COTTON: All cotton production is expected to total 13.0 million bales, off
1 percent from the December 1 forecast and down 5 percent from 1972.

Harvest made good progress and was near completion in all areas except the
Southwest. Estimated production consists of 12.9 million bales of upland
cotton and 79,200 bales of American-Pima. This production is expected from
12.0 million harvested acres, Cottonseed production, based on a 3-year

average lint-seed ratio, is estimated at 5.2 million tons, down 4 percent from
1972,

The Texas and Oklahoma harvest advanced rapidly in December. Upland pro-
duction in these States is forecast at 5,1 million bales, 11 percent more than
1972. Ginnings were 83 percent complete by January [.

In the Delta States--Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and
Missouri--4,.0 million bales are expected, down 1.1 million bales from 1972,
Harvest was nearly complete and ginnings were about 99 percent complete in
these States.

The California, Arizona, and New Mexico upland cotton crop is forecast
at 2,5 million bales, down 1 percent from the December 1 forecast, Ginnings
were 97 percent complete by January 1.

The Southeastern States~Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas-- expect pro-
duction to total 1.3 million bales, 3 percent less than 1972. Good weather
allowed virtual completion of harvest by January 1 and 98 percent of the crop
had been ginned,

The Bureau of Census reports 11,6 million running bales of cotton pinned
by January 1, virtually the same as January 1, 1973.
HAY STOCKS ON FARMS: January 1 stocks of hay on farms are estimated at a re-

cord high 93.4 million tons, up 5 percent from the

88.8 million on hand a year earlier, mainly because of increased production.
Stocks were above year-earlier levels in all areas of the Nation except the
North Central States where they averaged lower, January 1 hay stocks in the
South Central States averaged more than one-third above year~earlier levels.

Disappearance from May 1, 1973 through December 31, 1973 totaled 65.5
million tons, compared with 65.3 million tons a year earlier.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 5 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CITRUS FRUITS, PRODUCTION 1

A : INDICATED + INDICATED
CROP AND STATE : 1971-72 | 1972-73 1973-74 1971-72 | 1972-73; 1973-74
1,000 BOXES 2/ EQUIVALENT TONS
ORANGES: :
EARLY, MIDSEASON & :
NAVEL VARIETIES 3/: :
ARIZONA : 900 1,060 500 33,800 39,800 18,800
CALIFORNIA + 22,300 18,700 20,000 836,000 701,000 750,000
FLORIDA : 68,800 90,000 85,000 3,096,000 4,050,000 3, 825,000
TEXAS : 3,800 5,000 4,600 171,000 225,000 207,000
TOTAL ABOVE VARIETIES + 95,800 114,760 110,100 4,136,800 $015 ,800 4,800,800
VALENCIAS: :
"ARIZONA > 4,000 4,000 3,000 150,000 150,000 113,000
CALIFORNIA > 22,200 23,400 16,000 791,000 878,000 600,000
FLORIDA + 68,200 79,700 72,000 3,069,000 3,587,000 3,240,000
TEXAS : 2,000 2,400 2,600 90,000 108,000 117,000
TOTAL VALENCIAS 2 95,300 109,500 93 600 4,300,000 4,723 ,000 4,070,000
ALL ORANGES: :
‘ARIZONA : 4,900 5,060 3,500 183,800 189,800 131,800
CALIFORNIA : 43,400 42,100 36,000 1,627,000 1,579,000 1,350,000
FLORIDA 137,000 169,700 157,000 6,165,000 7,637,000 7,065,000
TEXAS : 5,800 7,400 7,200 261,000 333,000 324,000
U. S., ALL ORANGES > 191,200 224,260 203,700 8,236,800 9,738,800 8,870,800
GRAPEFRUIT: :
‘ARIZONA + 2,540 2,640 2,800 81,300 $4,500 89,600
CAL{FORNIA, ALL : 5,400 5,400 4,700 175,700 176,400 153,300
DESERT VALLEYS : 3,200 3,000 2,800 102,000 96 ,000 89,600
OTHER AREAS : 2,200 2,400 1,900 73,700 80,400 63,700
FLORIDA, ALL : 47,000 45,400 46,000 1,998,000 1,930,000 1,955,000
PINK SEEDLESS + 12,300 21,700 12,000 523,000 497,000 510,000
WHITE SEEDLESS + 23,800 23,500 24,000 1,012,000 999,000 1,020,000
‘OTHER + 10,900 10,200 10,000 463,000 434,000 425,000
TEXAS H 9,200 11,800 11,500 368,000 472,000 460,000
U. S., ALL GRAPEFRUIT ; 64,140 65,240 65,000 2,623,000 2,662,900 2,657,900
LEMONS = 3
‘ARIZONA : 3,080 4,600 3,000 147,000 175,000 114,000
CALIFORNIA : 13,600 17,600 15,000 $17,000 669,000 570,000
U. S, LEMONS. : 16,680 22,200 18,000 634,000 844,000 684,000
TANGELOS: :
~ FLORIDA : 3,900 3,500 4,500 176,000 158,000 203,000
TANGERINES : :
ARTZONA : $70 $30 400 21,400 19,900 15,000
CALIFORNIA : 1,260 1,609 1,300 47,300 60,000 48,000
FLORIDA : 3,200 3,000 2,600 152,000 143,000 124,000
TOTAL TANGERINES z 5,030 5,130 4,300 220,700 222,900 187,800
TEMPLES: : ;

