Poultry facts, 1962/1969

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GEORGIA
POULTRY FACTS
19621969
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
POULTRY FACTS 1962 1969
Current estimates of various aspects of the Poultry Industry are contained in
releases issued periodically throughout the year It is not possible for these releases
to contain enough information to permit comparison except to one or two previous years
This release was prepared so that comparison could be made over a longer period of
time
Our sincere gratitude goes to cooperating reporters hatcheries egg farmers
feed dealers the Poultry Improvement Association and all others who have made these
estimates possible
Other releases of poultry information by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service
Name of Release When Issued
Weekly Hatchery Weekly on Wednesday
Monthly Egg Production Report Monthly about 12th of month
Monthly Poultry Summary Monthly about 21st of month
Commercial Broiler Income Annually about March 9
Annual Summary of Weekly
Hatchery Report on Broiler Chicks Annually about March 9
Annual Poultry Summary Annually about April 28
The Poultry and Egg Situation Jan Mar May July
Sept Nov
Compiled
by
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Capitol Square
Atlanta Georgia
U S Department of Agriculture
Statistical Reporting Service
409A North Lumpkin Street
Athens Georgia
Archie Langley Statistician In Charge
W A Wagner Statistician
Published by
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Thomas T Irvin
Commissioner
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MBTABLE OF CONTENTS
Table No
Page No
1 Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks t 1
2 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies Ga Broiler Prod 1
3 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies Ga All other type 1
4 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies US Broiler Prod 2
5 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies U S Egg Prod 2
6 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries Ga 3
7 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries Ga 3
8 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries US 3
9 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries US 4
10 Prices Received by US Farmers for Commercial Broilerst 4
11 Prices Received by U S Farmers for All Eggs 4
12 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for Commercial Broilers 5
13 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Eggs 5
14 Broiler Chicks Placed by Weeks Georgia f 6
15 Broiler Chicks Placed by Weeks 22 States 7
16 All Chickens on Farms by States Jan 1 8
17 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms by States Jan 1f 9
18 Prices Received by Georgia Hatcheries for Broiler Chicks 10
19 Prices Paid by Georgia Hatcheries for Ga Produced Hatching Eggs 11
20 Number of Chicken Hatcheries Jan 1 Selected Years f 12
21 Egg Capacity of Hatcheries Jan 1 Selected Years 13
22 Number of Layers on Farms U S 14
23 Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers U S 14
24 Egg Production United States 14
25 All Layers Number Georgia 15
26 All Layers Eggs Laid Per 100Georgia 15
27 All Layers Egg Production Georgia 15
28 Number of Layers in Hatching Egg Flocks Georgia 16
29 Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers in Hatching Flocks Georgia 16
30 Egg Production Hatching Egg Flocks Georgia 16
31 Other Layers Number Georgia 17
32 Other Layers Eggs Laid Per 100 Georgia 17
33 Other Layers Egg Production Georgia 17
34 Per Capita Consumption of Eggs Chickens and Turkeys U S 18
35 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meats U S 18
36 Georgia Chicken Production and Income 19
37 Georgia Egg Production and Income 20
38 Production Disposition and Gross Income U S 21
39 State Rank in Cash Receipts from Commercial Broilers Eggs and
All Chickens and Eggs 22
40 Turkeys Production Disposition and Gross Income Georgia 23
41 Turkeys Farm Production Disposition and Gross Income U S 23
w TABLE 1
DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS
PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Thousands
Jan 2 075 1 715 2 103 2 105 2 623 2649 2488 2959
Feb 2394 2 227 2400 2730 2990 2947 2 800 2 806
Mar 3 371 2929 3381 3448 3843 3650 3 329 3 578
Apr 3 350 4 080 3 024 3 893 3920 3 504 3695
May 2 529 3 551 2391 3 363 3 787 3 364 3017
June 1951 2 670 2 805 2 810 3937 3 620 3 555
July 2 278 2 140 2 701 2 687 3091 2 673 2 856
Aug 2 628 2 266 2695 2429 3060 2 704 2 811
Sept 2 331 2473 2436 2483 3 685 3 041 3 118
Oct 2 607 2 561 2 578 2 607 3 213 2 632 2955
Nov 2 268 2 115 2 144 2 580 2794 2959 3 152
Dec 1229 1 622 1898 2 757 2769 2749 3 148
Annual
Total 29Oil 30 349 30 556 33 892 39712 36492 36924
TABLE 2
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES
GEORGIA BROILER PROD
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967 1968
699
448
446
419
385
438
404
533
613
661
3 53
472
Thousands
586 630 592 548 586 657
455 522 518 427 600 571
562 532 548 640 692 614
463 487 510 461 495 384
304 298 334 381 520 385
187 240 318 408 386 373
301 303 331 500 444 491
522 490 608 617 729 511
591 543 670 755 568 666
742 593 563 794 756 654
497 421 565 707 548 574
509 562 610 735 601 513
TABLE 3
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES
GEORGIA ALL OTHER TYPE
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
32
23
5
4
4
12
6
34
15
37
45
9
34
45
17
4
3
30
23
20
7
25
29
28
Thousands
35 41 38
28 42 27
28 14 26
7 38 20
15 3 20
8 5 37
6 8 8
50 23 35
14 6 33
27 95 24
51 25 62
48 23 49
62
27
34
6
6
0
42
35
41
30
16
12
50
27
