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CONSUMPTION

by Ernest W. Grove and

Margaret F. Cannon

Agricultural Handbook No.'1û9

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

Washington, D. C. July 1956
CONTENTS

Page

Purpose of the index numbers 1

Description of results 1

Comparison with other volume indexes 5

Method of calculation 6

Composition and coverage 7

Limitations in the results 8

Relation to index of prices received 9

CHARTS

Total volume of farm marketings and home consumption 2

Per capita volume of farm marketings and home consumption 3

Volume of food and nonfood marketings and home consumption 4

Volume of crop and livestock marketings 4

Marketings of meat aninnals, dairy products, and poultry and eggs 5

Volume of farm marketings, prices of farm products, and cash receipts from

farm marketings 9

TABLES

Farm marketings and home consumption: Index numbers of volume, by major

subindexes, 1910-54 U

Farm marketings: Index numbers of volume, by connmodity groups, 1910-54 13

Home consumption: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-54 15

Farm marketings and home consumption: Index numbers of volume, by commodity

groups, 1910-54 16

Food marketings: Index numbers of volume, by cornmodity groups, 1910-54 18

Food marketings and home consumption: Index numbers of volume, by commodity

groups, 1910-54 19

Nonfood marketings: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-54 20

Farm marketings: Index numbers of volume, by major groups, by months, 1947-54 21

Farm marketings and home consumption: Quantity, price, and value, by comimodities, average 1935-39 22

Farm marketings and home consumption: Quantity, price, and value, by commodities, average 1947-49 25

Farm marketings and home consumption: Percentage distribution of value, averages

1935-39 and 1947-49 28

Farm marketings: Percentage distribution of value, averages 1935-39 and 1947-49. 31

Home consumption: Percentage distribution of value and percentage of farm

marketings and home consumption, averages 1935-39 and 1947-49 34

For sole by the Superintendent of Documents. U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25. D. C. - Price 25 cents
NEW INDEX NUMBERS OF FARM MARKETINGS AND HOME CONSUMPTION

by

Ernest W. Grove, Head, Farm Income Estimates Section,

and

Margaret F. Cannon, Analytical Statistician,

Agricult\iral Marketing Service*

Purpose of the Index Numbers

This report presents a new index of the

volume of farm marketings and home consumption. It provides for the first time a

complete set of subindexes in this new

series. And it gives detailed weight-period

data on prices, quantities, and values underlying the index numbers.

The new index was designedas a summarymeasure of changes in the quantities included in the commodity elements of realized gross farm income. It covers all

commodities included in gross farm income

except those few that are estimated on a

value basis and for which no quantity information is available. It includes quantities of farm products sold by farmers and

also quantities consumed directly in farm

households on farms where grown. These

are usually referred to collectively as

"home consumption."

Like gross farm income, new index

numbers are available on a calendar-year

basis back to 1910. There are three principal index series comprising (1) the volume

of farm marketings, (2) the volume of home

consumption, and (3) the volume of farm

marketings and home consumption. In addition to these annual indexes, monthly index

numbers have been prepared from 1947 to

date for the marketings component.

The three principal indexes are divided

into subindexes for all crops and all livestock and livestock products, and for each

of the major crop and livestock connmodity

groups. A set of subindexes also provides

a breakdown between food and nonfood commodities. The index for home consumption

covers food products only, because no quantity data are available for fuel wood, the

only nonfood home consumption item included in gross income.

With the assistance of Eunice P, James, Mildred E. Stringer,

Frances A. Spafford. and Cerelda J. Davis.

Although measurement of the physical

volume factor underlying gross income is

the main purpose of the index, it also serves

other purposes. One example is use of the

marketings index as a measure of the total

volume of farm products requiring transportation. Most important, however, the

major subindex for food products serves as

a measure of changes in food production on

farms as indicated by farmers' sales and

home consumption. The food index combines

all farm products used primarily for food.

It represents about three-fourths of the total

index in terms of commodity coverage.

Current up-to-date index numbers in the

marketings and home consumption series

may be found in periodic issues of The Farm

Income Situation and The National Food

Situation. Every issue of The Farm Income

Situation includes index numbers of the

volume of marketings for the most recent

months. These monthly index numbers are

not adjusted for seasonal variation, but they

make possible a useful comparison of the

current situation with corresponding months

of previous years. In addition, revised annual index numbers will be reported in The

Farm Income Situation in September or

October each year, along with preliminary

indications for the current year.

Table 1 of The National Food Situation

provides a regular up-to-date summary of

the annual index numbers, including the total

index for all commodities but with main

emphasis naturally on the food subindexes.

At regular intervals throughout the year, it

includes preliminary index numbers for the

year as a whole based on the latest crop

production estimates and other available

information. These are used as an indication of prospective food supplies for the

year.

Description of Results

Changes over time in the index of the

volume of farm marketings and home con1
sumption, and in its principal subindexes,

are best summarized and interpreted with

reference to the accompanying charts (figures 1 to 5). Figure 1 contrasts the movements in marketings and in home consumption in relation to the total index for the two

combined. The volume of farm marketings

has risen substantially during the last 45

years, and although volume of home consumption has declined, its weight in the total

index is so small that the increase in volume

of marketings plus home consumption has

been only a little less than the increase in

marketings alone. Total volume of farm

marketings has more than doubled since

1910, and the volume of farm marketings

plus home consumption has increased 90

percent. More than half of the total increase

occurred in the single decade 1935-45.

Total volume of farm food products consumed directly in farm households has

declined rather steadily during the last 45

years, except for a sharp up-turn during the

depression years of the early 1930*s. The

decline in home consunaption of livestock

products has been sonnewhat less marked

than the decline in crops. Most of the drop

in home consumption was associated with a

Total

VOLUME OF FARM MARKETINGS

AND HOME CONSUMPTION

% OF 1947-49

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Marketings and home consumption

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Marketings

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Figure 1

rapidly declining farm population. But some

downward trend is evident in the volume of

home consumption even after it is put on a

per capita basis, so that part of the decline

must be attributed to the increasing availability of foods for purchase by farm families,

and perhaps also to an increase in their

purchasing power.

Per capita volume of home consunnption

has declined about 10 percent since 1910

(figure 2), The increase in total home consumption during the early 1930's is only

partly eliminated on a per capita basis, indicating some reversion to a dependence on

home-produced food during depression

years. An even sharper increase in per

capita home consumption occurred during

World War II, when availability of purchased

food, e spe cially live stock itenn s, wa s limited

by rationing.

Figure Z also shows the volume of marketings plus home consumption per capita

of the total population in the United States.

Because of marked variation in export demand for farm products, changes in per

capita total volunne are not so readily interpreted as those in home consumption

alone. However, the downward trend in per
Per Person

VOLUME OF FARM MARKETINGS

AND HOME CONSUMPTION

% OF 1947-49

125

100

50

— Home consumption

(PER PERSON ON FARMS)

Marketings and home consumption

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1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960

* INCLUDING ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS

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Figure 2

capita marketings and home consumption

in the decade 1925-35 is noteworthy, as is

the even sharper up-trend in the following

decade. Perhaps the main conclusion to be

drawn is that, on a per capita basis, volume

of farm products tends to decline in response to a long-run decline in demand,

and rises rapidly in response to a sustained

increase in demand. Per capita volume of

farm nnarketings and honne consumption

reached a peak in 1944, and during the next

10 years followed a slight downward trend.

In its effects on farm prices and incomes,

however, this recent decline was not enough

to offset a sharp reduction in export demand for farm products since the war and

early postwar period.

Trends in food and nonfood products in

the index have been quite different (figure

3). Since 1910, volume of food marketings

and home consumption has nearly doubled

and has increased about 25 percent more

than the volume of nonfood marketings.

Volume of food products increased fairly

steadily during the whole period, but the

sharpest increase occurred in response

to the increased demand for food during

World War II. Volume of nonfood marketings

increased a little between 1910 and 1940,

but rose about 50 percent after 1940.

Except for wool and a few minor items,

the nonfood index is composed entirely of

crops. These include cotton, tobacco, feed

crops, legume and grass seeds, and oilbearing crops other than peanuts. Both

seed and oil-crop groups have risen substantially during the last half century.

The nonfood index is dominated by tobacco,

feed crops, and cotton. Only moderate

increases have occurred in tobacco and

feed crops, primarily in the last 15 or

20 years. Cotton exhibits marked year-toyear fluctuations but hardly any long-term

trend.

The volume of food crops marketed, on

the whole, has increased somewhat more

than that of nonfood crops. Consequently,

the index for all crop marketings in figure

4 shows a slightly greater upward trend

than the index for nonfood marketings in

figure 3. Marketings of vegetables, fruits,

food grains, and sugar crops all show

some increase, the size varying from

large to small in the order listed.

As shown in figure 4, marketings of

livestock and livestock products have ex-
VOLUME OF FOOD AND NONFOOD

MARKETINGS AND HOME CONSUMPTION

% OF 1947-49'

Food marketings and home consumption

Nonfood marketings ~

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1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960

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Figure 3

VOLUME OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK

MARKETINGS

% OF 1947-49

125

—I 1

Livestock and

livestock products

\

1910 1920 1930 1940 1950

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1960

NEG. 3105-56(4) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

Figure 4

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VOLUME OF FARM MARKETINGS

OF LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCTS

% OF 1947-49'

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100

75

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Poultry and eggs

Meat animals

Dairy products

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1910 1920

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1930 1940 1950 1960

NEC. 3106-56(4) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

Figure 5

panded more rapidly than crop marketings.

The increase was especially marked during World War II, a period in which there

were large exports of meat and dairy

products and some substitution of poultry

for meat animals in the domestic market.

Another sharp increase in the marketings

of livestock and livestock products started

in 1949 and continued without interruption

to the present time.

Subindexes for crop marketings are too

numerous and their movements too divergent for graphic summary, but major

subindexes in the livestock group are readily

summarized (figure 5). By far the largest

increase was in poultry and eggs, for which

total marketings almost quadrupled in the

last 45 years. Almost three-fourths of this

increase occurred after 1940, due in substantial part to the phenomenal increase in

marketings of broilers. Dairy products

show the second largest increase in the

livestock group, with meat animals third.

Marketings of dairy products rose fairly

steadily during the last half century for

a total increase of approximately 165 percent. The growth in sales of meat animals has been less steady and less rapid,

but even so, they have about doubled since

1910.

Comparison with Other Volunne Indexes

The new index replaces the previously

used annual index of farm production for

sale and home consumption. It differs from

the old index in that: (1) The base period

is shifted from 1935-39 to 1947-49; (2)

more up-to-date price weights (1947-49)

are used for the period since 1939; (3) the

commodity coverage is increased; and (4)

crops sold or consumed in the calendar year

are included regardless of when they were

produced. The old index of production for

sale and home consumption included crops

sold or consumed from the given year's

production, although some of the sales and

consumption actually extended into the next

calendar year.

The monthly and annual index of the

physical volume of farm marketings has

also been replaced by the marketings component of the newindex. The new marketings

index differs from the old in the following

details: (1) The base period is shifted from

1935-39 to 1947-49; (2) more up-to-date

price weights are used for the period be-
ginning with 1940; (3) the comnnodity coverage is increased; (4) subindexes for food

and nonfood commodities are provided; and

(5) annual index numbers, previously available only back to 1929, are extended back

to 1910.

The new index of marketings and home

consumption differs in concept though not

generally in commodity coverage from the

index of farm output. The main difference

is in year-to-year timing, for both indexes

reflect long-run changes infarnn production

for human use. The farm-output index

covers total production in the calendar

year, including increases or decreases in

the physical volunne of farm inventories,

as well as marketings and home consumption during the year. In years when farnners

sell or consume more than they produce,

the marketings-and-home-consumption index tends to be higher than the farm-output

index; and conversely, it tends to be lower

in years when farmers are building up their

inventories.

An important aspect of this difference

with respect to inventories is in the treatment of feed crops. The crop component of

the farm-output index credits farm-produced feed in the year in which it was

produced, and the livestock component is in

terms of **product added" after a deduction

for feed consumed by livestock. On the other

hand, the marketings-and-honne-consumption index includes only feed sold in its crop

connponent and credits other feed indirectly

in the form of livestock in the year the

livestock is sold or consumed, which is

usually the year following that in which the

feed was produced. This difference in

treatment obviously affects comparability

of the separate crop and livestock components of the two indexes, but on an overall basis it is merely a special case of the

major difference with respect to inventories. The farm-output index reflects net

increases or decreases in numbers and

weight of livestock on farms and increases

or decreases in stocks of farm-produced

feed; the marketings-and-home-consumption index excludes both.

In short, the farm-output index measure s

the volume of farm production when it is

produced, whereas the new index reflects

it only as it enters the marketing system

in the form of sales by farmers or as direct

consumption in farmers' households. But

because of this characteristic of the new

index, it is the more suitable one to use in

analyses that relate to the marketing, transportation, or consumption of farm products.

