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

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

POSTAGE & FEES PAID
United Staves “of Agriculture

FERTILIZER USE ON COTTON ACREAGE, SELECTED STATES, 1969

tPields: Acres receiving Rt or 7 : At or
: in: efore ; After spefore
reurvey 1ADY seeding: Seeding: arter

ert. only : °1Y seeding

YV From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA.

2/ Nutrients were reported in terms of N, P05, and K,0 but are shown in this
table in terms of the clements N,P,K. P05, fs“ converted to P by dividing by
2.291373 K,0 is converted to K by dividing’ by 1.20459,

3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres harvested. -

CROP PROLCTIOU, January 1970 -he Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON COTTON ACREAGE, SELECTED STATES, 1969 ~

Acres receiving

sAcres :Field
State sharv. : in
i/ rsurvey:

receiving 2/  : At or % : At or
g ~ gbefore : After -erore
K sseeding: *¢ding,e after
: only ; AY :seeding

:Thou. No. ~ Percent ~- - Pounds - - Percent -
Mo. > 305 67 OF OF 91 91 55.5 21.3 47.0 47 21 32
Nec. : 171 68 99 99 90 90 61.7 23.6 57.7 36 15 kg
s.c. : 287 94 99 99 97 97 88.3 36.6 81.4 12 4 8h
Ga. : 385 4 100 100 100 98104.7 28.3 76.0 25 te) 5
Tenn. : 405 77 100 100 9F OF 67.4 25.0 50.1 81 1 18
Ala : 545 125 100 100 98 98 80.3 30.4 58.6 ha 2 56
Miss. : 1,190 357 100 100 59 59 93.1 24.2 47.1 58 14 28
Ark. : 1,055 287 98 96 68 68 64.5 20.2 45.0 70 1 16 -
La. z 5 OF OF 97 62 6h 63.4 20.0 39.2 64 21 15 =
Okla. : 465 105 53 53 50 42 27.3 16.1 13.8 96 2 2
Texas : 4,675 656 ug =48 3h 1h 61.0 20.2 17.8 76 13 11
N.Mex. : 147 5h 63 57 48 Oo 92.1 33.4 0.0 56 32 12 :
Ariz. 309-13 oT 97 «39 2144.9 30.5 9.6 7 63 30
Calif. : 705 246 97 OF 4Q 4195.7 43.7 29.7 27 23 50 -

1/ From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA. -
2/ Nutrients were reported in terms of N, P, 5» and K,0 but are shown in this

table in terms of the elements N,P,K. P50 is converted to P by dividing by

2.291373 K,0 is converted to K by dividing” by 1.20459.

3/ Percentages apply to acrea receiving fertilizer, not to total acres harvested.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -Uy- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: January 1 stocks of hay on farms are estimated at

89.9 million tons, down slightly from the record
high 90.4 million on hand a year earlier, Ample tonnage of hay is avail~
able in most areas of the Nation, reflecting the record 1969 production
of 127.1 million tons. Fall weather was generally favorable allowing
maximum utilization of pastures, ranges, fall~seeded small grains and
crop residues and minimizing the need for supplemental feed.

Disappearance from May 1, 1969 through January 1, 1970 totaled
61,1 million tons compared with 60,3 million for a year earlier.

CITRUS: The Nation's citrus crop prospects as of January 1 were slightly
below the December 1 forecast because of reduced orange and grape~

fruit prospects in Texas. Citrus production is expected to exceed last

season by 3 percent and if realized will be above the record 1966-67 crop,

The U. S. orange crop is forecast at 189,700,000 boxes, slightly
below the December 1 forecast but 3 percent above last season. California,

Florida and Arizona forecasts were unchanged from last month but Texas de~
clined 400,000 boxes.

United States grapefruit production is forecast slightly below the
December 1 indication and is expected to be about 2 percent below the
1968-69 crop. Florida and California prospects were unchanged from last
month, while Texas prospects declined and Arizona increased.

