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fPOULTRY FACTS 19671974
contained in
Current estimates of various aspects of the Poultry Industry are
releases issued periodically throughout the year It is not possible for these releases
itcontain 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
Name of Release
Georgia Crop Reporting Service
When Issued

L Weekly on Wednesday
Weekly Hatchery Monthly about 21st of month
Monthly Poultry Summary Annually about March 9
Commercial Broiler Income Ami y
Annual Summary of Weekly 1 q
Hatchery Report on Broiler Chicks Annua y about MarchJ
Annually aboi
Feb Apr June Sept
nruuer iino y
on Annually about April 28
Cash Receipts From Poultry 0
The Poultry and Egg Situation
Annual Summary
Selected States Egg Type Eggs Set
and Chicks Hatched
Nov
Annually about March 28
Annually about March 28
Compiled by
GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
Frasier T Galloway Agricultural Statistician in Charge
Mike Hammer Assistant Statistician in Charge
Agricultural Statistician
W A Bill Wagner
A cooperative function of
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Thomas T Irvin Commissioner
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service
Harry S Trelogan Administrator
Bruce M Graham Chairman
Crop Reporting Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table No
1 Pullet Chicks for Broiler Hatchery Supply Flocks U S
2 Pullet Chicks for Egg Type Hatchery Supply Flocks U S
3 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies U S Broiler Prod 1
4 Chickens Tested by Official State Agencies U S Egg Prod 2
5 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries Ga 2
6 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries Ga 2
7 Broiler Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries US 3
8 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Commercial Hatcheries US 3
9 Prices Received by U S Farmers for Commercial Broilers 4
10 Prices Received by U S Farmers for All Eggs 4
11 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for Commercial Broilers 4
12 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for All Eggs
13 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for Commercial Eggs 5
14 Prices Received by Georgia Farmers for Hatching Eggs 5
15 Broiler Chicks Placed by Weeks Georgia 6
16 Broiler Chicks Placed by Weeks Selected States 7
17 Egg Type Chicks Hatched by Weeks Georgia 8
18 Egg Type Chicks Hatched Selected States
19 All Chickens on Farms by States January 1 10
20 Total Value of All Chickens on Farms by States January 1 11
21 Number of Chicken Hatcheries January 1 Selected Years 12
22 Egg Capacity of Hatcheries January 1 Selected Years 13
23 Number of Layers on Farms U S 14
24 Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers U S 14
25 Egg Production United States 14
26 All Layers Number Georgia 15
27 All Layers Eggs Laid Per 100 Georgia 15
28 All Layers Egg Production Georgia 15
29 Number of Layers in Hatching Egg Flocks Georgia 16
30 Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers in Hatching Flocks Georgia 16
31 Egg Production Hatching Egg Flocks Georgia 16
32 Other Layers Number Georgia 17
33 Other Layers Eggs Laid Per 100 Georgia 17
34 Other Layers Egg Production Georgia 17
35 Per Capita Consumption of Eggs Chickens and Turkeys U S 18
36 Per Capita Consumption of Red Meats U S 18
37 Georgia Chicken Production and Income
38 Georgia Egg Production and Income 20
39 Production Disposition and Gross Income U S 21
40 State Rank in Cash Receipts from Commercial Broilers Eggs
and All Chickens and Eggs 22
41 Turkeys Production Disposition and Gross Income Georgia 23
42 Turkeys Farm Production Disposition and Gross Income U S 23 TABLE 1
DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS UNITED STATES
PULLET CHICKS FOR BROILER HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS 19671974
Month 1967 1968 1969 Th 1970 ousands 1971 1972 1973 1974

Jan 2 649 2488 29 59 3 141 2 750 2 540 2 390 2 372
Feb 2 947 2 800 2 806 3 231 2 599 2 228 2 170 2 3 54
Mar 3 650 3329 3 578 3 645 3 013 2676 3 056 2 835
Apr 3 504 3695 3493 3 811 3 160 3308 3048
May 3 364 3 017 4 046 3 677 3 196 2 786 2958
June 3 620 3 555 3409 3420 3 031 2694 2 527
July 2 673 2 856 3 026 3084 2 841 2 753 2495
Aug 2 704 2 811 3 060 2998 2929 2 530 2 588
Sept 3 041 3 118 2933 2 709 2 559 2498 2 653
Oct 2 632 2955 3 237 2 783 2 543 2475 2921
Nov 29 59 3 152 3 300 3295 2 553 2371 2 306
Dec 2749 3 148 3 047 2956 2794 2249 2 383
Annual
Total 36492 36924 38 894 38 750 33 968 31 108 31495
TABLE 2
DOMESTIC PLACEMENTS UNITED STATES
PULLET CHICKS FOR EGG TYPE HATCHERY SUPPLY FLOCKS
1971 1974
Month 1971 1972 1973 1974
rhousands
Jan 264 295 314 306
Feb 386 348 414 324
Mar 452 306 453 474
Apr 589 470 355
May 482 533 511
June 681 592 530
July 412 385 423
Aug 3 57 426 349
Sept 413 409 268
Oct 297 476 309
Nov 279 236 302
Dec 257 274 258
Annual Total 4 869 4 7 50 4486
TABLE 3
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES
U S FOR BROILER PRODUCTION 1967 1974
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Thousands
Jan 3085 243 5 2 823 2418 2 667 2 275 2 196 1 837
Feb 2 370 2 121 L 992 2964 2 576 1849 1962 1 523
Mar 2 821 2034 2 455 2 681 2499 2 006 1992 1669
Apr 2 338 2 155 2 525 2499 2 505 1899 1995
May 2 064 1701 2 217 2 548 2 086 1 850 1 587
June 2 111 1 594 1 856 2 140 2 235 1756 1 710
July Aug Sept 1930 1 817 2 056 2279 1940 1 786 1 509
2403 1 850 2 023 2 739 2 284 2 165 1 601
2395 2453 2 486 2 372 2 274 2 186 1793
Oct 2423 2 312 2 740 2955 1 828 2 047 1943
Nov 2493 2 315 2 545 2 505 2 688 1 856 1 586
Dec 2 305 2 326 2 569 2 664 2 263 1904 1 703
Total 28 738 25 113 28 287 30 764 27 845 23579 21 577

Month
1967
TABLE 4
CHICKENS TESTED BY OFFICIAL STATE AGENCIES
U S FOR EGG PRODUCTION 19671974
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
1973
BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GA
1974
Thousands
Jan 1 192 938 712 736 778 617 605 661
Feb 648 884 556 598 618 532 428 417
Mar 594 442 620 483 544 511 503 414
Apr May June 533 315 382 436 506 301 411
