Georgia poultry facts, 1958

GEOPGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
POULTRY FACTSFouinIkcT
of 1956
Georgia Income from Crops
Livestock
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PRINCIPAL ORIGINS OF STATES OF REPORTED POULTRY RECEIPTS
Selected Cities 1956
EXCLUDING TURKEYS
Width of Line is Proportionate
to Volume of Shipments
US Dept of Agriculture
Neg 4284576 Agricultural Marketing Service
The predominant movement of broilers from producing areas to consuming areas is
northward except from Maine but important quantities also move westward to the
Pacific Coast States The westward movement of broilers is the reverse of the
predominant turkey traffic which is from the western States to northeastern centers
of population
FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA POULTRY
In May 1947 and again in May 1950 the Georgia Crop Reporting Service issued a
phed report on facts about Georgia poultry The figures contained therein were
piled in the interest of egg and poultry producers and others benefiting directly or indir
ectly from the various phases of the poultry industry Widespread demand for the release
and for more recent figures has led to a more complete and uptodate report
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Compiled
by
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Georgia and the
State Department of Agriculture
US Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
319 Extension Bldg Athens Ga
Archie Langley Statistician In Charge
W A Wagner Statistician
Published by
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Phil Campbell
Commissioner
Jack Gilchrist
Director Education and Information
For this Project State funds were matched with Federal funds received from the Agricultural
Marketing Service USDA under Provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946GROWTH OF THE POULTRY ENTERPRISE 3
The production of poultry and poultry products has increased rapidly in Georgia since
the mid1940s due primarily to the growth of the broiler industry The broiler industry began
in Georgia prior to World War II and received some impetus from the demands for meat during
the war but did not really come into its own until the late 40s Since that time it has increased
phenomenally and has led the poultry enterprise to new heights With the growth of the com
mercial broiler industry there has been a decline in the farm chicken enterprise Some farms
have eliminated the chicken enterprise entirely depending on the specialized growers of broil
ers and producers of eggs to supply their needs The chart below shows the gross income
including home consumption of each segment of the poultry enterprise
GROSS INCOME INCLUDING HOME CONSUMPTION FROM POULTRY PRODUCTS
GEORGIA 1940 19 57
million
dollars
CHICKENS PRODUCTION AND INCOME IN GEORGIA 19401957
Year
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
19571
Farm Chickens Produced
1
Produced
1000
pounds
38 986
46 852
50 140
63287
50 126
47 513
43 841
40584
40014
39494
37 133
37158
35 197
37129
36538
32 519
39827
40424
Price
per
Pound
cents
137
158
18 3
254
262
30 8
300
30 5
323
27 6
249
270
252
243
207
210
196
170
Cash
Receipts
1 000
dollars
2 079
2491
3746
8 978
7 866
6474
7 132
6 858
6 345
4 520
4 216
4 280
4 537
4 912
3998
4 171
4 536
4 228
Home
Con
sumption
1 000
dollars
3 546
4 120
4 734
6 249
6 612
7930
7 169
6 336
6989
6213
5 112
5462
4 814
3 977
3 079
2 936
2987
2 513
Gross
Income
1 000
dollars
5 625
6 611
8 480
15227
14478
14404
14301
13 194
13334
10733
9 328
9742
9351
8 889
7 077
7 107
7 523
6741
Commercial Broilers
2
Number
iooo
3 500
6 000
10000
17 000
24000
29520
22435
28 717
33 025
45 574
62 892
88 678
112 621
121 631
154471
177642
222 780
261000
Pounds
1 000
8400
15000
23000
42 500
64800
82 656
60 574
77536
85 865
123050
176098
248 298
315339
352730
463413
515162
690618
835 200
Price
per
Pound
cents
17 8
18 5
224
287
29 5
296
333
31 2
339
26 8
258
276
28 1
266
220
244
18 8
180
Gross
Income
1 000
dollars
1495
2 775
5 152
12 198
19 116
24466
20 171
24 191
29 108
32 977
45 433
68 530
88 610
93826
101 951
125700
129836
150336
1 Does not include commercial broilers 2 Includes consumption in household of producers
which is less than one percent of total production 3 Preliminary
CHICKENSAVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS EGG PRODUCTION AND INCOME19401957
Average Number Eggs per Layer Egg Production am i Income
Price Cash Home Gross Income
Year Layers During Produced Sold per Receipts Con All Chickens
During Year Dozen sumption and Eggs
Year
millions millions cents 1 000 1 000 1 000
dollars dollars dollars
1940 5 176 101 524 300 198 4950 3432 15 502
1941 4 874 104 509 279 239 5 577 4 183 19126
1942 5 845 106 621 395 28 5 9381 4 940 27953
1943 6460 107 688 458 366 13969 6405 47799
1944 6405 110 703 452 346 13033 6718 53 345
1945 5 923 114 673 440 42 1 15437 7 613 61 920
1946 5797 115 666 429 429 15 337 8 044 57 853
1947 5 511 118 649 445 50 5 18727 8 206 64 318
1948 5 056 124 629 428 53 1 18939 8496 69877
1949 5 102 134 685 489 506 20620 7 927 72 257
1950 5 192 139 721 532 43 1 19 108 6 537 80406
1951 5 509 149 822 640 549 29280 8 052 115604
1952 5 607 158 885 709 494 29187 6998 134146
1953 5706 173 987 825 54 5 37469 7 130 147314
1954 5 866 178 1 044 888 448 33152 5 675 147855
1955 6 325 192 1 213 1 053 466 40891 6019 179717
1956 6282 196 1 234 1 073 47 1 42115 6 162 185636
1957 6711 197 1 320 1 157 43 5 41941 5 800 204818
GEORGIAS COMMERCIAL BROILER INCOME EXCEEDS 150 000 000 IN 1957
Commercial broiler production in Georgia for 1957 set a new record high with a total
of 261 000 000 birds This was the seventh consecutive year that Georgia has led the nation
in broiler production Georgias 1957 total was 151 million birds above Arkansas the second
ranking state Following in order of importance were North Carolina Alabama and Texas
Gross income from broilers produced in Georgia in 1957 amounted to 150 336 000
This is an increase of 20 500 000 from the 1956 income of 129 836 000 and exceeds the in
come from any other agricultural commodity in the State It is interesting to note that income