FLORIDA t 5,300 5,100 5,000 239,000 230,000 225,000

1/_ THE CROP YEAR BEGINS WITH THE BLOOM OF THE FIRST YEAR SHOWN AND ENDS WITH COMPLETION OF HARVEST THE
FOLLOWING YEAR. 2/ NET CONTENT GF BOX VARIES. APPROXIMATE AVERAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS; ORANGES -
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, 75 LBS.; FLORIDA AND OTHER STATES, 90 LBS.; GRAPEFRUIT - CALIFORNIA DESERT
VALLEYS, AND ARIZONA, 64 LBS.; OTHER CALIFORNIA AREAS, 67 LBS.; FLORIDA, 85 LBS.; AND TEXAS, 80 LBS.;
LEMONS - 76 LBS.; TANGELOS - 90 LBS.; TANGERINES - CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, 75 LBS.; FLORIDA, 95 LBS.; AND
TEMPLES - 90 LBS. 3/ NAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. EARLY AND MIDSEASON
VARIETIES IN FLORIDA AND TEXAS, INCLUDING SMALL QUANTITIES OF TANGERINES IN TEXAS.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 10 CROP REPORTING BOARD, SRS, USDA


GRAPEFRUIT: U. S. production of grapefruit is now expected to total 65 million boxes,

4 percent less than the December 1 forecast and slightly less than last
season, Grapefruit did not size as well as expected earlier in Florida and Texas
because of dry weather during the fall growing season and cold weather during the
middle of December. Below freezing temperatures in Florida on December 12, 18, 22,
and 23 were not low enough or long enough to cause fruit damage except in isolated
locations. In Texas, however, temperatures on December 20 dropped to below freezing
for 12 hours, causing moderate to severe leaf burn. The full extent of the damage
cannot be determined at this time.

Florida prospects point to a crop of 46 million boxes, 4 percent below the
December 1 forecast but 1 percent above last season. The Texas crop is forecast 8
percent less than on December 1 and 3 percent below the previous season. Arizona
and California prospects are the same as last month with Arizona up 6 percent from
a year ago and California down 13 percent from last season.

LEMONS: Prospects in California and Arizona point to a crop of 18 million boxes for

the 1973-74 season, unchanged from last month's forecast but 19 percent
below last season's record high. California production, at 15 million boxes, is
unchanged from last month but down 15 percent from the record output of last season.
Arizona prospects, at 3 million boxes, are 35 percent below last season as a result
of a light fruit set and small size.

TANGELOS: Florida's tangelo production is now expected to total 4.5 million boxes,
6 percent less than the December 1 forecast but still a record--29 percent
above last season,

TANGERINES: The portion of the tangerine crop expected to reach marketable size is
forecast at 4.3 million boxes, unchanged from last month but 16 percent
below last season, Harvest is now active and fruit is of good quality.

TEMPLES: The temple crop in Florida is forecast at 5 million boxes, 6 percent below
December 1 and 2 percent less than a year ago.

