CROP PROUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Expected production in the Eastern States is 53.6 million bushels,
20 percent less than last year and 11 percent below average. The 25.4
million bushels forecast for the Central States is 12 percent below 1965
and 2 percent below average. In the West the 49,2 million bushel fore-
cast is 23 percent larger than the 1965 crop and 27 percent above average.

September weather in the North Atlantic States was generally favorable
as rains and cool weather improved sizes and color, Harvest is later than
usual in the New England States with McIntosh still active on October 1
and later varieties just getting underway. In the Hudson Valley of
New York, the McIntosh crop was nearly ready for harvest when rains came,
but sizing of late varieties is expected to be helped. McIntosh harvest
was more than one-half completed by October 1, later than normal, Some
Cortland and Delicious also were being harvested. Color is good to
excellent on all varieties, Harvest had been delayed in the Champlain
Valley but is now on schedule, In the Lake Ontario region harvest of
processing apples was in full swing the third week of September, and
sizes were generally satisfactory. In New Jersey apples were coloring
well but sizing small, Rains came too late to add size to any but the
late varieties, The rains delayed harvest in Pennsylvania and caused
some dropping and cracking, especially to Staymans, On October 1, the
Jonathan and Grimes Golden harvest was nearly complete and Red and Golden
Delicious were being picked, Harvest of Yorks and Staymans wes expected
to begin the week of October 10.

In most South Atlantic States harvest was delayed by the September
rains which caused some cracking, However, the rains will add size to
the later varietes. In southern Virginia, harvest of Red and Golden
Delicious was winding up in late September, but harvest of Red Delicious
was active in the Piedmont, Northern, and Valley areas, Some Staymans
and Romes were harvested the last of September in the southern areas
but in the Piedmont and Northern areas harvest was not expected to begin
until the second week of October. Picking of Yorks for processing in the
important northern areas was not expected to begin until about October 10,
In North Carolina most of the Red Delicious had been harvested by October 1
and about 50 percent of the Golden Delicious, In West Virginia, Red and
Golden Delicious and Jonathan were the principal varieties being harvested
on October 1, Maryland harvest was delayed by the rains but picked up
volume the first week of October when Red and Golden Delicious were being
harvested, Harvest of Staymans, Romes, and Yorks is expected to get under-
way about October 10 and continue active the rest of the month,

In the Central States harvest was well underway by the end of
September, In Michigan, the fruit had colored well and harvest was active
on October 1, Ohio growers started harvesting winter varieties during
the last 10 days of September and will continue through October. Many
@rowers report small sizes this year, In Illinois, harvest of an
excellent crop is well along. Harvest vas underway in northern
Missouri and nearing completion in the southern area by October 1,

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

State

mi.
Yo.
Kans.
Del.
Ma.
Va.
W.Va.
N.C.
S.C.
Ge.
Ky.
Tenn.
Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
la.
Okla.
8s 2 te
3 1,000) T, 000 1,000
: Pounds Pounds Pounds pounds pounds ounds
Va. 2 2,020 2,750 2,300 208,832 283,250 231,600
N.C. 12,932 _ _2,425_ _ _ 2,300 _ _ _ 338, 814_ _ _414,675_ _ 393,000.
Total (Va.-:
N.C, area) 14963 — 2,547 _ _ 2,300, ST, 646 697,925 62T,900
S.C. : 1, 1,760 1,600 13,218 ~ — 18,880 ~ — 16,800 — - -
Ga. : 1,378 1,850 1,725 656,500 897,250 824,550
Fla. 1 1,342 1,725 1,600 64,830 86,250 81,600
Ala. : 21,152 1,400 1,225 223,563 277,200 232,750
Miss. t_ 475. 600, 550 EE 2,110 _ _ 2,400, 2,200
Total (S.E.: 08 4 96
area, 2 2,308 _ 1,714 1,579 _ _ _. 960,221 _1,281,580_ 1,157,900. _
Orla. Paes “620 a Teusibo ~ “26773607 ~ *eau"oo0
Texas : 825 1,050 1,300 225,323 299,250 370, 500
N,Mex. 2 P,226_ _ _2,050_ _ _ 2,300 _ __ _ 15,200. _ 17,025_ _ _ 19,090. _
Total (S.W.:
area) 1,020. _ 1,243 bse ~ — —, HO4,683_ _ _523,625_ _ 613,590 _
JS. Lb 1,337 ~ 1139 2,880 _ _ 1,912 2520_ _?15032130_ _2, 399.390

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS ON OCTOBER 1 - Continued

Sofehum Cold evog)_ +” ~~ — Fiaxgesa” > 7 >

Eve: sAverage ¢ 3 Avert 3 ?
1960-6) 3 1 2966 1960-64 ; 1965 ; 1966 | 6-6 ; 1965, 1966
31,0007 ~ T,d0d TM T,d0d ~ T,500 — “1;o00TM I, 000 “15000 — I,000 ~ I,c00 —

:bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels
N.Y. + 2h6 292

N. J. 3 105 188

Pa. t_ 2u8 287

Ohio 37 3h 350

Ind. 2 590 399

Tl. t 375 211

Mich, oo: 5 528

Wis. 3_ 29h aha
Minn. 27 WioTM 7iI

Towa > 50 32

Mo : 337 230

N.Dak. + 4,631 19717
S.Dak. +: 2,296 2,160
Nebr. 2 1,699 806
Kans. + 739_ _ _ 430

Del. 27 “159 153

Ma. t 223 229

Va. > 158 2h2

N.C. + 166 172

s.c. 3 168 1721

Ga. 2255) 321

ky. : 9 70

Tenn. : 59 83

Ala. 3 ane toe

Miss. Hy =o. aoe

Ark. 3 ane we

Okla. + 312 L64

Texas 7 99 18

Mont. 3 433 333

Idaho 3 14h 117

Wyo. 3 87 2

Colo. = 490 176

N.Mex. ¢ — nee

Ariz. 3 — one

Wash, 3 597 wg 288 --- nae --- --- --- ---
Oreg. 3 248, 369 252 wae --- wae --- woe one
Calif. % === =--- --- = --- 2 => ---

Ue 8._ 2 FSSC B,D "GA Daa BB 1,8 "A Bal ns 3 1s, 3ST

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Boerd, SRS, USDA

APPLES, COMMERCIAL CROP 1/

bushels

Eastern States:

Maine 1,814 1,950 2,200 1,950
New Hampshire 1,290 1,180 1,370 1,230
Vermont 1,020 920 900 840
Massachusetts 2,780 2,800 3,150 2,500
Rhode Island 166 180 200 160
Connecticut, 1,270 1,280 1,370 1,170
New York 21,160 21,500 23,000 23,000
New Jersey 2,620 2,800 2,700 2,200
Pennsylvania 8,000
Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

West Virginia

North Carolina
~ — Potel Eastern States_
Central States:

Ohio

Indians

Tllinois

Michigan

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Towa

Missouri

Kansas

Kentucky

Tennessee

Arkansas

Total Central, States,

Western States?

Montana

Idaho

Colorado

New Mexico

Utah

Washington
Oregon
California
~ Total Western States

Un:

362
23, 040
2,064 1,920
— -20,278 _ _ _ 12, 400_
7 738,899 ~ 7 7 Wi7530
YTS — ~ 215—

V Estimates of the commercial crop refer to the total production of apples in
the commercial apple areas of each State. 2/ Includes quantities unharvested on
account of economic conditions, and excess cullage of harvested fruit. 3/ U.S.
total for the 1960-64 average includes production for States no longer estimated.



CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

BARLEY STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of barley on farms October 1 totaled 2h7

million bushels, 4 percent below last year and 8
percent below average. Current stocks on farms are the lowest since 1961
and reflect the smallest supply (1966 production plus July 1 carryover)
in a decade. Disappearance during the July-September quarter totaled 196
million bushels compared with 195 million e year earlier and the average
of 206 million bushels.

North Dakota and Montana accounted for most barley stocks on farms,
53 percent of the total, 2 percentage points higher than their share a year
earlier. Over 69 percent of the barley stocks on U.S. farms was in North
Dakota, Montana, California, and Minnesote.

RYE STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of rye on farms October 1 totaled 15.3 million

bushels, 16 percent less than a year earlier, and 7
percent less than the 1960-64 average. Disappearance of rye from farms
during the July-September quarter was 15.9 million bushels compared with
17.8 million a year earlier and the average of 18.7 million bushels.

October 1 stocks are 56 percent of the 1966 rye production, compared
with 55 percent in 1965. About 74 percent of the October 1 farm stocks
was held in the North Central Region, and 32 percent of the U. S. total in
the main producing State of North Dakota.

SORGHUM GRAIN: Production of sorghum grain, on October 1, estimated at a

record 728 million bushels, is up 12 million bushels from
a month earlier. This is 9 percent above last year and 35 percent above
average. The United States yield per acre is estimated at a record 55.1
bushels per acre compared with 50.0 bushels last year and the average of
42.4 bushels. Many States expect record high yields.

Combining was underway or about toa start in all States by October 1.
Harvest in Texas was 59 percent complete, somewhat behind last year.
Grain was ripening on the High Plains and combining was gaining momentum.
Recent cool, wet weather slowed maturity and caused dryland sorghum to
sucker. In Kansas, crop maturity and harvest was slightly ahead of last
year, but somewhat behind average. Nebraska harvest started toward the
end of September, although moisture wag a little high for safe storage.
On October 1 about one-half of the Oklahoma crop had matured. Little
acreage has been harvested, because cool damp weather delayed drying.

SORGHUM GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS: Sorghum grain stored on farms October 1

totaled 52.0 million bushels, the largest
of record. Nebraska has 38.1 million bushels and Kansas 6.8 million to
account for 86 percent of the U.S. total.

Disappearance in the July-September quarter totaled 20.8 million

bushels, 46 percent more than the comparable period last yeer and 7
percent above average.

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ws eet

933050 7 25,558 - =
607 55h
. : «1,262 1,152
Va. z 32138 5,459
W.Va. : 2; 15586
N.c. : 11,360 11,922
S.C. > 5,042 paw
. 9TIL
8,172
2 740
792


L. SUMMER: Cont. : acres acres acres Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. cwt. _cwt. _cwt.
Minn. : "66 “7 “FS 353 165 TO ,0ik T18s Taek
Nebr. Hy 3.6 3.2 3.3 152 165 155 553528 52
Ma. 3 1.5 10 22 4 90 «85 14h 90 9h
Va. : 28 27 #28 72 7 65 200 «202 182
W. Va. 8.5 T5 8.0 oT 60 (45 STL 450 360
N.C. : 3.0 3.0 3.0 128 130 120 380 390 360
Colo. 1544 13.0 13.8 200 200 215 3,072 2,600 2,967
N. Mex. 2.6 262 23 273 160 260 449-352 368
Wash, 3 8.8 19.0 22,0 310 350 340 3,809 $50 pie
Calif. $ 5 8.9 oh 320 _ _345_ 350 _ 2,741 3,070 _3,2%
Total 1/ 27 D5.8 y7so- DH.G ~ Hep ~ “BA Be ~ SHG No Bisy
FALL: 3
Yaine 3 145.8 154.0 257 238 250 37,425 35,224 38,500
N. Be 3 1.7 1.6 188 185 190 312 278 304,
Vt. : 2.3 2.0 177 175 175 407 = 350-350
Mass. : 4.9 4.8 224 225 210 21,058 1,035 1,008
RI. 3 4,2 4 243 ahS ako 1,012 1,029 1,056
Conn. 3 6.6 6.6 226 210 220 1,487 1,407 1,452
N.Y, ~L. I. 2 30.7 29.9 267 290 260 8,191 7,540 7,774
~Upstate : 43.0 41.0 215 215 225 9,256 8,600 9,225
Pa. 3 35.8 328 _ 191 _ 200 165 _ 6,843 & 40 587%
8 Fastern-Fall 212-0 22-8 7 BO > 72337 33h ~ 35550 ex 3 65,543
Ohio 10.2 9.2 ~ 190 ~ “205” 200 ~ “1,917 1,506 “1, 8h0
Tua. 42 4.7 237 265 230 962 1,166 1,08
Mich. 39.4 43.5 h2.0 180 200 190 7,090 8,700 7,980
Wis. 32.8 +O 41.0 203 205 195 6,651 8,200 7,995
Minn. 100.6 91.0 117 140 120 11,779 12,180 10,920
Towa 3-3 3.0 136 245 240 453-435 k20
N, Dak. 123.0 102.0 117 145 1hO 13,281 15,225 14,280
S. Dak. 509 58 94 120 125 558 725
Nebr. _ 8.9 — 865 205
9 Central-Fall 325.3 — 307.2 ~ 0;
Mont. 2 7.9 ER
Taaho-10 8. W. Co.2/ 13.0 35.0 3,254 9,075 9,100
~Other Co. : 236.8 279.0 188 210 185 4h,759 52,290 51,615
Wyo. 3 306 3.6 155 175 170 566 630 612
Colo. + 38.0 32.5 219 245 265 8,345 8,575 8,612
Utah 3 8.7 9.0 16h 170 «170 2,429 1,530 1,530
Nev. 3 1.3 9 «191 200 200 238 180 180
Wash. 2 192 36.0 302 360 360 5,759 12,160 12,960
Oreg.-Malheur Co,2/: 11.3 14.5 249 = 265 250 2, 802 3,312 3,625
Other Co. t 25.1 26 3.0 239 230 2ho 6,036 51980 6,480
Calif. t_ 22.9 27 4 2 ‘O_ 250 299 _7,100
9 Western-Fall 2/ :7 77 34.8” G7h.3 ~ Bob — 2 218 ~ torn 348.103, 2he
27 981.0 ~ T,06l.g ~~ 7 7 ate” ~ ~ “190,591 ~~ “255,726
Total of 1,007.8 ~— 19h ~703_ _ 213,823
51538270 UB5T1 20F OMNES 296, 308
J. 8. 8 200 289, 783

Averages include late sumer crop for 1960-61 for Idaho and Oregon,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20250

OFFICIAL BUSINESS



ITI DT reduction
‘ 1964
Je-4ge-7
11,500
California _ - 000 _ 116,000,
United States = 103/280 ~ ~~ “AB 5G07 TT TL
PRUNES:
‘Idaho 18,060 23,500
Washington 18,160 23,600
Oregon 22,160 2h, 500
California 2/ _. 147,800 _ _ _ _180,000_ _
United States = Re7, B80 ~ 7 7 7521, 600
NECTARINES: sO
California, : 56,200 75,000
OLIVES: :
— Gliformia __ _ _+_ _ 54,600 ___ _ 54,000_ _ _ _3/50,000 _____-- ae

Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess
cullage of harvested fruit. 2f Dried basis: The drying ratio is approximately
2 pounds of fresh fruit to 1 pound dried. 3/ Revised production and utilization
of 1965 crop (in tons): fresh sales, 700; canned, 37,800; crushed for oil, 3,800;
other processing, 7,500; total sales, 49,800; home use, 200.

Oregon

Washington : 30 ano BO --- 7 --
United States : 8,030) 2 7,680 wee 21,100_ ee
“California 79,000 85,000
Oregon 3 3,820 _ 5600. 2,300 __ 3,000 _
_ _ United stetes TTT 7B, 300 - T 7 7 BBL0O0" = T

1/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

uniform. To date droppage has been moderate for all citrus. Maturity
levels are behind last year, mainly because of high acid. First move-

ment of grapefruit, which vegan about September 20, was some 2 weeks

later than usual. Few oranges were picked before October 1 and there will
be little volume until late October, Harvest of early varieties of tangelos
has started but will not have much volume until mid-October or later.

Light harvest of tangerines started the last week of September but it

will be late November before volume becomes heavy.