from broilers in 1957 was slightly more than six times the income 10 years ago and was 280
times the income 20 years ago Average liveweight per bird was 3 2 pounds compared with
3 1 pounds in 1956 Average price per pound for the year was 18 0 cents compared with 18 8
cents last year and 244 cents in 1955 The 1957 price ranged from a high of 21 cents per
pound in July to a low of 15 cents in December
PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS Period 1940 1957
160
120
80
40
Numbers Value
Year 000 000
mil 1940 3 500 1495
1941 6 000 2 775
280 1942 10000 5 152
1943 17000 12 198
1944 24000 19 116
1945 29520 24466
1946 22435 20 171
1947 28 717 24 191
240 1948 33025 29 108
1949 45 574 32 977
1950 62 892 45433
1951 88 678 68 530
1952 112621 88 610
1953 121 631 93826
200 1954 154471 101951
1955 177642 125 700
1956 222780 129836
1957 261 000 150336
I Number Broilers
Value Dollars
mil
280
240
200
160
120
80
40
40 41
42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 576 1957 BROILER PRODUCTION UP 8 PERCENT IN 22 STATES
Commercial broiler production in 22 important States covered by weekly chick place
ment reports totaled 1 295 million birds during 19578 percent more to in 1956and the
Srgest number of record for these States These 22 States produced 89 percent of the Nation s
broilers in 1956
Georgia the leading State produced 261 million birds in 1957 followed by Arkansas
with 110 millionNorth Carolina with 105 million Alabama with l0fB ld
with 101 million birds Gross income from the sales of broilers m the 22 States totaled
779 242 000 compared with 732 647 000 in 1956
COMMERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTION AND GROSS INCOME IN 22 STATES 195619577
State
and
Total
Maine
Conn
Pa
Ind
111
Mo
Del
Md
Va
W Va
N C
SC
GA
Fla
Ala
Miss
Ark
La
Texas
Wash
Oreg
Calif
Total
1956
Number
Produced
1000
43469
31700
36382
38 518
9 126
31 700
85 669
67033
62904
24279
94087
13359
222780
11830
82473
52855
99271
15716
100 116
11 115
8382
52397
1 195 161
Pounds
Produced
1 000
156488
114120
123699
127 109
28291
98270
282708
221 209
201 293
80 121
291 670
38741
690618
35490
255 666
Price Gross 2
per Lb Income
153280
277959
48720
300348
37791
26822
172910
3763 323
cents
193
202
205
20 1
20 1
190
199
199
194
194
189
193
188
206
187
1 000
dollars
30202
23052
25 358
25 549
5 686
18 671
56259
44021
39051
15543
55 126
7477
129836
1957
Number
Produced
186
186
196
197
230
225
220
195
7311
47810
28510
51700
9 549
59169
8692
6 035
38 040
732 647
1 000
50424
28 370
35291
42 370
8337
28 200
91 680
72649
61 646
25 233
104608
15 690
261 000
10884
101961
65012
110 191
17528
100826
11671
7697
44013
1295 281
Pounds
Produced
1000
191 611
99295
123 518
139821
26678
84600
311712
247007
191 103
83269
324285
50208
835 200
Price
per Lb
Gross 2
Income
33740
326275
201 537
319 554
52584
302478
39681
24630
140842
4 149628
cents
195
204
20 5
192
187
18 1
194
194
18 5
19 1
179
18 5
180
193
180
1 000
dollars
37364
20256
25 321
26 846
4 989
15 313
60472
47919
35354
15 904
183
182
18 8
189
220
217
21 6
18 8
58 047
9 288
150 336
6 512
58 730
36 881
58 159
9 886
57 168
8 730
5 345
30 422
779 242
1 States having weekly chick placement reports 2 Includes consumption in households of
producers which is less than 1 percent of total productionDATA FROM GEORGIA 1957 WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORTS ON BROILER CHICKS
Hatchings and Cross State Movement 000 Prices
Week Eggs 1 Totall Hatched 2 Shipped Total Paid for Received
Ending Set Hatched for Local into Placed Hatching for Broiler
1957 000 Placement State Eggs Chicks
Jan 5 6 340 4 337 3 986 429 4415 64 11 25
Jan 12 6 574 4 725 4 281 482 4 763 65 11 50
Jan 19 6 643 4 757 4 348 484 4 832 64 11 50
Jan 26 6 898 5 0 54 4 640 520 5 160 60 1100
Feb 2 7 101 5 076 4 666 503 5 169 57 10 50
Feb 9 7 234 5 166 4 678 513 5 191 56 10 50
Feb 16 7 174 5 282 4 805 43 5 5 240 55 1000
Feb 23 6 941 5 361 4 879 440 5 319 54 975
Mar 2 7 217 5 461 4 96 i 389 5 350 52 975
Mar 9 7 081 5 482 4 984 406 5 390 53 975
Mar 16 6 997 5 285 4 850 544 5 394 53 975
Mar 23 7 148 5 350 4 843 498 5 341 53 975
Mar 30 7 014 5 317 4 825 565 5 390 53 975
Apr 6 7 456 5 277 4 890 579 5469 54 1000
Apr 13 7 510 5 468 5 037 529 5 566 54 1000
Apr 20 7 804 5 454 5 064 581 5 645 54 1000
Apr 27 7 741 5 631 5 225 664 5 889 55 1000
May 4 7 806 5 700 5 253 672 5925 55 10 25
May 11 7 794 5 808 5 348 627 5975 56 1025
May 18 7 979 5 912 5445 594 6 039 57 1025
May 25 7 992 5 860 5453 596 6 049 58 1025
June 1 7 818 5 871 5422 640 6 062 59 1050
June 8 7 970 5 919 5 460 609 6 069 59 1050
June 15 7 860 5 922 5492 677 6 169 60 1075
June 22 7 772 5 974 5 554 583 6 137 61 1100
June 29 7 557 5 850 5471 673 6 144 61 1100
July 6 7 300 5 872 5467 627 6 094 62 1100
July 13 7 539 5 829 5 396 679 6075 63 1075
July 20 7 856 5 759 5 357 667 6024 63 1100
July 27 7 837 5 591 5 260 684 5 944 64 1125
Aug 3 7 405 5 638 5 339 618 5 957 65 11 50
Aug 10 7 473 5 680 5 303 496 5799 65 11 50
Aug 17 7 350 5 635 5 196 448 5 644 67 1175
Aug 24 6 726 5 367 4 944 563 5 507 67 1175
Aug 31 6 689 5 430 4992 432 5424 69 1200
Sept 7 6 739 5 319 4 864 40 5 5 269 69 1200
Sept 14 6 688 4 944 4 579 478 5057 69 1200
Sept 21 6 623 4 831 4 392 440 4 832 70 1200
Sept 28 6 803 4 910 4433 443 4 876 70 1200
Oct 5 6 522 4 921 4475 363 4 838 70 1200
Oct 12 6 595 4 886 4453 373 4 826 70 1175
Oct 19 6 708 5 003 4 573 3 54 4927 70 11 50
Oct 26 6 627 4 814 4444 402 4 846 70 1150
Nov 2 6 587 4 793 4462 420 4 882 70 1175
Nov 9 6 542 4 882 4 526 565 5 091 71 1200
Nov 16 6 871 4 884 4471 452 4923 71 1200
Nov 23 6 868 4 899 4 570 385 4955 72 12 50
Nov 30 6 653 4 913 4 566 427 4993 73 1250
Dec 7 6 478 5 009 4 640 396 5036 73 1275
Dec 14 7 000 5 045 4 685 391 5 076 75 1275
Dec 21 7 033 5 012 4 690 404 5 094 75 1300
Dec 28 6 890 5 001 4 743 429 5 172 76 1325
TOTAL 371 823 276 166 254680 26573 281 253
1 Include eggs set and chicks hatched for hatchery supply flocks
2 Total hatched less outshipments breeder replacements destroyed etc3ROILERCHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA 19561957
mil
chicks
197
mil
chicks

