"foL-ILJ ! G I ! " 4 0 0 . G7 i 1 '"I ,_.J ) c ... 'I !$~5~ _ 1: ARM ~; J \ ;1 . r> C- GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SER V IC E AGRICUL TURAL PR I C ES D E C EM BER 15 1974 January 2, 1 975 GEORGIA I NDEX DOWN J POINTS The All Commodities I nde x of Pri ce s Receive d by Ge or gi a farmers in December was 17 8 percent, down 3 points fr om the pr eviou s mon t h bu t 9 poin t s above December 1973 , according to the Georgia Crop Re porting Serv i c e . The December All Cro p s I nde x was 193 pe rcen t , 3 points below the previous month . The Livestock and Livestock Produc t s I ndex wa s 167 pe r c ent , 1 point below the previous mon t h and 6 points below December 197 3 . The dec r ea s e in t he Al l Commodity Index from the November 197 4 level result ed from decre a s e s i n t he pr i ces of cotton s eed , soybeans, peanuts , cattle and chickens. UNITED STAT ES PRI CES :-lECEI VED I NDEX DOVJN 5 POINTS PRI CES PAID INDEX UP 1 PO INT The Index of Prices Rec e ived by Fa rmers de cre a s ed 5 point s (3 percent) to 177 percent of i.ts January-Decemb er 19 67 average during t he mont h ended De cemb er 15, 1974 . Contribut i ng most to the decreas e s i nc e mi d- Novembe r we r e l owe r pr i c e s for Upl and cotton, wheat, cattle , lettuce, and s oybe an s . Hi gher pr ice s f or ho gs and e ggs were par tially offsetting. The ind ex was 8 points (4 perc ent) be l ow a ye a r earlier . The Index of Pric e s Pa id by Fa r mer s fo r Commod i t ies and Services, Interest , Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for Dec embe r 15 was 17 9 , up 1 point (~ percent) from a month earlier. Feed prices were lower wh i le most o t he r co mmodit y gr oup prices averaged higher. The index was 25 points (16 percent) above a ye a r ear lie r . 1967 = 100 GEORGIA I NDEX NUMBERS -- GEORGI A A}ID UNITED STATES Nov . 15 197 3 De c . 15 1973 Nov. 15 1974 Dec. 15 1974 Price s Rece i ved All Commodities All Cr ops 1/168 1 / 1 69 181 178 1 / 160 1/165 1:./ 1 96 193 Livestock a nd Live s tock Products --------- - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :. - - - - - - --1- /175 --- - - - - - - - - - 17 ------ 3 -- - - - - - - - 168 ------------ - - - - - 167 --- - - - - - - --- UN I TED STATES : Prices Receiv ed : 181 1 85 18 2 177 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes & Fa rm Wa ge Ra tes ; 152 154 178 179 : Rat i o 2 / : 11 9 1 20 10 2 99 !/ Revised . 2/ Rat i o of Index of Pr i c e s Rece i ve d by Fa r mer s to Ind ex of Prices Paid , I nte r e s t , Taxes , and Fa r m Wage Rat es . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY CLAYTON J. HCDUFFI E Agr i cul t ura l St a t i s t i c i an In Charge Agr i cul t ura l Statistic i an ------------------------------ ---------- -- ---- ---- ------------------------------------------ The Statist ical Re por t i ng Service , USDA, 1861 We st Br oa d Stre et , ' At hen s , Georgia in coopera t ion with the Geo rgia Depar t me n t of Agr i c ul t ur e . SB 8 0 G i~ .1. ...' __ ___._ . _.__ PRI C ES=~~E C EIVE) LJJ P:-\.ID ;-;1 PAR lEKS , DEC~'LBEI~ 15, 1974 hlITH COl-IPAP. ISONS Commod i. t y and i-jr,-i t- -- - - , P l~I C E S ::'ECEI VELI r'!h ea t, l. u . $ Oa ts" bu . $ Corn , b u . y( . Cotton , l b. c Cot t ons ee d , ton s Soybeans , b u . s Peanu ts, l b . c 3weetuot atoe s , cwt. $ Hay , baled, ton : ,~ ll .$ Alf a lfa $ Och e r 1/ S l:i l k C OilS , he ad $ Hogs, cwt , $ Beef Cat t le , Al 1 , cwt . 2/ $ Cows , c wt , ]j -$ Stee r s & Hei f e rs , cwt . $ Calves , e dt . $ Ei11~ , Sol d to Plants, cwt . Fl ui d ;!a r ke t $ Nanufac t ure d $ Al l $ Turkeys , l b . Chicken s, Ib : =xcl udi ng Broilers Comme r c ial Br oi l e r s Eggs , a l l , doz. Tabl e, do z. Hatching , do z . Jec . 15 1973 4 . 00 1.46 2. 55 !!../ 58 , 0 94 .00 5 .84 10 .15 39 . 50 3'; . 50 455 . 00 38 .10 4/36. 90 - 32 . 00 40.5 0 49.20 !!../9.80 !!../9.80 37. 0 17 .5 18 .0 69.5 67 . 6 80. 0 GEGJ.GIA ~ov. 15 1974 ~ e c. 15 ; 1974 UNITED STATES De c . 15 ~ov . 15 Dec . 15 1973 1974 1 9 74 J .7( 1. 83 3 c c'): p.... 48 .0 127 .00 7.41 18 .7 8 . 85 4 . 04 1. 37 3. 30 48 :0 119 . ~) O 6 . 83 18.3 9 . 20 4.7 3 1.20 2 . 3 S' !:../47 . 6 ::3 . 70 5.n5 16.5 4/ 3.05 35.50 35 . 50 35 5 . 0 C 36 .00 22.30 18.20 25.7 0 23 .40 35 ,50 4/46 .00 ~ 49.40 35 . 50 . . 39 .50 370.00 , : !!../532. ,)0 36 .90 : 38.28 20.60 : 4/37 ;70 17.18 : 4/29.40 23.40 : - 39.90 23.50 50 .10 4/10.10 4/11J.10 28 . 5 .2/10. 05 ~/10.05 29.0 4/9.02 4/8. 00 4/8.80 !!../40.3 12.0 23 . 5 61. 7 57 . 6 85 .0 11.0 21.5 68.4 65.5 85 .0 15.9 19.3 63.8 4 , 87 1. 70 3.32 49. 3 13 9. Cit) 7 .44 17. ? 8 . 0G 50 . 30 52. 90 44 .30 428 . ;)0 36 .70 28.30 17.30 31.7 0 25 .60 4/8.80 4/7.02 4/8.44 29.8 10.2 24 . 0 55.5 if. 65 1.7': 3.2 7 43. 7 130. ;1 0 7. 03 18. 6 G. 72 50 .7 0 53. 40 44. 90 414 . 00 38 .30 27. 60 17 . 00 31.00 24 .80 5/8.73 5/6. 8G I/8.35 31. 3 10 . 9 21. 9 59 . 0 PRICES PAI D, FEED ilixed Dai ry Feed, tim 14 % Pr ot e i n $ 16 % Protein $ 18 % Protein $ 20% Prot ein $ Ho g Feed , 14%-18% protei n , cwt. $ Cottons eed Ilea l , 41 %,cwt . $ Soybean Meal , 44%, cwt, $ Bran, cwt . $ Ni dd1i ngs, cwt . $ Corn Heal , cwt. $ Poult r y Feed , ton : Broiler Grower Feed $ Laying Fee d $ Chick Starter $ Al f a lfa Hay, ton $ Al l Other Ha y , ton $ 124.00 135.00 136.00 14 9.00 7.80 11.00 12.50 7.40 7.70 6.50 147. 00 142.00 165.00 44 .50 151 . 00 156.00 158.00 166.00 9.20 10 .5 0 11.00 8.70 8. 50 7 . 90 133.00 165 .00 184.00 55.00 53. 00 146.00 154.00 158.00 161.00 8.90 10.50 10 .50 8.40 8.40 7.90 178.00 15 9.00 182 .00 56 .00 54.00 122.00 132.00 137.0Cl 143.00 7 .89 11.30 11.90 7.14 7.16 6.11 165.00 150.00 173.00 62.90 49.70 146.00 151.00 155.00 158.00 9 . 15 10.20 10 .70 7.79 7.78 8 .13 183.00 167.00 189.00 64.80 55.00 147 .00 llf9 .00 154. 00 156.00 9 .01 9.94 10 .30 7.74 7.6 9 7.99 180 .')0 164 .00 186.00 64 .90 54.70 1/ Includes all ha y except alfalfa . 2/ "Cows" and "steers and heif ers" combined "li t h allowance where necessary for s l augh te r bulls. 3/ Includes cull dairy cows s ol d f or slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacement s . 4/ P.evis ed . 5/ Prel iminary . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 111 13 0 000 00 0 356 7 00 RLS5 UNIV ERSITY OF GA LIBRA RY - 0 S ERIAL S DEPT LIBRARY 1-1 ATHENS GA 30602 ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAlO U"i..4 SI_. Oep",""en' e! Agricultur. AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS O , .,.0.... rIi c- -~(1 \ A ~() FA HE GE OR GI A C R OP R E P O R TI NG SE RV IC E A T H EN S, GEO R GI A GEORGIA ANNUAL VEGETABLE SUl-nIARY - 1974 January 3, 197 5 Pr oduc ti on of principal c omme r c ia l ve ge t a bl e s f or fr esh marke t and pro ce s s ing wa s val ued at $16,3 48 , 000 , an inc r eas e of 11 pe r cen t f rom 1973 , according t o t he Ge org ia Cr op Rep or t i ng Service . This includes only s i x comme rcial v e ge t ables for wh i ch es t ima t e s a r e made (snap beans, ca bba ge , can t a l oup s , c ucumbe r s, t oma toes and wa t e r me l on s) . The tot a l harv e s t ed ac reage for fre s h market a nd p roc e s s i n g vegeta bl e s wa s do,Jn 2 pe rce nt f r om t he pr e v i ous yea r . The ha r ve s t ed acre a ge of ve ge t ab l e s for f r e s h market i n 1 974 'vas up 1 pe r ce n t f rom 1 973 while t o t a l p r oduct ion of a l l fres h marke t ve ge t a bles combined was up 12 pe r c e nt f rom a yea r earlier. With t he e x ce pt i on of a ha i l s t or m i n June in a maj or p rodu c ing a r ea , weath e r conditions were ge ne r a l l y f av or ab le t hroughou t t he growin g s ea son. The 11 percent inc re a se in the c omb i ned v alue of fre sh ma rke t and pr oces s i n g ve ge tab l e s wa s due main l y to s harp inc r eas e s in s p r i ng t oma t oe s a nd ,va t e r melons . Value for othe r ve get a ble c r ops was ge ne ra l ly on th e same l ev el a s 197 3 wi t h t he e x cep t i on of cabba ge whi c h s howe d a s har p dec line f r om the 1973 l evel. Swe e t po t a t o e st ima t ~ ~are no t i ncl ud ed in t h i s v ege t a ble r epo r t. The swee t po t a t.o da ta is publi sh ed in th e annual Fie ld Cr op Summary . ~~ UNI TED STATES . '-' / Fres h Har ke t Ve getabl~ : Jl,st im~te d pr oduc tion of 22 prin cipa l fre sh ma r ke t ve ge table s a nd _,'" ,/ .:mel ons fo r 19 74 i s 1 per cent l ess tha n i n 19 73. The 1974 pr o- . ducti on of 235. 1 rni ll i~.n,vhundr e dwe i gh t compa r es wi th 197 3 out put of 237. 5 mi llion hund r e d- weig ht an d the 197 2 to t a l o f 23 1 . 1 rui llion hundredweigh t . Aggrega t e ha rv e s t e d acr ea ge for these 22 crop s a t 1 . 6 mill i on a c r es wa s 5 percen t le s s t han in 19 73 . Yie l ds ho wev e r a ve r a ged slight l y above a year earli er f or al l c r ops . The 22 princ i p al vege tabl e and melon crops had a t o t a l v alue o f 1 ,8 58 mi l l i on do l lar s , s~i gh tly l a r ger than a ye a r e a r l i e r . Le a din g c r op s i n order of val u e we r e l ettu ce , t oma t oe s , oni ons , ca r ro ts , and swe e t co r n whos e co mb i ne d t ota l acc oun t ed for 58 per c ent of t he U. S. to t al value . The five l e ading States in the 19 74 produ c t i on of fr e sh ve ge t ab l e s a nd melons in orde r of total outpu t were Califo rni a , Flor i da , Texa s, Ar izona, and New York . These Sta t e s a cco un t ed for 66 percent of the harve s t e d a cre a ge , 75 pe r ce n t of t he pr oduc t i on , a nd 76 percent of the value of ve getab l e s and me lon s pr od uced in t he United States . Vege t ab l e s for Proc e s sing : Product i on o f 1 3 p r oce s s i ng ve getables gro,m c omme r c i a l l y i n th e Uni t e d Stat e s during 1 974 totaled 1 2 .5 mi ll ion tons , a 10 per cent gain ov e r 1973 and 1 5 pe r c e n t above 19 72 t onna ge . Produc t i on of 9 of the 13 p r oc e ss ing ve ge tabl es estima t e d sh ow inc r e a s e s ove r l a s t ye a r ' s outpu t . Increase s i n ag gregate harves ted acreage and high er average y i e l d s pe r acre con tr i bu t ed to t h i s ye a r 's lar ge r production . Produc t i on exc l ud e s t onn a ge f r om mature crops no t harvested becaus e of economi c f ac to rs. A comparis on of 1974 tonn a ge wi t h 1973 by cr op s s hows i nc r e a s e s a s f ollows : s na p beans , up f r a c t i onal l y ; be ets, 20 percent; c a bbage f or k r a u t , 27 perc ent ; gr e en peas, 14 pe rcen t ; sp i~a ch , 2 pe r c e n t ; t omat oe s , 18 pe r cent ; a s pa ra gu s , 6 pe r ce n t ; brocc ol i, 15 percent ; and carro t s , up one percent . Dec r e a ses i n 19 74 pr od ucti on f~ om the prev i ou s year a re : green lima beans , of f 12 percent ; sweet corn, - 6 pe r c e n t ; cuc umber s for p ickle s , 1 perc en t ; a nd caul i f l owe r , 4 pe r c ent l ower . Value per t on wa s up 48 pe rc en t, r e f lecti n g sha rp l y highe r 19 74 raw produc t pr i c es . Combined value for t he 13 cro ps , at $1, 027. 5 mi l l i on , wa s 6 3 pe rc en t ov e r t he pr ev i ous year. Larger a creage s , i ncre ase d y i e ld s and h i gher pr i c e s r e s ul t ed in the 19 74 rec or d value. FRASIE R T. GALLOWAY Agricul t u r a l Sta t ist ici a n In Cha r ge PAUL E. HILLI AJ' '1S Agricul t u ral Statis tician The S ta t i s t i c ~l Repo r t in g Servi ce , USDA, 1 861 We s t Broad St reet, At hens , Geor gi a i n cooperat i on with t he Ge or gia Departme n t o f Agr i cul t ur e . GEORGIA : ACREAGE , PRODUCTION, PRICE AND YALU~itF' PRLN~:CPAL_CROPS_,] g72-1 g74 1/ Harvested Yi e l d Produc~ Pri ce Crop Year Ac r eage Per Ac re tion Per Cwt. Va lue FOR FRESH HARKET: Ac r e s Cwt , 1 , 000 Cwt . Dollars 1 , 000 Dol lar s Beans, Snap Spr i ng Quarter Beans, Snap Summe r Quarte r Beans , Snap Fall Quar t er Cabbage Spring Quarter Cabb age Summer Quar t e r Canta10ups Summe r Quart er Tomatoes Spr i ng Quar t er 1 97 4 1 973 1972 1974 19 73 1972 197 4 1973 1972 19 74 1 9 73 1 972 19 74 19 73 1972 1 974 1973 1972 1 97 4 19 73 1972 2,200 32 2 , 000 25 2, 800 31 1, 400 28 1 , 400 28 680 37 50 0 28 600 32 520 35 2 , 500 110 2 ,5 00 100 2,200 11 5 50 0 1 20 400 100 400 11 0 3, 300 70 3 , 700 64 4,700 58 1 ,400 70 900 56 1 ,400 70 70 15.20 1, 064 50 20 .50 1 , 025 87 12 . 90 1 ,1 22 39 17.10 66 7 39 16 .10 6 28 25 13 .00 324 14 23 . 00 322 19 14 .7 0 279 18 13.30 239 275 3.31 91 0 250 5 . 34 1 ,335 254 3.80 965 60 6.35 381 40 7.42 29 7 45 4.47 201 231 6.63 1 ,5 32 237 6.33 1 ,500 27 3 4 .96 1 ,354 98 15.00 1,4 70 50 17.50 875 98 10.30 1,009 Tomatoes Summer Quarte r 1 97 4 1,300 65 85 1 7 .90 1 , 522 1973 2 ,100 55 116 17 .00 1 , 9 72 1972 1 , 400 72 101 11. 50 1 , 160 Watermelons Spring Quar t e r Waterme lons Summer Qua rte r 19 74 19 73 1972 19 74 1 973 19 72 3 , 200 400 Lf , 300 26,000 28, 000 28,700 120 384 70 28 70 300 90 2,340 85 2,380 70 2, 010 3.70 !+.OO 2 .51 2.76 2 .52 1.46 1 , 421 11 2 752 6, 458 5,998 2 ,944 TOTAL FRESH MARKET 1/ 1974 1973 1972 42,300 42,000 47 ,100 xx 3,596 xx 3,209 xx 3,211 xx 15,747 xx 14 ,021 xx 10,070 FOR PROC ESSING: 1974 2 , 300 xx xx Total Processing 2/ 1 97 3 3 ,400 xx xx 1972 3,400 xx xx TOTAL, FRESH MARKET 1974 44,600 xx xx AND PROC ESSING 3/ 19 73 45 ,4 00 xx xx 1972 50 ,500 xx xx xx 601 xx 656 xx 618 xx 16,348 xx 14,677 xx 10,688 1 / Includes only commercial vegetables for which es t i ma t e s are made, 1974 da ta preliminary . 2/ Not pub lished s eparately to avoid disclosur e of individual operations. J./ Excludes swee t potatoe s, whi ch have . be en cons i dered a fr esh ve getable i n Georgia . Swee t> potat o es timates wi ll be r eleas ed wi th the f i e l d crop s annua l summary. Af t er Five Days Return to United Sta te s Depa rtment of Agr icul t ure Sta t ist i ca l Report ing Service 1861 We s t Broad Stree t At hens , Georgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d States De portment o f Agricultu re AGR - 101 O Or C ' ..-- ~:.~G\ A ~ RM o GEO R GI A CR OP RE PORT I NG SERV ICE ATHENS, GEO RGIA Jan uar y 3 , 1975 GEORGI A FARM NUMBERS UNCHANGED I N LAST THREE YEARS The prel imi na ry est ima t e of farms operat in g i n Georg ia du r i ng 1975 a t 75 , 000 i s unc ha nge d from t he 1973 and 1974 number, a ccording t o the Georgia Crop Repo r t i ng Servi ce . Pr io r t o 1973 , Geo rgi a f arm numbers de c rea sed s teadi l y . In 1966, the re we re 84 , 000 f a rms in Geo r g ia . The p re ] im i na r y est imat e of la nd i n f a rms f o r 197 5 at 17 mi l l io n acre s i s a l so uncha nge d from 1973 an d 1974 . Ave ra ge f a rm s ize at 227 a c re s is als o unc ha nge d ove r t he l as t th re e years , but up 4 ac re s from 1966. UNI TED STAT ES: NUMBER OF FARM S DECLINES SLIGHTLY The re were 2, 830 , 000 f a rms i n the Un i t e d State s duri ng 1974, l e s s t ha n o ne pe r cen t fe we r t ha n i n 1973 . The pre l iminary e s t ima t e fo r 1975 i nd ic at e s; 2 , 8 19 , 000 , a sl igh t dec l i ne f rom 1974 . Tot al l a nd in f a rms , esti ma te d a t 1,088 mi l li o n a c re s fo r 1974, decline d l ess t ha n one perce nt. The 1975 prel im i nar y est imate of 1, 086 mill io n a c re s , is s l igh tly smal l e r t han 1974. The av erag e si ze o f f a rms co nt i nue s to grow, but at a sma ] l e r ra t e tha n du r i ng t he pa s t t en year s. The 1974 average of 384 ac res pe r farm wa s 1 acre l a rge r t ha n 197 3 a nd 52 a cres l arge r t han 10 year s a go. The av era ge s ize f a rm f o r 1975 i s a gai n on l y one a cre l a rge r t ha n a yea r ea r l ie r . Yea r 1964 1965 u. NUMBER OF FARM S AN D LAND IN FARMS , S.~. ~] 9~6~4~-~7~5 __ Fa rm$"J .' ( T h o. u s~ n d s ) '0 , - ,' c., )~" 3, 45 7 .:,3 ,3 56 Land in Farms (Thousa nd Acres) 1, 146 , 106 1, 139 , 597 Ave rage size o f f a rms (A c re s ) 33 2 340 1966 3, Z57 I , 131 ,8 L~4 348 1967 3, 162 I, 123, 456 355 1968 3,07 1 1,11 5,2 31 36 3 1969 2 ,99 9 1, 107, 7 11 369 1970 2 , 954 I, 102 , 769 373 1971 2 ,909 1,097, 300 377 1972 2 , 870 1, 093 , 0 17 381 1973 2 . 844 1, 089 , 530 383 1974 2 , 830 1,087 , 788 384 1975 .!/ 2 , 8 19 1, 086 , 375 385 1/ Pre l iminary FRA S IER T. GALL OI-JAY Ag r ic u l t u ra l St a t i st i ~ i a n In Cha rg e I/il KE HAMMER Ag r i cu l t ural Statist i c ia n The St a t i s t i ca l Rep o rti ng Se r vi ce , USDA , 186 1 ':Je s t Broad St ree t , At he ns , Georg ia i n coope ra t io n wit h t he Georgi a De pa rtme nt o f Ag ri c ult u re. St a t e Al abama Al a s ka 2/ Ar iz on a Ar ka nsa s Ca 1 i fo rn ia Co l o ra do Co nne De 1a\'Ja re Fl or i da Geo r q ia Ha wa i i Ida ho : I I I in o i s Ind ian a Iowa Ka ns a s Ken tu c ky Loui si an a Mai ne Ma ryl and Ma s sa chuse t t s Mi c h i ga n Mi nnes o t a Mi s s i s sip p i : Mi s sou r i Mo nt a na Ne bra s ka Neva da New Hamps hi re New J er se y New Me x i co New Yo r k Nor t h Carol i na . : No r t h Dakot a Oh io Ok l a homa Ore go n Pennsy lva nia Rhode Isla nd Sou t h Ca ro 1 ina : So uth Da ko t a Ten ne s s ee Tex a s Uta h Vermo n t Vi rg i n ia \-Ja s h i ng t on We s t Vi rg i n ia INi sco ns in Wyomin g NUMBER OF FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS. BY STATES . 1973-7 5 1973 Fa rm s 1974 La nd i n Fa rms 1975 1/ 1973 19 74 Nu mbe r 1,00 0 Ac re s 78 , 000 3 10 6,0 00 69, 000 63, 000 29 ,5 00 4 , 40 0 3,600 35 ,000 75.000 4 , 300 27 ,600 127,000 107 , 000 139, 000 84 , 000 126 , 000 48 , 000 7 , 700 18,00 0 5 , 800 80 , 000 118,000 85, 000 139 , 000 25 , 100 70 , 000 2, 000 2 ,600 8, 10O 11,800 56 , 00 0 137 ,000 4 2 ,000 117 ,000 87 ,000 33, 000 71 ,000 68 0 L+8 , 000 44,000 125 , 000 209 , 000 12, 600 6 , 600 74 ,000 40,5 00 26 , 500 106, 000 8 ,200 78 , 000 310 5 ,900 69, 000 63, 000 29, 500 4, 400 3,600 3 4 , 0 00 75 .000 L~, 300 27,2 00 126 ,000 106, 000 138 , 000 83, 000 126,000 48 , 000 7 ,600 17 , 8 0 0 5 , 8 00 80,000 118 , 000 85,000 139 ,00 0 24 ,600 69,000 2,000 2,600 8 ,0 00 11,800 57,000 135 ,000 4 1,500 1i 7 ,000 87 , 000 32 ,500 7 1, 000 680 47,000 43,500 125 , 000 209 ,000 12 , 600 6 , 600 73 , 00 0 40, 000 26 , 500 1 0 5 , 0 00 8 , 200 77, 000 300 5 ,800 69,000 63,000 29 ,5 00 4 ,400 3 , 500 34 , 000 75. 00 0 4,3 00 27,0 00 125 ,000 106 , 0 0 0 137 ,0 00 82 , 000 125 , 000 48, 000 7 , 600 17, 600 5, 800 80, 000 118 , 000 85,000 139 ,000 24, 000 68, 000 2, 00 0 2,600 7, 900 1,1,800 58, 000 132 , 000 4 1, 000 117 ,0 00 86, 00 0 32, 500 72, 000 680 47 ,000 43 ,000 125 ,0 00 209,000 12 , 600 6,600 72,000 40,000 27,000 104,000 8 ,100 14 , 600 1 , 71 0 39 , 000 17 ,30 0 36 ,2 00 39, 900 54 0 700 14 , 6 0 0 17 . 000 2 ,300 15,500 29 ,3 00 17 , 500 34,3 00 49 , 900 16 ,200 11, 800 1, 730 2 , 970 710 12 , 300 30 , 600 17 , 2 00 32, 900 62 , 700 48 , 100 9 , 000 560 1,03 5 47, 200 10 , 900 14 ,200 4 1, 700 17 , 400 37 , 000 19 , 700 9, 900 65 7 , 900 45 ,500 15, 400 141,800 13 , 000 1,860 11, 200 16 ,600 4, 850 19 ,7 00 35,5 00 1!.j., 60 0 1, 71 0 38 , 400 17 , 300 36 , 100 39 ,9 00 540 698 14 , 500 17 . 000 2 , 300 15 ,5 00 29 , 200 17 , 500 34, 300 49,900 16 , 200 11, 800 1,710 2, 955 7 10 12, 300 30 , 600 17 , 200 32,800 62, 500 48 , 100 9 , 000 56 0 1, 030 47, 200 11, 200 14 ,0 00 41 , 700 17 , 40 0 36 , 900 19 , 600 9 ,900 65 7 , 800 45 ,500 15 , 400 14 1, 800 13 , 000 1, 860 11, 100 16 ,500 4, 850 19 , 600 35, 500 197 5 1/ 14 ,500 1, 7 10 38 ,0 00 17, 300 36 , 000 39 , 900 540 69 7 14 , 500 17 . 000 2 , 300 15 ,6 00 29 , 100 17 , 500 34 ,300 49, 900 16 , 200 11,800 1,7 10 2 ,9 40 710 12 , 300 30 , 600 17, 200 32,7 00 62 ,400 48 , 000 9 ,000 560 1, 025 4] , 200 11 ,400 13 , 800 41 ,600 17 , 4 0 0 36 , 800 19 ,50 0 10 , 008 65 7, 800 45, 500 15 , 400 141, 800 13, 000 1, 860 10 , 900 16,500 4, 850 19 , 500 35 , 500 Uni t ed State"- :2 ,84 3, 890 2,8 30 , 49 0 2 ,818 ,580 1, 089 ,5 30 1,087,788 1, 086 , 375 1/ P re ! imina r y . 1/ Excl us i ve of gra z i ng l a nd l ea se d from U. S. Gove rn men t , Ala s ka farm l a nd t ota l s a bout 70, 000 acre s . Af t er Five Da ys Return t o Uni t ed St a t e s Department of Agr i cu l t ure Stat i s t i ca l Repor t i ng Service 1861 We s t Bro ad St ree t Athens , Georgi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 00 0 0 0 0 0 3 56 5 00 RLS5 UNIV ERSrTY OF ~ EORGIA o ACQ DIV UNIV LIB RARIE S 0-5 ATHENS GA 30601 , ~ ~ c ~ POSTAG E & FEES PAID Un ited St ote s De portment or ASJ,j cultur~ AGR - 101 o tJ , C .? - - I a :>- ~~~G\AFARM REP ORT GEORGIA CROP REPO R T ING SERVICE A T HE NS, GEORGIA ,( I tD! .~)] fjP~C ILIJ l~i:ml PRESS lill'llI CL8 FOR I HHEDI ATE RELEASE t' SI:il. Sc:rv f: Y to Identi f y Farm Pr odu c t i on Cos ts: ~ comprehen s i v e sur vey to det ermine co s t s of producing vlhea t ? cor n and other fee d grai ns? cotton ? s oyb eans ? mil k and s el ected commoditie s 1vil l i ncl ude i nforma tion fr om a sample of farmers i n more than 1/2 of Georgi a ' s 159 cOlUlti e s . Fra si er T. Gal l 01vay ? St at i s t i ci an I n Charge of the Geor gi a Crop Rep or t i ng Ser vi ce said t h e na ti onal data coll ect i ng ef f or t vri.L]. Get un de r \lay J anu ary 20 and continu e thr-ough :t?ebr u ar y 28 . .1'. small sample of pr odu c er s in Geor gi a and tho s e i n other par ts of the country 11i l l be cont a ct ed i n p er s on and ask ed qu estions conc er ning 1974 costs of producti on. Que s t i on s 11i l l r ela t e t o laboI' 7 p ower and equ i pment , f er tili zer and chemicals ? storage ? drying 7 and other s i mi lar outlay s . Al l r e spons e s wi ll be con- fidential and only St a t e ? regi onal , and na t i onal summar ie s "ri l l be i ssued . The survey w.i Ll, b e condu ct ed annual ly to identify pr odu cti on practices and establish current national av er age cost s of producing f arm commoditi es. The information wi l l b e of major us ef ulne s s i n identifying and updating bud get s for crop and livestock ent er pr ise s . The survey r esult s wi l l als o help outline production costs whi ch have dra1'!ll con s i de r abl e int er est as pos s ibl e 'det erminants of target pr i c e or pr ic e suppor t 1 eve l s , Fr a si er T. Galloway Georgi a Cr op Rep or t i ng Ser vi c e 1861 \'Je s t Broad St . At hens , Ga . 404-546-2236 ':;(:'J 1. ;' i.... ":)' . ,. J , ""'t,::, o , {J ~ . l V :'.r' S 1 i' Y I..: " t. . ;.;."; ~ ,t. o (, IJ ,:: i. \. UNf. V U f:H.( A k. P~ .; ATH ENS (, I.l ":(' ~: L S5 /) . i = '5 00 . e.7 /' c},~-,..G\AFA RM J l-iN ] j ! I I / j T GEORGI A C RO P R E P O R T IN G SER V ICE AT HE N S, GEO R GI A Re l e as e d .Jar.ua r y 1 3 , 1 9 75 GEORGIA' S COTTOtl CROP AS OF J ANUARY 1 , 19 75 Geor gi a ' s 19 74 cotton crop i s f or e ca st at 410 ,000 b ale s (e quiva l e nt 480 pound s net wei ght), a c c ord ing to the Georgi a Cr op Repo r t i ng Se r v i ce. The for ecast wa s ba s ed mainly on da t a s uppl i e d by gi nne r s a s of J a nuary 1 . The c ur r ent e s t i ma t e i s 10, 000 bale s a bove t he December e s t i mat e and 20 , 000 bales atov~ t he 1973 c ro p . According to t he Bu r e au o f Census , 384, 49 7 runni ng bales had be en gi nne d in Geor gi a before January 1 , c ompar ed wi t h 369 , 305 on tha t date i n 1973 and 330 , 383 i n 1972 . Gi nni ngs to January 1 fo r the Uni t e d St a t e s t o t a l e d 10 , 603 , 876 runni n g ba le s c ompared wi t h 11 , 601 , 087 in 1973 and 11 , 602 , 571 i n 1972 . - - - - - -- I N-DI-CATED COTTON PRODUCTI ON, 1974 : FI NAL PRODUCTION, 1973-1 972 Cr op Repo r t i n g Ind . Dis tricts -197-4 ---19B7-a3les 19 72 , \ Non -Co t to n \ 1 16,000 13 , 516 22 , 409 2 7 ,000 10,839 10 ,444 3 8 , 000 9, 835 8 ,817 ~j -.. Rome .L 4 18,000 18 , 163 20 , 022 5 89,000 86 ,5 78 70 ,0 38 6 59,000 61 ,660 47 , 285 7 62,000 51 ,8 90 54, 805 8 150,000 136 , 598 11 7 , 871 9 1, 000 921 2, 309 State 410 ,000 390,000 354 , 000 '\. I 0 Please see r ever se s i de f or Unit ed State s i nfor mation . - 7 Al bany B Val do s t a UN ITED STAT ES -- COTTON REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1 , 1975 State UPLAND Al a bama Arizona Arka ns a s California Florida Georgia Illinois Kent ucky Louisiana Hississippi Mis s our i Nev ada Nevi Mexi c o Nor th Carolina Oklahoma South Caroli na Tennessee Texa s Vi r g i n i a Ac r eag e Ha r ves ted 1 972 . 1973 1,000 acres 19 74 Lin t yie l d pe r har ves ted acre Product io n 480-1L. ne t wt . ba les 1 / 1972 1 973 Pounds 1974 1 972 1 973 197q - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- --- 1 ,000 hales 580 271 14 10 863 11. 3 430 1.1 5 .0 665 1606 405 2.1 131 170 510 340 485 5000 2.5 510 276 975 942 1l.5 375 . 3 5 20 1340 173 1. 9 127 173 526 294 440 5 200 2.4 59 0 390 1 20 0 1 238 1l.5 410 .4 3.5 615 1715 310 1.8 1 35 145 530 295 500 4500 1.6 470 1067 488 982 572 395 256 39 7 509 599 520 607 581 337 313 4 35 543 408 265 423 10 6 3 513 891 522 499 o 486 481 2/651 501 477 514 455 390 473 472 431 44 0 431 11 88 368 989 501 480 360 2 33 4lf 5 45 9 356 533 49 8 /~40 272 45 6 298 2 79 450 567 44 9 603 611 11+35 1041 1 765 174 9 13.5 12.5 354 390 .6 o 4. 1 .3 705 521 2007 2/1 316 43 9 180 2. 7 1. 9 158 13 6 11 9 164 332 4 27 308 290 543 432 42Lf 6 4673 1.4 2.2 530 965 no 2550 12 .0 41 0 .3 1. 7 570 164 0 230 2.0 140 1 33 300 280 310 2620 1.5 U.S. UPLAND 1 2888.0 11887. 1 12591. 8 507 521 44 3 13 606 .3 12895.9 llG 15 . 5 AMER- PIlvIA Ariz ona Ca li f ornia New- Mexi c o Texa s 39. 9 34 . 0 35 .0 587 597 658 .3 .2 . 3 385 480 480 21. 1 17. 7 14.0 349 265 377 34.5 31. 2 28.5 43 7 397 455 48. 8 .2 15 .4 31.4 42 . 3 .2 S' . 8 25 . 8 48 . 0 .3 11.0 27 .0 U. S. AMER- PIKA. 95 . 8 83.1 77. 8 480 451 532 95 .8 78.1 86 . 3 U.S . ALL COTTON . 129 83. 8 11 970 . 2 12669. 6 507 520 44 3 137 02.1 12 974 .0 11701.8 1/ Product ion ginned and to be ginned. 2/ Rev i s e d . FRASIER T . GALLOWAY Agricul t ura l St a ti st i cian In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Stat i s t i c i an The Sta t istical Repor ting Se r v i c e , USDA , 1861 Wes t Br oad Stre et, Athens , Geor gia in coope r a tion wi t h the Georgia Department of Agricul t ure. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS III 13 0 Ge e 000 J 567 00 RLS5 UNIvERSITy CF (; A L IB RAI1 Y - a SERI.l\L S DEP T LI 8R AK Y ATHE NS J.- l GA 30 6 0 2 . . ~ ---- ........- - POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'o' Oe por'menl of Agricult ure AGR - 101 BULK THI RD CLASS o o , c:. 'I p/ ~G \ A 11/ h~/ ~a FA E GEORGIA C RO P R EPORTING SERVICE AT H E NS, GEO R GI A TU RKEV J j.\ i~ 1 1' 1/ :) Januar y 13 , 1975 Georgia Int entions Po.r 1975 Dmvn 33 Pe r cen t From 197 4 Geor gia growers r e por t ed t hat t hey intend t o r a i s e 1,147 , 000 turke ys in 19 75 , 33 pe rcent less than the 1 ,712,000 r a ised in 1974 , ac cord ing to the Geor gia Cr op Reporting Ser vice . Intentions To Rai s e Turke ys I n 19 75 (20 State s ) Turkey growe rs in 20 ma jor St a t e s i n t e nd to ra i se 6 percent f ewer turk~ y s i n 197 5 than they r ai sed i n e i t h e r 1973 or 1974. If p r od uce r s carr y out present in t entions , there will be 119 mi l lion tu r ke y s rai sed in the 20 Stat e s dur i ng 1975. Of this tota l , 105 million are heavy bre ed s a nd 14 mi l lion are l i gh t b r eeds . The numb e r o f tur ke ys a c t ua l ly rai s e d i n 1975 may diff er from t he int entions of grower s sho~vn in t hi s repo r t . Su ch changes may depend on t he supply and price of fe ed , fuel, ha t chin g eggs and poult s , and the eff ect of t his rep ort itse l f on growers ' actions . Turkey Br eeder Hen Invento r y Dec emb er 1 , 1974 (26 State s ) Turke y b reeder hens on f arms Dec ember 1 , 19 74 in 26 Sta t es t o taled 2, 970 ,0 00 , down 16 percent fr om a year e arli e r and 10 percent f r om December 1972 . Of t his to tal , 2 ,59 9, 000 were heav y b reeds an d 371 ,000 wer e l i gh t bre e ds . Heavy bre ed hens we r e down 17 perce n t f rom December 1973 and 11 percent fro m 19 72 . Ligh t br e eds decreas ed 12 percent from 1973 a nd 3 percent f rom 197 2. Turkeys Raised I n 1 974 (Uni t e d States ) In 1974, t here were 131 million t urke y s r aised i n the United St ate s . This number i s down 1 percent fro m 1973 bu t 2 per c e nt Ebcve 19 72. He avy breed turkeys numbered abo u t t he same a s in 19 73 but were 2 percen t a bove 1972. Li ght breed s raised we r e down 7 pe r cent from the previou s year bu t 2 pe r cen t ab ove 19 72 . FRAS IER T. GALLOWAY Agricultu ral St a tist ic i a n In Char ge W. A. HAGNER Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Str eet , At hen s, Geor gia , in cooperation wi th t he Georgia Departmen t of Agric ulture . Af ter Fiv e Da y s Return t o Un ited St a t e s Depa r t men t of -Agr i cu l t u r e Sta t is t i ca l Re porting Se r vice 186 1 West Broad Stree t Athens , Ge or gi a 3060 1 OFFI CI AL BUSINESS ~, POSTAGE & FE ES PAID Unit.d State s Deportm en t o f Agricultu re AGR - 101 TURKEYS: NUNBER RA I SED I N 1973 AND 1974 AND Nm IBER INTENDED TO BE RAI SED B State -- - - 1 97 3 TOTAL ALL BREEDS 1974 1975 1/ 1, 000 Head 1975 1975 as % of 197 4 Pe rce nt Ar kan sa s : 7, 707 7 , 6 73 5,13 7 67 California ; 17 ,5 48 17 , 888 15 , 681 88 C o l o r ado Geor gia .: 3 , 553 1 . 9 36 3 , 501 1. 712 3,00l 1.147 86 67 Indian a : 5 ,4 40 6, 412 6, 412 100 IO'l1a : 7 , 506 6 , 734 6 ,473 96 Hi nnes ota : 23 ,32 3 21 , 934 24 , 262 III Hi s s ou r i : 10 , 295 9 , 497 7 ,500 79 Nor t h Ca r ol ina : 1 3 , 0 78 14 , 944 15 , 150 101 Nor t h Dakota : 1 , 218 750 882 11 3 Ohi o : 3 ,186 3 , 459 3 , 176 92 Oklahoma : 1 . 975 1 , 600 1 ,5 85 99 Or e gon : 1 , 255 1 ,155 1 ,040 90 Penn s ylvan i a : 2 ,8 32 2 ,9 51 2. 852 97 South Car ol ina : 2 ,300 2,2 78 2, 100 92 South Dakot a : 1 ,156 89 5 772 86 Texa s : 8,881 8 . 780 8 , 250 94 Utah : 4 , 061 3 , 471 3 ,265 94 Vi rginia : 5 , 210 6,010 5 . 518 92 Hi scons in ; 4 ,2 29 4 , 622 4 ,530 98 20 State Total : 12 6 . 689 1 26, 266 118 , 733 94 Othe r Sta t es : 5 , 488 5 ,106 Uni ted Sta tes : 1/ I nt ende d . 13 2 ,1 77 131 ,3 72 ALL TURKRY BREEDER HENS: NUHBER ON FAill1S AND VALUE, DECEMBER 1, 1972-74 Sta t e Ar k a n s a s Cal if or ni a Col or ado Geor gi a Ill i nois I nd i an a I owa Kans a s Mi chigan Minneso t a Niss ouri Nebr a ska New York No r th Ca r ol i na Nor t h Dakota Oh i o Okla homa Or egon Penn s ylvan ia Sout h Carolina Texas Uta h Vi r gi nia Wa shi ngton West Vi r ginia Wiscons in 26 Sta t e Tota l Humbe r : 1972 1973 1974 1,000 Head : 43 36 20 : 737 895 716 : 70 76 44 : 30 33 27 : 31 35 38 : 14 5 0 : 140 16 0 153 : 22 26 10 : 70 65 30 : 539 5 20 479 : 160 200 1 85 : 33 22 9 : 8 6 5 : 256 275 265 : 12 7 3 : 145 157 134 : 12 16 8 : 13 0 1 25 105 : 36 29 24 : 69 69 55 : 491 500 415 : 39 50 45 : 108 12 5 96 : 18 17 12 : 14 13 16 : 76 91 76 : : 3 ,3 03 3. 553 2, 970 : Aver ag e Value per Head : Total Value : 1972 19 73 1974 : 1972 1973 1974 Dollars 1 ,000 Dollars 6 .60 7 . 30 2 2 0~ 11 .00 11 .00 284 396 10 . 70 10 .20 5 ,380 9,577 7 .303 6 .60 11 . 00 11.00 462 83 6 484 5. 50 11.00 11.00 165 363 297 7.50 9 . 50 9. 00 233 333 342 6 .80 9. 00 -- 95 45 7 . 00 10 . 00 10 .90 980 1,600 1 , 668 7 . 30 11 .00 11 . 00 161 286 110 6 .50 9 . 00 10. 00 455 535 30 0 5. 70 9 . 00 8 . 40 3 ,072 4 , 680 4, 024 7 . 00 11. 00 11.70 1 .120 2,200 2, 165 6. 30 8 . 00 9 .00 208 176 81 6. 50 9 . 00 11 . 00 52 54 55 6 .10 8 . 70 8.80 1 .562 2,393 2 , 332 6 . 10 8 .00 8 . 50 73 56 26 6.4 0 9 . 80 9 .80 928 1,539 1 ,313 5. 70 8.30 9. 00 68 133 72 6 . 50 7. 50 7.80 845 938 819 7. 40 9. 30 9 .60 266 270 230 6 .40 9 . 50 8 .60 44 2 65 6 473 6 .20 8 .40 10 .90 3,044 4 ,2 00 4 , 524 6.00 11 .00 11 . 00 234 550 495 5 .8 0 7 . 40 9 .2 0 62 6 925 883 7. 80 9 .5 0 9 . 50 140 16 2 114 5 .5 0 6 .90 8.30 77 90 13 3 6 .50 9 .50 10 .00 494 865 760 6.50 9.5 4 9 . 84 21, 466 33 , 908 29 ,22 3 e 0 0 , ,/ 1'1/ '7 ~..... / / \),.G \ ~ A GEO R GI A CROP R E PORT IN G SE RV IC E AT H E N S, GE O RGI A Janua ry 1 7 , 19 75 H 0 N E Y R EP a R T - 1 9 7 4 Georgia Hone y Produ c tion Down The numbe r of c ol on ies of b ee s i n Georgia was esti ma t e d a t 16 1,000 i n 197 4 , 3 perc ent be l o~J t he 1 973 t o t a l o f 166 , 000 , a cc ordi ng t o t he Ge orgia Cr op Repor t ing Se r v i c e . Yiel d per colony d e c r ea s ed f r om 39 pound s in 1973 t o 23 pounds in 19 74 a nd r efl ec t ed the ge ne r a l ly uns at is f a c t or y ho ney f low s ea s on . Hon ey pr oduc e r s r ec e i ved an a ve r a ge pr ic e of 49 . 6 c e nts per pound in 19 74 co mpar ed t o 43. 6 cent s per pound in 1973 . Va l ue of pro du ction in 1974 i s e s t ima t ed to be $1 ,3 37 , 000 , 35 perc en t be l ow the 197 3 value of $2 , 8 23 , 00 0 . United State s Hone y Pr oduc t i on Down 22 Perce n t Hon e y produced in the United Sta tes dur i ng 1974 t o t a l ed 185 mi l l ion pounds --down 22 percent f r om t he 19 73 crop . This ye a r ' s ho ne y cr op \va s pr oduc e d by 4 .2 million c olonie s , up 2 perce n t f rom the pr ev i ou s year. Yiel d of hone y pe r co l ony \;as 44 . 2 pound s , compa r e d wi th 5 7 . 9 i n 1 973 . Bee Svla x pr oduc t i on to t a led 3 .4 mi l l i on pound s i n 1974 , down 1 9 perc ent fr om 197 3 . I n mi d- De c embe r , p r oduc er s r e po r ted 33 . 3 mi l l i on pounds of hone y on hand for sa le, , comp a r ed wi t~ ) stocks o f 37 . 7 mi ll ion po unds the previous year . St ocks in mid- Decembe r we r e 18.2 perc en t of the 19 74 hone y produc tion compar ed \vi t h 15 .8 pe r cen t in 197 3 . Hone y p roduc e r s r e ce i ved a n ave r a ge of 51 c ent s pe r pound fo r hon ey during 1 974 , 15 percent above t he 1 97 3 avera ge pri ce of 44 ce n t s per pound and t he highest pri ce on r ec ord. The s e price s r ela t e t o al l whol e s a l e a nd r e t ail sal e s, ex t r a c t ed , chunk a nd co mb honey from api aries owne d b y far mer s and nonf a r mers . Ex t r a c t ed ho ne y in who Le s a Le l ots s o l d f or an ave r ag e pric e of 49 ce n ts pe r po und, 6 cen t s above 1973 . Unpr oc ess ed bu lk honey i n 60 poun d c on t a i n e r s av e r a ge d 49 cen t s pe r pound compared \vi t h 42 ce n t s i n 19 73. Sales of pr oces sed bul k ho ney av e r a ged 50 c ent s pe r pound , 6 cents hi ghe r th a n a ye a r e a r l i e r . Pr oce s s ed pa cka ged sa l e s aver age d 61 cen t s pe r pound compared wi th 5 2 cent s in 1 973 . I n 1 97 4 , pric es r ecei v ed for re t a i l sales of extracted honey a ve raged 68 cen ts pe r pound or 12 c en t s a bove 1973. Sale s of al l c hunk hone y (wholesale and re ta il ) average d 72 c ent s per pound, 4 cents above a yea r earl ier . Prices f or a l l c omb honey ave r aged 84 c ent s pe r pound c ompared wi th 65 cents in 19 73 . Be e s wa x price s ave r aged $1 . 14 pe r poun d, $ . 40 h igher t han i n 1973. }Ia j or Produc i n g Sta t e s Commercial pr oduc t i on (ap i a r i e s wi t h 300 or more c ol onie s ) i n 20 ma j or St at e s to t aled 102 mi l lion pounds . This a c c oun ts f or 55 pe r cen t of t he ~a t i on 's 1 974 h oney f low. The comme r ci al hone y. crop i n t he 20 State s was pr oduc ed by 1. 7 million co lonies> The }ie l d per colon y \vas 60 . 2 pound s a nd c ompa r e s wi t h t he Uni te d St a t es a ve r a ge of 44 . 2 po und s . FRASI ER T . GALLOWAY Agr i cultura l Sta t i s ti ci an In Char ge W. A . ~.JAGNER Agr i c ul t ur a l St a t is t i c i an The Stat i s t ic al Repo r t i ng Service , USDA, 1861 We s t Br oa d Stree t , Athe ns, Georg i a i n coope r a t io n wi th t he Georgi a Depa r tmen t of Agd.culture. State Coloni es of bees. honey production. and value of produ c t ion - 1973 - 74 Col on ies of bees 1973 1974 Yield per col ony - . 1973 1974 Ho ney p roduc tion 1973 1974 Va lu e of produ c t ion 1973 1974 1,000 co 1on i es Pounds 1, 000 Pounds 1,000 do ll a r s Ala. Ariz. Ark. Ca 1 if. Colo . Conn. De 1. Fla. Ga . Haw. 52 47 19 56 55 75 74 75 34 500 500 62 35 36 5L, 8 8 23 1 1 34 364 368 92 166 161 39 3 4 44 30 988 1,410 426 780 60 4 , 200 3 ,30 0 1,642 1, 472 7.8 2, 5 16 2 , 100 1, 021 9 ~4 47 31, 000 23,500 13,33 0 10,3 17 81 1, 890 2, 9 16 84 1 1,61 0 17 184 136 134 113 20 34 20 23 15 44 33 , 488 16,19 2 13 , 398 7 , 173 23 6 .474 3.70 3 2, 823 1, 837 80 132 320 58 160 Ida ho 105 105 56 f I 1. 51 49 50 Ind. 79 80 37 Iowa 81 80 93 Kansas 50 44 45 Ky . 67 67 27 La. 31 32 45 Ma ine Md. .. 4 13 4 33 12 34 Mass . 9 10 26 60 5, 880 6,300 2, 546 3, 119 45 2 ,550 2,205 1,275 1, 325 32 2,923 2,560 1,561 J , 664 86 7,533 6 ,880 3,179 3,454 43 2 , 2 50 1,89 2 954 986 24 1, 809 1, 608 962 1, 061 42 1, 395 1, 344 506 58 1 33 132 132 81 98 22 442 264 260 177 16 234 160 156 130 Mich . 107 Minn. 137 Mi s s. 54 Mo. 84 Hon t. 78 Nebr . 121 Nev. 7 N. H. 4 N. J. 37 N. Mex . : 15 113 77 147 112 57 29 100 67 81 10 1 131 74 7 95 5 33 39 36 16 50 45 8 , 239 5,085 3,551 2 , 4/+6 65 15, 344 9, 555 6,6 13 4, 9 11 32 1, 566 1,824 722 879 45 5, 628 4,500 3, J 12 3 , 312 88 7 , 878 7, 128 3 , 26 1 3,57 1 82 8,954 10,742 4,0 20 5,350 100 665 700 267 351 19 132 95 104 84 25 1, 332 975 778 720 57 750 91 2 305 429 N. Y. 122 N. C. 189 N. Oak. : 72 Oh io 11 6 Ok la. 62 Ore g. 62 Pa. 95 R. I . 1 S. C. 62 S. Oa k. : 131 126 52 187 21 80 100 122 33 61 26 51 41 100 40 1 27 - 5S 23 148 11 0 49 6 ,3 44 6 ,174 2,810 3, 248 21 3,969 3,927 2,0 36 2,53 7 80 7 , 200 6,400 3,168 3 , 136 21 3 ,8 28 2,5 62 1,707 1, 319 50 1, 61 2 3 , 050 843 1, 827 35 2 ,542 1,785 1,233 1, 023 25 3, 800 2 , 500 1, 683 1, 485 19 27 19 19 16 15 1,4 26 825 58 2 468 50 14, 4 10 7, 400 6,729 3, 589 Tenn. Te x. Utah Vt. Va. "la s h. v/. Va. Wi s . \.Jyo . 14 5 152 26 2 10 2 10 47 43 45 27 6 6 35 79 79 21 92 95 42 84 97 22 104 109 1 10 35 36 61 20 3, 770 3 ,040 2, 179 2, 168 49 9 , 870 10,290 3, 978 4,7 03 36 1, 161 l,620 570 93 2 30 2 10 180 121 131 28 1, 659 2, 21 2 735 1,1 61 33 3,864 3,135 1, 797 1, 564 14 1,848 1,358 1, 148 947 71 11,440 7,739 4 ,782 3, 939 74 2, 135 2,664 905 1,3 21 U. S. 4,103 4, 194 57. 9 44.2 After Five Days Return t o Uni ted States Department of Agriculture Statistical Repor ting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFIC IAL BUSINESS 237 ,65 7 185 , 338 105,43L - 94, 563 "="""'" POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni te d St e . Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS o() . e. 7 I \\~G\ /75 ~ . / / GE OR GIA CR OP REP OR T IN G SERVICE A T H ENS, GEO R GI A .J a nua r v 23 , 1975 S P E C IA L PRO SPE CT IVE PL A A S O F .J A NUARY TI N G S 975 Georqia: Abr up t Acre a ge Shif t s Indi ca t e d A spe c ia l Ja nua r y 1 "In t ent ion s t o- Pl a nt Su rve y" co nduc t e d by t he Georg ia Crop Report i ng Serv i ce ' reve a l ed i nd i ca t ions t ha t Ge o r g ia f a nne r s pl a n s ome rat he r dramat i c shif ts in c rop acrea ge for 197 5 . The mos t se vere of the s hi f t s wou l d occ u r i n cot t o n and s oy bean a cre a ge . Ma ny of tho s e re s po nd i ng t o t he s u r ve y noted t ha t p lans are s t i ] 1 ve ry t en t a t iv e. Factor s mentio ne d a s s t i1 1 be i ng co nsi de re d were pri ce l e ve l s o f commod i t ie s and produ c t ion s uppl ie s between now a nd plant in g da te s a s wel l a s a va i l a b i l i t y of s upp l ies such as s e ed a nd f e r t i l i ze r , P l a nt i ng intent io ns a re .s c ne du l e d to be su r ve yed again a roun d 11a rch 1. Cot t on Acre a qe Down 57 Perce n t: Georgi a 's cot t o n growe r s i ndica t ed th e i r p lanti ng s in 197 5 woul d be down 57 percent f rom tha t p la nt e d l a s t yea r - - dro pping fro m 4 23 , 000 acre s to 180,000 ac res . If t he se e a r l y i nt e ntion s are rea l ized , th is wo u l d be th e smal Je s t cotton acrea ge f o r t he St a t e s i nce re co r ds beg an in th e mid-1800 ' s . Dissati s fa c t io n with t he " co t t o n. pr i ce " - " p roduc t io n cost " s itu ati on was cited mo st of te n as th e reason for t he cutbac ks'. ./ Soy be a n Acre a qe to Jump 46 Perce nt: A s ha r p i ncre as e in soybean acreage is in store f o r Geo rgi a i f pres en t plan s a re carrie d o u t. A r eco rd-h i gh 1. 5 mi II io n ac r es were i ndicat ed--u p 470 ,000 acre s from l a s t ye ar and t he f i fth con s ec utive ye ar of re co r d h i gh pl ant i ngs. Corn Ac reaqe t o Increa se 6 Perce nt: Accord i ng t o e ar l y p l an s , Georgi a far mers wil l expan d co rn p l an t ing s to 2 , 120,0 00 ac res - - up 120 , 000 ac re s o r 6 percent from 1974. Sma ! 1 Gra i ns : Oa t s a nd barl ey a c rea ge s we re up 13 a nd 8 pe r cent re spe cti vel y wh i le wheat ac r e ag e was o ff 26 . perce nt. Cro p Co rn , a 1 I Whea t Oa t s Sa r l e y Co t ton So r ghums , a l l Soybea ns , al l PROSPECT IV E PLA NT INGS AS OF JANUARY 1. 1975 . GE ORGI A PLANT ED AC REAG ES Ind i cat ed 1975 a s percen t .: 197 3 197 4 19 7 5 o f 1974 Tho usa nd s -- --- Pe r ce nt I ,8L~0 2,000 2 ,120 106 16 5 215 160 74 19 8 230 260 113 15 12 13 108 386 4 23 180 43 60 65 67 103 97 0 1,030 1,500 146 The purpos e o f t h i s r epol"t is to a s sis t g rowers in ma kin g su ch cha nge s in th e ir ac re a ge p l ans as mig ht a ppea r de s irab l e . Ac reag e s actu al l y p lanted this yea r may be mo r e o r l ess tha n i nd icat ed due to we a t he r , the av a il a bi l it y and p r ice o f f ue l , f ert i l i ze r , s e ed, l a bo r , a nd how thi s re po r t a f f e c t s fa rme r s l p l a ns . Pl e a s e tu rn pa ge f or Un i t e d St a t e s i n fo rma t io n . Cr o p UNITED STATES PROSPECTIVE PLANTI NG S FOR 1975 AS OF JA NUA RY 1 - 35 SELECTED STATES 1/ Thous and Ac res 1975 a s Pe r cen t of 1974 Pe rce nt All Corn 76, 451 76,1 32 10 0 A11 Sor ghum 17, 733 19,43 4 110 Oa ts 17 ,891 17, 252 96 Ba rl e y 8, 728 9,420 108 Spr ing hlhea t 14, 596 1'+, 007 96 Du rum \Jhea t 4 , 07Y' 4 , 469 11 0 Soybeans 53, 031 57, 106 108 Co tton 13,876 9,500 68 1/ The compari son s wi t h a ye a r ear li e r represen t t o t a l s o n l y f or the 35 State s inc l ude d in the special Janu ary 1 su rve y. Corn: Down only 4 t enths of a percen t a t 76.1 mi ll ion ac res. Upland Cot ton : The s ha r pest c ha nge of a l l c ro ps i n t h is s u rve y , both i n ac re a ge a nd per centag e . Off 32 pe rce nt o r 4,37 6 ,000 ac res . Soybeans: Up 4 , 075, 000 a c re s to 57. 1 mi l l ion a cres - a n 8 pe rce n t i nc reas e. Durum Wh ea t : 4. 5 mi l lio n ac re s , 10 percen t g re ate r th an 1974. Other Spr in q Wheat : 14.0 mi l I ion ac res - off 4 per ce nt . Oa ts: 17.3 mi l lion ac res is ind icated - a 4 pe rce nt d rop f rom l ast yea r . Barl ey: An 8 per cen t i nc rea s e to 9 . 4 rn i 11 io n ac res . Sorqhum: Int en t ion s i nd i ca te d a 10 percen t in c rea se to 19.4 mi l l ion. FRASIER T. GA LLOWAY Agri cultural Sta t i s ti c ian In Cha rge \-J . PAT PA RKS Agr icultural Sta t i st i c ian The Sta tistical Rep o rting Serv i ce , USDA , 1861 "Je s t Broad Street, Ath en s , Georgi a, i n coop era t ion wi th t he Georgi a De par t men t o f Agri cul ture. After Five Days Return to United Sta t es Depar tment of Agriculture Statis tical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad St r ee t Athens, Ge org i a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 11 1 1.3 JO OO 0003567 00 RLS5 o;" tH Vf. \i; S I 1" Y OF G!