California's Navel orange trees have a variable, but generally light
set. In Southern California and the Edison district the Navel crop is
expected to be a little better than last year, but in Central California
the crop is down, The fruit has sized well. Prospects are good for the
1966-67 Valencias in all areas. Grapefruit trees in the Desert Valleys
have a moderate, uniform set, and fruit has sized well. Harvest is
expected to begin in late November.

In Arizona, conditions have been good for oranges and lemons in
both the Phoenix and Yuma areas. Harvest of lemons got underway in
late August but is only now attaining volume movement. Rains have
hampered picking. Grapefruit prospects are down from last year because
of poor set in many groves.

Texas growers started picking oranges on September 12, Fruit sizes
are somewhat small for this date. Hot dry weather also affected grape-
fruit sizing and prospects are not as good as earlier in the seascn.
The crop is later than usual, and movement is not expected to start
until mid-October.

CRANBERRIES: The October 1 cranberry estimate is 1,552,800 barrels, up

8 percent from last year’s crop and 19 percent above
average. Improved prospects from a month earlier in Wisconsin,
Washington, and New Jersey were more than offset by reduced prospects in
Massachusetts. Expected production in Massachusetts is 765,000 barrels,
4 percent above last year and 14 percent above average. The Wisconsin
estimate of 491,000 barrels is up 11 percent from last year and 2]. percent
above average. New Jersey's crop is expected to total 147,000 barrels,
down 4 percent from last year but 40 percent above average. The crops
in both Washington and Oregon are above last year and average.

Harvest of the crop in Massachusetts was about half complete on
October 1, about usual for the date. The bulk of the crop will be
harvested by October 15. Early harvested bogs had many small sized
berries. September rains and cool nights helped sizing and improved
color in late bogs. Water reserves are now adequate and the danger of
freeze loss is minimal. Wisconsin's harvest began September 15-20,
about the usual time, but considerably earlier than last year. Berries
sized well in most bogs, but have been slow in coloring. In New Jersey,
quality is good but berries are smaller than average. The September
rains improved color and could aid sizing in late harvested bogs.
Harvest started late and was further delayed by the.rains, Harvest got
underway on October 1 in Washington and is expected to reach peak activity
by mid-month.

PLUMS AND PRUNES: Production of plums in California and Michigan is
expected to total 106,000 tons, 15 percent less than last
yéar but 3 percent above average. Harvest is virtually complete in both States.
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

New York : 1,272 850 1,20 1,185 910 1,364
Michigan : 1,320 880 1,290 7,436 5,562 7,985
Minnesota : 2/ 650 700 1,200 2/ 39 28 48
North Dakota 3 2f 610 900 1,450 27 110 198 290
Nebraska : 1,620 1,500 2,000 1,212 1,200 1,700
Kansas : 1,052 1,100 1,350 151 10 162
Montana : 1,756 1,610 1,750 20T 209 192
Idaho : 1,770 1,500 1,600 2,187 2,100 2,448
Wyoming + 2,478 1,450 1,600 8211 682 736
Colorado : Bh 860 930 1,877 1,883 2,204
New Mexico : 672 560 600 58 39 48
Utah : 358 500 500 eT Lo 45
Washington : «1,788 1,750 1,680 519 385 538
California :

Large Lima + 1,645 1,641 1,550 788 HS 651

Baby Lima : ra 623 1,600 452 211. 320

Other - p28 -- 4350. 2,098 _ _ 25189 _ _ 2,470

Total Calif. Hor 7 7 1 4oh7 7 73,337 155 3,441
Unitea states _ __: 1 LO. — 433339, 08e 26, 501,” 28, 201
Includes beans grown for seed,
¥ 1964 only,
HOPS
TOOTS SSS SST DDT Hela per eere YL Production
State iPreliminary* Average Preliminary
1966} 1960-Gh ? 1965 1966
ae 1,000" ~ “1,060 1,600
Pounds Rounds pounds pounds

Idaho 1,830 6,205 7,605 7137
Wash, 1,700 27,833 36,081 36,040
Oreg, 1,500 5, 4k 6,670 7500
Calif. 1,590 _ _ _ 6,607 __ 5,704 _ _ _3,975_ _

U. Ss 1,676 46,092 56,060 54,652

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PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
October 1, 1966

PERCENT
OF NORMAL
80 and over Good to excellent
65 to 80 ZB Poor to f.
50 to 65 ERY Very poor
35 to 50 BRI Severe drought
Under 35 MMM Extreme drought

‘*AS REPORTED BY
‘CROP CORRESPONDENTS

INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF PASTURE FEED FOR GRAZING RELATIVE TO THAT EXPECTED
FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 192=66110) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
Oct. 1, 1965

PERCENT

‘OF NORMAL a7

80 and over Good to excellent
65 to 80 ZZ Poor to fair
50 to 65 ERR Very poor

35 to 50 ERR) Severe drought *AS REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF PASTURE FEED FOR GRAZING RELATIVE TO THAT EXPECTED
FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS

U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG, SRS f41-65 (10) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS ON OCTOBER 1

nnn oeeeneen: Corn Told crop) wrest
te 3 H 3
Sta : 3eo-8h 165} 1966 Average 1965 1966
: 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels

Vt. 2 2 3 ae eomen ae
Mass. 3 16 9 9 _— --- ee
Conn, 3 20 9 6 a ae --e
N.Y, $ 1,316 876 1,057 2,899 2,131 2,679
NJ. z at k ang 362 ' yo \ 337 370
Pa. #3936 _ _ 456 995, _ 4,631 4998 5,568
Ohio ‘ Pee vee Ee “8,613 6,883 8,626
Ind. 3 21,894 = 13, 643 28,053 6,723 5,896 5,949
qh. + 38,512 25,067 40,125 7,128 7,398 9,361
Mich. 3 9,752 11,198 7,407 13,112 8,828 10,312
Wis. 3 _ 16,063 _ 13,668 ___ _ _ 14,929 755__ _ _ 738_ 880
Minn. 37 "78,413 ~ 797,959 72,589 ~ ~9,399° ~ “13,278 12,278
Towa 2 175,661 224,610 178,632 284 117 257
Mo. 2 16,083 15,672 2h, 58h 5,368 5,871 5,427
N. Dak. : 1,897 1,482 1,450 103,070 179,706 15h, 343
8.Dak. = 25,411 28,145 23,010 30,952 35,159 31, 540
Nebr. + 120,358 132,479 93,442 42,590 35,904 51,048
Kans. *_ 6393 _ _ 2,780 5.591, 70,826 _ _63,342 __ _ _ 56,827
Del. : 9 39 2 57 36 38
Md. 3 703 408 1,298 497 655 526
Va. : 1,420 1,409 1,935 1,304 1,372 1, 581
W.Va. $ 392 304 2h6 303 314 295
N.C. : 3,902 3,374 2,894 2,478 1,575 2,079
S.C. : 1,383 1,210 1, 268 472 251 195
Ga. : 2,061 2,802 3,233 472 548 4h
Fla. 7 238 5 337, 2/_1eh Ot 39
Ky. : 4,692 2,hg2 5,332 The T, 183 1,272
Tenn. t 3,059 2,376 3,187 536 647 660
Ala. + 2,058 2,122 1,888 159 117 gl
Miss. 3 1,710 1,695 1,302 138 107 272
Ark. : 439 181 229 319 648 864
la. : 357 199 166 103 gl 115
Okla. : 228 115 wa 13,799 21,267 14,805
Texas tT _ 85 aol _ 4,623, 5,084 monte)
Mont. IT TT GT 1 62,652 2105 82, 548
Idaho 3 139 7TH oh 12,809 20,818 11,488
Wyo : 150 162 62 3,064 1,598 1,217
Colo : 823 618 422 2B, 322 13,110 23,488
N.Mex. 3 31 63 5h: 781 594 261
Ariz. ; 30 19 23 76 8h 79
Utah 3 3 6 6 2,45 2,858 2,195
Nev. : --- --- wee 401 670 507
Wash. : g 73 3 13,612 16,343 25,813
Oreg 3 1 51 100 9,840 13,636 10,014
1,498 958



CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

In most Western States apples have colored well. Idaho's harvest was
in full swing by the end of September. Picking of Jonathans was complete
and Red Delicious harvest was making rapid progress. Harvest of Romes and
Winesaps is expected to peak about mid-October. In Colorado's Mesa County,
picking of early varieties started around Labor Day and was most active
about mid-September. Harvest of Red and Yellow Delicious in Delta County
became active the last half of September. Winesap and Rome Beauty picking
had started by October 1. Washington's harvest was in full swing by
October 1. In the Yakima Valley, color, finish, and quality of Red and
Golden Delicious are excellent and there is a good range of sizes. Warm
weather during September delayed coloring of Red and Standard Delicious
in the Wenatchee area and harvest was slow as growers waited for color.
Harvest of Golden Delicious moved ahead rapidly. In Oregon, harvest at
Hood River got underway about mid-September. Californie's apple harvest
started early. Gravenstein and Newtown harvest was completed by the end
of September and harvest of Delicious was well underway.

PEACHES: The U. S. peach crop is estimated at 72.8 million bushels, about
1 percent less than last year and 3 percent below average.

Smaller crops in the Atlantic and Central States were almost offset with
larger crops in the Western States -- mainly California, Washington, and
Oregon. Excluding California's Clingstone peaches, primarily for canning,
U. S. production is expected to total 37.8 million bushels, down 13 per-
cent from lest year and 16 percent below average. Harvest of the Nation's
1966 peach crop was virtually complete by October 1.

California's Clingstone peach crop is estimated at 35.0 million bushels,
15 percent more than last year and 16 percent above average. Harvest for
canning is complete. Early maturity of nearly ail varieties resulted in
smaller fruit sizes than expected early in the season. The Freestone
peach crop in California is estimated at 11.3 million bushels, 7 percent
less than last year and 13 percent below average. Harvest is complete,
except for a few late varieties.

PEARS: The October 1 estimate of pear production in the United States is
30,326,000 bushels, 47 percent above the smell 1965 crop, 15 per-
cent above average, and virtually unchanged from a month earlier.

The production of Bartlett pears on the West Coast at 21,096,000
bushels (513,000 tons) is up 77 percent from last year and nearly 18 per-
cent above average. The California Bartlett crop at 14,376,000 bushels
(345,000 tons) is 92 percent above 1965 while Washington's production of
3,920,000 bushels (98,000 tons) is more than twice the level of last year.
Oregon's production of 2,800,000 bushels (70,000 tons) is up only slightly
from a year ago.

The October 1 forecast of “other than Bartlett" pears on the Pacific
Coast is 6,125,000 bushels (152,000 tons), down 3 percent from last year
but about 16 percent above the average. Oregon and Washington both have
a@ somewhat smaller crop than last year. California has a larger crop.

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the longer growing season, harvest of the fall crop in the western States is
behind last year and was just getting a good start by the last week in September
in some areas.

The late summer potato production of 29,407,000 hundredweight is up slightly
from last month's forecast but about 3 percent under last year and 1 percent below
average. Yields turned out better than expected in New Jersey, Michigan, Wis-
consin and Minnesota, where the crops benefited from timely rains in early
September. Higher yields are also forecast for Colorado and California. The in-
creased production in these States more than offset the transfer of 3,900 acres
from the late summer to fall classification on Long Island, New York and in Wis-
consin and lower yields in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Indiana.

Harvest in New Jersey was delayed by frequent rains. Late maturity slowed
harvest in Minnesota. In Colorado, weather was favorable and harvest progressed
faster than usual.

The 1966 production of potatoes (all seasonal groups) is forecast at
296,308,000 hundredweight, 2 percent above 1965 and 11 percent above average.

SWEETPOTATOES: The production of sweetpotatoes is estimated at 16,232,000 hundred-

weight, 13 percent below lest year but nearly an everage crop.
During September, prospects declined in Virginia and Mississippi but these declines
were more than offset by improved crops in New Jersey, Kansas, South Carolina,
Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas.

Digging in New Jersey was expected to start in early October. Harvest of the
Eastern Shore, Virginia crop has been lagging two to three weeks behind normal.
Rain the latter half of September was too late to benefit much of the acreage on
the Shore, Weather during September in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and
Alabama was generelly favorable for crop development. Late maturity and frequent
rains have slowed harvest in Louisiana. About one-half of the acreage was harvest-
ed by October 1. Digging in Texas is expected to peak in October. In Californie,
barvest is general in the important Livingston-Atwater district. Light supplies
are also originating from the Chino area of San Bernardino County. Harvest is ex-
pected to peak in October.

FASTURES: On October 1 reported pasture feed condition for the United States aver-
aged 78 percent of normal, compared with 75 percent on September 1 and

84 percent a year earlier. The October 1, 1960-64 average is 76 percent. Pastures

improved more than usual during September, because of below normal temperatures

for the eastern two-thirds of the Nation, and heavy September rainfall brought re-

lief to many droughty areas.

Pasture condition in the North Atlantic States improved rapidly in September
because of cool temperatures and generally heavy rainfall. The sharpest increase
was in New Jersey, up 23 percentage points, followed by Rhode Island with a 19-
point gain. Except for Pennsylvania, pastures in this region were rated better
than a year earlier.

Rainfall averaged below normal for September in most of the North Central
States. Pastures in most of these States deteriorated in September except in
Indiana, Illinois, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Conditions were below a
year earlier in all States except South Dakote. Heavy rainfell in South Dakota
revived grasses to an "early spring-like appearance". Pastures improved near the
end of September in Missouri, but hay was being fed because pastures were quite
short. By October 1, pastures in Kansas had begun to cure and were providing

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AVOCADOS: Florida's avocado crop was forecast at 6,600 tons before

Hurricane ‘Inez" crossed Dade County, the major avocado pro-
ducing area. An estimated 20 percent of the fruit still on the trees was
blown off but one-third of these is expected to be salvaged. Another 20
percent suffered stem injury which will cause the fruit to drop and most
of that fruit will be lost. Total loss to the avocado crop is expected
to be about 2,000 tons. Tree damage was confined to breakage of smaller
limbs on scattered trees and uprooting of some trees blown over last
year by Hurricane "Betsy".

In California, weather conditions have favored growth and development
of the new crop. The new Fuerte crop is expected to be larger, but the
Hass crop is expected to be lighter than a year ago.

CITRUS: The 1966-67 Early, Midseason, and. Navel orange crop is forecast
at 89.6 million boxes -- a record high because of the large crop

in Florida. The indicated U, S. production is up 23 percent from last
and 51 percent above average. Prospects are up from last year in Florida
and Texas, but down in California and Arizona.

Florida's Valencia oranges are forecast at 66.0 million boxes » 35 per-
cent larger than last year and 17 percent above the previous record large
erop of 1961-62. Arizona and Texas also expect more Valencias than last
year, with the Arizona crop (1.6 million boxes) up 10 percent and the
Texas crop (1.0 million boxes) nearly 24 times as lerge. The first forecast
of California's Valencia crop will be released December 9.

Florida's total orange crop is forecast at 139.4 million boxes, 39 rer-
cent larger than last year and 23 percent above the previous record high
of 1961-62.

Grapefruit production is forecast at 50.2 million boxes (excluding
California's "other areas"), The Florida crop is estimated at 39.5 million
boxes, up 13 percent from last year and the largest crop since the record
high of 42.0 in 1953-51. The Texas crop is forecast at 5.4 million boxes,
up 42 percent from last year. The Arizona crop is not expected to be as
large as last year -- the forecast is 2.5 million boxes, down 18 percent.
Prospects in California's Desert Valleys are for 2.8 million boxes, 2
percent more than last year. The first forecast for California's "other
areas" grapefruit will be released December 9.

Tangerine production in Florida is forecast at 4.8 million boxes, one-
third more than last year but still 6 percent below the record high crop
of 1954-55.

The Florida lime crop is estimated at 480,000 boxes, 16 percent more
than last year. Limes are in the area which felt the effects of Hurricane
Inex on October 4, but there was no significant loss of fruit. Lime harvest
was well past its peak at the time of the hurricane and limb breskege was minor.

