Georgia agricultural prices, 1950-1960

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Georgia agricultural prices, 1950-1960
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Georgia Crop Reporting Service
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[Athens, Ga.?] Georgia Dept. of Agriculture
Date of Original:
1961
Subject:
Agricultural prices--Georgia
Agriculture--Economic aspects--Georgia
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Gross Farm Income 1 Farm Production Expenses
Net Farm Income Georgia 19501960
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GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL PRICES
195060
Compiled
by
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Georgia and the
State Department of Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
315 Hoke Smith Annex Athens Ga
Archie Langley Statistician In Charge
W A Wagner Statistician
Published
by
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Phil Campbell
Commissioner of Agriculture
Deborah Anglin
Director Education and Information
Acknowledgement
A publication of this kind necessarily involves many participants in the process of computing
and processing We wish to acknowledge the valuable assistance of the staff of the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service who assisted in the preparation of this booklet Appreciation is also expressed to
Dr B R Stauber Statistical Reporting Service Washington D C for his counsel and assistance
of his staff
A special commendation is due the voluntary crop livestock and price reporters who report
regularly on their operations Without their help the information contained in this publication would
not be available
For this Project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the Agricultural Marketing
Service USDA under provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
INDEX
Prices Received Monthly and Season Average
Page
Crops
2
Cash Farm Income
Farmers Expenditures and Net Farm Income
Prices Received
Barley
Corn
Cotton Lint
Cottonseed
Hays
Lespedeza Seed
Oats
Peanuts
Sorghum Grain
Soybeans
Sweetpotatoes
Wheat
Prices Received Season Average
Cowpeas
Crimson clover seed
Irish Potatoes
Lupine seed
Peache s
Pears
Pecans
Rye I
Sorghum Syrup
Sugar cane s yrup
Tall Fescue seed
Tobacco
Velvet beans
Livestock Poultry St Products
Beef Cattle
Calve s
Chickens All
Commercial Broilers 10
Farm JJ
Hogs
Milk cows
Milk Wholesale All J
Milk eligible for fluid market 1
Milk of manufacturing grade 12
Turkeys 2
Wool lZ
Prices Paid 13
Feed 1419
Food 2023
Clothing 242
Household Furnishings
Building Fencing Material 2829
Supplies Motor
Machinery Farm
Seeds Field 32
Fertilizer
Baby Chicks
Turkey Poults 34
Index Numbers and Ratios
Farm Wage Rates 35
Index Numbers of Prices Received 3639
INTRODUCTION
Prices are important at every point along the route farm products follow from production
through processing and marketing channels to the consumer Price information is thus an important
part of any farmmarketing program
The importance of prices is amply demonstrated by the table below which shows the quanities of
Georgia farm products needed to produce 1000 of Gross Income under differing price conditions The
cover chart shows that net farm income in Georgia has shrunk from 325 million dollars in 1950 to
269 million dollars in I960 despite a 243 million dollar increase in gross income This was influenced
along with other factors by the relationship between the prices received by farmers for the products
they sell and the prices paid for necessary production items
The tables on income and expenses demonstrate the importance of prices The other data con
tained within this bulletin consists of three primary parts prices received prices paid by Georgia
farmers and index numbers The prices received data published in this bulletin as well as the prices
received index are a continuation of the data published in the University of Georgias College of Agri
culture Bulletin N S 29 in 1956 plus additional prices received series that have become available
This marks the first time that a significant series on prices paid by Georgia farmers have
been compiled and published Many of the items a farmer buys each year in connection with his normal
living expenses as well as farm operating expenses are included in the prices paid section
Quanities of Georgia Farm Products needed to produce 1000 of Gross Income
under differing price conditions in selected years
Year Beef All
Corn Oats Cotton Peanuts Cotton Tobacco Hogs Cattle Chickens Eggs Milk
bu bu bales tons seed tons lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs 100 lbs Case 100 lbs
1910 1250 1538 149 125 35 120 303 78 156 408
1920 935 926 124 98 32 3937 81 145 36 80 225
1930 1220 1408 219 135 47 9709 125 185 47 128 351
1932 2222 2703 300 333 83 8850 274 363 79 216 465
1940 1429 1923 212 152 46 6211 185 175 66 168 351
1945 621 1220 91 62 19 2457 75 99 34 79 244
1950 658 1111 52 47 12 2004 56 49 39 77 169
1955 862 1282 62 44 22 2062 64 88 41 72 159
I960 855 1220 65 53 28 1709 66 60 62 69 168
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GEORGIA CASH FARM INCOME
Crops
Cotton Other
Year fruits All
Cotton Peanuts Tobacco Peaches Pecans Truck Corn Forest Other Total
Seed nuts Crops Products Crops Crops
Millior Dollars
1950 1157 693 507 157 1 158 78 366 31 2 3427
1951 1666 563 648 194 1 166 89 394 236 3956
1952 1723 42 5 629 199 167 88 364 356 395 1
1953 1392 554 694 86 91 1 1 3 92 346 579 384 5
1954 1259 29 1 588 102 58 12 3 84 319 413 3125
1955 1354 577 723 0 39 2 3 14 5 432 34 1 3612
1956 105 1 602 646 64 102 14 3 208 598 40 2 3686
1957 697 469 48 1 65 19 8 3 23 2 347 386 2706
1958 72 1 629 542 83 124 16 112 306 320 217 307 1
1959 954 486 642 98 134 19 161 38 1 36 5 184 3424
1960 4 875 544 772 108 122 12 166 27 5 411 187 3473
Livestock
Total
Year Cattle livestock
Hogs Dairy Com Other Turkeys iEggs Other Gov Total
Calves Products Broilers Chickens Livestock Products Pay ments Cash Income
Million Dollars
1950 439 324 368 454 42 20 191 1 5 1854 10 6 5387
1951 53 1 347 394 68 5 43 4 2 293 26 2360 86 6403
1952 502 297 416 886 45 3 5 292 2 2 249 5 76 652 2
1953 548 242 433 938 49 24 37 5 22 263 1 7 6523
1954 596 283 427 1020 40 2 5 33 2 17 2739 66 5930
1955 402 410 443 1257 42 19 460 2 1 305 5 84 675 1
1956 458 40 1 478 1298 45 18 475 32 3206 84 6976
1957 552 46 5 490 1503 41 2 1 475 35 3583 307 6596
1958 629 703 492 164 5 42 1 5 59 5 40 416 1 484 7717
1959 529 62 1 497 1530 55 18 622 22 3894 202 7520
I960 4 544 534 493 1712 47 2 2 852 2 5 4230 229 793 1
T7 Includes peaches and pecans as welj as other fruits and nuts
2 Less than onehalf million dollars
3 Included in other crops
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Fertilizer Lime
Repairs operation
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Hired Labor 4
Total current farm
operating expenses
Depreciation and
other consumption
of farm capital 5
FARMERS EXPENDITURES IN GEORGIA 19501960
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Million Dollars
1958 1959
I960
575 750 92 1 845 1007 904 1132 1319 146 1 1539 156 1
106 169 193 214 265 30 5 349 354 453 337 450
144 158 152 146 140 114 102 10 1 10 1 103 104
547 638 692 685 698 650 666 694 700 810 807
54 1 586 634 655 659 674 719 763 775 817 82 1
339 433 434 43 5 430 446 49 1 453 496 547 55 5
530 617 620 618 602 618 682 614 574 62 5 60 1
2783 3351 3646 359
3801 3711 4141 4299 4561 4776 4898
491 556 587 619
108 109 10 1 98 102
48 61 70 77 82
185 220 167 183 190
3616 4297 4571 4575 4828
653 671 677 720 746
108 115 125 126
84
100
113
787
130
126
326 380 289 336 273
785
138
139
306
Taxes on farm property
property
Interest on farm
mortgage debt
Net rent to nonfarm
landlords
Total production
expenses3616 4297 4571 4575 4828 4899 5402 5533 5881 6092 6268
1 Includes bulbs plants and trees
2 Repairs and maintenance of buildings repairs and operation of motor vehicles and other machinery
and petroleum fuel and oil used in the farm business
3 Includes shortterm interest pesticides ginning electricity and telephones business share live
stock marketing charges excluding feed and transportation containers milk hauling 195060 irri
gation grazing binding materials tolls for sirup horses and mules harness and saddlery black
smithing and hardware veterinary services and medicines net insurance premiums crop fire wind
and hail and miscellaneous dairy nursery greenhouse apiary and other supplies
4 Includes cash wages perquisites and 195160 Social Security taxes paid by employers
5 Includes depreciation and accidental damage to farm buildings and depreciation of motor vehicles
and other farm machinery and equipment
REALIZED GROSS INCOME AND NET FARM INCOME OF FARM OPERATORS
FROM FARMING 19501960 1
Item 1950 1951
Realized gross tarm income
1952 1953
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960
Million Dollars
Cash receipts from
farm marketings Government payments Value of home 15279 i 106 6432 86 6514 76 6429 47 5889 66 6602 84 6892 84 6336 307 7232 484 7318 202 7703 229
consumption Gross rental value of 1135 1278 1202 1172 995 936 901 879 740 639 607
farm dwellings 354 339 35 1 374 394 386 298 337 384 425 432
Total Farm production expenses 6873 8135 8143 8022 7344 8008 8174 7859 8841 8584 8970
3616 4297 457 1 4575 4828 4899 5402 5533 588 1 6092 6268
Realized net
farm income 3257 3839 3573 3447 2516 3108 2772 232 6 2960 2492 2703
Net change in farm
inventories 6 38 1 12 1 269 33 1 239 112 1 1 72 35 8
Total net farm
income 325 1 4220 3452 3716 2185 3348 2660 2316 3032 2457 2695
1 Details for items may not add to totals because of roundingPRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS
The series of prices received by Georgia farmers presented in this bulletin provides part of a
basic set of tools for analyzing Georgia agricultural price relationships This series reflects the
average prices received by farmers at local markets The price data are collected from several
sources chiefly voluntary price reporters Price reporters are generally buyers of farm products
such as local mill and elevator operators managers of dairy plants packing house buyers and local
dealers in other types of farm products In addition some local bankers wellinformed farmers and
other persons with knowledge of prices of farm products are on the list of voluntary price reporters
The greatest part of the basic price data is collected through the use of mailed questionnaires
Reporters are generally asked to report the average price received by producers at the first point of
sale The average price concept is one which if multiplied by the total quantity of the commodity sold
would equal the total dollars received by all producers for a commodity The concept of an average
price is useful in measuring price trends computing value of farm production cash farm income as
well as other types of economic analysis
Monthly Prices
Prices received by Georgia farmers as of the 15th of each month are compiled monthly by
the Georgia Crop Reporting Service at Athens from reports made by cooperating reporters These re
ports of prices received by farmers at local markets are edited on the basis of accumulated information
summarized by crop reporting districts and combined into state average prices The prices are pub
lished monthly in mimeographed releases by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service and in printed form
by the U S Department of Agricultures Crop Reporting Board in Agricultural Prices The published
prices are estimates of the average price for the state for all grades of any particular commodity on
an as sold basis not the price of a specific grade at a common point of sale
The original monthly price received estimate for all items generally relates to sale on or about
the 15th of each month However as additional information becomes available the midmonth prices
are revised for a number of commodities to more closely reflect the average price received during
the entire month Some of the more important items which are handled this way are broilers all
chickens steers and heifers cows calves all cattle hogs peaches wholesale milk tobacco and
some other commodities Prices for these items are normally revised at the end of each year to
account for sales during the entire month
Season and Annual Average Prices
The season average price concept relates to the price received for a commodity during the entire
marketing season It should not be confused with calendar year average prices To obtain the season
average price the monthly averageprices during the crop marketing season for any particular crop
are weighted on the basis of the estimated quantity sold in each month The marketing season for any
given crop starts the first month of harvest
For livestock and livestock commodities an annual average price is computed The annual
average price for any given item is obtained by weighting the monthly state average price by the esti
mated proportion of the yearly sales sold in each monthMonthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Year Jan
Feb Mar Apr May June July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Season
Av
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
BARLEY PER BUSHEL
1950 170 1 70 1 60 1 50 1 50 140 1 50 140 1 55 1 65 1 75 1 75 1 47
1951 1 65 1 65 1 60 1 65 1 65 140 145 1 50 1 55 1 60 1 65 1 65 1 49
1952 1 60 1 55 1 55 1 50 1 50 135 140 1 50 1 75 1 80 1 90 1 80 1 51
1953 160 1 55 1 55 1 55 1 53 133 133 137 1 50 1 50 1 60 1 50 1 40
1954 1 55 1 55 1 55 1 50 1 50 125 140 130 1 40 1 50 1 50 1 55 1 37
1955 1 60 1 55 1 55 1 60 1 55 140 135 135 1 40 1 35 1 35 1 40 1 37
1956 140 1 40 1 40 1 30 1 30 1 10 1 10 1 15 1 20 1 25 1 30 1 30 1 13
1957 130 1 40 1 40 1 30 1 20 105 105 1 10 1 10 1 15 1 20 1 20 1 06
