CHERRIES

PRODUCTION
VARIETY AND STATE INDICATED
UTILIZED 1/ TOTAL
1971 an 1972 1973
TONS
SWEET VARIETIES 2/
MONTANA 2840 12200 19500
IDAHO 2800 600 19500
COLORADO 350 150 600
UTAH 4600 0 4800
WASHINGTON 339900 21200 42000
OREGON 329700 19200 369000
CALIFORNIA 32000 20+000 352000
7 WESTERN STATES 1094190 629350 1219400
TART VARIETIES 2/
COLORADO 19610 500 19400
UTAH 69700 650 69700
OREGON 52000 900 4000
3 WESTERN STATES 135310 2+050 12%100

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTEO PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE ONS) IDAHO 1971-2003
WASHINGTON 1971-11003 1972-2006

2/ THE FIRST CHERRY FORECAST FOR THE GREAT LAKES STATES-NEW YORK» PENNSYLVANIAs
AND MICHIGAN-FOR SWEET VARIETIES PLUS OHIO AND WISCONSIN FOR TART VARIETIES
WILL BE MADE AS OF JUNE 15 AND RELEASED JUNE 226

CROP PRODUCTION» JUNE 1973 20 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


COTTON, 1970, 1971 and 1972 CROPS, REVISED: Production of all cotton 1972 totaled 13.7 million bales
(13,606,300 bales of Upland and 95,800 bales of American—

Pima.) This is 31 percent above the 1971 crop of 10.5 million bales and 34 percent above the 1970
crop. Cottonseed production for last year is estimated at 5,440,000 tons, 28 percent above the
4,240,000 tons produced in 1971.

Planted acreage for 1972 is estimated at 14.0 million acres, 13 percent more than the 12.4 million
acres planted in 1971 and 17 percent above 1970. Abandonment is estimated at 7.3 percent of the planted
total. Harvested acreage in 1972 was 13.0 million acres (12,888,000 acres of Upland and 95,800 acres of

American-Pima).

The 1972 average lint yield per harvested acre is 507 pounds~-up 69 pounds from the previous year
and the highest since 1968. Average yield for Upland was also up 69 pounds and American-Pima was up

14 pounds.

The Bureau of the Census reported 13,267,428 running bales ginned during the 1972 season, including
93,867 hales of American-Pima cotton. Average net weight per running bale ginned was 495.7 pounds,
indicating 13,701,721 equivalent 480-pound net weight bales. Ginnings in 1971 totaled 10,229,326
tunning bales, including 95,907 bales of American-Pima cotton.

The preliminary season average price for lint (excluding price support) 1s 26.7 cents per pound,
compared with 28.2 cents in 1971. Average price received for cottonseed was $49.50 per ton in 1972,
down 13 percent from the $56.80 per ton in 1971. The combined value of lint and seed production for
the 1972 crop is $2,025 million, 22 percent above the 1971 value of $1,661 million.

A total of 1,942,128 bales of 1972 crop cotton entered the Commodity Credit Corporation cotton
loan program through May 25, 1973. Loans on 1,400,314 bales had been repaid, leaving loans outstanding

on 541,814 bales on that date,

CROP REPORTING BOARD

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 a Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED

B Acreage H Yield of cane : Cane
State : harvested A per acre = 3 production
stv: ovis 972: 1970 «107: ~1S72.~1070: ~=«197L_—; ~1972
T,000 acres Tons 1,000 tons
FOR SUGAR
Florida 171.3 189.9 243.5 33.1 31.7 38.1 5,671 6,022 9,288
Louisiana 266.0 301.0 312.0 26.0 21.4 25.7 6,927 6,438 8, 022
Texas
Hawaii 113.8 115.8 108.5 91.9 92.3 91.5 10,457 10,685 9,929
United States : 551.1 606.7 664.0 41.8 38.1 41.0 23,055 23,145 27,239
FOR_SEED: :
Florida tT 9.7 15 33.1 31.7 38.1 235 307 286
Louisiana : 20.0 25.0 23.0 26.0 21.4 25.7 520 535 591
Texas 2.3 45.0 104
Hawaii : 8.7 6.7 6.4 32.6 27.6 27.7 186 185 177
United States 32.8 41.4 39.2 28.7 24.8 29.5 941 10271, 158
FOR_SUGAR
‘AND_SEED:
Florida 178.4 199.6 251.0 33.1 31.7 38.1 5,906 6,329 9,874
Louisiana 286.0 326.0 335.0 26.0 21.4 28.7 7,447 6,973 8,613
Texas 2.3 45.0 104
Hawaii 119.5 122.5 114.9 89.1 88.7 88.0 10,643 10,870 10,106
United States : 583.9 648.1 703.2 41.1 37.3 40.4 23,996 24,172 28,397
Price per ton 7 Value oF production 17 T1971 Sugar Act
for sugar 1/ For sugar tFor sugar and seed Q: payments 3/
1971 i972? 1971 * 1972, + g7n. * 1972 Sap Total
: Dollars 1,000 dollars — Dollars 1,000 dol.
Florida 7 11.84 12.80 71,300 118 886 74,935 122,547 99 S973
Louisiana 110.36 10.34 66,698 82,947 72,240 89,058 1.29 8,302
Florida and =:
Louisiana : 11,08 11.66 137,998 201,833 147,175 211,605 5/1.07 14,275

1/ Excludes Sugar Act Payments.
2/ Price per ton of cane sugar used in evaluating production for seed.
3/ Excludes abandonment and deficiency payments.

4/ Sugarcane for sugar.

S/ Approximately $1.07 per ton for the 1972 crop.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 24 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CROP REPORT SUMMARY AS OF JUNE 1, 1973

Winter wheat prospects improved 3 percent during May as favorable conditions boosted pro-
spects in the important Plains States, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Production, at 1.3
billion bushels, is 11 percent above the 1972 crop and 1S percent larger than 1971 crop.

May was cold and wet in many areas of the Nation but periods of open weather allowed farmers
to make good planting progress after the first week in May. Nevertheless progress is still lagg-
ing behind last year and is much behind 2 years ago. Progress was again slowed by wet weather at
the end of May.

Pasture and range feed condition declined 1 point during May but is rated above June 1 a year
ago. Spring potato production is turning out 2 percent above last year. Peach prospects are up
7 percent from last year but 10 percent below 1971. The Nation's citrus production is well above
last season.

Wet, Cold Weather Prevails Over East--West Dry and Hot

Wet, cold weather most of May slowed fieldwork and retarded seed germination and plant growth
in many areas of the Nation. Exceptions to this situation occurred in the northern Great Plains,
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and in large areas of the Westwhere scant rainfall and above normal temp-
eratures allowed farmers to plant on schedule. The drought in the Pacific Northwest intensified.
About 10 days of sunny, dry weather during mid-May permitted the Nation's corn and cotton farmers
to make rapid planting headway.

In the North Central region precipitation was over 150 percent of normal in the Great Lakes
area and southern Iowa but subnormal in most of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, the Dakotas, western
Minnesota, and Kansas. The South Central region had 150 percent of the usual rainfall east of the
Mississippi River, but half of normal west of the Mississippi. Rainfall was above average and
occurred almost daily over the North Atlantic region, while the South Atlantic Region generally re-
ceived above normal rainfall but at more favorable intervals for fieldwork. Precipitation in the
West was generally half of normal except for 150 to 250 percent of normal over large portions of
Colorado and northern Arizona.

May temperatures were generally cooler than usual east of the Rocky Mountains and warmer than
average West of the Rockies. Temperatures averaging 3° below the norm prevailed from the southern
Great Plains across the middle Mississippi River Valley to the Appalachians, and also over the
Great Lakes States. Temperatures in the Atlantic States were mostly 3° subnormal with a few
mountainous areas dropping about 6° below the norm. In the West, temperatures ranged from slightly
subnormal along the east slope of the Rockies to above normal over most of the extreme West, with
the hottest temperatures prevailing in southwest Arizona.

On May 1, reasonably satisfactory to excellent water supplies were available for most major

irrigated areas of the 11 Western States. However, water shortages are expected in many smaller
areas of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and on Wyoming's Wind River.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 5 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


IRISH POTATOES

Seasonal 3 Acreage : + : :
eroup ieee oe: Yield per acre : Production

and harvest: ? TIndicated: ~TIndicated
State qed 1972 i973, 197L 1972 1975_; 1971; 1972 1973
1,000 acres Cwt. T,000 cwt.
SPRING: :
N.C. 1/ : 11.8 11.0 146 146 145 1,726 1,606 1,624
Fla.-Hastings > 23.0 21.1 132 142 170 3,036 2,996 3,196
Other 1 24 1.8 125 140 159 300 252 300
Alabama 1 8.7 9.0 1s 155 120 1,001 1,395 1,320
Mississippi > 2.0 2.0 90 85 75 180 170 150
Arkansas : 14 1.4 6S 65 2 91 91 2f
Louisiana 1 2.9 2.9 70 75 65 203 218 169
Texas 1/ > 8.8 7.6 102 108 115 899 822 771
Arizona : 10.1 8.0 280 300 230 2,828 2,400 2,277
California 1 36.2 31.2 370 355 345 3/13,394 11,076 11,661
Total 2 107.3 96.0 220 219 219 ~ 23,658 =—21,026 +21, 468
1/ See the table below for previously used seasonal grouping and area classification.
2/ Estimates discontinued.
3/ Does not include 1,369,000 cwt. not harvested because of economic conditions.
POTATOES: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION BY SEASONAL GROUPS, 1971 AND 1972 1/
Seasonal 2 Crop of 1971 : Crop of 1972
group : 7 Yield? 5 7 Yield
and : Harvested : per : Production : Harvested : per : Production
State : i__acre, 3 : 1 acre :
: 1,000 acres Cwt. T,000 cwt. 1,000 acres Cw. 1,000 cwt.
SPRING:
N, Carolina :
8N. E. Co. (LSP): 9.6 150 1,440 8.8 180 1,320
Other (LSP) : 2.2 150 286 2.2 130 286
N.C. Total : 11.8 146 1,726 11.0 146 1,606
Texas :
(ESP) 1 3.8 105 399 2.8 105 294
(LsP) : $.0 100 500 4.8 110 528
8.8 102 399 7.6 108 822