12
10
6
23
7
8
16
21
43
55
1
1969
637
1969
19VH

TABLE 4
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES J
U S FOR BROILER PRODUCTION 1
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 J
Thousands j
Jan 2 740 2 664 3 045 2 588 2399 3 085 2 435 2 756 1 3
Feb 2 338 2 253 2295 2 247 2 056 2 370 2 121
Mar 2 158 2441 2 196 2434 2219 2 821 2034
Apr 1 873 1976 2 161 1 848 2 214 2 338 2 155
May 1 376 1 730 1 570 1428 1 788 2 064 1 701
June 1 540 1093 1 553 1 660 1 735 2 111 1 594
July 1 653 1 587 1 610 1 602 2 208 1930 1 817
Aug 2 275 2 128 1914 2 161 2 292 2403 1 850
Sept 2 647 2 350 2 087 2 510 2 825 2 395 2453
Oct 2 507 3 147 2430 2 337 2673 2423 2312
Nov 2 253 2 625 1975 2 640 2997 2493 2 315
Dec 2 016 2406 2 293 2 623 2 716 2 305 2326 i
1 1 1
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
TABLE 5
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES
U S FOR EGG PRODUCTION
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
T968 196T
Thousands
1 573 1 355 1 427 1 238 1 072 1 192 938
758 838 795 680 647 648 884
443 623 579 504 507 594 442
329 286 348 331 348 533 315
364 291 256 229 251 250 350
280 375 285 253 294 341 286
413 383 309 434 331 465 319
485 499 599 414 501 414 378
730 636 647 602 606 472 463
1418 1 116 L 032 974 918 602 589
1 600 1 445 L 272 964 939 925 737
1 512 1 379 1 321 993 1 126 783 578
739VTABLE 6
BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GA
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Jan 329 303 319 340 409 424 414 403
Feb 313 308 320 332 388 404 396 384
Mar 388 356 37 1 393 446 466 440 446
Apr 378 386 370 405 464 44 5 435
May 38 1 398 398 430 493 447 454
June 34 1 358 37 8 404 470 428 439
July 33 5 344 364 408 471 428 434
Aug 320 312 34 1 384 444 417 408
Sept 304 285 306 339 41 1 370 358
Oct 30 5 30 5 310 36 1 415 379 372
Nov 307 306 313 363 383 379 389
Dec 296 327 339 39 5 399 384 406
Total 3998 3989 4130 4553 5192 4969 4945
1 Preliminary
TABLE 7
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1962
1 1
1 5
22
2
2
1
1
1
10
14
12
12
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GA
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 1
Millions
16 13 18 24 29 24 26
22 17 24 29 39 25 32
30 32 26 3 5 44 36 40
28 32 29 40 40 40
27 3 1 29 44 37 35
16 23 24 37 28 32
17 23 26 27 2 1 3 1
17 2 1 20 29 22 32
16 2 1 19 3 1 22 33
16 23 19 30 16 38
1 5 16 16 29 16 3 1
16 12 16 26 16 32
1
Total
18 1
T7 Preliminary
236
263
267
379
330
388
TABLE 8
Month
1962
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total 2 19 59
T7 Preliminary
BROILER TYPE CHICKS HAT
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES
1963
1964
1965
1966
CHED
U S
1967
1968
Millions
1773 1758 1820 192 5 2197 2253 229 8
1689 1697 1853 1894 2074 2176 219 5
209 1 2009 2120 2183 2374 256 1 2467
2082 2144 211 1 2243 246 1 2503 2477
2099 2252 2196 2402 2580 2570 2609
1924 2076 2056 2270 2466 2450 2503
1856 1943 2012 2252 2444 241 1 2442
1733 1780 186 5 2072 2243 2323 2324
1607 1593 1664 1872 2127 2017 2034
1688 1687 174 5 1959 2200 2056 2148
1706 1750 1760 1968 2128 2113 2216
1713 185 5 1856 2099 218 1 2152 2278
23542 23060 25139 27476 27585 27991
1969 1
2352
227 1
266 8

TABLE 9
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES US
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Jan 282 313 313 313 362 39 8 33 5 377
Feb 402 420 423 369 412 463 386 397
Mar 786 717 743 597 647 66 1 538 52 7
Apr 966 954 89 5 73 5 810 744 623
May 83 5 816 774 684 770 68 1 594
June 388 41 6 469 47 1 539 479 450
July 244 292 32 3 32 8 367 340 37 1
Aug 21 8 253 26 7 287 344 360 37 1
Sept 217 250 28 3 290 354 346 37 5
Oct 24 5 256 289 28 1 379 329 404
Nov 217 230 24 8 26 5 35 5 277 35 8
Dec 209 232 25 1 269 354 270 340
Total 5008 liminary 515 1 5280 4890 5693 5348 5143
1 Pre
TABLE 10
PRICES RECEIVED BY U S FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS
BY MONTHS 1962 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
C ents Per Pound 1
Jan 160 146 142 146 163 139 134 14 3
Feb 166 158 142 15 1 164 152 149 15 0
Mar 163 15 5 143 156 172 142 146 15 3
Apr 14 8 153 137 150 158 139 14 1
May 143 148 13 7 154 167 132 146
June 143 143 14 0 157 16 1 136 150
July 148 14 5 148 15 5 16 1 144 15 5 1
Aug 153 143 147 152 157 130 149 1
Sept 163 13 8 14 7 14 5 146 12 5 139
Oct 149 14 1 144 142 132 124 127
Nov 143 144 14 5 146 13 5 118 135
Dec 146 132 136 14 6 120 120 13 5
Average 152 146 142 150 153 133 142
TABLE 11 4 1
PRICES RECEIVED BY U S FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS
BY MONTHS 1962 1969 1966 1967 1968 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 C 1965
ents Per Dozen 1
Jan 354 37 1 386 314 379 378 318 43 0
Feb 362 380 357 31 1 418 328 303 38 6
Mar 33 0 367 34 3 308 419 347 306 39 5
Apr 31 5 326 317 329 386 300 290
May 289 298 30 1 29 5 334 288 273
June 282 299 307 300 33 1 274 30 5
July 29 5 314 319 316 35 6 299 329
Aug 32 5 332 348 342 397 299 343
Sept 362 364 350 362 427 320 430
Oct 36 3 358 34 7 370 413 287 378
Nov 366 36 3 34 1 380 418 298 39 1
Dec 364 356 330 412 410 323 422
Average 33 6 344 33 8 33 7 39 1 3 12 34 1

TABLE 12
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS
BY MONTHS 1962 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Cents Per Pound
Jan 160 139 136 140 15 5 12 5 120 130
Feb 16 1 150 13 7 14 5 15 5 140 140 13 5
Mar 152 146 13 8 15 1 16 5 130 13 5 14 5
Apr 13 8 144 130 14 5 150 12 5 130
May 136 142 132 153 160 120 13 5
June 133 13 6 13 5 153 15 5 12 5 13 5
July 143 137 144 15 1 15 5 13 5 14 5
Aug 149 137 143 149 150 120 140
Sept 154 130 142 137 140 11 5 130
Oct 142 134 137 134 120 110 11 5
Nov 132 138 140 14 1 12 5 10 5 120