1958 1 15 1 25 1 25 1 25 1 25 105 1 10 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 20 1 20 1 10
1959 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 05 1 00 105 1 05 1 10 1 15 1 10 1 05
1960 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 15 1 15 108 108 1 15 1 20 1 20 1 15 1 20 1 11
1961 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 05 1 10 102 98
CORN PER BUSHEL
1950 1 13 1 18 127 131 142 1 52 161 170 163 146 137 140 1 52
1951 1 52 1 62 167 1 73 174 172 168 163 1 59 1 56 158 169 1 72
1952 173 178 1 82 1 85 190 190 190 197 197 176 180 1 80 1 82
1953 1 83 189 1 87 192 193 190 190 177 163 144 136 136 148
1954 146 1 54 1 59 163 162 161 164 165 164 1 58 1 56 1 57 161
1955 163 168 171 168 173 171 170 1 58 130 1 13 1 03 1 03 116
1956 1 07 1 15 1 19 126 132 137 138 133 125 1 15 1 15 120 124
1957 124 130 132 134 137 137 138 136 125 1 18 1 13 120 129
1958 127 138 143 149 1 50 1 55 1 54 1 52 124 1 15 1 17 1 19 123
1959 124 128 130 130 134 134 132 128 1 17 1 07 1 09 1 11 1 14
1960 1 12 1 18 122 129 135 136 137 134 120 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 16
1961 1 13 121 126 125 126 127 1 26
COTTON LINT PER POUND
1950 276 290 300 310 320 323 348 370 403 396 408 413 401
1951 430 43 5 441 444 438 436 405 347 343 356 410 415 385
1952 415 403 399 409 385 400 394 396 397 373 351 339 364
1953 324 327 334 329 334 329 332 337 339 321 318 320 331
1954 324 332 334 335 335 335 335 345 348 350 344 342 346
1955 343 345 341 342 340 340 340 345 3 50 330 330 328 340
1956 333 343 346 346 340 341 345 335 332 324 314 321 326
1957 326 334 328 331 332 337 338 336 333 299 288 292 307
1958 295 310 320 320 320 320 320 345 3 56 347 345 342 360
1959 343 340 340 330 360 345 335 348 340 328 305 286 330
1960 311 310 319 331 300 300 330 328 314 297 298 317
1961 294 295 305 305 315 319
COTTONSEED PER TON
1950 43 00 44 00 45 00 47 00 50 00 50 00 52 00 61 00 82 00 85 00 93 00 97 00 80 30
1951 103 00 105 00 105 00 105 00 100 00 97 00 75 00 65 00 63 00 65 00 66 00 67 00 64 30
1952 67 00 69 50 69 50 67 00 67 00 66 00 66 00 65 00 67 00 68 00 67 50 67 50 66 90
1953 69 00 67 00 68 00 68 00 66 50 62 50 62 50 54 00 50 50 48 00 48 00 49 00 50 30
1954 51 00 53 00 56 50 55 00 54 00 55 00 53 00 54 00 59 00 59 00 60 00 60 00 57 20
1955 59 Ou 59 00 60 00 59 00 58 00 58 00 57 00 49 00 45 00 43 00 42 00 42 00 45 10
1956 44 00 45 00 47 00 48 00 48 00 46 00 44 00 44 00 45 00 46 00 47 00 48 00 45 20
1957 49 00 50 00 50 00 54 00 48 00 40 00 41 00 50 20
1958 46 00 49 00 50 00 49 00 50 00 49 00 50 00 50 00 49 60
1959 50 00 51 00 50 00 40 00 39 00 35 00 27 00 25 00 36 80
I960 28 00 31 00 31 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00 36 00
1961 37 00 38 00 40 00
Year Jan
Dol
Feb
Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Mar
Dol
Dol
Apr
Dol
May
June
July Aug Sept
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Oct
Nov
Dec
Season
Av
Dol Dol
Dol
Dol
ALL HAY PER TON
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1970
2520
2820
30 50
2550
3100
2490
2500
27 50
27 80
2700
2800
20 10
27 80
2970
3090
25 50
3060
2540
2460
2920
2780
2770
2880
20 10
27 80
3020
3130
2560
3140
2540
23 80
2830
2740
2790
2840
20 20
2820
29 50
3090
2590
3100
2500
23 50
28 80
2700
2820
27 50
20 00
2930
3000
30 10
2490
3140
25 10
2390
28 20
2630
2720
2720
20 80
27 60
27 90
2940
2470
3000
2460
2370
2770
2660
27 80
2670
2170
28 00
27
29
80
50
2560
29 50
2420
2440
2760
2700
2860
2570
2040
27 00
2940
27 60
26 50
2830
2420
2360
2600
2570
27 30
1980
2540
2940
26 10
26 10
2600
2480
25 10
2580
26 00
27 60
1970
24 50
2830
2380
29 00
2500
2420
2420
2700
2580
2740
19
26
28
24
29
24
24
24
27
25
27
60
20
60
00
80
80
20
40
20
70
60
21 80
2840
2940
2470
2940
26 00
2420
2600
27 50
2680
28 00
22 50
2740
29 50
26 10
2920
25 80
24 30
26 50
2720
2690
2800
ALFALFA HAY PER TON
1950
1951
19 52
1953 43 00 41 50 4100 40 50 40 50
1954 3900 3950 4000 40 00 39 00 3900 39 50 41 00 41 00
1955 4400 43 50 42 50 41 50 42 80 4120 3840 39 20 39 00
1956 3610 3640 3600 35 70 37 00 3630 3400 34 90 3b 90
1957 3570 3540 3460 34 80 33 00 3360 3400 34 00 34 8U
1958 3670 3900 38 50 37 70 38 00 3620 3680 34 80 3b 80
1959 37 00 3700 3700 35 50 34 00 3400 3450 33 00 34 50
1960 3550 3650 3650 37 00 33 00 3300 3600 3b 00 3b 00
1961 37 50 37 50 3900 37 00 37 00 3500 3500
40 00 40 00 40 00
42 50 43 00 43 00
37 00 37 00 39 90
36 60 39 00 37 80
35 od 34 00 35 70
35 70 35 00 36 00
34 00 36 00 35 50
36 50 36 50 36 50
LESPEDEZA HAY PER TON
1950 76 no 27 no 27 00 2660 25 80 26 40 2800 27 00 26 70 27 70 28 30 30 00
1951 31 sn 3 50 33 00 3260 34 60 32 60 32 80 32 20 32 20 30 9U iL 80 34 10
19 52 33 60 36 80 37 00 3620 37 00 33 20 3200 34 50 35 50 3b 20 3b 3U 3b uu
1953 37 on 35 sn 36 30 3580 34 10 34 00 3300 32 00 31 00 29 20 29 80 31 90
1954 31 90 30 90 32 20 3230 31 00 31 00 3130 32 70 30 90 34 80 34 8U 34 bO
1955 36 30 34 on 34 90 3520 34 20 32 90 3080 32 70 30 60 31 00 30 bO ii UO
1956 9 70 30 nn 29 30 2820 29 00 30 20 2800 29 00 31 no 28 70 29 bU 29 O
1957 9 70 28 an 29 50 2920 28 60 2860 28 50 29 70 27 10 27 10 28 1U
1958 30 no 31 nn 30 30 3090 30 00 28 60 28 80 28 00 27 80 29 00 28 00 28 bO
1959 79 30 29 50 29 00 2800 28 00 27 50 29 50 27 50 29 00 27 00 27 00 28 UO
1960 28 50 29 00 29 00 2900 28 00 29 50 3000 28 00 29 no 29 00 28 bU 2y 50
1961 30 50 30 50 32 00 3100 30 00 28 00 27 50
PEANUTVINE HAY PER TON
1950 17 nn 12 in 12 20 1290 13 00 14 00 14 50 13 00 12 bO 11 00 10 70 14 00
1951 20 on 236n 23 50 24 10 25 00 23 20 24 00 22 50 19 10 18 50 20 00 Li U
1952 7n 2270 23 bO 2220 23 00 21 70 22 50 23 80 22 70 20 4U 21 10 Li 00
1953 3 6n 2600 26 00 2600 26 00 25 in 25 50 23 00 20 50 17 20 lb 70 lb 90
1954 18 3n 1940 18 10 1890 17 9U 17 80 19 nn 19 80 19 30 23 60 23 80 24 80
1955 76 50 2800 28 00 2740 28 6U 27 30 27 30 24 00 21 30 19 20 19 on 20 00
1956 n n 2050 20 70 2090 20 nn 19 50 19 20 19 40 18 80 18 bU 17 80 18 40
1957 18 9n 1880 18 90 1800 17 90 17 90 18 60 17 00 18 90 18 bO 17 bU 18 bU
1958 70 40 2290 23 10 2400 21 80 21 80 22 00 22 00 20 50 22 00 22 00 23 00
1959 73 00 2370 23 00 23 on 23 00 23 00 24 00 23 00 23 00 23 00 22 UO LL UU
1960 22 nn 22 on 22 50 23no 23 00 25 50 25 00 25 00 24 00 23 00 23 bO 24 00
1961 23 no 2400 24 00 23 50 23 50 23 50 23 50
Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Year Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr May June July Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov Dec
Season
Av
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
SOYBEAN AND COWPEA HAY PER TON
1950 28 00 28 50 28 50 28 50 28 00 28 50 29 50 28 50 27 50 28 40 28 60 30 00
1951 31 00 33 30 33 00 33 50 34 00 33 00 32 50 33 00 33 00 32 10 34 70 33 90
1952 33 50 36 70 36 50 36 70 37 00 34 60 33 00 34 40 35 60 35 50 35 20 35 40
1953 36 90 35 30 36 70 35 80 34 10 33 00 33 50 31 50 31 00 29 80 30 50 30 50
1954 31 70 31 20 32 10 32 10 30 70 30 70 31 70 34 30 32 30 35 50 35 20 36 00
1955 37 20 35 20 36 10 35 30 34 30 32 00 32 00 33 00 31 80 28 80 30 50 31 60
1956 29 70 30 00 30 60 29 00 31 00 30 00 29 80 29 80 31 80 29 10 28 60 29 30
1957 29 80 29 50 29 60 28 80 29 00 29 00 30 00 29 90 30 20 28 00 29 00 29 40
1958 30 00 32 00 30 20 32 50 32 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 29 00 29 00 29 50 31 00
1959 31 80 31 00 31 00 30 00 29 50 29 00 30 50 29 50 29 50 29 50 29 50 28 50
1960 29 00 29 50 30 00 30 00 30 00 32 00 30 50 30 50 31 00 30 50 30 00 31 00
1961 30 00 31 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 30 00
LESPEDEZA SEED PER CWT
1950 1170 12 30 12 20 12 20 12 20 11 80 11 80 11 80 11 80 17 20 14 60 14 60 14 90
1951 1460 15 40 15 50 15 20 14 90 14 70 14 80 14 60 14 60 13 70 13 70 15 00 15 20
1952 16 10 18 20 20 10 21 50 21 60 21 00 21 00 21 00 21 00 19 60 18 20 18 60 22 10
1953 2320 27 30 29 10 27 70 26 30 22 30 21 60 21 10 21 10 19 30 16 40 17 90 19 10
1954 1960 20 40 21 40 23 00 23 40 22 50 22 50 22 50 22 00 22 00 22 00 21 00 24 40
1955 2430 24 90 27 40 27 40 26 80 26 30 26 30 24 50 24 50 14 00 13 50 13 90 14 70
1956 1480 14 80 14 90 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 00 15 00 15 00 15 00 14 40 14 60 14 90
1957 14 80 15 20 15 30 14 00 10 00 9 90 9 90 11 20
1958 1200 11 70 11 60 11 50 11 50 12 20 11 60 12 90
1959 11 50 12 80 14 90 14 90 14 90 12 40 14 40 15 10
I960 1500 15 40 17 60 17 70 15 40 15 20 15 50
1961 1520 15 20 15 80 15 80 15 90
OATS PER BUSHEL
1950 100 95 95 93 91 80 85 90 97 101 105 105 90
1951 108 1 10 1 11 106 107 90 93 97 101 1 15 1 16 120 99
1952 1 15 1 18 1 16 1 12 105 90 93 104 1 13 1 17 1 17 109 100
1953 1 12 1 12 107 1 03 98 75 78 84 90 91 93 92 89
1954 93 96 96 92 85 76 78 84 91 97 101 101 89
1955 99 99 98 93 87 76 78 79 82 86 87 85 78
1956 85 84 84 81 80 68 74 75 81 85 87 85 77
1957 86 87 83 81 82 70 74 80 87 90 90 91 77
1958 90 88 91 90 87 79 81 85 91 95 93 94 84
1959 91 89 87 84 82 65 69 75 80 83 87 85 73
I960 83 85 85 85 85 79 78 83 86 87 88 87 82
1961 88 88 88 83 81 72 74
PEANUTS PER POUND
1950 103 104 104 104 106 108 108 106 106 106 108 105 107
1951 106 106 107 107 110 110 110 110 109 100 090 095 097
1952 095 095 097 095 097 095 095 100 100 105 109 108 106
1953 108 108 109 108 110 110 110 110 110 108 105 105 108
1954 108 109 108 110 110 110 110 115 109 115 116 114 112
1955 116 115 115 115 115 116 113 112 113 115 115 112 114
1956 112 109 109 109 112 112 112 112 108 108 104 103 108
1957 107 108 106 106 106 105 107 105 105 102 098 100 104
1958 102 104 105 107 110 105 104 105 103 106
1959 103 102 102 095 090 089 086 088 091
I960 090 095 098 096 095 095 097 097 095
1961 097 098
Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
DoT DoL DoL DoL Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol DoL Dol
Season
Av
Dol
SORGHUM GRAIN PER CWT
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955 2 20 2 10 200 195 1 16
1956 195 200 220 225 230 240 2 50 250 220 205 205 2 05 1 16
1957 205 205 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 200 2 10 195 200 200 1 14
1958 2 10 2 15 2 15 225 230 235 2 25 225 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 1 19
1959 220 220 2 15 2 15 2 10 2 10 205 195 195 195 190 195 109
I960 195 200 2 10 2 10 2 15 2 10 220 2 10 205 195 185 190 109
1961 200 205 205 200 205 205 195
SOYBEANS PER BUSHEL
1950 270 270 280 305 3 15 350 375 360 3 50 3 10 275 300 293
1951 300 325 3 50 370 3 50 370 360 340 340 325 280 290 292
1952 290 290 3 00 3 10 320 320 320 325 3 10 3 00 2 80 2 80 2 88
1953 280 290 300 300 320 300 2 80 260 260 260 235 2 50 261
1954 270 290 3 15 330 330 320 3 10 3 10 295 290 285 285 286
1955 280 290 280 285 300 300 2 80 280 2 50 225 2 12 2 13 227
1956 2 13 240 2 50 2 55 290 280 270 240 225 2 10 220 220 2 23
1957 225 235 230 245 240 235 225 225 225 225 2 10 2 10 2 14
1958 2 10 2 15 2 15 220 230 240 230 2 10 200 200 205 205
1959 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 15 2 15 2 10 2 10 200 195 190 195 194
I960 195 200 200 200 2 10 205 2 10 2 00 190 1 90 187 190 201
1961 200 2 15 235 245 260 260 260
SWEETPOTATOES PER CWT
1950 380 4 10 425 435 455 445 465 375 300 265 335 356
1951 4 10 435 425 435 4 55 425 655 725 6 10 575 600 640
1952 700 725 800 825 855 7 10 1000 790 6 10 6 10 665 744
1953 780 8 10 835 865 8 80 835 790 620 525 435 465 540
1954 480 480 500 520 535 635 635 635 5 55 5 10 565 589
1955 600 620 635 655 675 675 520 465 400 345 400 4 38
1956 455 4 55 475 475 555 605 545 5 10 375 475 4 91
1957 475 500 525 560 530 5 50 5 10 500 465 485 505
1958 500 525 550 575 545 545 500 475 470 475 500 500
1959 525 550 555 560 600 580 475 4 20 4 10 450 473
1960 4 50 465 500 5 15 575 595 5 50 4 80 480 500 530
1961 530 550 570 570 585
WHEAT PER BUSHEL
1950 2 10 205 2 11 2 11 2 15 203 205 2 13 2 16 223 231 231 208
1951 227 228 226 226 226 2 10 205 205 2 11 222 2 22 233 2 11
1952 225 224 227 224 224 202 197 209 220 220 223 222 207
1953 2 17 220 2 15 2 14 2 13 186 184 186 190 1 88 195 195 203
1954 203 2 10 2 10 205 197 1 86 188 190 196 202 209 2 10 207
1955 2 12 209 2 11 2 11 208 197 194 191 196 197 194 200 204
1956 200 196 196 196 193 188 190 192 192 196 203 200 195
1957 204 209 2 12 208 206 191 186 191 194 197 195 199 193
1958 200 200 207 203 201 192 190 188 188 194 193 195 191
1959 195 197 196 196 190 177 174 177 175 1 80 180 185 179
1960 185 185 185 190 190 180 178 179 178 185 185 185 182
1961 185 188 189 189 188 174 171
Season average price received by farmers
60
Commodity Unit 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Jol JJOl Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
Cowpeas bu 426 4 50 4 50 460 470 390 3 20 3 70 5 00 440 445
Crimson
Clover Seed cwt 3700 2800 22 10 1740 21 00 2740 27 00 21 50 24 50 25 50 18 00
Irish Potatoes cwt 230 2 58 490 220 292 3 16 4 53 272 262 346 3 39
Lupine Seed cwt 4 50 4 50 400 3 15 470 465 5 50 485 5 00 430 4 10
Peaches bu 390 230 3 15 2 90 3 80 425 390 2 30 230 240
Pears bu 1 10 120 1 10 1 25 125 1 50 145 135 130 140 140
Pecans lb 304 204 238 169 308 400 176 288 287 329 324
Rye bu 2 53 2 51 2 65 2 36 222 233 197 1 86 2 14 1 92 2 02
Sorghum Syrup gal 195 205 230 2 50 2 50 235 2 30 265 275 270 265
Sugar Cane
Syrup gal 1 10 130 135 125 130 140 1 50 145 145 140 140
Tall Fescue
Seed cwt 5800 62 00 28 00 L3 50 1570 1460 13 50 10 80 1500 16 50 15 50
Tobacco lb 499 470 503 526 472 485 499 582 59 5 602 585
Velvet Beans tons 3900 3700 3800 3200 4700 4200 3800 3200 37 00 3500 3700
Monthly and annual average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Season
Av
Dol
Dol
Dol
BEEF CATTLE PER CWT
1950 1850 19 00 19 50 20 30 20 30 20 50 21 00 20 50 21 50 0 00 21 10 1 50 n 40
1951 2300 2b 00 26 50 27 00 26 50 25 00 26 00 25 00 24 50 23 50 23 on 4 no 4 60
1952 2440 25 00 24 80 25 60 25 00 23 00 22 00 21 50 19 00 17 00 15 50 16 nn 0 90
1953 1690 16 80 16 40 15 50 14 90 12 90 13 00 12 00 11 00 10 00 10 10 10 80 1 80
1954 1230 12 50 13 20 13 30 13 00 12 10 11 00 11 20 10 40 10 10 9 70 10 00 11 30
