Acreage in the Virginia-North Carolina area is estimated at 273,000
acres, unchanged from last year's planted acreage. In Virginia, cool
weather and low soil temperatures the last of April slowed plenting and
caused some replanting. However, warmer weather along with sufficient
moisture during May and June resulted in good germination and rapid crop
growth.

Planted acreage in the Southeast, at 796,500 acres, will be 5,500
acres--nearly 1 percent above 1968. Dry weather slowed germination in
May. Although soil moisture has continued short to adequate, the crop
is in good condition.

Indicated planted acreage in the Southwest area, at 434,700 acres,
is 5,600 acres or a little over 1 percent more than 1968 planted acreage.
The crop has progressed well. By mid-June planting was 62 percent complete
in Texas, 92 percent in Oklahoma, and complete in New Mexico.

SUGARBEETS: A record crop of 27.2 million tons of sugarbeets is forecast,
7 percent above last year's record crop. Estimated acreage

for harvest is a record high 1,587,000 acres--12 percent above the 1968

record. Average yield prospects on July 1, at 17.1 tons per acre, are

below the 1968 average of 18.0 tons. Differences between the first

United States production estimate on July 1 and final harvest have

averaged nearly 771,000 tons--ranging from 0.2 million tons to 1.7 million.

Sugarbeet producers planted a record of 1,645,000 acres for harvest in
1969 -- 11 percent more than last year. Most States show moderate to
strong acreage increases from last year, except Maine, where planted acreage
is down 46 percent and Minnesota, where acreage remains unchanged.

Crop conditions on July 1 were generally good. Wet weather in Ohio
resulted in some replanting while in Michigan heavy reins delayed planting
to some extent. Conditions generally favored the crop in North Dakota
and Minnesota. In Nebraska some replanting occurred following earlier
freeze damage. In Texas and Montana growing conditions are good. However,
in Idaho stands are poor in some areas and some replanting has been
necessary. Supplies of irrigation water are adequate in Colorado, and a
good crop is in prospect. About 50 percent of the Arizona fall-planted
crop was harvested by late June; the spring-planted crop is in good
condition. In Utah irrigation water is plentiful. Conditions favor
crops in Washington and Oregon, but some abandonment of California's
spring-planted crop occurred because of heavy rainfall.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED: Production of sugarcane for suger and seed
is expected to be 8 percent less than last
year's crop, or 22.8 million tons. An average yield per acre of 42.9
tons is expected, compared with 41.0 tons in 1968.

Acreage of sugarcane for harvest is placed at 532,200 acres, down 12
percent from last year. Growers in Louisiana will reduce their harvested

acreage 15 percent. Florida acreage will be down 14 percent. Sugarcane
acreage for harvest in Hawaii is down 1 percent from last year.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 20 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



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Soybeans : harvested
i _ for nuts

3 - - += - 1,000 acres ~ - -
1960 > 1,141.5 1,400 302 23,655 1,395
oe. ist a4 1,414 336 27,003 1,398
1962 : 1,224.1 1,414 343 27,608 1,400
1963 s 1,175.7 1,370 315 28,615 1,396
1964 z 1,077.8 1,388 297 30, 793 1,397
1965 : 976.9 1,484 223 34,449 1,435
1966 : 973-9 1,486 239 36,546 1,418
1967 : 959.8 1,212 234 39, 767 1,402
1968 ; 880.3 1,453 ahs 40,659 1,436
169 : 923.2 2,479 292 41, 646 ote

Sugar- ‘Sugarcane, ' Sweet- ¢

Year beets ' all : Potatoes potatoes °

~ - + - 1,000 acres - - - -
1960 : 957 342.5 1,386.2 190.7 315,818 324,470
1961 : 1,077 369.9 1,480.2 183.2 29h, 334 308, 594
1962 : 1,103 410.3 1,347.1 202.6 285,830 299, 851
1963 2: 1,235 473.6 1,323.0 170.8 289,928 305,977
1964 2 1,395 576.2 1,271.9 151.2 290,462 303,251
1965 > 1,2k8 511.1 1,383.6 168.5 290,958 304, 321
1966 : 1,161 515.7 1,464.0 . 156.8 287,725 297,617
1967 : «1,122 516.7 1,457.3 146.6 300, 446 315,885
1968 2 1,412 493.6 1,377.6 149.0 293,862 306,976
1969 1/ : 1,587 3/532.2 1,421.4 159.5 4/ 288,373 300,198

* Does not include Alaska and Hawaii.
L/ Preliminary.
2/ Includes crops for which acreage estimates are made excluding duplicated acreages,
fruits, and a few minor crops.

For sugar and seed only.
A/ Includes an allowance for cotton, peanuts, sweetclover seed, timothy seed,
cowpeas, sugarcane for sirup, broomeorm, and commercial vegetables.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -37- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


N.Y. 49,0 51.0
NJ. 56.0 49.0
Pa. 69.0 _53.0
Ohio Gero 48.0
Ind. 42.0 42.0
Tl. 46.0 4b.
Mich 42.0 47.0
Wis. 50.0 _56.0
Minn G60 47.0
Iowa uh.o = 48.0
Mo. 37.0 40.0
N.Dak. 33.0 41.0
S.Dak. 41.0 39.0
Nebr. 35.0 33.5
Kans. 27.0 37.0
Del. Bo 42.0
Ma. 50.0 45.0
Va. 51.0 46.0
W.Va. 47.0 38.0
N.C. 42.0 49.0
S.C. 28.0 36.0
Ga. 31.0 _38.0
ky. 200° ~4T.8
Tenn. 31.0 31.0
Ark. 32.0 27.0
Okla. 23.0 36.0
Texas 18.0 27.0
Mont. ~ BS ~37.0
Idaho 49.0 48.0
Wyo. 47.0 47.0
Colo. : 48.5 47.0
W.Mex. ¢ 16 16 15 51.0 61.0
Ariz. : 160 176 Usb 75.0 73.0
Utah: 125 129 128 60.0 54.0
Nev. 3 17 15 18 58.0 60.0
Wash, ¢ 226 2h6 367 42.0) 41.0
Oreg. 266 279 379 «32.5 37.5
Calif. : 1,450 1,406 _ 1,125 52.0 _50.0

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Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Wet weather delayed harvest in Missouri where combining was 25 percent
complete compared to about hO percent last year. Tllinois harvest was 5
to 10 percent complete with progress limited to the two southern districts.
Harvest is running later than normal in Indiana. Harvest in the Gulf Coast
States progressed rapidly and was virtually complete by July 1. In the
Carolinas and Virginia harvest was delayed by rain.

OTHER SPRING WHEAT: Spring wheat, other than durum, is estimated at 183.9
million bushels 25 percent less than last year and

26 percent less than the 1967 crop. Production forecasts are down from

last year in the major producing States of Minnesota, North Dakota,

South Dakota and Montana.

Although spring wheat seeding began later than usual in the major
growing areas, it was completed by near ~ normal dates. Dry weather in
early June and short soil moisture slowed development but rains during the
latter part of the month relieved dry soils and improved prospects con-
siderably. Cool weather during most of June retarded growth and by July 1
maturity was behind normal.

Yield is forecast at 24.2 bushels per harvested acre compared with
26.4 last year and 23.5 in 1967.

Planted acreage of spring wheat, other than durum, is estimated
at 7.8 million acres, compared with 9.5 million last year and 10.8 mil-
lion in 1967. Harvested acreage is expected to total 7.6 million acres
in 1969 compared with 9.3 million in 1968.

DURUM WHEAT: Production of durum wheat is forecast at 88.5 million
bushels, down 9 percent from last year's record crop but
33 percent larger than the 1967 crop. Production in 1969 would be the
second largest of record. The crop generally shows good to heavy stands.
Although development has been slow, late June rains have been beneficial.

The 1969 crop will be harvested from 3.3 million acres, down 6
percent from 1968. All Durum States showed decreases in acres for
harvest in 1969 except South Dakota which increased 30 percent. . Yield
is forecast at 26.5 bushels per harvested acre, compared with 27.4 last
year.

OATS: Production of oats in 1969 is estimated at 931 million bushels,

up slightly from 1968 and 18 percent above 1967. Yield per acre
harvested is expected to be 50.7 bushels compared to the 1968 record
yield of 53.5 bushels. Changes in the production forecast of oats
between July 1 and harvest have averaged 36 million bushels for the
past decade -- ranging from negligible to 96 million bushels.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 1h - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Yield per acre

H : Indi-
1968

: cated :

- - 1,000 bushels ~-

13.0 14.0 13.0 3,783 4,606 5,43h
20.0 18.0 20.0 40 ho
8.2 12.0 10.0 9,381 13,860 14,780
13.0 dbo 12.5 6,591 7,882 8,650
6.0 13.5 13.5 150 jhe 1,206
8.0 11,0 ho 66
Q

Ma. t 31,500 30,000 29,000 1,030 1,100 1,100 32,445 33,000 31,900
Va. : 70,100 66,600 72,200 1,883 1,692 1,913 131,986 112,682 138,135
W.Va. =? 1,900 1,950 1,900 1,850 1,695 1,850 3,515 3,305 3,515
N.C. 403,200 358,400 388,900 2,070 1,862 1,945 834,675 667,375 756,510
S.C. £ 75,500 62,600 68,000 2,195 1,955 2,125 165,722 122,363 144,500

Ga. : 72,400 57,350 62,050 2,076 1,878 1,745 150,294 107,731 108,299
Fla. : 16,700 15,300 16,100 1,892 1,730 1,759 32,590 26,470 28,322
Ky. :173,000 172,500 173,000 2,312 2,400 2,383 400,060 413,945 412,215
Tenn. +: 57,800 58,740 59,000 1,908 2,072 2,099 110,258 121,691 123,835
Ala. : 560 520 510 1,800 1,700 1,700 1,008 884. 867
la. 2. 230 _ 210 _ 200. _ 500_ 800. _ _ 50_ 5 8h 100

Us 8.1/2959,800 923,230 945 1,967,911 1,851,492
meee t= _ _ _ 880,300. _ 8 2,050 29 LLL T9099

i/ Acres for U. S. totals rounded to hundreds. Average yield computed based on
actual acres.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 56- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


poe - - - Tons - -

Ohio 25.0 36.0 39.0 18.7 19.1 18.0 467 687 702
Mich. 2 72.0 90.0 91.0 17.4 19.0 17.0 1,256 1,708 1,547
Minn. * 126.7 161k 162.0 11.2 13.5 12.0 1,422 2,177 91, 9b
Ne. Dek. = 78.3 87.2 95.0 10,8 12.9 12.5 848 1,125 1,188
Nebr. * 62.9 71.8 88.0 13.6 17.0 15.0 853 1,222 «=, 320
Kans. 7 23.2 © 39.2 46.0 18.2 25.3 --:17-0 417 597 782
Texas ° 29.8 37.9 48.0 22.2 21.7 22.0 663 Bah 1,056
Mont. 57.1 65.7 67.0 17.6 15.7 16.0 1,007 2,034 1,072
Idaho 146.9 182.3 200.0 19.8 18.0 28-0 2,912 3,288 3,600
Wyo. 6 51.2 62.1 66.0 16.6 16.2 17.0 849 1,003 1,122
Colo. 127.6 168.2 192.0 16.5 15.5 16-0 9,105 2,611 3,072
Ariz 11.6 16.7 32.0 16.2 19.9 18.5 188 333 592
Utah 25.3 29.3 32.0 18.1 16.9 15.0 458 495 480
Wash. 47.7 5.9 65.0 22,1 25.2 23.0 1,052 1,363 1,495
ore>. 19.5 22.0 26.0 25.0 23.8 23.5 488 523 611
Calif, 1/ 200.8 254.3 308.0 19.8 2h.o 20.0 3,983 6,106 6,160
Other ‘

States  1_ 16.6 _ _31-9 _ 30-0 13.8 _ 8-7 _13.8___ 229_ _ 276 __ bab

— Ue S-_ _21,22-1 1,210.8 1,587.0 17-1 _ 18.0_ 17-1 _ _19,19T _25,392 _ 27,157 _
/ Relates to year of harvest. Includes same acreage carried over to the following
spring.

SUGARCANE FOR SUGAR AND SEED

~~ — Acreage LL +_ . Yield per acre tL Production _ _ _

State ‘- Harvested. _: For : : : Indim ; 3 : Indi-

1967 + 1968 harvest: 1967 : 1968 : cated : 1967 : 1968 : cated

~----- sD DL ot 969 88 OO
: - 1,000 acres ~- - -fons- - - 31,000 tons -

Florida + 196.3 187.1 160.0 34.3 6 33.0 6,738 5,537 5,280

Louisiana | 314.3 299.8 255.0 27.6 a 26.0 8,682 7832 61630

Howaii —-|_126.8 138.9 117.2 _ 96.2 _ 96.4 __93.3_ 11,231. 1,457, 10,935 _
U.S. 627-6 605.8 532.27 “ha.5 “41.0 7 “he.9 26,651 24,805 32-645

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 . “She Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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State 3 . -
: 1968 : Indicated
¥ - - = = 1,000 units > - - -
N. He : y/ 0.8 a Vy 17 2
Mass. : wl 2.9 2.6 2 60 Sh
R. I. vy 6 “7 1/ oF) 15
Conn. 6 6,2 6. 12 129 131
N.Y : 8.0 18.0 el. 167 375 450
N. J. : 50.0 100.5 125.0 1,0h2 2,094 2,604
Pa. 3 38K 2 062 _ _ 2120.0 _ _ BO0_ _ 24730 _ _ 24500,
Ohio : 10,0 15,0 28.0 208 313 583
Ind. : 7.2 5.5 15.0 150 nn5 313
qi. 2 29.7 16.0 26.0 STT 333 542
Mich. > 68.5 _ 34.5 _ 120.0. 7 2500
Mo. t 15.4 18.0 21.6 321 375 450
Kans. 5a 0) <n Po? Go > 198 _
Del. : 2.4 3.5 4,0 50 73 83
Md. : 8.2 20.5 23.5 17L 407 490
Va. : 24.5 50.0 52.8 510 1,042 1,100
W. Va. : 5.8 21.6 26.4 21 450 550
N.C. 3 40.0 77.8 76.0 833 1,621 1,583
8. C. : 1721.0 400.0 370.0 3, 563 8, 333 7, T08
Ga. + UbS-2 _ _ 234.5_ _ _ 220.0 _ _32083_ _ 4.885_ _ _ 583.
ky. 3 10.2 16.3 18.7 213 3hO 390
Tenn, 9.1 6.7 10.9 190 140 227
Ala. 2 50.0 39.0 50.0 1,0he 813 1,042
Miss, : 17.5 2.5 17.5 365 260 365
Ark. : 52.0 36.4 45.0 1,083 758 938
La. 3 9.0 7.3 8.5 188 152 117
Okla, : 10.1 10.0 13.0 210 208 271
Texas 1 28.8 W231 600 9 Sue
Idaho 2 121 6.5 15.0 252 135 313
Colo. z 6.3 31.6 42.0 131 658 875
Utah : 13.0 16.0 15.5 271 333 323
Wash, : 41.3 27.0 6,0 860 563 5
Oreg, : 11.0 5.0 14.0 229 104 age
Calif., Freestone +: _ 412.0 __ _500.0. _ _ 480.0 _8.583_ _ 10,417. _ _ 10,000 _ _
Total Above 2,308.9 _ _1,882.7_ _ 2,036.2 — 27.°69_ _ 39,222 _ _ Wa, keg
Calif.,

Clingstone : 1,376.0 _ 1,708.0. 1,778.0. _ 28.667. _ 35.583. 37,082. _
U. S, 1 2,684.9 3,590.7 3,624.2 55,936 TH, 805 79,465

1/ Production too small to warrant quantitative estimate.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 60 - Crop reporting Board, SRS, USDA



: sIndicated: 3 : Indicated
1966-67 ; 1967-68 5 aoep-e9 ; 2966-67; 1967-68 _ 7 1968-69
~-- 1,000 boxes Af --- : ~-> Equivalent tons ---

17,400 9,300 18,700 : 652,000 349,000 ~—- 701, 000
73,200 51,400 69,700 : 3,291,000 2,313,000 3,136,000
7

1,700 970 2,800 : 500 43,600 126, 000
~ B60_ _ _ 880_ 1,100 3 _ _ 32,200. _ _ 33,000. _ 41,200
931160_ _ 62,550_ 92300 + 1,054, 700_ _2,738,600_ 4,004,200

20,000 10,100 25,000 : 750,000 379,000 938,000
66,300 49,100 61,000 ; 2,984,000 2,210,000 2,745,000

1,100 830 «1,700 ; 49,500 37,400 76,500
~32030_ _ 2,240 _ 3,850 : _ 12h,000_ _ _ Bh,000_ _ Ish, 000
30,450_ ~ Ge,e70_ 1,550. 2 “3 B9T.5OOM Tes"710,400_ 3,903,500
. 7 37,400 19,400 43,700 : 1,402,000 728,000 2,639, 000
Fla. 139,500 100,500 130,700 : 6,278, 000 4,523,000 5,881,000

000 8

~,Hi6,200_ _ _127,000_ _ 185,200
T9932 ,200_ 5,589,000" 7,907,790
1,853,000 1,399,000 1,708,000
1,279,000 1,008,000 1,190,000
489, 000 400,000 468, 000
T90, 000 608,000 722,000
574,000 391,000 518,000
22%, 000 112,000 268,000
53,800 120,000 99,200

3 3 163,400 150,400 162, 300

Desert Valleys : 2,700 2,920 3,200 : 86,400 93,400 102,000

= Other Areas _ 3 _ 2,300 _ _1,700_ 1,800 2 _ _ T7,000_ _ _ 37,000. _ _ 60,300
U.s., ald t :