The Arizona lemon forecast is 2.6 million boxes, 32 percent above lact
year. (The first lemon forecast for California will be released November 10).

Florida citurs trees continue in excellent condition and moisture
supplies have been adequate. Fruit sizes are a little below
average, because of the heavy set, but sizes are fairly

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GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS ON OCTOBER 1 - Continued

oat Barley
3 : Average
965 _ 51966 5 ageo-bh 2 1965s 1966
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
bushels bushels bushels bushels bushels
1,516 1,280 - =
301 252 aon Saieled Saad
20,275 18,322 489 330 345
327 251 503 196 433
20,732 _ _ 14,693 4 OT 5178 BL
aly, B96 23,019 932 ROL 453
13,279 12,542 611 29h 284
35,790 38,230 869 hag 383
Mich, : 31,597 21,758 19,432 1,564 761 612
Wis. +_105,722_ _ 103,337 __ 87,055 a6] 8 625 708
Minn. :7142,638 ~ 152,002 ~ ~ 132,487 20, 20, 398 16,871
Towa : 108,931 84,198 84,897 3b4 132 135
Mo. : 11,067 5,988 7,564 1,407 352 231
N. Dak. : 78,473 121, 384 97,675 78,504 88, 4h2 84,315
S.Dak. 3 93,793 107, 453 80,355 10, 383 6,550 5,762
Nebr. 3 29, a0 27, it 22,126 3,667 1, 895 1,170
Kans, 2_ 9,167 O42 4317 8,983 2,450 2,237
Del. i Pah ~~ BEE - - ad og TT 68 ~~ ~~ Igk ~ 7 ~~ B18 7
Ma. 3 1,360 929 961 1,937 1, 330 1, 566
Va. : 1,799 1,522 1,317 2,310 2,720 2,882
W.Va. : 686 526 384 259 221 187
N.C. : 3,775 3,367 4, 0h9 1,167 1,395 1,652
S.C. : 3,954 2,462 2,047 311 239 239
Ga. : 2,678 2,004 1,849 160 179 240
Fla t_ 220, 304 2h == oo mt
ky “Bh7 602 656 ~~ ~~ Bl ~~ ~~ Go8 ~~ ~~ 519
Tenn 1,238 973 1,294 335 283 1
Ala 1,202 813 8 nee --- ---
Miss 1,814 790 1,440 --- --- ---
Ark. 1,327 648 752 140 36 40
la. : 5k 364 648 --- one ---
Okla. 2 7,062 5,403 4, 29h 6,031 4,634 3,753
Texas +_ 12,598 _ 12,965 _ _ _9,967_ __ _ 1,876 __ _ _ 782__ 3,229 _
Mont. 27 To,3i6 ~ 723,417 10,979 43, 402 U3, 095 47,206
Idaho z= 4,922 5,666 3,910 13,153 16,764 12,177
Wyo. + 3,417 3,978 3,362 3,984 4,943 3,098
Colo. 2 © 3,222 3,135 2,641 8,737 1,970 7,388
N.Mex. : 165 89 92 531 ho2 481
Ariz. : 140 1sT 135 3,621 2,961 3,31T
Utah z 1,014 1,099 915 4, TTT 5,264 4,953
Nev. : 86 153 162 336 508 Aha
Wash, : 3,497 2,565 2,277 7,950 3,937 4,260
Oreg. : 4,695 4,758 3,082 7,201 7,638 8,462

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Harvest is expected to begin about October 10. Most of the Hawaii crop
has been harvested, and sugar production through September is 50,000 tons
more than for the year earlier. One of the 25 sugar mills has finished
Grinding this year's crop.

TOBACCO; Forecast at 1,875 million pounds as of October 1, combined

prospects for all types of tobacco are 35 million below
expectations a month earlier. Nearly a 4 percent drop in flue-cured
was only partly offset by increased poundage in burley, fire-cured,
dark air-cured, and cigar binder tobaccos. Production in 1965 totaled
1,855 million pounds and the 1960-64 average is 2,178 million. An
average yleld of 1,905 pounds per acre is indicated this year, 7 pounds
above last season.

Wet weather in September was unfavorable for curing and delayed
the harvest of the already-late crops of type 11 flue-cured, burley,
fire-cured, dark air-cured, and cigar filler. About a fourth of the
burley crop remained in fields on October 1.

Flue-cured leaf to be sold is forecast at 1,132 million pounds --42
million below a month earlier. Marketing data and reports from growers
indicated a smaller crop than expected earlier. Bright leaf production
of value totaled 1,059 million pounds in 1965 and averaged 1,335 million
during 2960-64. For the current season, an average yield of 1,856
pounds per acre is indicated, compared to 1,883 last year.

A S4t~million pound burley crop is estimated based on October 1
conditions -- 6 million above the September 1 forecast. In 1965,
about 586 million pounds of type 31 were produced, compared with the
5-year average of 623 million. A record-high average yield of 2,251
pounds per acre is indicated compared with a yield of 2,116 pounds
last year and 2,231 in 1963, the previous high.

At 36.0 million pounds, the Southern Maryland estimate is un-
changed from a month earlier. With most of the crop already
harvested, September rains were too late for material help to the crop
which had been reduced by hot, dry weather earlier in the season. Last
year, an estimated 38.5 million pounds of type 32 were produced. A
yield of around 1,000 pounds per acre is expected.

Fire-cured poundage is placed at 49,1 million, about 3.0 million
above @ year ago. At 1,693 pounds per acre, an average yield
second only to the 1,716 pounds in 1964 is indicated. For dark air-curad
tobacco, type 35-37 combined, 1966 production is set at 21.7 million
pounds -- 1,2 million more than in 1965. This season's yield is
expected to average about 1,733 pounds per acre, near the all-time
high of 1,735 pounds in 1964,

A cigar filler crop of 49.0 miilion pounds is estimated, indicating
an average yield of 1,724 pounds per acre. Last year, type 41-44
poundage totaled 56.8 million for an average yield of 1,852
pounds. Cigar binder production is forecast at 22.0 million
pounds -- lowest in the record peginning in

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indicated production is above 1965 are pears, sweet cherries
and cranberries.

The Nation's production of edible tree nuts is expected
to be percent less than last year but 9 percent above
average. The decrease from last year is caused by fewer
pecans, since production of almonds, filberts and welnute
is expected to be above last year.

INDEX NUMBERS OF CROP PRODUCTION AND YIELD

UNITED STATES, 1949-56 (1957~59=100)

: PRODUCTION
Year SAID? ty) tas tyeee. fausapi a

: Feed ‘Hay & ' Food ‘Vege- ‘Sugar’ ‘ :

ey) “grain forage’ grains’ tables’ crops Otton: Pobacco
1949 : 92 80 83 92 9h 76 4 =613L 0 os. OTH
1950 : 8&9 81 89 86 95 Ok 8 17 n 75
1951 : 92 5 92 85 89 7h ah 135 35 (76
1952 2: 95 19 90 109 90 75 12h 130 63 9
1953 : Oh TT 92 100 95 85 134 11g 63 79
1954 : 93 81 92 88 933 «95 «31130 nm 81

1955 : 96 86 98 83 96 86 122000 «(127 78 87

1956 : 95 85 oh 87 102 8 108 126 92 92
1957 2 93 93 101 82 98 98 89 96 91 oh
1958 :10h 101 102 la 102 96 93 100 lil 105
1959 2103 = 106 97 97 100 106 118 104 98 101
1960 2 108 109 103 115 103-102 116 12 105.105
1961 : 107 99 102 10% illo 115 6 119 tee 109
1962 :107 100 105 98 108 119 121 134 123 112

1963 :ll2 mo 105 102 108 153 125 135 128 16

1964 : 109 97 105 «14 103-156 12k 129 128 (1s
1965 ¥ 2170030 Raye S390, ees 10s 55 183
1664/ : 2 ma 106 U6 rd Wh 86 108 164 120

i Includes fruits and nuts, some other crops not in separate groups shown,
and farm gardens.

2/ Computed from yields of 18 field crops per acre harvested and yields of
10 fruit crops per acre of bearing age combined in proportion of tieir re~
lative values during the 1957-59 period.

3 Preliminary.

4/ Indicated.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

SPRING WHEAT OTHER THAN DURUM

1966

1,000 ~~
Bushels Bushels bushels
33-0 32.0 597 480
27.5 22.5 20, 359 15,885
2h.5 22.5 85,254 118,139 105,232
18.0 14.5 21,737 27,558 21,315
20.5 20.5 29,663 31, 754 29,212
52.0 Lh.o 18,009 16,848 11,264
18.0 20.0 566 504. 480
20.5 23.0 509 861 575
45.0 4.0 1,988 2,070 1,936
45.0 41.0 502 Sho 410
26.0 30.0 5,189 8,814 3,960
wo 325 38 2203 68D
we SL t. 2L-L__ _ 24.3 21.8 _ _ 187,064 _ _ _233,785_ _ 192,894 _

+ Bushels Busheis Bushels bushels bushels bushels

Minn. 2 27.9 31.0 25.0 1, 341 2,108 1,000

bushels

Av. 1960-64 : 653,170 48,596 159,250 1,223,699
1965 : 680,307 68 ,886 183,860 1, 326, TAT
1966 1/ : 663,819 61,288 178,300 1,295,933

1/ Indicated October 1, 1966.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

The number of all young chickens on hand on October 1, 1966 is

estimated at 280.4 million, an increase of 12 percent from a year earlier.
Some 50 percent were pullets of laying age, and 30 percent were pullets
not of laying age. The remaining 20 percent other young chickens totaled
55.3 million, up 20 percent from October 1, 1965, the highest since 1953.

All regions showed increases in all young chickens as follows: South Central
16 percent, North Atlantic 15 percent, South Atlantic 14 percent, Western 11
percent and‘the East North Centxal and West North Central, each 8 percent.

The number of all U.S. pullets on October 1 totaled 225.2 million, up
11 percent from a year earlier. Of the pullets on hand, 38 percent were not
of laying age, somewhat higher than a year earlier. The number of laying
pullets is estimated at 140.5 million, up 8 percent from October 1, 1965.

The number of hens one year and older on October 1 totaled 160.7 million
compared with 168.4 million a year earlier. Except for the South Atlantic,
all regions showed fewer hens on hand than on October 1, 1965. Hens one
year old and over this October 1 comprised 53 percent of the total laying
flock compared with 56 percent a year earlier.

mym =, COMPOSITION OF FARM FLOCKS , ( TOBER 1

North” te TNorthiw. North: South ~: South :. ‘Western
tlantic:Central;Central:Atlantic:Central: ~~

Thousands
PULLETS OF LAYING AGE

1960-64 (Av.) 21,826 21,340 27,231 22,039 23,425 21,016 136,877 anes
1965 17,879 19,032 19,585 25,506 28,571 19,393 129,966 130,595
1966 19,491 19,738 20,603 27,320 31,660 21,134 139,946 140,458

PULLETS NOT OF LAYING AGE
10,779 12,725 22,746 11,840 12,585 9,026 79,701 -
8,135 10,508 16,349 14,786 14,185 8,935 72,898 73,124
9,604 12,197 17,476 17,075 18,337 9,857 84,546 8h, 728

1960-64 (Av.)
1965
1966

OTHER YOUNG CHICKENS

1960-64 (Av.) 4,838 4,869 5,090 6,320 8,452 6,179 35,748 ---

1965 5,128 6,170 5,459 9,434 12,024 7,556 45,771 45,965
1966 6,765 6,775 6,800 12,475 13,559 8,673 55,047 55,262
ALL YOUNG CHICKENS
1960-64 (Av-) | 37,443 38,935 595,067 40,198 44,k62 36,222 252,326 an
1965 31,142 35,710 41,393 49,726 54,780 35,884 248,635 249,645
1966 35,860 38,710 44,879 56,870 63,556 39,664 279,539 280, 4u8

HENS ONE YEAR OR OLDER

24,792 25,184 34,615 22,199 29,370 24,515 160,674 ---
26,684 22,799 30,676 2,854 32,583 30,503 168,099 168,371
24,493 21,41h 26,304 26,376 32,147 29,635 160,369 160,736

1960-64 (Av.)
1965
1966

se ne 08 oe 08 ne 8 oe 00 08 00 08 oe on 08 on oe 08 06 06 OF oe

1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Soybeans And Peanuts Up -- Other Oilseeds Down

Outlook for oilseeds declined slightly in September due to declines
in cottonseed and flaxseed that more than offset gains in soybeans
and peanuts. Oilseed production is now e::pected to total 34.1 million
tons, 1 percent above a year earlier and nearly one-fourth above
average.

Cool, wet weather in most areas caused further delay in cotton
maturity and increased boll rot end insect demage. Weather remained
good to excellent for peanuts. Soybean production is 10 percent
above last year and 40 percent above average.

September Generally Cool And Damp

September temperatures averaged below normal in all areas of the
country except the West. Greatest departures were east of the
Mississippi River. Frosts occurred about mid-month and again near the
end of the month in northern border areas. Damage was light as most
crops were mature enough to minimize losses. Most Mountain States
enjoyed a favorable late growing season. Rainfell was generally near
or above normal except in northern Corn Belt States and scattered
areas in Southcentral and Western States. Crop development and
harvest progressed normally in West North Central and Western States but was
slowed by cool, damp weather elsewhere.

In the important North Central region frequent rains the last half
of September brought near normal moisture to southern portions,
western Nebraska and South Dakota. Iowa and the northern tier of States
received only about half normal amounts. Crop progress was slowed
in southern and eastern portions where poor drying weather and wet
fields kept combines out of some mature fields of corn and soybeans.
In drier areas crop progress and harvest operations are about normal.
Killing frost scattered over the northern end interior portions of
the Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the 26th caused some damage to
corn. Some damage also occurred in Eastcentral Ohio.

Heavy rains finally came in Mid-September to previously drought
stricken areas in the Central Atlantic States but were too late to
help most crops. The precipitation and below normal temperatures
slowed maturity and many fields were too wet for heavy harvesting
equipment in late September. To the south, rainfall tapered off and was
slightly below normal in Georgia and South Carolina. Harvesting
operations were more rapid although generally behind usual progress
at this time.

Frequent showers after the first week to 10 days in most of the
South Central States delayed harvest but promoted growth of late crops.
Corn and soybeans are unusually late in some areas, especially
Kentucky. Rainfall was near normal except in central and northwest
Arkansas. ‘The crops need open weather to hasten maturity.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1966

Total crop production edged upvard in September because of small
gains in prospects for many major fall harvested crops, according to
the Crop Reporting Board. Generally cool, damp weather slowed
development in all but western States, However, favorable moisture
supplies boosted yields of late fields. Crop prospects generally
held or improved in most areas except the South Atlentic and South
Central States, Fall seedings progressed well during the month,

In September, killing frosts, a threat in northern areas, held off
until late in the month, thus assuring minimum loss from freeze

damage,

The "all crops" production index rose .4 of e point during
September and at 112 was 5 points (4 percent) below last year's record
high and equal to the second highest record index. The composite
index of "yield per acre," covering 28 leading crops, at 120, is
also the second highest of record,

Milk output was 1 percent less than a year earlier and 2 percent
below the September average, Egg production was up 1 percent from
a@ year earlier due to a September record high rate of lay,

Feed Grains Up Slightly

Feed grain production in 1966 is expected to total 158 million
tons, one-half million more than a month earlier but 2 percent less
than last year’s record production. Prospects for corn improved
slightly in September and sorghum grain increased 2 percent,
Prospective production of corn is expected to be the second highest
and sorghum grain the largest of record,

Farm stocks of feed grains are 10 percent below a year earlier and
8 percent below average, Of the 4 feed grains, only sorghum grain
stocks are above last year, or average.