1955 1080 11 50 12 00 12 10 11 90 11 70 11 60 11 60 11 30 11 10 10 80 10 90 11 40
1956 1100 11 20 11 80 12 10 12 60 12 10 12 00 12 30 12 20 11 70 1 1 50 1 1 40 11 80
1957 12 10 12 20 12 80 13 40 13 80 13 70 14 00 13 70 13 50 13 30 13 60 14 60 13 40
1958 1630 17 20 18 00 18 90 20 00 18 60 18 40 17 90 18 10 18 20 18 60 IP 10 18 0
195y 20 10 20 50 21 00 21 30 21 10 20 90 19 30 19 50 19 30 17 20 16 40 16 00 19 30
1960 1730 17 50 18 60 18 60 17 80 17 00 16 50 16 20 15 70 15 30 15 30 16 10 16 80
1961 1660 17 10 18 00 17 70 17 50 17 00 16 80
CALVES PER CWT
1950 20 00 21 60 22 10 22 00 22 50 23 50 24 50 24 00 25 00 23 00 24 50 24 20 23 sn
1951 26 50 29 00 29 00 31 00 30 00 29 80 2980 29 70 29 00 28 50 28 00 28 00 28 90
1952 28 50 29 00 28 50 28 50 28 00 27 50 2550 24 00 21 50 19 00 17 50 17 50 23 40
1953 18 50 18 50 17 50 17 20 17 00 15 00 1500 14 20 12 60 12 40 1 20 1 50 14 40
1954 14 60 14 80 16 00 16 00 15 40 14 70 1420 13 60 12 30 12 00 1 1 70 12 50 13 50
1955 14 40 15 20 15 90 15 70 14 90 14 90 1500 15 00 14 30 13 90 13 20 13 80 14 60
1956 15 00 15 40 15 80 16 20 16 10 15 40 1560 15 40 15 00 14 30 13 60 14 00 1 5 10
1957 15 00 15 70 16 00 16 80 17 00 17 00 1750 16 90 17 10 16 60 16 80 18 30 16 80
1958 19 50 21 60 22 30 23 10 24 20 23 00 2300 22 80 23 JO 23 30 23 00 23 90 60
lyb9 23 50 25 90 26 50 27 80 26 50 26 60 25 10 24 80 24 50 22 80 20 90 20 on 75 in
1960 21 40 22 80 23 40 23 00 21 90 20 50 2030 19 00 18 50 18 60 18 70 20 00 0 40
1961 20 50 21 30 22 00 22 20 21 70 21 20 2130
Year Jan
Dol
Feb
Dol
Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct
Nov
10
Season
Dec Av
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
FARM CHICKENS PER POUND
Dol
Dol Dol
1950 240 240 250 2 50 250 230 250 275 255 250 245 260 249
1951 250 260 275 280 270 275 285 275 265 265 260 265 270
1952 261 265 262 250 235 250 250 250 260 245 250 2 50 252
1953 240 240 240 250 250 245 245 245 245 245 235 240 243
1954 235 230 240 240 225 215 220 210 205 185 185 180 207
1955 215 210 215 215 210 200 200 185 190 185 175 165 210
1956 215 210 215 215 210 200 200 185 190 185 175 165 196
1957 175 180 175 175 170 175 175 170 165 160 165 165 170
1958 170 175 185 185 180 175 165 145 145 150 150 145 161
1959 140 150 140 140 135 145 140 120 125 145 150 155 140
1960 135 145 140 145 145 155 150 140 140 140 140 150 144
1961 140 145 145 140 125 125 115
COMMERCIAL BROILERS PER POUND
1950 195 240 310 275 240 250 290 290 300 255 230 215 258
1951 261 287 318 284 264 287 295 296 274 251 244 259 276
1952 288 301 285 252 243 258 290 304 302 278 305 291 281
1953 270 268 274 274 266 255 279 275 263 266 263 232 266
19 54 240 220 225 235 225 230 250 235 220 200 190 180 220
1955 240 245 290 280 265 265 255 260 245 210 200 185 244
1956 200 210 210 200 205 190 205 190 175 165 160 150 188
1957 165 190 185 180 180 200 205 195 170 160 160 160 180
1958 194 197 205 186 194 201 182 166 155 152 150 141 176
1959 161 158 160 158 151 151 153 148 147 144 140 168 153
1960 165 174 178 167 169 171 171 160 150 151 149 148 162
1961 155 170 163 148 135 120 118
ALL CHICKENS PER POUND
1950 197 240 304 273 241 248 287 289 297 255 231 217 257
1951 260 285 315 284 264 286 294 295 274 252 245 259 276
19 52 287 299 284 252 243 258 288 302 300 276 302 289 279
1953 269 267 273 273 266 255 277 273 262 265 260 233 265
1954 240 220 226 235 225 230 250 234 220 199 190 180 219
1955 238 243 287 277 264 264 254 259 244 210 201 186 243
1956 201 210 210 201 205 190 205 190 175 166 161 150 188
1957 165 190 185 180 180 200 204 194 170 160 160 160 180
1958 193 196 204 186 194 200 182 165 155 152 150 141 175
1959 160 158 159 157 151 151 153 147 146 144 141 167 153
1960 164 173 177 167 168 171 171 160 150 151 149 148 161
1961 154 169 162 148 135 120 118
ALL EGGS PER DOZEN
1950 458 370 3 58 358 373 380 422 476 494 517 560 750 431
1951 610 505 464 468 485 514 550 570 620 645 675 690 549
1952 570 470 407 390 420 440 495 550 570 580 615 625 494
1953 580 510 475 490 500 530 560 575 600 600 600 600 545
1954 500 540 450 415 425 420 430 450 428 400 410 430 448
1955 425 440 440 400 410 42 5 445 475 520 535 545 565 466
1956 580 495 435 430 440 440 450 470 475 472 484 490 471
1957 498 455 411 400 420 430 460 471 522 540 562 587 477
1958 570 566 560 543 539 524 508 477 491 496 504 500 523
1959 465 472 430 385 361 372 405 398 407 413 431 433 414
1960 437 416 420 459 469 462 462 488 516 552 566 545 482
1961 520 530 506 460 410 410 420
Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
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Year Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr May June
July
Aug Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Av
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol Dol
HOGS PER CWT
1950 1500 1580 15 80 15 40 17 60 18 90 22 20 22 00 21 00 18 80 18 40 17 70 17 70
1951 19 10 2070 20 10 20 20 20 50 21 00 2220 21 90 20 00 19 80 18 50 18 00 19 80
1952 1730 1680 16 30 16 00 19 00 19 50 2000 20 30 18 20 18 10 17 30 16 40 17 60
1953 1730 1820 19 80 21 10 23 00 23 80 2470 21 80 22 50 21 30 20 20 21 20 20 80
1954 2330 2370 23 60 25 10 25 00 24 00 2300 21 70 19 70 18 70 19 00 18 00 21 80
1955 1720 1680 15 60 17 00 16 90 18 90 1820 16 50 15 90 15 20 13 50 11 80 15 70
1956 1190 1240 12 00 14 00 15 20 16 10 1600 16 00 15 60 15 30 14 70 15 50 14 50
1957 1640 1600 16 40 16 60 17 00 18 60 1960 19 80 19 30 17 40 16 90 18 00 17 50
1958 1800 1880 19 50 19 80 20 80 21 40 2180 21 50 20 60 19 40 18 90 18 10 19 70
1959 17 10 1570 15 60 15 60 15 90 15 70 1420 14 50 13 70 12 60 12 80 11 80 14 50
1960 1170 12 50 13 90 14 80 14 70 16 00 1690 16 90 16 30 17 00 17 00 16 80 15 20
1961 1660 1720 16 70 16 60 16 10 16 50 1740
MILK COWS PER HEAD
1950 140 138 140 141 148 154 150 156 162 158 162 165
1951 165 177 185 190 190 185 186 192 196 190 190 195
1952 195 200 201 199 195 190 190 189 183 175 167 160
1953 160 155 155 150 135 125 125 120 120 115 100 110
1954 110 110 110 110 105 100 100 100 95 91 92 90
1955 92 95 95 100 100 105 99 105 100 100 96 96
1956 100 100 100 105 105 110 110 110 115 110 110 110
1957 110 105 110 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 120
1958 130 140 145 145 150 155 150 155 160 160 160 160
1959 160 165 170 175 175 175 170 170 165 170 165 170
1960 165 170 175 170 170 170 170 175 170 170 170 165
1961 165 165 170 175 180 180 175
MILK WHOLESALE ALL PER CWT

1950 585 580 575 5 50 540 530 540 5 65 590 6 15 620 635 591
1951 660 6 50 640 6 00 590 600 605 605 645 665 675 675 6 85
1952 665 660 640 600 590 595 605 640 675 695 705 7 10 697
1953 705 6 85 645 6 10 585 5 85 590 600 635 6 55 660 645 684
1954 620 595 585 545 545 5 55 565 560 580 600 615 605 631
1955 600 595 565 550 5 60 565 560 565 595 6 10 620 605 630
1956 605 590 570 555 560 570 5 80 580 605 620 6 15 600 634
1957 6 12 598 586 567 578 566 560 567 604 6 15 594 571 628
1958 6 14 622 590 571 566 565 571 578 625 633 6 10 604 636
1959 6 15 600 585 575 580 575 580 575 595 6 15 590 585 623
I960 605 605 620 605 580 5 85 5 80 575 595 600 605 600 596
1961 600 575 565 570 570 5 80
MILK ELIGIBLE FOR FLUID MARKET PER 100 POUNDS
1950 600 590 590 575 570 560 570 590 6 15 630 635 6 50 595
1951 675 665 655 620 6 15 625 630 630 670 680 690 685 652
1952 675 670 660 620 6 10 620 630 660 690 7 10 7 20 725 660
1953 720 700 670 635 6 10 6 15 620 630 6 55 670 670 6 55 6 53
1954 635 6 10 600 560 565 585 590 5 80 595 6 15 625 6 10 5 97
1955 6 10 605 575 565 575 580 575 5 80 605 620 625 6 10 594
1956 6 15 605 585 570 575 5 85 595 595 6 15 630 625 6 10 600
1957 6 18 605 592 576 589 578 572 578 6 13 622 599 575 593
1958 6 19 626 596 580 577 575 581 587 633 639 6 16 609 603
1959 620 605 590 5 80 590 5 85 590 580 600 620 595 590 595
1960 6 10 6 10 625 6 15 590 595 590 585 600 605 6 10 605 603
1961 605 580 570 575 5 80

Monthly and season average price received by farmers
Georgia 195061
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Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
MILK OF MANUFACTURING GRADE PER 100 POUNDS
Nov
Season
Dec Av
Dol Dol
Dol
1950 345 335 325 3 00 290 305 3 15 325 3 50 370 385 395 325
1951 400 400 400 400 390 390 3 90 4 00 4 10 420 430 4 50 4 03
1952 4 50 4 50 425 4 10 400 4 00 405 420 440 470 470 470 427
1953 465 440 405 360 350 3 50 3 50 3 50 3 65 3 80 400 400 370
1954 375 340 3 15 305 305 305 305 3 15 330 345 360 3 50 322
1955 340 335 320 305 305 3 15 330 330 3 50 3 55 370 3 60 3 29
1956 355 340 305 300 305 320 320 3 20 340 345 340 345 325
1957 3 52 345 339 328 332 329 331 337 346 373 3 69 374 342
1958 361 353 334 3 16 3 16 3 16 3 27 335 3 56 369 372 372 339
1959 370 3 50 335 320 3 10 320 320 325 345 360 3 70 375 3 35
1960 365 360 3 50 3 15 320 3 10 320 330 3 55 3 55 370 365 338
1961 370 335 340 340 335
TURKEYS PER POUND
1950 400 360 370 350 3 50 365 365 380 400 400 380 410 391
1951 410 420 410 430 410 430 430 400 410 450 400 440 423
1952 430 400 395 400 360 360 360 340 3 50 390 400 380 381
1953 390 380 340 3 80 360 360 3 50 360 3 50 360 370 380 368
1954 360 360 360 3 50 3 50 3 50 3 50 350 340 330 320 340 329
1955 350 360 340 340 340 350 3 50 3 50 350 360 360 340 352
1956 330 330 330 320 320 300 320 300 300 300 280 280 294
1957 280 290 300 300 310 290 290 280 280 280 290 290 286
1958 290 290 290 280 300 280 280 260 260 240 230 230 244
1959 250 270 250 250 240 250 230 230 230 230 250 300 247
I960 250 260 260 260 260 260 250 260 250 260 270 290 266
1961 280 270 270 280 280 230 260
WOOL PER POUND
1950 420 420 420 420 420 430 430 430 430 430 500 520 430
1951 700 750 300 850 850 900 850 850 7 50 7 50 7 50 700 o80
1952 700 650 600 570 550 530 530 530 500 500 480 480 530
1953 480 480 490 490 510 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520
1954 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520 520
1955 520 520 520 510 520 470 480 490 500 410 410 400
1956 400 410 480 440 460 420 460 460 460 450 450 450
1957 450 450 500 550 580 590 530 530 490 510 540 540 570
1958 440 410 350 410 390 400 390 380 390 390 560
1959 370 370 380 400 420 450 420 460 460 460 460 460 440
I960 460 460 450 440 440 440 440 430 420 420 420 410
1961 420 420 420 430 450 450
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PRICES PAID BY FARMERS
The first part of this bulletin has been devoted to the price received by farmers for the commodities
that he has to sell This section is devoted to the prices paid by farmers for the goods and services used
in farm production and family living There is intense interest in knowing what the farmers cost of pro
duction may be The price received for the commodities that a farmer sells only tells a part of the story
It is necessary to know the costs of production in order to determine the net income of farmers The
price received and the price paid by farmers are two very important tools in analyzing the farm situation
The average price paid by farmers for a large number of the items purchased during the year are
included in the prices paid section of this bulletin For some items this is the first time that the average
price has been published Other items are published currently in the US Department of Agricultures
printed Agricultural Prices also the regular monthly price release of this office contains prices paid
data n feed Some of the quarterly and annual average prices were published in the national Crops and
Markets publication which has been discontinued
Following the printing of this publication it is planned to begin quarterly and semiannual state
price releases for most of the major prices paid items contained in this bulletin The prices paid series
should be useful to farm economists farm managers farmers and other associated with the farm in
dustry Farmers should be especially interested in comparing present day purchase costs for items
used on the farm with costs during the past decade
The prices paid information is collected primarilly by mailed inquiries through the voluntary
cooperation of the reporters Some additional sources are used in obtaining price information The
data concerning each type of commodity is collected from dealers who handle such commodities This
means that price quotations are obtained from persons who have direct knowledge of current prices
Respondents are classified into eight broad categories one for each of the main classes of commodities
purchased by farmers The principal categories are food clothing building material farm equipment
and supplies farm machinery home furnishings automobiles auto supplies plus numerous small
classifications Farmers supply the information used in estimating the price paid for a number of items
particularly the farm wage rate
The pricecollecting procedures are directed toward the goods commonly bought by farmers On
the questionnaires commodities are described in the simplest way consistent with definite identification
Instructions request that the price in effect as of the 15th of the month for the kinds most commonly
sold to farmers be reported
The prices paid by Georgia farmers series represents the price at independent stores and does not
include chain store prices For some items particularly food there is some difference in the price at
independent and chain stores Chain store prices are collected and used on the national level along with
the independent store prices One of the primary purposes of collecting the prices paid data are for use
in computing the Prices Paid Interest Taxes and Wage Rate Index more commonly called the Parity
Index for the Nation The omission of the chain store prices on the State level does not affect the
usefulness of the data as the year to year and trend changes for both price series would be comparableYear
Jan
15
Dol
Feb
15
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
Mar
15
Dol Dol
Apr
15
May
15
June
15
July
15
Aug
15
Sept
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Oct