250 3 50 358 411 439 502 445
341 286 363 398 433 322 200
July Aug Sept Oct 465 319 302 320 3 54 381 3 57
414 378 371 412 601 436 366
472 463 3 58 622 376 459 395
602 589 681 628 466 453 379
Nov 925 737 808 845 675 500 453
Dec 783 578 719 897 665 481 3 53
Total 7219 6279 6 230 6 786 6455 549 5 4895
TABLE 5
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Millions
424 414 403 436 39 1 399 367 403
Feb 404 396 384 409 343 386 32 5 36 1
Mar 466 440 446 470 41 1 413 387 41 0
Apr 44 5 43 5 439 466 414 40 5 386
May 447 454 444 476 423 i 414 393
June 428 439 43 1 444 420 398 377
July 428 434 42 5 419 410 380 34 5
Aug 417 408 41 8 408 413 379 379
Sept 370 358 37 5 34 5 368 332 35 5 r
Oct 379 372 388 34 1 34 5 343 359
Nov 379 389 403 382 364 342 362
Dec 384 406 410 396 39 1 359 383
Total 4969 494 5 4964 4990 4693 4550 4417
1 Pre iminary TABLE 6 M
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES GA
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Millions
Jan 29 24 26 43 36 3 5 36 24
Feb 39 25 32 4 1 3 5 40 36 24 j
Mar 44 36 40 50 47 36 46 3 1
Apr 40 40 4 1 47 4 5 36 48
May 37 35 46 42 55 37 42
June 2 8 32 37 42 44 32 33
July 2 1 3 1 3 5 39 33 36 40 V
Aug 22 32 3 1 1 1 29 3 5 43
Sept 22 33 34 40 28 29 44
Oct 16 38 34 40 27 26 44
Nov 16 3 1 30 3 5 27 26 38
Dec 16 32 29 3 5 24 27 3 1 h
Total 330 388 414 46 5 430 396 482
1 PreliminaryTABLE 7
BROILER TYPE CHICKS HATCHED
BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES US
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 Millions 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Jan 2253 2298 2364 270 1 2642 2739 2617 2773
Feb 2176 219 5 228 1 254 1 2390 2694 2419 254 1
Mar 256 1 2467 267 8 2960 2803 2973 2874 2963
Apr 2503 2477 268 5 2942 2823 2939 2894
MayJune 2570 2609 2800 3007 2893 3030 2980
2450 2503 2662 2872 2800 2862 2827
July 241 1 2442 2576 2684 2686 273 1 2584
Aug Sept 2323 2324 2467 2607 2684 2722 2704
2017 2034 2310 2238 2399 2397 2463
Oct 2056 2148 237 5 2284 2387 2470 2495
Nov 2113 2216 2489 2466 2504 2512 2539
Dec 215 2 227 8 2562 2590 2670 2607 2675
Total 2 758 5 2799 1 3 0250 3 1892 3 1680 32675 3 2070
1 Pre liminary
TABLE 8
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED BY COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES U S
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 Millions 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Jan 39 8 33 5 380 463 404 39 1 386 35 5
Feb 463 386 403 469 429 416 41 5 380
Mar 66 1 538 536 646 578 480 520 457
Apr May 744 623 603 698 646 530 540
68 1 594 59 5 644 602 520 554
June 479 450 474 509 493 429 447
July Aug Sept Oct 340 37 1 402 45 1 414 386 412
360 37 1 380 294 382 37 5 42 5
346 37 5 39 5 40 5 344 360 429
329 404 400 422 338 379 460
Nov 277 35 8 34 1 35 5 329 324 403
Dec 270 340 390 35 5 316 324 353
Total 534 8 5143 5299 571 1 5275 4914 5343
1 Preliminary
TABLE 9
PRICES RECEIVED BY U S FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS
BY MONTHS 1967 1974
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Ce nts Per Pound
Dec 1 136 12 1 120 144 193
Jan 139 134 14 1 148 130 135 172 209
Feb 15 2 149 149 143 139 144 198 237
Mar 142 146 15 1 14 5 136 143 232 22 5
Apr May 139 14 1 147 137 136 129 252 212
132 146 15 5 138 146 136 238
June 136 150 159 134 15 1 144 243
July 144 15 5 17 5 133 156 155 276
Aug 130 149 16 5 13 1 143 146 365
Sept 12 5 139 157 133 140 154 297
Oct 124 127 148 124 129 146 237
Nov 11 8 13 5 144 129 12 5 139 194
Dec 120 135 136
Average 133 142 152 136 137 141 240
PRICES RECEIVED BY U S
Month
1967
1968
TABLE 10
FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS BY MONTHS 1967 1974
1973
1969
1970
1971
1972
Cents Per Dozen
1974
Dec 1 546 379 342 442 638
Jan 37 8 318 43 5 533 354 300 500 666
Feb 328 303 39 1 474 32 5 292 428 64 1
Mar 347 306 39 8 422 320 319 469 566
Apr 300 290 367 348 319 278 469 504
May 288 273 304 299 293 274 45 5
June 274 30 5 314 307 283 277 504
July 299 329 377 362 28 5 306 519
Aug 299 343 362 332 313 299 687
Sept 320 430 407 386 307 339 639
Oct 287 378 404 323 28 8 309 593
Nov 298 39 1 492 357 300 370 593
Dec 323 422 546
Average 312 34 1 400 39 1 314 309 52 5
TABLE 11
Month
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS FOR COMMERCIAL BROILERS
BY MONTHS 19671974
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Cents Per Pound
1972
1973
1974
Dec 1 120 110 10 5 140 193
Jan 12 5 120 130 13 5 12 5 12 5 16 5 200
Feb 140 140 13 5 13 5 13 5 13 5 20 5 230
Mar 130 13 5 140 135 12 5 130 22 5 210
Apr 12 5 130 13 5 12 5 12 5 120 250
May 120 13 5 14 5 12 5 140 130 235
June 12 5 135 150 125 145 140 23 5
July 13 5 14 5 16 5 120 150 14 5 300
Aug 120 140 15 5 120 13 5 13 5 370
Sept 11 5 130 14 5 120 130 14 5 33 0
Oct 110 11 5 13 5 110 11 5 135 21 5
Nov 10 5 120 130 120 110 130 18 5
Dec 110 12 5 120
Season
Average 122 13 1 14 1 124 129 13 1 239
1 December preceding year TABLE 12
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS FOR ALL EGGS
BY MONTHS 19671974
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Cents Per Dozen
Dec U 608 423 390 490 69 5
Jan 434 39 5 517 605 392 339 520 727
Feb 39 1 364 460 53 5 362 332 443 693
Mar 412 38 5 474 479 366 36 1 495 60 0
Apr 350 363 44 5 399 364 326 489
May 343 343 37 5 352 320 31 1 484
June 333 387 37 5 367 316 319 548
July 37 5 418 45 1 412 337 352 608
Aug 35 2 436 449 387 347 343 759
Sept 383 54 1 492 432 346 377 67 5
Oct 327 456 483 366 33 1 346 618
Nov 359 476 56 1 398 34 5 413 639
Dec 39 1 503 608
Weighted
Average 37 1 422 47 5 447 355 35 1 563
1 Decemb er preceding year
TABLE 13
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS
FOR COMMERCIAL EGGS 1970 1974
Month 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Cent s Per Dozen
Dec 1 597 404 352 472 676
Jan 592 369 289 506 694
Feb 510 333 280 413 674
Mar 447 33 8 314 46 1 574
Apr 353 336 269 454
May 29 5 282 250 444
June 320 27 5 260 517
July 38 1 292 303 572
Aug 353 303 296 708
Sept 412 300 337 629
Oct 337 283 30 1 583
Nov 374 300 38 1 61 1
Weighted
Average 417 32 1 304 529
1 Decerr ber preceding year
TABLE 14
PRICES RECEIVED BY GEORGIA FARMERS