Lemon prospects for California and Arizona are 12 percent above last
season; slightly below last month's forecast because of reduced expecta
tions in Arizona,

Tangerine production is forecast 9 percent below last year but 9
percent above 1967-68, and unchanged from last month's,

Low temperatures on January 8 and 9 are believed
to have caused little damage to Florida's citrus. Yem~
peratures near the critical level occurred after sun~
rise on January 8, 1970, but were of very short dura~
tion. A survey will be conducted during the week of
January 26-30, 1970,to determine any possible inter-
nel damage caused by the freeze and the results will
be released about January 30, 1970.

Condition of Florida citrus trees and fruit was excellent on
January 1. Tree foliage was generally dark Green showing good dor-=
mancy. December was cold, wet and windy, leaving some groves with ex-
cess soil moisture. Caretakers are ditching and pumping where water
had been standing, and disking for aeration.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 “5-7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


FERTILIZER USE ON CORN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1969

: 3 : “;" Rete per acre  7_ Acres fertilized 3/_~
tAcres:Fields;_ Acres_receiving  pecetvins 2/ _ =e ot ut : At or
State tharv.: in : : : : 2 : : : before: After : pefore
isurvey: ay : N: Po: Ke: N : P¢: K a.
ee 2 : 2 2 5 a 2 only

N.Y. : 247 100 100 100 100 100 70.2 26.5

49.6 93 co) T
Pa. + 907 129 99 99 98 98 71.9 27.8 46.5 80 4 16
Ohio 32,740 126 100 100 99 99 93,1 33.7 63.1 67 1 32
Ind, :4,6h6 155 99 99 97 97 115.3 33.4 74.6 53 ° AT
Ill, +9,763 198 oT 96 92 90 120.2 32.5 65.0 TL 3 26
Mich, :1,266 131 99 99 99 99 89.8 28.8 72.3 ie te) 25
Wis. #1, 684 138 99 99 9T 9T 19.3 27.7 62.6 59 1 4O
Minn, 34,184 154 90 90 87 85 95,1 26.3 49:5 TH 1 25
Towa 39,416 201 92 91 88 83 108.1 29.2 48.5 63 3 34
Mo. 2,603 143 95 95 83 82 108.2 24.3 45.9 80 4 16
S. D, :2,447 138 AT 46 he 19 55.6 13.4 10.2 88 1 1
Nebr, 34,663 178 89 89 67 Ab 143.3 16.2 18.7 51 8 AL
Kans, 31,236 115 93 93° «75 47 133.1 20.2 19.8 85 fe) 15
Md, +: 479° 92 100 100 100 100 85.3 29.6 64.3 6b ° 36
Va. : 432 98 98 98 98 97 102.3 31.0 77.6 56 ° Ay
N. C. 21,321 136 100 100 100 100 133.0 24.6 57.7 9 fe) 91
S.C. : 402 98 100 100 100 100 123.7 27.5 65.1 11 (o} 89
Ga. 21,426 14 99 99 99 99 119,1 22,0 61.3 19 1 80
Fla. : 358 87 100 100 97 100 103.3 20.8 57.6 T 8 85
ky. : 998 134 96 96 91 91 102.5 30.6 61.5 53 4 43
Tenn. : 605 13 98 98 97 98 102.0 24.5 48.8 57 ) 43
Ale. : 619 98 100 100 98 98 95.6 23.0 44.8 16 2 82
Miss. : 318 80 98 98 92 92 87.5 17.3 32.8 10 8 82
Texas : S71 10h 81 81 60 31 116.8 23.9 18.4 TH 6 20

2/ From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA.

2/ Nutrieats were reported in terms of N, Pe05, and Kp0 but are shown in. this
table in terms of the elements N,P,K, Poi is converted to P by dividing
by 2.29137, Ko0 is converted to K by dividing by 1.20459.

