CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

CITRUS: The Nation's 1966-67 orange crop is expected to total 182.8

million boxes, a record lerge crop, 29 percent above last
season, and 59 percent lerger than average, Florida is expected to
account for 78 percent of total U.S, production, Californie 19 per-
cent, and Arizone and Texas 3 percent, At the end of February about
42 percent of the totel orange crop had been harvested, compared with
45 percent harvested a year earlier,

Early, Midseason, and Navel varieties are expected to total 95.8
million boxes, up 32 percent from lest season, These varieties account
for about 52 percent of the’totel orange crop. Picking of Early and
Midseason verieties is about 80 percent completed in Florida and
nearing completion in Texes, Arizona's Navel crop was virtually all
harvested by the end of February and more than one-half California's
crop was off the trees,

Production of Velencia oranges is expected to totel 86,9 million

boxes, 27 percent more then last season, Larger crops than last
year are expected in all States but rost of the increase is in
Florida, Hervest of Florida's crop is lagging behind lest yeer,
By the end of February, 3 percent had been harvested compared with
5 percent a year ago, Hervest of Valencia oranges is underwéy in
Arizona and Texas and a few carloads have moved from the Imperial
Valley of California,

Grapefruit production is forecast at 51.5 million boxes, up 10
percent from last year and 31 percent more than averege, Florida's
crop is forecast at 39,5 million boxes, up 13 percent from last
season, Around 52 percent of the Nation's crop had been harvested
by the end of February, compared with 58 percent a year earlier, About
37 percent of the Florida and Texas grapefruit crop was harvested
by end of February. In Arizona 38 percent has been picked but only
14 percent has been harvested in California,

Lemon production is forecast at 17,7 willion boxes, up 9 percent
from last season and 14 percent above average, Both California and
Arizona expect larger crops than last year end average, By the end of
February, hervest of Arizona's crop was completed, but only 21 per-
cent of California's crop had been picked.

Florida's citrus trees are generally in excellent condition, The
freezing weather of February 25 and 26 caused some localized damage
to new growth, buds and blooms, but no fruit loss is expected, The
damaged trees should recover quickly, because of light wood damage,
and favorable growing conditions, Trees ere putting out new growth
and abundant buds, Open blooms are showing throughout the State,
but peak bloom is not expected until about mid-Merch, Moisture has

been plentiful contributing much to the excellence of current growing
conditions,


CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

California, All : 39,260 24,000 58,000 6
Fell end Winter 3/ 12,800 32, 500 45,000
Spring and Summer 4/ ; # 11,200 25,500

Florida 2 9, 13,400 2,800 5,200
United States : 48,640 37,400 «60,800 Sd

YY Crop year begins with bloom of the year shown and ends with completion of
harvest the following year.

2/ Includes quentities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess
cullage of harvested fruit.

Includes "Fuerte" and other fall and winter varieties.
Includes "Hass" and other spring and summer varieties.

7
4
5/ Not available.
g

First forecast for California "Spring and Summer" varieties, California "Al1"
and U. S. to be released as of April 1, 1967.

3 : Indi r :
erage’ * average
961-65: 1966: cated 4961-65 : 1966 :

~ — State_ _ i Lb tl wW6T kk ET DL a _  L96T_
21,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
ecres acres acres (wt. Cut. Cwt owt owt, cewt,
Winter:
Fla. 145 165 1,312 1,580 1,947
Calif. st BRD 6 12.8 228 PhO _ 215 _ 2,756 _ _3,.50!_ Pye -
Total 199_ _ 191 — b,069 ~ 5,08" 4, 699 ~
Ear: ing: 3
Fle. “Hastings 23.6 30.0 30.5 168 145 Apr. 10 3,957 4,350 Apr. 10
-Other 2.6 2.6 2.6 125 wo" 326 364 0"
1.9. . 23 lok 70.
3s. 6-9 59 1B

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CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reportitig Board, SRS, USDA

In the Hastings area of Florida sub-freezing temperatures burned off most
top growth. A few acres will be replanted. Harvest in the area is ex~-
pected to be delayed two to three weeks--from early April to past mid-
month. Emerged acreage in other Florida areas also was damaged by low
temperatures, but is expected to revive. Acreage for harvest in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas is well above last year, where heavy
spring rains sharply reduced harvested acreage. Most of this year's
acreage is planted to red varieties--mainly LaSoda. ‘The crop was grow-
ing well about March 1, and harvest is expected to start about mid-April.

POULTRY AND EGGS: February egg production is estimated at 5,410 million
eggs, 8 percent above February 1966 and 7 percent
above the 1962-65 average for the month. The average number of layers for
February 1967 is estimated at 319 million, up 5 percent from both a year
earlier and average. Egg production per leyer averaged 16.96 during
February compared with 16.51 eggs for both last year and the 5-year averege.

February egg production was up from s year earlier in all regions with
sharp increases of 14 percent in the South Atlantic Region and 13 percent
in the South Central Region.

The number of layers on March 1 is estimated at 317,489,000, 4 per-
cent up from a year earlier and 5 percent above average. Estimated lay-
er numbers were 8 percent above a year earlier in the South Atlantic
Region and 9 percent higher in the South Central Region. Other regional
increases were 4 percent in the West and East North Central Regions.

The North Atlantic and West North Central Regions were unchanged. The
rate of lay on March 1 averaged 61.2 eggs per 100 layers, compared with
59.9 @ year earlier. Rate of lay was up for all regions except the
East North Central, which was unchanged from a year earlier.

HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE, AND EGGS LAID
PER 100 LAYERS ON FARMS MARCH 1
“TE.Worth:W.North: south” F South 7 ~ ~

cate weste “UB WS United

HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE ON FARMS, MARCH 1

Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou. Thou, Thou.

46,080 47,618 04,878 46,883 53,705 43,167 302,931 303,740
45,318 43,211 52,908 54,362 60,253 47,019 303,071 303,915
45,186 4,870 52,985 58,950 65,599 48,969 316,559 317,489

EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS ON FARMS, MARCH 1

1961-65(Av.)
1966
1967

Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
. 60.7 63.1 60.1 57.8 61.7 60.4 60.4
58.7 61.1 62.5 59.2 57.9 60.1 59.9 59.9
60.2 61.2 63.8 61.1 59.9 61.5 61.2 61.2

1961-65(Av.)
1966
1967

2/ Includes Alaske and Hawaii.


CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In California, warm, dry weather in February favored good orange
growth. Sizes are running large for the Navel crop and indications point
to larger sizes than last year for the Yalencias. Harvesting of Navels
was heavy in February and was expected to continue heavy this month.
Lemons continued to size well in February, are running lerger than last
year, end are of excellent quality, Iarvest of Desert Valleys grapefruit
continued light and growers ewait supplies to ease off from other areas.
Growers in the Desert Valleys are irrigating regularly to maintain soil
moisture, The set of grapefru{t in California's Other Areas is medium to
heavy, but sizes now are below normal. Soil moisture is being maintained
by irrigation. Light harvest of Other Areas grapefruit is expected to
vegin late in March, but the bulk of the crop will not move until sumer
and early fall,

Harvest of Arizona's Navel oranges and lemons was completed by
March l--earlier than usual=“due to excellent harvesting weather. Valencia
harvest is underwey but volum harvest is not expected until late March
or early April. Grapefruit harvest was very slow in February.

In Texas, citrus harvest continued active in February, Movement to
processing plants declined from the January peak when freeze~damaged fruit
went to processing plants. Harvest of Early and Midteason oranges was
nearing completion by the end of February. Valencia oranges began moving
into fresh market channels on February 16, Citrus szes have been smaller
than last year, but quality has been good. Trees in Texas are generally
in good condition except for some December freeze demage northwest of
Mission. New growth and blooming have begun.

Below normal rainfall from Decenber through January has led most
growers to irrigate, to maintain soil moisture.

AYOCADOg: Production of fall and winter varieties of avocados in California

is expected to total 45,000 tons, 36 percent more than last
season's crop. The harvest of Fuerte avocedos continues at a steady pace.
Prospects are for a very good crop this year. Picking of Other Fall and
Winter varieties continued active ducing February. The quality of the fruit
has been good, but sizes are running slightly smaller than last season.

POTATOES: Winter potato production is estimated at 4,699,000 hundredveight,
unchanged from last month but about 8 percent less than last
year's large crop. Both red and white varieties are available in linited
quantities in the Ft. Myers-Immokalee aree of Florida, where sub~freezing
temperatures in late February and cold winds burned some plant foliage.
Most “red” acreage is mature and undamaged but yields may be reduced
slightly on some later maturing "white" acreage. Harvest got underway
the week of February 27 in Dade County where a good crop is expected.
In both areas supplies are expected to be available in March. Harvest
slowed in early February in winter areas of California due to wet fields
but picked up later, and is expected to stay active in all areas during
March and most of April.

There are expected to be 36,900 acres of early spring potatoes for
harvest, about 4 percent more than was harvested last year.

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CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop

CITRUS reorrs Y/

R_0_0_0_C_1_T_0_N-

Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Cro; aiaieindel nai TT Teguivaient fons” 2 IIT
P and Foam = 1008 Pt eee geese TT eet Todicated
Stat Average : 1965 : 196: : ‘1966.
ee ew ew tte 1960-64 3/_ - 1965 2 1966 .. 1 1960-64 Yb at = AP -
ORANGES:
EARLY, MIDSEASON &
eS ¥ 12,032 19,050 17,000 451,320 714,100 638,000
Fia., al2 2 © 45,520 51,500 76,400 2,048,600 2,317,000 3, 1438 008
Temple : 3,560 4,500 4,400 160,200 202,000 9B,
Other 3 41,960 47,000 72,000 1,888,400 2,115,000 3,240,000
Texas : 879 880 1,600 39,534 39,600 72,000
riz. + 692 1,140 850 25,950 42,750 31,900
~ls nt de Lf - 8 wo 4
Total bove A 4,179,900
Worteties =n 580237 _ 72,570 95880 2ST Sate Se
‘VALENCIA: :
Calif. + 15,600 17,800 18,000 585,000 668 ,000 675,000
Tila, + 38,300 48, 900 6,000 1,723,200 2,200,000 2,970,000
Texas : 513 420 1,000 23,085 18,900 45,000
we Arde 8 B82 2460 4900 _ 404940, 541800. 22700
Yalousta = 1 257505 __ $81580___ 86900 __20378/285_ 2,981,700 2,781,200
iD ORANGES: 3
Caliz. 1 27,632 36,850 35,000 1,036,320 1,382,100 1,313,000
Fla. : 83,820 100,400 142,400 3,771,800 4,517,000 6,408,000
Texas : 1,392 1,300 2,600 62,619 $8,500 117,000
Ariz. + 1,784 2,600 2,750 66,890 97,550 103,100
oie ete A Ln Oe
028-3 Alt + 34,742 141,150 182,750 4,942,769 6,055,150 7,941,100
SRS gr opt crn nee
Fle., A121 z 30,960 34,900 39,500 1,315,600 1,483,000 1,679,000
Seedless # 20,880 23,700 26,000 887,200 1,007,000 1,105,000
Pink : 8,020 9,300 10,500 A 395,000 446 ,000
White : 12,860 14,400 15,500 546 ,400 612,000 659,000
Other = 10,080 13,200 13,500 428,400 476 ,000 574,000
Texas 2,414 3,800 5,400 96,560 152,000 216,000
Ariz. 2,578 3,050 1,800 82,540 97,600 57,600
Calif., All t 3,302 4,950 4,800 107,960 161,700 1156 ,600
Desert Valleys : 1,802 2,750 2,800 57,680 88,000 89,600
Qther Areag 3 _ 1500 _ _ 2, 2200. 25000 _ 504280. _ 734700, _ $7,000.
G.5., AT 39,254 46,700 51,500 1,602,660 1,894,300 2,109,200
Gepefrolt_ _ _ 8 ot ae nn nen
Sz 3
Calif. + 14,380 14,300 15,000 546,600 543,000 570,000
= 222970 ~ P28 - Te 13900, _ 103,000,
7 Y6,2707 ~~ 727,700 ~ = 78874780" = 1,900_ ~~ “673,000_ —
ww AES, LL 8 420 | 268 18,000, 16,800,
34290, Wee 2769. 34x00 _ 82,000.
32600 4,600 _ _ 174,800_ _ _ 172,000. _ _. 718,000

1/ The orop year begins with the bloom of the year shown and ends with

completion of harvest the

following year. Includes quantities not harvested, or harvested but not utilized, on aocount of

economic conditions, and quantities donated to charity.
mate averages are as follows:

2/ Net content of box varies.
Oranges - California and Arizona, 75 lbs; Florida and other States,

Approxi-

90 1bs.; Grapefruit ~ Californis, Desert Valleys and Arizona, 64 lbs.; other California areas, 67

lbs.; Florida 85 lbs. and Texas 80 lbs.; Lemons ~ 76 lbs.; Limes ~ 80 lbs.

Tangerines - 95 lbs. 3/ Revised.
Arizona. Early and Midseason varieties in Florida and Texas
States except Florida, includes small quantities of tangerines.
warrant a quantitative estimate.

3 Tangelos ~ 90 lbs. and

4/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in Californie and
All varieties in Louisiana.
5/ Production too small to

Yor all


( ) . Release:
Y March 10, 1967
3:00 P.M, (E.S,T.)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF MARCH 1, 1967

CITRUS FRUITS 1/

3 boxes boxes boxes
Oranges cesecceccecesee : 114,742 141,150 182,750
Grapefruit . : 39,254 46,700

1/ Season begins with the bloom of the year shown and ends with the completion
of harvest the following year.

POTATOES, IRISH

1,000 1,000
acres acres Cwt. Cwt, Cwt.
25.5 24,6 197 199 (191 4,069
3669159

pounds pounds Million Million Million

10, 222 9,805 9,855 5,364 5,506 5,916
9,217 5,036 5,032 5,410

i/ Monthly totals may not add to cumulative totals due to differences in rounding.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-2 (3-67) Washington, D. C.


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CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

FEBRUARY EGG PRODUCTION
~ State — ¥ Number of Tayers on: Eggs per 3 _ _ _ _ ‘Total eggs prod
and thang es Februar;
division ; 6 3 1967

100 layers 3
T966_: 1967 =

WwW, W.Cent.: 2:
Del. 3
Md. H
Va. :
W.Va. :
N.C. 3
S.C.
Ga. Hy
Fla.
S.Atl.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
Texas Hy
S.Cent. 3
Mont. 3
Idaho : 308 1,007 1,77! 1
tyes 3 1 a 1 *202 7,608 1
‘Olo. z 1,51 1
NeMex. 788 8 ent
Ariz. : 1,026 1,207 1,562 1
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Utah : 1,2h. 1,37 1,798
Nev. : 43 312 12589
Wash. 3 be i 3 4, ait Uyel
Oreg.

Calif.

West - B29 Pe Fee - ery

ha
48 states: 2 SSB aa TAI na BOL = Sa We a O6- = ar

Alaska 12986 1,742

Hawaii . _1,708_ _ 1,672 3 5 a wo = 29 ye 31
U.S. _ 3 a 7651 1,696_ 5,032 _ ~S;4l0_ ~ 105537 11,326 —
T/ Cumiative State totais eae on unrounded onthiy data. Te ee

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CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

MILK PRODUCTION: February milk production in the United States is estimated
at 9,217 million pounds, about 1 percent more than in

February 1966 but 5 percent less than the 1961-65 average for the

month, Monthly milk production vas above s year earlier for the third

successive month,

MONTHLY MILK PRODUCTION, FEBRUARY 1967, WITH COMPARISONS

(In millions of pounds)

?Feb. Av,: Feb, : Jan, : Feb,

State dans

: : ho ho 43
Maine : 50 4T 48 4s + 76 T 86
N. H. 2 32 29 31 29 2 109 115 128
vt. 2 147 W756 UL. > 16 166 16
Mass. : 63 60 63 58 os: : 137 wo 19
R, I, + 8.7 To Td 6.7 : 63 Te
Conn, 2 OT 59 59 Shs 81 8 86
N.Y : 8h0 8h2 877 806 52 46 hg
Ned. : 89 81 82 16 7 Th 88
Pe. + 592 552 584 538 103 98 102
Ohio : 40S 378 = ko 368 227 «222-26
Ind, : 235 212 21T)— 207 30 27 986
Tm. : 319 288 29h O77 né 103

113
: hig hoo kh 376s: : 13.6 12,8 13.1
Wis, 71,986 1,968 1,584 1,474 :: Colo. : 66 6. 65

Minn, 98h 880 942 908 :: N, Mex. : 20 22 25

Towa 2 493 425 i) 4hs 3: Ariz. : ho AL 45

Mo, + ahs 221 208 219 :: Utah : OT 5k 58

N, Dak, * 128 102 «102s 100s ::: Nev. : 9.1 10,0 10.6 10.0
S, Dak, * 123 ng 12h s17_st: Wesh. : 138 «138 «155 a
Nebr. + 1h6 127 «125 «128 «:: Oreg. : 70 62 «66 64
Kans. = ikl 130 «143-s«d134 sot: Calir, : 620 610 G92 642
Del. = 13.0 11.2 11,6 12,0: Alaska : 1.73 2-54 1.53 1
Md, = 329 Ve: 12h 220 :: Hawaii: 1O.e 12.6 12.6 121
Va. 3: 132 12) 137 eh ott too Le
W. Va : AL 3h 37 3h ots t

N, Cc. : le 108 = 123 llo :: U.S, +: 9,696 9,855
eee toe eb 9 2

CROP REPORTING BOARD


CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

wheat is generally in good condition east of the Mississippi River and
in the Pacific Northwest. In the Southeast winter grains made some
growth in February, but progress was limited by cool weather. Wheat
was beginning to grow in the Pacific Northwest.

Bield Work Legs

Wet soils and low temperatures curtailed field activities in the South
Atlentic and eastern South Central States during much of February. Prepan
ration and seeding of tobacco plant beds progressed normally and had
advanced northward to Maryland by March 1, although transplenting had not
started, There was some plowing and seed bed preperation in South Central
States, although legging behind a year earlier. In Mississippi land
preparation was 26 percent complete compared with 31 percent a year earlier.
Sugercane harvest continued active in Florida. Peaches were starting to
bloom in Georgia and the low temperatures of February 25th and 26th
resulted in some damage in south Georgia. Cold weather slowed plenting of
cotton, corn, and sorghum in south Texes. About half of the spring oats
hed been seeded in Oklahoma by March 1, but planting of spring grains was
just starting in Kansas.

In the North Central and most Western States, farm work was limited
largely to usual winter chores, top-dressing small grains, spreading lime
and fertilizer, and sowing grass seed, Farmers in the Pacific Northwest
were seeding spring grains late in February and were nearly ready to plant
peas, onions, sugarbeets, and early potatoes. Limited acreages of @yere
beets and onions were planted in Oregon the last week of February. In
California, planting of sugarbeets’ and safflower progressed well in the
Sacremento Valley end early plantings had emerged in the San Joaquin Valley.
Hervest of alfalfa hay was active in the Yuma, Arizona area.

lve. dition

Livestock continued to get some roughage from crop residues and pastures
during February, but required supplemental feeding in ell parts of the
country. Hay end feed supplies are generally adequate, although local
shorteges exist in scattered areas. The winter has been relatively open in
most sactions of the ¢ourtsy, reducing hay needs for wintering livestock.
Livestock were kept in good condition during the month and no unusual losses
of newborn stock reported.

In the South Atlentic end eastern South Central States small greins and
pastures provided limited grazing because of the wet and cold, Continued
dry soils in the Central and Southern Plains have resulted in very poor
range and wheat pasture conditions, Prospects for early spring pastures
also are poor. Renges in the Mountains States have generally been open but
pasture feed is seasonally short. Topsoil moisture is short in meny
Mountain States, and prospects for early grazing will depend on moisture
supply snd warming weather, In Washington, grass began to grow the last
half of February and by March 1 limited grazing was available, Pastures
in Oregon furnished considerable feed during the month and pastures and
renges in California furnished substertial winter grazing.


CROP PRODUCTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In general, the month began on a warm note, Temperatures were moderate
the first week throughout most of the Nation except the North
Atlantic States, Bitter cold blanketed the North Central portion

of the country duringthe second week, vhen temperatures dipped

well below normal east of the Missouri River and in southern areas
from Arizona eastward, Temperatures moderated a bit during the third
week in many regions, but bitter cold prevailed over the eastern helf
of the Nation the last week of the month, Temperatures dropped to
320 along the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts and freezing hit much
of Florida. Most young vegetable crops in north and central Florida
suffered heavy damage from the February 25~26 freeze,

February Precipitation Below Normal

Precipitation during February was generally below normal over a
large part of the country, Above average precipitation was limited
to a narrow strip elong the Gulf Coast from Louisiana eastward and
north along the Atlantic coast, a few scattered northcentral areas,
and a belt reaching from the northwestern Great Plains down through
Wyoming and central Colorado, The Central and Southern Pleins and
most of the area west of the Continentel Divide received less than
half normal precipitation.

Very little precipitation has fallen in the Greet Plains from
eastern Colorado and central Kansas southward for 5 consecutive
months, Topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies are critically short.
In Iowe, Nebrasks, Missouri, and western Arkansas precipitation also
has been well below normal the last 5 months and additional moisture
is needed to provide reserves for spring planting. Soil moisture
supplies east of the Mississippi River ere generally adequate
because of increased precipitation in recent months. Heavy rains
just efter March 2 caused some flooding in parts of Kentucky,
Virginia, Weet Virginia, Pennsylvania,, Maryland and New Jersey,

Topsoil moisture supplies are short in many areas in the Mountain
States because of below normal precipitation during February,
Irrigation water prospects are down slightly from a month earlier in
some areas but remain favorable, except in New Mexico and parts of
Colorado,

Winter Grain Prospects Variable

Prospects of feli-seeded small grains were quite variable on
March 1, In the critically dry areas of eastern Colorado, central
and southern Kansas, and most of Oklehoma and Texes, wheat condition
continued very poor due to very light February precipitation, -Chiseling
limited damage caused by high winds, Some growers heve applied nitrogen
to their wheat, but meny others sre velting for rain before doing so, In the
extreme eastern parts of Kanses, Oklahoma, and Texes wheat received
some moisture in January and February, snd condition is fair to good,

Light wind damage to whest occurred in Nebraska, South Dakota,
Montana, and Wyoming, where snow cover provided some protection
and the crop is still dormant. But, soils are dry snd will need
more moisture when the weather warms sufficiently for wheat -te grow..

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CROP PRODECTION, March 1967 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF MARCH 1, 1967

February precipitation was below normal over a large part of the
Nation including the already critically dry areas in the Central and
Southern Great Plains, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Wet soils
and below average temperatures slowed field activities and plant growth in
the Southeast.

Temperatures averaged above normal from the Central Plains westward
but were below normal over the eastern half of the country. Freezing
temperatures during the last week of the month penetrated as far south as
southwestern Florida causing some damage to tender vegetables. Production
of winter vegetables is indicated 3 percent above last year and 5 percent
above average. Total prospective 1967 planted acreage for green peas,
tomatoes, and winter spinach for processing is 4 percent above last year
and 12 percent above average. Winter potato production is expected to be
8 percent less than last year's large crop, but early spring potato
acreage is 4 percent larger than a year earlier.

Tivestock were kept in generally good condition during February but
supplemental feeding was required in all areas. February milk production
was up 1 percent from last year although 4 percent below average. Egg
production in February was 8 percent above a year earlier and 7 percent
above average.

Recoré Citrus Production In Prospect

The 1966-67 citrus crop is expected to be record high, 25 percent
larger than last year and 50 percent above average. By. the end of
February, 4e percent of the orange crop and 52 percent of the grapefruit
erop had been harvested. Both the orange and grapefruit harvests are
running later than last season when 45 percent of the oranges and 58 per-
cent of the grapefruit had been harvested. Trees in most areas are gen-
erally in good condition, beginning to put out new growth, and blooming.

Deciduous fruit and nut trees are breaking dormancy in California.
Almonds began blooming about mid-February and were followed by apricots,
plums and early peaches. Rainfall was light during February and irriga-
tion on a summer schedule is in progress in some areas of the Central
Valley and in southern Californie.

February Temperatures Below Normal

Temperatures in February alternated between mild and cold and
averaged below normal over the eastern half of the Nation. In some
areas, record low temperatures for the date were recorded during the
last week of February. In the Weat and parts of the Central Great Plains
temperatures were mostly above average for the second consecutive month.