Food Grain Prospects Above Average

Production of food grains is expected to total 43.9 million tons,
up slightly from e month earlier and 7 percent above average. The
total is 2 percent below last year's record 44,6 million tons.

Harvest of spring wheat was completed in September under favorable
conditions, Production of all wheat--winter and spring--is expected to
total 6 percent above average but 2 percent below a year earlier, Rice
Prospects changed very little during the month. The October 1 forecast
is 10 percent more than 1965 and 33 percent above average. Farm stocks

of wheat on October 1 were 4 percent below a year earlier but 16 percent
above average. Rye stocks were down from both a year earlier and

average,
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

1919. Type 51-55 poundage totaled 24.2 million in 1965. An average yield
of 1,832 pounds per acre is indicated for the current crop. Cigar wrapper
growers produced about 21.3 million pounds this season for an average
yield of 1,461 pounds per acre. The type 61-62 outturn reached a record
high of 22.9 million pounds last year.

CORTON: The United States cotton crop is estimated at 10,688,000 bales,
down 304,000 bales, 2.8 percent, from a month ego. Cool, wet
weather in most areas caused further delay in maturity and increased boll
rot and insect damage. The indicated crop is 28.5 percent less than the
956, »000 bales produced last year. ‘The 1960-64 average is 14,795,000
ales.

The sharp drop in production from last year largely resulted froma
decrease of 28 percent in the acreage for harvest because the yield per
acre of 524 pounds is slightly less than last year's record high of 526
pounds. The average is 475 pounds.

The crop is generally late in all areas and the 12.6 percent ginned
to October 1 is a record low. Year-earlier ginnings were 24.5 percent of
the crop and the average is 26.3 percent. ‘The Bureau of the Census re-
ported cotton ginned to October 1, 1966 at 1,341,371 running bales com-
pared with 3,653,999 bales a year earlier.

Below normal temperatures and rains began in August and broadened
in September slowing maturity of the crop and delaying harvest in eastern
and central cotton States. Boll rot and insect damage reduced prospective
production in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama. Production prospects are
the same as estimated a month ago in North Carolina, South Carolina,
Mississippi, and Arkansas, but up slightly in Missouri and Louisiana.

Prospects are below a month earlier in Texas and Oklahoma. By
October 1, harvest was completed in the Coastal Bend and the Rio Grande
Valley of Texas, well advanced in other southern areas, and nearly 40 per-
cent completed in the Blacklands. Yields in these areas are less than
estimated a month ago. In the High Plains continued rains delayed maturity
and early bolls were just beginning to open. In New Mexico and Arizona
cool weather also retarded maturity of the crop. Pink doll worm infesta-
tion was heavy in Arizona, especially in late bolls. In California,
growers have had difficulty in controlling insects and damage to late
bolls has been more than usual.

Totel U, S. production at 10,688,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight
indicates ginnings for the season of 10,666,000 running bales and cotton-
seed production of 4,401,000 tons, compared with 6,116,000 tons last year.

APPLES; The October forecast for apples is up slightly from last month

and now totals 128.2 million bushels, 6 percent less than last
year's crop but 3 percent more than the 1960-64 average.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Production prospects for sugarbeets improved in September as above
normal temperatures and sufficient irrigation water resulted in higher
expected yields in most of the northwestern quarter of the country.
Absence of killing frost prolonged the growing season. Sugarcane pros-
pects continued to improve and record production is estimated--12 per-
cent above 1965 and a fourth larger than average.

Beneficial rains and ideal temperatures throughout many of the dry
bean producing States during September boosted dry bean prospects.
Output is expected to totel 28 percent more than 1965 and 11 percent
above average.

Production of Potatoes Up -- Fresh Vegetables Down

Fall potato prospects improved for Western and Central States in
September but declined slightly for Eastern States. The 1966 fall
crop estimate is 6 percent above the September 1 forecast and 1 per-
cent more than last year. Total 1966 output for all seasonal groups
is now expected to be 2 percent above 1965 and 11 percent above
average. Yield prospects for sweetpotatoes improved during September
in most States but production, although about average, is 13 percent
below last year.

Production of early fall fresh vegetables, excluding melons, is
6 percent less than last year. Larger totals are expected for carrots,
late fall celery and early fall lettuce, but smaller production is
forecast for cabbage, cauliflower, early fall celery, late fall
lettuce, and early fall tomatoes. The estimated tonnage of 8 vege-
table crops grown for processing is 5 percent more than last year
and 8 percent above average.

Record Citrus Prospects--Non-Citrus: and Nuts above average

The 1966-67 citrus crop is expected to be the largest of record.
Prospects as of October l--excluding California's Valencia oranges,
"other" grapefruit and lemons--are for total citrus production to be
up 26 percent from last season and 54 percent above average. Citrus
harvest in Florida is expected to be the largest of record, mostly
because of increased orange production.

October 1 prospects for non-citrus fruits are for a total tonnage
7 percent below last year but 5 percent above average. Most of
the decline from last year is due to smaller crops of grapes, apples,
plums and prunes. Estimated production of apricots, sour cherries
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

California's production of dried prunes is forecast at 120,000 tons
(Gried basis), 28 percent less than last year and 19 percent below average.
Harvest was completed by the end of September, Overall quality is good.

Prune production in Idaho, Washington and Oregon is expected to total
60,000 tons (fresh basis), 4 percent less than last year but 3 percent
above average, Harvest was completed by the end of September,

NECTARINES: California's nectarine crop is estimated at 68,000 tons, 1
percent more than last year and 21 percent above average.
Harvest was completed early in September,

OLIVES: Condition of California olives was 78 percent of a full crop on

October 1 compared with 62 percent a year ago. Harvest started
about mid-September in Tulare County, The set of Manzanillos in the San
Joaquin Valley appears to be heavy, and sizes were reported to be fairly
good, Rain during early October would greatly help sizing.

FIGS: This has been a good season for California figs. Caprification of

the Calimyrne variety was excellent and other varieties have pro-
duced well under generally favorable weather conditions, Harvest is com-
plete except for e small volume of Kadotas for fresh market and small
quentities of lesser varieties from Southern California. Quality of the
crop has been good,

PECANS: Thé October 1 forecast of pecan production at 189.8 million pounds

is dow 4 percent from last month, 24 percent below a year ago
end 9 percent less than average. During the past month prospects declined
in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and North Carolina, but im~
proved in Louisiana. Production of improved varieties is estimated at
92.6 million pounds, 25 percent less than last year and 12 percent below
average, Wig and seedling varieties are expected to total 97.2 million
pounds, 24 percent below last year's production and 7 percent less than
average,

Scab and mildew caused some trouble in most Southeastern States,
September rains hampered spray programs but aided the nuts in filling.
Prospects vary widely between areas and varieties. In both North Carolina
and South Carolina the early nut drop was heavy, In Georgia, the Cordele
area has a very light crop. Prospects are generally good for groves that
have been fertilized and sprayed. Nut droppage has been light in Alabama.
In Mississippi nuts are smaller than normal for this time of year, In
Louisiana, prospects are very good in the central area and fair to good
in most other areas, Seedling pecans are beginning to fall and harvest is
expected to become active in mid-October. Droppage has been heavy in
Oklahoma due to insects and scab, The cool, damp weather has favored
insect activity and reduced the effectiveness of spraying. On the Edwards
Plateau in Texas some early varieties have been harvested, with yields
below last year. In most areas of the State, the nuts are just beginning
to open,

ALMONDS: Production of almonds in California is forecast at 82,000 tons,

up 12 percent from last year and 36 percent above average.
Harvest is making satisfactory progress. Quality is very good, but,
kernels are running heavy to small sizes, with a very light volume of
large kernels available,

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Release:
October 11, 1966
3:00 P.M. (E.D. T.)

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1966

Corn for grain prospects remained at the September 1 level of 4,1
billion bushels, 2 percent less than the 1965 crop but 9 percent
above the 1960-64 average.

Soybean production is estimated at 927 million bushels, about the same
as the September 1 forecast, 10 percent more than last year, and
40 percent above average.

Sorghum grain prospects rose 2 percent in September to 728 million
bushels, 9 percent more than last year and 35 percent above
average,

Rice production is estimated at 84,5 million cwt., up 10 percent from
1965 and 33 percent above average.

Peanuts are estimated at 2,399 million pounds, up 1 percent from
September I prospects, 25 percent more than average but 4
percent below the 1965 crop,

Hay production is estimated at 118.1 million tons, up ! percent from
September } indications, but 5 percent less than last year and
about average,

Orange production (excluding California Valencias whose first fore-
cast will be published December 9) is expected at a record high,
28 percent more than last year and 60 percent above average.

Fall potato prospects estimated at a record 216 million cwt., up
percent from September 1, now 1 percent more than last year
and 13 percent above average.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-2 (10-66) Washington, D. C.



CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

PEARS
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Conn. : 55 64 56 65
N.Y. : 681 780 700 880
Pa, : n7 140 5 110
Mich, : 1,500 1,900 1,100 1,600
Texas 3 107 85 no 125
Tdaho 2 67 90 95 25
Colo. : 169 200 240 140
Utah : 221 250 70 160
Wash. : 4,566 5,080 3,290 5,520
Oreg. : 4, Th6 e 2 & io 6, 200
Calif. i Ol _ _ _ _ 16,460 8 50L_ 5S
i a aE I 5s: Saneieial 5 eianate 5 canna 30,3267

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We apes 1 966
fy Tons Tons Tons
Wash., all : 134, 150 127,000 138,000
Bartlett 3 79,250 91,500 98,000
Other : 34,900 35,500 40,000
Oreg., all : 118, 650 123,750 155,000
Bartlett : 53,350 58, 750 70,000
Other : 65,300 65,000 85,000
Calif., all : 333, 600 395,000 372,000
Bartlett : 303,200 364,000 345,000
Other : 30, 400 31,000 27,000
3 States, all : 566, 400 645, 750 665,000
Bartlett : 435,800 514,250 513,000
Other : 130, 600 131, 500 152,000

vV Bushels of 48 pounds in California and 50 pounds in other States, Includes
Quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess cullage of
harvested fruit.

2/ U. S. totel for the 1960-64 average includes production for States no longer
estimated,


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

bushels that moved off farms in the year earlier quarter, Average
disappearance for the quarter is 883 million bushels.

ALL WHRAT: Production of all wheat totaled 1,296 million bushels,

2 percent below last year but 6 percent above average,
Durum and other spring wheat production were virtually the same as
@ month earlier, The yield per acre of all wheat is 26,4 bushels,
third highest of record,

DURUM WHEAT: Durum wheat production is estimated at 61 million

bushels, 11 percent below 1965 but 26 percent above
average. The yield of 26.3 bushels per acre compared with 30.6 last
year's record high, and the average of 23,5 bushels. Favorable
weather in early September allowed rapid harvest. Combining was
virtually completed by mid-September, in contrast to lest year's
late harvest, when about half of North Dakota's durum acreage
remained to be combined due to an unusually wet September.

OTHER SPRING WHEAT: Production of other spring wheat is estimated
at 193 million bushels, 17 percent below

last year but 3 percent above average, The yield per acre of 21,8

bushels is 2,5 bushels below 1965 but 0.7 bushel above average,

Combining generally was completed in early September, slightly ahead

of usual,

WHEAT STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of all wheat on farms October 1 totaled
541 million bushels, 4 percent below a year

earlier but 16 percent above average, Disappearance from farms

during the July-September quarter was 886 million bushels compared

with 897 million a year earlier and the average of 857 million

bushels. North Dakota, Montana, Kansas, and Nebraska had 64 percent

of total U.S, farm wheat stocks.

Durum wheat stocks on farms, at 61 million bushels, were
down 19 percent from last year. This equaled 99 percent of 1956
durum wheat production. Disappearance from farms during the July-
September quarter was 25 million bushels.

QAT STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of oats on farms October 1 totaled
703,779,000 bushels, 13 percent below farm holdings
@ year earlier and 17 percent below average, Reflecting the downward


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

CORN FOR GRAIN: September weather conditions throughout the Nation

generally favored corn. Frost-free weather in the
Major producing States permitted grain to mature and picking was be-
gun or well underway by October 1 in most States. Rain over most
Atlantic States was too late to bring improvement in yields. Declines
in prospective production in the South Atlantic and South Central
States were more than offset by improved prospects in the North Central
and Western States. The October 1 forecast of 4,097 million bushels
is slightly higher than a month aco and about 2 percent below the
1955 crop. The indicated average yield at 59.7 bushels per acre is
second only to the 73.1 bushels per acre in 1965.

Prospects improved or were unchanged from September 1 in all Corn
Belt States, except Indiana and Illinois. Indiana declined 3 bushels
per acre from a month earlier, and Illinois, 1 bushel per acre. Record
high yields are in prospect for Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Towa, and Nebraska. The crop in the Corn Belt is mature enough to avoid
loss from the frost since October 1, and harvest will progress repidly with
favorable weather conditions.

Observations about October 1 of nearly 1,460 fields in 11 Corn
Belt Stetes indicated that 9 percent of the fields had reached denting
or more mature steges compared with 83 percent indicated dented or
mature @ year esrlier and 91,2 years earlier, The 1966 survey indicates
maturity behind last year only in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
Corn maturity is well ahead of last year in Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota where poor weather had slowed development a year earlier.

Prospects in the South Atlentic and South Central regions declined
slightly during September. Improvement in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas,
and Georgia was more than offset by lowered prospects in Delaware,
Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi. Except in
New Mexico and Arizona, the western States expect record high yields.

CORN STOCKS ON FARMS: Stocks of old corn on farms October 1, at 540
million bushels, were 11 percent smaller than

the 604 million bushels a year earlier. Farm holdings of corn were

3 percent less than the 5-year averase of 557 million bushels.

About 94 percent of the Nation’s corn stocks was in the North Central

region.