Texas total :

1/ The table above shows the separate seasonal and area estimates previously used for estimating the
North Carolina and Texas late spring (LSP) and early spring (ESP) potato crops for 1971 and 1972.
Under the modified program of estimates adopted in 1972, the separate area estimates for North Carolina
and the early and late spring classifications for Texas have been discontinued.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 aL Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Cotton acreage and production, 1972 crop with comparisons

H Production tBales ginned as

Yield per 480 1b. : reported by Census
State harvested acre net weight bales (480 1b. net weight
219 B
? Pounds 1,000 bales Bales

Upland :

N.C. 2 464 371 337 155 135 119 «138,305 122,215
S.C. 1 349 412 435 211 275 308 «= -273,836 = 307,132
Ga. : 373 466 395 292 374 354 365,833 346,932
Tenn. 483 597 543 392 $28 548 526,800 545,378
Ala. : 453 551 470 507 640 567 648,657 573, 885
Mo. : 432 614 520 224 401 439 398,107 436,006
Miss, 1 658 613 599 1,631 1,693 2,005 1,687,876 2,003,978
Ark. : 470 522 488 1,048 1,240 1,435 1,248,775 1,444,742
La, 2 58S 576 509 521 600 705 602,749 704,141
Okla. 1 206 215 313 193 177 332. «175,543 330,957
Texas 2 31s 263 408 3,190.5 2,579 4,246 2,583,607 4,247,508
N. Mex, 2 504 493 $81 132.3 133 158 127,822, 185,978
Ariz. : 920 928 1,067 462.1 466 603 465,207 601,643
Calif, 2 841 723 982 1,160.0 1,117 1,765 1,118,117 1,766,242
Va, : 384 247 265 3.4 2.2 1,4 1/6,087 —1/5,602
Fla. 1 436 602 572 7.4 11.7 13.5 11,840 13,610
TL. 3 245 242 256 2 24 56

ky. 2 344 573 397 2.4 5.1 4.1 / y
Nev. 1 545 319 607 2.5 1,5 2.7 / Vy
U. S. Upland 1 439 438 507 10,134.8 10,378.9 13,606.3 10379161 13,605,949

Amer-Pima :

a Texas 2 342 478 437 18.6 35.3 31.4 43,830- 37,330
Ne Mex. + 334 473 349 10.6 20.3 15.4 11,699 9,416
Ariz. : 407 456 587 27.8 42.1 48.8 42,565 49,026
Calif, 2 335 325 385 3 4 2
U.S, Amer-Pima 369 466 480 57.3 98,1 95.8 98,094 98,772

U.S. All Cotton 438 438 507 10,192.1 10,477,0 13,702.1 10,477,255 13,701,721

3

l/ Virginia, Kentucky and Nevada combined,

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 27 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SUGAR, MOLASSES, AND BEET PULP PRODUCTION

5 Sugar, raw value
: 7 Yield per ton oF

Sugar production

state : Production Dene oe neces refined basis
* 3970} 1971 +2972 14 + 1970 * 1971 + 1972175 2970 + 1972 | 1972 2/
1,000 tons Pounds 1,000 tons
SUGARCANE :
Florida : (652 635 961 230 2u 206 = 609 593 898
Louisiana > 602 S71 660 174 177 164 563 534 617
Hawaii : 1,162 1,230 1,119 222 230 226 1,086 1,150 1,046
United States : 2,416 2,436 2,740 210 21 202 2,258 «=—2,277 2,861
SUGARBEET :
United States 3,401 3,552 5,684 287 262 259 3,179 3,320.5, 445
CANE AND BEET” :
United States : 5,817 5,988 6,424 5,437 $597 6,004
State and Product : Unit : 1970 : (1972 t 1972 1/
5 : Thousands
SUGARCANE PRODUCTS : :
Blackstrap molasses-800 Brix 2/ :
Florida Gallon =: 37,722 42,912 68,880
Louisiana Gallon 1 45,811 43,407 54,786
Hawaii Gallon: 55,143 $6,203 52,594
United States Gallon ; 138,676 142,522 176,260
Edible molasses :
Louisiana Gallon =: 2,517 2,290 1,926
United States Gallon : 2,517 2,290 1,926
SUGARBEET PRODUCTS -- U. S, Hy
Molasses 3/ Gallon ;—-163,243 160,502
Pulp :
Molasses 3/ Ton : 1,332 1,383
Dried 3/ Ton : 220 201
Wet 3/ Ton : 1,164 1,139
17 Vrelininary- - -

2/ Includes high test molasses from frozen cane.
3/ Not available for 1972.
Source: From reports of Sugar Division, A.S.C.S5., USDA.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 23 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

Bi Hi Y Indicated = Poo + Indicated
Crop and State y 1970-71, 1971-72 1972-73; 1970-71. 1971-72 | “Tg75°e8
$ 1,000 boxes 27 Equivalent tons

ORANGES :

Early, Midseason & :

Navel Varieties: 3/

Calif. : 17,900 22,300 19,000 671,000 836,000 713,000
Pla. + 82,100 68 800 90,000 3,695,000 3,096,000 4,050,000
Texas : 4,000 3,800 5,100 180,000 171,000 230,000
Ariz. : 760 900 1,100 28,500 33,800 41,300
Total above varieties : 104,760 95,800 115,200 4,574,500 4,136,800 5,034,300
VALENCIAS: :
Calif. : 19,600 21,100 23,000 735,000 791,000 863,000
Fla, : 60,200 68,200 80,000 2,709,000 3,069,000 3,600,000
Texas : 2,200 2,000 2,300 99,000 90,000 104,000
Ariz. : 2,800 4,000 4,400 105,000 150,000 165,000
Total Valencias : 84,800 95,300 109,700 3,648,000 4,100,000 4,732,000
ALL ORANGES: :
Calif. : 37,500 43,400 42,000 1,406,000 1,627,000 1,576,000
Fla. 2 142,300 137,000 170,000 6,404,000 6,165,000 7,650,000
Texas > 6,200 5,800 7,400 279,000 261,000 334,000
Ariz. > 3,560 4,900 5,500 133,500 183,800 206, 300

U. S., All Oranges : 189,560 191,100 224,900 8,222,500 8,236,800 9,766,300

GRAPEFRUIT:

Fla., All : 42,900 47,000 46,000 1,824,000 1,998,000 1,955,000
Seedless : 31,100 36,100 35,700 1,322,000 1,535,000 1,517,000

Pink : 10,900 12,300 12,000 463,000 523,000 510,000

White : 20,200 23,800 23,700 859,000 1,012,000 1,007,000

Other : 11,800 10,900 10,300 502,000 463,000 438 ,000

Texas : 10,100 9,200 11,800 404,000 368 ,000 472,000
Aviz. : 2,520 2,540 2,400 80,600 81,300 76,800
Calif., All : 5,040 5,400 5,200 163,600 175,700 169,700
Desert Valleys : 3,260 3,200 3,000 104,000 102,000 96,000
Other Areas : 1,780 2,200 2,200 59,600 73,700 73,700

U. S., All Grapefruit : 60,560 64,140 65,400 2,472,200 2,623,000 2,673,500
Calif. : 13,300 13,600 16,800 505,000 517,000 638,000
Ariz. : 3,150 3,080 4,900 120,000 117,000 186 ,000

U. S. Lemons : 16,450 16,680 21,700 625,000 634,000 824,000

TANGELOS :

Fla. : 2,700 3,900 3,500 122,000 176,000 158,000

TANGERINES: :

Fila : 3,700 3,200 3,000 176,000 152,000 143,000
Ariz. : 390 570 700 14,600 21,400 26,300
Calif. : 1,140 1,260 1,200. 42,800 47,300 45,000

Total Tangerines : 5,230 5,030 4,900 233,400 220,700 214,300

TEMPLES: :

Fla. : 5,000 5,300 5,100 225,000 239,000 230,000

1/ The crop year begins with the bloom of the first year shown and ends with completion of
harvest the following year. 2/ Net content of box varies. Approximate averages are as follows
Qranges - California and Arizona, 75 lbs.; Florida and other States, 90 lbs.; Grapefruit-
California, Desert Valleys, and Arizona, 64 lbs.; other California areas, 67 1bs,; Florida 85 Ibs.
and Texas 80 lbs.; Lemons -76 lbs.; Tangelos - 90 1bs.; Tangerines - California and Arizona,

75 lbs.; Florida, 95 lbs.; and Temples - 90 lbs. 3/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in
California and Arizona, Early and Midseason varieties in Florida and Texas, including small
quantities of tangerines in Texas.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 18 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


QRANGES: The 1972-73 orange crop is forecast at 224.9 million boxes as of June 1; up 2.0 mil-
lioa boxes from a month earlier. This is 18 percent above last season's output and

19 percent more than the 1970-71 crop, Over the last eight seasons, the June 1 forecast has

differed from actual production an average of 1.8 million boxes, ranging from 0.3 to 4.3 million

boxes. :

Orange production in Florida is forecast at 170.0 million boxes; 2.0 million boxes more
than last month and 24 percent above last season. Over the past eight seasons, the June 1 fore-
cast in Florida has differed from actual production, an average of 1.9 million boxes, ranging
from 0.1 to 3.7 million boxes. Valencia harvest has been as active as the available labor
supply will permit. More pickers are needed since processing plants are not operating at full
capacity.

California's orange production is placed at 42.0 million boxes, unchanged from last month,
3 percent below last season, but 12 percent more than was utilized during the 1970-71 season.
Harvest of Valencias is active in southern California and nearing completion in the San Joaquin
Valley. Much fruit will not meet State fresh market standards and is moving directly to process—
ing.