Another new volume index prepared in the

United States Department of Agriculture is

the index of supply-utilization of all farm

commodities. The production subindex of

this supply-utilization index falls conceptually somewhere between the farm-output

index and the marketings-and-home-consumption index, for its livestock component

represents a net marketings concept,

whereas its crop component covers total

output. This index, combining output with

marketings, was chosen as the most convenient starting point for index-number

analysis of the total supply and utilization

of all domestically produced and imported

agricultural commodities. It is a special

purpose index designed for comparability

with indexes of other factors affecting supplies of agricultural products, such as exports and imports. Either the farm-output

index or the marketings-and-home-consumption index is likely to be more suitable

for most other analytical uses.

The production subindex of the supplyutilization index differs from the index of

farm marketings and home consumption in

that it includes (1) crops used for feed and

seed on farms where grown, (2) changes in

farm inventories of crops, and(3) slaughter

rather than marketings of meat animals so

as to avoid double counting of feeder livestock, but (4) makes no deduction to offset

the double counting involved in (1).

Another difference is that the supplyutilization subindex starts in 1924 and uses

1947-49 price weights throughout the whole

period, whereas the marketings and home

consumption index starts in 1910 and uses

two weight periods, 1935-39 and 1947-49.

The supply-utilization subindex is broken

down between food and nonfood commodities.

The food group in this case, however, includes all comnaodities with any food use

whatever in the United States, in contrast

to the index of food marketings and home

consumption which includes only those commodies used primarily for food. Thus, feed

grains are counted as food products in the

supply-utilization subindex, but as nonfood

products in the marketings-and-home-consumption index. Since the production and

sale of feed grains can change markedly

from one year to the next, depending mainly

on weather conditions, the two indexes of

food products may differ substantially from

each other in some years.

Method of Calculation

The index of marketings and home consumption is calculated by the familiar
weighted aggregate method. Quantities for

each year are multiplied by fixed prices

as weights; then price-quantity aggregates

for individual years (or months) are expressed as percentages of the average

price-quantity aggregate in the base period

(1947-49). The price used as the weight for

each commodity is itself a weighted average

of prices during several calendar years in

which the average price reported as of the

middle of each month in each State is

weighted by the quantity sold during the

month in that State. The same price weight

is used for marketings of a commodity and

for the quantity, if any, used as home consumption.

The old index of production for sale and

home consumption used 1935-39 average

prices as weights for the whole period from

1910 to date. The new index uses them for

the years 1910-39 only, and adopts 1947-49

average prices as weights for subsequent

years. The 1910-39 price-quantity aggregates based on the older weights have been

adjusted or **spliced" to the levels indicated by the newer weights on the basis of

overlapped calculations for the single year

1940. Such a splicing adjustment was made

in the aggregate of each group for which a

separate index-number series was computed.

The index is constructed primarily as a

measure of changes in physical volume

associated with changes in realized gross

farm income. As this is its purpose, commodities for which quantity data are not

available for the whole period covered by

the index are introduced into the pricequantity aggregates in the year they are

first included in gross farm income--or

dropped out in the year they disappear from

gross farm income. In other words, no

'^splicing" has been necessary for the

purpose of bringing new commodities into

the index or dropping old ones out. Where

this occurred, of course, the quantities involved were actually zero or negligible before a commodity was introduced, or had

become so by the time it was dropped.

Composition and Coverage

The over-all index of marketings and

home consumption is broken down in three

different ways: (1) between crops on the one

hand and livestock and livestock products

on the other, (2) between marketings and

home consumption, and (3) between food and

nonfood products. Subindexes are available

for the principal commodity groups that

compose each of the six major index totals.

The individual commodity composition of the

indexes and subindexes is shown in tables

9 to 13.

The marketings component of the index

includes net quantities placed under Commodity Credit Corporation loan just as net

receipts from such loans are included in

cash receipts from farm marketings. Quantities placed under loan are included in the

marketings index for the month in which the

loan is made. If later the loan is repaid and

the commodity redeemed, the quantity so

redeemed is a deduction in the marketings

index for the month of repayment.

Following is a list of commodities or

comnaodity groups omitted from the old

annual index of production for sale and honne

consumption, but added to the new index:

Turkey hatching eggs, honey, beeswax, bees,

horses and mules, tung nuts, dry field

peas, mung beans, avocados, dates, limes,

persimmons, pineapples, pomegranates, filberts, 49 types of legume and grass seed,

broomcorn, flax fiber, hemp fiber and seed,

peppermint, spearmint, popcorn, and vegetables grown under glass. The new index

also includes all truck crops, both sales

and home consumption, whereas the old index covered only commercial production.

As compared with the old monthly index

of the physical volume of farnn marketings,

commodity coverage in the new monthly

marketings index has been increased by

the commodities listed in the preceding

paragraph plus mohair, buckwheat, rye,

sorghum grain, apricots, cherries, cranberries, figs, olives, plums, prunes, almonds, pecans, walnuts, sugar crops,

cowpeas, and hops.

Still omitted from the new index are: (1)

Ducks, geese, guineas, pigeons, quail, and

pheasants; (2) goats, rabbits, fur animals,

and pelts; (3) boysenberries, blackberries,

dewberries, blueberries, loganberries,

youngberries, currants, and gooseberries;

(4) nectarines, bananas, guavas, jujubes,

mangoes, papayas, pricklypears, quinces,

sapodillas, kumquats, loquats, and tangeloes; and (5) forest, nursery, and greenhouse products.

The list of commodities included in gross

income for which no quantity data are

available is fairly long. Altogether, however, they account for only 3 percent of the

commodity total included in realized gross

farm income, the over-all coverage having

been increased from 94.4 percent of gross

income in the old index of production for

sale and home consumption to 97.0 percent

in the new index of marketings and home
consumption. Commodity coverage in the

old monthly index of the physical volume of

farm marketings was only 93.7 percent of

total cash receipts as compared with 97.2

percent in the marketings component of the

new index.

These percentages and those given below

are based on 1950 prices, quantities, and

values, but they would apply approximately

as well to other recent years. Commodity

coverage as a percentage of gross income

has been increased as follows in the new

index of marketings and home consumption

as compared with the old index of production

for sale and home consumption:

Old New

Total marketings and home

consumption 94.4 97.0

Marketings 95.6 97.2

Home consumption 76.8 94.1

Livestock and products .. 99.3 99-7

Crops 87.8 93.2

Food products 97.1 99.5

Nonfood products 86.3 89.3

Coverage is now almost complete with

respect to (1) marketings, (2) livestock and

livestock products, and (3) food items. It is

less so in the case of (1) home consumption,

(2) crops, and (3) nonfood items because of

the continued exclusion from the index of

forest, nursery, and greenhouse products.

These excluded items are in the crop category, mostly nonfood, and forest products

are important in home consumption (fuel

wood). Yet, home consumption is also the

category that shows the biggest improvement, from only 77 percent in the old index

to 94 percent In the new. The main reason

in this case is the inclusion of truck crops

produced in farm gardens.

Limitations in the Results

The new index is an imiprovement over

the old index series that it replaces. It is

well designed for its primary purpose, but

for general-purpose use there remain two

difficulties that could not be overconne.

These are (I) the problem of duplication resulting from interfarm sales, and (2) the

problem of mixed food and nonfood uses for

some commodities.

The marketings component of the index

includes some interfarm sales of livestock.

feed crops, and seeds. The extent of such

duplication cannot be determined exactly,

but it probably did not exceed 10 percent of

the 1950 price-quantity aggregate for the

combined index. Year-to-year changes m

the index are affected only to the extent that

purchases of farm products by other farmers are a varying proportion of total

marketings and home consumption from

year to year. The proportion of interfarm

sales included in the index is not constant.

But changes are usually rather small; and

they probably make little difference on an

index-number basis.

The effect of duplication is even less important for the food component alone, Interfarm sales of livestock, the only duplicated food item, probably represented about

6 or 7 percent of the 1950 price-quantity

aggregate for the index of total food products.

Interfarm sales are included in the index

to the same extent that they are included in

gross farm income. Thus, some duplication

is essential if the index is to serve its

primary purpose, and there are other uses

for which inclusion of interfarm sales is not

undesirable--or even essential--as in the

measurement of transportation requirements. It is likely to be a weakness in some

possible uses of the index, however, and it

is mentioned for that reason. The farmoutput index is recommended to those who

need a volumie index entirely net of interfarm sales.

The second difficulty arises from the fact

that many farm products have both food and

nonfood uses. For example, the meat animals, included in the food index, have some

important nonfood byproducts such as hides.

On the other hand, soybeans and cottonseed

are counted as nonfood items although about

40 percent of their end-use value is in their

oils as an ingredient of food products. Similarly, miost of the **food grains" are used

in small quantities as feed for livestock,

whereas most of the "feed grains" are

used in sonne small measure for human

consumption.

Each of the farm products included in the

index has been allocated to the food or nonfood group in accordance with its major

use as indicated by end-product values.

This procedure was unavoidable but essentially arbitrary, and it may have introduced

a little distortion in the food and nonfood

components of the index. But any such

effect is limited by considerations similar

to those previously mentioned in connection

with the problem of duplication. There is

no ambiguity in the uses of many farm
products, and secondary uses distinguishable for others are in the vast majority of

cases relatively unimportant. These relationships have a certain degree of stability from one year to the next, and the

effects of arbitrary classification are probably small on an index-number basis.

Relation to Index of Prices Received

The previous section considered the limitations inherent in the new index for some

of its subsidiary uses. The main purpose

of its construction, however, was to provide

a measure of the physical volume factor

underlying the estimates of realized gross

farm income--in other words, a quantity

measure to be used, together with the price

index already available, in the analysis of

changes in farm inconne. The question remains as to how well the new index fulfills

its objective.

This question resolves itself into the

question as to whether the marketings component of the new index, in conjunction with

the index of prices received, satisfactorily

accounts for variations in cash receipts

from farm nnarketings. As an aid in this interpretation, figure 6 sumnnarizes changes

since 1910 in the volume of farm marketings,

prices received for farm products, and total

cash receipts from farm marketings, with

all three expressed as index numbers on a

1947-49 base. The volume and price indexes multiplied together for any particular

year should equal the index of cash receipts for that year in figure 6. This calculation works out for most years within a

very narrow margin of error.

The fact that the price times volume

generally equals cash receipts on an index

number basis means that the long-run

bias to be expected in any fixed weight index, whether of price or volume, is not

evident here. Early-year weights tend to

produce an upward bias in index numbers

for later years. Relatively high prices and

low volume in the early period tend to be

associated with increasing relative volume

and lower relative prices in the later period.

And relatively low prices and large volume

in the early period tend to be associated

with relatively higher prices and relatively

smaller volume in later years. Just as

early-year weights tend to produce an upward bias in index numbers, recent-year

weights tend to produce a downward bias.

Actually, the price and volume indexes are

INDEXES OF MARKETINGS, PRICES,

AND CASH RECEIPTS

% OF 1947-49

Volume of farm marketings

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Prices of

farm products

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both based on two weight periods in an apparently successful attempt at compromise.

The fact that no long-run bias can be

discovered in the price and volume indexes

in relation to cash receipts does not necessarily prove the accuracy of all three. They

are all based on approximately the same

price and quantity information, and all that

has been proved is that this information was

rather consistently used in eachof the three

series. In fact, it is not impossible that

biases of an offsetting nature are at work.

The prices received index and the nnarketings index are comparable in their commodity coverage, but not in their weighting

systems. As previously noted, the marketings index uses 1935-39 average prices

as weights through the year 1939, and

1947-49 prices thereafter. The prices received index is based on average quantity

weights for the six years 1924-29 in the

period from 1910 to 1934, and on 1937-41

quantity weights from 1935 to date.

Another source of possible discrepancy

is the inclusion in cash receipts of such

items as forest, nursery, and greenhouse

products which, for lack of data, are included

neither in the volume index nor in the price

index. Because of these differences in

weighting systems and coverage, connparison of the product of the two indexes with

cash receipts may not be an adequate test

of the accuracy of the indexes themselves.

Yet there is some satisfaction in knowing

that the index numbers satisfy the only test

available.

Although no long -run bias was discovered,

some short-run or year-to-year discrepancies were found between the price and

volume indexes. An "implicit" price index

for each year was derived by dividing total

cash receipts by the index of total marketings, and then expressing the quotients as

index numbers on a 1910-14 base. Differences between the implicit price index so

calculated and the annual average index of

prices received are rather small in most

years, and not always in the same direction.

But differences in some years are large

enough to require an explanation.

Analysis of these differences indicates

that they are closely associated with the

trend of prices during the year in question.

If prices were declining during the year,

the implicit price index is almost always

lower than the published price index. On

the other hand, if prices were rising during

the year, the implicit price index is generally higher than the published price

index.

These discrepancies arise from the fact

that the annual index of prices received is

a simple unweighted average of the 12

monthly index numbers, whereas the implicit price index represents a weighted

average of prices received throughout the

year. Since the volume of marketings is

generally about 50 percent larger in the

second half of the year than in the first

half, a decline in prices during the year

means that a simple average of the 12

months gives too little weight to the lower

prices in the second half and too nnuch

weight to the higher prices of the first half.