3f Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres har-
vested for grain,

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -2- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


POTATOES, IRISH 1970 CROP

Seasonal ;
group and 2
State :

1,836
1,870

Acreage Production
7 Beet TC [ean
1968 * 1969 rharvests 1968 s1s69 roated : 1968 : 1969 :
- - 1,000 acres - - - Cut. - ~ 1,000 ewt.
11.4 11.0 10.8 175 180 4170 1,995 1,980
20-5 _ _ 8.8 _ 8-5 _ _ 180_ 210 220 1,890 _ 1,848 _ _1,870_
21.9 19.8 19.3 177 ~—«-183 192 3,885 = 3, 828

3,706

Seasonal
group and
State

E, SPRING:
Fla.
Hastings
Other
Texas

L. SPRING:
N. Carolina

8.N.E. Counties;
Other Counties :

Ala.
Miss.
Ark.
Lae
Texas
Ariz.
Calif.

Total

CROP PRODUCTION,

9.5 9.0 8.8
2.2 2.2 2.2
211.0 105 [9
$2.5 2.5 24
: 1.8 1.8 17
2 2.30 3-5 3.0
: 5.2 5.2 4.8
10.1 12.8 11.6
38-6 13.6 37-0
83.2 91.1 79-3
January 1970 -

lo -

wee 1,425 1,305 May 121
--- 264 264 "
wee 1,365 1,120 "
--- 188 200 "
-- 126 126 "
oe 1h5 225 "
525 500 "
2,323 2, 9h "
nor _ U4,089_ 14,606 __
--- 20,450 21,290 "
Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



POTATOES: The 1970 production of winter potatoes is forecast at 3,706,000

ewt., 3 percent less than the 1969 crop of 3,828,000 cwt.

Harvest, underway in the Everglades area of Florida, is expected

to get started in the Ft. Myers area in late January.

California marketings are expected to increase to a good volume

during January.

Plantings for the 1970 late spring crop, based on intentions, are
estimated at 79,300 acres, compared with 91,100 acres planted in 1969.

All States expect to plant less acreage than last year.

For California, intended plantings for 1970 of 37,000 acres are
15 percent less than last year. Plantings were nearly complete in

the Edison district and progressing well in the other early areas

of Kern County.
In Arizona, planting is expected to be active by mid-January.
Planting in Alabama is expected to start in late January.
CROP REPORTING BOARD

ERRATA
Crop Production - 1969 Annual Summary CrPr 2-1 (69)
Page 82 "Grapes" ~ Arizona, 1969 production change from 16,500 tons

to 15,200 tons. Change U. S. 1969 production from 3,874,300 tons
to 3,873,000 tons.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -7- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


Harvest was quite active until Christmas week when the fresh fruit
shipping embargo slowed movement for the remainder of the month. Fruit
that processors received during the holiday period was limited because
of bad weather.

Fruit maturity continued ahead of a year earlier, and juice con-
tent is much greater than a year earlier.

California citrus production is expected to be unaffected by the
cold temperatures in late December. However, quelity is expected to
decline and additional fruit shift into processing outlets. Heating
equipment was fired several nights the last week of December as ten-
peratures fell below freezing in central and southern California.

Harvest of Navel oranges continues to increase, but movement lags
behind a year ago. High, dry winds in Southern areas caused some drop-
page and scarring. The full extent of damage by cold and high winds
will not become apparent for several days. However, injury is expected
to be variable and affect quality more than quantity.

Valencias remain in fair to good condition but cold dyy weather in
December retarded development.

Temperatures dropped to the mid 20's in the Desert Valleys the last
of December, but damage to grapefruit is expected to be small, Other
areas grapefruit crop expectations continue good. Lemon harvest is in-
creasing in the south central counties and is active in both the desert
and San Joaquin Valley areas where most of the new crop is originating.
General rains at mid~December, following a dry first half, increased
prospects for later pickings.

In Arizona, a cold period in late December caused some damage to
tender new growth, although fruit damage is expected to be very light.
Harvest of Navels. and sweet oranges is active in the Yuma and Salt River
Valley areas. Valencia oranges are sizing well and fruit is coloring
well in most areas. Grapefruit harvest continued in full swing in the
Yuma area but is limited in the Salt River Valley area. Sizes are gener-
ally much smaller than last year, but fruit quality is very good.