Production of Texas oranges is forecast at 7.4 million boxes, unchanged from last month, up
28 percent from last season, and 19 percent above the 1970-71 crop. Picking of Valencia oranges
was still active in the lower Rio Grande Valley on June 1. Some fruit still remains to go to
the processors.

Arizona's 1972-73 crop is estimated at 5.5 million boxes, unchanged from last month. The
Valencia harvest is nearing completion.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE YIELD: Florida June 1 maturity and juice yield tests

indicate a yield of 1.33 gallons of 45° Brix
frozen concentrated orange juice per box for the 1972-73 season. This is up from last month and
compares with last season's final yield of 1.2857 gallons per box. Indicated yield can differ
from the final yleld because of weather and decisions within the citrus industry regarding juice
factors and recovery rates.

CITRUS CROP - HARVEST AND UTILIZATION TO JUNE 1

; 1971-72 : 17-73
: Use +Remaining: Use. Remaining
crop : : for 5 A : for
i Fresh { Processed | total :, fOr! Fresh / Processed ' Total *, fOr
: Thousand boxes
Oranges «34,450 «13,062 147,511 43,589 31,551 «136,553 168,104 56,796
Grapefruit : 24,517 35,573 60,090 4,050-24,148 «34,722 58,870 6 530
Lemons : 7,676 6,146 13,822 2,858 8,661 9,832 18,493 3,207

By the end of June, 168.1 million boxes or about 75 percent of the U. S. orange crop had
been harvested. This compares with 147.5 million boxes, or 77 percent of the crop, harvested a
year earlier. Processors used 81 percent of the oranges harvested by June 1, compared with 77
percent last year at the same time.

Grapefruit harvest was 90 percent complete by June 1, compared with 94 percent last year.
To date, processors have used 59 percent of the crop harvested by June 1, the same as a year ago.

Picking of lemons was 85 percent complete by the first of June, in contrast to 83 percent
last year, Processors have used 53 percent of the crop, compared with 44 percent last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 10 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


MINT FOR OIL

‘ACREAGE 5 YIELD PER ACRE
CROP AND PANIED: Pret. HARVESTED: FOR : y oy) ind
STATE * 972% 1973 f ag7a | g7a2 WEST: 1971 = 19728 975
‘ACRES LBS. OF OIL
PEPPERMINT:
INDIANA 6,300 5,800 6,800 6,300 5,800 40 33
MICHIGAN 1,000 i 1,100 700 V/ 27 30
WISCONSIN 6,500 5,000 7,900 3,000 4,200 40 25
IDAHO 4,600 4,600 5,100 4,600 4,600 58 55
WASHINGTON 8,000 7,200 10,300 8,000 7,200 70 60 Aug. 9
OREGON 35,000 37,000 33,500 34,500 37,000 63 S7
UNITED STATES 61,400 59,600 64,700 57,100 58,800 58 53
SPEARMINT:
INDIANA 6,200 6,000 7,000 6,200 6,000 40 37
MICHIGAN 4,500 3,700 5,200 4,200 3,500 29 27
WISCONSIN 2,200 2,000 2,400 1,500 1,800 53 40
IDAHO 2,700 3,000 3,000 2,700 3,000 62 70 Aug. 9
WASHINGTON 10,000 9,200 13,300 10,000 9,200 95 92
UNITED STATES :31,500 25,600 23,900 30,900 24,600 23,500 65 61
PRODUCTION : PRICE PER LB. * VALUE OF PRODUCTION
T9771: 197227: 1973: 1971: 1972 27: 1971: 197227
1,000 LBS. DOLLARS 1,000 DOLLARS
PEPPERMINT:
INDIANA 272 208 4.50 5.55 1,224 1,154
MICHIGAN 30 2 4.40 6.00 132 126
WISCONSIN 316 758 4.30 5.33 1,359 400
IDAHO 296 253 3.80 5.00 1,125 1,265
WASHINGTON 721 480 Aug. 9 3.85 5.40 2,776 2,592
OREGON 2,111 1,967 4.15 5.20 8,761 10,228
UNITED STATES : 3,746 3,004 4.10 5.25 15,377 15,765
SPEARMINT:
INDIANA 280 229 4.50 5.05 1,260 1,156
MICHIGAN 151 113 4.60 5.30 695 599
WISCONSIN 127 60 4.00 4.85 $08 291
IDAHO 186 189 Aug. 9 4.75 4.95 884 936
WASHINGTON 1,264 920 4.00 5.20 5,056 4,784

UNITED STATES : 2,008 1,511 4.18 5.14 8,403 7,766

1/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1972.
2/ REVISED.

CROP PRODUCTION, JUNE 1973 30 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


Fruit Prospects: Peaches and Pears Up

Peach production is forecast 7 percent above last year's crop but 10 percent less than 1971.
Bartlett pear output in the three Pacific Coast States is expected to be 19 percent above last
year's utilized crop and 5 percent above 1971, Sweet cherry production is up 95 percent in the
Western States and apricots are 23 percent above the 1972 utilized crop, In California nectarine
production is down 1 vercent, pluns up 9 percent, and almonds up 6 percent from a year ago, Citrus
output in 1972-73 is forecast 14 percent above last season, Oranges, which account for 70 per~
cent of the citrus total, are up 18 percent from a year ago. Grapefruit production is 2 percent
above last season's production.

Potatoes Above 1972

Production of spring crop potatoes is forecast at 21.5 million cwt., 4 percent less than estimated
on May 1, but 2 percent above 1972 production of 21. million cut. While the weather improved during
May, the crop failed to overcome the unusually cool, wet period during early growth.

Gotton, Sugarbeet, and Sugarcane 1972 Production Above Previous Year

ALl cotton production in 1972 totaled 13.7 million bales (13,696,300 bales of Upland and 95,800
bales of American-Pima), 31 percent above the 1971 cron. Average lint vield per harvested acre was 507
pounds -- up 69 pounds from the’ 1971 crop. Cottonseed production, at 5.4 million tons, is up 28 percent
from the 1971 crop. The 1972 planted acreage totaled 14.0 million and harvested acreage was 13.0
million acres,

Production of sugarbeets in 1972 totaled a record 28.4 million tons, 5 percent above the 1971 output
of 27.1 million tons. Sugarcane for sugar and seed produced in 1972 totaled 28.4 million tons, up 17
percent from the 24.2 million tons harvested in 1971.

The 1973 winter wheat production is forecast at 1,316 million bushels, 1] percent
above a year earlier and 15 percent above the 1971 crop. The June 1 forecast is
3 percent above a month earlier as normal to below normal temperatures in the Great Plains
slowed maturity but provided favorable conditions for filling. Soil moisture supplies were ade-
quate in the Plains but short in the Pacific Northwest.

Changes in the production forecasts between June 1 and harvest have averaged 38 million
bushels for the past decade, ranging from negligible to 96 million bushels. In 4 of the 10
years, the June forecast was above the final by an average of 23 million and 6 times it was
below by an average of 49 million.

Indicated yield per harvested acre is 35.2 bushels, compared with the 34.0 bushels in 1972
and the record high yield of 35.4 bushels in 1971.

Prospects for the Kansas wheat crop improved during May. Although rainfall during the
month was below normal over most of the western two-thirds of the State, a plentiful top and
subsoil moisture supply at the beginning of the month was favorable for continued good to ex-
cellent growth, High winds on May 27, especially in the western third, caused a minimum of
lodging. Development is later than last year with only 7 percent turning color about June 1,
compared with 20 percent about the same date a year earlier. Harvest should begin about mid-
June.

Only a few Oklahoma fields were harvested by June 1, somewhat later than the year before.
High winds on May 27 caused some shattering. The Texas wheat harvest was only 5 percent com-
plete, compared with 25 percent a year earlier. Prospects on the High Plains are excellent.

The Nebraska crop is mostly headed. Above normal precipitation in May was favorable for
continued good development of the crop. Damage from rust and mosaic is evident in some fields.
Prospects improved in Colorado, although crop development is slightly behind last year and
normal. Soil moisture supplies are generally sufficient for continued favorable development
except for a few local areas.

Soil moisture supplies are adequate to surplus in the winter wheat areas of South Dakota,

Maturity during May was slowed by occasional frost and cool temperatures. Slightly over half
of the crop had advanced to the boot, somewhat behind normal progress.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Progress of Corn, Soybean, and Sorghum Planting

Corn planting made good nrogress after the first week of Mav. Clear skies allowed farmers to
overcome much of the earlier delays caused bv wet weather, In the North Central States planting
is 84 percent complete, compared with about 90 percent last year, Rain in late May delayed pro-
gress in the eastern Corn Belt; planting there is about 75 percent complete, compared with 89 per-
cent normally, Illinois has about 80 percent of its crop in the ground; Indiana, 75 percent; and
Ohio, 70 vercent. Progress in the western Corn Belt is near normal with 91 percent planted, Corn
planting in Iowa is 90 percent complete and is nearly over in Nebraska, Minnesota, ,and South Nakota,
Missouri is well behind normal with only 66 percent planted. Corn planting in the South is 88 per-
cent complete.

Soybean planting continued at a slow pace during May as Corn Belt farmers emphasized corn
planting and Southern operators stressed cotton, In the North Central region planting is about 43
percent complete, compared with 72 percent a year earlier. Planting in the Eastern Corn Belt is
34 percent complete, compared with the 63 percent usually seeded by June 3. Illinois’ crop is 37
percent planted; Iowa's 48 percent; and Missouri's 22 percent, In the South soybean planting is
36 percent finished, compared with 60 percent a year earlier.

Sorghum planting progressed on schedule in Texas and Nebraska but was behind a year earlier
in Kansas. Texas and Nebraska growers have about 83 and 82 percent of their acreage seeded, re-
spectively, In contrast, only 28 percent of Kansas’ crop was in the ground, Oklahoma has 40 per-
cent planted and Colorado 54 percent.

and Peanuts

Cotton planting is nearing completion. Despite a very slow start planting in the South
from the Carolinas through Texas and Oklahoma is about 90 percent seeded with Texas at 88 percent
and Oklahoma 50 percent. Early planted cotton in California and Arizona is squaring well and
cotton is biooming in south Texas.