FOR HATCHING EGGS 19701974
Month 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Cents P er Dozen
Dec 1 670 540 600 600 800
Jan 670 540 600 610 900
Feb 65 5 540 600 630 800
Mar 638 540 600 700 750
Apr 620 540 600 700
May 602 540 600 700
June 56 5 540 600 700
July 55 5 580 600 780
Aug 548 580 600 1000
Sept 533 590 600 900
Oct 530 600 600 800
Nov 53 5 600 600 800
Weighted
Average 597 559 600 75 1
1 December preceding yearHH
TABLE 15
BROILER CHICKS PLACED BY WEEKS GEORGIA 1967 1974
Week
No 1967 1968 1969 1970 Millions 1971 1972 1973 1974 1

1 89 87 87 88 86 87 82 9 1
2 88 87 86 9 1 86 8 8 82 89
3 8 8 88 83 92 84 93 80 89
4 89 87 84 9 1 83 92 8 1 9 1
5 89 87 8 5 94 84 87 83 90
6 9 1 86 87 96 77 89 82 9 1
7 94 88 8 8 97 79 9 1 80 8 5
8 94 9 1 9 1 97 82 93 7 5 86
9 97 90 9 1 96 8 5 95 82 8 8
10 99 92 93 95 83 96 84 89
11 100 9 1 94 96 86 92 84 9 1
12 100 92 94 98 87 92 8 5 90
13 100 93 95 102 9 1 92 87 90
14 97 92 96 98 90 9 1 83 86
15 99 93 9 5 10 1 9 1 93 87
16 100 92 95 99 92 95 90
17 98 94 95 100 9 1 94 8 8
18 99 95 94 102 9 1 95 86
19 9 5 97 94 103 87 9 1 83
20 96 94 92 100 90 9 1 87
21 96 94 93 102 93 96 89
22 93 95 9 1 99 94 94 86
23 95 95 94 99 93 94 88
24 95 96 92 98 95 93 8 5
25 92 97 92 97 93 95 84
26 92 94 93 99 93 92 84
27 90 93 8 5 89 94 9 1 78
28 9 1 93 87 87 87 83 76
29 9 1 94 87 89 88 87 77
30 88 92 90 89 90 86 8 1
31 88 9 1 87 90 90 89 82
32 90 87 87 87 91 87 83
33 88 86 8 5 87 90 86 84
34 86 85 8 5 86 89 85 82
35 83 83 8 5 84 89 85 83
36 82 80 84 8 1 87 85 83
37 79 8 1 8 5 79 87 84 82
38 73 74 78 7 7 87 8 1 76
39 78 74 70 70 7 5 68 78
40 80 80 82 66 73 73 84
41 8 1 8 1 8 5 78 83 83 84
42 76 78 83 8 1 8 1 83 84
43 7 5 69 76 65 69 82 69
44 76 76 73 67 64 62 7 1
45 83 85 8 5 77 7 5 7 1 8 1
46 82 84 87 83 85 77 87
47 8 1 86 87 86 86 82 86
48 8 1 86 86 82 86 79 87
49 83 89 86 88 87 8 1 86
50 8 1 87 8 5 84 87 83 86
51 84 87 86 8 5 87 82 88
52 79 84 8 1 8 1 87 83 79
53 74
Total 4614 457 1 4547 4647 4480 4589 4303
1 Preliminary TABLE 16
BROILER CHICKS PLACED BY WEEKSSELECTED STATES 19671974 1
Week
No 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Millions
1 477 486 504 562 565 58 1 562 594
2 477 487 50 1 576 568 579 56 1 594
3 48 1 494 497 576 557 590 564 597
4 486 497 51 1 580 563 599 576 598
5 497 500 51 1 59 1 576 595 574 603
6 508 490 52 5 592 547 602 57 5 596
7 517 50 1 537 602 56 1 61 5 573 587
8 520 50 5 545 603 572 624 568 617
9 53 5 513 553 610 577 63 1 597 623
10 543 520 563 616 58 5 634 607 633
11 549 520 567 623 588 63 5 619 637
12 550 526 574 633 598 632 619 637
13 542 53 1 572 642 603 643 626 630
14 545 533 576 639 607 643 622 623
15 54 5 536 582 644 61 5 642 635
16 547 538 588 64 5 62 1 647 642
17 550 544 594 646 615 650 638
18 546 54 5 594 639 61 5 659 63 1
19 54 5 548 59 1 639 606 649 622
20 542 548 592 640 610 642 629
1 21 543 548 592 634 619 649 63 5
22 532 552 590 634 615 647 629
23 540 552 59 5 63 5 617 640 632
24 537 549 592 63 5 620 636 622
25 539 546 586 630 614 63 5 615
26 532 540 58 1 62 5 61 1 628 607
27 51 6 528 529 606 603 633 547
28 520 526 557 553 554 558 537
29 516 522 564 564 567 577 55 1
30 513 510 554 582 58 5 597 566
31 506 512 539 572 580 598 572
32 499 503 530 56 1 58 1 606 582
33 502 502 52 5 566 577 598 584
34 492 49 1 527 558 570 582 577
35 480 478 53 3 548 576 573 574
36 472 47 1 533 524 569 576 569
37 45 5 46 5 529 517 562 573 56 5
38 394 440 513 496 544 553 530
E 39 446 407 470 449 485 488 505
40 462 47 1 51 5 478 496 503 560
41 457 48 1 547 520 546 57 1 565
42 419 47 1 52 5 508 534 564 558
43 412 422 46 1 454 49 1 536 490
44 447 450 492 469 472 47 1 487
45 469 489 543 519 519 509 550
46 473 494 558 543 55 5 55 1 582
47 467 502 564 558 570 573 57 1
48 469 486 549 552 56 5 566 59 1
49 464 497 556 566 576 579 587
50 460 493 560 562 57 5 577 580
fV 51 474 486 557 567 578 57 1 583
52 44 1 473 522 524 558 57 1 546
53 527
Total 2 5948 2 6217 2 8462 3 0009 29833 3 1508 30289
1 Prior to 1973 22 States included Connecticut discontinued weekly estimates in
1973 thereafter only 21 States included
TABLE 17
GEORGIA
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED 1967 1973
Week
No 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Thousands
1 513 497 618 900 965 419 634
2 652 598 634 898 783 602 828
3 619 414 454 994 766 865 924
4 760 626 660 1095 787 717 763
5 872 604 588 948 891 1 026 906
6 919 664 661 1 014 900 905 909
7 993 493 824 1 035 727 1060 952
8 1 082 608 801 1 022 870 1 006 906
9 1 025 703 935 1 041 991 953 915
10 1 060 7 59 894 1 100 1 014 810 999
11 1 0 50 908 857 1 028 1 137 638 1 093
1Z 905 776 986 1 207 1 047 869 1 094
13 956 863 888 1 146 1 0 53 913 1 007
14 950 696 968 1 190 1 003 876 1 155
15 887 893 836 1 153 944 719 1 093
16 1 002 1 065 963 1 131 1 018 868 1 185
17 906 1040 1 035 1075 1 209 832 1 098
18 8 54 928 975 905 1 075 906 958
19 766 781 1 014 966 1 209 1 007 953
20 921 7 57 1069 928 1 2 50 904 1 024
21 853 749 1 162 967 1 191 7 57 1 002
22 836 778 928 974 1 315 776 791
23 770 802 852 1 057 1 240 706 749
24 630 695 1009 975 1 008 687 853
25 571 793 772 9 54 1 119 694 711
26 527 718 853 962 894 755 788
27 457 629 658 1 053 900 89 5 792
28 510 857 933 993 604 765 1 054
29 47 5 713 834 889 791 774 936
30 412 637 796 716 859 911 823
31 488 585 688 790 647 7 57 973
32 473 733 679 157 718 909 864
33 491 640 690 161 692 869 923
34 50 5 727 761 148 533 695 1 030
35 513 800 630 220 664 657 1 046
36 505 729 765 1 024 723 866 983
37 539 713 821 1 002 836 694 1 024
38 485 788 785 1 037 599 708 965
39 50 5 823 783 801 533 699 1 135
40 3 52 881 828 802 582 547 1 101
41 329 812 659 857 555 601 994
42 412 862 785 943 52 5 553 979
43 334 878 7 58 936 702 706 955
44 326 839 809 870 638 547 929
45 455 7 52 840 994 637 516 877
46 441 787 689 908 696 712 916
47 314 705 605 800 589 665 877
48 251 572 635 594 544 470 826
49 275 792 639 636 674 637 805
50 463 794 677 920 657 608 686
51 368 7 56 714 860 596 715 801
52 335 548 564 546 447 613 52 5
53 536
Annual
Total 32 892 38 560 41 261 46 322 43 347 39895 48 109
Week
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
TABLE 18
SELECTED STATES
EGG TYPE CHICKS HATCHED 1967
1973
1967 1 1968 1 1969 1 1970 2 1971 2 1972 3 1973 3
Thous ands
2440 1 883 2 361 2 955 2 612 1 890 1 958
2 706 2 195 2420 3 258 3 230 2 472 2 422
2 623 2091 2 358 3 377 2 528 2 856 2 311
2 612 2 534 2 273 3 317 3 166 2 225 2 296
2 611 2 210 2 373 3 526 3 010 2 264 2 162
2 860 2 731 2 572 3 211 3 081 2 699 2 545
3 132 2 357 2 762 3 635 3 119 2 878 2 896
3428 2427 2991 3 655 3 246 2 479 2 439
3 303 2 810 3 041 3 704 3 469 2 53 5 2 642
3699 2709 3 268 3 876 3 452 2 396 2 652
3709 3 150 3 060 3 834 3 710 2 064 3 101
3 373 3 001 2 798 4 132 3 733 2 584 2 998
3 593 2936 3 093 4 089 3 775 2 222 2 59 5
3 517 3 036 3 367 4 121 3 432 2 847 2 670
3 604 3 004 3 017 4 085 3 589 2 583 2 840
3461 3 375 3444 4 101 3 677 2 583 2 930
3 618 2 785 3 254 3 914 3 596 2 648 2 890
3 316 3 038 3 102 3 776 3 532 2 578 2 795
3 189 2 876 3 353 3 594 3 458 2 781 2 707
3 216 3059 3 113 3 721 3 307 2 621 2 863
3 162 2 651 2 899 3 452 3 503 2 216 2 818
2959 2 690 2 618 3 489 3 251 2 019 2 572
2 661 2 603 2 891 3 562 3 036 2 139 2 335
2 728 2 577 2 794 3 266 3 169 2 124 2 507
2 303 2 902 2 545 3 168 2 955 2 079 1 89 5
2 277 2931 2 728 3 314 2 627 2 378 2 092
1982 2 044 2 169 3 224 2 773 2 450 2 533
2 055 2947 2 583 3 488 2 718 2 603 2 898
2 226 2 531 2 662 3 162 2 777 2 063 2 649
2 278 2 050 2 296 3 207 2 704 2 298 2 123
2458 2 283 2 364 3 185 2 032 1 958 2 400
2 309 2 151 2 385 1 941 1 828 2 280 2 490
2 167 2 197 2 296 1 732 2 282 1 908 2 403
2 231 2 326 2496 1 517 2 089 1 756 2 462
1984 2 764 2 351 1 679 2 635 1 932 2 402
2 252 2 538 2467 3 026 3 188 2 118 2 775
2 505 2 741 2 745 2 983 2 515 2 660 2 783
2 078 2 724 2 799 3 440 2 232 2 137 2 832
2 286 2 687 2 764 2 995 1 954 2 028 2 603
1915 2 569 2 611 3 235 2 223 2 308 2 661
1 875 2 520 2 308 3 163 1 83 5 2 537 2 929
2 621 2 574 2 571 3 220 2 534 2 091 2 877
1 896 2 611 2 187 2 936 2 537 2 604 2 681
1 831 2 519 2 738 2 915 2 090 2 386 2 443
1 819 2492 2401 2 995 1 927 1 960 2 412
1 717 2 358 2 163 2 625 2 079 1 909 2 112
1 858 2 135 2 266 2 623 2 361 1 986 2 248
1 648 1 606 2497 2 438 2 149 1 458 1 947
1913 2 082 2 254 2 362 2 472 1 866 2 078
1 850 2 670 2 301 3 237 2 120 2 123 1 839
1 698 2 266 2 319 2 785 2 245 1 959 2 287
1 614 1 775 2 245 1 774 2 008 1 857 1 640
1 343
Annual
Total
133 166
132 721
137733
166 019
145 570
119 738
130438
t
of
50 State
Annual
Total
249
258
260
29 1
276
224
244
50 State
Annual
Total
534818 514301
529888
571 142
527473
534256 534256
1 Georgia Illinois California Washington 2 Georgia Illinois California
Washington Mississippi 3 Georgia California Washington Mississippi TABLE 19
ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS
BY STATES JAN 1 1967 1969DEC 1 1970 1973 1
State 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 2 1973 3
Millions
Ala 174 184 194 199 198 196 202
Alaska 1 10 243
Ariz Ark 1 5 224 1 5 240 1 5 239 14 250 1 1 250 1 0 250
Calif 490 517 509 564 536 482 504
Col 1 5 17 17 19 1 8 18 2 2
Conn 49 48 48 46 52 52 5 0
Del 8 9 8 9 9 9 9
Fla 13 6 144 17 3 177 180 172 17 1
Ga 343 13 342 370 399 379 366 41 1
Hawaii 13 13 14 14 13 13
Idaho 12 12 1 1 1 1 9 10 1 1
111 109 106 103 107 98 92 8 8
Ind 162 173 170 174 180 164 168
Iowa 172 148 129 14 1 134 120 11 7
Kansas 54 52 49 44 40 38 3 5
Ky La 40 40 37 3 5 33 3 6 3 7
54 5 1 53 46 48 44 43
Maine 63 6 5 68 78 79 85 93
Md 19 20 20 2 1 20 2 1 2 1
Mass 32 30 30 29 28 3 1 29
Mich 90 84 80 8 1 8 5 8 1 7 8
Minn 13 3 12 8 117 143 14 5 137 14 2
Miss 162 159 156 155 149 140 13 6
Mo 8 1 8 1 80 90 88 84 82
Montana 1 1 1 1 1 2 12 12 12 1 2
Nebr 68 63 53 52 48 44 4 8
Nev 1 m
N H 23 22 20 17 17 18 1 7
N J 72 60 54 48 4 1 38 39
N Mex 9 9 10 13 12 13 1 2
N Y 142 140 137 136 133 124 12 3
N C 194 19 1 197 21 8 216 20 5 20 1
N D 16 14 1 1 10 9 8 8
Ohio 137 13 5 12 1 132 137 134 12 1
Okla 3 1 30 30 33 33 29 29
Oregon Pa 3 1 30 3 1 29 30 29 3 0
193 177 176 182 199 187 194
R I 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
S C 73 69 7 1 79 8 1 83 84
S D 7 5 67 52 53 47 44 42
Tenn 64 63 63 63 6 1 6 1 6 1
Texas 204 193 174 173 167 153 15 8
Utah 17 17 17 17 18 17 19
Vt 7 6 6 5 6 8 7
Va 64 62 56 53 52 56 54
Wash 67 69 64 7 1 60 59 64
W Va 19 17 16 14 14 13 12
Wis 79 7 5 66 74 74 70 6 8
Wy 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
U S 4256 4205 4133 4339 4256 4062 4123
1 Excludes commercial broilers 2 Revised 3 Preliminary
10 TABLE 20
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL CHICKENS ON FARMS BY STATES
1967 JAN 1 1968 1967 19691969 DEC 1 1970 1973 1
State 1970 1971 1972 2 1973 3
Million D allars
Ala 164 17 5 203 208 227 22 5 324
Alaska 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ariz 17 18 1 5 16 13 14 22
Ark 21 8 218 236 250 263 288 377
Calif 564 568 58 5 676 616 772 907
Col 16 18 17 22 20 23 3 5
Conn 9 1 90 91 88 94 68 100
Del 1 1 1 1 12 12 13 14 1 7
Fla 163 166 208 194 198 189 240
Ga 378 376 425 439 455 42 1 696
Hawaii 2 8 26 2 5 27 28 27 27
Idaho 13 12 1 1 12 10 1 1 16
111 120 11 1 114 117 108 110 123
Ind 194 200 213 223 216 18 1 23 5
Iowa 20 6 148 142 169 168 163 170
Kansas 47 43 4 5 40 37 32 5 3
Ky 36 36 34 35 3 5 38 54
J La 62 59 6 1 59 59 67 8 2
Maine 107 110 11 5 124 13 1 106 17 1
Md 2 6 27 30 3 1 32 33 38
Mass 56 53 54 54 52 43 59
Mich 13 1 114 113 117 119 98 11 3
Minn 159 140 153 172 159 165 228
Miss 170 17 5 180 186 186 196 252
Mo 72 6 5 70 8 5 8 5 88 114
Montana 14 13 13 1 5 16 16 2 1
Nebr 68 46 46 50 44 44 77
Nev 1
N H 40 39 36 28 29 2 5 3 2
N J 11 1 87 83 82 72 64 70
N Mex 9 10 9 16 1 5 18 22
N Y 249 246 247 23 1 206 198 21 5
N C 213 189 207 229 238 256 302
N D 17 12 1 1 1 1 10 8 13
Ohio 179 169 15 1 16 5 17 1 147 194
Okla 29 2 5 29 33 33 33 43
Oregon Pa 4 1 38 37 37 40 37 56
299 27 5 28 1 283 338 262 310
R I 9 8 8 9 6 4 6
S C 87 79 93 99 106 113 126
S D 86 53 50 58 46 46 62
Tenn 54 56 59 70 67 7 1 9 5
Texas 214 203 183 191 192 19 1 22 1
Utah 19 20 18 19 19 22 2 7
Vt 12 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 6
Va 77 7 1 68 64 62 73 78
Wash 94 90 83 96 84 83 11 5
W Va 20 20 18 17 17 18 2 0
Wis 99 89 86 93 93 8 5 11 3
Wy 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
U S 509 1 4812 4984 5262 5240 5199 669 1
1Excludes commercial broilers 2 Revised 3 Preliminary
I 4
v
11TABLE 21
NUMBER OF CHICKEN HATCHERIES
JAN 1 SELECTED YEARS 1961 1973
BY STATES
State 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973
Number
Ala 83 79 84 83 81 71 53
Ariz 6 7 4 1 4 3 1
Ark 87 78 63 60 58 58 37
Calif 101 92 81 67 53 38 31
Col 15 12 7 6 6 5 4
Conn 22 16 15 11 9 6 4
Del 19 18 15 13 12 12 12
Fla 34 27 30 31 31 27 17
Ga 176 157 138 139 116 70 77
Hawaii 6 1 1 1
Idaho 18 18 16 12 11 9 8
111 140 116 90 78 63 52 33
Ind 198 134 114 85 60 45 41
Iowa 340 282 217 143 89 74 54
Kansas 103 83 65 52 39 32 24
Ky 59 33 26 19 10 9 9
La 20 19 18 13 12 11 8
Maine 24 19 16 12 12 13 11
Md 32 23 21 20 20 16 16
Mass 47 37 23 17 15 14 9
Mich 59 52 45 33 17 14 12
Minn 271 175 147 118 87 77 69
Miss 57 51 37 33 34 31 27
Mo 182 161 120 60 49 31 29
Montana 14 13 7 5 5 4 4
Nebr 116 98 92 75 53 44 34
Nev 0
N H 14 12 5 1 1 1 1
N J 53 41 31 23 13 10 8
N Mex 4 1 1 1 0 1
N Y 81 63 56 53 42 39 32
N C 106 99 84 75 63 64 51
N Dak 24 22 17 12 10 7 8
Ohio 127 117 92 73 47 38 30
Okla 51 43 29 21 13 12 12
Oregon 40 25 21 21 13 10 8
Pa 169 142 115 96 61 50 39
R I 7 5 5 3 3 3 3
S C 33 38 14 22 21 9 7
S Dak 83 79 65 57 44 32 27
Tenn 58 48 35 35 28 18 15
Texas 200 170 146 121 83 73 63
Utah 10 10 9 9 7 7 6
Vt 6 6 1 1 1 1 1
Va 58 45 31 26 17 13 11
Wash 43 32 28 23 20 14 12
W Va 13 8 5 5 4 3 1
Wis 108 91 73 56 42 32 24
Wy U U U U U U U
U S 3 513 2900 2357 1 932 1486 1209 989
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations
12State
U S
1961
Ala 224
Ariz 6
Ark 243
Calif 192
Col 14
Conn 7 3
Del 102
Fla 49
Ga 472
Hawaii
Idaho 1 5
111 16 2
Ind 263
Iowa 299
Kansas 8 5
1 Ky 52
La 34
Maine 68
Md 164
Mass 5 1
Mich 4 8
Minn 279
Miss 17 5
Mo 286
Montana 9
Nebr 99
Nev
N H 32
N J 94
N Mex 1
N Y 70
N C 23 5
N D 19
Ohio 137
Okla 5 1
Oregon 37
Pa 193
R I 6
S C 39
S D 69
Tenn 7 5
Texas 26 5
Utah 12
Vt 2
Va 128
Wash 48
W Va 20
Wis 90
Wy 1
5085
TABLE 22
EGG CAPACITY OF HATCHERIES
JAN 1 SELECTED YEARS 1961 1973
BY STATES
1963
26 1
6
31 4
21 9
1 2
7 0
9 9
3 3
50 8
1 5
14 4
19 0
25 7
6 2
3 6
3 5
7 6
16 8
5 0
4 5
20 3
19 3
27 6
9
8 6
2 5
5 9
1
5 9
26 4
1 8
13 5
4 9
3 6
18 8
4
4 2
6 6
7 5
28 9
1 2
2
11 1
4 2
1 5
8 0
1
4938
1965
1967
Milli ans
354 400
4 1
362 432
19 5 20 1
10 10
57 47
109 104
6 1 89
497 613
5
13 13
12 5 113
160 146
212 146
48 36
23 18
4 1 46
70 80
179 214
30 25
40 30
18 8 160
213 229
22 6 8 8
7 6
79 64
18 1
53 42
1 1
57 63
276 312
12 10
98 79
36 30
36 33
169 150
4 5
28 37
53 46
6 5 68
276 262
1 1 10
1 1
90 84
48 44
9 9
63 57
1 1
4708
468 1
1969
40 2
7
47 3
19 9
8
3 3
10 6
11 0
65 4
1
1 2
8 9
11 5
10 8
2 6
1 1
5 0
9 0
21 1
2 5
2 0
13 2
23 7
7 9
6
5 0
1
2 4
0
5 7
32 5
9
6 3
2 6
3 4
12 1
4
4 3
3 9
7 6
25 1
9
1
7 9
4 4
5
4 9
1
4537
1971
40 4
5
47 3
17 3
7
3 6
12 0
14 5
55 6
1 L 3
6 9
10 7
9 6
2 6
i 9
4 4
8 7
22 4
2 6
1 9
12 6
26 0
7 2
4
4 3
1
2 2
1
5 76
37 6
7
6 0
3 4
3 6
12 9
6
3 2
3 0
4 6
27 4
1 0
8 1 2
4 0
3
4 1
1
4453
1973
45 1
1
48 4
17 5
7
1 1
13 1
12 8
58 7
L
8
4 7
10 3
7 6
2 5
1 4
5 0
8 2
23 5
2 0
1 8
11 1
26 7
7 7
4
3 6
1
2 1
4 6
33 3
7
5 1
4 3
3 3
12 0
6
3 2
2 4
4 5
26 9
9
1
8 7
3 6
1
3 4
1
4363
1 Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations
13
TABLE 23
NUMBER OF LA1 fERS ON 1968 FARMS UNITED STA 1969 1970 TES BY MONTHS 1967 1974
Month 1967 1971 1972 1 1973 1 1974 2
Millions
Dec 3 315 5 3257 3212 3014 293 9
Jan 3199 322 5 3099 3163 324 1 3207 300 1 294 9
Feb 3160 318 5 308 5 3146 3197 3178 2982 294 0
Mar 3136 3163 3070 3137 3166 3137 297 1 292 2
Apr 3106 312 6 3060 311 5 3137 308 1 2949
May 3073 307 5 304 1 3090 3107 3027 290 2
June 3049 3033 302 1 307 1 3080 2999 2857
July 304 5 3014 301 1 3069 3068 2994 2833
Aug 3076 3019 302 5 3086 308 1 3000 2860
Sept 3137 3047 305 5 313 5 310 5 3004 289 8
Oct 3196 308 5 3087 318 5 314 5 3016 2927
Nov 322 5 3103 311 8 3220 319 1 302 1 2953
Dec 3244 3103 315 5
Av during
year 3137 3098 3069 3139 314 8 3073 2928
1 Revised 2 Preliminary 3 December preceding year
TABLE 24
EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS UNITED STATES BY MONTHS 1967 1974
Month
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 1 1973 1 1974 2
Dec 3 1 814 1 834 1 880 1890 1916
Jan 1 832 1 830 1 807 1 814 1 854 1896 1901 1916
Feb 1696 1 746 1 680 1653 1 702 1799 1 742 1755
Mar 1931 1915 1918 1 881 1913 1962 1948 1973
Apr 1908 1 886 1 885 1 857 1 873 1916 1915
May 1971 1946 1962 1921 1947 1975 1991
June 1 883 1 858 1 868 1 832 1879 1900 1908
July 1904 1953 1 887 1 868 1910 1944 1941
Aug 1 858 1839 1 853 1 843 1 880 1920 1908
Sept 1 764 1749 1 768 1759 1 802 1 837 1 836
Oct 1 805 1 804 1819 1809 1 863 1 887 1899
Nov 1 748 1 742 1 755 1 762 1 813 1 826 1 846
Dec 1 811 1797 1 814
1 Revised 2 Pre liminary 3 December prece ding year
TABLE 25
EGG PRODUCTION UNITED STATES BY MONTHS 1967 1974
Month
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 1 1973 1 1974 2
Million Eggs
Dec 3 5 725 5973 6 038 5 696 5 630
Jan 5859 5902 5 599 5738 6 009 6 080 5 706 5 651
Feb 5 360 5 562 5 181 5 201 5441 5 717 5 196 5 159
Mar 6 055 6056 5 887 5901 6 058 6 154 5 788 5 764
Apr 5927 5898 5 767 5783 5 875 5 905 5 649
May 6055 5985 5967 5937 6 050 5977 5 777
June 5 742 5 635 5 645 5 627 5 787 5699 5451
July 5798 5692 5 682 5 733 5 862 5 822 5 500
Aug 5 717 5 550 5 605 5 688 5794 5759 5458
Sept 5 534 5329 5401 5 515 5 596 5 519 5 321
Oct 5769 5 564 5 616 5 761 5859 5692 5 558
Nov 5 637 5407 5473 5 673 5786 5 517 5451
Dec 5 875 5 576 5 725
Total
Year 69327 68 156 67 546 68 282 70 090 69879 66 551
1 R evised 2 P reliminary 3 December prece ding year
14 t TABLE 26
ALL LAYERS NUMBER GEORGIA BY MONTHS 1967 1974 1
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 2
Thousands
Dec 3 26477 27423 26366 25 020 26 724
Jan 22872 24598 25 244 26 544 27414 26233 25 009 26 589
Feb 22 385 23906 24839 25 836 26600 25 753 24770 26 126
Mar 22 040 23454 24396 25 266 25766 25 228 24699 25 597
Apr 21 679 22 688 24186 24884 25 153 24398 24446
May 21494 21 879 23964 24 368 24 540 23 855 24 117
June 21 675 21 820 23806 23862 23926 23561 23924