Conversely, when prices are rising, a

simple 12-month average price index gives

too little weight to the higher prices in

the second half of the year and too much

weight to the lower prices in the first

half.

This possible source of bias in the shortrun analysis of changes in farm income is of

little importance when there are no marked

price trends during the year. When there

are such trends, however, they must be

taken into account if errors in income

analysis are to be avoided. For example,

the implicit price index is considerably

lower than the published index for 1920,

1937, 1951, and 1952, when prices declined

rapidly during the year. On the other hand,

for 1941, 1946, and 1950, when prices rose

substantially, the implicit price index is

noticeably higher than the published index.

Although discrepancies were not large in

1953 and 1954, the generally downward

trend of prices in those years produced

implicit price indexes one and two points,

respectively, below the 12-month average

index numbers of prices received.

10
Tat)le 1.- Farm marice-cxngs and home consunrption: Index numbers of volime,

by major subindexes, igiO-jlí-

(19^7-^9 - 100)

Marketings , Home consimptiozi

Year ; Livestock Livestock

'. and

I products ;

1 Crops ;: Total : and ;

products ;

! Crops ; Total

1910

i9n

1912

1913

191í^

1915

1916

19IT

1918

1919

: 50

: 53

: 53

: 52

: 5»^

: 56

: 56

: 61

: 62

53

57

59

58

59

63

56

61

62

51

55

55

55

55

58

58

56

61

62

135

13»^

132

132

132

135

132

131

132

131

138

138

139

140

134

142

138

131

136

135

135

133

134

136

133

134

134

131

1920

1921

:' 58

: 58

59

61^

58

60

127

126

136

128

130

127

129

125

125

IP?

1922

1923

1924

: 63

: 68

: 69

60

60

67

62

6k

68

126

22k

126

139

128

l?f>

1925 : 67 65 66 123 118 1926 : 68 69 68 123 127 124 1927 : 69 69 69 123 116 1?1 1928 I 70 69 70 119 124 120 1929 ! 70 70 70 115 121 117

1930 !! 70 66 68 118 IPl 119

1931 !: 70 66 68 121^ 133 126

1932 ! 69 63 66 132 134 132

1933 : 71 61 67 132 135 133

193*^ : 7k 56 66 127 128 127

1935 : 65 57 61 120 133 124

1936 : 71 60 66 121 121 1?1

1937 : 69 70 70 118 128 1?1

1938 : 72 73 72 119 124 120

1939 : 76 7k 75 120 129 1??

19"«) i 81 72 77 117 126 119

19'H : ok 73 79 113 127 116

19*^2 : 93 80 88 110 126 114

19^3 : 103 79 93 11? IP? 115

19«^ : 107 85 98 Ill 120 114

19^5 : 105 87 98 112 315 113

19h6 : 103 86 96 114 11? 113

19^7 : 102 96 99 106 105 106

19tô : 96 98 97 100 98 99

19»^9 : 101 106 103 9k 96 95

1950 :* 103 96 100 92 93 92

1951 : 107 9k 101 92 90 91

1952 : 109 100 105 86 ^

87

1953 : 113 107 no 81 85 82

195í^ : U7 102 uo 78 82 79

11

Continued -
Table 1.- Faim marketings eind home consumption: Index nunbers of voluaA^

by major subindexes, 1910-5^ - Continued

(19^7-^9 = 100)

I Marketings and home'consvmiptloQ ; Food

1

;

' Nonfood

Year * Livestock ', ; Marketings ;\ marketings

' and ; Crops \ Total :', Marketings ; and home : y

• products ; consuxsption ]

1910 i 59 57 58 1*8 57 63

1911 : 62 61 61 51 59 70

1912 ! 61 63 62 51 60 70

1913 ! 61 62 61 51 59 70

191'* :: 60 63 61 52 60 6h

1915 :: 62 67 6h 5»* 62 71

1916 ! 6k 63 6k 55 63 68

1917 : 6k 60 62 5k 62 63

1918 ! 68 65 67 60 67 67

1919 : 69 65 67 59 67 68

1920 ': 65 63 6h 57 61* 63

1921 : 65 67 65 58 65 69

1922 : 69 6k 67 62 68 62

1923 : 73 63 69 65 71 62

192i* : 75 70 72 67 73 72

1925 : 73 68 70 61* 70 71* 1926 : 73 72 73 66 72 77

1927 : 7»* 71 73 68 73 71* 1928 : 75 72 7«* 69 71* 73

1929 : 75 72 7k 69 71* 75

1930 i 75 69 72 68 73 71 1931 : 76 69 73 69 71*

1 •"

68

1932 : 75 66 71 66 73 67

1933 : 77 6k 72 67 71*

^^ 1

65 193h : 79 60 71 69 75 59 1935 : 70 61 66 63 69 55

63 1936 : 76 63 71 67 73 1937 : 7«* 73 7k 68 73 75 1938 :

1939 :

77

80

75

76

76

79

72

75

77

79

1 y

7k

76

191*0 ':

19^*1 :

19l)-2 :

19^*3 :

19M* :

19^*5 :

19i*6 :

19^*7 :

I9W :

19^*9 :

Sk

86

95

lOl*

107

106

lOl*

103

97

101

75

76

83

81

87

89

87

96

98

106

80

82

90

9^*

99

99

97

100

97

103

78

81

91

97

102

102

101

102

98

100

82

85

93

98

103

103

102

102

98

100

7k

71

78

80

8U

85

78

92

95

113

1950 :'

1951 :

1952 :

1953 :

1951* :

102

105

107

no

113

95

9k

99

106

101

99

101

loU

108

108

100

109

111

99

102

loU

106

108

99

97

102

1/ There are no nonfood items in the home consumption index.

12
Table 2.- Farm marketings: Index numbers of volume, by canmodlty groups, 1910-5U l/

(19JÍ7.U9 = 100)

Livestock and products Crops

Cotton Year : Meat Dairy Poxiltry Total Food Feed (lint Tobacco ftnimaJLs products 2/ grains crops and

eggs seed)

1910 59 1*2 35 50 1*7 68 78 1+8

1911 : 6U 1*3 38 51* 1*8 63 102 52

1912 : 62 1*3 37 53 53 66 98 1*9

1913 : 62 1*5 36 53 57 65 97 55

191í^ : 59 1*6 36 52 68 58 90 1*5

1915 : 62 1*7 38 51* 68 65 102 51

1916 : 67 1*8 37 56 62 68 86 57

1917 :

1916

67 50 36 56 h9 63 78 60

76 50 36 61 69 75 71* 6k

1919 73 53 1*0 62 69 60 87 Ik

1920 : 67 53 39 58 60 67 75 60

1921 : 65 56 1+0 58 72 81 77 70

1922 : 73 58 kk 63 6k 73 70 55

1923 79 62 1*7 68 59 66 71 ê?

I92U 80 6U 1*8 69 65 75 89 61+

1925 : 71* 66 1*9 67 1*9 6k 107 66

1926 : 73 68 52 68 60 68 115 62

1927

1928

1929

• 1 »J

: 73

: 75

: 73

70

72

76

55

55

55

69

70

70

69

67

63

62

69

62

101+

100

108

68

61

67

1930 •. 69 77 57 70 56 56 97 76

1931

1932

1933 mh

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

: 71

69

71*

: 81

: 62

: 72

67

: 71

76

78

78

78

77

77

79

80

83

83

51*

52

53

52

50

51*

56

55

60

70

69

71

71*

65

71

69

72

76

57

1*9

1*3

35

1*3

1*3

51*

65

60

1+7

57

61

1+1

31*

1+8

1+1+

66

70

103

95

85

83

75

88

122

92

81+

70

58

58

62

63

56

(Â>

72

81+

19i»0

191*1

I9U2

1943

19'tit

19'*5

83

83

91*

: 106

: 111

: 106

87

92

97

97

99

103

6k

70

81*

100

lOi*

106

81

81*

93

103

107

105

56

61

73

66

78

86

ft?

71*

69

71*

73

77

91*

85

82

71*

81

77

89

66

58

70

65

65

79

100

99

19tó

191*7

I9W

191*9

: lOU

: 104

96

: 100

101

101

98

102

101

98

96

106

103

102

101

100

102

98

93

86

121

81+

100

116

116

93

92

1950

1951

': 101

: 105

102

100

113

121

122

12U

130

103

107

109

113

117

81

77

98

113

88

91

79

93

102

98

111

101+

1952

1953

1951*

: 108

: 111

: 115

102

108

111

96

91

107

llU

121+

101

100

106

Continued -

13
Table 2.- Farm marketings: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-5^ l/ - Continued

(1947.49 = 100)

• Crops - Continued

•

; All

Year ; Oil

1 crops

; Vege-

; tables

! Fruits

and

nuts :

Sugar

crops Seeds • Total

: ^ i

> commodities

1910 : 10 k2 46 72 24 53 51

1911 : 12 ko 52 79 25 57 55

1912 17 kk 60 64 25 59 55

1913 : Ik kk 44 75 26 58 55

191^ : 11 k^ 59 72 26 59 55

1915 : 10 kl 61 Ik 27 63 58

1916 : 12 kk 53 77 28 59 58

1917 : Ik kQ 55 88 28 56 56

1918 : 15 51 ^9 91 29 61 61

1919 : 13 lt8 55 80 30 62 62

1920 : 12 5k 60 93 37 59 58 1921 : 12 k9 50 89 35 64 60 1922 : 11 56 64 71 38 60 62

1923 : 13 57 69 76 37 60 64 1924 ! 22 61 67 75 46 67 68 1925 19 61 62 73 48 65 66 1926 16 59 78 71 kl 69 68

1927 : 21 63 68 72 56 69 69 1928 20 65 75 69 49 69 70 L929 : 18 70 72 73 62 70 70

L930 i 21 69 72 88 59 66 68 1-931 : 17 67 84 79 53 66 68 1.932 : 20 65 Ik 87 48 63 66 L933 : 15 68 71 101 57 61 67 L93^ : 18 71 70 80 53 56

^^ 1

66 L935 : 25

2k

73 84 87 58 57 61 L930 : 72 75 9^^ 55 60 66 L937 : 25

3k

ko

Ik 87 95 66 70 70 93o : 76 88 115 78 73

1 ^^

72 -939 : 76 98 109 85 Ik

1 ^

75

.9^0 !

9^1 :

9^2 :

0)1 "i

k3

60

83

79

Ok

91

89

100

97

109

99

114

86

88

94

72

73

80

77

79

88

93

98

98

96

99

97

103

9'*3 :

9'^'* :

91*5 :

9*^6 :

91*7 :

9W :

9U9 :

105

84

87

85

Qk

108

108

9k

99

99

108

98

104

99

86

96

91

105

102

100

98

83

83

95

106

114

91

95

84

84

96

108

9^

91

115

79

85

87

86

96

98

106

950 :*

951 :

952 :

953 :

95h :

lll^

102

112

107

ye

100

103

97

101

102

98

107

102

103

103

U9

96

97

108

122

148

125

l4o

125

119

96

9U

100

107

102

100

101

1Q5

110

110

1/ Commodities included in each

2/ Includes the "miscellaneous"

separately.

¿/ Includes the "miscellaneous"

group are as listed in tables 9-I3. ""

group of livestock items in addition to groups shown

group of crops in addition to groups shown separately.

14
Table 3.- Home consumption: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-5^ l/

(19^7-^9 = 100)

Livestock and products

Poultry '

Meat ; Dairy , and '

. Total : Vegeanimals j products : eggs : 2/ : tables

Crops

Vuits • AU

and • other

nuts : i/

Total

All

conmodIties

126

122

120

120

119

121*

125

126

133

135

13»*

126

121

119

118

114

111

110

106

101

106

113

124

123

119

lOU

111

105

105

110

111

102

101

114

111

115

120

108

101

91

86

84

83

78

75

X57

155

155

155

154

155

153

151

145

142

136

137

136

134

138

135

135

133

129

124

125

132

l4o

143

142

137

132

128

126

125

121

120

116

113

112

111

110

105

100

95

92

95

88

83

78

115

119

115

115

115

119

113

110

114

114

no

113

118

118

117

116

120

123

119

118

135

134

132

132

132

135

132

131

132

131

127

126

126

124

126

123

123

123

119

115

126

122

127

121

123

122

119

125

124

117

119

121

123

114

108

107

109

109

112

113

174

208

220

175

212

222

181

186

156

153

199

98

206

178

185

155

217

122

178

142

122 118 113 130

124 124 n6 202

129 132 124 127

130 132 122 144

116 127 118 122

115 120 121 IW

121 121 n5 100

121 118 117 155

126 119 118 105

126 120 122 140

119 117 121 124

115 113 122 142

112 no 123 124

111 112 123 86

n\ 111 118 n5

111 n2 118 80

110 114 111 n2

103 106 105 104

99 100 98 95

98 94 96 101

100 92 93 93

97 92 90 98

«7 66 92 90

81 81 86 S7

81 78 83 84

215

218

212

217

209

221

224

268

261

243

237

236

220

204

187

187

196

190

179

172

188

232

250

252

246

246

218

215

208

184

170

162

157

148

136

124

n4

109

101

90

86

79

74

70

65

138

138

H^S

134

139

l4o

134

l42

138

131

136

128

139

1^

122

n8

127

n6

124

121

121

133

134

135

128

133

121

128

124

129

126

127

126

122

120

n5

n2

105

98

96

93

90

90

85

82

136

135

135

133

134

136

133

134

134

131

130

127

129

125

125

122

124

121

120

n7

119

126

132

133

127

124

121

121

120

122

n9

n6

114

n5

n4

n3

n3

106

99

95

92

91

87

62

79

1/ Commodities included in each group are as listed in tables 9-13-

farm households. ^ „^„+„iv

2/ Includes honey in additon to groups shown separately.