POTATOES: The first forecast of the 1974 winter potato crop, at 2.5 million cwt, is

down 12 percent from the 1973 crop of 2.9 million cwt. California's pro-
duction is estimated at 1,011,000 cwt, compared with 1,078,000 cwt last year. Digging
is now in progress in Kern and Riverside Counties. The cold weather on January 2 and
3 did not affect the crop since it had already matured. The central San Joaquin
Counties are ready to begin harvest.

The winter crop in Florida is estimated at 1,488,000 cwt, 16 percent less than
1973 production of 1,775,000 cwt. Harvesting is now underway in the Everglades and
Martin County area. Frost hit all producing areas on December 12 and 13 and again
during the December 16-22 period. No extensive damage occurred since most fields
were mature.

Intended plantings of spring potatoes for 1974 are estimated at 103,200 acres,
3 percent more than the 99,900 acres planted last year and 7 percent above the 96,900
acres planted in 1972,

Intended plantings for California are estimated at 36,800 acres, compared with
34,700 acres planted in 1972. For Arizona, intended plantings are estimated at
11,000 acres, compared with 9,900 acres planted last year. Acreage expectations are
also up in Alabama and Texas. Reductions in acreage are expected in North Carolina
and Florida.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 7 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


ORANGES: The Nation's 1973-74 orange crop is forecast at 203.7 million boxes,
down 2 percent from the December 1 forecast but still the second
largest crop on record, 9 percent below the 1972-73 record crop. Florida re-
ceived four nights of freezing temperatures on December 12, 18, 22, and 23;
however, temperatures were not low long enough to significantly damage fruit
except in isolated locations. In Texas below freezing temperatures on December
20 lasted for 12 hours. Much of the citrus area received temperatures as low
as 26 degrees for 8 hours which caused moderate to severe leaf burn and fruit
droppage. Losses will be greater in the early orange varieties but lower loss-
es are expected for Valencia oranges. Arizona has not had any freeze damage.
California had cold weather on January 2 and 3 but there was little damage.

Florida's total production is forecast at 157.0 million boxes, 7 percent
below last season's record and 2 percent less than the December 1 forecast.
Early oranges had a larger droppage and smaller sizes than earlier expected.
Texas production of all oranges is forecast at 7.2 million boxes, down 10
percent from December 1 and 3 percent below last year. Prospects in Arizona
point to a total crop of 3.5 million boxes, down 3 percent from December 1
and 31 percent below last season. California orange production is forecast
at 36 million boxes, unchanged from December 1 and 14 percent below last year.

U. S. January orange forecasts have differed from actual production an
average of 6.3 million boxes during the past 9 years, ranging from 1.6 million
boxes in 1971-72 to 16.2 million boxes in 1970-71 when a January freeze in
Florida reduced the crop.

FLORIDA FROZEN CONCENTRATED JUICE YIELD: The all orange juice yield for 1973-74

is projected at 1.30 gallons of 45-
degree brix concentrate per box. Final yield from the 1972-73 crop was 1.33
gallons per box.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 6 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


HAY STOCKS ON FARMS - JANUARY 1

1972 : 1973 : 1974

State :
: 1,000 tons
Alabama 3 638 521 645
Arizona : 280 206 304
Arkansas : 907 777 1,067
California : 1,808 1,632 1,809
Colorado : 2,133 1,810 1,948
Delaware : 32 33 35
Florida : 274 208 261
Georgia : 724 593 757
Idaho : 2,333 2,340 2,602
Illinois : 2,328 2,494 2,276
Indiana : 1,526 1,362 1,463
Towa : 5,872 6,083 5,859
Kansas : 3,468 3,574 4,115
Kentucky : 2,632 2,273 2,619
Louisiana : 466 360 536
Maryland : 393 358 405,
Michigan t 1,392 1,840 2,104
Minnesota : 5,438 5,600 5,285
Mississippi : 793 707 966
Missouri : 4,435 4,482 4,996
Montana : 3,601 4,013 3,854
Nebraska : 5,269 5,569 5,790
Nevada : 668 609 624
New Jersey : 157 Wa 158
New Mexico 3 306 326 300
New York : 3,561 2,837 3,279
North Carolina : 400 406 384
North Dakota : 4,080 4,326 3,493
Ohio : 1,992 2,006 2,201
Oklahoma : 2,262 1,884 2,724
Oregon : 1,491 1,481 1,246
Pennsylvania : 2,872 2,401 2,847
South Carclina : 280 299 346
South Dakota : 4,926 7,038 5,395
Tennessee : 1,436 1,407 1,517
Texas : 2,592 2,612 4,356
Utah : 1,014 968 1,145
Virginia t 1,293 1,345 1,440
Washington : 1,292 1,159 1,196
West Virginia + 776 755 796
Wisconsin : 8,091 7,346 7,435
Wyoming : 1,831 1,643 1,641
New England : 1,363 1,038 1,221

United States : 89,425 88 ,835 93,440

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 go Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


crop production

(— Release: >

January 9, 1974
3:00 P.M. ET

HIGHLIGHTS OF U.S. CROP REPORT AS OF JANUARY 1, 1974

Cotton production is forecast at 13.0 million bales, 1 percent below last month
and down 5 percent from 1972. Harvested acres totaled 12.0 million,

down 8 percent from 1972. Cottonseed production is estimated at 5.2
million tons, 4 percent below 1972.

Citrus production is expected to be 7 percent below last season but up 6 percent
from the 1971-72 crop.

Orange production is forecast at 203.7 million boxes, down 2 percent (3.9 mil-
lion boxes) from the December 1 forecast and 9 percent (20.6 million
boxes) below last year.

Grapefruit production is forecast at 65 million boxes, down 4 percent (3.0
million boxes) from the December 1 forecast and slightly less than last
year.

Lemon crop prospects, at 18 million boxes, are unchanged from the December 1
forecast but 19 percent below last year's record high,

Potatoes--Winter production for 1974 is forecast at 2.5 million cwt, 12 percent
below the 1973 crop of 2.9 million cwt but 7 percent above 1972, In-~
tended plantings for the 1974 spring potato crop are estimated at
103,200 acres, 3 percent more than the 99,900 acres planted in 1973.

Hay stocks on farms totaled a record high 93.4 million tons, 5 percent above
a year earlier.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICE CROP REPORTING BOARD
KY CrPr 2-2 (1-74) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250 SS





IRISH POTATOES 1974 CROP

SEASONAL GROUP

: HARVEST : 1972

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

AND STATE : 1973: CATED : 1972 : 1973 : CATED
1972 19731974 : 21974: : 11974
H 1,000 ACRES CAT. 1,000 CHT.
WINTER: :
CALIF. 2 5.7 4.9 4.3 170 220 235 969 1,078 = 1,011
FLA. 2 97 9.1 9.3 140 195 160 1,358 1,775 1,488
TOTAL : 15.4 14.0 13.6 151 204 184 2,327 2,853 2,499
7 ACREAGE
SEASONAL GROUP = ‘PLANTED. : HARVESTED FOR
AND STATE = INDICATED = : + HARVEST
: 1972 1973 1/ 1974 i; 1972 973 /  Noa
: T, 000 CHT.
SPRING:
ALA. 9.0 11.0 12.5 9.0 11.0 MAR. 8
ARIZ. : 3.0 9.9 11.0 8.0 9.9 "
ARK, 2/ : 4 14 "
CALIF. : 3.42 34.7 36.8 31.2 34.7 "
FIA,-HASTINGS : 22.3 19.0 18.5 21.1 19.0 "
FLA, -OTHER : 2.0 2.1 1.9 Le 21 "
LA. 3 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 .
MISS. 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 "
N.C. 3 11.2 11.4 10.0 11.0 11.2 "
TEXAS 8.0 71 7.8 7.6 6.7 "
TOTAL : 96.9 99.9 103.2 95.8 98.9
5 YIELD PER ACRE A PRODUCTION
SEASONAL GROUP * - 7 2 - -
‘AND STATE? 1972 1973 1/. ‘INDICATED 1972 1973 1/ + INDICATED
: : 1974 : 1974
t CHT. 1,000 CHT.
SPRING: :
ALA. : 155 118 APRIL 10 1,395 1,298 APRIL 10
ARIZ. t 300 210 " 2,400 2,079 “
ARK, 2/ : 65 " 91 "
CALIF. : 355 325 " 11,076 11,278 "
FLA, -HASTINGS : 142 180 " 2,996 3,420 "
FLA. -OTHE: : 140 150 " 252 315 "
LA. : 75 83 ” 203 191 ”
MISS. 85 aa) " 170 170
N.C. 146 145 . 1,606 1,624 "
TEXAS 108 125 " 822 838 "
TOTAL 219 214 22,011 21,213
1/ REVISED.
2/ ESTIMATES DISCONTINUED AFTER 1972.
CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 aw CROP REPORTING ROARD. SRS, USDA


Cotton

7 Tint yield per 7 Production
‘ Acreage harvested acre :_480-1b. net weight bales 1/
State Harvested yo71 * 1972 1973, 7? 1971} 972} 1975
171 1972? 1975 : : : : :
1,000 acres Pounds 1,000 bales
175 170 173 371 337 458 135 19 165
320 340 294 412 435 482 275 308 295
385 430 375 466 395 506 374 354 395
425 485 440 597 543 480 528 548 440
558 580 510 551 470 424 640 567 450
Mo. : 313 405 180 614 520 493 401 439 185
Miss. 1,325 1,606 ~=—:1,340 613 599 645 1,693 2,005 ~=—-1, 800
Ark, 1,140 1,410 ‘1,000 522 488 497 1,240 «1,435 «1,035
La. : 500 665 520 576 509 485 600 705 525
Okla. : 396 510 515 215 313 401 77 332 430
Texas 4,700  §,000 200 263 408 429° 2,579 4,246 «= 4,650
N. Nex. : 7130 131 127 493 581 510 133 158 135
Ariz. : 241 an 275 928 1,067 1,065 466 603 610
calif. 741 863 942 723 982 892 1,117 «1,765 «1,750
Va. 4.2 2.5 2.5 247 265 499 2.2 1.4 2.6
Fla, 9.3 11.3 10.8 602 572 533 14.7 13.5 12.0
nl. 8 i 0 242 256 0 14 ‘6 0
ky. 4.3 5.0 4 873 397 480 5.1 4.1 4
Nev. 2.3 24 1.9 319 607 505 1S 27 2.0
U. S. Upland : 11,369.9 12,888.0 11,906.6 438 507 519 10,378.9 15,606.3 12,882.0
Aner-Pima
Texas 35.4 34.5 31.2 478 437 400 35.3 31.4 26.0
N. Mex. 20.6 21.4 17.0473 349 282 20.3 15.4 10.0
Ariz. 44.4 39.9 34.0 456 587 607 42.1 48.8 43.0
calif. ‘6 3 12325 385 480 ‘4 12 2
U.S.A. P 101.0 95.8 82.4 466 480 461 98.1 95.8 79.2
19 10,477.0 13,702.1 12,961.2

U.S. All 3 11,470.9 12,983.8 11,989.0 438 $07 5.

1/ Production ginned and to be ginned.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 8 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


DECEMBER WEATHER AND CROP PROGRESS

Harvest of the Texas cotton crop continued ahead of average during December and
by January 1 was near completion in all areas except the southern Low Plains, accord-
ing to the Crop Reporting Board, Corn, sorghum, and soybean harvests were wrapped
up with only scattered fields in some States left on January 1.

December temperatures averaged warmer than normal in the eastern and western
thirdsof the Nation, but were below normal in the central third, particularly the
Northern Plains and western Corn Belt. It was one of the warmest Decembers on re-
cord in parts of New England, the Carolinas, and the Northwest.

The first 10 days were much warmer than usual in the East and Northwest and many
eastern cities had record highs on several days. During the second 10 days, winter
took hold over much of the Nation except in the West and parts of New England where
temperatures remained above normal. The freeze line dropped well into Texas and
Florida. On December 20 early morning lows fell to 27° at Mobile, Ala. and 28° at
Lake Charles, La, The next morning Corpus Christi, Texas, reached a record low 18°,
the coldest December temperature ever recorded there. The hard freeze damaged some
vegetables and citrus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The weather warmed
markedly during the final 10 days and the month ended much warmer than usual except
over Central and Northern Plains.

Total precipitation for the month was highly variable, ranging from over 20
inches along the Washington~Oregon coast to no precipitation in mich of Arizona,
New Mexico, and Texas, Precipitation in New England and the Eastern Seaboard, the
central Corn Belt, and the Central Plains was more than twice the normal amount.