Dec 14 1 12 8 13 1 140 110 110 12 5
Season
Average 144 138 137 14 5 14 5 122 13 1
TABLE 13
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS
BY MONTHS 1962 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 Cents Per 1966 Dozen 1967 1968 1969

Jan 45 1 476 470 379 456 434 39 5 51 7
Feb 453 48 5 410 398 51 1 39 1 364 45 7 J
Mar 407 472 410 404 514 412 38 5 4 6
Apr May 374 413 372 434 459 350 363
360 377 35 5 377 399 34 3 343
June 370 387 38 5 384 41 5 333 38 7
July Aug Sept Oct 404 399 40 5 40 1 452 37 5 41 8
446 416 440 43 5 466 352 436
49 5 456 423 446 522 383 54 1
472 43 5 423 456 487 327 456
Nov 480 440 417 472 502 359 476
Dec 476 440 409 51 1 476 39 1 503
Weighted Average
432 432 409 42 5 47 1 37 1 42 2

TABLE 14
BROILER CHICKS PLACED BY WEEKS GEORGIA 1962 1969
Week No 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 U
Millions
1 7 1 68 70 74 83 89 87 87
2 7 1 65 69 73 86 8 8 87 86
3 70 65 67 72 86 88 88 83
4 69 65 64 72 8 5 89 87 84
5 70 68 6 8 74 87 89 87 8 5
6 73 70 70 77 89 91 86 87
7 74 7 5 72 79 91 94 88 88
8 74 76 74 8 1 90 94 9 1 91
9 79 73 76 84 89 97 90 91
10 83 73 8 1 83 88 99 92 93
11 82 74 7 7 84 89 100 91 94
12 84 74 79 8 5 90 100 92 94
13 84 77 79 86 93 100 93 95
14 83 80 8 1 89 96 97 92 96
15 83 8 5 82 8 8 97 99 93 95
16 84 87 84 90 97 100 92 9 5
17 8 1 86 84 9 1 97 98 94
18 83 89 8 3 92 99 99 95
19 83 87 8 5 9 1 100 95 97
20 82 84 87 90 99 96 94
21 8 0 84 87 94 102 96 94
22 78 82 87 9 1 99 93 95
23 79 8 1 86 88 10 1 95 95
24 77 8 1 8 5 93 100 95 96
25 74 80 84 89 99 92 97
26 72 78 83 88 99 92 94
27 72 76 82 90 98 90 93
28 72 74 80 88 97 91 93
29 72 7 5 79 8 5 96 9 1 94
30 7 1 7 1 77 86 96 88 92
31 69 7 1 76 83 94 88 91
32 69 68 7 5 82 9 5 90 87
33 67 67 75 80 89 88 86
34 68 66 72 79 9 1 86 8 5
35 68 64 70 80 88 83 83
36 67 62 68 77 89 82 80
37 67 63 68 73 88 79 8 1
38 65 62 65 7 1 84 73 74
39 66 62 64 68 83 78 74
40 64 64 67 72 88 80 80
41 64 64 66 74 90 8 1 8 1
42 64 64 68 77 88 76 78
43 64 63 63 69 83 75 69
44 6 5 64 65 76 8 1 76 76
45 68 69 69 79 82 83 85
46 67 65 69 79 84 82 84
47 68 68 68 79 84 8 1 86
48 68 69 70 80 82 8 1 86
49 67 69 73 83 82 83 89 i
50 64 70 74 84 82 8 1 87
51 68 70 74 86 84 84 87
52 58 67 70 83 84 79 84 i
53 85
Total 3766 3757 3892 4262 4717 4614 457 1
1 Preliminary
6 TABLE 15
BROILER CHICKS PLACED BY WEEKS 22 STATES 1962 1969
Week
No 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Millions
1 360 374 398 410 470 477 486 499
2 366 364 392 410 473 477 487 500
3 36 1 354 375 399 479 48 1 494 498
4 369 362 377 406 47 5 486 497 51 1
5 370 377 390 422 489 497 500 51 1
6 379 38 1 403 44 1 492 508 490 522
7 378 39 1 416 445 499 517 50 1 53 5
8 393 394 423 448 504 520 50 5 54 1
9 410 39 1 436 457 496 53 5 513 553
10 42 1 402 448 454 492 543 520 56 1
11 42 5 412 446 462 495 549 520 565
12 44 1 417 44 1 463 506 550 526 57 1
13 439 424 444 473 520 542 53 1 572
14 439 432 446 479 530 54 5 533 577
15 43 5 45 1 450 482 536 54 5 536 582
16 439 458 455 49 1 54 1 547 538 589
17 442 46 1 457 492 545 550 544
18 439 469 458 503 547 546 545
19 434 463 456 504 543 545 548
20 430 460 462 50 5 544 542 548
21 42 5 456 467 51 1 548 543 548
22 417 450 462 505 543 532 552
23 420 447 459 507 54 5 540 552
24 41 1 448 457 506 539 537 549
25 403 440 456 499 542 539 546
26 398 433 456 497 54 1 532 540
27 390 422 44 1 494 535 516 528
28 387 409 432 48 5 526 520 526
29 383 397 426 486 528 516 522
30 37 5 393 420 479 522 513 510
31 372 390 410 46 5 510 506 512
32 364 38 1 405 455 505 499 503
33 355 370 405 453 476 502 502
34 352 356 394 44 5 473 492 49 1
35 35 1 350 386 438 472 480 478
36 345 343 369 437 478 472 47 1
37 339 342 364 429 476 45 5 465
38 33 8 344 359 419 467 394 440
39 348 33 5 352 382 449 446 407
40 343 344 378 417 477 462 47 1
41 346 348 374 427 483 457 48 1
42 34 5 348 370 42 5 480 419 47 1
43 349 349 357 398 454 412 422
44 35 5 355 382 426 460 447 450
45 363 367 389 433 473 469 489
46 367 372 389 439 478 473 494
47 364 382 387 44 1 473 467 502
48 363 384 389 438 464 469 486
49 357 389 402 44 5 467 464 497
50 35 1 392 406 453 468 460 493
51 363 392 408 458 467 474 486
52 332 379 37 1 446 463 44 1 473
53 46 1
Total 19939 20544 2 1496 23686 2 5944 2 5948 2 6217
7

V TABLE 16 I
ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS
BY STATES JAN 1 1962 1969
State 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Maine 5 1 53 5 5 57 6 1 6 8 69 73
N H 22 22 22 22 22 23 22 2 1
Vt 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 8
Mass 34 33 34 32 3 1 32 30 30
R I 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Conn 42 4 5 48 49 49 5 1 50 5 1
N Y 106 113 122 13 1 133 142 140 137
N J 107 102 94 8 1 73 72 59 5 1
Pa 20 1 193 188 196 189 193 177 18 0
Ohio 13 1 132 136 142 133 140 135 116
Ind 140 14 5 142 15 1 146 162 174 180
111 120 113 107 103 10 1 109 107 10 8
Mich 79 75 8 1 86 83 90 84 8 2
Wis 102 95 87 83 76 79 74 69
Minn 179 163 152 143 129 133 128 117
Iowa 240 21 1 202 200 186 183 166 152
Mo 110 96 82 77 75 8 1 8 1 80
N Dak 27 24 2 1 19 17 18 16 14
S Dak 86 82 77 76 73 76 70 56
Nebr 92 8 1 80 75 67 69 66 56
Kansas 68 60 5 5 54 52 54 52 50
Del 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 8
Md 2 1 2 1 22 22 20 19 20 20
Va 68 69 68 67 66 70 67 64
W Va 20 19 19 19 18 19 18 17
N C 152 157 163 174 176 194 191 197
s c 56 56 59 59 6 1 73 69 7 1
Ga 166 202 24 1 268 28 5 343 342 370
Fla 70 8 1 97 108 112 136 144 173
Ky 53 49 44 4 1 4 1 42 42 4 1
Term 6 5 61 60 6 1 62 7 1 72 73
Ala 118 127 138 15 1 157 174 184 189
Miss 90 103 11 5 132 144 162 159 156
Ark 97 10 5 127 152 172 21 5 234 22 5
La 4 1 39 41 44 48 54 5 1 53
Okla 35 33 33 33 3 1 32 30 30
Texas 178 17 1 174 172 178 204 193 174