Tobacco transplanting is in progress in most States with flue-cured settings nearing com-
pletion. Setting of flue-cured tobacco is nearly over in North Carolina, the largest producing
State, Wet fields have delayed burley settings in Kentucky, the leading State, where only 9 per-
cent was set by June 3, compafed with SQ percent a year ago,

Peanut planting is nearing completion in the Virginia-Carolina area, In North Carolina,
progress is well ahead of last year, In Georgia, peanuts are making fair to good progress.
Planting gained momentum in Oklahoma in late May. Seeding in Texas is 38 percent complete by
June 3, about the same as a year earlier.

Spring seeding of small grain crops varied from ahead of schedule to behind normal pro-
gress. Seeding of spring wheat was completed earlier than normal and well ahead of last year.
Planting of oats and barley in the important Minnesota-Dakota-Montana area was also ahead of
schedule with only a few fields yet to be seeded in North Dakota in late May. Seeding of oats
in Wisconsin and Michigan was still underway around June 1. Elsewhere in the eastern Corn Belt
and North Atlantic region, wet fields this spring delayed oat seeding beyond normal completion

dates.

Winter Wheat Prospects Climb 3 Percent

Prospective winter wheat production increased nearly 3 percent during May as adequate soil
moisture and favorable temperatures in the Great Plains boosted prospects there, The current 2
forecast of 1,316 million bushels is record high, 11 percent above 1972, and 15 percent above
years ago, The expected yield per acre is 35.2 bushels, compared with 34.0 last year and fl wer
record high 35.4 bushels in 1971, Harvest of winter wheat in the Great Plains was off toa s one
Start than usual, Texas growers had only 5 percent of their wheat crop combined, compared with
percent a year earlier, A few fields in southern Oklahoma were combined by June lL

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


APRICOTS AND CALIFORNIA NECTARINES» PLUMS» PRUNES+ AND ALMONDS

PRODUCTION
CROP AND STATE INDICATED
UTILIZED 1/ TOTAL
1971 l 1972 1973
TONS
APRICOTS.
UTAH 39200 ie) 4000
WASHINGTON 29350 19470 32000
CALIFORNIA 1445000 126000 150»000
UNITED STATES 1499550 1279470 157+000
NECTARINES
CALIFORNIA 692000 862000 852000
PLUMS
CALIFORNIA 1012000 962000 105000
PRUNES 2/
CALIFORNIA 131000 77000 160000
ALMONDS
CALIFORNIA 1345000 1255000 1333000

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (Tons): APRICOTS-UTAH
1971-300; WASHINGTON 1971-3005 1972-130; CALIFORNIA 1971-37»0006
2/ DRIED BASIS.

BARTLETT PEARS

PRODUCTION
STATE INDICATED
UTILIZED 1/ TOTAL
1971 | 1972 1973
TONS
WASHINGTON 112000 99,000 120000
OREGON 83000 514000 712000
CALIFORNIA 3012000 286000 3302000

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (tons): WASHINGTON 1971-
990005 1972-2%000% CALIFORNIA 1971-29000.

CROP PRODUCTION» JUNE 1973 19 CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS» USDA


PEACHES: The 1973 crop is forecast at 2,572 million pounds, 7 percent above last year but 10
percent under 1971. Excluding California's clingstones, used mostly for canning, the
forecast is 1,272 million pounds, 7 percent above last season's utilized output.

Production in the nine southern States is expected to total 478.7 million pounds, 15 per-
cent less than the amount utilized last season and 10 percent below the 1971 crop. Reductions
in Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas more than offset a small increase in the Texas crop during
May. Harvest of early varieties got underway in south Texas in mid-May and was underway in
Alabama and Georgia by the end of May. Prospects in Arkansas vary considerably between orchards,
depending upon frost damage. Both Georgia and South Carolina suffered some wind and hail damage
during May. In North Carolina thinning was active in May with picking expected to commence in
southern areas in mid-June.

Kentucky's peach crop was reduced sharply by freezing temperatures on April 10 and 11.
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia also suffered spring freeze damage. In Maryland, low
temperatures during bloom resulted in some damage in northwestern counties while in Delaware
frost damage was light. Flood waters and heavy rains caused considerable damage to the Missouri
crop. Many bearing age trees died from excessive moisture, and freezing temperatures in April
did additional harm, Spring freezes also damaged the crop in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

New Jersey's output is expected to be substantially bigger than last year but New York
prospects were reduced by bud damage in January, February, and April. Most New England orchards
have a heavy fruit set.

The Idaho crop was almost totally destroyed in December when record low temperatures
killed the fruit buds and caused extensive tree injury. Colorado's overall fruit set is excel-
lent with substantial thinning necessary in some orchards. Peach prospects in Utah range from
very poor to good. Washington anticipates a large, high quality crop: peaches there had an
extended bloom period and fruit set appears above average. Oregon expects an average crop.
Early Freestone peach harvest began in California about May 10 with the early white fleshed fruit.
Harvest will peak during July. Freestone production is slightly above last year while Cling-
Stone crop, at 1,300 million pounds, is up 6 percent from last season.

NOIE: A special report on California Clingstone peach crop
will be released June 21, 1973 at 3:00 p.m., EDT, by the
Crop Reporting Board, Statistical Reporting Service,
Washington, D. C. and the California Crop and Livestock Re-
porting Service, Sacramento, California. This special
report will be based on the objective measurement survey
now being conducted and all other indicators available at
that time.

BARTLETT PEARS: Total production in California, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 521,000

~ ~~ tons, 19 percent above last year’s utilized production and $ percent above 1971.
Crop prospects are currently good with larger crops than last season expected in all three States.
California's Bartlett crop is forecast at 330,000 tons, 15 percent above last season's utilized
output and 10 percent more than the 1971 utilized crop. Growth and development of the crop
appears good in all districts, Fruit quality is rated good at this time and no significant frost
damage has been reported. Harvest should commence about mid-July in the earliest areas.

The Oregon Bartlett crop is forecast at 71,000 tons, 39 percent greater than last season's
utilized production but 14 percent below the 1971 crop. The Medford area crop looks good. Trees
in that area did not suffer badly from the December freeze. At Hood River however, the crop was
damaged. Some buds were killed or damaged by the freezing temperatures; others were late opening.

Im Washington the Bartlett output is forecast at 120,000 tons, 21 percent above last season's

utilized crop and 7 percent greater than in 1971. No winter damage to trees, coupled with an ex-
tended and nearly ideal bloom period, contributed to a heavy fruit set.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 9 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


COTTON: Estimated percent of production sold each month of the crop marketing year

1971 crop 1/
: : ? 7 A : : Total
State, : Aug.:Sept.: Oct.: Nov.: Dec.: Jan.: Feb through

3 A : : H 3 H July 2/

5 Percent
N.C. : 0 1 Ss 21 19 QW 4 5 3 5 al 1 92
S.C. : 0 7 30 2 17 7 6 2 1 0 1 0 100
Ga. , : 0 2 17 22 28 15 8 s 1 1 1 o = 100
Tenn. : 0 2 33 46 16 2 1 0 0 0 o 0 = 100
Ala. 7 0 2 19 40 24 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 100
Mo. : 0 Ss 47 38 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 100
Miss. a) 1 18 #33 230 «17 2 2 2 1 1 0 © 100
Ark. 7 0 2 33 4205 5 1 0 C) 0) 2 0 = 100
La. : 0 1 12 40 29 «15 1 1 0) 0 1 0 = 100
Okla, : 0 0 ) 4 15 40 18 7 2 1 1 i 89
Texas 3/ : 8 10 7 5 15 33 9 3 1 1 1 1 98
Ne Mex. : 0 0 3 1 7 ow 98 9 5 4 3 2 92
Ariz. : 0 1 6 19 2% 2% 4 5 2 1 3 2 95
Calif. : 0 1 6 23 2 17 6 9 s 4 5 0 100
U.S. 3/ 2 2 4 1% 2% 2 18 s 3 2 1 i i 98

: 1972 Crop-Preliminary

3 > : 3 t 3 2 t : Total

: Aug. : Sept. : Oct. : Nov. : Dec. : Jan, + : through

2 2 8 3 H t H 3: March 4/

: Percent
N.C. : 0 0 2 20 16 25 9 6 78
S.C. : 0 5 13 19 18 17 15 8 95
Ga. : 0 2 lL 15 23 21 8 $I 91
Tenn. : 0 2 31 29 23 6 3 98
Ala. : 0 1 13 30 30 18 4 3 99
Mo. : 0 5 38 25 20 6 2 2 98
Miss. : 0 3 21 26 19 22 3 2 96
Ark, : 0 5 36 33 14 6 2 1 97
La. : 0 4 24 30 21 15 1 3 98
Okla, : 0 0 3 9 23 30 10 7 82
Texas 3/ : 8 5 7 7 14 26 13 9 89
N. Mex, : 0 0 1 18 31 13 7 5 75
Ariz, 2 0 ° 6 19 26 26 4 3 84
Calif, : 0 1 12 23 20 19 4 6 85
U.S. 3/ : 2 3 16 19 19 19 7 6 91

1/ Percents of four-tenths or less shown as "0",

2/ Excludes unredeemed loans on August 1, 1972,

3/ A small percent for July is included in August.

4/ Excludes unredeemed loans and cotton still in producers' hands on April 1, 1973.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 25 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


crop production

/ Release:
June 8, 1973

3:00 P. M. EDT

HIGHLIGHTS OF U. S. CROP REPORT AS OF
JUNE 1, 1973

Winter wheat production, forecast at 1,316 million bushels, is 3 percent
(34 million bushels) above the May 1, 1973 forecast as favorable weather
improved yield prospects in the Great Plains. The forecast is 11 percent
(130 million bushels) above a year earlier and 15 percent above 1971.

Peach production, forecast at 2,572 million pounds, is 7 percent (158 million
pounds) above last year's crop but 10 percent (291 million pounds) below 1971.