July 21933 22 173 23792 23 835 23794 23586 23837
Aug 22 351 22 610 24 148 24109 23 765 24030 24 381
Sept 22912 23370 24642 24 518 23952 24373 24990
Oct 23810 24022 25 225 25 256 24809 24 719 25 674
Nov 24 529 24485 25736 26432 25 801 24946 26357
Dec 24 804 25036 26477
Year 4 22707 23337 24 705 25 116 25 245 24 7 54 mber prece 24769 ding year
1 Av No on hand during month 2 P reliminary 3 Dece
4 Av No during ye ar
TABLE 27
ALL LAYERS EGGS LAID PER 100 GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19671974
Month
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 1
2
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Av Per
Hen 3
1 798
1669
1919
1 926
1959
1 878
1910
1 835
1 743
1 786
1 740
1 823
220
1 826
1 711
1 857
1 836
1903
1794
1 814
1742
1 656
1 755
1 710
1798
214
1829
1 714
1950
1890
1953
1 818
1 832
1 844
1 758
1795
1749
1 838
220
1 838
1792
1 602
1 820
1 821
1931
1 806
1 832
1 807
1 713
1779
1 752
215
1 841
1 882
1 708
1869
1 836
1941
1 878
1897
1 872
1794
1 854
1 821
222
1 860
1 835
1 737
1916
1 854
1879
1 827
1900
1897
1 803
1 823
1764
221
1 848
1 885
1 742
1987
1938
1947
1 839
1900
1 848
1 761
1 854
1 803
223
1919
1975
1 806
2 012
1 Preliminary Zj December preceding year 3 Annual rate of lay per layer on hand
Teggs produced du7ing year divided by average number of layers during year
TABLE 28
ALL LAYERS EGG PRODUCTION GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19671974
Month
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 1
Dec 2
Jan 411 449 462
Feb 374 409 426
Mar 423 436 476
Apr 418 417 457
May 421 416 468
June 407 391 433
July 419 402 436
Aug 410 394 445
Sept 399 387 433
Oct 425 422 453
Nov 427 419 450
Dec 452 450 487
Year 3 4986 4992 5426
1 Preliminary
Million Eggs
487
476
414
460
453
471
431
437
436
420
449
463
5 397
505
516
454
482
462
476
449
451
445
430
460
470
5600
490
481
447
483
452
448
430
448
456
439
451
440
5465
462
471
431
491
474
470
440
453
451
440
476
47 5
5 534
513
525
472
515
2 December preceding year 3 Total number during year
15HP
NUMBER OF LAYERS
TABLE 29
IN HATCHING EGG FLOCKS 1
BY MONTHS
GEORGIA 19671974
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 rhousands 1971 1972 1973 1974 2

Dec 3 5 038 4478 4659 4 183 4605
Jan 4 650 4 666 4920 4918 4427 4799 4093 4 717
Feb 4 764 4689 4968 4 844 4 270 4 775 4 183 4 686
Mar 4907 4 760 5 030 4796 4 185 4 730 4 151 4 772
Apr May June 4 904 4 830 5 066 4915 4 142 4737 4 149
4 810 4 782 5 192 5 159 4308 4790 4424
4 735 4 686 5 370 5 128 4317 4742 4 656
July Aug Sept Oct 4 740 4 569 5477 4947 4 181 4 522 4 654
4 748 4 544 5392 4 824 4 223 4 335 4 559
4 674 4 726 5 173 4 631 4308 4295 4 524
4 726 4 864 4993 4 580 4 306 4251 4 50 5
Nov 4769 4 864 4986 4 531 4 367 4 275 4403
Dec 4 690 4 868 5 038
Year 4 4 760 4 737 5 134 4859 4293 4 576 4374
1 Hatching Egg Floe ksEggs used principally for hatching broiler chicks 2 Prel Lminary
37 December precedi ng year 4 Avera ge number during year
TABLE 30
EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS HATCHING EGG FLOCKS GEORGIA
1968 BY MONTHS 196 1969 1970 71974
Month 1967 1971 1972 1786 1973 1 717 1974 1 1928
Dec 2 1 606 1 668
Jan 1 733 1 786 1 674 1 730 1699 1 767 1 702 1900
Feb 1 663 1 647 1 674 1 618 1 560 1 682 1 582 1 708
Mar 1910 1 764 1897 1779 1727 1 860 1 882 1907
Apr May 1 881 1 845 1 842 1 722 1 701 1 800 1809
1897 1906 1879 1 885 1 783 1 817 1829
June 1 758 1 773 1 785 1 770 1776 1 737 1749
July 1 761 1798 1 832 1 742 1 860 1 804 1 848
Aug Sept Oct 1705 1 717 1 804 1 736 1 854 1 807 1922
1 554 1608 1 674 1653 1 761 1719 1 845
1469 1 655 1649 1 655 1795 1761 1 885
Nov 1419 1 506 1497 1 620 1761 1 662 1797
Dec 1 624 1 507 1 606
Av Per
Hen 3 204 205 208 205 209 212 216
1 Preliminary 2 Decembe r preceding year 3 Annual rate of lay p er layers on hand
eggs produced during year divided by average number of layers dunn g year
TABLE 31
EGG PRODUCTION HATCHING EGG FLOCKS GEORGIA 19671974 fc
BY MONTHS 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970
Millions
Dec 2 81 74 83 72 89
Jan 80 83 82 85 75 85 70 90
Feb 79 77 83 78 67 80 66 80
Mar 94 84 95 85 72 88 78 90
Apr 92 89 93 85 71 85 75
May 91 91 98 97 77 87 81 fc
June 83 83 96 91 77 82 81
July 84 82 100 86 78 82 86
Aug 81 78 97 84 78 78 88
Sept 73 76 87 77 76 74 83
Oct 69 81 82 76 77 75 85 V
Nov 67 73 74 73 77 71 79
Dec 76 73 81
Year 3 969 970 1 068 998 899 970 944 r
1 Preli minary 2 December preceding year 3 Total nurr iber during year
16 TABLE 32
OTHER LAYERS I NUMBER GEORGIA BY MONTHS 1967 1974
Month 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 2
Th ousands
Dec 3 21439 22 945 21 707 20837 22 119
Jan 18 222 19932 20 324 21 626 22 987 21434 20 916 21 872
Feb 17621 19217 19871 20 992 22 330 20 978 20587 21 435
Mar 17133 18 694 19366 20470 21 581 20498 20 549 20 825
Apr 16 775 17 858 19 120 19969 21 011 19661 20297
May 16 684 17097 18 772 19209 20232 19 065 19693
June 16940 17 134 18436 18 734 19609 18 819 19269
July 17 193 17604 18 315 18888 19613 19064 19 183
Aug 17603 18066 18 757 19 285 19 542 19695 19 822
Sept 18 237 18 644 19469 19887 19644 20078 20466
Oct 19084 19 158 20232 20676 20503 20468 21 170
Nov 19760 19621 20750 21 901 21434 20 671 21 9 54
Dec 20 114 20168 21439
Year 4 1 Other 17947 18599 19571 Flocks producing eggs for use 20 256 20953 20 178 20 395
other tha n for hatching 2 Pre liminary
1 3 December prece ding year 4 Average number during year
TABLE 33
OTHER L 1967 AYERS EGGS LAID PER 100 GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19671974
Month 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1
Dec 2 1 894 1 879 1 876 1 876 1919
Jan 1 816 1 835 1 866 1 807 1 922 1 851 1922 1990
Feb 1674 1 726 1725 1 602 1 736 1 749 1 775 1 828
Mar 1920 1 883 1962 1 832 1 894 1 928 2 009 2 040
Apr 1943 1 836 1902 1 842 1 863 1 869 1965
May 1978 1 903 1972 1 944 1 972 1 894 1972
June 1913 1 794 1 824 1 815 1 896 1 851 1 860
July 1948 1 817 1 835 1 854 1 903 1 922 1913
Aug 1869 1 748 1 857 1 826 1 879 1 916 1 832
Sept 1 788 1 668 1779 1 725 1 803 1 818 1 746
Oct 1 865 1 779 1 832 1 807 1 866 L 83 5 1 851
Nov 1 819 L 764 1 812 1 779 1 833 1 785 1 803