3/ Food grains, corn, peanuts, sugar crops, cowpeas.

An are used as food in

15
Table 4.- Farm marketings and home consuniption: Index numbers of yolume^

by commodity groups, 1910-5^ i/

(1947.49 = 100)

Livestock euid products

Year Meat

animals

1910

19U

1912

1913

l9lí^

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

192lf

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

19'tl

I9U2

1943

l9Wt

19'*5

19h6

1947

19if8

19l^9

1950

1951

1952

1953

195»^

Dairyproducts

Poultry

and

eggs

Total

2/

6k

6Q

66

66

63

66

71

71

79

77

71

69

76

81

82

77

75

75

77

Ih

72

7h

73

77

ek

65

7U

69

73

78

85

81+

95

106

111

107

105

105

96

99

100

101+

107

109

U2

58

59

59

61

61

63

63

61+

6k

66

65

67

69

72

75

76

78

79

80

83

81+

86

87

88

86

86

87

87

89

89

92

96

100

99

101

101+

102

101

98

101

101

99

100

105

106

h5

kd

k6

k6

k6

1+8

hi

U5

1+6

»^9

1+8

h9

53

56

56

57

60

63

63

62

65

63

62

62

60

58

62

61+

61+

68

71

76

Ô7

101

105

106

102

99

96

105

111

118

laß

119

12U

Crops

Food

grains

59

62

61

61

60

62

61+

61+

68

69

65

65

69

73

75

73

73

7»*

75

75

75

76

75

77

79

70

76

74

77

80

81+

86

95

101+

107

106

101+

103

97

101

102

105

107

UO

313

1+8

h9

5h

57

69

69

63

50

70

70

61

73

65

60

66

5U

61

69

68

61+

57

58

50

1+1+

37

1+1+

1+1+

55

66

61

56

62

73

67

78

87

82

100

102

98

81

77

98

96

91

Feed

crops

Cotton

(lint

and

seed)

70

65

67

67

60

67

70

65

77

62

69

83

75

68

76

66

69

61+

70

63

58

1+8

59

63

»^3

36

50

h^

67

71

75

70

75

7k

77

9k

86

93

86

121

112

88

91

107

IIU

78

102

'98

97

90

102

86

78

7U

&r

75

77

70

71

89

107

115

10I+

100

108

97

103

95

85

83

75

88

122

92

81+

82

7k

81

77

89

66

58

81+

100

116

79

93

102

121+

101

1+8

52

h9

55

51

57

60

61+

7h

60

70

55

63

61+

66

62

68

61

66

76

70

58

58

62

63

56

66

72

81+

70

65

66

65

79

100

99

116

93

92

98

111

101+

100

106

16 Continued -
Table U.- Farm marketings and home consumption: Index nimibers of volxmie^

by commodity groups, 1910-5^ l/ - Continued

(19^7-^9 = 100)

Year

Crops - Continued

Oil

crops

• Vegetables

Fruits

and

nuts

Sugfiu:

crops Seeds Total

2/

All

comaodltles

1910

1911

1912

1913

191í^

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

192if

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

193»*

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

191^0

191*1

191*2

191*3

19Mt

191*5

191*6

191*7

1948

191*9

1950

1951

1952

1953

1951*

10

12

17

Ik

11

10

12

11*

16

13

13

12

11

Ik

22

20

16

22

20

18

21

17

21

15

18

25

2k

25

31*

ko

1*5

60

83

106

8h

87

85

81*

108

107

111*

102

112

107

98

61

58

63

62

63

61*

61

65

67

63

68

65

71

70

71

71

71

73

76

80

79

78

79

80

81

81*

81

83

85

86

89

92

98

101

103

103

109

99

103

98

99

100

96

98

52

60

68

51

67

69

60

62

55

61

67

53

71

75

73

67

86

71

80

76

75

90

77

75

73

87

76

91

89

100

91

103

98

86

97

91

106

102

100

98

97

107

101

102

102

80

&f

73

83

79

82

85

103

lOl*

92

105

100

80

82

79

77

77

77

73

77

92

86

97

111

91

97

102

103

120

113

111

103

119

89

88

98

108

Ul*

91

91*

U6

93

91*

n?

30

31

32

32

33

33

31*

35

35

36

1*2

i*0

1*3

1*2

51

52

52

61

53

66

63

58

53

62

58

62

60

70

82

89

89

91

96

86

86

97

108

95

92

113

IW*

122

136

121

116

57

61

63

62

63

67

63

60

65

65

63

67

6Í*

63

70

68

72

71

72

72

69

69

66

61*

60

61

63

73

75

76

75

76

83

81

87

89

87

96

98

106

95

91*

99

106

101

58

61

62

61

61

61*

61*

62

67

67

61*

65

67

69

72

70

73

73

71*

71*

72

73

71

72

71

66

71

71*

76

79

80

82

90

91*

99

99

97

100

97

103

99

101

lOU

108

10Ô

"1/ Ccmmodities included in eacn group

2/ Includes the "mlscellaneouB" group

¿/ Includes the "miscellaneous" group

axe as listed in tables 9-13'

of livestock items in addition

of crops in addition to groups

17

to groups shown separately,

shown separately.
Table 5.- Food marketings: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-51* l/

(191^7.49 = 100)

: Livestock and products ; Crops

' All

Year : Meat

: animals

Dairy

products

•Poultry

: and

: eggs "

: 2/ <

! Total •

1 3/ '.

• Food

grains

: Vege-

: tables

; Fruits

; and

' nuts

: Sugar

: crops

! Total

! 4/ ;

: food

commod-

' itles

1910 :' 59 42 35 49 47 42 46 72 44 48

1911 : 64 43 38 53 48 40 52 79 45 51

1912 : 62 43 37 52 53 44 60 64 50 51

1913 : 62 45 36 52 57 44 44 75 48 51

19ll^ : 59 46 36 51 68 45 59 72 56 52

1915 : 62 47 38 53 68 47 61 74 57 54

1916 : 67 48 37 55 62 44 53 77 53 55

1917 : 67 50 36 56 49 48 55 88 50 54

1918 : 76 50 36 60 69 51 49 91 58 60

1919 : 73 53 40 59 69 48 55 80 58 59

1920 i 67 53 39 57 60 54 60 93 57 57

1921 : 65 56 41 57 72 49 50 89 58 58

1922 : 73 58 44 63 64 56 64 71 59 62

1923 : 79 62 47 67 59 57 69 76 59 65

1924 : 80 64 48 69 65 61 67 75 62 67 1925 : 74 66 49 67 49 61 62 73 56 64

1926 : 73 68 52 67 60 59 78 71 62 66

1927 • 73 70 55 69 69 63 68 72 65 68

1928 • 75 72 55. 70 67 65 75 69 66 69

1929 : 73 76 55 70 63 70 72 73 66 69

1930 ! 69 77 58 69 56 69 72 88 63 68

1931 : 71 78 55 70 57 67 84 79 65 69 1932 : 69 78 52 68 49 65 74 87 60 66

1933 : 74 78 53 71 43 68 71 101 58 67 1934 : 81 77 52 74 35 71 70 80 55 69

1935 : 62 77 50 64 43 73 84 87 61 63 1936 : 72 79 54 70 43 72 75 94 60 67 1937 : 67 80 56 68 54 74 87 95 67 68 1938 : 71 83 55 71 65 76 88 115 74 72 1939 : 76 83 60 75 60 76 98 109 73

1 ^

75

19^0 i

19'^1 :

19í^2 :

191+3 :

1 r->.\ 1

83

83

94

106

87

92

97

97

64

70

84

100

80

83

93

102

56

61

73

66

79

84

91

94

89

100

97

86

109

99

114

83

71

76

85

80

78

81

91

97

102

102

101

102

98

100

1941+ :

I9U5 :

1946 :

1947 :

1948 :

1949 :

111

106

104

104

96

100

99

103

101

101

98

102

104

106

101

98

96

106

106

105

103

102

96

101

78

86

82

100

102

98

99

99

108

98

104

99

96

91

105

102

100

98

83

95

106

114

91

95

88

91

96

100

102

98

1950 i

1 ncT

101 102 113 103 81 100 98 119 91 100 -1-951 :

1952 :

1953 :

1954 :

105

108

111

115

100

102

108

111

121

122

121»

130

107

109

113

117

77

98

96

91

103

97

101

102

107

102

103

103

96

97

108

122

91

97

99

96

103

106

109

111

1/ InMn^r ^°'^^y,^'^ addition to groups shovm separately.

adältion'to'^grSräir^S'ai^tS"""'''' '"'""'"'' ^^ vegetables grown under glass, in

18
Table 6.- Pood marketings and home consumption: Index numbers of volxmie,

by commodity groups, 1910-5^ i/

(19^7-^9 = 100)

Livestock ajid products

Meat

auimaJ-S

Dairy

products ;

Poultry

and

eggs 2/

Total

Crops

Food

grains

Vegetables

Fruits

and

nuts

Sugar

crops

Toteú.

All

food

commodities

6U

68

(£

66

63

66

71

71

79

Tl

71

69

76

81

82

77

75

75

77

7U

72

7U

73

77

8»^

65

7U

69

73

78

85

8Í*

95

106

111

107

105

105

96

^^

100

lou

107

109

112

58

59

59

61

61

63

63

6U

64

66

65

67

69

72

75

76

78

79

80

83

8U

86

87

88

86

86

87

8r

89

89

92

96

100

99

101

lOlf

102

101

98

101

101

99

100

105

106

^^5

1*8

^1

48

47

45

49

48

50

53

56

56

58

61

63

63

63

66

63

62

62

60

58

62

64

64

68

71

76

87

101

105

106

102

99

96

105

lU

118

117

118

12U

58

61

60

60

59

61

63

63

67

68

64

64

69

73

75

72

73

74

75

71+

74

75

75

77

79

70

75

73

76

80

84

86

95

103

107

106

104

103

97

101

102

105

107

no

113

48

49

5»»

57

69

69

63

50

70

70

61

73

65

60

66

54

61

69

68

64

57

58

50

44

37

44

44

55

66

61

56

62

73

67

78

87

82

100

102

98

81

77

98

96

91

61

58

63

62

63

64

61

65

67

63

68

65

71

70

71

71

71

73

76

80

79

78

79

80

81

84

81

83

85

86

89

92

98

101

103

103

109

99

103

98

99

100

96

98

98

52

60

68

51

67

69

60

62

55

61

67

53

71

75

73

67

86

71

80

76

75

90

77

75

73

87

76

91

89

100

91

103

98

86

97

91

106

102

100

98

97

107

101

102

102

80

87

73

83

79

82

85

103

104

92

105

100

80

82

79

77

77

77

73

77

92

86

97

111

91

97

102

103

120

113

111

103

119

89

88

98

108

114

91

94

116

93

94

105

117

53

5»^

59

57

64

65

61

59

66

65

65

65

67

65

68

62

68

70

72

71

68

71

67

65

62

68

66

73

78

79

77

82

89

84

91

9»*

97

101

102

98

92

91

97

98

92

57

59

60

59

60

62

63

62

67

67

64

65

68

71

73

70

72

73

74

74

73

7«^

73

74

75

69

73

73

77

79

82

85

93

98

103

103

102

102

98

100

99

102

104

106

108

^ Except as othexvlse noted, co^odlties .ucluded In eac. group a.-e as llstea xn ^o.e. .-...

ai^cäSrco^-IVf- ?^'¿- on farms w.ere ^own

separately. j^o

in addition to groups shovm
Table 7.- Nonfood marketings: Index numbers of volume, by commodity groups, 1910-5^ l/

(1947-If9 = 100)

; Cotton : ^^

Year ; Feed (lint and Tobacco ! Oil

crops 2/ ]

Seeds 1 nonfood

1 crops seed) Î

' conmodities

3/

1910 :' 68 78 48 8 24 63

1911 : 63 102 52 10 25 70

1912 : 66 98 49 17 25 70

1913 : 65 97 55 14 26 70

1914 : 58 90 45 8 26 64

1915 : 65 102 51 8 27 71

1916 : 68 86 57 8 28 68

1917 : 63 78 60 6 28 63

1918 : 75 74 64 7 29 67

1919 : 60 87 74 6 30 68

1920 i 67 75 60 7 37 63 1921 : 81 77 70 6 35 69

1922 : 73 70 55 7 38 62

1923 : 66 71 63 11 37 62

1924 : 75 89 64 20 46 72

1925 : 64 107 66 17 48 74 1926 ! 68 115 62 13 47 77 1927 ! 62 104 68 18 56 74 1928 69 100 61 15 49