Orange production is expected to total 224.9 million boxes, up 1 percent (2.0
million boxes) from last month and 18 percent (33.8 million boxes) above last
season.

Grapefruit production is expected to total 65.4 million boxes, up 0.5 percent
(0.3 million boxes) from last month and 2 percent above last season's pro-
duction.

Spring potato production is estimated at 21.5 million cwt., 4 percent less than
a month earlier but 2 percent more than 1972.

All cotton production in 1972 totaled 13.7 million bales (13,606,300 bales of
Upland and 95,800 bales of American-Pima), 31 percent above the 1971 crop.

Mint For Oil: Beginning this month, the Crop
Production Report will contain estimates of
mint for oil, reflecting a shift of these esti-|
mates from the Fresh Market Vegetable report.
The previously scheduled program of estimates
remains unchanged.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
\ CrPr 2-2(6-73) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 yy



NECTARINES: The California output is forecast at 85,000 tons, 1 percent below 1972 but 23

percent above 1971. Bloom this year was generally 2 weeks later than the 1972
season but about normal. Early varieties were somewhat adversely affected by spring rains.
Development has been very good and picking has started in the San Joaquin Valley on some minor
varieties of Arm King and Sunbright.

PRUNES AND PLUMS: The first forecast of California's 1973 prune crop is 160,000 tons (dried

basis), compared with last year's crop of 77,000 tons, and the 131,000 dry
tons delivered in 1971. The June drop is just about over. Orchards are in good condition and
most. areas report good fruit sets, Fruit continues to develop and above average sizes are now
expected.

California's plum crop, forecast at 105,000 tons, is 9 percent more than last year's
utilized crop and 4 percent above 1971. Some orchards have light sets and only light thinning
will be necessary. Excellent fruit growth is expected. Red Beauty, Beauty and Burmosa varieties
are being picked in moderate volume. Harvest of Santa Rosa, a major variety, is expected to
start the second week of June.

ALMONDS: California's almond forecast continues at 133,000 tons in-shell, or 160.0 million
pounds of meats. This is 6 percent more than last year but 1 percent below the 1971 crop.

Nut sizes continue larger than normal. Sets appear heavier in southern areas than in northern

California. The set on nonpareil is off while other varieties appear to have above normal sets.

CHERRIES: Total production of sweet cherries in the Western States is forecast at 121,400 tons,
compared with 62,350 tons utilized from last year's freeze damaged crop. This year's
crop is 11 percent above 1971's utilized production. Montana's cherry trees came through the
winter with moderate winter injury and some spring freeze damage. Record lows in Idaho during
December killed many trees and weakened others. Thrifty trees which survived carried a full
bloom and had a good set due to generally favorable pollination weather. Most orchards in
Colorado have a nearly normal set this year. A few orchards have a light set as a re-
sult of cool weather during pollination. In Utah pollination was poor and many trees have a
light crop. Washington, with no winter damage and nearly ideal pollination weather, has a
heavy fruit set. Prospects are also good this yéar in Oregon and California.

TART CHERRIES: Total production in the Western States is forecast at 12,100 tons, compared with

last year's freeze damaged crop of 2,050 tons. Production this year is 9 per-
cent less than in 1971, In Colorado a substantial number of trees were winter killed and pol-
lination was poor in scattered areas, Utah's prospects are the same as in 1971 while Oregon's
crop may be down,

MINT FOR OIL: The peppermint crop is estimated at 58,800 acres for harvest in 1973, compared

with 57,100 acres in 1972 and 64,700 acres harvested in 1971. Acreage increases
from last year are indicated for Oregon and Wisconsin, with Idaho unchanged and reductions
shown for Indiana and Washington. Estimates have been discontinued for Michigan.

Spearmint growers expect to. harvest 23,500 acres this year, down from 24,600 acres in 1972
and 30,900 acres in 1971. Smaller acreages are estimated for Indiana, Michigan, and Washington
while Wisconsin and Idaho show increases.

Cool, wet weather and spring frosts in the Midwest and dry weather in the West have slowed
early development of the mint crops.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 12 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


GRAPEFRUIT: Total production is set at 65.4 million boxes, up 300,000 boxes from last month.

This is 2 percent above last season's production and 8 percent larger than the
1970-71 crop. Changes between the June 1 forecast and the final estimate averaged 0.7 million
boxes during the past eight seasons and ranged from 0.1 to 1.9 million boxes,

In Florida moisture supplies were short during the first part of May; however, current con-
ditions are good as a result of intermittent rains during the last 10 days of the month. White
Seedless grapefruit are nearly all harvested while Pink Seedless harvest is still active. Harvest
of seedy grapefruit is continuing at a declining rate.

In Texas grapefruit picking was still active in the lower Rio Grande Valley on June 1 with
light fresh market shipments expected through June 10. Some processing plants have closed for
the season and the remaining will be finished shortly.

In Arizona harvest of White and Ruby grapefruit was reaching seasonal volume in the Salt
River Valley and nearing completion in the Yuma area, California's grapefruit harvest is nearing
completion in the Desert Valleys and just getting underway in the “other areas", Fruit size is
larger than normal and quality is expected to be good.

LEMONS: Production in California and Arizona is forecast at 21.7 million boxes, up 0,5 million

from last month and 30 percent more than last season, Harvest is finished in Arizona,
In California picking is active and should stay so through July. The fruit is silver to tree
ripe,

APRICOTS: The 1973 crop is forecast at 157,000 tons, 23 percent above 1972 utilized production
and 5 percent more than 1971, California's output is placed at 150,000 tons, up 19
percent from last year's utilized production and 4 percent above 1971, Harvest of early varieties
such as Derby and Royals for fresh market began the week of May 21, Weather in April and May was
favorable for fruit development; however, winter and early spring rains caused losses due to brown
rot,

Washington apricots are forecast at 3,000 tons, more than double last year's utilized crop
of 1,470 tons and 28 percent above 1971, Little winter damage occurred to trees this year and
the spring bioom period was nearly ideal. Warm temperatures and an absence of wind during the
critical bloom period resulted in good pollination, In Utah 4,000 tons are forecast as compared
with last year's crop failure and 25 percent above 1971. Condition remains favorable for a good
crop,

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 ll Ceop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA






Prospects for normal growth of the winter wheat crop remain favorable in eastern and
south central Montana where rain was received during May. In the central portions of the
State, soil moisture supplies were short. General rains the last week of May were favorable
for the Idaho wheat crop, particularly north Idaho where spring rains have been below normal.
Most of the crop was in the boot stage about June 1 and heads were showing in about 20 percent
of the fields. The extremely dry situation in Washington was relieved somewhat by rains the
latter part of May. Although beneficial, the moisture was inadequate to offset the accumulative
moisture shortage. Prospects for the Willamette Valley crop in Oregon remain very favorable.
However, the continued lack of moisture in the Columbia Basin area is adversely affecting the
outlook for the State. Harvest is underway in the San Joaquin Valley of California and excellent
yields are being obtained.

Prospective production on June 1 in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, was unchanged from a month
earlier. In Indiana crop progress is about normal with 75 percent of the fields headed and some
southern fields beginning to ripen. In Illinois nearly all fields are headed and early fields
in the south are turning color. Prospects improved slightly in Michigan, although excessive
water was unfavorable for growth in low areas. Wheat prospects declined in Missouri and the
crop remains in fair condition. Maturity advanced during May with about one-fourth turning
color by the end of the month, compared with nearly one-half a year earlier.

Prospective production declined slightly in New York and Arkansas from a month earlier
and remained unchanged in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arizona.
Prospects improved in Kentucky.

ALL SPRING WHEAT: Seeding of 1973 spring wheat was generally completed at earlier than normal

dates and well ahead of last year. However, the advantage of an early start
was partially offset by soil moisture shortages in most areas. Additional precipitation is need-
ed if present prospects are to be maintained.

Planting of spring wheat in Minnesota made rapid progress and was completed by mid-May, a
week to 10 days ahead of normal, Nearly all seeded acreage had emerged by June 1 and the crop
was generally in satisfactory condition, Rains in late May replenished topsoil moisture.

Seeding in North Dakota was about a week ahead of normal during the entire planting season
and by June 1 virtually all spring wheat was in the ground, Dry, cool weather was not favorable
for early growth but by June 1 early fields were jointing. Topsoil moisture was short in one-
fourth of the counties, mainly in the north central area, Dryness during the month was most
serious in central and eastern areas of the State. Rain received in late May and early June re-
lieved the situation temporarily. Wild oats have been a problem this year in both North Dakota
and Minnesota and application of herbicides has been common.

