mid-August and averaged 67 and 68 ce nts f o r August. Prices weakened in September and averaged 60 and 62 cents a dozen in mi d- Se p t embe r . Reduced egg suppl ies and hig h prices for o t her hig h-prote i n foods wi l l keep egg prices h igh i n coming months. Egg pr ices 1 i ke l y wil l decl in e seasonal ly this wi nt e r , but average above 1973 prices for the comparable period . Breakers Use Fewer EQQs: Continued high egg pr ice s thi s year have resulted in reduced egg breaking and p roduct io n of egg products. Shell eggs broken under Federal inspec t ion January 7 through Augus t 18 t h i s yea r totaled about 335 mill ion dozen, down 21 percent from the comparable per io d in 1972 . Frozen egg production during this period was 14 perce nt be low a year ago while dried egg production was down 40 percent. Liquid egg producti o n tot a l ed 159 mi l l io n pounds, down 30 mill ion pounds from January-July 1972. Due to the IO~J level of stocks and reduced break in g ac t i v i t y i n the f irst half of 1973, breakers probably will not curta il the ir break ing ope ra t ion s as mu ch in the second half of the year as they normally do. Breakers will proba b ly p ro duce just enough product to meet current demand wi t h 1 ittle i f any bu ild up in stocks. Imports Up: Exports Down: Reduced egg produ ct ion and high domestic egg prices have result ed in sharply larger impor ts of shell eggs and egg products th is year. January-July impo rt s to taled around 318,000 shell equivalent cases, compared with 25,800 cases for the sa me mon t hs of 1972. Shell egg imports accounted for almost all of the total and 72 percent of these impo r t s were from Canada. Despite the sharp i nc rea se , imports were still l ess t ha n a half percent of production during this period. Exports of shell eggs and egg produ cts dropped below 1972 levels during June and July after be ing up through May th is year. Exports totaled 422 , 400 cases t h ro ugh July, sl ightly above the same per iod of 1972. Shell eggs made up 72 percent of total exports with hatching eggs accounting for 83 percent of the shel l egg exports. Exports of shell egg and egg products during June dropped below impo r t s for the first time this year but went back above i n July. January-July expor ts totaled 104 ,500 cases (shell equivalent) more than impo r t s . Shipments of eggs and e gg products to American terr itories in January-July were down 35 percent from the 734,200 cases (shell equivalent) during the comparable per iod in 1972. USDA Resumes Buvinq of Eqq Mix: USDA announced the resumption of purchases of egg mi x for d istribut ion to needy famil ies. The program was temporar ily suspended on June 27 until market condit ions stabil ized. Since the resumption of the program on August 14, 3.9 million pounds have been purchases through September 19 a t a cost of $7.0 mill ion . This calendar year through September 19, USDA has purchas ed 5.2 mi 11 ion pounds of egg mix at a cost of al most $8.2 mi 11 ion. These purchases are the equivalent of 265,300 cases of shell e gg. Purchases for the comparable period in 1972 were 12.3 mill ion pounds. In 1972 USDA d id not purchase any egg mix after June. Arter l"1ve Days xe t urn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~;;;, POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d State I Depottmen t of Agriculture AGR - 101 HO ()t> 7 , a-y GEORGIA m f ~3 ~ ~ 9] [b'L? CROP REPORTING SERVICE 3 I J --' Item Pullet Chicks Placed "D o m e s t i c (U. S.) 37 Broiler Type Egg Type Chickens Tested (U. S. ) Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter:4/ Young Chickens Georgia United States Mature Chickens L ight Type Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United States AUGUST ~973 '1 Se pte m be r 20, 197 3 " IVI\IF/ ~ II ' . " SOy 0". Ge;OF/GtJ\ Ii ::>tP 41 7973 ~ During A ug . 1972 1/ 1973 2/ Thousands 2,530 426 2, 165 436 2, 588 349 1, 601 366 % of ;1 p r e v , !I J an. t hr u A ug . year ~ 197 2 1/ 1973 2/ ~ Thousands I 1~~ I I 74 84 I 21,515 3, 355 15,585 3, 603 21,232 3, 349 14, 551 3,317 \ % of I prevo i year ! I I I 99 1 100 i i 93 I 92 37,860 272,229 37,916 100 270, 4 38 i 99 I I 31 7,3 79 2, 26 8,955 295,814 2, 190,946 i i I 93 I 97 3, 488 37,493 4 , 269 12 2 4 2, 007 112 37,053 33, 500 90 269,935 259,800 96 28, 76 1 3 5 2, 675 27 6, 444 1,987,974 32,444 366,786 255,995 1,959,693 i 1 11 3 1 104 I I 93 I 99 1,784 1, 486 8 3 12,16 8 10,611 87 16,309 10 4 , 738 16,843 111,051 I I ! 103 ! 106 i 706 2, 528 4 68 66 1, 83 1 72 4, 9 12 20,500 4,932 ; 100 19,486 I 95 Number Layers and Egg P roduction Number Layers on E ggs Per hand during Aug. 100 Layers 1972 1973 Thousands 1972 1973 Number Total Eggs Produced During Aug. 1972 1973 Milli on s Georgia Hatching Other Total United States 4,335 19,695 24,030 299,609 4, 559 19,822 24,381 283,339 1,807 1,916 1,897 1, 918 1,922 1,832 1,848 1,907 78 378 4 56 5,747 88 363 451 5,402 Force Molt Layers as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month I Percent being Molted Aug. Sept. Percent with Molt Completed A ug . Sept. 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 197 3 1972 1973 Ga. I 2.5 3.0 5.0 3. 5 18.0 10.0 19.0 5.0 17 States " 3. 4 2.8 3.3 3. 0 13.3 8.5 13.4 8.1 U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Sept. 1, 1973 as percent of S ept. 1, 1972 124 1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Reported by l e a ding breeders. Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sold dur in g the p r e ceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 4/ Fede ral-State Ma r k et News S ervice slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered unde r Federal Inspection. United States Department of A g r i c ultur e G eorgia Depar tment of A g r i c ult ur e Statistical Reporting Service, 1861 We s t B r oa d Str e et, Athe n s , Georgia 30601 State YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDE RAL INSPECTION BY SELECTED STATES, 1972 and 1973 Number Inspected Indicated Percent Condemned During July Jan. thru July During J ul y Jan. thru July 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 19 7 3 - - Thousands - - - - Pe rcent - - Ma in e Pa. Mo. Del. Md. Va. N. C. Ga . Tenn. A la. Miss . Ark. ~_e~a~ 5,921 6,725 5,566 7,837 11,786 10, 189 23,208 3 2,932 6, 16 0 33,326 20,484 34,230 1:~:_2: I U. S. 1 24 0 , 11 7 6,818 6,905 5,815 8,337 13,487 11, 496 23,582 33, 257 6, 079 34,994 20, 4 7 2 36,421 ~~,_~~~ 42,716 45,773 39,729 57,112 83,481 73, 0 10 170,542 239, 113 45, 775 225,898 144,896 247,026 ~~~ ~ ~:~ 4 '1, 9 36 3.0 4 5, 804 4 .0 37 ,169 2.8 56, 419 3.1 87 , 623 2.8 7 8, 447 2. 3 165,375 3.0 223, 531 2.9 41, 3763.8 I 230, 188 2.5 136,638 2.7 j 242,540 2.9 1_0:~ _1_0_2__ _:~ = 1,717,926 2.9 256,696 1,703,314 I 2.2 3 .3 2. 4 3.0 2.2 1. 5 2. 4 2. 3 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.5 :~ = 2.5 2.9 2.4 4. 3 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.2 3. 3 2.5 3. 2 1. 9 3. 4 2.6 3.3 2. 4 3.8 2.7 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.5 3 .3 3. 0 :~: :~ _5 _ 3.2 2.7 Items MI D - MONT H PRICES RECEIVED A ND P RI CES PAID Aug. 15 1972 Georgia J uly 15 Aug. 15 1973 1973 United States A ug . 15 Ju1 y 15 Aug. 15 19 7 2 1973 1973 - - Cents - - Cents - - Prices Received Chickens, lb. excluding broilers C om'l Broilers [ Lb , ] All Eggs (dozen) Table, (doz en ) Hatching, (doz en ) 10.0 13. 5 34.3 29.6 60 . 0 16.0 26.0 55. 1 52 . 1 78 .0 27.0 42.0 78.8 74.4 100.0 9.2 14.6 29.9 15. 1 26 .4 51. 3 22.6 37.8 69.4 Prices Paid: (per ton) Dollars - - Dollars - - Broiler Grower Laying Feed 92.00 83.00 164.00 146.00 177.00 158.00 98.00 163 .00 87.00 147.00 182.00 165.00 This report is made pos sible through the cooperation of the Nat i on a l 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 who report to these agencies. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. A . WAGNER Agricultu ral Statist i ci.an Arter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ;a;;> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d Stat Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 G-a- HD aoot I G-t.J. ~G\A ~~ A3 /'1 13 Sep:t .2 cf FARM ! . I UNIVEn ~ : TY O F C COFlC r"" REP O'.!-RTT I 1 ;973 LIB R AR IES GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV ICE AT HE NS , GEORG IA September 1, 1973 Released 9/24/73 Uill ITED STAT ES STO CKS OF SOYB EA j ~ S I N ALL POS IT IONS Carryover of old crop soybeans into the 1973 -74 marketing year totaled 60 mill ion bushels on September 1, down 17 percen t f rom a ye a r ear l ier and t he lowest since 1966. Farm stocks totaled 10 million bushe l s , 19 percent l e ss than a year earl ie r , while offfarm stocks totaled 50 mill ion, down 17 pe rc e nt . Disappearance during September 1972-Augus t 1973 came t o 1,295 mi l l ion bushels, as indicated by year end stocks, 8 percen t mo re than t he previous year. Crushings for oil accounted for about 725 mill ion bushels; expo rts about 480 mi l lion; and seed and feed uses 65 mi 11 ion. Disappearance dur ing July- August 1973 total ed 120 mil l ion bus he l s , 25 percent below the sa me months a year ago. Position Soybean Stocks, September I. 197 3 wi t h comp a r i so ns Sept. 1, 1971 Sept. 1 , : Jul y 1, 19 72 1973 -- 1, 000 bushel s Sept. 1, 1973 On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ 20 ,554 2 11,779 0 34,303 0 9,544 0 Mi l l s, El ev , & ~J h s e s . .!/ 1/ Total 78 , 2 2 3 98, 779 60 ,1 83 71 , 962 145,352 179,655 50,217 59,761 1/ Estimates of the Crop Reporting Board . 1/ C.C. C.- owned grain at b in sites. 1/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, i nc l ud i ng terminals and processing plants. Includes C.C.C,-owned grai n at these storages. FRAS IER T. GALLo\..JAY Agricultural Stat istician In Charge PAUL E, t.JILLJAMS Agricultural Statist ician The Sta t istical Reportin g Serv ice, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georg ia, in cooperation wi th the Georgia Department of Agr iculture. Soybeans (Old Crop)- -Farm and Off-Farm Stocks . Se pt embe r 1. and July 1 On Farms Off- Fa rm total 1/ Total all positions State Sept. Sept. Sept. July Sept . Sep t. July Sept. 1972 1973 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 1973 1, 000 bush el s N. \I I. N. J. Pat Oh io Ind. 111. Mich. IjJ is. Minn. Iowa . Mo. N. Oak. S. Oa k . Nebr. Ka ns . De 1. Nd. Va. N. c. S. c. Ga. Fla . Ky . Tenn . Ala. Miss. Ar k. La. Okla. Texas N Mex. Ar i Z. Ca 1i f. Una ] located 3 2 -;', 1 ...,'~ ,': 5 Ook 5 2 i': L} POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stot O.por tment 01 Agricultur. AGR - 101 I tem 1 97 2 c= HOGS AND P I GS : Number on farms, sows farrowin g and pi g crop, 19 72 -19 74 10 STATES 1~ 73 as 1~ 74 I as 14 STATES 1973 as 1~74 I a s I' %of % of % of % of 1973 197 4 1 972 1973 1972 1973 1974 1972 1973 11972 1973 1 ,000 head Per cen t 1 , 000 head Pe r c e n t 1 , 000 he ad GEORGIA Ilj l::raSl~ 74 a s % of % of 1974 1972 197 3 Pe r ce nt Number on Farms- September 1 Al l hogs and p ig s 45 , 647 45 ,863 100 Ke pt fo r br eedi ng 6 , 496 6, 555 10 1 ria .rk e t 39 ,151 39 ,303 100 52 ,158 7,547 44,611 1 ,795 287 1,508 l'la r ke t hogs and p i ~s by we i gh t gr oups Unde r 60 pou nds 15 ,305 15 ,4 29 101 17 ,8 65 724 60- 11 9 pound s 10 , 089 10,353 103 11 ,7 63 392 120-17 9 pounds 8 , 296 8, 215 99 9 ,115 259 180- 219 po unds 4 ,5 96 4 ,44 6 97 4 ,8 80 109 220 pound s & ove r 365 865 100 988 24 Sows Fa r r owing Vee . !/-Fe b . Ha r ch-Hay Dec . ! / - Hay Jun e-August Sept . - Nov . J u n e - No v . 1 , 827 1 ,95 0 ])1 , 957 107 100 2 ,177 2 ,2 95 ~/ 2, 3 11 10 5 101 106 108 ~/110 102 102 3 ,073 3, 006 98 3, 412 3 , 338 98 87 93 107 4 , 900 4,956 101 5 ,5 89 5, 633 101 193 201 104 2 ,243 2 , 210 99 2, 546 2,513 99 85 87 102 2 , 349 2/ 2,345 10 0 4,592 1/4,555 99 2, 609 2/2,621 10~ 1/ 5, 155 5 , 13 4 100 69 2/73 106 154 ~7160 104 Pig Crop Dec . .!I - Feb. tra r ch-Hay Dec. !/-Hay June-Augu st Se p t . - Nov. J un e - Nov. 13,334 13,822 104 22, 380 21,476 96 35 .714 35,298 99 16, 276 15,652 96 16 ,679 32,955 41 ,116 16,241 23 , 895 40 ,136 17 ,871 Pigs per litt er : Number Jec . ! /-Feb. : 7.30 7.09 Ma r ch - May : 7.28 7.14 De c . .!I-Nay : 7.29 7.12 June-August : 7.26 7.08 Sept. - Nov. : 7.10 June - Nov. : 7.18 1/ 0ecembe r pr eceding year . 1/ Intentions . Numbe r 97 7.08 98 7.16 98 7.36 7.13 98 7.11 1/ In t entions for September-November . 713 651 98 1 ,364 618 Numbe r 6.60 7 .00 97 6 .79 7.10 DATA NOT AVAI LABLE FOR PERIOJS BLANK . ~ Uc0: 0 (""") eI n' . \- 'r'-l Ie twl aII:: : t: lD (J ~ cw > W 0 :::i Z :l --.;_. -- - ; Hu q f.., 0 '"/ j lI :. r I"'7I GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE 1' ) - ATHENS, GEORGIA Dr i- Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we e k ended Se pt em ber 22 was 7,615,000--8 percent less than the previous week but 12 pe r cent more than the co m parable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Repo r t in g S ervic e . An estimated 10,692,000 broiler type e ggs were s e t by Georgia hatcheries--4 percent more than the previous week and 2 p ercent more than t he c om pa r a bl e week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks i n 21 r e p o r t i ng Stat e s t otale d 52,927,000--7 ' percent les s than the previous week but 9 pe rcent more t ha n t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set w e re 70,71 6, OOO--sli g ht l y more tha n both the previous week and the same week a year ago. Week Ended July 21 July 28 Aug . 4 Aug . 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HA TCHINGS A N D CHICK P LA CE M E N T S Eggs Set 1../ Net Cros s Stat e I Movement I of Chi ck s I Chi ck s Placed for B r oile r s in Georgia 1972 1973 0/0 of year ago 1972 I 197 3 19 7 2 1973 0/0 of year ago Thousands Tho usands T housands 10,744 10,689 10,442 10,469 10,458 10,200 8, 828 9,497 10,381 10,451 10, 249 10,382 10,387 10 , 531 10, 591 10,725 9,671 9,413 10, 279 10,692 95 97 99 101 101 105 110 99 99 I I 10 2 f 154 f302 fl 04 fl17 f 85 f 214 f1 85 f1 58 -7 f20 8 f 45 - 72 - 84 - 46 - 48 - 24 3 - 112 f 57 - 108 -129 8, 643 7,711 89 f.\ , 90 4 8,070 91 8, 684 7,996 92 8, 595 8,301 97 8,480 8,426 99 8,494 8, 150 96 8,46 0 8,293 98 8,393 8,427 100 8, 09 1 8,238 102 6, 813 7,615 112 EGG TYP E Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 22 was 965, 000--6 percent less than the previous we ek but 38 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,435,000 egg s for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent less than t he previous we e k but 97 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent o f the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the we ek ended Sep t e m b er 22 were up 40 percent and settings were up 42 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wa s h. Miss . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND C HI C KS HAT C HED, 19 73 . Eggs Set Sept. Sept. Sept. 8 15 22 0/0 o f I Chick s Hatched yea r Sept. Sept . Sept. a go 2/ 8 15 22 Thousands T housands 1, 458 1,308 239 1, 457 1, 414 180 1, 4 35 1, 841 219 197 120 207 I 983 II i 1, 115 163 1,024 1,092 14 7 965 1,346 208 322 396 337 101 314 339 313 3,327 3,447 3,832 14 2 2,575 2, 602 2,832 0/0 of year ago 2/ 138 138 484 10 1 140 Total 1972* 3, 021 3, 313 2,704 2,66 0 2, 13 7 2 , 0 2 8 I %of Last Year 110 10 4 142 97 122 140 * 1../ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries p rodu c in g c h i c ks for hatc hery supply flocks. 2/ Current we ek as percent of same w e ek la s t ye a r. R evi s e d. B R OIL E R TYP E E G GS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 ST ATE Ala bam a A r kan sas Califor nia De lawa r e Flor ida GEORG IA Indiana Loui s iana I Maine Maryland Mis sis sippi Missouri N. Ca r olin a Ore gon Penns ylvania S . Carolina Tenne ss e e Texas Virginia Wa s hingt on W. Vir ginia TOTAL 1973 (21 State s) TOTAL 1972':< E GGS SET We ek Ended Sept . 8 Sept. 15 Sept . 22 Thousands 8,591 11 ,957 1,628 2,923 1,375 9,691 12, 536 1,882 3, 030 1,66 5 9,937 12,217 2,063 2,93 3 1, 700 9 , 413 10, 2 7 9 10 , 6 9 2 43 0 718 1,808 4 , 58 4 4,928 245 6, 6 15 298 1,970 556 618 3, 933 1, 849 424 0 64,863 393 1,044 2, 120 4, 603 5,347 349 6,897 407 2, 102 593 607 4 , 3 13 2,094 417 0 70,369 425 1, 0 3 6 2,044 4,60 3 5, 422 312 7,048 391 1,985 616 597 4, 214 2,065 416 0 70,716 CHIC _(S PLACE D II% of yea "a go r 1 I Week Ended Sept. Sept. 8 15 Sept. 22 Thousands I I 103 7,609 7,566 7, 103 98 103 106 i 109 10, 105 1, 643 2 ,49 3 I 1, 085 9,747 1,719 1,960 1, 062 9,435 1,372 2, 139 1,050 I 10 2 8, 4 2 7 8,238 7, 615 1 19 1 98 115 93 93 122 93 68 116 95 88 100 114 12 1: 100 11 5 9 31 1, 4 6 5 3, 577 4 , 567 43 5 5, 2 80 299 1, 210 598 1, 120 3, 480 1, 57 6 355 385 56,755 217 886 1, 540 4,069 4, 726 488 5,237 257 1, 277 "6 17 1, 311 3, 407 1,595 353 348 56,1620 10 4 876 1, 449 3,813 4, 497 332 4, 485 321 1, 219 604 1, 202 3, 148 1,527 302 334 52,927 % of year ago II I : I 105 I I I 108 132 I I I 88 86 I I 112 44 80 134 149 101 89 103 145 107 95 157 108 106 130 109 109 64,045 71,612 70,696 57,218 55,281 48.743 0/0 ! _ of_ L_ a s_ t Y_e_ ar_1 101 98 i__n._n. I I q. q. 102 109 * !-.I Current week as percent of same week last year. R e v i s e d . (j) J.l .:...l, ...... :l 1:1 I (J ro I . .... . .... I J.l r.tl '.(cJ : ~bll a . . ,.c ~ (/) I...., Z ro I. 0 ...., ~ U) .:<.>.-. ..c..d.. ~ (,) J.l (/) u~ ~ bll..c: ....1.....:,1~ "'" ! Z .."3 \I -0 "<; ~~ lL _ VI 0 i ~ ..-i ... ~ 0 od ~ r-i ~~ .... 0. I .~ )q: P<:: o A:~ :: < "c ::J ... /-).ua Ha t Ial .... C/) OO~ til H :::l til t:lo H QJ ~ aH ~ t:loP<:: QJ...:! QJQJ .ut.!l< >e:l...-l oM til (/) QJ .. uH i.o(/)(J~(/)H Q) -H I=l rz.. H.u.u ...... QJrz.. QJtIl(/)\O,.c::o .u.u .... co.u -I-lC/).u ...... < ell til "QCJlC.u/) ...u.. I=l ~ I) 'V G- Hb q :) : r; ,G4 ~G\A A. 7:J /ct l 3 ~() FARM S5' REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA HONEY Sep tembe r I, 1973 Released 9/28/73 UN I TED STATES HONEY PRODUCT I ON Commercial apiaries with 300 or more colonies in the 20 major honey producing States expect to produce 116 mill ion pounds of honey i n 1973. This is 3 percent less than the Commercial Production in 1972 but 1/5 greater than in 1971. Commercial apiar ies had 1,572,000 colonies of bees in 1973 compared with 1,630,000 a year ago and 1,605,000 in 1971. Yield per colony for the 20 major States is expected to average 74 pounds, up sl ightly from 1972 but 14 pounds more t han in 1971. Commercial production in Cal i f o r ni a is expected to be 17,490,000 pounds, down one-sixth from last year, due to fewer colonies of bees. South Dakota production, at 12,688,000 pounds, is expected to be a tenth below las t year. Numbe r of colonies of bees is up 51 ightly but yield per colony is expected to be off 20 pounds from last year. In Florida, both number of colonies and yield per colony are expected to be up sl ightly from a year ago, resulting in a 6 percent i nc re a se in commercial production to 13,328,000 pounds i n 1973. In Cal ifornia, colonies have been in good to excellent condition. In 1973, honey flow has been good, particularly on buckwheat in southern areas. Flow on citrus and other fruits has been somewhat disappointing. In the Pla ins States, summer weather has been dry, damaging honey plants and decreasing production. i -, -, -- V I ,) -1 Reissued by: The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. State Ar izo na Ca I i for n i a Co lo rado FIor ida Georgia Idah o 111 i no i s Iowa ~\ ich i g a n Mi nnes o ta Mont a na Ne bra ska New Vork No rth Carol ina No r th Dakota Oregon South Da kota Texas ~'J a s h i ngton H i scons i n 20 States COLONIES OF BEES AND COMMERCIAL HON EY PRODUCTION IN 20 MAJ OR PRODUC ING STATES 1972-73 .!/ Colonies of Bees 1972 1973 1,000 Colonies 1973 as % of : 1972 Pe r c e n t Yie ld Per Colony 1972 1973 Pounds Honey Produ ction 1972 1973 1,000 Pounds 1973 as % of 1972 Pe rcent 43 47 109 418 330 79 32 26 81 130 136 105 52 70 2,23 6 3, 290 147 50 53 20, 900 17,490 84 71 66 2,272 1, 716 76 97 98 12,610 13,3 28 106 69 70 101 38 49 2,6 22 3 , 430 131 86 100 116 11 10 91 42 36 86 61 56 92 91 90 99 72 73 101 104 110 106 53 54 102 6 7 117 59 72 122 25 26 104 115 122 106 81 81 100 77 76 99 55 50 91 47 55 4,042 5 , 500 136 63 64 693 640 92 80 100 3 ,360 3 ,600 107 55 70 3,355 3 , 920 117 98 II I 8, 918 9 , 990 112 110 91 7, 920 6,643 84 80 68 8,320 7,480 90 59 65 3,127 3,510 112 60 90 360 630 175 142 92 8,378 6,624 79 41 40 1,025 1,040 101 124 104 14,260 12,688 89 96 65 7,776 5 ,265 68 43 45 3, 311 3,420 103 72 115 3,960 5,750 145 1.630 1,572 96 73.3 73.8 119, 445 115,954 97 .!/ Colon ies and honey product ion from apiari es wi th 300 or more colonies . l.:' I... ..... I .------ Atter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS r " -- . .\ ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'a' OepOttmenl of Agricult ure AGR - 101 =-- -- - - .......... --:----=~=-==="'=''''''' ~ ' "9 ~ c0 '"I ,Gu';j.o-- - - , A'3 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVES TOCK REPORT .A U G U S T i ~ 9 7 3 _j ; A Y GHTER ~ UNI.VERSITY OF G"OR(;I,ll eleased - _ _ ... ,0 ,"", """ 10/1173 I GEORG 'AI UL: I " ,"IJI j Auqust Red Meat Production Up Sl iq h tl y ~ l ~~~-=~ Georgia 's red meat product ion in commer ci al pl an ts during August 1973 totaled 29.3 mill ion pounds, according to the Georg ia Crop Re po rting Serv ic e. This was 12 percent less than the 33.2 mill ion pou nds du ri ng the same mo nt h l as t year but slightly above the 29.2 mill ion pounds for July 1973 . CaU 1e S1auqhter Commercial plants in Georg ia repo r ted 25,500 hea d of ca tt l e s l a ugh t e r ed during August 1973 -- 2,300 above last mon th a nd 1 , 000 above August 1972 . Calf Slauqhter August calf slaughter in Geo r gia pl a nts numbe re d 400 hea d - - 200 above July 1973 but 1,400 below August 1972. Hoq Slauqhter Commercial hog slaughter i n Geo r g ia pla nts tota l ed 122 ,000 head in August 1973, 4,000 less than in the prev ious mo nt h an d 34 ,0 00 l e s s th a n in Augus t 1972. 48 STAT ES Auqust Red Meat Production Down 14 Perce nt From 1972 Commercial production o f red me at i n th e 48 St a tes t o t a l ed 2,701 mill ion pounds i ~ August, 14 percent less than a year earl ier and 2 percent above July 1973. Commercial meat product ion includ es slau ght er in Fede ral l y i ns pe c t ed and other slaughter plants, but excludes ani mals slau ghtere d on f a rms. Beef Production Down 17 Percent From 1972 Beef product ion was 1,659 milli on po unds, 17 percent less than August 1972. Cattle k ill totaled 2 ,691,800 head , down 16 percent f rom a year earl ier. Live weight per head was 1,028 pounds, 2 pounds more than 1972, but 17 pounds below July 1973. Veal Production Down 34 Percent From A Year Earl ier There we re 25 mil I ion pounds o f veal produce d dur ing August, down 34 percent from the 38 mill io n pounds produ ced in Augus t 1972. Calf slaug hter was 39 percent less than a year earl ier. Live weight per hea d was 281 pounds, 20 pounds more t han August 1972. Pork Production Down 11 Perce nt From A Year Ea r l ier Pork production totaled 973 mi l l ion pou nds , 11 percen t less than a year earlier. Hog kill totaled 5,888,400 head, down 15 percent f rom Augus t 1972. Live weight per head was 240 pounds, 5 pounds ab ove last ye a r bu t down 5 pounds from last month's level. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of l ive we ig ht wa s 6 . 1 pounds, compared with 7.7 i n August 1972. Lamb and Mutton Up 2 Percent Fr om Auqus t 1972 There were 44 mill ion pound s o f lamb a nd mutto n p ro duc e d in August, up 2 percent from a year earl ie r . Sheep an d lamb sl au ght e r t o tal ed 888, 500 head, up 2 percent. Average 1 ive weight was 103 poun ds, 2 po und s ab ove a yea r ea r l ier and 2 pounds less than last month. Poultry Production Down 4 Percent From Las t Year Produc t io n of poultry meat t o t a l ed 1,070 mi llion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. Thi s i s 43 mill ion less t ha n in Augus t 1972 . Spec ie GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ Numbe r Average Slaughtered August 1972 1973 Live i~e i ght August 1972 1973 ' 1, 000 Head Pounds Total Live We i ght August 1972 197) 1,000 Pounds Geor qia: Cattl e Calves Hogs Shee p a nd Lambs 24.5 25.5 911 1.8 .4 459 156.0 122.0 216 889 22,320 22,670 392 826 157 227 33,696 27,694 48 States: Ca tt Ie Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 3,214 .8 259 .8 6,946.8 871. 7 2,691 .8 158.7 5,888 .4 888.5 1,026 261 235 101 1,028 281 240 103 3,298,835 67 ,715 .1,634,43 7 87. 761 2,767,399 44,530 1,41 2,596 9 1, 561 .!.I Includes slaughter under Federal i nspe c t ion and ot her commercial slaughter, excludes farm slaughter. Commod i ty and Unit AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARME RS AND HOG- CORN . RATIOS, SEPTEI1BER 15, 1973 \,/ 1TH COl1PAR ISONS Georgia United States Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 : Sept. 15 Aug. 15 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 - - Do l l a r s Sept. 15 1973 Corn, bu. 1. 28 Hogs, cwt. 27.40 Cat t l e , cwt. 30.40 Calves, cwt. 42 .50 - - - - - - -: - - - - - - Hog- Corn Rat io .l/ 21.4 2.90 53.50 49.80 68.00 18.4 2.40 45.00 46.70 64.70 18.8 1. 22 28.10 34.00 -45.60 - -- 23.0 2.68 56.50 51.70 68.50 ---- 21.1 2.15 43.80 47.20 -62.00 --- 20 . 4 1/ Bushels of corn equal i n value to 100 lbs. hogs, 1ive wei gh t. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agr icul tural Stat istician In Charge Agricultural Statistician ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- ------- ---------- ----- --- -- --- ------- --- ------------ ---- --------- -- The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricult ure . Arter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture St a t i s t i cal Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS fjAl";'R S1TY OF GEORGIA DC 3 1973 ~~~~---- LI RA nEES fosTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S' a'., Oeportment of Agriculture ---~"-AGR - 101 ACQ DI V 943 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA UNIV LIBRARIES ATHENS GA 30601 5 /~- A thens Georgi a 1 , .,. >nv 0< G" ORCIA Week End i ng Oc t ober 1 , 1973 OCT ~~ L73 GEORGI A CROPS jj ATURI NG U '.R At he ns, Ga " Oc t obe r 1 , 1 973 - - Al l olf~'l"T'fre>"ia I s Rel e a s e d 3 p .m. ~onday are approaching maturity throughout t he St a t e and ha r ve st i s wel l und erway for many , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Serv i c e . Only a few l a t e planted crops will make add i t i ona l growth. Soil mois- ture wa s r e po r t ed adequate f or grow ing cr op s in mos t ar e a s . A f ew counties along the Alabama line and i n s c a t t er ed ar eas e ls ewhe re r eported moisture shortages. Peanut har ves t du rin g t he week proceeded rapidly except whe r e hindered by showers . County Exten s i on Chai rmen rep or t ed d i gging 85 per c ent and picki ng 73 percent completed. Some areas r ep or t ed r e cord yi e l ds . Ha r v e s t of corn fo r s ila ge nea r e d compl etion and harves t f or gr a i n was 24 percent completed. Condit i on was rated as fa i r to good. Cot Lon defoli ation co nt i nue d i n s ou ther n and central a r eas an d had begun upstate. The condition o f c otton wa s r e ported f a i r to good . Bol l ~~orm control has been rather difficult in so me are a s . Abou t 6 pe r cen t of t he crop was reported pi cked by the end of the period. The so ybean c r op wa s r eporte d in fa i r t o good co ndition. Improved soil moisture conditions were beneficial f or late planted beans . Only a few soybeans had been harvested by the end of t he week . Pasture , hay crops and catt l e were rep or t e d in mos t l y good condition . Hay harvest was hampered by s howe r s in ma ny areas . Land pre parat i on f or small gr a i n s and winter pastures was very active. About 17 percent of the intended sma ll gr a i n acr e a ge has been seeded . The pecan cr op was r a t ed a s fa i r t o good . Nu t s have begun to fall in southernmost areas. \\1EATHER SDt-frIARY - _. War m wea t he r Ha s the rule over the State for the past week as temperatures ave r a ge d 2 t o 5 degree s above normal . The warmest reported temperature was 92 degrees a t r~acon on the 24th , a nd the coolest was 52 degrees on the 23rd at Cornelia in the northea s t mo un t a in section . The we a t he r c on t i nued dry early i n t he pe r i od, but scattered showers began to develop by midweek. The he aviest r a i n s occurre d in t he vicinity of the Georgia coast where 2 to 3 inch amoun t s were c ommon , Cl a x t on meas ur ed more than 4 inches and Ft. Stewart was soaked wit h 6. 11 i nche s . Elsewher e over the St ate amoun t s averaged from one half to one inch, exce pt in t he so u t h- c ent r a l area whe re amoun t s we r e mostly l ess than one tenth of an inch, The wea the r ov e r the we e ke nd c on tinued war m wi th scattered s howers over t he northwest' ha l f of t he St a t e but l ittle or no ra i n in t he s outheast ha l f . Several spots in the extreme nor t hwe s t r e po r t e d mo re t han 2 i nches. The ou tlook fo r t he peri od We dne s day through Friday calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warm weather ~vi th widely scattered afternoon s howers. Afternoon highs will be ma i n ly in t he 80 s v i t h ov ernight l ows in t he 60s . The St a t i st i c a l Repor ting Se rvice, At he ns, Georgia , i n cooperation with the Cooperative Ext ens i on Se r v i c e , Unive rs i ty of Geor gi a ; Ge org i a Department of Agr i cul t ur e; and the Na t i ona l Wea the r Servic e Fore ca s t Of f i c e, NOAA , U. S, Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTHENT OF CO~1ERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre cipita t io n For The Week Ending Se p t embe r 28, 19 73 r U' " ITY OF GEORGIA Ll or: 3 l' 73 ~- n: __ oJ: Fo r th e pe riod Sep t e mbe r 28-0 c t ob e r 1. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ 51_.POSTAGE & FEESPAID Unile4 0.,.01"""1 o' "'icw'''''' AGR 101 , G~ A3 10'/3 I) d,).; ~a~G\AFARM R GEORGIA CROP REPOR T ING SERVIC E .114 A T HE NS , GEORG IA SEPTEMBER ~ 5 ~973 AGRICULTURAL PRICES October 2, 1973 GEORGIA Uf.0EX IJOWi~ 28 POINTS The All Commodities Index of Prices Rec e i ve d by Georgia farmers in September was 196 percent, a decrease of 23 points from the previous mont h but 73 points a bove September 1972 , according to the Georgia Cr op Reporting Servic e. The September Al l Crops Index wa s 4 points below the previous month at 167 . The Livestock and Li v es t ock Products Index was 218 pe r cent , 47 poi n t s below the previous mon t h but 95 points above September 197 2 . The decrease i n the All Commodi t i e s Index resulted from lower prices for corn , oats, hay , hog s , be e f cat t le, calves, chickens, eg gs and turkeys. UN I TED STATES PRICES RECEI VED I NDEX DOWi~ 16 POINTS PRICES PAID I ND EX DOWN 1 POINT The Index of Prices Re ce i v ed by Fa rmer s decreased 16 points (8 percent) to 191 percent of the January-December 1967 average durin g the month ended September 15 , 1973. Contributing most to the decrease since August were lower pr i ce s for hogs , cattle , soybeans, and corn. Higher pri~es for milk, cotton , and wheat wer e only partially offsetting. The index was 62 points (48 percent) above a ye ar earlier . The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for September 15 was 150 , down 1 point (2/3 percent) from mid-August. Lower prices for feed and feeder livestock more than offset sharply higher prices for seed s and moderate price increases for build ing materials , farm machinery, and fertilizer. The index was 22 points (17 percent) above Sept ember 1972 . 1967 = 100 GEORGIA I NDEX NUMBERS --- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Aug. 15 1972 Sept. 15 1 9 72 f 15 1973 Sept. 15 1973 Prices Re ce i v ed Al l Commodities All Crops 1/119 123 1./ 224 196 l/12o 1/124 171 167 Livestock and Livestock Products . 118 1 23 1/265 218 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES Prices Received 12 8 129 207 191 Prices Paid , Interest , Taxes & Farm Wa ge Rates 127 12 8 151 150 Ra t i o 2) 1 01 101 137 127 1/ Revised . l/ Ra t i o of Inde x of Pr ic es Received by Fa rms to I ndex of Prices Paid, Interest , Taxe s , and Farm Wa ge Rates . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFI E Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statist ical Reporting Se r vice, USDA, 1861 We s t Br oa d Street , Athe ns , Geor gi a in cooperation wi t h the Georgia Depa r t men t of Agr i c ul t ur e . PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, SEPTEMBER 15 , 1973 WITH CO}~ARISONS GEORGIA UNITED STATES Commodity and Unit Sept. 15 Aug. 15 Sep t. 15 Sept . 15 Aug. 15 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 Sept. 15 1973 PRICES RECEI VED Wheat, bu . $ Oa t s, bu . $ Corn, bu. $ Cotton ~ lb . Cottonseed, ton $ Soybeans, bu . $ Peanuts, lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ Hay, baled, ton : All $ Alfalfa $ Other l/ $ Mi l k Cows , head $ Hogs, cwt. $ Beef Cattle, All, cwt.!/ $ Cows , cwt . l/ $ Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ Calves , cwt. $ Mi l k, Sold to Plants,cwt . Fluid Mar ke t $ Ma nuf ac t ur ed $ All $ Turkeys, lb. Chickens , Lb , : Excluding Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs , all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching , doz . 1.42 .88 1. 28 30.0 47.50 15.0 7.40 32 .00 35.00 32 .00 290.00 27.40 30.40 23.60 35.50 42.50 1/7 25 1/7. 25 24 .0 10.0 14.5 37.7 34 .3 60.0 3 . 65 1.35 2.90 8.50 15 .3 15.90 36.50 36.50 455.00 53 .50 49.80 39.70 57.40 68.00 3/8.50 1/8 . 50 34.0 27.0 42.0 78 .8 74 .4 100.0 3.90 1.31 2.40 16.2 10.75 35.00 35.00 445.00 45.00 46.70 38.40 52.90 64 .70 4/8.70 !!../8 .70 30 .0 26 .0 30.5 68.8 64.1 90 .0 1. 73 . 645 1.22 3/26 .69 44. 10 3. 26 14.8 3/ 4. 49 4.45 1.13 2.68 36 .72 86.00 8.99 14.9 8.81 29 .80 31.30 26 .60 398.00 312 8 . 10 3734.00 3/25.10 3/35.80 3/45 .60 39 .00 41.40 33.10 531.00 56.50 51. 70 37.90 55.20 68.50 6.57 5 .10 6.21 21.7 3/7.46 3/6.23 3/7.17 40.0 3/9.4 1/15 . 4 33 .9 22.6 37.8 69.4 4.62 1.09 2.15 44.59 101. 00 5 .81 16.0 6.18 43.10 46.60 35.30 536.00 43.80 47.20 35.50 49.70 62.00 4/7.92 ""/6.63 !!.-/7.63 41.7 23.0 30.3 64.2 PRICES PAID, FEED Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton : 14% protein $ 16% protein $ 18% protein $ 20% protein $ Hog Feed, 14% - 18 % 79.00 82.00 83.00 88.00 117.00 124.00 127.00 149 .00 117.00 124 .00 128 .00 145.00 74.00 81.00 84 .00 88.00 112 .00 126 .00 132 .00 1?l2.00 113.00 120 .00 127.00 133.00 protein , cwt. $ Cottonseed Mea l , 4l%,cwt.$ Soybean Me a l , 44%,cwt. $ Bran , cwt . $ Mi ddl i ngs , cwt . $ Corn Hea l, cwt. $ Poultry Feed ~ ton : Broiler Grower Feed $ Laying Feed $ Chick Starter $ Al f a l f a Ha y , ton $ All Other Hay, ton $ 4.70 5 .60 6.70 4 .35 4.40 3.75 91 .00 84 .00 100.00 41.00 38.00 8.60 12 .00 19 .00 6 .40 6.40 6 .60 177.00 158.00 189.00 44 .00 40 .5 0 7.40 12.00 16.50 6.90 6. 80 6 . 20 163.00 133 .00 161.00 40.50 4 .80 5 .99 6 .80 4.06 4.08 3.62 98 .00 88.00 104.00 39.40 3/36.20 8.40 12.40 18.60 6.45 6 .48 6.20 182.00 165.00 198.00 51.70 43.50 7.72 12.10 14.90 6.07 6.12 5.87 169.00 148.00 175 .00 55.50 44.90 !/ II COWSII and "steers and he Lfers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls . 2/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter , but not dairy cows for herd replacement . 3/ Revised. !!../ Preliminary. l/ Includes all hay except alfalfa. Atter l"1ve vays Keturn to United States Department of Agricu1 Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS UM " r " S ITY OF GFORr, IA o t 1973 U ::: r.MHES ~, POSTAGE & FEES PAID United S'ate. Department of Agriculture AGR - 101 GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA B ROILE R TYPE P'Iac e m ent of broiler chicks in Georgia during t he week e n de d September 29 was 7,760,000--2 percent m or e than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Repo r ti ng Service. An estimated 10,589,000 broiler type e ggs we re s et by Georgia hatcheries-I percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than t he comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repor ting S t a t es totaled 50,304,000--5 percent less than the previous week but slightly more t ha n the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs s et wer e 69 ,3 23, 000- - 2 percent less than the p r evio us week but 3 percent more than a year ago . Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P LACEMENTS Eggs Set J:. / Net Cr o s s State i Movem ent of Chicks I Chi ck s Placed for Broi l e r s in Georgia 0/0 of I 0/0 of 1972 1973 year 1972 1973 197 2 1973 year ago ago Thousands Tho usands Tho us a n d s J uly 28 10, 689 10, 38 2 97 !-302 - 72 Aug. 4 10,442 10,387 99 !-1 04 - 84 Aug. 11 10,469 10,531 101 fI 17 - 4 6 Aug. 18 10,458 10 , 591 101 !- 8 5 - 48 Aug . 25 10,20 0 10,725 105 !- 21 4 -2 43 Sept. 1 8, 828 9,671 110 !-1 85 -112 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 9,497 10,381 9,413 10, 279 99 f158 !- 57 99 - 7 -108 Sept. 22 10,451 10, 692 102 !-20 8 - 129 Sept. 29 0 10,341 10, 589 102 !- 3 8 I- 96 8, 904 8,070 91 8,684 7,996 92 8, 59 5 8,301 97 8,480 8,426 99 8, 494 8, 150 96 8,460 8, 293 98 8, 393 8,427 100 8,091 8,238 102 6, 8 13 7,615 112 7,280 7,760 107 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia dur ing the we ek e nde d September 29 was 1,135,000--18 percent more than the previo us week and 107 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1, 3 6 7, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent less than the previous week but 61 percent more t h a n the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S . in 1972, hatchings during the week ended September 29 were up 13 percent and settings were up 12 per cent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1973 Eggs Set 0/0 of Chicks Hatched Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 yea r S ept. a go 2/ 15 S ept. 22 Sept. 29 Thousands Thousands I % of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash . Miss. Total 1973 1,457 1,435 1, 367 161 1,41 4 1,841 1, 772 92 180 219 150 21 4 396 337 350 87 3,447 3,832 3,6 39 11 2 1,024 965 1, 135 207 1,092 1,346 1,029 79 147 208 196 10 1 339 313 243 90 2 ,6 0 2 2, 832 2,603 113 Total 19 7 2 ':< 3,313 2,704 3,250 2, 137 2,028 2, 308 0/0 of Last Year 104 142 112 122 140 113 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same we e k la s t year. ':< R e v i s e d . B ROILE R TYPE EGGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO MMERCIAL AR E AS BY WEEKS - 1973 Page 2 STATE EGGS SET I Week Ended Sept . Sept. Sept. 15 22 29 Thousands I I % of CHI CKS PLACED -ViT eek E nd e d year Sept. Sept . Sept . a go 1/ 15 22 29 Thousands Alabam a Ar kansas California Delawar e Florida 9, 691 12, 536 1, 882 3, 030 1, 665 9,937 12, 217 2,0 6 3 2,933 1,700 9, 456 102 12,417 106 1,994 112 2,848 119 1, 70 9 109 7,566 9, 747 1, 71 9 1, 960 1,0 62 7, 103 9, 435 1,372 2,139 1,050 6 , 4 76 8, 7 10 01, 290 2,647 8 12 GEORGIA 10, 279 10, 692 10 , 589 102 8, 238 7, 615 7, 76 0 Indiana L ou isiana Main e Mar yl an d Mi s si s s i pp i Mis s o ur i N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennesse e Texas Virginia Was hingt on W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 393 1, 044 2, 120 4, 603 5,3 47 34 9 6, 897 407 2, 10 2 593 607 4,3 13 2,094 417 0 70, 369 425 1,036 2,044 4,6 03 5, 42 2 3 12 7,04 8 39 1 1, 98 5 6 16 597 4,2 14 2, 06 5 4 16 0 70,71 6 4 14 121 1, 016 104 2,0 83 113 4 , 50 1 96 5, 37 8 9 5 209 114 6,689 98 4 86 100 2, 129 121 62 4 96 6 26 93 3, 734 98 2,05 3 108 368 92 0- 69 ,323 103 2 17 886 1,540 4 , 06 9 4, 726 488 5, 23 7 2 57 1,277 6 17 1, 311 3, 407 1 , 5 95 35 3 34 8 56, 620 104 876 1, 449 3, 8 13 4,497 332 4,485 3 21 1, 219 60 4 1, 202 3, 148 1,527 302 33 4 52,927 93 74 5 1, 116 3, 145 4, 001 340 4, 948 2 37 1, 150 611 1, 03 4 3, 173 1, 4 35 3 15 266 50, 304 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 71,612 70 ,696 67, 426 % of Last Year I I i 98 100 103 I 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 55, 281 4 8,743 50,2 30 102 109 100 * Revised. I%. of Iyear ago 1/ III 95 79 94 83 107 71 78 15 8 109 95 69 98 10 9 96 102 113 96 104 156 100 100 I I .r.1=o.1 u p::; .~ (il .~ Z 4-' oj -< (I) ~~ -< 4-':I-:ll .-i ::l ~ .~ I-l co -< Q) bl) ..Irc-ol :>-cO -..<... ...~... o;:> ~ ~ ..r.o.. ~ .~ o- en U oI-l ..... 0Q) oQ) I-l ~ Q) en (J) ~ bl)Q) ~-B '.;:j ~ oI-l ~ 0Q)..4~-' p::j I-l 4-' ~(I) .u...."'dro Q) 4-' 0 ~ .~ I-l ~~~ (I) ::l4-'4-' U en . .... Q) ~ ;s -< .-i 4-< -.0 o co 4-' .-i 1=1 Q) 8 4-' Ir-ol 0.. Q) q(I). . ~ ~ .;! :; u Q .~ <-< ~-o ::l i r-I ~\IJ ~e O r-t ~d0. I ~:p:: 2 ~ ~~ t!l ->+J 0 0 bO:=> CIlI-lPo\-l\-lI:Q ::::lCllalI:QO Po P:: al ....:l alal +Jt!lt=l...-len H ~ CIl al .. U i Week Ending October 8 ~ 1973 A thens , Ge.o...-rg-l-il - -' . U : J. . .! . T1 ~L 1973 Released 3 p.m. Tuesday CROP HARVEST PROGRESSING SMOOTHL Athens. Ga., October 9, 1973 -- Harvest of Georgia's major crops made good progress last week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Due to adverse weather in the spring. many of the State's crops remained 'about two to three weeks' later than normal, in their 'development throughout the growing season. This caused harvest operations to begin later than usual but they were progressing smoothly through last week under mostly favorable harvesting weather. Reports of favorable yields were becoming increasingly numerous as the harvest advanced . County Extension Agents in North Georgia said their soil moisture supplies were mostly adequate last week while their counterparts in the southern half of the State rated their's as short to mostly adequate. Rains interrupted farming oper a tions in some northern areas during the week. Georgia leads the Nation in peanut production and har ve s t of this year's bumper crop was complete in many counties. Overall, 94 percent of t he cr op has been dug and 87 percent threshed. Yields have been very favorable. On October 8~ t he Fede r a l - St a t e Inspection Service reported over 1.1 billion pounds of Georgia "goober-s " already inspected. Corn was rated in fair to mostly good condition with 35 per cen t of the crop already gathered. Harvest is expected to accelerate in South Georgia as peanut harvest is completed. Removal of cotton foliage became more widespread over the State last week as growers prepared for mechanical picking. About 15 percent of the crop has already been picked with that remaining being described in fair to mostly good condition. Soybeans were rated fair to mostly good but were under heavy attack by a variety of insects. Harvest was still at very modest l ev e l s. Pasture and hay crop conditions declined seasonally during the week but were still rated mostly good. Cattle were also described in good condition. Seeding of small grains and land preparation were moderately active during the week. About one-fourth of these crops has now been sown, Statewide. Pecans were falling in a larger part of South Georgia last week. The crop was rated in fair to good condition. Yield differences between sprayed and unsprayed groves are expected to be quite dramatic this year. Fire ants were spreading northward at a rapid rate and becoming more of a problem in areas already infested. Armyworms were troublesome over much of the State with late soybeans and newly sprouted small grains as their favorite target. WEATHER SUMMARY -- Temperatures averaged 4 to 6 degrees above normal for the week. A cloudy~ rainy period in the northern half of the State early in the week lowered readings to near seasonal for a couple of days but otherwise the week was warm. Highest recorded ' was 94 degrees at Macon on Sunday~ September 30th. Lowest observed was 52 at Blairsville Thursday morning with several of the other high mountain valley locations also dipping into the low or middle 50s. Outside of these mountain counties lowest recorded was 59 occurring at Rome Thursday morning and at Augusta Friday. Rain occurred mainly over the weekend, ending Statewide by midweek. Rainfall was heavy in the northern third of the State with weekly totals recorded at approximately 25 locations exceeding one inch. In the northeast. Toccoa recorded 4.73 and in the northwest Tallapoosa 6.17. Moder a t e amounts were observed in west central and southwest Georgia with over half of 13 reporting points recording more than an inch. The outlook indicates a chance of showers Friday or Saturday then turning a little ,cool er as a cold front moves southeastward across the State. The Statistical Reporting Service , Athens, Georgia , in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Department of Agriculture; and 't he National Weather Service Forecast Office , NOAA, U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre c ip i t ation Fo r the Wee k End i ng Oc ~obe r~5 , 1973 ,.. t _ * Fo r t he pe riod Oc tobe r 5-8. T Les s than . 005 inch . Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Ace DI V 990 UN I VERSI TY OF GF O R G I ~ UNIV l. J 8 R.o. R IES ATHENS GA 306 01 I I ;/ /. / .t;: I v$;-.: ./ '- --J I ~ PCl5TAGE &FEES "AI) UooitM s..n 0.._, of AtricoolAGR 101 ;1 J \-\ D q OD I G- 4- A3 I 13 O' 1:J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS Eggs Set J:../ Net Cro s s State Movement of Chi ck s Chi ck s Placed for B r oil e r s in Georgia 1972 1973 0/0 of year ago 1972 197 3 19 72 1973 0/0 of year ago Thousands Thousands Thous a n d s Aug. 4 Aug . 11 Aug . 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 10,442 10, 387 99 !-104 - 84 10,469 10, 531 101 1-117 - 4 6 10,458 10, 591 101 I- 85 - 4 8 10, 20 0 10,725 105 1-214 - 24 3 8, 828 9,671 110 ,l185 -112 9,497 9,413 99 !-158 I- 57 10 ,381 10, 279 99 - 7 -108 10,451 10, 692 102 !-208 - 129 10,341 10, 589 102 ,l 38 ,l 96 7,720 9,043 117 !- 82 -163 8 ,6 84 7,996 92 8, 595 8, 301 97 8, 480 8,426 99 8, 4 94 8, 150 96 8, 460 8,293 98 8,393 8,427 100 8,091 8,238 102 6, 813 7,615 112 7,280 7,760 107 8,338 8,352 100 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 6 was 1,101,000- -3 percent less than the previous week but 83 percent more than the comparable week last year. A n estimated 1,309,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 4 percent 1es s than t h e previous week but 57 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during t h e week ended October 6 were up 5 percent and settings were up 12 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Sept. 22 Eggs Set Sept. Oct. 29 6 0/0 of year ago 2/ Chicks Hatched Sept. Sept. Oct. 22 29 6 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss . Total 1973 1,435 1,367 1,309 157 1,841 1,772 1, 703 98 219 150 44 18 337 350 405 139 3,832 3,639 3,461 112 965 1, 135 1, 101 183 1,346 1,029 1, 107 71 208 196 147 153 313 243 306 109 2, 832 2,603 2,66 1 105 Total 1972* 2, 704 3,250 3, 100 2,028 2 , 3 0 8 2, 537 0/0 of Last Year 142 112 112 I ! 140 113 105 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chi ck s for hatchery supply flocks. '2/ Current week as percent of same w e ek l a s t year. >l 0 \0 Q) H ~ tQil) \J) tlD l=l ..I..=l..~... t~ op.. ~ rQ r; )'~" Q) tID Hro .d U I=l H ..rI.=o.l ..u....... ........er...on.... E-itll .-l H urot'"ll Q) . ... 'tl H 1;; ro :j .... 0 ... .., H 3~~ .~ til ... H en OIl Q) ~ ;s: ..... ..... .0., I=l -o c...o.. Q) .S., p:;~ ~H Hrco, H :j til ..... ~3 Q) Cl . pr_:;. .o... ~H til . tID. ~I ~ ! .._a~ 0 ':; 0<0< 40- VI 0 ~ i rl ... E O 00 ~ r l w~ .. c3 I I-:p::: ~ ~~ '"! :::J -. --6> ," \ ,,> ~ .(t?0 Q) ""It B1-1 -"', , '[./, SU Q) . ~U ~Ol0-0l~:> -~OOOOP til 1-1 Po 1-1 l-l p::j ~ ctl Q) p::j 0 Po p::: Q) ....:l Q :>jQQ) r-i r-l ctl ~c.!>< CIl Q) .. uH x.enu:;3:enH Q) ~ I=l Ii.< l-l~~.-4Q)1i.< Q)ctlen\O,.c:o ~~~co~ ~Cf.l~.-4< ~ ctl '"O~ Q)Cf.l ~ ~ pI=l ,o .-4 '\ e- u.W 0 .... .>... Q:: >-~ Ol-Q:: cV~ >l.D ... --I: U Q:: -J V) wz ~w ZZI- ::>::>~ I) (( ~\1) ~() FARM REPORT a ) '7 ,C; 4- ~ lC1 TS I)d .1 ~G\A GEORillb-.fBOP REPORT ING SERVICE UNiVEHSITY OF GEORG IA ATHENS, GEORGIA October 1, 1973 CST . 'I :87.: VE Li !3 RARfES ETABLES Released 10/12/73 GEORG IA Prospective acreage of Georgia 's s nap beans for harvest during October , Novembe r and De cember 1973 is estimated at 300 acres , down 42 per cen t fr om t he acreage harvested during the fall quarter of 1972. The re a s ons most frequen t ly gi ve n for the acreage decline are : labor shortages , adverse weather conditions and diseases . A light harvest is underway in South Georgia and some beans from the northern portion of the State are moving to market . UN ITED STATES SNAP BEANS : The 1973 fall quarter prosp ective a c r e s f or harves t is estimated at 17,310 acres, 6 percent less than the 18 , 500 acres harvested during the same quarter in 1972. Based on a 2 projection of historic ave r age yields , this acreage is expected to provide 658,000 cwt. which woul d be 1 percent more t ha n t he 1972 fall crop. Harvest of South Carolina's crop got und erway Octobe r 1 and vol ume i s now good. The fall crop in Nor t h Carolina is in fair condition . The crop in the southeast is hurting from dry weather earlier in the season . Rain damag ed some a c rea ge in the northeast. Harvest started the last week of September and should be active during October if weather permits. In Florida, crop progress has been mostly good with planting for fall harvest still active in southern areas. Harvest of pole beans continues active with all areas of the State expected to be in bush bean production by Novembe r 1. CABBAGE: Prospective acres fo r harvest during the 1973 fall quarter is forecast at 32,550 acres, 12 pe rcent more than the fall quarter of 1972. This acreage, using historic average yields is e xpected to provide 8 ,333 ,000 cwt. , an increase of 19 percent from 1972 . Planting of cabbage got underway in South Texa s areas in late July and is expected to continue into January. Heavy rains in September delayed some land preparation and seeding. - CANTALOUPS : The 1973 fall quarter estimate of 2,700 acres for harvest is 2,100 acres less than the 4,800 acres harvested in 1972. Production from this acreage is projected at 284 ,000 cwt., which would be 40 percent less than the comparable period last year. Harvest of cantaloups in Arizona i s expected to get underway in the central areas midOctober. Fields are in good condition. Acr e a ge for fall harvest in California is down sharply. The Imperial Valley should start harvest during early October. TOMATOES: The 1973 prospective acres for harvest during the fall quarter is placed at 27 ~500 acres as compar ed to 29,300 harvested last year. Based on historic average yields production is expected to total 4~208,000 cwt ., 4 percent less than the ~igh yielding 1972 crop. Alabama 's tomato crop is about 2-3 wee ks late and harvest therefore is running later than usual. Heavy rains in Texas during September have caused some early plantings to be lost . Spraying is underway in many fields to fight diseases which have become prevalent since fields have been unusually wet. Prospective acreage for harvest, Fall quarter 1/, by States, 1973 with comparisons Crop and State Fall acreage 1/ Harvested ~1971 1972 For harvest 1973 1973 acres for harvest as percent of 1972 Ac r e s Percent Snap Beans 'l:-/ : New Jersey 600 1,000 1,300 130 Ha r yl and 200 300 260 87 Virginia 2,100 2,800 2~200 79 North Carolina 300 650 450 69 South Carolina 1,200 1 ,400 1,300 93 Georgia 530 520 300 58 Florida 10 ,200 11,300 11, 000 97 California 400 530 500 94 Group Total 15,530 18,500 17,310 94 1/ October, November and December . ~ Acreage intentions for specified periods are not estimat~d nationally. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge PAUL E. WILLIAHS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service~ USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 ~51T OF GEORGIA OC-J 1 . . 'I ,. 7':~\ Li !3 H I~ R !E S H"'.:J ) :)1:'"/ tG Ll fr ":S )qT~ Od (; .. ~~~G\AFARM REPOR GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV ICE ATHENS , GEORGI ;A::~' =""'--'~ 3 /.::;- GENERAL CROP REPORT GEorcGIA October 15, 1973 OCTOBER ~S73 Soi l moisture was quite short on most Ge or~ia f arms t hrough the first half of September. The dry spell, whi ch actually extended back to mi d-Augu s t , cut yi el d prospects for late maturing crops, pa.r t i cularly late plant ed s oybean s . Hany crop s in Georgia and much of the Sou t h eas t have t railed normal devel opment by t wo or three week s t hroughout the gxowing season. Despite the lateness of the crop s , harvesting operations hav e made orderly progTGSS and favorable yields wer e being r eported from many areas . Har ve s t of Georgia's bumper peanut crop , t he Nati on 's larges t, also came later than usual this year. Only 8 percent of the crop was dug at t he begi nni ng of September. At mid-month, 43 percent was dug - abou t half t h e normal harvesti ng rate for that date. Much of the gap between current and normal pr ogr e s s had been clos ed a t the end of the month and exceptionally good yields were common . Total pr oducti on i s exp ect ed to go well above 1.3 billion pounds for an average yield of 2,650 pounds per acre . If r eal i zed , both of these will erase the previous high records set just l ast year. A 83.5 million bushel ~ crop was fore cast f or the St ate - up 8 per c ent from a year ago. Yield this year is exp ected t o be about 2 bu shel s per a cre les s than last year's good crop so all of the increased production wil l come from an increa sed acreage. About one-fourth of the crop was harves t ed on October 1 . Cotton prospects improved duri ng September t o t he tune of 20,000 bales, bringing the current forecast to 360,000 bales - up 2 per cent from last year. If realized, a production of this level would mean the current yield 110ul d be some 42 pounds per acre better than last year's yield. Only 6 percent of t h e crop wa s picked at the end of September but foliage wa s being removed f r om pl ant s a t an active pace in preparation f or harvest. Soybean prospects declined for t h e s ec ond s traight month due to dry weather. A yield of 20 bushels per acre is now for ec a s t. Produ ction is exp ect ed to be a record l U.5 million bushels from sharply increas ed acr eage. Pecan pr odu ct i on was forec ast 5 mi l lion pounds above last month's to total 90 million pounds . Due to favorable conditions f or di sea se an d i nsect development earlier in the year, yield differences between trea t ed and un t r eated grov es are expected to be dramatic this year. Nut s wer e beginning t o fall in Scuth Geor gia ne ar the first of October. GEORGIA ACREAGE A1~ PRODUCTION. 1972 and 1973 :_ ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTIOn I!' or Crop and Unit :Harves t ed Har vest Indicated Indicated 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 Thousand Acr-es j Corn, for gr ai n , bu . Uh ea t , bu. 1,490 140 1, 6-70 133 y Oat s, bu. 2 Ear l Ry e , ey , bu . buy. Sor ghums , for grain, bu. y ; 65 16 75 30 70 14 125 31 Cot t on , bale 430 395 Hay , all, ton 444 466 Soybeans , for beans, bu. 67 0 925 Peanuts , lb. 512 512 SHeetpotatoes, cwt , 8. 0 7. 5 y Tobacco , Type 14, lb. Peache s, lb. 57 60 52.0 20.0 38. 0 29.0 20.0 33.0 1/395 2.05 ).5. 0 2,6 20 80.0 2,005 50.0 29. 0 45.0 40. 0 17.0 35.0 1/437 2.40 20.0 2,650 135. 0 1, 650 Thousands 77,480 83,500 2,800 3,857 2,470 3,150 464 560 1,500 2,125 990 1,085 354 360 912 1 ,118 10,050 18,500 1,341,440 1,356~800 640 638 114,285 99,000 190,000 100,000 Pecans. lb. 48. 000 . ~O . OOO 11 Pounds of lint. y For ecast car ried f'orwar d f rom pr evi ou s surveys . FRASI ER T. GALLOHAY '.! . PAT PARKS Agri cul t ura l St a t i s t i ci an In Charge Agr i cul t ur a l Sta t i s t i ci an The Statistical Repor t i ng Service , USDA, 1861 Fes t Broad s treet, At h ens , Georgia, in cooperation wi t h the Georgia Department of AGr i cul t ure . UNITED STATES CROP REPO RT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1973 CORN--A record large 5,763 mill io n-bus hel crop i s forecast, sl ightly below (5 mill ion bushels) last month but 4 percent (210 mil l ion bushels) above last year's crop. SORGHUM GRAIN--Prospective production is a record high 999 mill ion bushels, up 2 percent from a month earl ier and 22 percent (178 mill io n bushels) above last year's crop. A record yield of 63.0 bushels is forecast. FEED GRAINS--Production of corn, sorghum, oats, and barley combined is forecast at a record 211 mill ion tons, sl ightly above last mo nt h ' s forecast and 6 percent above last year. SOYBEANS--A record large 1, 588 mi l l ion-bushel crop is for~cast, 1 percent (10 mill ion bushels) below last month but 24 percent (305 mill ion bushels) above last year's crop. A record yield of 28.3 bushels is forecast. ALL COTTON--Production is forecast at 13.1 mill ion bales, 1 percent (0 .2 mill ion bales) above last month but 4 percent less than 1972. Cottonseed production is estimated at 5.3 mill ion tons, 3 percent below last year. ALL HHEAT- - Fo re ca s t production of 1,727 mill io n bushels is record high, up 12 percent (182 mill ion bushels) from 1972 but down sl i ght l y {0.7 mill ion bushels) from the September 1 forecast as other spring wheat decl ined sl ightly. PECAN--Production is forecast at 276 mill ion pounds, up 5 percent from last month and 51 percent above last year. Crop and Unit UN ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1972 AND 1973 Acreage For :Harvested Harvest 1972 1973 Yield Per Acre 1972 Ind icated 1973 Thousand Acres Production 1972 Indicated 1973 Thousands Corn, for grain, bu. A11 wheat, bu. Sorghum, for grain, bu. Cotton, bale Hay, all, ton Soybeans, for beans, bu. Peanuts (P & T) , 1b. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Tobacco, All, 1b. Grapes, ton Pecans, 1b. 57,289 47,301 13,546 12,983.8 59,783 45,755 1,486. 4 114.4 842.6 61,479 53,718 15,863 12,370.8 61 ,606 56,173 1,501.7 114.6 885.7 96.9 32.7 60.7 1/507 2~15 28.0 2,203 109 2,076 93.7 32.1 63.0 1/509 2.10 28.3 2,335 107 1,998 5,553,061 5,762,927 1,544,775 1,726,805 821,798 999.380 13,702.1 13, 123.4 128,389 129,501 1,282,935 1,588,361 3,274,761 3,507,130 12,453 12,288 1,749,058 1,769,8 17 2,570 3,826 183,100 276,100 11 Yield in pounds. or I ) Atter l"1ve uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS G~ /-4 1) q00 '7 ,G f:. 3 - 11, 3 Od I':) ~G\A ~~ I" FARM REPORI~r :! GEORG IA CROP REPOR TI NG SE RV IC E Released October 159 1973 GEORGIA' S COTTOR REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1973 Geor gia's 1973 cotton crop i s estimated a t 3609000 bales bas ed on information reported by gi nn er s and crop correspondents a s of Oct ober I, the Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Service announced today. The estimate is 20,000 bales ab ove l ast month and 6,000 above the 354,000 bales produced last year. Yield p er acr e is i ndicated at 437 pounds compared with 395 pounds in 1972. Ma t uri ty of this y ear ' s crop is much later t han normal and only 15 percent was estimated pi ck ed t hrough the first vreek of October . However , harvest was ac t ive in south and central Georgia and wa s increasing in s ome northern cOUl1ti es . Accor ding to t he Bureau of Census , only 15, 605 bales of cot ton had been ginned in Georgia prior to October 1 t his year compared wi t h 83,588 i n 1972 and 25,931 in 1971. Ginnings t o October 1 for t he United St a t es t otal ed 495, 968 bales compared with 1,820,672 in 1972 ffi1d 879,496 in 1971. INDICATED COTTON PRODUCTION. 197'3 ~ FIlIAL PRODUCTI ON0 1972 - 1971 , \ Non-Cotton \ Crop Reporting Distri cts Ind. 1973 1972 1971 - - Bales - - 1 20,000 22,409 29,520 2 11,000 10,444 14,845 3 13,000 8,817 13,180 4 22,000 20,022 24,950 5 78,000 70,038 82,340 6 52,000 47,285 49,680 7 50,000 54,805 46,805 8 112, 000 117,871 110,745 9 2,000 2,309 1,935 Stat e 360,000 354,000 374,000 Please see reverse side for -4 ~ :J I Macon 0 United States information. .Eo l umbus Albany 7 Valdosta STATE y UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1. 1973 Acreage Lint Yield Per Producticn Harvested For Harvest Harvested Acre 480-lb. nGt weight bales -=;..;.;;;..;~...;..;..,;;;;;....;;;;;~~-~~-=;;.;...=~~~~~~- : Indic. Indic. 1971 : 1972 1973 1971: 1972:1973 1971 1972: 1973 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Bales UPLAND North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Alabama 175 110 170 371 337 438 135 119 155 320 340 304 412 435 442 215 308 280 385 430 395 466 395 431 314 354 360 425 485 450 591 543 512 528 548 480 558 580 533 551 470 423 640 567 470 :fIIi s souri Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma 313 1325 1140 500 396 405 1606 1410 665 510 190 1359 980 530 510 614 520 480 613 599 636 522 488 519 516 509 539 215 313 339 401 1693 1240 600 171 439 2005 1435 705 332 190 1800 1060 595 360 Texas New I'-lexi co Arizona California Virginia 1.1 FIllloirniodais1y7 . Kentucky II Hevada i f 4700 130 241 141 4.2 9.3 .8 4.3 2.3 5000 131 211 863 2.5 11.3 1.1 5.0 2.1 5500 135 280 935 4.2 10.0 o .4 2.0 263 408 415 493 581 498 928 1061 926 123 982 945 247 265 300 602 572 516 242 256 0 573 397 480 319 607 720 2579 133 466 1111 2.2 11. 7 .4 5.1 1.5 4246 158 603 1165 1.4 13.5 .6 4.1 2.7 4150 140 540 1840 2.6 12.0 o .4 3.0 United States Upland 11369.9 12888.0 12281.6 438 501 509 10318.9 13606.3 13038.0 A.ER- -f'IYA Texas New rJIexico 11 Arizona California 35.4 34.5 31.2 478 437 449 35.3 31.4 29.2 20.6 21.1 17.8 413 349 318 20.3 15.4 14.0 44.4 399 34.0 456 587 593 42.1 48.8 42.0 .6 .3 .2 325 385 480 .4 .2 .2 U.S. Amer-Pima 101.0 95.8 83.2 466 480 493 98.1 95.8 85.4 U. S. All Cotton 11470.9 12983.8 12370.8 438 507 509 11 Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. y Production ginned and to be ginned. 10477.0 13702.1 13123.4 FRASIER T. GALLOUAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L.CRENSHAiI Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. O~ i \1 ;". Y J " G:,:,; ',c:r OC 1 ? l .,~, --. . .i ~ -,J :: C Atter l"ive uays xecurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR ...; 101 ACQ DIV 990 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA UNIV LIBRARIES ' ATHENS " GA 30601 Gc. HD Q0 0 7 , C, 4- A3 Ilf73 V~" ./-I . ,~ ~a~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA ....... , .... i . : PECANS . 0 ,0 - .) c '- - PECA N REPORT AS OF OCTOBE R I, 1973- -- October 15, 1973 11 GEORGIA: Pecan production in Georgia is f o re ca st a t 90 mi l l ion pounds th is year, accord ing to the Georg ia Crop Repor t i ng Service. The current forecast is 5 mi l l ion pounds above last month's f o re ca s t and , if real ized, would be 88 percent above last year's short crop and equal to the 1971 crop. A 90 mi ll ion-pound crop would make Georgia the top pecan-producing State for 1973. Due to favorable weather for d isease and i ns ec t bui Id-ups earl ier in the year, yield differences between treated and unt reated groves are expected to be very dramatic this year . Shedding of nuts i n unsprayed groves has been quite heavy while the predominate complaint from sprayed groves was I imb breakage due to t he hea vy load of nuts. Early variety nuts were beginning to fall i n south Georgia a nd s huc ks were starting to sp l it in mi d-State areas. PECA N PRODUCT ION State Improved Var ieties II Indicated -- Na t i ve a nd Seedl ing Pecans Indicated 1971 1972 1973 1971 1972 1973 - - 1,000 Pounds - - North Carol ina 11 South Ca ro I ina Georqia Florida AI abama Mississipp i Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Mex i co 4,300 8,800 75.000 2 ,100 29,000 6,600 I ,600 7,000 1,500 3 ,000 4,200 380 80 40. 000 3,200 17 ,000 3 ,500 630 2,500 600 13,000 8,100 2,500 4,000 80 .000 2 ,600 30,000 11,000 1,800 10,000 3,000 6,000 11,000 2 ,200 2,200 15.000 1,900 8,000 9,400 5,900 21,000 17,500 21,000 120 20 8.000 3,200 3,000 3,500 1,170 9,500 3,600 62,000 1,000 2,000 10.000 2,500 5,000 9,000 5,700 25,000 37,000 17,000 United States State 143. 100 88.990 161. 900 AI.! Pecans 104 . 100 1971 1972 - - 1,000 Pounds - - 94. 110 11 4 .200 Indicated 1973 Nort h Carol ina 21 South Carol ina Georqia Flor ida Al a b a ma Miss issippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas New Me x i co 6 ,500 I 1,000 90.000 4 ,000 37,000 16 ,000 7 ,500 28,000 19,000 24,000 4,200 500 100 48.000 6,400 20,000 7,000 1,800 12,000 4,200 75,000 8,100 3,500 6,000 90 .000 5,100 35,000 20,000 7,500 35,000 40,000 23,000 11,000 Un ited States 247 .200 183 .100 .U Budded, grafted, or topworked varie ties. 21 Estimates for current year carried forward from earl ier f o re ca s t . 276.100 UN ITED STATES The 1973 pecan crop is expected to be substantially larger than last year in all States except Florida and Texas. Forecast production for October 1--276 mill ion pounds--is up 5 percent from September 1 because prospects improved materially in Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico. This year's crop is expected to be up 51 percent from the short 1972 crop and 12 percent larger than 1971. Texas alone has a signi f icantly smaller crop than last year. This dec1 ine is attributed to a late Apr il freeze. Improved varieties are expected to account for 59 percent of this year's crop compared with 49 percent last year. Much of the increased production for 1973 is occurring in States that are heavy producers of impr~ved varieties ------- '.I. - '-, DC ; , "' ". ) FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge 1,./. P PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We st Broa d Street , Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricul tu re. Atter r'1ve nays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS i\ CQ DI V ') q : ~ UN. IVE RS I TY. OF -J !~: () ~ I' \-.J .r.\ ;0.; U{'dV U BR /~ R I ES ATHENS GA 30 6 0 1 AGR - 101 Y../ t-t D q o or~( c ,,;',--- - ---., 3 ICJ73 tJd,1 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LI V E5 MI;"K PRODUCTIONL....~::.:::..:-~~.!t.!!'-~ER ~973 Athens, Georgia Released 10/17/73 SEPTEHBER BILK PRODUCTION DOWN FROM YEAR AGO Milk production totaled 92 million pounds on Georgia farms during the month of September, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . This level is 6 percent below September 1972 but 2 percent above the previous month. Production per cow in herd averaged 685 pounds -- 10 pounds above September 1972 and 15 pounds above August 1973 . The estimated average price received for all wholesale mi l k during September was $8.70 per hundredweight, an increase of $1.45 per hundredweight from September 1972 and 20 cents above August 1973. MILK PRODUCTION M~D PRICES RECEIVED M~D PAID BY DAI RTI1EN Item and Unit Sept . 1972 Georgia Aug. 1973 Sept. 1973 United States Sept . Aug. Sept. 1972 1973 1973 Milk Production, million Lbs . Production Per Cow 1bs. 1/ Numbe r Milk Cows thousand head 98 90 92 9,443 9,598 9,044 675 670 685 808 844 798 145 134 134 11,681 11,374 11,334 Prices Received-Dollars 2/ : All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manuf a c t ur ed milk, cwt. Milk Cows, head 3/7 .25 3/7.25 290.00 3/8.50 1/8 . 50 455.00 4/8.70 I/8.70 445.00 6.21 6.57 5 .10 398.00 3/7.17 3/7 .46 1./6 23 531.00 4/7 .63 4/7.92 I/6.63 536.00 Prices Paid-Dollars Mixed Dairy Feed , ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 79.00 82.00 83.00 88 .00 117 .00 124.00 127.00 149.00 117.00 124.00 128.00 145.00 74.00 81.00 84 .00 88.00 112.00 126.00 132.00 142.00 113.00 120.00 127.00 133.00 Hay, ton 38.00 40.50 40.50 1/36 20 43.50 44.90 l/ Mont hl y average. 1/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month . 1/ Kevised. ~/ Preliminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHM1 Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. UNI TE0 STATES MILK PRODUCTION September Mi l k Production Down 4 Percent Fr om Last Year U. S. milk production during September is estimated at 9,044 million pounds, 4 percent less than a year earlier. Da i ly average output was 3 percent less than last month compared with a 2 percent decline between Augus t and September last ye a r. Production during the first 9 mon t hs of 1973 is 2 .6 percent l e s s t han t he same period a ye a r ago. September production provided 1.43 pounds of milk per pe rs on daily f or all uses, compared with 1.47 pounds in August and 1.50 pounds in September 1972. Production Per Cow Down 10 Pounds , Mi l k Cows DOvffi 3 Percent Mi l k production per cow dur i ng September was 798 pounds co mpared with 808 pounds in September 1972 . During September there were 11 .3 million milk cows on farms, down 3 percent from September last year. Mi lk- Fe e d Price Ratio Down 20 Percent The milk-feed price ratio for September , at 1 .40 wa s down 20 percent from a year ago and t he lowest September ratio since 1963 when i t wa s also 1.40 . The record h i gh ratio for September was set in 1969 when it was 1.80. The average milk price is up $1.42 from last year while the ration value is up $1.90 . Mo n t h HI LK PER COW AND PRODUCTION BY MONTHS , UNI TED STATES Milk per cow II Bi l k pr odu c t i on II 1971 1972 - Pounds 1973 1971 1972 1973 Mi llion Pounds % change from 1972 Percent January February 2:./ Ma r ch April Na y June July August September 804 824 8 30 9 ,573 9 ,701 9 ,630 -0.7 756 803 782 8 ,994 9 ,4 48 9,055 -4.2 860 893 894 10 , 220 10 ,487 10 ,321 -1.6 878 906 910 10 , 423 10,633 10,488 -1.4 942 964 964 11 ,159 11,303 11,078 -2.0 913 938 935 10 ,815 19 ,983 10,706 -2.5 869 893 885 10 , 285 10 ,450 10,105 -3.3 834 854 84 4 9, 860 9,982 9,598 -3.8 790 808 798 9 , 328 9,443 9 ,044 -4.2 Jan.-Sept. Total 90 ,657 92,430 90 ,025 -2.6 October Nov embe r December 800 810 763 771 80 0 807 9 ,4 44 9,004 9 ,42 7 9,460 8,987 9 ,401 Annual 10 ,009 10,271 118 ,53 2 120,273 11 Excludes milk sucked by calves . ~I On a da i l y average basis, change from 1972 was less than 1 percent for Febr ua r y and the Janua r y-February total. DC I ,) .' , . Atter l"ive Days xe rurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ACQ Drv 9 90 UN I VE RSITY OF GEOR GI A UNIV LI BRARI ES ATH ENS GA 306 0 1 ~ HD 4D07 G/,1 I 1+3 ICt 13 O-j, l ~! ATHENS, GEORGIA GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE October 17, 1973 Placement of broiler chicks in Geo gia du ring the we ek ended October 13 was 8,489,000 - -2 percent more than bot th e r'~ if/gs w eek nd t h e comparable week last year, according to the G eorgia Cr op Repor t lIl Sel"v4. c e . An estimated 8, 886, 000 b roiler t ype eggs we re set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent less than the previous week and 6 p e rcent le ss than the comparable week a year earlie r. . Placement of broiler chicks i n 2 1 r e po rting Sta t e s totaled 56,555, 00 0 -- 1 percent more than the previous we ek a nd slig htly m ore t han t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching egg s set wer e 6 0 ,6 0 2, 0 00 - - 2 pe rcent less than the previous week and 6 percent les s t ha n a year a go . Week Ended L GEORGIA EGGS SET, HA TCHINGS A N D CHICK P LACEMENTS N et Cr o s s State Eggs Set J:..I Move m ent Chi ck s Placed for o f Chi c ks Broil e r s in Georgia 1972 1973 0/0 o f year a go 19 72 197 3 I 1972 I 1973 I 0/0 of year ago Thousands T ho us a n ds T hous ands Aug. 11 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 10,469 10,531 101 11 17 - 4 6 10,458 10, 591 101 I 85 - 48 10, 200 10,725 105 1214 - 24 3 8,828 9,671 110 11 8 5 - 1 12 9,497 9,413 99 /1 58 / 57 10 ,381 10,279 99 - 7 -10 8 10,45 1 10,692 102 / 208 -129 10,341 10, 589 102 / 38 / 96 7,720 9 ,043 117 / 82 - 163 9,426 8, 886 94 / 80 - 4 8, 595 8,301 97 8,480 8, 426 99 8, 4 9 4 8, 150 96 8, 4 60 8, 293 98 8, 393 8,427 10 0 8,091 8, 238 10 2 6,813 7,615 112 7,280 7,760 107 8, 338 8,352 100 8,33 1 8,489 102 E GG T YPE Hatch of egg type chicks in G eorgia dur i n g t h e week ended October 13 was 994,000- -10 percent less than the previous week but 80 percent more than the com parable week last year. A n e stimated 1,302,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcherie s, 1 percent less than the previous week but 104 percent more than the comparable w eek last year . In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch o f all egg type chicks in t h e U. S. in 1972, hatchings du ring the week ended October 13 were up 40 percent and settings were up 30 p ercent fro m a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 I Sept . 29 Eggs Set Oct. Oct. 6 13 I I % of I Chicks Hatched year Sept. Oct. Oct. a go 21 29 6 13 Thousands I I T housands i 1, 367 1, 309 1,302 2 04 ! i 1, 13 5 1, 101 994 1,772 1, 703 . 1, 3 21 99 1, 029 1, 107 1,49 9 150 44 138 113 196 147 180 350 405 4 17 120 243 306 263 3 ,639 3,461 3, 178 130 2,603 2,661 2,936 0/0 of year ago 2/ 180 12 9 209 92 140 Total 1972>:< 3,250 3, 100 2, 4 38 2,308 2, 53 7 2,091 0/0 of Last Year 112 112 13 0 ! 113 105 140 II Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chi ck s for hatc he r y supply flocks. 21 Current week as percent of same we e k l a s t ye a r . >',< Re v i s e d, BROILER TYPE E GGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 EGGS SET CHICKS PLACED STATE Week Ended Sept. Oct. 29 6 Thousands Oct. 13 % of year ago 1/ Week Ended Sept. Oct. 29 6 Thousands Cct, 13 Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida GEORGIA 9,456 12,417 1,994 2, 848 1,709 10, 589 7,614 11,497 1,689 2,619 1,607 9,043 8,312 91 9,786 90 1,656 88 2, 592 96 1, 320 110 8, 886 94 6,476 8,710 1, 290 2,647 812 7,760 7,334 9,404 1, 541 2,625 I, 161 8,352 7, 542 8, 936 1,692 2,724 1, 187 8,489 Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Mi s sis sippi Missouri N. Carolina Oregon Penns yl vania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 State s ) 414 341 338 107 I, 016 900 763 79 2,083 1, 731 1,737 113 4,501 4,383 4,397 93 5,378 4, 171 4, 569 91 209 190 170 72 6,689 6,298 6,456 95 486 34 6 343 91 2, 129 1,970 1,807 109 624 625 610 100 626 637 655 99 3,734 3,620 3,866 93 2,053 2,053 2,012 107 368 412 327 89 0 0 0- 69,323 61,746 60,602 94 93 745 I, 116 3, 145 4,001 340 4 ,948 237 1, 150 611 1,034 3, 173 1,435 315 266 50,304 240 1, 238 1,487 3,388 4,673 398 5, 282 218 1,265 629 1,358 3, 333 I, 503 328 331 56,088 172 1,409 I, 564 3,264 4, 781 438 5, 437 285 1,252 622 1, 133 .3, 432 1, 598 301 297 56 ,555 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 67,426 59, 684 64,473 50 ,230 57,055 56,335 0/0 of Last Year ;1 103 103 94 100 98 100 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. %of year ago 1/ I 103 92 104 94 108 102 76 159 119 103 93 119 94 91 108 100 124 101 121 89 69 100 Q) 1-4 .:..l. ~ ..or.o. u :l ..U.. 1e-4o p:; '.c . 0 Q) o tJ (1) ""' UQ)) ~ en '.toclO...d 1-4 ..... oo, Q) ~ .8... r1po-4.. Q) .c) .U) ~ ~ Ilr.'.. I::l QlQIO ~""'CI)QI-o ='0 ~ co ~OCl) ~ C'"l 00 QI~I::lCl) r>::l ~I::l..-l Z Q)~"'a3H ena~a3..-lOO >-.~ 0 0 co:;:J a3$.lp.,$.l$.l~ :::la3Q1~O p., P:: QI ....:l QI QI ~C-'< :>A.-i en H T'i a3 QI .. u ::'tIl(J~OOH QI ..-l I::l ~ $.l~~rlQl~ Ql a3oo-o,.c:o ~~..-lCO~ ~CI)~rl POSTAGE & FEES PAID United St. . . Oep 0' " 'iwltvN AGR 101 (;.'V ~~ 6/~ Cf 0 f f G4 ~;~ 3 Georgia Week Iy Crop and Weathe r Bu Uetin O<...:3-~~ GEORGIA CROP RE PORTIN G SE RVI CE J)~~ A thens , Georgia 7 )) Week Ending October 22, 1973 Re l e a s e d 3 p.m. Tuesday FALL HARVEST PROGRESSI NG RAPIDLY Athens , Ga., October 23. 1973 The fall harvest of major crops in Georgia moved forward at -a rapid pace during the week, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production prospects for most crops continue favorable. County Extension Agents reported t hat moisture supplies over most of the State were short to very short. The exceptions we r e a few counties in extreme northwest and southeast Georgia where supplies were adequate . Peanut harvest is practically complete. Georgia is the number 1 peanut-producing State and this year's yields, based on actual turnout have been favorable. On October 19, the Federal-State Inspection Service reported 1.32 billion poun ds of Georgia peanuts already inspected . Corn was rated in mostly good condition with 55 per ce n t of the crop gathered. Good yields have been reported from many areas. Cotton condition continued fair to mostly good, with 41 pe rcent of the current crop picked. Defoliation continued during the week. Soybeans were rated fair to mostly good, with 16 percent of the crop combined. The stress of dry weather has caused some shattering of soybeans in localized areas. Pasture and hay crop condition continued mostly good. Cattle were also rated in good condition . Seeding of small grains reached the 43 percent completion mark during the week. Progress has been slowed somewhat by dry soil conditions. Harvest of early pecan varieties was underway. Condition was reported as mostly fair to good. Some premature shedding wa s reported due to stress of dry weather conditions. Reports continued to be r eceived indicating that army worms, fire ants and southern pine beetles were presenting problems. WEATHER Sm~RY -- Tempe r a t ur e s for the week averaged near the seasonal normals. The coldest temperatures occurred early Thursday when scattered frost occurred over the northern third of the State, and isolated pockets of frost occurred over central Georgia as far south as Griffin and Sylvania. Most mountain stations reported temperatures near freezing wit h the coldest 28 degrees at Blairsville. The warmest reported temperature was 87 degrees at Tifton on the 14th and 16th. Dry weather continued over the State as most sections reported no rain. The only exc eptions were in the extreme northwest and in the extreme southeast where scattered showers averaged abeut one-tenth of an inch. The heaviest reported rain was about three- fourths of an inch at both Homerville and Surrency. Slightly warmer temperatures developed over the weekend , and the weather continued dry. The outlook for Thursday thru Saturday calls for mostly fair skies with warm days and mild nights. Lowest temperatures Thursday morning ranging from near 50 north to near 60 south. Warmest Friday with afternoon highs near 80 north to mid 80s south. The Statistical Reporting Service . Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service. Univ e r s i t y of Ge or gi a ; Ge or gi a De pa r t me n t of Agr i cul t ur e; and the Na t i ona l Weather Service Forecast Office, NOAA , U. S. Depar tmen t of Commerce. UN;;;~1 --0;- ---Reil [I' (j II 2 19 18 RA I ~ UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre cip i t a ti o n Fo r The We e k Ending Octobe r 19 , 1973 ,. . * Fo r t he pe r iod Oc tobe r 19- 22 . T Les s t han . 00 5 in c h . -'- After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS qQO 13 ceo 0003565 ~RlSE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ACQ 01 V UN I V lIB RA R I ES ATHENS GA 30601 -. ~ Otp_, "TAGE FEES PAID Unil'" Sf... of Atricul_ AGR 101 :lG-.- j4D qoo 1 .G 3 /q7-=> Od 2"3 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK EPORT CATTLE - ON - FEE D Oct ober I, 1973 Rel ea se d 10/ 23/73 CATTLE AN D CAL VES ON FEE D IN 23 STATES UP 3 PERCENT Ca t t l e and calves on f ee d Oc t obe r I f o r slaugh ter marke t t o t al e d 12 ,08 2, 000 head in t he 23 ma j o r feed ing States , an in c reas e of 3 perce nt f rom Oc tobe r 1 a year earl ie r . Pl a ceme n t s of cattl e and ca l ve s in the 23 St a t e s du r ing the J u ly-September quarter to taled 5 ,282,000 hea d , down 15 pe rce n t from p lacement s during the compa ra bl e period of 1972. Ma rk e t i ngs of fed ca ttle f or sl a ughte r du ri ng t he J ul y-Se p t embe r period at 5 , 9 53,000 head , were 14 percen t be low the compa ra ble pe r iod a yea r ea r l ier. PLACE ME NTS DOWN 15 PERCE NT MAKKET INGS Dm/N 14 PE RCE NT Placements of cattle and calves on fee d i n th e 23 ma j o r f Gc d i ng St a tes dur ing J uly -September totaled 5,282,000 head, 15 per cent l e s s t ha n a year a go . In the North Central States , p l a ceme n t s were 2,556,000 head , down 22 pe r ce nt f rom a yea r earl ier. \Jestern States placed 2,72 6,000 cat tle a nd ca l ve s o n f ee d , 8 pe r ce n t l ess t han t he p rev iou s yea r . Ma r ke t i ngs of fed cattle for slau gh ter in t he Z3 major fee di ng States from JulySeptember totaled 5,953,000 head , a de crease of 14 percent from a yea r earl ier. Fed cattle ma r ke t ed for slaughter in the No r t h Cen tral States, a t 3,167,000, were down 18 percen t and the Western States, at 2,786 ,000 head , decreased 9 pe r cent from 1972. KIt-ID S ON FEED In the 23 major cat tl e on f ee d St a t e s , ca t tle feeders had 8 , 772, 000 s teers a nd s teer calves o n feed on Oc t obe r 1, 1973 , up 4 pe r cent f rom a ye a r a go . He ifers and heife r cal ves numbe red 3,257 , 000 head, 1 pe rce nt below October I 1ast yea r , MARKET INTENTIONS During the October-December quarter 1973, ca t t l e feeders i n the 23 major States int end to ma r ke t 6 ,696,000 head. If these intent ions mater ial ize, marketings wil l be 1 per cent below actual marketings for the same per iod a year a go. Of the total in ten t ion s , mo nt h l y ma rketing expectation s are as follows: Octobe r , 37 pe r ce nt ; November , 32 percent ; and December, 3 1 percent. SEPTEMBE R MA RKETINGS AT SEVE N LIVESTOCK MARK ETS Steers and heifers sold out of f irs t ha nds f o r slaugh t er at 7 I ive s t oc k ma rk e t s dur in g September totale d 116 ,085 hea d. Th is t o tal i nc l uded 65 ,0 25 steers and 51,060 he ife r s . Average 1 ive weig ht of stee rs wa s 1 , 131 pounds, up f rom 1,110 pounds a year ag o . He i f e r s averaging 96 3 pou nds compared wi t h 946 poun ds a yea r earl ie r . The avera ge pr ice per 100 po unds I i ve we i ght in th ese 7 ma rk et s wa s $44 . 86 for steers a nd $43.52 for he ifers , up $ 10.46 a nd $1 0 . 43, re s pec t iv el y, from Sep t embe r a year ago. - -.. - -. UNIVERS ITY OF t:.ORG CATTLE AND CALVES - NUI-1 BER ON FEED, PLACEME NTS, AND t~ARKET INGS JULY I - OCTOBEK I, 1972 and 1973 - 23 STATES 23 States Item Num be r 1973 "as % 1972 1973 of 1972 1,000 Head Percent Cattle and Calves On Feed July I Cattle and Calves Placed On Feed J ul y 1 - September 30 1/ Fed Cattle Marketed July 1 - September 30 1/ 12,457 12,753 102 6 , 224 5,282 85 6 , 9 07 5,953 86 Cattle and Calves On Feed October 11,774 12,082 103 Kinds On Feed October 1 Steers and Steer Calves He ife rs a nd Heifer Calves Cows and Other 8, 452 8 , 772 104 3,282 3 ,257 99 40 53 133 Number On Feed By Weiqht Groups October 1 Steers and Stee r Calves Less ..ha n 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900-1,099 Pounds 1, 100 Pounds and Over 617 631 102 1,800 1,610 89 2,781 2,740 99 2,707 3,054 113 547 737 135 Heifers and Heifer Calves Less Than 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900-1 ,099 Pounds 1,100 Pounds and Over 376 366 97 1,032 890 86 1,292 1,3 84 107 582 617 106 0 0 0 All Cattle and Calves Less Tha n 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900-1 ,099 Pounds 1,100 Pounds and Over Ma rk e t i ngs October - December 993 998 101 2,835 2,503 88 4,083 4,139 101 3,308 3,691 112 555 751 135 ]/6,772 1./6 , 696 99 1/ Includes cattle placed on feed after beginn ing of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 1/ Total market ings i nc l ud i ng those placed on feed after October I and marketed be fo re December 31. 1/ Expected total market ings including an all owance for those placed on feed after October I and marketed before December 31. FRASIER T. GALL OWAY Agr icu ltural Statistician In Charge B. J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA , 1861 I,lest Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve nays xe rurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK R EPO RT CATTLE - ON - FEE D Oct ober 1 , 1973 Rel ea sed 10/23/73 CATTLE AND CALVE S ON FEED IN 23 STATES UP 3 PERCE NT Cattle and calves on feed Octo be r 1 f or slaughter mar ket to tal ed 12,082,000 head in the 23 major feed ing States , an i nc r ea se o f 3 pe rcent from Oct ober 1 a year earl ie r. Placements of cattle and ca l ve s in t he 23 States dur ing t he July-September quarter totaled 5,282,000 head, down 15 percent from pla cements du rin g th e compa ra b l e period of 1972. Marketings of fed cattle for slaughter during the J u l y- Septembe r period at 5 , 953,000 head , were 14 percent below the comparable per iod a yea r earl le r , PLACEMENTS DOW N 15 PERCENT MARK ET INGS DOv/N 14 PE RCE NT Placements of cattle and calves on feed in th e 23 maj or f ee d i ng St at es during July-September totaled 5,282,000 head, 15 percent less t ha n a ye a r a go . In the No rth Central States, placements were 2 , 556, 000 head, down 22 pe r ce nt from a year earl ier. \/e s t e r n States placed 2,726,000 ca t t l e and ca l ves o n feed , 8 pe r ce n t less t han the p rev iou s yea r . Marketings of fed cattle for s l a ught e r in the 23 major fee d in g States from JulySeptember totaled 5,953,000 head, a decreas e of 14 per cent from a year earl ier. Fed cattle marketed for slaughter in the No r t h Cen tral States, a t 3, 167,000, were down 18 percent and the Western States, at 2 ,786 ,000 head , decreased 9 percent from 1972. KIND S ON FEED In t he 23 major cattle o n f ee d States, ca t t l e feeders had 8,772 ,000 steers and steer calves on feed on Octo ber 1, 1973 , up 4 percent from a year ago. He ifers and heifer calves numbered 3 , 257 , 00 0 head, 1 percent below October I las t year. MA RKET INTENTIONS During th e October-December quarter 1973, ca t t l e feeders in the 23 major States intend to market 6,696,000 head. If these intent ions mater ial ize, market ings will be 1 percent bel ow actual market ings for the same per iod a year ago. Of the total inten t ion s, mo n t h l y market ing e xpectations are as fol l ows: October, 37 percent ; Novem ber, 32 per cent; and December, 31 percent. SEPTEMBER MA RKETINGS AT SEVE N LIVESTOCK MARKETS Steers and heifers sold out of f irst hands for slaughter at 7 l ivestock markets dur ing September totaled 116 ,085 head. Th is total included 65,025 steers and 51,060 hei fers. Average 1 ive weight of steers wa s 1,131 pounds, up f rom 1,110 pounds a year ago. Heifers averaging 96 3 pounds compared wi t h 946 pounds a year earl ie r . The avera ge price per 100 pounds 1ive we i gh t i n these 7 mar kets was $44.86 for steers and $43.52 "for heifers , up $10.46 and $10 .43 , resp e c t ively, from September a year ago. CATTLE AND CALVES - NUMBER ON FEED, PLACEMENTS, AND MARKETINGS JULY 1 - OCTOBEK 1. 1972 and 1973 - 23 STATES 23 States Item Number 1973 - as % 1972 1973 of 1972 1,000 Head Pe rcent Cattle and Calves On Feed July 1 Cattle and Calves Placed On Feed July 1 - September 30 1/ Fed Cattle Marketed July 1 - September 30 1/ 12 ,457 12,753 102 6, 224 5,282 85 6 , 907 5,953 86 Cattle and Calves On Feed October 11,774 12 ,082 103 Kinds On Feed October 1 Steers and Steer Calves He ifers and Heife r Calves Cows and Other 8,1+52 8,772 104 3,282 3,257 99 40 53 133 Number On Feed By Weight Groups Octobe r 1 Steers and Steer Calves Less .ha n 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900- 1,099 Pounds 1, 100 Pounds and Over 617 631 102 1,800 1,610 89 2,781 2 ,740 99 2,707 3, 054 113 547 737 135 Heifers and Heifer Calves Less Than 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900-1,099 Pounds 1,100 Pounds and Over 376 366 97 1,032 i:19 0 86 1,292 1,38 4 107 582 617 106 a 0 0 All Cattle and Calves Less Than 500 Pounds 500-699 Pounds 700-899 Pounds 900-1,099 Pounds 1,100 Pounds and Over Marketings October - December 993 998 101 2, 835 2,503 88 4,083 4,139 101 3,308 3,691 112 555 751 135 ]:/6,772 }/6,696 99 1/ Includes cattle placed on feed after beg inn ing of quarter and marketed before end of quarter. 1/ Total marketings including those placed on feed after October I and marketed before December 31. 1/ Expected total market ings including an allowance for those placed on feed after October 1 and marketed before December 31. FRAS IER T. GALLOltJAY Agr icultural Sta tistician In Charge B. J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 \~est Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"ive nays t<.eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 - GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA O cto b e r 24, -19-7 3- - - BROILER T YP E Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during t he week ended O ct obe r 20 was 8, 448, OOO--slightly less than the previous week but 3 pe r c e nt mor e than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R e porti ng Se rvi c e . An estimated 10, 165,000 broiler type eggs were set by Ge orgia hatcheries--14 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more t han the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repor ting State s totaled 55, 6 5 5 , 000- - 2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the compar able week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs s e t were 67 , 721, 000- -12 percent more than the previous we e k but 2 percent les s t han a year a go. We ek Ended Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 GEORGIA EGGS SE T , HATCHINGS A N D CHIC K PLA CEME NT S Net Cro ss State I I Eggs Set J:...1 Movem ent i of Chicks ! ! I 0/0 of I I 1972 1973 I year a go 197 2 1973 ! 1 I Thousands Thousands I I C b.ick s Placed for Broi l e r s in Georgia 197 2 1973 II % of year Tho us an~ ago 10,458 10, 200 8, 828 9,497 10,381 10,451 10,341 7,720 9,426 10,008 10, 591 10,725 9,671 9,413 10,279 10,692 10, 589 9,043 8, 886 10, 165 101 105 110 I 99 99 102 102 I 117 ! 94 ! 10 2 I 85 121 4 fl 85 1158 -7 120 8 I 38 f 82 .! I I 80 78 - 48 -243 -112 I 57 - 10 8 -129 f 96 - 16 3 -4 - 10 8, L180 8,494 8,46 0 8, 393 8, 0 9 1 6 ,8 13 I 7,280 8,3 38 I 8, 331 I 8, 192 8 ,4 26 8,1 50 8, 293 8, 4 27 8,238 7,615 7, 760 8,352 8, 489 8,448 99 96 98 100 102 112 10 7 100 I 102 103 E GG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 20 was 9'79,0 0 0 --2 percent less than the previous week but 39 percent more than the comparable week las t year. An estimated 1, 123, 0 0 0 eggs for the p r o d u c t i on of egg type chicks were set by Geor gia hatcheries, 14 percent less than the previous week but 33 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the fo u r sta t e s that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all eg g type chicks in the U. S . i n 1972, hatchings during the week ended October 20 were up 10 percent and s ettin g s we r e up 32 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Ca li f. Wa s h. Mi s s . Total 1973 EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Oct. 6 Eggs Set Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Thousands 1,309 1,703 44 405 1, 302 1, 32 1 138 417 I, 123 1, 329 217 378 I % of year I a go 2/ I I I I 133 I 118 ! 137 205 Chicks Hatched Oct. Oct. Oct. 6 13 20 T housands 1, 101 1, 107 147 306 994 1, 499 180 26 3 979 1,480 124 292 3,46 1 3, 178 3,047 132 2,661 2,936 2,875 I % of year ago 2/ 139 97 207 91 110 Total 1972>:< 3, 10 0 2,438 2 , 311 2,537 2, 09 1 2,6 04 0/0 of Last Year 112 130 132 105 140 110 * 1../ Includes eg g s set by hatcheries producin g c hicks fo r hatc h ery sup p l y flocks. 2/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. Revi-sed. _ . UNI VERSITY OF G ~.- f\~ [,1/ 2 1973 LI BRARi E s B R OIL E R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY VV E E KS - 19 73 Page 2 STATE Alabama Arkansas I II EGGS SET Week Ended Oct. Oct. Oct. I% of year ' CHIC:\:S PLACED Week Ended Oct. Oct. Oct. . 6 13 20 I ago 1/ 6 13 20 I Thousands 0/0 of year ago 1/ 7, 334 9, 404 7, 542 8,936 7,240 105 9,248 101 ,O..J. ::l oj..) ~ ::l l=1 ..r.d. .U.,....... .U. . . ex:; +.l Ul OIl .~.... ~ .~ o Z rd +.l ~ 1 u~ :0<'".t l1. V> 0 w w -i rl u, E 0 "w~" 1; ~0. rl I California Delaware Florida GEORGIA Indiana Louisiana 9,043 341 900 8, 8 8 6 338 763 10 ,1 65 102 3 30 82 953 96 1, 541 2,625 1, 161 8, 352 240 1,23 8 1,692 2,724 I, 187 8,489 172 1, 409 1, 55 4 109 2, 503 105 1, 149 99 8,448 103 222 106 1, 356 167 oil) ~ ~ ~~ ::l +.l ~~::l U ~ .~ eo ~ l=1 OJ 6 +.l ~ ,... 0 rpd., -.D 0 OJ ." (:4 rd rd ...... ...... b1l b1l ,... ,... OJ 0 ~I!-~:.. ~ Mi s sis sippi 4,171 4 ,569 5,205 94 4 , 673 4,781 4, 718 94 OJ en u) l=1 Missouri 190 170 205 88 398 438 347 III OJ b1l...c I N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania 6,298 305* 1, 970 6,456 343 1, 807 7,572 96 415 102 2,030 133 5, 282 271 * 1,265 5,437 285 1, 252 5,085 97 326 117 1,432 133 l=1 +.l .~,... ~ op.:~~ OJ I-l ~ =' M S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 615* 610 668 107 6 21* 622 628 99 637 655 635 96 1, 358 1, 13 3 1, 144 106 3,620 3, 866 4,073 94 3, 333 3,432 3,086 101 2,053 2,012 2,009 103 1, 503 1,598 1, 542 105 412 327 o o 297 95 g 32 8 301 331 297 260 83 313 167 61,695* 60,602 67,721 98 56, 133* 56,555 55,655 10 4 59,684 64,473 68,965 57,055 56,335 53, 577 c,O..J.o rd ...c ~U ~ l=1 ~H o...:l .~... ...:l .~ ~t; exO:J; ,O..J. +.l ...-lu) ~'"O O,...J't...;.. rd 0 ::l...... ,... ~~~ ::l+.l+.l U u) en . ..... OJ ~~ ~ ...-l ..... -.D o co ...-l =U' OJ ..-l (J Ol-l..-l ~ 00 :> <1-l~.-4 I=: OJOJO = ' 0 1-l~U)OJ\O I-lOU) l-J 00~C""lu) OJ~I=:U) ~ ~ I=:'M Z OJ~"'OCIlH enaI-lCll..-lU) >.~ 0 0 ClO~ CIlI-lP-l-l l-llXl ::lCllOJlXlO P-~ OJH OJ OJ ~c.!l< :>~M rn H oM CIl OJ aU ~en(J;3:UlH 0/0 of Last Year II 103 94 98 I I 98 100 104 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. *R e vi s e d. o ~ ~ rd OJ '+.l t-tu) 6 ex:;~ ~ ,... H ::l U)+.l e~x:; ~u +,....l rd P- OJ (:4 . OJ oM I=: ~ 1-l~~.-4OJ~ OJCIlUl\O..cO ~~oMCIO~ ~U)~.-4< :< 3, 10 0 2,438 2, 311 2, 537 2, 09 1 2,604 % of Last Year 112 130 132 105 140 110 1./ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatc h e ry supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week la st year. >:c R e vi s ed, _ UN IVERSITY OF G ORGI [il[,IJ 2 1973 L1BRARJ ~ B ROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE E KS - 19 7 3 P a g e 2 I EGGS SET l CHIC: !-l ~ Mis sis sippi Missouri N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tenness ee 4, 171 190 6, 298 305* 1,970 615* 637 4,569 170 6, 456 343 1, 807 610 655 5,205 205 7,572 415 2,030 668 635 94 4,67 3 88 398 96 5,282 102 271 * 133 1,265 I 107 621 * 96 1,358 4,781 438 5,437 285 I, 252 622 1, 133 4, 718 94 347 III 5,085 97 326 117 1,432 133 628 99 1, 144 106 Q) Ul (J) l=1 Q) .;: < bl=1ll.~.-dl o!-l ~ ..p..t Q) Q) ~ !-l .-l{J) Texas Virginia 3,620 3,866 4,073 94 3, 333 3,432 3, 086 101 2,053 2,012 2,009 103 1, 503 1, 598 1, 542 105 Q) eo Q) ..~..'"rCo Washington W. Virginia TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 412 327 0 0 297 95 o- 328 301 3 31 297 260 83 31 3 167 61 ,695* 60 ,602 67,721 98 56, 133 * 56,555 55, 655 10 4 TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 59,684 64,473 68,965 I 57,055 56,335 53, 577 0/0 of Last Year I 103 94 98 98 100 10 4 !r-ol ..d ~U !-l t; 0 I ~::l ~....~!-l ::l . . . . <;st::Hl=1 o@ ...4 .... ...4 .~ ...o-4-1 0 0 tlO:;:J tIl~p..~~1:Q :::ltlll1lI:QO 11111p1..~ 4-I1t11' ~ ::-~.-l Ul oM til 111 AU s:: :z..c/)U~UlH 111 -M ~ ~4-I4-I.-lI1l~ l1Ialtll\O.t:O 4-1 4-I-MCO 4-1 ~CI)4-I.-l< ~ al "tl 4-1 111 CI) 4-1 -sM:: :;:J Cf OQ7 .G -4 11 3 ,Q7 3 0 01.2 ~ ~~~G\AFARM REPORT GEORG IA CRO P REPOR T IN G SE RV IC E A T H E NS , GEO R GIA GRAIN STOCKS Octobe r I, 1973 Geo ro l a : Releas e d 10/26/73 Smal I Gra in Stocks Up The quantity of small gra i n s toc ks in the State was up from the previ ous year, accord ing t o the Georgia Crop Re po r t i ng Serv i ce. The qua nti ty of ol d- crop corn s tored wa s down f rom the year-earl ier level. The increases for ~, wheat, oats and barley we re up 62 , 24 , 13 and 10 percent , respectively. Corn decreased by 51 percent. Gra i n Georg ia Gra i n Stocks - - Oc tobe r 1, 1973 wit h comp a r i sons On Farms Off Fa rms AI I Pos i t ions 1972 1973 1972 19 73 1972 1973 - - 1,000 Bus he l s Corn 5 , 4 17 2 , 712 1, 187 548 Hhe a t 700 1, 003 940 1,025 Oats 1,1 86 1, 449 271 19 1 Bar 1ey 209 241 19 10 Rye 8 10 1,360 94 104 Sorqhum 87 15 12 "1; * No t publ i s he d to avoid disclos in g i nd iv idua l operations. 6 ,604 1,640 1,457 228 904 99 3,260 2,028 1, 640 251 1,464 "k Un i ted States: Gra in Stocks Lower Than A Year Earl ie r Stocks of all grains on October I, 1973 we re below a year ago. Stock s of the four feed grains (corn , oats, barley, and sorghum) totaled 45.5 mi l l ion tons , 26 percent less than holdings on October I , 1972. Stoc ks of all whea t we re down 21 perce nt from a yea r earl ie r , whi l e durum stoc ks we re down 14 percent. Rye stocks were down 42 percen t. Old crop corn stored in all posit ions on October 1 totaled 707 mill ion bushels, 37 percent less than a year earl ier. Disappearance from all pos it io ns dur i ng J uly-September 1973 to t a l ed 1,224 mi l l io n bus hels of o ld crop corn, compared with 1,046 mil li on during th e same quarter last year . Old crop sorqhum qrain on October 1, 1973 totaled 73 mill ion bushels, 69 mill ion bushels l e s s than a year earl ier and the l owest for the date since 1954 . Oat ho l d i ngs on October I totaled 845 mil l io n bushels, 9 percent below a year ear l i e r . Comparable stocks of oats i n al l positions have been below t he current inventory only t wice, in 1966 and 1967 , s ince th is series of est imates began i n 1943. Bar l e y stored i n al I pos itio ns on October 1 totaled 425 mill ion bushels, 6 percent bel ow a year earl ier . Off-farm stocks of 138 mi l l ion bushels we re 4 percent above a year ago but farm stocks, at 287 mi l l ion bushels , we re II percent smaller. Disappearance dur ing July-September ~as 167 mil l ion bus he ls , up 15 perce nt from the 145 mi l l ion bushels a year ago. Al I whea t in storage on October I to t a l e d 1,475 mill io n bushels, 21 percent less than a year earl ier. Farm hold ings, at 636 mi l l ion , wer e down 12 percent from a year earl ier, and off -farm stocks of 839 mi l l ion bushels we re down 26 percen t from October I, 1972. Rye stocks in all storage pos i tions on Octobe r 1 t o t a l e d 36.2 mi l I ion bushels , down 42~rcent from a year earl ier a nd t he l owe st Octobe r l- stocks ._s j nce 1:J.68. UN IVERSlry O F Go:.ORG UN ITED STATES Stocks of g rai ns , October 1, 1973 wi t h compa r i sons ( In thousand bush els) Grain and position Oct. 1 1971 Oct. 1 1972 July 1 1973 Oct. 1 1973 COR N (Old crop) On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, E1ev. & Whse s . 11 1/ TOTAL SORGHUM (Old crop) On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mi l l s , Elev. & Whse s . 1/ 1/ TOTAL 426,667 24,534 21 5,493 666 ,694 13,334 500 76,640 90.474 751,298 26,262 348.718 1,126 ,278 30,646 45 111,186 ' 141,877 1,366,386 23,281 54 1, 034 1,930 .701 47,145 47 153 ,949 201 ,141 402,513 20,289 283,752 706,554 14,176 45 58,958 73,179 OATS On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, E1ev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL BARLEY On Fa rms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, E1ev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL ALL ',':HEAT On Farms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL RYE On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, lev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 812,527 11,376 269,126 1,093 ,029 317,789 4,294 166,836 488 ,919 826,402 1,886 1,045 ,046 1.873,334 28,335 488 35 .947 64.770 683,!.J:21 9 ,206 239,830 932 ,457 321,678 47 131,920 453.645 724,874 1, 858 1,138.841 1 ,865,573 21,963 254 40.378 62,595 230,674 6,599 174,375 411 .648 88 ,756 o 73.788 162 ,544 124 ,989 1,819 302 , 759 429 , 567 6, 821 225 26.259 33.305 644,984 5,757 193,922 844,663 287,409 o 137.547 424 ,956 636,202 1 ,817 837,200 1.475,219 14,176 200 21.779 36,155 1/ Est imates of the Crop Reporting Board. 1/ C.C.C.-owned gra in at bin s ites. 1/ All off-farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants; includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages. FRA S IER T. GA LLat-fA Y Agricultural Statistician In Charge PAUL E. WILLIAMS Agricultural Statistician The Statist ical Repor t i nq Service, USDA, 1861 \.Je s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Arter r'ive vays t<.eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS lJ IV n r OF' " O.'~-G , [" ljij 2 ...~~~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID United States Depa rfment of Agriculture AGR - 101 \-I D Cj 0 0 7 C; 4 '3 ~a~G\AFARM REPORT GEORG IA CROP REPORTI NG SE RVICE AT H E NS , GEORG IA GRAIN STOCKS Octobe r 1, 19 73 Geo rc i a : Re l ea se d 10/ 26/ 73 Small Gra in Stocks Up The quant ity of small gra i n stoc ks i n the St ate wa s up fro m the prev ious year, accord ing to the Georgia Crop Re po rting Servi ce. The qua ntity of o ld -crop corn s tored wa s down f rom the year-earl ie r l e vel . The increases for ~, whe a t , oats and barley we re up 62, 24, 13 and 10 percent, respectively. Corn decreased by 51 percent. Gra in Georgia Grain Stoc ks - - Oc to be r 1, 1973 wi t h comp a r i s ons On Farms Off Fa rms A1I Pas i t ions 1972 1973 1972 1973 1972 1973 .. - 1,000 Bu s he l s Corn 5 , 4 17 2 , 712 I , 187 548 vlhe a t 700 1,003 940 1,025 Oats 1, 186 1,449 271 191 Bar 1ey 209 241 19 10 Rye 8 10 1,360 94 104 Sorqhum 87 15 12 "1: * No t publ ished to avoid disclos ing i ndi v i dua l operat ions. 6 , 604 1, 640 1, 457 228 904 99 3,260 2,028 1, 640 251 1,464 ok Un ited States: Grain Stocks Lower Than A Year Earl ier Stocks of all grains on October 1, 1973 we re below a year ago. Stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barley, and sorghum) totaled 45.5 mi 11 ion tons, 26 percent less than holdings on October 1, 1972. Stocks of all whe at we re down 21 percen t from a year earl i e r , while durum stocks we re down 14 percent. Rye stocks we re down 42 percent. Old crop corn stored in all posit ion s on October 1 totaled 707 mill ion bushels, 37 percent less than a year earl ier. Disapp eara nce from all pos it ions dur ing July-September 1973 totaled 1,224 mi ll ion bus hels of old crop corn, compared with 1,046 mi l l i on during the sa me quarter last year. Old crop sorqhum q rain on October 1, 1973 totaled 73 million bushels, 69 mil l ion bushels less than a year earl ier and the l owest for the date since 1954. Oat ho l di ngs on October 1 totaled 845 mil l ion bushels, 9 percent below a year ear l ie r . Comparable stocks of oats i n all pos i tions have been below the current i nve nt o ry only twice, i n 1966 and 1967, s ince this series o f est imates began i n 1943. Barley stored in all po s i t ions on October 1 totaled 425 mill ion bushels, 6 percent below a year earl ier. Off -farm stocks o f 138 mi l l ion bushels were 4 percent above a year ago but farm stocks, at 287 mi l l ion bushels , were II percent smaller. Disappearance dur ing July-September ~a s 167 mi l l ion bus hels, up 15 perce nt from the 145 mil l io n bushels a year ago . All wheat in storage on October 1 tot al e d 1, 475 mill ion bushels, 21 percent less than a yea r ea r lier. Fa rm holdings, at 636 mi l l ion, we re down 12 percent from a year earl ier, and off -farm stocks of 839 mi l l io n bushels we re down 26 percent from October I, 1972. Rye stoc ks in all storage pos it ions on October 1 to tal ed 36.2 mil l ion bushels, down 42-p8rcent from a year ea rl ier and the lowe st Octob~r_ J s toc ks s ince 1968. UNIVERSITy OF GCOR~~--"I [I'c, if 2 197 _ _ _~LlfmAr"llS UN !TED STATES Stocks of grains, October 1, 1973 with compa r i sons (In thousand bushels) Grain and position Oct. 1 1971 Oct. 1 1972 July 1 1973 Oct. 1 1973 CORN (01 d crop) On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mi l Is, Elev. & Whses. 11 1/ TOTAL 426,667 24,534 215,493 666 .694 751,298 26,262 348 .718 1.126.278 1,366,386 23,281 541 .034 1. 930.701 402,513 20,289 283.752 706.554 SORGHUM (Old crop) On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 13,334 500 76.640 90.474 30,646 45 111.186 . 141 .877 47,145 47 153.949 201.141 14,176 45 58.958 73,179 OATS On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mil Is, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL 812,527 11,376 269.126 1.093.029 683,421 9,206 239.830 932.457 230,674 6,599 174.375 411.648 644,984 5,757 193.922 844.663 BARLEY On Farms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, Elev. & Whse s . 1/ 1/ TOTAL ALL ',:HEAT On Fa rms 1/ Commodity-Credit Corp. 1/ Mills, Elev. & Whses. 1/ 1/ TOTAL RYE On Fa rms 1/ Commodity Credit Corp. 2/ Mills, tlev. & Whses. 17 1/ TOTAL 317,789 4,294 166.836 488 ,919 826,402 1,886 1.045 ,046 1.873.334 28,335 488 35.947 64.770 321,678 47 131.920 453,645 724,874 1,858 1,138.841 I ,865,573 21,963 254 40,378 6 2 . 5 95 88,756 o 73.788 162,544 124,989 1,819 302,759 42.9 ,567 6 , 821 225 2.6.259 33.305 287,409 o 137.547 424.956 636,202 1,817 837 ,200 1,475,219 14,176 200 21,779 36,155 1/ Estimates of the Crop Report ing Board. 1/ C.C.C.-owned gra in at bin sites. 1/ All off -farm storages not otherwise designated, including terminals and processing plants; includes C.C.C.-owned grain in these storages. FRA S I ER T. GA LLO'.-/A Y Agr icultural Statistician In Charge PAUL E. \<1 ILL lAMS Agricultural Statistician The Statist ical Repo r t l nq Service, USDA, 1861 \.Jest Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve nays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 A the ns , Georg ia Week Ending October 29 , 1973 Re l e a s e d 3 p.m. Monday *********************************************** This is the final issue of the Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulletin for 1973. Publication will resume in April 1974. Sincere appreciation is extended to County Agents, Farm ,Harket Hana ge r s , and Weather Observers through whose efforts this Bulletin has been possible . * * * ** ****** *** **** * ** **** ** ** * ***** * * * *** * ***** DRY WEATHER SPED HARVEST--SLOWED FALL PLANTING Athens, Ga., October 29 -- The period of dry weather , which lasted until the weekend , allowed Georgia's farmers to continue harvest operations at a rapid pace, according to the Georgia Crop Re por t i n g Service. It also slowed fall plantings of small grains to a crawl. Only 4 percent of these crops we r e seeded during the we ek a nd broug ht the total progress to date to only 47 percent completion--well below normal. Soil mo isture , prior to the wee ke nd rains, wa s short t o mos tly ve ry short over the entire State except for a couple of southwest counties whi ch had a de qua t e supplies. The dry conditions caused concern over t he high risk of forest fir e s an d a cc e l e r a t ed the seasonal decline of the State's pastures. County Extension Agents reported 55 percent of the Stat e ' s c o tton cr op already picked and 63 percent of the corn gathered . The remainder of both crops was rated in mostly good condition . Some of the earlier harvesting delays have been overcome but progress to date was still slightly below normal for both crops . Peanut harvest continued in the final stages. Federal-State I ns pec t i on Service reports at the end of the week showed 1 .33 billion pounds already inspected and reinforced earlier predictions of a bumper crop . Soybeans \le r e rated in fair to good condition with one-fourth of the crop gathered. Pecan harvest increased with good yields reported primarily fro m commercial groves . Considerable last minute haying was f i ni s he d but yields were lighter . Cattle remained in good condition. Reports from over the State indic a t e d farmers ~ere stepp ing up their efforts to obtain fertilizer supplies for present and future needs as a hedge against predicted shortages of these materials . WEATHER SUMMARY -- Tempe r a t ur e s for t he week averaged near normal over east central Georgia, and 1 to 4 degrees above normal elsewhere over the State . Afternoon high temperatures averaged 75 to 80 degrees over north Georgia , and near 80 in the south. Overnight lows were more variable from place to place, but averaged mostly in the 40s in the north and 50s in the south . The warmest reported temperature was 82 degrees which occurred at several stations in south and central Georgia. The coldest reported temperature was 34 degrees at Blairsville on the morning of the 20th . The we a t he r remained dry through the week. No rain was reported with the e xception of i solated light showers near the coast. This was the fourth consecutive week in which no significant rainfall has occurred in most areas of the State. Howev er, the weekend saw a cold front moving across Georgia on Sunday with colder t emperatures Sunday night , and some much needed rain accompanied the front . The heaviest amounts occurred in the extreme north where amounts averaged about one half inch. Rainfall averaged a bout two tenths of an inch in central and south Georgia but the totals were quite variable ranging all the way from just a trace i n a few spots up to one half inch at Brunswick. The outlook for Wednesday t hru Fr i day- - a chance of showers Thur s day, otherwise fair wea the r . Coolest temperatures early Fr i day with lows in the 30s . Wa rme s t temperatures Fr iday afternoon wi th hi gh s i n the 60s north , and lower 70s south . The Statistical Re por t i ng Serv ice, At hen s , Georgia ; in cooperation wi t h t he Cooperative Ext ens ion Service, Unive rsity of Georgia; Georgia Department of Agr i cul tur e ; and the Na t i ona l Weather Service Forecas t Of f i c e , NOAA , U. S. Depa r tment of Comme r c e . Ify O F ORG UNI TED STATES DEPARTHENT OF COrll-IERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Air port , Atlan ta, Georgia Pre ci pita t ion Fo r The We e k Endi ng Oc t ob e r 26 , 1973 , -. * Fo r th e pe r io d Oc t o be r 26-29 . T Les s th an . 005 i nch . --- After Five Day s Return t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Repor t i ng Servi ce 1861 West Br oad Street Athens , Geor gi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Ll - AGR 101 '. a., 3 /) A thens , Georgi a Week Ending October 29, 1973 Released 3 p.m. Monday ***** ***** **** **** *** * * **** ****** ***** *** **** ** This is the final issue of the Georgia Weekly Crop and Weather Bulletin for 1973. Publication will resume in April 1974. Sincere appreciation is extended to County Agents, Farm Harket Hana ge r s , and Weather Observers through whose efforts this Bulletin has been possible. * *** ****** **************************** ********* DRY WEATHER SPED HARVEST--SLOWED FALL PLANTING Athens, Ga., October 29 -- The period of dry weather, which lasted until the weekend, allowed Georgia's farmers to continue harvest operations at a rapid pace, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. It also slowed fall plantings of small grains to a crawl. Only 4 percent of these crops were seeded during the week and brought the total progress to date to only 47 percent completion--well below normal. Soil moisture, prior to the weekend rains, was short t o mos t l y very short over the entire State except for a couple of southwest counties whic h ha d adequate supplies. The dry conditions caused concern over the high risk of forest fires and accelerated the seasonal decline of the State's pastures. County Extension Agents reported 55 percent of the State 's c o t t on crop already picked and 63 percent of the corn gathered. The remainder of both crops was rated in mostly good condition. Some of the earlier harvesting delays have been overcome but progress to date was still slightly below normal for both crops. Peanut harvest continued in the final stages. Federal-State Inspection Service reports at the end of the week showed 1.33 billion pounds already inspected and reinforced earlier predictions of a bumper crop. Soybeans \lere rated in fair to good condition with one-fourth of the crop gathered. Pecan harvest increased with good yields reported primarily from commercial groves. Considerable last minute haying was finished but yields were lighter. Cattle remained in good condition. Reports from over the State indicated farmers ~ere stepping up their efforts to obtain fertilizer supplies for present and future needs as a hedge against predicted shortages of these materials. WEATHER SU1~Y -- Temperatures for the week averaged near normal over east central Georgia, and 1 to 4 degrees above normal elsewhere over the State. Afternoon high temperatures averaged 75 to 80 degrees over north Georgia, and near 80 in the south. Overnight lows were more variable from place to place, but averaged mostly in the 40s in the north and 50s in the south. The warmest reported temperature was 82 degrees which occurred at several stations in south and central Georgia. The coldest reported temperature was 34 degrees at Blairsville on the morning of the 20th. The weather remained dry through the week. No rain was reported with the exception of isolated light showers near the coast. This was the fourth consecutive week in which no significant rainfall has occurred in most areas of the State. However, the weekend saw a cold front moving across Georgia on Sunday with colder temperatures Sunday night, and some much needed rain accompanied the front. The heaviest amounts occurred in the extreme north where amounts averaged about one half inch. Rainfall averaged about two tenths of an inch in central and south Georgia but the totals were quite variable ranging all the way from just a trace in a few spots up to one half inch at Brunswick. The outlook for Wednesday thru Friday--a chance of showers Thursday, otherwise fair weather. Coolest temperatures early Friday with lows in the 30s. Warmest temperatures Friday afternoon with highs in the 60s north, and lower 70s 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 Forecast Office, NOAA , U. S. Department of Commerce. - - - - - . liN IV RS l Y OF Gt:.~-R~-;;::- UNITED STATES DEPARTIIENT OF CO~IERCE NATIO NAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlant a Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Pre c ip i t a t io n Fo r The We e k End i ng Oc t o be r 26 , 1973 ,- * Fo r the pe r iod Oc t ob e r 26-29 . T Les s than . 005 i nc h . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Servi ce 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR IOJ 197 ~~ 3 /C;;- HD qo6 r-/ , (; 1./ GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE :q;33Iw~~rnr1'L? rnill~rn~m'L? ATHENS, GEORGIA October 31 , 197 3 B ROILE R T YP E Placement of broiler chicks in G eor gia du r ing t h e w eek ended October 27 w as 6, 866,000--19 percent l e s s than the previous week but 11 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop R e p o r t i n g Service. An estimated 10,643,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than t h e cornpar able week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repo rting States totaled 48, 912, 000--12 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching egg s set wer e 71,918,000-- 6 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent mor e t ha n a year ago. Week Ended Aug. 2 .S Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept . 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHICK PLACEMENTS 1972 Eggs Set i./ I 1973 0/0 of year ago Net Cr o s s S tate Move m ent of C hi ck s 1972 1973 C hi ck s Placed for B roi l e r s in Georgia 1972 I 0/0 of 1973 year ago Thousands Thousands T housands 10,200 8,828 9,497 10,381 10,451 10,341 7,720 9,426 10,008 10,238 10,725 9,671 9,413 10,279 10, 692 10, 589 9,043 8, 886 10, 165 10,643 105 110 99 I 99 102 102 117 94 102 I 104 ,l21 4 ,l185 ,l15 8 -7 1-208 ,l 38 ,l 82 ,l 80 I- 7 8 ,l145 -243 -112 ,l 57 -108 -129 ,l 96 -16 3 -4 - 10 - 91 8,494 8, 150 96 8,46 0 8, 293 98 8, 39 3 8,427 100 8, 09 1 8, 238 102 6,8 13 7,615 112 7,280 7,760 107 8,338 8,352 100 8,331 8,489 102 8, 192 8,448 103 6, 167 6,866 111 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 27 was 955,000--2 percent less than the previous week but 75 percent more than the comparable week last year. A n estimated 1, 156, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than t h e previous week and 27 percent more than the comparable week last year. In th e four s tates that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in t h e U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended October 27 were up 11 perc ent and settings were up 6 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Oct. 13 Eggs Set Oct. Oct. 20 27 0/0 of year ago 2/ Chicks Hatched Oct. Oct. Oct. 13 20 27 Thousands Thousands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Vv ash. Miss. Total 1973 1,302 1, 123 1, 156 127 99 4 979 955 175 1, 321 1,329 1,02 6 89 1,499 1, 480 1,362 97 138 217 142 64 180 124 34 17 417 378 383 137 263 292 306 ! 129 3 , 178 3,047 2,707 106 , 2,936 2, 87 5 2,657 111 Total 1972>.'. 2,438 2, 311 2 , 564 2,091 2,604 2,386 I 0/0 of Last Year I I 130 132 106 I ! 140 110 -1'1'1- - :" - .; r-~":c, G 1/ Includes e ggs set by hatc he r i e s producmg c hi cks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. >l< R e vi se d, [\~G \J 2 1973 L IBRARIES B ROILE R T YPE EGGS SE T AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1973 Page 2 ST A T E Oct. 13 EGGS SET Week,E n de d O ct. 20 Oct. 27 Thousands I % of year ago 1/ CHICKS PLACED We e k Ended Oct. Oct. 13 20 Oct. 27 Thousands %of year a go 1/ A la bama Arkans as Cali for ni a Del a war e Florida GE ORGIA 8,3 12 9 ,7 86 1,6 56 2, 592 1, 320 9, 274 10 ,217 2,134 2,93 7 1, 50 8 9,6 7 7 98 12,002 98 2 , 162 107 I 3, 04 5 10 3 1, 633 102 7,542 8,9 36 1,6 9 2 I 2,724 ! 1, 187 I i 8 , 88 6 10,1 65 10, 64 3 10 4. 8 ,489 7,240 9, 248 1,554 2, 503 1, 149 8,448 5, 84 7 8, 265 1, 350 2, 777 1, 115 6, 8 6 6 97 97 95 I 153 96 I 111 Indiana 338 33 0 364 89 17 2 222 2 26 126 L ouisiana 7 63 953 93 1 85 1, 40 9 1,356 1, 14 8 165 Maine 1,7 37 1, 943 2 ,038 10 2 1, 564 1, 534 1, 426 101 Mar yl a n d 4, 397 5, 151 5, 249 100 3, 26 4 3,520 2, 91 6 79 Mi s si s sippi 4 , 569 5,20 5 5,491 99 4,7 81 4, 7 18 3,726 98 Mi ssouri 170 205 223 88 4 38 347 329 12 2 N. Carolina Oreg o n P enns ylvania I I 6 , 4 56 343 1, 807 7, 572 4 15 2, 0 30 8, 037 98 3 93 91 2,082 12 4 5, 4 37 28 5 1,252 5,0 85 326 1, 432 4 , 59 8 106 197 75 1, 293 145 S. Carolina 610 668 629 100 622 628 69 8 112 T enne s s ee 655 635 660 102 1, 133 1, 144 1,230 130 Texas 3, 86 6 4, 073 4, 283 102 3, 4 3 2 3,086 2,7 6 4 91 V ir ginia 2, 0 12 2, 009 2,075 118 1,59 8 1, 542 1, 521 10 4 Wa shington W . Virginia 327 297 0 0 301 81 0 - 301 260 29 7 3 13 34 8 185 272 252 TOTAL 1973 (21 States) 60, 60 2 67, 72 1 ' 71,918 ! 101 56,555 55,655 48,912 10 4 TOTAL 1972 >:< (21 Sta t e s ) 64,473 6 8 , 9 6 5 71 ,386 % of Last Year 94 98 101 I 1/ Current week a s percent of same week last year. 56,335 53, 577 I i 100 104 >';: R e vised. 4 7, 039 10 4 ,.=: ...q I cd I I -< cd '"d Cll U cd H'r: 0 .=:::l {fJ H 'r: (!1 ::l cd .... .U.... r...n.. (fJ H rfi-<)l...-cHid H ocd, c -. oW 0 0 bO::J CllHPllC~ll ...-i oWc.!l< {fJ H oM Cll Cll aU ::':"{fJ(J~{fJH ClloM p~ HoWoW..-lCll~ Cll Cll (fJ\O,.c:O oW oW oM 00 oW .wtlloW..-l< et: Cll '1:l oW Clltll oW oM p ::J J ,~ I" , !(;' j 7) 1 '.~ j , t, ~) \-' , 0 - .~ I .~ - ,. j I ;/:<,;; :; :i C'~ :,:z-.--. "-- :.; , I ! I ATHENS, GEORGIA October 31, 197 3 B ROILE R TYPE Placement of broiler chicks in G eorgia during the w eek ended October 27 was 6,866 ,000--19 percent less than the previous week but 11 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Re po r tin g Service. An estimated 10,643,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-5 pe rcent more than the previous w e e k and 4 p ercent more t han t he comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 rep o rting States totaled 4 8, 912, 000--12 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent mor e than t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching egg s s et w e r e 71,918,000-- 6 p ercent more than the previous week and 1 percent mor e than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A N D CHICK PLACEMENTS 1972 Eggs Set l./ I 1973 0/0 of year a go Net Cr o s s State Movem e nt of C hi ck s 19 72 1973 C hi ck s Placed for B roil e r s in Georgia 19 7 2 I 0/0 of 1973 year ago Thousands Thousands Tho us a n d s Aug. 2~ Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 10, 200 8,828 9,497 10,381 10,451 10,341 7 ,720 9,426 10,008 10,238 10,725 105 9,671 110 9,413 99 10, 279 99 10,692 102 10, 589 102 9,043 117 8,886 94 10, 165 102 10,643 I I 10 4 f21 4 f1 85 f15 8 -7 f208 j. 3 8 f 82 j. 80 j. 7 8 !-145 -24 3 -112 f 57 -108 -129 j. 96 -163 -4 - 10 - 91 8 ,4 94 8 ,4 6 0 8,39 3 8, 09 1 6 ,8 13 7,2 80 8, 338 8, 331 8, 192 I 6, 167 8, 150 8, 293 8, 427 8, 238 7,615 7,760 8,352 8,489 8,448 6, 866 96 98 100 102 112 107 100 10 2 103 I III EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 27 was 955,000--2 percent le ss than the previous week but 75 percent more than the comparable week last year. A n estimated 1, 156 ,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were 5 et by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than t h e previous week and 27 percent more t ha n the comparable week las t year. In the four s t a t e s that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended October 27 were up 11 percent and settings were up 6 percent from a year a go. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1973 Oct. Eggs Set Oct. Oct. 0/0 of year Chicks Hatched Oct. Oct. Oct. 13 20 27 a go 2/ 13 20 27 Thousands Thousands I %yeoafr ago 2/ ! Ga. Calif. 'Iv ash. Miss. Total 1973 1,302 1, 123 1, 15 6 127 994 979 955 175 1, 321 1,329 1,026 89 1,499 1,480 1,362 97 138 217 142 64 180 124 34 17 417 378 I 383 137 263 292 306 ! 129 3 , 178 3,047 2,707 10 6 2,936 2, 875 2,657 I III Total 1972>',< 2, 438 2, 311 2, 56 4 2,091 2 ,6 04 2, 386 0/0 of Last Year I I I 130 132 106 I I 140 110 I 1-~-1---+I _. ,- -.. - . . _.- blPIIVER5IT, OF G c.ORGI 1/ Includes e ggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week la s t year. ':' R e vi se d, [\!G'j 2 1973 LI BRARIE S BROILE R T YP E, EGGS SE T AND CHIC KS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL ARE AS B Y WE E KS - 197 3 Page 2 STATE Alabama Arkansas Califor nia Delaware F lorida GEORGIA Indiana L o ui s i a n a Maine Ma r yl a nd Mi s sis s i ppi Mis so uri N. Carolina E GGS SET Week:E n ded Oct. Oc t. Oc t. 13 20 27 Thous ands %of year ag o 1/ CH I CKS PLA CED Week E nded Oct. Oct . 13 20 Oct. 27 T housands 8, 3 12 9, 7 86 1,656 2, 59 2 1, 32 0 8, 886 9,2 74 10, 21 7 2, 134 2, 937 1,508 10, 165 , 9 ,6 77 98 12, 002 98 2, 16 2 107 3, 04 5 103 I 1, 633 102 10 , 64 3 104 7,54 2 8,936 1, 692 I 2,7 24 I I, 187 8,489 7, 240 9 , 2 48 1, 5 5 4 2, 50 3 I , 14 9 8 , L148 5, 84 7 8, 265 1, 350 2, 77 7 I , 11 5 6, 866 338 76 3 1, 737 4, 397 4, 569 , 17 0 6, 4 56 33 0 953 1, 94 3 5, 151 5, 205 205 7, 572 364 93 1 2, 038 5, 249 5,491 223 8, 037 89 172 85 1, 409 102 1, 564 100 3,264 99 , 4 ,7 81 88 438 98 5, 437 222 1,356 1, 534 3, 52 0 4,7 18 347 5,08 5 2 26 I , 148 1,42 6 2, 916 3, 726 329 4 , 59 8 %of year ago 1/ 97 97 95 15 3 96 11 1 126 165 10 1 79 98 12 2 106 \l,) .r.~.o. H ..:..l, u ...-i ~ '.c Z~.....~, lJ~ ~U) ro ,_ ..--i ;> H :l ~~ :l .U... H en ~ ...... 0 ...., c \l,) :l .:.:-c .u... 8...., ...-i 0 H -.D H co ~ ro o, III 0 rt"l 0 ..ro. ....ro co I eo H III H 0 III o U lJ III .... o :> ~ H UJ III ~ U) \l,) co ..c .. .~...., ...., ~ Or e gon Penns ylvania 343 1, 807 4 15 2, 030 393 91 2, 08 2 124 2 85 1, 25 2 326 1, 4 3 2 19 7 75 1, 293 14 5 H 0p.." '1"ll \l,) \l,) S. Carolina 6 10 668 629 100 6 22 628 698 112 ~b T enne ssee T exa s Virginia Was hi ng t on W. Virginia T OTAL 19 73 (21 States ) 655 3,866 2,012 327 0 60, 602 635 4,073 2, 00 9 29 7 0 67,7 21 ' 66 0 102 4, 283 102 2,075 118 30 1 8 1 0 - 7 1, 91 8 ! 101 TOTA L 1972 >:< (2 1 Stat e s ) 64,473 68,96 5 71 ,386 % of L a s t Year 94 98 10 1 I 1/ Current week a s pe rcent of same week l a s t yea r . 1, 133 3 , 4 32 1, 59 8 301 29 7 56, 555 1, 144 3, 086 1, 542 26 0 313 55, 65 5 56 ,3 35 53, 577 I I 100 104 * R evise d. 1,230 13 0 2, 76 4 91 1, 521 104 34 8 18 5 272 2 52 48, 9 12 104 47, 039 I 104 \l,) co Hro ~..c ~U ;s: ~ 0""" ......::ll ' ~~ ~ .~ .lJ"..'..U"....J, E--c ..r.o., ~U) .~.......--rio U) H ~.B .3. . ~~..--i H co ...-iU) '.c \l,) ro U 'dro H 0 :l (IJ H ~:r::CQ :l ro ...., U ...., (IJ .... U) H \l,) tl.O ;s: ~ ...... ..0.., ...-i -c.Do ..--i ~ III ..8.., H ro p.. III 0 .U) ~~ . -~; " 0 ';: --c ..~ aH tlloM (f.) a bO~ til H P- HHIt:l ::::l tllOJ It:l O Q) OPJd:t:: ~ ~~ :>Q r-lUJ H oM tll OJ .. U ~ (lJ U~ UJH OJ oM s::rx.. H~~ o-l Q)rx.. Q) til UJ \O ,.c::O ~ ~ oMCXl~ +-l (f.) ~o-l < ~ tll "OJd~ (f.) ~ oM s:: ~ :~ .. l:l ~ Mr-- <3 f":-:; ',) ,~ j'J !1. 0 ! )- 1_ tJ ; 'I) z> c,~ :c:.::-: - r-r2e: ~) :J :J Ie; GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK SEPTEMBER 1973 l --. ,- '" SLAUGHTER GEORGIA Released 11/2/73 September Red Mea t Production Down Georgia's red meat production in commercial plants during September 1973 totaled 27.9 million pounds, according to t he Georgia Crop Reporting Service . This was 9 percent less than the 30.7 million pounds during the same mont h last year an d 5 percent below the 29.3 million pounds for August 1973. Cattle Slaughter Commercial plants in Georgia reported 22,400 head of cattle slaughtered during September 1973---3,100 less than last month and 400 less than Se pt embe r 1972 . Calf Slaughter September calf slaughter in Georgia plants numbered 200 he ad- - - 200 less than August 1973 and 1,100 below September 1972. Hog Slaughter Commercial hog slaughter in Georgia plants totaled 119,000 head in September 1973, 3 ,000 less than in the previous month and 23,000 less than in September 1972. 48 STATES September Red Mea t Production Down 13 Percent Fr om 1972 Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 2,633 million pounds in September, 13 percent less than a year earlier and 3 percent less than August 1973. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in Federally inspected and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. September 1973 included 19 weekdays and 5 Saturdays, while September 1972 included 20 weekdays and 5 Saturdays. Beef Production Down 13 Percent From 1972 Bee f production was 1,639 million pounds, 13 percent less than September 1972. Cattle kill totaled 2,604,600 head, down 14 percent from a year earlier. Live weight per head was 1,046 pounds, 20 pounds more than 1972, and 18 pounds above August 1973. Veal Production Down 29 Percent From A Year Earlier There were 24 million pounds of veal produced during September, down 29 percent from t he 34 million pounds produced in September 1972 . Calf slaughter was 33 percent less t han a year earlier. Live weight per head was 265 pounds, 12 pounds more than September 1972. Pork Production Down 13 Percent From A Year Earlier Pork production totaled 929 million pounds in September , 13 percent less than a year ago. Hog kill totaled 5,653,200 head, down 17 percent from September 1972 . Live weight per head was 239 pounds, 2 pounds more than last year but down 1 pound from last month's average. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of live weight was 6.2 pounds, compared with 7. 0 in September 1972. Lamb and Mutton Down 7 Percent From Sep tember 1972: There we re 41 mi l l ion pounds of lamb and mutton produced in September, down 7 percent from a year earl ier . Sheep and lamb slaughter totaled 819,600 head, down 8 percent. Average 1ive weight was 104 pounds , 4 pounds more t han a year earl ie r and 1 pound more than las t month. Pou ltry Production Down 7 Percent From Last Year: Produc ti on of poultry meat du ring September tota led 9 10 mill ion pounds, ready-to-cook basis. Th is is 71 mill i on less th an September 1972. Specie GEO RG IA AND 48 STATES LIVESTO CK SLAUGHT E I~ 1/ Number Average Slaughtered Li ve Hei'gh t September September 1972 1973 1972 1973 1,000 Head Pounds Total Live \'!e i ght September 1972 1973 1,000 Pounds Georq ia: Ca tt 1e Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 22.8 22.4 9 17 1. 3 .2 445 llj2 .0 119 . 0 219 949 20,908 21,258 385 578 77 224 31,098 26,656 48 States: Ca tt 1e 3,041 .5 2,604 .6 1,026 1,046 3,121, 095 2,724,691 Calves Hogs 243 . 7 163. 9 253 6,807. 9 5,653.2 237 265 61,687 43,466 239 1,615 ,084 1,352,551 Sheep and Lambs 893 .2 819.6 100 104 89.756 85.232 1/ Includes slaughter under Federa 1 inspection and othe r comme r c ia l slaughter, excludes fa rm s l aughter . Commodity and Unit Oct. 15 1972 AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS AND HOG -CORN RATIOS, OCTOBE R 15, 1973 \'/ITH COMPARI SONS Georgia United States Sept. 15 Oct . 15 Oct. 15 Sept. 15 1973 1973 1972 1973 - - Doll ar s Oct. 15 1923 Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt . Catt 1e , cwt , Calves, cwt. Hog-Corn Ratio 1/ 1. 32 27.40 30.70 43.00 - -;- 20.8 1/ Bushels of corn equal 2.40 45.00 46.70 64.70 18.8 in value to 2.39 40.30 42.10 60.60 16.9 100 l bs , hogs, 1. 19 27.40 34.40 47.10 23.0 1ive weight. 2.15 43.80 47.20 62.00 20.4 2. 17 40.80 42.60 58.30 18.8 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistic ian In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statistician The Stat i stica l Report in g Service, USDA , 1861 West Broad Street, Athe ns , Georgi a, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agricu lture. Arter ~'1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 G- HD Ci OO'7 , G4 A3 Ict '73 rJ OY' '2... GEORGIA C ROP RE P O R TI N G SE RV ICE A.THE N S, GEO RGIA 3/ ~ O CT O B E R., 5 .,9 73 AGR I C ULTUR A L P RICE S Novem be r 2 , 19 73 GEO RG IA INDEX DOWN 17 POINTS The All Commodit i e s Inde x of Pri ces Re ce i ve d by Georgia farme r s i n October was 179 perce nt , a de c re a s e o f 17 po i nt s from t he p re v ious mo nt h but 57 poi nt s above Oc t o be r 1972, a ccord i ng to th e Geor g ia Crop Re por tin g Service . The Oc t o ber Al l Crop s Inde x was I po in t be low t he p re v ious mo nth a t 166. The L i ves t oc k and Lives t o c k Produ c t s Inde x was 139 perce n t , 30 poi nt s bel ow t he p rev ious month bu t 70 poin t s ab ove Oc t o be r 1972. The decrea se in t he Al l Commodi ti e s Inde x r esult e d ma i n l y f rom l owe r pr ice s for hogs, bee f cattl e , ca l ve s , c h ic ke ns , e ggs and soybea ns. UNITE D STATES PRICES t{E CE IVE D INDE X Dmm 7 PO II TS PRICES PA ID INDEX UNCHANGED The Inde x o f Prices Rece iv ed by Fa rmer s decre a s ed 7 poi nt s (4 pe r cent ) to 184 per ce nt of t he January-De ce mbe r 1967 av e ra ge duri ng t he mo nth en de d Oc t ob er I S, 1973. Contr ibut i ng mo s t to t he de c re a se s i nce mid -S ept ember were lo wer p r i ce s f or ca t t l e , hog s, wh eat , broi l e r s , an d e ggs. Highe r p rices f o r mi l k , r i ce, o ra nges, dry bea ns , an d g rape fr ui t were on l y par t ia l l y off set ting . The index wa s 54 poi nts (42 pe rcent ) a bove a yea r e a r l ie r . The l i .dex o f Prices Pai d by Farmers f o r Commo dities an d Serv ice s , Inte rest , Taxes, and Fa rm I,la ge Ra t e s f or Octobe r 15 was 150, unc ha nge d from a month e a r l i e r . Lowe r p r ice s for feed and feeder I i ves t oc k were o ffse t by h i ghe r wage ra tes a nd pr ice i nc rea se s for oth e r f arm p roduc t io n a nd fa mil y l ivi ng it ems. The inde x was 21 poin t s ( 16 per cent) above a year ear l l e r , INDE X i'JUMB E,{S GEOf{GIA Ai- D UI,j /TED STATE S 1967 = 100 Sep t , 15 1972 Oct. I S 1972 Sept. 15 1973 Oct. 15 1973 GEORGIA Pr ices Rec e i ve el AI 1 Commod i t ie s All Crop s 123 1/ 122 196 179 1/12 4 J./1 25 167 166 Li ve s t ock a nd Live s tock Pr oduc t s Uj\! /TED STATES 123 J/ 11S - _ - J/ 219 -- 189 - .... - --- ~ r ri ce s ke ce i ve d 129 130 191 184 Pr i ce s Pa i d, In t eres t, Taxe s & Farm Wage Ra t e s 128 129 150 150 Rat io 2/ 101 101 127 123 i / Rev ised . 1/ Ra t io of Inde x of Pr i ces Received by Farms to Inde x o f Pr i ce s Pa id , Int e re s t , Ta xe s , a nd Fa rm \!a ge Rates . FRAS IEI-~ T. GALLOHAY Agr i cult ural Sta t istic ia n In Ch a r ge CLAYTO N J . MC DUFF IE Agr icu l tu ral Stat ist i c ia n The Sta ti s t i ca l Repo r t i nq Se rvi ce , USDA , 1861 ;-Ie s t Broa d St reet, Athen s , Geor gia , in coop era t io n w l th t he Geor g ia Dep a r t rnent of A9 ricu l tu re . PRICES Commodi t y and Un it [{ECE IVED AND PA 10 BY FARMERS. OCTOBE i{ 15, IY73 \J ITH COMPA RISONS GEO r~G fA UNITED STATE S Oct. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Oct. 15 Se pt. 15 Oc t. 15 1972 1973 1973 1972 1':3 73 1973 P;'{ICE S i~ E C E f V E D : \-1Ilea t , bu. Oa ts , bu . Corn , bu. Co t t on , l b. Co tto ns eed, ton Soybeans , bu. Pean uts , lb. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton: Al l Al fal fa Othe r 2/ Mil k Cows , head Hogs , cwt . Bee f Catt le , Al l, cwt . 1/ Cows , cwt . 1/ Steers & Heifers , cwt. Cal ves, cwt . Milk , Sol d t o Plan ts , cwt . Fl u i d Ma r ke t tvlanuf ac t u re d All Tur keys , lb. Ch i c ke ns , l b, : Excluding Broilers Comme rc i a I Bro i Ie rs Eggs, all, doz. Tabl e , dozen Hatch ing , doze n $ 1.57 $ .8 6 $ 1.32 3/2) . 0 $ - 48 .00 $ 3.20 15.0 $ 7. 30 $ 32. 00 $ 35. 00 $ 32. 00 $ 300. 00 $ 27. 40 $ 30.70 $ 23. 70 $ 36.00 $ 43.00 $ 1/7.35 $ $ 1/7.35 25. 0 1/10. 5 13.5 1/34.6 30. I 60. 0 3.90 1. 31 2.40 16.2 10.75 35.00 35.00 445. 00 45 .00 46. 70 38.40 52. 90 64.70 ]/8.65 ]/8.65 30.0 26 .0 30.5 68.8 64.1 90 . 0 L~ . 00 1. 45 2.39 64 . 0 98 . 00 5. 70 16.2 9 . 75 34 .00 34.0 0 445.00 40 . 30 42 .1 0 36. 20 46. 80 60. 60 !/9 . 55 !/9.5 5 31. 0 21.5 23.0 64. 4 59.2 90.0 1.89 , 671 1. 19 26 .67 47 . 40 3. 13 14.3 ] /4 .0 5 ]/3 0 . 30 31. 70 26. 60 410 . 00 27. 40 34. 40 25.20 36.50 47. 10 6. 72 5. 28 6. 38 21.9 ':3 .7 14 . 6 30. 9 4. 62 1.09 2. 15 44 .5 9 101 .00 5.8 1 16. 0 6. 18 43 . 10 46.60 35. 30 536. 00 43.80 47 . 20 35. 50 49.70 62.00 3/8 .1 0 3/6.83 317 .81 -41.7 23. 0 30. 3 64. 2 4 . 22 1. 14 2 . 17 43 . 62 103 .00 5. 63 16 .4 5. 92 46.20 50.20 37. 60 533. 00 40. 80 42.60 33. 30 44. 60 58 .30 4/8.39 417.05 4/8.10 42.3 19.7 24 . 3 59. 6 PRI CES PAID. FEED Mixed Da iry Feed, ton: 14% prote in 16% prote i n 18% prote i n 20% pro tein $ 8 1. 00 $ 82.00 $ 84.00 $ 91 .00 11 7.00 124.00 128. 00 145. 00 12 J .00 123.00 128.00 135.00 76.00 82.00 85.00 89 . 00 113.00 120.00 127.0 0 133.00 116.00 123. 00 128. 00 134. 00 Hog Fee d, 14% - 18% protein, cwt. $ Co t t onseed Meal , 41 %, cwt. $ Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt . $ Bran, cwt $ 4.75 6. 00 7.00 4. 45 7.40 12. 00 16.50 6.9 0 7. 60 11. 00 16.5 0 6.9 0 4. 86 6.07 6 .91 4. 17 7.72 12.10 14. 90 6.07 7.59 11. 50 13 . 3 0 6. 30 Middl i ngs , cwt. Co r n /vle a 1, cwt . $ 4.55 6.80 7. 10 $ 3. 65 6.20 6.00 4.23 6.12 6.37 3 .67 5.87 5.86 Pou l try Feed , ton: Bro i ler Grower Feed Lay in g Feed Ch i ck Starter $ 3/97.00 $ - 85.00 $ 100.00 163. 00 133.00 161.00 151.00 133. 00 159.00 100 . 00 90 . 00 105.00 169 . 00 148.00 175.00 163. 00 144.00 169.00 Al f a I fa Hay. to n Al l Ot her Ha y, to n $ 41.00 $ 38.00 40.50 45.00 39.60 36.40 55.50 44.90 59.10 46 . 70 1/ I' COWS' I a nd "stee r s and he if e r s" combi ned wit h a l lo wance where necessary f o r sla ughter bul ls . 2/ Includes cull dairy cows so l d for slaugh te r, but no t dairy cows for he r d repla c em~n t. ]/ Rev ised. !/ Pre] im inary. 2/ Incl udes all r. a y except alfalfa. tal Atter >'tve nays xe turn [ r c.. --." n United States Department of Ag~icultill'el I I~_ ,iV .i ,I ,I Statistical Reporting Servfce 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Ttl"" - _-'. tI - ... 95~ 13 ceo 000356 7 ~ R LSE UNIVERSITY OF GA lIBRAR ~ SERI,AlS OEPT LIBRARY ~O ATHENS GA 30602 ?;;;> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d States Deportment of Agricu lture AGR - 101 , .,. ( .c.... Hl:> 3 /S- q 00 I , C -4 GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE ~~:~7W~~mL1t? rnffi~@rn~mt? ATHENS, GEORGIA 1 ! ,j v/ .m, v .. -, ~ 1/Y II Oil:' C'"' .GIA . - ._ - _ .- - . . I , N o v e m b e r J.., 197 3 B R OILS d T Y;j S I'; ']V_ ~ ~ m j Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gia d J r: ' g th~ 'Jwe eiW e n d e d November 3 w a s 7,057,000--3 percent more than the previous week b ut slig nt y l'e" t~an t h e comparable week last year, according to the Geor gia Crop R e p or ti ng S e r vi ce . An estimated 10,839,000 broiler t yp e e ggs were set by Geo r gia hatcheries--2 percent mor e than the previous week and 9 percent more tha n the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States t o t al ed 4 8 , 973, OOO--slightly more than the previous week but 4 percent les s than the comparable week la st year . Broiler type hatching eggs set were 71 ,002,000--1 percent l e s s than the previous we ek but 1 percent more than a year ago, We ek Ended Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct . 27 Nov. 3 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK P L ACE MENTS I I' Net C r o s s State ' E ggs Set -1/ Move m en t of C hi ck s I C hi ck s P la c e d for I B roil ers in Georgia 1972 1973 ! %of I year 197 2 1973 II 197 2 1973 0/0 of year ago I ago Thousands I I Thousands T ho us an ds 8,828 9,671 110 n 85 -112 8 , L16 0 8, 293 98 9,497 9,413 99 1158 I 57 I 8,39 3 8, 427 100 I 10,381 10,451 10,279 10,692 99 - 7 - 10 8 102 1208 -129 8, 09 1 8, 238 102 6, 8 13 7,615 112 10,341 10, 589 102 I 3 8 I 96 7 ,2 80 7,760 107 7,720 9,043 117 /- 8 2 -163 8,338 8,352 100 9 ,426 8, 886 94 /- 80 - 4 8,331 8,48 9 102 10,0 08 10, 238 10 ,165 la , 643 102 j. 7 8 I 104 I /-145 - 10 - 91 8, 192 8,448 103 6, 167 6,866 III 9,909 10, 839 ! 109 I I /- 48 /- 39 ! I 7 ,072 7,057 100 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week en ded November 3 was 9 2 9 , 000- -3 percent les s than the previous week but 80 percent more :t ha n the comparable week last year . An estimated 1,151,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, slightly less than the previous week but 77 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U . S . in 1972, hatchings during the week ended November 3 were up 25 percent and settings were up 50 percent from a year ago. State EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Oct. Eggs Set Oct. Nov. I % of year Chicks Hatched Oct. Oct. Nov. 20 27 3 ago 2/ 20 27 3 , Thousands Thousands %of year ago 2/ Ga . 1, 123 1, 156 1, 151 177 Calif. 1,329 1,026 ' 1, 360 157 Wash. 217 142 62 73 Miss. 378 383 341 99 Total 1973 I 3,047 2, 707 2,9 14 150 979 1,480 124 292 2,875 955 1, 362 34 306 2,657 929 1, 071 114 329 2,443 180 100 I 112 I 123 125 Total 1972* % of Last Year I 2, 311 132 2, 564 106 1,943 150 2,604 I 110 2, 386 III I 1, 960 I 125 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatche ry s uppl y flocks. 7./ Current week as percent of same week last y ear. ':' Revi sed . BR O I L E R TYPE E GGS SET A N D C HIC KS PLA CED IN COM ME BCIAL A R E A S BY vVEE KS - 19 7 3 Pag e 2 ST ATE I I Oct. 20 E GGS SET We e k Ended O ct . Nov. 27 3 CHIC _{S PLACED % of Week Ended I year Oct. ago 1/ 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Thousands I i Thous ands A labam a Arka n s as California Delaware F l or i da GE OR GIA 9 ,274 10 ,217 9,67 7 12 , 0 02 I 9, 646 98 11,219 96 I 7,240 9 ,248 2, 134 2, 162 2, 120 100 1, 554 I 2,937 1,508 3 , 045 1,633 3,881 132 2, 503 1, 62 3 10 1 i 1, 149 I 10,165 10 ,64 3 10 , 839 I 10 9 I 8, 4 4 8 5, 847 8 ,265 I, 350 2,7 77 1, 115 6,866 6 ,464 7, 493 1, 334 2, 101 883 7, 057 Indiana Loui siana Maine Maryland Mis sis sippi Mi ssouri N . Carolina Ore gon Penns y1vani a S . Carolina T e nne s see T exas Virginia Was hingt on W . V irginia TOTAL 197 3 (21 States) 33 0 '9 5 3 1, 943 5, 151 5,205 205 7,572 415 2,030 668 635 4, 073 2, 009 297 0 67,721 364 931 2, 038 5, 2.49 5,491 223 8, 037 393 2, 082 629 660 4 , 283 2,075 301 0 71 ,918 351 970 1,845 5,219 5, 339 196 7,873 342 1,966 574 666 3,958 2 , 062 313 0 71 ,002 1 90 I 95 22 2 1,35 6 I 98 98 1,534 3, 520 95 4,71 8 81 347 I 98 II 85 11 3 5,0 85 32 6 1, 4 32 I 97 628 97 1, 14 4 b -I 98 3 ,0 8 6 104 1, 54 2 2 60 - 3 13 1 10 1 1 5 5, 6 55 I TOTAL 1972* (21 States) 68,965 71 ,386 70,294 I I I i % of Last Year i I 98 101 101 I I 1/ Current we ek as percent of same week last year. I 53, 577 104 * Revised. 226 1, 14 8 1,426 2,916 3, 726 329 4 , 598 19 7 1, 293 698 1,230 2,764 1, 52 1 348 2 72 48,912 193 7 79 1,412 3,656 3,984 29 4 4, 844 239 1, 122 677 1, 131 3,12.8 1, 537 278 367 48, 973 47,039 50, 818 104 96 I % of year ago 11 93 94 87 94 97 1100 I 95 71 128 1I 100 I 89 ! 72 95 96 106 11 4 116 94 96 115 284 I 96 I Q) ..CP.1.l ..U.. 0::;4-> fil . ~ {Z4)-~> ~(I) "0>. .--i ~ C1l 1-1 :::l . ~ 00 .--i :::l .U. . 1-1 00 P Q) 6 4-> I-l .--i 0 -.0 C1l 0 o, rt) .... Q) Q C1l CD .. .C1l I-l ~0 Q) Q) o o {) {) > Q) .... 1-1 (j)~ Q) P (/ ) ..0r:) ..0p..0<4r-:> 4-> I o1-1"; Q) p..Q) Q) 1-1 p:;4-> (I) Q) 00 I-l ..Cr1:l ~o 1-1 ~ .~ CQ :::l~4-> u 4-> rn ... (I) QJ ~ ;3; 0....0.. P Q) 6 4-> 1-1 oC1l, Q) Q 0::; U ( .... I (I) ~ 1-1 I <0r: 0 . I ::> ~ ~ "u3 c ': -<{ ! 'c ::l Q) I-l ;j ~ ..-I u;j ~ uQ) > O l-l ~ ~ bO -~OObO~ Cll I-l P. I-l I-l IX:l :::lCllQJIX:lO p.~ QJ....:l QJ QJ :>0..-1 oM Cll ~(Qj)Jt.!..>uH< i,(j)U;3(j)H QJ~ p~ 1-l ~~o-lQJ~ QJCll(j)\o,cO ~~~oo~ ~CI.l~o-l< ~ Cll '0 ~ QJCI.l ~ ~ p :::> Gu.- WD e,007 ' G4A"3 I '1./ N i<. ~a~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERV IC E AT HE N S, GEO R GI A Re l ea se d November 12, 1973 GEO RGIA'S COTTON REPORT AS OF NOVEM BER 1, 1973 Georgia1s 1973 cotto n c ro p i s esti mat ed at 380 ,000 bal e s based o n in f o rma tion rep orted by ginners and crop correspondents as of No vembe r 1, accordin g to th e Geor gia Crop Re po r t i ng Service. The est ima te is 20 ,000 bales ab ove l as t mo nth and 26 , 000 bal es more than produced in 1972. Ave rag e y ield per a cre i s indi ca t ed at 462 pounds compare d wit h 395 pounds las t year. The State's co t t o n crop go t o f f to a sl ow s tar t and ma turit y wa s later th an normal. Th is wa s part ially o ff s e t du r in g t he month of Oc to ber as near- id ea l harvesting wea the r preva iled allowing cons idera b le " catch i ng-u p' l in p ic k in g. Acco rdi ng t o t he Burea u of Ce nsus , 221, 960 ba l es o f co tto n had been g i nne d in Georg ia prior to Novem ber 1 thi s yea r compa re d with 258 , 805 i n 1972 an d 145 ,9 72 i n 19 71. Gin n ings to Novembe r 1 f or the Uni t e d Sta tes t ota led 5,0 12 ,0 71 ba l e s compared wi t h 6, 844,683 bales in 1972 a nd 4 ,604 , 143 in 1971. If.JD ICATED COTTON PRODUCT Ion, 1973: F I I~AL P:WDUCT Iou. 1972 .- 197 1 Crop Re po rt i ng Districts Ind . 197] IY72 .!W .. - Ba 1es - - \ Non-Cotton \ .,..,- , -_ .- ......" 1 21,000 22,409 29 ,520 2 12,000 10,444 14,845 3 14,000 8,817 13,180 4 23,000 20,022 24,950 5 84 ,000 70,038 82,340 6 53,000 47 ,285 49,680 7 52,000 54 ,805 46 ,805 8 118',000 117 ,871 110,745 9 3,000 2,309 1,935 STATE 380 ,000 354 ,000 374,000 r-' => Macon Please see reverse side for United States inf o rma t ion . I 0 Albany 7 Valdosta STATE UPLA ND No rth Ca ro I ina South Ca ro 1ina Georgia Tennessee AIabama Missouri M'is s is sip p i Arkansa s Lou isiana Okl ahoma Texa s New Mexico Ar izona Ca 1i forn ia Vi rg in i a .!/ FIor i da 1/ III i no is 1/ Kentucky 1/ Nevada 1/ u. S. Upland AMER-P IMA Texas New t1ex i co Ar i zona Ca 1i fo rn i a 1/ U. S. Amer-Pima u. S. All Cotton Ui~ ITED STATES - COTTO I~ REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1. 1973 Acreage Lint Yield Per Productior. 2/ Ha rvested For Ha rvested Acre 480-lb. net weight ba 1es Ha rvest : Ind i c , : Ind ic . 1971 1972 1973 1971 : 1972 : 1973 1971 1972 1973 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Ba les 175 320 385 425 558 313 1325 1140 500 396 4700 130 241 741 4.2 9.3 .8 4.3 2 .3 11369.9 170 340 430 485 580 405 1606 141 0 665 510 5000 131 271 863 2.5 11.3 1.1 5.0 2. I 12888.0 170 304 395 450 533 190 1359 980 530 510 5500 135 280 935 4.2 10.0 0 .4 2.0 12287.6 371 337 438 412 435 474 466 395 462 597 543 480 551 470 423 6 14 520 455 6 13 599 636 522 488 504 576 509 539 215 313 358 263 408 419 493 581 533 928 1067 1029 723 982 924 247 265 300 602 572 576 242 256 0 573 397 480 319 607 720 438 507 512 135 275 374 528 640 401 1693 1240 600 177 2579 133 466 1117 2.2 11.7 .4 5. I 1.5 10378.9 I J9 308 354 548 567 439 2005 1435 705 332 4246 158 603 1765 1.4 13.5 .6 4.1 2.7 13606.3 155 300 380 450 470 180 1800 1030 595 380 4800 150 600 1800 2. 6 12.0 0 .4 3.0 13108.0 35 . 4 20.6 44 .4 .6 101.0 11470.9 34.5 21. 1 39 . 9 .3 95.8 12983.8 31.2 17 . 8 34.0 .2 83.2 12370.8 478 437 449 35.3 31 .4 29.2 473 349 378 20.3 15.4 14.0 456 587 536 42. 1 48.8 38.0 325 385 480 .4 .2 .2 466 480 470 98 .1 95 .8 81.4 438 507 512 10477.0 13702.1 13189.4 1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earl ier forecast. 2/ Production ginned and to be ginned . FI~S IER T. GALLO\'JAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge C. L. Ci{ENSHA't/ Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USbA, 1861 West Broad St ree t , Athens, Georgi a, in cooperat ion w i th the Georgia Depa rtment of Agricu lture. Arter ~'1ve vays xe t urn to United States Department of Agric ture '. Statistical Reporting Service U6 l t T liON" , / :r;:;> 1861 West Broad Street Athens. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS - - - - - ----_ _ .1 POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d States Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 9QC 13 COO 000356 1 - RLSE UNIVERSITY OF GA LIBRAR Y SERIALS DEPT LIBRARY 1-0 ATHENS GA ' 30'6'02 ' C,,"-- HU 'j o o ? G4 f~ '3 I q1.3 ~J 0 I. I:J. - ".. --- _. REP O'RJ " /] GEORGIA CROP REPOR T ING SERV ICE ATHENS, GEORGIA GENERAL CROP RE PORT G:C Oll GI 1~ ~ovemb er 12~ 1973 NOV E M B E R ., 9 7 3 October was a good month for harvesting crops but not so good for fall plffi1ting. An extended dry spell ~lhich covered most of the s tat e al l owed harvesting operations to progr0ss very orderly. Soils became too dry for l and pr epar a t i on and seeding of the State 's small gr ai ns in many areas, however. At the end of the month , har v es t of many crops wer e still behind normal progress, despite t he open wea'ther , due to the l a t e growi.ng season. T'lo-thirds of the State's corn crop had been harves t ed by the f i r s t of November . About 43 percent of the total harvesting to date occurr ed dur i ng Oct ober . A yi el d of 50 bushels per acre is currently expected for the St a t e - not bad considering the shaky start the crop had in the spring. Harvest of Georgia's peanuts , t he St at e ' s leading ca sh crop 9 wa s running behind schedule at the beginning of October. Ey t he end of the mont h , only 1 per c ent of the crop remained to be harvested. Favorable harvest wea t h er helped hold har v es t i ng losses to a minimum. A record production of over 1.3 billion pounds i s expect ed. Only 6 percent of Georgia's cotton was har ve s t ed at t h e beginning of t h e month - well bel ow normal exp ectati ons. However, about one-half of the total crop was harvested during October . The November 1 production forecast was r aised 20,000 bales from the previous month 's f orecast, bringing it to 380 ,000 bales. The dry weather caus ed soybeans to matur e faster and by the end of Oct ober, one-fourth of the crop had already been combi ned. This is about normal harvest progress for soybeans . Early pl ant i ngs were reportedly yieldi ng b et ter than late plantings ~lith ffi1 overall yield of about 19 bushels expected. GEORGIA ACREAGE Aim PRODUCTI ON. 1972 and 1973 ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE Crop and Unit :Harvested 1972 For Harvest 1973 1972 Indicated 1973 Thousand Acr es !JI Cor:J., for gr ai n , bu. \'Jheat, bu . 1,490 140 Oats, bu . 2 y Barley , bu . y Rye , bu. y : Sorghums, for gr ai n, bu . 65 16 75 30 Cotton, bale 430 Hay, all, ton s/ 444 Soybean s, for beans , bu . 670 Peanut s, lb. 512 Sweetpotatoes , cwt. 8.0 ]I Tobacco, Type 14, lb. Peach e s , lb . 57 Pecans . lb. 2 1,670 133 70 14 125 31 395 466 925 512 7.5 60 S2.0 20.0 38.0 29.0 20 . 0 33.0 1:/395 2.05 15 .0 2,620 80 . 0 2 , 005 1:1 Pounds of lint . y Foreca s t carried forHar d fr om earl ier f orecast . 50 .0 29.0 45 .0 40.0 17.0 35.0 1:/462 2.40 19.0 2 9650 85 . 0 1 ,650 PRODUCTI QITl 1972 Indicated 1973 Thousands 77 ,480 83 ,500 2,800 3 ~ 857 2 9470 3 9150 464 560 1 , 500 2,125 990 1 ,085 354 380 912 1 9118 10,050 17, 575 1,34::,440 1 ,356 9800 640 638 114,285 99 ,000 190,000 100, 000 48 .000 90 , 000 FRASIER T. GALLOUAY Ag-.ci cul tural St a t i s t ician I n Char,'2,'e 1'1 . PAT PARICS A,~Ti cul t ural St a t i s t i ci an The St at i s t i cal Repor-t.Lng Ser vi c e , USDA, 1861 1:Test Br-oad St reet, ,;.t h ens , Georgia , i n coop er ation with the Geor gi a Depar t ment of AGr i cul t ur e . u.:.nTED STATES CROP REPORT AS OF HOVEl/illER 1, 1973 COPJ~--A record large 5,678 mi l l i on- bush el crop is for eca st, 1 percent (85 wi l l i on bushels) below October 1 but 2 per c ent (125 mi llion bu shels) ab ove last year ' s crop. S onG}TIIT~ GRAIR--Prospective pr odu ct i on is a record hi gh 971 mi l lion bushel s~ 18 percent (149 million bushels) above last y ear and 11 percent (95 million bush el s) above the pr evi ou s record of 1971. Pr osp e ct s are off 3 p ercent from last month. A record yiel d of 61.2 bushels per acre is forecast. FEED GRAIlTS--Production of corn , so r ghum) oats and barley combin ed i s fore cast at 208 million tons, nearly 2 percent les s than October's forecast .but 4 per cent more t han 1972. SOYBEAlTS--A record large 1,575 million-bushel crop is estima t ed , 1 per cent (14 mi l l ion bushels) below last month bu t 23 percent (292 mi l l i on bu shel s) ab ove l ast year ' s crop. A yield of 28.0 bu shels , equal t o the record high s et i n 1972, is forecas t . COTTON--Production is forecast at 13. 2 million bales , 0.5 percent (66,000 bales ) above last month but 4 p ercent les s than 19720 Cott onseed producti on is es tima t ed at 5.3 million tons , 2 percent bel ow l a s t year. OILSEEDS--Production of soybeans , cotton seed , peanu ts an d flaxs eed combined is expected to total a recor d high 54.7 million t on s , dOvID 1 percent (0.4 mi l l i on tons) from last month but 19 percent (8.8 million tons) above 1972 pr odu ct i on . TOBACCO--Production is for ec ast at 1,788 million pounds , up 2 p er cent fr om 19720 PEA1WTS--Record production is exp ected t o reach 3,48 0 mi l lion pounds, dOWft 1 p ercent (27 million pounds ) from a mont h earli er bu t up 6 percent (205 mi l lion pounds ) f r om the 1972 crop. Crop and Unit UlUTED STATES ACREAGE AHD PRODUCTI01'T. 1972 and 1973 ,---"'""'-"'----~------ Acreage Yi eld Per Acre Produ ct i on For : Harves t ed Harves t 1972 1973 1972 Indicat ed 1973 1972 Indicated 1973 'Ihcusand Acres Thousands y Corn, for grai n, bu . 1.lheat , bu. 57,289 47,301 Cotton, bal e 12, 983.0 Hay, all , ton / 59, 783 . Soyb eans, for b~ans , bu.~ 45,755 Peanuts, lb. 1 ,4 86 . 4 Sweet p ot atoes, cwt. y 114.4 Tobacco, all , lb. Pecans, lb . / 8L~2. 6 61, 479 53,718 12, 370. 8 61 ,6 06 56,173 1,501. 7 114. 6 886.3 9609 32. 7 Y50? 2.15 28.0 2, 203 109 2, 076 92.4 32. 1 Y 512 2.10 28 .0 2,317 107 2,017 5, 553, 061 1 ,544,775 13 ,702 .1 128,389 1 ,2 82,9 35 3,274,761 12 , 453 1, 749, 058 183,100 5 ,678 ,141 1,7 26,805 13,189 .4 129,501 1,574 ,586 3~ 47 9, 730 12,2 88 1 ,7 87,703 276, 100 Y Yield in pounds . . Y Forecast carried forward from earlier forecast. Atter j<'ive vays t<.eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 000 000356 7 =Rl SE UNIVERSI TY Of GA LIBRAR Y SER r ALS DEP T LIBRAR Y 1 ~0 ATHENS GA 30602 AGR - 101 Week Ending Novembe r 12, 1973 Released 3 p i m, -donda y **** * ** * ** * * ** * ** * * ** * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** * * * Due to the many requests for continuation of this report, the Weekly Crop and Weather Bulletin will be extended through the month of November. - ******** ***** ***************** * **** ************ HARVEST CONTINUES AT RAPID PACE Athens, Ga., November 12. 1973 -- Some rainfall was received during the period, but harvest continued at a rapid pace, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Soil moisture was short to very short i n most southern and east central counties. Mos t other regions reported adequate supplies. Fall seeding of small grains progressed slowly in dri es t areas. Statewide, seeding of these crops reached the 58 percent completion mark by the we eke nd. County Extension Agents reported 74 percent of the Sta t e 's co t t on crop already picked. The remainder of the crop continued to be rated in mostly goo d co nd i t i on . The corn crop is 77 percent gathered. Overall condition is mos t l y good. Pr ogr es s of harvest has lagged behind a normal year. Peanut harvest is complete. The November 5 report by the Fe de r a l - St a t e Inspection Service indicated that a total of 1.34 billion pounds of peanuts had already been inspected. Soybeans continued to be rated as fair to mos t l y good. Combining of this year's crop reached the 53 percent completion mark by the end of the period. Pecan harvest was about 21 percent complete , with good yields reported primarily from commercial groves. Cattle remained in mostly good condition and pastures were rated as fair to mostly good. Frost has just about stopped all truck cropping except greens and collards. WEATHER SU~ffiRY -- Tempe r a t ur e s for the week averaged 3 to 6 degrees above normal over the State. The warmest reported temperature was 85 degrees at Savannah on the 4th. The coldest was 24 degrees at Blairsville on the morning of the 6th. Little or no rain was reported over southeast Georgia. Mostly light amounts occurred elsewhere with totals averaging 0.10 to 0.25 inch. This was not enough to relieve the dry conditions over much of south and east-central Georgia. One notable exception was over west-central Georgia whe r e amounts averaged about one inch. The heaviest reported rainfall was 1.25 inches at We s t Point. The rains occurred mainly on the 5th and again on the 8th and 9th as cold fronts moved into the State. Much colder weather moved into Georgia over the weekend. Frost or freezing temperatures occurr ed in most areas with the exception on the coast and the south border area. Several spots in t he ex t reme north reported minimum temperatures in the teens . The outlook for Wednesday through Friday -- partly cloudy with warm days and cool nights. Highs upper 60s north to upper 70s south. Lows upper 40s north to upper 50s south. The Statistical Reporting Service, Athens, Georgia; in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia ; Georgia Depar t men t of Agriculture ; and the National Weather Service Forecast Office , nOAA , U. S. De pa r t men t of Commerce. '. ..<: UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF COMMERCE NATI ONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport J Atlanta J Georgi a Fre c ip i t at io n Ma p Fo r The We e k Endin g No vembe r 9 , 19 73 * Fo r the pe ri od No vembe r 9 - 12 . T t.e s s t ha n , 0 0 5 i nc h , After Five Days Re t urn to United States Department of" Agri cul t ure Statistical Reporting Se rvi ce 1861 West Broad St reet Athens , Georgi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ POSTAGE &FEES PAID Unite4 Sf_I D.par,",,,' o. AtticulluN AGR JOt ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT MILK PRDDUCTION OCTOBER ~973 Athens, Georg ia Released 11/13/73 OCTOBE K MILK PRODUCTION DOWN FROM YEAR AGO Mi l k production totaled 86 mill ion pounds on Georgia farms during the month of October, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production per cow in herd averaged 640 pounds -- 75 pounds below October 1972 and 45 pounds below September 1973. The estimated average price received for all wholesale milk during October was $9.55 per hundredweight, an increase of $2.20 per hundredweight from October 1972 and 90 cents above September 1973. MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN Iter.t and Unit Oct. 1972 Georgia Sept. 1973 Oct. 1973 Un ited States Oct. Sept. Oct. 1972 1973 1973 Mil k Produc t ion, mill ion I bs , Production Per Cow 1bs , 1/ Numbe r Mil k Cows thousand head 104 92 86 9,460 9,044 9,015 715 685 640 810 798 797 145 134 134 11,673 11 ,334 11,318 Prices Received-Dollars 1/ All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk. cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mil k Cows, head Prices Paid - Dollars 317.35 -117 .35 300.00 3/8.65 1/8 65 445.00 4/9.55 ~/9.55 445.00 6.38 6.72 5.28 410.00 317.81 3/8.10 3/6.83 536.00 4/8.10 4/8.39 ~17. 05 533 .00 Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein Hay , ton 8 1.00 82.00 84.00 91.00 38.00 117.00 124.00 128.00 145.00 40.50 121.00 123.00 128.00 135.00 45.00 76.00 82.00 85.00 89.00 36.40 113.00 120.00 127.00 133.00 44.90 116.00 123.00 128.00 134.00 46.70 1/ Mon t hl y average. 1/ Dol lars per unit as of t he 15th of the month except wholesale mi l k wh ich is average for month. 1/ Revised. ~/ Prel iminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr icultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHAM Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperation wi t h the Georgia Department of Agriculture. UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION October Milk Production Down 5 Percent From Last Year U. S. milk production during Oc t obe r totaled 9,015 mill ion pounds, 5 percent less than a year earl ier. Daily average output was 3 percent less than last month, the same as the decl ine between September and October last year. Production during the past 10 months of 1973 i s 2.8 percent less than the same period i n 1972. October production provided 1.38 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, compared with 1.43 pounds in September and 1.46 pounds in October last year." Rate Per Cow Down 13 Pounds. Milk Cows Down 3 Percent Milk rroduction per cow was 797 pounds compared with 810 pounds in October 1972. During October there were 11.3 mill ion milk cows on farms, down 3 percent fro m October a year ago. Milk-Feed Price Ratio Down 18 Percent The milk-feed price ratio for October, at 1.46, was down 18 percent frcm a year ago and the lowest October ratio since 1963 when it was 1.45. The record high ratio for October waS set in 1968 and 1969 when it was 1.85. The average milk price is up $1.72 from last year while the ration value is up $1.92. Month January February 1/ March Apri I May June July August September October Jan. -Oct .. Total November December Annua I MILK PER Cm-J AND PRODUCT! ON BY MONTHS. UNITED STATES Mi Ik per cow II Mi Ik product ion 1/ 1971 1972 - - Pounds 1973 1971 1972 - - Mill ion Pounds 1973 % change from 1972 Percent 804 82/+ 830 9 ,573 9 , 70 1 9,630 - .7 756 803 782 8,994 9, 448 9,055 -4.2 860 893 894 10 , 2 2 0 10,487 10,321 -1.6 878 942 906 964 910 964 10,423 11,159 10,633 11,303 10,488 11,078 -1.4 - 2. 913 938 935 10,815 10,983 10,706 -2.5 869 893 885 10,285 10,450 10, 105 -3.3 834 854 844 9,860 9,982 9,598 -3.8 790 808 798 9,328 9,443 9,044 -4.2 800 810 797 9,444 9,460 9,015 -4.7 ~ ---- -------------- . - ~ ..... 763 ~ 800 ------- 190 , 10 1 - --- 101,890 ----- - 99,040 ---- - - 2.8 --- - 77 1 ~ , O O~ 8,987 807 9,,44~ 9,401 ")" 0 , 009 10,271 118,532 120,278 11 Excludes milk sucked by calves. lIOn a daily average basis, change from 1972 was less than I percent for February and the January-February total. Atter !,'ive nays xe rurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS " 9QO 13 COO 0003565 UNIVERSITY OF GEO RG IA ACQ DIV UNIV LI BRARIES ATHENS GA 30601 - Rl SE ,G4 e 12J GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT MILK PRODUCTION OCTDBER ~973 Athens, Georg ia Released 11/13/73 OCTOBE i{ MILK PRODUCTION DOIm FROM YEAR AGO Milk production totaled 86 mill ion pounds on Georgia farms during the month of October, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production per cow in herd averaged 640 pounds -- 75 pounds below October 1972 and 45 pounds below September 1973. The estimated average price received for all wholesal e milk during October was $9.55 per hundredweight, an increase of $2.20 per hund red weight from October 1972 and 90 cents above September 1973. MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN Iter.! and Unit Oct. 1972 Georgia Sept. 1973 Oct. 1973 United States Oct. Sept. Oct. 1972 1973 1973 Milk Production, mill ion 1bs , Production Per Cow 1bs , 1/ Nurnbe r Mil k Cows thousand head 104 92 86 9,460 9,044 9,015 715 685 640 810 798 797 145 134 134 11,673 11 ,334 11,318 Prices Received-Dol lars 2/ All wholesale milk, cwt. Flu id mil k, cwt , Manufactured milk, cwt. Mil k Cows, head ]/7.35 ]/7.35 300.00 3/8.65 ]/8.65 445.00 4/9.55 ~/9.55 445.00 6.38 6.72 5.28 410.00 3/7.81 3/8.10 3/6.83 536.00 4/8.10 4/8.39 ~/7 .05 533.00 Prices Paid - Dol lars Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein 81.00 82.00 84.00 91.00 117.00 124.00 128.00 145.00 121.00 123.00 128.00 135.00 76.00 82.00 85.00 89.00 113.00 120.00 127.00 133.00 116.00 123.00 128.00 134.00 Hay, ton 38.00 40.50 45.00 36.40 44.90 46.70 1/ Monthly average. 1/ Dol lars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale milk which is average for month. ]/ Revised. ~/ Prel iminary. FRAS IER T. GALLOI.-/AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHAM Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION October Milk Production Down 5 Percent From Last Year U. S. milk production during October totaled 9 ,015 mill ion pounds,S percent less than a year earl ier. Daily average output was 3 percent less than last month, the same as the decl i ne between September and October last year. Production during t he past 10 months of 1973 is 2.8 percent less than the same per iod i n 1972. October production prov ided 1.38 pounds of milk per person daily for al I uses, compared with 1.43 pounds in September and 1.46 pounds in October last year. Rate Per Cow Down 13 Pounds. Milk Cows Down 3 Percent Milk rroduction per cow was 797 pounds compared with 810 pounds in October 1972. Dur ing October there were 11.3 mill ion milk cows on farms, down 3 percent from October a year ago. Mi l k- Fee d Price Ratio Down 18 Percent The milk-feed price ratio for October, at 1.46, was down 18 percent frcm a year ago and the lowest October ratio since 1963 when it was 1.45. The record high ratio for October was set in 1968 and 1969 when it was 1.85. The average milk price is up $1.72 from last year while the rat ion value i s up $1.92. Mont h MILK PER cov AND PRODUCT ION BY MONTHS. UN ITED STATES Milk per cow II Mi l k production I! 1973 1971 1972 1973 - - Mill ion Pounds % change from 1972 Percent Janua ry February ]j March Apri I May June July August September October Jan. - Oct. Total November December ~ 763 800 830 9,573 782 8,994 894 10,220 910 10,423 964 11,159 935 10,815 885 10,285 844 9,860 798 9,328 797 9,444 100,101 ------- - - - - 771 9,004 807 9,427 9, 701 9,630 - .7 9,448 9,055 -4.2 10,487 10,321 -1.6 10,633 10,488 -1.4 11,303 11,078 - 2. 0 10,983 10,706 -2.5 10,450 10,105 -3.3 9,982 9,598 -3.8 9,443 9,044 -4.2 - 9,460 9,015 -4.7 ---- - ---- ---- 101,890 - -- - - 99,040 ---- - - 2. 8 --- - 8,987 9,401 Annua 1 ' ]"0, 009 10,271 118,532 120,278 11 Excludes milk sucked by calves. 21 On a daily average basis, change from 1972 was less than I percent for February and the January-February total. Arter l"1ve uays xe rurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ?;:~ \ . , POSTAGE & FEES PAID ' ,Unite d Stare. Oepo rtment of Agric ultur. , AGR - 101 (I ~. ,- 3/ HD '10 0 '( ,(; 4 I A3 I Ci'/3 ~~ FARM REPORT N"J.13 ~G\A GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA VEGETABLES Novenilie r 13 , 1973 SUH.tIER VEGETABLE PRODUCTIOl'1 Georgia Weat her conditions were mostly favorable for the production of fresh market vegetables and melons during the summer quarter of 1973 (July, Augus t and September), according to the Georgia Crop ke por t i ng Service. The production of snapbeans was up 56 percent above 1972 and 30 percent from 1971. Production of summer cabbage was down 11 percent from 1972 and 23 percent from 1971. Also, cantaloup production was down 13 percent from 1972 and 18 percent from 1 971. The production of tomatoes was up 15 percent from 1972 and 2 percent from 1971. Georgia's late watermelon crop production was up 18 percent from 1972 but was down 4 percent from 1971. The increased production of some crops over t he previous ye a r (snapbeans, tomatoes and watermelons), resulted from a late crop, much of which was r e plant ed or reset, and was blessed with almost ideal growing and harvesting conditions throughout the s umme r quarter. The decreased production of cabbage and cantaloups resulted mainly f r om he avy damage inflicted during the late spring floods and diseases . There was a conside r able decline in the acreage of the cantaloup crop while the yield of cabbage was down from 1 972. The increased production of the summer crop is not enough to offset the very short spring crop and total production for all seasons except watermelons is expected to be below the 1972 level. United States SNAP BEANS : Production of summer quarter snap beans is estimated at 1,188,000 cwt., 7 percent more than last year, but 1 percent less than the 1971 crop. The 1973 summer harvested acreage is now placed at 30,060 , a 5 percent increase over the 1972 crop. Yield this quarter of 40 cwt. per acre is 1 cwt. more than last year. Lower yields this year in most areas were offset by increased har ve s t ed acreage. CABBAGE : The summer quarter production is placed at 5,591 ,000 cwt., 10 percent less than last year. Harvested acreage t his quarter, at 24,870 is 5 percent less than last year. Yield t his SUlmner at 225 cwt. per acre co mpares to 237 and 245 cwt . for 1972 and 1971, respectively. Adverse weather conditions and diseases during the growing season we r e major factors contributing to the crop not reaching earlier expectations i n many eastern States. CM~TALOUP S : The summer quarter production is set at 7,442,000 cwt., 17 percent less than lY72 and 9 percent below the 1971 crop. Acreage harvested this quarter at 63,900 is 6 percent above 1972. Yield per acre at 116 cwt. compares to 148 cwt. for the same period last year. Yields were sharply below thei.r projected level as a result of labor problems at the end of July in California causing some fields to be disked under. TO~illTOES : The summer quarter tomato production for fresh market is placed at 8,398,000 cwt . , about the same as last year. Mass., Ohio., Md., Virginia and Ga. were the only States to harvest less acreage than indicated on July 1. Harvested acreage is now estimated at 64,540--1 percent above last year, but 3 percent less than 1971. Yield per acre at 130 cwt. wa s t he same as the summer quarter of 1972, but 7 cwt. more t han in t he same period of 1971 . WATEID1ELONS : Production of 15,034,000 cwt . is estimated for t he summer quarter watermelon crop , 13 percent above 1972 , but 4 percent less than 1971 . Harvested acreage is placed at 157 ,8 00, 4 percent above last year . Yield per acre this quarter was 95 cwt., 9 percent a bove 1 972, bu t 1 percent below the 1971 season. Al l States excep t Al a b ama , Mi s s i s s i ppi, and Ar i z ona obtained better than average yields as compared to the summer quarter of 1972. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge PAUL E. WILLI All;' Agr i cul t ur al Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA , 1861 West Br oa d Street , At llens , Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia J e par t me n t of Agr i cul t ur e. Arter rive Vays xe curn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Gc HD '100 7 ,G4 - - -..... GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ,., LIVESTOCK REPORT MILK PRDDUCTIDN Athens, Georgia OCTOBER ~973 Released 11/13/73 OCTOBEI~ MILK PRODUCT ION Dmm FROM YEAR AGO Milk production totaled 86 mill ion pounds on Georgia farms during the month of October, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Production per cow in herd averaged 640 pounds - - 75 pounds below October 1972 and 45 pounds below September 1973. The estimated average price received for all wholesal e milk during October was $9.55 per hundredweight, an increase of $2.20 per hundredweight from October 1972 and 90 cents above September 1973. MILK PRODUCTION AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAIRYMEN Iter:l and Unit Oct. 1972 Georgia Sept. 1973 Oct. 1973 United States Oct. Sept. Oct. 1972 1973 1973 Milk Production, mill ion 1bs , Production Per Cow 1bs .!I Numbe r Mil k Cows thousand head 104 92 86 9,460 9,044 9,015 715 685 640 810 798 797 145 134 134 11,673 1I ,334 1I ,318 Prices Received-Dol lars 1/ All wholesale milk, cwt. Fluid milk, cwt. Manufactured milk, cwt. Mil k Cows, head Prices Paid - Dollars 317.35 1/735 300.00 3/8.65 1/8 65 445.00 4/9.55 ~/9.55 445.00 6.38 6.72 5.28 410.00 3/7.81 3/8.10 3/6.83 536.00 4/8.10 4/8.39 ~/7 .05 533.00 Mixed Dairy Feed, ton 14 percent protein 16 percent protein 18 percent protein 20 percent protein Hay, ton 81.00 82.00 84.00 91.00 38.00 117.00 124.00 128.00 145.00 40.50 121.00 123.00 128.00 135.00 45.00 76.00 82.00 85.00 89.00 36.40 113.00 120.00 127.00 133.00 44.90 I 16.00 123.00 128.00 134.00 46.70 l/ Mont hl y average. 1/ Dol lars per un it as of the 15th of the month except wholesale mi l k which is average for month. 1/ Revised. ~/ Prel iminary. FRAS IER T. GALLO~/AY Agricultural Statistician In Charge ROBERT A. GRAHAM Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service ; USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION October Mil k Product ion Down 5 Percent Fro m Last Year U. S. milk production during October tot~led 9 ,015 million pounds, 5 percent less t han a year earl ier. Daily average output was 3 percent less than last mont h , the sa me as the decl ine between September and October last year. Production during the past 10 months of 1973 is 2.8 percent less than the same period in 1972. October production provided 1.38 pounds of milk per person daily for all uses, compared with 1.43 pounds in September and 1.46 pounds in October last year. Rate Per Cow Down 13 Pounds . Milk Cows Down 3 Percent Milk rroduction per cow was 797 pounds compared with 810 pounds in October 1972. Dur ing October there were 11.3 mill ion milk cows on farms, down 3 percent from October a year ago. Mi l k- Feed Pr ice Ratio Down 18 Percent The milk-feed price ratio for October, at 1.46, was down 18 percent from a year ago and the lowest October ratio since 1963 when it was 1.45. The record high ratio for October waS set in 1968 and 1969 when it was 1.85. The average milk price is up $1.72 from last year while the ration value is up $1.92. Month MILK PER cov AND PRODUCTI ON BY 1'l0NTHS . UN/TED STATES Milk per cow 1/ Mi l k production I! 1971 1972 - - Pounds 1973 1971 1972 - - Mill ion Pounds 1973 % change from 1972 Percent January 804 February 1/ 756 March 860 Apri I 878 May 942 June 913 July 869 August 834 September 790 -October - - -- ~ 800 Jan. -Oct. Total Novembe r 763 December 800 82 J+ 830 9,573 9,701 9,630 - .7 803 782 8,994 9, 448 9,055 -4.2 893 894 10,220 10,487 10,321 -1.6 906 964 910 964 10,423 11, 159 10,633 11 ,303 10,488 11,078 -1.4 -2. 938 935 10 , 8 15 10,983 10,706 -2.5 893 885 10,285 10,450 10, 105 -3.3 854 844 9 ,860 9 ,982 9,598 -3.8 808 798 9,328 9,443 9,044 -4.2 810 797 9,444 9,460 9,015 -4.7 ---- -------------- - - - - - -- - 100,101 --- - 101,890 ----- 99,040 --- - - - -2.8 --- - 77 1 9,004 8,987 807 9,427 9,401 Annual ' 10 , 009 10,271 118,532 120,278 1/ Excludes milk sucked by calves. 1/ On a daily average basis, change from 1972 was less than I percent for February and the January-February total. Atter l"1ve uays xe turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia '\ 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 000 0003561 ~R L S E UNIVERSITY OF GA LIBRA RY SERIALS DEPT LIBRAR Y 1~O ATHENS GA 30602 AGR ..: 101 --- ..._ ._- -. ( ." ( -' GE 0 R G I A C ii 0 P R E P O' RT I N G., ,SJ t R V I C l~ , ~'O~' ltw~~rn[!Jt? rnffiTIJ@[!~mt? ATHENS, GEORGIA . _ .--..:-."....s,. -_ _ _- . _._.....~ _ -'- . _ .- . _ _ -.... ~ ... -. _... ~ ---- ....-. . , - -- November 14, 1973 .. . - ,...-.- -----.--- ~.....-- .,. ~ - - - - - - - - - -- . . . .~ - -....... ........--........ .".' BROILER TYPE Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 10 was 8, 023, 000--14 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. An estimated 10, 860, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-slightly more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 54,945,000--12 percent mo re than the previous week but slightly les s than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 72, 936, 000--3 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than a year ago. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS jN e t Cross State Eggs Set J:../ I Movement of Chicks Chi ck s Placed for Broilers in Georgia I 1972 1973 Thousands 0/0 of year ago 1972 1973 Thousands I I 1972 1973 I I I Thousands I 0/0 of year I ago Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 9,497 10,381 9,413 10,279 99 f158 f 57 99 - 7 -108 8, 393 8,427 100 8,091 8,238 102 10,451 10,341 10,692 10, 589 102 102 I f208 -129 f 38 .;. 96 6,813 7,280 7,615 7,760 112 107 7,720 9,043 117 f 82 -163 8,338 8, 352 100 9,426 10,008 8, 886 10, 165 94 102 I - .j. 80 4 f 78 - 10 8, 331 8, 192 8,489 8,448 102 103 10, 238 10,643 104 ';'145 - 91 6, 167 6, 866 III 9,909 10,839 I 109 .;. 48 f 39 7,072 7,057 100 10, 107 10, 860 ! 107 - 95 f 67 7,692 8,023 104 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 10 was 877,000--6 percent less than the previous week but 23 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,127,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent less than the previous week but 36 percent more than the comparable week last year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended November 10 were up 26 percent and settings were up 6 percent from a year ago. State Ga. Calif. Wash. Miss. Total 1973 Total 1972* EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Oct. 27 Eggs Set Nov. Nov. 3 10 0/0 of I I Chicks Hatched aygeoar2/ I I Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Thousands I Thousands 1, 156 1, 151 1, 127 136 I I 955 929 877 1,026 1,360 941 86 I 1, 362 1, 071 1,054 142 62 84 51 I 34 114 181 383 341 371 130 I 306 329 298 2,707 ' 2, 9 14 ,~ 2, 523 106 2,657 2,443 2,410 2, 564 1, 943 2, 374 I I 2,386 1,960 1, 909 0/0 of year ago 2/ 123 116 137 189 126 0/0 of Last Year I 106 150 106 I III 125 126 I J:../ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. ':c R evised. BR OIL E R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACE D IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS-1973 Page 2 . STATE EGGS SET I, Week Ended I I Oct. I 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 j I 0/0 of year ago 1/ CHICKS P L A CE D Week Ended Oct. 27 N ov. 3 Nov. 10 Thousands I %of year ago 1/ ..Ir.=o.l ..o...... Q) l-l ..:.:.:.l ~ .~ ...-i :::l aU) ~ ..... zj U .r< l-l eo D elaware Florida 3, 045 1, 633 3,881 1,623 , 9 1, 671 106 5.847 6.464 7,225 99 2,777 2, 101 3 9 1, 115 883 1, 082 118 .~~..-~1 ~ lJ l-l til : HI=l o~ -i .s ....:l o a .... ~ Z til ..r.o.. E-l ..... U) ~..-1 ~ ro H l-l U) :::l ~.::: ~ :::l ~ .~ l-l eo ~ p:; ]j ...-iU'l ro "O ..-.-wo tn Vl ::lt'I'i ~ ~.J ~ In ..-4 W ,-.; c: W a ..... creer O' Z UJ '- ~ 0' ::J V) ...J ~ lJ I-l Cll til I=: U) Cll Q.()..d .....1..=<:'t": I-l 0'" o..Cll oCl:l :;Ctll ..-1(J} cU"(j 'Z Cll U cU I-l 0 .::: z :::l til !-c J:Q :::l cU.., U ... til .... U) Cll ~~ ~ -~; e .~ 0(0( ~ .ww '.". !-i0 rl 0 -earl w ~~" I ~~!~: ;< . Re v is e d : .._.:r. ..:..l " B R OI LER TY P E EGGS SET A N D CHICKS PLACE D IN CO M ME R CIA L A REAS BY WE EKS -1 9 73 Pag e 2 STAT E Nov . 3 EGGS SET Week E nded Nov. Nov. 10 17 Tho usands u;o of year ago 1/ CHI CKS P LACED We e k E nde d Nov. Nov. N ov. 3 10 17 T housands A la bama Arkansas California Delaware F lo r i da GEOR GIA 9 ,6 46 11,219 2 , 12 0 3,8 81 1, 623 10 , 8 3 9 9, 92 5 12 , 470 2, 145 3 , 16 2 1, 67 1 10, 860 9,796 12, 527 2 , 133 3, 087 1, 73 4 10, 828 98 I 101 103 1 105 10 8 1 1 106 6, 464 7,49 3 1, 334 2, 101 883 7, 0 57 7, 225 8,327 1, 74 1 2,463 1, 0 82 8,023 7, 525 9 , 139 1, 767 2,370 1, 247 8, 601 Indiana Louis i ana Ma ine Ma r yla n d Mi s s i s s ippi Miss ouri N . Carolina Or egon Pe n ns yl v a.ni a - S . Te Caroli nness e n e .a.. - . . : ... -... . . 3 51 970 1,845 5, 2 19 5,33 9 196 7 ,87 3 34 2 1, 966 574 66 6 355 1, 1 14 2, 0 0 7 5, 304 5, 395 2 10 7 ,9 3 5 4 12 1, 97 1 64 1 660 308 1, 07 4 2, 10 8 5,2 7 6 5,39 5 209 7 ,758 338 2,086 585 660 84 100 1 13 100 98 101 96 110 8 ! 108 !! 94 98 193 77 9 1,4 12 3, 656 3,9 84 294 4 , 844 239 1, 12 2 67 7 1, 13 1 238 84 2 1, 503 4 ,031 4, 59 5 332 5,779 29 8 1, 295 671 1,032 16 4 1,380 1, 5 38 4 ,4 14 4 , 595 348 5,992 224 1, 31 5. 69 3 1, 102 0/0 o f year ago 1/ 99 99 10 8 78 109 10 5 59 92 105 12 6 95 74 97 115 124 1 19 11 2 .<.1.:i1.l ..u.. ~t; ~'';:; Z ...-I .u=. .' I-l co ...-I :j .U... I-l tl.O 1:1 <1J 6 +..> ...-I o I-l -0 00 I-l 1:1 <1J <1J U)..c: +..> ....t1l:1.O ~ oIp-l,.+<~..1>J <1J+..> p:; U) T exas Vir ginia ..- , \ 3, 9 5 8 to 1,932* 4, 347 2, 04 7 4 , 33 0 110 1 2, 120 110 3 3, 128 3,279 3, 260 98 1, 4 37 * 1, 535 1,68 3 124 Was hingt on :; 3 13 305 3 78 1120 278 298 275 80 v. Virgini a ...... TOTAL 1973 0 0 [- 7 0 ,872* 7 2,936 72, 73 0 101 367 3 56 303 48, 873 * 54, 945 57 ,935 69 101 .- (21 State s ) ~"..'... ."".. TOTAL '1 9 7 2 ~ 7 0, 294 7 2 , 250 71 ,911 - (21 State s ) 0/0 of Last Year ~ --. 10 1 101 101 as --- -- f/----Curre nt week -pe-rcentoT same week last year . 50,818 55, 000 57,300 96 10 0 101 Revised . <1J bD I-l .... ...-I +..> .... =' ) II ~..-41I1+.-.>l W 0 ::: i r-i ... ! 0 .0 0 ,....c w C0) ~_.. . J ~ p:: ~ ~~ ::I Ql~'"OalH OOl3l >..~ -a1aal. .- lC bO f.l ::> all-lp..1-I1-I1:Q ~alQlI:QO Ql Qp.l. p:: ~ tQ!ll ~ >l=l..-i UJ ..-l al Ql .. u :>:'UJU3:UJH Ql..-l ~~ H~~"""Ql~ Qlallll\O ,..c::O ~~..-lCO~ ~Cf.l~"""< ~ al '"O~ QlCf.l g~ ~ . .. ~/ J} A t he ns , Geo rglJ We e k End i ng Novembe r 26, 1973 DEC 5 1973 LI BRARI ES MOI STURE SITUATION FOR SMALL GRAINS I MPROVED Re l ea s e d 3 p .m. Monday Athens, Ga., November 26 , 197 3 - - La s t we ek ' s inc reased supp lie s of soil moi s t ur e should aid the seeding, germina t ion and gr owt h of s mall gra i n s , a ccording t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Thi s i s par t icul arly tr ue i n cent r al a nd southern areas where dry soils had slowed or stopped plant ing and caused s po tted stands and s l ow growth . About 72 percent of the intended small grain planting s ha ve al read y been seeded . Some northern areas, where moi s t ur e had been ad e qua t e , wer e repor t ing s ur p l us moi s t ur e and i n t e r r uption s with their har ves t i ng operations . County Extension Agents note d a ve ry a c t i ve week of soybe an combining before and after the showers . At the weekend, 81 percent of t he crop was gat he r ed compa red wi t h only 68 percent completion at the close of the previous we ek . Conside r able variation in yields we r e reported from field to field and county to coun t y . Cotton picking reached 86 percen t co mple tion dur i n g t he week . The unha rve s t e d portion of the crop was rated in fai r to most l y good cond i t i on . Cor n harves t i n g ad v ance d only 4 percent during the wee k to a total co mpl e t i on l evel of 88 pe r ce n t. I t wa s a lso judged to be in fair to mostly good condi t i on. With slightly over one-half of t he pec an crop now gat he r ed , i nd i ca t i on s became more numerous that part of t he nut crop is poor l y f i lled. Some Ext e ns i on Agen ts blamed the late-season dry weather f or the ligh t er wei gh- ou t . Wide var i a t ion i n condit i on was still evident with some counties r eporting bo t h yie l d and qua l i t y above norma l . Pasture conditions slipp ed fur ther and gr a zing was becoming limi t ed i n several central and southern areas. Cattle, however , remained i n good c ond i t i on . Several counties continued to r epor t probl ems wi t h s pr eading f i r e a n t s . There were also numerous reports of unu s ua l l y high activity wi th f a l l fert i liza t i on as a he dge against po ssible s hortages next sp r i ng . Liming was also very active . WEATHER SUMMARY -- Tempera tures we r e co ol early in t he pe r i od with a warming trend t hereafter, and temperatures fo r the we ek ave r a ged 5 to 9 degrees above normal over the State. The coldest reported t empe r a t ure was 23 de gree s at b o t h Corne l i a and Blairsville on the morning of the 17th. The wa r me s t was 80 deg rees at both Savannah and Brunswick on the afternoon of the 21st. Rainfall wa s welc ome d at midwe ek . Mode ra te to heavy amounts of 0.75 to 1 . 25 inches f ell over mo st of north and west Georgia . Tot als were much l i ghter i n t he southeast and south-central part of the State where avera ge s were mos t ly in the 0 .10 t o 0.20 inch r an ge. The heaviest reported rainfall was 3.14 inche s at Blai r svi lle r a ng i n g down to just a trace in Savannah . The we ekend was very warm wit h tempera ture s avera ging some 1 0 to 15 de gr e e s above normal . Rainfall was confined mainly to ext reme nor t h Georgia where sca t t ere d light showers oc cur r e d on Sunday . The outlook for We dne s day through Fri day - - pa r t ly cloudy with widely scattered shower s , mainly north po rtion , Wednesday and Thur s da y . Conti nu ed un s e asona bl y warm Wedne s day and Thursday. Clear ing and turn i ng a l i t tle coole r by Friday . Hi gh s mostly i n the 70s and lows in the 50s. The Statistical Report~ng Service , Athens , Ge orgia; in c oo pe r a t i on wi th the Cooperative Extension Service, Univers~ty of Geor gia ; Ge orgia De pa r tme n t of Agriculture ; and t he Na t i ona l We a the r Service Forecast Office, NOAA , U. S. De par tment of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF CmmERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Ai r port , Atlanta , Geor gi a Pre c i p i t a t io n Map f or t he Wee k Endi ng Novembe r 23 , 1973 1. 10 , -, . * Fo r the pe r iod Nove mbe r 23-26 , T Le ss tha n . 00 5 i nc h . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad. Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS q9 0 13 COO 0 0 03 56 1 - l SE UN I VERSI TY OF GA LIBRARY S ERI ALS DE P l LIBRAR Y 1=0 ATHENS GA 3060 2 AGR 101 WD milltr ~~~w~~rnITJt? ~-:r:JIoI6IoAI~t? Q001 r GEORG IA CROP REPO RT ING SERVI CE ATHENS, GEORGIA BROILE R TYPE Placement of broile r chi cks in G eo r g i a d u r i n g t h e w e e k e n d e d N o v e m b e r 24 was 8,568 , OOO--slig htly less than t h e previous we e k b ut 8 pe r c e n t m or e than the com - pa rable week last year, acco rdi n g to t he G e o rgia Crop R epo rting Service. An estimated 10, 90 4, 000 br oiler type e gg s wer e s e t b y G e o r gi a h atcherie s --1 pe rcent more than the previous week and 7 pe rc e nt mor e t han t ile com parabl e week a year earlier. Placement of broiler c hi c k s in 21 r epo r ti ng Stat e s totaled 57 , 139 , 000 - - 1 perc e n t less than the previous week b ut 1 p e r c ent more than t he comparabl e week la st year . Broiler t y p e hatching eggs s e t were 71,991 , 000- - 1 p e rc ent le s s t han t he pre vio us week but 1 percent more than a yea r a go. Week Ended GEORGIA EGGS SET, HAT CHINGS A N D CHICK PLACEMEN T S Eggs Set J:..1 Ne t C r o s s State Movement of C hicks Chi ck s Placed for B roil e r s i n Geo r gi a 1972 197 3 Thousands I 0/0 o f year ago 1972 1973 T housands I I 1972 1973 1_ I T housands 0/0 o f yea r ago S ept. 22 S ept. 29 10,451 1 0 , 3 41 10, 692 102 10, 589 102 I 1-20 8 - 129 I- 38 I- 96 6 ,8 13 7, 280 7,615 7,760 11 2 10 7 Oct. 6 7,720 9 ,04 3 117 I- 82 -16 3 8, 338 8, 352 10 0 Oct. 13 9, 426 8, 886 94 I- 80 - 4 8, 33 1 8,489 102 Oct. 20 10,008 10, 165 10 2 I- 78 - 10 8, 19 2 8,448 103 Oct. Nov. Nov . Nov. N ov . 27 . 3 '- 10 17 24 10,238 9,909 10, 107 10,260 10, 145 10, 643 10, 839 10, 860 10, 828 10 ,904 104 1- 14 5 I 109 I- 48 107 - 9 5 I 106 I- 3 5 107 I I- 16 - 91 I- 39 I- 67 1- 12 1 - 119 6, 167 6,866 III 7, 072 7,057 100 7, 692 8, 023 104 8, 170 8,6 0 1 10 5 7,897 8, 568 10 8 EGG TYPE Hatch of egg type chick s i n G eo r g i a dur i ng the w e e k e n d e d N ovem b er 24 was 877, 000- -4 percent less t han the p r e v i o u s w e ek but 87 percent more than t h e compar a ble wee k l a s t ye ar . A n estimat e d 9 2 1, 000 eggs for the production o f egg type chicks w e r e set by G eorgia hatcherie s , 1 perce nt more t ha n the previous week a n d 7 percent m or e than the comparable week last ye a r . In the four states that accounted fo r ab out 24 pe rc e n t of t he hatch of all e gg t ype chicks in the U. S . i n 1972, hatc hing s dur i n g the w e e k e n de d Novem b er 24 w e r e up 52 percent and s ettings were up slightly from a year ago . State E G G TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1973 Nov. 10 Eggs Set Nov. N ov. 17 24 I 0/0 of year Chicks Hat che d N o v. Nov. Nov. a go 2/ 10 17 24 T housands T housands 0/0 of year a go 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash. Mi s s . Total 197 3 1, 127 909 921 107 941 I , 159 . 1, 080 9 5 84 116 43 54 371 372 381 115 2,52 3 2,556 2, 4 2 5 100 877 1, 05 4 181 ': 298 ,. 9 16 .8 16 1 18 29 1 87 7 187 99'6 14 8 . ' ~88 124 255 105 2,4,10 ' 2, 141 2, 21 6 152 Tot al 1972* 0/0 of Last Year 2,374 106 2,776 92 2,4 16 I I I 100 I I 1,909 I I 126 1;' 98 6 108 1,4 58 152 , * 1/ Includes egg s s e t by hatche r i es p rodu c i n g c hic k s fo r hatcher y supply fl o c k s . 2/ C urrent week as percent o f same week last year. Re vis e d. BROILER TYP E EGGS SET A ND CHICKS PLAC ED I N COMMERCIA L AHEAS B Y WEEKS -19 7 3 Pag e 2 J E GGS SET I C HICKS P LA CED ST AT E Week Ende d % of [ Wee k Ended % of Nov . 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 I ye ar Nov. ago 1/ 10 Nov. 17 Nov . 24 yea r a go 1/ Thousands Tho usan ds Ala bam a A r ka n s as Califo r nia De laware F lor i da 9,925 12,470 2, 145 3, 16 2 1, 67 1 9, 7 9 6 12, 527 2,133 3, 087 1, 734 9, 620 96 12 ,387 101 2 , 07 7 10 2 3, 084 10 8 1, 6 70 11 6 7,225 8, 327 1, 741 2,46 3 1,0 82 7, 525 9 , 13 9 1, 767 2, 37 0 1, 247 GE OR GIA Indiana Lo uisiana Maine Ma r yland Mi s s i s sippi Mis souri N. Ca r olina Oregon Penns ylva nia S . Ca r olin a Tenne s see Texas _ _ VirgiJ?-~ Was hington W . Vi r ginia TOTAL ;19 7 3 (21 S t~es) , T OTA L 1972* L.d V 7,9 35 412 1, 971 641 660 4,347 2, 047 305 0 7 2, 9 3 6 ..V7 7 ,75 8 338 2, 086 585 660 4,33 0 2, 12 0 37 8 0 7 2,7 30 <-.1.<- 7 ,945 33 3 1,9 0 6 605 666 4,392 2, 125 396 0 71 ,991 .I. v .. 98 81 111 10 6 94 105 j l08 121 - 101 I J J .. 5, 77 9 298 1, 295 67 1 I 1, 032 3,279 1, 53 5 298 356 54 ,945 72 ,250 71 ,911 71,209 55,000 (21 Stat e s ) .- 0/0 . 'tf1 of .Last Year 101 10 1 101 100 1/ Cur r e nt w e ek as percent of same week last year . * Revised. J-ru 5, 99 2 2. 24 1, 31 5 693 1, 102 3,260 1, 6 83 275 303 57, 935 57, 300 101 7,7 22 9, 047 1, 712 2, 389 1, 223 J ..<- 5, 9 13 234 1,308 594 979 3, 214 1,652 278 382 57, 139 5 6, 56 4 10 1 101 102 101 10 1 10 9 I I 101 s:: ..C.1..l .o.... p::;~ fil ..... 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Depart ment o f Agr icu lture Coop erat in g CRD 1 COMMUNITY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INSTANT COMMUNITY ASSI STANCE PHONE 1 -800-282-5810 TOLL FREE IN GEORGI A The "Community Affairs Division" of the "Georgia Department of Community Development" has initiated a new toll-free system of instant assistance or information to community leaders throu ghout Georg ia. Visiting with Mr . Ed Adams , Director of the "Community Af f a i r s Division ," he explained the new e ff or t a s f o l l ows : The Loc al Ass is t a nce Coordination Offi ce s e e ks to: -Stimulat e , ass is t, a nd e ncourage co mmunit i es t o he l p th emselves by working through APDC' s an d in cooperation with th e Geor gia Mun i ci pa l As soci ation , As s ociat i on County Commis sioners o f Ge or gi a , local chambers of comme rc e , an d o ther developmental organizati ons. -Provide a coordination unit in St at e gover nmen t whe re any local gov e r nmen t offici al can inquir e as to the ava i lab i l i t y of assistance in the fi eld of community development. - Pr ov i de at th e l e vel o f St at e governmen t a mechanism whereby the communi t y dev elopment n e eds and inter ests of persons living in communities acro ss the st at e c an be exp r ess ed to the Gov er nor and t h e Genera l Ass embly. -Formulat e r eferrals to state agen c ies on beha lf of local communities which co uld improv e the quality and l ev el o f s e r v i ce s flo wing to communi t i e s . - Be an i nforma tion fo cal point abou t s tatewide co mmun i t y de velopment needs . - Aid commun i ti e s by advising them whe re to look f o r f i nan c ial resource s . - Identify and eva luat e ga ps in statewide s e rvi c e s , pub li c or private programs , and sugge st way s t o improv e t h e de livery of these services. - -2 - The Loca l Assistance Coordination Office seeks t o achieve t hes e ob j e c t i ve s through: -Improving accessibility by means of a statewide toll free telephone line: 1-800-282-5810. - Prov i di n g s pe ci f i c State agency contacts f or dealing with particular local government problem areas. - Pub l i s h i ng , updating and distributing to local governments the St ate As s i s t an c e Pr ograms catalogue. -Providing a staff of public administration consultants with experience i n day-to-day local government operations . -Maint aining contac t s and monitoring ev ents that affect local government s at t he State, Federal , and r egi ona l levels and mak ing such i n f orma t i on readily ava i l ab l e to local government s . The Loca l Assi s t ance Coordination Office serves as a commun ica tions link between c i t y/c oun t y officials and their S t a t e' s governmen t. LACO opens t he doo r to state resources wh i ch can help solve the pr ob lems t h at Georgi a's local governments a re f acing. Whe r e Communit y Re sourc e Deve lopment Committees o r other groups are a c ti ve that a r e i n t er e s t e d in CRD work or even f or individual leaders, t h is c ould b e a fine r e s our c e to c all to t hei r attention . Many t imes lo cal groups or indivi dua l s are i n n eed of advi s e wh i ch wi l l make t he di fference in t he success or fai l ur e of a l oc a l project. Hopefully t his Instant Community As si s tan c e can provide many immediate an swe r s to local groups as they seek t o i mprove their commun i t i es . Wm. Dewitt Ha r r e l l , He a d Community Resource Dev e l opmen t Depa rtment ph Reference: Lea f l e t on State Coor di nat i on of Services by Georgia Department of Communi t y Devel opmen t. Dec emb e r 1 , 1 973 HD 1f) l.) 7--- - --. .G4 3 I 13 )) e. C' . ~ GEORGIA CROP ,., REPORTING SERVICE .: '. LIVESTOCK :i / r ... f. t,.. REPORT ::; :. ~; G 1973 l.. B RIES DCTOBER ~9 73 SLAUGHTER Released 12/3/73 GEORGI A October Red Meat Production Up . Georgia's red meat product ion i n commerci a l p l an t s dur ing October 1973 totaled 32.7 mill ion pounds, according to the Geor g ia Crop Repo rti ng Serv ice. Th is was 1 percent less than the 32.9 mill ion pounds duri ng t he same mo nth last year but 17 percent above the 27.9 mill ion pounds for September 1973. Cattle Slauqhter Commercial plants in Georgia reported 26,000 head of cat t l e slaughtered during October 1973--3,600 more than last month and 2 ,200 more tha n October 1972. Calf Slauqhter October calf slaughter in Geor g i a p l a nts numbered 300 he a d- - IOO mo re than September 1973 but 1,100 below October 1972. Hoq Slauqhter Commercial hog slaughter i n Georgia pl a nts to t a l e d 139,000 head in October 1973, 20,000 more than the previous month but 10,000 less t ha n in October 1972. 48 STATES October Red Meat Produc tion Down 2 Percent From 1972 Commercial production of red meat in the 48 States totaled 3,223 mill ion pounds in October, 2 percent less than a year earl ier but 22 percent mo r e than September 1973. Commercial meat production includes slaughter in Federally i ns pe c t ed and other slaughter plants, but excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Beef Production Down 1 Percent From 1972 Beef production was 1,994 mill ion pounds , 1 percent less than October 1972. Cattle k ill totaled 3,147,200 head, down 1 percent from a year earl ier. Live weight per head was i ,048 pounds, 5 pounds more than 1972, and 2 pounds above September 1973. Veal Production Down 24 Percent From A Year Earl ier There were 28 mill ion pounds of veal produced during October, down 24 percent from the 37 mill ion pounds produced in October 1972. Calf slaughter was 20 percent less than a year earl ier. Live weight per head wa s 243 pounds, down 13 pounds from October a year ago. Pork Production Down 4 Percent Fro m A Year Ea rl ie r Pork production totaled 1,152 mill io n pounds i n October , 4 percent less than a year ago. Hog killed totaled 6,993,500 head, down 7 percent from October 1972. Live weight per head was 242 pounds, 3 pounds more than both last year's and last month's average. Lard rendered per 100 pounds of 1 ive we ight was 6.5 pounds, compared with 7.2 in October 1972. Lamb and Mutton Down 'z' Percent From October 1972 ." .J There were 49 mi 11 ion pounds of l am b a nd mutt on produced in October, down: 2' percent from a year earl ier . Sheep and lamb sla ughter totaled 95 1,800 head, 2 percent below a year ago. Average 1 ive weight waS 106 pou nds , 1 pound mo r e t han a year earl ier and 2 pounds more than last month. Poultry Production Up 3 Percent From Last Year Production of poultry meat during October totaled 1,120 mill ion pounds, ready-tocook basis. This is 29 mill ion mo re than October 1972. Specie GEORGIA AND 48 STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTE R 1/ Number Average Slaughtered Live vte i ght October October 1972 1973 1972 1973 1,000 Head Pounds Total Live \.Je i gh t October 1972 1973 I ,000 Pounds Georqia: Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep and Lambs 23.8 26.0 931 1.4 .3 452 149.0 139.0 225 941 22,158 24,466 424 633 127 227 33,525 31,553 48 States: Cattle 3,192.0 3,147.2 1,043 1,048 3,330,630 3,299,470 Calves 258.6 206. I 256 243 66,082 50,121 Hogs Sheep and Lambs 7,492.5 6,993.5 239 971.2 951.8 lOS 242 1,789,977 1,689,424 106 102.363 100,616 1/ Includes slaughter under Federal inspection and othe r commercial slaughter, excludes farm s I aug ht e r Commodity and Un it AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY FARI'1E RS AND HOG-CORN RATIOS, NOVEM BER 15, 1973 \'/ ITH COMPAR ISONS GEORGIA UNITED STATES Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. I 5 Oc t I 5 1972 1973 1973 1972 1973 Nov. 15 1973 - - Do I lars Corn, bu. Hogs, cwt , Cattle, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt. 1.35 26.80 31.40 44.60 2.39 40 .30 42. 10 60.60 2.36 39.60 39.60 54. 10 1. 20 26.80 33.00 46.80 2. 17 40.80 42.60 58.30 2.18 40.40 39.50 52.60 -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hog-Corn Ratio I{ 19.9 16.9 16.8 22.3 18.8 18.5 1/ Bushels of corn equal in value to 100 l bs , hogs, I ive weight. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statis~ician The Statistical Re po r t i ng Service, USDA, 1861 v/e s t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation wi t h the Georgia Department of Agr iculture. Atter l"ive uays Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 13 0 00 000 3 561 ~ R lS E UNI VERS I TY OF GA LI BRAR Y S ERIALS DEPT " l I BRARY 1 -0 ATHENS GA 30602 AGR - 101 Week Ending December 3, 1973 LIBRARIES Released 3 p.m. Monday ***************************** ***************** This is the final issue of the Georgia Weekl y Cr op and We a t he r Bulletin for 1973. Publication will resume in April 1974. Sincere appreciation i s extend ed t o County Age n t s , Farm Ha rke t i-tanagers, and Heather Observers through whose efforts this Bulletin has been possible. * ************ **** * ** *** ** ** ** * *** * * *********** MOI STURE SITUATION CONTINUES TO I MPROVE Athens, Ga., December 3, 1973 -- Begi nning week rains and war m weather continued to improve the progress of small grains , accord i ng to t he Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Seeding of small grains was 82 percent complete at the weekend. Soil moisture was generally adequate throughout much of the State. However, some central and southeast counties were short of soil moisture and some northern areas were s t i l l surplus. County Extension Agents reported 93 percent of t he State' s cotton crop picked. The remaining crop was rated in fair to mostly good condition . Cor n harvest reached 94 percent completion with the remainder also rated in fair to mostly good condition. Soybeans were judged in fair to good condition. Harvesting was 86 percent complete, an increase of only 5 percent over the previous week . Harve sting of pecans advanced to 65 percent complete with quality still extremely variable. Rain helped pasture condition slightly as County Agents r a ted it mostly fair. Cattle continued in good condition. A few southern counties continued to report fire ant damage. Fertilization was again very active. A few Extension Agents reported f uel problems and felt that, farmers were using as much fuel as possible now f or land pr epar a t i on to enhance next year's crops. WEATHER SUMMARY -- Exceptionally wa rm temperatures were the rule over the State early in the period with the warming trend hitting its peak on Tuesday and Wednesday. A number of daily high- temperature records were either tied or broken and several areas reported the highest temperature ever so late in the season . Of these, Atlanta recorded an 80 and cla con an 85 for the highest so late in the s eason . Following the passage of a cold front Wednesday night and Thursday temperatures took a downward trend with the lowest temperature for the week, Statewide, at Blairsville on Fr iday mor ni n g with a reading of 22 degrees. The majority of the rain fell late Tuesday and Wednesday accompanying the cold front, however some light precipitation was reported early in the week in portions of west and north Georgia. The greatest 24 hour total was recorded at Chatsworth with 3.08 inches, followed closely by LaFayette with 3.05 inches and Jasper with 2.45 inches in thunderstorm activity Tuesday night. Rainfall amounts we r e lightest in the east central and southeastern portion of the State. The outlook for Wednesday through Friday -- a chance of showers Wednesday and Thursday with a slight cooling trend through the period. Highs 60s north to 70s south Wednesday and 50s north to 60s south by Friday. Coolest 30s north to 40s south Friday morning. 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 Forecast Office, NOAA , U. S. Department of Commerce. UNITED STATES DEPARTUENT OF Cmll-tERCE NATIONAL WEATHER FORECAST SERVICE Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, Georgia Prec ipita tion Map for We e k End i ng No vembe r 30 , 1973 -'- Arter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricultur e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR JOJ ., HD 1007 ,G4 A Ie; 73 :Dc=.c. -4 ~() FARM ~G\A 197 L IBRARIES REP 0RT- GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA NOVEMBER ~!i ~1I73 AGRICULTURAL PRICES December 4, 1973 GEORGIA INDEX DOWN 9 POINTS The All Commodities Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers in November was 170 percent, a decrease of 9 points from the previous month but 46 points above November 1972, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The November All Crops Index was 5 points below the previous month at 161. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 177 percent, 13 points below the previous month but 54 points above November 1972. The decrease in the All Commodities Index from last month resulted mainly from lower prices for beef cattle, calves, chickens, cotton I int, cotton seed, and soybeans. UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX Dm/N 3 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UP I POINT The Index of Prices Received by Farmers decreased 3 points (I~ percent) to 181 percent of the January-December 1967 average during the month ended November IS, 1973. Contributing most to the decrease since mid-October were lower prices for cattle, calves, Upland cotton, "bro i l e r s , and soybeans. Higher prices for milk, rice, potatoes, and tomatoes were only partially offsetting. The index was 50 points (38 percent) above a year earl ier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes. and Farm Hage Rates for November 15 was 151, up 1 point (213 percent) from a month earl ier. Lower prices for feed and feeder I ivestock were more than offset by higher prices for other production and family I iving items. The index was 21 points (16 percent) above a year earl ier. 1967 : 100 , , GEORG IA INDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Octo 15 1972 Nov. 15 1973 Oc t , 15 1973 Nov. 15 1973 Prices Received All Commodities All Crops 122 J/124 179 170 125 1/126 166 161 Livestock and Livestock - - Products --- - - - ;- - - - - -:- UN /TED STATES .1./ 123 .1/ 190 - - - - 177 ------ Prices Rece ived 130 131 184 181 Prices Paid. Interest. Taxes & Farm Wage Rates ' Rat io 1/ 129 130 150 151 101 /01 123 120 !/ Revised. 1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farms to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. FRA51ER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, NOVEMBER 15, 1973 WITH COMPARISONS Commodity and Unit Nov. 15 1972 GEORGIA Oct. 15 1973 Nov. 15 1973 UNITED STATES Nov. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 1972 1973 1973 PRICES RECEIVED Wheat, bu. $ 1.77 Oats, bu. $ .89 Corn, bu. $ 1.35 Cotton, lb. c 1./27 . 0 Cottonseed, ton $ 46.00 Soybeans, bu. $ 3 .35 Peanuts, lb. 15 .0 Sweetpotatoes. cwt. $ 7.30 Hay, baled, ton: All $ 33.50 Alfalfa Other 2/ $ 36.00 $ 33.50 Milk Cows, head $ 310.00 Hogs, cwt. $ 26.80 Beef Cattle, All, cwt.!/ $ 31.40 Cows, cwt. 1:../ $ 24.70 Steers and Heifers, cwt. $ 36.60 Calves, cwt. $ 44.60 Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt. Fluid Market $ 1/7 .50 Manufactured All $ $ 3/7 .50 Turkeys, lb. c 3/23.5 Chickens, lb.: Excluding Broilers 3/12 .5 Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. c 3/13.0 c 1/41. 3 Table, doz. 38 .1 Hatching, doz. 60.0 4.00 1.45 2 .39 64.0 98.00 5 .70 16.2 9.75 34.00 34.00 445 .00 40.30 42 .10 36.20 46.80 60.60 1/ 9 85 1/ 9 85 31.0 21.5 23.0 64.4 59.2 90.0 3.80 1.42 2 .36 54.0 92 .00 5.14 16.2 9.35 37.00 37.00 455.00 39.60 39.60 32.70 45.00 54.10 i/9. 90 i/9. 90 34.0 22.0 18.5 66.9 62.5 90.0 1. 97 .700 1.20 27.45 49.10 3.38 14 .3 5.27 4.22 1.14 2.17 43.62 103.00 5.63 16.4 5.92 31.00 32.10 28 .80 404.00 26.80 33.00 24.80 35.30 46.80 46.20 50.20 37.60 533.00 40.80 42.60 33.30 44.60 58.30 6.84 5 .44 6.52 23 .1 3/8.54 3/7.41 1/8 29 42.3 10 .0 13 .9 37.0 19.7 24.3 59.6 4.20 1.13 2.18 41.20 97.30 5.14 16.1 7.00 46.80 50.30 39.20 533.00 40.40 39.50 30.00 42.10 52.60 4/8 .80 4/7 .55 4/8.55 41. 7 17.7 19.4 59.3 PRICES PAID, FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% protein $ i6% 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 $ 85.00 88 .00 90.00 95.00 4.85 6.40 7 .90 4.60 4.70 3.75 96.00 88 .00 105.00 41.00 38.00 121 .00 123 .00 128.00 135.00 7.60 11.00 16.50 6.90 7.10 6.00 151.00 133.00 159.00 45.00 118.00 125.00 128.00 138.00 7.30 10.00 12.00 7.10 7.20 6.00 140.00 125.00 148 .00 44.50 78.00 85.00 89.00 92 .00 5.04 6.46 7.39 4.46 4.48 3.73 102.00 92.00 108.00 40.70 37.50 116.00 123.00 128.00 134.00 7.59 11.50 13.30 6.30 6.37 5.86 163.00 144.00 169.00 59.10 46 .70 118.00 124.00 129.00 134.00 7.41 10.80 11.20 6.57 6.57 5.76 155.00 138.00 158.00 62.60 49.00 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 replacement. 3/ Revised. i/ Preliminary. l/ Includes all hay except alfalfa. Atter ~'1ve Days Keturn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS GEORGIA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA 1973 0 .J -'=-.( . B.M.i!luER TY PE December 5, 1973 Placement of broiler chicks i n G e or gia during t he week ended December 1 was 8,681,000--1 percent more than the p re v ious w e ek an d 7 p e rcent more than the comparable week last year, according to t he Geo r gia C r op Repo r ti ng Service. An estimated 10,839,000 broiler typ e e ggs w e r e set by G eorgia hatc her i e a-i> 1 percent less than the previous week but 7 p e rcent m o re t ha n t he comparable week a ' year earlier. - Placement of broiler chicks in 21 repo r ting States totaled 59,040,000--3 percent more than the previous week a n d 2 pe rcent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching egg s set we r e 72, 726, 000--1 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than a year a go . Week Ended Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct . 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS A ND CHICK PLA CE ME NT S Eggs Set}) 1972 1973 Thousands Net Cros s State Move me nt of Chi ck s I I 0/0 of year , 197 2 197 3 a go Tho usands I Chi ck s Placed for Broile r s in Georgia 19 72 1973 0/0 of year ago Tho us an ds 10,341 10, 589 102 j 38 j 96 7, 280 7,720 9,043 117 t 82 - 163 8, 338 9,426 10,008 10,238 8,886 10, 165 10,643 94 102 104 I- 80 I- 7 8 11 45 -4 - 10 - 91 I 8,33 1 II 8, 192 6, 167 9,909 10, 839 109 I- 48 I- 39 7,072 10, 107 10, 860 107 - 9 5 I- 67 7,692 10,260 .10, 828 10 6 I- 3 5 ,l121 8, 170 10, 145 10,904 107 1 16 -119 7, 89 7 10,096 10,839 107 t 84 - 86 8, 1 43 7,760 107 8,352 100 8,489 102 8,448 103 6, 866 III 7,057 100 8,023 104 8,601 . 105 8, 568 108 8,681 107 EGG T YPE Hatch of egg type chicks in G eorgi a during the we ek e n de d December 1 was 826,000--6 percent less than the previous w eek but 30 percent more than the com parable week last year. An estimated 1,07 8,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 17 percent more than the previous week and 53 percent more than the comparable week la st year. In the four states that accounted for about 24 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1972, hatchings during the week ended December 1 were up 4 percent and settings were up 16 p e rcent fr om a year ago. State , EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1973 Eggs Set 0/0 of Chicks Hatched Nov. Nov. Dec. yea r Nov. Nov. Dec. 17 24 1 a g o 2/ 17 24 1 Thousands T housands 0/0 of year ago 2/ Ga. Calif. Wash. I Miss. Total 1973 909 1, 159 116 372 2, 556 921 . 1,080 43 381 2,425 1,07 8 1, 220 14 0 43 4 2,872 15 3 98 14 3 10 5 I 116 916 816 118 291 2, 141 877 996 88 255 2,216 826 765 70 286 1,947 130 89 51 , 122 104 I Total 1972* 2,776 0/0 of 2,416 2, 46 6 I 1,986 1, 458 1,866 I I Last Year 92 100 116 10 8 152 104 * 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producin g chi ck s for hatc hery supply flocks. 2/ Current week as percent of same we ek last year . Revi sed. BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CI-llCKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS -1973 Page 2 STATE Nov. 17 EGGS SET Week Ended Nov. Dec . 24 1 0/0 of year ago 1/ CHICKS .?LACED Week Ended Nov. Nov. De c. 17 24 1 0/0 of year ago 1/ ..Qc.d. ..o.... ..0.0. Thousands Thousands .id.. (/) .-i Ala ba m a Arkansas 9,796 9,620 9,783 95 7 ,525 7, 722 7,927 101 cd I-l 12, 527 12,387 12,601 102 9, 139 9,047 9, 57 4 98 ..:.:,l California Delawar e 2, 133 2, 0 7 7 1,959 107 1, 767 1, 712 1, 757 10 4 ...-i :;j 3 ,087 3, 0 84 3, 1 18 11 3 2,370 2,389 2, 625 93 .U... Florida 1, 734 1, 67 0 1, 6 91 12 2 1, 247 1, 223 1,069 99 I-l blJ H~ Q.l 00 (/) Qs:.:l ....b.s.:.:lJ.<-.+Gd-> H~ 0"" PoQ.l Q.l Q.l p:; b ...-i U) cd'd Q.l.~ cd H"" 0 ':l 00 H .=:~~ u:;j "cd"'" . ... (/) 00 H Q.l blJ ;3: ! :i!; Q ,~ c~ 0.- ::n'" 0 ... ! rl 0 CI ~ r l .~.. ~a. I ~~i ~ ~ ~ ! ; Ql I-l ::3 .~ -j U::3 Ql ..-f U > Ol-l..-f ~ 00 .~ 0 0 ClO:;J tIll-lPol-ll-l1Xl ~tIlQlIXlO Ql QP.l o~ ~ 0Ql~ >~.-joo ~ til Ql aU iooou:3;C/)H Ql..-f r:: ~ 1-l~~_Ql~ Q.ltllc/)~..cO ~~..-fOO~ ~tI)~.-4< ~ til "tl~ Qltl) ~ ..-f r:: :;J HD CiJ0 7 .(, 1'113 ~~~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVI CE A T HE NS , GEORGIA PECANS De cember 11 , 1973 PECAN REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1973 GEO RGI A: Pecan production is est imat ed a t 86 mi l l io n pounds for 1973, according to the Georg ia Crop Reportin g Service . Thi s e stima t e i s 4 mil l io n pounds (4 percen t) bel ow the Oc tober forecast but 38 mi l l ion pounds (79 perce nt) a bove the 1972 crop and the f our th larges t c rop of record. The 86 mi ll io n pou nd crop ran ks Georgia as the leading pecan produc i ng state. Ex t ended d ry wea ther dur i ng t he g rowi ng sea son in ma ny ma j o r produc ing areas wa s blamed f or 1 ight e r than a nt i c ipa ted we i gh ou ts. No r t he rn area s ha ve a I ig ht crop t his year due ma i n l y to t he late spr i ng free ze wh i c h caused a 1 igh t set of nuts. Harvesting prog ressed rap id ly during Octo ber and Novembe r a nd by December I wa s e s t ima t ed 65 perce nt co mp l ete . PECA N PRODUCT IO N State North Carol i na 3/ Sout h Carol i na Geor q ia Flo r id a Al aba ma Missis s ippi Ar ka ns as Lou is i a na Oh.lahoma Texas New Mex i co Un i t ed Stat e s Imp.LO~V_aLLe..tie_S-J ! ." Util ized 2/ : Ind i cated Nat i ve a nd Seedl ing Pecans Ut i I i zed 21 : Indicated 197J 1372 1973 1971 1972 1973 - - 1, 000 Pounds - - 4,300 8 ,800 75.000 2, 100 29,000 6, 600 1 ,6 00 7 , 000 1 ,5 00 3 ,000 4 , 200 380 80 40 . 000 3, 200 17,0 00 3, 500 63 0 2 ,500 600 13, 000 8, 100 2, 500 3 ,200 76 .000 2,800 3 1,000 I J , 000 1,800 10, 000 2, 000 6 ,000 11, 000 2,200 2,200 15 ,000 1, 900 8,000 9,400 5 ,900 21,000 17 , 500 21,000 120 20 8,000 3 ,200 3,000 3,500 1,170 9,500 3,600 62,000 1,000 800 10.000 2,800 6,000 9,000 5,700 25,000 28,000 17,000 14 3 . 100 88,990 157 ,300 104,100 94 , 110 105.300 St a t e AI I Peca ns Util ized 2/ . 1971 1972 1,000 Pounds Ind i ca ted 1973 Ho rt h Ca ro 1 i na 1/ Sout h Ca ro 1 in a Georq ia Flo r ida Al abama Mis s issi ppi Arkan sa s Louis iana Ok l a homa Te xa s New /-l exi co 6,500 11,000 90 . 000 4 ,000 37,000 16,000 7 ,500 28,000 19, 000 24, , 0 0 0 4 , 200 500 100 4~.000 6,400 20,000 7,000 1,800 12,000 4 , 200 75 , 000 8,100 3,500 4,000 86,000 5,600 37,000 20,000 7 ,500 35,000 30,000 23,000 11,000 Un i t e d St a t es 247 ,200 183 . 100 262,600 1/ Bu dde d , g ra f ted , or top work cd vari eti es. 1/ Pro duc t ion all util ized. 3/ Esti rr.ated for current year carri e d for ward f rom ea r l ie r f o reca s t . UN ITED STATES The Na t ion ' s pecan crop is estimated at 263 mill ion pounds, 43 percent more than last year's short crop but 5 percent below the October 1 forecast. Prospects are above last year in all States except Florida and Texas. Production prospects decl ined from October 1 in South Carol ina, Georgia, and Oklahoma but increased sl ightly in Florida and Alabama. Heavy rains in Oklahoma and Arkansas during the third week of No~ember resulted in pecans along creeks and rivers being washed away. In many areas pecans are not shell ing out as heavy as earl ier expected. Improved varieties are expected to account for 60 percent of this year's crop, compared with 49 percent last year. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge MIKE HAMMER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Atter l"1ve nays xecurn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 OOG 0003565 UNIVER SI TY OF GEOR GY.A ACQ DI V UN I V l IB RA RI ES ATHENS GA 30601 =R l SE OCt 5 1---:>-- I-\D Cro,J '7 , (-'14 A7 1'1 7 3 J).zc. 1\ ~a~G\AFARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG 'SERVICE ATHE NS , GEORGIA Rel ea s e d December 11 . 1973 GEORGI A'S COTTON CROP AS OF DECfl1BER 1 , 1973 Geor gia's cotton crop is for eca st a t 390 ,000 ba le s (eq uivalent 480 pound net weight) based on information reported by ginners and crop correspond ents a s of December 1, according to t he Ge or gia Crop Re por t i ng Service. ' The estimate i s 10 , 000 bales above the November 1 forecast and 36 , 000 ba les above produc t ion in 1972. Novembe r wa s another good mon t h fo r har ve s t op erations -- par t i cular l y the first half of t he mon t h . At t he end of the mon th, a bout 93 perce nt of the crop had already been picked. Ac co r ding to the Bur e au of Cens us, 342,162 bales of co tton had been ginned in Georgia prior to 0ecember 1 this year compared wi th 318 ,361 i n 197 2 and 288,319 in 1971 . Ginnings to De cembe r 1 for the United States totaled 9,202 ,352 bales cOlllpa r e d with 9,307,758 in 1972 and 7,895,012 in 1971. IND ICATED COTTON PRODUCTION, 1973 : FINAL PRODUCTI ON, 1972 - 1971 Cr op Re por t ing Dis t r i c t s I nd . 1973 1972 - Bales , ..- \ Non - Cotton \ , _ _ . . .. .,.JI'~ 'J Rome -.L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 STATE 16 ,000 12 , 000 9,000 19 ,000 87,000 59,000 53 ,000 133 ,000 2, 000 390 ,000 22, 409 10,444 8,817 20, 022 70,038 47,285 54,805 117,871 2 ,309 354,000 1971 29,520 14,845 13,180 24,950 82,340 49,680 46,805 110 ,745 1,935 374,000 Please see reverse side for United States information . Albany 7 Valdosta STATE UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1973 _ _ _ _ _-=A~~reagc=.e___:=__-- Lint Yield Per Harvested : For Harvested Acre :Harvest : Indic. 1971 1972 1973 : 1971 : 1972 : 1973 Production '!:./ 480-1b. net weight bales Indic. 1971 1972 1973 1,000 Acres Pounds 1,000 Bales VPLA1'D North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Alabama 175 170 170 371 337 452 320 340 304 412 435 474 385 430 395 466 395 474 425 485 450 597 543 480 558 580 533 551 470 414 135 119 160 275 308 300 374 354 390 528 548 450 640 567 460 Hissouri Hississippi Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma 313 405 190 614 520 480 1325 1606 1359 613 599 636 1140 1410 980 522 488 504 500 665 500 576 509 528 396 510 510 215 313 395 401 1693 1240 600 177 439 2005 1435 705 332 190 1800 1030 550 . 420 Texas New Nexi co Arizona California 4700 130 241 741 5000 131 271 863 5500 263 408 410 135 493 581 533 276 928 1067 1026 935 723 982 914 2579 133 466 1117 4246 158 603 1765 4700 150 590 1780 Virginia 1/ Florida 1/ Il1inois-l/ Kentucky 1/ Nevada 1./- 4.2 2.5 4.2 247 265 300 9.3 11. 3 10.0 602 572 576 .8 1.1 o 242 256 o 4.3 5.0 .4 573 397 480 2.3 2.1 2.0 319 607 270 2.2 11. 7 .4 5.1 1.5 1.4 13.5 .6 4.1 2.7 2.6 12.0 o .4 3.0 U. S. Upland 11369.9 12888.0 12253.6 438 507 509 10378.9 13606.3 12988.0 AHER.-PIMA Texas New Mexi co Arizona California 1/ 35.4 34 .5 31.2 478 437 415 20.6 21.1 17.8 473 349 378 44.4 39.9 34.0 456 587 536 .6 .3 .2 325 385 480 35.3 20.3 42.1 .4 31.4 15.4 48.8 .2 27.0 14.0 38.0 .2 U.S. Amer.-Pima 101.0 95.8 83.2 466 480 457 98.1 95.8 79.2 U. S. All 11470.9 12983.8 12336.8 438 507 508 10477 .0 13702.1 13067.2 I/1/ Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast. Production ginned and to be ginned. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Arter l"1ve uays xe turn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS :-;;, 0' POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Unil.d S,.,.. Dep.rtment Agricultur. AGR ...: 101 '\ ':1 :< 0/0 of Last Year 2,41 6 100 \ 2,466 116 I 1, 761 I ! 126 1, 4 5 8 1, 866 2, 123 152 104 98 * 1/ Includes e ggs set b y hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current week a s p ercent of same w e ek last year. Revised. I BROILE R T Y P E EGGS SE T AND CHI C KS PLACED IN COMME R CIAL AR EAS B Y WE EKS - 19 73 Pag e 2 . EGGS SET CHI C KS PLACED ek E n de d T-.. !% of I _ _ _ _ _ _______ ._1 "'" ,I. ... ..." IL.oOoo L::. ' - " .... . T ho usands Tho us ands Alabama Arkans a s Califo rnia Delawar e F l or i da 9, 620 12 , 3 87 2, 077 3, 084 1,6 7 0 9, 783 12, 601 1,959 3 , 11 8 1, 69 1 9 , 124 101 11, 531 10 1 1, 900 112 3, 0 38 110 1, 485 115 7, 722 9 ,047 1, 7 12 2,3 89 1,223 7,9 27 9,574 1,757 2, 625 1, 069 7,6 0 7 100 9, 736 100 1,732 103 2,697 97 1, 20 4 109 GE ORGIA 10, 9 04 10, 83 9 9 ,9 76 10 8 8,56 8 8,681 8, 554 10 3 Indiana L ouis i a na Maine Ma r yla nd Mi s sis sippi Mis souri N . Carolin a Or e gon Pen n sylvania S. Carolina Tennes s ee Texas Vi r ginia Wa s hington W . Virginia T OTAL 1973 (21 St a t e s) 3 73 2 / 578 2/ 2 2.1 2 / 585 2/ 9 87 1 ,002 95 1 9 1 828 I , 113 939 102 1,89 0 2,04 3 1,7 9 5 10 2 1,364 1, 562 1, 59 1 113 5, 117 5, 249 5,0 30 99 4 , 47 8 4 ,406 4, 306 11 3 5, 3 0 2 5, 375 5, 180 99 4 ,711 4, 731 4 , 669 95 21 2 2/ 2/559 32 2 2/ 2 /634 7,94 5 7, 94 4 b , 979 9 0 5,91 3 5, 986 5 , 966 97 333 338 404 111 234 221 199 169 1,906 2, 052 1, 9 96 110 1, 30 8 1, 22 8 1,229 89 60 5 676 557 11 3 59 4 64 9 6 08 100 666 636 625 89 979 1, 137 1,342 14 4 4 ,392 4, 448 4 , 387 11 2 3,21 4 3, 4 9 0 3, 529 103 2, 125 2, 0 99 1, 758 77 1,652 1,442 1, 407 91 396 295 o o 318 120 o 27 8 325 382 532 31 8 10 2 507 13 3 71, 99 1 72 , 726 67 ,5 93 101 1 57 , 139 59 , 04 0 5 8,7 74 102 TOTAL 197 2* (21 Stat e s) 71,209 70, 989 66,683 56, 564 57,871 57,7 86 % of L a st Year i 101 102 101 I ! 10 1 10 2 1-02 1/ Curr ent w eek a s percent of sam e w e ek last ye ar. >:< Re v i s e d. 2/ Missouri a n d Indiana combined to avoid disclosur e of indivi d ual operation s. Q) H ..:..j, ..-l :j .U. . ..rI=.d.l u cr; '.j Zf.r.1....~, ..-l rd H < .:.j, ..-l :j ~ .~ H 0.0 < H 0.0 .<..... o ...., ~ Q) 6 .-l ...., 0 H -.0 rd 0 P. f"') QQ) .r. d. rd 0.0 ..... H 0.0 0 o H Q) o Q) ,.Q,) v .U>.... ~ H Q) U~) [f} ~Q) ....0~.....,.0<"'" H ...., o Q) p.Q) Q) H Q) o:i cn 0.0 H rd ~ ~U ' ~ -i;1 u Q .~ 11. - ww'" -;0 r-i u, E 0 o(l ~ r-i w~ ac5. I ~ ;p::: ~!~ 0< ! ; o -M H U -M +.J ClO c ,+.J 0 0 ClO:::> IIlHP.HH~ ::l III QJ ~ 0 p.p::: QJ...:l QJQJ +.J0< > Cl rl U) oM III QJ .. uH :o:..U)U~u)H ~ I.' ;/) _1 ..~:'( ." u ~.~ :~. ;""';' oX eJ 0 ~::; UJ .... ( ") :..~ o ...:). u, _ . J:) W0 "-J: Q ~ ffl -:..~ > a : }- o-..<:~ \;.;1 ..... .>.. 0::c.:/ o- 2' Z l- e." ;:;) :;;) C'[ GlL . . I .- J ;; HD 0 0 07 . G4 A3 /0 73 a,.61A ~ 'Dec. /3 FA R'M,, ,REP 0RT I GEORGI~ CROP REPoRTING SERVICE A TH ENS , GEO RGI A -----------..:;..~......::;;..-.-------------~-- . MILK PRDDUCTIDN ,# ~ I NDVEMBER ,.97 3 At hens , Georgia Released 12/13/73 J' NOVEliBER MILK PRODUCTION DOWN FROH YEAR AGO hilk production totaled 91 million pounds on Georgia farms during the month of November, according to the Georgia1~rop Reporting Service. co~ i~ Production per herd a:e r age d 665 pounds -- 45 pounds below Novembe r 1972 but 25 pounds above October 1973. ~ The estimated average 2ri~e received for all wholesale milk during November was $9.90 per hundredwe~ght, an increase ~of $2.40 per hundred weight from November 1972 and 15 cents above Octob~r 1973. ,/ .; , HI LK PRODUCTIOl~ AND PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY DAI RYMEN / ,,/ Georgia United States Item and uni~ Nov. 1972 Oct. 1973 Nov. 1973 Nov. 1 972 Oct. 1973 Nov . 1973 / Hilk Production million 1bs. / Production Per Cow lbs. 1/ Numbe r ~lilk Cows thousand head Prices / Received-Dollars y 103 86 91: 8,987 9,015 8,662 710 640 665: 771 797 765 145 134 137: 11,662 11,318 11,323 All Flu i w d hmoilleks.-,al e milk cwt. / , cwt. Manuf a ct ur ed milk, cwt. Ni1k Cows, head 3/7 .50 .. 3/7 .50 310.00 3/9.85 3/9.85 -4/9.90.' 6.52 -4/9.90:. . 6.84 ~ 5.44. 455.00: 404.00 3/8.29 3/8.54 3/7 .41 533.00 4/8.55 '4 / 8 . 80 """/7 55 533.00 . Prices Paid - Dollars r Hi xed Dairy Feed, ton --_.. 9.r, : 14 percent protein X"'Y~ 5. / ............-, 09t.a1.>12 Loo -/0 ' ~118 rnoO: . .r1.A::.' 7 8.0 0 16 percent protein U88 . 00 I l23{00 18 percent protein ~-----~~; ~ 0 . 00----12 8 . 00 125.00: 128.00: 85.00 89.00 20 percent protein 95.00 135.00 138.00: 92.00 116.00 123.00 128.00 134.00 118.00 124.00 129.00 134.00 Hay, ton 1 3800 45.00 44.50: 37.50 46.70 49.00 1/ Mont hl y average. 2/ Dollars per unit as of the 15th of the month except wholesale mi l k whi ch is average for month. 1/ Revised. 4/ Preliminary. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY 1 Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS igricu1tura1 Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georg~a ~epar ~en t 9f Agriculture ." !l .... : ' '=:.. UN ITED STATES MI LK PRODUCTION Novembe r Hi 1k Production Down 4 Percent From Last Year U. S. mi1i~ production during November t otaled 8 ,66 2 million pounds, 4 percent l ess t han a ye a r earlier. Daily average ou tput was 1 percent l ess t han las t month compared wi t h a 2 percent decline be tween October and November l a s t year . Pr oduction during the pa st 11 month s of 1973 i s 2.9 per cen t les s than the s ame pe r i od in 1972 . Novembe r production provided 1 . 37 pounds of mi l k per pe r s on daily fo r all us es , co mpar ed wi th 1 .38 i n October and 1 . 43 po unds in Novembe r la st ye a r . Ra te Per Cow Do~vn 6 Pou nds , Mi l k Cows Down 3 Percen t i:Ii1k pr oduc tion pe r cow was 765 po und s , compared with 771 pounds in November 197 2 . Dur i ng Novembe r there were 11 . 3 mi l l ion mi lk cows on fa rms, down 3 per cen t from Novembe r a year a go. Hi 1k- Fe e d Price Ra t i o Down 9 Pe rcent The mi l k- fee d price rati o fo r November , a t 1. 60 , was dO\ffi 9 pe r ce nt from a year ago and the lowest clovember rat i o since 19 65 when it was 1 . 55 . The r ecord h igh ratio for Novembe r wa s s et in 1971 at 1. 88. The average mi lk pr ice i s up $2 . 03 f rom last ye a r while t he ration value i s up $1 .6 3. "[lon t h HILK PER COW MID PRODUCTI ON BY J:IONTHS, mU TED STATES Hilk per co w II lii1k produc t i on I I 1971 1972 1 97 3 1 971 1 972 1973 % change from 1972 Pounds Hil lion Pounds Percent Janua ry February 21 Ma r ch Apr il Hay June July Augus t Se ptember Octobe r Nov emb e r 804 8 24 8 30 9 ,573 9 , 701 9 ,6 30 - .7 75 6 803 78 2 8 , 994 9 , 448 9,055 -4.2 860 893 894 10,220 10, 48 7 10 , 321 -1.6 8 78 906 910 10 ,4 23 10 , 633 10,488 -1.4 942 964 964 11 , 159 11,303 11 ,078 -2.0 913 938 9 35 10 , 815 10 ,9 83 10 ,706 - 2.5 869 893 88 5 10 , 285 10, 450. 10,105 - 3. 3 8 34 854 844 9,860 9 ,982 9 ,598 -3.8 790 808 798 9, 328 9,443 9, 044 -4.2 800 810 797 9, 44 4 9, 46 0 9 ,015 -4 .7 763 771 765 9,004 8 ,987 8, 66 2 -3.6 J an . - i'Jov . total 109 ,105 110 ,8 77 107,702 -2.9 --- - - --- - - - - - - - --- - - ---- - --- - - --- ---- - --- --- --- - - ----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Decembe r . 80 0 307 9, 427 9,401 Annual . 10,009 10 , 271 118 ,532 120 , 278 II Exc l udes mi l k sucked by calves . ~I On a da ily average basis, change from 1972 was less than 1 per c ent for February and t he J a nua r y- Fe br u ar y total. Atter j<' ~v e Days xe turn to Uni t e d States Department of Agr i cu l t ure Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 9t1'() t.3 (JO t) O lJ 0 3 5 6 7' ~- R L S E . UNI VERS f Tt OF GA l IB RA ~ Y SERI AL$ OE P T l.IBRA RY 1-0 A THENS GA 3 06 0 2 ~> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit. d State! Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 I~Cc liD C0 0 7 G E O R G I A CROP RE POR T IN G SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA BROILER T Y Pla c ement of b r oile r c hi c k s i n G e o rg i a dur ing t h e we e k en . d D 8, 609, 000- -1 perce nt mo re than the pr e vious we e k a n d 5 pe r cent m o r e han t he com - parable week last year , a c c o r din g to t he Geor gia Cr op R e p or ti n g S e rvi ce . A n estim a t ed 1 1, 0 6 1, 000 br oile r t y p e e gg s we r e se t by G e o r gi a hatch e ri e s --11 p ercent more than t h e pr e vi o us we ek and 8 p erc e nt m ore than the compara bl e we e k a year earlier. Placemen t of b r o il e r c h i c k s in 21 re po r ting S t a t e s t o tal e d 58,000,000- - 1 per ce nt less than the previ o us w e ek b ut 1 per c ent more t ha n the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set w e r e 73. 124 , 000-- 8 perce nt mer e than the previcus week and 5 p ercent more t ha n a year ago. W eek Ended O c t. 13 Oct. 20 O ct. 27 Nov. 3 N ov . 10 N o v . 17 Nov . 24 Dec. 1 D ec. 8 De c . 15 G EORGIA E G GS SE T , HA TCHI N G S A N D C H IC K PLA CE M ENT S E gg s S et }) iN e t C r o s s Stat e I'' i Moveme nt i of Chick s I i Chi c k s P lace d fo r B r oil e r s in G eorgia 197 2 19 73 Thous and s 9 , 4 26 10, 008 10,23 8 9,909 10.10 7 10, 260 10, 14 5 10, 09 6 9, 250 10, 195 8,886 10, 16 5 10 , 64 3 10, 839 10, 86 0 10, 82 8 10, 9 04 10, 839 9 , 97 6 11 , 06 1 0/0 of year I I I ago I I ,I I I 197 2 19 73 T hous ands I 94 /- 80 - 4 10 2 I /- 78 - 10 104 I /-14 5 - 9 1 109 I /- 4 8 /- 39 107 I - 95 /- 67 I 106 /- 3 5 fI21 I 107 I ! 107 10 8 j. 16 /- 84 /-13 0 -119 - 86 -10 8 108 /- 20 - 4 1 I I 0/0 of I 197 2 I 197 3 I year I I I ago --I I T housands I II II 8, 33 1 1 8, 19 2 8, 489 8,448 i ! I I I 10 2 I I 10 3 I 6, 16 7 6, 866 I 111 7,07 2 7,057 100 7,692 8, 170 I 8, 023 104 8, 60 1 105 7,897 8, 568 108 I 8, 143 8, 681 107 I 1 ! 8,2 7 5 8, 554 10 3 I 8, 178 8, 609 105 EGG TYPE H a t c h of e gg t yp e c h i c k s in Geor gia d u ring the w eek e n d e d D e cember 15 w as 686,000 --15 per c e nt les s tha n t he previous week and 4 p ercent less than the comparable week last ye ar. An e s t i mat e d 895, 000 e gg s for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgia h atc h e ri es , 21 p e r c e n t mo re t h a n t he previous week and 26 percent m o re than t he comparable w e e k l a s t ye a r . In t he f ou r stat e s tha t a c c o un t e d for abo ut 24 perc ent of th e h atch of all eg g type chicks i n the U. S . in 1972 , hat c h i n g s durir..g the week e n d e d De c e m be r 15 w e re dow n 8 p e rc ent a n d settings we re down 9 perce nt from a ye a r a go. St a te Ga . Ca lif. Wa sh. Mi ss . Tot a l 197 3 E G G T YPE E G G S SET A N D CH I C KS HAT C H ED, 1973 De c . 1 ~g gs Se t De c . De c. 8 15 I % of I Chi ck s Hatched II y ea r De c. ago 2/ J 1 Dec . 8 Dec . 15 Tho us a n d s 1, 078 1, 220 14 0 4 34 2, 872 74 1 1, 028 14 2 30 3 2, 21 4 89 5 919 147 299 2, 260 I i I 126 i 65 I 155 : 1 10 I 91 I T ho usan d s II 8 26 805 686 I! 765 70 8 88 95 7 69 38 ' 2 86 290 30 6 1,947 2, 078 1, 799 0/0 of year a go 2/ 96 85 58 113 92 Total 1972* 2, 4 6 6 1, 76 1 2, 4 87 1, 8 6 6 2, 123 1,9 59 0/0 of Last Ye a r 1 16 126 91 10 4 98 92 1 / In cl udes e g g s s e t b y h a tc h e r i e s p r odu c i n g c h i c ks for hat ch e r y s uppl y fl ocks. 2/ C urrent w ee k as p e r c e n t of s a m e wee k l a s t y e a r. >;c Re v i se d . BROILER TYP E EGGS S ET AN D C HI CKS P LA CE D IN CO M ME RCIA L ARE AS BY VlEEKS - 197 3 I E GGS SET i C HIC KS PLA CE D STATE A labama I I ,I II We ek Ende d D~c. D ~c. T housan d s 9 ,783 9, 124 I % of I We e k Ended ~~c. I ~:~r1 / i D~c . D~c. - - l. _ _ D1e5c. I Thousands I 9,721 ! 101 7, 9 27 7,607 7, 43 2 I 0/0 of I yea r . ago 1/ i i' 98 A r ka n sas Cali f ornia Delawa r e i 12 ,6 0 1 1 1, 53 1 12 ,1 30 1 104 1,9 59 1,900 2, 06 7 110 2 , 3, 118 3, 038 3 ,243 ! 1 10 9,574 : 1, 757 1 2, 625 9,736 1,732 2,697 9,7 88 1,69 6 3 , 123 II 101 101 ! 110 F l orida G E ORGIA I, 1, 691 I 10, 839 1, 4 85 9, 976 1,7 6 2 1 119 I I 11, 60 1 i 11 4 ; 1,069 I ' i 8,68 1 1,204 8,554 1, 241 8, 609 I 11 6 I , i 105 I i Indiana I 2 /578 2/ 2/ : - : 2 /58 5 2/ 2/ Loui s i a na i I, 00 2 95 1 1,088 ' 99 : I , 11 3 9J9 83 5 92 Ma ine Mar yland 2, 043 1,795 1,9 37 I 11 3 j 1,562 1,591 1, 39 6 10 4- I 5, 24 9 5, 0 3 0 5 ,292 I 100 : 4 ,406 4 , 306 3,7 33 99 Mi s si s sippi Mi s s o uri I 5,37 5 2/ 5,180 2/ 559 I - 5, 42 8 ! 99 2/555 I' 4 ,73 1 I 2/ 4, 669 2/634 4 , 647 572 96 N. Carolina ! 7 , 94 4 6", 97 9 7", 69 1 , 9 5 ' 5, 986 5, 966 5, 93 3 96 Or egon I P e nnsyl vania 338 2, 052 4 04 1, 996 I 28 7 : 8 1 2, 048 115 22 1 199 17 2 80 1,228 1, 229 1,2 0 2 107 S. Carolina 676 557 64 9 I 130 64 9 608 59 8 94 Tennessee T exa s Vir ginia Washington W. Virginia I I II 636 4 , 448 2, 099 29 5 0 625 4, 387 1, 75 8 3 18 0 681 4,3 92 2, 1 54 398 0 I 109 I 112 I 105 I 130 :- 1, 137 3,49 0 1, 44 2 32 5 I 532 1,342 3, 529 1, 407 31 8 507 1, 160 3, 584 1, 590 3 25 364 124 I 107 99 iI III 91 T OTA L ' 1973 (21 St at e s) TOTAL 1972* (21 St ate s) 0/0 of La st Year I 7 2,726 70,9 89 102 6 7, 593 66,683 101 73,1 24 69, 741 105 1 10 5 I I I i I i II 1 59 , 04 0 58,77 4 58 , 0 0 0 I 10 1 57,87 1 57, 786 57, 197 102 102 10 1 1/ Cur r ent week as percent of s a m e week l a st ye ar. * Revise d . I/ Mi s souri and Indiana combined to avoid di sclosure of i ndividual operations. 8 ~& ~ ..C..1.l ~ 'rU: Z~ ..~.. oj H~ Q) Ul (n ~ Q) tl.O J:: ~..., :r:; ~ U) Q)U 'C a H.... C1l :l .;..> .:::. ~ H :l ';">cq U) . U~ C1l ..f...J .,J..) H Ul tl.O Q) .<.G.. ~ .-i o -.0 .;..> ~ co .-i Q) 8 .;..> H oC1l, Q) Q U) . ~ ~ ="3 - .o .~ 00 l1. - .w'w.". -e~0 ,..; 0 od~"'; W~~a. I ~~].~!IX<0: !c :::l , ol-l 0 0Clle~otf:::)> Clll-l o..l-ll-lr:Q ::lCllalr:QO 0.. IX: al H Qr-lUl H 'T"'i Cll al AU :z..Ul() ~cnH W v1 Z ..J 0 tx o lC'I - -0 tr , t.n <.::) r<'l cr: 0 o w0 .-l O~ o 1u0 oU. "W' -00 - I"'l v :>0: ). .... 4:~ 1-0OCCJ ,... lJ:) V)O- I"'OCU~V) ~UJ~ Z :> :>w 0- -:I: (7'Z Z .... 0':::> :::>~ HD Cr OCY-' ,G4 A3 GEORGIA REP 0 ROf I NG S ERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA .) r.- 1::;' (4 December 20, 1973 NOVEMBER ~973 Item Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U.S.) 37 Broiler Type Egg Type Chickens Tested(U.S.) Broiler Type Egg Type 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 State s During Nov. 1972 1/ 1973 2 / Thousands I% of ! p r e vv ] Jan. thru Nov. ~ 1972 1/ 1973 2/ Thousands ! i 1 I ! % pr of ev o j year I I 2,371 236 2,306 97 302 128 28, 8 59 4, 476 29,213 101 4,236 95 1,856 500 1, 572 85 4 53 91 21,675 5,017 19, 860 92 4, 543 91 34, 229 36,231 106 251,151 254,177 101 2, 597 32,426 :3 ,777 145 40,384 125 4 19 , 109 403 ,420 96 3,006,749 2,940, 981 98 36,882 4 58, 976 45,037 122 495,981 108 29 ,23 0 30, 529 104 372,994 351, 77 2 94 223, 504 228, 533 102 2,71 0,292 2,687 ,71 0 99 2, 2 86 13,911 640 2,380 1, 827 80 11,768 85 689 108 2,679 113 21, 573 142,427 6,939 28,298 22, 613 105 148,998 105 6,948 100 27,600 98 Number Layers and Egg Production Nurnbe r Layers on hand during Nov. Eggs per 100 Lavers 1972 1973 Thousands 1972 1973 Number Total Eggs Produced During Nov. 1972 1973 Millions Georgia Hatching Other Total United States 4,275 20,671 24,946 302,096 4,403 21, 954 26, 357 292, 598 1,662 1, 785 1, 764 1,825 1,797 1, 803 1, 8 0 3 1,843 71 369 440 5,5 12 79 396 475 5,393 Force Molt Layers as a Percent o f Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month Ga. 17 States Percent being Molted Nov. Dec. 19 72 1973 1972 1973 2.5 3.5 3 .0 2.5 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.4 . Percent with Molt Completed Nov. Dec . 1972 1973 19 72 1973 20.0 7.5 20.0 8.0 13 .9 8.6 14.4 10.2 U. S. Egg Type eggs in incubator Dec . 1, 1973 as percent of Dec. 1, 1972 110 1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary . 3/ Reported by leading breeders. Includes expected pullet replacements from eggs sOld during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal Inspection. United States Department of Agriculture Georgia Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia 30601 YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUG HTER ED UNDE R FE D E HAL I NS P E C T I O N BY SELECT ED STATES, 1972 and 197 3 N umber Inspected Ind i c a.t e d P e r c ent C o n d e m n ed State During Oct. Jan. thru O ct . Durin g Oct. Jan. t hr u O ct. 1972 1973 1972 19 73 197 2 19 73 1972 19 73 Maine Pa. Mo. 6, 116 6,818 6, 195 - - Thousands - - 6,801 6,883 5,905 60,910 66, 177 47,510 I i I I 64 , 181 I I 3. 0 65, 4 15 I 4.2 53,7 48 I 2.6 - - Percent - - 2. 0 2. 9 2. 3 3. 4 4. 2 3 . '7 2. 5 2. 8 2. 8 Del. Md. v . N. C. 8, 056 8,873 82, 158 81 , 379 ! 2. 8 2.2 12, 181 I 13, 292 122,078 12 5, 53 0 2. 4 . 2. 2 I 10,221 12,406 106, 097 114 ,2 27 2.3 24,705 23,367 245, 734 233 , 234 2. 7 1.5 2. 2 3. 2 2. 9 3. 1 2. 4 2.9 1. 8 3.2 2. 5 Ga. Tenn. 34,401 6,453 34,966 6 , 6 43 I 343 , 566 3 22,470 2. 6 6 5, 960 59 , 574 2. 9 Z. O 2. 3 A la. Miss. 34,421 22, 251 36, 507 21,884 331 ,089 21 2, 277 333,985 19 8,796 I I I 2.5 2. 8 2.4 2. . 4 Ark. 36,761 39,435 355 ,10 6 3 5 1, 94 3 3.2 2. 7 - - -I- - - - Texas I 15,364 16,79 6 155,79 2 148, 90 5 3. 7 - - - - - - - - - ------ ---- - - - - - - 2. 6 -- -- U . s. 254,816 2, 4 90, 436 1 2. 8 2.4 3. 1 3. 5 2.7 .. 3. 0 3.2 3.4 3. 1 2.3 2. 6 2.. 4 2. 4 2. 9 3.3 ---- 2.6 267,767 2,460,11 3 ! Items MID- MONTH P RICES R E CE IVE D A ND P R-I-':=-:ES_.P_A-ID- - - - - - - - - Ge orgia United St a t es Nov . 15 Oct . 15 Nov . 15 ~\; o r , 15 Oct. 15 No v. 15 1972 19 7 3 19 7 3 197 2 197 3 19 73 - Cents - - Cents Prices Received Chickens, l b . e x cluding b roi l e r s .Co m 'I Broilers (l b. ) All Eggs (do z e n ) Table (dozen) Hatching (dozen) 12. 5 13.0 41.3 38. 1 60 .0 21. 5 23.0 64 . 4 59 .2 90 . 0 22, 0 18. 5 66.9 62.5 90.0 10 . 0 13.9 37. 0 19 . 7 24 .3 59. 6 17 . 7 19.4 59.3 P r i c e s Paid: (per t on) - - Dolla r s - - Dolla r s Broiler Grower Layixg Feed 96.00 88.00 151. 00 133.00 140.00 125.00 102.00 163.00 92.00 144. 00 155.00 13 8 . 0 0 This repurt is made pos sible through the coope ration of the N ati o n a l Po ultr y I m p r o ve m e nt Plan, Official State Agencies , the Animal Husbandry Research Division of t he A g r i c ultur a l Resear ch Service, the Inspe ction Branch of the Poultry Division, Consumer and Ma r k e ti n g Service and the Agricultural Estimates Division of the Statistical Reporting S ervice a n d the many breeders, hatcheries, poultry processors and the poultry farmer s w ho report to these agencies. FRASIER T GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge Atter J:<'ive vays xe t urn to Un i ted St a te s Dep a r t men t of Agricul ture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS W. A . WAGNE R Agricultur a l Statistician ~?;;~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID United St ates De por tme-nt o f Agr icu lture AGR - 101 t~ HD q007 ,&4 Lill 1r rn A3 ~73 -- ' D , 1 "'r-. ' .~ ~ GEORGIA [1'L? ATHENS, GEORGIA CR0 P R.E P 0 RTIN G S ERVICE NOVEMBER ~973~ ! 1 1 ; , 1\/ v o' 1:3 14 Item Dur i ng Nov . 1972 1/ 1973 2/ Thous a n ds I % of ! U I p r e vv ] Jan. thr u N ov. i year i 197 2 1/ 197 3 2/ I t Thousands i Pullet Chicks Placed Domestic (U .S.) 37 Broiler Type Egg Type Chickens Tested (U.S .) Broiler Type Egg Type Chicks Hatched Broiler Type Georgia United States Egg Type Georgia United States Commercial Slaughter: 4/ Young Chickens Georgia United State s Mature Chickens Light Type Georgia United States Heavy Type Georgia United State s 2,371 236 1,856 500 2, 306 97 302 128 1,572 85 4 53 91 34 , 229 36, 231 10 6 251,151 254,177 101 2, 597 32,426 3 , 7 7 7 145 40,384 125 29,230 30, 529 104 223, 504 228, 533 102 2,286 13,911 640 2,380 1,827 80 11,768 85 689 108 2, 679 113 28, 8 59 4 ,476 21,675 5,017 29,213 4,236 19,860 4, 543 419,109 3,006,749 36,882 458,976 403 ,420 2,940,981 45,037 495,981 372,994 351, 772 2,710,292 2,687,710 21, 573 142,427 6,939 28,298 22,613 148,998 6,948 27,600 ! % of i prev, I year I I 101 95 92 91 96 98 1122 I 108 94 99 105 105 100 98 Number Layers and Egg Production Numbe r Layers on hand during Nov. Eggs per 100 Lavers 1972 1973 Thousands 1972 1973 Number Total Eggs Produced During Nov. 1972 1973 Millions Georgia Hatching Other Total United States 4,275 20,671 24,946 302, 096 4,403 21,954 26,357 292, 598 1,662 1,785 1,764 1,825 1,797 1,803 1, 803 1,843 I 71 369 440 5,512 79 396 475 5,393 Force Molt Laye rs as a Percent of Hens and Pullets of Laying Age First of Month P ercent being Molted Nov. Dec. . - 1972 19~3 . 1972 197 3 Percent with Molt Completed Nov. Dec 1972 1973 1972 1973 Ga. 17 States 2.5 ' 3 . 5 ' , 3.0 2.5 20.0 7.5 20.0 8.0 3 .8 3'. 4 : 3.3 2.4 13.9 8.6 14.4 10.2 U. S. Egg Type e'ggs in incubator De c . I, 1973 as percent of Dec. 1, 1972 110 1/ R evised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Reported by leading breeders. Includes expected pullet r e pla cem e nt s from eggs sold during t he preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 4/ F e deral - State Market News Service slaughter reports only include poultry slaughtered under Federal In s pe cti on . United States Department of Agricult:u~ e Georgia Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporti ng Servic e , 18 6 1 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia 30601 State YOUNG C HICKENS: SLAUG HT ERED UN DE R FEDE RA L I NSPE CT I ON BY SELECTED STATES, 197 2 and 197 3 Number Inspected During Oct. Jan. thru Oct. 19 72 1973 19 7 2 19 73 Indi c a t ed P erc e n t Conde m n e d During Oct . J an. thr u Oct. 197 2 197 3 1972 19 73 - - Thousands - - - - P e rcent - - Maine 6, 116 6, 80 1 6 0, 9 10 64, 181 3 . 0 2. 0 Pa. 6, 818 6,883 66, 177 65,4 15 4 .2 3.4 M o. 6, 195 5,905 4 7, 5 10 53, 74 8 2.6 2. 5 Del. Md. 8,056 12, 181 8,87 3 13,292 82, 158 81, 379 122,078 125 , 53 0 .2. 8 2 .(c ~ 2.2 2.2 V a. 10,221 12, 406 106, 097 114,2 27 2. 3 1.5 N. C. 24, 705 23,367 245, 73 4 23 3, 234 2. 7 2. 2 Ga . 34,401 34,9 66 343, 566 322 , 4 70 2. 6 2. 0 Tenn. 6, 4 53 6,64 3 6 5, 96 0 59, 574 2. 9 2. 3 Ala . 34, 421 36 , 507 331,089 33 3, 985 2.5 2.4 Miss . 22 , 25 1 21, 88 4 21 2, 277 198,79 6 2 . 8 2. 4 Ark. 36, 761 39,435 355 ,10 6 3 51, 94 3 3.2 2.7 -I- - - - - Texas 15,364 16,79 6 155, 792 14 8,9 05 - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - ----- - - - - - I 3. 7 2.6 U. S . 254,816 2,49 0, 43 6 j 2. 8 2. 4 267,767 2, 4 60, 113 ! 2.9 4.2 2.8 3.2 3. 1 2. 9 3.2 3. 1 3. 5 2. 7. 3.0 3. 2 3. 4 3. 1 2. 3 3. 7 2. 8 2.9 2. 4 1.8 2. 5 2.3 2. 6 2.4 2.4 2.9 3. 3 - - -- 2.6 - - -- - -- - - - - MID-MONTH PRICES RECEIVE D AND P ~'U CE S P A I D Geor g ia Unit e d St a t es Items N ov . 15 O ct . 15 N ov . 15 :-l o v . 15 Oct. 15 N o v . 15 - - - - - - -- - - - - +-- - 1-'9---7-2 - - - 1-9'-7--3 - - - 1-9'-7--3 - Cents i 19 72 19 73 - - Ce n ts 19 73 Prices Received Chickens, lb. e xcl udi n g b roil e r s Co m 'l Broilers (Ib , ) All Eggs (doz e n ) 12 .5 13. a 4 1. 3 2 1. 5 23. 0 64 . 4 i I I 22. 0 I I 18. 5 I 66 . 9 i 10 .0 13 . 9 37.0 19 . 7 24 .3 59. 6 17. 7 19. 4 59.3 Table (dozen) 38. 1 59. 2 62 .5 Hatching (dozen) 60. 0 90.0 90 .0 Prices Paid: (per ton) Broiler Grower - - Dolla r s 96. 00 15 1. 00 I !, - - Dolla r s 140. 00 : 102 .00 163. 00 155 . 00 Layixg Feed 88 . 00 13 3 . 0 0 125 . 00 j 9 2. 00 144 .0 0 I ! 13 8 . 0 0 T hi s r e port is made possible through t h e coope r ation of t he Nati onal P oultr y Improve ment P lan , Official State Agencies, the A ni m al H u s b a n d ry Res e ar ch D ivisi on o f the A g r i cult u r a l Research Service, the Inspection Branch of the Poultry Division , C onsum e r a nd Ma r k et i n g Service and the A g r i cultur a l E s t i m a t e s D ivision of the Stati s t ical Rep orting Service and the many breede rs, hatcher ies , poultry pr o ce'sso r s and the p o ultr y fa r m e g s w ill> r e port to these agencies. .. .- ~ ' r . " '-~ .-. ' ... - , FRASIER T . GALLOWAY A g r i c ul t ur a l Statt s t i ctan In Charge Atter ~'1ve Vays xe t urn to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS S~ ~ ~ } CC0 OOD35b 1 !..;i"\i i l~ '~ R S j~ r '( 0 f r;/:.\ ~ ; t. ~lt ~ y SE HIAi;.S t :':: Pl L 18RA RY ATHENS GA 3C60 2 -~)~ L S E ._------- -~. ;:.:;.:~~._---~ -- ~ --- '~--- ------- POSTAGE & FEES PAID U ni t. d States Oeo por'ment of Agricu lture AGR - 101 IC<-- ~\ D ~G\A ~() (& 1- A- 7-" FARM REPORT ( 13 3)~<::. .z: 7 GEORGIA CROP REPO RT ING SERVICE "I AT H E ~S , GEO R GI A At hens, Geor gi a De c ember 27 , 1973 WHITER \mEAT PLANTIlJGS UP '~ ERC EWr IJ.J GEOlZGIA The Sta te 's whe a t p lan t ings ar e e x? e c t e d t o t o t a l 215 , 000 a c re s f or 1 9 74, accord ing to t he Georg i a Cr op Repo r t ing Service . I' .ri,s Houl d be a n i nc r e a se of 30 pe r cent or 50 , 000 acre s f r om t he 1 97 3 cr op ou t s t i l l 1 0 , 000 a c re s Lov er t han pl a n t e d f o r 1 972 . Pr ospe c t i ve pr oduc t ion for 1 974 fr om t he se a c r e s i s pr ojec t ed a t 5 , 3 75 , 0 00 bus ue Ls c ompa r ed \li t h 3, 240, 000 bushels fr om t he 1 973 cro p and 2, 800 , 0 00 b u s.h e Ls from t he di s e as e pl a gued 1 97 2 crop . Pr ojected p r oduc t i on wa s ba s ed on co ndit i on of t he n ew crop a bout De c e mbe r 1., 1 97 3 . U. S. ACREAGE UP 1 8 PERCENT Farmer s see ded 51. 0 mi l l i on cere s of ,. i n t e r whea t in f a ll 1 97 3 f or ha r ve s t i n 1974. That totals 18 pe rc en t mor e t ha n f or t he 1 97 3 crop a nd i s t he l ar ges t a c rea ge s i nc e the 1967 crop . Prospect s of continued favorab le whe a t pric e s al on g with a modifi ed f a r m pr ogr am whf.ch requf.re s no set-aside a c reage we r e c hief l y behind t he i nc r e a s ed a cr e a ge. Al l States e xcept t wo minor whe a t gr owi ng St ate s seeded mor e a c re s t han a ye a r ear l i er . States east of the Mi s s i s s i p pi , whe re sof t r e d wi n t e r variet i e s ar e gro\:n , re g i ~t er ed shar p increase s from f a l l 197 2 whe n a r a iny fal l he l d pl a n t i ngs t o a Low l eve L Oh i o ' ~~ seede d acreage Ha s more t ha n t wf.ce l a st year ; s rec ord l ow, a nd I ndi a na gr ove r s nearl y doubLe d t i-,eir acreage . Wh ea t growers i n t he Gr eat Plains a lso s e e de d co n s i derably more acre s . Texas and South Da ko t a a c r eage is up abo ut one-fourth a nd Ka n s as anJ Okl ahoma s how 11 and 1 3 perc ent increases, r es pectively. Mon t a na , Idaho a nd Or e gon groHer s s e eded from 10 to 18 percent more wh e a t . While Wa s hing t on seed e d onl y 3 perc e nt mor e, t hi s wa s t he h igh e s t ~\fashin gton acreage on r ecord . The 1974 pro s pective wi n t e r wheat c r op , bas ed on conditions as of December 1, is a r ecord 1,513 mill i on bushels. Thi s wou l d be 19 pe r c e n t above 1 973 , t he p reviou~ r ecord , and 28 percent a bov e t he 1 972 c rop The Statistical Repor t i ng Serv i ce , USDA, 1 361 We s t Br oad Stre et , At he ns , Georgia, in cooperation with t he Georg i a Dep a r tme n t of Agr i cultu r e . Atter !,'1ve v ays Keturn to United States Departmen t of Agr i cu l t ur e Statistical Reporting Se rvice 186 1 We s t Broad St reet Athens, Georgia 30601 o"'FiicIAL BDSINES'S '-' <, 923 13 000 000 3 56 1 =R l SE UNIVERS ITY OF GA lI BRA R\' SERiALS OEPT LIBRARY l~O ATHENS GA 30602 ~~~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un ited States Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 State Maine Pa . Mo. Del. Md. v . YOUNG CHICKENS: SLAUG HTER ED UNDE R F E DE HA L I NSPE C TI ON BY SELECTED STATES, 1972 and 197 3 Number Inspected Indi c ated P e r c ent C ondemne d During Oct. Jan. thru Oct. Duri ng Oct. J an. t hr u Oct. 1972 1973 19 7 2 19 73 197 2 19 7 3 1972 1973 - - Thousands - - - - P e r c ent - - 6, 116 6,801 60,910 64, 181 3. 0 2. 0 6,818 6, 883 66, 177 65,4 15 4 .2 3.4 6, 195 5,905 4 7, 5 10 53,74 8 2.6 2. 5 8,056 8, 873 82, 158 81,379 2. 8 2. 2 12, 181 13,292- 122,078 125, 530 2 . Ll . 2.2 -10. ,2-2-1- -12- , 4- 0, 6 - - - . . -10. 6,0-9-7 - .1... 1- 4 ~. , 2 27 2.3 1.5 2.9 2.3 4.2 3. 7 2 .8 2. 8 3.2 2. 9 3. 1 2. 4 2. 9 1. 8 State i'f. Y. N. J. Pa . Crop of 1972 154 44 290 hTINTER Ac rea ge Se eded II Crop Crop of of 1 973 1974 1 , 000 Acre s 151 220 50 60 276 36 0 hT HEAT Crop of 1974 a s % of crop of 1973 Pe r cent 146 120 13 0 Cr op of 1 972 Production Cr op of 1 97 3 Cro p of 1974 21 1, 000 Bustels 5,180 5,040 1 , 330 1 , 363 8 , 6 03 7 , 3 92 7 , 920 1 ,860 11 ,52 0 Oiii o Ind. Ill. Mich . Wi s . 1 ,064 891 1 ,265 601 32 755 740 1 ,350 585 17 1 ,550 1 , 440 .. 205 195 1, 750 1 30 910 15 6 57 335 46,305 39 ,6 48 54 , 000 21 ,400 640 23 , 040 24 ,6 05 37, 800 19, 880 56 0 62 ,000 61 , 920 71 ,75 0 33, 670 2 ,223 I1i nn . 29 36 42 117 Iowa 37 33 31 94 Mo . 1,075 980 1,200 122 N. Dak. 73 80 13 0 163 S. Dak , 801 793 990 1 25 Ne br . 2,742 2 ,800 2, 930 105 Ka ns . 10,300 10,800 12, 000 III 780 1,238 36 , 075 2 , 178 25, 380 92, 833 314 ,900 1,184 837 25, 500 2, 336 21 , 31 2 93 , 800 384 , 800 1, 218 992 38 , 400 3 ,770 32, 670 99,620 360,000 Del. Hd . v. W. Va. i'f. C. S. C. Ga. Fla. 27 29 35 12 1 123 1 25 15 0 120 250 195 280 144 18 17 21 124 250 200 260 1 30 155 120 130 150 225 165 215 13 0 70 55 52 95 8 25 3 ,850 8 , 066 4 90 6 , 200 2 , 720 2 ,800 630 910 3,944 6 ,475 372 5 ,600 2,525 3,240 660 1,190 5 ,100 10 , 640 58 8 7 ,800 5, 220 5 , 375 1 , 300 Ky. Tenn . Al a . Hf. s s , Ar k. La . Okla. Texas 301 296 161 189 361 75 5 , 700 4,050 241 207 14 0 135 305 60 6 , 000 L~ , 600 460 191 350 169 185 1~J _? 195 144 336 110 70 117 6,800 113 5,600 12 2 7, 020 7,680 2 , 200 4 , 960 10,95 2 69 0 89, 700 44,000 5 ,412 4,464 2 ,024 2,700 6 ,076 396 157 ,800 98 , 600 12 , 420 9, 800 3,700 5 ,070 9, 744 840 149 ,600 78 , 400 hon t . Idaho Wyo . Colo . N. Hex. Ar i z . U ta~ Nev . Wa sh. Oreg . Ca lif . 2,143 841 255 2 ,449 378 189 218 3 2, 621 863 55 2 2 , 200 900 250 2,520 390 236 235 9 2,730 1 , 020 625 2 ,5 90 11 8 1 ,060 11 8 260 104 2, 620 104 411 10 5 259 11 0 25 9 110 11 122 2,800 103 1,120 110 794 127 lf8, 330 34,740 7 ,7 00 51 ,600 4 ,335 11 ,390 5 ,433 525 11 9,520 35 ,1 90 23 , 184 55,120 32 ,760 5,267 58 ,800 8 , 526 15,120 4,968 56 0 74,200 32 ,900 30,780 72 ,520 45,5 80 7 ,280 55 , 020 5 , 343 16, 053 6 , 475 748 126 , 000 44, 800 37 ,318 U.S . 42 ,166 43 ,155 51 , 043 118.3 1,185,225 1,269 ,653 1 ,5 13 , 462 II Tot al acreage seeded for all pur pos e s . ~/ I ndicated December 1 , 1973. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agri cul t ur a l Statistician I n Cha rg e W. PAT PARKS Agr i cul t ur a l St a t i s t i c i an C1 CL H"D q OO~ ,G- 4 GEORG IA C R0 P REPORTING SERVICE 113 \C11"S -:9e.(' . 7.. 7ATHENS, GEORGIA '. ( \ I D e cem b er 27, 197 3 ~ ------.-~- - _. I------------~---- , ~ B ROI Df R T YPE Plac e m e n t of b:roiler chi c ks in . Geor~ia d u r ing t h e week e nde d Dec e mb e r 22 was 8, 763 , 0 0 0 - -2 p er c e n t mor e than th e p r evi o u s wee k and 6 p e r c e nt m o re t han the co m para ble week las t year, a ccording to the G e o r gia Crop Rep orting Ser vice . An e s ti mated 10,989,0 00 b r oil e r t ype e gg s were s et by Georgi a hat c he r ies - -l p e r c e nt l e ss than the previo u s wee k but 9 p erc ent mor e than t he c omparable week a yea r earli e r . Placem ent of b roiler c hic ks i n 21 re porting Sta tes to t aled 58 , 4 8 5 , 000- -1 perc ent more than th e pr eviou s wee k a n d 2 p erc ent m or e than th e com p a ra b le we ek l a s t year . Broiler t yp e hat ching eggs se t w e re 7 3 , 2 85 , OO O- - sli ghtl y m ore than the pr e vi ou s week and 5 pe r c ent m o re t ha n a year ago . We e k Ende d Oct. 20 O c t. 27 Nov . 3 Nov. 10 N o v . 17 N ov . 24 Dec. 1 D ec. 8 De c. 15 De c. 22 GEOR GIA E GGS SE T , HA TCHI NGS AN D CHICK P LA CE ME NT S 197 2 Eggs Set 1.../ 197 3 0/0 of yea r ago IN e t C r o s s State I M ovement of Chicks 1972 19 7 3 Chi c ks Placed fo r Broi le rs i n G e org i a, i% of I 1972 19 73 y ea r a go T housands 10, 008 10 ,23 8 9,90 9 10,1 0 7 lCJ ,260 10, 14 5 10, 096 9, 250 10, 19 5 10, 052 10 , 16 5 10, 643 10, 83 9 10, 860 10,828 10 , 9 04 10, 839 9 , 976 11,06 1 10 , 9 89 I T h o us a n d s T ho usands 102 j. 7 8 104 j.14 5 109 !- 4 8 10 7 - 95 10 6 , j. 3 5 107 ! j. 16 107 j. 84 10 8 /130 10 8 j. 20 10 9 j. 40 - 10 I 8 , 192 - 91 j. 3 9 j. 67 6, 16 7 7, 072 7, 692 !- 12 1 8, 170 - 11 9 7, 89 7 I - 86 8 , 14 3 -10 8 ! 8, 2 7 5 - 41 8, 178 j. 4 8,2 50 8, 4 4 8 6,866 7 ,0 57 8, 0 2 3 8, 60 1 8, 568 8,68 1 8, 554 8, 609 8, 763 I I 103 II I I 10 0 10 4 I I 105 I 10 8 I 107 10 3 10 5 10 6 E GG T YPE Hat ch of egg type c h i ck s i n Ge orgi a during t he we ek ende d December 22 was 801 , 000- - 17 p ercent mo r e than t h e p r evious we e k a n d 3 1 p e rcent more t han the com pa r abl e we e k la s t yea r . A n estimated 7 10 ,000 egg s fo r the pr odu c ti on o f e gg t yp e c hicks wer e se t by G eor gia h atche ri e s, 21 p er c ent l e ss t h an t he p r e vi ous wee k a n d 26 p er c en t l e ss t ha n the comparable we ek last yea r. In t he four s ta te s that a c c o unte d for a bout 24 per c e nt of t he ha t ch of a ll e gg t ype c hicks i n t he U . S . i n 19 72, hat ching s d u r ing t h e w e e k ended De ce m ber 22 w e re up 19 p e r c e nt but s e ttings we re down 2 5 p e r ce nt from a year a go . State EGG T YPE EGGS SE T AND CHI CKS HATCHED , 1973 E ggs Set I% of I Chicks Hatc he d Dec . 8 Dec . 15 D ec. 22 I year I Dec . ago 2 / 8 De c . 15 De c . 22 Thousands I Tho us a n d s 0/0 of yea r ago 2/ Ga . Calif. 'Was h. Mi s s . T ota l 19 73 To t a l 1972 "~ 741 1,02 8 14 2 3 03 2 , 21 4 1, 7 61 895 91 9 14 7 299 2 , 26 0 2, 48 7 7 10 1, 19 8 147 327 2, 3 82 3, 18 2 74 '7I ?~ I 80 5 888 686 769 80 1 131 948 11 4 I 7 8 95 86 290 38 306 119 159 34 5 10 2 i 75 I 2, 078 1, 799 2, 2 13 119 I 2, 12 3 1, 9 59 I, 857 0/0 of L ast Ye a r 12 6 91 75 ! 98 92 11 9 1/ Include s egg s e t by ha tcherie s p r o d ucin g c hicks fo r hat c hery s uppl y flocks . 2/ C u r rent we ek as p erc e nt o f same we e k l a s t yea r , >;< Revised . BR OI L E R T YP E E G G S S E T A N D C HI C KS PLA CED IN C O MME RC IA L !\REAS BY WE EKS - 197 3 EGGS SE T C HICKS P LACED ST J\T E W e ek Ende d De c. Dec . 8 15 De c. 22 % of I Week E n de d yea r De c. De c , ago Ii i 8 15 Dec . 22 %of ye ar ago 1/ A l a b a m a. Ar kans as Califo r ni a D e lawa re F l or ida G EOR GIA I T ho us a n ds : I i I 9, 124 I i i 1 J , 531 1, 900 I 3, 038 i 1,4 85 9, 721 12, 13 0 2, 067 3, 24 3 1,7 6 2 9, 781 100 12, 9 29 107 2,043 97 3, 20 7 11 6 1, 720 J.ll I i 9,9 76 11, 60 1 10, 9 89 109 Thous ands 7 , 607 7, 4 32 7, 532 99 9, 7 36 9, 78 8 9, 333 98 1,7 32 1, 696 1, 64 8 11 2 2 , 697 3, 123 3, 025 11 6 1, 204 1, 24 1 1, 13 9 1 13 8, 5 5'-1 8,6 09 8, 763 10 6 India na L ouis i a ria 1 M a.ine Ma r ylan d I I Mi s s is s ippi 'I M is s o u r i , N o Carolina O regon II 2/ 951 1, 79 5 5,0 30 5, 180 2 / 559 6, 979 '-104 21 1, 08 8 1,9 37 5,292 5, 428 2/ 555 7, 69 1 287 2 / 56 5 T ,0 36 9 7 2, 0 12 108 5, 256 100 5, 46~1 100 21 7, 6b"4 100 379 123 21 21 2/5 17 93 9 8"3"5 T, 363 11 0 1, 59 1 1, 39 6 1, 4 97 1 10 4 ,3 06 3, 733 3,9 82 10 6 4,669 4,64 7 4, 735 96 2 / 634 2 / 572 21 5 ,9 66 5 ,9 33 6, 20 6 98 19 9 172 19 6 400 P e nn s ylv a n i a i S . Car olin a I T e nness ee I T exas Vi r ginia Ii 1, 996 5 57 625 4, 387 1, 75 8 2, 048 649 68 1 <1, 39 2. 2 .1 54 2, 033 11 8 663 117 701 95 4 , 2 58 1 13 2, 196 10 8 1, 2 29 1, 202 1, 19 2 94 608 59 8 64 9 1 13 1, 34 2 1, 160 1, 20 5 1 14 3, 52.9 3, 584 3, 3 12 10 2 1, 4 07 1, 59 0 I , 54 1 109 Wa s hin gton ! 3 18 vI( . V ir g ini a I I I 0 398 0 _ 389 11 5 0I , 3 18 325 2 57 68 507 364 393 70 TOTA L 197 3 67, 59 3 73 , 124 73, 28 5 105 58, 774 58, 000 58, 4 85 102 (2 1 St a tes ) T OTA L 1972* (21 S t a te s ) 66, 6 83 69 , 74 1 69 , 678 57 ,7 86 57,19 7 57, 18 8 0/0 of L ast Y ear ! 101 l-U- :-, l- U- :-, I lU Z 101 10 2 1/ C u r r e n t we ek as per c ent of sa me wee k l a st y ea r. ':' R evi sed . 21 Mis s o ur i and Indiana c o m bine d to avo i d di sclo sur e o f i ndi vi d ual o peration s. 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