Disappearance of corn from farms during the July-September quarter
toteled 807 million busnels, considerably more than the 679 million

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State
Bushels Bushels bushels ‘bushels bushels
N. ¥. 36.0 ho.o 7,297 6,660 7,240
x J. 37-0 10-0 pew 1295 1,480
. 3h.0_ 36 O14, 754 24280 1h 652
Ohio 32.0 46.0 6,583 38,2 tetas
Ind. 34.0 kh. 46,399 39,304 45,760
qi. 3565 41.0 58,982 56,906 58,507
Mich. 33.0 41.0 36,631 27 588 32,226
Wis. a LP SS 2,230) LL 1,h05_
Minn. 27.5 22.7 22,158 ~~ ~ 22,12 17,053
Towa 19.0 33.0 2,784 779 1,716
Mo. 27.5 34.5 38,330 32,615 AL, 745
N. Dak. 26.5 23.8 126,010 179,706 159,117
S. Dak. 18.0 17.2 35,086 36,62 35,045
Nebr. 20.0 35.0 71,131 56,100 102,095
Kens. a 0 19-5 236,041 3 624 195,956 _
Del. 36.6 36.0 2 7 760
Ma. 33.0 34.0 3,891 4,092 4, O46
Ve. 30.0 31.0 5,632 5,490 5,270
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-C. 9. 30.0 Th55 3,249 4,950
8. C. 28.0 28.0 2,427 1,792 Veen
Ga. 29.0 31.0 1,959 1,827 1,767
Fle, 26-0 78.9 LL a 982 58 a
Ky. 32.0 34.0 77 53376 5,780
Tenn. 28.0 32.0 3,489 3,808 4,128
Ala. 26.0 29.0 1,201 1,300 1, 566
Miss. 28.0 32.0 1,795 4,284 5h
Ark. 26.0 33.0 6,345 9,256 11,517
La. 21.0 2h.0 1,128 1,050 LV iho
Okle. 28.0 21.0 95,047 132,916 98;700
Texas = 2_ 20.0 _ 22.5 _ _ 22.5 _ 62,436 _ _ 72,630 66,825.
Mont. 25.6 25.2 78,486 — ~ “¥G2,N75- ~ ~~ o3’aon 7
Idaho 4b.g 39.2 39,325 49, 566 39,614
yo. 12.8 20.9 5,061 2,664 1,869
Colo. 15.7 19.0 41,793 20,809 49,975
N. Mex. 24.5 28.5 4,703 492k 3,734
Ariz. 46.0 43.0 1,145 1,196 ” 989
Utah 32.3 27.6 55273 7,145 6,096
Nev. 54.2 52.h 631 1,030 995
Wash. 0.0 41.3 68,128 90,796 89,010
oreg. + . 37-4 36.6 25,938 30,303 25,617
calif. 27-3 2632 2502 8677 _ _ _ 72825 _ 6 Bh
U.S. 26.9 26.4 1,223,669 1,326,747 1,295,933
T/ ToGe76h average. TT TT mm em mm


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

State : 1965
New York :
New Jersey :
Pennsylvania :
Ohio :
Michigan $
Iowa :
Missouri : 4,100 4,200
North Carolina : 1,500 1,800
South Carolina : 6,100 7, 300
Georgia : 1,000 1, 300
Arkansas t 6,600 9,100
Arizona : 12,600 15,700
Washington : 56,400 37,000
California, ali : 3,014,200 3,145,000 3,975,000
Wine varieties : 572,000 608,000 750,000
Table varieties : 544,400 517,000 650,000
Raisin varieties : 1,897,800 2,020,000 2,575,000
Raisins 2/ : 221,800 230,000 272,000
Not dried tL _ 969,800. _ _ _ 987,000 _ _1,278,000. _ sar

United States 23/ 3,319,976 3,478,900 4,351,660

I/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess
cullage of harvested fruit. 2/ Dried basis: 1 ton of raisins is equivalent to
4.77 tons of fresh grapes for 1965; 4.49 tons for 1964; and 4.18 for the 1960-64
average, 3/ U.S, total for the 1960-64 average includes production for States
no longer estimated,

State and
seasonal group

California, all
Fell and Winter 3/
Spring and Summer 4/
Florida

United States

yy Crop year begins with bloom of the year shown and ends with completion of har-
vest the following year. 2 Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic
conditions, and excess cullage of harvested fruit. 3/ Includes "Fuerte" and
other fall and winter varieties. 4/ Include "Hass" and other spring and summer
varieties. 5/ Not available. 6/ First forecast for California "Spring and
Sumer" varieties, California "All" and U. S, to be released as of April 1, 1967.
Y/ First forecast for California "Fell and Winter" to be released as of

November 1, 1966, 4g



CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

State ° average ? Indicated ' Average 7 * maicatea
* 160-64 ¢ 1965 = “y966 °° $ « ag6on6h F-19685 “3966
TT PT TTT SE ST ,505 ~ ~~ 7 1,505 ~ ~~ 1,000 ~ ~
: Bushels Bushels Bushels bushels bushels buehels

vt. : 62.2 67.0 70.0 62 67 70
Mass. 64.6 71.0 70.0 129 1he 1ko
Conn. : 68.2 61.0 65.0 150 122 130

N. Y¥. 2 58.8 57.0 64.0 11,394 11,742 12,800
N. g. : 87.6 $8.0 40.0 7938 4,828 2,680
Pa. 2-3 8520. _ 39-0 30568 _ 53,300 _ 32 60h
Ohio ~ 735 75.0 325 207,814 289 Bes oi 80
Ind. 76.6 94.0 79.0 350,550 467,556 416,488
Tl. 78.2 92.0 79.0 692 845 891,664 811,646
Mich 62.8 62.0 70.0 97,351 98,766 1050910
Wis es ~— — 76:0 _ _ 82.0 _ _ _ 108,782 _ 2b _ 33h, 23h
Minn. 1.2 61.0 7h.0 307,550 270,108 330,928
Iowa 75.3 82.0 87.0 784,292 811,964 878,700
Mo. : 56.8 72.0 60.0 185,290 223,488 184,380
N. Dak. 2 32.4 37.0 41.0 7,394 7,252 7,052

S. Dak. 38.6 39.0 41.0 113,050 92,040 107,420
Nebr. 3 2b: 67.0 73.0 263,708 2995958 300 29
Kans tL 609 3929 SLO LL 2384 62127 57, 987_
Del. SB. FeO 38.0 7,956 Ty, 250 7,866
Md. 59.0 74.0 37.0 23,379 37,074 19,647
Va. 51.0 68.0 35.0 27,508 38,692 20,510
W. Va. 51.0 50.0 37.0 3,642 2,900 2,035
N.C. 53.4 70.0 45.0 16 835 96,460 64 485
S.C. 39.1 56.0 42.0 21,679 25,368 18,816
Ga. 36.1 51.0 43.0 64, 72h 80,835 63,382
Fla. 33-4 2 eo 2.0 229 16, 852 15,750
Ky. 56.0 "ey. 60.0 7 5237 Fer176" 715520
Tenn. 4b 6 52.0 50.0 47,219 48412 47,500
Ala. 33.7 4h.o 30.0 4h 751 47,212 29,940
Miss. 2 33.9 40.0 37.0 27,596 23,200 20,165
Ark. 31.9 37.0 31.0 6,877 3,811 2,635
La. : 30.8 35.0 34.0 7,847 6,650 5,440
Okla. 31.4 3b.0 20.0 4456 2,346 1,380
Texas 28.6 _ 33.0, 36.0 27,935. _ 19,371 _ 29,872
Mont. “55.2 60.0 65.0 231 120 325
Idaho 77.8 78.0 84.0 1,6h9 1,560 1,764
liyo. 59.2 55.0 15.0 1,033 770 1,050
Colo. 59.6 70.0 77.0 12,550 14,070 16 ,2h7

N. Mex 43.0 55.0 55.0 565 710 990
Ariz. 23.3 27.0 28. 393 459 392
Utah 61.8 71.0 70.0 173 213 210
Wash. 86.3 75.0 95.0 2,971 1,950 2,090
Oreg. 73.0 Th.O 76.0 1,591 1,110 988
Calif. 76.2 84.0 90.0 = 8,031. _ _ _ 11,508_ _ _ 16,360_ _
U.S 62.2 B.1 69.7 3,769,148 4,171,100 4,096,977


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Temperatures averaged above normal in the Western States and rainfall,
although light, was near normal in many areas. Preezes and killing frosts
did not come to lower parts of the Mountain States until the end of September,
when growing crops benefited from the frost-free weather. Harvest of
mature fields was rapidly under ideal conditions.

Wheat Seeding Progressing Well

Favorable moisture supplies in mJjor winter wheat areas enabled
growers to progress well in seeding winter wheat except in the Northwest
where some farmers await additional moisture. Seeding is nearly complete
in the Northern and Central Plains. Early fields are up to good stands
and growing well.

Rains delayed seeding in Texas until the latter part of the month but by
October 1, growers had seeded 59 percent--only slightly behind a year earlier.
Dry soils delayed seeding in Washington and eastern Oregon. Some growers
drilled wheat in dry soils and fields that have emerged have spotty stands.

Winter wheat seeding is ahead of last year in Missouri, Iowa and
Michigan but lagging in Ohio and Indiana. Some growers have delayed
seeding pending soybean harvest.

Pastures Above Average--Hay Prospects Up

Pasture condition on October 1 averaged 78 percent, 3 percentage pointe
higher than a month earlier and 2 points above average. Current condition
is 6 points below a year ago. Pastures improved more than usual during
September reflecting below normal temperatures in the eastern two-thirds
of the nation and heavy rainfall in some previously droughty areas.

Pastures in the North Atlantic States are generally rated above a
year earlier. Conditions deteriorated in many North Central States and
are below average in all States except South Dakota. In most South Atlantic
and South Central States pasture feed is above average. Range feed in most
western areas is below a year earlier.

Hay prospects improved in September because more favorable moisture
conditions without a killing frost, resulting in generally higher yields on
late cuttings. Total production is forecast at 116 million tons--down
5 percent from last year, but slightly above average.

Tobacco Down--Sugar And Dry Bean Prospects Up

Tobacco prospects declined nearly 2 percent in September because
lower flue-cured production more than offset increased poundage of
purley, fire-cured, dark air-cured and cigar tobaccos. The 1966 total
is 1 percent above 1965 but 14 percent below average.


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

The harvest of Bartlett pears in California was completed by mid-
September. Quality was generally excellent even though much of the fruit
failed to size. Washington and Oregon Bartletts were virtually «11 har-
vested by September 5. Sizes were disappointing in both States but total
quality was good.

Winter pear harvest in Oregon progressed normally in all producing
areas and was about completed by late September. Yields were good. Har-
vest was over in Washington by the last week in September. Wenatchee
area, growers harvested one of the finest winter pear crops in recent
years and results in the Yakima Valley exceeded earlier expectations.
Harvest of all but the latest varieties in California was completed by
October 1.

Production in States other than the Pacific Coast, estimated at
3,105,000 bushels, is 25 percent above last year and 1 percent above
average. Harvest was nearly complete in all areas by October 1.

GRAPES: Production of all U. S, grapes is forecast at 3,806,870 tons,

down 13 percent from the record crop in 1965 but nearly 15 per-
cent above averege, and down 4 percent from September 1, mostly due to a
reduced forecast for California.

In New York, harvest of Concords started in late September. Yields
were reported lower than expected. In all major growing areas of the
State development in September was satisfactory and maturity was earlier
than last year. Harvest of Pennsylvania grapes began about September 22,
10 days earlier than last year. Harvest in Michigan also got underway
late in September. Sugar content is considered excellent.

Prospects for a large grape crop in Washington continue good. Con-
cern has developed over the slow rate of harvest because some labor
shortages developed. Generally, quality and sugar content are above
average.

The production of raisin variety grapes in California is forecast
at 2,200,000 tons, down 100,000 tons from September 1. As of September 23,
it was estimated that 1,045,500 tons had been laid for natural raisins,
down nearly 15 percent from the tonnage for natural raisin production in
1965. ‘The 1966 production of natural (sun dried) raisins is estimated
at 246,000 tons. Of this total 237,000 tons are the Thompson Seedless
variety and 9,000 tons mainly Muscats and Zante Currents. Sugar content
was good and resulting dry away ratios were favorable.

Production of California wine grapes is forecast at 700,000 tons,
down 40,000 tons from last month and 7 percent below the record production
of last year. Weather favored harvest during September and the crush
to date is considerably ahead of 1965. Sugar content has been generally
good.

Table grape production for California, forecast at 570,000 tons on
October 1 is unchanged from last month. The estimate is well below the
650,000 tons produced in 1965. Quality has been excellent. ‘The Tokay
harvest is past its peak and prospects for the Emperor variety are good.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

PASTURE
Condition October 1 _
* Average | :
inary = 3369-éh ¢ 1965 : 1966
1966_ ; 1960-6 oe
1,000
Tons ‘Tons tons Percent Percent Percent
Maine > 1.21 1.05 533 79 68 80
N.H. + 61.36 1.18 197 «77 67 82
vt. 1.59 1.38 1,2 80 83 85
Mass. 1.70 1.57 32 7 67 Th
RI. 1.84 1.67 32 = «880 60 ss)
Conn. : 1.76 1.56 1,80 297 ohe 265 73 56 65
Y. 1.84 1.73 1.99 5,362 4,920 5,627 68 9 82
NJ. 1.97 1.86 1.76 3B 395 Fea 6 23 #
Pa. ~ 2-63 F261 _4,53_ _ 3,428 _ _ 3,385 _ 3,138. _ 62. _ _ LT 0
Ohio: 1.797 “1.82 ~ “1189 ~ 3, 3,397 3,455 68 a) 82
ind. 1.88 2.18 1.98 2,482 2,729 2,372 95 3
nu. 2.13. 2.35 2,19 «4,293 4,088 = 3,503 73 oh 1
Mich. 1.86 1.85 1.93 3,265 3,253 3y 340 9 Th
Wis. :_ 2.37. 2:05 _ _2,39_ _ 9,318 _ _ - ~-2.892. - 8 82
Minn. 2.12” “2726 ~ 3.28 7,685 7,962 ~ "7,665 — By “b2
Tova 2.34 2.35 2.50 7,985 7,225 7) 53T 9h 90 15
Mo. 1.58 1.80 1.73 4,633 5,626 5,21h 69 91 B
N.Dak. : 1.15 1.31 1.26 4,337 4,778 KOT 73 87 TT
S.Dak. 1.09 1.24 9% 4,987 5,256 4,263 TT 73 ic}
Nebr. 1.30 1.44 1/29 6oh6H b 161 6,406 83 on 8h
Kans. 1.90. 2.13 a 4225  _ 5y423 3,923, 82 90 BL
Del. roe 172 LB ° az 2% ae 5 83 2 R
Ma. 1.72 1.77 1.58 661 649 560 59 70
Va. 1.39 1.48 1,28 1,662 1,674 1,386 71 82 80
W.Va. 1.33 1.24 1,04 863 7192 66373 6h 6
N.C. 1.20 1.31 1.16 836 76 64179 86 82
S.C. 1.22 1.54 1.30 397 433 339 0TH TT 78
Ca. 1.43 0 1.71 1.80 Tu 901 975 78 82 80
Fla. :_1.61_ 3:8 ~-b7__. 160___ 183 _ _ _ 18h _ 83_ 86
Ky. 1.527 "1.62 ~ "36557 ~ 2,867 ~~ 2,043 ~ “3,548 7 77 m2) 50
Tenn 1.35 1.42 1,31 1, 783 1,859 1,743 77 81 86
Ale. 1.22 1.40 1.29 621 T29 650 Th 83 81
Miss. 1.39 1.59 1.52 891 980 987 76 86 83
Ark. 1.20 1.48 1738 Bly 1,126 1,002 73 86 82
La. 1.49 1.62 1,64 byes 638 632 80 83 8h
Okla. 1.52 1.60 174g 2,209 2,731 2,426 79 81 82
Texas +_1.23_ 1.4L _ _aouh_ _ 2,363 _ _ 3,065 __ 3,169 _ M1 _ 7k a
Mont. 1.40" “1750 1,32 3,172 3, 501 3,335 78 95
Idaho 2.52 2.56 2,29 3,111 3,209 2,920 84 B
Wyo. 1.28 1.33 1.15 1,465 1,550 1,294 78 89 70
Colo. 1.78 1.85 1.81 2,867 3,661 3,432 Te 93 TT
N,Mex. : 3.24 3.01 3.46 THS, 817 76 83 91
Ariz. 4,37) 4.77 5.12 1,120 1,097 1,221 80 82 86
Utah 2,36 2.58 2.40 1,335 1,490 1,353 76 90 3
Nev. 1.87 1.93 1.85 608 67 589 81 93 3
Wash 2.21 2.51 2123 1,842 2,177 1,976 82 83 80
Oreg 2 “00 2. 6 1.86 2 COT 2,283 1,974 e § 7O
Calif 3.85_ 3.98 _ _ _ _ G44d 7,907  abB 75 oe
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ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MUXTURES FOR HAY

1.55 :