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BROILER MIDMONTH PRICES 19561957
cents
per
1956
cents
per
lb
20
16
14
i i iiii
Tn Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
flnOSBMSGXOfl
MIDMONTH PRICES RECEIVED FOR CHICKENS IN GEORGIA
Reported prices for all chickens are a composite for all the various types including
broilers cull hens and roosters consequently the table showing prices for commercial
broilers only has the better information for the broiler industry
ALL CHICKENS PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA 19401957
Annual
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
Cents Per Pound
1940 14 6 14 6 15 7 14 5 16 1 156 15 0 15 6 15 8 14 9 15 4 14 5 15 2
1941 16 1 16 3 16 4 16 2 16 7 174 17 2 16 9 17 0 18 1 17 8 17 9 17 1
1942 18 2 18 1 18 9 19 7 19 9 20 1 20 6 20 3 21 2 22 8 22 8 23 0 20 5
1943 24 1 25 5 26 5 27 2 27 7 280 28 0 28 0 27 7 27 9 27 2 27 1 27 2
1944 28 7 28 7 28 4 28 2 30 5 299 28 7 26 0 26 2 27 8 28 6 28 3 28 5
1945 29 6 29 8 30 4 30 8 31 0 314 31 0 30 5 30 3 27 7 27 5 25 6 29 8
1946 25 8 23 7 26 3 30 2 32 8 33 2 34 8 35 0 35 9 40 b 35 3 32 7 32 4
1947 27 3 25 3 29 5 30 1 32 4 327 33 3 33 3 35 7 31 1 29 7 32 0 31 0
1948 35 6 33 4 36 1 36 1 35 5 358 32 4 32 2 33 4 31 4 32 3 31 5 33 6
1949 27 7 26 1 27 8 28 8 26 1 25 6 25 5 27 2 27 0 27 3 29 4 24 7 26 9
1950 19 7 24 0 30 4 27 3 24 1 24 8 28 7 28 9 29 7 25 5 23 1 21 7 25 7
1951 26 0 28 5 31 5 28 4 26 4 286 29 4 29 5 27 4 25 2 24 5 25 9 27 6
1952 28 7 29 9 28 4 25 2 24 3 25 8 28 8 30 2 30 0 27 6 30 2 28 9 28 0
1953 26 9 26 7 27 3 27 3 26 6 25 5 27 7 27 3 26 2 26 5 26 0 23 3 26 5
1954 24 0 22 0 22 6 23 5 22 5 230 25 0 23 4 22 0 19 9 19 0 18 0 22 1
1955 23 8 24 3 28 7 27 7 26 4 264 25 4 25 9 24 4 21 0 20 1 18 6 24 3
1956 20 1 21 0 21 0 20 1 20 5 190 20 5 19 0 17 5 16 6 16 1 15 0 18 9
1957 16 5 19 0 18 5 18 0 18 0 200 20 4 19 4 17 0 16 0 16 0 16 0 18 0
BROILERS PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA 19401957
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
160
180
190
290
300
170
180
190
280
300
200
180
200
290
300
180
180
220
290
300
210
180
225
290
320
180
180
22 5
290
310
160
180
22 5
290
290
180
180
22 5
290
250
190
180
240
290
260
170
200
250
290
290
170
190
250
280
300
160
190
250
280
300
178
18 5
224
287
29 5
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
300
250
269
360
273
300
220
248
339
259
310
260
297
379
277
310
320
30 1
370
287
310
340
33 1
360
260
310
340
329
359
25 5
300
360
337
323
254
300
360
339
322
27 1
300
370
368
33 5
269
270
420
309
31 5
273
270
370
296
32 5
294
240
330
32 3
314
24 8
296
33 3
31 2
33 9
26 8
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
195
26 1
288
270
240
240
287
30 1
268
220
310
318
285
274
225
27 5
284
252
274
235
240
264
243
266
22 5
250
287
258
25 5
230
290
295
290
279
250
290
296
30
27
23
300
274
302
263
220
25 5
25l
27 8
266
200
230 215
244 259
305 291
263 232
190 180
25 8
27 6
28 1
266
22 0
1955
1956
1957
240
200
16 5
245
210
190
290
210
18 5
280
200
180
26 5
20 5
180
265
190
200
255
205
20 5
260
190
19 5
24 5
175
170
210
16 5
160
200 185
160 150
160 160
244
18 8
18010
CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES IN US
1940 1950 1957
mil
300
200
100

l 1 y 1 v n
1 V 19 50 1957

V
1940 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1
mil
300
200
100
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES IN GEORGIA
1940 1950 1957
mil
mil
30
20
10
0


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1950 1940 ii
30
20
10
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov DecCHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES IN GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19401957
11
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total
Thou sands
1940 600 1 020 1 770 2 100 820 730 570 460 470 450 440 570 10000
1941 572 1 250 2 500 2 568 1 237 1 064 771 625 585 598 732 798 13300
1942 1 007 1957 3 230 3 705 1 824 1539 1 064 817 931 741 988 1 197 19000
1943 1 927 2 838 4 190 3 980 3 327 2 375 1 833 1476 1364 1470 1 584 1 586 27950
1944 858 2 808 5 512 4342 3458 1378 1430 676 754 1 222 1 586 1976 26000
1945 1908 3413 5 615 5 248 4955 3 597 3 083 1 505 1 551 1 531 2 349 1 945 36 700
1946 2 250 4314 5 568 6 121 5 052 2 286 1733 1 180 1069 1 623 2 803 2 876 36 875
1947 3 665 4 344 5 566 6 380 5204 4 072 3258 2489 2 172 2 670 2 986 2444 45 250
1948 3446 4 267 5798 6673 6345 5087 4 103 3 720 2899 3 227 4 704 4431 54700
1949 5 010 6 520 7 680 7470 7 200 5 630 4 120 3 640 3910 5 830 6 380 5 210 68 600
1950 5594 7 574 9 209 9 381 8 348 7 746 7 229 6799 6 283 6713 6 627 4 560 86063
1951 5772 7916 9749 10827 10650 9952 9297 7 656 7 199 8 546 8 944 7942 104450
1952 9480 11 200 14880 11 850 13190 10330 8 950 10110 8 620 9 090 10850 8 670 127220
1953 11 051 11 361 13373 12 687 12 574 12 287 10537 9 381 8 150 9 573 10 572 11 394 132 940
1954 11711 12002 14670 14399 14 551 13786 13795 12 919 13 111 12656 12 012 12255 157 867
1955 14441 15 Oil 17681 18569 18 927 17925 16 844 17648 15291 16154 15 394 16 149 200034
1956 17 864 18446 21 053 21 333 22 013 21 521 21 739 20 143 18447 20078 19 584 19287 241 508
1957 22 007 22 285 24888 24346 26 904 25 715 25 788 24828 21 839 22189 21491 23067 285 347
UNITED STATES
1940 28 449 59488 155 892 226999 175 184 79529 33521 23331 19 515 19834 18 976 18 623 859341
1941 39112 90575 185 305 236 653 222457 124729 50291 32947 28 349 27897 27 768 27217 1 093300
1942 47319 103384 234 424 291 944 252254 121 563 56 680 39268 34064 33183 32 883 33324 1 280290
1943 59 847 133030 279 198 334617 323700 197468 83 084 51 634 42 044 39456 35 394 29649 1 609121
1944 50014 129378 293636 317616 238965 75044 36 037 26304 24387 28969 30985 37156 1 288491
1945 55452 111437 268 232 339469 310 119 183681 105 850 68 136 51915 46 242 42 460 37780 1 620773
1946 49 574 119034 264737 343744 211 009 66779 33651 27525 29 571 39492 44802 35 620 1 265 538
1947 58 690 121 271 256166 305 209 230254 90660 48 184 36324 34 006 38 957 36 381 33491 1 289593
1948 52 575 97837 214430 285 690 211 708 92 672 55 577 47226 44521 46 793 57907 549 54 1 261 890
1949 80238 139689 263667 302 330 257894 116700 59099 52 117 54 791 63969 59126 55 320 1 504940
1950 86 730 141 846 266 969 284 525 214623 104660 76 525 75 885 72 897 74506 70 729 68 326 1 538 221
1951 95903 161 172 270367 317204 270989 142859 104792 89104 76899 82994 83612 87049 1 782944
1952 121 856 190390 292 528 289849 215 998 116604 84967 78 371 79941 86442 87838 94682 1 739466
1953 125 228 170 191 276 985 287468 229817 136638 96 783 91 014 86 895 97944 107456 116 198 1 822 617
1954 140115 190467 307927 303880 219715 129321 110990 100225 97673 86585 86637 87080 1 860 615
1955 114078 163360 254264 273 537 223770 144 515 125 898 111 476 100 910 110002 111 372 120235 1 853417
1956 150209 198903 281 908 294269 251 359 172 618 143852 137441 121 697 124324 122 565 124734 2 123879
1957 159087 178 653 248 704 270 685 238456 169729 155 345 142 356 131 671 132709 128 538 142 175 2 098 108

12 VARIATION IN EGG PRODUCTION AND PRICES BY MONTHS
t th hPn has led to high production during spring months with
The biological make up of the hen has led tcmg p 4 m the fan and winter
a gradual decline during the summer fn prices wUh the higher prices
months This has been accompanied by a reverse rea P d of high produc
occurring during the period of low PducloadeVequiementB for amore even supply of
tion This influence of price together with ould even out the production
eggs has led poultrymen to l
of eggs over the entire 12 months This has been ace p production with the one for
is reflected in the chart below with a comparison of he 195 op
ioAn Thi more even production has also resulted in a leveling out ui f
iced in SLSto 1957 line representing prices with the one for 1940
EGGS PRODUCED IN GEORGIA
1940 1950 1957
mil
120
80
1957

120
80
40
1950
1
L
J
L
L
40
0
ents
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec1
cents
PRICE PER DOZEN EGGS IN GEORGIA
1950
60
40
j
60
40
20

1940
20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
EGGS PRODUCED 3Y MONTHS IN GEORGIA 19401957
Oct
13
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept
Nov
Dec
Annual
Total
M illions
1940 24 37 68 73 69 57 50 43 34 28 21 20 524
1941 29 42 65 70 65 53 45 36 31 28 22 23 509
1942 34 48 77 85 80 67 58 46 38 34 27 27 621
1943 40 57 87 91 86 73 62 52 44 37 29 30 688
1944 42 59 85 90 90 75 65 56 45 38 29 29 703
1945 41 56 83 86 82 67 61 53 44 40 31 29 673
1946 38 58 85 83 78 65 60 52 43 38 31 35 666
1947 45 54 73 78 78 66 61 53 44 39 29 29 649
1948 39 52 75 77 69 58 54 48 44 42 34 37 629
1949 50 63 83 80 76 64 57 48 43 43 37 41 685
1950 55 64 82 82 76 61 55 53 50 50 45 48 721
1951 60 74 93 90 86 71 64 59 57 58 54 56 822
1952 71 83 98 93 88 73 63 60 65 67 59 65 885
1953 79 83 100 95 90 79 73 73 79 84 74 78 987
1954 87 89 105 99 93 75 71 74 78 88 88 97 1 044
1955 104 101 122 116 109 95 92 90 91 97 95 101 1 213
1956 105 102 115 111 112 102 100 96 93 99 96 103 1 234
1957 110 108 126 118 117 108 108 108 103 105 103 106 1 320
EGG PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA 19401957
Annual
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
Cents Per Dozen
1940 239 258 15 1 160 16 5 170 17 5 197 23 3 262 287 329 19 8
1941 25 5 197 17 2 18 1 19 8 21 5 247 28 3 320 34 5 37 1 41 5 23 9
1942 33 1 27 6 227 222 239 25 5 268 30 1 356 397 41 8 44 7 28 5
1943 42 6 33 1 306 304 31 5 332 343 397 44 8 493 54 6 54 0 36 6
1944 474 342 26 5 26 5 286 290 320 360 41 8 484 518 55 0 34 6
1945 510 420 320 320 358 39 1 420 474 509 540 580 600 42 1
1946 560 393 304 304 360 40 0 460 500 530 580 600 590 42 9
1947 520 480 440 410 420 460 490 540 600 680 700 730 50 5
1948 650 560 450 440 450 480 52 0 560 600 62 5 67 5 690 53 1
1949 630 480 438 435 456 470 500 54 5 58 5 607 590 58 0 50 6
1950 45 8 370 35 8 358 373 380 42 2 47 6 494 517 560 750 43 1
1951 610 50 5 464 468 48 5 514 550 570 620 64 5 67 5 690 54 9
1952 570 470 407 390 420 440 49 5 550 570 580 61 5 62 5 494
1953 580 510 47 5 490 500 530 560 57 5 600 600 600 600 54 5
1954 580 540 450 41 5 42 5 420 430 450 428 400 410 43 0 44 8
1955 42 5 440 440 400 410 42 5 44 5 47 5 520 53 5 54 5 56 5 466
1956 580 49 5 43 5 430 440 440 450 470 47 5 472 484 490 47 1
1957 460 430 383 363 37 5 379 407 41 5 474 497 52 2 54 0 43 5

14
EGG PRODUCTION
Egg production in Georgia is closely coordinated with the broiler industry as a consid
erable number of eggs are produced for hatching into broiler chicks Number of hens and
pulletson farms January 1 reached a peak in 1944 but with the development of layers with
better production number declined for several years while total production continued to rise
The 197 eggs per layer obtained in 1957 is almost double the 101 eggs per layer in 1940
Cash farm receipts in 1957 for the sale of eggs of 41 941 000 is about 8 times the
4 950 000 received in 1940 This increase is caused not only by the doubled production per
hen but by the more than doubling in price per dozen eggs
AVERAGE NUMBER OF LAYERS AND EGG PRODUCTION
ON GEORGIA FARMS 1940 1957
mil
layers
12
10
Number Layers
1200
1C0C
800
600
400
JIL
L
j
JIL
L
L
JL
L
I
200
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
NUMBER OF LAYERS ON GEORGIA FARMS BY MONTHS 19401957
15
Annua
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
Thousands
1940 5707 5772 5576 5248 5050 4851 4719 4785 4916 5047 5178 5268 5176
1941 5292 5168 5043 4859 4614 4430 4244 4242 4610 4980 5288 5720 4874
1942 6098 6161 5968 5778 5524 5397 5332 5204 5462 5978 6428 6811 5845
1943 6865 6792 6792 6504 6215 6144 5926 5852 5995 6254 6858 7219 6460
1944 7062 6834 6833 6682 6532 6304 6002 5776 5851 6002 6302 6678 640 5
1945 6446 6216 6216 5988 5680 5448 5370 5448 5680 5990 6221 6374 5923
1946 6298 6220 6070 5622 5397 5397 5322 547 2 5771 5921 5997 6072 5797
1947 6070 5915 5606 5376 5376 5376 5223 5146 5298 5451 5606 5684 5511
1948 5613 5400 5259 5046 4690 4548 4548 4689 5042 5255 5255 5326 50 56
1949 5397 5397 5327 5115 4973 47 59 4545 4616 4899 5255 5398 5541 5102
1950 5610 5464 5392 5246 4956 4664 4517 4808 5174 5322 5468 5688 5192
1951 583 5 5911 57 56 5526 5296 5067 4991 5068 5296 5602 5833 5930 5509
1952 6028 6028 5950 5633 5317 5239 5079 5158 5555 5714 5714 5874 5607
1953 6034 5950 5865 5613 5361 5195 5112 5364 5785 6037 6037 6122 5706
19 54 6206 6132 5908 5685 5537 5242 5169 5392 5688 6130 6502 6798 5866
1955 6864 6784 6702 6459 6054 5812 5812 5894 6136 6380 6462 6543 6325
1956 6462 6258 6217 6258 6178 6098 6098 6098 6177 6298 6500 6744 6282
1957 6866 6825 6662 6458 6418 6 540 6620 6660 6739 6820 6901 7026 6711
EGGS PRODUCED PER 100 LAYERS BY MONTHS IN GEORGIA 19401957
Annual
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
1940 425 647 1212 1398 1367 1176 1054 893 696 552 396 3 84 850
1941 555 806 1283 1440 1410 1203 1060 856 678 564 408 403 889
1942 552 773 1290 1470 1454 1248 1085 884 690 567 426 403 904
1943 589 834 1283 1398 1376 1188 1054 890 726 583 420 415 896
1944 589 858 1246 1350 1383 1182 1079 967 762 636 468 434 913
1945 629 902 1336 1434 1435 1224 1128 967 780 676 504 453 956
1946 604 927 1398 1479 1438 1209 1119 942 744 639 522 583 967
1947 744 918 1302 1452 1457 1221 1169 1035 837 707 516 512 989
1948 694 957 1426 1524 1466 1284 1190 1209 882 800 648 688 1064
1949 927 1170 1556 1563 1519 1347 1252 1048 885 825 690 741 1127
1950 989 1179 1513 1560 1538 1302 1215 1100 972 933 828 843 1164
1951 1035 1249 1621 1629 1618 1410 1277 1172 1074 1045 918 949 1250
1952 1184 1369 1643 1656 1646 1386 1231 1172 1167 1166 1209 1110 1328
1953 1302 1389 1711 1692 1683 1527 1426 1364 1365 1395 1233 1268 1446
1954 1395 1450 1773 1737 1674 1428 1364 1364 1374 1432 1356 1426 1481
1955 1519 1490 1817 1803 1798 1632 1578 1525 1476 1528 1464 1544 1598
1956 1618 1636 1844 1773 1807 1680 1643 1569 1506 1569 1476 1525 1637
1957 1600 1579 1885 1824 1820 1644 1631 1624 1524 1541 1488 1510 1639

lb Year Jan Feb irt Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual Average
1941 1942 1943 1944 2 50 245 2 50 2 55 260 2 65 260 275 290 290 2 80 295 268
300 344 400 3 10 340 400 3 15 345 400 3 20 3 50 405 3 10 3 55 405 3 10 360 4 15 320 370 4 15 3 35 375 4 10 330 380 4 10 335 3 85 405 3 40 395 395 335 400 395 3 22 367 405
1945 3 95 395 395 395 395 395 4 00 4 10 405 4 10 4 10 4 10 401
1946 4 10 4 10 4 15 4 20 445 4 80 5 30 540 5 10 500 5 10 5 00 472
1947 1948 1949 4 80 470 4 85 5 10 500 520 525 5 50 560 580 5 80 5 90 5 29 564
5 90 590 590 600 590 590 590 560 540 5 10 5 10 5 10
5 10 490 4 80 490 495 4 85 485 490 490 490 4 75 4 75 4 88
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 4 80 520 5 60 475 520 560 4 80 530 560 4 80 5 30 5 60 500 540 570 500 535 560 500 535 560 520 5 30 570 5 10 530 590 5 10 530 5 80 500 540 570 500 5 50 560 496 532 567
5 60 5 50 5 50 5 50 5 50 540 540 540 5 30 5 20 5 10 5 20 5 38
5 20 530 540 540 5 50 5 50 540 540 5 30 5 20 5 20 5 20 5 33
1955 1956 1957 5 20 520 5 20 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 500 4 90 4 85 475 475 502
470 475 470 4 80 495 495 495 4 95 490 4 85 4 80 4 80 4 84
485 485 485 4 85 4 85 475 475 4 85 480 470 4 65 4 70 4 79
Year
GEORGIA AVERAGE MIDMONTH PRICES PAID FOR SCRATCH GRAIN
Jan Feb
Annual
Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov DecAverage
1941 1942 1943 1944 2 10 205 2 10 2 15 2 15 2 25 225 230 240 240 235 240 2 24
2 50 2 50 2 55 2 55 2 55 2 55 2 55 265 260 270 2 70 2 70 2 59
272 340 275 345 290 345 300 3 50 305 3 50 305 3 55 3 15 360 320 3 50 325 345 3 30 3 50 335 335 3 40 3 30 3 09 346
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 3 30 340 335 340 340 340 345 370 375 3 85 3 85 385 3 56
3 85 3 85 390 400 405 460 495 5 10 495 4 80 475 4 55 4 45
4 30 425 460 495 495 5 10 5 20 530 5 50 570 5 70 5 90 5 12
6 10 590 5 70 5 80 580 570 5 50 530 5 10 490 470 4 60 5 42
460 445 440 440 440 4 30 430 435 430 430 4 00 4 05 4 32
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 4 10 405 4 10 420 440 440 440 4 50 4 50 445 435 440 432
4 60 470 485 4 80 490 485 485 4 85 485 485 4 80 4 90 4 82
5 00 500 495 495 500 500 490 500 490 490 480 4 80 4 93
4 85 475 475 475 475 470 460 460 460 4 50 445 4 50 4 65
4 50 460 460 455 4 55 4 55 4 55 460 4 55 4 50 4 50 4 50 4 55
1955 1956 1957 4 55 460 4 55 4 55 4 50 450 4 50 4 50 440 430 420 420 445
4 20 4 20 420 425 440 440 445 445 440 4 30 4 20 4 30 431
430 440 440 440 435 435 430 435 430 420 4 20 4 15 4 31
FEED PRICE RATIOS IN GEORGIA
17
Feed cost contributes more to the cash cost of producing poultry and eggs than does
any other item Therefore the relation that exists between the cost of feed and the price of
the finished product is very important to the poultryman as an aid in planning the enterprise
In the following tables this relationship is shown in ratios which are expressed in terms of
the number of pounds of poultry feed which are equal in value to that of a dozen eggs or a
pound of live weight poultry A high ratio is the more favorable to poultrymen since this
indicates that the value of his product is higher in relationship to his feed cost than would be
the case with a low ratio
GEORGIA RATIO OF EGG PRICE TO FEED PRICE AT MIDMONTH 19511957
Annual
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
135 111 99 100 102 110 118 123 134 139 144 143 122
117
119
130
94
14 5
96
10 5
118
97
123
111 103
83
99
97
97
10 8
9 1
79
10 1
90
89
104
84
104
9 1
9 1
104
90
113
90
95
104
10 1
119
93
100
106
110
123
97
109
11 1
112
13 1
94
124
114
116
13 5
89
130
11 5
12 5
13 8
9 1
136
119
12 8
136
96
14 1
119
103
119
98
109
114
86 89 92 99 100 115 124 131 135 106
GEORGIA RATIO OF BROILER PRICE TO FEED PRICE AT MIDMONTH 19531957
1953 4 8 47 49 47 48 46 50 49 47 49 48 40 48
1954 44 39 40 4 1 39 40 44 4 1 39 36 3 5 32 39
1955 44 45 54 52 50 50 48 50 48 4 1 40 37 47
1956 40 42 42 39 39 36 39 35 34 32 3 1 29 36
1957 32 35 36 3 5 36 40 4 1 40 36 3 3 33 32 36
GEORGIA RATIO OF FARM CHICKEN PRICE TO FEED PRICE AT MIDMONTH 19511957
1951 59 63 68 60 5 5 63 63 64 60 56 5 1 54 58
1952 58 6 1 57 5 1 48 53 59 6 1 59 5 5 6 1 57 57
1953 49 50 50 52 52 52 52 53 54 5 5 54 54 52
1954 53 50 52 52 48 46 48 4 5 4 5 4 1 4 1 40 47
1955 4 1 44 47 48 50 49 48 5 1 50 5 1 52 52 49
1956 54 52 53 52 50 47 47 44 4 5 4 5 43 40 48
1957 42 43 42 42 40 43 4 2 4 1 40 40 4 1 4 1 4 1
GEORGIA RATIO OF TURKEY PRICE TO FEED PRICE AT MIDMONTH 19511957
1951 9 1 92 88 92 86 92 92 86 89 97 8 5 9 1 90
1952 8 8 8 1 80 8 1 72 73 73 68 68 7 8 8 1 78 77
1953 80 79 7 1 79 75 76 7 5 77 77 8 1 8 5 86 78
1954 8 1 79 78 76 75 7 5 74 74 72 7 1 7 1 73 7 5
1955 77 79 7 5 76 76 78 79 80 83 87 90 8 5 80
1956 83 82 82 78 76 7 1 7 5 7 1 72 73 69 68 7 5
1957 67 69 7 1 7 1 74 7 1 70 67 68 70 73 72 70

18 POULTRY AND EGGS INDEX OF PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS 19401957
Prices Received by Farmers on 15th of Month in Percent of Base Period
January 1910 through July 1914 100
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept
Yearly
Oct Nov Dec Average
1940 109 115 86 86 91 91 91 99 110 117 126 136 105
1941 118 101 94 96 103 109 118 128 139 149 157 171 124
1942 146 129 117 117 123 127 133 142 160 176 184 193 146
1943 189 165 160 162 171 171 175 191 205 220 234 232 190
1944 216 177 154 153 165 164 171 176 193 217 230 239 188
1945 230 203 175 176 188 198 206 221 231 234 245 246 213
1946 235 181 160 169 193 206 227 240 249 279 255 240 220
1947 206 189 206 204 217 223 230 236 255 245 240 255 226
1948 262 240 238 238 236 243 230 234 245 238 249 249 242
1949 221 195 197 202 191 191 193 206 212 215 223 200 204
1950 161 170 200 185 170 174 200 206 212 195 189 206 189
1951 210 210 219 204 197 210 219 221 219 210 210 221 212
1952 219 212 195 178 178 187 208 221 223 215 232 225 208
1953 210 200 197 202 197 197 210 210 208 210 208 195 204
1954 195 180 172 172 170 170 180 176 165 152 148 148 169
1955 176 180 202 191 187 189 185 191 191 176 172 167 184
1956 176 170 163 157 161 152 161 157 150 146 144 140 156
1957 144 146 144 137 142 150 155 154 152 147 151 151 148
CHICKEN EGGS SOLD
DOZENS 1954
UNITED STATES TOTAL
2654202330
JS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54179
8UREAU OF THE CENSUS19
cents
60
FARMERS SHARE OF CONSUMERS DOLLAR US
FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES 1956
40
20
cents
60
40
20
Baking t Fruits Fats
Cereal
Products Vegetables Oils
Dairy Meat
Products Products
Poultry
Eggs
cents
FARMERS SHARE OF CONSUMERS DOLLAR U S
19401957
cents
40
20
llllllllll
40 45 49 51 52 53 54 55 56 57
40
2020
UNITED STATES PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
BEEF AND CHICKEN 1910 1957
lbs
60
30

A

T
i
Ready to Cook Beef
lbs
60
30
Ready to Cook Chicken
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
I960
United states per capita consumption
pork and eggs 1910 1957
lbs
60
45
30
15
Ready to Cook Lean Pork
7 JKr
lbs
60
45
30
15
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
I960
MIDMONTH PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS 19101957
cents
cents
30
20
10
Wr nuas

f

v
M 1
V
V

is
Beef Cattle
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES IN GEORGIA 1957
1 dot 1 hatchery
21

22
COMMERCIAL BROILERS SOLD FROM GEORGIA FARMS
1954 U S Census
1 dot 100000
Cherokee County 7482000
Forsyth County 7655000
Hall County 7 676 000

CHICKEN EGGS SOLD FROM GEORGIA FARMS
1954 U S Census
1 dot a 30 000
23
24
1
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POULTRY ENTERPRISE 1954
County Chickens 4 mo old c over Chickens Sold Broilers Sold Chicker l Eggs Sold
No Farms No on Farms No Farms Number No Farms Number No Farms Dozens
Appling 1 221 42493 33 4 527 99 62 855
Atkinson 492 21 246 27 51 829 4 48 200 96 67 283
Bacon 861 34 019 29 156265 6 149 845 92 67662
Baker 626 14414 29 46590 3 45 000 76 8955
Baldwin 174 15 014 19 9 243 1 1 700 34 98 344
Banks 694 42 103 215 2 294 612 168 2 266 583 132 258 699
Barrow 854 L52492 288 2 086482 169 1 984 850 143 1 083 370
Bartow 1 137 57018 165 822757 56 811069 272 167040
Ben Hill 544 21 905 52 23797 2 18 000 111 95 180
Berrien 1 204 54468 77 10812 221 161 365
Bibb 540 29218 72 184 242 16 173300 101 137451
Bleckley 575 25 650 59 10 680 108 109851
Brantley 599 23232 27 11 315 1 8 000 95 62 210
Brooks 1 185 42 586 65 7 241 185 119603
Bryan 337 12899 20 3 060 59 42484
Bulloch 2 145 83187 172 17463 1 1 500 501 257273
Burke 1288 50623 65 24 563 2 9 700 160 190 132
Butts 546 27167 58 8 839 116 123083
Calhoun 460 10 846 14 98 008 2 97000 43 17 501
Camden 226 15 348 27 64196 1 58 800 37 114221
Candle r 778 31 364 56 7 988 163 91 304
Carroll 2 175 115 691 330 2424414 150 2 388 816 453 519478
Catoosa 5 57 30349 200 2 770 581 117 2 748411 141 253303
Charlton 142 14059 10 9705 24 101 286
Chatham 349 52447 44 41 740 2 11200 90 534938
Chattahoochee 47 1 094 1 50
Chattooga 845 74078 130 302451 13 259948 250 490 536
Cherokee 522 79153 935 12 803923 864 12 723 945 104 630819
Clarke 320 109559 55 701 724 18 607779 71 1 188 114
Clay 372 12032 22 2 920 51 46 592
Clayton 505 33703 59 198703 14 182630 122 187851
Clinch 173 9 128 12 10432 1 9 000 49 26 187
Cobb 1 274 99892 343 2 843 158 183 2 793 611 336 640 094
Coffee 1736 68 721 76 125 555 8 116900 218 168 305
Colquitt 2 084 83 195 182 35 572 4 17050 436 340057
Columbia 587 45 764 54 47432 4 21 000 144 439931
Cook 867 31 170 36 168424 2 163000 137 84742
Coweta 1 121 46 795 81 136 331 12 127300 222 208 236
Crawford 432 22164 36 22 004 1 11 200 90 136 085
Crisp 684 27652 50 75 367 5 70400 125 104213
Dade 477 22 134 74 32510 3 27500 165 67021
Daws on 369 67 130 321 3023255 296 3000600 67 265 658
Decatur 983 59 772 74 97 186 8 63 100 116 362 393
DeKalb 665 84690 102 236423 14 192 600 160 691422
Dodge 1333 59051 145 189505 6 168400 265 260227
Dooly 953 39960 78 217203 10 203500 188 204968
Dougherty 385 26 521 28 11408 43 221537
Douglas 612 59775 76 421 048 25 395 700 179 209496
Early 1 163 48 046 60 84825 2 65000 159 263613
Echols 145 5461 9 369 18 8957
Effingham 697 48 600 82 14 213 225 253418
Elbert 1 220 47 503 206 470733 35 453907 258 165 089
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POULTRY ENTERPRISE 19541 Cont
25
County Chickens 4 mo old over Chickens Sold Broilers Sold Chicken Eggs Sole
No Farms No on Farms No Farms Number No Farms Number No Farms Dozens
Emanuel 1 377 55 161 85 17060 1 5 030 190 166501
Evans 492 19222 37 2750 146 41 818
Fannin 830 69900 133 118536 13 97073 253 353 658
Fayette 559 57340 81 245 104 16 208970 136 418 834
Floyd 1 201 L16842 174 463077 32 413700 345 773290
Forsyth 960 L56766 1 108 11 227 343 1019 11 125 356 184 817987
Franklin 1 385 67647 415 3 959467 296 3 922 026 231 531214
Fulton 1 319 140427 498 3 316 172 288 3 230140 392 1 036 948
Gilmer 695 LOO 119 281 1 114518 87 1 058 695 355 857962
Glascock 320 9934 38 2 188 112 18 384
Glynn 180 15 230 21 6 739 55 108120
Gordon 1 252 63795 157 1 559 179 89 1 538 120 178 217407
Grady 1 343 L70393 251 110311 5 15 500 482 1 311 536
Greene 794 41997 83 159315 8 132900 146 270318
Gwinnett 1944 L37722 487 4 371 129 289 4 314270 329 876814
Haber sham 766 99005 287 3 159290 197 3 091 065 139 376 878
Hall 1 144 J10169 1 138 12 958 165 965 12 644702 225 2 515436
Hancock 955 29 308 54 10 519 1 3 200 117 137632
Haralson 827 59777 160 271 905 21 240300 231 365456
Harris 627 53473 86 44121 2 13000 125 393457
Hart 1 502 73 101 303 1 212474 54 1 182570 313 283974
Heard 731 64072 78 308 253 15 281 558 169 292273
Henry 1 027 49836 69 123619 6 102000 163 359808
Houston 436 26 792 35 45 019 1 35 000 70 172 356
Irwin 1 094 34453 47 63903 3 61 500 150 36425
Jackson 1 171 181273 406 4 509 587 305 4 408438 163 1 041 255
Jasper 344 16379 29 166 190 11 163600 62 54 175
Jeff Davis 825 32 685 71 23 885 2 18 000 176 82 177
Jefferson 937 38 237 77 10 126 225 120 192
Jenkins 748 49184 72 19 295 153 289713
Johnson 726 34922 50 13277 95 227028
Jones 234 10 557 34 396 183 20 394400 51 36 130
Lamar 477 31 393 50 16 177 114 233609
Lanier 409 15 207 38 1 335 147 26461
Laurens 2 087 64794 129 20805 1 9 000 297 192 203
Lee 462 14733 18 4 543 1 1 500 69 89211
Liberty 455 12 452 14 380 30 12 670
Lincoln 587 31418 69 130288 7 118 030 156 118471
Long 284 7 127 10 398 46 16166
Lowndes 1 184 46048 112 11 359 270 184718
Lumpkin 624 148367 522 6 305 363 464 6 177550 124 1 134401
Macon 598 30438 47 19196 2 10000 131 173 547
Madison 1 071 41 987 252 2 454 169 160 2 442656 231 140328
Marion 543 18452 36 202970 11 199000 73 44736
McDuffie 596 52 560 45 51414 3 23940 118 395 617
Mclntosh 101 7919 9 2 596 14 50050
Meriwether 1 136 37142 61 43852 3 33500 161 159474
Miller 957 25416 56 136030 8 131 180 137 56949
Mitchell 1 159 47903 96 11 597 194 182674
Monroe 567 28 507 40 10020 150 148 542
26
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POULTRY ENTERPRISE 19541 Cont
County
Chickens 4 mo
nlH fc pvprl
No
Farms
No on
Farms
Chickens Sold
No
Farms
Number
Broilers Sold
No
Farms
Number
Chicken Eggs Sold
No
Farms
Dozens
Montgomery 607 28 881 54 11 670 1 6 000 116 142436
Morgan 838 39582 56 139306 10 129122 154 188585
Murray 715 71 245 148 1 626488 79 1 559 659 130 485 958
Muscogee 261 25798 25 13091 70 160641
Newton 640 38742 45 92799 7 68 900 88 252230
Oconee 607 29821 63 445478 19 426 061 101 206625
Oglethorpe 996 40 675 109 644116 35 628400 120 203077
Paulding 802 28 392 158 1 512 615 71 1 505795 153 75487
Peach 224 13057 19 3 571 61 65 782
Pickens 389 18 564 310 3 583482 292 3 578484 42 54946
Pierce 969 53350 53 281253 18 276500 162 160946
Pike 603 26 272 55 76 003 7 71 000 113 104674
Polk 878 59582 104 185 511 12 164229 190 296223
Pulaski 534 31 638 29 24925 2 11 500 57 276 924
Putnam 436 15498 38 212536 12 209700 77 51740
Quitman 200 5424 7 5 567 1 5 000 31 8915
Rabun 496 24061 71 160650 12 149800 140 96 053
Randolph 692 31472 45 27 389 1 18 000 100 141 365
Richmond 345 23 887 26 51 664 4 44800 89 137157
Rockdale 372 25 176 34 108817 9 96 700 53 154324
Schley 322 11 897 18 14406 3 11500 34 36156
Screven 1220 61 668 67 17220 185 231 538
Seminole 545 26904 24 39520 1 28 000 46 186 557
Spalding 5TD7 64061 56 67 863 2 25 650 118 437696
Stephens 588 34 628 141 1 125 892 80 1 106 783 97 148 091
Stewart 540 20513 24 6 834 61 87321
Sumter 865 63781 108 95 092 9 66700 204 500664
Talbot 483 27067 28 25 661 2 14500 41 154749
Taliaferro 381 15184 30 13965 2 8 200 61 64693
Tattnall 1340 61 152 51 13365 320 264890
Taylor 579 65 042 128 91912 2 54200 210 507885
Telfair 890 38 115 56 40804 2 34000 157 124038
Terrell 855 28 288 63 7 574 113 69776
Thomas 1 180 74376 125 174610 8 144 360 261 493584
Tift 997 43314 73 7 767 182 176999
Toombs 1 002 36 619 53 7 825 128 93802
Towns 532 76065 159 86900 4 31 500 257 418569
Treutlen 478 14 599 20 19877 1 18 000 41 18 573
Troup 1006 39765 73 22 564 2 12700 133 174799
Turner 678 23754 39 6277 132 83 184
Twiggs 285 8755 15 529 31 12009
Union 767 207213 272 292 893 20 168 150 410 1 232 730
Upson 620 27 574 42 37448 2 29000 96 130532
Walker 1 283 97745 213 939868 43 911 341 396 599681
Walton 1 333 65 800 89 543861 44 516340 198 374682
Ware 768 37216 48 83542 7 78450 148 142362
Warren 662 24 814 15 36779 2 33000 86 44841
Washington 1298 48 542 96 13425 179 180298
Wayne 780 41 029 64 11 026 157 161435
Webster 360 17573 25 25 958 1 20000 51 88 564
County
DISTRIBUTION OF THE POULTRY ENTERPRISE 1954l Cont
Chickens 4 mo
old over
No
Farms
No on
Farms
27
Chickens Sold
No
Farms
Number
Broilers Sold
No
Farms
Number
Chicken Eggs Sold
No
Farms
Dozens
Wheeler 585 17735 50 2942 118 32 731
White 425 62598 362 4 542908 318 4 489682 74 388 289
Whitfield 965 123902 453 7 221 391 339 7 136721 190 1 233160
Wilcox 854 33902 78 55 070 4 43800 160 153318
Wilkes 922 54 507 71 32519 1 9 000 202 305 815
Wilkinson 377 54 695 26 117950 6 83200 49 628 098
Worth 1 618 52 078 77 11 292 1 1 500 175 127863
STATE TOTAL 122816 7 813 749 18699 117 957 074 8 134 114 369440 23922 43 729525
1 Taken from the 1954 Census
CHICKENS SOLD
NUMBER 1954
UNITED STATES TOTAL
968687652
U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54 157 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS28 TURKEYSINVENTORY ON JANUARY 1 WITH PRODUCTION AND INCOME IN GEORGIA
19401957
Number on Farms Jan 1 Value Production Price per Pound Value
Year Average per Head Total Number Pounds Cash Receipts Home Consumption Gross Income
1 000 dollars 1 000 dollars 1 000 1 000 cents 1 000 dollars 1 000 dollars 1 000 dollars
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 47 52 47 48 45 230 230 280 380 500 108 120 132 182 225 111 112 131 141 141 1 642 1 612 1 965 2 229 2 200 187 207 25 5 344 369 2 57 316 463 718 794 36 33 34 65 75 293 349 497 783 869
1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 35 47 59 44 46 520 580 630 650 730 182 273 372 286 336 171 180 187 196 299 2769 2 915 3 198 3 214 5 232 294 422 420 450 397 906 1 032 1 314 1 262 1 876 108 116 136 170 160 1 014 1 148 1450 1432 2 036
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 52 54 51 54 59 640 670 6 50 600 580 333 362 332 3 24 342 313 566 618 382 420 5 383 10188 9 578 7029 8 148 39 1 423 38 1 368 329 1 964 4 172 3496 2 363 2 502 128 160 136 190 166 2 092 4 332 3 632 2 553 2 668
1955 19561 61 63 500 500 305 315 314 358 5 903 6 767 352 294 1912 1 845 152 128 2 064 1973
19571 66 475 314
T7 Preliminary
TURKEYS RAISED
NUMBER 1954
UNITED STATES TOTAL
62755842
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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