? 55.880_ _ W,060_ 55,000 ¢ 2,29l4,200_ _1,781,400_ 2,237,500

25,100 13,600 13,000 : 574,000 927, 000 494,000

=22810_ _ _3,250_ 3 & — 1QT,000_ _ 124,000 _

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vest the following year. Includes quantities not harvested, or harvested but not utilized, on
account of eoonomc conditions, and quantities donated to charity, 2/ Net content of box varies.
Approximate averages are as follows: Oranges = California and arkadtey 75 Ubs.s Florida and

other States, 90 lbs,; Grapefruit — California, Desert Valleys, and Arizona, 64 lbs.; other
California areas, 67 bse; Florida 8 lbs, and Texas BO Aaey, 8 = 76 Uses Limes — 80 lbses
Tangelos = 90 lbs.; Tangerines — California and Arizona, 75 lbs.: Florida, 95 lbs,; and Temples ~
90 bse 3/ Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in California and Arizona, Early and Midseason
varieties in Florida and Texas, inoluding small quantities of tangerines in Texas.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 ~ Oe Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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: : cated
: 167 =; 1968 , : : u

a a ~ -"1, 000 acres -- = = fons ~~ ~ ~~ ~ > = 1,000 Tons -"-7 ~
Ind. ; 22 20 16 1.50 1.45 1.50 33 29 oh
Tl. =: ©6620 22 22 1.40) «61.3500 «(1435 8 30 2B
Mo. > he 201 209 1.45 LAS 1.50 351 291 31h
Kans. : 28 22 22 2421.65 41.65 1.70 46 36 3T
Del. 3 6 5 6 1.60 1.60 1.30 10 8 8
Ma. 3 13 n 10 1.40 1.40 1.40 18 15 uw
va. 3 60 57 51 1.25 1.35 1.30 75 77 66
W.Vae ¢ 6 6 6 1.30 2.15 1.15 8 7 7
N.c. 3 67 57 4B 1.15 1.20 1.25 77 68 60
S.C. : 29 25 23.21.2000 «21.05 2.5 35 26 26
Ge. 3: 36 31 28 1,440 1.20 1.20 50 37 3}
Ky. : 398 350 343 1.55 1.55 1.60 617 5he 59
Tenn. : 340 296 260 1.45 1.15 1.20 493 340 312
Ale. : oT 58 58 140 2.15 1,25 80 67 72
Miss. : 100 90 81 1.70 1.45 1.50 170 130 122
Ark. oo: 153 12 wl 1.751.651.6650 268 233 233
Le. t 4 13 le 2.00 1.60 1.70 28 21 20
Okla. : _ 82 80 92 2.55 _ 1.50 2-55 127, 120 3

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TTY Fer 27 7 3 7 7 F Indi= +

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96 :

Qo. 15000 ‘acres - ~
Minn. ; 388 376 395 21.25

485 ~H70 oh

N.Dak. : 1,509 1,403 1,403 85 1,283 1,263 1,122
S.Dak. ; 1,960 1,842 1,805 15 1,470 1,382 1,173
Nebr. : 2,408 2,239 2,261 5 1,806 1,455 1,470
Kans. : 757 765 773 1.30 98h 956 1,082
Okla. ; 406 353 360 1.40 568 dha 486
Mont. +: 585 480 508 1.05 61k 504 4AT9
Idaho : 102 103 15 1.45 148 134 150
Wyo. : 397 381 362 =—-1,00 397 324 290
Colo. : 272 283 280 = 1.10 299 297 308
N.Mex. ; 23 20 23 15 17 23 al
Utah oo: 65 88


In the Central States, production is expected to be 18 percent
larger than last year, All central States except Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa, and Missouri expect more apples than in 1968. The reduction in
those States is largelydue to a light fruit set, late spring frost, and
scattered hail losses. However, in some localities, crop prospects are
very good. In Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, soil moisture is
adequate to surplus, fruit is sizing well, and damage from late spring
frost and hail is light and spotty. In Kansas, wind and hail caused scat-
tered losses, but otherwise weather has favored development, Kentucky
has a heavy crop of fruit and weather has favored development. In Arkanas,
prospects are good, soil moisture adequate, and insects and disease are
under control,

A 26 percent larger crop than last year is in prospect for the
Western States. New Mexico and California are the only States in that
region that expect a crop smaller than 1968. A light set of fruit in
New Mexico was further reduced by hail, and California's fruit set is
generally spotty, varying by variety and districts. Cool, rainy weather
during pollination reduced set. Idaho expects to harvest the best apple
erop in recent history. Fruit is growing normally, despite the heavy set.
Colorado's crop was damaged by hail on June 24, but most of the hail-
marked fruit is expected to be of good enough quality for processing.
Spring frost and hail reduced Utah's crop. In Oregon, a bumper apple
crop is expected in most areas. There is some concern of fire blight in
the Hood River Valley but it has not yet posed a real threat to the crop.

In Washington, there are apples everywhere except in the Methow
Valley where most trees were killed by the freeze December 1968, The
crop is somewhat variable. The three North Central counties suffered
substantial losses of older trees (25 years plus). Thus, some orchards
or parts of orchards have no apples. However, this is more than offset
by the increased bearing surface on young trees. In the Yakima Valley,
the Upper Valley has a good crop, and the Lower Valley has a heavy crop.
Many young trees in the Yakima Valley will bear the first crop of fruit
this year.

PEACHES: The Nation's peach crop is forecast at 3.8 billion pounds, 6

percent more than was sold or utilized in 1968 and 42 percent
more than the light crop of 1967. Excluding California's Clingstone crop,
grow mostly for canning, production is forecast 2,9 billion pounds -~ 8
percent more than last year and 56 percent above the small 1967 crop.
California, Georgia, and South Carolina are the leading peach States and
normally produce 55-60 percent of the Nation's crop (excluding California
Clingstones). Expected production for these three States is down 6 per=
cent from last year and accounts for only 53 percent of the forecast as
of July 1. The California Clingstone crop, used mostly for canning, is
forecast at 1,8 billion pounds. This is 4 percent above 1968 and 29 per-
cent above the short crop of 1967, June weather, although cool, favored
normal growth and sizing. Thinning operations were completed in late
June with some limb propping and tying reauired. Harvest of Fortuna and
Loadel varieties in the Bakersfield area was expected to begin the week
of July 6.

CROP PRODUCTION, JULY 1969 - 24 ~ Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



“y Indi: 2 :
1968 : cated : 1967 : 1968 : cated

Po 3 969: ts 969
: - 1,000 acres - - - Bushels - - = 1,000 bushels -
N.Y. : 250 212 182 40.0 40.0 43.0 10,000 8,480 7,826

NJ. ; 50 43 jh 39.0 35.0 38.0 «1,950 =: 1,505 1,292

Pa ;~ 480_ _ 394 _ 335. 36.0 _ 32.0 _ _35.0_ 17.280 12,608 _ 1
Ohio 1,51h “1,226 “2, 34.0 ~ “37.0 37.0 51,476 45, 362 are
Ind 1,237 1,014 913 37.0 35.0 40,0 45,769 35,490 36,520
Til 1,845 1,476 1,343 39.0 36.0 39.0 71,955 53,136 52,377
Mich 1,120 885 637 36.0 36.0 39.0 40,320 31,860 24,843
Wis r~ 45 3 BT HOO _ 38.0 _ _ 38.0 _ 1,800 _ 16% _ 2,406
Minn. 29 eh 18 30.0 27.0 30.0 870 540
Iowa 60 ho 4300 (27.5 3.0 35.0 1,650 1,862 1,505
Mo. 1,682 1,278 1,048 32.0 33.0 3h.0 53,824 42,174 35,632
N. Dak. 65 95 30.0 27.0 27.0 1,950 2,565 2,673
S. Dek. , 831 723 672 36.0 36.0 28,0 29,916 26,028 18,816
Nebr. | 3,325 3,159 2,717 26.5 32.0 31,5 88,112 101,088 85,586
Kens. =; 1, 081_ 27g 2553. 20.0 _ 25.0 _ 31-0 _221,620_ 23,073 - 2928 es
Del. : 28 38.0 ~ ~32.0 38.0 ~ “1,
Ma. + 153 i 16 39.0 32.0 38.0 5,967 4, ot 4, is
Va. : (19h 169 157 35.0 34.0 kh.o 6,790 5, 7h6 6 908
We Vae 20 16 1h 33.0 28.5 29,0 660 456 406
N.C. + 239 225 196 31.0 39.0 43.0 7,409 8,775 8, 428
Ss. Cc. + 12 104 80 27.0 29.0 34.0 3,024 3,016 2,720
Ga. 130 1h 86 26.0 28.0 34.0 3,380 3,192 2,924
Fla t. 4O._ ok 3 Ok. 25.0 28.0 960-2, 350 _ _ 1,204
Ky. 231 183 34.0 30.0 33.0 7,854 6, 240 6539
Tenn 29h 273 22h 29.0 27.0 32.0 8,526 7, 37 7,168
Ala. 12 n1 90 2k.o 25.0 27.0 2,688 2,775 2,430
Miss 462 416 125° 30.0 27.0 31.0 13,860 11,232 3,875
Ark. 661 568 301 «28.5 25.0 30.0 18,838 14,200 9,030
La. 100 96 26.0 22.0 27,0 2,600 2,112 1, 026
Okla. 1 5:217 6,321 4,257 17.0 23.0 28.0 88,689 122, *383 19, 196
Texas }_ 3,326. 3,825 2.907 16.0 _ 22.0 _ 24.0 _ 53,216 8 4 Bh, oe - 28
Mont + 2,807 2,752 2,311 30.0 31.5 27.0 8h,210
Idaho 1,000 990 851 43.0 86.0 41.0 43,000 %, oe 3h, Pal
yo 281 26h 2ho = 28.0 30.0 22,0 7,868 7,920 5,280
Colo 1,916 1,916 1,839 19.5 20.0 23.0 37,362 36,320 42,297
N. Mex 141 305 174 = 28.0 25.0 30.0 3,948 7,625 5,220
Ariz. ; 50 52 73 49.0 52.0 57.0 2,450 2,704 4,161
Utah 1 238 22h 202 28.5 26.5 22.0) 6, 783 «5, 936 4, bh
Nev. : 12 10 5 70.0 55.0 60,0 840 550 300
Vash. : 2,709 2,655 2,177 42.0 40.0 42,0 113,778 106,200 89,257
oreg. ; 975 926 732 32.0 31.0 = 37.0 31,200 28,706 =. 27, 084
calif. {ahh 372 _ 350 _33.0__33.0_ 32,0 _ 11.352 12,276 _ 11,200
145,406 36,591 28.9 1, 206,808 1,152, 360
US: 42,893 26.6 31.5 1,228,638

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -lo- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CROP PROSPECTS*
July 1, 1969

4

Good to excellent (

Fait 7 ;

EB Poor "RELATIVE CONDITIONS OR
PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY

REPORTS FROM CROP CORRE-
SPONDENTS ON "ALL CROPS”

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 200-69 (7) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

CROP PROSPECTS*

July 1, 1968

Good to excellent

Fair
GH Poor ‘RELATIVE CONDITIONS OR
GB very poor PROSPECTS AS INDICATED BY
BEPORTS FROM CROP CORRE-
SPONDENTS ON “ALL CROPS*
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 200-6817) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

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Hens and Pullets of Laying Age and Eggs Laid
Per 100 Layers, July 1

: North iE. North: We. North:

Year

South :

south : United

48
tAtLantie:Central :Central :Atlantic: Central: Western, States :States 1/

wr te er ee ee Thou. ----+-+----+-
1967 (Av.): 42,832 42,919 47,574 57,787 65,418 49,220 305,749 306,706
1968 + 41,901 42,343 435774 59,214 66,813 51,387 305,432 306,4eh
1969 : 42,871 41,292 42,224 62,967 65,099 51,116 304,569 305,533
: Eggs Laid Per 100 Layers
: crt ewe ee ee Number ------ +--+ --
1967 (Av.): 61.8 63.5 64.7 62.6 59.8 62.6 62.3 62.3
1968 > 60.6 63.2 63.6 61.4 60.1 61.3 61.6 61.6
1969 : 62.2 62.9 63.5 61.0 59.5 60.9 61.4 61.4
1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
CROP REPORTING BOARD
CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 35 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Mainland sugarcane is generally in good condition. In Florida the
prospects are for a good crop, because of excellent cane growth and
generally adequate moisture. The Louisiana sugarcane area needs moisture,
and growth is behind normal because of the late wet spring and the May-
June drought. Growing conditions in Hawaii have been favorable for the
first half of 1969, and harvest accelerated with the advent of warm
weather.

DRY BEANS: ‘The 1969 dry bean crop is expected to be about 3 percent
more than in 1968 and nearly 20 percent larger than the very

short 1967 crop. This year's acreage for harvest and expected yield

per acre are up slightly from last season. Prospects indicate a pro-

duction of 18.2 million bags (cwt.), compared with 17.7 in 1968 and

15.2 million bags in 1967.

Continued rain materially delayed planting in New York and Michigan.
Early season weather was generally favorable in Western areas and plants
progressed well. The U.S. average yield per acre is estimated at 1,228
pounds, up 9 pounds from last year but 25 pounds less than in 1967.

Growers planted 1,529,000 acres of dry beans this year, 2 percent
more than last year. Despite wet soils in the East and some frost in
the West, abandonment has been light. Acreage for harvest is indicated
at 1,479,000 acres, 2 percent more than last year.

For the second year, wet soils hampered planting in New York and
acreage planted this year is down 8 percent from last season. In
Michigan, cool, wet weather delayed planting and growers planted con-
siderable acreage in late June. A late frost hit early plantings in
North Dakota and Nebraska, causing considerable replanting. In Nebraska,
some beet and corn acreage was lost and replanted to dry beans. Most
of the crop in Idaho is in good condition.

In Colorado, soil moisture is favorable for dry-land beans and
water for irrigation is ample. Beans are in good to excellent con-
aition. The crop is off to a good start in Utah and Washington. In
California planting of large limas is completed. Weather has favored
the crop and stands are good. Planting of baby limas is late and was
still underway in late June, but emerged stands are normal and yield
prospects good. Planting of “all other" beans was later than usual in

the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. Yield prospects are about
normal.

DRY PEAS: The indicated 1969 production of cleaned ary peas is 4,431,000

ewt., up 19 percent from 1968 and 22 percent above 1967 pro-
duction. The larger crop results from increased acreage because pro-
spective yield per acre is below the two preceding seasons.

The 292,000 acres for harvest in 1969 is 19 percent greater than

the 1968 harvested acreage, but the prospective yield of 1,517 pounds
per acre is down 9 pounds.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -21- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


In Washington, Concord grapes, which comprise the bulk of the grapes
grown in that State, appear to have weathered the severe winter better:
than other varieties. Bloom and set are light.

AVOCADOS: California's spring and summer avocado crop is expected to

total 19,509 tons, 5 percent less than last season. Cool
weather has been favorable for the crop, and quality is reported to be
good.

PRUNES AND PLUMS: California's 1969 prune production is expected to

total 130,000 tons (dried basis), 15 percent less
than last year, Cool weather during June favored development. The
crop is late and little picking is expected until early August.

The California plum crop is forecast at 65,000 tons, 39 percent
below iast year's crop. Harvest of the light plum crop is advancing on
schedule. Truit sizing is about normal and auality is good.

Production of prunes and plums in Michigan, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon is forecast at 74,000 tons, nearly double last year's small crop
and slightly above the quantity used in 1967. Michigan has good soil
moisture, but poor pollinating weather caused a light set in the West
Central and Northwest areas. Prospects in Idaho are very good. Set is
uniform throughout the area. Washington's Yakima Valley will have a
good crop while the Clark County area crop will be small. Lower Yakima
Valley trees bloomed well this year. Weather was good during the peak
bloom period and a good crop was set. Fruit is smooth and quality should
be good. Oregon's entire crop will come from the Willamette Valley.
Severe winter and spring freezes eliminated the crop in the Milton-
Freewater area.

QLIVES: The condition of California olives as of July 1 was reported at

64 percent, about average but well below the unusually good con-
dition, 73 percent, reported a year earlier. Growers completed a heavy
winter pruning program following the 1968 record large crop. Although a
lighter crop is expected this year, pruning will stimulate new growth and
aid in sizing and improving fruit quality.

ALMONDS: California expects a record large almond crop in 1969 of

108,000 tons, 45 percent larger than last year. Cool weather
during June was beneficial to almonds and growth and development continue
good.

FILBERTS: Filbert production in Oregon and Washington is forecast at

9,470 tons, one-fourth larger than the last tvo crops. Bloom
was somewhat later than usual, but growing conditions have been favorable,
resulting in good to excellent set of nuts in most areas. Nuts are be-
ginning to fill and are sizing very well. Some limb and tree breakage
has been reported as a result of the severe freezes and heavy snows this
past winter.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -27- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Production of dark air-cured, types 35-37 combined, is forecast at
19.4 million pounds--slightly higher than last year's 19.2 million. The
11,200 acres estimated for harvest are up 2 percent but remain close to
the record low levels of recent years. At 1,731 pounds per acre, a
relatively high yield is indicated.

Among cigar tobaccos, filler growers expect to produce 40.8 million
pounds on 21,900 acres; both would be the smallest in a half century of
records but a yield of 1,864 pounds per acre would be the second highest.
Similarly, binder acres at 8,770 and forecast production at 16.8 million
pounds are record lows, but expected yield of 1,918 pounds is within 6
pounds of the all-time high. For wrapper, 16.5 million pounds are forecast
on 11,250 acres--an average yield of 1,468 pounds per acre. Last season,
18.1 million pounds were harvested from 13,450 acres.

APPLES: The Nation's commercial apple growers expect the 1969 crop to be

the largest of record for this decade. July 1 prospects indicate
@ crop of 6.4 billion pounds (152 million, 42 pound equivalents) up 17
percent from last season and 2 percent larger than the 1964 crop which is
the second largest this decade. Washington continues to lead all apple
producing States, followed in order by New York, Michigan, Californie,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Except in California crops larger than last
year are expected in the leading States.