~ LI BP,ARY - a S ERI t, l S 0 EPT L f BR ARY 1-1 ATHENS GA 3 0602 $;;~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID United 5'0'.' O.partment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -" 0 0 , C_ ' \\,.G.\ ~ hs 1 ' (1) ;-- 0 ~ \ ~ ' -," J . .... \ '' '(;Ir)' / ,_ r ~ \ \. m (., . Cocc. .z . ~ 01) \ ~ \ ~ " -. : , 1$\ \ \ '"' () , Y' \ . ' ' '"' \ U:>Q ' I I\ 0 I \ 0> ,, \ 0'" , 00 I . '. \ -? \ ,T- \ \ \ v.:> . i - ............. " ',.,...-, " \ f - V ..--............. ... ,,17 I) ".". cj: ,\ \". "\ \ I '. \"\\'I 0~' ; i ! "~" _ - < '\\\: " ~, S<:l<:lei -....._ ,_ -, \ v.o Op' ' \ ., ' I\ \\ -\.\\\ \'\\ ; '\<\0 'l,.'.b Cpi,."> \ \ \ \ \, Tob acCO 13 . 3% <, ' . \' ---'-- - - -- .. ...........\.\\..:.! ,/ ~" - - -- ,..- / i, ,/ ,I ---- -~ ,,/ /~ ..... .., \ \ .-- ...-/-- --- .--/ \ ~, 0\0 ::;(.') I i I ~~ C?(" IS' ~J ..9". -0-- ----- ....__ --..._ i I / I i ( o f::: 'tf Q; --Q ". 2 Vj / ./ , / 1 / Commercial Vegetable s ". -.. . ............ - -.- -~.- - ' . .- ~. ,- " .. ... " ......- - 1.3% 2/ Al l crops in this gr oupi ng less than 1% each. FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY H. PAT PARKS Agric ultural St a t i st ic i an I n Cha rge Agr i cul t u ra l Sta t i s t i c i a n ------------------------------------------- ------------------ -------------------------------- The Stat i s t i c a l Reporting Serv i c e , USDA, 18 61 West Br oa d St ree t , At he ns , Georg ia i n cooperation wi t h t he Geor ~ia De pa r t men t of Agr i c u l t u r e . Cro p GEORG I A ANNUAL CROP SU11l1ARY 1 /, 1973 AND 1974 Year Har v 'd Yi eld Acrea ge Pe r Acre Unit Pr oduc t i on 1 ,000 acr es 1 ,000 Uni t Pr i ce Dol l a rs Cotton Li nt 2/ Co t t ons e ed 197 4 1 9 73 197 4 197 3 197 4 Corn, grain}.j 197 3 1 974 \~hite Corn, grain5/ 19 73 Sorghum Grain 197 4 19 73 Wheat 1974 197 3 Oa ts 197 4 1 9 73 Barley 197 4 1 973 19 74 Rye 1 973 Sweetpot atoes 1 97 4 1 9 73 Tobacc o , Al l 6 / 1 97Lf 1 9 73 Hay , All 1 974 197 3 Peanu ts , for Nu ts 197 4 1 9 73 19 74 Soybe ans, for Beans 19 73 Crimson Clover , for SE: ed 19 74 1 9 73 Fe scue , for Seed 19 74 1973 Peaches, Total Product i on 1974 1 973 Pecans, Total Production 1974 19 73 Commercial Vegetables 7/ 1 974 19 73 TOTAL ABOVE CROPS (EYc1 , acreage of fruits end pecans .) 1 974 1 9 73 410 480 3 75 499 Bale 1 , 880 56 .0 1,6 70 48 . 0 11 2 54 .0 No t ava i lab l e . 36 35 . 0 34 35 . 0 160 23 . 0 120 27. 0 95 44 . 0 70 50 . ) 9 40 .0 14 40 .0 11 5 18 .0 11 5 14.0 8. 0 95. 0 7.5 80 . 0 72 .29 2, 233 60 .53 1 ,618 455 2 , 35 466 2.50 512 3,2 50 512 2 , 625 1 , 01 0 950 25 . 5 21.0 1+5 90 . 60 100 14 210 13 220 Ton Bu. Bu. Bu . Bu . Bu. Bu . Bu. Cwt , Lb . Ton Lb . Bu . Lb . Lb . u., Lb . Lf 4 . 60 45 .40 Lf , 821. 34 4 ,453.03 410 3 90 156 14 6 10 5 ,280 80 , 160 6 , 048 1 , 260 1 , 190 3 , 680 3,240 4 ,180 3 ,500 360 560 2 , 070 1 ,610 760 600 161,420 97 , 913 1 ,069 .1, 165 1 , 664 , 000 1 , 344, 000 25 , 755 19 , 950 41 60 2, 940 2, 860 45 , 000 10 0 , 000 58 ,000 100 , 000 3/ .473 4/ . 750 119 .00 95 . 00 3. 45 2 . 99 2 .86 2 .28 3 . 30 2.9 9 1.45 1. 25 2 . 00 1. 69 2 . 60 2 .2 9 10 . 20 10 .40 1.03 . 8 77 36 . 50 36 . 00 . 182 . 16 2 7 , 40 5 . 58 . 60 .30 .21 .23 . 187 . 159 . 495 .413 Tot al Val ue 1 , 000 dol l ars 93 , 086 14 0 , 13 6 18 ,5 64 13 ,3 70 363 ,216 239 , 733 3,604 2 ,716 12 , 144 9, 69 4 6 , 061 4 , 375 72 0 94 4 5 , 382 3 ,687 7,75 2 6, 240 167 , 598 88 , 129 39,019 41 , 940 302 , 848 21 7 , 728 190 , 587 111 , 321 25 18 61 7 658 8 , 415 15 , 900 28, 730 41,29 5 16 , 348 14 , 677 1 ,2 64 ,716 95 3 ,06 1 l / 1973 prices and val ue of produc t ion incl ud es s et a s i de pa ymen t s f or crops r e c e l v lng pay- ments but exc:udes div er sion , conser v a tion and s oi l bank paymen ts. Onl y di sast er pa yments weI applicable for 1974 but da t a were no t ava i lab le f or t hi s pu bl icat ion and t hus , i s ex c luded . Al l 1974 data are p r e l imina ry . l / Cotto n yiel d in pounds , pr i ce i s per pound . 2/ ~ve ra g e price f or contra ct and non- c on t r a c t s a l e s t o J anuary 1 , 1975 wi t hout a llowance f or unred eemed loans. 4/ Include s a 110, Jance f or unr ede emed l oa n s . 5 / White c or n a c r e a ge , y ie ld a nd pr odu c t i on -;l so inc luded in the a l l "c or n for gr a i n " . 6 / - Pric e i s der i ve d from tota l val ue of both t ype 14 an d 62. I/ Excludes s weetpotat oes. I;c1ude s only commer c ial ve ge t ab les for ,iliich es tima tes a re mad e . After Fi v e Days Retur n to United State s Depa r t men t of Agr i cul t ure Sta tistical Repor t ing Serv i ce 1861 Wes t Bro ad St ree t Athens , Geor gia 30 601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ,, .~ ~ ~ POSTAGE & FE ES PAID Unj' &d Stot e s De partment of Ag ric ult ure AGR - 101 ' Ii OD, c:.. '1 I ~--- \)~G\A ~ / 71>~ ~ F RM RE GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVICE A T HEN S, GEO RG I A G R A IN ST OC s :::: ....;..;. January 1 , 1975 Georgia : -';) c(? Re l ea s ed 1/ 27/7 5 ~ Corn and Soybean Sto~p Up-- Ot he r Gra in St ock s DOvffi )i J / The quantity of c or n and s oybeans s t or e d i n th e Sta te on J a nua ry 1 , 1975 was up from the previous yei?~according to t he Georgia Cr op Repo r t i n g Se rvi ce. The qua n ti ty of small grains stored in the State on Janua ry 1 , 1975 was be l ow year earlier l eve l s . Percentage wise, corn and soyb eans were up 22 and 6 percen t res pe c t i ve ly . Sorghum, wheat a nd oats declined 46 , 35 , a nd 17 pe r cen t respect i vel y . The rat ed comme r cial of f -far m s to rage fa c ilities i n t he St a t e on J anuary 1, 1975 totaled 36.4 mill i on bushe l s , t he s ame as t he pr ev i ou s ye a r . For th e na tion, ca pacit y of off-farm commerc ial gr a i n s torage totale d 5 ,9 14 mill io n bushel s , l es s than 1 per cent highe r than a year earlier . Ge or gia Grain St ock s ,-- J anuary 1 , 1975 \vi th c omp aris o,::..:n.:=s. _ Grain On Fa r ms 1974 1975 Off Fa r ms 19 74 1975 All Positions 197 4 1975 -- 1 , 000 Bushels - - Corn : 44,890 53,693 5, 912 8, 439 Oats : 875 75 2 189 131 Barley : 168 90 * * Wheat : 356 221 606 40 2 Rye : 113 10 4 13 * Sorghum : 893 454 13 31 Soybeans : 8,978 9,272 10 ,938 11, 750 * Not published to avoid di sclosing indiv idual operation s . 50,802 1,064 * 962 126 906 19 ,916 62,132 883 i'< 623 ,~ 485 21 , 022 United State s : Wheat Stocks Up-e--Ot.h e'r Gra in St oc k s Be Low Yea r Ea r l ie r January 1 stocks of a ll whea t a t 29 .9 million metric tons were 19 per cen t above a year ri earlier. Stocks of th e f our fee d gr a i n s (corn , oa t s, bar ley and sorghum) total ed 114 million metric tons , 22 percent bel ow January 1, 1974 h oldings. Dec rease s from a yea r e a r l ie r for individual fted gr a i ns ranged f rom 19 percen t f or c or n t o 41 percent for sorghum gr a i n . Cor n in all storage posi t ions on J anuary I , 1975 totaled nearly 3,614 mi ll i on bushe l s , down 19 perc ent f rom t he 4 , 473 mil l ion bushels a ye a r e a r l ie r a nd 25 percent less t ha n Janua r y 1, 1973 . Farm holdings , a t 2, 533 million bushels , w~re down 25 percent from last year and off-farm stocks at 1 ,080 mill ion bu she l s were 3 percent below J anuary 1, 1974. Sor ghum Grain in storage January 1 , 19 75 t otaled 381 million bushels, 41 percent below a yea r earli er and 39 percent below the same date i n 1973 . Farm stocks accoun t ed for 123 million bushels, a dec r ease of 44 per cent f rom last yea r and off-farm s t ock s a t 258 mi l lion bus hel s Here down 40 percent . Oat stocks O~ Januar y 1, 1975 t otaled 511 mi l l i on bu s hel s , 20 perc ent less t ha n a year earlier and 34 perc ent be Lovr Janu a r y 1 , 19 73 . ~ar l e ~ s tG re ~ ~ ~ all ?o si t i on s on Jan uary 1 , 19 75 t o t a l e d 229 million bu shel s , 29 ~; er c ent 1e ':38 ;: _:, ~: a ',",:=a r e2.rl:'J~ r . :,:f f - f a rm s t ock s of 102 mil l io n ::'u8:.:e18 vze r e 10 pe r c en t a yea ago a ,..~,d f a r m::. :,.j C::.3 , a t: m:',l l i oi1 \'7e L~ 39 p t ;) ,,, 1 0 ; r :' 2 7 b u s h e L s e r c o n s na l l e r , All Whe a t i n st o ra ge on Ja nua r y 1, 1975 total ed 1, 100 mi l li on bus he ls , 19 pe r ce n t a bove' a ye a r ea r l i e r but 21 pe r ce nt les s t han 2 ye a rs a go. Fa rm s t o c ks t o t a l e d 440 mi 11 ion bus hel s , 21 pe rce n t abo ve a year a go whi l e o ff-farm s t oc ks a t 660 mi lli o n bus he l s were up 17 per ce nt. Rye stoc ks i n a l l storage pos i t ions on J an ua r y 1, 1975 t ota l e d 12. 0 mi l ) io n bushel s , down sha r p l y f rom t he J a nua ry 1, 1974 l e vel o f 21. 4 mi ll ion bus he ls, an d t he l owes t J a nua r- y sto cks since 195 3 . Soy bea ns in all stora ge po si t ions o n Ja nua r y 1, 1975 t o ta le d 996 mi l I ion bus he l s , 14 percen t l es s than t he reco rd h i gh o f a year ea r l i e r , Fa rm stoc ks at 491 mil l ion bus hels wer e down 19 pe r cent . Of f - fa rm s to cks a t 505 mi l li o n bus he l s we re 9 per ce nt bel ow a year ea r l ie r , Sto ck s on January 1, 1975 in di cate a Sep t embe r - De cembe r d i s a ppea ra nce o f 408 mi l l ion bushel s from a tota l s upply of I, L:04 mill io n bus hel s (c a r-ryo ve r o f ab ou t 171 mi l li on bush e ls p l us 1974 p roduc t io n of 1,2 33 mill io n bus he l s ) . Un i ted St a t e s Gra i n St oc ks Janu a ry 1,1 975 wi t h comparis o ns ( In t hous a nd b u she l~) Gra in a nd pos i t io n CORN On Fa rms Off Fa rm 1/ TOTAL Jan . 1 -- - -- -1973 3 , 689, 125 L,.1, 141, 45 5 830, 580 Jan. I 1974 3,3 56 ,9 32 ] ,1 16,1+24 4 ,473 . 356 Oct. 1 1974 287, 607 195 , 125 482 , 732 Jan. 1 197 5 2,533 , 424 1, 080, 113 3, 613. 537 SO RGHUH On Fa rms Off Fa rms II TOTAL 219 , 295 L,01, 830 g.LJ25 218 , 21 0 L,26 , 81 8 ( , lL 5 , 02B 123 ,l L}9 257 ,843 380,99 2 OAT S On Fa rms Off Fa rms 1/ TOTAL 556 , 083 220 ,1 17 776 ,200 475, 235 161 , 69 2 h<6 . 927 49 5 , 85 5 155,720 651 ,5 75 BA RLE Y On Fa rms Off Fa rrns 1/ TOTA L 207 ,3 02 113 ,558 320 . 860 182 ,3 40 126 , 165 308 , 505 127 ,U68 10 1,787 228 , 855 ALL \JHEA T On Fa rms Off Fa rms 1/ _ _1 O TA~L=-- ~ 509 , 808 888 , 80 1 ~-,-1=,.-3~.9c:8..,.6",0-,,9-~ 363,323 668 , 4 19 563 , 9 52 88 1,665 ..9.::.2::,7-,.-2,7-5~ 1. 550.084 44 0 , 196 659 , 6 13 1. 099 . 809 RYE On Fa rms Off Fa rm s 1/ 15, 9 14 38,058 7 , 793 13 , 640 TOTAL 53 . Q 7 ? 2 1 . 4 33 S O YBE Ai~ S On Fa rms Off Fa rms 1/ TOTAL 4 29 ,07 1 43 7 , 924 866, 995 608, 160 55 2 , 756 1.160.91 6 64 ,5L}5 106 , 337 170 , 88 2 49 0, 986 505 ,398 996 .384 ~/ Includes stocks a t mi i I s , elevato rs , wa rehous e s, -t e rmi na l s , process o rs, a nd Commod i t y Cre d it Co rpo ra t ian ( C. C. C. ) owne d grai n at b i n st ie s . FRASIE R T. GALLOWAY Agric ul t u ral Statisti cia n In Cha r ge p. E. \-IILL IAI1 S Agri cultu ra l St ati s t icia n The Stat ist i ca l Rep or tin g Serv i ce, USDA, 1861 Wes t Broad Stree t , Athe ns , Geo rg ia in coope ra t io n witl l the Geor gia De par t me nt of Agri cul tu re . Afte r Five Da ys Re t urn to Un i t e d St a t e s Dep artmen t of Agric ul t ure Sta ti s tica l Re por t i ng Service 1861 We s t Broad St r e e t At hens, Geor gi a 30601 OFFICI AL BUSI NESS " $~ ~ POSTA GE & FEES PAI D United Sto te s De portment o f Agric ult ure AGR - 101 . e. FAR M ~ /~ /7 ~G\A ~\) ~~ . R GEORGI A CROP RE PO RT ING SER VI C E A T HE NS, GEO R GI A AGRICUL TUR L PRICES .J ANU AR GEORGI A I ND EX DOWN 4 ronrrs 15 '1975 Fe bruary 3 , 1975 The Al l Commoditi e s Index of Prices Rec e i v ed by Georgi a f a r mer s i n January was 1 74 percent, down 4 points fro m t he previous month and 4 po int s be l ow J a nuary 197 4 , a c cor d i ng t o the Georgia Crop Reportin g Se r v ice. The January Al l Crops I ndex wa s 184 perc ent, 9 poin t s below t he previou s month. The Livestock and Li v es tock Products I ndex was 166 percen t, 1 poin t below the pr ev i ous mon th and 16 points below Janua r y 1974. The decreas e in t he Al l Commodity I ndex fr om t he December 19 74 level resulted from decreases in the prices of cot ton , co ttonseed , soybeans , corn , whea t , oats, hogs , cattle , calves and eggs . UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED I iIDEX DOWN 3 POINTS PRI CES PAI D INDEX UNCHANGED The I ndex of Price s Rece ived by Farm ers de cr eased 3 poin ts ( l~ percent ) to 174 pe rcent of its January-December 19 6 7 average during the month ended January 15, 1975. Con t ribu t i ng most to the decr eas e since mid-Decemb e r were lower pr i c es fo r wheat, soybeans, c orn , e gg s, and flaxseed . Hi gher pric e s f o r let t uce , t oma t oe s , and b r o i lers we re par tial ly of f s ett ing . The index was 24 points (1 2 percent ) be low a year e arl ier . The Index of Price s Paid by Farme r s for Commodities and Se rvice s , I n t e re s t , Taxes , and Farm Wage Rates for January 15 was 179 , unchanged from a month earlie r. Index de cre a s e s for feed, feed er livestock and f a r m wage ra tes we re of f s e t by t he 19 75 e s t i ma tes f or interest on farm indebtedness secur ed by f arm real estate and taxes on f a r m real es ta te. The index was 22 points (14 percen t) above a yea r earlier . 1967 = 100 GEORGIA INDEX NUHBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNI TED STATES Dec . 15 Jan . 15 Dec. 15 19 73 19 74 1974 Jan . 15 1975 Prices Re c e i ved All Commodities Al l Crops Lives tock and Li v e s t oc k Produc ts 1 /16 9 178 17 8 174 Y1 65 173 193 1 84 1 73 182 167 16 6 UNITED STATES Prices Rec eived 185 1 98 177 1 74 Prices Paid , Inter est , Taxes & Farm Woge Rat e s Rat io 2/ 153 1 57 1 79 17 9 121 126 99 97 1/ Revised. ~j Ra t io of Index of Prices Rece i v ed by Fa r me r s t o Index of Pr ices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rat e s. FRASIER T. GALLm-JAY Agricultural Statistici an In Charge CLAYTON J . MCDUFFIE Agri c ul t u r a l St a t is t ician The Statis tical Re porting Se r vice , USDA , 186 1 Wes t Broa d Street, Athens, Georgia i n cooperation with the Georgia De par t ment of Agric ul ture . PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FAP11ERS, JANUARY 15, 1975 WITH COllPARISONS Georgia Unit ed States Commodity and Unit Jan. 15 Dec . 15 Jan. 15 1974 1974 1975 Jan. 15 Dec. 15 1974 1974 Jan . 15 1975 PRICES RECEIV ED Wheat, bu. $ Oats, bu. $ Corn, bu . $ Cotton, lb. c Cottonseed, ton $ Soybeans, bu . $ Peanuts, lb. c Sweetpotatoes, cwt. $ Hay, baled, ton All ' $ Alfalfa $ Other 1/ s'r 1'1i 1k Cows, head $ Hogs, cwt. $ Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 2/ $ Cows, cwt . 1/ $ Steers & Heifers, cwt. $ Calves, cwt. $ Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt. Fluid Market $ M a n u f a c t u r ed $ All $ Turkeys, lb. c Chickens, lb. Excludin g Broilers c Commercial Broil ers c Eggs, All, do z. c Table, doz. c Hatching, doz. c 4.58 1.48 2.7 6 63.5 94.00 5 . 35 10.10 36 . 5 0 36 .50 455 .00 39.00 38 .90 32.30 43.90 50.30 4/10 .10 4/10.10 34.0 13 .0 20.0 72.7 69 .4 90.0 4 .04 1. 87 3 . 30 48.0 119 .00 6 .83 18 .3 9 . 20 3.83 1.82 3.25 37.6 113 .00 6.39 9. 25 35.50 38.00 35 .50 370 .00 36.90 20.60 17 .10 23 .4 0 23 .50 38 . 00 340.00 36.80 20.50 17. 90 22 . 70 23 .00 4/9 . 90 5/10.00 4/9 . 90 ~/10.00 29. 0 29.0 11.0 21.5 68.4 65.5 85. 0 8.5 23.0 62 . 2 58.2 85 .0 5 .29 1.32 2 .59 50.7 100.00 5.87 16 .6 !!.../9.30 4/47.10 51.00 39.90 535.00 40.10 44.40 32.00 47.60 53.90 4/9 .12 4/8.09 ~/8.89 35.4 13.5 20.9 66.6 4.65 1. 70 3.27 43.7 130.00 7 .03 18. 6 4/8.70 50.70 53.40 44. 90 414.00 38.30 27 .60 17 .00 31.00 24.80 4/8 .62 4/6.74 4/8 .23 31.3 10.9 21.9 59.0 4 . 11 1. 62 3. 07 42 .1 128.50 6. 30 17.5 9.30 50 . 10 53.00 44 . 70 ' 403 . 00 38.20 27.60 16.50 31.00 23 . 90 5/8.66 5/6.93 "I/8.29 31.8 9 .2 24.2 57 .1 PRICES PAID, FEED Mixed Dairy Feed , ton 14% prot ein $ 128 .00 146.00 142 . 00 127.00 147.00 146 .00 16 % protein $ 136 .00 154 .00 155 .00 135.00 149.00 i48.00 18% protein 20% protein $ 138 .00 158.00 158.00 $ 154.00 161.00 161.00 142.00 146.00 154.00 156.00 151.00 155 .00 Hog Feed, 14 %-18% protein , cwt. $ 8.10 8.90 8.90 8.01 9.01 8 .84 Cottons eed He ::l1 , 41%, cwt , $ 11.50 10.50 10 .50 11.30 9 .94 9. 83 Soybean Meal , 44%, cwt. $ 11 .5 0 10.50 10.50 11 .90 10.30 9 .86 Bran, cwt. "y 7.60 8 .40 8 .60 7 .24 7.74 8.00 Middlings, cwt. Corn Meal, cwt . $ 7.80 8.40 8.70 $ 6 .50 7.90 7. 50 7.27 6 .29 7.69 7.99 7 .88 7 .80 Poultry Feed, ton Broiler Grower Feed $ 160 .00 178.00 176.00 170.00 180.00 176.00 Laying Feed $ 145.00 159 .00 158.00 152 .00 164.00 160.00 Chick Starter $ 165.00 182.00 180.00 177.00 186 .00 181 .00 Alfalfa Hay , ton $ 46 .50 56 .00 60.00 65.20 64.90 66.60 All Other Hay , ton $ 47 .50 54 .00 58.00 51.50 54 .70 55.90 1/ Includes all ha y except alfalfa. 2/ "Cows" and "'steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. 3/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter , but not dairy cows for herd replacement . !!.../ Revised. ~/ Preliminary. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 1 1 l ~l C 'GGe '0 0 0 3 5 6 7 ' 0 0 RLS5 ~ :! \1t:: R5 1T Y CF r, A LI E~ 6 PY - 0 S ER IA LS DEPT LIBRARY 1-1 ATHENS GA 30 6C2 ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID United Stat Deportmeon, of Agricultur. AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS ' ff 0, ! I REPORT ~~ FARM :L //~/7 : ~G\A ., \ GEORGIA CRO P REPORTIN G SER VI C E -, < A T HEN S, GEORGIA ~//5 1/j J SPECIAL FARM P~ESS AR TICLE FOR IMMEDIATE RE LEA SE Georg ia Farmer s in Nat i on a l Fa rm Expe nd i tu re s Sur vey . The quant i t y and va r ie ty o f goods a nd serv ice s Farme r s buy t o p ro du ce the Na tion 's livestock and crops will ' be the focus of a n upc oming U.S. De partme nt o f Ag ri c u lture s ur ve y . "3eginning in March, a c ros s s ecti on o f A~er ica n f arme r s in cluding far mer s i n seve n Georgia counti e s ( Chat t oo ga, Hal I , Jas per , Jo nes, Ma co n, Schl ey , Thomas ) wil l be a s ke d about their e xp e nd itures fo r f ue l, fert il iz er , f e e d , seed, I i ve s t o c k , i nte re s t , t a xe s , cash wages and repa irs ," e xp la i ne d Frasier 1. Ga ll oway , Statistician in Charge o f the Georgia Crop Reportin g Se rvice . Fa rme r s sp e n t abo ut $75 bil l ion f o r produ ct io n in pu t s in 1974, up nearly 16 percen t f rom t he previ ous year . The survey will help me a sure t he k i nds a nd amo unts o f th es e farm e xpendi t u re s an d provide informat ion us e d to upd at e t he USDA Inde x of Pri ces Paid by Farmers. The ind e x along with other data are importa n t keys t o develop ing re s po ns ive agri cul tural programs for the Nation 's fa nners . Galloway, add e d, " Fa rm e xp end it u re info rma tio n needs t o be c u r re nt if we ar e goi ng to pro vide reli abl e dat a to a g r ic u ltu ra l po li cy make r s !", He empha si ze d that a l l survey i nf o rma t io n colle ct ed dur i ng t he pers on a l i nter views will be kept co nf i de n tia l and o n l y State and nati onal su mmari e s wi l I be i s s ued . Fras ier T. Gall oway Georgia Crop Report ing Se r v i ce 1861 We s t Broad St . Atne ns, Ga. 404-546-2236 ~ ~ ~ 13 0 0 00 0 0 0 3 56 5 00 RLS5 UNIVE RSITY CF C2[ RCI A 0 "ACQ OIV UNIV LIBRAR I ES 0- 5 AT HENS GA 306Cl ~a FARM r: 'I. I:;. ? / 7:i ~G\A GEORGIA CROP R E PORT ING SERVICE A TH EN S, GE ORG IA -\. \'\ -, .\ ' \'J \ :~ v .. THE P O U L T }.. ...-l A' N O E GG sDTU A N Approved by the Ou t look a~ d S i t ua t io n Boa rd ( Bro i l e r s ) Fe b r ua r y 27 , 197 5 Smaller Total Meat Suppl y t o the Sp r i nq Total commerci al produc t io n of po u l t ry and re d me at s (e xcl uding l a r d) in 1974 to t a l e d 48 billion pounds , dress e d we i ght, up 6 pe r cen t f rom 1973. Mo s t o f the i nc rea s e wa s 1n red meats. Poult ry sl au ght e r ( ch i c ke ns , t u r ke ys , ducks, a nd o the r po u l t r y) ga i ne d a bo u t t percent to 10.7 b il I io n pou nds ora 1 i ttl e mo re than 22 pe rcen t o f t he tota l produc t ion of poultry and re d mea t . Bee f a nd ve a l p rodu c ti o n i nc rea s e d 1. 9 b i l I ion po unds to 23. 3 bill ion and pork was up 8 pe rc ent to 13.6 b i l I io n po unds. Be e f a cco unte d for 48 percen t and pork 28 per cent o f th e t o t a l . To ta l l amb and mut t o n a c co unt e d f or ab o ut I pe rc ent. Commercial s lau ght er o f most mea ts wi l I be below a yea r ea r l ie r du ri ng the fi rst ha l f of 1975. First quart er out pu t of al l me a ts ] i kel y wi l l t o ta l near Ja nua r y-Ma r c h 1974 bu t April -June output may be down by 5 per cen t . The seco nd quarter o ut pu t o f po r k , broi le rs, and turkeys will be down s ha r p l y from a ye a r e ar l ier but t hi s de c l ine wi ] I be par t l y of fset by an i nc r e a s e in be e f out put . Sma l l e r to t al meat s upp l ie s i n t he sp ring tha n i n 1974 wi l l bolster all meat pr ices. little Chanqe in 1974 Bro i l e r Ou tp ut A sharp decl i ne i n broi l e r me a t o ut put du r i ng th e l as t qua r t e r o f 197 4 ab o ut offse t the moderate gains o f Janua ry- Se p t embe r . To ta l U.S . p ro duc ti o n i n 19 74 wa s ne ar 1973. While broiler output in f ed e r a l ly i~spect e d p l a n t s du ri ng a l I o f 1974 total e d a reco r d 7. 9 bill ion pounds (ready-to- coo k we i ght ) , nea r l y 2 pe rc e nt above 1973 , a larger perce ntage o f the bro ilers produced dur i ng t he ye a r mov e d th ro ugh t he s e plan t s . Total p roduct io n fig u r es will be released in April . The number of broile r s s l 3ught ere d in f e de rall y i ns pec te d p l an t s du r in g 1974 was down 51 ightly. However, the r e duc t io n in num bers wa s mo r e than o ff s et by a 2 pe rc en t he avi e r weights and a reducti on i n con demnat io ns . The re we r e 2,900 mi l l ion b ro il er s s l a ugh t e re d at an ave rage 1 i vewe i ght o f 3.79 poun ds , compa red wi t h 2,9 08 mil l io n and 3. 73 pounds in 1973. Most cond emnations are po s t- mo r t em a nd i n 1974 post - mortem co nde mnat ions t ot a l e d 219 mill ion pounds (New Yo r k d ressed weigh t) , compa r e d wi t h 254 mi l l io n pounds in 1973. For 1974 post-mort em conde mna t io ns we re 1. 96 percent o f the qua nt it y i ns pe c ted , down f rom 2.54 percent in 1973 . First Half 1975 Out put Slumps Weekly rppo rts i nd ica t e t hat bro ile r s la ught er du ri ng January wa s down ab o ut 10 pe r ce nt from a year earl ie r. Both the number a nd t he a ve ra ge I ivewe i ght we re down . Bas e d o n broiler chick placements, ma r ke t i ngs du r i ng Feb r uary gai ne d re l ative t o 1974 but were s t i l I down by around 5 percent. Howe ve r , during Marc h t hey wil l a gain d rop t o a ro und 8 pe rc e nt below a year earl ier. Thus , p rodu c t ion du ri ng Januar y- Marc h is expec ted t o a ve ra ge around 8 percent below a yea r e a r l ie r but a bout t he same as the previo us qua r t e r. Contipued high produc t io n cos ts and ~ ncer tai nt ie s a bout f eed pri ces 1 i ke l y wil l ho ld production in th e sp ring to a rou nd 8 percent below Apri l - J une 1974 . Week ly b ro il e r eg g 5ets in recent wee ks , larg e l y for Apr il marke t in gs, hav e been running 5-9 pe r ce nt below a year ea rl ie r . If the ou t l oo k i s f a vo rab l e for la r ge 1975 f e e d gra i n c ro ps , l eading t o easing feed g rain pri ces a nd rela t i vel y s t ro ng b ro i l e r price s , p roduce rs are I i ke l y t o expand output gra dua l ly l a t e r in t he yea r . Outp u t ma y rea c h or e xc ee d yea r-e a r l i er l ev e ls in the closing mon t hs o f 1975. P rod uc ti o n pa tt e r ns i n 197 5 l i ke l y wi l I be the o ppo s it e of 1974 when output de c l i ne d i n t he seco nd hal f of t he yea r wi t h last qua r t e r output dropping 8 pe rcent bel ow Oct o be r- De cembe r 1973. Sharp Decl ine in Ha t ch e ry Suppl y F l o c k Any expansion in b ro i l e r o utpu t i n comi ng mont hs may be 1 imi ted by t he av ai labi l i ty of hatchings eggs . The numbe r o f pu llet c hicks pl a ce d fo r the dJmest ic bro il e r ha tc he ry supply flock has been be l ow ye a r - earl ie r l e ve ls s i nc e Febr uary 1974 . Bas ed o n th e num ber of pullet chicks pla ced 7-14 months earl ier, the broiler hat ch ery supply flo ck ha s dec] i ne d each month since last December and in February was down around 5 percen t . The marg in wil l cont inue to widen in coming month s and the flo c k wi l l be down aroun d 15 percent by mi d-year. However, this does not mean that available hatching eggs will be down by that amount. Broiler production was cut back dur ing th e se co nd half of 1974 a nd th e ha t chery suppl y f lo c k wa s no t fully util i zed , In add ition, layer s ca n be held i n t he f lock lon ger than usu a l and eggs not normally incubat ed be cause of si ze can be ut i l ize d . Also , t he num ber o f eggs se t per breeder hen has been t re nd i ng upward a nd l ikel y wi l l con t i nue upward in 197 5. In t he past, the size of the ha t ch ery s upp l y flock ha s seldom bee n a l im iti ng fac tor i n b roil e r product ion. Bro i 1e r Pr ices St ronq Broiler prices t u r ned upward in the c l o s ing mo nt hs of 1974 a s bro il er ou tput dropp ed sharply. Prices had fallen below year-earl ie r le ve l s in early spr ing and continued lower' until late in the year. For all of 1974 whol esale bro iler pr ices in 9 c i ti e s averaged 38.2 cents a pound, down nearly 6 cents from 1973. Prices in early 1975 have fluctua t ed in the 40-45 cent range and for January averaged nearly 42 cents a pound. This wa s about] ce nt above the prior month and up 2 cen ts from January 1974. Prices are e xpec t e d to continue strong through spring and su mmer and ' average well above the 36.5 cents a pound average o f April-September 1974. Broiler prices will be s t re ngthe ne d i n coming months by reduced suppl ies of broil ers, turkeys, and pork. Although beef output may stay above 1974 l evels, total meat suppl ies may be 51 ightly lower than th ey were last spring and summer . 1974 Use About Same Based on federally i ns pe c t e d slaughter (to tal U.S . production will not be report ed until early April) domes ti c use of bro iler meat in 1974 was about equal to the 37.7 pounds per person consumed in 1973. Per capita consumpt ion i n the firs t 3 quarters of 1974 wa s about 1. I pounds above a year e a r l ier but this gain was offs et by a sharp drop in the fourth quarter. Lower available suppl ie s during th e f i rs t half of this year wi l l cause per ca p i ta consumption to drop at l east a pound per per son f rom 1974 l ev el s . USDA purchases of youn g c h i cke n fo r the Nation ' s s shool lunch program in cal endar year 1974 to taled 48 mil I ion poundS , we l l below t he 62 mil I ion pounds purchas ed i n 1973. The commodity costs of 1974 purchas es total ed $22.8 mi l l ion, $4.6 mil I ion l ess than in 1973. Sh ipments to U.S. te r r i t o ri e s and export s of chickens and parts i nc rea se d in 1974. Shipments to American t e rri t or ies totaled 115 mi l l ion pounds, 6 per cent more than i n 1973 . Of th is amount, 92 percen t wa s shipped to Puert o Rico . Expo rts of fr esh and frozen young whol e chickens and parts tot ale d 115 mi l l ion pou ndS, compa red with 94 mill ion i n 1973. Exports of chicken parts ga in ed 21 percent and acco unt e d for abou t 83 percent of the to tal. Whol e c h ic ke n exports increas ed 31 percen t from the same months of 1973. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS , ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d States Deportment of Agricultur. AGR - 101 ' ,4 e.. . f Jf O t>. I ).. '7/7 s: ,I ~~G\ A ~F ME GE OR GI A CROP REP OR T ING SE RV ICE RT A TH E NS , GEO RG I A o, I') . \ \ )' .' \ , \. ' T H E P O U LT.tR Y A NO EG G S iT U A T I N \.".~y...~ ~ App rove d by t he Ou t look and S i t uat ion Boa rd (Eggs) Fe b r ua r y 27, 1975 Produ c t io n Dro ps in 19 74 Egg prod uc t io n i n 1974 to t al e d 183 mil l ion cas e s , down 1 pe r ce nt fr om 1973 a nd th e lowest sin ce 1965. The d rop in p ro duc t ion WdS due t o a decl i ne i n la yer numbe r s si nce t he ra te of la y wa s up . The Na t ion's l a y in g fl ocks a ve r a ge d 286 mi l l ion b ir ds i n 1974 , about 2~ pe rce nt be l ow 1973 and the l owe st since 1938. Howev e r , t he ra t e o f l ay in 1974 was up a bout l~ pe r ce nt t o a reco rd 231 eyg s pe r he n . Th i s boo st e d the av e ra ge gain a l ittl e ove r 3 eg gs pe r he n from 1973, Production at the st a r t o f 1974 wa s s l i ght l y be l ow 1973 a nd co nt i nue d near yearearl ie r l e vels th ro ugh Augus t . Howev e r, a d ro p in la yer number s t o 4 pe rce nt be l ow yea r- earl ier l e ve l s cau s e d ou t pu t i n Se p tember- Decembe r to sl i p 3 pe rcent be l ow t he same mont hs of 1973. Produ c t ion vl i ll Cont inu e DOIJ' n i n 1975 Egg product ion i n the firs t ha l f of 1975 wi l l be su bst an t ia l l y bel ow the s ame mo nt hs of 1974. Outp ut i n Janua ry t o t a le d 15. 4 mi I l io n ca se s , 3 pe r ce n t bel ow a ye a r ea r l i e r , Prod uc t ion may de c l in e f u r th er i n comin g mo nt hs an d av e ra ge 5 per ce nt o r mo re be low 1974 lev el s du r i ng the f ir s t ha lf o f 1975. Th i s ref le c t s re co rd l ow l ay e r numbe r s at t he s t a r t of t he yea r p lus p rosp ec t s fo r f ewe r pul le t s f o r f l oc k re pl a ceme n ts a nd a s l a cken i ng i n th e ra t e of la y . The Na t ion 's la y i ng fl oc k has be en decl i n i ng s i nce 1971. On J an ua ry I , 1975, the la y i ng f lock t o tal ed 285 mi l l ion b irds . Th i s was 4 percent be l ow a year e a rl ie r , 13 pe r ce nt be l ow Jan ua ry 1, 1971, a nd t he l owe s t on re co rd f o r t he da te . Layer numbe r s wi l l dro p f ur t he r be low yea r- e a r l ier l e ve l s i n comi ng mo nt hs beca us e o f f ewe r re p l a ceme nt pu l le ts . Hi gh produc t ion co s t s and 'poo r p rofita b i l it y i n 1974 , comb in ed wi th a g reat deal of unce r t a i nt y abo ut p ros pe c t s f or 1975, ca use d p rod uce r s t o sharpl y cu t thei r ha tc hery act ivi t y for f l ock re pl a ceme nt s fo r t he f i rs t hal f of 19 75. The ha t c h o f eg g- t ype c h i c ks dur i ng t he second ha l f of 1974 wa s 18 pe r ce nt below a year ear l ie r . These c hi cks wi l l reac h lay i ng a ge i n J a nua r y- J une . The ha tc h o f e gg- type ch ic ks 5-6 mon t hs ea r l ie r is a f a ir ly good i nd icato r of t he numbe r of re p l a cemen t pu lle t s . The a nnua l i nve nt ory repor t a s o f De cember 1 i s another good i nd i ca tor of t he numbe r of pu l l e t s a va i l a b l e f o r flo c k re p l a ceme nt s th ro ugh Ma y of t he f ol l owin g ye a r . On De cembe r 1, 1974 , there were 46.6 mi l l ion pul l e ts 3 mo nt hs o ld o r o l de r no t ye t la y i ng. Th i s wa s 6 mi llion or II pe rce nt f ewer t han a year ea r l ie r . In addition, t here we re 46. 1 mi l l ion pu ll e ts und e r 3 mo nt hs of ag e, down 11 . 2 mi l l ion o r 10 pe r ce nt from De cembe r l, 1973. Thus , l ay er numbers wi l l be s ubst a nt ia lly be l ow yea r - ea r l ie r l eve l s in th e f ir st ha lf of 1975 . J ust how f ar la ye r numbe rs an d p rodu c tio n d ro p be low 1974 l e v~ ls wi I 1 be t ied close ly to t he numbe r of l ay e r s c uI l e d from th e l ay in g f lo ck s a nd t he numbe r o f l a yers fo r ce mol te d. The se in t u r n wi l l de pe nd on th e re l a t ions h i p be t ween e gg pri ces a nd pro duc t ion co s t s (p ri nci pally fee d co s ts) . In the pas t few mont hs produ cers ha ve re s po nde d t o de c l i n i ng f e ed pr i ce s by re duc i ng t he i r cu l l i ngs of o ld he ns an d i ncre a s i ng t he num ber o f la ye rs f o r ce mo l t e d . Du r in g Sep t embe r- De cembe r 1974 , t he re were a bout 6 mi l I ion fewer ma t ure hens i nsp e ct e d fo r s lau ght e r in fe de ra l ly i nspe ct ed plan t s t ha n t he 59.6 mi l l io n i n t he same mont hs of 1973 . Al so , we e k l y re po r t s i nd i ca t e t he s la ught er of ma tu re hens in J a nuary was be l ow yea r-ea r l ier leve l s . On Fe bruary 1, al mo s t 5 pe r cen t o f the hen s a nd pu ll e t s of l a ying age ( 17 St a t e s ) were bei ng f o r ce d mol t e d an d 12 pe r ce nt ha d t hei r mol t comp l e t e d. Th i s compares wi th 3 and about ~ percent on Fe b ru a ry 1, 1974. The le ve l o f f o rce mo l t i ng becomes eve n mo re cruc ia l when one loo ks a t t he two l a r ge s t eg g produci ng St at es , Ca l iforn ia a nd Ge o r g ia . On Februa r y 1, t here we re 31 perce nt o f t he he ns a nd pu l l et s of la y in g ag e i n Ca l i f o rn ia with molt complet ed and ano th er 10 percent bein g mo l t e d . In Georgia there we re 13. 5 per cen t with mo l t complet ed. Cal ifo r ni a a nd Georgi a ac counted for abo ut 22 percent of to tal U.S. egg production in 1974 . Thus , an y s ign ifican t d ro p in forc e mo lt i ng i n t he s e two Sta t e s co uld caus e a subs t anti al drop in produc ti on. A cont i nue d i nc rease i n f o r ce molt in gs i n t he f i r s t hal f o f 1975 wo ul d hel p slow t he decl i ne in layer number s but probably wo ul d result i n a s lacke ni ng in t he rate o f -l a y . On the oth er hand, cuI I in g of ol d he ns i n t he fi rs t ha lf of 197 5 a t year- earl ier l e ve l s or grea t er would result i n a d ra s t i c drop in la yer numbers. Howe ver , i n t h i s e ve nt t here probably would be I i t t l e , if a ny , sl owi ng i n th e ra te of l a y . Ha t chinq Us e Down The adjustmen ts ma de by bro il er and eg g p roduc ers i n 1974 i n re spon s e to h igh p ro ductiol costs and poor profi t ab il i t y caused t he use of e ggs f or ha t chin g purpos es in 1974 to drop well below 1973. Eggs use d for hatchi ng purposes in 1974 are e s t ima te d to hav e t ota l ed around 12.3 mill io n ca se s , near ly 7 perce nt of to ta l eg g production but 6i percen t be l ow a year ea r l ier. This refl ects a red uct ion of 11 perce nt in t he ha t ch of e gg-type ch icks and 4i percent for bro il er- t ype chick s . Ha tchings of egg -type c h i ck s were bel ow 1973 l ev els t he e nti re year. Bro il er-t ype chi ck hat ch ings were up i n ear ly 1974 but these in creases were mo re t ha n offset by t he sh arp decl i ne s i n the se co nd half of 1974. Hatchings use will p ro ba bly conti nue below year- ear l ie r l ev el s t h ro ugh mi d- 1975 a s broiler and e gg produ cer s continu e to a dj ust to hi gh price s a nd tight s~ppl ies of f eed. Break ing Ac tiv i ty Up Cold storage stoc ks o f egg p roduc ts a t th e be g inn in g of 1974 were at their lowes t level s s ince 1970. So, breakers were i n the mar ket heavily during much of 1974, esp e c ially aft er sh el I e gg pri ce s d ropp ed sh arply f ol lowi ng Ea ste r . They redu ced the ir brea kin g ac tiv i ty i n the las t few mon ths of 1974 but there were on ly two 4-week periods dur in g t he year t hat brea k ing s f ell be l ow t he comp a rabl e wee ks i n 197 3. Al t hou gh brea ke r s normally redu ce their a ct iv ity i n th e fal l be caus e of seaso nall y h igh s he l l e gg prices, part of the decl ine last fall coul d be at tri but e d to re duce d d e~and for e gg products. High price s for sugar and o t he r in gredi e nts us ed in bak i ng we re largely responsible for the reduced demand fo r egg produc t s . A t ot al of 21 mi l I ion ca se s o f s hel l eggs were b roke n under Fed eral i ns pe c ti o n dur in g January 6, 1974 - Jan uary 4, 1975 , app roxima t e ly 1I percent of to t al e gg production. Th is was an increase of 2.7 mil I ion cas e s from t he compa ra ble period a year ea r l ie r . Dur in g t he period, 754 mi l l ion pounds o f egg produc t s we re produced, almost 80 mi l l ion pounds ab ove a year ea r l ie r. Froze n egg p ro duc t ion t o t a l e d 358 mill ion pounds, up 5 percen t . Productio n of d ri ed egg s i ncreased 12 percent to 72 mill ion pounds. Produ c t ion o f 1 iquid e gg product s fo r immediate consumpt ion a nd f o r processing made up the remainder a nd wa s 23 percent a bove a yea r ea r l ier . Breaking activity wi l I probably i nc re a se in comi ng months. Breakers normally i nc rea se th e ir acti v i t y i n t he sp ring, when s he l l egg pr i ce s a re usually seasonally low. On February l , co ld st orage ho l d i ngs of s hel l e ggs an d e gg products totaled 1.3 mill io n cas es (sh ell e qu iva lent ) . Thi s wa s 90,000 cases below a mon th earl ie r but 349,000 ca se s above February I , 1974 . Shel l e gg stocks at 31,000 cases were 35 percen t above a year earl ier . Stoc ks of fro zen eg gs we re up 36 percen t to 51.2 mill ion pounds. Aft er Fi ve Days Return t o United States Depa r t men t of Agricul t ur e Statist ical Report ing Service 1861 West Bro ad Street Athens, Ge orgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ?:;:"> ........- POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stoh~1 Department of Agriculture AGR - 101 o o . c: , ~,.. ~-.\ v s: r .,,\~~G'\A ~() F ME HT GEORGIA CRO P R EP ORT ING SE RVICE ATHEN S, GEORG IA AG R I e ULT U R L p ICES F E BR U A '1 5 19 7 5 Ma r c h 3, 1975 GEORGIA INDEX UNCHAN GED The All Commodities Inde x o f Pr i ce s Re ce iv ed by Geo r g i a fa rmer s i n February wa s 174 percent, unchanged from th e p re vi ous mo n th an d 9 po int s bel ow Fe b r ua ry 1974, a ccord i ng to the Georgia Crop Repor tin g Service . The Febru ary All Crops Inde x wa s 178 per cen t, 7 poi nt s be l ow the previ ous mo nt h . The Livestock a nd Livesto ck Products Inde x wa s 17 1 per ce nt , 5 poi nts above t he prev ious month but 17 points be low Feb r ua ry 1974. The All Commod i t y Inde x remained unchan ged f rom January 1975, as i nc rea se s i n t he p r ice s o f ca l ve s , broil e r s , ch ic ke ns , turkey s a nd milk offset the decre~ses in cotton , co t t onsee d, soybeans , co r n , wh ea t , oats, rye, hay, hogs and eggs. UNITE D STATE S PRIC ES RECE IVED INDEX DOWN 7 POINTS PRI CES PAID IND EX UNCHANGED The Index of Price s Re ce iv ed by Fa rme rs de creased 7 po i nts (4 percent) t o 167 per cent of its January-De cember 1967 av e ra ge du r i ng the mont h e nde d Feb rua ry 15 , 1975 . Contr ibut ing mos t to th e decreas e si nce mid - J a nuary were lower pr i ce s for cot ton, corn , soyb ean s , catt le , wh eat, a nd eggs . High e r pr i ce s for tomatoes an d swe e t co rn were on ly partially offsett ing. The index wa s 35 po int s (17 pe r cent) be lo w a yea r earl ier. The I n d e~ of Pr i ces Pa i d by Fa rme r s for Commo diti e s and Servi ce s, Intere st, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for Fe b ru a ry 15 was 180, unchang ed fro m a mon t h ea r l ier. Higher prices for family 1 iving i t ems were offs et by lo wer pri ces f or 1 iv est ock feed and f eede r livestoc k. The inde x was 19 po in t s (12 percen t) ab ove a yea r earl ier. 1967 = 100 INDE X NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNIT ED STATES Jan. I S Feb . 15 Jan. 15 1974 1974 1975 Feb. 15 1975 GEORG IA Pr ices Re cei ve d Al l Commodi ties 178 183 174 174 A11 Crops : 17 3 176 J./185 178 Livestock and Li ve s t ock Products 182 188 166 171 UN ITE D STATES Pr ices Rece i ved 198 202 174 167 Prices Paid, Int e re s t , Taxes & Fa rm It/age Ra t e s , 1 / 158 1/1 61 1/180 180 Ra t io 21 1/ 125 1/ 125 97 93 11 Revised. 11 Ratio of Index of Pri ce s Received by Fa rme r s to Inde x of Pri ces Pa id, Int e re s t, Taxe s, an d Farm Wa ge Rates . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cu l t u ra l Stat istic ia n In Charge CLAYTON J. MCDUFF IE Agr icultural Stati s ti c ian The Sta ti s tica l Repo r t i n9 Se r v ice , USDA , 1861 We st Broad Street, At he ns, Georg ia i n cooperation wi t~ the Geo r gia Depar t men t o f Agr i c u l t u re. PRICES -- REC EIVED AN D PA ID BY FA Rfv\ERS , FEBI"{ UARY 15 , 1975 WITH COM PA RISONS Georg ia : Un ited Sta t es Commo d i ty an d Un it Feb. 15 Ja n. 15 Fe b. 15 1974 1975 1975 Fe b. 15 Ja n , 15 1974 19 75 Fe b. 15 1975 PRI CES RECE IVE D Wheat, bu . $ Oats, bu. $ Corn , bu. $ Co tt on, lb. Co t t ons eed , ton $ Soybean s , bu. $ Swee t po t a toe s, cwt. $ Hay, bal e d , t on: All $ Al f alfa $ Oth er 1/ $ Mi lk Cows, head $ Ho gs , cwt . $ Beef Catt le , A1 1, cwt . 1/ $ Cows , cwt . 1/ $ Steers & He ifers, cwt . $ Calve s, cwt . $ Mi lk, Sold to Pl ants , cwt . Fl u id Ma rket $ Ma nufact ured $ All $ Turke ys, l b. Chi cke ns , lb .: Exc l udi ng Bro i l ers Comme r c ial Bro il ers Eggs , a l l , doz. Tab 1e , doz . Hatching , doz . 4 . 81+ 1. 66 2. 95 64 . 0 6.] 1 ~ / 1 0.70 37 .00 37. 00 475 . 0 0 ~/ 3 9. 00 39. 60 32.80 44. 80 50 .90 L~/ 1 0 . 2 0 ~/1 0.20 31.0 10 . 5 23.0 69. 3 67. 4 80. 0 3 .83 1. 82 3.25 37. 6 113 .0 0 6. 39 9. 25 38 . 00 38. 00 340 .0 0 36 .80 20.5 0 17. 90 22. 70 23. 00 ~/10 .1 5 4/10.15 - 29.0 8.5 23 .0 62.2 58. 2 85 .0 3.5 8 1. 70 3.0 2 34 .5 105 . 0 0 5. 60 9 . 70 36 .00 36.00 340 .00 36 .30 20. 60 18.00 22. 70 23.40 .2/10 . 15 .2/ 10 . 15 30 .0 9.5 25. 0 61. 0 56.8 85. 0 5. 52 1.44 2. 76 52. 0 101. 00 6.0 7 9.50 4 . 11 1. 62 3.07 4/ 39. 9 -128 .5 0 6. 30 9.30 47 . 10 5 1. 40 39. 80 545.00 39 . 1+0 43 .5 0 33. 10 46 .5 0 53.2 0 50 . 10 53. 00 44 .7 0 403. 00 38 . 20 27 . 6 0 16.50 31.0 0 23. 90 4/ 9.1 5 4/8 . 14 ~ /8 .92 32.3 4/ 8. 69 417 .00 4/8 . 33 - 31.8 12.2 23. 7 6L~. 1 9 .2 24.2 57. 1 3.95 1. 58 2. 86 32.0 124.00 5. 72 9. 55 49 . 30 52. . 50 L~4 . 20 390 . 0 0 38.40 26. 90 18 . 10 29. 60 24.30 .2/8 65 5/6.98 ~/8. 28 30 . 8 9.4 24. 6 54.3 PRI CES PAID, FEED Mixe d Dairy Fee d, ton: 14% prot ein s 135.00 142. 00 138 .0 0 127. 00 146.00 137. 00 16% p ro te i n 18% protei n 20% p rote i n Hog Fee d , 14%-18% S 141.00 155.00 145. 00 $ 144 . 00 158.00 147 .0 0 $ 160 . 00 161.00 150.00 133 . 00 138 . 00 142. 00 148.00 151.00 15 5 . 0 0 13 7. 00 141. 00 145.00 pro t ein, ~w t . $ 8. 20 8. 90 8 . 50 8. 21 8. 84 8.46 Co ttons ee d Mea l, 41 %, cwt. $ 10.5 0 10.50 9 . 50 10.90 9 . 83 9 . 21 Soybea n Mea l , 44%, cwt . $ 12.0 0 10 .50 9 .40 11.40 9.86 9.10 Bra n , cwt. $ 7.60 8.60 8 . 10 7.16 8.00 7 . 60 Middl i ngs , cwt. Co rn Mea l , cw t . $ 7. 60 8 . 70 8 .10 $ 6.80 7. 60 7. 80 7. 11 6.5 7 7.88 7.80 7. 39 7.44 Pou l t ry Fee d, to n: Bro il er Growe r Fee d $ 172. 00 176 .00 166. 00 169 . 00 176.00 167. 00 Lay in g Feed C~ i ck St a r t e r $ 147.00 158 . 00 149. 00 $ 165. 00 180 . 00 170.00 153 . 00 176 .0 0 160. 00 181 .00 151 . 00 171.00 Alfa l fa Hay , to n $ 45.00 60 . 00 64. 00 64. 90 66.60 65. 50 All Othe r Ha y, ton $ 46 .50 58.00 62.00 51. 40 55. 90 56.70 1/ Incl ude s a l l ha y excep t a lfalfa . Jj IICOWSII an d " steers an d he l f e r s!' combi ned with allowan ce whe re ne ce s sar y for s lau ghter bu lls . 3/ Inc lu de s c u l l da i ry cows sold for s la ughte r , but no t dair y cows f o r herd rep laceme;-ts . -4/ Revis e d. -5/ Pr e l imin ary. Aft er Five Days Retur n to United Stat es Depa r t ment of Agricu lture St a tis t ical Reporting Ser v i ce 1861 West Broad Street At hens, Ge orgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUS INESS ~ ..,.....-POSTAGE & F EES PAID Unit.d Si ores Dep o"mMf of Agric ulture AGR - 101 "' If '/--0 , c. 7 I ;J- .: G\ A 1/10 ~()~ FARM REPORT ~, GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA t-la r ch 10, 1 975 GEORGIA TURKEY PRODUCTIO N AND GRO SS I NCO}lE DECLINES Georgia growers receive d $8, 78 3 , 000 gr oss i ncome f rom the i r 1974 produc tion of 1, 71 2 , 000 turkeys. This was 25 perc ent l e ss than the $11, 771 , 000 r eceived i n 1973 when production totaled 1,936,000 bird s. The average weigh t per bird sold was 19.0 pounds, the same a s i n 1973. Average price per pound was 27 .0 cent s i n 1 974 compared wi t h 32.0 cents i n 1973 . UNITED STATES Nill1BER RAI SED, PRODUCTI ON, AND GROSS I NCOHE - 1973-7 4 Numbe r Raised There were 131 million turkeys raised in the Uni ted States in 1974 , down 1 percent from 1973 . Heavy breed turke ys r a i sed wa s nearly t he s ame as a ye a r ago at 116 million but the numb er of lights decreas ed by 7 percen t to 15 mi l l ion . The number raised i n Minnes o t a was down 6 pe rc en t bu t the Ca l ifor nia and Nor th Caro l i na numbers raised were above a ye a r a go . Production and Gross Income Turkey production i n 19 74 t otaled 2 , 426 mill ion pound s live we i ght, 1 pe r c ent less t ha n the 2,451 million pounds produced in 1973. Gross income from turkeys i n 1 974 was $680 million, compared wi th $936 mi l l i on in 1973. It wa s below 1973 in all l e ad ing Stntes. The pric e r ece ived by producers during 1974 averaged 28.0 cents per pound (live wei gh t equivalent) compared wi t h 38.2 cents in 1973. Death Los s Death loss of poults in 19 74 was 8.9 perce nt, compared with 8.3 percent in 1973. By regions, turkey poult death l os ses in 1974 were : Ea s t North Central, West North Central and South Central , 9 percent ; Nor t h At l a n t i c , 7 perc ent ; South Atlantic , 8 percent ; and West, 10 percent. Loss of breeder hens in the 26 major producing States dur ing 1974, as a percent of br e eder hens on hand Dece mber 1, 1974 , was 5. 8 pe r ce n t , compared with 5.0 percent a year earlier. (OV ER) TU~KEY PRODUCTION AND GROSS I NCOME, 1974 SELECTED STATES Stat e Numb e r Raised 1/ : Heavy Light Breeds Br e e d s To t a l : 2/ : Price : Pound s : per : Gro ss : Produced : Pound : I n come 1 , 0')0 Head 1,000 Lbs . Cent s 1 , 000 Dol l a rs : Ar k ans a s 3/ : 7, 67 3 14 8 ,08 9 26 .7 39 ,540 Ca l if or nia : 15 ,7 98 2, 090 17, 888 321 , 984 27.6 88 ,868 De Lawa r e : 11 1 8 119 2,344 32. 0 750 GEORGI A : 1 , 712 0 1, 712 32,528 27 .0 3, 78 3 I owa : 6, 661 73 6, 734 13 4 , 680 26 .5 35, 690 Ha ry1and : 31 0 31 611 32.0 196 Hi nnes o ta : 16 , 200 5 , 734 21 , 934 364 ,10 4 26. 4 96,123 Mi ss our i 3/ : Nor t h Car~l ina 3/ : 9, 497 14 , 944 175, 695 260 ,02 6 26 . 4 28 .6 li 6 , 38 3 74, 367 South Ca r ol i na : 2 , 155 1 23 2 ,278 57 , 633 29 . 5 17 , 002 Te xas : 8, 5nO 280 8 , 780 175 ,600 31. 1 54 , 612 Virginia : 5 , 016 99 4 6 ,010 99, 766 27.5 27,436 West Vir ginia : 605 1 , 025 1,630 27 , 058 29.8 8 ,063 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- - Unit ed State s : 116 , 087 15,285 131 ,3 72 2 , 425 , 912 28 .0 679, 797 I/1/ Based on turkeys hatche d Se p t ember 1 , 1973 to Augus t 31, 1974. Exc l udes young t ur k eys l o s t. I ncludes home con sump t i on ) whi ch is less than 1 per cen t of to t al pr oduc tion . 1/ Breakdown by bre ed s combined to avo id dis c l os ing individual operat ions. FRAS I ER T. GALLOWAY Agr icul t ural Stat i stic i a n I n Cha rge W.A . WAGNER Ag ricul t ur a l Stati s tic i an The Statistical Report i ng Se r v i c e, USDA, 1861 West Br oa d Street , At he ns, Georgia in coop e ration wi t h t he Georgia Depa r t men t of Agr i cul t ure . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricul ture Statistical Report ing Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georg ia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Sta, Depor tment o f Agriculture AGR - 101 0 1 C- ,/ ~G\A REPORT ~() j- , / ~ FARM RnR , ~ ,1. Toi ENS G fJ 3c' ~ o I :-!._~; .. .>-' j ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stet o.po rtm ..". of Agr ic ult ure AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS C- \)~G\ A ~F , \' ' 9'iS , '. ". GE O RG I A CR OP RE P OR T ING SE RV IC E A T H E N S, GE O R GI A A G R I C ULT RA L p I C ES M A RC 5 187 5 Apr il 1 , 1975 GEORGI A IND EX DOWN 3 POIn TS The All Commod i t i e s I nd ex of Pr i ce s Received by Ge or gia f a r mers in Ha r ch wa s 171 pe r cen t , three po ints be Low t he prev i ous mont h and 4 po in t s be l ow Har ch 1974 , ac co r d Ln g t o t he Geor gi a Crop Repor ting Serv i c e . The }1a r ch All Cr ops Inde x wa s 175 pe rc en t , 3 point s below t he pr ev i ous mon t h . The Livestock and Li v e s t ock Produc t s I ndex wa s 167 pe r cent , 4 point s below t he prev i ous mon t h and 7 point s be low Harch 1974 . The dec r e a s e in t he Al l Commod i t y I ndex f r om t he Februa r y 19 75 l eve l resul t e d fro m dec r ea s e s i n the prices of co t t on , c o tton s e ed , s oybean s , c or n , whea t , l oa t s , b e ef ca t t l e , chicken s a nd milk . UN ITED STATES PRI CES RECEIVED I NDEX DOWN 3 POINTS PRI CES PAID I NDEX DOHN 1 POINT I The Index of Pr ic e s Received by Fa rmers de c r eased 3 poin t s (2 pe r cent ) t o 165 pe r c ent of its January-De cember 1967 aver a ge du r i ng t he mon t h en ded March 15 , 1975 . Con tr i bu t i ng most I to the de creas e s ince mid - Feb r ua r y we r e l ower pr i ce s f or whe a t , co rn , Upl and co t t on , soybeans, t omat oe s , an d milk . Hi gh e r pric e s fo r c a t t l e , oni ons, a nd app l e s were par tially off s etti ng . The inde x wa s 29 poi n t s (15 perc ent ) be l ow a yea r ear li e r . The I ndex of Pr i ce s Pa id by Fa r mer s f o r Commod i t i es dnd S e~vice s , In t e re s t , Taxe s , a nd Farm Wage Rate s f or Mar ch 15 was 179 , down one poi n t (1 /2 pe r c en t ) f r om a month ea r l i e r. Ma j or con t ributo r s to the i ndex de c l i ne we r e l owe r pr i ce s fo r live s t ock f eed , fo od , and clothing . Par tia l l y of f s e t t ing \ve re hi gh er price s f or f a r m ma chine ry and f e ede r l i ves t ock . The i nd e x wa s 17 poi n t s (1 0 pe rc e nt ) ab ove a ye a r ear l i e r . 1967 100 I NDEX NUNBERS Feb . 15 197 4 GEORG I A AND UNI TED STAT ES Na r . 15 1974 Feb . 15 1975 Ba r . 15 1975 GEORGIA Price s Received All Commod i ties 183 17 5 1 74 171 All Cr ops 17 6 176 17 8 175 Live s t ock and Li vesto ck Produc ts 188 1 74 1 71 167 UNITED STATES Pri c e s Rec e ive d 20 2 194 168 165 Pr i c e s Paid , I n t eres t, Taxes & Fa rm Wage Rate s 161 162 180 1 79 Ra t i o 1/ 125 12 0 93 92 1/ Rat i o of index of Pr i ces Received by Farmer s t o I ndex of Pr ices Paid , Inter e st , Taxe s , and Farm Wage Rates . FRASI ER T . GALLOWAY Agri cul t ur a l Sta t i s t i cia n In Cha r ge CLAYTON J. HCDUFFI E Agr icu l tural Sta t istic ian The St a t i stica l Repor t ing Servi ce, USDA, 1861 We s t Br oa d St re e t , At he n s , Ge or gia i n coope r a t ion wi t h t he Ge or gia Depa r tmen t of Agric ul tu r e . PRICES -- RECE IVED AND PA ID BY FA RM ER S , MARC H 15. 1975 WITH COMPA RI SON S Geo r q ia United States Ma r , 15 Feb . 15 Ma r , 15 Ma r . 15 Feb . 15 Ma r. 15 Commod i t y an d Un it 1974 1975 1975 1974 1975 1975 PR ICES RE CEIVED \.J hea t , bu . Oat s, bu. Co r n, bu . Cott on, lb . Co t to ns ee d, ton Soybea ns , bu . Sweet potatoes , cwt . Hay, baled , t o n: All Al f alfa Othe r 11 Mi l k Cows , hea d Hogs , cwt. Beef Ca t tle , All , cwt . 21 Cows , cwt , 11 St ee rs & He i f ers, cwt . Ca 1ve s, cwt. Mil k , Sol d to Pl a nt s, cwt. Flu i d Marke t Ma nufactured All Turke ys , l b. Ch ic ke ns , l b, : Exc l ud i ng Broi l ers Comme rc ialB ro i 1e rs Eggs , a l l, doz. Tab l e , doz. Hatc hi ng"doz. $ 4. 48 $ 1. 70 $ 3. 00 . 60. 5 $ $ 6.08 $ .!:t/ll. 30 $ 36. 00 $ $ 36. 00 $ 475.00 $ 4/39 .40 $ - 39.40 $ 34 . 60 $ 42 . 90 $ 47.60 $ .!:t/ lO . 30 $ $ 4/10 .30 3 1.0 9. 5 . 21.0 60.0 . 57. 4 . 75.0 3. 58 1.7 0 3. 02 34 . 5 105. 00 5.60 9.70 36 . 00 36. 00 340 .00 36. 30 20. 60 18. 00 22. 70 23. 40 .!:t/ 9 . 80 !/9. 80 30 .0 9.5 25. 0 61. 0 56. 8 85.0 3. 49 1. 63 2. 88 34.0 103.00 5. 23 9 . 70 36.50 36. 50 340. 00 36. 90 20 . 40 17. 60 22.60 22. 70 2/ 9. 50 2/9 . 50 30.0 9 .0 24 . 0 61 .5 57.0 85.0 4.96 1.40 2.68 53. 4 100. 00 5.96 10.00 45 .40 48 .90 39 . 20 543. 00 35. 00 40.70 32.3 0 42 .90 49.40 9 . 19 8 . 11 8 . 94 32. 0 10.7 22. 5 56. 6 3.95 1.58 2.86 32. 0 124. 00 5.7 2 9. 55 49.3 0 52.50 4LL 20 390 . 0 0 38 .40 26.90 18 . 10 29 . 60 24. 30 4/8.64 4/7. 04 - 8.28 30.8 9. 4 24 .6 54. 3 3.65 1. 46 2.67 30 . 0 106 . 50 5. 31 9.80 L~9 . 70 52. 40 44.20 390.0 0 38 .3 0 27 . 8 0 18 . 70 30. 50 24. 70 2/ 8 . 50 517 .02 ~/8 . 17 30.3 9.7 23.7 54. 1 PRIC ES PA ID, FEE O Mixed Da i ry Feed, ton: 14% p ro t e i n 16% protei n 18% p ro t ein 20% protein Hog Fe ed , 14%-18% $ 130 . 00 $ 13 2. 00 $ 130 . 00 $ 144.00 138. 00 1L~ 5. 00 147 . 00 150 .00 132.00 136. 00 135. 00 138. 00 13 1.00 13 2. 00 136. 00 140 .00 137. 00 137.00 14 1. 00 145. 00 131. 00 130.00 133.00 136 . 0 0 p ro t e in , cwt. $ Co ttons eed Meal , 4 1%, cwt . $ Soybean Mea l , 44%, cwt . $ Bra n, cwt , $ Mi dd l i ngs, cwt. s Co rn I'le a 1, CItJ t . $ Pou l t ry Feed , t o n : 8 . 10 9 . 80 10. 50 7. 80 7. 70 6.90 8 . 50 9 . 50 9. 40 8 .1 0 8. 10 7. 80 8. 00 8. 80 8 .80 7. 60 7 .50 7.3 0 8. 11 10 . 20 10.60 7. 19 l.07 6. 74 8 . 46 9.2 1 9.1 0 7.60 7. 39 7.44 7. 92 8 .69 8 .37 7. 11 6. 98 6.96 Broi ler Growe r Fee d $ 159 . 00 166.0 0 158. 00 : 165.00 167.00 161 . 00 Lay i ng Fe e d $ 144 .0 0 149 . 00 136. 00 : 151. 00 151. 00 143.00 Ch i c k Start er $ 170. 00 170. 00 157.00 : 174.00 171.00 162 . 0 0 Alfa lfa Ha y, t on $ 48 .0 0 64.00 70. 00: 65.20 65.50 66 .70 All Othe r Hay, t on $ 50. 00 62 . 0 0 65. 00: 52.10 56.70 56.90 11 Inc ludes all hay except a l f a lfa . 1/ " COWS" a nd " steers a nd he i f e r s!' combi ned wi t h al lowa nce whe re necessary f or s l a ught e r bul Is. 11 Incl ude s cull da iry cows sold f or sl a ugh t e r , bJt no t dairy cows for he rd replacements . 41 Revi se d . 21 Prel iminary. Afte r Five Days Return t o United Sta te s Depa rtment of Agricul ture St a tis t i cal Rep orting Service ~ 1861 Wes t Broad St r ee t At hens , Geo r gia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 99 0 1 3 OUO 0 0 0 3565 UNI VERSITY CF G ~ O RCr A J~ CQ (;i V UN I V LI B P Aq IE ~ ATH ENS GA 30 60), - RL SE -N ~ DO. L--- ~~~G\AFARM REPO R / I GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERV ICE A TH E NS, GEO RGI /I, Di s t r i c t : and : County : DI STRI CT 1 Bar t ow Cat oos a Chattooga Da de Floyd Gordon I Hur ray Paulding I Polk Wa lke r \.Jh it field TOTAL DI STRI CT 2 Barrow Cherokee Clarke Cobb Dawson DeKalb Fannin Forsyth Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Hall Jackson Lumpki n Oconee - Pickens Towns Union Walton \.Jhite TOTAL DISTRICT 3 Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln Hadi s on Ogl e t hor pe Ra b u n Stephens Hilkes TOTAL GEORG IA CORN COUNTY ESTIMATES, 197 4 PRELnlIi~ARY Plan ted For Al l Purpos e s : : : Acr ea ge Harve s t ed for Gr a i n : Yi e l d -. Per Ac re : Ac r e s Ac r e s Bus he l s i- Ap ri1~ 1975 Pr oduc t i on Bush e ls 1,500 680 2 , 500 12 0 2,900 3, 000 2, 10 0 600 75 0 2,300 1,150 17, 600 1,280 58 0 2 ,200 100 2, 630 2 ,6 00 1,900 560 670 2,000 980 15 , 500 43 . 0 39.0 46 .0 49 .0 48 .0 45. 0 52.0 38.9 49 . 0 51. 0 47 .0 47 .0 55 , 100 22 , 600 101 ,20 0 4, 900 126 , 200 117 ,00 0 98, 800 21,8 00 32 ,800 102 , 000 46 ,100 728, 500 1 ,120 340 300 110 850 110 77 0 1, 04 0 1 60 80 0 1,250 840 880 850 5 60 14 0 720 1 , 800 1 ,550 81 C 15,000 1 , 020 300 27 0 10 0 790 100 710 92 0 140 720 1 ,140 700 780 780 490 13 0 660 1, 650 1 , 350 750 13 ,5 00 42 . 4 41.3 53 . 7 40 .0 102 .2 43.0 55 .8 49 .5 46. 4 49.6 41.3 53. 7 45. 4 61. 9 40 .2 56 . 2 70 . 2 61.9 43.3 53. 7 54 .0 43 , 200 1 2 , 40 0 14 ,500 4 ,000 80 , 700 4, 300 39 ,600 45, 500 6 , 500 35, 700 47, 100 37, 600 35 ,400 48,300 19 , 700 7 ,300 46 ,300 102 ,100 58 , 500 40, 300 729,000 1 , 400 1 ,20C 2,400 600 1 ,700 930 1 ,550 1 , 320 1,000 50 0 1, 800 14 ,4 00 1 ,200 1 ,000 2 , 200 5 20 1 ,420 800 1,340 1,110 8 70 440 1,500 12 ,400 (Ov e r ) 42.1 45 .3 39 .0 56 . 9 63. 2 41.3 47. 3 36. 8 59 . 0 47.3 48. 4 47 .0 50 , 500 45 ,3 00 85,800 29 , 600 89 , 700 33,000 63, 400 40, 800 51 , 300 20, 800 72 ,600 58 2 , 800 District : and : County : DISTRICT 4 Carroll Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar l1a con Harion Heriuether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson Other Counties TOTAL DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb B1eckley Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Hor gan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Ta1i~ferro Treut1en Twiggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson TOTAL GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ES Tlr ~TES, 1974 PRELIMINARY Planted For All Purposes : : Acreage Harvested For Grain : Yield : Per Acre : Acr es Ac r es Bushels April 1975 Production Bushels 2,800 680 3,300 200 850 1 ,200 890 1,550 2 ,400 2,060 17,000 8,300 3 ,900 2,380 7,120 1,650 900 7 ,000 800 800 220 66,000 2,240 630 2,700 180 760 1,050 790 1,320 1 ,950 1 ,700 13,940 7,000 3,100 1 ,990 5,940 1 ,350 760 5,910 620 670 200 54,800 38 .6 38.6 54.1 36.7 39.6 55.1 33.8 35.7 45.6 37.6 55.3 52.2 48.3 43.4 54.1 63.7 48.3 48.3 43 .4 39.6 32.5 50.0 86,500 24,300 146,100 6,600 30,100 57,900 26,700 47 ,100 88 ,900 63,900 770,900 365 ,400 149,700 86 ,400 321 ,400 86,000 36,700 285,500 26 ,900 26,500 6,500 2 ,740,000 2 ,800 750 14,300 1,080 1 ,450 32,400 1,000 2 ,500 9 ,900 950 23,700 700 61,400 1,300 23,200 4 ,700 2,350 3 ,500 13 ,200 1 ,000 820 200 15,300 7,000 18,700 20,000 6,800 271, 000 2,480 640 12,600 940 1,260 29,200 800 2,150 8,650 800 21 ,000 590 55,000 1,000 20 ,600 3,950 1,950 3,000 11 ,600 800 730 160 13,500 6 ,300 15,900 17,500 5 ,900 239,000 (Continued) 41.5 46.6 58.2 44.6 44 .6 50.8 43.5 37.3 53.9 46 .6 43.5 51.9 48.7 41.5 67.4 53.0 48.7 67 .4 59 .2 43.5 44.7 33 .1 51.8 44 .6 54.9 66.3 45 .6 53.0 102,900 29,800 733 ,300 41,900 56 ,200 1,483 ,400 34 ,800 80 ,200 466,200 37 ,300 913,500 30,600 2,673,500 41,500 1,388,400 209,400 95 ,000 202 ,200 686,700 34,800 32,600 5,300 699,300 281 ,000 872,900 1 ,160,300 269 ,000 12 ,667,000 District and .Coun.t.y. : DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McJuffie Richmond Screven Warren TOTAL DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Hitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster TOTAL DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth TOTAL GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTII1ATES, 1974 PRELIHINARY April 1975 : : Harvested for Grain : Planted For : : Yield : All Purposes : Acreage : per Acre : Production Ac r e s Ac r es Bushels Bushel s 65,200 27 ,600 27,700 1,200 13 ,700 1~4, 000 4,300 15,800 29,800 3,600 2,700 39,100 5 ,300 280 ,000 61,300 25,900 25 ,300 1,150 12,500 40,200 3,900 14,400 26 ,800 3 ,360 2 ,490 36,400 4,900 258,600 62.9 43.7 61.9 50.6 57.7 44.6 45.6 62.9 51.7 53 .8 55.8 54.8 37 .5 55.0 3,855 ,800 1 ,261 ,300 1,566 ,100 58,200 721 ,300 1,792 ,900 177 ,800 905,800 1,385 ,600 180 ,800 138,900 1,994,700 183,800 14,223,000 23,900 14,200 8 ,200 43 ,200 9 ,600 38 ,900 50,200 28 ,500 34,000 55,300 2,300 17,200 21 ,200 6 ,000 33,000 26,700 48,000 9,600 470,000 23,200 13,900 8,000 42,500 9,200 37,900 48,700 27,700 32,900 53,800 2,200 16,600 20,400 5,800 31,700 26,000 46,200 9,300 456,000 55.5 62 .5 37.3 55.5 58.5 56.5 56.5 64 .5 46 .4 52.4 36 .3 56.5 57.5 38.3 62 .5 59.5 59.5 50.4 56.0 1,287 ,600 868,800 298,400 2,358 ,800 538 ,200 2 ,141,400 2,751,600 1,786,700 1,526 ,600 2,819 ,100 79,900 937 ,900 1,173,000 222,100 1,981,300 1,547,000 2,748,900 468 ,700 25,536,000 18,200 15,900 43,000 47 ,400 2,600 68,000 59 ,500 29,300 23,000 19,000 3,600 44,000 28 ,500 12,000 ~ 36,300 22 ,700 31,200 20,200 18 ,600 53,000 596 ,000 17,500 15,200 41,400 45,600 2,500 65,200 57,100 28,300 22 ,200 18,500 3,500 42,000 27,200 11 ,70a 34,500 21,700 30,300 19,400 17 ,700 50,700 572,200 (Over) 61.3 54.5 59.4 61.3 43 .8 57 .4 56.5 60.3 48 .7 55.5 40.9 60 .4 51.6 54.5 54 .5 48.7 59.4 53.5 43.8 54.4 56.1 1,072,800 828,400 2,459 ,200 2 ,795,300 109,500 3,742 ,500 3,226,200 1,706 ,500 1,081,100 1,026,800 143,200 2,536 ,800 1,403 ,500 637,700 1,880,300 1,056 , 800 1,799 ,800 1,037,900 775 ,300 2,758,100 32,077 ,700 April 1975 District and County GEORGIA CORN COUNTY ESTIl:lATES, 1974 PRELIHI NARY : .: Planted For All Purposes : : : Ac r ea ge Harvested for Grain : Yie l d : per Ac re " Ac r es Ac r es Bus he l s Production Bus he l s DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Hc I n t osh Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Hayne Other Counties 50,100 33 ,700 5 ,800 4 ,200 1 ,200 1 ,100 16 ,500 1,400 4 ,800 150 32 ,000 41 ,500 35 ,000 15 ,200 27 ,300 50 46,800 32 ,500 5,600 4 ,000 1 ,160 1 ,030 15 ,400 1,300 4,650 130 30,600 40 ,300 33 ,600 14 ,600 26 ,300 30 63 .6 61.5 61.5 59 .3 50.9 68.0 56 . 2 52.0 52.0 53 .1 73 .2 57 .3 67 . 9 63 .6 52.0 53.3 2,976,500 1 ,998 ,800 344 ,400 237,200 59,000 70 ,000 865 ,500 67,600 241,800 6 ,900 2, 239 , 900 2,309 ,200 2,281 , 400 928,600 1,367 , 600 1,600 TOTAL 270 ,000 258,000 62.0 15 ,996,000 ----------~-----------------------------------------------------~-------------------------- STATE 2,000 ,000 1,880,000 56.0 105 ,280 ,000 The Statistical Reporting Service , USDA , 18 61 West Br oa d Street , Athens , Geor gia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agr i cul t ur e . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY figr i cu1t ur a1 Statistician In Charge HI KE HANMER Agricultural Statistician o . C. I t.--- c}~~G\AFA RM REPORT GEORGI A C ROP R EP ORTI N G SERVI CE A TH E N S, GEORGIA Di s t r i c t and Co u n t y DISTRICT 1 Bartow Other Counties J TOTAL I DIS TRI CT 2 j I TOTAL I I DI STRI CT 3 I Banks Hart Uadi s on Other Counties TOTAL DISTRICT 4 TOTAL DI STRI CT 5 I Laur ens I Was hi ngt on Other Counties TOTAL DISTRICT 6 Jef f er s on I Je nkins Other Count ies TOTAL GEORGIA GRAIN SORGHUM Coun ty Es t i ma t e s - Ac reage , Yi eld an d Production 1974 1/ Preliminary P l a n t ed Ha r ves t ed Yi eld Ac re s Ac res Per For All For Harv ested Puq:)os es Gr a i n Ac re Acre s Acr e s Bushels v ;\pr il/\ 1975 Pr o d u c t i o n Bu sh e L s 680 1,250 1 , 930 340 39.0 13 ,260 620 35 . 6 22 , 060 960 36.8 35 , 320 3 ,3 20 1 ,630 30 .3 49 ,3 30 1 ,730 2 ,680 1 ,000 1 ,550 6,960 930 1 ,430 540 820 3,720 32.0 31.0 40 .0 30 .1 32 .4 29 , 760 44 ,330 21 , 600 24 ,69 0 120 , 380 3,730 930 40.2 37,400 1,370 1 ,230 7 , 070 9 , 670 410 370 2 ,200 2,980 40. 0 34 . 0 38 . 0 37 .8 1 6 ,4 00 12,580 83,620 112, 600 930 970 2 , 600 4,5 00 310 320 940 1,570 44. 0 39.5 40 . 2 40 . 8 13 ,64 0 12 , 640 37, 770 64 ,050 (Over) Apr il 1975 ;'; i s t r i c t and Coun t y GEOhGr.". GLUiJ SORGHUN Coun t y Es t i ma t e s - Ac r ea ge , Yie ld, and Pr oduct ion Planted 1 974 11 Pre limina r y Ea r ve s t:.e:.d.:..::;:.=-L--- - ----:Y;-i:-e;-l--d-:;-c;---- .vc r e s ':,c r e s Pe r ~ o r 4.~ 1 1 For lla rves t ed Fur po se s Gr a i.n .\ c r e - -- -- - - - Pr oduc tion ,"'cr e:, Ac r es Bus he L s Bush e ls DISTRI CT 7 Ba k e r Ca L u oun Clay De ca t ur Dough e r t y Ear l y Gr a d y Le e j'li 11 er Ei t ch e11 Ra ndo Lph Semi nole Sumter Terre ll Thoma s Ot he r Countie s 730 480 1, 740 2, Lf20 1,7 Lf O 3 , 000 1, 05 0 1 ,3 70 1,n o 84 0 1 , 580 1, 630 2, 840 1,310 5 30 4 90 560 35G 1 , 250 1,7 40 1 ,250 2 , 160 76,) 990 1 , 270 600 1 , 140 1 ,170 2 , 040 940 38 0 360 37.5 37. 0 25 . 0 34 . 5 44 .0 39 . 5 29. 5 34.0 38.0 29 . 5 33 . ') 38 . 0 35 .5 39.5 29 . 0 34 . 0 21 , 000 12 , 950 3l , 2S!1 60 ,030 55 ,000 85 , 320 22, 420 33, 66 0 48 , 260 1 7, 700 37 , 620 44, 460 72 , 420 37 , 1 30 11 ,020 12 ,240 TOTAL 23 ,570 16 ,960 35 .5 60 2 , 480 DISTRICT 8 Broo ks Colquit t Telf a ir Worth Other Countie s 1,420 1 , 080 810 1 , 790 4 ,0 20 85 0 648 480 1 ,0 70 2,40 0 30 .0 29. 5 41 .5 29. 0 33.4 25 , 500 18 ,880 19 , 920 31, 030 80,1 10 TOTAL 9 ,120 5, 440 32. 3 175 ,440 DI STRI CT 9 Pi erce Othe r Count i es 1 , 050 1 ,150 86 0 34.5 29, 670 950 35 . 1 33, 330 TO TAL 2 ,2 00 1, 310 34 .8 63 , 000 STAT E TOTAL 65,000 36, 000 35 . 0 1 , 260 ,000 !I Dat a not s hown by c ount i e s when l e s s t han 300 a c r e s were harv es t ed fo r gr a i n bu t are s hmm und er othe r coun t i e s wi thin Cr op Repor t i n g di s t ri c t s . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l St a t i s t i c i an I n Charge T.rJ . PAT PARKS Agr i c u l t ura l St a t i st i c ian The Stat i s t i c a l Repo rt ing Ser v i ce , US0A , 1861 We s t Broa d Stre e t , At hens, Geor gi a in coop e r a t i on wi th the Ge or gi a Depar tmen t of Agricultur e . Aft e r Five Days Return to Uni t ed State s Depa rtment of Agricult ure St a t i s t i ca l Repor t i ng Service 186 1 West Bro a d Street At hen s , Ge or gi a 306 01 OFFICI AL BUSINESS 990 13 J GG 0 0 03 565 UN [VERS ITY CF GEQ RG I ~ ACO GIV UNIV L IB R A ~[~S ATHENS GA 3 0 60 1 -RlSE -N -. c ~ ~_ AGR - 101 BULK THI RD CLASS iA s . ~G \ A t-- j- FARM REP GE O R GIA C ROP R EPOR TI N G SER VI CE ATHENS, GEORGIA April 1 , 1975 VEGETAB LE S Rel eased 4 / 10 / 75 I NTENTIONS AND PROSPFCTI VE ACREAGE FOR HARVEST -- SPRING QUARTER GEORGI A Plant i ng o f vege tabl e and me lon cro ps i n so uth Geor gi a was making good progr e s s as o f April 1, ac cordin g to the Georgi a Cr op Repo r t i ng Se rvice . Wa t e r me l on plantings were r e ported about 25 perc ent co mpl e t e a s of April 1 , but s ome replan t i ng would be necessary due t o excessive moisture . Based on gr O\lerS ' survey data of p l an t i ng intentions , 1975 c abbage acreaee wi l l remai n about the same as 1974 . Toma t o a c r e a ge is e xpected to decline 7 per cen t while wat e r me lon acreage is expected to inc r ease by 6 pe r cen t . The pr os pective a c r eage of sna p beans f o r har ve s t du r ing the spring quarter (Apr il , ~lay , June) i s e xpe ct ed to be up 5 perce nt fr om 1974 . Cabbage an d wa t e r me l on acreage harvested Idur ing t he s pring quarte r is expected t o incre a s e by 16 and 19 percent respective l y. While weather co nd i t ions thus far have been le ss t han ideal f or planting, grower s are pr oce eding Iwi t h plan t ing a t about a norma l pace . Dur i ng 1 974 , ca bba ge production was at a la-year high and the pri c es decl i ned co ns i de r a bl y . However , ini t i a l a c re a ge indications r eveal pl ans t o plan t along las t year' s leve l . Growers ' c ommen t s reveale d i n t en t i on s to replace s ome of last year ' s co t ton a cre a ge wi th watermelons \vhich i s par t i a l l y r esponsible for t he a c re age i nc reas e . The a creage de c l i ne f or t oma to e s can be partly at tributed to last yea r ' s disea se probl ems (e spec ially c anke r s and bloss om-end rot ) whi ch rui ned a s much a s 40 pe rc en t o f some growers crops . UNITED STATES SNAP BEANS: The prospec t i ve acres f or ha r ve st du ring t he sp r i ng quarte r of 19 75 is placed a t 24, 370 acre s, 2 percent less t ha n t he 24,82 0 a c res harvested in 1974 . Based on a thre e year ave r a ge yiel d , this c r op i s expec ted to prov i de 829,000 cwt . which woul d be 3 pe rc en t l e s s t han the 197 4 spring crop. Pl an ting i n centra l and north Alabama is und erway . Abov e norma l r a i nf all du r i ng February and March slowed land pre pa r a t i on and planting i n southe r n co un t ie s . I n Ca l i f or n i a , the wea t he r favored c r op gr owt h during the early part of the growing s eason al t ho ugh , most of }la r ch was too col d and ra iny for ideal crop development . Suppl i e s wi l l be avai lable in normal quant ity during Nay a nd June. The South Coast will pr ov i d e mos t of the spring s up pl i e s , with the other a r e as furnishing only limited pro duction . In Flor i da , t he Sou thea s t area is s upplying a s tea dy s upp l y of good quality beans . Plantings ar e a ctive in the We s t Centra l a rea . Early planti ngs ar e mak i ng good growth . CABBAGE: Pr os pec t i ve ac r eage for harve st dur ing the 1975 spring quarter is plac ed at 22, 630 acre s, 3 perc ent less than the 23, 260 a c r e s ha r ve s t ed during the same quarter i n 1974 . Bas ed on a t hree ye ar ave r a ge yield , this acreage is expec ted t o provide 4 .1 million cwt. whi ch would b e 5 percen t less t han the 1974 spr i ng crop . Ha r ve s t in Arizona began in November land is expec t ed t o con t i nue wi th limi ted s upplies ava ilab l e until ~lay or early June . Supplies during the s pr i ng months a r e expected t o be abo ut normal, with most production coming from I the Sout h Coa s t . Har ve s t i s act i ve in a l l Flor i da areas with good quality and yields. The I Has t i n gs and Cent ral areas a r e provi ding the bulk of s uppl i e s . Mi s s i s s i ppi ' s cabbage crop is go od al though exc e s s moi s t ur e kept some a c r e a ge f r om bein g planted . The Nor t h Carolina crop a ppe a rs t o be of f to a s l ow start. We t , c oo l we a t her hampered planting a nd many farmers , had t o r e pl ant becaus e of frost during t he las t o f Ma r ch . I TO~1ATOE S: The 1975 spring quarter a creage for ha r v e s t is pl a c e d at 31 ,200 a c re s , 1 percen t mor e than t he 30 , 900 a c res harvested during t he 1 974 s pr i n g quarter . Production fo r th e 1975 spring c r op i s proj e ct ed at 4. 37 million cwt . bas e d on the average yiel d f or t he past t h r ee year s . Thi s is 5 per cen t less than t he 19 74 s pring crop. Planting i s now starting in cen t r a l and no r t h Alabama, but is virtually compl e t e i n Geneva and Hous ton Coun t ie s . In Flor ida, supp lie s s houl d ho ld stea dy throu gh April and peak i n May . Most volume i s coming fr om Dade Cou nty and the Sou t hwe s t , supplemented by t he Pomp ano area. Siz e and qu ality are good. TIle crop i s in good cond i t i on in the Pa l met t o-Ru s k i n area which should provid e the bul k o f t he ~!ay a nd early J une production. Spring t omat oe s a r e currently ma kin g exc e l l ent growt h i n t he lOv~ r Rio Gr a nde Valle y of Texa s . Good s tands wi t h good to excel le nt fruit set are rep orted . Some early fields wil l be picked startin g i n mid-April , but the maj or i ty of the c r op wi l l be harves t ed in ;!ay and June. A fr eeze i n Ma r ch ki l led some plant s in t he f i eld i n Centr a l Texas and replanting is underway . WATERMELONS: Prospective acreage fo r harvest during the 1975 spring quart er is estimated at 81,800 acres, 1 percent more than the 81,200 ac r e s ha r ve s t ed during the same qua rter ~n 1974 . Production f or the 1975 spr i ng c r op, ba s ed on the ave r age yield for the pas t three yea r s , i s pro j ec t ed a t 9 . 98 mi l lion cwt. , 5 pe r c ent l ess than the 1974 sprin g crop . Plant ing I of s pr i n g wa termelons in the I mpe r i a l and Palo Verde Valleys ot Calito r n ia i s compl e t e . Crop de velopment t o dat e i s ab ou t nor ma l. In Florida , l i ght harvest is unde r way and shou ld rea ch rnoderate volume a fter mid-Ap ~ il i n t he Sou t hwest a rea . Fr ui t s e t a nd s ize are goo d . I n the We st Cen tral a re a , plants are making good growth. Ha r ve s t s hould s t a r t in mid-May . Peak h ar ve s t i s expec ted i n Jun(~ , Texas I planting i s compl ete i n the Lower Ri o Grande Vall ey and almost f i ni s he d in t he Coa s r.:.".l Bend and Wint e r Ga r den a r eas . Cr op and Sta te ACREAGE INTENTIONS AND PROSP ECTIVE ACREAGE FOR HARVEST ~~PP.ING QUARTER 1 /, l?_Y STATES , 1975 WI TH COHPAR I SONS Ac r e a ge pla n t ed and to b e planted Year of Plan tin g'----- ~ ....::..:.::=...:_=_= _=_==_ _ Int ended 1 974 19 75 19 73 197 4 For harves t 1 97 5 SNAP BEANS 2/ Al a bama : Flor i da : Georgi a : Nor t h Ca ro Li.na : Sou t h Carol i na : Group To t al - - Ac r e s 450 11 , 800 2,0 00 3, 200 2 ,800 20 ,250 720 12 , 000 2,2 00 2 ,900 3, 000 20, 820 8 70 11 , 600 2, 300 2 , 900 2, 900 20 , 570 CABBAGE 3/ Fl orid a Georgia Louis iana Missis s ippi North Ca r ol i na South Car olina Tenne s s e e Te xa s . : 19,600 : 3,800 : 1, 900 750 : 2, 400 : 1,200 : 770 ; 21 ,000 16 , 80 0 3 ,800 1 , 800 800 2,300 1,300 700 17 , 500 5 , 800 2, 50 0 700 800 2, 400 1, 00 0 960 4 , 700 5 , 40 0 2 , 500 600 730 2 ,200 1 ,100 75 0 3 , 600 4 ,5 00 2 , 900 1 ,000 750 2 , 30 0 1 ,300 680 3 , 000 Group Total TOEA.TOES Al abama Flor i da Georgia Lou is i ana South Ca r c iina Texa s - S. Texas : 51 , 420 : : 9 , 300 : 35 , 500 : 3 , 000 : 1 , 000 : 8 ,200 : _~...?oq____. .._. 45 , 000 8 ,000 31 ,700 2,8 00 850 8,400 2 ,7 00 18 ,8 60 2, 000 17 ,600 900 700 5 , 800 2 ,500 16 , 88 0 2, 600 11 ,900 1 ,400 900 5 , 5 00 1, 400 16 , 430 2, 400 12 , 400 1 ,300 80 0 5 ,200 2,300 Group Total : 58 , 700 54 , 450 29 ,500 23 ,700 24 , 400 WATERHELONS A l a b ama Ar i zona Cali f o rnia-Desert Florida Geor gi a Texas Group Tot al : 14 , 400 : 2,100 : 3,300 : 50,000 : 31, 000 : 55 , 00 0 : 155 ,800 15 ,200 2 ,5 00 3 ,800 47,000 33, 00 0 55, 000 156 , 500 60 0 0 3 , 800 48 ,700 400 30, 000 83 ,500 2 , 90 0 900 2 ,700 44 , 500 3 , 200 27 ,000 81 ,200 3 , 800 1 ,000 3 ,000 43 , 200 3, 800 27,0 00 81 , 800 ! / April , May and J une. ~ A~rea ge i nt en t i on s f or specif i e d periods a re no t estimated nationally. 1/ I nclude s fresh mar ket and pr ocess ing. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cultural Sta t i stic i an In Char ge PAUL E. WILLIAMS Agr icu l t ur a l Statist i c i an The Statis tic a l Repor ting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Stree t , At he ns, Geo rgia i n coope r a t i on with the Geor gia Depa rtment of Agri cult ure. After Five Days Return to Unite d Stat e s Depa r tmen t of Agr icu l ture Stat is tical Rep ort ing Serv ice 1861 We s t Broad Stre e t Athens. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ill 1 3 0 000 0003567 (l Q RlS5 UNIV ERSITY OF GEORGIA o S ERr Al S DEPT LIB RA RY 1-1 ATH ENS GA 3 0 6 02 . ~-> -....- ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d St", O.po, tmen t of Agriculture AGR - 10 1 BULK THI RD CLASS ~ It if 0 0 , C. / ~G\A / ~() 1/:13/ 7~- . FA RM R ORT GEORGIA CROP RE P OR TING SE RVI C E A T H E NS, GEORGIA April 23, 1975 GEORGIA'S 1974 LIVESTOCK AN D POULTRY CASH RECEIPTS TOTALED 1.021 MILL IOi,l DOLLA RS The sale of 1 ive s t o ck a nd poult ry a nd a s soc ia t ed 1 ivestoc k and poultry produc ts brought Georgia farmers $1 ,021,3 57 , 000 i n 197Lf ac co r ding to the Georgia Crop Re po r ti ng Service. Comparisons wi t h a ye a r ear l ier a re as f oll ows: Commercial broi l er s, down 9 percent at $333.2 milli on , e ggs up 10 pe rce nt a t $285 . 2 mi l l io n , hogs up l ess than 1 percent at $1 ; 6.2 mill ion and cattle a nd ca l yes) ~6w n 60 pe r ce nt a t $90 . 0 mill ion. Cash re ceipts from J a i ry products, at $ 116 .5 mil r i6 n wa s up 21 percent fr om 1973. Other c hi ckens, turkeys and wool recei pts sh owed \d e ~ l i ne s , Rece i pts from s hee p and lambs were ab ove a yea r ea r 1 ie r \ Cash receipts from t he sal e of crops in 1974 wi ] I be a va i l a b l e the first part of September. Geo r q ia Li vest ock & Pou l t ry Cash Re ceipts 1969 19 70 1971 1972 Thousa nd Do l lars - - 1973 1974 Prel im i na ry Hogs ..U 98, 677 107 ,0 22 95, 991 119,678 174,983 176 , 158 Ca ttl e & Ca 1ve s 115,180 117 , 655 139, 294 177, 235 227 , 04 2 90,030 Dairy Products 73 ,864 80 , 206 8 0 , 6 74 86 ,842 96,000 11 6,508 Commercial Bro i Je rs 1/ 218 ;23 6 196 , 987 200,299 214 , 69 2 365,203 333,21;) Other Chickens 1/ 11,245 10, 276 9 , 346 8 , 873 16,308 11 ,380 Turkeys Eggs 1/ 6,778 213,8 29 10,045 200 ,2 56 8,86 2 165 .045 7 ,639 159,266 1I ,771 258,886 8 , 783 285,223 Sheep & Lambs 33 26 37 49 5 20 \/00 1 14 10 6 1I 12 8 TOTAL 737 ,856 722, 483 699, 55L} 774,285 1,150,210 1,021,357 1/ The Fiscal year for hogs and sp ec if ied poult ry i t ems ends November 30. For the specified poultry items , th e f i s ca l yea r end i ng Novembe r 30 began in 1970. Al I o t he r items including spec ified poult ry items pr io r t o 1970 are on a calendar year ba sis. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statist ician In Ch ar ge B. J. HARRINGTON and W. A. WAGNER Agricultural Statis ti c ians The Statistical Report in g Se rvice, USDA, 186 1 West Broa d St re e t , Athens, Georg ia, i n cooperat ion with the Georg ia De pa r t ment of Ag ric ult u re . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 111 13 G 00 0 UNI VERS ITY OF S E .~ r AL S DEPT L I BRARY ATH ENS 00 03 5 6 7 ::; !-; O ~ ;'; I A 00 RL 5 5 o 1- 1 AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS ,e \)~G \ A I ~ FARM REPORT / / G E O RGI A CROP REP OR TING SERVICE ATH ENS, GEORGIA - , \.. Geor gia : GR A IN STOCKS Apr il 1, 1975 Released 4 /28 /75 Sto r ed Grain and Soybe an Stocks Up The quanti t y of grains and soyb eans stoc ks i n the State as of Apr i l 1 , 1975 was up f r om the previous year , according to the Ge orgia Cr op Re por t i ng Se r v i ce . The April 1 level of corn in storage , a t 41,931,000 bu shels, is the highest of record since r e cor ds began i n 1910. The next high e s t l evel was 38 ,746,000 bushels in storage on April 1 , 1968. The i ncreas e s from the prev i ous year varied from 78 percent for corn to 8 percent f or wheat and soybeans . Oats in stora ge incr eas ed 40 percent over the previous ye a r while r ye sh owed a 22 percent i ncrease . Gra in Georgia Grain Stocks - - Apr i l 1, 19 75 wi th comparisons On Farm s Off Farm s All -Positions 19 74 1975 1974 1975 19 74 1 9 75 1,000 Bushels 1,000 Bushel s 1 ,000 Bushels Cor n 19,238 36,8 48 4, 267 5 ,083 Oat s Bar l e y Wheat Rye ,\ v I-', '4 20 \",16,"75' 62 7 132 11 7 , 74 335 144 * 356 81 - 83 9 27 Sorghum 393 252 * * Soybeans : 3 , 192 6 ,181 9, 056 7 , 019 * Not published to avoid disclos ing i ndi v i dua l operations. United States : 23 , 505 552 24 400 90 * 12,248 41 ,931 771 -Ic 430 no * 13 ,200 Whea t Stocks Up - - Othe r Gr a i n Stocks Below Yea r Earl ier April 1 stocks of a ll whe a t at 638 million bu she ls were 17 pe r cen t ab ove a year ea r l i e r . Stocks of the four feed gra ins (c or n, oats, barley and sorghum) to taled 2 , 878 mi lli on bushels, 26 percent below t he 3 , 894 million bushels on Apr i l 1, 1974 . De creases fr om a year ea rlier for ind ividual fee d grains r anged fr om 23 percent f or cor n t o 45 percent for s orghum Soy bean stocks a t 659 million bus he l s were 11 percent below April 1, 1974. Corn s t ored in a ll pos i tions on April 1 , 1975 totaled 2 ,2 09 million bu s he l s , down 23 percent f r om the 2, 861 mi llion bushe ls a year earlier and 34 percen t be l ow April 1 , 1973 . This is the lowest April 1 stocks in all pos it i ons since 195 5 . Farm st ocks , at 1,504 million I bushels , a r e the lowe s t f or April 1 s i nc e 1956 and are 25 perc ent be l ow a year a go. Offfarm stocks , at 705 mi l lion bushels , a r e down 17 percent. Sorghum grain stocks in all positions on April 1, 1975 t otaled 209 million bus hels, down sharply f r om the April 1, 1974 l evel of 381 mi l l i on bushels and 42 percent below t he same date in 197~. Farm s tocks at 64 million bushel s are down 44 perc ent from a year a go and off- fa rm ho l dings at 145 mi l l ion bu shels a re 46 percent be l ow last Apr i l. Oa ts stored in all po s i t ion s on April 1 , 19 75 totaled 327 mi l lion bu s he l s , 25 pe r cen t less t han the April 1 , 1974 stocks of 4 36 mi llion bus hels . Farm stocks of 239 mil lion bushels compare with 289 mi l l i on bushe ls a yea r ago . The 88 million bus hels held in off farm positions are 59 mill i on bu s he l s below l a s t April 1 . Barley stocks in al l posi t i ons April 1, 1?75 totaled 134 million bus hels, repres en t i n g a 38 pe rcent decrease fr om a ye a r I earlier and a 48 percent decreas e from April 1 , 1 973. Farm ho lding s a t 62 million bushe l s decl ined 49 per cent fro m a ye ar ear l i e r , while of f- f a rm stocks at 72 million bushels dec l ined I 23 percent . Rye s tocks in a l l s tor a ge pos it i ons totaled 8 .4 million bushels a~ of Ap ril 1, 1975. This i s a 53 percent de cl ine f rom Apr i l 1, 1974 stocks and the lowest April 1 st ocks since 1953. All vlheat i n storage on Apr i l 1, 197 5 totaled 638 million bu shels. Except f or last year, this is the smal l est Apr i l 1 h ol d i n gs sinc e 1952 . Stocks are 17 percent ab ov e a year earlier but 31 percent l e s s t han 2 years a go. Fa r m stock s total ed 250 million bu s hels , 38 percent above a year ag o wh i l e off- f a r m stock s a t 388 million bushels are up 6 percent . Disap pearance from all storage posi t i ons fro m J anuary through 11ar ch 1975 is indicated at 463 million bushels , ,c ompa r ed with 380 million a year earlier. Soyb ean stocks totaled 659 mi l l ion bushels on Apr i l 1 , down 11 perc ent fr om las t April . Farm stocks at 336 mill i on bu s hel s wer e 1 perc ent higher than last year , while of f -farm s t ocks a t 323 mi llion bu she l s were 20 percent l ess than a ye a r earlier. Stocks on Apr i l 1 i ndi ca te a Sept emb er-March disapp earance of 745 million bu s hels from the beginning supply of 1 ,4 04 million bus hels (c a rryover of 171 plus 1974 production of 1,233 million bushels). Disa ppear ance f o r the s ame period last year total ed 869 mill ion bushels. During the pa st 7 months, a ppro ximately 296 million bushels have been expo r t ed and 415 million bushel s proce s s ed f or oil . United States Grain Sto cks Apr i l 1 , 1975 with comparisons (In thousand bushels) Grain and pos i t i on . Apr il 1 1973 April 1 1974 Jan. 1 1 975 Apr il 1 1975 CaRR On Fa rms : Off Farms 1/ : Total : SORGHUM On Farm s : Off Farms 1/ : Total : OATS On Farms : Off Farms 1/ : Total : BARLEY On Fa rms : Off Fa r ms 1/ : Tot a l : 2,385 ,313 954 , 965 3,340 ,278 95,161 267 ,714 362 ,875 377 , 191 206 , 5 75 583 ,766 161 ,135 -97 , 340 258,4 75 2,011,556 849,794 2 , 861 , 350 114,179 266,742 380,921 288, 932 147 ,527 436,459 121 ,332 93,823 215 ,155 2,533 ,424 1,080,024 3,613 ,448 123,149 257,843 380 ,992 388,257 122,512 510,769 127,068 102,728 229,796 1,503 ,813 7 04 ,928 2,208 ,741 63, 850 145 ,278 209,128 238 ,591 88 ,213 326 ,804 61 ,610 71 ,913 133,523 ALL WHEAT On Farms . Off Farm s 1/ : To t a l : RYE On Fa r ms Off Farms 1/ Tot al : : : : 315 ,92 6 611 , 253 927 ,179 12, 984 35 ,781 48,765 181 ,328 366,441 547,769 4,440 13,456 17,896 440,196 661,171 1 ,101,367 6,371 5,509 11 ,880 249 ,954 388,393 638,347 4 ,201 4 ,167 8,368 SOYBEANS On Farms : 145 ,333 331 ,885 490,986 335 ,766 Off Farms 1/ : 358 ,372 405,943 505,392 323,273 Total : 503 ,705 737,828 996,378 659,039 !/ Includ es stocks at Mil l s, Eleva t or s, Warehous e s , Terminals , Processors, and Commodity Credit Corporation (C.C .C.) owned grai n a t bin site s . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistic ian In Char ge PAUL E. WILLIAMS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Ser~ ice , USDA , 1861 West Broad Street, Athens , Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Depa r t men t of Agriculture . Af t er Five Day s Return t o Unit e d States Depa r t men t of Agricul t ur e Statistical Re por t ing Service 1861 Wes t Broad St r e et Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS III 13 0 0 0 0 0003567 00 RL S 5 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGr A' o S ERI ALS DEPT LIBRARY ATHENS 1. -1 GA 306 0 2 ~, .:---- ~G\A h/ ~~ REPORT FARM o \J \'j\S ....,, " I / GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA \ April ,1975 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreage, Yield and Production - 1974 Preliminary District I and County Harvested Acres Yield Per Acre Production Bushels Bushels DISTRICT 1 Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Floyd Gordon Murray Polk Walker I Whitfield 4,560 130 2,510 5,460 12,120 5,400 1 ,790 1 ,810 3,180 17.6 18 .5 18 .5 19.5 23.2 19.5 21. 3 20 .4 21.3 80,300 2,400 46,500 106,300 280,800 105 ,100 38,100 36,900 67,800 TOTAL 36,960 20.7 764,200 DISTRICT 2 Barrow Clarke Dawson Fulton Gilmer Gwinnett Jackson Oconee Union Walton 900 1 ,300 120 1,350 100 990 2,400 7,630 140 8 ,900 18 .3 27.5 24.2 24.4 24.0 22.4 26.5 24.4 26.4 26.5 16,500 35,700 2,900 33,000 2,400 22,200 63,500 186,400 3,700 235,600 TOTAL 23,830 25.3 601,900 DISTRICT 3 Banks Elbert Franklin Hart I Madison Oglethorpe Wilkes 300 3,700 2,900 10,200 11,700 5,850 180 28.3 23.0 19 .9 20.9 20.9 27.2 27.2 8,500 85,100 57,600 213,300 244,700 159,000 4,900 TOTAL 34 ,830 22.2 773,100 (Over) Apr il 1975 GEORG IA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acreag e , Yield and Production - 1974 Preliminary District . and Count)' Harve sted Ac res Yield Per Acre Produc t i on Bushe l s Bushels DISTRICT 4 Clayton Cowe t a Fayett e Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Hacon Ha r i on Meriwether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson TOTAL 300 1 , 450 1 , 400 370 150 170 5 ,300 800 37,900 1 ,080 2 ,320 5,750 2,750 2,950 410 11, 200 330 300 74 ,930 25 . 7 26 .6 25. 5 23 . 5 23.3 23 . 5 25.5 26.5 24 .5 23 .4 23.4 25 .5 23.5 23 . 5 20 .5 22.4 22.4 20.3 24 . 2 7 , 700 38, 500 35 , 700 8 , 700 3 , 500 4 ,000 13 5,200 21, 200 927,700 25 , 300 54 , 400 146 ,600 64 ,500 69 ,200 8 ,400 251 ,300 7,400 6, 100 1 , 815 ,4 00 DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb Bleck1e y Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newt on Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Treutlen Twiggs Washington Whe~ler Wilkinson 1 ,400 2,400 9 ,400 2 , 300 7,700 8 , 000 1 ,200 32 ,000 160 7,500 360 31,300 100 3 ,300 ],900 520 21, 600 11, 600 120 360 770 1,100 20,200 6 ,400 1, 200 21.9 24.0 26 .1 27. 2 26 . 1 26 . 5 19 . 8 26 .1 18 .8 19.9 20. 8 21.9 23.0 22 .5 23. 0 26. 2 26.1 25. 1 21. 7 23.1 20 .9 21.9 26 .1 26.1 19 . 8 30 ,700 57,700 245 ,600 62,500 201 , 100 212, 000 23 , 800 835 ,900 3 ,000 148,900 7,500 686,800 2 , 300 74 ,300 43 ,700 13,600 564 ,300 290, 900 2 , 600 8,300 16 ,100 24,100 527 ,700 167 , 200 23 ,800 TOTAL 172 ,890 24.7 4,274 ,400 (Continued) April 1975 GEORGIA SOYBEAns County Estimate s - Acr eage , Yi eld and Production - 1974 Prel iminary District and County Harve st ed Acr es Yield Pe r Acre Bushels Pr oduc t ion Bus he l s DISTRICT 8 At k i ns on Ben Hill B e r r i en Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Echols Lrwi,n Jeff Davis Lanier Lownde s Telfair Tif t Turner Wil cox Worth 2 ,800 2 ,000 11 , 000 28,800 460 3,100 6 ,200 12 ,800 17,300 20,700 470 5 ,000 4 ,000 770 6 , 900 7 ,200 6,000 2 ,700 5 ,500 4 ,300 20.9 26.2 24 .1 31. 4 20 . 0 27.2 31.4 25.1 24.1 27. 2 18.9 32.5 31.4 29.4 29 .3 27.2 30 .4 26.2 27.2 27 .2 58 ,600 52 ,300 264 , 800 904 , 400 9 , 200 84, 400 194,700 321,600 416,500 563 ,400 8 ,900 162 ,300 125 ,600 22,600 202 ,200 196 ,000 18 2,100 70 ,700 149,700 117 ,000 TOTAL 148 ,000 27 .8 4 ,107,000 DISTRICT 9 Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Chatham Evans Long Pierce Tattna11 Toombs War e Wayn e 2, 800 1 ,400 100 3 , 100 1 ,350 9,900 450 5 ,200 16,300 6,900 1,000 1 ,450 27.5 22.8 22.0 24.9 22.8 24.9 24.9 21.8 31.1 29 .0 25 .9 26 . 9 76 ,900 31,900 2,200 77 ,100 30,800 246,100 11 ,200 113,100 506 ,500 200,100 25,900 39,000 TO TAL 49, 950 27 .2 1 ,360,800 Other Count ies l/ 66 0 23 .5 15,500 STATE TOTAL 1 , 010 ,000 25 .5 l/ Count i es with l ess than 100 a c r e s of soybeans harvested are combined . 25,755 ,000 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricul tural Statis tic ian In Charge HIKE HAMMER Agricultural Statistician The Stati sti cal Reporting Servic e , USDA, 18 61 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in coo pe ra t iou with the Geor gia Depar t men t of Agriculture . April 1975 GEORGIA SOYBEANS County Estimates - Acr ea ge , Yi eld and Production - 1974 Preliminary District and Coun ty Harvest ed Ac r e s Yi eld Per Ac re Production Bushel s Bushel s DISTRICT 6 Bull oc h Burke Candler C o l u mbi a Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins HcDuf f ie Richmor..d Screven Warren 55 ,100 84, 000 14 , 400 700 15,000 1 7 ,600 3 , 200 50 ,700 22 ,000 2 ,200 7 ,5 00 62 ,000 5 , 600 28 . 0 25 . 0 28.0 20 . 0 28.0 25. 0 22.0 26 .0 23.0 22 .0 22 .0 26 . 0 22 . 0 1 ,540 ,500 2 ,096 ,800 402, 600 14 ,000 41 9,400 439,300 70,300 1,316,200 505 ,200 48 ,300 164,800 1,609 ,600 123,000 TOTAL 340 , 00 0 25.7 8 ,750 ,000 DISTRICT 7 Ba k e r Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Hitchell Randolph Seminole SteHart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster 3 ,200 6 ,600 1 ,700 9 ,800 3 ,250 6,800 6 ,900 10 , 00 0 5 , 250 4 , 000 1 ,900 6 , 350 3 ,350 26 ,300 8,900 22 ,850 800 28 .1 27 . 6 28. 1 26.1 29.6 19 .0 26.1 28.1 25. 1 28.1 25 .1 24 .1 21.0 24.1 25 .1 28 .1 24 .1 89, 800 182 ,000 47 ,700 255,500 96 ,100 129,500 179 ,900 280 ,700 131,600 112 ,300 47 ,600 152,800 70 ,500 632 ,800 223 ,100 641 ,500 19,300 TOTAL 1 27 ,9 50 25 .7 3 ,292 ,700 (Over) II \J; ~ ~()~G\FAARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGI A \ \ \ AGR IC ULTURA L P RIC~S APRIL GEORGIA INDEX DOW N 3 POINTS '15 1975 May I, 1975 The All Commodities Index of Pri ces Received by Georgia farmers in April was 168 percent, 3 points below the prev ious mon th but 4 points above April 1974, according to the Georgia Crop Repor t ing Se rvice . The April Al I Crops Inde x wa s 178 percen t, 3 po ints above the previous month. The Livestock and Livestock Produ c ts Inde x wa s 161 percen t, 6 points below the previous month but 2 points above April 1974. The decrease in the Al 1 Commodity Index from March 1975 level resulted from decreas es in the pr ic e s of chickens, eggs and milk . UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 6 POINTS PR ICES PAID INDEX UP 3 POI NTS The Inde x of Pr ices Re ceive d by Farmers i nc rea se d 6 points (4 perc ent) to 170 percent of its January-December 1967 av erage during the month ended April IS, 1975. Contributing most to the i nc rea se s ince mid- Ma rch were higher prices for cattle, hogs, Upland co tton, soybeans, and calves. Lower pr i ces for eggs and milk were partially offsetting. The index was 13 points (7 percen t) bel ow a year earl i e r , The Inde x of Prices Paid by Farmers f or Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates for Apr il 15 was 182, up 3 points (2 percent) from a month earl i e r , Higher prices for product ion i tems accounted for the i nde x rise. The index was 18 points (II percent) above a year ea r l i e r , 1967 = 100 INDE X NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES e , Ma r . 15 1974 Apr. 15 1974 Ma r , 15 1975 Ap r , 15 1975 GEORG IA Prices Rece i ved A1I Commod i ties 175 164 171 168 All Crops 176 / 170 175 178 Livestock and Livestock Products 174 159 167 161 UNITED STATES Prices Received 194 183 1/ 164 170 Pr ices Paid, Interest, Taxes & Farm \/age Rat es 162 164 179 182 Ra t i 0 I / : 120 I I2 92 93 1/ Ratio of Index of Pri ce s Re ce ive d by Farmer s to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, ~nd Farm Wage Rates. 1/ Revi se d. FRASIER T. GA LLOWAY Agricultural Statis ticia n In Cha rge CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricu ltural Statistician The Statistical Repor t i ng Serv ic e , USDA, 1861 We st Broa d Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Geo rg ia Depar tment of Agriculture. , PRICES -- RECEIV ED AND PAID BY FARME RS , AP RIL 15 . 1975 WITH COMPARISONS Commodi ty a nd Un i t Apr. 15 1974 Georqi a t1a r , 15 1975 Ap r , 15 1975 Apr . 15 1974 Un i t ed St a t e s 11ar. 15 Ap r . 15 1975 1975 Pi{ IC ES REC EIVED \4hea t, bu . Oat s, bu . Co r n , bu . Cot ton, lb. Co tt onseed , ton Soybean s , bu . Swee t po t at oes, cwt. Hay , bal ed , ton: Al l Al f al f a Other I I Mi l k Cows , head Hogs, cwt . Bee f Cat t l e, All , cwt. 11 Cows , cw t , 11 Stee rs & Heifers, cwt. Calves , cwt. Mil k , Sold to Plant s, cwt . Fluid Mar ket Ma nuf ac tured Al l Tu r ke ys , 1b. Chi cke ns , lb . : Exc l ud i ng Bro il ers Comme r cia l Bro ilers Eggs , a l l, doz. Tab le , doz . Ha t chin g , doz. $ 4 .0 0 $ 1. 55 $ 2.80 $ $ 5.30 $ I I. 90 $ 36.50 $ $ 36. 50 $ 475 . 00 $ 30.40 $ 36.40 $ 30. 40 $ 40.50 $ 46. 20 $ 10. 25 $ $ 10.25 26.0 9.0 19.5 54. 6 50.7 75.0 3 .49 1. 63 2.88 34 . 0 103 .00 5 .23 9. 70 36. 50 36. 50 340 . 00 36.90 20.40 17.60 22.60 22. 70 .!i/9 . 30 .!i/9 . 30 30.0 9.0 ?4 . 0 61.5 57 . 0 85. 0 3. 40 1.73 2.93 37.0 95. 00 5.77 10.80 36.50 36. 50 340. 00 37. 60 21 .80 18.80 24.00 24 . 00 2/9. 25 2/9. 25 31.0 8.0 23.5 53 . 2 46.7 85. 0 3.98 1. 24 2.41 58. 4 5. 15 9 .85 44.40 47. 50 38.30 541.00 30.60 39.20 30.70 41 .20 47. 20 4/9.19 417.81 4/8.87 4/27.7 4/8 .2 4721.0 ~/50. I 3 .65 1. 46 2.67 30 .0 106.50 5.31 9.80 49.70 52. 40 44 .20 390. 00 38.30 27 . 8 0 18.70 30 .50 24 . 70 4/8.46 417.01 ~/8. 13 30.3 9.7 23.7 54. I 3.69 1. 51 2. 68 32 .2 5.6 1 10.70 52. 40 54.9 0 46.10 396.0 0 39.3 0 31 . 80 20. 10 34 . 90 26.80 218 . 35 517 . 02 5 / 8. 05 -28 . 7 8. 2 23.4 47. 4 PRI CES PAID , FEED Mi xed Dai ry Feed , t on : 14% pro t ein 16% pro t e in 18% p rot e in 20% pro t e in Hog Fee d, 14%-18% pro t e in , cwt Co t ton s eed Meal, 4 1%, cwt . Soyb ean Mea l, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt , Mi ddl i ngs , cwt. Corn Mea I , cwt. Poul t ry Fee d, ton: Bro il e r Grower Feed Layin g Fee d Chi ck St arter Al f al fa Hay, ton AI I Other Ha y, ton $ 122.00 $ 131.00 $ 132.00 $ 139.00 $ 7.90 $ 9.50 $ 10.50 $ 7. 80 $ 7.80 $ 6.90 $ 142.00 $ 137.00 $ 153 .00 $ 45. 00 $ 47.00 132.00 136. 00 1) 5. 00 138.00 8.00 8.80 8. 80 7. 60 7. 50 7.3 0 158 .00 136.00 157.00 70.00 65.00 131.00 136.00 137.00 141.00 129.00 128.00 133.00 136.00 8.10 7.83 8.40 9.62 8.70 9.80 8.00 7. 17 7.90 7.05 7.40 6.44 161.00 : 141.00 : 157.00: 70.00 : 61.00 : 156.00 144.00 165.00 64.50 52.70 131.00 130.00 133.00 13 6 . 0 0 7. 92 8.69 8 .37 7.11 6.98 6. 96 161.00 143.00 162.00 66.70 56. 90 131.00 134.00 138.00 141.00 8 . 10 8.67 8.64 7. 26 7.10 7.00 ' 164.00 146.00 164.00 67.40 57.40 11 Include s all hay e xcep t a lfa lfa . 1/ " COWS'I a nd " s t ee r s and he ifer s" comb in ed wi th allo~ance whe re necessary f or s l a ught e r bull s. 11 Includes cuI I dairy cows sold fo r slau gh t er, but not da iry cows f or herd repla cemen t s .!i/ Revis ed. 21 Prel imina ry . Aft er Five Days Return to United Sta tes Dep a r tmen t of Agr icul ture Statistical Report i ng Service 186 1 We st Broad Street Athens, Georgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS 99 0 13 0 ceo 0 0 0 3 565 00 RLS5 LNIV ERS!TY cF GEC RGI A o ACt; 0 1 \1 lINI V LI BRA "' lf S O~ 5 ATH E~l S Gf,l 30 6 C1 ... .... " .........-- POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Sta, Depor tment of Agriculture AGR - 101 o a o . c : : ~()~G \ A FARM RE T GEORGIA ~.. O P R EPORT IN G SE RVIC E '-- - "" ATH ENS , GEORGIA \ \ '>, .::\"y '\::- G E N E R AL e R 0 R E P D RT MAY 'I '19 7 5 GEORGIA: May 12, 1975 The first of Ma y f ound Geo rg ia fa rme r s wi th t he greate s t lag in plan ting progres s since planting progress re cord s were be gun 18 years ag o. Acco r d i ng to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service, most ma j o r c ro ps were well be l ow no rma l p l a nt i ng rates for the da t e. The major c u l p r i t was t he frequent a nd oft en hea vy rai nf a l l du r i ng March and April. The State's pe a nut c rop wa s on ly 4 2 pe rc e nt pl an t ed compa red with 58 percent for last year' s late plantin gs and t he 5-ye ar average of 74 pe rce nt planted. Corn was 71 percent planted as oppo s ed t o 80 pe rc e nt l a s t year a nd an average of 83 percent. Cotton seeding progress was a record low 34 pe rc e nt as contra s t e d wit h last year's 62 percent for the date and an av e ra ge p rogress of 69 percent. Soybea ns were, 1 ikewise, trail ing with only 5 percent pla nt i ng - a bout one-hal f t he no rma l ra te . Tobacco transplanting had lagged normal progres s a ll season but was near i ng comp le ti on with 98 percent already transplanted. Georgia's wheat c rop i s i n be t ter co nd i t io n tha n l a st year's insect and disease plagued crop. Producti o n t his ye a r is fore ca st to be 3 .9 mi ll ion bushels from 130,000 acres harvested wi th a y ie l d of 30 bushe l s per a c re. Georgia's peach c r op is expected t o total 90 mi l I ion pou nds - double last year's very short crop. If real ized, t h is wou ld be weI I bel ow a f u l l crop but it has been so l ong since Georg i a had a f u l I c rop t hat the re i s some que s tion as to what a full crop might be. Problems this yea r s t emme d f ro m a fr eeze wh i c h cau ght many early varieties in full bloom and a poo r po l l i na t io n seas on for la ter va ri eties . State . PEACH PROD UCT ION, SELECTED STAT ES. 1973 - 1975 Produ c ti on Mil l io n Pounds 48 Pound Equivalents Uti l ized : Indica t ed Util ized Indicated 1973 197 4 : 1975 1973 1974 1975 - - 1,000 Un i t s - - Al a b a ma Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Ca ro 1 ina Oklahoma : South Ca ro 1 ina Texas : 7.0 36.0 100 .0 6.5 10 . 0 30 .0 9.2 245 . 0 15.0 9.0 20.0 45. 0 6.3 7 .0 20 .0 .I 2 15 . 0 18. 0 8.5 35 .0 90 .0 2.5 7.0 30. 0 6.8 225.0 15. 0 146 750 2, 083 135 208 625 192 5 ,104 313 188 417 938 131 146 417 2 4,479 375 177 729 1,875 52 146 625 142 4,688 313 9 Southe rn Sta tes : 458.7 340 .4 419 . 8 . 9,556 7,093 8,747 UNITED STATES CROP REPORT SUMMARY Mayl,1975 Temperatures during April averaged well below normal across the entire Nation ex ce pt in the Corpus Christi, Texas area and sou thern Flor ida. Except for some warming l a t e i n the month, most of April's temperature averaged well below normal. Much of Mont~na wa s 8 to 12 degrees subnormal . A la r ge po rt ion of t he northe r n Great Plains averaged 6 t o 8 degrees below normal, due in par t t o t he exten de d sn ow cover . Subno rma l t emperatu re s e a r l y in the month caused some freeze damage t o pea ch trees from Ohio to South Carol i na a nd sl owec development of fall seeded crop s and pastures . WINTER WHEAT: Winter whea t p ro duc ti on i s f o re ca s t a t a record h i gh 1,620 mi ll ion bus he l s, based on cond i t ion of t he c rop as of May 1. Thi s is 16 percent above the previous high set last year and 27 percen t above 1973. The increase from a year earl ier is attributed to more acres f o r harvest and expectations of a higher average yield th is yea r . Prospective production is up I percent from the previous f o r eca s t of the 1975 crop made last December. PEACHES: The first produc t ion f o re ca s t of pea c he s i n th e n ine Southern States a t 4 19 .8 mill ion poundS , i s 23 pe rce nt a bove the short crop grown in 1974 but 8 percen t less than 1973. The 1970- 74 f i ve yea r ave rage p roduc ti o n i n t h i s region i s 49 7 .7 mi l l i on pounds. The nine Southe r n Sta t e s maki ng a May I f o re ca s t a c count for about one- ha l f of t he U.S. peach crop, excludi ng Cal iforn ia peaches wh i ch are use d mostly for canning. Fol lowing an early bloom in February, th i s year 's crop prospects were reduced by freezing tempe ra tu re s in March and April. In a ddit ion heavy spr i ng ra infa l l a nd cool weather caused poo r poll ination. With alight set i n most areas peach growers are doing 1ittle t hinn ing and t he May drop is expected to be min ima l. Ha rve s t of early va rie ti es i s underway in Texa s . HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: Supp l ies of hay on f a rms May I we re ge nera l l y less than a year ear l le r , May I s toc ks on f a rms t o t a l e d 18 . 6 mill ion tons, 27 percent l ess than a year earl ier and 24 perce nt l e s s than t wo yea r s ago on t he same date. All states ha ve less hay on hand May 1 excep t t he Pa c ific No rthwe st, Ne va da , Arizona, Nebraska, No rth Dako t a , Florida, and Rhode Island . Sp r in g pa st u re s have been s l ow starting this year, pro l ong i ng the normal feeding period . Disappearance of hay from f a rms du r ing the 1974-75 f ee d ing season totaled 133.9 mill ion tons, nearly the same as t he prev iou s yea r at 133 . 6 mi l I ion tons, and 3 percent more t ha n the 1972-73 feeding season. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Cha rge W. PAT PARKS Agr icultural Statist ician The St..tlstical Repor t l nq -Se r-v l ce , USDA , 186 1 We s t Broa d Stree t , Athens, Georg ia , i n cooperation with the Georgia Departmen t of Agricu l tu re . After Five Days Re t ur n t o United States Department of Agr i cul t ur e Statistical Reporting Se rvi ce 1861 West Broad St reet Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ' ? ::;, ":;i""""" POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Unite~ Slot o.pootmen' of "'.icuhu AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLAS S III 1 3 0 ooa 0 0 0 3 5 6 7 oC RL S5 UN I VERSITY Or: Cl:ORGfc A C S E ~ l ,1.L S OCt) -" LI BRARY )= 1 An , f.::NS G ,ii, 3 0 t, 0 2 G Ji 0 6 . C: '] 'P I f~ ~G\A FARM REPORT c}a ~/;':> !7 s: :]3 \ \ "~\S \ GEORGI'\A.~'CROP REPORTING SERVICE - ATHENS, GEORGIA \ \ PEACHES MAY ~ 1975 May 12, 1975 Peach Crop to Double Last Year's Small Crop Georgia's peach growers are expecting about 90 mil I ion pounds of peaches this year, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This level of production, if real i zed , would be double the very small crop produced last year. The main cause for the low production last year was the lack of ch ill hours. This year, the accumulated chill hours were adequate but cold weather caught many early varieties near full bloom and later varieties had a poor poll ination season due to heavy rains and cool temperatures. The 90 mill ion pound crop expected this year is weI I below a full crop but there have been such a string of less than full production years that no one is quite sure what a ful I crop for Georgia would be. This estimate relates to total production and includes inspected and non-inspected inshipments, quantities used on farms where produced, local sales and quantities used for processing. For comparative purposes, production and util ization of Georgia peaches for several years are included in the table below. Year Production Total Mil. 1b s , GEORG IA PEACHES Processed, un recorded sales & fa rm use 1/ - - 1.000 Bu s he I s - - Equiv. Ca rs Number Recorded Rail and Truck Shipments I ,000 Percent bu. of total Prod. 1969 1970 185.0 170.0 3 , 8943,542 2,377 1,979 2,364 1,477 38 2,316 1,563 44 1971 120.0 2,500 1,62 I 1,408 879 35 1972 1973 190.0 100.0 3,958 2,083 2,979 I ,288 I ,566 979 25 1 , 178 795 38 1974 45.0 938 465 701 473 50 1975 : 90.0 1,875 1/ Local sdles, non-inspected truck shipments to points in Georgia and adjoining states, used in processing, and quantities used on farms where produced. PEACH REPORT AS OF MA Y 1, 1975 - - UNITED STATES The fir s t p roduct ion fo re ca s t o f pea ch e s i n t he n i ne Sout he r n Sta tes at 419.8 million pounds, is 23 percen t above t he sh o rt c rop g rown i n 1974 but 8 pe rce nt less than 1973. The 1970-74 f ive year avera ge p roduc t io n i n t hi s re gi on i s 497. 7 mil li o n poun ds . The 'n i ne Southern States ma k in g a Ma y I f o recas t acco unt f or abou t one-ha l f o f t he U.S. peach crop , exclud'ing Cal ifornia pea c he s wh i c h are used mos t ly f o r ca nn in g . Fol lowing an early bl oom i n February, this year1s crop p ros pect s were re duced by f ree z i ng t empe ra t u re s i n March an d Ap ri l In addition heavy sprin g ra infal l a nd cool weat he r ca used poor po l l iriat ion . Wi t h ali gh t set i n most areas peach grower s a re do i ng 1 i tt l e t hi nn in g a nd the Ma y d ro p i s expe cted t o be minimal. Harvest of ea r l y va r iet ie s i s underway i n Te xa s . South Carol ina, th e ma j o r sout hern pea c h State , a nt i c ipa t es a crop of 225.0 mi l l ion pounds, 5 percent more than l a s t yea r . Geo ri ga , the se cond ran k i ng State , exp ects 90.0 mil I ion pounds, double the extreme l y sh o r t crop of 1974. Product ion i nc reases a re also forecast for Arkansas, No r t h Caro l i na a nd Okla homa wh i l e Ala bama , Louisiana and Texas prospects are below l a s t yea r . St a t e Alabam a Arkans as Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Ca ro 1in a Oklahoma South Ca ro 1 i na Texa s PEAC HES Product io n Mi lli on Pounds 48 Pound Equivalents Ut il ize d : Ind ica t ed Ut i -----"-....;... 1 i zed : I nd i ca t e d 1973 1974 : 1975 1973 1974 : 1975 1. 000 Un i ts 7.0 36.0 100.0 6.5 10. 0 30.0 9 .2 245.0 15.0 9. 0 20. 0 45.0 6. 3 7. 0 20. 0 1 215 .0 18.0 8. 5 35. 0 90. 0 2.5 7. 0 30. 0 6. 8 225.0 15 .0 146 750 2, 083 : 135 208 625 192 5 , 104. 3 13 188 417 938 131 146 4 17 2 4 , 479 375 177 729 1,875 52 146 625 142 4,688 313 9 Southern States 458. 7 340.4 4 19 .8 : 9,556 7,093 8,747 FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural St a t is t i c ia n In Charge v, PAT PARKS Agri cul t ura l Statistic ian The St a t i s ti ca l Report i ng Servi ce, USDA, 1861 West Bro a d St re e t , Athens, Georg ia, i n coope ra t io n with the Geo r g ia Departme nt of Ag r i cu l tu re. Af t er Five Da ys Re t ur n t o United St a t es Depa r t men t of Agr i cul t ur e Stat is t ica l Re por t i ng Serv i ce 1861 West Broad Stree t At hens , Geor gi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSI NESS $:;:, ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni te d Sto tes De-portmenl of Agriculture AGR - 101 ,., , '- ~G\ A ~ ~~ FAR M R"E o T / --GEORGIA' CROP R EPOR TING SE RV IC E A T HE NS, GEORGIA \ C O TT O N GEORGI A' S 1974 COTTON YIELD SECOND HIGHEST OF RECORD Nay 13 , 1975 Cotton producers i n Georgl a fa i led t o match l as t ye a r ' s r ecord yield of 499 pound s pe r I acre but did harvest a ver y r espectabl e 490 pound s per a c r e . It was only the seco nd t i me since records began i n 1866 , that Ge or gi a' s cotton gr owe r s ha d ave r a ge d ove r a 480 pound net bale per acre. Des pi t e the favo r ab l e yi e l ds , i t was no t a good yea r for cotton farmers . Rising production co st and decl i ning co t t on pr i c e s pl a ced many gr owe r s in a ne t lo ss position for the 197 ~ crop . As a r e s ul t, sharp cutbacks i n c ot t on a c r eage are expected f or the 1975 crop. A f inal tabula t i on of gi nnings f or Georgia ' s 1974 co t ton c r op indicated a production of 419,000 bales (480 pounds net we i ght ) compared wi t h 390 . 000 ba l e s in 1973. Ginnings for 1974 in Georgia , as r ep or t e d by t he Cens us Bureau , t otale d 411 ,814 bales. The upward adjustment was due to out-of - St a t e gi nnings. Cot t onse ed pr oduc t i on i n Georgia totaled 150 ,000 tons compared with 146,000 t ons i n 197 3 . . The value of co t t on and c ottons ee d from Ge or gia' s 19 74 cr op (excluding Government payments) wa s place d at $98 , 255,000--down 21 percent f r om the 1 973 value of $124 ,178,000 . The value, including Gov e r nmen t payme n t s amounted to $99, 400, 000 , compared wi t h $154 ,006, 000 in 1973--a drop of 35 pe r ce n t f rom a 7 pe r ce n t l a r ge r product ion . The price per pound , excluding Government paymen t s dropped f r om 59 . 0 cents i n 19 73 t o 40.0 cents for 1974 and would have been lower had part of the crop not been contrac tually sold before the prices nose dived. Including Gover nmen t paymen t s rai s ed t h e 1973 price t o 75.0 cents but only rai s e d the 1974 price to 40.6 ,c en t s . t St a t e UPLAND Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Missouri New Hexico North Caro1::'na Oklahoma South Carolina Tenness e e Texas COTTON: Acreage and Produc tion : 1974 Cr op wi t h Compa r i s ons Lin t Yield : Production Plant ed Harve s t ed per Ha rves t ed : 480-1b. net Ac r e s Ac r e s Acr e : weight bales 197 3 1974 197 3 1974 1 9 73 1974 1973 1974 Thou s a nd Acr e s Thousand Ac r e s Pound s Thou s and Bales 525 27 6 1 , 045 95 0 386 5 30 1, 370 241 1 31 186 5 47 330 460 5 , 400 600 392 1 , 200 1, 250 423 65 0 1 ,780 400 1 51 158 5 70 310 540 5 , 200 510 276 9 75 942 375 5 20 1 ,340 1 73 12 7 173 52 6 29 4 44 0 5 , 200 585 392 1 ,130 1 ,2 38 410 635 1 ,710 310 14 0 145 547 292 510 4 , 40 0 42 3 1 ,0 63 51 3 891 499 481 651 501 514 455 390 473 472 431 429 1 , 218 374 1 ,006 490 423 448 356 509 440 272 450 290 269 449 611 1 ,041 1,749 390 521 1 ,816 180 136 164 427 290 432 4,673 52 2 995 880 2 ,595 419 560 1 ,595 230 148 133 310 274 308 2 ,462 Other States ~/ : 18 . 1 21 . 9 16 . 1 20. 3 16.9 18. 9 ------------------ ------- ----- -- ----- ----------------------------------------------------- UNITED STATES Upland : 12, 395 .1 11 , 88 7 . 1 521 441 12,895 .9 13 , 645 . 9 12,464. 3 11 ,449 . 9 Amer.-Pima 84.6 83 . 5 83 .1 82. 3 451 526 78.1 90 .2 All Cotton :12, 47 9.7 11,9 70 .2 520 13 ,7 29 . 4 12 ,546. 6 1/ Includes Flor i da , Illinois , Ken t ucky , Nevada and Vi r gini a. 442 12 ,974.0 11,540 .1 FRASIER 1 . GALLOWAY W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Stat i s t i c i a n I n Charge Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Se r v i c e , USDA , 18 61 Wes t Bro ad St r ee t , At hens , Georgia in :coope r a t i on wit~ t he Geo r gi a Department of Agricu ltur e. COTTON LINT AND COTTONS EED : Seaso n ave r ag e price received by farmers and va lue of produc ti on , 19 73 an d 1974 Stat e Pr i c e . pe r po und 1 / -----~- 19 73 2/ 1974 3/ COTTO N LI NT Pr i ce pe r Va l u e pound plus of pri ce support product i on pay men ts 4 / 19 73 2/ 19 74 3/ 1973 4/ 1974 5/ -AUPl-LaA.-ND Ariz. Ark. Calif . Ga. La . Mis s . Mo . N. Hex. N. C. Okla . S . C. Ten..T1. Tex . Other States 6/ Cent s 44 .0 43.3 34. 7 49 .5 59.0 37 .5 37.9 36.1 50.0 59 .6 49 .5 51.1 39 . 7 46 .0 42 . 5 44 .0 45 . 5 47 . 5 40 . 0 42. 0 47 . 0 fl7 . 0 49 . 5 42 . 5 27 . 0 51. 0 41. 5 35 . 0 1 , 00 0 dollars Cents 94 ,813 126 ,9 99 173 ,44 3 415 , 485 110 , 308 93, 773 330, 384 31 , 2 66 32,657 46 , 951 101 , 426 71 , 026 82,390 1 , 0 31 ,7 84 106 ,5 48 210 , 1 44 192,132 591, 627 80, 405 112, 812 359, 832 51, 935 35 , 264 27 , 115 40,1 76 67, 065 61, 364 Lf13 ,6 88 62. 0 54.4 47 ; 7 57. 5 75 . 0 49 . 9 48 .7 57. 3 65.2 76 . 3 58 . 7 69. 1 52 .8 56 .4 43 . 9 44 .0 47 .3 47.5 40 .6 42 . 7 47 . 7 51.5 50 . 5 44 .0 28.0 52.1 46 .3 40 .5 4 , 105 3 , 613 Value of production plus price support pa ymen t s 1973 4/ 1974 5/ 1,000 dollars 1 33,556 159 , 680 238,406 482,918 140 ,136 12 4,810 42 4 , 2 7 0 49,652 42,613 60, 089 120,289 9 6 , 0 68 109,628 1,265,972 10 9, 978 21 0 , 1 5 2 199,741 591,667 81 ,550 114,651 365 ,413 56 , 942 36 ,000 28,055 41,720 68 ,492 68 ,531 479 ,132 6,047 3,812 U. S., All 44.6 41. 7 2779 , 50Lf 2381 , 503 56 . 1 44 .9 3491 ,8 51 248 7,455 Upland 44.4 Amer.-Pima 87.2 42.8 64.1 2746,810 2353 ,720 55 . 8 32 , 694 27 , 783 100 . 6 44. 7 73. 0 3454 , 13 4 2455,836 37,717 31,619 COTTONSEED 7/ Sta t e ; Ala. : Ariz. : Ark. : Ca l if . : Ga . : La. : Miss. : No. : N. Hex. : N. C. : Okla. : S. C. : Tenn. : Tex . : Other States j : Produc t i on : 1973 19 74 : Thousand Tons 169 290 386 730 14 6 196 676 75 60 59 164 III 159 1,788 20 0 439 350 1 , 020 150 210 600 98 60 Lt 4 125 10 0 125 1 , 028 7 7 .9 Pr i ce : per t on : 1973 19 74 . Dol l a rs 94. 1 108 .0 98 . 1 117 .0 95 . 0 97 . 1 103 . 0 93. 4 111.0 92 .S 99 . 2 93. 3 96. 2 93 . 5 125 . 5 148 .0 131. 0 157.5 119 . 0 126 .5 134.5 123 .5 146. 0 131. 0 137.5 125 .0 127.5 120. 0 94 . 1 127 . 1 Value of production 1973 1 974 1,000 dollar s 15,903 31,320 37,86 7 85 ,4 10 13 ,8 70 1 9 , 0 32 69,628 7 ,005 6,660 5,458 16,269 10,356 15,2 96 16 7 ,178 25,100 64 ,972 45 ,850 1 6 0 , 6 50 17,850 26, 565 80,7 00 12, 10 3 8, 760 5 ,7 64 17 , 188 12 ,5 00 15,938 12 3, 360 659 1 ,004 u. s . ; 5 ,016 4 ,5 56.9 100 . 1 135.7 501,911 618, 304 1/1/ Price bas ed on a 480-p ound ne t weigh t bale. 2/ I nc l udes allowance fo r unredeemed l oans . Ave r a ge to April 1 , 19 75 wi th no al l owance for unred eemed loans . i/ Includes set-aside program payments for upl and and support pa yments f or Amer. - Pi ma , but does not include payments fo r conser vation practice s , s oi l banks , etc . 5/ Cons i s t s of disaster payments only f or upland cotton in 1974 and support paymen ts for Amer.-Pi ma . 6/ Includes Florida, Illinois, Ken t ucky , Nevad a and Virgi ni a . I/ 1974 crop preliminary. - Aft er Five Day s Re t ur n t o United States Depa r t men t of Agriculture St a t i s t i ca l Repo r t i ng Ser v i ce 1861 West Broad St ree t Athens , Ge orgia 3060 1 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ---- -.~L~ ~ - :;> ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni te d St ates Deportment o f Agric ult ure AGR - 101 0 , c: '! / 1 <6 / '7 5' a~G\A J (.} F RM REPO RT GE OR GI A C ROP REPOR TIN G SERV ICE AT HENS , GE O R GI A \ \ For I mmediate Re l eas e I~ HaYI 1975 MAJ OR CROP ACREAGE AND LIVESTOCK SURVEY TO BE LAU NCHED: Es t i ma te s of 1 975 p l an t e d acreages and l ive stock numbe r s will be developed f r om a major nationwide surv ey to be l aunched in lat e Ma y a nd ear ly June by the U. S . De pa rtment of Agricultur e . The pro gram wil l be directed by t he Georgia Cr op Repor t i n g Se r v ic e headed by Frasie r T. Galloway. The goal of t he s urvey , Galloway s a i d , i s to provide farmers and rancher s wi t h current r eliable and impart i al informa t i on to as sist t hem wi th production and marke t i ng plans. Pres ent f arm p r i c es and produ c t ion c osts , the e conomy, and e xport s i t ua tion have crea t ed more than the usua l number of uncertain t ies i n a gr icultur e , Galloway pointed out. Produc ers a r e e speciall y vulnera bl e a t t i mes l i ke these wi thout the market s t abi l i zi ng influenc e provided by official c r op and l i ves t ock estimat es. Rumor s and t r ade guesses can ups et delicate marke t ing situa tions. The nationwide survey , using a r e pr e s en t a t i v e sample of agriculture, wil l i nc l ude personal i n t erviews wi t h some 70 ,000 pr oducer s, and seve r a l thou s a nd live s tock op erators, and mail r e spons e s fro m t h ou sands of o the r f armers . The survey will be the ba s i s fo r a repor t to be issued by USDA June 30, es t i ma t i ng spring plant ed acre a ge s and a crea ge s fo r har ves t f or ma j or crops both na t ionally and by States. Th i s information will s e r ve a s the founda tion for a s er i es of yi e l d and production estimates starting Jul y 1 0 and ava i l ab l e monthly during the growing sea s on. The mid-year number of hogs and pi gs in t he countr y wi l l be publ ish ed in late June a nd for cattle a month later to provide indic ations of mar ke tings in t he second half of 1975 and ear l y 1976 . The cooper at i on of pr oduc e r s con t a c t ed i s e s sent i a l i n pulling to ge t he r a re liabl e s et of es timat ~s for us e by al l farmer s and r anche rs . For f urther informa t i on co n t a c t : Fr asier T. Galloway St a t i stic ian In Charge Georgia Crop Repor ting Service 18 61 We st Bro ad Street At he ns , Geor gi a 306 01 Tel e ph one: 404~54 6 - 2 2 3 6 "' 4 LI- . C 7 / / ~a '- J II /7r ~G\A FARM REPORT / / --'GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE \ ATHENS, GEORGIA \ \ ATTENTION FARM DIRECTOR OR PROGRAM DIRECTOR Ha y 19, 1975 Spot Announcement for us e betwe en May 19 and June 4 , 1975 . SUBJECT: NATIONWIDE CROP nND LIVESTOCK SURVEY ----- 30 s econds STAYI NG AHEAD I N FARllING MEANS MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS. CROP AND LIVESTOCK FACTS THAT YOU'LL NEED THIS SEASON WILL BE DEVELOPED FROM A MAJOR NATI ONWI DE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN LATE ~1AY AND EARLY JUNE. FARMER COOP ERATION--YOUR COOPERATION--WITH THE GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVIC E WILL MEAN RELIABLE AND I MPARTIAL ESTH1ATES OF A.CREAGES AND LIVESTOCK. For further information contact: Frasier T. Ga l l owa y 1861 West Broad Street At he ns, Geo rgia 30601 Telephone - 404-546- 2236 l: r: \\,.G\ A r);J. '/ / ~-- If ~ EPORT GEORGI A CROP REPORT ING SERVI CE ATHENS, GEORGIA \ , .- - - T H E P OU L T R Y A N O EGG B I T UATIO N Approved by t he Outl ook a nd Situat ion Boa r d (Droilers) ~lay 27, 1915 Total Red i'lea t Output LOvle r Smalle r total r ed me a t suppl ie s will co mpe te wi t h poultry mea t through the balance of 1975 as larger beef a nd veal out pu t fails to of f s e t sharply r educed pork and lamb output. Total meat supplies (inc ludi n g pou l t r y ) fo r January-rI a rch were about 2 percent below a year earlier . Although declining s ea sona l ly, to t al me at s uppl ies will drop further below 1974 levels this spring . Out pu t du r ing t he summe r like ly wi l l ga i n r elative to a year earl i er as supplies of most me a t s (othe r than pork) increase bu t total meat supplies may run about 2 percent less than in 1974 du ring the l a st ha l f of 19 75 . i ia r k e t prices fo r c a t t l e have gaine d sharply i n recent weeks. But they are expected to decline during the summe r and f a ll wh i le ho g pric es con t i nue at a hi gh level . The sea s onal rise in hog prices t his summe r ,.,rill be t empe r ed by the e xp ect ed availability of large be ef supplies. Choice steer pri c e s a t Oma ha a r e l i ke l y to drop to the raid to low 40 cents-apound level for summer and may slip below 40 cen t s i n the fall. Cattle prices were well above a year earlier in Hay bu t probab l y wi ll be a t or lower t han 1974 levels this summer. Hog prices have been well a bove ye a r-earli er l evel s in 1975 and likely will continue hi gher during the balance of the ye a r . Broiler Output Gaining Bu t Below 1974 Broiler meat output t hrough fede ral l y i ns pect ed slaughter plants gained during the first quarter of 1975 but remai ne d be low year-ea rlier l ev els . Output in January was nearly a tenth below 1974 levels but i n }larch was dO'~l onl y 4 percent. Through Ma r ch output totaled 1.8 billion pounds , 6 percent below t he s a me peri od i n 1974 . The average liveweight of bird marketed during January was bel ow t he p r e vious ye a r. However, weights picked up relative to 1974 and were a little mor e t han 1 pe rcen t highe r in March . We i gh t s during January-March averaged 3 .77 pounds, s a me as a year e a r l i e r . Weekly slaughter re port s i ndic a t e bro iler output has continued to gain and in April was near a year earlier . April' s out pu t wa s larger than ea r l i e r placements indicated. Marketing weights i nc r e a sed to near -rec ord l evels dur i n g ear ly April, then dropped sharply in late Ap r i l . This indicat es some broi l e r s t hat normal ly woul d have been mar ket ed in late }Ia r c h were carried over into April. Al s o , some may have been ma r ke ted at l igh t e r wei gh t s in late April that normally would have be en held until May. Broiler chic~ placements for May and June marketings are down around 7 an d 5 pe r c en t. Thus , if weigh t s continue to slightly exceed a year ea r l i e r, broiler meat output for the se cond quarter likely will only be do\m around 4 percent. Broiler chick pr oduc tion fo r e a r ly s umme r marke ting s are still running moderately below a year earlier . Weekly e gg s et s du r i ng the fir s t 3 week s in Ha y averaged 5 percent belm., Nay E'74. Broiler chick pr odu ction for l ate s ummer and f a l l marketing is expe c t ed to decl ine seasonally but the dec line wi l l no t be as grea t as in 1974 . Broiler meat output durin g October-December 1974 wa s do,,,n 8 percen t fr om the prev i ou s year . If prospects for 1975 gr ain crop s are favoraLle , broi l e r p r od uc e rs l i kely wi l l cont inue to gr adua l l y expand broiler output re l a t i v e to 1~74 . Ou t pu t probabl y wi l l e xce e d ye a r - ea r l i e r levels this fall a s producers hold product i on ne a r er t he norma l s e a s ona l pa t t e r n rather tllan cut ba ck s ha rp l y a s they did in 1974 . TIle br oi l e r ha tc he r y supp ly f lock wi l l be s ubs t an t i a l l y below ye a r - ea r l i e r level s in comir~ ~ mon th s . Base d 0 :1 pul le t ch i ck placemen t s 7--14 mon t hs earlier, t he floc k dur i n g t he second half of 1975 '..,i ll be 10-13 pe r ce n t be l ow Jul y- De c embe r 197Lf wi t h the 1m1 po i nt corning in S ep t em'.: ~ r . :Jes p i t :; sma l le r pla cemen ts f or t he hat che r y s upp l y flock, t her2 likely Vli l l be enou gh egg s during August- Oct ober to pr oduce a f e, l more chi.c ks for Oct obe r -Tre c embe r mar ke tings than i n 1974. The su ppl y f l ock dur i ng t~os e mon t hs i~ 1974 wa s und erut ilized a s a r esul t of I the sharp ,c u t ba ck i n produc t i on . For ,::xaC1p12 , i n Augu s t e-Oc t obe r 1974 there we r e a bo ut 33 chicks hatched per l a ye r in t he e s t i ma t e d ha t c l.e ry s upp l y floc k . Thi s was down lLf percen t I from the 38 chicks per laye r for this per i od in 1973 . However , r emember that we don 't kn ow the exa c t size of t he hat che ry supply f lo ck at any time. The flock s i ze is estimated by accumulating the numbe r of repl a cemen t pull ets entering the f l ock 7-14 months e arlier. However , producers can increase layer numbe r s by holdi ng old l ayers in the flock a month or : 2 longer than usual. Also, dur i n g t imes of tight hatchin g e gg s uppl i e s , some eggs are plac e d in i ncuba t or s that no r ma l l y a r e r e j e c ted be caus e of size requ i remen ts. Ev en if produc e r s step up hatchery activ it y a nd incr ea se plac ement s in the supply flock s in corning month s , i t would not be reflected i n i nc r e a s ed ch ick plac ement s until e a rly 197 6. Broiler Prices Strong Broiler prices in 1975 have be en mode r a t e l y above a ye ar e a r lier, largely a s a r e s ult of r educed supplies of bo t h br oile rs and po rk . The 9-c ity we i gh t ed wholesale price f or JanuaryMarch averaged 41 cen t s a pound , 1 c en t above t he l i ke peri od of 1974 . Mar ke t s were slightly weaker in April but ave r a ge d ab out 4 cents above the 36 c en ts for April 1974. ~larke t s ' strengthened in Mayas bro i l er output co n t inued to lag a ye a r a go a nd beef pr ices moved h i ghe r Broiler prices in 9 cit i e s averaged about 43 cent s a pound for f1a y, up about 3 cent s fr om April and 7 cents above the s ame we eks of May 1 974 . The year's highest br oi l e r prices usually oc cu r during June-September wi t h the peak in July . Prices usually dec l i n e in the f a l l wi th t he lows for the ye a r typically in December. Prices likely will follow t h i s gener a l pattern in 1975 but will r eflect the supplies and prices of red meats . I nc r eased bee f supplie s and s ome decline in prices during the summer will dampen the price r i s e f or broilers . Subs tantially lower pork s uppl i e s throughout the year will partially off s e t the e f fec t s of increased beef suppli es. Summer broiler prices will average well above t he 37. 7 cents a pound for July-September 1974, but prices i n the fall may not quite ma t ch the 40. 7 ce nts of Oc t obe r - De c embe r 1974. Fewer Broilers Produc ed in 19 74 The production of bro iler s durin g the 19 74 mar keting year (De cember I -November 30) totaled 2 ,993 million bi rd s , s lightly fewer t han the 3 ,009 million produced in 1973 . Of t he 8 States producing ov er ' lOO million broile r s each , production was below 1973 levels excep t in Georgia , Texas, and Delawar e. Arkansas r emained the No . 1 producing State with 48 2 million broilers , 20 mill i on les s than i n 1 973 but still nearly 55 million more than Georgia , the s econd largest produc i ng State. The 21 commer c i a l broiler producing States accounted for 97 percent of the U. S. t o tal , t he same as in 197 3 . After Five Days Ret urn to United States Departmen t of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broa d Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 11113 .0000 UNIVERSITY OF S ERI ALS DEPT LIBRARY ATHENS 0003567 00 GE ORGI A GA 3 06 02 RLS5 o 1-1 ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Uni..4 $,.... o.poolmen, of .....;cuh u AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS iG A '1- 0 o . C- 7 ?-- rp I I'rF'!:-> 717" ~G\ A ~() FAR M REPORT GEORGIA CR OP RE P OR T ING SERVIC E ATHENS, GEORGIA \ THE P O U LT R Y A N D EGG SiT UATID N Appr oved by t he Outlook and Situation Boar G (Eggs) Nay 27 , 1975 Production Continues to Sl i de Egg production to taled 59 .2 mi l l i on case s thr ou gh Apri l this yea r , 4~ percent below t he same months of 1974. Out pu t was do wn 4 pe r cen t i n the first quarter and dropped to 6 percent below in April. Layer numbe r s were down a r ound 5 pe rc en t in January-tlarch but the rate of lay was up nearly 1 percent . Layer numbe r s continued t o slide in April and the rate of lay dropped below year-earlier levels . Egg output may show s ome furt her decline r e lat ive to 1974 before turnin g upward . Spring production will probably av e r a ge around 6 percent lower but output is expected to ga i n on 1 974 levels in the summer and f a l l . Fewer young pullets ent er ing the flock and an i ncrease in force moltings are probably the main reasons the rate of lay has dr opped in recent months . In ~larch the rate of lay fell below the same months of a year earl ier for the f irs t time since Septenilier 1973. At this time last year a large numbe r o f young pul l e t s were entering the f l ock and old layers ~ve r e be ing culled heavily. However , the oppos ite is oc currin g this year . The egg-type chick hatchings 5-6 months earlier i ndicate there a re subs tantial l y fewer replacement pullets available this year than in 19 74 . Slaughter r epor ts indicate about 6 million few er mature hens were slaughtered unde r fed e r a l i nspec t i on durin g the f i r s t 4 months of 1975 than a year earlier. The increase in for ce mol tings i n r ecent months has contributed to the drop in the rate of lay in two ways . When the layers a re being force molted they do not lay any e gg s but they are included in the to t a l l a ye r numbers . Thus , the average number of eggs laid per hen i n the flock drops . When the f orce-mol ted l ayers begin laying again they lay fewer eggs than young pullets . Thus, t he f l ock l a st yea r wa s young e r and more productive than th is ye a r . Force :t101 t i n gs Hold Key On May 1 , 6 percent of the laying fl ock in 17 States wa s being force molted and another 13 percent had completed molt . Thi s compar e s wi t h 5 and 12 percent a month earlier and 4 and 8 percent on May 1 , 197 4 . Apparently , pro duce r s a r e optimistic about the future relationship between feed co s t s and ma r ket egg prices . Also , it seems many producers chose to force molt their l ayers dur ing t he s pring when egg pr ices a r e usually at their s e a s ona l low for the year . The increase in forc e molt ings takes on adde d importance when one looks at the curr ent size of t he laying flock and the number of replacement pullets becoming available in coming months. The Nation's e gg lay i ng flock s on Hay 1 totaled 272 .5 million layers, 5 percent f euer than a year earlier and the l owes t for t his dat e since 1938. There were about 17 percent fewer pullet chicks hatche d dur ing the las t quarter of 1974 for replacements in the laying flocks this s p~ing but win t er ha t chings fo r s ummer r e placements rose to near year-earl i er l evels . Thus, layer numbers likely ~vi ll ga in on 1974 l evels after mid-1975 . Egg Prices Abov e 1974 Egg prices trailed 1 97 4 l ev el s throu gh mi d-Apr i l t his year before moving a bove a year earlier. Egg prices fell sharp ly i n ear ly Apr i l as t he us ua l post-- Easter decline i n demand developed . New Yor k wholesale pr ic e s fo r Grade A l a r ge eggs f ell from 60 cents a doz en on Mar ch 27 to 47 cents on Apr il 2 . Pric e s s ubsequent ly stren gthened in Apr i l before weaken i ng again in May. Price s will l i ke l y i n creas e s eas onal ly i n comi ng month s. Lowe r e gg pr oduc t i on and higher prices for mos t me a t s a re expe c ted t o ho l d egg pr i ces a bove year -ea r l ie r l ev el s for most of t he rest of 1975 . A picku p in the demand for eg g produc ts i n comi n g mon ths could add str ength t o she ll e gg pr ice s . Shell egg pr i ce s this y2a r have s u f fe r ed be c a us e of we ak demand for br eak i n g eg gs . Th i s has forced more eggs t o go into t he 31~ 11 eg g mar ket . Bre a~er s ha ve taken fewer eggs t his year bec ause t h e demand f or t hi s pr oduc t ha s be en ve ry weak . Breaking Activity at Low Levels Producers of egg products reduced their egg breaking activity in the closing months of 1974 and early 1975 becaus e of a slugg ish demand for egg products . A total of 3 .7 million cases we re b r ok en under fed eral inspection this ye a r during January 5-ilarcll 29 , about 19 percent le ss t han in the same period of 1974. Breaking e gg s accounted for 8 percent of t he total e gg production in this period, compared wi t h about 10 percent a year earlier . Dur in ~ this period 138.2 million pounds of egg products were produc ed, down 32 million pounds from the previous year . Frozen egg output totaled 61 .4 million pounds , dOvffi 23 percent , and dried e gg produc t i on declined 34 percent to 10 .4 million pounds. Liquid egg product s for immediate con sumption and for proc essing made up the remainder which was down 11 percent. Weekl y reports of e ggs delivered to breakers indicate that breaker activity in tla y continued Ive l l below a year ago . However , breaker activity is expected to gain in coming we e ks as demand for e gg products picks up bu t likely will remain below year-earlier levels this summer. Demand for e ~g products will increase as the economy strengthens . Al s o, bakery activity should increase as the result of lO~Jer prices for sugar and other bakery ingredients vo rk Ing through t :le system. Cold storage holdings of shell eg gs and egg products on May 1 totaled 1 .1 million cases (shell equivalent) , compared ~vith 1 .2 million cases a month earlier and on t1ay I , 1974. Stocks of frozen egg products on Ma y 1 totaled 44 million pounds, 3 million below April 1, but about the same as on this date in 1974. However , they were below the 46 million pounds 2 years earlier. Imports Drop ; Exports Gain Imports of shell eggs and eg g products during January-March totaled about 100,000 cases (shell equivalent), down 21 percent from the same months of 1974. Almost all of the imports were shell eggs. A total of 214,000 cases (shell equivalent) of shell eggs and egg products were exported during the first 3 months of 1975 , slightly more than year-earlier levels. Exports of shell eggs totaled 171,000 cases, 36 percent above 1974 l evels . However, exports of egg products dropped 50 percent to 43,000 shell equivalent cases . Dr ied egg exports, at almost 400,000 pounds, were down 53 percent . Although hatching e gg exports were up about 1 percent to 107,000 cases, they made up only about 62 percent of the shell egg exports--down sharply from 84 percent the previous year . Shipments to American territorie s of shell eggs and e gg products totaled 213 ,000 cases (shell 2quivalent) in January-llarch this ye a r, 14 percent above last year. Shell egg shipments were up 12 percent to 181 ,000 ca s es . Shipments of e gg products were up 26 percent to 32,000 cases (shell equivalent) . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS a ~~_ _ 0.~ ~-=> POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'a' Department of Agriculture AGR - 101 ,4 1'-' ALfO (). C- 7 "PI ~ b /~/7 ~()~G\AFARM REPORT i , --'GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA I" \ \ AGRICULTURAL PRICES MAV '15 1975 June 2,1975 GEORGIA INDEX UP 6 POINTS The All Commodities Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers in May was 174 percent , 6 points above the previous month and 18 points above May 1974, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. The May All Crops Index was 178 p~rcent, the same as the previous month. The Livestock and Livestock Products Index was 170 percent, 9 points above the previous month and 24 points above May 1974. The i nc re a s e i n the All Commodity Index from April 1975 level resulted from increases i n the prices of cotton 1int, hogs, beef cattle, calves and chickens. UNITED STATES PRICES RECEIVED INDEX UP 8 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UP 1 POINT The Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased 8 points (5 percent) to 178 percent of its January-December 1967 average during the month ended May 15, 1975. Contributing most to the increase since mid-April were h igher prices for cattle, hogs, cotton, apples and calves. Lower prices for wheat and soybeans were partially offsetting. The index was 4 points (2 percent) above a year earl ier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest, Taxes and (t Farm Wage Rates for May 15 was 183, up 1 point percent) from a month earl ier. Prices averaged higher for all index components surveyed except feed which was unchanged. The index was 18 points (11 percent) above a year earl ier. 1967 = 100 INDE X NUMBERS -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES Ap r , 15 1974 May 15 1974 Ap r , 15 1975 May 15 1975 GEORGIA Prices Rece ived All Commodities 164 156 168 174 All Crops 170 168 178 178 Livestock and Livestock Products : 159 146 161 170 UN irED STATES Prices Received 183 174 170 178 Prices Paid, l ute re s t , Taxes & Farm Wage Rates 164 165 182 183 Rat io .!I 112 105 93 97 1/ Ratio of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY CLAYTON J. MCDUFFIE Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statistician ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- - --- ------- The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. PRICES -- RECEIVED AND PAID BY FA KMERS. MAY 15. 1975 WITH COMPARISONS Georgia ~ United States Commodity and Un it /vlay 15 1974 Ap r , 15 May 15 1975 1975 May 15 Ap r , 15 I'lay 15 1974 1975 1975 PRICES RECEIVED Wheat, bu. Oats, bu. Co rn, bu. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton: All Alfalfa Othe r 1/ pi ilk Cows, head Hogs, cwt. Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 2/ Cows, cwt , 1/ Steers & Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt . Flu i d ~1a rke t Manufactured All Turkeys, lb. Chickens, l b, : Excluding Bro ilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz . $ 3.60 $ 1.42 $ 2. 78 57 .0 $ 5 .20 $ 11 .60 $ 35 .00 $ $ $ 460 .00 $ 27.00 $ 34.20 $ 29.00 $ 37.80 $ 41.80 $ 4/10.00 $ $ Lf /l0. 00 - 24 .0 7.5 19.5 4/46.2 ~/41.1 70.0 3. LfO 1.73 2.93 37.0 5.77 10.80 2.99 1.71 2.85 40.0 5.10 3.52 1. 27 2.45 49.3 5.21 9.95 3.69 1. 51 2.68 32.2 5.61 10.70 36.50 340.00 37.60 21 .80 18. 80 24.00 24 . 00 34.50 335.00 42.30 23.10 20.00 25.50 25.50 54.00 57.80 41.90 531. 00 26.30 4/37.30 : 4/28.80 : 4/39.20 : ~/42. 70 52.40 54.90 46.10 396.00 39.30 31 .80 20.10 34.90 26.80 ~/9. 30 ~/ 9 . 30 31.0 .2/9.25 2/9.25 30.0 8.69 6.93 8.27 24.6 4/8.39 417 .04 4/8.09 - 28.7 8.0 23.5 53.2 46.7 85. 0 10.5 25.0 53.3 46.3 85.0 7.6 20.5 42.2 8.2 23.4 47.4 3. 47 1. 54 2.66 36 .3 5.00 11 . 60 56.30 59.10 46 .80 408 .00 45.10 36.50 22.20 40 .10 29 . 50 2/8 29 217. 03 517 .99 -30.8 9.7 24.6 47.6 PRICES PAID. FEED Mixed Dairy Feed , ton: 14% protein 16% protein 18% protein 20% protein Hog Feed, 14%-18% prote in, cwt. Cotton seed Meal , 41% cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt . Bran, cwt , Midd 1 i ngs, cwt , Corn Mea 1, cwt . Poultry Feed , ton : Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Ch ick Starter Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton $ 121 .00 $ 125.00 $ 127.00 $ 137 .00 $ 7.70 $ 9.00 s 9.50 $ 7.50 $ 7.70 $ 6.80 $ 139.00 $ 127.00 $ 154.00 $ 44.00 $ 46.50 131 .00 136.00 137.00 141.00 8 .10 8.40 8.70 8.00 7.90 7.40 161.00 141 .00 157 .00 70.00 61.00 127.00 136.00 133.00 136.00 126.00 125.00 130.00 133.00 8.30 8.70 8.30 7.60 7.60 7.50 7.66 8.98 8.75 7.07 6.94 6.41 153.00: 137.00: 155.00: 70.00: 63.00 : 151.00 137.00 158.00 62.40 50.80 131 .00 134.00 138.00 141.00 8.10 8.67 8.64 7.26 7.10 7.00 164.00 146.00 164.00 67.40 57.40 131.00 132.00 136.00 139.00 8.01 8.71 8.54 7.21 7.01 6. 97 161 .00 145.00 162 .00 69.80 58.00 J/ Includes all hay except alfalfa. 1/ "COWS" and " steers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bul Is. 3/ Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd rep1aceme~ts. ~/ Rev ised. 2/ Prel im inary. Atter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ~ a' POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d S'at Department Agriculture AGR - 101 c;. 11 '1- 0 0 . c t rI . f"J- ~() FARM 1o/7/7~~ ~G\A RE-P O-R-T GEORGIA C ROP REP ORT ING SERV IC E A THE NS , GEORG I A - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - _. GEORGIA PEANUTS PIC KED AIm THRE SHED - 1974 CROP (The s e e s t i ma te s a re ba s ed on the la t e s t' ;:l1T:li l:l h l p rI :lt' :I :In ri :lr p Di s t:r i c t :Inri County Har ve s t ed Acr e s Yi e l d Pe r Acr e (Pounds ) .I une-, 1975 DI STRICi'S 1 , 2 , and 3 o o o DISTRICT 4 Hac on Har i on Schley Tal b o t Taylor 5 ,639 3, 360 2, 903 151 2 ,264 2 , 918 2, 543 3 , 206 3,15 9 2 , 782 16 ,452, 000 8, 544 , 000 9, 306, 000 477 , 000 6 ,299 , 000 Tot a l 14 , 31 7 2 ,869 41 , 078 ,000 DI ST!lI CT 5 Bleck1ey Dodge Hous t on Johnson Laur en s Hon t gomer y Pea ch Pul a s ki Tr eut 1en Twiggs IJa s h i n gt on lVh e e l e r Wil ki n s on 2 , 611 7 ,45 8 6, 442 375 8,28 7 1 ,180 620 9 ,814 68 1,399 1 , 3 79 1 ;159 719 3, I ll. 3 , 009 2 , 409 2 , 539 2 , 8 75 2,944 2, 140 3 ,0 71 2,324 2 , 896 3 , 123 3 ,538 3 ,6 73 8, 130 , 000 22, t.4 3 , 000 15 , 51 7,000 952, 000 23 ,824,000 3 ,/~ 74 ,0 00 1 , 327,000 30 ,134 ,000 158 ,000 4 ,052 ,008 4,306 , 000 4 ,100,000 2 ,641,000 Tota l 41 ,511 2,916 121 , 058 ,000 J I STRI CT 6 B u l l o ch Burke Candl er Ef f i.ngh a m Emanuel Glasc oc k Je ffe rs on Jenk Ln a :li chmontl Scr ev en 13 ,7 58 6,354 1 ,473 38S' 3 , 110 140 2 ,346 3 ,213 263 j , 392 3 , 004 3 , 56 9 3 , 682 3 , 144 3 , 284 2 , 064 2 ,7 41 3 _, 396 2 , 810 3 , 678 52 ,330 , 000 22 , 677 , 000 5 ,42 t~ ,OOO 1 , 22 3 , 000 10 ,214 , 000 289 , 000 7 , 801 , 000 10 , 927 , 000 753 ., 000 19 ) 133 , 000 Tot a l 36 , S:!,. -:, T . ?%A S I E~ GALLCy~Y Agr i cul t ur a l Sta t is t ician In C~illr g e 3 , SS J 131 , LI71 , 000 u. PLiT PARLS Agr i cul t ur a l Sta t i s t i c i an The ~ t a t i s t i c a 1 Report in g 3ervi c e , USJ A, 1861 We s t Br oad Str e e t , At0en s , Gcor Gi.a i n cooperation wi t h t he Ge or gi a ) e ? a rtment of Ag r ~ cu l tu re . June 1975 GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED - 1974 CROP _(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary.) District Yield Per Acre Production and County Harvested Acres (Pounds) (Pounds) DISTRICT 7 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Hiller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell Thomas Webster 14,503 15,635 10,921 17,767 6,302 33,007 8 ,644 1 6 , 0 73 19,729 20,634 2,941 20 ,413 12,759 7,370 16 ,106 23,113 5,157 9,209 3,287 3,516 2,852 3,785 3,022 3,040 3,523 3,420 3,626 2,942 1,992 2,984 3,362 2,590 3,174 3,016 3,225 2,992 47,666,000 54,971,000 31,150,000 67,246,000 19,047,000 100,344,000 30, 457,000 54,974,000 71,539,000 60,713,000 5,858,000 60,922,000 42,900,000 19,089,000 51,122,000 69,713,000 16,631,000 27,556,000 Total 260,283 3,196 831,898,000 DISTRICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Doo1y Irwin Jeff Davis Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox Worth 268 7,173 2,208 5,154 4,251 10,088 2,611 14,416 17,861 15 ,363 98 620 3,704 12,495 19,212 12,728 29,529 2,813 3 ,388 3,339 3,408 3,435 2,922 3,315 3,001 2,950 3,615 3,490 2,795 3,235 3,690 3,595 3,326 3,154 754,000 24,300,000 7,373,000 17,566,000 14,603,000 29,473,000 8,656,000 43,269,000 52,696,000 55,532,000 342,000 1,733,000 11,981,000 46,106,000 69,075,000 42,329,000 93,122,000 Total 1':;7,779 3,289 518,910 ,000 DISTRICT 9 Appling Bryan Evans Tattna11 Toombs 276 288 1,237 1,273 1,990 2,297 3,226 3,517 3,737 3,148 634,000 929,000 4,351,000 4,757,000 6,265 ,000 Total 5 ,064 3,344 16,936 ,000 Other Ccunties 98 1,724 169,000 ST.;,TE T0TAL _ __5_16,9ilQ _ _ _ 3, 22~ ~ !..l. ' 529. ~ 090. . . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS , ~ .... POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Uni..4 St_. 0.,........... , o' "';cuhur. AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS 111 13 0 ceo UNIV E:RSITY CF S EIHflLS DEFT Ll BRA r~ y ATHENS 0003567 00 GECP GI A' G/I. 306 c2 RLS5 o l~ 1 . C: ') :/1,17 .- A . > \ G \ \ , . "..- /~ FARM REPORT / GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI CE , ..-. - A T HE NS, GEORGIA \ PEACHES ~UNE 1975 June 11, 1975 The 1975 Georgia peach crop is forecast at 95 million pounds (1,979,000 -- 48 pound equivalents) as of June 1, according to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. This estimate is 5 million pounds above last month ' s foreca st and , if realized, would be 111 percent above last year's very short crop of only 45 mill ion pounds--the smallest crop since 1955 . The Federal-State ~Iarke t News Se rvice r epo r t ed 427 carlot e qui va l e nt s shipped by June 1, compared with only 165 car10ts for t he same date last year . About half of these shipments were from the southernmost area which had very few peaches last year due to chill-hour problems. Through June 5 , 526 ca r 10ts had been shipped compared with 258 last year. Crop Reporting Service peach e s t i ma t e s relate to total production which include rail and truck shipments, local sales, non-inspected shi pments to points in the State and adjoining states, quantities used for processing and quantities used on farms where produced. State PEACHES PRODUCTION Mil lion Pounds : 48 Pound Equivalents : Utilized 21 : Indicated : Utilized : Indicated 1973 1974 : 1975 : 1973 1974 : 1975 Alabama Arkansas California - Freestone Colorado Connecticut . Delaware Ge orgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana y Maryland Nassachusetts Michigan Mississippi I I Hissouri New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohi o Oklahoma 1..1 Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utan Virginia Washington West Virginia 7.0 36 .0 420 . 0 23.1 4.5 2 .9 100 .0 .8 7. 0 3,5 10 .0 4.0 6 .5 14.7 4 .0 50 ,0 10.0 8 .0 92.0 15 .0 30.0 5.0 9.2 12.0 81.0 245.0 3.7 15 .0 12 ,0 20 .0 43 .0 16 .0 9. 0 20.0 452 .0 13.7 4.2 1.2 45.0 10.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 19 .4 3.0 70 .0 7,0 3 ,0 91.0 16.0 20.0 14.0 .1 11.0 120.0 215.0 4 ,0 18 .0 16 .0 32 .0 26 .0 23 .0 8. 5 35.0 400 . 0 21. 0 5.0 3 .4 95.0 10 . 0 25 .0 10.0 10.0 16 .5 2.5 23 .5 4 .8 85 . 0 7.0 23 ,0 100.0 18 .0 30 .0 20.0 6.8 13.0 120.0 215 .0 8 .7 15 .0 15 .5 32 . 0 40.0 26 .0 1 ,000 Units 146 188 750 417 8,750 9,417 481 285 94 88 60 25 2,083 938 17 208 146 73 73 42 208 63 83 104 135 131 306 404 83 63 1,042 1 ,458 208 146 167 63 1,917 1,896 313 333 625 417 104 292 192 2 250 229 1,688 2,500 5,104 4,479 77 83 313 375 250 333 417 667 896 542 333 479 177 729 8,333 438 104 71 1,979 208 521 208 208 344 52 490 100 1,771 146 4 79 2 ,083 375 625 417 142 271 2,500 4,479 181 313 323 667 833 542 Total Above 1 ,310 .9 1 ,283 .4 1 ,445.2 27,311 26,740 30 ,109 California-Clingstone 1,294 ,0 1 ,598.0 1 ,500 .0 26,958 33,292 31 ,250 United States 2 ,604.9 2,881.4 2,945.2 54,269 60,032 61,359 l lEstimates f or curr8nt year carried forward from earlier forecast. I I Excludes unharvest ed production ~nd excess cu11age(mi1lion pounds) ; United States 1973 - 16 .2, 1974 - 8.91 except California Clingstone whi c h is over the scale tonnage and includes culls and cannery diversions 1973 - 162.0 , 1974 - 153.0 PEACH REPORT AS OF JUNE 1 , 1975 The 1975 crop is forecast at 2,945 million pounds, 2 percent more than in 1974. The forecast excludin g California's Clingstone peach crop is 1,445 million pounds, up 13 percent from last season's utilized crop . Production in the nine Southern States is expected to total 415 million pounds, 22 percent more than last year's utilized crop and 10 percent below 1973 . South Carolina , the largest producing State in thi s region, now expects a crop of 215 million pounds . Crop prospects are now 10 million pounds below the May 1 forecast as a result of an abnormally heavy May crop. Harvest is now accelerating in the South Carolina Sandhill and Coastal areas. In other Southern States overall prospects remained favorable \lith harvest of early varieties starting in late May. In Kentucky crop prospects are good. In Virginia and West Virginia the set was heavy, requiring considerable thinning. The crop has sized exc eptionally well. Winter damage was less severe than in recent years in Illiriois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. Prospects are for a near normal crop in these States. In Michigan trees suffered some winter bud damage in Berrien County however in areas farther north little damage occurred . A larger crop than last year is expected as a result of favorable spring weather. The New Jersey peach crop is expected to be larger than last year. Growing conditions have been ideal since petal fall and the fruit is sizing well. In the Western States the crop is generally one to two weeks late due to a cool wet spring but later weather has been ideal for fruit set and development . In California harvest is underway with 12 percent fewer freestone peaches expected. The Clingstone crop, forecast at 1 ,500 million pounds, is 6 percent below the 1974 utilized crop. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture . ~ After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 0 0 00 00 03 56 5 00 RLS5 UNI V E RS r T Y 0 F GEO~. G I A o ACQ OIV UN I V LIB RAR I ES 0-5 ATH EN S GA 3 06 01 .........-- POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat Deportme-nt of Agriculture AGR - 101 .~ ~ / 3 cJ / '7 ;5-" ~G\A ~a FARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS , GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL PRICES .JUNE 15 1975 June 30 , 1975 GEORGIA InDEX UP [3 POINTS The Al l Commoditi es Inde x of Price s Received by Georgia farmers in June was 182 percent , 8 po ints above t he p r evious month a nd 27 poi n t s above June 1974 , according to the Georgia Crop :~e p o r t i ng Service . The June Al l Crops Index was 185 pe rcent , 7 points above the previous month . The Li v e s t ock and Livestock Product s Index was 179 perc ent , 9 points above the previous month and 39 points above June 197 4 . The increas e in the Al l Commodity Index from May 1975 level resulted from increases in the prices of corn , hay , hogs, beef cattle , peaches, and broilers. UNITED STATES PRI CES RECEI VED INDEX UP 4 POINTS PRICES PAID INDEX UP 2 POINTS The Index of Prices Rece i ve d by Farmers increased 4 points (2 percent) to 182 percent of its January-December 1967 average during the month ended June 15 , 1975. Contributing most to the increase s i nc e mid-tia y we r e hi gher prices for cattle , potatoes , tomatoes, cantaloups , ar-d peaches. Lower prices for wheat , barley , and gr a pef r ui t were partially offsetting . The index was 16 poi n t s (10 perc ent ) above a yea r e a r l i e r. The Index of Pr ices Paid by Farmers for Commodities and Services, Interest , Taxes ' . and Farm Wage Rates f0r June 15 was 185 , up 2 points (1 percent) from a month earlier. Major contributors to the index rise were higher prices for farm machinery, feeder livestock, food, and motor supplies. Partially offsettin g were lower prices for feed and building mateirals. The index wa s 19 points (11 percent) above a year earlier . 1967 = 100 INDEX NUMBERS Hay 15 1974 GEORGIA AiID UNITED STATES June 15 May 15 1974 1975 June 15 1975 GEORGIA Prices Re ce i ved All Commodities 1/158 1/155 174 182 All Crops 1/170 1/175 178 185 Livestock and Livestock Products 1/149 1/140 170 179 UIU TED STATES Prices R~ceived : 174 166 178 182 : Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes & Farm v?age Ra te s : 165 166 183 185 Ra t i o 2/ : 105 100 97 98 1/ rrevised. ~/ ~a t io of Ind e x of Prices Rece i v ed by Farmers to Index o f Prices Paid , Interest " Ta xes , and Farm Wage Ra t e s . FRA SI ER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cu l t ur a l Stati stic ian In Cha r ge CLAYTON J . MCDUFFI E Agr i c ul t ur a l Statistician The St a t i s t i ca l ~ep o r t ing Service , USDA, 18 61 West Broad STreet, Athens , Georgia in cooperation wi t h t he Ge or gi a De pa r t me n t of Agr icultur e. PRICES - - RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS, JUNE 15. 1975 WITH COMPARISONS Georgia : United States Commodity and Unit June 15 May 15 June 15 June 15 May 15 Ju ne 15 1974 1975 1975 : 1974 1975 1975 PRICES RECEIVED I;Jheat , Bu. Oats, bu. Corn , bu. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu. Sweetpotatoes , cwt. Hay, baled, ton: AI I Alfalfa Other I I Mil k Cows, head Hogs, cwt. Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 11 Cows, cwt ]1 Steers & Heifers, cwt. Ca 1ves, cwt . Milk , Sold to Plants, cwt. Flu id Market Manufactured AI I Turkeys, lb. Chickens , l b. : Exclud ing Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, al I, doz. Table, doz. Ha tching, doz. $ 3 . 13 2.99 $ 1.26 1.71 $ 2.80 2.85 40.0 $ 5. 17 5 . 10 $ $ 35.50 34.50 $ $ $ 410 .00 335.00 $ 24.50 42.30 $ 29.90 23.10 $ 24.50 20.00 $ 34.10 25.50 $ 36.30 25.50 $ ~/9.60 $ $ ~/9.60 23.0 9.25 9 . 25 30.0 7.5 4/18.5 4/45.6 ~/40.2 70.0 10.5 25.0 53.3 46.3 85.0 2.80 1.60 2.95 40.0 5.00 3.57 1. 30 2.57 ~/51.5 5. 13 4/14.00 3. 47 1.54 2.66 36.3 5.00 11.60 42.00 335.00 44. 10 24.50 20.00 28.00 25.00 47.70 51.20 38.90 4/515.00 -4/24.20 4/32.60 - 24.90 4/34.30 - 37.40 56.30 59.10 46.80 408.00 45.10 36.50 22.20 40.10 29.50 2/ 9 . 10 2/ 9 . 10 30.0 4/8.08 4/6.43 4/7. 67 ~/23 .6 4/8.26 4/7 .05 4/7 .98 -30.8 8.5 28.0 53.2 45.7 85.0 4/7 .4 4/19.0 ~/39.8 9.7 24.6 47.6 2.92 1.49 2.68 36.9 4.90 16.50 53.60 56.70 45.30 413.00 47.30 38.50 21.90 42.60 29.70 5/8.22 5./7.04 2/ 7 . 94 32 .3 9.0 27 . 4 45.7 PRICES PAID, FEED Mi xed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% prote in 16% protein 18% protein $ 116.00 127.00 s 128.00 136.00 s 128.00 133 .00 130.00 136.00 135.00 123.00 123.00 126.00 131.00 132.00 136.00 130.00 130.00 134.00 20% prate in $ 132.00 136.00 133.00 130.00 139.00 137.00 Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, cwt , Cottonseed Meal, 41%, cwt. Soybean Mea l , 44%, cwt. Bran, C~-Jt. Mi dd l ings, cw t , Co rn fvlea 1, cwt Poultry Feed, ton: Broiler Grower Feed $ 7.60 8.30 s 8.50 8.70 $ 8.60 8.30 s 7.50 7.60 s 7.50 7.60 $ 6.90 7.50 s 146.00 153.00 8.20 8.90 8.70 7.60 7.50 7.50 161.00 7.62 8.58 8.33 6.89 6.76 6.48 151.00 8.01 8.71 8.54 7.21 7.01 6.97 161.00 8.01 8.72 8.48 7.12 6.93 6.92 162.00 Laying Feed $ 131.00 137.00 139.00 137.00 145.00 144.00 Chick Starter $ 150.00 155.00 166.00 156.00 162.00 163.00 Alfalfa Hay, ton $ 44.00 70.00 70.00 60.70 69.80 67.20 All Other Hay, ton $ 46.00 63.00 63.00 50.60 58.00 55.90 11 Includes all hay e xcept alfalfa. 1/ "COWs" and lI~teers and heifers" combined with allowance where necessary for slaughter bulls. ]1 Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaughter, but not dairy cows for herd replacements. ~I Revised. 21 Prel imi na ry . ., After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 C. 7 ~() FA R -<"'11/ 7$' ~G\ A RE o GEOR GIA CROP R E P OR T ING SE RV IC E \-- ATH ENS , GE O RG I A J ul y 1 . 19 75 J UN E ACREAGE REPORT - 19 75 NAJOR SHIFTS INDICATED FOR Sor:E GEORG IA crrops Georgia farmer s i ndi cated . ne a r t he c l ose of the s pr i n g pl an t i ng seas on , tha t s harp change s fro m last year have t aken pl a c e i n the ir r ow c rop pl an tings. Ac cor d i n g t o t he Georgia Crop Re porting Se r v i c e , onl y abo ut ha l f as much cot ton was planted this ye a r whi l e so ybean a c rea ge will be e xpande d by 25 per ce n t when planting is compl e t e. Co t t on plan t i ngs , at 210.000 acres, were ab ou t l O.OOO acre s mor e t han h ad been planne d a t t he t i me of t he March 1, 1975 Plan tin g In tent i on s r epo r t while s oyb ean plantings, a t 1 , 290 ,0 00 a cres , shrank about 50 ,000 acres f r om e a rlie r i nten tions . Corn plantings a lso de c l i ned fr om the ea r ly s e a s on i n t en t i ons but about 2 , 02 0 , 000 ac r es were p1anted--l percent mor e than a ye a r a go . Abou t 125 , 000 a cre s o f t he to t a l c or n a ~ r ea ge was i nd i ca ted to be plan t ed to white cor n varie ties -- t he sanle a s l as t yea r. Peanut acreage was es tima t ed at 521 , 000 a cr e s - -up slightly fr om 19 74. Acres ha rve s t ed are usually depend ent on the weathe r a nd cr op condition s a t ha r ve s t t ime bu t is t enta tiv ely set at 515.000 acres. Tobacco harve s ted a cre a ge wa s e s tima t ed at 75 , 000 acres-- up 4 perc en t or 3 , 000 a c r es from l as t year's high yielde r . Al l s o r ghum planting s, at 70,000 a c r e s , expande d 5,000 a cre s from both earlier int en t i ons and l ast year' s lev el of 65,000 ac res . Pa rt of t he i nc r e a s e i s believed to stem f rom weather-rela ted de l a ys i n pl a nting o the r crops, par t i cul a rly corn. At the time of the March Survey , fa r me r s ind i ca t ed s l i gh t l y l e ss a crea ge fo r hay produc t ion but now i ndic a t e more hay acrea ge . About 460,000 a cres for ha y produc t i on is now est imated for 1975--up 1 per ce nt . Croll ACRES PLANT ED AND HARVESTED, GEORG I A, 1 9 7 ~- 1 9 7 5 Planted ' Ac r e s Har vest ed Ac r e s II Indi ca t ed 1 97 5 - Indi ca ted 1975- 19 74 1 9 75 1 9 74 19 74 1975 19 74 1,. 000 Acres Pe r c e n t 1,000 Acres Pe rc en t Corn, All : 2 ,000 2 , 020 10 1 White Corn II : 125 12 5 10 0 1 ,880 1 , 900 101 11 2 112 100 Wheat : 215 160 74 16 0 130 81 Oats : 230 240 104 95 95 100 Barley : 12 10 83 9 8 89 Rye : 40 0 480 1 20 115 110 96 Cotton : 423 21 0 50 410 31 Hay, Al l : 455 460 10 1 Soybeans : 1 , 0 30 1 ,290 12 5 1 , 010 1 , 260 1 25 Peanuts : 519 5 21 100 51 6 515 1 00 Sweetpotatoes : 8 .5 8.0 94 8.0 7.5 94 Tobacco, Type 14 : 72 75 104 All Sorghum : 65 70 108 36 40 III II Harvested for princ i pa l use of each c rop , i . e. gr a i n , beans, nu t s , et c . l!2/ Includ ed in Al l Corn . Ac res for harve st wi l l be available ~u gu s t 11 , 1975 . This a c r e a ge r ep or t , issued in J une f or the f ir s t t ime i n 1975, incl ude s est ima t e s of acres planted or i n t ende d t o be pl an t ed and ac r e s in tended f or harve s t based on s ur ve ys co nducte d about June 1. Thes e e s t i ma t e s were previo us l y i s s ued a s part of the Jul y Cr op Product ion Rep or t . The Cr op Pr odu c t ion Repor t to be i ssued J ul y 10 wi ll inc l ude e s ti mates fo r ha r ve s t . an d for ecast s of yie l d and pr od uc t i on fo r corn, whe a t , ba rley , oat s , rye, s ummer po t at oe s and fl ue-cured toba cco as we l l a s produc t i on fo re cas ts fo r selec ted fr u i ts and nuts . Yi e l d an d produc tion will b e ba s ed on s u r v ey s con duc t ed ab ou t J ul y 1 . t. UNITElJ STATES JUNE ACREAGE REPORT FOR 1975 Corn planted for all purpo s e s to t a l s 77.5 million acre s , v irtually unchanged from 1974 but 8 , percent above 1973. Ac re a ge for gr a in, at 67 . 0 million , is up 3 pe r c en t from la st year and 8 percent f r om 1973 . Sorghum plant ings of 18 .2 million acres are up 3 perc ent f r om 1974 bu t 5 percent below 197 3 . Producers e xp e ct to ha rve st 14 . 9 million acre s f or gr a in , a 7 percent increase from 1974 Feed Grain pla nted acre a ge (corn, sor ghum, oa t s a nd barley combined) totals 122.7 million acres , nearly e qua l t o t he a creage plant ed las t ye a r . Acreage intended for grain harve s l is 104 .5 million, a lmost 4 pe r c e n t l a r ge r than 1974. All Wheat s e edi ngs to t al 74 .4 million a c re s , up 5 perce nt from last yea r and 26 perc ent above 1973 . Gr O\Je r s seeded 55. 8 mi l l i on a c res of wi n t er wheat last fall , the largest acreage since 1953 . Soybean planted acreage of 54. 6 mi ll i on i s up 2 pe r c ent from 1974 and the s econd largest of record . Growers intend t o harve st 53 . 6 mill ion acre s f or beans . Cotton planted acreage is plac ed at 10.2 mi l l ion, 26 percent below 1974. Oils e ed planted acreage (cotton, fla xseed , peanuts and soybeans combined) is 68.0 million , down nearly 4 percent from 1974 a s a r esult of the sharply lower cotton acreage . Crop UN IT ED STATES CROP SUMNARY Ac r es Plan ted f or Al l Pur Qose s Ac r e s Harvested 11 1975 Indicated 1975 1974 1975 1974 1974 1975 1974 1 , 000 Ac r e s Pe r c e n t 1,000 Acres Percent All Corn : 77 ,74 6 77 , 527 100 ~.n1ite Corn 2:./ : 659 695 105 65,194 66 ,953 103 611 651 107 Al l Sorghum : 17 , 733 18 , 230 10 3 13 ,917 14,857 107 Oats : 18 ,100 17 ,379 96 13 ,325 13 ,882 104 Barley : 9 ,117 9 ,557 105 8,281 8 ,814 106 All Wheat : 71,169 74 , 406 105 65 ,459 69,029 105 Rye : 3,200 3 ,186 100 897 800 89 Soybeans : 53 ,5 80 54,586 10 2 52 ,460 53,590 102 Peanuts : 1,519.6 1,527.8 101 . 1,472 .1 1,495.2 102 Cotton : 13,729 . 4 10 ,205.3 74 12,546.6 31 All Hay : 60 ,546 61,502 102 Sweetpotatoes : 1 23 . 6 126 .5 102 119 .7 123.2 103 All Tobacco : 963.1 1 ,083.6 113 !.I Harvest ed f or principal us e of e a c h crop , I. E. Grain, Bean s , Nu t s ; etc. 21 10 State total : Included i n Al l Corn . II Ac re s for ha r ve s t wi l l be avai lable Aug us t 11, 1975 . F&\SIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agr i cu l t u r a l Statistician The Statistical Report ing Service, USDA , 1861 West Broad Street , Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Geor gia Department of Agr i c u l t ur e . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 l3 0 000 0003565 00 RLS5 UN I VER SIT V 0 F GEORGIA o ACQ 0 I V UNIV LIBRARIES 0-5 ATHENS GA 30601 ~~ ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni'.d States Deportment of Agriculture AGR - 101 ;t--- /~/7~ I \\~G\A ~ FAR-M RE GE O R GI A CROP R EPORTIN G SERVIC E '0RT ATHE NS , GEOR GIA Di s t r i c t and Coun ty GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO: Harvested Ac r e a g e Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 0 (o Ju1 Yj\19 75 COU NTY E ST IrL~T E S , 19 74 PREL HlINARY Yield Pe r Acre Pr oduction ( Poun d s ) (Pound s) 0 0 Dis t r ic t 5 Dodg e Jo hnson Laur ens Hon t gomery Tr eu t l en Whee l e r TOTAL 260 43 260 8 75 770 445 2 , 653 1 ,994 1 , 935 1 ,680 1, 951 1 , 743 1,894 1 , 85 8 51 8 , 400 8 3 , 2 0~ 436 , 700 1,707 ,000 1 ,34 2, 000 842,800 4, 930 ,100 Di s t ri c t 6 Bulloch Candler Eff i n gham Ema nuel Jenkins Screven TOTAL 2 ,850 1 , 540 180 1 ,310 155 73 6 ,108 2, 153 2 , 362 1 , 662 2 ,221 1 , 831 1 , 70 7 2 , 192 6 ,136 , 000 3 ,6 33,000 299 , 200 2, 910 ,000 283 , 800 124 ,600 13,391, 600 District 7 Dec a t ur Dou gh e r t y Gr ady lIitche ll Thoma s TOTAL 260 26 1 , 250 2 , 270 1 ,530 5 , 336 1 ,714 1 ,585 2 ,022 2,161 2 ,192 2 , 11 2 445,700 41 , 200 2,527,0 00 4 ,9 05 , 000 3 ,353 ,000 11,271 , 900 District 8 At k i ns on Ben Hill Be r r i e n Br ooks Clinc h Coffee Colquitt Cook Echol s IrwLn Jeff Davis Lanie r Lownde s Telfair Tif t Tur ne r \~ilcox Hor th TOTAL 1 , 340 8 35 4, 480 2, 190 255 4 ,690 5 ,990 3 , 250 315 2,2 70 2 , 040 1 , 590 4 ,100 58 0 2 , 850 17 0 185 1,540 38, 67CJ 2 , 1+98 2 ,193 2 , 365 2,0 77 2, 131 2, 409 2 , 282 2 , 315 2 , 130 2 , 3/+8 2, 429 2, 125 2 , 126 2 ,160 2 ,22 2 2 , 112 1 , 873 2 ,1 73 2 ,2 77 (Pl eas e turn page) 3,347 ,0 00 1 ,831 ,000 10,593 ,000 4 ,54 8 ,000 543 ,4 00 11 ,300 , 000 13 ,671 , 000 7,5 25 ,000 671, 100 5 ,329,000 4 ,955 ,000 3 ,37 3 , 000 8 , 71G,000 1,253 , 000 6, 333 , 000 359,1 00 346 , 500 3,347 , 000 88 , 046 ,100 GEORGIA FLUE-CURED TOBACCO : District and Harve s t ed County - Acr e age. J ist r i ct 9 App ling B a CO~~l Bran t Ley Br y a n Charlton Evan s Liberty Long Pierce Tat tna11 Toomb s Hare ~Jayr!e TOTAL 2,59 0 2, 350 1 ,0 90 230 155 1 ,170 78 285 3,310 3,010 1,920 1 , 66 0 1 ,350 19,1 98 Other Counties 35 COUNTY ESTINATES, 197q Yi eld per Acr e (Pou nds) PREL lJ'1INARY Production (Pounds) 2, 224 2 ,349 2, 014 1, 927 1 ,771 2 ,176 2,078 1, 855 2, 377 2 , 272 2,157 2,375 2 , 223 2,251 1 , 654 5 ,7 60 ,000 5 ,519 ,000 2) 195 ,000 443,100 274,500 2,546,000 162 ,100 528 ,700 7 ,868,000 6 ,840 ,000 4 ,14 2,000 3 , 943,000 3,001,000 43,222 ,400 57,900 STATE 72 , 00 0 2 , 235 160,920,000 FRASIER T. GALLOHAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Cha r ge ~v . PAT PARKS Agri cul t u r a l Statistician The Statistical Re por t i ng Service, USDA, 1361 We s t Broad Street, At hen s , Georgia in cooperation with t he Geor gi a Dep artment of Agr i cul tu r e . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West !road Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ":i"""'""- Sf_. . . I'O'TAGE & FEES PAlO U.. i . . . . ~ lm_1 0' Atricuhur. AGR - 101 BULl( THIRD CLASS - .:n 4 ()O . C- ~~ /11 17 ;- - - ---- - - -~ -- ~G\ ~() FAR M RE .dlf l \ \:JI J G EORGIA CR OP REP OR TI N G SERVICE A TH ENS, GEORGIA July 11,1975 GENERA L CR O P E P ORT GEORGIA ,J U L Y 1975 Crop Pros pects Favorable : At t he beg in ni ng of the mont h, mo st of Georgia's row c rops were i n f avo rable co nd iti on but were sh owing s t re s s i n the southern half o f t he State be cau se o f mo i st u re s ho rt ages. Fai r l y gen eral ra i ns du r in g the first wee ke nd of Ju ly brou ght some re I ie f an d c ond i t ions we re ex pect e d t o improv e . The Georgia Crop Rep o r t i ng Serv ice e st ima t e d t he pl a nt ed a c re s of corn at 2,020 ,000-up 1 percent. Of t his to ta l , 1, 900,000 a re e xpe cted t o be harvest ed f o r gra in. The yield es timate , wh ich is be i ng ma de a mon t h earl ie r t h i s ye ar, wa s se t at 54 bush els per acre . Wh i t e corn acreage was e stimat e d to be unch anged f rom last yea r a t 125,000 acres planted and 112,000 a cre s f o r g rai n h ~rves t . Georgia, again, led t he Na t io n i n pe a nut a creag e with 52 1, 000 a cres --up 2 ,000 from l a s t year. Condit ion of t he c rop wa s ra t ed good. Soybe a n plan ting s, a t 1,290,000 acres , were at a re cord high level f o r the f i f t h co nse c ut i ve ye a r. Flu e-cured t oba cco wa s report e d i n l ower co nd i t ion than a t thi s time las t ye a r . Acreage f o r ha r vest wa s set at 75, 000 ac re s - - up 3 , 000 a c res f rom a year a go . The prel imin ary yield est ima te was 2 , 000 po unds pe r a c re . Co t ton acrea ge d ro ppe d t o 5 1 i ghtly l e s s tha n one- ha l f of la st yea r ' s a crea ge. The 210, 000 acres p l a n t e d this year were rep or t ed to be i n fai r to mo s t l y good cond i t ion . Harvest of small qrains was abou t 95 percent co mplete on July 1. Harvest ed a c re s were down for a l l sma ll g rai ns e xce p t oats wh ic h remai ned unchanged. Pea ch produc t ion i s e xpe c t ed to to t a l 95 mil li on po unds - -s l i ght l y mo re than double last year's weather reduc ed c rop. The Fede ral-S t at e Insp e ct ion Servi ce report ed 1,310 carlot e quiva l en t s h i pme n t s t h rou gh J uly 7 compa re d with on l y 573 ca r lo t s on t ha t da t e last yea r . Crop and Un it GEO RG IA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTIO N. 1974 AND 1975 - - _._A-cr-ea-g=e- : For Ha r ve s t e d Ha r ve s t 1974 197 5 Yi eld Per Ac re 1974 Indicated 1975 Thousand Acre s Production 1974 Ind icated 1975 -Th-o-us-a-nd-s A11 Corn, fo r g ra in, bu. 1, 880 1, 900 56.0 54.0 105,280 102,600 v/h i t e Corn, f or grain, bu . 11 112 112 5!+. 6,048 \Jhe a t , bu . 160 130 23. 0 28 . 0 3, 680 3, 640 Oat s, bu. Ba r 1ey, bu . 95 95 44 . 0 48.0 4,1 80 4 ,560 9 8 40.0 36.0 360 288 Rye, bu. 115 110 18.0 18.0 2 , 070 1,980 Cotton, ba 1e s ]j 4 23 2 10 !/49 0 1/ 4/41 9 ]1 Hay, all , t on 4 55 46 0 2. 35 }I 1,069 ]1 Soybeans, fo r bean s 11 1,030 1, 290 25 . 5 }I 25 ,75 5 1/ Peanu ts, lb. ]j 5 19 521 3, 220 }I 1, 661 ,520 1/ Sweet potatoes, cwt . 8 .0 7.5 95.0 ]1 76 0 ]1 Tobacco, Type 14 , lb. 72 75 2, 235 2, 000 160, 9 20 150,000 Peaches, lb . 45 ,0 00 -9-5,-00-0 -11 Included forecast will in " Al l Corn" ab ov e. -21 be rel ea se d August 11 . Plant ed a cres. 41 Co t t on y ie ld ]1 in The f irst po unds pe r y ield and ha r ves t e d prod uction ac re, produc tion in bal e s. FRASIE R T. GALL OWAY Ag r ic u l t u ra l Stati s ti c ian In Cha r ge I-I . PAT P A I ~ I<. S Ag r i cu l t u ra l Sta tis t i c ian The St a t i s t i ca l Repo rt in g Serv ice , USDA , 186 1 We s t Broad Street, Ath ens, Geor gia i n coo perat ion wi th the Geor g ia De par tmen t of Agr icul ture . UNITED STATES CROP REPORT SU~~RY AS OF JULY 1 , 19 75 Corn production , f or ec a s t a t a reco rd 6, 046 mi l lion bu shels bas ed on conditions a s of July 1, is 30 percent larger than the sho rt 1974 crop. The 1975 average yiel d per acre is indicated at 90 .3 bush el s , 19 bushe ls above 1974. 9at s product ion is expec te d to total 731 million bu s he l s , 18 pe r cen t more than last ye a r . All wheat pr oduc tion i s for ecas t at 2 ,187 million bu s hel s , 22 percent above the previous r ecord crop of 1974. Win te r whea t producti on , at nearly 1, 637 mi l lion bu shels--a r ecord high , is 18 million bushel s (1 percent) above la st ~o n th ' s for ecast and 18 pe r c e n t above last year . Fl ue- c ured tobacco production is pl a ced at 1,3 96 mi l lion pound s , up 1.2 percent from l a st ye a r and the l a rges t p roduction since 196 2 . I -=~~----------~ Serious floodin 8 occurred in th e central and l ower Red Ri ve r Valley areas of Nor t h Da kota and Mi nneso t a as th e r e sult of seve re thund erstorms on June 29 . At t he time i n f or ma tion \Jas obtained for this repo rt, t he ext e n t of losses in acre a ge a nd yield ~as not known . Therefore , t his r e port gene r a l ly r eflects y i e l d and production expec ted prior to flooding . Cr op and Unit UNITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1974 AND 1975 Are a Harvested : Yi eld ~er Acr e : Production Indi- : Indi- : Indicated 1974 cated : 1974 cated : 1974 July 1, 1975 : 197 5 : 1 97 5 1. ,000 Ac res Thous a nd s 1/ Corn for Grain , bu. Oa t s , bu . Barley, bu . All Wheat, bu. Rye, bu. Tobacco , Type s 11- and 14, lb. Peaches, lb . Cotton, bale 2:.../ 65, 1.94 13 ,325 8 ,281 65 ,459 89 7 66, 953 13 ,882 8, 814 69,029 800 71. 3 46 . 6 37.2 27. 4 21. 5 90 . 3 52.7 44 .8 31. 7 23.5 616 .3 717. 6 2,014 1 ,945 13 ,729 .4 10 ,205.3 1../ 442 4/ 4 ,651,167 620,539 308,077 1,793 ,322 19,293 6,045,621 731 ,434 395 , 075 2,187,489 18,830 1 ,241,327 1,395 ,740 2 ,881.4 2 , 965 . 2 1/11 , 540 . 1 4/ 1/ Peaches in million pounds . 2/ Planted acre s. 3/ Cotton yi e l d i n pound s pe r harvested acre, pro duc tion i n 480 l b . bales . !;../ The first yield and produc t i on f or e ca s t wf. Ll. be r e l e a s ed Augu s t 11. Af t e r Fiv e Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 9 9 0 1 3 0 000 0 0 0 35 6 5 OC RLS 5 UNI VE RSITY OF C: EC RGI A o A CQ 01 V UNIV LI BRAR I ES o= ~) AT HENS G!I 30 6~1 ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat Oepo'tm~nl o f Agriculture AGR - 101 Gil ~~G\ A J.f o. C- 7 'PI F :L c-: 7/11 / 13 ~ FA RE R GEORGIA C ROP REP OR TI N G SE RV IC E ,- A T H EN S, GEO R GI A E ACHES J u l y 11 , 1975 The esti mated Geo rg ia peac h crop, at 95 mi l l io n po unds ( 1, 979, 00 0 - 48 pound equ ivalents), rema in ed unc ha nge d from t he e s t imate o f a mon th a go , ac co rd i ng t o the Georgia Crop Reportin g Se rv i ce . If real ize d , th is volume o f p roduc t ion wou l d be sl 19htly more than doubl e l a s t ye a r1 s ve r y sh ort c ro p of onl y 45 mil l io n poun ds . Comments and record s rece i ve d f rom bo t h growe r s a nd offi ci a l so u rce s i nd i ca t e t hat this years shipments hav e bee n be t t e r in bo t h volume a nd qua l it y than las t year . The Federal-State Inspec t ion Se r vi ce repo r t s 1, 31 0 ca r lot e quiva l e nts sh i ppe d thro Lj n July 7 compared wi t h only 573 ca r lots f o r the sa me dat e l a s t yea r . SI i gh tly l e s s t han t hreefourths of the crop had bee n harves t e d at t he fi rs t o f t he mo nth. Peach estimates rel a t e to t o ta l produc t io n whi c h i nclu de s ra i l an d t r uc k s h ipmen ts, local sales, non- insp e c t ed tr uc k sh i pme nt s to poin t s i n t he Sta t e a nd adjoi n i ng s t a t e s, quantities used for proce s s in g and qua nt i t ie s used o n t he farm s whe re p roduce d . Sta te Alabama Arkansas Georg ia Louis iana 1/ Mississipp i 1/ North Caro 1 i na Ok 1ahoma 1/ South Carol ina Texas 9 States 1973 PEACHES Pr oduct ion Mi l l ion Pounds 48 Pound Equ i va l e nt s Ind ica ted: 1974 197 5 1973 1974 Indica t ed 1975 1, 000 Un it s : 7. 0 9 .0 8. 5 146 188 177 36 .0 20.0 35. 0 75 0 41 7 7 29 : 100.0 45 .0 95 . 0 2, 083 938 1,979 6.5 6 .3 2. 5 135 131 52 10.0 7.0 7.0 208 146 146 30 . 0 20 . 0 35. 0 625 417 729 9.2 1 6.8 19 2 2 142 245 .0 215. 0 2 15 . 0 5 , 10l.j 4, 479 4,479 15.0 18 . 0 15. 0 3 13 375 313 .... -- -- - - - - - - - ~ - --- - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - -- - - - -- -- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - ~ - --- - - - - - - - - - - lf58 .7 340 . 4 4 19 . 8 9 ,5 56 7 ,093 8 , 746 TOTAL :1,310 .9 1, 283 . 4 1, l.45. 2 27 , 3 J J 26 , 7LfO 30, l09 Cal if-Cl ingstone :1,294 .0 1, 598 .0 1, 520 .0 26 , 958 33 , 292 31 ,667 U. S :2,604 .9 2, 88 1.4 2 ,965.2 54 , 269 60 , 032 .!.1 Estimate:s f or curren t year car r ie d f orwa r d f rom ea r l ier fo reca s t. 6 1, 776 FRAS IER T. GALLOVIAY Agricultural Statis tic ian In Cha r ge I,/, PAT PA RKS Ag ri c u l t u ra l Sta t is ti c ian The Statistical Reportin g Se rvice , US DA, 186 1 West Broad Stree t , At he ns , Georg ia i n cooperation with the Geo r g ia De pa r t me nt of Agr i cu ltu re. UN!TED STATE S _.. PEACH RE POrn AS OF .JU LY 1, 1975 United Sta t e s pe a c h produc t ion is f ore ca s t a t 2,96S mi l l ion pou nds , up I pe r cent from June I a nd 3 pe rcen t ab o ve the 1974 util ize d c ro p . Exc l ud i ng Ca l i fo r ni a ' s c l i ng s to ne peaches (used mostly for ca nn i ng) , t he rema in i ng product io n of 1, 445 mi l I io n po unds is up 13 percen t f rom l a s t year. Cal iforn ia1 s c l i ngstone crop a t 1,5 20 mi l l io n poun ds i s unc ha nge d from t he spec ia l June 23 f oreca s t but 5 pe r ce nt be low t he 1974 ha rv e s t o f 1, 598 mi II io n po unds. Cro p dev elopment is ab o u t 2 week s later t ha n norma l a nd t h i nn i ng i s now ne a ri ng compl et ion. Harvest of ea r l y va r ie t ie s is expe cted to comme nce a bout Jul y 18. The Ca l ifor n ia freestone fore cas t at 40 0 mi l I io n po und s i s off l ~ pe rce n t from 1974 . Harve s t was gai n i ng momentum by July 1. Fru i t pa c ke d fo r f resh mar ket is of h i gh qua l i t y a l th o ugh cul lage i s high due t o sp l it p i t s and s la b- s id e d f ru it. The So u t h Car o l i na peach c rop a t 215 mill ion po unds is unc ha nge d f r om .Ju ne 1 an d l a s t year. Pea ch ha rv est i s in f ull sv/in g wi t h siz e an d qual i t y gene ra l l y goo d . Pe nn s v l va n i a , Colora do an d Mich igan pe a ch p ro s pe c t s dec ] i ned f r om J une 1 wh i l e I I I i no i s , Nort h Caro l i na and We s t Virg ini a in c re a s e d a nd t he ot he r St a t e s showed no c ha nge. In Pe nns y l va ni a , a heavy Jun e drop a nd some se vere hai l storm s r e du ced c ro p po t entia l. We a t he r in Mi chi ga n h indered developmen t . Ha r ve s t o f e a r l y va ri eties i s get t i ng un derway in a l l St at es a nd will be a c t iv e i n J u l y . Af t er Five Days Ret urn t o United Sta t es Depa r t men t of Agr icul t ur e Statist i cal Repor ting Se r v i ce 1861 West Br oa d St r eet Athens, Geor gi a 30601 OFFICI AL BUSINESS 990 13 0 GOO 000356 5 00 RLS5 UNIVERSITY CF GE GR(! A o ACQ DIV UNIV LIBRAR IES 0- 5 ATHENS GA 30601 ~ POSTAGE & FEE S PA ID Unit.d St ete s Oe pQ ' tm~n t of Agricu lture AGR - 101 G .4 (){) . c.. ' / 'PI F I I 7 if- / '7 ;S- ~()~G\AFARM REPORT G E_O_R_G_ I A CROP _-.~_~ REP~ORTIN G SERM VIC E~_ ~ _~ ATHENS, GEORGIA ~ Ju l y 1 , 1975 VEGETABLES Re leas ed J ul y 14 , 1975 I NTENTIONS 1,.tW PROSPECTIVE ACREAG E FOR HARVEST- -SUl'11-1ER QUARTER G EO ~GIA As of July 1 , t he ~ ta ters vege t a b le and melon crop had made some r ecovery f rom the s l ow s t a r t c aused by e xcessive sp ring rains . Ac cording t o the Georgi a Crop Repor ting Ser vice, t he condition of vegetable and mel on c rop s \7aS rated fa i r to good but do wn s ome f r om t he 1974 c rop. Based on gr ower report s , harves ted acreage f o r the s umme r quarter is expec te d t o be dO~l 14 per cen t for snapbeans, 20 pe r cen t f or cabb age and 7 pe r cen t for tomatoe s. Ha r ves ted acreage is expected to be unchanged fo r can t a loup s bu t up 4 percent for wa t e r mel ons . Aba ndonme n t is e xpe c t ed to be up some f r om last ye a r for all of t he es t imated ve geta ble and mel on crops . Some wa ter mel on acreage had to be replant ed foll~v7ing t he he avy sp ring r a i ns . Hovemen t of wa t e r me l on s has be e n sharply be l ow last year wi t ~ ; volume expec te d t a pe ak in t he latter part of July. UNITED STATES SNAP BEANS : The 1975 s ummer quar te r prospec t i ve acres for harvest is e s t i ma t e d at 30 , 640 acres, 1 percent more than t he 30,2 70 ac res harves t e d durin g the same quarter i n 1974 . Bas ed on historic average yields , t his acreage i s expec ted to provide 1 million cwt. , ,~l i ch i s approximately t~e same as the 1974 c r op. Land preparation and planting pr og r e ssed in Nor t h Carolina on schedule. Heavy ra i n s during Hny hu rt prospects sli ghtly. Rai n i s needed i n some areas of Virginia to improve yields . Beans ~ r e being ha r v e s t e d i n ilor t h Al ab ama wi th h arve st now completed in the Souther n co un ties . CABBAGE : Prospective acres for harves t during t he 19 75 summer quarter i s fo recast at 27 ,280 acres , virtually unchanged f rom t he summer quarter of 1974 . Using hi s t oric average yi e l d s , producti on is proj ect ed at 6 .5 million C\ l t. , a decrea se of 4 pe r cen t from 197 4 . The Virginia cabbage crop is in fa ir c ondition, hO\Jever, club r oo t and block rot are showing up in some fi-e lds. Yi elds are expe c t ed to be beLow last year . The Nor th Carolina cabba ge crop was planted on schedule. Ear ly r ain s ga ve a needed bo ost and the crop i s deve LopLng wel.l. . CANTALOUPS : The 1975 s umme r qua r ter e st i mate of 50,800 acres f or harvest is 14 pe r cen t above the 44 ,400 acres harves t e d in 19 74. Production from this acreage i s project ed at 7. 0 mill ion cwt. , which would be 9 per cent more than the c ompa r a bl e period last yea r . Fr eque n t heavy rains in Georgia ha s r educ ed the quality of the crop. Crops prospect s are good in Cal i f or n i a for summer cantaloups , al thoug h gr o\l t h and development are about a wee k be hind normal. Ha r ve s t began in t he Ker n d is t ric t in late June and s uppl ie s s hould continu e fro m t his d i s t ric t through Jul y . TO~lliTOES : The 1975 p ro s pectiv e a c res for harve st durin g t he summer qua r te r i s placed at 60,4 70 acres a s compare d t o l a s t yea r ' s 60 , 410 a c re s. Bas ed on hi s t or i c avera ge yie l d s the summer producti on is e xpected to total 8 million cwt. Th i s projection is 5 per cen t l e ss than the 1974 crop. Earve st in s outh Al ab ama i s about t hree -fourth s co mplet e . Tomato harve st has passed peak in all south Te xas areas. Pick ing i s well underway in be t h Cen t r a l a nd Ea s t Texas . Ho s t yi e l d s in Ea s t Te xa s have be en e xtremely l ow because of heavy rains dur ing t he gro uing s eason. Light picki n g is und e r way in nor th Texas . WATERHELOUS : The 1975 summe r qua r t e r wate r mel on acreage f or harve s t i s placed at 139 ; 50J acr e s . This is 4 percent more than t he 1974 crop of 134 , 200 acres. Proj ect ed producti on f or t he s umme r c r op is e stimat ed at 13 . 0 mi l lion cwt . bas ed on average y i e l d s i n rec e nt ye ar s. This is 2 percent mor e t han las t year' s produc t ion. In Nor th Carol ina t ~e watermel on crop ~"a s pl a n t ed slightl y ah ead of s cb edule t hi s seas on a nd ha r ve s t s hould ge t unde r wa y ea r l i e r t han normal. In Alabama , wet , cool co nd it i on s at plan ting t i me caused poor s t a nds . Har ve st is underway wi t h poor ~ua li ty a nd yie l d. Heavy sp r i n g r ains delayed pl ant i n g an d caus ed some f i elds to be r e plant e d i n ~ e o r g ia . Prospective Acreage for Harvest, Summer Qua r t e r 1/, by States, 1975 with Comparisons Cr o? and Summer Acreage Harvested For Harvest 1975 as a per cent of State 1973 1974 1975 1973 1974 SrlLP BEANS 2 I ] j Ac r e s , , 1 ab a~a l, OOG 780 Ceo r gi.a 1,400 1, 1': 00 North Carolina 4,000 3,800 Tennessee 1,500 1 ,300 Group Total 7 , 9 0 '! 7,280 Total 14--S-ta-t-e'-"u ----'--2';<,4-6-0---- - - - -3-0<,27-0- - - - _. 58 0 1 ,200 3,700 1 ,200 6, 680 30,640 Percent 58 74 86 86 93 97 80 n 85 92 104 101 Prosp 2ctive Planted and Harvested Acres, Summer Quar~er, by States and Planting Period, 1975 "lith Comparisons Ac r e a ge planted and to oe planted for specified planti~ g period s Summer Acr e age 11 Cr op Year of Planting IIa r v e s t ed For and Planting Intended Harvest State Period 1973-74 1974-75 1 974 1975 Ac r es CABB.:"GE 31 Georgia Dec.-Jul. 3 , 8 00 3,800 500 400 ~:or th Carolina Har .-Ju1 . 3,300 3,700 3,100 3 , 600 Virginia Feb.-Aug. 1,900 1,90Q 650 800 Group Total 9, 000 9,400 4,250 4,800 Total 19 States 52.780 51.330 ~7-,--,2_3_0 2--7=,-280 _ SANTALOUPS Arizona Jan.-Apr. 6,900 7,000 1,400 California Har.-Jun. 25,900 30,000 25,900 Georgia i"Iar. -Apr. 4,000 4,200 3 , 3 00 South Carolina Har.-Hay 3 ,200 3,500 3,000 Group Total 40 ,000 44 ,700 33,600 Total 9 States 51 ,600 56,400 /,/',400 TOHATOES ,:'l a"lJ ama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina T2xas Group Total Total 23 States WATEfJ.iELOi.'JS Alabama Georgia Hississippi Nor t h Carolina ,) k 1a!'.oma Sout.u Carolina Texas Groun Total Total 15 States Har.-Ju1. i Iar .-A~r. Ha r . - J un . liar. -Apr. ....Jun . ~ - ., .".. _ or ... _ Col.. . . Har.-May Ha r . -Apr -. Nar.-Apr . Apr.-Hay Ha r . - Ma y l1ar .-Hay Jan.-Jun . 9 ,300 3,000 1 ,700 3,200 4 ,500 26,700 89,810 14,400 31,000 10,000 7,000 7,000 23,1 00 55,000 147,500 18 0 ,700 8,000 2 ,800 2,100 8,400 4,700 26,000 90 ,110 14,400 33 ,000 10,400 7,600 9,000 24,300 55,000 153 ,700 190,000 6,200 1 ,300 1,600 1,300 2 ,800 13,700 60,410 11,500 26,000 9 ,4 00 7,000 6,400 21 ,600 24,0 00 105,900 134,200 5 ,200 1 ,300 2 ,100 3, 000 2,600 14,200 60,470 10, 800 27 ,000 9,500 7,400 7,500 23,100 22,000 107,300 139,500 II July, Augu3t and September. ~I Acr ea ge intentions for specified periods are not estimated nationally . 3/ Includes fresh market and processing. FRASIER T. G~LLOWAY Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician In Charge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ . _ - - - - - - - - - - _. _ - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - HIKE I-IAE 1E='. and PAUL E, WILLI.c'.NS Agricultural Statisticians _ The Statistical Report ins Service ; USDA . 18 G1 Wes t Broed ~ t r ee t, Athens . Georgia in cooperation with the Geor gia Depa r t men t of Az ri cu1tu r e . Af t er r'ive Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 0 000 0003565 00 RlS5 UN I VER SIT V 0 F GE ORGI A o ACQ 0 I V UNIV LIBRARIES 0-5 ATHENS GA 30601 ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stotes Depo'tm~nf of Agdculture AGR - 101 ' 1/ ;- ~'\) FA RM REPORT 1/- 0 ,? c: .I ~;>.. ;t f,. / ~G\A GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE - \ . ATHENS, GEORGIA Page 2 Ju I'I 1975 GEORG IA COTTGi,j: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1974 (Thes_e estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel iminary) ACRES : YIELD LINT PER AC~E PRODUCT ION District and County : Planted Harvested Planted 480 Pound Gross ItJe i ght Ha rvested Bales Acres - - - - Pounds - - - - Ba 1es - - DIST:1ICT 4 Ca rro 11 Coweta Ha rr is Hea rd Henry Lamar Hacon "la r i on I"le r iwethe r Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup 130 125 262 730 695 341 115 110 330 55 55 255 I ,360 I ,300 495 145 140 476 8,200 7,900 521 260 230 427 1,920 1,870 326 275 230 262 470 455 370 245 240 302 27 25 296 4,870 4,820 546 13 13 154 272 71 358 520 345 79 255 29 518 1,400 493 145 541 8,900 4~3 230 335 I ,300 3 13 150 382 365 308 155 320 17 551 5,550 154 4 TOTAL 18,815 18,208 482 498 18,915 DISTRICT 5 Baldwin Bibb Bleckley Butts Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Lau rens Montgomery Morgan Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale Treutlen Tw iggs \.!a s h i ngt o n \Jhe e 1e r loj ilk i nson 755 735 252 80 70 288 15,500 15, 100 473 110 105 118 1,250 I ,230 596 10,600 10,400 422 655 640 315 4,950 4,790 L~42 1L~5 135 538 8,400 7,750 425 16,100 15,300 394 160 6,55() , 120 6,450 263 478 1,750 1,720 298 985 895 483 15,500 15,300 519 16 IS 188 120 110 ISO 1,450 1,400 377 3,270 3 ,240 507 7,500 7, 150 493 830 765 420 65 40 200 259 395 329 48 485 15,300 124 27 606 I ,550 430 9,300 322 430 456 4,560 578 160 460 7,450 414 13,200 350 88 485 6,500 303 1,090 532 990 526 16,800 200 6 164 38 391 1,140 511 3,450 518 7,700 456 725 325 28 TOTAL 96,741 93,460 451 467 90,975 COiH 1NUED Page 3 July 1975 GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1974 (These estimates are based on the latest ava ilable data and are pre] iminary) District . ACRES and County : Planted Ha rves ted YIELD LINT PER ACRE Planted Ha rves ted : PRODUCTION 480 Pound Gross If/eight Bal es Acres - - - - Pounds - - - - Ba 1es - - DISTRICT 6 Bulloch Burke Cand 1er Eff i ngham Emanuel Glascock Jeffe rson Jenkins tkDuff ie Richmond Screven INa rren 270 23,700 1,670 40 3,600 1,710 14,000 3,220 910 1,410 4,750 3,280 230 348 23,300 489 1,580 469 39 325 3,460 403 1,680 349 13,600 432 3,140 420 880 436 1,230 328 4,690 518 3,250 358 409 195 498 24,200 496 1,630 333 27 419 3,020 355 1,240 444 12,600 430 2,810 451 825 376 960 525 5,150 361 2,440 TOTAL DISTR ICT Z 58,560 57,079 451 463 55,097 Baker Calhoun Clay Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Mill er Mi tche 11 Qu i tman Randolph Seminole Stewa rt Sumter Terre 11 Thomas Webs te r 220 5,650 2,950 400 1,270 6,050 155 2,670 1,040 4,330 295 5,250 2,220 1,840 10,500 11,400 2,670 100 175 541 5,600 688 2,900 707 395 273 1,230 360 5,950 509 150 342 2,630 465 645 243 3,910 356 290 342 5, 150 629 2,070 250 1,810 403 10,100 511 11 ,200 619 2,530 372 95 420 680 250 694 8,100 720 4,350 276 225 372 950 518 6,450 353 110 472 2,590 392 525 394 3,210 348 210 641 6,900 269 1, 160 409 1,540 531 11 ,200 630 14,700 393 2,070 442 88 TOTAL 59,010 56,830 525 545 64,628 CONTINUED Page 4 J ul y 1975 GEORGIA COTTO~J: ACREAGE. YIELD AND PRODUCTI ON, 1974 (These estimate s are based on the latest av a i lable data and are preliminary) Dis trict and County AC RES Plant ed Ha rves ted YIELD LINT PER ACRE Plan ted Ha rves ted PRODUCT ION 480 Pound : Gross \Je i ght Ba l e s Acres - - - - Pounds - - - - Ba Ies - - DIST i{ICT 8 Atkinson Ben Hill Berr ien Brooks Coffee Co I qu i tt Cook Cr i sp Dooly I rw i n Jeff Da v i s Lan ie r Te l f ai r Tift Turne r \.J i I cox ';Jorth 24 24 208 3,610 3 ,430 414 915 835 266 4,460 4,390 520 I ,380 1,360 263 24,900 24,000 435 620 515 327 14,500 14,200 476 50,300 49,700 632 4,740 4,410 432 170 140 324 19 19 105 360 250 219 1,860 I ,790 465 8,700 8,450 558 13,100 12,500 315 II ,500 11,200 458 208 10 435 3, 110 29 1 505 528 4,830 267 755 451 22,600 394 420 486 14,400 64 0 66,200 464 4,260 393 115 105 4 3 16 165 483 1,800 574 10,100 330 8,600 47 0 11 , 000 TOTAL 141,158 137,213 506 52 1 148 , 874 DISTRICT .2 Evans Tattnal l Toombs 65 60 508 550 69 245 200 265 325 135 1, 450 1,420 255 26 1 770 TOTAL 1,760 1,680 266 279 974 Ot her Count ies 90 49 89 State 423.000 410, 000 475 163 17 49 0 419,000 FRASIER T. GA LLOWAY W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician In Charge Agricultural Statist ician _-------- ----- .. -_.~ - - ~----------------- -- --- --- - - - _._ ----------------------------------------- The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, i n cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. 111 13 0 000 0003567 00 RLS5 UN I VER 5 I TY 0 F G:E OR. GI A -0 SE~ IAL S DEPT LIBRARY 1-1 ATHENS GA 30602 1/ 'I- 0 O . C ~~ FARM I f:L :29'/7 ~G\A REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SE RV ICE ATHENS, GEORGIA Georq ia : GRAIN STOCKS Ju Iy I, 1975 Rel eased 7/28/75 Stored Grain Stocks Up The quantity of corn and oats stocks a s of July I, 1975 wa s up from the prev ious yea r, according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Serv ice. Quantities of s tored grain were higher than year-earl ier levels for all c rops i n on -farm storage except grain sorghum and bar l ey . Georqia Gra in Stocks - July 1, 1975. wi t h Comparisons Grain On Fa rms 1974 19 75 : Off Fa rms 1/ 1974 1975 All Pos itions . 1974 1975 1,000 Bushels Corn Oats Barley Wheat Rye Sorghum Soybeans : 12,826 20 ,0 03 2,566 3,321 210 334 48 85 6 4 4 0 32 37 1/ 2/ 48 62 2/ 0 95 38 2/ 0 1,796 3,863 4 ,619 1J 15,392 258 10 2/ 2/ 2/ 6,415 23,324 41 9 4 2/ 62 38 2/ 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, war ehouses, terminals, processors and CCC -owned grain at bin sites. 1/ Included in unalloca ted to avo id disclosing individual operations. United States: Wheat and Soybean Stocks Up--Other Grain Stocks Below Year Earl ier . July 1 stocks of all wheat at 8.7 mill ion metric 'to ns were 29 percent ab ove a year earl ier. Soybean stocks of 9.8 mil I ion metr ic tons were 5 percent above July 1, 1974. Stocks of the four feed grains (corn, oats, barl ey and sorghum) totaled 35.9 mill ion metric tons, 24 pe rcent below July 1, 1974 . Decreases from a year earl ier for individual f eed grains ranged from 21 percent for corn to 47 percent for sorghum. Corn in all storage positions on July 1,1975 totaled 1,146 million bushels, 21 percen t less than a year earl ier and 41 percent less t ha n July I, 1973. Th is is the smallest quan tity in storage on July I since 1952. Farm holdings, at 801 mill io n bushels, are down 25 percent from a year ago while off-farm hold ings, at just over 345 mill ion bushels, are down 9 percent. These are the smal lest July I farm and off-farm holdings in more than 20 years. Indicated disappearance from al I positions during April-June was 1,062 mill ion bushels, down 25 percent from the 1,418 mil I ion bushels for the same period of 1974. Th is disappearance is the lowest since 1971. Sorghum grain stocks in all positions on July I, 1975 totaled 95 mill ion bushels, down sharply from the July 1, 1974 level of 178 mill ion bushels and 52 percent below the sa me date in 1973. Off-farm stocks wer e down 47 percent from last year and accounted for 69 percent of the total stocks. Sorghum stored on farms was down 45 percent from July I , 1974. Old crop oat stocks in storage on July I, 1975 tota led 184 million bushels, compared wi t h 255 mill ion bushels las t year and 410 million bushels on July 1, 1973. Farm stocks at 119 mill ion bushels were down 21 percent from a year ago wh ile off-farm stocks were down 37 percent. Old crop barley stocks i n s torage in all positions on July 1, 1975 totaled 75 mi l ] ion bu shels, 37 percent less t ha n a year ear] ier and 54 percent less than June 1, 1973 . Th i s is the smal lest July 1 stocks on hand sin ce 1954. Old crop carryover of al I whea t on July 1, 1975 totaled 319 mill ion bushels , 29 percen t above a year earl ier, but 27 percent less than 2 years ago. Except for last year, t hi s i s the smallest July I holdings since 1952. Old crop rye stocks i n al I positions on July], 1975 totaled 5.9 mil lion bushels, down sharply f rom the July 1,1974 level of 11.0 million and the lowest July 1 stocks since 1964. Stoc ks were about equally spl it be t ween farm and o f f - f a rm positions. Soybean stocks i n all storages on July 1, 1975 totaled 359 mil I ion bushels, 5 percen t more than last year's 342 mill ion bushels and exceeded for the date only i n 1969 and 1970. Soybeans stored on farms at near ly 168 mill ion bushels are 11 percent more than las t year' s 15 1 mill ion bushels and exceeds the previous July I record of 141 mill ion bushels e s ta b l ish ed in 1969. Off-farm stocks at 192 mill ion bushels are up less than 1 percent f rom last year. Grain and position United States Stocks of grains, July 1, 1975 with compa r i sons (In thousand bushels) July 1 July 1 Apr ill 1973 1974 1975 July 1 1975 CORN On Fa rms Off Farms 1/ TOTAL SORGHUM On Farms Off Fa rms 1/ TOTAL OATS (old crop) On Farms Off Fa rms 1/ TOTAL BARLEY (old crop) On Farms Off Farms 1/ TOTAL 1,372,918 564,315 1.937,233 45,585 153,996 199,581 228,974 180,974 409~48 88,756 73,788 162,544 1,062,940 380,541 1,443,481 54,918 123,533 178.451 151,329 103,745 ~2.9L4_ 55,107 63,926 119,033 1,503,813 704,825 2,208,638 63,850 145,278 209,128 238,756 89,788 328--,544 61,610 71 ,227 132.837 800,759 345,627 1, 146.386 30,019 65,307 95,326 119,360 64,965 184,325 29,934 45.508 75,442 ALL WHEAT (old crop) On Fa rms Off Fa rms 1/ TOTAL 133,876 304,578 438,454 89,200 158,201 247.401 260,207 387,982 648,189 125,858 193,403 319,261 RYE (old crop) On Farms Off Farms 1/ TOTAL 6,786 26,484 33,270 2,745 8,214 10,959 4,201 4,080 8,281 2,904 2,951 ~855 SOYBEANS On Fa rms Off Farms 1/ TOTAL 33,855 145,352 179,207 151,104 190,865 341,969 335,766 323,317 659.083 167,569 191 ,742 359,311 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehouses. terminals, processors, and commodity credit corporation (CCC)-owned grain at bin sites. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge IV. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 \.Jest Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AGR - 101 GA /JIf (} c. ' .-> 'P I PO ~~ ;). 11/ ~G\ A FAR M R GE O RG IA CROP RE PO R T ING SERVICE A T H E N S, GE O RG I A AGR I C U L T U R A L \ \ , \ 1.., \375 PRI CES ,JU LY '1 5 1975 Augu s t 1, 1975 GEORGI A IN DEX UP 4 POI NTS The Al l Commodi t i e s Inde x of Pr i ces Re ce iv e d by Geor gi a f a rmer s i n J uly wa s 186 pe r ce n t , 4 points a bove th e p re v ious mo nt h a nd 22 po ints a bove Ju l y 1974, a cc ord i ng t o the Geor gia Crop Repo r t i nq Se r vi ce. The July All Crops Inde x wa s 175 pe r ce n t , 10 poin ts be l ow t he p re v io us mo nt h . The Liv e s t oc k and Livestoc k Produ c t s Index wa s 194 percent , 15 po i nt s above t he p rev iou s mo nt h and 4 1 po ints ab ove July 1974. The in crea s e in t he All C O~ffiod it y Inde x f rom J une 1975 l evel resulted from in c rea se s i n t he p ri ce s of soybea ns , hogs , broil e rs a nd ot her ch ic ke ns . UNITE D STATES PR ICES RECE IVED IN DEX UP 5 POI NT S PRIC ES PA ID IND EX UPI PO INT The Inde x of Pr ices Rece i ved by Fa rme r s i nc r ea s ed 5 poin t s ( 3 percent ) to 187 pe rc en t of it s Ja nua ry- De cembe r 1967 ave ra ge du r in g t he month e nde d Jul y 15, 1975. Con t r ib ut i ng most to th e i nc rea se wer e h ighe r p r i ce s f or hog s , whea t, po t a t oe s , Upland co t t o n , mi lk , a nd soybeans. Lowe r pri ce s f o r ca t tle we re pa rt iall y o f f s e t t i ng . The in de x wa s ) 1 po in t s (6 percent) a bove a year a go . The Inde x of Pr ice s Pai d by Farme rs f or Commod i t ies a nd Se rvice s , In te rest, Ta xes, and Farm Wa ge Ra t es f or Ju Jy 15 was 186, up I po in t ( ~ perce n t ) f rom a mont h ea r l ie r . Hi ghe r pr ices f or food an d f ue l we re o n l y par t ia l l y o f f se t by l ower f ee der I iv e s t oc k pr i ce s . The i nde x wa s 18 poin t s ( 11 pe rcen t ) a bove a year e~ r l i e r . 1967 :: l CO INDEX N U I~ B E R S June 15 19 74 GE ORGI A AND UNITED STAT ES J uly 15 June 15 19 74 19 75 Ju l y 15 19 75 GEORG IA Pr i ces Received AI 1 Commod i t ies 1/155 1/1 64 182 186 Al l Crops , 1/ 175 1 /1 78 185 175 Liv es tock and Liv es t oc k _--- --------------- Product s . 1/140 .. - - _ . ~ - - -- - - - _ ._ - - - - - - - - - - _ . _ - - - - _ 1/ 153 179 194 .- .. __._- _.. _- - -- -- - - - - --- - -- --- .- -_ ._- -- - - - - -- - Uf'll TED STATES Pr i ces Recei ve d 166 176 182 187 Pr ice s Pa id , Int eres t, Taxes & Fa rm Wa ge Ra t e s : 166 168 185 186 Ra t i0 1:/ 100 10 5 98 10 1 1/ Re v i s e d . 1/ Ra t io of Index o f Pr i ce s Re ce i ve d by Fa rmer s to Inde x of Price s Pa id , Int e re s t , Taxes, and Farm Wa ge Ra t e s . FRAS IER T. GALL C') AY Agr i cul t ura l Stati s tic ian In Cha r ge CLAYTO N J . MCDUFF IE Ag ricul t ural Sta t i s tici a n T:1e St a t i s c l ca l Reportin g Se rv i ce, USD A, 1861 \Je s t Broa d Street , At he ns, Georg ia i n cooperat io n wi t h t he Geo r g i a De pa r t me nt of Ag r ic u lt u re. PRICES -- RECEIVED AiID -PAID BY FARMERS. JU LY 15. 1975 \J ITH COMP,1\RISOi,!S Geo r gi a : Uni ted Stat e s Commod i ty and Un i t J uly 15 J une 15 Ju l y 15 1974 1975 1975 J uly 15 Ju ne 15 1974 1975 prUCES KECEIVED '.4Ilea t , bu. Oet s , bu. Corn, bu. Cotton, lb. Soybeans, bu . Sweetpotatoes, cwt. Hay, baled, ton: All Alfalfa Other II Mil k Cows, hea d Hogs, cwt , Beef Cattle, All, cwt. 11 Cows, cwt , l/ Steers & Heifers, cwt. Calves, cwt. Milk, Sold to Plants, cwt. Fluid t'larket Manufactured All Turkeys, lb. Ch i ckens , 1b. : Exclud ing Broilers Commercial Broilers Eggs, all, doz. Table, doz. Hatching, doz. $ 3. 20 $ 1.33 $ 3.0 6 (; $ 5.86 $ 13. 50 $ 37.00 $ $ $ 4 10. 00 $ 33.70 $ 31 .00 $ 25. 90 $ 35.00 $ 37.10 $ ~/9 .40 $ $ .!:!-/9.40 23.0 4/8 . 0 (; 4720 . 8 4/49 .8 ~/4 5 .5 70.0 2.80 1. 60 2.95 40 .0 5.00 42 .00 335. 00 44 .10 24. 50 20.00 28.00 25. 00 9.10 9 .10 30.0 8.5 28. 0 53.2 45.7 85 .0 2. 80 1. 45 2.89 40. 0 5. 34 16. 60 4 . 04 1. 37 2.91 4/4 9. 4 - !/ 6 . 11 9 . 55 41 . 00 350 . 00 49 . 80 23 . 7 0 19.50 27. 00 24. 30 48 .20 51.60 40 .20 4/508 . 00 - 4/ 34 . 30 4 /35.30 - 23. 60 4/ 38.30 ~/36. 00 .2/9 . 10 .2/9. J 0 29 .0 4/ 8. 00 4 /6.31 417 . 61 !723. 0 11. 2 32. 5 53. 2 45. 7 8 5 .0 417 .2 4720. 5 ~/43 . 8 2.92 1. 49 2.68 36. 9 4 .90 16 . 50 53.60 56 .70 45 . 30 4 13.0 0 47 . 30 38.5 0 21. 90 42. 60 29. 70 4/8.21 417 . 08 ~17 .94 32 .3 9.0 27. 4 45 .7 J u ly 15 1975 3. 33 1.45 2. 72 40 . 5 5 .27 11. 70 51.20 54 . 40 43 .50 4 15.00 54 . 10 36 .20 20. 60 40.70 28. 10 ~/8. 39 517 . 16 5 /8. 11 -34 .1 10.0 30. 3 46. 4 PRICES PAID. FEED Mixed Dairy Feed, ton: 14% protein 16% protefn 18"10 protein 20% protein Hog Feed, 14%-18% protein, $ 125. 00 $ 134.00 $ 136.00 $ 138.00 130.00 136 . 00 135. 00 133.00 130 . 00 138.00 135.00 141 .00 125.0 0 126. 00 13 0 . 0 0 13 2.00 130.00 130.00 134.00 137 .00 129.00 130.00 133 .00 137 . 0 0 cwt , Cottonseed Meal, 41 %, cwt. Soybean Meal, 44%, cwt. Bran, cwt , Middl ings, cwt , Co rn Mea I, cwt Poultry Feed, ton: $ 8.00 $ 8. 40 $ 8. 20 $ 7.40 $ 7 .50 $ 7.10 8 .2 0 8. 90 8 .70 7.60 7.50 7.50 8.30 8.80 9.00 7.70 7. 40 7. 30 7.73 8.42 8 . 29 6. 73 6.64 6. 79 8 .01 8 . 72 8 .48 7. 12 6 .93 6.92 8.01 8.79 8. 57 7.06 6.88 6. 97 Broiler Grower Feed Laying Feed Ch ick Sta rte r Alfalfa Hay, ton All Other Hay, ton $ 159.00 $ 142.00 $ 161.00 $ 44.00 $ 45.00 161 . 00 13 9 . 0 0 166 . 0 0 70.00 63 . 0 0 155.00 140.00 165. 00 70 .00 60.00 157 . 0 0 141.00 161 .00 60. 80 50.40 162.00 144.00 163 .00 67.20 55 . 9 0 161 .00 145.00 164.00 65.00 54.20 II Includes all hay except alfalfa. 11 "COWSI I and "s t ee r s and he l fe r s!' comb ined with a l l owan where necessary for slaughter bulls. }I Includes cull dairy cows sold for slaugh t er, but not dairy cows for herd replacements. ~I Revised. ~I Prel iminary. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS I ?J ...'!-L-?~ ) (/L/.'~ -500 0 1 .'- "S\.~-~ AGR - 10 1 ~a FARM G- If '! !) !)' c. 7 'f I , ,f? /J ;J. /7 ~ I f!- ~G \ A pR GEO RGI A C ROP RE P OR T IN G SE RVI C E -~ A T HE N S, GEORGIA GE NE R A L CR0 P REP 0 R T - - A UG U S T GEORGIA August 12, 197 5 197 5 The overall co ndi ti on of mos t o f Geo r g ia ' s row c rops was qui te favora ble as of Au gus t 1, according t o the Georgia Crop Re po rt ing Se r v i ce . Crop cond i t ion ratings were mostly "goodll to "excel le nt il t hroughou t the mont h thanks to amp l e ra i nfa l l. However , co nt i nue d ra infall into Augus t 1 im i ted f iel d wo rk a nd t he effecti ve ne s s of s p ra y programs. Condition rat ing s for co tton and peanu t s had d rop pe d mode rat el y by t he f i r s t of Augus t. Pea nuts, the St a t e' s lea d i ng cas h c rop , were re po r ted in very favorable condition and a y iel d of 3 , 100 pounds per a c re i s f o reca s t. Th i s wou l d be the s econd h igh es t yield on record. If real i zed , t hi s wo ul d mea n a p roduc t io n o f 1,596 ,500 ,000 pounds. Co tton production was es t ima t e d at 170 ,000 ba les down 249 , 000 bales or 59 percen t below last year's crop. Developmen t o f t he crop ha s been hampered by wet weather. Fr equent rains have interrupt e d spra y prog rams a nd rendered pest icid es ineffective, t hus allowin g insect populat ions t o bu ild at a ra p id pac e. Yi e l d per acre, a t 408 pounds, is foreca s t at 82 pounds below last yea r ' s yiel d of 490 pounds . Co tton acrea ge i s down 51 percent or 210,000 acres from la st year and l owes t on reco rd back to 1866. The ~ crop is fore cast a t 11 2. 1 mi l l ion bush e ls -- 6 perce nt above la s t year and a new record. The yield, a t 59 bushels pe r ac re , is wel l above average and 3 bushels mo re than last year. Corn has be ne f i t e d mo st from t he ra in s and th ro ughout July and i nt o Augus t was consis tently reported in very f a vora b l e co ndi t io n. Soybea n production is forecast at 31,500,000 bushels. If rea l i ze d , t hi s wou l d be 5 , 745 , 000 bushels or 22 percen t above l ast year's output and a new record . Yie l d i s f o reca s t at 25 bus hels per ac re, down 2 percen t from last year 's yiel d of 25 .5 bus he ls pe r a c re . Flue-cured tobacco ha rve s t i s wei 1 unde rway altho ugh t he re have been several delays from persistent rains. By the e nd of t he mont h , 80 percen t of the crop had been pul led. All tobacco production is f o reca st at 150 ,195 ,000 pounds or 11 ,207,000 pounds less than last year's production. Yie ld was e st ima t e d a t 1, 999 poun ds per acre, 234 pounds less than th e previous year. Crop and Unit GEORGIA ACREAG E AND PRODUCTI ON , 1974 AND 1975 Ac reag e Yi eld Pe r Ac re Harvested 1974 For ha rve s t 1975 1974 Ind. 1975 Thousand Acres Produ ction 1974 Ind. 1975 Thousands All Corn, for gra in, bu. Wh i t e Corn , f o r gra in, bu. 1/ Wheat, bu. Oats, bu . Barley bu. Rye, bu . Sorghums, for gra i n, bu. Cotton, ba les 1/ Hay, all, t o n Soybeans, for bean s , bu . Peanuts, Jb. Swee tpotatoes, cwt . Tobacco, a ll, lb . Peaches, lb. 3/ 1,880 1,900 112 160 95 9 115 36 4 10 45 5 1,0 30 519 8.0 72. 3 112 130 95 8 110 40 200 460 "1, 260 5 15 7. 5 75. 1 56.0 59.0 105,280 54.0 23 . 0 44.u 40.8 18.0 35 .0 490 2.35 25.5 3 ,220 95.0 2,23 3 28. 0 48.0 36.0 18.0 35.0 408 2.40 25.0 3,100 100.0 1,999 6,048 3,680 4,180 360 2,070 1,260 41 9 1,069 25, 755 1,661, 520 760 161,402 45 112, 100 3,640 4,5 60 288 1,980 1, 400 170 1,104 31,500 1,596,500 750 150 , 195 95 .!/ Includea i n "AII Co r n" above . 1/ Co t t on yi el d in pounds per harvested a cre , p roduc tio n in bales. 3/ Pea che s in mi ll ion pounds . MAURICE H. HAMME R A~sistant Agricult ural St a ti s tic ia n In Charg e PAUL E. WIL LIAMS Ag r i cu lt u ra l St at i s t ic ian The Statistical Reporting Se rv i ce , USDA , 1861 We s t Broad Street, Athens, Georg ia i n cooperat ion wit h t h e r.eoroi a f)f' r" :'r t rnpn t o f A(' '' ; '''Il lt- " rp UNI TED STATES CROP REP ORT SUMMA RY AS OF AUGUST 1, 1975 Corn-- Produc t ion i s fo reca st a t a re cord 5 ,8 50 mi l I ion bush el s based on conditions as o f Augus t 1, 3 percent ( 196 mi l l io n bush e ls ) be l ow J uly 1 but 26 percent abov e 1974. So r qhum Gra in--P ro du c t io n i s f ore ca st a t 81 I mil l ion bushels, 29 percent above last yea r , Feed Gra in --Product ion ( corn, sorghum , oa ts a nd bar l ey comb ined ) is forecast at 207 mil I ion shor t tons , 25 pe rc e nt mo re tha n l a s t year . All Wheat --P rodu ct ion i s a re co r d 2,1 41 mi lli o n bus hels, 19 pe rcent more t ha n la s t yea r 1s record crop, but 2 pe r ce nt (47 mi ll ion bus he l s ) be low l a s t mon th's forecast. Du r um prospects dec l i ne d 6 pe r ce nt du r i ng J uly a nd o the r s p r i ng whea t dec l ined 9 percent , whi le winter whea t c ha nge d l it t l e . Soybean - -P roduction, p l a ce d a t 1, 458 mil l io n bushe ls in th is f irst forecast of th e 1975 crop , is 18 perce nt more t ha n the 1974 out- t ur n . All Cotton--Production i s f oreca s t at 9. 4 mi l l ion bales, 18 percent below 1974 and 27 percent below 1973 . Yie l d pe r ha rv ested a cre at 484 pounds is 42 pounds above 1974. Oilseed--Production (soybea ns , co tto ns ee d , pe an ut s and flaxseed combined) is forecas at 50 mi ll io n short tons , 14 percen t mo re t han la s t year . All Tobacco--Is f o r ecas t a t 2,220 mi l l ion pounds , 12 percent above 1974. Flue-cured crop of 1,449 mill ion pounds is up 17 pe rce nt and the largest crop produced in 20 years. Burley output, at 639 million pou nds , is 4 pe rce nt higher than a year earlier. L"IITED STATE S ACREfl AND PRODUCT ION, 1974 and 1975 Acre a Yi e l d Pe r Acre Product ion Crop and Un it Ha r - for ves t e d Ha rves t Ind. 1974 1975 1974 1975 Ind. 1974 1975 Corn, for gra in, bu. ~~hea t, bu . Oats, bu . Ba rl ey , bu . Rye, bu. Cotton, ba 1es 1/ Hay, all, ton Soybeans, for beans, bu . Peanuts, 1b. Sweetpotatoes , cwt . Tobacco , al l , lb. Peaches, 1b. ]j Thou sa nd Ac re s 65, 194 S6 , 893 71.3 65,459 8 ,861 27. 4 13, 325 3, 932 46. 6 8 ,281 8 , 642 37 .2 897 807 21.5 12,546 . 6 9 , 337. 8 " 442 60, 546 61, 502 2.10 52,460 53 , 533 23.5 1, 472.1 1, 496. 2 2,49 1 119. 7 123. 2 114 963. 1 1, 083. 6 2,066 87.4 31.1 50.1 45.0 23.0 484 2 . 12 27.2 2,504 112 2,049 Thousands 4,651,167 5,849,662 1,793,322 2,140 ,631 620,539 697,834 308,077 388,533 19,293 18,551 11 ,540. 1 9 ,415 .1 126,960 130,240 1,233,425 1,457,672 3,667,604 3,746,935 13,651 13,776 1,989,963 2,220,023 2,881.4 2,960 : 1/ Cotton yield in pounds per harve s ted acre , product ion in bales. 1/ Peaches in million pounds. Aft er Five Days Re t urn t o United States Depa rtment of Agricultur e Sta t istical Report ing Servi ce 1861 West Broad Str ee t At hens , Geor gia 3060 1 q~IC IAL BUSI NESS 99 0 13 0 J OO 0 00 3 56 5 00 RlS5 UNIV ERSITY CF GEGi;: GI A o ACQ or v UNIV LIBR A:-. - - :."\-.\~-~o-~Q' '\I.Vi, i ,/,f ....) \\"'. ,.'.'",,\,,""!I . -. / '" J . 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'1:1 c:(] I en f, '. .. , .0\QI " . ....r// ' " " >/ '> \' , /' .., I r' , '" \ / ./ ' 10.. I VJ \ ... ' .. '~--- - --"-..._..--_. ..-" "..... " ~-- '' -, ""- i'\ ' J1 AR M R GE ORGIA CROP R E PO R T IN G SER V IC E =--- - _'.Dl e, L-~J .) _ f -~ ATHENS, GEORGIA THE po u R V AND E G G Si T UA T iON Appro ved by the Ou t l oo k and Si t ua t io n Boa r d ( Broi l e rs ) August 21, 197 5 Less Pork. More Beef Poultry meat will be compet ing wi th l a r ge r beef sup pl ies t h i s fall than las t but pork supplies will be subs t an t ia l l y lower . Beef suppl ies a r e r i si ng th is summer an d f u r t he r in crea ses are 1 ik ely t his fall. Much of the beef wi l l cont inu e to be no n- f e d . Wit h t he p i ck up i n placements of ca ttle on feed, marketings of fed cattl e by fa ll cou ld e xce e d ye ar-ear l ie r levels for the first time s in ce the winter of 1973 . Cow s lau ght e r may be large a s p rod uce r s cull he rds before wi nt e r. While beef production r i s e s, pork ou tp ut wil l d ro p fu r t he r below year-earl ier levels. Reduced pork supp l ie s wi ll ke ep p ri ces hi gh and will cush ion price decl i ne s for cattl e. However, if non-fed cat t l e mo ve t o sl a ught er a s e xpe c t e d , fe d cattle prices could decl i nc from July levels of aro und $50 pe r 100 po un ds into t he low to mid -$40 's by yearend. The expected increase in beef sup p l ie s a nd a mod e ra t e de c l i ne i n ca ttle pr ices comb in ed with the possibil ity of a sma l I sea sona l de c l i ne i n ho g p r ice s wi l I dampen bro iler pr ices i n late 1975. First Half Output Laqs Bro iler producers hav e re spo nde d t o h i gher broi l e r pr ices a nd improved prof itabil ity of production in 1975 by e xpan d i ng hatchery a c t ivity a nd increasing chick placements. But broiler meat output in federally i nspe c te d p l a nt s du ri ng January-March dropped 6 percent below a year earl ier with the lar ge s t decl in e i n Ja nuar y be cause of the prof it squeeze experienced by producers in 1974 . Ou tp u t con tinue d t o ri s e, both in number o f pounds and relative to 1974, a nd was o n l y down a bou t 2 perce nt fo r April-June. First-half output was not down as mu ch as earl ier bro il e r c h i c k p l a ceme nt s i nd i ca t e d . Placements for January-June marketings were down about 7 pe rcent from the compa ra b l e peri od of 1974 but the number of young chickens mov ing throug h f ed e ra ll y inspect ed plants were only down 4.5 percent. Broiler output throu gh J une th is ye ar t ot a led 3 , 894 mi l I i o n pounds (ready~to-cook weight), 4 percent less t ha n th e reco r d high i n t he f i r st half of 1974. Lower output in 1975 largely resulted f rom th e 1+.5 percent c u t in birds rna r ke t e d as the average liveweight at 3.76 pounds was only sl igh tly be l ow 1974. Mar ke ting we i gh t s averaged aboue a year ago during the first 4 months of 1975 bu t have 1 ~ 9g ed s in ce. June1s average was down nearly 2 percent from June 1974 . Output o f broiler me a t in 19/5 has been boosted by a continued downtrend i n condemnations . Ante-mortem condemnat ions dur ing January-June dropped 6.2 mill ion pounds to 17.3 mill ion pounds 1 ivewe ight. Post-mortem condemnations i n this period totaled 84.6 mil I ion pounds, New York dressed wei ght , compared wi t h 121.Lf million pounds a year earlier . Total condemnations (including condemnations of f u r t he r proces s ing) during January-June were equivalent to about 122 mil I io n pounds 1 iveweight , about 30 percent less than in the same months of 1974. Total condemnati o ns this year accounted for a 1 itt1e more than 2 percent of the total pounds moving th rough federally inspected plants. Output to Exceed Year-Earl ie r Levels Broiler producti on con tinu es to gain rela t ive to 1974 and weekly slaugh ter reports show that the number of bro iler s ma rk e te d i n July was about 1 percent below July 1974 and that the av erage market in g wei gh t wa s down ne arl y 2 percent. Broiler prod ucers ha ve re spo nde d to hi ghe r market pr ices by stepped-up hatchery activity. Chick rlacements gain ed a nd e xceede d year- ear l ie r l e ve l s i n late June. Placements for August mar ket ings were a bo ut the s ame as a yea r a go an d those for September market ings were up about 8 percent. Thus , Ju ly- Sep t ember bro i l e r me a t o u t pu t wi l l e xceed las t su mmer. Output is e xpe cted to de c l in e s eas on a l l y t h i s f all bu t will still modera tely exce e d October-December 1974. Bro iler p rodu c t ion s o fa r i n 1975 has been profitable and pro ducers are like ly to cont in ue prod uc in g a s many birds as t hey ca n . The number o f egg s a va i la b l e for hatc hi ng durin g August -Oc t obe r l ike l y wi l l be the l imi t i ng fac to r fo r f all b ro i le r ou t pu t. Out pu t i n ear l y 1976 1 i ke l y wi l l co ntinu e to ru n mode ra t e l y above a ye a r ea rl i er . Ha tc hinq Eqgs Ma y Limi t Fal l Expa ns ion Pull e t chic k p l acemen t s f or t he broil e r na t cne rv s upp l y fl o ck t h i s year ha ve bee n sharp l y below 1974. Ba se d on pu l lets placed 8-14 -mont hs e a r] i e r , t he number .o f l a yer s i n t he hat c hery suppl y f l o c k f or August wa s 11 pe r ce nt bel ow August 1974. The a cc umu lat ion o f pu l l e t s placed wi l l be down 13 percen t f o r Septembe r, rema in 11-12 perce nt lower i n Oc t ob e r a nd November, th en th e d iff eren ce wi l l na r row to o n l y 9 perce nt be low i n De cember. Pul l e t c hi ck pl a cemen t s f o r th e broi l e r ha t chery s upply f loc k i n Ju l y were 9 pe r cen t a bove a ye a r ea rl le r , De sp it e t he i nd i cat e d re du c t ion i n t he ha t ch ery s upply fl o ck, t he num be r of egg s se t dur ing July and e a r l y Augu s t was aro und 7 pe r ce nt ab ov e t he 1 ike per iod of 1974 . Appa re ntl y, the f loc k s ize wa s larger t ha n pul let ch ick pl a ceme nts i nd icate d . Also , th e fl o c k l i kel y was underu t i l ize d i n la t e 1974 . Lay ers a re be ing he ld i n the f l ock lon ger th an i n p revi ous year s. Th is i s i nd i ca t e d by t he redu ced numbe r s o f mat u re hea vy c h i c ke ns ( bro il e r s bree de r stock) s l aug htered in f e de ra ll y in spec te d pla n ts . Also , some egg s were p l aced i n i nc ubato rs that wo u l d no t hav e bee n us ed unde r mo re no rrna l c i r c ums t a nce s . Bro il er Ma rkets St ronq Broi l er pri ce s ro s e mo re than usua l i n t he l a te sprin g a nd e a r l y s umme r as out put rema in ed below t he pre vi ou s year . Rap id l y ri s i ng catt l e a nd ho g p ri ces in th e sp r ing a nd early s umme r were largel y responsi b l e f o r t he sharp i nc rea se in demand f o r bro il ers. The 9- ci ty a ve rage whol e sa l e bro i l e r p rice ro se t o 54 cent s a poun d to r t he f i rs t we e k of J u l y, mo re t ha n 16 ce nts a pound ab ove t he sa me week a ye a r ago. Pr i ce s su bse que nt ly ea se d a nd avera ge d 5 1 ce nt s a po und f o r t he mo nth of J u l y . Pr ice s a vera ged 50 cents a po und for the week e ndi ng August 18 , 15 ce nt s a bove t he sa me we ek of 1974. Bro i le r pri ce s wi l 1 co nt i nue s t ro ng th rou gh the su mmer a nd fo r al l o f Jul y-Sep t embe r l i kely wi l l av e rag e i n th e h igh 40 ce nts a pound l ev e l . Price s norma lly de clin e sea so na l ly in t he f all a nd a re expe ct e d to do so i n 1975 as p rod ucti on outpaces la s t ye ar . Fa l I an d win t er bro i le r pri ce s ma y av era ge i n th e l ow to mid - 40' s, depe nding on pr i ce cha nge s fo r beef a nd por k. Expor t s-S h ip ment s Hi ghe r Exports to f o rei gn coun t r ie s and s h i pme nt s to U. S. t e r r i t o r ie s o f young ch ic kens (pri mar ily bro il ers) thro ugh J une t hi s year ro s e 8 percent f rom a year e a r li e r and tota l ed 128 milli on pounds. Expo r t s we re up 10 perce nt to 66 mi l l io n po unds wh ile sh ip ments incre as ed 6 pe r ce nt to 62 mi l lio n po unds . About 86 perce nt o f t he youn g ch ic ke n e xpo rt ed wa s in par ts, compa re d with 8 2 pe rc e nt f or th e 1 ik e pe ri od of 1974. In additi on, e xpo rt s an d shipme nt s o f oth er ch icken (largel y mat u re ch icken from t he breeder a nd laying f l oc ks ) to taled 7 . 1 mi l l ion pound s compa red wit h 5 .8 mi l l io n pounds i n 1974 . Export s of othe r chi ck en incre a se d 34 pe rcen t to 6 mi l li on pound s wh i l e shipmen t s dropp e d 16 per cent to a bout 1.1 mi l li on po unds . USDA Buys Chicken On Aug us t 13, USDA announ ce d p l a ns t o buy c ut -u p yo ung c h i ck e ns fo r us e in th e Natio na l School L~~ch Prog ra m. Fir s t o ffers we re due August 29 . Pu rchases will be made wi t h fun ds authorized under Sect ion 6 of the Na t iona l Sc hool Lunch Act. To qua; ify for t he purchas e p ro g ram , the you ng chi c ke ns must be i ns pe c t e d for wholeso me ne s s, g ra de d for qual i t y , a nd un i f ormly c ut up i n 9 p ieces. Young ch i ckens weig h i ng be t ween 2i and 3i pounds ready -to-cook weights - wi t h gi ble t s bu t witho ut necks - wi l l be purcha sed. After Five Days Return t o United States Depa r t ment of Agricul tur e Statistical Repo r t i ng Service 1861 We st Broad Stree t Athens , Georgia 30601 OFFICI AL BUSINESS $:::> AGR - 101 BULK THIRD CLASS ~ ' ,4 'f o a , C- rt f '- /~ I I s: \)~G \ A J5 ~ '1 . GEOR GIA CROP REP O R T ING SERV IC E A T H E I'JS, GEO RG IA THE P O U L T R Y A NO EG G SiT U AT I O N Approved by the Out l oo k and S it ua t io n Board (Eggs ) August 21, 1975 Layer Num bers Ga in On 1974 Laye r numbe rs in May -June gai ned s l i ghtly o n year- ear l ie r leve ls a fte r sh owi ng st eady decl ine s du ri ng t he firs t 4 months of 1975. La yer numbe r s at 284 mi l l ion avera ged a bou t 11.5 mil I io n below 19 74 l ev el s in J anu ary but dropped to 15 mi l I io n bel ow i n Ap r i l . The numbers the n be gan t o gain a nd were down on l y ab out 10. 4 mil l io n in J ul y . Th i s i nc re a se in layer number s occurre d ev en though there were fewer pu l le 1s e nt e r i ng the l a yi ng f lo c ks . The ha tc h o f eg g-type chi ck s an d pla cement s o f pull et c hi cks i n broi l e r hatchery su ppl y fl ocks 5- 6 mo nt hs pre v io us indicates th ere were abo ut 4 mi l I io n fewe r pul l e t s e nte r i ng t he lay ing f locks in Ma y- J uly 197 5 t han dur i ng t he sa me month s o f 1974 . The ga i n in l a ye r numbers on a ye a r e a r l ie r re sul t e d f rorn increase d f or ce d mo l t in gs of old l ayer s and red uced cu l l in g as fewer pu l l e t s e nte re d the flo cks. Aro und 9 mi II io n fewer mat u re chickens were i nspe cted f or sl aught e r under Fe de ra l i nsp ec t io n in May - J u l y th is yea r t han i n 1974. After trai l ing yea r- ea rl ie r leve ls si nce Ma r ch, th e ra t e of l a y wa s up 1 pe rcent i n July. The ra t e o f l ay i n May- July was a bout equal t o t he same mont hs of 1974 as the i nc re a se in July about offse t the decl i ne s in May-J une. Layer number s a re e xp e c t e d to co n tin ue to ga i n g rad ual ly on ye ar-ear l ier l ev el s duri ng the bal ance o f 197 5 and int o 1976. Howe ve r , the gains pro ba bly wi l l be small unt il l a t e t hi s yea r. The numbe r o f rep lacement pu l l e ts e n t e r i ng t he f l oc k wi l l conti nue at re duced levels. The hatch of e gg- ty pe ch ick s 5-6 months ear l ie r i nd i ca t es ab ou t 6 mil I ion fe wer repla cement pull e t s wi ll en t e r t he f l ock in Augus t -De cembe r t hi s year tha n in 19 74. The ha t c h s hows t ha t it will be De ce mbe r be f ore t he numbe r o f re p l a ceme n t pu llets e nter i ng t he flock s u rpa sse s year-ea r l ie r l eve l s , Fe wer pullet s e nte re d the f l oc ks in May - J u ly bu t t h i s was o f f se t by t he redu ce d cul l ing of old hen s. The s laugh t e r of ma t u re chic ke ns unde r Fe dera l i ns pe c t ion in May -July 1974 was about 12 per ce n t above the 1970- 73 average f o r t he same months. The sl augh t e r i n Augus t - Decembe r 1974 was abou t e qua l to t he 1970- 73 a verage. Thi s year the re wi l I be a sma l le r flo ck to cu ll from. Thus , we p ro ba b l y ca nnot expe c t re duced s la ughter of o l d he ns to o ffs e t as muc h of t he dec l i ne i n re p l acement pu l l e t s a s i t d id i n May- J u l y . \1i t h l aye r numbe r s e xpe ct e d to s how only sl ight i ncre a ses i n comi ng months, prod uc t ion wi l l depend on how wei 1 t he ra t e of la y ho ld s up. The ra t e o f l a y on Au gus t 1 was near ly 2 percen t ab ov e a yea r earl ie r ev e n tho ugh the l ay in g f l oc k is much o lde r t h i s year . However, t he ra t e of l a y i s ex pect e d to drop ba c k nea re r ye a r-ea rl ie r l ev e l s in coming mon t hs. Thus, egg produ c t ion will probabl y be down a ro und 4 pe rc e nt from 1974 in the t h i rd qua rter before gain ing to o n l y 2-3 pe r ce nt be l ow i n Oct o be r- De cembe r . Pr ices Still Sl uqqish Egg p r ice s co nt inu e slu gg is h , as th ey have muc h o f t his ye ar. The y have fai led to inc re a se th i s s ummer a s much as earl ie r ex pe c ted . The New Yo rk who l e sa l e pr i ces fo r Gra de A large eg gs a ve rage d 52. 6 cents per dozen in Ju l y , 2 ce nt s ab ove a month ea rl ier a nd abou t 4 ce nt s a dozen above J u l y 197 5. Histori ca l rel a t ionsh i ps wo u l d s ugge s t th at the 3 pe r cent sma l l e r p rod uc t ion in J u l y t h i s ye a r than in 1974 s hould hav e resu l t e d i n a l arger inc rease in e gg pr ices than s howed up . Egg prices sho uld i ncreas e in comi ng mon t hs , ba se d on se veral f acto r s . Demand shou ld be i nc reasi ng se a so nal ly. Also , t he expe c te d h i gh price s o f o t her h ig h p rotein foods wi l l help boo st e gg p r i ce s . Bre a ki ng us e ha s gai ned o n 1974 l e vels re ce nt l y a nd pro bab ly wil l continu e to ga in in coming mo nt hs . The co l d storag e s t ocks o f eg gs a nd e gg p rod uct s on Augu st I was 12 per cent below Augus t 1, 1974. Al tho ugh a ny su bs t a n t ia l i nc rea s e i n b reaking use is not l i kel y, f ewer sh el l e ggs ( t ha t no rma lly wou l d go f o r b rea k i ng use) wi l l be fo rc e d ont o t he t a b l e e gg ma rket t his ye a r t han la st ye a r . In the l ast half of I97L:. there probab l y wa s a s ubs tan t ia l exces s of hat c h i ng eggs wh ic h apparen t ly went f or bre a k ing use. Wi t h the de p re s se d market for e gg produ c t s, thi s f or ced mo re sh ell e ggs into t ile t a ble egg market. Bro il e r pro dlJce r s a re expa nd i ng ra p idl y and few e ggs f ro m t he b roil er hat che r y s upp l y flo c ks wi ] I go to brea kers duri ng the re s t o f 1975 . Breakin q and Stocks Down Bre a kin g us e ha s improv ed from spr i ng l e vels bu t is still weI ] be low ye ar- e a rl ie r levels. The lates t brea kin g re por t (fo r May 27-J une 30 ) s howe d brea k in gs of f 18 pe rce nt from the comparabl e period la s t year . The per iod o f March 2-29 s howed a 34 percen t drop. For t he period o f Janua r y 5- Ju ne 30 the re were 8. 8 mil lion cas e s of e ggs b roke n, ab out 2 mill ion ca se s below a year ear l i e r. Brea k in g e ggs t ook a bou t 10 percen t o f tota l production, l i percent les s t ha n t he ac co un t e d for l a s t ye a r . There were about 32 5 mill ion pound s o f egg produ ct s produce d in J a nuar y 5- J une 30, down 68 million pounds from t he compa ra b le pe r iod in 1974 . Pr oduc t io n of drie d and f roze n egg products showed the l a r ge s t decl ines. Dr ied e ggs we re down 34 per ce n t t o 25 mi 11 ion pounds while froz en eg gs at 148 mil l ion po und s dropp e d 22 percen t. Li qu id e gg p rod ucti on for immed iate consump t ion and fu rthe r p ro cessing ma de up t he remaind e r an d was down 8 percent. However, t he makeup was dif f eren t this ye a r. Li qui d egg produc t s for immed ia t e consumpt ion were 20 percen t above 1974 le ve l s a nd ac count e d f or 56 percen t of to t a l 1 iqu id egg produ ction ; th is compa re s with onl y 44 percent i n 1974. Wi t h t he re du ce d demand for egg products, bre a ke r s are a ppare nt l y re l uc t a n t t o bui l d up s tock s a nd a re fav o r in g a produc t wh ich can be so ld immedia tel y. Cold s t o ra ge st oc ks o f shel I e ggs and e gg prod uct s d ropp ed bel ow ye ar-earl ie r l ev els in May and have rema in e d down. Co ld s to rage s tock s on Augus t 1 total ed 1.4 mi l l ion ca se s (shell equival ent), 200 ,0 00 case s be low August J , 1974. Hatchinq Use Increasinq The recent i nc rea se s in the p rod uc tio n o f b roi ler c h icks a nd c h i ck s f or fut ure la yi ng flock repla cement cau sed t he use o f e ggs fo r hatchi ng purposes i n Jun e to e xcee d year-earl ier levels for the first ti me si nce earl y 1974. An esti mated 6 . 5 mi l l io n case s of eg gs were used for ha tching pu rpos es i n January-J une this yea r , a bout 207, 000 cas es be low t he sa me months of 1974. Hatchin g eggs ac co unted f or ab o ut 7 pe rce nt of to ta l egg produ c t ion , t he same percen tage as l as t yea r . With broiler chick produ c t ion e xpa nd i ng rapidl y , the us e of e ggs f o r hatch in g in th e last half of 1975 wil l ru n wel l ahead of Ju ly-Decembe r 1974, when an e s tima t e d 5 .6 mi l I io n cases of e ggs were us e d f or hatchi ng . Fewer Eqqs Import e d. Mo re Expor t e d Impor t s of s he l l eg gs a nd e gg p ro ducts i n the firs t 6 mo nt hs of 1975 droP ?ed 18 percen t below last year to 129,00 0 cas es (shel I e q u i va l~ n t ) , wi th mos t of th e drop oc c ur r i ng i n April -June. Expor t of eggs and e gg produc ts in J a nuar y-J une total e d 590 , 000 cas es (sh ell e qu i va le nt ), exceeding the first 6 mon t hs o f 1974 by about 4 percen t . She l I eg gs (e xcl ud ing ha t c h ing eggs) were up 38 pe rce n t to 163 , 000 ca se s . Mo st of th i s inc rease occurred i n Janu ary - Marc h when th ey more than t r i p led 1974 l ev el s . Ha t ch i ng egg s were up 4 percent t o 217,000 cases. However, e xpo r t s of egg prod uc t s dropp ed 12 percen t to 21 0 , 000 sh ell equ ival ent ca se s . Dried eggs l ed the decl i ne with a drop to 1.5 mill ion pounds, down 845,000 pound s. EX~Jrts of eggs and e gg p rod uct s ma y be hu rt some i n com i ng mo nt hs by the re cently imposed quotas by Canada. Expor ts to Canada account ed for a bout 30 perce n t of t otal e xport s of eggs and egg prod uc ts in 1974 . Shipments of eg gs a nd egg pro ducts to Ameri ca n te r ri to ries in Janu ary-June tot a led 415,000 cas es (shell e qu iva l e nt ) . Thi s compa re s with 4 32 , 000 ca se s i n the firs t 6 mo nt hs of 1974. Shipments of e gg produ c ts were down 49 percent t o 1.1 mill ion pounds. She l l eggs at 326,000 ca se s were up 13 perce nt. Ha t c hing egg s hi pme nts t o t a l e d 16,935 cas es , mo re t ha n double what they were in 1974. Afte r Five Days Ret urn to United States Department of Agricul ture Sta tistical Repor t i ng Servi ce 1861 Wes t Br oad St r eet Athens, Geo r gi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUS INESS -:-}~s~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d St ote s Department o f Agricultu re AGR - 101 G- A ~() FARM '1- 0 . C- '1 I :L r/:J. s: ~G\A REPORT '--------,'. GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVI CE .-. - ATHENS, GEORGIA T U R KE Y S August 25, 1975 GEORGIA TURKEYS RAISED DOWN 32 PERCENT The number of turkeys ra ised i n Ge or gi a during 1975 is expected to total 1 ,160 ,000 head , according to the Georgia Crop Repor t ing Service . This number is 32 percent below the 1 ,712 ,000 raised in 1974 and 40 percent below the 1 ,93 6 ,000 tur keys r a i s ed in 1973 . UNITED STATES TURKEYS RAISED DOWN 6 PERCENT Turkeys raised in 1975 are expect ed to total 123.6 ulillion birds, 6 percent below the 1974 number. Heavy breed turkeys raised in 1 975 a re expected to total 108.5 million, down 7 percent from the 116.1 million raised in 1974 . Light breed turkeys raised during 1975 are e stimated at 15.1 million, a 1 percent decrease from the number raised in 1974. Turkey poults hatched from September 1974 through July 1975 were 8 percent below the corresponding period a year earlier. The heavy breeds hatch was down 8 percent and light breeds down 2 percent during the same period. Turkey eggs in incubators on August 1 , 1975 were 34 percent above the number in incubators a year ago. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician-In Charge LARRY HASSEY Agricultural Statistician ISSUED BY : The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad Street, Athens, Georgia in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. -- Please turn page After Five Days Return to United States Department of Ag!icu1ture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS State TURKEYS : l~m1BER RAISED ON FARl1S HEAVY BREEDS : LIGHT Bf\.EEDS : TOTAL ALL BREEDS 1975 as : 1975 as : 1975 a 1974 197 5 % of : 1974 : 1974 1975 % of : 197 11 : 1974 197 5 % of 1974 1,000 Head . Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percer. Al a. : 10 16 160 8 1 13 18 17 94 Ar k . II : 7, 67 3 5 ,7 65 75 Calif . : 15,798 15,40 2 97 2 ,090 76 2 Colo. 1:./ Conn. : 48 38 79 3 2 Del. III 228 205 8 2 Ga. : 1 .712 1,160 68 : 36 17 ,888 16,164 90 3, 501 3 , 525 101 67 51 40 78 25 119 230 193 1',712 1 ,160 68 Ill. : 520 445 86 520 445 86 Ind. : 5 ,510 4 ,300 78 902 81el 90 6 , 412 5,110 80 Im-la 6 ,661 6,145 92 73 23 32 6 ,734 6,168 92 Kans. : 203 152 75 22 2 9 225 154 68 Ky. : 5 4 80 9 14 4 29 La. : 2 2 100 2 2 100 Hai ne : 5 3 60 2 3 150 7 6 86 tId. : 31 39 126 1 31 40 129 Ha s s . : 139 124 89 33 22 67 172 146 85 l1i ch . : 968 1,367 141 3 971 1 ,367 141 l1i nn . : 16 ,200 15 .163 94 5 ,734 7 ,008 122 21 ,934 22,171 101 Ho . 1:../ : 9 .497 8,000 84 Nebr. : 557 500 90 557 500 90 N. H. : 24 18 75 4 3 N. J. : 72 63 88 12 6 N. Y. II : N. C. I./ : N. Dak . : 735 8 21 112 15 70 Ohio : 2,725 2,550 94 734 450 : 75 28 21 75 50 84 69 82 166 139 84 14 ,944 14,650 98 750 891 11 9 61 3 ,459 3,000 87 I./ Okla . II : Oreg. : Pa. : R. 1. : S. C. : S. Dak. : Tenn. : 2,406 11 2 ,155 588 5 2,217 8 1 ,710 531 4 1,600 1 ,568 98 1,130 1 .140 101 92 545 439 81 2 ,951 2 ,656 90 73 11 8 73 79 123 330 268 2 ,278 2,040 90 90 307 420 137 895 951 106 80 5 10 4 40 Tex. : 8 ,500 8,800 104 280 145 52 8,780 8,945 102 Utah : 3,438 3,499 102 33 14 42 3,471 3,513 101 Vt. : 12 7 58 12 7 58 Va. : 5,016 5,166 103 994 1,014 102 6,010 6,180 103 Wash. : 416 184 44 23 416 207 50 W. Va. : 605 615 102 1,025 1 ,043 102 1 .630 1,658 102 Wis. : 4,597 4,914 107 25 8 32 4,6 22 4 ,922 106 : Other States '!:..I : 59 35 59 3 1 33 62 36 58 : U. S. : 116,062 108,488 93 15,285 15 ,131 99 131,347 123,619 94 !I Breakdown by breeds not published to avoid disclosing i ndi vi dual operations . '!:..I Arizona, F1crida , Mon t ana , New l1exi co and Wyoming , combined to avo id disclosing individua operations. IGt- Lf 0 O . c. 7 'PI f .:L ~~ /317 ~ ~G\A FARM SE P 0 4 1975 REPORT GEORGIA CROP R E PORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA -~--~ ~.-.,--- _-.._-- ------------- ,-~~---- i'.GRI CULTURAL PRI CES AUGUST 15 , 1975 GEORGIA II~0 EX UP 2 POINTS Sept ember 3, 1975 The Al l Commod i t i e s Ind e x of Pri ces Re ce i ved by Georgia farmers in August was 188 percent, 2 point s above t he pr evi ou s month and 12 po ints above Augus t 1974 , according to the Georgia Crop Report ing Service . 'TIl e Au gust All Crops Index wa s 184 pe r cen t, 8 po ints above the previous month . The Livestock and Livestock Product s Index was 192 percent, 2 points belo\v the previous month but 34 points above Augu s t 1974 . The i ncre a s e in t he All Commodity Index from July 1975 level resulted from increases in the pr i ces of cotton , soybeans, tobacco, corn , wheat, oats , rye, hay , ho gs, e gg s and milk. UNITED STAT ES PRI CES RECEI VED INDEX UNCHANGED PRI CES PAID I NDEX UP 1 POINT The Index of Prices Receive d by Farme rs was unchanged at 187 percent of its JanuaryDecember 1967 average for the month ended August 15, 1975 . Higher prices for wheat, milk , hogs , corn , s oy be ans, Upland cotton, and eggs were offset primarily by lower prices for cattle, potatoes , and tomatoes . The index was 2 po ints ( 1 percent) above a year earlier. The Index of Prices Paid by Farm ers for Commodit i es and Services , Interest , Taxes and Farm Wage Rate s for August 15 wa s 187 , up 1 point (~ percent) from a month earlier. Higher feed and fuel prices were r espons ibl e for mo st of the index rise. The index was 14 points (8 percent) above a yea r earlier . 1967 = 100 GEORGIA I NDEX NUMBER S -- GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES July 15 Aug. 15 July 15 : 1974 1974 1975 : Aug. 15 1975 Prices Rec e ived All Commodities : 1 / 164 1/176 186 188 Al l Crops : l /l7S 1 /200 1./ 1 76 184 Livestock and Livestock Products : 1/153 1:/158 194 192 u ~nTED STATES : Prices Received : 17 6 185 187 187 : Prices Paid , Interest, Taxes & Farm Wage Ra t e s : 168 173 186 187 Ra t i o Jj : 105 107 101 100 !! Revised . ~I Ra t i o of Index of Prices Received by Farmers to Index of Prices Paid, Interest , Taxes , and Fa r m Wage Ra t e s . FRASI E~ T . GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician I~ Char ge CLAYTON J. tfCDUFFI E Agr i cul t ur a l Statistician The Statist ~cal Repor t i ng Service, USDA , 1861 West Broad Street , At he n s , Georgia in cooperatio~ \;ith t h e Ge or gi a D e ~a r tme n t of Agr i cu l t u r e . I P ~ IC ---_...::....:..::.=..~ E S - -T; EC EIV E0 AND PAID BY FARHERS , AUGUST 15 , 197 5 , WI TH COlIPAIUSO::S r, FO Rr,T A UN ITED Sl ATES C, ommodi t y and Ur:i t P~~ I C E ~: P.I::CLIV EI; . .. Aug . 15 J ~lj 15 Aug. 15 : ~u 8 . 15 J u l y 1 5 Au~ . 15 1 97 4 __1~2Z2- 1n L .J5J 4 . ~~ 75 . __ ~ 9 7? .", __ Hheat, bu. $ Oa t s , t u . ::i Corn ) bu . ~~ Cotton , l b . c So) beans , bu . $ Peanu t s , l b . <;: Swee t po ta toe s , cwt . $ Hay . baled, t on : I,ll $ :.H a I f a '"/ Ot.ne r 5 / Hi E~ em.'-s>he a d $ $ Hogs, cut . $ Beef Cattle , All , cwt. 1/ $ CO H S , c wt , J:../ -$ Ste e r s & He if ers , cwt . $ Calves , cwt . $ Hi l k , Sold to Plan ts , cwt. 3. 50 1. /,1 3. 45 7.17 18 .5 12 . 30 35 . 00 480 . 00 33. 80 30. 20 25. 00 34.20 33 .70 2. 80 1. 45 2. 8 ~ If0 . 'J 5 . 34 16.60 1, 1 . GO 350. 00 49. 80 23 . 70 19 . 50 27 .00 24 . 30 3.08 1. 5'0 2. 94 45.0 5 . 77 13. 7 18 . 60 4 . 2/f 1.55 3 .3 7 53. 6 7. 55 17 .7 7 . 85 41 . 50 35 0 . 0 0 53 . 40 22.80 18 . 10 26 .40 23. 50 5L I0 55 .00 41. 20 4 /49 7. 00 - 4 / 36. 00 4/37.00 24. 00 4/40 .50 34.30 3 .33 1. 45 2 .72 4':) .5 5.28 11. 70 51. 20 54 .40 43. 50 41 5.0 0 54 . 10 36 .20 20.60 40 .7 0 28 . 10 3 0 (', . u--' 1. 4 /, 2 .95 Lf 2 ') 5 .80 18 .5 8 . 75 51. 00 54. 10 44 .10 411. 00 56 .00 33 .10 19 . 70 37. 10 25.7 0 Fl ui d Na rke t i1anuf actu r ed Al l Turkeys , l b . Chickens , lb . : $ 9 .6 5 $ $ 9 . 65 <;: 25. 0 '). 10 9. 10 29 .0 5 / 9 . 50 5/9 . 50 28. 0 8 . 10 6 . 46 7 . 74 4/ 27 . 1 4/8. 46 4/7 . 25 4 / 8. 19 34 . 1 5/ 8 .74 5/7 . 49 5/8 . 47 35 . 2 Exc l uding Broiler s Commerc i a l Br oi l ers Eggs , a l l , doz . Tabl e ,doz . Hatch i n g , do z. . 4 / 8 .5 c !!}20 .5 . 4 / 55 . 3 . I / 52 . 0 . 70 . 0 lL 2 32. 5 53. 2 45 .7 85. 0 1l.5 29 . 5 57 . 9 51. 9 85 .0 4/7 . 9 4/20 . 9 4/ 47 . 8 10 .0 30 . 3 46.4 10 . 1 28.8 50 . 5 PRI CES PAID , FEED Mixe d Dairy Feed, t on : l4 i~ pro te in $ H 8 .00 130 .00 13 0 .00 143 .00 1 29 . 00 133 .00 16 % pr otein $ 152.00 13 8 .00 14 0 . 00 152 . 00 13 0.00 135 . 00 18 % pr ote i n $ 154. 00 135 . 00 143. 00 156 . 00 133 . 00 138 .00 20% pro t e i n $ 160. 00. 141. 00 147.00 16 2. 00 137 .00 141. 00 Hog Feed , 14 %- 18% pr o t e i n , cwt . $ 9 . 30 8 . 30 8 .50 9 . 09 8 .01 8. 25 Co t t onseed Me a l , 4l%,cwt . $ 10. 00 8 .80 8 .90 10. 70 8 . 79 9. 03 Soyb ean Heal , 44 %, cwt . $ 10 . 50 9 . 00 9 . 00 1l . 40 8. 57 8 .88 Bran , cwt . $ 8 .30 7 . 70 7.80 7. 88 7 .06 7 . 21 Middl ings, cwt . Corn Mea l, cwt . $ 8 .30 s 3 .20 7 . 40 7 .30 7 . 60 7 . 40 7.88 7. 99 6 .88 6 . 97 7. 03 7 . 27 Poul t r y Fe ed , ton : Bro ile r Growe r Feed $ 185.00 155 . 00 158 .00 180 . 00 161 . 00 163 . 00 Laying Fe ed $ 164.00 140 .00 141 . 00 168 . 00 145 .00 15 0 . 00 Chi ck Star t e r $ 182 .00 16 5 . 00 161 .00 189.00 164 .00 168 . 00 Al f a lfa Hay , t on $ 49 . 00 70.00 70 . 00 61 . 90 65. 00 6 3 . 90 Al l Ot he r Hay , ton $ 49.50 60 .00 59.00 50 .80 54 . 20 54. 70 1/ Include s all hay exc e pt al falfa . 2/ "Cows" and "ste ers and hei f er s" combin e d wi t h ~llowanc e whe r e ne ce s s ar y for s l augh ter bulls . 3/ I nclude s cul l dairy c ows so l d fo r s laugh te r , but not dair y CO"d S f or her d r epl a c emen ts . 4 / Re; i sed . 5/ Pr el iminary . Arter Five Days Return t o United States Depa r t men t of Agr i cu ltur e St ati s t ical Repor t i ng Se r v i ce 1861 We st Broad Stree t At hens , Geor gi a 3060 1 OFFIC I AL BUS I NESS 99 0 13 C 0 00 0 0 035 0 5 0 UNIV ERSI TY OF GEORGIA ACQ 0 I V UNIV LIB RA RI ES ATHENS GA 3 06 0 1 R L S5 o 0 -5 ,, ~ 9ll::. ~- . POSTAGE & FE ES PA ID Un it.d S t e te s De po rtment of Ag ric ult ure AGR - 101 A e. /fOCJ , 'PI ,:).. 11 ,;) / 7~ 11 \\~G \ A ~F SEP l j 19T5 p GEO RGIA CROP RE P O RTING SE RV IC E \~- E N E R A L C R O P RE PO R T A T H E N S, GEORG I A SE P T E MBER 1 9 7 5 September 12 , 1975 GEO RGIA Pro s pe cts for Georgia i s ro~{ c rops on Se pt ember 1 wer e qui t e mi xe d c ompa r ed t o a month earl i er , a c c or d i ng to the Ge or gi a Cro p Repor t i ng Ser v ice. Yield e s t i ma t e s we re up for pea nu t s and cotton, down for cor n a nd s oybe an s and unc han ge d for tobac co a nd sueetpo t a t oe s . The hot , dr y we ath er during the l a t t e r hal f o f Augus t aide d i n s e c t an d di s eas e con t r ol s fo r peanuts and cotton but was de tr ime n t a l t o s oyb ea n fru i ting a nd la te co r n deve l opme n t. ~arves ti ng progre s s fo r pe a nut s , the St a t e ' s l eadi n g c ash c r op , was on l y 8 percent complete on September l--well behind nor mal f or t h e da te but a head of la st yea r ' s 6 percent completion . Thanks to impr ov ed ha r ve s t i n g methods , many f armers are ab l e to l eave the crop in the gr ound longer t ha n wa s onc e thou gh t sa fe . Exc ep t ional ly high yiel ds ar e expe c t e d wi t h a record State average of 3 , 300 pound s be ing f or e cas t. Tobacco na r v e s t was ne arly co mple te on September 1 but marke ting was l a gging. The Federal-State Ha r k e t Hews Serv i c e r epor t ed 133 ,1 76 , 583 pounds marke t ed on Georg i a a nd Florida markets through Septemb e r 4 , 197 5 . For the same number of mar ke t ing days (34) last year, 171 ,6 90,000 pounds we re mar ke t ed . Yield f or toe current crop wa s unchanged f r om last month at 2 ,000 pounds per acre . Cotton ha r vest be gan du r i ng Augu s t bu t wa s ve r y limited. The crop is expected to total 180 , 000 ba les - - down 57 percen t from l a s t year but 10 ,000 bales above the first estimate on August 1, 1975 . This wi l l be the s malle s t Geo rg i a c r op s i n c e records began in 1866. Corn prospects slippe d by 2 b ushel s fr om t he p revious es tima te . The current for ecast proj ects a yield of 57 bu shel s a nd produc tion of 108 .3 mi ll ion b ush e l s - - up 3 percent from last year and a new record. Mos t o f the decli ne in yie l d f orecas t was a ttribu t ed to the eff ect of dry wea t he r on late co r n . Soyb e an s were , l i kewise, a dver s e l y a f f e c t ed by the dry spell and the yield forecast r etr e a t ed 4 bushe ls from the f ir s t es timate o f t he s eason . Current predictions show a yield o f 21 bu s h e l s pe r a c r e a nd a p r odu ction of 26 ,46 0 , 000 bushels--also a new r ecord p r oduc t i on f or t be St a t e. The pecan crop is e xpec t e d to total 80 mi llion pound s this ye ar . This would be 38 percent above last year's "off -ye a r " produc t ion o f 58 mill ion pounds but is wel l below recent "on-year" productions. Rec e n t "on-ye ar" r e cords s how 100 mi l lion in 19 73, 90 million in 1971 and 88 million in 1969 . The fr e quen t June and J u l y r a ins made this on e of our worst years for the formation of s cab and ot her f ungus di sease s . Crop and Unit GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 197 4 AND 1975 Ac reage Yiel d per Acre Ha r- For I n- v e sted Ha rve s t dicated 1974 1 975 1 97 4 1 97 5 Thou sand Ac res Production In- dicated 1974 1 975 Thousands CO rT" for grain , bu . ~'1: ;e.'l t , bu. Oats, b u , Barley, ':..ou. Rye , (.:_;. Sorghums, for grain, bu . C otto ~ , ca l e s ~/ Hay , a ll , t on Soybeans, fo r be a ns, b u. : 1 ,880 : 160 : 95 : 9 : 115 : 36 : 410 : 455 : 1 , 010 1 , 900 2/130 -2 / 95 - 2/ 8 2/110 - 2/ 40 200 ,!:-/ 460 1 , 260 56 . 0 23 .0 44 .0 40 .8 18 .0 35 .0 4 90 2 .3 5 25 . 5 57 . 0 2/28 .0 2 / 48 . 0 2/36 . 0 2 / 18 . 0 2/35 . 0 432 2/2 .40 21.0 105 , 280 3 , 680 4 ,180 360 2 , 0 70 1,260 419 1,069 25 , 755 108,300 2/3 ,640 2/4 ,560 - 2/288 2/ 1, 980 I/l, 400 180 ~/ 1 , 1 0 4 26, 460 Peanut s , lb. : 519 51 5 3 ,220 3 , 300 1, 661 , 520 1 ,69 9 , 500 Sweetpotatoes , cwt. : 8.0 7 .5 95 . 0 100 . 0 760 750 Tobacco, Type 14 , l b . : 72 . 0 Peaches, l b. 75. 0 2 , 235 2 , 000 160,920 45 , 000 150 ,000 ~/ 9 5 , 00 0 Pecans , lb. 58 , 000 80 , 000 l/ Co tton yield in pound s per harve s t ed a c r e , produc tion i n bale s . 2/ Ca r ried f or wa r d fr om earlier f or ecas t . 1.1 ~;r'iED STATES CROP I{EPORT SUMMARY AS UF SEPTEHBEH. 1 , 1975 Corn-Pr oduc t i on i s for ec a s t a t a r eco r d 5 , 637 mi l l i on bu s hels based on cond ition s a s of Se ptember 1 , 3 percen t (16 2 mi l l i on bu shels ) b elow Augus t 1 but 22 percent above 1974 . Sorghum Gr ain- - Pr od uc t ion is for ecast at 785 mil l i on bushe l s, down 3 percent (25 mill i on bushels) f rom Augus t 1 but 25 percent more than las t ye a r. Feed Grain--Product i on (c orn , s or ghu m, oats , a nd ~a:::-2..~y comb Lned ) i s f or e cas; a t: 2:Jl mill i on short tons, 22 perce n t a bove l a st ye ar . Soyb ean--Production at 1 , 442 mi l l i on bushel s , is down 1 pe r cen t (15 million bushe l s ) from a .month earli er but 17 percent above l ast ye a r . All Co t t on- - Pr oduc ti.on is f ore cas t at 9.3 mil l ion bale s , 1 percent (0 .1 mill i on bale s ) below Augus t 1 , and 19 per ce nt be l ow 1 974 . Oilseed--Production (soybean , cot tonseed, peanuts and flaxseed combined) is f orecas t a t 49 million short tons, 13 percent mor e t han l a st year . Al l Wheat--Production is indicated a t a record 2,136 million bushels , 19 perc ent mor e t han last ye ar ' s crop. All Tobacco--Is forec a s t a t 2 ,2 00 mil l ion pounds , down 1 pe r ce n t (20 mill ion pounds) from Augus t 1 but 11 perce nt above 1974 and the largest crop produced sinc e 1964 . Fl uecured production i ~ up 14 percent and t he Bar l e y cr op is 6 percent lar ger than a ye a r a go. ____________________~U~N~ITED STATES ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION, 1974 AND 1975 Ac r eage :Yi e l d per Ac re Product ion Ha r - Fo r In- In- Crop and Unit vested Har vest dicat ed d i c a t ed 1 974 1975 :19 74 1975 1974 1975 Thousand Ac r e s Thous ands Corn , for grain, bu . : Wheat, bu. : Oats, bu . : Barley, bu . : Cotton, .ba l e s 1/ : Soybeans , for beans , bu . : Peanuts, lb. : Sweetpotatoes, cwt . : Tobacco, All, lb . : Grapes, ton : Pecans, lb. : II Cotton yield in po und s . 65 ,194 65 ,459 13 ,325 8 ,281 12, 546 . 6 52, 460 1 ,472 .1 11 9 . 7 963.1 66, 793 68 , 861 13 ,9 32 8 , 642 9 , 336 . 8 53, 533 1 , 496 .2 123.2 1 ,083. 6 71.3 27. 4 46.6 37. 2 442 23 . 5 2, 49::' 114 2 , 066 85.1 31.0 48.6 44 .1 479 26.9 2,557 113 2,031 4,651 ,167 5 ,687 ,248 1,793,322 2, 136 , 334 620 ,539 308 , on 671 , 754 381 ,438 11 ,540 . 1 9,308 .8 1,233 ,425 1,442,422 3 , 667,604 3,825 , 685 13,651 13,967 1 ,989,963 2,200,208 4 ,194.1 4 , 282 .8 137,100 259 ,700 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Charge W. PAT PARKS Agr i cul t ural Statisti cian The Statistical Reporting Service, USDA, 1861 West Broad St reet , Athens , Georgia in cooperat ion with the Georgia Dep artment of Agricul ture. At ter Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ....,.....-- POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d Stat Oepartment of Agricu lture AGR - 101 If ,/o o , c.. .I f ;J.. ? /;~ /'7~ ':B ~~G 'A ~ R PO T GE ORGI A CR OP R E P ORT IN G SE RV IC E - ~ -- ' .'-- -." . . ... COT T O N GEORGI A A T HEN S, GEO RG IA -~-----_. Sep t ember 12 , 1975 As o f Sep t embe r 1 , act ual boll co unt s in samp le f ie l ds and i nf o rmat ion s uppl ie d by c rop corresponde nt s ind i cat e d a cot t on crop o f 180 ,000 ba les , accord i ng to t he Geor g ia Cro p Repor t in g Se rv i ce . I f re al ize d , t his woul d be 10 , 000 bal e s mo re t han fo recast la s t month but stil l th e sma1 l e s t c rop o f record ba ck to 1866 a nd 239, 000 ba le s below l a s t ye a r . Ind ica t e d 1 i n t y ie ld pe r a c re , a t L~ 3 2 pounds, is wel l be low l a s t ve a r ' s very goo d 490 pou nd s but up 24 po unds f rom l as t mon t h. Ra in y weat he r subsi ded by mid- Augus t. A pe r iod o f ho t a nd d r y weather the n set i n wh ich ge ne ra l l y be nefit e d co tto n dev e l opment . Pr io r to the ho t and d r y weat he r , i nse ct control a nd bo ll rot were a problem in ma ny fie l ds . t1a tu ri t y i s ru nn i ng lat e aga i n th is year an d cotton harve s t was very 1 imited duri ng Au gus t. In fac t , so few ba l e s ha d be en g i nne d t ha t t he num be r was not publ ished t o av oid d is cl o s u re of i nd i v idua l p l a nt da t a . In 1974 th e re ha d be en 74 ba l e s gin ned t o this dat e . UN /TED STATES All cot to n produc t io n as of Septembe r 1 i s fore cas t at 9 . 3 mi 11ion ba l es , down 19 perce nt f rom the 1974 c ro p . Expec t ed p roduc tio n con s ists o f 9.2 mi l 1 ion bales of Uplan d cot t on and 64 , 800 bal e s o f American- Pi ma. Cot t o nsee d p ro duc tio n , based o n a three year ave ra ge I in t -s ee d ratio , is forecas t at 3.6 mi 11 io n t o ns, 20 per cen t bel ow 197 4 . Growers ex pect to ha r ves t 9 .3 mi l l ion a c re s t h i s yea r , 26 perce nt bel ow 1974 , 22 perce n t below 1973 a nd virtual l y uncha nge d from Au gus t 1. Ave ra ge 1 int y ield per acre i s fore ca s t a t 479 pounds , 37 pou nds a bove 1974 . Up l a nd cot t on p ro ducers i n Texa s a nd Ok l a homa ex pe c t to ha rv est 3 . 3 mill io n ba les , 18 pe rce n t a bov e l a s t ye ar 's poo r crop . Har ve s t i s wel l und e rway in South and Eas t Texas , but prog re s s ha s been hampe re d by we t wea t he r . Cond it io ns on the High Plai ns of Texas and in Oklahoma hav e be e n favora ble for ve geta t i ve g rowt h, but e a r l y bo ll set appea rs to be l e s s t ha n no rma I In the De l t a St a t e s- Mi s s i s s i pp i , Ark a nsa s , Lou i s i ana , Tenn essee a nd Mi s so u r i- t he co tton c rop is e xpe c t ed to p ro duce 2. 6 mi ll ion ba le s , 27 percent be l ow l ast year . Some a rea s o f northern Ar ka nsa s and M issou~ i ha ve had d ry cond i t ions . Co tto n in Missi ss ippi an d o th er De l t a St at e s has be en affected by la c k o f s un s hi ne and he avy i nf e s t a t ion o f insect s. Control mea s u r e s ha ve be en d i f f i c u l t a nd e f fec t ive ne s s has bee n I im it ed . Excessive fo l ia ge growth ha s occurre d in man y are a s. FRAS IER T. GAL LOI:/AY Ag r i cu l t u ra l Sta t i s t ici a n In Charge W. PAT PARKS - MIKE HAMMER Agri cul tural Statisticia ns The Stat i sti ca l Re po r t i ng Se r vi ce, USDA , 186 1 We st Broad Stre e t , At he ns , Georg ia In cooperation wi t h t he Ge o r g ia Dep a rtme nt of Ag ric u l t u re . St at e UPLA ND Alabama Ar izona Arka n s a s Ca 1i for n ia Flor ida 1/ Geo rg ia 111 ino i s Kentucky 11// Loui s ian a Miss i s s i ppi Mi ssouri Ne vada 1/ N. Mex ico N. Ca ro 1 ina Okla homa S. Ca ro 1 ina Tenness ee Texas Virginia 1/ u.s . Cotton Report As Of September 1. 1975 Acreaqe :L i nt y iel d pe r Fo r :harveste d acre Harves t ed ha rves t: 197 5 1973 1974 1975 : 1973 1974 Indi c. 1,000 Ac re s Pounds Product ion 2/ 480-1b. ne t wel qht bal es 1973 1975 ~ 1974 Indic. 1,000 Ba l e s 510 276 975 942 11.5 375 o .3 520 1,340 173 1. 9 127 173 526 294 440 5 ,200 2.4 585 392 1, 130 1,2 38 12. 1 41 0 .5 4.5 635 1, 71 0 310 1. 7 140 14 5 547 292 51 0 4 , 400 1. 5 485 42 3 268 1,063 780 5 13 875 89 1 5. 8 522 200 499 o .6 486 290 481 1, 125 651 230 501 1.0 477 110 51 4 54 455 380 390 115 473 350 472 4 , 0 00 431 .7 440 . 429 1,21 8 374 1, 006 503 490 288 280 423 448 356 513 6 509 Lf40 272 4 50 290 269 384 396 1,075 400 1 ,OL+2 538 4 32 480 497 523 459 624 458 444 303 459 31 5 363 4 11 449 6 11 1, 04 1 1,749 12. 5 390 o .3 521 1, 81 6 180 1. 9 136 164 4 27 290 43 2 4 , 673 2.2 522 995 880 2, 595 12. 7 4 19 .3 2.6 560 1,595 230 2. 1 148 13 3 310 274 308 2,462 1. 2 400 600 650 1, 900 6. 5 180 o .6 300 1, 225 220 1.3 105 50 240 11 0 230 3, 025 .6 Ame r .- P Ima Ar izona Ca 1i fo rn j a 1/ N. Ne xi co Texas 34 .0 34 . 7 30 .0 597 729 600 .2 .3 . 2 L~80 683 720 17 . 7 14.5 12.5 265 4 17 307 31. 2 32. 8 24 . 0 397 359 380 42 .3 .2 9 .8 25. 8 52 . 7 .4 12. 6 24 .5 I 37. 5 . 3I 8 . ~1 19. 0 United St a te s Upland : 11, 887 .1 9 , 270 . 1 441 12 ,464 . 3 521 479 Amer. - P ima 83.1 82.3 66.7 451 526 466 All Co tton : 11,97 0 .2 9,3 36. 8 442 12, 546.6 520 479 1/ Es ti ma te fo r cur ren t yea r ca r r ied f o rwa rd f rom ear l ie r fo reca st. to be gi nned. 12,89 5. 9 9,244. 0 11,449 .9 I 78. I 90. 2 64.8' I 12 , 974 .0 9 ,3 08. 8 11 , 540.1 ]j Produc t ion gi nned a nd Aft e r Fi ve Da ys Return t o Unite d Sta tes Depar t men t of Ag ricu l t ure Statist ical Repo r t ing Servi ce 1861 We s t Broa d St reet At hens, Ge or gi a 30601 OFFI CIAL BUS INESS ..,.....-~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d State s Depor tme-nt of Ag ricu lture AGR - 101 .GIl A J{- o , e.. I :L . II , C- ~~~G\AFARM REPORT GE ORGI A C ROP R EPORTING SER VIC E ~ - --~~, ~'- ~ . ATHENS, GEORGIA S\::Y 1 J 1975 P ECA NS September 12 , 1975 PECAl'1 r.sr onr AS OF S EPTE~1B EL 1 , 1975 GEORGIA: Pecan produc t i on i n Georg i a is f or e ca s t at 80 million pounds this yea r, accord ing to the Ge or gia Cr op Re por t i n g Se rvice. The current f or e ca s t i s 38 percent above last yea r ' s "off-ye ar " pr oduction of 58 mill i on . It is well below r ecent lion-year" pro- due tions , ho wever, and much of t he blame has be en laid to diseas e problems. Re c e n t "on-sye a r " pr oduc t i on s include 100 million i n 1973 , 90 million in 1971 and 88 uli l l i on in 1969 . The current crop showed very promisin g p r o s pects early in the year but the fr equent rains and hi Sh humidity of J une a nd J ul y ,Jere idea l for disease formation and spread. The current year has been labe l ed t he ,lorst ye a r eve r for scab and other fungus diseases. A resistant strain of s c ab als o a ppea red t h i s yea r . Ma ny untreated groves have prematurely sh edded leaves and put on new s pr in g-like gr o.,t h, due to heavy insect infestations. UNITED STATES : The 197 5 pecan cro p is for ec a s t a t 259 . 7 million pounds, 89 percent above last year' s s hor t crop but 6 percen t l ess than 1973. Above normal rainfall in many areas resulted in s ca b a nd other d is ea ses be i ng preval ent this year . Nut droppa ge was gen e r a l l y aboV2 ave ra ge . Pr os pec ts howe ver a re above a year earlier in all States excep t New l1exico and North Carolina . Tr e e s in Georg ia had a good set bu t are being hit hard by s cab a nd droppage of immatu r e nut s . I n Te xa s a good nut set wa s obtained in most areas except in portions o f t he Edwar d s Pl at eau a nd Cro ss-Timbe r s where a late spring freez e reduced prospects. PECAN STOCKS IN COLD STORAGE: On J ul y 31 , 1975, the U. S. stocks of pecans in cold storage t otaled 15 , 982 ,000 pounds of nutmeats and 6,343,000 pounds of "in-shell " . Nutmeat s we re of f 27 percent f r om the previous year while "in-shell " storage was only 13 percent of the J uly 31 , 1974 stocks. The August 31 , 1975 Cold Storage Re por t will be released Septembe r 19, 1975 . FRASI ER T. GALLOWAY Agr i cul t u r a l Statistician I n Cha r ge W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Statistician I The Statistical Reporting Se r v i c e , USDA, 1861 Wes t Broad Stre et , At hens, Georgia in cooperation wi t h the Georgi a Depar tme n t of Agricul t u re. Stat e Al abama Arkansas Flo r i da Ge o rll..@..___ _ Lou isia na Mi ss iss ippi iJe\v Iie x i co i~o r t ;1 Ci3 ro 1 i na Okla homa South Ca ro 1 i na Tex a s Un it ed St a t e s PECAN PRODUCTI ON Imp rov ed Var ie t ies 1/ Na t ive a nd See d l i nq Pe ca ns Ind i ca t ed: Ind i cat ed 1\) 73 1974 1975 : 1973 1974 19 75 - - 1, 000 Pounds - - : 28, 000 1, 000 2 , 700 7Y . OOO 4 ,500 9, &00 B. 'iOO .: 900 2 ,000 : 1, 100 6 , 500 8, 800 500 1, zoo 47 ,000 1,000 1, 200 r s . ZOO 1.~ 500 200 1 , 5 00 9 ,500 24 , 000 500 3 ,1 00 64 , 000 6 , 000 5 ,000 11 . nno 1:500 2 , 000 1, 80 0 12 ,0 00 13 , 000 5 , 000 3 ,900 21 ,0 00 35 ,500 12 ,2 00 700 26 ,000 900 13, 500 Z,2 00 700 1, 300 11. 000 2, 000 1 , 800 700 2 ,300 1, 000 28, 500 7,000 3 , 000 3 , 400 16,000. 18 , 000 'i . 000 700 28,000 1,7 00 4 6 , 000 ll ~4 , 00 0 85 , 600 130 , 900 131 ,7 00 5 1, 500 1z8 , 800 St a te Al l Peca ns 197 3 1974 - - 1, 000 Pounds - - Alabama Arkan sas Fl o r ida Geo r g ia Loui s ia na ~lississ ippi : Ne\... Mex i co . No rt h Ca ro 1 i na : Okl ahoma South Ca ro 1 i na Texa s 41 , 00 0 6, 000 6, 600 100 , 0 0 0 40, 000 22,0 00 8 , 500 1, 600 28,0 00 2 ,000 20 ,0 00 11, 000 1, 200 2 , 500 58 ,000 3, 000 3,000 13 , 200 2 , 200 2 ,500 2 ,5 00 38 , 00 0 Un i t ed Sta t e s : 275, 700 1/ Budded , graf t e d , o r to pwo r ke d va r ie t ies . 137 , 100 Ind i ca t ed 19 7 5 3 1,0 00 3 ,500 6 , 500 80 ,000 24 , 000 10 ,00 0 11, 000 2 ,200 30, 000 3, 500 58 , 000 259 , 700 Af t er Fiv e Day s Re t ur n to Un ited Sta t e s Depa r t men t of Agricu lture St a t i stical Repor t i ng Ser v i ce 186 1 Wes t Broad St ree t At hens , Ge or gi a 30 601 OFF ICIAL BUSI NESS " ~-~. -~ AGR - 101 G A v . c. ' 'P I ~a FAR M REPORT F:L /.:L "$ ,....,~- ~G\A GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE A T H E N S, GEO R GIA September 1, 19 75 UNITED STATES STOCKS OF SOYBEANS IN ALL POSITIONS Released 9/2 3/ 75 Carryover of ol d c r op soybeans i nto ~he 1975- 76 marketing ye a r totaled 186 million bushels on Septembe r 1 , 197 5 . The soybean carryover is the third largest of r ecord , e xceeded only by 19 69 and 19 70 at 32 7 mill ion and 230 mi l l i on bushels respectively . The September 1 stocks a r e 9 percent more t ha n last ye ar and 3 times the September 1, 19 73 sto cks. Soybeans stored on farms totaled 76 million bushels , the largest September 1 on farms carryover of reco r d; t hi s is 18 percent mo r e t han last year and ei ght time s the small 1973 carryover . Offfarm stocks at 110 milli on bushe ls were 3 percent hi gher than September 1 , 1974 and more than doubl~ 2 years earlier. Disappe arance during t he mar keting year (Se ptemb er 1974- Augus t 19 75) to taled 1 , 218 million bushels as indica t e d by year end s t oc ks , 15 percent less than t he previous marketing year . Crushings account ed for a bo u t 698 million bushel s ; expor t s 419 million bushels; and quant ities used for seed and fee d ar e expe c t e d to t o t a l about 58 million bushels . Indicated dis appearance during July-Augus t 19 75 totaled 173 million bushels , 1 percent above the same period a year earlier. Position Soybean Stocks (Ol d Cr op) Septemb er I, 1975 with Compar isons Sep t. 1 Sept. 1 July 1 : 1973 1974 1975 1 ,000 Bushels Sept . 1 1975 On Farms : : Off Farms 1./ : : Total : 9,415 50,222 59 , 637 64,545 106 ,337 170 ,882 167, 569 191, 704 359,2 73 76 ,055 10 9 , 907 185 , 962 l / Includes stocks at mi l l s , eleva t or s, wa r eh ouse s , t erminals and processors . FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician I n Char ge PAUL E. WILLIAMS Agricultural Statistician The Statis tical Reporting Se rvi c e , USDA, 1861 We s t Broad Str e et , Athens , Georgia i n cooperation with the Georgia Depa r tment of Agr i cul t ure . St a t e Soybeans (Old Crop)--Farm and Off-Farm Stocks, September 1 and July 1 On Fa r ms : Off-Farm Total 1/ : Total All Positions : Se p . JuI. Sep , : Sep . JuI. Sep. : Sep. Jul. Sep. 1974 1975 19 75 : 1974 1975 1975 : 1974 19 75 1975 1,000 Bushels Ala. : 102 Ark. : 4,650 De l. : 75 Fla. : 6 Ga. : 499 Ill. :11,252 Ind . : 6,081 Iowa :17 ,128 Kans. : 924 Ky. : 581 La. : 348 Md. : 60 Mich. : 748 Ninn. : 6,366 Hiss . : 1,815 Mo. : 5,076 Nebr. : 2,904 N.J. : 14 N.Y. ; 10 N.C. : 348 N. Dak.: 205 Ohio : 2,693 Okla. : 37 Pa . : 14 S.C . : 594 . S. Dak . : 1,140 Tenn. 553 Tex. : 85 Va . : 56 Wis . : 181 367 6,880 241 301 3,863 22,82 7 9,775 45 ,788 3,502 3,218 2,917 314 1,323 18,665 . 2 , 803 11,484 5,998 188 25 4,473 687 10,368 151 183 2 ,256 3,380 2 ,873 392 1,112 1 ,215 343 3 ,870 34 151 901 7,263 4 ,399 23,890 2 ,060 1 ,170 673 47 794 11 ,0 29 1,168 4,307 3, 427 31 8 959 286 5,583 30 57 594 1,336 958 235 61 391 * 5,344 * 104 1,885 26,962 3 ,759 20,046 4,490 * 6,149 1,393 767 8 ,230 1,722 6,225 2 ,765 * * * 218 4,658 * ";'~ 624 263 2,883 1,213 * 111 4,087 11 ,6 31 * * * 33 ,390 7,336 41 ,185 7,919 2 ,337 7 ,083 * 1 ,221 16,754 6 ,583 14,239 7 ,485 * * 1 ,107 64 2 13 ,587 629 * 1 ,918 795 1 ,038 1,790 ,", 316 934 3 , 804 * * 1,139 19 ,970 3,076 28,891 4,2 62 1 ,688 4,806 * 628 10 ,774 1,707 8 ,480 4 ,630 * ,'< 67 4 391 6 ,182 293 * 1 ,315 585 1 ,250 1, 433,.. 118 'I, 9 ,994 ,", 110 2,384 38,214 9, 840 37 ,174 5,414 * 6 ,497 1, 453 1, 515 14,596 3 ,537 11 ,301 5, 669 ;< * ).~ 423 7 ,351 * * 1 ,218 1 ,403 3 ,436 1 ,298 *, 292 4,454 18,511 * * * 56,217 17,111 86 ,9 73 11,421 5,555 10 ,000 ;, 2 ,544 35,419 9,386 25,72313,483 * * 5,580 1,329 23,955 780 * 4 ,174 4,175 3,911 2,182 * 1,5 31 1 ,277 7 , 674 ,", 'I. 2 ,040 27,233 7,475 52 ,782 6 ,32 2 2 ,85 8 5,479 * 1 ,422 21 ,803 2,875 12 ,787 8,057 * * 1 ,633 677 11 ,7 65 3 23 * i,909 1,921 2 ,208 1 ,668 * 509 Unall.'" : 6 ,526 8 ,632 2,877 7 ,763 14 ,859 3 ,266 U. S. :64,545 167 ,569 76,055 106,337 191,704 109,907 170 ,882 359 ,273 185,962 * Iucluded in unallocated to avoid disclosing individual operations. 1/ Includes stocks at mills, elevators, warehourses , terminals and processcrs . After Five Days Return t o United States Department of Agr iculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS s.: :j ~ j 0 ':, (I ..! :J:; :3 5 6 :; u ~ Ui . L \J t, ;~, ., l !' Y 0 F r i~: ,'" (.~ G t\ :' (1,; Dt ', U j\) V L IB HAi'~ ;' 1. ~. A THE:'~ S G ;~ 3 0 6l) ~ '. ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit. d States De po rlme-nl of Agric ulture AGR - 101 Jl-O O. ~ / :J. I O // ~ / \-\~G\ A Il- ~ F REPO RT "-- -GE ORGIA CRO P RE PORT ING SE RVI CE ._----,~ l '\ COT TON GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA - ..... -. October 14, 1975 The 197 5 Geo rgia co tto n c ro p i s es t imated at 180, 000 bales, according to the Geo rg ia Crop Repor ting Servi ce . Th i s e sti ma t e i s bas e d on i nf o rma t io n reported by crop correspond e nts, g inne rs, and -obj e ct iv e y ie l d co unt s. The Oct obe r I e s t ima t e of 180,000 bales i s unchang ed from last month a nd i f rea l ized wi l l be t he smal l e s t cotton crop of record back to 1866 . Yield per acre is e s t ima t ed at 432 po un ds , down sh arp ly from last year's near record 490 pounds. September was gen e ra l l y no t a favo rabl e mon t h for cotton. For much of the g rowing season and durin g Se p t embe r , mo i stu re e xce s se s cau s ed va r io us problems such as i nsec t control, ra nk growth an d bo l l rot . Hu r r ican e Eloi s e whi c h arrived on the 23rd of Sept ember caused o n l y minor win d and ra i n damage. Ma t u r i t y is aga i n very la te a nd ha rv est progres s i s at a record slow pace. Ac cord in g to the Census Bure au , 7 24 ba les o f cot to n ha d been g inned i n Georgia prior to October 1 this year compa r ed wit h 17, 472 in 1974 and 15 , 605 i n 1973. Ginnings to October 1 fo r t he Un ited Sta t es total ed 37 3, 123 ba l es co mpared wi th 827 ,287 in 1974 and 496,122 in 1973. UNI TED STATES All cott on produ c t io n a s of Oc t o ber 1 i s fo re ca s t at 9.1 million bales, down 22 per cen t from the 1974 crop and 3 per cen t be l ow the Se ptembe r 1, 1975 forecast. Expected production consists o f 9 .0 million ba l e s o f Up l a nd co t ton an d 64 , 800 bales of American -Pima. Cotton seed produc t ion, based o n a t h ree - yea r ave rage 1 i nt- s e e d rat io, is forecast at 3.5 mill ion tons, 22 percent below 1974 . Growers expe c t to ha r ves t 9 . 3 mi l l ion a cres t h is year, 26 percent below 1974 and 22 percent below 1973. Ave ra ge I i nt yie ld pe r harve s te d acre i s forecast at 467 pounds, 25 pounds above 1974 , but 12 po unds be l ow the Septembe r I fo recast. Upland cotton produ ce r s i n Texa s a nd Oklahoma expe c t to harvest 3.1 million bales , 12 percent abo ve l ast yea r 1s poo r c rop . Har ves t i s p r ogressing rapidly in South and East Te xas , and i s virtually comp l e t e i n s o uthe r n a re as . We st Te xas cotton suffered extreme temperat u re changes ab ou t mid - Sep t embe r re s u l t in g i n some prem a t u re defol iation in the High Plains area . In Oklahoma, below-norma l t empera t ures s lowe d c rop ma t u r i t y . In the Delta St a t es - Mi s s i s s i pp i , Ar kan sas, Lo u is ia na, Tennessee, and Missouri-the cot to n crop i s expect ed to pro duce 2 . 5 mi l li o n bale s , 29 pe rcent below last year. Unfavorabl e growing conditi ons resul t e d in l ower p rod uc t io n pro s pec t s from September 1 for all States except Arkansas whi c h he l d st ead y. Excessive fol ia ge g rowt h , slow boll development and so me ro tting of bo1 Is have oc curre d . Production in t he Sout hea s t e r n St a tes - Georg ia , Al a bama , South Carolina and North Carol ina -is e xp e cted to t o t a l 740 , 000 ba l e s , 4 5 pe rcent below 1974. These States generall y had wet cond iti ons durin g Sep t embe r caus in g t he crop to mature slower than usual. Rank growth and boll ro t hav e oc c u r re d. Earl y s e t boll s are open and harvest has begun. FRAS IER T. GA LL OWAY Agricultur?1 Statis t i ci a n In Char ge W. PAT PARKS - MIKE HAMMER Agr icultural Statisticians The Statist ical Repor ti ng Servi ce , US DA, 186 1 Wes t Broad Street, Athens, Georgia i n cooperation wi t h the Ge o r g ia Dep a rtme nt o f Ag r ic ultu r e. State UPLAND Alabama Ar izona Arkansas California Florida 1/ Geor gia Illinois 1/ Kentucky 1/ Loui s i ana Mississippi Mis sour i Nevada 1/ New Hexico N. Carolina Oklahoma S. Carol ina Tennessee Y Texas Virgini a U. S. Cotton Report as of October 1, 1975 Harvested 1973 1 974 1 9 73 1974 Indi c. 1975 Pr oduc t i on 2/ 480-1b . ne t weigh t bale s Indi c . 1973 1974 197 5 1 ,000 Acre s Pound s 1, 000 Ba les 510 2 76 975 942 11 . 5 '3 75 o .3 520 1 , 340 173 1.9 1 27 173 52 6 294 44 0 5 , 200 2 .4 58 5 392 1 ,130 1, 238 12 . 1 410 .5 4.5 635 1 , 710 310 1. 7 140 145 54 7 292 510 4 , 400 1. 5 485 423 268 1 ,063 780 513 875 891 5 . 8 522 200 499 o . 6 486 290 481 1 ,1 25 651 210 501 1. 0 477 100 514 54 455 380 390 115 473 350 472 4 ,000 431 .7 440 429 1 , 218 374 1 ,006 50 3 490 288 280 4 23 448 35 6 58 6 50 9 44 0 272 450 290 269 384 39 6 1 ,030 400 1 ,0 70 538 L! 32 480 480 512 423 6 24 4 56 444 303 459 2 74 343 480 449 611 1 , 041 1,749 12. 5 390 o .3 521 1 ,816 180 1.9 13 6 164 4 27 290 432 4, 673 2.2 522 995 880 2 ,5 95 1 2 .7 419 .3 2.6 560 1,595 . 230 2.1 14 8 133 310 274 30 8 2 , 462 1. 2 40 0 5 75 650 1 ,950 6 .5 180 o .6 290 1,2 00 185 1. 3 95 50 240 110 200 2, 860 .6 Amer. - Pi ma Arizona 34.0 34 . 7 30,0 59 7 729 600 California 1/ .2 .3 . 2 480 68 3 720 New itexico 17 .7 14.5 12 .5 265 41 7 307 Texas 31.2 32 .8 24 . 0 397 35 9 380 42 .3 .2 9.8 25 . 8 52.7 .4 12 .6 24 . 5 37 . 5 ,3 8 .0 19 .0 United States Upland 11 ,887 . 1 9,240 .1 44 1 12,89 5.9 8 , 994 .0 1 2 , 464 , 3 5 21 467 11, 449. 9 Amer . - P i m a 83 .1 8 2.3 66. 7 451 5 26 46 6 78 .1 90 .2 64 . 8 All Cotton 11,970 .2 9, 306,8 44 2 1 2, 974 . 0 9 ,058 . 8 12 , 546 . 6 520 467 11,540 .1 ~/ Estimate for current year car r i ed fo r wa r d fr om ear l i e r f or e c as t . 2/ Production gi nned and to be gi nned . Af t er Fiv e Days Return t o United States Departmen t of Agricul t ur e Statistical Reporting Serv i c e 1861 Wes t Br oad Stre et Athens , Geo r gia 30 60 1 OFFIC I AL BUS I NESS S;::> ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni'.d Sta'... Depo'tm~t of Agriculture AGR - 101 G/! !lJl-OO , c. " 'PI p"- ~a 10 JI 13 ~G\A FARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA , \ -\ \~~) .\ \ . PECANS PECAN REPORT AS OF OCTOBER I , 1975 Octob er 14 , 1975 GEORGIA : Pe c an produc t ion i n Georgia wa s f or e cast at 75 mill ion pounds, according to the Georgia Cro p Report ing Service. The current forecast is 5 million pounds below last month's forecast but still 17 million pound s above last year's short crop. This was suppose t o be the "good year " in t he "good ye ar - bad year" cycle that is typical of pecan production but disease problems have be en the mos t s evere in many, many years . The drop in product i on fo reca st from l a st month was partly attributed to a continued "nut-drop" in early Sept emb er and par t ly to the v i sit from Hurricane Eloise on the 23rd. There was a considerab l e qu ant i t y of nuts blown from trees along the western border and across northern sect ions, as wel l as some limb breakage. UNITED STATES : The Uni ted States peca n crop is e xpe c t ed to total 242.2 million pounds , down 7 percent f r om last month but up 77 percent from last year's "off year " crop. Prospects declined from l a s t month in Fl or i da , Mississippi and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Eloise . Trees in the s e States we re uprooted in several areas and nuts were blown off the trees . Crop prospect s also declined from September 1 in the major producing States of Georgia, Oklahoma and Te xas. Insect and disease damage is becoming more evident in these three State s as harvest pr ogres s es, particularly in seedling groves. In Louisiana , crop pro spects are up f rom a month ag o but t he f ore c a s t is unchanged in Arkansas, South Carolina and New Mexi co . Improved varieties are expected to account for 49 percent of this year's crop compared with 62 percent last ye a r . Production prospects for i~proved varieties declined 9 percen t from last month large l y a s a result of smaller crops i n Al abama and Georgia. Pecan harvest is now beginning in all States and general harvest will be underway by the middle of October. PECAN STOCKS IN COLD STORAGE : On August 31, 1975, the U. S. Cold Storage Report showed 13,905,000 pound s of pecan nutnleats stored compared with 21,584,000 pounds last ye a r - - of f 36 percent. Pecans in the shell in cold storage totaled 3,867,000 pounds compared wi t h 39 ,869,000 pounds a year earlier--off 90 percent. The September 30 Cold Storage Re por t wil l be published October 17 . St at e Alaba ma Arkans a s Flor i da Geo r gia Lou isia na 11ississ i ppi New l1e xi c o No r t h Caro l i na 1 / Oklahoma Sou t h Car ol i na Texas United St at e s PEC Ar~ PRODUCTION I mp r oved Var i e t i e s 2/ Native and See dling Pecans : Indi cated Indica t ed 19 73 1974 19 75 197 3 197 4 197 5 1 ,000 Pound s : 28, 000 ; 1 ,000 ; 2 ,700 : 79, 000 4, 500 : 9 ,800 ; 8 , 500 ; 900 ; 2 ,000 ; 1 ,100 : 6 ,500 8 ,800 500 1 , 200 47,0 00 1 , 000 1 ,200 13,200 1 ,500 200 1, 500 9 , 500 18,000 500 2 , 400 60 ,000 7, 0 00 3, 500 11 ,009 1 , 500 2 , 000 1 , 800 1. 2 , 000 13, 000 5 , 0 00 3, 900 21 , 000 35 ,500 12,200 70 0 26 ,000 900 13,500 2 , 200 700 1 ,300 11 , 000 2, 000 1,800 700 2 ,300 1 , 00 0 28 , 500 6 , 000 3, 000 2, 600 15 , 000 21 , 000 3, 500 7CO 26, 000 1 ,7 00 . 43 , 000 14 4 , 000 85 , 600 119 ,7 00 1 31 ,7 00 51 ,5 00 1 22 , 500 Sta te ALL PECANS 19 74 1 , 000 Pounds Ind icat ed 1975 Alabama Arkans a s Fl orida Georgia Louisiana l1i ssiss i pp i New l iex.ico Nor t h Carolina 1 / O k l a h oma South Ca rol ina Texa s 41 , 000 6, 000 6 ,6 00 100, 000 1+ 0. 000 22 ,000 8,500 1, 600 28,000 2, 000 20, 00 0 11 ,0 00 1 , 200 2 , 500 58 , 000 3 , 000 3 ,0 00 13 , 200 2, 200 2, 500 2 , 500 38 , 000 24 ,000 3,500 5 ,0 00 75 , 0 00 28 , 000 7 ,000 11 ,000 2 , 200 28 , 00 0 3 ,500 55 ,000 United Sta tes 27 5,700 13 7 , 100 24 2 ,200 ~/ Es t i ma t e s for current year c arried fo r ward f ro m e a r l i e r forecas t . ~/ Budded , gra f t ed . or t opwor ked va r i e t i e s . Aft e r Fiv e Da ys Retur n t o Uni t e d State s Departmen t of Agr i cu l t u r e Sta t istic al Repo r t i ng Se rvi ce 1861 West Broad St r ee t Ather-s , Ge or gi a 3060 1 OFFI CIAL BU SI NESS ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAlO Uni t.d 5'0'.' O.portm. nt of Agricultu re AGR - 101 BULK THI RD CLASS () O , C. ~~G \ A 'rJ / / 'f-/ 7 ; C- ~ R oT GE ORGI A CRO P REP OR T ING SERVI CE A T H E NS, GEO R GI A \ \ GE N E R AL CRO P R E PORT GEORG IA O C T OBER 18 75 October 14 , 1975 Ha r ve s t i ng pr ogr es s for Georgi a' s lat e s eas on c r op s was s l ow during September du e ma inly t o ra i ny vleathe r , a cc or din g t o the Georgia Cr op Repor ting Se rv i ce . Cl oudy skie s , a bo ve normal r a i n f a l l and a vi s i t f rom Hu rr icane Eloise a l l combine d t o ke e p far me r s ou t o f their fi el ds f or l on ge r th an normal periods. Pro spec ts fo r peanuts , co r n and soybea ns remaine d favo rable while cot t on vJas sti l l e xp ected t o have s ub- nor ma l yi e l ds . The co t to n c r op was expect ed t o tota l 180 ,000 ba l es , the same as t he for e cast a mon th earl i e r and t he sma l l es t c r op s i nc e r e c or ds be gan ba ck i n 186 6. The e xce s s moi s t ur e condi t i on s have caused problems with main t a i ning c ontr ol of insects a nd was favor a bl e for bol l r o t f ormat i on . Har ve s t pro gre ss a t the end o f Se ptembe r was at a r e c ord- slow pace . Ha rves t of t h e St a t e ' s hu ge peanut crop ';Jas a l s o a t the s lmves t r a t e s i n ce r e cord s be ga n in 1956. Yi e ld pr o spe ct s were t he bes t ev e r, howev e r , at a ph e nominal 3,500 pound s pe r ac re--up 200 pound s from l a s t mon t h 's for e cast and 280 pounds above las t ye a r 's r ec or d yi e l d . If r eal i zed, t he 3,500 yi e ld would ma ke 1975 the sixth consecutive ye a r of reco rd high yields f or t he Stat e. The corn yield f or e ca s t s l i ppe d by 1 bu she l f r om a mon t h ago t o 56 bu she l s . Harves t, which ha d been runni ng ahead of normal, dropped back clo s er t o the ave rage compl eti on rate t oward t he e nd o f t he mon t h . Hurricane El oise "flat tened" many c orn f i eld s in wes te rn a nd nor t he rn sections bu t, fo r tuna t e l y , mis s ed t he ma jor co r n produc t i on a r e a s. Soybean prosp ects br igh tened b y 2 bushe l s ove r t he Se p tembe r 1 f orecas t . This advanc e , increas i ng t he new fo rec a s t t o 23 b ushe l s per acre , was due mainly t o t he incre a s ed mo i sture suppl i es f ollowing two we e ks of r e l a t i ve l y ho t , dry we a t he r in the latt e r hal f of Aug us t . Pecan prod uction \vas expect e d t o t o tal 75 mi l lion pounds - - o f f 5 mill i on f rom the previous month . The de c l i ne wa s at t r i bu t ed par t l y t o a co n tinue d nu t - sheddin g i n early Sept embe r a nd pa rtly due t o los s e s caus e d b y Hur r i ca ne Elois e. Quite a few nu t s and limbs we r e blown o f f a s the storm s ki r ted t he \vest ern and nor t he r n portions o f the St at e . Crop and Unit GEORGIA ACREAGE AND PRODUCTI ON , 1974 AND 19 75 _: Ac r e ag~ _ . Har- Fo r Yi e l d pe r Ac re In- P-ro d-u-c-tio-n I n- .ves t ed Harve st dica ted dicated 19 74 1975 19 74 19 75 19 74 19 75 Thous a nd Ac re s Thousand s Co r n f or grain , bu. 1 ,880 1 , 900 56 . 0 56. 0 105 , 280 Wheat, bu . 160 2/ 13 0 23 . 0 2/28. 0 3,680 Oa t s , bu. 95 -2 / 95 4/+ . 0 2 /48 . 0 4,180 Ba rley , bu . 9 -2 /8 40 .8 2 / 36. 0 360 Rye, bu. 115 l / 110 18 .0 2 / 18.0 2 ,0 70 Cotton , bales 410 2 0J 1/490 - 1/ 456 1/ 432 Hay, all, t on . 455 46 0 2 .35 2.30 1 ,069 Soyb ea ns , f or be a us , bu . : 1, 01 0 1, 260 25 . 5 23.0 25, 755 Pe anu t s, lb. 519 515 3 ,2 20 3, 500 1 , 661 , 520 Sweetpotatoes, c wt . 8.0 7.5 95 .0 100 . 0 760 Tobacco, Type 14 , lb. 72 .0 75 . 0 2,2 35 2, 050 160 , 920 Peac he s , lb . 45 , 000 Peca ns , ..1b . ; l / Pouuds of l i n t . L/ Carrie d fo r wa r d fro m p~ ev iou s mon t h ' s s ur vey. 58 , 000 106 ,400 2/3 , 640 2 / 4 , 560 - 2/ 228 '1:./ 1, 980 180 1 , 058 28 , 980 1 , 80 2 , 500 750 153, 750 '1:./ 95 , 000 75 , 000 \ ) ') ,\ \' UNI TED STATES CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF OCTOBER 1 , 1975 Coru--Production i s fo r e ca s t at a r e c ord 5 , 737 mill i on bu shels a s of Oc t ob er 1 , up 1 pe rcent (50 million bushe l s ) from September l and 23 pe rcent abov e 1974 . Sor ghum Gr a i n- - Product ion is f o r'ec a s t a t 776 mil lion bushels , down 1 perc ent (1 0 mi Ll Lon bushe l s ) f rom a mon t h e arl i e r but 23 pe r c en t more t han l a s t yea r . Fe ed Gr a i n- -Produc t ion of cor n , s or gh um, oats and ba r l ey c omb i ne d i s fore ca s t at 202 million short t ons , 23 percen t ab ove la s t year . Soybeans--Pr od uct ion , a t 1, 474 mill i on bus hels, is up 2 pe r cent (31 milli on bushels) f rom a mont h ear l i e r and 19 percent above las t year . All Co t t on--Pr oduc t ion is forecast at 9 . 1 mi llion bale s , 3 percen t (250 , 000 bale s ) bel ow Sep t emb er 1, 22 percen t b e l ow 197 4 and t he l owes t produc t i on s i nc e 1967. Oil se ed s - - Pr oduc tion (soybe an , c o t t on s eed, peanuts an d f l axseed combined ) i s f or eca s t at 50 mil l i on shor t t on s , 15 percent more t han l as t ye a r . All Whea t --Pr oduc t i on is a r ecor d 2,138 mill ion bushe l s , 19 percent mor e t ha n l a s t year' s cr op . Food Grain- - Ou t pu t (wheat , rye and r i ce comb i ned ) i s expe c t ed to t ot al a r e c or d 71 mi lli on s hor t ton s , 18 pe r c ent mo r e t han l ast yea r. All Tobacco- -Prod uc t i on is for ec a s t at 2, 1 74 mi l lion poun ds, down 1 percent (27 mill i on poun ds ) from Septemb e r 1 but 9 per cen t a bove 19 74 a nd the l a r ge st crop produced sinc e 1964 . Flue-cur ed produc t i on is up 13 percent and the Burley crop i s 4 percent larger t han a ye a r a go Pecans - - Produc t i on i s forecast at 242 . 2 mil l i on po unds , 77 pe r c ent (10 5 .1 million pounds ) above l a s t year . Cr op and Unit UNITED STATES AC REAG E AND PRODU CTI ON, 1974 AND 19 75 Acreage Yie l d per Ac r e Produc t i on Ha r- For In- I n- ves t ed Harve s t dica ted dicat ed 1974 1975 19 7Lf 19 75 1974 19 75 Thousand Acres Thou s ands Cor n , f or gr ain, bu . : Wheat , bu. : Cotton , bal es ! I : Hay , all , t on : Soybeans , f or b eans : Peanuts , l b : Sweetpo t atoe s , cwt . : Tob ac co , All , l b . : Grapes , t on : Pecans, lb . : I I Yield i n pound s . 65, 194 65 , 459 12,546 . 6 60,546 52 ,460 1 ,472 .1 119. 7 96 3.1 66 , 573 68 ,8 61 9, 306 . 8 6l r502 53, 53 3 1,496 . 2 123.2 1 ,085 . 0 71.3 27 .4 442 2. 10 23 .5 2, 491 11 4 2 , 066 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agr icultur a l Stat i s t i c i an I n Cha r ge 86. 2 31. 46 7 2. 12 27. 5 2 ,665 11 3 2 , 003 4 ,651 , 167 1,793,3 22 11,540 .1 126,960 1 ,2 33,425 3,667 ,604 13 .651 1 ,989,963 4 ,194 .1 137 ,100 5 , 737 , 266 2,137 , 90Lf 9 , 058. 8 130, 098 1 , 47 3 ,7 82 3,988 , 085 1 3 , 975 2 , 1 73 ,5 45 4 , 277 . 8 24 2,20 0 W. PAT PARKS Agricultural Sta t i st i c i an The St a t i s t i ca l Repo r t ing Se rvi ce, uSDA, 1861 We s t Broad St r ee t , At hen s , Geor gi a i n co ope r ati wi t h t he Ge or gia De par t me n t of Agricul t ure . After Five Days Ret urn t o Uni t e d State s Dep a r t men t of Agr i cul t ur e Sta tis tica l Reporting Ser v i ce 186 1 Wes t Broa d Stree t At hen s , Ge or gi a 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 990 13 0 000 00 03565 0 0 RLS 5 UNIVERSITY OF 3 ? Oq~ I A -0 ACQ DIV UNIV LIBRAR I ES 0- 5 ATHENS GA ? 06'Jl - -:;;;-- POSTAGE & FEES PAID Un it.d Stat De portment o f Agricu lru le AGR - 101 c ()~. ~\. \ A o/;> 1?h'~~ FA o GE O R GI A Cf-4'J0 1 ,600 180 175 252 280 1 ,139 997 Georgia : 26,000 27 ,000 90 90 2 ,34 0 2 ,430 6 ,458 6 ,148 I .diana : 6 ,300 6 ,400 115 160 725 1 ,0 24 3 , 647 4 ,6 90 ~oui si ana : 2 ,6 00 2,400 85 80 221 192 849 908 llar y1and : 2 ,200 2, 5'J0 180 175 396 438 1 ,790 1,559 ~ iis sis s ippi : 9 ,400 9 ,500 EO 57 564 542 1 ,551 1 ,409 Hissouri ; lr ,9 00 5,800 115 115 564 667 2,521 2 , 3Lr13 ;'lor t h Carolina: 7 , 000 7, 000 70 61 4 90 4 27 1,617 1, 217 Ok1aho!!la : 6 , 40() 7 ,5 00 35 65 54 4 488 2 , 018 1 ,122 South Carolina : 21,600 22 ,0 00 89 80 1 , 922 1 ,760 4 , 901 3,643 Texas ; 24, 000 22 ,000 98 125 2 ,352 2 ,7 50 11 , 995 11 ,330 Group Total ;134 , 200 139,200 95 99 12 ,716 13 , 816 48 ,741 47,37 6 1/ July , .rugust and Septemb er. '!:../ Exclude s t~e followin g quant it ie s not harve sted becaus e of economic cond ::tio:l::: (1, 000 cut .) : Tomatoes , 1975 Tennessee 10. After Five Days Return to United St8les Department of Agriculture Statistical Reporting Service 1861 West Broad Street Athens, Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS L; l_ '.' U\ 1~ \/ {-. :-.' S i ': Y . I . G V .~. ;101 j' UN1 V l. j' W< ;. ;-: ~ . 13.. TH~ N:: . ' : ...' .: ::-:.; I'> .:;. ~ . "J l j ',.. -.J ~ . ... I .:. I r : .. . . "~ , ;:. t.: . . ..~ ... ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stotes Depo'tm~nl of Agriculture AGR - 101 c: 7 // Lf / 7 j - fl- \)~G \ ~ ~\ I GE OR GI A C R OP R E PO R T l r--J G SE RV ICE { ' -'- '. I I : . . .1. _ ,- ' t.. TH E ~rS ,--GEO R G I A \ .- ' - SPECI AL MATERIAL FO R TH E FARM PRESS FARM SURV EY RES ~L T S TO HELP PRODUCERS WITH 176 PLANS NE'lIS REL EASE USE BEn:EEN NOV. 14-DEC. 5 , 1975 THE LATEST EST IMATES OF CATTLE, HOGS, AND CH ICKENS ON FARMS, TH E EX PECTED PIG AND CALF CROPS , AND WI NT ER WH EAT PR ODUCTION IN 1976 WI LL HIN GE ON A MAJOR NATIONWIDE SURVEY SET FOR LATE NOV EMBER AND EARL Y DECEMBE R BY THE U. S. DEPARTME NT OF AGRI CUL TURE (USDA). FRAS IER T. GALLOWAY, STAT ISTICIAN IN CHARGE OF THE GEORGIA CROP RE PORT ING SERV ICE , EXPLA INED THAT ESTIMATES DEVELOPED FROM THIS ANNUA L SURVEY ARE ALWAYS USEFUL TO TH OSE MAKING DE CIS IONS IN AGR ICULTURE. THE IN FORMAT ION AIDS PR ODUCER S, PRO CE SSORS, PLANN ERS, AND OTHERS IN I~At~A G I N G OUTP UT AtJD MARKETING OPERATIONS AND HELP S I~AIN Ti\ I N AN ORDER LY SITUATION FOR AGRI CULTURE. OF PARTI CULAR INTE REST IN THE COM ING EST IMATES, WILL BE HOW DEVELOPMENTS HAVE AF FE CTED WHEAT FARMERS' FALL PLA NTINGS AND THE CA TTL E AND HOG INVENTORY NUMBERS. THE EST IMATES WILL BE AV A ILA B L ~ THROUG H THE GEORGiA CROP RE PORTING SE RVICE OFFI CE IN ATHENS IN DEC EMBER FOR WHEAT AND HOGS, IN JA NUARY FOR POULTRY , AND EARLY FEBR UARY FOR CATTLE. THE SlJRV EY RESU LTS RELY ON COOPERATIO N F ROI~ THOUSAf.JD S OF PRODU CERS IN THI S STATE AN D ACROSS TH E COU NTRY WHO WI LL IN GL Y RESP OND TO MAIL r UE STI ONNAIRES AND PART ICIPATE IN PERSONAL INTERV IE~.JS . PRODUCERS VIS!TED BY LOCAL USDA REPRE SENTAT IVES SERV E AS A CROSS SECT ION OF ALL THE NAII ON' S FARMERS. ALL RESPONSES ARE KEPT CO NFI DEiHI AL I\ND ONLY STATE AN D ~JATIONA L SUMMARIES ARE PUBLI SHED. "/\kj" ~';""\,";" ~';''1\/,";': FOR FURTHER INFO RMA TION CONTACT: FRASIER T. GALLOWAY STATI STICIAN IN CHARGE GEORGIA CROP REPORT ING SERVICE- SRS- USDA 1861 WEST BROAD STREET ATHENS, GEO RG IA 30601 404-546 - 2 2 36 " 990 00 C00 3 56 5 16- 5 UNI VER SI TY OF GEO RGI A RLS E AC e [IV UNIV LI e R~ RIES -N AT HENS G~ 3 06 0 1 ,e /NI7'- a~G \ A 13 ~. FAR M REP RT GEORGIA CROP REPORTI NG SERVIC E , 0 A T H E N S, GEORGIA \ \ \ ') \ SPECIAL MATERIAL FOR FARM PROGRAM DIRECTORS RADIO SPOT to. TIME: 30 SECONDS USE BETWEE N NOV. 14 & DEC. 5, 1975 TOPIC: END -OF-YEAR FARM SURVEYS IN GEORGIA A MAJOR FARM SURVEY BY THE GEORGIA CROP RE PORTI NG SERVICE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SET FOR LAT E NOVEMBER AND EARLY DECEMBER WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST CLUES TO 1976 LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND WINTER WHEAT PRODUCTION. COOPERATION OF FARMERS TO PERSONAL INTERVIEWS AND MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES WILL LEAD TO RELIABLE CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTI MATES. THESE ESTI MATES WILL HELP ALL IN AGRICULTURE GAUGE PRODUCTION LEVELS AND HELP MAINTAIN AN ORDERLY MARKETI NG SYSTEM. FARMER PARTICIPATION IS ESSENTIAL TO DEVELOP ING USEFUL CROP AND LIVESTOCK ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : FRASIER T. GALLOWAY STATISTICIAN IN CHARGE GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE-SRS-USDA 1861 WEST BROAD STREET ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601 404-546-2236 990 00 000 3565 16- 5 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGI A RLSE AC e CIV UNIV Ll e RA RIES -N ATH ENS GA 306 01 -4 1(-0 0. (!.. REPO ~() FAR M I J- ' / 1/7 ~/ ~G\ A , ~ / VERS / TY OF GEaR TDEe 041975 LIBRARIES GEORG I A CROP REP OR T IN G SE RV IC E \.. _ - ATHE NS, GEO R GI A A . III I C UL T U R A I. P R I CE S NOVEMBE R 15 1975 D ~(;emb e r 1 , 1 975 GEORGIA I NDEX J OWll 3 PO INT" The All Commod Lt Le s Index of Pri c e s Receive d by Geor gia far me r s i n Nov ember wa s 18 7 percent, 3 ~ oints below the previous month, bu t 5 poin ts a bove Nove mbe r 1974 , a~cordin g t o the Geor gia Cr op Re por t i n G Servi ce . The November Al l Crop s I ndex wa s 1 75 pe r cent, 6 po i n t s be low t he previou s month . The Livesto ck and Live s t ock Products Index wa s 196 perc ent , 1 poi n t be l ow t he previous mont h , but 25 po i n t s above Novemb er 1074. The decr ea s e i n t he Al l Commodity Index from Octobe r 1975 l eve l r e sulted f rom decrease s in t he prices of hogs, c o t tonseed , soybeans , corn and \.h ea t . UNI TED STATES PRI CES RECEIVED INDEX DOWN 8 PO I NTS PRI CES PAID I imEX UNCfl.ANGED The I ndex of Pric e s Rece i ved by Farmer s decr eased 8 poi n t s (4 percent) to 185 pe r cen t of its J anua r y- De cembe r 1967 av erage durin g the month ended November 15, 1975 . Con t r i buting mos t to t h e dec l i ne sinc e mid- October we re lower pr ice s for ho gs , \~~ a t, co rn , ca t tle , and soybeans . Hi gh e r prices for milk and e ggs were only partially of fset ting. The i ndex \Jas 3 points ( 2 per c ent ) above a year a go. The Inde x of Prices Paid by Fa r me r s for Commod i t i e s and Service s , In t e r e s t, Taxe s, and Farm Wage Rates for Nove mber 15 was 188, unchan ge d f r om a month ea r l ie r . Lower pri ces for livestoc k fe ed of fs e t higher pr ice s f or cl ot h i ng and mo t or veh i c l e s . The i nde x was 10 po i n t s (6 percent ) ab ove a ye a r ea r l ie r . 1967 = 100 GEORGI A IND EX NUMBERS--GEORGIA AND UN I TED STATES Oct . 15 Nov. 15 Oct. 15 1974 197 4 1975 Nov. 15 1975 Pric e s Received Al l Commodi t ies 1/180 1/ 182 1/190 187 All Crop s 1 / 199 1 / 19 7 181 175 Liv e s t ock and Lives t ock Products 1 / 1 66 1/ 171 1/197 1 96 mUTED STATES : Prices Re ce i ved : 186 : 182 193 185 Prices Pai d , Inter es t , : Taxe s & Fa~m Wage Rat es : 1/ 176 1/178 188 188 Rat i o 2/ : 1/106 102 103 98 l / Revis ed . l / Ra t io of I ndex of Pr ice s Kece i v ed by Fa r me rs t o Index o f Prices Pa i d , Int e r e st , Taxe s, and Fa r m Wage Ra t es . F ~~ S I Ea T . GA~L OWAY Agr icul t ura l Sta t i s t i c i an I n Charge CLAYTO N J . HCDUFFI E Agricult u r a l Stat is tic ian r.,e St a ti st i ca l ~2 p o r t i~ 0 Ser vice, USDA, 1861 Wes t Broad St r e e t , Athens , Ge orgia i n cnnnp- ~a t io n wi t h the Geor 8ia Depa r t me n t of Agr i c ul t ur e. 'I'e Lophorie - 404-546- 2236 GIL e.m ng.6 0 n the. Se.M 0 n (fff> and But WJ..-6hu nOlL th e. New Ye.M \ PRI CES-- RECEI VED AND PAI D BY Fj._:::HK~S , l'lJVB1BEE 15 , 1 975 HIT ll COl' IPARI SONS - -No-v .--15::--OGcKt,;.::G1I A5 : UNITED STATES Nov . 15 : Nov . 1 5 Oc t . 15 Nov . 15 Commodity and Unit : 1 974 1 975 1 975 : 1974 1 9 75 1 975 PRI CES i~ EC EIV ED m 12 at , b u . $ Oa ts , bu . $ Cor n, bu . $ Cotton , lb . Cot t on see d, ton $ Soy":Je ans , bu . $ Peanuts , l b . Sve e t po t a to es , c wt . $ lIay , ba l ed , t on Al l $ Alf alf a $ Ot.h e r 1/ $ Hi 1k Cows , head $ Ho gs, cwt; $ Beef Cattl e , Al l, cwt . 2/ $ Cows , C\Jt. 1/ -$ Steers & Heif er s, cwt . $ Calves, cwt . $ ~ li 1k , Sold to Plant s, cwt . Fluid Na rke t $ Hanufa c t ured $ All $ Turkeys , l b . Chickens , lb . Excluding Broile r s c Commerci a l Broile rs Eggs, All , Doz . Table , Doz . c Hatchin g , Doz . 3 . 76 1.83 3 . 28 48 .0 127.00 7.41 18 . 7 8 . 85 35 .50 355 . 00 36 . 00 22. 30 13 .20 25 . 70 23 .40 4/10 .10 4/ 10 .10 4 / 29 . 0 4/11. 5 4 /24.5 4 / 62.6 4 /5 8 . 1 85 .0 3 . 51 1.49 2 .7 3 49 . 6 90 . 0 J 5 . 06 20 . 2 12. 45 41. 00 345. 00 58 .50 23. 00 17 . 50 26 . 90 23 . 30 4/10 . 60 4 /10 . 60 31. 0 13 .0 29.5 57. 4 52 . 2 85 . 0 3 . 17 1. 55 2 .45 49.1 82 . 00 4 . 40 20 . 6 10 .00 41 .50 350 .00 If9 . 80 23. 50 18. 10 27 .10 24 .00 5/10 .70 5 /10 . 70 35 .0 16 .0 28 .5 b4 . 9 61. 3 85 .0 4.87 1. 70 3 . 32 4/ 50. 4 13 9 . 00 7 . 44 4/17 . 6 - 4/7 . 70 50 . 30 52 . 90 44 . 30 428.00 4 / 36 . 80 4 / 28 .20 -4 / 17 . 10 31. 70 4/ 25 . 70 4/8 .83 4/7 . 02 4 / 8 .48 !!.../30 . 8 4/ 10 .8 4/24. 2 4i 55 .4 4 .02 1.41 2 . 62 49.3 104 .00 4 . 92 19 . 8 7 .58 50 .30 53 . 60 If 3 .30 418. 00 58 . 00 34 .4 0 19. 80 38 .30 27 .40 4/ 9 .89 4 / 8 . 72 4 / 9 .66 36 . 1 12.6 28 . 8 ) 2. u 3 .58 1. 40 2 . 33 49 .7 95. 50 4 . 45 19.7 9 . 50 50 . 20 53. 00 44.20 433.00 49 .00 33. 20 20. 00 37 . 50 29 . 20 5/10 .30 - 5/ 8 . 94 5/ 10. 00 36 . 5 14. 7 27 . 2 57. 7 PRICES PAI D, FEED Hi-xed Dair y Fe ed , t on 14 % pro t e i n $ 151. 00 128 . 00 127 . 00 146 . 00 13 4. 00 13 2 . 00 16 % pro t e i n 18 % pr o t e i.n $ 156 . 00 $ 15 8 . 00 13 8. 00 134 . , () 13 3 .00 132. 00 151 . 00 155 . 00 1 36.00 :j ~ 0 . 'J O 133 . 00 135 . 00 20 % prote in $ 166 .00 141 . 00 14 0 .00 158 . 00 144 . 00 140 . 00 Hog Fe ed , 1 4 %- ~ 8 % prot ein , cwt , $ 9 . 20 8.40 8 . 00 9 . 15' 8 . 21 7 . 99 Cottons e ed Ilea l , 41 %, c\vt . $ 10 . 50 9 . 40 9 . 30 10 . 20 9 .44 9 . 31 Soyb ean Me a l , 44 %, cwt . $ 11. 00 9 . 30 9 .10 10 .70 9. 23 8 , 75 Bran, C\-Jt . $ 8 . 70 7. 80 7 . 70 7. 79 7. 20 7 .17 Middlings, cwt . $ 8. 50 7.70 7. 60 7 .78 7 .12 7 .11 Corn Me a l, cwt , $ 7. 90 7 . 40 6. 90 8 . 13 7.09 6 .62 Poultry Fe ed, t on Broile r Grower Feed $ 18 3 . 00 160 . 00 15 6 . 00 183. 00 164.00 158 . 00 Laying Feed $ 16 5. 00 1 36. 00 129.00 16 7 . 00 14 8 .00 143.00 Chick S t ~rt e r $ 184 . 00 15 8 . 00 148 . 00 189 . 00 167 . 00 16 0.00 Alfalfa Ha y , t on $ 55 . 00 65 . 00 62 . 00 64 . 80 65 . 60 66 . 50 All Other Hay , t on $ 53 . 00 56 .00 54 . 00 55 . 00 55.60 56. 90 1/ Include s a l l hay except a l f a lfa . 2/ " Cows" a nd "s te er s and he Lf er s " comb i ned wi t h a llowance where neces sary f or s l a ught e r bulls . - 3/ I ricLude s ~ .. l 1 rlai r v c ows s old f or s laug h te r , but not dairy cows for h e r d r e pl a c ement s . - 4/ ~evi s ed Cla r y . Af t er five Da y s Return t o United Stat e s Depa r tmen t of Agri cul ture St ati s t i ca l Rep or t i n g Ser v i c e 186 1 Wes t Br oad St r ee t Athens , Ge orgia 306 01 OFFICIAL BU SINESS 9 90 CO 0 0 00 035 6 5 1b - 5 0 a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA -RL S5 ACO or V UNIV LIB RARI ES 0-5 ATHENS GA 3060 1 .~ ~ AGR - 101 (!.. '1 <}~~G\ A '7::> FA RM / s ;W'\\f}1q n q L5~ ') N\1f REPO R . , --- -GEORGIA CROP REPOR T IN G SERVIC E A T HEN S, GEO R GIA - THE P O U L T R Y A N O E G G S i TU A TiO N App rove d by t he Outl oo k a nd Sit uati o n Boa r d ( Bro il er s ) Decembe r 4 , 1975 Pros pe c t s go in g into 1976 are f a vora bl e f o r t he po u lt ry in dus try. The ge ne ra l economy i s in a re cove r y pha se ; p ri ce s of compe t ing mea ts a re h ig he r t ha n a year ea r l ier, wh i l e fee d cost s a re l ower. iJi t h some re cove ry in the gen e ra l e co nomy i n recent month s, gains i n consume r dispo s a bl e income s ha ve been g rea te r t han t he i nc rea se s i n pri ce s of co mmodities a nd servi ce s . Thi s ha s re s u l ted ,i n some gai n i n co nsumer pu r c has i ng power . Gains in t he gene ra l e conomy sh ou l d a l so lea d t o a slow d ro p i n th e ra t e o f unemployme nt. The se two fac t o r s , ri s i ng co nsume r i ncome s a nd e asing unemployme nt , wil l bolster cons ume r pu r chas ing power an d cont ri bute t o a st ron g dema nd f o r po u lt r y in 1976 . La r ge r bee f outp ut t hi s ye ar than in 1974 was mo re t ha n o f f s e t by smaller po r k out pu t . Re duc ed po r k s uppl ies in 19 75 co ntributed impo r ta nt l y t o the sharp increa ses i n b ro i l e r an d tur ke y pr i ce s thi s ye ar. Pork prod uct ion i n 197 5 ra nge d from 10 percent bel ow a ye a r ear l ie r i n t he fir st qua r t e r to abo u t 23 per cent small er i n t he t h i r d qua r t e r . Produc t io n of pork wil l cont in ue weI I below a yea r ear l ie r th rough t he wi nt e r a nd s pr i ng , but the ga p may narrow t o ne a r year-ea r l ie r l e ve l s by mi d- 1976 . Bee f out put t h i s summer an d f al l has bee n run nin g a rou nd 3 percent ab ove a yea r e a r l ier a nd i s expe cted t o cont i nue lar ger go i ng in t o 197 6 . With p ro s pe c t s f or gai ns i n both pork a nd beef out put , combi ned out put ma y excee d 1975 l e ve l s i n the sp r i ng . Thus , b ro i l e r a nd t urk ey meat produ ce rs can l ook f o r stro nge r compet i t ion by mid-1976. Ou t put Ga i ns Des p i t e l a gg in g' o utp ut du rin g t he fi r st 8 mon ths o f th i s yea r, broil er mea t p rodu c ti on fo r al l o f 1975 likel y wi ll t ot a l nea r t he re co rd 8 , 147 mill io n po unds , ready - t o- cook , produce d i n 197 2 . Out put i n federal ly inspe c ted p l a nt s t hrou gh Sept ember t o ta l ed 5 , 974 mi l l ion po unds ( ready-t o-cook we ig ht ) , compare d with 6 , 11 6 mi l l ion in the same period o f 1974. The num be r of birds i ns pe c t e d f or s l au ght er i n f e dera l l y i ns pe c t e d plants a t 2, 201 mi l l io n was down 49 mi ll ion . The a ve rag e 1 i vewe i ght wa s 3 . 74 pounds, down from 3.78 for t he sa me mo nt hs of 1974 . Inc rea se d ou t put dur ing Se p t ember- De cem ber wi l l mo re than offs e t the reduced ou tpu t of the firs t 8 mon t hs of this yea r . Pro duce r s res po nde d t o ea s i ng f eed p rices and r is ing bro il er pr i ce s durin g fir st half 1975 by increa si ng hatc he r y act iv i t y and placemen ts of broil e r c hi c ks f or ma rk e t i ng . As a res u l t , b roi l er meat output improved from 6 percen t be low a ye a r ea r l ie r in t he firs t qua r te r o f 1975 to on l y 2 pe rce nt below i n the se cond qua r t e r . Outp ut co nt i nue d below in J u l y- Augus t , but Sept em be r's ou tput was up 10 percent and re su lt e d i n th ird qua r t e r out pu t bei ng on l y s l i ght l y be l ow J uly-September 1974 . Wee k l y sl a ught e r a nd pl a cement re por ts i nd i ca t e that Oc to ber 's output cont inu ed weI I a bove 1974 l e ve l s a nd t hat b roil e r c hi c k p la ceme n t s for Novembe r- De cembe r marketin gs were up a ro und 14 pe rcen t . Thus , f ou r th qua r t e r out pu t sh ou l d be up mo re than a tenth. 1976 Ou t put Li kel y to be Re cord Broi ler product io n co st s duri ng t~e third qua r t e r t hi s year were not muc h d i f f e rent tha n i n 1974 , but whol e sa le broi l e r p rice s i n t he 9- ci t y ma r ket s av eraged nearly 13 ce nts a pound h ig her. Th i s wa s J i kel y t he mo s t p ro f i t abl e 3 mo nt h period e ve r experienced by bro i l e r p rodu ce r s i n rece nt h i s t o r y . Th i s , a l ong wi t h ex pe c te d profits in coming mon ths , wil l p rov i de the i nce nt i ve for produce rs t o ma i nt a i n output to well above a year ea r l ier in t o 1976 . The imp rove d pro fi t a b i l i ty th i s year ha s caused produ ce r s t o increa se pul l e t ch ic k placements i n recen t mon th s for t he b ro iler hatche ry s upp l y fl ock. Durin g J ul yOc t o be r 13 pe r ce n t mo re pul l e t s were p laced f o r t he ha t c hery supply f l ock a nd the se pl a ceme nt s wi l l beg in t o p ro v ide egg s for ha tc hin g i n early 1976 . De spite a smal l e r ind i ca t ed f l o c k (cummu l ati ve pl a ceme nt s 7-1 4 month s ) i n early 1976, we bel ieve th e re wi l l be e nough e ggs avail a bl e to produ ce 10- 12 pe r ce nt mo r e b roi le r s during the f irs t half of 1976 . Howeve r , th is mig h t be a bout the uppe r l imi t on p roduc tion for this period. II S rnTTOtJ ACREAGE AND PRODUCTIO!II. 197 3. Li nt Yi e l d per Acrea qe Ha r ve s t e d Acre State For Ind r- Harv ested Ha rves t ca t ed . 1973 1974 1975 : 1973 1974 1975 19 73 1,000 Acr e s Poun d s I nd r- ca t ed 19 7 5 UPLAND Alabama Ar izona Arkansas Ca lifo rn ia Flo r i da 1/ Georg ia III ino is 1/ Kentucky J./ Louisiana Mississ ippi Missouri Nevada 1/ New Mexico N. Ca ro 1 ina Oklahoma S. Ca ro I ina Tenness ee Texas Virgini a 1/ 510 585 276 392 975 I , 130 942 1,238 11.5 12.1 375 410 o .5 . 3 4.5 520 635 1,340 1,710 173 310 1.9 1.7 127 140 173 145 526 547 294 292 440 5 10 5, 200 L~,400 2. 4 1. 5 485 268 780 875 5.8 200 o .6 290 1, 125 210 1. 0 100 54 380 115 350 4,000 .7 423 1,063 5 13 891 522 499 486 481 651 501 477 514 455 390 473 47 2 43 1 44 0 429 1, 218 37L:. 1,006 503 . 490 288 280 4 23 448 356 586 509 44 0 272 450 290 269 384 346 1, 030 431 1, 070 538 360 o 480 579 Lf48 L.46 624 384 444 253 397 29 5 294 4 11 449 611 1,04 1 1, 71+9 12. 5 390 o .3 521 1, 8 16 180 1.9 136 164 4 27 290 432 4 ,673 2.2 522 995 880 2 ,5 95 12.7 4 19 .3 2.6 560 1, 595 230 2. 1 148 133 310 274 308 2, 462 1. 2 350 575 700 1, 950 6. 5 150 o .6 350 1,0 50 195 1. 3 80 50 200 95 215 2, 45 0 .6 Amer-Pima Ar izona Ca lifo rn i a .!.I New Mexico Texas 34.0 .2 17.7 31. 2 34 .7 .3 14. 5 32.8 30. 0 597 729 600 . 2 480 683 720 12.5 265 4 17 288 24. 0 397 359 240 42. 3 .2 9. 8 25. 8 52. 7 .4 12. 6 24. 5 37 . , OJ .J 7. 5 12.0 United States Upland : 11 ,887. I 12,464.3 9, 240. 1 521 441 12 , 895 . 9 8 , 419 . 0 4 37 11,4h9 . 9 Amer-Pima 83.1 82 .3 66.7 45 1 526 4 15 78 . 1 90.2 57 .3 All Cotton : 11, 970 . 2 9 ,306.8 44 2 12 , 974 .0 8 , 476 .3 12.546.6 520 437 11.540.1 1/ Estimate for current year carr ied f orwar d f rom earl ier f oreca s t . 1/ Produ c t ion g i nned and to be ginned. FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Statistician In Cha r ge 1:/ . PAT PA RKS Agric u ltu ra l St a t i s t i ci a n The Stati s tical Reporting Service , US DA, 1861 West Broad Stree t , At hens , Geo rg ia i n coope rat ion with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Tel eph one 404- 546- 2236 After 1ve Days Return to United St~le8 Department of Agricul tu r e Statistical Reporting Service 1861 Wes t Broad Street Athena. Georgia 30601 OFFICIAL BUSINESS u: ~-- __ ~~- > POSTAGE & FEES PAID Uni ted S'o.el Depo'lm ~ t o f A gr ic u l ture AGR - 101 ~~G\A l.;l 1 // 7 - :E ~ F R GEORGIA CROP RE PO RTI NG SERVI CE ~ , Ty C ~ 3 ' . ~ I '\ r.-. r . ," " , o.? A T HE N S. Gt:O R GI A PEC A N S PECAN REPORT AS OF ) ECE:t-1BER 1, 1 975 Dec emc e r 11 , 19 75 GEORG I~ : The current pe c an crop for the St a te i s e s t i ma ted at 75 mil l i on pounds, ac c ording to t he Geor gia Cro p Re por t i ng Se r vice . Th i s e s t Lma t e is unc ha n ge d f rom t he Octo be r 1 for ec a st and i s 1 7 million pound s ab ov e la s t ye a r' s produ c t i orr. If r ealized wIlen harve s t i s comple t e , t his l evel of prod uc tion woul d a gain ma ke Geor gi a the top pec a n produ cing s t a te I fo r th e third consecutive year . The c ur r e n t c r op i s expec t e d to be 50 percen t larger t han t he next l a r gest producing stat e . Quali t y of the nut s i f of f t hi s ye a r, par ticul a rly f or t h os e r.oming from u~ tre a t ed gr ove s . The r eason f or t his i s a t t r i bu te d ma i nly to t he ex ce ptiona l l y wet ye a r whi ch favored f ung us dis ea s e s . Abou t t wo-e th i rd s of t he c r op vas alre ady ga the r e d on De cernbe r 1 . l lo s t Nort h Georg ia areas i nd icated a much sma l l e r crop t hi s ye ar while t h2 mo re comme r c i a l mid-State and southe r n areas have he av i e r product i on t lla n a year a go . UNITED STATES: U. S. pr oduction of a l l pe ca ns i s for e cast at 2~~ . 2 mil lion pounds , down 5 percent fr om the Oc tober 1 f ore c a s t bu t up 68 per cent from las t yea r' s s mal l crop . Pr odu c t ion prosp ects dec l i n e d s i nce Oc tob e r 1 in Al a hama , ~;i s s i s s i p p i , ~ew Mex i co , Oklaho ma , South Caro lina, ami Tex a s but we r e i mpr ov e d i n Louis i a na . Pecan ha rvest con t. n ue to pro gr es s in all States and is now ap pr oa c h i n g completi on . The ov e r a l l qua l ity of th~ ~ r 0 , i s s omewhat below normal . Nut deve l opment in South Ca r ol i na was hampe re d by t he l on g r ainy period du ring June ~n~ July. I n Te xas , s c a b d isea s e damage b e c o~e s more pr evale n t a s harves t a c t i v i t i e s i nc r e a s ~ . Improved var ie t ies a re e xpe c t e d to accoun t fo r 50 pe r cen t o f this year' s cro p compared with 62 percent a year a go. PECAN STOCKS IN COLD S TOP~GE : On Oc t ob er 31, 197 5 , t he U. S. Cold St or a ge r ep ort s ho\.Je d 5 . 8 mill i on pou nds of peca n nu t ne a t s sto red in t he U. S. compa r ed with 14.4 mi l l i on a ye a r earli e r . In s hel l pe cans in cold st or a ge t o t a l e d 5 .3 mi ll ion pounds compa r e d lri t h 15.7 a yea r ea r lie r . FRASIE~ T. GALLOWAY A~ r i cul tural Sta t i s t i c ian I n Cha rge ~\J . PAT PARKS ,\: ricu l t ur a l St at i s t i c. i an The Stat i s t ical Repor t i ng Se rvice , USDA, 1861 ~st Bro a d St r e e t , ~the ns , Ge or g ia i n coopera ti on wi t h the Geor gi a Dep artme nt of Agri c ul t u r e . Glte w.ng.6 06 t he SeM on a.nd Beot W-iA heo 60lt the New vea. Sta te A1aoama Arkan sas Flori da Georgi a Louisiana Hi s sis s ip pi He, .' '. .exi.c o Nor t h Car ol i na 1/ Ot1 ahoma South Caroli na Texas United St a t e s -PECAl-i P':ODUCT ION I mpr oved Vari e tie s 2 / : I nd icat ed 1 9 73 1 9 74 197 5 : 1 , 000 Pound s Nat ive a nd See d1 in~ Pecnn ~ I ndicat ed 1973 1~ 74 - .. -. - 1-9-7-5 - 28,000 1 ,000 2 ,700 79 , 000 4 ,500 9 , 800 8,500 900 2, 00 0 1,100 6 ,500 8,800 500 1,2 00 47 , 000 1 ,000 1 , 200 13, 200 1, 500 200 1 ,500 9 ,500 15,000 500 2 , 40 0 GO ,OGI") 7. ,oon 3 ,600 10,QnO 1 ,') 00 2 , 3ClO 1 , O Oc) 11 , oon 1 3 , O' JO r . ~\ .J , ,,'\...I ..J. 3, (V )'! 21 ')n ~ 35 ,5 0 i 1.2, 2d ') lOO 2(, , 000 9()~ ) 13 , SOO 2 ,2 00 700 1,30S J.l , non 2 , ()O0 1 , BCJ O 70D 2.,3 '1') 1 , 00") 28, ')00 5,OOn 3 ,J JO 2 ,(:00 15, 00 0 23 , 000 2 ,1.00 700 23 , 7r ) () 1 ,500 30, , 00 0 lLf 4 , 000 85 , 600 11 4 , 300 131, 700 - 0- 51 , 50 0 . _. _ 115 ,900 State _ _ _ /\_L_L PEC/\i_'-l-S'-- . 1 973 1 ;; 7L. 1 , 000 Pound s - - - _ ._-- - -- _._- I ndicated 1 ')75 A l a ba ma Ar kansa s Flor id a Geo r gi a Lou i s i ana Hi s s is sippi Hew Mex ico Nor t h Caro l ina 1 / Okl ahoma Sou t h Car ol i na Te xa s 41,000 6 ,0 00 6 ,6 00 100 , 00 0 LI O , 000 22,000 8,500 l , GOO 28 ,000 2 , 000 20, 000 ] 1 . ooo 1 , 200 2,500 53 .'.iOc) 3 ,000 3, 000 l 3 , LOn 2,200 2 , 500 2 , 500 38, 000 70, f) OO 3 ,50 0 5 ,000 75, 000 30, 000 6 , 000 1f) , 000 2 ,200 26,0 00 2 ,5 00 50, 000 United St a t e s 275,700 13 7 , 100 1/ Es tima t ~ s fo r c urrent ye ar ca r r i ed f orward f r om earlie r fo re cas t. 2/ Budde d , gr af t ed, or t opwor ked varietie s . 230 ,2 00 Aft e r Fi v e Days Re t ur n to Uni ted 't a t e s Depa r t men t of Agri cu l ture Stat istical R2porting Ser v i ce 1861 We s t BLoad St r e e t Athens, Georgia 3060 1 OFFI CI AL BUSINE SS ~""~.J \, V tJ .j .., GY :> " 'j 1 6 .~ ~) ..';j UNI V= R S I TY iJl- GEORG 1 A - -K L S L; ACO 0 I V UN [V l ! E ~: :~, ;; ( .:. ;j ATHE NS (; J, :; u o G1 0 '- ') 0' . . ' ~ POSTAGE & FEES PAID Unit.d Stat e s Depor 'mf:nt o f Agri c ulture AGR - 101 !f 0 0 . '/ -::' ~() I ,_ I':-;. 3;' ~G\A FARM REPORT GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE ATHENS, GEORGIA A th ens;"G"eo rt.g .~ _ .. * GEORGIA Georgia Wi n te r Whe a t Acreage Down 6 ------- December Zj, T975 s-=.\\"'\\f~9." Percent-Rye Acreage Down 15 Per cent , ~\l \ Q,I ~\ ,\ \Jheat : Ceo r q i a ' s wh e a t pl antin gs for th e 1976 c ro p are e xpe cte d to tot'.-cr1' 150,000 acres, - - - acco rd i ng t o t he Geo r gi a Cro p Reportin g Se r v i ce. This would be a decrease of 6 percent or 10, 000 a cres f rom th e 1975 c ro p . Prospect ive productiori, based on condit ions as of De cembe r 1,1 97 5, is projected at 3,750,000 bu sh el s co mpa r e d with 3,645,000 bushels from the 1975 c rop . Rye : Ge or gia rye pl a nti ng s for 1976 are ex pe c t e d to total 410,000 acres. This would be a de cre a s e of 70 ,00 0 acre s or 15 pe r cent l ess than the plantings for the 1975 crop. Histori ca ll y, o n l y a bo ut 25 t o 30 percent of Georgia1s r ye a creage is harvested for grain . The most co mmo n us e in Geo r gi a i s for wint er grazing and winter ground cover. UNITED STATE S ~inter Whea t : Growe rs s ee ded 57. 2 millio n ac re s o f wh eat in t ~ e fall of 1975, the larg est a cre age si nce t he re cord 61. 2 mill ion acres seeded f or the 1949 crop. This i s 2 perce n t above a yea r ea r l ier, 9 percent above the 1974 c ro p acreage, and represents the s i x th con s e c u t i ve yea r l y i nc re a se . The r a pi d ex pa ns i o n o f see de d a crea ge i n t he major wint er wheat producing States of Kansa s, Ok lahoma , Co lo ra do , a nd Te xas sl owe d fr om re cent ye a r s , with Te xas showing a small de cre as e f rom th e previous yea r . Continu ed rapid expa nsi o n is stil I occurring along the east ern e dge of t he Great Pla i ns with the States of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkans a s all up s ub stant ia l 1y. In Mo n t a na and th e Pacific No r t hwe s t e r n States, also a major wheat producing are a , i nc re a s e s from a year ago range fr om 2 t o 4 percent. All States east of the Hi ss i s si ppi Ri ver , with the ex ce p t io n o f Illinoi s, Alaba ma, South Carolina, and New Jers ey de cre a s e d s e e d ings from last ye a r . The 1976 wheat prod uc t ion , bas e d on co nd i t ion o f t he crop as of December 1,1975, is for e cast at 1 ,496 mi 11 ion bushels, down 9 pe rce nt fr om th e record large crop produced in 1975, but 8 per cent a bove the c ro p o f t wo ye a r s a go . The yi el d i s e xpec ted t o av erage 26 . I bus he l s per s e ed ed a cre, 3.3 bushels below th e 1975 crop y ield of 29 . 4 bush el s, 0.5 bush els bel ow t wo yea r s ago ~nd the lowest yield per seed ed a c re s in ce 1968. De ce mber 1 co nd itio ns i ndic a te that 87 percent of the seeded acrea ge wi l l be ha rve s ted fo r gra i n . Th is is down f rom 9 2 percent in 1975. 06 G~eeting~ the Sea40n and B~t W--L6h~ 60~ the New YeM UN ITED sr/\TE S CO iH Ii'WED Rye: Fall seedings of rye for the 1976 crop t otal ed 3 . 03 mi l l ion acres- -4 percent l es s th an the 3.17 mi 11 ion acres seeded for the 1975 c rop , 5 per ce nt less than 1974 and t he . smalles t of record. Georgia, Texas and Okl-ahoma, Sta t es th at l ed t he Nat io n in rye acreage planted last year, ac coun t ed for mo s t of th is ' re duc t ion. Te xas was off 28 pe rce nt , Georgia and Okla homa decl ined 15 and 14 percen t, re s pe c t i ve l y . Pa rtia l l y offsett i ng these redu ctions were gains of 36 percent i n Sout h Dako t a ' a nd 30 pe r ce nt i n Minnes o t a. Most othe r major States seeded about the sa me acre a ge a s a year a go. WINTER WHEAT AND RYE Item _ _ Un 1975 i t e~ . .il t es 1976 11 l;1i nter \l hea t Acreage Seeded for A1 1 Purposes ( 1, 000 acres) Yie ld per See ded Acre (Bu.) Production (1,000 Bu.) Seedings as %of Previous Year Harvested for Grain (Percent) 56, 163 29 . 4 1,651,209 107 .3 91. 8 57 ,227 26 . I 1, 495 , 869 101 .9 87 .3 Rye Acreage Seeded for All Purposes (I,OOO Acres) Seedings as %of Previous Year 3,166 98.9 3,0 31 95 . 7 II Indicated December I, 1975. Georq ia 1975 1976 11 160 22. 8 3 ,64 5 74.0 84.4 150 25 .0 3,750 94 . 0 83. 3 480 120.0 4 10 85.0 FRASIER T. GALLOWAY Agricultural Stat,istician In Charge W. 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