Dec Av Per 1 872 1 869 1 894
Hen 3 224 216 223 217 224 223 225
1 P reliminary 2 December preceding year 3 Annual rate of lay pe c layers on hand
Tegg pre duced during year divided by ivera e numb er of layers during year
TABLE 34
OTHER LAYERS EGG PRODUCTION GEORGIA BY MONTHS 19671974
Month
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974 1
4
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
2
331
295
329
326
330
3 24
335
329
326
356
360
376
Year 3 4 017
366
332
3 52
328
325
308
320
316
311
341
346
377
4 022
Millions
406 431
380 391 441
343 336 387
381 375 410
364 368 391
370 374 399
337 340 372
336 351 373
348 352 367
346 343 3 54
371 373 383
376 390 393
406
43 58
4399
4 701
407
396
367
395
367
361
348
366
378
365
376
369
4495
390
401
365
413
399
389
3 59
367
363
3 57
391
396
4 590
424
43 5
392
425
1 Preliminary 2 December preceding year 3 Total number during year
17
TABLE 35
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF EGGS CHICKENS AND TURKEYS FOR U S 1
Poultry readytocook basis
Year
Shell
Eggs
Pro
cessed
1949 358
1950 3 64
1951 365
1952 362
1953 3 54
1954 351
1955 346
1956 345
1957 335
1958 328
1959 319
I960 306
1961 298
1962 296
1963 290
1964 287
1965 285
1966 282
1967 285
1968 284
1969 279
1970 277
1971 277
1972 2 271
1973 3
Total
Number
25
25
27
28
25
25
25
24
27
26
33
28
30
30
27
31
29
30
35
32
31
34
37
36
383
389
392
390
379
376
371
369
362
3 54
3 52
334
328
326
317
318
314
312
320
316
310
311
314
307
292
Chicken
Commer
cial
broilers
7 1
87
104
117
123
137
138
17 3
19 1
220
22 8
234
258
257
27
27
29
32
32
33
35
374
37 1
388
38 1
0
6
4
3
8
1
2
Total
196
206
217
22 1
219
228
21 3
244
25 5
28 1
289
280
300
300
307
31 1
334
36 1
372
374
39 1
41 5
414
429
42 1
Turkey
Pounds
3 3
4 1
4 4
4 7
4 8
5 3
5 0
5 2
5 9
5 9
6 3
6 1
7 4
7 0
6 8
7 4
7 4
7 8
8 6
8 0
8 3
8 2
8 5
9 1
9 1
Total
22 9
24 7
26 1
26 8
26 7
28 1
26 3
29 6
31 4
34 0
35 2
34 1
37 4
37 0
37 5
38 5
40 8
43 9
45 8
45 4
47 4
49 7
49 9
52 0
51 2
Year
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
19 54
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
I960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 2
1973 3
TABLE 36
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF RED MEATS FOR U
Red meats carcass weight equivalent
1
Beef
and
Veal
72 8
71 4
62 7
69 4
87 1
90 1
91 4
94 9
93 4
87 2
87 1
91 2
93 4
94 4
99 4
105 1
104 7
108 8
110 3
113 3
114 1
116 6
115 7
118 2
112 7
Pork
excluding
lard
Pounds
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 4
65 4
58 7
58 1
64 1
66 2
65 0
66 4
73 0
67 4
61 5
Lamb
and
mutton
4 1
4 0
3 4
4 2
4 7
4 6
4 6
4 5
4 2
4 2
4 8
4 8
5 1
5 2
4 9
4 2
3 7
4 0
3 9
3 7
3 4
3 3
3 1
3 3
2 8
Total
1 Includes available
3 Partly forecast
data for Alaska and Hawaii beginning in I960
18
145
145
138
146
155
155
163
167
159
152
160
161
160
163
170
175
167
171
178
183
182
186
192
189
178
2 Preliminary TABLE 37
GEORGIA CHICKEN PROD No UCTION AND INCOME 1965 1973 1
Pounds Price Cash
Sold Sold Per Lb Receipts
Thous Thous Cents 1 000 dol
Commercial
Broilers 2
1965 402770 1 369418 14 5 198 566
1966 456 192 1 551 053 14 5 224903
1967 447 123 1 564930 122 190 921
1968 436 748 1 528 618 13 1 200249
1969 442 221 1 547 774 14 1 218 236
1970 453 886 1 588 601 124 196 987
1971 431 307 1 552 705 129 200 299
1972 442937 1 638 867 13 1 214692
1973 412 986 1 528 048 239 365 203
Hatching
Egg Flocks
1965 4935 37012 160 5922
1966 5481 41 108 15 0 6 157
1967 6 098 46 345 127 5 886
1968 4960 37 696 143 5391
1969 5 135 39026 159 6 205
1970 7 178 51 682 130 6719
1971 5921 42 631 130 5 542
1972 5 348 38 506 144 5 545
1973 5 100 36 210 220 7966
If Other
Flocks 3
1965 9972 38 572 64 2 614
1966 10 687 42 748 73 3 151
1967 14 088 54585 5 1 2794
1968 10 646 40 334 52 2 100
1969 14 888 57 084 88 5 040
i 1970 16 586 60009 59 3 557
1971 19796 75 667 50 3 804
1972 15 173 55 891 60 3 328
1973 1 16 201 57 514 14 5 8 342
All Chickens
Including
Comm Broilers
1965 417677 1445444 143 207 005
1966 472360 1 631 622 143 233846
1967 467309 1 665 860 120 199 601
1968 452 354 1 606 648 129 207 740
1969 462 244 1 643 884 140 229481
1970 477 650 1 700 292 122 207263
1971 457024 1 671 003 12 5 209 645
1972 463458 1 733 264 129 223565
I 1973 434287 1 621 772 23 5 381 511
All Chickens
Eggs Including
Broilers
1965 348 601
1966 409019
1967 352 639
1968 381 613
1969 443310
1970 407 519
1971 374 690
1972 382 831
1973 640 397
1 19651969 The production year is the calendar year
19701973 The production year begins December 1 previous year and ends
November 30 current year
2 Cash receipts include home consumption which is less than 1 percent of total
production
3 Includes both commercial and farm flocks eggs principally for human consumption
19TT
r
Year
Ave No
Layers
Eggs Per
Layer
1 000 head No
Hatching
Eggs
1965 3909 201
1966 4428 200
1967 4 760 204
1968 4 737 205
1969 5 134 208
1970 4 859 205
1971 4292 209
1972 4 576 212
1973 4 374 216
Other
Eggs 2
1965 14 883 219
1966 16 870 214
1967 17947 224
1968 18600 216
1969 19 571 223
1970 20 257 217
1971 20 953 224
1972 20 178 223
1973 20 395 225
All Eggs
1965 18 792 215
1966 21 298 211
1967 22 707 220
1968 23337 214
1969 24 705 220
1970 25 116 215
1971 25 245 222
1972 24 7 54 221
1973 24 769 223
Eggs
Produced
Millions
785
884
969
970
1068
998
899
970
944
3 2 57
3 617
4 017
4 022
4 3 58
4 399
4 701
4 49 5
4 590
4 042
4 501
4 986
4 992
5 426
5 397
5 600
5 465
5 534
TABLE 38
GEORGIA EGG PRODUCTION AND INCOME 19651973 1
Eggs Sold
Comm Hatch All
Comm
Price per Doz
Hatch
Millions
3 215
3 581
3 983
3988
4 336
4 380
4 682
4477
4 576
3291
3669
4080
4 085
4441
4480
4 772
4 574
4 670
707
794
870
871
961
896
807
871
848
3 215
3 581
3 983
3988
4 336
4 380
4 682
4477
4 576
3998
4463
4 950
4 9 56
5402
5 376
5 579
5445
5 518
Cents
76 707 783 38 1 629
88 794 882 43 1 654
97 870 967 32 8 572
97 871 968 380 614
105 961 1 066 44 1 632
100 896 996 417 597
90 807 897 320 559
97 871 968 304 600
94 848 942 529 75 1
38 1
43 1
328
380
44 1
417
32 1
304
529
38 1
43 1
328
380
44
41
32 1
304
529
629
654
572
614
632
597
559
600
75 1
All
425
47 1
37 1
42 1
47 5
447