Montana 12 1 1 1 1 10 10 12 12 13
Idaho 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 1 1
Wy 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Col 16 15 14 14 14 16 19 19
N Mex 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10
Ariz 1 1 12 14 13 14 1 5 15 1 5
Utah 15 15 15 14 15 17 17 17
Nev 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wash 59 6 1 62 66 63 67 69 66
Oregon 32 32 3 1 3 1 30 3 1 31 33 j
Calif 403 42 1 434 457 459 490 513 503 1
48 States 3763 3744 3810 3928 3918 4274 4238 4189
Alaska 1
Hawaii 10 12 12 13 12 13 13 13
U S 3774 3756 3823 394 1 3930 4287 4252 4202
1 Preliminary 8 1
TABLE 17
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS BY STATES
JAN 1 1962 1969 1
State 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 2 1969 3
Million Dc liars
Maine 89 88 87 90 97 115 117 124
N H 38 37 37 3 5 38 40 39 39
Vt 14 14 14 12 12 12 1 1 14
Mass 61 58 57 53 53 56 53 54
R I 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9
Conn 78 83 87 85 86 94 92 98
N Y 170 180 19 5 216 225 249 246 247
N J 160 153 13 1 114 106 11 1 85 79
Pa 30 1 270 272 294 292 299 27 5 28 8
Ohio 158 159 163 17 1 179 18 1 169 14 5
Ind 15 5 160 163 174 17 5 194 200 226
111 119 119 107 109 106 120 112 119
Mich 103 109 113 120 116 13 1 114 115
Wis 117 110 96 100 92 99 89 86
Minn 197 180 159 158 148 159 140 153
Iowa 252 242 222 240 233 219 166 167
Mo 87 8 1 66 63 68 72 65 70
N D 24 22 19 18 17 18 14 13
S D 83 78 77 80 87 88 56 54
Nebr 7 5 65 68 65 65 69 48 49
Kansas 56 46 42 43 48 47 43 47
Del 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 1 1 1 1 12
Md 27 29 28 29 26 26 27 30
Va 7 1 76 75 73 83 8 5 78 77
W Va 2 1 20 20 18 20 20 21 20
N C 152 165 17 1 174 194 213 189 207
S C 70 65 7 1 67 77 87 79 93
Ga 191 233 290 309 328 378 376 42 5
Fla 85 106 126 13 5 140 163 166 208
Ky 42 42 37 35 38 38 38 38
Tenn 57 54 53 5 1 55 60 63 69
Ala 129 133 136 159 157 164 175 198
Miss 94 113 120 145 159 170 17 5 180
Ark 94 103 118 143 172 209 213 223
La 47 47 45 49 55 62 59 6 1
Okla 30 27 27 26 26 30 25 30
Texas 174 164 134 156 162 214 206 183
Montana 14 14 12 1 1 13 13 14 1 5
Idaho 16 17 1 5 12 13 13 12 1 1
Wy 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Col 16 15 14 13 15 16 20 19
N Mex 10 10 8 8 9 9 10 9
Ariz 12 13 16 16 16 17 18 1 5
Utah 17 17 15 15 16 19 20 18
Nev 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wash 80 88 87 89 88 94 90 86
Oregon 40 38 4 1 42 39 4 1 39 39
Calif 463 484 52 1 549 55 1 564 565 579
48 States 4312 4346 4407 4584 4719 5102 4838 5043
Alaska 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hawaii 23 26 26 30 28 28 26 2 5
U S 4336 4372 4434 461 5 4749 513 1 4864 5068
1 Exck ides Commercial B roilers 2 Revise d 3 Pre liminary
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TABLE 18
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA HATCHERIES FOR BROILER CHICKS
DOLLARS PER HUNDRED 1962 1969
Week No 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1 925 1100 900 1000 975 8 75 825 975
2 9 50 1100 900 1000 975 875 825 975
3 9 50 1100 900 1000 975 875 825 975
4 9 50 1100 900 1000 1000 875 850 975
5 9 50 1100 900 1000 1000 875 8 50 975
6 9 50 1100 900 1000 1000 875 875 9 75
7 9 50 1100 900 1000 1000 875 900 975
8 9 50 1100 875 1000 1025 875 925 975
9 925 1100 8 50 1000 1025 825 925 975
10 900 1100 8 50 1000 1025 800 925 975
11 875 1075 825 1000 1025 775 900 975
12 825 10 50 825 1000 1000 775 875 975
13 800 10 50 800 1000 1000 775 925 975
14 7 50 1025 825 1000 1000 775 900 975
15 7 50 1000 825 1000 1000 775 900 975
16 725 975 825 975 1000 775 900 975
17 725 925 800 9 50 975 7 75 875
18 700 900 775 950 975 775 900
19 700 900 775 925 975 775 900
20 700 875 7 50 925 975 775 900
21 725 875 750 925 975 775 900
22 7 50 875 775 925 975 7 50 900
23 775 850 775 900 975 7 50 900
24 800 825 775 900 975 775 900
25 825 825 775 900 975 775 900
26 850 800 800 925 975 775 900
27 875 800 825 925 975 800 900
28 900 825 850 925 1000 825 900
29 925 825 850 9 50 1000 825 900
30 9 50 850 850 950 1025 825 900
31 975 900 875 950 1025 825 900
32 1000 900 875 950 1025 800 925
33 1025 925 875 950 1025 800 950
34 1025 950 900 9 50 1050 775 950
35 1075 975 900 9 50 1050 775 950
36 1100 975 900 950 10 50 775 950
37 1125 1000 925 9 50 1050 775 950
38 1150 1000 950 950 10 50 775 950
39 11 50 1000 975 950 1050 7 50 950
40 1100 1000 975 925 1025 750 950
41 1050 1000 975 925 1000 750 925
42 1050 1000 975 900 1000 775 925
43 1050 1000 975 900 975 775 925
44 1050 975 975 900 925 800 925
45 1050 1000 975 925 925 800 925
46 1050 1000 975 925 925 800 9 50
47 1025 1000 975 950 950 800 975
48 10 50 1000 975 950 950 800 975
49 1075 975 1000 950 950 800 975
50 1075 975 1000 975 925 800 975
51 1075 950 1000 975 925 800 975
52 1100 925 1000 975 925 800 975
53 875
Simple
Annual
Average 938 972 8 82 9 55 989 799 9 14
10
TABLE 19
PRICES PAID BY GEORGIA HATCHERIES
FOR GEORGIA PRODUCED HATCHING EGGS
CENTS PER DOZ 1962 1969
Week No 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1 59 71 60 66 65 60 58 65
2 60 71 60 66 65 60 59 65
3 60 71 60 66 65 60 59 65
4 60 71 60 66 66 60 59 65
5 60 71 60 66 66 60 59 65
6 61 71 60 66 66 60 60 65
7 60 72 60 66 66 60 61 65
8 59 72 58 66 67 60 62 65
9 56 72 57 66 67 58 62 65
10 55 72 57 66 67 57 62 65
11 55 72 56 66 67 56 61 65
12 53 71 56 66 66 56 60 65
13 51 71 55 66 65 56 61 65
14 49 69 56 66 64 56 60 65
15 48 68 56 66 64 56 60 65
16 47 66 56 64 64 56 60 65
17 46 64 55 63 64 56 60
18 46 62 54 63 64 56 60
19 47 62 54 61 64 56 60
20 47 61 53 61 64 56 61
21 48 61 53 61 64 55 61
22 49 61 54 61 64 55 61
23 51 61 54 60 64 55 61
24 53 60 54 60 64 56 61
25 55 60 55 60 64 56 61