In the Eastern States, prospects are for a crop 11 percent larger than
last year. In New England, except Maine, growers expect production less
than 1968. Prospects in West Virginia and South Carolina are also for a
crop shorter than last year, but all other Eastern States have larger
crops than in 1968 A late May frost damaged crops in eastern Massachusetts
and New Hampshire. In Connecticut and Vermont unfavorable weather during
pollination reduced the fruit set. Prospects in Maine are good but the
dune drop is not complete in much of the State. The New York crop is
developing normally. June rainfall was above normal in Western New York,
and in parts of the Lake Ontario area soils are water-logged. In New Jersey,
prospects are generally good, and weather has favored effective spray
programs. Some early summer varieties~-Starr and Lodi--were picked late in
June. Pennsylvania's crop is progressing normally, and soil moisture is
adequate. ‘The Maryland-Delaware crop is potentially good. The final
outcome will depend on moisture for sizing and maturing the good set of
fruit on the trees, Virginia's crop is clean and sizing well, hail
damaged crops in the Roanoke area and in Rappahannock County. Rain is
needed in the Shenandoah Valley and northern areas for fruit to continue
excellent growth to date. In West Virginia, continued dry weather slowed
sizing, and hail damaged crops in Berkeley County on June 27. Growers
expect to harvest a bumper crop in North Carolina, where weather has
favored fruit development. South Carolina's trees set a light crop,
further reduced by a heavy drop in May and June.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -23- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


HARVESTED ACREAGE OF CROPS, UNITED STATES*, 1960-69

Rice
1960 80,678 13,856 19,150 1,688 1,595
1961 65,405 12,806 13,992 1,543 1,589
1962 64,474 12,214 = 14,756 1,981 1,773
1963 68,317 11,236 16,964 1,588 1,771
1964 3 65,388 10,277 15,7521 1,696 1,786
1965 > 64,565 9,144 16,600 1,469 1,793
1966 : 65,828 10,205 15,966 1,275 1,967
1967 : 69,978 9,177 18,411 1,071 1,970
1968 3 64,263 9,563 17,429 1,007 2,353
1969 1/ : 63,160 - 9,373 16,828 1,354 2,130

Year Winter
: - - - - 1,000 acres - ~ - -

1960 : 40,027 1,650 10, 202 51,879 3,342 15,309 67,313
1961 : 40,754 1,624 9,193 52,572 2,524 25,634 67,376
1962 : 33,734 2,367 7,587 43,688 2,808 15,569 67, 563
1963 : 34,807 1,999 8,700 45,506 3,172 14,212 66,428
1964 3 38,075 2,467 9,220 49,762 2,825 14,055 67,375
1965 + 37,586 2,296 9,678 49,560 2,775 13,615 67,684
1966 2 38,816 2,ha3 8,628 49,867 2,576 9,592 65, 140
1967 > 45,406 2,754 10,61. 58,771 1,975 ‘7,997 64,667
1968 2 42,493 3,560 9,256 55,309 2,112 10,160 62,570
1969 L/ : 36,591 3,343 7,612 47,546 2,704 --- 63,026

See footnotes on next page.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 ~ 36 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Yield is expected to be 4,574 pounds per acre compared with 4,475
pounds in 1968. Yield prospects are better this year in all States
except Lowisiana. Production of rice in the southern area is forecast
at 75.6 million ewt., 8 percent below last year's crop, Cold, wet
spring weather delayed planting and slowed early growth. In Louisiana
more than usual replanting was necessary, June weather favored the
erop which is now in generally satisfactory condition in the southern
area.

The California crop was plented late and development retarded by
cool weather, Production is currently estimated at 21.8 million cwt.,
compared with 23.3 million in 1968.

COTTON: Cotton planted this year is estimated at 11,961,000 acres, 10 percent
more than last year. This imerease results from dropping required

diversion and diversion payment provisions of the cotton program pre-

viously in effect. Growers last year diverted about 3.3 million acres

and planted 10,912,000 acres. In 1967, when growers diverted ebout

4,8 million acres, plantings dropped to 9,448,000 acres--the smallest

in about a century.

Most growers planted within their domestic allotments, especially
in southeastern States3 thus a considerable amount of last year's di-
verted acreage wasn't planted to cotton this year,

Cool, wet weather caused a alow start in most areas but weather
was generally favorable in May and June, Soil moisture in late June
was becoming short, as high temperatures prevailed in many areas.
Generally, the crop is in good to excellent condition.

Flantings are less than last year in the Carolinas, about the same
in Georgia, and up 3 percent in Alabama, In these States cool weather
retarded early development, but plants recovered rapidly in June.

In the pelta States, increases in acreage range 2 to 6 percent
above last season. Early season weather was generally favorable. Stands
are good and insect infestation light. In late June soils were becoming
dry in some areas, but plants continued to progress well,

Acreage is up 13 percent in Oklahoma and 18 percent in Texas.
Planting in the southern half of Texas got off to a good start, despite
some replanting. In central and northern ereas of Texas, planting was
about on schedule with lest year, Heil and heavy rains in mid-June
destroyed some cotton on the High Plains, and some of this acreage was
replanted to other crops. Moisture is generally adequate in northern
areas but was becoming short in eastern and southern areas in late June.

Planted acreage is up 2 percent in California, 5 percent in New Mexico
and 7 percent in Arizona, Cool weather caused some delay in planting,
but May and Jume weather was generally favorable, and the crop is in
good to excellent condition.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -18- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USBA



New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Arizona
Washington
California, all
Wine varieties
Table varieties
Raigin varieties
Raisins 1/
Not dried

1/ Dried basis:
for 1968 and 4.15 tons for 1967.

State and
seasonal group

California, all
Fall and Winter 3/
Spring and Summer h/
Florida
United States

Production
3 Indicated
sn Sg eee 1969
cere fons ------

116,000 140,000
870 1,200
37,400 40,000
10,000 15,000
23,000 57,000
3,750 4,000
2,000 2,100
4,000 4,000
1,420 1,300
8,500 8,500
13 ,600 15,300
73,500 70,000
3,255,000 3,550,000
650, 000 750,000
470,000 550,000
2,135,000 2,250,000

262 ,000 --+

1 ton of raisins is equivalent to 4.24 tons of fresh grapes

i/ 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 econo-

mic conditions, and excess cullage of harvested fruit. 3/

other fall and winter varieties.
varieties.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

Includes “Fuerte” and
4/ Includes "Hass" and other spring and summer

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Oilseed Acreage Expands

Acreage planted to soybeans is @ record high 42.4 million; 2
percent above a year earlier. Planted acreage increased sharply in
the South Central States, but declined in the North Central and South
Atlantic Regions.

Cotton acreage increased 10 percent largely because the required
diversion and diversion payment provisions, previously in effect, were
dropped from the cotton program this year. Peanut acreage increased 1
percent above last year. Growers in both the Southeast and Southwest
areas planted slightly larger acreages, but in the Virginie-Carolina
area acreage was the same as last year. Production of flaxseed is ex-
pected to be 12 percent above last year as plantings were more than a
fourth larger. Prospective yield per acre, however, is below 1968.

Tobacco, Dry Beans, Dry Peas and Sugarbeet
Production Up=-Sugarcane Down

The first forecast of 1969 production of all types of tobacco is
8 percent above last year, and flue-cured accounts for most of the in-
crease. However, prospects also are slightly larger for burley, fire~
cured, and dark air-cured. Acreage for harvest is up nearly 5 percent
from last year, and flue-cured accounts for most of this increase. Indi-
cated yield per acre for all tobacco wes 2,005 pounds--60 pounds above
1968.

Prospective dry bean production is about 3 percent more than last
year, because both acreage for harvest and yield per acre are up
slightly. Continued rainy weather delayed planting in Michigan and
New York, but early season weather has been generally favorable in
western areas. Prospective production of dry peas also is up from last
year. A sharp increase in acreage for harvest boosted expected output
19 percent above 1968 despite slightly lower yields per acre.

Production of sugarcane for sugar and seed is expected to slip 8
percent below last year. Acreage is down 12 percent from a year earlier--
15 percent in Louisiana, 14 percent in Florida, and 1 percent in Hawaii.
Prospective yield per acre is 1.9 tons above last year.

Sugarbeet production is expected to hit a record high, 7 percent
above last year's record. Indicated yield per acre is down from last
year, but acreage for harvest is up 12 percent.

Pastures and Hay Prospects Good

Pastures and hay production prospects are good although both are
slightly below a year earlier. Pastures continued in good to excellent
condition over much of the Nation, and July 1 reported condition is 86.
June was cool and soil moisture generally adequate in most areas. Pasture
feed is generally abundant, except for a dry area from eastern Texas to
Georgia and parts of Montana and the Dakotas.

CROP PRODCUTION, July 1969 -lo- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


MULK PRODUCTION: U. S. milk production in June is estimated at
10,780 million pounds, less than 1 percent
below a year earlier and the smallest June production since 1934.
Average @aily production gained 1 percent from May to June com
pared with no change a year earlier, For the first half of 1969,
daily average production was 1.3 percent less than a year earlier.

Monthly Milk Production, June 1969, with comparisons
(In millions of pounds) -

* gune S gune {Mey 5 oume 3 : June
State + i967? 1968 | 1969 | igég 3? State | i967

Maine 5 57 57 mh 57 1:8. Cc. , 48 4a 46 ha
NB} 33 32 32 031 Ga. : 83 84 93 86
vt. ° 179 178 179 «178 icPla. > 31 127 140 128
Mass. * 66 61 63 60 flky. a) ar) 251 ehe
RI. ? 7.8 -T.1 7-3 6.9%:Tenmn, 5 206 203 206 197
Com, : 59 5T 62 57 j,Ala. =; 650 66 ses 67
N.Y. > 995 952 989 954 iiMies. [ 99 oT 99 9
NJ 6: OTT 7O T2 67 ¢{lArk. : 66 64 67 66
Pa. 5 hh 612 66h 617 * La. : 61 81 95 86
Ohieo * kar 4ok ° ° 15 lle 121 15
Ind. * 228 220 253 252 259 akh
mT. = =* 298 289 37 36 y 3
Mich. * 42a hoh 139 «140 137 139
Wis. °1,786 1,804 14.9 14.7 1h.1 14.4
Minn, { 992 S75 13 Th 82 vi)
Iowa, * 518 ho6 25 26 27 26
Mo. * 322 31h yh Ah 49 46
N. Dak. ¢ 132 127 66 67 73 72

S. Dak. > 159 163 11.8 11.8 12.5 12.2
Nebr. ° 163 158 181 180 193 183
Kans. [> 154 152 : : 96 oT 96 95
Dele § 21.8 11.2 12.6 10, 8 foair. * 764 773 ET 767
Ma. * 129 12h 13T 1207 ['Alaska ~ 1.60 1.56 1.50 1.59
Va. : 160 168 165 16 “Hewalt * 12.2 11.2 11.6 _ 10.9 _
u. Va. = ho 37 a :

me. 7 185 1h 138 126-2 8. 12,038 10,840 11,046 10,780
mee ee ee we a ee ee we me mee ee ewe eee ce et ee ee ee

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 33 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


wou Acresge. tl isla vers acre 2  — Production. — _

State ‘-~ Hervested _ _ _: For ‘ : Indi-; 3 : Indi-

TT Lee ed pete ev ug | ee uses
wee acre: “7

Ned. : 6.1 54 5.0 100 110 100
Kans. : 1.0 9 ef 85 95 2/
Ma. : 3.0 3.0 3.2 140 150 150
Va. : 13.8 12.6 13.5 120 115 115
N.C, : 19.0 22.0 2ho 865 115 120
80, 2,8 25 28 6 6 75
Ga. : 8.0 8.5 8.5 90 80 75 120 680 638
Tenn. : 3.3 2.8 2.6 80 95 90 264 266 234
Ala, r 5.8 5.4 5.3 80 87 85 46h 70 450
Miss. : 13.0 11.0 10.0 85 85 80 1,105 935 800
Ark, : 1.9 1.8 1g 90 75 5 17135 the
la. : 49.0 52.0 62.0 8h. 80 7O 4,116 4,160 4,340
Okla. : “7 7 2/ 65 60 2/ 46 he ef
Texas : 10.8 2.0 12.5 i 80 70 810 960 875
N. Mex, : oA oh e/ 90-120 af 36 4h 2/
Calif. : 8.0 8.0 8.2 95 100 100 760 800 820
u. Ss. : 146.6 149.0 159.5 93 92 87 13,658 13,763 13,921
2/ Revised.

2/ Estimates discontinued.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 6 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20250

OFFICIAL BUSINESS POSTAGE & FEES PAID

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POTATOES: The 1969 potato crop for the United States is estimated at

1,421,400 acres for harvest, 3 percent more than the revised
level of 1,377,600 acres harvested in 1968. In 1967, 1,457,300 acres
were harvested. Nearly all of the increase in 1969 acreage is in the
Pall and late spring seasonal groups. The winter crop shows the largest
acreage decline from last year.

The 1969 fall potato crop 1s placed at 1,070,000 acres for harvest,
4 percent larger than a year ago, but 2 percent less than the 1967 level
of 1,088,600 acres. Increases from 1968 in the Central and the Western
Regions more than offset the smaller acreages in the Eestern States.

The indicated 1969 acreage for harvest in the Eastem Region is
272,600 acres, 1 percent less than the 274,600 acres harwested in 1968.
Most Eastern States are below 1968 acreage except Upstate New York which
is unchanged. Maine, at 157,000 acres, ie up 1 percent from 1968, Maine
plentings were not completed until after mid-June which is leter then
usual, but crop development has been good on most of the acreage.

The Central Region is expected to harvest 301,300 acres this year,
3 percent above the 293,000 acres harvested in 1968. ohio, Indiana,
Minnesota and North Dakota are expected to harvest larger 1969 acreages;
Michigan, the same level; but Wisconsin, South Dakota and Nebraska have
smaller acreages for harvest than last yeer.

For the Western Region, the 1969 fall crop is estimated at 496,100
acres for harvest, up 7 percent from the 462,700 acres harvested last
year, and 3 percent above the 480,500 acres harvested in 1967. Larger
acreages than a year ago are indicated for all western States except
Wyoming.

Cool, wet weather slowed 1969 planting in Idaho, with some fields
planted during the last half of June. Early planted fields are generally
well advanced. In Colorado, plenting was slightly earlier than normal
and irrigation water appears to be adequate. However, stands are poor
in some fields and light frosts occurred during late June. Start of
planting for the Washington crop was slightly delayed by cool weather
but conditions have generally favored growth, although high temperatures
prevailed during late Mey and part of June.

{he first forecast of production for the 1969 fall crop will be
released on September 10.

Forecast for the 1969 late summer potato crop is 29,438,000 cwt.,
1 percent below a year ago, but 3 percent above 1967. Acreage for har~
vest is estimated at 122,600 acres, slightly less than the 123,600 acres
harvested last year. Prospective yleld per acre is eho ewt., compared
with 22 ewt. in 1968. Compared with last year, increased acreage for
harvest ig indicated for Long Islend, N.Y¥., Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
and Washington. In Ohio, Iowa, and Maryland, acreage is equal to a year
ago, but reductions from 1968 are expected in the other States of the
groups.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -30- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CROP REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1969

U.S. crop prospects on July 1 were generally good to excellent except
in parts of the Gulf States and northern Great Plains. However, crop
progress in the important North Central States was moderately behind
normal because cold, wet weather delayed start of spring planting. An
unusually cool June delayed plant growth, according to the Crop Reporting
Board. ‘Total crop acreage planted for 1969 harvest was dow 6,8 million,
or 2 percent less than last year. Feed grain production is expected to
be below last year. Indicated production of winter wheat declined 1
percent during June and total food grain output is expected to be 9 percent
below last year.

Production of non=citrus fruits is expected to be 11 percent larger
then last year. Citrus fruit production is above a year earlier because
orange production is up 47 percent, and grapefruit up 25 percent. Output
of summer vegetables for fresh market is 6 percent below 1968. Indicated
acreage of vegetable crops planted for processing is 15 percent less
than last year. Production of summer potatoes is forecast slightly
below last year, but indicated production of sweetpotatoes is up slightly.
Fall potato acreage is up 4 percent. June milk production, down 1 percent
from a year earlier, was the smallest June production since 1934. Egg
production, however, was up slightly from last year.

Total Crop Acreage Declines

Crops planted for harvest in 1969 total 300 million acres--2 percent
or 6.8 million acres less than last year, and the least since 1966.
Acreage planted to food grains declined 12 percent, and to feed grains,
1 percent, but acreage planted to oilseeds increased 4 percent. Despite
some delays, farmers seeded most intended crop acreagess

Total acreage for harvest in 1969 declined about the same rate as
planted acreage. Acreage losses after planting are expected to be about
the same as in 1968. Current estimate of 288 million acres for harvest
is 5-5 million acres less than last year, and the least since 1966.

“All Crop" Prospects About the Same as a Year Earlier

Prospects for "all crops” as reported by farmers for their localities
were rated about the same as a year earlier. (See map on page 5).
Except parts of the Gulf States and the northern Great Plains, prospects
are good to excellent.

Crop conditions are erratic across the Gulf States, where many areas
with only poor to fair prospects are interspersed with good to excellent
areas. June precipitation was less than half normal in parts of the
area and together with very high temperatures the last week of the month
caused crops to deteriorate rapidly.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -T- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PASTURE: FEED CONDITIONS*
July 1, 1969

PERCENT
OF NORMAL

80 and over F==} Good to excettent f
65 to 80 ZZ Poor to fair S 7
50 to 65 ERY Very poor

35 to 50 BR) 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

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG, SRS 201~69(7) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

PASTURE FEED CONDITIONS*
July 1, 1968

PERCENT
OF NORMAL

80 and over Good to excellent
65 to 80 Poor to fair
50 to 65 BB Very poor
35 to 50 BGR) Severe drought
Under 35 BJ Extreme drought

‘*4S 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.S) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS 2016817) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE

-6-


HAY: Production of all kinds of hay in 1969 is estimated at 124.4 million
—~ tons compared with 125.4 last year and the record production of 126.3
million tons in 1967. This year's total hay crop is expected to be har=
vested from 63.0 million acres, up slightly from last year's record low
acreage.

The all-hay yield is forecast at 1.97 tons per acre compared with
lest year's 2.00 tons per acre and 1.95 tons in 1967. Most areas of the
country had favorable spring moisture supplies. Much of the northern half
of the Nation has been cool, slowing growth of hay crops. Harvesting was
difficult because of wet weather--especially from the Great Plains to the
Atlantic. However, the good supply of soil moisture should produce heavy
yields. Part of the South Central and South Atlantic area from Louisiana
to Georgia was very dry on July 1.