South Dakota's spring wheat was near the normal stage of development arotind June 1, Most
major growing areas had enough moisture to bring the crop along but moisture reserves are low,
Spring wheat in Montana was in good condition in most areas with recent rains aiding growth.
However, the crop in the central areas was in only fair condition where moisture was in short
supply. Seeding was completed by the end of May, about the normal date,

Spring wheat conditions in Idaho were variable as of June 1, At lower elevations, spring
wheat was headed while in some higher altitude areas, planting was still continuing, Soil
moisture was short in northern areas but in ample supply in nonirrigated counties of eastern
Idaho,

Heavier than normal abandonment of winter wheat acreage in Washington resulted in consider-
able replanting to spring wheat. Lack of moisture early in the season adversely affected the
development of the crop. Rain in late May increased prospects considerably but additional rain
is badly needed, A dry spring allowed Oregon farmers to get their spring wheat planted early,
The dry weather, however, retarded growth and yields will be below average if rain does not come
soon, The exception to these conditions is the area along the eastern mountains where farmers

report good prospects,

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 8 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SUGARBEETS

: 7 Acreage planted 1 Acreage harvested = Yield per harvested acre
tate : 970} 3971 1972, 1970 «=? 1971} 1972 * 1970 * ig71 ? 1972
; 3 1,000 acres Tons
Ohio : 41.0 42.4 43.8 39.1 41.3 32.6 18.8 21.7 18.4
Mich, ? 93,2 91.0 94.5 89.9 82.6 86.6 21,3 17.1 18.9
Minn, =} 155.6 114.6 114.4 150.5 l.S 111.9 12.0 15.9 14,0
N. Dak. ? 94.9 76.6 75.6 93.3 73.7 74.0 11S 16.3 13.6
Nebr. =: 85.2 88.4 90.3 78.7 77.7 82.1 17.3 18.3 20.1
Kans. 45.3 41.2 40.6 43.9 39.0 35.7 16.1 17.9 18.2
Texas $30.8 22.6 26.7 28.8 20.2 23.2 20.0 22.5 22.6
Mont. = 58.0 50.3 45.8 56.9 46.7 45.2 16,2 19.6 18.6
Idaho = 175.1 171.7 184.3 168.9 163.8 172.7 18.4 19.5 20.5
Wyo. + 61.2 64.2 59.0 59.0 61.7 57.2 16.2 20.0 20.0
Colo. } 159.0 148.6 152.5 145.2 138.9 133.8 16.4 18.0 19.4
Ariz, =! 20.6 11.7 11.9 19.6 10.7 11.3 14.2 21.2 22.1
Utah + 31.7 25.5 22.5 29.1 24.8 22.0 16.5 18.7 19.6
Wash. : 67.2 80.5 94.5 61.6 78.2 91.6 19.4 25.3 25.5
Oreg. =? 22.2 20.6 22.7 20.3 20.1 22.3 20.9 23.1 24,7
Calif. 1/? 331.7 354.0 337.0 325.8 348.8 325.7 25.8 23.6 27.7
Other 2/ : 10.2 2.4 2.8 8.0 2.2 2.6 14.7 16.7 17.1
U.S. 7 1,482.9 1,406.3 1,418.9 1,418.6 1,341.9 1,330.5 18.6 20.2 21.3
Other States 2/
Maine 5 5 8.5
N.Y.
N. J. 2.1 1.3 19.5
Pa. 1.4 1.4 15.0
owa 1.9 1.7 2.06 1.7 1.6 2.0 13.7 14.6 14.8
Mo, 7/ 12 al 8.0
N. Mex. 4.1 7 7 3.0 6 6 14.4 22.3 24.7
Production t Price per ? Value of 1971 Sugar Act
A ton 3/ z_ production 3/_: payment 4/
1970 z_ 1971 2 1972 7 1971 = 1972 21971 7197. : Per ton? Total
F 1,000 tons Dollars 1,000 dollars Dollars 1,000 dollars
Ohio > 735 9 601 12.90 11,558 2.13 1,907
Mich. ?- 1,913 1,415 1,638 13.40 18,961 2.06 2,921
Minn, =? 1,811 1,774 1,568 15.30 27,142 2.18 3,869
N. Dak. * 1,070 1,204 1,008 15.40 18,542 2.21 2,665
Nebr. 1,365 1,425 1,650 16.20 23,085 2.17 3,098
Kans. + 706 697 650 15,90 11,082 2,04 1,425
Texas + 575 454 523 13.50 6,129 1.88 855
Mont. + 922 916 842 15.00 13,740 2.20 2,017
Idaho} 3,104 3,197 3,543 16.00 $1,152 2,18 6,984
Wyo. + 955 1,234 1,145 14.70 18,140 2,18 2,694
Colo. * 2,383 2,501 2,594 15.60 39,016 2.11 5,276
Ariz, + 279 227 250 14.60 3,314 1,83 415
Utah + 479 463 431 16.20 7,501 2.21 1,021
Wash. + 1,197 1,975 2,337 16.90 33,378 2.14 4,233
Oreg. * 424 464 551 15.70 7,285 2.13 987
Calif. 1/? 8,391 8,217 9,029 15.30 125,720 1.84 15,093
Other 2/ + 118 37 46 14.50 534 2.06 76
U.S. $26,427 27,096 28,406 15.40 416,279 2.05 55,536
Other States 2,
23.5 29.9 15.00 353 2.12 50
13.4 16.0 13.50 181 1,93 26

acreage and production for "Other States" rounded for inclusion in United States totals. 3/ Excludes Sugar
Act Payments. 4/ Excludes abandonment and deficiency payments. 5/ Preliminary. 6/ Approximately $2.13
per ton for the1972 crop. 7/ Includes small acreage in Arkansas.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1972 22 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


COTTON LINT: Season average price received by farmers and Value of Production, 1970, 1971 and 1972

State : Price per pound 1/ : Value of production
H 1970 2/ 3 1971 2. : 1972 3/7 A 1970 : 1971 B 1972
F Cents 1,000 dollars
Upland :
N.C, 3 23,55 29.26 28.1 17,468 19,020 16,120
Ss. C, 3 23.41 29.11 28.9 23,664 38,384 42,717
Ga. : 22.61 29.28 28.2 31,653 52,564 47,885
Tenn, : 23.03 27.70 27.5 43,379 70,226 72,383
Ala. 2 22.93 28.05 27.9 55,863 86,225 75,985
Mo. : 23.41 26.05 28.2 25,223 50,097 59,358
Miss, : 22.90 27.64 29.1 179,275 224,573 280,062
ark. 3 23.24 27.73 28.4 116,899 165,059 195,568
La. : 23.07 28.16 28.3 57,649 81,038 95,752
Okla. : 20.85 28.37 24.4 19,284 24,152 38,916
Texas : 21.44 26.57 21.9 328,310 328 ,929 446,323
N. Mex. : 24.68 29.97 29.3 15,674 19,190 22,295
Ariz. : 23.64 29.95 28.6 52,448 66,955 82,713
Calif. 2 25.35 31.55 30.3 141,114 169,118 256,652
Va. : 21.97 28.80 23.0 363 299 153
Fla. : 24.71 30.80 28.7 883 1,723 1,855
Tll. 3 23.47 26.00 28.0 23 50 79
Ky. : 23.06 27.50 27.5 270 678 547
Nev. i 24.52 30.50 30.0 294 224 382
U. S. Upland : 22,81 28.07 26.6 1,109,736 1,398,504 1,735,745
42.4 45.7 47.9 3,772 7,737 7,219
42.9 45.3 44.4 2,193 4,415 3,273
i 44.0 43.9 39.8 5,868 8,883 9,320
Calif. : 39.3 43.5 40.0 53 8S 46
U.S. Amer-Pima 43.3 44.8 43.2 11,886 21,120 19,858
U. S, All Cotton H 22.93 28.23 26.7 1,121,622 1,419,624 1,755 ,603
: Price per pound plus A Value of production plus
price support payments 4, A price support payments
1970 2 z 1971 27 z 1972 37 : 1970 5 1971 = 1972
Cents 1,000 dollars
Upland 3
N.C. : 39.10 48.54 53.4 28,995 31,551 30,635
S.C. : 53.67 51.80 48.9 54,249 68 297 72,331
Ga. 3 47.56 47.81 49.0 66,572 85,835 83,163
Tenn. : 40,59 39.71 39.3 76,436 100,687 103,569
Ala. : 41.43 42.40 44,6 100,907 130,324 121,377
Mo. H 43.76 36.37 38.1 47,151 69,948 80,116
Miss. : 38.15 41,20 40.4 298,679 334,710 389,005
Ark, : 38.81 39,97 39.1 195,176 237,918 269,120
La. : 38.75 40.66 38.9 96,840 117,021 131,560
Okla. : 46.27 53.89 37.5 42,790 45,879 59,887
Texas : 41,32 48.78 34.8 632,844 603,938 709,988
N. Mex. : 46.09 48.75 44.6 29,276 31,216 33,902
Ariz. : 42.88 46,99 41.4 95,114 105,045 119,756
Calif. : 41.42 46.55 39.4 230,615 249,527 333,505
Va. : 39.53 55.91 69.6 653 581 462
Fla. : $0.27 46.69 44.9 1,796 2,612 2,900
Tll. : 155.10 80.53 66.5 152 156 187
Ky. : 61.06 43.28 46.9 715 1,067 932
Nev. : 53.38 68.11 49.2 640 500 627
U. S, Upland Hy 41.11 44.50 38.9 1,999,600 2,216,812 2,543,022
Amer-Pima :
Texas : 51.8 55.7 $8.3 4,605 9,431 8,782
N. Mex. : 52.4 54.3 $3.8 2,677 5,289 3,962
Ariz. : 53.3 $3.1 50.1 7,103 10,754 11,728
Calif. 3 122.4 50.2 49.3 164 98 57
U. S. Amer-Pima 3 52.9 54.3 $3.4 14,549 25,872 24,529
U.S. All Cotton H 41.17 44.59 39.0 2,014,149 2,242,384 2,567,551

1/ Price based on 480 pound net weight bale. 2/ Includes allowance for unredeemed loans. 3/ Average
price to April 1, 1973. 4/ Does not include payments for acreage diversion, conservation practices, etc.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 28 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PASTURE AND RANGE FEED *
CONDITIONS JUNE 1, 1973*

A Poor ta fair
BBB Very poor
$9) Severe drought

Good to ne J

‘AS REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

. ”
INDICATES CURRENT SUPPLY OF FEED FOR GRAZING ON NON -IRRIGATED PASTURES AND RANGES RELA-
TIVE TO THAT EXPECTED FROM EXISTING STANDS UNDER VERY FAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS,

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITIONS *
dune 1, 1972

PERCENT ly

OF NORMAL Uj Yj

80 ond over Good to excellent
65 thre 79
50 thru 64 BRB Very poor
35 thru 49 GG Severe drought

‘AS REPORTED BY
CROP CORRESPONDENTS

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

UiSs DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. ERS 290472 (6) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