26 57 59 56 61 64 56 61
27 58 59 58 61 65 57 61
28 60 60 59 61 65 58 61
29 61 60 59 62 65 58 61
30 62 61 59 62 66 58 61
31 63 63 60 62 66 58 62
32 64 63 61 62 66 57 63
33 65 64 60 62 66 57 64
34 65 65 61 62 67 56 64
35 67 65 61 62 67 56 64
36 67 66 61 62 67 56 64
37 68 66 62 62 67 56 64
38 69 66 63 62 67 56 64
39 69 66 64 62 67 55 64
40 67 66 64 62 66 55 64
41 65 66 64 61 65 55 63
42 65 66 64 60 65 56 63
43 65 66 64 60 64 56 63
44 65 66 64 60 62 57 63
45 65 66 64 61 62 57 63
46 67 66 64 62 62 57 64
47 68 66 64 63 63 57 65
48 68 66 64 64 63 57 65
49 69 65 65 64 63 57 65
50 69 64 65 65 62 57 65
51 69 62 66 65 62 57 65
52 70 61 66 65 62 57 65
53 60
Simple
Annual
Average 597 656 59 5 63 1 654 569 619
11TABLE 20
NUMBER OF CHICKEN HATCHERIES
JAN 1 SELECTED YEARS 1957 1969
BY STATES
State 1957 J 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969
No No No No No No No
Maine 28 26 24 19 16 12 12
N H 27 15 14 12 5 2 4
Vt 8 9 6 6 2 2 2
Mass 91 67 47 37 23 17 15
R I 10 9 7 5 5 3 3
Conn 34 26 22 16 15 11 9
N Y 172 123 81 63 56 53 42
N J 96 67 53 41 31 23 13
Pa 291 268 169 142 115 96 61
Ohio 225 168 127 117 92 73 47
Ind 246 211 198 134 114 85 60
111 224 180 140 116 90 78 63
Mich 117 93 59 52 45 33 17
Wis 177 133 108 91 73 56 42
Minn 317 290 271 175 147 118 87
Iowa 458 402 340 282 217 143 89
Mo 218 194 182 161 120 60 49
N Dak 34 31 24 22 17 12 10
S Dak 104 91 83 79 65 57 44
Nebr 150 130 116 98 92 75 53
Kansas 179 136 103 83 65 52 39
Del 22 18 19 18 15 13 12
Md 54 41 32 23 21 20 20
Va 92 76 58 45 31 26 17
W Va 29 25 13 8 5 5 4
N C 146 136 106 99 84 75 63
S C 48 40 33 38 14 22 21
Ga 159 167 176 157 138 139 116
Fla 60 56 34 27 30 31 31
Ky 92 75 59 33 26 19 10
Tenn 88 74 58 48 35 35 28
Ala 73 88 83 79 84 83 81
Miss 58 57 57 51 37 33 34
Ark 95 94 87 78 63 60 58
La 35 24 20 19 18 13 12
Okla 92 74 51 43 29 21 13
Texas 246 219 200 170 146 121 83
Montana 16 14 14 13 7 5 5
Idaho 29 23 18 18 16 12 11
Wy Col 5 35 2 25 2 15 2 12 2 7 2 6 2
N Mex 6 4 4 2 2 2 0
Ariz 9 7 6 7 1 21 4
Utah 14 13 10 10 9 9 7
Nev 0
Wash 51 48 43 32 28 23 20
Oregon 88 59 40 25 21 21 13
Calif 183 129 101 92 81 67 53
Hawaii 6 2
U S 5 031 4 257 3 513 2900 2 357 1932 1486
1 Hatcheries that hatch both chicks and poults included in both categories
II Less than 3 hatcheries included in the United States totals
12
IHBBMHVTABLE 21
EGG CAPACITY OF HATCHERIES
JANUARY 1 SELECTED YEARS 1957
BY STATES
1969
State 1957 1 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1 1
Millions
Maine 63 82 6 8 76 70 80 90
N H 44 30 32 2 5 18 2 2 3
Vt 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mass 62 5 5 5 1 50 30 2 5 2 5
R I 4 7 6 4 4 5 4
Conn 79 82 73 70 57 47 3 3
N Y 92 8 3 70 59 57 63 5 7 i
N J 137 116 94 59 53 42 24
Pa 232 244 193 188 169 150 12 1
Ohio 206 168 137 13 5 98 79 6 3
Ind 29 1 27 8 263 190 160 146 11 5
111 236 199 162 144 12 5 11 3 89 1
Mich 9 1 68 48 45 40 30 2 0 J
Wis 109 96 90 80 63 57 49
Minn 299 290 279 203 188 160 13 2
Iowa 392 34 1 299 257 212 146 10 8
Mo 329 30 1 286 276 226 8 8 7 9
N D 23 22 19 18 12 10 9
S D 82 74 69 66 53 46 39
Nebr 140 114 99 86 79 64 5 0
Kansas 138 11 5 8 5 62 4 8 36 2 6
Del 102 99 102 99 109 104 10 6
Md 132 146 164 168 179 214 21 1 1
Va 14 6 15 5 12 8 11 1 90 84 79 i
W Va 27 2 5 20 1 5 9 9 5
N C 15 1 193 23 5 264 276 312 32 5
S C 3 3 37 39 42 2 8 37 4 3
Ga 31 3 422 472 508 497 613 654 J
Fla 33 57 49 33 6 1 89 110 it
Ky Term 6 1 73 59 77 52 7 5 36 7 5 2 3 65 18 68 1 1 76 i
Ala 116 168 224 26 1 354 400 40 2 1
lis s 84 139 17 5 193 213 229 23 7
Ark 16 5 20 1 243 314 362 432 47 3
La 27 37 34 3 5 4 1 46 5 0
Okla 69 64 5 1 49 36 30 2 6
Texas 252 26 1 26 5 289 276 262 25 1 6 12 2
Montana 1 1 10 9 9 7 6
Idaho Wy Col N Mex Ariz Utah 16 2 18 2 1 5 2 1 5 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 j
28 2 7 1 3 22 2 6 13 14 1 6 12 12 2 12 10 2 4 1 1 10 2 2 lTJ 8 0 7 9
Nev Wash 65 54 48 42 48 44 44 A f
Oregon Calif 48 234 4 1 22 6 37 192 36 219 36 19 5 3 3 20 1 5 3 4 199 2 1
Hawaii
U S 5260 530 1 508 5 493 8 4708 468 1 4537
1 Hatcheries that hatched both chicks and poults included in both categories
27 Less than 3 hatcheries included in the United States totals
13
1Htf
TABLE 22
NUMBER OF LAYERS ON FARMS UNITED STATES BY MONTHS 19621969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Jan 3129 3079 3074 310 1 3072 3226 3267
Feb 3090 3042 3047 3058 3047 3186 323 1
Mar 3052 3013 302 8 302 8 302 7 3164 320 8
Apr 2994 2978 2989 299 5 2998 313 6 3172
May 292 5 2927 2950 2967 296 5 3104 3120
June 2864 287 5 2914 2948 2940 3083 3080
July 2842 2859 2902 293 5 293 5 3077 3063
Aug 2879 2890 2932 2950 2976 3110 3069
Sept 2964 2958 3007 3004 3064 3172 3108
Oct 3048 3028 307 1 3049 3147 323 2 3156
Nov 309 1 3074 310 1 3077 320 5 326 2 3177
Dec 3102 309 5 312 1 309 1 3240 328 5 317 5
Av du ring
year 299 8 298 5 301 1 301 7 305 1 3170 3152
3167
3147
3130
1 Preliminary
TABLE 23
EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS UNITED STATES BY MONTHS 19621969
Month
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1 Preliminary
1969 1
Jan 1 711 1 700 1 757 1 815 1 792 1 832 1 831 1 805
Feb 1 617 1 594 1 727 1 684 1 651 1696 1 744 1 677
Mar 1901 1 895 1926 1912 1901 1 931 1915 1914
Apr 1900 1906 1910 1 896 1894 1909 1 888
May 1971 1965 1 974 1974 1964 1972 1946
June 1859 1 855 1 871 1 874 1 870 1 883 1 860
July 1 840 1 846 1 856 1 872 1 868 1904 1 888
Aug 1 756 1 776 1 787 1 811 1 817 1 858 1 837
Sept 1 646 1 664 1 690 1 713 1 734 1 763 1 747
Oct 1679 1 701 1729 1 755 1779 1 804 1 801
Nov 1 637 1 667 1 680 1 704 1 732 1746 1 741
Dec 1 707 1 726 1 764 1 776 1 802 1809 1797
1 Pre liminary TABLE 24
