GEO RGIA 
 
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ER 
 
May 1-2, 1982 
GFR-82-1 
 
Georgia Crop Reporti ng. Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
Athens , Georgia J 061 J 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
 
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GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS: Wheat Crop Off 4 Percent. Page 1 Peach Crop Dovn. Page 2 
Livestock Inca-a. Page 6 Prices -.eceived Up S1ightly. Page 4 Land Values BeRm. Page 2 
 
Received MAY 24 1982 
DOCUMENTS 
 
GEORGIA WHEAT ACREAGE Up} PRODUCTION DOWN 
 
UGA LIBRARIES 
U.S WINTER WHEAT CROP DOWN 2 PERCENT 
 
The 1982 Georg ia wheat crop is es t i ma t ed at 44.2 million bushels as of May 1. This is 1.8 million bushe I s below I ast year I s record production txJt 24.4 million tu she l s above 1979. Acreage for harvest In 1982 Is estimated at a record 1.3 million acres compared t o 1.1 milli on acres I n 1981. Yi e l d , forecast at 34 bushels per ac re, i s 9 bushels be low the record 43 bushel yield set i n 1981. Harvest o f the 1982 crop Is getti ng underway in south 
Geor g i a. 
 
Winter wheat prod uct Ion, forecast  at 2.06 billion bushels (56.2 million metric tons), is 2 percent less than the 1981 record high product ion of 2.10 bll lion bushe I s (57.1 million metric tons). Decreased product ion In a number of states \1aS about of fset by la rge expected production Increases In Oklahoma and Kansas. Acres for harvest at 57.7 ml I I I o n acres Is 1.5 percent below 1981. Yiel d per acre Is expected to be down only .1 bushe l 
fran 1981. 
 
State 
Ala. Ga. ~I i SSe N.C. S.C . Te n n . 
U. S. 
 
WINTER WHEAT, Area Harvested 
1981 I nd , 1982 1,000 Acres 
 
SELECTED STATES, 1981-1982 
 
Yield 
 
1981 
 
I nd , 1982 
 
Bushels 
 
Production 
 
1981 
 
I nd , 
 
1,000 Bushe ls 
 
1982 
 
565 1,070 
600 410 410 850 
58,58 9 
 
760 1,300 
900 468 490 88 0 
5 7, 720 
 
44.0 43.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 44.0 
35.8 
 
30.0 34.0 32.0 35.0 34.0 40.0 
35.7 
 
24,860 46,010 24,000 15, 990 14, 3 50 37, 400 
2 , 098, 7 19 
 
22,800 44,200 28 , 800 16 , 3 8 0 16, 6 6 0 35, 200 
2, 063,336 
 
Agricult ura l St a tisti c i an and Ge or gi a De pa r tment o f Agric ul tur e 
 
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GA  FARMLAND VALUE DOWN 8 PERCENT 
 
U. S. f a r ml and va lu es f e II a n ave r age of 1 pe r cent from Februa ry 1, 1981 to Apr II 1, 
 
1982 . 
 
This decline fo I l o ws In cr eas es in 
 
f ar ml and va l ue s of 16 percen t In 1979 and 9 
 
perce nt in 1980. 
 
Ohio s ust ai ned the largest decline, 15 percent, fo I lowed by Ind i ana with 13 percent, Delaware 10 percent, I l l i no i s 9 percent, and Pennsylvania and Georgia, both with 8 percent decreases. The largest Increases occurred in Texas, up 17 percent, and Cal i fornl a and West VI rg I nI a, bot h up 10 percent. 
 
FAR-I REAL ESTATE: AVERPGE VALUE PER ACRE 
 
OF LAND AND BU I LD I ~S, SELECTED STATES 
 
Feb. 1 
 
Feb. 1 
 
Apr. 1 
 
State 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
DoI lars 
 
North Carolina Tennessee South Caro II na Georg I a Florida Alabama 
 
1,215 953 879 868 
1,352 792 
 
1,331 1,024 
930 915 1,507 935 
 
1,284 972 918 842 
1,432 922 
 
48 States 
 
725 
 
795 
 
788 
 
Dear Data Users: 
This Is the first Issue of the Georgia Fann 
Report, a tw1ce monthl y pub II cation de- 
signed to replace Individual releases by 
commodl ty groupl ngs. 
Hopefully, this fonnat will meet the needs of most data users by providing a synopsis of current Crop Reporting Service data for most agricultural commodities. This approach was adopted due to current budget constraints, escala ting postage costs arid S.R.S. program modifications. 
Improvements and ref I nements wi I I be made I n subsequent Issues and your comments on cont ent and fonna t wil l be apprecl ated , 
Larr y E. Snipes Statistician In Charge 
 
GEO RG IA PEACH CROP 
 
Based on May 1 c ond i t i o ns, Georgia ' s peach c ro p I s ex pect ed to total 95 mi l l io n pounds or 32 pe rce nt l es s than l as t year's crop o f 140 J mill i on pounds. Howev e r, only 125 mi ll io n ' : pounds of last ye ar's prod uction was mar keted   Unse asonab ly warm weathe r earli er t hi s yea r brought out peach blossoms and a seri es of c o l d waves followed which caught north Georgia peaches in a vulnerable position. The crop along and north of Interstate 20 and In eas t..: central areas along the South Carol I na border was either lost or seve rel y damaqod , other commercl al areas In central and so ut her n Georgia are expecting a more norma l crop. 
 
9 SOUTHERN STATES PEACH CROP 
 
The first forecast o f peach production In the nine Southern States for 1982 is placed at 340 million pounds, 53 percent below last year's product Ion and 42 percent less than the 1980 crop. 
 
Sma I ler crop s are expected ina I I nine South- 
ern States excep t MI s sl as lp pl , South Carolina, at 170 million pounds, Is 60 percent 
below last year. Late March and earl y Apr II freezes severel y damaged most orchards I n the PI almont and northeast areas of the State. Hall and frost reduced the prospects In Texas and Alabama. Freezl ng weather al so reduced pros pact sin Arka nsas, Lou I s I ana, North CarQI I na and Okl ahoma. 
 
PEAQi PRODLCT ION. SOUTHERN STATES. 198(>:! 982 
 
: 
 
Total Production 
 
State 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
Ind. 1982 
 
MI I lion Pounds 
 
Ala. Ark. 
Ga. 
La. MI SSt N.C. Okla. S.C. Tex. 
 
14.0 28.0 120.0 
4.0 2.5 45.0 8.0 355.0 12.5 
 
22.0 37.0 140. 0 
6.0 3.0 40.0 13.0 430.0 34.0 
 
13.0 26.0 95.0 
5.0 3.0 2.0 7.0 170.0 19.0 
 
9 Southern 
 
States 
 
589.0 
 
725.0 
 
340.0 
 
11 Includes unharves t ed pr oduc t Io n and ha rvested 
 
not so l d (million poun ds ) 9 Southern St ates , 
 
1980-1.5, 1981-3 3. 1. 
 
 I PEANUTS YIELDED 2J930 LBS PER ACRE 
Based o n f i nal i nspe ct i o n and sa les r ec or d s , Geor g i a' s 1981 pe anu t c r op wa s sl i gh t l y l a r ge r t t,'an estimated e arl i er and 6 6 percent above He dr ought rav aged 1980 c r op. Prod uc t i on f or t he State enoun t ed to 1,655,450, 000 pound s . Acres harvested, at 565,000, were 65 , 0 00 above 1980 , wh ile t he ave rage y ield of 2,930 pounds per acre was 995 pounds greater than t he 1980 crop. 
us PEANUTS KECORD HIGH 
u.s. production of peanuts during 198 1 tot al ed 
a r ecord high 3.98 bll lion pounds, 73 percent I arger than the drough t shortened crop of 1980. The 1981 product Ion exceed ed the pr evious record crop of 3.97 billion pounds set in 1979. The increased product Ion f r om 1980 i s attributed to Improved yields and a l arge r acreage harvested. Peanut growe rs pi anted 1.52 mill ion acres, of which 1.49 mill ion acres were harve sted. Average yl el d, a record high 2,668 pounds per acre, surpas sed t he previous record high yl el d of 2,619 pound s per acre obtained in 1978. 
 
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FINAL REV IEWON STATE'S 1981 TOBACCO 
Mi nor ch anges have been made I n Georg I a ' :: to bac co es t i rna t es , a s a res u I t of a fi na I revi ew o f marketin g figur es for t ho 1981 c rop. Pr od uc t i o n , a t 12 1, 0 00, 000 pounds, wa s adjuste d upward by 4 0, 000 pounds, whil e acres 
har ve sted we r e r a i se d 1,000 acres to 55,000 
ac r es. Yiel d , a t 2,200 pounds per ac re I n 198 1, is t he second hIghest ever recorded i n Georg I a. 
U.S. 1981 TOBACCO 
Prod uct Ion of a I I tobacco I n the U. S. In 1981 totaled 2.06 b i llion pounds, 15 percent above 1980's 1.79 billion pounds (810 Housand metric tons). Most of the increase I n production came fran larger burley and flue-cured crops. Area harvested, at 974 thousand acres, rose 53 thousand fran the 921 tho usand acres harvested i n 1980. Yi el d ave raged 2,116 pound s per acre, 176 pounds above 1980. The 198 1 average yie ld is 6 pounds be low the record hig h , In 1970 and the second highest yield of record. 
 
FINAL 1981 COTTON ESTIMATES FOR GA 
 
Following a review of gInners' data for the 
 
1981 cotton crop, product Ion was adjusted 
 
downward to 159,000 ba I es (480 pounds net 
 
weIght) and acres harvested were reset at 
 
175,000 acres . 
 
The revised y iel d of 436 
 
pounds per acre, Is 178 pounds better than' the 
 
drought reduced yl el d for 1980. 
 
1981 US. COTTON EST IMATES REVI SED 
Un i ted State s cotton prod uct i o n t ot al ed 15. 6 mi l l i o n ba l es In 1981, 41 percen t la rge r t han t he 1980 c r op. Upla nd cotto n ac co unted f or a l l of t he pr odu c t io n ex cep t 80, 000 ba l es of Ame ri ca n Pima cotto n--onl y one-h al f percent of t he total crop. 
 
GEORGIA HAY STOCKS 
An estimated 143,000 tons of hay were stored on Georg ia f arms on May 1, 1982. This Is 93 percent mor e than the low 1981 May 1 level, but 44 percent l e s s than the May 1, 1980 stocks. Stocks for 1980 and 198 1 were 257,000 tons and 74 ,000 tons, respectively. 
U.S . ON FARM HAY STOCKS 
May 1 hay stoc ks on f arms tota l ed 25.2 mil lion to ns, 1 perce nt l ess t han 1981 a nd 2 5 per ce nt bel ow t he r ec or d h i gh May 1, 1980 stock s. Disap pearance duri ng the Ja nuary t IYough Apr i l per iod t otal ed 74 . 8 mi ll i o n to ns . This Call par es wi t h 66 . 6 milli o n t ons di sappearance dur ing the canparabl e pe r i o d las t yea r and t he rocor d high d I sap pear a nce of 74.9 mi l l i o n t ons I n 1980. 
 
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GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 
Average prices rec eived by Georg ia f armers f o r most li ve stock Items were below the pr ev i ous month, whi l e most c rop c ommod i t i e s I nc r eas ed. Prices for hogs and bee f ca ttl e In crea sed modera tely f rom March whi l e ca lves, br oil ers, other chi cke ns , eg gs and mi l k de cl i ned. Pri ces for cotto n , so ybeans and corn we r e u p s l i ght l y f r om Mar c h, but down s harp ly f rom a year ago . The Georg I a Pr I ces Rece I ved AI 1Commod I ty I ndex for Apr I I was 122 pe r ce nt o f 
t he 1977 av erage, 3 po int s below l ast mont h and Apr I I 1981 
 
UNITED STAT ES PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX 
 
The Apr il Index o f Prices Rec e ived by Farmers 
 
I ncreased 2 po i nt s (1 .5 perce nt) f r om Ma r ch t o 
 
135 pe rce nt of Its January - Decembe r 1977 
 
ave r ag e. Contr l our ln q JIOs t to t he i ncr eas e 
 
s ince Ma r ch wer e h i gher pr i c es for ca ttl e, 
 
l e t tu c e, hog s, corn and soybeans. 
 
Lower 
 
. pr ices for eg gs, milk, sweet c orn , ap pl es and 
 
broi l e rs we r e partial ly o f f set t i ng . The I nde x 
 
was 8 poi nts (5 . 6 perce nt) below a ye ar ago . 
 
PRICES RECEiV ED BY FARMERS, APRIL 15, 1982 WITH COMPARISONS 
 
PrIce : 
 
Georg I a 
 
: 
 
Un1ted States 
 
pe r 
 
Ap r i l 
 
Ma r ch Apr il 15, 
 
April 
 
March April 15, 
 
Comrrod I ty WI nte r Wheat 
 
Uni t $/Bu. 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
* 
 
* 
 
1981 4.07 
 
1982 3.68 
 
1982 3.70 
 
Oats 
 
$/Bu. 
 
2. 05 
 
2. 02 
 
1.98 
 
Co r n 
 
$/Bu. 
 
3.81 
 
2. 88 
 
2. 91 
 
3.24 
 
2.46 
 
2.5 1 
 
Cot t on 
 
t / Lb . 
 
77. 8 
 
53. 2 ...!!56. 3 
 
72. 7 
 
50. 1 ...!!50.3 
 
Soy bean s 
 
$/Bu. 
 
7. 4 3 
 
6. 07 
 
6. 22 
 
7. 60 
 
5. 99 
 
6.1 1 
 
Swe ot p o t a t o es 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
2/ 18.40 
 
17 .90 
 
22.80 2/17 . 40 
 
18 .1 0 
 
AI I Hay , bal ed, 2/ $/Ton 
 
68. 00 
 
68.20 
 
70. 90 
 
73.40 
 
/.Ii I k Cows, 4/ 9/ - 
 
$/Head 1,200. 00 
 
1,120. 00 1, 200. 00 
 
1,11 0.00 
 
Hog s 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
38. 00 
 
47.60 
 
52.00 
 
39. 00 
 
48.60 
 
50. 7 0 
 
Sows 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
33.70 
 
43.1 0 
 
47. 10 
 
35.60 
 
44. 50 
 
47.70 
 
Bar rows &. Gi Its 
Beef Cattl e, :l! 
 
S/Cwt. 
$/Cwt . 
 
38 . 8 0 52.20 
 
48.50 49.00 
 
53.00 49. 70 
 
39. 40 61. 00 
 
49. 20 58. 60 
 
51. 10 60. 60 
 
Cows .! 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
42. 90 
 
39.80 
 
40. 00 
 
44. 10 
 
40. 00 
 
41. 50 
 
Steers &. He i f e rs S/ Cwt . 
 
57. 30 
 
54.80 
 
56. 10 
 
63. 90 
 
62.90 
 
64. 70 
 
Ca l ve s 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
60. 60 
 
56.1 0 
 
56.00 
 
69.60 
 
61. 90 
 
62.60 
 
Al l Mi lk 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
14. 40 
 
14. 40 3/ 14. 30 
 
13. 50 
 
13.60 3/ 13. 40 
 
Turkey s 1/ 
 
t / Lb . 
 
38.0 
 
38. 5 
 
33.3 
 
33.9 
 
Ch i cke ns 
 
Excl . Broi l ers 
 
t/Lb. 
 
10. 5 1/12.5 
 
10. 0 
 
Com 'l Broilers]..! t/Lb . 
 
25. 0 
 
25. 6 l/ 23. 5 
 
26.6 
 
26.9 
 
3/26. 2 
 
Eggs , All ~ 
 
t/ Doz . 
 
75. 0 
 
2/ 77. 4 
 
65. 0 
 
63. 9 1/68. 2 
 
63. 0 
 
Tab Ie H"lteh I ng 
 
t/Doz . t/Doz. 
 
57.7 140. 0 
 
1/68. 7 2/ 110. 0 
 
57. 3 
19~0~.~0 
 
-=- 
 
-6-3=.=0-- 
 
58. 1 
-=- _ 
 
J.! Fi r s t half o f month . 1/ r~ i d-rront h pr ice. 3/ Enti r e mont h. j j An i ma l s so l d f o r da i r y herd 
 
r op l ace rne nf on l y . :l! " Cows" an d " s t eer s and he i fers" c anb lned wi t h a l l owance wher e nece s sary fo r 
 
s l aught er bu lls  .! Inc l ude s da i r y cows sold f o r s laugh te r . ]..! L1vewe l ght equ l va t errt pr i ce fo r 
 
Geor g i a. ~ Ave rag e of al l eggs so l d by fa rme rs In c l uding h at c h i ng eg gs so l d at r et a i l. 
 
J.! * Pr ices estl muted q uar t er l y. 
 
I ns u ff i c I ent sa l e s . 
 
 5. 
 
UNI TED STATES PRICES PAID INDEX 
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
 
The I ndex o f Pr 1ces Pa I d by Fa rmers for Com- 
mod i t i es and Serv ices , Int eres t , Taxes, and Far m Wage Rates f or Apr II was 15 5 percent o f I ts 1977 bas e. Th I s wa s unch ange d from Mar c h. I ncrea ses I n the f e ede r II ve s toc k and f eed 
compo nent s we re of f se t by de c reases In f ue l and r-et a l l seed 1ndex e s , Compared to a ye ar 
earlier, the Index was up 5 po l rrr s <3.3 pe r - 
cen t ) 
 
The Mar c h un adJu st ed Co ns umer Pr I c e In dex fo r 
al I urba n cons umers (CP I - U) wa s 283 . 1 (1967 = 100 ) , down . 1 percent f r om Febru ary , but 6.8 percent higher than March 198 1. On a seaso nally ad justed bas i s, the CPI-U dec l I ned . 3 
pe rcent In Mar ch. The tr anspo rt ll t lon , hou s- 
Ing, and food and beve r age I ndexe s all de clined In Mar ch. 
 
PRICES PAI D BY F A~ERS, APRI L 15 , 1982 WITH ~IPAR ISO NS 
 
Pri ce 
 
Georg ia 
 
per :Apr. 15, !Jar. 15, Apr. 15 , 
 
Un I ted St ates Apr. 15, M:l r. 15, Apr. 15, 
 
Commod l ty Da I ry Feed, 16% 
 
Un It $/Ton 
 
198 1 196.00 
 
1982 18 0. 00 
 
19 8 2 18 0. 0 0 
 
1981 197. 00 
 
1982 179.00 
 
19 82 17 9. 00 
 
Da iry Feed, 18% $/Ton 200.00 177.00 177.00 
 
211.00 190 .00 
 
191.00 
 
Da iry Feed, 32% $/Ton 265 .00 225.00 225.00 
 
281.00 264.00 
 
268.00 
 
Hog Feed, 14%-18% $/Cwt. 
 
12 . 5 0 
 
11.00 
 
11.00 
 
11.60 
 
10.40 
 
10.50 
 
Hog Conet . 38%-42% $/Cwt. 
 
16.50 
 
14.50 
 
14.50 
 
16.20 
 
14.90 
 
15.00 
 
Beef Cattle Conet. 
 
32%-36% 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
13.50 
 
12.00 
 
1 1. 5 0 
 
12.20 
 
11.40 
 
11. 50 
 
Cottonseed Me a l , 
 
41% 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
15.50 
 
14.50 
 
13 . 50 
 
15.30 
 
13.60 
 
13.60 
 
Soybean Meal ,44% $/ Cwt . 
 
15.50 
 
13.50 
 
13. 50 
 
15.20 
 
13.70 
 
13.80 
 
Bran 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
11.50 
 
11. 00 
 
11. 50 
 
10. 50 
 
9.96 
 
9. 93 
 
Mi d d II ngs 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
10.50 
 
9.90 
 
9.30 
 
10.00 
 
9.46 
 
9.4 7 
 
Co r n Mea l 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
9.60 
 
8. 70 
 
8.60 
 
8.50 
 
7.50 
 
7.55 
 
Broi I e r Gro wer 
 
$/Ton 220.00 185. 00 2 00. 00 
 
234.00 2 07. 00 
 
2 15. 00 
 
Layl ng Feed 
 
$/ To n 21 5.00 181.00 191.00 
 
215. 00 190. 00 
 
19 1.00 
 
Chick St ar t er 
 
$/To n 225 .00 196.00 205.00 
 
242. 00 2 12. 0 0 
 
2 14.00 
 
Broi I er-Feed 
 
Ratio J! 
 
l.bs , 
 
2.3 
 
2.8 
 
2.4 
 
2.3 
 
2.6 
 
2.4 
 
Hog-Corn Ratio ] j Bu. 
 
10 . 0 
 
16.5 
 
17.9 
 
12.0 
 
19.8 
 
20. 2 
 
Milk-Feed Ratio 3/ Lbs , 
 
1.47 
 
1.60 
 
1.59 
 
1.39 
 
1.52 
 
1.5 0 
 
Egg- Feed Rat io ~ Lbs , 
 
7.0 
 
8.6 
 
6.9 
 
5.9 
 
7.2 
 
6. 6 
 
J! Po und s o f bro i l er gr ower equal I n valu e to 1 I b. bro iler live we ig ht . ] j Bushel s of c o rn equal In value to 100 l bs, o f hog li ve we i gh t. l ! Pound s of 16% da i r y feed equal 
i n va l ue t o 1 l b. whole mi lk. 4/ Pounds of l aying fe ed equa l I n val ue to 1 doz . eg gs . 
 
1977=100 Georgi a 
Prices Recei ved 
 
INDEX NU4BERS- -GEORGIA ,AN D UNIT ED STATES 
 
Ma r. 1981 
 
Apr. 1981 
 
Mar. 1982 Apr . 15 . 198 2 
 
A l l Commod i ties 
 
127 
 
125 
 
Crop s 
 
126 
 
127 
 
L i ve s t o c k & Pr oduct s 
 
127 
 
124 
 
UnI ted States 
 
Prices Rec eived 
 
143 
 
14 3 
 
Pr i c e s Paid J! 
Rat io 2/ 
 
149 
 
15 0 
 
96 
 
95 
 
125 
 
12 2 
 
124 
 
12 5 
 
125 
 
1 19 
 
133 
 
13 5 
 
155 
 
15 5 
 
86 
 
87 
 
J! Mid-month Index i nc l ud i ng I nt er est, taxes and farm wage r at es. 2/ Ra t i o of I ndex 
of Pri c e s Rec eived t o Ind ex of Prices Paid , Interes t , Taxe s and Farm Wa ge Rates . 
 
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GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION OOWN 
Canme rcl al red meat production dur i ng March In Georgia t ot a led 39 .9 mill ion pounds, 17 perce nt above the pr ev i ou s mont h bu t 1 per cent le s s tha n March 198 1. Increases In cattle and ca I ve s were off se t by decrea ses I n hogs . Cattl e slaughtered we r e up 2 percent wh il e hogs k i I l ed were down 3 pe rce nt fran March 198 1. 
 
u.S RED i1EAT PRO DUCT!ON FALLS 
Commercl al red me at product i on fo r the Un I ted States I n March 1982 t ot al ed 3.3 bi I I io n pounds , do wn 3 pe rcent f r an Ma r ch 1981. Increases i n catt le, cal ves and sheep and lambs were offset by a dec re ase In hogs . Produc ti o n chang e s f r an las t year were: beef , down 1 percent, ve al u p 11 percent, por k down 
6 percent and l amb and mut to n up 14 percent. 
 
Specl es 
Georg I a Cattle Calves Hogs 
 
GEORGIA N-jD UN ITED STATES L IYESTOCK SLAUGUER 1/ 
 
Number 
 
Averag e 
 
Tota l 
 
Slaugh t ered 
 
LI ve Weight 
 
Live Weigh t 
 
Mar ch 
 
Ma r ch 
 
March 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Head 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Pounds 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Pounds 
 
18.6 1.3 
191.6 
 
19.4 2.6 18 5. 6 
 
907 
 
930 
 
378 
 
234 
 
225 
 
228 
 
16,860 499 
43,194 
 
18,063 598 
42,247 
 
UnI ted States 
 
MI I  Head 
 
Cattle 
 
2.9 
 
3.0 
 
Calves 
 
.2 
 
.3 
 
Hogs 
 
8.4 
 
8.0 
 
Sheep & Lambs 
 
.5 
 
.6 
 
J! Includes slaughter under Federal 
 
excludes farm slaughter. 
 
Pounds 
 
Mi l . Pounds 
 
1,095 1,072 
 
3,200 
 
3,205 
 
248 
 
229 
 
59 
 
66 
 
241 
 
239 
 
2,009 
 
1,900 
 
115 
 
114 
 
58 
 
66 
 
Inspection and other commercial slaughter, 
 
CATTLE eND CALVES ON FEED. 13 STATES 1/ Total 13 States 
 
Item 
On Feed Jan . 1 .y Placed on Feed Jan . - Mar. 2! 
Fed Cattle Ma rke t ed Jan. - Ma r . 3/ Other Di sap pea r ance Jan. - Ma r. 4/ 
.y On Feed April 1 
 
1981 
9, 84 5 4,816 5, 557 
438 8,666 
 
1982 --1,000 Head- - 
9,028 5,567 
5 ,438 3 39 
8, 818 
 
1982 as % of 
1981 
92 116 
98 77 10 2 
 
1/ Az.,Ca .,Co.,III . ,ld. ,l a. ,Ks. , Mn. ,Nb .,Ok.,S. D.,Tx. ,I'Ia . 2/ Cat tle and ca lves beIng 
fOa ttened f o r s la ught er market on gra I n -or other concentrates t o prod uc e carcass grade good or better . 3/ I ncl udes cat t l e placed on fe ed and rmr keted duri ng 
qua r t er . j j I nc lu des de at h l os ses and nt> vement to pas t ur es and ot her f eed lot s. 
 
 7. 
 
I t em 
Georg i a 
Prod uct Ion J! 
Ma r ke ti ng s ] j 
Val ue of Product I on 
Cash Rece I pt s l! 
VaI ue of Home Consumpt i on 
Gross Incane 
 
PRODILT ION "NO I !'LOME FRa.1 MO AT fN IMALS Cat t l e and Ca I ves 
 
Uni t 
 
198 0 
 
198 1 
 
1980 
 
- - Mi I I i ons- - 
 
Hog s 
 
Lbs . 
 
440 
 
516 
 
649 
 
Lbs . 
 
274 
 
437 
 
622 
 
00 I . 
 
246 
 
249 
 
234 
 
00 I . 
 
154 
 
212 
 
225 
 
001 . 
 
12 
 
9 
 
10 
 
00 1. 
 
166 
 
221 
 
234 
 
19 8 1 
578 672 249 290 
9 298 
 
UnI t ed States 
Pr od ucti o n J! 
Marketings ]j 
 
Lbs . Lbs . 
 
Val ue of Produ ctI on 
 
001 . 
 
Cash Rec e lpt s l ! 
 
001 . 
 
VaI ue of Home 
 
Consum ptio n 
 
00 1. 
 
Gross Income 
 
Pol . 
 
J! Adj ustme nt s made f o r chang e s 
 
sla ug hter a nd Intra-farm sal es . 
 
4 0,1 33 49,655 25 ,365 31 ,464 
 
40,855 49,893 23,473 28,936 
 
23,352 23,379 
8, 847 8, 92 1 
 
619 
 
622 
 
21 5 
 
32 ,083 
 
29, 558 
 
9,136 
 
i n Inve ntory and for I ns h l pment s. ] j 
 
3/ Rece I pts fran rra r ke t I ngs and sa I e 
 
21,821 22 ,27 1 
9,5 37 9, 799 
2 07 10, 006 Exc I udes cu stan of fa rm sla ughter. 
 
Commodi t y 
 
COl D STCEAGE STOCKS, UNI TED 
 
: Mar . 3 1, 
 
Feb. 28, 
 
1981 
 
1982 1, 000 Pounds 
 
STATES. MARCH 31 , Mar. 3 1, 
 
1982 
 
Ma r. 
 
19 82 Per ce nt of 
198 1 Feb. Percent 
 
19 8 2 
 
But t er 
 
407,411 
 
440, 402 
 
445,296 
 
109 
 
10 1 
 
Cheese, Natura l 
 
593,580 
 
696,424 
 
723,444 
 
122 
 
104 
 
Eg gs , Fr ozen 
 
22, 349 
 
19,38 6 
 
17,157 
 
77 
 
89 
 
Fru Its, Fr ozen 
 
45 0,8 81 
 
434, 500 
 
371,38 5 
 
82 
 
85 
 
FruIt Jui ce s , Froze n 1, 513 , 92 7 1, 565 ,8 95 1, 782,802 
 
118 
 
114 
 
Meats, Red 
 
77 5,853 
 
524,182 
 
53 5, 82 2 
 
69 
 
10 2 
 
Beef , Frozen 
 
341,543 
 
223,255 
 
212, 595 
 
62 
 
95 
 
Pork, Fr ozen 
 
360,563 
 
246,280 
 
273 , 698 
 
76 
 
11 1 
 
Po ul t r y , Frozen 
 
374,851 
 
374,278 
 
378,639 
 
101 
 
101 
 
Tur key s , Frozen 
 
220,651 
 
236,419 
 
234,923 
 
106 
 
99 
 
Vege tab les, Frozen 
 
1,121,435 1,189,717 1,042,209 
 
93 
 
88 
 
Pot atoes, Frozen 
 
774,380 
 
783, 354 
 
839, 363 
 
10 8 
 
107 
 
Nuts She l l e d : Peanut s Pecans Ot he r In Shel I: Peanuts Peca ns Other 
 
154,703 
 
343,118 
 
3 75,6 94 
 
243 
 
109 
 
21 ,051 
 
18,772 
 
23,353 
 
111 
 
124 
 
93,004 
 
127,705 
 
130,339 
 
14 0 
 
102 
 
14 ,993 
 
32,202 
 
33,21 0 
 
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39 ,8 96 
 
152 ,590 
 
144, 919 
 
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Item 
 
DurI ng April 
 
Jan. thru AprII 
 
year 
 
1981 1 
 
1982 2 
 
Thousands 
 
1981 1 
 
1982 2 a 0 
 
Thousands 
 
Pullet Chicks Placed 
 
Domestic (U.S.) 3/ 
 
Broiler type 
 
3,499 
 
3,476 
 
99 
 
14,694 
 
12,954 68 
 
Egg Type 
 
442 
 
428 
 
97 
 
1,158 
 
1,154 100 
 
ChIcks Hatched 
 
. Broiler Type 
 
Georgia 
 
56,896 
 
54,634 
 
96 
 
219,686 215,200 96 
 
Un Ited States 
 
389,735 384,374 
 
99 1,502,917 1,482,194 99 
 
Egg Type 
 
Georgia 
 
3,730 
 
3,993 
 
107 
 
14,195 
 
14,057 99 
 
United States 
 
46,256 
 
46,185 
 
96 
 
166,590 
 
161,442 
 
97 
 
Commercial Slaughter 4/ 
 
Young ChIckens 
 
r 
 
Georgia 
 
51,867 
 
50,357 
 
97 
 
193,998 
 
197,275 102 
 
Un Ited States 
 
346,141 
 
336,651 
 
97 1,323,073 1,316,872 100 
 
Mature Ch Ickens 
 
LIght Type 
 
Georgia 
 
3,536 
 
2,722 
 
77 
 
14,453 
 
9,077 63 
 
United States 
 
16,227 
 
16,407 
 
101 
 
66,086 
 
56,691 
 
66 
 
Heavy Type 
 
Georgia 
 
1,286 
 
1,542 120 
 
4,977 
 
5,485 110 
 
Un Ited States 
 
3,494 
 
3,283 
 
94 
 
12,539 
 
12,477 100 
 
Turkeys 
 
1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. 3/ Reported by leading breeders, Includes expected pul let 
 
replacements Tran eggs sold during the preceding roonth at the rate of 125 pullet chIcks 
 
per 30 doz. case of eggs. 4/ Federal-State Market News Service estimated Federal 
 
Inspected Slaughter. 
 
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qrlcultaral St:at:f.aUclan aDd Georp.a DeJNtrt-eDt: of Agrlca1t:ure 
 
 GA . BRO ILER HATCH DOWN 4 PERCENT 
 
U. S. EGG-TYPE CHICKS HATCHED DOWN 4% 
 
Bro I I er Ch I c ks hat c hed I n Geo rg I a d ur I ng April 1982 were 54 . 8 mill i o n, 4 perce nt belo w Apr l I 1981 . 
GA EGG- TYPE CHI CKS HATCHED Up 7% 
 
Egg- type c h i c k s hlltched dur i ng April t ota led 46.2 mi ll i o n , a de c l i ne of 4 percen t fr om Apr l I 1981 . ~ I n I nc ubat o r s on May I , 1982 t o t al ed 42 . 7 mil li o n , an I nc r ease of 2 perce nt f r om a year ear I I er an d 4 pe rce nt above Apr I I 
I , 1982. 
 
Egg ty pe ch le ks hat c hed I n Geo rgi a dur l ng Apr i l we r e 4 . 0 mil lio n , 7 percent abo ve t he hat c h I n 198 1. 
U.S . BRO ILE R HATCH DOWN 1 PERC ENT 
The Apr i I hat c h of br o iler -typ e c hi c k s , at 384 mJI l i o n , was 1 per cen t l es s. t ha n a ye ar ear li er . The 3 24 m l i l l o n ~ .i!:!. I nc ubat o r s o n May " 198 2 were 2 pe r c e nt be I ow 
MaYl, 198 1, but 1 percent abo ve Apr I I I , 
1982. 
 
U-S TURKEY HATCH Up 3 PERCENT 
The hat ch of 2 1. 2 mI I Ii o n tur key pou I t s dur 1ng Apr il was 3 percent above a year ear li er . The hat c h of hea v y breeds was 4 pe rcent abo ve Apr il 198 1 , but l i gh t breed hat ch was 17 
per ce nt be l ow a year ago . 
 
EGGS I N I t em 
 
Ch i c ke ns 
 
Egg Type 
 
41 ,885 4 2 , 73 9 
 
102 
 
Br o I I er Type 329 , 131 3 23 , 549 
 
98 
 
Tur ke s 
 
29 131 27 069 
 
93 
 
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES Up 1 PERC ENT 
 
Cat t l e and ca lves o n Feed May I f o r s l aught er mar ket I n the 7 St at es pr epar i ng mont hly es t imate s tota l ed 7 . 07 mi l l i on he ad , up 1 pe r ce nt fr om a ye ar ago a nd 3 pe r ce nt more th an May 1, 1980 . 
Marketi n.9s o f f e d cat t l e dur i ng Apr il t o ta l ed 1. 4 1 mi l l i o n, a 2 perce nt Inc r ease f rom I as t ye ar but 1 pe r ce nt I ess t han Apri I t wo ye ar s ago. 
 
Pl ac ements o f cattle and cal ves o n fe ed I n t he 7 stat es dur l ng Apr il tot a l ed 1. 57 ml I I l o n , do wn 9 perce nt from t he r ec or d high Apr ! I 1981 pl ac ement s , t ho ugh 27 perce nt more t han t he r e I <I t I ve I y low I ev e I of 1. 24 mI I I I on dur I ng Apr i l 1980. Net p l ac eme nt s of 1. 46 mill i o n 
fo r Apr i l are of f 8 per cent from last ye ar but 32 pe r ce nt gr eat er tha n 1980 . 
Othe r di sa p pear ance t ot a l ed 109 t hou sa nd c ompar ed wi t h 142 t housand d url ng Apr l I 198 1 and 130 tho usa nd t wo yea rs ago . 
 
I tem 
 
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED 7 STAT ES Tot a l 
 
t at es 
 
- - 1, 000 Head-- 
 
1982 
as %o f 
 
On Feed Apr l I I ..!! 
 
6 ,837 
 
7 , 024 
 
10 3 
 
P l ac ed o n Feed duri ng Apr i l 
 
1, 72 1 
 
1 , 565 
 
91 
 
Fed Cat t l e Market ed dur i ng Apr i l 
 
i , 38 6 
 
1, 41 4 
 
102 
 
Other Disap peara nce during Aprl I 2/ 
 
142 
 
109 
 
77 
 
Qn Feed May 1 11 
 
- 
 
70 
 
7 , 066 
 
lQl 
 
1/ Cattl e and cal ves o n f e ed ar e an i mal s f o r s l augh t er mar ket bei ng fed a f u l I ra t i o n 
 
()f gr ain or ot he r con cent ra tes and are ex pected to pr odu ce a ca rcass t hat wl l I gr ade 
good or better. 11 Incl udes deat h l os ses , movement f rom f e ed l ot s t o pa stur es and 
 
shi pment s to othe r f e ed l ot s f o r fu r t her f e ed in g . 
 
2 
 
 GA. MILK PRODUCTION Up 2 PERCENT 
Geor gi a' s dal r l os prod uced em es t Imate d 1,396 mi llion po unds of milk during 198 1, up 2 
per ce nt fr om the prev lous year . There was an 
avera ge o f 130,000 milk co ws on hand dur i ng 198 1 unc hanged f rom 1980. The annua l ave r age mIlk prod uce d per cow was 2 percent above las t year. Cash rece I pt s f r om mi l k we r e $202. :5 mil I l o n , up 7 per ce nt f rom 1980 . 
 
U.S . MILK PRODUCTION RECORD HIGH 
u.s. farmers produced 133 bl l lI o n pound s of 
mil k dur 1ng 1981 , 3 per ce nt more t han t he pre vious r ecord esta bl i shed duri ng 1980. This 
r ecord productio n was th e res ul t o f a ne w 
r ec or d l eve l I n out put per co w of 12,147 poun ds, 258 pounds more th an 1980, and a 1 
percent I ncrease I n t he annua l av era ge numbe r 
of co ws. Cash receipts f r om market i ngs o f 
mil k and cr eam d ur I ng 198 1 wer e a I so at  a r ecord high of S18.1 bil l ion . 
 
PRODUCT I ON AND INCOME FROM DAIR Y. 1980- 1981 
 
Georgi a 
 
Un lted s t at es 
 
Item 
 
Uni t 
 
No. Mi l k Cows on Farms Thous , He ad 
 
1980 130 
 
1981 130 
 
1980 10,8 10 
 
1981 10,9 19 
 
Mi l k Pr od uction per Cow Pounds 
 
10 , 515 
 
10, 738 
 
11, 889 
 
12, 147 
 
Tot a l Mi lk Proudct l o n Mi l . Lbs , 
 
1,3 67 
 
1,396 
 
128, 5 2 5 
 
132,634 
 
Cash Recei pt s 
 
Thous. Do l s. 188, 440 202 , 272 16 , 583,532 18 , 077, 097 
 
Value of Home 
 
Consu mpt i o n 
 
Thous . Do ls . 
 
1,4 00 
 
1,3 23 
 
124,8 13 
 
126 ,347 
 
Gros s I nc ome 
 
Thous . Do ls . 189 .840 203 .595 16 . 708 . 345 18 , 203 . 444 
 
GEORGIA' S 1981 LIVESTOCK &POULTRY 
CAS H KECEIPTS Up 
The sa le of livesto c k and pou l tr y and" as soc l - 
at ed prod uct s brought Geor g I a f armers $1, 727 mi l l i o n i n 198 1, up 15 perce nt from a year ear I i ere 
Compar Isons with a year earl i er are as foi lows: Commerc 1a I bro II ers up 8 perce nt; eg gs 
up 14 percent; hogs up 29 percent; ca ttl e and cal ves up 38 pe r c e nt; cas h r ece i pt s from tur keys were up 11 perce nt and other ch i c ken s 
wer e up 3 per ce nt ; dairy produ ct s wer e up 7 percen t . 
 
APRIL 30 US  PEANUT STOCKS MORE 
THAN DOUBLE LAS T YEAR 
Peanut st o c ks in commer c I a I st orage on Apr i I 
30 , 1982 , t otaled 1.71 bi l l i on pound s of 
equ i va le nt f ar mers' stock, more t han do ub l e 
the amount on han d a yea r ear l i er . Apr il 1982 mi I ll ngs t o tal ed 371 million pounds , up 162 perce nt fr om Apr I I 1981 . Commerc I a I pr oces sors utI lized 103 million pounds of she l led ed i b le gr ade peanuts during Apr il 1982 compar ed with 90.1 mi l lion pounds a ye ar earl i er. 
U. s. 
 
Hog s* 
Cat tl e &Calves 
Da I ry Products Commer ci al Br ol le rs* Other Chlc kens * Tur k e y s 
Eggs* 
 
224 , 659 
..!I153 , 998 
188,440 
588, 820 
..!I13 , 8 18 
22 ,8 91 
303, 551 
 
289, 543 212,093 202,272 635, 279 
14,2 14 25 ,4 84 345 ,000 
 
TO TAL 
 
1 4 77 1 7 
 
* The fiscal ye ar for hogs and s pecified poultry 
 
items ends November 30 . AI I other items are on 
calendar year basis  ..!I Revised. 
 
Class 
 
Mi I l ion Poun ds 
 
Farmers Stock 
 
212 
 
1,072 
 
758 
 
Shel led Peanu t s 4/ 459 
 
874 
 
88 1 
 
Roasting Stock 5/ 
 
32 
 
65 
 
73 
 
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7 
 
71 
 
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Georgia Wheat Cr op Off 4 Percent, Page 1 
 
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u. s . Price s Paid Up S1ig h t 1y , Page 3 
Georgia Peach Cro p Down, Page 4 
 
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AGTEO4RG 
 
IA WHEAT FORECAST PERCENT LESS 
 
UNCHANGED 
 
:1 Based o n June 1 cond itions, the 1982 Georg i a 
j wheat crop Is es timated at 44.2 mIl l ion 
 
us  WINTER WHEAT CROP LARGER 
The June 1 forecast of Un f te d St ates prod uction of wi nter wheat is at a record h i gh 2.1 3 b i l lio n bush els ( 58.0 mill i o n met r ic t o ns ) , 2 
 
-I I 
 
bushe I s, unchanged from the May 1 f o reca st, 
 
perc ent abov e t he prev i ous record h i g h pro- 
 
but 4 percen t or 1.8 mill ion b us hels less 
 
duct ion of 2 . 10 b i I I i on bushels set last 
 
t han the 1981 crop . Gra in harvest I s ex - 
 
year. The c urrent f orec as t is 3 per c ent 
 
pected from 1.3 mil I Ion acres, with an aver- 
 
h i ghe r t han t he May 1 for ecast. Many stat es 
 
age ylel d of 34 bushel s per acre. Harvested 
 
ar e expecti ng less production t ha n a year 
 
acres would establish a record for t he St at e , 
 
ago, but others are exp oct i ng s i ze ab I e I n- 
 
but t he yield would be 9 bus hels below last 
 
c reas e s , part i c u lar ly Kansa s and Okl ahoma , 
 
year's record. Harvest ing progress, thr ough 
 
wh ich are ant ic ipa t ing increa s~s o f 60 and 28 
 
June 6, reached 38 percent completion, s lower 
 
percent respeCtively. The U.S. yield fore- 
 
than both last year and the 5-year average. 
 
cast , at 36. 8 bushe I s per acre,' i s exact I y 1 
 
Reports of problems due to fungus diseases 
 
bushel above t he 1981 yield and exactly equal 
 
con t inue to be received. 
 
the 1980 y i eld . 
 
State 
 
WINTER WH 
 
Area Harves t ed 
 
1981 
 
I nd 1982 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
Product Io n 
 
19 1 
 
I nd 19 
 
1, 000 Bus he l s 
 
Ala. Ga. Mi ss . N.C. S. C. Tenn. 
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565 1, 070 
600 4 10 410 850 
 
760 1, 300 
900 468 4 90 880 
 
44.0 43. 0 40. 0 39.0 35. 0 44. 0 
 
30 .0 34 . 0 32.0 35.0 34 .0 40 .0 
6.8 
 
24,860 46 ,010 24,000 15 , 9 9 0 14 , 3 50 37 , 400 
2. 098. 719 
 
22,800 44,200 28,800 16, 380 16 , 6 60 35,200 
2.131. 214 
 
Agricu1tura1 St ti tIc ian and Georgia Depar~nt o f Arf.cu1l:ure 
 
 GEORGI A PR ICES RECEIVED Up 
Geo r g i ~ f ar mers received h i g he r pric es d ur i ng May f or most livestoc k Items but pr ic es received f or most crop commod i ties were lower. Prices f or hog s, beef c attle , calves, br o i l e r s , other ch l ckens , t ur ke ys an d mi I k I nc reased modera t e I y f r om Apr II but egg pr I ces dec I i ned . Cot to n an d soy bean pr I ca s were off s li gh t l y fr om April an d sh ar p l y below a year ago. Corn pr ices Increased f r an Apr i l but were down sharply fr om l as t May . T he Georgi a Pr i c e s Rec ei ved Ai l - Commodity 
I ndex for May was 124 pe rcent o f t he 1977 average, 2 poi nt s above bot h l ast mont h and a 
y ear ago. 
 
US PRICES RECEI VED INDEX Up 
The May I ndex o f Pr i ce s Rece I ved by Farmer s 
I nc r ee se d 3 po Int s ( 2. 2 percent ) f rom Apr I I to 138 perce nt of Its Januar y- Dec ember 1977 
a verag e. Contr i but i ng most t o t he increase since Apri I wer e highe r pr i c es f or ca ttl e, hogs, o r anges, pot at oe s, a nd broi le rs. Lowe r price s f or l ett uc e , eggs, wheat, mil k, and str a wberr i e s were parti a l l y o f f set t i ng . The 
In dex was 4 po int s (2 .8 perc en t ) below a year 
ago. 
 
PR ICES RECE I VEO BY 
 
1982 WITH COMPARISONS 
 
Price 
 
Un I t ed States 
 
per 
 
April 
 
C Wi nter 
 
nt $/Bu. 
 
3.39 
 
3.80 
 
1 
3.66 
 
3.60 
 
Oats 
 
$/Bu. 
 
2.05 
 
1.99 
 
1.97 
 
Co r n 
 
$/ Bu. 
 
3.77 
 
2.89 
 
3.00 
 
3.24 
 
2.55 
 
2.56 
 
Cotton 
 
t/Lb. 
 