NH. 2,03 1.70 2.00 28
vt, : 2,07 1.80 2.30 ahe
Mass. : 2.21 2,00 2.20 x)
RI, : 2.34 2.25 2.35
Conn, : 2.37 2,30 2.35 96
N.Y, 2.27 2.15 2.35 2,415
NJ. 2,46 2.40 2.20 217
Pa, ~- 27 195 2 LTS 59
Ohio 2,09 2.15 2.20 1, Tel
Ind, 2 2,23 2.55 2.30 1,336
m, 2.53 2.75 2.60 2,791
Mich, 2.03 2,00 2. 30 2,581
Wis, _ 25k 2.20 260 7,355.
Minn, 333 2.60 2.65 7 OLY
Towa 2,62 2.60 2.75 5,830
Mo, : 2.66 3.05 2.85 1, 763
N. Dak, Lidk 1.65 1.60 1,999
8.Dak. 1.49 1,50 1.25 3,092
Nebr. 2.23 2.ho 2.35 4,001
Kans. .— 2-49 _ 2.80 _ _  _2.10_ _ _ 2,918 8:
Del. 2 2.27 2.60 2.20 13
Ma. 2.51 2.55 2.10 2h3
Va, : 2,24 2.25 1.90 550
W.Va. : 1.78 1,65 1.50 229
N.C, : 2.12 2,25 1.90 83
Ga. 71.98 2.10 _ 230 A
ky. 2 8.57 Bas ~~~ “Blas ~ RS gee 731
Tenn, : 2.16 2,30 2.25 384 331 ahs
Ala, 2,05 2.00 2.00 3h 26 22
Miss 2.36 2.25 2.35 ah 18 ok
Ark, 2,he 2.65 2.55 98 135 133
La. 2.00 2.30 2.20 30 37 hy
Okla, : 2.41 2.25 2.05 1,005 1,298 1,123
Texas 1 2.63 _ _ 2.80__ _ 2.80. _ _ Wee! W31 ab
Mont. : 1.87 1,90 1.80 1,893 2,090 2,020
Idaho : 2.85 2,85 2.60 2, 741 2,844 2,569
Wyo, : 1.79 1,90 1.60 842 904 739
Colo 2.34 2.45 2.50 1,982 2,217 2,2h0
N.Mex, : 4.21 4,00 4.50 666 700 828
Ariz. 4.86 5.30 5.70 1,026 1,012 1,134
Uteh 2.65 2.90 2.70 1,165 1, 305 1,191
Nev, 3.12 3.30 3.35 378 406 109
Wash, 2.64 3.15 2.70 1,146 1,484 1,27
Ores. : 5 at 3.25 2.90 bs 065 b 230 1,105

. 1 5.20, 5.35 ~ (64159. _ _ _! LG a
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SWEETPOTATOES

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wt.
N. J. : 101
Mo. : 95
Kans, 8
wa. : 138 5 135 537 566 513
Va. : 108 10 5 2,085 2,000 1,805
N.C. : 120 135 130 2,758 3,240 2,730
8. ¢. : €2 5 70 512 638 525
Ga. : 5 85 90 966 1,190 1,170
Pla, : 46 50 50 82 63 65
ky. : 62 60 60 122 96 90
Tenn. : Bh 100 85 437 420 323
Ala. : 5T 65 65 517 585 520
Miss. : 59 85 75 817 1,275 1,200
Ark. : 68 TI ue) 271 308 285
la. 7 6 Bp 5 3,453 4,680 3,750
Okla. : 62 xc) 65 92 8h 72
Texas : T% 80 90 1,12 1,280 1,170
N. Mex, : 88 15 TO 14 60 63
Calif, : 87 95 95 TT 198 719
u. Ss. : 81 91 88 16,227 18,748 16,232
1/ Revised,


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

sufficient feed for grazing. Prospects remain good for wheat pastures, although
they were little used by October 1.

Seasonally, pasture feed condition generally improved in the South Atlantic
and South Central States except for South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
Arkansas, and Louisiana. Maryland's pasture condition improved 18 points;
Delaware 15 points; and Virginia 11 points. Except in Delaware, Maryland, and
West Virginia, pastures were reported better than the 5-year averege for October 1.
Texas pastures were rated the best for the date since 1950.

In the West, October 1 pasture feed condition generally was below a year
earlier except for New Mexico and Arizona. Montana's pasture condition was 26
points below a year earlier, Nevada was down 20 points, and Wyoming, 9 points.
Some grasses were reported "not yet cured" in Colorado, because of September rain-
fall, the best since rains in May. In Washington, dryland pastures east of the
Cascades are mostly brown, providing little feed. However, west of the mountains,
because of September rainfell, grasses are green and growing. Cattle are being
moved from dryland pastures earlier than normal in California, because continued
dry weather after a dry spring resulted in less feed.

MILK PRODUCTION: September milk production in the United States is estimated at
9,328 million pounds, 1 percent less than a year earlier and 2
percent below the 1960-64 average for the month. On a daily average basis, milk
production declined 2 percent from August to September, compared with a decline
of 3 percent between these months in 1965. For the first three-quarters of the
year, milk production totaled 4 percent less than in the same period of 1965.

Monthly milk production, September 1966, with comparisons
(Ja millions_of pounds) _

PSept.":7 § 7) : : Sept. :
lept. August * Sept. Sept. | August ¢
sree Coen, 1905; 1955 } 1966 1965? 1966
Maine yy 6 63 60 : 135 136 134
NH 0: | OU/ 30 31 29 : Wk he hp
vt. : if 156 154 150 : 8h 8h 85
Mass. : 1/ 62 61 61 : 102 109 113
RI. : Uf 8.0 7.9 TH 3 235 232 250
Conn. : Y/ 57 58 5T Tenn. : 209 195 210
N.Y. oo: TOL 805 76h 766 : 80 80 80
N.J. : 89 83 80 80 : 107 101 101
Pa. 2 O45 538 SUT 5eT > 97 70 5
Ohio +: 426 412 M10 396 . : V 83 85
Ind. : 270 271 262 2hg Okla. : 113 108 110
Tll. : 326 303 307 281 Texas : 2h1 ek 251
Mich, : 47 459 Asa 432 Mont. : 34 31 33
Wis. :1,279 1,318 1,396 1,345 Idaho : 127 uy 12h
Minn, :; 562 553 6k, 557 > UL 14.9 1.
Iowa oo: 4h1 395 438 395 Colo. : 66 66 7
Mo. : 298 263 285 26h NMex. : uf 23 26
N.Dak. : 117 101 123 99 Ariz. : J Ah 45
S.Dak. : 103 100 115 103 Uteh : 60 59 62
Nebr. : 146 134 151 136 - 9.9 10.9 1
Kens. : 149 134 145 136 Wash. : 153 168 171
Del. ¥ 1.2 13.8 13.5 ::0reg. : 87 78 87
Ma. : Ve 134 134 134 Calif. : 677 595 TH
Va. : 1% 165 168 165 Alaska : 1.91 1.78 1.58
W.Va. : 50 ks dh 4h Hawaii : 10. 12.5

8 12.1
U.S. 29,555 — TWO LT BSL

T/averages not available. 28




CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

+____Harvested For harvest.
CROP 3: Average : : 3: 1966 pet.
: 1960-64: 1965 A 1966 2__ of 1965,
ee “Thousands Thousands Thousands ‘Percent
Corn, grata 3 60, 909 57,049 58, 754 103.0
Wheat, all $ 48,264 49,313 49, 087 99.5
Winter : 37,304 37,454 37, 908 101.2
Durum : 1,997 2,234 2,330 104.3
Other spring : 8,963 9,625 8,849 91.9
Oats 3 23,086 19,106 18, 966 99.3
Barley 3 12,301 9,478 10,604 111.9
Rye 3 1,705 1,466 1,261 86,0
Flaxseed : 2,936 2,763 2,644 95.7
Sorghum grain : 12,729 13,323 13,219 99.2
Rice t 1,703 1,793 1,954 109.0
Cotton A 14,956 13,617 9,793 169
Hay, all : 67,282 68,076 66,769 98.1
Hay, wild 2 10,813 10, 874 10,359 95.3
Hay, alfalfa 3 28,490 29,781 29,119 97.8
Hay, clover and timothy i: 13,954 12,655 12,750 100.8
Hay, lespedeza : 2,778 2,470 2,313 93.6
Beans, dry edible 3 1,444 1,533 1,591 103.8
Peas, dry field 3 319 232 240 103.4
Soybeans for beans t 27,520 34,551 36, 889 106.8
Peanuts 2 / : 1,409 1,443 1,428 99.0
Potatoes: :
Winter 2 21 19 26 131.4
Early spring t 27 35 36 102.3
Late spring : 117 122 127 104,0
Early summer : 90 82 gz 113.4
Late summer : 146 137 143 104.4
Fall : 981 1,008 1,061 105.3
Total : 1,382 1,403 1,485 105.9
Sweetpotatoes 3 199 206 184 89.5
Tobacco : 1,159 977 984 100.8
Sugarcane for sugar and seed: 537 620 629 101.4
Sugarbeets : 1,153 1,248 1,204 96.5
Broomcorn 3 152 171 127 74,1
Hops ___ = 29 3333 IT
® Does apt include Alaska and Hawaii except tr sigmeme. + ~+~CROP REPORTING BOARD:
1/ Excludes sweetclover and lespedeza hay. G. D, Simpson, Chairman,

2/ Harvested for muss. M. L, Koehn, Secretary,

Cc. E. Burkhead, G. D, Harrell,
& Ww. Kirkbride, Bb. & Boster,
7 De mer, . G. Butler,
APPROVED: Cc. D, Caparoon, G. L. Clampet,
. Cc. O, Doescher, G. M, Ferrell,
D. L. Findley, W. G. Hamlin,
. 4. ahore Cc. R. Lies, K, E, Logan,
J, M. Kitterman, J. G, Thomas, Jr.,
W. H, Walther, P.M, Williamson,

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTUR
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

t bushels bushels bushels bushels
NH. : a1 25 2/ 25
Mass. : 135 155 ib 165
RI. 3 12 12 6 15
Conn H 154 170 125 170
N.Y. : 603 520 360 450
NJ. 3 2,260 2,500 2,500 1,400
Pa. t_ 2,540 2,800 2,800. _ 1,700,
Ohio : 00 ~~~ “5007 ~~ 200 ~~
Ind. : 280 420 140 130
nm. : 639 825 270 700
Mich. t 2,650 2,900 2,800 1,000
Mo. 3 yy 550 400 425
Kans. Se ee 1% 160.0 BO
Del. : Yh 5 30 50°
Ma. : 4h8 430 200
Va. 3 1,270 1,000 1,100 660
W.Va. : 680 750 700 230
N.C. 3 1,190 250 1,500 1,600
8.c. 3 5,780 1,100 7,200 6,600
Ga. 3 _ _ 4,380 1,800, _ _ 4,800, +, 800_
ky. : 225 ~~ 350 77 > “p607 7 TT BBW
Tenn. : 164 220 220 170
Ala. : 980 300 1,050 600
Miss. : 286 250 285 265
Ark. 3 1,408 1,100 1,050 1,000
Ta. : 150 200 175
Okla. 3 152 175 225 225
Texas : 560, TOOL
Idaho : 100
Colo. t 300
utah : 150
Wash. 3 1,600
Oreg. 3 500
California H
Freestone 3 ~~ aye5l_
Total above : 7 3 T'
Californie 3/ 3 bs 6 “oT — 77
Clingstone a 30,044 36,253 30,419) Ol
8. 2 W/275,208 > TTT uses 7 TTT 73386h" TT te, 757_ ~~

1/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions and excess
cullage of harvested fruit.

ef Production too small to warrant quantitative estimate.

3/ Mainly for canning. Production in tons: Average 1960-64, 723,000; 1964,
870,000; 1965, 730,000; 1966, 839,000.

k/ U.S. total for the 1960-64 average includes production for States no longer
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

FLAXSEED: Production of flaxseed is estimated at 23.5 million bushels--
down 33 percent from last year, and 16 percent below average.
Prospects declined 2 percent from September 1 because higher yields in
Wisconsin and South Dakota were more than offset by a lower yield in
North Dakota, The U.S. yield per acre, at 8.9 bushels, is below both the
average of 9,6 and last year's record yield of 12.7 bushels per acre.

Harvesting of the Nation's flaxseed crop is nearing completion. A
few late fields remain for harvest in North Dakota and Minnesota, Weather
during September was generally favorable and harvesting progress is far
ahead of last year. In North Dakota, where more than half of the Nation's
flaxseed is produced, harvest on October 1 was 95 percent complete, com~
pared with e third a year earlier.

FLAXSEED STOCKS ON FARMS: Flaxseed stored on farms October 1 totaled 10,0

million bushels, 51 percent below a year earlier
und 19 percent below average, As usual, most of these stocks were on
farms in the Dakotas and Minnesota~-North Dakota accounted for 72 percent
of the national total,

Disappearance of flaxseed from farms during the July-September quarter
totaled 16.9 million bushels compared with 17.2 million for the same
period in 1965 and the average of 17.1 million bushels,

RICE: Rice production prospects on October 1 were little changed from a
month earlier and continued at a record high, The forecast is 84.5

million ewt., 10 percent more than 1965 and 33 percent above average,

Record yields are expected for all States except Missouri and Texas, The

Missouri! yield ties last year's record high, and the Texas yield was exceeded

only in 1965,

Production in the Southern States is expected to total 66,0 million
ewt,, compared with 61,2 million cewt. in 1965. By October 1, harvest of the
first crop in Texas was nearly complete with second cuttings just started.
The Louisiana harvest was virtually done in the South and 75 percent com-
plete in the Delta, In Arkansas, harvest is later than usual with about
a fourth of the acreage combined by October 1,

Excellent weather has permitted rapid harvest of a record California
erop. Combining of early maturing varieties has been completed with
harvest of late varieties underway. Production was estimated at 18.5
million cwt,

HAY: Production of all kinds of hay is estimated at 118,1 million tons--
down 5 percent from last year, but slightly above the average

of 117.8 million tons, Total prospects improved during September

because more favorable moisture conditions, plus the absence of killing

frosts, resulted in generally higher yields on late cuttings. Cool, damp

weather hempered curing in many areas and resulted in some lower quality

hay, especially in the Atlantic and South Central regions, Moisture

supplies are generally adequate to stimlate good fall growth for over-

wintering hay fields, except in the northern mountain States.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Prospects increased in Nebraska because beans developed well from warm
dry weather during early September--90 percent of the crop was harvested
by October 1. Rain lowered quality of mature beans in Kansas as
harvest progressed.

Production prospects showed mixed changes throughout the western
States. Weather conditions were generally favorable for maturity.
Frost had occurred by late September in many areas. Hot weather hastened
maturity in Idaho and harvest was completed 10 days earlier than usual.
More then 75 percent of harvest was completed in Montana. All beans
were cut in Colorado and three-fourths of the crop was threshed.
Favorable conditions existed in California where two-thirds of the Black-
eyes were harvested and over one-half of the pinks. Harvest was under-
way on the limas.

HOPS: The 1966 production of hops is expected to total 54,652,000 pounds,

3 percent less than last year but 19 percent above average.
Harvest is complete in all States. In Washington, yield from Late
Clusters was below that for Early Clusters. In Oregon, below normal
yields for the Fuggles variety were offset by heavier yields of the
English and Clusters varieties. In California and Idaho, yields were
below last year because of unfavorable growing weather early in the
season and an August heat wave.

SUGARBEETS: Sugarbeet prospects improved in September and at the be-
ginning of harvest estimatec. production is 20,890,000 tons,
3 percent more than a month ago. This prospective production is only
25,000 tons less than the 1965 crop and 5 percent above average. The
indicated yield is 17.) tons per acre, e half-ton higher then last year.

Above normal temperatures and sufficient irrigation water in
September resulted in higher expected yields in most of the northwestern
quarter of the Nation. Beets there continued to grow and put on tonnage
because absence of killing frost prolonged the growing season. Low
yields in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California were offset by
excellent prospects in other areas of the State. Prospects held or
improved elsewhere except in Texas, where wet weather prevailed.

Harvest is underway in all major producing areas of California, has
started in the northern tier of States and in Texas, and is expected
to start in other areas in early October. Soil conditions are favorable
for harvest. Digging will be on a controlled basis until temperatures
are low enough to permit stockpiling of beets.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED: ‘The 1966 crop of sugarcane for sugar and

seed is now expected to total a record
26,449,000 tons, 392,000 tons more than a month earlier. This pro-
duction is 12 percent above last year and 26 percent above average. The
previous record crop of 25,053,000 tons was harvested in 1964.