EGG PRODUCTION UNITED STATES BY MONTHS 1962 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Million Eggs
Jan 5 3 53 5 235 5402 5 628 5 506 5908 5983 5 716
Feb 4997 4 849 5 261 5 149 5 032 5404 5 636 5 277
Mar 5 803 5 708 5 832 5789 5 755 6 110 6 144 5993
Apr 5689 5675 5 711 5 678 5 678 5986 5991
May 5 767 5 7 53 5 824 5 856 5 825 6 120 6 074
June 5 323 5 332 5452 5 525 5497 5 804 5729
July 5 230 5 277 5 386 5495 5482 5 858 5 784
Aug 5 056 5 133 5 240 5 342 5409 5 778 5 638
Sept 4 878 4923 5 083 5 144 5 313 5 594 5430
Oct 5 118 5 150 5309 5 3 52 5 600 5 831 5 682
Nov 5 060 5 124 5209 5 245 5 550 5 696 5 531
Dec 529 5 5 341 5 505 5489 5 837 5942 5 704
Total
Year 63 569 63 500 65 215 65 692 66484 70 031 69326
14
TABLE 25
ALL LAYERS NUMBER GEORGIA BY MONTHS 1962 1969 U
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 2
Thousands
Jan 12 857 15 132 16 922 18 205 20066 22 872 24598 2 5 244
Feb 13 050 15435 17073 17 528 19844 22 385 23906 24839
Mar 13 210 15 744 17 310 17 544 19864 22 040 23454 24396
Apr 12828 15988 17396 18 080 20460 21 679 22 688
May 12448 15 866 17326 18468 20892 21494 21 879
June 12 312 15 500 17 152 18 588 20 849 21 675 21 820
July 12444 15 390 17 254 18 802 20995 21 933 22 173
Aug 12833 15 552 17452 18990 21479 22 351 22 610
Sept 13 518 16 121 17986 19343 22 250 22 912 23370
Oct 14 296 16 988 18432 19 758 22 759 23810 24022
Nov 14 651 17 238 18 303 20 014 23 012 24394 24485
Dec 14 871 17 031 18485 20 181 23 107 24668 25 036
Year 3 13 276 15999 17291 18 792 21 298 22 684 23337
1 Av No on hand during month 2 Preliminary 3 Av No du ring year
TABLE 26
ALL LAYERS EGGS LAID PER 100 GEORGIA BY MONTHS 1962 1969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1798 1968 1 826 1969 1
Jan 1 730 1 668 1 736 1779 1699 1829
Feb 1 616 1 590 1 714 1663 1 571 1669 1711 1 714
Mar 1 854 1 872 1903 1 882 1 841 1919 1 857 1950
Apr 1 842 1 854 1 881 1 884 1890 1926 1 836
May 1897 1900 1956 1968 1953 1959 1903
June 1 776 1 782 1 842 1 872 1 818 1 878 1794
July 1 748 1779 1 823 1 879 1 817 1910 1 814
Aug 1 714 1730 1 755 1 814 1779 1 835 1 742
Sept 1 644 1 632 1 662 1 704 1692 1 743 1 656
Oct 1 677 1 662 1 714 1 739 1696 1 786 1755
Nov 1 638 1 626 1 620 1 656 1 650 1 740 1 710
Dec 1 668 1693 1 686 1 699 1 742 1 823 1798
Av per
hen 2 208 208 216 215 211 220 214
J rreiimilldry W rumuai late ui Jay tA icyj
divided by averagenumber of layers during year
TABLE 27
ALL LAYERS EGG PRODUCTION GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19621969
Month 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Million Eggs
Jan 222 252 294 324 341 411 449 462
Feb 211 245 293 291 312 374 409 426
Mar 24 5 295 329 330 366 423 436 476
Apr 236 296 327 341 387 418 417
May 236 301 339 363 408 421 416
June 219 276 316 348 379 407 391
July 218 274 315 3 53 381 419 402
Aug 220 269 306 344 382 410 394
Sept Oct 222 263 299 330 376 399 387
240 282 316 344 386 425 422
Nov 240 280 297 331 380 424 419
Dec 248 288 312 343 403 450 450
Year 2 2 757 3321 3 743 4 042 4 501 4981 4992
1 Preliminary 2 Total number during year
15
1TABLE 28
Number of Layers in Hatching Egg Flocks 1 Georgia By Months 19641969 2
Month 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 3
Thousands
Jan 3 560 3 650 4 152 4 650 4 666 4920
Feb 3 667 3756 4 318 4764 4689 4968
Mar 3 814 3 943 4498 4907 4 760 5 030
April 3964 4 060 4 624 4904 4 830
May 3910 4 018 4 638 4 810 4 782
June 3 722 4 000 4498 4 735 4 686
July 3 582 3944 4 332 4740 4 569
Aug 3450 3905 4 368 4748 4 544
Sept 3445 3 978 4431 4 674 4 726
Oct 3 543 3 897 4 364 4726 4 864
Nov 3 556 3 821 4 380 4769 4 864
Dec 3 590 3941 4 534 4 690 4 868
Year 4 3 650 3909 4428 4 760 4 737
1 Hatching Egg Flocks Eggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks 2 Average
number on hand during month 3 Preliminary 4 Average number during year
TABLE 29
Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers Hatching Egg Flocks Georgia by Months 19641969
Month 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Jan 1 658 1 674 1 662 1 733 1 786 1674
Feb 1 630 1 501 1 576 1 663 1 647 1 674
Mar 1 745 1 724 1 835 1910 1 764 1897
April 1 716 1 812 1 818 1 881 1 845
May 1 841 1894 1 841 1897 1 906
June 1734 1 782 1 704 1 758 1 773
July 1 680 1 786 1 652 1761 1 798
Aug 1 606 1 665 1 618 1 705 1 717
Sept 1497 1 524 1 569 1 554 1 608
Oct 1494 1 569 1 581 1469 1 655
Nov 1416 1 524 1 506 1419 1 506
Dec 1 550 1 612 1 593 1 624 1 507
Ave Per
Hen 2 196 201 200 204 205
1 Preliminary 2 Annual rate of lay per layers on hand eggs produced during year
divided by average number of layers during year
TABLE 30
Egg Proi luction Hatching Egg Flock s Georgia by Months 1964 1969
Month 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Jan 59 61 69 80 83 82
Feb 60 56 68 79 77 83
Mar 67 68 82 94 84 95
April 68 74 84 92 89
May 72 76 85 91 91
June 64 71 77 83 83
July 60 71 72 84 82
Aug 55 65 71 81 78
Sept 52 61 69 73 76
Oct 53 61 69 69 81
Nov 51 58 66 67 73
Dec 56 63 72 76 73
Year 2 717 minary 2 785 Total number 884 969 970
1 Preli during year
16

TABLE 31
Other Layers Numb er Georgia by Months 19641969
Month 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Thousands
Jan 13362 14 555 15914 18 222 19932 20324
Feb 13406 13 772 15 526 17 621 19 217 19 871
Mar 13496 13 601 15 366 17 133 18 694 19366
Apr 13432 14020 15 836 16775 17 858
May 13416 14450 16 254 16 684 17097
June 13430 14 588 16 351 16 940 17 134
July 13672 14 858 16 663 17 193 17604
Aug 14002 15 085 17 111 17603 18 066
Sept 14 541 15 365 17819 18 237 18 644
Oct 14 889 15 861 18 395 19084 19 158
Nov 14 747 16 193 18 632 19 625 19 621
Dec 14 895 16 240 18 573 19978 20 168
Year 13941 14882 16 870 17 925 18 599
TABLE 32
Other Layers 1964 Eggs Lai 1965 d Per 100 C reorgia by Months 1964 69
Month 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Jan 1759 1 807 1 709 1 816 1 835 1 866
Feb 1 738 1 706 1 572 1 674 1 726 1 725
Mar 1941 1926 1 848 1920 1 883 1962
Apr 1928 1904 1913 1943 1 836
May 1990 1986 1987 1978 1903
June 1 876 1899 1 847 1913 1794
July 1 865 1898 1 854 1948 1 817
Aug 1793 1 850 1 818 1869 1 748
Sept 1699 1751 1 723 1788 1 668
Oct 1 766 1784 1 723 1 865 1779
Nov 1 668 1 686 1 685 1819 1764
Dec 1719 1 724 1 782 1 872 1869
Av Per
Hen 2 217 219 214 224 216
1 Preliminary 2 Annual rate of lay per layers on hand eggs produced during year
divided by average number of layers during year
TABLE 33
Other Layers Egg Production Geo rgia by Months 1964 1969
Month 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1
Millions
Jan 235 263 272 331 366 380
Feb 233 235 244 295 332 343
Mar 262 262 284 329 3 52 381
Apr May June 2 59 267 303 326 328
267 287 323 330 325
252 277 302 324 308
July 255 282 309 335 320
Aug 251 279 311 329 316
Sept Oct 247 269 307 326 311
263 283 317 3 56 341
Nov 246 273 314 3 57 346
Dec 256 280 331 374 377
Year 2 3 026 3 257 3 617 4 012 4 022
1 Preliminary 2 Total number during year
171

7HHTABLE 34
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF EGGS CHICKENS AND TURKEYS FOR U S 1
Egs Poultry readytocook basis
Year Shell Pro Total cessed Chicken
Commer cial Total Turkey broilers Total
No No
1943 328 19
1944 327 27
1945 379 23
1946 3 59 20
1947 3 59 25
1948 361 28
1949 3 58 25
1950 3 64 25
1951 365 27
1952 362 28
1953 3 54 25
19 54 351 25
1955 346 25
1956 345 24
1957 335 27
1958 328 26
1959 319 33
I960 306 28
1961 298 30
1962 296 30
1963 290 27
1964 287 31
1965 285 29
1966 283 30
1967 2 289 37
1968 3
No Pounds
247 4 1
3 54 39
402 50
379 4 1
383 43
389 5 5
383 7 1
389 87
392 104
390 117
379 123
376 137
371 138
369 173
362 19 1
3 54 219
3 52 22 8
334 23 5
328 258
326 257
317 270
318 276
314 293
313 320
326 326
318 324
Pounds Pounds
230 27
204 27
216 3 5
194 37
18 1 36
183 3 1
196 33
206 4 1
217 44
22 1 47
219 48
228 53
213 50
244 52
25 5 59
28 1 59
289 63
280 61
300 74
299 70
307 68
310 73
333 74
360 78
37 1 86
364 80
Pounds
257
23 1
25 1
23 1
217
214
9
22
24
26
268
26
28
26
29
314
340
352
34 1
37
36
37
38
40 8
438
457
444
TABLE 3 5
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEATS FOR US 1
Year
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
I960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
2
3
Beef
and
Veal
Red meats carcass weight equivalent
Pork Lamb
excluding and
lard mutton
Pounds
61 5
680
713
716
804
726
728
714
627
694
87 1
1
4
9
4
2
90
91
94
93
87
87 1
91 1
933
943
992
1050
104 5
108 5
1097
1124
Pounds
78 9
79 5
66 6
75 8
69 6
67 8
67 7
69 2
71 9
72 4
63 5
60 0
66 8
67 3
61 1
60 2
67 6
64 9
62 0
63 5
65 3
65 3
58 5
58 0
63 9
65 4
Pounds
64
67
73
67
53
5 1
4 1
40
34
42
47
46
46
4 5
42
42
48
48
5 1
52
48
42
37
40
39
38
Total
Pounds
147
154
145
154
155
145
145
145
138
146
155
155
163
167
159
152
160
161
160
163
169
174
167
170
178
182
1 Includes available data for Alaska and Hawaii beginning in I960
7 Partly forecast
lo
2 Preliminary
MTABLE 36
GEORGIA CHICKEN PRODUCTION AND INCOME 19621968
No No Pounds Price Cash
Produced Sold Sold Per Lb Receipts
Thous Thous Thous Cents 1 000 dol
All Chickens
Including
Comm Broilers
1962 367807 363 842 1 223 080 143 175 337
1963 377684 371 872 1 287 214 138 177187
1964 392 094 387707 1 343 324 136 182448
1965 420874 417677 1446 318 143 207 102
1966 479 573 472 360 1634909 143 234211
1967 467 930 466 765 1 664 547 120 199488
1968 457 189 453471 1 613 905 129 208437
Commercial
Broilers 1
1962 353 600 353 600 1 166 880 144 168 031
1963 359 760 359 760 1 223 184 138 168 799
1964 373880 373880 1 271 192 137 174153
1965 402 770 402770 1 369418 14 5 198 566
1966 456 192 456 192 1 551 053 14 5 224903
1967 447123 447 123 1 564 930 122 190921
1968 436 748 436748 1 528 618 13 1 200249
Hatching Egg
Flocks
1962 5 630 4 3 52 32 640 169 5 516
1963 5411 4452 33 390 17 5 5 850
1964 49 52 4 807 36 052 158 5709
1965 5 567 4 935 37 012 160 5922
1966 6 592 5481 41 108 150 6 157
1967 5993 6 014 45 105 127 5728
1968 5 587 5 145 38 588 143 5 508
Other
Flocks 2
1962 8 577 5890 22960 7 5 1790
1963 10801 7 660 30120 82 2 538
1964 11 771 9 020 34744 70 2 586
1965 11 062 9972 38 572 64 2 614
1966 16789 10687 42 748 73 3 151
1967 14814 13628 54 512 52 2 839
1968 14 854 11 578 46699 57 2 680
All Chickens
Eggs Including
Broilers
1962 271 997
1963 294547
1964 308 284
1965 348 698
1966 409384
1967 352 371
1968 382 362
1 Cash receipts include home consumption which is less than 1 percent of total
production 2 Includes both commercial and farm flocks eggs principally for
human consumption
19
iGEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION AND INCOME 1962 1968

Ave No
Layers
Eggs Per
Layer
Eggs
Produced
Eggs Sold
Comm
Hatch All
Price Per Doz
Comm
Hatch
All
1 000 head
13277
15999
17 591
18 792
21 298
22 684
23337
3409
3458
3 650
3909
4428
4760
4 737
9 868
12 541
No
Millions
Millions
Cents
208
208
213
215
211
220
214
201
192
196
201
200
204
205
391
212
2 T57 2 070 615 2 685 38 1 603 432
3 321 2 663 597 3 260 380 664 432
3 743 3 047 645 3692 370 593 409
4 042 3 291 707 3998 38 1 629 42 5
4 501 3 669 794 4463 43 1 654 47 1
4 981 4 075 870 4 945 328 572 37 1
4992 4 085 871 49 56 380 614 42 1
All Eggs
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Hatching Eggs
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Other Eggs 1
1962
1963
1964
1965
196u
1967
1968
1 Includes eggs from both commercial and farm flocks used principally for human consumption
686
663
717
785
884
969
970
69 615
64 597
70 645
76 707
88 794
97 870
97 871
684 38 1 603
661 380 664
715 370 593
783 38 1 629
882 43 1 654
967 328 572
968 380 614
13941 217 3 026 2 977
14883 219 3257 3 215
16870 214 3 617 3 581
17924 224 4 012 3 978
18 600 216 4 022 3 988
2 001 38 1
2 599 380
2 977 370
3 215 38 1
3 581 43 1
3 978 328
3988 38 0
Cash Receipts
Comm
Hatch
All
1 000 dollars
65 756
843 14
93962
104 537
131 925
111383
129 359
63 565
82287
91 804
102 124
128 764
108732
126 287
30 904
33046
31 874
37 059
43248
41 500
44 566
96 660
117360
125 83o
141 59c
175 173
152 883
173 925
2 191 30904 33 095
2 027 33046 35 073
2 158 31 874 34032
2413 37 059 39472 ni
3 161 43248 46409
2 651 41 500 44151
3 072 44 566 47638
63 565
82287
91 804
102 124
128764
108 732
126287
gyggll
Dih
MMift
tiifaMMWTABLE 38
Production Disposition and Gross Income U
From Poultry 1964 1968
S
Item Unit Millions No Billions 1964 1 1965 1 1966 1 1967 1 1968
Average No of Layers during year Eggs Per Layer Eggs Produced 301 1 217 65 2 3017 218 657 305 1 218 66 5 3170 221 700 3152 220 69 3
Eggs Consumed Farm Household 2 Eggs Sold Price Per Doz 3 Cash Receipts Billions Billions Cents Mil Dol 24 628 33 8 1 7696 2 1 636 337 1 7882 2 1 6 649 39 1 1144 1 16 68 5 312 781 1 1 14 679 340 922 0
Value of Farm Consumption Gross Income Mil Dol Mil Dol 667 1 8364 55 8 1 8439 2 507 165 1 1 389 8200 1 380 960 0
CHICKENS 4 Number Produced Millions 255 3 2399 2819 2652 2474
Number Consumed on Farms 2 Number Sold Pounds Produced Millions Millions Millions 48 8 1947 1 169 5 406 2004 1 1346 1 33 6 212 5 2779 1 298 2390 2458 1 266 225 7 155 1
Pounds Consumed on Farms 2 Pounds Sold Price Per Pound Cash Receipts Millions Millions Cents Mil Dol 1794 9366 92 85 8 1522 9678 89 863 1 124 1 034 1 97 100 1 1 1103 1579 79 917 1 989 0925 8 2 89 5
Value of Farm Consumption Gross Income Mil Dol Mil Dol 160 1019 133 996 11 5 111 5 86 1003 79 974
COMMERCIAL
BROILERS 5 r
Number Produced Millions 21612 23345 25716 25926 25995
Pounds Produced Millions 75213 81145 89926 91865 9 259 b
Price Per Pound Cents 142 150 153 133 143
Gross Income Mil Dol 10701 12179 13716 12231 13227
ALL CHICKENS
Pounds Sold
Price Per Pound
Value of Sales
Millions 84579 9 0824 10 0267 103445 10 3522
Cents 137 144 147 127 13 6
Mil Dol 1 1559 1 3042 14718 1 3148 1412 2
Gross Income Farm
Chickens Commer
cial Broilers and
Egs
Mil Dol 30084 31614 36482 31434 33801
1 Revised
2 Consumed on farms where produced
3 Weighted average price of all eggs sold for hatching purposes fresh market retail
at the farm and other sales
4 Does not include commercial broilers
5 Includes consumption in household of producers which is less than 1 percent of
total production
21
v
TABLE 39
State Ran k in Cash Receipts from Commercial Broilers E ggS
and All Chickens Eggs 1968
Commero Lai All Chic ens
Rank Broilers Eggs k Egg s
000 000 000
1 Ga 200249 Calif 195795 Ga 382 362
2 Ark 165 618 Ga 173 925 Ark 277 008
3 Ala 151 772 Ark 102627 Calif 243811
4 N C 140 058 N C 96449 N C 243455
5 Md 92996 Pa 96 046 Ala 240936
6 Miss 89925 Tex 87 791 Miss 180286
7 Tex 81 618 Miss 84786 Tex 173 511
8 Del 67660 Ala 83987 Pa 130 648
9 Maine 47810 Ind 7 5 504 Md 104977
10 Calif 42682 N Y 73692 Maine 94 106
11 Pa 29435 Iowa 60682 Ind 87 522
12 Va 28 198 Fla 60 275 Fla 79 008
13 Tenn 21 512 Ohio 56933 N Y 78 820
14 La 20 789 Minn 47840 Del 73004
15 Fla 16 641 111 44896 Iowa 66425
16 Wash 14 318 Maine 43788 Ohio 6 5 646
17 Mo 10 522 Mich 41403 Va 64 758
18 Ind 9296 S C 36 960 Tenn 56 685
19 S C 9 166 Conn 34 596 Minn 56 567
20 Wis 8991 Va 34 176 S C 48 014
21 W Va 8 770 Tenn 33886 La 47 042
22 Oreg 8 762 Wis 30400 111 1 44 896
23 Minn 7 244 N J 29 341 Mich 43236
24 Okla 6 229 Mo 26 861 Conn 41 197
25 Ohio 5992 Wash 26 086 Wash 41 190
26 Conn 5 139 La 25480 Wis 40464
27 Ky 4 529 Mass 19688 Mo 39322
28 Iowa 4 148 S Dak 19259 N J 31 354
29 Idaho 3 677 Nebr 19151 Oreg 24 596
30 Mass 3 585 Ky 17 038 Mass 24 246
31 N Y 2351 Kans 16672 Ky 22 210
32 Hawaii 1 705 Oreg 15 520 Nebr 20442
33 Utah 1 172 N H 13994 S Dak 19993
34 N J 1 155 Okla 12867 Okla 19679
35 N H 881 Md 11402 W Va 19390
36 Nebr 652 W Va 10 140 Kans 17706
37 R I 407 Colo 7 521 N H 15 727
38 Mich 372 Utah 7 196 Idaho 9261
39 Kans 290 Hawaii 6 631 Hawaii 8 56 5
40 Vt 42 Mont 5 836 Utah 8 502
41 Ariz 5 526 Colo 7977
42 Idaho 5412 Mont 6 081
43 N Mex 5 120 Ariz 1 5 526
44 Del 5030 N Mex 5 336
45 N Dak 4 7 52 N Dak 4 898
46 Vt 4 115 Vt 4 305
47 R I 3 148 R I 3679
48 Wyo 1 107 Wyo 1 138
49 50 Alaska 496 Alaska 515
Nev 132 Nev 138
U S L 322 679 1921958 3 334 141
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Turkeys Production Disposition and Gross Income
Georgia 19601968
Number Number Pounds Price Gross
Year Raised Sold Sold per Pound Income
Thousands Thousands Thousands Cents Thous Dollars
I960 430 425 8 245 266 2 193
1961 670 655 12 052 230 2 772
1962 663 674 12267 228 2 797
1963 1 177 1 160 22 040 219 4 827
1964 1486 1494 28 834 21 5 6 199
1965 1 336 1 326 25459 219 5 576
1966 1709 1679 31 733 234 7426
1967 1917 1 877 36 226 20 8 7 535
1968 1 820 1 823 37189 210 7 810
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Turkeys Farm Production Disposition and Gross Income
U S 19601968
Number Number Pounds Price Gross
Year Raised Sold Sold per Pound Income
Millions Millions Millions Cents Mil Dol J
I960 84 5 829 1463 254 3709
1961 107 7 108 1 1 882 189 3558
1962 92 1 919 1 627 216 351 5
1963 94 1 942 1694 22 3 3773
1964 101 1 1008 1 824 210 3834
1965 1059 1049 1901 222 4213
1966 116 5 1154 2 107 23 1 4857
1967 1266 1268 2 3 54 19 7 459 5
1968 1064 1066 2019 20 5 4146
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