74 .6 
 
57.1 
 
...!/53.9 
 
72 . 5 
 
53.5 ...!/53. 6 
 
Soybea ns 
 
$/Bu. 
 
7. 47 
 
6.37 
 
6. 36 
 
7.40 
 
6.17 
 
6 .31 
 
Sweetpotatoes 
 
S/C wt . 
 
]j17 . 90 
 
15 . 7 0 
 
24. 00 1./18. 10 
 
15.80 
 
A I I Hay , ba I ed, ]j S/ To n 
 
75. 50 
 
73.40 
 
78 . 8 0 
 
Mil k Cows, 3/4/ 
 
$/ Head 
 
1,2 10 .00 1, 120. 00 
 
1, 2 10 . 00 1, 110.00 
 
Hogs 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
40. 30 
 
52. 00 
 
57. 00 
 
40. 90 
 
51 .20 
 
56. 20 
 
So ws 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
34 . 20 
 
47.40 
 
49 . 4 0 
 
36 .40 
 
47. 90 
 
51. 20 
 
Bar r ows .& Gi Its 
 
$/ Cwt . 
 
41. 60 
 
52 . 90 
 
58. 50 
 
4 1.6 0 
 
51. 60 
 
57. 20 
 
Bee f Catt le, 5/ 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
46. 60 
 
47. 80 
 
49. 30 
 
60 .50 
 
60.10 
 
62.60 
 
Cows 6/ 
Steers & He if e rs 
 
$/ Cwt . $/Cw t. 
 
41. 30 51.90 
 
40. 20 53.70 
 
41.40 55. 00 
 
42. 50 63 . 90 
 
40. 30 64 . 50 
 
41.70 67. 10 
 
Ca I ves 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
54. 00 
 
55. 00 
 
57.20 
 
66 . 00 
 
62.30 
 
65.10 
 
All Mil k 
Turkey s ]j 
 
$/Cwt . t/Lb. 
 
14 .50 39.0 
 
14 . 30 ]/14 . 40 
 
13. 50 39.2 
 
13.40 .21 13  30 
 
33 . 9 
 
34 .6 
 
Chi ckens 
 
Exc l . Bro i l e rs 
y Com 'l Bro i ler s 
Egg s , All .Y 
 
/ Lb . /Lb . /Do z. 
 
9. 0 25. 5 69.2 
 
]j10 .0 23.5 
]j 65 .8 
 
10 . 5 3/26.0 
61.0 
 
28.2 56.1 
 
26. 2 2/28.0 
 
2/63. 0 
 
54 .8 
 
Tab le 
 
t/Do z. 
 
54.0 ]j57 .3 
 
51 . 3 
 
58. 1 
 
49.1 
 
Hatc h i ng 
 
/Doz. 
 
120 . 0 2/1 00. 0 
 
100.0 
 
1/ F i r s t ha lf of mont h. 2/ Mi d- mont h pr l ce , 3/ An i ma l s so ld fo r dairy herd r ep l ac eme nt only . 
 
4:; Prices estima ted quart erly. 5/ " Cows" and "st ers and he i f er s " combined with a llowan ce whe r e 
 
-;;" c essary fo r s l aug ht e r bu l ls . 6/ I nc l udes da ir y c ows so ld fo r sla ughter . 7/ Entire mo rrt .i , 
 
y Li vewel ght -equ i val ent pri c e f o r Georgia. 9/ Ave r ag e o f a l l egg s sold by farm e:-s i nc l uding 
 
* hat c h i ng eggs sold at r etai l . 
 
I ns u f f l c lent--sa l es . 
 
2. 
 
 US  PR ICES PAID INDEX Up 
The Inde x of Pri ce s Pa id by Far mers fo r Commodi t Ies a nd Ser v ice s , Inter est , Taxes, a nd Far m Wage Rate s f or Ma y was 156 pe rce nt o f Its 1977 ba s e . Co nt r i but ing most t o the 1 po Int (.6 per ce nt) Inc r ea se f rom Apr I f were hi gher pr ices fo r r e pIace me nt I Ives t oc k, feeds, and f ue l s , Compared t o a year earl i er, th"e i ndex was up 6 po I nt s ( 4. 0 per ce nt)  
 
CONSUMER PRI CE INDEX Up SLIGHTLY 
The Apr l I unadjus ted Cons umer Price Index fo r a l I ur ban consumer s (CPI- o) wa s 284 . 3 ( 1967 = 100 ) , up . 4 pe r cent f rom Marc h a nd 6. 6 percent high e r tha n Apr i l 198 1. On a ?easona l Iy adj usted bas Is, t he CP I-U i nc r ea sed . 2 per cent in Apr i I  The med ica I ca r e Inde x led t he way with a 1. 0 percent Inc r ease. 
 
PRICE S PAID BY FARMERS MAY 15 1982 WI TH COMPARISONS 
 
Commod l t v Dai r y Feed, 16% 
 
Pr i ce per 
Un it SlTo n 
 
Ma y 15 
198 1 200.00 
 
(:;Aor n i a Apr. 15, 
1982 180 . 00 
 
May 15, 
1982 178 . 0 0 
 
I 
 
lin lr ed States 
 
I Ma y 15, Apr . 15, Ma y 15 , 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
200.00 179 . 00 
 
18 1.00 
 
Dairy Feed , 18% SlTon 2 10. 00 177 . 00 179.00 
 
2 13. 00 19 1. 00 
 
193. 00 
 
Da ir y Conct ., 32% S/T o n 270. 00 225 . 00 235. 00 
 
286. 00 268. 00 
 
271 .00 
 
Hog Feed , 14%- 18% S/Cwt. 12.50 
 
11.00 
 
11 . 00 
 
11.60 
 
10. 50 
 
10. 70 
 
Hog Conct. 38%-42% S/Cwt. 16.50 
 
14. 50 
 
14. 50 
 
16 . 60 
 
15.00 
 
15.1 0 
 
Bee f Catt le Conct . 
 
32%-3 6% 
 
S/ Cwt . 14.00 
 
11.50 
 
12.00 
 
12.30 
 
11.50 
 
11.70 
 
Cottonseed Mea I I 
 
4 1% 
 
S/Cwt. 16.00 
 
13 . 50 
 
14.50 
 
15. 20 
 
13.60 
 
13.70 
 
Soybean Meal ,4 4% S/Cwt. 16.00 
 
13.50 
 
14. 00 
 
15 . 4 0 
 
13.80 
 
13 . 9 0 
 
Bran 
 
S/Cwt . 11. 50 
 
11. 50 
 
11.50 
 
10.50 
 
9. 93 
 
10. 00 
 
Midd l i ng s 
 
S/ Cwt . 11. 00 
 
9. 30 
 
9. 40 
 
10 . 20 
 
9.47 
 
9.56 
 
Corn t~ea I 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
9.60 
 
8.60 
 
8.90 
 
8.51 
 
7.55 
 
7.62 
 
Bro i ler Gr owe r 
 
S/ To n 220. 00 200.00 210. 00 
 
235 . 00 215.00 
 
217 . 0 0 
 
LayIng Feed 
 
S/ To n 230. 00 191.00 196. 00 
 
2 17. 00 191. 00 
 
195. 00 
 
Chic k Sta r t er 
 
S/ Ton 240. 00 205. 00 2 15.00 
 
247 . 00 2 14. 00 
 
2 17. 00 
 
Bro iler- Feed 
 
Rat io .l/ 
 
Lbs. 
 
Hog-Corn Rati o Y Bu. 
 
Mil k- Feed Rati o l! Lbs , 
 
2.3 10.7 
1. 45 
 
2.4 18 .0 
1.59 
 
2.5 19. 0 1. 62 
 
2. 4 12. 6 
1.35 
 
2.4 20. 1 
1.50 
 
2.6 22. 0 
1. 47 
 
Egg- Feed Rat io j j Lbs , 
 
6.0 
 
6.9 
 
6. 2 
 
5.2 
 
6. 6 
 
5.6 
 
1/ Pounds o f bro iler grower eq ua l In value to 1 l b. br o il e r l i ve we ig ht . 21 Bu s hel s of c or n eq ua l i n va l ue t o 100 l bs , o f hog l i ve wei g ht . 31 Pounds o f 16% da i ry f eed eq ual i n va l ue t o 1 l b. whol e mi l k. j j Pounds o f la y ing fee d equ a l In va l ue t o 1 doz. egg s . 
 
1977=100 
 
Geor g i a 
 
Pri ces Rece ived 
 
Al l Commod it Ies 
 
125 
 
122 
 
Crop s 
 
127 
 
126 
 
Li ves t oc k &Prod uct s 
 
124 
 
117 
 
Un ited St ates 
 
Pr ices Rece ived 
 
143 
 
142 
 
Pri ce s Pa id Jj 
 
150 
 
150 
 
Rat io 21 
 
95 
 
95 
 
15 1982 
 
122 
 
124 
 
125 
 
125 
 
119 
 
123 
 
135 
 
138 
 
155 
 
156 
 
87 
 
88 
 
II Mi d- mont h Inde x in c l ud ing i nt er es t , taxes a nd f a r m wage rates . 21 Rat i o of Inde x 
CJf Pr ice s Rec e i ved t o Index of Pr i ces Pa id , Interest, Taxes a nd Farm Wage Rates . 
 
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GEORGIA PEACH PROSPECTS 
The June 1 foreca s t of Geor g l a1s 1982 pe ac h c r o p i s p lace d at 100 mil lion pounds . A cro p o f this si ze wo u ld be 40 mil I Io n pounds be lo w t he 1981 total pr oduc ti o n but 5 mi ll io n pounds abo ve the Ma y 1, 1982 for ec as t . Har vest, t hr o ugh J une 6, was 23 pe r ce nt co mp Iet e, we I I a he ad of bot h Ia s t ye a r a nd average pr ogres s fo r the same da t e . Harves t will be complete d e ar l ier th is ye ar d ue t o the almos t t otal los s o f the nor th Geo r g i a portion of t he crop. 
 
US. PEACH CROP OFF 24 PERCENT 
The U. S. peac h cro p for 1982 i s f or ecast a t 2. 12 bi I li o n pounds , 24 per cent le s s than the 2. 79 bi I I Ion pound 1981 crop. Fr ee s to ne product ion i s o f f 30 per ce nt , wh i le  the CII ngstones a r e off on I y 15 percen t. Product ion f rom t he nin e sou thern peach states is now forecast at 351 mil l io n pounds , dow n 52 perce nt fr om the 198 1 cro p, but 3 percent mor e th~ n wa s for e ca s t ed a mont h ago . 
 
State 
 
NE n 
Ind 1982 Pounds 
 
Ala. Ar k Ga . La. Miss. N.C. Okla. S.C. Tex. 
 
14.0 28.0 120. 0 4.0 2.5 45.0 8.0 355.0 12 . 5 
 
22.0 37.0 140.0 
6.0 3.0 40.0 13.0 430.0 34. 0 
 
9 Southern 
 
States 
 
589 
 
1/ Inc ludes unhar ve sted product ion 
 
~es ted not sol d (ml Ilio n pounds) 9 
 
St at es , 1980-1 .5 , 1981- 33.1 . 
 
15.0 32.0 100.0 
5.0 3 .0 2.0 7.0 170.0 17.0 
 
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GEORGIACROP ACREAGES SHOWSHARP SH IFTS 
 
Ma jor s h i fts In c r o p p la nt i ngs ha ve occur r e d in Geo r g i a , wi t h se vera l new recor ds esta b l i s he d . The St at e's co rn ac rea ge is e s tima t e d a t 44 perc e nt be Iow Ias t ye ar . Wi t h onl y 900 , 000 acre s be ing s eeded t h i s year , c ompa r ed wi t h 1, 600 , 000 acres last year , the 1982 c ro p wou I d r an k as t he s ma I Iest ac r eage s i nc e records began in 1866. Soybean p l a nt i ng s a r e up a s urp r is ing 400 , 000 acres or 17 pe rcen t to a new record h ig h of 2,700,000 acres. Whe at , at 1, 590 , 000 acres planted las t fal l , is 38 perce nt greater than the prev ious year and t he largest planted acreage on records bac k to 1909. An est imated 1,480, 000 acres are now being harvested for grain. 
 
Pean ut p la nt i ng s dropped 16 pe rce nt to 480,000 ac r e s . The c utba c k In pla nt ing s i s In ve ry close r e l a ti on sh ip t o the reduct io n In the pe anut q uot as . Abo ut 47 5, 000 acres are e xpected to be ha r ve s t e d f or nut s . Cot t o n pi antl ng s , a t 170, 000 ac r e s a re r educe d about 6 pe r c e nt fr ...'111 la st year's 180 ,000 acres . The ch an ge In cot t o n p Iant ing s var Ie s great Iy f r om one area t o a nothe r. 
Toba cco acres est l ma ted f o r harve s t at 52,000 are off 5 percent from the 1981 crop. Acres harvested for ~ are estimated at 500 ,000, 5 percent above 1981. Sorghum seedlngs are forecast at 200 ,000 acres, down 11 percent from 1981. 
 
ACR ES PLANTED AND HARVESTED . GECRGIA. 1981-1982 
 
Crop 
 
P Ianted Acres 
 
Ind icated 
 
1982/ 
 
Harvested Acres 1/ 
 
Ind Icated 
 
1982/ 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Acres 
 
1981 Percent 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
1981 Percent 
 
Corn 
 
1,600 
 
900 
 
56 
 
1,380 
 
790 
 
57 
 
Sorghum 
 
225 
 
200 
 
89 
 
135 
 
125 
 
93 
 
Oa t s 
 
160 
 
16 0 
 
100 
 
75 
 
90 
 
120 
 
IIhe a t 
 
1,150 
 
1,590 
 
138 
 
1,070 
 
1,480 
 
138 
 
Rye 
 
450 
 
450 
 
100 
 
105 
 
70 
 
67 
 
So ybe a ns 
 
2,300 
 
2,700 
 
117 
 
2,180 
 
2,600 
 
119 
 
Peanuts 
 
570 
 
480 
 
84 
 
565 
 
475 
 
84 
 
Cotton Ha y 
 
180 
 
170 
 
94 
 
115 
 
11 
 
475 
 
500 
 
105 
 
Sweetpotatoes 
 
6.0 
 
6.5 
 
108 
 
5.6 
 
6.0 
 
107 
 
To bac co . Type 14 
 
55 
 
52 
 
95 
 
~ Harves ted for pr inc ipal use of each crop. Corn, sorg hum a nd small grains are "For Grain" 
 
o n l y. 11 Harvested acres wll I be Issued August 11. 
 
A&r1.ealtaral St:atbt1.c:.1.an .... Georgia Deparment of Agrleulture 
 
 UNITED STATES CORN PLANTED ACRES DOWN 2 PERCENT 
 
Corn planted for al I purposes Is estimated at 82.1 million acres, down 3 percent from t he ~ ebr u a r y 1 Intentions and 2 percent below the 1981 planted acreage. Growers plan to harvest 73.6 mil lion acres for grain In 1982, down 1 percent from 1981. Sorghum planted for al I purposes Is estimated at 15.1 mil lion acres, down 6 percent from 1981 and 4 percent less than 1980. Winter wheat acreage for harvest, at a record high 59.0 million acres, Is 1 percent above last year. 
Cotton acreage planted Is estimated at 11.6 mil li on acres, 19 percent below last year and 20 percent less than In 1980. Soybean acreage planted Is estimated at a record h igh 72.2 ~ II lion acres In 1982, up 6 percent from 1981 and 3 percent above 1980. Oat seeding Illst fall and this spring tota~ 14.2 ml Ilion acres, a 4 percent Increase from last year and 6 percent above 1980. 
 
~ acreage seeded totllis 2.62 million acres, 1 percent higher than 1981 plantings. 
~ producers expect to harvest 60.5 mil lion acres during 1982, up 1 percent from Illst year and 2 percent above 1980. Tobacco acreage for harvest Is set at 919 thousand acres, down 6 percent from 1981 llnd frllCtlonal Iy below 1980 harvested acres. Sweetpotato planted acreage In 1982 i s estimated at 117 thousand acres, 4 percent above Illst year and 9 percent greater than the record low set In 1980. Peanut growers have reduced planted acreage 13 percent from las t year to a n est imated 1.32 mil lion acres I n 1982. This is the smaI lest planted acreage for peanuts since 1915 and comes largely from grower raaction to the new peanut program. 
 
UNITED STATES JUNE ACREAGE SUMMARY, SELECTED CROPS 
 
Area Planted For AI I Purposes 1982/ 
 
Area Harvested J! 
 
Ind. 
 
1982/ 
 
Crop 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
Percent 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
Percent 
 
All Corn 
 
84,153 
 
82,129 
 
97.6 
 
74,624 
 
73,593 
 
98.6 
 
All S,orghum 
 
16,024 
 
15,074 
 
94.1 
 
13,726 
 
13,159 
 
95.9 
 
Oat s 
 
13,646 
 
14,211 
 
104.1 
 
9,411 
 
10,466 
 
111.2 
 
Wi nt er Wheat 
 
65,917 
 
66,271 
 
100.5 
 
58,589 
 
59,038 
 
100.8 
 
Rye 
 
2,594 
 
2,621 
 
101.0 
 
697 
 
700 
 
100.4 
 
Soybe ans 
 
68,000 
 
72,157 
 
106.1 . 
 
66,688 
 
70, 881 
 
106,3 
 
Peanuts 
 
1,517.7 
 
1,324.5 
 
87.3 
 
1,493.3 
 
1,295.4 
 
86.7 
 
UpIand Cotton 
 
14,271.5 
 
11, 497. 3 
 
80.6 
 
13,783.2 
 
Al l Hay 
 
60,212 
 
60, 52 1 
 
100. 5 
 
Sweet pot at oes 
 
112.7 
 
117.4 
 
104. 2 
 
109. 3 
 
114.0 104.3 
 
Tobac co 
 
973.7 
 
J! Ha r ve s t ed for pr inc i pa l use of each c r op, I , e. , gr ai n, beans , nuts, etc . 
 
919.3 
 
94 ,4 
 
Es t ima tes in t his acr eage re port ar e based on surveys conducted around June I . Data we re not SUbj ect i ve ly adj usted to ref lect cha nges occurring afte r t hat da te . Progres s o f cor n, soybea ns , sorgh um , and cot t on p la nting was behi nd normal i n se ver al states at that time and ra Ins dur ing J une f urther delayed p lant i ng . Acr eag e upda t e s ur veys lol l I I be co nducted in several states in j u l y a nd updated es t Imat es of ar ea plan ted and to be harves ted wi l l be pub lished Augus t 11 in t he Crop Product ion Report . 
 
2 
 
 GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS DOWN 
 
Stocks of soybeans stored I n a I I pos t ti ons on June 1, 1962 In Georgia totaled 4,619,000 bushe Is, 57 percent I ess than a year ago. Stocks of other graIns on June' 1, however , were above I ast year's I eve I s , Corn stocks totaled 12,142,000 bushels, up 6 percent and sorghum grain Increased 46 percent to 217,000 bushels. Old crop wheat and oats In al I positions were up 16 and 76 percent to 622,000 and 567,000 bushels, respectively. Old crop rye totaled 381,000 bushels. 
 
Soybeans stored on the farm totaled 1,243,000 bushels, 67 percent less than a year ago. Off farm stocks dropped 51 percent to 3,576,000 bushels. On farm corn stocks, at 7,590,000 bushels, were 26 percent above last year, while off farm stocks dropped 14 percent to 4,552,000 bushels. Old crop wheat held on the t"""~ 132 percent above the prev lous year, but of f farm wheat I nventory was 27 percent be I ow a year ago. 
 
GraIn 
 
GEffiG I A GRA I N STOCKS 
 
.On Farms 
 
1961 
 
1962 
 
1,000 Bushels 
 
JUNE 1, 1962 WITH COMPARISONS 
 
Off Farms 
 
All Positions 
 
1961 
 
1962 
 
1961 
 
1962 
 
1,000 Bushels 
 
1,000 Bushel s 
 
Corn 
 
6,006 
 
7,590 
 
5,266 
 
4,552 
 
Oats, Old Crops 
 
241 
 
405 
 
61 
 
162 
 
Barley, Old Crops 
 
* 
 
5 
 
Wheat, Old Crops 
 
196 
 
460 
 
499 
 
362 
 
Rye, Old Crops 
 
40 
 
273 
 
* 
 
106 
 
Sorghum 
 
136 
 
176 
 
9 
 
39 
 
Soybeans 
 
3,766 
 
1,243 
 
7,324 
 
3,576 
 
* Not pub II shed to avoid disclosing Ind ividual operations. 
 
11,292 
322 
* 
697 
* 
147 
11,090 
 
12,142 567 5 622 361 217 
4,619 
 
US CORN STOCKS AT RECORD HIGH ~ 
 
Corn stored . I n all positions on June 1, 1962 totaled a record high 3.65 bll lion bushels, 39 percent more than I ast year. Of the tota I corn, 2.71 bll lion bushels were stored on farms, 49 percent above a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.15 billion bushels, were up 20 percent from I ast year. Sorghum stocks totaled 360 mill ion bushels, 106 percent more than a year ear II er , Farm stocks amounted t o 93 . 1 million bus hels, up 62 percent, and offfarm holdings wer e up 115 percent, at 267 mII I ion bush e Is. Soybean stocks tota I ed 656 mII I ion bushe I s, down 3 percent from a year ago. 
 
Farm stocks at 367 million bushels were 1 percent more than I ast June 1, but of f-farm st o c ks at 291 million bushels were 8 percent be I ow I ast year. 0 I d crop wheat stored I n a I I pos i t i ons totaled 1.16 billion bushels, 17 percent greater t han a year ear II er , On-farm stocks, at 580 mill ion bu shels, wer e up 40 percent and off-farm stoc ks, at 579 mi Il ion bushe I s, were up 1 percent fr om I ast year. Ol d crop barley totaled 149 mi llion bushels, 8 per cent more than a year ear II er, wh I I e 0 I d cr o p ~, at 3.06 mill ion bus hel s, dropped 26 percent from last year. 
 
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 Gr a i n 
 
u.s. GRAIN STOCKS 
 
On Far ms 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
Mi I lion Bus he l s 
 
JUNE 1, 1982 \/1 TH COMPARI SONS 
 
Of f Farms 
 
AI I Pos I t ions 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
~' i II i o n Bushels 
 
/~ i I I I o n Bushels 
 
Corn Oat s , Ol d Cr o ps Barl ey , Old Cr ops l/heat , 0 I d Crops Rye , Old Cr ops Sor g hum So y beans 
 
1, 8 18 . 3 148.9 74.4 414 .3 2.2 51.0 362.3 
 
2,708. 1 126.9 93 .9 57 9. 8 2.0 93.1 366.5 
 
GEORGIA HOG AND PIG INVENTORY DOWN 1b PERCENT 
Ther e are 1, 390 , 000 hog s and p igs on Georg ia farms on June 1, 1982. This total I s 16 percent be l ow that f or June 1, 198 1 but 8 pe r c en t above March 1, 1982 . Hogs for breed ing at 215,000 are do wn 7 percent from a year ear I I er but 24 percent above March 1, 1982 . Mar ket hogs at 1,175,000 are down 17 percent f rom a year ago but 5 perce nt hig her t han March 1. 
The March-May 1982 p ig crop at 551,000 was down 12 percent from the comparable period of a year ear lier . During t he q uar t er , there wer e 76 ,0 00 sows farrowI ng , a decrease of 14 percent from t he March-May per I od of a year ear I I er  The average litter size of 7 .25 was up f r om the 7.15 recorded f o r the same peri od of l ast year . 
Geor g i a farmers I ntend t o ha ve 84,000 sows to farrow dur I ng Jun e-August, 5 per c ent below the same period last ye ar . Also , 70 , 000 so ws are ex pec t ed to farrow d ur i ng Septembe r - November o f 1982 , an i nc r ea se of 1 percent f rom the ac t ua I number of sows t hat farrowed J ur i ng the same per iod o f 198 1. 
 
955 .9 28 .0 62 .8 
574 . 5 1.9 
133. 5 317 . 2 
 
1, 14 5. 6 24.6 54.7 
579.2 1.1 
28 7. 3 29 1. 3 
 
2,774.2 176.9 137.3 988 .8 4 .1 184 .6 679. 4 
 
3,853.7 151.5 148.6 
1,159.0 3 .1 
380.4 657.8 
 
u s. INVENTORY DOWN 13 PERCENT 
 
Inventory of all hogs and p igs i n the U. S. i s estimated at 52.0 mi Ilion head on June 1, 1982. This is 13 percent be I ow a year ago and 20 percent be I ow 1980. Total hogs and pigs i n the U.S. are the l owest o n June 1 since 1975 . Breeding inventory, at 7.39 mill ion he ad , was 12 percent I ess than a year ago, and 22 percent below two years earl l er , Market hog I nven t o r y, at 44.6 mi l li on head , was 13 pe r cen t less than a year ago, and 20 percent I ess than In 1980 . Estimates for the 10 quarterly States account f or about 79 percent of the U.S. t ota l In ve ntory. 
 
The December 198 1-May 1982 U.S . p ig crop 
 
was 41.0 million head , a 14 percent 
 
decrease f r om last year and 22 percent 
 
below two years ago. In the 10 q uar - 
 
terly States, the December-May pig crop 
 
was 32.0 mi II Ion head, 13 percen t 
 
bel ow l as t year. The Decembe r - Februa r y 
 
pig c r o p, at 14.1 ml I l i o n head, was 11 
 
pe r cen t below last year . The Mar c h- May 
 
t otal, at 17.9 n l l l lon head, was down 
 
13 perce nt from a ye ar 
 
ear II er , 
 
U. S. prod ucers In tend to have 5.64 
 
mi l I ion so ws farrow dur i ng the June- 
 
November per I od, 
 
a dec rease of 10 
 
per c e nt f rom the sa me pe r I od i n 1981 
 
and 17 percent few er tha n i n 1980 . 
 
 Item 
Numbe r on Farms-June All Hogs and Pigs Ke pt for Breeding Market Hogs 
/~ ar ket Hog sand Pigs by Weight Groups Under 60 Pounds 60-119 Pounds 120-179 Pounds 180 Pounds and Over 
Sows Farrowing December ..!.I-February March-May December ..!.I-May June-August 
September-November June- November 
Pi g Crop December ..!.I-February f-l ar ch-May Decembe r ..!.I-May 
Ju ne-August Sept embe r - Novembe r June-November Year 
 
HOGS AND PIGS: INVENTORY NUMBER, JUNE 1 
 
SOWS FARROWING AND PIG CROP, 1981-1982 
 
United St~tes 
 
10 St ates 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
(000) 
 
(000) 
 
59,740 8,358 51,382 
 
51,990 7,389 
44,601 
 
46,200 6,355 
39,845 
 
41,190 5,689 
35,501 
 
23 ,069 12,204 9,041 7,068 
2,914 3,526 6,440 3,196 3,062 6,258 
21,046 26,554 47,600 23,540 22,636 46,176 93,776 
 
18,941 10,954 8,200 6,506 
2,587 2,991 5,578 
y5,637 
18 , 436 22,520 40,956 
2140 , 900 218 1, 8 56 
 
17,843 9,491 7,034 5,477 
2, 192 2,750 4,942 2,461 2,4 18 4,879 
15, 863 20,741 36,604 18,134 17,853 35, 987 72,59 1 
 
14,941 8,779 6,575 5,206 
1, 977 2,391 4,368 y2,237 y2,200 y4,437 
14,059 17 , 943 32,002 
 
Georg I a 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
(000) 
 
1,650 231 
1,419 
 
1,390 215 
1,175 
 
626 369 247 177 
88 100 188 88 69 157 
725 629 1,354 638 490 1,128 2,482 
 
502 315 218 140 
76 69 14 5 y84 Y70 y1 54 
476 551 1,0 27 
 
Number 
 
Numbe r 
 
Numbe r 
 
Pigs per LItter 
 
Decembe r ..!.I-Februa ry 
 
7.22 
 
7. 13 
 
7.24 
 
7.11 
 
7.25 
 
6.90 
 
Mar ch- May 
 
7.53 
 
7.53 
 
7.54 
 
7.50 
 
7.15 
 
7.25 
 
December ..!.I-May 
 
7.39 
 
7.34 
 
7.41 
 
7.33 
 
7.20 
 
7. 08 
 
June-A ugust 
 
7.37 
 
7.37 
 
7.25 
 
Sept ember- November 
 
7.39 
 
7.38 
 
7.10 
 
June-November 
 
7.38 
 
3/7.26 
 
7.38 
 
7.18 
 
J! December preceding year . y Intentions. 21 Average number of pi gs per Ii tter wIth al lowance 
 
for trend used to compute ind icated J une-November pig crop. 
 
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 MOtITHLY POULTRY S~RY -- MAY 1982 
%o f 
 
% of 
 
Item 
 
Our Ing Ma y 
 
yea r 
 
Jan. t hru May 
 
year 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
ago 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
ago 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Pul let Chicks Placed 
 
Domestic (U.S.> 1/ 
 
BroIl er Type 
 
3,093 
 
3,537 
 
114 
 
17,787 
 
16,491 
 
93 
 
Egg Type 
 
395 
 
360 
 
91 
 
1,553 
 
1,514 
 
97 
 
ChI cks Hatched 
 
Bro il er Type 
 
Georg I a 
 
58,429 
 
57,580 
 
99 
 
278,315 
 
272,780 
 
98 
 
Uni t ed States 
 
402,305 
 
401,201 
 
100 
 
1,905,222 1, 883 , 395 
 
99 
 
Egg Type 
 
Georg I a 
 
3 , 860 
 
3,660 
 
95 
 
18, 0 55 
 
17, 717 
 
98 
 
Uni t ed States 
 
46,100 
 
46,505 
 
101 
 
212,690 
 
207,947 
 
98 
 
Turkeys 
 
Poults Hatched U.S. 
 
22,229 
 
20,281 
 
91 
 
136,924 2/ 127,323 2/ 93 
 
Commercial Slaughter 3/ 
 
Young ChIcken s 
 
Georg Ia 
 
51,050 
 
50,798 
 
100 
 
244,093 
 
24 1, 354 
 
99 
 
Uni t ed States 
 
349,318 
 
353,0 10 
 
101 
 
1, 680 , 088 1,664,517 
 
99 
 
~~ a tu r e Ch Ic kens 
 
Light Type U.S. 
 
13 , 680 
 
14, 2 13 
 
104 
 
81,559 
 
70,433 
 
86 
 
Heavy Type U.S. 
 
3,383 
 
2, 834 
 
84 
 
16 , 18 9 
 
15, 113 
 
93 
 
Tot al U.S. 
 
17 , 063 
 
17,047 
 
100 
 
97,748 
 
85,546 
 
88 
 
Total AI I Types Ga. 
 
3,129 
 
3, 133 
 
10 0 
 
22,094 
 
15,964 
 
72 
 
J! Reported by lead i ng br ee de r s , Inc ludes expect ed pul let replacements from eggs sold dur ing 
 
the preceding oonth at the rate of 125 pul le t chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. y Turkey 
 
pou lt s hatched Se ptembe r 1981 - May 1982. l ! Federa l Insp e cted Sl aughter data as co llected 
 
by Meat and Pou ltr y Inspectio n Prog r am . Cur rent mont h data estimated by Market New s Service . 
 
NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION , MARCH- MAY QUARTER, 1982 
 
Number Layer s o n 
 
Eggs per 100 
 
Tot a l Eggs Produ ced 
 
Hand ~~a rch-Ma y 
 
Layers Ma r ch- May 
 
Our I ng Ma r ch -~~ay 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
19 82 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Numbe r 
 
Mi I Ii ons 
 
Georg i a 
 
Hat ch i ng 
 
5,41 2 
 
5,428 
 
5, 796 
 
6, 311 
 
3 14 
 
3 16 
 
Othe r Tot a l - Georg i a 
 
17 , 0 3 8 22, 4 50 
 
16 , 8 57 22, 28 5 
 
6 , 397 6,2 54 
 
5, 824 6,192 
 
1,090 1, 404 
 
1, 0 64 1, 380 
 
Un i t ed States-Tot a l 285 , 076 282 , 608 
 
6, 158 
 
6, 159 
 
17,554 
 
17 , 407 
 
6 
 
 Georg Ia 17 States 
 
FORCE MOLT LAYERS AS A PERCENT CF HENS mo PULLETS 
 
OF LAYI t; AGE, FIRST OF K>NTH 
 
Percent Being Molted 
 
Percent With Molt Complete 
 
March 
 
June 
 
M~rch 
 
June 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 1982 
 
1981 1982 1981 1982 
 
4.0 
 
4.5 
 
12.5 
 
6.0 
 
17.0 21.5 17.5 26.2 
 
3.6 
 
3.6 
 
7.4 
 
6.3 
 
15.6 18.6 14.9 
 
19.2 
 
U.S. Egg Type Eggs In Incubators June 1, 1982 as percent of J une " 1981: 
 
98 
 
Georg Ia U.S. 
 
YOUNG CHICKENS SLAUGHTERED UNDER FEDERAL INSPECTION 
 
GE~G IA NolO UN ITED STATES 1981 AND 1982 
 
Number Inspected 
 
IndIcated Percent Condemned 
 
April 
 
Jan. thru Apr II 
 
April 
 
Jan. thru April 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 1982 1981 
 
1982 
 
51,865 50,387 193,043 
 
190,556 
 
1.7 1.6 
 
1.9 
 
1.7 
 
353,350 338,728 1,330,770 1,309,173 
 
1.8 1.5 
 
1.9 
 
1.6 
 
US FARM PRODUCTION EXPENDITURE UP 2 BILLION DOLLARS 
 
Farm production expenditures totaled $138.5 bll lion In 198 1, 1.5 percent above the $136.4 bl I lion In 1980. Interest paid on the farm debt was 24 percent higher In 1981. Expenditures for agr icultural chemicals Increased 18 percent while fuel and energy expenses rose almost 10 percent. For the second consecutive year, farmers and ranchers reduced the ir expenditures for livestoc k a nd poultry. The average tota I expend Iture per farm dur Jng 1981 . was $56,959 compared with $56,072 i n 1980. 
 
Farm services at $21.1 bJI lion was the I~rgest expenditure group and accounted for 15 percent of the total. Feed purchases at $19.0 bll l ion represented 14 percent of the total; seeds, plants, fertilizer and agricultural chemlcals~ . $17. 7 bit lion - 13 percent; Interest and taxes, $15.8 bll lion - 11 percent; livestock and poultry, $15.4 billion - 11 percent. Motor veh icles and farm mach inery accou nted for $13.5 bll l ion or 10 percent of the tot a l expend Itur-e, Fuel and energy expend Jtures wer e $10.9 bll lio n - 8 percent of the t ot a l . 
 
UNITED STATES VISIBLE SUPPLY OF PEANUTS AT MONTHS END 1/ 
 
Stocks As Re por t ed 
 
Far me r s Stock Equi val ent 2/ 
 
Class 
 
AprJ I 
 
Mar ch 
 
Apr II 
 
AprJ I 
 
Mar ch 
 
Apr I I 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 3/ 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 3/ 
 
1,000 Pounds 
 
Far mer s Stock 
 
2 11,769 1,072,312 758,480 
 
211,769 
 
1,072,3 12 
 
758,480 
 
She l led Pe anuts jj 345,112 
Roas t ing Stock J.! 31, 687 
 
657, 235 662 ,774 64, 649 73,1 4 1 
 
458,9 99 31,687 
 
874,1 23 64,649 
 
881, 489 73 , 141 
 
Tota l 
 
702,45 5 2, 011, 084 
 
1, 713,110 
 
1/ Exc Iudes sto cks on fa rms. Inc Iudes stocks own ed by or held for account of cee i n comme rcial 
 
storage s. Far mers stock on net weight basi s. 11 Actual f armers st ock, plus roa s ti ng s tock, plus shell ed peanuts x 1.33. l ! Prel iminary. 4/ Includes shelled edi ble and sh e ll ed 011 s tock. 
 
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GEORGIATOBACCOYIELD RECORD HIGHJ PRODUCTIONLOWER 
 
Geor g i a's 1982 to bac co c ro p prom f ses to be a I good o ne . The inI tial 1982 y i e l d f or ecast at 
2, 250 pounds per ac r e is 15 pounds better than t he prev i ou s r eco r d y ie l d ing c r op o f 1974 . However , t he in dicated prod uct ion o f 117 mi I I i o n poun ds wi I I be smal l er than th e 198 1 
 
~ produc t Io n is o ff sharp I y due to re<rUCti on s In both yi e l d and ac re s har ves t ed . The 1982 rye cro p pr od uced 1.47 mil l i on bus he l s, 46 percent bel ow l as t year's r ecor d hig h pr CY.J ucr ion . 
 
c r o p, due t o l ess acreage har vest ed . Qual i ty of the c ur r ent c ro p i s r epo r t ed t o be e xcep t i o na lly good . 
 
The pea ch c ro p at 110 mi I I i on po unds i s 10 mi I I i o n above t he June es t i mate , but st ! II 21 percen t be low t he 198 1 cro p. The sp r i ng 
 
The oat crop was harvested from an es t I mated 90 , OOO-ac r es and y iel ded 55 bushels per acre. Total pr od uct i on at 4.95 mil li on bushe ls Is 10 percen t more t han the 1981 crop. 
 
fr ee zes th at c ut t he peach c ro p a I so r edu c ed t he aapp l e cro p by tw o-t hi r ds. The i n i t i a l est I mate f or the 1982 ~ cro p p I aces product io n at 15 mil l i o n p~ compar ed wi t h 45 mi l l ion last year . 
 
GEffi GIA ACREAGE AND PRODOCT I ON 1981 AND 1982 
 
Acreaae 
 
Yi el d Der Acre 
 
P I anted 
 
Product Ion 
 
for all 
 
Har - 
 
For 
 
Crop 
 
Un It Purposes vested Harvest 
 
I nd I . 
 
I nd I. 
 
Wheat J.! Oats J.! Rye J.! 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousand Acres 
 
Bu. 
 
1,590 
 
1, 070 
 
1, 480 
 
Bu. 
 
160 
 
75 
 
90 
 
Bu. 
 
450 
 
105 
 
70 
 
1981 
43.0 60.0 26.0 
 
1982 
32.0 55 . 0 21.0 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousands 
 
46,010 47 ,360 
 
4,500 
 
4,950 
 
2,730 
 
1,470 
 
Tobacco, Type 14 Lbs. 
 
NA 
 
55 
 
52 
 
2,200 
 
2,250 
 
121,000 117,000 
 
Apples, All 
 
Commercial 
 
Lbs. 
 
45,000 15,000 
 
Peaches 
 
Lbs. 
 
140 , 000 110,000 
 
Cor n 1/ 
Soybeans J.! 
 
Bu. 
 
90 0 
 
Bu. 
 
2,600 
 
1, 380 2,180 
 
830 2 , 500 
 
50.0 
 
V 
 
19.0 
 
V 
 
69,000 
 
2/ 
 
41,420 
 
2/ 
 
Peanuts 
 
Lbs. 
 
480 
 
Sorghum Gra I n J.! Bu. 
 
210 
 
565 
 
475 
 
2,930 
 
11 1,655,450 
 
V 
 
135 
 
125 
 
33.0 
 
V 
 
4,455 
 
V 
 
Cotton 
 
Bales 
 
200 
 
17 5 
 
NA 
 
3/436 
 
V 
 
159 
 
2/ 
 
Hay , All 
 
Ton 
 
NA 
 
47 5 
 
Sweetootatoes 
 
Cwt. 
 
6.5 
 
56 
 
1/ Harvested acres for gra in (or beans) only. 
 
500 60 
 
2.15 
 
V 
 
115 
 
if 
 
1, 02 1 
 
2/ 
 
644 
 
if 
 
2/ The first y ield and production forecast wll I 
 
tie released at 3:00 PM, August 11. 3/ Cotton ylreld In pounds per harvested acre, production 
 
In bales. 
 
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 UNItED STATES HIGHLIGHTS 
 
Winter wheat production I s f o r ec ast li t II ~ production Is tcrecesr at 20 .1 mi llion 
 
r ecord hIgh 2.12 bil lion bushe ls, up 1 perce nt b ushel s , 8 percent more than was produced In 
 
fr om the 198 1 crop, but f r ac t i ona lly bel ow a 
 
1981. Nell r ly al l of t he I ncrease comas from a 
 
mo nth ear lier . Harvesti ng prog ress ha s passed 
 
2 bushe l I ncrease I n yi el d, which I s forecast 
 
the hal f-way point, but I s well behind last 
 
a t 28.7 bus he ls. 
 
year's progress, as we I I as the 5- year average. 
Barley production Is forec ast at 479 ml Ilion 
 
~ production I s forecast at 8.56 bil lion pounds, 11 percent above last year's crop, but 
3 percent be I ow t he 1980 crop. Est l mates , by 
 
bushels, also a record high, but only frac- 
 
st at es , may be found on page 6. 
 
tiona I I Y above I ast year's record crop. Acreage Is up fract ionally, while t he Nat i o na l yield, at 52. 1 bus hels , Is only 2 t enth s l es s than last year's. 
 
Peac h production is esti mated at 2.20 billion pounds , up 4 percent f r om the June 1 es timate, but st I I I 2 1 percent be I ow last year . Mo r e detail ed In f o rmat i on o n the peac h crop may be 
 
Oat production I s forecast at 580 mIl lion 
 
f oun d on page 3 . 
 
bushe ls, 14 percent above l ast year and up 27 
 
percent from 1980 . Yie l d, at 55.5 , I s 1. 5 
 
bushe ls higher t han Illst yea r, but most of the 
 
I nc r ea sed production I s due t o an 11 percent 
 
I nc r ea se In acreage. 
 
11'-I I T rn "TAT!'"" 
Area Harvested Indl- 
 
~'-In PQnnlr'T ln'-l 101'11 Alln lOA? 
 
Yi el d Der Acre 
 
Production 
 
In d l - 
 
Ind Icated 
 
Cr op 
 
Un i t 
 
ca t ed 
 
cated 
 
Jul y 1, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Acr es 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
19 82 
 
T hou s a nds 
 
Wint er Wheat 
 
Bu. 
 
58, 589 
 
58 ,998 
 
35 .8 
 
36.0 2,098,719 2 ,1 24 , 8 54 
 
Oat s 
 
Bu. 
 
9, 4 11 
 
10,457 
 
54. 0 
 
55. 5 
 
508 ,083 
 
580, 288 
 
Rye 
 
Bu. 
 
69 7 
 
700 
 
26 .7 
 
28.7 
 
18 , 621 
 
20, 119 
 
Bar ley 
 
Bu. 
 
9 ,151 
 
9, 196 
 
52 .3 
 
52. I 
 
478 ,301 
 
478 ,791 
 
Tobac co, Fl ue- 
 
c ured , Types 11- 
 
14 
 
Lbs . 
 
540 .6 
 
493 .0 2 , 162 
 
2,08 9 
 
1,168,908 1, 029,650 
 
Appl es, 
 
Commer ci al 
Peac hes J.! 
 
Lbs. Lbs. 
 
7,743,600 8,563,200 2,788,600 2,199,400 
 
Cor n, for Gra I n 
 
Bu . 
 
Soybe ans , f o r 
 
74, 624 
 
73 ,593 
 
109.9 
 
11 
 
8 , 200, 951 
 
2/ 
 
Beans 
 
Bu. 
 
66 , 688 
 
70 , 88 1 
 
30.4 
 
2/ 
 
2 , 030 , 4 52 
 
Y 
 
Peanut s 
 
Lbs . 
 
1,493 . 3 1, 295.4 2, 668 
 
11 
 
3 , 984, 653 
 
2/ 
 
Sor ghum Gr ain 
 
Bu. 
 
13,726 
 
13,15 9 
 
64.1 
 
Y 
 
880,266 
 
Y 
 
Upland Cotton 
 
Ba l es 
 
13 , 783 . 2 
 
542 
 
2/ 
 
15, 566. 1 
 
Y 
 
A ll Hay 
 
Ton 
 
Sweet ootat oes 
 
Cw t 
 
60,2 12 
 
60, 521 
 
2.38 
 
2/ 
 
109. 3 
 
11 4 0 
 
115 
 
if 
 
143 , 105 
 
2/ 
 
12 622 
 
2/ 
 
1/ I nc l udes cu ll s and cannery diversion s fo r California Cli ng sto ne peach es as f oll ows I n 
"thousand pounds: 1981-96,000. y The fi r st y iel d and product i o n f o r ecast wil l be relea sed at 
 
3: 00 P. M. , August II . 
 
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 GEORGIA WHEAT CROP SETS RECORD 
 
Wheat production In Georglll Is estlmllted at a 
 
record high 47.36 million bushels, up 3 per- 
 
cent from I ast year, and 7 percent above the 
 
June 1, 1982 forecast. An acreage survey 
 
during June and a yie ld survey about July 1 
 
Indicated more acreage being harvested for 
 
grain, but at a 2 bushel lower yield. The 
 
foreca st I s f or 1.48 mJ I lion acres harvested 
 
f o r grain, with a yI eld of 32 bushels per 
 
acre . 
 
Harvesting progress has reached 98 
 
percent completion. 
 
US. CROP ALso ARECORD 
The Nlltlon's winter whellt production is forecast at a record hIgh 2.12 bIllIon bushels, up  1 percent from the 1981 crop, but fractlonllily smaller than the June 1 forecast. Wet soils prevented combines f rom entering fields ready for harvest In parts of the mid-west. At the end of June, harvesting in the 15 major producing states was 14 percent finished compared 'II I th an average of 3 0 percent f or the same date. Combining began in Kansas during the last week of the month. Wind, rain, and hall damaged some Kansas fie I ds, The c ood I t I on of the Nebraska crop cont I nued to dec I i ne as harvest neared and l o s se s from d isease became more apparent. Hall destroyed some f ields i n the Northern High Plains of Texas. 
 
State 
Ala. Ga. Miss. N. C. S.C. Te n n. 
 
WINTER WHEAT Area Harvested 
 
198 
 
Ind 19 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
SELECTED STATES JULY 1 Yield 
Ind Bushels 
 
1981-1982 
 
Production 
I nd 19 Bushels 
 
565 1,070 
600 410 4 10 850 
5 
 
850 1,480 1, 0 50 
480 600 945 
 
44.0 43.0 40.0 39.0 35.0 44.0 
 
30.0 32.0 38.0 36.0 36 .0 37.0 
 
24 ,860 46,0 10 24,000 15,990 14,350 37 ,400 
 
25,500 47,360 39,900 17,280 21 ,600 34,96 5 
 
SOUTHERN STATES PEACH CRO P OF F AHAL F 
Peach pr oduc t ion in the ni ne Sout hern States i s f or ec ast at 360 mi l l i on pound s, up 3 perc ent from the June 1 f o recas t , but o n I y 50 per cent of I ast year's c rop. Pi ck i ng I s ac t i ve i n Georgia where peaches ar e si zing bet ter tha n In r ec ent year s. In South Caro lina, most varieties are be ing harvested 7 t o 10 days ah ead o f norma l . Qual ity I s j udqed fai r t o go od . Har ve s t i s ga i n ing momen tu m i n Texas where qu a I i t y is f a I r t o poor because of hai l and br own r o t. 
 
PEACH PRODLCT ION 
 
Stat e 
 
1980 
 
SOUTHERN STATES JIIL Y 1 
 
Tota l Prod ucti on 1/ 
 
198 1 
 
In d 1982 
 
Mi I l i o n Poun ds 
 
Ala. Ark. Ga. La. t11 SSe N.C . Ok I a. S. C. Tex . 
 
14 . 0 28.0 120.0 
4. 0 2. 5 45 . 0 8.0 3 55. 0 12. 5 
 
22.0 
37 . 0 140. 0 
6 .0 3.0 
40. 0 
13.0 
43 0.0 
34 . 0 
 
15. 0 32. 0 110.0 
5. 0 3.0 2. 0 7.0 170.0 16.0 
 
9 Southern 
 
St at es 
 
589 0 
 
725.0 
 
360 0 
 
J! I ncludes unharvested prod uc t i o n and har- 
 
vest ed not sold (mil l ion pounds) 9 Southern 
 
States, 1980-1.5, 1981-34.8. 
 
3 
 
 II 
GEORGIA HOG AND POULTRY PRICES Up 
Georgl~ farmers recelyed higher prices for hogs and poultry Items through mid-June while prices for most other commodities dr opped below l a s t month. Broilers were up 4 per cent to 27.0 cents per pound and eg gs in c reased 1. percent to 61.6 cents per dozen. Hog prices advanced $2.30 per cwt. , a n Increase of 4 percent from last month. The only othe r commodity showing an increase f r om May was soybeans, up 1 cent to $6.23 per bushe l. Whe~t pr ices dropped 4 pe rce nt t o $2.89 pe r bushel and cotton was off 3 perce nt a t 56. 4 cents per pound. Other commod ities showing lower prices from May we r e corn , beef catt le, calves, and other chickens. The Georgia Prices Received AII-Commodlty 'lndex for June 
 
wa s 124 percent of the 1977 average, 1 point ~bove both last month and a ye~r ago. 
US PRICES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 1 
POINT ' 
The June Index of Prices Received by Farmers decrea sed 1 point (.7 percent) from May to 138 percent of Its January - December 1977 a ve r age. Contribut ing most to the decrease s ince May 'we r e lowe r prices for wheat, cot t o n, soybeans, hay, and eggs. Higher pri ce s fo r toma toes, potatoes, oranges, hogs, a nd a p ples we r e partially offsetting. The Index was 4 points ( 2. 8 ) percent below a ye~r ago. 
 
PRIC Price 
per 
 
J une 
 
June 15, 
 
June 
 
May 
 
June 15, 
 
Commod it Hinter Wheat 
 
Un It $/Bu. 
 
198 1 3.29 
 
1982 2.89 
 
1981 3.59 
 
1982 3.63 
 
19 3.37 
 
Oats 
 
$/Bu. 
 
1.99 
 
1.99 
 
1.92 
 
Corn 
 
$/Bu. 
 
3.72 
 
2.95 
 
2.91 
 
3.17 
 
2.60 
 
2.56 
 
Cot t o n 
 
t/Lb. 
 
69.0 
 
58. 0 
 
1/56.4 
 
71.2 
 
54.2 ..!I47.9 
 
Soybeans 
 
$/Bu. 
 
7.17 
 
6.22 
 
6.23 
 
7.05 
 
6.27 
 
6.07 
 
Sweetpotatoes 
 
$/ Cw t . 
 
2/ 15. 70 
 
* 
 
AI I Hay , ba I ed , 2/ $ITon 
 
Mil k Cow s , 2! ~ 
 
$/Head 1, 200 .00 
 
23.30 1/15.80 
 
66.80 
 
78.80 
 
1, 200. 00 
 
18. 10 70.90 
 
Hogs 
 
$/Cw t . 
 
48 . 0 0 
 
56. 60 
 
58. 90 
 
47.40 
 
56.80 
 
57. 40 
 
Sows 
 
$/ Cwt. 
 
39.00 
 
49.40 
 
48. 50 
 
4 1. 90 
 
52 .10 
 
50. 80 
 
Bar rows & Gi lt s 
Beef Cat t le , J.! 
 
$/Cwt . S/Cwt . 
 
49. 50 47.80 
 
58. 00 47. 40 
 
60. 90 46.90 
 
48 . 5 0 6 1. 4 0 
 
57.40 62. 60 
 
58.4 0 62 .30 
 
Cow s 6/ 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
42. 50 
 
39. 90 
 
40. 40 
 
42 .80 
 
41 . 9 0 
 
4 1. 40 
 
Steers & He i fe r s 
 
$/ Cwt. 
 
54. 40 
 
55.1 0 
 
54.90 
 
64. 80 
 
67.30 
 
66.50 
 
Ca l ves 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
56 . 6 0 
 
56. 70 
 
55. 40 
 
66. 30 
 
64 .20 
 
64 .20 
 
All Mi l k 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
14 . 5 0 
 
14. 10 7/ 14. 10 
 
13. 40 
 
13. 20 Jj 13.10 
 
Tur ke ys 1/ 
 
/ Lb. 
 
42 . 0 
 
4 1. 8 
 
34. 6 
 
37 . 7 
 
Ch ic kens 
 
Exc l. Bro il ers 
 
/ Lb. 
 
9.5 2/ 10. 5 
 
8. 5 
 
Com ' l Bro ll ers:Y tlLb. 
 
28 . 5 
 
26. 0 
 
7/27 .0 
 
29. 9 
 
28 . 0 
 
7/28 .6 
 
Eggs , Al l !y 
 
tlDoz. 
 
65. 1 1/61. 0 
 
61. 6 
 
56.6 1/54.8 
 
51. 6 
 
Tab le 
 
t / Doz. 
 
52. 4 2/ 51. 3 
 
48 .0 
 
49 . 1 
 
45.4 
 
Ha tc h l n 
 
Doz 
 
110 0 210 0 0 
 
110 0 
 
Y Fir st ha l f of mo nth . 1/ t~ld-month pr ic e . 2! Anima l s sol d for da i r y herd r epl aceme nt o nl y. 
 
4/ Pri ce s es t ima ted q ua r t e rl y. 5/ "Ccw s " a nd " s teers and he i f ers" combi ned with al low ance wher e 
~ecessa r y for slaughter bu r Is . IS/ Incl ude s da ir y c ow s so ld for slaught er . 7/ Ent ir e mo nth . 
 
8/ Li vewelg ht equ ivale nt price fo r Georg ia. 9/ Ave r age of a ll eg gs so ld by farme rs Inc lud i ng 
 
hatch i ng eggs so ld at reta il.  Ins uf f i c l e nt -Sales . 
 
4 
 
 us PRICES PAID INDEX Up 1 POINT 
The Index of Prices Paid by F8rmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxas , and Farm Wage Rates for June was 156 (1977=100), up 1 point (.6 percent) from May. Price Increases during the month for fuel and famIly living Items along with farm equipment price changes since March were partially offset by lower prices for feed and replacement livestock. The June Index was 6 poInts (4.0 percent) higher than a year earlier. 
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Up 
The May unadjusted Consu.er Price Index for al I urban consumers (CPI-U) was 287.1 (1961100), up 1.0 percent from April and 6.7 percent higher than May 1981. On a seasonal Iy 
ad] usted bas Is, the CP I-U Incr ea sed 1.0 percent In May. The housing Index led the way 
with a 1. 4 percent Inc rease followed by the medical care Index with a .9 percent Increase . The food and beve rages Index and the other goods and services Index rose .8 and .7 percent, respectively. 
 
Commod It Da iry Feed, 16% 
 
Price per 
Unit SlTon 
 
June 15, 
1981 198.00 
 
June IS, 
19 2 174.00 
 
Un Ited States 
 
June 15, 
 
May 15, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
197.00 
 
181 .00 
 
June 15, 
1 
179.00 
 
Dairy Feed, 18% 
 
SITon 
 
198.00 
 
178.00 
 
212.00 
 
193.00 
 
191.00 
 
Dairy Conct., 32% S/Ton 245.00 
 
220.00 
 
284.00 
 
271.00 
 
267.00 
 
Hog Feed, 14%-18% S/CWt. 
 
12.00 
 
11.50 
 
11.60 
 
10.70 
 
10.70 
 
Hog Conct., 38%-42% S/Cwt. 
 
16.00 
 
15.00 
 
16.10 
 
15.10 
 
15.10 
 
Beef Cattle Conct., 
 
32%-36% Cottonseed Mea I , 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
12.50 
 
12.00 
 
11.50 
 
12.10 
 
11.70 
 
11.70 
 
41% 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
15.50 
 
14.50 
 
13.50 
 
15.50 
 
13.70 
 
13.60 
 
Soybean Meal, 44% Bran Middlings Corn Meal Bro il er Grower 
 
S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. S/Cwt. SlTon 
 
15.50 11.00 10.50 9.60 210.00 
 
14.00 11.50 9.40 8.90 210.00 
 
13.50 12.00 9.80 8.50 205.00 
 
15.20 10.40 9.98 8.42 234.00 
 
13.90 10.00 9.56 7.62 217.00 
 
13.90 9.93 9.51 7.76 2 15.00 
 
LayIng Feed ChI ck Starter Bro il er-Feed 
 
$/Ton S/Ton 
 
220.00 210.00 
 
196.00 215.00 
 
186.00 215.00 
 
219.00 237.00 
 
195.00 2 17. 00 
 
195.00 215.00 
 
Ratio..!! 
 
Lbs , 
 
Hog- Corn Rati o y 
 
Bu. 
 
Milk- Feed Rati o 21 t.bs , 
 
2.7 12.9 
1.46 
 
2. 5 19.2 
1. 58 
 
2.6 20. 2 
1. 62 
 
2. 6 15. 0 1. 36 
 
2.6 2 1.8 
1.46 
 
2.7 22. 4 
1.46 
 
E - Feed Rat io 4 
 
Lbs 
 
59 
 
62 
 
66 
 
52 
 
56 
 
53 
 
II Pounds of broiler growe r eq ua l In value to 1 lb. broile r live weight. 21 Bu she ls of cor n 
 
equa l In value t o 100 l bs , of hog li ve weight. 31 Pounds of 16% da iry feed ~U8 1 In value to 
 
1 I b. who I e mil k, 41 Pounds of I ay Ing feed eq ua I In va I ue to 1 doze n eggs. 
 
1977- 100 Geo rg i a 
 
INDEX NUMBERS--GEOOGI A MID Ltj ITED STATES 
 
May 1981 
 
June 1981 
 
Ma y 1982 
 
J une 1982 
 
Pr Ices Received 
 
AI I Commod It ie s 
 
122 
 
123 
 
3/ 123 
 
124 
 
Cr ops 
 
126 
 
124 
 
125 
 
125 
 
Li ves t ock & Pr oduct s 
 
117 
 
Un Ited St ates 
 
122 
 
21122 
 
124 
 
Pr ices Rece ive d 
 
142 
 
142 
 
21139 
 
138 
 
Pr ic es Pai d II 
 
150 
 
150 
 
21155 
 
156 
 
Rat io 21 - 
 
95 
 
95 
 
90 
 
88 
 
..!! Mi d- mo nt h Index in c lud i ng Interest, taxes and farm wage rates. 21 Rat io of Index of Pr ic es 
 
Rece i ved to Index of Prices Pa id, Interest, Taxe s and Farm Wage Rat es. l ! Revised. 
 
5. 
 
 GEORGIA APPLES CUT Two-THIRDS 
Georglll"'s 1982 app le crop, lit only 15 million pounds, is expected to be 67 percent smaI Ier than Iast year's crop. Very II tTl e product Ion 1s expected from the State's northern orchards due to two late spring freezes that caught the crop at a vulnerable stage . Please see Inset for delineation of "North Georgia" and "South Georgia" apples. 
us ApPLE CROP LARGER 
At 8.56 bIll ion pounds, the Nat ion's apple crop I s for ec as t 11 percent above last year's crop but 3 percent below 1980. Although the product ion forecast Is up from last year In all regions of the country , some states In each region suffered reduced crops because of adverse weather . 
 
APPLES COMMERCIAL 1/ 
Cr'oo and State 
Ca ll forn Ia Georgi CI Ida ho 1II Inoi s Maine Mar y la nd Mas sachu set t s MichIgan New Je r sey New York North Car o II na Ohio Oregon Pennsylvan i a South Caro I I na Tenn es se e Vi r g i n i a Wash Ington West Virginia 
Ot he r St!ltes l! 
 
PRODOCTION SELECTED STATES AND UNITED STATES. 1980-1982 
 
Production 
 
Tota l 21 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
Mi lli on Pounds 
 
I I nd , I 1982 
 
I Ind. 1982 as " of 1981 
 
520. 0 
 
626.0 
 
480. 0 
 
77 
 
36.0 
 
45.0 
 
15. 0 
 
33 
 
165: 0 
 
135.0 
 
125. 0 
 
93 
 
101. 0 
 
103. 0 
 
97.0 
 
94 
 
85. 0 
 
80 .0 
 
87.0 
 
109 
 
90 . 0 
 
70. 0 
 
80 .0 
 
114 
 
100.0 
 
83 . 0 
 
10 3 . 0 
 
124 
 
900. 0 
 
66 0 . 0 
 
950 .0 
 
144 
 
11 0.0 
 
95. 0 
 
120. 0 
 
126 
 
1, 100.0 
 
80 0 . 0 
 
1,1 30.0 
 
141 
 
4 10. 0 
 
375 . 0 
 
135.0 
 
36 
 
170. 0 
 
100.0 
 
165.0 
 
16 5 
 
195.0 
 
155. 0 
 
150.0 
 
97 
 
570.0 
 
4 00. 0 
 
570 . 0 
 
143 
 
32 . 0 
 
36. 0 
 
6.0 
 
17 
 
8. 0 
 
11. 0 
 
4.0 
 
36 
 
420. 0 
 
465. 0 
 
450 .0 
 
97 
 
3,005. 0 
 
2, 750. 0 
 
3,100.0 
 
113 
 
245.0 
 
20 0 . 0 
 
25 5.0 
 
128 
 
566.4 
 
5 54. 6 
 
54 1.2 
 
98 
 
U. S. 
 
8.828.4 
 
7.743.6 
 
8.563.2 
 
1 11 
 
1/ In orchards of 100 or more bear ing age t rees . 2/ Incl udes unharves ted product ion and 
 
tlarvested not sold <mil lion pounds): Un ited States--198v- 18.0, 1981 -47 .7. 3/ Inc ludes AR, 
 
CO, CT, DE, IN, lA, KS, KY , ~ , NH, NM, RI, UT, VT , WI . 
 
6 
 
 Variety & State 
 
PECANS, UTILIZED PRODUCTION, PRICE AND VALUE, 
 
Utili zed 
 
SELECTED Product Jon 
 
STATES 
11 
 
& 
 
UN-ITER STATES, 1979-1981 Price per Pound 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
1,000 Pounds 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
Cents 
 
Value of utilIzed Prod. 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
1, 000 Dollars 
 
IMPROVED VARIETIES 2/ 
 
Ala. 
 
2,800 10, 400 
 
Ar k. 
 
400 
 
200 
 
Fla. 
 
1,100 2,500 
 
Ga. 
 
54,000 84,000 
 
La. 
 
2,500 2,000 
 
Miss. 
 
1,500 3,500 
 
N. Mex. 
 
14,700 14,700 
 
N.C. 
 
900 1,100 
 
Okla. 
 
1,000 
 
500 
 
S.C. 
 
1,200 1,600 
 
Tex. 
 
21,000 8,000 
 
21,000 1,250 2,000 
96,000 4,500 5,500 20,000 2,000 2,500 4,800 15,000 
 
66.0 68.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 76.0 69.0 65.0 81.0 77.0 70 .0 
 
80.9 101.0 75.0 83.0 90.0 90.0 88.0 85.0 115.0 88.0 100.0 
 
64.0 58.7 67.0 59.0 65.0 60.0 86.0 60.0 66.5 62.4 77.0 
 
1,848 272 770 
37,800 1,750 1,140 
10,143 585 810 924 
14,700 
 
8,414 202 
1, 8 75 69,720 
1, 800 3,150 12 , 936 
935 575 1,408 8,000 
 
13,440 734 
1,340 56,640 
2,925 3,300 17,200 1,200 1,663 2,995 11,550 
 
U,S. 
 
101,100 128,5 00 174,550 
 
70.0 
 
84.8 
 
64 . 7 
 
70,742 109,015 112,987 
 
NAT! VE & SEEDL ING 
 
Ala. 
 
1,200 
 
Ark. 
 
1,100 
 
Fla. 
 
1,500 
 
Ga. 
 
11,000 
 
La. 
 
13,500 
 
Miss, 
 
1,000 
 
N.C. 
 
400 
 
Okla. 
 
9, 000 
 
S. C. 
 
800 
 
Tex. 
 
70 , 0 0 0 
 
9,600 700 
3,500 21,000 12,000 
1, 000 600 
3,000 600 
3,000 
 
13,000 4,250 3,000 24,000 19,500 3,000 2,200 44,500 4,100 47,000 
 
43.0 44.0 50.0 45.0 37.0 50.0 45.0 41 .0 57,0 42.0 
 
64.4 75.7 60.0 60.0 63.0 65.0 65.0 68.0 62.0 61. 0 
 
46.0 44.5 45.0 43.0 39.0 45. 0 45.0 44.5 46 , 0 44. 0 
 
516 484 750 4,950 4,995 500 18 0 3,690 456 29 ,400 
 
6,182 530 
2 , 100 12 , 600 7 ,560 
6 50 390 2,040 372 1, 830 
 
5,980 1,891 1,350 10,320 7, 605 1, 350 
990 19, 803 1, 886 20 ,680 
 
U.S , 
 
109 ,500 55, 000 164 ,550 
 
4 1, 9 
 
62 .3 
 
43, 7 
 
45, 92 1 34, 254 71 , 855 
 
ALL PECANS Ala, Ark. Fla . Ga. La , 
Miss. N. ~~ex . N, C, Okla . S, C. Tex , 
 
4 , 000 1,500 2 , 600 65 , 0 0 0 16 ,000 2 , 500 14 , 700 1, 300 10, 000 2, 000 91 , 000 
 
20 ,000 900 
6 ,000 105,000 14, 000 
4 ,500 14 ,700 1, 700 3 , 500 2, 200 11, 000 
 
34, 000 5 ,500 5,000 
120, 000 24, 000 
8 , 500 20, 000 4, 200 47 ,0 00 
8, 900 62,000 
 
59. 1 50 . 4 58, S 6 5. 8 42 , 2 65, 6 69. 0 58, 8 4 5,0 69.0 48.5 
 
73.0 8 1. 3 66. 3 78 . 4 66, 9 84 ,4 
88. 0 77.9 74. 7 80 ,9 89, 4 
 
57.1 47.7 53. 8 55.8 43 ,9 54. 7 86. 0 52, 1 45. 7 54. 8 52. 0 
 
2 , 364 7 56 
1,520 42 , 750 6 , 745 
1,64 0 10,1 43 
76 5 4 , 500 1,380 44,100 
 
14 ,596 73 2 
3, 975 82 ,320 
9, 360 3 , 800 12, 936 1, 325 2 , 615 1,7 80 9,830 
 
19,4 20 2 , 625 2, 690 66, 960 10, 530 4,6 50 17, 200 2 , 190 2 1, 466 4 , 881 32, 230 
 
U, S. 
 
210,600 183,500 339,100 
 
55,4 
 
78,1 
 
54.5 116,663 143 , 269 184 , 842 
 
J.! In-shel I bas Is, 11 Budded, grafted, or top worked variet Ies, 
 
7 
 
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fIJ D H O 
 
Al n - iv 
PC-< N" 0 H rn r a 
 
" I Z I IC) Vl - -i 
 
V l ' j V..J 
 
C) 
 
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W '-iI'" 
 
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J,... I.D 
 
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N 
 
I 
 
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GEORGIA RETAINS PECAN CROWN 
Georgi a cont i nued I t s r e i gn as t he leadi ng pec an state In 1981 with a crop o f 120 mil lion pound s. Georg ia's prod uction ac cou nt ed fo r 35 per c ent of t he Nat i on' s tota l pecan c r op. I n addi t ion the 1981 cro p was t he t hi r d l arge st c r o p ever pr od uced i n the State, ex ceeded on l y by t he 1963 and 1978 cro ps , wi th 124 and 135 mi l l i on pounds' r es pec tive l y. The 198 1 crop was 14 perc ent larg er t han t he 1980 cr op. 
An "e nd-o f - se ason" sur vey of gr ower s , shel 1er s, and buyer s c onfi rmed the earl ier f or ecast of the crop dur I ng the gr owI ng and har ve st sea so ns. Pr I c e per pound I n 1981 dr opped t o 55.8 ce nt s c ompar ed wi t h 78.4 cent s for t he 1980 c r o p. As a res ul t o f th e pr i c e decl in e, the t ot a l va l ue of th e cro p s lipped to $66.96 mi lli o n c ompar ed with $82.32 mil lio n fo r t he pr ev i o us year but st il I t he third hig~st crop va lue of record. 
us. PECANS Up 85 PERCENT 
Nati on all y , the pecan crop t o t a l ed 3 39.1 mil I I on pound s , a whopp I ng 85 percent l arg er t han the short 198 1 crop. Much of t he I ncrea se came from the southwestern states, wh i ch were rebound I ng from an " o f f-year" production In 1980. Improved var ieties acc ount ed for slightly over 51 percent of the t ota l . This was a ref lection of seedling cro ps I n Texas and Oklahoma In 1981 and a rela tionship more In l i ne with pr ior year s. 
Pr I ces were o ff sharp I y, f a I I I ng from 78. 1 cents per pound I n 1980 to on I Y 54.5 cents I n 198 1. Value o f the crop Jumped to S184.8 mi l lion, 29 percent above 1980. 
us COLD STORAGE REPORT 
As o f March 31, 1982 , there were 23.4 ml I lion pounds of pecan nutmeats I n co l d storage, up 1 1 percent from the March 198 1 l e vel . Add it i o nall y , there were 144 . 9 million pounds of , ' I n- s he l l pecans I n cold storage, up 263 perc ent f rom the previous yea r. 
8 
 
 August 3 , 19 82 GFR- 82-Vo I. 6 
It em 
 
Received Georgia 
 
Crop 
 
AUG 1 0 198 
 
~~c~ng 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. DOCUM ENTS Suite 320 UGA L1BRARIE hens, GeorgIa J0613 
Phone: (40 ).5%-22.16 
 
MONTHLY POULTRY SUMMARY -- ,JUNE 1982 
 
% of 
 
During Ju ne 
 
year 
 
Ja n. t hr u J une 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
ago 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousan ds 
 
Thousa nds 
 
% of year ago 
 
3, 280 412 
 
2,827 
 
86 
 
51 4 
 
125 
 
21, 067 1,965 
 
19,318 
 
92 
 
2,028 
 
10 3 
 
d 
 
~ 
 
56,205 
 
56,083 
 
100 
 
334,520 
 
328,863 
 
98 
 
382,715 
 
384,241 
 
100 
 
2,287, 937 2,267,636 
 
99 
 
t t 
 
2,444 
 
3,1 25 
 
128 
 
40,524 
 
39,003 
 
96 
 
20,499 253,214 
 
20,842 
 
102 
 
246,950 
 
98 
 
2 1, 456 
 
20,498 
 
96 1/158 ,380 1/147,821 
 
93 
 
53,440 366,236 
 
50,569 363,702 
 
95 
 
297,533 
 
289,575 
 
97 
 
99 
 
2,046,324 2,010,848 
 
98 
 
13,287 
 
13,841 
 
104 
 
3,361 
 
3,470 
 
103 
 
16,648 
 
17,311 
 
104 
 
3,134 
 
3,665 
 
117 
 
94 , 8 4 6 
 
83 ,424 
 
88 
 
19,550 
 
18,401 
 
94 
 
114,396 
 
101,825 
 
89 
 
25,228 
 
19,635 
 
78 
 
J! Reported by leading breeders, Includes expected pul let replacements from eggs sold dur ing 
the preceding month at the rate of 125 pul let chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 1/ Turkey poults hatched September 1981 - June 1982. 3/ Federally Inspected slaughter data as col lected by Meat and Poultry Inspect ion Program. Cur re nt mo nth data estimated by Market News Serv ice. ~ Ja nuary-May condemnations. 
Agricu1tura1 Statisticl.an aod Georgia Depar~t of Arf.culture 
 
 EGGS SET 
Egg-type ~ ~ incuba tor s are 7 pe rc ent ab ove a year ago . Bro iler-typ e ~~ l ncu bator s on Ju l y 1, 1982 wer e vi r t ua I IY un- 
c han ged fr om Ju l y 1 I ast ye ar . 
 
EGGS I N I NC UBATORS. JULY 1. UN IT ED STATES 
 
I tern 
 
198 1 
 
1982 % o f Yr. Ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Ch ickens 
 
Egg Type 
 
30,164 32 ,408 
 
107 
 
Brol I er Type 311,080 311,459 
 
100 
 
Tur ke y s 
 
26.783 26.883 
 
100 
 
GFR-82-Vo l. 6 
 
COLD STORAGE HIGH LIG~TS 
 
Tota l red meat s In free zers dec lin ed 6 perce nt 
 
from Marc h 1982, but wer e 30 percent le ss than 
 
t he June 1981 hold i ngs . Frozen po rk stoc ks 
 
dropped 3 percent dur I ng the quarter and we r e 
 
24 pe rcent bel ow the pre v ious year . Tot a l 
 
froze n poul t ry supplies inc reased 14 percen t 
 
fr om Mar ch 1982 but wer e 16 per cent be low l as t 
 
yellr . 
 
Shelled pecan sto c ks Increased 18 
 
percent f r om Mar c h 1982, and were 30 pe r ce nt 
 
more tha n Jun e 1981 . Pecans I n she I I dropped 
 
33 perce nt d ur I ng t he quarter but were 402 
 
perc e nt above t he pr evious yea r. 
 
Comme d I ty 
 
CO LD STORAGE STOC KS. UN IT ED STATES. JUNE 30. 
 
Jun. 30 , 
 
Mar. 3 1, 
 
J un , 30, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Pound s 
 
1982 
 
1982 Perce nt 
Jun. 1981 Mar . Per cent 
 
1982 
 
Bu t te r Che ese , Natu r a I Eggs, Fro ze n Fru i ts , Froz en Frui t J ui c es , Fro ze n Meats, Red 
Bee f, Fr oz en Po r k, Froze n Pou l tr y, Fro ze n Tur ke ys, Froze n Veget ab l es , Fr o zen Pot at o es , Fr o zen 
 
507, 45 4 
 
44 7 ,7 95 
 
540,284 
 
10 6 
 
12 1 
 
685 ,747 
 
72 2,240 
 
813,214 
 
119 
 
113 
 
24 , 218 
 
17,389 
 
22, 709 
 
94 
 
131 
 
406, 149 
 
374 ,557 
 
347,225 
 
85 
 
93 
 
1, 866 ,76 1 1, 76 5,8 14 
 
1,885,304 
 
10 1 
 
107 
 
7 16 ,583 
 
53 6 , 006 
 
50 2, 187 
 
70 
 
94 
 
297 , 474 
 
2 11, 8 79 
 
188,168 
 
63 
 
89 
 
34 6 ,547 
 
274 , 094 
 
26 4 ,637 
 
76 
 
97 
 
509,1 10 
 
377,268 
 
429 ,52 3 
 
84 
 
1 14 
 
32 7,281 
 
232,835 
 
291, 982 
 
89 
 
125 
 
936 ,341 
 
1,061, 683 
 
971 , 7 68 
 
104 
 
92 
 
792 , 741 
 
84 6,049 
 
9 3 9 , 2 63 
 
1 18 
 
1 11 
 
Nuts She l l ed: Pean ut s Pecan s A l mond s Fi I ber t s Eng l i s h Wa l nuts Ot he r Tree Nuts Ot he r She I led I n She II : Peanut s Peca ns Al mo nd s C" ilbert s Eng l i sh Wal nuts Oth e r Tr ee Nut s Ot he r In She l I 
 
2 13 , 871 2 1, 99 8 64 , 680 1, 600 18, 0 70 9, 81 2 94 ,1 62 
9 , 658 19, 247 
1, 437 1, 576 22, 835 8,046 33 . 894 
 
37 6,707 24 , 16 5 
130, 552 33,2 15 144 , 8 10 
4 2 .228 
 
450 ,420 
 
2 11 
 
28, 554 
 
130 
 
84 ,3 52 
 
130 
 
1,482 
 
93 
 
26, 051 
 
14 4 
 
9,8 77 
 
101 
 
12 1,762 
 
129 
 
30,3 09 
 
3 14 
 
96, 547 
 
50 2 
 
9 18 
 
64 
 
6 28 
 
40 
 
16 , 851 
 
74 
 
4, 886 
 
61 
 
23 .270 
 
69 
 
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 GFR-82-Vol. 6 
 
GEORGIA MILK PRODUCTION Up SLIGHTLY 
Georg ia's dairIes produced an est imated 354 
mi l l i o n pounds of milk during the April-June 
quarter, up 1 percent from the previous year. 
There was an average of 131, 000 mil k cows on hand during this quarter, 1,000 head above the previous year. Production per cow was 2,700 pounds, 10 pounds above last year. 
 
UNITED STATES MILK PRODUCTION Up 
Mi lk production during the April-June quarter 
totaled 35.5 b ll lion pounds, up 1 percent from the comparable period of 1981 and 8 percent 
.above the previou s quarter . Accumulated mIlk 
production for the first half of 1982 at 68.5 billion pounds was also up I percent from the first two quarters of 1981. Milk production per cow for the quarter averaged 3,233 pounds, 
an I ncrease of 7 pounds from the second q uar- 
ter of a year ago. Total mil k cows averaged 
11.0 million head during the quarter, 1 percent more than the 1981 April-June average . 
 
I t em No . Mi l k Cows on Far ms I,' I I k Prod uct Ion per Cow Total Milk Production 
 
DAIRY PRODUCTION, APRIL-JUNE QUARTER, 1981-1982 
 
Georg 1a 
 
UnI ted States 
 
Un i t 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thous. Head 
 
130 
 
131 
 
10,892 
 
10, 985 
 
Pounds 
 
2,690 
 
2,700 
 
3,226 
 
3,233 
 
Mil. Lbs , 
 
350 
 
354 
 
35,140 
 
35,512 
 
CATTLE ON FEED Up 4 PERCENT IN 13 ~UARTERLY STATES 
 
Cattle and calves on feed Ju l y 1, 1982, for s laugh ter mar ket in the 13 states, t o t a l ed 8.98 million head, 4 percent more t ha n bot h 
last year and two years ago. 
P la c ements of cattle and calves on feed during April-June quarter totaled 5.77 million, 3 percent greater t ha n the same quarter one year 
ago , 3nd 10 pe r c e nt above the compa r able per i o d i n 1980. 
 
Other disappearance of 409 thousand head I eaves net placements a t 5.36 mI I I Jon. Mar - 
ketings of fed cattle for slaughter during 
Aprl ! - June totaled 5.19 million, up 2 percent 
from the same quarter last year, and 1 percent 
above the same quarter I n 1980. This i nc r ea se ended 3 consecut I ve years of dec II ne I n mar- 
ket i ng s during the second q ua r t er . 
Catt le f e ede r s expect to market 5.7 1 mi l l i on 
he ad dur ing t he J u l y- Septembe r quarter o f 
1982 , Th Is wou Id be 5 percent gr eat er t han t he f hl r d q uar t er market ings i n 1981 , an d o pe r ce nt above 1980 . 
 
I t em 
 
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED JULY 1 Tot a l 13 St ates 1/ 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 as %of 
 
1981 1,000 Head 
 
Total 7 States 2/ 1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
as %o f 
 
198 1 
 
1, 000 Head 
 
On Feed Apr. 1 
 
8 ,666 
 
8,818 
 
10 2 
 
6,837 7 , 024 
 
103 
 
P i ac ed o n Feed Apr , -Jun e 3/ 
 
5 ,590 
 
5,766 
 
103 
 
4 , 663 4,823 
 
103 
 
Fed Cat t l e Mar keted Apr . -June 3/ 
 
5 , 113 
 
5, 194 
 
102 
 
4,235 4 , 322 
 
102 
 
Othe r Di sa p pear ance Apr. -Jun e 4/ 
 
49 7 
 
409 
 
82 
 
419 
 
344 
 
82 
 
On Feed Jul y 1 
 
8 , 646 
 
8,98 1 
 
104 
 
6 ,846 7,181 
 
105 
 
..!! AZ . ,CA . ,CO. , IL. , ID. , LA. ,KS . ,MN. ,NB. ,OK. ,S .D . , TX. , WA. 11 AZ. ,CA. , CO . ,IA. ,KS . ,NB. ,TX, 
 
3/ I nc I ude s c att I e p I aced o n feed a f t er beg i nn I ng o f q uar t er and marketed befo re end of quar ter. 
 
4/ In clude s dea th l osses , movement from feed lot s to pas tures and s h i ~ me n ts t o ot her f eed l ot s fo r 
 
f ur t her f e eding. 
 
3 
 
 GEORGIA PRICES MOSTLY LOWER 
 
Average prices rece ived by Georgia farmers at 
 
mid-July for most commodities , we r e sl i gh tly 
 
lower than the previous month. Commod ities 
 
showing price declines from June wer e wheat, 
 
corn, hogs and calves, wh ile cotton, soybeans 
and egg pr I ces I mproved moderate I v; Pr Ices 
 
for beef cattle, ml I k and bro ilers were un- 
 
changed from last month. 
 
Tobacco pr i c es 
 
averaged $1 . 60 pe r pound, down sl i ghtl y f r om a 
 
y ear ago . AI I commod ities, with t he exception 
 
of hogs, bee f cattle , and cal ves we r e below 
 
I ast year. The Georg I a Pr Ices Rece I ved A I 1- 
 
CommodI t y I ndex f o r Ju I y was 126 pe rcent of 
 
the 1977 average, same as las t month and a 
 
year ago. 
 
GFR-82-Vo I. 6 
us. PRICES RECEI VED INDEX 
The Ju I y I ndex of Pr I ces Rece i ved by Farmer s ' 
was unchanged from June at 137 percent o f i ts January-December 1977 average. Higher prices 
for oranges , grapef ru it, eggs, lettuce an d peaches wer e offset by lower pr I ces for catt l e , tomatoes , wheat , hay , corn and soybeans. The I ndex was 5 points <3.5 percent) be low a y ear ago . 
 
PR Ir.FC:; RI r F I VF n R Y F ARMI=R C: .1111 Y 1 <; l QR? 11TH 
 
C:; O NS 
 
Pr ice per 
 
Jul y 
 
Georo i a Jun e 
 
Ju l y 15 , 
 
Ju ly 
 
li n I tAd States 
 
June 
 
Jul y 15, 
 
Commod I t v Wi nt er Whe at 
Oat s 
 
Uni t 
s/ s. 
S/B u. 
 
198 1 3. 25 
- 
 
1982 3. 11 
- 
 
1982 2. 91 
- 
 
1981 3.59 
1.82 
 
1982 3. 33 
1. 88 
 
1982 3. 25 
1. 78 
 
Co rn 
 
S/ Bu. 
 
3. 14 
 
2. 95 
 
2. 93 
 
3.14 
 
2. 57 
 
2. 54 
 
Cotton To bac co 
 
t/lb . t /lb. 
 
68. 3 160. 5 
 
58. 0 J! 59 . 8 
 
- 
 
2/ 160.0 
 
70.4 160. 0 
 
54.9 
 
1/5 5. 9 
 
- 
 
2/ 151.5 
 
Soybea ns 
 
S/Bu. 
 
7. 03 
 
6. 12 
 
6. 25 
 
7.13 
 
6.1 2 
 
6.05 
 
Sweet potato es 
 
S/ Cw t . 
 
27.30 
 
if 
 
A I I Hay , ba I ed , 21 
 
SlTo n 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Mi l k Cows , 2! .Y 
 
S/Head 1200. 00 
 
- 
 
15. 50 
- 
1090 .00 
 
21.8 0 21 18  10 
 
64. 10 1200. 00 
 
70. 90 
- 
 
17. 40 66. 60 1110 .00 
 
Hog s 
 
S/ Cw t . 
 
49. 60 
 
58.50 
 
57.70 
 
49. 30 
 
57. 60 
 
58.00 
 
Sows 
 
S/ Cwt . 
 
42 . 10 
 
49. 10 
 
52. 20 
 
43. 40 
 
51.00 
 
51.70 
 
Bar r ows & Gi I ts 
Beef Cat t I e, .21 Cow s 2.! 
 
S/Cw t . S/Cwt. S/Cwt . 
 
50.90 45. 10 40. 70 
 
59. 90 47. 10 40. 60 
 
58.70 47. 10 40. 80 
 
50.7 0 60. 50 42.40 
 
58. 60 61.1 0 41.40 
 
59.00 59. 90 41. 20 
 
Ste ers & He if e rs 
 
S/ Cwt. 
 
51. 20 
 
55. 80 
 
55. 50 
 
64. 10 
 
65. 90 
 
63. 80 
 
Cal ves 
 
$/ Cwt . 
 
52. 20 
 
56.50 
 
56. 00 
 
62. 00 
 
61 .90 
 
61. 10 
 
A l l Mi l k 
Tur key s 21 
 
S/Cwt . 
 / Lb. 
 
14 . 60 44.0 
 
14.00 
- 
 
7/1 4 . 00 
- 
 
13. 40 42.7 
 
13. 10 37. 7 
 
J..! 13 . 10 40. 0 
 
Chic ken s 
 
Exc I . Bro i I ers 
 
t /L b. 
 
12. 5 
 
218  5 
 
9.0 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Com' l Br o i I er s ~ 
Eggs , Al l 2! 
Tab l e Hatc h I no 
 
/Lb . 
/Doz . t lDoz. i / Doz 
 
29. 0 
 
68. 7 
 
, 
 
55.0 120.0 
 
27.0 2/61. 6 2/ 48 . 0 2/ 110 0 
 
J..!2 7 . 0 63. 0 53.8 100 0 
 
30. 1 
 
28 .6 
 
-58. 6 21 5 1 6 4 5. 4 
 
- 
 
- 
 
7/28 .6 55. 2 49. 4 
- 
 
II F ir st half of mont h. 21 Mid -mon t h pr ice . 31 An i ma l s sold f o r da i r y herd rep l ac eme nt o n ly. 
 
4 1 Pri ces es timated q uar ter l y. 51 "Cows " and " st eer s and he i f e r s " c ombin ed wit h all owanc e where 
 
n ec essa r y f o r s l augh t er bul l s . 6 1 I ncl udes da i r y c ows so ld f o r s l au ght er . 71 Ent ire month . 
y Li vewe lg ht equ i va le nt pr ice fOr Geo rgia . 2! Aver age of al l egg s sold by Ta r mer s Incl ud i ng 
 
hatch i ng egg s so l d at re t a il. * I nsu f f l cl ent sal es . 
 
4 
 
 us PRICES PAID INDEX 
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
 
The I ndex of Pr Ices Pa I d by Farmers for Com- The June unadj usted Consumer Pr t ee I nd ex for 
 
mod ities and Services, Interest, Taxes and a ll urban consumers ( CPI - U) was 290 . 6 (19 67 = 
 
Far m Wage Rat es for Jul y was 157 (1977=100), 
 
100), up 1. 2 percent from Ma y and 7.1 pe r c ent 
 
u p 1 point (.6 perc ent) from June. HIgher ab ove June 1981. On a seasonally adjusted 
 
family livIng expenses and r ep l acement live- basIs , the CPI-U increased 1. 0 percent In 
 
stock prices were partIally offset by lower June. The transportation index led the way 
 
feed pr ices. The July index was up 7 points with 2.1 percent Inc rease fol lowed by t he 
 
( 4.7 percent) from a year earlier. 
 
housing Index with a 1.0 percent increase. 
 
The medical care and entert ainment Ind exes 
 
rose .9 and .7 percent respectively. 
 
. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS JULY 15 , 1982 WITH COMPARISONS 
 
Price I 
 
Geora I a 
 
Un i ted St at es 
 
per 
 
July 15, 
 
June 15 , Ju ly 15, 
 
July 15, 
 
June 15, 
 
Ju l y 15 
 
Commod ltv Dairy Feed, 16% 
 
Un it $/Ton 
 
1981 195.00 
 
1982 174 . 00 
 
1982 179.00 
 
198 1 192.00 
 
1982 179.00 
 
1982 180.00 
 
Da i r y Feed, 18% 
 
$/Ton 
 
200.00 
 
178.00 
 
174.00 
 
205.00 
 
19 1. 00 
 
189.00 
 
Dairy Conct., 32% S/To n 
 
255.00 
 
220.00 
 
210.00 
 
277 .00 
 
267.00 
 
264.00 
 
Hog Feed, 14%-18% S/Cwt. 
 
11.50 
 
11.50 
 
11.00 
 
11.30 
 
10.70 
 
10.70 
 
Hog Conct., 38%-42% S/Cwt. Beef Cattle Conct., 
 
15.50 
 
15.00 
 
15.00 
 
16.00 
 
15.10 
 
15.00 
 
32%-36% Cottonseed Mea I , 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
12.50 
 
11.50 
 
11.50 
 
12. 20 
 
11. 70 
 
11.60 
 
41 % 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
15.00 
 
13. 50 
 
14.00 
 
15. 40 
 
13. 60 
 
13 . 6 0 
 
Soy bean MeaI , 44% 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
15.50 
 
13.50 
 
13.50 
 
15 . 00 
 
13.90 
 
13. 70 
 
Br an 
 
S/ Cwt . 
 
11.50 
 
12.00 
 
12.00 
 
10.40 
 
9.93 
 
9. 96 
 
Mi dd II ngs 
 
S/ Cw t . 
 
11.00 
 
9.80 
 
9.30 
 
9. 86 
 
9. 51 
 
9. 46 
 
Corn Meal Br o i l er Grower Lay i ng Feed Chi ck St arter 
 
S/ Cw t . S/Ton $/To n $/To n 
 
9. 60 210 .00 220 . 00 2 10.00 
 
8 . 50 205 .00 186 . 00 215. 00 
 
8.50 2 15 . 00 205 .00 225. 00 
 
8.46 
I 233 .00 
I 2 14 . 00 
1 236 .00 
 
7. 76 2 15.00 195. 00 2 15. 00 
 
7. 74 217.00 194. 00 2 16 . 00 
 
Bro i l er-Feed 
 
Rat io J.! 
 
Lbs . 
 
- Hog Corn RatiO Y 
 
2. 8 15. 8 
 
2. 6 19.8 
 
2. ;5 19. 7 
 
I 
 
I 
 
I 
I 
 
2.6 
 
I 
 
15. 7 
 
2.7 22 4 
 
2. 6 22. 8 
 
Mi l k- Feed Rat i o 3/ 
 
1. 50 
 
1.61 
 
1. 56 
 
1.40 
 
1.4 6 
 
1. 46 
 
E - Feed Rat io 4-- 
 
62 
 
66 
 
61 I 55 
 
53 
 
57 
 
y 1/ Po und s of broiler gr ower eq ua l I n va l ue to 1 l b. br o il er live we i g ht . 
 
Bus he l s of cor n 
 
e;~ua l in va l ue t o 100 l bs , of hog li ve wei ght . 3/ Po und s o f 16% dai r y fe ed equal I n val ue t o 
 
1 lb. whol e mi lk .Y Pou nd s o f l aying feed a:t uaT i n va l ue to 1 do zen egg s. 
 
1977 = 100 Geo rg I a 
 
I NDEX NUMBERS- -GEORGI A AND UNITED STATES 
 
Ju ne 1981 
 
Ju I y 1981 
 
June 1982 
 
Ju ly 1982 
 
Pr i c es Recei ved 
 
AI I Commod i t i es 
 
125 
 
126 
 
126 
 
126 
 
Cr ops 
 
125 
 
126 
 
128 
 
128 
 
L i ve sto c k & Pr oduct s 
 
125 
 
126 
 
124 
 
124 
 
Un I t ed St at es 
 
Price s Rece i ved 
Pr i ces Pa I d Y 
 
14 2 
 
142 
 
..!.!137 
 
137 
 
150 
 
15 0 
 
156 
 
157 
 
Rat i o 3/ 
 
95 
 
95 
 
88 
 
87 
 
1/ Rev I sed . 2/ Mi d-mo nt h I ndex I nc I ud I ng i nt er es t , ta xes and farm wage ra t es , 3/ Rat 10 of 
 
Tn dex o f Pr i cas Rec e i ved t o I ndex of Pr i c es Pa i d , In te r es t , Tax es and Far m Wage Frates . 
 
5 
 
 , Index of Prices Received by Farmers, 
1U8S0f- --%011971--- -- 
 
Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, US 
% 011977 
180 : -- 
 
180t_", /" '. u~r.//~ ~ 140 
I .. 120 . ~ 
 
,-_ : <, 
---""-'<-:- -v, '<, 
 
./,..-,..v--, 
 
<, . . - <, 
 
_ ....-- - " , / a.l\ ............ - -.- 
 
'./ 
 
. 
 
- ---J~- \ 
 
---- r" 
 
\. 
 
~I-,~ 
 
r 
 
I 
 
i 
 
100 L L '- n..L..L. L ..1.-.L..l._ _L ..L 
 
I I .L.L..L.L...l 
 
1981 
 
1882 
 
,.i', L 
I 'rites ill , resl, 
 
160 
 
f Imsll' Ilia 
~?.'1~ ' nles ; 
 
=2 
 
:-=- 
 
-~ 
 
-;~~ _ ..- .....=...-=--:.--.--.-- 
 
140 ~/ ' 
 
CII"a.r Price i"l1 
 
' PrtflcUttlth1 
 
r , 
120 r:- 
 
~ -'-- '- 1 0 0 
 
. :-----L...: _ J - l- L . i -'--LJ ....L..1--l.---1I ---1I ---1I ----' 
 
1881 
 
'''2 
 
State 
 
AVERAGE GROSS CASH RENT PER ACRE AND REN T-To-VALUE RATI OS FOR FARMS, CROPLAND 
 
AND PASTURE LAND FOR SELECT ED STATES APRI L 1 1982 1 
 
Farms 
 
Crooland 
 
Pasture land 
 
Rent per 
 
Rat 10 of 
 
Rent per 
 
Rat 10 of Rent per Ratio of 
 
Acre 
 
rent to 
 
Acre 
 
rent to 
 
Acre 
 
rent to 
 
value 
 
value 
 
value 
 
Dol l ar s 
 
Percent 
 
Do l l a r s 
 
Percent 
 
Dol l ars 
 
Percent 
 
Virg in ia 
 
36.60 
 
3.7 
 
42.00 
 
3.6 
 
17.70 
 
2.3 
 
North Carol in a 
 
39.40 
 
3.9 
 
48.30 
 
4.0 
 
21 . 0 0 
 
2.6 
 
Ke nt uc k y 
 
52 . 30 
 
5.0 
 
64. 00 
 
5. 1 
 
28 . 20 
 
3. 9 
 
Te nne ssee 
 
45. 00 
 
5.0 
 
54.60 
 
5.5 
 
24.70 
 
3.4 
 
So ut h Caro I In a 
 
25.80 
 
3 .5 
 
27. 80 
 
3.4 
 
17.00 
 
2. 7 
 
Geo r g i a 
 
29.90 
 
4. 1 
 
3 3 . 10 
 
4.1 
 
19.60 
 
3. 0 
 
Alabama 
 
30.10 
 
4. 0 
 
36. 10 
 
4.4 
 
17 . 4 0 
 
3.0 
 
Mis si s s i ppi 
 
39.10 
 
4. 5 
 
46.10 
 
4.7 
 
15. 70 
 
2. 9 
 
Ar kansa s 
 
45 40 
 
43 
 
15 80 
 
24 
 
-u1/ Base d on dat a f rom cr op repo r ter s , Sta ti st i ca l Repo rti ng Ser v ice , USDA. 
 
J UNE PEANUT STOCKS REMAIN 
 
U. S. 
 
AT HI GH LEVEL 
 
Peanut st oc ks in c omme r c i al storage o n - J une 30, 1982 , to t a l ed 1.08 bi ll ion 
po unds of equ i va l e nt far mers ' stock, mor e th an do ub I e t he amount o n hand a ye ar ear l i er . June 1982 mi I I i ng s tot a led 204 mi I I I on po unds , a lmost f ou r t i mes th e milli ngs during June a year ago . Commercia l pr oce s so r s ut i l ized 105 mi llion poun ds o f she t I od ed ible grade pean uts dur i ng June 1982, c ompa r ed with [;2 . 0 mi I li o n pounds a year ear li er . 
 
Cl as s 
 
Mi I I i on Pounds 
 
Far mer s Sto ck 
 
59 
 
y She l l ed Peanu ts 
 
4 25 
 
Roas t i ng St o c k 2! 
 
23 
 
435 
 
2 11 
 
875 
 
811 
 
67 
 
61 
 
Tot a l 
 
07 
 
1 378 
 
1 08 
 
Y Exc I udes st o c ks on f ar ms. I nc I udes st o c k s 
 
owned by or hel d fo r ac cou nt o f CCC in c omm- 
 
e r c i a l sto rages . Far mer s stock o n net wei ght 
cas is . 11 Actua I f ar mer s st o c k , p I us r oa st - 
 
i ng st o c k , p l us she i l e d pea nut s X 1. 3 3 . 3/ 
 
y Pr e l i min ary . 
 
Inc ludes she l led ed i b le ~n d 
 
2! s he ! ied 0 1 I stoc k. 
 
C lea ned & Uns he ! led. 
 
6 
 
 GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTION 
 
US. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 
 
Commercial red meat production during the 
Apr il-June quarter totaled 103.2 mill ion po und s , 7 percent less than the p ~evl ou s quarter and down slIghtly from April-June 
1981. Increases In cattle and calves continued to be offset by decreases In hogs. Cattle slaugh tered were up 7 percent while hogs ki l l ed were down 4 percent from April-June 
 
Commer c ia l red meat product ion for the Un i t e d St at es during Apr il through June 1982 total ed 9. 10 bi II io n pounds , down 4 per ce nt fr om the Apr i I through June 1981 quarter. Januar y- Ju ne r ed meat production, at 18.4 bi II ion pounds , declined 4 percent from the corr es pond ing per iod l as t year . 
 
1981. 
 
erose I A N:JD UN I TED STATES LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER 1/ 
 
Numbe r 
 
Ave rag e 
 
Total 
 
Slaughtered 
 
Live We ight 
 
Live Weig ht 
 
Specl es 
Geo r gi a . Cat t l e Ca l ves Hogs 
United States Cattle Ca l ves Hogs 
 
Apr.-June 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Head 
 
51.8 
 
55.4 
 
6.9 
 
7.1 
 
486.2 
 
465.8 
 
Mi I. Head 
 
8.5 
 
8.6 
 
.6 
 
.7 
 
22.6 
 
20.7 
 
Apr.-June 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Pounds 
 
901 
 
907 
 
294 
 
223 
 
224 
 
2 28 
 
Pounds 
 
1,079 
 
1,058 
 
265 
 
248 
 
243 
 
242 
 
Apr.-June 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Pound s 
 
46,685 
 
50,257 
 
2,028 
 
1,578 
 
108,924 
 
106,135 
 
Mil. Pounds 
 
9 ,164 
 
9,145 
 
158 
 
167 
 
5,486 
 
5,013 
 
She ep '" Lambs 
 
1.4 
 
1 5 
 
107 
 
111 
 
155 
 
170 
 
'" 1/lncludes slaughter under Federal Inspection other commercia l s laughter, ex c l udes f arm 
sl au ghter. 
 
JULY 1 ALL CATTLE AND CALVES INVENTORY DOWN 1 PERC ENT 
 
All cattle and calves on hand In the United St at es on July 1,1982 are es t imated at 124 mi llion he ad , down 1 percent from Jul y 1 a year ago and up 1 percent from Jul y 1, 1980. Cows and he i f e r : t hat have ca I ved, at 49.6 mII l i o n , are down 3 percent from a year ago and of f 1 percent from Ju I Y 1 two years ago. The 1982 ca I f crop I s ex pec t ed t o be 43 .6 mII I i on , down 3 pe r cent f r om the 44 , 7 mi l l l o n born i n 1981 , 
 
'Th i 5 r-epo r t pr ov j de-s-U-, S--. e- s-t-jm--a -t e- s- of mi d- ye ar catt I e and ca I f I n v en to ;~b-y__ c I a_s_s_es_, -__I_-_~d_jl ~- 
 
v i d ua l states are not av ai l a b l e. 
 
_ 
 
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER BY CLASS AND CALF CROP, UNIT ED STArE S JULY 1 . 1981- 1982 
 
Cl ass 
 
1980 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
. 
Cat t l e and Calves 
 
122, 82 1 
 
1, 000 Head 124 ,80 0 
 
123, 740 
 
Cows and He i fe r s t hat have Calved 
 
49 , 94 1 
 
51,004 
 
4 9 ,5 90 
 
Bee f Cows 
 
39,143 
 
40 , 105 
 
38 ,61 0 
 
Mi I k Cows 
 
10,7 98 
 
10, 8 99 
 
10, 980 
 
He i f er s 500 Po und s and Ove r 
 
17, 8 25 
 
18 , 356 
 
18,5 50 
 
For Beef Cow Replac ement 
 
5, 837 
 
5, 233 
 
6 ,120 
 
For Mi l k Cow Rep l ac eme nt 
 
4 , 377 
 
4, 628 
 
4 ,780 
 
Othe r He i fe rs 
 
7,611 
 
7,49 5 
 
7, 6 50 
 
St eer s 500 Pounds and Over 
 
16 , 5 8 2 
 
16, 25 3 
 
16,340 
 
3u l I s 500 Pounds and Over 
 
2, 611 
 
2 , 638 
 
2 ,6 10 
 
Heife r s , St eer s , & Bu I I s Unde r 50 0 Pound s 35 , 8 62 
 
36,549 
 
36 , 650 
 
J!Ca i f Cr op . Total 1/ 
 
44 ,998 
 
44, 714 
 
43.5 70 
 
For t he current year , t he ca l f c r op i s t he number of calve s born bef o r-e Jul y 
 
ex pec t ed cal f crop f o r 1982. 
 
7 
 
1982 as 
% o f 198 1 
Perce nt 99 97 95 
10 1 10 1 
98 10 3 10 2 'J1 99 i JO -J"i 
;J 1US !he 
 
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GEORGIA HIGHLIGHTS; Augus t: 1 Crop Foreca st: her of Farms and Land i n Faruns 
CROP ~ RO S P EC T S FAVORABLt 
The Jul y r a ins . whi ch f ell f r eq uent l y in mos t a r eas of Geor gia wer e bot h ben e f ic i a . d Gd de t r ime nt a l fo r crop de vel opme nt. On t he 
 
nega t I ve s i de . co nt r ol of I ns oct s , d i se as e s , a nd we eds wa s d i ff i c u l t as spr ays were oft e n wa s he d off sho r t ly a fte r a pplica ti on or so i l s .-: e re o tte n t oo wet t o s uppo r t fa rm eq Lli pme nt . On t he pos i tive s ide . the ample mo i stur e s upp l i es e nc our aged good plant gr owt h a nd boos t ed yi el d pot ent ial . On bal a nce , t he p l use s outwe ig hed the min use s i n mo st ca ses, and cro ps a re i n far be t te r con d i t I on tha n at th is t ime last yea r. 
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Cr op 
 
Un it 
 
GEORGIA ACR EAGE AN D PR ovn OC T IOr~ 
Acre aa e P Ianted 
 
fo r al l 
 
Har - 
 
For 
 
Pur pos e s ves ted Harve st 
 
1982 
 
198 1 1/ 1982 1/ 
 
Tho us a nd Ac res 
 
1981 AND 19C"c: Yi e l d De r Acre 
 
Ind l - 
 
ca t ed 
 
Aug. 1 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
Pr oduct io n 
 
I nd i - 
 
cated 
 
Aug. 1 
 
198 1 
 
19R2 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Cor n 
 
Bu. 
 
900 
 
1, 380 
 
790 
 
50.0 
 
75. 0 
 
69 ,000 
 
59 , 2 5 0 
 
Wheat 2/ 
Oats y 
 
Bu. 
 
1, 5 90 
 
Bu. 
 
160 
 
1, 070 75 
 
1.480 90 
 
43 . 0 60. 0 
 
32.0 55. 0 
 
46. 0 10 4. 500 
 
47 , 360 4 . 950 
 
Rye y 
 
Bu. 
 
4 50 
 
105 
 
70 
 
26 . 0 
 
21. 0 
 
2. 730 
 
1.4 70 
 
Sorg hum 
 
Bu . 
 
200 
 
135 
 
125 
 
33. 0 
 
36 . 0 
 
4. 455 
 
4. 500 
 
Cot t o n 3/ 
 
Bales 
 
180 
 
175 
 
175 
 
436 
 
494 
 
159 
 
180 
 
Hay , Al l 
 
To n 
 
NA 
 
47 5 
 
500 
 
2. 15 
 
2. 40 
 
1, 021 
 
1. 200 
 
Soybe a ns 
 
Bu . 
 
2.7 00 
 
2. 180 
 
2,600 
 
19.0 
 
25.0 
 
4 1, 420 
 
65.000 
 
Pea nut s 
 
Lbs. 
 
480 
 
565 
 
47 5 
 
2. 930 
 
3. 200 1,655.450 1, 520 . 000 
 
Swee t pota t oes 
 
Cwt. 
 
6. 5 
 
5.6 
 
6.0 
 
11 5 
 
120 
 
644 
 
720 
 
Tobacco , Type 14 Lbs . 
 
NA 
 
55.0 
 
52.0 
 
2. 200 
 
2, 150 
 
121.000 
 
111 ,800 
 
Apple s . Al l 
 
Commer ci al 
 
Lbs. 
 
4 5 , 0 00 
 
15.000 
 
Pea che s 
 
Lbs 
 
140 000 
 
110 000 
 
1/ Har ves t ed for pr i nc i pal use . 2/ Estima t es br ought fo r ward fr om e a r l i e r sur ve ys . l ! Cot t o n 
 
y i e l d i n pounds and pr oduct io n in- ba l es . 
 
Agricult:ura1 Statist:ician aod Georgia Depart:8ent: of Agricult:ure 
 
 UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS J 
AUGUST L 1982 
 
All wheat production is forecast at 2.77 billion bushels, 1 percent less than last year's record production, but 17 percent above 1980. The winter wheat crop I s now forecast at 2.10 b illion bushels, down fractionally from last year's record production. The Durum wheat production forecast Is down 22 percent, wh i I e other spr i ng wheat prod uct io n is up 4 per ce nt from last year . 
 
Feed grain production ( corn, sorghum, oats and barley) Is expected to total a record high 252 million metric tons , up 1 percent from last ye ar's 248 mi II Ion metric tons . 
Soybean production Is forecast at a record 2 . 29 bi II i o n bushels , 13 percent larger tha n t he 198 1 c r o p and 1 percent more than the previous record set in 1979. 
 
Food grain production (wheat, rye and rice) is expected to total 82.9 mi II ion metric tons i n 1982, down 2 percent from 1981. 
Corn for gra i n prod uct ion is f or ec as t at a record high 8.32 bill ion bushels, 1 percent mo r e than the previous record set in 1981. 
Sorghum grain production i s forecast at 829 mi llion bushels , down 6 percent from last ye ar' s pr od uc t i o n . 
 
~ product ion is forecast at a record 152 million tons, a 6 percent increase from 1981. 
Al l cotton production is forecast at 11. 1 million bales, 29 percent less than in 1981 but mar g i na l l y above the 1980 crop. 
All tobacco production is forecast at 1. 90 b i I l i o n pounds, down 8 percent from the 2 .06 b i l l i on pounds produced in 1981. 
 
UNITED STATES ACREAGE AN D PRODUCT I ON 1981 AND 1982 
 
Area Harvested 
 
Yield Der Acre 
 
Production 
 
Indi- 
 
Indl- 
 
I nd I cated 
 
Crop 
 
Un i t 
 
cated 
 
cated 
 
Aug. 1, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousands 
 
Corn for Gra I n 
 
Bu. 
 
74,624 
 
73,023 
 
109.9 
 
113 .9 
 
8,200,951 8 ,315,088 
 
Sorghum for Grain Bu. 
 
13,726 
 
13,796 
 
64.1 
 
60 .1 
 
880,266 
 
829 ,321 
 
Oat s 
 
Bu. 
 
9,411 
 
10,379 
 
54 .0 
 
57 .0 
 
508,083 
 
591,478 
 
Bar l ey 
 
Bu. 
 
9,151 
 
9,191 
 
52.3 
 
55.4 
 
478,301 
 
508,754 
 
All Wheat 
 
Bu. 
 
80,948 
 
78,964 
 
34.5 
 
35. 1 
 
2,793,436 2,769,338 
 
Rye 
 
Bu. 
 
697 
 
700 
 
26 .7 
 
28. 5 
 
18,621 
 
19, 924 
 
Soybeans for Bea ns Bu. 
 
66,688 
 
70,970 
 
30.4 
 
32 .3 
 
2,030,452 2,293,420 
 
Peanuts for Nuts 
Upl and Cotto n J! 
 
Lb. Bale 
 
1,493.3 13,783.2 
 
1,274 . 9 9,427 . 2 
 
2,670 542 
 
2,710 563 
 
3, 987,653 15,566.1 
 
3,455,340 11,048 .5 
 
Cottonseed 
 
Ton 
 
6 , 396 .9 
 
4,437 .8 
 
A II Hay 
 
Ton 
 
60,212 
 
60,52 1 
 
2.38 
 
2.50 
 
143,1 05 
 
151 ,553 
 
Sweetpotatoes 
 
Cwt. 
 
109.3 
 
11 4. 0 
 
117 
 
122 
 
12 ,752 
 
13 ,93 0 
 
To bac co 
 
Lb . 
 
975.7 
 
904 .5 
 
2, 1 14 
 
2, 103 
 
2 , 062,37 5 1,901 ,884 
 
Apples , Com' I 
 
Lb. 
 
y Peaches 
 
Lb. 
 
7 ,743,600 8,583, 700 2,7 88 ,6 00 2,218 ,900 
 
Grapes 
 
Ton 
 
4,457.6 
 
5,375.6 
 
Wa lnuts (Calif .) 
 
Ton 
 
225.0 
 
200 .0 
 
Almonds (Callf .)3/ Ton 
11 Yi e l d In pounds and production i n bales . 
 
407.000 
 
365.000 
 
2/ Includes cuI Is and cannery diversions for 
 
Ca l i f o r n l a Clingstone pea c he s as fol l ows i n t ~) usand pounds: 1981-96,000 . 3/ Estimates ca r r i ed 
 
f orward from earl ier f o reca~t. 
 
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GA PEANUT CROP OFF 8 PERCENT 
 
Peanut v ine growth has been very rapid due t o 
 
the abundant moisture, and most plants are 
 
pegging freely. 
 
The otherwise favorable 
 
prospects are being threatened by a variety of 
 
i ns ect s and fungus diseases. There Is cons id- 
 
erab I e concern about wh I te moI d, wh I ch ap- 
 
peared much ear I i er th I s year and appeared In 
 
mor e fields. A y ield of 3,200 pounds per acre 
 
I s forecast, wh I ch Is 270 pounds above la s t 
 
year's yield. 
 
Production Is expected t o 
 
d ec l I ne 8 pe r c e nt to 1. 52 billio n poun ds due 
 
to acreage r eductions. 
 
RECORD SOYBEAN PRODUCTION FOR GA 
On Augu st 1, so y beans wer e i n ex t r eme l y vari ed stage s o f g r owt h , ranging from just emergi ng to ch est high. About 60 percent of the acreage had reached "bloom" stage and nearly a fourth had a I ready set some pods. The se ason's first yield forecast Is placed at 25 bushels per acre, for a total production of 65 mi l l i o n bushels. The yield estimate is 6 b us he l s above l as t year but 3 bus he ls be l o t he record 1979 yield. Projected product ion a t 65 mi l li o n bu shels would set a rec ord f o r r ne St at e . 
 
CORN YIELD STATE'S BEST EVER 
 
GEORGIA FARM NUMBERS DECLINE 
The 58,000 farms operating i n Geor gi a ' II 198 2 
are down 3 percent or 2,000 farms t r oe t ne 
198 1 level. A farm i s de fined as a p lace that sells or normally se lls $1,000 or mo r e of agr icultural products. 
Land I n farms a I so dec I i ned, but not as rapidly as farm numbers , At 15.2 milli on 'ec r es , t here was 2 percent I ess I and be I ng used for agr i c u I t ura I pur poses. The av e rag e Georg i a f ar m ha s 262 ac r es, up 4 acres f r om l ast ye ar . 
 
Ye ar 
19 78 1979 1930 198 1 1982 
 
NUMBER OF FA~~ S , LAND I N FA~ S , 
 
AND AVERAGE SI ZE. 1978-1982 GEORGIA 
 
Number 
 
Land 
 
Ave r age 
 
of Far ms Thousands 
 
in Farms Mi I lion Acres 
 
Si ze Acres 
 
59 
 
15.0 
 
254 
 
59 
 
15.3 
 
259 
 
59 
 
15.5 
 
263 
 
60 
 
15.5 
 
258 
 
58 
 
15. 2 
 
262 
 
FEWER FARMS IN THE U S 
The number of f a r ms I n the Un I ted Sta t es i s esti mat ed at 2 . 40 mi I I i on, down 1 pe r c ent f rorr: t he 2.43 mi I I i o n In 1981. The 34,000 f ar ml o s s f o r t he Un i ted St at e s was ge ner a I thr oughout . al I regi ons. The pe rce nt o f farms by econ omic c lass continued t o show an inc r ease i n t he sma l lest .and l ar ge s t classes wh ile t he mid s i ze c I ass cont i nued to dec li ne . Sma ! ! fa r ms ar e desc r i bed as having annual gr os s sal es o f $1, 000 to $9,000, while large farms have sa l es t o ta l ing over $100,000. 
 
Cor n harvest bega n during July but advanced s l owe r than normal as the high humidity and frequent showers kept moisture content high. With about 10 percent harvested by August 1, there were some exceptionally high yields r epo r ted from some south Georg I a fie I ds that wer e test-weighed during harvest. Statewide, a yield of 75 bushels per acre is forecast. At that level, Georgia's yield would be 2 5 bu s he l s per acre above last year's yield an d 1(0 bu s he ls pe r acre abo ve t he re c ord y i e ld i n 1979 . Pr od uc t i o n , at 59. 25 mi II i o n bus he l s , ~' (. u ; c be 14 perce nt be lov l ast year due t o <J 4 ~ pn rce ll t dr op in ac r e s t ~ r har ves t . 
 
Total land i n farms was 1,039 mi II ion acres f or 1982, down fractionally from a year ear- 
I i er , The a ver'aq e s ize farm f o r 1982 wa s 4 33 
ac re s compa r ed with 428 i n 1981. 
 
19 78 197 ') 19 80 
~ 98 i 
 
Numbe r of Far ms Thousands 
2,436 2 , 4 30 2 , 42 8 2 , 4 34 2 ,4 00 
 
UN ITED STI\TES La nd 
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1. 053 . 7 
 
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To bacco ma tureo more r a p idl y -tha n usu a l t h I s y e dr a nd by Augu st 1, o ve r thr ee-f o ur t hs o f t he c r o p was a I read y ga thered--much f a s te r t han e it he r I a st year or nor ma I. Muc h o f the cr op was gat he red unde r ver y r ain y c ondit ions, wh i c h he lped redu ce yie ld pr os pec t s i OO po und s f r om a mont h ago. Geor gi a ' s yi eld i s now exp ec t ed t o be 2, 150 po und s per acre, w ith product io n totaling 111.8 mi l lion pounds . Yie l d is 50 pound s be low l a s t year's and pr od uc t I on i s expect ed to dec l i ne 8 perc en t. 
 
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~ har ve st was d iff i c u l t, at best , dur- i ng 
 
Ju l y . 
 
Many who r i s ked harvest had the i r' 
 
c ut ti ngs r a i ned on bef ore i t coul d be ba l ed . 
 
Many who d id n' t c ut watc hed pa r t of th eir hay 
 
become ov ermat ure be f ore the y were ab I e to 
 
harvest. 
 
I n ma ny c a ses , the t on nage was 
 
t he r e , but the q ua l ity was off . Ave rage yi e l d 
 
i s f o r ec as t at 2.4 t o ns pe r ac r e th is ve ar , 
 
f rom 500,000 acres, for a t ot a l product i o n of 
 
1.2 mi l lion t ons , up abo ut 18 pe r c e nt. 
 
INSECTS ATTACKING STATE'S COTTON CROP 
Plan t growth f or cotton has been excepti o na lly I arge and th e cro p I s under he avy atta c k by a wi de var i ety of I ns ect pests. Bo I I worms and bo ll we ev i l s ar e the ma i n c ul pr i ts, but e ve n c or n bore r s are I nvo I ve d , Cont r o l has not bee n o btai ned in some fi elds due mai nl y to the f r eque nc y of s ho wers. Yi e ld f orecas t i s 494 pounds per ac r e , which would give a 13 percent larger pr odu ction fr om the same leve l of acreage as l ast yea r . Producti on should t o tal 180, 000 bales thI s year. 
 
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Re po r t i ng Sor v l co , Stephen s Fedo r a l Bui l d ing , 
 
\ At he ns , Ga . 306 13 , Larr y E. Snipes , Statl s - 
 
: t ic l a n- In- Char ge . Second Cl a ss pos t age pa ld at ~ " t ho n s , Ga. Sub s cr ip t io n f BC \ 1::> per year l 
 
l e xc e p t t r ee t o data contrib ut o r s . Subscr l p- ] 
It l o n Informa tion ava i l abl e from : Geo r g i a cr~p 
Rep ortI ng Serv i ce, Step he ns Fede ra l Bu I t di nq , ,S Ui t e 320, At he ns, GA. 306 13 To l e pho ne : 
 
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lIGHLIGBTS Fa r. Labor and Wa g e s Mon thly Poultry Report Agricultural Pr~ces 
GA FARM LABOR AND WAGES) JU LY 1982 
Georgi a hired farm worke r s were paId a n av er- 
age ho ur I y wage of $3 .40 dur I ng the s ur ve y we ek ;)f Ju ly 11 -17, 1982. Th is was a n In c r ea se of $. 17 from J ul y 1980 whe n the l as t 
 
Jul y sur ve y was con d ucted, but down $,60 from t he Apr I I 1981 I eve I  
Hour I Y wage r ates i n t he Sout heast Reg i o n o f 
th e U.S. ra nge d f r om a h i gh o f $4. 11 i n Ark ansas to a l ow o f $3.31 i n t4i ssis s ipp i . Nor th Car o l i na wi th $3. 35 was t he only other State 
bes i des Mi s s i s s i ppi with a l ower averag e ho url y ra t e below Georg ia I n the Sout hea s t Reg io n. For t he Un I ted St ate s , the Sout he as t reg ist e r ed the l owe st hou rl y wage ra t e. 
 
F 
State and Reg i o n 
 
Field 
 
Other per Hou r - 
 
By Hour 
 
Ot he r 
 
No r t heas t 
 
3.55 
 
3.30 
 
5. 68 
 
3.22 
 
3.72 
 
3.56 
 
3.25 
 
Ar ka nsa s F lori da Geor gi a Loui si ana Mi s s i s s i pp i N. Carol I na 
Southeas t 11 
 
3.58 3.90 2.99 3.56 3.18 3.40 3.28 
 
4.48 3.95 
J.! 
4. 42 3.56 3.59 3.82 
 
5.3 1 6.08 
1/ 
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5.68 
 
3.90 
 
4. 11 
 
1/ 
 
3.97 
 
3.97 
 
4.29 
 
4.01 
 
3.40 
 
J! 
 
4.08 
 
4.00 
 
1/ 
 
3.77 
 
3.31 
 
.Y 
 
1/ 
 
3.35 
 
.Y 
 
4.02 
 
3 .51 
 
4.35 
 
4. 10 4.68 3.06 4.3 1 4.05 3.71 3.54 
 
North Central 
 
3.57 
 
3.79 
 
5. 99 
 
3.95 
 
3.74 
 
4.42 
 
3.78 
 
Plains 
 
3.87 
 
3.78 
 
5. 8 1 
 
3 . 71 
 
3 . 86 
 
3. 82 
 
3.93 
 
Intermou nta in 
 
3.14 
 
3.73 
 
4. 91 
 
4.22 
 
3.57 
 
3.24 
 
3.59 
 
Paci f ic 
 
4.58 
 
4.34 
 
6.59 
 
5.12 
 
4.43 
 
5.83 
 
5.09 
 
U S 49 Sts 
 
80 
 
3 76 
 
5 91 
 
4 09 
 
87 
 
4 81 
 
J! Insuffi cient data for th is category - data I nc l uded In a l I h ired farm worke rs and I n regIon 
 
a nd U. S. wage rates. 2/ L isted states plus Ala., S.C. and Tenn. 
 
Agr~cultnra1. St:atist~clan and Georgia Depart:.ent: of Agriculture 
 
 u.s. FARM LABOR AND WAGESJ J ULY 1982 
Dur ing the week of July 11- 17 , 1982 , 4. 4 million people were working o n f a r ms and r a nc he s in the United States. Hir ed wo r ker s represent ed 42 percent (1.8 mil lio n) of t he t ot a l while t he f ar m opera tor s and ot he r unp a I d workers who wo r ked 15 hou rs o r mor e accounted for the r ema i n i ng 2.6 ml II ion worke r s. The t otal fa rm wo rk force was down 5 pe rce nt f r om Ju l y 1980 whe n the l ast compar ab I e Farm Labo r Sur vey was cond ucted . 
\'I age ra tes for a I I h I r ed f arm worke r s we r e $3. 96 per hour, up 12 pe r c e nt fr om J u I Y 1980. T he wage rate for worke r s pa i d on an hou r I y ba s I s was $3 . 87 , u p $ . 34 and $ .01 pe r ho ur 
si nc e J ul y 1980 and Apr i I 198 1, res pect l vel v, 
T he wage r at es f o r the differe nt c at eg o r i es o f wo rkers we r e: fie ld $3.80 , livestock $3.76, a nd p iece-rate $5 . 9 1. 
..... i th the wo r k force dec lin I ng, the se I f -emp l oyed f ar m ope rators worked mor e ho urs than t hey had I n the past . During t he Jul y 11- 17 week, t he sel f-empl oye d f ar m op e ra tor averaged 47.2 ho ur s , 6 . 8 hour s mor e than In J u ly 1980 . 
 
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The ot her unpa i d wor kers averaged 38 .6 hours fo r the we ek, down 1.8 f r om Ju ly 1980. The h I red workers on the farm averaged 35 .3 ho ur s for the wee k coopared to 38.0 In Jul y 1980 . 
 
SURVEY CHANGES 
 
The 1982 Farm Labor Sur ve y has many ch arac ter- 
 
I st I c s t ha t ar e s I mi l a r t o t hose I n t he fo r me r 
 
Qua r t er l y Far m Labor Sur ve ys t hat we re dlscon- 
 
ti n ued I n May 1981 . Howeve r, some c once ptu a I 
 
c hanges were made to the s urvey t hat make th e 
 
data more compatible with ot he r labor stat i s- 
 
ti c se ries. For I nstance, In t he pa s t the 
 
t ota I number o f f il mI I Y wo r ke r s was o bt a I ned , 
 
whi ch wa s abo ut 2. 2 perce nt I ess t ha n t he 
 
tot a l non-salari ed worke rs obta in ed in the 
 
1982 Far m Labor Survey . The su r vey week 
 
remai ned as t he wee k conta I n ing the 12t h of 
 
t he month. The major ty pes of wor ker s were 
 
re+ained ( fie l d , l ivestock and supe rv i sors) 
 
b ut all other workers were collapsed Into a 
 
single gr o up . 
 
I nd i vidu al s t at e data are 
 
av a i l a b l e fo r th e 28 state s t hat have th e 
 
la r ge st h ir ed wo r k fo rce . 
 
Est i mate s ar c 
 
pu bl i s hed fo r t he 28 sta tes , 6 reg i o ns an d ' 
 
U. S. 
 
St at e and 
Reg ion 
Ar k . Fl a. Ga . La. Mi S S e N.C . 
Soutbeast U 
II I I nd , I owa Ky . Mi c h. Mi nn. Mo . Oh io Wi s , North Centra I 
 
WffiK ERS ON FA~MS BY STATE 
 
STANDARD FEDERAL REG I ON AND UNITED STATES JULY 1 1-17 1982 
 
Ave rag e 
 
Sta t e 
 
Tot al 
 
Hourl y 
 
a nd 
 
Tot a l 
 
Workers 
 
Wa e 
 
R ion 
 
Worke rs 
 
Thou s ; 
 
T hou s , 
 
42 
 
4. 11 
 
N. Y. 
 
58 
 
35 
 
3.97 
 
Pa . 
 
76 
 
44 
 
3 . 40 
 
Va. 
 
66 
 
28 33 .5 
 
4 .00 3. 3 1 
 
Y ~Jort1'\eas"t 
Kan s. 
 
329 90 
 
93 
 
3 . 35 
 
Neb r. 
 
83 
 
460 . 5 
 
3.5 1 
 
Tex. 
 
149 
 
93 
 
3. 85 
 
Plains 3/ 
 
483 
 
63 
 
4. 01 
 
Ariz . 
 
15 
 
144 
 
3. 61 
 
Colo . 
 
32 
 
94 
 
3 . 28 
 
Id a ho 
 
46 
 
58 
 
3.70 
 
I n't..--nta i n 4/ 16 9 
 
167 
 
3.63 
 
Ca I i f. 
 
77 
 
122 
 
4. 16 
 
Haw . 
 
3. 9 
 
82 
 
4.29 
 
Oreg . 
 
48 
 
142 
 
3. 35 
 
Wash . 
 
32 
 
965 
 
3. 74 
 
Paci f i c 
 
160 .9 
 
Ave rage Hourly Wa e 
3 . 50 3. 90 3. 40 3 .72 4.06 3.80 3. 76 3.86 3.8 9 3 .94 3. 83 3 . 57 4. 39 6.48 4 .1 2 4.01 4 .4 3 
 
u. s. (49 S~s) 
 
2 ,567.4 
 
3. 87 
 
J! 11 Listed states pl us CONN, DEL , MA INE, MD, r~ ss, NH, R I, VT , a nd W. VA. 
 
L i sted states pl us 
 
ALA, SC, a nd TENN. 3/ Li s t ed s ta t es p i us N OAK , OKLA, a nd S OAK . ~ L i sted s ta t es p i us MONT, 
 
NEV, N MEX, UTAH AND--WYO. 
 
2 
 
 CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATES Up 6 PERCENT 
 
GFR-82-Vo l .7 
 
CaTt le an d ca l ves o n f eed August 1 f o r s l a ug hT'Jr marke t i n t he 7 State s pre pa ri ng monthly e s t i ma t e s total ed 6. 84 mi II i on hea d, up 6 pe r cent from a ye ar ago but 1 perc e nt l e s s t han August 1, 1980 . 
Market ings of fed cattle during Ju l y t ota led 
1.4 8 mi II i on , 5 percent abo ve last year and 11 
pe r ce nt more t han Jul y two yea rs ago . 
 
Placeme nt s o f c a t tle and c alve s on feed i n the 7 St at e s duri ng July t o ta l ed 1.2 1 mill io n, up 
1J pe r cent from la s t ye ~r but 20 pe r c en t be low July 1980. Net pl aceme nts of 1.1 4 mil I io n for Jul y are 12 percent greater t han las t year but do wn 20 perce nt from tw o years ago . 
Othe r d isappearance t ota led 68 t hou sa nd head compar ed with 65 tho usa nd during J ul y 198 1 a nd 79 tho usa nd during J u l y 1980. 
 
CI:\T TLE At~ D CALVES: NUMBER OtJ FEED , P LA CEt~ E N T S , MA RKE TED , AND OTHER DI SAPPEARANCE 
 
7 STATES, JULY 1 TO AUGUST 1 
 
I t em 
On Feed July 1 J.! 
 
198 1 6,846 
 
1982 1, 000 Head- 
7 , 181 
 
1982 as 'f, o f 198 1 
Per cent 
105 
 
Pla ce d o n Feed During Ju l y 
 
1,082 
 
1,205 
 
11 1 
 
Fed Cat t l e Mar keted Dur i ng J ul y 
 
1, 412 
 
1,482 
 
105 
 
y Ot he r Di sappea ra nce Our i ng Ju l y 
 
65 
 
68 
 
10 5 
 
On Feed August 1 1/ 
 
6,451 
 
6 ,8 36 
 
106 
 
..!! Cat t l e and calves on feed a r e ani mal s f or slaug ht e r mar ket be i ng fed a f u l l r ati o n of gra in or 
 
ot he r concentra tes and a r e expected to produc e a carcas s th at w i II grade go od or bet t er . 2/ 
 
In c l ude s dea t h losses , movement from f eed lots t o pa s t ur es and s h i pmerrt s t o OThe r f e ed l ot s fo r 
 
h r t he r f e ed i ng. 
 
Ind e x o f Prices Rece ived by Fa r m e r s, U S 
 
%of 180 
 
f- -1977 
 
- 
 
-- 
 
------- 
 
--------- 
 
-- 
 
- 
 
~ 
 
120rL -:: ~~~--... 160r~ 
140 
 
Livestock and 
 
Product s 
 
-' -_ .- " 
 
,,~~':--.::' -----", 
 
/~~;~;~rrn Pf(ldud5 
 
~ ' ''' , ' .,./..~ - - _/....- , / .._._-_.. 
 
f 
 
. 
 
All Crops 
 
10 0 
 
. 
 
:""', 1- 
 
19B 1 
 
L...L ..L-.i.-.J 
19 82 
 
In dex o f Pr ices Paid b y Fa r me rs , US 
%o f 1977 180 :-' - - - - - - 
 
1 60 ~ L I 
 
Pl Iers , ~ i " :nl tf lS t. l at lS u d farm 3le n 1es 
.-- '-'- , 
COllsumer Price i n ~ 1I 
 
. - . . - : _ -- - - . _ - - _ . _. ~ Prcductien indu 
 
1 2 0 :'" 
 
19B 1 
 
L..1 .. 1. , 1.. .j 
1982 
 
Tho Georg Ia F8r . Report ( ISSH-0744-72801 I s pub l l s bed . ... I-ooonth ly by the Geor gl8 Cr o p Reporting Sorv l~, Stephon s F-.ler81 Build i ng, Athons, G8, }()61J, lar ry E. Snipes, Stet l st l cl 8n I n Chllf'ge. 
Socond class postage paid at At hons, GA. SUbscr i pt i on too S10 per r-- ex cep t fr .. to date 
contributor s. SubscrIption Int or""tlon av e l l eb le trOll : Georgi a Crop Rep ortlllg Servl~, St.DhenS Federal Bulldl na Suite 320 Athens GA.)()61} Tel eDhoM: ( 404 1 546-2236 
3 
 
 PR ICES REC EI VED FOR CROPS DECL I NE 
 
Ave ra ge pr Ices r ece i ved by Georg i a f ar mers at 
 
mi d- August f or most c r o p co mmoditi es were 
 
ge ner al l y be l ow the prev i ous month . Pr i ces 
 
fo r most li ve sto c k c ommodi ties an d produc t s 
 
im pro ved from Ju l y 1982 . Pr ice s r ece ived for 
 
wheat and cor n dr op ped be l ow I as t mont h and 
 
wer E: s har p l y below a yea r ago . 
 
Tobac co 
 
pr i c es, however , were much improved o ve r J u I y 
 
a nd l ast year. L ive s t o c k i tem s i ncr ea s i ng in 
 
pr i ce we r e hogs , be ef c attl e , calves, mi lk a nd 
 
ch ic ke ns , but br oi l e r and egg pr ice s dec lin ed . 
 
Hogs, at $60 .60 pe r cwt . are a r ec or d h ig h, 
 
s ur pa s s i ng t he pr ev i o us r ecor d o f $58 .50 se t 
 
i n June of thIs year. The Georgia Pr ices Received All -Commodity I ndex f o r August was  125 perce nt of th e 1977 ave r age , unc hanged fr om la st month , but 1 point below a year ago . 
U S PRICES RECEIVED INDEX 
The Augu st I ndex of Pr ices Rec eived by f armers dec r eas ed 1 po i nt ( .7 perce nt) fr om J u I Y t o 135 pe r cent of its Ja nua r y- Dece mbe r 1977 ave r age . Cont ri but i ng most to the de cr ea se si nce J u ly were l ower pri c es f o r co r n , so ybeans , l ettuco , potat o es and bro ilers . Higher prices fo r o r anges , hog s , t obacco, c ott on and mi l x wer e par tial l y o f f se t t i ng . The Ind ex was 3 po i nt s ( 2 . 2 per c e nt ) be low a ye ar ago . 
 
PRIC ES REC EI VED BY FARM ERS, AUGUST 15, 1982 WI TH COMPARISONS 
 
Pri ce 
 
Geo r qia 
 
Un i t ed St ates 
 
pe r 
 
Aug . 
 
JUl y 
 
Aug. 15 , 
 
Aug . 
 
Jul y 
 
Aug . 15 , 
 
Commod ity 
 
Uni t 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
19 82 
 
\'/inte r Wheat Oat s 
 
$/ Bu. $/Bu. 
 
3. 25 
- 
 
2. 91 
- 
 
2. 8 7 
- 
 
3. 60 1. 73 
 
3.22 1.5 7 
 
3.26 1.40 
 
Cor n Cot ton To bacco 
 
s / e , 
tlLb . 
c / t.b, 
 
2. 95 
- 
170 . 5 
 
2. 84 56. 3 160 . 0 
 
2 . 46 
* 
18 8 . 0 
 
2.87 6 5.0 16 3 . 5 
 
2. 50 57.6 151. 5 
 
2.19 J/60. 4 
178 . 0 
 
Soyb ea ns Swee t pot at oe s 
A ll nay , bal ed, 2/ 
~~ i l k Cows, 2/ .Y 
Hog s 
 
$/ Bu. $/Cwt . $ITo n $/ Head $/Cw t . 
 
6.81 2 1. 30 
- 
1,200.00 
49. 80 
 
* 
2/1 5. 50 
- 
1, 09 0 . 00 
58 . 20 
 
* 
12.00 
- 
60 . 60 
 
6 .71 13 . 10 62 . 90 1,200 .00 49.20 
 
5. 99 
'y 17  4O 
66. 60 1,1 10.00 
57 . 90 
 
5.39 
13. 20 
65 . 00 
- 
61. 10 
 
Sows 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
41 . 30 
 
50. 70 
 
50. 60 
 
43. 70 
 
5 1. 60 
 
53 .60 
 
Bar r ows & Gi It s 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
51 . 20 
 
59.20 
 
62 .2 0 
 
50 .40 
 
58 . 90 
 
62 .30 
 
!:leef Cat t l e , 51 
Cows !:! 
 
$/Cwt . $/Cwt . 
 
46 . 60 4 1. 50 
 
46. 70 39. 70 
 
47 . 80 40. 60 
 
59. 70 42 .70 
 
58. 70 40 . 70 
 
58.90 40 . 20 
 
Steer s & Hei f ers 
 
$ /Cwt . 
 
52.70 
 
54. 40 
 
54.90 
 
63.40 
 
63 .20 
 
63 .20 
 
Cal ve s 
A l l Mi I k 
Turkey s .y 
 
$ / Cwt . $/ Cwt . t/ Lb. 
 
54. 80 14. 60 39.0 
 
54.00 14 . 20 
- 
 
54 .4 0 
7/ 14 . 30 
- 
 
62 . 30 13. 50 40.2 
 
60 . 60 13.2 0 40. 0 
 
6 1. 30 
2113  30 
40 . 1 
 
Ch i c ken s 
 
Exc I . Broi I e r s 
 
t/L b. 
 
12 .5 
 
'y 9O 
 
12 . 0 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Corl ' l Br o i I er s 8/ t/Lb. 
 
26 . 5 
 
27 . 0 
 
2125  0 
 
28 .5 
 
28 . 6 2126  3 
 
E:.j gs , A II Jj 
 
t / DOl . 
 
71. 6 
 
'y 63  O 
 
59. 0 
 
59.7 
 
2/ 55. 2 
 
50.7 
 
Tab l e 
 
tlDOl . 
 
58. 2 'y 53  8 
 
48 . 4 
 
- 
 
'y 49  4 
 
44 .2 
 
Hat c h i ng 
 
tlDOl . 
 
125 . 0 2/ 100.0 
 
100.0 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
2! F ir s t half of mont h .Y Mid-mont h pr i ce . 3/ An i ma l s so l d fo r da i r y herd r ep la cement onl y . 
 
y Pr i ce s esti mat ed qua rt e r l y . :l! " Cows" a nd "steer s and he if ers " c ombined wit h a l l owa nce where 
 
21 !:! ne c es sary f or sla ughter bul ls . 
 
I nc l ude s da ir y c ows sold f o r slau g ht er . 
 
Ent i re mo nth . 
 
~ L ivewe l gh t equi va lent pri ce t or Geo r g i a. Jj Ave r eqe o f a l l egg s so ld by farme rs l nc l uc i nq 
 
ha t c h in g eg gs sold at r etail . *In su f f lci ent sa l es . 
 
4 
 
 U.S  PRICES PA ID INDEX 
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
 
GFR-82-Vo I . 7 
 
The Index of Prices Pa id by f armer s fo r co mmod I t i es a nd serv ice s , Inter e st , ta xe s end f arm wage rate s f or Augu st was 156 pe r ce nt o f 
 
The J ul I' unadj usted Cons umer Price Index fo r 
= a l I urba n consumers ( CPI-U) was 292 .2 ( 1967 
1')0 ) , up . 6 percent from J un e and 6 .5 pe r cent 
 
I ts 1977 ba se. The i nde x was unc hanged f rai l J u I I' as pr ice in c r ea ses f o r f e eder lives t ack a nd bu i I d i ng mat e r i a I s we r e o ff set by pr ice dec rea se s fo r fe ed and f ue I s. Com pared t o a year earl l er , the I nde x was up 5 po int s <3.3 
 
a bove J u I I' 198 1. On a se aso na I I I' adj usted ~\ a ~ l s , th e C!' I - U increased .6 percent I n J u l y . ''' aJo r contr I buto r s to t he Ju I I' I nc re as e were th e tr ans po r t at i o n Index wh I c h r os e 1. 2 per- 
ce nt and t he medI ca I car e index that was up 1. 0 perce nt. The ot her go ods and se r v i c e s an d 
 
perce nt ). 
 
e nt er t a i nment i nd ex es rose . 7 and . 6 perce nt 
 
r es pect i ve ly. The ho us ing i ndex and ap par e i an ~ upkeep index bot h i nc reas ed . 5 perce nt wh I I e the f ood and bev e r age i ndex was un- 
c han;]ed . 
 
PR I CE PA I 0 BY FARI\Ef{ S AUGUST 15 1982 WI TH COr"PAR I SONS 
 
Pr I c e 
 
Geo r n I a 
 
Un I ted St ates 
 
pe r 
 
Aug . 15, 
 
Ju l y 15 , Aug . 15, 
 
Aug . 15, 
 
J u l I' 15 , 
 
Aug . 15 
 
COf:lmod i t v Dai r y Feed , 16% 
 
Un i t $ITon 
 
198 1 188 . 00 
 
1982 179. 00 
 
1982 178 . 00 
 
198 1 189 . 00 
 
1982 180 . 00 
 
1982 177. 00 
 
Da iry Feed , 18% 
 
$/ Ton 
 
190. 00 
 
174.00 
 
174.00 
 
20 1.00 
 
189 . 00 
 
185 . 00 
 
Da ir y Conct . , 32% $ITo n 
 
240 . 00 
 
2 10 . 00 
 
220. 00 
 
27 7 . 0 0 
 
26 4 . 00 
 
258 . 00 
 
Hog Fecc , 14%- 18 % $/C wt . 
 
11. 50 
 
11. 00 
 
11. 00 
 
, 1. 10 
 
10 .7 0 
 
10. 60 
 
Hog Conct . , 38%-42 % $/Cwt . 
 
15 . 50 
 
15.00 
 
14 . 50 
 
16.00 
 
15 .0 0 
 
14 . 7 0 
 
Bee f Cat t le Con ct., 
 
32%- 36% 
 
$/ Cwt . 
 
12. 00 
 
11.50 
 
12. 00 
 
12.1 0 
 
11. 60 
 
11.5 0 
 
Cot t o nse ed Mea l , 41% S/Cwt 
 
15. 50 
 
14.00 
 
14. 00 
 
15.20 
 
13. 60 
 
13. 70 
 
Soy be an Mea l , 44% $/ Cwt . 
 
15.0 0 
 
13.50 
 
13 . 50 
 
14 . 90 
 
13.70 
 
13. 50 
 
Gran 
 
$/Cw t . 
 
11.00 
 
12 . 00 
 
11. 00 
 
10 . 2 0 
 
9. 96 
 
9.58 
 
'-' I dd l ing s 
 
S/C wt . 
 
10 . 50 
 
9. 30 
 
9. 10 
 
9. 71 
 
9. 46 
 
CJ .5 1 
 
Co r n ~~ ea I Bro i I e r Gr ower Lay i ng Feed 
 
$/Cwt . $ITo n $/ To n 
 
9 . 30 20 5. 00 205 . 00 
 
8. 50 2 15. 00 20 5.00 
 
8. 20 215 . 00 195. 00 
 
I 8. 34 
I 22 5 . 00 
207 . 00 
 
7. 74 2 17. 00 194. 00 
 
7. 47 
2 ~5 .00 
19 1.00 
 
Ch ick Start er 
 
$/ To n 
 
2 15 .00 
 
22 5. 00 
 
23 0. 00 
 
232 .00 
 
2 16. 00 
 
2 17 . 00 
 
Bro i le r- Feed 
 
Rat i o 1/ 
Y Hug - Co r n Rat io 
 
Lbs . Bu . 
 
2. 6 16. 9 
 
2. 5 20.5 
 
2. 3 24. 6 
 
2. 5 17. 1 
 
2. 6 23 . 2 
 
7. 4 
ii  
 
Mi l k- Feed Ratio 3/ Lbs . 
 
1.5 5 
 
1. 59 
 
1. 61 
 
1. 4 3 
 
1.47 
 
1. 5D 
 
[ no-Feed Rat 10 4/ 
 
Lbs 
 
70 
 
61 
 
61 
 
58 
 
57 
 
53 
 
y 1/ Pounds of br oi ler growe r eq ua l In va l ue to 1 l b. bro il e r live wei ght. 
 
Bushe l s o f c: o ~~ 
 
equa l i n val ue to 100 l os , o f hog li v e we ight. 3/ Pou nds o f 16% dai ry fe ed eq ua l in va I ue t o 
I l b . who le mi lk. j j Poun ds of l ay i ng feed eq uaT in va lue to 1 do ze r. egg s. 
 
1977- 100 Geo rg ia 
 
I NDEX NUMBERS- -GEffiG I A AND UNI TED STATES 
 
Ju t y 198 1 
 
Aug ust 1981 
 
Ju l y 1982 
 
Augu s t 1982 
 
Pri c es Rece ived A I I Commo d I t i GS 
 
126 
 
126 
 
..!I 125 
 
125 
 
Cro p s 
 
126 
 
128 
 
1/1 27 
 
129 
 
L i ve s t oc k & Pr od uc t s 
 
126 
 
125 
 
124 
 
12 1 
 
Un i ted St at es 
 
Pi ices Rece ived 
 
142 
 
138 
 
136 
 
135 
 
Pri ce s Pa i d 7/ 
Rat io 3i - 
y Revi sed . y 
 
150 
 
15 1 
 
15 6 
 
95 
 
91 
 
87 
 
r-1i d- mont h in de x i ncludi ng i nt eres t , taxes and f arm wag e ra t es . 
 
156 87 3/ Rat i o 
 
I nde x o f Pr ices Rece i v ed to I ndex of Pr i c es Pa i d , I nt er os t , Taxes and Fa rm Wage R<:ltes. 
 
5 
 
 POULTRY HATCHING AND PLACEMENT--J ULY 1982 
 
Duri ng 
 
%of 
 
%of 
 
Item 
 
July 
 
June 
 
JUl y 
 
ye ar 
 
Jan. t hru- Jut y 
 
yea r 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
ag o 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
ag o 
 
Tho usa nds 
 
- - T housa nds- - 
 
Pu l l et Ch i c ks Plac ed 
 
Dom ~s t i c (U.S.) 1/ 
 
Bro i le r Type 
 
3,066 
 
2 , 827 
 
2, 971 
 
97 
 
24, 133 
 
2 2 ,289 
 
92 
 
Egg Ty pe 
 
350 
 
5 14 
 
297 
 
85 
 
2 , 3 15 
 
2 , 325 100 
 
Ch i c ks Hat che c 
 
Bro i I er Type 
 
Georg i a 
 
55 , 060 
 
56 ,08 3 
 
55,6 70 
 
10 1 
 
38 9, 580 
 
384 , 533 
 
99 
 
Un i t ed St at e s 
 
374, 234 
 
384, 24 1 
 
381, 15 1 
 
102 
 
2 ,6 62,1 71 2,648 ,78 7 
 
99 
 
Egg Ty pe 
 
Georg i a 
 
1, 98 1 
 
3 , 125 
 
2 , 52 5 
 
127 
 
22 , 480 
 
23 , 367 
 
104 
 
Un i t ed St at es 
 
32, 257 
 
39, 003 
 
34 , 6 19 
 
10 7 
 
285 ,4 7 1 
 
28 1,5 69 
 
99 
 
Tur key s 
 
Pou l ts Hatched, U. S. 18 , 6 54 
 
20 ,498 
 
20 ,262 
 
109 
 
17 7 ,034 2/168,083 
 
95 
 
1/ Repo r ted by l ead i ng br eeders , I OI C I udes ex pected p u I I e t r ep I aceme nt s f r om eggs so I d dur i ng 
t he pr ec ed i ng month at t he ra t e o f 125 pu I l e t ch ick s pe r 30 do ze n case o f eggs. 11 Tur ke y 
pou l ts hatched Sept ember 198 1- J uly 1982 . 
 
COMMERCI AL POU LTRY SLAUGH TER 1/ JULY 1982 
 
Dur in g 
 
%o f 
 
I t em 
 
Ju ly 
 
Jun e 
 
Jul y 
 
yea r 
 
Ja n. t hr u Ju l y 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
aco 
 
Thou sa nds 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
- - Tho u sa nds- - 
 
Young Ch I c ke ns 
 
Geo r g i a 
 
54 , 049 
 
48 ,84 3 
 
52, 6 64 
 
97 
 
351 ,582 
 
34 0, 51 3 
 
Uni ted St at es 
 
36 5,542 
 
364 , 88 1 
 
36 6,223 
 
100 
 
2,4 11, 8 66 2,394 , 0 07 
 
Matu re Ch i c ke ns 
 
Li gh t Type U. S. 
 
1 1, 05 9 
 
13 , 8 60 
 
11, 6 54 
 
10 5 
 
105 ,90 5 
 
98 , 435 
 
Heav y Ty pe U. S. 
 
2 , 8 61 
 
3, 579 
 
2, 84 5 
 
99 
 
22 , 4 11 
 
2 1, 3 55 
 
Tota l U. S. 
 
13,920 
 
17, 4 39 
 
14, 49 9 
 
10 4 
 
128, 316 
 
1 19 , 7 90 
 
Tot a l Al l Types , Ga. Per ce nt Co nde mned 
 
2 , 209 
 
3 , 65 7 
 
3 , 06 4 
 
139 
 
27 ,4 37 
 
22, 691 
 
Young Ch i ck ens 
 
Geo rg 1a 
 
1. 4 
 
93 
 
2/ 1. 6 
 
United St at es 
 
1. 3 
 
87 
 
2/ 1 5 
 
1/ Fede ra l ly i ns pected sl augh t e r da t a as co l le ct ed by Meat and Poul t r y I ns pec t i o n Prog r am. 
C:ur r ent mont h data es ti mated by Mar ket New s Serv i ce . 11 Ja nuary - Ju ne con demnat ions . 
 
%01 
ye ar aco 
97 99 
93 95 93 83 
89 83 
 
I t em 
Ch i c ke ns Egg Type Br e i Je r Type 
Turke s 
 
EGGS IN 1:.c UBATm S. AUGUST UNI TED STATES 
 
Aug . 1, 
 
Ju I Y 1, " 
 
Aug . 1, 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
- - - - Thou sand s - 
 
29 , 176 306, 538 
16 99 
 
32 , 408 3 11 , 4 59 
28 
6 
 
28 , 5 3 0 3 10 ,688 
17 64 2 
 
%o f 
yea r ago 
98 10 1 14 
 
 JULY PEANUT STOCKS Up 82 PERCENT 
 
GFR-82-Vol. 7 
 
Peanu t stoc ks in comu er-cl a l storag e o n July 31, 1982, t ot a l ed 7 53 mi l l ion pound s o f eq ui va lent f arme r s ' st o c k, up 82 percent f rom the amount on han d a ye ar ear I i er , Th I s t o t a I i nc I udes 81 .8 mill i on poun ds of ac t ua l f arme r s ' s to c k, compa r ed with 28. 3 milli on pounds on hand a year ago . Ju l y 1982 mill ing s t o taled 92 .9 mi lli on pound s, more than t hr ee t imes the mi l ling s durin g Ju l y a year ago . Commerci a l processor s util ized 106 millio n po unds o f s he lled ed i b l e gr ade pe anut s during Ju l y 1982, co mpared with 77. 6 mil li o n poun ds a ye ar ear l i er . 
 
u. s. VI SI BLE SUPPLY OF PEANUTS AT MONTH' S END 1/ 
 
Far m Sto ck Eq u i v a l e nt 2/ 
 
Cl a ss 
 
Ju l y 198 1 
 
June 1982 
 
J u l y 1982 3/ 
 
- - -~l i I I i o n Pounds- 
 
Far mer s Sto c k 
 
28 
 
186 
 
82 
 
Shel l ed Peanut s 4/ 
 
371 
 
Roa st i ng Stoc k .:l.! 
 
14 
 
812 
 
626 
 
61 
 
45 
 
Tot al 
 
413 
 
1, 0 59 
 
753 
 
1/ Ex c I udes stoc ks o n farms . I nc I udes s t ocks owned by or held f o r ac count o f CCC i n commercial 
 
sto rage s. Far me r s stoc k on net we i g ht ba s is. 2/ Act ua l farme r s st ock , p lu s r oa sti ng s tock, 
 
p l us she l l ed pea nut s X 1. 33 . 3/ Pr e l im i nary . 4/ I nc l udes she l l ed ed i b le and she l le d o i l s tock . 
 
5/ Cl ea ned an d unshe l i ed , 
 
RECO RD US FEED GRAI N HA RVEST IN 
PROSPECT 
 
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS FORECAST AT 
$405 BILLION IN FISCAL 1982 
 
As of Augu st 1, t he 1982 U. S. feed gr a in 
 
U.S . agri cultur al ex po r t s ar e ex pect ed to f a l l 
 
hurv e s t was estima ted at 252 mi I I i o n metr ic 8 percent or $3 .3 bi ll i o n I n fi sc a l 1982 , t o 
 
tons - -abo ut 3 . 5 mil I i o n l a r g e r t ha n la st $4 0. 5 b i llio n. Des pi t e a r eco r d vol ume pro- 
 
year 1 s record . T he harves t wi I I be taken fr an 
 
j ect ed at . 165 ml! li on metr I c to ns , t h I s wou I d 
 
106 mI I I i o n ha r vest ed acres , a I mos t 1 perce nt 
 
mark t he f ir st year - t o -year de c I I ne 1n the 
 
f ewer t han har ve s t ed I n 1981 . The exp ec t ed 
 
v a l ue of fa r m ex port s s in c e 1969 . Anot he r 
 
feed gr ai n c r op Inc lude s 8, 3 15 mil l io n bushe ls 
 
bumper U. S. har ves t has put mor e pr es s ur e o n 
 
o f co r n , 829 mi II I on o f sorg hum, 591 ml II Ion 
 
expo rt pr I ces , Impor t s a r e f o r eca st at abo ut 
 
of oat s , and 509 mi I I i on o f ba r l ey . The co rn an d ba r I ey crops wi I I be r ec o r ds I f the har- 
 
$15 bil l ion, al so a dec l i ne , push ing the U. S. agricultural tr ade s ur p l us be l ow $26 b l Il i o n , 
 
ve st eq ua I s o r exceed s t he Aug ust 1 f o r eca s t . 
 
down from last yea r ' s r ec ord $26 . 6 b l II i o n . 
 
The t ota l f eed gr ai n supply will Include 
 
So urce : USDA For ei g n Agricul tural Se r v i c e 
 
c arr y l n st o c ks o f approx imate l y 6 5 mi llio n 
 
to ns . How eve r, abo ut 47 ml I I ion tons o f th e 
 
carr y In wI I I be t i ed up in th e f arme r-owned 
 
rese r ve a nd Commod I t y Cred It Co rporat i on 
 
I nve nt o r l es, l ea vi ng " f ree" car r yo ver stocks 
 
o f abou t 18 mil lion tons- -20 percent le s s t han 
 
t h is se ason ' s fr ee car r yi n . 
 
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Se ptember 15, 1982 GFR-82- Vo I. 9 
 
GEORGIA 
~ CROP REPORTING SERVICE 
stephens Fede ral Bldg . Suite 320 At hens , Georgi a 306 13 Phone : ( 4(4 ) 546-2236 
 
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HIGHLI GHTS : Septe.:ber 1 Crop Fore cast 
 
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Fi r s t Pecan Fore cast for 19 8 2 
PreI.brl.nary 19 8 1 Fa ra Income Fa Labor by Types o f orker 
 
CROP PROS PECTS CONTI NUE FAVORABLE 
 
Tha nks t o gen erall y s uff i c i e nt mo istur e su p- 
pi ias thr ough t he f irst th r ee wee ks of Au gus t , Georg i a ' s cro p y ie l d pr ospec t s r emain e d r elat ive l y high on Se ptember 1, 1982. Ther e was a sharp reduction In soil mois ture duri ng t he f i nal week o f Augus t wh ich lowe r ed pr os pect s fo r some Iate matur i ng c rops In centra I a nd 
 
east-cen tr a l parts of the St at e , but, ove ral I, yiel d pr os pect s are a bove ave rag e. Mos t ar ea s have r ece ived add i t io na l ra in f a l l s inc e Sept embe r I . 
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GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION 1981 AND 1982 
 
Ac reaae 
 
Yield Der Acre 
 
Indi- 
 
Uni t 
 
Ha r- 
 
Fo r 
 
ca ted 
 
ves ted 
 
Harve s t 
 
1981 Sept . 1, 
 
1981 1/ 1982 1/ 
 
1982 
 
--Thousand Ac res-- 
 
Pr oduct io n 
 
Indi - 
 
ca t ed 
 
1981 
 
Sept . 1, 
 
1982 
 
- - Thousand s- - 
 
Cor n 
 
Bu. 
 
1, 380 
 
790 
 
50. 0 
 
75.0 
 
69, 000 
 
59,25 0 
 
Cot t on 2/ 
 
Bales 
 
175 
 
175 
 
436 
 
507 
 
159 
 
185 
 
Soybeans 
 
Bu. 
 
Peanuts 
 
Lbs. 
 
Tobacco , Type 14 
 
Lbs. 
 
2,180 565 
55. 0 
 
2, 600 485 52. 0 
 
19. 0 2,930 2,200 
 
25.0 3,100 2,150 
 
41,4 20 65,000 1,655,450 1,503,500 
121,000 111, 800 
 
Sweet potatoes 
 
Cwt. 
 
Pecans 
 
Lbs. 
 
5.6 
 
6.0 
 
115 
 
120 
 
644 
 
720 
 
120,000 110,000 
 
App les, All 
 
Commercl al 3/ 
 
Lbs. 
 
45,000 
 
15,000 
 
Peaches 3/ 
 
Lbs. 
 
140,000 110,000 
 
Wheat 3/ 
 
Bu. 
 
1,070 
 
1,480 
 
43.0 
 
32.0 
 
46,010 
 
47,360 
 
Oat s 3/ 
 
Bu. 
 
75 
 
90 
 
60.0 
 
55.0 
 
4,500 
 
4,950 
 
Rye 37 
 
Bu. 
 
105 
 
70 
 
26.0 
 
2 1. 0 
 
2,730 
 
1,470 
 
Sorghum l! 
 
Bu. 
 
135 
 
125 
 
33.0 
 
36.0 
 
4,455 
 
4,500 
 
Hav All 3/ 
 
Ton 
 
47 5 
 
500 
 
2 15 
 
2 40 
 
1 021 
 
1 200 
 
1/ Harvested for principa l use. 2/ Cot t on y ield i n pounds and product ion I n ba les. 3/ Estimates 
 
Ibrought forward from earl ier survElys. 
 
Agricult~ral Statistician and Georgia Depart.ent of Agricu1ture 
 
 . .. ,.'.",-'CO, ..  GFR:,"82-9 . 
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS) SEPTEMBER I) 1982 - 
 
Corn product ion Is forecast at a record high 8.32 billion bushels, virtually unchanged from t he August 1 fore cast and 1 percent above the prev ious record high set last year. 
 
with a year earlier, durum wheat production Is down 21 percent, ot her spring wheat Is up 10 perce nt and winter wheat pr oducti on Is up f ractionally from las t year. 
 
Sorghum grain production Is foreca st at 819 mil lion bushels, down 7 percent f r om 198 1, but 41 percent more than the 1980 drough t-str icke n crop. 
Feed grain production (corn, sorghum) oats and barley combined) Is e xpected to total 252 mII II on metr Ic tons, up 1 percent from 1981. 
Soybean product io n is est l ma ted at a record high 2.31 billion bushe ls, up 1 percent from August 1 and 14 percent above last year's cro p. The 90 percent confidence interval f or the 1982 pr od uc t io n forecast is 2.15 to 2.47 billion bushels. 
All wheat production Is f o r e c a st at a record h ig h 2.82 b l I l ion bus hels, 1 percent above the previous record h ig h s et in 1981. Compared 
 
Food grain production (wheat, rye and rice comb I ned) I s expected to total 84.3 mi I I Jon metr ic tons, 1 percent below 1981. 
AI I cotton pr od uction Is fore cast at 11.0 mi Ilion ba l e s , 1 pe rcent below the August 1 forecast, 30 percent less than production In 1981 and 1 percent be Iow the 1980 prod uct Ion l e ve l . 
Al l tobacco production Is forecast at 1.92 b i l lion pounds , 7 percent below the 2.06 billi on poun ds produced In 198 1, but 8 pe r cent above 1980's crop. 
Pe c a n prod uct Ion Is expected to tota I 207.6 mil l ion pounds, down 39 percent from the 339.1 ml I l ion pound crop Iast year. See pag e 3 for deta i l s . 
 
UN ITEo STATES ACREAGE AND PROOLCT ION 1981 AND 1982 
 
Area Harvested 
 
Yl el d oe r Acre 
 
Product ion 
 
Ind i- 
 
Indl - 
 
I nd ica ted 
 
Crop 
 
Un It 
 
ca ted 
 
ca ted 
 
Se pt . 1, 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Ac res 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousands 
 
Cor n f o r Gra in 
 
Bu. 
 
74, 624 
 
73 ,0 23 109.9 
 
1 13 . 9 
 
8,200,951 8,318,678 
 
So r g hum for Grain Bu. 
 
13,726 
 
13,7 96 
 
64 . 1 
 
59.4 
 
880,266 
 
819,287 
 
Oats 
 
Bu. 
 
9,411 
 
10,379 
 
54 .0 
 
57 .7 
 
508 ,083 
 
599,008 
 
Barley 
 
Bu. 
 
9,151 
 
9,19 1 
 
52 .3 
 
56.2 
 
478,301 
 
516,192 
 
AII Wheat 
 
Bu. 
 
80 ,948 
 
78, 96 4 
 
34.5 
 
35 .7 
 
2,793, 436 2,815,508 
 
Rye ..!! 
 
Bu. 
 
697 
 
70 0 
 
26.7 
 
28.5 
 
18,621 
 
19,924 
 
Soybeans for Bea ns Bu. 
 
66,688 
 
70 ,9 70 
 
30. 4 
 
32. 6 
 
2,030, 452 2,313 ,880 
 
Peanuts for Nut s 
Up land Cotton Y 
 
Lb. Ba le 
 
1, 493 . 3 13,783.2 
 
1, 27 9.9 9,232.2 
 
2,6 70 542 
 
2,677 56 9 
 
3,987 ,653 3,426, 140 15 ,566.1 10,937.5 
 
Cottonseed 
 
Ton 
 
6 , 397 
 
4 , 390 
 
Sweetpotatoes 
 
Cwt . 
 
109 . 3 
 
114 .0 
 
117 
 
125 
 
12 ,752 
 
14,293 
 
Tobacco 
 
Lb. 
 
975. 7 
 
903.1 2 ,1 14 
 
2,13 1 
 
2,062,375 1, 92 4 ,4 73 
 
AI I Hay ..!! 
 
To n 
 
60 , 2 12 
 
60,52 1 
 
2 . 38 
 
2 .5 0 
 
143,105 
 
15 1,553 
 
Grap es 
 
To n 
 
4, 457 . 6 
 
5, 57 9. 6 
 
App l es , Com ' I 1/ Lb. 
 
7,743,600 8, 583, 700 
 
Pe c an s 
 
Lb. 
 
339 , 10 0 
 
207, 60 0 
 
Wa l nut s (Ca l If . ) To n 
 
225 .0 
 
220 .0 
 
Alnonds ICa II f ) 1/ Lb 1/ Esti ma t es carried fo rward f r om ea r lier for ec a s t. 2/ Yie l d in pounds. 
 
407 000 
 
36 5 000 
 
2 
 
 us PECANS OFF 39 PERCENT--GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT 
 
The season's fIrst forecast for the 1982 U.S. pecan crop Is nearl y 208 mil I Ion pounds (94.2 thousand metric tons), Inshel I basis, 39 percent less than last year's very large crop, but 13 percent above the 1980 production. About 71 percent of the crop Is expected to be from Improved var l et Ies compared with 51 percent In 1981 and 70 percent in 1980. The Georg I a forecast Is 110 mil lion pounds, 8 percent be low I ast year's crop, but 5 percent above 1980. The season to date has been very rainy with considerable cloud cover which Is conducl ve to fungus dl sease formation. Producers have sprayed repeatedly for fungus, scab and wh Ite mo I d control. Non-treated groves wll I have heavy Infestation. The abundant moIsture supplIes have caused nuts to overfill wIth fluIds and this has resulted In heavy shedding of Schleys and rupturing of Wichita varIety nuts. LImb breakage is extensive, but this is due to exceptionally heavy foliage, In addition to the heavy nut load. 
 
The pecan crop In Alabama Is forecast at 20.0 mill Ion pounds, 41 percent be Iow Iast year, but the same as 1980 productIon. Louisiana expects a crop of 12.0 million pounds, 50 percent below last year and 14 percent less than 1980. The Okl ahoma crop forecast Is for 5.00 mill Ion pounds, 89 percent below last year. The poor crop I s the resu It of a I ate spring frost , heavy Insect Infestations and hot, dry weather I n August  Some area s of the State are experiencing a near total crop loss. The Texas crop forecast, at 25.0 mil lion poundS, Is down 60 percent from last year, but more than tw Ice as Iarge as the sma I I crop harvested In 1980. Excess heat and the lack of rrolsture have caused Improper fil ling of nuts and Increased droppage. The crop forecast In New Mexico Is 18.0 mIllio n pounds, 10 percent be I ow I ast year, but 22 percent above the 1980 crop. There Is a Iarge number of young trees now prod uc I ng. The sma I Ier crop than last year is primarily due to smaller nut sizes. 
 
St a t e 
Al a. Ar k. Fla. Ga. La . Mi SSe 
N. Max . N. C. 
Ok la. 
s. c. 
Tex . 
 
1980 
10 , 400 200 
2, 500 84, 000 
2 ,0 00 3 ,5 00 14 , 7 0 0 1, 100 
500 1,600 8,000 
 
lmor oved 1/ Ind . 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
2 1,000 1, 250 2 ,000 
96,0 00 4 ,500 5,500 2 0 ,000 2,000 2 , 500 4, 800 15, 000 
 
13 , 000 3 00 
1, 800 88 , 000 
2,5 00 4 ,000 18 ,0 00 1,100 
800 2,500 15, 000 
 
~ECAN PRonLCTION 
 
Seed I Inn 
 
I 
 
Ind . 
 
I 1980 
- - - 
 
19 81 Thous a nd 
 
1982 Pounds - - 
 
- 
 
1980 
 
9, 600 13 ,000 
 
7,000 20, 000 
 
70 0 
 
4 , 250 
 
1, 000 
 
90 0 
 
3 , 500 
 
3 ,000 
 
2 , 700 
 
6,000 
 
2 1, 000 2 4 ,000 22,0 00 105,000 
 
12, 000 19,5 00 
 
9,500 14 ,0 00 
 
1, 00 0 
 
3, 000 
 
2, 000 
 
4, 500 
 
14 ,700 
 
600 
 
2 ,200 
 
1 , 2 00 
 
1,700 
 
3,000 44,500 
 
4 , 200 
 
3 ,500 
 
600 
 
4,100 
 
1, 000 
 
2 , 200 
 
3 , 000 47 , 000 10 , 000 11, 00 0 
 
U.S. 
 
I1128 , 500 174 . 550 147 , 000 55 . 000 
 
J! Budde d , gra fted or topwor ke d var Ieties. 
 
164.550 
 
6 0.6 00 183 , 500 
 
Tl"ltal 
19 8 1 
3 4 , 000 5,5 00 5, 000 
120, 000 24,000 
8 , 500 20, 000 4 , 200 47 , 000 
8, 90 0 62 , 000 
3 39 . 100 
 
I nd , 
1982 
20, 000 1,3 00 4, 500 
1 1 0 , 0 00 12 , 000 6 , 000 18, 000 2 , 300 5, ()Q0 3 ,5 00 25 , 0 00 
20 7, 6 00 
 
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FAR~ CASH RECEIPTS AND G-O:V--E:R:-N-M-E-NT- -PA-YM-E-NT-S -F-O-R-G_E._-ORG--I-A -J -1979-1981 
 
19 79 
 
1980 
 
1981 1/ 
 
- - - T ho usand Do l la rs - - - 
 
Cotto n, Total Cotton Lint Cottonseed 
Peanuts Tobacco Soybeans Peaches Pecans Other Fr uits and Nuts Truc k Cr ops Co r n Fores t Prod uc ts Al l Ot he r Crops 
Tota l Qrops 
llvus"todt 
Hogs Cattl e and Calves Dairy Pr od uct s Comme r c ial Bro i l ers Ot her Ch i c ke ns Tur keys Eggs Ot her 
To1'a I II ves"toclk. an d lI"rodwc1"s 
Goven ment Paymen"ts 
Tota l cash Rocei p-ts 
 
44,044 38,854 
5,190 360,002 147,315 308, 607 
14,995 40 ,638 
5, 734 9 8 , 6 86 156, 615 57, 278 83, 314 
1, 3 17, 228 
204,41 4 309,280 171,170 544 ,682 
19,2 00 24 ,758 330, 160 13, 537 
1, 6 17, 20 1 
17..945 
2 .952. 374 
 
42,585 39,394 
3 ,191 228 ,609 153,455 227,829 
16,596 79 ,733 
7,083 123,054 120,143 60,142 131,681 
1,190,910 
224,659 153,998 189,975 588, 820 
13, 818 22,891 303, 551 13, 761 
n, 511,473 
28..8 66 
2 . 731 . 249 
 
51,761 47,904 
3,857 433,582 190,848 2 18,662 
22,195 66, 222 
7,2 16 142,53 1 112, 375 60,14 2 232 , 148 
1, 537, 682 
289,543 212 ,093 203,838 635 , 279 
14,214 25,484 345,000 14, 367 
1..739, 8 18 
38 ..055 
3. 3 15. 555 
 
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4 
 
 1981 FARM INCOME AND CASH RECEIPTS 
Gr os s farm income f o r Georg i a farme rs In 1981 In creased 20 percent fr om 1980 to $3.62 bi I I ion. Farm prod uction ex penses amounted to $3.31 billio n, an increase of 14 percent. As a resul t , net f a r m i ncome, af ter adj ust men ts fo r c hanges In In ventor y va lue s , ros e to $38 5.2 mi ll ion . This compares wi th 1980 net farm Income of o nly $74 . 5 mil l i on. 
Total ca sh recei pt s from farm marketings and go vernment payments inc rea sed 2 1 perce nt from 1980 to $3 . 3 2 bll lion. 
Cash r eceipts from t he sa le of I ivestoc k, poultry and their products amount ed to $1. 74 bil lion, up 15 percent , o r 52 . 5 percent of the total . Comme rcial br oilers at $635 .3 mi l l i o n co nti nued as th e lead i ng sour ce of c a sh fa r m r eceipts , ac cou nt i ng fo r 19. 2 perce nt o f rne tota I. 
Cash r ec e ipts f rom the sa l e o f c rops totale d $1. 54 bi ll ion, up 29 pe rcent from drought p l ag ued 1980 . Cr o p cash rece ipts accounted fo r 46.4 per c e nt of the total . Pean uts were ag'a in t he l ea d ing cash c r o p with receipt s t ot a l i ng $433 .6 million, an in crease of 90 perce nt o ve r t he short 1980 crop. Peanut s ac co unt ed for 13 .1 perce nt of the total cash receip ts, second only to commerci al br oi le rs . 
Government payment s , at $38 . 1 mill i o n were up 3 2 pe rce nt fr om 1980 , and made up the rema i n i ng 1.1 pe r cent o f the t ota l . 
 
DI STR IB UTION OF GEORG I A 
 
F AR~ CASH RECEIPTS, 1981 
 
Amo unt 'f, of 
 
-I~I I - Tot al 
 
Lvs tk , &. Prod . 1,740 
 
52. X' S- 
 
Crops 
 
1,538 
 
46 . 4 
 
Gov ' t Pmt s . 
 
38 
 
1. 1 
 
Tot al 
 
3, 3 16 
 
10 0. 0 
 
5 
 
 FIRII IICDE AlII) EXPQISES. 
 
lAp 1979=tlll 1/ 
 
Item 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
198 1 
 
Mi IlIon Dol lars 
 
Cash Receipts from Farm Marketings 
 
2,934.4 
 
2,702.4 
 
3,277.5 
 
Government Payments 
 
17.9 
 
28.9 
 
38.1 
 
Ton I Cash Rece I pts 
 
Non-Money Income 
 
231.2 
 
270.3 
 
275.3 
 
Other Farm Income 
 
25.8 
 
25.9 
 
32.2 
 
Realized Gross Fan. Inca.o 
 
Farm Production Expenses Rea l i zed Net Farm Income 
 
2,640.3 569. 0 
 
2,902.0 125.4 
 
3,313.3 309.7 
 
Net Change i n Farm Inventories 
 
+94.2 
 
-50.9 
 
+7 5. 6 
 
Total Net Fan. In~ 
Rea II zed Gross Income per Farm y 
 
663.2 54,395 
 
74.5 51,314 
 
60,385 
 
Rea li zed Net Income Der Farm 2/ 
 
11.241 
 
1.263 
 
6.422 
 
Jj Some Items may not add to t ot a l s due to r ounding. y Dollars, rather than milli on dollars. 
 
FMII IIDI'E _ EJI'IBS. liIIIilA . lW H llI l 
 
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"".lU I OII DOLU. as 
 
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 WORKERS ON FARMS BY STATE, REGION AND UNITED STATES, JULY 1 1-17, 
 
( CORRECT ED TABLE) 
 
Hi r ed Workers 
 
Stat e 
 
Sel f - 
 
Emp loyed 
 
and Rea l on 
 
Employed Wo r k e r s 
 
Unpaid Workers 
 
Hi r ed Wo r ke r s 
 
150 Days 
o r More 
 
I 149 Days or Less 
 
Thousand s - 
 
Ark. 
 
30 
 
12 
 
24 
 
18 
 
6 
 
Fl a . 
 
24 
 
II 
 
37 
 
30 
 
7 
 
Ga. 
 
33 
 
11 
 
70 
 
18 
 
52 
 
La. 
 
23 
 
5 
 
20 
 
13 
 
7 
 
Miss . 
 
25 
 
8.5 
 
30 
 
17 
 
13 
 
N.C . 
 
49 
 
44 
 
15 1 
 
28 
 
123 
 
Southeast 11 321 
 
139. 5 
 
430 
 
142 
 
288 
 
I I I 
 
66 
 
27 
 
38 
 
12 
 
26 
 
Ind . 
 
51 
 
12 
 
28 
 
12 
 
16 
 
Iowa 
 
95 
 
49 
 
41 
 
11 
 
30 
 
Ky . 
 
55 
 
39 
 
33 
 
12 
 
21 
 
Mi c h . 
 
39 
 
19 
 
45 
 
15 
 
30 
 
Mi nn . 
 
101 
 
66 
 
47 
 
23 
 
24 
 
Mo. 
 
73 
 
49 
 
37 
 
17 
 
20 
 
Oh 10 
 
55 
 
27 
 
27 . 
 
14 
 
13 
 
WI s , 
 
79 
 
63 
 
48 
 
34 
 
14 
 
Nort h 
 
Central 
 
6 14 
 
351 
 
344 
 
150 
 
194 
 
N. Y. 
 
32 
 
26 
 
33 
 
20 
 
13 
 
Pa. 
 
39 
 
37 
 
36 
 
26 
 
10 
 
Va. 
 
47 
 
19 
 
35 
 
10 
 
25 
 
Nor t heas t 3/ 179 
 
150 
 
195 
 
98 
 
97 
 
Kans . 
 
57 
 
33 
 
20 
 
10 
 
10 
 
Nebr . 
 
50 
 
33 
 
20 
 
7 
 
13 
 
Tex . 
 
108 
 
41 
 
70 
 
38 
 
32 
 
Pla ins i! 
 
30 1 
 
182 
 
139 
 
64 
 
75 
 
Ari z. 
 
1 
 
14 
 
13 
 
9 
 
4 
 
Col o . 
 
18 
 
14 
 
13 
 
10 
 
3 
 
Idaho 
 
26 
 
20 
 
15 
 
10 
 
5 
 
IntermountaIn 
 
~ 
 
10 1 
 
68 
 
89 
 
59 
 
30 
 
Ca II f. 
 
45 
 
32 
 
240 
 
133 
 
107 
 
Haw. 
 
2.6 
 
1.3 
 
13 
 
10 
 
3 
 
Oreg . 
 
32 
 
16 
 
49 
 
14 
 
35 
 
Wa s h. 
 
24 
 
8 
 
42 
 
14 
 
28 
 
Pa c i f i c 
 
103.6 
 
57.3 
 
3 44 
 
171 
 
173 
 
1982 
 
Tot a l J! 
Farm Workers 
66 
' 72 
114 48 63. 5 244 89 0 . 5 13 1 91 185 127 103 214 159 109 190 
1, 309 91 112 101 
524 110 103 2 19 62 2 28 45 61 
258 317 
16.9 97 74 50 4 . 9 
 
U.S . (49 
 
States) 
 
1, 6 19.6 
 
947. 8 
 
1,541 
 
684 
 
857 
 
6/4 ,' 08.4 
 
y Jj Co r rect I on to t ot a l workers by state I n September 1, 1982 pub I I c at Ion . 
 
LI s t ed s t at es 
 
p lus A la . SC, a nd Ten n. 3/ Listed s t ates p l us Conn ., Del . , Ma i ne, MO, Mass., NH, NJ , RI, 
 
VT, an d W. Va. 4/ L1stedS"tates plu s N. Oek, , Ok l a , , and S. Oak. 5/ Li st ed s t ates p l us 
Mon t . , Nev . N. Mex . , Ut ah and Wy o . y An add i t i o na l 28 9,000 agr lc-;;-,tura l service wo rke r s 
 
we r e em p l oy ed on . U.S . f arms dur ing t he week of July 11-17, 1982. 
 
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The Sept embe r 1 sur vey o f pr obab l e y i e l ds f or Geor g i a Indica ted y i e lds f o r co r n , so y beans and tobacco a t t he s ame leve l as Augu st 1. These i nc l ude a record 7 5 bu shels per acre f o r c orn and sub -recor d , but ver y respect able , y ie lds o f 25 bushels per ac r e fo r so yb e ans, and 2,150 poun ds pe r acre f o r t obacco. Producti on forec as t, a nd pe r ce nt c hange f r om last ye ar f o r the thr ee cro ps ar e as fo l lows: Corn59 .25 mill i on bus hel s , off 14 perce nt ; soybeans- a r ecord 6 5 ml I I ion bushels, up 57 perce nt; and .to bac co - ll l . 8 mi I I ion pounds, of f 8 percent. 
 
PEANUT FORECAST LOWERED ) COTTON 
 
RAISE D 
 
Pr od uc t i o n pr os pects f or Georg i a peanuts hav e 
 
been l ower ed 1 percent t o 1. 50 b II li o n po unds 
 
based on I nfo rmat i on ava II ab I e Septembe r 1. 
 
A l ower yl el d per acre, at 3, 100 pounds , Is 
 
pa r t i a l l y offset by a n upward r evisi on o f 
 
ac re s fo r harvest . 
 
Cot t on prod uc t i on i s 
 
r ai sed to 185,000 bales, up 5,000 ba les fr om 
 
The August 1 f orec ast , and 16 pe r ce nt abov e 
 
t he 1981 crop. A recor d y I e I d of 507 po und s 
 
pe r acre is Indicated. 
 
PECAN CROP OFF 8 PERCENT 
 
The first forecast of Georgia's 1982 pecan 
 
crop places the estimate at 110 ml l l lon 
 
po unds , down 8 percent fr om I ast year's c r op , 
 
but 5 percent above the 1980 crop. Hig h 
 
humidity dur ing much of the growing season has 
 
made control of fungus diseases very d iff i- 
 
c u lt. 
 
Nut s are cu r r ent l y i n t he cruc ia l 
 
ke r ne l fll l ing stage. 
 
8 
 
 FARM RE 0 T 
Se pt ember 24 , 198 2 GFR- 82- Vo I. 10 
 
Received 
OCT 011982. 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
GEORGIA CROP REPORT I NG SERVIC E 
Stephens Federal Bl dg . Suite 320 Athens . Georgia 30613 Phone : (4(4) 546-2236 
 
HIGHLIGHTS : 
Se p t ember 1 Pig Crop J une-Augus t Egg Production Sept eaber 1 Soy bean Stocks 
 
GA' S HOG AN D ~ IG i NVENTO RY DOWN 19 PERCE NT FROM SEPTEMBER 1J 1981 
Hogs and p igs o n Georg ia f a r ms t ota l ed 1, 38 0 , 000 hea d as o f September 1, 1982. Th i s i s 19 perce nt be low th e September I , 198 1 i nve nt o r y and a lso down 1 pe r cent f r om Jun e 1, 1982 . Hogs kept f or breedi ng at 210,000 ar e down 16 percent f rom a year earl jer an d ma r ke t hogs at 1,17 0 ,0 00 ar e down 19 perce nt . Com par ed to June 1 o f thi s year, mar ket hog s ar e down l e s s th a n 1 pe r c e nt and br eed i ng s t ock is down 2 percent . 
 
The June-August 19 82 pig crop t o ta led 547 , 000 head , a de cl in e of 14 perce nt f rom a ye ar e ar l i er . Sows farrow i ng total ed 77, 00 0 dur i ng t he June- Aug us t period , 12 pe rc e nt be low a year ago. The ave rage l i tter size of 7 . 10 i s down fr om the 7. 25 recor ded f o r t he co mpar ab le per iod of 198 1. 
 
Geo r g i a fa rme rs i nt end t o ha ve 70 ,000 sows 
 
f ar r ow during t he nex t t hr ee months ( Sept - 
 
embe r - November ) . 
 
I f thes e Intent i on s are 
 
r ea l i zed, f ar rowing s wi II be up 1 pe r ce nt f r om 
 
t he sa me period of l as t yea r . Pres ent l y , 
 
in te nti o ns are f o r 78 , 000 sows to f ar r ow 
 
d ur I ng Decembe r -F ebr ua ry wh i ch wo u I d be an 
 
increase o f 13 perce nt fr om the actua I 
 
farrowing s o f the compar ab l e q ua r t er of 198 1. 
 
10 QUAR TERLY STATES DOWN 12 PERCENT 
 
In ve nt o r y of a l l hogs and p i gs o n September I , 
 
1982 i n the 10 st at es c on d uc t i ng quarter l y hog 
 
surve y s i s es t i mate d at 4 1.6 mil li on head , 12 
 
percent bel ow l ast Sept em ber and 15 perc e nt 
 
I es s t han September 1, 1980. Th i s is the 
 
low est September 1 i nventor y for t he 10 states 
 
since 1975. 
 
Breedi ng inventory, at 5.55 
 
mi II I o n head was 13 perce nt le s s th an a ye ar 
 
ago a nd th e secon d lowes t br eed i ng i nv ento ry 
 
d ur i ng the pa st 10 years. Mar ke t ho~ in ven- 
 
t o r y, a t 36 . 1 mi l li on hea d was 12 percent 
 
be l ow I ast yea r and the lowe s t Sep t embe r 1 
 
mar ke t hog ~nventory sin c e 1975 . 
 
The June-Augu st 1982 p ig c ro p was 16. 2 mi l l i o n head , 1 1 percent l e ss t ha n last ye ar and 10 percent be l ow two ye ar s ago . There wer e 2 . 19 mil lion sows t hat f arrowed during J une-August , a dec reas e o f 11 percent f rom a year ago and 13 pe r c en t from the same pe r i o d two yea r s ago. 
 
Hog prod uc ers in t he 10 qu art er I y sta t es i ntend t o f arrow 2.1 7 mi II ion sows during Sept ember -November of t h i s y ear , 10 per c e nt I es s than t he compar ab I e per i od in 1981 . Farrow ing int ent ions fo r Dec ember 1982 -Febr ua ry 1983 qua rter are 1.90 mi llio n head , 4 pe rce nt below the same per i o d a ye ar ear l i er . 
 
Agri cultura l St a t i s t i cia n and Georgia Department of Agriculture ' 
 
 . . GFR-82-Vol . 10 .' 
HOGS AND PI GS : INVENTORY NUMBERS, SOWS FARROWI NG AN D PIG CROP " 
 
10 STATES 1981- 1982 1 
 
10 States 
 
Geor ia 
 
It em 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Head 
 
1982 
198"1 
Perce nt 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Head 
 
1982 
1981 Percent 
 
Inven to ry Numbe r - Sept . 
 
All Hog s & Pig s 
 
47 , 170 
 
41, 620 
 
88 
 
1, 700 
 
1,380 
 
81 
 
Ke pt for Breed ing 
 
6 , 357 
 
5,545 
 
87 
 
250 
 
210 
 
84 
 
Mar ke t 
 
40 ,813 
 
36 ,075 
 
88 
 
1,450 
 
1,170 
 
81 
 
Marke t Hogs & Pig s by 
 
~Ie ig ht Groups 
 
Under 60 Pounds 
 
16,473 
 
14,543 
 
88 
 
638 
 
5 38 
 
84 
 
60-11 9 Pounds 
 
10, 268 
 
8 , 991 
 
88 
 
338 
 
289 
 
86 
 
120-179 Pounds 
 
8,1 83 
 
7,270 
 
89 
 
287 
 
205 
 
71 
 
180 Pounds & Ove r 
 
5, 889 
 
5, 271 
 
90 
 
187 
 
138 
 
74 
 
Sow s Farrowi ng 
 
Dece mbe r y-Feb ruar y 
 
2, 192 
 
1,977 
 
90 
 
100 
 
69 
 
69 
 
r1ar ch- Ma y 
 
2, 750 
 
2 , 391 
 
87 
 
88 
 
76 
 
86 
 
Decemb e r y-I~a y 
 
4 , 942 
 
4 , 368 
 
88 
 
188 
 
145 
 
77 
 
J une-A ug ust 
 
2, 461 
 
2 ,189 
 
89 
 
88 
 
77 
 
88 
 
Septembe r-No vember 
 
2,418 
 
J.!2, 165 
 
90 
 
69 
 
J.!7 0 
 
101 
 
Jun e- Novembe r 
 
4,87 9 
 
i/4,3 54 
 
89 
 
157 
 
4/147 
 
94 
 
Pi g Cr op 
 
December y -F eb ruar y 
 
15,863 
 
14, 059 
 
89 
 
725 
 
476 
 
66 
 
r.1a r c h - ~la y 
 
20 , 74 1 
 
17,943 
 
87 
 
629 
 
551 
 
88 
 
Dece mbe r y-May 
 
36,604 
 
32 ,002 
 
87 
 
1, 3 54 
 
1,027 
 
76 
 
Ju ne-August 
 
18,1 34 
 
16, 182 
 
89 
 
638 
 
547 
 
86 
 
September-Novem ber 
 
17,8 53 
 
490 
 
J un e- November 
 
35, 987 
 
1, 128 
 
P igs per Litt e r 
 
Numbe r 
 
Num be r 
 
December y -F ebruar y 
 
7. 24 
 
7.1 1 
 
98 
 
7.25 
 
6 . 90 
 
95 
 
r~ a r c h-Ma y 
 
7.54 
 
7.50 
 
99 
 
7 .15 
 
7.25 101 
 
December y - May 
 
7. 41 
 
7. 33 
 
99 
 
7. 20 
 
7.08 
 
98 
 
J une-Aug ust 
 
7. 37 
 
7. 39 
 
100 
 
7.25 
 
7. 10 
 
98 
 
Se pt embe r - No vembe r 
 
7.38 
 
7.10 
 
J unc-Novembe r 
 
7. 38 
 
7 .18 
 
Far r owi n Intentions 
 
10 States 
 
1983 
 
1982 
 
1983 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
Dece mbe r 2/-Febr ua r y 
..!.! GA, Y I L, I N, lA, KS, ~1N , MO , NE, NC OH. Dec ember pr ece d i ng ye a r . 
fa r r owings for J une- Aug us t p l us i nt e nt ion s fo r September- Nove mber . 
 
