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WEEKLY HATCHER 
 
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DOCU MENTS 
 
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BRO IL ER TYP E 
 
Placement of broi l er c hicks i n Georgia during the we ek en ded Decembe r 30 wa s 10 , 476 , 000 --10 percen t l e s s than t he pr evious week but 3 pe r cent mo re than t he compar a ble week l a s t yea r , acco rding to the Geor gia Crop Repo rting Service. 
An estimat ed 13 , 845, 000 bro i ler type eggs wer e set by Georgi a ha t cheries - - s 1i ghtly less than the pr ev i ous wee k but 10 pe rcent more than the comparabl e week a yea r ear l ier. 
Placement of bro i l e r chi cks i n 21 r epor t i n g States tot a led 65 ,3 89 , 000--11 pe r cen t less t han the prev i ous week but 5 per cent more t han t he comparable week l ast year . Broi l er t ype hatching eggs s e t we r e 87,145 ,000--6 per cent les s than t he pr evious week bu t 10 percent 
more than a ye a r ago . 
 
Week Ended 
Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov . 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec . 16 Dec . 23 Dec. 30 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCH I NGS AND CHICK PLAC EMENTS 
 
Net Cr e s s St a te 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
: 
 
Movemen t: 
 
: Chicks Pl a ce d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
: 1977 
 
1978 : year : 1977 
 
1978 : 1977 
 
1978 : year 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: Thous ands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 11, 921 13,1 78 : III : +101 
 
+1 25 : 9, 442 
 
10,34 2 : 110 
 
: 11,829 13,431 : 114 : + 84 
 
+ 15 : 8 ,6 46 
 
9,895 : 114 
 
: 12, 146 13 , 566 : 112 : +1l5 
 
+ 36 : 9,005 
 
9,899 : 110 
 
: 12 ,2 30 13 , 801 : 113 : +92 
 
-101 : 9,765 
 
10, 428 : 107 
 
: 12,316 13, 746 : 11 2 : +14 2 
 
+173 : 9 ,934 
 
10.983 : 111 
 
: 12,486 13 ,6 96 : 11 0 : - 37 
 
- 161 : 9 ,857 
 
10,791 : 109 
 
: 12 ,516 13 , 1 95 : 105 : + 69 
 
+343 : 10,190 
 
1l,456 : 112 
 
: 12,558 13, 792 : 110 : - 36 
 
- 57 : 10,062 
 
10, 754 : 107 
 
: 12,519 13 ,848 : III : - 47 
 
+230 : 10, 19 3 
 
1l,5 78 : 114 
 
: 12,615 13,845 : 110 
 
: - 86 
 
+ 61 : 10 ,196 
 
10,476 : 103 
 
EGG TYP E 
 
Hat ch of eg g t ype chi cks in Georgia during t he week ended December 30 was 794,000--11 percent l e ss than t he pr evious week but 1 97 percent more than the comparab le we e k last year. An estimated 1 , 284 . 000 eggs f or the production of e gg type chicks were set by Geor gia hatcheries , 21 percent mor e than the previous week and 11 per cent more than the comparable week l ast ye ar. 
I n the f i ve states t hat accounted f or abo u t 26 per cent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S . in 19 77, ha tch ings during t he week ended December 30 were up 23 percent and settings were up 24 percent f r om a year a go. 
 
Stat e 
 
EGG TYPE EGG S SET AND CHIC KS HATCHED , 19 78 
 
Eggs Set 
 
% of : 
 
Chi cks Hatched 
 
: 
 
Dec . 
 
Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
ye ar : Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec . : 
 
16 
 
23 
 
30 
 
ago 2/: 16 
 
23 
 
30 : 
 
Thou s an d s 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ag o 2/ 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1,159 
 
1 , 371 
 
1 , 468 : 147 : 
 
994 
 
1 ,1l6 
 
904 : 104 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,271 
 
1 , 058* 1 , 284 : 111 : 
 
841 
 
892* 
 
794 : 297 
 
Hi ss . 
 
: 290 
 
22 3* 
 
332 : 169 : 
 
237 
 
214 
 
127 : 63 
 
Oregon 
 
: 62 
 
153 
 
161 : 65 : 
 
1 21 
 
202 
 
15 6 : 58 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
8 
 
86 
 
14 6 : 104 : 
 
219 
 
17 0 
 
13 5 : 115 
 
Total 1978 : 2,7 90 
 
2 , 891* 3.391 : 124 : 2 , 412 
 
2 , 594* 2 , 116 : 123 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1977* : 2, 945 
 
2, 992 
 
2 , 737 : 
 
: 1 ,658 
 
1 , 890 
 
1 ,726 
 
: 
 
% of La s t Year : 95 
 
97* 
 
. 124 : 
 
: 
 
145 
 
1 37* 
 
123 
 
1/ Includes eg gs s e t by ha t che r i e s pr odu cing ch i cks fo r hatchery supp ly f locks. 2/ Current 
 
we ek a s perc ent of s ame week l a s t yea r. . '~Rev ise d 
 
Publ i s he d: Weekl y 
A g ri c ul t u r a l Stati s ti c ian a nd G e o r g i a De p a rt m e n t o f Ag r ic u l t u r e 
 
 'STATE 1/ 
Alabama Arkansas California 
De1aw t r e , 
Flori~ 
 
 BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1978 
 
: Dec. 16 
 
EGGS SET Week Ended 
Dec. 23 
Thousands 
 
: 
. : % o f . 
 
Dec. 
 
: year . 
 
 
 
3 0  ago 2/ 
 
~ 
 
~ 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
16 
 
23 
 
Thousands 
 
~ 
 
: % of 
 
ed 
 
~ 
 
Dec. 
 
. year 
 
tJ 
 
"M 
 
3 0  ago 2/ 
 
+UJJ 
 
~ 
 
~ 'j 
 
: 12,725 : 16,899 : 3,342 
 
12,339 16,844 
3,181 
 
12,375: 113 17,071: 109 
3,169: 113 
 
: 8,987 : 12,496 : 2,471 
 
9,454 13,156 
2,460 
 
8,912: 112 
 
12,476 
 
106 
 
2,218: 100 
 
Wed 
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: 4,541 : 2,093 
 
4,304* 2,247 
 
4,438: 112 2,245: 107 
 
: 3,592 : 1,591 
 
3,225* 1,534 
 
3,189 : 107 1,462: .99 
 
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13,792 13,848 13,845 : 110 : 10,754 11,578 10,476 : 103 
 
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India~ Maine 
 
Mary1 d 
 
Missis' i 
 
N. Car ina 
 
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Pennsylvania 
.~S . Carolina 
 
\~Tenne s s e e 
 
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:..V. irg ,~nia 
 
~,WWa. s 
 
h.~.-n g t on Vi:rginia 
 
TOTAL 1978 
 
( 21 States) 
 
: 
 
578 
 
: 2,199 
 
: 5,659 
 
: 5,917 : 9,201 
 
: 
 
647 
 
: 2,671 
 
: 1,000 
 
: 
 
676 
 
: 5,494 
 
: 2,943 
 
: 
 
422 
 
. 
 
0 
 
; 92,956 
 
: 
 
473* 2,200 5,744* 6,061* 9,266 
. 575* 2,744 1,009 
663 
5,408 2,836* 
385 0 
92,375* 
 
478: 99 2,149: 103 
 
5,724: 115 
 
6,034: 102 
 
9,233: 103 
 
568: 131 
 
2,750: III 
 
1,011 : 116 
 
678: 155 
 
3/ : 
 
2,921: 111 
 
3 3o4. 
 
98 
- 
 
87,145 ; 110 
 
: 
 
: 327 : 1,604 
 
: 4,518 
 
: 5,404 
 
: 6,798 
 
: 284 
 
: 2,005 
 
: 742 
 
: 1,076 
 
: 4,061 
 
: 1,921 
 
.. 
 
375 396 
 
; 71,430 
 
: 
 
260* 1,758 4,829* 5,367 7,256 
339* 1,971 
786 970 
4,064 2,105* 
329 253 73,522* 
 
230: 85 1,610: 100 
 
4,672 : 104 
 
5,218: 101 
 
6,646: 98 
 
324: 119 
 
1,998: III 
 
700: 100 
 
972: 104 
 
3/: 
 
1,909 : 110 
 
228. 70 
 
332 
 
125 
 
65,389 ; 105 
 
: 
 
TOTAL 1977* (21 States) 
 
: 83,549 : 
 
83,300 
 
79,201: : 
 
: 65,874 : 
 
66,143 
 
62,461 : ~ 
 
% of Las t : 
 
. 
 
. 
 
. 
 
Year 
 
: 
 
111 
 
111 
 
110; 
 
; 108 
 
111 
 
105; 
 
1/ Louisiana and Mi s s ou r i not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations but included in 
 
-21 State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Unavailable - 1977 total 
 
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DOCUMENTS {Pub1 i cat ion No. usP U~j.liJIJA JU ES 
 
Suite 320 . Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-02 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 6 was 10,894,000- 4 percent more than the previous week and 6 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An est imated 13,666,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent less than the previous week but 11 percent more than the comparable week a year earl ier. 
Placemen t of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 72,959,000--5 percent more than the previous week and 9 percent more than the comparable week last year . Broiler type hatching eggs set were 93,446 ,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Eggs Set ..!/ 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
: % of : 1977 
 
1978 : 1977 
 
1978 
 
: %of 
 
Week 
 
- 
 
- 
 
: year : - 
 
- :- 
 
- 
 
: yea r 
 
Ended 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: ago : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 
 
: ago 
 
Nov . 4 
 
Thousands 
 11,829 13,431 
 
: 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
114 : I 84 
 
I 15 
 
.: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 8,646 
 
9,895 
 
: 
: 114 
 
Nov. 11 : 12,146 Nov. 18 : 12,230 
 
13,566 13,801 
 
: 112 : 1115 
. 113 : I 92 
 
I 36 : 9,005 
-101 : 9,765 
 
9,899 10,428 
 
:. 
 
110 107 
 
Nov. 25 : 12,316 
I Dec. 2  12,486 Dec. 9  12,516 De c. 16 : 12 , 558 
 
13,746 13,696 13,195 13,792 
 
: 112 : 1142 
 
: 110 : - 37 
 
: 105 : I 69 
 
: 110 
 
- 36 
 
1173 
-161 
1343 
- 57 
 
: 9,934 : 9,857 : 10,190 : 10,062 
 
10,983 10 ,791 11,456 10,754 
 
: 111 109 112 107 
 
I Dec. 23 : 12,519 
 
Dec . 30 
 
12,615 
 
Jan . 6  12,319 
 
I 
 
13,848 . 13,845 13,666 
 
: 111 : - 47 : 110 : - 86 
: 111 : I 65 
EGG TYPE 
 
1230 : 10,193 I 61 : 10,196 
I 20 : 10,286 
 
11,578 10,476 10,894 
 
: 114 : 103 : 106 
 
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Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 6 was 863 ,000--9 
 
I 
 
percent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the comparable week last year. An esti ma ted 1,390,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 8 percent more than the previous week and 20 percent more than the comparable 
 
I 
 
week last year. In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type 
 
I 
 
chicks in the U.S. in 1977, hatchings during the week ended January 6 were down 15 percent and settings were sl ightly down from a year ago . 
 
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EGG TYPE EGGS Eggs Set 
 
SET 
 
AND : 
 
CHICKS % of 
 
. 
 
HATCHED, 1978-1979 Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
I Sta te 
 
: Dec. 
 
Dec . 
 
Jan . : yea r 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan. : year 
 
23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
: ago 2/: 23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Ca 1 if. 
 
.''. 
 
I 
 
: 
 
: 1,371 . {, 468 
 
1,458 106 
 
1,116 
 
904 
 
848 : 77 
 
Ga . Miss . Oregon 
 
: 1,058 
 
1,284 
 
1,390 : 120 : 892 
 
794 
 
863 : 108 
 
: 223 
 
332 
 
309 . 86 
 
214 
 
127 
 
153 : 59 
 
 153 
 
161 
 
102 : 30 : 202 
 
156 
 
48 : 4800 
 
Wash. 
 
86 
 
146 
 
148 : 80 
 
170 
 
135 
 
6: 6 
 
Tota 1 1978-79 : 2 ,891 
 
Total 1977-78* : 2,992 
 
3,391 ' 2,737 
 
3,407 : 100 
: 
3,418 : 
 
2,594 
: 
: 1,890 
 
2,116 1,726 
 
1,918 : 85 2,253 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 9J. 
 
124 
 
100: 
 
: 137 
 
123 
 
85 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
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BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS- 1 978-1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan . : year : De c. 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan. : year 
 
23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
: a go 2/ : 23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
Alabama Ark a n s a s Califor ni a Del awar e Flor ida 
 
: 12 ,3 39 : 16 , 844 : 3, 181 
: 4 , 304 : 2 , 247 
 
1 2 , 3 75 17 ,071 
3 , 169 4,438 2 , 241>'< 
 
12 , 296 1 7,2 55 
3, 301 4 , 52 7 2 , 2 42 
 
: 112 : 111 : 104 
: 11 6 : 112 
 
: 9,454 : 13,156 : 2, 460 
: 3 , 225 : 1 , 534 
 
8 , 912 12 , 47 6 - 
2, 218 3, 189 1 , 4 66* 
 
9,4 38 12, 340 
2 , 556 3 ,483 1 ,569 
 
: 115 : 110 : 106 
: 129 
: 105 
 
GEORGIA 
Indiana Maine Maryl an d Miss i ssippi N. Caro lina Oregon Penns ylvania S. Car olira o' Tenne s s e e ;' # .Te x a s Vi r gi ni a Wa s hi ngt on ". W. Virgi n ia TOTAL 19 78- 79 (21 Stat es ) 
 
: 13 ,848 
 
: 473 
 
: 2,200 
 
: 5 , 744 
 
: 6,0 61 
 
: 9, 266 
 
: 575 : 2, 744 
 
: 1, 009 
 
: 663 
 
: 5 , 392* 
 
: 2 , 836 
 
: 385 
 
: 
 
0 
 
: 92 , 359 * 
 
: 
 
13,845 13,666 : 111 
 
478 2,149 5 , 724 6 ,034 9,233 
568 2, 750 1 ,011 
678 5 , 222* 2 ,921 
334 0 
92, 363* 
 
516 2, 205 5,797 6, 258 9,503 
531 2,951 1,070 
589 5, 322 2 ,9 32 
363 
 93, 446 
 
: 10 3 : 105 
: 118 : 108 : 106 : 109 : 108 : 115 : 159 : 101 : 141 : 10 2 
:- 
: 111 
: 
 
: 11,5 78 
 
: 
 
260 
 
: 1 ,7 58 : 4,829 : 5,367 : 7,256 
 
: 
 
339 
 
: 1 ,971 
 
: 
 
786 
 
: 
 
97 0 
 
: 4,106* 
 
: 2, 105 
 
: 
 
32 9 
 
: 
 
253 
 
: 73, 564* 
 
: 
 
10 , 476 10 , 894 
 
230 1,610 4,672 5 , 267* 6,646 
324 1,998 
700 972 3,763* 1 , 909 228 332 69 , 205* 
 
228 1 , 7 09 4, 816 5, 316 7 , 335 
31 9 1 , 973 
847 1,002 4, 386 2 , 1 78 
444 248 72, 959 
 
: 106 
: 71 
: 105 : 98 : 101 : 106 : 116 : 106 : 125 : 123 : 112 : 14 6 : 1 39 : 51 : 109 
: 
 
TOTAL 1977*-78* (21 States ) 
 
: 83, 300 
: 
 
84,2 66 83 , 943 : 
: 
 
: 66, 143 
: 
 
66 , 147 67 ,1 67 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Ye a r 
 
: 
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: 
 
110 
 
111 : 
 
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: 
 
111 
 
: 
 
105 
 
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~Reporti ng 
 
JAN 18 1979 
 
Service 
 
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DOCUMENTS Suite 320 UGA LIBRARIES Athens, Georgia 30601 
 
Released: Jan uary 17, 1979 (Publ icat ion Number USPS 383-930) 
 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-03 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement o f broi ler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 13 was 10 , 74 1, 000- 1 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the compa rable week la s t year , according to the Georg ia Crop Reporti ng Service . 
An estimated 13,506,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-- I percent less than the prev iou s week but 8 percent mo re than the comparable week a year earl ier. 
Pl acement of broiler chicks in 21 repo r t i ng States totaled 73,658,000- -sl ight ly l e s s than t he previ ous week but 8 percent more than the compa ra bl e week last year . Bro il e r type hatching eggs set were 92,931,000--1 perce nt less than t he previous week but 10 percent more 
than a year ag o. 
 
.Wee k 
 
. 
 
Ended : 
 
Nov . II : Nov . 18 : 
Nov . 25 : Dec. 2 Dec. 9 : Dec . 16 : 
Dec. 23 : Dec. 30 : Jan. 6 : Jan. 13 : 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
Eggs Set .!/ 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
1977 
 
1978 
 
- 
 
- 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Thous ands 
 
: % of : 1977 
 
1978 
 
: year : - 
 
- 
 
: ago  1978 
 
1979 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 1977 
 
1978 
 
..: 
 
- 
1978 
 
- 
1979 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: %of 
: year : ago 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12, 146 12,230 12 ,316 12,486 12,516 12,558 
 
13,566 13 ,801 13,746 13,696 13, 195 13,792 
 
: I 12 : 1115 : . I 13 : I 92 : 112 : 1142 
: 110 : - 37 
: 105  I 69 
: 110 : - 36 
 
I 36 
-101 
1173 
- 161 
1343 
- 57 
 
: 9, 005 
: 9,765 : 9,934 
9,857 : 10, 190 : 10,062 
 
9,899 : 110 10,428 : 107 
10,983  111 10,791  109 
11,456 : 112 
10,754  107 
 
12,519 13,848 : 111 : - 47 
 
1230 : 10, 193 I I ,578 : 114 
 
12,615 13,854* : 110 
 
- 86 
 
I 61 : 10, 196 10,476 : 103 
 
12 ,319 13,666 : 111 : I 65 
 
I 20 : 10,286 10,894 : 106 
 
12,492 13,506 : 108 : 1118 
 
- 40 : 10,432 10,741 : 103 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 13 was 833,000--3 pe rcent less than the previous week and 11 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,431,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than the previ ous week and 63 percent mo re than the comparable week last year. 
In t he five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S . in 1977, hatchings during the week ended January 13 were up 4 percent and settings were up I I percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
 
Dec. : 30 
 
EGG TYPE EG GS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED. 1978-1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: %of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan . : year: Dec. 
 
Jan. . 
 
Jan . 
 
6 
 
1 3 : ago 2/:_ 30 
 
6 
 
13 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: %of 
: year : aqo 2/ 
 
Ca Ii f. 
 
: I ,468 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,278* 
 
Miss . 
 
: 332 
 
Oregon 
 
: 161 
 
Wash. 
 
: 146 
 
Tota I 1978-79 : 3,385* 
 
: 
 
Total 1977-78* : 2,737 
 
1,458 1,390 
309 102 148 3,407 
3,418 
 
1,455: 
1,43 1 : 286: 
42 : 
8~ 
3 , 299 : 
 
99: 
163 : 91: 
14: 
_4-47: 
II1 : 
 
904 794 127 156 135 2 , 116 
 
2,981 
 
1,726 
 
848 863 153 48 
6 I ,91 8 
2,253 
 
1,111 : 92 833 : 89 256 : 126 174: 967 108: 568 
2 ,482 : I04 
2,376 
 
%of 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 124 
 
100 
 
III: 
 
: 123 
 
85 
 
104 
 
1/ Incl udes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
Publ ished: Weekly . 
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia De p artment of Agriculture 
 
 .STATE 1./ 
 
~ROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS, 1978-79 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Dec. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. : year 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. : year 
 
30 
 
6 
 
13 : ago 2/ : 30 
 
6 
 
13 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,375 
: 17,071 : 3,169 : 4,438 : 2,241 
 
12,296 17,255 
3,301 4,527 2,242 
 
12,179 : 113 16,963 : 110 
3,144 : 96 4,569 : 115 2,248 : 107 
 
: 8,912 : 12,480* 
: 2,218 : 3,189 : 1,466 
 
9,438 
13 ,131* 2,556 3,483 1,569 
 
9,258 13,318 
2,423 3,787 1,643 
 
: 112 : 110 : 104 : 143 : 111 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 13,854* 
 
Indiana Maine Maryland Mississippi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia ", 
Wasl).in g t o n 
" W. Virgi:nia TOTAL 1978-79 
t1 (21 States) 
 
: 478 : 2,.149 : 5,724 
 
: 6,034 : 9,233 
 
: 568 
 
: 2 , 744* : 1,011 
 
: 678 
 
: 5,222 : 2,921 
 
: 334 
 
: 
 
0 
 
: 92,366* 
 
: 
 
TOTAL 1977*- 78* : 84,266 (21 States) : 
 
13,666 13,506 : 108 
 
516 2,205 5,797 6,258 9,503 
 
: 
506 : 109 2,221 : 104 
5,818 : 114 6,324 : 105 9,668 : 108 
 
531 2,951 1,070 
589 5,282* 2,932 
363 0 
 
555 : 111 2,841 : 108 1,053 : 112 
676 : 190 
5,227 : 100 2,892 : 118 
466 : 106 
0: - 
 
93,406* 92,931 : 110 
 
: 
 
83,9 43 84, 836 : 
: 
 
: 10,476 
: 
: 230 : 1,610 : 4 ,672 : 5,267 : 6,646 : 324 : 1,998 : 700 : 972 : 3,763 : 1,909 : 228 : 332 : 69,209* 
: 
: 66 ,14 7 
: 
 
10,894 
228 1,709 4 , 816 5 ,316 7,335 
319 1,973 
847 1,002 4,386 2,178 
444 248 73,750* 
67 ,167 
 
10,741 
316 1,714 4 , 680 5,323 7,369 
290 2,281 
804 991 4,041 2,067 354 274 73,658 
67 ,971 
 
: 103 
: 94 : 100 : 93 : 100 : 109 : 85 : 123 : 121 : 120 : 103 : III : 138 : 86 : 108 
: 
: : 
 
% of Last 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Year 
 
: 110 
 
111 
 
110 : 
 
: 105 
 
110* 
 
108 : 
 
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Released: Janu a r y 24 , 1979 
 
(P ublica tion No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georg ia 
.. ~ - Crop 
Reporting Service 
Stephen s Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athen s, Georgi a 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-0 4 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of broi l er chicks i n Georg i a dur ing t h e week ended January 20 was 11 , 042 , 000- 3 pe rcen t mo r e than the pr ev i ou s week and 7 percent mo r e than the comparab le week l a s t y ea r , a c cordin g to the Georgi a Cro p Repo rting Service. 
An e s t i ma t ed 13 , 469, 000 b roile r type eggs we r e s et by Geor gia ha t che r i e s - - s l i ght l y l es s tha n the prev i ous week but 7 percent more than the c ompa r ab le week a y ear ea rli er . 
Placement of b r oiler ch ick s i n 21 r ep or ting St ate s to t a l ed 73 , 814 , 00 0- -s l i ght ly more t han th e previou s week a nd 8 perc e n t mor e than the comparable we ek last yea r . Br oiler ty pe hatching eggs s et were 94 ,104, 000- - 1 per cent more than the previous week and 10 percen t mor e tha n a year ago . 
 
\.Jeek End ed 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET. HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLAC EMENTS 
 
Ne t Cr oss St at e 
 
Eggs Set }) 
 
Mov emen t 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
Bro ilers in Geor i a 
 
1977 
 
19 78 
 
% of 
 
19 77 
 
1978 
 
19 77 
 
1 97 8 
 
% of 
 
- 
 
- 
 
year 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
- 
 
yea r 
 
1978 
 
197 9 
 
a go 
 
19 78 
 
197 9 
 
19 78 
 
19 79 
 
ag o 
 
Thous a nd s 
 
Thous a nd s 
 
Thou s ands 
 
Nov . 18 
Nov . 25 Dec . 2 Dec. 9 Dec . 16 Dec . 23 Dec . 30 Jan . 6 Jan. 13 Jan . 20 
 
12 , 230 13 , 801 
 
113 
 
+ 92 
 
- 101 
 
9 , 765 10 , 428 
 
107 
 
1 2 , 316 13, 746 
 
11 2 
 
+1 42 
 
+173 
 
9 , 934 10, 983 
 
11 1 
 
12,486 13,6 96 
 
11 0 
 
- 37 
 
- 161 
 
9, 857 10 , 791 
 
109 
 
12, 51 6 13, 19 5 
 
105 
 
+ 69 
 
+ 343 
 
10 , 190 11 ,4 56 
 
11 2 
 
12 ,558 13, 792 
 
110 
 
- 36 
 
- 57 
 
10, 06 2 10 , 754 
 
10 7 
 
12,519 1 3, 848 
 
I II 
 
- 47 
 
+ 230 
 
10 ,193 11,5 78 
 
114 
 
12, 615 13,988", 
 
Il l >', 
 
- 86 
 
+ 61 
 
10 , 196 10, 4 76 
 
103 
 
12,319 13 ,66 6 
 
III 
 
+ 65 
 
+ 20 
 
10,2 86 10,894 
 
10 6 
 
12,4 92 13 , 506 
 
108 
 
+11 8 
 
- 40 
 
10 ,4 32 10,7 41 
 
10 3 
 
12 ,607 13,469 
 
10 7 
 
- 41 
 
+1 78 
 
10 ,336 11,0 42 
 
10 7 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg t yp e chicks in Geor gia du ring t he week en ded Janua r y 20 was 1 ,061 ,000--2 7 pe rc ent mor e t han t h e prev ious week a nd 24 perc en t mor e than the comparable week l a s t yea r . An estimated 1,553,000 eggs fo r the produc tion of eg g type c h i c ks were s et by Geo rg ia hat ch eri es , 9 perc ent mo r e than t he pr ev i ous week a nd 32 perc ent mor e than t he co mpa rab le we ek l ast year . 
In t he f ive s t a t es t hat acco un ted f or abo ut 26 perc ent of the hat ch of all egg typ e ch i c ks i n the U.S . in 1977 , ha tchings during t he week ended Janua ry 20 were up 30 per cen t a nd s e tt i ngs were up 16 pe rcen t f r om a yea r ago . 
 
Sta t e 
 
Jan . 6 
 
EGG TYP E EGGS SET AND CH I CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
% of 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Jan . 
 
Jan . 
 
yea r 
 
J an. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
13 
 
20 
 
a go 2/ 6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Thous an ds 
 
% of ye a r ago 2/ 
 
Ca l if . Ga . Mi s s . Or e gon Wa sh . Tota l 19 79 
 
1, 458 1 ,3 90 
309 10 2 148 3,407 
 
1 ,455 1, 431 
286 42 85 
3, 299 
 
1,223 I II 
 
1, 553 13 2 
 
345 
 
88 
 
119 18 3 
 
129 
 
81 
 
3 , 369 11 6 
 
8 48 
 
1 ,111 
 
1, 134 
 
13 9 
 
863 
 
833 
 
1 , 061 
 
12 4 
 
153 
 
25 6 
 
28 8 
 
17 9 
 
48 
 
174 
 
134 
 
67 
 
6 
 
108 
 
1 50 
 
149 
 
1 , 918 
 
2,482 
 
2 , 76 7 
 
13 0 
 
Total 1978", I 3 ,418 
 
2, 981 
 
2,89 3 
 
2 , 253 
 
2 , 376 
 
2 ,13 5 
 
% of La s t Year 
 
I 
 
,I 
I 
 
100 
 
11 1 
 
' 11 6 
 
85 
 
104 
 
13 0 , 
 
1/ I ncludes eg gs set by ha tcheri es pr odu c i ng c h i c ks for hatchery s uppl y fl ocks. 1 / Current 
 
week as percent of s ame week l a s t y ea r. *Revis ed. 
 
Pub li s he d : 
Ag r i c u l t u r a l 
 
~TciK~i ci a n 
 
and 
 
Geo rg i a De p art me nt o f 
 
A g r ic u l t u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BRO ILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N C O~lliERC IAL AREAS BY WEEKS . 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
We ek Ended 
 
% of 
 
We ek Ended 
 
J an . 
 
Jan . 
 
J an . 
 
year 
 
J an . 
 
Jan . 
 
Jan . 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
T h o u s a n ds 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
% of yea r ago 2/ 
 
Al a b a ma Arka nsas Ca lifornia Delawa re Florida 
 
12 , 296 12 , 179 1 2 , 604 
 
113 
 
17 , 255 16,963 17, 351 
 
109 
 
3, 301 
 
3, 144 
 
3, 498 
 
10 5 
 
4, 527 
 
4,569 
 
4 ,565 
 
11 2 
 
2 ,4 40* 2 ,348* 2 ,196 
 
107 
 
9 , 438 
 
9, 258 
 
9, 336 
 
11 0 
 
1 3 ,131 13, 318 12 ,73 3 
 
10 3 
 
2, 556 
 
2 ,423 
 
2 , 420 
 
109 
 
3 ,483 
 
3, 78 7 
 
4, 62 3 
 
167 
 
1 , 5 70'" 
 
1,6 4 4 ~' 
 
1 , 390 
 
98 
 
GEORGI A 
 
13 ,6 66 13 ,506 1 3,469 
 
107 
 
I ndiana 
 
516 
 
506 
 
563 
 
118 
 
Maine 
 
2, 205 
 
2 , 221 
 
2,2 26 
 
10 3 
 
Maryland 
 
5 , 797 
 
5,818 
 
5,910 
 
113 
 
Hi s s i s s i ppi 
 
6 , 258 
 
6,324 
 
6,377 
 
109 
 
N. Ca r ol ina 
 
9 ,503 
 
9,668 
 
9 , 618 
 
10 5 
 
Or e gon 
 
53 1 
 
555 
 
592 
 
11 5 
 
Pe n n s y l v a n i a 
 
2,951 
 
2 ,8 41 
 
2,806 
 
113 
 
S. Ca rolina 
 
1 , 070 
 
1,053 
 
1,063 
 
110 
 
Tenne ss ee 
 
589 
 
6 76 
 
676 
 
1 77 
 
Texa s 
 
5, 28 2 
 
5 ,2 27 
 
5,175 
 
103 
 
Virginia 
 
2,93 2 
 
2 , 892 
 
2 , 91 7 
 
113 
 
Was hingt on 
 
363 
 
466 
 
326 
 
96 
 
W. Virginia TOTAL 19 79 
 
 0 
 
0 
 
93 ,60 4>'< 9 3 , 0 38* 94 , 10 4 
 
- 
11 0 
 
( 21 States ) 
 
10 , 89 4 10 ,741 11,042 
 
10 7 
 
228 
 
316 
 
315 
 
134 
 
1 , 709 
 
1 , 714 
 
1, 745 
 
105 
 
4,8 16 
 
4,68 0 
 
3,882 
 
80 
 
5,316 
 
5 ,3 23 
 
5,367 
 
100 
 
7, 33 5 
 
7,3 69 
 
7 , 230 
 
101 
 
319 
 
290 
 
286 
 
92 
 
1 ,9 73 
 
2,281 
 
2 , 098 
 
11 7 
 
847 
 
80 4 
 
800 
 
11 6 
 
1,00 2 
 
991 
 
965 
 
124 
 
4,386 
 
4 , 04 1 
 
4,09 1 
 
104 
 
2 , 1 78 
 
2, 067 
 
2,018 
 
116 
 
444 
 
354 
 
362 
 
11 7 
 
248 
 
274 
 
3 38 
 
108 
 
73,7 51* 73,653'" 73 ,814 
 
108 
 
TOTAL 19 78''< ( 21 States ) 
 
83,943 84,836 85 , 858 
 
67, 167 67,971 68,085 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year 
 
112 
 
11 0 
 
no 
 
no 
 
108 
 
108 
 
1 / Lou i siana an d Hi ssouri no t s hown to avoi d di sclosure of individual ope ra t ions but included 
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?5 
 
Released: Janua r y 31, 19 79 
 
(Publication No . USPS 383 - 930 ) 
 
G_AeoI'rg-i 
 
a Crop 
 
R e p o r t i ng Se rvice 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Ath ens, Geor gia 30 601 
Pho ne: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-05 
 
BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Placement of b r oile r ch icks i n Geor gia du r ing t he we ek ended Janua r y 27 was 10 , 84 4, 000- 2 percent less than the pr ev i ous week but 6 percent more th an the comparab le we ek l a st ye a r , according to t he Georgi a Cro p Reporting Service. 
An e s t ima te d ]3, 784 , 000 bro ile r t yp e egg s we r e s e t by Geor gi a ha tch e r i es-- 2 pe rcent more than t he previ ous we ek a nd 8 perc ent mor e than t he comparab l e week a y ear ea r li e r. 
Placemen t of broiler chicks in 21 reporting Stat e s t ot aled 74 , 145 ,000--sl i ght l y mor e than the prev i ous week and 10 percent more t han th e comparab le we ek last yea r. Br oi ler t ype hatching eggs set were 93,004 ,000--1 per ce nt l e ss than t he previo us week but 8 perc ent more than a yea r a go. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cross Stat e 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pla ced for 
 
We ek 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oilers in Geo rgia 
 
- - ----- 
 
1977 
 
197 8 
 
: % of : 1977 
 
197 8 : 1977 
 
19 78 : % of 
 
: 
 
- 
 
- 
 
: ye ar : - 
 
- 
 
: 
 
- 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 1978 
 
197 9 : a go : 1978 
 
19 79 : 19 78 
 
19 79 : a go 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
Nov. 25 : 12,316 13,746 : 11 2 : +142 
 
+173 : 9, 934 10, 983 : 111 
 
Dec. 2 : 12,486 13,696 : 110 : - 37 
 
- 161 : 9 , 857 10, 791 : 109 
 
Dec. 9 : 1 2,516 13, 195 : 105 : + 69 
 
+3 43 : 10 , 190 11 , 456 : 112 
 
Dec . 16 : 12,558 13,792 : 11 0 : - 36 
 
- 57 : 10 , 062 10 , 754 : 10 7 
 
Dec. 23 : 12,519 13,848 : I II : - 47 
 
+230 : 10, 193 11 , 57 8 : 114 
 
Dec. 30 : 12,615 13,988 : 111 : - 86 
 
+ 61 : 10, 196 10,476 : 103 
 
Jan. 6 : 12,319 13,666 : III : + 65 
 
+ 20 : 10, 286 10 ,894 : 10 6 
 
Jan. 13 : 12,49 2 13,506 : 10 8 : +118 
 
- 40 : 10 , 432 10 , 741 : 103 
 
Jan . 20 : 12,607 13,469 : 107 : - 41 
 
+1 78 : 10 ,3 36 11,042 : 107 
 
Jan. 27 : 12,769 13 , 784 : 108 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10 , 208 10,844 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg t yp e chicks in Georgia during the week ende d J anua ry 27 was 1 , 08 3, 000- - 5 percent more than the previo us week an d 21 perc ent more than the comparable week l ast year. An estimated 1,198,000 eggs f or the production of egg typ e ch icks were se t by Georg ia hatcheries, 24 percent les s than the pr ev i ous we ek and 22 pe rcent less than the comparable we ek last yea r . 
In the five states tha t accounted for abou t 26 per cent of t h e hatch of a l l egg type chicks in th e U. S . in 1977, hatchings during the week ended January 27 were down 3 per cen t and settings were down 17 p ercent from a y ear a go. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatch ed 
 
: % of 
 
State 
 
: Jan. 
 
J an. 
 
Jan. : yea r : Jan . 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan . : year 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 : a go 2 /: 13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
: ago 21 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nds 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1,455 
 
1 ,278* 1,160 : 91 : 1, 111 
 
1 , 134 
 
1 , 149 : 93 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,431 
 
1, 580 ~'~ 
 
1 , 198 : 78 : 
 
83 3 
 
1, 035* 1 , 083 : 121 
 
Hiss . 
 
: 
 
286 
 
345 
 
298 : 86 : 256 
 
288 
 
263 : 94 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
42 
 
119 
 
216 : 96 : 1 74 
 
134 
 
87 : 38 
 
Wa s h . 
 
: 
 
85 
 
129 
 
168 : 61 : 108 
 
150 
 
127 : 86 
 
Total 1979 : 3 , 299 
 
3,451~'~ 
 
3,040 : 83 : 2,482 
 
2 ,7 41* 2, 709 : 9 7 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tota l 19 7 8 i~ : 
 
2, 981 
 
2, 893 
 
3 ,6 51 : 
 
: 2 , 376 
 
2 ,1 35 
 
2, 782 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
I II 
 
1 19i~ 
 
83 : 
 
: 104 
 
1 28i~ 
 
97 
 
11 Includes eggs set by ha t che r ie s pro duc i ng chicks f or ha t ch ery supply flocks . 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last y ear . * Rev is e d. 
 
Pub l i s he d : Weekly. 
A g r i c ult u r a l St a l i sl i cia n a nd Geo r gia Dep a rtm ent o f A g ric ult ur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS 2 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
J an . 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
year : Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
ago 2/: 13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Alabama 
 
12 ,179 12,604 12,264 
 
106 
 
9,258 
 
9,336 
 
9,072 
 
110 
 
Arkansas 
 
16 ,963 17,351 16,588 
 
103 
 
13,318 12,733 12,920 
 
105 
 
California 
 
3, 144 
 
3,498 
 
3,741 
 
115 
 
2,423 
 
2,420 
 
2,544 
 
102 
 
Delaware 
 
4,569 
 
4,565 
 
4,316 
 
107 
 
3,787 
 
4,623 
 
3,225 
 
110 
 
Florida 
 
2,348 
 
2,196 
 
2,441 
 
119 
 
1,644 
 
1,390 
 
1,687 
 
117 
 
GEORGIA 
 
13,506 13,469 13,784 
 
108 
 
10,741 11,042 10,844 
 
106 
 
Indiana 
 
506 
 
563 
 
547 
 
119 
 
316 
 
315 
 
285 
 
116 
 
Maine 
 
2,221 
 
2,226 
 
2,154 
 
102 
 
1,714 
 
1,745 
 
1,783 
 
106 
 
Maryland 
 
5,818 
 
5,910 
 
5,679 
 
110 
 
4,680 
 
3,882 
 
5,339 
 
120 
 
Mississippi 
 
6,324 
 
6,377 
 
6,295 
 
106 
 
5,323 
 
5,367 
 
5,444 
 
104 
 
N. Carolina 
 
9,668 
 
9,618 
 
9,672 
 
112 
 
7,369 
 
7,230 
 
7,349 
 
104 
 
Oregon 
 
555 
 
592 
 
682 
 
133 
 
290 
 
286 
 
347 
 
117 
 
Pennsylvania 
 
2,841 
 
2,806 
 
2,836 
 
104 
 
2 , 281 
 
2,098 
 
2,184 
 
109 
 
S. Carolina 
 
1,053 
 
1,063 
 
1,053 
 
113 
 
804 
 
800 
 
831 
 
114 
 
Tennessee 
 
676 
 
676 
 
661 
 
172 
 
991 
 
965 
 
995 
 
132 
 
Texas 
 
5 ,227 
 
5,175 
 
5,116 
 
99 
 
4,041 
 
4,091 " 4,045 
 
97 
 
Virginia 
 
2,892 
 
2,917 
 
2,679 
 
101 
 
2,067 
 
2,018 
 
2,156 
 
168 
 
Washington W. Virginia 
 
466 
 
326 
 
353 
 
94 
 
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354 
 
362 
 
285 
 
88 
 
274 
 
338 
 
276 
 
95 
 
TOTAL 1979 
 
93 ,038 94,104 93,004 
 
108 
 
73,653 73,814 74,145 
 
110 
 
(21 States) 
 
TOTAL 1978* (21 States) 
 
84,836 85,858 86,358 
 
67,971 68,085 67,669 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
110 
 
110 
 
108: 
 
: 
 
108 
 
108 
 
110 
 
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in 21 State total. 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
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Ii ;)., Released: February 8 , 1979 
 
(Publ i cation No . USPS 383-930 ) 
 
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BROI LER TYPE 
 
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Reporting 
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Pho ne: (404) 546-2236 
 
Placement of broi l er chicks in Geo rgia dur i ng t he week ended Feb r uary 3 was 10,652, 000 --2 per cent les s than the previous week but slightly mo re than t he c omparable we ek l a st year, a c cor di n g t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Se r v i ce . 
An e s t ima ted 13 , 456 ,000 br oi l er t ype e ggs were set by Geor gi a hatcherie s - -2 pe r cent l e s s t han the previ ous week bu t 5 pe rcent more t han the comparable we ek a ye ar e arlier. 
Placemen t of bro i l e r ch i ck s i n 21 r epor t ing Sta t e s to t al e d 74 , 227 , OOO--s l i gh t l y l es s t han t he previous wee k bu t 9 pe rcen t more t han t he compa r abl e week last yea r . Bro i l er type hat ching eggs se t were 93 ,794 ,000- - 1 per cen t mor e t han t he previous week and 9 per cent more than a year ago . 
 
Week Ende d 
 
GEO RG IA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cr os s State 
 
Eggs Set 1 / 
 
Mov eme nt 
 
Ch i cks Pl a ced f or 
 
of Chick s 
 
Br oi l er s in Georgi a 
 
19 77 
 
19 78 : % o f 
 
1 9 77 
 
1978 
 
1977 
 
1978 : % of 
 
:- 
 
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: year: 
 
- 
 
-: 
 
- 
 
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: year 
 
: 1 978 
 
1979 : ago : 1978 
 
19 79 : _ ~21_ 
 
19 79 : a go 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
Dec. 2 : 12, 486 Dec . 9 : 12 , 516 Dec . 16 : 12 ,558 Dec. 23 : 1 2 , 519 Dec. 30 : 12 ,615 Jan . 6 : 12,319 J an . 13 : 12,492 J an. 20 : 1 2, 607 J an. 27 : 12 , 769 Feb . 3 : 12 ,8 49 
 
13 ,6 96 : 11 0 : - 37 13,195 : 10 5 : + 69 13 , 792 : 110 : - 36 13 , 848 : III : - 47 13 ,988 : I II : - 86 13,6 66 : I II : + 65 13 ,50 6 : 108 : +11 8 13 , 46 9 : 107 : - 41 13,784 : 108 : + 34 13 , 456 : 105 : +416 
 
-161 : 9,857 +343 : 10,1 90 - 57 : 10, 062 +230 : 10, 19 3 + 61 : 10 ,1 96 + 20 : 10 , 286 - 40 : 10 ,4 32 +17 8 : 10, 336 - 86 : 10, 208 - 191 : 10,64 5 
 
10 , 791 1l,456 10, 754 1l, 5 78 10, 476 10, 894 10, 741 1l , 042 10,844 10 , 652 
 
: 109 : 112 : 107 : 11 4 : 10 3 : 106 : 103 : 107 : 106 : 100 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg type chicks in Ge org i a dur i n g the week ende d Februa ry 3 was 1 ,12 9 , 000 - - 4 per cent more than t he previous week and 70 per ce n t more than t he comparable week l a s t ye ar . An est i ma t ed 1,355 , 000 e ggs f or t he pr oduc t ion of egg t yp e chicks were se t by Geor gi a hat ch e r ies, 13 percent more than t he previous we ek but 12 pe r ce nt l e ss t han t he comparab le week l as t yea r . 
In t he five sta t e s that accoun t ed f or ab out 26 perce nt o f t he hatch of a ll eg g type chi ck s i n the U. S. i n 1977 , hat chin gs dur i ng t h e week ende d Fe brua ry 3 wer e up 10 percent and se ttings were up s l i gh t l y f r om a yea r ago. 
 
State 
 
Jan : 20 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1 979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
%of : 
 
Chick s Ha t che d 
 
J an. 
 
Feb . 
 
ye a r : J an . 
 
J an . 
 
Feb . 
 
27 
 
3 
 
ag o 2/ : 20 
 
27 
 
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Thou sands 
 
Thous ands 
 
: %of : year --=-~o 2/ 
 
Calif. 
 
: 1 ,2 78 
 
1 , 214 * 1,502 : 138 : 1,134 
 
1, 149 
 
1 , 138 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,580 
 
1 ,198 
 
1, 355 : 88 : 1,035 
 
1 ,083 
 
1-, 129 
 
Mi s s . 
 
: 345 
 
298 
 
213 : 61 : 288 
 
263 
 
244 
 
Oregon 
 
: ll9 
 
21 6 
 
156 : 99 : 13 4 
 
87 
 
33 
 
Wash. 
 
: 129 
 
168 
 
61 : 39 : 15 0 
 
1 27 
 
76 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 3 , 451 
 
3 , 094 * 3, 28 7 : 100 : 2 , 741 
 
2 , 709 
 
2 ,6 20 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 2 , 893 
 
3 , 651 
 
3 ,2 84 : 
 
: 2,135 
 
2, 782 
 
2,382 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year : 119 
 
85 >< 
 
 100 : 
 
: 128 
 
97 
 
11 0 
 
l/ I nclude s e ggs se t by hatcherie s producing ch icks f or ha tchery supply f l ock s . 
 
wee k as per cen t of s ame week las t ye ar . * Revis e d. 
 
: 94 : 170 : 100 : 14 : 262 : 110 
: 
2/ Cur rent 
 
Publ i s hed: Weekly 
A g r i c u lt u r a l St ati s ti c i a n and G eorg ia Dep artme n t o f A g ri c u lt u re 
 
 STATE 1 / 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLAC ED I N COMMERC IAL AREAS BY WEEKS, 1979 
 
: Jan . 20 
 
EGG S SET Week Ended 
Jan . 27 
 
Feb . 3 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLAC ED 
 
: % of : 
 
We e k Ended 
 
: year : Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
Feb . 
 
: ago 2/ : 20 
 
27 
 
3 
 
Th o u s a nd s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nd s 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alab ama Ark ansa s Ca l i f o r n i a Delawar e Flor ida 
 
: 12 , 604 : 17 , 351 : 3, 498 : 4 ,565 : 2,196 
 
12, 264 1 6 , 588 
3 , 7 41 4 ,316 2,441 
 
12 ,4 99 17 , 376 
3,647 4,600 2 , 441 
 
: 108 : 112 : 11 2 : 11 2 : 117 
 
: 9,3 36 : 12 ,7 33 : 2,420 : 4 ,6 23 : 1 , 390 
 
9 , 072 12,920 
2, 544 3,225 1, 687 
 
9 ,3 73 12,587 
2 , 44 0 2, 845 1,593 
 
: 118 : 110 
: 94 : 88 : 12 3 
 
Georgia 
Indiana Haine Marylan d Hi ssis s i pp i Nor t h Car ol i na Or egon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tenn essee Texa s Virgin i a Wash ing t on W. Vi r gi ni a Total 1979 ( 21 States ) 
 
: 13, 469 
: 
: 563 : 2, 226 : 5 , 910 : 6,3 77 : 9,618 : 592 : 2,806 : 1,063 : 676 : 5 ,175 : 2, 917 : 326 
 : 
: 94 ,104 
: 
 
13 , 784 
54 7 2,154 5, 679 6, 295 9,672 
682 2,83 6 1 ,053 
661 5 ,143* 2,6 79 
35 3 
 93, 031* 
 
13 ,456 : 1 05 
: 
534 : 11 0 2, 1 48 : 10 5 5,6 78 : 113 6 , 312 : 109 9, 492 : 106 
612 : 12 0 2, 861 : 108 1 ,050 : 109 
675 : 175 5 ,081 : 103 2, 887 : 113 
285 : 71 
: - 
93 , 794 : 10 9 
: 
 
: 11,042 
 
: 
 
: 
 
315 
 
: 1,7 45 
: 3 , 882 : 5 ,367 
 
: 7 , 230 
 
: 
 
286 
 
: 2,098 
 
: 
 
80 0 
 
: 
 
965 
 
: 4 , 091 
 
: 2, 018 
 
: 
 
362 
 
: 
 
338 
 
: 73 , 814 
 
: 
 
10,844 
285 1,783 5,3 39 5 ,444 7 , 349 
347 2 ,18 4 
831 995 4 ,045 2, 156 285 276 74,290* 
 
10 , 652 
258 1 , 806 5 ,730 5 ,412 7 ,507 
334 2,096 
818 1 ,096 4 ,330 2,105 
304 234 74,22 7 
 
: 100 
: 112 : 105 : 136 : 99 : 10 7 : 121 : 105 : 110 : 154 : 104 : 116 : 80 : 71 : 109 
: 
 
Tot al 1978* ( 21 States )) 
 
: 85 ,8 58 
: 
 
86 , 358 
 
85,662 : 
: 
 
: 68, 085 
: 
 
67, 669 
 
68, 341 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 110 
 
108 
 
10 9 : 
 
: 
 
1 08 
 
11 0 
 
109 : 
 
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in 21 St a te t ot al . 2/ Current week as percen t of same we ek l a s t ye a r . *Rev i sed . 
 
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Received 
FEB 151979 
 
DOCU MENTS UC\ \ l..I RRARIES 
 
Re leased: Feb r ua ry 14, 1 9 79 
 
(Publicati on No. USPS 383-9 30) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Rep o r t in g - Service 
Stephens Federal Bld g. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 01 Phone: (40 4) 546 -2236 
 
948 - 0 7 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placemen t of broiler chicks in Geo rgi a dur i ng the week ended Februar y 10 was 10, 8 31,000 -- 2 pe rcen t mo re than the previous week a nd 6 perce nt mor e than t he comparabl e we e k las t yea r, acco r d i ng to t he Geor gi a Crop Re por t i ng Serv i ce . 
An est ima ted 14, 119 ,000 bro i l e r t yp e e ggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--5 pe r ce n t mor e than t he pr ev ious week but 8 percent more than the co mparable week a year e arlier. 
Placement o f broile r chicks in 21 report i n g States totaled 74 , 904 , 00 0- -1 per cent mo r e t han the previou s week and 8 pe r cen t mor e tha n t he comparable week l as t yea r . Broiler t ype hatc hi ng e ggs s et were 96,953,000--3 per cent more t han t he pr ev i ous week a nd 1 2 perc ent mor e than a year ag o. 
 
We e k Ende d 
Dec. 9 De c . 16 De c. 23 Dec . 30 Jan . 6 J an. 13 J a n . 20 J an . 27 Feb. 3 Feb. 10 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET , HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENT S 
 
Eggs Set l / 
 
Net Cross St a t e 
 
: 
 
Mov ement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
1 977 
:- 
 
197Ef 
- 
 
of Chicks 
 
- 
 
-- 
 
: % of : 1 977 
 
197 8 
 
: year : 
 
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: 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
: 1 977 
 
197 8 : % of 
 
:- 
 
- 
 
: ye a r 
 
: 1 97 8 
 
1 97 9 : ago : 197 8 
 
19 79 : 1978 
 
197 9 : ag o 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: Thou s and s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 1 2 , 516 13 , 1 95 : 105 : + 69 
 
+343 : 10,190 11,456 : 112 
 
: 12,558 13,7 92 : 110 : - 36 
 
- 5 7 : 10,062 10,754 : 10 7 
 
: 12, 51 9 13, 848 : 111 : - 47 
 
+230 : 10,193 11 ,578 : 114 
 
: 12,615 13,988 : 111 : - 86 
 
+ 61 : 10,196 10,476 : 1 03 
 
: 12,319 : 1 2 , 492 
 
13,666 : 111 13,506 : 108 
 
: + 65 : +118 
 
+ 20 : 10, 286 - 40 : 1 0 , 432 
 
10,894 : 10 6 10, 741 : 103 
 
: 12,607 13,4 69 : 107 : - 41 
 
+178 : 10,336 11 ,04 2 10 7 
 
: 12,7 69 13 ,784 : 108 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10, 208 10 ,844 : 106 
 
: 12 ,849 : 13,015 
 
13, 45 6 : 105 14 , 119 : 108 
 
: +416 : - 75 
 
- 1 91 : 10, 645 - 10 : 1 0 , 184 
 
10,652 : 100 10 ,831 . 10 6 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Geor gia du ring the week ende d Feb ruar y 10 was 1,144 , 000--1 percen t mor e than the pr ev i ous wee k a nd 29 percent more than the comparable week l as t year . An e s t i ma ted 1,547,000 e ggs f or the product ion of eg g t ype chi cks wer e set by Georg ia hat che r ies, 14 per c ent mor e t han the previous we ek a nd 9 percent mo r e than t he compa r able week last year . 
In the f i ve sta te s tha t a cc oun ted f or a bo ut 26 pe r cen t of the hat ch of all egg t ype chicks in the U.S. in 1977, hatchings during the week ended February 10 were up 17 per cent and se t t ings we re up 3 pe r cen t f r om a yea r ago . 
 
Sta te 
 
J an. 27 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: %of : 
 
Chi cks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb. : year : J an . 
 
Feb . 
 
Fe b . : ye ar 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: a go 21~ 
 
27 
 
3 
 
1 0 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou s ands 
 
Thou s ands 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1, 214 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,198 
 
Miss. 
 
: 
 
298 
 
Or e gon 
 
: 
 
216 
 
Was h . 
 
: 
 
1 68 
 
Tota l 197 9 : 3,094 
 
1,5 02 1,355 
21 3 169 * 
61 3 , 3 0 0~'< 
 
1,5 76 : 111 : 1,547 : 109 : 
309 : 81 : 233 : 71 : 101 : 78 : 3 ,7 66 : 10 3 : 
 
1,149 1,083 
263 87 
1 27 2,709 
 
1, 13 8 1 ,129 
244 
35 ~< 
76 2,622* 
 
1, 018 1,144 
297 97 
1 02 2 , 658 
 
: 111 : 129 : 99 
: 176 : 86 
117 
 
Total' 197 8 ~< : 3 , 651 
 
3,284 
 
: 3,672 : 
 
: 
: 2 , 782 
 
2 ,382 
 
2,281 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
85 
 
100 
 
103 : 
 
: 
 
97 
 
11 0 
 
117 
 
l / Inc l udes eggs se t by hatche ri e s producing chick s f or hatche r y supply fl oc ks. 2/ Curr ent 
 
week a s pe rc ent of same week l ast year . ,~ Rev ised . 
 
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A gri c u lt u r a l S tat isti c ia n and G eorg ia D epo rt m ent o f A g ric u lt u r e 
 
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BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Jan. 
 
Feb . 
 
Feb. 
 
: year 
 
Jan. 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
year 
 
27 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: ago 2/: 27 
 
3 
 
10 
 
ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
Alabama Arkansas Ca l i f o r n i a Delaware Florida 
 
12, 264 12,499 12,996 111 
 
16,5 88 17,376 17,582 115 
 
3,741 
 
3,647 
 
3,624 109 
 
4,316 
 
4,600 
 
4 , 772 114 
 
2 , 441 
 
2,42 4* 2,511 1 20 
 
9,072 
 
9,373 
 
9,522 
 
114 
 
12,920 12,587 12,982 
 
108 
 
2,544 
 
2 , 440 
 
i , 77 2 
 
104 
 
3, 225 
 
2,845 
 
3,098 
 
105 
 
1,687 
 
1,589* 1,420 
 
88 
 
Georgia 
 
13,784 13,456 14,119 108 
 
10 ,844 10,652 10,831 
 
106 
 
Indiana Maine Ma r yl a nd Mississippi No r t h Carolina Or e gon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington T.1 u; r ginia 
Total 1979 ( 21 States) 
 
547 
 
534 
 
507 105 
 
2,154 
 
2,148 
 
2,216 104 
 
5,679 
 
5,678 
 
5,946 117 
 
6,295 
 
6,312 
 
6,850 115 
 
9 , 6 72 
 
9,492 
 
9, 640 108 
 
682 
 
607* 
 
631 1 27 
 
2 , 836 
 
2,861 
 
2,830 111 
 
1,053 
 
1,032* 
 
968 100 
 
661 
 
6 75 
 
674 177 
 
5,143 
 
5,081 
 
5,458 110 
 
2,679 
 
2,887 
 
3,092 118 
 
353 
 
285 
 
373 
 
84 
 
o 
 
o 
 
o 
 
93,031 93,754* 96,953 112 
 
285 
1,809* 5,339 5,444 7,349 
34 7 2,184 
831 995 4,045 2,156 285 276 74,316* 
 
322 
 
128 
 
1 ,818 
 
107 
 
5,561 
 
116 
 
5,479 
 
103 
 
7,385 
 
101 
 
294 
 
96 
 
2,124 
 
119 
 
831 
 
108 
 
1,038 
 
143 
 
4,002 
 
101 
 
2,071 
 
114 
 
374 
 
110 
 
~ 
 
128 
 
74,904 
 
108 
 
Total 1978* (21 States) 
 
86,358 85,662 86,247 
 
67,669 68,341 69,242 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
108 
 
109 
 
112: 
 
: 
 
110 
 
109 
 
108 
 
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OOCUMENTS 
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Released: Feb r uary 21, 19 79 
 
(Pub l ica tion No . USPS 383 -930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 08 
 
BROILER TYP E 
 
Placemen t of br oi l e r chicks i n Georgia du r i ng the week ended February 17 was 11 ,093,00 0--2 per c ent mo r e t han t he previous week and 5 percent more t han t he comparable week last ye a r , according t o the Georgia Crop Repor t i ng Ser v i ce. 
An es t i mated 14 , 11 4, 000 br oiler t ype e ggs were s et by Georgia hat cheries--s1i ght1y less than the previous week bu t 10 percent mor e than the compar able week a yea r earlier . 
Placeme n t of br oi l e r chicks in 21 r epor t ing Sta tes t ot al ed 74,3 02 , 000- - 1 per c ent less than t he pre vio us week but 7 per cent more than the comparable week las t ye a r . Br oi le r t ype hat ching eg gs set were 97 ,16 0 , 000- - s l i gh t ly mor e t han the previou s week a nd 11 percent mor e than a ye ar ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGG S SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1:../ 
 
Net Cr oss State 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi ler s in Geor gia 
 
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1978 
 
: % of : 1977 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Dec. 16 : 12,558 13,792 : 110 : - 36 
 
- 57 : 10,062 10,754 : 107 
 
Dec. 23 : 12,519 13 ,848 : 111 : - 47 
 
+230 : 10,193 11,578 : 114 
 
Dec. 30 : 12,615 13,988 : 111 : - 86 
 
+ 61 : 10 ,196 10,476 : 103 
 
Jan. 6 : 12,319 13,666 : 111 : + 65 
 
+ 20 : 10,286 10,894 : 106 
 
Jan. 13 : 12,492 13,506 : 108 : +118 
 
- 40 : 10,432 10,741 : 103 
 
Jan. 20 : 12,607 13,469 : 107 : - 41 
 
+178 : 10,336 11,042 : 107 
 
Jan. 27 : 12, 769 13,784 : 108 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10,208 10,844 : 106 
 
Feb. 3 : 12,849 13,456 : 105 : +416 
 
-191 : 10,645 10,652 : 100 
 
Feb. 10 : 13,015 14 , 119 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10,184 10,831 : 106 
 
Feb. 17 : 12,881 14,114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10,579 11 ,093 : 105 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg type chi cks in Georgia during the week ended February 17 was 915,000--20 percent l ess than the prev ious week and 25 percent l ess than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,659,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 7 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week 
last ye a r . I n the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg t ype 
chicks in the U. S. in 1977, hatchings during the week ended February 17 were down 20 percent but s ettings were up 28 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss. Oregon Wash . Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi cks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
Feb. : year : Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb. : year 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 : ago 2/: 3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
1 ,425* 1,355 
213 
 
1,576 1,547 
309 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,608 : 167 : 1,138 
 
1,018 
 
1,659 : 102 : 1,1 29 
 
1,144 
 
283 : 204 : 244 
 
297 
 
825 , 915 ' 264 
 
..:' ' '' '79 
. , 75 
: . 1(10 
 
169 61 
3,223* 
 
233 101 3,766 
 
241 : 177 : 
 
35 
 
39 : 28 : 
 
76 
 
3,830 : 128 : 2,622 
 
97 102 2,658 
 
184 ' . : ' 109 132 : 68 
2,320 ., 80 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,284 
 
3,672 
 
2,997 : 
 
: 2,382 
 
2 , 281 
 
2,901 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
98 * 
 
103 
 
128: 
 
: 110 
 
117 
 
80 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks f or hatchery s upply flocks. 2/ CurreJ~t 
week as percent of same we ek last ye a r . * Revised. 
 
Publis hed: We ekly. 
Agr icultural Stat is tici an an d Georgia D eport m e n t of Agricul tur e 
 
 STATE I I 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED I N COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
Wee k Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb . : ye a r : Feb . 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb. : yea r 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: a go 2/ : 3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ag o 21 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansa s California Delaw a re Flori da 
 
: 12 , 499 : 17,376 : 3,725* : 4,600 : 2,424 
 
GEOR GIA 
 
: 13 ,456 
 
Indiana 
 
: 534 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 2,148 
 
Hary1and 
 
: 5,678 
 
Mississippi : 6,312 
 
No rth Carolina : 9,492 
 
Or e g on 
 
: 607 
 
Pennsylvani a : 2,861 
 
Sout h Car o l ina : 1 ,0 32 
 
Tennes see 
 
: 6 75 
 
Texa s 
 
: 5 , 081 
 
Virg i ni a 
 
: 2,88 7 
 
Washingt on 
 
: 285 
 
W. Virg in ia : 
 
0 
 
Total 19 79 
 
: 93,832* 
 
( 21 States) : 
 
12 ,9 96 17, 582 
3,624 4,772 2,511 
14, 119 
507 2,216 5, 946 6,8 50 9,640 
631 2,830 
9 68 6 74 5, 458 3 , 09 2 37 3 
0 96,9 53 
 
13 , 228 17 , 680 
3,667 4,4 52 2,424 
14 ,114 
511 2,214 5,947 6,573 9,866 
635 2,889 1 ,01 7 
6 74 5 , 388 3,184 
5 30 0 
97,16 0 
 
: 11 4 : 9 , 373 
 
: 111 : 12 , 587 
 
: 10 7 : 2, 440 
 
: 108 : 2,84 5 
 
: 118 : 1, 589 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 110 : 10,6 52 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 106 : 
 
258 
 
: 102 : 1,806 
 
: 116 : 5, 730 
 
: 108 : 5,412 
 
: 10 7 : 7,5 07 
 
: 122 : 
 
343 
 
: 104 : 2, 096 
 
: 107 : 
 
804 
 
: 211 : 1 ,096 
 
: 10 7 : 4, 060 
 
: 121 : 2,2 78 
 
: 116 : 
 
39 2 
 
:- : 
 
234 
 
: 111 : 74 , 209 
 
: 
 
: 
 
9 , 522 12,982 
2 , 772 3 ,098 1,420 
10,831 
322 1, 818 5 ,561 5,479 7,385 
295* 2,124 
831 1,038 4, 002 2, 0 71 
374 398 74,9 05* 
 
9,4 05 1 3 , 3 09 
2 , 9 77 3 , 291 1,341 
11,093 
385 1,800 4,838 5,4 82 7,478 
348 2,138 
824 938 4, 048 2, 017 341 269 74 , 302 
 
: 109 : 112 : 115 : 93 : 93 
: 105 
: 135 : 10 7 : 118 : 103 : I II : 111 : 104 : 11 2 : 105 : 99 : 107 : 10 2 : 91 : 107 
: 
 
Total 1978-1< (21 States) 
 
: 85, 66 2 
: 
 
86, 247 
 
87,546 : 
: 
 
: 68,341 
: 
 
69, 242 
 
69, 461 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 11 0* 
 
112 
 
I II : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
1 08 
 
107 : 
 
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UNAVAILABLE FOR BINDING 
 
  GEORGIA IS-A WEEKLY HATCHERY 
A4 00 . '-~ " 
 
I \ .::L 
 
C 9/ Released: Ma r ch 7, 1979 
 
(Pu blica t ion No. USPS 383- 930) 
 
Geor gia ...... - Crop 
Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546- 2236 
 
948 - 1 0 
State Document Periodicals 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of b r oil er chicks in Ge orgia during t he week ended Ma r ch 3 was 11, 350,000- -6 per cent mor e t han both t he pr evi ous week and t h e compa r a bl e week last year, a ccordin g t o t he Geor gi a Crop Reporting Servic e. 
An est i ma t e d 14 ,3 95 ,000 b r oi l e r t ype e ggs wer e set by Georgia hat cheries --2 percent more than t h e previous week an d 9 percent mor e t han the comparable week a year ea r lier. 
Pla cement of broi l er chick s in 21 re po r t i n g St a tes t ota l e d 77 ,10 5 , 000-- 4 pe r c en t mor e t han t he prev ious week and 9 pe r cent more than the comparab le week last year . Broiler t ype ha t ch i ng e ggs se t were 98, 81 7, 000--1 percent more tha n t he prev i ous week an d 11 per cent mo re t han a year a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s St at e 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Placed fo r 
 
of Chicks : 
 
Broil ers i n Georgi a 
 
Week 
 
1977 
 
: 
 
- 
 
19 78 
- 
 
: % of : 19 77 
 
: yea r: 
 
- 
 
197 8 : 1977 
 
-: 
 
- 
 
1978 
- 
 
: % of : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 19 78 
 
19 79 : ago : 1978 
 
1979 : 197 8 
 
1979 : ago 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
De c. 30 : 12,615 13,988 : 11 1 : - 86 
 
+ 61 : 10,196 10 ,476 : 103 
 
Jan. 6 : 12,319 13,666 : 111 : + 65 
 
+ 20 : 10,286 10,894 : 106 
 
Jan. 13 : 12,492 13, 506 : 108 : +118 
 
- 40 : 10,432 10,741 : 103 
 
Jan. 20 : 12 , 60 7 13,469 : 10 7 : - 41 
 
+178 : 10,336 11,042 : 10 7 
 
Jan. 27 : 12,769 13,784 : 108 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10, 208 10,844 : 106 
 
Feb . 3 : 12,849 13,456 : 105 : +416 
 
-191 : 10 ,64 5 10 , 652 : 100 
 
Feb. 10 : 13,015 14 ,119 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10,184 10 ,831 : 106 
 
Feb. 17 : 12,881 14 ,114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10,579 11,093 : 105 
 
Feb. 24 : 13,133 14,10 8 : 107 : + 30 
 
-105 : 10,553 10,731 : 102 
 
Ma r. 3 : 13,164 14,395 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10,750 11,350 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch o f eg g type chicks in Georgia durin g the week ended March 3 was 1,177,000--8 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1 ,648 ,000 eggs for the product ion of egg type ch icks were set by Georgia hatcheries, slightly less than the previous week but 2 perc ent more than the comparable week last year . 
In the five states that account ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type ch i cks in the U.S. in 1977, hatchings during the week ended March 3 were up 3 percent but settings were down 1 percent f r om a year ago . 
 
State 
Ca l if . Ga. Miss. Oregon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Feb . 
 
Feb . 
 
Mar . : year : Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
Mar . 
 
17 
 
24 
 
3 
 
: ago 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
3 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1 ,6 08 
 
1,243 
 
943 : 80 : 825 
 
1, 167 
 
1, 275 
 
1 ,673* 1 ,650 * 1 , 648 : 10 2 : 923 * 1,085* 1,177 
 
283 
 
356 
 
370 : 94 : 264 
 
181 
 
263 
 
241 64* 
3,869* 
 
118 73 
3,440* 
 
298 : 192 : 174 
 
142 . : 165 : 
 
14 7 )~ 
 
3,401 : 99 : 2, 333;~ 
 
136 60 
2 , 629* 
 
201 109 3,025 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,997 
 
3,683 
 
3,428 : 
 
: 2,901 
 
2,621 
 
2,928 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 111 : 104 : 87 : 81 : 11 0 : 103 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
129 * 
 
93* 
 
99: 
 
: 
 
80 
 
100 
 
1 03 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries produc i ng chicks f or hatch ery supply flo cks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week las t ye ar . * Rev ised . 
 
Published: Weekly . 
Agricultura l Stati stician and Georgia Deportment o f Agricu lture 
 
 STATE II 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Feb . 
 
Feb. 
 
Ma r . : year : Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
Mar. 
 
: year 
 
17 
 
24 
 
3 
 
: ago 21: 17 
 
24 
 
3 
 
: ago 21 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 13,228 : 17,680 : 3,667 : 4 ,423 : 2,424 
 
13,522 17,572 
3,892 4,101 2, 417 
 
13,500 17,622 
3,793 4,118 2,469 
 
: 112 : 9,405 
: 109 : 13,309 : 115 : 2,977 : 98 : 3,244 : 113 : 1,341 
 
9,368 12,984 
2,956 3,976 1 ,681 
 
9,968 13,646 
2,876 
3,699 1,645 
 
: 111 ' : 107 : 108 : 91 : III 
 
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GEORGIA 
 
: 14,114 14 ,108 14 ,395 : 109 : 11 ,093 '10 , 731 11,350 : 106 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
537 
 
536 
 
518 : 104 : 
 
385 
 
373 
 
311 : 143 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 2 , 214 
 
2 ,2 41 
 
2,268 : 105 : 1, 800 
 
1 ,788 
 
1,795 : 105 
 
Maryland 
 
: 6,177 
 
6,350 
 
6,32 9 : 120 : 4,880 
 
4,078 
 
5,065 : 142 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 6,573 
 
6,626 
 
6,638 : 106 : 5,482 
 
5,535 
 
5 ,921 : 110 
 
North Carolina : 9,866 
 
9, 764 10,044 : 108 : 7,478 
 
7 ,411 
 
7,584 : 106 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania 
 
: 
 
South Carolina : 
 
635 2,889 
991 
 
674 3,093 
817 
 
645 2,900 
984 
 
: 110 : 
.- 100 : 
: 101 : 
 
348 2,199* 
813 
 
275 2,153 
838 
 
340 2,157 
758 
 
: 123 : III : 98 
 
Tenn e s s e e 
 
: 
 
674 
 
676 
 
676 : 248 : 
 
938 
 
989 
 
960 : 134 
 
Tex a s 
 
: 5,388 
 
5,518 
 
5,571 : 104 : 4,048 
 
4 ,048 
 
4,209 : 103 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,184* 3,350* 3,52 0 : 136 : 1,960 
 
2,216 
 
2,209 : 10 7 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
551 
 
489 
 
553 : 117 : 
 
367 
 
418 
 
408 : 106 
 
W. Virginia 
 
: 
 
0 
 
0 
 
0:- : 
 
269 
 
333 
 
191 : 69 
 
T6t al 1979 
 
: 97,382* 98,006* 98,817 : 111 : 74,316* : 74,394 77,105 : 109 
 
Q) 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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~ 
 
Total 1978* 
 
: 87,653 88,369 89,393 : 
 
: 69, 280 69 , 275 70,686 : 
 
.uIcII 
 
(21 Sta tes ) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Hl:: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
111 
 
111* 
 
111 : 
 
: 
 
107 
 
107 * 
 
109 : 
 
!I Louisiana and Missouri not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations but included i~ ~1 
 
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H2. GEORGIA 
 
EEKLY HATCHE 
9/1, II 
 
Received 
 
. '. (, .~ , :....:... 
 
lilAR15 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
St ephens Federal Bld g. 
 
Suit e 320 At hens, Georgia 30601 
 
Released: March 14 , 1979 
 
( Pub l i ca t i on No . USPS 383-9 30) 
 
Pho ne: (40 4) 546 -2236 
 
948 - 1 1 
 
BROILER TY PE 
 
Placement of b r oi l e r ch i cks in Georgia dur i ng t he we ek ende d March 10 was 11 ,3 75 , 000- sl i ghtly mor e than th e prev i ous week and 8 perc ent mor e than t he comparable week l as t yea r , ac co rd ing t o th e Georgi a Cr op Re po r ting Service . 
An e s timat e d 14,576, 000 b ro i ler t yp e e ggs \vere set by Ge o rgia h atch erie s-- 1 pe r ce n t more than t he prev i ous week and 10 pe rc ent more t han the comparable week a year ea r l i e r . 
Placement o f broiler chicks i n 21 repo r t i ng States to t aled 77 , 334 ,000--s l ightly mo re than t he pr evious week an d 9 pe r ce nt mo r e than the compa r abl e week las t ye ar . Bro i ler typ e ha t ch ing eggs s et we re 98 , 74 3, 000-- s l i gh t l y le ss t han th e previ ous wee k but 10 pe rc en t mo r e than a year ago . 
 
We ek Ended 
Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Feb . 10 Feb . 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCH INGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross Sta te 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ced fo r 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broi le rs in Ge org i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
: 19 78 
 
19 79 
 
: yea r : 19 78 
 
19 79 : 19 78 
 
1979 
 
: ye a r 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Tho usands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 1 2 , 319 13 , 666 : 111 : + 65 
 
+ 20 : 10 , 286 10,89 4 : 106 
 
: 12, 492 13,506 : 1 08 : +11 8 
 
- 40 : 10 , 432 10, 741 : 103 
 
: 12,607 13, 469 : 10 7 : - 41 
 
+1 78 : 10 , 336 11, 0 42 : 10 7 
 
: 12 , 769 13, 784 : 10 8 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10 , 208 10 , 844 : 106 
 
: 12 , 849 1 3 ,4 56 : 10 5 : +416 
 
-191 : 10 ,6 45 10, 652 : 100 
 
: 13, 015 14 , 11 9 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10 ,18 4 10 , 8 31 : 106 
 
: 12, 881 14 ,114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10, 579 11 , 093 : 105 
 
: 13, 133 14 , 108 : 10 7 : + 30 
 
-105 : 10 , 553 10, 731 : 102 
 
: . 13 , 164 14 , 395 , : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10 , 750 11, 350 : 106 
 
: 13, 250 14 , 5 76 : 110 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10 , 576 11 , 375 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type chi cks in Geo rgia during t he week en de d March 10 wa s 1 ,300 ,000- -10 percent more t han the prev i ous week an d 5 pe r cent more t han the compa r ab l e week la st ye ar. An est i ma t e d 2 , 050 , 000 e ggs fo r t he pro du c tion of e gg ty pe ch icks were set by Ge org i a hat che r i e s, 24 perc ent mor e than th e previous week an d 15 pe r c en t more tha n the comp arable wee k last yea r . 
I n th e five st ates t hat a c coun t e d f o r ab out 26 percen t of the ha t ch of all e gg t ype ch ick s in th e U. S. in 19 77, ha t chin gs during t he week e nded March 10 were up 32 pe rce n t and s e t t ings were up 18 pe r cent f rom a year a go . 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss . Ore gon Wash. Tot a l 19 79 
Total 19 78* 
 
Feb . 24 
1 ,2 43 1 , 650 
356 118 
73 3,440 
3, 683 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
-- - - - - -- - - - - 
: % of 
 
Ma r . 
 
Mar. : yea r : Feb. 
 
Ma r . 
 
Mar. 
 
: ye a r 
 
3 
 
10 : a go 2/ : 24 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th ousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
792''< 1, 312 : 120 : 1 ,16 7 
 
1, 26 71: 1,28 7 : 166 
 
1,648 
 
2,0 50 : 115 : 1, 085 
 
1 , 177 
 
1, 300 : 105 
 
3 70 
 
250 : 81 : 181 
 
263 
 
24 6 : 208 
 
298 
 
276 : 1 25 : 136 
 
201 
 
200 : 180 
 
14 2 
 
226 . : 318 : 
 
60 
 
109 
 
73 : 66 
 
3, 250* 4,114 : 118 : 2 ,6 29 
 
3, 017 1: 3,106 : 132 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3, 428 
 
3 ,4 75 : 
 
: 2 , 621 
 
2 , 92 8 
 
2 , 351 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
93 
 
95 ''< 
 
118 : 
 
: 100 
 
10 3 
 
1 32 
 
1/ Inc ludes eggs s et by ha tc he ries produc i ng chi cks f or hat che r y s upply fl ocks . 1 / Current 
week as percent of s ame we ek l a s t year. * Revis ed. 
 
Publ i shed: Weekly. 
A g ri culhJr a l Sta t is t i cian and G e o rgia Dep art m e nt o f Ag r i c u lt u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Feb. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
: year : Feb. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
: yea r 
 
24 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: a go 2/ : 24 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alab ama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,5 22 : 17,572 : 3, 892 : 4,101 : 2 , 417 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14,108 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
536 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 2,241 
 
Maryland 
 
: 6,350 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 6,626 
 
North Carolina : 9,764 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
674 
 
Pennsylvania 
 
: 3,093 
 
South Carolina : 
 
817 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
676 
 
Texas 
 
: 5,518 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,350 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
489 
 
West Virginia : 
 
0 
 
Total 1979 
 
: 98,006 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
13 ,500 17,622 
3,793 4,118 2, 469 
14,395 
518 2 , 268 6 ,329 6,638 10 ,044 
645 2, 900 
984 676 5,648* 3,520 520* 
0 98,861* 
 
13 ,328 17,017 
3, 588 4 ,111 2,468 
14,576 
558 2,281 6,567 6,555 10,161 
695 3,044 1,093 
676 5,769 3,510 
437 0 
98,743 
 
: 109 : 9,368 
 
: 105 : 1 2 ,984 
 
: 113 : 2 ,956 
 
: 96 : 3,976 
 
: 110 : 1 ,681 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 110 : 10,731 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 11 2 : 
 
37 3 
 
: 10 2 : 1,780* 
 
: 127 : 4,078 
 
: 103 : 5,535 
 
: 108 : 7,411 
 
: 107 : 
 
2 75 
 
: 107 : 2 ,153 
 
: 112 : 
 
838 
 
: 192 : 
 
989 
 
: 106 : 4,048 
 
: 134 : 2,216 
 
: 100 : 
 
418 
 
:- : 
 
333 
 
: 110 : 74,386* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
9,968 13,646 
2,876 3,699 1,645 
11,350 
311 1 ,795 5,065 5,921 7,584 
340 2,157 
758 960 4,265 * 2, 209 408 191 77,161* 
 
10,088 13 ,461 
2,763 3,809 1,6 39 
11,375 
321 1,851 4,889 5,866 7 , 735 
353 2,203 
805 991 4,135 2,196 44 2 383 77 ,334 
 
: 114 : 105 : 101 : 111 : 101 
: 
: 108 
: 110 : 106 : 113 : 107 : 108 : 106 : 112 : 105 : 122 : 110 : 119 : 123 : 106 : 109 
: 
 
Total 1978* (21 States) 
 
: 88 , 369 
: 
 
89,393 
 
90,039 : 
: 
 
: 69,275 
: 
 
70,686 
 
70,662 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
111 
 
111 
 
110 : 
 
: 
 
107 
 
109 
 
109 : 
 
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79/ I I ~e a s ed : Har ch 197 9 
 
MAR 201979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Stephen s Fed eral Bld g. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
We ek Ending 19 78 
Jan . 7 J an . 14 J an . 21 Jan . 28 
Fe b . 4 Feb . 11 Feb. 18 Feb . 25 
Har. 4 Har. 11 Har. 18 Har. 25 
Ap r . 1 Apr . 8 Ap r . 15 Apr. 22 Apr . 29 
Hay 6 Hay 13 Hay 20 Hay 27 
 
Dat a f r om Geor gi a 1978 We ekl y Ha t che r y Repo r ts on Broiler Chic k s 
 
(Rev i s ed Ma rc h 197 9) 
 
Hat ch ings and Cr os s St a t e Hovemen t 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Pl ace d : 
 
Sh i pped 
 
: Pl a ced 
 
: Eggs 
 
: Total : fo r 
 
: into 
 
ou t of : 
 
in 
 
: Set 
 
: Hat ched : Br oi l e r s : St a t e 
 
Sta t e 
 
: Georg i a 
 
- - -Thousands--- 
 
: 
 
: 12 ,319 
 
10 , 320 
 
10 ,2 21 
 
55 7 
 
4 92 
 
10 ,286 
 
: 12 , 492 
 
10 , 428 
 
10 , 314 
 
616 
 
498 
 
10,432 
 
: 12,607 
 
10 ,5 47 
 
10 , 377 
 
546 
 
585 
 
10 ,338 
 
: 12 ,7 69 
 
10,280 
 
10 , 174 
 
691 
 
492 
 
10 , 373 
 
: 
 
: 12 , 849 
 
10 ,3 76 
 
10 ,229 
 
97 0 
 
554 
 
10 , 645 
 
: 13,015 
 
10, 40 9 
 
10, 259 
 
51 5 
 
590 
 
10 , 184 
 
: 12 ,881 
 
10 ,714 
 
10,556 
 
616 
 
593 
 
10,579 
 
: 13,133 
 
10 , 682 
 
10 ,5 23 
 
64 9 
 
61 9 
 
10,5 53 
 
: 
 
: 13 ,1 64 
 
10 ,8 65 
 
10, 704 
 
70 6 
 
660 
 
10, 750 
 
: 13,250 
 
10 , 77 2 
 
10 , 616 
 
56 0 
 
60 0 
 
10,5 76 
 
: 13 ,279 
 
10, 987 
 
10 ,800 
 
z s 
 
608 
 
10 , 62 0 
 
: 13 , 548 
 
11 ,001 
 
10,8 23 
 
808 
 
5 97 
 
11 , 034 
 
: 
 
: 13, 657 
 
11 , 089 
 
10 ,93 2 
 
73 7 
 
642 
 
11, 02 7 
 
: 13,8 38 
 
11,182 
 
11 , 015 
 
692 
 
662 
 
11 , 045 
 
: 13 ,880 
 
11 ,348 
 
11,173 
 
734 
 
73 0 
 
11, 177 
 
: 13, 927 
 
11,4 65 
 
11 ,313 
 
706 
 
74 8 
 
11 ,2 71 
 
: 13, 538 
 
11 ,534 
 
11,340 
 
765 
 
73 1 
 
11, 374 
 
: 
 
: 14 , 026 
 
11, 542 
 
11 ,328 
 
6 53 
 
795 
 
11, 186 
 
: 13,960 
 
11 ,608 
 
11 , 391 
 
691 
 
744 
 
11 , 338 
 
: 13,923 
 
11 , 254 
 
11,059 
 
6 85 
 
779 
 
10,965 
 
: 13 , 868 
 
11, 609 
 
11 , 384 
 
73 9 
 
814 
 
11 ,309 
 
J une 3 : 1 4 ,1 65 
 
11,51 2 
 
11 , 295 
 
535 
 
740 
 
11 , 090 
 
J une 10 : 14, 049 
 
11 ,66 1 
 
11 , 5 23 
 
75 4 
 
74 6 
 
11 , 531 
 
J une 17 : 14,000 
 
11 , 651 
 
11 , 533 
 
806 
 
743 
 
11,5 96 
 
June 24 : 13,536 
 
11 , 77 3 
 
11 ,557 
 
6 23 
 
753 
 
11 ,42 7 
 
Jul y 1 : 13, 711 
 
11 ,62 0 
 
11 , 41 2 
 
849 
 
723 
 
11 , 538 
 
J uly 8 : 14 ,248 
 
11,442 
 
11 , 273 
 
427 
 
65 8 
 
11, 04 2 
 
J ul y 15 : 13,891 
 
10 ,994 
 
10 , 821 
 
526 
 
65 2 
 
10 ,695 
 
July 22 : 13,874 
 
11 ,16tl 
 
10, 942 
 
699 
 
68 7 
 
10 , 954 
 
J ul y 29 : 13 ,804 
 
11 , 072 
 
10, 851 
 
475 
 
677 
 
10, 649 
 
Aug. 5 : 13 ~ 6 3 4 
 
10 ,973 
 
10 , 844 
 
44 4 
 
648 
 
10, 640 
 
Aug. 1 2 : 13 , 5 29 
 
10, 938 
 
10 , 749 
 
552 
 
620 
 
10 , 681 
 
Aug. 19 : 13,623 
 
11 ,20 3 
 
10 , 985 
 
833 
 
62 0 
 
11, 198 
 
Aug . 26 
 
1] ,38 9 
 
11,029 
 
10,865 
 
4 79 
 
588 
 
10 ,7 56 
 
- - --- 
 
 Week Ending 1978 
Sep t. 2 Se p t . 9 Sep t , 1 6 Sept . 23 Sept . 30 
 
Dat a f r om Geor gia 19 78 We e kl y Hat c hery Reports on Br oi l er Chi cks 
 
(Revi s e d Ma r ch 197 9 ) 0 C" 'ii '~<i:} HrJ tch i.n gs a nd Cros s 
 
Pl aced 
 
Eggs 
 
- .. To t a.~l ~ . ,. :"~ . . for 
 
into 
 
out of 
 
Se t 
 
Ha'tc.fred': . :' ..' Br o ilers : State 
 
St a t e 
 
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---Thous a nd s - -- 
 
12 , 955 
 
11To36'JH.., ) '~"/lb , 839 
 
632 
 
529 
 
12,519 
 
11,075 
 
10 ,8 47 
 
428 
 
578 
 
11 ,77 1 
 
10,864 
 
1 0,6 85 
 
42 3 
 
581 
 
13 , 517 
 
10,364 
 
10,163 
 
626 
 
566 
 
13 , 423 
 
10, 145 
 
9,9 35 
 
699 
 
54 3 
 
Placed in 
Georgia 
10, 9L12 10 , 697 10,527 10 ,2 23 10 , 091 
 
Oct. 7 
 
1 2 , 697 
 
9,350 
 
9 , 11 6 
 
489 
 
Oct. 14 
 
12 , 601 
 
10 , 977 
 
10,7 63 
 
45 2 
 
Oc t. 21 
 
1 2 ,4 13 
 
10,934 
 
10,7 66 
 
642 
 
Oc t. 28 
 
13, 178 
 
10 ,403 
 
10, 217 
 
65 1 
 
549 
 
9 ,05 6 
 
509 
 
10 , 706 
 
501 
 
10 ,90 7 
 
5 26 
 
10 , 3L12 
 
Nov. 4 
 
13 , 431 
 
10 , 091 
 
9, 880 
 
432 
 
Nov. 11 
 
13 ,566 
 
10 , 035 
 
9 , 863 
 
56 2 
 
Nov. 18 
 
13 , 801 
 
10 , 705 
 
10 , 529 
 
434 
 
Nov. 25 
 
13,746 
 
10 , 943 
 
10 , 810 
 
637 
 
600 
 
9 , 712 
 
5 26 
 
9 , 899 
 
5 35 
 
10, 428 
 
464 
 
10 , 983 
 
Dec. 2 
 
13,696 
 
11 , 154 
 
10,952 
 
393 
 
Dec . 9 
 
13,195 
 
11 ,324 
 
11 ,11 3 
 
695 
 
De c . 16 
 
13 , 792 
 
11,0 36 
 
10 , 811 
 
540 
 
De c. 23 
 
13, 848 
 
11 , 348 
 
11 , 10 3 
 
71 3 
 
De c . 30 
 
13,988 
 
10 , 556 
 
10 , 415 
 
632 
 
554 
 
10, 791 
 
537 
 
11 , 271 
 
597 
 
10 , 754 
 
618 
 
11 ,19 8 
 
571 
 
10 ,476 
 
TOTAL 
 
697,513 
 
569,384 
 
559 ,9 88 32 ,146 
 
32 ,2 72 
 
559 ,862 
 
FRASIE R T. GALLOWAY Agricul t ural Stati st icia n I n Cha rge 
 
ROY W. GRE EN Agricul tural St atis t i c i an 
 
A gr i c u /l u r a l Stat is ticia n and G eo r g i a D epartmen t of Agr ic u l t ure 
 
Geo rgia 
~crop .Reporting ._ Service 
Stephen s f ed eral Bld g. Suite 320 Ath ens. Ceo rgia 30601 
 
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Received 
 
A W EEKLY HATCHERY 
 
A400 .C7 
 
MAR ,~ 1979 
 
PI 
 
H2 
 
.State Document Periodi cals 
 
~ 71- 1 ~ , Re~ leased: Ma rch 21, 1 9 79 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
(Pub li cation No . USPS 383- 930) 
 
94 8 - 1 2 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Geo rgia - - -C rop 
Reporti ng Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 At hens, Geo rgia 30 601 
_ Phon e: (404) 546-2236 
 
Pl ace ment of broi ler chicks i n Georg i a du rin g the week e n de d Ma r ch 1 7 was 11, 63 0 , 000- - 2 per cent mor e t h an t h e previous we ek an d 10 percen t mor e t han t he comparable week la s t ye a r , according to t h e Geo r gia Crop Re por t ing Service. 
An est i ma t e d 14,698 , 000 br oiler t yp e e ggs we re se t by Georgia h a tch er ie s--l pe rc e n t more than th e previous week a nd 11 per cent more than th e c ompar a b l e week a ye ar earlie r . 
Pl a ce me nt of b r o i l e r chicks in 21 repo r ting State s totaled 78 ,98 2 ,0 00- -2 pe r ce n t mo re t h an th e prev i ous week and 10 pe r c e n t more than th e compa r able wee k las t ye a r . Bro ile r t ype hatchin g e ggs s e t were 100 ,654,000- - 2 pe rc ent more t han th e previous we e k an d 12 percent more than a ye a r a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cross St ate 
 
: 
 
Mov eme n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers i n Ge org i a 
 
%of : 
 
: 
 
: %of 
 
We e k 
 
: 1978 
 
197 9 : yea r : 19 78 
 
1979 : 19 78 
 
1979 
 
: yea r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: a go 
 
Thou s and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Tho usands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Jan . 1 3 : 12 ,492 1 3 , 506 : 10 8 : +1l 8 
 
- 40 : 10, 432 10, 741 : 103 
 
Jan. 20 : 12 , 60 7 13,469 : 107 : - 41 
 
+178 : 10 , 338 * 1l,042 : 10 7 
 
Jan . 27 : 12, 769 13, 784 : 10 8 : + 34 
 
- 86 : 10 ,3 73 '" 10 ,8 44 : 105'" 
 
Feb. 3 : 12,8 49 13, 456 : 105 : +416 
 
- 191 : 10,645 10 ,6 52 : 100 
 
Feb. 10 : 13, 015 14, 119 : 10 8 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10 , 184 10,831 : 106 
 
Feb . 17 : 12,881 14 , 114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10, 5 79 1l , 093 : 10 5 
 
Feb . 24 : 1 3,133 14,10 8 : 107 : + 30 
 
- 105 : 10, 553 10,7 31 : 10 2 
 
Mar . 3 : 13, 1 64 14,395 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10 ,7 50 1l , 350 : 106 
 
Mar. 10 : 13 , 250 14 ,576 : 110 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10,5 76 11,3 75 : 108 
 
Mar. 1 7 : 1 3,2 79 14,698 : III : - 18 0 
 
+183 : 10 ,6 20 11 , 6 30 : 11 0 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hatch o f egg typ e ch icks i n Geo r gia du r i ng th e week e nde d Ma r ch 1 7 was 1 , 2 77 , 000- - 2 perce n t less than the previous week and 3 perc ent less than t h e co mpa r a b le week las t y ear . An es t i ma t e d 1 , 90 2 , 000 eggs for th e pro duc t i on of e gg t ype chicks were s et by Georg i a hat ch e r i e s , 7 per ce n t less t han the previous wee k b u t 8 per cen t more th an the c ompa r a b l e week last year. 
I n th e fi ve s t a t e s t ha t a ccoun t ed f or ab out 26 percent of t he hat ch of all e gg typ e chi cks i n the U.S. in 19 77, hatchings durin g the wee k ended March 1 7 were up 4 pe rc e n t an d s ett ings were up 1 3 pe rcen t f r om a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss . Or e gon Was h. Total 197 9 
Total 1978* 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 19 79 
 
- - - - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - - - 
 
Egg s Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi c ks Hat ch e d 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar . : year : Mar . 
 
Ha r , 
 
Mar . 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 2/ : 3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
877 ", 1, 312 
 
1, 5 75 : 118 : 1, 26 7 
 
1 , 287 
 
1,235 
 
1,648 
 
2,050 
 
1 ,9 02 : 108 : 1 , 177 
 
1, 300 
 
1 ,2 77 
 
3 70 
 
250 
 
336 : 83 : 263 
 
246 
 
337 
 
298 
 
2 76 
 
346 : 1 81 : 201 
 
200 
 
93 
 
14 2 
 
226 
 
11 9 : 15 5 : 109 
 
73 
 
53 
 
3,335* 4,114 
 
4,2 78 : 11 3 : 3,017 
 
3,106 
 
2 , 995 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3, 428 
 
3 , 475 
 
3, 780 : 
 
: 2, 928 
 
2, 351 
 
2 , 8 70 
 
: % o~ : ye a r : ago 2/ 
: : 123 : 97 : 145 : 49 : 43 : 104 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
97* 
 
118 
 
11 3 : 
 
: 103 
 
1 32 
 
10 4 
 
1/ Include s e ggs s e t by hat cheri es pr oducing ch i cks f or h atche r y s upp l y f locks. 2/ Current 
week as perc e nt of s ame we ek last yea r. * Revi s e d. 
 
Publ ished : We ekly. 
Ag r icu ltural Statistician and Georgi a Depa rtm e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e 
 
 STATE 11 
 
BROILER TY PE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED I N CO~Wffi RC IAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS P L~C ED 
 
\-leek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: 
 
Ha r . 
 
Ma r . 
 
Ha r , 
 
: yea r : Na r . 
 
Nar. 
 
Ma r . : yea r 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 2/: 3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 21 
 
T h o u s a n ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nd s 
 
: 
 
Al a bama Ar ka nsas California De l awa r e Flo rida 
 
: 13 ,500 : 17 , 622 : 3,793 : 4, 118 : 2, 469 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 14 , 395 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
518 
 
Maine 
 
: 2,268 
 
Nar y1and 
 
: 6, 329 
 
Mi s s i ssipp i 
 
: 6 , 638 
 
Nort h Ca r olina : 10 ,0'44 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
645 
 
Penns ylvania 
 
: 2,9 00 
 
South Carolina : 
 
Te nne s s ee , 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
.- 
 
: 
 
984 676 5 ,648 
 
-:Vi r gi ni a .: 
 
: 3, 520 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
520 
 
West Vi r ginia : 
 
0 
 
Tot al 1979 
 
: 98, 861 
 
( 21 St at es ) 
 
: 
 
13 ,3 28 17,017 
3,588 4,111 2 , 468 
 
13 , 46 7 18,130 
3,551 4,33 7 2 , 612 
 
14,5 76 14 , 698 
 
55 8 2 , 281 6 , 567 6, 555 10,161 
695 3,044 1,093 
676 5,7 82* 3,510 
437 0 
98 ,75 6* 
 
516 2, 230 6, 632 6, 636 10 ,376 
675 3, 024 1 ,120 
6 77 5, 715 3 , 413 
491 0 
100,654 
 
: 109 : 9, 968 
 
: 113 : 13 ,646 
: no : 2, 876 
 
: 100 : 3 , 699 
 
: 11 8 : 1 ,645 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 111 : 11 ,3 50 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 96 : 
 
311 
 
: 98 : 1 , 795 
 
: 125 : 5, 065 
 
: 105 : 5 , 921 
 
: 109 : 7,5 84 
 
: 115 : 
 
340 
 
: 118 : 2,15 7 
 
: 114 : 
 
758 ' 
 
: 218 : 
 
960 
 
: 10 6 : 4,2 65 
 
: 1 35 : 2 , 209 
 
: 108 : 
 
408 
 
:- : 
 
191 
 
: 112 : 77,1 61 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10 , 088 13, 461 
2, 763 3, 851* 1 , 639 
11, 375 
321 1,851 4,8 89 5 ,866 7, 735 
353 2 , 203 
805 991 4, 135 2, 196 442 383 77 , 37 6* 
 
10, 224 14, 417 
3,020 3, 383 1 , 485 
11 ,630 
360 1,830 5,236 5 ,874 7,986 
415 2 , 279 
653 9 72 4 ,107 2,222 439 291 78 ,982 
 
: 113 : 113 : 121 : 101 : 85 
: 110 
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: 115 : 105 : 114 : 104 : 110 : 116 : 123 : 84 : 105 : 104 : 120 : 122 : 98 : 110 
: 
 
Total 1978* (21 States) 
 
: 89,393 
: 
 
90,039 
 
90 ,216 : 
: 
 
: 70,686 
: 
 
70 ,6 62 
 
71,631 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
11 1 
 
110 
 
112 : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
110 * 
 
110 : 
 
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~i GEORGIA 
 
MAR29 1979 
 
-I:) WEEKLY HATCHERY DOCUMENTS 
 
UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: March 28, 1979 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Serv ice 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-13 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia durin g t he week ende d Ma r ch 24 was 11, 615,000-slightly less than the previous week but 5 percent more th an th e comparable week l ast ye a r , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . 
An estimated 14,897,000 broiler type eggs were s et by Ge org i a hatcheries--1 percent mor e than the previous week and 10 percent more than the c omparab l e we ek a year ear lier . 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting St ates tot aled 80, 639,000--2 pe r cen t more than the previous week and 11 percent more than t he compa r abl e week l ast yea r. Bro iler typ e hatching e ggs set were 101,551,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent more than a year ago. 
 
Week 
 
: 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
Jan. 13 : Jan . 20 : Jan. 27 : Feb. 3 : Feb. 10 : Feb . 17 : Feb. 24 : Mar. 3 : Mar. 10 : Mar. 17 : Mar. 24 : 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cro ss Stat e 
 
Eggs Set 1 / 
 
: 
 
Mov ement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
: year : 1978 
 
1979 : 19 78 
 
1979 
 
: ye a r 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12,492 13,506 : 108 : +1l8 
 
- 40 : 10 ,4 32 10 ,741 : 103 
 
12,607 13,469 : 107 : - 39 '" 
 
+178 : 10,338 1l,042 : 107 
 
12,769 13,784 : 108 : +199* 
 
- 86 : 10,373 10,844 : 105 
 
12,849 13,456 : 105 : +416 
 
-191 : 10,645 10,652 : 100 
 
13,015 14, 119 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10,184 10,831 : 106 
 
12,881 14, 114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10,579 1l,093 : 105 
 
13,133 14,108 : 107 : + 30 
 
-105 : 10,55 3 10,731 : 102 
 
13,164 14,395 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10 ,750 1l,350 : 106 
 
13,250 14,576 : 110 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10,576 1l ,375 : 108 
 
13,279 14,698 : 111 : -180 
 
+183 : 10,620 11 ,630 : 110 
 
13,548 14,897 : 110 : +211 
 
-131 : 1l,034 1l,615 : 105 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended March 24 was 1,391,000--9 percent more than the previous week and 13 percent mo r e than th e comparable week l ast year . An estimated 1,891,000 eggs for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgi a hatcheries, 1 percent less than the previous week but 16 . percent more than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of th e hatch of all e gg t ype chicks in the U.S. in 1977, hatchin gs during the week ended March 24 were up 3 percent and set t i n gs were up 21 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss. Oregon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978'" 
 
Mar. 10 
1,312 2,050 
250 276 226 4, 114 
3,475 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. : year : Mar. 
 
Mar . 
 
Mar. 
 
17 
 
24 : ago 2/: 10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,575 
 
1,441 : 147 : 1,302 '" 1,215* 
 
699 
 
1,90 2 
 
1,891 : 116 : 1,300 
 
1,277 
 
1,391 
 
336 
 
242 : 63 : 246 
 
337 
 
323 
 
346 
 
209 : 151 : 200 
 
93 
 
248 
 
119 
 
288 : 132 : 
 
73 
 
53 
 
118 
 
4,278 
 
4,071 : 121 : 3,121 '~ 
 
2,975* 
 
2,779 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,780 
 
3,352 : 
 
: 2,351 
 
2 ,870 
 
2,695 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 73 : 113 : 102 : 191 : 227 : 103 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
118 
 
113 
 
121: 
 
: 133", 
 
104 
 
103 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chi cks f or hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Currnet 
 
week as percent of same week last yea r . * Revised. 
 
Published: Wee~ly.. 
 
. 
 
A g r i c u l t u r a l Statistician and Georgia Departmen t of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
% of 
 
\.,Teek Ended 
 
% of 
 
Ma r . 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar . 
 
ye a r 
 
Mar . 
 
Ma r . 
 
Har . 
 
ye a r 
 
10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
ago 2/ : 10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
ago 2/ 
 
Thousand s 
 
Thous ands 
 
Al a bama Arkansa s Cali f ornia De l aware F l o r i da 
 
13 ,3 28 13 ,4 67 13 ,569 
 
110 
 
10, 08 8 10 , 224 10 ,3 85 
 
11 2 
 
17, 017 18,130 18,203 
 
11 1 
 
13 , 461 14 , 417 14,3 25 
 
11 1 
 
3,588 
 
3,5 51 
 
3 , 592 
 
112 
 
2, 763 
 
3, 020 
 
3, 005 
 
11 3 
 
4,111 
 
4, 337 
 
4 , 30 4 
 
98 
 
3,851 
 
3, 383 
 
3, 538 
 
10 4 
 
2, 468 
 
2, 612 
 
2 ,489 
 
110 
 
1,639 
 
1 , 485 
 
1, 704 
 
125 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14, 576 14 ,6 98 14 ,897 
 
110 
 
11,375 11,6 30 11 ,6 15 
 
105 
 
Indiana Maine Maryl a n d Mississippi No r t h Carol i na Oreg on Pen ns ylvani a Sout h Ca r ol i na Tenne s see Texa s Vi r gi n i a Has hi ng ton Wes t Vi r gi n i a Tot al 1979 (2 1 Sta t es ) 
 
558 
 
516 
 
510 
 
93 
 
321 
 
360 
 
316 
 
10 4 
 
2,281 
 
2,230 
 
2, 162 
 
94 
 
1,851 
 
1,8 30 
 
1, 780 
 
101 
 
6,501>'< 6 , 5 4 6 ~~ 6 , 52 6 
 
125 
 
4,889 
 
5 , 236 
 
5 , 337 
 
121 
 
6, 555 
 
6 , 636 
 
6 ,719 
 
10 5 
 
5 ,866 
 
5, 8 74 
 
5,887 
 
103 
 
10,,161 10 , 376 10,4 70 
 
11 1 
 
7, 735 
 
7 , 986 
 
7,9 35 
 
10 9 
 
69 5 
 
675 
 
753 
 
126 
 
353 
 
415 
 
3 70 
 
96 
 
3,0 44 
 
3, 024 
 
2 , 992 
 
117 
 
2 ,2 03 
 
2, 279 
 
2 ,3 65 
 
118 
 
1 , 093 
 
1, 120 
 
1, 147 
 
11 4 
 
805 
 
653 
 
801 
 
10 2 
 
6 76 
 
677 
 
676 
 
1 72 
 
991 
 
9 72 
 
996 
 
134 
 
5, 782 
 
5 ,715 
 
6, 009 
 
111 
 
4, 135 
 
4 ,107 
 
4, 356 
 
105 
 
3 , 5 10 
 
3, 413 
 
3, 588 
 
13 4 
 
2, 19 6 
 
2,22 2 
 
2,250 
 
112 
 
43 7 
 
491 
 
567 
 
130 
 
o 
 
o 
 
o 
 
442 
 
439 
 
519 
 
139 
 
383 
 
291 
 
518 
 
16 4 
 
98 ,69 0* 100,5 68* 101, 551 
 
11 1 
 
77,3 76 78 , 982 80, 639 
 
11 1 
 
Total 1978 * ( 21 St a t es) 
 
90 , 039 90 , 216 91 , 11 4 
 
70,6 62 71 , 631 72 , 54 2 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
110 
 
111 
 
111: 
 
: 
 
110 
 
110 
 
111 
 
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I Ilf WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
. : 0.. . 
Received  J~ 111979 
 
$tate Document Periodlcars \ Released: April 4, 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA L1BRARltS (Publication No. US PS 383-9 30) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30 60 1 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-14 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler ch icks in Georgia durin g th e week end ed March 31 was 11, 803,000-- 2 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than th e comparable week last year , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,869,000 broiler t ype eggs were se t by Georg i a hatcheries--s1 i ght1y less than the previous week but 9 percent more than the comparable week a yea r earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 80,797,000--slightly more than the previous week and 10 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching e ggs set were 102,879,000--1 percent more than the previous we ek and 11 percent mor e than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AN D CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set .U 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi l e r s in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year: 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
19 79 
 
: ye a r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: a go 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Jan. 20 : 12,607 13,469 : 107 : - 39 
 
+178 : 10,338 11,042 : 107 
 
Jan. 27 : 12,769 13,784 : 108 : +19 9 
 
- 86 : 10,373 10,844 : 105 
 
Feb. 3 : 12,849 13,456 : 105 : +41 6 
 
-191 : 10,645 10,652 : 100 
 
Feb. 10 : 13,015 14,119 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10,184 10,831 : 106 
 
Feb. 17 : 12,881 14,114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10,579 11,093 : 105 
 
Feb. 24 : 13,133 14,108 : 107 : + 30 
 
-105 : 10,553 10,731 : 102 
 
Mar. 3 : 13,164 14,395 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10,750 11,350 : 106 
 
Mar. 10 : 13,250 14,616* : 110 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10,576 11,375 : 108 
 
Mar. 17 : 13,279 14,698 : 111 : -180 
 
+183 : 10,620 1l,630 : 110 
 
Mar. 24 : 13,548 14,897 : 110 : +211 
 
- 1 31 : 1l,034 1l,615 : 105 
 
Mar. 31 : 13,657 14,869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 179 : 11,027 11,803 : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the 'week ended March 31 was 1,585,000--14 percent more than the previous week and 17 percent more than th e comparable week last year. An estimated 2,051,000 eggs f or the production of egg typ e chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 7 percent more than the previous week and 14 percent more than the comparable week last yea r . 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of a l l e gg t yp e chicks in the U.S. in 1978, hatchings during th e week end ed March 31 were up 23 percent and settings were up 4 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss. Ore gon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978"< 
 
Mar . 17 
1,575 1,902 
336 346 119 4,278 
3,780 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. : year : Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
24 
 
31 : ago 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
31 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,441 
 
1,171 : 92 : 1,215 
 
699 
 
1,080 
 
1,923* 2,051 : 114 : 1,277 
 
1,391 
 
1,585 
 
242 
 
19.1 : 45 : 337 
 
323 
 
230 
 
209 
 
260 : 388 : 
 
93 
 
248 
 
224 
 
288 
 
294 : 118 : 
 
53 
 
118 
 
177 
 
4,103* 3,967 : 104 : 2,975 
 
2,779 
 
3,296 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,352 
 
3,813 : 
 
: 2,870 
 
2,695 
 
2,678 
 
: % of : ye a r : ago 21 
: 
: 124 : 117 : 97 : 137 : 328 : 123 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
113 
 
122 
 
104: 
 
: 104 
 
103 
 
123 
 
II Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 11 Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year . * Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agric ul tural Statishcian and Georgia De p ortment of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 11 
 
BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO~WffiRCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
\\Tee k Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Bar. 
 
Nar . 
 
Ba r. 
 
: yea r : Ba r . 
 
!1a r. 
 
Ba r . : yea r 
 
17 
 
24 
 
31 
 
: a go 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
31 
 
: a go 21 
 
Thous and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkan sa s Cal ifornia Delaw a re Flori da 
GEORG IA 
Indian a Baine Maryland Mis siss ippi North Carol i na Or e gon Penns yl van i a South Car olina Tennes see Te xas Vi1;ginia 
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West Vir ginia Tot a l 197 9 ( 21 St ates) 
 
: 13,467 : 18, 130 : 3,551 : 4 ,337 : 2 , 612 
 
: 14, 698 
 
: 
 
516 
 
: 2 , 230 
 
: 6 , 546 
 
: 6,636 
 
: 1,0 , 376 
 
: 
 
675 
 
: 3,024 
 
: 1 ,120 
 
: 
 
677 
 
: 5,715 
 
: 3,413 
 
: 
 
491 
 
: 
 
0 
 
: 100,568 
 
: 
 
13 , 569 18 , 203 
3,592 4, 304 2, 489 
 
13, 462 18, 5 77 
3,9 70 4 , 469 2, 527 
 
14, 897 14, 869 
 
510 2, 162 6 ,5 26 6 , 71]7< 
10 ,470 753 
2,992 1 ,147 
67 6 6,009 3,588 
567 0 
101,545* 
 
546 2, 237 6 ,869 6 ,813 10 , 508 
724 2,984 1,146 
676 6,027 3,567 
567 0 
102 ,879 
 
: 107 : 10, 224 
 
: U O : 14 , 417 
 
: 127 : 3 , 020 
 
: 100 : 3,383 
 
: 115 : 1,485 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 109 : 11 ,630 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 100 : 
 
360 
 
: 98 : 1 ,8 30 
 
: 126 : 5 , 236 
 
: 106 : 5 , 874 
 
: 109 : 7, 986 
 
: U8 : 
 
415 
 
: 107 : 2, 279 
 
: U5 : 
 
653 
 
: 18 5 : 
 
972 
 
: 106 : 4,107 
 
: 137 : 2 ,222 
 
: U9 : 
 
439 
 
:- : 
 
291 
 
: 111 : 78,982 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10,3 85 1/+, 33 6 * 
3, 005 3, 538 1,704 
11 , 615 
316 1, 780 5 , 337 5 , 8 5 9 )'< 7,9 35 
370 2 ,365 
801 996 4 ,356 2 , 250 519 518 80,6 22* 
 
10 , 189 14, 151 
2,72 9 4 , 025 1 ,6 78 
11 ,803 
360 1, 823 4, 785 5,830 7,986 
41 5 2 , 286 
878 1 , 13 2 4, 340 2,334 
473 4 75 80,797 
 
: 108 : UO : 110 : 136 : 111 
: 10 7 
: 122 : 104 : 97 : 101 : 108 : 110 : 107 : 112 : 135 : 100 : 125 : 11 2 : 124 : 11 0 
: 
 
Total 197 8* (21 States ) 
 
: 90,216 
: 
 
91, U4 
 
92, 913 : 
: 
 
: 71,631 
: 
 
72, 542 
 
73 , 329 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
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111 
 
110 : 
 
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GEORGIA ~1.15 WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Received 
I~PR 12 1979 
 
~ate Document Periodicals Released: April 11 , 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS 
UGA LIBRARIES (P ublicat ion No. US PS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c rop Repor ting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-15 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of b r oi l e r chicks i n Ge or gia du r i n g t he week ended Ap r il 7 was 12,033 , 000--2 per cent mo re than th e pr evio us week and 9 pe r cent mor e than the comp a rable week la s t year, according to the Georgi a Cr op Report ing Se r vi ce . 
An e s timat ed 15,02 7,000 b roiler t ype eggs we re s et by Georgia hatcheries-- 1 percent more t han the pr evious we ek and 9 pe rc en~ more than t he co mparable week a yea r ea r l i e r . 
Placement of broi l e r chicks in 21 repor ting States totaled 81 ,45 2 ,000- -1 pe r cent mo r e than t he pr evious we ek an d 11 percent more than t he comparable week last year. Br oiler t yp e ha tching eggs set we r e 103,386, 000- -s l igh tly mor e t han t he previous we ek and 10 percent mo r e t ha n a yea r ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross St ate 
 
Eggs Se t 1 / 
 
: 
 
Move ment 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pla ce d f or 
 
of Ch icks : 
 
Broile rs i n Ge org i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
19 79 
 
year: 1978 
 
19 79: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago_ L __ 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thousands 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
Jan . 27 : 12,769 Feb. 3 : 12,849 Feb . 10 : 13 ,015 Feb. 17 : 12 ,881 Feb. 24 : 13 ,133 Mar. 3 : 13,164 Ma r. 10 : 13,250 Ma r. 1 7 : 13,279 Mar. 24 : 13,548 Mar. 31 : 13,657 Apr . 7 : 13,838 
 
13 , 784 13, 456 14,119 14,114 14, 108 14 , 395 14 , 616 14 ,698 14,897 14 ,86 9 15, 027 
 
: 108 : : 105 : : 108 : : 110 : : 107 : : 109 : : 11 0 : : 111 : : 110 : : 109 : : 109 : 
 
+1 99 +41 6 - 75 + 23 + 30 + 46 - 40 - 18 0 +2 11 + 95 + 30 
 
- 86 : -191 : - 10 : + 84 : - 105 : - 62 : - 75 : +1 83 : - 131 : - 194* : +2 : 
 
10,373 10, 645 10,1 84 10 , 579 10, 55 3 10, 750 10,5 76 10, 620 11 , 034 11 ,0 27 11 ,0 45 
 
10 ,844 10 ,65 2 10 , 831 11, 093 10 , 731 11,350 11,3 75 11 , 63 0 11, 615 11 , 788 t' 12 , 0 33 
 
: 105 : 100 : 106 : 105 : 102 : 106 : 108 : 110 : 10 5 : 107 : 109 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgi a durin g t he we ek ende d Ap ril 7 wa s 1 , 550 , 000- - 5 pe r cent l ess than the previous week but 17 percent mo r e than th e comparab l e week l a s t yea r . An estimated 1,520, 000 eggs for the produ c tion of e gg type chicks we r e set by Ge or gi a hatcheries, 26 pe r cent less than the previous week and 10 percent le ss than t he comparable week last year. 
I n the fi ve states t h a t acco unted f or about 26 pe r cen t of t he hat ch of all egg typ e chicks in the U. S . in 1978, hatchings during the we ek ende d Apr il 7 were up 21 pe r cen t but se t tings were down 6 pe rcent from a year ago . 
 
Stat e 
Ca li f. Ga. Mi ss. Oregon Wash. Total 19 79 
Tot a l 19 78* 
 
Mar. 24 
1,441 1,923 
242 209 288 4,103 
3,35 2 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 19 79 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Ma r. 
 
Apr . : yea r : Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Apr . 
 
31 
 
7 
 
: a go 2/: 24 
 
31 
 
7 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousan ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1 ,171 
 
1 ,34 3 : 108 : 699 
 
1,080 
 
1,304 
 
2 ,051 
 
1 , 520 : 90 : 1,391 
 
1 ,630* 1 , 550 
 
191 
 
329 : 84 : 323 
 
230 
 
304 
 
260 
 
220 : 18 5 : 248 
 
224 
 
290 
 
294 
 
112 : 39 : 118 
 
177 
 
94 
 
3,967 
 
3 ,524 : 94 : 2 , 779 
 
3,341* 3 ,542 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,813 
 
3,734 : 
 
: 2,695 
 
2 ,678 
 
2 , 931 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 118 : 117 : 99 : 209 : 168 : 121 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year : 
 
12 2 
 
10 4 
 
94: 
 
: 103 
 
1 25 
 
1 21 
 
1/ I ncl ude s e ggs s e t by hatcheries p roducing ch icks for hatchery supply flocks . 1 / Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revis ed . 
 
Pub l ished : Weekly . 
Agr icul tura l Statish cian and Georgia De partment of Agr icult ur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BRO IL ER TYPE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Ma r . 24 
 
Ma r. 31 
 
Apr . : ye a r : Ma r. 
 
7 
 
: ago 21 : 24 
 
Mar . 31 
 
Apr. 
 
: year 
 
7 
 
: ago 21 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
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~ ashi n gton 
West Virginia Tot a l 19 79 ( 21 Stat es ) 
 
: 13, 569 : 18 , 203 : 3,592 : 4,304 : 2, 489 
 
13 , 462 18,577 
3, 97 0 4 , 469 2,527 
 
: 14 ,89 7 14, 869 
 
: 
 
510 
 
546 
 
: 2 , 1 91* 2 ,237 
 
: 6, 52 6 
 
6,86 9 
 
: 6 ,713 
 
6, 813 
 
: 10,.470 10 ,508 
 
: 
 
753 
 
724 
 
: 2, 992 
 
2 ,98 4 
 
: 1 , 147 
 
1, 146 
 
: 
 
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676 
 
: 6,009 
 
6, 027 
 
: 3,588 
 
3,567 
 
: 
 
567 
 
567 
 
: 
 
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0 
 
: 101 , 5 74* 102,87 9 
 
: 
 
13 , 5 21 18 , 599 
3 , 892 4 ,648 2, 508 
1 5 , 0 27 
561 2 , 238 6, 799 6,7 87 10, 535 
77 3 3, 092 1, 153 
676 6,102 3,5 73 
5 61 0 
103 , 386 
 
: 106 : 10 ,385 
 
: 111 : 14 ,33 6 
 
: 114 : 3 , 005 
 
: 102 : 3, 538 
 
: 107 : 1 ,704 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 109 : 11,615 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 101 : 
 
316 
 
: 99 : 1,780 
 
: 12 4 : 5 ,33 7 
 
: 10 4 : 5 ,85 9 
 
: 10 7 : 7 , 93 5 
 
: 13 1 : 
 
370 
 
: 113 : 2,3 65 
 
: 112 : 
 
80 1 
 
: 1 76 : 
 
996 
 
: 105 : 4 ,3 40 * 
 
: 132 : 2, 250 
 
: 11 3 : 
 
519 
 
:-: 
 
518 
 
: n o : 80,6 06* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10,204* 14, 151 
2 , 729 4,02 5 1,6 77* 
1 1 , 7 8 8* 
360 1 ,823 4 , 785 5 ,830 7,986 
415 2 ,2 86 
878 1 , 132 4 , 340 2, 334 
473 475 80,796 * 
 
10, 235 14, 271 
2 , 8 54 3,5 36 1 ,774 
12, 033 
28 6 1, 86 1 5 ,534 5, 918 8,0 43 
342 2,1 35 
958 1,107 4 , 324 2,3 49 
562 352 81,452 
 
: 11 0 : 117 : 109 : 115 : 10 4 
: 109 
: 
: 100 : 104 : 111 : 102 : 10 7 : 102 : 11 2 : 122 : 135 : 103 : 123 : 146 : 132 : 111 
: 
 
Total 1978'" (21 States ) 
 
: 91 ,114 
: 
 
92,913 
 
94, 241 : 
: 
 
: 72, 542 
: 
 
73 , 3 2 9 
 
73 , 068 : 
: 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
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11 1 
 
no : 
 
: 
 
11 1 
 
110 
 
111 : 
 
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2 GEORGIA , ,WEEKLY HATCHERY 
State Document Peri odica ls 
 
Received 
ktJR 1~ 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: April 18 , 1979 (Pub licat ion No. USPS 383- 930) 
 
Georgi a 
~ c ro p R e p o rt in g Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 At hens, Georgia 306 01 Phon e: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-16 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler ch icks in Georgia dur i n g th e week ended April 14 was 11,958,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 7 percen t mor e than t he comparable week last yea r , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,942,000 broiler type e ggs were s e t by Geor gia hatche r ie s - -1 per cen t l ess than the previous week but 8 percent more than th e comparab l e week a year earlie r . 
Placement of broiler chicks i n 21 r eport ing St a tes t otal e d 81 ,634, 000- - s lightly more than the previous week and 10 percent more than the comparab l e week las t ye a r . Broiler type hatching eggs set were 103,304,000--slightly l ess th an t h e previ ous week but 9 pe r cen t more than a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Ch icks Placed for 
 
of Ch icks 
 
: Bro i l ers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
: year: 1978 
 
19 79 : 197 8 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
: 
 
. 
 
: _a~o 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thous ands 
 
Feb. 3 : Feb. 10 : Feb. 17 : Feb. 24 : Mar. 3 : Mar. 10 : Mar. 17 : Mar. 24 : Mar. 31 : Apr. 7 : Apr. 14 : 
 
12,849 13,015 12,881 13,133 13,164 13,250 13,279 13,548 13 ,657 13,838 13,880 
 
13,456 14,119 14,114 14, 108 14,395 14,616 14,698 14,897 14,869 15,027 14,942 
 
: 105 : : 108 : : 110 : : 107 : : 109 : : 110 : : 111 : : 110 : : 109 : : 109 : : 108 : 
 
+416 - 75 + 23 + 30 + 46 - 40 -180 +211 + 95 + 30 +4 
 
-191 - 10 + 84 -105 - 62 - 75 +183 -131 -194 + 3* - 35 
 
: 10 ,645 : 10, 18 4 : 10 , 579 : 10 , 55 3 : 10,750 : 10 , 5 76 : 10,6 20 : 11,034 : 11, 027 : 11,045 : 11, 177 
 
10,652 10 ,831 11,093 10,731 11, 350 11,375 11 ,630 11,615 11,788 12,034* 11,958 
 
: 100 : 106 : 105 : 102 : 106 : 108 : 110 : 105 : 107 : 109 : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype ch icks in Georgia du r in g t he week ende d Apri l 14 was 1 ,5 29 ,000 - - 1 percent less than the previous week but 21 per cent more than the comparable week l a st year. An estimated 1,806,000 eggs f or the production of e gg type chicks we r e se t by Geo r gi a hatcheries, 19 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent mor e than the comparable week last ye a r . 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 pe r cent of t he h a tch of al l egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended Apr i l 14 were up 25 percent but sett ings were down 6 percent from a year a go . 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Miss. Oregon Wash. Total 1979 
 
Mar. 31 
1,171 2,051 
191 260 294 3,967 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi ck s Hatched 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr . : y ear : Mar. 
 
Apr . 
 
Apr. 
 
7 
 
14 : ago 2/ : 31 
 
7 
 
14 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,343 
 
1 ,392 : 101 : 1,080 
 
1,304 
 
1,131 
 
1,520 
 
1,806 : 11 1 : 1,630 
 
1,550 
 
1,529 
 
329 
 
304 : 67 : 230 
 
304 
 
207 
 
220 
 
173 : 65 : 224 
 
290 
 
160 
 
112 
 
131 : 40 : 177 
 
94 
 
245 
 
3, 524 
 
3,806 : 94 : 3,341 
 
3, 542 
 
3,272 
 
: % of : year : a go 2/ 
: 
: 142 : 121 : 72 : 148 : 149 : 125 
 
Total 19 78* 
 
3,813 
 
3,734 ' 4, 048 : 
 
: 2,678 
 
2,931 
 
2,623 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
104 
 
94 
 
94 : 
 
: 125 
 
12 1 
 
125 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks f or hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agricultural Statistic ian and Georgia Department of Agr iculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week End ed 
 
: % of 
 
: Ma r . 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr . 
 
: year : Mar . 
 
Apr . 
 
Apr. 
 
: year 
 
31 
 
7 
 
1 4 : ago 2/: 
 
31 
 
7 
 
1 4 : ago 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Al a bam a Arka n sas Ca li fornia Delawa r e Fl or i da 
 
GEORGIA 
 
Indiana 
 
Maine 
 
Ma ryland 
 
Mis s i s s i pp i 
 
North Ca ro lin a 
 
Oregon 
 
Pe nns ylvania 
 
South C~rolina 
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2; vtest Vi rg i n i a 
. rO~ a 1 19:?9 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
Total 1978* (21 States) 
 
: 13 , 46 2 : 18 , 5 77 : 3,9 70 : 4, 469 : 2, 52 7 
 
: 14 ,86 9 
 
: 
 
54 6 
 
: 2,23 7 
 
: 6 ,8 69 
 
: 6 , 813 
 
: 1,0 ,5 0 8 
 
: 
 
724 
 
: 2,984 
 
: 1,146 
 
: 
 
676 
 
: 6,027 
 
: 3,567 
 
: 
 
567 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 102,879 
 
: 
 
: 
: 92 ,913 : 
 
13,5 21 18 ,5 99 
3 , 918* 4 ,6 48 2 , 554* 
15 ,0 27 
5 61 2,23 8 6 ,7 99 6 ,787 10, 535 
773 3,092 1,153 
676 6,033* 3,573 
561 3/ 
103,3 37 * 
94 , 241 
 
13 ,757 : 18 , 87 6 : 
3,658 : 4 ,307 : 
 2, 523 : 
 14 ,9 42 : 
581 : 2, 21 3 : 6, 730 : 6, 84 6 : 10, 546 : 
767 : 3,183 : 1,156 : 
676 : 6 ,212 : 3,547 : 
505 : 3/ : 
103,304 : : 
: 
95 , 116 : : 
 
107 : 110 : 113 : 
92 : 10 8 : 
. 10 8 .: 
100 : 96 : 
1 21 : 105 : 107 : 124 : 108 : 116: 159 : 105 : 133 : 110 : 
-: 109 : 
: 
: 
: : 
 
10,204 14,151 
2,729 4,025 1,677 
11 , 788 
360 1 , 82 3 4,7 85 5,830 7, 98 6 
415 2,286 
878 1 ,132 4,340 2,334 
473 475 80,796 
73 ,329 
 
10 , 312* 14,271 
2, 854 3,536 1,777* 
 
10,219 : 14,745 : 
2,796: 3,498: 1 ,748 : 
 
1l0 ' 119 107 116 113 
 
12 ,034* 
286 1 ,861 5, 534 5,918 8 ,043 
342 2,135 
958 1,107 4, 324 2 , 349 
562 35 2 81,517 * 
73,068 
 
11,958 .: 107 
303: 106 1 , 80 8 : 99 5 ,441: 108 5 ,926 : 100 7, 99 3 : 108 
504: 133 2,105: 107 
929: 114 1,261: 126 4,426: 105 2,585: 141 
439: 112 437: 116 81,634 : 110 
: 
: 
74,020 : : 
 
%0 0 f 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
111 
 
110 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
110 
 
112 
 
110: 
 
1/ Louisiana and Missouri not shown to avoid disclosu re of individual operat ions but i ncluded in 21 
 
State total. 1.1 Current week as percent of same we e k last year . 1/ Included in Vi rgin ia. 
 
* Revised. 
 
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"- GEORGIA "7-1 WEEKLY HATCHE 
 
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Received 
 
MAY 81979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: April 25, 1979 (P ubl i ca t ion No. USPS 38 3- 930 ) 
 
Georgi a - ., - Crop 
Repo rt ing _____ Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 306 01 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-1 7 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler ch i cks i n Georgia during t he week ended Apr i l 21 was 12,324 ,0 00- - 3 percent more than the previous week and 9 per cent more th an the compa r ab l e week las t year , ac cording t o t he Ge org i a Cr op Reportin g Se r vice . 
An e st imated 15 ,0 21, 000 bro i l e r type eggs were s e t by Georgia hat che ries - -1 pe r cen t mor e than the pr eviou s week and 8 per cent mo r e t h an the compa rab l e we ek a ye ar earl i e r . 
Pl a cemen t of broiler ch icks in 21 r ep ort ing Sta t e s total ed 82, 452 , 000--1 pe r cen t more t han t he previous week an d 9 percent more than the co mpa r ab le we ek l a s t ye a r . Br o ile r ty pe ha t ching egg s set wer e 103, 298,000--s ligh t l y les s t han the previ ous we ek but 9 per cent more th an a yea r ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s State 
 
: 
 
Mov ement 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Pl a ce d f or 
 
of Ch i ck s 
 
: Br oi l e rs i n Geo rgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
We e k 
 
: 1 978 
 
1979 : yea r : 19 78 
 
1979 : 19 78 
 
1979 : y ea r 
 
En d e d 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Th ous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous and s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Feb . 10 : 13,015 1 4, 11 9 : 108 : - 75 
 
- 10 : 10 , 184 10 , 831 : 106 
 
Feb . 17 : 12 ,881 14 ,114 : 110 : + 23 
 
+ 84 : 10,5 79 11 , 093 : 105 
 
Feb. 24 : 13, 133 1 4, 108 : 107 : + 30 
 
-105 : 10 , 553 10,731 : 10 2 
 
Mar. 3 : 13,164 1 4 , 395 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10 , 750 11 , 350 : 106 
 
Ma r . 10 : 13 , 250 14 , 616 : 11 0 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10 , 5 76 11 , 375 : 108 
 
Mar . 17 
 
13,279 1 4 , 698 : III : - 180 
 
+183 : 10,6 20 11 , 630 : 110 
 
Mar. 24 : 13,548 14,897 : 11 0 : +2 11 
 
- 131 : 11, 03 4 11 ,615 : 105 
 
Ma r . 31 : 13,657 1 4, 869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 194 : 11 ,027 1l, 788 : 107 
 
Ap r . 7 : 13,838 15 ,027 : 109 : + 30 
 
+ 3 : 11 , 04 5 12, 034 : 109 
 
Apr. 14 : 13 , 880 14,942 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34* : 1l,177 1l , 959* : 10 7 
 
Apr . 21 : 13 , 927 15 ,021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+234 : 1l,271 12 ,3 24 : 109 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type chi cks in Georgia during the week ended April 21 wa s 1, 530, 000- - slight ly mo r e t han t h e previous week and 8 percent more t han the comparable Meek l ast ye ar . An e s t i mate d 1, 724 , 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set b y Georgia hat cheries, 6 pe r cent les s than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week la s t year. 
I n the f i ve states that accounted f or about 26 pe r cen t of the h a t ch of a l l egg type chicks i n the U.S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ende d Ap ril 21 were up 5 p ercent bu t s e t tings were down 6 percent from a ye a r a go. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Mi s s . Oregon Wash . Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
Apr . 7 
1,343 1,520 
329 220 112 3,524 
3 ,734 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 19 79 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Ha t ched 
 
Apr . 
 
Ap r . : year : Ap r. 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr . 
 
14 
 
21 
 
: ago 2/ : 7 
 
14 
 
21 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,392 
 
1, 215 : 83 : 1,304 
 
1 , 131 
 
1, 016 
 
1 ,835 * 1 , 724 : 98 : 1,550 
 
1 , 529 
 
1,530 
 
304 
 
303 : 68 : 304 
 
207 
 
159 
 
173 
 
215 : 148 : 290 
 
1 60 
 
255 
 
131 
 
352 : 138 : 94 
 
245 
 
233 
 
3,835* 3,809 : 94 : 3,542 
 
3,272 
 
3 ,193 
 
: 
 
: 
 
4,048 
 
4,066 : 
 
: 2,931 
 
2 , 6 23 
 
3 , 030 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 98 : 10 8 : 49 : 481 : 121 : 105 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
94 
 
94 
 
94 : 
 
: 121 
 
125 
 
105 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries pr oduc i n g ch icks f or hatchery supply flock s . 1 / Current 
 
we ek as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
Publ i s h e d : Weekly . 
Agri c ul t u r a l Statistician and Georgia Department o f Agricu ltu re 
 
 STATE 1 / 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
% of 
 
Heek Ende d 
 
% of 
 
Ap r . 
 
Apr . 
 
Ap r . .. year 
 
Ap r . 
 
Apr. 
 
Ap r . 
 
ye a r 
 
7 
 
14 
 
21 
 
Thous ands 
 
ag o 2/: 7 
 
- -14- 
 
21 
 
Thousand s 
 
ago 2/ 
 
A l a b a ma Arkansas California De l aware Florida 
 
13 ,5 21 13 ,75 7 13 ,6 72 
 
106 
 
10 ,312 10 , 219 10, 480 
 
109 
 
18,599 18,8 76 18 , 940 
 
109 
 
14 , 271 14, 745 14 , 482 
 
115 
 
3 , 918 
 
3,658 
 
3, 711 
 
11 5 
 
2 ,854 
 
2, 796 
 
3,091 
 
122 
 
4 ,64 8 
 
4,30 7 
 
4 , 640 
 
100 
 
3,536 
 
3, 498 
 
3, 605 
 
101 
 
2 ,5 54 
 
2,52 7 ~" 
 
2, 531 
 
109 
 
1,777 
 
1 , 750* 1 ,547 
 
94 
 
GE ORG IA 
 
15,027 11+,9 42 15, 021 
 
108 
 
12 , 03 4 11, 959* 12 , 324 
 
109 
 
Indiana 
 
561 
 
581 
 
538 
 
95 
 
286 
 
303 
 
310 
 
99 
 
Ma i n e 
 
2 , 238 
 
2,213 
 
2 ,238 
 
96 
 
1,861 
 
1, 808 
 
1,837 
 
101 
 
Ma ryland 
 
6, 799 
 
6, 730 
 
6, 836 
 
12 4 
 
5 ,5 34 
 
5 ,44 1 
 
5 , 618 
 
119 
 
Hiss issippi 
 
6 , 787 
 
6 , 846 
 
6, 738 
 
107 
 
5, 918 
 
5 , 994 * 6 ,014 
 
101 
 
North Carolina 
 
10 , 535 10 ,5 46 10,46 3 
 
108 
 
8, 043 
 
7,99 3 
 
7 , 957 
 
105 
 
Oregon 
 
773 
 
767 
 
756 
 
11 9 
 
34 2 
 
504 
 
42 8 
 
119 
 
Pen n s y l v an i a 
 
3, 092 
 
3, 183 
 
2 , 992 
 
10 7 
 
2,135 
 
2 , 10 5 
 
2 , 284 
 
112 
 
S?uth ::Ca~ o l ina 
 
1,153 
 
1,156 
 
1 , 167 
 
10 9 
 
958 
 
929 
 
950 
 
11 6 
 
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676 
 
676 
 
676 
 
155 
 
1 ,107 
 
1, 261 
 
1, 09 0 
 
125 
 
6, 033 
 
6,210* 6 , 054 
 
102 
 
4,324 
 
4, 404", 4, 448 
 
100 
 
3, 5 73 
 
3,5 47 
 
3, 454 
 
129 
 
2 ,349 
 
2,585 
 
2 , 366 
 
125 
 
561 
 
505 
 
552 
 
113 
 
562 
 
439 
 
531 
 
118 
 
Wes t Vi:fg inia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
35 2 
 
43 7 
 
489 
 
137 
 
Tot a l 1979 
 
103 , 337 10 3,306* 103 ,2 98 
 
10 9 
 
81,51 7 81, 68 3>', 82 , 452 
 
10 9 
 
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Tota l 1978* ( 21 Sta te s) 
 
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73,0 68 74, 020 75, 3 72 
 
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110 
 
109 
 
109 : 
 
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112 
 
110 
 
109 
 
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EI) GEORGIA 1~\q WEEKLY HATCHERY 
State DocumMt Periodicals 
 
Received 
MAY 31979 
 
Released: May 2, 1979 
 
DOCUf',1' ,:NTS 
(Publication No. USPS 38S:.c-93o.) ;"' 'J C S 
 
Geor gia 
~ C r op 
Repo rt ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bld g. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30 601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-18 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia dur ing the wee k end e d April 28 was 12, 326,000- - 
slightly more than the previous week and 8 percent mor e than th e comparab l e week last ye a r , according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,897,000 b roiler type eg gs were se t by Georgia hatche ries - -l per cent less than .the previous week but 10 percent mor e than the comp ar able week a yea r earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 report ing St at es tota led 83 , 270 ,000-- 1 percent mor e than the previous week and 9 percent more than the compa rab le week last year. Broiler type hatching eg gs s et were 102 ,715 ,000--1 percent l es s th an the pr evious week b ut 8 pe rc en t more than a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CH ICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s State 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
o f Chicks : Broilers in Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
ye a r : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : y ear 
 
ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
Feb . 17 : Feb. 24 : Mar. 3 : Mar. 10 : Mar. 17 : Mar. 24 : Mar. 31 : Apr . 7 : Apr . 14 : Apr. 21 : Apr. 28 : 
 
12,881 13,133 13,164 13,250 13,279 13,548 13,657 13,838 13,880 13,927 13 ,538 
 
14,114 : 110 : + 23 14,108 : 107 : + 30 14,395 : 109 : + 46 14,616 : 110 : - 40 14 ,698 : III : -1 80 14 ,897 : 110 : +211 14,869 : 109 : + 95 15,027 : 109 : + 30 14 ,942 : 108 : + 4 15,021 : 108 : - 42 14,897 : 110 : + 34 
 
+ 84 : - 105 : - 62 : - 75 : +18 3 : -131 : -194 : +3: - 34 : +234 : +160 : 
 
10, 5 79 10,55 3 10 , 750 10,576 10 , 6 2 0 11 , 034 11 , 02 7 11 , 045 11 , 177 11, 271 11 ,37 4 
 
11 , 093 
10,731 1 1 , 3 50 11, 375 11 , 630 11 ,6 15 11 , 788 12,034 11 ,959 12,324 12,326 
 
: 105 : 102 : 106 : 108 : 110 : 105 : 107 : 109 : 107 : 109 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch o f egg type chicks in Georgia durin g the we ek ended April 28 wa s 1 ,430 ,000- -7 percent less than the previous week b ut ' 13 percent more than the comparab l e week las t yea r. An estimated 2,0 40,000 eggs for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Geor gia hatcheries, 18 percen t more than the previous week and 26 percent mor e t han the comparable wee k last ye a r . 
In the five states that accounte d for about 26 pe rcent of the hat ch of all e gg type chicks in the U.S. in 1978, hatching s during the week ended Apr il 28 were up 5 percent and settings were up 7 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
 
Apr. 14 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
%of: 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: %of 
 
Ap r . 
 
Apr. 
 
year : Apr . 
 
Apr . 
 
Apr . : yea r 
 
21 
 
28 
 
ago 2/: 14 
 
21 
 
28 : a go 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1,392 
 
1,215 
 
1,496 : 91 : 1,131 
 
1 , 0 16 
 
1, 067 : 105 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1, 835 
 
1,724 
 
2,040 : 126 : 1,529 
 
1,530 
 
1,430 : 113 
 
Miss. 
 
: 304 
 
303 
 
353 : 82 : 207 
 
159 
 
280 : 93 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 173 
 
215 
 
210 : 119 : 160 
 
255 
 
169 : 171 
 
Wash . 
 
: 131 
 
352 
 
251 : 13 4 : 245 
 
23 3 
 
82 : 380 
 
Total 1979 : 3,835 
 
3,809 
 
4, 350 : 107 : 3,272 
 
3,193 
 
3,028 : 105 
 
: 
 
: 
 
' Tot a l 1978* : 4, 048 
 
4,066 
 
4,063 : 
 
: 2,623 
 
3 ,0 30 
 
2,897 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
94 
 
94 
 
107 : 
 
: 125 
 
105 
 
105 
 
l/ Includes eggs set by h atcheries producing ch icks f or hatch ery supply flock s. ]) Current 
 
week as percent o f same week last year . * Revis ed. 
 
Published: Weekl y 
Agr icultural S ta tisti c ian and G eor gi a Department o f Ag ricu lture 
 
 STATE I I 
 
BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET Week Ende d 
 
: 
: % of : 
 
CHICKS PLACED We ek Ended 
 
. % of 
 
: 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr. 
 
Ap r. 
 
: year : Ap r . 
 
Ap r. 
 
Apr . : ye a r 
 
14 
 
21 
 
28 
 
: ag o 2/: 14 
 
21 
 
28 
 
. a go 21 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
Alab ama 
 
: 
 
Arkans a s 
 
: 
 
Ca li forn i a 
 
: 
 
De l awar e 
 
: 
 
Florida 
 
: 
 
13,757 18 , 876 
3, 658 4, 307 2, 52 7 
 
13,6 72 18 ,940 
3, 711 4 ,640 2,5 31 
 
13,731 : 108 : 10, 219 18,616 : 108 : 14 ,745 
3,573 : n o : 2,796 4 ,503 : 96 : 3 ,4 98 2 , 499 : 112 : 1, 750 
 
10 ,480 14,482 
3 ,091 3,605 1 ,547 
 
10 ,384 15,153 
3,144 3, 816 1 , 553 
 
: 107 : 116 : 112 : 90 : 104 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
I nd iana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Ma ryland 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Was h i n g t o n 
 
: 
 
West :'Virginia : 
 
Tot al 19 79 
 
: 
 
. ( 21 Stat es ) 
 
: 
 
14 ,9 42 15 , 021 14 ,897 : 110 : n, 959 
 
: 
 
: 
 
581 
 
538 
 
5 75 : 95 : 
 
30 3 
 
2 , 213 
 
2,2 38 
 
2,2 20 : 96 : 1, 808 
 
6,730 
 
6,8 36 
 
6 , 843 : 125 : 5 ,441 
 
6, 846 
 
6 , 738 
 
6,813 : 104 : 5,994 
 
10 , 546 10, 463 10,572 : 107 : 7 , 993 
 
767 
 
756 
 
767 : 126 : 
 
504 
 
3,183 
 
2,992 
 
3,105 : 114 : 2 , 105 
 
1,156 
 
1,167 
 
766 : 17 : 
 
929 
 
676 6,2 10 
 
6 76 6,05 6* 
 
661 : 152 : 
6, on : 102 : 
 
1, 261 4,4 04 
 
3,547 
 
3,4 54 
 
3 ,506 : 126 : 2 , 585 
 
505 
 
552 
 
635 : 132 : 
 
439 
 
3/ 
 
31 
 
3/ : - : 
 
437 
 
103, 306 103, 300* 102,715 : 108 : 81,683 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12 ,324 
310 1,837 5 , 618 6, 014 7,957 
428 2 , 284 
950 1 ,090 4 , 454 ~~ 2,366 
531 489 82 ,458* 
 
12 , 326 
331 1 , 946 5 ,581 5,995 8, 049 
443 2, 249 
963 1,151 4, 448 2,442 
506 453 83 ,2 70 
 
: 108 
: 
: 10 7 : 106 : 130 : 100 : 104 : 128 : 112 : 117 : 128 : 101 : 128 : 113 : 144 : 109 
: 
 
Tot al 1978 * : 
 
( 21 States) 
 
: 
 
95,116 
 
95,176 
 
94,723 : 
: 
 
: 74,020 
: 
 
75 ,3 72 
 
76 , 218 : 
: 
 
% of 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
109 
 
109 
 
108 : 
 
: 
 
no 
 
109 
 
109 : 
 
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GEORGIA 
 
?1<)!Ic; WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Received 
 
State Document Periodicals 
 
MAY 11 1979 
 
Released: May 9, 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ - C rop 
Repo rting Serv ice 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geor gia 30 601 Pho ne: (404) 546- 2236 
 
948-19 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of bro i ler chicks in Georgia during the week ended May 5 was 12,0 88,0 00--2 percent less than the previous week but 8 percent more t han t h e comparable week last yea r, according t o t he Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 15 ,2 48,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheri es--2 percent mo r e than the previous week and 9 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier . 
Pl acement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 83 ,220,000--s light l y l es s t h an the previous week but 8 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broi le r type hatch ing eggs set were 104,24.4 ,000--2 percent more than the pr evious week and 9 percent more t han a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Ch icks : 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
year : 1978 
 
1979: 19 78 
 
1 9 79 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Feb. 24 : 13,133 Mar. 3 : 13 ,164 Mar. 10 : 13,250 Mar. 17 : 13,279 Mar. 24 : 13 ,548 Mar. 31 : 13,657 Apr. 7 : 13,838 Apr. 14 : 13,880 Apr. 21 : 13,927 Apr. 28 : 13,538 May 5 : 14,026 
 
14,108 14,395 14,616 14,698 14, 897 14, 869 15 ,027 14,942 15 , 021 14,910* 15,248 
 
: 107 : : 109 : : 110 : : III : : 110 : : 109 : : 109 : : 108 : : 108 : : 110 : : 109 : 
 
+ 30 + 46 - 40 -180 +211 + 95 + 30 +4 - 42 + 34 - 142 
 
-105 : 10,553 - 62 : 10,750 
- 75 : 10,576 +183 : 10,620 
-131 : 11 , 0 34 
-194 . 11,027 
+ 3 : 11,045 - 34 : 11,177 +234 : 11,271 +160 : 11,374 - 58 : 11,186 
 
10,731 11 ,350 11,375 11 ,630 11,615 11, 788 12 ,034 11,959 12,324 12,326 12, 088 
 
: 102 : 106 : 108 : 110 : 105 : 107 : 109 : 107 : 109 : 108 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chi cks in Georgia during the week ended May 5 was 1,230 ,000--14 percent less than the previous week but slightly more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1 ,787,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia ha tcheries, 12 percent less than the previous week but 28 percent mo re than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type ch icks in the U.S. in 1978 , hatchings during the week ended May 5 were down 9 percent but settings were up 3 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif. Ga. Miss. Ore gon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
Apr. 21 
1,215 1,724 
303 215 352 3,809 
4,066 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CRICKS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Apr. 
 
May : year : Apr. 
 
Apr. 
 
May 
 
28 
 
5 
 
: ago 2/: 21 
 
28 
 
5 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,496 
 
1 ,505 : 93 : 1, 016 
 
1,067 
 
1,121 
 
2,040 
 
1,787 : 128 : 1,530 
 
1,430 
 
1,230 
 
353 
 
294 : 78 : 159 
 
280 
 
261 
 
210 
 
188 : 113 : 255 
 
169 
 
138 
 
251 
 
200 : 69 : 233 
 
82 
 
101 
 
4,350 
 
3 ,974 : 103 : 3,193 
 
3,028 
 
2,851 
 
: 
 
: 
 
4,063 
 
3,846 : 
 
: 3,030 
 
2,897 
 
3,138 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 100 : 100 : 76 : 68 : 41 : 91 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
94 
 
107 
 
10 3 : 
 
: 105 
 
105 
 
91 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing ch icks for hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
Pub l ished : Weekly. 
Ag ricu ltural Statistician and Georgia Departmen t o f Agr icul ture 
 
 STATE -1/ 
 
BRO I LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
He ek Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Apr . 
 
Ap r. 
 
Ha y 
 
: year : Apr. 
 
Ap r. 
 
Hay 
 
: ye a r 
 
21 
 
28 
 
5 
 
: ag o 2/: 21 
 
28 
 
5 
 
: ag o 2/ 
 
Th ou s a n ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th o u s a n ds 
 
: 
 
Al a bama Arkansas California De laware Fl orida 
 
: 13 , 672 : 18,940 : 3,711 : 4,640 : 2 , 531 
 
13 , 731 18 , 60 6* 
3,573 4, 503 2 ,4 99 
 
13, 57 6 19, 550 
3 , 911 4,585 2,415 
 
: 107 : 10 ,480 : 111 : 14, 482 : 123 : 3, 09 1 : 9 7 : 3 ,6 05 : 105 : 1,54 7 
 
10 ,384 15, 15 3 
3,144 3 ,816 1 , 553 
 
10 ,4 78 15 ,041 
2, 922 4,49 3 1, 770 
 
: 108 : 111 
: III : 10 7 : 104 
 
GEORG IA 
 
Indiana 
 
Haine 
 
Maryland 
 
Mis sissipp i 
 
North Carolina 
 
Oregon 
 
Pennsylvani a 
 
Sout h Carolina 
 
Tennes see 
 
Texas 
 
Virginia 
 
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.{ro t a l 1979  
 
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(21 States ) 
 
: 15,021 
 
: 
 
538 
 
: 2, 238 
 
: 6,836 
 
: 6,7 38 
 
: 1Q,463 
 
: 
 
757 
 
: 2,9 92 
 
: 1,167 
 
: 
 
676 
 
: 6, 056 
 
: 3,454 
 
: 
 
55 2 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 10 3 ,300 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 95,176 
 
: 
 
14,910* 15,248 
 
57 5 2,220 6,843 . 6,813 
10 ,572 76 7 
3,105 766 661 
6 , 022* 3 ,506 
635 3/ 
10 2 , 663* 
 
544 2 ,285 6,826 6,733 10,365 
732 3, 14 7 1, 166 
661 6 , 081 3,566 
518 3/ 
104, 244 
 
94,723 95 ,819 
 
: 109 : 12,324 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 93 : : 102 : : 123 : 
 
310 
1,862 * 
5,618 
 
: 103 : 6,014 
 
: 10 7 : 7 , 957 
 
: 119 : 
 
428 
 
: 106 : 2,284 
 
: 11 8 : 
 
950 
 
: 152 : 1, 090 
 
: 104 : 4,454 
 
: 129 : 2 , 366 
 
: 100 : 
 
531 
 
:- : 
 
489 
 
: 109 : 82,483* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 75, 372 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12 , 326 
331 1 ,971* 5,581 5,995 8 , 0 49 
44 3 2 , 249 
963 1,151 4 , 448 2,4 42 
506 453 83 , 295* 
76 , 218 
 
12,088 
326 1,915 4,764 6 , 034 8,208 
4 79 2 , 3 82 
992 1 ,095 4 ,700 2 ,4 30 
487 380 83,220 
76,740 
 
: 108 
: 98 : 104 : 107 : 100 : 110 : 143 : 113 : 114 : 116 : 106 : 113 : 97 : 137 : 108 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 
 
109 
 
108 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
109 
 
108 : 
 
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PI GEORGIA 
 
'7 WEEKLY HATCH 
7:) 
 
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Received 
MAY 17 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Rel eased: May 16, 1979 ( Publ i cation No . USPS 38 3- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ crop Report ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 Phone: (404 ) 546-2236 
 
948- 20 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Plac ement of broile r ch icks in Georgia during the week ende d May 12 was 12 ,251 , 000- -1 pe r cent more t han the previous week and 8 per cen t mo r e than the comp a r ab l e we ek last ye ar , accor di n g to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se rvi ce . 
An estimat ed 15 ,138 , 000 br oile r t ype e ggs wer e s et by Geor gia h a t che rie s - -1 percent le s s t han the previous we ek but 8 percent more t han th e compar able week a year e a r lie r . 
Placement of bro i l e r chicks in 21 r e port i n g Sta t e s t ot ale d 82 ,9 15 , 000- - sl igh t ly l ess than t h e previous we ek b ut 9 per cen t more than t he comparab le week l a s t ye ar . Br oi l e r t yp e hatchin g egg s set we r e 103 ,9 4 7, 000- -sligh t ly l es s t han the pr evious week but 8 pe r c ent more than a ye a r a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cros s St a t e 
 
Eggs Se t 1 / 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Ch i cks Pla ced for 
 
of Chicks : 
 
Broi lers in Georg i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Wee k 
 
: 19 78 
 
19 79 
 
: year : 197 8 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Th ou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ma r . 3 : 13,164 14 ,39 5 : 109 : + 46 
 
- 62 : 10 , 750 11,350 : 106 
 
Ma r. 10 : 13,2 50 14 ,616 : 11 0 : - 40 
 
- 75 : 10 ,5 76 11,375 : 108 
 
Mar. 17 : 13,2 79 14, 698 : 111 : - 180 
 
+183 : 10 ,62 0 11,630 : 110 
 
Mar. 24 : 13 ,548 14 ,89 7 : 110 : +211 
 
- 13 1 : 11, 03 4 11 ,615 : 105 
 
Ma r . 31 : 13 , 65 7 14,869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 194 : 11,0 27 11 ,788 : 10 7 
 
Apr . 7 : 13 ,8 38 15 , 027 
 
: 109 : + 30 
 
+ 3 : 11 , 0 45 12 , 034 : 109 
 
Apr . 14 : 13 ,880 14 , 942 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34 : 11,1 77 11,9 59 : 10 7 
 
Apr . 21 : 13,927 15,021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+2 34 : 11,2 71 12,324 : 109 
 
Apr. 28 : 13,538 14, 910 : 110 : + 34 
 
+1 60 : 11 ,3 74 12 , 326 : 108 
 
May 5 : 14,026 15 ,248 : 109 : - 142 
 
- 58 : 11,186 12, 08 8 : 108 
 
May 12 : 13 ,960 15, 138 : 108 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11,338 12,251 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of e gg type chicks in Georgia durin g the week ended May 12 was 1 , 40 4 , 000- - 1 4 percent mo re than th e prev i ous wee k an d 5 percent mo r e than t h e comparab l e wee k las t year. An est ima t ed 1 ,8 72 , 000 eggs f or t he production of e gg type ch i cks were s e t by Geo r gi a hatche ri es, 5 percent more than the previous week and 17 percent more than t he comparab l e week las t year. 
I n th e five stat es that account ed f or abo ut 26 pe rc ent of th e ha t ch .o f a l l e gg t ype chi ck s in t he U. S. in 1978, h atchings dur ing th e week ended May 12 were down 1 pe rcent an d settin gs were down 5 percent fr om a yea r ago . 
 
State 
Cali f. Ga . Mis s . Ore gon ~~ash . Total 19 79 
Tot al 197 8* 
 
Apr. 28 
1,496 2 , 040 
35 3 210 25 1 4 ,350 
4, 063 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi cks Hatched 
 
May 
 
May : ye a r : Apr . 
 
May 
 
May 
 
5 
 
12 : ago 2/: 28 
 
5 
 
12 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,505 
 
1,2 77 : 76 : 1,067 
 
1, 121 
 
1,0 47 
 
1 ,787 
 
1,8 72 : 117 : 1,4 30 
 
1 , 230 
 
1,404 
 
294 
 
274 : 76 : 280 
 
26 1 
 
262 
 
18 8 
 
227 : 117 : 169 
 
13 8 
 
174 
 
200 
 
174 : 87 : 
 
82 
 
101 
 
254 
 
3,97 4 
 
3 ,824 : 95 : 3, 028 
 
2, 851 
 
3 , 141 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3 ,84 6 
 
4, 038 : 
 
: 2 , 897 
 
3, 138 
 
3 ,173 
 
-- - 
: % of : ye ar : ago 2/ 
: : 89 : 105 : 76 : 149 : 123 : 99 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
107 
 
103 
 
95 : 
 
: 105 
 
91 
 
99 
 
1/ Inc ludes eggs se t by h at ch e rie s producing ch i cks f or hat chery s upply flock s. 1 / Cur ren t 
 
week a s pe rcen t of s ame week l a s t year. * Revised . 
 
Publ ishe d : Weekly . 
Ag r i c u lt u ral S t a t i s t i c i a n a nd Geo r g i a D epo rt m e n t o f A g ri c ul tu r e 
 
 STATE 1 / 
-- - --- 
 
BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET fu~ D CH I CK S PlA CED I N CO}WffiRCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Heek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
loJeek Ended 
 
: Apr . 
 
Hay 
 
Hay 
 
: ye ar : Apr . 
 
May 
 
Ma y 
 
28 
 
5 
 
12 
 
: a go 2/: 28 
 
5 
 
12 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th ou s and s 
 
19 79 
: % of : year : ag o 2/ : 
 
Alabama Ar ka ns as Califo r nia De l awa r e Florida 
 
: 13,731 : 1 8 , 606 : 3 , 573 : 4 ,503 : 2, 499 
 
13 ,5 76 19 , 550 
3 ,911 4,5 85 
2 ,5 5 .U< 
 
13 ,89 7 18 , 750 
3,772 4 ,66 7 2, 564 
 
: 109 : 10,384 : 106 : 15 ,153 : 117 : 3, 1 /, 4 : 99 : 3,816 : 11 2 : 1,55 3 
 
10,4 78 15,041 
2, 92 2 4,493 1 ,772"< 
 
10,467 15,031 
3 , 000 4 , 37 4 1, 708 
 
: 10 8 : 11 1 : 113 : 1 17 : 113 
 
GEORGI A 
I ndi an a !'fai ne Ha ry Land Hi s s i s sip pi Nort h Ca r o l i na Oregon Pennsylvania So ut h Carolina 
"Tenne s see . " 
'''.' Te xas . Vi r gi n i a " :~: Wa s h i n gt on :. -He s t: Vi r gi rri a Tota l 19 79' (2 1 St a t es) 
Total 19 78"< ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
: 14, 91 0 15,2 48 15, 13 8 
 
: 
 
5 75 
 
5 44 
 
54 0 
 
: 2 ,220 
 
2,285 
 
2 , 270 
 
: 6,843 
 
6, 826 
 
6,842 
 
: 6, 813 
 
6 , 733 
 
6, 830 
 
: 10,5 72 10 , 365 10 ,5 8 7 
 
: 
 
7'6 7 
 
73 2 
 
728 
 
: 3 , 105 
 
3,14 7 
 
: 
 
783"< 1,166 
 
3,0 26 1 , 163 
 
: 
 
66 1 
 
66 1 
 
66 1 
 
: 6, 138" 6,081 
 
6 , 007 
 
: 3 ,5 06 
 
3 ,56 6 
 
3 , 63 8 
 
: 
 
6 35 
 
518 
 
5 35 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
: 10 2 , 796"< 104, 380 "< 103, 94 7 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 94,723 95,8 19 95,836 
 
: 
 
: 10 8 : 12, 326 12 , 088 
 
: 
 
: 92 : 
 
331 
 
326 
 
: 101 : 1,9 71 
 
1, 91 5 
 
: 12 4 : 5 , 58 1 
 
Lt , 76 4 
 
: 105 : 5,9 95 
 
6,0 34 
 
: 109 : 8,049 
 
8,2 08 
 
: 113 : 
 
404* 
 
479 
 
: 103 : 2, 249 
 
2,3 82 
 
: 129 : 
 
976 "< 
 
992 
 
: 150 : 1 ,15 1 
 
1 ,095 
 
: 100 : 4 , 548 "< 4 , 700 
 
: 124 : 2 , 442 
 
2 , 430 
 
: 114 : 
 
50 6 
 
48 7 
 
:- : 
 
45 3 
 
380 
 
: 108 : 83,369"< 83 ,222" 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 76,2 18 76 ,7 40 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12 ,251 
303 1 ,936 4, 820 5, 969 8 ,090 
400 2,25 7 1,001 1 , 09 9 4,6 20 2 , 480 
503 439 82,9 15 
76 , 383 
 
: 108 
: 89 : 10 3 : 103 : 102 : 107 : 137 : 11 0 : 116 : 108 : 103 : 126 : 92 : 152 : 109 
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10 9 
 
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108 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARI ES 
 
Released: May 23 , 1979 (Publi ca tion No . USPS 38 3-9 30 ) 
 
Geo rgia --- - Cro p 
Reporting Service 
Steph ens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 01 Phon e: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 21 
 
BROIL ER TYPE 
 
Placement of b roile r chicks i n Geor gi a dur i ng t he we ek ende d May 19 was 12 , 230 , 000- s l i gh t l y l e s s than t he prev ious week but 12 per cent mo r e th an t he compa rab le week l a s t year, acco rd ing to t he Geor gia Cr op Report ing Se rv ic e. 
An est i mat ed 15 ,131 ,000 bro i l er t ype e ggs were se t by Georg ia hat cher ies-- s1ightly le s s t han t he prev i ou s week but 9 per cen t mo re th an t h e comparab le week a year ear l i e r . 
Placement o f broil e r chicks in 21 r epo r t ing St ate s t ot ale d 82, 312 ,000- -1 percent less than t h e previous week b ut 9 per cent mo re t h an th e compa r ab l e week l as t year . Br oi l e r t ype ha t chi n g e ggs s e t were 10 3, 686 , 000- - s li ghtly l e s s t han t he pr ev ious week but 9 perc ent more t han a year ag o. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET, HATCH INGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s St ate 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Pla ced for 
 
o f Chicks 
 
: Broil e r s i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: %of 
 
We e k 
 
: 1978 
 
1 9 79 
 
: yea r : 1978 
 
1979 : 19 78 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Tho us ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s an ds 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Mar. 10 : 13 ,25 0 Mar. 17 : 13 , 279 
 
14 , 616 14 ,6 98 
 
: 110 : - 40 : 11 1 : - 180 
 
- 75 : 10 , 5 76 +183 : 10, 620 
 
11,3 75 11 ,6 30 
 
: 10 8 
: no 
 
Mar. 2Lf : 13, 54 8 1 4 , 897 : 110 : +211 
 
-13 1 : 1l , 034 11 ,6 15 : 105 
 
Ma r . 31 : 13, 65 7 14 , 869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 194 : 1l , 027 11, 788 : 10 7 
 
Apr . 7 : 13 , 838 Apr . 14 : 13,880 
 
15 , 0 27 14 ,942 
 
: 109 : + 30 : 108 : + 4 
 
+ 3 : 11 , 045 - 3Lf : 11 , 177 
 
12 ,034 1l ,959 
 
: 109 : 10 7 
 
Apr. 21 : 13 ,92 7 15 , 021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+234 : 11 , 271 12 , 324 : 109 
 
Apr . 28 : 13 , 53 8 14 ,910 : 110 : + 34 
 
+160 : 1l, 374 12, 326 : 108 
 
May 5 : 14, 02 6 15 , 24 8 : 109 : - 1 42 
 
- 58 : 11 , 186 12 , 088 : 108 
 
May 1 2 : 13 ,96 0 15 ,138 : 108 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11, 338 12 , 251 : 10 8 
 
May 19 : 13 , 92 3 15 , 131 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10, 965 12 ,2 30 : 11 2 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks i n Geor gia dur i ng th e week en de d May 19 was 1 ,5 77 ,000-- 12 percent more than t h e pr evi ous week an d 30 pe r c ent mor e than t he compar ab l e week la s t ye ar . An e s tima ted 1 ,849 ,000 e ggs for th e produ ct i on of e gg t ype chicks we r e se t by Ge or gia h a t ch e r i e s, 1 pe r c en t l es s t han t he pr ev i ous week but 29 pe rcent more t h an th e c ompa r ab le week l as t y ea r . 
I n t h e f i ve s t a t es t hat a ccounted f o r ab out 26 percen t of the ha t ch of a l l e gg type ch i ck s i n the U. S . i n 1978 , h a t ching s durin g the week en ded May 19 we r e up 9 pe r c ent b ut se tt i n gs were down 11 pe r cent fr om a ye a r a go. 
 
Stat e 
Cal if . Ga . Mi s s . Or e gon Wa sh . Tot a l 19 79 
Tot a l 19 78?'< 
 
May 5 
1,505 1 ,787 
294 18 8 200 3 ,974 
3 , 84 6 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Ch i cks Hatche d 
 
Ma y 
 
May : year : May 
 
May 
 
May 
 
12 
 
19 : ago 2/: 5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1 ,2 77 
 
90 5 : 5 7 : 1 ,1 21 
 
1 ,0 47 
 
1, 213 
 
1 , 872 
 
1 , 849 : 12 9 : 1,2 30 
 
1, 404 
 
1 ,5 77 
 
27 4 
 
278 : 69 : 261 
 
262 
 
304 
 
227 
 
170 : 135 : 138 
 
1 74 
 
1 74 
 
174 
 
139 : 72 : 101 
 
254 
 
197 
 
3 , 8 24 
 
3 ,341 : 89 : 2 ,851 
 
3, 141 
 
3, 465 
 
: 
 
: 
 
4 , 038 
 
3 , 740 : 
 
: 3 , 138 
 
3 ,1 73 
 
3 , 19 3 
 
: % of : year : ag o 2/ 
: 90 : 130 : 90 : 122 : 130 : 109 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year : 
 
103 
 
95 
 
89 : 
 
: 
 
91 
 
99 
 
109 
 
1/ I n clude s e ggs s et by hatche r ie s pr odu ci ng ch icks f or h atche r y supp ly fl oc ks. 1 / Current 
 
week as pe r c en t of same week last year . * Revise d. 
 
Publi s hed : We ekl y. 
gri c lJl lu ral S tati s tic ian an d G e o r g ia Dep a rt m ent o f A g ri cu l t ur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TY PE EGGS SET fu~ D CH ICKS PLACED I N COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
~.,re ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Hay 
 
Hay 
 
Hay 
 
: yea r : Hay 
 
Ha y 
 
Hay 
 
: year 
 
5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
: ago 2/: 5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
: a go 2/ 
 
Tho us and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
Alab ama Arkans as Calif orn i a Del awa re Flori da 
 
: 13 , 5 76 : 19 , 550 : 3 , 911 : 4,585 : 2, 551 
 
13, 89 7 18 , 750 
3 ,77 2 4 ,667 2,564 
 
13,66 3 18 ,4 19 
3 , 949 4 , 642 2 , 573 
 
: 107 : 105 : 118 : 98 : 110 
 
: 10 , 478 : 15 ,0 41 : 2,92 2 : 4 ,493 : 1 ,77 2 
 
10 , 467 15, 031 
3 , 000 4 , 3 3 0~" 
1 , 708 
 
10 ,294 14 ,4 42 2 , 822 3,9 16 
1,70 7 
 
: 10 7 : 110 : 106 : 112 : 108 
 
GE ORGI A 
Indi ana r-laine Hary l an d Mi s s issip pi Nor t h Car ol ina Oregon Pen ns yl vania South Caro l i na Tennes s e e Texas Vi r ginia Wa sh i ng t on We s t Vir ginia Total 1979 ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
: 15, 248 15 ,138 
 
: 
 
544 
 
: 2,285 
 
: 6,826 
 
: 6,733 
 
: 10,365 
 
: 
 
732 
 
: 3, 147 
 
: 1 ,1 66 
 
: 
 
661 
 
: 6 , 081 
 
: 3,5 66 
 
: 
 
518 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 104, 380 
 
: 
 
540 2 ,2 70 6 ,8 42 6 ,8 30 10,5 87 
728 3, 026 1 ,163 
661 6,00 7 3 , 638 
535 3/ 
103 ,9 47 
 
15 ,13 1 
529 2 , 292 6, 843 6 , 760 10 ,629 
743 2 , 981 1 ,139 
65 7 6, 221 3 , 628 
585 3/ 
103 ,6 86 
 
: 109 
: 
: 90 : 100 : 128 : 104 : 110 : 117 : 102 : 127 : 146 : 108 : 126 : 123 
:- 
: 109 
: 
 
: 12 , 088 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3 26 
 
: 1 , 915 
 
: 4 ,7 64 
 
: 6, 034 
 
: 8, 208 
 
: 
 
47 9 
 
: 2,382 
 
: 
 
992 
 
: 1 , 095 
 
: 4,700 
 
: 2 , 430 
 
: 
 
48 7 
 
: 
 
380 
 
: 83 , 222 
 
: 
 
12 , 251 
303  1 , 936 4 , 864 '" 5,9 69 8 , 090 
400 2, 257 1, 001 1 ,099 4 , 63 1>" 2 , 480 
503 439 82 ,9 26* 
 
12 , 230 
40 7 1 ,94 8 5 , 402 6 ,063 8 , 336 
289 2 , 192 
642 1 ,071 4 ,547 2 , 350 
700 368 82, 312 
 
: 112 
: 108 : 105 : 109 : 100 : 109 : 83 : 109 : 79 : 115 : 99 : 125 : 157 : 77 : 109 
: 
 
Tot al 197 8* (2 1 Stat es) 
 
: 95 , 819 
: 
 
95 ,8 36 
 
95, 299 : 
: 
 
: 76 , 740 
: 
 
76, 383 
 
75 ,8 38 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Year : 
 
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108 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
108 
 
109 
 
109 : 
 
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;,',uV :, 1 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
( Publi cat ion No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Georgia -- -- - Cro p 
Repo rt ing L1' '- ' Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . 
Suite 320 Ath ens, Geo rgia 3060 1 Pho ne: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948-22 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of bro iler chicks in Georg ia during the we ek ended May 26 was 11 , 955 , 000- - 2 percent less than the prev iou s week but 6 percent more t ha n t he compa r able week last ye a r, ac cor di ng to t he Ge or gi a Cr op Re porting Service. 
An est ima ted 15, 147,000 br oi l e r t ype eggs we r e s et by Georgi a hatc herie s --s l i gh tly more t ha n t he prev ious we ek and 9 pe r ce nt more than t he comparable we ek a yea r earl i er. 
Pla cement of broiler chi ck s in 21 repo rt i ng St a t e s t ot a l ed 83 ,3 50,000- - 1 perce nt more 
than t he pr ev ious week and 8 per cent more t han t he compa r a bl e week l a st ye a r . Broile r t ype hat chi ng egg s se t were 103, 982,000- - sl i gh t ly more than the previous week a nd 10 pe rcent mor e than a year ag o . 
 
We ek Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEME NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cros s State : 
 
.. 
 
Moveme nt 
 
.. 
 
: 
 
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~ 
 
Ch i cks Placed for Br oile r s in Georgi a 
 
% of 
 
% of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
ye a r : 1978 
 
1979: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
~ 
 
: ago 
 
Tho u s a nd s 
 
Thousand s 
 
. 
 
Thousand s 
 
Ma r . 17 : 13,279 Mar. 24 : 13,548 Mar. 31 : 13,6 57 Apr . 7 : 13,838 Apr. 14 : 13 ,880 Apr . 21 : 13, 927 Apr . 28 : 13, 538 May 5: 14,026 May 12 : 13,96 0 May 19 : 13 , 923 May 26 : 13, 868 
 
14 ,698 14 ,897 14, 869 1 5 , 0 27 14 , 942 15,02 1 14 ,9 10 15, 248 15 ,138 15, 131 15 , 147 
 
: III : 110 : 109 : 109 : 108 : 108 : 110 : 109 : 108 : 109 : 109 
 
: -180 : +211 : + 95 : + 30 : +4 : - 42 : + 34 : - 142 : - 53 : - 94 : - 75 
 
+183 : - 131 : - 194 : +3 : - 34 : +23 4 : +160 : - 58 : + 79 : + 79 : - 216 . 
 
10, 620 11, 034 11, 027 11 ,0 45 11 , 177 11 , 271 11 , 374 11 , 186 1 1 , 3 38 10 , 965 11 , 309 
 
11 , 630 11, 615 11,7 88 12, 034 1 1 , 9 59 12,324 12 , 326 12 ,088 12, 251 12, 230 11 . 955 
 
: 110 : 105 : 107 : 109 : 107 : 109 : 108 : 108 : 108 : 112 j 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg type ch ick s i n Ge orgia during the week ended May 26 was 1, 502,000- -5 pe r cent l e s s tha n t he pr eviou s week but 47 perce nt mo r e t han the compar ab le week las t ye a r . An estimate d 1 ,6 71 , 000 eggs for t he pr oduct ion of egg t ype ch i cks we re set by Ge orgi a hatch eries, 10 perce nt less than t he previou s we ek but 22 pe r cent more t ha n t he comparable week l a s t ye a r . 
In the fi ve state s tha t accounted f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks i n the U. S. i n 1978, ha tch ing s dur ing the we ek e nde d May 26 were up 8 percent and settings were up 12 percent fr om a yea r ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Ch ick s Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
State 
 
: May 
 
Ma y 
 
Ma y 
 
: year : May 
 
May 
 
Ma y : ye a r 
 
12 
 
19 
 
26 : ago 2/ : 12 
 
19 
 
26 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou sa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s ands 
 
Cal if . 
 
: 1,277 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,872 
 
Miss. 
 
: 274 
 
Oregon 
 
: 227 
 
Wa sh. 
 
: 174 
 
Total 1979 : 3 , 824 
 
905 1,849 
278 170 139 3 , 3 41 
 
1 , 4 96 1,671 
236 337 257 3 ,9 97 
 
: 
: 109 : 122 : 56 : 207 : 104 : 112 
 
: 
 
: 1,047 
 
: 1,404 
 
: 
 
262 
 
: 
 
174 
 
: 
 
254 
 
: 3 , 141 
 
1, 213 1 ,577 
304 174 197 3 ,465 
 
: 
1,11 7 : 86 . 
1 , 502 : 147 258 : 92 150 : 113 174 : 82 
3,201 : 108 
 
Tot a l 1978 * : 4,03 8 
 
3, 740 
 
: 
3 , 581 : 
 
: 
: 3, 173 
 
3,193 
 
2,951 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La s t Ye a r : 
 
95 
 
89 
 
112 : 
 
99 
 
109 
 
108 
 
I I I ncludes eggs set by ha t cheries pr oducing chi cks for ha tche r y s upply fl ocks. 21 Current 
 
week a s pe r ce nt of same we ek l a s t year. * Revise d. 
 
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: 13 , 897 : 18 ,750 
 
Thou sand s 
13, 66 3 18 , 4 19 
 
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13 , 635: 107 18 , 89 8 : I II 
 
: 
: 10 ,l167 : 15,0 31 
 
Thous ands 
 
10 , 294 14,442 
 
10 , 390 : 107 14 , 45 1 : 102 
 
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3,949 
 
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2,822 
 
3 , 09 1 : 119 
 
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: 4 , 6 67 
 
1+, 6 /12 
 
4,57 5 : 10 0 : 4 ,330 
 
3 ,9 16 
 
3,842: 87 
 
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: 2 , 56/+ 
 
2,5 73 
 
2 ,5 12 : 99 : 1,708 
 
1 , 707 
 
1,754 : 11 9 
 
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: 15 ,13 8 
 
15 , 131 
 
15,1 4 7 : 109 : 12, 251 
 
12 ,230 11 ,95 5 : 106 
 
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: 54 0 
 
529 
 
52 7 : 94 : 30 3 
 
407 
 
261 : 69 
 
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: 2 , 270 
 
2 ,292 
 
2,328 : 104 : 1 ,936 
 
1 , 948 
 
1 ,921: 10 3 
 
Mary land 
 
: 6 ,842 
 
6 , 8 l~ 3 
 
6 ,366: 12 5 : 1., 86 4 
 
5,402 
 
5,549 : 133 
 
His s i s s i ppi 
 
: 6,830 
 
6 , 760 
 
6 ,864 : 106 : 5, 969 
 
6,063 
 
6 ,0 12 : 99 
 
N. Car oli n a 
 
: 10 ,5 87 
 
10 , 62 9 
 
10 , 697 : 109 : 8,090 
 
8,336 
 
8 , 114 : 10 6 
 
Oregon 
 
: 72 8 
 
743 
 
71 0 : 11 6 : 40 0 
 
28 9 
 
43 8 : 107 
 
Pe n nsylvania : 3,0 26 
 
2 , 981 
 
3, 227 : III : 2 ,25 7 
 
2,192 
 
2,3 69 : 10 8 
 
S. Ca r o lin a 
 
: 1,163 
 
1, 139 
 
1, 079: 118 : 1 ,001 
 
642 
 
994 : 12 1 
 
Q) 
 
Tenne s s ee 
 
: 661 
 
657 
 
661: 136 : 1 ,099 
 
1,0 71 
 
1,224 : 12 8 
 
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: 6 ,007 
 
6,22 1 
 
5, 862 : 105 : 4 ,6 3 1 
 
4 , 547 
 
4,5 72 : 102 
 
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: 3,638 
 
3, 62 8 
 
3 , 65 2 : 124 : 2 ,480 
 
2, 350 
 
2 , 480 , 122 
 
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Wa s hing ton. 
 
: 5 35 
 
58 5 
 
54 4 : 126 : 503 
 
700 
 
39 5 : 98 . . : l 
 
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31 
 
3 / : : - : 4 39 
 
368 
 
512 ; 178 
 
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: 95 , 8 36 
 
95, 299 
 
94 ,9 54 : 
 
: 76 , 383 
 
75 , 838 77 ,52 7 : 
 
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 109 
 
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Rece\ved 
 
JUN 07 1979 
 
Released: June 6 t 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS 
UGA LIBRARIES 
(Public at ion No . USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia - - "' Crop 
Repor ting - - Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Ath ens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 23 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl aceme nt of br oil e r chicks i n Georgi a during the week e nded June 2 was 12 , 494 tOOO- -4 percent mo re t han t he previ ou s week and 13 pe r ce nt more t han the compa r ab l e we ek la st yea r accordi ng t o the Geor gia Crop Reporting Service. 
An es t ima ted 14 t 982, 000 broil er type eggs were set by Geo r gia hatche r i e s-- 1 pe r cent less than the prev i ous we ek bu t 6 percent more than the comparable week a ye ar e a r l i e r . 
Pla cement of broi le r ch i cks in 21 reporting State s t otaled 83,99 8 ,000--1 pe r cen t more 
than t he prev ious week and 9 percen t more than the compa r ab l e week last year. Br oi le r ty pe hat ching eggs s et were 104 , 870 , 000- - 1 per ce nt more than the previous week a nd 10 pe r ce n t more t han a ye ar a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cros s St ate 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Placed for 
 
of Ch icks 
 
: Br oil ers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
We ek 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 197 8 
 
1979 : ye a r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ma r . 24 : 13 ,5 48 Mar. 31 : 13, 657 
 
14 , 897 : 110 : +2 11 14,869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 131 : 11 ,03 4 -1 94 : 11,027 
 
11 t6 15 : 105 11 ,7 88 : 107 
 
Apr. 7 : 13 , 838 15, 027 : 109 : + 30 
 
+ 3 : 11 ,04 5 12 , 034 : 109 
 
Apr . 14 : 13,880 14 , 942 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34 : 11 ,1 77 11,959 : 107 
 
Apr . 21 : 13 ,927 15, 021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+2 34 : 11,271 12,32 4 : 109 
 
Apr . 28 : 13 , 538 14, 910 : 110 : + 34 
 
+160 : 11 , 374 12, 32 6 : 108 
 
May 5 : 14 , 026 15 ,2 48 : 109 : -1 42 
 
- 58 : 11 ,1 86 12 , 088 : 108 
 
May 12 : 13, 960 15 , 241* : 109* : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11,3 38 12 , 251 : 108 
 
May 19 : 13 , 923 15 , 131 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10,96 5 12 ,2 30 : 112 
 
May 26 : 13 ,868 15,1 47 : 109 : - 75 
 
- 216 : 11,309 11 , 956* : 106 
 
J une 2 : 14, 165 14 , 982 : 106 : - 205 
 
+ 181 : 11 t 090 12 , 494 : 113 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg t ype chick s i n Georgi a dur i ng the week ended June 2 was 1, 281,000- -1 5 per cent less t han the pr evi ou s week bu t 20 pe r cent more t han t he compa rable we ek las t year. An estimated 1 , 081 , 000 eggs f or the produc t i on of egg t ype ch i cks were set by Ge or gia hatcher ies , 35 perce nt le s s tha n t he previous week and 8 per cent l ess t han t he comparabl e week last year. 
I n the f i ve s t a t es t ha t accounted f or about 26 pe r cent of the hatch of all egg t ype ch ick s in the U. S. in 1978 , h atchings dur i ng the we ek e nded June 2 we r e up slight l y but se t tings we r e down 10 per cent f r om a year ago. 
 
State 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
% of: 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
May 
 
May 
 
June 
 
year : Ma y 
 
May 
 
J une : year 
 
19 
 
26 
 
2 
 
ag o 2/ : 19 
 
26 
 
2 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou sand s 
 
Thousa nds 
 
Calif. 
 
: 905 
 
Ga . 
 
: 1,849 
 
Miss. 
 
: 278 
 
Oreg on 
 
: 170 
 
Was h . 
 
: 139 
 
Total 1979 : 3 ,341 
 
Tot a l 197 8* : 3, 740 
 
1, 511* 1 , 671 
236 33 7 257 4,0 12* 
3 ,581 
 
1, 330 : 84 
 
1,081 : 92 
 
. 215 : 53 
 
258 
 
202 
 
208 : 140 
 
3, 092 : 90 
 
: 
3, 429 : 
 
: 1, 213 : 1,5 77 : 304 : 174 : 197 : 3 ,4 65 
: 
: 3 , 193 
 
1,11 7 1,502 
25 8 150 174 3, 201 
2, 95 1 
 
1 ,064 : 80 1,281 : 120 
234 : 83 228 : 285 134 : 80 2 ,94 1 : 100 
2,935 
 
% of 
 
Last Year: 
 
89 
 
112 
 
90: 
 
: 109 
 
108 
 
100 
 
I / -I nc l udes e ggs set by hat cheries producing ch{ck sfor-hat che r y supply floc ks . 27 Cur r e nt 
 
; eek a s perce n t of same we ek la s t ye a r . * Revised. 
 
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A gri c u lt u r a l SIa fls 1ic ian a nd Georgia De p a rt m e n t o f g ri c ul l u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
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BROI LER TY PE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS PLACED I N COM~ffiRCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 197 9 
 
EG GS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: May 
 
Ma y 
 
June : ye a r : Hay 
 
Ha y 
 
June : year 
 
19 
 
26 
 
2 : ago 2/ : 19 
 
26 
 
2 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
Ala bama Ar ka nsas Ca l i f or nia 
De L awa r e 
Flor id a 
 
: 13,663 : 18 , 419 : 3 , 94 9 : 4 ,642 : 2,5 73 
 
13, 635 18, 898 
4 , 212* 4 , 575 2 , 445* 
 
14, 369 : 115 19,042 : 112 3,6 99 : 106 
4,64 2 : 102 2 , 625 : U S 
 
: 10, 294 : 14 ,4 42 : 2 ,822 : 3 , 916 : 1,707 
 
10, 390 14 ,4 51 3 , 09 1 
3, 842 1, 759* 
 
11 , 021 : 113 14 , 753 : 104 2 ,986 : 114 3 ,782 : 98 
1,485 : 91 
 
GE ORGI A 
 
: 15, 131 
 
15 , 147 
 
14 , 982 : 106 : 12 ,230 11 ,9 56* 12,494 : 113 
 
Indi ana 
 
: 
 
529 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 2 ,.292 
 
Ha r y l a n d 
 
: 6 , 843 
 
Miss iss ippi : 6 , 760 
 
N. Ca r ol i na : 10 , 629 
 
Or eg on 
 
: 
 
743 
 
Pe n nsyl vania : 2 , 981 
 
.. S . Caro lina : 
 
.- Te nne s s ee 
 
: 
 
1 , 139 657 
 
Texa s 
 
: 6, 221 
 
Vi r gi nia 
 
: 3 ,6 28 
 
Washingto n : 
 
585 
 
We s t Vi rgi nia : 
 
3/ 
 
To tal 1979 : 103 , 699 
 
( 21 St at es ) : 
 
52 7 2, 328 6 , 866 6 ,864 10 ,6 97 
710 3,227 1,079 
661 5 ,878* 3, 652 
544 3/ 
104,2 34* 
 
480 : 92 2, 351 : 107 6,796 : 120 6, 86 6 : 107 10 ,4 86 : 107 
771 : 122 3,135 : 107 1,1 58 : 116 
661 : 130 6 ,459 : 116 3 , 573 : 119 
494 : 118 
3/ : - 
104, 870 : 110 
: 
 
: 
 
407 
 
: 1,948 
 
: 5, 402 
 
: 6 , 063 
 
: 8,336 
 
: 
 
289 
 
: 2, 192 
 
: 
 
64 2 
 
: 1. , 071 
 
: 4 ,5 47 
 
: 2 , 350 
 
: 
 
700 
 
: 
 
36 8 
 
: 82 , 306 
 
: 
 
261 1,921 . 
5,549 6,022* 8 , 114 
438 2, 369 
994 1, 224 4 ,582* 2, 480 
39 5 512 83 ,405* 
 
35 1 : 108 1 , 786 : 98 5, 634 : 117 6,03 9 : 100 8,34 1 : 110 
512 : 132 2 , 359 : 110 
980 : 134 1 ,119 : 128 4, 501 : 98 2 , 399 : 124 
324 : 78 420 : 105 83,998 : 109 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978* : 95 , 299 ( 21 St a t es) : 
 
94,954 
 
94 , 966 : 
: 
 
: 75 , 838 
: 
 
77 ,5 27 
 
77 ,3 31 : 
: 
 
% of La st Yea r : 
 
109 
 
110 
 
110 : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
108 
 
109 : 
 
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21 State t o tal. 1/ Current week as per ce nt of same week la s t yea r. 1/ Included i n Vi rginia. 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: J une 1 3 ~ 1979 
 
(Publ ica ti on No . USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
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'Repo rting I.L--L.J Service 
Stephens Fed eral Bld g. Suite 320 At hens, Geo rgia 30 601 
Pho ne: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 24 
 
BROILE R TYPE 
 
Pla ceme n t of b roile r chick s i n Ge orgi a during t he we ek ended June 9 was 1 2 ~ 2 4 6, 0 00- -2 pe rce n t l ess tha n the pr ev i ous we ek bu t 6 pe rcent more tha n the c ompa r ab l e we ek l ast ye a r , ac cord ing to the Georgia Cr op Repo rting Se r vic e. 
An e s tima t ed 15 , 119 , 000 broiler type eg gs wer e set by Georg i a hatcher ies-- l per cen t more than the pr evious week bu t 8 pe rce n t more t han the comparab le we ek a ye ar ea r lier . 
Placemen t o f br o i l e r ch i cks in 21 r epo r t i ng States t ot a l e d 84 ,735 ,000--1 pe rcent mor e than t he prev ious week a nd 9 perce nt mor e than the compa rable we ek l a s t year. Broi l e r type hat ching e gg s s et were 103, 895 ,0 00--1 pe rcent l ess t han the pr ev i ous we ek bu t 9 percent mor e t han a ye a r ago . 
 
GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCH INGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cros s St a te 
 
: 
 
Mo v eme n t 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Placed fo r 
 
of Chick s 
 
: Bro i lers i n Georgi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
He ek 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : ye ar 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u sands 
 
: Thou sand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ma r. 31 : 13,657 14 , 869 : 109 : + 95 
 
- 194 : 11,027 11 , 788 : 10 7 
 
Apr. 7 : 13 ~ 838 15 , 027 : 109 : + 30 
 
+ 3 : 1 1 ~ 04 5 
 
1 2~0 34 : 109 
 
Apr. 14 : 13,880 
 
1 4 ~ 9 4 2 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34 : 1 1 ~ 1 77 
 
11, 959 : 107 
 
Apr . 21 : 13 , 927 15 , 021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+234 : 11, 271 
 
1 2 ~ 3 2 4 : 109 
 
Apr. 28 : 13 , 538 14, 910 : 110 : + 34 
 
+16 0 : 11, 374 
 
12 ~326 : 108 
 
May 5 : 14, 026 15,248 : 109 : - 142 
 
- 58 : 11 , 186 
 
12~0 88 : 108 
 
May 12 : 13 ~ 960 15, 241 : 109 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11 ~ 338 
 
12 , 251 : 108 
 
Ma y 19 : 13,9 23 
 
1 5~ 1 31 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10 ,9 65 12 , 230 : 112 
 
May 26 : 13 , 86 8 15, 147 : 109 : - 75 
 
- 216 : 1 1~ 309 
 
11 ,9 56 : 106 
 
Jun e 2 : 14 , 165 14~ 982 : 106 : - 205 
 
+181 : 11 ,0 90 12 , 494 : 113 
 
J une 9 : 14 , 049 1 5~11 9 : 108 : + 8 
 
- 129 : 11, 53 1 1 2~ 2 4 6 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg t y pe chi ck s in Georg i a du ri ng the week e nde d J une 9 was 1,299 ~000--1 percent more t han t he pr evi ous we ek and 26 pe r cen t mor e t han the c ompa r able week l as t ye a r . An e s t i mated 1 ,692 , 000 e g gs f o r t he produc t i on of egg t ype ch ick s wer e s e t by Georgia h a tche r i e s , 57 per cent more than the pr ev iou s week and 35 pe r cen t mor e t ha n the compa rab le week last ye a r . 
In t he f i ve states tha t a c c ounted f o r abo ut 26 percent of t he hatch of a ll eg g t ype chick s in t he U. S. in 1978 , h a t chings dur i ng t he week e nded J une 9 were down 8 perce nt but s e tt i ngs were up 25 per ce n t f r om a year ag o. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
Stat e 
 
: May 
 
Jun e 
 
June : yea r : May 
 
June 
 
June : year 
 
26 
 
2 
 
9 : ago 2/ : 26 
 
2 
 
9 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nd s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Cal if  
 
: 1 ~5 1 1 
 
1, 330 
 
1 ~ 4 3 0 : 128 
 
: 1 ~ 117 
 
1 ~0 6 4 
 
768 : 62 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1 ~ 671 
 
1, 081 
 
1 ~ 692 : 135 
 
: 1 ~502 
 
1 ~28 1 
 
1~ 2 99 : 126 
 
Mi s s . 
 
: 236 
 
2 15 
 
28 9 
 
76 : 258 
 
234 
 
2 25 : 77 
 
Or ego n 
 
: 33 7 
 
258 
 
25 1 : 142 : 150 
 
228 
 
182 
 
177 
 
Ha sh. 
 
: 25 7 
 
208 
 
110 : 108 : 174 
 
134 
 
I II : 82 
 
Tot al 1979 : 4 , 0 12 
 
3 ~ 092 
 
3,772 : 125 : 3 , 201 
 
2~94 1 
 
2 , 585 : 92 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 3 ,5 81 
 
3,429 
 
3~ 0 2 7 : 
 
: 2 , 951 
 
2 ,935 
 
2 ,808 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 112 
 
90 
 
125 : 
 
: 108 
 
100 
 
92 
 
!/ I nc l ud es eggs s e t by hatche r i e s pr oduc ing ch i ck s f or hatche ry sup pl y fl ock s. 2/ Cur r en t 
we ek a s pe rcent of same week l a s t ye ar. * Revi sed . 
 
Publ i s hed : We ek l y 
A g r i c ul t u r a l S tat i st ician an d Ge org ia Dep a rlm e nt o f A g ri cu ltu re 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BRO I LER TYPE EGGS SET AN D CH ICKS PLACED IN COHMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET We ek Endp.d 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: %-of : 
 
CHICKS PLACED Week Ended 
 
: 
: % of 
 
: Ma y 
 
June 
 
J une : ye ar : Hay 
 
June 
 
J une : year 
 
26 
 
2 
 
9 : ag o 2/ : 26 
 
2 
 
9 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansa s Ca lifor n i a Delawa re Florida 
 
: 14 , 218* : 18,898 : 4 , 212 : 4 ,575 : 2 , 506 * 
 
14 , 369 19 , 042 
3 , 699 4,642 2 ,625 
 
14, 219 : 112 18 ,5 71 : 108 
3 ,55 2 : 101+ 4 , 623 : 103 2,506 : 109 
 
: 10, 896* : 14 ,45 1 : 3 , 127* : 3 ,842 : 1,759 
 
1 1 , 0 2 0* 14,753 2, 986 
3, 782 1 , 483 * 
 
10 , 813 14,382 
3, 063 3 , 325 1 ,801 
 
: III : 103 : 113 : 94 : 118 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 15, 1/+7 
 
Indi ana 
 
: 
 
52 7 
 
Ma ine 
 
: . 2 , 328 
 
Ma r y l and 
 
: 6 , 866 
 
Mis s is s ippi : 6, 864 
 
N. Ca r ol i na : 10,69 7 
 
Or eg on 
 
: 
 
71 0 
 
Pennsylva n ia : 3 ,2 37* 
 
S. Car olina : 1 , 079 
 
Ten ne s s e e 
 
: 
 
661 
 
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> Texas, 
 
: 5,878 
 
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: : 
 
3 ,652 544 
 
. ' ..' 
 
;' We s t : ~ irg i n ia : 
 
3/ 
 
' " Tot a Iv 1979 
 
: 104 ,873 * 
 
( 21 States ) : 
 
14 , 982 15 , 119 : 108 
 
: 
 
480 
 
501 : 88 
 
2, 351 
 
2 ,3 10 : 103 
 
6, 796 
 
6, 788 : 119 
 
6, 86 6 
 
6 , 859 : 106 
 
10,486 10 , 493 : 107 
 
771 
 
764 : 133 
 
3 , 153* 3 , 062 : 104 
 
1, 158 
 
1 , 155 : 113 
 
66 1 
 
661 : 13!1 
 
6,4 59 
 
6,44 8 : 118 
 
3 , 573 
 
3 , 610 : 12 1 
 
494 
 
574 : 108 
 
3/ 
 
3/ : - 
 
104 , 888* 103 , 895 : 109 
 
: 
 
: 11, 956 
 
: 
 
: 
 
261 
 
: 1 , 896* 
 
: 5 ,549 
 
: 6,0 22 
 
: 8, 114 
 
: 
 
438 
 
2,369 
 
: 
 
9 94 
 
: 1,224 
 
: 4 , 582 
 
: 2 , 480 
 
: 
 
39 5 
 
: 
 
51 2 
 
: 83,92 2* 
 
: 
 
12,494 
35 1 1 ,786 5 , 634 6 ,039 8, 341 
512 2,3 59 
980 1, 119 4 , 50 1 2 ,3 99 
324 42 0 83 , 995* 
 
12, 246 : 106 
 
33 7 1 ,8 07 5 , 896 5, 996 8 ,056 
423 2 ,37 2 
98 7 1 , 230 
5 , lf4 1 2 , 70 5 
 468 424 
84,735 
 
: 93 : 96 : 121 : 100 : 106 : 118 : 110 : 136 : 125 
: 124 : 139 : 105 : 118 : 109 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 94,954 (2 1 States ) : 
 
94,96 6 
 
95 , 191 : 
: 
 
: 77 ,52 7 
: 
 
77 , 331 
 
77 , 396 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Ye ar : 
 
110 
 
110 
 
10 8 
 
10 9 
 
109 
 
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Received 
JUN 211979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: J une 20 , 1 979 
 
(Public ation No. USPS 38 3-930) 
 
..- : 
Ge o r g i a 
r:r-~Crop 
:Reporting erv ice 
Steph ens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30 601 Phone: (404) 546- 2236 
 
948- 2 5 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pl ace men t of br oiler chi cks in Georg i a during th e wee k ende d June 16 was 12,39 7,00 0- -1 percent more t han the pr evi ous week and 7 pe r c ent more t h an t h e comparable week l a s t ye ar, acco rding to t h e Geor gia Crop Reportin g Service. 
An est imat ed 15,029, 000 br oiler type e ggs were set by Ge orgia hat che ries- -l pe r cen t l e ss t ha n the prev i ous week but 7 perc ent mo re th an t he comparable week a y ear earl i er . 
Placement o f broil er ch i cks i n 21 r e po r t i ng St a te s to t aled 84,5 90,000-- sligh t ly more than the pr evious week and 10 percent more t han the comparable \leek last year . Bro i ler t yp e haLching eg gs se t were 101 , 90 8 , 000-- 2 pe rcent l e s s t h an t h e previous we ek but 8 perc en t more t han a year a go . 
 
GEORG I A EGGS SET, HATCHINGS ~~D CHICK PLACEME ~TS 
 
Net Cross Stat e 
 
Eggs Se t ]) 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
; 
 
Chicks Plac ed for 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Br oi l e rs i n Geor gia 
 
% of ; 
 
; 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
; 
 
197 8 
 
1979 
 
: year ; 1978 
 
19 79 : 19 78 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
; ago ; 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous an ds 
 
; 
 
; 
 
Thou sand s 
 
: Thou s an ds 
 
: 
 
; 
 
: 
 
Apr . 7 ; 13 , 838 15,027 : 109 ; + 30 
 
+ 3 : 11 ,045 12,034 : 109 
 
Apr . 14 ; 13,880 14 , 9 42 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34 : 11 ,1 77 11 , 959 
 
10 7 
 
Apr . 21 : 13 ,927 Apr . 28 : 13 , 538 
 
15 , 02 1 14 , 910 
 
: 108 : - 42 
: 110 : + 3LI 
 
+234 : 11,271 +160 : 11 ,3 74 
 
12, 324 12 ,326 
 
: 109 : 10 8 
 
May 5 : 14 , 026 15, 248 : 109 ; - 1 42 
 
- 58 : 11,186 12 ,088 : 10 8 
 
May 12 : 1 3, 960 15, 241 : 109 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11,338 12, 251 : 108 
 
May 19 : 13,92 3 15, 131 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10,965 12,2 30 : 112 
 
May 26 : 13,868 June 2 : 14 , 165 
 
15,147 14,9 82 
 
: 109 : - 75 : 106 : - 205 
 
- 21 6 : 11 ,309 +181 : 11 ,090 
 
11 ,956 12 , 494 
 
; 106 : L.lL",:.>, 
 
J une 9 : 14 , 0 49 15 , 11 9 : 108 ; + 8 
 
- 129 : 11 ,531 12 , 246 : 106 
 
June 16 : 14 ,0 00 15 ,0 29 : 107 : + 63 
 
+ 83 : 11. 596 12, 39 7 : 10 7 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chick s i n Georgia durin g the week ended J une 16 was 1 ,27 7 ,0 00- - 2 per cent l ess t h an t h e previ ous we ek b ut 29 pe r cent mo re t h an t he comparab l e we ek l ast ye ar . An es t i ma t e d 1 ,429, 00 0 eggs f or t h e p r odu ct i on o f e gg t ype chicks were set by Ge o rg i a hat cheries , 16 percent l e s s than t he pre vi ou s week but 18 pe r cen t more t h an the co mparable week last ye ar. 
I n the fi ve st at es t hat a c count e d f or about 26 pe rcent of the h at ch of a l l egg t y pe ch i cks in the U. S . in 197 8 , ha t ch ings during t he week en ded June 16 were up 14 pe rcent an d sett i ngs were up 33 pe r ce nt f r om a yea r ag o. 
 
State 
Calif . Ga. Mis s . Ore gon Wash . Tot al 19 79 
Total 19 78* 
 
J un e 2 
1,330 1, 081 
215 2 58 208 3,09 2 
3, 429 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET k~ D CHICKS HATCHED, 19 79 
 
Egg s Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Ha t che d 
 
June 
 
June : year : J une 
 
June 
 
J une 
 
9 
 
16 : ag o 2/: 2 
 
9 
 
16 
 
Th ous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1 ,4 30 
 
1,477 : 16 7 : 1,06 4 
 
768 
 
1, 12 6 
 
1 , 692 
 
1, 429 : 118 : 1 , 281 
 
1 , 299 
 
1 , 277 
 
289 
 
265 : 71 : 23 4 
 
225 
 
188 
 
25 1 
 
206 : 30 7 : 228 
 
182 
 
2 34 
 
no 
 
101 : 151 : 134 
 
I II 
 
19 3 
 
3 , 772 
 
3 , 478 : 13 3 : 2 ,9 41 
 
2 , 585 
 
3, 018 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3, 027 
 
2,606 : 
 
: 2,935 
 
2, 808 
 
2,659 
 
: % of : year : a go 2/ 
; 
: 10 2 : 12 9 : 64 ; 330 : 97 : 11 4 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 
 
9C 
 
125 
 
133: 
 
: 10 0 
 
92 
 
114 
 
1/ In clude s e ggs s e t by ha t ch e r i e s pro du cing ch icks f or hatche ry s uppl y f lo cks . 1 / Curren t 
week as pe r cent o f same week las t year . * Revise d . 
 
Publish ed: Hee kl y. 
Agric ult ura l Stat i stici a n a nd Georgi a Depart m en t of Agr i c u l t u r 
 
 . 
 
. BRO ILER TYPE EGGS SET A,.\j"D (J U eRS PLACED IN CONMERCI AL ARE AS BY ~<1EEKS - 1 979 
 
.__. _ __ 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
ClUCKS PLACED 
 
\\'e e k En de d 
 
: % of : 
 
\-lee k End ed 
 
: % of 
 
STAT_E___I _I _________::_._. 
 
..Jun e 2 
 
. 
 
J une 9 
 
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2 
 
June 9 
 
__J une 16 
 
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Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Th o us a n d s 
 
: 
 
Alabama Ar k a ns a s Ca lif o r n i a De La wa r e ' lo ri d a 
 
: 14,369 
 
: 19,0 42 
 
: 
 
3 , 69 9 
 
: 4 , 642 
 
: 
 
2, 6 25 
 
14 , 219 1 8, 5 71 
3 ,552 u,6 23 2 , 506 
 
13, 539 : 110 : 11, 0 20 18,249 : 105 : 14 , 75 3 
3, 6 22 : 109 : 2 , 9 86 4, 3 18 : 9 5 : 3 , 1 82 2, 532 : 109 : 1,483 
 
10 ,813 1 4,3 8 2 
3, 063 3 , 3 25 1 , 801 
 
10,9 16 : 115 15,190 : 117 
3,137 : 115 4 , 151 : 1 0 8 1 ,65 7 : 103 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: J.4 , 9 8 2 
 
Indi ana 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
i1i ss i s s ipp i 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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480 2, 351 6,79 6 6 ; 866 10,4 86 
77 1 3 ,15 3 1 , 158 
661 6,/+5 9 3 , 573 
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10 4, 88 8 
 
15 , 119 
501 1. , 31 0 6 , 788 6 , 859 10,49 3 
777* 3 ,062 1,155 
661 6, Lr 48 3, 610 
574 
31 
1 0 3 , 908 :', 
 
15, 02 9 .: 10 7 ..: 
 
501 : 93: 
 
2 , 308 : 104: 
 
6 , 77 9 : 12 0 : 
 
6 , 5 76 : 10 4; 
 
10 , 27 0 : 10 8 : 
 
762 : 116 : 
 
3 ,155 : 115 : 
 
1 ,0 6 5 : 10 4 : 
 
661: 13 4 : 
 
6 ,468 : 121: 
 
3 ,511 : 123: 
 
57 9 : 131 : 
3L_ _ _: 
 
101, 908 
 
: 108 : 
 
. 
 
. 
 
 
 
 
 
12, 49 4 
35 1 1 , 786 5,634 6,039 8,341 
512 2,359 
98 0 1 , 119 4,50 1 2,399 
324 
__ 420 
83 , 995 
 
1 2:,2 LI 6 
337 1 , 80 7 5 , 89 6 5,99 6 8 ,056 
42 3 2 ,3 72 
987 1,2 30 5 ,021* 2 , 705 
46 8 424 8Lf ,3 15 * 
 
. 1 2 , 397 : 10 7 
. 
 
321 : 1 2Lt 
 
1,972 
 
10 7 
 
5,250 : 113 
 
6 , 124 : 103 
 
8 , 052 : 106 
 
3 1 2 : 91 
 
2 , 37 0 : 111 
 
930 : 125 
 
1, 186: 118 
 
4 , 8 82 : 1 09 
 
2 ,60 3 : 137 
 
552 : 135 
 
L10 7 : 1 0 7 
 
84 ,590 : 110 
 
. 
 
 
To ta l 197 8 * (21 St ates ) 
 
: 94 ,966 : 
 
95 ,191 
 
94 , 044 : : 
 
: 77, 331 : 
 
77 , 396 
 
76 , 74 7 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Year : 
 
110 
 
109 
 
108 : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
109 
 
110: 
 
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St a t e t o t a l. 21 Cu rr ent wee k a s p er cen t o f s a me week l a st ye a r. 31 In c lude d in Vir g i nia . i'Re v i se d . 
 
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State Document Perlodl eals 
GEORGIA 
WEEKLY HATe 
 
Received 
Y :IN 28 1979 
r--.r,c .~.: ,. '-\I: S 
 
Released: J une 2 7, 19 79 
 
(Pub licati on No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
',' ',. _ ,;,~. Geo rgia 
- -- - Crop 
Rep orti ng Service 
Stephen s Fed eral Bldg . Suite 320 At hens, Geo rgia 30601 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
94 8 - 2 6 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a cemen t of b ro iler ch i ck s i n Geor gi a during t he week en de d June 23 was 12, 385, 000- s l ight ly les s t h an the previous week b ut 8 pe r cen t more t h an t he compa r ab l e week last year , acco r di ng t o the Georgia Crop Repor ting Se rvi ce . 
An es t i ma t e d 14,288 ,000 broiler type eggs were se t by Georgi a ha t che r ies--5 per cent less t ha n t he previous week but 6 pe rcent more t han t h e compa r able wee k a ye ar earl ie r. 
Placement of bro iler chicks i n 21 re port i n g Sta te s t ot a l ed 84 , 778 ,000-- s l i ght l y mor e t h an the pr ev i ous week and 11 pe rc en t mor e th an the co mp a rable week l a s t year. Broiler t ype hat ching e ggs set wer e 96,51 7, 00 J- -5 percent l e s s t han t he previous week bu t 7 pe r cent more than a year ago. 
 
GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLA CE~ffi NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cr oss St ate 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Ch icks Pl ace d f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi l e r s i n Ge or gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\.,T e e k 
 
: 1978 
 
1 979 
 
: yea r : 1978 
 
197 9 : 19 78 
 
197 9 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: a go 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: Thousan ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Apr. 14 : 13,880 14 ,942 : 108 : + 4 
 
- 34 : 11 ,177 11 , 95 9 : 10 7 
 
Ap r . 21 : 13,927 15,021 : 108 : - 42 
 
+234 : 11 ,271 12 , 324 : 109 
 
Apr. 28 : 13, 538 14,9 10 : 110 : + 34 
 
+160 : 11, 374 12 ,32 6 : 108 
 
May 5 : 14,026 15,248 : 109 : -1 42 
 
- 58 : 11, 186 12 , 088 : 108 
 
May 12 : 13,960 1'5,241 : 109 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11 , 338 12 ,251 : 108 
 
May 19 : 13 ,9 23 15 , 13 1 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10, 965 12 , 230 : 112 
 
May 26 : 13,868 15 , 147 : 109 : - 75 
 
-216 : 11, 309 11 ,95 6 : 106 
 
J une 2 : 14,165 14, 982 : 106 : - 205 
 
+18 1 : 11 , 09 0 12 ,494 : 113 
 
J une 9 : 14 ,049 15,119 : 108 : + 8 
 
- 129 : 11 , 531 12 , 246 : 106 
 
J une 16 : 14,000 15, 029 
 
: 10 7 : + 63 
 
+ 83 : 11 , 596 12 ,397 : 10 7 
 
J une 23 : 13, 536 14,288 : 106 : - 13 0 
 
+205 : 11 ,42 7 12 ,385 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of eg g t ype chi cks i n Georg ia during the week ende d J une 23 was 1 ,146 , 000-- 10 per cent les s t han t he previous week bu t 39 pe rcent mo r e than t h e compa rab l e week las t ye a r. An est i ma t e d 1 , 413 ,000 e ggs f or t he pr odu ction of e gg type chi ck s we r e se t by Ge or gi a hatch er ie s, 1 pe r cen t l e s s th an t h e previ ous week but 26 pe r cen t mor e t h an t he comparable week l ast year. 
In t he f i ve s t a t e s t h a t accounted for abo ut 26 per cent of th e hat ch of all egg t ype ch i cks in t he U. S . i n 19 78 , hat chings dur i ng t he we ek end ed June 23 we re up 3 pe r cent but s e tt i ngs we re down 5 per ce nt f r om a year a go . 
 
St ate 
 
J une 9 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AN D CH I CKS HATCHED , 19 79 
 
Eggs Set 
 
% of: 
 
Chicks Ha t che d 
 
: % of 
 
J une 
 
June 
 
year : J une 
 
J une 
 
J une : year 
 
16 
 
23 
 
ago 2/ : 9 
 
16 
 
23 : a go 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
Thous and s 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1 ,430 
 
1 ,477 
 
1 ,3 29 : 88 : 768 
 
1 , 126 
 
1, 026 : 82 
 
Ga . 
 
: 1 , 692 
 
1 , 429 
 
1 ,413 : 126 : 1 , 299 
 
1 , 277 
 
1,146 : 13 9 
 
Hi s s . 
 
: 
 
28 9 
 
265 
 
229 : 72 : 
 
22 5 
 
18 8 
 
14 4 : 48 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
251 
 
206 
 
71 : 53 : 182 
 
23 4 
 
173 : 180 
 
Was hington : 
 
110 
 
101 
 
5: 
 
4: 
 
I II 
 
193 
 
160 : 163 
 
Total 19 79 : 3, 772 
 
3, 478 
 
3 , 047 : 95 : 2 ,585 
 
3,018 
 
2 , 649 : 103 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot al 1978'/' : 3 , 027 
 
2,606 
 
3,209 : 
 
: 2 , 80 8 
 
2, 659 
 
2 , 568 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
125 
 
133 
 
95 : 
 
: 
 
92 
 
11 4 
 
10 3 
 
1 / I ncl ude s eggs set by hatche ries producing chicks f or hatchery supp l y f locks . 2/ Current 
 
week as pe r ce n t of s ame we ek last ye ar. ,/, Revise d . 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agric u l tural St a t i s t i c ia n an d G eo rgia De p art m e nt 01 Ag ricu l tu r e 
 
 STATE II 
 
BROILER TYP E EGGS SET AND CH I CKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY \.JEEKS - 19 79 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
\.Jeek Ended 
 
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: % of 
 
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: year : June 
 
J une 
 
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: yea r 
 
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16 
 
23 
 
: a go 21 : 
 
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: a go 21 
 
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GEORGI A 
 
: 14, 219 : 18, 5 71 : 3, 5 52 : 4,6 23 : 2,506 
: 15, 119 
 
13 , 539 18 ,2 49 
3,622 4 , 31 8 2, 5 7 4 '1' 
15, 029 
 
12 , 426 : 10 9 : 10,813 
 
17,291 : 109 : 14,382 
 
3,671: III : 3,063 
 
4 ,164 2, 585 
 
: 95 : 
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3 ,3 25 1 , 801 
 
14,288 : 10 6 : 1 2 , 24 6 
 
10 ,940>" 15 , 190 
3 , 13 7 4, 151 1, 656* 
12, 39 7 
 
10 ,806 : 115 15 ,297 : 116 
2,957 : 107 3, 990 : 100 1 , 6 34 : 96 
12,38 5 : 108 
 
Indi ana Ma i ne Ma ry l a nd }lis s i s s i pp i N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Car o lina Te n nes s e e Texa s Virginia . Washi ngt on " We s t Vi r gin i a . Tot a l 1979 (21 St a tes ) 
 
: 
 
50 1 
 
: 2, 310 
 
: 6,7 88 
 
: 6,859 
 
: 10 ',49 3 
 
: 
 
777 
 
: 3, 062 
 
: 1, 155 
 
: 
 
6 61 
 
: 6 , 448 
 
: 3 , 610 
 
: 
 
574 
 
: 
 
31 
 
: 103, 908 
 
: 
 
501 2, 30 8 6, 78 4* 6 , 576 10 ,270 
762 3, 15 5 
86 6* 661 6 ,4 68 3,5 11 579 
31 101 , 756* 
 
506: 2 , 188 : 6 , 392 : 5 ,927 : 9 , 749: 
748 : 2,734: 1, 106 : 
574: 6,121: 3, 422: 
50 1 : 31 : 
96 ,517 : : 
 
91: 97 : 114 : 106 : 105 : 126 : 97 : 101: 12 0 : I II : 124 : 142: -: 107 : 
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33 7 1 ,807 5 , 896 5 , 996 8 ,056 
42 3 2 ,3 72 
987 1 ,230 5 ,021 2,705 
468 42 4 84,315 
 
321 1,9 72 5 ,265* 6 , 124 8,0 52 
312 2, 370 
9 30 1 , 186 4, 882 2 , 603 
552 407 84 , 628~'< 
 
243 : 85 1 , 951: 108 5 , 487 : 1 22 6,122 : 104 8 ,199: 10 8 
341 : 91 2 ,312 : 109 
989 : 12 4 1 , 130: 123 5,046 : 118 2, 325 : 112 
538 : 137 59 8 : 18 7 84,778 : 11 1 
: 
 
To t a11978 * (21 States) 
 
: 95 ,191 : 
 
94,0 44 
 
90, 188 : : 
 
: 77 ,396 : 
 
76 ,747 
 
76 , 54 6 : : 
 
% of La s t y e a r : 
 
109 
 
108 
 
107: 
 
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110 
 
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~1~27GEOR G/A 
 
WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
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ReCeived . Georgia 
 
JUL 6 1919 
~DOcUU8MREANRT,Ss 
 
~ cro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 
 
Released: J ul y 5 , 1979 ( Publi ca tion No. USP S 383-930) 
 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-27 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a cement of broi l e r chicks i n Ge or gia dur i n g t he week ended June 30 was 12,307,000-slight ly more t han the previous week and 7 per cent mo r e than th e comparable week last year, accord ing t o the Georgi a Crop Repor t i ng Service. 
An est i ma t e d 13,640,000 b roile r type eggs were s et by Georgi a hatche ries -- 5 percent les s t han th e previ ous week and 1 pe r cent l ess than th e comparable week a yea r earlie r. 
Placement of broi ler chicks i n 21 rep orting States totaled 83 , 940 , 000- - 1 percent l es s t han the previous week but 10 percen t mor e t han the comparab l e week las t year. Br oi ler type h a tch ing eggs se t we r e 98 ,96 8,000--3 percent more than the previ ous week and 7 percent mo re than a yea r ago. 
 
\ve e k Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCH I NGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks : 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
19 78 
 
1979 
 
: year : 19 78 
 
1979: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Ap r. 21 : Ar p. 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : J une 2 : June 9 : June 16 : J une 23 : June 30 : 
 
13,927 13,5 38 14 , 026 13 ,960 13,9 23 13,868 14,165 14 ,049 14 ,000 13,536 13 ,711 
 
15, 02 1 14,9 10 15,2 48 15, 241 15,131 15,147 14, 982 15,119 15, 029 14 ,2 88 13 , 640 
 
: 108 : - 42 : 110 : + 34 : 109 : - 142 : 109 : - 53 : 10 9 : - 94 : 109 : - 75 : 106 : -205 : 108 : + 8 : 107 : + 63 : 106 : -130 : 99 : +126 
 
+234 : +160 : - 58 : + 79 : + 79 : -216 : +181 : -129 : - 40* : + 88* : + 74 : 
 
11 , 271 11,374 11, 186 11, 338 10, 965 11 , 309 11 , 090 11 ,531 11 , 596 11 , 42 7 11,538 
 
12, 324 12,326 12 ,088 12,251 12 , 230 11,956 12,494 12, 246 12,275* 12,268* 12 ,307 
 
: 109 : 108 : 108 : 108 : 112 : 106 : 113 : 106 : 106 * : 107 * : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg type chicks in Ge or gi a during t he week ended J une 30 was 1,123 ,000--2 pe rcent l es s than the previo us week but 31 percen t more than th e compa r abl e week last year. An est ima t e d 1 ,655, 000 eggs for the production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgia ha tcheries , 1 7 percent mor e than t he previous week an d 75 percent more t h an the comparable week l a s t ye a r . 
I n th e f i ve s t a t e s tha t account ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chi ck s in t he U.S. in 19 78, hatch ings during the week ended June 30 were up 26 percent and se tt i ng s we r e up 41 percent f r om a year ago. 
 
Sta te 
 
June 16 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
% of : 
 
Ch i cks Hatched 
 
J une 
 
June 
 
year : June 
 
June 
 
J une 
 
23 
 
30 
 
ago 2/ : 16 
 
23 
 
30 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year :~~o 2 / 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1, 477 
 
1,329 
 
1,370 : 13 7 : 1,126 
 
1, 02 6 
 
1,138 : 133 
 
Ga . 
 
: 1 ,4 29 
 
1 ,413 
 
1 , 655 : 1 75 : 1,277 
 
1 , 146 
 
1,123 : 131 
 
Mis s . 
 
: 
 
265 
 
Ore gon Wash. 
 
.: 
 
206 101 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 3 ,478 
 
229 71 
5 3,047 
 
31 7 : 94 : 188 16 2 : 69 : 234 
75 : 300 : 193 3 , 579 : 141 : 3 ,018 
 
144 173 160 2 , 649 
 
245 208 93 2, 80 7 
 
: 82 : 160 : 99 : 126 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot al 19 78* : 2,606 
 
3 , 209 
 
2,5 39 : 
 
: 2,659 
 
2 , 568 
 
2, 233 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 
 
133 
 
95 
 
141 : 
 
: 114 
 
103 
 
126 
 
1/ I ncl udes eggs set by hat cheries produc ing ch i cks f or hatcher y supply fl ocks . 1./ Current 
 
we ek as pe rcent of same week last year . * Revis ed. 
 
Pub lished : Weekl y. 
Agr icu lt ur a l St ati sti ci a n a n d G eorg ia Department of Agricu l tur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO}lliERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 79 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
\oJeek Ended 
 
: June 
 
Jun e 
 
J une : yea r : J un e 
 
June 
 
J une 
 
16 
 
23 
 
30 
 
: a go 2/ : 16 
 
23 
 
30 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama Ar kansas Cal i f o r n i a Delaware Flor i da 
 
: 13 ,539 : 18,249 : 3,622 : 4,318 : 2 , 574 
 
12 ,426 17, 291 
3, 671 4,164 2 , 588* 
 
13 ,45 2 17, 427 
3,664 4, 325 2 , 261 
 
: 112 : 11 ,0 63* : 106 : 15 ,190 : 112 : 3 ,137 : 99 : 4 , 151 : 104 : 1 , 656 
 
10 , 937* 15,297 
2,957 3 , 990 
1 ,6 3 3 ~~ 
 
10, 943 15,499 
2,816 3 , 940 1, 519 
 
: 115 : 115 : 102 : 103 : 127 
 
GEORGI A 
 
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Maine 
 
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" Wes t Virgi n i a 
 
To't aL 1979 
 
(21 Stat es) 
 
: 15, 029 
 
: 
 
50 1 
 
: 2,3 08 
 
: 6 , 784 
 
: 6, 576 
 
: 10 ,2 70 
 
: 
 
762 
 
: 3, 155 
 
: 
 
86 6 
 
: 
 
66 1 
 
: 6,468 
 
: 3, 511 
 
: 
 
579 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 101, 756 
 
: 
 
14, 288 
506 2,188 6, 392 5,927 9 ,74 9 
748 2, 73/+ 1,106 
5 74 6, 121 3, 422 
526* 3/ 
96 , 545* 
 
13 , 640 
480 2 , 326 6, 728 6 , 603 10,387 
745 3, 0 40 1, 155 
661 5,997 3, 325 
551 3/ 
98 , 968 
 
: 99 : 12,2 75* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 81 : 
 
321 
 
: 103 : 1,972 
 
: 123 : 5, 265 
 
: 104 : 6 ,124 
 
: 10 7 : 8,0 52 
 
: 121 : 
 
31 2 
 
: 11 4 : 2 , 370 
 
: 102 : 
 
930 
 
: 139 : 1 , 186 
 
: 102 : 4 ,88 2 
 
: 11 4 : 2 , 60 3 
 
: 131 : 
 
55 2 
 
:- : 
 
407 
 
: 107 : 84 , 629* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12, 268* 
243 1,951 5 ,48 7 6 ,122 8,199 
341 2 , 3 12 
989 1,130 5 ,046 2, 325 
538 598 84,79 1* 
 
12,307 
304 1,929 5 ,392 6 ,044 8 ,095 
494 2 , 364 
991 1 ,081 4,774 2, 563 
488 44 4 
83, 940 
 
: 107 
: 
: 85 : 106 : 112 : 102 : 108 : 144 : 109 : 121 : 108 : 117 : 13 2 : 11 4 : 110 
: 110 
: 
 
Tot al 1978 '1< (21 States) 
 
: 94 , 044 
: 
 
90,188 
 
92, 479 : 
: 
 
: 76 ,7 47 
: 
 
76 ,546 
 
76 , 563 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Ye a r : 
 
10 8 
 
107 
 
107 : 
 
: 
 
110 
 
I II 
 
110 : 
 
1/ Louis i ana and Mis sour i not sh o"~ t o avoid dis c l osure of in di v i du a l operations but inc luded in 21 
 
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State Document Periodicals 
 
'--.. . . .;",.~-, ' ''~....... Received 
 
IIIL 12 1979 
 
I. 
 
uD~OcLWIB~IfEANRrIEsS 
 
Released: Ju l y 11 , 1979 
 
(Pub li cation No . USPS 38'3- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ cro p Rep orting Se rvice 
Stephen s Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 28 
 
BROILER TYP E 
 
Placeme n t of br oile r ch ick s i n Ge o rg i a durin g the week e nded July 7 was 12, 150, 000- - 1 pe rcent le s s than t h e previ ou s week but 10 pe rcen t more t han t he comparab l e week last ye ar , a cc or ding to t h e Geo rg ia Crop Rep ort i n g Se rvice. 
An est i mate d 14, 500,0 00 broiler type eggs were se t by Geor gi a h at che r ie s - -6 pe rcent more t han th e previous we ek and 2 perc en t mor e than t he compa rable week a year ear l ier. 
Placement of broiler chi ck s i n 21 repor ting St a t e s t o t a l e d 81 ,184, 000- - 3 perc ent l es s than the previous week bu t 8 per ce nt mo r e t han the co mp ar ab l e week las t year. Br oiler t ype hatchi ng eggs s e t were 100,5 72 , 00 0-- 2 per cen t mor e t h an t he previous wee k and 7 percent more than a year ago . 
 
We e k Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cros s Sta t e 
 
Eggs Set 1 / 
 
: 
 
Move ment 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ce d for 
 
of Ch i ck s : 
 
Broilers in Geo rg i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
19 78 
 
19 79 
 
: yea r : 19 78 
 
19 79: 197 8 
 
19 79 
 
: year 
 
a&2...-__ : 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: Thou s an ds 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
Ap r . 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : J une 2 : J une 9 : J une 16 : J une 23 : June 30 : July 7 : 
 
13 , 538 14, 026 13 ,960 13,923 13, 868 1 4 , 165 14 , 04 9 14, 000 13,5 36 13, 711 14, 248 
 
14,9 10 15,2 48 15, 241 15, 13 1 15,147 14 ,98 2 15 , 11 9 15, 02 9 14 , 288 13 , 640 It.,5 00 
 
: 110 : + 34 : 10 9 : - 142 : 10 9 : - 53 : 10 9 : - 94 : 109 : - 75 : 106 : -205 : 10 8 : + 8 : 107 : + 63 : 10 6 : -130 : 99 : +126 : 10 2 : -231 
 
+160 : 11,374 - 58 : 11 ,186 + 79 : 11, 338 + 79 : 10,965 - 216 : 11 ,30 9 +1 81 : 11 , 090 - 129 : 11, 531 - 40 : 11 , 596 + 88 : 11, 42 7 + 74 : 11 ,538 - 24 : 11 ,042 
 
12, 326 1 2, 088 12,2 51 12, 230 11, 956 12 , 494 12,246 12 , 275 12,2 68 12, 30 7 12, 150 
 
: 108 : 108 : 108 : 112 : 106 : 113 : 106 : 106 : 10 7 : 10 7 : 110 
 
EGG TYP E 
 
Hatch of e gg t ype chi cks in Georgi a during the week ende d July 7 was 944, 00 0-- 16 percent less t han t he previ ous week but 4 percent more t han t h e comparable week la s t year . An es t ima t e d 1,359 ,000 e ggs f or th e pr oduc t i on of e gg typ e chicks were s e t by Geor gia hat ch eries , 18 per ce n t l ess than the pr evious week but 15 pe r cen t mo r e than t he comp a r ab l e week l ast yea r . 
I n t h e five stat es t h a t a c coun te d f or about 26 percen t of t he ha t ch of al l egg t ype chi cks in t he U. S. in 1978 , hatchings dur i ng the week ende d J uly 7 were up 30 pe r cen t and se t t i n gs were up 28 pe rc en t f rom a year a go . 
 
St a t e 
 
J une 23 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AN D CHI CKS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
% of : 
 
Chicks Hat che d 
 
J une 
 
July 
 
year : J une 
 
J une 
 
Jul y 
 
30 
 
7 
 
ago 2/: 23 
 
30 . 
 
7 
 
Thous and s 
 
Thous ands 
 
: % of : year : ~o 2/ 
 
Ca li f. 
 
: 1 ,329 
 
1, 370 
 
1 ,09 7 : 148 : 1 , 0 26 
 
1 , 138 
 
1,133 : 171 
 
Ga . 
 
: 1, 413 
 
1, 655 
 
1,359 : 115 : 1, 146 
 
1 , 123 
 
94 4 : 104 
 
Mi ss . 
 
: 
 
229 
 
317 
 
252 : 73 : 144 
 
245 
 
226 : 77 
 
Ore g on 
 
: 
 
71 
 
1 62 
 
225 : 131 : 173 
 
208 
 
169 : 345 
 
Wash . 
 
: 
 
5 
 
75 
 
252 : 4 75 : 160 
 
93 
 
82 : 167 
 
Tot a l 19 79 : 3 , 0 47 
 
3,5 79 
 
3 ,185 : 128 : 2,6 49 
 
2, 80 7 
 
2 , 554 : 130 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tota l 19 78", : 3 , 209 
 
2 , 53 9 
 
2,493 : 
 
: 2 , 56 8 
 
2,2 33 
 
1 , 962 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La st Year : 
 
95 
 
141 
 
128 : 
 
: 10 3 
 
1 26 
 
130 
 
1/ Incl ude s e ggs set by hatch erie s pro du cing ch icks f or h a t che ry s upply f l ock s . 2 / Cur r ent 
 
week as pe rc ent of s ame we ek last ye ar . ,', Revis e d . 
 
Pub lish e d: Weekl y . 
A g r icu Ilura l S t at ~ s t ician and Ge o rgi a De p a rt m e n t o f Agr ic ul tur e 
 
 STATE 1./ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COHMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: 
 
June 
 
June 
 
July : yea r : J une 
 
June 
 
Jul y 
 
23 
 
30 
 
7 
 
: ago 2/: 23 
 
30 
 
7 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousan ds 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alab ama 
 
: 
 
Arkans as 
 
: 
 
California 
 
: 
 
Delaware 
 
: 
 
Florida 
 
: 
 
GEORGIA 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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Tot a1"1979 
 
: 
 
( 21 States) 
 
: 
 
12, 426 17 , 291 
3,6 71 4 , 164 2, 588 
14 ,288 
506 2, 188 6 , 392 5',927 9, 749 
748 2, 734 1 , 1 06 
574 6 , 121 3 ,42 2 
526 3/ 
96 ,5 45 
 
13, 452 1 7, 427 
3, 664 4 ,3 25 2,2 61 
 
13 , 715 17 ,7 86 
3 ,96 3 4, 036 2,49 0 
 
13 ,640 14,500 
 
480 2 , 326 6 ,72 8 6 , 603 10 ,387 
745 3 , 077* 1 ,155 
661 6 , 042;, 
3 ,3 25 551 3/ 
9 9 , 0 5 0 >~ 
 
468 2 , 270 6, 732 6,538 10 ,470 
668 3,0 26 1, 162 
661 6, 099 3, 368 
469 
3/ 100 , 572 
 
: 111 : 10 ,9 44 >" 
 
: 106 : 15, 29 7 
 
: 119 : 2,9 57 
 
: 94 : 3 , 990 
 
: 104 : 1 ,633 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 102 : 12, 268 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 95 : 
 
243 
 
: 100 : 1,9 65* 
 
: 122 : 5 , 54 7;' 
 
: 103 : 6 ,122 
 
: 109 : : 106 : : 109 : 
 
8 ,199 341 
2, 312 
 
: 100 : 
 
98 9 
 
: 143 : 1,130 
 
: 105 : : 11 3 : : 124 : 
:- : 
 
5 ,0 46 2 , 262 
538 598 
 
: 10 7 : 84 ,809 * 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10 ,9 43 15 ,4 99 
2, 816 3 , 940 1 , 5 19 
12 , 30 7 
304 1 , 933* 5 ,392 6 , 044 8,095 
49 4 2 ,414* 
99 1 1 , 081 4,828* 2, 563 
48 8 444 
84 ,0 48>~ 
 
10 ,272 14,85 7 
2, 741 3 , 45 7 1 ,7 47 
12 ,150 
244 1 ,851 5 , 426 5 ,787 8 ,039 
35 4 2,203 
759 1,161 4, 722 2, 453 
604 501 81,184 
 
: 110 : 106 : 10 2 : 95 : 111 
: 110 
: 75 : 10 1 : 108 : 100 : 110 : 83 : 110 : 93 : 11 8 : 120 : 125 : 159 : 186 : 10 8 
: 
 
Tot al 19 78* ( 21 Stat es) 
 
: 90,1 88 92 , 479 93 , 962 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 76 ,5 46 
: 
 
76 , 563 
 
75 ,36 2 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Ye a r : 
 
10 7 
 
10 7 
 
10 7 : 
 
: 
 
111 
 
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Released: July 18 , 19 79 
 
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(lub1ica tion No. US PS 383-930) 
 
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~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens , Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 29 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl acement of broiler chicks i n Georgia durin g t he week ende d July 14 was 11,551,000--5 percent l es s than the previous week bu t 8 pe r cent mo r e than the comparable week last year, acco r ding t o t he Ge orgi a Crop Reporting Servi ce. 
An es tima ted 14 , 12 4,000 broi l er type eggs were s e t by Geor gia hatch eries--3 percent less than t he pr evious week but 2 percent more t han the comparable we ek a yea r e ar l i e r . 
Placeme nt of br oi l e r ch icks i n 21 r e por t i ng St ates t ot a led 76,824,000--5 percent less 
tha n t he pr evi ous week but 7 pe r ce nt mo r e t ha n the compa r a bl e week last year. Bro iler type ha tching eggs s e t were 97 ,8 61 , 000- - 3 pe r ce nt les s t ha n the pre vi ou s week bu t 7 percent more tha n a ye ar ago . 
 
Week Ende d 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET , HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1.1 
 
Net Cross State Movemen t 
 
Ch icks Pl ace d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
Br oi l e r s in Georgia 
 
: % of 
 
: % of 
 
: 1978 
 
19 79 
 
: ye ar : 1978 
 
1979: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
May 5 : 14 , 026 May 12 : 13, 960 May 19 : 13 ,92 3 May 26 : 13 ,86 8 J une 2 : 14 , 165 June 9 : 14 ,0 49 J une 16 : 14 ,000 June 23 : 13,536 J une 30 : 13,711 J uly 7 : 14 , 248 J ul y 14 : 13,89 1 
 
15 , 248 15 , 241 15 , 131 15 , 147 14,9 82 15 , 119 15, 02 9 14 ,2 88 13, 640 14 ,500 14,124 
 
: 109 : -14 2 : 109 : - 53 : 109 : - 94 : 109 : - 75 : 106 : -205 : 108 : + 8 : 107 : + 63 : 106 : -130 : 99 : +126 : 10 2 : - 231 : 10 2 : -126 
 
- 58 : 11,186 + 79 : 11 ,338 + 79 : 10,965 -216 : 11 ,309 +181 : 11 , 090 -1 29 : 11,531 - 40 : 11 ,596 + 88 : 11,427 + 74 : 11,538 - 24 : 11 ,042 +13 2 : 10,695 
 
12,088 12,251 12 , 230 11 ,956 12, 494 12 ,246 12 , 275 12,268 12, 30 7 12,150 11, 551 
 
: 108 : 108 : 112 : 106 : 113 : 106 : 106 : 107 : 107 : 110 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg type chicks in Ge or gi a durin g the week ended July 14 was 928,000--9 percent l e ss t h an t he pr evi ous week but 21 percent more than the comparable week last year . An est i ma t e d 1,269 , 000 eg gs fo r th e product ion of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 15 percent le s s than the previous week but 4 percent more than the compar able week last year. 
In the f i ve s tates that a cc oun ted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all eg g type chicks i n t he U.S . in 1978 , hatchin gs during the week ended July 14 were down 1 per cen t but settings wer e up 3 per cent from a year a go. 
 
State 
 
June 30 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
July 
 
July : year : June 
 
July 
 
July : year 
 
7 
 
14 : a go 2/: 30 
 
7 
 
1 4 : ag o 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Cal i f . 
 
: 1,370 
 
1,097 
 
1 ,569 : 120 : 1 ,138 
 
1,133 
 
1,035 : 87 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,655 
 
1,495* 1, 269 : 10 4 : 1,123 
 
1,024* 
 
928 : 121 
 
Mi ss . 
 
: 
 
317 
 
25 2 
 
244 : 64 : 245 
 
226 
 
299 : 124 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
162 
 
22 5 
 
99 : 44 : 208 
 
169 
 
120 : 110 
 
Wash . 
 
: 
 
75 
 
252 
 
59 : 118 0 : 
 
93 
 
82 
 
3: 3 
 
To tal 197 9 : 3,579 
 
3,321* 3 , 240 : 103 : 2,807 
 
2,634* 2 ,385 : 99 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
Tot a l 1978 * : 2 , 539 
 
2,493 
 
3, 13 2 : 
 
: 2,233 
 
1,962 
 
2,400 
 
: 
 
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Las t Yea r : 
 
1 41 
 
1 33 >~ 
 
10 3 : 
 
: 126 
 
134* 
 
99 
 
1 / Incl udes e ggs s et by ha t che r i es produc ing ch i cks f or hatchery supply f locks. ]) Current 
 
week as per cent of same week l ast y ea r . * Revised . 
 
Publishe d : We ekly . 
Agr ic u ltu ral S tat istician a nd Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: 
 
June 
 
J uly 
 
July : year : June 
 
J uly 
 
July 
 
30 
 
7 
 
14 
 
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7 
 
14 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama 
Ark~nsas 
California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,452 13,715 13 , 060 : 109 : 10,943 10,2 75* 9 ,332 : 112 
 
: 17,427 17,813* 16 ,681 : 106 : 15,499 14 ,860* 13,9 56 : 111 
 
: 
 
3,664 
 
3,963 
 
3,666 : 113 : 2,816 
 
2,741 
 
2 ,808 : 105 
 
: 
 
4,325 
 
4,036 
 
4,049 : 96 : 3,940 
 
3,457 
 
3,550 : 96 
 
: 
 
2,261 
 
2,518* 2,519 : 107 : 1,519 
 
1,745* 1,605 : 105 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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Total 1979 
 
: 
 
( 21 States) 
 
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13,640 14,500 
 
538 * 2,326 6,728 6,603 10,387 
745 3,077 1,155 
661 6,042 3, 325 
551 3/ 
99, 108* 
 
488 2,270 6,732 6,538 10,470 
668 3,026 1 ,162 
661 6,099 3, 368 
469 3/ 
100, 627 * 
 
14,124 
511 2,273 6,480 6,5 16 10,425 
677 3,089 1,159 
567 6,089 3,393 
434 3/ 
97,861 
 
: 102 : 12,307 
 
: 
 
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: 106 : 
 
339 * 
 
: 101 : 1,933 
 
: 119 : 5,392 
 
: III : 6,044 
 
: 110 : 8,095 
 
: 115 : 
 
447 
 
: 111 : 2,414 
 
: 104 : 
 
991 
 
: 122 : 1,081 
 
: 107 : 4,828 
 
: 115 : 2,563 
 
: 107 : 
 
488 
 
:- : 
 
444 
 
: 107 : 84 ,036 * 
 
: 
 
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12,150 
244 1,851 5,426 5,787 8,039 
354 2,203 
759 1,161 4, 829~" 2,453 
604 501 81,295* 
 
11,551 
357 1,765 5,011 5,292 7,315 
373 2,209 
959 1,039 4 ,558 2,431 
477 332 76 , 824 
 
: 108 
: 111 : 96 : 107 : 103 : 102 : 105 : 109 : 109 : 105 : 111 : 138 : 142 : 105 : 107 
: 
 
Tot al 1978* (21 States) 
 
: 92 , 479 93, 962 91 , 085 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 76 ,5 63 
: 
 
75,362 
 
71 , 520 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Ye a r : 
 
107 
 
10 7 
 
107 : 
 
: 
 
110 
 
108 
 
107 : 
 
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Received JUL 26 1979 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Report ing Service 
 
Released: J ul y 25, 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
( Publ i ca t i on No . USPS 383- 930) 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-30 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of br oile r ch icks i n Ge or gi a during the we ek ende d J ul y 21 was 10, 724,000- - 7 
 
pe r ce nt l ess t han t he previ ous week and 2 percent l e s s t ha n t he compa r ab l e week l a st yea r , 
 
ac cording t o t he Ge orgia Crop Repo r t i ng Se rvice . 
 
. 
 
An estimated 14 , 468 , 000 br oiler type eggs were s e t by Ge or gi a hatcheries--2 per cen t more 
 
than the previou s we ek and 4 per cent more than t he compa r a bl e we ek a year earlier. Placement of broile r ch icks i n 21 report ing States tot a l e d 78 ,448 , 000- - 2 pe rce nt more 
 
t han the previ ou s week a nd 8 percent mor e than t h e compa r a bl e week las t year. Bro i le r t ype 
 
hat ching eggs set were 99 ,9 77 , 000-- 2 perce nt more t ha n the previ ous week and 12 percen t mo r e 
 
than a year ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Move ment 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Ch ick s 
 
: Broilers in Geo rgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: 1978 
: 
 
. 1979  : yea r : 1978 : ago 
 
1979 : 1978 
: 
 
1979 : ye a r : ag o 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
May 12 : 13 ,960 15,241 : 109 : - 53 
 
+ 79 : 11, 338 12 ,251 : 108 
 
May 19 : 13, 923 15 ,1 31 : 109 : - 94 
 
+ 79 : 10,965 12,230 : 112 
 
May 26 : 13 , 8 68 15 , 147 : 109 : - 75 
 
- 216 : 11 , 309 11,9 56 : 106 
 
Ju ne 2 : 14 , 165 14 , 982 : 106 : -20 5 
 
+18 1 : 11 , 090 12,494 : 113 
 
June 9 : 14 ,049 15 ,11 9 : 108 : + 8 
 
-1 29 : 11 , 531 12, 246 : 106 
 
June 16 : 14 , 000 15 , 029 : 107 : + 63 
 
- 40 : 11 ,5 96 12,2 75 : 106 
 
June 23 : 13 , 536 14 ,28 8 : 106 : - 130 
 
+ 88 : 11 , 427 12,268 : 107 
 
June 30 : 13,711 13 , 667* : 100* : + 126 
 
+ 74 : 11, 538 12, 307 : 107 
 
July 7 : 14,2 48 14 ,500 : 10 2 : - 23 1 
 
- 24 : 11 ,042 12 ,15 0 : 110 
 
July 14 : 13 , 891 14 , 124 : 10 2 : - 126 
 
+1 32 : 10,695 11, 55 1 : 108 
 
July 21 : 13 , 874 . 1'.! 468 ... : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : .10,95 4 _ __ J Q.1724 : 98 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type chicks in Georgi a during the week ended J ul y 21 was 1,258 , 000-- 36 perce nt more than the pr eVious week and 78 percent more than the compa r a bl e week l a st yea r . An es tima t ed 1,400, 000 e ggs f or t he pr oduc t i on of egg type ch icks we r e s et by Georgia ha t ch eries , 10 pe rce nt mo re t ha n t he pr evi ou s week and 24 pe rcent mor e t ha n the compar able we ek la s t yea r . 
In t he f i ve st a t es that accounted f or ab ou t 26 percent of t he ha tch of al l egg t ype chicks in t he U. S. i n 1978 , ha tch ings dur ing the week ended J ul y 21 were up 41 per ce nt a nd se ttings we r e up 27 percent from a ye a r ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi cks Ha t ch ed 
 
: % of 
 
State 
Cali f. Ga . 
 
: J uly 7 
: 1,097 : 1 , 495 
 
J uly 14 
Thousands 
1,569 1, 269 
 
Jul y : year : J uly 
 
21 : ag o 2/ : 7 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
1 ,18 4 : 151 
 
.: 1 , 133 
 
1, 400 : 124 : 1,024 
 
July 14 
Thou s a nds 
1 , 035 928 
 
July 21 
1,071 1 , 258 
 
: ye a r 
 ag o 2/ 
 136 
: 178 
 
Mi ss . 
 
: 252 
 
244 
 
188 : 61 : 226 
 
299 
 
271 : 102 
 
Oregon 
 
: 225 
 
99 
 
214 : 142 : 169 
 
120 
 
136 : 75 
 
. Was h. 
 
: 252 
 
Total 1979 
 
3 ,321 
 
59 3 , 240 
 
41 : 586 3, 027 : 127 
: 
 
: 
 
82 
 
: 2 , 634 
 
: 
 
3 2,38 5 
 
41 : 205 
 
 2,777 
 
141 
 
Tot a l 1978* : 2, 493 
 
3 ,132 
 
2,383 : 
 
: 1, 962 
 
2 , 400 
 
1,964 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 133 
 
103 
 
127 : 
 
: 134 
 
99 
 
141 
 
l / Includes eggs set by ha t che r i e s producing chicks f or hatche r y s uppl y flocks. 2/ Current 
week as pe rcent of s ame week l ast yea r . * Revi sed. 
 
Publis he d : Weekly 
 
A gri c ultura l Sta t i st i ci a n a n d G e o rg i a D epa rt m ent o f Agricul ture 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMME RCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
STATE 1/ 
Alabama Arkan sas Cali fo r nia De l awar e Flo r i da 
GEORGIA 
 
; July 7 
: 13,715 : 17 ,81 3 : 3,963 ; 4,0 36 : 2,5 18 
: 14 ,5 00 
 
EGGS SET Week Ended 
J uly 
14 Thousands 
 
J ul y 21 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: % of : 
 
.: ye a r : ag o 2/ : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
July 7 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
We ek Ende d 
 
J uly 
 
July 
 
14 
 
21 
 
Thou sa nds 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
13 , 060 16, 681 3 ,666 
4,049 2,519 
 
13 ,524 : 115 17,988 : 116 
3,666 : 141 3, 894 : 93 2 ,554 : 108 
 
: 10 , 275 : 14,860 : 2,74 1 : 3,457 : 1,7 45 
 
9,3 32 13,956 
2,808 3,550 1,605 
 
10,199 13,638 
2,808 3,732 1,528 
 
: 115 : 110 : 107 : 92 : 103 
 
1II ,124 14,468 : 104 : 12 ,150 11,551 10,724 : 98 
 
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2, 273 
 
2 , 242 : 100 : 1,851 
 
1,765 
 
1,857 : 101 
 
Maryland 
 
; 6,732 
 
6, 480 
 
6, 672 : 12lf : 5,426 
 
5, 011 
 
4 , 870 : 112 
 
Missi ssippi : 6 ,5 38 
 
6,5 16 
 
6, 518 : 110 : 5 ,787 
 
5 ,292 
 
5,863 : 103 
 
N. Caro lina : ( 0,470 
 
10 ,4 25 10 , 297 : 110 : 8 , 0 39 
 
7, 315 
 
7, 881 : 107 
 
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.: 
 
668 3,0 26 
 
677 3,089 
 
670 : 114 : 
 
354 
 
3 , 056 : 104 : 2, 203 
 
373 2, 209 
 
396 : 13 1 2,182 : 113 
 
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1,075* 1,164 : 105 : 
 
7 59 
 
959 
 
991 : 112 
 
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: 
 
661 
 
567 
 
661 : 142 : 1,1 6 1 
 
1, 022* 
 
1 ,~9 8 : 132 
 
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: 6,099 
 
6,089 
 
6 ,286 : 114 : 4, 829 
 
/+ , 5 5 8 
 
4, 366 : 102 
 
Virgi nia 
 
: 3 , 368 
 
3,393 
 
3,382 : 113 : 2, 453 
 
2 ,4 31 
 
2, 362 : 132 
 
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West Vi r gi nia : 
 
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434 
 
411 : 109 : 
 
604 
 
477 
 
499 : 117 
 
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33 2 
 
457 : 112 
 
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Tota l 1979 : 100,627 (21 States) : 
 
97,777* 99,977 : 112 : 81,295 
 
: 
 
: 
 
76,8 07* 78, 448 : 108 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 93,962 (21 States) : 
 
91,085 
 
89,638 : 
: 
 
: 75,362 
: 
 
71,5 20 
 
72, 897 : 
: 
 
% of Last Yea r: 
 
107 
 
107 
 
112 : 
 
: 
 
108 
 
107 
 
108 : 
 
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948-3 1 
 
BROILER TY PE 
 
Pla ceme n t of broiler ch ick s in Ge orgi a du ring t he week e nde d July 28 was 11,394,000--6 pe r ce nt more than t he pr evi ous week a nd 7 perce nt mor e than t he comparable week last year, acco rdi ng to t he Geor gi a Crop Rep or t i ng Se rvice . 
An es tima t ed 13,842,000 br oile r t ype egg s were set by Georgi a hatcheries--4 percent less than the pr evious week but s li gh tly more t han the compa rabl e week a year earlier. 
Placeme nt of br oi l e r chicks in 21 repor ti ng Sta t es totaled 79,624,000--2 percent more t han the previ ous week and 11 pe rcent more t ha n t he comparable wee k last yea r . Broiler type hat ching eggs s e t we re 98,137 ,000-- 2 per ce nt le ss than the pr ev ious week but 10 percent more than a yea r ago . 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS 
 
Net Cross St a t e 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Mo veme nt 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of 
 
% of 
 
197 8 
 
19 79 : yea r 
 
19 78 
 
1979 
 
19 78 
 
1979 . 
 
year 
 
ago 
 
ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Tho u s a nds 
 
Thousands 
 
May 19 : 13 , 92 3 May 26 : 13 , 868 June 2 : 14 , 165 June 9 : 14 , 049 June 16 : 14,000 June 23 : 13,5 36 June 30 : 13 , 7 11 July 7 : 14 ,2 48 July 14 : 13 , 891 July 21 : 13 ,8 74 July 28 : 13 ,8 04 
 
15, 13 1 : 109 : - 94 15,147 : 109 : - 75 14 ,9 82 : 106 : -20 5 15 ,119 : 108 : + 8 15, 029 : 107 : + 63 14 , 288 : 106 : - 130 13, 667 : 100 : +12 6 14, 500 : 10 2 : - 23 1 14,124 : 102 : -126 14, 468 : 104 : + 12 13 ,84 2 : 100 : -20 2 
 
+ 79 - 2 16 +1 81 -1 29 
- 1~0 
+ 88 + 74 - 24 +13 2 - 41 - 19 
 
: 10,965 : 11,309 : 11 ,090 : 11 ,531 : 11 ,59 6 : 11,427 : 11,538 : 11 ,042 : 10,695 : 10,954 : 10,649 
 
12 ;230 : 112 11,956 : 106 12,494 : 113 12,246 : 106 12 ,275 : 106 12,268 : 107 12,307 : 107 12,150 : 110 11,551 : 108 10,724 : 98 11 ,394 : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of eg g t ype ch icks i n Georgia during the we ek e nde d July 28 was 905,000--27 percent less than t he previ ou s week but 43 perce nt more than the comparable week last year. An estima ted 1,218,000 e gg s fo r the pr oduc t i on of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 15 percent le s s t han t he pr ev ious we ek a nd 1 pe r ce nt l ess than the comparable week last year. 
In t he f i ve states that ac count ed f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks i n t he U. S. in 1978 , ha t ch i ngs during the we ek ended July 28 were up 41 percent and setti ngs were up 8 perce nt from a ye ar ago . 
 
State 
 
: J uly 14 
 
Calif  
 
: 1,569 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,269 
 
Miss . 
 
: 244 
 
Oreg on 
 
: 
 
99 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
59 
 
Total 1979 : 3, 240 
 
Tot al 1978* : 3 ,13 2 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
July 
 
July : year : July 
 
July 
 
July : year 
 
21 
 
28 : ag o 2/ : 14 
 
21 
 
28 : ago 2/ 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1 ,18 4 1, 433-" 
188 21 4 
 
1,5 14 : 130 
1,2 18 : 99 
201 : 66 225 : 95 
 
: 1,035 : 928 
: 299 : 120 
 
1,071 1,2 45* 
271 
136 
 
869 : 148 905 : 143 220 : 80 
184 : 131 
 
41 
 
25 : 132 : 
 
3 
 
41 
 
190 : 475 
 
3 ,0 60* 3 ,1 83 : 108 : 2,385 
 
2,764* 2,368 : 141 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2 , 3 83 
 
2, 95 3 : 
 
: 2,400 
 
1,964 
 
1,675 
 
% of 
 
Last Year : 103 
 
127 
 
108 : 
 
: 
 
99 
 
141 
 
141 
 
l/ Inc l ud es eggs se t by hatch e ries pr oduc i ng ch i cks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ Current 
 
week as pe rcent of same week last year . * Revi s ed. 
 
Publi s hed: Wee k l y 
A gr icu ltu r a l S tati s t ician and Geor gia Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: July 
 
July 
 
July : year : July 
 
July 
 
July : year 
 
14 
 
21 
 
28 : ag o 2/: 14 
 
21 
 
28 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,060 : 16,681 : 3,666 : 4,049 : 2,519 
 
13,524 17, 988 3,651 
3,894 2,554 
 
13,122 : 110 17,818 : 109 
3,657 : 116 3,566 : 95 2,400 : 104 
 
: 9,332 : 13 , 956 : 2,808 : 3,550 : 1,605 
 
10,199 13 ,638 
2,807 3,732 1,528 
 
10,363 13,271 
3,138 3,611 1,731 
 
: 117 : 108 : 117 : 106 : 104 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14,124 
 
14,468 13 ,842 : 100 : 11,551 10,724 11,394 : 107 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryla nd 
 
: 
 
Mississi ppi : 
 
N. Caroli na : 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Ten ne s s ee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Was hi ngt on : 
 
West Virgi nia : 
 
Total 1979 : 
 
(2 1 States ) : 
 
511 2,273 6,480 6,516 10,425 
677 3,089 1,075 
567 6,089 3,393 
434 3/ 
97,777 
 
487 2,242 6,672 6,518 10,297 
670 3 , 056 1,164 
66 1 6,286 3,382 
411 3/ 
99,962 
 
513 : 96 2,245 : 104 6,689 : 125 6 ,487 : 112 9,983 : 110 
628 : 108 3,139 : 111 1,083 : 99 
661 : 151 6,292 : 121 3,391 : 121 
436 : 127 3/ : - 
98,137 : 110 
: 
 
: 
 
357 
 
: 1,765 
 
: 5,011 
 
: 5,292 
 
: 7,315 
 
: 
 
373 
 
: 2,209 
 
: 
 
959 
 
: 1,022 
 
: 4,558 
 
: 2,431 
 
: 
 
477 
 
: 
 
332 
 
: 76,807 
 
: 
 
263 1,857 4,870 5,863 7,881 
396 2,182 
991 1, 198 4,366 2,362 
499 457 78,447 
 
327 1,800 5,191 5,827 7,824 
306 2,164 
975 1 , 113 4 ,476 2, 391 
422 505 79,624 
 
: 97 : 97 : 112 : 106 : 109 : 99 : 111 : 112 : 122 : 102 : 121 : 119 : 180 : 111 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 91 ,0 85 t 21 States) : 
 
89,638 
 
89,551 : 
: 
 
: 71,520 
: 
 
72, 89 7 
 
71,750 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
107 
 
112 
 
110 : 
 
: 
 
107 
 
108 
 
III : 
 
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Q1f/WEEKLY HATCHERY AUG 91979 
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UG/\ LIBRARIES 
 
Re leased: August 8 , 1979 
 
(Pub lication No. USPS 383- 930) 
 
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Geo rgia 
~crop Report ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306n 1 Phone: (404) 546- 223b 
 
948- 32 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of broi ler chicks in Georgi a dur i ng t he week en de d August 4 was 11,340,000- slightly l es s than the previous week but 7 percent more t han t he compa r ab l e week las t ye ar , accor ding t o th e Georgi a Crop Report ing Se r vice . 
An est i ma ted 13 , 629 ,000 b r oi l er t ype e ggs we r e s e t by Geo rgia hat che r ies -- 2 per cent l es s th an the prev i ous we ek and s l i ght ly l e s s than t he c ompa r able week a year earlier . 
Pl a cement of broiler ch icks in 21 repo r t i n g St ates t ota l ed 78 , 059 , 000- - 2 perc en t l ess than t he previous week but 12 pe r cent mor e t han t he comparable we ek l as t ye a r . Broile r type ha t chin g e gg s s et we r e 97,405, 000-- 1 pe r cent les s than the pr evi ous week but 10 per cen t mo r e than a yea r a go . 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross Stat e 
 
Eggs Set 1 / 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Ch i ck s Placed fo r 
 
o f Ch i ck s 
 
: Br oi le rs i n Ge or gi a 
 
% of 
 
: %of 
 
19 78 
 
19 79 
 
ye a r : 19 78 
 
197 9 : 19 78 
 
19 79 
 
: year 
 
a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous an ds 
 
Thous ands 
 
: Thous and s 
 
May 26 : 13 , 868 15 , 1 47 : 109 : - 75 
 
-216 : 11 ,309 11, 956 : 106 
 
J une 2 : 14 , 165 14 , 982 : 106 : -20 5 
 
+181 : 11 , 090 12, 494 : 113 
 
J une 9 : 14, 049 15 , 119 : 108 : + 8 
 
- 129 : 11 , 531 12, 246 : 106 
 
J une 16 : 14, 000 15 ,029 : 10 7 : + 63 
 
- 40 ~ 11 , 596 12 ,2 75 : 106 
 
J une 23 : 13, 53 6 14 , 288 : 106 : -130 
 
+ 88 : 11,427 12,268 : 10 7 
 
J une 30 : 13 ,711 13 , 667 : 100 : +12 6 
 
+ 74 : 11 , 5 38 12,307 : 10 7 
 
July 7 : 14 ,248 14 ,500 : 102 : -231 
 
- 24 : 11,04 2 12,150 : 110 
 
<, 
 
J uly 14 : 13, 891 
 
1 4, 2 57 ~~ : 10 3 i< : - 126 
 
+13 2 : 10 , 695 11,55 1 : 10 8 
 
July 21 : 13 ,87 4 14 ,4 68 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10 , 954 10, 724 : 98 
 
J uly 28 : 13, 804 13 , 842 : 100 : -202 
 
- 19 : 10 , 649 11 ,39 4 : 10 7 
 
Aug. 4 : 13 ,6 34 13,6 29 : 100 : - 204 
 
+ 0 : 10 , 640 11 ,3 40 : 10 7 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of e gg type chicks i n Geor gi a during the week ended Augus t 4 was 940 , 000-- 4 per cent more t han the previous week and 16 pe rcent more than the comparab l e we ek l as t ye a r . An es timate d 1, 286 ,000 eggs fo r the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia h a tcheri es , 6 percent mo r e than the previous week and 5 percent mor e th an the comparab l e week l a s t yea r . 
In the f i ve stat es that accounted for about 26 pe r cent of the ha t ch of a l l egg type chicks in the U.S. i n 1978 , hatchings during the week ended August 4 we re up 10 pe r cent an d settings were up 12 percent f r om a year ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 197 9 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi ck s Hat ched 
 
: % of 
 
State 
 
: Jul y 
 
July 
 
Aug. : year : Ju ly 
 
July 
 
Aug . : ye a r 
 
21 
 
28 
 
4 
 
: ago 2/ : 21 
 
28 
 
4 
 
: ag o 2/ 
 
Tho u s an d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ca lif . 
 
: 1 , 184 
 
1,514 
 
1,522 : 125 : 1,071 
 
869 
 
1 ,2 62 : 122 
 
Ga . Miss. 
 
: 1,433 
 
1 , 218 
 
1,286 : 105 : 1,245 
 
905 
 
940 : 116 
 
: 
 
188 
 
201 
 
200 : 78 : 271 
 
220 
 
212 : 75 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
214 
 
225 
 
178 : 116 : 136 
 
184 
 
76 : 45 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
41 
 
25 
 
58 : 121 : 
 
41 
 
19 0 
 
48 : 1600 
 
Total 1979 : 3 , 060 
 
3,183 
 
3 , 244 : 11 2 : 2 . 764 
 
2 , 368 
 
2 , 5 38 : 110 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 19 78* : 2 , 383 
 
2 ,9 53 
 
2 , 89 7 : 
 
: 1 ,9 64 
 
1, 675 
 
2,304 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r : 
 
1 27 
 
108 
 
11 2 : 
 
: 141 
 
14 1 
 
11 0 
 
1/ I ncl udes eg gs set by hatch e ries produ ci ng ch icks f or hatche ry s upp ly f l ocks . 2/ Cur r ent 
 
week as perc en t of same we ek las t ye ar . * Revised. 
 
Published : Wee kly . 
Agr icult u r a l S tat is ti c ian a nd Georg ia Departmen t o f Ag r ic u lt u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: July 21 
 
July 28 . 
 
Aug. : year : July 4 : ag o 2/: 21 
 
J ul y 28 
 
Aug. : ye a r 4 : ag o 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13 ,524 : 17,999* : 3,651 : 3,894 : 2,538* 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14 ,468 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
487 
 
Maine 
 
: 2,242 
 
Ma r yl a nd 
 
: 6,672 
 
Mississippi : 6 ;518 
 
N. Carolina : 10 , 297 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
670 
 
.Pe nns yl va ni a : 3,056 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
1 ~164 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
661 
 
"Tex a s 
 
: 6,286 
 
,, ~ 
--_. 
 
' 'vi r gi ni a : Washingt on 
 
: : 
 
3,382 411 
 
West Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1979 : 99,957* 
 
(21 States) : 
 
13,122 17,818 3,657 
3,566 2,400 
13,842 
49 4* 2,245 6 ,689 6,487 9,983 
628 3,153* 1 ,083 
661 6,292 3,355* 
436 3/ 
98,096* 
 
13,005 : 17,589 : 
3,508 : 3,648 : 2,322 : 
: 
13,629 : 
: 
495 : 2,282 : 6,576 : 6,371 : 10,100 : 
666 : 3,116 : 1,078 : 
661 : 6,295 : 3,412 : 
394 : 3/ : 
97,405 : 
: 
 
110 : 10 ,1 99 
 
110 : 13 ,611* 
 
110 : 2,807 
 
94 : 3,732 
 
109 : 1,528 
 
: 
 
100 : 10,724 
 
: 
 
99 : 
 
263 
 
103 : 1,857 
 
126 : 4,870 
 
105 : 5,863 
 
110 : 7,881 
 
115 : 
 
396 
 
112 : 2 ,182 
 
102 : 
 
991 
 
206 : 1,198 
 
129 : 4,3 66 
 
119 : 2 ,3 62 
 
100 : 
 
499 
 
-: 
 
457 
 
no : 78,420* 
 
: 
 
10,366* 13,271 
3,138 3,611 1,731 
11,394 
327 1,800 5,191 5,827 7,824 
297* 2,199* 
975 1,113 4,47 6 2 , 3 91 
422 505 79,653* 
 
9,739 : 110 
 
13,452 : 117 
 
2,795 
 
108 
 
3,172 : 89 
 
1,570 : 95 
 
11 ,3,40 : 107 
 
347 1,747 5,430 5,649 7,872 
361 2,267 
911 1,189 4 ,420 2,400 
391 
379 78,059 
 
: 132 : 98 : 124 : 110 : 110 : 122 : 114 : 103 : 137 : 113 : 133 : 112 : 103 : 112 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 89,638 (21 States) : 
 
89,551 
 
88,725 : 
: 
 
: 72,897 
: 
 
71,750 
 
69,630 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
112 
 
110 
 
110 : 
 
: 
 
108 
 
111 
 
112 : 
 
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State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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H2 WEEKLY H TCH ERY 
 
179 /3 
 
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Released: August 15, 1979 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
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Georgia 
~ crop Report ing Service 
Stephens Fede ral Bld g. Suite 320 I Athens, Geo rgia 306 n1 Pho ne: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 33 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 11 was 11 ,501 ,000-1 pe rcent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the compa rable we ek last year, accordi ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . 
An estimate d 13,854 ,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia ha tcheries-- 2 percent mo r e t han bot h the previous wee k and the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 78 ,782 ,000 --1 pe r cent more than the pr evi ous week and 16 percent more than the comparable week las t ye ar . Br oi l e r type ha tching eggs set wer e 96, 249 ,000--1 pe rc ent less than the pr evious week but 9 pe r cen t mor e than a ye ar ago. 
 
Week En ded 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACE}ffiNTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Hovement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed fo r 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broile rs in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
year : 1978 
 
1979: 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
T h o u s a n ds 
 
June 2 : June 9 : June 16 : June 23 : June 30 : July 7 : July 14 : July 21 : July 28 : Aug . 4 : Aug. 11 : 
 
14 ,165 14,409 14 ,00 0 13,536 13 ,711 14,248 13,891 13,874 13,804 13,6 34 13,529 
 
14,982 15,119 15,029 14 ,288 13,667 14,5 00 14,257 14,468 13,842 13,629 13,854 
 
: 10 6 : : 108 : : 10 7 : : 106 : : 100 : : 102 : : 10 3 : : 104 : : 100 : : 100 : : 102 : 
 
-205 +8 + 63 - 130 +126 -231 -126 + 12 -2 02 -204 - 68 
 
+181 -129 - 40 + 88 + 74 - 24 +132 - 41 - 19 + 1* +100 
 
: 1l ,090 : 11,531 : 11,596 : 11 ,427 : 11 , 5 38 : 11 ,042 : 10,695 : 10,954 : 10,649 : 10,640 : 10,681 
 
12 ,494 12 ,246 12 ,275 12,268 12,307 12 , 150 11,551 10 ,724 11 ,394 11 , 341* 11 , 501 
 
: 113 : 106 : 10 6 : 107 : 107 : 110 : 108 : 98 : 107 : 107 : 10 8 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks in Georgia during the week ended August 11 was 953 ,000--1 percent more t h an the previous week and 14 per cen t more than the comparable week last year . An estimated 1,451,000 e ggs for t he producti on of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 13 percent more than t he previous week and 6 percent more than t h e comparab l e week last year. 
In the five s t a t es that a c counte d f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all e gg type chi cks in the U.S. in 19 78, hatchings du ring the week ended August 11 were up 20 percent but settings were down 13 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif. Ga. Miss . Oregon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
July 28 
1, 514 1,218 
201 225 
25 3,183 
2,95 3 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
-- - 
 
- 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Ch icks Hatched 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. : year : July 
 
Aug . 
 
Aug . 
 
4 
 
11 : ago 2/: 28 
 
4 
 
11 
 
Thou sand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,522 
 
99 5 : 68 : 869 
 
1,262 
 
878 
 
1 , 286 
 
1,451 : 106 : 905 
 
940 
 
953 
 
20 0 
 
205 : 74 : 220 
 
212 
 
204 
 
178 
 
1 72 : 94 : 184 
 
76 
 
16 9 
 
58 
 
87 : 10 7 : 190 
 
48 
 
33 
 
3 ,244 
 
2,910 : 87 : 2,368 
 
2,538 
 
2 ,237 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,897 
 
3 ,3 56 : 
 
: 1,675 
 
2,304 
 
1,862 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 133 : 114 : 86 : 131 : 660 : 120 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
108 
 
112 
 
87: 
 
: 141 
 
110 
 
120 
 
l/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing ch i cks for hatchery supply flocks . 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year . * Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agri cultural Statis tician and G eorgia Department of Agri cult ur e 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AN D CHI CKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 79 
 
EGG S SET 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
r..... STATE 1/ 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
~.Jeek Ende d 
 
J ul y 
 
Au g. 
 
Aug. 
 
: year : July 
 
Aug . 
 
Aug. 
 
28 
 
4 
 
11 
 
: ago 2/ : 28 
 
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Tho us an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 13 ,1 22 13,005 12,8 30 : 109 : 10 , 366 
 
9, 739 
 
9 , 957 
 
" Ark ans as 
 
: 17,818 17 , 589 1 7,13 5 : 111 : 13,271 13 ,452 13 ,640 
 
Cal i f o r n i a 
 
: 3,657 
 
3, 688* 3,925 : 124 : 3,138 
 
2 ,885* 2 , 854 
 
Delaware 
 
: 3, 566 
 
3, 648 
 
3,6 16 : 92 : 3, 611 
 
3 ,172 
 
3, 436 
 
Fl orida 
 
: 2,400 
 
2 , 344* 2,4 34 : 108 : 1 ,7 31 
 
1 , 570 
 
1 , 726 
 
: 
 
: 
 
GE ORG IA 
 
: 13, 842 13 ,6 29 13 , 85 4 : 102 : 11 ,3 94 11 ,3 41 ~< 11 , 501 
 
: 
 
: 
 
I ndiana 
 
: 
 
552* 
 
495 
 
515 : 108 : 
 
327 
 
34 7 
 
237 
 
Naine 
 
: 2,245 
 
2,282 
 
2 ,143 : 101 : 1,79 5* 1, 747 
 
1 ,807 
 
Nary 1and 
 
: 6, 689 
 
6 , 5 76 
 
6, 330 : 12 2 : 5 , 191 
 
5,430 
 
5, 125 
 
Hi s sis sippi 
 
: 6 , 487 
 
6 ,3 71 
 
6 , 14 6 : 10 2 : 5 , 827 
 
5, 649 
 
5, 569 
 
N. Car oli na 
 
: 9,9 83 10,100 
 
9, 994 : 113 : 7 , 824 
 
7,872 
 
7,67 2 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
628 
 
66 0 ~'< 
 
601 : 98 : 
 
297 
 
361 
 
431 
 
Pennsy l vania 
 
: 3, 15 3 
 
3 ,116 
 
3, 100 : 112 : 2 , 199 
 
2,26 7 
 
2 ,272 
 
S. Carolina 
 
: 1 , 08 3 
 
1 , 0 78 
 
1,017 : 97 : 
 
975 
 
911 
 
99 9 
 
Tenn essee 
 
: 
 
661 
 
661 
 
661 : 150 : 1 ,113 
 
1, 189 
 
1 ,136 
 
Texas 
 
: 6 ,340* 6, 295 
 
5, 866 : 116 : 4,4 79'k 4 , 420 
 
4, 568 
 
Vi r ginia 
 
: 3,355 
 
3,412 
 
3, 600 : 127 : 2,391 
 
2 , 400 
 
2 , 528 
 
Was h i ngt on 
 
: 
 
436 
 
394 
 
323 : 9 8 : 
 
422 
 
39 1 
 
295 
 
West Vi r gi ni a : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ : - : 
 
50 5 
 
379 
 
346 
 
Tot a l 19 79 
 
: 98 ,202 * 97 ,601* 96,249 : 109 : 79 ,6 51* 78 , 150* 78,78 2 
 
( 21 States ) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot al 197 8* 
 
: 89 ,5 51 88, 725 87, 906 : 
 
: 71 , 750 69 , 630 68,1 42 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: : 
: 11 5 : 120 : 139 : 96 : 106 
: 108 
: 98 : 101 : 125 : 107 : 108 : 136 : 111 : 114 : 13 1 : 136 : 12 3 : 95 : 112 : 116 
: : : : 
 
,., % o f Last Year : 
 
110 
 
110 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
11 1 
 
11 2 
 
116 : 
 
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H2., W EEKLY HATCHERY 
n9 3 
 
Received 
AUG 231919 
DOCUM ENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Augus t 22, 1979 
 
(Publi cation No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia - ~ - Crop 
Repo rting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Ath ens, Georg ia 30601 Phone : (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 34 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a cemen t of b ro i l e r ch i cks in Geor gia during the week ended August 18 was 11 ,1 77 , 000- 3 pe rcent les s than t h e previous week and slight ly les s t h an t h e comparable we ek l as t ye a r, acco r ding to the Georgia Crop Repo r ting Se rvic e . 
An e st i mat e d 14 , 028 , 000 b r oi le r t ype e ggs we re s et by Georgi a h atcherie s--l percent mor e than t h e pr e vi ous wee k an d 3 percent mo r e t han t he comparable week a year e arlie r . 
Placemen t of b r oile r ch icks i n 21 r ep ort in g States t otaled 77 , 924 , 000- - 1 percent les s than the pre vi ous wee k but 14 pe rcent more t han the comp a r ab l e week l a s t y ea r . Broiler type hatching e ggs s e t were 95 , 697 , 000--1 percen t l ess than the previous we ek but 9 pe r ce n t more than a ye ar ag o . 
 
Week En de d 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 11 
 
Net Cros s St a t e Hovement 
 
Chicks Pl aced f or 
 
of Ch i cks 
 
Bro i l e rs i n Georgi a 
 
% of 
 
: % of 
 
197 8 
 
1979 
 
year : 1978 ago : 
 
19 79 : 197 8 
: 
 
1979 
 
: ye ar 
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Th ous an ds 
 
1bous and s 
 
: 
 
Tho usands 
 
J une 9 : 14 ,409 J une 16 : 14,000 June 23 : 1 3,5 36 J une 30 : 13,711 Jul y 7 : 14 , 248 J ul y 14 : 13, 891 July 21 : 13 , 874 Jul y 28 : 13 , 804 Aug. 4 : 13 ,6 34 Aug. n : 13 , 529 Aug . 18 : 13, 623 
 
15,119 15 ,029 14 ,2 88 13,667 14 , 500 14,257 14 , 468 13, 842 13,6 29 13,854 14 , 0 28 
 
: 108 : : 107 : : 106 : : 100 : : 102 : : 103 : : 104 : : 100 : : 100 : : 102 : : 103 : 
 
+8 + 63 -130 +126 -2 31 - 126 + 12 -202 - 20 4 - 68 +2 13 
 
-129 - 40 + 88 + 74 - 24 +132 - 41 - 19 +1 +100 +144 
 
: 11 , 531 : 11 , 596 : 11, 42 7 : 11 ,5 38 : 1l ,0 42 : 10 ,695 : 10 ,954 : 10, 649 : 10, 640 : 10 ,681 : 11 , 198 
 
12,246 12 , 275 12 , 268 12,307 12, 150 11,551 10 , 724 n , 3 94 11,341 11 , 501 11,177 
 
: 106 : 106 : 107 : 10 7 : 110 : 108 : 98 : 107 : 107 : 108 : 100 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg type ch icks i n Ge orgi a during the week ende d August 18 was 918, 000- -4 pe r ce n t less t han the pr evious week but 3 pe r cent mo r e t han the co mp arable week l as t year . An est imat ed 1 ,0 40 , 000 eggs f or the produ ction of egg t yp e chicks were s e t by Georgia h a tcheries , 28 pe rcent less than t he pr evi ous week b ut 1 per cent mor e than the comparab l e week l a s t yea r . 
In t h e f i ve s ta t es t h a t a ccounte d f or about 26 pe rcent of t he hatch o f al l egg t y pe ch i cks i n th e U. S . in 1978 , hat ch ings duri ng t he week ended August 18 were up 6 percent an d set t i ngs we r e up 22 per cent from a year a go . 
 
St a t e 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 197 9 
 
Eggs Set 
 
% of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug . 
 
yea r : Au g . 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug . 
 
4 
 
ii 
 
18 
 
a go 2/ : 4 
 
11 
 
18 
 
Thou s ands 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
 
Cal if . 
 
: 
 
Ga . 
 
: 
 
Hiss. 
 
: 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
Wash . 
 
: 
 
Total 197 9 : 
 
Tot a l 19 78ic : 
 
1 , 52 2 1,286 
200 178 
58 3 , 2 44 
2 , 8 97 
 
99 5 1,451 
205 172 
87 2,910 
3 , 356 
 
1,317 : 154 : 1 , 262 
 
1, 040 : 101 : 940 
 
29 3 : 106 : 212 
 
1 71 : 139 : 
 
76 
 
130 : 93 : 
 
48 
 
2 ,9 51 : 122 : 2,538 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,418 : 
 
: 2,30 4 
 
878 953 204 169 
33 2 ,2 37 
1 ,86 2 
 
1,105 918 162 166 19 
2, 370 
2, 229 
 
: 122 
: 10 3 : 64 : 10 2 : 119 : 106 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r : 
 
112 
 
87 
 
122 : 
 
: 110 
 
120 
 
106 
 
I I I n c l ude s e ggs set by hatche ries producin g chicks for hatchery supply f locks . 21 Curr en t 
week as pe rce nt of s ame week la st year . * Revis ed. 
 
Publishe d: Weekly. 
Agr icul t u r a l S tali~ticia n a nd G e orgia De p artm e nt o f Ag ric u l tu re 
 
 STATE -1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY HEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
Aug , 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. : year : Aug . 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
4 
 
11 
 
18 
 
: a go 2/: 4 
 
11 
 
18 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s an ds 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Al a bama Arkansas California De l aware Fl or ida 
 
GEORGIA 
 
Indiana 
 
Maine 
 
Ma ry l an d 
 
Mi s sis s ippi 
 
N. Ca r olina 
 
Oregon 
 
Penns ylvan i a 
 
S. Carol ina 
 
Tennessee 
 
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Texas Virg i~i~ 
 
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Wash Ln g t-c n West :Vi r ginia ./fatal ~ l:9 79 
 
.(-21 Stat e s ) 
 
: 13,005 : 17,589 : 3,688 : 3,6 48 : 2,344 
 
: 13,629 
 
: 
 
495 
 
: 2,2 82 
 
: 6 ,5 76 
 
: 6 ,J 71 
 
: 10,100 
 
: 
 
660 
 
: 3,116 
 
: 1,078 
 
: 
 
661 
 
: 6, 295 
 
: 3 , 412 
 
: 
 
394 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 97 ,60 1 
 
: 
 
12 , 830 17 , 135 
3,925 3,616 2,434 
13, 854 
515 2,143 6 ,330 6, 146 9 , 994 
601 3,100 1 , 0 17 
661 5, 866 3 , 600 
323 3/ 
96 , 249 
 
12,972 17,1 66 
3, 657 3, 565 2,476 
14 ,028 
496 2,091 6, 495 5 ,794 9,824 
700 3, 000 
99 4 651 5, 839 3, 566 2 76 
3/ 95, 69 7 
 
: 111 : 9,739 
 
: 109 : 13,452 
 
: 127 : 2 ,885 
 
: 89 : 3,172 : 109 : 1,570 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 103 : 11, 341 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 104 : 
 
34 7 
 
: 94 : 1 , 747 
 
: 132 : 5 ,430 
 
: 99 : 5 ,64 9 
 
: 11 3 : 7,872 
 
: 124 : 
 
361 
 
: 11 2 : 2 , 267 
 
: 95 : 
 
911 
 
: 116 : 1, 189 
 
: 118 : 4,420 
 
: 122 : 2 ,400 
 
: 64 : 
 
391 
 
:- : 
 
3 79 
 
: 109 : 78 ,150 
 
: 
 
: 
 
9 ,9 57 13,640 
2,854 3 , 436 1 ,726 
11 , 501 
237 1,807 5 ,125 5 ,5 69 7,6 72 
431 2 , 272 
999 1,136 4 ,5 68 2, 528 
295 346 78 , 782 
 
10, 062 14 , 259- 
2,917 3,601 1,440 
11,177 
264 1 ,758 4,711 5, 715 7, 664 
368 2 , 146 
925 1,115 
I~, 4 40 
2,25 5 321 428 
77,9 24 
 
: 116 : 126 : 132 : 161 : 112 
: 
: 100 
: 114 : 103 : 91 : 112 : 112 : 114 : 107 : 108 : 126 : 123 : 13 1 : 110 : 144 : 114 
: 
 
Tot al 1978:'< (2 1 Stat es) 
 
: 88,725 
: 
 
87, 906 
 
87 , 484 : 
: 
 
: 69, 630 
: 
 
68 , 142 
 
68,263 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
110 
 
109 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
11 2 
 
116 
 
114 : 
 
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AUG 311979 
 
Stephens Federa: Bld g. 
 
Released: Augus t 29 , 1979 
 
Suite 320 
 
DOCUMENTS 
 
Ath ens, Georgia 30 6 :~, 1 
 
(Publica t i Nf.Nd.:efBi5"gE83- 930 ) Pho ne: (404) 546 -223\1 
 
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BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pl a c eme n t of br oi l e r c h ick s in Geo r gia duri ng t he week e nde d Au gus t 25 was 11,086 , 000- 1 percen t les s t ha n the pre vi ou s week but 3 perce nt mo re t ha n the c ompar ab l e week l a s t yea r , a ccord ing t o the Geo r gia Crop Reporti ng Se rvice . 
An e s t i mat e d 13 , 654 ,0 00 br oi l er t ype eggs were set by Ge or gi a ha t ch e r i es - -3 pe rce nt l es s t ha n the pre vi ous week bu t 2 per ce nt more t ha n t he c omparable we ek a yea r earli e r . 
Pl a c eme nt of bro il e r chicks in 21 re po rt ing Sta te s t o t a l ed 77, 314, 000- -1 per c en t l e s s tha n the previ ous week but 12 pe r ce nt more than the co mparabl e we ek l ast yea r. Broi l e r t yp e hat ch ing e ggs se t were 95, 649, 00 0--sl i ghtly less tha n t he previo us week bu t 10 pe rce nt mo r e than a yea r ago. 
 
Week 
 
: 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: 
J une 16 : J une' 23 : June 30 : J uly 7 : J uly 14 : J u l y 21 : Jul y 28 : Aug. 4 : Aug. 11 : Aug. 18 : Aug. 25 : 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cr os s State 
 
Egg s Se t l) 
 
: 
 
Hoveme nt 
 
: 
 
Ch ick s Plac ed f o r 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Broile r s i n Ge or gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
19 78 
 
1979 : ye a r : 1978 
 
1979 : 19 78 
 
1979 : yea r 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sa nds 
 
: Tho u s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14, 000 15 , 029 : 107 : + 63 
 
- 40 : 11 , 596 
 
1 2 ~ 2 7 5 : 106 
 
13, 536 14 ,28 8 : 106 : - 130 
 
+ 88 : 11, 427 12,2 68 : 107 
 
13,7 11 13, 667 : 100 : +126 
 
+ 74 : 11 , 538 12 , 307 : 107 
 
14 ,2 48 14, 500 : 10 2 : - 23 1 
 
- 24 : 11, 04 2 12,15 0 : 110 
 
13, 891 14, 257 : 103 : - 126 
 
+13 2 : 10 , 695 11, 551 : 108 
 
13, 874 14 , 468 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10 , 954 10, 724 : 98 
 
13 , 804 13 ,84 2 : 100 : - 20 2 
 
- 19 : 10,649 11, 394 : 107 
 
13, 634 13 , 629 : 100 : - 204 
 
+ 0 : 10 , 640 11, 340 : 10 7 
 
13 , 529 13 , 85/1 : 102 : - 68 
 
+1 00 : 10,681 11 , 501 : 108 
 
13,6 23 14,0 28 : 103 : +213 
 
+1 44 : 11 ,19 8 11 ,177 : 100 
 
13 , 389 13 ,65 4 : 10 2 : -1 09 
 
+101 : 10 , 756 11,086 : 103 
 
EGG TYP E 
 
Ha t ch o f e gg ty pe ch i ck s i n Geo rgia du r i ng the we ek e nde d August 25 was 81 5 , 000- - 11 perc ent le s s than t he pre vi ou s week a nd 8 pe r ce nt l e ss t ha n the compa r a b l e week las t yea r . An e s t i ma t e d 1,213, 000 e gg s f o r the pro duc tion of eg g t yp e chicks were s et by Georg ia ha tch e r i es , 17 pe rcen t mor e tha n the pr ev i ous week a nd 23 percent more t ha n the c ompara ble we ek l a st ye a r . 
I n the f i ve s t at e s t ha t a ccoun t ed for about 26 pe rcent of t he hatch of al l egg type chi cks i n the U. S. i n 1978, ha tchings duri ng the we ek end e d Augus t 25 we re up 3 pe rcent a nd s e t ti ngs we r e up 25 pe r ce nt fr om a yea r a go . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi ck s Hat ched 
 
St a te 
 
: Aug . 
 
Au g. 
 
Aug. : year : Aug . 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug . 
 
11 
 
18 
 
25 : ago 2/ : 
 
11 
 
18 
 
25 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif  
 
: 99 5 1,3 17 
 
1, 162 : 138 : 878 
 
1, 105 
 
1, 182 
 
Ga . 
 
: 1 ,451 1, 0/fO 
 
1, 21 3 : 123 : 
 
953 
 
918 
 
8 15 
 
Mi s s . 
 
: 205 
 
293 
 
266 : 83 : 204 
 
16 2 
 
178 
 
Oregon 
 
: 172 
 
171 
 
238 : 110 : 16 9 
 
166 
 
143 
 
Wa s h. 
 
: 
 
87 
 
130 
 
194 : 220 : 
 
33 
 
19 
 
45 
 
Total 1979 : 2, 910 2, 951 
 
3, 073 : 125 : 2, 237 
 
2, 370 
 
2 ,3 63 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978* : 3 ,3 56 2, 418 
 
2,452 : 
 
: 1 , 862 
 
2 , 229 
 
2 , 288 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La st Ye a r : 87 
 
122 
 
125 : 
 
: 
 
120 
 
106 
 
103 
 
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we ek as pe r cent of s ame week la s t yea r. * Re vi s ed . 
 
: % of : ye a r : ago 2/ 
: 120 : 92 : 84 : 83 : 145 : 103 
2/ Current 
 
Publishe d : Weekl y 
Agri cu l tu r a l St a t i s ti c i an a n d G eor gi a Dep a rtm e n t of A g ri c u lt u r e 
 
 STATE 1./ 
 
BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
\-leek En ded 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ended 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug . 
 
Aug . 
 
: year : Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug . 
 
11 
 
18 
 
25 
 
: ago 2/ : 11 
 
18 
 
25 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year : ag o 2/ 
: 
 
Al a bama Arkans as Californi a Delawa r e Fl or i da 
GEORGIA 
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: 12,830 : 17, 135 : 3,9 25 : 3, 616 : 2, 434 
 
: 13 ,85 4 
 
: 
 
51 5 
 
: 2, 143 
 
: 6.,3 30 
 
: 6,146 
 
: 9 , 99 4 
 
: 
 
60 1 
 
: 3, 100 
 
: 1, 017 
 
: 
 
661 
 
: 5 , 866 
 
: 3 , 600 
 
: 
 
323 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 96 ,24 9 
 
: 
 
12 , 9 72 17 , 166 
3,65 7 3 ,5 65 2 ,476 
14 , 028 
496 2, 091 6 , 495 5 , 794 9,824 
700 3,0 00 
99 4 651 5 , 839 3, 566 2 76 
3/ 95 ,6 97 
 
12,822 17,204 
3, 930 3 , 355 2, 5 38 
13,654 
47 4 2 , 090 6 , 490 6 , 066 
9 , 7/.9 
6 76 2,9 0 7 1 , 113 
651 5, 799 3,611 
362 3/ 
95 ,649 
 
: 110 : 9,957 
 
: 112 : 13 ,640 
 
: 144 : 2 , 853* 
 
: 85 : 3,436 
 
: 109 : 1,726 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 10 2 : 11 ,50 1 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 10 3 : 
 
237 
 
: 97 : 1,807 
 
: 126 : 5 ,12 5 
 
: 100 : 5 , 569 
 
: 109 : 7,672 
 
: 122 : 
 
431 
 
: 111 : 2 , 272 
 
: 105 : 
 
99 9 
 
: 142 : 1 , 1 36 
 
: 117 : 4 , 568 
 
: 120 : 2,5 28 
 
: 96 : 
 
295 
 
:- : 
 
346 
 
: 110 : 78 ,781* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10,065* 14 , 259 
2 , 920* 3, 601 1 ,440 
11, 177 
26 4 1, 758 4 ,7 11 5, 729'k 7, 664 
368 2,146 
925 1 ,115 4 , 440 2 ,25 5 
321 42 8 77 , 9 4 4 ~" 
 
9 ,524 14,203 
2 ,873 3, 294 1 ,441 
11 , 086 
284 1, 782 5 , 018 5 , 421 7, 504 
326 2, 237 
911 1,189 4, 532 2, 562 
37 3 511 77 , 314 
 
: 111 : 123 : 115 : 106 : 90 
: 103 
: 86 : 101 : 116 : 100 : 111 : 113 : 113 : 108 : 15 2 : 128 : 138 : 133 : 173 : 11 2 
: 
 
Total 1978 * (2 1 State s) 
 
: 87, 906 
: 
 
87 ,484 
 
87 ,16 7 : 
: 
 
: 68, 14 2 
: 
 
6 8 , 2 63 
 
68 , 883 : 
: 
 
% of Last Ye a r : 
 
109 
 
109 
 
110 : 
 
: 
 
116 
 
114 
 
112 : 
 
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.Received 
SEP 1 0 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Septembe r 5, 1979 (Publ ic a tion No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro p Repo rting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 n1 Phone: (40 4) 546-223b 
 
9 4 8 - 36 
 
BRO IL ER TYPE 
 
Pla cemen t of broile r ch icks in Ge or gia during t he week ended September 1 was 11, 196,000- 1 percent more t ha n the pr evi ous week a nd 2 pe r cent more than t he compa r ab l e week las t yea r, accor ding t o t he Geo rgi a Cr op Report i ng Se rvice. 
An e st ima ted 13, 493,000 broile r type eggs were s et by Georgia hatche ries- - 1 pe rcent l ess t ha n the previ ou s we ek but 4 pe r ce nt more t han the comparable week a year earlier. 
Pla ceme nt of broi l e r chi cks in 21 re po rt ing St at e s totaled 76 ,37 6 ,000-- 1 pe r c e nt l e s s tha n the previ ous week but 11 pe rcent mor e t ha n t he compar abl e week l ast ye ar . Broi le r t ype ha tc hi ng eg gs set wer e 91, 464 , 000-- 4 per ce nt l e ss than the pre vious week but 8 pe rce nt more than a yea r ago. 
 
GE ORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AN D CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ : 
 
Ne t Cross Sta te 
 
: 
 
Mo vemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ced fo r 
 
of Chick s 
 
: Br oi l e r s i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\-leek 
 
: 197 8 
 
1979 : ye a r : 1978 
 
197 9 : 1978 
 
1979 : yea r 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J une 23 : 13 ,53 6 14, 288 : 106 : - 130 
 
+ 88 : 11 ,4 27 12 , 268 : 107 
 
J un e 30 : 13,7 11 13 , 667 : 100 : +126 
 
+ 74 : 11,538 12, 307 : 107 
 
July 7 : 14 , 248 14 ,500 : 102 : - 231 
 
- 24 : 11 , 042 12, 150 : 110 
 
J uly 14 : 13 ,8 91 14, 257 : 103 : -126 
 
+132 : 10,6 95 11, 551 : 108 
 
July 21 : 13 ,8 74 14, 468 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10 , 954 10, 724 : 98 
 
Jul y 28 : 13, 804 13, 842 : 100 : - 202 
 
- 19 : 10 , 649 11 , 394 : 107 
 
Aug. 4 : 13 , 631. 13 ,629 : 100 : -204 
 
+ 0 : 10 ,640 11, 340 : 107 
 
Aug. 11 : 13, 52 9 13 ,854 : 102 : - 68 
 
+100 : 10 , 681 11,50 1 : 108 
 
Aug. 18 : 13,623 14 , 028 : 103 : +213 
 
+144 : 11 ,1 98 11 , 177 : 100 
 
Aug. 25 : 13, 389 13 , 654 : 102 : - 109 
 
+10 1 : 10,75 6 11 ,08 6 : 103 
 
Sept . 1 : 12, 955 13,4 93 : 104 : +103 
 
+189 : 10, 942 11 ,196 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg type chicks i n Geor gia during the week ended Se ptembe r 1 was 1, 062 , 000- -30 pe rcent more t han t he previ ous week and 10 pe rcen t more t ha n t he comp a r ab l e week last yea r. An es timated 1, 4 14, 000 eggs f or the produ c tion of egg t y pe chicks were s et by Georgi a hatche ries , 17 perce nt more tha n t he previ ous week and 31 perc ent more than the c ompar a ble week l a s t ye ar . 
In the five stat es tha t ac count ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of a l l eg g t yp e chicks i n the U. S. i n 1978 , h atchings during t he week ended Se ptembe r 1 were down 11 percent but settings were up 11 percent from a year a go. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AN D CHIC KS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
State 
 
: Au g. Aug . 
 
Sept. : ye a r : Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Sept . : yea r 
 
18 
 
25 
 
1 
 
: ag o 2/: 
 
18 
 
25 
 
1 : ag o 2/ 
 
Th ou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif 
 
: 1, 3 17 1,1 62 1, 232 : 89 : 1, 105 1, 182 
 
784 : 69 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,040 1, 2 13 1,414 : 13 1 : 
 
918 
 
815 1, 062 : 110 
 
Mi s s. 
 
: 
 
293 
 
266 
 
314 : 140 : 
 
162 
 
178 
 
182 : 88 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
171 
 
238 
 
300 : 100 : 
 
166 
 
143 
 
127 : 89 
 
Wa sh. 
 
: 
 
130 
 
194 
 
242 : 148 : 
 
19 
 
45 
 
71 : 131 
 
Total 1979 : 2, 951 3 , 073 3,502 : 111 : 2 , 370 2 ,363 2, 226 : 89 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot al 1978* : 2,4 18 2,452 3 ,147 : 
 
: 2, 22 9 2,288 2 , 505 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Yea r 
 
: 
 
12 2 
 
125 
 
II I : 
 
: 
 
106 
 
103 
 
89 
 
l / Includes eg gs set by ha t cher ie s pr oduc i ng ch ick s fo r ha t che r y supply f l ock s . 2/ Cur rent 
 
we ek as percent of same week la s t year. * Rev i s ed . 
 
Pub lish e d: Weekly. 
A gr i cul tu r al Stat isticia n a nd Georgia De partmen t o f Ag ri culture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CH I CKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Au g. 
 
Aug. 
 
Sept. : ye a r : Aug. 
 
Au g. 
 
Sept . : yea r 
 
18 
 
25 
 
1 
 
: ag o 2/: 18 
 
25 
 
1 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
Al a bama 
 
: 
 
Arkansa s 
 
: 
 
California : 
 
De l awar e 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
11aryl a nd 
 
: 
 
Mi s siss i ppi : 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
Tex a s 
 
: 
 
Vi r ginia 
 
: 
 
Wa shi ngt on : 
 
\ve s t Virginia : 
 
Tota l 197 9 : 
 
(21 St a te s ) : 
 
12,972 17, 166 3 ,657 3 ,5 65 2 ,47 6 
14 , 028 
496 2 ,0 91 6,495 5 , 794 9, 824 
700 3 , 000 
99 4 65 1 5 ,8 39 3 , 566 27 6 3/ 95 , 697 
 
12 , 822 17, 204 3, 930 3, 355 
2, 538 
13 , 6 5 4 
4 74 2,0 90 6,490 6,066 9,7 49 
67 6 2,907 1, 113 
651 5, 799 3, 611 
362 3/ 
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12,9 21 : 113 15 ,86 1 : 105 
3,5 16 : 128 3,097 : 85 2, 428 : 123 
: 
13 ,493 : 104 
: 
478 : 94 2, 036 : 91 6,0 63 : 121 6, 175 : 104 8 ,1 44 : 96 
694 : 136 3, 124 : 119 1, 01 3 : 94 
564 : 108 5, 859 : 122 3,598 : 125 
247 : 82 
3/ : - 
91, 464 : 108 
: 
 
: 10,065 
 
: 14,259 
 
: 2,920 
 
: 3,601 
 
: 1,440 
 
: 
 
: 11,1 77 
 
: 
 
: 
 
264 
 
: 1, 758 
 
: 4, 711 
 
: 5,729 
 
: 7, 664 
 
: 
 
36 8 
 
: 2, 146 
 
: 
 
925 
 
: 1, 115 
 
: 4, 440 
 
: 2,255 
 
: 
 
321 
 
: 
 
4 28 
 
: 77 ,944 
 
: 
 
9, 524 14,203 
2,87 3 3,294 1,441 
11 ,086 
28 4 1, 782 4, 983* 5, 421 7,504 
328* 2,2 37 
911 1,189 4, 532 2,5 62 
375 * 511 77,2 99* 
 
9, 539 13, 974 
3,149 3,3 70 1,460 
 
: III : 125 : 126 : 113 : 97 
 
11, 196 : 102 
 
3 16 1,699 4, 699 5,378 7,521 
326 2,14 7 
85 3 1, 085 4, 350 2,3 26 
35 0 378 76, 37 6 
 
: 105 : 95 : 109 : 100 : 112 : 110 : 104 : 103 : 137 : 115 : 134 
: 96 : 115 : 111 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978 * : 87, 484 ( 21 Sta t e s) : 
 
87 , 167 
 
84, 408 : 
: 
 
: 68,2 63 
: 
 
68,883 
 
68, 799 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
109 
 
110 
 
108 : 
 
: 
 
114 
 
112 
 
I II : 
 
l/ Louis i ana and Mi s souri no t s hown t o avo id disclos ure of i ndi vidual opera t ions but i ncluded i n 21 State t otal. 1/ Curre nt week a s percent of same week last ye a r . ~/ Included in Vi rgi nia . 
 
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State Document PerIodical 
 
PI GEORGIA 
 
q~~1,1WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Released: Septembe r 12 , 1979 
 
, 
Received 
SEP 141979 
DOCUMENTS 
UGA LIBRARIES 
 
I.. . 
 
..: , , ~ 
 
Geor gia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-223b 
 
948-3 7 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of bro iler chicks i n Georgia during the week ended Sep tember 8 was 10 , 968, 000-2 percent less than t he previous we ek but 3 percent more t han the comparable week last yea r , accor di ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimat ed 13,050,000 bro iler type eggs were set by Georg ia hatcheries--3 percent less than the previous week but 4 perce n t mor e t ha n the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of bro il e r chi cks i n 21 reporting States totaled 74,657 ,000--2 percent less than t he previous week bu t 8 percent mor e t han the comparable week las t year . Broiler type ha t ching eg gs set we re 86,588,000--5 perce nt le s s t han the pr e vi ous week but 7 percent mo r e than a ye a r ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
Net Cross St a t e 
 
: 
 
Mo v eme n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
June 30 : 13 , 711 13,667 : 100 : +126 
 
+ 74 : 11,5 38 12,307 : 107 
 
July 7 : 14,248 14,500 : 102 : -231 
 
- 24 : 11,042 12 ,150 : 110 
 
July 14 : 13,891 14 , 257 : 103 : -126 
 
+132 : 10,6 95 11,551 : 108 
 
J ul y 21 : 13,874 14,468 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10, 954 10,724 : 98 
 
J uly 28 : 13,804 13,842 : 100 : - 202 
 
- 19 : 10,649 11,394 : 107 
 
Aug. 4 : 13,634 13 ,629 : 100 : -204 
 
+ 0 : 10,640 11,340 : 107 
 
Aug. 11 : 13, 52 9 13, 854 : 102 : - 68 
 
+100 : 10, 681 11 ,501 : 108 
 
Aug. 18 : 13,6 23 14, 028 : 103 : +213 
 
+144 : 11 ,198 11,177 : 100 
 
. Aug. 25 : 13,389 
 
Sept. 1 
 
12 , 9 5 5 
 
13,654 : 102 : -109 13,4 93 : 104 . : +103 
 
+10 1 : 10 , 756 +189 : 10 , 942 
 
11,086 : 103 11 ,196 : 102 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,51 9 13,050 : 104 : -150 
 
- 20 : 10 ,6 97 10,968 : 103 
 
EGG TYPE 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 8 was 745, 000--30 percent l e s s than the previous week but 14 percent more t ha n the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,34 9,000 eggs for the production of eg g type chicks were se t by Georgia hatcheries, 5 percent less t ha n the previous week and 10 percent les s than the comparable week l a s t year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 perce nt of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended Septembe r 8 we r e up 30 pe rce nt but settings were down 16 percent from a year ago. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
State 
 
: Aug. Se pt . Sept . : year : Aug. 
 
Sept. Sept. : year 
 
25 
 
1 
 
8 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
25 
 
1 
 
8 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif. 
 
: 1,162 1,232 1,003 : 65 : 1,182 
 
784 1,068 : 162 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,213 1,414 1,3 49 : 90 : 
 
815 1,062 
 
745 : 114 
 
Mi s s . 
 
: 
 
266 
 
314 
 
373 : 127 : 
 
178 
 
182 
 
204 : 93 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
238 
 
300 
 
192 . : 94 : 
 
143 
 
127 
 
128 : 135 
 
Wa sh. 
 
: 
 
194 
 
242 
 
173 : 121 : 
 
45 
 
71 
 
102 : 99 
 
Total 1979 : 3,073 3,502 3,090 : 84 : 2,363 2,226 2,247 : 130 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978* : 2,452 3,147 3,672 : 
 
: 2,288 2,505 2,247 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
125 
 
111 
 
84 : 
 
: 
 
103 
 
89 
 
130 
 
I I Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supp ly flocks. 2/ Cur r e n t 
 
week a s percent of same week last year . * Re vi s ed. 
 
Published: Weekly 
Agricu ltu ral Statistician and Georg ia Departme nt of A g riculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
Alabama Arkansas Califo rnia Delaware Fl or i da 
GEO RGIA 
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BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Aug. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept. : year : Aug. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept. : year 
 
25 
 
1 
 
8 
 
: ago 2/: 25 
 
1 
 
8 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 12,822 : 17,204 : 3,930 : 3,355 : 2,538 
 
12,921 15,844* 
3,516 3,097 2, 428 
 
10,897 : 101 17 ,166 : 114 
3,499 : 121 2,680 : 81 2,155 : 112 
 
: 9,524 : 14,203 : 2,873 : 3,294 
1,441 
 
9,53 2* 13,848* 
3,149 3,370 1,460 
 
9,676 13,651 
2,867 2,926 1,608 
 
: 110 : 118 : 127 : 100 : 101 
 
: 13,654 
 
13 ,493 13,050 : 104 : 11,086 11,196 10,968 : 103 
 
: 
 
47 4 
 
: 2,090 
 
: 6,490 
 
478 2,036 6, 063 
 
483 : 88 : 
 
284 
 
1,637 : 92 : 1,687* 
 
5,066 : 110 : 4,983 
 
316 1,699 4,699 
 
222 : 93 1 ,6 74 : 93 5,172 : 114 
 
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6,1 75 
 
5,150 : 98 : 5 ,421 
 
5,378 
 
5,033 : 96 
 
N. Car olina : 9 ,7 49 
 
8,144 
 
8,944 : 113 : 7,504 
 
7,521 
 
7,361 : 111 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
676 
 
694 
 
507 : 129 : 
 
328 
 
326 
 
322 : 115 
 
Penns yl va ni a : 2, 916* 
 
3, 124 
 
2,775 : 110 : 2 , 260* 2,147 
 
1,966 : 95 
 
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1, 013 
 
1,023 : 94 : 
 
911 
 
853 
 
823 : 100 
 
.., 
 
T ~n n es s e e 
 
: 
 
651 
 
564 
 
564 : 114 : 1,189 
 
1, 085 
 
1,004 : 108 
 
Te xa s 
 
: 5,799 
 
5,859 
 
5,456 : 118 : 4 , 532 
 
4,350 
 
4,253 : 118 
 
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Vi r gi ni a 
 
: 3,6 11 
 
3 ,598 
 
3,482 : 119 : 2,562 
 
2,326 
 
2,284 : 122 
 
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Wa shington : 
 
36 2 
 
247 
 
300 : 129 : 
 
375 
 
350 
 
387 : 92 
 
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West Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 95,658* 
 
3/ 
 
3/ : - : 
 
511 
 
378 
 
452 : 143 
 
91 ,447* 86,588 : 107 : 77 , 227* 76,243* 74,657 : 108 
 
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(21 States ) : 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 87,16 7 (21 States) : 
 
84,408 
 
81,065 : 
: 
 
: 68,883 
: 
 
68,799 
 
68,899 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
110 
 
108 
 
107 : 
 
: 
 
112 
 
III 
 
108 : 
 
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Received 
 
11r/3fW EEKLY HATCHE Y SEP 20 1979 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporti ng Service 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Steph ens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
 
Athens, Geo rgia 30601 
 
Released: Septembe r 19, 1979 
 
(P ubli cati on No. USPS 383-930) Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-38 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Plac eme nt of broi l e r ch i ck s in Ge or gia during the week ende d Sep t embe r 15 was 10, 643 , 000- 3 percent les s tha n the pr evi ous we ek bu t 1 percent mo r e than the c ompa r a bl e week la st year, accordi ng t o t he Georgia Cr op Repo r ting Se rvice . 
An estimated 11, 655, 000 broil er t ype eggs were s e t by Ge orgia ha t cheri e s - - l l pe r cent less than t he previou s week and 1 pe rcent les s than t he comparabl e we ek a ye a r ea r lier. 
Pla c ement of br oil e r chicks in 21 r e port i ng States t otale d 75,523, 000--1 pe r cent more than the previous week and 11 percent more t ha n the co mpa r a bl e we ek l a s t ye a r. Br oil er type hatching eggs s e t we r e 85,00 2, 000- - 1 perc ent more t ha n the previ ous week a nd 4 pe r ce nt more than a yea r ag o. 
 
Week 
 
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Ende d 
 
: 
 
July 7 : July 14 : July 21 : July 28 : Aug. 4 : 
Aug. 11 : Aug. 18 : Aug. 25 : Sept. 1 : Sept. 8 : Sept. 15 : 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AND CHICK PLACEME NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
Net Cross St a te 
 
: 
 
Mov emen t of Ch i ck s 
 
.: 
 
Chicks Placed f or Br oi l e r s in Ge or gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
Th ou sands 
 
: yea r : 
.  : ago : 
 
19 78 
 
1979 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 1978 
 
197 9 
 
: 
 
: Thou s ands 
 
: year : ago 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14,248 14, 500 : 102 : -231 
 
- 24 : 11, 042 12 ,15 0 : 110 
 
13,8 91 14,257 : 103 : - 126 
 
+132 : 10 , 695 11 , 551 : 108 
 
13,874 14,468 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10 , 954 10,72 4 : 98 
 
13,804 13,842 : 100 : - 202 
 
- 19 : 10, 649 11, 394 : 107 
 
13 ,634 13 , 529 
 
13,629 : 100 : -204 13,854 : 102 : - 68 
 
 + 
 
: 10,640 
 
+100 : 10 , 681 
 
11, 340 : 107 11 , 501 : 108 
 
13,623 14, 028 : 103 : +213 
 
+144 : 11 , 198 11, 177 : 100 
 
13, 389 13, 654 : 102 : -1 09 
 
+101 : 10, 756 11, 086 : 103 
 
12 ,955 13, 493 : 104 : +103 
 
+189 : 10 , 942 11,196 : 102 
 
12,5 19 11,77 1 
 
 13, 050 : 104 
 
-1 50 
 
11, 655 : 99 : -1 58 
 
- 13* : 10 , 697 - 72 : 10, 527 
 
10,9 75* : 103 10,6 43 : 101 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype ch i cks i n Georgia during t he week e nded Sep tembe r 15 wa s 829 ,000--11 percent more tha n the pr e vi ou s we ek arid 16 percent mo r e than t he compa r a bl e we ek last year . An estimat ed 1, 202,000 e ggs f or t he production of egg t yp e chick s were set by Georg i a hatcheries, 11 pe r c ent l e s s tha n t he previous week a nd 1 pe r cent l e s s than the c omparable week last ye ar . 
In the f ive states t ha t ac count ed for ab ou t 26 percen t of the hat ch of al l egg type chicks i n t he U. S. in 1978, ha t ch i ng s during t he week ended Sept ember 15 were u p 30 percent but settings we re down 3 pe r cent f r om a yea r ago. 
 
State 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif. 
 
: 
 
Ga. 
 
: 
 
Miss. 
 
: 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
Total 1979 : 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hat ched 
 
: % of 
 
Se p t . Se pt . Sept . : yea r : Sept. Sept . Sept . : ye a r 
 
1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
1 
 
8 
 
15 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1, 232 1,003 1, 395 : 89 : 
 
784 1, 068 1,033 : 157 
 
1,4 14 1, 349 1, 202 : 99 : 1,062 
 
745 
 
829 : 116 
 
314 
 
373 
 
257 : 88 : 
 
182 
 
204 
 
230 : 88 
 
300 
 
192 
 
292 : 201 : 
 
127 
 
128 
 
188 : 112 
 
242 
 
173 
 
83 : 73 : 
 
71 
 
102 
 
147 : 213 
 
3, 502 3, 090 3,229 : 97 : 2, 226 2, 247 2,427 : 130 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,1 47 3,6 72 3,324 : 
 
: 2, 505 1,7 31* 1, 869 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 
 
III 
 
84 
 
97 : 
 
: 
 
89 
 
130 
 
130 
 
11 Include s eggs se t by ha tcher{e s p-rod uc i ng chicks f or hat che r y supply f l ocks . 27 Current 
 
week as pe r ce nt of s ame we ek l a s t ye ar . * Revi sed. 
 
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A g r ic ult u r al Stati s ticia n a n d Georg ia De part m e nt o ' Ag ri cult u re 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
STATE 1/ 
Al a bama Ar kan s a s Califo r nia De lawar e Fl orida 
GE ORGI A 
I ndiana Maine 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Se p t . 
 
Sep t. 
 
Se pt . : year : Sept . Se pt. 
 
Sept . : year 
 
1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
: ago 2/ : 1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 12, 921 : 15, 844 : 3 , 514* : 3, 097 : 2, 428 
: 13,493 
 
10, 897 14 , 725* 3 , 290* 
2,680 2, 155 
13 , 0 5 0 
 
11 ,414 : 105 14,854 : 110 3 ,7 35 : 124 3 , 271 : 85 
2, 376 : 111 
11,65 5 : 99 
 
: 9, 532 : 13,848 : 3, 149 : 3, 370 : 1, 460 
: 11, 196 
 
9, 676 13,65 1 2,852* 
2, 926 1,608 
10,9 75* 
 
9,815 13, 689 3 , 324 
3, 596 1, 601 
 
: 112 : 122 : 156 : 120 : 122 
 
10,6 43 : 101 
 
: 
 
4 78 
 
: 2,036 
 
483 1, 637 
 
437 : 91 : 
 
3 16 
 
1,505 : 80 : 1, 687* 
 
222 1, 674 
 
288 : 128 1,617 : 90 
 
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: 6,063 
 
5,066 
 
6, 295 : 117 : 4 ,699 
 
5,172 
 
4 , 701 : 103 
 
Missi s sipp i : ,6 , 175 
 
5, 150 
 
5, 797 : 101 : 5,378 
 
5, 033 
 
5 , 247 : 98 
 
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8,944 
 
8,97 8 : 110 : 7, 52 1 
 
7,36 1 
 
7 , 359 : 107 
 
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: 
 
694 
 
50 7 
 
602 : 113 : 
 
32 6 
 
322 
 
346 : 119 
 
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2,775 
 
2, 328 : 93 : 2,147 
 
1,9 66 
 
2,0 35 : 109 
 
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1,023 
 
851 : 78 : 
 
853 
 
82 3 
 
893 : 109 
 
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: 
 
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564 
 
651 : 117 : 1,085 
 
1, 004 
 
1, 028 : 105 
 
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: 5,859 
 
5,456 
 
5,077 : 108 : 4,3 50 
 
4,2 53 
 
4 ,238 : 118 
 
Vi r g i n i a 
 
: 3 , 598 
 
3,482 
 
3 ,118 : 109 : 2,326 
 
2, 284 
 
2, 358 : 129 
 
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247 
 
308* 
 
331 : 93 : 
 
350 
 
387 
 
387 : 107 
 
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378 
 
452 
 
372 : 137 
 
To t a l 1979 : 91,445 * 
 
83, 946* 85,002 : 104 : 76,231 * 74,649* 75 , 523 : I II 
 
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81,06 5 81, 566 : 
 
: 68 ,799 68, 899 67, 807 : 
 
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107 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
III 
 
108 
 
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~~ GEORGIA nk~ WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Received 
SEP 271979 
 
~ 0. ' 
 
 ; . 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
 
Released: September 26, 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
(Pub l i ca t i on No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-223b 
 
948-39 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks i n Georgia during the week ended September 22 was 10,940,000-3 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgi a Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 13, 387,000 broiler t yp e eggs were set by Georgi a hatcheries- -15 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent l es s than th e comparable week a ye a r earlier. 
Placement of broile r chi cks in 21 reporting States totaled 71,591 ,000--5 percent less than the previous we ek bu t 11 percent more than t he compa rable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 92,190, 000 - - 8 per cent more t h an the previous week and 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHI NGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
ye a r : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 
 
: year 
 
ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous an ds 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
July 14 : July 21 : July 28 : Aug. 4 : Aug. 11 : Aug. 18 : Aug. 25 : Sept. 1 : Sept. 8 : Sept. 15 : Sept. 22 : 
 
13,891 13,874 13,804 13,634 13, 529 13,6 23 13,389 12,955 12,51 9 11,771 13,517 
 
14 , 257 14 ,468 13, 842 13,6 29 13,85 4 14 ,028 13 ,654 13,493 13 ,050 11 , 655 13,387 
 
: 103 : -1 26 : 104 : + 12 : 100 : - 202 : 100 : - 204 : 102 : - 68 : 103 : +213 : 102 : -109 : 104 : +10 3 : 104 : -150 : 99 : -158 : 99 : + 60 
 
+13 2 - 41 - 19 +0 +100 +144 +101 +189 - 13 -106 * +167 
 
: 10,695 : 10,954 : 10,649 : 10,640 : 10,681 : 11,198 : 10,756 : 10,942 : 10,697 : 10,527 : 10,223 
 
11,551 10,724 11 , 394 11,340 11 ,501 11,177 11,086 . 11,196 10,975 10,609 * 10,940 
 
: 108 : 98 : 107 : 107 : 108 : 100 : 103 : 102 : 103 : 101 : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t yp e chicks in Ge orgi a dur ing the week ended September 22 was 965,000--14 percent more than th e prev ious week an d 24 percent more than th e comparable week last year. An estimated 1,176,000 e ggs for th e production of e gg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent mor e than th e previous we ek but 2 percent l es s than the comparable week last year . 
In th e f ive st at es th at accoun t ed for about 26 percent of t h e hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1978 , ha t chings during the week e nde d September 22 were up 11 percent and settings were up 1 pe rc en t f r om a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif. Ga. Mi s s . Oregon Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978 * 
 
Sep t. 8 
1,003 1,349 
373 192 173 3,090 
3,6 72 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
- 
 
- 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Ch icks Hatched 
 
Se pt. 
 
Sept. : ye ar : Sept. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sep t. 
 
15 
 
22 : a go 2/ : 8 
 
15 
 
22 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,395 
 
1,416 : 95 : 1,068 
 
1,033 
 
916 
 
1,165* 1,176 : 98 : 745 
 
843* 
 
965 
 
257 
 
211 : 81 : 204 
 
230 
 
263 
 
29 2 
 
293 : 173 : 128 
 
188 
 
239 
 
83 
 
153 : 170 : 102 
 
147 
 
183 
 
3 , 192* 3,2 49 : 101 : 2 , 247 
 
2 , 44 1* 2, 566 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3, 324 
 
3, 202 : 
 
: 1,731 
 
1,869 
 
2 , 322 
 
-- 
 
---- 
 
: % of 
 
: year 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
: 
: 88 
: 124 : 141 : 101 
: 229 
: III 
 
% of 
 
Last Year: 
 
84 
 
96* 
 
101: 
 
: 130 
 
131* 
 
III 
 
1/ Includes e ggs set by hat cheries pr oduc i ng chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 1/ Current 
 
week as percent of s ame week last year . * Revis ed. 
 
Publi sh e d : We e kl y . 
Agr icultural Stati,tician and Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ - 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
. 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
We e k Ended 
 
: % of 
 
. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept. : year : Sept. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept. : year 
 
8 
 
15 
 
2 2 : ago 2/: 
 
8 
 
15 
 
2 2 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas Califor nia Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
 
: 10 ,897 11 ,414 12, 42 1 : 108 : 9,676 
 
9,849* 9 ,508 : 116 
 
: 14 , 72 5 14,854 15,462 : 98 : 13,651 13,689 12, 218 : 112 
 
: 
 
3,290 
 
3,735 
 
3,727: 129 : 2,852 
 
3,324 
 
2,891: 134 
 
: 
 
2,680 
 
3,271 
 
3,359: 79 : 2,926 
 
3,596 
 
2 ,732: 83 
 
: 
 
2 , 155 
 
2 , 376 
 
2, 5 11 :.. 114 ..: 1 ,608 
 
1,601 
 
1, 446: III 
 
: 13,050 11,655 13,387 : 99 : 10,975 10,609* 10 ,940 : 107 
 
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: 
 
483 
 
437 
 
498: 103: 
 
222 
 
288 
 
264 : 115 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
1,637 
 
1,505 
 
1,939: 89 : 1,674 
 
1,617 
 
1 ,652: 92 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
5,066 
 
6 ,295 
 
6,1 1 4 : 110 : 5 ,172 
 
4,701 
 
4 , 290 : 118 
 
Miss issippi 
 
: 
 
5,150 
 
5, 797 
 
6 , 1 74 : 101 : 5 ,033 
 
5,247 
 
5 ,345 : 103 
 
N. Carolina 
 
: 
 
8 ;944 
 
8 ,978 
 
9,938 : 110 : 7,361 
 
7,359 
 
5,980: 96 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
507 
 
584 * 
 
542: 93: 
 
322 
 
372* 
 
446: 204 
 
Pe nnsy lvani a : 
 
2 , 775 
 
2, 328 
 
2,808: 106 : 1 ,966 
 
2 , 035 
 
2 ,2 13 : 120 
 
S. Carolina 
 
: 
 
1, 023 
 
851 
 
1,041: 100: 
 
8 23 
 
893 
 
859: 102 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
564 
 
651 
 
6 5 1 : 110 : 1,004 
 
1,028 
 
1,006: 110 
 
Te xas _0' 
 
: 
 
5, 456 
 
5,103* 5 ,845 : 118 : 4,253 
 
4,238 
 
4,359 : 132 
 
Vi rgin'ia .". 
 
: 
 
3 ,482 
 
3 ,118 
 
3 , 39 9 : 11 2 : 2,2 84 
 
2 ,358 
 
2,330 : 125 
 
Wash i r r g t o n 
 
: 
 
308 
 
331 
 
431: 170: 
 
387 
 
363* 
 
2 1 6 : 73 
 
West Vir"ginia: 
 
Total 19] 9 
 
: 
 
( 21 States) 
 
.. 
 
3/ 83,946 
 
3/ 85,010* 
 
3/: 
91 ,190 : .. 
 
-: 
104 : .. 
 
452 74 , 649 
 
372 75,5 25 * 
 
335: 121 
 
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Total 1978* 
 
: 81,065 81,566 88 , 734 : 
 
: 68,899 6 7 , 80 7 64, 352 : 
 
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: 
 
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104 
 
104 
 
104: 
 
: 
 
108 
 
111 
 
111: 
 
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State total. 
 
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~~ GEORGIA 
 
Received 
 
'19/LfW EEKLY HATCHERY OCT 41919 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: October 3, 1979 
 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-40 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 29 was 9,986,000-9 percent less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 12,879,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--4 percent less than both the previous week and the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 65,077,000--9 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 91,258 ,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more t han a year ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set l! 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
Week Ended 
 
 1978 
: 
 
1979 
 
% of : : year : : ago : 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
: 
: 1978 
: 
 
1979 
 
: % of : year : ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
July 21 : 13,874 14,468 : 104 : + 12 
 
- 41 : 10,954 10,724 : 98 
 
July 28 
Aug. 4 
Aug. n 
 
: 13,804 
 13 ,634 
: 13,529 
 
13 ,842 : 100 : -202 13,629 : 100 : -204 13,854 : 102 : - 68 
 
- 19 : 10,649 
 
 + 
 
: 10,640 
 
+100 : 10 ,681 
 
11 ,394 : 107 11,340 : 107 11 ,501 : 108 
 
Aug. 18 : 13 ,623 14,028 : 103 : +213 
 
+144 : 11,198 11, 177 : 100 
 
Aug . 25 : 13,389 13,654 : 102 : -109 
 
+101 . : 10,756 11,086 : 103 
 
Sept. 1 : 12,955 13,493 : 104 : +103 
 
+189 : 10,942 11,196 : 102 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,519 13 ,050 : 104 : -150 
 
- 13 : 10,697 10,975 : 103 
 
Sept. 15 : 11,771 11,447* : 97* : -158 
 
-106 : 10,527 10,609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13,517 13,451* : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10,223 10,940 : 107 
 
Sept. 29 : 13,423 12,879 : 96 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10,091 
 
9,986 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 29 was 933,000--3 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,161 ,000 eggs for the produc tion of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent less than the previous week and 4 percent less than the comparable week last year . 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended September 29 were down 12 percent but settings were up 4 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
 
: 
 
Calif . 
 
: 
 
Ga . 
 
: 
 
Miss. 
 
: 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
Total 1979 : 
 
Total 1978* : 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: % of 
 
Sept. Sept. Sept. : year : Sept. Sept. Sept. : year 
 
15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
: ago 2/: 
 
15 
 
22 
 
29 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,395 1,416 1,189 : 123 : 1,033 
 
916 
 
778 : 63 
 
1,165 1,176 1,161 : 96 : 
 
843 
 
965 
 
933 : 101 
 
257 
 
211 
 
292 : 91 : 
 
230 
 
263 
 
289 : 121 
 
292 
 
293 
 
223 . : 168 : 
 
188 
 
239 
 
212 : 129 
 
83 
 
153 
 
145 : 56 : 
 
147 
 
183 
 
140 : 127 
 
3,192 3,249 3,010 : 104 : 2,441 2,566 2,352 : 88 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3,324 3,202 2,891 : 
 
: 1,869 2,322 2,664 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
96 
 
101 
 
104: 
 
: 
 
131 
 
III 
 
88 
 
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week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
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Published: Weekly . 
Agricultural S ta t i s t ic ia n a nd Georgia Department of Agricu lture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BRO ILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
\-leek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Sep t . 
 
Se pt . 
 
Se pt . : year : Sept. Sep t. 
 
Sept. : year 
 
15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
: ago 2/: 15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
Ala bama Arkansas Ca l i f o r n ia Del awa r e Flor i da 
 
: 11, 414 : 14 , 854 : 3,735 : 3,271 : 2, 376 
 
12 , 421 15 , 462 3,727 3,3 59 2 , 511 
 
12, 238 : 104 16 , 054 : 103 3, 465 : 116 3 , 319 : 76 2, 568 : 112 
 
: 9,849 : 13, 689 : 3,324 : 3,379* : 1 ,6 01 
 
9 , 508 12, 218 
2,89 1 2 , 732 1,446 
 
7 , 989 10,2 95 
2, 588 2, 772 1, 334 
 
: 104 : 92 : 115 : 108 : 124 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 11 ,4 47* 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Ma ryland 
 
: 
 
Mi s s i s s i ppi : 
 
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. r , Wes t Virgi nia : Tota l 1979 
 
(2 1 St a t es ) : 
 
437 1, 505 6,2 95 5, 797 8,9 78 
584 2 , 328 
851 65 1 5 , 103 3,118 331 
3/ 84, 802* 
 
13 , 45 1* 
498 1, 939 6,114 6, 174 9 ,938 
542 2,808 1 ,041 
651 5 , 845 3,399 
43 1 3/ 
92,206* 
 
12 , 879 : 96 
: 
462 : 88 1 , 771 : 85 6 ,1 60 : 120 6 , 021 : 102 9, 791 : 111 
593 : 113 2, 725 : 98 1 , 064 : 103 
651 : 111 5 , 628 : 107 3 , 425 : 111 
442 : 141 
3/ : - 
91, 258 : 103 
: 
 
: 10 , 609 
 
: 
 
: 
 
288 
 
: 1,6 17 
 
: 4,7 01 
 
: 5,247 
 
: 7 , 359 
 
: 
 
372 
 
: 2,035 
 
: 
 
893 
 
: 1, 028 
 
: 4 , 238 
 
: 2, 358 
 
: 
 
363 
 
: 
 
372 
 
: 75 ,308* 
 
: 
 
10 , 940 
264 1, 652 4 ,290 5 ,34 5 5 , 980 
446 2, 213 
859 1,006 4, 359 2 ,330 
216 335 71 , 589* 
 
9 , 986 : 99 
 
270 1, 321 3, 471 4,4 21 6,61 4 
202 1, 949 
870 1, 000 4,396 2,392 
328 380 65, 077 
 
: 83 : 92 : 96 : 91 : 109 : 99 : 98 : 103 : 109 : 134 : 139 : 146 : 90 : 104 
: 
 
Tota l 1978* : 81, 566 (2 1 St at es) : 
 
88, 734 
 
88, 673 : 
: 
 
: 67 , 80 7 
: 
 
64 ,352 
 
62 ,488 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Yea r : 
 
104 
 
104 
 
103 : 
 
: 
 
111 
 
111 
 
104 . 
 
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OCT 111979 
 
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Released: October 10 , 1979 
 
( Publicat i on No . US PS 383-930 ) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 At hens, Georgia 306rt1 Phone : (404) 546 -223b 
 
948-41 
 
BRO I LER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of bro i ler ch i c ks in Ge orgia durin g t he week ended Octobe r 6 was 8,9 50,000-10 per cent les s t ha n t he previous week and 1 per cent le ss t han t he c ompa r a ble we ek l a st year , according to the Ge or gia Crop Reporting Se r vi ce . 
An es timat ed 13, 016, 000 broile r type eg gs were set by Georgia hatcheries-- 1 pe r cent les s t han the previ ous week but 3 per cent mo re t ha n the comparable week a year earlier. 
Pl aceme n t of broiler chicks in 21 reporting Stat es t otale d 65 , 561, 000--1 per cent more than t he prev i ous we ek and 5 pe rce nt more t ha n the compa r a bl e we ek last ye ar . Broiler type hatching eg gs set we r e 88,467,000--3 perce nt les s t ha n the previous week but 3 perc ent more than a ye a r ag o. 
 
GEORG I A EGGS SET, HATCH I NG S AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cros s St a t e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pla ced f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi l e rs in Ge org i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1978 
 
197 9 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
197 9 : year 
 
End e d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n ds 
 
: Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J ul y 28 : 13,804 13 ,842 : 100 : -202 
 
- 19 : 10, 649 11 , 394 : 107 
 
Aug. 4 : 13,63 4 13,62 9 : 100 : -20 4 
 
+ 0 : 10, 640 11,34 0 : 107 
 
Aug. 11 : 13 , 529 13 ,854 : 102 : - 68 
 
+100 : 10 , 681 11 , 501 : 108 
 
Aug. 18 : 13,623 14 ,028 : 103 : +2 13 
 
+144 : 11,19 8 11,177 : 100 
 
Aug. 25 : 13,389 13,654 : 102 : -109 
 
+101 : 10 ,75 6 11 ,086 : 103 
 
Sept . 1 : 12 ,955 13 ,4 93 : 104 : +103 
 
+189 : 10 , 942 11 , 196 : 102 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,519 13,050 : 104 : -1 50 
 
- 13 : 10,697 10 ,975 : 103 
 
Sept . 15 : 11 ,771 11 ,4 47 : 97 : -1 58 
 
-1 06 : 10, 527 10,609 : 101 
 
Sept. 22 : 13,51 7 13, 45 1 : 99 : + 60 
 
+1 67 : 10, 223 10,940 : 107 
 
Sept. 29 : 13,42 3 13 ,204* : 98* : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10 , 09 1 
 
9,986 : 99 
 
Oct . 6 : 12,697 13 ,016 : 103 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9, 056 
 
8 , 950 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg ty pe ch i ck s in Georgia dur i ng the we ek ended Octo be r 6 was 818 , 000- - 12 percent le s s t han t he previo us week and 7 percent less tha n t he co mpa rah le we ek la s t year. An estima t ed 1,187 ,000 eggs for the produc tion of egg type chicks wer e s et by Geor gi a hatcher ies, 2 percent more than the previou s week but 1 percent le s s t ha n the comparabl e week l ast year. 
In the f i ve sta te s that ac c ount ed for a bout 26 pe r c ent of the ha t ch of al l eg g t ype chicks i n t he U. S. i n 1978, hatchings dur i ng t he week e nded Oc to ber 6 we r e down 4 percent but settings we re up 9 perce nt from a year ago. 
 
.. EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS t~TCHED , 197 9 
 
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22 
 
29 
 
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: ago 2/ : 
 
22 
 
29 
 
6 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif. 
 
: 1,416 1 , 189 1 , 083 : 147 : 
 
916 
 
778 1,138 : 90 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,176 1 , 161 1,1 8 7 : 99 : 
 
96 5 
 
933 
 
818 : 93 
 
Mi s s . 
 
: 
 
211 
 
292 
 
330 : 109 : 
 
263 
 
289 
 
228 : 94 
 
Orego n 
 
: 
 
293 
 
223 
 
201 : 87 : 
 
239 
 
212 
 
228 : 195 
 
Ha sh. 
 
: 
 
153 
 
145 
 
30 : 23 : 
 
183 
 
140 
 
63 : 72 
 
Total 1979 : 3 ,2 49 3,010 2,831 : 109 : 2,566 2 , 352 2 , 475 : 96 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 3 ,20 2 2 , 891 2 , 605 : 
 
: 2 ,322 2 , 664 2 , 590 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La st Year 
 
: 
 
101 
 
104 
 
109 : 
 
: 
 
111 
 
88 
 
96 
 
1/ Includes egg s set by hatcheries producing chicks f or ha t ch ery sup ply f l ocks . 2/ Current 
 
week as pe rc e nt of same week l as t year. * Revised. 
 
Published: Heekly. 
Agri cu ltura l S tal i st ici an a nd G e o r g i a De p a rt m e n t of Agricu lture 
 
 STATE II 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WE EKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
\veek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Sept . 
 
Sept. 
 
Oct . : year : Sept . Sept. 
 
Oc t . : year 
 
22 
 
29 
 
6 
 
: ago 21: 22 
 
29 
 
6 
 
: ago 21 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Ala bama Arkans as Cali fo rnia Delawa re Fl or i da 
 
: 12, 421 : 15,462 : 3,727 : 3, 359 : 2 , 511 
 
12 , 238 16 , 054 
3 ,46 5 3 ,319 2,500* 
 
11 , 950 : 105 16, 014 : 103 
3, 588 : 123 3,158 : 79 2 ,55 4 : 112 
 
: 9,5 08 : 12,218 : 2 ,8 91 : 2 , 732 : 1,446 
 
7, 989 10,295 
2,588 2,77 2 1,334 
 
8 , 284 10 , 454 
2 , 885 3 , 541 1, 538 
 
: 108 : 105 : 124 : 108 : 104 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
I ndiana 
 
: 
 
Haine 
 
: 
 
Maryla nd 
 
: 
 
Mis sissippi : 
 
N. Car olina : 
 
Ore gon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carol i na : 
 
Tennes s e e 
 
: 
 
Texa s 
 
: 
 
Vi rg inia 
 
: 
 
Wa shi ng t on : 
 
West Vi r gini a : 
 
Tot al 1979 : 
 
(2 1 Sta tes) : 
 
13 , 45 1 
498 1,939 6 , 211* 6 ,1 74 9 , 938 
54 2 2 ,808 1, 041 
651 5, 845 3,39 9 
431 
31 
92,303* 
 
13,204* 
462 1,771 6 ,1 60 6, 021 9, 791 
593 2 ,73 4* 1 , 064 
651 5,628 3 ,4 25 
442 
31 
91 ,5 24* 
 
13 ,0 16 : 103 
: 
501 : 108 1,6 74 : 81 5,593 : 124 5,8 36 : 96 8 ,782 : 105 
572 : 110 2,6 46 : 97 1, 033 : 102 
651 : 109 5, 379 : 107 3, 470 : 119 
293 : 101 
31 : - 
88 ,46 7 : 103 
: 
 
: 10,940 
 
: 
 
: 
 
264 
 
: 1 ,646* 
 
: 4,2 90 
 
: 5,345 
 
: 5 , 980 
 
: 
 
446 
 
: 2, 213 
 
: 
 
859 
 
: 1 , 00 6 
 
: 4 , 359 
 
: 2,3 30 
 
: 
 
216 
 
: 
 
335 
 
: 71 , 583* 
 
: 
 
9,986 
270 1,319* 3, 471 4 ,421 6 ,614 
202 1 , 956* 
870 1,000 4, 396 2,39 2 
328 380 65,082* 
 
8 , 950 : 99 
 
257 1, 081 4 ,136 4, 96 9 6 , 712 
239 1 ,53 9 
736 1, 119 3 ,992 2,177 
312 403 65, 561 
 
: 97 : 75 : 106 : 100 : 106 : 87 : 77 : 88 : 112 : 118 : 138 : 102 : 116 : 105 
: 
 
Tot al 1978* : 88, 734 ( 21 States) : 
 
88 , 673 
 
85, 485 : 
: 
 
: 64 , 352 
: 
 
62 , 488 
 
62 ,525 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Year : 
 
104 
 
103 
 
103 : 
 
: 
 
111 
 
104 
 
105 : 
 
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OCT 181979 
DOCUMENTS UGj \ LI BRARIES 
 
Released: Oc t obe r 17, 1979 
 
(P ubli cat i on No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
. - - - - - Crop 
Report in g Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30 6(11 Phone: (404) 546-223tl 
 
948- 42 
 
BROILER TYP E 
 
Placeme nt of broiler chi cks in Georgia during the week e nde d Octobe r 13 was 10 , 602 , 000-18 pe rce nt mo r e than t he previous we ek bu t 1 per cent le s s than the comparable week l ast year, a cco rdi ng to the Georgia Crop Rep or ting Servi ce . 
An e stima t e d 12 ,80 7,0 00 broile r t ype eggs were s e t by Ge orgia hatche rie s - - 2 pe rce nt less than t he previ ous week but 2 per ce nt mor e tha n t he c ompa r a bl e week a year ea r l i e r . 
Pl a cement of broiler chicks i n 21 repo rting States tota led 72 , 042 , 000- - 10 pe r ce nt mor e t ha n t he pr evi ous we e k and 4 perc ent mo r e t ha n the co mpa ra ble week la s t year. Broiler type hat ch i ng eggs s et wer e 77 , 620 , 000- - 12 pe rcent l e s s t ha n the pr ev i ous week a nd 4 perce nt les s than a year ago . 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET, HATCHINGS AND CHICK PLACEME NT S 
 
Eggs Set JJ 
 
Net Cros s St at e 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ce d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broile r s i n Ge or gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
We e k 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Aug . 4 : 13, 634 13 ,629 : 100 : - 204 
 
+ 0 : 10 ,640 11 , 340 : 107 
 
Aug . 11 : 13,529 13 ,854 : 102 : - 68 
 
+100 : 10 , 68 1 11, 501 : 108 
 
Aug . 18 : 13,62 3 14,028 : 103 : +2 13 
 
+144 : 11 ,198 11 , 177 : 100 
 
Aug . 25 : 13 ,389 13 ,654 : 102 : -1 09 
 
+101 : 10 , 756 11 , 086 : 103 
 
Sept . 1 : 12 , 955 13,493 : 104 : +10 3 
 
+18 9 : 10, 942 11 , 196 : 102 
 
Sep t. 8 : 12,5 19 13 , 050 : 104 : -150 
 
- 13 : 10,69 7 10 , 975 : 103 
 
Sept. 15 : 11, 771 11 , 447 : 97 : - 158 
 
-106 : 10 ,5 27 10, 609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13 , 517 13 , 358* : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10 ,2 23 10 , 940 : 107 
 
Sept. 29 : 13 ,423 13 ,204 : 98 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10 ,091 
 
9 , 986 : 99 
 
Oc t . 6 : 12 , 697 13 ,016 : 103 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 ,056 
 
8 , 950 : 99 
 
Oc t . 13 : 12 , 601 12, 807 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10, 706 10 , 602 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type ch i cks i n Geor gia dur i ng the we ek ended Oc t ober 13 was 931,000--14 pe rce nt mor e than the pre vi ous week and 3 pe r ce nt mor e than the compa r a ble week la s t year . An estimat e d 1 ,082 , 000 eggs for t he pr oduc t i on of egg t ype chi cks were s e t by Georgia ha t che r i es , 9 pe r c e nt l ess t han the previ ous week but 11 perce nt more t ha n t he c ompa rabl e we ek la s t year. 
In the five s t a t e s that accoun ted fo r abou t 26 pe r ce nt of t he ha tch of a l l egg ty pe ch i ck s i n t he U. S. in 1978, ha tchings dur ing t he week e nded Oc tober 13 were s l igh t l y le s s and settings we r e down 15 percent f r om a yea r ag o. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS IMTCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Se t 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi ck s Hatche d 
 
: % of 
 
Sta t e 
 
: Se pt. Oct. 
 
Oct . 
 
: year : Se pt . 
 
Oc t . 
 
Oc t . : ye ar 
 
29 
 
6 
 
13 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
29 
 
6 
 
13 : ago 2/ 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ca li f . 
 
: 1 ,508* 1 , 271 * 
 
642 : 53 : 
 
725 * 1, 08 6* 
 
997 : 86 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,161 1,187 1 , 082 : 111 : 
 
93 3 
 
8 18 
 
931 : 103 
 
Mi ss. 
 
: 
 
292 
 
330 
 
344 : 11 2 : 
 
28 9 
 
228 
 
191 : 90 
 
Ore go n 
 
: 
 
22 3 
 
20 1 
 
205. : 94 : 
 
2 12 
 
228 
 
229 : 176 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
145 
 
30 
 
178 : 119 : 
 
140 
 
63 
 
129 : 174 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 3, 329* 3,019 * 2, 451 : 85 : 2 , 29 9* 2,4 23* 2 , 477 : 100 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978 * : 2,8 91 2 ,60 5 2, 86 9 : 
 
: 2,6 64 2,590 2 , 482 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 
 
115 * 116* 
 
85 : 
 
: 
 
86 * 
 
94 * 
 
100 
 
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week as pe rcent of same we ek la s t ye a r. * Revi s ed . 
 
Publis hed: Weekl y 
A g ri cult ur a l St a t i st i c i an and Georgi a De p a rt me n t of A g r ic u l t u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Sept . 
 
Oct . 
 
Oct . 
 
: year : Sept. 
 
Oct. 
 
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29 
 
6 
 
13 
 
: ag o 2/ : 29 
 
6 
 
13 
 
: ag o 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,238 : 16,054 : 3,465 : 3,319 : 2,500 
 
11 ,950 16,014 
3,598* 3,158 2,554 
 
8,92 0 : 88 13,5 10 : 89 
3,074 : .105 2,826 : 81 2,321 : 115 
 
: 7,989 : 10 , 295 : 2,588 : 2,772 : 1 , 334 
 
8 ,284 10,454 
2,885 3 ,541 1,538 
 
9 ,110 11 ,466 
2, 906 3 ,520 1,558 
 
: 110 : 94 : 123 : 109 : 103 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 13 , 204 
 
13,016 12,807 : 102 : 9,986 
 
8,950 10,602 : 99 
 
I ndi an a 
 
: 
 
462 
 
Ma ine 
 
: 1,771 
 
Ma r yl and 
 
: 6,160 
 
Miss i s sippi : 6 , 012* 
 
N. Ca r ol ina : 9 ,791 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
593 
 
Pe nnsy lvania : 2, 734 
 
S. Caroli na : 1,064 
 
Tenne s see 
 
: 
 
651 
 
Texa s 
 
: 5, 675* 
 
- 
 
oVi r g i nia \\Tas hi ng t on 
 
: : 
 
3 , 425 442 
 
West Virgi ni a : 
 
3/ 
 
(: 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 91 ,562 * 
 
(2 1 Sta te s ) : 
 
501 1,674 5,593 5, 836 8 ,782 
572 2, 646 1, 057 * 
651 5 ,37 9 3 , 470 
293 3/ 
88,501* 
 
436 : 93 1,500 : 94 5,118 : 109 4,7 93 : 100 8 ,091 : 101 
532 : 102 2 , 610 : 100 
904 : 91 535 : 88 4,602 : 98 3,221 : 115 320 : 103 
3/ : - 
77 , 620 : 96 
: 
 
: 
 
270 
 
: 1 , 319 
 
: 3,471 
 
: 4,421 
 
: 6, 614 
 
: 
 
202 
 
: 1,956 
 
: 
 
8 70 
 
: 1,000 
 
: 4 ,0 42* 
 
: 2 , 392 
 
: 
 
328 
 
: 
 
380 
 
: 64 , 728* 
 
: 
 
257 1 ,081 4, 136 4, 969 6, 712 
239 1 , 539 
73 8* 
1 ,11 9 4 ,031* 2 , 177 
312 403 65 ,61 2* 
 
288 1,493 4,466 5 , 259 7,485 
237 1, 890 
888 1,0 14 4 , 240 2 , 364 
396 289 72 ,042 
 
: 101 : 86 : 99 : 101 : 106 : 61 : 98 : 109 : 110 : 113 : 129 : 173 : 101 : 104 
: 
 
Tot al 1978* : 88 ,673 (21 States) : 
 
85 , 485 
 
80, 555 : 
: 
 
: 62,488 
: 
 
62 ,5 25 
 
69, 099 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Year : 
 
103 
 
104* 
 
96 : 
 
: 
 
104 
 
105 
 
104 : 
 
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I GEORGIA 
 
y~/ W EEKLY HATCHERY 
 
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Received 
OCT 26 1979 
DCCUMENTS 
! ' -: ~. : J "~ :: /'~. i-~ e::::3 
 
Rel eased: Oc to ber 24 , 1979 
 
(Pu bl i cati on No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ cro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306n1 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
94 8 - 4 3 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broil er chi cks i n Georgi a during the week ended Oct ober 20 was 10,956,000-3 perc ent more t han t he pre vious we ek and s l i ghtly more t ha n the co mpa r a bl e week l a s t year, acco r di ng t o t he Georgia Cr op Report i ng Service . 
An e s tima ted 11 , 404 , 000 br oile r t ype egg s we re s e t by Georgi a hatcher ies-- 11 pe rce nt le s s than t he prev ious week and 8 pe r cent l es s than the compa r ab l e week a year earlier. 
Pla cement of broi l e r chicks i n 21 rep or t i ng Sta t e s total e d 73,0 25,000-- 1 pe r c ent more t ha n the pr evi ous week and 5 percent mo re t ha n t he c ompara ble week las t year . Broiler type ha tc hi ng e gg s se t wer e 79 , 165 , 000- - 2 percen t mor e t ha n t he previous week bu t 5 pe r cent l ess than a yea r a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cr os s State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chi ck s 
 
: Bro i l e r s i n Ge org ia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
We e k 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: Thous a nds 
 
Aug. n : 13, 529 
 
: 
 
: 
 
13,85 4 : 102 : - 68 
 
: 
+100 : 10 , 68 1 
 
: 
11 ,501 : 108 
 
Aug . 18 : 13, 623 14, 028 : 103 : +213 
 
+144 : 11,1 98 11 ,177 : 100 
 
Aug. 25 : 13 ,38 9 13 , 654 : 102 : - 109 
 
+101 : 10 , 756 11 , 086 : 103 
 
Sept . 1 : 12 ,9 55 13,4 93 : 104 : +103 
 
+189 : 10,942 11 , 196 : 102 
 
Sept . 8 : 12 ,5 19 13 , 050 : 104 : -1 50 
 
- 13 : 10, 697 10 , 975 : 103 
 
Sep t . 15 : 11 ,77 1 11 ,44 7 : 97 : -158 
 
- 106 : 10 , 527 10, 609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13 , 517 13 , 358 : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10 , 223 10 ,940 : 107 
 
Sept . 29 : 13 ,423 13,380 * : 100 * : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10 , 091 
 
9,986 : 99 
 
Oct . 6 : 12, 697 13 ,016 : 103 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9, 056 
 
8,950 : 99 
 
Oc t . 13 : 12,60 1 12,807 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10,706 10 , 602 : 99 
 
Oc t. 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10 , 907 10,95 6 : 100 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype ch i cks in Georgia du ring the we ek e nde d October 20 was 854, 000--8 per c e nt le ss than the prev i ou s we ek and 2 pe rc ent le ss t ha n t he compa r able we ek l ast ye a r . An e s timat e d 871 , 000 eggs f or t he produc t ion of egg type ch icks wer e set by Georgia hatcheries, 20 pe rc ent less t ha n the pr ev i ous week and 27 pe r ce nt l es s t ha n t he c ompa r a bl e week la st year . 
In the fi ve sta t es tha t a c count e d for a bou t 26 pe rcen t of the hat ch of all eg g t ype chi c ks in t he U. S. in 1978 , ha tc hings du r ing the we ek ended Oct obe r 20 we r e up 9 perce nt but settings wer e down 17 percent f r om a yea r ago. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Ch i cks Ha tche d 
 
: % of 
 
Sta t e 
 
: Oc t . Oc t . 
 
Oct. 
 
: ye a r : 
 
Oc t. 
 
Oct. 
 
Oc t. : year 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
: ag o 2/ : 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 : ago 2/ 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
Cali f. 
 
: 1 , 271 
 
642 
 
: 
 
: 
 
762 : 87 : 
 
1 ,086 
 
997 
 
.: 
 
1 ,0 25 
 
129 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1, 187 1 ,08 2 
 
8 71 : 73 : 
 
8 18 
 
931 
 
854 : 98 
 
Mi ss . 
 
: 
 
33 0 
 
344 
 
246 : 89 : 
 
228 
 
19 1 
 
260 : 102 
 
Or e gon 
 
: 
 
201 
 
20 5 
 
246 : 102 : 
 
228 
 
229 
 
186 : 174 
 
Was h . 
 
: 
 
30 
 
178 
 
140' : 102 : 
 
63 
 
129 
 
115 : 56 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 3 ,0 19 2 , 451 2 ,265 : 83 : 2,423 2 ,4 77 2,440 : 109 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 2 , 605 2 , 869 2, 730 : 
 
: 2, 590 2, 482 2 ,2 32 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La s t Year 
 
: 
 
116 
 
85 
 
83 : 
 
: 
 
94 
 
100 
 
109 
 
!/ I ncludes eggs s et by hat ch eries producing chi cks f or hatcher y s uppl y f l ock s . 2/ Current 
 
we ek as pe r c e nt of same we ek las t yea r . * Revi se d . 
 
Published: Heek ly. 
Agr icu It u ral St at i ~dicj an a nd Geo rg ia De p a rt m e nt o f A g r i c ult u r e 
 
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BRO I LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED IN COHMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
He ek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Heek Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Oc t . 
 
Oc t. 
 
Oct. : ye ar : Oct . 
 
Oct . 
 
Oct. : year 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 : ago 2/: 6 
 
13 
 
20 : a go 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Al a bama 
 
: 
 
Arkans as 
 
: 
 
Ca l if or ni a : 
 
De L awa r e 
 
: 
 
Florida 
 
: 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
: 
 
I ndiana 
 
: 
 
Haine 
 
: 
 
Ha r yla nd 
 
: 
 
Mi s s i s s i ppi : 
 
N. Carol i na : 
 
Oreg on 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Ca r olina : 
 
Ten ne s s e e 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virgi nia 
 
: 
 
Hashington : 
 
Wes t Virginia : 
 
Tot al 1979 : 
 
(2 1 States) : 
 
11 , 95O 16 ,0 14 3 , 598 3 ,15 8 
2,554 
13 ,016 
501 1,, 674 5 ,5 93 5,836 8,782 
572 2,646 1 , 05 7 
651 5 ,379 3 ,470 
293 3/ 
88 , 501 
 
8 , 920 13,5 10 
3, 07 4 2 , 826 2,298* 
12, 807 
436 1 , 500 5,118 4,7 93 8,091 
532 2,610 
904 535 4, 602 3 ,22 1 320 
3/ 77 ,597* 
 
11 , 101 : 105 13,225 : 89 
3,25 1 : 106 2 , 708 : 71 2 , 179 : 106 
: 
11 , 404 : 92 
: 
434 : 83 1,5 83 : 77 6 ,09 5 : 117 4 ,8 56 : 98 8,570 : 103 
573 : 114 2,447 : 89 
429 : 44 535 : 96 4, 739 : 90 2,8 15 : 96 344 : 114 
3/ : - 
79 ,165 : 95 
: 
 
: 8 , 284 
 
: 10, 45 4 
 
: 2,885 
 
: 3 , 541 
 
: 1 ,5 38 
 
: 
 
: 8, 950 
 
: 
 
: 
 
257 
 
: 1,081 
 
: 4 , 136 
 
: 4 ,9 69 
 
: 6 , 71 2 
 
: 
 
23 9 
 
: 1,5 39 
 
: 
 
738 
 
: 1 , 119 
 
: 4,031 
 
: 2, 177 
 
: 
 
312 
 
: 
 
403 
 
: 65 , 612 
 
: 
 
9 ,1 10 11 , 466 
2,906 3 ,5 20 1,558 
10 , 602 
288 1, 49 3 4,4 66 5, 259 7 ,485 
237 1,890 
888 1 , 0 14 4,240 2 ,364 
39 6 289 72 ,042 
 
9, 125 12 , 159 
2,784 3 , 517 1,577 
10,956 
 
: 104 : 101 : 119 : 98 : 118 
: 
: 100 
 
279 1,463 4,3 85 5, 298 7 ,45 0 
34 3 1 , 9 09 
909 1, 005 4,12 3 2, 233 
278 395 73 , 025 
 
: 104 : 87 : 107 : 100 : 108 : 145 : 92 : 112 : 101 : 106 : 117 : 77 : 156 : 105 
: 
 
Total 1978 * : 85,485 ( 21 States ) : 
 
80, 555 
 
83 ,298 : 
: 
 
: 62 ,525 
: 
 
69,09 9 
 
69,6 53 : 
: 
 
% of La s t Year : 
 
104 
 
96 
 
95 : 
 
: 
 
105 
 
10 4 
 
105 : 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Oct ob e r 31 , 1979 ( Publi c a ti on No. USPS 383- 930) 
 
Geo rgia 
 
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~ 
 
Rep<;>rting 
 
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Service 
 
Steph ens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 (:1 
Phone: (404) 546-223b 
 
948-44 
 
BRO I LER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of broile r chicks i n Geo rg i a during the week ende d Octo ber 27 was 10,618,000-3 percent less than t he pr evious we ek but 3 pe r ce nt more tha n t he c ompar a bl e week last year , according to the Geor gia Cro p Rep orting Serv i ce . 
An estimated 12,575 , 000 broil e r ty pe eggs were se t by Georgi a ha t che r i e s - - 10 percent more than the previous week bu t 5 pe r ce nt le s s t ha n the c ompara bl e week a yea r ear lie r. 
Placement of broile r chi cks in 21 rep or t ing State s t o tal e d 70, 757 ,000-- 3 percent less than the previous week but 5 pe rc ent more t han the compa rable week l ast ye ar . Broiler ty pe hatching eggs set we r e 86, 829 , 000- - 10 perce nt more than the pr ev i ous we ek but 2 percent less than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EG GS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t JJ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Move ment 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl ace d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broi l ers i n Geo r gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : ye ar : 197 8 
 
1979 : 197 8 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n ds 
 
: Thou s and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Aug. 18 : 13,623 14 , 028 : 103 : +2 13 
 
+144 : 11 ,1 98 
 
11~ 177 : 100 
 
Aug. 25 : 13 ,389 13 ,654 : 102 : - 109 
 
+10 1 : 10 , 756 11 ,086 : 103 
 
Sept . 1 : 12 ,955 13 ,4 93 : 104 : +10 3 
 
+18 9 : 10 ,94 2 11 , 196 : 102 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,51 9 13 , 050 : 104 : - 150 
 
- 13 : 10, 69 7 10,975 : 103 
 
Sept . 15 : 11,771 11 , 447 : 97 : - 158 
 
- 106 : 10,5 27 10 ,609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13,51 7 13 ,3 58 : 99 : + 60 
 
+16 7 : 10 , 223 10,94 0 : 107 
 
Sept . 29 : 13 , 423 13 , 380 : 100 : +1 56 
 
+ 23 : 10,091 
 
9,986 : 99 
 
Oct . 6 : 12,69 7 12,95 0'< : 102* : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 ,05 6 
 
8 ,950 : 99 
 
Oct. 13 : 12 ,601 12, 807 : 102 : - 57 
 
+13 3 : 10 , 706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12,413 11 , 404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10 ,907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oct . 27 : 13 ,178 12, 575 : 95 : +1 25 
 
+286 : 10,342 10 , 618 : 103 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks i n Geo rg ia dur ing the week ended Oc t ober 27 was 77 2,000--10 percent less than the previous week and 9 percent less than the comparabl e week last year. An estimated 992 ,000 eg gs fo r the production of e gg type ch i cks were set by Georgia hatc heries, 14 percent more than the prev ious week but 15 percent l e s s than the compara ble week last year. 
In the five states that a c coun t e d f or a bou t 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1978 , hatchings du ring t he week ended Octobe r 27 we re up 18 percent but settings were down 1 pe r cen t from a year ag o. 
 
State 
Calif. Ga. Miss . Oregon Wash . Total 197 9 
Total 19 78* 
 
EGG TYP E EG GS SET AN D CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hat ch ed 
 
: % of 
 
Oct. Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
: year : 
 
Oct . 
 
Oct. 
 
Oct . : year 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
: ago 2/: 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 : ag o 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
64 2 
 
76 2 1 ,159 : 114 : 
 
997 1, 02 5 1,011 : 170 
 
1, 082 
 
871 
 
992 : 85 : 
 
931 
 
85 4 
 
772 : 91 
 
344 
 
246 
 
309 : 100 : 
 
191 
 
260 
 
288 : 118 
 
205 
 
246 
 
272 : 125 : 
 
229 
 
186 
 
170 : 125 
 
178 
 
140 
 
152 : 80 : 
 
129 
 
115 
 
23 : 219 
 
2,451 2 ,2 65 2 ,8 84 : 99 : 2,477 2, 440 2 ,264 : 118 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,869 2,73 0 2 , 899 : 
 
: 2 ,482 2,232 1,926 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
85 
 
83 
 
99 : 
 
: 
 
100 
 
109 
 
118 
 
lTTnclud-e-s eggs set-b-y hatcheri es producing ch icks for hatchery s u ppl y flocks. 2:./ Current 
 
week as percent of same we ek last yea r . * Revi s ed. 
 
Publi shed : We ekl y 
Agr ic u l t u r a l Statistician an d Georg i a D e p a rt m e n t o f Agric u lt ure 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Oct . 
 
Oct. 
 
Oct. : year : Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Oct . : year 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 : ago 2/: 13 
 
20 
 
27 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 8,920 : 13,510 : 3,074 : 2,826 : 2,298 
 
GE ORGIA 
 
: 12,807 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
436 
 
Maine 
 
: 1,500 
 
Maryland 
 
: 5,118 
 
Hi s s i s s i ppi : '4 , 793 
 
N. Carolina : 8,091 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
532 
 
Pennsylvania : 2,610 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
904 
 
.-Tenne s s ee 
 
: 
 
535 
 
'. Texas 
 
: 4,602 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,221 
 
,-, 
 
\-Jashington : 
 
320 
 
- 
 
\Vest Virgin ia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1979 : 77 ,597 
 
(21 States) : 
 
11,101 13,225 
3,251 2 ,708 2,179 
11 ,404 
434 1,583 6,095 4,856 8,570 
573 2, 447 
429 535 4 , 725* 2,815 344 
3/ 79,151* 
 
11 , 828 : 101 14,916 : 95 
3 ,618 : 115 3,081 : 73 2,217 : 107 
12 ,575 : 95 
: 
429 : 84 1,721 : 77 5,938 : 108 5,729 : 93 9,511 : 109 
561 : 98 2, 786 : 101 
686 : 75 625 : 107 5,310 : 102 2 ,896 : 94 411 : 125 3/ : 86,829 : 98 
: 
 
: 9,110 : 11,466 : 2 ,906 : 3,520 : 1,5 58 
 
: 10,602 
 
: 
 
: 
 
288 
 
: 1 ,4 93 
 
: 4,466 
 
: 5,259 
 
: 7,485 
 
: 
 
237 
 
: 1,8 90 
 
: 
 
888 
 
: 1,014 
 
: 4 ,240 
 
: 2,364 
 
: 
 
396 
 
: 
 
289 
 
: 72,042 
 
: 
 
9,125 12,159 
2,784 3 ,517 1 ,577 
10,956 
279 1,463 4,385 5,298 7,450 
343 1,909 
909 1 ,005 4,123 2,23 3 
278 395 73,025 
 
8,957 12,294 
2,898 3,290 1,559 
10,618 
 
: 109 : 100 : 127 : 115 : 110 
: 
: 103 
 
304 1,397 4,131 5,156 6,601 
338 1,947 
913 1,028 3,834 2,364 
289 439 70,757 
 
: 126 : 85 : 104 : 95 : 104 : 110 : 93 : 115 : 104 : 102 : 126 : 109 : 130 : 105 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 80,555 (21 States) : 
 
83,298 
 
88,755 : 
: 
 
: 69,099 
: 
 
69,653 
 
67,320 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
96 
 
95 
 
98 : 
 
: 
 
104 
 
105 
 
105 : 
 
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21 State total. l / Current week as percent of same week l a s t year. 1/ Included in Virginia. 
 
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DOCUMENTS 
UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Novembe r 7, 1979 
 
(Pubii ca ti on No . USPS 383- 930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro p Reporti ng Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 3060 1 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 45 
 
BROIL ER TYPE 
 
Pl a cement of broi ler chicks in Georgi a duri ng the week ende d November 3 was 9 ,482 ,0 00- - 
 
11 pe r ce nt l e ss than the previ ous week and 2 pe rce nt le s s than the comparab l e week last yea r , 
 
ac cor di ng to the Geor gi a Crop Reporting Ser vi ce . 
 
, 
 
An est ima t ed 12,613 ,000 br oiler type eggs we r e s et by Georgia hat ch e r i e s - - s l i ght l y mor e 
 
than t he previou s week but 6 percent le s s t ha n t he co mpar a bl e we ek a year ear l i e r . 
 
Placement of bro i le r chicks i n 21 r e por t ing Sta t es t otal ed 60 , 390 , 000- - 15 percent l es s 
 
than the previ ous we ek and 5 percent l ess than t he c ompa rable wee k l ast year . Broi l e r t ype 
 
hatc hi ng egg s se t wer e 89 ,218 ,000--3 pe rcent mor e than t he previ ous we ek and sli gh t l y mo r e 
 
t ha n a year ago. 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t l / 
 
Net Cr os s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Mo v em e n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ced f or 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Bro i l e r s in Geor g i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Wee k 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : ye a r : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
, 
Thous ands 
 
: 
: Thousands 
 
: ago 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Aug. 25 : 13 ,389 Sep t . 1 : 12, 955 
 
13 ,654 : 102 : -109 13 ,493 : 104 : +103 
 
+101 : 10,7 56 +189 : 10 ,9 42 
 
. 11 ,086 : 103 
 
11,196 
 
102 
 
Sep t . 8 : 12,519 13 ,050 : 104 : - 150 
 
- 13 : 10 , 697 10 ,97 5 : 103 
 
Se p t . 15 : 11, 771 11 , 447 : 97 : - 158 
 
- 106 : 10,527 10 , 609 : 101 
 
Se pt . 22 : 13 ,51 7 13,358 : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10 , 223 10 , 940 : 107 
 
Se pt . 29 : 13 , 423 13 ,3 80 : 100 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10 , 091 
 
9 ,9 86 : 99 
 
Oc t . 6 : 12 , 697 12 ,950 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 , 056 
 
8, 950 : 99 
 
Oct . 13 : 12 ,6 01 12,907 * : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10 ,70 6 10 , 602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12 , 413 11 ,404 : 92 : +14 1 
 
+150 : 10, 907 10 ,956 : 100 
 
Oct . 27 : 13 , 178 12 , 575 : 95 : +125 
 
+286 : 10, 342 10 , 618 : 103 
 
Nov . 3 : 13, 431 12, 613 : 94 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9 , 712 
 
9 , 482 : 98 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hat ch of eg g type chicks i n Georgi a dur ing the we ek ended Novembe r 3 wa s 819, 00 0- - 6 pe r ce nt more than the previ ous we ek and 14 pe r ce nt more t han the c ompa r a bl e week l a st yea r . An es t i ma t ed 830 , 000 eggs for the pr oduction of egg type chi cks were s e t by Georgia ha t che r i e s , 16 pe r ce nt le s s than t he previous we ek and 24 pe rc e nt l e s s than t he c ompara ble we ek l a s t year . 
I n t he five s tat es t hat account ed f or abou t 26 percent of t he ha t ch of al l egg t ype ch i c ks in t he U. S. in 1978, ha t chi ngs du ri ng t he we ek ende d November 3 were down 16 pe r ce nt and s e t t i ngs were down 15 pe rcent fr om a yea r ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chi c ks Ha t che d 
 
: % of 
 
Sta t e 
 
: Oc t. Oc t . 
 
Nov. : year : Oct . 
 
Oct . 
 
Nov. : year 
 
20 
 
27 
 
3 
 
: ag o 2/: 
 
20 
 
27 
 
3 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Cal if . 
 
: 
 
762 1,159 
 
786 : 80 : 1 ,025 1,011 
 
457 : 47 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1 ,070* 992 
 
830 : 76 : 
 
952* 
 
77 2 
 
819 : 114 
 
Mis s . 
 
: 
 
246 
 
309 
 
295 : 166 : 
 
260 
 
288 
 
291 : 129 
 
Or egon Was h. 
 
: : 
 
246 
 
272 
 
140 
 
152 
 
203 : 150 : 78 : 38 : 
 
186 115 
 
170 23 
 
. 152 : 78 
 
146 
 
125 
 
Tot a l 1979 : 2 , 464* 2,884 2 ,192 : 85 : 2 , 538* 2 ,26 4 1, 865 : 84 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot a l 1978* : 2 , 730 2,899 2, 581 : 
 
: 2 ,23 2 1 , 926 2 ,2 27 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
La s t Year 
 
: 
 
90* 
 
99 
 
85 . 
 
.. 
 
114* 
 
118 
 
84 
 
I I Inc l ude s eggs se t by ha tche r ies produci ng chicks fo r hatchery s upply flo ck s . 2/ Curre nt 
 
we ek as pe r ce nt of same week l a s t ye ar . * Revi s e d . 
 
Publi shed : Wee kl y. 
A g ric ultura l $ taf i,ti c ian and Georgia D e part m e n t of Agric ul tu re 
 
 STAT E 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 79 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED : 
 
We e k Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
\oleek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov. : year : Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov . : ye ar 
 
20 
 
27 
 
3 : ago 2/: 20 
 
27 
 
3 : ago 2/ 
 
Th ou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
Alabama 
 
: 
 
Arkansas 
 
: 
 
Ca l i f o r n i a 
 
: 
 
Delaware 
 
: 
 
Fl or i da 
 
: 
 
GEORG IA 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 
 
Ma ry l a nd 
 
: 
 
Mis s i ssip pi : 
 
N. Caro l i na : 
 
Orego n 
 
: 
 
Penns yl vania: 
 
S. Caro li na : 
 
Te nne ssee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virgini a 
 
: 
 
Wa s h ingto n : 
 
We st Virg i nia : 
 
Total 1979 : 
 
(2 1 States) : 
 
11,101 13,225 
3 , 25 1 2,708 2 ,163* 
11 , 404 
434 1,583 6,095 4,85 6 8, 5 70 
573 2 , 447 
429 535 4 ,725 2 , 815 344 
3/ 79 ,1 35 * 
 
11,828 14,91 6 
3,6 11* 3,081 2, 214* 
12,575 
429 1,721 5,938 5,729 9 ,511 
561 2 , 786 
686 625 5 , 3 10 2, 896 4 11 
3/ 86 ,819* 
 
11 , 90 4 : 15 , 233 : 
3, 597: 3,3 73 : 
 2 , 4 9 9 : 
12,61 3 : 
 
467: 1 , 7 16 : 6 ,018: 5 ,843 : 9 ,881: 
628: 2,877: 
873: 623 : 5 ,412 : 3 , 434 : 27 6 : 
3/ : 89, 2 18 : 
: 
 
98 : 97 : 113 : 77 : 
120 ..: 94 : .. 107 : 
81 : 110 : 
96 : 114 : 114: 118 : 
85 : 104 : 103 : 117 : 73: 
-: 10 0 : 
: 
 
9 ,125 12,159 
2,784 3,517 1, 577 
10,9 56 
279 1, 46 3 4, 38 5 5,298 7,450 
343 1 ,909 
909 1,005 4 ,123 2 ,233 
278 395 73,0 25 
 
8,957 12 , 294 
2,89 7* 3,290 1,560* 
10 ,618 
30 4 1,397 4,131 5,156 6,601 
338 1 , 9 47 
913 1 ,028 3,834 2, 364 
289 439 70 , 757* 
 
6 , 35 0 : 84 10,528: 88 
2, 457: 106 2,980: 92 1 ,437 : 112 
9 , 48 2 : 98 
271 : 87 1, 270 : 102 3 , 126 : 82 4 ,4 41: 103 5 , 923: 97 
280 : 115 1,856: 95 
971: 125 1,010: 104 3,293: 96 2 ,285: 150 
276: 80 442: 156 60,390 : 95 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 83,298 (21 States ) : 
 
88,75 5 
 
89, 077 : : 
 
: 69, 653 : 
 
67,3 20 
 
63 ,258: : 
 
% of La s t Year : 
 
95 
 
98 
 
100 : 
 
: 
 
105 
 
10 5 
 
95 : 
 
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*21 State total. Rev ise d . 
 
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Received NOV 16 1979 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: November 14 , 1979 (Pu blication No. USPS 383-930 ) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Report ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-46 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broile r ch icks in Georgia during t he week ende d November 10 was 8 ,787,000-7 percent less than the prev ious week a nd 11 pe r ce nt le s s t han t he co mparable we ek last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Servi ce . 
An est imated 12,860,000 broiler t yp e eg gs we re set by Geor gi a hat cheries--2 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent les s than the compa rab le week a yea r ear lie r . 
Placement of broi l er ch i cks in 21 r e por t i ng States t otale d 61 ,845 ,000--2 percent more than the previous week bu t 6 percent l es s t ha n the compa r ab le week l a s t yea r . Broiler type hatching eggs se t we r e 91,685 , 000- -3 pe rce nt mo re t han t he pr evious week and 1 pe rcent more than a yea r ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Y Eggs Set 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Mov e ment 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Bro ilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979  : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Sept. 1 : 12,955 13,493 : 104 : +103 
 
+18 9 : 10 ,94 2 11 ~ 196 : 102 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,519 13 ,050 : 104 : -150 
 
- 13 : 10 ,697 10,975 : 103 
 
Sept. 15 : 11,771 11,447 : 97 : - 158 
 
-106 : 10,5 27 10,609 : 101 
 
Sept. 22 : 13,517 13,358 : 99 : + 60 
 
+16 7 : 10, 223 10 ,94 0 : 107 
 
Sept. 29 : 13,423 13 ,38 0 : 100 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10 , 091 
 
9 ,986 : 99 
 
Oct. 6 : 12,697 12,95 0 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 , 056 
 
8 ,950 : 99 
 
Oct. 13 : 12,601 12,907 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133  : 10, 706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10,907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oct. 27 : 13,178 12,575 : 95 : +125 
 
+286 : 10 ,3 42 10,618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13,431 Nov. 10 : 13,566 
 
. 12,6 13 : 94 : -1 68 
 
12,860 : 95 
 
+ 36 
 
+ 24 : 9, 712 + 78 : 9,899 
 
9,482 : 98 8 ,787 : 89 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 10 was 840,000--3 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent ~o re than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,227,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 48 percent more than the previous week and 50 pe rcent more than t he comparable week last year. 
In t he f ive states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978 , hatchings during the week ended November 10 were down 5 percent but settings were up 27 percent from a yea r ago. 
 
State 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
: Oct. Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
: year : Oct. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
27 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: ago 2/ : 27 
 
3 
 
10 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Calif. 
 
: 1,159 
 
786 1, 265 : 125 : 1,011 
 
457 
 
589 
 
Ga. 
 
: 
 
992 
 
830 1,227 : 150 : 
 
772 
 
819 
 
840 
 
Miss. 
 
: 
 
309 
 
295 
 
308 : 162 : 
 
288 
 
291 
 
209 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
272 
 
203 
 
187 : 108 : 
 
170 
 
152 
 
213 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
152 
 
78 
 
105 : 44 : 
 
23 
 
146 
 
114 
 
Total 1979 : 2,884 2,192 3,09 2 : 127 : 2,2 64 1,865 1,965 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 2,899 2, 581 2 , 434 : 
 
: 1,926 2,2 27 2 , 067 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
99 
 
85 
 
127 : 
 
: 
 
118 
 
84 
 
95 
 
l/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries produc ing ch icks fo r hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week l a s t year. * Revised . 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 84 : 101 
.: 95 104 : 98 : 95 
2/ Current 
 
Published: Wee kly 
Agri cultural Stafi,tic ian and G eor gi a De part m en t o f Agriculture 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
STATE 1 / : Oct. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. : year : Oct. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. : year 
 
27 
 
3 
 
1 0 : ago 2/: 27 
 
3 
 
1 0 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands: 
 
8 
 
I: 
 
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Alabama 
 
: 11,828 
 
11,904 12,637: 102 : 8,957 
 
6,350 
 
8,286: 107 
 
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~~~ 
 
Arkansas 
 
: 14,916 
 
15,233 15,845: 98: 12,294 10,528 10,136: 91 
 
~ 
 
~~~ 
 
California : 3,611 
 
3,597 
 
3,631: 115 : 2,897 
 
2,457 
 
2,693: 113 
 
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Delaware 
 
: 3,081 
 
3,373 
 
3,415: 78: 3,290 
 
2,980 
 
3,095: 98 
 
~~ 
 
Florida 
 
: 2,214 
 
2,499 
 
2,601: 121 : 1,560 
 
1,437 
 
1,345: 96 
 
~~ 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 12,575 
 
12,613 12,860: 95: 10,618 
 
9,482 
 
8,787: 89 
 
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Indiana 
 
: 
 
429 
 
467 
 
495: 115: 
 
304 
 
271 
 
223: 73 
 
.: 
 
Maine 
 
: 1,721 
 
1,716 
 
1,763: 84: 1,394* 1,264* 1,324: 81 
 
Maryland 
 
: 5,938 
 
6,018 
 
6,138: 112 : 4,131 
 
3,126 
 
3,859: 84 
 
Mississippi : 5,729 
 
5,843 
 
5,930: 98: 5,156 
 
4,441 
 
4,247: 93 
 
N. Carolina : 9,511 
 
9,881 
 
9,994: III : 6,601 
 
5,923 
 
6,433: 102 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
561 
 
628 
 
589: 108 : 
 
338 
 
280 
 
268: 80 
 
Pennsylvania: 2,786 
 
2,877 
 
3,043: 110 : 1,947 
 
1,856 
 
1,682: 84 
 
S. Carolina: 
 
686 
 
873 
 
953: 84: 
 
913 
 
971 
 
385 : 51 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
625 
 
623 
 
524: 84: 1,028 
 
1,010 
 
1,009: 94 
 
Texas 
 
: 5,310 
 
5,412 
 
5,540: 102 : 3,834 
 
3,293 
 
3,654: 93 
 
Virginia 
 
: 2,896 
 
3,434 
 
3,429: 104 : 2,364 
 
2,285 
 
2,041: 127 
 
~ 
 
Washington : 
 
411 
 
276 
 
363: Ill: 
 
289 
 
276 
 
368: 149 
 
~ 
 
West Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/: -: 
 
439 
 
442 
 
197: 77 
 
11 
 
Total 1979 : 86,819 
 
89,218 91,685: 101 : 70,754* 60,384* 61,845 : 94 
 
u 
 
~ 
 
(21 States) : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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Total 1978* : 88,755 
 
89,077 91,036: 
 
: 67,320 63,258 65,916: 
 
~~ 
 
(21 States) : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3~ 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
98 
 
100 
 
101: 
 
: 
 
105 
 
95 
 
94: 
 
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-21 State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. 
 
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Received 
 
~Iz. WEEKLY AT HERY NOV26 1979 
 
Y71/ 4 7 
 
DOCU1'/iENTS ,UG.L\ L1BRAHIES 
 
Released: November 21, 1979 ( Publ i cation No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Repo rting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546- 2236 
 
948-47 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of broiler chicks in Georgia during t he week ended November 17 was 10 , 07 1, 000-15 percent more than the prev ious we ek but 3 pe rcent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 13,858,000 broiler t ype eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--8 per cent more than the previous week and sl ightly mo re than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broi le r chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 69,759 ,000--13 percent more than the previous week but 1 percent l ess than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 91,887 ,000--s l i ghtly l es s tha n the previous week but 1 percent more than a year a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cr oss State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 ' : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Sept. 8 : 12,519 13,050 : 104 : -150 
 
- 13 : 10 ,697 10 ;9 75 : 103 
 
Sept. 15 : 11,771 11 , 447 : 97 : -158 
 
-106 : 10,527 10,609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13,517 13 ,358 : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10,223 10,940 : 107 
 
Sept . 29 : 13,423 13 , 380 : 100 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10,091 
 
9 ,986 : 99 
 
Oct. 6 : 12,697 12 ,950 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 ,056 
 
8,950 : 99 
 
Oc t . 13 : 12,601 12,907 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10,706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10,907 10, 956 : 100 
 
Oc t. 27 : 13,178 12,5 75 : 95 : +12 5 
 
+286 : 10,342 10,618 : 103 
 
Nov . 3 : 13,431 12,613 : 94 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9,712 
 
9 , 482 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13,566 Nov. 17 : 13 ,801 
 
12,860 : 95 : + 36 13,858 : 100 : -101 
 
+ 78 : 9,899 
- 5 : 10,428 
 
8, 787 : 89 10 , 071 : 97 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 17 was 801 ,000-- 5 percent less than the previous week but 7 percent more than the comparable week las t yea r . An es t i ma t ed 1,212,000 eggs for the production of egg type chi cks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent le ss than the previous week and 4 percent less than the c ompa r a ble week last year. 
In the five sta tes that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all e gg t ype ch i c ks i n the U. S. in 1978, ha t chings during the week ended November 17 were up 12 perce nt but set t ings were down 1 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif  Ga. Miss. Or e gon \-la sh. Tot a l 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Nov. Nov. 
 
Nov . 
 
: year : Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 2/: 3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
786 1,26 5 1,313 : 104 : 
 
45 7 
 
589 
 
965 
 
830 1,227 1 ,212 : 96 : 
 
819 
 
840 
 
801 
 
295 
 
308 
 
328 : 164 : 
 
291 
 
209 
 
275 
 
203 
 
18 7 
 
278 : 111 : 
 
152 
 
213 
 
227 
 
78 
 
105 
 
12 : 6 : 
 
146 
 
114 
 
122 
 
2,192 3,092 3,143 : 99 : 1,865 1,965 2 ,390 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,581 2,434 3,177 : 
 
: 2,227 2,067 2,126 
 
: % of : year : ag o 2/ 
: 121 : 107 : 109 : 135 : 77 : 112 
 
% of 
 
Las t Year 
 
: 
 
85 
 
127 
 
99 : 
 
: 
 
84 
 
95 
 
112 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply fl ock s. 
 
week as per cent of same week last year . * Revised. 
 
27 Cur r e nt - 
 
Published: Heekl y . 
Agricultural Statisti ci a n and Geo rgia Department o f Agri c u lture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROIL ER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COtlliERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGG S SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. : year : Nov . 
 
Nov . 
 
Nov. : year 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 : ago 2/: 3 
 
10 
 
17 : a go 2/ 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n ds 
 
: 
 
Ala bama Arkans as California Delaware Florida 
 
: 11, 904 : 15,2 33 : 3,597 : 3 , 373 : 2 , 499 
 
12 ,6 37 15, 845 3 ,630* 3,4 15 2 , 639* 
 
12,480 : 15,426 : 3,720 : 
3, 240 : 2 , 628 : 
 
101 : 6, 350 95 : 10, 528 
117 : 2,4 57 77 : 2,9 80 119 : 1, 437 
 
8 ,286 10 , 136 
2 , 697 * 3 , 095 1 ,345 
 
8 , 861 : 102 11,9 20 : 101 
3,014 : 123 2,722 : 78 1, 543 : 110 
 
GEORG I A 
 
: 
 
I ndi ana 
 
: 
 
Ma ine 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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Tennes see 
 
: 
 
Texa s 
 
: 
 
Vi r gi ni a 
 
: 
 
Wa s hi ngt on : 
 
He s t Virg inia : 
 
Tot al 1979 : 
 
( 21 St a t es ) : 
 
12 ,6 13 
467 1 , 716 
6, ell8 
5, 84'3 9, 881 
628 2,877 
873 623 5 , 421* 3 ,4 3LI 27 6 
3/ 89 ,22 7* 
 
12, 860 
495 1,763 6 , 138 5,930 9,994 
589 3,043 
953 52 4 5, 540 3 , 630* 363 
3/ 91,9 23* 
 
13 , 858 : 
: 
492 : 1,8 03 : 5, 986 : 6 , 025 : 9,738 : 
571 : 2, 9 19 : 
923 : 524 : 5, 684 : 3 , 692 : 339 : 
3/ : 91,887 : 
: 
 
100 : 9 , 482 
 
: 
 
104 : 
 
271 
 
86 : 1 , 264 
 
106 : 3, 126 
 
98 : 4 , 44 1 
 
107 : 5, 923 
 
109 : 
 
280 
 
104 : 1,856 
 
96 : 
 
971 
 
84 : 1 , 010 
 
107 : 3 ,29 3 
 
121 : 2 , 285 
 
97 : 
 
276 
 
-: 
 
44 2 
 
101 : 60 ,384 
 
: 
 
8 ,7 87 
223 1,3 24 3,8 59 4 ,2 47 6,4 33 
268 1, 682 
385 1, 009 3 , 654 2,00 5* 
368 197 61,813 * 
 
10, 071 : 97 
248 : 82 1,437 : 84 5, 045 : 112 4 , 983 : 92 7,213 : 106 
299 : 82 1 , 963 : 95 
602 : 82 1, 168 : 116 4 ,1 54 : 109 1, 981 : 97 
363 : 117 257 : 93 69, 759 : 99 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 89,077 (2 1 Sta tes) : 
 
91, 036 
 
91,050 : 
: 
 
: 63,2 58 
: 
 
65 , 916 
 
70 , 238 : 
: 
 
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10 1 
 
101 : 
 
: 
 
95 
 
94 
 
99 : 
 
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[~P~fqgGWEEOEKRLGYIAHATCHERY. 
 
Received 
NOV 29 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: November 28, 1979 
 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-48 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ende d November 24 was 10,557,000-5 percent more than the previous week but 4 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,141,000 broiler type eggs were set by Geor gia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 report ing States to taled 72,056 ,000--3 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week las t year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 93,871,000--2 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more tnan a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
of Chicks 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Sept. 15 : 11,771 11 ,447 : 97 : -158 
 
-106 : 10,527 10,609 : 101 
 
Sept . 22 : 13,51 7 Sept . 29 : 13,423 Oct. 6 : 12 ,697 
 
13,358 13,380 12,950 
 
: 99 : 100 : 102 
 
: + 60 
 +156 
: - 60 
 
+167 + 23 + 33 
 
: 10,223 : 10,091 : 9,056 
 
10,940 : 107 9,986 : 99 8,950 : 99 
 
Oct. 13 : 12,601 12,907 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10,706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct . 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10 , 907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oct. 27 : 13,178 Nov. 3 : 13,431 Nov. 10 : 13 , 566 Nov. 17 : 13,801 
 
12,575 : 95 : 
 13,041* : 97* 
12,860 : 95 : 13 ,858 : 100 : 
 
+125 -168 + 36 -101 
 
+286 
+ 24 
+ 78 
-5 
 
: 10,342 : 9,712 : 9,899 : 10,428 
 
10,618 : 103 9,482 : 98 8,787 : 89 10,071 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 24 was 641,000--20 percent less than the previous week and 12 percent less than the comparable week last year . An estimated 1,253,000 eggs f or the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 3 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent more than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U.S. in 1978 both hat chings and settings during the week ended November 24 were down 6 percent from a year ago. 
 
State 
Calif. Ga. Miss. Oreg on Wash. Total 1979 
Total 1978* 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
Nov. Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
: year : Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
Thousands 
 
. : ago 2/: 
: 
 
10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1,265 1,313 
 
854 : 69 : 589 
 
965 
 
664 
 
1,227 1,212 1,253 : 111 : 840 
 
801 
 
641 
 
308 
 
328 
 
352 : 108 : 209 
 
275 
 
260 
 
187 
 
278 
 
273 : 186 : 213 
 
227 
 
170 
 
105 
 
12 
 
183 : 68 : 114 
 
122 
 
58 
 
3,092 3,143 2,915 . : 94 : 1,965 2,390 
 
1, 793 
 
: 
 
: 
 
2,434 3,177 3,114 : 
 
: 2,067 2,126 
 
1,902 
 
: % of 
 year 
: ago 2/ 
: 
: 88 
 88 
: 179 145 
 36 94 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 127 
 
99 
 
94: 
 
: 
 
95 
 
112 
 
94 
 
17 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supplyflo cks-;-Z] Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. * Revised. 
 
- 
 
Published: Weekly 
Agricultural Statistician and Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
We ek End e d 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov . : year : Nov . 
 
Nov . 
 
Nov. : year 
 
10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
: ago 2/: 
 
10 
 
17 
 
24 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thou sands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s : 
 
Al a bama Arka nsas Ca l i f o r n i a Del awa r e Florida 
 
: 12, 637 : 15, 845 : 3 ,630 : 3,41 5 : 2 ,639 
 
12, 480 15 , 42 6 
3 , 72 0 3,514* 2 , 623* 
 
12, 4 21 : 16 , 3 16 : 
3,702 : 3,548 : 2 ,6 16 : 
 
10 2 : 8,286 10 1 : 10 , 136 114 : 2 ,69 7 
84 : 3,095 109 : 1 ,345 
 
8,861 11,920 
3 ,0 14 2,6 76* 1,54 3 
 
9 ,209 : 103 12,082 : 103 
2 , 96 1 : 119 3,1 18: 93 1 , 58 7 : 116 
 
GE ORG IA 
 
: 12,860 
 
13 ,85 8 14 ,14 1 : 103 : 8 , 787 10 , 0 71 10,557: 96 
 
I ndiana 
 
: 
 
495 
 
Maine 
 
: 1,763 
 
Ma r y l a n d 
 
: 6, 138 
 
Mis s i s s ip pi : 5, 930 
 
N. Carolina : 9 , 99 4 
 
Or e go n 
 
: 
 
589 
 
Pe nn s yl va n i a : 3, 043 
 
S. Carolina: 
 
953 
 
 ..Te nll~s1;,e e 
 
: 
 
524 
 
Texas .: 
 
;"- , 
 
Virg:":i,ni:a 
 
: 5,540 : 3,630 
 
. _ .' Has1\i ng ton : 
 
363 
 
.: . West '...Vrg i n ia : 
 
3/ 
 
.-, -To t a!.l 19 79 : 91,923 
 
(21 Sta tes) : 
 
4 92 1,803 5,986 6,025 9,738 
62 1* 2 , 9 19 
92 3 524 5 ,6 84 3, 692 339 
3/ 92,206* 
 
50 2 : 1 , 71 2 : 6,152: 6,054: 10 ,1 83 : 
595 : 3 , 033: 
94 1 : 64 0 : 5, 628 : 3 , 621: 334: 
3/ : 93, 871 : 
: 
 
104: 85 : 
110 : 100 : 115 : 107: 115 : 10 0 : 10 3 : 10 4 : 122 : 103 : -: 104 : 
: 
 
223 1 ,324 3,8 59 4,247 6,4 33- 
26 8 1 , 682 
385 1,009 3,654 2,005 
368 197 61,813 
 
248 1, 437 5 ,068* 4 ,983 7,213 
293* 1,963 
602 1, 168 4, 197* 1,981 
363 25 7 69 , 77 3 * 
 
25 0 : 99 1 , 44 2 : 87 4 , 941 : 104 5 , 237 : 96 7, 40 5 : 115 
362: 116 1 , 9 96 : 107 
728: 92 1, 25 8 : 116 4 , 0 44 : 10 4 2,34 3 : 108 
328 : 10 0 35 0 : 155 72, 0 56 : 10 2 
: 
 
Tot al 19 78 * : 91 , 0 36 (21 States) : 
 
91, 050 
 
90, 46 3 : : 
 
: 65 , 916 : 
 
70, 238 
 
70 ,73 4 : : 
 
% of La s t Ye a r : 
 
10 1 
 
101 
 
10 4 : 
 
: 
 
94 
 
99 
 
102 : 
 
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2 1 Sta t e t o t a l . 2/ Cur re nt wee k as pe r c ent of s ame week la s t yea r. 3/ Included in Virg ini a. 
 
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s tate Document Periodi cals 
 
;~1 WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Received DEC 6 197 ~ 
 
DOCUM ENTS UGA LIB RAR IES 
 
Released: December 5 , 1979 (Publ icat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-49 
 
BRO I LER TYPE 
 
Placement of broile r chi cks i n Geor gia during the week ended Decembe r 1 was 10,983,000-4 percent more t han the prev i ou s we ek a nd 2 pe r ce nt more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georg ia Cro p Report ing Servi ce. 
An estima ted 14,430 , 000 bro i ler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 perce nt more t ha n the previous week and 5 pe rc ent mor e t ha n t he comparable week a yea r ea r l ie r . 
Placement of broi le r ch i cks in 21 rep orting States totaled 74, 172 ,000--3 percent more than b~th the previous wee k and t he compara ble week last year . Bro i l e r t ype hatching eggs set we r e 95 , 617,000--2 pe r cen t more t ha n t he previ ous week and 5 pe rcen t more than a year ag o. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Egg s Se t JJ 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl a ced for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi l e rs in Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : ye a r : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Sept . 22 : 13,517 13 , 358 : 99 : + 60 
 
+167 : 10,223 10,940 : 107 
 
Sept. 29 : 13 ,423 13 ,38 0 : 100 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10,091 
 
9,986 : 99 
 
Oct. 6 : 12,697 12 ,950 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9,0 56 
 
8,950 : 99 
 
Oct. 13 : 12 ,601 12 , 907 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10,706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct . 20 : 12,413 11 , 404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10 ,907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oct. 27 : 13,178 12,575 : 95 : +1 25 
 
+286 . : 10 ,34 2 10,618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13,431 13 , 041 : 97 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9,71 2 
 
9,48 2 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13 ,566 Nov. 17 : 13 ,801 
 
13,509* : 100* : + 36 13 , 858 : 100 : -101 
 
+ 78 : 9 ,899 
- 5 : 10 ,4 28 
 
8,787 : 89 10 ,071 : 97 
 
Nov . 24 : 13 ,746 14 ,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13,696 14 ,4 30 : 105 : -161 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10 ,983 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georg i a during the week ended December 1 was 974,000--52 percent more than the prev ious week a nd 68 percent more than the comparable week last year. An 
estimated 1,204 ,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcherie s , 4 percent les s t ha n the previous week and 2 percent les s than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted f or about 26 per cent of the hatch of all egg type chicks. in the U. S. in -1978, hatchings dur ing the we~kended December 1 were up 38 percent but settings were down 22 percent from a yea r ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Eggs Set 
 
: % of : 
 
Chicks Hatched 
 
State 
 
: Nov . Nov . 
 
Dec . 
 
: year : Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
17 
 
24 
 
1 
 
: ago 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
1 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Calif . 
 
: 1,313 
 
854 
 
741 
 
: 51 : 
 
965 
 
664 1 ,007 
 
Ga. 
 
: 1,212 1, 253 1,204 : 98 : 
 
801 
 
641 
 
974 
 
Miss . 
 
: 
 
328 
 
35 2 
 
291 : 107 : 
 
275 
 
260 
 
276 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
278 
 
273 
 
247 : 98 : 
 
227 
 
170 
 
153 
 
Wash. 
 
: 
 
12 
 
183 
 
179 : 84 : 
 
122 
 
58 
 
79 
 
Total 1979 : 3,143 2 , 915 2, 66 2 : 78 : 2,390 1,793 2 , 489 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 3,177 3 , 114 3 ,422 : 
 
: 2,126 1,902 1,808 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of 
 
Last Year 
 
: 
 
99 
 
94 
 
78 : 
 
: 
 
112 
 
94 
 
138 
 
l / Includes eggs s e t by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year . * Rev ised . 
 
: % of : year : ag o 2/ 
: 
: 127 : 168 : 184 : 156 : 42 : 138 
2/ Current 
 
Published: Weekly. 
A gri cultural Sta tj,tician a nd Georgi a De part men t o f Agricu lt u r e 
 
 STAT E 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. : year : Nov . 
 
Nov . 
 
Dec. : year 
 
17 
 
24 
 
1 
 
: ago 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
1 
 
: ag o 2/ 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Al a ba ma Arkansas Cali for ni a Del awa r e Florida 
 
: 12,480 : 15,426 : 3,720 : 3 ,514 : 2,623 
 
12 , 42 1 16,3 16 3,702 3,548 
2 , 616 
 
12, 556 : 16 ,869 : 3,715 : 3,518 : 2,626 : 
 
99 : 8,861 103 : 11,920 116 : 3,014 86 : 2,676 117 : 1 , 543 
 
9,209 12 ,082 
2,961 3,118 1,587 
 
9,342 : 100 11 ,92 7 : 100 3,024 : 125 3,214 : 88 
1,663 : 108 
 
GEORG IA 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
Mi s s i s s i p pi : 
 
N. Ca r ol i na : 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Caroli na : 
 
Tenn essee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Vi rgi nia 
 
: 
 
Was hingt on : 
 
\.,Tes t Virgin ia : 
 
Tot al 1979 : 
 
(2 1 Sta tes ) : 
 
13 ,8 58 
492 1, 803 .5, 986 6, 025 9,738 
621 2, 919 
923 524 5, 684 3 ,6 92 339 
3/ 92 , 206 
 
14, 141 
50 2 1,712 6 ,15 2 6,0 54 10 ,18 3 
595 3 , 033 
94 1 640 5 , 628 3 , 621 334 
3/ 93,871 
 
14, 430 : 
: 
516 : 1, 766 : 6,160 : 6,236 : 10,37 6 : 
628 : 2,9 44 : 
946 : 640 : 5 , 72 1 : 3,724 : 334 : 
3/ : 95 , 617 : 
: 
 
105 : 10,07 
 
: 
 
107 : 
 
248 
 
83 : 1 , 437 
 
110 : 5,068 
 
105 : 4, 983 
 
114 : 7 , 213 
 
114 : 
 
293 
 
107 : 1,963 
 
95 : 
 
602 
 
95 : 1 ,168 
 
105 : 4, 197 
 
123 : 1, 981 
 
104 : 
 
363 
 
-: 
 
257 
 
105 : 69,77 3 
 
: 
 
10,557 
250 1,442 4,941 5 ,237 7 ,405 
362 1,996 
728 1,258 4 , 044 2 ,343 
328 35 0 72 ,056 
 
10,983 : 102 
274 : 129 1 ,472 : 87 4, 708 : 101 5,410 : 100 7,377 : 108 
329 : 117 2,177 : 107 
804 : 93 1,268 : 114 4 ,233 : 101 2 ,734 : 122 
208 : 61 310 : 223 74 , 172 : 103 
: 
 
Total 1978* : 91, 050 ( 21 Sta tes ) : 
 
90,463 
 
91 ,45 4 : 
: 
 
: 70 , 238 
: 
 
70 ,73 4 
 
72,154 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Year : 
 
101 
 
104 
 
105 : 
 
: 
 
99 
 
102 
 
103 : 
 
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21 St a te t ot al. l/ Current we ek a s pe rcen t of same week last ye ar . 2/ I ncl uded i n Virginia . 
 
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779/ 50 
 
Received 
DEC 13 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Decembe r 12, 1979 ( Publ i catio n No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c rop Re p o r t i ng Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . 
Suite 320 
Ath ens, Georgia 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
9 4 8 - 50 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pla ceme nt of broile r ch icks i n Georgia dur i ng t he week e nded December 8 was 11,083 , 000- 1 pe rce nt more tha n t he previous week but 2 perce nt l e s s t ha n t he compara bl e week l a s t year, accordi ng to t he Georgi a Cr op Repo r t i ng Servi ce . 
An estimat ed 13,340,000 br oi l e r t ype eg gs were se t by Georgi a hat cheries--8 pe r ce nt less than the pr evious week but 1 pe r cent more t han t he compa r able week a year earlier. 
Placeme nt of bro ile r ch i ck s in 21 r ep or t i ng St a te s to t ale d 74 ,998,000--1 percent mor e than t he previous week an d 4 percen t more t han the comparabl e week l a s t year . Broi ler t y pe hatching eggs set were 91, 889,000- - 4 percen t l e s s tha n the previous week but 4 perce nt mor e than a yea r ag o. 
 
GEORG I A EGGS SET AND CH I CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cr os s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers i n Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : ye ar 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: ag o 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Sept . 29 : 13 ,423 13, 380 : 100 : +156 
 
+ 23 : 10,091 
 
9, 986 : 99 
 
Oc t. 6 : 12 , 697 12 ,950 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9 ,056 
 
8, 950 : 99 
 
Oc t . 13 : 12,60 1 12 ,90 7 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10, 706 10 , 602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12 , 413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10,907 10 , 956 : 100 
 
Oct. 27 : 13 , 178 12 , 575 : 95 : +12 5 
 
+286 : 10,34 2 10 , 618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13,431 13 , 041 : 97 : -16 8 
 
+ 24 : 9 , 71 2 
 
9, 482 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13,566 Nov. 17 : 13 ,801 
 
13 ,509 : 100 : + 36 13 , 858 : 100 : - 101 
 
+ 78 : 9 ,8 99 
- 5 : 10,4 28 
 
8,7 87 : 89 10 , 071 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13 ,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13,696 14,430 : 105 : - 161 
 
+ 69 : 10 ,79 1 10, 983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13 ,34 0 : 101 : +158 
 
- 135 : 11,271 11,083 : 98 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks i n Geo r gia dur ing t he we ek e nd~d Decembe r 8 was 901 ,0 00- - 7 percent les s than the previ ous we ek but 5 pe r cent mo re than the compara ble week las t year . An es timat ed 877 ,000 eggs for the produ c tion of eg g type chi cks wer e s et by Geor gi a ha tcherie s, 27 pe r c e nt less t han the pr evi ous week and 26 percent le ss than the co mparable we ek last year . 
I n t he fi ve s tate s that ac count ed fo r abou t 26 pe rcent of t he hat ch of all egg t ype ch i cks i n t he U. S. in 1978, ha t chi ng s dur ing the week ended December 8 were up 7 pe rcent but settings were down 14 perce nt fr om a yea r ago . 
 
Week Ended 
Nov. 24 Dec . 1 Dec. 8 
 
Ca lif. 
854 74 1 986 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
Ga. 
1 , 253 1,204 
877 
 
_:_- : : Mis s . : Or eg . : Wash. 
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EGGS SET 
 
( Thousand s ) 
 
35 2 
 
273 
 
183 
 
29 1 
 
247 
 
179 
 
233 
 
251 
 
59 
 
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2,91 5 2, 662 2,406 
 
-:. 
 
Total 197 8* 
 
3 , 114 3, 422 2 , 800 
 
% of Last Year 
94 78 86 
 
% of year 
ago Y 
 
87 
 
74 
 
155 
 
141 
 
37 
 
86 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
Nov. 24 
 
66 4 
 
641 
 
260 
 
170 
 
58 
 
1,7 93 
 
1,902 
 
94 
 
Dec . 1 
 
1 ,00 7 
 
974 
 
276 
 
153 
 
79 
 
2,489 
 
1,808 
 
138 
 
Dec. 8 
 
1, 110 
 
90 1 
 
291 
 
234 
 
9 
 
2,545 
 
2, 381 
 
107 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
112 
 
105 
 
170 
 
112 
 
1 
 
107 
 
!r-Includes eggs s et by hatcher ies p roduc ing chi cks for hat chery s u pply fl ock s . 
 
week a s pe r ce nt of same we ek last yea r . *Revi s e d. 
 
Publ i s he d : Weekly 
 
A g ric ul t u r a l S tati s t ici a n a nd G eorg i a De p a rt men t of Ag r ic u lt u r e 
 
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 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
STATE 1/ 
 
: Nov . 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec.: year : Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
: year 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
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~ 
 
Alabama 
 
: 12,421 
 
12,556 
 
12,392: 105 : 9,209 9,342 
 
9,193: 99 
 
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Arkansas 
 
: 16,316 
 
16,869 
 
16,619: 104 : 12,082 11,927 
 
12,241: 95 
 
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: 3,702 
 
3,715 
 
3,736: 129 : 2,961 3,024 
 
3,058: 126 
 
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Delaware 
 
: 3,548 
 
3,518 
 
2,742: 64 : 3,118 3,214 
 
3,342: 94 
 
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Florida 
 
: 2,616 
 
2,626 
 
2,615: 110 : 1,587 1,663 
 
1,847: 156 
 
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GEORGIA 
 
: 14,141 
 
14,430 
 
13,341 : 101 : 10,557 10,983 
 
11,083: 98 
 
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Indiana 
 
: 502 
 
516 
 
5 2 9 : 108 : 250 
 
274 
 
2 6 5 : 102 
 
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Maine 
 
: 1,712 
 
1,766 
 
1,778: 67 : 1,439* 1,469* 
 
1,492: 88 
 
Maryland 
 
: 6,152 
 
6,160 
 
6,533: 125 : 4 ,941 4,708 
 
4,660: 102 
 
Mis s i s s i p pi 
 
: 6,054 
 
6,236 
 
6,075: 105 : 5,237 5,410 
 
5,381: 99 
 
N. Carolina : 10,183 
 
10,376 
 
9,707: 115 : 7,405 7,377 
 
7,493: 108 
 
Oregon 
 
: 595 
 
628 
 
6 0 8 : 116 : 362 
 
329 
 
273: 91 
 
Pennsylvania : 3,033 
 
2,944 
 
2,755: 102 : 1,996 2,177 
 
2,235: 111 
 
S. Carolina : 941 
 
946 
 
9 0 6 : 102 : 728 
 
804 
 
7 8 7 : 107 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 640 
 
640 
 
6 4 0 : 95 : 1,258 1,268 
 
1,316: 115 
 
Texas 
 
: 5,628 
 
5,721 
 
5,314: 105 : 4,044 4, 233 
 
4,264: 105 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,621 
 
3,724 
 
3,449: 123 : 2,343 2,734 
 
2,546: 140 
 
Washington 
 
: 334 
 
334 
 
296: 118 : 328 
 
364* 
 
4 1 2 : 126 
 
West Virginia: 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1979 
 
: 93,871 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
3/ 95,617 
 
3/ : 91,889: 104 
: 
 
: 35 0 
 
31 0 
 
: 72,053* 74,325* 
 
: 
 
380 : 74,998 : 
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Total 1978* (21 States ) 
 
: 90,463 : 
 
91,454 
 
88,016: : 
 
: 70,238 70,734 : 
 
72 ,099 : : 
 
Y% of Last Year;: 
 
104 
 
105 
 
104: 
 
: 102 
 
103 
 
104: 
 
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779/WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
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Received 
DEC 2 0 1979 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: December 19, 1979 
 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-51 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgi a dur ing the week ended December IS was 11,284,000-- 
2 percent more than the previous we ek and 5 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Service. 
An estimated 14,089,000 broiler ty pe eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--6 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more t ha n the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of Broiler chicks in 21 r eporting States totaled 75,580,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 6 percent mo r e t ha n the comparable ~veek last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 94,245, 000--3 perc ent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than a year ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
of Chicks 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 . : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Oct. 6 : 12,697 12,950 : 102 : - 60 
 
+ 33 : 9,056 
 
8,.950 : 99 
 
Oct. 13 : 12,601 12,907 : 102 : - 57 :- 
 
+133 : 10,706 10,602 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10,907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oct. 27 : 13,178 12,575 : 95 : +1 25 
 
+286 : 10,342 -10 , 618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13 ,431 13, 041 : 97 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9,712 
 
9,482 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13,566 Nov. 17 : 13,801 
 
13 ,5 09 : 100 : + 36 13 ,858 : 100 : -1 01 
 
+ 78 : 9 ,899 
- 5 : 10,428 
 
8,787 : 89 10,071 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : '96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13 ,696 14,430 : 105 : -161 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13,340 : 101 : +158 
 
-135 : 11,271 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,792 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10,754 11 ,284 : 105 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia durin g the week ended December 15 was 912,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,013,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georg ia hatcheries, 16 percent more than the previous week but 20 percent less than the comparable week last year . 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978, both hatchings and settings during the week ended December 15 were down 4 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Dec . 1 Dec . 8 Dec. 15: 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
% of 
 
Calif . 
 
Ga. 
 
Mis s . : Oreg. . Hash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 1979 : 1978* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
741 
 
1,204 
 
291 
 
247 
 
179 
 
2,662 
 
3,422 
 
78 
 
975* 
 
877 
 
233 
 
251 
 
59 
 
2,395* 
 
2,800 
 
86 
 
907 
 
1,013 
 
270 
 
258 
 
73 
 
2,521 
 
2,633 
 
96 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
82 
 
80 
 
147 
 
416 
 
913 
 
96 
 
Dec. 1 : 1,007 
 
974 
 
Dec. 8 : 1,170* 
 
901 
 
Dec . 15 : 
 
789 
 
912 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
276 
 
153 
 
79 
 
291 
 
234 
 
9 
 
270 
 
228 
 
135 
 
2,489 2,605* 2,334 
 
1,808 2,381 2,422 
 
138 109* 
96 
 
% of year 
 
a go 2/ 
 
: 
 
79 
 
107 
 
114 
 
188 
 
62 
 
96 
 
lr-Includes eggs set by hatcheri es producing ch icks f or hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
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Published: Heekly. 
Agricultural Statistic ian an d Georgia Departme n t of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
Alabama Arkans a s California Delaware Florida 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED  
 
: 
 
lve ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Dec. 
 
Dec . 
 
Dec . 
 
: year : Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
: year 
 
1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
: ago 2/ : 1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
:ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 12,556 : 16,869 : 3,767* 
: 3,518 : 2,626 
 
12 , 392 16,619 
3 ,736 2,742 2,615 
 
12,795 16, 681 3,281 
2,744 2,512 
 
: 102 : 99 : 98 : 60 : 112 
: 
 
: 9,342 : 11 ,927 : 3,024 : 3,214 : 1,663 
: 
 
9,193 12 ,241 3,058 3,342 
1,847 
 
9,372 12,353 
3,082 4,021 1,827 
 
: 104 : 99 : 124 : 112 : 115 
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: 14 , 430 
 
13 ,341 
 
14, 089 : 102 : 10,9 83 11, 083 
 
11 , 284 : 105 
 
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Indiana 
 
: 516 
 
529 
 
547 : 114 : 274 
 
265 
 
279 : 85 
 
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: 1,766 
 
1,778 
 
1,721 : 77 : 1 , 469 1,492 
 
1 , 419 : 88 
 
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: 6 , 160 
 
6 , 533 
 
6 , 74 3 : 119 : 4,708 4, 660 
 
4,134 : 92 
 
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: 6 ) 236 
 
6 , 075 
 
6,4 25 : 109 : 5,410 5,381 
 
5 , 360 : 99 
 
N. Car olina : 10,376 
 
9 , 707 
 
10 , 350 : 111 : 7,377 7,493 
 
7,746 : 113 
 
Or e g o n 
 
: 628 
 
608 
 
551 : 85 : 329 
 
273 
 
257 : 90 
 
Pennsy lvania : 2 ,9 44 
 
2 , 755 
 
2 ,736 : 102 : 2 ,177 2,235 
 
2,116 : 105 
 
S. Car ol i na : 946 
 
906 
 
1,024 : 97 : 80 4 
 
787 
 
794 : 107 
 
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Tot a l 1979 
 
: 640 
 
: 5,72 1 
 
: 3,724 
 
: 334 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 95,669* 
 
640 5,314 3 ,449 
296 3/ 
91, 889 
 
640 5,543 3,760 
381 3/ 
94 ,2 45 
 
: 95 : 102 
: 123 : 90 
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: 101 
 
: 1 , 268 : 4 , 233 : 2,734 : 364 : 310 : 74 ,325 
 
1 , 316 4,264 2,546 
412 380 74, 998 
 
1,272 4,338 2,502 
413 439 75,580 
 
: 118 : 107 : 130 : 110 : 111 : 106 
 
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: 91,454 
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88, 016 
 
93 ,124 : 
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: 72,154 72 ,099 
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104 
 
101 : 
 
: 103 
 
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106 : 
 
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Received 
JAN 2 1980 
DOCUMENTS 
UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: December 27 , 1979 
 
(Publicati on No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-52 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia dur ing t he week ended December 22 was 11,438,000-1 percent more than the previous week and 2 pe r ce nt mo re than the comparable week last year, according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Servi ce. 
An estimated 14 , 463, 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--3 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier . 
Placement of broiler chi cks in 21 repo rt ing States .t ot a l ed 76,995,000--2 percent more than t he previous week and 5 percent more than t he comparable week last year . Broi le r type hatching eggs se t we r e 96,86 1,000--3 pe rcen t more than t he previous week and 4 pe rce nt more t han a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CH ICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1../ 
 
. Net Cross State 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Ge org i a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
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1979 : year : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : year 
 
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: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Oc t. 13 : 12 ,601 12,907 : 102 : - 57 
 
+133 : 10 , 706 10 ~60 2 : 99 
 
Oct. 20 : 12 ,413 11,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10 , 907 10,956 : 100 
 
Oc t. 27 : 13 ,178 12, 575 : 95 : +125 
 
+286 : 10 , 342 10,61 8 : 103 
 
Nov . 3 : 13 , 431 13 ,041 : 97 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9 ,71 2 
 
9,482 : 98 
 
Nov . 10 : 13,566 Nov . 17 : 13 ,801 
 
13 , 509 : 100 : + 36 13,858 : 100 : - 101 
 
+ 78 : 9, 899 
- 5 : 10,428 
 
8,787 : 89 10 , 071 : 97 
 
Nov . 24 : 13,7 46 14, 141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10 ,98 3 10 ,5 57 : 96 
 
Dec . 1 : 13,69 6 Dec . 8 : 13 , 195 
 
14,4 30 : 105 : -1 61 13 , 340 : 101 : . +158 
 
+ 69 : 10 , 791 -135 : 11, 271 
 
10,9.83 : 102 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13 , 792 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10, 754 11, 284 : 105 
 
Dec . 22 : 13 , 848 14,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
- 144 : 11 , 198 11 ,438 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of eg g ty pe ch icks in Georgi a duri ng the week ended Dec ember 22 was 950 ,000-- 4 pe rcent mo re than t he previous week a~d 10 percent mo re than t he comparable week last year . An estimat ed 1 ,07 5,000 eggs f or the production of egg type ch icks were set by Georgi a hatcheries, 18 pe r ce nt more than the previ ous week a nd 2 pe rcent mo r e tha n the comparable week last year. 
I n t he f i ve s ta tes t ha t ac coun t ed fo r a bout 26 perce nt of the hatch of a l l egg type chic ks i n the U. S. i n 1978 , ha t chi ngs du ring the week ended Decembe r 22 we r e down 13 pe rcent but set t ings were up 3 pe r ce nt fr om a ye a r ag o. 
 
Wee k Ended 
Dec . 8 Dec . 15 Dec . 22 
 
Ca l if . 
97 5 907 1 , 48 8 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. : Ore g . . Wash. 
 
. Tota l : Total : Last 
 
1979 
 
1978* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
877 
 
233 
 
251 
 
59 
 
2,395 
 
2,800 
 
86 
 
913* 
 
270 
 
258 
 
73 
 
2 ,421* 
 
2,633 
 
92* 
 
1,0 75 
 
273 
 
18 1 
 
176 
 
3, 193 
 
3 ,110 
 
103 
 
% of year 
ago J:./ 
 
107 
 
102 
 
88. 
 
88 
 
122 
 
103 
 
CH I CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous ands ) 
 
Dec. 8 
 
1,170 
 
901 
 
291 
 
234 
 
9 
 
2 , 605 
 
2, 381 
 
109 
 
Dec. 15 
 
78 9 
 
912 
 
270 
 
228 
 
135 
 
2,334 
 
2,422 
 
96 
 
Dec. 22 
 
670 
 
950 
 
250 
 
185 
 
188 
 
2, 243 
 
2 , 569 
 
87 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
60 
 
110 
 
117 
 
92 
 
11 1 
 
87 
 
1T i ncl ude s eg gs se t by hatcheries producing chi cks f or ha tchery suppl y f lo cks. 
 
week as pe rcent of same week l a s t yea r . *Revi sed. 
 
Publi s he d : Weekl y 
 
Agric u l tura l S t a t i st i c i a n a nd Geor g i a Departme nt of A gr i c u l t u r e 
 
2/ Cur rent 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
: year : Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. : year 
 
8 
 
15 
 
22 
 
: ago 2/: 8 
 
15 
 
22 : ag o 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,392 : 16,619 : 3,736 : 2,742 : 2,615 
 
12,795 16,681 
3,281 2,744 2,512 
 
13,557 16,912 
3,704 2,874 2,603 
 
: 110 : 100 : 116 : 64 : 108 
 
: 9,193 : 12,241 : 3,058 : 3,342 : 1,847 
 
9,372 12,353 
3,082 4,021 1,827 
 
9,593 : 101 12,552 : 95 
3,099 : 126 3,621 : 112 1,733 : 113 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 13 ,341 14,089 14,463 : 104 : 11,083 11,284 11,438 : 102 
 
Indiana Maine Maryland Mississippi N. Carolina Or e gon Pennsylvania S. Carolina 
Tenne~s~e 
Texas Virgi'nia- 
Washi~gton 
West Virginia -Tot aL 1979 "( 21 St ates) 
 
: 
 
529 
 
: 1,778 
 
: 6,533 
 
: 6,075 
 
: 9,707 
 
: 
 
608 
 
: 2,755 
 
: 
 
906 
 
: 
 
640 
 
: 5,314 
 
: 3,449 
 
: 
 
296 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 91,889 
 
: 
 
547 1,721 6,743 6,425 10,350 
551 2,736 1,024 
640 5,543 3,760 
381 3/ 
94,245 
 
542 1,829 6,553 6,580 10,486 
603 2,791 1,061 
615 5,698 3,687 
418 3/ 
96,861 
 
: 115 : 82 : 114 : 109 : 112 : 105 : 102 : 105 : 93 : 106 : 126 : 127 :: 104 
: 
 
: 
 
265 
 
: 1,492 
 
: 4,660 
 
: 5,381 
 
: 7,493 
 
: 
 
273 
 
: 2,235 
 
: 
 
787 
 
: 1,316 
 
: 4,264 
 
: 2,546 
 
: 
 
412 
 
: 
 
380 
 
: 74,998 
 
: 
 
279 1,419 4,134 5,360 7,746 
257 2,116 
794 1,272 4,338 2,502 
413 439 75,580 
 
323 : 124 1,462 : 85 4,481 : 93 5,476 : 102 7,821 : 108 
336 : 99 2,137 : 108 
808 : 103 1,365 : 141 4,387 : 105 2,660 : 126 
379 : 115 389 : 154 76,995 : 105 
: 
 
Total 1978* (21 States) 
 
: 88 ,016 
: 
 
93,124 
 
92,742 : 
: 
 
: 72,099 
: 
 
71,463 
 
73,192 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year 
 
: 
 
104 
 
101 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
104 
 
106 
 
105 : 
 
1/ Louisiana an d Miss ouri not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations but inclu ded in 21 State 
 
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~2. W EEKLY HATCHER 
 
9?JO / I 
 
Received 
JAN 7 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: January 3, 1980 
 
(Pu bl i cat i on No . USP S 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone : (404) 546-2236 
 
9 4 8 - 01 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a ce ment of broile r ch i cks in Georg ia du ri ng the week ended December 29 was 10,304,000-10 percent less than t he previous week and 2 percent les s than the c ompa r a bl e week last year, ac cording to the Geor gia Crop Repor ti ng Servi ce. 
An estimat ed 14 ,1 19 ,000 broi ler t ype eggs we re s e t by Geor gi a hat cheries--2 percent less than t he previous week but 1 percent more t han t he comparable week a year earl ier. 
Place me n t of broil er chi ck s in 21 re por t i ng States totaled 73,493,000--5 percent less than t he pr ev ious week but 6 percent more t han t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 96 , 344,000-- 1 per cent les s than the previous week but 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Bro ilers i n Georg ia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1978 
 
1979 : yea r : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 . : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Oct . 20 : 12,413 11 ,404 : 92 : +141 
 
+150 : 10,907 10 ,956 : 100 
 
Oc t. 27 : 13,17 8 12 , 575 : 95 : +125 
 
+286 : 10,342 10,618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13,431 13,0 41 : 97 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9,712 
 
9,482 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13,566 13 ,509 : 100 : + 36 
 
+ 78 : 9,899 
 
8,787 : 89 
 
Nov. 17 : 13 ,801 13 , 858 : 100 : - 101 
 
- 5 : 10,428 10,071 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10 ,557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13 ,6 96 14,430 : 105 : -1 61 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13,340 : 101 : + 158 
 
-135 : 11, 271 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,792 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10,754 11,284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13 ,848 14 ,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11,198 11 ,438 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13, 988 14,119 : 101 : + 61 
 
-143 : 10,476 10,304 : 98 
 
EG G TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia du ring the week ended December 29 was 720,000--24 percent less than the prev ious week and 17 percent less than the comparable week last year. An est imated 1,152,000 eggs for the product ion of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatche ries, 7 percent mo r e than the previous week but 10 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the f i ve states that accounted for abou t 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1978, hatchings dur ing the week ended December 29 were down 15 percent and s ettings were down 4 percent from a year ag o . 
 
\-leek Ended 
Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 
 
Calif. 
907 1,488 1,368 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979 
 
% of 
 
Ga . 
 
Miss . : Oreg. ,vash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 1979 : 1978* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Tho us ands) 
 
913 
 
270 
 
258 
 
73 
 
2 , 42 1 
 
2,633 
 
92 
 
1,075 
 
273 
 
181 
 
176 
 
3,193 
 
3,110 
 
103 
 
1,152 
 
283 
 
269 
 
202 
 
3 , 274 
 
3,422 
 
96 
 
% of year ago ?) 
 
93 
 
90 
 
85- 167 
 
114 
 
96 
 
Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thous ands) 
 
789 
 
912 
 
270 
 
228 
 
135 
 
2,334 
 
2,422 
 
96 
 
670 
 
950 
 
250 
 
185 
 
188 
 
2, 243 
 
2,569 
 
87 
 
688 
 
720 
 
200 
 
208 
 
51 
 
1,867 
 
2 ,193 
 
85 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
76 
 
83 
 
157 
 
133 
 
38 
 
85 
 
l/ I ncl udes eggs set by hatcheries producing- chi cks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week a s pe rcent of same week last year . *Revi sed. 
 
0' Published: Weekly. 
Ag ricultural Stati stician and Georgia Deportment 
 
Agr iculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
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BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
STATE 1/ 
 
Week Ended 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: year : Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
: ago 2/: 15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
Th ou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
Indiana Maine Ma ry l an d Mississippi N. Carol ina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee 
\ 
Te x a s Virginia Washington Wes t  Vi rginia  Tot a l 1979 (21 Stat es) 
 
: 12,795 : 16,681 : 3,281 : 2,744 : 2,512 
 
: 14 ,089 
 
: 
 
547 
 
: 1,721 
 
: 6,743 
 
: 6.,425 
 
: 10 , 350 
 
: 
 
551 
 
: 2,736 : 1,024 
 
: 
 
640 
 
: 5,543 
 
: 3, 760 
 
: 
 
381 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 94,245 
 
: 
 
13,557 16,912 3,707 * 2,874 2,603 
14,463 
54 2 1,829 6,553 6,580 10,486 
603 2, 791 1,061 
615 5,698 3,687 
418 3/ 
96,864* 
 
13,297 16,831 3,425 
2,980 2,560 
14,119 
574 1,774 6,834 6,526 10,55 7 
504 2,925 1,031 
538 5,720 3,779 
312 3/ 
96,344 
 
: 107 : 9,372 
 
: 99 : 12,353 
 
: 108 : 3 ,082 
 
: 67 : 4,021 
 
: 106 : 1,827 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 101 : 11,284 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 120 : 
 
279 
 
: 81 : 1,419 
 
: 119 : 4,134 
 
: 108 : 5,360 
 
: 114 : 7,746 
 
: 89 : 
 
257 
 
: 107 : 2,116 
 
: 102 : 
 
794 
 
: 79 : 1,272 
 
: 107 : 4,338 
 
: 129 : 2,502 
 
: 85 : 
 
413 
 
:- : 
 
439 
 
: 104 : 75,580 
 
: 
 
: 
 
9,593 12,552 
3,099 3,575* 1,733 
11 ,438 
323 1,462 4,481 5,476 7,82 1 
336 2,137 
808 1,463* 4,387 2,6 60 
379 389 77,047* 
 
9,167 13,003 3,074 3,576 
1 ,823 
10,304 
280 1,448 4,330 5,354 7,0 50 
318 2,043 
778 1,302 4,164 2,497 
382 363 73,493 
 
: 103 : 104 : 139 : 112 : 124 
: 
: 98 
: 122 : 90 : 93 : 102 : 105 : 98 : 102 : 111 : 134 : III : 131 : 168 : 109 : 106 
: 
 
Total 1978 * (21 St ates) 
 
: 93,124 
: 
 
92,742 
 
92,883 : 
: 
 
: 71,463 
: 
 
73,192 
 
69,211 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
101 
 
104 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
106 
 
105 
 
106 : 
 
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State total. 1/ Current week as percent of same week last year . ~/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
(80/ 
 
Received 
JAN 11 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: January 9, 1980 (Publication No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-02 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 5 was 11,325,000-10 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Se r vi ce . 
An estimated 14,656,000 'br oi l e r type eg gs wer e set by Ge o r gi a hat cher ie s--4 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable we ek a ye a r earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 75, 611,000--3 percent more than both the prev ious week and t he comparable week l ast year. Broi l er type ha t chi ng 2ggS set wer e 98,476,000--2 percent more than the previous week a nd 5 pe rc e nt more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
: Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers i n Georgia 
 
Week 
 
19 7 8 
:- 
 
1979 : % of : 1978 
 
- 
 
: year : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ago : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Oct. 27 : 13,178 12,575 : 95 : +12 5 
 
+286 : 10,342 10,618 : 103 
 
Nov. 3 : 13,431 13,041 : 97 : -168 
 
+ 24 : 9,712 
 
9,482 : 98 
 
Nov . 10 : 13,566 Nov . 17 : 13,801 
 
13,509 : 100 : + 36 13 ,858 : 100 : -1 01 
 
+ 78 : 9,899 
- 5 : 10,428 
 
8,787 : 89 10,071 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13 ,69 6 14,430 : 105 : -161 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13 ,340 : 101 : +158 
 
-13 5 : 11, 271 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,79 2 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10,754 11,284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13,848 14,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11,198 11 ,438 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13,988 14,043* : 100* : + 61 
 
-143 : 10,476 10,304 : 98 
 
J a n . 5 : 13,666 14,656 : 107 : + 20 
 
+ 56 : 10,894 11,325 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week e nde d Januar y 5 was 713,000--1 pe r c e nt less than the previous week and 17 percent l e s s than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,082,000 eg gs for the production of egg type chicks wer e set by Georgia hatcheries, 6 percent le ss than the previous week a nd 24 percent less than the comparable 
week l ast year. In the five s t a t e s that accounted f or about 26 percent o f the hatch of all egg t ype 
chic ks i n the U.S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended January 5 were down slightly and set t ings were down 21 percent from a year ago. 
 
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Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 % of year 
ago ]j 
 
Calif  
1,488 1,368 
977 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1979-80 
 
Total 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. Oreg. Wash. 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
EG GS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,075 
 
273 
 
181 
 
176 
 
3,193 
 
1,163* 
 
283 
 
269 
 
202 
 
3, 285* 
 
1,082 
 
349 
 
210 
 
124 
 
2,74 2 
 
65 
 
76 
 
113 
 
206 
 
84 
 
79 
 
Total 19781979* 
3,110 3,422 3,487 
 
% of Last Ye a r 
103 96 79 
 
Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
670 
 
950 
 
250 
 
185 
 
188 
 
2, 243 
 
2 , 569 
 
87 
 
688 
 
720 
 
200 
 
208 
 
51 
 
1,867 
 
2,193 
 
85 
 
696 
 
713 
 
236 
 
210 
 
61 
 
1,91 6 
 
1,91 8 
 
100 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
82 
 
83 
 
154 
 
438 1,017 
 
100 
 
1/ Includes eggs se-t--by-ha t-cher:l.es -producing chicks for hatcher y su pply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly 
 
Agricultural Statistic ian and Georgia Deportment of Agriculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMHERCIAL AREAS BY HEEKS - 1979-1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan. 
 
year 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
Jan. 
 
year 
 
22 
 
29 
 
5 
 
ago 2/ 
 
22 
 
29 
 
5 
 
ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
13,557 
 
13,297 13,785 
 
112 
 
9,593 
 
9,167 
 
9,555 
 
101 
 
16,912 
 
16,831 17,126 
 
99 :12,552 
 
13,003 13,283 
 
101 
 
3,707 
 
3,397* 3,648 
 
III 
 
3,099 
 
3,074 
 
2,713 
 
106 
 
2,874 
 
2,980 
 
2,949 
 
65 
 
3,575 
 
3,576 
 
3,115 
 
89 
 
2,603 
 
2,560 
 
2,555 
 
105 
 
1,733 
 
1,823 
 
1,504 
 
96 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14,463 
 
14,043* 14,656 
 
107 :11,438 
 
10,304 11 ,325 
 
104 
 
Indiana Maine Maryland Mississippi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee 
.Tex as 
,_Vi r gi ni a 
' : .Wa s h i ngt on 'We s t Virginia ' Tot a l 1979-80 '( 21 States) 
 
542 1,829 6,553 6,580 10,486 
603 2,791 1,061 
615 5,698 3,687 
418 3/ 
96,864 
 
574 1,774 6,834 6,526 10,557 
588* 2,925 1,031 
538 5,720 3,779 
312 3/ 
96,324* 
 
553 1,804 6,897 6,563 10,595 
607 3,076 1,026 
640 5,901 3,749 
315 3/ 
98,476 
 
107 
 
323 
 
280 
 
370 
 
162 
 
81 
 
1,462 
 
1,448 
 
1,415 
 
83 
 
119 
 
4,481 
 
4,330 
 
4,901 
 
102 
 
104 
 
5,476 
 
5,354 
 
5,564 
 
105 
 
111 
 
7,821 
 
7,050 
 
7,866 
 
107 
 
114 
 
336 
 
265* 
 
309 
 
97 
 
104 
 
2,137 
 
2,043 
 
2,047 
 
104 
 
96 
 
808 
 
778 
 
844 
 
100 
 
109 
 
1,463 
 
1,302 
 
1,359 
 
136 
 
112 
 
4,387 
 
4,164 
 
4,224 
 
96 
 
128 
 
2, 660 
 
2,497 
 
2,457 
 
113 
 
84 
 
379 
 
382 
 
346 
 
78 
 
389 
 
363 
 
499 
 
201 
 
105 : 77 ,047 
 
73,440* 75,611 
 
103 
 
Total 1978- 79* (21 States) 
 
92,742 
 
92,883 93,659 
 
:73,192 
 
69,211 73,756 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
104 
 
104 
 
105: 
 
: 105 
 
106 
 
103 
 
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~YOO~1 GEORGIA 
 
H~ WEEKLY HATCHER 
 
l'iJc) 
 
Received 
JAN 171980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: January 16, 1980 (Publ i ca t i on No. USPS 383-930 ) 
 
Georgia --- - Crop 
Repo rt ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georg ia 306 01 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948-03 
 
BRO IL ER TY PE 
 
Placement of broiler ch icks i n Geor gi a du r i ng ~h~ week ended J a nua r y 12 wa s 11 , 708 , 000- 3 percent more than the previous week an d 9 perce nt mo r~ than the compa r a bl e week l a s t year , according to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Se r vi ce . 
An e s t i ma t e d 14,926,000 broiler t ype eggs wer e se~ by GeQrgi a ha tc he r i e s - - 2 perce nt mo re than the previous week and 11 perce nt mo r e tha n the comparable we ek a year ear l i e r . 
Placement of bro iler ch icks i n 21 r e por t i ng S t o t e ~ Lot &led 77 , 924,000--3 pe r ce nt more than the previous week and 6 percent mo r e t ha n t he compa rable wee k last year . Br oi l e r t ype hatching eggs set were 98,54 1,000- -sl i gh t l y l e s s than ~he previ ous week but 6 pe r ce n t more than a year ago . 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
Eggs Set J:../ 
 
Movement 
 
Chicks Pl a ce d for 
 
Week Ended 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
- 
 
: 1979 
 
1979 
- 
1980 . 
 
: % of : : year : : ago : 
 
of Ch.-icks 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
- 
 
- 
 
1979 
 
I S80 
 
Broile r s in Geor gi a 
 
: : 
 
1-9,78 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou:;RnJ s-- 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
Nov. 3 : 13 ,431 13 ,041 : 97 : - 168 
 
+- 24 : 9,71 2 
 
9 ,482 : 98 
 
Nov. 10 : 13 ,566 Nov. 17 : 13, 801 
 
13 , 509 : 100 : + 36 13,858 : 100 : -10 1 
 
+ 78 : 9 , 899 
- 5 : 10, 428 
 
8, 787 : 89 10 ,0 71 : 97 
 
Nov. 24 : 13,746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,9 83 10 , 557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13,696 14,4 30 : 105 : - 161 
 
+ 59 : 10, 79 1 10 , 983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13 ,3 40 : 101 : +158 
 
--135 : 11,271 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13 ,79 2 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
- 139 : 10,7Sfl 11 , 284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13,848 14,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11, 198 11 , /~ 38 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13,988 14,043 : 100 : + 61 
 
- 143 : 10 ,476 10 , 304 : 98 
 
Jan. 5 : 13,666 14,656 : 107 : + 20 
 
+ 56 : 10,8 94 11 ,325 : 104 
 
Jan. 12 : 13, 506 14,926 : II I : - I~ O 
 
+ 18 : 10, 741 11, 708 : 109 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Geor gi a du r i ng the we ek en de d J an uary 12 wa s 925, 000- - 30 percent more than t he previous week and 11 pe r ce nt mo re than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,317,000 eggs for the product i on of egg type chicks we re s e t by Geo rgia ha tche r i e s , 22 percent more than the previous week but 8 pe r ce nt le s s t han t he c ompara bl e week last year . 
In the five s ta t e s that ac coun t ed for a bout 26 percent of t he ha tch of a ll egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1978, hatching s dur i ng the week ende d January 12 were up 7 percent but settings were down 10 percent from a ye a r ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHE D, 1979- 80 
 
Tot a l : Total 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: Calif. : Ga. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Miss . : Or e g . : Wa.sh. 
 
: 
 
: 
EGGS SET 
 
: -- -- 
 
.: 1979 1980 
 
.: 19781979* 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
Dec. 29 Jan. 5 
 
: 1, 368 
 
: 
 
977 
 
1,1 63 1,082 
 
283 
 
269 
 
349 
 
210 
 
202 210* 
 
3 t 285 2 ,8 28* 
 
3, 42 2 3 ,48] 
 
Jan. 12 : 
 
946 
 
 % of year 
 
1,317 
 
284 
 
216 
 
193 
 
2 , 956 
 
3 , 299 
 
ago ~/ 
 
: 
 
65 
 
92 
 
99 
 
514 
 
227 
 
90 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
Dec. 29 : 
 
688 
 
720 
 
20 0 
 
208 
 
51 
 
1,867 
 
2 ,1 93 
 
Jan. 5 : 
 
69 6 
 
713 
 
236 
 
210 
 
61 
 
1,9 16 
 
1, 918 
 
Jan. 12 : 1,1 59 
 
925 
 
 % of year  a go 2/ 
 
104 
 
111 
 
267 
 
15 1 
 
10 4 
 
87 
 
144 
 
2, 646 
 
133 
 
107 
 
2, 482 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries produc i ng ch i cks for hatche r y s u pply f l ocks . 
 
week as percent of same week l a s t year . *Revi s ed. 
 
: % of 
.: Las t Ye a r 
96 8 1* 90 
85 100 107 
2/ Curre nt 
 
Published: Weekly 
Agricultural Statistician a n d G eor gi a Departmen t of A g r i c u l t u re 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1979-80 
 
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EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
.~ 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
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: % of 
 
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Dec. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
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Jan. 
 
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GEORGIA 
 
29 
 
5 
 
1 2 : ago 2/: 
 
29 
 
5 
 
1 2 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
13,297 
 
13 ,785 
 
13,654 : III : 9,167 
 
9,555 10,211 : 110 
 
: 
 
16,831 
 
17,126 17,315 : 102 : 13,003 13,283 13,240 : 99 
 
: 
 
3,371* 3,604* 3,734 : 119 : 3,074 
 
2,695* 3,079 : 127 
 
: 
 
2,980 
 
2 ,949 
 
2,942 : 64 : 3,576 
 
3,115 
 
3,474 : 92 
 
: 
 
2 , 560 
 
2 ,551* 2 , 608 : III : 1,823 
 
1,469* 1,725 : 105 
 
: 
 
14,043 
 
14,656 
 
. 14,926 
 
.: III 
 
: 10,304 
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11,3 25 
 
11,708 : 109 
 
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574 
 
553 
 
545: 108: 
 
280 
 
370 
 
3 0 3 : 96 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
1,774 
 
1,801* 1 ,823 : 82 : 1,445* 1,412 * 1,492 : 86 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
6,834 
 
6 ,897 
 
6 , 232 : 107 : 4 ,330 
 
4,901 
 
4,589: 98 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 
 
6,526 
 
6,563 
 
6,462 : 104 : 5,354 
 
5,564 
 
5,650: 106 
 
N. Carolina 
 
: 
 
10,557 
 
10,595 
 
10,670 : 110 : 7,050 
 
7,866 
 
8,117: 110 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
' 588 
 
607 
 
645: 116: 
 
265 
 
309 
 
375: 129 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
2,925 
 
3,076 
 
3,178: 112 : 2,043 
 
2 , 0 47 
 
2,024: 89 
 
S. Carolina 
 
: 
 
1,031 
 
1,051* 1,084 : 103: 
 
778 
 
859* 
 
893 : 111 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
538 
 
640 
 
6 3 0 : 93 : 1,302 
 
1,359 
 
1,317 : 133 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
5,722* 5,901 
 
5,970: 114 : 4 ,182* 4,224 
 
4,486 : 111 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
3,779 
 
3,749 
 
3,717: 129 : 2,497 
 
2,45] 
 
2,387: 115 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
West Virgini a : 
 
Total 1979-80 : 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
312 3/ 
96,300* 
 
460 * 3/ 
98,595* 
 
380: 3/: 
98,541 : : 
 
82: -: 
106 : : 
 
382 , 363 73,455* 
 
346 499 75,570* 
 
3 1 3 : 88 
 
448: 164 
 
~ 
 
77,924 : 106 
 
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Total1978-79*: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
92,883 
 
93,659 
 
93,034: : 
 
: 69,211 : 
 
73,756 
 
73,682 : : 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
104 
 
105 
 
106: 
 
: 
 
106 
 
103 
 
106: 
 
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 ;"" GEOR IG A .. State Document Periodical. 
~/,/WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Received JAN 241980 
 
DOCU MENTS UGA LIB RARIES 
 
Released: January 23 , 1980 (Pub lication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ cro p Re p o r t i ng Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Ath ens, Georg ia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 04 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 19 was 11,434 ,000-2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent mor e than the compara ble week last year , accor di ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,658,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent less t han the previo us week but 9 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of br oi l e r chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 77,3 71,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hat chi ng eggs set were 97,737,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
Net Cross State Movement 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
1978 
 
1979 : % of : 1978 
 
1979 : 1978 
 
1979 : % of 
 
lveek 
 
: 
 
- 
 
- 
 
: year : 
 
- 
 
- :- 
 
- 
 
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Ended 
 
: 1979 
 
 1980 : ago : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Nov. 10 : 13 ,566 Nov. 17 : 13,801 
 
13,509 : 100 : + 36 
13,858 : 100 : -101 
 
+ 78 : 9,899 
- 5 : 10 ,428 
 
8 ,7"87 : 89 10 , 071 : 97 
 
Nov . 24 : 13, 746 14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
Dec . 1 : 13,696 14,430 : 105 : -161 
 
+ 69 : 10 ,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec . 8 : 13 ,195 13 ,340 : 101 : +158 
 
-135 : 11 ,271 11,083 : 98 
 
Dec . 15 : 13 , 792 14,089 : 102 : - 57 
 
- 139 : 10,754 11,284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13 , 848 14,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11,198 11 , 438 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13,988 14,043 : 100 : + 61 
 
-143 : 10,476 10,304 : 98 
 
Jan. 5 : 13,666 14,656 : 107 : + 20 
 
+ 56 : 10,894 11,325 : 104 
 
Jan. 12 : 13,506 14,926 : 111 : - 40 
 
+ 18 : 10 ,741 11,708 : 109 
 
J an. 19 : 13,469 14,658 : 109 : +178 
 
+ 6 : 11,042 11 ,434 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended January 19 was 981 ,000--6 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less than the comparable week las t year . An est i ma t ed 1 , 233, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 6 percent less than the previous week and 22 percent less t ha n the comparable week l a s t year . 
In the five states that accounted f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all e gg type chi cks in the U. S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended January 19 were down 7 percent and settings were down 1 percent from a year ago . 
 
'. 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
We ek Ended 
Jan. 5 Jan. 12 Jan . 19 
 
: Calif  : Ga. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
977 
 
: 
 
946 
 
: 1,531 
 
1,082 1,317 1,233 
 
: Miss. : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
349 
 
210 
 
210 
 
284 
 
216 
 
193 
 
299 
 
222 
 
147 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Total : Total 
 
: 1980 ~ 1979* 
 
2,828 2, 956 3,432 
 
3,487 3,299 3 ,451 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
ago l:../ 
 
: 
 
120 
 
78 
 
87 
 
187 
 
114 
 
99 
 
: 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
Jan. 5 : 
 
696 
 
713 
 
J an. 12 : 1,159 
 
925 
 
Jan. 19 : 
 
969 
 
981 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
236 
 
210 
 
61 
 
267 
 
151 
 
144 
 
200 
 
227 
 
159 
 
1,916 2,646 
2,536 
 
1,918 2,482 2, 741 
 
: 
 
%of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
85 
 
95 
 
69 
 
169 
 
106 
 
93 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply f l ocks . 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
: % of : Last ~ Year 
81 90 99 
100 107 
93 
2/ Current 
 
Published: Weekly 
A gr i c ult u ra l St a t i sti cian a nd G eorgia Departmen t  o f Agric u l t u re 
 
 STAT E 1/ - 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week 'En de d 
 
: % of 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
Jan . 
 
: year : Jan. 
 
J an. 
 
Jan. 
 
: yea r 
 
5 
 
12 
 
1 9 : ago 2/: 
 
5 
 
12 
 
1 9 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Th ous an ds 
 
: 
 
Al ab ama Arka n sas Cal i f ornia 
 
: 13 ,785 : 17, 126 : 3, 604 
 
13,6 54 13 , 96 1 17,315 17 ,324 
3 ,7 5 1* 3, 739 
 
: 110 : 9,555 : 100 : 13, 283 : 10 7 : 2 , 695 
 
Del aware Flo r ida 
GEORGIA 
I ndiana Ma i ne Ma ryland Mis sis s ippi N. Carol ina Oregon Pennsylvan i a S . Ca r o.Lf.rra Tennes s e e ' Texas " Vir ginia"" .: ._. \vashi ngt 'on ;" 
 
: 2 , 94 9 
 
2 ,9 42 2 ,9 6 4 : 65 : 3 ,115 
 
: 2, 5 51 : 14 , 656 
 
2 ,608 14 ,92 6 
 
2 , 534 14 , 65 8 
 
: 115 : 1,469 
 
 
 
.. 
 
: 109 .:. 11,325 
 
: 
 
55 3 
 
545 
 
546: 97: 
 
3 70 
 
: 
 
1 , 80 1 
 
1 , 823 
 
1, 732 : 76 : 1 , 4 12 
 
: 6,897 
 
6,232 6 ,22 9 : 105 : 4 ,901 
 
: 6,5 63 
 
6 , 46 2 6,502 : 10 2 : 5,564 
 
: 10 ,59 5 10 ,670 10 , 28 4 : 107 : 7 ,866 
 
: 
 
607 
 
645 
 
645 : 10 9 : 
 
309 
 
: 3, 0 76 
 
3, 178 3, 0 9 7 : 110 : 2, 04 7 
 
: 
 
1,05 1 
 
1 , 084 1,065 : 100: 
 
859 
 
: 
 
640 
 
630 
 
6 30 : 93 : 1 ,359 
 
: 5, 9 40* 5 ,9 8 3* 5 , 99 3 : 116 : 4, 2 24 
 
: 3 , 749 
 
3,717 3 ,4 12 : 117 : 2,457 
 
: 
 
46 0 
 
380 
 
388 : 118: 
 
346 
 
\ves t Vi rgin ia : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
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49 9 
 
Tota l 19 80 
 
: 98 , 6 34 * 98 , 571* 97, 73 7 : 104 : 75,5 70 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Total 19 79 * (2 1 States) 
 
: 
: 93,659 : 
 
: 
93 , 034 94, 258 : : 
 
: 
: 73,756 : 
 
10, 211 13 , 240 
3 , 07 6* 3, 474 1,725 
 
9 ,892 13,395 
2, 772 3, 83 2 1,780 
 
: 106 : 105 : 115 : 83 : 128 
 
11,708 11, 434 : 104 
 
30 3 1, 492 4, 589 5, 650 8,11 7 
375 2 , 024 
893 1, 317 4 ,493* 2, 387 
313 
 
32 0 : 102 1 , 472 : 83 4 , 44 2 : 114 5,6 77 : 106 8, 14 7 : 113 
28 8 : 101 2,1 76 : 104 
876: 110 1,24 1 : 129 4, 32 7 : 106 2, 5 3 1 : 125 
347: 96 
 
448 
 
4 92 
 
77 ,9 28~~ 77 ,371 
 
: 146 : 105 : 
 
: 
73,682 73 ,851 : : 
 
% of La st Ye a r : 
 
105 
 
106 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
10 3 
 
10 6 
 
105: 
 
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Received 
FEB 1 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: January 30, 1980 
 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-05 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended Jan. 26 was 11,684,000-1 percent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,787,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 78,744,000--2 percent more than the previous week and 6 percent more than the comparable week last year  . Broiler '~ype hatching eggs set were 98,472,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
of Chicks 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 
 
Week 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
- 
 
1979 
- 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: year : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ago : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
Nov. 17 : 13 ,801 Nov. 24 : 13,746 Dec. 1 : 13,696 Dec. 8 : 13,195 
 
: 
 
: 
 
13 ,858 : 100 : -101 
 
14,141 : 103 : +173 
 
14,430 : 105 : -161 
 
13 ,340 : 101 : +158 
 
-5 + 46 + 69 
-135 
 
: 
: 10,428 : 10,983 : 10,791 : 11,271 
 
10 ,071 : 97 10,557 : 96 10,983 : 102 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,792 Dec. 22 : 13,848 Dec. 29 : 13,988 Jan. 5 : 13,666 Jan. 12 : 13,506 
 
14,089 : 102 : - 57 
14,463 : 104 : + 95 14,043 : 100 : + 61 14,656 : 107 : + 20 
14,926 : III : - 40 
 
-139 -144 -143 
+ 38* - 9* 
 
: 10,754 : 11,198 : 10,476 : 10,894 : 10,741 
 
11,284 : 105 11,438 : 102 10,304 : 98 11,307* : 104 11,681* : 109 
 
Jan. 19 : 13,469 14,658 : 109 : +178 
 
- 23* : 11,042 11 ,525* : 104 
 
Jan. 26 : 13,784 14,787 : 107 : - 86 
 
-164 : 10,844 11 ,684 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended Jan. 26 was 839,000--14 percent less than the previous week and 23 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,457,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 18 percent more than the previous week and 22 percent more than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended Jan. 26 were down 13 percent but settings were up 21 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 
 
Calif. 
946 1,531 1,507 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS ' SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,317 
 
284 
 
216 
 
193 
 
2,956 
 
3,299 
 
90 
 
1,233 
 
299 
 
222 
 
147 
 
3,432 
 
3,451 
 
99 
 
1,457 
 
256 
 
136 
 
183 
 
3,539 
 
2,936 
 
121 
 
% of year 
ago :Y 
 
144 
 
122 
 
83 
 
63 
 
109 
 
121 
 
Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Jan. 26 
 
1,171* 
 
925 
 
966* 
 
981 
 
866 
 
839 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
267 
 
151 
 
144 
 
200 
 
227 
 
159 
 
302 
 
174 
 
175 
 
2,658* 2,533* 2,356 
 
2,482 2,741 2,709 
 
107 92* 87 
 
%of year 
 
a20 2/ 
 
: 
 
75 
 
77 
 
115 
 
200 
 
138 
 
87 
 
l[Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
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EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: Jan. 
 
Jan . 
 
Jan. : year : Jan. 
 
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: 
 
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Florida 
 
: 13 ,654 : 17,315 : 3,751 : 2 ,9 42 : 2,608 
 
13 , 96 1 17,324 
3 ,7 39 2 , 964 2 ,534 
 
13,4 38 17,436 
3,863 2 , 830 2 , 650 
 
: 106 : 105 : 101 : 69 : 109 
 
: 10,211 : 13,240 : 3 ,076 : 3, 47 4 : 1,725 
 
9, 892 13,395 
2,7 62 * 3,832 1,780 
 
10,037 13,603 
2,975 3,493 1 ,837 
 
: III : 105 : 117 : 108 : 109 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 14 ,92 6 
 
14,658 14,787 : 107 : 11,681 * 11 ,5 25* 11,684 : 108 
 
I ndi ana Maine Maryland Mis sissipp i N. Car ol ina Or e g on Penns ylvani a S . Ca r olina Tennessee 
Texas .". Vi r ginia" Wash in gt on Wes t Vi r gi nia 
Tot a l 1980 (.2 1 St a tes) 
 
: 545 
 
: 1, 823 
 
: 6,232 
 
: 6,4 62 
 
: 10 , 670 
 
: 645 
 
: 3 , 178 
 
: 1,0 84 
 
: 630 
 
: 5 ,9 83 
 
: 3,717 
 
: 380 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 98 , 571 
 
: 
 
546 1 , 732 6, 229 6 ,50 2 10 , 284 
64 5 3 ,097 1 , 06 5 
630 
6,01 9 ;~ 
3 ,4 12 38 8 3/ 
97 ,76 3* 
 
518 1,552 6 , 836 6 , 553 10 , 602 
669 2 ,85 2 1, 074 
6 30 6 ,11 9 3, 537 
461 3/ 
98 ,4 72 
 
: 95 : 70 : 120 : 104 : 110 : 98 : 99 : 102 : 95 : 119 : 132 : 126 
:- 
: 105 
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: 303 : 1,492 : 4 , 589 : 5 ,6 50 : 8 , 117 : 375 : 2, 024 : 920* : 1,317 : 4 , 49 3 : 2 , 387 : 313 : 448 : 77 , 928 * 
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320 1,472 4,442 5, 677 8 ,1 47 
288 2,176 
90 5 * 1 ,2 41 4 ,327 2, 531 
347 492 77, 481 * 
 
348 1 ,34 2 4 ,856 5 ,775 8, 125 
273 2,283 
927 1 ,524 4, 396 2,603 
440 370 78 , 744 
 
: 122 : 74 : 91 : 106 : III : 79 : 104 : 112 : 153 : 109 : 121 : 154 : 134 : 106 
: 
 
Total 1979* 
 
: 93 ,0 34 
 
94 , 25 8 93 ,477 : 
 
: 73,68 2 73 , 85 1 
 
74, 330 : 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
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: 
 
106 
 
: 
 
104 
 
105 : 
 
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: 106 
 
105 
 
: 
106 : 
 
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Received 
FEB 7 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: February 6, 1980 ( Pub l i ca t i on NQ. USPS 383-930 ) 
 
Georgia 
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Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
9 4 8 - 06 
 
BRO IL ER TYPE 
 
Pla ceme nt of broil e r ch icks i n Georgia dur i ng the week ended Febr ua r y 2 was 11,893,000-2 percent mo re than the previous we ek and 12 pe r ce nt mor e than t he comparable week last year, acco rd ing t o the Geor gi a Cr op Re port i ng Service . 
An est imated 15 ,166, 000 broil er type eggs were s et by Geor gi a hatche r i e s - - 3 pe rcent more than t he previ ous week and 13 per cent more t ha n the compar able week a year earl ier. 
Placement of bro i l e r chicks i n 21 re por t i ng Sta te s to tal ed 79,622, 000- - 1 percent more than the pre vi ous we ek a nd 7 per cent more t ha n the comparable week last yea r. Bro iler typ e hatching eggs set we r e 100,22 6, 000 - - 2 perc ent more tha n the previous week and 7 per cent mor e than a year a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1.../ 
 
Ne t Cr oss State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers i n Georgia 
 
Week 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
- 
 
1979 
- 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: ye a r : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
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1980 : a go : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho us a nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Nov. 24 : 13 , 746 14 , 141 : 103 : +1 73 
 
+ 46 : 10,983 10,557 : 96 
 
Dec. 1 : 13,696 14 ,430 : 105 : - 161 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 13, 340 : 10 1 : +158 
 
-135 : 11, 271 II ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13 ,792 14 , 089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10,754 11,284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13,848 14 , 463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11,198 11 ,438 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13 ,9 88 14 ,04 3 : 100 : + 61 
 
- 143 : 10,476 10,304 : 98 
 
Jan. 5 : 13,666 14,656 : 107 : + 20 
 
+ 38 : 10,8 94 11 ,307 : 104 
 
Jan. 12 : 13,506 14, 926 : 111 : - 40 
 
- 9 : 10 ,741 11,681 : 109 
 
Jan. 19 : 13,469 14, 658 : 109 : +17 8 
 
- 23 : II ,0 42 1l,525 : 104 
 
Jan. 26 : 13 ,784 14 , 787 : 107 : - 86 
 
-164 : 10 , 844 11,684 : 108 
 
Feb. 2 : 13!.456 15 ,16 6 : 113 : - 191 
 
- 37 : 10 ,65 2 11,893 : 112 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chi cks i n Georgi a dur ing t he week ended February 2 was 1,153,000--37 percent more than -t he previous week and 2 pe rce nt mor e than the cOlUparable week last year. An est imated 1,423,000 eggs f or the production of eg g t ype chicks were se t by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent less than the previ ous week and sl i gh t l y le s s t han the comparable week last year. 
In the five states tha t account ed f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks i n the U. S. in 1978, hatchings du ri ng the we ek ended Februa r y 2 were down 4 percent but settings were up 4 per cent f r om a year ag o. 
 
Week Ended 
Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb . 2 
 
Calif. 
1 , 5 4 2* 1,507 1,376 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
1, 233 1 , 4 57 1,423 
 
Mi s s . : Or e g. ~ Was h . 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thous a nd s) 
 
29 9 
 
222 
 
147 
 
25 6 
 
136 
 
183 
 
191 
 
272 
 
201 
 
Total : Total 1980 : 1979* 
 
3,443* 3,539 3,463 
 
3,451 2,936 3,338 
 
% of 
.: Last Yea r 
100* 121 104 
 
% of year 
ago !:../ 
 
94 
 
100 
 
90 
 
161 
 
330 
 
104 
 
Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Feb. 2 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thou s a nds) 
 
96 6 
 
981 
 
200 
 
227 
 
159 
 
2 , 533 
 
2,741 
 
92 
 
866 
 
839 
 
302 
 
174 
 
175 
 
2 , 356 
 
2,709 
 
87 
 
796 
 
1,1 53 
 
245 
 
161 
 
165 
 
2,520 
 
2,622 
 
96 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
70 
 
102 
 
100 
 
460 
 
217 
 
96 
 
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week as per cent of same we ek la s t year . *Revi s ed. 
 
Publ is hed: Weekly 
 
Agricultural Stati stic ian an d G eorgia Department of Agr iculture 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
\-leek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Heek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
STATE 1/ 
 
: Jan. 
 
Jan. 
 
Feb. : year : Jan. 
 
Jan . 
 
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Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
Indiana Maine Haryland Hi s s i s s i ppi 
 
: 13,961 : 17,324 : 3,727* : 2,964 : 2,534 
: 14,658 
: 546 : 1,732 : 6,229 : 6 ',502 
 
Thousands 
 
13,438 17,436 
3,866* 2,830 2,632* 
 
14,157 17,624 
3,864 2,830 2,687 
 
14,787 
 
15,166 
 
518 1,552 6,836 6,553 
 
539 1,566 6,743 6,710 
 
: 
: III : 101 : 104 : 64 : 111 
: 113 
: 96 : 72 : 119 : 106 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 9,892 :13,395 : 2 ,764* : 3,832 : 1,780 
 
10,037 13,603 
2,985* 3,493 1,837 
 
10,466 13,212 
3,084 3,560 1,450 
 
: 11,525 11,684 
 
1 1 , 8 93 
 
: 320 : 1,472 : 4 ,442 : 5,677 
 
348 1,342 4,856 5,775 
 
250 1,365 4,573 5,870 
 
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: 112 : 105 : 126 : 125 : 91 
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: 97 : 76 : 80 : 108 
 
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10,602 
 
10,246 : 108 : 8,147 8,125 
 
8,320 : III 
 
Oregon 
 
: 645 
 
669 
 
641 : 106 : 288 
 
273 
 
355 : 103 
 
Pennsylvania : 3,102,0: 
 
2,857* 
 
3,226 : 113 : 2 ,180* 2,287* 
 
2 ,382 : 114 
 
S. Carolina : 1,065 
 
1,074 
 
1 ,078 : 104 : 905 
 
92 7 
 
939 : 117 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 630 
 
630 
 
630 : 93 : 1,241 1,524 
 
1,448 : 132 
 
Texas 
 
: 6,019 
 
6,119 
 
6,151 : 120 : 4,327 4,396 
 
4,650 : 114 
 
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: 3,412 : 391* 
 
3,537 473* 
 
3,7i9 
450 
 
: 131 : 2,531 : 136 : 347 
 
2;603 440 
 
2,454 425 
 
: 108 : 145 
 
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Total 1980 
 
: 97,759* 
 
(21 -States) : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
98,474* 100,226 
 
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: 107 
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: 492 
 
370 
 
:77 ,487* 78,758* 
 
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387 79,622 
 
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: 94,258 
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93,477 
 
94,044 : 
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:73,851 74,330 
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105 
 
107 : 
 
: 105 
 
106 
 
107 : 
 
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Received 
FEB 22 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Februa ry 13 , 1980 ( Publ ica tion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-07 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of br oil e r chi cks in Geor gi a during t he week ended February 9 was 11 ,614,000-2 percent less than the previ ous week but 7 percent mor e than t he comparable week last year, according t o the Geor gi a Cr op Reporting Se r vi ce. 
An estimated 15 , 097 ,000 broiler type eggs were s e t by Geor gi a hat che rie s-- s l i gh t l y less than the pr evious we ek but 7 perce nt more t han the compa rable week a year earlier. 
Placement of bro iler ch i cks in 21 repor t i ng Sta tes to taled 78 , 833 , 000-- 1 percent less than the pr evious week but 5 percent mor e t han t he comparable week la s t year. Bro i l e r type hatching eg gs se t we r e 101, 640,000- -1 percent more t ha n t he previous week and 5 percent more than a yea r ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cr oss St at e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed fo r 
 
of Chi ck s 
 
: Broilers in Geor gia 
 
Week 
 
1978 
- 
 
1979 
- 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: year : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ag o : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous an ds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Dec. 1 : 13 ,6 96 14 , 430 : 105 : -161 
 
+ 69 : 10,791 10,983 : 102 
 
Dec. 8 : 13 ,195 13 , 340 : 101 : +158 
 
-135 : 11,271 11 ,083 : 98 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,792 14 , 089 : 102 : - 57 
 
- 139 : 10,754 11,284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13,848 14 ,463 : 104 : + 95 
 
-144 : 11, 198 11 ,438 : 102 
 
Dec. 29 : 13,988 
 
Jan. 5 : 13,666 
 
Jan. 12 
 Jan. 19 
 
13,506 13 , 469 
 
14 ,0 43 : 100 : + 61 14 , 656 : 107 : + 20 14 ,926 : III : - 40 14 ,7 00* : 109 : +178 
 
--14 3 + 38 
-9 
- 23 
 
: 10 ,476 : 10 ,894 : 10,741 : 11,042 
 
10,304 : 98 
 
 11 , 307 
 
104 
 
 11,681 
 
109 
 
11 ,525 : 104 
 
Jan. 26 : 13,784 Feb. 2 : 13 , 456 
 
. 14 , 787 : 107 : - 86 
 
15,1 66 : 113 
 
-191 
 
-164 : 10,844 - 37 : 10,652 
 
11 , 684 : 108 
 
 11 ,893 
 
112 
 
Feb. 9 : 14,119 15,09 7 : 107 : - 10 
 
-174 : 10,831 11,614 : 107 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks i n Georgia during the week end ed Februa ry 9 was 977,000--15 percent less than bo th the pr ev i ous we ek and the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,058,000 eggs f or t he product ion of egg t ype ch icks were s e t by Georgia hatcherie s, 26 percent les s t ha n the previous we ek an d 32 pe rcent l es s tha n the comparable week last yea r . 
In the fi ve s t a tes t hat ac coun t ed fo r a bout 26 pe rcent of the hat ch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1978 , hatchi ngs du r i ng the week ended February 9 were up 9 percent but se ttings wer e down 15 pe r cent fr om a ye a r ag o. 
 
Week Ended 
Jan. 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 
 
Calif  
1, 507 1,376 1 , 463 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
1,457 1,423 1, 058 
 
Miss . : Oreg. Wash. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thous a nds) 
 
256 
 
136 
 
183 
 
191 
 
245* . 201 
 
246 
 
268 
 
225 
 
Total : Total 1980 : 1979* 
 
3,539 3 ,436* 3 ,260 
 
2,936 3,338 3,827 
 
% of : Last : Year 
121 103* 85 
 
% of year 
ago l:../ 
 
93 
 
68 
 
78 
 
115 
 
144 
 
85 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Tho u s a n d s ) 
 
Jan. 26 
 
866 
 
839 
 
30 2 
 
174 
 
175 
 
2,356 
 
2,709 
 
87 
 
Feb. 2 
 
796 
 
1, 153 
 
245 
 
163* 
 
165 
 
2,52 2* 
 
2,622 
 
96 
 
F.eb. 9 
 
1, 342 
 
977 
 
268 
 
186 
 
130 
 
2,903 
 
2,668 
 
109 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
13 2 
 
85 
 
90 
 
192 
 
116 
 
109 
 
1/ Includes eggs s et by hat cheries p-r oducing- ch-{cks - f or -ha tch er y su-ppTy flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week l a s t ye ar. *Rev ised . Publis hed: Weekl y. 
A g ri c u l tu r a l S tatis fi c ian and Georg ia Department of Agriculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE -1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED ' 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
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Jan. 
 
Feb. 
 
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Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
26 
 
2 
 
9 
 
: ago 2/: 26 
 
2 
 
9 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alab ama 
 
: 
 
Arkans as 
 
: 
 
California 
 
: 
 
Delaware 
 
: 
 
Florida 
 
: 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 
 
N. Carol ina 
 
: 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
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S. Carolina 
 
: 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Vi r g i n i a 
 
: 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
West Vir ginia : 
 
Total .:1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
13 ,438 17,436 
3,866 2,830 2,632 
 
14, 157 17, 624 3,864 2,830 2,687 
 
14,118 17,835 
4, 052 2,960 2,748 
 
14,787 15,166 15,097 
 
518 1,575* 6,836 6,553 10,602 
669 2 , 85 7 1,074 
658* 6,297* 3, 537 
473 3/ 
98,703* 
 
53 9 1,600* 6,743 6, 710 10,246 
675* 3,226 1,078 
658* 6,28 1* 3,779 
450 3/ 
100,452* 
 
542 1,602 6,929 6,709 10,944 
681 3,052 1,076 
685 6,246 3,740 
491 3/ 
101,640 
 
: 105 : 10,0 37 
 
: 101 : 13,603 
 
: 112 : 2,985 
 
: 64 : 3,493 
 
: 109 : 1,837 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 107 : 11,684 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 102 : 
 
348 
 
: 73 : 1,346* 
 
: 117 : 4,856 
 
: 98 : 5,775 
 
: 114 : 8,125 
 
: 108 : 
 
273 
 
: 108 : 2,287 
 
: 109 : 
 
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: 102 : 1,524 
 
: 114 : 4,447* 
 
: 121 : 2,603 
 
: 125 : 
 
440 
 
:- : 
 
370 
 
: 105 : 78,813* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
10, 466 13,212 
3,0 84 3,560 1,450 
11,893 
250 1,361* 4,573 5,870 8,320 
401* 2,382 
939 1,448 4,741* 2,454 
381* 387 79,711* 
 
10, 617 13,040 
3,076 2,953 1,818 
11,614 
297 1,44.8 4, 775 5,806 7,986 
320 2,319 
928 1,305 4,852 2,135 
420 373 78,8 33 
 
: III : 100 : III : 95 : 128 
: 107 
: 92 : 80 : 86 : 106 : 108 : 108 : 109 : 117 : 126 : 121 : 105 : 109 : 94 : 99 
: 
 
Total 1979* ( 21 States) 
 
: 93, 477 94 ,04 4 97 ,227 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 74,330 
: 
 
74,112 
 
74,826 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
106* 
 
107 
 
105 : 
 
: 
 
106 
 
108* 
 
99 : 
 
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K2 /WEEKLY HATCHERY 
qgo -g 
 
Received 
FEB 21 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: February 20, 1980 
 
( Publication No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-08 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler ch icks in Geor gi a du r ing the week ended February 16 was 11,497,000-1 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgi a Cr op Reporting Service. 
An estimated 15,066,000 broiler t ype eggs wer e se t by Georgia hatcheries--slightly less than the previous week but 7 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 79,128,000--slightly more than the previous week and 6 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 101, 282,OOO-- slightly le s s t ha n the previous week but 3 percent more than a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cros s State 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Moveme nt 
 
of Chicks 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
% of 
 
1978 
 
1979 
 
year 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
ago 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
1978 
 
1979: i. of 
 
year 
 
1979 
 
1980: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
Dec. 8 : 13,195 
 
Dec. 15 : 13,792 
 
Dec. 22 : 13,848 
 
Dec. 29 : 13,988 
 
. Jan. 5 : 13,666 
 
Jan. 12 
 
13,506 
 
Jan. 19 : 13,469 
 
Jan. 26 : 13,784 
 
Feb. 2 : 13 ,456 
 
Feb. 9 : 14, 119 
 
Feb. 16 : 14,114 
 
13,340 : 101 : 14,089 : 102 : 14,463 : 104 : 14,043 : 100 : 14,656 : 107 : 14 ,926 : 111 : 14 ,700 : 109 : 14,917* : 108* : 15,166 : 113 : 15,097 : 107 : 15,066 : 107 : 
 
+158 - 57 + 95 + 61 + 20 - 40 +178 - 86 -191 - 10 + 84 
 
-135 -139 -144 -14 3 + 38 
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- 23 . 
-164 - 37 -174 -285 
 
: 11,271 : 10,754 : 11,198 : 10,476 : 10,894 : 10,741 : 11 ,042 : 10,844 : 10,652 : 10,831 : 11,093 
 
11 ,083 : 98 11 ,284 : 105 11 ,438 : 102 10,304 : 98 11 ,307 : 104 11,681 : 109 11,525 : 104 11,6.84 : 108 11 ,893 : 112 11,614 : 107 11,497 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chicks in Georgia during the week ended February 16 was 1,101,000--13 percent more than the previous week artd 19 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,652,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 56 percent more than the previous week but 3 percent less t han the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978, hatchings during the week ended February 16 were up 24 percent but settings were down slightly from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
. 
: Calif. : Ga. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Miss. : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
~ 
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_ 
 
. _ _ _ ~ 
 
. 
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EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,376 
 
1,412* 
 
191 
 
245 
 
201 
 
3,425* 
 
1,463 
 
1,058 
 
246 
 
250* 
 
225 
 
3,242* 
 
1,762 
 
1,652 
 
181 
 
187 
 
116 
 
3,898 
 
: Total .A._ 1979* 
3,338 3,827 3,901 
 
i. of : Last ,.. Year 
103* 85 100 
 
% of year 
ago 1./ 
 
110 
 
97 
 
64 
 
78 
 
181 
 
100 
 
Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 
 
796 1 , 3 42 1, 251 
 
1,131* 977 
1,101 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
245 
 
163 
 
165 
 
268 
 
186 
 
130 
 
229 
 
162 
 
154 
 
2,500* 2,903 2,897 
 
2,622 2,668 2,333 
 
95* 109 124 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
152 
 
119 
 
87 
 
93 
 
105 
 
124 
 
1/ Includes eggs s~t by hatcheries producing chicks [or--ha-tchery--supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly 
Agr icultu ral Stat isti cian and Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
27 Current - 
 
 STATE 1/ 
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BROILE R TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
Feb. 
 
EGGS SET 
We e k ~n ded Fen . 
 
Feb. 
 
: 
: % of : : yea r : 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
We e k End e d 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
: % of : y ear 
 
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9 
 
16 
 
: a go 2 / : 
 
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1 6 : ago 2/ 
 
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: 14 ,15 7 14 ,118 14,070 : 103 : 10, 466 10 ,6 17 10,170 : 105 
 
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Ark ans a s 
 
: 17 , 59 7* 17 , 839 * 17 ,601 : 100: 13,208* 13 , 0 31 * 13,150 : 99 
 
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Ca li f o rn i a 
 
: 
 
3,864 
 
4 , 0 52 
 
3 ,928 : 105 : 3,084 
 
3 , 0 76 
 
3 , 202 : 10 8 
 
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De l aware 
 
: 
 
2 ,830 
 
2, 96 0 
 
3 , 02 2 : 68 : 3 ,560 
 
2 , 95 3 
 
3,08 1 : 95 
 
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: 
 
2,6 8 7 
 
2, 748 
 
2, 71 4 : 112: 1 ,450 
 
1,818 
 
 1 , 969 : 147 
 
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: 
 
15,16 6 
 
15, 0 9 7 
 
15 ,06 6 .:. 107 ..: 11,893 
 
11, 61 4 
 
11 , 497 : 104 
 
I ndiana Maine 
 
: 
 
539 
 
542 
 
545 : 101 : 
 
250 
 
29 7 
 
272 : 71 
 
: 
 
1,600 
 
1 , 602 
 
1,685: 7 7 : 1 , 361 
 
1 ,448 
 
1 ,328 : 74 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
6 , 74 3 
 
6 ,929 
 
6, 79 6 : 110 : 4 ,57 3 
 
4 , 775 
 
5 ,0 27 : 10 3 
 
Miss iss ippi 
 
: 
 
6, 710 
 
6 , 70 9 
 
6,6 59 : 101 : 5,8 70 
 
5 , 80 6 
 
5,878: 107 
 
N. Carol i na 
 
: 
 
10,246 
 
10,944 
 
10 ,7 9 7 : 109 : 8 , 320 
 
7, 98 6 
 
7 ,601 : 10 2 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylva ni a 
 
: 
 
675 3 ,226 
 
681 3 ,05 2 
 
694: 109: 
 
40 1 
 
3, 109 : 108 : 2,382 
 
320 2,319 
 
24 9 : 72 2 ,1 32 : 9 7 
 
S . Caro lin a 
 
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1,0 78 
 
1 , 0 76 
 
1 , 0 79 : 109 : 
 
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92 8 
 
940 : 116 
 
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: 
 
658 
 
6 85 
 
68 5 : 102 : 1 , 44 8 
 
1,305 
 
1,451 : 155 
 
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: 
 
6 , 2 81 
 
6 , 24 6 
 
6 , 403 : 118 : 4,7 41 
 
4 , 852 
 
4 , 725 : 117 
 
: 
 
3,779 
 
3 , 810 * 3 , 8 16 : 120 : 2 , 454 
 
2, 135 
 
2,6 1 0 : 133 
 
Wash i n g..t. o n 
 
: 
 
4 50 
 
49 1 
 
4 49 : 81 : 
 
3 81 
 
1+20 
 
5 12 : 140 
 
Wes t Vi r gin i a : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ : - : 
 
38 7 
 
373 
 
3 68 : 137 
 
~ 
 
To t a l 1980 
 
: 100 ,42 5* 101 , 71 4* 101 , 28 2 : 103 : 79,70 7* 78 ,8 24* 79 , 128 : 106 
 
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: 94 ,04 4 97 , 227 9 7,92 6 : 
 
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: 74, 11 2 . 
 
74 ,8 26 
 
74,605 : . 
 
%a o f La s t Ye ar : 
 
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105 
 
103: 
 
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105* 
 
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State Document Periodica ls 
 
PI GEORGIA 
 
.H~'2-/ 
 
WEEKLY 
9 
 
T 
 
Received 
FEB 281980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: February 27 , 1980 , Publi ca tion No . US PS 383-930 ) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948-09 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of br oi l e r ch icks in Georgia du r i ng the week ende d Fe bruary 23 was 11,794,000-2 percent mo r e t han the previou s week and 10 pe r ce nt more than t he comparable we ek last ye a r , ac cording to the Georg i a Crop Re port ing Ser vi ce . 
An estimated 15,1 57 ,000 br oi le r t ype eg gs were s e t by Georg ia ha t cher ies--1 percent less than t he previous week but 7 pe r cent mo r e than the comparable week a ye ar ea r lier. 
Placement of bro i le r chi cks in 21 r e por t ing States to taled 81,17 2,000--3 pe r cent more than the pr evi ous week a nd 9 pe rcen t mor e than the compa ra ble week l as t yea r . Bro i ler type hatching eggs se t we re 101 , 275, 000--s light l y less than t he previous week but 2 perc ent more than a ye ar ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Moveme n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chi ck s 
 
: Br oiler s i n Georgia 
 
Week 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
- 
 
1979 
- 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: ye a r : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ago : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ago 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: Thousa nd s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Dec. 15 : 13 , 792 14 , 089 : 102 : - 57 
 
-139 : 10,754 11 ; 284 : 105 
 
Dec. 22 : 13 , 848 14 , ll63 : 104 : + 95 
 
- 144 : 11 ,198 11,438 : 102 
 
Dec . 29 : 13 ,988 14 ,043 : 100 : + 61 
 
-143 : 10, 476 10 ,304 : 98 
 
Jan . 5 : 13 , 666 Jan. 12 : 13 , 506 
 
14, 656 : 107 : + 20 14 ,9 26 : 111 : - 40 
 
+ 38 : 10 ,8 94 - 9 : 10 , 741 
 
11 ,307 : 104 11 ,681 : 109 
 
Jan. 19 : 13 , 469 14 ,7 00 : 109 : +17 8 
 
- 23 : 11 ,042 11, 525 : 104 
 
Jan . 26 : 13 , 784 14, 917 : 108 : - 86 
 
-1 64 : 10 , 844 11 , 684 : 108 
 
Feb. 2 : 13, 456 15 , 166 : 113 : - 191 
 
- 37 : 10,652 11 , 893 : 112 
 
Feb. 9 : 14 ,119 15, 097 : 107 : - 10 
 
-174 : 10,831 11,614 : 107 
 
Feb. 16 : 14 ,11 4 15 , 242* : 108* : + 84 
 
- 294* : 11, 093 11 , 517* : 104 
 
Feb . 23 : 14 ,1 08 15 , 157 : 107 : -1 05 
 
-1 01 : 10 ,7 31 11 , 794 : 110 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chicks in Georgia dur i ng t he we ek ended Feb. 23 was 1,222,000--11 percent more than the previous week an d 13 pe r cent mor e t ha n the comparable we ek la s t year. An estimated 1,531 ,000 eggs f or the production of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 7 percent less than both the previou s week a nd t he comparable week last year. 
I n the f ive sta t es t hat accoun te d fo r ab out 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type ch icks in the U. S. in 1978 , hat ching s during the week ended Februa ry 23 wer e up 11 percent but se ttings were down 4 pe r ce nt from a yea r ag o . 
 
Week Ended 
Feb . 9 Feb. 16 Feb . 23 
 
Calif . 
1,4 63 1,7 62 1,330 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga . 
 
Mi s s . : Oreg . : Wash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Tho u s a n d s ) 
 
1,058 
 
246 
 
250 
 
225 
 
3, 242 
 
3 ,827 
 
85 
 
1, 652 
 
181 
 
18 7 
 
116 
 
3,898 
 
3 ,901 
 
100 
 
1,531 
 
345 
 
232 
 
155 
 
3,593 
 
3,744 
 
96 
 
% of year 
ago 1./ 
 
89 
 
93 
 
86 . 197 
 
212 
 
96 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thousan ds ) 
 
Feb. 9 
 
1,342 
 
977 
 
268 
 
186 
 
130 
 
2,903 
 
2 , 668 
 
109 
 
Feb. 16 
 
1 ,25 1 
 
1 , 101 
 
229 
 
162 
 
154 
 
2,897 
 
2, 333 
 
124 
 
Feb . 23 
 
1,171 
 
1 , 222 
 
173 
 
206 
 
.158 
 
2,930 
 
2 , 629 
 
III 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
100 
 
113 
 
96 
 
151 
 
263 
 
111 
 
1./ Includes eggsse-t- by b a tche ri e s produc ing chi cks f or ha t che ry suppl y flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week l a s t year . *Revise d. 
 
Published : Weekly . 
A gri c u l t u r al S ta tis t ic ia n a nd Georgi a Depart m e nt of Ag r ic u l t u re 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE _V 
 
BROI LER TY PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMHERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Wee k Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: 
 
Feb . 
 
Feb . 
 
Feb . 
 
: y ea r : Feb. 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
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9 
 
16 
 
23 
 
: ago 2/ : 9 
 
16 
 
23 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Th ous a n d s 
 
: 
 
Alab ama Arkansas Ca l i f o r n i a De laware Fl orida 
 
: 14, 118 14 ,070 14,058 : 101 : 10 ,61 7 10 ,179 * 10 ,8 73 : 112 
 
: 17, 839 17,601 17,730 : 99: 13 ,031 13,150 13,360 : 103 
 
: 
 
3,886 * 3,838* 3,797 : 98 : 3 ,076 
 
3,138* 3 ,114 : 105 
 
: 
 
2,960 
 
3 , 0 22 
 
3,028 : 74 : 2 , 953 
 
3,081 
 
3 ,533: 89 
 
: 
 
2, 748 
 
2 , 71 ~* 
 
2 , 680 :. III .: 1,8 18 
 
1,982* 1, 719 : 102 
 
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15,097 
 
15 , 2 4 2 * 
 
15,157 
 
: 
. 
 
107 
 
..: 
 
11,614 
 
11,517* 11 ,794 : 110 
 
... 
 
Indian a 
 
: 
 
, 542 
 
545 
 
535 : 100: 
 
297 
 
272 
 
364 : 98 
 
Mai n e 
 
: 
 
1, 602 
 
1,685 
 
1, 713 : 78 : 1,448 
 
1,328 
 
1,335: 75 
 
Maryl and 
 
: 
 
6, 709* 6 , 796 
 
7,0 38 : III : 4, 775 
 
5,027 
 
4 , 643 : 114 
 
Mis sis sippi 
 
: 
 
6 , 709 
 
6 ,6 59 
 
6, 730 : 102 : 5,806 
 
5,878 
 
5, 97 4 : 108 
 
N. Ca ro lina : 10, 944 10,797 10,726 : 108 : 7,98 6 
 
7, 60 1 
 
7, 740 : 104 
 
O r e g o n ,", 
 
: 
 
68 1 
 
694 
 
6 75 : 102 : 
 
320 
 
249 
 
312 : 113 
 
Penns ylvan i a : 
 
3, 052 
 
3, 114* 2, 902 : 93 : 2,3 19 
 
2, 132 
 
2, 303 : 106 
 
S . Ca r olin a 
 
: 
 
1, 0 76 
 
1,079 
 
1, 0 75 : 132 : 
 
928 
 
940 
 
973: 116 
 
:' 
 
Tennes s ee 
 
: 
 
68 5 
 
681* 
 
684 : 101 : 1,305 
 
1,475* 1, 527 : 154 
 
 Te x a s 
 
: 
 
6 , 246 
 
6 , 403 
 
6 ,3 26 : 115 : 4 , 852 
 
4, 698* 4,944 : 122 
 
.. 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
3,810 
 
3, 816 
 
3, 829 : 114 : 2 , 135 
 
2,610 
 
2 ,833 : 128 
 
Q) 
 
Was hington 
 
: 
 
49 1 
 
449 
 
420 : 78: 
 
420 
 
5 12 
 
494 : 118 
 
e? 
 
~vest Virgin ia : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ : -: 
 
37 3 
 
368 
 
354 : 106 
 
co 
 
To t a l 1980 
 
: 101 , 328* 101 ,3 72* 101 , 275 : 102 : 78 , 824 79, 109* 81, 172 : 109 
 
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Tot al 1979* : 97, 227 97, 926 99 ,04 4 : 
 
(2 1 Sta t es ) 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 74 ,826 
: 
 
74 ,605 
 
74 , 729 : : 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
104 
 
104 
 
10 2 : 
 
: 
 
105 
 
106 
 
109 : 
 
1/ Lo u i s i a n a a nd Miss ouri n o t shown t o avo id disc losu re of i n d i v idual operati ons bu t in c lud ed i n 21 
 
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Received 
MAR 61980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Ma rch 5, 1980 ( Publi cat i on No. USPS 38 3- 930 ) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-10 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of br oi le r ch i cks in Georgia dur i ng the week ended Ma r ch 1 was 12,059, 000 - 1 percent mo r e t han the previous week and 6 percent more than the comparable week las t yea r , according to the Georgia Cr op Reporting Service. 
An estimated 15 , 044 , 000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--1 perce nt less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler ch icks in 21 reporting States totaled 81,815,000--1 percent mo r e than the previous week a nd 6 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs s e t we r e 10 1 ,894 ,000--1 percent more t han the previous week and 2 percent mo r e than a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Egg s Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Hovemerit 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed fo r 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Bro i lers i n Geor gia 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
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1979 - 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: ye ar : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ag o : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
198 0 : ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
Dec . 22 : 13 , 848 Dec . 29 : 13,9 88 Jan. 5 : 13,666 Jan. 12 : 13 , 506 Jan. 19 : 13 , 469 Jan. 26 : 13,784 Feb . 2 : 13,45 6 Feb. 9 : 14 , 119 Feb . 16 : 14 ,114 Feb . 23 : 14,10 8 Mar. 1 : 14 ,395 
 
14 ,4 63 : 104 : + 95 14,043 : 100 : + 61 14, 656 : 107 : + 20 
14, 926 : 111 : - 40 14 , 700 : 109 : +178 14 , 917 : 108 : - 86 15,16 6 : 113 : -1 91 15 , 097 : 107 : - 10 
15 ,2 42 : 108 : + 84 
15 ,15 7 : 107 : - 105 15 ,04 4 : 105 : - 62 
 
- 144 -143 
+ 38 -9 
- 23 - 164 - 37 ' 
-174 - 294 -1 01 - 56 
 
: 11,198 ,: 10,476 : 10,894 : 10,741 : 11,042 , : 10 , 844 : 10,652 : 10,831 : 11, 093 : 10,731 : 11 ,350 
 
11;438 : 10,304 : 
. 11 ,307 : 
11,681 11,525 : 11 ,684 : 11 ,893 : 11 , 6.1 4 : 11, 517 : 11 ,97 4* : 12,059 : 
 
10 2 98 
10 4 109 104 108 11 2 107 104 11 2* 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of eg g t ype chicks in Georgia during t he we ek ended March 1 was 852,000--30 perce nt l es s t han the prev i ous week a nd 28 percent l es s t han the comparable week last year. An e stima t ed 1, 563, 000 eggs fo r the product ion of egg type chi cks were se t by Georgia ha t che r i e s , 2 percent mo r e t han the pr ev i ous week bu t 8 pe r cent less than the comparable week last year . 
I n the f ive sta t e s that ac coun t ed fo r a bout 26 pe r ce nt of t he hatch of all egg type chi cks in t he U. S. i n 197 8 , hat chi ng s dur ing the week ended Ma rch 1 were down 12 pe r ce nt bu t se tt i ngs we re up 17 perce nt f rom a year ago. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
'-leek Ende d 
 
: Calif . : Ga. 
 
! 
 
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: 
 
: 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: Total : Total : 1980 : 1979* 
 
( Thous ands ) 
 
Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 
 
: 1 , 762 : 1,330 : 1, 633 
 
1, 652 1, 531 1,563 
 
181 
 
187 
 
345 
 
232 
 
357 
 
273 
 
120* 159 * 153 
 
3,902* 3,597* 3,979 
 
3,901 3,744 3,387 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
ago 1./ 
 
: 
 
186 
 
92 
 
96 
 
92 
 
108 
 
117 
 
: 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Tho us a nds ) 
 
Feb . 16 Feb . 23 Ma r . 1 
 
: 1,251 : 1,1 71 : 1,195 
 
1 , 101 1,222 
85 2 
 
229 
 
162 
 
173 
 
20 6 
 
22 1 
 
205 
 
154 
 
2,897 
 
158 
 
2,930 
 
189 
 
2, 662 
 
2,333 2,629 3,017 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
a a 2/ 
 
: 
 
94 
 
72 
 
84 - 102 
 
173 
 
88 
 
1 Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing ch i cks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same we ek l ast yea r. *Revised. 
 
Publ ished: Weekl y 
 
A gricultural Stati stician and Georgia Department of Agricul ture ' 
 
: % of 
.: La s t Yea r 
100 96 
117 
124 111 88 
2/ Cur r ent 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROI LER TY PE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS PLACED I N COMMERC I AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CH ICKS PLACED 
 
: 
 
We e k End e d 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Fe b. 
 
Fe b. 
 
Mar . : yea r : Feb . 
 
Feb . 
 
Ma r . : ye a r 
 
16 
 
23 
 
Thou s a nd s 
 
1 : ago 2/ : 
 
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16 
 
23 
 
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Alabama Arkans a s California De lawa re Flo r i da 
 
: 14,070 : 17 , 60 1 : 3,838 : 3,022 0 2, 71 5 
 
14, 0 58 17 ,7 30 
3, 797 3,028 2,6 80 
 
14 , 252 : 10 2 17 , 53 5 : 100 
3, 901: 103 3,029: 74 2 , 764 : 112 
 
: 10;179 : 13 , 202* : 3 , 138 : 3 , 081 : 1 , 982 
 
10 ,8 73 13 ,360 
3 ,1 14 3, 426* 1,71 9 
 
10 , 763 : 104 13, 466 : 99 
3 ,182 : I II 3,62?: 98 1 ,733 : 105 
 
GEORGIA 
 
0 15 ,2 42 
 
I nd ilana Ma i n e Ma ry l a nd Mis s i s s i p pi N. Car olina Oregon Pe nns yl va n i a S. Ca r olina Tenne s s e e 
Texas Virginia Wash i ng t on West Vl. r gl. n i a 
Total 1980 ( 21 States ) 
 
: 
 
54 5 
 
: 1, 685 
 
: 6 , 796 : 6 , 659 
 
: 10,797 
 
: 
 
694 
 
: 3,114 
 
: 1,079 
 
0 
 
681 
 
o 
 
: 6 ,403 
 
: 3,81 6 
 
0 
 
449 
 
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: 101,372 0 
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Tot a l 19 79* 
( 21 Sta t es ) 
 
: 97 ,92 6 0 
 
15 , 157 
5 35 1, 7 13 7 ,053* 6 ,730 10 , 7 26 
675 2 , 902 1 , 0 75 
68 4 6, 326 3,829 
420 3/ 
101,290* 
99 , 04 4 
 
15, 044 : 105 
56 0 : 108 1,666: 75 7 ,125: I II 6,694: 101 10 ,8 69 : 108 
676 : 10 2 3 ,174 : 109 1,071 : 109 
68 6 00 101 6, 275: 11 1 3, 843 : 109 
511 0 98 3 / :' - 
10 1 , 894 : 102 00 
99,423 : 0 
 
: 11, 517 
 
: 
 
272 
 
: 1, 328 
 
: 5, 02 7 : 5,878 
 
: 7, 601 
 
: 
 
249 
 
: 2, 132 
 
: 
 
94 0 
 
00 1,475 : 4 ,6 98 
 
: 2,610 
 
0 
 
5 12 
 
0: 
 
368 
 
: 79,161* 00 
 
: 74,605 0 
 
11 , 974* 
364 1, 335 4,7 50* 5, 974 7,7 40 
31 2 2,303 
973 1,527 4 ,944 2,833 
494 35 4 81,352* 
74 , 729 
 
12, 059 : 106 
326 : 105 1, 35 6 : 76 4, 755 : 94 6,000 : 10 1 8,447 : 111 
367 : 108 2, 30 7 : 107 
981 : 129 1 , 3 95 00 145 4 ,73 5 : 11 1 2 , 473 : 112 
471 0 11 5 46 2 :0 24 2 81, 815 : 106 
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77 , 536 : 0 
 
% o f La s t Year : 
 
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10 2 
 
102 : 
 
: 
 
106 
 
109 
 
10 6 : 
 
17 Louisiana and Mi s s ou r i not shown to avoid di scl osure of indiv i dual operation s bu t inc luded in 
 
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State Document Perlodlcals 
 
Rece ived 
 
Georgia 
 
MAR1 3 1980 
 
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9'i{o/ I( 
Released: March 12, 1980 
 
DOCU MENTS UGA LIBRARI ES 
(P ubli ca t ion No . USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 
Pho ne: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948-11 
 
BRO IL ER TY PE 
 
Plac eme nt of br oi le r ch ick s i n Geor gia dur i ng t he we ek ended March 8 was 12 , 383, 000- 3 pe r ce nt mo re t han the previo us we ek and 9 pe r ce nt more t ha n the c ompa ra bl e week l a s t ye a r , a ccordi ng t o the Ge org i a Cr op Reporting Service . 
An est i mat ed 15,226 ,000 broi l e r type eg gs we re s et by Georgi a ha tc he r i e s - - 1 pe r ce nt more than t he pr evi ous week and 4 pe r cent mo r e t ha n t he compa r a ble we ek a year earli er . 
Pl a ceme nt of br oile r chicks in 21 r e porting St a t e s t ota l e d 82 , 309 ,000-- 1 percent more than the pre vi ous week a nd 6 percent mor e t ha n t he c omparabl e week la s t yea r . Br oi l e r ty pe hatching eg gs set were 102 , 758,0 00- - 1 pe r c en t more t han t he previ ous we ek and 2 pe r cent mor e t han a yea r ag o. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS 
 
SET 
 
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Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
: 
 
Moveme n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pla ced f or 
 
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: Broi l e r s in Ge or gi a 
 
Week 
 
1978 
 
: 
 
- 
 
197 9 
- 
 
: % of : 1978 
 
: yea r : 
 
- 
 
1979 : 1978 
- :- 
 
1979 : % of 
 
- 
 
: year 
 
Ended 
 
: 197 9 
 
1980 : a go : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ag o 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous and s 
 
: Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Dec. 29 : 13 , 988 14 , 043 : 100 : + 61 
 
- 143 : 10, 476 10, 304 : 98 
 
Jan. 5 : 13 , 666 14 , 656 : 107 : + 20 
 
+ 38 : 10 ,8 94 11 ,3 07 : 104 
 
Jan. 12 : 13 ,506 14 , 926 : III : - 40 
 
- 9 : 10 , 741 11 ,681 : 109 
 
J an. 19 : 13 ,46 9 14 , 700 : 109 : +178 
 
- 23 : 11 , 04 2 11 , 525 : 104 
 
Jan . 26 : 13, 784 14 , 917 : 108 : - 86 
 
--164 : 10 ,8 44 11,684 : 108 
 
Feb. 2 : 13, 456 15 , 166 : 113 : -1 91 
 
- 37 : 10 , 652 11 , 893 : 112 
 
Feb. 9 : 14 , 119 15 , 097 : 107 : - 10 
 
--174 : 10 , 831 11, 614 : 107 
 
Feb. 16 : 14 , 114 15 , 263* : . 108 : + 84 
 
- 294 : 11 , 09 3 11,5 17 : 104 
 
Feb. 23 : 14,1 08 15,1 57 : 107 : - 105 
 
- 10 1 : 10,73 1 11 ,9 74 : 112 
 
Mar. 1 : 14 ,395 15 , 044 : 105 : - 62 
 
- 56 : 11, 350 12 , 059 : 106 
 
Mar. 8 : 14 ,616 15, 226 : 104 : - 75 
 
+195 : 11 , 37 5 12 ,38 3 : 109 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of eg g ty pe chicks i n Geor gia du r ing t he week e nde d March 8 was 1, 283, 00 0--51 percent more than the prev i ous week but 1 pe rce n t les s than the compa r a bl e week l a st ye a r . An estimated 1, 223 ,000 eg gs for t he pro ducti on of egg t ype chicks we r e s e t by Ge orgia hatcheries , 22 percent l ess than the previ ous we ek a nd 40 pe rce nt less t han the co mpara ble week l a s t year. 
In the f i ve s t a t e s that ac coun t ed for a bout 26 pe r ce nt of t he ha t ch of a l l eg g ty pe chicks i n the U. S. in 1978 , hat chings dur ing the week ende d Ma rch 8 were down 2 perce nt a nd settings wer e down 30 pe r cent fr om a ye a r ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 
 
Cal if  
1, 330 1, 633 1,113 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS HATCHED; 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi s s. : Ore g . ~ Wa s h. 
 
Tot a l : Tot al : Last 
 
198 0 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousa nds ) 
 
1, 531 
 
345 
 
232 
 
159 
 
3, 597 
 
3,7 44 
 
96 
 
1, 563 
 
357 
 
273 
 
153 
 
3,979 
 
3 ,387 
 
117 
 
1, 223 
 
247 
 
193 
 
18 1 
 
2 , 957 
 
4 , 199 
 
70 
 
% of year 
ago :!:.../ 
 
81 
 
60 
 
91 
 
70 
 
80 
 
70 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousa nds) 
 
Feb . 23 : 1,1 71 
 
1 , 222 
 
173 
 
206 
 
158 
 
2 ,9 30 
 
2 , 629 
 
III 
 
Mar . 1 : 1 , 195 
 
852 
 
221 
 
20 5 
 
189 
 
2 , 662 
 
3,017 
 
88 
 
Mar. 8 
 
~ 1, 388 
 
1, 283 
 
154 
 
152 
 
96 
 
3,073 
 
3,1 21 
 
98 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
107 
 
99 
 
63 
 
76 
 
132 
 
98 
 
1/ Includes eggs s et by hatcher i es pr oducLn g ch :fc. k s for hatchery suppl y flocks . 
 
week as percent of same week l a st yea r . *Revi se d . 
 
Publis hed : We ekly . 
 
Agricultu ral S tat i stician and Georgia Department o f A g riculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
\-leek Ended 
 
% of 
 
'-leek Ende d 
 
Feb. 
 
Har . 
 
Mar. year 
 
Feb. 
 
Feb . 
 
Mar. 
 
23 
 
1 
 
8 
 
ago 2/ 
 
23 
 
1 
 
8 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Ala ba ma Ar kansa s Cali fo r nia Delawa r e Fl or ida 
 
14 , 058 17,7 30 3,79 7 3 , 0 28 2 , 680 
 
14,25 2 17, 432* 
3,901 3,02 9 2 ,764 
 
14 ,0 94 102 
 
17,541 
 
94 
 
3,925 109 
 
2,990 
 
73 
 
2 ,808 114 
 
10 ,87 3 13 , 360 
3, 11 4 3,426 1,719 
 
10, 763 13, 459* 
3, 182 3 , 623 1, 733 
 
10,685 : 102 14 ,245 : 106 3 ,1 49 : 114 3,0 74 : 70 
1 , 580 : 96 
 
GEORGIA 
 
15 ,157 
 
15,04 4 
 
15, 226 104 
 
11,974 
 
12 , 059 
 
12 ,383: 109 
 
Indi ana Mai n e Mar yland Mi s s i s s i ppi N. Car ol i na Or egon Pe nns yl va nia S. Carolina Telmes see Texas 
Virginia Washington West Vi rg ini a Total 1980 ( 21 States ) 
 
5 35 1,743 * 7, 05 3 6 , 730 10 ,72 6 
6 75 2 , 902 1,075 
68 4 6 ,4 32* 3,829 
420 2/ 
10 1 ,426* 
 
560 1, 696* 7,125 6,694 10 ,86 9 
676 3,1 74 1,071 
686 6, 275 3 , 8 43 
511 2/ 
101,821* 
 
578 101+ 
 
1, 741 
 
77 
 
7, 105 109 
 
6, 787 104 
 
10, 917 107 
 
715 103 
 
3,059 100 
 
1,080 
 
99 
 
718 106 
 
6,310 111 
 
3,881 111 
 
549 106 
 
2/ 
 
102 ,758 102 
 
364 1 , 353* 4,750 5 , 974 7, 740 
312 2 , 303 
973 1, 527 
4,999 "~ 
2,833 4 94 354 
81 ,42 5* 
 
326 1 , 395* 4, 755 6,000 8,44 7 
367 2 , 30 7 
981 1,395 4,726* 2,473 
471 462 
81 , 838* 
 
292: 91 1,454 : 79 5 , 377: 124 5 , 96 4: 102 8,487 : 110 
370: 105 2,457: 112 
990: 123 1,334: 135 4,896: 119 2, 268: 103 
474: 107 685: 179 
82 ,309: 106 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
99,04 4 
 
99, 423 
 
100,753 
 
74 ,729 
 
77,536 
 
77 ,75 2: 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
102 
 
102 
 
102 : 
 
: 
 
109 
 
106 
 
106: 
 
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21 State total. 2/ Current week a s percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRAR IES 
 
Released: Mar ch 19 , 1980 (Publ ica tion No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Repo rting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30 601 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948-1 2 
 
BRO I LER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of br oi le r ch i cks in Ge org ia duri ng the week ended March 15 was 12 , 368, 000- sli gh t l y less than t he previous week but 6 pe rcen t more t ha n the compara ble week last ye a r , acco r di ng t o the Geor gi a Crop Reporting Service . 
An est ima t ed 14 , 955 , 000 broiler type eggs wer e set by Georgia hat cheries--1 pe r ce nt l e s s tha n the previ ous week but 2 pe rc e nt more than t he compa r a ble week a ye ar earl ier. 
Placemen t of broile r chi cks i n 21 r e por t ing Stat e s total ed 82,353, 000--s l i gh t l y more than the previ ous week an d 4 pe rce nt mor e t ha n the compa rable week l a s t yea r . Br oi l e r type hatchi ng eg gs set wer e 99 , 873 ,000- - 3 pe r ce nt less t han t he previ ou s week and 2 pe r cent l es s than a year a go. 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Place d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broiler s in Georgi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : yea r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar 
 
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: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
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Thousa nds 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
Jan. 5 : 13,666 J an . 12 : 13 , 506 Jan . 19 : 13 ,46 9 
 
14, 656 : 107 : + 20 14,926 : 11 1 : - 40 14 , 700 : 109 : +178 
 
+ 38 
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- 23 
 
: 10 ,894 : 10,7 41 : 11,0 42 
 
11,307 : 104 
 
. 11 , 681 : 109 
 
11,525 
 
104 
 
Jan. 26 : 13 ,7 84 14, 917 : 108 : - 86 
 
-16 4 : 10 ,844 11,684 : 108 
 
Feb . 2 : 13 , 456 15 , 166 : 113 : -191 
 
- 37 : 10, 652 11 ,89 3 : 112 
 
Feb . 9 : 14 ,11 9 15, 097 : 107 : - 10 
 
-17 4 : 10, 831 11,6 14 : 107 
 
Fe b . 16 : 14, 11/+ 15 , 263 : 108 : + 84 
 
-2 94 : 11 , 093 11,51 7 : 104 
 
Feb . 23 : 14, 108 15 , 157 : 107 : - 105 
 
- 101 : 10 , 731 11 ,974 : 112 
 
Mar. 1 : 14 ,3 95 15, 04 4 : 105 : - 62 
 
- 56 : 11 , 350 12, 059 : 106 
 
Ma r. 8 : 14 ,6 16 15,173* : 104 : - 75 
 
+195 : 11,375 12,38 3 : 109 
 
Mar . 15 : 14 , 698 14 , 955 : 102 : +18 3 
 
+132 : 11 , 630 12,368 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg type chi cks i n Georg i a du ring t he week e nded March 15 was 1, 245, 000- - 3 percent les s t ha n both the previous week and the compara bl e we ek l as t year. An e stimat ed 1,473 ,000 eggs for the pr oduc t i on of egg type ch icks were set by Georgia hat che r i e s , 20 percent mo r e than the previ ous week bu t 23 percent less than the comparable we ek la st year. 
In the five s t at es tha t accounted fo r ab out 26 pe r cent of the ha t ch of al l egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1978 , ha t chi ngs dur ing the week e nded Ma r ch 15 were up s lightly but se t t i ngs wer e down 25 percent fr om a yea r ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Ma r . 1 Mar. 8 Mar . 15 
 
Cal if . 
1 , 633 1,113 1 ,318 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
Ga. 
1 , 563 1,223 1,473 
 
Mi s s . : Oreg . : Wa sh. 
 
., EGGS SET 
 
(Tho us a nds) 
 
357 
 
273 
 
153 
 
247 
 
193 
 
181 
 
134 
 
1/~ 7 
 
194 
 
: Total : Total 
 
.. 1980 
 
.. 
_- 
 
1979* . -- - - -- - --- - - - --- - - 
 
3,9 79 2, 957 3, 266 
 
3, 387 4 , 199 4 , 328 
 
% of Last Year 
117 70 75 
 
% of ye a r 
ago J:../ 
 
82 
 
77 
 
38 
 
42 
 
163 
 
75 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thou s a nds ) 
 
Ma r . 1 : 1 , 195 
 
852 
 
221 
 
205 
 
189 
 
2, 662 
 
3 , 017 
 
88 
 
Mar . 8 : 1 , 388 
 
1, 283 
 
154 
 
152 
 
96 
 
3,073 
 
3,121 
 
98 
 
Ma r. 15 ~ 1 , 103 
 
1 , 245 
 
306 
 
185 
 
142 
 
2,9 81 
 
2 ,975 
 
100 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
91 
 
97 
 
91 
 
199 
 
268 
 
100 
 
 BROI LER TY PE EG GS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCI AL AREAS BY HEEKS - 19 80 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
0 
 
Heek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Heek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
STATE 1/ 
 
: Mar. 1 
 
Mar . 
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Ma r . : ye a r : Ma r . 
 
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15 : ago 2 / : 1 
 
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Tho u s a nd s 
 
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Ala ba ma Ar kansas Ca li fo r n i a 
 
: 14 , 25 2 : 17, 432 : 3 , 901 
 
14,094 17, 541 
3,925 
 
14,2 77 : 10 2 16,81 5 : 92 
3 , 734 : 104 
 
: 
: 10 , 763 
:13,459 : 3, 18 2 
 
10 ,685 14 , 245 
3 ,1 49 
 
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: : : : ; : : -l-l 
 
10 ,760 : 10 1 
 
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13,790 : 96 
 
:j ~ 
 
3 , 128 : 104 
 
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Dela wa re 
 
: 3 ,029 
 
2 ,9 90 
 
2,66 9 : 72 : 3 , 623 
 
3 ,0 74 
 
3 , 196: 94 
 
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Flor i da 
 
0 2 , 7 64 
 
2, 808 
 
2 ,7 77 : 103 : 1 ,73 3 
 
1, 580 
 
1 ,6 71 : 113 
 
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0 15 , 044 
 
15 ,1 73 * 
 
14, 95 5 : 102 
 
: 
: 12, 05 9 
 
12 , 383 
 
: 
12 , 368 : 10 7 
 
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: 56 0 : 1, 696 
 
578 1 , 741 
 
569 : 110 1 , 658 : 74 
 
: 32 6 : 1 ,395 
 
29 2 1,4 54 
 
353 : 98 1 , 4 37 : 79 
 
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Ha ry l a n d 
 
: 7 , 125 
 
7 ,105 
 
6 , 670 : 93 : 4 , 755 
 
5,377 
 
5 ,22 1 : 100 
 
Mis si s sip pi 
 
6, 694 
 
6 , 787 
 
6,703 : 10 1 : 6,0 00 
 
5,964 
 
6 ,069 : 103 
 
N. Carolina 
 
: 10',86 9 
 
10, 917 
 
10 ,8 57 : 10 5 : 8 , 44 7 
 
8, 487 
 
8, 430 : 106 
 
Oregon 
 
: 67 6 
 
715 
 
698 : 103 : 367 
 
3 70 
 
272 : 66 
 
Pe nns y l vani a 
s. Carolina 
 
: 3 ,174 : 1, 0 71 
 
3 ,0 59 1,080 
 
3 , 057 : 101 1, 0 16 : 9 1 
 
: 2, 307 : 981 
 
2 , 457 9 90 
 
2, 328: 102 990 : 14 9 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 686 
 
71 8 
 
706 : 10 4 : 1, 3 95 
 
1 ,334 
 
1 ,2 35 : 115 
 
~ 
 
Te xas 
 
: 6 , 275 
 
6 , 31 0 
 
6, 294 : 108 : 4 , 72 6 
 
4, 896 
 
4 ,7 52 : 116 
 
~ 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3, 84 3 
 
3 , 8 81 
 
3 , 68 7 : 108 : 2, 4 73 
 
2 ,2 68 
 
2 , 667: 120 
 
6 
 
Washing t on 
 
: 5 11 
 
549 
 
43 5 : 78 : 4 71 
 
474 
 
553 : 126 
 
I=l 
 
We st Virgini a : 
 
2/ 
 
2/ 
 
.2/ : - : 462 
 
685 
 
360 : 124 
 
H 
 
Total 1980 
 
:10 1 , 82 1 
 
102 , 705 * 
 
99 , 87 3 : 98 : 8 1 , 8 38 
 
82 , 309 
 
82 , 353 : 10 4 
 
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( 21 St a t e s ) 
 
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: 99, 80 1* 
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10 0 , 366* 
 
101 , 677: 0 
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: 
: 77 , 572* 0 
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77 , 792 * 
 
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79 , 375 : 
 
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0 
 
0~ 
 
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E-< u:l 
 
% of La s t Year: 10 2 
 
102 
 
98 : 
 
: 10 5* 
 
106 
 
104 : 
 
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MAR 271980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Harch 26 , 1980 
 
(P ubli cat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Gr~ eco~r~g~iaS~errvtliceng 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-13 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a ceme nt of broiler chicks in Georgia during the we ek ended Har ch 22 was 12,081,000-2 perce nt le s s than the prev ious week but 5 perce nt more t han the comparab le week last year, accordi ng to t he Georg ia Crop Reporting Servi ce. 
An es timated 15,506,000 br oil e r t ype eggs wer e s e t by Georg i a hat che r i e s - - 2 pe r ce nt more than the prev i ous week and 4 per ce nt more tha n t he comparable week a year earl i e r. 
Placement of br oi l e r chi ck s in 21 r ep ort ing Sta t e s totale d 82 ,813,000--1 percent more than the previ ous week and 2 per cent more than the compa r a bl e week last year . Br oile r type hatching eggs se t were 101,354 ,000--1 pe rce nt more tha n the previ ous we ek but 1 pe r cent less than a yea r ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Net Cr oss St at e 
 
: 
 
Hove me nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl aced f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Geor gia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thou sands 
 
: 
Jan. 12 : 13,506 Jan. 19 : 13 , 469 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14, 926 : I II : - 143* 
 
14, 700 : 109 : + 68* 
 
-9 
-- 23 
 
: 
: 10,638* : 10 , 932* 
 
. 11 , 681 : 110* 
 
11 ,5 25 
 
105* 
 
Jan. 26 : 13 , 784 14 ,91 7 : 108 : -195* 
 
- 164 : 10 , 735* 11 , 684 : 109* 
 
Feb. 2 : 13 ,45 6 15,166 : 113 : -3 00* 
 
- 37 : 10,543* 11 ,893 : 113* 
 
Feb. 9 : 14,119 Feb. 16 : 14, 114 
 
15,097 : 107 : -124 * 
15 ,263 : 108 : - 5* 
 
-1 74 : 10,717* 11 ,6 14 : 108* - 294 : 11,004* 11 , 517 : 105* 
 
Feb. 23 : 14,108 15, 157 : 107 : -2 21* 
 
- 101 : 10 ,615* 11,9 74 : 113* 
 
Mar . 1 : 14,395 15 ,388* : 107* : -164* 
 
- 56 : 11,248* 12 , 059 : 107* 
 
Mar . 8 : 14,6 16 15,354* : 105* : - 189* 
 
+195 : 11,261 * 12 , 383 : 110* 
 
Mar. 15 : 14,698 15 , 143* : 103* : + 69* 
 
+13 2 : 11 ,516* 12 , 368 : 107* 
 
Mar . 22 : 14 ,897 15,506 : 104 : - 233 
 
- 204 : 11 ,513 12 ,081 : 105 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg type ch icks in Georgia duri ng the week ended March 22 was 1 , 260,000--1 percent more than the previous week but 9 percent les s than the compara bl e week last year. An estimated 1,750,000 eggs f or the product ion of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 19 per cent more tha n t he previous week but 12 percent less than the compar able week l a s t year . 
In t he fiv e s t a t e s that accounted for about 26 pe r cent of the ha t ch of al l egg type chicks i n the U. S. in 1979, hat ch ings dur i ng the week end e d Har ch 22 wer e up 19 percent but settings were down 4 perce nt f rom a year ago . 
 
Week Ended 
Mar. 8 Mar. 15 Mar. 22 
 
Cal if . 
1 ,11 3 1,31 8 1 , 627 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
. % of 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss . : Oreg. ~ Has h. 
 
Total : Tot al : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thousa nds ) 
 
1,223 
 
247 
 
193 
 
181 
 
2,957 
 
4,199 
 
70 
 
1,4 73 
 
134 
 
147 
 
194 
 
3, 266 
 
4 ,328 
 
75 
 
1,750 
 
209 
 
220 
 
220 
 
4 ,026 
 
4 ,18 1 
 
96 
 
% of year 
 
ago :!:../ 
 
110 
 
88 
 
86 . 105 
 
79 
 
96 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thous an ds) 
 
Mar. 8 : 1,388 
 
1,283 
 
154 
 
152 
 
96 
 
3 ,073 
 
3, 121 
 
98 
 
Mar. 15 : 1, 103 
 
1, 245 
 
30 6 
 
185 
 
142 
 
2 ,981 
 
2, 975 
 
100 
 
Mar. 22 ~ 1,345 
 
1,260 
 
322 
 
228 
 
152 
 
3, 307 
 
2, 769 
 
119 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
~ 
 
195 
 
91 
 
100 
 
92 
 
129 
 
119 
 
!/ Includes eggs set by hatcheri es pr oducing chi cks fo r hatchery s upply flocks. 2/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year . *Revised. 
 
Published : Heekly. 
A g r i c u l tu r a l Stati sfi cian a n d Georg i a Depart ment of Ag ri c u l t u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMlffiRCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
year 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
8 
 
15 
 
22 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
8 
 
15 
 
22 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
14,094 17,541 
3,925 2,990 2,808 
 
14 ,277 
 
13,763 
 
97 
 
10,685 
 
10,760 
 
10,865 101 
 
16,815 
 
16,923 
 
91 
 
14 ,245 
 
13,790 
 
14 ,079 
 
98 
 
3,734 
 
3,738 
 
104 
 
3,149 
 
3,128 
 
3 ,232 108 
 
2 ,669 
 
3,023 
 
82 
 
3,074 
 
3,196 
 
4,346 123 
 
2,767* 
 
2,666 
 
107 
 
1,580 
 
1,684* 
 
2 , 008 118 
 
GEORGI A 
 
15,354* 
 
15,143* 
 
15,506 
 
104 
 
12,383 
 
12,368 
 
12,081 105 
 
I ndiana 
 
578 
 
569 
 
603 
 
118 
 
29 2 
 
353 
 
315 
 
94 
 
Ma i ne 
 
1, 74 1 
 
1,658 
 
1,697 
 
76 
 
1, 454 
 
1, 437 
 
1,418 
 
80 
 
Maryl and 
 
7,105 
 
6,670 
 
6,842 
 
96 
 
5,377 
 
5,221 
 
4 , 128 
 
77 
 
Mis s i s sippi 
 
6,787 
 
6 ,703 
 
6,908 
 
103 
 
5,964 
 
6,069 
 
6 ,176 105 
 
N. Carolina 
 
10 ,917 
 
10,857 
 
11,067 
 
106 
 
8,487 
 
8,430 
 
8,385 106 
 
Oregon 
 
715 
 
698 
 
682 
 
89 
 
370 
 
272 
 
389 105 
 
Pennsylvania 
s. Carolina 
 
3,059 1,080 
 
3,057 1,016 
 
3,028 
 
101 
 
1,083 
 
94 
 
2,457 990 
 
2,328 990 
 
2,393 101 980 120 
 
Tennessee 
 
718 
 
706 
 
706 
 
104 
 
1,334 
 
1,235 
 
1,475 136 
 
Texas 
 
6,310 
 
6,294 
 
6,349 
 
105 
 
4,896 
 
4,752 
 
4,783 112 
 
Virginia 
 
3,881 
 
3,687 
 
3,875 
 
108 
 
2,268 
 
2,667 
 
2,606 116 
 
Washington 
 
549 
 
435 
 
538 
 
87 
 
474 
 
553 
 
495 
 
95 
 
West Virginia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
685 
 
360 
 
465 
 
90 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 102, 886* 100,051 * 101,-354 
 
99 
 
82,309 
 
32,366* 82,813 102 
 
(21 States) 
 
Tot a l 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 100,366 
 
101,677 
 
102,878 
 
77,792 
 
79,375 
 
80,963 
 
% of Last Year: 103 
 
98 
 
99: 
 
: 106 
 
104 
 
102 
 
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21 State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Apri l 2 , 1980 ( Publi cat i on No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Geo rgia - - - Crop 
Reporting Service 
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BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Pla ceme nt of bro i l er chicks in Ge orgia during t he week ended Ma rch 29 was 12, 58 9 , 000- 4 pe r cent mo re than t he previous week amd 8 perce nt more t ha n t he compa r able we ek l as t year , according to t he Geor gi a Cr op Reporting Ser vi ce . 
An est i ma t ed 15 , 760 , 00 0 broi l e r ty pe eggs were se t by Georgi a ha tche ri e s--2 perce nt more than t he previous week an d 6 pe r cent more t han t he compa rable YTeek a ye a r ea r li er. 
Pla cemen t of broi l er chicks in 21 r e por t i ng Sta t e s t ota led 83 ,44 4 , 000--1 per cen t more than t he pr evi ous week an d 3 percent mo r e t han the compa r a bl e week l a st yea r . Br oi l e r type hat~hing e ggs se t we re 102 , 490, 000-- 1 perce nt mo r e t han t h~ - p re v i o u s week bu t 1 percent . less than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cross St a t e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pla ced f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi l e r s i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thous and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Jan . 19 : 13 , 469 14 ,7 00 : 109 : + 68 
 
- 23 : 10 , 932 11 ,5 25 : 105 
 
Jan . 26 : 13 , 78Lf 14,9 17 : 108 : -1 95 
 
-1 64 : 10, 735 11 , 684 : 109 
 
Feb . 2 : 13,456 15 ,166 : 113 : -30 0 
 
- 37 : 10,543 11 ,89 3 : 113 
 
Feb . 9 : 14 , 119 Feb. 16 : 14, 114 
 
15 ,097 : 107 : - 124 
15,263 : 108 : - 5 
 
- 174 : 10, 717 - 294 : 11 , 00 4 
 
11 ,614 : 108 11, 51 7 : 105 
 
Feb. 23 : 14, 108 15 , 157 : 107 : - 22 1 
 
- 101 : 10 , 615 11 , 974 : 113 
 
Mar. 1 : 14 , 395 15 , 388 : 107 : - 164 
 
- 56 : 11 , 2Lf8 12,05 9 : 107 
 
Mar. 8 : 14 , 616 15 , 44Lf* : 106* : - 189 
 
+195 : 11 ,2 6 1 12,383 : 110 
 
Mar. 15 : 14 ,69 8 15 , 143 : 103 : + 69 
 
+132 : 11 , 516 12 ,3 68 : 107 
 
Mar. 22 : 14,89 7 ls ,Lf5 4 * : 104 : - 233 
 
- 204 : 11 , 513 12 ,081 : 105 
 
Mar. 29 : 14 , 869 15 , 760 : 106 : - 309 
 
- 30 : 11 ,6 73 12,589 : 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chicks i n Geor gi a during the we ek ende d Ma r ch 29 wa s 1,027 ,000--18 percent le s s than the previ ous we ek and 37 pe r ce nt le ss t han the c ompa ra bl e week l a st year. An estimated 1 ,3 22 , 000 eg gs fo r t he produc tion of egg ty pe ch i cks were s e t by Georgia hatcheries , 24 pe rce nt l e s s t han the pr ev i ous week and 36 percent l e ss tha n t he comparable week la s t yea r . 
In the f ive sta tes t ha t acc ount e d f or a bout "26 pe r ce nt o f t he hat ch of a l l egg t ype chicks i n the U. S. in 1979 , hot h hatching s and s ett ings duri ng t he week e nde d t1a r ch 29 we r e down 26 perce nt f r om a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Mar. 15 Mar. 22 Mar . 29 
 
Ca l if  
1,3 18 1 ,6 27 1,134 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga . 
 
Mi s s. : Oreg . : Hash. 
 
Total : Tot a l : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thou sa nds) 
 
1, 473 
 
13 4 
 
147 
 
194 
 
3, 266 
 
4, 328 
 
75 
 
1,750 
 
209 
 
220 
 
220 
 
4 , 02 6 
 
4 ,181 
 
96 
 
1, 322 
 
178 
 
238 
 
193 
 
3 ,0 65 
 
4 ,153 
 
74 
 
% of year 
ag o 1/ 
 
86 
 
64 
 
93 
 
78 
 
68 
 
74 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous and s) 
 
Ma r . 15 : 1 , 103 
 
1 ,245 
 
30 6 
 
185 
 
142 
 
2 , 981 
 
2 , 975 
 
100 
 
Mar . 22 : 1 ,34 5 
 
1 , 260 
 
32 2 
 
228 
 
152 
 
3 ,307 
 
2,769 
 
119 
 
Mar. 29 : 
 
903 
 
1, 027 
 
237 
 
166 
 
147 
 
2 ,480 
 
3,3 31 
 
74 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
84 
 
_63 
 
103 _ 74 
 
. 83 
 
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week a s perce nt of same week la s t yea r . *Rev i s ed. 
 
Publi s hed : Weekl y 
Ag ric u lt ura l S t a t isfic ia n a nd G eo rg i a D ep a rtmen t o f Agri c: ui tu r e 
 
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BROI LER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN CO}mERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
. 
 
EGGS SET Week Ended 
 
: 
: % of : 
 
CHI CKS PLACED Week Ended 
 
Har . 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
: year : Mar . 
 
Ma r. 
 
Mar. 
 
15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
: ago 2/: 15 
 
22 
 
29 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alab ama Ar kans as Californi a Del awa r e Fl o rida 
 
: 14, 277 : 16,8 15 : 3,7 34 : 2, 669 : 2, 767 
 
13,763 16 ,9 23 3 , 738 3, 023 2,666 
 
14,201 17 ,1 79 
3, 8 78 3, 074 2,832 
 
: 101 : 10 , 760 : 92 : 13 ,790 : 98 : 3 ,128 : 80 : 3 , 196 : 112 : 1 ,6 84 
 
10 ,86 5 14 , 07 9 
3,2 32 4 , 346 
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10 ,89 0 13 ,878 
3,204 3, 788 2 ,2 07 
 
: 102 : 98 : 118 : 94 : 132 
 
GEORGIA 
In dian a Maine Maryl and Mis sis sipp i N. Ca r ol i n a Or egon Pennsy l van i a S. Carolina Tenness ee Te xa s Virginia Washi ngt on West Virgi n i a Total 1980 (21 States ) 
 
: 15 , 143 
 
: 
 
569 
 
: 1, 658 
 
: 6 , 670 
 
: 6,703 
 
: 10 , 857 
 
: 
 
698 
 
; 
 
3,05 7 
 
: 1,016 
 
: 
 
706 
 
: 6, 294 
 
: 3,687 
 
: 
 
43 5 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 100 ,05 1 
 
: 
 
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603 1, 697 6,842 6 , 908 11, 06 7 
682 3, 028 1,083 
706 6,349 3,8 75 
538 3/ 
101 , 302* 
 
616 1,6 58 7 ,11 6 6,822 10,865 
744 2 , 696 1 , 0 81 
706 6, 438 3,868 
5 75 3/ 
102 ,490 
 
: 106 : 12 ,368 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 113 : 
 
353 
 
: 73 : 1,437 
 
: 98 : 5 , 221 
 
: 100 : 6,0 69 
 
: 103 : 8 ,430 
 
: 103 : 
 
272 
 
: 90 : 2 , 328 
 
: 94 : 
 
990 
 
: 104 : 1, 235 
 
: 105 : 4 ,7 56* 
 
: 108 : 2,667 
 
: 101 : 
 
553 
 
:- : 
 
360 
 
: 99 : 82 ,370* 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12 ,08 1 
315 1 , 4 18 4 ,128 6 ,1 76 8 ,385 
389 2, 393 
980 1, 475 4, 786* 2 , 606 
495 4 65 82 , 819* 
 
12, 589 
349 1, 464 4 , 806 6 , 154 8,448 
388 2 , 246 
962 1 , 630 4 ,684 2 , 668 
516 426 83,444 
 
: 108 
: 97 : 80 : 100 : 106 
106 : 98 : 98 : 108 : 132 : 108 : 114 : 10 9 : 90 : 103 
: 
 
Tot a l 19 79 (21 States) 
 
: 101, 677 102,8 78 103 ,55 0 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 79 , 375 
: 
 
80,963 
 
81,279 : 
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98 
 
99 : 
 
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104 
 
102 
 
103 : 
 
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Received 
APR 10 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: April 9 , 1980 (Publ ica t ion No. USP S 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-15 
 
BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgi a duri ng t he week ended April 5 was 12,106,000-4 percent less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 15 ,047,000 broil e r t ype eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--5 percent less than the previous week but sl ightly mo r e than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broile r chicks i n 21 r eport i ng States totaled 81,429,000--2 percent less than the previous wee k and 1 pe rcent less than the compa r ab l e week l ast ye ar. Broiler type hatching eggs set wer e 101 ,29 2 , 00 0-- 1 perce nt l e s s t ha n the previous week and 3 percent less than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set l./ 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
: 
 
Move me nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
l~eek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Jan. 26 : 13,784 
 
 Feb. 2 
 
13,456 
 
14,917 : 108 : -195 15,166 : 113 : -300 
 
-164 : 10,735 - 37 : 10,543 
 
11,684 : 109 11,893 : 113 
 
Feb. 9 : 14,119 Feb. 16 : 14,114 
 
15,097 : 107 : -124 
15,263 : 108 : - 5 
 
-174 : 10,717 -294 : 11 ,004 
 
11,614 : 108 11,517 : 105 
 
Feb. 23 : 14,108 15,157 : 107 : -2 21 
 
-101 : 10,615 11,974 : 113 
 
Mar. 1 : 14,395 15,388 : 107 : -16 4 
 
- 56 : 11 ,248 12,059 : 107 
 
Mar. 8 : 14,616 15,444 : 106 : - 189 
 
+195 : 11, 261 12,383 : 110 
 
Mar. 15 : 14,698 15,333* : 104* : + 69 
 
+132 : 11,516 12,368 : 107 
 
Mar. 22 : 14,897 15,454 : 104 : -233 
 
-204 : 11 ,513 12,081 : 105 
 
Mar. 29 : 14,869 15,760 : 106 : -309 
 
- 30 : 11,673 12,589 : 108 
 
Apr. 5 : 15,027 15,047 : 100 : -112 
 
- 368 : 11 ,919 12,106 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chicks in Georgi a during the week ended April 5 was 1,126,000--10 percent more than the previous week but 27 percent less than the comparabl e week last year. An estimated 1,472,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent more than the previous week but 17 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five stat es that account ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1979, ha tchings during the week ended April 5 were down 26 percent but settings were up 1 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week 
 
: Calif. 
 
 E n d e d  
 
Mar. 22 Mar. 29 Apr. 5 
 
1,627 1,134 1,668 
 
. . EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
: Ga. 
.. 
 
. . . : Miss. : Oreg. : lV-ash. 
 
. 
 
. 
 
. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: Total 
.. 1980 
 
1,750 1,322 
 
(Thousands) 
 
209 
 
220 
 
220 
 
17 8 
 
238 
 
193 
 
4,0 26 3 ,065 
 
1,472 
 
302 
 
248 
 
157 
 
3,847 
 
: Total ... 1979* 
4,181 4,153 3,802 
 
% of : Last ... Year 
96 74 101 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2:./ 
 
121 
 
83 
 
92 
 
113 
 
151 
 
101 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Mar. 22 
 
1,345 
 
1 ,260 
 
322 
 
228 
 
152 .3 , 307 
 
2,769 
 
119 
 
Mar. 29 
 
903 
 
1,027 
 
237 
 
166 
 
147 
 
2, 480 
 
3,331 
 
74 
 
Apr. 5 
 
1,084 
 
1 , 126 
 
137 
 
87 
 
162 
 
2 , 596 
 
3,521 
 
74 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
84 
 
73 
 
45 
 
30 
 
186 
 
74 
 
1/ Includes--eggs set by hatcheri e s pr oducing ch icks f or hatchery supply flocks. - -2/ Current 
 
week a s percent of same week las t ye ar. *Revi s e d . 
 
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Published:SWee k1y . 
 
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 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
l~eek Ended 
 
% of 
 
'~eek Ended 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Apr. 
 
year 
 
Mar. 
 
Mar. 
 
Apr. 
 
22 
 
29 
 
5 
 
ago 2/ 
 
22 
 
29 
 
5 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
GEORGI A 
 
13,763 16,923 
3,738 3, 023 2,666 
15,454 
 
14,201 17,179 
3,878 3,074 2,832 
15,760 
 
13,984 
 
99 
 
16,995 
 
90 
 
3,738 
 
95 
 
3,061 
 
76 
 
2,805 110 
 
15,047 100 
 
10,865 14,079 
3,232 4,346 2,011 
12,081 
 
10,890 13,878 
3,204 3,788 2,207 
12,589 
 
11,165 : 103 13,226 : 93 
3,058 : 107 3,249 : 92 1,977 : 111 
12,106: 102 
 
Indiana Ma i ne Maryland Mis s i s s i ppi N. Car olina Or egon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Hashington lvest Virginia Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
603 1,697 6,842 6,908 11,067 
682 3,028 1,083 
706 6,349 3,875 
538 3/ 
101,302 
 
616 
 
627 112 
 
1,658 7,116 
 
1,690 
 
75 
 
6,958 
 
94 
 
6,822 10,865 
744 
2, 696 1,081 
706 6 ,4 38 3,868 
575 3/ 
 
6,802 100 
 
10,816 103 
 
685 
 
87 
 
3,225 104 
 
1,055 
 
92 
 
706 104 
 
6,548 109 
 
3,814 107 
 
439 
 
74 
 
3/ 
 
102,490 101, 292 
 
97 
 
315 1,418 4,128 6,176 8,385 
389 2,393 
980 1,475 4 ,786 2,606 
495 465 
82,819 
 
349 1,464 4,806 6,154 8,448 
388 2,246 
962 1,630 4,684 2,668 
516 426 
83,444 
 
341: 105 1,396: 74 4,606: 83 6,115: 103 8,288: 103 
352: 103 2,202: 102 
975: 100 1,359: 112 4,870: 113 2,532: 108 
510: 91 403: 114 
81,429: 99 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
102,878 
 
103,550 104,356 
 
80,963 
 
81,279 82,110: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
98 
 
99 
 
97 : 
 
: 
 
102 
 
103 
 
99 : 
 
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Received 
APR 1 7 1980 
 
Released : April 16, 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES ( Publ ica t i on No . USPS 383-93 0) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 0 1 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
94 8 - 1 6 
 
BROIL ER TYPE 
 
Placement of br oi l e r chi cks in Ge o r gia dur ing t he week ended Apr il 12 was 11,794,000-3 percent less than the previous week and slightl y l ess than the comparable week last year, according to the Georg ia Cr op Rep or ti ng Service. 
An estimated 15,745, 000 br oiler t yp e eggs were s e t by Georgia hat cheries--5 percent more than both the previ ous week and t he c omparable week a year earl ier. 
Placement of broiler ch i cks in 21 rep or t i ng States tota led 81,896, 000--1 perce n t more than the previous wee k but 1 pe rcent l ess than the comparabl e week last yea r . Br oi l e r type hatching e ggs set were 101 ,5 60, OOO--sl i ghtly mo r e than the previous we ek but 3 percent les s than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl ac ed f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Bro ilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\-leek 
 
: 1979 
 
19 80 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
198 0 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: a go 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Feb. 2 : 13,4 56 15 ,1 66 : 113 : -300 
 
- 37 : 10,543 11,893 : 113 
 
Feb. 9 : 14,119 Feb . 16 : 14,114 
 
15,097 : 107 : -124 
15, 263 : 108 : - 5 
 
-174 : 10,717 -294 : 11,004 
 
11,614 : 108 11,517 : 105 
 
Feb. 23 : 14,108 15 ,1 57 : 107 : - 221 
 
-101 : 10,615 11,974 : 113 
 
Ma r . 1 : 14,395 15 ,3 88 : 107 : -16 4 
 
- 56 : 11 ,248 12,059 : 107 
 
Mar. 8 : 14, 616 15, 444 : 106 : -1 89 
 
+195 : 11,261 12,383 : 110 
 
Ha r . 15 : 14, 698 15 ,33 3 : 104 : + 69 
 
+13 2 : 11 ,516 12 ,3 68 : 107 
 
Ma r . 22 : 14, 897 15 , 454 : 104 : -233 
 
- 204 : 11,513 12,081 : 105 
 
Har. 29 : 14,869 15,760 : 106 : -309 
 
- 30 : 11,673 12,589 : 108 
 
Apr . 5 : 15,027 15, 047 : 100 : -11 2 
 
-368 : 11,919 12,106 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14,94 2 15, 745 : 105 : -148 
 
-46 2 : 11,845 11,79 4 : 100 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of e gg t ype chicks i n Geo r gia during the week ended Apr il 12 was 1, 45 2, 000--29 percent mor e than the pr ev io us week bu t 5 pe r ce nt l ess than the comparable week last ye a r . An estimated 1,168, 000 eggs for t he pr odu c t ion of eg g type chicks were set by Georgi a hatcher i e s, 21 percent less than the previo us we ek a nd 36 percent less than the comparabl e we ek last yea r . 
In the five stat e s that a c c ount e d f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all eg g typ e chicks i n the U. S~ i n 1979 , ha tc hings dur ing t he week ended April 12 were down 2 percent a nd settings were down 18 per ce nt f r om a ye a r a go. 
 
Heek Ende d 
Ma r . 29 Apr . 5 Apr . 12 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
: Calif  : Ga. 
 
: Hi s s . : Ore g. : Hash. : Total : Total : Last 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thous a nd s) 
 
: 1, 134 
 
1,3 22 
 
178 
 
238 
 
193 
 
3, 06 5 
 
4 , 153 
 
74 
 
: 1, 668 
 
1, 472 
 
302 
 
24 8 
 
157 
 
3, 847 
 
3, 802 
 
101 
 
: 1, 262 
 
1,1 68 
 
378 
 
285 
 
48 
 
3,141 
 
3, 81 6 
 
82 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2:./ 
 
: 
 
92 
 
64 
 
124 
 
165 
 
38 
 
82 
 
: 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous an ds ) 
 
Ma r . 29 : 
 
903 
 
1 , 027 
 
23 7 
 
16 6 
 
147 
 
2, 480 
 
3 ,3 31 
 
Apr . 5 : 1, 084 
 
1 , 126 
 
}1oJ 7, 
 
87 
 
162 
 
2 ,5 96 
 
3 , 52 1 
 
Apr. 12 : 1, 309 
 
1, 452 
 
136 
 
17 2 
 
171 
 
3, 240 
 
3,293 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
a go 2/ 
 
: 
 
113 
 
95 
 
66 
 
108 
 
72 
 
98 
 
1/ Includ e s eg gs s e t by hat che r i es producing chi cks f o r hat ch ery sup pl y f l ock s . 
 
;eek as percent of s ame week l a st ye a r . *Rev ise d . 
 
Publ ished: \-leekly 
 
74 74 98 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COlIHERCIAL AR EAS BY HEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
% of 
 
Hee k Ende d 
 
Har . 
 
Apr . 
 
Ap r . 
 
ye a r 
 
Ha r , 
 
Apr. 
 
Ap r . 
 
29 
 
5 
 
12 
 
ago 2/ 
 
29 
 
5 
 
12 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Al a ba ma Ark a nsa s Cali fornia Delaware Florida 
 
14, 201 17,179 
3,878 3,074 2,832 
 
13, 984 16, 995 
3, 738 3,061 2,805 
 
14,085 16,755 4,042 2 ,9 54 2 , 719 
 
GEORGIA 
 
15,760 15,047 15,745 
 
Indiana Ma i ne Haryland Mi s s i s s i ppi N. Carol ina Or egon Pennsylvania S. Ca r olina Tennes see Texas Vi rg in ia Hashingt on \\lest Virgi nia Total 1980 ( 2] Sta t es) 
 
616 1,695* 7, 116 6 , 8 22 10, 865 
744 2,696 1 , 0 81 
706 6 ,525>'< 
3,868 575 3/ 
: 102, 614'" 
 
627 1,690 6,958 6 , 802 10 ,8 16 
68 5 3,2 25 1,055 
706 6, 535 '" 3, 814 
439 3/ 
101 ,27 9* 
 
579 1,806 6 , 976 6 , 762 10, 65 9 
746 3,107 1,049 
706 6 ,231 3, 822 
45 9 3/ 
101,560 
 
99 
 
10,890 11 , 165 10,797 
 
101 
 
88 
 
13,878 13,130 * 12, 857 
 
87 
 
110 
 
3, 198* 3,055* 3 ,051 
 
109 
 
75 
 
3,788 3,24 9 
 
3 ,688 
 
105 
 
108 
 
2,207 1,977 
 
1 ,890 
 
108 
 
105 
 
12,589 12,106 1l,794 
 
100 
 
100 
 
349 
 
341 
 
35 2 
 
100 
 
81 
 
1,497'~ 1 ,396 
 
1,455 
 
78 
 
95 
 
4, 806 4,606 
 
4,604 
 
85 
 
99 
 
6 , 154 6, 115 
 
6 ,218 
 
104 
 
101 
 
8 , 44 8 8,288 
 
8 , 383 
 
105 
 
95 
 
388 
 
35 2 
 
37 4 
 
78 
 
97 
 
2 ,2 46 2 ,202 
 
2, 281 
 
107 
 
91 
 
962 
 
975 
 
9 79 
 
104 
 
104 
 
1, 630 1 ,35 9 
 
1,346 
 
99 
 
99 
 
4,78 3* 4,8 99 >" 5 ,025 
 
114 
 
108 
 
2 , 668 2 , 532 
 
2,823 
 
109 
 
92 
 
516 
 
510 
 
50 5 
 
10 9 
 
42 6 
 
403 
 
406 
 
93 
 
97 
 
83 , 570 * 81,359* 8 1, 896 
 
99 
 
Tot al 1979* ( 21 Sta t es ) 
 
: 103, 550 10 4 , 356 104, 371 
 
81,2 79 82 , 110 82,324 
 
% of Las t Year : 
 
99 
 
97 
 
97 
 
: 
 
: 103 
 
99 
 
99 
 
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BROILER TY PE 
 
Placement of bro i l e r ch icks in Geor gia dur ing the we ek en ded Apri l 19 wa s 12 , 438 , 000- 5 percent more than t he previous week and 2 perce nt more t ha n the comparable week l ast ye a r , according to t he Georg i a Cro p Repo r ting Se rvice . 
An est i ma ted 15 ,828 ,000 br oi l e r type egg s were se t by Georg ia hatche ries--1 percent more than the previous week and 5 pe rce nt mo r e than t he comparab le week a ye a r earlie r. 
Placement of br oile r chicks i n 21 r e por t i ng St a t es t ota l e d 83 , 373 , 000-- 2 pe r cent more than t he pr evi ous we ek a nd sligh tl y more than t he compa r a bl e week l a st year . Br oiler type hatchi ng eg gs s e t were 101 , 472 , 000- - s l i ght l y l es s than t he pr evi ous week and 3 percen t le s s t ha n a yea r ag o. 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cross Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt of Chicks 
 
.: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers i n Georgi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Feb . 9 : 14 ,119 Feb . 16 : 14 , 114 
 
15 ,097 : 107 : - 124 
15,263 : 108 : - 5 
 
-174 : 10,717 - 294 : 11 ,004 
 
11 ,6 14 : 108 11, 517 : 105 
 
Feb. 23 : 14 , 108 15,1 57 : 107 : - 221 
 
-101 : 10 ,615 11 , 974 : 113 
 
Mar. 1 : 14 ,3 95 15 , 388 : 107 : - 164 
 
- 56 : 11, 248 12,059 : 107 
 
Mar. 8 : 14 , 616 15 , 444 : 106 : -189 
 
+195 : 11 , 261 12 ,383 : 110 
 
Mar. 15 : 14 ,6 98 15, 333 : 104 : + 69 
 
+13 2 : 11 , 516 12 ,368 : 107 
 
Ma r . 22 : 14 ,897 15 , 454 : 104 : - 233 
 
- 204 : 11, 513 12,081 : 105 
 
Mar. 29 : 14 ,869 15 , 760 : 106 : -3 09 
 
- 30 : 11,673 12, 589 : 108 
 
Apr . 5 : 15 , 027 15 , 047 : 100 : - 112 
 
- 368 : 11 ,919 12 ,1 06 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 ,942 15, 745 : 105 : - 148 
 
-462 : 11 ,845 11,79 4 : 100 
 
Apr . 19 : 15,0 21 15, 828 : 105 : +15 2 
 
- 310 : 12,242 12 ,438 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks in Georgia dur ing t he week e nde d Apr i l 19 was 1, 101, 000- - 24 pe r cent less than the previous week and 26 pe r ce nt les s than the c omparabl e week las t yea r. A estimated 1,646,000 eg gs f or the produc t i on of egg t ype ch icks wer e set by Georg ia hat cheries , 41 percent mo re than the previous week but 5 perce nt l ess t ha n the compara ble week l a s t year. 
In the f i ve stat e s that ac counted f or abo ut 26 pe r ce nt of t he hatch of a l l egg t ype chicks in the U. S. i n 1979 , hat chi ngs dur ing the we ek ende d Apri l 19 were down 20 perce nt an c sett i ngs were down 7 pe r ce nt from a ye a r ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Apr. 5 Apr . 12 Apr. 19 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
: Cal if  : Ga. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Mi s s . : Or eg . : Hash. : Total : Tot a l : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 1980 : 1979* : 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
: 1,668 : 1, 262 : 1, 257 
 
1,472 1,168 1,646 
 
302 
 
248 
 
378 
 
285 
 
262 
 
303 
 
157 
 
3,847 
 
48 
 
3 ,1 41 
 
149 
 
3 ,617 
 
3,802 3 , 816 . 3 , 890 
 
% of La s t Year 
10 1 82 93 
 
% of year 
 
ag o l:../ 
 
: 
 
97 
 
95 
 
86 
 
141 
 
43 
 
93 
 
: 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Th ous and s) 
 
Apr . 5 : 1,084 
 
1 , 126 
 
137 
 
87 
 
162 
 
2 , 596 
 
3,521 
 
74 
 
Apr. 12 : 1 , 309 
 
1 , 4 52 
 
136 
 
172 
 
171 
 
3 , 240 
 
3 , 293 
 
98 
 
Apr . 19 : 
 
916 
 
1, 101 
 
18 9 
 
176 
 
162 
 
2 , 544 
 
3, 164 
 
80 
 
% of year 
 
a 0 2/ 
 
: 
 
88 
 
74 
 
119 
 
69 
 
72 
 
80 
 
1 Includes eg gs set by hatcher i e s produci ng chi cks f or ha tchery supply flo cks . 2/ Current 
 
week a s percent of same week l ast ye ar. *Revi s ed. 
 
Publ i s he d: Heekly 
 
A gri c u lt ura l St at is t ic ia n a n d G e o rg ia Dep artmen t o f Ag r ic u l ture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
\ 
 
,EGGS SET 
 
': 
 
: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Apr. 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr.: year : Apr. 
 
Apr. 
 
Apr. : year 
 
5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
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12 
 
19 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,984 : 16 , 995 : 3,738 : 3,061 : 2,805 
 
14,085 16,755 
4,042 2,954 2,719 
 
13,735 : 96 : 11,165 16,962: 90 : 13,130 
3,908: 105 : 3,055 2,888: 72 : 3,249 2,733: 108 : 1,977 
 
10,822* 10,776: 98 12,786* 13,060: 90 ' 3 , 05 1 3,177: 103 
3,688 3 ,422: 95 1,890 1,996: 129 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
: 
 
I ndiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Missi s sippi 
 
: 
 
N. Carolina : 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S.,' Carolina : 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
~ Texa s 
 
: 
 
-V i~g ini a 
 
: 
 
~.. t\l_hington 
 
: 
 
'\~est Virginia: 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) : 
 
15,047 
627 1,690 6,958 6,802 10,816 
685 3,225 1 ,0 55 
706 6,535 3,814 
439 3/ 
101,2 79 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 104 ,356 : 
 
15 ,745 
579 1,806 6,976 6 , 762 10,659 
746 3,107 1, 049 
706 6,231 3, 822 
459 3/ 
10 1, 560 
104,371 
 
15,828: 105 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
591 : 104: 
 
1,799: 80 : 
 
6,998: 94 : 
 
6 , 256 : 93 : 
 
10,786: 103 : 
 
870: 116 : 
 
3,413: 113 : 
 
1,033: 89: 
 
706: 104 : 
 
6,286: 101 : 
 
3,783: 110 : 
 
604 , : 109: 
 
3/: -: 
 
10 1,472 : 97 : 
 
.: 
 
.: 
 
' 
 
 
 
10 4 , 0 8 5 : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
12,106 
341 1,396 4,606 6,115 8,288 
352 2,202 
975 1, 359 4,899 2 ,532 
510 403 81, 359 
82,110 
 
11,794 12,438: 102 
 
352 
 
316: 94 
 
1,455 1,415: 76 
 
4,604 5,119: 91 
 
6,218 6 ,123: 102 
 
8,383 8,245: 104 
 
374 
 
392: 98 
 
2,281 2,314: 101 
 
979 
 
993: 102 
 
1,346 1,456: 126 
 
5,060* 4,981: 112 
 
2,823 2,943: 124 
 
505 
 
543: 102 
 
406 
 
442: 90 
 
81,885* 83,373: 100 
 
.: 
 
 
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: 
 
99 
 
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99 ope r a t i ons 
 
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H1. WEEKLY HATCHERY 
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Received 
MAY 2 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Apr il 30, 1980 ( Publ i cat i on No. USP S 383- 930 ) 
 
Ceorgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 18 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of br oiler chicks i n Georgia during the week ended April 26 was 12,136,000-2 pe rce nt less than t he pr evi ous we ek a nd 1 perce nt les s than t he comparable week last year, accordi ng to the Georg ia Crop Reporting Servi ce. 
An e s t i ma t ed 15 , 270, 000 br oi l e r t ype eg gs were s et by Georg i a hatche r i e s- - 4 percent less than the previous week but 2 pe r ce nt more than the compara bl e we ek a year earlier. 
Pla cement of broiler chicks in 21 r e porti ng State s to taled 82,507,000--1 percent less than t he pre vi ous week a nd 2 'pe r ce nt le s s than the compara ble week last year. Broiler type ha t ching egg s s e t were 99 ,698 ,000-- 2 pe rce nt l e s s than the previ ous week and 4 percent less t ha n a yea r a go. 
 
GEORG I A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cro s s State 
 
: 
 
Mov e me n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
~oleek 
Ende d 
 
: : 
 
19 79 
 
1980 
 
Thous an ds 
 
% of : : year : 
.: ago : : 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
 1979 
 
19 80 
 
: Thous a nds 
 
: % of : year : ago 
 
Feb . 16 : 14 , 114 
 
: 
 
: 
 
15 , 263 : 108 : - 5 
 
: 
-29 4 : 11 ,004 
 
11 , 517 : 105 
 
Feb. 23 : 14 , 108 15 ,157 : 107 : -221 
 
-1 01 : 10,615 11 , 974 : 113 
 
Mar . 1 : 14, 395 15 , 388 : 107 : -164 
 
- 56 : 11 , 248 12,059 : 107 
 
Ma r . 8 : 14 , 616 Ma r . 15 : 14 , 698 Mar. 22 : 14, 897 
 
15 , 444 : 106 : - 189 15 , 333 : 104 : + 69 15,454 : 104 : - 233 
 
+19 5 +132 - 204 
 
: 11 ,261 : 11 ,51 6 : 11 , 513 
 
12,383 : 110 
 
 12,368 
 
107 
 
12,081 : 105 
 
Mar . 29 : 14 ,8 69 15 ,760 : 106 : - 309 
 
- 30 : 11 ,673 12,589 : 108 
 
Ap r . 5 : 15, 027 15 , 047 : 100 : -112 
 
-3 68 : 11 , 919 12,106 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 , 942 Apr. 19 : 15 , 02 1 Apr . 26 : 14 , 910 
 
15 ,745 15,828 15 ,2 70 
 
: 105 : 105 : 102 
 
: -148 : +152 
 + 46 
 
- 462 -310 - 13 
 
: 11 ,845 : 12 ,242 
=-_.12,212 
 
11,794 : 100 
 
 12,438 
 
102 
 
12,136 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha tch of egg t ype ch icks in Georgia during the week ended April 26 was 1,197,000--9 percent more than t he previ ous week but 16 percent les s than t he comparable week last year. An estima ted 1, 897 , 000 eggs fo r t he produc t ion of egg type ch icks were set by Georgia hatcheries , 15 pe r ce nt more t han the previ ous we ek but 8 percent less than the comparable week l as t ye a r . 
I n t he f i ve s tates that accounted for about 26 perce nt of the hatch of all egg type chi cks i n t he U. S. i n 1979 , hatchings during the we ek ended April 26 we r e up 2 percent but settings were down 7 pe rce nt f r om a year ago. 
 
Week Ende d 
Apr. 12 Apr . 19 Apr . 26 
 
Cal if. 
1,262 1,217* 1,477 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
 
 : Miss. : Oreg . : Was h. : Total 
 
.. 
 
, 
 
.. 
 
.. 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,168 
 
378 
 
285 
 
48 
 
3 , 141 
 
1 ,64 6 
 
262 
 
303 
 
149 
 
3,577* 
 
1 ,8 97 
 
348 
 
300 
 
80 
 
4 , 102 
 
: Total : 
 
. .. 
 
1979*  --- -- 
 
3,816 3,890 4,393 
 
% of Last Year 
82 92* 93 
 
% of year ago ]) 
 
96 
 
92 
 
99 
 
143 
 
33 
 
93 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Tho usand s) 
 
Apr. 12 
 
1 , 309 
 
1, 452 
 
136 
 
172 
 
171 
 
3, 240 
 
3,293 
 
98 
 
Apr. 19 
 
916 
 
1,101 
 
189 
 
176 
 
162 
 
2 , 544 
 
3 ,164 
 
80 
 
Apr . 26 
 
1, 352 
 
1,197 
 
264 
 
193 
 
120 
 
3 , 126 
 
3,050 
 
102 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
! 
 
124 
 
84 
 
94 
 
114 
 
156 
 
102 
 
11 Incl udes eggs set by hatcheries produc ing chicks f or hatche r y s upply f l ocks . 2/ Current 
 
week as percent of same week last yea r . *Revised. 
 
Published : Weekly. 
 
Agri c ul tur al $ ta t i , ti c i a n and Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
:: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
l-le ek End e d 
 
: % of : 
 
lveek Ende d 
 
: % of 
 
: Apr . 
 
Apr . 
 
Ap r. 
 
: year : 
 
Apr . 
 
Apr . 
 
Apr.: year 
 
.. 12 
 
19 
 
26 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
12 
 
19 
 
Thous a nd s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho usand s 
 
26 : ago 2/ : 
 
Al a bama Ar ka n s a s Cal iforn i a Delaware Flo n .,da 
 
: 14 , 0 85 : 16 ,75 5 : 4, 042 : 2, 954 : 2 ,71 9 
 
13,735 16, 962 
3 , 908 
-2, 88 8 
2, f 33 
 
13 , 070 : 9 1 : 16, 69 9 : 90 : 
4,028 : 113 : 2 , 97 8 : 77 : 2 , 70 1 : 107 : 
 
10 , 822 12,78 6 
3,05 1 3 ,688 1,890 
 
10 ,776 13 , 060 
3 ,1 77 3 , 42 2 1, 996 
 
10, 5 23 : 97 13 , 05 2 : 86 
3,058 : 97 3,386: 89 1 , 909: 12 3 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 15, 74 5 
 
15 , 828 
 
15 ,2 70 : 102 : 11,7 94 12, 4 38 12, 13 6 : 99 
 
Indiana Maine 
Ha r y land Hi s s i s s i p pi N. Carolina Or e gon Pe nn sylva nia S. Carolina Tennessee Te xa s Vir ginia Has h ing t on He s t Vir gin ia Total 19 80 ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
: 
 
5 79 
 
: 1,806 
 
: 7 ,109* 
 
: 6 , 76 2 
 
: 10 ,6 59 
 
: 
 
746 
 
: 3,10 7 
 
: 1,049 
 
: 
 
70 6 
 
: 6 , 28 1* 
 
: 3 , 822 
 
: 
 
45 9 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 10 1 , 74 3 * 
 
: 
 
591 1, 794* 
6,99 8 6, 256 10 , 78 6 
8 70 3, 4 13 1, 033 
70 6 6 , 362": 3 , 783 
604 3/ 
101 ,543": 
 
60 3 : 1, 766 : 
7, 186 : 6 , 77 8 : 10 , 82 7 : 
793 : 3,163 : 
780 : 651 : 6 , 016 : 3,677: 452 : 
3/ : 99,6 98 : 
: 
 
105: 78 : 
96 : 99 : 102 : 10 3 : 102 : 100 : 98 : 97 : 105 : 71 : 
-: 96 : 
: 
 
352 1 , 45 5 
4,60 4 6,2 18 8 ,383 
3 74 2, 281 
97 9 1,346 5 , 060 2,823 
50 5 406 81,885 
 
3 16 1, 415 
5,119 6 ,123 8,2 4 5 
392 2 , 314 
993 1 ,456 4,981 2 , 94 3 
543 44 2 83 ,3 73 
 
4 46 : 12 6 1, 4 00 : 71 
5, 32 3 : 95 6, 090: 102 8,341: 10 4 
389 : 96 2, 4 75: III 
960: 97 1,335: 107 4,89 6 : 10 6 2,649: 108 
457 : 90 481 : 106 82 ,507 : 98 
: 
 
Tot a l 1979* (21 State s ) 
 
: 104, 3 7 1 : 
 
104 ,085 
 
103 , 5 1 9 : : 
 
: 82,32 4 83 ,03 2 83 ,9 37: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
97 
 
98 
 
96: 
 
: 
 
99 
 
100 
 
98 : 
 
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Received 
MAY 8 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Re leased: Na y 7 t 1980 
 
(P ubl i ca t i on No. USPS 383-93 0 ) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 19 
 
BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broile r chi cks i n Georg i a during t he we ek en ded May 3 wa s 12,582 ,0 00- 4 pe r ce nt more t ha n the previous week and 5 pe r ce nt mo re tha n the c ompa ra bl e we ek l a st ye ar t according to t he Geor gi a Crop Reporting Ser vi ce. 
An estimat ed 15 t 251 t OOO broiler type eggs were s e t by Georgia hatcherie s--slightl y les s than t he previous week but s l i ght l y mo r e t han the comparable week a year earlie r . 
Placement of br oi l er chi cks i n 21 r e por t i ng Stat es totaled 82 , 373,O OO- - slight l y less t han t he pr evious week a nd 2 pe rcen t less t ha n the comparabl e week la s t ye ar. Broiler t ype ha t chi ng egg s set were 100 t6 95 t OOO-- l pe r cen t mo re t han the previ ous week but 4 pe r cent less t han a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cr os s State 
 
Eggs Se t ~I 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chi ck s Placed for 
 
of Chi ck s 
 
: Br oil ers i n Georgia 
 
% of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : yea r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : yea r 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Feb . 23 : 14 , 108 15 , 157 : 107 : - 221 
 
- 101 : 10 ,61 5 11 ,974 : 113 
 
Mar . 1 : 14 , 395 Ma r . 8 : 14,616 Mar. 15 : 14,69 8 
 
15 , 388 : 107 : - 164 15 t 444 : 106 : - 189 15 , 333 : 104 : + 69 
 
- 56 +195 +132 
 
: 11 t2 48 : 11, 261 : 11 , 516 
 
12 t059 : 107 12,383 : 110 12 , 368 : 107 
 
Mar. 22 : 14 , 897 15 , 454 : 104 : -23 3 
 
- 204 : 11, 513 12 ,081 : 105 
 
Ma r. 29 : 14 , 869 Apr . 5 : 15 , 027 
 
15 t 760 : 106 : - 309 15 , 047 : 100 : -112 
 
- 30 : 11,67 3 - 368 : 11, 919 
 
12 t 589 : 108 12 , 106 : 102 
 
Ap r . 12 : 14 t 942 Ap r. 19 : 15 t 02 1 Ap r . 26 : 14 t 910 Ma y 3 : 15 ,2 48 
 
15 , 745 : 105 : - 148 
15 t 828 : 105 : +152 15 t 270 : 102 : + 46 15 t 251 : 100 : - 171 
 
-462 -310 - 13 
-2 
 
: 11 , 845 : 12, 242 : 12 t 212 : 11 t975 
 
11 ,794 : 100 
12 t438 : 102 12 t 136 : 99 12 t 582 : 105 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg t ype chi ck s i n Georgia dur i ng t he week ended May 3 was 850 t OOO- - 29 percent l e s s than t he previous week an d 31 perce nt les s t ha n t he compara ble we ek l a st year. An 
est imated I t 512 t OOO eggs f o r the pro duction of egg type chicks we r e s e t by Georgia hatcheries t 20 pe r ce nt less tha n t he pr evious we ek a nd 19 percent less than the compar able week last year. 
I n the f i ve stat es tha t accounted for ab out 26 percent of the hatch of al l egg type 
ch icks i n the U. S. in 1979 t hatchings dur i ng the week ended May 3 were down 12 percent and settings we r e down 4 percent f r om a ye a r ago . 
 
Hee k Ended 
Apr. 19 Apr . 26 May 3 
 
Calif  
1, 217 1, 477 1,699 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mis s . : Or e g. : Hash . 
 
Tot al : Tota l : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousa nds) 
 
1, 646 
 
262 
 
303 
 
149 
 
3 t577 
 
3,890 
 
92 
 
1, 897 
 
348 
 
300 
 
80 
 
4,102 
 
4,393 
 
93 
 
1, 512 
 
319 
 
264 
 
135 
 
3,929 
 
4,1 02 
 
96 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ago J:../ 
 
114 
 
81 
 
95 
 
140 
 
63 
 
96 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds) 
 
Ap r . 19 
 
916 
 
1, 101 
 
189 
 
176 
 
162 
 
2 , 544 
 
3 , 164 
 
80 
 
Ap r . 26 
 
1,352 
 
1, 197 
 
264 
 
193 
 
120 
 
3,1 26 
 
3,050 
 
102 
 
May 3 
 
1, 049 
 
850 
 
334 
 
232 
 
44 
 
2,509 
 
2,837 
 
88 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 21 
 
: 
 
95 
 
69 
 
128 
 
168 
 
45 
 
88 
 
II I nclude s eggs se t by hatc he rie s pr oduc i ng chi ck s for hatchery s upply f l ocks . 
 
week a s percent of same week las t year . *Revis ed . 
 
21 Current 
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Published: He ekly 
A g r i c u l tu r a l S t a t i s t i c i a n a nd Geor gi a Deparlmenf o f A g r ic u lt u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 80 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLA C E D : 
 
\.Jeek Ended 
 
: % of: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Apr . 
 
Apr. 
 
Ma y 
 
: year : Apr. 
 
Apr. 
 
May : ye a r 
 
19 
 
26 
 
3 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
19 
 
26 
 
3 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Tho usands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
Ala ba ma Ar k a n s a s Cal ifor ni a Dela ware Flori da 
 
: 13, 735 : 16 ,962 : 3, 90 8 : 2 , 88 8 : 2,733 
 
GEORG I A 
 
: 15 ,828 
 
I nd iana Main e Haryland His s i s s i ppi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylva nia S. Ca r oli na Tenne s see Texa s Vi r gini a Washington West Vi rg i n i a Total 1980 ( 21 Sta t es ) 
 
: 
 
591 
 
: 1, 794 
 
: 6, 998 
 
: 6,256 
 
: 10 , 786 
 
: 
 
870 
 
: 3,413 
 
: 1,033 
 
: 
 
70 6 
 
: 6 , 362 
 
: 3,783 
 
: 
 
604 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 101 , 54 3 
 
: 
 
13 ,070 16 , 69 9 
4 ,0 28 2, 9 78 2,701 
15 ,2 70 
603 1,766 7,186 6, 77 8 10 ,827 
79 3 3,163 
780 651 6, 0 16 3, 6 77 452 
3/ 99 , 698 
 
14, 11 0 : 
 
16 , 805 : 
 
3, 713 : 
 
3 ,0 38 : 
 
2, 75 2 
 
: 
 
15 ,2 51 
 
: 
 
601 : 
 
1,768 : 
 
7,305 : 
 
6,741 : 
 
10, 797 : 
 
766 : 
 
3 , 1 90 : 
 
606 : 
 
651: 
 
6, 115 : 
 
3,713 : 
 
485 : 
 
3/: 
 
100,69 5 : 
 
: 
 
100 : 86 : 95 : 77 : 
. 108 : 
. 100 : 
. 
98 : 77 : 98 : 100 : 104 : 105: 101 : 52 : 98 : 99 : 104 : 94: -: 96 : 
: 
 
10,796* 13,060 
3,1 77 3, 42 2 2 , 00 6* 
12 , 438 
31 6 1,4 15 5,11 9 6 , 123 8,24 5 
392 2,31 4 
993 1 , 456 4 ,981 2, 943 
543 44 2 83, 40 3* 
 
10, 5 23 13,052 
3 ,0 58 3 ,386 1 ,909 
12,1 36 
44 6 1 ,4 00 5 , 323 6, 090 8 , 34 1 
38 9 2,4 75 
960 1,335 4 ,896 2, 649 
457 481 82 , 50 7 
 
10 ,595 12,953 
3 , 296 3 ,568 1 , 630 
12,582 
 
: 96 : 86 : 113 : 79 
..: 92 
: 105 
 
30 2 : 93 1 , 489 : 78 5 ,053 : 106 6 ,030 : 100 8, 458 : 103 
383 : 80 2, 317 : 97 
975 : 97 1,377 : 115 4, 638 : 97 2 , 546 : 105 
535: 110 481: 12 7 8 2,373 : 98 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 Stat es) 
 
: 104 ,085 103,519 : 
 
105 , 137 : : 
 
: 83 ,032 : 
 
83 ,9 3 7 83,806 : : 
 
% of La s t Ye a r : 
 
98 
 
96 
 
96 : 
 
: 
 
100 
 
98 
 
98: 
 
1/ Lou i si a na and Mi s s ou r i no t s hown to avo i d discl os u r e of individ ual ope rat i on s but included i n 
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Received 
MAY 15 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRAR IES 
 
Released: May 14, 1980 
 
( Publi cation No. USPS 383-93 0 ) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reportin g Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-20 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Placement of broile r ch i cks i n Georg ia dur i ng t he week en ded May 10 was 12,403 ,000-1 percent less tha n the pr ev i ous week but 2 perce nt mo re than the co mparable week last year, accord i ng to t he Georgi a Cro p Repor t i ng Serv i ce. 
An es t i ma t ed 15,41 8, 000 bro i l er ty pe eggs were s et by Georgia ha t cher ie s - - 1 pe rce nt more than bot h the previou s we ek an d the compa r a bl e we ek a year earli er . 
Pl a cement of broi l e r ch i ck s i n 21 re por ti ng States totaled 81 , 937 , 000-- 1 percent l e s s than the prev i ous week and 2 pe r ce nt less than t he compa r a bl e week last year. Br oil er type hat chi ng egg s se t were 101 , 239 ,000-- 1 perc ent more t ha n the previous week but 3 percent less t ha n a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1../ 
 
Net Cro ss Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl ace d for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broile rs i n Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\-leek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : yea r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Mar. 1 : 14,39 5 15,388 : 107 : - 164 
 
- 56 : 11 ,248 12, 059 : 107 
 
Mar. 8 : 14, 616 15 , 444 : 106 : -1 89 
 
+195 : 11,261 12 ,383 : 110 
 
Mar. 15 : 14 , 698 15,3 33 : 104 : + 69 
 
+132 : 11,516 12 ,368 : 107 
 
Mar. 22 : 14, 897 15 ,454 : 104 : - 233 
 
-20 4 : 11 ,513 12 , 08 1 : 105 
 
Mar. 29 : 14,869 15,760 : 106 : - 309 
 
- 30 : 11, 673 12 ,589 : 108 
 
Apr. 5 : 15,027 15, 047 : 100 : -1 12 
 
-368 : 11,91 9 12,10 6 : 102 
 
Apr. 12 : 14,942 15,745 : 105 : -1 48 
 
-4 62 : 11, 845 11 ,794 : 100 
 
Apr. 19 : 15 ,0 21 15 ,828 : 105 : +152 
 
-31 0 : 12 , 242 12, 438 : 102 
 
Apr. 26 : 14,91 0 15,270 : 102 : + 46 
 
- 13 : 12 , 212 12,136 : 99 
 
May 
 
3 : 15 , 2 !~ 8 
 
May 10 : 15 , 241 
 
15,251 : 100 : -171 
15 , 418 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 2 : 11 ,975 
-197 : 12,168 
 
12,582 : 105 12,403 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype ch icks in Geo rg ia during t he week ended May 10 wa s 1, 232, 000--45 pe rcent more than the previ ou s we ek but 12 percent les s than the comparab le we ek l a s t year. An estimated 1,313, 000 egg s for the pr oduction of eg g t ype chicks we r e se t by Georgia hatc he r ies, 13 percent le s s than the previous week a nd 30 percent less than t he comparable week last yea r. 
In the f i ve st ate s that account ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of al l egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1979, hatchings during the we ek ended May 10 were down 11 percent and settings wer e down 29 pe rc e nt fr om a yea r ago . 
 
Week Ended 
Apr. 26 May 3 May 10 
 
Calif. 
1,477 1,699 
959 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi s s . : Oreg . : Hash . 
 
Total : Total : Las t 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousand s) 
 
1,897 
 
348 
 
30 0 
 
80 
 
4 , 102 
 
4,393 
 
93 
 
1 ,512 
 
3 19 
 
264 
 
135 
 
3,929 
 
4,102 
 
96 
 
1,313 
 
199 
 
266 
 
49 
 
2,786 
 
3,902 
 
71 
 
% of year 
ago l:../ 
 
73 
 
70 
 
73 
 
95 
 
30 
 
71 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thous ands) 
 
Apr . 26 
 
1, 352 
 
1, 197 
 
264 
 
193 
 
120 
 
3,126 
 
3,050 
 
102 
 
May 3 
 
1 ,049 
 
85 0 
 
334 
 
232 
 
44 
 
2 ,5 09 
 
2, 837 
 
88 
 
May 10 
 
964 
 
1, 232 
 
2 59 
 
234 
 
11 7 
 
2 ,806 
 
3,136 
 
89 
 
% of yea r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
93 
 
88 
 
99 
 
131 
 
46 
 
89 
 
1/ Includ e s eggs set by ha tcher i e s pr oduc i ng ch icks f or hatchery supply flocks . 
 
week as pe r cent of same week l ast ye a r . *Revi sed. 
 
2/ Current 
 
Publ i she d: Weekl y. 
Agr i cu lt u r a l Statistician and Geoqilia Department of Agricu ltur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMHERCIAL AREAS BY HEEKS - 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Heek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
've ek Ended 
 
: Apr. 
 
May 
 
Hay 
 
: yE:ar : Apr. 
 
May 
 
26 
 
3 
 
10 
 
: ago 2/ : 26 
 
3 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho us a nds 
 
1980 
May 10 
 
: 
: % of : ye a r : a go 2/ : 
 
Al a b a ma Ar ka ns a s Cal i f or n i a Delawa r e Fl or ida 
 
: 13 ,070 : 16,699 : 4 , 028 : 2 , 9 78 : 2, 701 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 15, 270 
 
I ndiana Ma i ne Hary land Miss is sip pi N. Ca r ol ina Or e g o n Penns ylvan ia S. Car olina Te n n e s s e e Texa s Virgini a Has hi ngt on 'ves t Virgi nia Tot al 1980 ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
. .: 
 
603 
 
1,74 1* 
 
: 7,186 
 
: 6 , 778 
 
: 10 , 827 
 
: 
 
793 
 
: 3,16 3 
 
: 
 
780 
 
: 
 
651 
 
: 6 ,119* 
 
: 3,6 77 
 
: 
 
452 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 99,776* 
 
: 
 
14,110 16 , 80 5 
3, 712* 3, 038 2, 752 
15, 251 
601 1, 763;' 7, 305 6 , 741 10 , 797 
766 3, 190 
60 6 65 1 6, U5 3, 713 485 
3/ 100,689;' 
 
13,9 90 17, 000 
3 , 779 3 , 094 2, 760 
15 ,4 18 
52 2 1, 704 7 ,4 20 6,632 10, 782 
713 3 , 0 83 1 , 03 8 
650 6, 146 3 , 785 
477 3/ 
101,2 39 
 
: 97 : 90 : 100 : 76 : 108 
: 10 1 
: 93 : 75 : 99 : 97 : 102 : 98 : 101 : 89 : 98 : 101 : 104 : 89 
:- 
: 97 
: 
 
: 10,523 : 13, 052 : 3 , 058 : 3 , 386 : 1,909 
 
10, 59 5 10 , 471 : 95 
 
12 , 953 13 ,541 : 90 
 
3,2 99)< 3 , 174 : 106 
 
3 , 568 
 
3 , 477 : 80 
 
1,630 
 
1, 787 : 105 
 
: 
 
: 12,136 12 , 582 12 , 403 : 102 
 
: 
 
: 
 
444* 
 
302 
 
: 1,40 Uc 1, 464;' 
 
348 : 104 1, 4 55 : 75 
 
: 5,323 
 
5 , 05 3 
 
4 ,9 05 : 101 
 
: 6 , 090 
 
6 , 030 
 
5 , 689 : 95 
 
: 8, 341 
 
8, 458 
 
8,63 6 : 106 
 
: 
 
38 9 
 
: 2 , 4 75 
 
38 3 2 , 31 7 
 
398 : 98 2, 525 : III 
 
: 
 
960 
 
975 
 
965 : 95 
 
: 1, 335 
 
1 ,3 77 
 
1 ,31 4 : 112 
 
: Lf , 994* 4 ,638 
 
4 , 713 : 100 
 
: 2,649 
 
2, 546 
 
2 , 605 : 105 
 
: 
 
457 
 
535 
 
637 : 12 7 
 
: 
 
481 
 
481 
 
435 : 99 
 
: 82 ,604 * 82 ,351* 8 1, 937 : 98 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tot al 1979* ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
: 103,519 
: 
 
105 , 137 
 
104 ,869 : 
: 
 
: 83,93 7 
: 
 
83, 806 
 
83, 556 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Yea r : 
 
96 
 
96 
 
97 : 
 
: 
 
98 
 
98 
 
98 : 
 
1/ Loui si an a a nd Missouri not shown to av oi d discl os ure of i nd i vi dua l ope rat i ons but i nc lude d in 
 
2 1 Sta t e tot al. 2/ Curre n t week a s pe r cent of same week la s t year . 3/ Includ ed i n Virgi n i a. *Revi s ed . 
 
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MAY 2 2 1980 
DOCU MENTS UGA LIBRAR IES 
 
Released: Ma y 21, 1980 
 
(Pu bl i ca t i on No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~ c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bld g. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30 601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-2 1 
 
BROILER TY PE 
 
Placement of br oi l e r chicks i n Georg ia dur ing the week e nde d Ma y 17 was 11, 613 , 000-6 pe rc ent les s t ha n the previous week and 4 percent l e s s t han t he comparable week l a s t year, accordi ng t o t he Georgia Crop Reporti ng Serv ice . 
An e st i mated 15,234, 000 bro iler t ype egg s we re se t by Georg ia hat ch e r ies--l pe r cent les s t ha n the pr ev ious week but 1 perc en t mo r e tha n the c ompa r a ble week a ye a r ear l i e r . 
Plac ement of br oiler chi cks i n 21 r ep orting Stat e s tota l ed 80 , 223 , 000- - 2 pe rc ent l e ss tha n the previ ous we ek and 3 pe rcent l e ss than the compa ra ble week last yea r . Bro il e r type hat ch i ng eggs s et wer e 100 , 809 ,000--s l ightly l e s s than the pre vi ou s week and 4 pe r cen t l e ss than a year ago. 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed fo r 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Broiler s in Geo rgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
~~ eek 
Ended 
 
: 1979 
: 
 
1980 
 
: year : 1979 : ago : 
 
1980 : 1979 
: 
 
1980 : year 
 ag o 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ma r . 8 : 14,61 6 15,444 : 106 : - 189 
 
+195 : 11 , 261 12 , 383 : 110 
 
Mar . 15 : 14,6 98 15 , 333 : 104 : + 69 
 
+132 : 11 , 516 12 , 368 : 107 
 
Ma r . 22 : 14 ,89 7 15,454 : 104 : - 233 
 
- 204 : 11 ,513 12 ,08 1 : 105 
 
Mar. 29 : 14 ,869 15, 760 : 106 : -309 
 
- 30 : 11 ,6 73 12 , 589 : 108 
 
Ap r . 5 : 15 ,027 15 ,047 : 100 : - 112 
 
- 368 : 11 ,9 19 12, 106 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 ,942 15 ,7 45 : 105 : -148 
 
- 462 : 11 , 845 11, 794 : 100 
 
Apr. 19 : 15 , 02 1 15 , 828 : 105 : +152 
 
-3 10 : 12 ,242 12 , 438 : 102 
 
Ap r . 26 : 14,91 0 May 3 : 15, 248 Hay 10 : 15,241 May 17 : 15,13 1 
 
15 , 270 : 102 : + 46 
15,25 1 : 100 : - 171 
15 ,4 18 : 101 : - 4 
15 ,23 4 : 101 : - 31 
 
- 13 
-2 
- 197 
- 314 
 
: 12 , 212 : 11,975 : 12 ,168 : 12,120 
 
12 ,1 36 : 99 
 
12 , 582 : 105 
 
 12 , 403 
 
10 2 
 
11 ,613 : 96 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of eg g ty pe chi c ks i n Georg ia du r ing the we ek end e d May 17 was 1,502 ,000-- 22 percent more than t he previ ous week but 5 per cent l e ss t ha n the c ompa rable week last yea r . An es t i ma t ed 1,1 04 , 000 eggs for the produc tion of egg t ype chicks wer e s et by Geor gia hat cherie s , 16 pe rcent l es s t ha n t he pr evio us we ek a nd 40 p erc e ~t less than the compa r a bl e week l a s t yea r . 
In t he f i ve st a t e s t ha t accounte d for ab out 26 per cent of t he ha t ch of all eg g type chicks i n the U. S. i n 1979 , hatchings during the week end ed }la y 17 wer e down 6 pe r cent and set t i ngs wer e down 23 pe r cent f r om a yea r ag o. 
 
Week Ended 
May 3 May 10 May 17 
 
Ca lif  
1 , 699 959 977 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS I~TCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga . 
 
Mi s s . : Oreg. Wa sh. 
 
Tota l : Tot al : Las t 
 
1980 : 1979* : Yea r 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
1, 512 
 
3 19 
 
264 
 
135 
 
3 , 929 
 
4,102 
 
96 
 
1 ,31 3 
 
199 
 
266 
 
49 
 
2, 786 
 
3,902 
 
71 
 
1 ,1 04 
 
132 
 
264 
 
167 
 
2 , 644 
 
3, 425 
 
77 
 
% of year 
 
ago !:../ 
 
105 
 
60 
 
47 
 
121 
 
1 15 
 
77 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous an ds ) 
 
Ma y 3 
 
1 , 049 
 
850 
 
33LI 
 
232 
 
44 
 
2, 509 
 
2, 837 
 
88 
 
May 10 
 
964 
 
1, 232 
 
25 9 
 
234 
 
117 
 
2 , 806 
 
3, 136 
 
89 
 
May 17 
 
1, 146 
 
1, 502 
 
29 8 
 
235 
 
59 
 
3 ,2 40 
 
3, 451 
 
94 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
95 
 
95 
 
98 
 
135 
 
30 
 
94 
 
! ! Incl udes eggs se t by hatch e r i es produc i ng ch icks f or hat che r y s up pl y f l ocks . 
 
we ek as percent of same week last year . *Revi s ed . Publ i s hed : Week ly 
 
Ag ricu l tura l S tat is tic ian and Geor g i a De partme n t o f Agri c ult u r 
 
11 Cur r ent 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TY PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 80 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
Week En de d 
 
: % of: 
 
He e k Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Hay 
 
May 
 
May 
 
: ye a r : May 
 
Ma y 
 
May : year 
 
3 
 
10 
 
17 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
3 
 
10 
 
Thousands 
 
! 
 
! 
 
Thousands 
 
17: ago 2/ 
! 
 
Ala bama Ar ka n sa s Califo rnia Delaware Florida 
 
: 14,110 : 16 ,80 5 : 3 ,712 : 3 ,038 
2, 752 
 
13,990 17 , 000 
3 ,779 3, 0 94 2 , 760 
 
13, 869 : 97 16 , 96 5 : 91 
3 ,799 : 96 3 , 11 1 : 77 2 ,655 : 103 
 
: 10 , 5 95 : 12,9 53 : 3 , 29 9 : 3, 568 : 1 ,630 
 
10 ,47 1 13,541 
3 ,174 3 ,4 77 1 ,787 
 
9,686: 90 13, 49 8 : 93 
3, 27 4: 116 3 , 446: 88 1,833 : 107 
 
GEORG IA 
 
! 15,2 51 
 
Indiana Ma ine 
 
. 
 
60 1 
 
: 1,763 
 
Mary la nd 
 
: 7,305 
 
Mi s sis si p pi 
 
: 6, 74 1 
 
N. Car olina 
 
: 10,79 7 
 
Or ego n 
 
: 
 
76 6 
 
Pennsylva nia : 3,1 90 
 
S. Car oli na 
 
. 
 
60 6 
 
 
 
Tennes s e e 
 
. 
 
651 
 
Te xas 
 
; 6,115 
 
Virginia \vashing to n 
 
. 3 , 713 
 
 
 
: 
 
485 
 
\ves t Vi rgin i a : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 (21 St a t e s ) 
 
. 100, 6 89 
 
. 
 
 
15 , 41 8 
522 1 ,704 7 , 420 6 ,6 32 10 ,782 
71 3 3,083 1, 038 
6 50 6 , 146 3, 8 10 * 
4 77 3/ 
10 1 ,2 64 * 
 
. 15 ,23 4 : 
548 .. 
1,820 : 7 ,297 : 6 ,727 : 10 , 5 27 : 
758 : 3,272: 
994 .  
64 8 . 6 , 19 4 ; 3 ,744 . 
 
436 : 3/ : 
100,809 . 
 
. 
 
 
. 101 : 
. 104 . 79 : 
 
98 : 
 
100 : 
 
99 : 
 
10 2 : 
 
109 : 
 
87.  
99 . 
 
97 ; 
 
103 .  69 : 
 
- 
 
: 
 
96 . 
 
. 
 
 
12,582 
302 1 ,46 4 5, 0 53 6,030 8,4 58 
383 2,317 
975 1,377 4 , 638 2,546 
535 48 1 82,35 1 
 
12,403 
348 1 ,455 4,905 5,689 8 ,636 
39 8 2 , 525 
965 1,314 4,739* 2, 559* 
6 37 471 * 
81 ,95 3* 
 
. 11,613: 96 
. 
. 339. 8 3 
1, 422: 73 5,165 : 96 6,064 : 100 8,476: 102 
42 0: 145 2,463 : 112 
744 . 114  
1, 26 1 . 10 8 4 , 4 98 ; 10 5 2 , 511. 107 
 
4 71 : 67 50 7. 138 
80,2 23 . 97  .  
 
Total 1979* ( 21 Sta tes ) 
 
: 105 ,137 . 
 
10 4 ,869 
 
104 , 65 7 : . 
 
: 83 , 80 6 . 
 
83, 5 56 
 
82,53 1 :  
 
% 
1/ 
 
of La Loui 
 
s s 
 
t ia 
 
Ye na 
 
ar . and 
 
96 Mi s s ou r i 
 
not 
 
97 s hown to 
 
96 . avoid discl osure 
 
. 
 
98 
 
of indivi dual 
 
98 opera tions 
 
but 
 
97 . incl uded 
 
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21 State to t al . 2/ Current wee k as pe rc ent of s a me week last ye a r . 3/ I n c l ud e d i n Vi rgin ia. *Re v i s e d . 
 
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HERY 
 
Received MAY 301980 
 
Released: May 28 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES ( Publ i ca t ion No. USP S 383-9 30) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 22 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Plac eme nt of bro i ler ch icks i n Georgia during t he week e nde d Ma y 24 was 12,169,000-5 pe rcent mor e than t he previ ou s week and 2 percent mo re than the compa r a ble week last year, a ccor di ng t o the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . 
An estimated 15, 588,000 br oile r type eggs were s e t by Geor gia ha t che rie s - -2 per cent more than the pre vio us week and 3 per cent more than the comparable week a year earlie r . 
Pl acemen t of broiler chicks in 21 re porting State s tota l ed 81 , 700 , 000-- 2 percent more than t he previous week but 3 percent l e s s t han the compara ble week last yea r. Broiler type ha t ch i ng egg s s et were 101 ,26 5 ,000--sligh tly more t han the previous week but 4 percent less than a yea r ago. 
 
GEORG IA EG GS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set J:../ 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broi l e rs i n Georgi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Mar . 15 : 14,698 15, 333 : 104 : + 69 
 
+132 : 11 , 516 12, 368 : 107 
 
Mar. 22 : 14 , 897 15 , 454 : 104 : - 233 
 
-204 : 11 ,513 12,081 : 105 
 
Mar . 29 : 14 , 869 15,7 60 : 106 : -309 
 
- 30 : 11,673 12,589 : 108 
 
Apr . 5 : 15 , 027 15,047 : 100 : -112 
 
-368 : 11 , 919 12 , 106 : 102 
 
Apr. 12 : 14 , 942 15, 745 : 105 : - 148 
 
- 462 : 11 , 845 11, 794 : 100 
 
Ap r . 19 : 15 ,02 1 15 , 828 : 105 : +152 
 
- 310 : 12 , 242 12,438 : 102 
 
Apr . 26 : 14, 910 May 3 : 15 , 248 May 10 : 15,2 41 
 
15,270 : 102 : + 46 15 , 251 : 100 : - 171 
15 ,41 8 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 13 
-2 
-197 
 
: 12,212 : 11 , 975 : 12 ,168 
 
12 , 136 : 99 12,582 : 105 12,403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15,131 15 ,234 : 101 : - 31 
 
-3 14 : 12, 120 11,613 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15 , 147 15 ,588 : 103 : -206 
 
-227 : 11 , 965 12,169 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg t ype chi cks i n Ge orgia during the week ended Ma y 24 was 1,068,000--29 percent less than the previous we ek and 30 pe r cent les s t han the c ompa r a ble week last ye ar. An estimated 1,149,000 eggs for the produc t i on of egg ty pe chi cks wer e s e t by Geor gi a hatcheries, 4 percent more than the previous we ek but 34 percen t less than the comparable we ek last year . 
In the five states that ac count e d f or a bout 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979 , hatchi ngs dur ing the week e nded May 24 were down 5 percent and setting s wer e down 27 pe rce nt f rom a year ago . 
 
\oleek Ended 
May 10 May 17 May 24 
 
- EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Calif. 
 
Ga . 
 
Miss. : Oreg. : Wa sh. 
 
t 
 
: 
 
. 
 
. : Tot al : Total 
 
1980 
t 
 
. 1979* 
 
Last Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thous a nd s) 
 
959 
 
1, 313 
 
19 9 
 
266 
 
49 
 
2,786 
 
3 , 902 
 
71 
 
1, 018* 1,104 
 
132 
 
264 
 
167 
 
2,685* 
 
3 , 4 25 
 
78* 
 
1 , 05'9 
 
1 ,149 
 
290 
 
198 
 
218 
 
2,914 
 
3 , 979 
 
73 
 
% of ye ar 
ago l:../ 
 
73 
 
66 
 
123 _ 
 
69 
 
83 
 
73 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
(Th ous a nds) 
 
May 10 
 
96 4 
 
1,232 
 
259 
 
234 
 
117 
 
2,806 
 
3,136 
 
89 
 
Ma y 17 
 
1,129* 1 , 502 
 
298 
 
235 
 
59 
 
3 ,22 3* 
 
3 ,451 
 
93* 
 
Ma y 24 
 
1,387 
 
1 , 068 
 
277 
 
216 
 
97 
 
3, 045 
 
3,201 
 
95 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
125 
 
70 
 
107 
 
144 
 
57 
 
95 
 
1../ Includes eg gs se t by hat cheries produc ing chi cks f or hatchery s u pply floc ks. - 2/ Current 
 
week as per ce nt of same we ek l a s t ye ar . *Revised . 
 
Published: Weekly 
Ag r ic u ltu ral S t a t i st i c i a n an d G e or g ia Department 01 Agriculture 
 
 BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY 'fEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
:: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
STATE 1/ Alabama 
 
: May 10 
 
'-leek Ended May 17 
Thousands 
 
: % of: May: year : 2 4 : ago 2/: 
:: 
 
Week Ended 
 
May 
 
May 
 
10 
 
17 
 
Thousands 
 
: 13,990 
 
13,869 14,156 : 100 : 10,471 
 
9,686 
 
: % of May: year 24: ago 2/ 
: 
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GEORGIA 
 
: 17,000 : 3,779 : 3,094 : 2 , 760 
: 15,418 
 
16,965 3,804* 3,111 2,653* 
15,234 
 
16,934 3,843 3,162 2,632 
15,588 
 
: 90 : 98 : 81 : 106 
: 103 
 
: 13,541 : 3,174 : 3,477 : 1,787 
: 12,403 
 
13,498 3,276* 3,446 1,833 
11,613 
 
13,857: 96 3,013: 96 3 ,478: 91 1,855: 105 
12,169: 102 
 
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522 
 
548 
 
546: 104: 
 
348 
 
339 
 
374: 114 
 
Maine 
 
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1,820 
 
1,803 : 77 : 1,455 
 
1,422 
 
1,422: 75 
 
Maryland 
 
: 7,420 
 
7,297 
 
7,299 : 98 : 4,905 
 
5,165 
 
5,220: 94 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 6,632 
 
6,727 
 
6,695 : 98 : 5,689 
 
6,064 
 
6,028: 100 
 
N. Carolina 
 
: 10,782 
 
10,527 10,456 : 98 : 8,636 
 
8,476 
 
8,398: 104 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
713 
 
758 
 
768: 108: 
 
398 
 
420 
 
407: 93 
 
Pennsylvania : 3,083 
 
3,272 
 
3,157 : 98 : 2,525 
 
2,463 
 
2,364: 101 
 
S. Carolina : 1,038 
 
994 
 
1,001 : 93: 
 
965 
 
744 
 
588: 58 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
650 
 
648 
 
6 5 1 : 98 : 1,314 
 
1,261 
 
1,336: 101 
 
Texas 
 
: 6,146 
 
6,194 
 
6,227 : 96 : 4,739 
 
4,498 
 
4,645: 100 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
'-lashington 
 
: 
 
\Vest Virginia: 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
3,810 477 3/ 
101,264 
 
3,744 436 3/ 
100,81 2* 
 
3,738 : 408: 3/: 
101 ,265 : : 
 
102 : 
 
72: 
 
- 
 
: 
 
96 : 
 
: 
 
2,559 637 471 
81,953 
 
2,511 471 507 
80,225* 
 
2,776: 112 477: 121 408: 80 
81,700 : 97 : 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 104,869 : 
 
104,657 105,095: : 
 
: 83,556 : 
 
82,531 
 
84,153: : 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
97 
 
96 
 
96: 
 
: 
 
98 
 
97 
 
97: 
 
1/ Louisiana and Missouri not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations but included in 
 
21 State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: June 4 , 1980 ( Publi ca tion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia _ AU -Crop 
Reporting Service 
Stephe ns Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Ath ens, Geo rgia 30601 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948 - 23 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pla ceme nt of bro i l e r chi cks in Georg i a dur i ng t he week ended May 31 was 12 , 352 , 000- 2 pe r ce nt mor e t ha n the ~ r evi ou s week but slightly le s s t han t he compa r a bl e week l a st year, accordi ng to t he Geor gia Cr op Repo r t i ng Servi ce . 
An e s t i ma t ed 15 ,3 29, 000 broile r t ype eggs we re s e t by Geor gia hat cheri e s--- 2 perce nt less tha n t he pr ev i ous we ek but 2 pe r cent more than the comparabl e week a yea r earl i e r . 
Pla cemen t of br oi l e r chi cks i n 21 r e por t i ng State s total ed 82 ,12 5, 000- - 1 percen t more t han t he pr e vi ous week but 2 pe r cen t less than the c om~a ra ble week l as t yea r . Br oile r type ha t chi ng eggs s et were 101 , 059, 000- - s l i ght l y l e s s tha n the previous week and 4 pe r ce nt l e s s tha n a ye a r ag o. 
 
GE ORG I A EG GS SET AND CHICK PLA ~EME NTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1/ 
 
Ne t Cros s Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl a ce d f or 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Br oi ler s i n Ge orgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
'~e e k 
 
: 1979 
 
198 0 
 
: ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Mar. 22 : 14 , 897 15 , 454 : 104 : -233 
 
-204 : 11 , 513 12, 081 : 105 
 
Ma r . 29 : 14 ,86 9 15 , 760 : 106 : -309 
 
- 30 : 11, 673 12 , 589 : 108 
 
Apr . 5 : 15 , 027 15, 047 : 100 : -112 
 
-3 68 : 11 , 919 12 , 106 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 , 942 15, 745 : 105 : - lL+8 
 
-462 : 11 ,8 45 11 , 794 : 100 
 
Apr . 19 : 15,021 15 ,82 8 : 105 : +152 
 
-3 10 : 12, 242 12 , 438 : 102 
 
Apr . 26 : 14,91 0 May 3 : 15 , 248 Ma y 10 : 15, 241 
 
15,270 : 102 : + 46 
15, 251 : 100 : -1 71 
15 , 418 : 101 : - L+ 
 
- 13 
-2 
- 197 
 
: 12, 212 : 11 , 975 : 12 ,1 68 
 
12 ,13 6 : 99 12 , 582 : 105 12, 403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15 ,1 31 15,234 : 101 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12 , 120 11 ,6 13 : 96 
 
Ma y 24 : 15 , 147 15 ,588 : 103 : - 206 
 
-2 27 : 11 , 965 12 , 169 : 102 
 
May 31 : 15 ,025 15 , 329 : 102 : + 60 
 
-111 : 12 , 373 12 , 352 : 100 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg t ype chi cks i n Ge or gia during t he week ended Ma y 31 wa s 1, 094, 000- - 2 percent less t ha n t he pr evi ous week and 16 pe r cent le ss than the compa r a bl e week last year. An estima ted 1 , 003, 000 eggs fo r t he pr oduc t i on of egg t ype chi ck s were s e t by Geor gi a hatcheries, 13 percent l e s s t han the pr evi ous we ek and 33 pe rce nt l e s s t ha n t he c ompa rable week last year. 
I n the fi ve states t ha t ac cou nt ed f or about 26 per cent of the ha tch of all egg type chicks i n the U. S. i n 1979 , ha t chi ngs dur i ng t he week ended May 31 we r e down 22 pe rcent and settings we r e down 18 pe rce nt fr om a year ago. 
 
'~eek 
Ended 
May 17 Ma y 24 Ma y 31 
 
Cal if  
1 , 0 18 1, 059 1 , 205 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS J~TCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Hi ss . : Oreg. Ha s h. 
 
Tot a l : Tot a l : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thous a nds ) 
 
1,1 04 
 
132 
 
2 64 
 
16 7 
 
2, 685 
 
3 , 425 
 
78 
 
1, 149 
 
290 
 
198 
 
218 
 
2 , 914 
 
3 , 979 
 
73 
 
1, 003 
 
120 
 
251 
 
2 38 
 
2, 817 
 
3,440 
 
82 
 
% of yea r 
ago 2:../ 
 
92 
 
67 
 
56 
 
122 
 
11 2 
 
82 
 
CHI CKS !~TCHED 
--- 
(Thous an ds ) 
 
May 17 : 1 , 129 
 
1,502 
 
298 
 
235 
 
59 
 
3 , 223 
 
3 , 451 
 
93 
 
May 24 : 1, 38 7 
 
1,11 5* 
 
277 
 
216 
 
97 
 
3,092 * 
 
3 , 201 
 
97* 
 
May 31 : 
 
798 
 
1 , 0 94 
 
157 
 
213 
 
36 
 
2 , 298 
 
2 , 944 
 
78 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
76 
 
84 
 
67 
 
93 
 
!/ I nclude s eggs s e t by hatcherie s pr oduc ing ch icks f or 
 
week a s pe rc ent of same week l ast year . *Revi s ed . 
 
Publ i s hed : Weekl y 
 
A g r i c u lt ur a l Stali~ tici a " a n d G e o r gia 
 
26 
 
78 
 
hatche ry suppl y fl ocks . 2/ 
 
Dep art m en t of A gri c u l t u r e 
 
Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 
 
EGGS SET 
 
:: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of: 
 
l-leek Ended 
 
: Hay 
 
May 
 
May : year : May 
 
Hay 
 
17 
 
24 
 
31: ago 2/: 17 
 
24 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Thousands 
 
1980 
: May: 
31: : 
 
% of year ago 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,869 : 16 ,965 : 3 ,804 : 3 ,111 : 2 , 653 
 
14,156 16,934 
3,843 3,162 2 , 632 
 
14 ,121 : 98 16,954: 87 
3,802: 102 3,149 : 78 2, 746 : 105 
 
: 9 ,686 : 13 ,498 : 3 ,276 : 3,446 : 1 ,833 
 
10,613 13 ,857 
3,013 3,478 1 , 855 
 
10 , 35 1 : 94 14,113: 96 
3,059: 102 3 ,759: 99 1,807: 122 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 15 , 234 15 , 588 
 
15,329: 102 : 11, 613 12 ,169 
 
12,352: 100 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 
 
N. Carol ina 
 
: 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
West Virginia: 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
5 48 1 , 82 0 .7, 297 6,72 7 10, 527 
758 3, 272 
994 648 6,1 94 3,744 436 
3/ 100 , 812 
 
54 6 1 , 803 7 ,299 6, 695 10 , 456 
768 3,157 1,001 
651 6,227 3,738 
408 3/ 
10 1 ,2 65 
 
547 : 114 1 ,845 : 78 7 ,253: 98 6,6 04 : 96 10, 6 7 1 : 102 
682 : 88 3,097: 98 
1 ,013 : 87 
6 5 1 : 98 6,192: 95 3,750: 105 
470: 95 3/: - 
101,059: 96 : 
 
: 339 : 1,422 : 5,165 : 6 ,064 : 8,4 76 : 420 : 2,463 : 744 : 1 ,261 : 4 ,498 : 2 ,511 : 471 : 507 : 80,2 25 : 
 
374 1 ,422 5,220 6,028 8,398 
407 2,364 
588 1 ,336 4,645 2,776 
477 408 81,700 
 
316 : 71 1,394: 78 5 ,132: 91 6,037: 100 8,475: 102 
408: 80 2 , 2 41 : 95 
947: 95 1, 400: 114 4,578: 100 2,598: 108 
453: 140 483:]] 5 8 2,125: 98 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 10 4 , 6 5 7 105,095 : 
 
105,542: : 
 
: 82,531 : 
 
84, 153 
 
84,167: : 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
96 
 
96 
 
6: 
 
: 
 
97 
 
97 
 
: 
 
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21 State total. 2/ Current week as pe r c e n t of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: June 11, 1980 
 
( Publ ica t i on No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia _ ... -Crop 
Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . 
Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30601 Pho ne: (404 ) 546-2236 
 
948-24 
 
BRO I LER TYPE 
 
Pla cement of broil e r ch icks i n Geo r gi a dur ing t he we ek e nde d June 7 wa s 12,1 70, 000-1 percent les s than the previo us week but sl i ght l y mor e t ha n t he compara bl e week las t yea r , ac cor di ng to t he Ge orgi a Crop Re por t i ng Se r vi ce . 
An es t i mated 15 ,047, 000 br oi l e r t ype eggs we r e s e t by Ge org i a ha t che r i e s - -2 perc en t l ess than the previ ous week and sl i ght l y less t ha n t he comparable we ek a year ea rl ier . 
Pla cemen t of br oil e r ch i cks in 21 r e por ti ng Sta t e s t ot a l ed 83 ,1 39 , 000- - 1 pe rc e nt more than t he previo us week bu t 2 pe rc ent l e s s t han t he compa r ab l e week la s t yea r . Broi le r t ype ha tch i ng eggs se t wer e 100 , 87 5 , 000- - s l i gh t l y l es s t ha n t he previo us week a nd 3 percen t l ess t han a yea r a go. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CH I CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cros s Sta t e 
 
Eggs Set J:j 
 
: 
 
Hovement 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed f or 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Broile r s i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: Thous a nd s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Mar. 29 : 14 , 869 15 ,760 : 106 : - 309 
 
- 30 : 11 ,6 73 12,589 : 108 
 
Apr . 5 : 15 ,027 15 , 047 : 100 : - 11 2 
 
- 368 : 11 , 919 12 , 106 : 102 
 
Apr. 12 : 14 ,9 42 15,745 : 105 : - 148 
 
- 462 : 11 , 845 11,794 : 100 
 
Apr . 19 : 15,021 15 ,82 8 : 105 : +152 
 
- 310 : 12 , 242 12 ,438 : 102 
 
Apr. 26 : 14 ,910 Hay 3 : 15 ,248 
 
15,270 : 102 : + 46 
15,251 : 100 : - 171 
 
- 13 : 12 ,21 2 
- 2 : 11,975 
 
12 ,136 : 99 12, 582 : 105 
 
Ma y 10 : 15 , 241 15 , 418 : 101 : - 4 
 
-197 : 12, 168 12 ,4 03 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15,131 15,370* : 102* : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12 ,1 20 11,6 13 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15,1 47 May 31 : 15 , 025 
 
15 , 588 : 103 : - 206 
15 , 353* : 102 : + 60 
 
-2 27 : 11,965 
- i n : 12, 373 
 
12 , 169 : 102 12 , 352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15 ,11 9 15,047 : 100 : - 240 
 
-33 3 : 12, 135 12 , 170 : 100 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chi cks in Georgia duri ng t he week e nde d J une 7 wa s 819 , 000- - 25 percent less than t he previ ous week and 39 pe rcent l es s t ha n t he comparable we ek last ye ar. An estimated 1,397 , 000 eggs f o r t he prod uction of egg t ype chicks we re set by Georgia hatcheries, 39 perc ent more than t he pr ev i ous week but 17 pe r ce nt less than the comparable week last year . 
In the f ive s t a t es t ha t accounted f or abo ut 26 perce nt of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in t he U. S. in 1979 , hatch ing s du r i ng the week ende d J une 7 we r e down 20 pe rce nt and settings were down 7 pe rcent from a ye a r ago . 
 
We ek Ended 
May 24 Ma y 31 June 7 
 
Ca l if  
1 , 059 1, 205 1 , 378 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi s s . : Oreg. Wa sh . 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Yea r 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thou sands) 
 
1, 149 
 
290 
 
198 
 
218 
 
2,9 14 
 
3,9 79 
 
73 
 
1, 003 
 
120 
 
251 
 
2 38 
 
2,817 
 
3 ,4 40 
 
82 
 
1, 397 
 
159 
 
307 
 
226 
 
3,467 
 
3, 747 
 
93 
 
% of ye ar 
ago J:./ 
 
98 
 
83 
 
55 
 
122 
 
20 4 
 
93 
 
CHICKS !-IATCHED 
 
(Thous a nds ) 
 
Ma y 24 : 1,387 
 
1 , 115 
 
277 
 
2 16 
 
97 
 
3, 092 
 
3 , 201 
 
97 
 
May 31 : 
 
798 
 
1 , 094 
 
157 
 
213 
 
36 
 
2, 298 
 
2 , 944 
 
78 
 
June 7 : 
 
81 5 
 
819 
 
109 
 
218 
 
124 
 
2 , 085 
 
2, 608 
 
80 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
109 
 
61 
 
48 
 
120 
 
108 
 
80 
 
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week as percent of same week last ye a r . *Revi s ed . 
 
Publ i s hed: Weekly. 
 
Ag r icu ltu ral St at is t ic ian a nd G e or gi a Dep o rtm ent 01 Ag r i c u l t u r e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
'-leek Ended 
 
: May 
 
May 
 
June : ye ar : May 
 
Hay 
 
June 
 
24 
 
31 
 
7 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
24 
 
31 
 
7 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ : 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 14 ,1 56 : 16 ,934 : 3, 843 : 3, 162 : 2,632 
 
14 , 121 16 ,9 54 3 ,802 
3, 149 2, 746 
 
14,234 16, 588 
3,841 3,056 2 , 729 
 
: 100 : 90 : 108 : 75 : 109 
 
: 10,613 : 13 , 857 : 3,013 : 3,478 : 1,855 
 
10 ,351 14 , 113 
3, 059 3,759 1,807 
 
10,591 : 97 
 
14 ,357 : 100 
 
3,066 : 100 
 
. 3 , 450 : 104 
 
1,901 
 
106 
 
GEORG I A 
Indi ana Ma i ne Ha r yl a nd Miss i ssipp i N. Carol i na Or e g on Pe nnsyl va nia S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia '-la shington West Virginia Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
: 15 , 588 
 
: 
 
: 
 
546 
 
: 1, 803 
.' 7, 299 
: 6,695 
 
: 10 , 456 
 
: 
 
768 
 
: 3,157 
 
: 1,001 
 
: 
 
651 
 
: 6',227 
 
: 3,738 
 
: 
 
408 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 101,2 65 
 
: 
 
15 ,353* 
5 47 1 ,8 45 7,2 53 6, 604 10,6 71 
6 82 3, 097 1, 013 
651 6 ,253 * 3 ,750 
470 3/ 
101 , 144* 
 
15 ,047 
549 1, 865 7 , 265 6 ,791 10, 668 
707 3,212 1, 011 
651 6,275 3,76 1 
452 3/ 
100,875 
 
: 100 
: 
: 98 : 80 : 99 : 99 : 102 : 91 : 104 : 88 : 98 : 97 : 104 : 74 
:- 
: 97 
: 
 
: 12 , 169 
 
: 
 
: 
 
3 74 
 
: 1 , 422 
 
: 5 ,2 20 
 
: 6 , 028 
 
: 8 , 398 
 
: 
 
407 
 
: 2, 364 
 
: 
 
58 8 
 
: 1,336 
 
: 4 , 645 
 
: 2,776 
 
: 
 
4 77 
 
: 
 
408 
 
: 81,700 
 
: 
 
12, 352 
316 1 ,394 5 ,132 6,037 8 ,475 
408 2 , 241 
947 1,400 4 , 688* 2 , 598 
453 483 82, 235 * 
 
12 ,170 : 100 
365 : 99 1,469 : 81 5,29 3 : 90 6 , 116 : 102 8 ,148 : 101 
385 : 91 2 ,366 : 99 
901 : 90 1,300 : 98 4,663 : 92 2 ,821 : 106 
469 : 100 359 : 85 83,139 : 98 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 St a t es) 
 
: 105,095 105 ,542 
: 
 
103,983 : 
: 
 
: 84 ,153 84,16 7 
: 
 
84 ,43 5 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
96 
 
96 
 
97 : 
 
: 
 
97 
 
98 
 
98 : 
 
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Rece ived 
 
Y 
 
JUN2 3 1980 
 
DOCU M ENTS UGA LI BRARI ES 
 
Released: June 18, 1980 
 
(P ubli cat ion No. US PS 383- 930) 
 
Georg ia 
~cro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georg ia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-25 
 
BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Plac ement of br oile r chic ks in Geor gi a duri ng the week e nded June 14 wa s 12, 015, 000-1 percent les s t han bot h t he prev ious week an d t he compa ra bl e week la s t yea r , ac cord ing to the Georgi a Cro p Repor t ing Service . 
An e st i mat ed 14, 771 , 000 br oi l e r t ype eggs we r e se t by Georgia hatcherie s--2 perce nt le s s tha n bo th the previ ous we ek and t he compa r ab le we ek a year earlier . 
Placement of br oi ler chi c ks i n 21 re por t i ng Sta t e s t ot a l ed 82 , 050,O OO--sl i gh t l y more tha n the previous wee k bu t 3 per ce nt l e s s t ha n the comparab l e week last year. Broile r type hatching eggs set were 99, 910 , 000-- 1 pe rcen t l e s s than the pr ev ious we ek and 2 percen t l es s than a year ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cr os s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Move me nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
of Chi ck s 
 
: Broilers in Georg ia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
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: 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : yea r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousan ds 
 
: Thous an ds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Apr . 5 : 15, 027 15 , 047 : 100 : -112 
 
- 368 : 11 ,919 12 , 106 : 102 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 , 942 15 ,7 45 : 105 : - 148 
 
- 462 : 11 ,845 11, 794 : 100 
 
Apr. 19 : 15 , 021 15,828 : 105 : +152 
 
-3 10 : 12,242 12, 438 : 102 
 
Apr. 26 : 14,91 0 May 3 : 15, 248 May 10 : 15 ,241 
 
15 ,27 0 : 102 : + 46 
 
15 , 251 15 ,41 8 
 
: 100 : 101 
 
: : 
 
-_.1714 
 
- 13 
-2 
- 197 
 
: 12 ,212 : 11, 975 : 12 ,168 
 
12 , 136 : 99 12 ,58 2 : 105 12,403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15 , 131 15, 370 : 102 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12,120 11 ,613 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15 , 147 15 , 482* : 102* : -206 
 
- 227 : 11 , 965 12, 169 : 102 
 
May 31 : 15 ,025 15 , 353 : 102 : + 60 
 
- Ill : 12 , 373 12,35 2 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15 , 119 15 , 047 : 100 : -2 40 
 
-333 : 12 , 135 12,17 0 : 100 
 
J une 14 : 15 , 029 14 , 771 : 98 : - 155 
 
-420 : 12,160 12,01 5 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype ch i ck s i n Geor gia du r i ng the week ended J une 14 wa s 993, 000--2 1 percent more than the pre vious we ek but 23 perce nt l e s s t han the comparable week l a s t ye ar. An estimated 917 ,000 eggs f or the product i on of egg t ype chi cks wer e set by Geor gi a hatcheries , 34 pe rcen t l e s s than the previ ous week an d 36 pe rc ent l ess than the compa r ab le we ek last ye a r. 
In t he fi ve s t ate s tha t acc oun ted f or a bout 26 per cent of the hatch of all eg g type chicks i n the U. S. i n 1979 , ha t chi ng s du r i ng the week ende d June 14 were down 24 perce nt a nd set tings wer e down 35 percent fr om a yea r ago . 
 
Heek Ende d 
Hay 31 June 7 June 14 
 
Ca li f . 
1 ,20 5 1,378 
743 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi s s. : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thou sands ) 
 
1,003 
 
120 
 
251 
 
2 38 
 
2 ,8 17 
 
3 ,4 40 
 
82 
 
1, 397 
 
159 
 
307 
 
226 
 
3 ,46 7 
 
3 , 747 
 
93 
 
917 
 
114 
 
196 
 
276 
 
2 ,24 6 
 
3, 474 
 
65 
 
% of year 
ag o l:../ 
 
51 
 
64 
 
43 
 
95 
 
263 
 
65 
 
May 31 June 7 J une 14 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thous a nds ) 
 
798 
 
1 , 094 
 
157 
 
213 
 
36 
 
2, 298 
 
2,944 
 
78 
 
815 
 
819 
 
10 9 
 
218 
 
124 
 
2 , 085 
 
2,608 
 
80 
 
835 
 
993 
 
140 
 
156 
 
162 
 
2,286 
 
3 , 02 1 
 
76 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
76 
 
77 
 
74 
 
67 
 
82 
 
76 
 
1/ Inc lud e s eggs se t by hat cher i es producing chicks fo r hat chery s upply f lo cks . 2 
 
week a s percent of same week l a s t yea r. *Revi s ed . 
 
Publ i s hed : We ek l y. 
 
Agr icult u ral Stat is t ic ia n a nd G o r g ia Depa rt m e n t of Agr icu lture 
 
Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
\\leek Ended 
 
% of 
 
\.,Teek Ended 
 
May 
 
June 
 
June 
 
year 
 
May 
 
June 
 
June 
 
31 
 
7 
 
14 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
31 
 
7 
 
14 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year a~o 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
14,121 
 
14 , 234 
 
13 ,9 97 
 
10 3 
 
10,351 10 ,591 10 ,784 
 
98 
 
16,954 
 
16 ,7 43* 16,769 
 
90 
 
14 ,113 13, 24 1 13 ,280 
 
87 
 
3, 802 
 
3, 841 
 
3 ,814 
 
105 
 
3 ,059 
 
3 ,066 
 
3,115 
 
99 
 
3,149 
 
3,0 56 
 
3 , 0 95 
 
86 
 
3 ,759 
 
3 ,450 
 
4,067 
 
98 
 
2 ,746 
 
2,72 9 
 
2, 656 
 
103 
 
1, 807 
 
1,901 
 
1,753 
 
106 
 
GEORGI A 
 
15 ,353 
 
15 ,OLl7 
 
14, 77 1 
 
98 
 
12, 352 12 ,1 70 12,015 
 
99 
 
Indiana 
 
54 7 
 
549 
 
531 
 
106 
 
3 16 
 
365 
 
318 
 
94 
 
Maine 
 
1,813* 
 
1, 865 
 
1, 842 
 
79 
 
1 ,378* 1 ,!.69 
 
1 , 466 
 
75 
 
Maryland 
 
7,2 53 
 
7,2 65 
 
7,28 8 
 
99 
 
5, 132 
 
5 , 293 
 
4, 824 
 
92 
 
Mississippi 
 
6, 604 
 
6, 79 1 
 
6, 49 4 
 
99 
 
6,037 
 
6, 116 
 
6 ,084 
 
99 
 
N. Carolina 
 
10,671 
 
10 , 668 
 
10 , 722 
 
104 
 
8 , 475 
 
8, 148 
 
7, 727 
 
96 
 
Or e g o n 
 
682 
 
70 7 
 
715 
 
94 
 
40 8 
 
38 5 
 
312 
 
100 
 
Pennsylvania 
 
3 , 09 7 
 
3 , 21 2 
 
3 , 123 
 
99 
 
2,24 1 
 
2, 366 
 
2 , 309 
 
97 
 
S. Ca r ol i na 
 
1, 0 13 
 
1, 011 
 
1,011 
 
117 
 
947 
 
90 1 
 
923 
 
98 
 
Tennessee 
 
65 1 
 
65 1 
 
6 51 
 
98 
 
1,400 
 
1 , 30G 
 
1, 513 
 
118 
 
Texas 
 
6 , 253 
 
6,275 
 
6 ,292 
 
96 
 
4 ,688 
 
4, 66 3 
 
4,72 3 
 
96 
 
Vi r gi n i a 
 
3 , 750 
 
3,76 1 
 
3 , 532 
 
101 
 
2, 598 
 
2, 821 
 
3 ,006 
 
115 
 
\\Iashington 
 
4 70 
 
452 
 
447 
 
77 
 
45 3 
 
469 
 
523 
 
95 
 
\\lest Virginia Total 1980 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
101 ,112 * 10 1,030 * 
 
3/ 99 ,910 
 
483 
 
3 5:1 
 
421 
 
103 
 
98 
 
82 ,219* S-t;n-23 82;050 
 
97 
 
(21 States) 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
105 ,54 2 103 , 983 102 , 109 
 
84, 167 84 ,4 35 84 ,6 74 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
96 
 
97 
 
98 : 
 
: 
 
98 
 
97 
 
97 
 
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~;oo.C7GEOR C/A 
 
H2./ W EEKLY HATCHERY 
980 2~ 
 
Received 
JUN2 6 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: June 25, 1980 
 
(Pub l i cation No. USP S 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-26 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of br oiler ch i cks in Georgia duri ng t he week e nded June 21 was 12, 168,000-1 percent more than the prev i ous week and sli ght ly more t ha n t he comparable we ek last year according t o the Georgia Cro p Report ing Se r vi ce. 
An es t imat ed 14, 803, 000 br oile r type eg gs we r e s e t by Georgi a ha t che r i e s - - s l i gh t l y more tha n t he previ ou s week a nd 4 percen t more than the comparable week a yea r earlier. 
Place ment of bro ile r ch icks in 21 r e por t i ng Stat e s totaled 81, 629 , 000- - 1 pe r cent less t ha n the previous week and 4 percent le ss t ha n the compa ra ble we ek last ye ar . Br oi l e r type ha t ching eg gs se t were 97 ,1 71,000--3 pe rcent less than the prev ious week but 1 pe r cent mo r e than a yea r ago . 
 
GEORG IA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cr os s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Move ment 
 
 
 
of Chicks 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl a ce d for Broi l er s in Geor gia 
 
Heek Ended 
 
: 1979 
: 
 
198 0 
 
% of : : year : : ago : 
 
1979 
 
: 
 
 1980 
 
197 9 
 
: 
 
1980 
 
: % of : year : ago 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thou s and s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Apr . 12 : 14 ,942 15 , 745 : 105 : - 148 
 
- 462 : 11 , 845 11 ,794 : 100 
 
Apr. 19 : 15,021 15,828 : 105 : +152 
 
-310 : 12 , 242 12 , 438 : 102 
 
Apr. 26 : 14 , 910 May 3 : 15 , 248 May 10 : 15, 241 
 
15 ,270 : 102 : + 46 15 ,25 1 : 100 : - 171 
15 , 418 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 13 
-2 
- 197 
 
: 12 ,2 12 : 11 , 975 : 12, 168 
 
12 , 136 : 99 12,582 : 105 12,403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15 ,131 15, 370 : 102 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12 , 120 11,6 13 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15 ,147 15, 482 : 102 : - 206 
 
- 227 : 11 , 965 12, 169 : 102 
 
May 31 : 15, 025 15 ,353 : 102 : + 60 
 
- Ill : 12 ,3 73 12 , 352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15, 119 15 , 047 : 100 : -2 40 
 
- 333 : 12,135 12 ,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15 , 029 14,77 1 : 98 : -1 55 
 
- 420 : 12 , 160 12 , 015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14 , 288 14 , 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
-189 : 12,15 2 12,168 : 100 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hatch of egg type chic ks in Geor gi a dur i ng the week ended J une 21 was 863,000--13 percent l es s t ha n t he previous week and 27 perce nt less than the c ompa r a ble week last year. An es t i ma t ed 1, 053 , 000 eggs f or the production of egg t ype chi cks wer e set by Georgia ha t cheries, 15 percent more t ha n the pr evi ous we ek but 27 pe r cent l ess tha n the compar a ble week l a s t yea r. 
In t he f i ve s t a t es t hat ac count ed f or ab out 26 per ce nt of t he hat ch of a ll egg t ype chicks in t he U. S. i n 1979 , hatchi ngs duri ng the week e nde d J une 21 we r e down 13 percent sett ings were down 29 pe r ce nt fr om a year ago . 
 
He ek Ended 
June 7 June 14 June 21 
 
Calif  
1,378 825* 849 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
1, 397 91 7 
1, 053 
 
. . Mis s . : Oreg . : Has h. 
. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thous ands ) 
 
159 
 
30 7 
 
226 
 
114 
 
196 
 
276 
 
74 
 
273 
 
62 
 
: Total : Tot al 
, 1980 . 1979* 
 
3 , 467 2,328* 2 , 311 
 
3 , 747 3 , 474 3,25 7 
 
% of Last 
. Yea r 
93 67* 71 
 
% of ye ar 
ago 2:../ 
 
64 
 
73 
 
22 
 
187 
 
775 
 
71 
 
June 7 June 14 J une 21 
 
CH ICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
8 15 
 
819 
 
109 
 
218 
 
124 
 
2 , 085 
 
2, 608 
 
80 
 
838* 
 
99 3 
 
140 
 
156 
 
162 
 
2 , 289* 
 
3, 02 1 
 
76 
 
978 
 
863 
 
103 
 
206 
 
172 
 
2 , 322 
 
2, 674 
 
87 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2 
 
: 
 
97 
 
73 
 
72 
 
1 19 
 
105 
 
87 
 
1/ Include s eg gs s e t by ha t che ri es produci ng ch i cks f or ha tchery su ppl y f locks . 2/ Current 
 
week as pe rcent of s ame we ek l ast yea r . *Revise d. 
 
Agr i~~~~Jr~~e <S:t aTfh~ \<Ji~n and G eorgi a De partment o f Agricul ture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: June 
 
June 
 
June : year : June 
 
June 
 
June 
 
7 
 
14 
 
21 : ago 2/ : 7 
 
14 
 
21 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 14, 234 : 16,743 : 3,841 : 3, 056 : 2, 731* 
 
13 , 997 16 ,769 
3 , 814 3 , 095 2,656 
 
13 ,488 : I II 
16,1 31 : 93 3,896 : 106 2, 857 : 86 2 , 412 : 93 
 
: 10,591 : 13,241 : 3 ,066 : 3,450 : 1 , 903* 
 
10,784 13 ,280 
3,115 4,067 1 , 753 
 
10,550 13 ,066 
3, 099 3,350 1 ,987 
 
: : % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
. 96 
: 85 : 105 : 83 : 122 
 
GEORG IA 
 
: 15 , 04 7 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
549 
 
Ma i ne 
 
: 1,865 
 
Mary l a nd 
 
: 
 
7, 265 
 
Mis si s s i ppi 
 
: 
 
6 , 79 1 
 
N. Carol i na : 1 0 , 668 
 
Or e g on 
 
: 
 
707 
 
Pe nnsyl van i a : 3,2 12 
 
S. Ca r olina 
 
: 
 
1 ,0 11 
 
Tenne s se e 
 
: 
 
651 
 
Texas 
 
: 6 ,2 75 
 
Vi r gi ni a 
 
: 
 
3,761 
 
~-lashington 
 
: 
 
452 
 
~-lest Vi r gini a : 
 
3/ 
 
Tot al 1980 
 
: 101, 032 * 
 
(21 Stat es) : 
 
14 , 771 
531 1,842 7 , 288 6 ,562* 10,722 
715 3,123 1 ,011 
651 6 ,364* 3 , 532 
447 3/ 
100,050* 
 
14,803 : 104 
: 
564 : III 
1 , 827 : 83 7 ,304 : 104 5 ,940 : 99 10 , 388 : 10 7 
758 : 101 3, 019 : 110 1, 011 : 91 
651 : 113 6 , 303 : 102 3 ,4 03 : 99 
350 : 67 
3/ : - 
97, 171 : 101 
: 
 
: 12,1 70 
 
: 
 
: 
 
365 
 
: 1 ,4 69 
 
: 5 ,2 93 
 
: 6 , 116 
 
: 8 ,1 48 
 
: 
 
385 
 
: 2 , 366 
 
: 
 
901 
 
: 1,300 
 
: 4,663 
 
: 2,821 
 
: 
 
469 
 
: 
 
35 9 
 
: 82,025* 
 
: 
 
12, 01 5 
318 1 ,4 66 4,8 24 6,084 7, 727 
312 2 , 309 
923 1 , 513 4,723 3,006 
523 421 82, 050 
 
12 , 168 : 100 
 
358 1,483 5 , 441 6 , 038 8,4 19 
355 2, 217 
929 1 , 251 4 , 628 2 , 578 
486 431 81 ,62 9 
 
: 142 : 75 : 98 : 99 : 103 : 104 : 95 : 93 : 101 : 91 : 114 : 90 : 72 : 96 
: 
 
Tot al 197 9* (21 States) 
 
: 10 3, 983 
: 
 
102,109 
 
96, 147 : 
: 
 
: 84 ,435 
: 
 
84,674 
 
84, 932 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
97 
 
98 
 
101 : 
 
: 
 
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97 
 
96 : 
 
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Received 
JUL 3 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Jul y 2, 1980 
 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 061 3 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-27 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placemen t of br oile r ch icks in Georgia duri ng the week ended J une 28 was 12 , 234 , 000- 1 percent more than t he previ ous week and s l ightl y more than the comparable week last year, according t o the Geor gi a Cr op Rep orting Service . 
An estimated 14, 190 ,000 broiler type eggs we r e set by Georgi a hatcheries--4 per.cent less than the pr evious we ek but 4 pe rcent mor e than t he comparable week a year earl ier. 
Placeme nt of broile r chicks i n 21 report ing States totaled 81,970,000--slightly more than the previous week but 2 percen t l e s s than t he comparable week last yea r. Broiler type hatching eggs set wer e 97 ,12 2 ,000--s l igh t l y less t ha n t he previous week and 2 percent l e s s than a ye ar a go . 
 
Week Ended 
Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cros s State 
 
: 
 
Noveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broile rs in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 15 ,021 15 , 828 : 105 : +152 
 
-310 : 12,242 12,4 38 : 102 
 
: 14,910 : 15,248 
 
15,2 70 : 102 : + 46 
15,251 : 100 : -171 
 
- 13 : 12 , 212 
- 2 : 11 ,975 
 
12,136 : 99 12,582 : 105 
 
: 15,241 15,418 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 197 : 12,168 12,403 : 102 
 
: 15,131 15,370 : 102 : - 31 
 
-314 : 12,120 11,613 : 96 
 
: 15 ,147 : 15,025 
 15,119 
: 15 ,029 
 
15,482 : 102 : -206 
15,353 : 102 : + 60 
15, 080* : 100 : -240 14,771 : 98 : -155 
 
-227 
-i n 
- 333 -420 
 
: 11, 965 : 12,373 : 12 , 135 : 12, 160 
 
12, 169 : 102 12,352 : 100 12,170 : 100 12,015 : 99 
 
: 14,288 14,803 : 104 : - 28 
 
-189 : 12,152 12,168 : 100 
 
: 13,667 14,190 : 104 : - 51 
 
-101 : 12 ,182 12,234 : 100 
 
EGG TY PE 
 
Hatch of egg type chi cks in Georgia during t he week ended June 28 was 1,001 ,000--15 percent more than the previous we ek but 11 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,088,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Ge orgia hatcheries, 1 percent less than the pr evi ous week and 34 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the f i ve states that account ed for about 26 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1979, hatchings during the we ek ended June 28 were down 6 percent and settings were down 24 percent from a ye ar ago. 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
\veek Ended 
June 14 June 21 June 28 
 
: Calif. 
 
 
: 
 
825 
 
: 
 
849 
 
: 
 
907 
 
.: Ga. 
917 1 ,100* 1,088 
 
: 
 
: 
 
. . . : Miss . : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousand s) 
 
114 
 
196 
 
276 
 
74 
 
273 
 
62 
 
186 
 
306 
 
217 
 
: 
 
: 
 
. . : Total : Total 
 
1980 
 
1979* 
 
2,328 2 ,358* 2,704 
 
3, 474 3, 257 3,576 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
ago l:..,/ 
 
: 
 
67 
 
: 
 
June 14 : 
 
June 21 : 
 
June 28 : 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
838 978 1 , 0 50 
94 
 
66 
993 868* 1,001 
89 
 
59 
 
189 
 
275 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
140 
 
156 
 
162 
 
103 
 
206 
 
172 
 
136 
 
242 
 
182 
 
56 
 
116 
 
194 
 
76 
2 ,289 2 , 327* 2,6 11 
94 
 
3,02 1 2 , 674 2 ,787 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheri es pr oducing chicks for hatche ry supply flocks . week as per cent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
: % of Last 
 Year 
67 72* 76 
76 87 94 
2/ Current 
 
Published: Weekl y. 
Agr icultu ra l S tatist ic ian a nd Georgia Departme nt of Agricultu re 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 19 80 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PL A C E D : 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: June 
 
June 
 
Jun e : year : June 
 
J un e 
 
June: year 
 
14 
 
21 
 
2 8 : ag o 2/: 14 
 
21 
 
28 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13, 99 7 : 16 ,769 : 3 , 814 : 3 ,095 : 2 , 656 
 
13,4 88 16 , 131 
3, 897* 2 , 85 7 2,412 
 
13 , 754 : 103 16, 36 9 : 94 
3,99 7 : 109 2 , 8 83 : 83 2,454: 109 
 
: 10,784 : 13 ,280 : 3,115 : 4 , 0 67 : 1 , 75 3 
 
10 ,5 50 13 , 06 6 
3, 102* 3, 350 1 ,9 87 
 
10,848 : 99 12, 891 : 83 
3 , 08 9 : 110 3 , 495 : 89 1 ,723: 113 
 
GEORGI A 
 
: 14 ,77 1 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
531 
 
Ma i n e 
 
: 
 
1, 84 2 
 
Haryland 
 
: 
 
7, 288 
 
Hi s s i s s i p pi 
 
: 
 
6 ,562 
 
N. Ca r oli n a 
 
: 10,722 
 
Or egon 
 
: 
 
7 15 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
3 , 12 3 
 
S. Carolina 
 
: 
 
1 , 0 11 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
651 
 
Texas 
 
: 6, 364 
 
Vi rg inia 
 
: 
 
3 ,532 
 
Hashington 
 
: 
 
447 
 
\-1est Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 100, 05 0 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
14,803 
564 1 ,827 7, 304 5 ,940 10 ,38 8 
758 3, 019 1 ,011 
651 6 , 303 3, 403 
350 3/ 
9 7 , 172>'< 
 
. 14 ,1 90 : 104 
538 : 100 1, 839 : 78 6,416 : 89 6,649: 98 10,597: 10 2 
64 3 : 8 6 2,920: 96 1,003: 87 
661 : 100 5 , 995 : 98 3,662: 110 
384: 70 3/: - 
97,12 2 : 98 : 
 
.: 12 , 0 15 
 
: 
 
3 18 
 
: 1, 46 6 
 
: 4, 824 
 
: 6, 084 
 
: 7 ,727 
 
: 
 
3 12 
 
: 2,309 
 
: 
 
92 3 
 
: 1,513 
 
: 4,723 
 
: 3 , 006 
 
: 
 
52 3 
 
: 
 
421 
 
: 82,050 
 
: 
 
12, 168 
358 1 ,4 83 5, 441 6 ,038 8, 419 
355 2, 217 
92 9 1 ,2 5 1 4, 628 2 ,578 
486 431 8 1, 632 * 
 
12 ,2 34 : 
28 7 : 1,480: 5, 288: 6,121: 8,291: 
422: 2,382: 
922: 1,327: 4,611: 2, .604 : 
404: 530: 81,970 : 
: 
 
100 
85 77  98 10 1 10 2 94 100 92 114 94 102 83 119 98 
 
Total 1979* (21 States ) 
 
: 102, 109 : 
 
96,147 
 
98 , 9 14 : : 
 
 84,674 : 
 
84 ,93 2 
 
84 ,029: : 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
98 
 
101 
 
98 : 
 
: 
 
97 
 
96 
 
98: 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Jul y 9 , 1980 
 
( Publ i ca t i on No. USPS 383- 930) 
 
Geo rgia 
.. ... - Crop 
Repo rting Service 
Stephen s Fede ral Bldg. Suite 320 
Ath ens, Geo rgia 3 0 6 13 Phone: (40 4) 546 -2236 
 
948-2 8 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a ceme nt of broil er chic ks in Geo r gia duri ng the week e nded J uly 5 wa s 11 ,906 , 000-3 perc e nt l ess t ha n t he prev i ous we ek a nd 1 percent less t ha n t he compa rab le week la st year , a c cor di ng to t he Geo r gi a Cr op Re port i ng Service . 
An est imat ed 15 ,2 22,000 broile r t ype eggs we r e set by Georgi a hat cher i e s- - 7 pe r cent mor e than t he previ ous we ek a nd 5 pe r ce nt more tha n the compar able week a ye a r earl i e r . 
Placem ent of br oi l e r ch i cks i n 21 reporting St a t e s t ot a l ed 80,380, 000- -2 pe r cent less t ha n t he prev i ous week a nd 1 percent l e s s t ha n t he comparable week las t year. Broi l e r type ha t ch ing eg gs s et were 97 , 643 , 000- - 1 pe r ce n t more than t he previ ous we ek but 3 pe r cent l es s than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cro ss Stat e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pla ce d f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi le rs in Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
~ % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
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: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Apr . 26 : 14 ,9 10 May 3 : 15 ,2 48 May 10 : 15, 241 
 
15 , 270 : 102 : + 46 
15, 25 1 : 100 : -171 
15, 418 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 13 
-2 
-1 97 
 
: 12 ,2 12 : 11,975 : 12 , 168 
 
12, 136 : 99 12, 582 : 105 12 ,403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15 ,1 31 15 , 370 : 102 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12 ,1 20 11 , 613 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15 , 147 15,482 : 102 : - 206 
 
-227 : 11 ,965 12 ,1 69 : 102 
 
May 31 : 15, 025 15 ,353 : 102 : + 60 
 
- 11 1 : 12 , 373 12,352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15 , 119 15,080 : 100 : -2 LI O 
 
-3 33 : 12 ,135 12 , 170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15,029 14, 771 : 98 : -155 
 
-42 0 : 12 , 160 12 ,0 15 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14 , 288 14 , 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
- 189 : 12,152 12, 168 : 100 
 
June 28 : 13 ,6 67 14,1 90 : 104 : - 51 
 
- 10 1 : 12 , 182 12 , 234 : 100 
 
July 5 : 14 ,500 15,222 : 105 : -13 7 
 
+ 49 : 12 , 03 7 11, 906 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg type chicks i n Geo r gi a during t he we ek e nded J ul y 5 was 74 9,0 00- - 25 pe r ce nt less than the pr ev i ous week a nd 27 pe rcent le ss than t he compara ble week l a s t yea r . An estima ted 1, 081,000 eg gs f or t he produc t i on of eg g t ype ch i cks were se t by Georgi a hatcheries, 1 percent less t ha n the pr ev i ou s we ek and 29 pe r cent le s s t han t he c omparab le we ek la s t year. 
In the five s t a t e s t ha t a c coun ted f or abo ut 26 pe rce nt of t he hat ch of a l l egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979 , ha t chi ngs during the we ek e nded J ul y 5 we r e down 30 pe r cent and settings were down 8 pe r ce nt fr om a year ago . 
 
Week Ended 
June 21 June 28 July 5 
 
Ca l if . 
849 907 1, 397 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET ~~D CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi ss. : Ore g . : Wa sh. 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Yea r 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
1 , 100 
 
74 
 
273 
 
62 
 
2 , 358 
 
3, 257 
 
72 
 
1 ,088 
 
186 
 
306 
 
217 
 
2, 704 
 
3 ,576 
 
76 
 
1 , 081 
 
252 
 
291 
 
69 
 
3,090 
 
3 , 344 
 
92 
 
% of year 
 
ago l:../ 
 
1 28 
 
71 
 
100 
 
129 
 
27 
 
92 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
June 21 : 
 
978 
 
86 8 
 
10 3 
 
20 6 
 
172 
 
2 , 327 
 
2 ,6 74 
 
87 
 
June 28 : 1 ,05 0 
 
1 , 00 1 
 
136 
 
242 
 
18 2 
 
2,611 
 
2, 787 
 
94 
 
July 5 : 
 
628 
 
749 
 
95 
 
151 
 
220 
 
1, 843 
 
2 ,631 
 
70 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
56 
 
73 
 
42 
 
89 
 
259 
 
70 
 
1/ Incl udes eggs se t by ha t che r i e s pr oduc i ng chi cks f or ha t che ry supply f l ocks . 
 
week as percent of same week la s t year . *Revi s ed. 
 
Publ i s he d : Wee kl y 
 
Ag r ic u l t u ra l St a t i s t i c i a n a n d Geo r gia Depo rt me nt o f Agr ic ultu r e 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
June 
 
June 
 
J uly 
 
year 
 
June 
 
June 
 
July 
 
21 
 
28 
 
5 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
21 
 
28 
 
5 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
13,488 
 
13,754 
 
13 ,230 
 
96 
 
10,550 10,848 10,484 
 
16,131 
 
16,3 69 
 
16, 126 
 
91 
 
13,066 12,89 1 13,167 
 
3,897 
 
3,997 
 
3,840 
 
97 
 
3,102 
 
3,089 
 
3,111 
 
2,857 
 
2,883 
 
2,914 
 
86 
 
3,350 
 
3 ,495 
 
3,546 
 
2 , 412 
 
2 ,4 54 
 
2,596 
 
103 
 
1,987 
 
1,723 
 
1,645 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14,803 
 
14 , 190 
 
15,222 
 
105 
 
12,168 12 ,23 4 11,906 
 
Indiana 
 
564 
 
538 
 
552 
 
113 
 
358 
 
287 
 
291 
 
Maine 
 
1 , 8 30* 
 
1, 84 2* 
 
1,840 
 
81 
 
1,484* 1,484* 1,528 
 
Maryland 
 
7,304 
 
6,416 
 
6,914 
 
94 
 
5, 441 
 
5 , 2 88 
 
5 ,232 
 
Mississippi 
 
5,9 40 
 
6, 649 
 
6,47 1 
 
99 
 
6, 038 
 
6,121 
 
5,794 
 
N. Carolina 
 
10 , 3 8 8 
 
10 ,597 
 
10 ,798 
 
103 
 
8,4 19 
 
8,291 
 
8 , 373 
 
Oregon 
 
758 
 
64 3 
 
687 
 
103 
 
355 
 
4 22 
 
444 
 
Pennsylvan ia 
 
3, 019 
 
2 ,920 
 
2, 810 
 
91 
 
2,21 7 
 
2 , 3 82 
 
2, 226 
 
S. Carolina 
 
1,0 11 
 
1,003 
 
1, 000 
 
86 
 
92 9 
 
922 
 
917 
 
Tennessee 
 
651 
 
661 
 
661 
 
100 
 
1,251 
 
1,327 
 
1,370 
 
Tex as 
 
6 , 303 
 
6 , 016* 
 
6,104 
 
99 
 
4,628 
 
4,698* 4,606 
 
Virgi nia 
 
3,4 03 
 
3,662 
 
3,544 
 
105 
 
2, 578 
 
2 ,604 
 
2,390 
 
Washi n g t o n 
 
350 
 
384 
 
392 
 
84 
 
486 
 
404 
 
409 
 
\-lest V i r~ini a 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
431 
 
530 
 
414 
 
Total 1980 
 
97,175 * 97, 146* 97, 643 
 
97 
 
81,633* 82 ,06 1* 80,380 
 
(21 States) 
 
% of year a~o 2/ 
102 89 114 103 94 
99 
116 83 96 100 10 4 12 5 101 119 109 94 97 68 83 
99 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
96 ,147 
 
98 ,9 14 100 ,761 
 
84, 932 84 ,029 81, 376 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
101 
 
98 
 
97: 
 
: 
 
96 
 
98 
 
99 
 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released : Jul y 16, 1980 ( Publi ca tion No. USPS 383-93 0) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30613 
Phone: (404) 546 -2236 
 
948-2 9 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl aceme nt of broile r chicks in Georgia during the week end e d July 12 was 11 , 410 , 000- 4 percent less than t he pr ev i ous week and 1 percent l e s s than the co mpar abl e week l a s t year, accordi ng to the Geor gia Cro p Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14 , 848 , 000 br oi l e r type eg gs were set by Georgia hatcheri es--2 percent less t ha n the previous week but 4 percent more t han t he c ompa r a ble we ek a ye ar ear l ie r . 
Plac ement of bro i l e r chicks in 21 repor ting St ate s total ed 78,217 ,000--3 percent less than the previous week but 2 pe r cent more t han t he comparabl e week l ast yea r . Bro iler type hatching eg gs se t were 97 ,138 , 000- -s l i ght l y l es s t han t he previous week and 2 pe rcent less than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cro ss Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Placed f o r 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Br oi ler s i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousand s 
 
: Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Ma y 3 : 15 ,248 May 10 : 15 ,241 
 
15 , 251 : 100 : -171 
15 , 418 : 10 1 : - 4 
 
- 2 : 11 ,97 5 -197 : 12 ,168 
 
12,582 : 105 12,403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15,131 15, 370 : 102 : - 31 
 
-314 : 12,120 11,613 : 96 
 
Ma y 24 : 15,147 May 31 : 15,025 
 
15,482 : 102 : -2 06 
15, 353 : 102 : + 60 
 
-227 : 11,965 - 111 : 12,373 
 
12 , 169 : 102 12 ,352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15,119 15, 080 : 100 : -240 
 
- 333 : 12,13 5 12,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15, 029 14,77 1 : 98 : - 155 
 
-420 : 12,160 12,015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14,288 14, 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
-1 89 : 12 , 152 12,168 : 100 
 
June 28 : 13,667 July 5 : 14,500 July 12 : 14,257 
 
14,190 : 104 : - 51 
15,22 2 : 105 : - 137 
14,848 : 104 : + 67 
 
- 101 
+ 49 
-431 
 
: 12,182 : 12, 037 : 11 , 486 
 
12,234 : 100 11,906 : 99 11,410 : 99 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t yp e chi cks i n Georgi a during the week ended J uly 12 wa s 868,000- -16 percent more than the previous week bu t 6 percent l ess t ha n t he comparable week l a s t year. An estimated 1,011,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks wer e set by Geor gi a hatcher ies, 6 percent less than t he previous we ek and 26 pe r cent less than the comparable week las t year. 
In the five states that accoun t ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchi ngs during t he week ended July 12 wer e down 17 percent and settings were down 18 pe rce nt f r om a ye a r ag o. 
 
Week Ended 
June 28 July 5 Jul y 12 
 
Calif  
907 1 ,397 1,142 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. : Oreg. : Wash. 
 
Tot al : Tot a l : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousa nds) 
 
1,088 
 
186 
 
30 6 
 
2 17 
 
2,704 
 
3,576 
 
76 
 
1,081 
 
252 
 
291 
 
69 
 
3,090 
 
3,344 
 
92 
 
1,011 
 
268 
 
232 
 
75 
 
2,728 
 
3,316 
 
82 
 
% of ye ar 
ago l:../ 
 
74 
 
74 
 
110 
 
23 4 
 
127 
 
82 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
(Thou sands) 
 
June 28 
 
1,050 
 
1,001 
 
13 6 
 
242 
 
182 
 
2,6 11 
 
2 , 787 
 
94 
 
July 5 
 
628 
 
749 
 
95 
 
151 
 
220 
 
1,843 
 
2,631 
 
70 
 
July 12 
 
683 
 
868 
 
165 
 
228 
 
41 
 
1 , 985 
 
2,382 
 
83 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
66 
 
94 
 
55 
 
190 
 
683 
 
83 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hat ch er i e s pro duc i ng chicks for hatchery supply f l ocks . 
 
week as percent of same week l as t ~e a r . *Revi sed. Published: W k . . 
Agricultura l Sfa ,r"clan and Georg ia Department of Agricultu re 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
June 
 
July 
 
July 
 
year 
 
June 
 
July 
 
July 
 
28 
 
5 
 
12 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
28 
 
5 
 
12 
 
Thous ands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year a~o 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
Indiana Maine Maryland Miss issippi N. Car olina Ore gon Pennsylvania S. Car ol i na Ten n e s s e e Texas Virginia \-lashington \-lest Vir~ in i a Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
13,754 16,369 
3,997 2,883 2,454 
14,190 
538 1,842* 6,416 p,649 10 ,597 
643 2 , 920 1,003 
661 6,016 * 3 , 662 
384 3/ 
97,146* 
 
13,230 16,126 3,840 2,9 15* 2 ,5 96 
15,222 
552 1,840 6,91 4 6,456* 10 ,798 
687 2, 810 1,000 
661 6 ,041 * 3,544 
392 3/ 
97, 566)'< 
 
13,724 15 , 709 
3 , 917 2, 853 2, 648 
14,848 
439 1 ,863 7,171 6,158 10 , 530 
686 3, 078 1 ,006 
661 5 ,613 3,598 
433 3/ 
97,138 
 
105 
 
10,848 10,484 10,307 
 
110 
 
91 
 
12,891 13,167 13,292 
 
97 
 
107 
 
3,089 3,111 
 
3,153 
 
112 
 
84 
 
3,495 3,498* 2,984 
 
84 
 
10 5 
 
1,723 1,645 
 
1,650 
 
103 
 
10 4 
 
12,234 11,906 11 ,410 
 
99 
 
86 
 
287 
 
291 
 
305 
 
85 
 
83 
 
1,484* 1,528 
 
1,497 
 
85 " 
 
98 
 
5,288 5,232 
 
5,467 
 
109 
 
95 
 
6,121 5,783* 5,220 
 
99 
 
101 
 
8 ,291 8,37 3 
 
8,001 
 
109 
 
102 
 
422 
 
444 
 
456 
 
122 
 
97 
 
2 , 382 2,2 26 
 
2,158 
 
97 
 
94 
 
922 
 
91 7 
 
904 
 
93 
 
10 1 
 
1,327 1,370 
 
1,273 
 
119 
 
91 
 
4,698* 4 ,580* 4 ,409 
 
95 
 
106 
 
2,604 2,390 
 
2,605 
 
107 
 
100 
 
404 
 
40,\) 
 
387 
 
81 
 
530 
 
414 
 
423 
 
127 
 
82 ,061* 80 ,291* 78,217 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
98 , 914 100,76 1 
 
98,847 
 
84,029 81,376 76 ,612 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
98 
 
97 
 
98: 
 
: 
 
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99 
 
102 
 
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~ c ro p Report ing Service 
 
Released: J ul y 23 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
( Publication No . USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Ath ens, Geor gia 3 0 61 3 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-30 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a c eme nt of broil e r chicks in Georg ia during t he week e nded Jul y 19 was 11,313,000-1 pe rce n t l e s s t han the pr e vi ous we ek but 6 pe rce nt more tha n the compara ble week las t year, according to t he Geor gia Cro p Reporting Service. 
An e stimat ed 14,733,000 br oi l er t ype eggs were set by Georgia ha t cheri e s --1 pe r ce nt less t ha n the pr evio us week but 2 per ce nt more t ha n t he compara ble wee k a year earl i er. 
Plac ement of broi l er chi c ks in 21 reporting St a t es t ot aled 77,5 74,000--1 percent less than bo th t he pr ev ious week an d the co mpa r a ble week l a s t year . Broile r t ype hat ching eggs set wer e 94, 671 ,000--3 pe rc ent l e ss t han the previ ou s wee k and 5 percent le ss t ha n a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cr os s St a te 
 
Eggs Se t }j 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Place d for 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Broi le rs i n Geor gia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
IVeek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
May 10 : 15 , 241 15,4 18 : 101 : - 4 
 
- 197 : 12 ,168 12, 403 : 102 
 
May 17 : 15 , 131 15 ,370 : 102 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12, 120 11,613 : 96 
 
May 24 : 15 , 147 15, 482 : 102 : - 206 
 
-2 27 : 11 , 965 12,169 : 102 
 
May 31 : 15 , 025 15,353 : 102 : + 60 
 
- 111 : 12,373 12 , 352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15,11 9 15 ,080 : 100 : -240 
 
- 333 : 12 ,13 5 12 ,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15,029 14,771 : 98 : - 155 
 
-42 0 : 12,160 12 , 015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14,288 14,80 3 : 104 : - 28 
 
-18 9 : 12, 152 12 , 168 : 100 
 
Jun e 28 : 13 , 667 14,210* : 104 : - 51 
 
-10 1 : 12 , 182 12 , 234 : 100 
 
J ul y 5 : 14 ,5 00 15 , 222 : 105 : - 137 
 
+ 49 : 12,037 11 ,906 : 99 
 
July 12 : 14 , 257 14 ,848 : 104 : + 67 
 
-4 31 : 11 , 486 11 , 410 : 99 
 
July 19 : 14,468 14 , 733 : 102 : -11 9 
 
- 46 : 10, 646 11,313 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of e gg t ype chicks i n Ge or gi a dur i ng t he week e nded July 19 wa s 950 ,000--9 percent more tha n the previ ou s we ek but 24 percent less tha n the co mparable week las t yea r. An es timated 1, 033 , 000 eggs fo r the pr oduc t i on of egg type ch i cks wer e s e t by Georgia hatche ries, 2 pe r cent mo re t ha n the previous week bu t 28 pe r cent less t ha n t he compa ra bl e week last year. 
In the f i ve st a t es t hat ac co unted f or a bou t 26 pe rcent of the hatch of a l l egg type chicks in the U. S. i n 1979, ha tchings during t he week ended July 19 we r e down 21 percent a nd s ettings wer e down 11 perce nt f rom a year ago . 
 
Wee k Ende d 
J ul y 5 J uly 12 Jul y 19 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Calif  
 
Ga . 
 
Miss . : Oreg . : Wa s h. 
 
Tota l : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thous a nd s) 
 
1, 397 
 
1, 081 
 
252 
 
291 
 
69 
 
3 ,090 
 
3 ,344 
 
92 
 
942* 1, 011 
 
268 
 
23 2 
 
75 
 
2,528* 
 
3, 316 
 
76 * 
 
1,01 9 
 
1,03 3 
 
262 
 
255 
 
172 
 
2,74 1 
 
3, 071 
 
89 
 
% of year 
ag o 1/ 
 
89 
 
72 
 
111 
 
1 19 
 
420 
 
89 
 
J uly 5 July 12 J uly 19 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds ) 
 
628 
 
749 
 
95 
 
15 1 
 
2 20 
 
1,84 3 
 
2 , 631 
 
70 
 
683 
 
868 
 
16 5 
 
228 
 
41 
 
1 ,9 85 
 
2 , 382 
 
83 
 
66 6 
 
950 
 
164 
 
247 
 
166 
 
2 , 193 
 
2 , 761 
 
79 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
63 
 
76 
 
61 
 
18 2 
 
377 
 
79 
 
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we ek a s percent of same we ek la st ye ar. *Rev ised. 
 
2/ Current 
 
Published : Weekly 
Agri cu lt u ra l S ta t istician a nd Georg ia Dep a rt ment o f Ag ric ul tur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: July 
 
July 
 
J uly : year : July 
 
July 
 
July 
 
5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
: ago 2/ : 5 
 
12 
 
19 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Al a bama Ar ka ns a s Cal i for nia Dela ware Flo r i da 
 
: 13 , 29 1* : 16, 126 : 3, 840 : 2,915 : 2, 596 
 
13,723* 1 5 , 7 09 3,91 7 2,853 2 , 648 
 
12,637 15,218 
3 , 264 2 ,912 2 , 710 
 
: 95 : 85 : 89 : 85 : 107 
 
: 10,484 : 13,1 67 : 3, II I : 3,4 98 : 1,645 
 
10 ,287* 13,292 3 ,153 
2,984 1,650 
 
10 , 152 : 100 13 , 124 : 96 3 ,24 1 : 115 3 , 031 : 81 
1,550 : 101 
 
GEORG IA 
 
: 15, 222 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
55 2 
 
Ma ine 
 
: 1,840 
 
Ma ry l a nd 
 
: 6,914 
 
Mis si s s i ppi : 6,45 6 
 
N. Carol i na : 10, 798 
 
Or e g o n 
 
: 
 
687 
 
Penn sy lvania : 2, 810 
 
S. Car olina : 1 , 000 
 
Ten ne s see 
 
: 
 
661 
 
Texa s 
 
: 6,041 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,544 
 
\,Tashi ngt on 
 
: 
 
392 
 
H'e st Virg ini a : 
 
3/ 
 
Tot al 1980 
 
: 97, 627 * 
 
( 21 Stat es) 
 
14 , 848 
439 1, 863 7, 171 6, 158 10, 530 
686 3, 078 1, 006 
661 5,613 3 , 598 
433 3/ 
9 7, 137* 
 
14,733 
505 1 , 870 6 ,9 17 5 ,853 1 0 , 6 99 
709 3, 075 
939 661 5 ,858 3,5 79 445 
3/ 94 , 671 
 
: 102 
 
: 
 
: 104 
 
: 84 
 
: 95 
 
: 90 
 
: 103 
 
: 106 
 
: 100 
 
: 81 
 
: 100 
 
: 92 
 
: 106 : 103 
 
: 
 
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: 95 
 
: 
 
: 11,906 
 
: 
 
: 
 
291 
 
: 1,528 
 
: 5,232 
 
: 5, 783 
 
: 8,373 
 
: 
 
44 4 
 
: 2 , 226 
 
: 
 
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: 1 , 370 
 
: 4 ,580 : 2 , 390 
 
: 
 
405 
 
: 
 
41 4 
 
: 80, 291 
 
: 
 
11 ,4 10 
305 1,497 5,467 5, 220 8,001 
456 2 , 158 
904 1,2 73 4 , 409 2,605 
387 423 78 ,197 * 
 
11,3 13 : 10 6 
336 : 113 1 , 498 : 81 5,051 : 104 5 ,853 : 100 8,24 7 : 105 
394 : 99 2, 049 : 94 
911 : 91 1 , 303 : 103 4 , 143 : 94 2,381 : 101 
303 : 61 576 : 126 77 , 574 : 99 
: 
 
Tot al 1979* ( 21 States) 
 
: 100, 761 
: 
 
98, 847 
 
99,967 : 
: 
 
: 81, 376 
: 
 
76 ,612 
 
78,5 25 : 
: 
 
% of Last Yea r : 
 
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98 
 
95 : 
 
: 
 
99 
 
102 
 
99 : 
 
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State Document Periodicals 
Received 
AUG 1 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES ( Publ i cation No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens , Georgia 3061 3 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-3 1 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl aceme nt of broiler chi cks in Georgi a du ri ng t he week ended July 26 was 11,805,000-5 pe rc e nt more than the prev ious week and 4 pe r c ent more than t he comparable week last year, a cc ordi ng t o t he Ge or gi a Crop Repo rting Service. 
An estimated 14 ,031 , 00 0 broile r t ype eggs wer e set by Geo rg i a ha t cher ie s--4 perce nt less tha n t he pr evio us week but 1 percent more than t he comparable week a ye a r earlie r . 
Placemen t of broi ler chi cks in 21 rep or t ing State s t otaled 77 ,450,000--s l ightly less t ha n t he previo us week and 3 pe r ce nt l ess tha n t he comparabl e week last year. Broiler type hatc hi ng eggs se t were 92, 790 ,000- -2 pe r cent l e s s t ha n t he pr evi ous we ek and 6 pe r cent les s tha n a year a go . 
 
Heek Ended 
May 17 May 24 May 31 J une 7 June 14 J un e 21 J un e 28 J uly 5 Jul y 12 July 19 July 26 
 
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GEORG I A~C;~__ S E T _AND _gH_~CK PLACEM~NTS 
 
Net Cr oss Sta te 
 
Egg s Se t 1/ 
 
Mo v eme n t 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
Broilers i n Georgia 
 
: % of 
 
% of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : yea r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r 
 
: 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
: Thou s ands 
 
: ~o 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 15 , 131 15 ,37 0 : 102 : - 31 
 
- 314 : 12, 120 11 ,613 : 96 
 
: 15 ,1 47 : 15,02 5 
 
15 , 482 : 102 : - 206 
15 ,353 : 102 : + 60 
 
-2 27 : 11,965 
-i n : 12 ,373 
 
12,169 : 102 12 ,352 : 100 
 
: 15 ,119 15 ,080 : 100 : -240 
 
- 333 : 12 ,13 5 12, 170 : 100 
 
: 15, 029 14 ,771 : 98 : - 155 
 
- 420 : 12 , 160 12,015 : 99 
 
: 14,28 8 14 ,803 : 104 : - 28 
 
- 189 : 12 ,15 2 12 ,1 68 : 100 
 
: 13,6 67 14 , 210 : 104 : - 51 
 
- 101 : 12,182 12 , 234 : 100 
 
: 14,500 : 14, 257 
 
15 , 261 * : 105 : - 137 
14, 848 : 104 : + 67 
 
+ 49 : 12,037 
-431 : 11 , 486 
 
11,906 : 99 11,410 : 99 
 
: 14, 468 14 , 624 * : 101* : -119 
 
- 46 : 10 ,646 11 ,292* : 106 
 
: 13 , 842 14 ,031 : 101 : - 30 
 
-154 : 11 ,383 11,805 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg t yp e chicks in Georgia dur ing the we ek e nded July 26 was 805 ,000- '-15 percent less than the previous week and 11 pe rc ent l es s than the c ompa r abl e week last year . An es timated 783 ,000 e ggs for t he production of egg type chicks wer e set by Georgia hatcheries , 24 percent less than the prev i ous week and 36 percent le s s than the comparable week last year. 
In t he f i ve states that acc oun t e d fo r about 26 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hat chings during the week ended J ul y 26 were down 1 percent and se ttings were down 18 pe rcent f rom a yea r ag o . 
 
Heek Ende d 
July 12 July 19 July 26 
 
Calif  
94 2 1,019 1,092 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. : Oreg . : Hash. 
 
Total : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
1,011 
 
26 8 
 
232 
 
75 
 
2,528 
 
3,316 
 
76 
 
1,033 
 
262 
 
255 
 
172 
 
2,741 
 
3,071 
 
89 
 
783 
 
273 
 
273 
 
160 
 
2, 581 
 
3,166 
 
82 
 
% of year 
ago 1/ 
 
73 
 
64 
 
13 6 
 
121 
 
64 0 
 
82 
 
CH ICKS HATCHED (Tho~ s a nd s ) 
 
July 12 
 
68 3 
 
868 
 
165 
 
228 
 
41 
 
1 ,985 
 
2 , 382 
 
83 
 
July 19 
 
666 
 
950 
 
164 
 
247 
 
166 
 
2,193 
 
2,761 
 
79 
 
July 26 
 
1, 038 
 
805 
 
21 3 
 
229 
 
56 
 
2,3 41 
 
2,36 2 
 
99 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
120 
 
89 
 
97 
 
~24 
 
29 
 
99 
 
17 I ncludes eggs set by hatche r ie s producing chi cks for hatchery s uppl y 11ocks.---z] Current 
 
week as pe rcent of same week l ast year. *Revi s e d . 
 
Published: Heekl y 
 
Ag ri cultura l S ta t is t ician and G oorg ia Department of Agric u lt ure 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
July 
 
July 
 
July 
 
year 
 
July 
 
July 
 
July 
 
12 
 
19 
 
26 
 
a,g,o 2/ 
 
12 
 
19 
 
26 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
% of year a,g,o 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
13,723 
 
12,637 
 
12,277 
 
94 
 
10,287 10,152 
 
9,774 
 
94 
 
15,709 
 
15,218 
 
14,751 
 
83 
 
13,292 13,124 12,629 
 
95 
 
3,917 
 
3 ,26 4 
 
3,813 
 
104 
 
3,153 
 
3 , 2 41 
 
3,042 
 
97 
 
2,853 
 
2,912 
 
2,868 
 
96 
 
2,984 
 
3,03 1 
 
3,304 
 
91 
 
2,648 
 
2,710 
 
2 ,593 
 
108 
 
1,650 
 
1,550 
 
1,823 
 
105 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14 ,848 
 
14 , 624* 14 ,031 
 
101 
 
11 , 410 11, 292* 11,805 
 
104 
 
Indiana 
 
439 
 
505 
 
549 
 
98 
 
316* 
 
336 
 
365 
 
112 
 
Maine 
 
1,863 
 
1,870 
 
1,823 
 
82 
 
1,497 
 
1 ,498 
 
1,451 
 
81 
 
Maryland 
 
7,171 
 
6,917 
 
6 ,976 
 
96 
 
5, 467 
 
5,051 
 
4, 834 
 
93 
 
Missi ss ippi 
 
6 ,158 
 
5,85 3 
 
5 ,4 28 
 
84 
 
5 , 220 
 
5,853 
 
5,613 
 
96 
 
N. Carol ina 
 
10 ,530 
 
10 , 699 
 
10 ,720 
 
107 
 
8 ,0 01 
 
8 , 24 7 
 
8 ,309 
 
106 
 
Or egon 
 
686 
 
70 9 
 
623 
 
99 
 
45 6 
 
394 
 
31 9 
 
104 
 
Pe n n s y l v a n i a 
 
3 , 0 78 
 
3 , 0 75 
 
3 ,17 4 
 
101 
 
2 ,158 
 
2,049 
 
2, 211 
 
10 2 
 
S. Carolina 
 
1,006 
 
9 39 
 
926 
 
86 
 
904 
 
911 
 
931 
 
94 
 
Tennessee 
 
661 
 
661 
 
66 1 
 
100 
 
1, 273 
 
1, 303 
 
1,364 
 
123 
 
Texa s 
 
5,613 
 
5 , 858 
 
5 ,718 
 
89 
 
4 , 409 
 
4 ,1 43 
 
4 ,171 
 
92 
 
Vi r gi ni a 
 
3 ,598 
 
3, 489* 
 
3,428 
 
99 
 
2 ,605 
 
2,381 
 
2,647 
 
111 
 
Washi ngton 
 
4 33 
 
44 5 
 
436 
 
100 
 
387 
 
303 
 
440 
 
105 
 
~"est V ir~i n i a 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
423 
 
576 
 
378 
 
75 
 
Total 1980 
 
97 ,13 7 
 
94 ,472* 92, 790 
 
94 
 
78 , 208* 77 ,55 3* 77 , 450 
 
97 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
98 ,847 
 
99,967 
 
98 ,38 9 
 
76, 612 78,5 25 79 ,695 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
98 
 
95 
 
94: 
 
: 102 
 
99 
 
97 
 
17 Louisiana and Missou ri not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operat ions but included in 
21 State total. 2/ Current we ek as perce nt of same we ek l a st year. 2/ Included in Virginia. *Revised . 
 
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' ) k ~e Document Periodical. 
Released : August 6, 1980 
 
DOC UMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg , Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 0613 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-32 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl a ceme nt of bro i l e r chi cks i n Georgia duri ng t he week ended August 2 was 11,387,000-4 pe r cent less t han the pr evi ous we ek but 1 percent more than the comparable week last year, a c cor di ng t o t he Geor gia Crop Reporting Service. 
An e stima t ed 14,14 4,000 bro i ler type eggs wer e set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent more t han t he previ ous week and 4 percent mo r e t ha n t he compa r ab le week a year earlier. 
Pl aceme nt of br oi l e r chicks in 21 r epo r ting States totaled 76,087,000--2 percent less than t he prev ious week a nd 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type ha t ching eggs s e t were 92,544 ,000--sl igh t ly l e s s than the previous week and 5 percent less t han a year ag o. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
Eggs Set II 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
- 
 
of Chicks 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of 
 
% of 
 
Week 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
year 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
year 
 
Ende d 
 
ago 
 
agp 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
May 24 : 15,147 May 31 : 15,025 
 
15,482 : 102 : -206 
15, 353 : 102 : + 60 
 
-227 : 11,965 -111 : 12,373 
 
12,169 : 102 12,352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15,119 15,080 : 100 : -240 
 
-333 : 12,135 12,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15,029 14,771 : 98 : -155 
 
-420 : 12,160 12,015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14, 288 June 28 : 13 ,667 July 5 : 14 ,500 July 12 : 14,257 July 19 : 14,468 
 
14,803 : 104 : - 28 14,210 : 104 : - 51 15,261 : 105 : -137 
14,848 : 104 : + 67 
14,6 24 : 101 : -119 
 
-189 
-101 
+ 49 
-431 - 46 
 
: 12,152 : 12,182 : 12,037 : 11,486 : 10,646 
 
12,168 12,234 11,906 11,410 11,292 
 
: 100 100 : 99 
 99 
: 106 
 
July 26 : 13,842 Aug. 2 : 13,629 
 
14,031 : 101 : - 30 14,144 : 104 : - 12 
 
-154 : 11,383 -448 : 11,328 
 
11,805 : 104 
 
 11,387 
 
101 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg typ e chicks in Georgia during the week ended August 2 was 718,000--11 percent less than the previous week and 24 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,514,000 eggs for the production of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 93 percent more than the previous week and 18 percent more than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended August 2 were down 23 percent and settings were down 12 percent from a year ago. 
 
\Jeek Ended 
July 19 July 26 Aug. 2 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
. : Calif. : Ga. 
: 
 
: 1,019 
 
: 1,087* 
 
: 
 
712 
 
1,033 783 
1,514 
 
: Miss. : Oreg. : Wa s h. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Tho usands) 
 
262 
 
255 
 
172 
 
273 
 
273 
 
160 
 
298 
 
178 
 
130 
 
Total 
  1980 
 
Total 1979* 
 
2,741 2,576* 2,832 
 
3,071 3,166 3,226 
 
% of Last 
 Year 
89 81* 88 
 
% of year 
 
ago ?:..I 
 
: 
 
47 
 
118 
 
149 
 
100 
 
224 
 
88 
 
: 
 
CHICKS HATCHED { (Thousands) 
 
July 19 : 
 
666 
 
950 
 
164 
 
247 
 
166 
 
2,193 
 
2,761 
 
79 
 
July 26 : 1,038 
 
805 
 
213 
 
229 
 
56 
 
2,341 
 
2,362 
 
99 
 
Aug. 2 : 
 
765 
 
718 
 
219 
 
179 
 
75 
 
1,956 
 
2,524 
 
77 
 
% of year 
 
a 0 21 
 
: 
 
61 
 
76 
 
103 
 
236 
 
156 
 
77 
 
1 Includes eggs set by hatcheri es producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agricultural Slalil lician and Georgia Deparlmenl o' Agrlcul l ur e 
 
21 Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: July 
 
July 
 
Aug. 
 
: year : July 
 
July 
 
Aug. 
 
19 
 
26 
 
Thousands 
 
2 
 
 .: ago 2/ : 
. 
 
19 
 
26 
 
Thousands 
 
2 
 
: 
:% of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,637 : 15 , 218 : 3,264 : 2,912 : 2 , 710 
 
12, 277 14,751 3,813 
2, 868 2,593 
 
12 ,427 14,92 4 3,854 
2,676 2 , 391 
 
: 96 : 85 : 105 : 87 : 102 
 
: 10 ,152 : 13,1 24 : 3,241 : 3,031 : 1,550 
 
9,774 12,629 
3 ,042 3 ,304 1,823 
 
9,858 12,326 3,100 
3 ,161 1,958 
 
: 101 : 92 : 108 : 100 : 125 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Mississippi : 
 
N. Carolina : 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
Texa s 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Washing ton 
 
: 
 
Hest Vi r gi nia : 
 
Tot al 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) : 
 
1 4 , 6 24 
505 1,870 6,917 . 5, 85 3 10,6 99 
709 3,075 
939 661 5, 858 3 ,48 9 445 
3/ 94 , 472 
 
14 ,031 
549 1,823 6 , 976 5, 428 10 , 720 
623 3 ,17 4 
926 661 5, 718* 3,42 8 436 
3/ 92, 790* 
 
14 ,144 
551 1,834 7,051 5 ,590 10,598 
68 5 2 , 920 
907 661 5 , 540 3,389 41 9 
3/ 92,5 44 
 
: 104 
: 
: 111 : 81 : 99 : 88 : 105 : 104 : 90 : 84 : 100 : 87 : 95 : 112 
:- 
: 95 
: 
 
: 11,292 
 
: 
 
: 
 
336 
 
: 1,498 
 
: 5,051 
 
: 5,853 
 
: 8 ,247 
 
: 
 
394 
 
: 2, 04 9 
 
: 
 
911 
 
: 1,303 
 
: 4,143 
 
: 2 ,381 
 
: 
 
303 
 
: 
 
576 
 
: 77 ,553 
 
: 
 
11,805 
365 1,451 4,834 5 ,613 8,309 
31 9 2, 211 
931 1,364 4, 171 2 , 64 7 
440 3 78 77,450 
 
11 ,387 : 101 
 
301 1,453 4 ,9 35 5,347 8,170 
270 2 ,3 10 
915 1,570 3,585 2,573 
45 2 513 76, 087 
 
: 86 : 84 : 91 : 95 : 104 : 75 : 102 : 99 : 132 : 80 : 107 : 116 : 135 : 97 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 99, 967 
: 
 
98 ,389 
 
97, 918 : 
: 
 
 78 , 525 
: 
 
79 , 695 
 
78,1 99 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
95 
 
94 
 
95 : 
 
: 
 
99 
 
97 
 
97 : 
 
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AUG14 1980 
Do c u r',1ENTS UG/\ Ll BRl\RIES 
 
Released : Augus t 13, 198 0 
 
( Publ i ca t i on No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro p Repor t in g Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 061 3 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948 - 3 3 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl aceme nt of broile r chicks in Georgia dur i ng the week ended August 9 was 10,963,000-4 pe r c e nt le s s t ha n bo th t he previous week and the comparable week last year, according t o t he Ge orgi a Cr op Reporting Service. 
An es t i ma t ed 13,959,000 br oi l e r t ype eggs wer e set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent less than t he pr ev i ous we ek but 1 perc e nt mor e t han t he comparable week a year earlier . 
Pl acement of broi l e r chicks i n 21 reporting States totaled 72 ,590 ,000--5 percent less t han the pr ev i ous week and 8 perc e nt l ess than the comparabl e week last year. Broiler type ha t ch ing egg s se t we r e 93, 86 1,000--1 pe r cent mor e t han t he previous week but 3 percent less t ha n a year a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CIlICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t .Y 
 
Net Cr os s State 
 
: 
 
Mo v e m e n t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
: 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\-le ek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
May 31 : 15 ,0 25 15, 353 : 102 : + 60 
 
-Ill : 12,373 12,352 : 100 
 
June 7 : 15 ,119 15,080 : 100 : -240 
 
- 333 : 12,135 12 ,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15,029 14,771 : 98 : -155 
 
-420 : 12,160 12,015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14, 288 14, 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
-189 : 12,1 52 12,168 : 100 
 
June 28 : 13, 667 14 ,210 : 104 : - 51 
 
-101 : 12,182 12,234 : 100 
 
July 5 : 14, 500 Jul y 12 : 14, 257 
 
15,261 : 105 : -1 37 
14 ,848 : 104 : + 67 
 
+ 49 : 12,037 
- 431 : 11,486 
 
11,906 : 99 11,410 : 99 
 
Jul y 19 : 14 ,468 14,635* : 101 : -119 
 
- 46 : 10,646 11,292 : 106 
 
J uly 26 : 13 , 84 2 14 ,031 : 101 : - 30 
 
-154 : 11,383 11,805 : 104 
 
Aug. 2 : 13 ,629 Aug. 9 : 13,854 
 
14,144 : 104 : - 12 
13,959 : 101 : - 6 
 
-448 : 11,328 11,387 : 101 - 180 : 11,395 , 10,963 : 96 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg t ype ch i cks in Geor gi a during the week ended August 9 was 858,000--20 percent more t ha n the previous week but 15 percent less t han the comparable week last year. An estimat ed 1,188, 000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 18 perc ent les s t han both t he prev i ous week and the comparable week last year. 
In t he five s t a t e s that accounted for about 26 percent of the ha tch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, ha t chi ngs during the week ended August 9 were down 1 pe rcent but settings we r e up 4 per cent f rom a yea r ago. 
 
He ek Ended 
July 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Calif. 
 
Ga. 
 
Mis s . : Ore g. : Wash. : Total : Total : Last 
 
i 
 
EGGS SET 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
1,087 
 
7 83 
 
273 
 
27 3 
 
160 
 
2,576 
 
3,166 
 
81 
 
1,016* 1,456* 
 
298 
 
178 
 
130 
 
3,078* 
 
3,226 
 
95* 
 
1,182 
 
1,188 
 
292 
 
254 
 
152 
 
3,068 
 
2,948 
 
104 
 
% of ye a r 
 
ago 1/ 
 
11 4 
 
82 
 
142 
 
148 
 
175 
 
104 
 
CHICKS HATCHED (Th~us ands) 
 
July 26 
 
1, 038 
 
805 
 
213 
 
229 
 
56 
 
2,341 
 
2,362 
 
99 
 
Aug . 2 
 
765 
 
71 8 
 
219 
 
179 
 
75 
 
1, 956 
 
2 , 524 
 
77 
 
Aug. 9 
 
835 
 
858 
 
2 19 
 
211 
 
135 
 
2 , 258 
 
2 ,275 
 
99 
 
% of yea r 
 
ag o 2/ , :, , 97 
 
85 
 
107 
 
125 
 
409 
 
99 
 
1/ Includes eggs s et by ha t che r i e s pr odu c i ng chicks for hatchery supply flocks . 
 
;eek a s pe r cen t of same week last yea r . *Revised. 
 
, 2/ Current - 
 
Published: We e kl y 
Agricultura l Statistic i an a nd G e a rg i a Depa rt m e n t of Agri c u l ture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: July 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
: year : July 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
26 
 
2 
 
9 
 
: ago 2/ : 26 
 
2 
 
9 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,277 : 14,751 : 3,808* : 2,868 : 2,593 
 
12, 427 14,92 4 
3,854 2 ,676 2 ,391 
 
13,084 15,126 
3,883 2,869 2,415 
 
: 102 : 88 : 99 : 95 : 99 
 
: 9,774 : 12,629 : 3 , 04 3* : 3,304 : 1,823 
 
9,858 12,326 
3,100 3,161 1,958 
 
8,475 : 85 11,151 : 82 
2,963 : 104 
3,189 : 93 1 ,724 : 100 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14 ,031 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Mississippi : 
 
N. Carolina : 
 
Or eg on 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvan ia : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Te nne s s e e 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
\\Tashington 
 
: 
 
\\Test Vi rg i n i a : 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
( 21 States) : 
 
549 1 ,8 I S"< 6 ,976 5 , 428 10, 720 
623 3,174 
926 661 5 ,7 23* 3 , 428 436 
3/ 92, 785* 
 
14,1 44 
55 1 1,834 7 , 0 51 5,5 90 10,598 
68 5 2,920 
90 7 66 1 5, 540 3 , 389 419 
3/ 92 , 544 
 
13 , 959 
569 1,810 7,055 5,780 10 ,39 6 
65 1 2, 849 
943 661 5,817 3,507 473 
3/ 93, 861 
 
: 101 
: 
: 110 : 85 : 102 : 94 : 104 : 101 : 92 : 93 : 100 : 94 : 97 : 134 
:- 
: 97 
: 
 
: 11 ,805 
 
: 
 
: 
 
365 
 
: 1,452* 
 
: 4 , 834 
 
: 5 , 613 
 
: 8 , 309 
 
: 
 
31 9 
 
: 2 , 211 
 
: 
 
93 1 
 
: 1 ,3 67* 
 
: 4 , 247* 
 
: 2 , 647 
 
: 
 
440 
 
: 
 
378 
 
: 77,531 * 
 
: 
 
11, 387 
301 1,453 4, 935 5,347 8,170 
270 2 , 310 
915 1 , 570 3 , 585 2 , 573 
45 2 513 
76 , 08 7 
 
10 , 963 : 96 
: 
31 5 : 133 1 , 476 : 82 4, 961 : 97 4, 895 : 88 8,135 : 106 
381 : 88 2,333 : 102 
800 : 79 1 ,4 94 : 122 3,787 : 82 2,507 : 99 
346 : 117 471 : 136 
72,590 : 92 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 98 ,389 
: 
 
97,9 18 
 
96 , 710 : 
: 
 
: 79 , 695 
: 
 
78 ,199 
 
78 , 82 5 : 
: 
 
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95 
 
97 : 
 
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97 
 
92 : 
 
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Received 
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DOCUMENTS UGA lIBRARIES 
 
Released: August 20, 1980 (Publi cat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporti ng Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georg ia 30 61 3 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-34 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broile r chic ks in Ge org ia duri ng t he week e nded August 16 was 10,304,000-6 perce nt les s than t he previou s week and 8 pe r cent less t han t he c ompara bl e week last year, ac co r ding t o t he Geor gi a Cr op Re po rt ing Service . 
An e st ima t ed 14,204, 000 br oil e r t ype eggs we r e set by Georgia ha t cher i es--1 per cent more than bo t h t he prev i ou s week an d the compa rable week a yea r ear l i e r . 
Place ment of bro i ler chicks in 21 re por ting State s to t al ed 69,464,000--4 percent less t han the previ ous week a nd 11 percent l e s s tha n t he comparable week last ye ar . Broiler type hatching eg gs s e t wer e 94 ,18 6 , 000- - s l i ght l y mor e t ha n t he pr evious week but 2 percent less t han a year ago . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cr oss Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Mo veme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed f or 
 
% of l ' : 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broil ers i n Georgia 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Hee k 
 
: 197 9 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
End e d 
 
: 
 
: ag o : 
 
: 
 
: a go , 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
June 7 : 15 , 119 15,080 : 100 : - 240 
 
- 333 : 12, 135 12 ,170 : 100 
 
June 14 : 15 ,0 29 14 ,771 : 98 : -1 55 
 
-4 20 : 12 ,1 60 12 ,015 : 99 
 
J une 21 : 14 , 288 14 , 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
- 189 : 12,1 52 12 , 168 : 100 
 
J une 28 : 13 , 667 14,2 10 : 104 : - 51 
 
-101 : 12,182 12 , 234 : 100 
 
J uly 5 : 14 ,5 00 15 ,261 : 105 : - 137 
 
+ 49 : 12 , 037 11,906 : 99 
 
Jul y 12 : 14,2 57 14 , 848 : 104 : + 67 
 
-4 31 : 11 , 486 11 , 410 : 99 
 
Jul y 19 : 14 , 468 14,635 : 10 1 : - 119 
 
- 46 : 10, 646 11, 292 : 106 
 
July 26 : 13,842 1/~ , 09 3* : 102* : - 30 
 
-154 : 11,383 11 , 805 : 104 
 
Aug . 2 : 13,629 Aug. 9 : 13, 854 
 
14,1 44 : 104 : - 12 
14 , 022* : 10 1 : - 6 
 
- 448 : 11 ,3 28 -180 : 11 , 395 
 
11,387 : 101 10,963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14,028 14 , 204 : 101 : +130 
 
-116 : 11, 163 10 ,304 : 92 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch icks i n Geo r gia du r i ng t he week ended August 16 wa s 615 , 000- - 28 percent le ss than t he pr ev ious week an d 33 percent l e ss tha n t he co mpar able week last ye ar. An estimat ed 1,004, 000 eggs for t he pr oduc t ion of egg t ype chicks wer e se t by Georg ia hatche ries, 15 perc ent less t han t he prev ious week and 3 pe r ce nt less than t he c omparabl e week last year. 
I n the f i ve sta te s t ha t ac coun te d f o r about 26 pe r cent of t he ha t ch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the we ek end ed August 16 were down 8 percent an d settings were down 21 percent from a yea r ago. 
 
Heek Ended 
Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug . 16 
 
EGG TYPE EGG S SET AND CH ICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
: Cali f. : Ga. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: Mis s . : Or eg . : Wa sh. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
. 
 
( 
 
: Tota l : Total : 1980 : 1979* 
 
: Last : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thous ands) 
 
: 1,020* 1, 456 
 
298 
 
178 
 
130 
 
3 , 082* 
 
3 ,2 26 
 
96* 
 
: 1 , 062* 1 , 188 
 
292 
 
25 4 
 
152 
 
2,9 48* 
 
2, 948 
 
100* 
 
: 
 
780 
 
1,004 
 
343 
 
117 
 
117 
 
2 ,361 
 
3,006 
 
79 
 
% of year 
 
ago J:../ 
 
: 
 
57 
 
97 
 
117 
 
68 
 
90 
 
79 
 
: 
 
CHIpKS HATCHED 
 
( Tho usands) 
 
Aug. 2 : 
 
765 
 
718 
 
219 
 
179 
 
75 
 
1 , 956 
 
2,524 
 
77 
 
Aug. 9 : 
 
835 
 
858 
 
2 19 
 
211 
 
13 5 
 
2,258 
 
2, 275 
 
99 
 
Aug. 16 : 
 
996 
 
61 5 
 
22 1 
 
2 11 
 
127 
 
2 , 170 
 
2 , 356 
 
92 
 
% of yea r 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
91 
 
67 
 
136 
 
127 
 
6 68 
 
92 
 
17 Includes eggs set by hatche r i es producing chi cks for hatchery suppl y fl oc ks. 
 
week as percent of same week l ast year . *Revi se d. 
 
2/ Current - 
 
Published : Weekly. 
Agricultu ra l S ta t i st i cia n a nd Georgia Dep a rlment of 
 
g ricu l t ur e 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Au g . 
 
ye ar 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
2 
 
9 
 
16 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
2 
 
9 
 
16 
 
Thousands 
 
Thous ands 
 
% of year a~o 2/ 
 
Alabama Ar ka ns a s California Delaware Florida 
 
12,427 
 
13 ,084 
 
12,90 4 
 
100 
 
15,066* 15,359* 15 ,448 
 
90 
 
3, 854 
 
3,883 
 
3,883 
 
106 
 
2,676 
 
2 , 869 
 
2 ,827 
 
94 
 
2 ,391 
 
2,4 15 
 
2, 543 
 
103 
 
9,858 
 
8 ,475 
 
8, 142 
 
81 
 
12 , 326 11 ,15 1 10,4 23 
 
73 
 
3,100 
 
2, 963 
 
3,023 
 
104 
 
3,161 
 
3 , 189 
 
2, 921 
 
81 
 
1,958 
 
1,724 
 
1, 777 
 
123 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14,144 
 
14 ,022* 14 ,204 
 
10 1 
 
11 , 387 10 , 963 10,304 
 
92 
 
Indiana Maine Maryland Mississippi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia 
~-la sh i ngton 
~-le s t Virg i ni a Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
551 
 
569 
 
483 
 
97 
 
1,834 
 
1, 810 
 
1, 830 
 
88 
 
7, 051 
 
7,0 55 
 
6, 882 
 
97 
 
. 5,590 
 
5 ,780 
 
5,991 
 
103 
 
10,598 
 
10,396 
 
10,195 
 
104 
 
68 5 
 
651 
 
620 
 
89 
 
2 ,920 
 
2,849 
 
2, 9 79 
 
99 
 
907 
 
943 
 
908 
 
91 
 
661 
 
661 
 
676 
 
104 
 
5,478* 
 
5,780* 
 
5,873 
 
98 
 
3,389 
 
3,507 
 
3,527 
 
99 
 
419 
 
4 73 
 
391 
 
120 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
92, 624* 94, 120* 94,186 
 
98 
 
301 
 
315 
 
29 6 
 
112 
 
1,4 53 
 
1,476 
 
1,445 
 
83 
 
4,935 
 
4,961 
 
4,818 
 
102 
 
5 ,347 
 
4,895 
 
4,427 
 
77 
 
8,170 
 
8, 135 
 
8,054 
 
105 
 
270 
 
381 
 
353 
 
96 
 
2,310 
 
2, 333 
 
2,277 
 
10 6 
 
9 15 
 
800 
 
780 
 
83 
 
1,570 
 
1,494 
 
1,297 
 
116 
 
3,585 
 
3,787 
 
3, 631 
 
76 
 
2 , 573 
 
2 ,507 
 
2,3 33 
 
103 
 
452 
 
346 
 
321 
 
100 
 
513 
 
471 
 
514 
 
120 
 
76,087 72,590 69,464 
 
89 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
97,918 
 
96 ,710 
 
95 ,787 
 
78,199 78, 825 78,259 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
95 
 
97 
 
98: 
 
: 
 
97 
 
92 
 
89 
 
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{Yi-A. WEEKL ATCHE 
 
Received 
AUG 2 8 1980 
 
Rele ase d : 
 
August 27 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
( Publ i ca tio n No . USPS 383- 930) 
 
; 
Geor gia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia 30613 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 35 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pl a c ement of br oi l e r ch i c ks in Ge or g ia dur i ng t he we ek e nde d August 23 was 10 , 509 , 000-2 pe rc e nt mor e t ha n t he pr e vi ous week but 5 per ce nt le s s t ha n t he compara bl e week l ast year, ac cor di ng t o t he Geor gi a Crop Report i ng Ser vi c e . 
An es t i ma t e d 13 , 757 ,000 bro i le r ty pe eggs wer e se t by Ge or gi a hatcher i e s - - 3 percent les s tha n t he pr eviou s we ek but 1 pe r cent mor e than the c ompara bl e week a ye ar earl ier . 
Pl aceme nt of bro ile r chic k s i n 21 re port ing St ate s tot a led 71 ,277 , 000- - 3 pe r cent more than the pr e vio us we ek bu t 8 percent less tha n the comparable week l ast year . Broi l e r type ha t chi ng eg gs s et we re 95 , 354 ,000- - 1 pe r cen t mo r e t han t he previ ous week but sl igh tly le ss than a ye ar a go . 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEHENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cr oss Stat e 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chick s 
 
: Broi le r s in Ge or gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thou s ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J une 14 : 15 ,0 29 14, 77 1 : 98 : -1 55 
 
- 420 : 12 , 160 12, 015 : 99 
 
June 21 : 14,28 8 14 , 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
- 189 : 12, 152 12,168 : 100 
 
J une 28 : 13 , 667 14 , 210 : 104 : - 51 
 
- 10 1 : 12,18 2 12 , 234 : 100 
 
July 5 : 14,500 15, 261 : 105 : -1 37 
 
+ 49 : 12 ,037 11 , 906 : 99 
 
July 12 : 14 , 257 14 ,8L18 : 104 : + 67 
 
- 431 : 11 ,486 11 , 410 : 99 
 
J uly 19 : 14 , 468 14, 635 : 101 : - 119 
 
- 46 : 10, 646 11 , 292 : 106 
 
Jul y 26 . 13, 842 14,093 : 102 : - 30 
 
- 154 : 11 ,383 11 ,805 : 104 
 
Aug. 2 : 13 , 629 Aug. 9 : 13 ,85 4 
 
14 , 144 : 104 : - 12 
14 , 022 : 101 : - 6 
 
- 448 : 11 , 328 - 180 : 11 ,395 
 
11 , 387 : 101 10,96 3 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14 , 028 14 , 204 : 10 1 : +130 
 
- 116 : 11 ,16 3 10, 304 : 92 
 
Aug . 23 : 13 , 654 13 , 757 : 101 : + 93 
 
-1 23 : 11 ,0 78 10, 509 : 95 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t c h of eg g t ype chi cks i n Ge or gia dur ing t he week e nde d August 23 was 995 , 000- - 62 percen t mo r e than t he pr evi ous we ek and 22 pe r c e nt mo r e t ha n the compar a ble week l as t year. An est imated 1 , 128 , 000 egg s for the pr oduct i on of egg typ e chicks were se t by Georgi a ha tche rie s, 12 pe r cent more than t he previo us week but 7 perc ent l es s tha n the compa r ab l e we ek las t ye ar . 
In the f i ve s t a t e s t hat a c c ounted f or a bou t 26 pe rce nt of t he ha t ch of all eg g type ch ic ks i n the U. S. i n 1979 , ha t c hings du ri ng t he we ek e nde d Augus t 23 wer e down 4 pe r c e nt an d se t t ings were down 9 pe rc en t f r om a ye ar a go . 
 
Heek Ende d 
Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 
 
Cal if  
1,0 62 780 
1,104 
 
EGG TY PE EGGS SET AND CH I CKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mi ss. : Oreg . Ha sh. 
 
Tot al : Total : Las t 
 
1980 : 1979* : Yea r 
 
EGGS SET 
 
( Thous ands) 
 
1 ,188 
 
292 
 
25 4 
 
152 
 
2 , 948 
 
2, 948 
 
100 
 
1, 004 
 
343 
 
117 
 
117 
 
2, 361 
 
3,006 
 
79 
 
1,1 28 
 
354 
 
208 
 
13 2 
 
2 , 926 
 
3, 219 
 
91 
 
% of year 
ag o 2:./ 
 
84 
 
93 
 
13.3 
 
87 
 
68 
 
91 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thousa nd s ) 
 
Aug. 9 : 
 
835 
 
858 
 
219 
 
211 
 
135 
 
2 , 258 
 
2,2 75 
 
99 
 
Aug . 16 : 
 
996 
 
6 15 
 
22 1 
 
2 11 
 
127 
 
2,1 70 
 
2,356 
 
92 
 
Aug. 23 : 
 
770 
 
995 
 
252 
 
144 
 
93 
 
2 , 254 
 
2,349 
 
96 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
66 
 
122 
 
14 2 
 
101 
 
207 
 
96 
 
l/ Include s eggs s et by hat cher i e s pr oduc ing chi ck s f or ha tchery supply f l ocks . 
 
week a s perc ent of same we ek l a s t year. *Rev i s e d . 
 
Published : Wee kl y 
A g r i c u lt u r a l S t a tisti cian and G e o r g i a De part m ent of Ag r ic u l t u re 
 
21 Current 
 
 STATE II 
 
BROILER TY PE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
\~e e k Ended 
 
% of 
 
We ek Ende d 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
ye ar 
 
Aug . 
 
Au g. 
 
Aug . 
 
9 
 
16 
 
23 
 
a~o 21 
 
9 
 
16 
 
23 
 
Thou s a nd s 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
% of ye ar a~o 2/ 
 
A l a b ama Ark ans a s Cali fo r ni a Delawa r e Flor i da 
 
: 13,0 84 : 15, 359 
3, 883 2, 869 2 , 415 
 
GEORG IA 
 
14 , 022 
 
Indiana Mai ne Mar yl a nd Hi s s is si ppi N. Caro l i na O r e g on Pe n n s y l v a n i a S. Ca ro l i na Tenne s s e e Texa s Vi r gi n ia 
\~as hi ng t on 
Hest Vi rgi ni a Tot a l 1980 (2 1 States ) 
 
569 1 , 810 
),055 5,780 10 , 396 
65 1 2, 849 
943 661 5 , 780 3 , 50 7 4 73 
31 
: 94, 120 
 
12, 904 15,44 8 
3 , 883 2, 827 2,5 43 
14 , 20/1 
483 1,8 30 6, 8 82 5 ,99 1 10 ,1 95 
620 2, 979 
90 8 67 6 5 ,8 73 3 , 52 7 39 1 
31 
94, 186 
 
13,540 
 
10 4 
 
15, 601 
 
92 
 
3 ,7 68 
 
96 
 
2 ,696 
 
96 
 
2, 647 
 
104 
 
13 , 757 
 
101 
 
545 
 
115 
 
1, 75 1 
 
84 
 
6,921 
 
10 1 
 
6, 257 
 
103 
 
10, 429 
 
10 7 
 
693 
 
103 
 
3,051 
 
105 
 
968 
 
94 
 
691 
 
10 6 
 
6 , 028 
 
100 
 
3, 540 
 
98 
 
447 
 
112 
 
3/ 
 
95 , 354 
 
100 
 
8 ,4 75 
 
8, 14 2 
 
8 , 92 2 
 
94 
 
11, 151 10,423 10,995 
 
77 
 
2,9 63 
 
3, 023 
 
3, 0 70 
 
107 
 
3 , 18 9 
 
2 ,921 
 
2, 937 
 
88 
 
1,724 
 
1 ,777 
 
1 , 448 
 
100 
 
10,963 10,304 10 , 509 
 
95 
 
315 
 
296 
 
296 
 
104 
 
1,476 
 
1, 445 
 
1, 482 
 
84 
 
4, 961 
 
4, 81 8 
 
4 , 864 
 
98 
 
4,895 
 
4, 427 
 
4, 797 
 
88 
 
8 , 13 5 
 
8,054 
 
7,929 
 
10 6 
 
381 
 
353 
 
35 5 
 
108 
 
2, 333 
 
2,2 77 
 
2, 167 
 
97 
 
80 0 
 
780 
 
794 
 
86 
 
1, 494 
 
1, 297 
 
1 , 191 
 
100 
 
3 , 78 7 
 
3 ,631 
 
3,690 
 
80 
 
2,5 07 
 
2 , 333 
 
2, 352 
 
92 
 
346 
 
321 
 
388 
 
101 
 
471 
 
514 
 
512 
 
100 
 
72 , 590 69 ,464 71 , 277 
 
92 
 
Total 1979* ( 21 St a te s ) 
 
: 96 , 710 
 
95 ,78 7 
 
95 , 522 
 
78 , 825 78,259 77 , 415 
 
% of Last Yea r : 
 
97 
 
98 
 
100 : 
 
: 
 
92 
 
89 
 
92 
 
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;;/3 &W EEKLY HATCHER 
 
Received 
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DOCUME NTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: September 3, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia JOb 13 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-3 6 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Plac ement of broiler chicks i n Georgia during the week ended August 30 was 11,185,000-6 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to t he Georgi a Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,178,000 broiler type eggs were set by Geor gia hat ch eries--3 percent more than the previous week and 5 percent more than the comparab le week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chi cks in 21 reporting States totaled 73,072,000--3 percent more than the previous week but 4 pe r cent les s tha n the co mparabl e we ek last yea r . Broiler t ype ha t ch ing e gg s set were 95,107,000-- slight ly l e ss than the pre v io us we ek but 4 percent more t ha n a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cros s Stat e 
 
Eggs Set }j 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers i n Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
He ek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
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: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
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Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J une 21 : 14 ,288 14,803 : 104 : - 28 
 
-189 : 12,15 2 12,168 : 100 
 
June 28 : 13 ,667 14,210 : 104 : - 51 
 
- 101 : 12,182 12,234 : 100 
 
July 5 : 14 , 500 15,261 : 105 : -137 
 
+ 49 : 12,037 11,906 : 99 
 
Jul y 12 : 14,257 14,848 : 104 : + 67 
 
-431 : 11 ,486 11,410 : 99 
 
Jul y 19 : 14,468 14,635 : 101 : -119 
 
- 46 : 10,646 11,292 : 106 
 
Jul y 26 : 13,842 14,093 : 102 : - 30 
 
- 154 : 11,383 11,805 : 104 
 
Aug. 2 : 13 , 629 Aug. 9 : 13,854 
 
14,144 : 104 : - 12 
14,1 28* : 102* : - 6 
 
- 448 : 11,328 -180 : 11,395 
 
11,387 : 101 10,963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14 ,028 14, 204 : 101 : +130 
 
-116 : 11 ,163 10 ,304 : 92 
 
Au g. 23 : 13,654 13,757 : 101 : + 93 
 
-123 : 11,078 10 ,509 : 95 
 
Aug. 30 : 13,493 14,178 : 105 : +121 
 
+247 : 11,128 11,185 : 101 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatc h of egg type chicks i n Ge orgia dur ing the week ended August 30 was 1,007,000--1 percent more than the previous week but 5 percent less than the comparable week last year. An es t i ma t ed 1 ,144,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks wer e set by Georgia hatcheries, 1 percent more than the previous week but 23 percent less than the comparable we ek last year . 
In the five states that accounted f or about 26 percent of the hat ch of all egg type ch i cks in the U. S. in 1979 , hatchings during the week ended Augu s t 30 were up 14 percent but settings were down 3 percent from a ye a r ago. 
 
Heek Ended 
Aug . 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 
 
Calif. 
780 1,104 1 ,388 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Hi s s . : Ore g . : Wash. 
 
Tot al : Total : Last 
 
1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousand s) 
 
1,004 
 
3 43 
 
117 
 
117 
 
2,361 
 
3,006 
 
79 
 
1,128 
 
354 
 
208 
 
132 
 
2,926 
 
3 , 219 
 
91 
 
1,144 
 
369 
 
248 
 
259 
 
3,408 
 
3,507 
 
97 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ago 'l:../ 
 
120 
 
77 
 
118 
 
83 
 
107 
 
97 
 
Aug. 16 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thousands) 
 
99 6 
 
615 
 
221 
 
2 11 
 
127 
 
2,170 
 
2,356 
 
92 
 
770 
 
995 
 
252 
 
144 
 
93 
 
2,254 
 
2,349 
 
96 
 
914 
 
1,007 
 
268 
 
20 1 
 
122 
 
2,512 
 
2,210 
 
114 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
119 
 
95 
 
147 
 
158 
 
172 
 
114 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by ha t cher i es pr oduc i ng ch i cks for hatcher y supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week l a st year . *Revi s e d . 
 
2/ Current 
 
Publ ished: Hee kl y. 
Agr icultural Statistician and Georgia Department of Ag ricu l tu re 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
: year : Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
16 
 
23 
 
Thousands 
 
30 
 
 : ag o 2/ : 16 
 
23 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
30 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 12,904 : 15,448 : 3,883 : 2,827 : 2,543 
 
13 , 540 15,591* 3,768 2,696 2 ,647 
 
13,551 15,516 
3 , 766 2 , 646 2, 593 
 
: 105 : 98 : 104 : 103 : 107 
 
: 8 , 142 : 10,423 : 3 , 023 : 2 , 921 : 1,777 
 
8,92 2 11 ,004* 3 , 0 70 2,937 
1,448 
 
9 ,214 11,454 3,101 3 ,405 
1 , 353 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
: 97 : 83 : 99 : 101 : 93 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14,20 4 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Ma i ne Ma r yl a nd 
 
..: 
 
Mississippi : 
 
N. Carolina : 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Tennesse e 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Washington 
 
: 
 
'vest Virginia : 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 Sta tes) : 
 
48 3 1,830 6 , 882 ' 5, 991 10,195 
620 2 , 979 
908 676 5,873 3,527 39 1 
3/ 
94,186 
 
13,7 57 
545 1 , 751 6 , 921 6, 25 7 10, 429 
693 3, 051 
968 69 1 6,0 28 3,540 447 
3/ 95 ,344* 
 
14 ,178 
589 1, 761 7,089 6 ,140 10, 437 
609 2 ,901 
943 679 5, 717 3,529 394 
3/ 95,107 
 
: 105 
: 
: 123 : 87 : 107 : 98 : 129 : 88 : 93 : 93 : 120 : 95 : 98 : 160 :: 104 
: 
 
: 10 , 304 
 
: 
 
: 
 
296 
 
: 1 , 445 
 
: 4 , 8 18 
 
: 4, 427 
 
: 8,054 
 
: 
 
353 
 
: 2 , 277 
 
: 
 
780 
 
: 1,297 
 
: 3, 631 
 
: 2 , 333 
 
: 
 
321 
 
: 
 
514 
 
: 69 ,4 64 
 
: 
 
10,509 
296 1,482 4, 864 4 , 797 7 , 9 29 
355 2, 167 
794 1,191 3 ,690 2, 352 
388 51 2 71,286 * 
 
11 , 185 : 101 
 
276 1, 453 4 , 400 4,987 7,800 
310 2, 237 
810 1,304 3, 825 2 , 398 
451 497 
73,072 
 
: 87 : 86 : 94 : 93 : 104 : 95 : 104 : 94 : 114 : 86 : 103 : 129 : 131 : 96 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 95,787 
: 
 
95,522 91, 678 : 
: 
 
 78,259 
: 
 
77, 415 
 
76,332 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
98 
 
100 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
89 
 
92 
 
96 : 
 
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DOCU M ENTS UGA LI BRARI ES 
 
Released: Se pt ember 10 , 1980 (Publicat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro p Repo rt i n g Service 
Steph ens Feder al Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia J 061 3 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-37 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pl a c ement of bro iler chicks i n Ge org ia during the week ende d Sep tembe r 6 was 11 ,189,000- sl i ghtly more than the pr evi ous week and 3 percent more tha n the compara bl e week last year , acco rd i ng to t he Georg ia Crop Repor t ing Servi ce . 
An es t ima t e d 13,855, 000 br oiler t yp e eggs wer e set by Georgi a hatche r ie s--2 percent l ess t han the previ ous week bu t 6 pe rce nt more t han the compa r a ble week a year ea r lier. 
Pla c ement of bro i ler chicks in 21 reporting Sta tes t otal ed 73, 401, 000--1 pe rc e nt more th a n t he prev i ous week but 2 per cen t less t ha n the c omparabl e we ek last ye a r. Broiler t ype ha t chi ng e ggs se t were 94, 112,000--1 pe rc ent l e s s t ha n t he previous week but 13 per c en t ,mor e t han a yea r a go. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACE}1ENTS 
 
Net Cr os s St a t e 
 
Eggs Se t ~/ 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
Chicks Pla c e d f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
Broil e rs in Georgia 
 
: % of 
 
% of 
 
"leek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye ar 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: a go 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Tho u s a n d s 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
June 21 : 14 ,288 14, 803 : 104 : - 28 
 
- 189 : 12 , 152 12 , 168 : 100 
 
June 28 : 13, 667 14, 210 : 104 : - 51 
 
- 10 1 : 12, 182 12 ,234 : 100 
 
Ju l y 5 : 14,500 15 ,2 61 : 105 : - 137 
 
+ 49 : 12 ,037 11,90 6 : 99 
 
Jul y 12 : 14,257 14, 84 8 : 104 : + 67 
 
-431 : 11, 486 11,41 0 : 99 
 
July 19 : 14,468 14, 635 : 101 : -11 9 
 
- 46 : 10 , 646 11,292 : 106 
 
J uly 26 : 13, 84 2 14,093 : 102 : - 30 
 
-154 : 11, 383 11 ,805 : 104 
 
Aug. 2 : 13,629 Aug. 9 : 13 , 854 
 
14, 144 : 104 : - 12 
14,1 28 : 102 : - 6 
 
-448 : 11,328 -180 : 11, 395 
 
11 ,387 : 101 10,963 : 96 
 
Aug . 16 : 14,0 28 14, 204 : 101 : +130 
 
-116 : 11, 163 10,304 : 92 
 
Aug . 23 : 13, 654 13 , 757 : 101 : + 93 
 
-1 23 : 11,07 8 10,5 09 : 95 
 
Aug . 30 : 13, 49 3 14,1 78 : 105 : +1 21 
 
+247 : 11,1 28 11 , 185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 13, 8 55 : 106 : -1 29 
 
- 68 : 10,859 11,189 : 103 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t yp e ch i cks in Ge orgia during t he we ek ende d Se pt ember 6 was 880, 000--13 pe r c e nt less than t he previou s week but 13 pe r ce nt more tha n the compara ble week last yea r. An e stimated 844 ,000 eggs for the product ion of egg t ype chicks were s e t by Georgia ha tc he r i e s , 26 pe r c ent less t han t he previous week a nd 36 percent les s than t he comparab l e week l ast year. 
In t he fi ve states that a c count e d for abo ut 26 percent of t he hatc h of all egg type ch i c ks in t he U. S. in 1979 , ha t ching s dur ing the week ended September 6 we r e down 13 percent and set ting s we r e down 6 pe rce nt fr om a ye a r ag o . 
 
Heek En d e d 
Aug . 23 Aug . 30 Sept . 6 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Cal if . 
 
Ga. 
 
Miss. : Or eg. : Hash. 
 
Tot a l : Total : Las t 
 
1980 : 1979* : Yea r 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,104 
 
1,1 28 
 
354 
 
208 
 
132 
 
2 , 926 
 
3,219 
 
91 
 
1,3 68* 1, 144 
 
369 
 
248 
 
259 
 
3,388* 
 
3,507 
 
97 
 
1,397 
 
8 44 
 
236 
 
148 
 
211 
 
2,8 36 
 
3,018 
 
94 
 
% of year 
 
ago 3/ 
 
155 
 
64 
 
63 
 
58 
 
122 
 
94 
 
Aug . 23 Aug. 30 Sep t. 6 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
77 0 
 
995 
 
25 2 
 
14 4 
 
93 
 
2,254 
 
2 , 349 
 
96 
 
914 
 
1, 007 
 
268 
 
20 1 
 
12 2 
 
2,512 
 
2, 210 
 
114 
 
6 17 
 
8 80 
 
298 
 
93 
 
93 
 
1 ,98 1 
 
2 , 272 
 
87 
 
% of year 
 
a go 2/ 
 
: 
 
58 
 
113 
 
146 
 
73 < 91 
 
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1/ Includes egg s set by ha t cher ie s pr oduc ing chicks f or ha tcher y su ppl y flocks . 
 
week as pe rce nt of same week la s t ye ar . *Revise d. 
 
2/ Curre nt 
 
Publis hed : We e kl y. 
A gr icultural S ta t i s t ician and G e org ia Oeparl men ' o f Agric ultur. 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
'veek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: Aug. 
 
Aug. 
 
Sep t . : ye ar : Aug . 
 
Aug. 
 
Sept. 
 
23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
: ago 2/ : 23 
 
30 
 
6 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Al a bama Arka nsa s Calif orni a Delaware Florida 
 
: 13 ,5 40 : 15,591 : 3,768 : 2 ,6 96 : 2 , 647 
 
13,55 1 15 , 516 3 ,77 1* 
2 , 646 2, 593 
 
13 , 866 15 ,5 47 
3 ,546 2 , 333 2 , 539 
 
: 128 : 111 : 108 : III : 118 
 
: 8 ,922 : 11 , 00 4 : 3 ,070 : 2, 93 7 : 1,448 
 
9 ,214 11 , 45 4 
3,091* 3, 405 1 ,353 
 
9,1 51 11,49 1 
3 ,0 98 3 , 2 04 1,724 
 
: 95 : 84 : 109 : 109 : 107 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 13 , 75 7 
 
14 ,1 78 
 
.. 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
545 
 
589 
 
Maine 
 
: 1 , 751 
 
1 , 76 1 
 
Ha r y l a nd 
 
: 6 , 92 1 ~ 0. 7,089 
 
His sis sip pi : 6,2 57 
 
6 ,1 40 
 
N. Ca rolina : 10 , 429 ' " 10 , 437 
 
Or eg on 
 
: 
 
693 
 
609 
 
Pennsylva n i a : 3, 05 1 
 
2, 90 1 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
968 
 
943 
 
Te nnes s e e 
 
: 
 
691 
 
679 
 
Texas 
 
: 6 , 02 8 
 
5 ,717 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3 ,540 ~ i 3, 529 
 
Has hi ngt on 
 
: 
 
447 
 
394 
 
Hest Vi r gi nia : 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 95 , 344 " 95 , 109* 
 
( 21 St ate s) : 
 
it 
 
Tot a l 1979* ( 21 States) 
 
: 95, 522 
: 
 
91, 678 
 
13 , 855 
538 1,6 79 6,581 6,228 10 ,5 16 
54 7 2,9 79 1,11 7 
602 5 , 56 3 3, 581 
33 3 3/ 
94 , 112 
83 ,20 1 
 
: 106 
: 
: III : 103 : 114 : 124 : 119 : 108 : 10 7 : 109 : 107 : 100 : 103 : 98 
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: 10 , 509 
 
: 
 
: 
 
296 
 
: 1 ,482 
 
: 4 ,864 
 
: 4, 797 
 
: 7 , 929 
 
: 
 
355 
 
: 2, 167 
 
: 
 
794 
 
: 1,1 91 
 
: 3 ,690 
 
: 2,352 
 
: 
 
388 
 
: 
 
512 
 
: 71 ,286 
 
: 
 
: 77 ,41 5 
: 
 
11 , 185 
276 1 ,4 53 4 ,400 4 , 98 7 7,800 
310 2,23 7 
8 10 1, 304 3 , 825 2 , 398 
451 49 7 73 , 000* 
76, 332 
 
11 , 189 
250 1 ,441 4 , 517 5 ,175 7 , 732 
251 2, 219 
768 1,243 3 , 932 2, 307 
433 46 2 73 , 40 1 
 
: 103 
: 
: 112 : 86 : 87 : 103 : 105 : 78 : 113 : 92 : 112 : 90 : 101 : 112 : 102 : 98 
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113 : 
 
: 
 
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96 
 
98 : 
 
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Receive d 
SEP 1 8 1980 
D OC U M E ~JT S 
UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: Sep t ember 17, 1980 ( Pub lication No . USPS 383-9 30) 
 
Georgia 
~ crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 0613 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-3 8 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Pl acemen t of br oil er chi cks i n Georgi a du r i ng the we ek en ded Se pt embe r 13 was 10,730, 000-4 per ce nt le ss t ha n t he previ ous week but 2 pe r ce nt more tha n the compa r a ble week la s t yea r , acc ording to t he Ge o rgia Cr op Re por t i ng Se r vi c e. 
An es tima t ed 13 , 669 ,000 br oil e r t ype eg gs we re se t by Georgia ha t ch e r i es- - 5 percent l es s than the pr evi ous we ek but 19 per ce nt mo r e t han the compa r a bl e we ek a ye a r e a rli e r . 
Pla c ement of bro i ler ch i ck s in 21 rep or t ing St at es t ot aled 73 , 458, 000--sl i gh tl y mor e t ha n the pr e vious we ek but 3 pe r ce n t l ess t ha n t he compa r a bl e we ek l a s t yea r. Br oiler t ype ha t chi ng e ggs s e t wer e 93 , 83 6 , 000-- 1 percent l e s s t ha n t he pr evi ous week bu t 12 per ce n t more t ha n a ye a r a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cr os s St ate 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed fo r 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Br oi l e r s i n Geo r gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
\ve ek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : ye a r 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th o u s a n ds 
 
: Thou sand s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J une 28 : 13 , 667 14, 210 : 104 : - 51 
 
-1 01 : 12 ,1 82 12, 234 : 100 
 
J ul y 5 : 14 , 500 15, 261 : 105 : - 137 
 
+ 49 : 12,037 11, 906 : 99 
 
J ul y 12 : 14, 257 14 ,848 : 10 4 : + 67 
 
- 431 : 11,486 11,410 : 99 
 
Jul y 19 : 14 , 468 14, 635 : 101 : -119 
 
- 46 : 10 , 646 11, 292 : 106 
 
Jul y 26 : 13, 842 14,093 : 102 : - 30 
 
-154 : 11,383 11,805 : 104 
 
Aug . 2 : 13 , 629 14 , 144 : 104 : - 12 
 
-448 : 11 , 328 11, 387 : 101 
 
Aug . 9 : 13, 854 14 ,1 28 : 102 : - 6 
 
-1 80 : 11 ,395 10 , 963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14, 028 14 , 204 : 101 : +130 
 
-116 : 11 , 163 10,304 : 92 
 
Aug. 23 : 13, 654 13 ,757 : 101 : + 93 
 
- 123 : 11,078 10, 509 : 95 
 
Aug . 30 : 13,49 3 14 ,17 8 : 105 : +1 21 
 
+247 : 11 , 128 11 , 185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13, 050 14,330* : 110* : -1 29 
 
- 68 : 10 , 859 11 ,1 89 : 103 
 
Sept. 13 : 11, 447 13,669 : 119 : -216 
 
- 82 : 10 , 499 10,730 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg t ype chicks in Geor gia during t he we ek ended Sep t embe r 13 wa s 747,0 00--15 per c e nt l ess tha n the pre vio us wee k and 11 perc ent l e s s than the compara ble week last year. An es timat ed 1 ,0 71,000 eggs fo r the pr oduction of egg t ype chick s we r e se t by Georgia hatcher i e s , 27 per c ent more tha n the pr evious week but 8 percen t l e s s than the comparable week l a st ye ar . 
In the f i ve s t at e s tha t accoun t e d for about 26 per cent of t he hatch of a ll egg t ype chick s i n t he U. S. in 1979, ha t chi ngs du r ing the week ende d Sept ember 13 wer e down 11 percent a nd s et t i ngs we re down 10 pe rcent f rom a ye a r a go . 
 
He ek End e d 
Aug . 30 Sept. 6 Sept.1 3 
 
Cali f. 
1,368 1 , 397 1,317 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ga. 
 
Mis s . : Oreg . Ha s h . 
 
Tot al : Total : La st 
 
1980 : 1979 * : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thous a nds ) 
 
1 , 144 
 
36 9 
 
248 
 
259 
 
3,388 
 
3,5 07 
 
97 
 
844 
 
236 
 
148 
 
211 
 
2, 83 6 
 
3,018 
 
94 
 
1, 071 
 
261 
 
137 
 
56 
 
2 , 842 
 
3,166 
 
90 
 
% of ye a r ago 2/ 
 
96 
 
92 
 
102 
 
47 
 
67 
 
90 
 
Aug . 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thou s a nds) 
 
914 
 
1,007 
 
268 
 
201 
 
12 2 
 
2 ,512 
 
2 , 210 
 
114 
 
6 17 
 
8 80 
 
298 
 
93 
 
93 
 
1 , 98 1 
 
2 ,2 72 
 
87 
 
846 
 
747 
 
28 6 
 
197 
 
96 
 
2 , 172 
 
2 , 431 
 
89 
 
% of year 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
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83 
 
89 
 
124 
 
105 
 
65 
 
89 
 
l/ Incl ude s egg s set by ha tche ri es pro duc i ng ch icks f o r hatche r y supply flocks. 
 
week a s perce nt of same week last ye ar.. *Revi sed. 
 
Publi s he d : He e kl y . 
Agricultural S t a t i sl i c l an a nd Georg ia Department of Agricul 'ure 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
:: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
Week Ended 
 
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Week Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Au g . 
 
Sept. 
 
S e p t . : year : Aug. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept.: year 
 
30 
 
6 
 
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30 
 
6 
 
13: ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Al a ba ma Ar ka n s a s California Delaware Fl o n ..da 
 
: 13 ,551 : 15 ,516 : 3 ,771 : 2, 64 6 : 2,593 
 
13 ,866 15,547 
3,5 41 * 2, 3 33 2 , 5 3 4* 
 
14, 208 16 , 172 
3. 676 .. 
2 ,626 
2,645 
 
: 124 : 115 : 100 : 97 : III 
 
: 9,21 4 : 11 ,45 4 : 3, 09 1 : 3,405 : 1, 35 3 
 
9,151 11,4 91 
3 , 09 6''< 3 ,204 1 , 725* 
 
9 ,578: 97 11 ,770: 86 
3,010: 90 3,140 : 93 1 ,815: 113 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
.... 
 
Indi a na 
 
: 
 
Mai n e 
 
: 
 
Ma ry l a n d 
 
: 
 
Mi s s i s s i p pi 
 
: 
 
N. Car olina 
 
: 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
Tenne s se e 
 
: 
 
Te xas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Hashington 
 
: 
 
'vest Virginia: 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
14, 178 
589 1,756 * 7 ,089 6 ,1 40 10 ,4 37 
609 2 ,901 
943 679 5,757 * 3 ,5 29 394 
3/ 95 ,144 * 
 
14 ,330* 
538 1,679 6 ,581 6,228 10 , 51 6 
5 47 2 , 979 1 ,116 ;< 
602 5,563 3 ,581 
33 3 3/ 
9 4,576 * 
 
13, 66 9 : .... 
44 9 : 1 ,388 : 6, 485 : 6, 042 : 10 ,226 : 
53 9 : 3 , 024 : 
955: 599 : 5, 648: 3, 264 : 373: 
3/ : 93 ,8 36 : 
: 
 
119 : .... 
103: 98 : 93 : 
10 4 : 114 : 106 : 130 : 112: 
92 : 107 : 105 : 113: 
-; 11 2 : 
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11,185 
276 1, 4 53 4,400 4,98 7 7, 800 
3 10 2,23 7 
8 10 1, 304 3 ,900* 2 , 398 
451 497 73,075* 
 
11,189 
250 1 , 4 41 4 ,5 17 5 ,175 7, 73 2 
251 2 , 2 19 
76 8 1, 243 3 , 9 32 2 , 307 
433 46 2 73 ,4 00* 
 
10,7 30 : 10 2 
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315: 109 1,398: 87 4 , 32 7 : 92 5,272: 100 7,761: 105 
239 : 64 2 ,2 90 : 112 
814 : 90 1 ,301: 115 3 , 977: 92 2,266: 96 
48 3 : 133 591: 159 73,45 8 : 97 
: 
 
Total 1979* ( 21 States) 
 
: 91 ,6 78 : 
 
83, 201 
 
84, 001: : 
 
: 76,332 : 
 
74 ,75 6 
 
75, 428: : 
 
% of Last Year: 
 
10 4 
 
114 
 
11 2 : 
 
: 
 
96 
 
98 
 
97 : 
 
1/ Lou i s i a n a and Misso ur i no t shown to a void di sclo su re of indivi d ua l op e ra tio n s bu t i nc l ud e d i n 
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Received SEP 2 5 1980 
 
Released: Sept embe r 24 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES ( Publ icat i on No. USPS 383- 930 ) 
 
Georgia 
- ., -Crop 
Re p o r t i n g Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 0613 Pho ne: (40 4) 546- 2236 
 
94 8 - 39 
 
BROIL ER TYPE 
 
Placement of br oil er chi cks in Geor gi a during the we ek ended Sep t embe r 20 was 11 ,264 , 000-5 perce nt mo re than the previou s week a nd 4 pe r c e nt more tha n t he compara ble week l ast ye a r , ac cording t o the Geor gi a Cr op Repo rti ng Se rvice. 
An e s t i mat e d 13 , 212 ,000 hr oil e r t ype eggs were se t by Georgi a ha tche r ies-- 3 perce nt less t han the pre vi ous week a nd 1 pe rcen t less t ha n the c ompar able week a yea r ear l i e r . 
Pl a cement of br oi le r ch i c ~s i n 21 re porti ng Sta t es t ota l e d 74 , 212 , 000- - 1 per cent more than t he pre vi ous we ek and 4 pe r cen t more t ha n the c omparable week l as t ye ar . Bro iler t ype ha tc hing e ggs set we r e 91,49 7 , 000- - 3 pe r ce nt les s t han the prev i ous week and 1 pe rce nt le s s than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CIlI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Se t 1./ 
 
Net Cros s Sta t e 
 
: 
 
Hove me nt 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl a ce d f o r 
 
of Chi c ks 
 
: Br oile r s in Geor gi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Heek 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ende d 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a nds 
 
: Thousa nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J uly 5 : 14 , 500 15 ,2 61 : 105 : -13 7 
 
+ 49 : 12 ,037 11 , 906 : 99 
 
J ul y 12 : 14,25 7 14 , 848 : 10'l : + 67 
 
-431 : 11 , 486 11 ,410 : 99 
 
J uly 19 : 14 , 468 14 ,63 5 : 101 : -11 9 
 
- '.6 : 10, 646 11 , 292 : 106 
 
Jul y 26 : 13 ,842 14,093 : 102 : - 30 
 
- 154 : 11 ,383 11, 805 : 104 
 
Aug. 2 : 13 ,6 29 Aug . 9 : 13 , 854 
 
14 ,144 : 104 : - 12 
14 , 128 : 102 : - 6 
 
-4 48 : 11 , 328 - 180 : 11 ,395 
 
11 , 387 : 10 1 10, 963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14 , 028 14 ,204 : 101 : +130 
 
- 116 : 11 ,1 63 10, 304 : 92 
 
Aug. 23 : 13 , 654 13 , 757 : 10 1 : + 93 
 
-1 23 : 11, 078 10 , 509 : 95 
 
Aug. 30 : 13 , 49 3 14 , 178 : 105 : +12 1 
 
+24 7 : 11,1 28 11 , 185 : 101 
 
Sep t . 6 : 13 , 050 14, 330 : 110 : -1 29 
 
- 68 : 10 , 859 11 , 189 : 103 
 
Se pt. 13 : 11 , 447 13 , 669 : 119 : -216 
 
- 82 : 10, 499 10, 730 : 102 
 
Sep t . 20 : 13 , 358 13,212 : 99 : + 51 
 
+ 81 : 10 , 824 11 ,264 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chi ck s in Ge or gi a during t he week ende d Sep t ember 20 was 89 6, 000--20 percent more t han t he previous week but 7 percen t l e ss t ha n t he co mparable week l as t year . An e st imated 963 , 000 eg gs f or t he production of e gg type ch i cks we r e set by Georgia ha tcheries, 10 pe r ce nt less than the pr evi ous week a nd 17 perce nt l es s t han t he c omparable we ek last year. 
In t he fi ve s ta te s t hat acc oun ted f or ab ou t 26 percent of t he hatch of al l egg type ch ick s i n the U. S. in 1979 , ha tch ings during t he week ended Se pt embe r 20 were up 5 pe r c e nt but se ttings wer e down 33 pe r cent fr om a ye a r ago . 
 
\ve ek Ended 
Sept. 6 Sept . 13 Se pt.2 0 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Ca lif  
 
Ga. 
 
Mis s. : Oreg . Ha s h . 
 
Tot a l : Total : La s t 
 
1980 : 197 9* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
1 , 397 
 
844 
 
236 
 
148 
 
211 
 
2, 836 
 
3 ,018 
 
94 
 
1,170* 1,071 
 
26 1 
 
137 
 
56 
 
2,695* 
 
3 ,16 6 
 
85* 
 
58 3 
 
963 
 
253 
 
135 
 
128 
 
2 ,062 
 
3,08 7 
 
67 
 
% of ye ar 
ago J:../ 
 
46 
 
83 
 
120 
 
46 
 
84 
 
67 
 
Sept . 6 : 
 
617 
 
880 
 
Sept. 13 : 
 
878* 
 
747 
 
Sept.20 : 1 ,0 77 
 
8 96 
 
CHI CKS I-lATCHED 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
298 
 
93 
 
93 
 
286 
 
197 
 
96 
 
30 2 
 
20 9 
 
203 
 
1 ,9 81 2 , 204* 2 , 687 
 
2 ,272 2 , 431 2 ,5 54 
 
87 
91* 105 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ : 
 
11 9 
 
93 
 
115 
 
87 
 
III 
 
105 
 
1/ Inc l udes eg gs se t by ha t ch erie s produci ng chi cks for ha tchery suppl y f locks . 
 
we ek as percent of same we ek l a st yea r . *Revise d . 
 
Published: Heekl y 
 
Ag r ic u ltura l S ta tistician a nd Georgi a Oepad ma"t o f Ag r icu l t ure 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
'veek Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ende d 
 
Se pt. 
 
Sept. 
 
Sep t. 
 
ye a r 
 
Sept. 
 
Sept . 
 
Sept. 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
a!20 2/ 
 
6 
 
13 
 
20 
 
Thous a nds 
 
Thousa nd s 
 
% of ye a r a!20 2/ 
 
Ala ba ma Arka nsa s Ca l i f orni a Del awa r e Flor i da 
 
13 , 866 
 
14 ,20 8 
 
12 , 411 
 
100 
 
9 , 15 1 
 
9, 578 
 
9 , 67 1 
 
102 
 
15,5 47 
 
16 ,1 66* 15 ,242 
 
98 
 
11 , 491 11 ,8 09* 12, 05 2 
 
99 
 
3,541 
 
3, 676 
 
4 , 0 16 
 
II I 
 
3, 096 
 
3 ,01 0 
 
3 ,0 11 
 
104 
 
2, 333 
 
2 ,6 26 
 
2 , 926 
 
104 
 
3 , 204 
 
3 , 140 
 
3 , 224 
 
118 
 
2, 534 
 
2 ,6 45 
 
2,367 
 
94 
 
1 , 725 
 
1,81 5 
 
1,655 
 
114 
 
GEORGI A 
 
14,330 
 
13 , 669 
 
13 , 2 12 
 
99 
 
11, 189 10 , 730 11,2 64 
 
10 4 
 
Indiana 
 
53 8 
 
449 
 
473 
 
95 
 
250 
 
315 
 
3 30 
 
120 
 
Ma i ne 
 
1 , 679 
 
1, 388 
 
1, 275 
 
66 
 
1,4 41 
 
1, 398 
 
1, 381 
 
84 
 
Mary l a nd 
 
6, 581 
 
6 , 748* 
 
7, 60 7 
 
113 
 
4, 517 
 
4 ,327 
 
4 , 486 
 
105 
 
Mi s si s s i ppi 
 
6 , 22 8 
 
6 , 042 
 
6 , 147 
 
100 
 
5 , 175 
 
5,272 
 
5, 127 
 
96 
 
N. Car ol ina 
 
10, 516 
 
10,226 
 
9 , 169 
 
92 
 
7 , 732 
 
7,761 
 
7 ,8 59 
 
13 1 
 
Ore go n 
 
547 
 
53 9 
 
545 
 
101 
 
25 1 
 
239 
 
262 
 
59 
 
Pen ns ylvania 
 
2, 9 79 
 
3, 024 
 
3 ,0 44 
 
10 8 
 
2, 219 
 
2, 290 
 
2, 148 
 
97 
 
S. Ca ro l i na 
 
1, 116 
 
955 
 
931 
 
89 
 
768 
 
814 
 
80 5 
 
92 
 
Ten nes se e 
 
602 
 
599 
 
691 
 
106 
 
1, 243 
 
1, 30 1 
 
1 , 281 
 
116 
 
Texa s 
 
5,56 3 
 
5,6 48 
 
5 ,7 30 
 
96 
 
3, 932 
 
3 ,977 
 
3 , 93 7 
 
88 
 
Virg in i a 
 
3,581 
 
3, 264 
 
3 , 154 
 
93 
 
2, 30 7 
 
2 , 266 
 
2 , 480 
 
106 
 
Ha s hi ng t on 
 
333 
 
373 
 
400 
 
93 
 
433 
 
483 
 
424 
 
196 
 
\ves t Vi r g i nia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
46 2 
 
591 
 
504 
 
150 
 
Total 1980 
 
94 , 576 
 
94, 09 3* 91 , 49 7 
 
99 
 
73, 400 73,5 21* 74,2 12 
 
10Li 
 
( 21 Stat es ) 
 
Tot al 1979* ( 21 State s) 
 
83 , 20 1 
 
84 ,00 1 
 
92 , 304 
 
74, 756 75 ,4 28 71,700 
 
% of Last Yea r : 
 
114 
 
112 
 
99 : 
 
: 
 
98 
 
97 
 
104 
 
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Received 
 
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OCT 031980 Stephens Federal Bldg. 
 
State LJ oc ~nlen t ? criodicals 
 
Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 06 13 
 
Released : Oct ober 1, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 3~~1~~::~~s Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-40 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks i n Georgia during t he week ended Sep t ember 27 was 11, 226 , 000-slightly less than the previous week bu t 13 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report i ng Servi ce . 
An estimated 14,422,000 broile r t ype eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--9 percent more than t he previous week and 8 pe r ce nt more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chi cks i n 21 repo rting States totaled 73,402,000--1 percent less than t he pr eviou s week but 13 pe r cent more than t he comparable week last yea r. Br oi l e r t ype ha tching eggs set were 98,405 ,000- -8 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross St a t e 
 
Week Ended 
July 12 July 19 July 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 
 
 
: 
: 
 
: 
 
: : 
 
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1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
 % of 
: year 
.  .  : ago 
 
Movement of Chicks 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
14,257 14,468 13,842 13,629 13,854 14,028 
 
14,848 14,635 14,093 14,144 14,128 14,204 
 
: 104 : 101 : 102 : 104 : 102 : 101 
 
 + 67 
 
 
 
-119 - 30 - 12 
-6 
+130 
 
- 431 - 46 -154 -448 - 180 -116 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
  
: 
 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 % of 
 
1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
: ago 
 
: Thousands 
: 
 
 
 
: 11,486 : 10,646 
 
11 ,410 : 99 
 
 11,292 
 
106 
 
: 11 ,383 11 ,805 : 104 
 
: 11 ,328 : 11,395 : 11 ,163 
 
11 ,387 
 
101 
 
 10,963 
 
96 
 
 10,304 
 
92 
 
Aug. 23 : 13,654 
 
 Aug. 30  Sept. 6 
 
13,493 13,050 
 
Sept. 13 : 11 , 447 
 
Sept. 20 : 13,358 
 
Sept. 27 : 13 ,380 
 
13,757 14,178 14,375* 13,669 13 ,212 14,422 
 
: 101 : 105 : 110 : 119 : 99 : 108 
 
: + 93 +121 : -129 
-216 
 + 51 
 + 12 
 
- 123 +247 - 68 - 82 + 81 + 21 
 
: 11 , 078 : 11,128 : 10,859 : 10 ,499 : 10,824 : 9,975 
 
10 ,509 11,185 11,189 10,730 11,264 11 ,226 
 
: 95 101 
 103 
 102 
: 104 
 113 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended September 27 was 699,000--22 percent less than the previous week and 25 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 981,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 2 percent more than the previous week but 16 percent less than t he comparable week last ye ar. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week end ed September 27 were down slightly and settings were down 20 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Sept. 13 Sept . 20 Sept. 27 
 
Calif. 
1,170 583 
1, 078 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
1,071 963 981 
 
Mis s . : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
261 
 
137 
 
253 
 
135 
 
213 
 
148 
 
Wash. 
56 128 106 
 
Total 1980 
2,695 2,062 2,526 
 
Total 
 1979* 
3,166 3 ,087 3,172 
 
% of 
.: Last Year 
85 67 80 
 
% of year 
ago !:../ 
 
80 
 
84 
 
73 
 
66 
 
73 
 
80 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Sep t . 13 
 
878 
 
747 
 
286 
 
197 
 
96 
 
2,204 
 
2,431 
 
91 
 
Sept. 20 
 
1,077 
 
896 
 
302 
 
209 
 
203 
 
2 ,687 
 
2,554 
 
105 
 
Sept . 27 
 
1,106 
 
699 
 
194 
 
118 
 
169 
 
2,286 
 
2,288 
 
100 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
155 
 
75 
 
67 
 
56 
 
121 
 
100 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same we ek last year. *Revised. 
 
2/ Current 
 
Agricultu ra l Statistic ian and G eorgi a Department of Agriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
. Sept. 
 
EGGS SET Week Ended 
Sept . 
 
Sept . 
 
: 
: % of : year 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
 Sept. 
 
Sept . 
 
: : % of Sep t . ! ye ar 
 
13 
 
20 Thousands 
 
27 
 
 : ago 2/ : 13 
 
20 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
. 27 : ago 2/ 
 
Al a bama Ar kansas Califo r nia Delaware Florida 
 
: 14, 208 : 16, 166 : 3 , 6 76 : 2 , 626 : 2 ,6 45 
 
12 , 411 15 , 242 4 ,0 16 2 , 926 
2, 405* 
 
14 , 058 16 , 368 
3 , 588 2,9 28 2 , 668 
 
: 114 : 102 : 104 : 105 : 10 7 
 
: 9 , 578 : 11 , 809 : 3, 0 10 : 3 ,1 40 : 1 , 815 
 
9 ,671 12 , 052 3 ,01l 3 ,2 24 
1, 655 
 
9,983: 125 11 , 936: 116 
2 , 853 : 110 2, 655: 96 1,522 : 114 
 
GEORGIA 
Indiana Maine Ma ryland Mississippi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Washington l-lest Virginia Total 1980 (21 St ates ) 
 
: 13, 669 
 
: 
 
: 449 
 
: 1 ,388 
 
: 6, 748 
 
: 6 , 042  
 
: 10, 226 
 
: 539 
 
: 3, 024 
 
: 955 
 
: 599 
 
: 5,648 
 
: 3 , 264 
 
: 373 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 94,093 
 
: 
 
13 , 212 
4 73 1, 275 7, 607 6 ,1 47 9,1 69 
540* 3, 044 
93 1 691 5 , 737* 3 , 154 400 
3/ 91,5 37* 
 
14 ,4 22 
56 3 1,716 7, 49 9 6 , 599 10, 670 
709 3 , 001 
996 691 6 , 020 3, 566 4 12 
3/ 98 , 405 
 
: 108 
: 
: 115 : 97 : 112 : 110 : 109 : 138 : 110 : 94 : 106 : 104 : 104 : 93 
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: 107 
: 
 
: 10 ,730 
 
: 
 
: 
 
315 
 
: 1,398 
 
: 4,3 27 
 
: 5,272 
 
: 7 , 761 
 
: 
 
239 
 
: 2, 290 
 
: 
 
814 
 
: 1,301 
 
: 3 , 977 
 
: 2,266 
 
: 
 
483 
 
: 591 
 
: 73 ,521 
 
: 
 
11 ,264 
330 1, 381 4 ,486 5 ,127 7, 859 
311 * 2,148 
805 1 , 281 3 ,937 2 , 480 
379* 504 74, 216* 
 
11 , 226: 113 
305 : 113 1 , 328 : 101 4,3 27 : 125 5 , 366: 121 8,011: 121 
309: 153 2,2 65: 116 
899: 102 1 ,22 4: 123 3,887 : 94 2 , 358: 99 
277: 84 429: 113 73 , 402 : 113 
: 
 
Total 197 9* (21 St a t e s ) 
 
: 84,001 
: 
 
92,304 
 
91,922 : 
: 
 
 75,428 
: 
 
71,700 
 
64,826: 
: 
 
% of Las t Year : 112 
 
99 
 
107 : 
 
: 
 
97 
 
104 
 
113: 
 
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W EEKLY HATCHER 
 
Received 
OCT 1 0 198U 
 
Released: October 8, 1980 
 
DOCU MENTS UGA LIBRARI ES 
(Publicat ion No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~ c ro P Report ing Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 306 13 Phone: (40 4) 546-2236 
 
948- 71 
 
BROI LER TYPE 
 
Pla ce men t of broi l e r ch i cks in Georgi a dur i ng t he week e nded Oct ob e r 4 was 10, 491 , 000- -7 
 
percen t les s t han t he previous week but 19 per cen t more t ha n the comparable week las t ye a r , 
 
ac cordin g t o t he Georgi a Crop Repor t i ng Servi ce . 
 
An es t i ma ted 14, 308,000 b ro iler t yp e eg gs were s et by Geor gia ha t che r i es - -1 per cent les s 
 
than t he pr evio us we ek but 10 percen t more t han t he comparab le week a yea r e arlie r . 
 
Pl a cement of b r oi l e r ch i cks in 21 report ing States t ot a l e d 73 ,4 43,000--sli ghtl y mo r e than 
 
t he p revio us week a nd 12 pe rcent mor e t han t he comparab l e week l as t ye ar. Br oi ler t ype hatch i n g 
 
e ggs s e t were 96, 280 ,00 0- - 2 per ce nt l ess than the p revious week bu t 9 pe r cent mor e t han a year 
 
a go . 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Eggs Set 1 / 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
Chicks Place d f or 
 
of Chicks 
 
Bro i l ers in Geo r gi a 
 
He ek Ended 
 
19 79 
 
19 80 
 
% of year: ago : 
 
19 79 
 
1980 : 1979 : 
 
19 80 
 
: % of : year : ago 
 
Thous ands 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
Jul y 19 J ul y 26 Aug. 2 Aug. 9 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 
Aug. 30 Sept . 6 Sept. 13 Sep t. 20 Se pt. 27 Oct. 4 
 
: 14,4 68 : 13, 842 : 13 , 629 : 13,854 : 14,028 : 13 ,654 : 13 , 493 : 13 ,050 : 11 , 447 : 13, 358 
: .13 , 380 : 12,950 
 
14 ,635 14,093 14, 144 14 ,1 28 14,204 13 ,757 14,178 14 ,375 13 ,6 69 13,2.1 2 14 , 422 14 ,308 
 
: 10 1 : : 102 : : 104 : : 102 : : 101 : : 101 : : 105 : : 110 : : 119 : : 99 : : 108 : : 110 : 
 
-119 - 30 - 12 
-6 
+.1 30 + 93 
+ 121 
-129 -216 
+ 51 + 12 
- 71 
 
- 46 : 10,646 -154 : 11 ,383 -448 : 11 ,328 -180 : 11 ,39 5 -116 : 11 , 163 -123 : 11 , 078 
+247 : 11,1 28 - 68 : 10,859 
- 82 : 10 ,499 
+ 81 : 10 , 824 + 30 : 9 , 975 
~197 : 8 ,846 
 
11,292 11,805 11 , 387 10,963 10,304 10 ,509 11,185 11 , 189 10,730 11 , 264 11,235* 10,491 
 
: 106 : 104 : 101 : 96 : 92 : 95 : 101 : 103 : 102 : 104 : 113 : 119 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha t ch of egg typ e chi cks in Georgia during the week ended October 4 was 835,000--19 pe rc ent more than t he previous week and 2 percent mor e than the comparable week last year. An es t imated 945,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheri es , 4 percent less than the previous week and 17 percent less than the comparab le week l as t year . 
In the five s t a t es that a c count ed for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg t ype chi cks in t he U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended October 4 were down 11 percent and s ettings were down 16 percent f rom a yea r ago. 
 
We ek Ende d 
Sept . 20 Sept. 27 Oct . 4 
 
Calif. 
58 3 1,078 1,073 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
963 98 1 945 
 
Miss. : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
253 
 
135 
 
213 
 
148 
 
233 
 
137 
 
Wash. 
128 106 159 
 
Total 1980 
2 ,06 2 2 , 526 2,547 
 
Total 
 1979* 
3 , 087 3,172 3,047 
 
i. of 
.: Las t Year 
67 80 84 
 
% of year 
ag o l:.../ 
 
79 
 
83 
 
71 
 
68 
 
530 
 
84 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
Sept. 20 
 
1, 077 
 
896 
 
302 
 
209 
 
203 
 
2, 687 
 
2,554 
 
105 
 
Sept . 27 
 
1 ,1 06 
 
699 
 
194 
 
118 
 
169 
 
2,286 
 
2,288 
 
100 
 
Oct. 4 
 
939 
 
835 
 
217 
 
123 
 
41 
 
2,155 
 
2,4 18 
 
89 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
87 
 
102 
 
95 
 
54 
 
65 
 
89 
 
1/ I nclude s eggs set by hatche r ies producing ch icks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
we ek as pe rcent of same week last year. *Revised. Pub l i shed: Week l y 
 
Agr i c u lt u r a l Stat i st i cian an d Georgia Department of A griculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
:: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
We e k Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of 
 
: Sept. 
 
Se p t. 
 
Oct. 
 
: yea r : Sept . 
 
Sep t. 
 
Oc t . : year 
 
20 
 
27 
 
4 
 
: ago 2/: 20 
 
27 
 
4 
 
: ago 2/ 
 
Tho usands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
Ala ba ma Arkansas California Delawa r e Fl orida 
 
: 12, 4 11 : 15,242 : 4 , 016 : 2,926 : 2 ,405 
 
14, 05 8 16 , 368 
3 , 588 2 , 928 2 , 6 68 
 
13, 566 15 ,835 
3 ,547 2, 81 0 2,65 4 
 
: 112 : 99 : 99 : 10 6 : 10 4 
 
: 9,6 71 : 12 ,052 : 3, 011 : 3 ,224 : 1,655 
 
9 ,983 11 , 936 
2 , 853 2, 6 55 1, 522 
 
10 , 10 0 : 122 12 , 88 1 : 123 
2 , 95 0 : 102 2 ,6 38 : 75 1 ,833: 119 
 
GEORG I A 
 
: 13 , 212 
 
India na 
 
: 
 
4 73 
 
Maine 
 
: 1 , 275 
 
Maryland 
 
: 7,6 07 
 
Mi ss i s sip pi 
 
: 6 , 14 7 
 
N. Carolina 
 
: 9 , 169 
 
Or e gon 
 
: 
 
540 
 
Pennsylvania : 3 ,0 44 
 
S. Ca roli na 
 
: 
 
931 
 
Te nne s s e e 
 
: 
 
69 1 
 
Texas 
 
: 5 ,737 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3 , 15 4 
 
Hashi ngton 
 
: 
 
400 
 
\-les t Virgini a : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 91, 537 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
: 
 
14 ,422 
563 1 , 716 7 ,4 99 6 ,599 10 , 6 70 
70 9 3 ,00 1 
996 69 1 6, 02 0 3 , 566 4 12 
3/ 98 ,405 
 
. 14 , 30 8 : 11 0 
554: III 1, 801 : 108 7,148 : 117 6, 47 3 : 11 1 10,601 : 121 
632 : 110 3, 0 5 2 : 115 1 , 00 3 : 95 
589 : 90 6, 01 9 : 109 3,354 : 97 
411 : 14 0 3/ : - 
96 , 280 : 10 9 : 
 
.: 11 ,2 64 
 
: 
 
3 30 
 
: 1,3 81 
 
: 4 ,486 
 
: 5,127 
 
: 7 ,8 59 
 
: 
 
3 11 
 
: 2, 148 
 
: 
 
805 
 
: 1 , 281 
 
: 3 ,937 
 
: 2 , 48 0 
 
: 
 
379 
 
: 
 
504 
 
: 74 , 2 16 
 
: 
 
11,235* 
305 1, 328 4,327 5, 36 6 8 ,011 
309 2 , 253* 
89 9 1 ,224 3, 887 2, 358 
2 77 4 29 73 ,399* 
 
.. 10 , 491 : 11 9 
237 : 92 1,132 : 105 4 ,9 99 : 12 1 5,2 94 : 107 7,64 0 : 11 4 
285 : 11 9 2, 241 : 145 
8 1 2 : 108 1,163 : 96 3,990: 98 2 ,20 7 : 101 
346 : 111 447: III 73 ,44 3 : 11 2 
: 
 
Total 1979* ( 21 State s) 
 
: 92,304 : 
 
9 1 , 92 2 
 
88,706 : : 
 
: 71 ,700 : 
 
64,826 
 
65,664 : : 
 
% o f Las t Year : 
 
99 
 
107 
 
10 9 : 
 
: 
 
10 4 
 
113 
 
11 2 : 
 
II Louisi ana a nd Missour i not shown to avoid disclosure of indivi dual op era tions but i n cluded i n 
 
2 1 State t otal . 2/ Cu r r e nt wee k as pe rcent of same we e k l a s t ye ar. 3/ I nc l ude d in Virginia . *Revi sed. 
 
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WEEKLY 
 
HATCHERY 
 
Rece ived Georgia 
 
~ OCT 1 7 1980 
 
c ro p 
Reporting Service 
 
Relea sed: October 15, 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS Stephens Federal Bldg, 
 
UGA LIBRARIES Suite 320 
 
Athens, Georgia 30& 13 
 
( Publication No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Phone: (404) 546-223& 
 
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BROI LER TYPE 
 
Placement of bro i le r chi cks in Georgia during the week ended Octobe r 11 was 10,142,000-3 pe rcent l e ss than the previous week and 2 perce nt l es s t han t he comparable week l~st year, according to t he Georgia Cr op Rep or t i ng Se rvi ce. 
An est i mated 14 ,01 5 , 000 br oile r ty pe eggs were se t by Geo rg i a hatche ries--2 percent le s s t han t he previou s week but 9 pe r cent more t han the compa r a ble week a ye ar ear lier. 
Pla cement of broi le r chi cks in 21 r ep ort i ng Sta tes t otaled 71,2 63 ,000--3 pe rcent less than t he pr evi ous week a nd 2 per ce nt l e s s t ha n the compar a ble week last year. Broiler type ha tch i ng eggs s e t were 92,411 , 000- -4 perce nt l e ss than the previous week but 19 pe rce nt more t han a year ag o. 
 
GEORG I A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEME NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cros s Sta te 
 
: 
 
Movemen t 
 
: 
 
Chicks Pl a ced for 
 
Week Ended 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: Broilers in Ge or gia 
 
: : 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Tho u s a nds 
 
% of : 
 
 : year 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thous ands 
 
: 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
.: Thousands 
 
 % of 
: year 
 ago 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
J ul y 26 : 13 ,842 Aug. 2 : 13,6 29 Aug . 9 : 13, 854 
 
14 , 093 : 102 : - 30 14,144 : 104 : - 12 
14 ,12 8 : 102 : - 6 
 
-154 - 448 -1 80 
 
: 11 ,383 : 11 ,3 28 : 11 ,395 
 
11,805 : 104 
 
 11 ,387 
 
101 
 
10,963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14 ,0 28 14, 204 : 101 : +130 
 
-11 6 : 11, 163 10,304 : 92 
 
Aug. 23 : 13 ,65 4 13,757 : 101 : + 93 
 
- 123 : 11 , 078 10,509 : 95 
 
Aug. 30 : 13 , 493 14,1 78 : 105 : +121 
 
+247 : 11,1 28 11 , 185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 14 , 375 : 110 : -1 29 
 
- 68 : 10 ,859 11,189 : 103 
 
Sept. 13 : 11 , 447 13,669 : 119 : -216 
 
- 82 : 10 ,4 99 10,730 : 102 
 
Sept . 20 : 13, 358 13,2 12 : 99 : + 51 
 
+ 81 : 10,824 11,264 : 104 
 
Sept . 27 : 13,380 1LI ,422 : 108 : + 12 
 
+ 30 : 9 ,9 75 11, 235 : 113 
 
Oct . 4 : 12,9 50 
 
 Oct. 11 
 
12,907 
 
.' 14,308 : 110 : - 71 
 
14,015 : 109 
 
- 97 
 
- 197 : 8,846 -219 : 10,372 
 
10,491 : 119 10,142 : 98 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks i n Georgia during the week e nde d Oc t obe r 11 was 842 ,000--1 percent more than t he previous week but 9 perce nt les s than the comparable week last year. An estima t ed 510 , 000 eggs for t he pr oduc t i on of egg t ype chicks were set by Georgia hatche r i e s, 46 per cent les s than the previous week and 53 percent l e s s than the comparable week las t ye a r . 
In t he fi ve s ta t es t ha t accounted f or a bout 26 percent of the hat ch of all egg type chicks in t he U. S. in 1979 , hat ch ings during t he week ended October 11 were down 27 percent and se t ti ngs wer e down 18 percen t f r om a yea r ag o. 
 
. EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHI CKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Week Ende d 
 
 . Calif  
 
Ga. 
 
 
 
. . Mi s s. : Oreg . : Wash . : -EGGS SET 
 
: Total : Total : 1980 : 1979* 
 
: Last : Year 
 
(Thousands ) 
 
Sep t. 27 
 
1,078 
 
981 
 
213 
 
148 
 
106 
 
2 ,5 26 
 
3,172 
 
80 
 
Oct. 4 
 
1,073 
 
945 
 
233 
 
137 
 
159 
 
2 , 547 
 
3,047 
 
84 
 
Oct. 11 
 
957 
 
510 
 
298 
 
155 
 
62 
 
1 , 982 
 
2,408 
 
82 
 
% of yea r 
 
ago !:../ 
 
160 
 
47 
 
87 
 
76 
 
35 
 
82 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Th ousands ) 
 
Sept. 27 
 
1, 106 
 
69 9 
 
194 
 
118 
 
169 
 
2,286 
 
2, 288 
 
100 
 
Oct . 4 
 
939 
 
835 
 
217 
 
123 
 
41 
 
2 ,155 
 
2, 418 
 
89 
 
Oc t . 11 
 
537 
 
8 42 
 
205 
 
112 
 
97 
 
1, 793 
 
2, 464 
 
73 
 
% of ye a r 
 
a go 2/ 
 
: 
 
54 
 
91 
 
107 
 
49 
 
75 
 
73 
 
l/ I nclude s eggs se t by hat cheri es pr oduci ng ch icks f or hatche r y s up pl y f l ocks . 
 
we ek a s pe r cent of s ame week l a st year. *Revis ed. 
 
J'] Current 
 
Published : Weekly. 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: Se pt . 
 
Oc t . 
 
Oct. 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
 : % of 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: year : Sept . 
 
Oct . 
 
Oct . 
 
27 
 
4 
 
11 
 
: ago 2/ : 27 
 
4 
 
11 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: : % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Alabama Ar kansa s Cal i f o rn i a Delaware Flo rida 
 
: 14,058 : 16 , 368 : 3 ,5 88 : 2 , 928 : 2,668 
 
13,56 6 15 , 835 
3, 547 2, 810 2,6 54 
 
13, 297 14 , 830 
3,696 2 , 618 2 , 467 
 
: 147 : 111 : 120 : 119 : 107 
 
: 9 , 98 3 : 11,936 : 2, 853 : 2,655 : 1,522 
 
10 ,1 00 12,88 1 
2,950 2,638 1 ,8 33 
 
8, 500 12 ,2 24 3,231 
3 ,361 1,7 06 
 
: 93 : 10 7 : III : 93 : 109 
 
GE ORGIA 
 
: 14, 422 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
56 3 
 
Maine 
 
: 1 , 740* 
 
Mary l and 
 
: 7 ,4 99 
 
Mi s si ss ip pi : ' 6 , 599 
 
N. Carolina : 10,670 
 
Or e g o n 
 
: 
 
70 9 
 
Pe nnsyl va nia : 3,001 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
99 6 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
691 
 
Texa s 
 
: 6 ,066* 
 
Vi r gi n i a 
 
: 3, 566 
 
Hashington 
 
: 
 
41 2 
 
Hes t Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 98,4 75* 
 
(21 States) : 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 91, 922 
: 
 
14 ,30 8 
554 1,801 7, 148 6,4 73 10 ,60 1 
6 32 3, 052 1, 003 
58 9 6 , 0 19 3 ,3 54 
4 11 3/ 
96, 280 
88 , 706 
 
14 ,015 
466 1 , 817 6 , 147 6 ,201 10 , 0 14 
726 3 ,1 28 
906 691 5, 77 1 3,501 388 
3/ 92 , 411 
77 , 716 
 
: 109 
: 
: 107 : 121 : 107 : 128 : 126 : 145 : 120 : 100 : 129 : 122 : 109 : 121 
:- 
: 119 
: 
: : 
 
: 11 , 235 10,491 
 
: 
 
: 
 
305 
 
237 
 
: 1,328 
 
1, 132 
 
: 4 ,3 27 
 
4 , 99 9 
 
: 5,366 
 
5 ,294 
 
: 8,0 11 
 
7,640 
 
: 
 
309 
 
285 
 
: 2,2 53 
 
2, 241 
 
: 
 
899 
 
812 
 
: 1 , 224 
 
1,163 
 
: 3 , 931>'< 3 , 990 
 
: 2 , 358 
 
2, 207 
 
: 
 
277 
 
346 
 
: 
 
429 
 
44 7 
 
: 73 , 443* 73, 443 
 
: 
 
 64, 826 
: 
 
65, 664 
 
10 ,1 42 : 98 
 
266 1, 038 5,132 5,220 6 ,965 
330 2, 164 
802 1 , 217 4, 04 7 2, 164 
318 440 71,263 
 
: 92 : 70 : 104 : 99 : 93 : 139 : 114 : 90 : 99 : 95 : 92 : 80 : 152 : 98 
: 
 
72 , 614 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
107 
 
109 
 
119 : 
 
: 
 
113 
 
11 2 
 
98 : 
 
1/ Louisiana and Missouri not shown to avoid disclosure of individual operations but included in 
 
21 State total. 2/ Current week as percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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H ~ GEORGIA t/5 W EEKLY TC 
 
Received 
OCT 23 1980 
 
Released: Octobe r 22 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
(Publi cation No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia - _0> Cro p 
Reporting Se rvice 
Stephens Feder al Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Geo rgia J 06 1 J Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948- 43 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placeme nt of br oile r chi cks in Georg ia d1lring the week en ded Oct obe r 18 was 11 ,185,000-10 percen t mo r e t han the previ ous week and 4 pe rcent more tha n the compa r able week la s t yea r , ac cording to the Georgia Cro p Reporti ng Service. 
An est imated 12 ,563,000 br oi l e r t yp e eg gs were set by Georgia hat che r ies--1 0 perce nt le ss t ha n t he previ ous week but 10 per ce nt more t han the c omparab l e week a year ea r l i e r. 
Pl acement of bro i l er ch i cks i n 21 r e port i ng States t ota l ed 76, 602 , 000-- 7 percent more t han the previ.ous week a nd 5 pe r ce nt more tha n the compa rable week l a st yea r . Bro i l er. type hatchi ng e ggs s e t we r e 82 ,5 92,000-- 11 perce nt l e s s t han the pr e vi ous week but 5 pe rce nt more tha n a ye ar ago . 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
Net Cr oss Sta t e 
 
 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
of Chi cks 
 
: 
 
Chi cks Pl ace d f or Br oi l e rs i n Georgi a 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : yea r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Aug. 2 : 13 , 629 Aug . 9 : 13 , 854 
 
14,1 44 : 104 : - 12 
14,128 : 102 : - 6 
 
-448 : 11, 328 - 180 : 11, 395 
 
11 ,38 7 : 101 10 , 963 : 96 
 
Aug. 16 : 14,0 28 14 , 204 : 101 : +130 
 
- 116 : 11,16 3 10 , 304 : 92 
 
Aug. 23 : 13 ,654 13 , 757 : 101 : + 93 
 
- 123 : 11 ,078 10 ,5 09 : 95 
 
Aug. 30 : 13 ,49 3 14,1 78 : 105 : +121 
 
+247 : 11 ,128 11 , 185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 14,3 75 : 110 : - 129 
 
- 68 : 10 , 859 11 ,1 89 : 103 
 
Sep t . 13 : 11 ,447 13,669 : 119 : -21 6 
 
- 82 : 10 ,4 99 10 , 730 : 102 
 
Sep t. 20 : 13 , 358 13, 212 : 99 : + 51 
 
+ 8 1 : 10 ,8 24 11 , 264 : 104 
 
Sept. 27 : 13 ,380 Oc t . 4 : 12 , 950 
 
14,42 2 : 108 : + 12 14 , 308 : 110 : - 71 
 
+ 30 : 9 , 975 - 197 : 8 , 846 
 
. 11 , 235 : 113 
 
10, 491 
 
119 
 
Oct . 11 : 12,9 07 Oct. 18 : 11 , 404 
 
14,01 5 : 109 : - 97 
 
 12 , 563 : 110 
 
- 80 
 
- 219 : 10, 372 -16 4 : 10,726 
 
10 , 142 : 98 11 ,185 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type ch i cks i n Geor gi a during the week e nde d Oct ober 18 wa s 707, 000- - 16 per cent less than t he pr ev i ous week an d 26 perce nt l ess than the co mpara ble week last yea r . An e stima ted 638 , 000 eggs for the produc tion of egg type chicks were s e t by Georgia ha t cheries, 25 percent more tha n t he previ ous week but 40 pe rcent le ss than t he c omparable week last year. 
In the fi ve s t a te s that ac counte d fo r abou t 26 pe r cent of t he ha t ch of al l egg type chi cks i n the U. S. in 1979, hat chings dur ing the week ende d Oct ober 18 wer e down 22 percent and settings wer e down 12 perce nt f r om a ye ar ago. 
 
We e k Ended 
Oct . 4 Oct . 11 Oct . 18 
 
. Calif. 
 
1, 073 95 7 
1,058 
 
. . . EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
. Ga. 
_ .I 
 
.; Mis s . ; Oreg . . 
 
 
 
 
 
EGGS SET 
 
; Was h . 
. 
 
 
Total 
. 1980 
_---"'- 
 
( Thous ands) 
 
945 
 
233 
 
137 
 
159 
 
2 , 547 
 
510 
 
298 
 
155 
 
62 
 
1 ,98 2 
 
638 
 
258 
 
148 
 
72 
 
2 ,17 Lf 
 
.: Tot al 1979* 
3, 047 2 , 408 2,461 
 
. 
: 
 
% of Last 
 
Year 
 
84 82 88 
 
% of year 
 
ag o J:./ 
 
139 
 
60 
 
105 
 
60 
 
51 
 
88 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousa nds) 
 
Oc t . 4 
 
939 
 
835 
 
217 
 
123 
 
41 
 
2, 155 
 
2,418 
 
89 
 
Oct . 11 
 
537 
 
842 
 
205 
 
112 
 
97 
 
1, 793 
 
2 , 464 
 
73 
 
Oc t . 18 
 
872 
 
70 7 
 
178 
 
13 1 
 
83 
 
1 , 971 
 
2,533 
 
78 
 
% of year : 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
85 
 
74 
 
68 
 
70 
 
72 
 
78 
 
l / Includ es egg s s e t by ha tcheries pr oduci ng chicks f or hatche r y supply flo cks . 
 
we ek a s perc ent of same week last yea r . *Revi sed. 
 
Published : We ekly. 
A g r i c u lt u r a l S la li ~ lj c ID " CIIn 
 
G eo fV ia Oepart",en t 01 Av rlc uftu r. 
 
2/ Cur re nt 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCI AL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: Oc t. 
 
Oct . 
 
Oc t . 
 
: year : Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
4 
 
11 Thous a nds 
 
18 
 
. .  : ago 2/ : 
 
4 
 
11 
 
Thousands 
 
18 
 
: :% of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
 
Al a bama Arkansas Ca l i f or nia Del awa r e Flor i da 
 
: 13, 566 : 15, 835 : 3, 547 : 2,8 10 : 2 , 654 
 
13 ,29 7 14 , 830 
3 ,696 2 , 618 2 , 467 
 
10 ,349 13 , 4 8 2 
3 , 609 2,4 34 2 ,386 
 
: 93 : 105 : 110 : 112 : 110 
 
: 10 , 100 : 12 , 881 : 2,950 : 2, 638 : 1,833 
 
8 ,500 12 ,22 4 
3 ,231 3 ,361 1,706 
 
9, 984 12 , 904 
2 ,870 3 ,06 0 1,97 9 
 
: 109 : 106 : 103 : 87 : 125 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14 ,30 8 
 
: 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
55 4 
 
Main e 
 
: 1,801 
 
Maryland 
 
: 7,14 8 
 
Mis siss ip pi : , 6 , 4 73 
 
N. Car ol ina : 10 ,601 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
632 
 
Pennsylvania : 3, 052 
 
S. Car olina : 1,00 3 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
58 9 
 
Texas 
 
: 6 , 0 19 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,354 
 
\.J'a shington 
 
: 
 
411 
 
\-les t Virgini a : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 96 ,280 
 
(21 Sta t es ) : 
 
Total 1979 * ( 21 St a t es ) 
 
: 88, 706 
: 
 
14 , 01 5 
466 1 , 817 6, 147 6, 201 10 , 01 4 
726 
3 , 1 4 0~< 
906 69 1 5 ,771 3 ,5 01 388 
3/ 92, 423 * 
77,716 
 
12 , 563 
448 1, 559 6 ,624 5, 711 8 , 619 
64 6 2, 836 
553 632 5, 208 3,098 321 
3/ 82, 592 
78,3 06 
 
: 110 
: 
: 103 : 98 : 109 : 121 : 10 1 : 113 : 116 : 129 : 118 : 107 : 110 : 93 
:- 
: 105 
: 
: : 
 
: 10 , 491 
 
: 
 
: 
 
237 
 
: 1 , 132 
 
: 4,999 
 
: 5 , 294 
 
: 7, 640 
 
: 
 
285 
 
: 2,24 1 
 
: 
 
8 12 
 
: 1,163 
 
: 3,990 
 
: 2 , 20 7 
 
: 
 
346 
 
: 
 
447 
 
: 73, 443 
 
: 
 
 65,664 
: 
 
10 , 142 
266 1,038 5 ,1 32 5,220 6,965 
330 2,164 
802 1,217 4,047 2,164 
318 440 71,263 
72,614 
 
11, 185 : 104 
 
340 1,465 5 , 147 5,484 8, 236 
366 2,229 
847 1,319 4 ,183 2 ,350 
397 433 76, 602 
 
: 122 : 100 : 117 : 104 : 111 : 107 : 117 : 93 : 108 : 101 : 105 : 143 : 110 
: 10 5 
: 
 
72,996 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
109 
 
119 
 
105 : 
 
: 
 
112 
 
98 
 
105 : 
 
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Rec eived NOV 03 1980 
 
Released: October 29, 1980 
 
DOCU:1'1:::~~T S UGP. L! 8 r~ A: m:: S 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 061] Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-44 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 25 was 11,070,000-1 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Service. 
An estimated 13,769,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--10 percent more than the previous week and 9 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 76,203,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 8 percent mo r e than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 92,932,000--12 percent more than the previous week and 7 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
Week Ended 
 
 1979 
: 
 
1980 
 
: % of : : year : : ago : 
 
of Chicks 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
.: Broilers in Georgia : i. of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
: 
 
.: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
Aug. 9 : 13,854 
 
 Aug. 16 
 
14,028 
 
Aug. 23 : 13,654 
 
14,128 : 102 : - 6 
14,204 : 101 : +130 
13,757 : 101 : + 93 
 
-180 -116 -123 
 
: 11,395 : 11,163 : 11 ,078 
 
10,963 : 96 
 
 10,304 
 
92 
 
10,509 : 95 
 
Aug. 30 : 13,493 14,178 : 105 : +121 
 
+247 : 11,128 11,185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 14,375 : 110 : -129 
 
- 68 : 10,859 11,189 : 103 
 
Sept. 13 : 11 ,447 
 
Sept. 20 
 Sept. 27 
 
13,358 13,380 
 
Oct. 4 : 12,950 
 
 Oct. 11 
 
12,907 
 
Oct. 18 : 11 ,404 
 
 Oct. 25 
 
12,575 
 
13 ,669 : 119 : - 216 13,212 : 99 : + 51 14,422 : 108 : + 12 14,308 : 110 : - 71 14,015 : 109 : - 97 12,563 : 110 : - 80 13,769 : 109 : +141 
 
- 82 + 81 + 30 -197 -219 -164 -124 ' 
 
: 10,499 : 10,824 : 9,975 : 8,846 : 10,372 : 10,726 : 10,473 
 
10,730 11,264 11,235 10 ,491 10,142 11 , 185 11 ,070 
 
: 102 : 104 : 113 
 119 
: 98 : 104 : 106 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended October 25 was 664,000--6 percent less than the previous week and 14 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 836,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 31 percent more than the previous week but 19 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended October 25 were down 13 percent and settings were down 11 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 
 
Calif. 
957 1,058 1,217 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
510 638 836 
 
Miss. : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
298 
 
155 
 
258 
 
148 
 
264 
 
165 
 
Wash. 
62 
72 
179 
 
Total 1980 
1,982 2,174 2,661 
 
Total 
 1979* 
2,408 2,461 3,001 
 
.. % of Last : Year 
82 88 89 
 
% of year 
ago l:../ 
 
98 
 
81 
 
85 
 
61 
 
118 
 
89 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Oct. 11 
 
537 
 
842 
 
205 
 
112 
 
97 
 
1,793 
 
2,464 
 
73 
 
Oct. 18 
 
872 
 
707 
 
178 
 
131 
 
83 
 
1,971 
 
2,533 
 
78 
 
Oct. 25 
 
850 
 
664 
 
196 
 
113 
 
132 
 
1,955 
 
2,259 
 
87 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
84 
 
86 
 
68 
 
66 
 
574 
 
87 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.T1 Current 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
- 
 
Published: Weekly. 
&_. : ... 11...... 1 Stat i,tic ian and Georaia O.aartmen' of AQriculture 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
. Oct. 
 
toleek Ended Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: year : Oct. 
 
Oct . 
 
Oct. 
 
11 
 
18 
 
25 
 
: ago 2/ : 11 
 
18 
 
25 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,297 : 14,830 : 3,696 : 2,618 : 2,467 
 
10,349 13,482 3,585* 
2,434 2,370 * 
 
12,773 15,428 
3,970 2,815 2,444 
 
: 108 : 105 : 109 : 104 : 110 
 
: 8,500 : 12,224 : 3,231 : 3,361 : 1,706 
 
9,984 12,904 
2,913* 3,060 1,979 
 
9,994 12,692 
2,796 2,782 1,841 
 
: 
: % of : year : ago 2/ 
: 
. 112 
: 103 : 97 : 85 : 118 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14,015 
 
12,563 
 
13,769 : 109 : 10,142 11 , 185 11 ,070 : 106 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
466 
 
Maine 
 
: 1,817 
 
Maryland 
 
: 6,147 
 
Mississippi : 6,201 
 
N. Carolina : 10,014 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
726 
 
Pennsylvania : 3,140 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
906 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
691 
 
Texas 
 
: 5,771 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,501 
 
Hashington 
 
: 
 
388 
 
Hest Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 92,423 
 
(21 States) : 
 
448 1,559 6,624 5,711 8,619 
646 2,836 
553 632 5,208 3,098 321 
3/ 
82,730* 
 
437 1,814 6,928 6,569 9,910 
694 2 , 760 
553 691 6,082 2,716 410 
3/ 
92,932 
 
: 102 : 105 : 107 : 115 : 103 : 124 : 99 : 81 : 111 : 111 : 94 : 97 
:- 
: 107 
: 
 
: 
 
266 
 
: 1, 038 
 
: 5,132 
 
: 5,220 
 
: 6,965 
 
: 
 
330 
 
: 2,164 
 
: 
 
802 
 
: 1,217 
 
: 4,047 
 
: 2,164 
 
: 
 
318 
 
: 
 
440 
 
: 71 ,263 
 
: 
 
340 1,465 5,147 5,484 8,236 
366 2,233* 
847 1,319 4,183 2,350 
39 7 433 
76,658* 
 
362 1,462 5,268 5,649 8,050 
329 2,148 
848 1,253 4,238 2,312 
375 542 
76,203 
 
: 119 : 105 : 128 : 110 : 122 
: 97 : 110 : 93 : 108 : 108 : 98 : 130 : 123 
: 108 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 77,716 
: 
 
78,306 
 
87,149 : 
: 
 
 72,614 
: 
 
72,996 
 
70,841 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
119 
 
106 * 
 
107 : 
 
: 
 
98 
 
105 
 
108 : 
 
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iw/%WEEKLY HATCHERY 
 
Rece ived 
NOV 06 1980 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
 
Released: November 5, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Geo rgia 
~crop Report ing Servic e 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 0&1 J 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-45 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 1 was 10,715,000-3 percent less than the previous week but 13 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 15,083,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--10 percent more than the previous week and 16 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 73,312,000--4 percent less than the previous week but 21 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 100,158,000--8 percent more than the previous week and 11 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
% of : : year : 
 
of Chicks 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
 
 
 % of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
Aug. 16 
 Aug. 23 
 
14,028 13,654 
 
Aug. 30 : 13,493 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 
 
 Sept. 13 
 
11 ,447 
 
Sept. 20 : 13,358 
 
Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 
 
: 13,380 12,950 
 12,907 
 
Oct. 18 : 11,404 
 
 Oct. 25 
 
12,575 
 
Nov. 1 : 13,041 
 
1 4 , 2 04 13,757 14,178 14,375 13,669 13 , 212 14,422 14,308 14,115* 12,563 13,769 15,083 
 
: 
 
: 101 
 
: 101 
 
: 105 
 
: 110 
 
: 119 
 
: 99 
 
: 108 
 
: 110 
 
: 109 
 
: 110 
 
: 109 
 
: 116 __ _ . 
 
._ .- 
 
: 
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 +141 
: + 57 
 
-116 -123 +247 - 68 - 82 + 81 + 30 -197 -219 -164 -124 - 94 
 
: 
: 11,163 : 11 ,078 : 11,128 : 10,859 : 10,499 : 10,824 : 9,975 
 8,846 
: 10,372 : 10,726 : 10,473 : 9,515 
 
10,304 10,509 11 , 185 11,189 10,730 11,264 11,235 10,491 10,142 11 , 185 11 ,070 10,715 
 
: 92 : 95 
 101 
: 103 : 102 
 104 
: 113 
 119 
: 98 
 104 
 106 
: 113 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georg ia during the week ended November 1 was 465,000--30 percent less than the previous week a nd 46 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 561,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 33 percent less than the previous week a nd 32 percent less than the comparable week 
last year. In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type 
chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended November 1 were down 14 percent but settings were up slightly f rom a year ago . 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Week Ended 
 
. : Calif. : Ga. 
: 
 
. Miss. : Oreg. 
 
: 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: Wash. 
: 
 
.: 
 
: 
 
Total : Total 
 
! 1980 ! 1979* 
 
(Thousands) 
 
 Oct. 18 
 
1,058 
 
Oct. 25 : 1,217 
 
638 836 
 
Nov. 1 : 1,200 
 
561 
 
 
 
% of year 
 
ago 3./ 
 
: 
 
142 
 
68 
 
: 
 
258 
 
148 
 
264 
 
165 
 
262 
 
181 
 
89 
 
89 
 
72 
 
2,174 
 
179 
 
2,661 
 
51 
 
2 ,255 
 
65 
 
100 
 
2,461 3,001 2,253 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
 Oct. 18 
Oct. 25 : 
 
872 850 
 
707 664 
 
Nov. 1 : 
 
744 
 
465 
 
178 
 
131 
 
196 
 
113 
 
245 
 
129 
 
83 ' 1 , 971 
 
132 
 
1,955 
 
48 
 
1,631 
 
2,533 2,259 1,903 
 
: 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
164 
 
54 
 
84 
 
85 
 
329 
 
86 
 
17 Includes eggs set by hatcheries ~roducing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last y~ar. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekl 'y 
 
Agricu ltural 
 
Slatisl/icion and I 
 
G eorgia Oepartmen t of 
 
Ag r icu l tur e 
 
 % of Last ! Year 
88 89 100 
78 87 86 
17 -Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS P L A C E D : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: % of: 
 
Week Ended 
 
: i. of 
 
: 
 
Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov . : year : Oct. 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov . : year 
 
18 
 
25 
 
1 
 
: ago 2/ : 
 
18 
 
25 
 
1 : ago 2/ 
 
Thousands 
 
:: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 10 ,349 : 13,312* : 3 , 585 : 2 ,434 : 2,370 
 
12,773 15,350* 
3,970 2,815 2, 48 2* 
 
13,877: 115 16 ,128: 105 
3,935: 109 2 ,855 : 103 2 ,663: 103 
 
: 9,984 : 12 ,904 : 2,913 : 3 , 060 : 1,979 
 
9,994 12 ,69 2 
2,796 2,782 1 ,844* 
 
9,978: 156 11,758: 112 
2 , 954 : 120 3,274: 110 1,527: 106 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 12 ,563 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
Maine 
 
: 
 
Maryland 
 
: 
 
Mississippi : 
 
N. Carolina : 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
Pennsylvania : 
 
S. Carolina : 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
: 
 
Hashington 
 
: 
 
'vest Virginia: 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) 
 
: 
 
448 1, 559 6,624 5, ,711 8 ,619 
646 2 , 836 
553 632 5,208 3,098 321 
3/ 82 , 560 * 
 
13, 769 
437 1,81 4 6,928 6,569 9 , 9 10 
694 2 , 760 
553 691 6,082 2,716 410 
3/ 92,892 * 
 
.. 15 ,083: 
530 : 1,699: 7,634: 6,861: 10 ,815: 
718 : 3 , 11 4 : 
998 : 691 : 6 ,359: 3 ,681: 356 : 
3/ : 100,158: 
: 
 
. 116 : 
 
113 : 
 
99 : 
 
113 : 
 
117 : 
 
109 : 
 
Ill: 
 
108 : 
 
114: 
 
III : 
 
115 : 
 
107 : 
 
129: 
 
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: 
 
11 ,185 
340 1,465 5,147 5,484 8,236 
366 2 , 233 
8 47 1,319 4,183 2 ,350 
397 433 76,65 8 
 
11,070 
362 1,462 5,268 5,649 8,050 
329 2,148 
848 1,253 4,2 38 2 , 312 
375 542 76, 20 6* 
 
10,715: 113 
238: 88 1 ,460: 116 3,978: 127 5 ,360: 121 7,739: 131 
333 : 119 2,311: 125 
782: 81 1, 213: 106 4 , 174 : 127 2,400: 105 
/+27 : 155 389: 88 73,312 : 121 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 78,306 : 
 
87,14 9 
 
90,393: : 
 
 72,996 : 
 
70,841 
 
60,577: : 
 
% of Last Year . 
 
105* 
 
107 
 
111 . 
 
. 
 
105 
 
108 
 
121 . 
 
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crop 
Rep<;>rting 
Service 
 
DOCUMENTS Stephens Federal Bldg. UGA U BF?f.r?I ES Suite 320 
 
Released : November 13, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Athens, Georgia J 0613 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-46 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 8 was 9,037,000-16 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,944,000 broiler type eggs wer e set by Georgia hatcheries--1 percent less than the previous week but 11 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 report ing States totaled 64,043,000--13 percent les s than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 97,023,000--3 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Eggs Set 1../ 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
Week Ended 
 
 1979 
: 
 
1980 
 
% of : : year : : ago : 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
: 
: 1979 
: 
 
: % of 1980 : year 
 ago 
 
Aug. 23 
 
: 
 
Thousands 13,654 13,757 
 
: 
: 101 
 
: : : 
 
Thousands 
 
+ 93 
 
-123 
 
.: Thousands 
: 11 ,078 10,509 : 
 
95 
 
 Aug. 30 
 
13,493 
 
14,178 : 105 : +121 
 
+247 : 11,128 11 ,185 : 101 
 
Sept. 6 : 13,050 14,375 : 110 : -129 
 
- 68 : 10,859 11,189 : 103 
 
Sept. 13 : 11 ,447 
 
Sept. 20 : 13,358 
 
 Sept. 27  Oct. 4 
 
13,380 12,950 
 
Oct. 11 : 12,907 
 
Oct. 18 : 11 ,404 
 
13 ,669 : 119 : 
 
 13,212 
 
99 : 
 
14,422 : 108 : 
 
14,308 : 110 : 
 
14,115 : 109 : 
 11,889* : 104* 
 
- 216 + 51 + 12 - 71 - 97 - 80 
 
- 82 + 81 + 30 -197 -219 -164 
 
: 10,499 : 10,824 : 9,975 : 8,846 : 10,372 : 10,726 
 
10,730 11,264 11 ,235 10 ,491 10,142 11,185 
 
: 102 
 104 
: 113 : . 119 
 98 
: 104 
 
 Oct. 25 
 
12,575 
 
Nov. 1 : 13,041 
 
Nov. 8 : 13,509 
 
13,769 15,083 14,944 
 
: 109 : 116 : III 
 
: +141 : + 57 
 -126 
 
-124 - 94 + 82 
 
: 10,473 : 9,515 : 8,583 
 
11 ,070 : 106 10,715 : 113 
9,037 : 105 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 8 was 510,000--10 percent more than the previous week but 39 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 637,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 11 percent less than the previous week and 49 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended November 8 were down 11 percent and settings were down 53 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 
 
Calif. 
1,217 1,200 
484 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
 
 Miss. : Oreg. Wash. 
 
Total : Total 
 
1980 : 1979* 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
836 
 
264 
 
165 
 
179 
 
2,661 
 
3,001 
 
717* 637 
 
262 
 
181 
 
144 
 
150 
 
51 
 
2,411* 
 
2,253 
 
61 
 
1,476 
 
3,115 
 
. % of 
: Last : Year 
89 107* 
47 
 
% of year 
ago J:/ 
 
38 
 
51 
 
47 
 
80 
 
58 
 
47 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Oct. 25 
 
850 
 
664 
 
196 
 
113 
 
132 
 
1,955 
 
2,259 
 
87 
 
Nov. 1 
 
744 
 
465 
 
245 
 
129 
 
48 
 
1,631 
 
1,903 
 
86 
 
Nov. 8 
 
846 
 
510 
 
213 
 
119 
 
61 
 
1,749 
 
1,963 
 
89 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
144 
 
61 
 
102 
 
56 
 
54 
 
89 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
0' Published: Weekly. 
Agriculturol Stotisficion and Georvia Department 
 
Agriculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
year 
 
Oct. 
 
Nov. 
 
25 
 
1 
 
8 
 
a,g,o 2/ 
 
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1 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
1980 
Nov. 8 
 
% of year a,g,o 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
12,773 
 
13,877 
 
13,857 
 
110 
 
15,350 
 
16,128 
 
15,884 
 
99 
 
3,970 
 
3,935 
 
3,512 
 
96 
 
2,815 
 
2,855 
 
2,826 
 
101 
 
2,482 
 
2,663 
 
2,535 
 
96 
 
9,994 12,692 
2,796 2,782 1,844 
 
9,978 
 
7,522 91 
 
11,758 10,126 100 
 
2,956* 2,865 105 
 
3,274 
 
3,241 106 
 
1,527 
 
1,605 119 
 
GEORGIA 
 
13,769 
 
15,083 
 
14,944 
 
111 
 
ll,070 
 
10,715 
 
9,037 105 
 
Indiana Maine Maryland Mississippi N. Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania S. Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia lvashington 'vest Vir,g,inia Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
437 
 
530 
 
525 
 
106 
 
1,784* 
 
1,699 
 
1,621 
 
92 
 
6,820* 
 
7,634 
 
6,753 
 
100 
 
6;569 
 
6,861 
 
6,190 
 
102 
 
9,910 
 
10,815 
 
10,515 
 
105 
 
694 
 
718 
 
700 
 
119 
 
2,760 
 
3,114 
 
2,991 
 
98 
 
553 
 
998 
 
875 
 
92 
 
691 
 
691 
 
691 
 
132 
 
6,136* 
 
6,359 
 
6,237 
 
llO 
 
2,716 
 
3,681 
 
3,769 
 
104 
 
410 
 
356 
 
385 
 
106 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
92,808* 100, 158 
 
97,023 
 
104 
 
362 1,446* 5,268 5,649 8,050 
329 2,148 
848 1,253 4,270* 2,312 
375 542 
76,22 2* 
 
238 
 
280 126 
 
1,460 
 
1,294 98 
 
4,000* 3,939 102 
 
5,360 
 
4,687 109 
 
7,739 
 
6,348 99 
 
333 
 
322 120 
 
2,311 
 
2,015 120 
 
782 
 
491 128 
 
1,213 
 
1,112 94 
 
4,174 
 
3,922 107 
 
2,400 
 
2,201 110 
 
427 
 
386 105 
 
389 
 
423 215 
 
73,336* 64,043 104 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
87,149 
 
90,393 
 
93,029 
 
70,841 
 
60,577 61,798 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
106 * 
 
III 
 
104: 
 
: 
 
108 
 
121 
 
104 
 
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DOCUM ENTS UGA L1BRARI"ES 
 
Released: November 19, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 0& 13 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-47 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 15 was 10,450,000-16 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,665,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent less than the previous week but 6 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 72,423,000--13 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 97,886,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
: 
% of : 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Movement of Chicks 
 
 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 
 % of 
 
Week Ended 
Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: 13,493 : 13,050 : 11 ,447 : 13,358 : 13,380 
 12,950 
: 12,907 : 11 ,404 
12,575 
 13,041 
 
14,178 14,375, 13,669 13,212 14,422 14,308 14,115 11 ,889 13,769 15,083 
 
: year : 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 105 : 
 
: 110 : 
 
: 119 : 
 
: 99 : 
 : 108 
: 110 : 
 
: 109 : 
 
: 104 : 
 
: 109 : 
 : 116 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
+121 -129 -216 + 51 + 12 -71 - 97 - 80 +141 + 57 
 
+247 - 68 - 82 + 81 + 30 -197 -219 -164 -124 - 94 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
 
 
Thousands 
 
: 11,128 11 ,185 
 
: 10,859 11,189 
 
: 10,499  10,730 
 
: 10,824 
 9,975 
 
11,264 11,235 
 
: 8,846 10,491 
 
: 10,372 10,142 
 
: 10,726 11,185 
 
: 10,473 
 9,515 
 
11 ,070 10,715 
 
: year 
 ago 
 101 103 
 102  104  113 
 119  98 
104 : 106 : 113 
 
Nov. 8 : 13,509 Nov. IS : 13 ,858 
 
14,944 : III : -126 
 
 14,665 : 106 
 
- 34 
 
+ 82 : 8,583 -125 : 10,042 
 
9,037 : 105 10,450 : 104 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 15 was 658,000--29 percent more than the previous week but 18 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 789,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 24 percent more than the previous week but 35 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended November IS were down 11 percent and settings were down 47 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov" IS 
 
Calif. 
1,200 484 514 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
717 637 789 
 
Miss. : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
262 
 
181 
 
144 
 
ISO 
 
141 
 
155 
 
Wash. 
51 61 129 
 
Total 1980 
2,411 1,476 1,728 
 
 Total  1979* 
2,253 3,115 3,285 
 
% of Last 
 Year 
107 47 53 
 
% of year 
ago l:.../ 
 
35 
 
65 
 
43 
 
56 1,075 
 
53 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Nov. 1 
 
744 
 
465 
 
245 
 
129 
 
48 
 
1,631 
 
 1 , 903 
 
86 
 
Nov. 8 
 
846 
 
510 
 
213 
 
119 
 
61 
 
1,749 
 
1,963 
 
89 
 
Nov. IS 
 
953 
 
658 
 
219 
 
142 
 
155 
 
2,127 
 
2,388 
 
89 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
99 
 
82 
 
80 
 
63 
 
127 
 
89 
 
lr-Includes-eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks-for hatchery supply flocks. week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly 
Agricultural Statistician and GeorVia Department of Agric"I'"re 
 
2/ Current - 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CH ICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 198 0 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Heek Ende d 
 
: % of : 
 
\-le ek Ende d 
 
: Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov . 
 
: year : Nov . 
 
Nov . 
 
No v. 
 
1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
: ag o 2/ : 1 
 
8 
 
15 
 
Tho us a nds 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Th o u s a n d s 
 
: : % of : year : ago 2/ : 
 
Ala bama Ar ka ns a s Cal iforn i a Delaware Florida 
 
: 13,877 : 16,128 : 3,935 : 2, 855 : 2,6 63 
 
13, 857 15 , 8 55 i< 3 , 5 12 2 , 826 2, 535 
 
14 ,1 92 16,439 
3 ,466 2 , 8 13 2 , 701 
 
: 114 : 99 : 93 : 98 : 103 
 
: 9 , 978 : 11 , 758 : 2 ,9 56 : 3 , 274 : 1 , 52 7 
 
7,5 22 10,126 
2,865 3 ,241 1 ,605 
 
9,112 11 , 670 
3, 185 4, 000 1, 72 1 
 
: 10 3 : 97 : 106 : 149 : 112 
 
GEO RGIA 
 
: 15 , 083 
 
I ndiana Mai n e Ma ry land Mi s s i s s i ppi N. Carol i na Ore gon Pe nns yl van i a S. Ca r oli na Te nne s s e e Tex a s Vi rgi nia Has hing to n \-lest Virgin i a Total 1980 ( 21 Sta t e s ) 
 
: 
 
530 
 
: 1,6 99 
 
: 7, q34 
 
: 6,861 
 
: 10 ,8 15 
 
: 
 
7 18 
 
: 3 , 114 
 
: 
 
99 8 
 
: 
 
69 1 
 
: 6 , 359 
 
: 3,681 
 
: 
 
356 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 100 , 158 
 
: 
 
14, 944 
525 1, 621 6 , 753 6 ,190 10, 5 15 
700 2, 991 
875 691 6, 237 3,76 9 385 
3/ 96, 994,< 
 
14 , 665 
5 15 1,692 7,11 8 6, 164 10 , 546 
71 1 3, 110 1,070 
691 6 , 102 3,25 7 
417 3/ 
97 ,8 86 
 
: 106 
: 
: 105 : 94 : 105 : 102 : 107 : 114 : 10 4 : 116 : 132 : 105 : 88 : 123 
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: 104 
: 
 
: 10 ,715 
 
: 
 
: 
 
238 
 
: 1,4 60 
 
: 4,000 
 
: 5, 360 
 
: 7 ,7 39 
 
: 
 
333 
 
: 2, 311 
 
: 
 
782 
 
: 1 ,213 
 
: 4, 174 
 
: 2,400 
 
: 
 
427 
 
: 
 
389 
 
: 73,3 36 
 
: 
 
9 ,03 7 
280 1, 294 3,939 4 , 68 7 6 , 348 
322 2 , 015 
491 1,11 2 3,92 2 2, 201 
386 423 64 ,043 
 
10,450 : 104 
23 1 : 93 1,473 : 103 3 , 857 : 76 
5,536 : I II 
7 ,533 : 104 406 : 13 7 
2, 032 : 104 506 : 84 
1 ,3 22 : 113 4 ,117 : 98 1, 81 7 : 92 
381 : 104 338 : 132 72 , 4 23 : 104 
: 
 
Tot al 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 90 , 393 
: 
 
93,029 
 
93,806 : 
: 
 
: 60,577 
: 
 
61,798 
 
69,880 : 
: 
 
% of Las t Year : 
 
111 
 
104 
 
104 : 
 
: 
 
121 
 
10 4 
 
104 : 
 
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oj'fi Released: November 26, 1980 (Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 061 J 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-48 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 22 was 11,758,000-13 percent more than the previous week and 12 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 14,602,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--slightly less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 reporting States totaled 79,457,000--10 percent more than both the previous week and the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 98,322,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
: 
 
Movement 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
Week Ended 
 
 1979 
: 
 
1980 
 
% of : : year : 
 
of Chicks 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
 
 : % of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
: ago : 
 
 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
 Sept. 6 
 
13,050 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14,375 : 110 : -129 
 
 
- 68 : 10,859 
 
11,189 : 103 
 
Sept. 13 : 11 ,447 13 ,669 : 119 : -216 
 
- 82 : 10,499 10,730 : 102 
 
Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 
 
: 13,358 : 13,380 : 12,950 : 12,907 : 11 ,404 : 12,575 , 
 13,041 
: 13,509 : 13,858 
 
13,212 14,422 14,308 14,115 11 ,889 13,769 15,083 14,944 14,665 
 
: 99 : : 108 : : 110 : : 109 : : 104 : : 109 : : 116 : 
: III : 
: 106 ' : 
 
+ 51 + 12 
- 71 
- 97 
- 80 
+141 
+ 57 
-126 - 34 
 
+ 81 + 30 
- ,197 
-219 -164 
-124 
- 94 
+ 82 
-125 
 
: 10,824 : 9,975 : 8,846 : 10,372 : 10,726 
: 10,473 9,515 : 8,583 : 10,042 
 
11 ,264 11 ,235 10 ,491 10,142 11 , 185 11,070 10,715 9,037 10,450 
 
: 104 
 
 
 
113 119 98 104 106 
 
: 113 
 
 105 
 
: 104 
 
Nov. 22 : 14,141 14,602 : 103 : + 28 
 
-215 : 10,539 11,758 : 112 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week ended November 22 was 620,000--6 percent less than the previous week and 3 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 1,087,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 38 percent more than the previous week but 13 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended November 22 were up 10 percent but settings were down 17 percent from a year ago. 
 
. . .. EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
% of 
 
Week 
 
Calif. : Ga. : Miss. : Oreg. : Wash. : Total : Total 
 
Last 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 1980 : 1979* : Year 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Nov. 8 
 
484 
 
637 
 
144 
 
150 
 
61 
 
1,476 
 
3,115 
 
47 
 
Nov. 15 
 
514 
 
789 
 
141 
 
155 
 
129 
 
1,728 
 
3,285 
 
53 
 
Nov. 22 
 
905 
 
1,087 
 
131 
 
214 
 
165 
 
2,502 
 
3,032 
 
83 
 
% of year 
ago 1:../ 
 
93 
 
87 
 
37 
 
78 
 
90 
 
83 
 
Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
846 
 
510 
 
213 
 
119 
 
61 
 
1,749 
 
1,963 
 
89 
 
953 
 
658 
 
219 
 
142 
 
155 
 
2,127 
 
2,388 
 
89 
 
924 
 
620 
 
217 
 
174 
 
43 
 
1,978 
 
1,791 
 
110 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
. 
 
140 
 
97 
 
83 
 
102 
 
74 
 
110 
 
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week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
Agricultural Statistician and Geortllia Department of A,riculture 
 
 .~;:.: . . 
 
STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
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Nov . 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
year 
 
No v . 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
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15 
 
22 
 
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15 
 
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Thousands 
 
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Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
13,857 
 
14,192 
 
14,122 
 
114 
 
7,522 
 
9,112 10,214 
 
III 
 
15,855 
 
16,439 
 
16,264 
 
100 
 
10,126 11,670 12,750 
 
106 
 
3,512 
 
3,466 
 
3,702 
 
100 
 
2,865 
 
3,185 
 
3,154 
 
107 
 
2,826 
 
2,813 
 
2,690 
 
76 
 
3,241 
 
3,742* 3,457 
 
III 
 
2,535 
 
2,755* 
 
2,664 
 
102 
 
1,605 
 
1,721 
 
1,941 
 
122 
 
GEORGIA 
 
14,944 
 
14,665 
 
14,602 
 
103 
 
9,037 10,450 11,758 
 
111 
 
Indiana 
 
525 
 
515 
 
467 
 
93 
 
280 
 
231 
 
270 
 
108 
 
Maine 
 
1,621 
 
1,692 
 
1,695 
 
99 
 
1,294 
 
1,473 
 
1,410 
 
98 
 
Maryland 
 
6 ,753 
 
6 ,919* 
 
7,382 
 
120 
 
3,939 
 
4,115* 5,125 
 
104 
 
Mississippi 
 
6, '190 
 
6,164 
 
6,507 
 
107 
 
4,687 
 
5,536 
 
5,891 
 
112 
 
N. Carolina 
 
10 , 515 
 
10 , 546 
 
10 ,468 
 
103 
 
6,348 
 
7,533 
 
8,208 
 
I II 
 
Oregon 
 
700 
 
711 
 
681 
 
114 
 
322 
 
406 
 
373 
 
103 
 
Pennsylvania 
s. Carolina 
 
2,991 
 
3,110 
 
3,053 
 
101 
 
875 
 
1,070 
 
950 
 
101 
 
2,015 
 
2,032 
 
2,245 
 
112 
 
49 1 
 
506 
 
875 
 
120 
 
Tennessee 
 
691 
 
691 
 
691 
 
108 
 
1,112 
 
1,322 
 
1,378 
 
110 
 
Texas 
 
6,237 
 
6 ,102 
 
5,954 
 
106 
 
3,922 
 
4,117 
 
4,438 
 
108 
 
Virginia 
 
3,769 
 
3,257 
 
3,812 
 
105 
 
2, 201 
 
1 ,817 
 
2,449 
 
105 
 
\\Tashington 
 
385 
 
417 
 
400 
 
120 
 
386 
 
381 
 
339 
 
103 
 
\\Test Vir~inia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
423 
 
338 
 
377 
 
108 
 
Total 1980 
 
96,994 
 
97,7 41* 98,322 
 
104 
 
64,043 72 ,423* 79,457 
 
ill 
 
(21 States) 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
93,029 
 
93,806 
 
94,276 
 
61,798 69,880 72,096 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
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104 
 
104: 
 
: 
 
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110 
 
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Received DEC 04 1980 
 
Released: December 3 , 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS 
uc L!8 RI\~ I E S 
(Publica tion No . USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. 
Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 0& 1J 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-49 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chi ck s in Georgia duri ng t he week ended November 29 was 11,805,000-slightly more than the previou s week a nd 8 pe r ce nt more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service . 
An estimated 14,834,000 broi ler typ e eggs we r e set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent more than the previous week and 3 pe r ce nt more tha n t he comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks in 21 r ep or t ing States totaled 77,315,000--3 percent less than the previous week but 4 perce nt mo re t ha n the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eg gs set wer e 98,12 6 , 000--1 pe rce nt l ess than the previous week but 2 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Net Cross State 
 
Eggs Set .1../ 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
Week Ended 
 
: 1979 
: 
 
1980 
 
% of : : year : : a go : 
 
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1979 
 
1980 
 
: : 
 
Broilers in Georgia 
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1980 : year 
 
: 
 
 ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thous ands 
 
: Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Sept. 13 : 11,447 13 ,66 9 : 119 : -21 6 
 
- 82 : 10,499 10,730 : 102 
 
Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 
 
: 13,358 
 13,380 
: 12,950 
 
13 , 212 : 99 : + 5 1 14,42 2 : 108 : + 12 
14, 308 : 110 : -71 
 
+ 81 + 30 
-197 
 
: 10,824 : 9,975 : 8,846 
 
11 ,264 : 104 11,235 : 113 10 ,491 : 119 
 
 Oct. 11 
 
12,907 
 
Oct. 18 : 11 ,404 
 
Oct. 25 : 12,575 
 
14,11 5 : 109 : - 97 11,889 : 104 : - 80 13,7 69 : 109 : +141 
 
-219 -164 -124 
 
: 10,372 : 10,726 : 10,473 
 
10,142 : 98 
 
 11,185 
 
104 
 
11 ,070 : 106 
 
Nov. 1 : 13 ,041 
 
 Nov. 8 
 
13,509 
 
Nov. 15 : 13,858 
 
Nov. 22 : 14,141 
 
Nov. 29 : 14,430 
 
15, 083 : 116 : + 57 
14,94 4 : 111 : -126 
14,66 5 : 106 : - 34 
14,602 : 103 : + 28 14, 83 4 : 103 : + 51 
 
- 94 
+ 82 
-125 
-215 
-167 
 
: 9,515 : 8,583 : 10,042 : 10,539 : 10,965 
 
10,715 9,037 10,450 11,758 11 ,805 
 
: 113 
 105 
: 104 112 
 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia duri ng t he week ended November 29 was 502,000--19 percent less than the previous week a nd 45 percent l es s than the comparable week last year. An estimated 991,000 eggs for the production of eg g type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 9 percent less than the previ ous week a nd 18 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that a c count e d for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979 , hatching s duri ng the week ended November 29 were down 51 percent and settings were down 13 percent from a yea r ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 
 
Calif. 
514 905 972 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
789 1,087 
991 
 
Mi ss . : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Tho u s a n d s ) 
 
141 
 
155 
 
13 1 
 
214 
 
103 
 
201 
 
Wash. 
129 165 164 
 
. Total : Total 
 
1980 
 
1979* 
 
1,728 2,502 2,431 
 
3,285 3,032 2,781 
 
% of 
 Last Year 
S3 83 87 
 
% of year 
 
ago !:../ 
 
119 
 
82 
 
35 
 
81 
 
74 
 
87 
 
Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous a nds) 
 
953 
 
658 
 
219 
 
142 
 
155 
 
2,127 
 
2,388 
 
89 
 
924 
 
620 
 
217 
 
174 
 
43 
 
1,978 
 
1,791 
 
110 
 
372 
 
502 
 
130 
 
133 
 
52 
 
1,189 
 
2,429 
 
49 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
37 
 
55 
 
47 
 
87 
 
66 
 
49 
 
l/ Includes eggs set by hatcher ies produ cing chicks f or hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last ye ar . *Revised. 
 
Published: Week l y 
Agricultural Sta t ist ician and Georgia Oepartment of Agriculture 
 
27 Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET Week Ended 
 
: 
 : % of 
 
CHICKS PLACED Week Ended 
 
: Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
: year : Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
15 
 
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29 
 
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Thousands 
 
29 
 
: :% of : year : ago 2/ : 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 14,192 : 16,439 : 3,466 : 2,813 : 2,755 
 
14,122 16,636* 
3,702 2,690 2,664 
 
14,141 16,447 3,473 
2,722 2,620 
 
: 113 : 97 : 92 : 95 : 100 
 
: 9,112 : 11,670 : 3,185 
 3,742 
: 1,721 
 
10,214 12,750 3,154 
3,457 1,941 
 
10,199 12,297 
2,838 3,855 1,768 
 
: 109 : 103 : 94 : 120 : 106 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 14,665 
 
Indiana 
 
: 
 
515 
 
Maine 
 
: 1,692 
 
Maryland 
 
: 6,919 
 
Mississippi 
 
: 
 
6,~64 
 
N. Carolina : 10,546 
 
Oregon 
 
: 
 
711 
 
Pennsylvania : 3,110 
 
S. Carolina : 1,070 
 
Tennessee 
 
: 
 
691 
 
Texas 
 
: 6,102 
 
Virginia 
 
: 3,257 
 
\\lashington 
 
: 
 
417 
 
\\lest Virginia : 
 
3/ 
 
Total 1980 
 
: 97,741 
 
(21 States) : 
 
14,602 
467 1,695 7,382 6,507 10,468 
677* 3,053 
950 691 5,954 3,812 400 
3/ 98,690* 
 
14,834 
467 1,652 7,240 6,451 10,377 
706 2,925 
937 637 6,102 3,749 425 
3/ 98,126 
 
: 103 
: 
: 91 : 94 : 106 : 103 : 100 : 120 : 99 : 99 : 86 : 104 : 101 : 127 
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: 102 
: 
 
: 10,450 
 
: 
 
: 
 
231 
 
: 1,473 
 
: 4,115 
 
: 5,536 
 
: 7,533 
 
: 
 
406 
 
: 2,032 
 
: 
 
506 
 
: 1,322 
 
: 4,117 
 
: 1,817 
 
: 
 
381 
 
: 
 
338 
 
: 72,423 
 
: 
 
11,758 
270 1,410 5,125 5,891 8,208 
373 2,245 
875 1,378 4.438 2,449 
375 * 377 79,493* 
 
11,805 
335 1,335 4,326 5,538 8,130 
351 2,137 
734 1,189 4,400 2,404 
429 517 77,315 
 
: 108 
: 
: 122 : 91 : 92 : 102 : 110 : 107 : 98 : 91 : 94 : 104 : 88 : 118 : 167 : 104 
: 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
: 93,806 
: 
 
94,276 
 
96,033 : 
: 
 
 69,880 
: 
 
72 ,096 
 
74,326 : 
: 
 
% of Last Year : 
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Received DEC 111980 
 
Released: December 10. 1980 
 
DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES 
(Publication No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
, Athens, Georgia J 0& 1J 
Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-50 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
. Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week end ed December 6 was 11,912,000-1 percent more than the previous week and 8 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An estimated 13,518,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--9 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks i n 21 report ing States totaled 77,438,000--slightly less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 92,716,000--6 pe rcent less t han the previous week but 1 percent more than a year ago. 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Net Cross State 
 
 
 
Movement of Chicks 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : year : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
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 : ago , 
 : 
 
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 : 
 
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: 
 
: ago 
 
 
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 13,212 
 
99 : + 51 
 
14 ,422 : 108 : + 12 
 
14,308 : 110 : -71 
 
+ -81 
+ 30 
-197 
 
: 10',824 9,975 
 8,846 
 
11 ,264 : 104 
 
11 ,235 : 113 
 
 10,491 
 
119 
 
Oct. 11 : 12,907 
 
Oct. 18 : 11 ,404 
 
Oct. 25 : 12.575 
 
 Nov. 1 
 
13,041 
 
Nov. 8 : 13,509 
 
Nov. 15 : 13 ,858 
 
 Nov. 22 
 
14.141 
 
Nov. 29 : 14,430 
 
Dec. 6 : 13 ,340 
 
14,115 11,889 13,769 15,083 14.944 14,719* 14,602 14,834 13,518 
 
: 109 : 104 : 109 : 116 : 111 : 106 : 103 : 103 : 101 
 
: - 97 
 - 80  +141 
: + 57 
: -126 : - 34 
 + 28 
: + 51 
 -153 
 
-219 -164 -124 
- 94 
+ 82 
-125 ,- 215 -167 +171 
 
: 10,372 : 10,726 : 10,473 
9,515 
 8,583 
: 10,042 : 10,539 : 10,965 : 11 ,065 
 
10,142 : 98 
 
11 , 185 : 104 
 
11,070 : 106 
 
10,715 : 113 
 
9,037 : 105 
 
 10,450 
 
104 
 
11,758 : 112 
 
 11,805 
 
108 
 
 11,912 
 
108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks in Georgia during the week "ended December 6 was 633,000--26 percent more than the previous week but 30 percent less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 483,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 51 percent less than the previous week and 45 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatchings during the week ended December 6 were down 46 percent and settings were down 18 percent from a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Nov. 22 Nov. 29 DeG. 6 
 
Calif. 
905 972 1,031 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
 
 Miss. : Oreg. 
 
Wash. 
 
Total 
 
1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
1,087 
 
131 
 
214 
 
165 
 
2,502 
 
991 
 
103 
 
201 
 
164 
 
2,431 
 
483 
 
133 
 
186 
 
72 
 
1,905 
 
 Total 
 1979* 
3,032 2,781 2,321 
 
. % of 
.,, Last 
, Year 
83 87 82 
 
% of year 
 
, ago l/ 
 
115 
 
55 
 
57 
 
74 
 
116 
 
82 
 
Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
924 
 
620 
 
217 
 
174 
 
43 
 
1,978 
 
1,791 
 
110 
 
372 
 
502 
 
130 
 
133 
 
52 
 
1,189 
 
2,429 
 
49 
 
417 
 
633 
 
113 
 
141 
 
107 
 
1,411 
 
2,601 
 
54 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
36 
 
70 
 
39 
 
60 ' 1,189 
 
54 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatcnery-supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revised. 
 
Published: Weekly. 
 
Agricultur al Stat i,t ician and Georgia Department of Agriculture 
 
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BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
. Week Ended 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
: : %of : year 
 
 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
Nov. 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
22 
 
29 
 
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6 
 
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Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
 
: 14,122 : 16,636 : 3,702 : 2,690 : 2,664 
 
14,141 16,447 
3,473 2,722 2,609* 
 
13,495 : 111 15,712 : 95 
3,438 : 92 2,552 : 93 2,622 : 100 
 
: 10,214 : 12,750 : 3,154 : 3,457 : 1,941 
 
10,199 12,297 
2.,838 3,855 1,767* 
 
10,489 12,715 
3,075 2,340 1,682 
 
GEORGIA 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
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: 
 
Texas 
 
: 
 
Virginia 
 
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: 
 
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Total 1980 
 
: 
 
(21 States) : 
 
Total 1979* : (21 States) : 
 
14,602 
467 1,685* 7,382 6,507 10,468 
667* 3,053 
950 691 5,954 3,812 400 
3/ 98,670* 
94,276 
 
14,834 
467 1,642* 7,299* 6,451 10,377 
696* 2,925 
937 637 6,148* 3,749 425 
3/ 98,200* 
96,033 
 
13,518 : 101 
 
: 
 
467 : 88 
 
1,612 : 91 
 
6,896 : 108 
 
5,889 : 97 
 
9,426 : 99 
 
643 : 106 
 
2,859 : 104 
 
879 : 97 
 
680 : 126 
 
5,794 : 106 
 
3,649 : 106 
 
383 : 129 
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92,716 : 101 
 
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: 11,758 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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: 1,410 
 
: 5,125 
 
: 5,891 
 
: 8,208 
 
: 
 
373 
 
: 2,245 
 
: 
 
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: 1,378 
 
: 4,438 
 
: 2,449 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
377 
 
: 79,493 
 
: 
 
 72 ,096 
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335 1,335 4,471* 5,538 . 8,130 
351 2,137 
734 1,189 4,408* 2,404 
429 517 77,467* 
 
323 1,417 4,464 5,577 8,078 
357 2,229 
911 1,233 4,485 2,416 
452 563 77 , 438 
 
74,326 74,974 
 
: :% of : year : ago 2/ 
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: 122 : 95 : 96 : 104 : 108 : 131 : 100 : 116 : 94 : 105 : 95 : 110 : 148 : 103 
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DOCUMENTS UGA LIBRARIES. 
(Publicat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~crop Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 061 J Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-51 
 
BRO ILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Geo r gi a during the week ended December 13 was 11,501,000-3 percent less than the previous we ek but 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. 
An e s t i ma t ed 14,711 ,000 broile r t ype eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--9 percent more than the previous week a nd 4 pe rcent more tha n the comparable week a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks i n 21 re po r ting States totaled 79,109,000--2 percent more t han the previous week and 5 percent more t ha n t he comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 97,379, 000--5 percen t more than the previous week and 3 percent more t han a yea r ago. 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Ne t Cross State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Chicks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
Week 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 : yea r : 1979 
 
1980 : 1979 
 
1980 : year 
 
Ended 
 
: 
 
: a go : 
 
: 
 
: ago 
 
Thousands 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thousands 
 
: Thousands 
 
Sept. 27 : 13,380 Oct . 4 : 12,950 Oct. 11 : 12,907 Oct. 18 : 11,404 Oct. 25 : 12,575 
 
: 
 
: 
 
14 ,422 : 108 : + 12 
 
14,308 : 110 : -71 
 
14,115 : 109 : - 97 
 
11,889 : 104 : - 80 
 
13,769 : 109 : +141 
 
+ 30 
-197 -219 -164 -124 
 
: 
: 9,975 : 8,846 : 10,372 : 10,726 : 10,473 
 
11,235 10,491 10,142 11 , 185 11 ,070 
 
113 
 119  98  104 
: 106 
 
Nov. 1 : 13,041 Nov. 8 : 13,509 Nov. 15 : 13,858 
 
15 ,083 : 116 : + 57 14,9'~4 : 111 : -126 14,719 : 106 : - 34 
 
- 94 + 82 - 125 
 
: 9,515 : 8,583 : 10,042 
 
10,715 : 113 
 
 9,037 
 
105 
 
10,450 : 104 
 
Nov. 22 : 14,141 14,602 : 103 : + 28 
 
-215 : 10,539 11,758 : 112 
 
Nov. 29 : 14,430 14,834 : 103 : + 51 
 
-167 : 10,965 11,805 : 108 
 
Dec . 6 : 13,340 13,5 18 : 101 : -153 
 
+171 : 11 ,065 11,912 : 108 
 
Dec . 13 : 14,089 14,711 : 104 : -1 58 
 
-134 : 11,265 11 ,501 : 102 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Ha tch of egg type chicks i n Georgia du ring t he week ended December 13 was 932,000--47 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year. An estimated 779,000 eggs for the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 61 percent more than the previous week but 15 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that ac counted f or about 26 percent of the hatch of all egg type ch icks i n the U. S. in 1979, hatching s dur ing the week ended December 13 were down 14 percent but setti ngs we r e up 10 percent f rom a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 
 
Calif. 
972 1 ,031 1,298 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
991 483 779 
 
Miss. : Oreg. 
 
EGGS SET 
 
(Thousands) 
 
103 
 
201 
 
133 
 
186 
 
189 
 
201 
 
Wash. 
164 72 
207 
 
Total : Total 1980 : 1979* 
 
2,431 1,905 2,674 
 
2,781 2,321 2,430 
 
% of 
 Last 
 Year 
87 82 110 
 
% of year 
 
ago '!:../ 
 
142 
 
85 
 
70 
 
78 
 
284 
 
110 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
(Thousands) 
 
Nov. 29 
 
1,082* 
 
502 
 
130 
 
133 
 
52 
 
1,899* 
 
2,429 
 
78* 
 
Dec. 6 
 
417 
 
633 
 
113 
 
141 
 
107 
 
1,411 
 
2,601 
 
54 
 
Dec. 13 
 
692 
 
932 
 
108 
 
170 
 
105 
 
2,007 
 
2,331 
 
86 
 
% of year 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
88 
 
10 2 
 
40 
 
75 
 
78 
 
86 
 
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries produc ing chi cks for hatchery supply flocks. ~eek as percent of same week last yea r. *Revi s ed . 
 
Published: We ek l y 
Agricultu ral Stati sticion and Georgia Oepartme nt o f Agricultu re 
 
2/ Current - 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
i. of 
 
Week Ended 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
year 
 
Nov. 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
29 
 
6 
 
13 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
29 
 
6 
 
13 
 
Thousands 
 
Thousands 
 
or. of 
year a~o 2/ 
 
Alabama Arkansas California Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
 
14 t 141 
 
13,495 
 
13 t 548 
 
106 
 
10,199 10 t489 10 t664 
 
114 
 
16 t 44 7 
 
15 t 712 
 
16 t851 
 
101 
 
12 t297 12 t 715 13 t050 
 
106 
 
3 t473 
 
3,438 
 
s, 718 
 
113 
 
2t838 
 
3,075 
 
3,014 
 
98 
 
2 t 722 
 
2,552 
 
2 t842 
 
104 
 
3,855 
 
2,340 
 
2 t984 
 
74 
 
2 t609 
 
2 t661* 
 
2 t670 
 
106 
 
1,767 
 
1t681* 1t763 
 
96 
 
14 t 834 
 
13 t 518 
 
14 t 711 
 
104 
 
11 t 805 11 t912 11,501 
 
102 
 
Indiana 
 
467 
 
467 
 
467 
 
85 
 
335 
 
323 
 
298 
 
107 
 
Maine 
 
I t 642 
 
1t 612 
 
1 t588 
 
92 
 
I t 335 
 
1 t417 
 
1,366 
 
96 
 
Maryland Mississippi 
 
7t299 
 
6,896 
 
7,299 
 
108 
 
6t45 1 
 
5,889 
 
6 t 125 
 
95 
 
4 t471 
 
4 t464 
 
5,260 
 
127 
 
5,538 
 
s , 577 
 
5,792 
 
108 
 
N. Carolina 
 
io, 377 
 
9 t426 
 
10,160 
 
98 
 
8,130 
 
8 t078 
 
8,136 
 
105 
 
Oregon 
 
696 
 
643 
 
674 
 
122 
 
351 
 
357 
 
299 
 
116 
 
oPe nns y l vania . . 2 t 925 
 
2,859 
 
2,930 
 
107 
 
2 t137 
 
2t229 
 
2,230 
 
105 
 
S. Carolina 
 
937 
 
879 
 
1t008 
 
98 
 
734 
 
911 
 
853 
 
107 
 
Tenhessee 
 
637 
 
680 
 
680 
 
106 
 
1t189 
 
1,233 
 
1,318 
 
104 
 
Texas 
 
6 t 148 
 
5,794 
 
5 t769 
 
102 
 
4 t408 
 
4 t 51O * 4 t547 
 
105 
 
Virginia 
 
3t749 
 
3,649 
 
3 t876 
 
103 
 
2 t404 
 
2 t416 
 
2,541 
 
102 
 
\.Jashington 
 
425 
 
383 
 
375 
 
98 
 
429 
 
452 
 
485 
 
117 
 
\.Jest Vir~inia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
517 
 
563 
 
577 
 
131 
 
Total 1980 (21 States) 
 
98,200 
 
92 t 755* 97 t 379 
 
103 
 
77 ,467 77 t 462* 79,109 
 
105 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
96 t033 
 
91 t434 
 
94 t378 
 
74 t326 74 t974 75 t560 
 
i. of Last Year . 
 
102 
 
101 
 
103 
 
. 
 
104 
 
103 
 
105 
 
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DOCUr,'1 Ef\ITS UGA LIBRARiES 
 
Released: December 24 t 1980 (Publicat ion No. USPS 383-930) 
 
Georgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg . Suite 320 Athens, Georgia J 0&13 Phone: (404) 546-2236 
 
948-52 
 
BROILER TYPE 
 
Placement of broiler chicks in Geor gi a during the week ended December 20 was 11 t695,000-2 percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week last year t according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Ser vice . 
An estimated 15 t020 tOOO' br oi l e r t ype eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 pe rcent more than the previous week and 4 percent more tha n t he comparable we ek a year earlier. 
Placement of broiler chicks i n 21 r e por t i ng St a t es t ota l ed 78 t473 tOOO--1 percent less than the previous week but 2 pe r cen t more than t he compar a ble week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 98 t963 t OOO-- 2 perc e nt mor e t ha n bo th the previous week and the same week a year ago. 
 
Week Ended 
Oct. 4 .Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 
 
GEORGIA EGGS SET AND CHI CK PLACEMENTS 
 
Eggs Set 1./ 
 
Ne t Cros s State 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
: 
 
Chicks Placed for 
 
of Ch icks 
 
: Broilers in Georgia 
 
% of : 
 
: 
 
: % of 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
 
 
Thousands 
 
: year : 
 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
1979 
 
1980 
 
Thousands 
 
: 1979 
 
1980 
 
: 
 
: Thousands 
 
: year : ago 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 
 
: 12 t950 : 12 t907 : 11 t 404 
: 12 t575 : 13,041 
: 13 t509 : 13 t858 : 14 t141 : 14 t430 : 13,340 
: 14 t089 : 14 t463 
 
14 t308 14 t 115 
11 t 889 
13 t769 15 t083 14 t944 14 t 719 14 t602 14 t834 13 t5 18 14,711 
15 t0 20 
 
: 110 : 109 : 104 : 109 : 116 
: III 
: 106 : 103 : 103 : 101 : 104 : 104 
 
: - 71 : - 97 : - 80 : +14 1 : + 57 : -126 
 - 34 
: + 28 : + 51 : - 153 
 -158 
: - 206 
 
- 197 -2 19 -164 -1 24 - 94 + 82 -125 -215 -167 + 171 -134 - 25 
 
: 8 t846 : 10 t372 : 10 t726 : 10 t473 : 9 t515 : 8,583 
: 10 t042 : 10,539 
: 10,965 
: 11 t065 
: 11,265 
: 11,376 
 
10,491 10,142 11 t 185 11,070 10,715 9,037 10,450 11,758 11 ,805 11 t912 11,501 11,695 
 
: 119 : 98 : 104 : 106 : 113 : 105 : 104 : 112 : 108 
.: 108 102 : 103 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hatch of egg type chicks i n Georgi a during the week e nde d December 20 was 832 tOOO--11 percent less than the previous week a nd 12 perce nt less than the comparable week last year. An estimated 974,000 eggs fo r the production of egg type chicks were set by Georgia hatcheries, 25 percent more than the previous we ek but 14 percent less than the comparable week last year. 
In the five states that accounted for about 26 percent of t he hatch of all egg type chicks in the U. S. in 1979, hatching s during the we ek ended December 20 were down 4 percent and sett ings were down 21 percent from a year ag o. 
 
Week Ended 
Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 20 
 
 Calif . 
 
1,031 1,298 
995 
 
EGG TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED, 1980 
 
Ga. 
 
 Miss . : Oreg . 
 
. 
 
. 
 
. 
 
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EGGS SET 
 
. Wash. 
- 
 
Total . 1980 
 
(Thous and s) 
 
483 
 
133 
 
186 
 
72 
 
1,905 
 
779 
 
189 
 
20 1 
 
207 
 
2,674 
 
974 
 
235 
 
24 7 
 
158 
 
2,609 
 
. Total : 1979* 
2,321 2,430 3,294 
 
% of Last . Year 
82 110 
79 
 
% of year 
ago '!:.../ 
 
67 
 
86 
 
75 
 
136 
 
90 
 
79 
 
CHI CKS HATCHED 
 
( Thousand s) 
 
Dec. 6 
 
417 
 
633 
 
113 
 
141 
 
107 
 
1,411 
 
2,601 
 
54 
 
Dec . 13 
 
692 
 
932 
 
108 
 
170 
 
105 
 
2,007 
 
2,331 
 
86 
 
Dec. 20 
 
869 
 
832 
 
134 
 
170 
 
139 
 
2,144 
 
2,231 
 
96 
 
% of year : 
 
ago 2/ 
 
: 
 
130 
 
88 
 
54 
 
92 
 
74 
 
96 
 
l/ Includes eggs set by hatche ries produc ing ch icks for hatchery supply flocks. 
 
week as percent of same week last year. *Revi s ed. 
 
Published: Weekl y 
 
A g r ic u l ' u r al S' a'i s tic ian a nd G e o r gi a De pa rt m e n t of Agriculture 
 
2/ Current 
 
 STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED IN COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 
 
EGGS SET 
 
: 
 
: 
 
CHI CKS PLACED 
 
We ek Ended 
 
: % of : 
 
Week Ended 
 
: Dec. 6 
 
Dec. 
13 Thous a nds 
 
Dec. : ye ar : Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
 20 : ago 2/ 
 
6 
 
13 
 
: 
 
: 
 
Thou s a n d s 
 
1980 
Dec. 20 
 
: 
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: 
 
Al a bama Arkansas Califo rn i a Del aware Florida 
 
: 13, 495 : 15 , 712 : 3,438 : 2,552 : 2, 661 
 
GE ORGI A 
 
: 13,5 18 
 
I ndi an a Maine Mary l and Mi s si s s i p pi N. Car olina Or egon Pe nns yl va n i a S. Car ol i na Tennes see Texa s Vi r gin i a Hashi ngton '-les t Vi r gi nia Tot al 1980 ( 21 St ates) 
 
: 
 
467 
 
: 1,612 
 
: 6,896 
 
: 5,889 
 
: 9,426 
 
: 
 
64 3 
 
: 2,859 
 
: 
 
879 
 
: 
 
680 
 
: 5,794 
 
: 3, 649 
 
: 
 
383 
 
: 
 
3/ 
 
: 92 ,755 
 
: 
 
Total 1979 * ( 21 States ) 
 
: 9 1, 434 
: 
 
13,548 16,851 
3,718 2 , 842 2, 6 70 * 
14, 711 
46 7 1,588 7, 299 6,12 5 10 ,1 60 
67 4 2, 930 1,008 
680 5 , 769 3, 8 76 
375 3/ 
97, 379* 
94,378 
 
14, 145 : 104 16,6 63 : 99 3,5 33 : 96 2 , 834 : 99 2 ,769 : 106 
15 ,0 20 : 104 
: 
467 : 86 1,658 : 91 7 , 406 : J 13 6 ,44 0 : 98 10 , 138 : 96 
720 : 119 2, 929 : 105 
982 : 93 680 : 111 6, 131 : 105 3 , 865 : 105 4 16 : 100 
3/ : - 
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: 
97 , 073 : 
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: 10,489 : 12, 715 : 3 , 0 75 : 2 ,340 : 1 , 681 
 
: 11 , 912 
 
 
 
: 
 
323 
 
: 1, 417 
 
: 4, 464 
 
: 5,577 
 
: 8, 0 78 
 
: 
 
357 
 
: 2, 229 
 
: 
 
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: 1, 233 
 
: 4,510 
 
: 2 ,4 16 
 
: 
 
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: 
 
563 
 
: 77, 46 2 
: 
 
 74 ,9 74 
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1 0 , 6 64 13 ,050 3,014 2, 98 4 
1, 763 * 
11 , 501 
298 1,366 5 , 260 5, 792 8 ,1 36 
29 9 2 , 230 
853 1 , 318 4, 547 2 , 541 
485 577 79 ,1 09* 
 
10,483 : 109 12 , 8 10 : 102 
2,809 : 91 2,726 : 76 1 , 847 : 107 
11, 695 : 10 3 
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396 : 118 2 ,30 3 : 108 
841 : 104 1, 172 : 80 4 ,4 63 : 102 2 ,753 : 103 
422 : I II 487 : 125 
78 , 473 : 102 
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76 ,984 : 
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105 
 
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VJ.- GEORG/A oJsW EEKLy HATe ER' 
 
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UGA LIBRARI ES 
 
Re leased: Decembe r 31, 1980 (Publ i cation No . USP S 383-9 30 ) 
 
Geo rgia 
~c ro p Reporting Service 
Stephens Federal Bldg. Suite 320 
Athens, Georgia J 0& 1] 
Phone: (404) 546.;2236 
 
948-53 
 
BRO I LER TYP E 
 
P l a cement of br oi ler chi cks in Georgi a during the week ende d December 27 was 11,116 ,000-5 pe r cent l e s s t ha n t he previ ous we ek but 8 pe r ce nt mo r e t han t he comparable week last year, a ccordi ng to the Georgi a Cr op Report i ng Service . 
An est i ma t ed 14 ,926 ,000 bro i ler typ e egg s were s e t by Georgia ha t c he r i e s - - 1 per cent less t ha n t he pre vi ous week but 6 pe rce nt mor e than the c ompara bl e week a yea r ear l i er . 
Placeme nt of broi ler ch i cks i n 21 rep or t i ng Sta t es t ot a l ed 73 , 656 , 000- - 6 percent less t ha n the pre vious week but s l i ght l y mor e than t he compa r a bl e week l a s t yea r . Broile r type hat chi ng eggs s et were 98 ,9 29 , 000- -s l i ght l y le s s t ha n t he previ ous week but 3 pe rcent more t han a year ago. 
 
We e k Ende d 
Oct . 11 Oct . 18 Oct . 25 Nov . 1 Nov . 8 Nov . 15 Nov . 22 Nov. 29 Dec . 6 De c . 13 Dec . 20 Dec . 27 
 
GEORGI A EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEME NTS 
 
Eggs Set 1/ 
 
Net Cros s St a te 
 
: 
 
Moveme nt 
 
 
 
Chicks Pla ced for 
 
 1979 
 
1980 
 
Thous a nds 
 
% of : 
 
 : ye ar 
: ago : 
 
: 
 
: 
 
of Chicks 
 
197 9 
 
1980 
 
Thous a nds 
 
: Br oile r s i n Georgi a 
 
: 
 1979 
 
 i. of 
1980 : year 
 
 Thousands 
 
 ago 
 
 12 , 907 
: 11 , 404 : 12 , 575 : 13 ,041 : 13,509 : 13 , 858 : 14,1 41 : 14 , 430 : 13, 340 : 14 , 089 : 14 ,4 63 : 14 , 043 
 
: 
 
: 
 
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11 ,889 13, 769 15 ,083 
 
: 104 : 109 : 116 
 
 
 
14 ,94 4 : 111 : 14 , 719 : 106 
 14 , 602 : 103 
 
14 , 834 : 103 : 
 
 13 , 603* : 102* 
14 , 711 : 104 : 
 
15, 020 : 104 : 
 
14 , 926 : 106 : 
 
- 97 - 80 +1 4 1 + 57 - 126 
- 34 + 28 + 51 - 153 - 158 - 206 - 162 
 
-21 9 - 164 - 124 - 94 + 82 - 125 -215 - 167 +171 - 134 - 25 +210 
 
: 10 , 372 : 10 , 726 : 10,473 : 9,515 
 8 , 583 
: 10 , 042 : 10 , 539 : 10 ,96 5 : 11 ,06 5 : 11 , 265 : 11 ,376 : 10 , 285 
 
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 108 
 
: 108 
 
: 102 
 103 
 
 108 
 
EGG TYPE 
 
Hat ch of egg type chicks in Geor gi a dur i ng t he we ek ende d Decembe r 27 was 369 , 000- - 56 pe rcent l e s s t han the previous we ek and 49 perce nt les s than t he c ompa rable week last year. An est i ma ted 807,000 eggs f or the produc t i on of egg t ype ch i cks wer e s e t by Geo rgia hatcherie s, 17 percent le ss than the previ ous week a nd 31 perce nt l e s s than the comparable week last year . 
In the f i ve s t a t es t ha t a c count ed f or ab out 26 pe r cent of t he hatch of a l l egg type chicks i n the U. S. i n 1979 , hat chi ngs dur i ng the week ended Decembe r 27 were down 18 percent a nd se t t ings were down 10 pe rcent fr om a year ago. 
 
We ek Ende d 
Dec . 13 Dec. 20 Dec . 27 
 
Ca li f. 
1,298 995 
1,263 
 
EGG TYP E EGGS SET AND CHICKS HATCHED , 1980 
 
Ga. 
77 9 974 807 
 
: 
. . . Mi s s . : Or eg . : Wash.  EGGS SET 
 
(Thousand s ) 
 
189 
 
201 
 
207 
 
235 
 
247 
 
158 
 
28 9 
 
273 
 
158 
 
. Total 
 1980 
2 ,67 4 2, 609 2 , 790 
 
Tot al 
. 1979* 
2 ,430 3,294 3 , 091 
 
% of Last Year 
110 79 90 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ag o :1:./ 
 
103 
 
69 
 
127 
 
101 
 
78 
 
90 
 
CHICKS HATCHED 
 
( Thous and s) 
 
Dec . 13 
 
692 
 
93 2 
 
108 
 
170 
 
105 
 
2 , 007 
 
2, 331 
 
86 
 
Dec. 20 
 
869 
 
83 2 
 
134 
 
170 
 
139 
 
2 , 144 
 
2 , 231 
 
96 
 
Dec. 27 
 
839 
 
369 
 
105 
 
166 
 
61 
 
1 , 540 
 
1, 867 
 
82 
 
% of ye ar 
 
ag o 2/ 
 
: 
 
122 
 
51 
 
53 
 
80 
 
113 
 
82 
 
1r-Inc l ude s eggs s et by ha t che r i e s pr oduc i ng chicks fo r hat ch e r y supply tlocks. ~Current 
 
week a s pe r cent of same week l a s t yea r . *Revised. 
 
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Publ ished: We ek ly 
 
A g r i c u ltu r a l S tat i ,ti c ia n and Geo r Vla Oe p art m e n t of Agricultu re 
 
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STATE 1/ 
 
BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACED I N COMMERCIAL AREAS BY WEEKS - 1980 
 
EGGS SET 
 
CHICKS PLACED 
 
Week Ended 
 
% of 
 
Week Ended 
 
Dec . 
 
Dec . 
 
Dec. 
 
year 
 
De c . 
 
Dec. 
 
Dec. 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
a~o 2/ 
 
13 
 
20 
 
27 
 
Thous a nds 
 
Thous a nds 
 
% of year a~o 2/ 
 
Al a bama Ar kansa s Cal ifornia Delaware Florida 
GEORGIA 
 
13 , 548 
 
14 ,1 45 
 
14 ,481 
 
109 
 
10 , 664 10,483 
 
9 , 581 
 
105 
 
16, 851 
 
16 ,6 63 
 
17 ,176 
 
102 
 
13 , 050 12 , 810 12 ,6 49 
 
97 
 
3 , 718 
 
3 , 533 
 
3,492 
 
103 
 
3,0 14 
 
2, 809 
 
2, 785 
 
91 
 
2,84 2 
 
2,834 
 
2 ,758 
 
93 
 
2,984 
 
2 ,726 
 
3, 038 
 
85 
 
2, 670 
 
2 ,785* 
 
2,715 
 
106 
 
1,763 
 
1, 846* 1, 942 
 
10 7 
 
14 , 711 
 
15,020 
 
1 4 , 9 26 
 
106 
 
11 , 501 11,695 11 , 116 
 
108 
 
Indi ana 
 
46 7 
 
467 
 
467 
 
81 
 
298 
 
268 
 
283 
 
10 1 
 
Ma ine 
 
1 , 588 
 
1,658 
 
1,56 6 
 
88 
 
1, 366 
 
1 ,375 
 
1 , 274 
 
88 
 
Ma ry land 
 
7,2 99 
 
7,4 06 
 
7,085 
 
104 
 
5 , 260 
 
5 ,5 21* 4, 599 
 
106 
 
Mis si s sip pi 
 
6, 125 
 
6,440 
 
6, 305 
 
97 
 
5 ,7 92 
 
5,604 
 
4 ,882 
 
91 
 
N. Carol i na 
 
10., 160 
 
10 ,138 
 
10 ,302 
 
98 
 
8,136 
 
7 , 968 
 
7 , 214 
 
102 
 
Or eg on 
 
674 
 
720 
 
6 74 
 
115 
 
299 
 
39 7* 
 
363 
 
137 
 
Penns ylvania 
 
2 , 930 
 
2 , 941* 
 
3 ,153 
 
108 
 
2,230 
 
2,303 
 
2,140 
 
105 
 
S. Carolina 
 
1,008 
 
982 
 
920 
 
89 
 
853 
 
841 
 
780 
 
100 
 
Tennes s e e 
 
680 
 
680 
 
680 
 
126 
 
1,318 
 
1 , 172 
 
1 , 1 26 
 
86 
 
Texas 
 
5, 769 
 
6,131 
 
6 , 038 
 
103 
 
4,547 
 
4 ,4 68* 4,2 9 7 
 
103 
 
Vi r ginia 
 
3, 876 
 
3 ,865 
 
3 ,558 
 
94 
 
2 , 541 
 
2, 753 
 
2, 507 
 
100 
 
\\Tas hington 
 
375 
 
41 6 
 
4 74 
 
152 
 
485 
 
422 
 
405 
 
91 
 
\\Te st Vir~inia 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
3/ 
 
5 77 
 
487 
 
556 
 
153 
 
Tot al 1980 
 
97, 379 
 
98, 991* 98,9 29 
 
103 
 
79 ,1 09 78,480* 73,656 
 
100 
 
(2 1 States) 
 
Total 1979* (21 States) 
 
94, 378 
 
97, 0 73 
 
96 , 46 7 
 
75 , 560 76 ,984 73,499 
 
% of Last Year : 
 
10 3 
 
102 
 
103 : 
 
: 
 
105 
 
102 
 
100 
 
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21 State total. 2/ Cur rent week a s percent of same week last year. 3/ Included in Virginia. *Revised. 
 
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