In Texas, many groves are not picking out as well as expected earlier
because of small fruit size. Harvest of grapefriit and early and midseason
oranges is expected to be active in January with an increasing share going
to processors. Picking of Valencia oranges is expected to begin in February.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -~6- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



FERTILIZER USE ON WHEAT ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1969

Ohio 98 4e.8 58 7 35
Ind. 75 «683 «683 «O79 39.1 55 5 ho
Tl. 78 oO 85 86 42.3 66 1 33
liich. 83 98 98 96 42.1 66 1 33
Minn. 51 90 90 90 16.3. 91 ) 9
Mo. 8 93 93 7h 33-9 oT 29 23
N.Dak. 229 «72 «(652 8 14.0 10.9 9.4 99 f°) L
8.Dak. WO 330 «33-300 83.2 9.9 0.0 oh 6 °
Nebr. ué6 49 48 17 3 36.1 15.0 18.8 75 21 4
Kans. 27h 51 «50 «(39 5 49.9 16.7 19.9 58 9 33
Okla. 145° 57 #57 34 10 41.1 13.8 94 51 19 30
Texas 148 343k lg 2 84.7 23.7 16.6 76 17 7
Mont. 152 39 32 «439 ° 7.5 8.0 0.6 oh 3 3
Idaho 1oh 852 50 13 Oo 59.0 14.8 0.0 55 16 29
Colo. 9 13 13 #O O 17.9 0.0 0.0 160 co) °
Wash. 123 «820 «82a 5 79.3 22.3 42.1 73 2 25
Oreg. 66 54 54 8 oO 46.9 15.1 0.0 72 1 17

FERTILIZER USE ON SOYBEAN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR BEANS, SELECTED STATES, 1969
Ohio : 2,344 121 46 38 46 46 9.6 16.0 27.4 100 fo) 0
Ind. : 3,278 122 52 ho 52 52 8.7 18.5 39.9 100 ° fe)
Till. : 6,596 lo ll 6 W 2112 8.6 23.5 58.8 100 ° co}
Minn. : 3,167 114 22 18 20 22 8.2 11.8 28.7 100 ° °
Iowa ; 5,283 118 13 6 12 12 7.8 23.3 44.3 93 7 co)
Mo. : 3,150 128 18 15 16 18 11.9 18.9 37.2 100 oO fe)
Nebr. : 813 47 15 15 13 6 27.1 19.2 19.2 100 ° fc)
Kans. 852 uy 16 16 «1h 6k 20.6 14.3 26.6 100 fo) fe)
Mc. 933 76 «71 57 TO TL 14.6 15.5 42.2 100 te) 0
8.C. 2 959 86 81 S6 81 81 16.6 19.4 55.0 ok 3 3
Tenn. : 1,193 96 #43) 34 4B 48 13.2 15.0 29.3 98 2 fo)
Miss. : 2,290 145 26 1% 26 26 19.3 19.1 36.9 95 5 °
Ark, 24,228 162 28 15 28 28 12.8 16.7 34.8 98 2 0
La. : 1,608 104 23 14 23 23 12.0 20.3 39.6 100 ° °

1/ From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA.

2/ Nutrients were reported in terms of N, P205, and Ke20 but are shown in this
table in terms of the elements N, P, K. 205 is converted to P by dividing by
2.29137; Ko0 is converted to K by dividing by 1.20459.

3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres harvested
for beans.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -3- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


wee ene ee ee eee CLERUS FWVING, -PROWGTLON U/.. — — ----~-se ans

: Indicated: ‘Indicated
crop ana State | 1967-68; 1968-69 ; GT 2 3 3967-68 2 1969270 _
ORANGES: ~~ -"~"17000"bexes 2 - = Bauivalent tons - -

EARLY, MIDSEASON &
NAVEL VARIETIES:
Calif.

9, igo 18, 600 22,000 343,000 698,000 825,000

Fla, : 51,400 9,700» 75,000 2, 313,000 3, 136,000 3,375,000
Texas : 970 2,800 3,200 43,600 126,000 eras
Agia. 1. — B80. 270 _ _ 1,300. _ _ 33.000. ~47,600 . _ 48,800_
Total Above > 2,400 «492, 3T0-—=«'101,500 2,732,600 4,007,600 4,392,800
Varieties ~ to 2 en Se a
“ealiee * 40,000 25, 700 375,000 — 964,000
Fla. . : 1953 00 66,000 900 §37.000 2,210, a 2, 858288
exas ‘
Aplze : eee BE EO B98” aM Bo Be gO

Total Yeleneiee - @sAT_ _ ies ~ — 88:200_ _¢ pr706 oO 3, 894, 500 ~3, 764.500.
NGES:
Calif. 19,150 44, 300 beacon 718,000 1,662,000 1, $87,000
Fla, : 100, 700 129, 100 7700 134,000 4, 523,000 55836 000 6; 9307000
Texas : oo’ 5,100 81,000 02, 500 229, 300
Ati“ 2 8 er 3020. 3380 ~< 52.600. — 1172000. 201, 9 - oie 0.

Ue Be Ait. 2 Oranges _;12h,570_ _ 18,880 _ 189, 700_ 54439.000_ 7,902,100 84150300.

oma AlL 32,900 00 000 2,695,000 1,5)
Seedless : 23,700 377700 BP 0 Pee 000 13177, 000 Fy irrove
Pink ; 1» 400 10, 700 10,000 4.00, 000 455,000 53 000
White : 14,300 17,000 17,000 608,000 ‘T22,000 722,000
Other £9,200 12,200 10,000 391,000 518,000 = 425,000
Texas z= 2,800 6, 700 T, 500 112, 000 268,000 300,000
Ariz, + 3,740 2,510 3,100 120,000 80, 300 991200
Calif., All + 4,628 5,060 5,300 130,100 165, 300 172, 400
Desert Valleys + 2,918 3,260 3,200 93,400 105,000 102,000
— -Other_Areas. _ t_ 1,.700_ _ 1,800. _ _ 2,100 — — _5%,200 — — 60,300_ _ _70,400
Greccheatt. ___t, iy058_ 54,170 52,9001, 782,400 2,208,600 2,113,600
TEMONS : PO TTT me me meee ee ei
Calif. t 13,600 12, 300 U4, 500 517,000 468,000 551,000
ADD 3. 3sP50_ _ _ 2,510 _ — _3,200_ _ _124,000_ _ 134,000 _ _122,000.
U.S. Lemons. — _ 2_ 16,850 — 15,810 © _ 17.790. — 641.000 — 602,000 _ _473,.000_
TANGELOS: Fle. = 310 _ _ 2.800_ _ _ 2,900 _ _ 76,500 . _ 81,000_ _ 130,000
TANGERINES : :

Fla, 3,400 2,700 133,000 162, 000 128,000
Ariz. 170 220 5,620 6, 380 8,250
Selif. 8 wp 3HO~ — - 5p HAO — ~ - 900. — — 21.000... Pl O08 — — 334800,
Total Tapgerines_ _ pate — ~3.820_ — 159.620_ _ 192,38Q _ _170,050;

St Bla. . 1 4,500_ _ _ 4,500 _ _ _6,.000_ _ _207s000_ _ 202,000 _ _270,000_

The crop year begins with the bloom of the first y year shown and ends with com~
pletion of harvest the following year, 2/ Net content of box varies, Approximate
averages are as follows: Oranges ~ California and Arizona, 75 lbs.; Floride and
other States, 90 lbs.; Grapefruit - California, Desert Valleys, and Arizona, 64 lbs.3
other California areas, 67 lbs.; Florida 85 lbs, and Texas 80 lbs.; Lemons - 76 lbs,;
Tangelos - 90 lbs.3 Tangerines ~ California and Arizona, 75 lbs,; Florida, 95 lbs.3
and Temples - 90 lbs, Navel and Miscellaneous varieties in California and Arizona.
Early and Midseason varieties in Florida and Texas, including small quantities of
tengerines in Texas.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 “9° Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


HIGHLIGHTS OF U,S, CROP REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1970

Release:
January 9, 1970
3:00 P.M, EST

Citrus production is expected to be 3 percent more than last season,
which would be a record crop, The citrus production forecast
in this report does not reflect any damage that may have occurred
on January 8 and 9, 1970 from low temperatures in Florida and
Texas,

Orange production is forecast at 189,7 million boxes, down 0,4
million boxes (0.2 percent) from the December 1 forecast of
190, 1 million but 3 percent above last season, Florida, Cali-
fornia, and Arizona were unchanged from last month, but the
Texas forecast was down,

Grapefruit production, forecast at 52,9 million boxes, is down 0,4
million boxes (0,8 percent) from the 53,3 a month earlier and 2
percent less than last season, The Texas forecast dropped 0,5
million boxes from December 1, partly offset by a slight increase
in Arizona,

Lemon prospects were practically the same as a month earlier, and
estimated production is 17,7 million boxes -- 12 percent above
last season.

Winter potato production is forecast at 3.7 million cwt., 3 percent
below last year, Harvest is underway, Intentions for late spring
potato acreage of 79,300 acres is 13 percent below 1969,

Winter wheat maintained the generally good condition of a month
earlier,

Hay stocks on farms totaled 89.9 million tons, down slightly from the
record high 90,4 million tons a year earlier,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
CrPr 2-2 (1-70) Washington, D. C. 20250


FERTILIZER USE ON CORN ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1969

sAcres :Flelds:
State sharv.: in

ae or? : At or
: before: After : pefore

N.Y. : 2h7 100 49.6 93 ° T
Pa. : 907 129 46.5 80 4 16
Ohto 22,740 126 63.1 67 1 32
Ind, 74,646 155 ThE © 53 ° hy
Tli. +9,763 198 65.0 71 3 26
Mich, 21,266 131 72.3 5 0 25
Wis. +1,684 138 62.6 59 1 40
Minn, 24,184 154 49.5 Th 1 25
Iowa 29, 416 201 48.5 63 3 3h
Mo. 22,603 143 45.9 80 4 16
8. D. 22,447 138 10.2 88 1 n
Nebr, 34,663 178 18.7 0651 8 iS
Kans. 31,236 115 19.8 85 ° 15
Md. 79 92 64.3 64 0 36
Va, 4320098 77.6 56 fe) hy
N.C. 21,321 136 57.7 9 ° 91
S.C. 98 65.1 121 ° 89
Ga. es 14 (99 99 99 99 119.1 22,0 61.3 19 1 80
Fla, : 358 87 100 100 97 100 103.3 20.8 57.6 7 8 85
Ky. : 998 134 96 96 92 91 102.5 30.6 61.5 53 4 43
Tenn. : 605 113 98 98 97 98102,0 24.5 48.8 57 ° 43
Ala. : 619 98 100 100 98 98 95.6 23.0 44.8 16 2 82
Miss. : 318 80 98 98 92 92 87.5 17.3 32.8 10 8 82
Texas : 571 104 81 81 60 312136,8 23.9 18.4 7h 6 20

1/ From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA.

2/ Nutrieats were reported in terms of N, 7205, and Kp0 but are shown in this
table in terms of the elements N,P,K, ¥20 9, is converted to P by dividing
a

by 2.29137, Ko0 is converted to K by div:

ng by 1.20459.

3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to totel acres har~
vested for grain,

CROP PRODUCTION, Jamuary 1970 -i12- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



FERTILIZER USED ON SELECTED GROPS IN SELECTED STATES 1969
(Corn for Grain, Cotton, Soybeans for Beans, Wheat)

Data on fertilizer used on acreages of corn and wheat for grain, soy-
beans for beans, and cotton in 1969 are presented in the following tables.
The information was obtained when interviewing farm operators for
Objective Yield Surveys conducted by the Statistical Reporting Service
and are not official estimates of total fertilizer use, The sample fields
for Objective Yield Surveys were selected on the basis of acreage of the
various crops,

The samples are relatively small in some States and the data are
subject to sampling fluctuation, Sampling errors were computed for the
rates per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash applied to each crop
in the major producing States, For all States combined, the coefficients
of variation in 1969 were less than 2 percent for cotton and corn, less
than 3 percent for soybeans and slightly above 4 percent for wheat,

The data on percentage of harvested acres fertilized, application rate
of fertilizer nutrients and time of application were collected by interview
in the specified States in the summer and fall of 1969. No attempt has
been made to convert the data into total nutrients used or total acreage
affected. However, total harvested acreage for each crop is shown by
States. They are the official USDA acreage estimates published in the

1969 SRS Annual Crop Summary.

Number of sample fields for each State is shown in the second
column of the table for each crop, Data for wheat include reports on
Winter, Durum and Other Spring Wheat where produced, The nutrients
applied were reported in terms of N, P2O5 and K20, but are shown in
the tables in terms of actual elements of N, P, and K, Factors used in
converting to actual elements of P and K are given in the table footnotes.

The data in the last three columns of each table show the time of
application of fertilizer, These percentages represent the percent of
acres fertilized (1) at or before seeding, (2) after seeding only, or
(3) both at or before seeding and after seeding,

Additional copies of the section on Fertilizer Use are available
upon request,

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 - 11 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS - JANUARY

New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Tllinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Towa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida = = wi. __219__
Kentucky 9 ss 8398 82 TT 399 |
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Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
California

United States

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -8- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



Soil moisture was adequate in nearly all areas during

December. The moisture supply favored development of fall-

seeded grains. Winter grains in Northern and Central areas

are now dormant and spring development will depend on winter

snow and spring rains.

Winter wheat continued in generally good condition as

a month earlier. In the important Great Plains, temperatures

averaged near or above normal but precipitation was generally

less than usual. Topsoil moisture was adequate; however, by

January 1 parts of western Kansas, eastern Colorado, and :

other local areas were beginning to need surface moisture.

Wind erosion damage has been minor but some late-planted
wheat failed to get much top growth and is vulnerable. De-
spite limited snow cover in Kansas, temperatures have not been
Severe enough to cause much damage, Nebraska wheat entered
dormancy in good condition, and snow cover was protecting it

from low temperatures. Winter wheat is in fair condition in

Montana. In Texas, wheat has grown well and snow in the
High Plains late in December benefited dryland wheat. Gen-
erous amounts of precipitation in Oregon and Washington,

materially aided fall~seeded grain, Wheat in the Corn Belt

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hed ample soil moisture, and most acreage has a good snow

cover.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 -4- Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA




FERTILIZER USED ON SELECTED CROPS IN SELECTED STATES 1969
(Corn for Grain, Cotton, Soybeans for Beans, Wheat)

Data on fertilizer used on acreages of corn and wheat for grain, soy-
beans for beans, and cotton in 1969 are presented in the following tables.
The information was obtained when interviewing farm operators. for
Objective Yield Surveys conducted by the Statistical Reporting Service
and are not official estimates of total fertilizer use, The sample fields
for Objective Yield Surveys were selected on the basis of acreage of the
various crops,

The samples are relatively small in some States and the data are
subject to sampling fluctuation, Sampling errors were computed for the
rates per acre of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash applied to each crop
in the major producing States, For all States combined, the coefficients
of variation in 1969 were less than 2 percent for cotton and corn, less
than 3 percent for soybeans and slightly above 4 percent for wheat.

The data on percentage of harvested acres fertilized, application rate
of fertilizer nutrients and time of application were collected by interview
in the specified States in the summer and fall of 1969. No attempt has
been made to convert the data into total nutrients used or total acreage
affected. However, total harvested acreage for each crop is shown by
States. They are the official USDA acreage estimates published in the

1969 SRS Annual Crop Summary.

Number of sample fields for each State is shown in the second
column of the table for each crop, Data for wheat include reports on
Winter, Durum and Other Spring Wheat where produced, The nutrients
applied were reported in terms of N, P2O5 and K20, but are shown in
the tables in terms of actual elements of N, P, and K, Factors used in
converting to actual elements of P and K are given in the table footnotes,

The data in the last three columns of each table show the time of
application of fertilizer, These percentages represent the percent of
acres fertilized (1) at or before seeding, (2) after seeding only, or
(3) both at or before seeding and after seeding,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Statistical Reporting Service Crop Reporting Board
Reprint from: Crop Production Report Washington, D. C, 20250
January 9, 1970


GENERAL CROP SUMMARY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1970

December weather was relatively favorable for winding up the 1969
crop year, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Temperatures averaged
near or above normal in the western half of the Nation, but in the Ohio
River Basin and the Southeast, temperatures averaged 3 to 6 degrees
below normal. Precipitation totals were less than usual in the Central
Plains and the central and eastern Corn Belt, but above normal in the

Pacific Northwest, South Central, and Atlantic Coast States.

Corn picking was still active the first week of December, but
by mid-month most corn had been harvested. High moisture necessitated
drying much corn, and handling capacity often governed picking speed.
Cotton picking was complete or nearly complete by January 1. Wet
eonditions delayed windup activity in parts of Texas and Arizona.
Livestock are in generally good condition. Weather conditions favored
use of pastures, ranges, fall~seeded grain, and crop residues. By
January 1, snow cover prevailed in the northern half of the Nation,

where supplemental feeding increased sharply.

Citrus crop prospects as of January 1 were slightly below a
month earlier because of reduced orange and grapefruit prospects in
Texas. Citrus prospects in California, Florida and Arizona were

unchanged from a month ago.

Corrections to the 1969 Annual Crop
Summary, CrPr 2-1 (69), issued De-
cember 19, 1969 are shown on page 7.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 ~ 3 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUITS PRODUCTION 1/

: eae ee ee 1,000 boxes ----+--
Oranges seeeseeeeet 124,570 183,880 190,100 189,700
Grapefruit ..... Hy 44,058 54,170 53,300 52,900
Lemons ..- 16,850 15,810 17,800 7, 700

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

POTATOES IRISH

Seasonal tay t For
group : ane harv.

Winter ....06-

~ 1,000 cwt. -
34,4 33.0 30.8 146 172 5,019 5,687 April LO
83.2 91e1 79.3. 246 234 20,450 21,290 May 11

Early spring ..
Late spring .

HAY: STOCKS ON FARMS

Crop

January 1.
May 1
1/ Revised.

CROP REPORTING BOARD:

APPROVED: G. D. Simpson, Chairman,
M, L, Koehn, Secretary,

B. W. Kelly, Cc, E, Burkhead,
+ f, W O. M, Frost, H. M. Mayes,
© ry H. F. Prindle, S. W, Lebahn,

D. D, Williamson,
ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970 ~ 2 - Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA



FERTILIZER USE ON WHEAT ACREAGE HARVESTED FOR GRAIN, SELECTED STATES, 1969

sAcres :Fields
Statesharv. :
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Mich. : 628

Minn. 838
Mo. 1,035
N.Dak. : 6,782
S.Dak. : 1,963
Nebr. ; 2,717
Kans. 9,849
Okla. 4,150

Texas : 2,869

Mont. ; 3,645
Idaho ;:
Colo. 3:
Wash. : 2,462
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FERTILIZER USE ON

Ohio 2,344
Ind. 3,278
Thi. 6,596
Minn. : 3,167
Towa 5,283
Mo. 3,150
Nebr. 813
Kans. : 852
N.C. 3 933
S.c. : 959
Tenn. : 1,193
Miss. : 2,290
Ark. =: 4,228
La. : 1,608

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SOYBEAN ACREAGE HARVESTED

16.0
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11.8
23.3
18.9
19.2
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FOR BEANS, SELECTED STATES, 1969

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i From 1969 Annual Crop Summary, SRS, USDA.
2/ Nutrients were reported in terms of N, P205, and Ke0 but are shown in this
table in terms of the elements N, P, K.

P205 is converted to P by dividing by
2.29137; K20 is converted to K by dividing by 1.20459.

3/ Percentages apply to acres receiving fertilizer, not to total acres harvested

for beans.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1970

Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


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

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