WINTER WHEAT

ACREAGE YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION

STATE HARVESTED FOR INDI- INDI-

HARVEST CATED CATED

1971 1972 11973 1971 {1972 | 1973 1971 | 1972 1973

1000 ACRES BUSHELS 1,000 BUSHELS

NY lil 140 140 3860 37.0 3940 45218 5180 59460
NJ is 31 35 41 4700 3820 4020 19457 1+#330 12640
PA 261 269 264 36060 3260 34.0 99396 89608 89976
OHIO 944 13029 628 4400 4560 3740 419536 469305 239236
IND 694 826 665 4660 4820 4240 319924 399648 279930
TLL 1,000 19200 19175 4600 4520 3660 465000 542000 429300
MICH 495 535 540 3660 4000 3920 175820 21%400 212060
WISC ls 22 20 al 4200 3220 40.0 924 640 840
MINN Vv 3k 26 35 2840 3000 2940 868 780 19015
IOWA V/ 36 33 29 38.5 3705 38.0 15386 19238 1102
MO 775 925 760 4000 3920 3240 312000 362075 249320
N DAK 1/ 60 66 71 3000 3360 35.0 15800 29178 29485
S DAK 553 705 626 3600 3660 3540 199908 259380 219910
NEBR 29434 29556 29684 4200 3700 3900 1029228 949572 1045676
KANS. 92061 95400 102100 B4e5 3305 37400 312605 3149900 3739700
DEL l/s 25 25 26 4300 3340 40.0 12075 825 12040
MD ls 108 110 116 4000 3560 40.0 49320 39850 42640
VA 205 218 176 44.0 3700 4240 92020 8066 79392
Ww oVA lv 13 14 14 3500 3500 3740 455 490 518
NC 245 225 220 4300 3140 4060 109535 69975 8800
sc Vv 126 136 413 BB.0 2000 33.0 45788 29720 39729
GA V/ 195 140 133 39.0 2060 33.0 79605 2800 4389
FLA l/ 60 42 38 3000 1560 2660 19800 630 988
KY 180 216 174 4000 3265 3460 7200 79020 59916
TENN 234 240 144 3600 3200 3260 Br424 79680 45608
ALA Vs 120 108 102 2900 1960 2520 39480 29052 29550
MISS Vv 125 160 100 29.0 3160 29.0 39625 49960 29900
ARK 257 296 250 3165 3760 31.0 83096 109952 Ts750
LA l/s 35 30 25 2360 2360 22.0 805 690 550
OKLA 39600 3*900 52070 2060 23460 30.0 722000 89700 1529100
TEXAS 15496 22000 3%200 2160 2260 27.0 319416 442000 862400
MONT 1,827 19790 29062 3000 2700 30.0 549810 489330 61860
IDAHO 742 772 825 5160 4560 48.0 379842 349740 399600
WYO l/ 204 220 225 3300 3500 3660 69732 79700 82100
CcOLo 2,110 29132 29211 28.0 2420 30.0 592080 SLela4 669330
N MEX 1/ 160 170 289 2400 2505 2860 39840 49335 89092
ARIZ 173 170 187 6820 6720 7060 115764 119390 132090
UTAH V4 185 205 207 2940 2665 2740 59365 59433 59589
NEV l/ 7 7 8 7500 7500 8020 525 525 640
WASH 29165 29490 29166 5000 4705 44.0 108250 1189275 959304
OREG 696 828 931 4600 4205 3760 322016 359190 349447
CALIF 558 483 554 4720 48.0 50.0 269226 239184 27%700
us 329359 349891 379345 3504 3400 3502 191445164 151859890 193159672

1/ ESTIMATES FOR

1973 ARE CARRIED FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS REPORTe

CROP PRODUCTION» JUNE 1973

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PEACHES

PRODUCTION

STATE MILLION POUNDS 48 POUND EQUIVALENTS
UTILIZED 1/ TOTAL UTILIZED 1 TOTAL
1971 [i972 1973 1971 1972 1973
1,000 UNITS
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2/ 7 15 15
MASSACHUSETTS 207 300 92 56 63
RHODE ISLAND af 02 6 4
CONNECTICUT 204 45 100 50 94
NEW YORK 17-0 15.0 396 354 313
NEW JERSEY 2560 90.0 29604 521 19875
PENNSYLVANIA 80.0 78.0 29188 19667 19625
OHIO 1.0 600 583 2l 125
INDIANA 4 300 229 8 63
ILLINOIS 12.0 7.20 485 250 146
MICHIGAN 1020 45.0 19708 208 938
MISSOURI 2001 8.0 419 419 167
KANSAS le7 620 125 35 125
DELAWARE 160 209 83 21 60
MARYLAND 1205 14.0 479 260 292
VIRGINIA 22.0 2260 792 458 458
WEST VIRGINIA 1340 14.0 542 271 292
NORTH CAROLINA 2520 30.0 729 521 625
SOUTH CAROLINA 220.0 260.0 69042 49583 59417
GEORGIA 190-0 100,0 2500 30958 29083
KENTUCKY 500 4.0 323 104 83
TENNESSEE 806 305 i171 179 73
ALABAMA 2400 1460 333 500 292
MISSISSIPPI 3/| 1720 1000 217 354 208
ARKANSAS 4200 3600 896 875 750
LOUISIANA 3/ 720 605 83 146 135
OKLAHOMA 3/ 602 9o2 163 129 192
TEXAS 29.0 13.0 104 604 271
IDAHO 2.0 1.0 313 42 21
COLORADO 720 39.0 477 146 813
UTAH 125 10.0 271 31 208
WASHINGTON 2765 3640 844 573 750
OREGON 4e5 11.0 292 94 229
CALIFORNIA-FREESTONE 35220 37000 89417 79333 79708
TOTAL ABOVE 1919000 19271066 33021 249790 26,494
CALIFORNIA-CLINGSTONE 1527860 1522460 19300.0 269625 259500 279083
UNITED STATES 2986209 2941460 2957166 599646 509290 53,577

1/ EXCLUDES UNHARVESTED PRODUCTION AND EXCESS CULLAGE (MILLION POUNDS):
STATES 1971-18.3; 1972-2.0; EXCEPT CALIFORNIA CLINGSTONE WHICH IS OVER THE

UNITED

SCALE TONNAGE AND INCLUDES CULLS AND CANNERY DIVERSIONS 1971-122:0; 1972-120.0.
2/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED FOR 1973.
3/ ESTIMATES FOR 1973 ARE CARRIED FORWARD FROM PREVIOUS REPORT.

CROP PRODUCTION» JUNE 1973 17

CROP REPORTING BOARD» SRS»

USDA


CROP PROSPECTS, JUNE 1, 1973*

80 and over
65 thru 79 Fair
50 ths 64 BY Poor
35 thru 49 SBI Very poor

PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY
Under 35 ME Near failure REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE~

SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PROSPECTS*
June 1, 1972

Good to excellent
Fair
BB Poor

‘*AELATIVE CONDITIONS OR
PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY
REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE-
SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS”

U.S, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NEG. SRS 269-72 (6) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PR 1
P PRODUCTION, June 1973 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


COTTON: Acreage and production, 1972 crop with comparisons

Planted acres

Harvested acres : Yield per planted acre

State :

CISD: S71: 2: 1970 T1972 TO_: 19712 1977
: 1,000 acres Pounds

Upland :
eo : 173 194 210 160 175 170 429-338 273
sc. > 346 381 400 290 320 340 292 «346370
Ga. : 408 426 461 375 385 430 343421368
Tenn. : 425 447 540 390 425 485 443567487
Ala. 1 565 379 601 538 $58 580 431 «531453.
Mo. : 310 343 438 250 313 408 348561484
Miss. 11,235 1,385 1,664 ~=—-1,190 1,325 1,606 634 600-578
Ark, £1,120 1,180 1,470 ~=—-1,070 «1,140 1,410 4§9 504468
La. 1 465 510 690 450 500 665 537 564 490
Okla. 1 525 445 553 450 396 510 176 0©=«191—S(288
Texas 15,225 5,230 5,570 4,870 4,700 ~.- 5,000 294 «237366
N. Mex. : 139 135 141 126 130 131 457 «474— 540
Ariz. 1 243 242 273 241 241 271 913 924 1,059
Calif. 2 665 760 868 662 741 863 837 705976
Va. > 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.2 2.5 344 216 138
Fla. + 13 1S ks 8.2 9.3 1153 269 ©9486. 5:17
Til, : 6 1,7 2.0 4 28 1) 1634s
ky. 43 5.3 5.8 3.4 4:3 5.0 272 465343
Nev. 23 2.3 2.2 242 2.3 21 $210 319.—s«879
U. S. Upland 11,869,3 12,252,6 13,903.53 11,080.5 11,369.9 12,8880 410 407 470

Amer-Pima 3
Texas : 26,8 35.7 35.0 26.0 35.4 34.5 3320 ATA AS.
N. Mex, t 15.5 21.5 21.4 15.3 20.6 21.1 330 483 344
Ariz. 1 33.2 44.5 41,3 32.8 44.4 39.9 403 455 567
Calif. 5 6 3 4 “6 T3268 «= 325385
U.S. Amer-Pima: 75.9 102.3. 98.0 74.5 101.0 95,8 362 460 469

U, S. All Cotton 21,945,2 12,354,9 14,001.3 11,155,0 11,470,9 12,983.8 410 407 470

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 26 Crop Reporting Board, SRS. USDA


UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF JUNE 1, 1973

z Aereage z Yield per acre: Production
Harvested: For : : : ¢ Indicated 1973
Crop :__Harvested _ : : * Ind.
“jon 1972 ¢ harvest: 1971: 1972: j97; 1971 1972 May 1 June 1
T,000 acres Bushels T,000 busheis
Winter wheat 132,359 34,891 37,345 35.4 34.0 35.21,144,164 1,185,890 1,281,999 1,315,672
: Condition
tAv. 1962-71
Pasture and
Range (percent) : 81 84 86
NONCITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION
? Utilized Indicated
Crop : ? Total
: 1971 : 1972 1973
Peaches 1/ (million Ibs.) : 2,862.9 2,414.0 2,571.6
Apricots (1,000 tons): 150 127 157
Nectarines (1,000 tons): 69 86 85
Plums-Calif. (2,000 tons): 101 96 105
Prunes (dried)-Calif. (1,000 tons) __: 131 7 160

1/ Includes culls and cannery diversions for California clingstone peaches as follows in million
pounds: 1971 - 122.0; 1972 - 120.0.

CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1/

Indicated 1972-73

Crop 1970-71 1971-72

May 1 : June 1

1,000 boxes
Oranges 189,560 191,100 222,900 224,900
Grapefruit 60,560 64,140 65,100 65,400
Lemons. 16,450 16,680 21,200 21,700.

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

IRISH POTATOES

Acreage Yield per : Production
Seasonal harvested acre a 7
group t Ind. Ind. z 7__indicated 19
; 17h, 1972 avs: 1972 1972 gos 1972 1972 Hay Tune I
: 1,000 acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt.
Spring : 107.3 96.0 98.0 226 219 219° 23,658 «21,026 = -22,345 21,468
CROP REPORTING BOARD:
J. W. Kirkbride, Acting Chairman,
APPROVED: M. L, Koehn, Secretary,
R, R. Hancock, R. A. McGregor,
—_— G. W. Suter, J. L. Aschwege,
N /. N. C. Cross, D. J. Fedewa,
i G. D. Hasenmyer, H. F. Prindle,
. A. M. Scott, J. R, Standley,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Cc. W. Wallis.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 2 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


COTTONSEED: Production and farm disposition 1970, 1971 and 1972 crops 1/
7 Farm disposition Used for
: Production Sales to : Other planting
State : oil mills 3 2) : 3/
21970 = 1971-1972: 1970: 1971 + 1972: 1970 = 1971: 1972 = 1971 : 1972 : 1973
: Thousand tons
N.C. 2 65 49 44 61 45 40 4 4 4 2.6 2.8 2.7
S.C. : 87 110 123 82 105 1i7 5 5 6 4.0 4.2 3,7
Ga. + 121 151 133 114 143 126 7 8 7 6.0 6.5 5.2
Tenn. > 160 212 227 183 204 220 7 8 7 $6 6.8 6.4
Ala. 1 204 256 232 195 246 223 9 10 9 7.5 8.1 7.5
Mo. 1 98 169 183 88 160 175 7 9 8 6.0 7.8 6.6
Miss. : 631 663 750 590 621 722 41 42 28 16.3 20.0 19,2
Ark. 2 419 495 $74 400 470 552 19 25 220 0«17.1 «22.8 = 20.3
La. + 208 229 276 197 219 266 8 10 wo 5.4 7,30 7.1
Okla. > 79 75 139 72 66 130 7 9 9 5.1 6.9 6.6
Texas + 21,242 1,050 1,665 1,142 969 1,575 100 81 90 71.1 78.5 70.6
N. Mex. : 54 59 66 $1 56 62 3 3 4 2.1 2.2 2.1
Ariz. : 200 221 278 194 216 268 6 5 102.6 «3.02.6
Calif. 499 492 740 487 479 715 12 13 28 11.4 11.7 12,0
Other
States 4/ : 7 9 10 6 8 9 1 1 1 3 4 3
U.S. 4,068 4,240 5,440 3,832 4,007 5,200 236 233 240 163.1 189.0 172.9
COTTONSEED: Season average price received by farmers, value of production, and
value of sales to oil mills, 1970, 1971 and 1972 crops 1/
Price per Value of r Value of sales
State ton production i to oil mills
1570 1977 3 T9370: 1971: 197. 1970: 1971: 3972
: Dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 dollars
N.C. : $1.00 48.50 43.90 3,315 2,377 1,932 3,111 2,183 1,756
Ss. C : 50.80 52.30 44.30 4,420 5,753 5,449 4,166 5,492 5,183
Ga. 2 47.60 50.10 47.50 5,760 7,565 6,318 $,426 7,164 5,985
Tenn. > 53.80 55.00 47.90 8,608 11,660 10,873 8,231 11,220 10,538
Ala. : $0.80 $1.00 44.70 10,363 13,056 10,370 9,906 12,546 9,968
Mo. 47.60 55.10 46.90 4,522 9,312 8,583 4,189 8,816 8,208
Miss. > $6.40 57.80 49.60 35,588 38,321 37,200 33,276 35,894 35,811
ark. + $7.30 56.60 47.90 24,009 28,017 27,495 22,920 26,602 26,441
La. : $4.10 56.00 47.00 11,091 12,824 12,972 10,658 12,264 12,502
Okla. 58.20 56.80 51.00 4,598 4,260 7,089 4,190 3,749 6,630
Texas 55.00 56.50 48.60 68,310 59,325 80,919 62,810 54,749 76,545
N. Mex. 61.00 62.80 52.00 3,294 3,705 3,432 3,111 3,517 3,224
Ariz. + 60.00 60.00 50.10 12,000 13,260 13,928 11,640 12,960 13,427
Calif. : 66.90 63.00 57.30 33,383 30,996 42,402 32,880 30,177 40,970
Other :
States 4/ 50.80 56.70 45.40 346 499 431 320 454 400
U.S. 56.50 56.80 49.50 229,607 240,930 269,393 216,534 227,787 257,588

1/ 1972 Crop preliminary.
2/ Includes planting seed, exports, inter-farm sales, shrinkage, losses and other uses.
3/ Included in "Other" farm disposition.
4/ Data not shown separately for Virginia, Floride, Illinois, Kentucky, and Nevada.

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973

Planting seed from previous year's crop.

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POTATOES: The spring potato crop is estimated at 21,468,000 cwt., 4 percent less than forecast
_ on May 1 but 2 percent more than the 1972 production of 21,026,000 cwt.

Crop prospects in California, Arizona, and Alabama have been lowered by unusually cool
weather and heavy rainfall during early growing periods. Although weather conditions improved
during May, it was too late in many cases for the crop to recover full potential.

The California crop of 11,661,000 cwt. is turning out less than forecast earlier as tuber
sizes average smaller than expected. Shipments from Kern County are increasing and the Wasco-
Shafter area will start harvesting about June 11.

Arizona's production is now forecast at 2,277,000 cwt., compared with 2,400,000 cwt. harvested
in 1972. Digging was active by June 1 with yields per acre improving as harvest reached later
maturing fields. The Alabama crop is estimated at 1,320,000 cwt., compared with the 1972 pro-
duction of 1,395,000 cwt. Peak harvest is expected about mid-June with digging to be completed
by early July.

The Hastings, Florida crop, estimated at 3,196,000 cwt., is turning out better than antici-
pated. Production for 1972 was 2,996,000 cwt. Harvesting was slowed during late May by rain
but was active during the dry weather of early June. The North Carolina crop is estimated at
1,624,000 cwt. With favorable growing weather during May, prospects have improved. Digging is
expected to get underway about June 20.

PASTURE AND RANGE: Pasture and range feed conditions nationwide are mostly good to excellent.

However, the South Atlantic States have some areas with poor to fair condi-
tions because of dry weather. The Northwestern States also show some very poor conditions and
Montana continues with an area of severe drought. New England, Middle Atlantic, East North
Central, and the Southwestern States have predominantly good to excellent conditions. The West
North Central States have good to excellent ¢onditions except for North Dakota, where dry weather
has resulted in a large area of poor to fair conditions with some very poor conditions in the
center of the State.

SUGAR CROPS (1970-72 Revised): Production of sugarbeets in 1972 totaled a record 28,40$,900

tons, 5 percent above the 1971 crop of 27,095,900 tons and 7 per-
cent larger than the 26,426,700 tons produced in 1970. The 1972 crop was harvested from 1,330.5
thousand acres with an average yield per acre of 21.3 tons. This compares with 1,341.9 thousand
acres in 1971 and 1,418.6 thousand acres harvested in 1970.

Sugarcane processed for sugar in 1972 totaled 27,239,000 tons, up 18 percent from the
23,145,000 tons in 1971. The 1972 sugarcane for sugar was harvested from 664.0 thousand acres,
yielding an average of 41 tons per acre. In Florida production of sugarcane for sugar totaled
9,288,000 tons, up 54 percent from 1971. Louisiana's 1972 preduction, at 8,022,000 tons, was up
3 peren from the previous year. Hawaiian production totaled 9,929,000 tons, down 7 percent
rom 1.

Total sugar production (raw value) was 6,424,000 tons, 7 percent more than the 5,988,000

tons produced in 1971. Sugar (raw value) production from cane totaled 2,740,000 tons and pro-
duction from beets amounted to 3,684,000 tons.

_., The 1972 sugarbeet crop was valued at $454.5 million (excluding Sugar Act payments), compared
with $416.3 million in 1971. Value of sugarcane for sugar in Florida and Louisiana was $211.6
million, up 44 percent from the $147.2 million crop in 1971,

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 13 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


JUNE 1 PASTURE AND RANGE FEED CONDITION BY STATES: 35-50, SEVERE DROUGHT;
50-65, VERY POOR; 65-80, POOR TO FAIR; 80 AND OVER, GOOD TO EXCELLENT

State + 1960 et : 1972 ayenage : 1972 1973
2 Percent Percent
Maine : 87 84 84 94 93
N. H. : 86 85 79 89 86
Vt. : 87 87 77 84 85
Mass. : 84 88 66 81 72
R. I. : 86 91 90 92 97
Conn. : 83 90 85 90 93
N.Y. > 85 88 75 82 90
N. J. : 80 89 79 86 89
Pa. : 84 93 82 7 88
Ohio : 88 92 75 76 80
Ind. : 90 91 78 80 90
Ill. : 90 91 74 q7 83
Mich, : 88 88 84 85 75
Wis. : 87 85 87 80 81
Minn. : 86 94 82 90 85
Iowa : 88 92 74 70 91
Mo. > 84 91 66 57 95
N. Dak. : 82 96 76 63 98
S. Dak. : 82 96 83 65 93
Nebr. : 79 93 84 71 92
Kans. : 78 90 85 86 74
Del. : 82 93 83 82 77
Md. > Bl 92 78 5S 89
Va. 3 85 97
81 84 86

W. Va. 7 79 91

CROP PRODUCTION, June 1973 16 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA