Plantings of all wheat for harvest in 1972 would total 57,078,000 acres
based on the December 1, 1971 estimate of winter wheat and the January 1
prospective plantings for all spring wheat, This includes an allowance of
68,000 acres of spring wheat in the 3 minor States not included in the current
survey, the acreage planted in these States in 1971, If realized, this will be
4 percent more than the seedings for the 1971 crop and 15 percent more than 1970.

On January 10, USDA announced to wheat producers an additional option to
voluntarily set aside wheat cropland in 1972, However, the great majority of
growers reported their intentions to seed durum and other spring wheat prior to
the announcement,

SOYBEANS: In 1972 soybean growers intend to plant 44,3 million acres in the

27 States surveyed, Acreage at this level would be 4 percent above
a year earlier in the same 27 States which accounted for slightly over 99 per-
cent of the Nation's planted acres in 1971.

In the North Central region plantings are expected to be 3 percent above
1971, Changes from last year range from no change in Illinois, to a 15 per-
cent increase in both Nebraska and Wisconsin, Planted acreage in the North
Central region usually accounts for about two-thirds of total acreage.

A rise of 7 percent is in prospect in the South Atlantic region. Indicated
increases by States range from 4 to 10 percent with the largest percentage gains
in North Carolina and Georgia.

In the South Central region growers plan to increase their acreage 4 per-
cent with all States except Mississippi showing gains. Arkansas expects a 1-
percent increase; Louisiana, 3 percent; and Tennessee, 9 percent. Kentucky
shows the largest percentage increase in the region -- 17 percent.

FLAXSEED: The prospective planted acreage of flaxseed is 1,338,000 acres, 19

percent below last year, 55 percent below two years ago, and the
smallest since 1938, Acreage in both North Dakota and Minnesota is expected to
be down 22 percent while South Dakota growers intend a 10-percent decline.

COTTON: Cotton growers in the 14 major producing States expect to seed 13,109,000

acres of upland cotton in 1972, 7 percent above the 12,223,000 acres
planted in these States in 1971. If these intentions are realized, 1972 plant-
ings would be the largest since 1965.

The national upland cotton base acreage allotment in 1972 for all States
is 11,500,000 acres, of which 11,457,000 acres is the allotment for the 14
States surveyed, Plantings are slated to exceed allotments by 14 percent in
these States.

In the Southeast--North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama--
intended plantings totaled 1,619,000 acres, 3 percent more than the 1971 level
of 1,579,000 acres, Gains ranged from 2 to 4 percent, except in North Carolina
which was unchanged.

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BARLEY 1/

ACREAGE PLANTED

1972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1971 1972 OF 1971
1»000 ACRES PERCENT
NY 11 10 12 120
PA 196 194 192 99
OHIO 21 20 25 125
IND ll 17 18 106
TLL 14 20 22 110
MICH 25 22 20 91
WISC 34 37 44 119
MINN 607 857 857 100
IOWA 4 4 5 125
MO 26 24 25 104
N DAK 22039 29284 29375 104
S DAK 389 472 463 98
NEBR 52 63 50 719
KANS 220 220 125 57
MD 113 107 110 103
VA 131 132 128 97
NC 70 90 86 96
sc 24 31 31 100
GA 9 13 14 108
KY 54 14 100 135
TENN 24 29 31 107
ARK 2 2 1 50
OKLA 565 627 370 59
TEXAS 197 167 120 72
MONT 15800 19740 19600 92
IDAHO 673 720 612 85
colo 340 424 350 83
N MEX 29 30 32 107
ARIZ 163 139 132 95
WASH 436 467 280 60
OREG 440 412 300 73
CALIF 19328 19235 19173 95
TOTAL
32 STATES 109045 109683 92703 9008
OTHER STATES 375 381
Ue Se 109420 412064

1/ INCLUDES ACREAGE PLANTED IN PRECEDING FALL.

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ALL CORN

ACREAGE PLANTED

{972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1971 1972 OF 1971
14000 ACRES PERCENT
NY 847 915 925 101
PA 1»300 19469 19447 99
OHIO 39247 39767 39616 96
IND 59210 59679 5 +600 99
ILL 109312 100470 109160 97
MICH 19788 29253 29230 99
WISC 29769 39074 32043 99
MINN 5300 69572 69112 93
IOWA 10+668 129231 119742 96
MO Bell 39332 30250 98
N DAK 542 569 558 98
S DAK 39455 39939 3663 93
NEBR 59416 59958 59839 98
KANS 19689 19660 1»700 102
MD 565 605 580 9%
VA 650 670 650 97
NC 19610 19725 19575 91
SC 490 510 435 85
GA 19684 19751 19680 96
KY 19167 19377 19239 90
TENN 722 801 713 89
ALA 686 686 645 94
MISS 332 325 270 83
ARK 57 48 42 88
LA 172 143 135 94
OKLA 102 108 105 97
TEXAS 645 709 600 85
MONT 62 15 70 93
1DAHO 97 105 105 100
coLo 622 719 683 95
N MEX 47 52 53 102
ARIZ 30 25 26 104
WASH 88 114 109 96
OREG 38 43 43 100
CALIF 332 405 389 96
TOTAL
35 STATES 659855 725884 709032 9601
OTHER STATES 19149 15213
Us Se 679004 749097

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JANUARY 1972

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In the Delta States--Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Louisiana--growers plan to plant 4,320,000 acres, an increase of 13 percent
from a year earlier when 3,832,000 acres were seeded. Increases ranging from
5 to 20 percent are indicated.

Upland growers in Texas and Oklahoma intend to plant 5,960,000 acres, 5
percent more than the 1971 plantings of 5,675,000 acres, A 15-percent gain is
in prospect in Oklahoma and a 4-percent increase is indicated in Texas.

In New Mexico, Arizona, and California growers plan to plant 1,210,000
acres of upland cotton, 6 percent more than the 1,137,000 acres planted in 1971.
California expects an increase of 8 percent, Arizona, 5 percent.

American-Pima cotton growers expect to plant 103,600 acres, 1 percent above
the 102,300 acres planted in 1971, Plantings may be down 2 percent in Texas, up

2 percent in New Mexico and 3 percent in Arizona, and unchanged in California.
The extra long staple cotton allotment for 1972 is 117,763 acres.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1972 6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


OATS 1/

ACREAGE PLANTED

1972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1971 1972 OF 1971
12000 ACRES PERCENT
N.Y. 398 363 344 95
PA. 464 459 455 99
OHIO 597 603 530 a8
IND. 355 376 301 80
ILL. 935 19197 19077 90
MICH. 495 460 420 91
WISC, 1>764 19588 19540 97
MINN. 39510 3100 29883 93
IOWA 29751 29279 29165 95
MO. 312 359 300 84
N.DAKe 22897 29173 29282 105
S. DAK, 29737 29521 29445, 97
NEBR, 702 630 561 89
KANS. 290 290 210 72
MD. 30 32 33 103
VA; 100 100 94 94
NC. 236 241 210 87
SC, 164 177 155 88
GA. 184 202 216 107
ky. 45 62 48 7
TENN. 141 133 130 98
ALA. 110 110 107 97
MISS, 130 120 120 100
ARK. 152 96 138 144
LA. 66 66 66 100
OKLA- 356 360 317 88
TEXAS 29383 29359 2400 102
MONT. 644 354 347 98
IDAHO 128 90 80 89
coLo. 210 150 140 93
WASH, 251 57 56 98
OREG. 158 153 142 93
CALIF, 437 428 441 103
TOTAL
33 STATES 249132 210688 209753 9507
OTHER STATES 302 299
Us Se 249434 212987

1/ INCLUDES ACREAGE PLANTED IN PRECEDING FALL.

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crop production

Release:
January 27, 1972
3:00 P.M. EST

f PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1972--35 STATES* >»

Corn growers intend to plant 70.0 million acres of corn in 1972, 4 percent less
than last year.

Upland cotton plantings are expected to total 13.1 million acres, up 7 percent
from last year.

Soybeans planted for all purposes are expected to continue the upward trend
started in 1959, rising to a record high 44.3 million acres, 4 percent
above 1971.

Durum wheat plantings are slated to total 2.7 million acres, 3 percent less than
in 1971 but 31 percent above 1970.

Other spring wheat plantings, at a prospective 12.0 million acres, are 8 percent
below last year but 34 percent above 1970.

Oat planting intentions, at 20.8 million acres, are 4 percent below last year,
and 14 percent below 1970.

Barley plantings are expected to total 9.7 million acres, down 9 percent from
1971.

Sorghum growers intend to reduce acreage 7 percent, and plant 19.8 million acres,
“which is 15 percent above the acreage planted in 1970.

Flaxseed plantings are expected to total 1.3 million acres, 19 percent below
last year.

*Only the 35 States included in this special survey are included in
the comparisons. In 1971, planted acreage in these States accounted
for all of the durum wheat, flaxseed, and sorghum; over 99 percent of
the upland cotton, soybeans, and spring wheat other durum; over 98 per~
cent of the oats and corn; and 97 percent of the barley acreage.

The purpose of this report is to assist growers in making such changes
in acreage plans as might appear desirable. Acreages actually planted
this year may be more or less than indicated because of weather, economic
conditions, labor supply, farm programs, and the impact of this report
itself on farmers' actions.

The regular 1972 March Prospective Plantings report will be released
on March 16, 1972,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

STATISTICAL, REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
CrPr 2-4 (1-72) -WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 S/S



SOYBEANS

ACREAGE PLANTED

1972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1971 1972 OF 1971
1,000 ACRES PERCENT
NY 6 7 8 114
PA 30 34 40 118
OHIO 29434 29507 29607 104
IND 34300 3400 35570 105
TLL 69848 79190 79190 100
MICH 539 561 570 102
WISC 155 130 150 115
MINN 39140 29889 39120 108
TOWA 59709 59456 51674 104
MO 39546 39652 32700 101
N DAK 184 211 2hr 100
S DAK 253 243 255 105
NEBR 824 650 748 115
KANS 19074 880 910 103
MD 216 222 233 105
VA 372 384 403 105
Nc 981 12059 1150 109
sc 19023 19084 19130 104
GA 550 660 725 110
KY 582 768 899 117
TENN 15281 19371 19494 109
ALA 642 700 728 104
MISS 29358 29429 29429 100
ARK 49393 45305 49350 101
LA 19730 19695 19750 103
OKLA 200 155 180 116
TEXAS 170 114 125 110
TOTAL
27 STATES 429540 429756 449349 10307
OTHER STATES 405 420
Us. S. 4239945 439176

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SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM

ACREAGE PLANTED
1972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1972 1972 OF 1971
15000 ACRES PERCENT
WISC 15 17 16 94
MINN 799 19462 19404 96
N DAK 49796 64762 69356 94
S DAK 19224 19628 19514 93
MONT 19739 29435 29240 92
IDAHO 211 293 252 86
coLo 48 16 70 92
WASH 108 300 110 37
OREG 42 78 66 85
TOTAL
9 STATES 82982 139052 129028 9202
OTHER STATES 65 68
Ve S. 92047 139119
DURUM WHEAT
ACREAGE PLANTED
1972 AS
STATE INDICATED PERCENT
1970 3972. : 1972 OF 1971
17000 ACRES PERCENT
MINN 30 41 33 80
N DAK 15812 29464 29464 100
S DAK 110 143 126 88
MONT 129 168 114 68
CALIF 10 10 6 60
Us Se 29091 29826 29743 9701
FLAXSEED 1/
ACREAGE PLANTED
1972 AS
STATE | INDICATED PERCENT
1970 1971 1972 OF 1971
19000 ACRES PERCENT
MINN 425 245 191 78
IOWA 1 1
N DAK 19711 895 698 78
S DAK 715 465 418 90
TEXAS 107 43 18 42
MONT 43 13 13 100
CALIF 2
Us Se 3004 19662 19338 80.5

1/ INCLUDES ACREAGE PLANTED IN PRECEDING FALL.
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ALL SORGHUMS

ACREAGE PLANTED

1972 AS

STATE INDICATED PERCENT

1970 1971 1972 OF 1971

1000 ACRES PERCENT
IND. 20 90 50 56
TLL. 30 200 160 80
IOWA 43 143 100 70
MO. 298 740 600 81
N. DAK. 7 3 4 133
S. DAK. 433 580 522 90
NEBR. 19778 29406 29093 87
KANS. 49391 59180 49850 94
VA. 27 57 50 88
NeC. 77 165 125 76
S.C. 30 65 57 88
GA. 54 135 115 85
“KY. 18 60 42 70
TENN. 30 112 71 63
ALA. 58 116 90 78
MISS, 167 200 130 65
ARK. 245 294 179 61
LA. 87 120 80 67
OKLA. 937 19200 12120 93
TEXAS 79010 79641 79650 100
cOLo, 504 650 630 97
N.MEX, 410 492 492 100
ARIZ. 193 189 185 98
CALIF. 421 434 378 87
Us Se 179268 219272 199773 93

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS» JANUARY 1972 8 CROP REPORTING BOARD»SRSsUSDA


OATS: Acreage of fall seeded oats plus intended spring plantings as reported
by growers in 33 States about January 1 is expected to total 20.8 million
acres, This is 4 percent less than the 21.7 million acres seeded a year earlier
and 14 percent below the 24.1 million acres planted for harvest in 1970. Seed-
ings in the 33 survey States accounted for 98.6 percent of the oat acreage plant-
ed for harvest in 1971 in the 42 States included in the estimating program,

Acreage cutbacks are indicated for all areas except the South Central States
where increases are expected in Texas and Arkansas, In the North Central States,
which accounted for 71 percent of the 1971 acreage, a decrease of 6 percent is
indicated,

Condition of fall seedings is generally good and prospects appear favorable
for seeding spring oats.

BARLEY: Acreage seeded last fall plus intended plantings this spring in 32

survey States total 9.7 million acres, 9 percent less than last year.
The 32 States surveyed accounted for nearly 97 percent of the Nation's barley
acreage in 1971,

North Dakota, the leading barley State, indicates a 4 percent increase in
plantings. However, in Montana, the second largest producer, and California,
the No. 3 State, growers plan to cut seeded acreage 8 percent and 5 percent,
respectively. These three States account for about half of the Nation's barley
acreage, The Western and South Central Regions indicate sharp declines in
plantings while the other regions show no change or only slight reductions from
last year,

WHEAT: The prospective planted acreage of durum wheat in the 5 major States

totals 2,743,000 acres, down 3 percent from 1971 but 31 percent above
1970, Intended acreage in North Dakota, the dominant durum State, is unchanged
from 1971, Growers in South Dakota expect to seed 12 percent less acreage and
those in Montana plan a 32 percent cut.

Seedings of spring wheat other than durum are expected to total 12,028,000
acres in the 9 States included in this report. This is 8 percent less than the
1971 total for the same States but 34 percent above 1970. The survey included
all the major spring wheat States and all but three of the minor ones -- Wyoming,
Utah, and Nevada. Smaller acreages are in prospect in each of the 9 States.
North Dakota, with more than half of the 9-State total, shows a 6 percent de~
cline from 1971 while growers in Montana and South Dakota intend decreases of 8
and 7 percent, respectively. Minnesota growers expect a 4-percent decline in
acreage,

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1972 4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




Intended Feed Grain Plantings Down 5 Percent

Intended plantings of the four feed grains is 120,3 million acres in 35
survey States, down 5 percent (6.3 million acres) from last year, These
States accounted for 98.5 percent of the Nation's feed grain plantings in
1971.

Smaller acreages are expected for each of the four feed grain crops.
Plantings are slated to decline 4 percent for both corn and oats, 7 percent
for sorghum, and 9 percent for barley,

CORN: Growers in the 35 States surveyed intend to plant 70.0 million acres

of corn for all purposes in 1972, 4 percent less than planted in
1971. These States accounted for more than 98 percent of the Nation's corn
acreage planted last year,

Intended acreage in the North Central Region is down 3 percent from
1971 plantings, The only acreage increase expected is in Kansas, where
growers plan to up plantings 2 percent from last year. Intended cutbacks
in other regions amount to: South Atlantic, 7 percent; South Central, 11
percent; Western, 4 percent. Growers in the North Atlantic States indicate

. virtually no change.

SORGHUMS: Growers intend to plant 19.8 million acres of sorghum for all

purposes in 1972, 7 percent below last year but 15 percent above
the 1970 acreage. The January survey covers all States in which sorginm
estimates are prepared. Smaller acreages are expected in most States with
percentage declines especially large in the East. Last year growers there
boosted sorghum acreage as an insurance against possible Southern corn leaf
blight damage,

Growers in Texas, the leading sorghum State, and New Mexico intend to
hold acreage at last year’s level. In the Northern High Plains (irrigated
area) of Texas, acreage intentions are down. Expected plantings are up,
however, in other Texas areas which did not get all their sorghum acreage
planted a year ago due to drought.

Intended sorghum acreage in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, which
accounts for about 40 percent of the Nation's crop, is down 8 percent.

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, January 1972 3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


January 1972 Prospective Plantings Report

This special survey was made to obtain early information on farmers!
plans to plant certain crops for harvest in 1972, These data, published
well in advance of actual spring seeding, will aid producers in deciding
whether or not to make changes in their plans for 1972.

The survey covered 35 States. Excluded were the six New England
States, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Florida, Wyoming, Utah,
and Nevada.

Crops for which intended acreage estimates are published in this
report are corn, soybeans, spring wheat, oats, barley, all sorghums,
flaxseed, and cotton, A report on winter wheat seedings for harvest in
1972 was released December 22, 1971.

Intentions reported this early may be subject to greater departures
from actual plantings than the regular Intentions Report issued by the Crop
Reporting Board in mid-March, This is particularly true for this survey
because of uncertainty that may have existed because of provisions of the
Government Program for 1972. The great majority of the questionnaires
for this report were completed by farmers before announcement of the
voluntary set-aside program. The regular March Prospective Plantings
Intentions Report will be released at 3 p.m., EST, on March 16, 1972,

CROP REPORTING BOARD:
B., M, Graham, Chairman,

APPROVED: M. L. Koehn, Secretary,

B. W. Kelly, Cc, E. Burkhead,

D. W. Barrowman, G. B. Strong,

N. C. Cross, G. D. Hasenmyer,
Maremee. #): B thertyx. B. Karnes, R, C. Max, Jr.,

S. J. Pscodna, P. L. Doctor,

W. W. Wilson.
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS, Jamary 1972 2 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


COTTON

Acreage Planted

State : 3 : . : 1972 as
: 1970 : 1971 : Indicated : percent
A 2 z :__ of 1971
3 1,000 acres Percent
North Carolina 3 173 194 194 100
South Carolina : 346 381 395 104
Georgia Hy 408 426 435 102
Tennessee z 425 447 470 105
Alabama : 565 578 595 103
Missouri Hy 310 340 380 112
Mississippi : 1,235 1,355 1,560 115
Arkansas : 1,120 1,180 1,300 110
Louisiana 3 465 510 610 120
Oklahoma H 525 445 510 115
Texas, ALL + 5,251.8 5,265.7 5,485.0 104
Upland : 5,225.0 5,230.0 5,450.0 104
Amer-Pima z 26.8 35.7 35.0 98
New Mexico, All : 154.5 156.5 157.0 100
Upland : 139.0 135.0 135.0 100
Amer-Pima : 15.5 21.5 22.0 102
Arizona, All t 276.1 286.5 301.0 105
Upland ? 243.0 242.0 255.0 105
Amer~Pima : 33.1 44.5 46.0 103
California, All : 665.5 760.6 820.6 108
Upland : 665.0 760.0 820.0 108
Amer~Pima 3 0.5 0.6 0.6 100
Upland-14 States : 11,844.0 12,223.0 13,109.0 107.2
Upland-Other States : 25.3 25.4
United States :
Upland : 11,869.3 12,248.4
Amer-Pima 3 75.9 102.3 103.6 101.3
All Cotton 3 11,945.2 12,350.7

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