Sugarcane prospects have improved in all areas since the first
forecast of the year. Almost ideal weather conditions prevailed in the
Plorida cane area throughout the growing season. Although off to a
slow start, Louisiana cane has grown well and is maturing nicely.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

NON-CITRUS FRUITS AND NUTS

CROP

. Average
» 1960-64

Appies, Comil crop bu: 2 27136, 050 127, 815 “128, 250
Peaches ": 2/ 75,206 | 2/ 73,864 72,292 72,757
Pears 2/ 26,274 2/ 20,687 30,331 30,326
Grapes 2/ 3,320 | 2/ 4,352 3,958 3,807
Cherries 2/257 2/264 192 192
Apricots 2/205 2/227 198 198
Cranberries 1,300 1,437 1,558 1,553
‘Pecans Ib,:___ 209,270 { 251,100 198, 000 189, 800_

i7 Estimates for cherries and apricots are not based on current indications, but
are carried forward from previous reports,
2/ Includes some quantities not harvested,

MILK AND EGG PRODUCTION

PoI7 77 -TWAER ae
MONTH : Average ¢ : Average:
21960-64 : 1965 2 1966 3960. 64 ll:
¢ Million | Million | Million
: pounds | pounds | pounds Millions Millions | Millions
August : 10,158 | 10,046 | 9,799 4,998 5,257 5,232
> 9,555 9,404 9,328 4,804 5,067 5,133
“96061196, 953 93,375 47,462 48, 747 48,214

iy Data for Alaska and Hawaii not available for inclusion in average.

GRAIN STOCKS ON FARMS OCTOBER 1

7 ere
bushels =: cent 1/_ :

Corn 2/ : 14.5 556,722 16.9 604, 268 12.9 539,710
Wheat : 38,1 467, 962 42.4 562,563 41.8 541,190
Durum to 13/54, 108 109.0 75,035 98.8 60,558
Oats 2 84.6 852,634 84,0 805,591 84,2 703,779
Barley : 64.5 267,515 62.4 257,198 62,8 247,236
Rye : 50.2 16,501 54.7 18,192 56,1 15,281
Flaxseed : 44,0 12,337 58.0 20,388 42,5 9,980
Sorghum 2/_: 5.7 | _31,398 | 10,0. | asso | “zs | steel

l/ Percent of previous year's crop,
2/ Old crop,
3 1962-64 average.


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

State

3 bushels bushels bushels
Ind. t rr) 70.0 55.0 695 560 TAS
Tl. : 20 64.0 53-0 438 640 371
Towa : 60.8 67.0 72.0 1,261 2,211 1,656
Mo. : 46.6 57.0 53-0 11,592 13,110 12, 55!
S, Dek. : 37.6 30.0 42.0 6,080 11,250 19,878
Nebr. : 53.8 oh. 68.0 90,481 126,930 137,768
Kans. : 38.7 45.0 48.0 130, 793 136,710 141,456
Va. 37.8 42.0 36.0 256 378 216
N.C. : Gb 48.0 37.0 2,403 2,064 1,702
s.c, > 26.3 30.0 28.0 157 180 1:0
Ga. 26.0 34.0 31.0 423 510 310
yy. 47.2 40.0 48.0 536 Pe) 36.
Tenn. 37.8 42.0 40.0 TTO 328 360
Ala. ah ky 26.0 22.0 328 364 220
Miss 34.6 35.0 40.0 398 315 480
Ark. 26.4 35.0 38.0 315 1,015 1,330
la. 27-2 35.0 30.0 120 175 180
Okla. 29.2 37.0 37.0 19,382 22,422 21,090
Texas 41.7 52.0 55.0 230, 073 285,740 329,450
Colo. 28.8 35.5 47.0 8,310 13,064 12,267
N. Mex. 51.4 65.0 70.0 10, 365 1h, 625 1T, 360
Ariz. : 64.2 70.0 Th.O 7,071 11,550 13, 76)
Calif. 7 73-0229... beB _ _ 2.681. 2h 300.

Bushels Bushels bushels

Wie. 15.7 15.0 17.0 3h
Minn. 11.4 14.0 9.0 3,807
Towa 16.9 20.0 20.0 80
N, Dak. 8.7 12.0 9.0 13,788
8. Dak. 94 14.0 8.5 4,879
Texas : 8.9 9.5 7.5 720
Mont. 7.7 12.5 9.0 99
Calif 33-0 45-0 338 608 66_
ee 2 8-2 _ _ _ 28,073. _ _ 35,162 _ _ 23,073


CROP PRODUCTION, Octoher 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

FILBERTS: The filbert crop in Washington and Oregon is expected to total

11,100 tons, up 45 percent. from last year and 28 percent above aver-
age. Harvest of early orchards was underway the last. half of September with
volume harvest expected to begin early in October. ‘There was a very heavy set
this year, but also many blanks and culls.

WALNUTS: Production of walnuts in California and Oregon is expected to totel

88,000 tons, 10 percent more than last year and 12 percent above
average. In California, harvest is in full swing. Some sun burn damage has
been noted, but losses are expected to be relatively light. A few orchards in
southwestern Oregon were harvested late in September. Harvest of the Willamette
Valley crop is expected to start about mid-October.

POTATOES: Production of fall potatoes is placed at 215,726,000 hundredweight, 6
percent above the September 1 forecast and 1 percent above the 1965
crop. Most of the increase over a month earlier is in the western States where
unusually favorable weather in September added tonnage daily in most fields that
had not been killed with chemicals or by mechanical beating. The fall crop in
the western States is now estimated at 103,242,000 hundredweight, up 13 percent
from a month earlier and 2 percent above last year. The fall crop in the east-
ern States is estimated at 65 543,000 hundredweight, down a little over 1 per-
cent from last month and about 1 percent below average, although still 5 percent
above last year. Production in the central States is estimated at 46,941,000
hundredweight, up 4 percent from last month but 6 percent below last year.

Yields in Maine are turning out below earlier expectations. About three-
fifths of the acreage was harvested by October 1 -- earlier than usual. A
light set held down the crops in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

The Connecticut crop benefited from September rains and prospects are slightly
improved. Heavy rains slowed harvest on Long Island and a slightly smaller
percentage of the acreage was harvested by October 1 than for the past three
years. Some 1,900 acres have been transferred from the late summer to fall
crop. Early September rains helped size the crop in Upstate New York. Rain
late in the month, however, slowed harvest operations. Yields in Pennsylvania
are turning out about as expected a month earlier because rains came too late in
most areas to be of much benefit to the drought-shortened crop. Late September
rains also have delayed digging in Pennsylvania.

In the central area, prospects increased over a month earlier in Indiana,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota. The crop in these States re-
sponded favorably to early September rains. Expected harvest of late summer
acreage in Wisconsin did not materialize and 2,000 acres were transferred from
the late summer to fall crop. No change in production from a month earlier is
estimated for the important North Dakota crop. Frost damage has been negligible
in the central area States, where conditions have generally been favorable for
rapid harvest of the crop.

In the western States, potatoes made excellent growth in September. Growers
in many areas took measures to stop tuber growth because freezing temperatures
had not occurred. A record high yield is expected in the San Luis Valley of
Colorado and all other States in the area expect above average yields. One of
the longest growing seasons in recent years in Idaho gave the crop a tremendous
boost and yields are expected to average 185 hundredweight per acre in the
“other counties” area. Total production in Idaho is expected to be about 1
percent under last year. Production in Washington is expected to reach a re-
cord high from the record high acreage and a record-equaling yield. Because of

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966

YIELD PER ACRE

aIndi-

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA
YIELD AND PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES*

tAverage: 1965 seated :Average: 1965 ‘Sept. 1,

CROP 60-6 131 960-64 ery
11960-64: Oct. 1:2960-64; t 3

a to 1966 E/: 3 ; 1906 (1966 I
Corn, grain ] 73.1 | 69.7 | 3,769,148 14,171,100 | 4,089,985
Wheat, all 26.9 26.4 (1,223,669 11,326,747 | 2,295,837

Winter 27.3 27.5 | 988,009 11,024,076 | 1,041,75t | 1,041,751

Durum | 30.8 26.3 48,596 68,886 - 61,180 61,288

Other spring 1 24.3 21.8 | 187,064 | 233,785 | 192,906 | 192,894
Oats { so.2 | 44.4 |1,009,315 | 959,192 | 635,593 | 835,593
Barley | 43.5 37.1 | 414,380 | 411,897 393,865 393,865
Rye | 22.7 24.6 32,773 | 33,277 27,258 27,251
Flaxseed | 12.7 8.9 28,073 35,162 73,950 23,473
Rice ,2/4,291 |2/4,325 63,649 76,932 1%, 246 84,519
Sorghum grain } 50.0 S51} 537,8t9| 666,062 | 716,404 | 727,954
Cotton | 2/526 |2/ S24 14,795 14,956 10,992 10,688
Hay, all $4.82 1.77 117,763 | 124,032 116, 660 118, 109
Hay, wild i a] 80 9,730} 10,508 8,272 8,272
Hay, alfalfa 4 2.47 2.43 69,042 73,694 69,891 TR, 886
Hay, clover and !

timothy 3/ {asa 1,88 21,694 19, 19,760 19,760
Hay, lespedeza | a7 | tant 3,320] 3,338 2,665 2,797
Beans, dry edible : |

(Cleaned) cwt, 2/1,320 iv 1,076 | 2/1,333 19,041 16,501 20,193 21,201
Peas, dry field ‘31,330 2 1,746) 2/1,426 4,248 4,050 3,422 3,422
Soybeans for beans bu.? 24.0 [ 24.4 25.1] 662,073 | 843,708 925, 685 926,846
Peanuts 4/ 1b: 2,357 | 1,735 1,680 } 1,912,550 ]2,503,230 | 2,386,290 | 2,399,390
Potatoes: H H

Winter ewt.? 199 | 189 199 3,990 3,689 5,084 5,084

Early spring “2 tse] 139 137 4,172 4,898 4,951 4,951

Late spring “3 205} 207 24 23,998} 25,137 27,087 27,057

Early summer Sp 148 146 152 13,386} 11,926 14,083 16,083

Late summer “3 203 221 206 29,636} 30,340 29,357 29,407

Fall "3 194 0: 242 203} 190,591} 233, 823 203,025 215,726

Total "3 192 207 200] 265,773 | 289,783 283,557 296, 308

Sweetpotatoes "3 Bt ot 88, 16,227} 18,748 15,944 16,232
Tobacco Ib.: 1,882 | 1,898 1,905] 2,178,400 |1, 854,648 | 1,910,005 | 1,875,453
Sugarcane for sugar + H

and seed ton: 39.3 38.1 42.1 21,074 23,631 26,057 26,449
Sugarbeets 3 1702 16.8 17.4; 19,819] 20,915 20, 302 20,890
Broomcorn "3 B/ 319 2/ 386 | 2/ 355) ez 33 22 22
Hops lb.: 1,569 1,714 H 1,676} 46,092} 56,060 $4,081 34,652
Pasture ______pets: s/76 | sf 178] ee | et
* Boes not include Alaska and Hawaii, 1/ Estimates for winter wheat, oats,

barley, rye, wild hay, clover and timothy hay, dry field peas, and winter, early

Spring, late spring, earl
rent Baications, but are %

summer potatoes and broomcorn are not based on cur-

rought forward from previous reports.2/ Pounds.

3/ Excludes sweetglover and lespedeza hay. 4/ Harvested for nuts, 5/ Condition

October 1,


CROP PRODUCTION, Cotober 1966

Crop

NAVEL VARIETIES 3/
Calif.
Fla., All
Temple
Other
Texas
Ariz.

Fla., All
Seedless
Pink
White
Other
Texas
Ariz.
Calif., All
Desert Valleys
~ Sther Areas _
U5. aT

_ Bs.

y
following year.

CITRUS FRUITS 2/

LER TT.
(DDI TTI I reeheweere7 = TTT
1 Average : 1965 Indicated =
W1960-64_ 2 te 188
12,020 19,050 14,000
45,520 51,500 73,400
3,560 4,500 4,400
41,960 47,000 69,000
879 880 1,400
692 1,140 800
~-- M4 YY
— 2275... 72,370 _ _ — 89,600 _
15,600 17,000 Sf
38,300 48,900 66,000
513 420 1,000
— 2092 2460 600
— 5505. 6280.2 sae -
27,620 36,050 —
83,820 100,400 139,400
1,392 1,300 2,400
1,784 2,600 2,400
~JN8 2 a

~ 44230 _ _ 140,350

30,960 34,900 39,500
20,880 23,700 26,000
8,020 9,300 10,500
12,860 14,400 15,500
10,080 11,200 13,500
2,414 3,800 5,400
2,562 3,050 2,500
3,302 4,850 _—
1,802 2,750 2,800

ee ee ee ee Ce oe re oe CT See CR ae ae eae 6

= 390238 _. — 6600 2
14, 380 14,300
~ = 30084 _ _ 1,970 . 2,800
AAS _ 18270 Le
~— 42 4322.2 40.
a — ~ 830. 2200_ 2,000 _
b — 282 __ _ 2600 _ _ . _ 4,800

of economic conditions, and quantities donated to charity.

2/ Net content of box varies.

~- b500__ 2 2.200 SLL

~~ BL BO

Approximate averages are as follows:

60-4 tL be

2,570,034 _
585,000
1,723,200
23,085

~ 40,940

2,372,225

3,035,800
3,771,800
62,619
66,900

= ~ 41942259 _ 8,025),

1,315,600
887,200
340,800
546 , 400
428 , 400

96,560

82,020
107,960

57,680
50,280

545,600
i180.

Bauivatenk

Crop Reporting Board, SR3, USDA

Eons =

Indicate

1965 ‘196

714,000 _ 525,000
2,317,000 3,303,000
202,000 198,000
2,115,000 3,105,000
39,600 63,000
42,800 30,000

wo ~~~

3+113,400, _32921,000_

638,000 EY
2,200,000 2,970,000

18,900 45,000
54/800 _ _ 80,000_
2,911,200 2
1,352, 000 _

4,517,000 6,273,000
58,500 "108,000
97,600 90,000

---- 32022 WL LY

100

1,483,000 1,679,000
1,007,000 1,105,000

395,000 446,000
612,000 659,000
476,000 574,000
152,000 216,000

97,600 80,000
158 ,400 —

88,000 89,600

~~ 79400 2

— 1,802,140_, _1,891,,000.

543,000 y
— ~74902 _ _ 98,800_
— 817-900

— -18,489 _ _ 16,800 _ _ 19,200_
30360 _ _, 94,000 _ _ 90,000_
~ 474,800 _ _ 171,000 _ _228,000_

The crop year begins with the bloom of the year shown and ends with cempletion of harvest the
Includes quantities not harvested, or harvested but not utilized, on account

@ranges - California and

‘Arizona, 75 lbs.; Florida and other States, 90 1bs.; Grapefruit ~ California, Desert Valleys and

Arizona, 64 1bs.; other California areas

1bs.;Limes - 80 1bs.; Tangelos - 90 lbs. and Tangerines - 95 lbs.

3B/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in California and Arizona.
All varieties in Louisiana.

Florida and Texas.

quantities of tangerines.

¥

Production too small to warrant a quantitative estimate.
The first forecast for California lemons will be as of November 1, and for California Valencia

oranges and California grapefruit, "other areas," December 1.

= 50-

Early and Midseason varieties in
For all States except Florida, includes small

67 1bs.; Florida 85 lbs. and Texas 60 lbs.; Lemons ~ 76


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS

2 1,000

A shels Bushels Bushels bushels
N.Y. : 17.8 15.0 20.0 68
NJ. oo: 21.1 33-5 17.0 Bia
Pa. : 20. 2h..0. 19.0 __
Ohio io Bish OO ~~ BS 3,562
Ind. : 26.8 25.0 TL, 502
Tl. : 27.5 29.0 26.5 150,664
Mich. ; 22.3 22.0 2h.0 6,841
Wis. 3.4L 18.5 19-0 _ _ 1,843
Minn. ; 21.3 . ah5 50,559
Iowa 28.1 29.5 97,446
Mo. 22.7 26.0 59,322
N.Dak. 14.8 21.0 2,287
S.Dek. 19.1 20.0 2,808
Nebr. 26.4 27.0 8,517
Kans. :__ 18.5 __ _ 2 21.0 13,573 _
Del. 19.5 . 12.0 988
Ma. 21.3 27.0 15.0 298
va. 19.5 20.5 18.0 7,093
N.C. 23.4 ek..5 24.0 13,870
S.C. : 19.8 22.5 22.0 12, 700
Ga. : 17.3 20.5 26.0 1,563
Fle. :__ 25.6 __. _ 26. 21-9 _ _ _ _ 1,986 _
Ky. oo: 23.6. 2l.o 2k. 5,248
Tenn. : 22.2 23.5 2h.o 10,807
Ale. 22.5 23.0 22.0 3, 346
Miss. 20.4 22.5 22.0 22,956
Ark. 19.9 21.5 23.0 53,808
La. 22.2 21.5 22.0 5,856
Okla. 16.8 15.5 16.0 2,471

Pounds

%, 500 170 212 230

4,100 1,613 1,850 2,255

4,400 16,037 18,662 20,812

3,750 15,153 18,798 21,038

4,300 15,838 21,714 21,672
OH 52200 _ 14,837 _ _ _ 15,696 _ 18,512 _
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

1966
3 Tons
Ohio : UAE 20.2 18.0
Mich g 15.6 16.4 17.0
Minn. : 19 10.9 12.0
N. Dak. 12.2 10.7 13.0
Nebr. : 16.2 14.0 19.0
Kans. : 16.3 17.1 17.0
Texas : 18.3 22.0 20.5
Mont. : 14.7 12.4 15.0
Idaho 19.0 18.0 18.0
Wyo. 14.5 12.4 14.0
Colo. : 16.5 15.1 15.5
Utah : 16.2 16.3 16.0
Wash. $23.7 ak 23.5
Oreg. : 2h.6 he. 23.0
Calif. 1/ : 20.3 20.7 20.5
Other :
States :_ 15.0 2 905 eR 85 OT
us , 17.2 16.8 1qe4

1/ Relates to year of harvest. Includes some acreage carried over to the following
spring.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED

3 -~--———- Production 0
state * average * ' Indicated ' Average * * Indicated
ig6o-6h ? 196 + “““iggs + 1960-64 $ 1965 #
i 1,000 ~ ~ “150007
: Tons Tons Tons tons tons
Florida : 32.8 29.0 32.0 3,857 5,633
Louisiana : 24.0 22.7 26.5 7,347 7,080
Florida & :
Louisiana : 26.2 25.1 28.6 11,203 12,713 14,652
Hawaii + _ 88.3, 95.6 2102.0 9,870 _ _ 10,918 _ 11,797
us 2 393 36.1 42,1 21,07 23,631 26, 4ug

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

POULTRY AND EGGS: September egg production is estimated at 5,133 million eggs,

down 2 percent from the previous month but up 1 percent from
@ year earlier. Layer numbers on hand in September averaged 296.3 million, an
increase of 3 percent from the previous month but about the same as the
September 1965 average. The rate of lay this September was 17.33 eggs per lay-
er, & new record high for September, 1 percent above September a year earlier,
and 5 percent above the September average. Accumulative egg production January
through September 1966 was down 1 percent from the same period of 1965.

Regionally, egg production was up 8 percent from a year earlier in the
South Atlantic, 4 percent in the South Central and 2 percent in the West. In
the North Atlantic egg production was about equal to the same month lest year
but in the East North Central was 1 percent lower and in the West North
Central, 7 percent lower.

Rate of lay per 100 layers on October 1 was 57.3 eggs compared with 56.6
a year earlier. Rate of lay was above a year earlier in all regions except
the West, where it was slightly below the rate on October 1, 1965. Number of
layers on hand October 1 totaled 301.2 million compared with 298.9 million on
October 1, 1965. Layer numbers on hand on October 1 were down 7 percent in
the West North Central States, 2 percent in the East North Central, and 1 per-
cent in the North Atlantic. Layer numbers increased 7 percent in the South
Atlantic States, 4 percent in the South Central States, and 2 percent in the
Western States.

Pullets not of laying age on October 1 totaled 84.7 million -- up 16 per-
cent from a year earlier. The higher level of pullets not of leying age avail-
able for flock replacements is expected to continue for the next few months.

Potential layers (hens and pullets of laying age plus pullets not of lay-
ing age) on October 1 are estimated at 365.9 million, up 4 percent from a year
earlier. Potential layers increased 9 percent in both the South Atlantic and
South Central States, 2 percent in both the North Atlantic and East North Cen-
tral States, and 3 percent in the Western States. In the West North Central
States there was a 3 percent decline.

HENS AND PULLETS OF LAYING AGE, POTENTIAL LAYERS AND
EGG LAID PER 100 LA ON FARMS, OCTOBER 1_

Year

HENS AND PULLETS oF LAYING “AGE ow FARNS, OCTOBER 1
Thou. Thou. aoa wes . Thou. ‘Thou. Thou. Thou.

1960-64(Av. 48,015 ieee 2,798 45,531 3588, Bet » —
186 (avs) ws368 3) Be: $5896 50; so) arte 1378 ‘See 23h 927
196! 43,98) 6,907 53, 3. aot 28? 7 300,, 2308 500? 319
POTENTIAL LAYERS ON FARMS, OCTOBER 1 2/
Thou. Sons Thou. seuh Ce ant Thou. Thou. Thou.
2h

1960-66 (av.) 7 3 ae FT 377,252 Ta-
191 52 oh Pe 33 10 23° 146 553; 1 3 23 372,051
1908 357588 832380 Gh 38 70771 Be He 207686 34n78e 3857900
EGGS LAID PER 100 LAYERS ON FARMS, OCTOBER 1

Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

55-4 253 50.4 54.2 51-5 ~ 60.3
3385 5 2 2-3 2" 2 20-3 5 233 a
re Includes + “haste § ‘and matic ~ 2 ~ TP. - 8 ~
2f Hens and pullets of leying age plus pgutete not of laying age.

1960-64 (Av.
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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

trend in oats production, the current October 1 stocks on farms are the
smallest since 1936. October 1 holdings were below a yeer earlier

in all regions. About 87 percent of the farm stocks on October 1 were
in the 12 North Central States.

Disappearance during the July-Septemker quarter totaled 380 million
bushels, up 2 percent from the same period last year, but 5 percent
below average.

SOYBEANS: Soybean production is forecast at 927 million tushels

‘based on October 1 crop conditions. Prospective production
is 1.2 million bushels above last month. Weather was generally favorable
in soybean areas during September. The current forecast is 10 per-
cent above last year's record and 40 percent above average. The ex-
pected yield is 25.1 bushels, compared with 24.4 bushels last year and
the average of 24.0 bushels. Expected yields are up in the South Central
Region but down from September 1 in the North Central and the Atlantic
Regions.

Prospective production was down in the North Central Region, where
increases in western anc northern areas were offset by slight declines
in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Weather conditions in September
generally favored crop development. Killing frosts occurred in some
areas of Michigan but evaded other areas in the region. Throughout
eastern and southern areas the crop development was leter than normal
and harvest lagged, but in western and northern areas harvest was
normal or ahead. Twenty percent of the crop had been harvested in
Minnesota, Iowa, and Indiana by October 1, and in Tllinois 25 percent
was harvested. In Ohio and Missouri combining was about 10 percent
finished,

Mid~September rains were generally too late in the mid-Atlantic
States to aid soybeans after crop deterioration from the extremely
dry summer. Rains helped maintain the crop in the Carolinas, Georgia,
and Florida. Harvest of some early fields has just begun in Virginia
and Florida.

September rains generally helped the crop in the South Central
States. Prospects improved in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Louisiana and
remained the same through September in all other States of the region
except Alabama. Scattered fields had been harvested by October 1
in Kentucky and Alabama, less than 5 percent was completed in Louisiane,
and avout 8 percent combined in Mississippi. Harvest was limited
in Arkansas.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

1,590

25,000 5,220 5,000 7,000

8,500 8,000 10,780 9,000 10,000
3,200 1,300 5,620 6,900 3,700
4,300 5,000 22,400 6,600 33,000
3,000 2,000 21,140 40,000 16,000
14,000 4,000 _ 26,540 48,000 19,000

_ 7,000

topworked Varieties.

_oe ee eee eee CRANBERRIES
ooo Predustion T/T TTT
1964 : 1965
Barrels ‘Barrels ~~ “Barrelg ~~ ~~
660,000 735,000
153,000 153,000
430,000 447,000
87,000 66,000
20 34,5 _. 41,800 _
207 mayan G0" T 7 2 3,838,800 7 TTT Tisietsoo" 7 TT IT

Y/ Includes quantities unharvested on account of economic conditions, and excess
cullage of harvested fruit.

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CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Seasonal
group i 3 3
and : cated: Average: 1965 :cated
— — - State _ _ _21960-64:_°7°2 2 2966 P70 $1966 2°22 "s _ . 31966

1,000 2,000 1,000

WINTER: Cut. owt. cwt. owt.
Fla. Ths 1,242 17450 1,580
Calif. 'T _2,209_ 3,504
Total 73,659_ 5,085
EARLY SPRING: :
Fia--Hastings 9: 22.6 27.8 30.2 162 155-145 3,665 4,309 4,379
-Other : 2.8 34 2.9 132 95 125 378 = 323362
‘Texas t_ 23 bed 3.0 _ 103 _ 65 70130 = 266 0
Total ae ae ee Ae 256 ~~ 139 7 Ta37~ TEI 7uy898" E951
LATE SPRING: :
We. :
8N. E. Counties; 12.1 10,8 11.7 139 wo 125.1, 698 (1,512 1,462
Other Counties ; 3.5 3.2 305 LiL 120 15 386 hoe
Ss. ¢. : 42 2.7 2.7 82 85 100 340 230 270
Ga. : oA 3 3 65 62 65 oT i) 20
Ala.-Baldwin > 13.9 15.0 15.5 130 117 150 1,805 1,755 2,325
~Other : 7.0 6.1 6.7 86 gl 100 611 555 670
Miss. 2 363 2.9 365 52 60 85 173 174 298
Ark. > 45 4,2 4,2 58 63 60 265 265 252
la. 2: 3.8 3.8 bee 5h ho 52 igh = 160 2.18
Okla. 2 15 1.0 LL 63 70 6 oT 70 66
Texas 6.0 6.3 8.1 17 90 95 458 567 770
Ariz. 2 93 11.0 13.1 243 210 2ho 2,256 2,310 3,144
Calit. tL NTT _ Shek 52.0 _ 331 _ _ 315 _ _330_ 15,692 17,136 17,360

Total :1T7.1 7121.7 126.6 — 205 207 — “ely” 723,998 25,137 27,057

EARLY SUMMER:
Mo. > 48 45 4.5 88 100 80 42250 360
Kans. $2.3 2.0 21 88 95 80 206 =—-1190 168
Del. 2 905 8.0 8.6 206 220 190 1,956 1,760 1,634
Ma. : 3.0 2.4 2.5 126 130 125 383 312 312
Va.-East. Shore ; 22.3 21.5 24.0 147 125 160 3,301 2,688 3,840
Norfolk : 9 33 oh 108 10 = 20 100 33 48
-Other 2 369 3-7 3.7 64 66 70 254 ahh 259
N.C. 2 565 4.3 4,5 116 120 110 632 516 495
Ga. : 8 6 6 49 55 50 ho 33 30
Ky. 2 965 8.0 8.0 6h 1) 50 617 «560 00
Tenn. 2 7.8 TW2 7-9 77 75 5 608 540 592
Texas : 14 11.6 18.7 180 180 185 2,049 2,088 3,460
Calif. 7 _ 3.8 3 7.0.
Total 3 . e ssf
LATE SUMMER: :
Mass. 22 1.9 1.9 200 210 = 190 413,399 362
R. I. 2 13 1.2 1.2 186 195 180 2h2 234 26
N.Y. -L. I. 3 10.3 11.0 9.6 256 275 ahs 2,634 3,025 2,352
N. J. : 17.8 16.6 17.3  2ho 250 195 4,266 4,150 3, Bh
Pa. 3.6 3-3 3-4 189 180 130 68359)
Ohio > has 4,2 ho 160 160 «1a5 Tey] 672 580
Ind. > 3.4 3.2 2.7 193 275-170 652 880 459
Tl. 2 3.2 2.5 2.7 87 1350-125 270 = 338 Ss 338
Mich. : 73 6.9 7.6 149 120 130 1,087 828 988
Wee +_ 24.0_ _ 18.5_ 19.0 _ 178 _ _ 200 _ _180_ _ 3,733 _3,700_ 3,420
See footnotes at end of table. - 53 -


CROP PRODUCTION, October 1966 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA

Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is estimated at 70.9 million
tone, down 4 percent from a year ago but 3 percent above the average.
Alfalfa production prospects increased 1 percent in September as favor-
able moisture supplies improved late cuttings. Yields were equal. to or
higher than a month ago in all regions except the South Central.

Lespedeza hay production is estimated at 2.8 million tons, down 11
percent from last year and 16 percent below average. Prospective yields
are above last month in all regions. The expected yield, at 1.2]. tons
per acre, is below the 1.27 tons in 1965 but above the average of 1.19
tons per acre.

PEANUTS: Peanut production is estimated at 2,399 million pounds, k per-
cent below last year's record crop of 2,503 million pounds.

Yield per acre is estimated at 1,680 pounds, up 9 pounds from a month

earlier but below last year's record yield of 1,735 pounds per acre.

Weather conditions remained good to excellent during September in
all producing areas. The crop matured well in the Virginia-Caroline area
and in the Southwest. In the Southeast, weather was generally suiteble
for harvest.

In the Virginia-North Carolina area, production is expected to reach
628 million pounds -- 10 percent below last year's record. The present
estimate is up 1 percent from September 1 because of improved prospects
in North Carolina. Harvest is running slightly behind normal in both
States. Yield per acre is forecast at 2,300 pounds.

Mostly favorable weather in the Southeast area allowed harvest to
near completion by October 1. Production is now forecast at 1,158 mil-
lion pounds -- down 10 percent from the 1,282 million pounds produced
in 1965. Yield per acre is expected to be 1,579 pounds.

Conditions continued to favor production in the Southwest area during
September. A record production of 614 million pounds is anticipated as
of October 1. Two States -- Oklahoma and New Mexico -- expect record
crops. Area yield is forecast at 1,456 pounds per acre -- 213 pounds
above the previous record in 1965 of 1,243 pounds.

DRY BEANS; The 1966 dry bean production is forecast at 21.2 million

hundredweight as of October 1. This is 5 percent above a
month earlier, 28 percent above 1965, and 11 percent above average. The
prospective yield of 1,333 pounds per acre is well above the 1965 yield
of 1,076 pounds and about the same as the 1,320 pound average.

Beneficial rains and ideal temperatures resulted in very favorable
crop conditions throughout many of the dry bean producing States. Good
conditions for pod filling in New York increased yield prospects. The
crop was developing later than normal; however, harvest was underway in
western New York. Frost on September 16 and 26 in Michigan followed
favorable weather the first half of September and on October 1, two-
thirds of the crop had been harvested.

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