35 5
35 1
563
Cash Receipts
Comm
Hatch
All
1 000 dollars
2413 37 059 39472
3 161 43 248 46409
2 651 41 500 44151
3072 44566 47638
3859 50 612 54471
3475 44 560 48 035
2400 37 594 39994
2457 43 549 46 006
4 144 53 071 57 215
102124
128 764
108 887
126 235
159 358
152 221
125 051
113260
201 671
104 537
131925
111 538
129307
163217
155 696
127451
115 717
205 815
37059
43248
41 500
44 566
50 612
44 560
37 594
43 549
53071
102 124
128 764
108 887
126 235
159 3 58
152 221
125 051
113260
201 671
141 596
175 173
153 038
173873
213829
200 256
165 045
159 266
258 886
1 19651969
November 30
The production year is the calendar year
current year 2 Includes eggs from both
19701973 The production
commercial and farm flocks
year begins December 1 the
used principally for human
previous year
cons umption
and ends
oTABLE 39
PRODUCTION DISPOSITION AND GROSS INCOME U S
FROM POULTRY 19691973 1
Item
Unit
1969
1970
1971
1972
Average No of
Layers during year Millions 3069
Eggs Per Layer No 220
Eggs Produced Billions 67 5
Eggs Consumed
Farm Household 2 Billions 12
Eggs Sold Billions 664
Price Per Doz 3 Cents 400
Cash Receipts Mil Dol 22122
Value of Farm
Consumption Mil Dol 38 2
Gross Income Mil Dol 22504
CHICKENS 4
Number Produced Millions 252 2
Number Consumed
on Farms 2 Millions 22 2
Number Sold Millions 2189
Pounds Produced Millions 11440
Pounds Consumed
on Farms 2 Millions 839
Pounds Sold Millions 10630
Price Per Pound Cents 97
Cash Receipts Mil Dol 1036
Value of Farm
Consumption Mil Dol 76
Gross Income Mil Dol 1111
3129
218
68 3
1
67
39
19L
32 1
2 223 6
2640
194
232 8
1 1959
73 5
1 1184
9 1
102 1
64
1084
3148
223
70 1
69
31
1 812
20
1 833
8
3
4
7
5
2
2583
17 8
248 8
1 2043
68 1
1 1720
77
907
53
960
3073
227
699
7
692
309
1 783 2
167
17999
2324
16 1
2357
1 1160
61 5
1 1324
90
1009
5 1
1060
1973
2928
227
666
6
659
52 5
2 8852
263
29114
2503
14 8
2294
1 158 1
57 0
1 101 0
150
1658
80
1738
COMMERCIAL
BROILERS 5
Number Produced
Pounds Produced
Price Per Pound
Gross Income
Millions
Millions
Cents
Mil Dol
2 788 7
100478
152
1 5314
2 9868
10 8190
136
14747
29454
10 8177
137
1487 1
30749
11480 1
14 1
1 6226
3 008 1
11 2170
240
2 6896
ALL CHICKENS
Pounds Sold
Price Per Pound
Value of Sales
Millions
Cents
Mil Dol
11 1107
147
1 6350
11 9374
132
1 5768
11 9898
132
1 5778
12 612 5
137
1 7282
12 3179
232
2 8554
Gross Income Farm
Chickens Commer
cial Broilers and
Eggs Mil
Dol
38929
38067 34163 35285 57748
1 1969 The production year is the calendar year 19701973 The production year
begins December 1 previous year and ends November 30 current year 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
TABLE 40
STATE RANK IN CASH RECEIPTS FROM COMMERCIAL BROILERS EGGS AND
ALL CHICKENS AND EGGS 1973
All Chickens
commercial
Broilers Eggs Eggs
Rank 000 12 000 000
1 Ark 416281 Calif 323629 Ga 640397
2 Ga 365 203 Ga 258 886 Ark 603897 469609
3 Ala 336 390 Ark 171 613 Ala
4 N C 277 523 N C 156478 N C 450408
5 Miss 207924 Pa 150919 Calif 417 182
6 Md 176983 Ala 125 537 Miss 315 558
7 Texas 146 221 Ind 116586 Tenn 264766
8 Del 134201 Texas 112 665 Oreg 234 514
9 Calif 84249 Fla 108 578 Md 19 5 840
10 Maine 81 012 Miss 98 641 Fla 163 071
11 12 Pa Va 69074 67669 N Y Minn 92 571 90 538 Maine Del 162674 141660
13 Fla 49888 Ohio 81430 Ind 132 902
14 La 45484 Maine 77 529 Va 108874
15 Tenn 39209 Iowa 76 322 Minn 106663
16 S C 23833 Mich 62 868 N Y 98 839
17 Okla 20434 111 60 243 Ohio 98379
18 Mo 19311 S C 58 295 Tenn 91459
19 Wash 18232 Conn 56326 Iowa 91 217
20 Wis 16 156 Wis 52682 S C 85 290
21 Minn 13834 Mo 52222 Mo 77517
22 Ohio 12 831 Tenn 50 008 La 77 055
23 W Va 12496 Wash 44 566 Wis 71033
24 Iowa 11 667 Va 37 635 Mich 65490
25 Ind 11 509 N J 36932 Wash 64294
26 Ky 6 602 La 29557 111 62 527
27 J Conn 2924 Mass 27309 Conn 62183
28 Hawaii 2 648 Oreg 23806 N J 39670
29 Nebr 2 557 S D 23399 Okla 39479
30 N Y 1944 Nebr 23282 Oreg 37818
31 N J 1 365 Kans 22 161 Mass 28 803
32 Kans 609 Ky 20 577 Ky 28444
33 Okla 18 125 Nebr 26 298
34 Md 17684 S D 24 398
35 N H 17013 W Va 24363
36 Colo 14 565 Kans 23967
37 Utah 12 388 N H 18 117
38 W Va 11 349 Colo 15 218
39 Hawaii 11 267 Hawaii 14123
40 Mont 9922 Utah 12720
41 N Mex 9792 Mont 10 271
42 Idaho 8991 N Mex 10 145
43 Vt 7 611 Idaho 9 197
44 Del 6964 Vt 7901
45 Ariz 6452 Ariz 6 725
46 N D 4 248 N D 4 387
47 R I 3 077 R I 3 191
48 Wyo 1 247 Wyo 1 286
49 Alaska 546 Alaska 563
50 Nev 148 Nev 152
Other States 3 13300
U S 2 689 563 2885 179 5 740 534
1 Commercial broiler production including production of other meattype breeds
Excludes states producing less than 500 000 2 Includes home consumption which is
less than 1 percent of total production 3 Includes Idaho and Oregon
22TABLE 41
Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
TURKEYS PRODUCTION DISPOSITION AND GROSS INCOME
GEORGIA 1961 1973
Number
Raised
Th DUS
670
663
1 177
1 486
1 336
1 709
1 917
1 820
1 635
2 283
2 238
1 806
1 936
Number
Sold
Thous
655
674
1 160
1 494
1 326
1 679
1 877
1 826
1 637
Pounds
Sold
Price
per
Pound
Gross
Income
Thous Cents Thous Dollars
12052 230 2772
12267 228 2797
22040 219 4827
28834 215 6199
25459 219 5576
31733 234 7426
36226 208 7535
37250 210 7823
32904 206 6778
45 660 1 220 10 045 1
40 428 1 220 8 862 1
32 508 1 23 5 7639 T
367841 320 11771 1
ft
r
Year
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
TABLE 42
TURKEYS FARM PRODUCTION DISPOSITION AND GROSS INCOME
UNITED STATES 19611973
Number
Raised
illic 107 in 7
92 1
94 1
101 1
105 9
116 5
126 6
106 7
106 7
116 4
120 1
129 1
132 2
Number
Sold
Pounds
Sold
Millions Millions
108 1 1 882
919 1 627
942 1694
100 8 1 824
1049 1901
1154 2 107
126 8 23 54
1073 2 028
1064 2 027
2203 1
2 264 1
2432 1
2445 1
Price
per
Pound
Cents
189
216
223
210
222
23 1
19 5
20 5
224
226
22 1
222
382
Gross
Income
Mil Dol
3558
351 5
3773
3834
421 3
485 8
4596
4167
454 1
4988
5013
538 8 1
9335 1
1
1
1 19701973 estimates are of pounds produced and value of production rather than of
pounds sold and value of sales Includes home consumption which is less than 1 percent
of total production
23
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