Geor i a 1983 
3/ Int e nt ions  
 
1983 
1982 Percent 
11 3 4/Act ual 
 
It em 
Chic kens Egg Type Br o i I er Type 
Tur keys 
 
EGGS IN It{:UBATffi S, SEPTEMBER 1, UNITED STATES 
 
Sept . 1, 
 
Aug . 1, 
 
Se pt . 1, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
Thous a nds - 
 
29 ,634 303, 908 
11 ,554 
 
28 , 530 310 , 688 
17 , 642 2 
 
28,1 13 299, 608 
11 ,667 
 
Perce nt of Ye ar Ago 
95 99 
101 
 
 POULTRY 
 
1982 % of 
 
I tem 
 
Aug . 
 
July 
 
Ja n. th r u Aug. 
 
yea r 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Tho us a nds - - 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
ag O 
 
- - Thousands- - 
 
Pul let Chic ks P laced 
 
Domestic ( U.S. ) 1/ 
 
Bro Iler Type 
 
3, 084 
 
2, 971 
 
3, 207 
 
104 
 
27,217 
 
25,4 96 
 
94 
 
Egg Type 
 
296 
 
297 
 
372 
 
126 
 
2,611 
 
2,697 103 
 
Chi c ks Hat ched 
 
Br o i ler Type 
 
Geo rg i a 
 
53 , 758 
 
55, 670 
 
55,2 42 
 
103 
 
443, 338 
 
439 ,7 75 
 
99 
 
United States 
 
36 5, 132 
 
38 1,151 
 
377, 280 
 
103 
 
3 , 027 ,303 3 , 026 , 067 100 
 
Egg Type 
 
"Geo rg i a 
 
2,397 
 
2, 525 
 
1, 732 
 
72 
 
24 , 877 
 
25,099 10 1 
 
Un i t ed St ates 
 
33, 796 
 
34 ,619 
 
33, 387 
 
99 
 
319 ,267 
 
314 ,956 
 
99 
 
Tur keys 
 
Poults Hatch ed,U.S . 12,681 
 
20 ,262 
 
13 ,7 94 
 
109 
 
18 9,7 15 
 
181 ,877 
 
96 
 
1/ Repor t ed by leading br eede rs, incl udes ex pect ed puI let rep la cement s from eg gs sold during 
 
'Fhe pr eced i ng mont h at t he r ate of 125 pu l let chicks per 30 doze n case of eggs . 11 Tur key 
 
poul t s hatc hed Septembe r 1981- Aug us t 1982 . 
 
I t em 
You ng Ch i c ke ns 
 
COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGHTER I I , AUGUST 1982 
 
Dur i ng 
 
% of 
 
Aug . 
 
J uly 
 
Aug . 
 
ye a r 
 
Ja n. t hr u Aug. 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
agO 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thous a n d s 
 
- - Tho usa nds - - 
 
Georg ia 
 
50 ,303 
 
49,97 5 
 
52 , 395 
 
104 
 
401, 885 390 ,219 
 
Un it ed St a t e s Mat ur e Chi cke ns 
 
345 ,646 
 
350,142 
 
364 , 062 
 
10 5 
 
2,757, 512 2,74 4, 582 
 
Ligh t Type U. S. 
 
12, 460 
 
11, 517 
 
14,39 1 116 
 
118, 365 
 
113,1 78 
 
He avy Type U.S. 
 
2 , 5 14 
 
2, 732 
 
2,997 
 
1 19 
 
24 , 925 
 
2 4 , 2 39 
 
Tot a l U.S. 
 
14, 974 
 
14 , 249 
 
17, 388 
 
116 
 
143, 290 
 
137 ,417 
 
Tota l AI I Types, Ga . 2,980 
 
2,889 
 
3, 8 53 
 
129 
 
30 ,4 17 
 
26,369 
 
Pe r cent Condemned 
 
Young Chic kens Geor g i a 
 
1.4 
 
88 
 
111, 6 
 
Un ited St a tes 
 
1. 4 
 
82 
 
2/1 .5 
 
1/ Fede ra l l y i ns pec t ed s la ught e r da ta as c o llected by "lea t and Pou l t r y Ins pe ctio n Pr ogr am , 
 
L:urr e nt mo nt h da t a est imated by Ma rket New s Ser vi c e. 11 Ja nuar y- Aug us t co ndemn at io ns , 
 
% of year 
ag o 
97 10 0 
96 97 96 87 
94 83 
 
Georg i a Ha t c h i ng Othe r 
Tota l Ga. Tota l U. S. 
 
NUMBE R OF LAYERS AND EGG PROD UCT ION, JUNE- AUGUST QUARTER 1982 
 
No, Layers o n 
 
Eggs Pe r 100 
 
Tot a l Eg gs Produced 
 
Ha nd June-Aug. 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Laye r s June-Aug. 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Dur i ng J une- Aug. 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Nu mbe r 
 
Mi I I io ns 
 
5, 322 16, 7 88 22 ,1 10 281 . 985 
 
5,482 16 ,3 18 2 1,800 279, 247 
 
5,61 8 6, 177 6 , 043 6 , 094 
3 
 
5,796 6 , 325 
6 , 111 
 
299 1,037 1,336 
17 , 185 
 
3 18 1,03 1 
17 , 0 6 5 
 
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, r- 
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I" 0l-: < 
 
FORCE MOLT LAYER S AS A PERCENT OF HENS AND 
 
PULLETS OF LAYI NG AGE, FIR ST OF ~fjNTH 
 
Percent Be i ng 
 
Percent wi th 
 
t~o I t ed 
 
MoI t ComoI ete 
 
Sept. 1, 
 
Sept . 1, 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
198 1 
 
19 82 
 
Geo r g i a 
 
3.0 
 
4 .5 
 
15.5 
 
26. 5 
 
17 St ates 
 
3.8 
 
5.5 
 
17.6 
 
20.5 
 
GEORGIA SOYBEAN STOCKS 
On- f ar m stoc ks o f so yb eans in Georgi a on September 1, 1982 totale d 497 , 000 bu shels , 58 per ce nt below l ast yea r. Sto c ks o ff-farm and to t a l a l I posit ions were not pub l i shed t o a vo i d disclosing individual opera t i o ns . 
 
U S. SOYBEAN STOCKS 
 
The Sept ember 1, 1982 carryo ver o f 0 I d c ro p 
 
so y beans i nt o th e 1982 - 1983 market i ng ye ar 
 
t ot a l ed 268 mil lion bus hel s ( 7. 3 1 mil li o n 
 
met r i c t ons), 16 percent bel ow la s t year and 
 
25 percen t be low t he rec ord ca r ryover of 
 
Sept ember 1, 1980 . Soyb ea n s sto re d o n-fa r ms 
 
tota led 132 mi I I ion bus he ls <3.59 mi I I i o n 
 
met r i c tons ), down 17 percent f r om I ast ye ar 
 
but 2 per ce nt above t wo ye ars ago. On-farm 
 
sto c ks ac counted for 49 perc ent of the so y- 
 
be ans sto red in a ll po s i t i o ns . 
 
Off-farm 
 
s t o ck s , at abou t 137 mi II ion bu s he l s <3.72 
 
mill ion metric tons), we re down 14 pe r ce nt 
 
f r om l as t yea r a nd were 4 1 pe rce nt be l ow tw o 
 
ye ar s ago . 
 
As ind i ca t ed by year-en d stoc ks, d isa ppe ar a nc e dur i ng t he mar keti ng year ( Septembe r 198 1August 1982 ) total ed 2.08 b i I li o n bushels (56 . 6 mi ll i o n metri c to ns ), 14 perce nt a bove l as t year. Ind ica t ed disappearan c e du ring Ju ne-Aug ust 1982 t otaled 390 mi l l i on bus he l s (10 .6 mil lion metr i c to ns ), 8 percent rror e than during the same per io d last year. 
 
!Tho Georg I a Farm Rep~rl (lS S;:i::0 74 4- 728 0- ) "Is 
 
[ pub t l s bed s eml- ro nt h l y by t he Ge o rgi a Cr o p 
 
\ Re pc r t l ng Sor v i c o , Ste phens Fed e ral Sui I ding , 
 
o M hoo s , Go, 306 13, Lar r y E. So Ipe s , St a tl s- 
 
!t ic l an- In- Char ge . Soc on d Cla s s pos t age pa id a t At hons, "a . Subscr ip t io n f e e SI O pc r ye ar 
 
le xc e pt tr e e t o data contr ib ut ors . Suosc r i ptl on Inf o r ma tio n a va i l able from : Ge o r gi a Cr op 
 
' ROpo r t l ng Ser v l c e , St ephons Fede ra l Su i Id i ng, 
 
jSu i te 320, At hens , GA. 306 D 
 
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Received 
T OCT1 9 1982 
DOCU['/E f'ITS UGA U E?RA!-< I:::S 
 
GEORGI A CRO P REPORTIN G SERVI CE 
stephens Federal Bl dg . Suite 320 Athens , Georgia 30613 Phone : (404 ) 546- 2236 
 
GKOKGIA HI GHLI GHTS 
Oc tober 1 Crop Foreca s t August Peanut Stocks Agricultur al Pri ce s Milk Pr oduc t i on 
 
FARMERS FINDING GOOD YIEL DS 
 
Septembe r 's we ather was ge ner al l y favor abl e 
 
for c r op har ve st i ng i n Geo r g i a and most o f t he 
 
St at e' s farmer s wer e har ves t i ng crop s ~I i t h 
 
goo d y i e I ds, 
 
The Georg i a Cr op Repo r t i ng 
 
Ser v i ce ' s Octobe r 1 s ur vey of yi e l d pros pe c ts cont in ued to s how t he same r e l atlve1 y h i gh 
 
ex pec t ations r epo r t ed ear l i er. 
 
RECO RD CORN YI ELD 
Cor n y i e l d prospec ts are now even hi ghe r t han t he r ec or d h i gh pr os pec ts f orecas t ear I I er , The Oct o ber 1 fo recast , at 80 bus he I s per ac r e , i s 5 bushe l s above t he prev i o us month's e st imate and 15 bushe ls above t he pr ev i ous r ec or d y i e l d for t he St ate. Pr od uct i on, at 63. 2 mil l io n bu s hel s , I s of f 8 perce nt fr om t he 198 1 c ro p, du e t o ac reage cut bac ks . Harvest Is near I y c omp l e t e I n the so ut hern par t of the State and we I l ove r t hr ee- f ourth s comp le t e i n the no rt h. 
Continued on Page 3 
 
Cr op 
 
GEORGIA ACR EAGE AND PRODUCT I ON 1981 AND 1982 
 
Acr eaae 
 
Yi e l d Der Acre 
 
In dl - 
 
Uni t 
 
Har - 
 
Fo r 
 
c a t ed 
 
ve sted 
 
Har ve st 
 
19 8 1 
 
Oct . 1, 
 
1981 11 1982 11 --Thousa nd Ac res- - 
 
1982 
 
Pr odu c t Ion I nd l- 
 
ca t ed 
 
1981 
 
Oct . 1, 
 
1982 --Thousands- - 
 
Corn 
y Cotto n 
 
Bu. Bales 
 
1, 380 17 5 
 
790 
 
50 .0 
 
80 . 0 
 
17 5 
 
436 
 
507 
 
69,000 159 
 
63,200 185 
 
Soyb e a n s 
 
Bu . 
 
2, 100 
 
2,600 
 
19. 0 
 
25. 0 
 
39 ,900 
 
65,000 
 
Pe a n u t s 
 
Lbs. 
 
56 5 
 
48 5 
 
2 , 93 0 
 
3,100 
 
1,655,450 1,503,500 
 
Tobacco, Ty pe 14 
 
Lbs . 
 
55 .0 
 
50 .0 
 
2,200 
 
2 , 100 
 
121,000 105,000 
 
Hay, A ll 
 
Ton 
 
475 
 
500 
 
2. 15 
 
2.40 
 
1, 02 1 
 
1,200 
 
Sweetpot at oes 
 
Cw t . 
 
5.6 
 
6. 3 
 
115 
 
110 
 
644 
 
693 
 
Pecan s 
 
Lbs . 
 
120,000 110,000 
 
App l es, Al l 
 
Commerci al 
Peach es l ! 
 
l! 
 
Whea t l ! 
 
Oat s l ! 
 
Lbs . Lbs. Bu. Bu. 
 
1, 070 75 
 
1, 4 8 0 90 
 
43. 0 60 . 0 
 
32.0 55. 0 
 
45 ,000 140,000 
46 ,01 0 4,5 00 
 
15,000 110,000 47 , 360 
4 ,9 50 
 
Rye 3/ 
 
Bu. 
 
10 5 
 
70 
 
26 . 0 
 
2 1. 0 
 
2, 730 
 
1, 47 0 
 
J! y Sorohum 3/ 
 
Bu 
 
Har ve s ted fo r pr in c i pa l use . 
 
135 Cotto n 
 
12 5 yiel d 
 
In 
 
33. 0 po unds 
 
and 
 
36. 0 produc t i o n 
 
In 
 
4 45 5 
ba l es. l ! 
 
4 . 500 Est imates 
 
brough t f orw ar d f r om ear l i er sur ve ys. 
 
Agricultural Statis t i c i an a nd Geor gia Depa r t.en t of Agr1eu1 tur e 
 
 U.S. HIGHLIGHTS ) OCTORER 1) 1982 
Co r n f or ~ r d i n pr od uct ion is fo rec as t at a record high 8.3 1 bi l l ion bushe ls , v irtual l y uncha nged f rom t he September 1 fo recast and 1 perce nt above t he pr ev i ou s r ec ord h i gh set l ast ye ar. 
So rg hum gra in produ ctIon i s for ec a st at 82 1 mi II ion bushel s , down 7 percent fr om 198 1 but 42 percent more than the 1980 drought-stric ken cro p. 
Feed g r a i n product Io n (corn, sorghum, oats, and barle y combin ed) is ex pec ted t o total 2 52 mi II ion metri c tons, up 1 percent from 1981. 
Soy bean pr od uct io n Is for ecast at 2. 30 bi I I Ion bus he I s , fract lena I I Y l ess than la st mont h but 15 percent above last year's c rop . 
 
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a i I see d pr od uc t io n ( so ybe ans , c ot t o nseed , 
peanuts , f la xs eed and sunf lowers combi ned ) i s expected to tota l 71. 0 ml II i on metr i c t o ns , up 10 perce nt fr om la s t yea r. 
Food g r a i n prod uctIon ( wheat, rye and r i ce c ombI ned ) is expe cted t o t otal 84.1 mIl l ion t ons, 1 pe r ce nt be l ow 1981 . 
AI I cotton prod uct Ion I s forecast at 11.4 mi II io n bal es , 27 percent below 1981 pr od uc t i on but u p 3 pe r ce nt fr an t he September 1 f or ecast . 
Pec a n product i on is ex pect ed to total 2 10 . 6 mi II Ion pounds , down 38 percent from the 1981 c r op , but up 1.4 percent from the September I , 1982 forecast. Production forecasts increased fr om last mont h for Alabama and decreased to  MI ssi s s I p p I whIle al I other State est imates r emain unchanged . 
 
Cr o p 
 
Un i t 
 
Corn fo r Gra i n 
 
Bu. 
 
Sor ghum f or Grai n Bu. 
 
A I I Wheat 
 
Bu . 
 
Soy beans for 
 
Beans .!! 
 
Bu . 
 
Peanuts f or Nut s 
y Upland Cot t on 
 
Lb . Ba le 
 
Cottonseed 
 
Ton 
 
A l l Hay 
 
Ton 
 
Sweetpota toes 
 
Cwt . 
 
To ba c c o 
 
Lb. 
 
Apples, Con" l , 
 
Lb. 
 
Gra pes 
 
To n 
 
Pec ans 
 
Lb. 
 
Oats 3/ 
 
Bu. 
 
Rye j f 
 
Bu . 
 
A l mo nds (Ca I If. ) 
 
Lb. 
 
Wa lnuts (Ca l if ) 
 
To n 
 
1/ 198 1 Revised. 2/ Yi eld 
 
UN ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCT I ON 1981 AND 1982 
 
Ar ea Harvested 
 
Yi el d per Acre 
 
Product Ion 
 
Indi- 
 
I ndi- 
 
I nd I c a ted 
 
c a t ed 
 
cated 
 
Oct. I, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,0 00 Acr es 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
198 2 
 
Thousands 
 
74, 624 
 
72,823 
 
109. 9 
 
114 . 2 
 
8,200 , 951 8,314,938 
 
13, 726 
 
13 ,7 96 
 
64.1 
 
59 .5 
 
880, 266 
 
821 , 035 
 
8 0 , 9 48 
 
78 ,964 
 
34. 5 
 
35 .6 
 
2 ,793, 436 2 , 8 10 , 5 12 
 
66,368 1,493.3 13,783.2 
60,21 2 109. 3 975.7 
9,4 11 697 
in poun ds . 
 
70,92 0 
 
30 . 1 
 
32. 4 
 
2, 000 , 145 2, 300 ,34 5 
 
1,279.9 2 , 670 
 
2,668 
 
3 , 987 ,653 3,4 15,340 
 
9,225. 2 
 
542 
 
58 6 
 
15, 56 6.1 
 
11, 26 2 .5 
 
6,397 
 
4,521 
 
60, 521 
 
2. 38 
 
2. 52 
 
143,10 5 
 
152 , 474 
 
114.3 
 
117 
 
128 
 
12 , 7 5 2 
 
14 ,57 9 
 
901 .4 2 ,114 
 
2, 144 
 
2 ,0 62,375 1, 932, 84 8 
 
7, 743, 600 8,457,200 
 
4, 45 7.6 
 
5,679 .6 
 
339,10 0 
 
210 ,600 
 
10,379 
 
54 .0 
 
57. 7 
 
508, 083 
 
599 , 0 08 
 
700 
 
26.7 
 
28 . 5 
 
18,62 1 
 
19,92 4 
 
407,0 00 
 
365 ,000 
 
225 0 
 
220 0 
 
3/ Est i mate carr i ed fo r wa r d f r om ea rli er forecast . 
 
2 
 
 RAPID PEANUT HARVEST 
Abo ut 90 percent of t he State ' s pe anut cro p ~a s dug by the end of Sept em be r, a muc h f as t e r 
t han normal pac e . A s ub- rec or d y ield o f 3 , 100 
' 0 und s pe r ac re i s ind i cated as o f Oct o be r 1, . ne same as the Septem be r 1 foreca st. The total cr o p Is ex pec t ed to be 1. 5 b i l li on po unds , off 9 pe r ce nt from la s t ye ar . 
SOYBEAN FORECAST UNCHAN GED FROMSEPT . 
~ o y be a n yield i s f orec ast at 25 bush e ls per ac re , unchang ed from I ast mont h and 6 bus he I s be tte r th an l ast year' s dr y weathe r yi e l d. Expe cted pr od uct i on at a r ec or d hi g h 65 mi I l i o n bus hel s i s 63 percent above the 1981 c r op. 
TOBACCO ESTIMATE LOWERED 
To bac co marketing ch eck-data indicate a t o t a l J," o p of 105 mil lion pounds compared to t he 
l ie r est imate of 111.8 0111 I I Ion pounds. " , d i d Is es t i mat e d at 2,100 pounds per acre ~l t h acreage at 50,000. 
 
RE CORD COTTON YIELD 
 
Cot t o n yi e ld pros pe ct s are at an a l I t ime hi g h 
 
o f 507 pound s pe r acre , 16 percen t abo ve l as t 
 
ye ar and the best y i e I d on r ec or d back to 
 
18 66 . 
 
Pr oduction I s es t i mat ed at 185, 000 
 
ba l e s , 16 pe r ce nt abo ve 198 1. By Octobe r 10 , 
 
har vest prog r ess at 19 perc en t comp lete was 
 
we I I beh i nd the 5-year av e r age prog r ess o f 35 
 
percent . 
 
PECAN CROP SAME AS LAST MONTH 
The Geo rg i a peca n crop is fo rec ast at 110 mill ion pound s , un ch ang ed f r an la s t month 's es t i mat e but down 8 percent f ran t he 1981 c r o p. A c rop o f th i s si ze f or Georgi a wou l d ac count for ove r ha I f of t he Nat io n's ex pec ted 1982 pr odu ct i o n . Har ve s t pr ogr es s at 3 pe r ce nt complete by October 10 was equal t o l ast yea r and averag e. 
 
AUGUST PEANUT STOCKS REMAIN AT HIGH LEVEL 
U.S. pea nut stocks In commercial sto r age o n Augu st 31 , 1982 , t ota l ed 597 mi l li o n pound s o f eq uiva l e nt farme r s' stock, more than do ub le the amount on ha nd a year ea r l i er . Th i s t ota l In cludes 61.0 mi ll i on pounds of ac t ua l fa r mer s' sto ck , compar ed wi th 16 . 0 milli on poun ds on hand a ye ar ago . 
She l l ed pean ut s on hand at mont h ' s e nd t ota led 510 mil l ion pounds of eq ui va le nt f ar mers ' st oc k, do ub I e t he 2 55 mI I I i on pounds on hand a ye ar ago. Ther e were 258 thou sa nd po und s of Canmod i ty Cr ed i t Cor po r ation unc ommi tted stoc ks on hand as of August 3 1, 1982 . 
Aug ust 1982 mi ll ings tota led 36 . 1 milli on poun ds, up 7 parco nr f rom the mi ll i ng s dur i ng Aug ust a yea r ago. 
 
--1i.NI T ED STATES VI SIBLE SUPPl.Y OF PEANUTS AT MONTH'S END 1/ 
 
St o c k s As Report ed 
 
Farme rs Stock Eq u i va le nt 11 
 
Class 
 
Aug. 
 
Jul y 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Ju ly 
 
Aug. 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1982 3/ 
 
198 1 
 
198 2 
 
1:)82 3/ 
 
1, 000 Pound s 
 
Farme r s Sto c k 
 
15, 9 91 
 
84, 948 
 
60, 952 
 
15, 99 1 
 
84, 948 
 
60, 952 
 
She l l ed Pea nuts 4/ 
Roast i ng Stock 11 
 
191, 668 9,760 
 
47 1,023 4 5, 226 
 
383 , 77 3 26, 047 
 
254 , 918 9,7 60 
 
626 , 46 1 45, 226 
 
510 , 418 26,0 47 
 
Total 
 
28 0 , 66 9 
 
756 ,63 5 
 
597 , 4 17 
 
"1/ Exc I udo s sto c ks on f a rms . I nc I ude s sto ck s owned by o r ho l d f o r ac count o f CCC in com me rc i al 
 
sto rages . Far mer s stock o n net we i g ht bas i s, 2/ Act ua l f a r mers sto ck , pi us roa s t i ng s t oc k , 
 
pl us shelled pea nut s X 1. 33. 3/ Pr e limin ar y. 4 / I nc l ude s s he ll ed ed i b le and she l l o l I s to ck. 
 
Jj Clea ned and uns he l l ed. 
 
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 GFR:-82 - Vo I . 11 
 
GEORGIA PRICES RECEIVED 
Georgi a f ar mer s received higher price s during September f or mos t livestoc k Items but pri ce s rec ei ved f or cro p co mmodi t i es wer e l ower . Pri ce s tor hogs , bro i ler s , eg g s and mi lk I ncreased mode r at e l y from Augu st but beef c att l e and ca lf pr ice s decli ned s har p l y . Tobacco , wI nt er wheat and c or n pr i ce s drop ped s i gn if i ca nt l y fr om August wi t h o nl y t o bac co s howJng an I ncrease from a ye ar ago. September peanut prices were off sli g htl y f r om only l i mi t e d sales in August, but we r e slgnlfI cant I y be low a year ear II er , The Georg JII Pr Ices Rece I ved A I I-Commod I ty I ndex f or Sep- 
tember was 123 percent of the 1977 average , 1 
point down from last month and 2 points down from a year ago. 
 
U.S. PRICES RECEIVED INDEX 
The Sept embe r Index o f Pr ices Rec ei ved by 
Far mer s i nc r ea sed 3 po ints (2.3 percent) fr om Augus t to 136 per cent of It s Januar y - December 1977 ave rage . Cont r ibuting most t o t he i ncreas e si nc e Augu st wer e h ig her pr I c es f o r 
or anges , egg s, mi l k, ap p les and cot t on . Lowe r pr i c e s f or cattl e , potato es , cor n, so y be ans a nd o ni ons were part ially o ff se t t i ng. The 
I ndex was 3 po Ints (2.3 per cen t) above a year 
ago. 
 
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS SEPTEMBER l5 1982 WITH COMPARI SONS 
 
Pri ce 
 
Georn t a 
 
Un I ted States 
 
per 
 
Sept. 
 
Aug. 
 
Sept. 15, 
 
Sept. 
 
Aug. 
 
Sept . 15 
 
Commed ltv Wint er Wheat 
Oats 
 
Un It S/Bu. 
S/Bu. 
 
1981 3. 37 
- 
 
1982 2.93 
- 
 
1982 2. 55 
- 
 
198 1 3. 67 
1.74 
 
1982 3.31 
1.39 
 
1982 3. 38 
1.37 
 
Corn 
 
S/Bu . 
 
2.71 
 
2.45 
 
2.29 
 
2.55 
 
2.30 
 
2.17 
 
Cotton 
y C o t t o nseed 
Tobacco 
 
tlLb . 
S/Ton t/Lb. 
 
55.6 100. 00 158.0 
 
-* 
188. 0 
 
* * 
1/178.5 
 
58.0 95.00 172.0 
 
52.1 Jj55.3 
 
81 . 0 0 
 
72.00 
 
178.0 3/185.5 
 
Soybea ns Peanuts 
 
S/Bu. t/Lb. 
 
6.46 29. 1 
 
* 
25.3 
 
5.50 J!25. 2 
 
6.21 28. 6 
 
5.59 
 
5.28 
 
25.3 Jj25.3 
 
Sw eet potatoes 
y A I I Hay, ba I ed , 
Milk Cows, 4/5/ 
 
$/ Cwt . $ITon $/ Head 
 
13.20 
- 
1, 190.00 
 
2/ 12. 00 
- 
 
9. 00 
 
10.80 Y13.20 
 
7.83 
 
- 
 
62.70 
 
65.00 
 
64.80 
 
- 
 
1,200.00 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Hogs 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
48 . 50 60.60 
 
62. 00 
 
48.60 
 
61 . 3 0 
 
61.80 
 
Sow s 
 
$/ Cwt . 
 
43. 90 
 
51 .70 
 
56. 20 
 
45. 20 
 
53.70 
 
55.00 
 
Barrows & Gil t s 
 
$/Cw t . 
 
49.30 
 
62. 20 
 
63 . 00 
 
49. 30 
 
62.40 
 
62.70 
 
Beef Catt le, 6/ 
Cows l / 
 
$/Cwt. $/Cwt . 
 
44.10 38.50 
 
46. 10 38.80 
 
42. 30 35. 60 
 
58.80 41. 10 
 
58. 10 39. 80 
 
55.80 38.20 
 
St eer s & He I f er s 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
51. 40 
 
54. 20 
 
50.40 
 
62 . 9 0 
 
62. 50 
 
60. 00 
 
Ca l ves 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
52. 50 
 
54.20 
 
49.1 0 
 
61. 40 
 
61. 90 
 
60.00 
 
Al l Mi I k 
y Tur keys 
 
$/Cw t . /L b. 
 
14. 80 39. 0 
 
14.20 lI 14 4O 
 
- 
 
- 
 
13. 70 37 . 9 
 
13. 20 lI 13  5O 
 
40.1 
 
4 1. 8 
 
Ch i cke ns 
 
Exc I. Br o i I er s 
 
t lL b. 
 
12.5 _1 12 0 
 
12. 5 
 
Com I I Br o I I ers ~ 
Eggs, A l l J! 
 
t lLb. 
/Doz. 
 
24. 5 73. 4 
 
25.0 2/59. 0 
 
3/ 26.5 62. 5 
 
Tabl e 
 
t / Doz . 
 
61.0 2 /48. 4 
 
54. 7 
 
Hatch I na 
 
t / Doz 
 
123. 0 2/1 00 0 
 
900 
 
1/ F i r s t ha l f of mo nt h. 2/ Mi d-mont h pr i ce . 3/ Ent i r e month. 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
26. 3 
 
26. 3 lI27  1 
 
64.8 
 
2/50. 7 
 
56.8 
 
- 
 
2 /44.2 
 
51 . 3 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
4/ An i mal s so l d for dairy her d 
 
r ep lacement on l y . 5/ Prl7e s est i mated q uar t erl y . 6/ " Cows " and-"st eer s and he i fers " combi ned 
 
with a l l owance wh e r~ nec essary f o r sl aug ht er bu l I s.- 7/ In c ludes da i r y c ows so ld f or s l aught er . 
 
J! ~ Li vewel gh t eq u l va l errt pri c e f o r Georgia. 
 
Aver age of a l l eggs so ld by farmers i ncl ud i ng 
 
* hatching eg gs so ld at r eta i l . 
 
In s uf f icient sal es . 
 
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 u. s. PRICES PAID INDEX 
The I ndex of Pr Ices Pa I d by Farmers f or Canmodltl es and Servi ces , I nterest , Tax es and Far m Wag e Rates fo r Septemb er was un chang ed f r an August at 156 percent of I t s 1977 base. T he Feed I ndex was lower t his mont h as pr i ce decreases f o r f eed grains affected both grain a nd mI xed f ee d pr i ces. The Rep I acement L I vesto ck I ndex was a l so lower. Index I ncreases for farm mach i ner y and seeds wer e o f f setti ng . Compar ed to September 1981, the Prices Pa id I nde x was up 5 po ints (3.3 percent). 
 
CONSUMER PR ICE INDEX 
The Augu st unadju st ed Consumer Price Index f o r a I I urban co ns umers (CP I -U ) was 292.8 ( 1967 = 100) , up .2 perce nt f r an Jul y and 5.9 percen t above August 198 1. On a seasona l l y adju st ed bas is the CPI-U increase d .3 percent i n August . The maj or contr I buto r to t he Augus t Incr ease was th e medi ca l care i ndex whi ch r ose . 9 perce nt . The hou si ng , appare l and upke ep, ent er t a i nment, and other go od s a nd serv ices 
canponents each rose .4 percent In August . The transportation component i nc r eased .3 percent but food and beverages decreased .3 
percent. 
 
PRICES PAID BY FA~ERS. SEPT EMBER 15. 1982 WITH COMPAR ISONS 
 
Price 
 
per 
 
Sept. 15, 
 
Geora I a Aug. 15, Sept. 15, 
 
Un I ted States 
 
Sept. 15, 
 
Aug. 15, Sept. 15 , 
 
Commod ltv Dairy Feed, 16~ 
 
Unit SlTon 
 
1981 186.00 
 
1982 178.00 
 
1982 170.00 
 
198 1 185.00 
 
1982 177.00 
 
1982 173.00 
 
Da i ry Feed, 18% 
 
SlTon 187.00 
 
174.00 166.00 
 
198.00 
 
18 5 . 00 
 
182 . 00 
 
Dai ry Conct., 32% SlTon 245.00 
 
220.00 215.00 
 
268.00 
 
258.00 
 
256.00 
 
Hog Feed, 14%-18% 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
11.00 
 
11.00 
 
10.00 
 
10.80 
 
10.60 
 
10.30 
 
Hog Conct., 38%-42% S/Cwt. 
 
15.50 
 
14.50 
 
14.00 
 
15.50 
 
14.70 
 
14.40 
 
Beef Cattle Conct., 
 
32%-36% 
 
S/Cwt. 12.00 
 
12.00 
 
11.00 
 
12 . 00 
 
11. 50 
 
11.30 
 
Cottonseed Meal, 41% S/Cwt. 
 
15.00 
 
14.00 
 
13.50 
 
14.90 
 
13 . 70 
 
13.60 
 
Soybean Meal, 44% 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
14.50 
 
13.50 
 
13 . 50 
 
14.40 
 
13 . 50 
 
13.20 
 
Bran 
 
S/Cwt. 11.00 
 
11.00 
 
10.50 
 
10 . 10 
 
9.88 
 
9.72 
 
Midd l ings 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
10.50 
 
9.10 
 
9.20 
 
9.56 
 
9.51 
 
9. 31 
 
Corn Meal 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
9.00 
 
8.20 
 
7.90 
 
8.08 
 
7.47 
 
7.27 
 
Bro I I er Grower 
 
SlTon 210.00 
 
215.00 200.00 
 
222.00 
 
215.00 
 
209 . 00 
 
Layl ng Feed 
 
SlTon 210.00 
 
195.00 18 5. 00 
 
203 . 00 
 
191.00 
 
188. 00 
 
Chi c k Starter 
 
S/Ton 215.00 
 
230 . 00 2 10.00 
 
229 .00 
 
217.00 
 
209 .00 
 
Broiler-Feed 
 
Rat i o 1/ 
 
Lbs. 
 
2.3 
 
2.3 
 
2.7 
 
2.4 
 
2.4 
 
2. 6 
 
Hog-Cor n Rati o 2/ Bu. 
 
17.9 
 
24 . 7 
 
27 .1 
 
19. 1 
 
26.7 
 
28 . 5 
 
Mi lk-Feed Rati o 3/ Lbs. 
 
1. 59 
 
1.60 
 
1.69 
 
1.48 
 
1.49 
 
1.56 
 
Eaa- Feed Rat io 4/ Lbs. 
 
70 
 
61 
 
68 
 
64 
 
5' 
 
6.0 
 
1/ Pou nds o f broil er gr ower eq ua l In value to 1 l b. bro i ler lI ve weIght. 2/ Bush els o f corn 
 
l ! eq ua I I n va I ue to 100 I bs , o f hog II ve we Ig ht. 
 
Pounds o f 16% da I r y feed eq ua I I n va I ue t o 
 
1 lb. whole mi lk. 4/ Poun ds o f laying fe ed eq ua l I n va lue t o 1 doze n eggs. 
 
1977= 100 Georg ia 
 
INDE X NlJMBERS--GEORG I A AN D UN I TED STATES 
 
Augu st 1981 
 
September 1981 
 
August 1982 September 1982 
 
Pri ces Received 
 
AI I Commod I t ies 
 
126 
 
125 
 
J / 124 
 
123 
 
Cr op s 
 
128 
 
Li ves tock & Pr oducts 
 
125 
 
129 
 
J/1 27 
 
123 
 
121 
 
121 
 
123 
 
United States 
 
Pr i ce s Recei ved 
 
138 
 
133 
 
..!I133 
 
136 
 
Pr i ces Pa id 2/ 
 
151 
 
151 
 
156 
 
156 
 
Rat i o 3/ 
 
91 
 
88 
 
85 
 
87 
 
l ! 1/ Revi sed . 2/ Mi d-mo nth i ndex inc luding interes t, taxes and f arm wage r ates. 
 
Rat io o f 
 
I ndex of Pr l c-;s Rece i ved to Index o f Pr ices Pa id, Interes t , Taxes and Farm Wage Rat es . 
 
5 
 
 PRICES RECEIVED INDEX COMPARISONS 
 
; : . : : . : : . : : . . . . : . = ; ; ; . : : . . : . = . : . ~c : . . . . . . 
 
SE PTEMB ER 
 
---, 
 
t225 
 
11180 
 
111el 
 
111 8 a 
 
c=J IZZZJ rzzzs 
 
GFR- 82- Vo I . 11 
 
150 
 
i>< 
 
75 
 
Vi>< 
 
V 
 
V 
 
o 
 
.. . ""'_ 
 
, 1UIl 0Y01 _ 
 
.-V 
I'<lLm 
 
PRICE S PAID INDEX COMPAR ISONS 
 
CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATE S 
Up 8 PERC ENT 
Catt I e and c a I ve s o n fe ed Septembe r 1 f o r sl euqh r e r market in the 7 States 
 
,... INOH VALUES 11' 17'1001 
250 
I 
 
SEPTEMBER 
'00' I rllll 
 
,11I2 
fVW1 " 
 
prepa r i ng month I y e s t i mates t ota I ed 
 
6. 82 mi ll i on hea d , up 8 pe r ce nt from a 200 
 
year ago but 3 perc e nt l e s s th an September 1, 1980 . 
 
II 
 
I 
 
Mar ket i ng s o f fe d catt le d ur ing Augu st 
 
'I 
 
II 
 
tota I ed 1.69 mr I Ii o n , 11 pe r c e nt abo ve 15 0 
 
II ~ 
 
I 
 
1/ 
 
las t ye ar and 2 1 pe r c e nt mo re tha n 
 
II I)( 
 
I 
 
'I 
 
Aug us t two year s ago . 
 
II )( 
 
I 
 
1/ 
 
Pl ac ement s of ca t t l e and ca l ves o n fe ed 
 
1/ x 
 
:/ 
 
1/ 
 
i n the 7 State s dur I ng Aug ust t ot a I ed 1. 73 mill i on, u p 22 pe r ce nt f r om la s t 
 
10 0 
 
II )( 
 
I 
"'001 
 
'I 
 
y ear and 7 pe r c e nt mor e th an , t he same 
 
l l'tUT oo< 
 
~ 
 
~ 
 
[l rx 
 
II 
 
1/ 
 
1/ 
 
'I 
 
II 
 
I 
 
1/ 
 
) 
 
II x II x 
 
vI x 
 
mont h in 1980 . Net p l ac eme nt s o f 1.6 7 milli o n he ad dur l nc August were 22 pe r cen t g r eat er t han 
 
! as t year and 7 perce nt mor e than two ye ars ay o . 
 
- 
 
Othe r d isa ppea r ance t o t aled 61 t ho usa nd he ad compar ed wi t h 55 tho usa nd d ur i ng Augu st 198 1 a nd 6 1 t ho us a nd d ur ing Augu st 1980. 
 
CATTLE AND CALVES: NUMBER ON FEED , P LACE~~ E N T S, MARKETED, AND OTHER D I SAPPEARANCE, 
 
7 STATES. AUGUST 1 TO SEPTEMBER 1 
 
1982 as % of 
 
I t em 
 
1980 
 
198 1 1,0 00 Head 
 
19 82 
 
198 0 
 
1981 
 
Pe r ce nt 
 
On Feed Aug . 1 Jj 
 
6, 88 7 
 
6,4 51 
 
6,836 
 
99 
 
10 6 
 
P la ce d o n Feed dur i ng Aug. 
 
1, 6 18 
 
1,419 
 
1, 731 
 
107 
 
122 
 
Fed Cat tl e Mar ke ted duri ng Aug . 1, 399 
 
1, 5 26 
 
1, 6 89 
 
12 1 
 
111 
 
Other Di sappe ar anc e dur i ng 
 
Aug. y 
 
61 
 
55 
 
61 
 
100 
 
111 
 
On Feed Sept . 1 1/ 
 
7, 045 
 
6, 28 9 
 
6, 8 17 
 
97 
 
108 
 
1/ Catt l e and cal ve s on f e ed ar e c n i mal s f or s laugh te r mer ke t be i ng f ed a fu l l r ut l o n of g r a in 
 
or ot he r con c ent r ate s and ar e expocted t o produc e a car ca s s t ha t wi I I grade go od o r bet ter . 
y I nc l udes de ath los se s , move~ent f r om f e ed l ot s t o pa s tures and s h ipmen t s to ot her f eedl ots 
 
fo r fu r t her feedi ng. 
 
6 
 
 1981 u.s. SWEETPOTATO CROP LARG ER 
Sw eet pota t o produc ti o n in t he Un I t ed States total ed 12.8 ml l I ion cvt , i n 1981 , up 16 per cent from 1980, but 5 percent be I ow 1979. Area harvested, at 109 t housand ac res, In crea se d 7 per ce nt fr om 1980; wh ile yie lds, averaging 117 cwt. pe r acre, increased 9 percent. The 1981 value o f pr od uc t i o n, at 174 mi l l ion dol la rs, i nc reased 17 per cent over 1980. The average pr ice of $13. 60 per cwt. remai ned the same as t he year befor e . 
 
State 
 
SWEETPOTATOES ACRES 
 
1980 
 
P l an t - 
 
Har - 
 
ed 
 
est ed 
 
Yi e l d 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
Cwt . 
 
YIE LD AND PRODUCTION BY STATES 1980 AND 198 1 
 
I 
 
1981 
 
Production 
 
I Pl an t ad 
 
Har vested 
 
Yi el d 
 
Prod uct i o n 
 
1,000 Cwt . 
 
1,000 Ac res 
 
Cw t. 
 
1, 000 Cw t. 
 
Ala. 
 
5.5 
 
5.3 
 
100 
 
Ark . J! 
 
.7 
 
.6 
 
60 
 
Ca Ii f. 
 
8.4 
 
8.4 
 
180 
 
Ga. 
 
5.5 
 
4 .5 
 
100 
 
La. 
 
26 .0 
 
25.0 
 
85 
 
Md. 
 
1.3 
 
1. 3 
 
15 0 
 
Mi s s , 
 
5. 0 
 
4 .6 
 
90 
 
N.J. 
 
2 .4 
 
2.4 
 
115 
 
N. C. 
 
38 .0 
 
37.0 
 
115 
 
S.C . 
 
2.8 
 
2.5 
 
95 
 
Ten n. 
 
2 .0 
 
2.0 
 
80 
 
Tex. 
 
8.0 
 
6.5 
 
80 
 
Va. 
 
2.2 
 
2.1 
 
115 
 
530 36 
1,512 450 
2,125 195 4 14 276 
4,255 238 160 520 242 
 
5. 6 
8.9 6 .0 27 .0 1.3 5. 5 2 .5 40 .0 3 .5 1.8 8.2 2.4 
 
5.4 
 
115 
 
621 
 
8 .9 
 
185 
 
1,647 
 
5.6 
 
115 
 
644 
 
26 .0 
 
100 
 
2,600 
 
1.3 
 
175 
 
228 
 
5 .2 
 
95 
 
494 
 
2.5 
 
110 
 
275 
 
39.0 
 
120 
 
4,680 
 
3.5 
 
95 
 
333 
 
1.8 
 
80 
 
14 4 
 
7.8 
 
95 
 
741 
 
2 .3 
 
150 
 
345 
 
U S. 
 
107.8 
 
102 2 
 
107 
 
10 953 
 
J! Estimate d iscontinued after 1980 crop. 
 
112 7 
 
109 3 
 
117 
 
12 752 
 
~ O R G I A MILK PRODUCTION Up 3 PERCENT 
eorgi a' s dai r ies prod uced an est imat ed 325 mill ion pou nd s of mi lk du ring t he 1982 Ju lySeptembe r qua rter . Th i s i s 3 pe r ce nt above the same period of a year ear lier and a r ec or d hi g h. Mil k product i o n i n Geo rgi a for t he f irst nine mont hs o f 1982 t ot al ed a r ecor d h i gh 1, 0 51 mil l i o n pou nd s , 1 pe r cent abo ve t he same period of 1981. 
-il k c ows on Georg i a da I r y fa r ms av e r aged ' , 000 head , down 1,000 he ad from t he pr e' s qu a rte r and I as t yea r. MI I k pr oduct i on : ow ave raged 2, 500 po und s , 20 0 pounds l e s s 
" ,,:' 1, t he pr e v i o u s quarte r b ut 90 pound s above l ast ye ar. 
 
u.s. MILK PRODUCTION 33.8 BILLION LBS. 
Mi lk prod uction during t he Ju l y- Sept embe r q uarter t ot a l ed 33 .8 bil li on pounds , 2 pe r c e nt a bov e t he- compa rab I e peri od In 198 1 but 5 pe rce nt below t he April -June 1982 q uarter . Accumul ated mil k pr odu c t i o n duri ng the first thr ee qua rt ers o f the yea r a t 102 b i ll i o n 
pounds was 2 perce nt abo ve t he comparable 
pe rio d of 1981 . Mil k prod uct io n pe r cow for t he q uarter ave ra ged 3,070 po unds , 42 pounds mor e t han t he th ir d q uart er las t ye ar and 93 po unds more t han t he Ju I y- Sept embe r 1980 pe r i o d . Tota l mi l k cow s ave raged 11.0 mi l lio n head dur i ng the q ua r t er , abo ut 1 pe r ce nt mor e t han the Ju l y- September 198 1 ave r age . 
 
DAIR Y PRODUCT I ON 
 
I t em No , ,\11 I k Cows on Fa rms :-11I k Pr oduc t i o n pe r Cow Tota l Mi I k Pr od uc ti o n 
 
n it Tho u s , Poun d s 
Mi I. Lbs , 
 
198 1 131 
2,41 0 3 16 
7 
 
1982 130 
2, 500 32 5 
 
Un-ited States 
 
198 1 10 , 92 5 
 
1982 1 1, 026 
 
3 , 028 
 
3, 070 
 
33 .08 6 
 
33 .8 48 
 
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GA. CORN ST OCK S UP 51 PERC EN T U S. CUR N AN D WHEA T STOCKS ReCORD HI GH 
Sto c ks o f ol d c r op co rn stored i n a l l posi - 
 
t io ns o n Octo ber 1, 1982 in Geo r g i a t o t a l ed 
 
Cor n s t o r ed i n a l l po s i t i on s o n Octo ber 1, 
 
5 ,37 9, 000 bu s he l s , 51 percent more tha n a ye ar 
 
1982 to ta l ed a r ec or d hi g h 2. 37 b i I I i o n bus h- 
 
ago. I'l he at stored in a ll pos i t i o ns t otal ed 
 
8 , 735 ,000 bushe ls , down 3 5 percen t fr om a ye ar 
 
ago. Stocks o f other gra ins I n al l pos i ti on s 
 
were as f o l l o ws: oats 2 ,985 ,000 bus he l s , up 
 
.., 
 
14 pe r cent ; barley 4 1, 000 bushel s, down 41 pe rce nt ; r ye 1,093,000 bush e ls, down 38 pe r - 
 
-j, cent; and o ld c r op sorgh um grain 92 ,000 bus h- 
 
e ls. 
 
e l s, 129 per ce nt mor-e t ha n l as t ye ar . I'l hea t stoc ks were a l so a t a r ec ord high o f 3.01 b i l l i o n bushe l s , up 10 per-cent f rom a year ago . St o c ks of rye , at 15.9 mi l l ion , and bar l ey at 49 7.6 mi ll i o n bushel s were bo t h 10 pe r c ent l arge r tha n l ast yea r. Oats and o l d crop gra i n sorgh um stocks showed increases of 
 
24 and 169 per cent , r es pecti vel y . 
 
Grain 
Cor n , Old Crop Oats Bar ley Whe at Ry e Sorg hum, Old Crop 
 
GEORG I A GRA I N STOCKS- -OCTCBER 1, 1982 WITH COMPARISONS 
 
On Far ms 
 
Off Farms 1/ 
 
Al l Positions 
 
1981 
 
19 82 
 
198 1 
 
198 2 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
2 ,730 1, 935 
8 , 742 1, 47 4 
79 
 
4 ,830 1, 980 
4, 262 98 5 89 
 
- 1,000 Bus he ls - 
 
83 7 
 
549 
 
6 73 
 
1,005 
 
70 
 
41 
 
4, 6 58 
 
4 , 473 
 
299 
 
108 
 
* 
 
3 
 
3,567 2 ,608 
70 13, 400 
1, 773 
* 
 
5,379 2 ,985 
41 8 ,735 1,093 
92 
 
U. S. GRA IN STOCKS-- OCTCBER 1, 1982 WI TH COMPARI SONS 
 
On Farm s 
 
Off Farms...!! 
 
All Positio ns 
 
Gr ai n 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
19 81 
 
1982 
 
- ~1i Il io n Bushe ls 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
Cor n, Ol d Crop 
 
49 0 .1 
 
1, 437 . 0 
 
54 3 .8 
 
929 .0 
 
1,034. 0 
 
2,366. 0 
 
Oats 
 
384.0 
 
474 .6 
 
73 . 7 
 
95 .2 
 
457 .8 
 
569.8 
 
Bar ley 
 
303.0 
 
350. 1 
 
148. 0 
 
14 7. 5 
 
45 1. 0 
 
497. 6 
 
Wh eat 
 
1,204.9 
 
1,43 1.8 
 
1, 529. 0 
 
1, 578 . 1 
 
2,733 .9 
 
3 , 0 10 . 0 
 
Rye 
 
9. 8 
 
11. 3 
 
4 .6 
 
4. 6 
 
14 . 5 
 
15. 9 
 
Sorg hum, Old Crop 
 
29.5 
 
61.5 
 
79.1 
 
230 .7 
 
108.6 
 
* Not published t o avoid d l sc l os l nq lnd l v l dua l operations  ...!! In c l ude s stocks. at mi l l s , 
 
292.2 
 
el~vator s , ware houses, t er min al s and processors. 
 
Agricultural Stat i stic i a n a nd Georgia Depa r t .ent of Agriculture 
 
 GEORGIA CHICKS HATCHED 
The September 1982 hatch of bro i I e r - t y pe ch icks was 5 1.8 mi II io n , down 1 percent from 1982 . The to t a l hatch o f broi l er-ty pe c h icks fr om Janua ry t hrough Septem ber was 491 . 6 mi I I ion, down 1 perce nt from 198 1. 
Egg-type ch ic ks hatc hed in Georgia duri ng Septem be r 1982 tota l ed 1.5 mi l l ion, a decrea se o f 28 percent f r om Sept embe r 1981 . The tot a I hatc h from Jan uar y th r o ug h Septembe r 1982 was 26 .6 mi l li on, down 1 pe rcent from 198 1. 
 
GFR- 82 -Vo l . 12 
us  CHICKS HATCHED 
The September 1982 hatch of broi I e r-ty pe c h I c ks , at 348 mi I I i on , was down 1 perce nt f r om a year ago . The t ot a l hatc h of bro l lertype c h i c ks f rom Ja nua r y thro ugh Sep tembe r was 3 , 373 .8 milli o n, sli gh tly l es s t han t he same pe r i od las t yea r . 
Egg-type chick s hatc hed d ur i ng September 1982 t o t a I ed 31 . 8 mil I Ion, a .dec r ease of 2 pe r c e nt from September 198 1. The t o t a l ha tc h o f O9gt ype ch icks fr om Jan uary through September 1982 was 346.7 mII I ion, down 1 perce nt from 1981 . 
 
COMMERC IAL POULTRY SLAUGH TER 1/ , S EPT 8~ BE R 1982 
 
Our i ng 
 
%of 
 
I tem 
 
Sept . 1981 
 
Aug. 
1982 Tho us an ds 
 
Sept . 1982 
 
year ago 
 
Ja n. t hr u Sept . 
 
19 81 
 
19 8 2 
 
- - Thousands- - 
 
Young Ch i ckens 
 
Georg i a 
 
51,324 
 
48,042 
 
50,149 
 
98 
 
45 3 , 20 9 
 
436 , 0 15 
 
United Stat es 
 
349 ,618 
 
358, 60 5 
 
34 6 ,82 5 
 
99 
 
3,107,1 30 3 , 088 ,393 
 
Mat ure Ch i cke ns 
 
Li ght Ty pe U.S. 
 
11,259 
 
14,1 01 
 
1 1, 708 
 
104 
 
129 ,624 
 
124,597 
 
Heavy Ty pe U. S. 
 
3 ,896 
 
2 ,864 
 
3 , 360 
 
86 
 
28, 821 
 
27,466 
 
Tota l U. S. 
 
15, 15 5 
 
1 6 , 9 65 
 
15, 068 
 
99 
 
158 ,44 5 
 
152 , 06 3 
 
Tot al AI I Ty pes ,Ga. 
 
2 ,88 9 
 
3, 69 7 
 
3 , 30 3 
 
1 14 
 
33, 3 06 
 
29,5 16 
 
Percent Condemned 
 
Young Ch 1ckens 
 
Geo rgi a 
 
1.4 
 
88 
 
2/ 1.6 
 
Uni t ed States 
 
1.4 
 
88 
 
2/ 1.5 
 
1/ Fede ra lly inspected s l a ughte r da t a as c o l l ec t ed by Meat and Poultry Ins pection Program . 
 
y Cu r r ent mo nt h data estima ted by '~a r ke t New s Serv i ce. 
 
Jan ua r y-Septem ber co ndemn ations. 
 
%of 
ye ar ago 
96 99 
96 95 96 89 
94 83 
 
POU LTRY HATCHI NG AN D P LA C EM E N T- - S EP T 8~B E R 1982 
 
Our i ng 
 
% of 
 
I t oo 
 
Sept . 
 
Aug . 
 
Sept . 
 
yea r 
 
Jan. thru Sept. 
 
.., _ .... 1 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
ago 
 
Tho us an ds 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
ago 
 
- - Thou sand s- - 
 
Pullet Ch i c ks P l aced 
 
Domes t i c (U.S. ) 1/ 
 
Br o i l e r Ty pe 
 
3 , 46 1 
 
3 ,2 07 
 
2, 696 
 
78 
 
30 ,678 
 
28 ,1 92 
 
92 
 
Egg Ty pe 
 
23 4 
 
372 
 
216 
 
92 
 
2 ,845 
 
2, 913 
 
102 
 
Ch I c ks Hat c hed 
 
Bro i l e r Typ e 
 
Geor g i a 
 
52 ,147 
 
55,242 
 
51 ,8 3 5 
 
99 
 
495,485 
 
49 1,61 0 
 
99 
 
Uni ted St at es 
 
350 ,223 
 
3 77 , 280 
 
34 7, 7 18 
 
99 
 
3, 377,5 26 3, 373, 78 5 100 
 
Egg Typ e 
 
Geor g i a 
 
2 ,0 52 
 
1 , 732 
 
1,484 
 
72 
 
26 , 92 9 
 
26 ,583 
 
99 
 
Un i ted State s 
 
32 ,25 0 
 
33,387 
 
31, 7 50 
 
98 
 
3 51 , 517 
 
346 , 706 
 
99 
 
Turkey s 
 
..!!Pou l t s Hatc hed,U .S . 
 
8 , 208 
 
13 ,7 94 
 
8 , 103 
 
99 
 
197 ,92 3 2/ 189 , 980 
 
96 
 
Reported by l ead i ng breeders , inc lu de s expe cted p u I l e t rep I ac eme nt s fr om eg gs 50 I d dur i ng 
 
y t he prece di ng month at the rate of 125 pu ll et ch ick s pe r 30 do ze n ca se of egg s . 
 
Turkey 
 
pou I t s hatc hed Septembe r 198 1-Sep tem ber 1982 . 
 
2 
 
 CATTL E ON FE ED Up 7 PE RCENT IN 13 ~UARTERLY STATES 
Catt le and ca l ves on f e ed Octobe r 1, 1982, f o r s laugh t er mar ket I n t he 13 q uar ter ly states , t otaled 8. 80 mi l lion head, 7 perce nt more t han l ast ye ar but 2 per cen t bel ow 1980 . 
The c a t tl e o n f ced inven tory i nclud ed 5.60 mi ll i o n st eers an d stee r cal ves. Thi s gr ou p 
 
r epr ese nt ed 64 percent o f the total October 1 nu mber on f eed. He i fe r s an d he if er ca lves acco unted for 3 . 18 mi II ion head . 
P l aceme nt s of c attle and ca lve s on feed duri ng Jul y-Septernber q uar ter to tale d 5.86 mil l io n, 11 perce nt gr eater t han the same quarter a year ago and f r ac t i o na l ly above the compar ab l e peri o d I n 1980. 
 
I tem 
 
CATTLE AND CALVES ON FEED OCTOOER .1 
 
Tot a l 13 States 
 
Tota l 7 St ates 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
as %of 
 
1981 
 
19 82 
 
as %of 
 
198 1 
 
198 1 
 
1, 000 head 
 
1,000 head 
 
On Feed July 1 
 
8, 646 
 
8, 981 
 
104 
 
6, 846 
 
7,18 1 
 
105 
 
Placed on Feed Ju l y l-Sept. 30 J! 
 
5, 27 5 
 
5,856 
 
111 
 
4, 346 
 
4, 940 
 
114 
 
Fed Cat t l e Ma r ke t ed 
Ju l y I-Sept . 30 J! 
 
5, 460 
 
5,783 
 
106 
 
4 ,390 
 
4, 756 
 
108 
 
Ot he r Disappearance 
 
Jul y l-Sept. 3011 
 
25 1 
 
25 4 
 
101 
 
20 6 
 
2 12 
 
103 
 
On Feed Octo ber 1 
 
8, 210 
 
8 .800 
 
107 
 
6.596 
 
7. 153 
 
108 
 
1/ I nc l udes ca ttle p l ace d on f e ed a f ter beg i nn I ng of qu art er and ma rke t ed be fo re end of qu a r t er . ~/ In cludes de ath losses, movement f r om f e ed lots t o pa stures and sh i pme nts to ot he r feed l ots for 
 
T urther f eed ing. 
 
GEORGIA RED MEAT PRODUCTI ON Up 
 
US. RED MEAT PRODUCTION DOWN 
 
Commer c i a l r ed meat product ion in Georg ia 
 
duri ng t he Ju l y-September q uart er t ot a l ed 
 
10 5.4 mI I I i on pou nds, 2 percent above the 
 
pre vi ou s quar ter , but 2 percent less th an 
 
1981's comparable qu a r ter . 
 
The Ja nua r y 
 
t hroug h September commer c i a l r ed meat produc- 
 
tio n tot aled 320 . 1 mi Ilion po unds , down 1 
 
pe r c e nt from January-September 198 1. 
 
Commerc l a l r ed meat pr od uct Ion f or tho Un I ted 
States dur i ng Jul y through Septemb er 1982 t ota led 9 .1 6 b i lli on pounds , down 2 perce nt f rom the Ju ly t hroug h Sept ember 1981 q ua r t er . Januar y- Septembe r re d me at prod uct i o n , at 27 .6 b I I lion po unds , dec I i ned 4 percent f r om the c or r es pond i ng pe r i od l as t year. 
 
GEORGIA AND UN I TED STATES L I VESTOCK SLAUGH TER 1/ 
 
Numbe r 
 
Ave r age 
 
Tot al 
 
Sl aughte red 
 
Live Weight 
 
Li ve I'le i g h t 
 
Speci es 
 
Ju I y-Sept. 
 
Ju I y- Sept. 
 
J ul y-Sept. 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Head 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
Poun ds 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Po unds 
 
Georg i a 
 
Cattl e 
 
53 . 8 
 
54 . 7 
 
900 
 
907 
 
48 , 403 
 
4 9, 610 
 
Ca lves 
 
9. 4 
 
6.5 
 
16 6 
 
209 
 
1, 553 
 
1,354 
 
Hogs 
 
516 . 9 
 
485.6 
 
222 
 
2 28 
 
114,666 
 
110 , 809 
 
United St at es 
 
Mi I . Head 
 
Pound s 
 
Mil. Po unds 
 
Ca t t l e 
 
8. 9 
 
9.2 
 
1 , 054 
 
1, 05 3 
 
9, 362 
 
9 , 702 
 
Ca l ve s 
 
.7 
 
.8 
 
2 48 
 
234 
 
177 
 
180 
 
Hogs 
 
2 1. 3 
 
18 .9 
 
24 0 
 
2 41 
 
5 ,103 
 
4 , 572 
 
Sheep &. Lambs 
 
1.5 
 
1,6 
 
106 
 
109 
 
161 
 
177 
 
1/ Incl udes slau ght er under Federa l Inspection t- ot he r commor ci al s l a ug ht e r , ex clude s fa rm 
 
s l au g ht e r . 
 
3 
 
 EGGS I r~ It' UB ATORS , OCT0:3 ER 1 , UNIT ED STATES 
 
It em 
 
1981 
 
1982 %of Year Ago 
 
Thou s and s 
 
Ch ic ke ns 
 
Eg g Type 
 
3 1, 30 1 29, 765 
 
95 
 
Bro i Ier Type 283,31 0 284, 160 
 
10 0 
 
Tur keys 
 
12 , 467 
 
13 , 061 
 
10 5 
 
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RECORD COTTON YIELD 
Of f ic i a l estimate s on Geor g ia 's c ot t o n c r op s da t e bac k t o 186 6, and t hr ough a l I tho se ye ar s , t he St at e ' s a ver age c ot t o n y i elds have 
 
HARVEST WEATHER FAVORABLE 
Geo rg I a I S 1982 harves t seaso n has be on mos t I Y 
 
favorable through early November wi th mini mal 
 
weat her re I ated harvestl ng losse s . Th I s 1s 
 
one more pos i tive factor In th e State ' s ex cep- 
 
t i o na l l y good yie lds this year, accordi ng to 
 
the Georgia Cr op Report ing Servi ce . 
 
The 
 
nev er r each ed 500 pounds per acre. Th I s ye ar's except lona I I Y go od cro p 'II I I I not on I y set a r ecor d , but wi II sk i p t he 500's al t ogether an d soar to 603 pou nds per acre. That places the c ur rent yi el d 167 pou nd s abo ve las t ye ar' s y i e ld and 104 pounds above th e pre vious rec ord se t I n 1973. About two- t hI r ds o f the 
 
November 1 crop report shows very f avor ab I e 
 
crop has bee n harves t e d . A t ot a l cr o p o f 
 
y i elds for a number o f c rop s , two of wh i c h are 
 
220,000 bal es I s ex pected, 38 percent o ver 
 
recor d h i gh. 
 
l ast year 's cro p. 
 
Cont i nued on Page 2 
 
Cr op 
 
GEORGI A ACREAGE AND PRODUCT ION 1981 AND 1982 
 
Ac reaae 
 
Yi el d ner Ac re In di - 
 
Un It 
 
Har - 
 
Fo r 
 
cated 
 
ves t ed 
 
Harvest 
 
1981 
 
No v . 1, 
 
1981 1/ 
 
1982 1/ 
 
1982 
 
- -Thousand Acr es- - 
 
Pr od uc t i o n 
 
I ndl - 
 
cated 
 
1981 
 
Nov . 1, 
 
1982 
 
-- Tho usands-- 
 
Corn 
y Cot t o n 
 
Bu. Bal e s 
 
1, 380 175 
 
7 90 
 
50.0 
 
80 . 0 
 
175 
 
436 
 
60 3 
 
69,000 159 
 
63, 200 220 
 
Soy beans 
 
Bu. 
 
2 ,1 00 
 
2,600 
 
19. 0 
 
27 . 0 
 
39 ,900 
 
70,2 00 
 
Pe a n u t s 
 
Lbs. 
 
56 5 
 
476 
 
2, 930 
 
3, 175 
 
1, 6 55, 45 0 1, 51 1,300 
 
Tobac co, Type 14 
 
Lbs. 
 
55. 0 
 
50.0 
 
2 , 200 
 
2 , 100 
 
121, 000 105,000 
 
Hay, AI I 3/ 
 
Ton 
 
47 5 
 
50 0 
 
2.15 
 
2 . 40 
 
1,021 
 
1, 200 
 
Sweet pota t 
Pec ans l ! 
 
oes 
 
l! 
 
Cwt . Lbs. 
 
5.6 
 
6.3 
 
115 
 
110 
 
644 
 
6 93 
 
120,000 110,0 00 
 
Appl e s, All 
 
Commerc i a l 3/ 
 
Lbs . 
 
45, 000 
 
15, 0 0 0 
 
Peac hes 3/ 
\1heat l ! Oat s l ! Rye l ! 
 
Lbs. Bu. Bu. Bu. 
 
1 , 0 70 75 10 5 
 
1, 480 90 70 
 
43 .0 60.0 26. 0 
 
32.0 55.0 2 1. 0 
 
140, 000 46,01 0 
4, 500 2, 73 0 
 
110 ,000 47 , 360 
4 ,950 1, 470 
 
J! y Sorghum 3/ 
 
Bu. 
 
135 
 
12 5 
 
33. 0 
 
36 .0 
 
4 ,4 55 
 
4 . 500 
 
Har ve st ed for prin c ipal use . 
 
Cot ton yi el d In poun ds and pr odu ction In bales. 3/ Estima t es 
 
br ought forw ard fr om e ar I I er su rveys . 
 
Agricul t u r a l St a t i s t i ci a n and Georgia Department of Agricul ture 
 
 RECORD CORN YIELD 
The Novembe r 1 su rve y I nd lea ted a n av er age c or n yl e l d of 80 bushel s per ac r e . Th is su rp as se s t he pr ev i o us r ecor d, .... hi ch ....a s se t in 1979, by 15 bus hels . De s p i te the r ecord yield, pr od uct i o n Is for ecas t 8 percen t lower t han I ast year I s crop due to the sharp red ucti on In pl ant ed ac reage . The cro p Is about 99 percent ha r vested . 
SOYBEAN YI EL D BOOSTED 
Cur re nt yi eld i nd i c atio ns , I nclud i ng co unt s f rom yiel d st udy plots scattere d over t he Stat e, po int to a so y be an yie ld of 27 bus he ls pe r acre. This I s 2 bushels per acre hi g he r t han the pr evious forecast, but 1 bushel shy o f t he recor d 1979 yl el d. Projected product Ion, at 70.2 mi I lion bushel s , Is 19 percent above the previous record and 76 percent I arger than the 1981 c r o p. Harvest I s about hal f complete. 
 
PEANUT ESTIMATE ADJUSTED 
 
The pe an ut production es t i mat e has been ra ised 
 
to 1, 5 1 1, 3 00 , 0 00 poun ds. 
 
The adjustment 
 
amounts to I ess than I percent f rom the pr e- 
 
vious forecast and I s ba se d on current In spec - 
 
t Ion and acreage reports. Acres harves t ed is revl sed to 47 6 ,000, do.... n '9 , 0 00 f r om th e pre- 
 
GFR-82 -V o I. 13 
 
v l ou s es ti mate. Yi e ld is re v i se d t o 3 ,1 7 5 
 
po unds per acre , ' . up 75 pou nd s per ac r e fr om 
 
t he Oct o be r f o r ecast and 245 pounds above th e 
 
198 1 crop. Tota l prod ucti on i s off 9 pe rce nt 
 
t h I s y e ar du e t o a dec r ea se of 8 9 , 0 00 acres 
 
har vest ed. 
 
Harvest i s v i r t ally complete. 
 
TOBACCO OFF 13 PE~R~ C~E~ ~ t~"" ' ' Ir. 
 
Chec k da ta from marketings of th e 1982 toba cco c rop poi nts to a total c r o p of 105 mill ion po und s . This Is 13 percent less than the 1981 pou ndage , and I nd I cates a current year y I e I d of 2 ,1 00 pound s per acre, 100 pounds below t he 
198 1 y l e l d , Ac r e s harvested, at 50,000, wa s 
5 , 0 00 ac r e s l ess t han 198 1. 
 
PECANS NOT SURVEYED 
Geo r g I a's pecan crop I s not surveyed in Novembe r , so the October 1 forecast of 110 million pounds stands until the next estimate Is released on December 10. The month ago forecast was 8 percent I ess than the 1981 c r o p. 
 
lEIlG lA: YIB.D ml ACRE SUYIIfAIIS ItlIl fJlIJTS 1971-81. RHCAST 1982 
 
3 ,000 
 
2 . sao 
 
is 
 
l .OOO 
 
[') 
 
1....- I I I 
 
I 
 
I 
 
1 , ';00 
 
j ~ 7 1 } ':I / ~ H i ) : t.: j :' 19J 5 I ll ;' ''' iq:7 l y 7 ~ j ,-,]q :1)80 !  } ~ l ; q ~ :! 
 
The Georg ia Fano RctpOr't <l SSlHl744- 7260) Is pub l l s hod s. I-IlOIItlIly by the Georg ia Crop R port ing Sor v lce , St eph ons Fed era l BuI ld i ng , Athons , Ga. 30613, l ar r y E. Sn ipes , St at l stl c l on In Char ge . Second e lliS' pos t"lle pa Id at At OOns , GA. Subsc r i pt ion f eo SID per year e xcept tr.. t o da t a contrl but Of"s . Subscr Ipt Ion l llf o.... a t l on ava i l ab l e fr c.: Georlll Cr op ~ t hlll Serv i ce, StllDhons Federa l Bul l d l llll, Su lt a 320 At hen s GA. 306 13 Te lephone: (404 ) ~22J6 
2 
 
 U. S. HIGHLIGHTS J NOVEMBER 1J 1982 
Co ~n for grain production Is forecast at ~rd h ig h 8.33 bl I I Ion bus he l s , up 2 percent from t he prev io us hig h se t In 1981 . The 90 pe rce nt confide nce Int e r va l for th is 1982 prod uct io n fo recast Is 7.95 to 8.70 bll I Ion bushe Is. 
Sorghum grain production Is f orecast at 826 mII I Ion bushe Is , down 6 percent fran a year ear II ere 
Feed grain production (corn, sorghum, oats and bar l ey ) Is expected to total 252 mil lion me t ri c tons, up 2 percent from last year. 
Soybean prod uct Ion Is forecast at a record high 2.30 bll lion bushels , virtually unchanged from October 1 but 15 percent above the 1981 crop . The 90 percent conf Ide nce Interva I for the 1982 production forecast Is 2.20 to 2.4 0 bll lion bushels. 
 
.... .. 
 
" ;'. 
 
Oi l seed prod uct io n ( soyb ea ns , cot t o nseed , peanuts, fl axs eed, s unf lowers) i s forecast at 71 . 2 mill io n metri c t ons , up 11 percent f ran la st year. 
AI I cotton product ion is fo r ec as t at 11.9 mil lion bales, 24 percent below the 1981 production but up 5 percent from the October 1 forecast . The 90 percent conf Idence Interva I for the 1982 forecast is 11.2 t o 12.7 milli on bales. 
All tobacco production is forecast at 1.94 b ill Jon pounds, down 6 percent f r om 1981 but up fractionally fran last month. 
 
UN ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCT ION 1981 AND 1982 
 
Area Harvested 
 
Yield Der Acre 
 
Production 
 
Indl- 
 
IndJ- 
 
Indicated 
 
Crop 
 
Unit 
 
cated 
 
cated 
 
Nov. 1, 
 
1981 
 
1987 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Acres 
 
Thousands 
 
Corn for Grain 
 
Bu. 
 
74,624 
 
72,823 109.9 
 
114.4 
 
8,200,951 8,329,808 
 
Sorghum for Grain Bu. 
 
13,726 
 
13,796 
 
M .l 
 
59.8 
 
880,266 825,595 
 
All Wheat 2/ 
 
Bu. 
 
80,948 
 
78,964 
 
34.5 
 
35.6 
 
2,793,436 2,810,512 
 
Soybeans for 
 
Beans 
 
Bu. 
 
66,368 
 
70,920 
 
30.1 
 
32.4 
 
2,000,145 2,299,520 
 
Peanuts for Nuts Lb. 
 
1,493.3 
 
1,270.9 2,670 
 
2 , 700 
 
3,987,653 3,431,990 
 
Upland Cotton..!! Bale 
 
13,783.2 
 
9,412.2 
 
542 
 
604 
 
15,566.1 11,841.5 
 
Cottonseed 
 
Ton 
 
All Hay y 
 
Ton 
 
Sweetpotatoes y 
 
Cwt . 
 
60,212 109.3 
 
60,521 114.3 
 
2.38 117 
 
2.52 128 
 
6,397 143,105 
12,752 
 
4 , 748 152, 474 
14,579 
 
Tobacco 
 
Lb. 
 
975.7 
 
898 .1 2,114 
 
2.157 
 
2,062 ,375 1,937, 571 
 
Apples . Com'l . y Lb. 
 
Peaches y 
 
Lb. 
 
7,743,600 8, 457,200 2,788,600 2,218,900 
 
Gra pes 2/ 
 
To n 
 
4 ,4 57.6 
 
5,679.6 
 
Pecans 2/ 
 
Lb. 
 
339, 100 2 10,600 
 
Oats y 
 
Bu. 
 
9,411 
 
10, 379 54.0 
 
57.7 
 
508 , 0 8 3 
 
599, 008 
 
Rye y 
 
Bu. 
 
697 
 
700 26.7 
 
28.5 
 
18, 62 1 
 
19, 924 
 
Almonds (Cal if .) 2/ Lb. 
 
407, 000 365, 000 
 
Wa Inut s lCa l 1f.) 2/ Ton 
 
225 0 
 
220 0 
 
1/ Yi el d In pound s . 2/ Est ma t e ca r r ied f orward f r om ear lier forecas t . 
3 
 
 PRICES RECE IVED FOR CROPS DECLINE 
Average pr i c e s ree e Ive d by Georg i a far mer s at mid-October fo r mo s t major co mmod i t i e s we r e ge ne ral ly be l ow the pr e vi o us mo nt h. Al l cro p commodi ti es were bel ow the prev io us month and a ye a r ago. 
Livesto c k c ommodi t i e s fo r t he mo s t pa rt s howe d a de cre a se with only beef catt le, milk a nd e gg s s howi ng a sma l l Incre a s e f r om t he pr ev ious mo nt h. Hog pr ices dr opped for the fir s t ti me si nce J u ly after sett i ng a r ec or d hi gh In Se ptembe r . The Georg i a Pr ice s Rece I ve d AI I Commodi t y Inde x fo r October wa s 117 pe rce nt o f t he 1977 ave r a ge , down 6 po I nt s f r om l as t mon th a nd 2 po i nts f rom a yea r ago . 
 
GFR-82 -Vol. 13 
U.S. PRI CES RECE IVED INDEX 
The Oct o be r Inde x of Prices Rece ived by Farme r s de crea sed 7 poi nt s ( 5.1 pe rce nt ) fr om Septembe r to 129 pe r ce nt of I t s Ja nua r y- Dec embe r 1977 ave r ag e . Co nt r ibut ing mo st t o t he dec rease s i nce Se p t~ ber were lowe r pr i c e s fo r o r a nge s , hogs , c att le , c orn a nd soybeans . Hig he r pr ice s for mi l k, cot t o n , Ie t t uc e and toma toes were pa rt iall y offsetti ng. The Index 'wa s 1 poi nt ( . 8 pe rcent) be low a year ag o. 
 
Commod i t Wi nt e r Whe at 
 
PRICES REC E IV EO BY F A~~ ER S . OCTOB ER 1 
 
Pr i ce 
 
Geor f a 
 
per 
 
Oct . 
 
Se pt . 
 
Oct. 15, 
 
Un i t 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
$/Bu. 
 
3 .33 
 
2 .52 
 
WITH COMPAR ISONS 
 
Un Ited Sta tes 
 
Oct. 
 
Sept. 
 
Oct. 15, 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
3.82 
 
3.39 
 
3.34 
 
Oa t s 
 
$/Bu . 
 
1.78 
 
1. 35 
 
1.34 
 
Cor n 
 
$/Bu . 
 
2.69 
 
2.31 
 
2 . 23 
 
2.45 
 
2. 15 
 
2.03 
 
Cot t o n 
Cott onseed Y 
To bac co 
 
t/Lb . $/To n t/ Lb . 
 
57.8 99. 00 138.5 
 
* * 
178 . 5 
 
1/ 56 . 3 67 . 00 
 
62.3 85.00 167.5 
 
54.9 1/59. 5 
 
72 . 00 
 
67.00 
 
18 5. 5 3/1 8 1.0 
 
Soybe ans 
 
$/Bu . 
 
6 . 15 
 
5. 28 
 
5.05 
 
6.06 
 
5. 22 
 
5 . 03 
 
Pea nut s Swee t po t a to e s 
 
tlL b. $/ Cw t . 
 
26 . 1 10. 80 
 
25. 1 
 
1/2 4 .3 
 
2/9.00 
 
7.00 
 
26 . 6 10. 50 
 
24 .9 1/26 . 0 
 
2/7 .83 
 
6.23 
 
AI I Hay, ba I ed, 2/ 
 
$/Ton 
 
64 .20 
 
64 . 80 
 
67.60 
 
Mi l k Cows , 4/5/ 
 
$/H e ad 1, 2 10. 00 
 
1,090 . 00 
 
1, 190. 00 
 
1,08 0. 00 
 
Hogs 
 
$/ Cwt . 
 
44 .40 
 
61 . 20 
 
55. 70 
 
45 . 00 
 
61. 40 
 
56 . 50 
 
Sows 
 
$/C wt . 
 
40 . 70 
 
53 .50 
 
51 . 50 
 
42 . 00 
 
54 .8 0 
 
53 . 10 
 
Ba r r ows & Gi Its 
Bee f Catt l e, ~ 
Cows I/ 
St e er s & He I f e r s 
 
$/ Cw t . $/Cw t . $/ Cwt. $/Cwt. 
 
45.20 4 1. 50 36 .5 0 48. 80 
 
62 . 50 43.00 36 .7 0 50. 40 
 
56 . 40 43 . 10 37 .90 49 . 80 
 
45.40 55. 70 38 .40 59 . 9 0 
 
62.40 55. 50 38 . 0 0 60 . 00 
 
56 . 90 54. 40 37 . 10 59. 00 
 
Ca lve s Al l Mi I k 
Tur ke ys y 
Ch Ic ke ns 
 
$ / Cwt . $/C wt. tlLb. 
 
49 . 90 14. 80 3 1.0 
 
50. 50 14 .3 0 
 
50 .20 2/1 4.40 
 
59. 00 14 . 00 33.2 
 
59 . 10 13. 50 41.8 
 
59 . 10 3/1 3.80 
42.7 
 
Exc l . Br oi lers 
 
t / Lb. 
 
15. 5 2/12 . 5 
 
15 . 0 
 
Com' l Broil e rs 8/ t/Lb. 
 
24.5 
 
26. 5 
 
3/23 . 0 
 
26 . 0 
 
27 .1 3/25 .1 
 
Egg s, AI I 9/ Tab l e 
 
/D oz . tlDa z . 
 
70 .6 62.5 
 
2/ 62. 5 2 / 54 . 7 
 
63 . 4 55 .9 
 
63. 7 
 
2/56. 8 2 /5 1 . 3 
 
58 . 1 52. 7 
 
Ha tc h i n 
 
Doz 
 
105 0 
 
2 90:-"7"0,::--:-:-_~9::.>0,-,.,-,0: ,-:-_-:-:--:--:---:-_ _~-:-_-:-..,.--..,-..,-:-_ 
 
1/ F i r s t half o f mont h. 2/ Mid-mo nth pr ice . 3/ Ent ire mo rrt h, 4/ Animals sol d fo r dai ry herd 
 
r e p lacement on ly . 5/ Prices es t ima t ed q ua rt e rTy. 6/ "Cows" a nd-"s 1-ee r s an d he i f e r s" comb i ned 
 
wi t h allowance where nec e s s a ry fo r s l au ghte r bulls .- 7/ Include s dai ry cows sold fo r sl a ug ht e r . 
 
8/ Li vewelg ht eq ul ve l e nr pr i ce fo r Geo r g i a . 9/ Ave r age o f all egg s sold by farmers Inc lu ding 
11atc hlng eg g s so l d at reta il. * Ins uffici en t- sales . 
 
, 
q 
 
 U.S. PRICES PAID INDEX 
The Index o f Pr ic es Pa id by Farme r s fo r Conmodi ti es and Se r v i ce s, Int eres t , Taxe s a nd Fa r m Wage Rates fo r Oct obe r wa s 155 pe r cen t of its 1977 base. The Inde x was down o ne po i nt ( .6 pe r ce nt ) f r om Sept ember. Cont r ib ut ing mo st t o t he de c l in e we re lowe r pr Ic es f or f e eds, f er t ili ze r s, f ue l s a nd f e ede r pi gs . Com pa r ed t o Octo ber 198 1, t he Pri ces Pa id Inde x was up 5 po i nt s (3 . 3 pe rce ~ t ) . 
CONSUMER PRI CE INDEX 
The Septem be r Cons ume r Pr i ce Index ur ba n cons ume r s (CPI - U) was 293. 3 
 
100 ) , up .2 perce nt f r on Aug us t and 5.0 pe r ce nt above Septem be r 1981. On a sea so na I I Y a dj us t ed bas i s , t he CPI - U Increased . 2 per ce nt . The hous Ing component dec I Ined . 2 ~e~c e n t in Septembe r ref le ct ing lowe r mort gage In, eres t rates and hous e pr ice s . The fo od a nd beve r ages Inde x wa s . 5 perce nt h ighe r i n Septembe r . The ot he r goods and servic e s compone nt rose 1.5 perce nt beca use sc hoo l tui!" io ns a nd fe es we r e s ha r p l y h ig he r . The med ic a l car e Index wa s . 9 pe r ce nt hi g he r agai n I n Se ptembe r a nd the ent e r t a Inme nt componen t was up .4 perce nt . The t ra ns portati o n compone nt was up . 3 percent and t he ap par e l a nd upke ep i ndex was . 2 perce nt hig he r . 
 
PRI CES PAID BY FARM ERS 
 
Price pe r 
 
Conmo it Da i r y Fe ed, 16% 
 
ni t $/T o n 
 
Da iry Fee d , 18 % 
 
$/ Ton 
 
Da i r y Conct., 32% $/T on 
 
Hog Feed , 14%-18 % $/Cwt . 
 
Hog Conct., 38%-42% $/ Cwt . 
 
Beef Cat t le Co nct . , 
 
32% - 3 6% 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
11. 50 
 
Cot t o ns eed Meal ,4 1% $/ Cwt . 
 
14.50 
 
Soybe a n Mea l , 44% $/ Cwt . 
 
13. 50 
 
Br a n 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
10.50 
 
Mi dd I Ings 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
9.60 
 
Cor n Meal 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
8.70 
 
Br o I Ie r Grower 
 
$/T on 
 
200. 00 
 
La y i ng Feed 
 
$/ To n 
 
200. 00 
 
Ch ick Starte r 
 
$/T on 
 
205 . 00 
 
Br o i Ier-Feed 
 
Ra t io 1/ 
 
Lbs . 
 
2.5 
 
Hog-Cor n Rat io 2/ Bu. 
 
16.5 
 
Mi l k- Fe ed Rat io 3/ Lbs , 
 
1. 64 
 
Eg g-Feed Rati o 4 
 
Lbs 
 
7 
 
11.00 13.50 13. 50 10.50 9.20 7.90 200.00 185. 00 210 .00 
2. 7 26. 5 
1.68 6 
 
11. 50 13. 50 13. 5 0 10.50 9.20 8. 00 184 . 00 176. 00 193. 00 
2.5 . 25. 0 
1.68 
 
Un I ted St ates 
 
Oct . 15, Sept . 15, 
 
1981 183 . 00 
 
19 173.00 
 
195 . 0 0 
 
182 . 00 
 
268. 00 
 
256. 00 
 
10.40 
 
10 . 30 
 
15. 20 
 
14 . 40 
 
Oct . 15, 19 171 .00 179.00 
253. 00 10.10 14.20 
 
11.50 14. 50 14.00 9.93 9.44 7. 76 2 14. 00 197.00 220. 00 
 
11.30 13.60 13. 20 9. 72 9.31 7.27 209. 00 188. 00 209. 00 
 
11. 10 13. 40 12. 90 9.74 9.34 7.12 203 .00 185 .00 204. 00 
 
2. 4 18. 4 1. 53 
 
2. 6 28 . 6 
1. 56 
 
2.5 27 . 8 
1.61 
 
1/ Pounds of bro i ler grower eq ua l I n value t o 1 lb . bro i le r li ve we lg'ht . 2/ Bu she l s of corn eq ua l i n va l ue to 100 l bs , of hog l ive we Ig ht. 3/ Pounds of 16% dai r y fe ed equal I n va lue t o lb . who le mi lk. j j Pou nds vof l ayi ng f e ed eq ua l Tn val ue to 1 dozen eg gs . 
 
INDEX NUMBERS- -GEORGIA AN D UN ITED STAT ES 
 
1977 =100 
 
Sept . 198 1 
 
Oct . 1981 
 
Sept . 1902 
 
Geo r g I a 
 
Pr ice s Rece ive d 
 
AI I Commod i t ies 
 
125 
 
119 
 
123 
 
Crops 
 
129 
 
120 
 
123 
 
Li ves to ck ~ Pr od ucts 
 
12 1 
 
118 
 
123 
 
United St ates 
 
Pr ices Rec ei ve d 
 
133 
 
130 
 
136 
 
Pr ices Pa id 1/ 
 
15 1 
 
150 
 
156 
 
Rati o 2/ 
J! Mi d- mo nt h i nde x i nc l ud ing 
 
88 
 
87 
 
I nterest , t axe s and f ar m wage 
 
rat es. 
 
87 
Y Rati o of 
 
Recei ved t o Inde x of Pr ices Pa id . Int er est , Taxe s and Fa rm Wage Rates. 
 
Oct. 1982 
117 122 119 
129 
15 5 83 Index of Pr i ce s 
 
5 
 
 GFR-82- Vo I. 13 
 
Index of Pr ices Paid by Farmers, U S 
%of 1977 
1 80~ 
 
[ 
 
1981 
 
19.82 
 
~ 
-- ..--- 160 
 
' ri1c"n'::,'ali'~,:Ii:l'.ler.rll t, 
 
_::..:..~:::.:.:.=-'::':~ _ 
 
r , . -~ - - ;-"- ~ . -~ -, - -/ 
 
----~ 
 
140 k~ - 
 
CUI" Prlu l.,.. 
 
P'''KtlH IMn 
 
1 2 0 [' 100- I 
 
III 
1811 
 
III 
 
I ..J 
 
1812 
 
Area State 
 
Cotton, Uplllnd 
 
Ala. 
 
372.0 
 
300.0 
 
545 
 
720 
 
Ariz. 
 
599.0 
 
489.0 
 
1,247 
 
1,178 
 
Ark. 
 
560.0 
 
42 5 . 0 
 
518 
 
610 
 
Call f. 
 
1,530.0 
 
1,370.0 
 
1,109 
 
1,086 
 
Fla. 3/ 
 
17.0 
 
15. 0 
 
601 
 
640 
 
Ga. 
 
175.0 
 
175.0 
 
436 
 
603 
 
Lll. 
 
695.0 
 
605.0 
 
512 
 
698 
 
Miss. 
 
1,200.0 
 
1,050.0 
 
626 
 
823 
 
Mo . 
Nev. l! 
 
183.0 
 
160.0 
 
441 
 
615 
 
.9 
 
.9 
 
800 
 
640 
 
N. Mex. 
 
106.0 
 
65.0 
 
602 
 
591 
 
N.C. 
 
82.0 
 
72.0 
 
558 
 
66 7 
 
Okla. 
 
640 . 0 
 
440.0 
 
330 
 
284 
 
S.C. 
 
118.0 
 
95.0 
 
667 
 
733 
 
Te nn. 
 
305. 0 
 
25 0 . 0 
 
496 
 
65 3 
 
Tex . 
 
7,200.0 
 
3 ,900. 0 
 
37 6 
 
308 
 
Va . l ! 
 
.3 
 
.3 
 
480 
 
480 
 
U. S. , Up la nd 
 
13, 783.2 
 
9,412.2 
 
542 
 
604 
 
U.S. , Ame r-Pi ma 
 
58. 0 
 
72 . 7 
 
6 59 
 
6 99 
 
U S All 
 
13 84 1 2 
 
9 484 9 
 
543 
 
65 
 
J! Pr oduct Io n g I nned and t o be gInn ed. 11 480- 1b. net we Ig ht bel as . 
 
ye ar carr i ed f or wa r d fr om ear lier forecas t. 6 
 
Product ion 1/ 
 
I nd , 
 
1 
 
1 
 
1,000 Bales 2/ 
 
422.0 
 
450.0 
 
1,556.0 
 
1,200.0 
 
604.0 
 
540.0 
 
3,535.0 
 
3,100.0 
 
21.3 
 
20.0 
 
159.0 
 
220.0 
 
742.0 
 
880.0 
 
1,565.0 
 
1,800.0 
 
168.0 
 
205.0 
 
1.5 
 
1. 2 
 
133.0 
 
80.0 
 
95.0 
 
100.0 
 
440 .0 
 
260.0 
 
164.0 
 
145.0 
 
315.0 
 
340 .0 
 
5,645.0 
 
2 ,500.0 
 
.3 
 
.3 
 
15, 566. 1 1 1,84 1.5 
 
79.6 
 
105. 9 
 
15 645 7 
 
11 947 4 
 
3/ Est imat es for cur rant 
 
 AVERAGE GROSS CASH RENT PER ACRE AND RENT- To-VALUE RATIOS FOR FARMS, CROPLAND 
 
Stat e 
 
AND PA STURE LAND FOR SEL ECTED STATES APRIL 1 1982 1/ 
 
Fa r ms 
 
Cr op la nd 
 
Rati o 
 
Rat io 
 
Re nt 
 
of 
 
Re nt 
 
of 
 
per 
 
Rent 
 
per 
 
Re nt 
 
Ac r e 
 
to 
 
Ac r e 
 
to 
 
Pas t ur e Land 
 
Rat io 
 
Rent 
 
of 
 
per 
 
Re nt 
 
Ac r e 
 
to 
 
Do l lar s 
 
Va l ue Per ce nt 
 
Do l la rs 
 
Va l ue Per ce nt 
 
Dol la rs 
 
Va lue Pe rcent 
 
Sout heas t 
 
Sout h Car o I Ina 
Geora la AIa bama 
 
25. 80 
 
3 .5 
 
29 90 
 
41 
 
30 . 10 
 
4.0 
 
27. 80 
 
3.4 
 
33. 10 
 
41 
 
36. 10 
 
4.4 
 
17. 0 0 
 
2. 7 
 
19 60 
 
3 .0 
 
17.40 
 
3.0 
 
No r t h e a s t 
 
Ve rmont 
 
25.60 
 
3.6 
 
11 . 6 0 
 
2.7 
 
Mas sachuset t s 
 
32.10 
 
2 .1 
 
New Yor k 
 
34. 20 
 
6. 5 
 
New Jers ey 
 
44.10 
 
1.8 
 
48.90 
 
2. 0 
 
Pennsylvan ia 
 
37.60 
 
2.5 
 
39.50 
 
2. 5 
 
16.50 
 
1. 9 
 
De l awar e 
 
57.50 
 
3.5 
 
60.50 
 
3.6 
 
Ma r y Iand 
 
47.40 
 
2.6 
 
51.00 
 
2.6 
 
Lake States 
 
Mic h Igan 
 
50.20 
 
4.2 
 
55.40 
 
4.4 
 
\'/1 scons In 
 
53.30 
 
5.3 
 
58.10 
 
5.1 
 
23. 60 
 
4.8 
 
Minnesota 
 
68 .30 
 
4.9 
 
72.40 
 
5.1 
 
22 . 10 
 
3.9 
 
Cor n Belt 
 
Oh 10 
 
80.80 
 
4 .7 
 
88. 40 
 
4. 9 
 
28. 10 
 
3.4 
 
Indi ana 
 
98.70 
 
5.4 
 
104.90 
 
5.3 
 
34.20 
 
3.4 
 
I I I1 nols 
 
112.80 
 
5. 0 
 
119.40 
 
5. 0 
 
33 . 70 
 
3.4 
 
Iowa 
 
106.10 
 
5. 0 
 
118.80 
 
5.2 
 
44.1 0 
 
4.5 
 
Mi s sour i 
 
52 .70 
 
5. 8 
 
70.00 
 
6.3 
 
26 . 30 
 
4. 4 
 
Northern Pl a ins 
 
Nort h Da kota 
 
27.3 0 
 
5.8 
 
32. 90 
 
6.1 
 
9. 20 
 
4 .4 
 
South Dakota 
 
21 .3 0 
 
5.7 
 
31 . 10 
 
5.9 
 
9.50 
 
5.0 
 
Neb raska (non Ir ri gated ) 
 
52. 10 
 
5. 9 
 
12 . 60 
 
4.7 
 
( Ir ri gat ed) 
 
111. 00 
 
6. 8 
 
Ka ns as ( non Ir r igated ) 
 
34 . 0 0 
 
5 .2 
 
12. 8 0 
 
3.4 
 
( ir ri gat ed) 
 
62 . 80 
 
6. 9 
 
Appa la c hI an 
 
Vir g i n ia 
 
36.60 
 
3. 7 
 
42.00 
 
3. 6 
 
17.70 
 
2 .3 
 
Nor th Car o I I na 
 
39.40 
 
3 .9 
 
48 . 30 
 
4.0 
 
2 1.00 
 
2.6 
 
Ke nt uc ky 
 
52 .30 
 
5. 0 
 
64.00 
 
5. 1 
 
28 . 20 
 
3. 9 
 
Tenn e s s e e 
 
45 . 00 
 
5. 0 
 
54 .60 
 
5. 5 
 
24 . 70 
 
3 .4 
 
De lta States 
 
Mi ss i s s i ppi 
 
39. 10 
 
4. 5 
 
46 . 10 
 
4. 7 
 
15.70 
 
2.9 
 
Arkans a s 
 
45. 40 
 
4.3 
 
15. 80 
 
2.4 
 
Souther n Plai ns 
 
Ok la homa ( non i r r lgated ) 
 
32. 30 
 
4. 0 
 
11.60 
 
2 .4 
 
( Irri ga t ed ) 
 
51. 60 
 
5. 3 
 
Texa s (non i rrig ated) 
 
25 . 2 0 
 
3.3 
 
7. 90 
 
1. 5 
 
( Ir r la ated ) 
 
54 .50 
 
58 
 
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SURVEY ANNOUNCEMENT 
The Georg I a Crop Repo r t i ng Ser v I ce 1'1 I I I contact thous ands of Georg I a f ar me r s dur I ng t he nex t few weeks to obta I n end-o f- ye ar data on c r ops and II ves r o c k, Severa I major surveys wi ll be conducted to obta in Individual fa rm In f o r mat i o n on ac reage and produc tion for 1982 crops, 1983 whea t and rye seed lng s, hog and c att I e I nv ent or y numbe rs a nd t he s ize o f the current pig and ca lf crops. 
Far mers will be con t acted ei th e r by mall, t elepho ne or personal Interview . If you ar e asked to part I c I pate I n one of these survey s, yo ur cooperat ion I n compl eting the questionna i r e will be gr eat l y appreciated. As with all o f our s urveys, Indi v i dual data wi ll be held in con fi dence and onl y used In de ve l op i ng count y , State and Nati o na l es timates . 
The est l mates obtai ned f rom these s ur v eys 1'1 II I provi de unb i ased inf o rmati o n to f armers t o a i d I n making th eir 1983 production p la ns. State and Nati o nal es ti ma t es wi ll be i nc l ude d I n f ut ur e i ssues of t he " Georg 1a Farm Report " . 
8 
 
 GEORGIA 
REPO T 
, 1982 ime 14 
 
GEORGIA CROP REPO RTING SERVIC E 
stephens Federal Bl dg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 Phone : (404) 546- 2236 
 
P 
 
%of 
 
It em 
 
Oct . 
 
Sept . 
 
Jan . t hru Oct . 
 
ye ar 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
- - Thousa nds 
 
1 81 
 
19 
 
0 
 
- - Thousa nds- - 
 
Pul le t Chic ks Placed 
 
Domes t i c ( U.S. ) 1/ 
 
Br o i ler Type 
 
3,329 
 
2,696 
 
3 , 034 
 
91 
 
34, 007 
 
3 1,2 26 92 
 
Egg Type 
 
285 
 
2 16 
 
227 
 
80 
 
3 , 130 
 
3, 140 100 
 
Ch i c ks Hatched 
 
Bro i Ier Type 
 
Georg ia 
 
51,404 
 
51,835 
 
50,624 
 
98 
 
546, 889 
 
54 2 , 2 34 
 
99 
 
Uni t ed States 
 
342,262 
 
347,7 18 
 
344 , 447 
 
101 
 
3,719 , 788 3 , 718 , 232 100 
 
Egg Type 
 
Georg ia 
 
2,362 
 
1, 484 
 
1, 924 
 
81 
 
29,29 1 
 
28 , 507 97 
 
Un ited States 
 
35,905 
 
3 1,750 
 
32, 267 
 
90 
 
38 7, 422 
 
378 , 973 
 
98 
 
Turke ys 
 
Poults Hatched U S 9 562 
 
8 13 
 
9 78 
 
102 
 
17 770 2/~ 7 886 101 
 
J! Repor t ed by leading breeders , Includes expected pul le t replacements from egg s sold dur i ng 
 
the preceding month at t he ra te of 125 pUl le t ch ic ks per 30 dozen case of eggs . 11 Tur key 
 
poults hatched September 1981-0ctober 1982. 
 
COMMERCI AL POULTRY SLAUGH TER 1/ OCTOOER, 1982 
 
Our I ng 
 
%of 
 
%of 
 
Item 
 
Oct . 
 
Se pt. 
 
Oct . 
 
ye a r 
 
Ja n. thr u Oct. 
 
ye a r 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
- - Thousa nds 
 
1982 
 
00 0 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
00 0 
 
- - Thousand s- - 
 
Young Ch Ic ke ns 
 
Geo rg ia 
 
51, 684 
 
50,151 
 
50 , 732 
 
98 
 
504 ,8 93 
 
48 6,747 
 
96 
 
Un it ed St ates 
 
349, 356 
 
351 ,95 2 
 
350 , 328 
 
100 3 , 456, 486 3 ,4 45 ,6 67 100 
 
r~atur e Ch ickens 
 
Light Type U. S. 
 
11,370 
 
11,960 
 
11 , 940 
 
105 
 
140, 994 
 
136 ,8 49 
 
97 
 
Heavy Type U.S . 
 
3 ,7 39 
 
3, 534 
 
3 ,096 
 
83 
 
32,560 
 
30 ,7 36 94 
 
Tot al U. S. 
 
15 , 109 
 
15 , 494 
 
15, 036 
 
100 
 
173,55 4 
 
167, 585 
 
97 
 
Tot a l AI I Types ,Ga . 3 ,3 26 
 
3 , 376 
 
3, 112 
 
94 
 
36 ,6 32 
 
32, 701 89 
 
Perce nt Condem ned 
 
You ng Chi ckens 
 
Georg Ia 
 
1. 4 
 
93 
 
2/1 . 5 88 
 
Un ited States 
 
1. 4 
 
93 
 
2/ 1. 5 88 
 
J! Federall y Ins pect ed sla ughter data as co l le ct ed by Meat and Poultr y Inspect ion Prog r am. 
 
Cu rrent mont h da r e estima ted by Mar ket NlW s Service . 11 Ja nua r y-Oct o ber condemn ati o ns . 
 
Agricultu ral Statistician nd Geo rgia Depar~nt of ~iculture 
 
 PRICES REC EIVED FOR CROPS Up 
Average pr Ic es r e c e Ive d by Georg i a far mers a t mid -Novembe r fo r most c ro p c ommod i t i es were g e ne ral ly above t he pr eviou s mo nth. Prices f o r most l iv estock commodities a nd pr oduc t s de c l i ned or rema i ne d the s ame a s l a st mo nt h. Corn, so ybe a n and pe anut pr i c e s Inc r e a sod ove r la st mo nth with c otton and pe an ut s a l so a bove 
a year ago. Live sto ck I t erns decre as i ng In pr ice fr om l as t mont h were hogs and egg s , wi t h bee f c a tt le a nd bro i le r s unch a nged . Ca lves a nd mi l k howeve r, did s how a sl l'ght price in c r ea s e . The Geo rg I a Pr Ices Rec e i ve d AI 1Cemmod Ity Inde x fo r November was 119 perce nt o f the 1977 av erage , same as la s t mo nth but 4 po i nt s above No vembe r a year ago . 
 
PRIC ES RECE IVED 
The Novembe r Index o f Pr i ce s Rece ived by Fa rme r s In c r eased 1 po I nt (. 8 pe r cent ) fr om Oc t o be r t o 129 percent of i t s Ja nuary-December 1977 ave r age . Cont r i but Ing mo s t t o t he I nc r e a s e sin ce Octo be r were higher pr j ces for c orn , str aw be r r ies , t oma t oes , so ybe a ns a nG mi lk . Lower pr i ces for orange s , hogs , c a ttle, gr- a pe f r u i t and br o ile rs were parti al ly offs e t t i ng . The Index was 1 point ( .8 pe rce nt) be l ow a year ago . 
 
PRICES RECEIV ED BY FA~~E R S , NOVEM BER 15, 1982 WITH COMPARISO NS 
 
Price 
 
Georg Ia 
 
Un i ted States 
 
pe r 
 
No v . 
 
Oct . 
 
Nov . 15, 
 
No v. 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov . 15, 
 
Commod l t y 
 
Unit 
 
1981 
 
1982 
 
1982 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
19 82 
 
Winte r Wheat Oats 
 
$/B u. $/Bu. 
 
3 .2 2 
 
* 
 
- 
 
- 
 
* 
- 
 
3.92 1.88 
 
3.45 1. 32 
 
3 . 47 1.44 
 
Corn 
 
$/B u. 
 
2. 6 5 
 
2.30 
 
2.39 
 
2.34 
 
1.98 
 
2. 20 
 
Cotton 
 
t/L b. 
 
54 .8 
 
58 .1 
 
J/57. 5 
 
60.1 
 
59.8 Jj6 1.0 
 
Cot t o nseed 11 
Soybe a ns 
 
$/To n $/Bu. 
 
100. 00 6. 06 
 
67 .00 5.1 3 
 
66. 00 5.42 
 
85.00 6.03 
 
67.00 5.07 
 
81.00 5.39 
 
Pean ut s 
 
t/L b . 
 
22 . 0 
 
23 . 2 J/23 .9 
 
25.6 
 
25. 2 Jj 25 .6 
 
Sweet pota toes 
AI I Hay, ba Ied, 11 
/~ I I k Cows, 4/ 5/ 
 
$/Cw t . $/Ton $/ He ad 
 
10. 40 1/7. 00 
 
- 
 
- 
 
1, 17 0. 00 1, 090.00 
 
6. 20 
- 
- 
 
11. 90 64 .70 1, 180 . 00 
 
1/6.23 67.60 
1, 080 . 00 
 
6.52 
68 .1 0 
- 
 
Hog s 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
43 . 00 
 
55. 00 
 
53 .30 
 
41 . 50 
 
55 .90 
 
52. 20 
 
Sows 
 
$/Cwt. 
 
38 . 00 
 
50 . 70 
 
48. 00 
 
37 .80 
 
52 .4 0 
 
47 .1 0 
 
Barr ow s &. Gi ! t s 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
44 .10 
 
55. 80 
 
54 .40 
 
42.1 0 
 
56. 30 
 
52. 80 
 
Boe f Ca t t l e , .! 
Cows 2! 
 
$/Cwt . $/ Cwt . 
 
40. 00 35.20 
 
42 . 70 35.90 
 
42 .7 0 35 .4 0 
 
54. 50 36 . 60 
 
53 . 70 36 . 70 
 
52 .90 34 . 90 
 
Ste e rs &. He I f er s 
 
$/Cwt . 
 
49 . 70 
 
50 . 10 
 
50 .90 
 
59 .10 
 
58.00 
 
57. 80 
 
Cal ves 
 
S/Cw t . 
 
51.70 
 
49 . 40 
 
49 . 8 0 
 
59. 40 
 
58. 30 
 
58 . 10 
 
Al l Mi I k 
Turkeys 11 
 
$ / Cwt . t/ Lb. 
 
14. 90 35 . 0 
 
14 . 50 l j 14.7 0 
 
- 
 
- 
 
14. 0 0 35. 6 
 
13. 80 3/ 13. 90 
 
42. 7 
 
42.8 
 
Ch icke ns 
 
Exc I . Broi 1e r s 
 
t / Lb. 
 
16.0 11 5. 0 
 
18 . 0 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Com' I Bro l Ie rs !Y Eggs, Al l J! 
 
t/ Lb. 
t/Doz. 
 
23 . 5 
 
23.0 
 
77.8 1163 4 
 
l/23. 0 63 .3 
 
25 .4 70 .1 
 
25 . 1 1/58. 1 
 
lj24. 5 57 .0 
 
Tab le Hat c h l no 
 
t/Do z . 
t/Do z. 
 
67.9 1155 9 
120 . 0 2/90.0 
 
55. 8 90 .0 
 
- 
 
1152 7 
 
51. 7 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
1/ Fi r s t ha lf of mont h. 11 Mi d-mo nth pri c e . 3/ Ent i r e month. 4/ An ima l s sol d fo r da i r y herd 
 
rep l ac emen t on l y. 5/ Pri ces est ima ted q ua rt e rl y. 6/ "Cows" a nd- ll s t e e r s and he ife r s " c ombi ne d 
 
wi t h a l lowa nce where nece ssary f or" slaug hte r bu l ls .- 7/ Includ e s dairy cows sold for s la ugh t e r . 
 
8 / U vewel g ht equ ivale nt price fo r Geo rg ia. 9/ Aver age of all eggs so ld by f a r mers i nc l ud i ng 
lla tc hlng egg s so ld a t ret a il . * Insufflci ent--sa les. 
 
2 
 
 PR ICES PAID INDEX Up 1 PO INT 
The I ndex of PrI ces Paid by Far mer s for c ommodit ies a nd s e r v i c e s , Intere st, t axes a nd farm wa ge rates for November was 156 pe rce nt o f I t s 1977 ba s e . The Inde x wa s up 1 po i nt ( .6 pe r ce nt ) f rom October. Hig he r pri ces f o r feed, fu e l an d fam i ly living Ite ms were parti al I y offse t by a de cli ne In f eed er I l ves: o c k pr ices. Compa r e d t o Novembe r 198 1 the Pr Ic es Pa id Index was up 6 po i nt s ( 4 .0 pe r ce nt ) . 
 
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
The October unadj usted Consu mer Pr Ic o Index f or a I I urban consumers (CP I - U) wa s 294 . 1, up . 3 percent f rom Septembe r and 5.1 pe r ce nt a bo~ e October 198 1. On a seaso na I I Y ad j usted bas Is , the CP I - U increased . 5 perce nt In Oc t o be r . The hous I ng component wh Ich r ose .4 per ce nt was l a r ge ly r espo nsib le f o r the Incr-ea se i n the overa ll Inde x . The other good s 
and serv I ces a nd en t erta I nme nt Index es rose 1. 9 and 1.0 pe r ce nt r es pec tive ly . Med ic a l c a r e Inc r e a s e d .8 pe rcent whII e the t r a ns portat io n in de x rose . 6 percen t. The food an d be ve r age s ind e x an d ap pa r e I a nd upkeep I nde x e ac h Inc r ea s e d . 2 pe rc e nt . 
 
Pr i c e pe r 
 
Nov. 15 , 
 
Nov . 15, Nov. 15 , 
 
Stat es Nov . 15, 
 
Commod It Dai r y Fe ed , 16% Dair y Feed, 18% 
 
Un It SlTon S/To n 
 
19 1 178.00 
182 .00 
 
19 2 173 . 00 
177.00 
 
19 1 179.00 19 1 . 0 0 
 
1 172 . 0 0 17 9. 00 
 
Dai r y Conct., 32 % SlTon 
 
225.00 
 
220 . 00 
 
26 5. 00 
 
255.00 
 
Hog Feed, 14%-18% S/Cwt. 
 
10.50 
 
10.00 
 
i O. 40 
 
10 . 10 
 
Hog Conct., 38%-42% S/Cwt. 
 
14.50 
 
14.00 
 
15.00 
 
14.30 
 
Beef Cattle Conct., 
 
32%-36% 
 
S/Cwt. 
 
11.50 
 
11.50 
 
11.50 
 
11.30 
 
11.1 0 
 
11. 30 
 
Cot t o ns e ed Meal , 4 1% S/ Cwt . 
 
13.50 
 
13. 50 
 
13 . 50 
 
13 . 90 
 
13 . 40 
 
13. 3 0 
 
Soybe a n Meal , 44% S/ Cwt . 
 
13. 50 
 
13 .5 0 
 
13 . 0 0 
 
13 . 70 
 
12 . 90 
 
12 .90 
 
Br an 
 
S/ Cwt . 
 
11.50 
 
10 . 50 
 
11. 00 
 
9. 99 
 
9. 74 
 
9. 72 
 
Ml dd I I ngs 
 
S/Cwt . 
 
10.50 
 
9.20 
 
9.4 0 
 
9 .61 
 
9. 34 
 
9. 29 
 
Co r n Meal 
 
S/ Cw t. 
 
8.70 
 
8 .00 
 
7.80 
 
7.69 
 
7 . 12 
 
7. 05 
 
Br o I I er Growe r 
 
SlTon 
 
200 . 00 
 
184 . 00 
 
181.00 
 
2 13 . 00 
 
203 . 00 
 
198. 00 
 
Layl ng Feed 
 
S/ To n 
 
190 .00 
 
176 . 00 
 
176. 00 
 
194 .00 
 
18 5. 00 
 
182 . 00 
 
Chic k St a r t e r 
 
SlTon 
 
20 0 . 0 0 
 
193 . 00 
 
190 . 00 
 
218.00 
 
204 .00 
 
202. 00 
 
Broi l e r - Fee d 
 
Ra t Io 1/ Hog -Co r~ Ra t io 2/ ~~ i lk- Foed Ratl o-3/ 
 
Lbs. Bu . Lbs , 
 
2.4 16 . 2 
1. 67 
 
2. 5 23. 9 
1.70 
 
2.5 22. 3 
1. 70 
 
2.4 17. 7 
1. 56 
 
2.5 28.2 
1.6 1 
 
2. 5 23. 7 
1. 62 
 
E - Fee Rat l 4 
 
Lbs 
 
82 
 
76 
 
7 
 
7. 2 
 
6.3 
 
6. 3 
 
J! Po unds of bro i l e r gr owe r eq ua l I n val ue to 1 lb . br o Il er l i ve we ig ht. 2/ Bushels o f c or n 
 
equal I n va lue to 100 l bs , of hog live we ight. 3/ Po unds o f 16 % dair y f e ed equal i n va I ue to 1 
 
y lb . who le mil k. 
 
Po unds o f laying feed eq ua l Tn val ue t o 1 doz e n eggs . 
 
INDEX NUMBERS- - GEORG IA AN D UNITED STAT ES 
 
197 7-100 Georg ia 
 
Oc t . 198 1 
 
Nov . 1981 
 
Oct . 1982 
 
PrI c es Rec e i ve d 
 
AI I Commod It ies 
 
119 
 
1 15 
 
119 
 
Cr ops 
 
12 0 
 
112 
 
12 1 
 
Livestoc k & Pr od uc t s 
 
1 18 
 
118 
 
117 
 
Uni ted Sta t es 
 
Prices Rece i ve d 
 
13 0 
 
130 
 
128 
 
Pr i c e s Pai d 1/ 
 
15 0 
 
150 
 
155 
 
Ratio 2/ - 
 
87 
 
87 
 
83 
 
J! Mi d-month Index i nclud in g Interest , t axe s and f a r m wage r a tes . 2/ Ra t io of 
 
Re ce ived to Index o f Pri c e s Pa id , In t e rest , Taxes a nd Fa rm Wage Rates. 
 
Nov. 1982 
1 19 123 116 
129 
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EGGS IN INC UBATOR S, NOVEMBER I , U~I TED STATES 
 
Item 
 
1981 
 
1982 _ of Yr, Ago 
 
Tho us a nds 
 
Ch icke ns 
 
Egg Type 
 
3 1, 005 27 ,867 
 
90 
 
Bro i ler Type 279, 248 28 7, 403 
 
10 3 
 
Tur ke ys 
 
12, 602 14,3 2 1 
 
11 4 
 
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CROP REP ORTI NG SERVIC E 
 
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(OTTON EST IMAT E UNCHANGED 
Geo rg I a' s Dec ember cotton c r o p es t i mate at 220 ,000 ba l es Is unc hanged f r om l as t mon t h . T hI s i s 38 pe r ce nt g rea t er t ha n l as t ye ar ' s c rop o f 159,000 bal es and t he l ar ges t crop si nce 197 4 . Yie ld of l int at 603 pou nd s pe r acre I s by far a reco rd, exce ed I ng 1ast ye ar by 167 pou nds an d the pr ev i o us record se t i n 1973 by 10 4 pound s . By mi d- December, p ic k ing was 96 perce nt compl et e o n t he 175, 000 ac re s estima ted f or harves t. 
 
PECAN PRODUCT ION DOW N 
 
Geo r g i a' s 1982 pecan crop I s es t ima ted a t 10 5 
 
mi ll i o n po und s, down 5 mi I li o n po unds fr om tho 
 
Octo ber 1 estimate an d 15 mi l l i o n pound s be l ow 
 
l ast year . 
 
The c ur r e nt es t i mat e e nabl s G 
 
Geor gia t o main t a i n t he number one pos i t i o n In 
 
pec a n product i o n tn the U. S. wit h a l mo st 53 
 
pe r c e nt of t he 1982 cro p. Har ves t pr ogr es s of 
 
t he State ' s pec a n c r o p at mid - mont h was near - 
 
I ng 90 perce nt , eq ua l t o last yea r ' s progr es s 
 
but s l i g ht ly ahead of av e rag e . 
 
Crop 
 
GEffiG IA ACREAGE AND PROD LeT IOtJ 1981 AND 1982 
 
Acr eaae 
 
Yiel d Der Acre 
 
Ind 1- 
 
Unit 
 
Har- 
 
For 
 
ca ted 
 
ves t ed 
 
Har ves t 
 
1981 
 
Dec. 1, 
 
1981 11 1982 1/ 
 
198? 
 
--Thou sand Acres -- 
 
Prod uct i o n I ndi - 
 
cated 
 
1981 
 
Dec. 1, 
 
1.2..e.L --Thousand s - - 
 
Pecans 
Y Cotton 
 
Lbs . 
 
120 , 000 105 , 000 
 
Ba les  
 
175 
 
175 
 
436 
 
603 
 
159 
 
220 
 
Corn 31 
Soybeans l! 
 
Bu. 
 
1,380 
 
790 
 
50 . 0 
 
80.0 
 
Bu. 
 
2 ,1 00 
 
2 , 600 
 
19. 0 
 
27. 0 
 
69,000 39 ,900 
 
63, 200 70 , 200 
 
Peanuts 31 
 
Lbs. 
 
56 5 
 
476 
 
2 ,930 
 
3 , 175 
 
1,655, 450 1 ,5 11 ,3 00 
 
Toba cco ,-Type 14 31 Lbs. 
 
55 .0 
 
50. 0 
 
2,200 
 
2,100 
 
12 1, 000 105 ,000 
 
Hay, All 31 
 
Ton 
 
47 5 
 
500 
 
2 .1 5 
 
2. 40 
 
1, 021 
 
1,20 0 
 
11 Swee t p o t a t o es 
App les, All 
 
Cwt. 
 
5. 6 
 
6. 3 
 
115 
 
110 
 
644 
 
693 
 
Commer c l al 31 
 
Lbs . 
 
Peaches l ! 
 
Lbs . 
 
45,000 140 ,000 
 
15 , 0 0 0 110, 000 
 
Wheat 31 
 
Bu. 
 
1,070 
 
1,48 0 
 
43.0 
 
32. 0 
 
46 ,01 0 
 
47 ,360 
 
Oats 31 
 
Bu. 
 
75 
 
90 
 
60. 0 
 
55 . 0 
 
4 ,500 
 
4,95 0 
 
Rye 31 
 
Bu. 
 
10 5 
 
70 
 
26 . 0 
 
21 . 0 
 
2, 730 
 
1, 470 
 
l ! Sor ahum 3/ 
 
Bu 
 
135 
 
12 5 
 
33 0 
 
36 0 
 
4 455 
 
II Harv e sted f or prin c i pa l use . 21 Cot ton yi el d In po unds and pr od uc t i o n In ba les . 
 
4 500 Est l- 
 
~a t es brought for war d f r om ear l le~ su r ve ys . 
 
Agr icultural Statis tician and Geo rgi a Depar tDent of Agricul t ure 
 
 Un ited St~te s a l l cotto n prod ucti o n fo r the Nat io n as o f December I, I s o r ec as+ 
 
12 . 1 
 
'inl l TI o n ba le s, up 1 pe rce nt f rom the Novembe r 1 fo r-ec ast, but 23 pe r ce nt be low 1981". Acre s 
 
harves t e d at 9, 479 ,000 a r e e xpected t o y i e l d 61 3 po und s pe r acre . The t o t al prod uc t io n in - 
 
c l ude s 110 , 700 ba l e s o f Amer i ca n-P ima cot ton pr-oduced in Ari zona, Cal i forn ia , New /~ex lc o an d 
 
Tex a s . 
 
Stat e 
 
COTTON STAT ES AN D UNITED STATES. 
 
".rea Ha r vested 
 
Yie l d 
 
I nd , 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1, 000 Ac r es 
 
198 1 Pound s 
 
1981-1987 
I nd , 1982 
 
Product io n y 
 
Ind . 
 
198 1 
 
1982 
 
1,000 Bales 11 
 
Cot t o n , All 
 
Ala . Ariz. Ar k . 
 
372 .0 632.6 560 . 0 
 
300.0 532. 9 425 .0 
 
545 1,22 1 
51 8 
 
720 1,153 
610 
 
422 .0 1, 609 .7 
604 .0 
 
450 .0 1, 280.0 
540. 0 
 
Ca I I f . Ga. La . 
 
1, 530. 0 17 5.0 695 .0 
 
1,370. 0 175. 0 605. 0 
 
1, 109 4 36 5 12 
 
1, 086 603 69 8 
 
3 , 535. 0 159 . 0 742. 0 
 
3 , 100 . 0 22 0 .0 880. 0 
 
Mi s s . Mo . N. Mex . N. C. 
 
1,200. 0 
 
1,050. 0 
 
62 6 
 
183. 0 
 
155. 0 
 
44 1 
 
1 12 .8 
 
74 .3 
 
600 
 
82 .0 
 
72 . 0 
 
5 58 
 
82 3 
 
1 ,565 .0 
 
1,80 0. 0 
 
650 
 
168. 0 
 
210 .0 
 
5 79 
 
140 . 9 
 
89. 7 
 
667 
 
95.0 
 
100.0 
 
Ok la. S. C. 
 
640 .0 
 
440. 0 
 
330 
 
305 
 
440 .0 
 
280 .0 
 
118 .0 
 
95.0 
 
667 
 
783 
 
164.0 
 
155 .0 
 
Te nn . 
 
30 5.0 
 
25 0 . 0 
 
496 
 
682 
 
3 15.0 
 
355. 0 
 
Tex. 
 
7 ,2 17.6 
 
3 ,919. 5 
 
37 7 
 
32 1 
 
5,663.0 
 
2 ,62 1. 0 
 
Ot he r St ates 3/ 
 
18 . 2 
 
16. 2 
 
609 
 
637 
 
23 . 1 
 
21 .5 
 
US 
 
13 ,84 1. 2 
 
9,479. 9 
 
543 
 
613 
 
15 ,645. 7 12 , 102.2 
 
..!! Pr od uc tion g i nned an d to be g in ned . 11 480- l b. net we ig ht bal es . 2! Estimates fo r cur r e nt 
 
ye ar ca rri ed fo rwa r d f rom e a rl i e r fo r ec a s t . 
 
Un i t e d St at e s pe c a n product io n Is fo r ec as t at 199. 3 mi l li o n pound s , down 5 perce nt f rom t he 
October 1 e s t imat e a nd down 41 perce nt fr om t he 198 1 pr od uct io n. The t otal product ion for ecast 
cons i s t s o f 143 . 2 mi I I io n pound s o f Improved va ri et ies a nd 56 .1 mi l l io n po unds of native o r 
se e d l l nq pe ca ns . As of Se pt embe r 30, 1982 , U. S. co l d s to rag e hol ding s t otaled 59. 9 milli on 
pound s o f In- s hell pe can s an d 22.4 mi II io n poun ds o f she l led pe c a ns . 
 
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cur ren t 
 
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l 
 
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Tota l 
 
I 
 
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900 
 
6,000 
 
i 0 5, OOO 
 
14 ,000 
 
4, 5UO 
 
14 , 700 
 
1,7 00 
 
3 ,5 00 
 
2 ,200 
 
11,000 
 
183 500 year c arr i e d f o rwa r d fr om ea r I i e r 
 
Prod uct io n 
1981 1,000 Poun ds 
34 , 000 5 , 500 5, 00 0 
120, 000 24 , 000 
8,500 20, 000 
4,200 47,000 
8,900 62 ,000 339 100 forecast. 
 
Ind , 1982 
26 , 000 500 
4, 500 105 , 0 00 
12 , 000 5,000 18,000 2,300 4, 00 0 2 ,000 20 ,000 19 9 0 
 
2 
 
 TOTAL FERTILIZER CONSUM PTION DOWN 10 
PERCENT IN US . 
Ferti l i ze r co ns umpti o n i n t he U. S. an d Pue r t o Ri co d ur i ng t he year ended June 30 , 1982 I s p l aced at 48. 7 mi I l i o n to ns, down 10 pe r c e nt f rom t he 54.0 mil I Ion t ons cons umed duri ng t he 1980- 8 1 ye ar. Primary nutrIent conten t (ni t r og e n , phos phate, and potash, ) was 21.5 mi l I Io n t on s , down 9 pe r ce nt from a year ea r l ier . Ni t rog e n con su mpt io n de c r ease d 7 pe r ce nt t o 11. 1 mII I I o n t o ns; pho s phate usag e at 4 .8 mi l l ion ton s a nd potash cons umpt i o n at 5. 6 mi ll io n t o ns wer e eac h down 11 perce nt . 
T he f i ve I ead I ng States I n orde r o f t ota 1 cons umpt i o n and t he c hange I n con s umptI on f r om t he year ended June 30 , 198 1 were : I ll ino is , u p 1 percent ; I owa, down 10 pe rce nt ; Ca I 1forn I a, down 17 pe r ce nt; I nd I ana . down 5 percen t and Tex as, down 17 perc ent . 
 
Fertilizer consum pt i o n repr ese nt s a ll COmmer c i a l f erti l I zer tonn ag e so l d o r sh i pped f or 
fa r m and non- f ar m use as f ert I I I ze r , Mat e- 
r i a l s used i n t he man ufac ture o f r egis t er ed mI x e s o r f or use i n ot her fert i ii zers a r e ex c I uded , 
DIRECT ApPL ICATION MATERIALS DOWN 8 PERCENT IN U. S. 
Usage of al I direct appl i c at ion mat er i a l s dec rea sed 8 per ce nt d ur I ng the 198 1-82 f e r t ilize r yea r t o 27 . 9 mil l ion to ns . Pr ima r y n utr ient materia l s ( n i t r oge n , phosphate , and pot as h) ac co unted f or 26 . 2 mI ll Io n compared w i t h 28 .2 mill io n t o ns a yea r ea r li er . Seco ndary and mi c ronut ri ent mater I al s dec r eased f r om 2 .2 mI l I Ion ton s in 1980- 8 1 to 1. 8 mf I _ l i o n to ns In 1981- 82 . 
 
U.S. PLANT NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION 
 
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Geo r g Ia t ert II I zer co ns umpt io n tor t he ye ar en d i ng Ju ne 30 , 1982 t o t a l e d 1, 713 , 94 1 t ons , a 22 pe rce nt de c reas e trom las t year ' s 2 , 20 1,8 14 t o ns . Fe r ti l i ze r mIxt ur es a t 983,044 tons were down 22 pe r ce nt f rom 198 1. Di r ec t applic ati o n mater i a l s tot a l ed the ot he r 62 4 ,047 tons of pr Imar-y nutr Ie nt s a nd 106 ,850 tons of micro nut r lent s . 
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Fer t i i i zer mix t ures ac co unted to r 57 pe r ce nt j o t t he total whi le dir ec t app l i cat io n ma t e r i a l s made up t he othe r 43 perc en t . 
 
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Ho~ &PIG I NVENTORY DOWN 8% IN GA 
 
GEORGIA WHEAT PLANTIN GS REDUCED 
 
Hog!; an d p ig s o n Georg ia farms t o t al ed 
 
The Geor g ! a ac re age p I ant ed t o wheat fo r the 
 
1 , l OO, 000 on December 1, 1982 , down 8 pe r ce nt f r0lll December 1, 198 1 but u p 1 pe r ce n t f r an 
 
1903 c r op yoar I s es t i mat ed at 1, 430 , 000 
ac r es, ac cor d i ng t o the Geo r g i a Cr op Repo rt in g 
 
t ie Sept embe r 1, 1982 inve nto r y. Hog s f o r 
 
Ser v I c e o Ttl l s i s a l 0 pe r ce nt dec I i no f r om 
 
b eed I ng at 2 17, 000 are u p 6 percent from a 
 
th e 1, 590 , 000 ac r e s p la nt ed fo r t he 1982 c r op . 
 
'Jar ea r I I er an d 3 pe r ce nt above Sept ember 1, 
 
Ac res har ve s t ed f OI- gr a i n In 1982 , at 
 
1982 . Mar ket hog s on hand a t 1,1 83 , 000 hea d , 
 
1, 48 0 , 000 , yi e l ded 33 bus hel s pe r ac re fo r a 
 
are 10 pe rcent bel ow t he ye ar ago leve l but 1 
 
r ec ord high produc t i o n o f 48 , 840 ,000 bu s he ls. 
 
pe rce nt above t he Septembe r 1 l eve l . Mar ke t 
 
P l a nti ng pr ogr es s f o r t he 1983 crop was 87 
 
hog I nve nt o r y by wei g ht gr oups as a perce nt ag e 
 
perce nt comp l et e as o f Decembe r 12 , 1982 . Thn 
 
o f a year ago ar e unde r 60 po unds down 3 
 
prog r es s is behi nd la s t yea r and the 5- ye ar 
 
pe r ce nt , p o-1 19 po unds down 7 pe r ce nt , 120- 180 
 
a v er age due to wet so I I s wh I c h hampe re d 
 
pounds down 15 pe r ce nt and 180 po unds and ove r 
 
soy be an har ve st and whe at se ed I nq s , Emer ged 
 
down 32 pe r ce nt . 
 
wheat i s rate d i n f a t r t o good c on d i tion but 
 
some earl y p l a nt ed f i el ds have exces s i ve 
 
The Sept ember - Novembe r 1982 p ig c r o p tota l ed 
 
growth due t o warm a nd wet weath e r . 
 
51 1, 000 he ad , an I ncrease o f 4 pe rcen t f r on a 
 
y ear eqr l Jer . Sow s f arrow i ng t otal ed 72 , 000 
 
duri ng t he Sept embe r - Nove mber pe riod , 4 
 
pe r cent above a year ago . The average I I tte r s i ze of 7.1 0 I s un cha nged f r om l as t yea r . 
 
FEWER RYE ACRE S IN GEORGIA 
 
Fal l se ed ing s o f rye ar e es ti mat ed a t 400 ,000 
 
Geor g i a f ar me r s In tend t o have 78,0 00 sows 
 
acres for t he 1983 c r op . Th l s i s a n 11 
 
tar row dur I ng t he nex t t hr ee month s <Decembe r 
 
pe r c e nt decreas e fr om t he 4 50 , 000 ac r e s 
 
1982 - Feb r uar y 1983 ) . I f t he 1nt ent i o ns ar e 
 
p la nt ed t he pr ev i o us ye ar . I n 1982 , Georg ia 
 
r eali zed, t arrowl ng s wi II be up 13 pe rce nt 
 
fa r mer s har ve s t ed 70,000 ac r es fo r gra I n whi c h 
 
f r om the sa me per iod of l as t ye ar . Pr es e ntl y , 
 
y i e l ded 21 bus he l s pe r ac r e and pr od uced 
 
I nt ent i o ns ar e f or 83 ,000 sows t o f ar r ow dur i ng Mar ch - May, an I nc rea se o f 9 percent 
 
1, 47 0,000 bus hels. Pl ant i ng prog r es s f o r the 1983 c r o p sto od at 96 percent c omp l et e a s of 
 
f rom t he act ual fa rrowings o f the -Ia r c h- I.lay 
 
December 12 , 1982 . EmQr g ed r ye i s gen era l iy 
 
q uarter of 1982 . ( Co nt l nue1 , Page 3 ) 
 
i n good co nd : ti on s t a t ewid e . ( Co nt i nued , Pag e 3) 
 
Agricultu r a l S~at is t ic i a n a n d Ge o rgi a Depart.ent o f Agri culture 
 
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58. 688 
7, 8 4 .~ 
30, Sd '; 
 
5:5 , 2:"0 7, 3 10 45, 919 
 
45, 9'/0 6,02 1 
39 , :149 
 
4 1, 940 5, 593 
36 , 347 
 
19, 413'1 12, 'J2.3 10 , 437 7, 998 
 
18 , 35 5 11 , 648 9, 182 6, 735 
 
2,9 1. 3,526 6,4 40 3 , 196 3 , 062 6 , 258 
 
2, 579 3,0 14 5, 593 2,857 2 , 953 5, 810 
 
2 1, 046 26 , 554 47 ,6 00 23 ,540 22, 636 .'l 6, 176 93 ,77 6 
 
18 , 393 22,642 41 , 035 2 1, 130 2 1, 927 43 , 057 84 , 092 
 
Numbe r 
 
7 ~ 22 
7. 53 7.39 7. Ti 7. 39 7 . :.~ 5 
 
7. 13 7. 51 7. 34 7. 39 7. 43 7, 41 
 
15 , 379 10, 1:24 8 , 234 6,212 
2, 192 2,7 50 4, 942 2, 46 1 2,41 8 4, 879 
15 , 863 20 ,7 4 1 36 , 604 18, 134 17 ,8 53 35 , 987 
 
14 , 542 9, 145 7,385 5,275 
1, 977 2,39 1 4,368 2 ,199 2,358 4, 557 
14 , 0 5 9 17 ,94 3 32,002 16, 2 5 4 17 ,511 33, 765 
 
Numbe r 
 
7.24 7. 54 7. 4 1 7. 37 7. 38 7 
 
7. 11 7. 50 7. 33 7.39 7. 43 7 41 
 
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1982 
 
(Q O O~ 
 
1,520 204 
1, 3 16 
 
1 400 2 17 
1,1 83 
 
526 
 
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476 551 1, 027 547 511 1, 058 2,085 
 
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6. 90 7.25 7. 08 7. 10 7. 10 7..--1.0_ , 
 
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1, 977 
 
1, 956 
 
69 
 
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Wint t;)r wheat p l arrt I nq s f o r the Nat ion 's 1983 c r o p ar e esti mated at 63 .0 mi I li on acres . T h i s I s a 5 pe rcen t dec l i ne from t he 66.4 mi ! I i on ac re s seeded I as t yea r . At t he en d o f Novomber , about 90 pe rce nt o f t he I nt ende d p l a nt in gs had eme r ged and had ac cep t ab le st ands. 
 
The U. S. 1982 a l I wheat c r o p i s est i mat ed at a 
 
r ecor d hIg h 2 . 8 1 lbTTll o n bu s he l s. 
 
Ac r es 
 
harves t ed for gr a i n , at 78. 8 mi l li o n ac r es , I s 
 
do wn 3 pe r ce nt , bu t a rec ord y i e l d o f 3 5 . 6 
 
b ushe l s per acre, mor e t ha n o f fset t he ac reage 
 
de c I I ne e Wi nter whea t acco un ted f o r 2 . 11 
 
bl l l i o n bush el s, up f r ac t i o na l l y. 
 
Wi nter 
 
whe at y i e l d was 36 . 1 bus he l s per ac r e. 
 
NATIONAL RY E : ~ ~ D I N G S Up SLIGHTLY 
Fa l l p l an t i ng s , or ~' he Nat Io n ' s 1983 r ye cfo p 
to t a : ed 2.6 7 u.i l i l c n acres , a 2 po r ce nt I ncrease f r-om t hl ' soed i ngs f o r the 1982 crop . I nc!u ded i n t he se pl ant i ng s a r e ac r s o f r ye p l a nted f o r a i ; purpo se s , i nc lud i ng wi nt er g raz i ng . 
The 1982 prod uct i on o f rSe f o r the Nat i o n i s 
pl ac ed at 20.8 mf i lion us he l s , up 11 pe rcent 
from 198 1. There were 7 15 thou sa nd ac r es 
harvested f o r gr a t n compa r ed with 7 06 t ho u sa nd 
la s t ye ar. Th s ye ar ' s y i e l d ave r age d 29. 1 bushel s pe r ac r e , up f rom the 26 . 7 av er age in 198 1. 
 
It WI NTER WHEAT 
Ar ea Seeded ( 1,000 Ac res) Har vested Acr es (1 , 000 Acr es ) Yie l d pe r Harv . Acre (Bu .) Prod uct i on (1 , 000 Bu. ) 
Area Seeded as %of Pr ev o Yr . 
RYE Ar ea Seeded (1 ,000 Ac res ) Harvested Ac res ( 1,000 Ac r es ) Y ie l d pe r Har ves ted Ac r e ( Bu. ) Pr od uc t ion (1 .000 Bu. ) 
Area Seede d as %of Pr ev o Yr . 
OATS Har ve sted Ac res (1 , 000 Ac r es ) Y ie l d per Har ve s t ed Ac r e (Bu . ) Pr c ducti o n (1 . 000 Bu.) 
 
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2, 108, 246 10 0.6 
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U. S. HOG AND PIG I VENTORY DOWN 9 )~ RCENT 
 
U.S . l nve rrt or- y o f al I Ii g s e nd p i g s I s esti- 
ma t ed a t 53 .2 ml l l l o n :l ead o n Dccomba r c } , 
1 9 8~ . Th l s i s 9 pe r ce nt eI 0'" a ye-' r ago end 
17 pe r-ce nt i es s -:- fJa r. Dec omba r 1, 1980 . Breed i ng hog l nverrt o r v ~ t 7 , 3 1 mIl li o n I s 7 pe r ce nt be l ow l ast / ea, a nd rlm: n 20 per cen t f r om two year s ago . ~~ ;;: r k.e t h:::g ; nvent orv a t 4 5.9 m! I! I o n l s 10 r e r ce nt bo l os a yea r 
ea r I I er and i 7 perr.e nt as s t han t..o f e ar s 
ago . 
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pe r io1 av eraged 7 . 4 1 c ~n p a r c~ wi t 7 . 38 a ye ar 
 
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U.S . !;c g produ ce r s i nten d to ave ~ .1\5 rn l I l l on 
 
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CATTLE ON FEED IN 7 STATE S Up 13% 
 
Ca t t I e and ca I ves on fe ed December 
 
fer 
 
slaughte r market I n t he 7 States pr epar I n9 
 
mo nth ly estimates t ot al ed 8 .30 mi l l ion head, ~ 
 
13 percent I ncrea se f rom a yea r ago an d up 4 
 
percen t from December 1, 1980 . Thi s is tho hi ghes t December 1 numbe r on f e ed s i nc e 1978. 
 
MARKET i~S o f f ed ca t t l e duri ng November 
 
TOTaled 1.49 mi I l i o n, an 1ncrease o f ;15 per- 
 
cent fr om I as t year an d 10 percent mcire t he n 
November 1980 . ~'a r keti ng s for November we r e the highest for the month sl nce 1978. ~_ I 
 
MENTS o f catt I e and ca I ves on  feed I n the. 7 
 
States were 1. 79 mi lli o n , up 10 pe r ce nt f r an 
 
November 198 1 and up 8 pe rce nt f r an 2 yea r s ago. NET PLACEMENTS of 1.67 million ~ere up 
10 and 9 per ce nt from 1981 and 1980 , res pec- 
 
tive ly. 
 
OTHER DISAPPEARANCE totaled 119 
 
thousand compar ed wI fh 107 t ho u sa nd durl ng 
 
November 198 1 and 127 tho us and 2 years ago . 
 
I CATT LE ON FEED 
 
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1982 s % 
 
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1981 
 
1982 of 1981 
 
1,000 Head 
 
J! On Feed Nov. 1 
 
7 ,113 
 
8 , 123 
 
114 
 
P I ac ed on Feed 
 
dur I ng Nov . 
 
1,6 17 
 
1, 785 
 
1 10 
 
Fed Cattl e 
 
Marketed dur I ng 
 
Nov . 
 
1,295 
 
1,48 5 
 
1 15 
 
Other Disappea r - 
 
ance du r ing 
Nov . 11 
 
107 
 
119 
 
111 
 
On Feed Dec. 1 1/ 7,328 8, 304 
 
1 13 
 
1/ Cattle .& calves on feed are anImals for s'la ughter mar ket being f ed a f ull rati on of 
 
gra in or ot he r co nc e nt r a tes and are ex pec t ed to 
 
prod uc e a carcass th at wI I I gr ade good or better. 
 
2/ I nc I udes death losses, movement from fe ed - 
 
Tots to pas tur es and sh ip me nt s to othe r f e ed- 
 
lots for f urther f eed i ng. 
 
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