15
14
Nov
15
Dol Dol
Dec
15
Annual
Av
Dol
Dol
BROILER GROWING MASH PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952 1953 570 560 560 5 70 560 560 560 560 560 5 50 540 5 50 5 58
1954 5 50 560 560 580 580 570 570 5 80 570 5 50 5 50 5 60 5 65
1955 5 50 5 50 540 540 530 530 530 520 5 10 5 10 500 4 95 5 25
1956 495 500 500 5 10 520 530 530 540 5 20 520 5 10 5 20 5 16
1957 5 10 520 520 5 20 5 10 500 500 5 00 500 495 495 495 5 05
1958 495 500 5 10 5 10 520 5 10 520 520 520 500 495 5 00 5 08
1959 5 10 500 495 495 490 490 485 475 4 70 460 465 460 4 83
1960 470 470 460 4 50 4 55 465 460 460 460 445 445 435 4 56
1961 4 50 455 460 4 55 480 475 470 465
TURKEY GROWING MASH PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
19 54 1955 570 5 70 570 570 560 5 60 5 50 5 50 530 530 520 520 5 50
19 56 520 5 10 520 5 20 540 540 540 540 530 520 5 10 520 5 26
1957 520 530 530 530 540 540 530 530 530 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 26
1958 1959 I960 5 10 5 10 520 530 5 30 520 530 530 530 5 10 5 10 5 00 5 19
5 10 5 10 500 500 5 10 5 10 5 10 500 495 495 495 490 5 02
495 490 490 490 495 490 480 4 85 490 465 465 4 55 4 82
1961 470 4 80 485 485 5 00 495 490 495
LAYING MASH PER 100 POUNDS
1950 4 80 475 4 80 480 500 500 5 00 520 5 10 5 10 5 00 500 496
1951 5 20 520 530 530 540 535 535 530 530 530 540 5 50 5 32
1952 560 560 560 560 570 560 560 570 590 580 570 560 5 67
1953 560 5 50 5 50 5 50 5 50 540 540 540 530 520 5 10 5 20 5 38
1954 520 530 540 540 5 50 5 50 540 540 5 30 520 5 20 520 5 33
1955 520 520 520 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 500 490 485 475 4 75 5 02
1956 4 70 475 470 4 80 495 495 495 495 490 485 4 80 4 80 4 84
1957 4 85 4 85 485 485 4 85 475 475 4 85 480 470 465 4 70 4 79
1958 470 470 4 80 4 85 490 4 80 490 495 490 475 470 475 4 81
1959 4 80 475 4 75 475 475 475 475 475 470 470 465 4 65 4 73
1960 465 460 460 465 4 70 470 465 460 460 4 50 450 445 4 60
1961 4 55 460 460 4 55 465 465 465 470
SCRATCH GRAIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950 1951 4 10 4 05 4 10 420 440 440 440 4 50 4 50 445 435 440 432
460 470 485 480 490 485 485 485 485 4 85 4 80 4 90 4 82
1952 500 5 00 495 495 500 500 490 500 490 490 480 4 80 493
1953 4 85 475 475 475 475 470 460 460 4 60 4 50 445 4 50 465
1954 4 50 460 460 4 55 4 55 4 55 455 460 4 55 450 4 50 4 50 4 55
1955 4 55 460 4 55 4 55 4 50 4 50 4 50 4 50 440 430 420 420 445
1956 420 420 420 425 440 440 445 445 440 430 420 430 431
1957 430 440 440 440 435 435 430 435 430 420 420 4 15 4 31
1958 420 420 430 430 440 4 35 440 445 435 420 4 15 4 15 4 29
1959 4 20 4 15 420 4 15 420 420 420 4 20 4 15 4 10 4 05 405 4 15
1960 405 4 10 405 4 15 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 405 400 400 4 08
1961 405 4 10 4 10 405 4 15 4 15 4 10 4 15
Year
Jan
15
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
15
Feb
15
Mar
L5
Apr
15
May
15
June
Li
July
15
Aug Spet
15L5
Oct
15
Nov
15
Dec Annual
15 Av
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
MIXED DAIRY FEED ALL UNDER 29 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
Dol
Dol
1950 375 375 375 385 385 385 3 85 4 00 400 3 95 3 80 390 386
1951 4 10 425 4 30 4 35 445 435 430 440 445 440 440 4 50 4 35
1952 460 460 4 60 465 4 70 4 70 465 470 4 70 470 465 460 465
1953 465 460 4 50 445 440 4 30 4 30 4 20 4 15 4 10 4 10 4 10 432
1954 420 420 430 430 425 4 25 4 15 4 15 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 18
1955 4 15 420 420 4 15 4 10 400 405 400 390 390 3 85 380 402
1956 3 80 3 80 385 385 395 395 390 395 390 390 390 4 00 390
1957 400 405 405 4 00 400 3 90 3 90 390 390 3 85 3 85 3 80 393
1958 3 85 390 390 395 4 00 390 395 4 00 400 390 395 390 393
1959 400 3 95 390 3 85 3 85 390 3 90 390 385 385 385 3 85 389
1960 390 385 385 385 385 385 3 80 3 80 3 80 380 380 375 382
1961 390 390 390 390 400 395 390 390
MIXED DAIRY FEED 16 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950 360 3 55 360 365 365 365 365 3 80 380 375 360 370 367
1951 395 4 10 4 20 4 20 430 4 15 4 10 425 4 25 425 420 430 4 19
1952 440 440 440 445 4 50 4 50 445 445 4 50 4 50 4 50 445 446
1953 445 440 435 430 430 420 420 4 10 405 400 400 405 420
1954 4 10 4 15 420 420 4 15 4 15 405 405 400 400 400 395 408
1955 405 4 10 4 10 405 4 00 390 395 390 3 80 3 80 375 375 393
1956 375 375 380 375 385 385 3 80 390 385 385 385 395 383
1957 395 400 400 395 395 385 380 3 85 385 3 80 375 370 3 87
1958 375 3 80 3 80 385 390 380 390 390 390 3 80 385 380 3 84
1959 390 385 380 375 375 380 3 80 3 80 375 375 375 375 379
1960 385 375 375 380 3 75 375 370 370 370 370 370 365 373
1961 375 3 80 380 375 385 38C 380 3 80
MIXED DAIRY FEED 18 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950 3 80 3 80 390 400 4 00 400 405 4 10 4 10 400 405 4 10 399
1951 420 440 440 445 4 55 4 50 450 4 55 460 440 440 4 50 445
1952 460 460 460 465 470 470 470 475 480 4 80 4 80 4 80 471
1953 4 80 475 470 465 4 50 445 445 440 435 430 420 420 448
1954 430 435 445 445 445 445 440 440 430 430 430 430 437
1955 430 430 430 430 425 420 420 420 4 10 4 10 405 395 4 19
1956 395 395 400 405 4 15 4 15 4 10 4 10 390 390 395 405 402
1957 4 05 405 405 405 4 10 405 405 405 400 400 400 400 404
1958 405 4 10 420 425 425 420 4 10 430 430 4 10 4 20 420 4 19
1959 430 430 420 405 4 10 4 00 400 405 400 400 405 405 409
1960 405 400 400 395 395 395 395 395 395 395 395 390 396
1961 395 405 400 395 4 15 400 385 390
MIXED DAIRY FEED 20 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950 395 395 395 4 10 4 15 4 15 4 15 425 425 420 4 10 420 4 12
1951 430 445 4 50 4 55 465 460 4 55 460 465 455 455 460 4 55
1952 4 80 4 80 4 80 4 85 490 490 480 490 490 490 4 80 475 484
1953 480 480 4 80 480 460 4 55 4 50 4 50 440 435 430 430 4 56
1954 440 440 4 50 4 50 4 55 4 50 440 440 445 445 445 4 50 446
1955 445 445 440 440 430 425 425 420 4 10 4 10 4 10 400 425
1956 400 400 400 400 405 405 405 4 10 405 400 405 4 15 404
1957 4 15 420 425 4 15 420 4 10 405 405 400 400 405 400 4 10
1958 400 400 405 405 4 10 400 4 10 4 15 4 10 400 400 4 05 405
1959 4 15 4 10 4 10 405 4 10 405 4 10 400 400 400 400 400 405
1960 405 405 405 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 395 401
1961 4 10 4 10 405 405 420 4 15 4 10 4 10
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
16
Year
Jan
15
Feb
15
Mar
15
Apr
15
May
15
June
15
July
15
Aug
15
Sept
15
Oct
15
Nov
15
Dec Annual
15Ay
Dol
Dol Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol Dol
MIXED HOG FEED 1418 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
4 10
495 475
475 465
460 455
425 425 440 435 440
430 430 435 420 420
430 430 430 425 435
420 4 10 420 420 420
4 10 4 10 4 15 4 10 405
405 405 4 10 4 10 4 10
4 50
460
425
430 430 432
430 428
4 15 428
4 10 4 10 4 16
395 395 406
MIXED HOG FEED ALL OVER 29 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
6 10
600
560
500 500 520 530 540
520 5 10 5 10 500 500
530 540 550 540 550
530 530 530 520 530
520 520 520 520 520
520 520 5 50 5 50 550
5 10 5 10 5 16
5 10 508
530 540
520 520 526
500 5 17
GRAIN BYPRODUCTS BRAN PER 100 POUNDS
1950 330 325 330 330 365 360 360 360 3 55 330 340 345 344
1951 355 355 365 370 390 380 380 380 390 390 400 4 15 381
1952 420 425 430 435 435 430 415 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 15 422
1953 4 15 4 10 4 10 405 405 395 385 385 370 360 355 360 388
1954 360 365 370 375 375 375 365 355 350 345 3 50 345 361
1955 355 355 360 3 55 350 350 350 340 340 330 335 330 346
1956 325 330 325 335 345 340 330 3 30 325 330 330 345 332
1957 345 345 345 340 340 335 325 330 320 330 320 320 333
1958 3 15 320 325 330 335 325 325 330 3 15 3 15 3 15 325 323
1959 340 340 335 335 335 330 325 330 325 325 325 330 331
1960 325 325 325 335 330 330 320 320 320 3 10 320 320 323
1961 330 330 330 320 330 330 330 325
GRAIN BYPRODUCTS MIDDLINGS PER 100 POUNDS
1950 360 350 350 355 390 385 3 85 400 390 380 380 385 376
1951 385 390 390 400 425 4 15 4 15 430 420 430 435 4 50 4 15
1952 4 50 455 4 50 455 455 4 50 440 440 440 445 450 445 448
1953 435 430 425 425 425 420 4 15 4 10 400 380 375 375 4 10
1954 380 385 385 390 395 400 395 390 390 385 375 375 387
1955 380 380 370 370 390 390 390 380 375 350 355 355 374
1956 3 50 3 50 345 350 365 355 365 365 3 55 360 360 365 357
1957 365 365 365 360 360 3 50 350 350 340 345 340 335 3 52
1958 335 345 345 350 360 345 350 350 340 335 335 3 50 345
1959 355 355 3 55 355 360 360 355 355 350 355 3 50 3 50 355
1960 3 50 345 345 355 350 350 340 345 345 335 340 335 345
1961 345 340 340 335 345 345 340 345
Year
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
17
Jan
15
Feb
15
Mar
15
Apr
15
May
15
June
15
July
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Aug
15
Dol
Sept
15
Dol
Oct
15
Dol
Nov
15
Dec
15
Annual
Av
Dol
Dol
Dol
GRAIN BYPRODUCTS CORN MEAL PER 100 POUNDS
1950 375 3 50 3 70 3 70 4 00 405 4 20 4 50 4 50 4 10 405 400 4 00
1951 420 440 440 4 55 4 55 460 465 4 50 4 55 460 4 50 4 60 4 51
1952 475 470 460 465 465 465 4 65 4 80 4 80 4 80 490 4 80 4 73
1953 480 475 480 4 85 4 65 4 50 460 435 4 50 420 400 4 05 4 50
1954 420 435 435 425 4 15 4 15 435 430 4 10 425 4 10 420 423
1955 435 435 435 425 430 425 420 425 435 400 390 3 80 4 20
1956 380 365 345 3 60 360 360 370 3 65 365 340 335 3 55 3 58
1957 3 55 3 55 355 3 55 3 50 360 3 60 3 55 345 340 330 330 349
1958 340 340 345 345 345 3 50 3 50 340 340 325 320 325 3 39
1959 335 330 330 330 340 335 330 325 320 320 3 15 3 10 327
1960 3 15 325 325 335 330 335 330 3 30 3 25 300 305 305 322
1961 3 10 320 320 320 320 325 325 325
DRIED CITRUS PULP PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
19 53
19 54
1955
1956 265 2 75
1957 260 2 55 245
1958 285 285 290
1959 2 85 260 260
1960 2 50 240 245
1961 275 2 85 275
260 245 2 55 260 2 50 265 2 59
265 260 260 260 270 260 2 59
3 00 3 00 3 00 3 10 300 2 80 294
265 270 2 55 2 55 2 50 2 50 261
2 80 2 90 295 295 300 3 00 2 77
260 2 55
ALL SOYBEAN MEAL PER 100 POUNDS
1950 420 4 20 420 420 435 475 500 4 95 475 430 4 15 430 445
1951 440 445 4 50 4 50 4 50 430 440 440 440 4 50 470 500 4 50
1952 495 500 5 10 520 520 530 540 5 50 560 5 50 560 5 50 5 32
1953 520 5 10 500 495 485 4 75 4 85 4 85 475 470 460 4 65 4 85
19 54 490 5 10 5 10 540 590 5 80 5 80 590 5 80 550 500 490 543
1955 480 4 85 4 85 480 470 460 460 4 55 4 50 4 50 420 420 4 60
1956 420 4 10 405 400 4 15 4 15 420 4 15 4 15 395 390 3 90 4 08
1957 390 3 80 370 360 3 65 365 365 370 3 80 3 80 380 375 3 73
1958 375 3 80 385 390 395 395 405 4 15 4 15 405 395 395 3 96
1959 405 4 05 405 4 10 4 00 4 10 4 10 405 405 405 4 10 4 15 4 07
1960 4 20 420 420 420 4 15 405 405 390 400 395 390 3 85 4 05
1961 390 390 4 00 420 445 445 435 435
SOYBEAN MEAL 41 PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955 1956 4 25 420 4 15 4 10 420 420 425 420 4 15 390 385 3 85 4 11
1957 3 85 3 80 375 365 370 3 70 3 60 370 3 80 3 80 3 80 3 75 3 74
1958 3 75 3 80 385 390 395 395 405 4 15 4 15 405 395 395 3 96
1959 4 05 4 10 4 10 4 15 400 400 405 4 15 4 10 4 10 4 15 420 4 10
1960 4 15 4 15 420 420 420 4 15 4 15 390 405 400 390 3 85 4 08
1961 4 00 400 400 420 440 440 425 425

Year
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
Jan
15
Feb
15
Mar
15
Apr
15
May
15
June
15
July
15
Aug
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Sept
15
Dol
Oct
15
Nov
15
Dec
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
18
Annual
Av
Dol
SOYBEAN MEAL 44 PERCENT PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956 4 15 405 400 395 4 10 4 10 425 4 10 4 15 395 390 390 4 05
1957 390 3 80 3 70 360 365 365 365 3 70 3 80 3 80 3 80 375 373
1958 375 3 80 385 390 395 395 405 4 15 4 15 405 395 395 3 96
1959 405 405 405 4 10 395 4 05 4 10 4 10 400 4 00 405 4 10 4 05
I960 4 15 4 15 4 10 4 15 4 10 400 400 395 400 395 395 385 4 03
1961 385 390 400 425 445 445 43 5 435
ALL COTTONSEED MEAL PER 100 POUNDS
1950 3 50 3 50 3 50 3 60 375 3 80 3 90 4 10 390 4 00 4 10 425 3 82
1951 445 445 445 445 445 440 440 420 3 80 385 4 20 445 430
1952 450 460 4 55 465 465 465 465 470 4 75 465 465 465 464
1953 470 465 460 4 50 400 3 90 385 375 3 50 345 340 3 60 3 99
1954 380 405 405 4 10 420 420 420 425 4 10 405 4 10 4 15 4 10
1955 4 15 4 15 4 15 4 05 400 385 3 85 3 60 330 330 330 320 374
1956 325 335 335 330 330 3 30 340 3 55 335 330 340 345 336
1957 345 345 345 345 345 345 345 345 345 340 345 345 345
1958 345 355 3 80 390 395 395 395 395 385 370 365 3 70 378
1959 390 395 395 395 390 390 390 385 3 50 340 3 60 375 3 80
1960 375 370 370 375 370 3 70 370 365 3 55 3 50 3 50 3 50 364
1961 3 55 3 55 3 50 3 50 365 370 375 3 85
COTTONSEED MEAL 36 PERCENT PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956 320 3 30 330 330 330 330 335 345 325 325 330 335 330
1957 335 3 40 340 340 340 340 335 340 340 335 335 335 338
1958 340 3 50 375 3 80 385 385 385 3 85 375 360 3 55 360 370
1959 3 80 3 90 390 390 385 385 3 80 375 340 335 3 55 370 3 73
I960 370 3 65 365 370 365 365 365 360 3 50 345 345 345 3 59
1961 3 50 3 50 345 345 360 365 370 3 80
COTTONSEED MEAL 41 PERCENT PROTEIN PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953 470 470 465 460 4 15 405 395 385 360 360 3 55 3 65
1954 390 4 10 4 15 420 430 440 435 440 430 420 425 425
1955 430 435 430 420 4 10 395 390 370 340 340 3 35 330
1956 340 3 50 3 50 345 345 345 3 50 370 3 50 345 350 3 55 3 50
1957 3 55 355 3 55 360 360 360 3 55 3 55 3 55 350 3 50 3 50 3 55
1958 355 365 385 400 4 05 405 405 4 10 400 380 375 3 85 3 89
1959 405 4 10 4 10 4 10 4 00 405 405 405 365 3 55 375 3 85 3 94
1960 390 3 85 380 385 3 80 380 3 80 375 3 60 3 55 3 65 3 65 3 75
1961 3 65 370 365 365 3 80 3 85 395 400
Year
FEED Average price paid by farmers for feed by months
Georgia 195061
19
Jan
15
Feb
15
Mar
15
Apr
15
May
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
June
15
July
15
Aug
15
Sept
15
Oct
15
Nov
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol
Dol Dol
Dec Annual
15 Ay
Dol Dol
OYSTER SHELLS PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
130
130
135
135
140
140
130
130
135
140
140
145
130 130
135 132
135 135
140 138
140 140
STOCK SALT PER 100 POUNDS
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
I960
1961
165 160 1 55 160 1 60
175 170 175 175 175
180 1 80 1 80 175 1 80
185 175 175 1 80 1 80
1 80 180 190 190 190
185 185 1 80 185 190
175 175 185 175 1 80
185 185 185 1 85 185
185 195 190 1 90 190
200 1 90 195 195 195
190 190
1 90 195
165
175
175
1 80
1 80
195 181
190 1 86
195 191
195 195
195 192
HAY ALL OTHER BALED PER TON
1950 40 00 40 00 39 00 41 50 42 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 37 00 36 00 36 00 39 30
1951 38 50 42 00 42 50 46 50 42 50 40 50 44 50 45 00 43 00 44 00 43 00 42 00 42 80
1952 42 00 45 00 47 00 44 00 44 00 44 00 44 00 47 50 46 50 46 00 45 00 46 50 45 10
1953 48 00 50 00 48 00 47 00 46 00 46 00 49 00 49 00 46 00 44 50 41 50 39 00 46 20
1954 43 00 42 00 45 00 46 00 49 00 47 00 42 00 44 00 42 00 42 00 44 00 42 50 44 00
1955 44 00 45 50 46 50 45 00 43 50 44 00 45 00 42 50 36 00 39 50 39 00 39 00 42 50
1956 40 50 40 00 43 00 40 00 43 00 39 00 39 00 40 00 41 00 41 00 40 00 41 00 40 60
1957 39 00 39 00 38 00 34 00 36 00 36 00 34 00 34 00 36 00 36 00 38 00 38 50 36 50
1958 38 00 40 00 45 00 45 00 45 00 40 00 40 00 35 00 31 00 31 00 31 00 35 00 38 00
19 59 36 00 35 00 35 00 3 5 00 33 00 31 00 33 00 30 00 33 00 31 00 31 DO 31 00 32 80
1960 32 00 32 00 34 00 33 00 33 00 33 00 34 00 32 00 33 00 33 00 34 00 36 00 33 25
1961 35 00 38 00 36 50 36 00 34 00 34 00 33 00 34 00
HAY ALFALFA BALED PER TON
1950 51 00 51 00 48 00 49 50 50 00 48 00 49 00 48 00 48 00 50 00 47 00 49 50 49 10
1951 53 00 54 00 54 00 58 00 55 00 56 00 55 00 55 00 54 00 55 00 55 00 55 00 54 90
1952 56 00 60 00 57 00 56 00 56 00 54 00 53 00 56 00 57 00 55 00 58 00 58 00 56 30
1953 56 00 58 00 58 00 57 00 57 00 56 00 56 00 56 00 58 00 58 00 54 00 55 00 56 60
1954 58 00 56 00 61 00 63 00 58 00 58 00 55 00 56 00 56 00 57 00 56 00 58 00 57 70
1955 56 00 56 00 57 00 55 00 56 00 56 00 58 00 58 00 50 00 52 00 51 00 53 00 54 80
1956 50 00 50 00 54 00 51 00 51 00 45 00 45 00 46 00 48 00 50 00 55 00 51 00 49 70
1957 50 00 52 00 51 00 48 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 47 00 47 00 47 00 48 00 48 00 49 00
1958 50 00 50 00 52 00 50 00 50 00 45 00 45 00 40 00 40 00 38 00 40 00 45 00 45 40
1959 46 00 46 00 45 00 45 00 44 00 44 00 45 00 42 50 42 50 42 50 43 00 44 00 44 10
1960 44 00 45 00 49 00 45 00 45 00 45 00 46 00 45 00 45 00 45 00 48 00 48 00 45 83
1961 48 00 49 00 48 00 47 00 45 00 40 00 40 00 41 00
Ml
FOOD Average price paid by farmers for meat fish ats and oils 2U
Georgia 195061
Steak round per lb Hamburger beef per lb Frankfurt ers pe r lb
Year Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 810 850 910 930 500 590 520
1951 990 1050 1050 1000 650 69 0 530 520
1952 100 0 1050 990 830 70 0 680 560 560
1953 800 77 0 72 0 690 560 51 0 520 520
1954 750 750 72 0 72 0 43 0 430 510 50 0
1955 730 740 750 710 410 430 460 470
1956 710 740 750 72 0 40 0 41 0 410 440 460 46 0
1957 740 780 780 800 410 440 450 460 480 500
1958 860 94 0 91 0 900 510 570 570 520 540 540
1959 940 960 950 930 590 590 590 58 0 520 530 52 0
1960 940 940 930 93 0 560 590 57 0 560 510 530 52 0
1961 92 0 91 0 550 55 0 520 520
Bologna per lb Ft fing Chic ken per lb Pork Chops per lb
Year Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 48 0 500 510 59 0 660 690 60 0
1951 520 530 530 520 64 0 66 0 70 0 64 0
1952 540 550 540 520 60 0 670 700 620
1953 520 520 520 510 65 0 760 71 0 650
1954 530 530 500 490 74 0 770 710 640
1955 480 470 470 460 61 0 70 0 660 560
1956 460 450 450 450 55 0 650 660 610
1957 450 470 490 47 0 64 0 700 720 67 0
1958 500 520 530 520 460 450 410 380 70 0 730 740 70 0
1959 530 520 520 520 390 38 0 38 0 390 62 0 66 0 650 60 0
I960 520 520 520 520 400 390 380 370 61 0 650 670 680
1961 520 510 390 33 0 67 0 660
Year
Pork Sausage per lb Bacon sliced per lb Ham not sliced per lb
June Sept 15 15 Dec 15 Mar June Sept Dec 15 15 15 15 Mar June 15 15 Dec 15
Ct
54 0
620
560
610
80 0
570
470
610
700
600
530
620
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Ct
Ct
500
560
610
560
540
550
560
550
Ct
560
570
560
600
570
500
510
580
590
540
560
Ct
560
620
560
75 0
79 0
590
510
660
72 0
610
590
610
Ct
630
620
610
800
700
590
560
770
750
590
620
Ct
600
600
580
720
660
530
560
650
660
54 0
610
Ct
560
660
630
650
72 0
620
580
62 0
680
610
570
61 0
Ct
590
690
640
740
720
650
610
620
690
590
600
590
Ct
61 0
660
650
700
660
580
620
650
650
570
60 0
Year Salmon pink per 16oz can Vegetable Shortening per lb Margarine per lb Salad Dressing per pint
Mar 15 June Sept Dec 15 15 15 Mar June Sept Dec 15 15 15 15 Mar 15 June Sept 15 15 Dec 15 Mar Sept 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 440 550 260 270 320 330 350 380
1951 660 680 63 0 630 37 0 350 340 370 340 430 41 0
1952 620 590 560 560 310 290 290 290 290 380 38 0
1953 560 560 560 550 290 310 310 290 290 290 370 390
1954 540 550 57 0 58 0 320 330 340 300 290 400 400
1955 580 600 620 630 330 330 330 280 280 40 0 380
1956 620 620 630 640 330 350 350 280 380 370
1957 640 640 640 650 350 350 280 370
1958 650 650 640 620 34 0 340 280
1959 610 610 630 32 0 300 250 37 0 360
1960 650 660 67 0 310 320 24 5 360 350
1961 730 750 340 260 260 350
FOOD Average price paid by farmers for fats dairy products cereal and bakery products
Georgia 195061
21
Lard per lb Peanut Butter Milk fluid Mi k evaporated
per 10 jar pe r qt per 14 12 oz can
Year Ma r June Sept Dec June Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 16 3 18 0 239 233 216 22 0 23 0 23 7 165 1
1951 26 0 26 0 260 24 8 460 250 25 0 250 25 0 18 1 1
1952 20 0 20 0 18 8 18 0 460 260 26 0 270 27 0 18 5 11
1953 17 0 19 0 28 0 260 460 27 5 260 26 0 26 0 17 7 T
1954 26 0 27 0 270 243 47 0 26 5 26 5 270 27 0 17 5 11
1955 20 3 20 3 202 193 56 0 270 27 0 270 27 0 17 51
1956 18 3 20 0 206 222 510 270 27 0 28 0 156 15 8
1957 22 6 21 8 227 219 53 0 280 280 280 159 162
1958 21 8 22 1 230 210 280 28 0 290 164 164
1959 18 9 18 5 176 173 51 0 53 0 290 2fi 0 163 169
1960 17 2 18 0 190 193 500 50 0 290 29 0 169 169
1961 20 7 20 0 520 290 17 0 17 0
Butter per lb Cheese American per lb Eggs per doz
Year Mar June Sept De c Mar June Sept Dec Ma r June Se at Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Vt Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 64 0 640 660 76 0 52 0 52 0 53 0 54 0 40 0 420 54 0 84 0
1951 79 0 750 780 80 0 62 0 62 0 62 0 53 0 580 72 0 790
1952 89 0 810 780 70 0 62 0 64 0 64 0 48 0 490 65 0 700
1953 78 0 720 750 76 0 62 0 65 0 64 0 53 0 590 68 0 70 0
1954 77 0 740 730 71 0 63 0 61 0 61 0 55 0 52 0 52 0 520
1955 73 0 73 0 730 75 0 59 0 60 0 60 0 53 0 51 0 62 0 680
1956 74 0 760 780 80 0 60 0 60 0 590 52 0 540 58 0 61 0
1957 80 0 800 810 80 0 60 0 60 0 620 49 0 490 60 0 680
1958 81 0 810 830 81 0 62 0 61 0 610 62 0 52 0 61 0 59 0
1959 82 0 800 86 0 60 0 61 0 610 53 0 440 51 0 52 0
1960 84 0 850 85 0 62 0 62 0 640 48 0 500 58 0 680
1961 87 0 88 0 64 0 63 0 56 0 50 0
Flour per 25 lb sack
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Soda crackers
per lb
Mar
15
Sept
15
Bread white
per lb loaf
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 2 00 2 05 205 2 10 260 270 14 5 150 153 156
1951 220 225 2 25 2 30 290 310 16 7 17 0 17 2
1952 230 225 2 25 220 300 280 17 3 170 17 1
1953 2 25 230 225 225 280 280 17 0 17 1 176
1954 230 225 2 25 230 280 28 0 17 5 175 187
1955 230 235 230 235 280 28 0 18 9 19 1 190
1956 235 235 235 235 300 290 19 1 19 1 190 19 0
1957 235 240 240 240 30 0 30 0 18 8 193 20 0 20 1
1958 240 240 240 235 30 0 30 0 203 203 203
1959 235 235 230 30 0 30 0 20 4 202 20 3 203
1960 235 235 235 30 0 30 0 20 4 204 203 203
1961 300 20 4 202
Corn meal per lb C orn flak e s pe r lb Rolled oats per lb
Year M ar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
lb 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 4 40 490 6 20 5 90 270 15 1 148 154 15 5
1951 6 00 600 600 620 310 320 340 15 9 160 162
1952 6 20 640 700 720 330 320 340 17 1 17 0 166
1953 7 00 7 50 740 600 350 340 340 16 6 170 17 0
19 54 6 00 6 10 6 50 6 50 340 340 350 16 5 16 5 16 5
1955 6 50 6 50 660 580 350 350 340 16 5 16 5 17 0
1956 5 60 580 6 00 340 340 17 8 17 5
1957 6 00 620 620 340 350 18 7 18 7
1958 6 70 690 630 380 400 19 7 19 1
1959 6 40 6 50 390 197 20 5
I960 6 30 660 400 210 21 1
1961 672 400 214
1 Per lb
i
FOOD Average price paid by farmers for cereal and bakery products vegetables and fruit
Georgia 195061
22
Rice per lb Baki ig Powder per lb Corn canned per lb Peas canned per lb
Year Mar June Dec Mar Sept Dec Mar June Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 16 0 17 0 17 5 20 8 167 16 5 167 176
1951 180 189 18 2 22 8 240 18 3 183 18 8 20 0
1952 183 19 0 190 250 250 18 3 18 3 20 0 20 0
1953 194 210 197 24 5 250 19 0 19 5 19 0 19 8 193
1954 200 200 194 25 0 260 18 5 17 5 19 5 18 6
1955 193 195 19 8 260 27 0 17 0 167 18 1 18 0
1956 193 19 5 193 27 0 280 17 3 17 5 18 0 19 0
1957 18 8 19 7 280 300 17 1 183 1 192 18 2
1958 202 20 1 29 0 30 0 18 3 1 186 1 1891 199 1
1959 195 320 19 5 1 200 1 194 1 190 1
1960 193 330 183 1 19 5 1 197 1 20 5 1
1961 190 193 1 204 1
Potatoes Irish per 10lb
Cabbage per lb
Beans Navy pea per lb
Year
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
19 59
I960
1961
Ct
480
460
690
630
400
520
510
520
690
440
560
520
Ct
520
510
930
530
510
720
850
520
610
720
700
510
Ct
490
500
810
50 0
550
490
59 0
530
520
570
530
Ct
430
600
750
480
530
470
530
540
480
530
520
Ct Ct
5 50
1200
5 80
540
570
620
6 10
730
930
670
730
690 720
Ct
5 50
7 10
8 10
720
570
620
7 20
7 80
660
730
720
Ct
Ct
Ct
180
17 5
160
167
167
10 10
7 00
173
173
168
179
Ct
17 5
170
170
170
17 1
17 2
Ct
17 0
170
160
16 5
169
169
168
173
Lettuce per head Tomatoes fr esh pe r lb Bananas per lb
Year Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 139 2 145 2 188 18 1 149 148 14 5 143
1951 150 15 5 169 20 5 300 200 19 0 260 146 150 150
1952 160 165 190 190 246 21 5 224 260 150 152 145
1953 175 184 195 193 260 250 220 270 148 146 146
1954 180 200 18 5 19 0 240 200 21 5 250 14 5 155 14 5
1955 190 186 220 19 8 250 210 18 5 239 150 154 15 1
1956 18 1 20 5 200 31 0 270 204 290 148 152 14 5 147
1957 186 222 224 249 232 218 280 146 149 14 8
1958 230 210 20 8 213 360 220 21 1 244 147 149 152
1959 21 1 244 212 260 223 209 290 14 8 143 146
1960 214 208 203 310 270 20 5 320 147 142 14 5
1961 193 206 260 224 146
Lemons 360s per doz
Apples fresh per lb
Oranges per doz
Year
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 370 350 350 130 144 12 5 133 380 390 410 320
1951 370 350 400 137 140 132 140 340 380 440 300
1952 350 380 400 14 5 160 135 145 300 320 400 300
1953 380 370 380 150 165 16 5 167 32 0 360 400 320
1954 370 370 390 165 175 150 154 300 380 480 300
1955 370 380 390 164 172 160 144 310 360 43 0 32 0
1956 380 380 420 39 0 154 17 5 153 147 360 410 480 330
1957 390 380 390 380 167 189 162 143 360 370 440 340
1958 400 380 154 169 15 6 136 430 500 540 40 0
1959 380 390 155 16 1 14 8 143 400 50 0 360
I960 390 410 15 1 167 14 8 146 410 520 430
1961 400 170 450 490
1 No 303 can
11 Per head
CLOTHING Average price paid by farmers for mens apparel
24
Overalls each Shirt 3 work cotton each Shirts brc adcloth each
Year Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 285 295 3 15 330 185 200 2 10 225 270 270 270
1951 355 3 55 3 55 3 55 240 235 235 225 295 305 300 290
1952 3 50 340 345 335 225 220 225 225 290 275 2 85 2 80
1953 335 335 3 35 345 225 220 230 235 290 290 285 2 85
1954 335 3 55 340 330 2 15 2 15 230 235 305 305 305 300
1955 340 340 345 345 230 220 230 240 300 290 295 3 05
1956 345 350 350 345 230 230 240 245 305 300 300 305
1957 340 3 50 360 3 50 245 230 245 2 50 3 10 3 10 325 3 15
1958 360 3 55 365 360 235 235 2 50 240 3 10 3 15 3 10 3 20
1959 365 365 355 370 255 245 245 2 50 315 3 15 3 10 330
I960 375 370 370 370 260 240 240 2 55 330 3 15 330 3 25
1961 380 380 2 50 2 50 335 330
Gloves canvas knitted wrist Socks wo rk cotton Shoes work
Year per pair pe r pair per pair
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Dol 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Dol Dol Dol
1950 550 590 610 250 240 260 260 490 495 5 20 5 70
1951 650 600 650 710 280 280 290 290 620 620 6 60 6 50
1952 670 670 660 650 280 280 280 280 650 6 10 620 630
1953 680 680 570 600 300 290 280 300 630 600 6 00 6 50
19 54 600 660 640 650 300 290 300 300 600 630 630 640
1955 620 560 500 460 290 290 320 350 630 620 6 50 6 50
1956 420 410 420 420 300 300 300 300 650 6 50 6 80 7 20
1957 430 420 420 440 310 300 320 330 680 680 720 7 20
1958 440 430 450 420 320 330 340 340 700 7 10 700 7 20
1959 43 0 440 450 340 340 330 330 720 730 7 50 770
I960 450 420 440 350 340 360 350 760 740 780 7 60
1961 420 440 350 340 750 760
Shoes or Oxfords Boots rubber knee length Suits wool 1 pair pants
Year aress per pair per pair each
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Dol 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 720 740 8 10 490 495 500 520 3250 3400 3500 3800
1951 830 8 10 880 830 5 50 560 575 580 4000 4000 4200 42 00
1952 830 770 770 780 570 570 570 590 4150 4150 4000 4000
1953 8 10 8 10 8 10 830 590 560 5 80 580 4000 4000 38 50 38 50
1954 880 890 880 870 580 570 590 580 3950 4000 4000 39 50
1955 860 880 870 860 590 590 600 600 3900 3800 39 50 4100
1956 900 900 870 880 620 600 600 6 10 3900 3900 39 50 3900
1957 850 8 50 920 900 6 10 600 6 10 6 10 3800 38 50 4000 4000
1958 900 920 910 930 620 630 640 630 3950 4050 4100 3900
1959 920 930 920 960 600 6 20 38 50 4000 3900 4000
I960 970 950 970 970 620 600 4200 4050 40 50 4100
1961 1000 990 600 4000 415 3 Hats
Trousers extra woolen Trousers cotton Jacket s felt
eac h eac h wool each each
Year Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Dec Mar D ec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 790 780 800 900 345 340 370 4 10 840 4 90