Production of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is estimated at 73.6 mil-
lion tons, about the same as last year and down one percent from 1967.
Yield is forecast at a record 2.71 tons per acre compared with the pre-
vious high of 2.70 tons last year. Adequate to surplus soil moisture in
much of the important North Central Region produced rank growth. How-
ever, continuous rain seriously hampered harvesting activity, and quality
of the crop has been poor in some areas. Favorable moisture supplies
should benefit subsequent cuttings.

The 1969 production of clover, timothy, and clovergrass mixtures is
expected to total 23.2 million tons, compared with 23.7 tons last year
and 22.7 in 1967. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 13.5 million acres
compared with 13.4 last year. Yield is forecast at 1.72 tons per acre
compared with 1.77 in 1968 and 1.71 tons in 1967.

Lespedeza hay production is forecast at 2.1 million tons, about the
same as last year but 18 percent below 1967. Acreage for harvest is
expected to be 1.4 million acres, and average yield, 1.45 tons per acre.

Wild hay production is forecast at 7.9 million tons--about the same
as last year but 12 percent below 1967. Acres for harvest in 1969 are
estimated at 9.0 million, compared to 8.8 million last year and 9.5 mil-
lion in 1967. Yield is forecast at .88 ton per acre. Parts of the
important wild hay area of the Dakotas, Montana, and Nebraska were dry
during the main growing season for wild grasses.

PEANUTS: The acreage of peanuts planted alone for all purposes is
estimated at 1,504,200 acres--nearly 1 percent above the
1,493,100 acres planted 1968.

Acres planted alone for all purposes include acres for nuts, hay,
and for hogging off, as well as other purposes. Basic farm allotments
of acres for nuts are unchanged from last year, but acreage allotments
for Valencia type peanuts are down slightly.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 ~ 19 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Winter Wheat Harvest Delayed

Harvest of winter wheat started a few days late in Kansas, and fre-
quent interruptions from showers kept harvest a few days to a week
behind usual progress. By June 28, only 16 percent had been harvested
compared with an average of 52 percent for this date. Wheat harvest in
Oklahoma neared completion by July 1, except in rorth central and north-
east districts where frequent showers delayed harvest. In the High
Plains of Texas hail, wind and rains retarded wheat harvest. For the
State, combining was about four-fifths complete -- slightly behind a
year earlier. Harvest of small grains generally progressed well in the
Gulf Coast States from Texas eastward, but was delayed by frequent
showers and high humidity in the Carolinas and Virginia.

June was Cool and Wet

June temperatures generally averaged below normal over the country,
except the lower Mississippi Valley, the East Coast States, and the
Pacific Northwest. Greatest downward departures were in the upper Mid-
West, where temperatures averaged from 5° to as much as 8° below normal.
During June much of the country had near to above normal rainfall.
Major exceptions were the Gulf Coast States from central Georgia to
central and southern Texas, northern Great Plains, most of Washington,
and a strip along the Atlantic Coast from southern Virginia to New
England. Soil moisture supplies were very short in the Gulf Coast area
and crops were deteriorating on July 1. Rains the last 10 days of June
temporarily relieved moisture shortages in the northern Great Plains
but more rain will be needed soon.

Food Grain Production Down

Food grain output is expected to total 9 percent less than last
year, mostly because of 14 percent fewer acres of wheat for harvest.
Indicated winter wheat production declined during June and output is 6
percent smaller than last year for this largest food grain. All spring
wheat is expected to total 20 percent under 1968 -- smaller crops are
forecast for both durum and other spring wheat.

Rice production is expected to be 8 percent below 1968 as acreage
for harvest is down 9 percent. Rye output is forecast 34 percent above
a year earlier because of an increase of 34 percent in acreage for
harvest.

Feed Grain Tonnage Lower

Feed grain acreage for harvest is 1 percent less than last year.
Declines for corn, sorghums, and barley more than offset a 6-percent
increase in acreage of oats. Indicated total production of the three
feeds grains estimated on July 1 -- corn, oats and barley -- is down
2 percent from last year and 7 percent below 1967. Yield prospects
per acre for each of the three feeds are down from a year earlier.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -~9- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


The July 1 forecast of production for the 9 Southern States is
placed at 831 million pounds, 2 percent below 1968 but 59 percent above
the short 1967 crop. Production in the three major Southern States
(North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) is expected to total 666
million pounds -- 7 percent less than 1968 but 87 percent more than the
small crop of 1967. Harvest in Georgia was well past half-way by July 1.
Commercial movement was underway in all areas of South Carolina by mid-
dune. In North Carolina harvest of early maturing varieties began the
first week of June. Weather in the three State area favored sizing and
quality. In Alabama harvest of mid-season varieties was well underway
and good yields have been realized, but some areas need moisture to help
size late-maturing varieties. Arkansas conditions continued good, and
harvest of mid-season varieties is umderway. Oklahoma prospects remain
good, and early harvest is underwey. Harvest in Texas was active through-
out June and will increase in July as late varieties mature. Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland expect larger crops than in 1968, but moisture
shortages are developing in their important producing areas. If early
July rains do not materialize, some irrigation may be required. Harvest
of early varieties had started in southern parts of Virginia by July 1
but volume harvest of important varieties will not begin until after
mid-July.

In New England the peach crop is expected to nearly equal 1968.
Large crops are expected for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In
South Jersey light harvest of early varieties is expected the second week
of July.

Compared with 1968, production prospects for Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
and Michigan are up sharply. The largest increase is in Michigan where
a late freeze last year destroyed a good part of the crop. As of July 1
moisture supplies were adequate, and Michigan has some excessively wet
conditions.

In Colorado a large crop is forecast, but the important producing
area wes hit by a hail storm on June 24. The extent of damage may be
slight but will not be known until fruit develops further.

Washington growers expect an exceptionally small crop of peaches,
mostly early fresh market varieties, out of the Yakima Valley and
Sundale areas. Harvest of early varieties is expected to begin about
mid-July. Only a few late varieties will be available this season.
Severe winter kill of buds and some wood eliminated peach production
from northcentral Washington this season.

Harvest of California Freestone peaches began about a week later

than usual because of cool June weather. Harvest of early varieties
was underway July 1 with peak movement expected after mid-July.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -25.- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Rrarduckion

UNITED STATES CROP SUMMARY AS OF JULY 1, 1969

Release:
July 10, 1969
3:00 P.iwi. £DT

Corn production prospects, at 4.3 billion bushels, are 2 percent less than
1968, and 10 percent below 2 years earlier. Prospective yield is 78.3
bushels per acre, Yield in 1968 was 78.5 bushels,

Winter Wheat at 1.2 billion bushels, is down 6 percent from 1968, and
5 percent below 2 years ago,

Other Spring Wheat is forecast at 184 million bushels, 25 percent below
1968 and 26 percent less than 1967,

Durum Wheat prospects, at 88 million bushels, are 9 percent lower than
the 1968 crop, but 33 percent above 1967,

Cat production is forecast at 931 million bushels, up slightly from 1968,
and 18 percent above 1967,

Soybean acreage harvested for beans at 41.6 million, is 2 percent more
than last year's record high and 5 percent above 1967.

Sugarbeet production prospects indicate 27.2 million tons, up 7 percent
from 1968 and 41 percent above 2 years earlier.

Late Summer Fotato crop at 29,4 million cwt., is 1 percent below 1968,
but 3 percent above 1967,

Apple production in commercial areas is forecast at 6,4 billion pounds,
17 percent more than 1968 and 18 percent above 2 years ago,

Stocks of Grain on Farms, July 1, will
be released in the report on Stocks of
Grain in All Positions Report to be issued
July 24,

UNITED STATES CEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-2 (7-69) Washington, D.C. 20250


Miss.
Ark,
La.
Okla.
Texas
Colo.
N. vex.
Ariz.
Calif.

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565

6.4
67

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287803

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

- 48 -

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CORN: Production of corn for grain in 1969 is expected to total 4.3
billion bushels, 2 percent less than last year, and 10 percent
below the 1967 record crop. The decrease from last year results from
2 percent fewer acres for harvest as grain, and a slight drop in yield.
The indicated yield per acre of 78.3 bushels is only 0.2 bushel below
the 1968 yield and 0.3 bushel below thé 1967 record yield of 78.6
bushels. Changes in production forecasts between July 1 and harvest
have averaged 211 million bushels for the past 8 years, ranging from 77
to 423 million bushels. Growers expect to harvest 54.8 million acres
for grain, 2 percent less than last year and 10 percent below 1967.

Corn planted for all purposes totaled 63.7 million acres -- 2 per-
cent less than the previous year and 10 percent below 1967, and the
smallest since 1881. In 1968 farmers planted 64.8 million acres while
in 1967, 71.1 million acres were planted. Continued active participation
in the Government Feed Grain Program contributed to the decline in planted
acres. Acreage planted in the North Central States was down 2 percent,
where only Kansas and Nebraska showed gains from a year earlier. Acreage
in the South Central Region was up less than 1 percent but was down 2
percent in the South Atlantic Region.

Spring planting started late in the Corn Belt because soils were
slow in drying out following moderate to heavy winter precipitation
and an unusually cool March. Precipitation was above normal in most
Corn Belt States during April and very little corn was planted. Con-
ditions improved in May and the first half of June. Planting of corn
was complete by mid-June, except Ohio, Michigan and Missouri, where wet
soils delayed completion until the end of the month. Some intended acreage
may not have been planted in Michigan. Weeds are beginning to be a problem
in some areas. Low temperatures in June delayed crop progress in the
Corn Belt. Some acreage of corn was lost in parts of the Dakotas, Neb-
raska, and Minnesota, because of frost and freezing temperatures. Corn
planted earlier withstood the cold better than late plantings. Some
late-planted corn is showing poor color from lack of sunlight.

Land preparation and spring planting generally progressed rapidly
in the South Atlantic and South Central States and was completed by the
first of July. Corn development varied considerably on July 1. An
extremely dry area developed in June, extending from southcentral
Georgia to eastern and southern Texas. Some early corn (particularly in
southwest Georgia and central and southern Alabama) wes damaged beyond
recovery. Elsewhere in the South Atlantic and South Central States
prospects are generally good, although parts of Tennessee, eastcentral
Arkansas, and much of Maryland and Delaware will need timely showers.
Prospects for corn were generally good in the Western States because June
precipitation was well above normal. However, frost and freezing
temperatures caused some damage in Montana and Wyoming.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 ~ 12 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Indicated production of all hay is 124.4 million tons, compared to
125.4 million last year and the record production of 126,3 million tons
in 1967. Production prospects generally are good. Spring moisture was
good in most areas, although cool weather slowed growth in the North Central
States. Wet weather has hampered harvest and lowered quality of the crop
in some areas. Favorable moisture in most areas should help subsequent
cuttings.

Deciduous Fruit Production Up 11 Percent

The Nation's 1969 deciduous fruit crop is expected to be 11 percent
larger than last year and 25 percent larger than the light 1967 crop.
California's plums and prunes are the only crops expected to be in
shorter supply than last year. The major crops--apples, grapes and peaches,
account for 86 percent of the tonnage forecast for 1969. Grapes are
the leading crop at 3.9 million tons--10 percent more than 1968-~-followed
by apples at 3.2 million tons--17 percent more than last year. The sweet
cherry crop is up 26 percent and the tart cherry crop is expected to be
ie pereent larger. The prospective 1969 pear crop is up 14 percent from
1968. :

California almond growers expect to harvest the largest crop of
record. This large crop results from a good set of nuts coupled with
increased bearing acreage. The Oregon-Washington filbert crop is one-
fourth larger than in 1968. Eight percent more walnuts are expected.

As harvest of the 1968-69 citrus crop nears completion the final
forecast places orange production 47 percent greater and grapefruit
25 percent greater than in 1967-68. Most of the oranges remaining to
be picked are Valencias in California.

Fewer Summer Vegetables

Production of summer vegetables to date (excluding melons) is 6
percent below 1968. Smaller crops than a year earlier are expected for
cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, snapbeans, cauliflower, and celery. Larger
crops than a year earlier are expected for sweet corn and lettuce.

The acreage of 9 vegetable crops planted for commercial processing
in 1969 totals 15 percent less than last year. Less acreage of tomatoes and
sweet corn account for over half the decline.

Potato and Sweetpotato Acreage Up

Combined acreage for all seasonal groups of potatoes is up 3 per-
cent from last year. Nearly all of the increase was in the fall and
late spring groups with the important fall crop up 4 percent. ‘Indicated
production of both early and late summer potatoes is below last year--
early summer output is 3 percent less and late summer 1 percent less.

Sweetpotato production is expected to be up slightly from last

year 88 acreage for harvest is 7 percent above the 1968 acreage. The
indicated yield per acre is below a year ago.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -ll- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Indicated

a

2,000
17,000
3,200
35,000
2,200

Acres in cultivation 1/ : Acre hoo 400 420
Yield per acre > 1,000 pounds 22.5 20.4 21.8
Production * 1,000 pounds 8,990 8,155 9,140

1/ Average of monthly estimates.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 61° Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



State

N. Y. : 4 6 5 y 6 5
N. J. : ho 48 hg 37 ks 46
Pa. a 25 eT 22 22 _ 25
Ohio 2,256 2,288 ~ ~ ~ 2,380 ~~ ~ 3,231 ~ ~~ 2,276 ~ ~~ 253677
Ind. : 2,917 3,063 3,124 2,898 3,043 3,104
Tl. : 6,045 6,542 6,607 6,009 6,490 6,555
Mich. : 522 480 hog 509 463 486
Wis. 7 192 165 170 185 162 166
Minn. : 3,04 ~~ ~ 3,250 ~ ~~ 3,088 ~~ ~ 3,591 ~ ~~ 3,196 ~ ~ ~ “350687 ~
Towa : 5,361 5,576 5, 46k 5, 2h6 5,561 5,450
Mo. : 3,519 3,625 3, bbb 3,423 3,594 3,414
N. Dak. : 300 222 189 290 220 187
S. Dak. : 377 305 262 370 300 258
Nebr. : 801 8h 833 782 829 821
Kans Ea <a” 1 |; 957
Del. : THD 159 165 Ty 156 1
Ma : 193 214 231 187 209 222
va 3 416 399 383 383 372 357
Nec : 1,264 1,163 1,058 1,17 972 933
s.c¢ : 1,077 1,023 1,023 1,046 931 987
Ga : 583 525 509 542 472 467
Fla : 102 8 _ 164 100 —~ 227 __ 61
Ky “7 Feo ~~ Bgl 7 7 7 7 5360 7 ~ 386 ~ 7 7 7 W667 5037 7
Tenn : 1,185 1,268 1,293 1,115 1,193 1,217
Ala. : 512 594 695 484 557 652
Miss. : 2,204 2,162 2,575 2,120 2,120 2,523
Ark. 2 4,025 4 025 4347 3,989 3,989 4,308
La. : 1,353 1,475 1,770 1,306 1,436 1,723
Okla. : 174 192 212 164 184 204
Texas 122270 382 LL ALL BL LLL 318
U.S + 40,776 41,579 42, hor 39,767 40,659 41, 646

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - abe Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Generally, the crop is in good condition in New Jersey, iiaryland
and Virginia, although dry weather in some localities had sloed growth.
In North Carolina, excessive June rainfall in some areas delayed trans-
planting and damaged plants in low spots. Hot, dry weather has slowed
development in Georgia. Weather conditions have been favorable for a
good crop in northern Alabama. In Louisiana, dry weather during June
slowed plant growth and delayed planting. A few of the early fields are
ready for digging. The California crop is generally in good condition
and first digging expected by mid-July.

PASTURES: Pastures continued in good to excellent condition over most

of the Nation on July 1. However, dry areas continued to
spread during June and more rains are needed to maintain growth. June
temperatures averaged below normal in most areas but, toward the end of
the month, rose several degrees above normal south of a line from south-
western New Mexico to the Great Lakes and New England area, Pasture
condition on July 1 was 86 percent of normal, above the 1958-67 average
for the date, but below last month and last year.

In the North Atlantic States, condition ranged from 81 percent in
New Jersey to 93 percent in New York, Each State was below the 1968
reported figure but above average for July 1.

The East North Central States reported their best pasture condition
on July l--each State at 93 or 94 percent of normal. Condition in the
West North Central Region varied widely. North Dakota, at 71 percent,
was second lowest of the 48 States-~Iowa, at 96 percent, was highest.
South Dakota condition ranged from very poor in a strip west of the
Missouri River, to excellent in eastern counties. Kansas, at 94 percent,
equalled its best July 1 condition since 1951.

In the South Atlantic Region, Maryland reported a State average of
75 percent, ranging from very poor to excellent. North Carolina, with
92 percent, equalled the highest July 1 condition reported since 1924.
Florida, at 81 percent, was better than either 1 or 2 years earlier.

The South Central States showed widest variation in pasture condi-
tion. In Louisiana, condition (63 percent) was lowest of any of the
48 States; Kentucky (94 percent) was among the highest. Oklahoma (93
percent) had its best condition for the date in two decades.

. Among Western States, Montana (74 percent) was third lowest in the
Nation, but Oregon (95 percent) was the second highest. Colorado (92
percent) had its best July 1 pasture condition in 20 years and California
(92 percent) equalled its highest condition since 1935, Some areas will

need more rain to sustain growth.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 32 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


State

Idaho
Wyo.
Colo,
N. Mex.
Ariz.
Utah
Nev.
Wash.
Oreg.
Calif.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

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272,620 1,613 1,629
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21,226 1,178 1,159
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The New Jersey crop has made satisfactory growth and harvest expected
to be fairly active by mid-July. Wet weather slowed planting and develop-
ment of the Michigan crop, A wide variation in the time of crop maturity
is anticipated with harvest expected underway by late July or early
August. The Wisconsin crop is late because of cool weather. Heavy rains
damaged stands in poorly drained areas, Cool weather helped growth of
the Nebraska crop, and growing conditions generally have been favorable
dn Colorado, Hot weather in early June brought rapid growth to the
Washington crop but damaged some fields. Harvest is expected to get
underway by mid-July and become general during the last week of the month.
The California harvest is expected to start a few days later than usual.
Digging will get underway by late July in the Delta area of San Joaquin
County.