Severe winter weather hit most of the Nation's midsection on December 3. Snow
and sleet, driven by high winds, blanketed the Central Plains. Heavy rain fell from
the Carolinas to New England, and snow fell on the Appalachians during the first 10
days. The period from December 10-15 was fairly dry, but during the following 5 days
heavy precipitation, mich of it as snow, fell on the eastern half of the Nation.
Heavy snowfall also fell on the Central States, paralyzing travel with amounts up to
19 inches in some places, The month ended relatively dry except in the Southeast and

_ parts of California. From 1 to 4 inches of rain fell from Louisiana to Temessee and
Georgia.

WINTER WHEAT was under a protective blanket of snow in most of the northern half’ of
the country around January 1 as precipitation was above normal during
December except in the Southwest,

In the Great Plains, wheat made some growth in early December when temperatures
averaged above normal. However, top growth to date over most of the Plains is less
than normal, Although little damage from wind has occurred, the threat exists. Soil
moisture is abundant except in the Plains of Texas and the Oklahoma Panhandle where
supplies remain short.

Montana and the Pacific Northwest received mostly above normal precipitation
for the second consecutive month. Washington growers were especially optimistic
after a very dry 1973 season,

Wheat in Missouri and the eastern Corn Belt was mostly under snow around
January 1. Soil moisture supplies are abundant. In other States east of the
Mississippi River, the crop remains in generally good condition. In early December
the first general rain in nearly 4 months was very beneficial to fall seedings in
Worth Carolina and other South Atlantic States.

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 4 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


United States Crop Summary as of
Citrus Fruits, Production

January 1, 1974
Yu

Indicated 1973-74

Crop 1972-73 z
: Dec. J, 1973 B Jan, 1, 1974
1,000 boxes
Oranges 224,260 207,600 203,700
Grapefruit 65,240 68,000 65,000
Lemons So: 22,200 18,000 18,000

17 Season begins with bloom of
following year.

the first year shown and ends with the completion of harvest the

Cotton
Aereape 5 Vint yield per: Production
crop fee harvested acre 80 1b, net weight bales
u972, > = 1973 = 1972 1973 1972, = 1973
3} 1,000 acres Pounds T,000 bales
All Cotton : 12,983.8 11,989.0 507 519 13,702.1 12,961.2
Trish Potatoes
3 Acreage
Seasonal : Planted Indi- Harvested : For
group : } cated 3 harvest
: 1973 u 1974 1973 z 1974
? T,000 acres T,000 acres
winter t 14.0 13.8 14.0 13.6
Spring 3 99.9 103.2 98.9 Mar. 8
: Yield per acre Production
: Trdi— 7 Tadi=
: 1973 cated : 1973 2 cated
2 1974 21974
: Cut. T,000 cwt.
Winter : 204 184 2,853 2,499
Spring : 214 Apr. 10 21,213 Apr. 10
Hay: Srocks on farms
Crop 5 1973 z 1974
A 1,000 tons
January 1 : 88,835 93,440
May 1 i 24,322
CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 3 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA


CROP SUMMARY AS OF JANUARY 1, 1974

Harvest of the cotton crop is nearing completion while the
corn, sorghum, and soybean harvests are complete except for scattered
fields in some States. Cotton production is forecast at 5 percent
below the 1972 crop. The 1973-74 citrus crop is expected to be 7
percent below the large 1972-73 crop. The winter potato production
forecast, at 2.5 million cwt., is down 12 percent from a year earlier.

Hay stocks on farms January 1, 1974 are up 5 percent from last year.

The CROP PRODUCTION report contains State and National estimates with
related information on selected agricultural commodities. These data were
prepared and adoptea by the Crop Reporting Board which consists of commodity
statisticians from the Statistical Reporting Service's field offices and
Wa~hington headquarters.

CROP PEPORTING BOARD:

APPROVED: J. W. Kirkbride, Acting Chairman,
M. L. Koehn, Secretary,
R. P. Small, R. A. McGregor,
t iM J. D. Herman, J. L. Aschwege,
k “A D. M. Bay, L. A. Dell,
. TM~ D. J. Fedewa, D. C. Ledford,
c Cc. F. Lund, A. L. Sandberg.

ACTING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

CROP PRODUCTION, January 1974 2 Crop Reporting Board, SRS, USDA