1 "^

73 1929 ! 62 108 67 13 62

1 «^

75

1930 i 56 97 76 16 59 71 1931 : 47 103 70 12 53

1 ^

68 1932 : 57 95 58 13 48 67

65

59

55

63

75

74

76

1933 :

1934 :

1935 :

1936 :

1937 :

1938 :

1939 :

61

41

34

48

44

66

70

85

83

75

88

122

92

84

58

62

63

56

66

72

84

8

9

21

15

17

24

37

57

53

58

55

66

78

85

1940 :'

1941 :

1942 :

1943 :

1944 :

1945 :

1946 :

1947 :

1948 :

1949 :

74

69

74

73

77

94

85

93

86

121

82

74

81

77

89

66

58

84

100

116

70

65

66

65

79

100

99

116

93

92

36

56

80

106

82

86

83

80

109

111

86

88

94

84

84

96

108

94

91

115

74

71

78

80

84

85

78

92

95

113

1950 ':

1951 :

1952 :

1953 :

1954 :

113

88

91

107

79

93

102

124

101

98

111

104

100

106

120

109

125

114

113

148

125

l4o

125

119

99

97

102

Ïl SLrCSrî" °'"*'' «-o»'"- i- =«" Sr-P ar. as llst.a m table, 9-13.
Table 8.- Farm marketings: Index num[ber8 of volume, by major groups, by months, 19I47-5U

(19*^7-^9 = 100)

Year and

month

Livestock

and

products

Crops

96

98

All

commodities

19^7 :

January : 102 IO6

February • 87 75

March : 96 ^7

April : 101 37

May : 105 38

June : IQk 57

July : 102 UO

August : 9if Ilk

September ••; lOU l4l

October : 115 182

November : II3 130

December t IO6 98^

Year... : 102

January : 9^* 82

February : 80 45

March .....: 89 k^

April : 97 46

May : 101 hk

June : 104 65

July : 92 101

August : 91 107

September 1 96 l46

October : IO6 212

November : IO7 l62

December ; 98 124

Year : 96

1949 :

January : 93 97

February : 84 58

March : 98 58

April : 98 46

May : 104 52

June : 103 75

July : 95 105

August : 103 122

September : 105 158

October : II8 194

November : 112 174

December : 103 13ÍL

Year : 101 IO6

1950 i _.

January. .....••••: 100 ^^

February s 8T 60

March : 99 ^8

April : 100 ^0

May ; 112 37

Jvme : 103 55

July : 96 95

August : 100 103

September ; 105 ^ff

October : H? }?t

November : 116 l5o

December « 105 i£i_

•

Year : 103 ^S

104

82

79

74

76

84

106

102

120

143

120

103

99

89

65

70

75

77

88

96

98

118

152

130

109

97

95

73

81

76

82

91

99

111

128

151

139

1X6

103

110

75

77

74

80

83

96

102

U3

146

133

112

100

Year and

month

Livestock

euid

products

Crops

1951 :

January : 106

February. •••.•: 87

March : 99

April : 103

May : 111

June. : 104

July : 100

August : 105

Septeoiber : 112

October : 129

November : 120

December ; 107

Year : IO7

1952 i=

Jeumary : 105

February : 9Ö

March : 103

AprU : 106

May : 109

June..........: 10?

July : 102

August : 103

September : 113

October : 130

November : 1^1

December : 115

Year : 10?

Í253 '^^^ January« ••••••: ifjo

February : 97

March ; 105

April ; 109

May 113

June ; 113

July : 107

August Ill

September : UD

October J 130

Hoveniber : ^^9

December ; 115

Year 113

195*» '

January ' 109

February : ^

March : 113

M«y • S

June : H-»

July : 109

August : 116

September : 123

October : 135

November : 135

December '• 1^0

ïear : 1^7

89

51

lu

37

32

92

118

llt4

196

160

121

9^^

88

53

I48

lu

hl

70

109

12l^

160

196

139

122

100

119

56

55

1*5

1*7

69

93

109

162

212

173

ll»0

107

117

66

kl

39

M

67

93

119

16U

181

165

125

102

All

ccnmoâItles

99

72

7»*

75

77

80

96

Ul

126

158

138

113

101

98

79

79

78

62

90

105

112

133

158

129

118

105

112

79

81»

81

85

91»

101

110

136

165

ll»8

126

110

112

85

85

80

85

93

102

117

lio

155

1U8

122

110

21
Table 9.- Farm marketings and home consumption: Quantity, price,

and value, by commodities, average 1935-39

Commodity Unit

Quantity

Marketings

Marketings

and home

consumption

Price

per

unit

Value

Marketings

Marketings

and home

consumption

Livestock and products :

Meat animals : :

Calves : Cvt.

Cattle : Cwt.

Hogs : Cvt.

Lambs : Cwt.

Sheep : Cwt.

Total :

Dairy products: :

Butter : Lb.

Butterfat : Lb.

Milk, retail : Qt.

Milk, wholesale : Cwt.

Total :

Poultry and eggs: :

Broilers : Lb.

Other chickens : Lb.

Eggs, chicken : Doz.

Turkeys : Lb.

Turkey hatching eggs .... : Each

Total :

Miscellaneous: :

Beeswax : Lb.

Honey : Lb.

Mohair : Lb.

Wool : Lb.

Other 2/ :

Total

Total livestock \

Crops :

Food grains: :

Buckwheat : BU.

Rice .' Cvt.

Rye : Bu.

Wheat Bu.

Total ':

Feed crops: :

Barley j Bu.

Com Bu.

Hay : Ton

Oats Bu.

Sorghum grain : BU

Total

Cotton : .

Lint : Lt,

Seed rpon

Total

Tobacco : : Lb.

Oil crops:

Flajcseed \ Bu.

Peeuiuts '/, Lb [

Soybeans ! g^'

Thousands

l8,^^7^^

158,121

103,667

18,910

88,553

1,207,960

3,06U,200

402,704

203,149

1,425,925

2,334,417

364,240

31.069

3,4o4

150,670

16,797

358,487

2,603

20,678

21,119

576,481

96,278

420,958

9,277

168,490

15.142

6,649,035

4,220

l.'^.^OS

10,316

1,066,953

43,025

1

Thousands

19,241

160,502

129,965

19,081

5.160

Dollars

7.79

6.51

8.25

7.80

3-90

1,000 dollars

143,911

1,029,368

855,251

147,501

19.087

2.195.11ä

.27

.29

.10

1.80

24,263

346,685

312,549

724,867

1.4o8;3¿4

203,149

2,198,370

2,983,534

384,287

31.069

.19

.15

.21

.17

.12

39,005

212,463

499,565

63,013

3.697

«17.743

3,404

179,951

16,797

358,487

.25

.06

.45

.24

865

9,537

7,609

85,679

38.130

lia. 820

U,563,0l,5

2,877

20,755

21,387

590.051

96,278

450,170

9,277

168,490

15.142

.63

1.61

.53

.79

.47

• 59

7.64

.30

1,637

33,293

11,130

455.996

502.056

45,251

246,681

70,876

50,379

8,949

'»22.136

6,649,035

4.220

.10

24.84

652,270

10^.835

757.105

1.440.905 il2_ 273.772

10,316

1,110,271

43,025

1

1.56

.03

.81

43.10

16,093

35,850

34,678

39

B6.660

1,000 dollars

149,888

1,044,871

1,072,213

148,836

20,124

2.'^35.932

l/1.7t)b.413

39,005

327,557

638,476

66,481

3.697

1.075.216

865

11,390

7,609

85,679

38.130

^3.673

5,liJa,23U

1,809

33,417

11,271

466,730

513.227

45,251

263,799

70,876

50,379

8,949

'^39.254

652,270

104,835

757.105

273.772

16,093

37,305

34,678

32_

B8.115

Continued
Table 9.- Farm marketings and home conßumption:

and value, by commodities, average 1935-39

Quantity, price,

- Continued

Commodity Unit

Vegetables : :

Dry edible beans : Cwt.

Dry field peas : Cwt.

Potatoes : Bu.

Sveetpotatoes : Bu.

Artichokes : Box

Asparagus, fresh : Crt.

Asparagus, processing ... : Ton

Beans, lima, fresh ,- Bu.

Beans, lima, processing . : Ton

Beans, snap, fresh : Bu.

Beans, snap, processing . : Ton

Beets, fresh : Bu.

Beets, processing : Ton

Broccoli : Crt.

Brussels sprouts : Ton

Cabbage, fresh : Ton

Cabbage, processing : Ton

Cantaloups : Crt.

Carrots : Bu.

Cauliflower : Crt.

Celery : Crt.

Com, sweet, fresh : 5 doz.

Com, sweet, processing . : Ton

Cucumbers, fresh : Bu.

Cucumbers, processing ... : Bu.

Eggplant : Bu.

Escarole : Bu.

Garlic : Cwt.

Honeyballs : Crt.

HoneydewB : Crt.

Kale : Bu.

Lettuce : Crt.

Onions : 50 lb.

Peas, green, fresh : Bu.

Peas, green, processing .: Ton

Peppers, green : Bu.

Pimientos, processing ... : Ton

Shallots : Bbl.

Spinach, fresh : Bu.

Spinach, processing : Ton

Tomatoes, fresh : Bu.

Tomatoes, processing .... : Ton

Watermelons : 1,000

Miscellaneous : Ton

Total :

Fruits and nuts: :

Grapefruit : Box

Lemons : Box

Limes : Box

Oranges : Box

Apples : Bu.

Apricots : Ton

Avocados : Ton

Cherries : Ton

Cranberries : Bbl.

Dates : Ton

Figs : Ton

Grapes : Ton

Olives : Ton

Quantity

Marketings

Thousands

12,702

2,261

235,228

20,43lf

1,929

6,18?

55

2,886

2k

19,922

98

U,ioi

55

1,7^5

15

1,173

11^

10,860

l8,i8o

10,lkh

16,326

13,85^

799

6,164

5,692

1,519

1,^3

164

UlO

3,264

1,476

22,367

33,750

10,037

244

8,923

23

145

17,124

56

31,647

1,876

92

l,0l4

29,337

9,357

71

63,738

126,913

264

9

131

619

4

92

2,402

31

Marketings

€uid home

consumption

Price

per

unit

Value

Marketings

Marketings

and home

consomiption

Thousands Dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars

14,214

2,261

299,203

45,759

29,510

9,375

71

64,344

151,301

269

9

155

619

4

94

2,444

31

3.37

1.95

.65

.76

1.85

1.71

79.54

1.44

64.07

1.05

44.61

.48

11.28

1.54

102.73

14.88

7.83

1.18

.65

.65

1.21

.60

10.00

.92

.57

.66

.43

3.31

1.38

.61

.29

1.47

.55

1.16

51.47

.72

31.36

2.91

.41

14.49

1.23

12.41

111.56

28.25

42,807

4,409

152,427

20,009

1,718

10,579

4,387

4,156

1,517

20,918

4,370

1,973

615

3,191

1,488

17,322

1,160

15,576

11,817

6,583

19,754

8,368

7,991

5,640

3,239

1,004

605

543

566

1,981

431

32,879

18,809

11,643

12,576

6,460

719

421

7,038

806

38,926

23,279

10,280

28,642

569.622

.54

2.10

2.96

1.13

-.77

38.43

127.82

75.17

10.47

U2.51

26.77

17.24

56.84

15,695

19,649

209

72,024

97,469

10,142

1,184

9,873

6,483

398

2,463

41,403

1,738

47,902

4,409

193,882

43,964

3/034,541

15,787

19,687

209

72,709

116,199

10,351

1,216

11,644

6,483

402

2,521

42,119

1,750

Continued

23
Table 9- Fan. inarl^etlngs and home consumption: «^^J^^^I"^'^*'

and value, by commodltlee, average 1935-39 - Continuée

Comniodi'ty Unit

Fruits and nuts: '

(Continued) :

Peaches • ^^•

Pears * ^^•

Persinnnons • '^^^

Pineapples : Crt.

Plums and prunes : Ton

Pomegranates ' Ton

Strawberries ' Crt.

AJmonds : Ton

Filberts : Ton

Pecans • ^^ •

Walnuts : Ton

Total '

Sugar crops: '

Maple sirup : Gal.

Maple sugar : L^ •

Sorgo sirup : Gal.

Sugar beets : Ton

Sugarcane sirup : Gal.

Sugarcane for sxigar : Ton

Total :

Seeds : '

Alfalfa : Lb.

Alsike clover : Lb.

Cowpeas ' Bu.

Lespedeza : Lb.

Red clover : Lb.

Sweetclover : Lb.

Timothy : Lb.

Other k/ :

Total :

Miscellaneous: :

Broomcom : Ton

Hops : Lb.

Peppermint : Lb.

Popcorn : Lb.

Spearmint : Lb.

Other 5/ '

Total :

Total crops :

Total all commodities :

2k,^60

3

Ik

763

2

12,662

19

2

82,9^7

56

2,466

6l8

5,978

9,609

13,7^1

5.551

57,316

16,678

1,875

69,1^^0

i^l,947

kl,kQ9

63,668

kl

3^^,533

1,008

81,223

98

1 Thousands Thousands Dollars j^OüO dollars

quantity

Marketings

Marketings

and home

consuigption

Price

per

unit

Value

Marketings

55,983

27,452

3

Ik

810

2

13,248

19

2

94,020

57

.90

.72

29.64

2.27

26.66

20.09

2.64

266.56

235.15

.09

196>19

45,098

17,640

95

32

20,332

45

33,428

5,017

547

7,100

10.994

419.050

Marketings

: and home

: consumçption

1^000 dollars

50,553

19,711

96

32

21,591

46

34,974

5,074

576

8,048

11,165

452.943

2,723

762

12,650

9,609

22,562

5,551

1.68

.33

.57

5.30

.43

3.02

4,143

206

3,402

50,925

5,950

16,765

01,391

57,316

16,678

4,825

69,l40

41,947

47,489

63,668

.18

.17

1.50

.05

.18

.05

.03

10,374

2,903

2,812

3,685

7,340

2,598

2,070

6,733

38,515

41

34,533

1,008

81,223

98

84.47

.19

1.95

.02

1.51

3,496

6,457

1,966

1,534

148

2,043

15,644

3,165,959

7,729,004

4,575

254

7,199

50,925

10,486

16,765

90,204

10,374

2,903

7,238

3,685

7,340

2,598

2,070

6,733

42,9^1

3,496

6,457

1,966

1,534

148

2,043

lg,644

3,507,746

8,948,980

1/ Includes $378,049,000 for home consumption of 200,026,000 cvt. milk equivalent at $1.89 per cwt.

2/ Package bees, queen bees, horses, mwles.

3/ Includes $194,4l4,000 for home consumption of commodities for which data are not shown separately, in

addition to their marketings as shown in the preceding column.

4/ Bentgrasß, Bermuda grass, Kentucky bluegrass, crimson clover, chewings fescue, meadow fescue, tall

fescue, ladino clover, mustard, orchardgrass, Austrian winter peas, redtop, caramon ryegra^s, perennial

ryegrass, Sudangraes, sunflower, common and Willamette vetch, hairy vetch, Hungarian vetch, purple vetch,

crested wheatgraes, white clover,

5/ Flax flher, hemp fiber, hempseed, hops, vegetables grown under glass.

24
Table 10.- Farm marketings and home consumption: Quantity,

and value, by commodities, average ISkf-kS

price,

Commodity • Unit

Livestock and products :

Meat animals: :

Csilves : Cwt.

Cattle : Cwt.

Hogs : Cwt.

Lambs : Cvt.

Sheep : Cwt.

Total :

Dairy products: :

Butter : Lb.

Butterfat : Lb •

Milk, retail : Qt.

Milk, wholesale : Cwt.

Total :

Poultry and eggs: :

Broilers : Lb.

Other chickens : Lb.

Eggs, chicken : Doz.

Turkeys : Lb.

Turkey hatching eggs : Each

Total :

Miscellaneous: :

Beeswax : Lb.

Honey : Lb.

Mohair : Lb.

Wool : Lb.

Other 2/ :

Total :

Total livestock :

Crops : :

Food grains: :

Buckwheat : Bu.

Rice : Cwt.

Rye : Bu.

Wheat : Bu.

Total :

Feed crops: :

Barley : BuCom : Bu.

Hay : Ton

Oats : Bu.

Sorghum grain : Bu.

Total :

Cotton: Î

Lint : Lb.

Seed 2 Ton

Total :

Tobacco: • Lb.

Oil crops: •

Flaxseed : Bu.

Peanuts ' Lb.

Soybeans - Bu.

Tung nuts • Ton

Total ••

Quantity

Marketings

Thousands

29,91^

2l6,lf07

I63A25

15,686

Marketings

and home

consumption

Price

per

unit

Vcdue

Marketings

1*3,772

762,927

2,128,667

709>330

1,211,091*

1,967,308

U,033,722

61+3,685

65»886

U,232

189,357

15,719

226,513

2,1*47

36,005

16,361

1.120,177

170,1*61

833,637

13,277

322,1*96

70.328

7,124,578

l*,94o

Thousands

30,81*0

219,746

186,820

15,826

?|028

Marketings

and home

consumption

Dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars

22.56

20.14

21.85

21.87

9>09

674,860

^,358,430

3,570,836

343,060

44,

ö>991,3'345"

.63

.71

.18

4.36

27,489

542,441

389,546

^033.026

1,211,094

2,547,708

4,606,444

655,408

65.886

.32

.27

.46

.39

382,706

535,108

1,851,478

250,393

3.037:672

4,232

220,129

15,719

226,513

.42

.19

.49

.46

1,761

35,788

7,671

104,876

35^045

18^-liil

2,526

36,098

16,393

1.123.647

1.41

4.97

1.73

2.09

3,451

178,943

28,304

2.341,170

2,551.8^"

170,461

849,660

13,277

322,496

TO.328

1.34

1.51

22.85

.82

1.42

228,418

1,258,792

303,387

263,157

99.866

2.153,620

7,124,578

4.940

.30

.6iJ*4_

2,165,872

313.372

2,479,244

2.118.834 2.118,834 ^

959,832

42,775 42,775

2,016,199 2,040,396

196,041 196,041

64 64

5.30

.10

2.55

61.61

226,709

207,669

499,905

935,257

695,758

4,425,671

4,082,024

3^6,115

^^>7Q8 9.395.276

1/4,757.911

382,706

692,977

2,114,357

254,953

,^7/?Q7

3.462,900

1,761

4l,6o4

7,671

104,876

190.9^7

16,267,179 18,007,124

3,562

179,407

28,360

2,348,421

2.359.750

228,418

1,282,987

303,387

263,157

22466.

2.177.015

2,165,872

3131372

2,479,244

959.832

226,709

210,161

499,905

3^4

940,749

Continued

25
Table 10.. Farm marketings and home consumption: ^-^JJ^Î^^^Ï^'^^"

and value, by commodities, average 19*^7-^9 - Contlnuea

Commodity Unit

Vegetables: •

Dry edible beans : C^ •

Dry field peas '• Cwt.

Mung beans • Lb.

Potatoes • ®^'

Sweetpotatoes : B^*

Artichokes : Box

Asparagus, fresh : Crt.

Asparagus, processing ....: Ton

Beans, lima, fresh : Bu.

Beans, lima, processing ..: Ton

Beans, snap, fresh : Bu,

Beans, snap, processing .•: Ton

Beets, fresh : Bu.

Beets, processing : Ton

Broccoli : Crt.

Brussels sprouts : Ton

Cabbage, fresh : Ton

Cabbage, processing : Ton

Cantaloups : C!rt •

Carrots : Bu.

Cauliflower : Crt.

Celery : Crt.

Com, sweet, fresh : 5 doz.

Corn, sweet, processing ..: Ton

Cucumbers, fresh : Bu.

Cucumbers, processing ....: Bu.

Eggplant : Bu.

Escarole : Bu.

Garlic : Cwt.

Honeyballs : Crt.

Honeydews : Crt.

Kale : Bu.

Lettuce : Crt.

Onions : 50 lb.

Peas, green, fresh : Bu.

Peas, green, processing ..: Ton

Peppers, green : Bu.

Pimientos, processing .... : Ton

Shallots : Bbl •

Spinach, fresh : Bu.

Spinach, processing : Ton

Tomatoes, fresh : Bu.

Tomatoes, processing : Ton

Watermelons : 1,000

Miscellaneous : Ton

Total :

Fruits and nuts: :

Grapefruit : Box

Lemons : Box

Limes : Box

Oranges : Box

Apples : Bu.

Apricots : Ton

Avocados : Ton

Cherries : Ton

Cranberries : Bbl.

Dates : Ton

Figs : Ton

Grapes : Ton

Olives : Ton

quantity

Marketings

Thousands

16,078

7,566

337,801

21,129

752

4,7^2

9^^

2,613

Ik

22,7^

211

3,5^9

107

If, 089

22

1,208

136

lif,636

29,927

1^,31^

20,891

23,3^9

1,256

7,986

10,638

1,807

2,959

lk5

93

3,107

2,181

36,396

1^0,^30

^,^91

377

11,716

23

112

1*^,987

82

36,673

2,861^

98

Marketings

and home

; consvmiption

12,177

221

110,015

115, »tlK)

201

20

198

856

15

110

2,855

i^,lU2

7,566

373,260

35,173

Price

per

unit

Value

Thousands Dollars

9.05

4.78

.06

I.U7

2.15

3.52

3.60

l6lf.28

2.58

149,6Í»

2.27

112.61*

1.07

21.09

3.83

230.17

3U.68

15.51

2.98

1.58

1.29

2.55

X.6k

21.39

2.25

1.U6

1-53

1.29

12.87

3.8if

1.91

.68

3.3'*

1.59

2.16

88.IH

2.0k

66.55

7.25

.95

Ul^.28

3.12

27.01*

332.19

67.35

Marketings

1,000 dollars

ll^5,509

19,798

kho

1*96,568

1*5,'*27

2,61*7

17,072

15,518

6,7l^2

11,060

51,637

23,730

3,798

2,265

15,61*5

1^,939

1*1,893

2,110

1*3,616

1*7,310

18,1*68

53,201

38,293

26,863

17,969

15,532

2,761*

3,818

1,871

359

5,935

l,W5

121,562

61*,286

9,701

33,361

23,900

1,533

810

ll*,177

3,625

111*, 1*20

77,1*30

32,530

97.853

Marketings

and boBie

consumption

1,000 dollars

156,1*93

19,798

W*0

5W,693

75,621

1.779.1*70 3/2,29'*,'7Ör

'*9,995

12,196

221

110,786

133,1*93

209

20

219

856

15

113

2,881*

M*

.71*

3.1»*

3.3»*

1.51

1.88

76.91*

361.01

201.90

12.07

131*.82

55.61*

38.33

158.37

36,875

38,236

739

166,123

215,873

15,500

7,23»*

1*0,007

10,336

1,959

6,lUl

109,1*23

7,029

37,01*6

38,296

739

167,286

21*9,632

16,090

7,338

1*1*, 256

10,336

1,961*

6,327

110,552

7,061

Continued -

26
Table 10.- Farm marketings and home consumption:

and value, by commodities, average 19^7-49

Quantity, price,

- Continued

Commodity Unit

Fruits and nuts: :

(Continued) :

Peaches : Bu*

Pears : Bu

Persimmons : Ton

Pineapples : Crt.

Plums and prunes : Ton

Pomegranates . • : Ton

Strawberries, fresh ....•.: Crt.

Strawberries, processing .: Crt.

Almonds : Ton

Filberts : Ton

Pecans • : Lb.

Veilnuts : Ton

Total :

Sugar crops: :

Maple sirup : Gal.

Maple sugar : Lb •

Sorgo sirup : Gal.

Sugar beets : Ton

Sugarcane sirup : Gal.

Sugarcane for sugar : Ton

Total :

Seeds: :

Alfalfa : Lb.

Alsike clover : Lb.

<:iowpeas : Bu.

Lespede za : Lb.

Red clover : Lb •

Sveetclover : Lb •

Timothy ••... ***• ^^*

Other 4/ .:

Total :-

Miscellaneous: :

Broomcorn : Ton

Hops ; Lb.

Peppermint : Lb.

Popcorn : Lb.

Spearmint : Lb.

Other ¿/ :

Total :

Total crops •••• *

Total all commodities ••••••• .*

Quantity

Marketings

Thousands

61,886

27,873

k

5

6U5

6,968

3,040

38

8

137,957

IL

Marketings

and home

conaumptlon

Price

per

unit

Value

Marketings

1,513

19**

3,015

10,708

9,156

13,998

1,383

I40,6l9

56,510

3,611

37,9^3

37

1^6,565

1,607

199,813

620

Thousands Dollars 1.000 dollars

Marketings

nnA hone

consumption

66,631

30,32U

h

5

677

3

7,3'^3

3,04o

38

8

Ik9,lk6

2L.

1.67

1.91

^^.85

76.23

39.00

8.50

6.18

'»29.51

239.50

.17

381.U8

103,350

53,237

270

22

»*9,167

117

59,225

18,785

16,450

1,963

23,'^53

28.068

1,009,582

1,708

2^9

5,657

10,708

13,178

5.673

^^.81^

.ah

1.75

11.02

.99

6.38

7,32U

162

5,277

117,998

9,111

36,192

176,064

74,426

13,998

3,596

140,619

56,510

3,611

37,943

.34

.30

4.52

.09

.43

.13

.09

25,007

4,227

6,250

11,995

24,469

4,336

3,495

42,961

122.740

37

46,565

1,607

199,813

620

268.56

.60

5.95

.04

4.29

9,851

28,125

9,563

8,152

2,660

5.555

63.906

1,000 dollars

111,274

57,919

274

22

51,642

118

62,410

18,785

16,539

2,049

25,355

28.472

1.071.782

8,267

208

9,900

117,998

13,112

J6A22_

25,007

4,227

16,251

11,995

24,469

4,336

3,495

42,961

132.741

9,851

28,125

9,563

8,152

2,660

5.555

63.906

12,23U,583 12,866,200

28,501,762 30,873,32ii

1/ Includes $704,885,000 for home consumption of 154,580,000 cwt. milk equivalent at $4.56 per cwt.

2/ Pftckaflre bees, aueen bees, horses, mules. ^ ^ .

3/ Includes $421,931,000 for home consumption of commodities for which data are not shown separately, in

addition to their marketings as shown in the preceding column.

1/ Bentiass! Bermuda ¿Ls, Kentucky bluegrass. King ranch bluestem, mixed bluestem mountain bromegrass,

siioth brSes-áss. buffalogra^s, crimson clover, dallisgrass, chewings fescue, meadow fescue, red fescue,

?^1 ?esc^^lue gr^rsSe-o^ts grama, ladino clover, sand lovegrass, weeping lovegrass, lupine, mustard,

oShJS^s Aust^r^inter peas, wild winter peas, rapeseed, redtop, common ryegrass, perennial ryegrass,

qÚd«^^f ««nflower birdsfoot trefoil, common and Willamette vetch, hairy vetch, Hungarian vetch, purple

v^^f"e^teriiSassrStermedlate iheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, tall wheatgrass, westen. wheatgrass, white clover, Canadian wild-rye, Russian wild-rye.

¿/ Flax fiber, hemp fiber, hempseed, hops, vegetables grown under «lass.

27
Table 11.. Farm marketings and home consumption: Percentage distribution

of value, averages 1935-39 and 19^7-^*9

Percentage distribution of;

Commodity group

Commodity :_

: 1935-39 ; 19^7-^9

' ': Percent Percent

Livestock and products: :

Meat animals: :

Calves : ,6.15 7-25

Cattle : ^2.89 ^6.12

Hogs : ^-02 h2.^

Lambs : 6.11 3«D1

Sheep »Q3 ^

Total : 100.00 100.00

Dairy products: :

Butter : 1-36 .58

Butterfat : 19-^1 H-^

Milk, retail : 17-^9 8.19

Milk, wholesale : ^0.58 65.02

Home consumption ; 21.16 l^«8l

Total 100.00 100.00

Poultry and eggs: :

Broilers : 3-63 11.05

Other chickens : 30.^7 20.01

Eggs, chicken : 59-38 61.06

Turkeys : 6.18 7-36

Turkey hatching eggs : ^¿i »52

Total ; 100.00 100.00

Miscellaneous : :

Beeswax : .60 .92

Honey : 7-93 21.79

Mohair : 5-30 ¿^.02

'Wool : 59.63 5^.92

Other 1/ : 26.^k l8.35

Total : 100.00 100.00

Total livestock and products

Livestock and

products or crops

1935-39 19^7-^9

All commodities

1935-39

Percent

2.75

19.20

19.71

2.7^

.37

hk.71

Percent

3.86

24.58

22.67

1.92

.26

53.29

.45

6.37

5.74

13.32

6.95

32. Ö3

.15

3.01

2.16

17.18

3.92

26.42

.72

6.01

11.74

1.22

.07

19.76

2.12

3.85

11.74

1.42

.10

19.23

.02

.21

.14

1.57

.70

.01

.23

.04

.58

.20

100.00 100.00

Crops : :

Food grains: :

Buckwheat : .35 .l4

Rice : 6.51 7.01

Rye : 2.20 1.11

Wheat : 9O.94 91.74

Total : 100.00 100.00

Feed crops: :

Barley : 10.30 10.49

Corn : 60.06 58.91

Hay : 16.13 I3.93

Oats : 11.47 12.08

Sorghum grain : 2.04 4.^9

Total ; 100.00 100.00

Cotton: :

Lint : 86.15

Seed ; I3.85

Total 100.00 100.00

Tobacco: : 100.00 100.00

Oil crops: •

Flaxseed J 18.26

Peanuts : 42.34

Soybeans j 39.36

Tung nuts [\ ]o4

^^^^^ : 100.00 """ 100.00

.05

.95

.32

13.31

.03

1.39

.22

18.25

"19:^

1.29

7.52

2.02

1.44

.25

12.52

1.77

9.97

2.36

2.05

.78

ÎI;lë 18.59

2-99

21.5Ö

16.8:8

19.27

7.81 7.46

2it.l0

22.3k

53. lit

.k2

.k6

1.06

.99

2.51

1.76

1.63

3.89

.03

7.31

Percent

1.68

11.67

11.98

1.66

.23

27.22

.27

3.87

3.í^9

8.10

4.23

.kk

3.66

7.14

.74

.04

12.02

.01

.13

.08

.95

43

1.60

60.80

.02

.37

.13

5.22

3??r

.51

2.95

.79

.56

.10

4.91

7.29

1.17 "OF

3.06

1947-49

Percent

2.26

14.33

13.22

1.12

• 15

31.0Ö

.09

1.76

1.26

10.02

2.28

15-41

1.24

2.24

6.85

.83

.06

11.22

.01

.14

.02

.34

.11

58.33

.01

.58

.09

7.61

•^729"

.74

4.16

.98

.85

.32

7-05

7.01

1.02

3-11

.74

.68

1.62

.01

3-05

28 Continued
Table 11.- Farm marketings and home consumption: Percentage distribution

of value, averages 1935-39 and 1947-^9 - Continued

Commodity Commodity group

Percentafge distribution of;

1935-39 19U7-U9

: Percent

Vegetables : . ""

Dry edible beans ....*: 5.74

Dry field peas :' '53

Mung beans : «-«

Potatoes .' 23.23

Sweetpotatoes : 5 ] 27

Other—sales: :

Artichokes : ,21

Asparagus, fresh : 1I27

Asparagus, processing ...: .52

Beans, lima, fresh : .50

Beans, lima, processing •: .18

Beans, snap, fresh : 2.51

Beans, snap, processing .: .52

Beets, fresh : ,2k

Beets, processing : .07

Broccoli : .38

Brussels sprouts : .18

Cabbage, fresh : 2.07

Cabbage, processing : .l¿

Cantaloupes : 1.87

CaiTots : 1.42

Cauliflower : .79

Celery : 2.37

Com, sweet, fresh : I.OO

Com, sweet, processing . : .96

Cucumbers, fresh : .68

Cucunibers, processing ...: .39

Eggplant : .12

Escarole : .07

Garlic : .06

Honeyballs : .07

Honeydews : .24

Kale : .05

Lettuce : 3.94

Onions : 2.25

Peas, green, fresh : 1.39

Peas, green, processing .: I.51

Peppers, green : .77

Pimentos, processing .... : .09

Shallots : .05

Spinach, fresh : .84

Spinach, processing : .10

Tomatoes, fresh : 4.66

Tomatoes, processing....: 2.79

Watermelons : 1.23

Miscellaneous : 3-43

Other—-home consumption ...: 23.30

Total : 100.00

Frxiits and nuts:

Grapefruit : 3. ^8

Lemons : ^ • 35

Limes : .05

Oranges : I6.05

Apples : 25.65

Apricots : 2.28

Avocaxios : «27

Cherries : 2.57

Cranberries : 1.43

Dates : «09

Figs : -56

Livestock and

products or crops

Percent

6.82

.06

.02

23.91

3.30

.12

.68

.29

.48

2.25

1.03

.17

.10

.60

.21

1.83

.09

1.90

2.06

.80

2.32

1.67

1.17

.78

.68

.12

.17

.08

.02

.26

.06

30

80

42

h3

04

.07

.04

.62

.16

4.99

3.37

1.42

4.26

18.39

1935-39 : 19^7-i^9

Percent

1.36

•13

5.53

1.25

.05

.30

.13

.12

.04

.60

.12

.06

.02

.09

.04

.^9

.03

.44

.34

.19

>^6

.24

.23

.16

.09

.03

.02

.02

.02

.06

.01

.9h

.5h

.33

.36

.18

.02

.01

.20

.02

1.11

.66

.29

.82

5.5^

All coonodltles

100.00 23-79

Percent

1.22

.15

'59

.02

.13

.12

.05

.09

M

.19

.03

.02

.12

.Oif

.33

.02

.3h

.37

.14

•30

.21

.Ik

.12

.02

.03

.01

2/

.05

.01

.94

.50

.08

.26

.19

.01

.01

.11

.03

.89

.60

.25

.76

3-28

17.84

1935-39 1947-49

3.46

3.57

.07

15.61

23.29

1.50

.68

4.13

• 97

.18

.59

.45

.56

.01

2.07

3.31

.30

.03

.33

.19

.01

.07

.29

.30

.01

1.30

1.94

.12

.06

.34

.08

.01

.05

Percent

.05

2.17

M

.02

.12

.05

.05

.02

.23

.05

.02

.01

.04

.02

.19

.01

.17

.13

.07

.22

.09

.09

.06

.04

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

2/

.37

.21

.13

.14

.07

.01

2/

.08

.01

.44

.26

.11

.32

2.17

9>33

.18

.22 .IÍ

1.30

.12

.01

.13

.07

2/

.03

Percent

.51

.06

1.7^

.24

.01

.06

.05

.02

.04

.17

.08

.01

.01

.05

.02

.14

.01

.14

.15

.06

.17

.12

•09

.06

.05

.01

.01

.01

2/

.02

2/

.39

.21

.03

.11

.08

2/

.05

.01

.37

.25

.10

.32

1.36

Tn?3~

.12

.13

2/

.5^

.81

.05

.02

.15

.03

.01

.02

29

Continued -
Table 11.- Fam marketings and home consuiiiption: Percentage distribution

of value, averages 1935-39 and 19^1-^9 - Continued

Percenta(i;e distribution ofT

Commodity

Commodity group

1935-39 ! 19^7-^9

Percent

Livestock and

products or crops

1935-39 : 19^7-^9

Percent Percent Percent

All commodities

1935-39

Percent

19^7-^9

Percent

Fruits and nuts: :

(Continued) :

Grapes î 9«30

Olives : -39

Peaches ' 11.l6

Pears ' ^ • 35

Persimmons •: «02

Pineapples : »01

Plums and prunes : ^ • 77

Pomegranates : «01

Strawberries, fresh : 7-72

Strawberries, processing .: 3/

Almonds : 1.12

Filberts : .13

•Pecans : 1.70

Walnuts : 2»^6

Total 100.00

Sugar crops:

Maple sirup : 5 '07

Maple sugar : .28

Sorgo sirup : 7 • 98

Sugar beets : ^6»k6

Sugarcane sirup : 11.62

Sxigarcane for sugar l8.39

Total : 100.00

Seeds : :

Alfalfa : 2l+.l6

Alsike clover : 6.76

Cowpeas : l6,86

Lespedeza : 8.58

Red clover : 17.09

Sweetclover : 6.05

Timothy : k,Ô2

Other k/ : 15.68

Total 100.00

Miscellaneous : :

Broomcom : 22.35

Hops : 41.27

Peppermint : 12.57

Popcorn .' : 9.8O

Spearmint : .95

Other 5/ : 13*06

Total

Total crops

Total all commodities

10.32

.66

10.38

5.1f0

.03

|/ I+.B2

•01

5.82

1.75

1.5^

.19

2.37

2.66

100.00

.11

5.33

63.55

7.06

19.49

100.00

18.84

3.18

12.24

9.04

18.43

3.27

2.63

32.37

100.00

15.42

44.01

14.96

12.76

4.16

8.69

1.20

.05

1.44

.56

^/2/

.62

2/

1.00

.K

.02

.23

.32

.86

.05

.86

%

.15

.13

.02

.20

.22

12.91 "gTsT

.13

.01

.20

.30

.48

2-57

.07

.08

.91

.10

.28

TUT

.30

.08

.21

.11

.21

.07

.06

.19

.20

.03

.13

.09

.19

.03

.03

.33

1.23 1-03

.10

.19

.06

.Olf

.06K

.08

.22

.08

.06

.02

.0l^

M

.02

.56

.22

^/

.2lt H

2/

• 39

.06

.01

.09

.13

5.06

.05

.08

• 57

.12

• 19

1.01

.12

.03

.08

.04

.08

•03

.02

.08

T55-

.04

.07

.02

.02

2/

.02

•36

.02

.36

.19

2/

•17

2/

.20

.06

.05

.01

.08

• 09

.03

2/

.03

.38

.04

.12

T3Ö"

.08

.01

•05

.04

.08

.02

.01

.14

i5i:

•03

.09

•03

•03

.01

.02

i 100.00 100.00 .^? .50 .17 .21

100.00 100.00 39.20 41.67

100.00 100.00

1/ Package bees, queen bees, horses, mules.

2/ Less than .005 percent.

3/ Included with fresh.

4/ Bentgrass, Bermuda grass, Kentucky bluegrass, crimson clover, chewings fescue, meadow fescue, tall

rescue, ladino clover, mustard, orchardgrass, Austrian winter peas, redtop, common ryegrass, perennial

o;!!îtr\ r"^^^^^ sunflower, common and Willamette vetch, hairy vetch, Hungarian vetch, purple vetch, crested wheatgrass, white clover. y ^ ^ 9

5/ Flax fiber, hemp fiber, hempseed, vegetables grown under glass.

30
Table 12.- Farm marketings: Percentage distribution of

value, averages 1935-39 and 1947-1^9

Percentage distribution of:

Commodity Commodity group

1935-39 : 19i^7-^9

Livestock and

products or crops

1935-39 : 19^7-^9

All commodities

1935-39

Percent

Livestock and products:

Meat animaJ.s: :

Calves i S.^6

Cattle : 1|6.89

Hogs : 38.96

Lambs : 6.72

Sheep ; ,87

Total : 100.00

Deiiry products: :

Butter : I.72

Butterfat : 2k.62

Milk, retail : 22.19

Milk, wholesale : 51.47

Total : 100.00

Poultry and eggs:

Broilers : i|. .77

Other chickens : 25.98

Eggs, chickens : 61.09

Turkeys : 7.71

Turkey hatching eggs : .¿3

Total : 100.00

Miscellaneous :

Beeswax : .61

Honey : 6.72

Mohair : 5.37

Wool : 60.1^1

Other 1/ : 26.69

Total : 100.00

Percent

7.51

1^8.1^7

39.71

3.82

è2^

100.00

.68

13.38

9.61

76.33

100.00

12.60

17.62

60.95

8.21^

100.00

.95

19.33

56.65

100.00

Total livestock and products

Percent

3.16

22.56

iQ.lh

3.23

.U2

Percent

^.15

26.79

21.95

2.11

:2L.

55.27

.53

7.60

6.85

15.88

30.86

.17

3.33

2.1K)

19.02

2l^.92

.85

4.66

10.95

1.38

.08

2,

3.

11.

1.

35

29

38

54

11

17.92 18.67

.02

.21

.17

.88

101.

.05

.22

.64

.22

.01

3.11 T3r

100.00 100.00

Crops : :

Food grains: :

Buckwheat : .33 .1^ -05 .03

Rice : 6.63 7-01 1.06 1.46

Rye : 2.22 1.11 .35 .23

Wheat : 90.82 91.74 l4.4o 19.14

Total : 100.00 100.00 15.86 20.86

Peed crops: :

Barley : 10.72 IO.60 1.43 1.86

Corn : 58.44 58.45 7.79 IO.29

Hay : 16.79 1^-09 2.24 2.48

Oats : 11.93 12.22 1.59 2.15

Sorghum grain 2.12 4.64 ^28 .32

Total 100.00 100.00 13.33 17.60

Cotton: :

Lint : 86.15 87.36 20.60 17.70

Seed 1^.85 12.64 ¿^21 i^

Total : 100.00 100.00 2^.91 20.^^

Tobacco . 100.00 100.00 8.65 7.85

Oil crops: -

Flaxseed : 18.57 24.16 .51

Peanuts : ^1-37 22.14 1.13

Soybeans : ^-01 53.28 1.10

Tung nuts : lO^ i42

Total : 100.00 100.00 4-

1.85

1.70

h.09

Percent

1.86

13.32

11.06

1.91

i2L 20.itÔ

.31

k.kQ

),28_

18.22

.50

2.75

6.1.6

.82

.05

10-56

.01

.13

.10

1.11

59.0U

.02

• 15

.90

i50.

.58

3.19

.92

.65

.12

8.1A

1.36

jLáíi.

.21

M

IL

1.12

19lj7-49

Percent

2.37

15.29

12.53

1.20

—=4

.10

1.90

1.37

10.65

14.22

1.3'^

1.88

6.50

.88

.06

10.66

.01

.12

.03

•37

.12

m

57.07

.01

.63

„•10 8.22

"5795"

.80

1.07

.92

"T55"

7.60

1.10

6.70

3^37

.80

.73

1.75

.01

3.29

31 Continued
'•-i- i^j^^ää;trÄ "

Commodity

"Percentage dlstrlDution or:

i" LiveBtock and s

' Commodity group i products or crope

'» 1935-39 ^ 19U7-U9 ^ 1935-39 ; 19ii7-U9

Î 5 -i ^ rAll commodities

Percent "Percent Percent Percent

Vegetablesi

Dry edible beans '

Dry field peas •

Mung beans ....•

Potatoes I

Sweetpotatoes •

Artichokes |

Asparagus, fresh '

Asparagus, processing *• Beans, lima, fresh î

Beans, lima, processing s

Beans, snap, fresh ••• :

Beans, snap, processing :

Beets, fresh ^

Beets, processing *

Broccoli •

Brussels sprouts t

Cabbage, flresh *

Cabbage, processing •

Cantaloups '

Carrots *

Cauliflower «

Celery • ^

Goro^ sweet, fresh •.. s

Corn, sweet, processing :

Cucumbers, fresh :

Cucunbers, processing :

Elggplant • <

Escarole •

Garlic '•

Honeyballs :

Honeydews •

Kale s

Lettuce • <

Onions :

Peas, green, fresh :

Peas, green, processing :

Peppers, green :

Piiasntos, processing :

Shallots :

Spinach, fresh :

Spinach, processing :

Tomatoes, fresh :

Tomatoes, processing :

Watermelons • :

Miscellaneous • :

Total

7.51

.77

26.76

3.51

.30

1.86

.77

.73

.27

3.67

.77

.35

.11

.56

.26

3.0U

.20

2.73

2.07

I.l6

3.U7

1.U7 i.ao

.99

.57

.10

.11

.10

.10

•35

.00

5.77

3.30

2.OU

2.21

1.13

.13

.07

1.2U

.lU

6.83

¿1.09

1.80

5.03

8.18

1.11

.02

27.91

2.55

.15

.96

.87

.38

.62

2.90

1.33

.21

.13

.88

.28

2.36

.12

2.U5

2.66

l.Oli

2.99

2.15

1.51

1.01

.87

.16

.21

.11

•02

.33

.08

6.83

3.61

.55

1.87

1.3U

.09

.05

.80

.20

6.a3

U.35

1.83

5.50

I 100.00 100.00

Fruitfl and nuts s i

Grapefruit : 3.75 3.65

Lemons : ii.69 3.79

Limes t .05 .07

Oranges t 17*19 l6«li5

Apples : 23.26 21.38

Apricots t 2.U2 1.5U

Avocadoe : .28 «72

Cherries : 2.36 3.96

Cranberries : 1,55 1.02

Dates : .09 .19

^gs I .59 .61

Grapes : 9.88 10.81*

1.35

.lU

U.81

.63

.05

.33

.m

.13

.05

.66

.li^

.06

.02

.10

.05

.55

.ou

M

.37

.a

.62

.27

.25

.18

.10

.03

.02

.02

.02

.06

.01

l.OU

.59

.37

.liO

.20

.02

.01

.22

.03

1.23

.Ih

.33

.?!

17.99

.50

.62

.01

2.27

3.08

.32

.OU

.31

.20

.01

.08

1.31

1.19

.16

2/

U.Ô6

.37

.02

.lU

.13

.06

.09

.li2

.19

.03

.02

.13

.Oh

.3U

.02

.36

.39

.16

.U3

.31

.22

.15

.13

.02

.03

.02

.05U

.01

.99

.52

.08

.27

.19

.01

.01

.12

.03

.9U

.63

.27

.80

1935-39 Î 19U7-U9

.30

.31

.01

1.36

1.76

.13

.06

.33

.08

.02

.05

.89

Percent

.55

.06

1.97

.26

.02

.la

.06

.05

.02

.27

.06

.03

.01

.ou

.02

.22

.01

.20

.15

.03

.26

.11

.10

.07

.OU

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.01

.Uli

.2U

.15

.16

.08

.01

.ŒL

.09

.01

.50

.30

.13

.37

7.37

.20

.26

2/

.93

1.26

.13

.02

.13

.08

.01

.03

.5U

Percent

.51

.07

I.7U

.16

.01

.06

.06

.02

.OU

.18

.08

.01

.01

.06

.02

.15

.01

.15

.17

.06

.19

.HA

.10

.06

.05

.01

.01

.01

2/

.02

.01

.U3

.23

.03

.12

.08

.01

.05K

.01

.39

.27

.11

.3h

.13

.131/

.58

.76

.05

.03

.Hi

.OU

.01

.02

•38

32

Continued
\ ¿'ercanUge distribution of;

Coanodity i Commodity group ^ Livestock and t

-—— •_ products or crops :

: ^935-39 ; 19U7^9 f 1935-39 ! 19U7-1.9 '"

faults and nuts: :

(Continued) :

Peaches : 10.76 10.2I4 1 k3 '^

Pears i ii.21 5.27 cl •jf

Persimmons : .02 .03 2/ 2/

Pineapples : .Qi 2/ J/ Z/

nums and prunes : 14,85 h.tj .5^ Tn

Ponegranates t. .01 .01 2/ *?/

Strawberries, fresh : 7.96 5.87 1^^ i^

Strawberries, processing .,.: 3/ 1 55 \/ 'f*?

««»«ifi : l."?0 1.63 .fs 13

P*t» ' .13 .20 .02 .02

P«<»M 1.69 2.32 .22 19

Wslnvits I 2.62 2.76 .35 *2T

Total t 10Ü.ÜÜ 1ÜÖ.ÖÜ Tiff- gfi

Sugar crops: *

¡î*f^"^«P 5.09 1,.16 .13 .06

Maple sugar • .25 .09 .01 2/

Sorgo sirup , ¿,.35 3.OO .10 ,%

Sugar beete t 62.55 67.02 1.61 .97

Sugarcane sirup : 7.17 5.^7 ,19 ,0^

Sugarcane for sugar > 20.^9 20.56 j53_ .30

Tot^ 100.00 100.00 2.$7 —rni

»' ' Seeds: *

'^^^: « 26.93 20.38 .33 .20 tisike clover 7.5!^ 3.1^1^ .09 .03

f°*P«f : 7.30 5.09 .09 .05

^"P«i«" s 9.57 9.77 .12 .10

Ked clover s 19.06 19.9U .23 .20

Sweetclovar 6.75 3.53 .00 .01»

ÎÎÎ!»*Y/ ' 5.37 2.85 .07 .03 ^^y : 17.U8 35.00 .n .35

*^ : 100.00 100.00 1.2? 1.00 '= ——— I. .1 ■■■ II 1 nil. L ■■ I I II . 1 .~-r^^^T—I L

^cellaneous: *

?'^ corn 22.35 15.1*2 .11 .08

g°i* ••; : lil.27 Ui.Ql .a .23

Peppermint 12.57 iU.06 .06 .08

l^^^^^ : 9.80 12.76 .05 .07

^«^^ : .95 li.l6 2/ .02

^*»^5/ : 13.06 8.69 ^^ .Oli

"^0^1 : IDO.OO 100.00 .1x9 .52

Total crops i 100.00 lOO.OC

^o*al all commodities i

AU commodities

1935-39 ' 19li7-Ji9

Percent

.02

.58

.23

.26

¿/

.07

.01

.09

it T3?

.05

.Oti

.66

.08

.22

1.05

.13

.Oil

.04

.05

.09

.03

.03

.09

T50

.Ob

.08

.03

.02

2/

.03

.20

Percent

.02

.36

.19

1^

.17

2/ .21

.07

.06

.01

.08

.10

33ir

.03

1/

.02

.03

-^

.09

.01

.02

.01;

.09

.02

.01

.15 Tir

.03

.10

.03

.03

.01

.02

.22

1/Package bees, queen bees, horses, mules.

f(^e«8 than .0Q5 percent.

¿/ inciuaed with fresh strawberries

i^Bentgrass, Bermuda grass, Kentucky bluegrass, crimson clover, chewings fescue, meadow fescue, tall

^•fic^e, ladino clover,^t¡rd, orcSrdgrass, Austrian winter peas, redtcp, common ryegrass, perenrdal

2e?fJ"' Sudangrass, sunflower, common and Willamette

«w wheatgrass, white clover.

A'îlax fiber, hemp fiber, hempseed, vegetables grown under glass.

vetch, hairy vetch, Hungarian vetch, purple vetch.

33
Table 13- Hone consumption: Percentage distribution of value and Percentage of fam marketings

TaDie J.:J. n«« F ^^ ^^^ consumption, averages 1935-39 and 1947-1^9

Commodity

Percentage

distribution

Percent

Percentage of fann

marketings and

hcooe consumption

Livestock and products:

Meat animeds:

Calves

Cattle

Hogs

Lambs

Sheep

Total

Dairy products

Poultry and eggs:

Chickens

Eggs, chicken

Turkeys

Total

Honey

Total livestock and products

Crops:

Food grains:

Buckwheat

Rice

Rye

Wheat

Total

Com

Peanuts

Vegetables :

Dry edible beeuis

Potatoes

Sveetpotatoes

Other

Total

Fruits sjod nuts:

Grapefruit

Oranges

Apples

Apricots

Cherries

Figs

Grapes

Peaehes

PeSLTS

Plums and prunes

Strawberries

Pecans

Walnuts

Total ,

Sugar crops:

Maple sirup

Sorgo sirup

Sugar cane sirup

Total

Cowpeas

Total crops

Total, aU ccranodities

7 59 8

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