Production of early summer potatoes is estimated at 13,579,000 cwt.,
3 percent less than both the 1968 and the 1967 crops. The Delaware crop
has developed well, and harvest 1s scheduled to begin in late July,
Digging, started by mid-June, on Virginia's Eastern Shore has generally
progressed well, Volume movement from the Sand Mountain area of Alabama
is expected by mid-July. The Texas crop progressed well and growers ex-
pect volume supplies after mid-July. California had excellent growing
weather in June. Harvest is expected to begin about mid-July, with con-
tinuing good volume from late July into August.

Prdduction of the late spring crop is estimated at 21,256,000 cwt.,
4 percent above last year but 10 percent below 1967, Movement from
California was nearing peak by late June, and a good supply should con-
tinue through most of July from the Kern District, Arizona should com~
plete harvest about mid-July. In Alabama, harvest in the Baldwin area
neared completion by July 1. In North Carolina, the cron is later than
normal,

The early spring crop in Florida and Texas, with estimated production
of 5,777,900 cwt. this year, was 15 percent mpre than the 1968 outturn.
The 1969 winter crop is estimated at 4,022,900 cwt. Production was
3,885,000 cwt. in 1968.

Potato production during 1969 for the seasonal groups, winter through
late summer, is estimated at 74,072,009 cwt, The comparable total in
1968 was 73,268,000 cwt,

SWEETPOTATOES: Production of sweetpotatoes in 1969 is forecast at

13,921,000 cwt., compared with 13,763,000 ewt. last year
and 13,658,000 cwt. in 1967, The 159,500 acres for harvest is up 7 per-
cent from 1968, Louisiana, with 62,000 acres, shows a 2M percent in-
crease over the 1968 crop and North Carolina, with 24,000 acres for 1969,
is up 10 percent, Other States with increased acreage over last year
are Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Texas and California.
New Jersey, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi are expected to harvest
less acreage than last year. Georgia acreage equals the 1968 level,

CROP PRODUCTION, JULY 1969 - 31 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PLANTED ACREAGE, IRISH POTATOES 1968 and 1969

Seasonal group : t 3 Seasonal group 3
~— pnd State 2 1968 be 19 ~ i — pnd State. _ iL 1968 kn 1969 -
- 1,000 acres - * - 1,000 seres -
WONTER: :
Fla, 1.7 12.2 [LATE SUMMER: (Cont.)
Calif. 10.5 8.8 + Nebr. 2.8 2.5
Total 22.2 21.0 * ma. “T “7
EARLY SPRING: Ve. 1.0 9
Fla. “Hastings 28,3 26.7 * wW. Va. 5.2 4g
-Other 3.3 32 8 WC oo) 8
Texas 2.8 3.3 * Colo, 13.8 13.5
Total 3h4 33.2 * N. Mex. an AL
LATE SPRING: * Wash. 22.5 23.0
N.C.-6 N.E. Co, 9.5 9.5 * calif, 8.6 TT
-Other Co. 2.2 2.2 Total 125.3 12h,1
8.C. 5 VY  RALL:
Ala. 11.0 10.5 Meine 155.0 157.0
Miss. 2.5 2.5 Ne H 1.0 9
Ark. 1.8 1.7 vt. 1.5 14
la. 2.3 3.5 + Mass. 5.6 5.1
Okla. . 5 Vo: kT. 5.6 5.3
Texas 5.2. 5.2 : Conn. 5.7 5.2
Ariz. 10.2 22.8 : N.Y.-L.I. 27.7 26.2
Calif. 38.6 43.6 “Upstate 36.0 35.5
Total 8h.2 91.5 ¢% Pa. 37.0 36.0
EARLY SUMMER: : 8 Eastern-Fall 275.1 272.6
Mo. 2.2 2.0 ¢ Ohio 12.7 12.7
Kans. 15 24 oo: Ind. 6.3 6.9
Del. 8.2 8.0 = Mich. 31.0 30.0
Md. 1.9 19 : Wis. 39.0 37-5
Va.-Eastern Shore 28.0 29.0 +: Minn, 102.0 102.0
-Other 2.5 2.3 N. Dak. 1.0 =-:115.0
N.C. 1.8 LT S. Dak. 5.6 5-1
ky. 3.0 2.7 Nebr. 7.3 7.2
enn. 3.7 3.7 8 Central-Fall 314.9 315.5
Ala. 8.2 8.4 2 Mont, 8.3 8.6
Texas 19.5 19.6 +: Idaho-10 8.W. Co. 29.0 30.0
6.4 5.5 3: -Other Co. 268.0 284.0
86.9 86.2 : Wyo. 3.8 3.6
: Colo, 35.0 40.5
6.5 7.0 +: Utah 721 7.8
14.0 13.4 0: Nev. 5 Y
3.5 3.4 2 Wash, 41.5 48.0
1.1 1.0 +: Oreg.-Malheur Co. 16.5 15.0
2.4 2.5 3 “Other Co, 30.0 35.5
1.2 11.0 +: Calif. 27.2 27.4
16.0 16.5 +: 9 Western-Fall 466.8 500.4
1.5 8.0 +: _ Total-Fall _ _ _ 1,096,8_ 3,088.3 _
3.2 3.2 2
U. Ss 1,409.8 1, Ws

CROP FRODUCTION, July 1969 - 68 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


A second major areaof poor to fair prospects in the Northern Great
Plains reflects a shortage of soil moisture that developed the latter part
of May and intensified in June. Frost and freezing temperatures in late
May and June also caused some demage to winter wheat, rye and row crops.
Moderate to heavy showers in this area the last 10 days of June give hope
for improving crops.

Crop Progress lags In The Corn Belt

Spring planting started late in the Corn Belt because soils were
slow in drying out after moderate to heavy winter precipitation and an
unusually cool March. Precipitation was above normal in most Corn
Belt States during April, Conditions improved in May and the first half
of June. Planting of corn was complete by mid-June or earlier in most
States except Ohio, Michigan and Missouri where wet soils delayed com-
pletion until the end of the month. Planting of soybeans lagged behind
usual pace in all States except Illinois and North Dakota. Considerable
acreage remained to be planted in Ohio, Missouri, and Kansas on July 1.
Planting of sorghums was leter than usual, and some acreage remained to
be planted in Kansas and Missouri.

Unusually low temperatures in June further delayed crop progress
in the Corn Belt States. Frost and freezing temperatures caused scattered
damage to crops in parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Minnesota. A
limited acreage of corn was lost. Early planted row crops withstood the
cold better than late plantings. Some late planted corn is showing poor
color. Weeds are also beginning to be a problem in some areas. Moderate
to heavy rains the last week to 10 days of June replenished short soil
moisture supplies in the Dakotas and parts of Nebraska.

Land preparation and spring planting generally progressed rapidly
in the South Atlantic and South Central States. Seeding of most spring~
planted crops was complete by July first except for some soybeans follow-
ing small grains. Crop development varied considerably on July 1. An
extremely dry area developed in June, extending from southcentral Georgia
to eastern and southern Texas. Most crops except cotton deteriorated
rapidly toward the end of the month as temperatures soared. Some early
corn, particularly in southwest Georgia and central and southern Alabama,
was damaged beyond recovery. Elsewhere in the South Atlantic and
southcentral States, crop prospects were generally good, although timely
showers will be needed in parts of Tennessee, eastcentral Arkansas, and
much of Maryland and Delaware as soil moisture reserves were low.

Prospects for spring planted crops, pastures, and ranges were
greatly improved in most Western States by generous precipitation during
dune. However, rains during the last week of June in Montana came too
late to help winter wheat. Frost and freezing temperatures caused some
damage to winter wheat, alfalfa, and row crops in Montana and Wyoming.

OROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -8- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



Cold spring weather delayed planting in all producing areas. Sub-
normal June temperatures and frosts in Minnesota and North Dakota, while
not damaging, have slowed development. Warm June temperatures in western
areas pushed development of the Idaho crop and hurt some late planted
peas in the Whitman-Spokane areas of Washington, but prospects are good
in the Columbia Basin.

TOBACCO: The season's first forecast is for an all tobacco crop cf
1,851.million pounds -- 8 percent above 1968. Flue-cured
accounts for most of the increase although slightly larger burley, fire
cured, and dark air-cured crops also arelikely. Differences between the
July 1 forecasts and the final estimates of all tobacco during the past
decade averaged 92 million pounds, ranging from 15 to 174 million pounds.

Acres for harvest this year are estimated at about 923,000 -- nearly
5 percent more than in 1968. Flue-cured acreage contributes principally
to the gain. All types of tobacco except Southern Maryland, Pennsylvania
Seedleaf, Shade-grown, and Perique are under quotas. Except for increases,
10-percent in fire-cured type 21, and 50 percent in cigar binder types
51 and 52, basic allotments are unchanged from 1968.

The average yield prospect is 2,005 pounds per acre, compared with
1,945 pounds last season.

Favorable prospects prevailed during early July for most kinds of
tobacco. Moisture was generally adequate and some spots were too wet in
most major producing areas. Stands are mostly good but growth is some~
what uneven for burley and some dark tobaccos, because of high tempera-
tures after transplanting. Harvest is active in type 13 and 14 belts where
some premature ripening has occurred,

Flue-cured production in 1969 is forecast at 1,121 million pounds
compared with 982 million pounds produced a year earlier. The crop
is expected to be harvested from about 579,710 acres -- 9 percent above
1968 when acreage was the lowest in a half century of records. Ad-
justments due to net under-marketing of 1968 effective poundage
quotas under the acreage-poundage program account for some of the increase
in this year's acreage. Conditions indicate an:average yield of
1,933 pounds per acre for types 11-14 combined versus a yield of
1,841 pounds last season.

Burley outlook is for 565 million pounds of cured leaf -- frac-
tionally above the 563 million pounds produced in 1968. Type 31
growers plan to harvest 237,500 acres -- a near record-low but about
the same as in each of the past 3 seasons. Expected yield is 2,380
pounds per acre -- 8 pounds above last year and second to the record
high of 2,437 pounds in 1966.

Forecast for Southern Maryland tobacco is about 31.9 million
pounds assuming 29,000 acres for harvest and a yield of 1,100 pounds
per acre.

The fire-cured estimate is 40.2 million pounds, compared with 38.5
pounds produced last year. At 23,700, estimated acres for harvest are
percent higher. Probable yield is 1,695 pounds per acre.

CROP PRODUCTION July 1969 ~ 22- €rop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Area and State

Eastern States:

Maine : 67.3 66.0
New Hampshire . ; 55.4 46.0
vermont : 48.1 36.3
Massachusetts : 98.0 89.3
Rhode Island ; 45 4.8
Connecticut : 4h .g 47.9
New York ¢ 950.2 830.0
New Jersey 211.3 100.5
Pennsylvania 359.0 390.0
Delaware 13.5 10.8
Maryland 71.3 57-5
Virginia 363.0 413.0
West Virginia 228.4 220.8
Worth Caroline * 166.1 169.8
South Carolina : 4g 8.6
Ohio 101.7 130-0
Indiana 74.8 58.0
Tllinois 104.9 96.6
Michigan 555.0 555.0
Wisconsin 49.8 63.0
Minnesota. 13.0 22.4
Iowa 10.3 15.4
Missouri 29.8 59.2
Kensas 8

Kentucky oh

Tennessee 3

Arkansas

Vestern States:
Idaho
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Oregon
California
Total,

- - 1,000 units - -

72.0 1,602 1,571
37.0 1,319 1,095
Bh.O | 1,145 864
86.0 2,333 2,126
4,2 107 114
ae) 1,069 1,140
860.0 22,624 19,762
310.0 2,650 2,393
510.0 8,548 9, 286
14.0 321 257
72.0 1,698 1,369
465.0 8,643 9,833
190.0 5,438 5,257
250.0 3,955 &, 0h
8.0 W7__ L205 Lo

3,756. 59,315
150.0 2,421 3,095
85.0 1,781 1,382
105.0 2,498 2,300
700.0 13,214 13,214
55.5 1,186 1,500
19.3 310 533
15.0 245 367
52.8 710 =: 1,410

1,7
881
810

290
~ 18 _
29,574

2,500
1,905
bau
476
3h, 52h
3,476

1/ Estimates of the commercial crop refer to the total production of apples in the
commercial orchards of 100 or more bearing age trees.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 59 -

Crop Reporting Board,

SRS, USDA


i boo ares --
WINTER :
Fle. 11.9 11.4 1.1 180
Calif. .. 22-8 _ 10,5. 8.8 _ 215 _
Total ON. 7 22297 29.9 ~ 198 ~
RARLY SPRING: :
Pla.-Hastings 21.6 27.4 26.7 110
-Other 6 3.
Texas 8 2.
Total 0 :
LATE SPRING:
N.C. 3
8N.E. Counties: 10.0 9.5 9.5 150
-Other Counties : 2.3 2.2 2.2 120
8. ¢ 2 La 5 ef 125
Ala. 13.4 10.5 10/0 130
Miss. 300 25 2.5 90
Ark. 2.3 1.8 1.7 80
le. 2.8 2.2 3.3 6b
Okla. : 6 5 af 65
Texas : 6.3 5.0 5,0 100
Ariz. : 10.9 10.2 12.8 250
Calif. _ 49.8 _ 38:6_ 43.6 _ 320 _
Total 7 102.8 7 8324" 790.8 7 230 7
EARLY SUMMER:
Mo. 2.6 20 1.8 110
Kens. 1-50 1-3 1.3 85
Del. 8.5 8.1 8.0 200
Ma. 19 19 1.9 160
Va.-Eastern Shore: 26.8 27.6 29.0 138
-Other : 28 2.5 2.3 90
N.C. : 20 18 41.7 110
Ky. 3.8 3.0 2.7 70
Tenn. 4.600 3.7 «= 3.7 = 880
Ala. 6.0 8.0 8.4 135
Texas 19-4 2 ° 19.1 xe
Calif. ret 64 565 NS
Total 3. 87.3 — 85.3_ “et 7 160 —
LATE SUMMER:
N. Y.-L. 1. 6.9 6.5 4/7.0 220
Ne de 16.0 14.0 “13.4 260
Ohio 345 3.44 3.4 175
Ind. 1.1 1.0 9 190
Tl. 2.5 2.3 2.5 165
Mich. : 10.9 121.2 10.8 170
Wis. 2 17-5 15.5 16.0 220
Minn. t 7-2 Te 7.9 Bho
Towa 2.9 3.2 3.2 170
Nebr. 2.6 2.5 2.2 165
Me LL 8&7 ToL
See footnotes at end of table.
CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 6 -

175 =:180—s 2, Ake, 995 1,998
180_ _ 2 a 2,024
Aor ~ Be = HB J - Boe
160 185 2,376, 384 4,940
4434
~ =! at --%
2 ae 75,019" — 5,
190 «145 1,500 1,425 =—1, 378
0-110 276 26% ake
80 2/ 175° oO 2/
1300-15 9/2, 742,365 1,150
167 80 270 188 200
7o 5 184 126 128
66 60 179 1b5 198
60 & 39 30 2
105 630 525
230 2ho 82,725 2,323
-365_ _ 330 _ 15.936_ 14,089_
286-235 Poe 20,520 _
220 no 286 2ho 198
95 95 128 12h 124
190 = 200,s«i,700 1,539 = 1,600
170 = 170 304 323 323
U5 135 3,698 4,002 3,915
100 90 252 250 207
95 105 220 171 178
65 65 266 195 176
85 80 368 314 296
123 «120 820 984 = 1,008
190 0 3,395 3,610 3,629
_350_ 2,553 2,240 _ 1,925
et i — 332980 33,992 AB 572
255 250 1,518 1,658 1,750
255 250 4,160 3,570 3, 3
190195 612 646
155 190 209 155 in
180 170 hip wah 425
175 150 1,853 1,942 1,620
210 200 3,850 3,255 3,200
235 235 «1,728 1,739 1,856
180 185 493 576 592
160 170 kag 400 374
330. _ BOL ek

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



Winter Durum Other spring heat

State wheat _1, wheat ot wheat _ _ a

-~---.3- — 1988_ 3 1969 7 BLL 9G ETE I Bn OS eT
~-- 7 Ly acres --- -

N.Y 230 196 --- <= ee oo 230 196
N. J. 56 4h --- -- o- oo 56 Ab
Pa. Wy 352 --- oo --- =: yyy 352
Ohio : 1,270 1,105 --- -- aon <-> (1,270 1,105
Ind. : 21,077 948 --- --- --- --- «1,077 948
Tl. 1,556 1,400 “se ose -- --- 1,556 1,400
Mich 918 670 --- --- --- --- 918 670
Wis Ay 43 --- aoe 18 18 61
Minn. 30 20 85 81 949 THO 1,064 841
Towa 50 50 s+ --- --- --- 50 50
Mo. 1,434 1,190 --- ooo oe o-- 1,434 1,190
N. Dak. 112 110 93,012 «62,831 4,996 4,097 8,120 7,038
S. Dak. vase) 748 186 eho 1,559 1,200 2) 50h 2,188
Nebr. 3,332 2,999 --- o - “-- 3,332 2,999
Kans. : 11,963 10,767 o-- -o- “ --- 11,963 10, 767
Del. : 26 23 o-- “<- “- oo 26 3
Ma. 2 1k5 126 --- - --- - 15 126
Va. : 190 175 --- o --- --- 190 175
We. Vee. : 19 17 --- - --- --- 19 17
N.C. : 250 218 --- -- --- --- 250 218
Ss. Cc. 2 110 86 o- wn o> --- 10 86
Ga. : 130 98 ao --- --- oo 130 98
Fla. : 65 5h --- --- oo -- 65 5h
ky. : 276 2h3 a+ --- --- --- 276 2h3
Tenn. 2: 3eL 273 - --- --- --- 321 273
Ala. > Uh 120 --- --- --- s+ 1a 120
Miss. : 495 173 --- --- --- --- 495 173
Ark, 656 354 o -- oo one 656 354
La. 165 76 nee pond --- oo 165 76
Okla. 6,091 5,299 --- oo ane --- 6,091 5,299
Texas 4,909 =, 222 --- oo: --- --- 4,909 222
Mont. 2,877 2, bs 379 28h 1,466 1,100 4,722 3,829
Idaho 1,080 961 --+ --- 258 212 1,338 1,173
Wyo. 296 266 --- Stated 3u 28 327 294
Colo. 3 3,106 2,702 --- oor 22 ho —-33,128 2, 7he
N. Mex. 339 288 --- --- --- --- 339 2
Ariz. 5T 81 --- --- oo: oo oT 81
Utah 236 219 oo 4o 39 276 258
Nev. 12 6 --- 4 T 16 13
Wash. 2,755 2,590 -- 120 300 2,875 2,890
Oreg. 980 TT - --- 65 60 1,045 834
calif. + _ 403 3883 LDL 8 388

U. S.  : 49,398 4a, 914 3,669 3,442 9,528 7,84. 62,595 54,197

U Acreage seeded in preceding fall.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

~ 39 -

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PLANTED ACREAGE OF CROPS, 1968 and 1969--Continued
Peas,

21,000 acres ~ - - -

Vy Includes acreage planted in preceding fall.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - ho - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


New York 73 86 82
Michigan : 503 62h 668
Minnesota > 6 5 5
North Dekota 22 oh oh
Nebraska 69 76 82
Kansas : ll 17 20
Montana. : 8 9 9
Idaho : 91 liz OT
Wyoming 38 4o 26
Colorado : 179 «215 eer
New Mexico : 4 4 5
utah : 9 10 12
Washington : 9 18 19
California :

Large Lima Ay 4s

Baby Lima 29 26

Other ek aki 238

Total. Caliz.: Teak” > Bag

United States

Let

1,550
1, 650
950
525
500
1,800

1,850
2, 930

1,750
13600
950
630
550
1,900

1,650
1,870
1,380

BEL 3 33997

50
32h

Bib
2?
927

1,353
250
Dy

1,698
416

2,100

32
66
361

the
496
1,904

L329 aR ee 332.
ited States _-1,211 _’ 1,453 2,479 _ 1,253 1.919 3,208 15,177 17.727 18,159 _
1/ Excludes beans grown for garden seed.

~ 1,000 acres ~

Minn. : 6 6 6

N. Dak. : 3 4 3
Idaho : 100 8 17
Vesh. : 116 129 155
oreg. 222-8
us. * 23h 2h5 202

~ 1.900 owt.
90 69
39 52
1,530 1,578
1, 856 1,935
0. _ 108 30h
583 3,738

1/ Includes peas grown for seed and cannery peas harvested dry.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

- 55 -

Crop Reporting Board,

SRS,

USDA


WALNUTS: Production of walnuts in California and Oregon is forecast at

103,400 tons, 8 percefit above 1968 and 35 percent larger than
two years ago. The California crop has a good set. Unseasonably cool
weather during June held down sunburn, but slowed development. In
Oregon, nuts are sizing well because of favorable moisture supplies.
Winter snows and ice caused some limb breakage, requiring heavy pruning
in some orchards.

CITRUS: ‘The 1968-69 orange crop is expected to total 184 million boxes,

47 percent above last season and slightly above the 1966-67 crop.
Harvest on July lwas 88 percent complete, compared with 93 percent a year
earlier. Most oranges remaining for harvest are California Valencias--
about 16.5 million boxes. Florida has about 4.7 million boxes of oranges
to be picked.

Harvest of the 55 million box grapefruit crop was about 93 percent
complete at the end of June. California has 1.9 million boxes still to
be picked, Florida 1.1 million boxes, and Arizona, 0.9 million boxes.

The 1968-69 lemon crop--16.6 million boxes--is about 1 percent below
last season and 7 percent below the 1967 crop. Harvest is continuing in
California, where 4,7 million boxes remained on trees at the end of June.

Processors have used 77 percent of the oranges so far this season, 59
percent of the grapefruit and 51 percent of the lemons.

Citrus Crops--Utilization to July 1

Crop
Thougend_boxes Thousand boxes
Oranges 28,567 86,915 125,482 9,338 37,873 12h,hol 162,274 21,576
Grapefruit : 20,657 20,426 41,083 2,977 20,890 30,181 52,071 3,929
Lemons : 6,330 §,68h 12,014 4,836 5,854 6,015 11,869 4,731

Prospects for the 1969-70 citrus crop continue good. Florida citrus
groves are in excellent condition with an abundance of new growth in most
areas, Many new grapefruit have reached at least baseball size, and many
oranges at least golf ball size. In Texas, where set is good, fruit is
sizing well. The Lower Rio Grande Valley received only light showers in
June necessitating irrigation of groves. In Arizona bloom for all varieties
was moderate to heavy, fruit is forming well, and groves are in good
condition.

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Seasonal group
and State

: : 2
LATE SUMMER:Cont.; —

Va. : 1.2 1.0 9 80 80 80 96 80 72
W. Va. 5.3 5.2 4g 67 75 675 355 390 368
N. Cc. 1.0 9 8 120 Ibo 145 120 126 116
Colo. : 12.8 13.5 13.2 185 225 230 2,368 3,038 3,036
N. Mex 2 3.2 4.3, 4.2 200 180 190 620 77 779
Wash. 21.0 22.5 23.0 325 355 360 6,825 7,988 8,280
calif 96 8.6 7.7, 300 350 350 _ 2,880 3,010 2,695_

Total _ 225.9 _ 123.6 1Be76” 287 2h 7 2uo 28,640” 29,852 29,438-
FALL:

Maine 158.0 155.0 157:0 238 235 Sept.10 37,604 36,425 Sept.10

N. H. : 1.2 1.0 9 210 230 " 252 * 230 "

Vt. 2 1.6 1.5 1.4 180 190 " 288 285 "

Mass. 2 6.4 5.6 5.1 1909 185 " 1,216 1,036 "

R. I. 6.0 5.6 5.3 199 25 ” 1,140 1,260 "

Conn. 2 6.3 5.7 5.2 215 20 " 1,354 1,254 "

N. Y.-L. I. 31.6 27.7 4/26.2 235 265 " 7,426 7,340 "
-Upstate 36.0 35.57 35.5 245 235 =" 8,820 8,342 "

Pa. _ 38.0 _ 37.0 _ 36.0 2h0 205” 9,120 7,585 "

8 Eastern-Fall :_ 285.1 ~ 274.6 “272.6 236 333 ~~" ~ G7 280_ 63,757.
Ohio 12.3 ~ 18.3 ~ Tats” “205° ~ B10 ~~" ~ 2 se 25837 7
Ind. : 6.5 5.8 5.9 300 235 " 1,950 1,363 "
Mich. : 33.0 29.0 29.0 215 225 ” 7,095 6,525 "
Wis. : 39.5 38.5 37.0 238 230 ” 9,401 8,855 "
Minn. > 98.0 87.0 93.0 120 iho “ 211,760 12,180 "

N. Dak. : 120.0 108.0 112.0 ng 145 " 14,280 15,660
S. Dak. 5.9 5.4 5.0 10 U5 " 590 621 "
Nebr. _ 7.8 7.0 6.9 230 260 " 1,794 1,820 "

8 Central-Fall :~ 323.0 ~ 293.0 301.3" "153, — 16g — —"" ~ 49,3027 U9, 6077 7
Mont. 27 BR 7 7 BLT 7 8a WBoTM ~ Teg 7 7 7 TST Wy ygag 7
Idaho-10 8.W. Co.: 31.0 29.0 30.0 300 270 " 9,300 7,830 "

-Other Co. : 273.0 265.0 281.0 200 195 " 54,600 51,675 "
Wyo. : 3.4 3.8 3.6 170 160 " 57 "
Colo. : 33.6 34.5 39.5 275 2ho " 9,2h0 8,280 "
Utah 3 7.7 6.7 7.7 190 160 " 1,463 1,072 "
Nev. : 7 5 2/275) TS" 1ge 138 "
Wash. : 43.0 41.5 YB.o 355 390 " 15,265 16,185 "
Oreg.-Malheur Co.: 20.5 26.5 15.0 285 255 ” 5,842 4,208 "

“Other Co. : 28.5 30.0 35.5 260 260 " 7,410 7,800 “
Calif. + 30.7 _ 27.1 _ 27.4 300, 305" 9,210 8,266

9 Western-Fall :” 180.5 — 462.7 “6,1” “239°” B32 ~ “IW 6127107,560.

+0,088.6 TTY, ~ Bk ~~ 7 “e3y eau"

Total t 1,030.3 _ 212. . " i 220,924

v.s 1,557.3 Tuer Bik ~~ ~ 730553347 7 ~T

1,377.6 210 29h 192

1/ Revised. 2/ Estimates discontinued. 37 Does not include the following quanti-
ties not harvested because of economic conditions (1,000 cwt.): 1967-Alabema, 78.
4/ Breakdown between late summer and fall based on 1966-68 percentage harvested
before and after October 1.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -~o7- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


21969 as pct.

2 of 1968
- - - Thousands - - - Percent
Corn, grain + 60,557 55,707 54,758 98.3
Wheat, all * 58,771 55,309 47, 546 86.0
Winter + 45,406 42,493 36,591 86.1
Durum : 2,754 3,560 3,343 93.9
Other spring = 10,611 9, 256 7,612 82.2
Oats > 16,017 17,361 18, 343 105.7
Barley = 9,177 9,563 9,373 98.0
Rye : 1,071 1, 007 1,354 134.5
Flaxseed : 1,975 2,112 2,704 128.0
Rice : 1,970 2,353 2,130 90.5
Sorghums 18,411 17,429 16, 828 96.6
Cotton 1/7 5 9,448 10,912 11,961 109.6
Hay, all + 64,667 62,570 63, 026 100.7
Hay, wild + 9,498 8,814 8,974 101.8
Hay, alfalfa + 28,162 27,156 27,136 99.9
Hay, clover and timothy 2/ + 13,234 13,387 13, 468 100.6
Hay, lespedeza : 1,673 1,485 1,427 96.1
Beans, dry edible : 1,211 1,453 1,479 101.8
Peas, dry field : 234 245 292 119.2
Soybeans for beans 39,767 40, 659 41,646 102.4
Peanuts 1/ : 1,472 1,493 1,504 100.7
Potatoes :
Winter 25 22 20 90.9
Early spring 28 33 33 99.4
Late spring 103 83 91 108.6
Early summer : 87 85 85 100.1
Late summer : 126 124 123 99.2
Fall : 1,089 1,030 1,070 103.9
Total 1,457 1,378 1,421 103.2
Sweetpotatoes 147 149 160 107.0
Tobacco : 960 880 923 104.9
Sugarcane for sugar and seed : 628 606 532 88.0
Sugarbeets 1,122 1,411 1,587 — 12.5
* Does mot include Alaska and Hawal’ CROP REPORTING BOARD:
Planteds G. D, Simpson, Chairman,
2/ Excludes sweetolover and lespedeza hays M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
J. R. Kendall, Cc. E. Burkhead,
W. J. Fluke, L. W. Orvold,
N. D. Beller, Cc. E. Caudill,
APPROVED: C. 0. Doescher, D. W. Elenberg,
D. J. Fedewa, E. A. Finch,
(Zz. C. A. Hudson, G. D. Kepley,
cf T. P. King, R. C. Max , Jr.,
S&S Ah. J. J. Morgan, R. G. Stevenson,
H. J. Tippett, D. D. Williamson
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE K. M. Zelazny.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -4- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Acreage. _ _ _:_ Yield per acre. u:t1 8S
2 Indi
1967 : 1968 :cated: 1967
woe ee bE DO
- - Bushels - - ~ - 1,000 bushels - -

N.Y. 2 uk 15 18 29.0 27.9 30.0 406 405 540
N. J. 9 9 1 27.0 23.0 23.0 2h3 207 253
Pa. 128 BL ~~ 32 - B20 - a0. _ BB -- ~~ 3 — 3h
Ohio : 22 16 24.0 27.0 29.0 288 297
Ind, : 19 lu 16 23.0 23.0 23.0 437 368 368
mi. 2 25 aL 23 23.5 22.0 22.0 588 qa 506
Mich, : 38 3h 43 23.0 24.5 23.0 87h 833 989
Wis. t 20__ 9 _ 1B 23.0 _ 23.0 _ 2.0. _ 860 7 2
Minn, 27 BL 70 95 23.5 25.0 2h.o 1,904 1, 750 2,280
Towa 3 5 5 6 20.0 24.0 26.0 100 120 156
Mo. : 17 15 16 20.0 20.0 23.0 30 300 368
N. Dak. * 179 161 238 23.0 26.0 23.5 4,117 4,186 5,593
S. Dak. = 215 191  2h8 30.0 29.0 27.0 6,450 51539 6,696
Nebr, : 88 88 150 15.0 15.0 18.0 1,320 1, 320 2,700
Kans. t 30 BLL LTS LS 0 0S LL LL
Del. 2779 7 8 26,0 23.0 2h.o0 23h 161 192
Ma. : 16 14 15 26.0 21,0 26.0 416 336 390
va. : 20 a1 19 24.5 24.5 26.0 490 Sub oh
N.C. : 18 18 19 20,0 21.0 20.0 360 378 380
8s. C : 19 21 pal 21,0 21.5 25.0 399 452 525
Ga. 267 th BL 185 20 23.5 PhO _ 554 _ _ 1,692
ky. 7 8 T 8 24.0 25.0 23.0 192 175 184
Penn. t 5 6 6 9.0 19.0 19.0 95 uh phe
Okla, > 43 Oo 52 13.0 17.0 20.0 559 680 1,040
Texas 5 2 BL 36 Uk0_ _ 16.0_ 18.0 _ 350__ _ _ 998 __ _ OB.
Mont 2 5 5 7 19.0 18.0 18.0. 95 90 126
Idaho : 8 5 T 24.0 20.0 2h.0 192 100 168
Wyo. > ou 15 16 15.0 19.0 16.0 210 285 256
Colo. : 2 15 30 16.0 16.0 17.0 192 2ho 510

: 16 BR 36 22.0 18.0 20.0 352 216 720

16 we I 8. _ 20 _ 26.0. _ 288 _ _ _ 322. 390.

21,071 1,007 1,354 22.6 23.1 22.9 24,154 23,220 31,033

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 47 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


OATS

Yield per acre : Production
3 H 3: Ind. : 3 > Ind.
: 3 2967: 3968: 1965 2 1967 1968. 1960_
3 - - 1,000 acres - - - ~ Bushels - - - ~ 1,000 bushels - -
Maine : 31 32 33 45.0 52.0 54.0 1, 32 166 1,782
Vt. 8 T 6 37.0 42.0 40.0 2ho
N.Y. : 429 420 382 52.0 59.0 54.0 22, oS 2h, 233 20,628
Ned. 2 10 43.0 47.0 © 46.0 473 517 460
Pa. 2 40. MT TT. 458 45.0 _ _ 56.0. 54.0 20,250 _ 26,712 24,732
Ohio 8) 683 5947 “50.0 “07 766.6 ~ “Bk fod 5,078 35, 640
Ind. : 27h 345 321 «48.0 63.0 60.0 13,152 21,735 19,260
ml. : 756 756 733 58.0 66.0 66.0 3,848 49,896 48,378
Mich. : 462 559 pea 23- +0 99-0 30.0 2h, 486 we oo 22, 900
Wis. ?_ 1.737 _ Loe — 22687 61-9 _ _ 91-0_ 90.0 _ LOT, 177 1 101,22
Minn. :” 2,885" ~ 3,058 ~ 3.4257 “5h5 60.0 55.0 ~ 157,232 St aah 188,375
Towa : 1860 1,841 1,878 54.5 60.0 60.0 101,370 110,460 112,680
Mo. 3 219 252 227 39.0 45.0 40.0 8,541 12,340 9,080
N.Dak.: 1,702 2,110 2,553 37.0 49.0 42.0 62,974 103,390 107,226
S.Dak.: 2,311 2,357 2,428 46.5 45.0 42.0 107,462 106,065 101,976
Nebr 483 483 580 43.5 26.5 45.0 21,010 12,800 26,100
Kans. :_ 161 180 __ 162 88 a 8:0. 39-9 5,796 _ ‘6. Bho_ 6,318
Del. 3 2 3 a) 0.0 48.0 132 Bo” ~ Tah
M4 25 31 30 48.0 5h.0 52.0 1,200 1,674 1,560
Va 55 55 54 52.0 48.0 49.0 2,860 2,640 2,646
W.Va. 15 16 14 hi.o 44.0 42.0 615 704 588
N.C. ke 139 139 «46.0 49.0 pte 6,532 6,811 7,506
B.C. 95 81 TT 36.0 39.5 45.0 3,420 3,200 3,465
Ga. 100 90 90 35.0 42.0 47.0 3,500 3,780  ,230
Fla. es a re 45.0 hoy bho 495
Ky. 3 19 28 ig ro) fo.o 743.5 760 “B80 SLT
fenn. : 45 43 430 OW. 41.0 43.0 1,845 1,763 1,849
Ala. + 30 28 30 = 35.0 35.0 36.0 1,050 980 1,080
Miss. : 60 55 60 55.0 55.0 53.0 3,300 3,025 3,180
ark. 3 68 68 59.0 60.0 67.0 h,307 4,080 4,556
la. Fs 30 30 41.0 38.0 hh.o 1,558 1,140 1,320
Okla. : 132 13 30.0 3H.0 40.0 3,360 4,488 $, 160
Texas i_ _ 315_ _ _ 583 688 21.0 _ _ 34.0 _36.0_ _ 6,615 _ 19,822 2h, 76
: B i 251 “37.0 <0” 738-0 385 ase Tr, 058
Take : 118 = =48.0 52.0 49.0 2,976 3,848 5,782
Wo. : tas 82 bh.o 45.0 42.0 4,048 3,465 3,362
Colo. : 20 TM 9h 43.5 39.5 42.0 2,610 2,804 3,948
Utah : aL al 22 61.0 52.0 54.0 1,281 1,092 1,188
Nev. : 1 2 3. 50.0 ho.o 45.0 50 80 135
Wash. : 37 50 75 45.0 46.0 49.0 1,665 2,300 3,675
Oreg. : oh 103 113° 40.0 Wy.o 47.0 3,760 4,532 5,311
Calif: _ 85__ _ 85 _ 100 47.0 _ _ 53.0_ _48.0_ _ 3,995 _ _,505_ _ 4,800

U.S. : 16,017 17,361 18,343 49.3 5365 50.7 789,196 929,524 930,618

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 45 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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R. I. : 338 3 Le W752 6.0 5.9
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Mo. 230 6,298 1,878 1,821 nu9 115 710 675
N. Dak. 2388 2, 1, 1,890 3 2) 333 123
S. Dak. ’ eed 1, 1,896 9 83 62’ 515
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CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 70 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Crop prospects are good to excellent:in major producing areas, but
in the important North Central Region some lodging has been reported,
Crop development is behind a year earlier. A late spring delayed plant-
ings and weather was unseasonably wet.