1951 990 1000 1080 1050 430 430 440 420 900 5 00
1952 1100 1100 1100 1100 4 15 4 10 390 390 900 5 50
1953 1100 1100 1050 10 50 385 385 385 4 20 920 5 50
1954 1100 1100 1150 1100 425 405 400 4 15 1100 5 60
1955 1100 1100 1100 1100 4 10 380 400 420 1100 5 90 4C
1956 1100 1100 1050 10 50 400 420 4 10 405 1150 6
1957 1100 1100 1100 10 50 4 10 430 425 420 1300 6 70
1958 1100 1100 1100 1100 435 445 440 440 1250 6 90 60
1959 1050 10 50 1050 1300 7 10 6
1960 1050 1050 10 50 1300 7 20 6 80
1961 10 50 480 500 7 60

Year
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES Average price paid by farmers
for sweets beverages tobacco and household supplies Georgia 195061
Sirup table Candy nonchoc Tea Orange Pekoe
23
Sugar per 10lb bag
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
per pt 1 wo nuts per lb
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
June
15
Dec
15
per lb
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct C Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 930 95 0 100 0 1000 154 28 0 1200 1300 1300 1350
1951 100 0 105 0 105 0 1050 16 5 15 5 30 0 310 1350 1350 1400
1952 100 0 105 0 105 0 1050 17 0 18 2 32 0 30 0 1400 1400 1450
1953 105 0 105 0 105 0 1050 188 187 32 0 300 1400 1400 1400
1954 1050 105 0 105 0 1050 187 20 0 32 0 30 0 1400 1400 1500
1955 1050 105 0 105 0 1050 189 180 32 0 300 1550 1650 1700
1956 1050 108 0 105 0 1100 190 20 8 310 1700 1700 1700
1957 1100 110 0 1100 20 1 19 8 290 1750 1750 1750
1958 1100 115 0 1150 210 192 290 1800 1750 1800
1959 1150 115 0 115 0 190 191 310 1800 1800
1960 1150 120 0 1200 210 21 1 310 1800 1850
1961 1200 Ma C 250 1800
affee g ro und per lb Smoking To bacco per lb Cigarettes pe r package of 20
Year r June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 76 0 740 840 870 1000 1050 217 226
1951 90 0 900 910 900 1250 1260 22 8 215
1952 90 0 900 900 890 1200 1200 220 22 1
1953 91 0 920 930 940 1200 1150 1200 230 23 0
1954 110 0 1250 1200 1100 1150 1200 230 230
1955 100 0 960 960 970 1250 1250 230 250
1956 100 0 1000 1050 1050 1250 1250 260 260
1957 110 0 1050 1050 1000 1350 1450 260 270
1958 99 0 950 930 900 1400 1450 270 270
1959 86 0 830 820 800 1550 1700 270 270 270 270
1960 80 0 800 800 780 1750 1750 270 270 270 270
1961 780 1750 1800 270 270
Mar
15
Toilet Soap
regular size
per cake
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Laundry Detergents
per lb 2
Mar
15
June
15
Sspt
15
Dec
15
Laundry
Starch
per lb
June
15
House
Brooms
each
Mar Sept
15 15
Fruit Jars
Mason 1 qt
per doz
June
15
Sept
15
Ct
960
103
100
980
970
100
103
106
11 5
117
122
12 1
Ct
920
10 5
100
980
980
102
10 5
109
116
120
120
122
Ct
960
103
980
970
100
10 5
103
11 1
114
12 1
122
Ct
100
10 5
980
960
100
104
Ct
270
290
260
280
290
290
290
300
290
300
Ct
310
280
270
280
290
320
290
30 0
300
300
300
Ct
239
290
260
270
290
290
300
290
300
300
30 0
Ct
250
270
270
280
300
310
30 0
300
300
300
300
Ct
15 1
165
170
177
182
18 1
198
206
210
219
223
245
Ct
1050
Ct
1100
1250
1250
1250
1250
1250
125 0
1300
1300
1200
120 0
1200
Ct
880
990
1000
1100
1100
1200
1300
1300
1350
1400
1400
1400
Ct
870
1050
1100
1100
1200
1250
130 0
1350
1400
1400
1450
l Per lb prior to I960
2 Prior to June 1956 prices are for soap flakes packaged per poundCLOTHING Average price paid by farmers for mens womens and girls apparel
25
Under shirts Union suits Overall s waist
sleeve ess eac h Short s each heavy each
Year cotton each
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept D c Dec Mar June Sept 15 Dec
15 15 15 15 15 5 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct dt Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 57 0 600 640 67 0 700 73 0 2 15 195 195 2 10 2 15
1951 640 63 0 650 650 780 79 0 810 81 0 230 2 25 2 20 2 25 2 25
1952 620 62 0 630 620 750 72 0 770 77 0 220 225 2 25 2 25 2 20
1953 620 62 0 600 610 750 73 0 750 7E 0 220 2 20 2 15 2 10 2 25
1954 650 65 0 650 640 770 78 0 780 78 0 220 2 10 2 20 2 25 2 15
1955 660 65 0 680 690 790 80 0 790 81 0 225 2 15 2 15 2 20 2 35
1956 660 67 0 690 720 800 79 0 800 82 0 230 220 2 30 2 30 2 20
1957 690 65 0 680 660 790 80 0 820 81 0 225 220 2 25 235 2 35
1958 670 69 0 670 670 800 81 0 810 81 0 235 230 235 240 2 30
1959 69 0 680 790 82 0 800 240 235 235 2 35 235
I960 70 0 700 800 81 0 810 245 250 235 2 50 240
1961 71 0 820 82 0 245 2 50
Sh oes work 2 12 6 Shoes or Oxfords Slips rayon
Year per pair per pair each
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dc 1 Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 390 400 440 4 55 475 480 500 520 230 230 235 255
1951 465 465 5 15 470 540 550 585 580 280 265 290 290
1952 470 470 460 465 550 520 500 5 10 265 250 250 240
1953 530 5 10 5 10 540 520 500 500 500 250 240 250 250
1954 530 540 530 540 520 520 540 5 10 275 280 275 275
1955 550 540 540 560 540 530 520 540 275 270 285 265
1956 590 570 550 560 560 560 560 5 50 626 265 265 270
1957 580 590 590 590 540 540 550 550 270 275 270 275
1958 560 600 560 590 560 570 5 80 5 10 265 260 260 260
1959 640 630 630 6 20 530 560 560 570 260 275
1960 630 630 630 640 570 580 570 5 50 m 260 270
1961 6 50 660 560 5 50 280
Panties or briefs Dresses st re it Dresses rayon
Year rayon each cotton each medium quality each
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Dol 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 600 61 0 670 680 550 560 590 660 660 700 780
1951 720 670 720 720 620 630 660 660 8 10 780 8 10 8 10
1952 690 670 650 600 660 630 580 580 800 730 720 730
1953 640 600 620 670 600 600 580 570 730 730 760 760
1954 690 710 670 660 620 670 660 660 830 860 8 20 780
1955 660 690 710 730 680 670 700 7 10 800 8 10 860 900
1956 700 670 690 720 720 7 10 730 7 50 850 800 830 8 10
1957 710 690 650 680 720 700 730 700 850 790 830 870
1958 670 710 690 690 740 720 730 770 870 850 890 860
1959 660 680 670 720 700 680 700 890 860 900 900
1960 690 640 650 700 700 7 50 720 900 860 940 920
1961 650 680 700 750 920 880
CLOTHING Average price paid by farmers for womens and girls
Georgia 195061
apparel and household furnishings
26
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Year
Sweaters wool
each
Dec
15
Hats felt
each
Sept
15
Shoes or Oxfords
12 123 per pair
Dol
420
450
450
450
490
520
540
580
610
610
650
Dol
345
Mar
15
Dol
70
50
65
60
65
50
55
390
420
450
35
30
10
30
10
25
50
50
65
80
80
June
15
Dol
370
440
420
400
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dresses
714
cotton
each 1
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
00
10
20
50
55
55
60
60
Dol
385
460
405
400
440
420
420
475
465
465
500
Dol
400
440
4 20
405
420
445
445
445
460
480
470
Dol
2 50
295
3 10
330
355
345
375
390
380
420
4 10
430
Dol
230
280
3 10
300
355
320
395
380
375
4 10
385
4 10
Dol
2 55
3 20
10
30
35
30
80
65
95
85
95
Dol
270
320
300
345
335
60
60
60
90
85
05
Hose
full fas
per
nylon
hioned
pair
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Nightgowns
cotton
each
Mar
15
June
15
Dol
125
140
125
115
120
115
110
110
110
105
100
100
Dol
120
140
120
15
15
115
1 10
1 10
105
105
100
100
Dol
125
145
115
110
115
1 15
110
110
1 10
100
105
Dol
135
135
1 15
1 15
1 10
120
105
110
105
101
100
Dol
245
240
230
240
260
255
270
270
260
270
275
Dol
2 15
245
240
230
250
255
265
260
290
280
265
280
Sept
15
Dol
230
Dec
15
D
resses house
percale
each
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol
Dol
45
30
20
50
55
60
265
285
265
280
30
40
25
20
45
60
60
60
65
60
70
90
15
30
30
40
50
60
65
55
375
375
365
Dol
275
330
330
3 15
340
360
350
360
375
375
390
400
Dol
Dol
00
50
20
10
15
345
350
355
360
350
390
10
50
35
20
45
75
355
370
370
400
385
Sheets medium quality
81x99
Bath Towels
20 x 40 each
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 230 225 250 290 530 520 570 580
1951 305 315 325 310 620 630 650 650
1952 290 290 270 260 650 560 560 560
1953 255 250 250 255 550 570 550 540
1954 235 240 230 230 590 570 590 530
1955 235 225 225 235 540 570 590 550
1956 230 235 235 245 560 550 540 560
1957 240 235 235 240 580 550 550 600
1958 230 235 235 240 620 600 620 600
1959 235 230 235 590 610 600
1960 235 235 235 670 640 650
1961 235 235 680 690
1 Sizes 612 195052BUILDING AND FENCING MATERIAL
flooring millwork pro
Average price paid by farmers for lumber roofing
28
Year
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Rough B oards 1 random width Dressed Boards 1 random Shiplap common pine
common No 2 and better width common No 2 and No 2 and better
Year per M bd ft better per M bd ft per M bd ft
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 600 650 760 750 830 850 990 1050 950 950 1100 1050
1951 790 790 80 5 770 1100 1100 1100 1050 1050 1050 1080 1000
1952 770 769 795 805 1100 1040 1040 1060 1000 1040 1020 1080
1953 770 760 770 770 900 890 900 900 920 910 950 960
1954 770 770 790 790 900 820 880 920 930 900 910 960
1955 780 800 790 790 910 900 900 920 970 970 960 980
1956 830 830 850 820 950 980 950 930 980 1000 1000 1000
1957 840 800 800 810 970 940 930 960 1000 980 1000 1000
1958 830 810 820 820 980 980 980 990 980 990 1050 1050
1959 850 880 850 860 980 1000 990 990 1100 1100 1100 1100
I960 860 850 850 850 1000 980 1000 980 1100 1100 1100 1100
1961 840 850 960 980 1050 1050
Shingles asphalt 3 in 1 Roofing composition Roofing galvanized
mine I al sur face 210 220 lb mineral surface 90 lb steel 2 29 gag e
Year per square per roll to cover 100 sq ft per 100 sq ft
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Do Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 660 650 700 7 10 3 10 3 15 340 340 970 910 1000 1100
1951 720 720 7 10 700 3 50 345 345 335 1150 1150 1150 11 50
1952 690 690 690 680 340 340 3 55 3 50 12 50 1250 1200 1200
1953 680 700 720 730 350 350 360 355 1200 1100 1150 1100
1954 720 710 720 720 355 350 360 360 1100 1100 10 50 10 50
1955 690 7 10 730 7 10 350 355 365 360 1050 1050 1100 1100
1956 720 7 50 770 770 365 365 380 380 1100 1100 11 50 1200
1957 760 780 780 750 380 385 395 380 1100 1150 1150 1100
1958 730 690 720 740 375 370 370 375 1150 11 50 1150 11 50
1959 740 740 7 10 700 375 380 370 370 1150 1100 11 50 1150
I960 700 680 700 700 375 365 370 370 1150 1150 11 50 11 50
1961 720 720 375 370 1150 1150
Yellow Pine flooring 1 x 4
B and better per M board feet
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
Doors interiors
28 x68 x 1 38
2panel fir each 1
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Barn or poultry house sash
llO x 25 4light
per sash
Mar June
15 15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 140 145 175 175 950 960 1100 1150 325 325 355 390
1951 165 170 169 155 1140 1150 1140 1050 385 380 400 365
1952 170 163 164 164 1050 1090 1040 1040 370 370 3 50 350
1953 185 175 175 190 1000 1100 1100 1100 350 3 15 345 315
1954 180 180 175 175 1000 1000 960 970 3 15 3 15 345 345
1955 180 170 170 180 930 950 970 960 345 335 335 330
1956 185 195 190 185 950 950 960 940 300 320 350 355
1957 185 185 190 195 950 930 950 940 325 315 3 15 320
1958 185 195 195 195 950 920 920 970 330 3 15 320 320
1959 185 195 190 190 950 950 930 950 325 240 2 55 270
1960 190 190 190 190 970 940 950 940 250 240 2 50 265
1961 190 185 930 930 250 270
Insulating board 12
per M sq ft
interior
Mar
15
June
15
jept
15
Dol
6200
7000
7000
7200
7300
7200
7900
7600
8000
7800
8000
8000
Don
6300
7200
6800
7100
7000
7500
8000
7800
7800
7700
7800
8000
Dol
6700
7000
6800
7000
7100
7900
7900
7700
7600
7800
7700
Dec
15
DoT
7000
6900
6900
7000
7500
7600
7500
7700
7900
7800
7900
Gypsum board 3
per M sq ft
Mar June
8
T
15
15
epc
15
Dol
5000
5900
5700
5300
5500
5700
6000
5700
5600
5700
5400
5500
DoT
5000
6100
5600
5500
5500
6000
6200
5700
5500
5400
5400
5400
Dec
15
Dol
5400
5900
5500
5500
5500
5900
5900
5600
5600
5400
5400
Dol
5700
5800
5500
5500
5700
6000
5800
5600
5600
5500
5300
1 5panel195052
Mar
15
Dol
2900
3300
3300
3300
3450
3350
3700
3650
3700
3800
3850
3900
Brick common
per M
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol
3100
3400
3300
3200
3400
3450
3750
3850
3750
3800
3900
3900
Don
3200
3400
3200
3250
3400
3500
3700
3800
3850
3800
Dol
3300
3400
3200
3200
3450
3600
3700
3800
3850
3800HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS Average price paid by farmers for furniture and electrical appliances
Gee
27
Livingroom Suite 3 Bedroom Suites wood Mattresses 54 with
2piece jpholstered panel bed dresser inner spring construction
Year per uite c lest of drawers p jr suite each
Mar June Sept Dec Mar i June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 115 125 130 135 110 120 120 125 3900 3900 4150 4300
1951 145 150 145 145 130 135 130 130 4650 4650 4650 4500
1952 150 150 160 150 135 125 140 140 4500 4400 4400 44 50
1953 150 155 155 145 140 150 140 140 4300 4300 4300 4200
1954 145 140 150 150 145 140 150 145 4250 4350 4350 41 50
1955 155 150 155 160 150 155 150 155 4250 4200 4500 4500
1956 165 170 170 165 160 160 170 165 4350 4400 4400 4700
1957 160 160 170 165 175 165 175 160 4600 4450 4350 4350
1958 160 160 155 170 165 160 160 160 4500 4600 4350 4400
1959 160 165 160 160 155 160 155 165 4400 4450 4500 4500
1960 165 160 160 165 155 155 155 150 4500 4250 4340 4190
1961 160 150 155 150 4210 4250
Bedspring for double V fashing machines wringer Floor Lamps
bed sagless type 8 10 lb cap me dium quality
Year each each each
Mar June Sept Dec vlar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol I iol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 1550 1550 1600 1650 25 125 130 130 1250 1250 1300 13 50
1951 1800 18 50 1800 1700 135 140 140 140 1400 1500 1450 1400
1952 1800 1800 1900 1950 L40 135 140 135 1400 1300 1350 1400
1953 1900 1850 2000 1900 140 135 135 130 1350 1400 1400 1400
1954 2000 2000 2050 2000 L35 140 140 140 1350 1300 1250 1250
1955 2000 1950 1950 2100 135 135 140 145 1300 1300 1250 1300
1956 2000 2050 2200 2200 L45 145 145 150 1350 1400 1400 13 50
1957 2300 21 50 2250 22 50 L50 145 150 150 1450 1350 1400 1400
1958 2200 2200 2200 2200 L45 150 145 145 1400 1450 1400 1350
1959 2200 2200 2300 2350 L50 150 150 150 1450 1400 1450 1450
1960 2350 2350 2320 2340 L50 150 155 150 1500 1500 1470 1400
1961 2320 2370 L50 150 1450 1500
Electric Ranges
4top heating units f
Year with oven each
Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 115 120 130
1951 140 145 140 140
1952 145 155 150 150
1953 155 150 155 155
1954 150 155 155 150
1955 150 150 155 160
1956 160 165 160 160
1957 155 150 155 155
1958 160 160 165 170
1959 165 155 165 160
I960 165 165 165 160
1961 160 155
Year
Year
Year
BUILDING AND FENCING MATERIAL
miscellaneous building materials supplie
Concrete blocks 8 x 8 x 16
per 100
Average price paid by
s and electric motors G
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
Portland cement
per 94 lb net
farmers for
eorgia 195061
29
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Nails 8di common
per 100 lb
Mar
15
June Sept Dec
15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 200 20 5 205 220 1 05 105 1 10 1 20 104 10 1 107 114
1951 220 220 230 220 120 120 120 120 123 127 127 128
1952 220 22 5 22 5 22 0 125 125 125 125 128 120 12 1 120
1953 220 220 220 215 125 125 125 1 25 120 120 122 12 1
1954 21 5 220 220 220 125 130 130 130 120 122 125 125
1955 220 22 0 220 21 5 130 130 130 130 125 126 135 136
1956 225 220 215 22 5 135 135 140 140 137 138 146 147
1957 220 220 220 220 140 140 140 145 148 148 149 150
1958 225 220 220 22 5 145 145 145 145 151 147 153 152
1959 225 230 22 5 220 145 145 145 145 151 149 150 150
1960 220 22 5 230 22 5 145 145 145 145 151 147 15 1 150
1961 225 22 5 145 145 152 152
House paint readymixed
per gal
Linseed oil
per gal
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Barbed wire galvanized
12 12 gage or standard wt
2pt per 80rod spool
Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 490 495 490 500 3 10 295 300 300 650 670 700 720
1951 540 550 540 550 320 325 3 10 320 830 8 50 850 900
1952 540 550 540 540 320 305 3 15 3 10 900 900 900 900
1953 540 550 550 550 295 280 300 295 850 840 800 790
1954 560 560 570 560 295 305 300 305 800 800 800 800
1955 570 560 570 580 290 300 300 300 800 8 10 830 840
1956 580 580 600 6 10 305 295 290 300 8 50 850 900 900
1957 6 10 6 10 630 630 305 300 300 3 10 900 900 940 9 50
1958 640 620 620 6 10 3 15 305 3 15 3 10 950 920 950 900
1959 6 10 600 600 6 10 300 300 3 10 3 10 900 900 910 910
1960 6 10 600 6 10 6 10 305 3 10 3 15 3 10 900 930 900 900
1961 6 10 6 10 3 10 3 15 900 900
Barbed wire galvanized
12 12 gage or standard wt
4pt per 80rod spool
Posts steel
line fence
each
Iron pipe galvanized
1 14 inch diameter
per foot
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
June Sept
15 15
Dec
15
Mar June Sept
15 15 15
Dec
15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 750 780 850 880 98 98 100 100 280 280 320 330
1951 970 1000 1000 1000 105 1 10 1 10 1 10 340 360 360 360
1952 1000 1000 1000 1000 105 105 1 10 1 10 350 340 3 50 350
1953 930 920 920 900 105 1 10 105 1 10 340 340 340 340
1954 890 900 920 910 110 1 15 1 10 115 340 350 350 360
1955 910 920 950 950 120 120 120 125 360 360 360 370
1956 960 960 1000 1050 125 125 130 130 380 380 400 400
1957 10 50 1050 1050 10 50 125 130 135 130 410 410 420 420
1958 1000 970 1000 990 135 135 135 130 420 410 420 410
1959 980 980 990 1000 135 130 130 135 430 410 420 440
i960 990 1000 990 1000 130 135 140 135 440 430 420 410
1961 1000 1050 140 140 420 420
Year
Nail hammer with
handle each
Axe
with handle
each
Dec
15
Dec
15
Electric motors 14
each
hp
Dol
2 15
240
2 50
240
Mar
15
Sept
15
1950
1951
1952
1956
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
60
80
40
10
20
45
340
Dol
380
410
430
450
480
530
600
600
580
580
580
Dol Dol
190 200
200 205
210 210
200 190
205 21 5
195 190
200 210
210 220
225 22 5
215 22 0
225 230
220
MOTOR SUPPLIES Average price paid by farmers for commodities 3U
Georgia 195061
Gasoline regular
filling station Kerosene Moto r oil
Year per gal per gal per gal
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 270 270 290 290 190 195 19 8 195 120 120 120 130
1951 290 290 290 290 195 197 200 200 130 135 130 130
1952 290 290 270 280 194 200 200 200 130 130 125 130
1953 280 28 5 290 290 195 195 200 200 125 125 1 25 125
1954 300 290 290 290 200 200 210 203 125 130 125 130
1955 300 300 300 310 200 205 200 200 130 130 125 120
1956 310 310 320 310 198 196 195 195 120 120 120 120
1957 330 320 310 320 191 191 195 192 125 125 125 130
1958 320 310 310 310 190 186 194 191 125 125 125 125
1959 310 300 310 310 191 188 18 5 189 120 125 125 125
1960 310 320 320 320 194 190 187 188 130 125 135 125
1961 310 320 206 200 130 135
Auto T ires Inner lubes Spark plugs
670 x 15 4ply 670 x 15 each
Year each each 1
Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec Mar June Sept Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 1500 1500 1800 2050 295 295 3 10 325 680 670 710 720
1951 2100 2100 2100 2100 330 340 340 340 760 780 770 770
1952 2050 1950 1950 1950 335 335 315 315 790 790 790 770
1953 1920 1780 1800 1800 315 300 300 300 750 770 770 770
1954 1850 1850 1750 1800 3 10 310 300 320 810 760 740 790
1955 1850 2150 2100 2100 320 340 330 340 800 750 720
1956 2100 2000 2100 2100 355 345 365 355 750 750 760
1957 2000 1900 1950 2000 355 345 345 335 800 780 880
1958 2000 1950 1850 1850 370 355 355 340 870 m 840 840
1959 1900 1850 1850 1800 355 340 320 330 840 850 810
1960 1850 1850 1750 1800 350 330 330 340 800 850 830
1961 1750 1700 340 330 800
1 600x 16 1950 54
FARM MACHINERY
Year
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Yea
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Year
Average price paid by farmers for farm tractors tillage equipment and machinery
Georgia 195061
Farm tractors wheeltype
31
under 20 belt hp each
Mar
15
June
15
DoT
1350
1450
1 500
1400
1350
1350
1 500
1650
1700
1850
1850
1 800
Dol
1 500
1400
1350
1400
1 500
1 600
1700
1 850
1900
1700
Sept
15
Dec
15
Farm tractors wheeltype
2029 belt hp each
Mar
15
June
15
BoT
1350
1 500
1 550
1400
1400
1450
1 500
1600
1800
1 800
1900
Sept
15
Dec
15
Farm tractors wheel type
3039 belt hp each 1
Mar
15
June
15
Dol
1 550
1400
1300
1 500
1 600
1700
1 850
1 850
1900
Sept
15
Dec
15
Farm tractors wheeltype
4049 belt hp each 2
Dol
1750
1850
1900
1900
1950
2 000
2050
2250
2400
2 600
2 550
2 500
Dol
1900
1900
1950
2 000
2 150
2 200
2400
2 600
2 600
2 550
Dol
1 800
1850
1900
1900
1950
2 050
2 100
2 200
2400
2 550
2 550
Dol
1900
1 900
1950
2050
2 200
2400
2 550
2 500
2 600
Moldboard plow
two 14inch bottoms
each
Dol
2 250
2450
2 600
2650
2 650
2 800
2 800
3000
3 100
3 200
3000
3 100
Dol
2 600
2650
2700
2 800
2 800
3 000
3000
3 200
3050
3 050
Dol
2400
2 500
2 700
2700
2 750
2 850
2950
3 000
3 000
3 100
3050
Dol
2 500
2700
2700
2750
2850
3000
3 150
3200
3050
3 100
Mar
15
June
15
Sept
15
Dec
15
Mar
15
Sept
15
Dol
Dol
Dol
Disk harrow Cultivators
tandem 7 ft tworow
each tractor at
tached each
June
Mar
15
Sept
15
15
Mower
tractor
drawn 7ft
each
Dol
June
15
4 500
3 500
3700
3900
3900
4 150
4400
3 500
3700
3950
4 000
4 000
4 500
3 500
3 800
3900
4 000
4 500
3 800
3900
3950
4 100
Dol
200
225
225
225
225
220
210
230
235
250
255
265
Dol
220
225
230
220
230
230
230
230
235
260
275
Dol
220
255
260
260
270
280
290
335
340
360
365
355
Dol
250
255
260
260
270
280
290
325
350
365
365
Dol
210
240
235
240
250
250
285
270
285
305
295
295
Dol
255
295
305
305
315
315
330
350
405
430
450
465
Combines
power takeoff
56 ft each
June
15
Sept
15
Hay Rakes
Side delivery
each
June
15
Manure spreaders
2wheel rubber tires
each
Mar
15
Dol Dol
1950 1 150
1951 1350
1952 1450 1450
1953 1450 1 500
1954 1 550 1 500
1955 1 550 1 550
1956 1 600 1700
1957 1700 1700
1958 1850
1959 2 000
I960 1900 1900
1961 2 100
Dol
375
390
420
420
430
445
490 3
490 U
530 3
530 3
530 7
Dol
355
390
430
425
410
410
420
460
June Sept Dec
15 15 15
Dol
Farm Wagon without box
less tires
each
Mar June
15 15V
Sept
15
Dec
15
Dol
370
410
425
425
40 5
410
450
500
Dol
510
560
580
550
510
550
560
Dol
150
160
160
175
185
190
190
195
195
Dol
155
160
160
175
180
185
200
205
185
Dol
160
160
165
180
170
185
195
195
Dol
155
160
165
180
180
190
190
195
1 30 plus hp through Dec 1955
2 40 belt hp and over through Dec 1958
3 TractiondriveFIELD SEEDS Average price paid by farmers for alfalfa lupine and white clover
Georgia 195061
32
Alfalfa Lupine
common per 100 lb White Clover per lb
Year per 100 lb Blue Sweet ipi
Feb Mar Apr May Sept Sept Sept Feb Mar Apr May Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 58 00 6000 6000 6000 5900 5 25 900 1 10 115 1 15 1 10 120
1951 53 00 6300 6300 6300 6500 6 10 2500 1 10 110 1 15 1 10 85
1952 54 00 5400 5500 5500 5800 4 90 14 50 88 87 84 83 84
1953 53 00 5200 5100 5300 4000 4 40 1200 87 80 78 79 73
1954 35 00 3800 3800 3800 4100 5 80 2050 70 75 75 78 93
1955 45 00 4500 4400 4300 3600 5 00 1600 a 95 100 95 100 1 10
1956 33 00 3500 3500 3500 3600 4 85 1400 95 100 95 92 105
1957 39 50 3850 3850 3750 3600 4 50 700 1 05 100 98 97 85
1958 39 00 3800 3850 3800 3800 5 50 900 85 95 75 77 92
1959 35 00 3800 3600 3800 40 50 6 10 750 94 90 100 97 100
I960 42 00 3800 3800 4000 4100 5 40 850 88 85 88 90 100
1961 43 00 4300 4300 4200 96 96 100 100
Crimson Clover t Lespedeza Kc rean
Ladino Clover per lb common per 100 lb
Year per 100 lb
Feb Mar Apr May Se pt Sept Feb Mar Apr May
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Do 1 D A Dol Dol Do Do 1 Dol
1950 200 205 205 2 00 1 90 u 00 860 8 20 7 80 8 50
1951 175 170 170 1 80 1 50 22 00 1100 9 50 10 00 10 50
1952 145 140 140 1 40 1 25 22 50 1850 19 00 19 50 1900
1953 130 120 115 1 10 75 lc 50 2900 26 50 20 00 18 50
1954 65 67 65 68 80 2450 2250 23 50 24 50 24 50
1955 76 75 75 78 87 2 50 2650 25 50 23 00 220
1956 82 83 82 80 80 3300 1100 10 50 10 50 1100
1957 83 75 74 80 56 26 50 1400 14 00 13 50 1350
1958 57 57 56 65 77 2800 1250 12 50 12 50 12 50
1959 72 71 78 82 82 3000 1200 12 00 12 00 1200
1960 85 83 83 81 86 23 50 13 50 14 00 14 50 1400
1961 88 87 89 85 2350 23 50 24 00 2400
Lespedeza Kot e Orchardg rass
per 100 lb per 100 lb
Year Feb Mar Apr May Feb Mar Apr May bept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 lb
Dol Dol Dol Dol Do Dol Dol Dol Doi
1950 1400 1400 1400 1400 4300 43 00 4800 4700 3950
1951 1600 1600 1600 1600 4050 43 00 4300 4100 3250
1952 2150 2300 2450 2400 3400 37 50 3400 3300 3200
1953 3300 3100 2850 2700 3250 32 00 3100 2950 2950
1954 2150 2300 2350 2450 2900 30 00 3000 3000 4400
1955 3550 3600 3450 3450 4300 44 00 4350 4250 3300
1956 1600 1600 1600 1550 3300 33 50 3300 3350 3900
1957 1600 1500 1450 1500 4000 41 00 3800 3800 3200
1958 1350 1400 1450 1500 3100 31 00 3100 3000 3200
1959 1550 1600 1600 1650 3200 33 00 3200 3300 3800
1960 1500 1500 1450 1450 3800 38 00 3600 3650 3150
1961 2250 2300 2300 2300 3250 32 50 3250 3250
Common Ryegrass per 100 lb Sudangrass per 100 lb
Year Feb Mar Apr May S pt Feb Mar Apr May
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct X Do 1 Dol Dol Dol
1950 160 160 165 155 1 15 13 00 1300 1300 1300
1951 120 125 135 130 1 55 15 00 1550 1600 1550
1952 140 135 140 140 1 iO 15 00 1550 1500 1600
1953 125 125 120 120 L 15 20 00 2000 1950 1800
1954 145 150 150 150 1 15 13 50 1300 1200 1200
1955 125 130 125 135 1 35 16 50 1600 1600 1650
1956 105 105 105 105 1 35 9 50 950 900 1000
1957 100 100 100 100 0 10 50 1100 1150 1150
1958 100 110 110 110 1 10 9 50 900 900 1000
1959 150 140 140 140 1 15 10 00 950 1000 1050
1960 110 110 110 110 B 6 11 00 1100 10 50 1150
1961 94 95 98 95 11 50 1300 1350 1350
FERTILIZER Average price paid by farmers for mixed fertilize
Georgia 195061
33
2 1212 3 96 3 9 9 12 6 4 86
E er ton per ton per ton per ton P jr ton
Year Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 360 36 5 400 410 380 380 370 37 0
1951 400 420 365 380 400 410 38 5 395 380 390
1952 415 375 37 5 410 420 40 5 390 390
1953 370 370 400 395 m 370 37 5
19 54 390 335 360 390 32 5 350
1955 370 380 370 370 340 340
1956 375 365 m 325 350
1957 m 335 345
1958 m 33 5 335
1959 m 330 33 5
1960 M 33 5 340
1961 34 5
488 4 106 412 12 5 10 5 6 66
Year per ton per ton per ton per ton per ton
Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 390 38 5 400 400 415 420
1951 395 405 400 410 430 435
1952 400 415 415 43 5
1953 390 390 m
1954 345 365 420 m
1955 355 360 410 41 5 M
1956 34 5 375 395 415 410
1957 355 360 395 405 385 395
1958 345 345 395 395 m 405 420
1959 340 345 385 390 400 400
1960 345 350 385 390 m w 400 400
1961 355 395
686 Nitrate of Soda Sulphate of Ammonium Anhydrous
per ton per ton Ammonia nitrate am tnonia
Year per ton per ton per ton
Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 440 445 620 620 670 670 780 760
1951 450 460 640 640 630 65 0 810 800
1952 455 460 680 690 670 680 860 860
1953 445 445 680 670 670 650 850 860
1954 390 415 630 630 610 870 880 1750 1700
1955 405 405 610 620 870 850 1750 1700
1956 385 610 620 820 790 1600 1600
1957 590 590 760 760 1550 1600
1958 600 600 800 790 1550 1550
1959 580 590 780 780 1550 1550
1960 590 590 780 780 1550 1550
1961 590 800 1550
Supe rphosphate Superphosphate Superphosphate Superphosphate Limestone
18 20 average 18 20 45 per ton
Year per ton per ton per ton per ton
Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept Apr Sept
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 220 220 240 240 230 230 550 550 6 50 550
1951 235 240 255 270 245 255 550 570 570 570
1952 250 250 270 270 260 260 580 600 570 570
1953 240 250 265 26 5 255 260 590 590
1954 240 240 260 270 255 260 590 590
1955 230 235 260 265 255 260 m 600 630
1956 235 240 26 5 270 255 260 m M 640 640
1957 235 235 265 265 255 255 680 7 10
1958 23 5 240 270 270 255 260 730 8 10
1959 260 270 280 290 270 285 790 780
1960 270 270 28 5 285 280 280 m m 8 00 8 00
1961 27 5 290 286 700
34
BABY CHICKS AND TURKEY POULTS Average price received by hatcheries for baby chicks and
StraightRun Chick
Year Jan Feb Mar Heavy Apr and heavy cross breed s per 100
May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950
1951
1952
1953 1550 15 50 1550 1600 1650 1600 1650 1700 1750 1750 1750 1800
1954 1600 1650 1600 1600 1500 1400 1400 1400 1500 1200 1200 1200
1955 1300 1400 1400 1470 1470 1490 1500 1550 1650 1650 1600 1600
1956 1600 1550 1500 1500 1450 1350 1300 1300 1350 12 50 1150 1100
1957 1150 1000 1000 1000 1000 1050 1100 1150 1200 1150 1200 1300
1958 1350 1400 1400 1420 1420 1380 1240 1070 1100 1100 1100 1100
1959 880 920 830 670 720 870 880 780 870 900 950 1050
1960 1050 920 860 1100 1200 1150 1150 1280 1280 1270 1280 1280
1961 1280 12 50 1200 1020 820 820 850 770
Turkey Poults
Year Heavy breeds other
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955 m
1956
1957 700 670 700 720 720 720 680
1958 680 680 720 710 700 700 700
1959 700 650 650 670 650 650 650 650
1960 650 650 660 660 670 680 680 700 700 700
196H 650 700 650 600 620 610 640 640
35
FARM WAGE RATES
Georg La 1950 61
Per hour
Year With house Without board or room
Jan Apr Average Jan Apr July Oct Average
Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct Ct
1950 400 460 460 420 480 460
1951 440 490 520 500 520 510
1952 460 540 540 510 540 530
1953 460 550 540 510 550 540
1954 470 550 550 520 530 530
1955 490 550 550 530 580 560
1956 520 600 620 590 620 610
1957 510 51 0 530 620 62 0 600 61 0 610
1958 530 52 0 540 630 620 610 610 610
1959 540 53 0 540 630 630 600 640 63 0
I960 540 55 0 560 650 680 650 650 660
1961 550 56 0 67 0 680 660
Year P er day
With house Without board or room
Jan Apr July Oct Ave rage Jan Apr July Oct Average
Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 275 2 70 2 65 305 2 85 325 320 305 360 3 25
1951 295 3 00 3 10 325 3 15 355 360 375 400 380
1952 325 3 35 3 30 3 50 3 40 395 395 380 405 30
1953 340 3 30 3 35 3 55 3 40 405 395 395 420 4 U0
1954 340 3 40 3 35 345 3 40 400 400 385 395 3 0
1955 335 3 40 3 40 345 3 45 3 80 400 380 4 10 390
1956 360 3 65 3 70 375 3 70 415 430 430 445 435
1957 370 3 75 3 80 390 3 85 440 440 440 445 440
1958 390 3 90 3 90 395 3 90 440 440 450 4 55 450
1959 390 3 95 4 00 4 10 4 00 455 4 50 455 470 460
1960 400 4 05 4 05 4 15 4 10 470 465 470 485 475
1961 415 4 25 4 20 480 485 475
Year Composite rate per hour
Jan Dol Apr July Oct Ave rag e
Dol Dol Dol Dol
1950 400 338 340 413 376
1951 431 381 412 450 424
1952 475 406 420 464 441
1953 485 405 429 475 448
1954 483 415 425 454 440
1955 472 417 426 482 454
1956 513 453 477 518 492
1957 533 459 487 516 497
1958 541 462 497 519 506
1959 550 471 497 540 518
1960 567 492 522 551 535
1961 581 506 529
Year Jan
Feb
Index Numbers of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers
19501961 January 1910December 1914 100
36
Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec Average
ALL COMMODITIES
1950 232 238 243 246 248 254 267 281 292 284 286 292 264
1951 302 308 310 308 305 305 297 284 275 275 281 286 295
1952 284 281 278 275 275 278 278 289 286 278 275 273 279
1953 270 270 270 270 270 267 273 270 267 259 256 254 266
1954 262 265 262 265 265 262 262 262 259 256 256 254 261
1955 262 262 262 262 259 262 259 259 256 251 248 243 257
1956 248 248 248 251 254 256 256 251 246 243 238 238 248
1957 246 247 245 245 247 248 256 254 258 247 242 246 248
1958 254 261 265 265 267 266 263 265 265 261 261 258 263
1959 259 258 256 253 258 255 252 250 245 237 227 228 248
1960 236 239 247 252 244 246 245 248 238 246 243 243
1961 243 246 247 245 243 244 244 248
ALL CROPS
1950 235 241 244 249 254 257 268 284 300 298 303 303 270
1951 314 317 319 319 317 314 298 276 271 271 281 287 299
1952 287 284 284 287 281 284 281 292 292 287 281 279 285
1953 276 276 279 276 276 273 276 276 273 265 260 260 272
1954 265 271 271 273 273 273 273 276 279 281 279 279 274
1955 281 281 281 281 279 279 279 271 279 273 271 271 269
1956 273 273 276 276 279 284 279 273 265 262 257 260 271
1957 265 268 265 267 268 267 275 272 277 264 256 259 267
1958 263 270 275 277 276 274 272 280 280 276 277 275 275
1959 275 275 275 271 280 275 275 271 265 257 243 243 267
1960 254 255 263 269 259 260 259 265 250 260 255 256
1961 255 257 260 261 264 265 264 268
GRAIN AND HAY
1950 144 144 149 151 156 158 165 172 171 164 162 165 158
1951 174 183 187 188 190 180 178 176 174 178 181 192 182
1952 192 196 199 197 197 188 188 199 204 194 196 194 195
1953 196 201 197 197 196 181 183 176 171 158 155 156 181
1954 164 169 172 172 167 162 165 169 172 174 176 176 170
1955 181 183 185 181 181 174 172 165 151 142 137 137 166
1956 139 142 144 148 149 146 149 148 146 142 144 144 145
1957 149 153 152 151 153 147 149 150 148 145 142 148 149
1958 153 160 164 167 165 163 163 162 149 148 148 150 158
1959 152 153 153 152 152 144 144 144 140 136 138 140 146
1960 140 145 147 152 154 152 152 151 145 141 142 142
1961 143 149 151 148 148 143 141 142
COTTON LINT
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
228 239 248 256 262 265 288 305 330 325 336 339 285
353 359 362 364 362 359 333 285 282 293 336 342 336
342 330 327 336 316 330 325 325 327 307 288 279 319
268 270 276 270 270 270 273 276 279 265 262 262 270
268 273 276 276 276 276 276 285 288 288 282 282 279
282 285 282 282 279 279 279 285 288 270 270 270 279
273 282 285 285 279 282 285 276 273 268 259 265 276
268 275 270 272 273 277 278 276 274 246 237 240 266
243 255 263 263 263 263 263 284 293 286 284 281 270
282 280 280 272 296 284 276 288 284 267 239 235 274
256 255 262 272 247 247 247 272 270 258 244 245
242 243 251 251 259 262 262 272
Index Numbers of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers
19501961 January 1910December 1914 z IQQ
37
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
PEANUTS
1950 198 200 200 200 204 208 208 204 204 204 208 202 203
1951 204 204 206 206 212 212 212 212 210 192 174 182 202
1952 182 182 186 182 186 182 182 192 192 202 210 208 190
1953 208 208 210 208 212 212 212 212 212 208 202 202 209
1954 208 210 208 212 212 212 212 222 210 222 224 220 214
1955 224 222 222 222 222 224 218 216 218 222 222 216 221
1956 216 210 210 210 216 216 216 216 208 208 200 198 210
1957 205 207 203 203 203 202 205 202 202 196 188 192 201
1958 196 200 202 205 205 205 205 211 202 200 202 198 203
1959 198 198 198 196 196 196 196 182 173 171 165 169 186
I960 173 173 182 188 188 188 188 184 182 182 186 186
1961 186 186 186 188 188 188 188 188
TOBACCO
1950 327 327 327 327 327 327 327 383 383 383 383 383 350
1951 383 383 383 383 383 383 383 362 362 362 362 362 374
1952 362 362 362 362 362 362 362 387 387 387 387 387 372
1953 387 387 387 387 387 387 387 404 404 404 404 404 394
1954 404 404 404 404 404 404 404 362 362 362 362 362 386
1955 362 362 362 362 362 362 362 331 362 373 373 373 362
1956 373 373 373 373 373 373 373 366 383 383 383 383 376
1957 385 385 385 385 385 385 451 444 449 449 449 449 417
1958 449 449 449 449 449 449 449 443 443 443 443 443 446
1969 443 443 443 443 443 443 451 439 439 439 443 443 443
1960 447 455 463 463 463 463 463 439 351 451 451 451
1961 451 451 451 451 451 451 451 451
IRISH POTATOES AND SWEETPOTAT OES
1950 226 236 244 250 247 236 257 260 221 194 173 210 230
1951 234 244 244 247 260 247 257 339 365 315 302 318 281
1952 344 360 389 402 431 431 394 497 413 339 336 363 392
1953 413 423 436 447 420 394 405 384 307 268 226 239 364
1954 242 242 250 260 271 271 315 321 326 289 271 289 279
1955 305 313 321 328 357 344 334 263 239 210 189 213
1956 236 236 247 263 276 286 318 328 292 281 226 271 m
1957 271 282 293 308 277 277 270 281 264 261 245 254 m
1958 258 269 280 291 295 291 281 259 248 245 248 259 m
1959 268 279 281 283 287 291 315 301 254 230 228 245
1960 245 252 267 274 279 275 302 305 289 258 258 267 m
1961 280 289 298 298 298 289 289 295
COTTONSEED AND SOYBEANS
1950 182 185 188 197 209 212 221 257 342 351 384 399 261
1951 424 433 433 436 414 402 312 272 263 272 275 278 351
1952 278 287 287 278 278 275 275 272 278 281 281 281 279
1953 287 278 281 281 278 260 260 224 212 200 200 206 247
1954 212 221 236 230 227 230 221 227 245 245 251 251 233
1955 245 245 251 245 242 242 239 206 188 178 175 175
1956 185 188 197 200 203 194 185 185 188 191 197 200
1957 204 208 208 208 208 208 208 208 224 200 167 171 m
1958 192 204 208 212 212 212 212 204 208 203 208 208 m
1959 208 212 208 208 208 208 208 167 163 146 114 106
1960 118 130 130 130 130 130 130 151 150 150 150 150
1961 155 159 168 168 168 168 168 188

Index Numbers of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers
19501961 January 1910December 1914 100
38
Year Jan
Feb
Mar Apr
May
June July Aug Sept Oct
Nov
Dec Average
FRUIT
1950 153 153 153 153 177 177 177 177 212 212 212 212 181
1951 212 212 212 212 171 171 171 171 135 135 135 135 173
1952 135 135 135 135 156 156 156 156 167 167 167 167 153
1953 167 167 167 167 162 162 162 162 138 138 138 138 156
1954 138 138 138 138 156 156 156 156 205 205 205 205 166
1955 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 212 244 244 244 244 223
1956 244 244 244 244 274 313 249 225 156 166 174 179 226
1957 175 175 175 175 194 175 140 139 192 201 205 205 179
1958 204 204 204 204 202 180 153 151 163 163 163 163 180
1959 163 163 163 163 163 169 185 175 175 175 179 184 171
1960 184 184 184 184 184 197 172 174 174 182 180 180
1961 180 180 180 180 180 184 170 169
ALL LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
1950 219 227 240 232 235 240 264 266 272 253 253 261 247
1951 272 282 288 280 277 280 293 290 282 277 272 277 281
1952 274 272 261 251 256 259 269 277 266 259 261 256 263
1953 253 251 251 253 256 253 261 251 251 245 243 240 251
1954 251 245 240 243 240 237 237 230 216 208 208 206 230
1955 219 219 222 222 219 230 224 222 219 211 206 195 217
1956 201 198 195 198 206 203 208 206 203 201 198 195 201
1957 206 203 202 201 203 209 214 214 217 211 211 217 209
1958 231 238 242 238 246 245 241 233 232 229 226 223 235
1959 225 221 218 216 213 212 206 206 203 196 193 195 209
1960 198 203 212 214 211 214 215 213 210 214 215 215
1961 216 222 218 211 201 199 203 205
MEAT ANIMALS
1950 285 298 302 302 326 339 377 370 367 336 339 336 331
1951 360 391 394 401 401 394 415 405 381 374 357 357 386
1952 353 353 346 350 374 367 363 3o0 322 305 285 281 338
1953 295 305 315 322 339 333 339 305 305 285 274 288 309
1954 322 329 333 346 343 329 312 298 271 261 261 254 305
1955 254 254 247 261 257 274 267 250 243 233 216 199 246
1956 202 209 209 233 247 250 250 250 247 240 233 240 234
1957 254 251 259 266 273 288 300 299 294 273 270 289 276
1958 301 317 330 339 357 352 355 349 342 331 328 324 335
1959 323 312 315 319 318 315 289 293 283 258 252 239 293
1960 247 259 279 288 280 287 292 288 279 284 284 288
1961 290 300 301 299 292 292 300 305
POULTRY AND EGGS
1950 161 170 200 185 170 174 200 206 212 195 189 206 189
1951 210 210 219 204 197 210 219 221 219 210 210 221 212
1952 219 212 195 178 178 187 208 221 223 215 232 225 208
1953 210 200 197 202 197 197 210 210 208 210 208 195 204
1954 195 180 172 172 170 170 180 176 165 152 148 148 169
1955 176 180 202 191 187 189 185 191 191 176 172 167 184
1956 176 170 163 157 161 152 161 157 150 146 144 140 156
1957 48 147 138 136 135 138 141 140 144 145 151 153 143
1958 170 171 175 164 167 168 157 145 141 140 140 135 156
1959 141 141 136 129 123 124 129 125 126 126 127 141 131
1960 139 141 143 143 145 146 146 144 142 147 148 145
1961 145 153 147 134 117 114 114 116
39
Index Numbers of Prices Received by Georgia Farmers
19501961 January 1910December 1914 100
Year Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr May June July Aug Sept
Oct
Nov Dec Average
DAIRY PRODUCTS
1950 228 225 223 216 214 212 214 223 230 237 239 244 225
1951 255 253 248 239 237 239 242 239 251 255 258 258 248
1952 255 255 248 239 230 232 237 246 2 58 262 264 267 249
1953 264 258 248 239 235 230 232 235 244 248 251 246 244
1954 239 232 230 221 218 221 225 223 228 232 239 237 229
1955 235 235 225 223 225 225 225 228 235 237 242 237 231
1956 237 232 228 223 225 228 232 232 239 244 242 237 233
1957 241 238 235 228 231 227 226 228 240 243 23 5 230 234
1958 240 242 235 229 227 227 229 230 244 246 240 239 236
1959 242 238 231 228 230 228 230 230 234 239 233 231 233
1960 236 236 243 239 231 234 230 230 236 238 239 238
1961 239 236 229 226 227 227 226 229
INDEX NUMBERS
Index numbers are devices for measuring differences in the magnitude of a group of related
variables 1 Changes in the price of an individual farm commodity can be readily observed by anyone
having a record of its average price for different periods When comparing price changes for an entire
group of items such as all farm crops for different periods the comparison becomes more difficult
Basically index numbers were developed to facilitate such comparisons and provide a measure of re
lationship between the average prices of a number of items and their average prices during other periods
As an example index numbers represent the composite of average prices for a group of items as one
index number This single index number can then be compared to a similar number or index for the
same items in a different period In general price indexes are usually employed to measure price
changes from one time to another however they also may be used to compare prices between places
or for any other purpose where a comparison is made between two magnitudes representing any difference
in circumstances2 For a description of methods used in constructing price indexes see University of
Georgia bulletin NS 29 released October 1956
1 Frederick E Croxton and Dudley J Cowden Applied General Statistics New York PrenticeHall
Inc 1939 p 573
2 Frederick Lundy Thomsen and Richard Jay Foote Agricultural Prices New York McGrawHill
Company Inc 1952 p 255
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