Harvest of oats neared completion by July 1 in the South, where
several States reported record yields. Combining was just beginning
in Missouri but hed not yet started in Indiana. In Illinois oats are
filled on about 75 percent of the acreage compared with 80 percent a year
earlier.

The 23.5 million acres seeded to oats last fall and this spring was
2 percent above 1968. This is the second year the long-term decline in
oat acreage has been reversed. Acreage expected for harvest at 18.3
million is 6 percent above 1968 and 15 percent above the 1967 acres
harvested.

SOYBEANS: Soybeans planted alone for all purposes in 1969 are estimated

at 42.4 million acres, 2 percent more than last year's record
41,6. million acres and 4 percent more than the 1967 acreage. Producers
expect to harvest 41.6 million acres for beans, 98.2 percent of the
acres planted.

Planted acreage increased sharply in the South Central States, due
partly to the clearing of new land for soybeans but primarily because of
changes in the 1969 cotton program. The North Central region has 1 per-
cent less acreage, despite an increase in all of the East North Central
States. The South Atlantic region is down 2 percent.

A wet spring in much of the North Central region delayed soybean
planting. Frequent May showers, following above normal precipitation in
April, kept soils wet and hindered planting. Only in Illinois and North
Dakota did planting proceed at the usual time. On July 1 a significant
acreage remained to be planted in Ohio, Missouri, and Kansas. Plant
development is later than usual.

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but ahead of last year's pace. Some acreage following small grain har-
vest remained to be planted on July 1, primarily in Arkansas, Mississippi,
and Louisiana. Dry weather slowed growth in portions of Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Heavy rains on June 22-23
flooded some acreage in western Kentucky. Soybeans in the South Central
region are in many stages of growth, renging from just planted to almost
lapping the middles in early planted fields.

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average date. Stands are generally good. Moisture supplies are ream
sonably good although both dry areas and areas of excessive moisture
are to be found.

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: - - - Pons ~ - -

PRUNES AND PLUMS:

Michigan : 15,600 13,000 13,000
Idaho : 16,172 6,480 18,000
Washington : 11, 300 9,800 18,000
Oregon ro — — 302500, 8 11,000 8S 25,000.
Total 4 States re — 12.978 40,280 TO
PRUNES: 1/ :
California : 164,000 153,000 130,000
PLUMS: :
Californie : 95,000 106,000 65,000

i Dried basis: The drying ratio is ab pounds of fresh fruit to 1 pound dried.

ALMONDS:
California 76,600 7, 500 108,000
FILBERTS:
Oregon 7,000 7,000 8,800
Washington 600. 670
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WALNUTS: :
California : 7%, 000 92,000 100,000
Oregon - > @ 4008 3,600 3,400
United states : 76,400 95,600 103,400



FLAXSEED: A 30.5-million bushel flaxseed crop is forecast for 1969, 12

percent more than the 1968 crop. Acreage for harvest, at
2,704,000 acres, is 28 percent larger than harvested last year. Delays
in spring fieldwork caused some diversion of other crop acreage to flax-
seed in the North Central area. 4A yield of 11.3 bushels per acre is 1.6
bushels below the 12.9 bushels obtained a year ago, but well above the
10.1 bushels realized in 1967.

Planting and early season growth conditions in the major producing
area were mostly good, although moisture supplies were not always up to
desirable levels. Frost damage occurred to some fields in North Dakota.
Cool weather has been beneficial, especially where the crop is filling.
Development of the crop is at about the same stage as the previous year's
crop.

Harvest of the California crop is underway and is complete in Texas.

SORGHUM: Acreage of sorghum planted for all purposes totaled 17.3 million

acres, down 4 percent from last year and 9 percent below 1967.
Actual plantings were below March intentions in the Central Plains.
Sharpest declines occurred in western Kansas and eastern Colorado where
expected wheat abandonment did not materialize. In Texas, the leading
sorghum State, plantings are the same as a year earlier, but 3 percent
above earlier intentions. In Texas, spring moisture was favorable,
encouraging growers to plant available acres to row crops.

Nationally, most intended sorghum acreage had been planted by
July 1. Planting progress was about the same as last year in the
Southern Plains and most South Central areas. However, wet soil con-
ditions and cool weather delayed planting in the Central Plains and
major Corn Belt areas. Some acreage remained to be planted in Kansas
and other areas where sorghum follows small grains. Sorghum is in
generally satisfactory condition, although in parts of the Great Plains
greenbug infestations brought on active spraying programs. Soil
moisture is adequate except in some southern and southwestern areas
where supplies are becoming short.

Acreage to be harvested for all purposes is indicated at 16.8
million acres, down 3 percent from last year. The first forecast of

sorghum grain production will be published in the August 11, 1969 CROP
PRODUCTION REPORT.

RICE: Rice production in 1969 is forecast at 97.4 million cwt., 8 per-
cent below last year's record crop of 105.3 million cwt. If
the forecast is realized, the 1969 crop would be second largest of
record and 9 percent above the 1967 crop. During the past decade,
changes in production estimates between duly 1 and harvest have averaged
3.3 million cwt. -- ranging from 0.2 million to 6.5 million. Acreage
for harvest in 1969 is estimated at 2,130,000 acres compared with
2,353,400 acres in 1968. The 1969 allotment of rice acres was 2,160,542,
ten percent below.1968.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -17- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


NON-CITRUS FRUITS

Apples, Com!'l, crop (Mil, lbs. )}: .
Peaches (Million Ibs,): 2,684.9 3,590.7 3,878.2 3,814,2
Pears (1,000 tons): 452 616 686 701
Grapes (1,000 tons): 3, 062 3,549 as 3,908
Cherries (1, 000 tons): 198 228 1/278 276

1/ Includes forecast for tart cherries in 5 Great Lakes States as of June 15,

CITRUS FRUITS 1/

183,850
55,000

Oranges
Grapefruit

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

MILK AND EGG PRODUCTION

May 7 11,360 11,227 11,046 6,074 6, 079
: 11,038 10,840 10,780 5,729 5,745

62,432 61,446 60,272 35,334 35,559 34,686

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -3- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PLANTED ACREAGE OF CROPS, 1968 and 1969

Corn, -&
1968

1968

- ~ - + 1,000 acres - - - -
wy 16 39 0) a ---
14 15 --~ ---
63 68 2h
29 30 o--
5 3 -
ks 46 --~ --- on

Th 807 461 hau 17
: 98 95 16 vy 4a
Pa. 3 1,225. 1,250, _ _ 503 _ 488190
Ohio :; 3,121 3,027 762 671 22)
Ind. : 5,092 4,970 45h haz 1
Till. : 10,422 10,109 1,115 1,104 21
Mich. : 1,705 1,654 382 49 9 2
Wis. :_ _2,715_ _ _2,715_ _ 1,838 _ _ 1,783 __ 60. _ _ 43
Minn. : 5,219 Bias vis vee 90H 633
Iowa : 10,228 10,023 3,042 2,799 7 5
Mo. : 3,189 3,030 365 292 28 26 --- ---
N.Dak. : 642 533 2,254 2,705 2,696 2,238 wee ---

S.Dak. : 3,194 3,194 2,580 2,657 507 380 “ee ---
Nebr. : 4,690 4,878 671 671

Kans. :_ 31,448 _ 3,491 222 200 _
Del. 3 192 u 3 y

Ma. 3 570 559 35 35

Va. : 629 610 108 104

W.Va. 3 78 81 30 26

Nec. : 1,489 1,he9 281 281 .

S.C. 3 438 482 162 152 5

Ga. : 2,701 1,701 200 200 0

Fla. oo: _ 57) e586 OT = .
Ky. : 2,192 1,156 58 55 =

Tenn. : 7192 Th 1ké 148 22 ok 2.8 2.6
Ala. : 802 730 16 126 --- a 5.4 5.3
Miss. : 430 hey 130 130 --- --- 121.0 10.0
Ark. oo: 59 60 91 93 4 3 1.8 1.9
Ta. z 162 162 TS 70 ose + 53.0 64.0
Okla, : 15 88 2h. 299 301 497 9 3/
Texas :_ 602 _  _783__ 1,608 __1,807__ 192 __ Uh _ 12.5 _ _ 13.0 _
Mont. : jo ri 293 43% ~ “17200 ~ 1,752 — <=
Idaho : 83 83 85 130 537 585 --- ---
Wyo. 3 61 63 112 118 118 132 --- ---
Colo, : 4OL 540 he 183 271 298 --- ---
N.Mex. : 50 53 --- oe 27 26 A ByA
Ariz. ¢ 29 32 Coated --- 200 170 --- ---
Utah =: 46 49 3h 32 136 135 s+ ---
Nev. 3 3 if 10 10 18 20 one one
Wash. 62 72 80 110 263 389 ao ---
Oreg. : 32 35 163 170 336 Yah oo ---
Calif. hos. 397 _ _1,569_ _ 1,302 __8.0___82_

~ 9 PRO B05 _ 405 _ 297. _b3
U8. _:— Ob, 787_ ~ G3, 731_ 23,003 — “23,530 ~ 10,3227 19,246 7 51.3 LL 162.5 T
1/ Includes acreage planted in preceding fall.
2/ Revised.
3/ Estimates discontinued.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 38 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


PEARS: The 1969 pear crop is expected to total 700,900 tons, as of July 1,
2 percent more than expected a month earlier. Cusrent estimate is

up 14 percent from the 1968 crep and 55 percent above the small crop of

1967. Approximately 90 percent or 629, 000 tons of the 1969 crop will

be produced in the Pacific Coast States=--California, Oregon and Washington.

California's production at 356,000 tens accounts for 52 percent of the

Nation's crop, Oregon's productinn at 159,000 tons accounts for 23 per=

cent and Washington's production at 104,000 tens accounts for 15 percent,

Estimated production for these three states is 9 percent above 1968 and

57 percent abnve the short crop of 1967.

California's Bartlett pear crop is fcrecast at 345,000 tons, 7 per~
cent above last year's production and sharply above the very short crop
of 1967. Cool weather has slowed maturity and the crop is abcut ten
days later than normal. Picking for fresh movement is expected to begin
around July 14,

In Oregon's Hood river area conditions during June favored good
growth and development. Growers are presently concerned about spotted
outbreaks of fire blight. This disease can be arrested by spraying and
cutting if growers are able to get to this work in time. Washington's
light crop of 104,000 tons (27 percent below 1968 and 22 percent below
1967) is developing well with a smooth, geod quality crop indicated in
all areas. ‘the Bartlett crop in the lower Yakima Valley is very promising
from the standpoint of both size and quality. Higher elevaticn orchards
had little or no bloom this season. In Colorado, some hail damage
oceurred on June 24 which is expected to reduce quality somewhat. The
Idaho crop is developing well with some appearance of frost rising in
the Sunny Slope area. In Michigan roisture supplies are above normel
and the crop is sizing well. In New York rainy, cold weather during
the bloom period resulted in a peor set in the Lake Ontario Region while
conditions were somewhat better 11 the Hudson Valley.

GRAPES: First forecast of the Nation's 1969 grape crop is 3.9 million tons,

10 percent above the quantity sold last year and 28 percent above
1967. Prospects are above lest year in all States except South Carolins,
Georgia and Washington. Prnductien in Califernia which accounts for more
than 90 percent of the U. S. crop is expected to be 9 percent above last
yee eter from all other States will be about 22 percent more than
in 1968.

California's raisin varieties, representing about two thirds of their
tonnage, are forecast 5 percent above 1968. Growing conditions are good
and set is heavy. Harvest of Thampson Seedless for fresh shipment is
advancing in the Coachella Valley and will begin soon in Kern County.
Picking ef table variety grapes in the Ceachella Valley is nearly com
plete. Picking of Cardinal and Perlettes was expected to begin around
duly 4 in Kern County. Wine variety grapes are enjoying normel growing
conditions and have a heavy set. Forecast production for Wine varieties
and Table verieties are above last year, 15 and 17 percent respectively.

In New York bloom was generally late and some vineyards along Lake
Erie were still in full bloom on June 29. Moisture has been ample to sur~

plus. In Pennsylvania bloom was one to two weeks later than normal. wet
weather hampered weed control but vines are in good shape.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 26 - Crop Reporting Beard, SRS, USDA


YIELD AND PRODUCTION, UNITED STATES*

CROP * 1967? 196g 3 cated : _
: : July 1,: 1967 : 1968 :Jun
: : 2.1969 : 1969

Corn, grain 78.3 | 4,760,076 | 4,374,840 | —

Wheat, all woo: 25.9 28,4 30,0 } 1,522,382 | 1,570,433 —— } 1,424,720
Winter "> 2666 28.9 31,5 | 1,206,808 | 1,228,638 |1,161,458 {1,152,360
Durum "raat 274] 2685 66,443] 97,697 —| 28,477
Other spring "ob 23.5 26.4 24.2 | 249,131} 244,098 ——| 163,883

Oats "3 4943 53.5] 50.7 | 789,196} 929,524 —| 930,618

Barley "sg 40.6 43.7 40,4 372,898} 416,168 ——} 378,314

Rye Woy 226 23.1] 22.9 24,154 23,220 ——| 31,033

Flaxseed "oy 102 12.9{ 11.3 20,036 27,264 —_ 30,476

Rice cwt.: 1/4,537 | 1/4,475 | 2/4,574 89,379 | 105,322 _ 97,427

Hay, all ton: 1.95 2,00 1.97 126,300] 125,438 — | 124,445

Hay, wild woos 294 290 288 8,959 7,897 _ 7,909

Hay, alfalfa "b 2.63 2470 2.71 74,204 73,371 — 73,580

Hay, clover and 3
timothy 2/ Wy 172 1.77 1.72 22,684 23,749 _ 23,152

Hay, lespedeza moo: 1.50 1,40 1.45 2,514 2,077 — 2,069

Beans, dry edible :

(Cleaned) ewt.: 1/1,253 | 1/1,219] 1,228 15,177 17,717 — 18,159
Peas, dry field "b 3/1,548 | 1/1,526 | 1/1,517 3,623 3,738 _ 4,431
Potatoes cwt.:

Winter moos 198 177 202 4,894 3,885 3,954 4,022

Early spring woos 105 152 176 2,940 5,029 5,537 5,777

Late spring wos 230 246 235 23,656 20,520 21,725 21,256

Early summer " ? 160 164 159 13,980 13,992 13,746 13,579

Late summer wo: 227 242 240 28,640 29,852 —_ 29,438

Fall mo 212 214 3/| 231,224{ 220,924 — 3f

Total a Fate) 214 3/| 305,334] 294,192 —_ 3/

Sweetpotatoes "os 93 92 87 13,658 13,763 _ 13,921

Tobacco Tb. = 2,050} 1,945] 2,005 | 1,967,921 | 1,712,299 o— |2,851, 492

Sugarcane for sugar:
and seed ton: 42.5 41.0] 42,9 26,651 24,825 ——| 22,845

Sugarbeets "tt azalb  1ssol  aaa 19,197} 25,392 —| 27,157

tAve 1956-67
Pasture pet.: 4/23 Ase 4/6 — — —_ _

Does not include Alaska and Hawaii except for sugarcane.
/ Pounds.
/ Excludes sweetclover and lespedeza hay.
/ First estimate will be published September 10, 1969.
/ Condition July 1.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 ~2- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



- - 1,000 acres -
Maine 229289 22k
N. Be 86 8h cs)
vt. 334 327 314
Mass. 101 Oh 90
R. I. 9 9 9
Conn. 62 66 63
N.Y. 1,227 1,153 1,141
Ned. 2 59 58
Pa. 212,156 2,098 _ 1,098 _
Ohio 1,016 1,138” 1,092
Ind. 3620-398 398
Tl. 459 450 yaa
Mich 319 329 322
Wis. 857 _ 848 _ _ 848
Minn 580 ~ “603 ~ 633
Iowa Tak 644 638
Mo. 1,212 1,235 1,235
Nebr. 52 52 A
Kans. _ 68 67. 67.
Tel. 18 18 19
Md. 213213 all
Va. 550 583 589
We Vee hoe 398 390
Ne Ce s_ 280 _ _182_ _ _19)_
Ky: 702786 833
Tenn. 515 397 663
Ala. 45 kG kg
Miss. 130 130 134
Ark. 223 _ 145. _ ko
Mont. 281 264. 28h
Idaho 220-132 125
qyo. 184 173 173
Colo. 2ho 234 26h
N. Mex. 19 17 17
Utah hg 48 kg
Nev. 51 50 51
Wash. 228 228 228
oreg. :_ 270 __ 240 259
— U8. 13234 13,387— 13468—

- * Tons -
145 1K5
1.60 1.50
1.75 1.70
1.75 1.80
1.90 2,00
1.90 1.75
1.85 1.90
1.85 1.85
— 21:70 _ _1.80
1.60 ~ “1.90
1.70 1.85
1.95 2.00
1.50 1.55
—~ 2:10 _ 2.25.
1.50. 1.45
2.05 2.15
1.60 1.65
1.60 1.40
1.60 1.6
2.10 1.7
1.95 1.90
1.50 1.85
1.50 1.50
-- 240 _ 240
1.80 1.80
1.65 1.50
1.40 1.25
1.50 1.65
~~ —- 235 2-2 -
1.65 1.65
1.55 1.40
1.30 1.10
1.55 1.55
1.70 1.65
1.75 1.65
1.25. 1.20
1.95 2,00
~~ 2-80_ _ 1.80
--i-DLiTT

1/ Excludes sweetclover and lespedeza hay.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969

-50-

1.40 332
1.45 138
1.70 5B
1.70 LTT
1.80 WT
1.75 118
1.85 2,270
peed 117
. 1,965_
1.75 1,626
1.80 615
2.00 895 .
1.50 478
— 2410_ _1,800_
1.50 870
2.20 1,48
1.70 1,938
1.60 83
2.85_ _ 109.
1.80 38
1.65 415
1.60 825
1440 603
1.40. _ _252_
1.75 ees
145 850
1.30 63
re 195
1.60. — AT5_
1.50 Wey
1.50 186
1.15 239
1.65 386
1.60 32
1.65 86
1.25 6h
2.00 WAS
1.80. 486_
A672. 22,604_

332 3u4
126 133
556 53h
169 153
18 16
116 210
2,191 2,112
109 102
1976. _ 1,867
2,162 1,911
736 716
900 882
510 483
~1,908_ _ 1,781 _
7k 950
1,385 1,404
2,038 2,100
73 66
-Jn___ abe
32 3h
405 348
1,079 he
597 5h6
— 55. _ _ 267
ae 18
2
58 oh
ae:
- 6. _ 2B
469 426
185 188
190 199
363 436
28 2T
19 81
60 6b
456 456
~ tae _ _ 866
23,749_ _23,152

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


POULTRY AND EGGS: ‘The Nations's laying flock produced 5,745 million eggs
in June, 5 percent below last month but up slightly from

a@ year earlier, Layers on hand during June totaled 307.3 million, dow

1 percent from last month and only slightly below a year ago.

Egg production during the month was 6 percent greater than a year
ago in the South Atlantic region, up 5 percent in the North Atlantic and
up 1 percent in the West. A decline of 5 percent was reported in the
West North Central, followed by declines of 3 percent in the East North
Central end 2 percent in the South Central.

Layers on farms July 1 totaled 305.5 million birds compared with
309.1 million on June 1 and 306.4 million on hand Julyl a year earlier.
Compared with a year ago layers were up 6 percent in the South Atlantic
region and 2 percent in the North Atlantic. Declines were 6 percent in
the West North Central, 3 percent in the South Central, 2 percent in the
East North Central and 1 percent in the West.

On July 1 the rate of lay averaged 61.4 eggs per 100 layers compared
with 63,2 eggs a month earlier and 61.6 on July 1, 1968. Lower rates of
ley then a month ago were reported in all regions. Above average
temperatures, except most central States, contributed to the drop in pro-
duction. Sharpest declines were in the West and South Atlantic, 5 and 4
percent respectively, followed by a 3 percent drop in the South Central,

and 1 percent decline in the remaining regions.

CROP PRODUCTION, . July 1969 ~3- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


t. —— — Acreage _ _ _ _:_Xield per sere t_ _ Production __ _
_ -Harvested__: For 3 Indic : t Indi-
State 1967} 1968 thervest: 1967 : 1968 : cated: 1967 : 1968: cated

ee eee roo 2 os 1969 969 se LL Lk

y+ 1,000 seres - - = Bushels - - - 1,000 bushels -
Wis. : 38 17 17 32.0 30.0 30,0 558 510 510
Minn : _ 960 g12 730 32.0 33.0. 32.0 30,720 30,096 += 23, 360
Ne. Dek. | 5,610 4,881 4,002 22.0 26.5 2h.0 123,420 129,3h6 96,048
S. Dak. | 1,648 1,516 1,167 24.0 23.0 19.0 39,552 34,868 22,173
Mont. : 1,687 1,434 1,061 18.0 22.0 20,90 30,366 32, 21,220
Idaho 300 2h6 199 48.5  4h.o dio «614,550 10,824 8,159
Wyo. 29 26 ah.o = 21.0 20,0 696
Colo. 29 1 3223.0 25.0 25,0 667 425 800
Utah 41 37 45.5 42.0 43,9 1,866 1,554 1, ou
ev. : 6 3 6 50.0 50.0 50.0 300 150
Wash, ; 213 ri 285 22.0 25.0 a7 ° 4,686 2,775 ne
oreg. OL 76.0 _ 1,750_ _ 1. 48 >. 34599

: For 3 ee : 3
: 1968 sharvests 1967 : 1968 :cated ; 1967 : 1968 : cated

weed ager agce iBAneh 1967: 296 scetea : 2967: 19K@ cage
' © 1,000 seres - - = Bushels - - - 1,000 bushels. -
Minn. : 63 82 79 35.0 “R.0 34,0 2,205 2,788 2,686
He bax. ? 2087 2,907 2,78 Bhro  BBLO Be surBad 81956 2TT
S. Dak. 5 158 179 233 «28.0 27.0 22.0 4,hoh 4,833 5,126
Mont. : 2ho 365 eth 19.0 23.0 22.0 &,560 7,665 6,028

f- 29 366 _ A55_  360
— 226.5 66,443 “97,697 — — 88,477

aon Waite:
Year : Hera rea : soft rea? : =Car ae Total

: - + = = Loo pughels - - - -
1967 . 706,279 213,138 230,061 66,443 245,861 1,522, 382
1968 : 799,618 211 230,001 97,697 214,906 1,570,433
1969 789,457 200,77 166,974 88,477 179,038 1, 42k, 720

1/ Indicated July 1, 1969.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 43 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


SWEET CHERRIES: U.S. production of sweet cherries is forecast at 114,500

tons, 26 percent above the quantity utilized in 1968.
Crop prospects declined from a month earlier as a result of rains during
harvest in Montana, Idaho, Utah and Oregon.

In the Great Lakes States, a crop of 31,100 tons is expected, 11
percent more than was utilized last year. In western New York a very good
crop is developing. Peak harvesting will occur the third week of July.
Harvest of the good crop in the Hudson Valley was nearly 75 percent com~
plete on July 1. Harvest was underway in southcentral Pennsylvania by
dune 18, and northwest pickers started about June 27. Quality is good,
but some cracking has resulted from excessive moisture in the northwest
area. Michigan's crop continued to progress favorably with ample soil
moisture in all areas.

Production in the Western States is forecast at 83,400 tons, 33 per-
cent above that utilized in 1968, but 5 percent below the 1967 crop. ‘Trees
in Montana suffered extensive winter injury and only a token crop is ex~
pected in that State this year. Idaho's bumper crop was reduced consider-
ably by rains during harvest. Splitting was widespread in all areas.
Harvest began about June 16 and was virtually complete by July 1. The
Colorado crop suffered some rain and hail damage. Prospects in Utah and
Oregon were reduced as a result of heavy rains at harvest time. In
Washington, harvest of sweet cherries for fresh market was virtually
complete by July 1. The Yakima Valley had a very good crop this year.

The fruit was clean, well colored and flevor was excellent. Northcentral
Washington had a small crop because of severe winter weather. The
shipping season in California is virtually complete except for small
quantities from late districts. ‘The fruit as a whole this season was
very good with generally fewer doubles and spurs than normal.

TART CHERRIES: The Nation's 1969 tart cherry crop is forecast at 161,600

tons, 18 percent more than was sold or utilized in 1968
and nearly double the small 1966 and 1967 crops. Production will be
above last year, except in Wisconsin. The prospective crop in the Great
Lakes States of 145,500 tons is 13 percent larger than last year and
almost twice that utilized in 1967. Prospects in New York and Michigan
improved during the last two weeks of June. Michigan's crop of 115,000
tons accounts for 71 percent of the Nation's total. Soil moisture is
adequate in all fruit areas of the State to carry the crop through har-
vest. New York's crop is variable because of rains during pollination.
Volume harvesting will be underway the last week of July.

In southcentral Pennsylvania, where harvest is just starting, quality
is good. Heavy winter damage and freezing temperatures in May have sub-
stantially reduced Wisconsin's crop, but Ohio expects to harvest a gocd
crop. In the Western States, a crop of 16,100 tons is forecast, nearly
double the small 1968 crop, and 16 percent above the 1967 crop. Rains
and hail during June inflicted some damage to the crop in Idaho, Colorado,
Utah, and Oregon. Idaho's harvest is at its peak, and size and color
are excellent. Colorado harvest began the week of July 7. Volume har-
vest is not yet underway in Oregon and Washington.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 29 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


ALL WHEAT: Production of all wheat is forecast at 1,425 million bushels,

9 percent less than the record large 1968 crop and 6 percent
less than in 1967. Changes in production estimates between the July 1
forecast and the final estimate have averaged 36 million bushels during
the past decade, ranging from 8 to 74 million bushels. The indicated
yield of 30.0 bushels per harvested acre is a new record and 1.6 bushels
above last year's yield. Acreage of all wheat for harvest as grain is
47.5 million, 14 percent below last year and lowest since 1963.

WINTER WHEAT: A winter wheat crop of 1,152 million bushels is now fore~

cast, 6 percent below last year's crop, and 1 percent
below a month earlier. Yield prospects improved in the Central and
Southern Plains and Oregon but declined in Illinois and several western
States. Harvested acreage was lower than earlier estimated levels,
accounting for the lower production forecast.

U.S. yield per acre is indicated at a record 31.5 bushels compared
with 28.9 last year and 26.6 two years ago. Acreage for harvest as
grain is expected to total 36.6 million acres, 14 percent below last
year and the lowest since 1963.

Harvest in Kansas started a few days later than normal and was
interrupted frequently by rain so that combining was only 16 percent
complete by June 28. This was far behind the average of 52 percent
and last year's 37 percent. Harvest in Oklahoma neared completion,
except in the north central and north eastern areas where rain caused
delays. Preliminary reports on quality from Kansas and Oklahoma indi-
cate heavy test weight, a small percentage of grade defects but a lower
protein content than a year ago.

Texas harvest was 78 percent complete, 4 points below a year earlier.
Harvest on the High Plains was slowed by wet fields where only about
58 percent was harvested by July 1. Harvest in Nebraska is a week to
10 days later than usual. Only limited acreage had been harvested by
July 1. Freeze damage was evident in the northwestern part of the State.
Colorado prospects improved in June because above normal rainfall and
cool temperatures provided excellent filling conditions.

Prospects declined considerably in Montana, where freezing temper-
atures about mid-June caught the crop in a critical stage in central
counties of the State. Good rains received in June came too late to
aid drought areas of southern Idaho and early harvest areas of Montana.
Washington's wheat crop maintained relatively good yield prospects.
Oregon's prospects improved during June--timely rains during critical
filling period improved yield prospects.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -13- Crop Reporting Board, SRS,

USDA


Sweet Varieties:
New York
Pennsylvania

Tart Varieties i
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin

Colorado
Utah 4700 6,700
Washington 320

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 65 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



ALFALFA AND ALFALFA MIXTURES FOR HAY

= sharvest: 1967:1968 :cated: 1967
i B 2 1969 3 _

1.85 1.85 ho 39 86 (93
2.15 2.10 51 a7 B 8h 93 83
2.10 2.15 326 302 288 86 93 9h
2.15 2.25 70 67 68 83 g2 «86
2.20 2.25 7 T 7 8 90 87
2 28 28 2.60 2.50 2.50 v6) 70 70 83 g2 90
1,231 1,108 1,042 2.50 2.45 2.45 3,078 2,715 2,553 83 94 93
3 64 61 3.00 2.90 2.85 219 186 17% 68 87 «81
18_ _ BL. hp B29 2.58 2:60 1,882_ 1,879 1,899 78 _ 93 _ 88
595 70 2.10 2.50 “2.40 1,250 1,175 1,003. 83 ~=95 Ok
510 A7h 436 2.25 2.80 2.70 1,148 1,327 1,177 87 94 ob
869 782 766 3.20 3.25 3.20 2,781 2,542 2,451 86 92 «93
1,282 1,218 1,145 2.15 2.30 2.25 2,756 2,801 2,576 86 92 Oh
2,988_ 2,988 _ 2,958 2.70 2.85 2.75 8,068_ 8,516 8,134 85 _ 93 _ 93.
2,332 2,262 ~ 2,239 2.60 2.75 2.80 6,063 8,220 6,269 87 gl 92
1,954 1,895 1,933 2.85 3.05 3.05 5,569 5,780 5,896 90 86
5 800 824 2.95 3.10 3.15 2,493 2,480 2,596 85 87 91
»380 1,256 1,331 1.35 1.45 1.35 1,863 1,821 1,797 8 8 Tn
. : 2,196 2,174 2,283 1.40 1.50 1.40 3,074 3,261 3,196 82 82 BL
Nebr. : 1,795 1,741 1,793 2.40 2.40 2.50 4,308 4,178 4,482 88 72 «85
Kans. :_1,248 2,148 _ 1,159 2.85 2.60 _3.00_3,597_ 2,985 3,477 65 _ 83 _ gh
Del. : 6 7 7 2.90 2.90 2.90 17 20 20 75 8 79
Ma. =: 70 68 69 3.20 3.10 3.00 22h ali 207 76 869075
Vae i 82 8h 90 2.20 2.50 2.50 180 210 225 80 95 88
W.Va. : 72 76 75 2.00 1.95 1.85 lsh 148 139 «719 gh 83
N.C. : 10 9 9 2.10 2.00 2.10 aL 18 19 8 89 92
SC. f 0 -- wee re --- 79 85 87
Ga. 6 6 6 2.20 2.00 2.00 13 12 12 81 8 78
Fla. W202 Ss gL
Ky. oo: : 2.70 639 5 94
Jeu. : 70 60 52 2.45 2.30 2.30 172 138 120 83 87 = Bh
Ala. : 6 5 4 2.00 1.80 2.00 12 9 8 79 TT 80
Miss. : 10 9 8 2.40 2.20 2.40 ah 20 19 76 80 75
Ark. : 67 63 5T 3-50 3.10 3.20 234 195 18278 89 8
le. : 20 20 18 2.60 2.60 1.80 52 52 32-73 8h 63
Okla. : 222 570 559 2.70 2.75 2.95 1,509 1,568 1,649 oh As $
Texas :_ _185__ 220 _ _ 209 3.20 3.50 3.00. 592 770_ 627 76 _ 89 _ 77.
Mont. : 1,118 1,107 ze 2.15 488 1.90 Paton 3k 2,166 ~83 Th
Idaho : 1,046 994 1,004 3.15 3.00 3.05 3,295 2,982 3,062 90 92 «92
Wyo. : 466 475 470 2.45 2.20 2.10 1,142 1,045 987 8h 89 80
Colo. : 135 750 780 2.60 2.55 2.70 1,911 1,912 2,106 80 69 «92
N.Mex.; 193 203 211 4.50 4.70 5.00 868 954 1,055 72 62 «78
Ariz. : 196 202 188 5.30 5.40 5.50 1,039 1,091 1,034 82 82 78
Utah : 450 450 4N6 3.25 2.85 3.10 1,462 1,282 1,383 82 90 &
Nev. : 154 159 159 3.45 2.95 3.30 531 h6é9 525 85 79 gh
Wash. : 518 508 518 3.30 2.95 3.30 1,709 1,499 1,709 89 88 91
Oreg. : hol 381 389 2.90 2.85 3.00 1,163 1,086 1,167 90 88 95
Calif.:_1,164_ 1,152 _ 1, co 5230 5.60 5:70 6,169 6,451 6,435 61 _ 77 _ 92.
ves 128,162 27,13 2.70 7m, 73,580 8
wel ie 27 Lk 2.6. 22 __ 232. 8B 86.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -51- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


State : Acreage planted
and Fr rans 2 7 57 7 T9860 as 7
area = 1967 1968 ; ‘Indicated , percent
* 1969 t of 1968

Virginia : 103 103 103 100

North Carolina t 172 170 170 100
TOTAL (Va.-

South Carolina : 12.5 13 13.5 10h
Georgia : 493 513 518 101
Florida : 19 7 5 98
Alabama. : 183 186 188 1021
Mississippi so 5 2 100
TOTAL (S. E. :
~-2ret)_ 2 769 LT 985 1002-7
oklahowa : (15 123 133 100
Texas : 295 298 30h 102

New Mexico so 82 Be ic) 8
TOTAL (S. W. :
~ area) Lk s__ N28 e202
UNITED :

STATES 1,472.1 1,493.1 1,504.2 100.7

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 - 53° Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


BARIEY: Production of barley in 1969 is expected to total 378 million
bushels, down 10 percent from 1968. Changes between July 1
and final production estimates have averaged 17 million bushels for the
past decade~-ranging from 2 million to 35 million bushels. Indicated
production was off sharply from 1968 in the North Central region. In
the South Central region, Oklahoma contributed most of the indicated
increase. North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and western regions had only
minor changes from last year in anticipated production. The yield per
acre is indicated at 40.4 bushels, compared with 43.7 bushels in 1968.

On July 1 harvest was nearing completion in the southern half of
the Nation. In late June showers retarded harvest in Virginia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee, Storms caused lodging in scattered areas,
however, harvest losses will run near normal. Crop development is
slightly ahead of normal in Minnesota but somewhat later than normel
in the Dakotas. Yield per acre prospects are down from last year in
Montana and Ideho, mostly because of dryness from late April to mid-
June, Moisture received during late June has eased the situation.
Considerable acreage in Oregon's Willamette Valley has lodged, but
is expected to be harvested.

Acreage seeded for 1969 harvest toteled 10.2 million acres,
slightly below last year. A sharp acreage decrease in the North
Central region was offset by increases in the South Central and
Western regions. Of the three leading barley producing States, North
Dakota and California were each down 17 percent, but Montena had a
\6-percent increase. Acreage for harvest, at 9.4 million acres, is
down 2 percent from 1968.

RYE: The Nation's 1969 rye crop is forecast at 31.0 million bushels,

up sharply from the 23.2 million bushel crop in 1968 and the
2h,2 million in 1967. Changes in production estimates between July 1
and harvest have averaged 1.3 million bushels in the past decade,
ranging from negligible to 3.5 million bushels.

Rye seeded in the fall of 1968 for harvest in 1969 totaled 4.0
million acres=-16 percent above last year. Increases were shown in
all regions=~sharpest west of the Mississippi River, where a portion
of reduced wheat acreage was seeded to rye. Acres for grain harvest
increased 34 percent from e year earlier, reversing a long downward
trend.

Yield is estimated at 22.9 bushels per harvested acre, compared
to last year's record yield of 23,1 bushels and 22.6 in 1967. Soil
moisture and growing conditions have been generally favorable in the
main rye for grain areas. However, low temperatures along with several
late season frosts caused some damage in the Dakotas and Nebraske.
Acreage for grain harvest in Kensas is more than double last year and
a record yield is expected. Yields in minor areas are generally fair
to good.

CROP PRODUCTION, July 1969 -16- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA